The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1842-09-08


Alter the nominations were made, Mr. Aiherton,
addressed the convention giving in few words the
history ofwhggery, during the last two years. He
showed up the humbugs Of that party the thousand de-
ceptonG they resorted to- attain power and the base
use they had made of-he contrasted their promises
of economy and retrenchment, with their practice Of
extrayagance their denals OF wanting monster bank,
when out of power, and the oaths imprecations and
fasehoodS Of their leaders when defeated in getting
one-the promise Of Better times, and the distress that
pervades the andthe promise of high wages and pen-
ty Ofwork, and The practise oflow wages and little
workthe promise Of low taxes,and no national debt
and tho practice Of high taxes and large national debt
the promise ola better currency, and the commits
ment of treason to prevent good currency-he pros
fessonS of love to poor men, and the practice of de-
fea,ing laws intending to project them. All these in
the two short years of Federal power.
Mr.. Cummns was next called upon and in speech
Of an hour ripped up the Al traitors, who with Cor.
win At their head broke up the legislature. He not on.
ly showed that they had for snch course,
but that the precedent set by kem, If followed up
must inevitably lead to civil war, and the destruction
ofthS government He proved thar they had committed
perjury and moral treason, and concluded by happy
appeal to the friends Of law and order, coniuring them
10 rebuke the foul conspraors on the Second Tuesday
in October. On that day the lestion must je decided
--whehsr the rMAJoRITY SHALL RULE OF
whether a factouS minority may at any time trample
upon that great fundamental principle upon which all
our laws, and institutions are based. 80.
The convention adjourned near night, to meet again
n iha nnlIu ih.ra ~ oil ;,tI mir d;of
WHIG CONVENTION. -,a, Il.
The universal whig party of Tuscarawas, mot to-
gether on Saturday last and nominated the following
tickst: si 49, 34n. Az. .~
For Representative Nobody Yet b, -
1t3siI Auditor John Eyerlard AZ. I
Recorder - Dimick,
Commissioner. Thomas Baize,
g az Coroner, 81 James McGinnis, l
Surveyor, Thomas King. f
This ticket was concoctsd in TIN pan, and though
drilled through convention has given great offence to
other aspirants. For month before the leaders had
been drumming up for great rally. They altered the
time 50 as to have it on the day the democratic
Conventionissaed two hand bills -and engaged two
speakers from Cadz- all for 10 wake up the wings
Bot i was decided failure the whole number in pro-
. 'iS''B ~'S VNAu' OuI tu01 up VI
what was wanting 10 numbers. There was the new
blue silk flag offoreign manufacture, with Protective
Tariff OMIT there was another with two enormous
ssrpents graphing the proud eagle and trying to crush
, hin-a ftsnbem Of Federalism; there was the tall
wbg Giraffe of1sSe, instead of the coon of'4O; and
there map Of Ohio struck by lightning got up by
one who expected to be commissioner but got cheated
out Oft TheGe were the AHmbugs with which they
intended 70 prepare the peoples minds but the people
wouldn't come 70 see such Aummery. to hear Jon.
ny Biogam ehsr. However. he belchsd out his stuff
in the market house disgusting the few who
heard him, with palpable and bMslaced alseh oods.
Dewey. Of Cadz, was not thsfs, ha having me, with
serious accident near Franklin. The conyen,iun broke
up aNsra few remarks from lawyer oF this place, a.
Bout nothing At all, partcnar Thus ended for the
day the fst attempt Of, the whg leadsrA to Sigh: the
battle oil54O, over again"
In the evening" Bingham Gnt me Court houre, aud af
ss backing out from achtanss sent by the demoeras
90 lssao hs aoundefed along abusing the democratic
psry gafblins md misyspresenting disir doctrines. &
sOil s0spiag who kept vs,ual' and drink u.
.E fet