Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-10-31
The Election.

The day is al hand when the freemen
Of this mighty Republic will be called up
on TO exercise one OF their dearest rights.
One week from to day a President. and
Woe President, for this great nation. is to
be selected by the sufrages Of the people.
In one week the question. as to ~ho will
be the occupant ofthe Presidential chair
for the next tour years, is to be settled.
The great political struggle on Tuesday
is beyond allquestion one Of The most i'm
PortaHt that has ever taken place ia the
the United States. 1t is now high t;ne
that the democracy, the friends OF consti
tutional freedom, were arOusiDg to their
duty. Our enemies are on the battle
ground and preparing for the contest
| Shall we not make ready to meet them?
They present us a candidate without
principles, depending for his 'availabili.
~" solely upon the reputation be gained
in war which they denounced as unjust
and ddmnable.' Let it be remembered
tina, the wings have no love for General
Fay lor, bu; that they are cndeavoring to
use hiG a. means Of GoisGing all the
narrow and restrictive measures Of their
party upon the government. They hope
that the eyes ofthe people will be so daz-
zled by the brightness Of Gen. Taylor's
military glory, that the deformity of wing.
gerry will be hidden, and that they will
thereby succeed in getting iRto power
The wings are aware that the popular
voice of the nation is opposed to their
measures. They have had evidence of
this time and again by their positive re,
lection by the people. Why do the whig>
support Gen. Taylor! Because they be.
lieve that he will select a cabinet from
among such men as Corwin and Web
ster, and that the government will be ad-
minisiered strictly on wbig doctrines.--
The fact is the wings are led 10 believe
that Gen. Taylor can slip into the Presi
Dental chair as did Gen. Harrison; and
that they will, as then, bring up the meas
ures and policy OF their party, which If
presented fairly before the people would
meet their inevitable condemnation.
Such being the position Of the whig
party, was the course Of the true republic.
can ever more clearly pointed out. Let
democrats arise in their might and shake
off every apathetic feeling. Apathy which
may have arisen in having too much con
fidence of success, might prove danger
Gus to our principles. Let every demo-
crat show his devotion to his country, and
devote the short period that remains to
her cause. Where is that republican,
! that is not willing to aid in sustaining the
great measures which have brought such
unparalleled prosperity upon the country?
The wings are circulating the most false
and reasonable document regarding our
| candidates. We trust that no honest man
will be deceived by them. Let every
member of the democratic party go to the
polls, and victory will fall OF their side
We, il is true, have the capitalists, the
bank men, and the manufacturers, to con
tend with, but ifeVery man is found at his
post on Tuesday, We fear no DANGER
Democrats, when you come to the polls
remember the bankrupt law, the tariff Of
AZ. the Alien ACT, the blue lights of the
last war, the laid and comfort wings
In the Mexican war.