The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-04-29
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present state of things for several years, but
am no party political man. have not vo-
ted tor several years, and the reason Of it is,
that each political party will meet together
and appoint delegates to pick out the fastest
nag they can find in their party, and make
some big blows what they could do, and bull
yrog the other party; aud that would raise
the mcttle or ambition Of the other party, and
they would go and appoint a meeting also,
and appoint delegates likewise--and there
are three political parties, all divided against
themselves, and the government has become
corrupt, and is likely to be divided also; and
it cannot stand, for we are told a house divi-
dcd against itself cannot stand: and if
house cannot stand that is divided against it.
self how can Government! | thought |
would take things while it was in the cool of
the day, when the voice was easiest heard.
How can we expect anything but corrupt
government, while the men that are sent to
make laws are so corrupt themselves! We
cannot expect good wholesome laws, while
the people are so divided! We all know it
is impossible for a bitter fountain TO send
forth sweet water, nor we cannot expect good
laws, while we have such set of oliice-scek-
ers and lawyers at the head Have we not
seen enough to convince us yet; to convince
us of the improprety of holding up political
parties! See what our government is coming
to. While ever we have men at the head Of
government that think more of their own
| pockets .han they do Of the good of the peo-
| pie, we will always have such laws. There
have been thousands of dollars spent in the
support Of government affairs, and we have
worse laws now than we ever had beiore and
they get worse and worse, and will be so
while ever party spirit reigns. We have
tried one plan long enough; now let us try
some other plan, and see how it will act
Now come brother Democrat, come broth
cr Wing, and come brother Frecsoler, let us
lay down our weapons of party spirit, and let
us oil unite in one bundle-it is hard to be
broken; bat separats.fihem in parties, and
they are easily broken. Now let US all unite
together, and choose some good honest far
mcr or mechanic, that has some interest in
, government. Let us throw away prejudice
and jealousy, and purity spirit, and pick ou,
, men that we can trust, and will not make
, laws just to live on themselves, but are will
huS W let us HuVc snare.
don't care what mans politics are, if he
, is man Of good principle and wishes the
: good Of the community at large. believe
, there arc men in all political parties, that art
G capable Of doing business right Ceaving ou
4 the la~yers) and want partyism to go into
/ oblivion, ard become a band Of brothers, uni
, Ted together, for the good of our once tree
5 government. There are not any more labor
, ing men now thun can supply that class o.
lazy droncs, that arc living on the labors oi
the Industrious bee. | believe it would be
nothing but right, to turn these lazy droncs
out OF tho hive, for They don't so much as take
care OF The young ones, but will pocke
the laborS of the Industrious bees, ant
ly away with it, believe we are ell tire,
Of such laws, and finding fault with them
and why don't we better them! We can, i
we will only throw away partyism, and unite
together, and look TO our own interests, ant
not be gulled by these lazy, idle otfice-secker.
and lawyers. These ure the very sort Of lneI
that are the leaders, of the people, and cause
many honest men to mourn. Let us not be
/ led by such men any longer. How can W.
live much longer under such tyronnical go.
vernmcnR 1t will soon bring about a rebel
lion, and what will we rebel against? the We
ry laws We sent men there to make
Now let us cease talking about rebellion
but unite together, and make, or send men
that will make, good and wholesome laws.
|. We are continually finding fault with the
laws, and sill following the same old plan in
making them. We can have better laws il
. A. ~ nil thn. al
men, We must be subject to the powers
that be. Are we always to have such pow
crd that be as this! hope not. Well, then,
let us throw away partysm, and put in men
to make laws that are governed by something
else than scli-intcrcst, and then we would
be willing to be governed by the powers that
he. Some say that all the powers that be
are ordained of God, but don't believe that
the powers that be that we have to be subject
to now, are ordained of God, nor his name
seldom thought Of by them that made them.
! wish the powers that be were ordained of
God. II they were, don't believe we would
have SO many lazy Office seekers and LAWYERS
living of the labors of the poor. Big fish live
on little ones, and it is the way of the world;
one class Of mankind live ON the labors of the
poor believe evcrybod wants better laws.
Neil, II we ever get them, we will have to
make them ourselves. Men that we send
will not make better laws than they now are
unless change takes place. We must do it
ourselves, by uniting together ard putting in
men who will do their duty, aud n, do as
these men have done heretofore. | hclieve
there are none of us satisfied with the ltvs
our own party makes, aud there are some
things we would not support, If it was not to
keep up our own party. Now VIII we run u
gninst our own interest, TO support party,
and to support some lawyer that will tell us
to stick to our party, and get him in office,
aud what great things he will do for govern
uent-raisc their own wages, and make eve |
rything correspond with their pockcts-havc (
the laws fixed so they can live aud be sup |
ported by having an office in government. l.
believe We are all convinced that the officers
we are nominating and sending year after
year, care but little for government, SO they
can get big wages and live easy. We have |
all been deceived by the leaders of our party. !