The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-09-17
For ,he spirit of pemoc. aey.

Ahh LDitOh:-- He oiiiy Teasou uaFe
for asking the privilege of your columns
for a communication is, that / know yon
are aware that the American party has
been swin&led By the Journal Office. l
know that you don't approve of the poli,-
iical doctrine subscribe to, nevertheless
I venture to ask the favor, until the Amer
lean party establishes press of their
own .,- Il
1t is evident 10 every thinking man that
something must be done to restore peace
and tranquility. 1t must be admitted on
all sides that the present state Of affairs is
becoming dangerous to our stability as q
government The condition of affairs at
this time in California is to be depored
by cyery. good citizen. Hanging men
without judge or jury is so highhanded a
usurpation of power that no man ought
to countenanee it. But even in our own
neighborhood we see things but little
better, neighbors are ready to shoulder
their guns and march to Kansas. For
what purpose? For the sole purpose Of
obtaining political power. Does any man
think that marching an army Of Abolition
lists to Kansas will effect the settlement
of he slavery question? Snch al idea is
most ridiculous. Still we see the accounts
of an army Of 4 Abolitionists On their march,
and hear the advocates of Fremont up
holding this manner of settling the diff
culties between the north aud south, just
as if the general government had not the
power TO stop the shedding of blood be-
tween the Desperate aud the peaceable.
citizen of any, territory in the United
States. Il sridicalous to harbor such an
idea for one moment. I am willing to
acknowledge, that to give peace and pros
perity TO the people you must have
president who viii. give tone to the con-
stitution and laws of the country. He
must be no trucker for the North or the
South He must be a man that the peo-
pie have confidence in, and he must be a
man that will see that every department Of
the goyernment is carried out without a
violation of the constitution. Who, then
of the present candidates is the man?
us it Jonh c. Fremont-a man without
ability as statesman and who has less NOR
al honesty than ability? He has mounted
The Abolition, platform for the sole pur-
pose of being elected president. Who is
it that would have ever thought of taking
John C: Fremont to carry out any great
reform if he had not been for Horace
Greely, the Abolition editors
Greeley took up Fremont on the ground
of availability. and although no man has
a harder face, he has not the hardihoc d
to claim that Fremont is statesman.
The Improperly of taking candidate on
the ground of availability, is manifested in
| the person of Franklin Pierce. fla man
of ability had been president in his stead,
we would have had none of the present
state of affairs. John C. Fremont is a
man Of less ability than Pierce, and, q
greater trucker for Office. Fremont leans
to the Catholic religion, and is the last
man 10 favor freedom, but fortunately his
Influence is small since hc is shown up in
| his true light The game of hrag is over,
and when the Abolition party are called
on to show their hands they have not the
; cards ,Asls.oHY3 stlj sgee sfIalas Of;
! appeal to the American party Of Mon
roe coun'ysto hefgeady.to march to the
4 polls. We will have full ticket in the
p Eaeld and if we don't do our duty it is. our
! faults. Let, us stand or fall on our own
lfcuudation. The greatest error ever COM
mtted by our party was.in pntting Salmon
p Chase lust fall, at the head of our
ticket, butit cant be helped now. All
safe for Millard Fillmore in Ohio, and
the American party's standard bearer is
the only man that can give tone to Amer
lIsan principles and keep the Constitution
q Ituyiolate. sTt':'s Z At3oafsifobaa s3 "a
d He left the American people iE peace
aud plenty at The close Of his former ad-
miuislralion, and he is the man that they
'Inow look 10 to give peace once more.
with such a man any paray may be proud
and MUST be victorious s!atsf:.f !!,s.se.. !
TRUE AMERIcAN. 4 I
gg.bE Sensible to the last; @5
TIE last joke; Of that. jokihg Matthews
! was made ON his death-bedy when bis at-
t4endant, in giving him some 4edicipe,. took
Ethe wrong bottle; and give him some ink
Good Heavens.m .cried the. afffghted
man, II have given yon q dose of.inkl
S4gs.Nayar--nay-x,r N, nd r,v ,hav.LEaauo,