The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-08-29
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KEEP III BEFORE The PEOPLE,
That The present contest for the Presi-
dency is emphaudllly between old and
well-lrlod DEMoCRhcY on the one hand, and
and ancient and inyeterate FEDERALISM on
the other, the Cnag irving fer the "greatest
good OF the greatest NUMBER" the other
.con.eua"g iol charlered privileges FOR the
4 EW ai1g; aaav use of the MANY.
hELP IT BG3ORE THE PEOPLE,
that Harrison is clearly and unequvocally,a ,as
! ANDREW JACKSON expresses himself in his
letter, "the representative Of Federal prinC-
ples," aad that If 5y any possibility he can
succeed 20 the Presidency, we will lave
the menarchial and TORY doctrines Of old
John Adams aud Alexander Hamilton RE-
VIVED in the administration Of the general
government.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that Harrison, according to has oUn ac-
acknowledgement, was an open and avoWed
SUPPORTER of the ALIEN and SEDI-
TION laws, passed by the federal party
during the memcriable REIGN OF FER
ROR, and that he eaterlaned the stronges!
SYMPATHY for the administration, which
passed and approved those laws and put
!hem into practical force and operation.
KEEP II BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that Harrison WORE THE BLACK
| COCKADE in 1900, the distinctive badge
of Federalism, and chat in support OF the
Sedition Law he was heard to say: That
ii was PROPER for Congress, the President,
and heads Of Department to have a
SHIELD thrown around them, that they
should not be in the mouth of every
: BLACKBOARD that walked the street,"
thereby meaning the should have their lips
SEALED and GAC'D, as his own are q;
the present day.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that Harrison for a fumber cf years was
one OF old John Adams OFFICE HOL.
DERS, and must Of course have justified
the measure of that administration, in send
ing ARMED SOLIiIERS among the peo
EPle, to preyentiben from erecliag LiBER-
; Try POLES, an to cor DOWN <losy
that have been already erected.
f KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
that Harrison yotsd in tho Senate Of Ohio il
I favor of n law, selling free WHITE mer
! into SLAVERY for DEBT, under which Z
, REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER could ht
II SOLD into the service Of FREE NE
t GRO, auG led into captivity b. his SabL
Q MASTER! But for the Gxertions Of ex
. Governor Lucas and other distinguished
Democrats, Harrison would have succeed
ed in Introducing this revolving law ints tht
r free government Of OHIO.
n KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
! that in the state OF Indiana, (when there wa
a 40 Lucas TO protest in solemn terms agains
5 its passage Harrison actually APPROX
, ED and SIGNED such aB niquIlous law
a to which was super-added the penalty o
THlRTY-NINE LASHES, if the whit
slave, be MALE or FEMALE, sought Ii
berty in escape and was appreheLded
law which we venture to asser! is wlthou
d a parallel in the darkest and most bar5arou
ages of antiquity, and the cruelty of which
would cause the heart Of even South Sc
Islander to bleed in mercy.
: KEEP ITBEFORE THE PEOPLE
that Harrison by this law placed the tn,
. LIBERTY of the POOR man and tn
MONEY Of the RICH man on au equality
The man who was fortunate enough t,
+ have MONEY could pay his fine and 81
; FREE, bat the man who had not mons'
. must necessarily FORFEIT HIS LIBER
), TY, and atone for his misforlunes il
/ CHAINS & DUNGEONS! Here is tn
= prime essence Of Arslocracy Laborer
and Mechanics reflect upon it, when tn
HYPOCRlTICAL SCRUB NOBILITY
= would feigp present Gen. Harrison as yeu
O friend -!
= KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE
+ that Harrison as Governor Of Indiana ais
. Ar PROVED and SIGNED law, imp&s
G ing PROPERTY QUALIFICATION
h upon voters, 10 eRiitle them TO the right q
It suffrage ! The man who owned
! FREEHOLD OF FIFTY ACRES @
y land was allowed to approach the ballot
!! boxes, but he who did not own such free
G hold, was debarred the privilege of voting
= Wls this manilesling love Tor the poe
= man !heayen defend us from "love lik
Y this
6 KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE
= that Harrison RESIGNED his commiss
Y ion during the last war. during the hotties
k and thicke5t Of the fight, and returned 10 hi
e home, leaving the fighting to be done b
the gallant and intrepid JACKSON, VIII
e ended the wal in a"blaze of glory" at Nov
+ Orleans.
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