Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-11-19
B AT H M E:
The Popular Will,

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The history OF the world has never afforded
really subllmer spectacle, than has lust been wit
messed by the American People in the recent de-
velopement of the Popular viii, as manifested in
the overwhelming political revolution, which has
consigned the housing politician of Undertook
to his more appropriate sphere of action, and ex-
allied the patriot farmer of North Bend to the
most honorable station in the world
The sublimty of the spectacle is but enhanced
from the consideration, that however deserving of
the hon"red statlon,t was altogether unasked and
unsought-and, until within few months, en-
tlrely unexpected by Gen. HARRIsoN He did not
leave his wonted sphere to compass this end, or
force himself before his fellow countrymen This
will give additional lustre to his brilliant fame
1t was not until our councils had become cor
rupt our public affairs almost entirely neglected
or if attended to, so sadly tmkered and expert
mented upon, that to have been let alone would
have served the better purpose, our treasury
empty and the Nation millions of dollars in debt,
public credit fearfully impaired, and thousand
other evils that might be enumerated, had been
discovered by the people, that they began to look
around them for some tried and faithful patriot
who, like Cnc'nnatns, might come forth from his
plough, and save his perilled nation.
This was the prevailing feeling from one end of
this vast nation to the other--it was confined to
no sections of the land, to no particular class
of individuals. The Farmer as well as the Me
chanlc. the Commercial man as well as the Man
niacturer, the Professional and in fact all classes
and all conditions-hgh and low-rch and poor
saw and felt, that all was not rght-that some
thing ras wrong, and that a change of men and
measures must be effected And whom did these
immense masses have to contend with The ans
wcr is plaih-we appeal to every honest
was it not the Office-holding interest and that
interest almost entirely alone Could this inter
est have been abolished, or in other words, had
men holding Offices under the National and State
administrations ceased their interference with this
election, not a solitary electoral vote would have
been opposed to Gen. Harrison. We will go far
Their nlne-tenths of the popular vote would have
proclaimed him President. We sincerely believe
/ tive have not doubt on this point.
| 1t was under these Impressions that all eyes
/ Union to name the man. who should accomplish
a different aspect in onr National concerns. 1t
is unnecessary to give the details, with which our
readers are already perfectly familiar. Public
sentiment was every where, throughout the cnun-
try settling down upon the hero OF Tippecanoe -
| His bravery in the field and his brilliant achieve
ments in fighting the battles Of his country, as
well AZ his long experience as a statesman of the
democratic school, and above all, the indubiabe
/ "a dpnrp he had Uivpn of his honesty and iutep-
rty in the various and important trusts rcposed in
him by such patriots Washington, Adams, JEFF
icrson Madison and Monroe, as well as the peo-
pie of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, all served to
point him ont as the man OF the peoples choice
The call was unanimous, and triumphant. The
people Of the nation have sustained il en- masse, as
will be seen by the table of votes in tins paper
Aud this is the man, whom, the venal, corrupt,
ppnsioned presses ef totterng administration,
have been ytying and abusing with yiruence
! fit only TO emanate from demons. They have
stigmatsed him as "coward, Granny "the
candidate with no principles, "undcr guardian,
ship" &c, &c.,-with what success, the reeent
triumphant and cheering expression of the Popu-
lar Wil throughout the Union, will answer more
pungrntly, than an5 words we can indite.
We say then, in view Of all these things, the
history of the world has no where on liz pages, a
more glorious or subimer record, than this whicl,
is now to be recorded on the pages OF American
history. The patriot Of every age and every ma,
ton hereafter will feel thrill of grateful sasiac-
ton, AKIN to alteration, at the shrine Of WORTH,
when he reads it.