M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-29
The Duty Of Democratic Papers,
Al. Letter from nm Old Democrat.


We clip the following from the Chilli
cothe Advertiser, for two reasons. One is,
to indicate to the Democracy Of this region
that attempts are being made by set of
wire-workers in this State to defeat the
choice of nine-tenths of the party, for the
Presidency. It's now well ascertained that
a portion of the Ohio Delegates to the Ma
tional ConYention will refuse to represent
the will of their constituents and we want
the people to know who these delegates are.
The other reason for inserting the letter is,
that the writer's views as to what Demo-
cratic paper should be, perfectly agree with
our own:
LETTER FROM AN OLD DEMocRAT.--
The following letter is from an old Demo-
crat--a man who has done efficient service
for the Democratic party, and who contem-
plates doing nothing else in the future but
he is apprehensive that an effort is being
made in this State to disregard the known
wishes of the mass of the party and, there
fore he thus utters his protest against it.
The force with which he writes indicates
clearly that he writes from earnest Convic-
ton, and from desire for the welfare of the
party. When such men take up the pen
and utter a protest against certain proceed
ngs, it is time for men who make politics
trade, to pause and reflect long before they
do an act, that may overwhelm the party
with 'iretrievable ruin:-AdUertiScr.
CINCINNATI, May 10, 1856.
EDITOR ADVERTISER IL was handed
day or two ago, a recent number OF the Ad-
vertiser, containing an editorial on the ap-
preaching Presidential nomination, that has
the ring of the true metal.
The idea that, when Democrats know, see,
feel and hear that gross frauds and down.
right swindling are being practised to cheat
nine -tenths of their party out of their choice
of candidate for President, they must keep
silent before the nomination, and go it blind
after, is monstrous, and fit to be entertained
by slaves only. There is no Democracy in
such a spirit of submission. Democracy is
the spirit and essence of manhood, that is
not afraid to do right, or to speak out on all
proper occasions. The party has suffered
too much already on account of Demo-
cratic Editors not speaking out in time, and
exposing corruption and corrupt politicians
in their party. This silence game is just
what political swindlers desire.
They know the rule is not to 90 behint
the nomination, and if they are allowed t
lay the wires to secure particular nomina
ton, without exposure, all is well.
oo1y l;ggr;nk -.
teen twentieth of the Democratic voters il
4 favor Of Mr.. Buchanan, as against Douglas
: Yet your two delegates will, it is understoo
here, 90 for the latter before they will g
for Mr.. Buchanan Is not that fraud O
. the people! Is it not swindling them out c
: their choice?-It is the same thing in Ham
ilton county. Here at least nine-tenths q
the Democrats and anti-Nebras
ka Democrats-are decidedly for the nomi
| nation of Mr.. Buchanan over Pierce an
Douglas, still the four delegates will, unde
no circumstances, vote the known will o
of their Democratic constituents. Is sucl
rascality to be passed over in silence!-
Must Democrats submit without murmu
to such swindlingl Must they regard ai
honorable, high-minded men, Delegates en-
gagged in such swindling service! Wha
is the press-the organs of the Democratic
pary-good for, if not 10 expose all such ras
: cality and inform the masses of the party
who do the voting and the fighting, Of thu
manner in which they are to be cheated!
Let the people understand, in advance o
the nomination, the character of the candi
dates, and the means that are being used, i
any, to defeat the popular wish, and secure
nomination "not fit to be made" That il
the way for Democratic paper to maintain
its self-respect, and obtain the confidence O
5 the party. And it is the way, too, to pro
t tect the party from knnvesy, end secure FL
, it that high consideration to which it is en-
= titled, os the great VITAL radical, goahead par
u ty ofthe country, under whose inhue nee tn
/, United States have become the acknowledg
: ed superior power of the world.
8 Conventions are highly useful and indi'
e pensible in concentrating sentiment and az
u ton but when they are used to cheat tn
people, instead of being an instrument b
i which the people can accomplish great gov
# ernmental purposes, they will soon be thing
of scorn and disgust.
i AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
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