M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-03-08
The Proceedings of the Abolition
Gathering Its Effects In this
Locality.

The Proceedings of the Abolition
Gathering Its Effects in this
Locality.
Among the solid men in the ranks
OF the opposition in this region, there
lis but one opinion about the proceed.
ings Of the Abolition Convention
which met here on Thursday, and that
is disgust aud contempt for its truck.
ling dishonesty and eowardice. The
followers of Chase having for the past
six years, under his lead, kept a con-
slant agitation ON the slavery ques.
ton, made it the beginning, the mid
die and the end of all their platforms
and pushed aside as unfit for promo.
tion in the party, evory sensible and
discreet man, who was unwilling to
20 to the extremes they demanded in
the slavery agitation, now present the
disgusting, dishonest and cowardIy
spectacles in their convention OF
Thursday, of suppressing every senti,
ment in opposition to slavery, dodge
all national and State issues and con.
tent Themselves with one single reso.
luton, and that the exaltation and
gloriication of Chase. This shame
iul abandonment Of their own doc.
trines, is looked upon by conservative
men on whom they have made war,
and whose favorite principles OF State
and National policy, the Chase men
have disowned and ignored, as filing
the measure OF political duplicity and
badge of fraud, that is worthy Of the
stern rebuke and condemnation OF all
the conservative men in the ranks of
the Republican party. Chase and his
especial followers in this State have
professed to high degree of political
integrity. They have assumed to be
conscientious men in all their political
actions. They have made it point
to rally the pulpitin their behalf, and
impressed many with the opinion
that they were men who acted from
conviction and who were the patrons
OF piety and religion. Such has been
their tactics, and their game has been
played with dexterity and marked
success. But in all their professions
they have been the basest hypocrites.
Their political action has been found,
ed in deceit and fraud, and the most
notorious and reckless men in the land
have not been less scrupulous than
they in the employment Of falsehooG
to accomplish their ends. The result
OF Thursdays convention demonstrates
this fact, and proves that they are
most unmitigated set of political
scamps and deceivers. How men,
who profess to be men among their
fellows, could be used and made to act
in such a selfdegrading way, as the
delegates to that convention have
done, to surrender their principles,
smother their convictions, and conceal
their wishes and views on all the is
sues of the day, is o matter for the
surprise and amazsmert or aii tbe
people. Such men are not only un.
worthy to represent the people in any
public capacity, but thoy are them
selves unfit to enjoy the privileges
and blessings OF free government
They are degraded men, who are will.
ing to stihe their own conscienccs and
suppress the convictions of their own
minds, to promote the unchastened
ambition of as perfect and complete a
demagogue and corrupt politician, as
now exists in ali the land. No won.
der that the conservative, honest and
patriotic portion of the party look with
modification and disgust on the pro,
ceedings of this Chase gathering,
which was organized and brought to.
gether, not to reflect the sentiments of
the Republican voters, but to promote
the interests Of the corrupt junto who
now control that organization, and Of
which Gov. Chase is the head. The
effect OF this convention will be most
withering on the future prospects of
the Republican party in Ohio. No
act that its adversary could have done
will be half as damaging to it. Look
ing at the matter in that light, we
confess we have no cause to regret the
action ofthis degraded and disgraced
asselnSIage, but as an exemplifcation
OF deceit, dishonesty, fraud and cor
ruption, it is to all good citizens a
matter of modification; that any body
of men could be assembled in Ohio
who would, by their action, unblush-
ingly illustrate in their own persons,
the perfect and complete preponder-
ance Of such depravity.--O. States
man, March Sd.