The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1847-09-24
10 the WHY'S OF Fairfield.

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1t is important in many respects, that you should
keep up Your organization.
At the FALL election in every alternate year. you
ARE called upon to vote for a Governor OF your
State and you cannot poll for him your full
strength, unless you are organized.
In this Congressional District, the vote is close
and your majority but small. A few hundred
stay.athomc Wings would throw the district into
the hands of the Locotocos and you would be
wrongly represented in Congress. It's impor-
tunt, then, that an organization should be kept
up, so that at every election a lull Wing vote is
polled.
We are fighting against an active and well-or-
annized party. i is useless for an army OF un-
disciplined men to fight against u well.ordered,
well-drilled and well-disciplined force. With
twice the number defeat would be certain. A
party is similarly situated. Unless an o~rganiza-
ton is kept up, unless ut every opportunity the
Wings present to their opponents n bold and I'M
divided front, it is useless TO contend against them,
for EACH year will find us weaker and weaker un-
til our numbers grow smaller by degrees and
/ beautifully less" Every Wing would sorely la.
ment this state OF affairs and yet we will witness
il, unless we do battle continually and fight in
good order The principles, for which we con
tend, are worthy ofthe best efforts of the Ameri-
eau Citizen, and lie is unworthy Of his birthriSht,
who is unwilling to spend a small portion Of his
time for his Country's good.
But we have still IA stronger reason. Every
Wing feels that his principles are correct, that the
measures he wishes adopted are necessary to the
prosperity Of the State and Nation. His ardent
desire is TO see his principles maintained and his
measures carried out. To do this, lie must ~Ork,
lie must LABOR, he must TOLL. His country
and her prosperity demand his utmos; e%xertions,
and to perform his duty Ito elevate the condition OF
his country aud TO keep the government OF that
country pure aud uncorruptcd, isl work worthy
OF llis noblest efforts. Opposed to him he finds a
well-organized party, headed by bold and skill
IN. leaders, who are led on by the love of ''spoils,
and to fight these le too must present Il bold front
and "A disposition neUer 10 yield, Iii in vain to tell
us that there is no use To do battle in this county
where the majority against us is so large" II
shows n craven spirit and a disposition unworthy
an American lreemen. The principles and meas
ures of the Nation and State Wing party, we be
lieve to be Just aud necessary and we must, to do
our duty, contend for their maintenance. One
thing is certain. We cannot lose anything aud
we have everything To gain. Another thing Is us
certain. We cannot conquer, uGles we make
strong efforts To do so. We cannot do this, un'
less we keep wellorganized and fight our oppo'
nents ut every opportunity. Now is the time, Il
ever, To commence the work. They have never
been in so much confusion as at the present mo
meut. Their hard-money doctrine has unsettled
the minds OF many candid men Of their party
men who have the good Of the State at heart
Inst year they had another rallying point. Al
opposition, as unjust MS 1t was violent, was waget
against the Tax Law; but the operations OF tina
law have satisfied the people oil its Justice and e
quality and the Locoloco leaders are now driver
to the necessity Of rallyinS their followers unde
the hard-moacy flag alone. This, with them !
not u matter of choice, but OF ezpediency, nay ne
ccSStfy Inc people nave several INES alread.
decided upon this question and it was to be hope,
that it was permanently settled. But necessity
+. stern necessity has driven the party leaders to {
+ dept opposition 10 all species Of Banks MS thei
I. motto, for they well know that the Financial COZ
dition of our State, under the operations of til
Tax Law and through the good management an
strict economy Of Wing officers, has assumed {
prosperous a condition, that they dare not now a
tack the one or impeach the other. Let us the
10 to battle to fight once more the question of Ban
y, y, or no Buuk-let us present to them n well organ
M zed torce-and we have the welLtried integri
90 of ohio'S voters as a surety, that we can aga
90 beat them on this issue aud drive them from the
oU last rallyiug point.
90 Wings think of these things,