The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-08-02


The HARMoNIoUs DEMOCRACY The
Lancaster and Somerset Ctlques Our
readers will excuse US for publishing the
following from the Hooking Sentinel.-
The Democracy ought TO know each
other and we publish the article in proof
of~hat We have repeatedly charged. We
hope The good Democrats of the county
will not stultify themselves by calling this
Wing lie" 1t is in relation to the at
tack upon Mr.. Case
Ellis Of the Ohio Eagle, and Ellis Of
the Perry Democrat, have been most con
spicuous. The Eag|e, finding his name
sake Of the Democrat getting into troub
lie, like kindred spirit, comes to his as
,istance 10 quite as contemplate and
false editorials as the Democrat had been
guilty Of
Ii is we'll known that the Somerset and
Lancaster cliques have played into each
others hands for some time. The Messrs
Ellis. of themselves, (being the mere tail
ends of said cliques) are too degraded
aud sunken 20 elicit notice from any one,
bu. for the position they occupy, Of be.
lug the cat's.p paws Of few designing
men, (but liIlle above them in sense OF
character.) at whose bidding they retail
fIth and falsehood, through their apers,
upon all who stand in the way Of their
ambitious designs. | will Instance the
false and savage attack on DIR. Ods. who
The Eagle shortly after supported for
Congress-the faisome and sycophantic
iaadatiOns Of certain aspiraats, with d
view Of initiating them into great men,
much to the disgust aud loathing Of the
readers Of that paper.
Of all the cliques in Ohio. that al
Lancaster is the most presumiug- that al
Somerset the most contemplate; they
always have a surplus Of candidates
from u. S. Senator downward. They
are bold and importunate in pressing
their claims-discourse elo9uently upol
their fitness and capacity-.-are arrogan
and forbidding. aud if defeated would dl
vide aud conquer their Own party.
admit there are honorable exceptions.)
Confident in their power, they woul
establish an In9EisitiOn, 10 measure tn
faith Of Democrats, aud ii any one doe
not square with the clique standard anc
creed, he is given over to be guiilOtined
and some under,strapper is ordered t
make an onslaught through the paper
under their control.
But finding their ultrasns and impe
robustness is re-acting-. that the moderate
and sensible are bolting-.- that they are
being reproved--.their recklessness con
demned-- their knavery detected ---theiI
mandates disregarded. and that torren
of deep Indignation is about to over
whelm them, and that they must sink un
der the curses and imprecations Of a
outraged people, they become woolfst
rabid and eufurialed, and seek to war
off the impending blow by emitting thei
venom and froih upon the delegate fror
this county, and by calling it new pstr
otism. which they have recently imbibed
they think to divert attention from them
selves, to gain time to lnll popular indig
nation, that they may the better meet tn
storm of bitter indignation that await
them. 90 ..
But Ill will not do;. the popular han
IS raised agains, them, and they will b
smitten down aud left reekiug and rec
2 ing under the Kisses and scorn of an ii
, suited people. The storm is gathering
the clouds murky aud threatening, ar
= the intolleraut cliquea are doomed al
n fa;ed."