The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-08-05

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voice, she is whig.'') Somebody
cries out that lie is whig, but all Of
you know--thatis, all Of you that know
any thing about it-you know that he
was nominated for the sole reason that
his principles were not known, and that
there was once more chance for the
federal wings Of the whig party to
smuggle man into power, whose prin-
ciples were unknown. If you do it,
he will Tylerize you. (Cheers and
laughter.) But how is this, my fellow
citizens? Is it fair--is it just--is it gen.
erous--is it republicans it honest,
TO ask great people, composed Of me-
chanics, laborers, farmers, lawyers,
doctors, merchants working men
in their various ways-men who work
for their daily bread at the counter, the
anvil. in the field, or in the workshop;
a voting people-a wise peopIe-a po.
litically agitated people-men who are
raising families, and who have an i'm
mense stake in the preservation Of
public liberty for themselves and their
posterity--is it right and just to ask
such people to place the political des-
tiny of this great country into the
hands of man who says, will not
tell you whatI will do with it till | get
possession of it? Would any man
here employ another to work for him.
would any man here put the most triv-
ial trust into the custody Of another;
would any man here give 10 another
the power Of attorney to do any thing
in his name, however unimportant--if
the person to whom he was about to
give it should say-s'I will tell you
what use | will make of this trust after
have got my fingers on it?' And yet
| it is thought that such people as this
Can be humbugged out Of their votes---
the cool, deliberate working man, the
mechanic, the merchant, the laborer,
the professional laborer--aIl this des.
cripiion Of people--is it possible, in
God name, that they can call them.
selves men Of sense and worthy citi'
zens of free country, and yet say 10
anybody and everybody who may pre-
sent himself, "give us the drum and
fife, and we will give you the liberties
Of the country?" "Go l5 @a.
/ No, my feIIow.citizens, the demo
cratic party have presented to your ac
ceptance man who has been soldier
too. He has fought Great Britain
when many Of those men now recon-
mending Gen. Taylor TO you were or
| tie side of Great Britain. He, too
has seen service in the field, but it j:
not for that, that we ask you to vote
for him. Wespeak of this service a.
one among many evidenceSof the pa
triotism Of the mans heart. The rea
sons why we ask you 10 vote for hin
are greater. The reasons are to bt
found not only in the purity Of his pri
vate character and the uniformity OF hi
patriotism from his boyhood upwards
but in his merits founded on the dep,t
and strength of his mind; in his pas
experience in public affairs; as Gov
crnor OF Michigan in the most perilou
times of the Republic, at the close o
the war; as Governor; as Secretary o
| War under Gen. Jackson; as Ministe
to France; as Senator in Congress. II
all these various departments he ha
| fulfilled the duties Of a faithful citizen
Of an ardent lover Of his country, 0
an able legislator, Of an able Governor
and, above all, of an honest man
loud cheering and applause. Thes
4 are the reasons why the attention o
the democracy Of the Union was turn
ed towards him, when it became ne
cessary to make choice Of its candidat
for President. They could not choos
everybody. There was but one offic
TO fill-they could choose but one ma
as candidate. The democracy ha
many worthy men among whom i
choose. There are a number that
could name, whose fame and greatnes
are familiar to US all. But one Of then
could be chosen, and in sitting an
casting about for man who would, un
der all circumstances, best suit III
democracy of the Union, Lewis Cas-
Of Michigan was adopted as The dem
ocratic candidate. (Cheers.) TIL
4 West--the great Notwithstanding
is rising, with the strength Of a gian,
brought forward Lewis Cass; not witt
arrogance, not on the ground Of exclu
siye right, but as one of her earlies
/ friends, as one who had gone ther,
when no body but Indians inhabited tn,