Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-05-16


Commissioner of the Revenue. for which
there is as yet, we believe. no opposition
TO the Democratic nominees.
The Democratic party, in accordance
with It's usual open. manly and straight>
forward purpose. has nominated candi>
dafesf0r allahe offices to be filled. while.
opponents have pursued the unsettledl
and policy ,ofrnominating ,aieano
didatelf for one foficesl running candidates
for others without a nomination, and lst9
ting Others, SO entirely By defaplt ~ pre-;
sening nc, candidates. aF s.s,n osi I'd i.,s
The nominations toflcandidates for all.
county ofacesis a new thinggih this couns
try. and, has been brought about by PEI
culiar circumstances, A year ago,j IN the
overbearing haughtiness of imaginary
strength. our opponents boldly avowed
that no Democrat was fit to hold any off
fee, by declaring their intention to eli all
offices with members Of the American
party. The Democratic party having
heretofore treated their opponents in this
county with great generosity. this decles
ration naturally and justly aroused the
indignation of its members, and they re-
solved to take their opponents at their
word. and apply a strict party test in the
election of all officers. The Know. Moth
ings were not only sworn to vote for no
Democrat, but openly declared such to be
their intention. The Democratic party,
therefore, as a simple act of self-defence,
were compelled to meet them upon that
issue, and rise or fall upon the result
The most extraordinary policy pursued
by Cur opponents, has very properly
thrown them in decided minority, and
now. instead OF the defiant war.cry Of
twelve months ago, we have the craven
cry of no-partyism. Then, they thought
no Democrat was fit to hold any Office,
and boldly said so but now, though
probably entertaining the same opinion,
they say that party politics should not
Slb0I iiIlO LIlO VI COuub1
Yet strange as it may seem, although we
have heard number advocate the no.
party policy, we do not recollect single
instance when it was not done TO persuade
aTDemocratto vote against his party
This no partyism is one of those rules that
does not work we'll both ways--it is a
dead loss to US, and is the syren-song by
which the Democracy of old Harrison has
been lulled to sleep many time. 1t has
been so often successful, that our oppo>
nents have great hopes that it will again
prove effective. A short time will now
show how correct their calculations are.
| If there ever was, or ever can be a
time when the election Of county officers
should turn upon party politics, that time
is the present. II is a cardinal principle
with our opponents, to vote for none but
members OF their own oath>bound, secret
conclave-Mey are SWorn TO do SO. This
being the case. what Democrat, having q
| particle of self-respect, can vote for one
of them, or contribute in any aody to Tie sap,
port Of that party, even by fusipg to vote
at all ? Another reason why every Dem.
ocrat should vote his party ticket, even
if the above was not sufficient, is, because
we are. on the eve of a Presidential cleo.
ton, and the result this spring will be
considered fair criterion of the vote to
be cast in the coming fall. In view Of
ofthe so-called American party, and its
entire prostitution TO selfish purposes
what Democrat-not to say what national
and constitutional man-can support the
Know Nothing party in any form fol
disguise the matter as you may, every
vote they get this spring is that much en-
couragement for them in the great strug-
gle thatis take place in November, be-
tween Nationalism and Sectionalism.
1t is conceded BY all intelligent and
dispassionate men. that the Democracy is
the only national party, that has any
chance of success in the coming Pre-.
sidential election; and hundreds who
have hot heretofore ected with it. are
now enlisting under its banner, and
fighting the battles not only of civil and
religious liberty, but of the constitutional
rights of the States. Hundreds Of gen
tlemen who joined the Know Nothipg
party from the best motives. finding them,
selves disappointed in their expectations.
are leaving it. and anxiously waiting
the action of the Cincinnati Convention.