Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-08-06

| MR. CLARKE:-lt Is not my intention to dis
cuss political topics or enter warmly into polti-
cal debates, and, for .he best of reasons. The
first is, my means for information having been
limited, cannot with any degree of propriety
enter into high places and discuss matters of i'm
portance with hope of benefting myself or of
adding credit to any cause or party; and bein4.
withal, little tender in conscience, am ofcourse
restrained from going the whole hog for party
purposes
But as the widows mite was more acceptable
on account of the good will that attended the
offering, than for its real value, so we say in
like manner, that we are bound by our political
compact to help keep in repair the great republic
can edifice which was raised by our forefathers
let the means employed be ever so simple or
diminutive in their appearance. l look upon the
present state of things in political view, as
calling loudly for the serious attention of every
American citizen. / do not ean that he is
called upon to take strong sides with some politi-
cal party and follow and support all the name
vering of that party whether right or wong
But think the time has come when every man
should canvass the affairs of the nation with can
dour and impartalty, free from all party feelings
and prejudces No man should remain ignorant
of the leading features of the two great political
parties that are now struggling for the ascenden-
cy in our republic. This done, let him cast his
eye on the history of all republics that have
fiourished before US and refresh his mind in re-
gard to circumstances that have led to the de-
struction of those republics, and see if he finds
nothing in the general appearance and movements
of the present admnistr that resembles the
state of affairs in these countries, when they
were about to loose their liberties, and entail upon
their posterity Kings and Emperors. Ifhe views
the president as a high minded honorable man,
wishing for no more power than would be dele
gated to him by an enlightened and patriotic
people, of their own free will if he sees moth
ing dangerous in the standing army project; or,
if he supposes our government expenses managed
with economy, not yielding too much profits to
the Office holder, and agents of government, he is
bound by his conscience to support Mr.. Van
Buren,, and go with his party at the coming cleo
ton. But, on the contrary, if he views the
President as President of party, and not of
the people, that standing army would be
dangerous to our liberties and that the public
money is squandered beyond precedent, and that
public officers appointed without merit, and
maintained without service-and last, not least,
if he considers the currency of the country in a
broken-down and deranged state-and not to be
remeded without change of measures, he is
bound by ties equally strong, to give his vote to
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, and support
the Wing cause. We must not look for perfec-
ton, however, in either party. We might find
(nominal) wings no doubt who are not, in every
respect, as we could wish. And should we find
some in the loco ranks that are not very honest
in their politics, it would not be alarmingly
strange. In fact, think we might find some
whose political creed would compare very we'll
with the religion Of the ancient Prophet, who