Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-13
From the Ohio
Keep I Before the People.

That the Wing party propose to bestow the civil
power of our republic upon the military chieftain
at the head of the standing army a reward for
military service.
are attempting to make the standing army the only
road to the Presidency in this country, has been
the case in Mexico France, and other countries,
where the liberties of the people have been pros
trated by the performance of the military princi-
pie.
Keep it before the people, that as means of es-
tablishng the predcmnance Of the military princi-
pie in this country, and of bringing the mercenarY
regulars Of the standing army and navy to the polls
to vote and to influence the election at various i'm
portant places. the commanding general at the head
Of the army, who never held civil Office in his life
and the officer having command Of the naval forces
have been nominated and placed the Wing tick,
ct for the Presidency and Vice. Presidency.
Keep it before the people, that the gross and bare
faced attempt now made on the part of whiggery to
build up the supremacy of the military principle in
order to put down the ascendancy of the democracy
of this country, cannot be covered up or concealed
by any palliaon to be found in the cleo
ton of Washington Jackson, who distn
guished as statesmen: having spent the greater part
of their lives in the civil service Of the country, and
far as they were engaged in military service, il
was mere citizen soldiers in time of war; and mel
ther of whom held any command in the army wher
proposed for the presidency; and Washington hav
ing expressly forbidden the use of his name as
candidate for the presidency until after he had re
signed the command of the army and retired t.
private life.
Be it remembered, that all history teaches tina
the predomnance of the military principle is Who'll
" incompatible with the Liberties of the people -
and that, through blind and reckless regard fol
mere military renown, it has wrought the downfall
of every republic in other countries and other ages
of the world.
Let it not be overlooked, but sound the tocsin al
along the lne that if the civil power of the repub
lie be bestowed on Gen. Scott as a reward for hi
military services as proposed backed by the stand
ing army of which he is the favorile and successful
leader, backed by the unprinciped and drive Inns
demagogues of Wall street, and the bankers ant
monopolists of the country, who are at heart oppo
sed to government of the people. and willing anc
anxious to resort to any means whatsoever to sup
press the supremacy of the Democracy of the peo
pie, he would hold in his hands elements of powe
far more powerful and dangerous than those volun
tarily given 10 the Caesars and Napoleons of othe
countries.
Herald it from every watch-tower of liberty tina
the great struggle between liberty and despoism 20
ing on in the world is a struggle for the suprema
cy of the people the hand and of civil govern
ment-a struggle to maintain and control civil DOW
er by the free and untrammelled will of the peopl
on the one hand, and by the power and influence q
tue standing army under the lead of military chief
tain the other.
Finally, hold up to every mans observation tn
dHerence between the citizen soldier who takes u
! arms in time of war in defence of his country an
the mercenary regular in the standing army. TIL
one values above all things the liberties ST his coun
try. which the other all times to the des
potlc rule OF the army, cannot appreciate and tn
prostrat on of which only increases his own powe
and influence in the government Washington
Jackson and Harrison were citizens in peace bu
soldiers in war. while Napoleon, Iturbide, and Sar
ia Anna and almost all the usurpers were men VIII
had spent the most Of their lives in the standing a,
my and cared nothing for the true interests of tn
people.