The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-05-24

LAYERS, such the frauds. Ihis statement may pe
called bold; if so, there Is not an intelligent and
true democrat in Hamilton county, but what VIII
make or indorseit make it as we'll from q con-
scentious belief, as knowledge of its truth This
knowledge and belief with me, Is founded on facts
that came under my own knowledge and observa-
tion--on the facts which this journal discloses,
small part of which ha, been readto you-on the
fact that prior to the day of election, several OF the
wards in the city of Cincinnati were polled; every
whg and democrat voter having right to vote
was counted by committee for that purpose; and
in every ward which was poled, the ballot-box
showed the democratic vote to be almost precisely
what the poll had shown it; but in every ward the
ballot-box showed an increase of whig votes, over
that polled, from fifty to two hundred and hfty'-
In ls4O there were but few changes in Hamilton
county; some who acted with the democratic party
turned to the whig side; some who had acted with
the wings turned to the democratic side. believe
the majority of changes were in favor OF the demo-
cracy But little was gained to either party oy
changes. But ask your attention to another TACT
in support of this assertion, and that is this-that
majority was one thousand and fourteen; and YET
owing to the absence of the excitement necessary
to bring out the democratic voters, the aggregate
democratic vote was near one thousand less than it
was in 1910, though in that year the democracy
were defeated one hundred and sixty votes; all OF
which shows, most conclusvely, that the whig tick
ct in 1910 was carried by the importation OF foreign
voters to the number of more than seven hundred
IN violation of the constitution, the election laws
the peoples rights, and the elective franchise
And if there were no other frauds disclosed IN that
shameful, reckless, and villainous campaign OF
1910, those alone are sufficient to impose upon us
the duty of passing this bill into law; but re-
peat, that have no time to expose the wide spread
corruptons of that election, alike in their tenden-
cies fatal to the morals Of society, as destructive to
the free institutions OF our country.
| have been asked thousand times, by letter and
otherwise. by those who were made acquainted
with the frauds practsed in Hamilton county, why
did not appear here, and contest MIR. Pendleton'
seat There were two reasons, either OF Whch
was sufficient in ITSELF First, was too proud to
do it. Second, my constituents were too proud
to permit me to do it. was to proud too ask re-
dress at the hands of whig House, whose hatred
for me knew only to be commensurate with my
hatred for them. / speak politically l was too
proud to ask an Investigation at the hands oi wing
House, who knew possessed neither the magma
nimity, generosity, justice to do that which the
most indisputable evidence should have demanded
was too proud to appear before jury for the re.
dress of wrong and violence, many OF whom
knew were the very inventors and wrokers OF tha
very organized system Of swndling by which thai
wrong and that violence were effected. was toe
proud to ask any favor, or even justice, at the
hands of my enemies and was too proud to apply
to a House for the redress ola violence, knowing
as did, that more than onehaf of its members heit
their seals by virtue of the same system OF frauds
by which was deprived of mine. My conshtu
ents were too proud to permit me to ask TOR the re
dress of violence which they had the power them
selves to redress, and which violence they have re
dressed-thoueh that redress would have beeI
much more triumphant, could they have provoked
MIR. pendleton to have been the opposing candl
date; but into that he was neither to be kicked no
coaxed, because (as the rude democrats said) HI
vanity and ambition had cost him too much already
The democrats say (and have never heard whl
deny it that he paid 800 900 for three letters oil tn
alphabet, to the end that he might have title pre-
fixed to his name. WELL l know no reason VIII
man may not purchase title in this country
we'll as in any other; and he may place that title
the head or tail of his name, as his own fancy or hi
taste nav dictate. But 800 900 is a big price
paw for two consonants and one vowel, which, i
their ORDER are to be placed HON, to give ther
their most potent meaning; and that meaning ma
convey honor or disgrace. Nor does the price aug
ment the honor or diminish the disgrace If
who possesses them procured them in an honorabl
way, or if they have been awarded as the price
intelligence, patriotism, and virtue, they are bu
the evidence of merit due to him who wears them
but if they have been purchased at the expense
virtue and patriotism, and in the commission
treason, bribery, and perjury, they should be, an
will be, worn as mark of disgrace and infamy.
leave Mr.. Pendeton and his Kentucky cut-thro'
rufan and thievng constituents to decide the que:
ton.
Mr. Speaker, it is a divine truth, and is regarde
= as maxim far and wide as civilized society, III;
sseyu should mol be done that good may come Of It,
, When the moral part of community in ls4o re
7 monstrated against the means which were resorte
to by the federal party to overthrow the democrac!
the universal answer was, that "the end JUSTINE
=, the ,neans.'' Now. sir, wish to say somethn
about the means that were used, and the end effec
+. eddy the means; and think will be able to sho
that the end was worthy of the means, and tn
h means worthy of the end, and that they were bo'
i. worthy of each other,
:, This government has been IN existence somethn
d more than half century under its present organ
;, zation. There are members in this House WI
l. are seniors OF this government For forty years
s its whole existence it has been under democrat
administration; and although it has, for the balanf
| e A. ,;,,. and at two different times, been fros