The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-10-03

noise made about, by some of my oppo-
nents, without proposing single remedy.
The sale of the Public Works of the State
to pay the State debt would be another
great remedy They would pay, in my
opinion, if sold soon, over ten millions of
dollars of the State debt, which would be
about two-thirds of the whole amount of
liabilities, leaving out the irreducible debt
| voted for this law two years ago and it
passed the Lower House. There may be
u great many restrictions in the powers Of
levying county, township, school, poor
road and corporation taxes, that might
be made if required by my constituents.
to be bound by their Instructions, or re-
sign my Office. Have any of my opro-
ncnts committed themselves upon any OF
the above questions? None but the lii
quor Law: they are, with perhaps one
exception, Maine Law men. Have any
of them proposed any remedy for our high
taxes? None that | know Of Why, then,
do they claim your suf1rages? Does Mr..
Armstrong and Mr.. Ellsworth claim, be-
cause they arc the regular nominees of the
Know Nothing party? Or do they claim,
because they are Methodist preachers!
Do they claim, because they have always
been good old Wings? Or do they claim,
because they are Maine Law men? II
these are good reasons why you should
vote for them, of course you will do so,
for they are in peaceable possession of all
of those things. Mr.. Ogle is also in
possession of the above properties, except
that he processes to he Democrat lie
is also, together with Mr. Grer, in pos
session Of the nomination of the Demo
cratic party, by less than one-fourth of the
Democrats of the county. Should that,
in these mixed-up times of politics, gov
crn your votes in favor of men who do
not avow their principles? Voters OF
Monroe, judge for yourselves.
Fellow citizens, did I forfeit any prom
ise, while in the Legislature, that l made
to you while a candidate two years ago?
If L did, do not object to your opposi-
ton. If l did not, why give me your
opposition, when thereby you are oppos-
ing the principles of the Democratic party?
You all agree that you were deceived in
relation to the rumors that were circulated
in regard to my Know Nothing principles,
and that those rumors were the cause OF
my defeat at the Convention. 4 number
of you also agree that my nomination
would have been satisfactory say, here,
that l am opposed to any religious test
for office. l also say that [ am opposed
to any extension of the time for the nat
uralization of foreigners.
1t has been said to me, by some Of the
leading members of the American party,
that the avowed object of their party was,
to elect men to the Legislature who would
vote for S. p. Chase for Z. S. Senator;
and that they would not object to Mr.
Ogle on account of that question. | can
name them if they require it. I say this,
upon my veracity as a man. | shall, ii
elected, vote for William Allen, the great
champion of Democracy in Ohio, if he is
a candidate for U. S. Senator | stood
alone in his support, in this and all the
adjoining counties, when he was a candi-
date two years ago. l ask all Democrats,
those who have been deluded by secret
societies, or Know Nothing orders, as
well as all Others, both Democrats and
Wings, whether you will vote for men that
you know will vote away your principles,
when they get into power? 1 think you
will exercise your proper judgments when
you go to the ballot box. / am in favor
of, and will support, the present school
system.
l will just say, in conclusion, that al
my operations in the campaign before the
Convention, were, as l thought, for the
good of the Democratic party and princi
Piles. My present opinions, l claim to be
the same. I am willing to accord to 9th
ers, in their political action, the same
that / claim for myself, that is, honesty
of purpose.
l have twice run in Convention before
this time, and received the nomination
both of which times, men who pretended
to he Democrats, and pretended to bt
leaders in the party, bolted the Conven
ton, and opposed me. The first time ]
was defeated. The last time l was sue
cessful, much to the chagrin of a few o
my enemies.
Now, fellow citizens, leave my case il
your hands, for you to decide whether i
is not only privilege of mine, but du
ty to myself and my friends, that | should
continue to be candidate Can I b,
blamed for asking my friends to defend mt
against undeserved abuse, unmerited inju
ry? Vote your own sentiments, and dc
not be gulled by the pretence of part,
leaders, who may say that the party viii
be ruined if you do not 60 the who'll
ticket. HORACE HOLLAND.
Prospects in the State.
The immense majority, says the Steu
benville Union, obtained by the Fusion
lists last year in this State lead some G
our friends to despair of overcoming
this fall. This is not possible, say they
We say 1t is possible. The Fusion major
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