The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-08-12
POLITICAL,
WHIG ELECTIONEERING.

The wings throughout the country appear
determined to outdV all their former efforts in
the way Of Dragging and falsifying during the
present campaign. and in This city. the whg
press is certainly not whit behind their bre-
thren. Every story, no matter how monstrous,
is eagerly seized and laid before their readers
and when, as in ninety nine cases out Of q hun
dred, the stories are proved to be fnse they
do not trouble themselves to make the cerrec-
ton.
Such was the course pursued in a story of
a" thrilling incident" which was said TO have
occurred at n fourth Of July celebration al
Cadiz. Ohio. The story was that a person,
formerly Van Buren, man. got up at a dem
ocratic meeting, unfurled a banner bearing the
words, " Strike my name from the nottingham
list, can no longer do that work" made a
speech avowing his intention of abandoning
Van Buren,. and left the meeting, followed by
go or 20 former supporters Of Van Buren,
The story Of the thrilling incident" travelled
back to the place where il was said To have oc-
CURED. and the next mails brought the attes-
tnton Of many Of the most respectable citizens
of the neig ghborhood that nothing Of the kind
had ever taken place there. No correction has
yet been made by the whig press.
Another story bore the imposing caption Of
"a whole committee bolted,' and goes on to
state that all the members ofa committee ofvigi-
lance at Belmont, Ohio. had renounced Van
Burrnism. This is an old story, originally
told TO have occurred in 1886, and vamped up
aud published " as good as new" OF course
thsre is no truth in it.
Anoiher story is. that the democratic CON
vention of Yates county, New York. held al
Pen Van, unanimously passed resolutions A.
cainst the Independent Treasury, and avowed
their hostility TO The leading measure Of the
Administration. The truth is that no conven !.
ton has been held at Pen Yam for three years
PEST, and that no democratic convention ever
assembled there, ever passed resolutions Of the
character above stated All the whic papers
here copied the statement, but not one has ever
given the correction.
So Of the stories Of acres of changes
There is not one case in a hundred in which
they are not palpabie falsehoods. manufactured
ont of whole cloth. In almost every instance.
the moment the stories get to the place where
the circumstances are said to have occurred,
they are promptly conirldicted, and their false
hood proved. No correction. however, ever
appears in the whig presses. They all act up
on the principle advised by whig in the fol-
lowing letter TO friend, which we copy from
the Chicago Democrat:
.'. Dear Sir: 4" Il am anxious to hear how poll
tics 60 in llliaois. Do write me Immediately and
tell me every partic uar. Arc there not great
gains all around you Please be particular on
this point. And for every one write ten, and
for every ten write one huRdrea. as we want TO
publish news of gains, as to bring every doubt
tnl voter TO ours the strong side. Don't forget
now 10 tell as big story as you can for
Harrison is our last hope and we must carry
him with harraii if we carry him at all"
Your ever faithful friend.
Columbus, Ohio, April 81.
The gentleman written to did not happen to
coincide with his friend, and wrote back that
he was not in the habit of lying for any cause,
nor did he support any cause, which like that
Of the wings, required to be supported BY iy-
mg."
five had sufficient space VIC might Gil our
columns with proofs OF whig falsehoods in re-
la,on 10 changes. But it is not worth the
irouble.-PeanSytuani