Whig Republican. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1840-18??, 1840-10-29
TlIE puBLIU AWAKE

The awakened state of the public mind, and
le powerful intelects, wih'. IN the right way
re addressing the people ON the stump, much
lminlsh the duties OF the e nductorS of the
ublic journals, for what is well a-uncd in
ne primary assemblies If the people, need
ut SO often be attended u in the public prints
is cur humble occupation now rather to re
ard what Is done. than To be the trutnpetef~
ttnc people. Well. indeed. is it SO, for the
acre record of whg gatherings fiji up our am
lie j ,urnllS, though half is not told.
Inc day for pubic speaking, however, is
son coming to u close, and soon III miHds
will be made up, when there devuves upon
ur friends the MON, ntuuS duty OF bringing
ii of our strength to the polls. Tue only etec.
.ual way of doing this, is by thorough orgIni
alton in counties. wards, DISTRICTS, &c. dc E.
The best organic party will poll the great
II proportion OF it's strength, by all odds.
An election battle diners from Il military
.atte in the fact that the first Iuts by Diet Icn
nent, the second in mass. What we could
Ia in mass, So far, has heen well Gone, aye,
:lornusly done, for never before we're there
such assemblnges of the people, hut now
comes the trial in q, tachments.-a me I>u:ing
Ut swords in towns. wards, districts, &c. Dc
Fu understand our position well there, 10 know
whom, and what we may rely upon, aud how
many of Us there rs well as our anniversaries,
ia now our b"und'n du1y. Again. long al
ter public speeches cease To have effect. from
the excitement OF the public mind, priUaie
speeches can do wonders. The cunverSa L ION
of friends is often NOR. potent than the best ui
logic. The confidence Il man often rPpoSes i'll
man, is frtqu ntly more Elective than elc-
queuce the most brilliant
| To bear in mind. that the strug Ile we now
make is for the CHEF -nAGIsTKACY of the re-
public the fountain bead of all good or evil
To the republic, will encourage us To aci ion,
and to persrvering action also. The people
4 e Now Il ehigh court If appeal. and who can
refuse TO addr SO or To obey them! What Is
sttil n this contest is sett ed for years. The
primo pies his cour; establishes nov, are the
pre- cedents for all such coutts hereafter.
! The IInj Crtance of OhP ca not be to-
nften considered. All pYunfs i'll this hlg court
of appeals, we are Il jttges there too A re-
public differs from monarchy only III tho fact.
that the fast makes mona, Gu ri every man.
/ and the list makes monarch OF but one. We
are al! sovereignS. without Il figure at speech
Every man has his voice in the laws. The
adjudication is final, and n0lD is to be telt tur
years.
Agreeing oil then to this high vane upon
one mar, let us moi drnde ourselves. that there
is enough already ith ut th" one. Close runs
there are to be often. and close runs there may
be ever.' where. 1t is our duty to act. as II
the forty-t,oO electoral votes III New York de
pended OIL one vote, and the general result up
on these torty-two. There is 10 other safe
! principle of action In the 4G0.Gc0 vote the
state may poll Il majority of % GOO w"nid b.
cnGaugrr II man should say. oh, its Only
one vote TYe"iy houSand maJnrity too ii
j 4 q 900 votes is lot large either, aud not ;
/ man can be spared w,u can make 1t.