Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1855-05-22
From the ChiIlicolh 0 Adver'l
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the Democratic party. for tho purpose OF
porfocting work Of great "Relorm.
There is no specific statement furnished
as 10 what is to bs reformed. A ply.
sican who knows anything about tho
practice Of medicine, IL ho pronounces
person sick will tell him what his
complaint is, and also if desired will
inform him what will effect cure. Tho
opposition docs not act on this principle.
1t ontonts itself with making allegations
that something moods reformation badly;
but what it will not specify. I.may DO
that !, is somewhat like tho physician
who was caIlsl in TO SOC u person who
complaint Of being i'll. Ho looked at
tho person and felt tho pulse, nnL as.
sumed look Of much gravity, A friend
ol the sick man Inquired
"Df. is he sick 7"
"Yes, very sick"
"What is his complaint :"
"That puzzlos me exceedingly"
swell, can't you do anything for
him-can't you euro him !"
"Oh, yes Gun throw him into fits.
and then can cure him 70, ON death
on 6ts."
The opposition contends something is
wrong, but precisely what it cannot de-
fine but il can throw the State into
convulsions and then it will be ablo to
right it up, for il is great on convulsi ons.
This Know Nothing rofolm party has
given " touch Of It's quality in Penn'
sylvania. Tho Legislature has proven
such set Of burglars, that evon TIE-
FANy, the President Of the Grand Coun-
Gil Of Pennsylvania. was constrained to
"say that tho order was fast sinking by
tho weight Of its o,On carrmption," and
tha, "tlo acts Of tho pre- sont Know No.
thing Legislature were characterized BY
such degree Of stupidity, penalty an3
recklcssness, that tho only wonder with
him was, that that pcoplo had tolerated
it as long as they have done" In Phil.
adelphia so aggravated hls become tho
"foIly" and "cxtravaganco" Of tho
Know Nothing government that tho
North american and Enquirer, which
aided in tho election Of these very Know
Nothings, arc impolled 10 denounco it,
and the North American wants all good
ci,izens "to arouse themselves, in this
extraordinary emergency, and resolve,
by a united and vigorous movement.
Independent Of all party distinctions, to
put down the balelul influences which
!, arc evidently ruling politically, tho
local fortunes Of the community
=, These are, or hitherto have boon Wing
journals.
The Philadelphia Sun. that oil and
j, siead(as, Native American organ, has
= no faith in the officials. l.says it it"would
. rather SEQ consolidated PhiIaIel phia in
q the custody of tho Democrats than Of
g such paltry imbeciles, and it is for the
= old guurl Of the original Native Amer.
= lean party TO say whether it shall be-
=. done or not" The utter inelliciency Of
"a the Massachusetts, Legislature and tho
n rowdyism Of some of its members arc
such as to render i, subjec. for ridicule,
= contempt and dcnunciation. Even the
ri New York Herald, which has all along
Il thrown its influence in the scale of
n Know Nothingism, has became so dis.
y gusted with its doinss in Massachusetts
> as TO cause it TO declare that "thero
!; n must be some great changes here, if the
- American party is to do anything in this
" world. Prescriptions Of faithful officers
. Of government, assaults on delenceless
l. women, invasions Of private houses,
J. abuse Of the Roman Catholic religion
re are not the thing for the last half Of ,hl
'c nineteenth century. They would have
'c done very we'll couple Of hundred
ia years ago, when there were no daily
q newspapers anil no common schools, nc
steamers, no tslesraphs, and no roa
ut liberty in the worlI. But to day, wher
ID all those blessings are at every one''
ID elbow, measures Of tyrannical an
OF narrow minded cas-, like these we mon
to ton must be ruinous to any political OF
IS ganzation. 1t is to be hoped that tho,
r. are the stumbling blocks which serve Il
K guide and teach the Ameri. an party"
n The Know Nothings in all the place
lis above referred to succeeded to power OF
o. the plea Of "Reform" being neccssar.
NJ, that under the old organizations cor
'er ruption had become outrageous and in
tie tolerable, and that they would perfect
n: reform il placed in power. The sam
sot game is now being played in this Stat
TO BY those who are charging the Dem
- ocratic State officials with corruption
nd They allege that the American part
will remove corruption and institutes =
st. honest and efficient government. It
he the device Of political tricks'ers an
nm plumber seekers and should tho pooPl
IN. entrust them with power, they viii! 500
ut, learn TO their sorrow, as they have learr
Ok. cd in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia an
tes ssachusetts, that thoy have bee
1ey outrageously cheated. The wise ma
learneth wisdom from tho follies Of h
,on neighbors, and wise, shrewd and i
the tellig gent States will profit by the folli
.ish Of neighboring States. Will Ohio p
shefself upon the record as being defcie
ool fiins,hese qualities, by placing in pow
fish men Of this description. We hope ne
and and believe it will not.
war Goer, Aw suvT-The long pendil