The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-08-29


ofMr Clay by the Wings is insult to their own par
~, 10 say nothing oflhe Democracy -Four years ago
they thought him too unpopular to run. As he has not
changed, the Whig Raders must have supposed that
now the people had ahered their minds Or lost their
memories If was not safe to run Mr. Clay four
years ago, what makes safe now2 This question
has not been answered.
Who win vote for Henry ClayT
This is question easily answered. Every old Hart
ford convention Federalist, who kasset changed his
bueiyht principles will vote for Henry Clay! When
you find aman who was Fedefalist once, and is now
Demccrat he will tell you that he became convinced
lathe was on the wrong side and changed his opln-
IONS There are few, very few such. But among the
great mass of Federalism who now call themselves
Wings you can not find who will admit that he has
changed at ALL and he would be telling falSehoed ifhe
said he had. federalism and the Wing party are iden-
tica-the same hing and every unchanged Federalist
will vote for Clay.
Every United States Bank man will vote for Clay.
He has shown his devotion to that institution too often
to make his course in relation TO it matter Of doubt
He urged the passage Of he fifty million Bank al the
Extra Session. He has put National Bank forward
boldly as one Of the measures of his party He did not
call it "National currency" in his speech at Raleigh but
National Bank So all who wish to have another
trial of that "obsolee idea" all whose palms are itch
ing for its subsidies all who wish 10 engage in the spec
uatlons engendered by its regulating movements-al
who wish for succession Of seasons Of fictitious pros
perity and terrible evusions, will vote for Clay. Let
us trust that those who would live in this exciting gam
bers life are very few compared with the masses who
are content with the and steady gains OF honest
industry. ..
Every man who wishes for an aristocracy and thinks
he would might belong to it, will vote ior Clay All
who admire the government and social condition oil
England, with her nobility and aristocracy forming a
dazzling constellation ofweah and magnifcence, while
her millions are suffering from nakedness huLger dark
ness, and despair All the admirers OF this state OF
things unAedged boys and breadandbutter misses
whose ideas Of society are drawn from English novels
Of high lie will Of course be in favor OF Mr. Clay and
the party whose whole system of measures is calculated
10 bring about such a state Of things, gratifying no
doubt to the wealthy and exclusive few, bat full OF mis-
cry for the hard-worbing many.
All who are IN favor OF adding power 10 capital and
depressing labor will vote for Clay and assist in carry
ing out Whig measures. The distribution OF the pro-
eeeds ofhe poor, and at the same time increase by mil
lions the profits Of the stockholders in our manutacur-
ing establishments The tendency of high restrictive
and protective tariff has been and must be TO shut up for
egu markets. cripple our commerce, raise the price OF
nearly all that the agculurist is obliged 20 buy, and
lower the price of all that he has to SELL and those who
are in avor of paying more and receiving less, will
bring about by voting the Whig ticket. We appeal
to the experience of every farmer if this not true We
appeal to the laboring men of this country tosay wheh
e the effect of Whig measures for the last three years
has not been rather turn thecuen OF national wealth
into the Golfers Of the few than to distribute among
the many. Here is the great point. The nation is
growing in wealth faster than ever nation was since
The world began The Wing doctrine is, the fewer this
wealth is confined to the better, and all their measures
seem to have that object in view. The democratic doc
trine is equa rights and equal privileges" Democrats
do not believe in benehing few at the the expense o
the many, and so will not vote for MI. Clay
The private character of Mr.. Clay is nothing in COM
parison with these great principles of Government and
political economy. Federalists, bank men, the ariso-
cracy speculaors and The small breed Of dandies who
think monarchy the nearest approach we can have
to il, decidedly the thing who detest the vulgar rabble
whose labor supports them in ideness; who call every
hard handed and bsownfaced son Of toll "demd dem
oera" all these will vote for Mr. Clay wihoutregard
to his character-er rather his vices so fashionable
that they would not be any objection. II all accounts
aie true, the young gentlemen who confirmed MIR Clays
nomination were not all backward in Initiating the vice
of their bco idol OF an "American gentleman ntheiI
progress through Baltimore, they literally followed in
his footsteps
We have seen who viii vote for Mr.. Clay, ard, con
stfuted as human nature is, he viii get pretty large
vote The class in favor of such man and such prin
cples has been increasing in this country. The ole
monster bank reared large brood Of these beautiful
birds, The country in 1885 and '36 was prolific o
them They are in futter OF agony at the idea OF
Democratic administration They are horrihed at tht
prospect that such an unfashionable man as James X
Polk should be elected Presi1ent-a man whose virtues
are more conspicuous than his talents
Weare sorry to add that beside these, there will b
some honest well-meaning men, who WILL at some no
distant day, have repent and be ashamed of yotin
for Henry Clay but as their votes will not bequte nu
merous enough to elect him hev viii have the satisfac
ton Of seeingihe country safe and happy, and to oc
hat their mistake was MOI fatal one.
Who will vote for Polk and ballast
This is rather the most interesting question that ca
be put just now, and we shall try TO answer il i9l
u ~ 81 -As NJ (
All Democrats will vote for Polk and Dallas, melt
ding very large majority ~sbelieve SflIe america