Worcester Daily Spy

WORCESTER DAILY SPY.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1850.

The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia North American says:

"Intelligence from Ohio induces the unpleasant belief that the Locofocos and Free Soilers—a convenient name for political abolitionists—will coalesce now, as they did at the time of the election of Mr. Chase, and as they more recently did in the Massachusetts election. They are natural allies, as all experience has demonstrated."

The above is a portion of a very lugubrious article, which is going through the Whig papers, and which has reference to the choice of Senator in Ohio. Whether there is any truth in the leading fact here stated, time must prove. Very likely it may be so, and if it is, the Whigs have only themselves to thank for it. The Free Soilers of Ohio have, very evidently, leaned rather toward the Whigs than the Democrats, so long as there was any hope of justice or fair dealing from them. At the opening of the present session of the legislature, the Free Soilers put in nomination for Speaker a member of their party from Cleveland, an able and suitable man, who had heretofore been a Whig, and was elected by the joint votes of Whigs and Free Soilers, thus giving the Whigs a fair chance of uniting with them in the choice of a Speaker who favored their own views, if they chose. But they would not do it, and after a few ballotings, the Free Soilers dropped their first candidate, and nominated another, who was elected by the joint votes of Democrats and Free Soilers. The Democrats having more common sense, and less dogged obstinacy than the Whigs, dropped their own candidate, and elected the Free Soiler. They thus secured an advantage which the Whigs might have had, and of which they were sufficiently aware, after it was too late to secure it.

The Free Soil men of Ohio went into the State election with the avowed intent of controlling it, so far, if possible, as to secure the election of a United States Senator who should be true to Freedom and Humanity. They had two candidates in view, one of whom was formerly a Whig and the other a Democrat. Holding the balance of power in both branches of the legislature, they would very naturally "coalesce" with the party which showed the most of a disposition to be on good terms with them, so far as to nominate for Senator one who had originally belonged to that party, giving them the benefit of whatever proclivity there might be in his mind, toward them, on questions which do not involve the distinctive principles of the Free Soil party. On those principles, they can, of course, yield nothing to either party, in the choice of a Senator.

As the present Free Soil Senator from Ohio, Salmon Chase, was formerly a Democrat, it seemed to us but fair that the one now to be elected should be one who was formerly a Whig, provided the Whigs chose to aid in electing such a one. And we supposed it was in view of such an arrangement, that the Free Soilers first offered a candidate for Speaker, who was elected to the House by Whig votes, in opposition to a Democratic candidate. But the Whigs acting as they are very apt to, like the dog who saw his shadow in the water, and by clutching at everything, to lose what they otherwise might have, rejected the overture, and are now bewailing the consequences of their own mistake.

We do not know, of course, what direction things may take in the Ohio legislature—whether the Free Soilers will "coalesce" with the Democrats or with the Whigs, either or neither, nor whether a Senator may be elected with Democratic or Whig preferences, or whether any election at all may be made—but, of this we do feel certain, that they will not "coalesce" with any party at the sacrifice of any principle, or consent, so far as their votes may go, to the election of any man, as Senator, who will not be true to the fundamental principles of the Constitution, and the Free Soil party. The Free Soilers consider their own distinctive principles paramount to all others. Members of both the other parties profess the same principles, but hold them secondary to other questions. There is therefore, no obstacle in the way of a union in the election, without any sacrifice of principle on either side, and we therefore feel a strong assurance that an election will be made, and that a man will be put in the senatorial chair, who will do honor to Ohio, and to those by whose votes he shall be elected.