The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-03-27
POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.

POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.
The telegraph of the 22d reports a stormy
session of the American State Council at Co.
lumbus, on the Dist, at which a resolve was
adopted, repudiating the nomination of Fill.
more and Donelson, and sustaining the cause
of the seceders. We have not vet Learned
whether the calling of Convention by the
seceders, to meet at New York Oh the 18th Of
June, was approved.
The Cincinnati Times of Saturday last, an
nounces by authority as follows:
"Oficiat-We are authorized by Hon. f R.
Bartlett, President Of the National American
Council, to announce that, by the power vested
in him, he will, forthwith, revoke and annul the
charter of the State Council of Ohio. illegally
retained by the late President of the American
Order in Ohio, Thomas Fl. Ford, and his sece-
ding associates, who deny and defy the action
Of the National Council at the nominating
Convention held at Philadelphia, on February
22d, 1856, and oppose it as Republicans.
The Ohio State Council, reorganized under
Thomas G. Ware, ESQ.,, of Cincinnati, (by au-
thority of the President of the National Coun-
ell, as President, is preparing a new constu.
ton, which will be forthcoming at an early
day."
Mr.. Bartlett having thus turned the mass of
the Party out of DOORS the new and pure ten
ants assembled on the 10th at Columbus, under
the supervision of Thomas C. Ware, and their
action is thus summed up by the american
Organ:
"All platforms We're promptly repudiated,
with the exception that there was unanimous
concurrence in the one great principle of Amer.
icanism, and an expressed determination Of the
delegates to have the Order placed square on
the Missouri Compromise. The Convention ad
journed at | O'clock having transacted all Their
business, to meet again at the call of the Pres.
ident.
"The Times thus congratulates its readers
on the separation of the American from the
Republican party in Ohio:
I" The fog that has for some time bedimmed
the political atmosphere of Ohio, and of the
American party everywhere, will be dissipated,
and men can understand truly their positive
and relative positions. We shall look with in.
terest to the Immediate future action of the
American party under its new, President, Thomas
y. Ware, Esq, OF this city, doubling not that
with his intelligence and integrity, all will be
well. Having now extrcated ourselves from
seriously baneful entangements, there is a glo-
rious career opened TO the American party Of
Ohio"
Now, can it be possible that the great body
of the Party, thus repudiated intends to play
into the hands of their regulators, by getting
up Independent nominations at the North, ia
the vain hope Of securing the support of Re
pubicans? Let them reject all projects lead
ing to the division of the friends of Freedom,
and unite heartily with the masses of the Peo-
pie in opposition to the OIgarchy.
We understand that the leaders of the various
sections of the Opposition in New Hampshire
are comforting with each other with a view to
bring together the opponents of the Admins
tration, in one organization, on the single ques-
ton of Freedom or Slavery, so as to secure the
electoral vote of that State for the Anti-Ne-
braska nominations, to be made at Philade-
phia on the 18th June.
In Rhode Island, we>notice, temporary co.
operation between the Republicans and Amer
cans has been agreed upon, in the confident
expectation that all questions are TO be merged
in the Presidential campaign in the one Cues
ton, of Freedom to the Territories.
The Connecticut Press, large aud ably con-
Quoted paper, comes to US as the champion OF
the Republican Party in that State. The fol
lowing clear, bold, and sensible declaration sets
forth the true policy-a policy which, soon or
late, must bring solid success:
"Repu6licans Us. KnoU Nok1iRgS.-An i'm
preston was at one time entertained by many
of the Administration party, and also OF the
Al. nrl1
adopt the ticket of the latter. Most of the for
mer, and not few of the latter, earnestly de-
sired that such would be the case. Both are
now satisfied that no such object was entertain
ed by the men who have engaged in this work.
The Republican party is a distinct and indie
pendent organization, with clear and well-de-
fined principles, and is and must be opposed
TO this Administration and its policy. If the
Know Nothings are in like manner opposed,
their position in this respect is similar but, in
other particulars, there is no affinity between
the two. While Know Nothings can, and to
great extent viii, perhaps, become Republicans
in the future, the Republicans never can be-
come connected with that Order. The more
liberal and enlightened among the Know Moth
ings are intending to abandon that organiza
ton, in the full conviction that it has accom-
plisbed all that it ever can of usefulness Many
have already withdrawn from it, and others are
TO do so, if not before, Immediately
after the election We bid them each and al
God speed, for while with them we can coop
crate againat more formidable antagonist, it
would be far more acceptable to have them,
one and all. relinqSish their remaining exeln-
siyeneas fovbear to war on creeds or birth,
and take the more elevated position of vindica-
ting the true principles of freedom, justice, and
everlasting right.
The Convention took right position. Some
who had been Know Nothings were members,
sad exhibited zeal, in the present Issues before