True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-10-28
OUR TRIUMPH.

Il is with the greatest satisfaction says
the Cleveland Leader, that we announce
The victory Of Salmon P. Chase over his
unscrupulous antagonist, Henry B. Payne
This triumph is The more gratifying be-
cause the Democracy has made the rob-
berry Of the Ohio State Treasury of three
quarters Of million of dollars an issue
against the Republicans, on the ground
that the discovery of this robbery occur
red during the administration of Govern.
or Chase The people have responded
to the charge, and decided that the rob-
berry was committed by the Locofoco par.
ty Of Ohio, in the person of its accredited
agent, John G.. Breslin, now a fugitive
from justice in Canada.
To be sure. we have not as large ma
jorily as We had last year or the year be-
fore, but when we take into consldera'
ton the fact that Mr.. Payne has not re-
ceived as large a vote as Mr.. Buchanan's
by over 10000, it leaves him no reason
whatever, for taking credit to himself for
The reduced majority of Gov. Chase.
Under all the unparalleled discouraging
circumstances which the republican party
of Ohio has labored under, if Mr.. Payne
had happened to have been elected by
the same majority that Mr. Chase now
has it would still have been triumph
for the latter, on the same principle that
The fight of LeonidaS against countless
horde of Persans redounded TO the honor
of the immortal Greek or that the bat
tie of Bunker Hill was an American vic.
tory, although the British obtained pos
session of the battle field.
The Republican party entered the pre-
sent canvass under the greatest disadvaa'
tages that an honest party can possibly
labor under. They have had 10 contend
with The elements, which kept thousands
away from the polls in different parts of
the state, owing to the almost impossible
state of the roads. They have had to
contend with the feeling Of discourage
men, which the financial revnlson had
cast over the spirits of 10000 business
men in this state, four fiths of whom are
Republicans. They have had 10 contend
with the absolute power Of the Pope OF
Rome, as exercised by his Bishops and
Priests over their congregations Of voting
cattle, who turned ont en- mdSSe and vo.
ted The democratic ticket in solid pha.
lanx. They have had to contend with
the Know Nothing Party, who in con-
sideraton of a portion of the democratic
ticke, being composed Of men belonging
10 the order, voted almost unanimously
in favor Of it,
When il is notorious, that more than
three-fourths of those who vo'ed for Mr.
Chase and for the entire Republican tick
ct are this day members Of the American
party, and would no more siultify theil
record upon that question than they would
vote for lOcofoco; there is meannes:
in The above asseIsiou which is beneath
contempt. Such declarations, so fre'
quently reiterated from the catholic cour
ling presses Of the state, are well calcula
ted to place the government in the hand.
of the iOcofocos.
Whether any of the candidates on the
Democratic ticket were members of the
American party, or not, we care not,
but this we do say, that if any man or
the Republican ticket had averred his op
position TO Americanism, he would have
been left SO far on the back ground tha
he would hardly have known that he hat
been a candidate.-ED.
They have had TO contend with tn,
most unscrupulous and lying party lha
was ever known in history, almost every
man of whom from its leader, H. Payne
down TO his satellite, ]. w. Gray, ha
been engaged in the dirty business o
trying TO hoodwink the people with tn
idea that Gov. Chase was responsible 70
The delalcation Of the Treasury, forsoo,h
because Gov. Medll did not discover
before he retired from office. In orde
10 have this work done most thoroughly
The would be Governor, according to hi
own admission, travelled over 1900 mile
ihce he was nominated, retailing hi
roorbacks 10 the people Of Ohio-wil
what effect. the result of the electio
now tells the story.
The gallant Republicans of Ohio wi
feel the more encouraged 10 continue tn
contest until The southern anna gamatio
SHAREHOLDERS shall be compelled to kee
r slavery within its present limit, and the
northern tools, the Douglasses, the Buct
anans, the Casses tine Paynes, and I'll
Medareys shall be buried in the gulf (
! infamy so deep iha. the hand of decenc
| will never lift them up again.