The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-08-07

thst a wing bad no right 10 hold an office
under the new Constitution. This he
styled democracy,
If Col. MediA succeeds in getting q
nomination for Lieutenant Governor and
is equally successful in convincing the
people that a Wing in Ohio has no right
to an office. he himself may be elected.
Even if he is successful in the former, he
will find it an up hill business to accom-
plish The latter.
Well do we remember his first speech
after having returned from Washington
city. with his head chopped off and his
pocket full of State stocks which are moi
on the duplicate.-when brfnre The as
sembled Democracy Of Fairfield. he com
planned bitterly of the "'proscrip,ion' Of
the Taylor Administration. not orhimself,
oh mol no; for his compairiots in office.
not hel but for The principle Of the thing
Times have sadly changed.
Once he was an ''in;" now he is an
%''out." To a person fond of Ifice, We
doubt not the former isthe mos, desirable
location II did seem to us that, if The
Polk Administrations had failed To vacate
the office of Indian Commissioner for one
of its party friends. the individuals who
wanted il. would have fell very much ag
grieved. However. there was no occa.
sion for the unpleasant feeling and no
person had to wait long for desirable
location"
But we do not intend in this article to
be personal. A Wing administration
thought the interests of the particular De
pariment would at least be as we'll attend.
ed to by a Wing as a Locofnco. 1t was
not claimed that a Locofnco had no righl
tntbe Office; aud yet the mere act result.
ing inthe choice Of men was condemned
What nowl The people of Ohio are
told that no man has a light to an office
under the new Constitution who did no:
vote for it with all its good and all its bad
qualities. And who byl The very in.
dividnal who has complained of "pro.
scription"
What right have the Commissioners
of FAN field county to appoint men to
carry out the provisions Of the tax law,
who wero opposed to in What right
have the people of Fairfield county To g.
'ect men TO carry out the provisions Of.
many laws, against which they arrsyed
themselves on party groundsl And to he
more particular, why does Col. Medill
permit his name 10 be used for an office
underline new Constitntion, when he was
opposed TO several Of its provisions, and
voted for the entire instrument because
he couldn't help himself3
II his doctrine is correct, he rules him
self off. Men must he elected who were
in favor Of all the main provisions Of The
instrument.
Whcnthis little contemplate argument
was used by tho party press, we laughed
at il, When it is advanced by a man
who holds himself high in the party. it
assumes a different shape, and one is lead
to ask Of what material this person is
made.
A man may talk about democracy IN.
I'll doomsday- that does not make him a
Democrat. lie may talk about aristo.
Gratis an silk stocking gentry. until his
hair is gray, aud that does not make him
ono Of the people. He must be examin-
ed more closely his principles must be
discussed; their effect discovered, and
then The people may know their man
What principle is lhisl Where will ii
lead2
Noperson If tho party con hold an of
hce to carry into effect a certain law. un
less he has been'a an advocate ot that law
This would be a good rule for tho Office
holders. for they could apply il when and
y here they please, and make their offices
perpetual. This is the ofice.holder's De. ,
n"cracy. Executive, Legislative and
Judicial offices would becnme the prop.
MY of men who would affirm easily lho,
hey were in favor Of all the measures
hat were ever enacted aud never re.
b,
In n Wing State. no Democrat would
ave a right to any office whatever. and
he converse of the proposition would be /,
true, Thu old Democratic doc.
line would be reversed aud men not
measures" would be tho creed Of the 8
'arIy, The people who are called upon J
u endorse this sentiment, would be the
'nilerers. In nur avn Ohio, tina, financial
which has increased the credit Of I,
tho State aud is gradually reducing her !
would DO broken dawn by q series Of /;
experiments by those men who are in the ,
habit of trying h"w lar they can 60 with. /
absolutely running the State. We I
trust the people Of Ohio are scarcely pre. =