American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-10-28
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from the impudent dica.ion OF suck mise th
rabie political harlols as VIM s. Beatty. ! &c
find myself traduced in q most cowardly o.
and assassin like manner in the last mum. OF
ber OF the American Democrat Eneour- Is
aged by the success be has met in "assum al
ing upon himself the leadership" OF the II
Republican organization in this county, q
the editor Of that paper has in the same C
egotistica manner bal the audaeity to "
assume to become my political censor, and o
the political censor OF all those Americans II
who did not vote In "unecratched Repub- a
lican ticket" Although the object OF the
Article in question is transparent to'all who
are familiar with the circumstances OF my
connection with the Republican ticket Lam
unwilling ID be silent, and thereby seem TO {
acquiesce in the purposes and sentiments
of the Republican leaders. =.
The article in the Democrat headed the
"American vote" is palpable, and in ev.
ery way an nteRtiona Justification Of my
position upon the Republican ticket Of the
county. On the day Of my nomination.
and from that time up TO the day OF the
election, distinctly stated and openly a
vowed that was not a member OF the
Republican organization. and had no SYM
pathy wha ever with their peculiar section.
al views; thai was the fact, and in view OF
: the omission Of the nominating convention
to adopt platform OF principle. | should
not have signilied my acceptance ot nom
inaton which involved a sacrifice of point
ical feeling, had not been aware that my
principles upon the political issues OF the
day were fully and generally known. and
, that | was placed upon the ticket in
full view of my political antagonsm to any
further agitation of the slavery question.
On the day before the convention had
j its session, it was rumored that my name
!. would be used in connection with tie
. county ticket Unwilling to encounter
), the sacrifice Of principle involved in nom
ination which had neither attractions nor
: houors for me, Il addressed a communica
7, tion TO the convention, conveying my de.
Il clension in advance; but upon reading 1t TO
10 several Of my friends, was solicited by
them to suffer my name to be placed upon
:, the ticket, and among other reasons it was
j! asserted that my nomination would be re-
p. gard ed as no commitment to the Republican
I'd party, but rather as triumph in favor ol
the principles 10 which was knoWn to be
= committed.
be Nv nomination was only considered as
ce tie continuance Of the same policy that in
r. duced the State convention TO nominate 9
ma man for the Supreme-Judgeship who wa
known to be UioienHy opposed to the prlnci
a pies of the Republican party. and whose
nomination placed him under no obligations
'e' v hatever, to vote the full Republican Stat
m ne and Congressional tickets. Therefore
're when the American Democrat says tho
nv position on the ticket "impledy obi
''e gated me to vote Tor N. H. Ven Vorhes,
.Fp and 4hat my voting for G. D. Martin eva
en- base betrs5a! of The Republican party.
Ae asserts what is not only not warrante
'ess by the larts in the case, but what is inien
': ne lonally aud nlaliciousIy false.
ms Had either V. B. Horton, Chas. BorlaLc
our Col. p. Van Trump. or John. II. Brasc
oV' been the nominee of the Republican part
Iy' for congress, or any other man possessin
as the intellectual power and imbued VIII
'rse the same principles and spirit OF pationali
're, Of either Of these gentlemen, then cou
pro have vo ed the Republican Congression
en- ticket without in the least having compr
Pon missed my principles or conscience. b
lem TO vote for a man enter tanning the Sc ctio
"c,' al views, and prompted BY the section
sal impulses of N. H. Van Worries was bo
ron politically and morally impossible. L
ent, vote for Charles D. Martin, and under Ii
l circumstances would vote for him again
OF it was an act having the unconditloI
nee sanction tf my judgment t, and one ha
10 never endeavored to conceal, and one
rom have no wish 10 conceal. so much
,eVli that vot-. Ii it is treason to honestly
rom in accordance with the dictates of on
X reason and judgment, magnify such tr'
son in all its hideous deiormity and nj
the best Of it.
in'er From its earliest organizati IN up TO
don't present time, have never been able
talk. convince my judgment that the Republi
party was national IN character On
contrary, am daily more fully couvin
INCE, of its entire want Of nationality, and
v the am opposed to seclionaism in whae
shape or form il may be presented,
it duty l owe TO my country, as a vo
The to turn my back upon it.
paper Does the Republican party in the dit
rSp n: ent States profess principles which are
nus onciable with each other? They Dc
both but on the contrary. by tie wide ditfe
y 80 res which ale growing up among ther
dol the northern States, we have most in'
NJ " trovertable evidence of the speedy dlss
~ ton of this one "idea" sectional organ
with ton, and the form alton in its stead
from new party with different principles
&C. different leaders
Trov. In Pennsylvania, New York, New
eveIy Soy' So:,od %"a nnion between the Americans
the Republicans on common platl'
Err. upon platform too. which ignores
Y. great principle of the Republican part.
opposition 10 the admission into the U
have's OF any more slave States, and adopte
nd. al. its stead, the Douglas principle OF POI
ID we Sovereignty;in New England, New Y
~ W and Pennsylvania, it has been found
'ain'eu sary in order to consolidate strength,
public corporate into the platform OF the new,
the de- ple's party" as it is styled-a decla'
,rohaso Of symptthy with the Americans. an
: !, solves advocating a'high protective
l"Vo VI Wh;la th;s is thp case in the East, tn