The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-11-03

lie a natural death. But this supposi-
ton overrated both the virtue and the
intelligence of the whig party. The natu-
ral guardians and defenders of society,
the men who have the character of the
community in their keeping, ought to have
thought more seriously of the affair.
They ought to have reflected that as the
charge affords the most convenient means
of aggression and outrage SO knaves and
will use it, and perhaps fools
and bigots believe it. The individual
who suffers himself to be run down, to be
trodden upon, to be publicly insulted with
impunity, deserves his degradation. So
the community that patiently suffers the
same kind of treatment must pay tre-
mendous penalty. Never were men stim-
ulated by stronger motives than we are to
resist and resent the aggressions of this
most worthless and proaigate priest, who
has cruised about amongst US in "sheep's
clothing" and enjoyed our generous hos
pitality. A cuckoo note from political
trickster in distant county might well
be disregarded, but this sacerdotal bully.
who is teaching all the low, the ignorant,
the brutal, and the ruffianly on our imme-
diate borders how toassail, outrage and
insult us, must meet with decisive and
prompt attention. Suppose the voters
of Monroe county or any considerable
number of them to be as low in morals
as this fellow, suppose them as false, as
treacherous, as cruel, as yindictive, as
malignant, how long would he continue
on our very borders, to utter his insults
in safety? How soon would he find most
straint upor his tongue, whitehall moral
and prudential considerations have failed
to teach him. sa osse3 81 1sdfgn.
We have said that this calumny, which
merely originated in corrupt political
trickery and jugglery, was expected to die
a natural death, soon after its bastard
birth. And so it has in a great measure
amongst laymen.. Only one Instance Of
laic employment of the weapon has been
noticed for considerable time. But the
trumpet cast away by ordinary political
mountebanks has been eagerly snatched
up by trio of proaigate priests who seem
eager to crack their cheeks in giving it
the loudest possible blast. When q
woman casts away her modesty, she be-
comes the most loathsome and detestable
of human kind, so when priest becomes
regardless of the FIRST principles of NOR
ality he descends into an abyss Of base
ness which no layman can explore What
| layman could on the same page ofianews.
paper indulge in the most outrageous
calumnies, of his unoffending neighbors,
and then call upon Almighty. God, as one
of his party TO help him in his petty
schemes of selfishness? Is, not this bias
phemous familiarity with the Deity? Vfa
| No man feels o warmer affection than
the writer of these lines, for the sincere
4 pious and benevolent ministers of the Cos
pei Never, never, will he manifest either
in words or actions want Of "deference'
or of reverence for them. But the fel
low in question, if he wishes to be treated
with difference" must amend both hii
manners and his morals.
] We add by way of conclusion, that ne
people ever deserved the unworthy treat
ment which they have received less thar
the people of Monroe county. A com
munity numbering nearly thirty thousand
in the narrow bounds of small county
consisting of the two great races of man
kind, the Anglo Saxon and the German
| yet living together in perfect peace an,
harmony, without, strife, without emuia
tion, except that noble emulation as t
who can make the most rapid strides il
all material, mental and moral improve
ment. A people generous in their temper
hospitable, courteous to strangers, sober
frugal, indefatigable in their pursuits
making the most rapid advancement no
only in material prosperity but id ever.
thing that digniieS and adorns human life
A people law-abiding, tolerant of al
opinions opposite to their own; severe on
ly on convicted crimes. Yet these are th
people that must be bullied, harrassed ant
F annoyed by set of politico-ecclesiasti
cal jugglers and thimble-riggers!!! Thes
fellows appear desirous of gratifying
Southern slave-drivers with an instance o
the ''failure of free society,"" Better mel
; than the Southern fre-eaters believe thn
4 the, danger of the failure of free society
is both. real and imminent, but if real an,
imminent it is owing to the licentiousnes
of the political press. Va
aas5aop JEFFERSON.
! For, the ".Spirit"
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