The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-10-29
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? We have never seen such an ~illustra-
ton OF whilslling 10 keep up courage. as
is afforded by the wing press, 'at this
wiring" II is the most amusing sPecl-
men of forced righteousness ever wines
srd by the public. Even the Wings them
selves seem 10 regard the bare tact that
they participated in the late contest IN
Ohio. as one Of the most absurd party
movements ever perpetrated. Ceramics
has recorded in terms OF immortal r'dl'
Guile, an exempliicatlon of a vain meas
uring of impotency against great force,
by describing the clustering assault OF
Don Quixote upon the windmill. Ex'rav'
apant orators illustrate such iu'llity ny
comparing it with the vanity OF attempting
to dam up the Nile"-to invert the len
dency Of grayiletion in the Falls OF Nj
auara. and John Randolph gave the same
prrpo S,erous idea in better and more
pointed terms than all. when he talked
about storming Gibraltar with a pocket
pistol.
Bot the Ohio election on last Tuesday
has furnished a new figure to official
rhetoric. and none seem to appreciate
more than themselves. the utterly tarclcal
figure cut by the wings OIL that occasion,
! in presuming to look for success, with so
much of Justice, right, truth and popular
good sense. to comha, with their engine
ry Of palpable falsehood. corruption, and
impotrnt iniquity. The efforts OF the
Wings sulrpass all other demonstrations OF
the vanity of a contes, between finite de-
p~ravity. and the invulnerability OF plain
truth and obvious virtue.
The manner in which they undertake
to laugh il off. reminds one forcihly OF the
GOODNESS with which an .old bird tests a,
the superior force and sIredwmess of the
, police in tracking him to his hiding place
and getting him secure III their strong
clutches. Webrg pardon OF such as may
be wounded mos, by the liberty we take
t for the sake Of Il 10, chile comparison.
| No one. for Instance, has labored hard
! err than our old neighhor around the cor
ner, for tho defeat OF the candidates AM
4, measures Of the democracy. every where
q and the columns OF his paper during thu
/. struggle TEEN with favorable calculations
!, Of Wig strength. loud and sapguine as
s%ursnces. and roaring shouts OF encour
apement to the e,nbaitled hosts under hi
command. Victory" was his watch
ward-"no quarter to the enemy" RAM
v out daily through his trumpet, as he roweI
led his spccklcd charger along the lines
a and no warrior bore so many triumphan
n siyns OF certain hope and arrogant con
2 Gdence. And yet the battle over, he sur
q veys his slain followers. his exploded bat
V ,eries. covering the field. with a smile q
= the most irresistible, ridicule-like tn
q bloody.faced fellow hauled up before hi
2 betters for assault and battery. who swor
, that il was all a joke want a hghtin
at ALL" lie now would fain make US be
lieve that wings did not turn out-'hat the.
were all in one unanimous snore durlii
i. the whole canvass. and never awoke unit
ia they found themselves bound hard an
foot, prisoners of war! lie says now h
o did not think it becoming a man oi ~
cloth TO NEEDLE in politics at all. that h
At took no part in the canvass. and on IN
n contrary. had occupied his time all sum
"a mer and fall in the study OF standar
works of divinity! Well-language fail
e us-such all exhibition Of coolness beat
,e all Jonathan dom. "a .
re- Our friend OF the forest City" Herald
Q who was no lnggard in.the fight, who's
&. columns were rocking during the entir
N conflict with all the desperate appliance
ve of his party.-now that nothing remaIn
ii Of whiggery but the uttered fragments .
h the balloon iii which lie and his friend
ventured heaven. ward from our markt
J house on the Sd of july last, he too, woul
Z rob.us Of the unparalleled glory Of on