Demoine courier., 1856-11-06
PATRIOTISM OF SOCIAL.
ED DEMOCRACY.

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II any thinking mau were ask ed,
what constitutes a true friend of our A.
merican institutions, and should Sc, ahou,
framing . reply. he would NOS. likely
includs among the qualifications neces
sary to make up the character, an ardent
desire 10 preserve pure and :~nviola,e, the
ballo.-bo In a country where all pow
Or smanates from the people. il 10 appa
rent that the elective franchise, the me-
dunn through which the law makers and
executors receive their authority 10 act
for the people, is the most importan. Of
all the institutions which have been hand.
ed down to u by our fo%refathers. In
consideration Of This fac, no man can be
a friend Of American liberty who is no,
. firm and devoted friend Of the purity
OF the ballo. box, andwe should regard
that man who would pollute or desecrate
il for the sake OF personal advancement,
or the advancement Of a party or the
success Of a political measure, as utterly
unworthy Of the title OF an American.
The party which has jus. voted for
Mr.. Buchanan and for ough, we know
elected him TO the Chief Magissracy of
the Nation, are liz ne habit Of claiming
for themselves the dis inc,ion OF being The
peculiar hiends Of our Country's laws
and institutions. II impotence and gas
and self laudation can secure them that
distinction, they have fully acquired il,
but We are unwilling 10 admit the con-
cIusiveness Of such testimony. We
prefer 10 try them by their acts. and
above all We desire 10 introduce 40 a
test, the question whether as a party they
have preserved the purity Of the ballo,
box. II not, then it is clear that they
have no tile to the distinction which
they claim
We ask the reader TO turn his alsen-
ton to the catalogue of crimes sgains.
the elective franchise which the Dem0c-
racy! committed in the late elections in
Pennsylvania and Indiana. mor espe-
cially in the latter State. Conscious of
the great danger under which they siood
Of having the power swept from them,
BY the rising storm of popular indigns.
,ion, ~ indicated by The election in Iowa.
Vermont and Maine. they became fran
tic Al the prospect and determined 10
counteracs il, by any mean foul or fair
which might lie in their power. The
watchful Of other psr,ie' gave warning
that frauds would be perpe,raied and OK.
horted the people to be on their guard,
and the disclosures which have bees
made since the election show tina, the
warning val no. without foundation.
u the city Of Phila lelphis, IL 600 more
votes were cast than a, the election in
May, when there was great exci,emen,
and q large sois vas polled. also 10000
more votss than were evsr cast ., one
election in the City Of New York with
. population Of 10000 more than il
Philadelphia.
Read The following array Of facA ia
regard to the Indiana election, from ,h.
Indianapolis Jouroak.
Look At the insreaoe OF eighty ia The
little town Of Brownsburg, within a weel
OF the election; at q larger increase in
Morfistown within 4 few days OF the
election; and all that increase on the
Buchanan side. Look Al tho increase
in Allen County. in The township in
which Fort Wayne lies. The Rspubli.
esn vote growing only with the natural
,ncrsass Of the place, gains n hun.