The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-10-22

JdHlSS vi knC SoutH, "uo "a
time elected, carrying every S ate in til.
Union, every vote in fact except the one
,ast for Mr.. Adams; and Daniel D Tnmr.
Sins, the Northern candidate for Vie.
President, again carried the entire South
except Delaware And yet the Heratn
IS SD hard pressed for an excuse for ii,
lisunion ticket that it must refer to tn.
election of 1890 as an apology for it,
course!
The next instance cited is the Presislen.
iial election of 1924. At that election
John G. Calhoun, Of South Carolina, wa
-iected Vice President. carrying the foi.
owing Northern States, among others
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Y rmon,, New York, New J.rs' ,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and Milne.
At .hat election Georgia voted for Mar
Tin Van BureS, of New York, for V cs
President; Kentucky divided her vo's
equally between Mr.. Calhoun and E.!hat
Sanford OF New York, aud tbe voies I"
Connecticut and = portion of the votes q
New Hampshire we're cast for Audre~
Jackson, Of Tenn. As 10 the Presi.en'
Al that election. Andrew Jackson. of the
S .uih carried New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Indiana, Illinois, aid a vorlion of 1he
electors Of N.w York; John Q. Adams
of the Nanh. carried portion of Dsle'
ware. Maryland aud Louisiana, Viii al
FL Cra~ ford, of tn. S..H'h, carried por.
ton Of he electors ef New YORK; and
Henry Clay, a Shareholder. carried Ohio
and the remaining electors If New York
What an argument in favor of sectional
ism you pressed into your service. Mr.
Herald when you referred to the eleetiol
Of 1924!
The next instance cited is The Presi
Dental election of 1928 But al tha,
election jackson and Calhoun, the ..S.u'h.
frn" candidate for President and Vice
President, carried the following Nor; herr
States: Pennsylvania, OAio, Indiana, IL
aois. and portion. Of the electors ii
Maine and New York, while Adams and
Rush the Mort hern candidates. carried
Delaware and the larger part of Maryland
in the South. And still the Herald citec
this as an apology for its course in SUI:
porting the avowed enemies of one see
ton Of our country! Let candid men con
slider well these facts.
The other instance cited by the Reralt
is the Presidential election of 1885. A
Il at election, however, Mr.. Van Buren,, +,
Northern candldste. carried, in tn,
South, Virginia, North Carolina, Louis
lana. Mississippi, Alabama. Missouri ane
Arkansas; and Gen. Harrison, of Ohio
received the votes Of three elave States
/
| Delaware. Maryland and Kentucky. A
,he same election, Richard NJ Johuston
of the South, received the votes Of severa
Northern States: Maine, New Hamp
shire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Nev
York, Pennsylvania Illinois and M;chi
gan; and Francis NJ. Granger of Ne,
York, received the vote of Delaware an,
Kentucky. Nevertheless, this election i
cited to Justify sectionalism. Fellow citi
zens, it is not possible that you can
deceived hy the specious libel upon tn
history of our country, which has hte
thus planned and published by man q
void of patriotism as of truth, the not,
rious Bennett Of that reckless print. III
Neso York Hrral
These facts in themselves furnish suff
cieni reply to the Hsrald's answer. b.
we all know this to be true as a matter ,
history, that in no one of the instanc,
!; cited was any sectional issue made; al,
while In some instances both the cand
: dates for President and Vice Presidel
I were from the North, and in Other i
stances both from the South, it uniform
; occurred that Northern and Sou'be
/, States united in supporting those cant
e dates. 1t was the tariff, United Stat
+. Bank and other measures which had hume
GUS supporters and opponents alike in /
# Northern and in the Southern States, III
J, then divided the political parit les. New
1 until now has an issue been present
}, which met the opposition of one secti
Y of the country asa section. Well kno
. ing that our Constitution is the result
It compromise and concession, the good m
It of all parties the patriotism of. the VIII.
country. and love of the Union, has un
5. 1856. presented sectional Issue, a
d especially a slavery Issue. from being pl