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M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
Trying 10 Get Ahead Of the De-
mOCPaCy.

The Commercial, which has been
one of the most violent and uncom-
promising of the Republican organs,
is keeping step with that large divis-
ion Of its party which is ehdeavoring
to save the leaking craft by casting
overheard all the Abolition notions
and doctrines that it has heretofore
advocated, and, having thus lightened
ship, attempt to run into the harbor of
refuge-"popular sovereignty" Read
the closing paragraph in its leader Of
yesterday, and see how it repudiates
the whole idea of Congress interfering
with the question of slavery in the
new States, and how cody it appro.
PIRATES to its use and that Of its party
one of the sVundest and best known
planks in the Democratic platform
The Commercial says:
THE truth is that Congress has
nothing to do with the organic codes
of the States, new or old. The only
question presented to it on an appli-
cation to become a member of the
Confederacy is: Is it State, properly
so constituted by the unobstructed act
of its 1eople2 If 80, and it is made
Of national territory, and has the prop
er representative population, its right
to be received ie absolute--constitu-
tion or no constitution"
1t would really seem as if the Re.
publicans rested their hopes of fsuccess
entirely upon the hope that they may
be able to steal the Democratic thun-
der, and make the political heavens
echo to the sound. Their old doctrine,
80 fiercely contended for, that Con-
gress shall require the organic codes
Of new States to prohibit slavery, Is
being buried as fast as possible.
[Cincinnati Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
Thc CIV of ExlrnvnrnnCe.

We have elsewhere given briei history
of the" Anti-Adminis.ratiou" party of 1854,
and defined what an Administration is
The opposition are nov endeavoring to ere
ate the impression that Mr.. Buchanan S ad-
minisiration has been very "eItravOgant,"
that the first year shows an expenditure OF
over eighty.seven millions Of dollars--a lie,
of coune-and that the Administration is
responsible for tie expenditure of this large
sum. Letus see about that. The Admin.
istrution cannot expend one cent of money,
unless authorized TO do so by law, aud the
money he appropriated by Congress. The
fiscal year begins July l and ends June 80.
and the appropriations are always made in
idvnnce--that is, the Congress which sits in
the winter and spring preceding makes all
the appropriations for the year. Now, the
Congress Of the winter of 1867, by which
he enormous expenditure was authorizet Of
which our opponents complain, was cursed
with a Republican House Of Representa-.
tives. The "Union.slider,' Banks, was
Speaker;'Lew D. Campbell wOs the Re-
publican Chailmnn Of the Committee on
Ways and Means, through whom the appro,
priutions were reported to the House, and
the whole Republican party in that branch
of Congress voted for, and is responsible
for every appropriation that was made at
that session. Not one dollar expended by
MIR. Buchanan the first year Of his Admin.
istration was voted for by a Democratic
Congress, except the SlOGOo,OO of def.
cheney which The last Congress voted to pay
on debts contracted on laws passed by the
preceding Black Republican House. 1t is
entirely Characteristic of the Black Repub.
leans, however, to blame Democrats for
acts which they themselves have commit
ted.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
The Difference OF Principle in the
Republican Ranks.


The Albany Evening Journal, th,
especial home organ of Senator Sew
ard, of New York, and the most in
fuential republican paperin that State
thus lays down the republican creed
because Republicans voted fol
the Crittenden Amendment, it does
not follow that it was what they most
desired, In spite of that vote, they
adhe; ed to the doctrine that Congress-
has a perfect right, not merely to de.
clare that slavery shall be prohibited
in the territories, but that no more
slave States shall be admitted into the
Union"
Now, we have seen no better expo.
sure of the ialacy and error Of the
Republican doctrine" than is contain,
ed in the following extract from the
speech of Thomas Corwin, the Re.
publican candidate for Congress in
the Warren district. See how the re,
publican Congressman riddles the re.
publican editor
But, further, in relation to this
question Of admission Of aState with
or without slavery: Suppose the peo.
Iple OF the State of Pennsylvania sho'd
change their constitution and intro
duce slavery. How would You meet
this ditfculty9 Ought you not, on
the principle of rejecting the appiica.
ton of people with a slave consti
tuition for their State, possess the pow
er to thrust ont q State thus changing
her organic instrument? If a State
has the right to stay in thus, to sen(
her representatives to Congress, where
do You get the right to prohibit a STATE
from coming in. If You can't turl
out, you can't keep out. But don
believe it ever was q principle o
creed of our fathers to reject State
Applying for admission with q consti
tntion adopting slavery"
How charmingly harmonious is til,
Republican organization upon vita
principlesl That assumed by Gov
Corwin on this head is exactly th'
creed Of the democratic party.-[Cin
Enc.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
When did he become n Demo.
,crntl

The Gazette, in All article entitled
"Boter's about" undertakes to make
it appear that there is terrible termoil
in the Democratic ranks--that after
Mr.. Miller was renominated, "a Mr..
Bingham, Of Macarthur, was put in
nomination" for Common Pleas Judge
"and then the mutterings grew louder
and deeper until they got to be de, e,
cidedly more emphatic than polite"
that "a Mr.. Johnston, of lronton, was
a candidate for the Judgship, and his
friends contended that he was entitled
to the nomination, that they "were
dissatisfied with the result" and hence
he has been announced as an independ.
ent candidate. In print this all ap.
poars we'll enough; but it so happens
that Mr.. Johnston's name was not
presented to the Judicial Convention
that met at Jackson, on the 9TH inst,
for the reason that he is not and has
not been Democrat. We dislike to
deprive ou1 up-street neighbor of this
crumb Of comfort; but regard for the
truth compels US to do so.--Chit Ado.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26

O~-N. II. Ven Worries, of Athens, ha;
been nominated by the Republicans in this
District for Congress. lie ig the editor oI
the Athens Messenger, very uncomPromi,
sing Republican paper, and a "rugged issue'
man. Editors, although they may be richly
deserving Office for the labor and sacrifices
they make for their party, are poor bodies 10
run alta popular election, Mr.. Van Worries
however resides in a strong Republican
county, aud his party has several times Ion.
ored him with seat in the Legislature -
He was Speaker Of the House Of Represen.
tatives in 1867. He has always been op'
posed to democratic principles and measures,
and, Te presume, always will be.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
Chas. d. Martin, ESQ.

Our candidate fer Congress has be.
gun canvassing the district in this
comfy, having spoken at six places
since Monday. Those who heard
him are greatly pleased with him as a
speaker. He will be here again on
Tuesday next with Senator Pugh.-
The Wayne County Democrat says Of
him:
IN the Fairfield district the Demo.
Gratis have nominated Z. D. Martin,
Esq, of Lancaster, for Congress. Mr..
NJ. is an excellent man and we shall
be greatly disappointed if he does not
succeed Mr.. Horton, the present
member.
The following compliment is from a
Republican sheet, the Somerset Re-
view:
The Democratic Congressional Con-
vcntion, which met at Athens on the
9TH inst, nominated Chas. d. Mar.
tin, Esq, of Lancaster. Mr.. NJ. is a
Young man of fine abilities, and has
acquired a fine reputation as a law
yer.
The Lancaster Gazette, an Amerj-
can paper, says:
CHARLES MARTIN, ESQ, FOR Cox
GREss.-We know Charley ike a
book, and knowing him, have not a
single word to say against linn as a
man; on the contrary, we esteem him
as a high.minded, honorable young
man Of rare talent.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
Indignant Freedom Shriekcr!

A correspondent of the Lebanon
Star, who signs himself Liberty"
and who evidently is red hot repub.
lican, is after Gov. Corwin with a
sharp stick. After quoting the Gov
ernor's Morrow speech, in favor oil
the admission of slave States into the
Union, this indignant republican ex.
claims:
"lf Corwin's Morrow speech does
not show him to be an entire Cincin.
natl Platform democrat, then Pm no
Judge Of democracy. l think all the
democrats will now own him and We.
ry many or them vote for him. He
cannot be a republican, since q cardi-
nal plank in the republican platform
is, "No more slave States"
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
"opposition to the Administration" :"


This is the shibboeth by which our op-
ponents hope to pass safely and trium phant-
ly through the present campaign. They do
not propose single measure for the benefit
of the people-they dare not advocate a
single principle in Common-they simply
say. tive are opposed to the Democratic Ad-
miEistration" This is nothing new. They
have been opposed to Democratic Admins
trations ever since the days of Jefferson -
They have Seen opposed to the Administra-
tion Of James Buchanan all along, but could
not unite their forces together upon that
simple basis The Black Republican now
seems willing to ignore his negro-equality
principles, and the American proposes TO
throw aside his alien and sediton views,
and cordially unite in opposing the Admin
istration! Four years ago this fall, there
was just such an arrangement, and it was
vnstly more tuccessful than the presen! one
will be. By means Of secret societies, for
the underground operations, and the cry Of
"Anti-Nebraska' for the public ear, our op-
ponents swept the North aud sent to Wash
ington majority of congressman opposed
to the Administration. What did this
majority do? Well, for two months after
they met, they did nothing but quarrel
among themselves, spending a million OF
dollars Of the public money and, finally,
.electng speaker who mad declared his
willingness to "let the Union slide" Not
q single act Of general public benefit did
this opposition to the Administration" par
ty pass, saving the appropriations, and the Sc
although yer, eXtravagant, were not enough
to pay of all the debts which they contrac.
ted, By Ten millions Of dollars, which sum
had 10 be appropriated by the present Dem.
ecEtic Congress. The last session Of thit
negative majority closed up with the expul
sion of several OF their own members 70
bribery and corruption. This is short his
tory Of one "Anti-AdminStralion' party
disgust for which the American people Still
entertain.
But, what sound sense can be found II
oproging an administration? What is al
administration As applied to the presi
dent and his officers, it is the executive par
OF the govemment--the exercise OF the con
ititutionnl and legal powers, the genera
tuparintandence of national affairs, and tn
enforcement of the laws! An anti-admln
istraiion party, then, is one opposed to th'
President in the exercise Of his Constitution
al and legal Powtrs-to his superintendent
Of the ailaiEs of the nation, and to the Ell
iorccment of the laws! Now, is not this
beautiful basis for party Of sersibIe men?
Ought not the people scout it Indignantly
cut of existence? Men who will join such
on organization set no value upon principles
ard are only anxious for the spoils OF office.
whatever the expense to the public wal.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
PRIMARY ELECTION!
9g&
sgA.SS
To the Democratic Voters Of'Vin-
ton COuDty,

You are hereby notified to meet at the usual
places OF holding elections in your respective
townships, on Saturday, August 2S, 1858,
at three o'clock p. NJ. and then aud there, after
selecting three Judges and q clerk Of election
proceed to vote by ballot and thus determine " he
Shall be the nominees Of the democratic party
for the various County offices which are to be
filed at the ensuing October election, to witt
Auditor, Sheriff, Treasurer, Surveyor, Commits
Koner and Coroner;-and the polls thus opened
to be kept open until o'clock p. NJ. Of suil day
The Judges and clerk ofsaid election in each TIP
will keep q list of the names of the voters; and
at the closing of the polls, will make an abstract
of the votes cast for the various candidates. GER
tify to its correctness, and appoint one Of thcil
own number to convey the said abstract to Me-
Arthur and the persons so appointed will mee
In convention at the Court House in Macarthur
on Monday, August 50, 1858, at o'clock p. NJ.
and proceed to canvass the returns from cacl
township and declare the result Of said election
and, in case Of tie vote decide who shall he the
nominee. They will, also, at the same time and
place, select Democratic Central Committee fol
the ensuing year. and transact such other bust
ness as may be deemed proper.
1t is recommended that candidate for the Of
Ace Of Land appraiser be selected in each Town
ship on the day of the primary election-thert
being one Appraiser to elect by each Township.
By order Of the Democratic Central Commit.
tee. A. PEARCE, CHAIRMAN.
Macarthur, Aug. 4, 1858.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26

Hon. e. +. BINGHAM.-We give il
to.day's paper several notices Of ouj
candidate for the Judgeship. Hon. E
f. Bingham. In 1856 Judge Peel
was voted for in this county by al
parties-receiving 24O3 votes. Tht
Democracy voted for him although he
was running on the Republican tick
ct and has always been opposed tc
the democratic party. They did i
because he was eminently fitted fol
the place. For the same reason mum
bers Of the opposition in our county
intend to vote for Mr.. Bingham. lie
will be as acceptable as Judge Peck
was, as he ranks among the best men
in the State, and his qualifications nc
one questions. Why not, then, vote
for him as we did for Judge Peckl-
As we are to have two Judges in thi;
district, we ought by all means to have
one OF them i'll our own section, as it
would suit the convenience of all ha-
wing business in our Courts. s.-Jack
son EgpresS.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
verii8er:

0E~Mr. Lincoln, wishing that he and
Senutor Douglas might meet each other fact
to face in discussing the political issues Of
the day and that their Arguments should be
heard by tie same audiences, addressed brieI
and polite note to that gentleman, suggest.
ing ar arrangement TO the elect that they
should stump the State together. To this
Mr.. Douglas replied in lengthy communi.
cation, stating that he was in the hands oil
the State Central Committee, and that as
appointments had already been made for him
to address the people, lie could NOT accedc
to MIR. LIS request As matter OF special
favor, however, he named seven places al
which he was willing to meet Mr.. Lincoln
as proposed. The "Little Giant" is evident.
Iy conscious of falling strength. He fear:
TO grapple withhis strong adversary. Iron
tOn Register.
Flddesticks, IIr, Register! Senator Doug
las fears to grapple with no man, and you
know it. We must admit, however, ;ha
Lincoln, in one sense, is "Strong adverse
y!" He smells to heaven Of the negro
He declares that all the States must be free
or all must be slave, otherwise the Unior
must be dissolved. He goes in for abolish
ing slavery in the South aud placing the ne
gro on an equality with the white man.
Lincoln is an old hboli.ioni5t.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
Che JudgcShiD.

We clip the following paragraph from th'
Capital City Fact, an Independent daily
journal, published at Columbus
The judicial Convention of the Sd subd.
vision Of the 7th Judicia District, met at
the Court House in Jackson on the 5th, and
nominated Edward +. Bingham. Esq, Of
Vinton, for Judge, by acclumation, merit
ed compliment, as Mt. Bingham.i an amia-
BILE, courteous gentleman, oil clear discrimi-
mating mind and sound lawyer.
The following is from the Chilicothe Ad.
UsriiSer:
L, f. BINGHAM, EsQ.--This gentleman
was nominated by acclama ton on the 9Th
inst, by the Democracy Of Jackson Vinton,
Pike, SCoto and Lawrence as their candi-
date for Common Pleas Judge. He has the
reputation of being good lawyer, aud we
know him 10 be thorough gentlemen. A
couple al years ago he represented the coun,
ties Of Jackson and Vinton in the Legisa.
ture very ably, and thereby rendered himself
popular in those counties. He is decided
y one OF ihe best men in the State, and
hence deserves triumphant election.
The above complimentary notices are in
nowisc unmerited
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
can paper, says.
Pick the Flint and Try il Again.

1t is related of Henry Clay, that on
one occasion when he was canvass
ing for reelection he came across an
| old hunter who had been very spec.
ial friend and warm supporter OF his.
After exchanging the civilities Of the
day, the hunter remarked:
"Mr. Clay, Pm very sorry that at
the coming election, cannot support
youi"
why so9" asked Mr.. Clay.
because YOU voted wrong on Il GER.
tain measure"
"Indeed-I but followed the con-
victons OF my judgment in the mat.
ter" responded Mr.. Clay. SIS there
any other vote to which you take ex,
ceptions9"
"No; your other votes are unex.
ceptionable."
"And yet because OF that one vote,
which meets your disapprobation, you
will not give me your support at the
coming election" said Mr.. Clay.
Even So"
"TLis appears to be avery fine rifle
you have" remarked Mr.. Clay, tax.
Ing hold of his friends rife.
"You may well say that, Mr.. Clay;
a better piece is nowhere to be found
in the country"
80 ljudge | from its appearance
1t never misses fire, | presume"
"Once in a great while; but not Of
ten, assure YOU"
"What do you do with it on such
occasions-cast it to one side 2"
ooh, no; | pick the flint and try it
again"
why not treat me after the same
fashionl | have missed fire but once
why not try me again before throw.
ing me to one side ?"
"l'll do it, Mr.. Clay. l will pick
the flint and try it again in your case,
as | should in the case Of my rife,
were it to miss fire."
The hunters first impulse is similar
in kind to that by which most men
are governed with reference to men,
bers of Congress who may not vote
on q given measure according to their
notions. There are, doubtless, some
Democrats in this District who tho't
and may yet think that Mr.. Miller's
vote on the Lecompten Constitution
was not such as it should have been;
but that every other vote he gave was
such as to meet their unqualified ap.
probation. In view OF this, isit sane
is it an evidence of good Democra,
cy-to aid, by direction or indirec.
ton, the election OF q man whose ev-
cry vote they know will be in oppo-
sition to everything that may partake
of the nature Of Democracy3 Would
it not be much better for them to DO
toward Mr.. Miller what the Kentucky
hunter did toward Henry Clay on the
occasion referred to-pick the flint
and try it againi
The above, from the Chilicothe
Advertiser, vii! apply to Democrats
generally. A prominent man in the
party may do some one act which
Democrats do not like, while all his
other acts may be regarded as unex.
ceptionable; but this one bad act ought
not to lead Democrats to change their
principles---to vote for men whose
acts and influence will be continually
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
Democratic majority,
A Grent Historical Fnct.

There is one stern, undeniable his,
torical fact, which completely destroys
all the points urged for argument, and
made in behalf Of the Republican or
ganization. The sole mission claim.
ed for that party is that it is necessa,
ry to prevent the extension Of slavery
into free territory. Now, in reply,
the records of our country prove that
from the time this government was
organized down to the present, not q
mile of free territory was ever con.
vorted into slavery. On the contrary
the amount Of slave territory in 1890
contained nine tenths Of the Union.
Thrce-quarters of it are now Free
There was then but one free State to
twelve slave. There are now seven,
teen free States to fifteen slave States
The difference is soon to be increased
by the admission Of Kansas and Ore,
gon. The United States, it is true
have acquired Louisiana, Florida and
Texas, but slavery existed in them
when they were annexed, and would
have existed now if they had not been
added to us. 1t seems astonishing
when the Republicans have written
so much about slavery extension into
free territory, that there never has
been an instance of it in our history;
yet such is the fact. Immense en-.
croachments, however, have been
made by free institutions upon slave
ry-L Gin. Eng.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26

Col. G. W. Manypenny, Ex-C Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, has been
nominated for Congress by the dem,
ocrats OF the 18th District.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26
North Carolina Election.

The Democratic majority in North
Carolina is considerably larger than
was at first supposed. In all but five
counties the vote stands as follow s for
Governor
John w, Ellis (Dem.) 1851
D. X. McRae tx. n.y. 3S,OS7
Democratic majority, 1924
This is a gain Of two thousand five
hundred since the last gubernatorial
election. In the Legislature the dem
ocrats have majority Of about fifty
on joint ballot, securing two Q. S.
Senators.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26

Fusion "A mutual surrender OF
principle for the purpose of dividing
the spoils Of Office.
M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1858-08-26

T The Government has deter
mined to maintain force of $500
men in the Mormon Territory.