The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-10-10
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yote contrary to their wishes we will state
he different kinds Of tickets printed atthis
office. i s,s'...t 81 /, .s.t a
The full Democratic ticket contains the
printed names of all The regularly nominated
at the State, district, and county
and none others, except in
few instances the name of Wm- v. Peck. for
District Judge, against whom there sno op-
position. A blank is left for Clerk of the
Court, to be filled up as. the voter desires,
thers being no nOmiaation made for that
office. These tickets are headed in plain let
ers Democratic Ticket"
Other tickets have been printed for persons
desiring and paying for them, with the
names Of alhtfe Democratic nominees, and,
in addition, the name Of /" George w. Flan-
ders for Clerk.
Others again, have been printed at the re-
quest of individuals and at their cost, with
the names of all the Democratic nominees,
and, in addition, the name Of "John R. Tur-
ner" for Clerk.
Others still, have been printed under simi-
lar conditions, with the names Of the Dem
ocratic nominees. excepting, that the name
of Benjamin F, Conway" has been inser-
ted in place Of that Of" G. w. Manypenny."'
The three last kind of tickets have not the
heading Democratic Ticket" nor have
they heading Of any kind.
In addition to these, there have been tick
cts printed with part of the whig candi-
dates upon them and with other Offices left
blank. None of these, however, have the
heading "Whig Ticket" nor have they any
heading whatever. e
No ticket has been printed at this office,
nor will there ever be, with our knowledge
and consent, as e Democratic Ticket" un-
less it be wholly such and so with regardto
a "Whig Ticket" In other words, no tick
ct shall ever issue from this Office protesting
to be what it is not.
This explanation it has been our intention
to make in the first weekly paper and the
daily preceding it, after the publication Of
the tickets.
But as the office has been censured for this
course, and from aquartei where it was nn-
looked for, at least without an explanation ;
and as one of the editors of this paper is
himself candidate for Office, against whom
a charge of +" fraud" or deception" might
be used 10 his injury, we will state briefly
our creed, as well as what we intend shall be
our practice. y.l
We hold, that the prosperity and, indeed,
the very existence of our republican govern
ment depends upon free, full and unfetter-
ed expression of the sovereign will of the
people at the ballot box. We hold, that no
man should be compelled to vote, and that
every freeman should Scorn to vote, for the
candidate who, all things considered, is not
the man of his choice. We are furthermore,
just at this time, engaged in the printing bu-
siness, and are striving to gain livelihood
by setting up type and publishing what we
set up. set -se
Such being our creed and such our LOT in
life, we beg leave to give notice to "all the
world" in general "and the rest Of man,
kind" in particular, that we stand ready ic
print tickets, or ballots, with any names
thereon that may be desired by the person
procuring them and in any form in which il
may be desired to have them placed. Il
shall never be said of US, that we attempted
to restrict the right Of suffrage by refusing L
execute our calling in preparing the means
to exercise that right. Upon the correctness
of this doctrine we are willing to stake ou
character as Democrat and an American
freeman the opinions Of all persons what
soever to the contrary, notwithstanding.
But, as we have said above, and as w,
said to all procuring tickets, we will prin
none purporting to be, by their title or head
ing, what they are not. With this restric
tion the whole matter is free. ,...t.s
But we would again remark to our Demo
cratic friends, as well as to the wings, Loo
well to your ticket, as every voter is in dut
bound to do. Examine it thoroughly your
self. See that all the names are on it tina
you wish to vote for, and none others. !
you do not know all the names, see that tn
proper heading is on The ticket, or inquire Q
some friend in whom you have confidence
In this way you will exercise the right, an
perform theduty, Of free suffrage understand
ingly. In this way you will be acting tn
part of sovereign, on the day Of election
and thus be upholding and perpetuating tn
free institutions Of this happy land.
!. Messrs. Pugh and vallandigham.
These gentlemen passed down iheriyel
from Gallipolis, on Wednesday evening lasi
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