The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1846-08-01
For lhe Spirlt of Democracx.

Mr.. EDIToR--A late number of your papeI
contains call on the subscriber, from good old
| DEMOCRATIC WAYNE to become candidate fol
Congress at the ensuing fall election. As numer-
Gus enquiries on the same subject, have been ad.
dressed to the und ersigned, within the last year
from other sources, tits desirable to give my fell
low-citlzens final and compendious ans wer.
No man could entertain more grateful sense OF
the kind and generous partially of numerous
friends so often and so perseveringly manifested.
II therefore now decline to be candidate for that
distinguished trust II must not be attributed to want
OF sensibility or gratitude towards my FRIENDS.
very distinguished individual has SAID that
"personally he had no objection to the annexation
OF Texas" So in candor must add that person.
ally have no objection to seat in Congress. On
the contrary the burthen of large and increasing
family and the pressure OF narrow and difficult pe-
cunIary circumstances, would make an election to
that elevated station very pleasant and gratifying,
il swayed by personal considerations alone. But
in public affairs, personal and selfish considerations
should be forgotten and overlooked. Individual
Interests ought never for moment to come in COM
petition with those of the public, and my intimates
and associates will, unquesionably do me the jus
lice to testify that from the very first broachng of
this subject, have declared that, could be much
more useful TO the public in another aud adr-
rotcer sphere. Does any man in eastern Ohio, feel
Let him seek a seat IN our Legislature, go to Co.
lumbus and make war on that army of SPECTATORS
who have encamped near the State Treasury for
the last twenty-five years!!
His emouments will be scanty, his labors will be
ample, his opponents will be numerous and formi-
dabe, and in the spring he may return with atten-
uated flesh, with hight purse and with the proud
consciousness that he has performed his duty
where few would have the courage to perform it,
The sentinel in garrison town calls out at dead
of night all is we'll" A sentinel on our Buckeye
walls, who. would at present, make the same dec
laration, would be false and faithless guardian
of the public veal. All is NOT well in Ohio We
have revenue system, that ought to be revised
and amended, banking system, that ought to be
abolished, and foul, bastard system of internal
improvements that ought 10 be utterly extermina-
ted and destroyed. The subscriber hopes soon to
see the day when the artillery of democracy will
be turned uponths entrenchments of this system of
fraud and inquity with as runous effect as the ar
tilleTy of New Orleans and Palo Alto. was turned
upon the enemies of our country. lti due to de-
mocracy, PROGRESSIVE democracy, that il should be
so. Does any man doubt this? Let him reflect
that "ta2ation is the price OF social order" That
taxation can only be rghtfully applied to govern
mental purposes and that more than six sevenths
of our public taxation applied to mere private,
local and speculative purposes. and his doubts will
be allresolved. But II will not do my feow-cit-
zens the injustice TO suppose that this proposition
stands upon debateable ground in GOOD OLD Mon
ROE. We have suffered too much by the doings
of that host of adventurers nsolvents, bankrupts,
sharpers, knayes, swindlers, rogues, plunderers
and defaulters, who have swarmed upon our fair
land to defraud our people and g eat out their sub
stance, In conclusion shall only add that though
grateful ahd thankful to my friends not only in
Wayne but in the county at large, | shall not be
candidate for Congress at the ensuing election
If blessed With life and health | shall probably at
some future period become candidate for a seat
in the General Assembly of our own State, again
to join the corps of indomitable TREAsURY
GUARDS, il such should be the will of my fellow
citizens; otherwise can remain in the retirement
of private life withouta wish or an aspiration ior
a more public station. Ss s,
N EDWARD ARCHBOLD.
Woodsfield, July 25, 1916.