The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-07-23

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of the people, and not of a sectional party. |
"A party seeking no good for their country;
and their patriotism consisting of and
bounded by, their individual interests who
shout for freedom and liberty in proper
ton as they expect to he rewarded. with
dollars and cents, and the lrigherthe Office
they expect, the longer and louder is their
Fhypocritical brayo4of !" liberty h5erty.''
when the whole tenor of their acts, ;bofh
political and private, shows thatthey wouid
sell their Maker, Judas like, for thirty
pieces of silver Only look at the past
and you mag have some kind of an idea
of their sincerity. Look back to lS44,
and see where the vote of this simon pure
Abolition or Republican party was thrown
and what they said of the greatest states
man that ever lived. Did they not charge
him with selling the liberties of the peo-
pie for the State of Missouri? Did they
not charge him with fraud and corruption
for introducing the Missouri compromise?
I Did they no, charge Clay, Webster and
Fillmore with al kinds of corruption for
the compromise of 1902 Did they not
heap on Martin Van Bnren all kinds of
oughfaced slang. and howlong afterwards
was it until this simon pure Abolition par
ty made Buffalo platform. and asked the
same Martin Van Buren, to step on it, and
he did, and then he was a man that the
people could rely ou--just the kind of
man for Them. &al - e9b rsssY Is
/ Ohahow well this Republican or Ako-
Hilton party deserves the name of the
weather cock party. Every wind has given
] it new direction, and new set of prin-
Iciples. They are all things to all men,
hoping thereby to dupe somebody einto
supporting them for an Office. If they
think slavery is the hest hobby, they hold
/ up their hands In holy horror. and hawl
cut at the tot, of their yoicesfor freedom,
emancipatioi, ami SO ona But this old
4 hobby has been rode down long 7ego,
aud they no longer hope that it will lie
q able of itself tocarry them into place ahd
power and to serve their ends, aud guf
! the; people, many of them have crept into
! The American order. of which they have
! weIllnigh proved the ruin.
I Members of the American PARTY, in
4 Millard Fillmore You have everything thai
tcould be desired ina candidate. He has
been tried and not found wanting. He
is u national man. lie has capacity, ex-
lperience, energy, and integrity. The ele,'
lion of Fremont is out Of the question
and if it was not, you / am satisfied, dc
not desire il. Millard Fillmore can IL
elected if you will all do your duty, and
stand by ourcandidate: But if he should
mot be, you will have the satisfaction O
: knowing that. James Buchanan, also 9
national man, will then be President.
You must take care of yourselves, and
keep up your organization. but keep on'
: some five or six Of The wire-working Abo
lii,ionists Of Woods6tld. If you had KEEP
Them out last fall, things would have turn.
ed out differently, but they are so corrup'
that they would break down any party
The people cannot and will not pat con
fldence iii them. BE not deceived. TheJ
are now concoctiiig all kinds Of plans Z
bring you over to the support Of theil
Abolition candidate. ,'ls y ts'.is. s1fA
a--ss Be jus. AMI fear not:
:, Let all the enls you aim at be your conntry's
b Your Gods anil Truth's; then if you fall
You fall a blessed martyr"
49, AN OLD WHIG.
Fl Mr.. EDITOR 81 send you the forego
ing for publication in your paper, becaus
Ibeliese the American party has no longe
any organ in this coanty--althonghi it wa
their money and Influence that established
1.-THE Monroe .loisraaf. Idonot expect yel
. to agree with lne. either in my politics o
coIc.Is oas as to the result of the presen
presidential canvass; but believe yol
lhaye>the independence, to allow ME to tel
what believe to he the truth throug
your aolnMns. OLD WIIIG.1
% tI Old King Lear, in the play, whe
= lhe was out in the storm. said in his apos
s ttrophe to the rain, wind, thunder an
! IiightAing, sEs