Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-11-04
AN APPEAL TO THE wHIGs OF THE U. STATES.


The result of the recent elections in Pennsylva-
mia and Ohio gives to the contest an extraordinary
and unexampled interest. 1t is demonstrated that,
with the greatest igilance and the most powerful
exertons, both these States can be carried by the
Wings but at the same time the vote in both has
been close TO leave hope to the Locofocos
of carrying both by the powerful and unscrupulous
efforts and means to which they will resort. They
know that they are beaten that their occupations
are gone unless they can carry 10th these STATES !;
and finding the vote so close, they will move hea-
ven and earth to do so. They struggle to hold on
to their offices and to the vast patronage of Govern
ment for the position which has made them for
twenty years the o4fcial arisfocrafs Of tie repub-
lic for the very bread of their mouths. They see
that all is in danger, that they must carry both
Ohio and Pennsylvania TO save themselves. They
will struggle they have never struggled be-
fore, and will resort to any means TO which the most
dishonest party that ever existed can resort. Mo-
ney will be assessed by thousands upon the Office
holders and eXpecants of Office, and viii be applied
without scruple or shame in every form of bribery
and corruption. They have just lavished thousands
upon thousands in Ohio and one hundred thousand
dollars is the very least which they will now spend
in each of the States in question. If they succeed
they will regard it as money well spent, for they
feel and know, as every " hig must feel and know,
that, if victorious now, they are fixed upon the
Treasury and saddied upon the people for an inde-
finite period of years. The thousands and tens of
thousands OF rich officials will pour on: their thou
sands to maintain their places and control the golden
flood OF Government patronage.
Wings Of the United States! Wings of Ohio
and Pennsylvania! be not deceived; the Locolocos
will struggle, as fends never struggled, to carry
Pennsylvania and Ohio. They must carry both,
but they will struggle to carry both, and they will
resort to every means and trick of fraud and cor
ruption TO carry both. The spoils OF Office to
which they cling afford them the means Of cor
ruptng the people and holding on to the spoils.
We call upon all men of property and business on
all of enterprise and industry, upon every lover
of his country, upon every one OF every class and
condition, who is not willing to be the dupe and the
slave of this base vulgar and dishonest ars;ocracy
of official demagogues TO be up and doing. Have
you not borne long years of official insolence, and
ncompetency, and corruption! Have you not suf-
fered long enough in your pockets and in your busi-
ness Has not every interest of the country been
long enough the sport and football of these dema-
gogues Look but four short years back. The
country barely saved from war with England
plunged into war with Mexico, and with great DIFF
iculty extricated by loss of millions upon mil
lions the commerce OF the lakes and rivers aban-
doned the ports well nigh thrown open TO the
pauper labor Of Europe Is this not enough! Is
IT not time that every true man should at last feel
! and acknowledge, and proclaim the truth that his
first paramount and engrossing duty is to work night
and day until the country is redeemed! And,
Wings, if this retrospect of four years is not enough
to stir your blood look back for twenty years, and
behold that long period blackened with msrule and
ruin, and relieved by no single monument Of benef
cence or wisdom.-LouisUiHe Journal