The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-08-24
TO THE ORIGINAL JACKSON MEN.

TO THE ORIGINAL JACKSON MEN.
One, who has been close observer of passing
events; who knows the men now in power, and
has carefully noted the signs of the times, would
call YOUR attention to the infammatory articles,
appearing first in the official organ at Washing
ton and there transferred into the pensioned par
tv press, charging that the late elections in In
diana, Kentucky and North Carolina, have been
carried by fraud, and referring to the proceedings
of the mob at Harrisburg, as an example wor-
thy of imitation by the adherents of the admin
istration. What were the proceeding of that
mob? 1t was composed of the partisans of the
administration, who, by force, dispersed the Lee
eislature of the State and controlled its proceed
ings. why does Mr.. Kendall hold up this VIC
lence as an example worthy of imitation? Why
does he declare that the elections in Indiana,
Kentucky, and North Carolina were of such a
character that they should be set aside by mob
law? Is it not preparatory to an attempt to car
nv the elections, especially in great cities, by
fraud and force' VIII you, the honest, intelli-
gent and upright people, permit yourselves to
be made the instruments of violence? VIII you
permit your passions to be so much inflamed as
to be made the instruments of this deliberate
purpose of trampling under foot the constitution
and laws of your country, and substituting force,
fraud and violence, for that liberty which was
WOE by the blood of your fathers? Or will you
not surrender something of party prejudice, and
unite with the great body of your fellow citizens,
who are now rallying upon General Harrison,
as the only means of rescuing our beloved coun-
try from the hands of the desperate and danger
Gus faction, into which it has fallen.
To the wings generally, and to those of Balti-
more especially, we would say: there is dehb-
crate and settled purpose OF fraud and violence
You may expect to witness the most outrageous
attempts of corruption, to fierce into the ballot
box illegal votes of every description; and you
should be prepared to resist it at any and every
hazard To maintain your liberties, you must
defend them.
This is perhaps an appropriate occasion to
remark, that the present emergency demands Of
every patriot surrender of his personal conve-
nience, his individual preference, and even his
own personal services. You will soon be called
upon to nominate your candidates Let them
be selected in reference to their qualifications
and personal standing As far as practicable,
let them be acceptable to our political opponents
Let them be men, who viii command their re-
spect and disarm their luminosity. II there be
such, and certainly there are some sIch among
US to whom no one will impute sinister motives,
whose nominations will tend to allay acrimeni.
Gus feelings, and by uniting the confidence, dis
arra the luminosity of our political opponents let
them be brought forward. In such crisis as
this, such men cannot refuse to accept your
nomination, especially when it shall be under
stood that it is peace offering, rendered to
our political opponents in the moments Of tn
umphant success; an invitation to unite with us
in common effort TO serve our common coun-
try, needing the harmonious support of all her
citizents, in this most trying emergency. Thrice
is he armed whose cause is JUST and thus will
it be with us, If our political opponents refuse
to unite with us upon these terms; then will we
be justified in asserting our rights and Tndcating
them at every hazard.