M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-10-02

tOl NlIO OOhlOSlat'
PEARcE g. SPENCE GeniS--I notice in
the M. r. Herald of the 25th ult. commu.
ncation signed "Criticus," which, if not
contrudicted, might lead some to suppose
that | was not acting with the Democratic
party. f"CritiCus,' whoever he may be,
means to insinuate, by using this language
"The course pursued by this Clique is so
ridicu lous, that even L. A. Bratton refuses
to act with them," that | am not acting po-
litcully with Dr.. Holland, Jud ge Hewitt,
and f. F. Bingham in establishing and per-
petuating the principles of the Democratic
party, then have simply to say, in plain
speech that Crit-cuss is liar.
Now, as critcus in the Classics means
two things, being latin word, derived from
the Greek, have right, | suppose, to take
which meaning please, and as CriticuS
may be Collegiate | would just say for
his information that it not only means "nce
Judgment" but also "that gives signs to
Judge by" adopt the latter definition, be-
cause, any reader will detect in the article
sufficient misrepresentation to entitle the
author to the application of Father of liG$.
As to their being a clique in McArth8r I
know nothing of it and do not believe It ex-
lists, unless you call the Know Nothing
Council here Clique, then | can, believe,
for we happen to have someIGf them (and
not few either), who have thrown off the
yoke and left the ,@idnight dens of horrid
caths and helGsh plots against the free po.
litical acton of the people, men of honest
| into TES,pc txhO caoinnr tho mi c,l
X. Ms come out and are now battling in
the ranks of the Democracy for their polit-
ical rights and their whole country these
men know what's doing in the dens-hence
Edmiston dare not contradict them. But
what can our fellow-ctizens expect from
such men as Edmiston, (who common ru-
NOR Says is the author OF Crit. .cuss) who
two years ago turned traitor to his own par
ty, and now is traitor to his country, the
Constitution, and even to the Fusionists,
whom he joined two years ago. These are
the kind of men who have betrayed the old
Wing party Ito the coils of Black Repub-
licansm, who, Judas like betray their cOun-
try for a mess Of pUrridge.
My excuse for not attending the meetings
of the Democracy with friends Hewitt, HOl-
land, Bingham and others is, as my neigh
bors all know, from my business engage
ments rendering it impossible without doing
myself serious injury. If there ever was a
time that our Unionwas in danger that period
is now, and if | mistake not it will require the
exertion Of every lover Of the Union, to act
in concert, and to study harmony of action
in order to protect the ship OF State and the
freedom of the people from irretrievable
ruin. 1t seems to me, as it has with thou
sands of National Wings. that this harmony
of action can only be attained by the Ma
tional Wings and the Democracy casting
their united force for Buchanan, and there
by defeat John C. Fremont and his abolition
disunion co-operatOrs. What disgrace tn
America, to say nothing else, TO elect man
to the Presidency who was disc harged from
the service Of his country for "mutiny" ant
want Of military discipline, by his own fel
low soldiers Of all parties without dissent
ing voice, in military court composed oI
officers whose names are above suspicion
This is not mere assertion, it is part of the
records of the country. II possible euea
expect to take some time before the elec
ton, believing it to be the duty Of every man
in trying to assist pushing on the Ball fol
the Union and Buck and Brock 10 perpetu.
ate it. L. A. BRATrON.
Sept. 30, 1856.