The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-01-25
THE BASTARD WING STATE CONVENTION
ANOTHER BACK oUT-WHIG DANDIES

-ANOIHER BACK OUT-WHlG DANDlES
AGAINST FARMERS, &c.
The last Coshoc,on Democrat contains letter from
David spangler positively refusing TO be made wing
candidate for Governor upon any consideration whatev-
er. Igave great delight 10 the whg leaders here, but
why it did SO, we Of course cannot tell, except it be
that they glad 10 see the whig lawyer Convention
punished for thrustng farmer Uhrch 10 one side, and
putting lawyer sapP his place, as eecor. That was
hard hit at Tuscarawas whiggery, when The whig
dandies Of Columbus told them "lhey ought to he tied
to bulls TAIL &C. for offering to put an old farmer on
the ticket when there were many better men (hat
is wig dandy lawyers) in the ranks. They would
teach The whg leaders of Tuscarawas, what they ought
10 have known before, that il was against whg ptin.
cipos to put farmers into important Offices. Bnt no-
wihsanding this dandy whg decree against farmers,
we believe Mr.. Uhrch would make as good an elector
as any of them. True he may not have so much learn
ing but he has more honesty and what's better be he
yer cheated his neghbors by taking,he benefit of Cays
swindng Bankrupt law But lei US return to the Go.
vernon. We are told there was letter in Columbus
from Spangler [before he was nominated telling them
The woud for any thing; but the whg leaders
kept secret and go. the rank and file 10 go him blind
folded Now why all this knavesy' why fool the dele.
gates, and cheat them into the support of man WHOM
the leaders knew would not rum II was to hide The
disgrace they had brought upon the whg party by calling
a,convenon at time when the country was disguised
h cooneyv and on the very day Of the very month too
that old Adams British Stamp Act was passed. They
undertook to call out The people, and raise another spree
lke that of ls40 but falling inheir purposes. sddgh,
prevent the abortion by humbuggng what ow did at
tend. But whats miserable failure is It after all, and
what pickle does it place whiggery in. Both Corwn
and Spangler refused 10 be made the scape goats and
now the the odium rests upon such men as Wright,
Kelley & CO. True, Corwin. and Spapgler both said
their pricate business prevented them from running
But what of lhal Did not these whg lenders tell US
that tho country could never prosper till whiggery got
inopowel Ifthen whggery was so good for the coun.
try, why did these two back out from serving their
country, and merely the prelence Of "private bus
Iess II is an old aud true maxim, that thongh man
has bs day to ve II is his duty to devote tina; day
to the service of his country But here I'VE find Cor.
win and Spanger letting The country go 10 the devil,
and whigsey too rather than give up their private bus>
ness That is patriotism is i'll This shows how fimsy
their apology is, and enables every man Of common
TO :heir true motive for not running which IS
about this: They said to themselves 1--WE fooled and se-
duced the people and betrayed them in 1s40we exci-
ted ,hem-we got them drunk-Tve took their money
and gave them promises which were never redeemed;
bu, things have changed and reaction has taken place
--the people see through hypocrisy and will not
rust usthey have become sober-and what is of more
Importance we have no money nor Banks to help us
consequently if We come before the people we have
90 deceived and betrayed, hey will put the mark Of
Cain upoL US" This was the true reasoning of Gorwin
and Spangler;. they shrewd men as far as
any body, and we're not to bo caught in The trap
again. There are hundreds of honest wings in the
gsme position, who only wanted prelext for refusing
AOgo with the leaders, and this back out Of Corwin and
6pangler gives them an opportunity to retreat On the
gtodnd Of 'prioate interest" purely. Come out from
among them, then. Let no brow beating keep you
bound to he:corrup leaders Of federalism. Their prn-
cPles are against your principles, and agonst your pr-
gate Interests Ifhey attempt to shame yOu for leaving
'hem point to Corwin and spanger for your examples
fell ihem if these refuse TO serve Whiggery any
longer il time honest refusing to serve The
party also. .,.n tst.EtaE