Democratic banner., 1846-08-01

"Fielden J. Lewis has declared himself
an independent candidate to represent
Pike county in the next legislature. Mr'
Lewis is a thorough going Democrat"
missouri (Bowling-Green) Journal
1t is strange what interest the Journal
takes in the welfare of Democrats. How
does it happen that the Wing editor of the
Journal is authorized to announce Mr.
Lewis as a thorough going democrat, when
the editor of the democratic paper is in
formed by Mr.. Lewis himself, that he has
no wish to become a candldate: II Mr..
Lewis is a candidate We have yet to Learn
ii; and we would suppose, that as he is a
"horougA going Democrat" our oppor-
tunity of knowing it, would be as good as
that of the editor of the Journal. He per-
ceives that the democratic candidate is the
favorite of the people, and that al his CT
forts to force them to the support of the man
of his choice, must prove abortive, and
hence the stratagem resorted to. As he
cannot drire the whole Wing party to the
support of his choice, he would endea"or
to make the impression, that there are two
democratic candidates in the field, thereby
hoping to divide the democratic vote. But
the people will readily perceive the trick;
and the honest portion Of all parties will
despise it. They will vote as they please,
regardless of the efforts of the Journal to
control the election, whether by party drill,
or by trick. We are sure that he will not
find many green enough to bite at his whig
hook baited with a Thorough going Demo-
erat."
Voters of Pike, we have but a few ords
to say to you about the election. We pre-
sumo that you have already made up your
decision, according to the dictates of your
own conscience and your own judgment,
as to whom you wish; 10 represent you in
the next legislature. Then be sure that
you vote in accordance with that decision.
Let not the efforts of those, who would con-
troll the election for their own sinister pur-
poses, influence you to revoke it. You are
freemen! then its your duty to make your
own choice, and express that choice at the
Polls. The constitution of your State has
guaranteed toyou, the privilege of select
ing your own representatives; and it is your
duty, your bounden duty to exercise that
privilege. tits natural that you should feel
some preference, that you should have d
choice between the candidates; then it is
not only your privilege, but your duty to
express that choice. He who feels no in
teresti in the election Of his representative
is but a poor citizen of a republican gov
eminent. He throws upon others a duty
which he ought to perform. He shirks a
responsibility which he ought to assume.
"The accounts which we have received
of the Senatorial canvass between Messrs.I
Biggs and Priest in Rails, which was COM
pleted on the 18th inst, are quite CRAFTY
ing.-[Mo. Journal.
The information which we have received
from different portions of that county, wei
opine would not be quite so gratifying toI
the editor of the Journal. Our informationI
is from such sources, that we are induced
to credit it;and by it we are assured that Coll
Priest will unquestionably lead the ~"whceI
horse'' in that comfy, by a considerable
majority. This information We have OBJ.
tanned not only from democrats, but from
Wings also. Next week will settle thoi
question as to the credibiIity of the infor-
nation Of. the Journal. Till then We are dis
posed to doubt it; and whether our doubts, t
0re Veu founded nous ycrrOn<. I