Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-09-13

POLITICAL.
DEMOCRATIC MILITIA AGAINST BRI
fish REGULARS

in November next between the Democracy and
Federalism; and the party fighting for British
principles were never more thoroughly marshall
ed Tor the struggle, and were never impelcd By
weighiier considerations, or more desperate feel
ing>, 10 the utmost cXcftion. than al this moment
They have the man for their candidate who Offers
them another British Bank OF iiltv millions 10
feed their avarice-their eagerness for spccua-
ton. They have the man who offers the absolu
ton of voluntary Bankrupt act 10 release eve
~ unfortunate gambler or Spectator among them.
who NAV have the art to obtain credit without de-
serving H. and indulge himself hy ncurrirg otli-
cations with which it may be inconven;ent TO
comply. He offers the manufacturing capitalists
al least thirty millions III the imposs. He offers
the State Governments Cor rather the arir. Spc
cuators managing their money concerns) the
whole public domain. under the prclcEcc Of debt
paving distribution, which is 10 increase 10 the full
amount with the additional cost OF collection, the
indirect tax upon the clothes the food the ilnple-
lnents of industry in the hands of The laboring
people The British capitalists aIc enlisted ~
the promise OF an assumption Of the State debts.
and the british Government by the prospect held
out OF n REIMBURSEMENT OF Texas and Oregon 70
its grasping influence. To the active instruments
who will busily ply among the people 10 give
effect 10 the means furnished by these mighty in
tere,ts 10 carry the Presidential election, Mr.
Clay has promised in public speech at LeXng-
Ion, a clean sweep OF all who hold the offices 0!
the General Government, and a new distribution
of them among his followers: and the whole OF
This vast impetus is assisted everywhere by the
machinery OF the Clay Clubs. Through them
everything that can operate 10 bring man 10
vote their ticket a, the polls deter man from
coming to vote against ii, will be byuught 10 bear
upon each single individual in the Union Eve
~ voter, and every who is no: voter. de>ic-
- m M =.
On their lists.
We see that in the late State elections, this or
eaniza,icn was so perfected, that in Indiana and
Louisiana. Federalism was enabled 10 carry a
majority of the local Representatives, although
,here was an increased aggregate majority in
each OF those States against them In Indiana
hey carried a majority in the House OF Repre-
aentativeS, hv transferring woes from counties in
which they had 10 chance 10 counties closely
balanced: and in these counties thcy calculated
with such accuracy that they elected their Repre-
Sen,ativeS in several Of them by sir ro'ss The
Indiana Sentinel. in exposing the false circular
OF O. H. Smith claiming the popular vote upon
the pre,eXt that the election OF majority OF Re-
representatives. is the best proof OF ii, shows that
Sullivan county gave 100 majority for il, Demo
cratic member, while Allen ard Ripley elected
two Fcderalsts by II votes. The same result
Was produced in the same way in louisiana
In Mr. Clay : own Stale. where he FELT 50 secure
OF an immense majority the Federal organization
has been perfected i'll the same way, through the
clay Clubs. As a proof Of ii, we give the fol-
lowing Development Of the fac; as regards the city
ot Louisville, where there is such strong majo-
rilv tor Whigoerv that il is wonderful they took
The trouble of organization, rather than risk II On
their known superiority OF numbers and the hot
led enthusiasm easily warmed up in such a 10
Gus OF Federalism. The Louisville Journal, in
undertaking 10 prove some other point in the can
vaSS. says incidentally:
Lists OF voters in the city were made out with
great care priorto the election. These lists show
al a locotoco majority p in the first ward
The actual.malo rity in The first ward (as PROV
cd by the electon) was 81" "Accoriing 10 the
lists made ont in all The wards before the election
there were in the city, in round numbers 100
Wings, |, 500 locoocoS. The actual vo,e cast
was for Owsley2 lsG. Butler l,5!2"
Ii was this exact organization, even in those
places where ii seemed least necessary that saved
them in Kentucky. Their most popular Governor
Letcher) obtained, in tn Federal jubilee oil5i0,
ilty-ire thousand three hundred and scvent;
Votes Butler, the Democratic candidate for Go
vernon, in the last August election. received htr
four thousand seven hundred ami iiity-two votes.
The CLAY candidate, Owslcy, beat him four thou
sand six hundred votes Nv dint Of organization
alone. II the Democrats had used the same
means, and applied the force OF the same ma
chincry, Butler We have no doubt, would have ;ri-
umphed. The tide of popular feeling must have
set strongly in favor OF Democracy, 10 bring mp
the vote for its candidate for Governor from 50 0O0
in 1910 To nearly 5000 in 1914.
The Democratic party can never produce or
aaniZaton in the mode through which il is effected
by Federalism. lthas no secret-service fund sup
piled by the vast foreign and domestic mcrccnary
interests, looking 10 the spoation oithc people by
means OF daring unscrupulouS Federal ins,ru-
menl, installed in the Chief MagStracy. The
Democratic party can only hope to accomplish lis
organization BY the aid OF Patriotic Volunteers,
taking upon themselves the arduous labor, as our
officers Of the Revolution did, without pay. The
Democracy has no fund to salary the general OF
;icerS whose duty il is 10 supervise the general
system throughout the Union-no fund 10
pay the emiSSarics they NAV despatch 70
The different clubs in the different sections
mo fund TO defray the expenses OF publ
cation and correSpondence-no fund TO pro
vide bounlieS Tor the recruiting servicc--no fund
TO keep up a rendezvous in every ncighDorhood
after the fashion of log cabin, and pay The ser
seants and corporas engaged in their service
All these deficiencies must be supplied, As they
were supplied by our revolutionary fathers by
SclfSacrihcing, earnest zeal, devoted patriotism,
looking 10 the triumph of a glorious cause and
the good it will confer upon them and their pos
,ery as their best reward.
From the spirit We observe in orr party in eve
~ section of the country, We have The creates,
confidence that the Democratic militia will again
show their superiority in discipline and courage
over the British regulars as they did at Bunker's
Hill, at Saratoga al Monmouth, at Germantown
at Baltimore, al Yorktown, in many bloody revo-
lutionarv battles in the North and in the Sonih
and West during the last war, and, above all, that
glorious closing scene at New Orleans. We trust
that our Democratic friends will leoE 10 those bat
ile-tields and remember that on all OF them,
they triumphcd BY unbought valor and discipline
over British mercenaries and their Federal allies.
Washington Glo5t.
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(From Tic Rockingham Register, Aag. 81