The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-09-20
Tactics of the Opposition.

In all strong Democratic districts. the
Wings are advocating fusion Of all par
ties in favor Of men who will vote for the
restoration of the Missouri Compromise.
Here al home we have the Fremont Jour.
nal, and every other Wing paper in this
Congressional district. advocating this
course. They profess to care nothing
about the "loaves and fshes," or who the
Congressional nominee may be-whether
he be Whig or Democratic he be only
right on the slavery question. They are
moved solely by principle, they tell US.
and are such devout worshippers of free
dom. that they are wiling to sink all party
differences tor the one idea-the restora-
ton Of the Missouri Compromise. These
are Whig tactics for reliably Democratic
districts. They have an entirely different
set for Whig or doubtful districts. In such
districts, they make distinct Wing nomi-
nations; and refuse to assist the Democra-
cy in electing men who uniformly voted
against the Nebraska bill, which the
Wings profess so much to abhor. We
have an example in the Wayne district.
and another in the Richland district. In
these, districts the Democrats have re nom.
mated Messrs. Johnson and Lindsey,
both of whom voted against the Nebraska
bill, and if the Wings were sincere in their
professions, they would give them their
support. Blu: lnis they will not do, and in
the former district they have nominated
Judge Bliss, and in the latter Mr.. Sher.
man, both "out and out' Wings. Reason,
! Whiggery has chance for the spols in
these districts, and therefore insists on
having good Whig nominees. Sherman
was a delegate to the Wing Baltimore
Convention of '52. where he voted with
the rest Of his party to sustain the Com.
promise Measures, including the beautiful
anti.slarery (D measure, the Fugitive
Slave Law!
! The above is sufficient to show that the
Wings are only using the slavery question
in Democratic districts, as hobby to gel
into office, and break up the Democratic
party; and that in Wing or doubtful dis.
tricis, no Democrat, however snti-slavery
in his views. will obtain mite OF their
support. For the last few years, the Wings
| in Democratic localities, have uniformly
had up some side issue, upon which they
have endeavored to concentrate fusion
of all parties, but in Wing localities. they
have uniformly nominated clean Whig
tickets, without any reference to indepen-
dent questions. Last fall the Maine Law
was their hobby, and it was particularly
rich sigh, to see Wing stumpers taxing
their lungs in advocating a measure to
compel every body to quit drinking liquor
who, in 1910. had made themselves hoarse
| in singing the following dity, or similar
ones, at log-cabin meetings:
..Cold water may do for the Locos,
Ora little vinegar stew,
But give US Hard Cider and Whisky
To drink to sold Tirpecanoe.'
The history OF the Whig party shows
that they care very little what the expedi'
ent is, that they use to gain power, il they
can only render i, successful. Hard cider,
whisky, temperance, military glory, have
| all been used in their turn. At present,
they are astride of the slavery agitation
hobby, but if the "woolly horse don''
throw them before they get through with
him, we miss our guess badly Sandusks
Democrat.