Columbus Democrat., 1838-11-24


The "Glanue State" was the first 70 resist
the shock Of Federalism and the Bank--lhe frs,
10 test the courage ana lndomuable power Of the
Democracy against the amazing efforts and vas,
means Of the combined enemies Of the Admin
istration--aud The first to carry dismay aud de-
feat into their ranks, In this State vas developed
the game Of fraud, Of illegal voting. OF emissary
agents from other States of proiuSc money cx-
pendruIe, and Of myrads of foul and false pub.
hcatons, thrown IN At every point, and penetrating
nearly every mans dwelling. "No election IN
this State ,saId the Concord Patriot was ever
contested asthls election. Thousands Of dollars
contributed IN Massachusetts and elsewhere,
have been expended by the federal wings to
furnish the moaus Of deceiynu the people, TO
hire runners, TO purchase votes, and to employ
mea who we;e not legal voters, or who did not
belong to the State, to change the result In sever
| al OF our tawns.h "Efom tie month OF Noycm-
ber last, to the day of election, six mouihs,l ,hc
| state was flooded with newspapers, pamphlets
and hand bills, assl,lug the administrations of
the national and State governments and not
content to place the contest on the general merits
OF the question, every eyly.neous influence was
dragged into the controversy. II Gov Hill bad
been convicted elon, guilty of embczze-
ment, fraud, theft, aad every species OF knayegy
that can be imagined, he could not have been az
rayed in more edious co,ors thcn federal news
papers and pamphlets placed HIM" "Men who
did not belong TO this State voted IA this cleo
ton. Probably from fifteen hundred 10 two
| thousand votes were added to the federal vote by
mporalons from Maine, Massachusetts, and
| - tfIkf ,,l.l, u-,vlf h.n-t gI
a more intelligent, more ylrluous, moro mdopen.
dent and unchangeabIe population Than lhc state
! Of New Hampshire bears upon rs sor IN IT'S M
dusnous Farmers. Look a, the backbone OF
| the State, Old lll,borough never did she, dur
ing the darkest period Of the late war, cover her
! self with more glory than she did IN JhS election
The Farmers Of ew-HampshIre have stood
their ground unltnchngly; they have proved lha
all the money Of the United States Bank and the
Boston arstocracy, and all the forces OF fcder
alism within and without, have not been sufficient
10 corrupt them; THEY HAVE SAVED THE STATE.
| Truly did they save the State. The federal
hordes from other States were thrown back boot
| less upon their employers and the result was
| THREE THOUSAND MAJORITY for Gov,
lld, four Of the five councillors, eight of the
twelve Senators, and twenty five democratic ma
jority IN the house OF representatives
INDIANA.
Even in this State, where the power Of h'
Opposition had become deeply seated, aad wher
III the former year, It's vote was overwhelming
the democratic gain IS now great, and there !
no longer doubt that the Democracy Of Indian
taking example from theit brethren of the Yves
will be found in favor of Constitutional Tres
sury and against a National Bank-aganstt th
designs Of It's attorneys, retainers and partsans-
against lis game Of non-resumpton aud lrredcen
able paper Issues against It's presidential cand
+ date.
ALABAMA.
j, Hampshire was the first to resist ii
shock Of federalism aud It's unscrupulous appl
! ances but Alabama gave the first lntmaton
e the mighty moral and political reaction whlc
: has since passed over the States, and swept tt
: Banks partisans from their high places as WI
e the besom Of political destruction The gre
Il issue was distinctly stated---aa independent Co
:, stitutional Treasury or National Bank-and Il
e election came on under circumstances great
n preiudclal to the democratic cause--when the !
W cal or state bank currency was at a heavy d
of count, when the holder of il met with incony
of nience and loss at every step, with the cXchang
le totally deranged, and the entire federal merca
s tile community combining all their energiesa
le influence to produce the conviction among t
le people that without National Bank they cot
n never hope for better state Of things. In sp
er Of all these disadvantages, and the great ciio
n, aud confident predictions Of the ledcrallsts,
IN People condemned the Bank and approved t
ed Administration. The Legislature vas return
ed nearly TWO to ONE in favor Of the Democ
lie cy aud the Peoples Treasury. "Our Gene
H. Assembly, by strong majority" SAID tie 1t
IS caoosa Flag Of the Union, b" viii be in favor
nd divorcng the government from all banking IN.
its tutions and Of constituting II the guardian q
of keeper Of its own lunds--in favor Of an indept
ry; dent constitutional treasury, and Of constitute
he al cuuoncy.'
of ILLINOIS.
ph Here also, the battle was fought under gr
disadvantages to the Democracy. Their car
,ar date for Governor declined at the last NONE
ear and another was brought into the field under
gn emergency, whilst the federal candidates we're
les fore the people for more than year prcvou:
gh 4 sitting member Of Congress, elected as
ra publican, came out in open apostacy, aud y
IN an active and bitter hostility, as If II was p
Of cpe Of lenegadsm to assall with tie rankest
ICY gratitude and with teu-told acrmony, those y
rs. had contributed to his elevation. IN addition
n this the federal Wigs, sezmg upon the cure
hat arrangements, were active, unsclupulons, del
= mac, beyond example IN that state. Never
ks fore (says the Yandalia State Register did
it Democracy pass through such contest E'
the artfce, every species Of misrepresentation,
ned resored 20 by the wings, and every engln
? in power was brought TO bear aganst US. The
= era vhigs we're aetualed every where a. BY
ded active and yigilaut sprIl Of demon" But
MS democratic friends Of the administration s.
and firm and werc triumphant The federal COVE
nes was ousted and Messrs CarAn and Ander
cen tue democratic candidates for governor and i