Columbus Democrat., 1840-09-26
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KEEP IT BgF0RE THE PEOPLE

On he on, ran3 ar3 srcffrt anil lHF-' ...,-
ralism aa he olter he Cfe s-H"rz er 'ae ft-'
fesl raaI % the greatest numatr, tae l'nsT e'a-
teuline ior chartered Pfyeses 60 .ae tLN r-' RUG
expense 81 the MANY
KEEP 1T BEFORE THF PEOPLE, thai iat-
rson IS clearly and uneQnvocai.y as AhAi'" JACK
sln expresses hiu'sef 10 hs+llifr, ib representa-
tse Of FeleTai principles and tlat y oy ANY posi-
hlty hs can succeed 90 the Presidency, We VIZ a'Ft
the noaarcb.sl and TORY dorlrnss % od John
Adams and Acx1ndfr Hamilton kEf flNho 40 'ae
administration 81 thc General Government
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE that Har-
rs1n, according 10 hs own acklnNtasHt a1 Na. .n
onsn ana sva~ed SUPPORTER Of tic ALIEN
and SEDITtON laws. pa SEED bg the Federal panty
during ,he memorable REIGN OF TERROR. aHd
that be en,erillnel the strongest 81 MPAIHt tor
the Aimn.,ratim. which passed and approved
those laws and pat them iuto paeical lorce ana ot
Grafton
rison WORE TIE BLACK COCkADE ~ 1900.
the distinctive badge of Federalism and that in sup
pnrt of the Sedit.on Law he was heard 10 say -
Tbs, il was proper for Congress, lhs Prrsldentaud
heads of Department 10 havca SHIELD thrown
around Them that the should not be IN the mouth
of every RLACKGUARD that walked the street
thereby meanng they should have their lips SEA
LED aud GAGGED, as his osn are al the present
dav.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE that
Harrison lor number Of years was one OF old
John Adams's OFFICE HOLDERS, and must Of
course have justified the measure ni that Adminis-
tratiou IN sendine ARMED SOLDIERS among
the people, To prevent them from erecting Llihh-
TY POLES, aud 10 CUT DOWN those that had
been already erected.
KEEP 1T BEFORE TIE PEOPLE thai liar.
rison voted IA the Senate Of Ohio in favor Of law,
selling free WHITE men INTO SLAVERY fer
,a.t. k.tctta n VA
DER could be SOLD into thc service OF FREE
NEGRO and led INTO captivity by his 'ebie MAS
TERI But for The cxertons Of eS-Goyernor l.u-
cas- and other distinguished Democratic Harrison
would have succeeded IN introducing tins revolving
law into the tree Government oi Ohio.
KEEP TT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, that IN
the State of Indiana (wherc there was no Lucas 10
protest IN solemn terms against lls passage) Harrt-
son actually APPROVED and SIGNED such an
inIqui,ous law, tn which was snperadded the penalty
Of THIRTY NINE LASlIES, lflhc white slave
be be MALE or FEMALE, sought liberty 10 escape
aad was apptehcnAeda law, which we venture TO
asser, il without parallel n the darkest and most
barharoas ages al antiquity, and The cruelty Of which
would cause the heart OF even South Sea Islander
10 bleed ia mercy
KEEP II BEFORE THE PEOPLE, that
Harrison by this law placed the LIBERTY OF the
POOR man aud the MONEY Of the RICH man on
nm equality 4The man who was fortunate enough
10 have MONEY could pay his fine aud BE FREE,
but The man who hal MOI money must necessarily
FORFEIT HIS LIBERTY, and atone for his ms.
fortunes in CHAINS ami DUNGEONS Here ~
the prime ess0nee 81 arlstocracy y bahoters and
mechanics reflect upon H. when the HYPOCRIr.
lcAL SCRUB NOlLlfY would Iclgn present Gen
Harrison IA your friend |
KEEP II BEFORE THE PEOPLE, that lIor-
rlson, as Governor of lnlana, also APPROVED
and SIGNED a law imposing q PROPERTY
QUALIFICATION upon voters 10 entitIe them
TO the right of sudragrl The man who owned
FREEHOLD or FIFTY ACRES Of laud was
allowed To approach The ballot boxes; bat he who
did not own such freehold was debarred the priv.
lege Of voting Was this maniIesng love for the
poog man Heaven defend Us from" love- like
this
KEEP TT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, that
HARRISON RESiG NED his commission during jht
last war; during The hottest and thckes OF the fight,
and returned 70 his home leaving the fighting ID o.
done hy The gallant and Intrepid JACKSON, who
ended the war in blaze OF glory" al New Or.
leans
kEEp IT BEFeRE THE rE0pLG, that the Souste ai
the United States Immediately after the war RE
FUSED to prcsen, HARRISON with medal and vote
Of thanks, although il was proposed 10 do so end
That on motion of Abner Lacoek Of poansylvanja
ane of bis own pnry1 "the name Of Harrison
yas srRicxrS raoN the resolution"
KEEP 1T BEFoRE THE PEOPLE, mat the select and
nnmon council Of The city Of New York about the
anm time, OR by vote Of twelve To five, refused
rantinr Harrison the iteednm Of The city, although
they had nreyioaly thus honofed Decatur Perry.
&c. The Federal s,s have been repeatedly CHAL-
LENGEP TO as,ign a cause for this Refusal, but
they DARE not attempt it.
KEEP BEFORE THE PROFILE, that Harrison IN
1894 ran on he ADAMS electoral ticket Ia Ohio
and was dffeated TIN, he ran in 1882 for Congress
on the Fedora ticket, and was deftdtcd by COS ma.
Frty, that 10 SSl he ran nn the Federal ticket Tor
the lower house of the Legislature, aud was detea.
ted Tint 10 1920 he ran on the Federal ticket ur
Governor and reeleyed but 45is out of nearly
$4,000 poIed In hs own county he received NOT
A SINGLE VOTE. and that four years ago President
VAN BUREN, beat hm So votes ,R his otoR com,
tyl Does this look ike being popular At home'
kEEr IT BEFORE THE pEorLE, that Harrison, by
his own written anlnPrnted acknowledgement, "bc-
came memct of au ABOLITION society al the
age OF eighteen" fact which he procured his
friend Judge Gatch to certify TO- and ,hAt he has
neeer renoaaecd Ills allegiance 10 the society but de.
cares he faithfully performed al III duties +
kEEP IT BEFORE rav pEopLr, that Harrison was
nominated hy means OF the uaaguce of the North
e,u Ab5.onists, aud Al ptopiauon 10 tbor support,
that lac is secretly N league with these danger.
Gus fanatics, courling their favor aud pronslnv
his countenance and support although he hulds an.
other fsce to The South, and al he same time ia
nus ke) enleavors conollate Their support aao
Can either party trust hNpaerttl Ne
kEEr IT BEFonE the PEofLE, taat Harrison pre-
sents the first (as we rost for the homer OF human
nature il will he the astl example Of an aspraut or
the presidential chair STANDING MUTE before hs it-
low coutfymcn, whose sullmges he asks and refui.
inp 10 make any declaration al bis principles ta
the public eyer Would Washington would Jener-
son, Madison, Monroe, or the gallant jackson have
done sol Nol they would have SC0RNED con.
duct so diameucaIy atwar with the genius and spr.
Il tofonr free Institutions.
kEEP IT BEFORE TIE pEorLE, that Harrison has
entrenched himself behind an irresponsible Consult
tee Of Three composed Of hardened Fedcralists
who direc, his footsteps, lead hs councils dictate
his actions, and write hs letters, taking care how