The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-06-13
From he Ohio Statesman.
The NOninatOns---our Flag is There.


This day, at the mast head of the Ohio Statesman
weTaise The flag Of JAMES X. POLK, for President
andGEoRGE NJ DALLAS, Tor Vice President and
in the thckest and the hottest of the coming fight the
Statesman will be found, as ever, contending for the
principles Of the democratic party and for the chosen
men to carry those principles into effect No cold and
halfway support will be dealt out for our heart and
soul being enlisted in the contest we will charge home
upon the enemy with the same good will as though
MARTIN VAN BURES, our first choice, had again been
the chosen standard bearer Of the American Demo-
To the friends Of Gen Cass, Mr. Buchanan, Col.
johnson, Commodore Stewart and Of the other dislin
sused names which have been presented for the Pres
dency we havea few words to say--a banter to make
During the campaign which has just ended, you pro-
claimed upOuthe stump andin yourpapers that il your
candidate was not nominated, with zeal untirng and
never tagging, yourwonld support the nominee. The
friends Of Mr. Van Buren said the same thing. The
democratic party Of Ohio, for the last twelve years,
have rallied around Mr.. Van Burcnwh zeal and f.
deity only equalled by the purity Of motives and up
rightness OF heart of the man for whom they baled-
While Ohio claims with pride to have been the first to
nominate him for Vice Presdenthe first TO nominate
him for Presdent-she was the last in Convention, to
desert him. and was only after his letter of declinaion
was read that they cast their votes for another Such
is the position of the Ohio democracy To the friends
of the other candidates, we have now proposition to
make, for we wish to test their devotion to the great
cause. We assert, that those who preferred Martin
Van Buren for President, will do 10 secure the
lection of James K Polk and George M. Dallas, than
will the friends OF any other of the distinguished gen.
tlemen named tor President and on this proposito
throw the gauntlet to the friends Of the other candidates
For the supporters Of Martin Van Buren, we claim the
front OF battle Where the hardest of the fighting is to
bedonewhee the assaults Of the enamy are the fereest
and most desperate-we claim that as our station
Ours because none will do battle with better will
ours because we yield to none in support ofdemocrac
principles regarding men as secondary object-and
ours because we are determined to fight better battle
to drive ances deeper into the ranks of the enemy
to make the banner Of the Ohio democracy geam in the
foremost ranks Of the assaulting party.
The challenge is to be taken only contention
nong friends, which shall do most to dscorn6 and de-
feathe enemy and can only decidedly action which
speaks louder than words.
Let the democracy Of Ohio, then, prepare for the
great battle which is only end in the election OF Polk
Dallas and Tod Let us be first in the field and charge
home upon the enemyhe foul corruption by which their
candidate securedhe office OF Secretary State in 1885,
& by which he deauded the galantJ out OF the
Presidency.
Charge home upon them the utter intamy OF Clays
private duelling intrigues-his gam
bng-his profanity-his denunciation Of naturalized
citizens as foreign hordeshis being for protection
day, and against it the nexhs strong opposition to the
swindling Bank Of the United States and when he be-
came the Feed AAymey his speeches in its tavor-his
denunciaon othe venerable Jackson-his being while
out of power, opposed to prescription, and, while in
power turning men out OF office for the crime Of being
democrats
Charge home upon them, that they nominated Theo-
dore Frelinghuysen, who they claim to be religious
that his character might be setof against the intamy
OF Clay's. ....
Charge home upon tsem, that Theodore Frelinghuy-
sen is so bgoted that he wars upon those who differ with
him in religious sentimentshat he is violently oppo
sed to the mails being allowed by law 70 run on Sun
daythat in heart aud SOUL he is with that party which
dsgraces the name OF American by its prescription Of
those who, like Lafayette, De Kalb, Montgomery, Pu-
laski and other revolutionary patriots had the misor
tune to be born in foreign country, and who sought an
asylum and home in our boasted land of liberty.
Charge home upon them, that the candidates Of the
democracy have cha racers pure that even SANDER
Gus federal press dare not assail hem-.that morally
and politically, they are honest-that in talents they
yield to none inthe federal ranksand let the cry
ofthe whole democracy of Ohio be, :Po LK, DALLAS
TOD, AND vICTORYG! 49,