American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-03-18

We have received copy of the circular
following. and presume that lis newspaper
publicity is expected:
spublican State Central Com. Rooms.
CoLuNBus. March. Isl, 1858.
DEAR SIR:-Bv correspondence with
che members Of the Repu liean Stale Cen
-a.al Committoes 10 other States. it is agreed
TO hold general Meeting a, Washington,
D. c., on he 4lh We lnesday of March.
94th, 70 consult and devise tho hest means
for promoting the future interests OF the
Repablican party. The condition of af'
fairs at Washington; and the necessity Of
che State Committees, and otltrS, fully
understanding each other ~ to what SHOULD
be done hereafter, nre felt AMI admitted by
slL Ilis Of importance that so prominent
State rs Ohio should be fully represent
ed The press should be there; and We
hope your engagements will.permit you 10
be present on that occasion. Yours truly,
WM. DENNIsoN. CL'n,
w. T. BAscoM, Ser'y.
We are not impressed that the party
managers who style them elves ltepu'li
cans, are called to DO anything Just now
further than to permit The disiutepration
of the Democrat party 10 go on unmClesl'
cd What these gentleman can do when
they are assembled in Washington. Tor
which the nation will have reason To thank
them, we cannot imagine. They may is.
sue an Address trash. They may re,af
firm some old platforms--sluff. They may
"whereas" and resolved" very "ably and
eloquendy''-humbug. They may ap.
point variety oI Committees-to do moth.
ing. They may hold high consultations
with distinguished members Of Congress
better stay at home aud talk with the
people. They may endeavor to organic"
and put in motion au enormous party ma
chine to break down the Democratic party
that is the way not 10 doit On the whole
we look for nothing from Il e General Com
mittee mt citing, which it is agreed to hold
at Washington. worthy OF the sympathy Of
the people. Il is to be merely partizan,
therefore it must be pcrnicions. TIE me.
cessiIy", which, it is cl,imed. forces the
State committees TO come Il gether, that n
full understanding may be acquired "a to
what should be done hereafter. does not
exist, save in the fancy of those noisy
workers for party, who finding the people
forg.tlnl Of thei' existence. desirt public
enlightenment on that point. The sugges
ticn that "ihe press should be there" is
cheap. 0nr engagements are certainty
such that we will not be permitted to be
present. We are sura that we do not re
quire any information likely to be found in
the possession OF the members OF the State
Committees to be assembled, aud we do
not propose to pay much attention. unless
in our own wSy.. to any instructions that
could issue from Committee Congress.
The organization Of the Democratic par.
" has heen the most perfec' ever knlwn.
All that the most daspolic disc pllne could
do, II has done. 1t has moved ut the
. command OF its leaders. like regular mr.
my. All other party organizations in the
country have been ed by 1t. II has
repeatedly defeated the manifest popular
will because ITS opponents have initiated
ii ia its style Of organ izing, and like all
copyists, bavo fallen shorl--manAged in
deed to organize themselves unto slrang
ulation. But upon the Democratic party
the D"ln9e has come, and its power is
sinking like lead in the mighty waters
From Name to California il is divided and
discordant. All men, who love their
country better than party, must rejoire to
see this turmoil aud ruin 10 the ranks OF
toe political standing army that has domi
neered over us so long. And shall We a
mid this confusion OF tongues commence
another tower OF Babel? We protest n
against It. We protest against the repeii-
tion Of the party experiment, consumated
in the Democratic party. which by the
moral servility upon which its discipline
rested, has so degrade the character Of
The nation The histJy Of the Democratic
party, teaches tile weighty lesson. that
parties should be made for, and should
pass away with, occasions. And all at
lempts to perpetuats and legiIimaIize par
'tizNn organizations sail schemes to con-
centrate into the hands of few that civil
Tower which right belongs To the many,
shoull awaken the dlslrusl and hostility
Of all true Republicans. The Congress Of
Committees soon 10 convene, can accom-
plish nothing desirable. hut can harm the
go1d cause in lhe.uame Of whirh II will
meet The people are ,loing right, and
the only righteous policy is 10 let them
alone, Gin. Commercial