The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-06-07

federal otflce-nunter 10 guZLie uoWh' Dut "u't
be brief on each head; SO place the charge OF ex-
travagance Of the Presidents House,. gold spoons,
French bedsteads," &e-to general falsehood No.
The day-laborers were told that If they would
ion the federalists in the overthrow Of the demo-
cratic party, they should receive two dollars day
and good roast beef. Ihold banner in my hand;
here it Isl and here is the promise Here is the in
scription. 1t reads:
SIX IND A FOURTH CENTS Il DAY
AND SLEEPS PLUCK TO THE L-dBOUR-
ER UNDER T.d.N BUREN, g
TWO DOLLARS A Day AND GOOD
ROAST BEEF UNDER GEN HdRRiSON.
This was your promise, and this your flag, dis
played in all your cavalcades, and in all your hard
cider orgies and bauchanallian feasts far and wide
How has that promise been fulfilled? Thousands
of honest laborers will answer next fall through the
balotbox-that they can get but twenty-five cents
day and no beef at ALL So I place that promise
to the credit ofNo. g.
The federalists in the last Congress made but one
attempt at rerenchment, and that attempt was but
insolent hypocrisy, and made to deceive. The
democrats, in aformer Congress, reduced the price
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eraliss into power prior to electing the gov
ernment printers, they passed resolution reducing
the price of printing twenty per cent, or FIVE per
cent. more, and then elected Gales & Seaton prn-
tiers. That was the show of retrenchment, and un-
der that contract and resolution was the public
reduction of the price, more printing was given to
Gales & Seaton, by near one-half, than ever was
given to public printers before by any Congress in
the same length OF time. But that was not all; at
the close of The last session, and to of the last
appropriation bills, was made an amendment ap-
propriating forty thousand dollars to Gales Sea-
ton, in addition to price stipulated in the contract
Thus was the public treasury robbed to feed and fat
ten pampered favonte partizan So much for the
only attempt to fulfil the promises ofretrenchment
That hypocritical show and false pretence mark
mo. @.
Sir, my time, and the limits Of speech, will moi
permit me to prosecute the subject. If had time
I could fill volume with these startling and damn.
ing falsehoods have selected those general ant
unvarnished ones, because they were connected
with promises the more effectually to mislead the
thoughtless and unwary; because they were appeals
to the passions, to cupidity, and TO avarce. Wher
you hold up the promises made in 1910 to the fed
eralists, and ask them, why have you not made the
retrenchments and reforms you promised 10 the
government expenditures Where is the plenty
of money, and of good quality, you promised!-
Why have you not preserved that sacred principle
of patrotsm-toleration in ofice--for the abuse o
which YOU so denounced the administrations off
jackson and Mr. Van Buren,? Why did you Lo
"proscribe prescription" Where is that briian
prosperity you promised to every institution, to ev
cry interest, and to every person of the country'-
But above all, where is that two dollars day ant
good roast beef you promised to the day laborer
The answer is, Oh! Gen. Harrison died, and Johr
5 Tyler turned traitor Every shifting whig whit
, fet, and bank spaniel, as well as every pompou
puffed up, haughty federal, aristocratic rag baro
, | has that answer at his tongues end
e Gen. Harrison did die, but John Tyler did no
f turn traitor. OF Gen. Harrison and his death,
!, have nothing to say. Peace be to his Names
he had any faults in his life am the last to speak
n them. Leths narrow tenement at North Ben
y conceal them. His virtues I will be first to spea
of on all proper occasions. But feel no restrain
in saying that the man you elect to fill the highei
!, station that man can occupy-to discharge dutie
the most important that can interest nation-b
a such unhallow ed means, and tor such unhallowe
a purposes,-he will die, too in one month. Ther
It is providence vino superintends this nation
t, holds its destines in His hand; His track is to
j. Seen In every path ofthe revolution that emancp
10 ted us; and he VINO sss..notsee His divine mterp'
siton throughout this administration is an innuei
IT iool-he may have his choice lpredict that,
the same means are to be used by the federalists
n secure the election ofther candidate, mean drum
s. en- orgies, empty and profane songs, coon-skin
al hard cider carousals and their kindred and Grimm
e means, perjury, treason, falsehood, corruption, b
t, berry, swindlng, andblasphemy; and the end to
u effected by such means is to break down our fr
s. institutions, trample upon the constitution, ar
"a subyert human liberty-the result win be as it h
., BEEN The workers Of such iniquity will fall befo
it the breath and vengeance ofajust God, as grass
fore the scythe. Ispeak Of the guilty, not of Il
'f innocent. But John Tyler did not turn traito
John Tyler has done nothing to merit such charg
ID This charge is made, because he vetoed the bal
J. bill.
a. The wings caught Tartar when they elect
r John Tyler-that is, they elected an honest man.
D. He was raised democrat, and prior to 1882 hi
always been democrat, and member OF the der
ocratic party some Of his last official acts, when
. member Of the United States Senate, were direct
with ability and eloquence against the Bank of d
IN United States. He was warm and ardent su
i potter of Gen. Jackson, and all the leading mea
s. ures of his administration, until what was call
>; the proclamation made its appearance. To son
j. Of the doctrines contained in that paper, he tot
l exceptions, and, for time, withdrew his suppc
and influence from the democratic party, under d
I lsupposition that he had abandoned the democrat
l fTyL-- - n.