The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1853-08-17
From he Daily F0Eex Cass
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sDId and New 4saszeS.
.,,ot, must be Blind Indeed II he fails to see
,be dissolutfai of party iias taking place
knaye indeed seeing YET denying: The peopie
refss 10 obey lie order of captains, and drill SER
,aant. 10 fall into The ranks, and shoulder KNAPP
s.el, and n,usket, for the political tournament.
.s.H,ss who do muster resemble Jack -FallsiaH's
t,,e,deu,a Ian soldiers, who bad not q clean or
wbo,e shirt aissong them in the regiment. And
when The ragamuffns DO come to the shock Of
arms il, the battle of mock heroes. they find
,fa, fssy are combating windfnils and going on
expeditions of knight errantry for dame,
whose smiles are layished for a consideration.
and whose virtue is none better than it should
ba. sts-.-
The whole system of. purity organiza ion is
fast falling into contempt, The old cries OF an
Impending crisis, and country 10 save from ru-
in, are worn out and fall on the public ear, ike
thrice told tale to drowsy man. The aiac-
fity to muster, the dicipne in ranks. the ODE
flence to orders, most forcibly reminds one OF
the last DAYS or militia musiers. Respectable
men refused 10 strain" while wags, loafers and
green horns fed ON water MELONS aud ginger
bread; and trudged about the common at the
command of prompous ignorumuses who pock-
eied the hosor, and fines, and cavoried aboat
the field on bob-tailed mares. Officers and fools
were the las. TO give up the glorious muster and
drunks.
So of party politics; the demugogues and
dupes will clamor for their party and the regu-
lar ticket, after sensible citizens have refused to
affiliate. Let partsans bawl themselves hosrse
for whiggery or democracy, the thinking clas-
ses know that the old issues have run into the
ground.
But two topics will excite any interest in The
public mind this fall at the polls. The first and
greatest is the Temperance question. which is
overshadowing every other; and :he election
Of school superintendent.
The democratic party have placed them
selves against the people on both these is
sizes,
The new organ, the State Democrat, is wag-
Ing a fierce. war against the Maine Law. and
temperance; and the old organ, the Statesman,
isdown. on the SCHOOL Law and Andrews
The battle 10 be fought Is between friends of
temperance and education on the side, and
drunkenness and ignorance on the other. There
is no use tnincing matters, and calling things by
Wrong names.
The temperance men are growing very im-
patient with Barrere and Medill, the whig and
locofoco candidates for Governor. They de.
nlnnd plain unequivocal. yes, or no, to the
Maine Law. Barrere is mum, Med is hostile
to the law, Lewis is hat-footed for il, SO is DIR
Allen on the whg ticket for Lieut.. Governor.
Gen. Carey the wheel horse of the temperance
movement, the Neal Dow Of Ohio, has declared.
that-he will vote for Lewis, because the other
candidates are not right on the record, on that
question. IfBarrer has any ambition to poll
his party strength he must hasten to place him
self right before the public Oh the temperance
question. else wings by thousands will vote for
Lewis. And the temptation to so cast their bal
lots. is greatly strengthened, by the conceded
= fact. that in no contingency can Barrere be
elected. Many DISLIKE Lewis free soil notions,
but haierum great deal worse than ah'i-sla-
very. Besides, the latter is only an absrac
question al present, while the former is an i'm.
mediate and pressing issue. We should not be
surprisedif the temperance men of all parties
should rally on Lewis. and roll him up 100. 900
votss. ms token Of regard and esteem for his
open, manly, attitude on the grea. issue, which
the other candidates had not the moral courage
to advocate, but igno5ly skuked or bnsely oppos.
ed.