The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-03-03


ing.
A McVEIGH is county Auditor, an OK.
peclant of still higher favors.
NJ, A. DAUGHERTY is prospective Of.
tce'holder. formerly was slightly tinctur.
ed with what is commonly termed cork.
legism," this is the first ntimalion we
have had ofhis return to his old yomit, is
now Bank Director, heinous offence
in the eyes ofsome democrats.
j. W. TowsoN is chief clerk in Audi
tors Office.
j. G. CAssELL is Post Master, was for.
merly county Auditor.
ELIAS PERRY is sheriff of the county
and here permit US to say that his name
in such position has indeed surprised US.
F. M. ELLIS is Junior Editor of the
Eagle.
d. A. RoBERrsoN is Marshal of the
State of Ohio.
JEPTHA NEwKIRK is Treasurer of the
county, and we must say that we were
not prepared to find his name appended
TO the letter.
These men, nearly all of whom it will
be seen are ohce-holders, here in town.
without consultation even with tho demo-
cratic mass in this place, upon the even
ing ofthe receipt of the Intelligence of
the passage OF the apportionment law
have set down and wrote pledge to Me-
Diary, Olds & Co. (what a connection, J
guaranteeing what? The support ofAe
Democratic mass orthis county to a Rcoo.
luton, a Girl War, BlOodshedl And for
WHAT Why, forSooth the Wing majori.
" would not pass law to give their op.
ponents the Legislature ofa Wig State!
Truly, we have fallen upon evil times;
the word Democracy has become by.
word and roproach throughout our land.
A minority ofaparty protesting to believe
in the right of majority to govern, for
years unable to obtain the sanction ofthe
people to their destructive measures, for
years unable to attain power at the hands
of the people, recklessly now propose to
overlurn the civil government, propose u
resort to arms, threaten "treason" to the
State. All other means have been tried
by them, fair and foul; these same ind.
viduals have ridden dozen political hob.
by'horsos to death; they have fought hard,
fought worthy of better cause; but the
people have not sustained them and they
now call upon those, who have hitherto
acted with them; they ask them to "aid
and abet" them in their nefarous plot to
obtain power by the sword Will the
people sustain them? Are the democra-
cy, the mass, prepared to endorse the
guarantee" "oflhese" e"immortal lhir,eenl"
The ofice.holders may so think; but we
have a better opinion, than they of the
democracy of this county. We do not
believe that they will lend their counten.
ance to any such attempt-nay, we be.
leve, that they will Indignantly frown
upon their .Ejiec@ endorscrs.
We now give tho letter to the public
We have already advised our readers of
the manner ofthe passage ofthe Appor-
tionmeut Bill. That Bill will be found
in days paper. Every man can ex-
anime it for himself.
A few years since there was REBEL.
ion, similar to the one now proposed, in
the State of Rhode Island. That is vet
fresh in the minds ofthe people-the re-
suit is known. Some few cases of litiga.
tion, having their origin in that, have Just
been decided in the Supreme Court of
tho United States. A large majority of
tho Bench, in that court, are democrats
They have decided against that rebellion
they have sustained the Government
of Rhode Island and from the highest Ju-
dicial tribunal known to our laws, the
principles Of Law and Order have been
sustained.
These DiSorganizers and Revolution.
lists are about to make another attempt, in
our State, 10 overturn the established
Government The leaders do not appeal
to the people TO sustain them; they guar.
antce" the people to be of their party
aud that too without consultation.
Our appeal is directly to the people
tits theirs to say whether such men are
any longer worthy of their support and
confidence any longer worthy TO be trus
ted with patronage and power. For half
acentury, our noble State has prospered
aud fourished-has increased in wealth,
in population and resources. All around
us we see evidences of further progress
her people are contented and happy;
1t rs now proposed to overturn her Gov
crnment, to destroy her Constitution. 10