Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-27
Democrats. are YOU Ready I!

Democrats, are YOU Ready
We call the attention of our Democratic
friends to the fact that on next Tuesday,
the great struggle for the supremacy of
our principles takes place. Are you rea-
dy to go to the polls and take your neigh
bors with you. to exercise the right of
freemen? Recollect that active, uncea-
sing vigilance is the price of liberty"
Our opponents are leaving no means I'M
tried no effort unmade, to defeat you
The country is flooded with Wing docu-
ments, representing our candidates in the
worst light that falsehood can invent
Bushels upon bushels of these messages
have passed through our post-ofice. Suf-
fer not the enemy to succeed by your SUI
pincness, but shake off your leathergy and
rouse to action. The time has now come
when action, not acorcls, is required.
We commend TO our readers the follow
ing article from the Washington Union (:
Democrats!
We have gained the victory of the esd
December, but the battle of the 9Th of
January is yet to be fought Will you
suffer yourselves to be seduced into apa-
tn, =? or will YOU not nerve yourselves
with additional vigor for the final struggle
with your political opponents
The wreath of triumph is now upon your
!. brow. This week sees you the victors of
the field. You have carried the Key.
stone State, and the Empire State of the
west. You have swept the state of Indi-
ana. Do these trophies furnish any rea-
son for overweening confidence in your
success-for the slightest relaxation IN
your glorious efforts ? Far from it. Your
enemy has been beaten st three impor-
tant points but he is not yet subdued.
! We earnestly advise you to stand to
your arms-to relax no preparation-to
disband not man-but to bring every
man to the field on the Cd November
/ Do not despise your enemy too much.
He is determined in his purpose, and des-
perate III his means His leaders arc
reckless, and will fight to the last. Look
out for fresh strategems and more shame
less inventions As the catastrophe APP
proaches he will put forth every effort to
strike you down. But all his blows and
all his :maneuvres will be unavailing, if
you continue to exert the energy which
becomes your country and your cause.
You have TO exert yourself but for a
little less than week. Continue to ad-
dress yourselves like men to the work be-
fore you, and all will be safe ! But new
err fold your arms for one moment and
as you have been advised, organize your
selves, ARM, ACT, till the very last tap of
the drum. We repeat what we said
few days ago.
We shall, in all human probability, OBJ
tain the victory, but we do not aspire to
common triumph. We want a victory
which shall be brilliant in its character
and overwhelming in its effects. We are
not content with barely carrying the day,
nor shall we be satisfied with meagre ma
jority; we desire majority so large and
so astounding that its moral force shall
tell to the remotest generation we want
this great people to rush to the polls in
irresistible numbers, for their own sakes
and for the sake of their children.
We wish to PROSTATE to the earth the
dangerous principles which threaten the
Constitution and the Union itself; we de-
sire to scatter to the winds all the ele-
ments of faction and fanaticism which
have so daringly disturbed the peace of
our country.
We wish to break up the spirit of that
military dynasty which has proved SO ia
tai to so many republics.
We wish to bring in race of tried and
practical statesmen, who shall administer
the government according to the princi-
pies of the constitution.
We want to teach lesson to the lead
ers of the whig party which shall prevent
repetition of those humbugs and tricks
which have so long insulted the people,
disgraced the elective franchise, and even
furnished the fame of our country. 1t is
high time to rebuke the means by which
the whig party have for so many elections
sought to obtain the power which they
have abrsed. Away with the double /.
dealing which has marked their cleo |
tioneering-the double phases which they
hare P esented to the North and the |
south-the double sets-of documents |
which they have scattered among the yo-
tiers OF the two sections of the country
the dissraceful means by which their in |.