Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-07-19
Register Again,


Register Again,
We hac I'd. intended 10 pursue the coit.o
retsy farther, with tic Reg inaslnuch a:
or repeated challenge does not induce it tc
set forth any measure Of whig policy, as at is
Size in the coming election. Yet som. two OF
three statements might lead to wroH /, concu
sion if no: noticed. First, it charges us with
"a base attempt at peryerson, that sinncks o.
deliberate !a.sehood," because we said he cited
m Instance save that Of .Swartwout, and say.
we cited "no such thing" Webster says Gil,
means Ito quote" "to name or repeat," &c
now if the Register did not "quotc, name or rc.
! peat the case of Swartwout, Gin reply to oul
article as We said, his charge might have been
correct. Ii he did "quote, or name it in saving
"lhcy did not conceal, bat stated the fact, &c.
then the charge Of iaIsehood and pcrversion re
coils upon the head. and discovers the rotten.
neSs Of the heart, Off its author ANY school boy
can decide that point;--but one of more imDor.
lance maniiests iisclfin the hyp1critical eva
sion OF the discussion of whig policy, upon
which the issue is 10 BE- made al the Coming g.
lection, and shows most conclusNely that the
leaders of that party expect their subordinatcs
! to coilie ard go, nt their beck and nod without
in1oiriEs why do ye 50.
lnaSm tch as the ehitor plays the ernw fi,h in
regard 70 his article of March l7th-"Dem,.
gogucS' we have M morc to say upon tLa,
point. Bnt the fact that we quoted part O, his
article into our paper, does not imply by any
means that VIC a:t Wiling to father his untimely
offspring, that he Eow in.ima.es was base born
| and illcgitinl.c.
Who the Register dcnomnatcs as "principal
editor we know not, or care not. Butthe one
whose bread and butler depends upon the sue
cess of the "Timcs,' in 1918 was prlnc;pal cd.
hor Of the Mexican tPa.) Yeoman, that had the
name OF Lewis Cass at its mlst head, ana done
his best TO sustain Dem )cratic measures un-
der an inefficient leader, because he saw } 9th.
er source of bcttcring their condition, by n
change OF mon. More than this, he comnenc
ed the publication and editorial direct ion of
paper as EARLY as 1888, and has seen the whe
party under 50 many pha ses, md Mounting and
industriously riding 50 many hobbies for success
that h. feels nraud satls!action IN Witnessing
It's natural demise, although the trocs of its n.
dlvldual members dre somewhat painful TO be
hold.
lie saw them in pcnns, vania in 1913, adyi
sing their friends "to treat the election as if i,
had not been hcld'-attempting to continue i n
power, atool they styled "Govrrnor," by send
lnS in false election returns, from Philadelphia
city and couny-and in fear of the populace,
called olt the militia to protect then: in the
'1nsumMlt!on of their uhhlllowcl designs
And yet in that very insanc: we saw fully ,x-
emPli'ed, the great tralh. "ihc wicked fee
VIXEN no man pa.ssetl," COR when assembled
N The stna'c CHAMBER dftlc commonwealth. I'd
declare the result of he election, when all wos
perfect quiet, their own dark designs lent ter
tor to their iml,nat,on AMI they leapel from
The window and ta!i away.
lie saw them in New York, pennsy,yani,.
and New jersey in 1910, leaving the CONNER by
hundreds ami doffas their Beavers and Broad
;!oths AMI in tow frocks and panlaioons, with
round crowned wool hats upon their crani,,,ns.
,oifds IN tLsr hands, trolling after the miniature |
og cabin, voc!icra;ing at the top of their
'oiccs.
Then bring ont the big beilied bottle
And drink to old Tippecanoe.
He saw them renstallcd in power in lS4s, by
ioldiils out to the nation tht, idea that there
we're NJ important principles at issue between
he two parties, and that their candidate was
no party man. chad no friends to reward or
'nemes 'opunish," thus dcluding many into
heir support: yet the ides of March had not pas.
cd until all their former pretcnsons were trail.
ID III the dust, and their actions stamped their
'retenSon5 with the seal Of falsecood and
ham;.
We sec them in 1859. by thc;r central com.
iittee Of sile in Franklin counly declaring tha,
here are no new issues between the partics-
n Lawrence e,unty claiming that former wbiy
c,ion has been the great source OF al h, pros.
erify ofthc nation yet falling TO sho, ono single
aeasafc Of wig origin that the nation has
dopted as OF vital imp )rtance 10 her intcrest