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but not tnattentlpe Observer u t"e Soy'"So
and doings Of the present sanvass' AND
like othars of your correspondents | have
been struck with the extraordinary and in
consistent conduct of the wing leaders in
their malignant opposition to our worthy
candidate for the Legislature. We have
bsd candidatesfof this station, for several
wears past, who were as youthful, as sun-
sshasd," as poor, and had as little pecunis-
~ interest in the county, as Mr.. Henderson,;
and these candidates have mos usually bssaI
Bssgs- / donOtremsmbertha our friends
made any objection to Mr.. Porter, or to Mr.
Broadheai when they were before the Peo-
pie, on account of heirbeing young, or be-
cause they were poor, and had no interest
to attach them to us. The latter gentleman
when he was up for the Convention had
besaa resident Of the county quite as short
a period, had as little visible worldly eff
fscts, was in every respect as s'unsettled"
then, ss Mr.. Hendersoniis now ; and with
out intending any d~isparagement to that
gentleman, I hesitate not to say, that his
claims upon the people were no stronger.
his talents no better, and his practical infor-
nation less. Have the friends of these
gentlemen discovered, that the people have
had q plethora of such Legislation, as they
dOsed them with? Do they suppose the
people of the county sick unto death Of tl,eir
legislation 2-lawyers Legislation by unset
tied msn. Do they seek to take advantage
Of this supposed state of public feeling !?
After having proited by the confidence Of
the people in young lawyers. to their ovn
hearts content, until it has beer abused by
them, they are now found raising a clamor
againt = young man situated as they we're
then. and in fact asking the people tn pass
sentence of condemnation upon The act Of
placing confidence in them. But with our
opponents "what is sauce for the goose is
not sauce for the gander." That which
was no objection, ma a recommendation to
their candidates, is an insuperable one to
ours. Why is this? How can We recon-
Gle this strange inconsistency? How is it,
that they have just discovered that the p.o-
pie have been making fools of themselves,
and that the wing party Of this county have
been the veriest duPes, that ever exercised
the right Of suffrage? may not have as
signed the true reason for this glaring incon-
sistency in the conduct Of our opponents /;
If not, it can only be found in the marked
and prominent difference between the prin-
ciPles and feelings of the two parties.-|
When the wings bring forward ayoung|
man, a lawyer, Who has no Visible property
to bind him il. interest to the county, the
democrats make no objection to him on that
account. But reverse the case, and the
vhig fuglemen start with horror, and are
struck with utter establishment. Now there
must be some reason for this, founded in the
principles Of the two parties. Democracy
Is liberal, while whiggery is exclusive
Democracy confdes in men, and in youngI
men; whiggery distrusts the people, and
fears change and innovation ; and therefore
prefers sse and error, to youth and right.
democracy is watehfal over the rights oil
men vAiggsry looks to the protection of
me rights Of property, and consequently
prefers to elevate men Of property to mem
without it "retfog' and Grnbbin Hoe"l
oe|ee. 70 Mr.. Henderson because he has mol
'Hse!ssf Uncommon with us-Asi if it requir-
90 mat = man should own houses and LOTS.
iaaa' snaslsves. to identify him in interest
win the nss.ofshs people. In other words
: candidate Tor DE legislature should have
some property, a little Of the treasure that
pef'shssh. before heis qualified to represent
Ips people, The cossrIrurros requires
no'usA qualification; but these writers are
WISER than the constitution andits framersilI
sat says "M." 10 aiate number of the .sev-
ss'y-sz no such objection has been urg-
50 against Mr.. Henderson-this is a crea-
asn Of yosr own fancy. But sir If this is