The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-08-19

ana merCenary men VINO may happen py
party appliances to succeed Ill obtaining al
seat in congress. The purchaseable are
sought out at once, and secured TO do the
Bidding of base and designing men. Flat
tery and appeals to weak ambition does its
work, where the more vulgar application Of.
pay and plumber fail and finally, we see
scores OF men voting in defiance Of the eX-
pressed will, wishes and interests Of their
constituents, as was recently done in the re-
peal of the Missouri compromises With
all these facts before us, the concusonI
seems inevitable that no northern represent
tativc is safe, who acknowledges ahy obliga-
but duty to his country, his conscience, and
the whole people whom he represen S, le-
gardlcsS Of caucus and party dictatiOn.--
Allegiance TO party sinks into utter insigniti-
canCe when weighed against fidelity tO
truth, Justice and humanity. We appeal to
YOU therefore, fellow CitiZans, to be anima-
ted in the coming contest by one common
qbect-a love of freedom and regard for
the future destiny and best interests Of our
whole country, in the selection of repre-
sentative who will truly represent your con-
victions of right and justice on the ques-
lions presented Let us not be deceived by
the ready promises or eQuivocations Of can
ddates, or the double dealing resolves of
foughfdces III their nominating conventions.
In union there is strength. You have exam
pies before you all over the south. No di-
vision Of opinion there. separates men by
any old party names. Old parties are hurled
10 the winds and the south will present one
unbroken phalanx in the next congress, de-
voted 10 their purposes and designs. With
1hcm the contest is most dosperate-their
union more complete, because, if they fail
now to secure the senate of the nation, and
more slave States, they fail forever. 1t is
indeed dcplorable to think that while such
devotion TO sectional purposes exists, to fix
on nation the eternal incubus of slavery;
no similar, united, antagonistical union eX
iss for the protection of freedom
We know you will be called upon to stand
byyour old parties and rally again under your
I'D banners, and should you refuse, be most
bitterly denounced, for exercising the prero-
ga,ives Of freemen, and voting your honest
sentiments. All this has been done, and
will be again, by unscrupulous interested
politicians, and a reckless party press. But
we appeal from local lcaders-from associa-
lions affiliated together, and secret societies
who divide the Offices and the spoils among
each other for years in advance--To YOU,
f-eemen Of the district--YoU who have no
personal objects to gTatify--no desire of re-
ward, but the reward of good conscience.
We know that the hearts Of the people are
right; that their convictions are right
Why then should not their actions CORES
pond
Honest men who sit down together to
discuss public questions, have in this crisis
few differences 10 reconcile. Those disin-
tercstcd patriots who enjoy large salaries
will try TO persuade men that they have
There are men whose interests 1t is to pro-
mote different opinion, and divide us--and
hey will be unceasing in their efforts to
succeed.
Around almost every county seat you will
lind few men, who produce nothing, earn
nothing, but who ever stand ready to rotate
into every lucrative place. You will find,
they secure o-opcration in the several town
ships by promising elevation and office to
lesser politicians who do their bidding
These men pack the conventions, and if
by any accident they are out-numbered--rc-
sort to the most unscrupulous means to
control them, and too often succeed, and
thus divide the Offices year after year, and
you are allowed to do the voting The same
machinery has been alike put in action by
both the great political parties 1t is ramified
through all the counties in the state, and is
continued in active operation at the state