The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-05-19
TIe Two DAYS nd CoIumbus.

eN nOtOtoue, anu why bnouiu not OHo nave net -lWo
days" thar history may also commemorate thcm' The
"sree days" bloody ones-ihe "two days not
aud that is the difference Both important "izzled"
out without changing the condition ofIhe world or produ
cling any striking change in mankind.
We remember upon occasion, when an important
mesaure was before Congress 10 possess ourselves ofa o
Oregon to which President PoIk declared title 10 be
clear aud unquestionable" that the "senio indignant at
the course his party was about pursue, aud more espe
ciay for giving no,orety paper over which ne then
had the CONTROL cried aloud "Teason stalks abroad In he
rapitoi for which cry the Senate kindly forbade him
seat in their hall and his paper hZsed ou-wo say th
we remember the article in question and talked very oud
osans "treason aud traors" More recently, we have
heard him. IN long winded articles, speak about "taors"
at home who ided the MeXicans &c.
lle would one have imagined, in those times, that the
same individual would, early day, himself turn ua
tor to his State and attempt, vi ct arms 10 overturn heF
laws and destroy her constitution. Vet 1t is even so. Tie
was principle actor in The GLORIOUS Two days. in Coum
hus He part aud parcel ofte Convention ofTraors
Now lei us gaze upon another picture. few years
since, distinctly remember the democracy of this coun
y will remember that certain distinguished worhes of
their party, native 10 Buckeye soil, upon occasions
memorable 10 them the defea Of Col Medil the 9th
the triumph of Dr. Ods proclaimed TO the world in
the hearing Of all parties that that latter gentlemen
miserable dishonest time ssruipg, trucking politician"
that he unworthy the support and confidence Of their
party and that thsy nepcr pon so HELP Con- hare
any political intercourse Nth him" All OF us remember
these things The remarks fell from the lips of those pro
Tossing be honest and pure democrats The democ
acy fhe county believed their professions and ayel some
| of the wings too
Those events have passed. Time wags along and Time
occasionally works great changcs hut time change
that mans heart and principles whO stepped so low in
political infamy that he purfes everything he touches
"wTO has sunk low in political degredaton that the
| hand Of resurrection cannot raise hm-'who In word
has even died for want ofpocal honesty We again ap
peal the democracy ofhe county DO they not rccolect
in times gone bye of hearing remarks of that kind come
from lips that forth few days since such persuasive
aud eloquent words at Convention in Columbus. MOI
that man las passed political redemption and can nsUer be-
come an honest politician
These men who either spoke truthfully and eoquenty
then raducingy sIanderousy and basey have upon
late occasion joined that man in movement which he
started and check by ow have united with him in Con.
vention and IN Committees
We say the democracy Of this county, who have been
wont honor these and listen 10 the 'tTuths' o
their creed they fell from their lips cherish them II you
wil-foow them-love then-reverence them though
they lead you 10 utter destruction But when you have
your errors when you have fallen and find it too late
TO raise again. when you your State ruined and your
country destroyed say not that there was no one TO warn
you your destruction Time aud again has the warning
voice been raised to bid you beware political adventures
and each time you have refused TO head H. When you see
your danger, it may he too late.
j But to return to 'the Convention. We have
said il was n "fzzle' and so it will prove to be.
What! Does any one suppsoe that 2l5 men, ap
pontedby scarcely as many more, can in thi'
State, where there are near 300 900 voters set a
the business Of the Supreme Court, whose duty i
is to decide upon the cons titutionaty of laws
overturn the constitution and make new govern
, ment for all these voters their wives and children
in tro days GLORIOUS" though they be, or in iba
many hundredl We do not know what iacobin
might do, were they sufficiently numerous; bu
they scarce and far between. They are will
ling to go to destruction, for place and power
provided the masses follow them; but when they
f see disposition in the mass to hold or turn back
they become as quiet as lambs, for they have no
, the courage to go alone. Their guilty conscence
render them craven.
n The mass Of the party do not want carnage anC
=. boodshed. They would shrink from such fear
e full spectacle. And well the jacobin lenders know
it, Hence they have agreed to stop proceeding
for the time being-they have even Condescend
ed, consistent Locofccos as they are to elect un
der the "abominable" apportionment law, whicl
they say is no law and for fear ofa quorum intent
to pledge their candidates, il feected, not to take
the oath ofSffice. Now all this they know is un
constitutional, without a semblance of common
sense. For we believe that there are sufficient
number of democratic districts and counties on
of the movement to form quorum. But, then
when men commit such sheer folly, we shoul,
), allow them the nearest loophole to creep out Of
- And besides all this good honest souls, who nev
or 'died for want ofpolilical honesty" they hav
:. appointed committee of safe;y"-whose chic
duty will be to keep their party together it the,
can. Aud then if they cant do this, why the,
will consult their own safety by moving into Lo
cofoco districts or changing in Democratic ones
any thing for selfand office.
In our paper of to-day we have performed on
duty us chronicler of the times. We have con'
u what we could to har the actors in the "tw'
days. down to luturity-hoping that they vii
r reap all the glory aud honor Of their Every dis
0 Interested movement"