The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-10-18
From the Globe
APPEAL TO FORCE.

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The attack on the naturazed democratic Ger
mans, at the polls in Louisville, Kentucky, during
the late August election, we warned our friends
throughout the Unon was but leading the way TO
a system of intimidation which would be exten-
sively adopted in the approaching presidential
election. 1t has always been the policy of the
party laboring to suppant popular government by
a ,moneyed government, to make money ''the
sinews of the wars necessary to attain the object
NO plan suits the mean spirit and upstart presump-
tion OF vulgar class of money accumulators,
bloated with wealth derived from fraudulent
monopoly-the spawn of foul. legisation-so well
as that which converts their ponderous purses into
clubs in the hands of the venal and the vile-the
dregs of society-to beat down the right of suff.
rage in the persons OF the honest, hard working
classes, whom they would despoil in every way.
When the Bank Of the United States commenced
its war in politics against the democracy of Ken
lucky, under the direction of Mr.. Clay, corps of
bules were hired TO bese the polls in the contested
counties. The scheme proved successful in turn
ing the State against the democracy in places
where it was known to have the majority; and
such was the firm conviction of the necessity of
vindicatng the right Of suffrage thus assaed by
force, that measures were taken by the resolute
yeomanry to embody for the purpose 1t was not
until some fatal conflicts occurred, which raised
public attention to this prcmeditated attack, by
force, on the liberties Of the people, that this sort
OF organized bullying was abandoned. 1t was
resumed in Kentucky, as we have said in the
late Louisville city election, where the war was
made upon the naturalized voters, as more obnox-
ious TO the prejudces of their party, and as less
likely to enlist TIE sympathies of the other. We
have apprehensions that this Kentucky example
will have proved contagious in the excitement
which has been prepared for it by the fostering
encouragement extended by whigery to those who
have rallied as party to put down the rights of
naturaized citizens. Well informed persons among
the wings found some calculations in the defeat of
the democracy in Pennsylvania, on the expecta-
ton that the aaturalized c0teS qcW be driven
from the polls Gy force. 1t will be seen by the
following scrap, which we cut from the Pennsy-
vanian, that this had already begun in assaults
on the democratic processlen on Friday last; and
this, too, not only without provocation, but in
contempt Of the decorum and order evinced by
the democracy towards the ridiculous whig pro-
cession of coons, with their insulting banners,
which came of but few days before:
From the Pennsylvania.
OUTRAGE.-At several places the democratic
procession Friday evening was assaulted with
stones, brCkbats, and other missiles, by which
several Of the marshallS were seriously injured.
Hlr. Latferty, Of PassYunk, was SO much hurt as
to be incapable OF proceeding with the procession.
No one assaulted or interrupted the coon process
sion on Tuesday last. Comment is unnecessary
In Washington city, when the democrats inau-
gurated their hickory pole, the same violence
was committed from behind walls and fences, and
from windows. Several persons were hurt by
missiles, and the transparencies were broken. In
Baltimore, during the late election, the bloody
spirit of mob violence broke out in a more fatal
manner. The following, which we copy from the
Baltimore Republican makes it obvious that The
premeditated fury Of the federal mobs is to be |
directed particularly against our naturaized cit-
zens Club law is % fall first on the weakest and
those least likely to call up the sympathies and
support of the masses. We think federalism
mistakes the character Of the democracy. 1t will
fight for the right of suffrage guaranteed by the
constitution, no matter in whose persons it is |
assailed.