Daily American telegraph., 1852-07-16
How Would they Conquer.

A careful reader of the Union and other Demo-
cratic newspapers cannot fail to perceive as the
ruling and dominant idea Of their editors the de
sire to conquer solely by the impairment of Whig
organization. 1t is obviously admitted by them
that neither their own cause, nor the strength of
their candidates, nor any demerits in the candi-
dates of our party, afford them any grounds of
hope. Except in a few struggling and bungling
instances, direct assaults upon US and compari-
sons of their candidates with ours are no longer
made. The detection of an Abolitionist, Ma
tive, or chivalric gentleman who is above keep
ing good faith with those who have elevated him,
is their only encouraging portent. Yet, while
they vaunt of these things, accessions of VOTERS
are being daily made to our ranks in the States
of the Union in manner that has never had its
precedent since the organization of the present
parties.
The success that has for a number of years at.
tended the Democratic party has been produced
by causes that no longer exist.
The title Democratic has hitherto had a charm
for the masses, who now comprehend the absurd
ity of its assumption by party notoriously
managed by crafty wire workers. whose selfish
schemes have prevented u real participation in
the affairs of the government by the people them
selves.
Their never ceasing appeals to the prejudices
of large portions of our fellow citizens as for
eigners and Roman Catholics now fail them, and
the naturalized voters of the United States have
learned that they are their true friends who scorn
to point to such distinction in asking their votes
The SANDER and defamation of Henry Clay by
almost every Democratic press in the country
the charges against him Of bargain, corruption,
intrigue, British influence, and aristocracy, all OF
which ever acted adverse to the Wing party-are
now silenced and while one portion of the ca.
lumniators hang their heads in shame, anothe,
portion disclaim the foul libels and declare that
they never uttered the name of Clay but with
honor and reverence!
II has also been the practice of our adversaries
to do all they could to embroil our government
in conflicts and strife with other nations, and to
claim for themselves the prestige Of all the glory
achieved in battle. The bones of thousands Of
our countrymen are now strewn over many a
battlefield, and it may be that our adversaries
deserve all the credit of producing the war We
at least will not attempt to dispute their title to it.
But the glory of the battles now radates from
the standard of the chieftain who leads our party
in the present contest, and millions of freemen
exultingly proclaim that gallant and noble leader
the hero and the statesman worthy their devotion
and suffrages!
Hitherto they have been enabled by false rep
reservations to deceive the people respecting their
true position on the questions of protection and
internal improvements; but now the deceptons
of "A with respect to the former are too vel
understood, while Gen. Pierce's votes on the lat
ter stand on record against him.
And SO we could go on, ad infnaum, to prove
that the omens are all in our favor. But it is
unnecessary. The Democrats know the truth OF
what we say AS rheumatics say of approaching
foul weather, they feel it in their bones And
hence it is that they seek to undermine the ram
parts they dare not attack But it will not do.
The handwriting is on the wall, and it needs no
prophet to interpret it. The rhle of the Democ-
racy is over; and true, pure, and genuine repub-
hcanism is to rise with the success of the Wings
and their illustrious and honored candidates.
The HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE are in this work, and
nobly viii they accomplish it.