The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-12-01

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not acted the part Of q Wing to his party,
and richly deserves to DO placed on the
shelf of political retirement by all true
Wings Of the nations Times, same DAFT,
The editor was certainly Afrsd with in.
dign a%tion," when he said that. No doubt
| Mr.. Fillmore feels "awiul bad'' under the
dreadful castigation administered by the
Times.
One Of the most powerful elements Of
opposition the Wings had to contend with
was the influence Of Foreign nations. The
London Times and many other Of the
most eminent British journals in the SER
vice Of the manufacturers of Great Britain
had openly avowed their desire for the
triumph of L%ocoiocoism. and. we have not
a doubt, hut British Gold in immense pro-
fusion was used 10 securs that object
Times, same date. 5iaa
IF the editor Of the Times was in sober
earnest when he penned the above, he is
truly to be pitied. Great pains were taken
throughout the country, by the wing press
to fasten this charge upon the democratic
party prior to the election, believing that
the spirit Of jealousy existing here against
foreign nations, would cause such a charge
TO work wonders in favor Of the wing par
,y, il it were only believed by the people.
No democratic paper admitted the charge,
nor gave it currency. All the currency il
had was that given TO it by the wing press.
Consequently if 'the influence of foreign
nations," had any effect on the result Of
the election, (Which we do. not admit the
wing papers have only themselves to blame
for it. As to the charge Of British gold"
being used to ,ecure the election Of Pierce
and King, any man Of sense should blush
to make it-made as it is without a shadow
of evidence.
But the editor of the Times sums up all
his rath and indignation, as follows:
The London Times and the Free Ira.
ders = Auguste Belmont, the Austrian
Charge d'Affairs - The Phare de New
York, Louis Na~poleon's organ in New
York-the Shareholders Of the South-the
Cuba pirates and cut. throats--the Native
Americans of Pennsylvania - the Anti.
Renters Of New York-and the foreign
voters Of the country-composing the Al.
lied forces of Locofocoism, aided and
comforted by the Free Sellers of the North,
have just achieved a grand victory over
the Wing party!--Times same date.
When any party stoop, to the use Of
such language, and makes such charges
as are contained in this last extract, our
only wonder is that it could make az much
show of fight as the wings did in the late
contest. They talk and write as if the
democratic party was not composed Of
thinking or rational men--as if they could
be led about and changed by every idle
charge that the wing papers might see
proper to make. Because the democratic
party see proper to advocate the great az.
ricul,ural interests of this country in pref
erence to the manufacturing interests, they
are, therefore, according to wing logic,
the enemies OF the true interests Of the
people. 1t would be well for persons en-
tertaining such opinions 10 ponder we'll tho
advice given by certain whig journals to
their party friends since the election, al.
Lodging that the true cause of their COM
plete overthrow is owing to the fact that
the wings support the narrow and restrict.
ed policy Of the manufacturers instead Of
the great and growing agricultural inter.
esls of the country.
We have selected the foregoing extracts
from the Guernsey Times merely for the
purpose of exhibiting the "grumblings and
growlings" Of the wings generally since
the election. They exhibit in short SEN
fences what other papers have expressed
in oolumnq .. . '