The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1854-09-29
A Dempcrntic Candidate.

TIMOTHY G. DAY announces himself as an
Independent democratic candidate for Cos-
gress in tle first district of Cincinnati. We
make some extracts from his address to the
voters, to show his position in regard to the
"ioreign in fuence" which shows itself at the
polls, and ondeavors to control our elections
ThatI am Democrat. ! have the evidence
Of my own heart, and ask no endorsem mcnt.
| have been denounced by servile party
press as a "trator" to my party; but SO long
as am not traitor to my country and her
free institutions, am content with the title.
am rebel to corrupt government as the
best men o. the past have been,in their rebel
lions Sgainst tyranny. When a religious
government claims inlallbility for its de-
crees, and demands blind obedience from its
followers, | say, "God bless the Eeretics" who
are denounced by by its councils; aud when
q political government becomes corrupt and
tyranncas 1 say "God bless the traitors"
who rebel against its authority.
In consusion, fellow citizens, claim only
to be Republican, recognising the unity of
the principles of freedom the world over; and
while claim to be an American citizen born
and reared on her soil. | shall ever be true to
the universal rights of mankind. Ii man
proves his desrs 10 become a freeman, by
casting off the superstition and tyranny with
which the cunning of the world seek to en-
slave, will ever welcome him as brother,
come from what land he may. But if he
clings to the bigotry which has degraded and
enslayod him in his own land, and forgets
that his first duty is to his adopted land, and
its liberal institions, no legal process can ever
make an enlightened freeman out Of such ma.
teral. The naturalization of foreigners is
subject which demands the earnest attention
VI all our citizens, native and adopted, and is
one that should not be approached with any
narrow or bigoted feelings. That the present
laws are loosely enforced, and in many in-
stances, most grossly outraged, no one can
doubt but that any radical change is neces-
sury, is a question which admits Of much
speculation as to practical results. For my
own part my greatest fear for freedom, is
from foreign and home Jesuilism; and for
that reason | confess to a love for herelics, be
they political or religious.
For those who are now striving, by the
meancst appeals, to prejudice and delude the
liberal ofour adopted citizens into support
| of their Jesuitica party, | feel the contempt
which such mischievous demagogues deserve,
and feel assured that this feeling is participa-
ted in by all our adopted citizens who despisc
the syccphancy of anxious party rulers. |
never shall forget 1852, when the liberal Of
the adopted citizens sealed the fate of the
Miami Tribe and do not think they will
soon forget thu curses they then received
from their now loudmouthed vote seeking
friends of the Miami partvs If they cun--it
ia the approaching election they forget that
the same party they then rebuked is now
loading them with hypocrtical professions Of
pcnitent love for their votes, they will do an
uneilaceable wrong to themselves and the pub
lie veal. TIMOTHY G.. DAY.
CINCINNATI, Sept. %, 1854.