Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-05-24
ONCE MORE TO THE BREACH

Once more we appeal to the Democracy to arouse
to unite their forces. As the Alexandria Age
remarks, (whose article with slight alteration we
adopt:)
"UP GUARDS AND AT THEM"-This was the memo
rable and plthy war cry of the Duke of yelling ton
when about to stake thefortunes of the day. at Wa
terloo upon one grand charge against Napoleon's
ranks, aud fearfuly did the guards respond to the
inspiritng ball of their invincibe chieftain.
In similar words would we address the Democratic
guards in every district throughout the State Sc.
cret organization perfect and well drilled is kept up
by the Wings, particularly, in districts where diff
cultes unfortunately exist by which it is hoped to
effect the overthrow of Democratic candidates by the
force of secret combinations and unbroken ranks
Let suspect lurking hope ofsuccess in every dec
laration by Wing orators and Wing Journals that
they are in so lean minority that they their
didates merely to keep up the appearance of opposi
ton but without any hope or prospect of victory
This is all moOn-Shine.
They could not find, in any district in the State,
degree ofpolitca disnterestcdness in any member of
their party sufficient to induce even candidate to
abandon his business and his home, to expend his
money and his time for the questionable honor of po
itical martyrdom Not Their candidates are
in the field because they hope to be elected and they
do not hesitate to declare that this hope is founded
solely the feuds which have unhappily sprung up
amongst ourselves. Shall we then, longer continue
to give aid and comfort" to common enemy p
Should we not rather march to the battlefield with
united forces and unhrOkcn ranks and scatter to the
winds the euds and discussions which have inspired
enemy with any hope of success Shall it be said
that any district in the State regardless of the para
mount allegiance which the Democracy owe to their
principles and their party, shall blndly rush into the
embrace of federalism, and court all the evil conse
quences of disgracefu defeat2 We trust not IF
We cannot overlook let u.s. in spirit patriotic duty
postpone the consideration of questions that may eo-
pardisc our supremacy or invite to disunion This
is the duty of every patriot-it is emphaticay the
duty those districts where causes of discord have
existed These suggestions apply to our own dis
trct We have a Wing candidate in the field
whose friends expect to send him to Congress- in
the teeth of Democratic majority. He is a Wing
and Wing too of the old school. He would
duhtless, if elected, favor United States Bank
high tariff, odious monopolies, a sweeping scheme
of internanal improvements and above ALL and let it
not be lost sight of for moment he advocated the
election of Gen. Scott to the Presidency.
This is enough with us to justify us in induging
the hope that the Democracy of the State will on
Thursday next, whatever be their reluctance or the
sacrifice of personal party feeling they may have
to make forth in all their strength and vindi-
cate the principles and the supremacy of the Demo-
cratic party. Dissatisfaction in some districts have
been exprcssed-and bad preccdents may have been
introduced. Hereafter, however, everything will be
right, Bad precedcnts it is true of evil conse-
quence; but the precedent of electng Wings to Con
greSs, from Democratic districts would be infinitely
worse than all others