The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-09-15
Votes Never Thrown Away.

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Votes Never Thrown Away.
1t is often objected TO those who refuse t,
act with The two dominant parties, that thti
position is absurd, Lbnt their pstes are h,ou,
array. Now we admit there is little or M
probability that The Piitsburg candidates will
be elected; and hence we admit that every
vote thrown for those candidates will he YER,
sure to fail of immediate success. But are
we to consider this fact as proof that every
Free Soil vote will be thrown away Dies
every tree bear nit the very year it is plant
ed! or, if the tree does not bear fruit thus
early is The tree thrown away! The truth is,
that the election of fav0rite candidates to high
offices, however desirable-and we should
certainly regard it as extremely desirable to
elect the Pittsburg candidates to the Offices
for which they have been nominated-is after
all but minor result in any election. The
election of a bad man to the presidency, for
instance, is not of itself. half so deplorabIe as
the indication it would give of the viciouspub-
lie sentiment by which he was elected Dots
not every one see that powerful expressi ~
of the Free Soil sentiment at the ballot box,
must inevitably have an influence on the coan
ellis of the nation? Take the Temperance
question for illustration. In all the three par
ties there are intelligent, earnt St, sincere
Temperance men, friends of the new law
against the sale of Intoxicating drink. Now
do not these men realize that the thing of
first Importance, is an earnest temperance SEN
tinent in the community? Do we not all
say, that, in addition to the election Of right
men to the legislature. it is of the first impor-
tance that this sentiment shall have thor
ough, emphatic oppression at the polls. fD6
we consider that a temperance vote which
fails to elect its candidate, is thrown away?
or, that every vote beyond what is necessary
to secure this result is Of no account 1T is
idle to argue this question with any reasona-
Bile man. Every one competent to reason on
the subject very well knows, that irrespective
of the direct success of a vote in the elecii IN
of a favorite candidate, it is of extreme i'm
portance that proper sentiment shall be ex-
pressed at the ballot box.
During the election of 49, one, and only
one Free Soil vote was deposited in New
Orleans! We have no doubt but that this
one vote was the occasion of more comment,
of more ''agitation'' than any other one vote
in the country. One of the most cheering
indications of the Pittsburg convention was
the presence of delegates from the slure
States. 1t is true these delegates represent
ed bat small proportion of the voters in their
respective localities; but they represented
sentiment sentiment too, which is destin-
ed to grow, and in the end TO exert a mighty
influence on the legislature of the county,
AS crafty ing as it would be to hear that our
noble candidates had carried our State, Ia re-
suit by the way, by no means improbable, al
most certain in fact, shoull Mr.. Webster be
renominated,) we should be still more graft
fed to learn that five thousand men in the
slaveholding communities, had deposited their
votes for Hple and Julian.
But really, no m ian believes in this doctrine
of "ihrowing away votes." No intelligent
Wing expects that New Hampshire will go
for Scott; but will New Hampshire wings
stay at home, or vote for another candidate
under the absurd pretence, that in voting
for the candidate of their party, their votes
will not count in the election! On the other
hand suppose no democrat expected to car
ry Massachusetts far Pierce; will Massa
chusetts democrats therefore keep from the
polls, or vote for another candidate, under
the impression that their votes will amount
to nothing? We need not answer these
questions. When The presidential election
took place in different states on different days |
why was each party SO anxious that the
states first voting should not only gain ma
jority, but an overwhelming majority for its
own candidates? Because said they an |
overwhelming vote will have a great influ-
ence in the States yet to vote. The answer
was full of philosophy. No wing believes a
whig vote is ever;thrown away; no democrat
believes democratic vote is ever thrown
away. None but free soil votes are ever
thrown away, according to the practice of |
wings and democrats. In fact, they do not
believe in the doctrine of votes thrown away.
for practically they never carry out the doc-
trine.
AS free soiers. let US be true to our princi-
pies, and support our candidates. five can
not elect the men OF our choice, we can ex-
press our free soil sentiment, which after all
is the most desirable success, A half million
voters pledged for freedom will seal the fate
of pro slavery dominion in the North, and
make it tremble even at the South.-Esser
County (INass.) Freeman.
The Steamer Reindeer which has been
running between N. Y. and Albany burst one
If her flues when leaving the DICK at Maiden
There were about 300 passengers on board
1t the time, most Of whom were at dinner
he Professionalism prevailed. Sume threw