Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1852-09-24
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To the Sober Thinking Men of MifIin county.

To the Sober Thinking Men Of Miflin county
The approaching elections in October and
November warn US as we value our rights and
privileges, to be active in our canvass with
ourselves to ascertain for whom We should
vote to secure for ourselves and posterity the
future and permanent enjoyment Of those
rights and privileges.
The formation of parties, while it subjects
US to many evils, yet is productive of good
1t marks the main points in which the people
differ as to the general policy of the country,
and by so doing, attracts the particular atten-
ton Of the people TO such leading questions.
From the nature of the case, we cannot all
expect TO approve every act, or every princi-
pie set forth by each party but it becomes
us, after q fair dnd candid examination of the
platform of each party, and after q study Of
their past history, to form our conclusion,
snd in accordance Herewith, deposite our
vote. If every one pursued this course, one
Of the greatest evils following the forma-
ton of parties, would be avoided. The fan
cIed moral bond which makes man either
Whig or democrat once always so which i'm
plies some kind of moral Improperly, some
kind of traitorism, want Of stability or
frmness to him, who, convinced Of error
chooses to change his vote from the candidate
Of one party for that Of the other, ought to
be discarded by every good citizen The oft
repeated reference 10 the democracy Of our
progenitors as a proof of our own Legitimacy,
Is the course Of q demagogue who wishes TO
deceive you, or the bray OF one VINO has
thought little of his words or the meaning
thereof. Think for moment of the egregi-
Gus folly. Worse than this, Of the actual
wrong you do the country. When you say
you are whig CT d democrat, and permit
such a remark to bind you to the wheels of
party, no matter what their course Of policy,
do you not see how you abandon every prero-
gatiye Of the freeman? How you give up
your best and richest privilege, the right Of
thought. and to whon? To a set Of vultures,
who make an easy living off such liieless
carcasses, and who viii eventually destroy the
existence Of our government. And fer what
do YOU thus degrade yourselves from the high
position of :reemen to that Of slaves? For
the valuable and distinguished honor of cry
ing I am whig and have always been one:
] am n damocrat and my fathers were before
me. This may be said with truth and honor
But how few cases are there where il Is said
from pure approval Of the doctrines Of
each party? How many where the pride Of
party begcts the statement? 1t is with such
feelings that I would draw your attention to
the coming elections, and would ask of you
to throw aside the shackles Of rarty lay down
the chains which mark your slavery, and put
on the robe Of freedom. Allow me, if You
will for a few numbers, in which I viii en-
dearor plainly and fairly TO state nay reasons
for voting this fall the Wing State Ticket
and for the Scott and Graham Electoral Tick
ct If the arguments convince you Of their
truth, vote with me. If you think the well
fare Of the country demands a different vote.
50 deposite it. Each having done his duty,
our rest will be sweet, and we may safely
trust cur country TO the care Of Him who
rules over all. KISHAC0QUILLAS