Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1838-12-15


Is ELECTION FRAUDs.--The recent elee
I. tons in PENNSYLVANIA, Maryland and New
G Jersey, are striking illustrations of tht
+ anti American character of the opposition
party. The many shameful glaring fraud:
+ practiced by thai party, goes directly Il
show that though changed in name, it is
idenicalIy the same, Calls fair in politics
party that it was when led by John Adams
and his aids. Tremblngly afraid Of anar'
chy and disorder, they oppose tn" free en-
ercise of the true democratic principles
interfere with the elective franchise
draw invidious distinctions between the
rich and the poor; under color of love for
the laws, they advance the most gIarlng,
not only Federal, but monarchal doctrines.
AT the ballot box they act with total
disregard of principle, hoping thus to up
hold lettering cause. BY schemery and
hocus pocus tricks, such as we see recor-
ded by, even the hoco POGO editors; can
they hope to sncceod9 Where the power
has been in the hands of that party they
have made false returns, and without scru-
pie, wontonly destroyed votes.
lnspeaking of these frauds, the ertenSire
editor of the "Advocate" admits that the
Federal party, of which he is the tool in
this place, has deserved the censure it has
received from the people. In an article,
headed .sElcction Frauds he uses the :ol-
loving language:
''Each party charges upon the other cor
rupt and selfish motives, and each, 10 gain
the aScendency, PRACTICES THE VERY
GRIMES AGAINST WHICH THEY PREACH
Pubic VIRTUE and common HONESTY are
looked upon as anttqudted concerns, insult
ed to the improvement of the times. and
are thrown aside as earlessly as piece of
old fashioned furniture"
There is. in the above, low effort made
to excuse the party on the plea that their
opponents have acted wrong also. Is that
4 good plea? Because one does wrong,
does that Justify another in doing so?-
Two wrongs will not make right. Does
the editor expect % excuse his party by
charging the Democrats with fraud? lie
acknowledges that it was practlscd by his
own party, and so far his testimony can
not be disputed--much weight is to be at
tached TO the admission OF an opponent
But we appeal from the decision. The
truth il, the bribery and the frauds are all
on the one side, which the Investigations
now going on are daily bringing to view.
The Advocate has, perhaps, yet to learn
that the cry of stop thief cannot fasten
guilt on others, or excuse the party it adj
vocates. Miserable device! thus to add
fasehood to crime.
Again the Advocate says;
"Patriotism is measured by dollars and
cents by our politicians, and with them
craftsmanship is evinced only by cunning
management and successful intrigue"
The editor never evinced the first symp-
tom Of either scanning" or management"
but bis love of dollars and cents is proven
bial--he goes it for bank--we do not
mean to say that he ever received cent
from the bank the bank, when it is in the
giving mood, finds men of talent on which
to bestow its favors.
The following, from the same article,
we give without comment: il explains it..
fand Identifies its author, as far as stu
pidity is concerned. (There was once n
"BOY"-a crtic--who wrote criticisms
for the Advocate, where is he? The
words in small caps, in the following SEN
fences being mmatcaI-nonsense
are well suited to his purile genius.)
"The purity and freedom reflections IS
the first PRINCIPLE of republicanism. TINS
PRINCIPLE HAS been most violently assail-
cd, and probably criminality is not contin
ed to any particular party. If the elective
franchise is not preserved pure and free,
our institutions must go down. Nations
ever have and ever will seek reposo and
safety in despotism. from the horrors Of
republic, which has dwindIod into anarchy
or moboefacy by corruption ia its manage
mentr
W We see by the Inst No. of the Southern
Star, that Gen. A. G. Brown and J. B
Paid Zen NJ Coniah have ros;rraJ ,ho;r