Holly Springs gazette., 1845-03-08

uexailOn" is challenged. These heretics
prefer, however to protest IA the chuTch,and
not 70 prote.t themselves on! or it--they ar
very great patrio:s. but .heir ambition does
not aspire 10 she crown of maflyrdom for
conscience sake Accordingly, they vote
Tor the candidate. protesting against his o.
pnions-lhey sustain the party, protesting
against is measures-theY eatrust with
power men sworn 10 specific exercise oi
IT, protesting against such exercise. There
was even largo class of voters at the
north who could be induced to lend their
aid to the elec,ion ef the Democratic cans |
didates, only by the consideration that q |
Wig Senate would preclude the possIbill- |
ty OF their mad shemes Of Annexation being |
carried out The depth OF such poltroon-
cry IS unfathomable--
"The force of faction could not further
go"
and upon this as the climax of proof we
rest the demonstration of our proposition.
| But aside from all the Influences TO which
we have adverted we find a sincere conyIc-
lion that great actual as well as moral
fraud in the election was perpetrated oy the
| Radica faction, and that to this cause our
defeat may be fairly set down. The Ptac-
qltimiaes transaction, by which. within a
narrow precinct there were cast more deHa-
ocratic suffrages than the entire population
of men, woman and children, has never
been explained: and the charge OF direct
and concerted fraud based thereon never
/ rebutted. "Ex pede Herculem, III THIS
fcotpviat be so broad and deep, how vast
and rnonstrous the body. could we but
trace its form and lineameats We can
not cucumber our pages with extended ta>
bles, or we would exhibit the evidence upon
which we base our opinion. tha. New
York, Pennsylvania. Georgia and Lou!sl'
. ana were carried by trGud not deceptive
argument not lying assertion. not trick nor
bribery do we speak Of now, but the aotsa-
, right and oiolea fra@9s o. asSsga!, Jesse /,
spurious r0tes.
Tins was, when the democratic party
sesracd to have sqaken a bond OF fate" for
, the security and permanenee Of their aasaEa-
I ttttcuey. and The ranks of a Watchfui sRd
fearless opposition were the only line OF
: nublic service open to the conservative
; patriotism of the country. Ths intrinsic
worthiness OF our principles. and the pa
!. | dent and disinterested adhesion to ths1n, OF
! the best and ablest men of the nation, through
4 long adversely, gradually won upon popu-
: lar favor, and the trhig party. year oy ySaf'
d | gained strength In the country, The eat
: aslropha to public credit and prosperity
e which the wicked principles and perserve
n measures Of The Radicals wrought under
q Mr. Van Buren's administration, hastened
e | their downfall. and gave US triumPh,eom'
!. plete in appearance, but perhaps premature
/ | The death of Harrison and the treason oil
, | Tyler swept away the fruits OF cur success
i and under accumulated diseourag gemenis
! the battle was to be fought over again. L
?. has been fought, and noby foughti and \
/. our discontinue were complete and Enai
n if with .pur party's disaster the suE OF oul
ot country's destiny had gone down forever
.. I've do not know that any just selfreProach
r. es would have embittered cur panSs al de
e feat
,t- A survey ofthe whole matter. however
n in its length and breadth. and from its De
lis ginning 10 its end, forbids us to attribut
ne any such importan! character, or !
~ tmpute and such serious consequences I
il he issue Of the late Struggle. We eannc
is- hut regard it as eviaeing ioftimde, sole
N, av. and concord in the whig organization
ice 10 which j: has been for q long time grow
= mo. indeed, but which ii never until no
its has reached-as evidence Of a diffGssion
snl sound polllfcal opinions, and prevalenc
ice. Of active patriotism throughout the Ian
riff " which recall, almost, the heroic age Of OF
o. hssory-as showing a general popuarl
on, and confirmed numerical Strength on Il
ST. side of conservative principles which tht
no have never before Tegained slace the clio
ing Of Washinotons administration. We loo
O. uuon the success of our opponents as {
ade last, the feeble, the holtoso victory oil "
ned ming power-a victory which has exhal
At ted their resources and crippled tht
han strength, and yet has given them no nt
ric stronghold. secured them no more sdvs
est. tggeous position for the continuance o. I
far war. As the bold experiment Of stsses'
r.- profligacy, or absolute suhlectioR of eve
our ihiae in the shape OF views. teaets. opinie
|, a and principles to the snooth workings
lght partv machinery. has never been tried
fore. so, we predict il cen never In this g.
era:ion succeed again. Nor has the e7sd
,Mo'n M this late experiment Jet trsnspired-ti IS
,N early to predicate OF 1t complete succ
ion0 even for the immediate purposes
loi fierce accusation of the ruined Macbesh
cio vet to be sounded. by an iueensed Gems
ino' uency IN the ears OF these political VIA
o'- in soIemn retribulion for their frauds;
rmly aAnd be these juggling fends - 1sTsessss
. has That paIter with Us in q double sense
II Thai keep the word Of promise to our sal
~ And break it TO our hope.
can. To conclude, we recur to the stern g
erse ment of our motto, and inquire Nne