The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-08-21

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Another Gubefnatorial campaign is up
on us. The negro.worshiping, amalga-
nation. federal party. alias democracy"
(see Webster. }. led BY unprinciplod dem
agoguos, with myriads Of ofice-seekers
congregaling upon its fostering body, like |
buzmrds upon carcass, is agaiG TO try !
its strength against the party Of the peo-
lple. An organization, superannuated,
corrupt, bowling with slayish servility to
southern oligarchy,is is to enter the lists
with party, young and vigorous. whose
name is Republican, whose foundation is
Principle, whose end, Right, and its
watchword, Humanity. Chicanery mean
ness of every grade, daring impudence
and audacious disregard Of truth, stimu.
lated BY the tope Of spoil, are again to
be pitted against Justice and Rightanima'
ted by an ardent desire for the welfare Of
mankind; the arbiters are the people, the
stakes, the Constitution. The hordes Of
loco foco office seekers, who, like the
swarm Of locusts which desolated Egypt.
devoured the resources Of Ohio, reveled
luxutiously iu her treasury till an indig-
nant people, determined TO endure their
robberies no longer, drove the rapacioas
thieves from office. think they see chance
to got their clutches once more upon the
public moneys. Two years Of restraint
from plundering the people, have shar
pened their appettes; an opportunity cf-
Gers to regain the power to glut them.
selves At the public crib, and forthwith
howl arises from their ranks, like that
from pack of hungry wolves. to hose
nostrilsthe breeze has just waited the
welcome scent Of carrion. Knowing no
higher end than office, and lucre, no no.
bier motive than self-interest, and withal,
perceiving that the chances-or rather
the certanties-are against them. last
desperate effort (say they must needs
be made. Verify their earthly all is at
stake.
Acting upon the principle that the end
sanctifes the means, no lie is too mon.
strous, no slander too vile for them to pro-
mulgate, provided they can thus attain
Office and money, the Alpha and Omega Of
their existence. In argument upon ques-
tons involving principle, they never deal.
Fabrication IS their forte. To tell lie
and stick to" it with jackass stubborn
ness, TO blackguard with astonishing yo-
lubilily, ara the insignia of the latter-day
American Democracy" Their fecuhd-
. ity in discourses and editorials mauulac-
tured Of such material, is truly marvellous
In the resolutions passed at their con.
$ vention on the 9th inst, not one princi
! pie is laid down as basis for future &C
l. zion. The tone of them throughout
bieathes a spirit of the most abjeot sub
q mission TO tho commands Of their south
1t ern dictators. No slave, trembling un
e der the uplirted rod of his master. coult
use language more imbued with humilit,
% aud servile adulation, than that contained
S . in the resolution, which glorifes th
e f"Dred Scott decision"
a These "Democrahc" men ignoring con
+ science. worshiping at the shrine Of
/ Despotism which declares open wa
against the most sacred rights of mer
+ neglecting no means which win aid then
r in procuring office, for which their soul
+ aud bodies are for sale, ask the people o
e Ohio to place their present interests, an,
e future destiny at their mercy, miyaJR
, diciW The impudence Of such reques
q is equaled only by its consummate ridicu
a lousness.
IS That thepoople Of Ohio viii yield them
J. selves to be again preyed upon by thi
: crew Of ravenous office-seekers, is not
+ supposable case. But expose to thei
:. gaze the foul mass Of reeking rottennes
a q which constitutes this locofoco, amalga
nation party; and, not otcontent with givini
e it a bare defeat, they will rise en- masse
4 and sweep it from the state. Ohio no
i satisfied with tearing from her bosom tn
y viper, which. while it would feed upo
1t her wtals, would send its deadly poiso
,e through her veins, will stamp her hee
ID upon its head, crush out its existence
=, and leave It's defunct carcass to rot back I
N its original non.sutity.
n REsPUBLIcA.