American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-09-30
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certain classes OF men become when per-
sonAl object is TO be gained; but il is more
wonderful that the masses whom they
lead, and for whom they Manufacture opin.
ion, should be 50 blind as not 10 penetrate
the shallow devices behind which they
conceal their real designs. There has
been no time in the history Of the world
under sDy government, since governments
were instituted. from the ancient PaiisE-
chal form down to, this. bo o,stsd DEM
ocratic Republic. when men have so abso-
lutely and Internationally surrendered in.
diviluslity. to the dOminsering and insuI-
ting dictstion Of dishonest partisan cliques.
The disgust Of all true men, at this de-
grading state Of things. has weaned
them from all sympathy with the knaves
who make party issues, for personal aggran,
dizemenI; and when We look around us and
scsn closely the Tami6cations Of rarty tao
tics, and look into character and antece-
dents Of the men who are our most active
politicians, it looks much IS If the ster-
ling men Of the nation, hopeless of any
real reform, for the real good Of the Nation
as a nation-had deserted the good old
ship of State, and left her to the tender
mercies Of the political pirates and wreck
ers. who are fast driving her upon the
locks and shoals OF unconditional anar.
chy. We boast Of our freedom Of speech,
our freedom of the press, our trial by jury,
our right Of suffrage. our free schools, our
religious tolerance -and yet it is exceed
imgly protlsmatical, whether thess boasted
privileges, are not 10 be made, through the
foolish and wicked maneuverng OF young
dishonest, and half fledged political sspi-
rants-the very engines through which
there is yet to be fastened upon our necks.
the worst and most degrading tyranny that
the world ever saw. The political sham
bles. where honesty and integrity are mer-
ciessly slaughtered, If they attempt to ar.
ray themselves against the iniquities of the
tim es, have become so utterly filthy and
disgusting, that true moralists, and real
phiaulhropists, will not sacrifice self re
spoct, and befou themselves in this pestilent
atmosphere, in an eDdeavor to wrest from
the hands Of political rowdies q gamblers,
power which they can by no possibility
WELD, for the good of the nation, and in
whose hands it must inevitabybe made sub
servieut to the worst and most degrading
personal ambition. An ambition which
looks to the tat slealings OF Office, rather
than the advancement Of the people. An
ambition which is satisfied with the reward
(pecuniary) of any act of villainy.-
surrender OF ncipls-treachery to the
people, violation of pledges or plat
forms, ,---personal degradation 10 party
fealy. We have not to go beyond oul
own little community for the proof of al
these positions; our sterling true men witt
few exceptions are the men who take til.
least interest in the political struggles will
which We are periodically afflicted; and tc
an observing man the reason is obvious, fol
whatever there may be OF real principle a
stake, self respect prevents ITEM from tn
ling an arena when the combatants have
sold themselves 10 the worst and loves
vices. in the hope Of some day being clothed
with the insignia CT the hungry leeche
who are bleeding the public Treasury a
every pore. aud who have no ambition
above desire to be placed in a position
where stealing becomes respectable. Their
is not man among us so poor n intellec,
who if be dispels The fog in which he
enveloped when his political antipatbie
are appealed to, does not see and acknowl
edge the disgusting and degrading truth
embodied a. owe. He feels that we are weig
ed to the earth by system which mus
: inevitably crush and destroy US as natior
unless we can shake off the shameless vam
piIes who control our national councils, AN
: administer our governments in all the
: ramfcations, by enlising the energies {
: that class Of men who now seem willing
: let the "trial go by default" sitting list
lessly and we fear bopelessly, looking foi
: ward to that crash which it needs no propt
= ct to foretel.
II To the so called Democratic party "
n firmly believe, the evils which thicken an
v cluster about us, are alone 10 be attribute
|. and under the caucus system which is Il
? prolifis mother OF them all, and wbic
!. was cryated by them, and only adopte
d by other parties in self defence-a polite
d organization has been perfected whose s.
IS cret and perfect workings are as much
= be dreaded as those of any secret ordt
O since the formation Of civil government
e And who under the popular banner of D.
s mocracy are marching to the realizatic
of one of the most atject tytannies that mo
tai man ever submitted TO. Democrac
II deplotes your treasury-Democracy Gel
a tralises your Government and swallows u
the power of individual Slates--Democrl
- cy uses all religious sentiments and n
. spscts none-Democracy is the seemln
n advocate Of eduality;and yet with its faci
n ties for STEALING the public money, is IA
(, building up monied aristocracy, whic
:, all the world knows is the most heartles
aristocracy on earth. Democracy is I'll
- shiboleth which entraps into its ranl
o our foreign population fleeing from the a
r. ristocratic governments of the Old Worlt
j. and is using them to enslave the natic
and themselves. Democracy externall
is attractive to look upon but internally
y seething with dishonesty and corruptic