Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-02-19
Ellsworth, Feb. Is, 1853,
The Party OF Frauds.

The Party OF Frauds.
One of the noticeable signs of the degencr-
acy of the so-calied Democratic party. is the
fact Of its holding on to the feeble tenure of
its existence, and eking out miserable and
worthless life, by porpetrating gross and dar-
ing frauds on the elective franchise, and
cheating the people out of their just rights
We remember that one of the charges pre-
ferred against the old Wing organization by
the jackson party, was that it dare no. trust
the people: that it trcatcd them Uhe pcople)
as an ignorant rabblc. Incapable of under
standing their rights, and Of comprchendins
the plainest principles of political science, or
of having any knowledge of current politi-
cal transactions Mr.. Buchanan still holds to
this old belief of the ignorance of the people;
and in his recent message informs them, AFRO
gantly and With large amount OF selfcom-
placency. that they are a deludcd set, that
they do not understand Kansas matters, &c
Mr.. Buchanan's old federal notions still cling
to him. The party that supported Mr.. Pierce
and now upholds Mr.. Buchanan, is placticins
all those tricks which the Jacksonians charg-
ed upon their opponents. This party not
only proceeds upon the principle that the
"ucar people do not know what they want,
bat it goes one step further, and by its own
record shows that if the people do know what
,bo,. want tho, II iS ono ,,nrt nr thar ,,r,.,I
to cheat them out of any and all benefits
which might accrue to them from such knoHl-
edge
The party is party that sustains frauds
lives and breathes by downright cheating and
the clearest knavery. Mr.. Buchanan vas
elected to his present position hy cheating
the honest voters Of Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Indiana. An argument used in favor 81
the election Of printer to the Senate, Wis TIA,
he expended $4,000 in carrying the Penn
Sylyania election for Mr.. Buchanan. Some of
the frauds perpetrated in that STATE wera in
vestigatcd, Chose of Philadelphia city,) and
the evidence was complete and overwhelming
The frauds pcrpetratcd in Kansas are enor-
nous Such cheating and such knascry as
has been practiccd in that Territory, is un-
paralleled IN the history OF elective govern
ments The Buchanan democracy furnished
the men to do the deeds OF crime committed
there, -pocketed, or are endcaSorus 10. all
the benefits, enuring in consequence Of them
IL, vi e,
for their services to the party, have bestowed
federal Offices upon the guilty miscreants W! o
Were foremost in cheating the people out Of
their rights.
In Minnesota, this party practiced frauds
that can be paralleled only in Kansas; an
now, while She is knocking at the doors of
the Capitol for admission, she is kept out by
another cheat-because her Representatives
and Senators do not believe in that darkest Of
all shades of the many sided democracy, that
of believing it expedicnt and right to cheat
the people.
The Indian. intruders, Messrs Fit, n and
Bright, are retained in the U. s. Senate I'M
der pay, for the base purpose Of sustaining by
their votes the frauis-wnfrn rnss party 'ard'
the Administration think ncct ssary to keep
up its credit in this line of its duty. These
men have no more right in that body than
Pcol Toma and Joel Sockabason, Of the Pc.
nobscot tribe of Indians would have. The
Senate, by party vote, refuses to decide
their claims and send them home, because
their votes are necessary. or may be, to vote
standing army to Dragon the people of
Kansas into submission, and to consummate
the fraud which Mr. Buchanan SO much de-
sires to see successful, that Of forcing on the
people of Kansas Constitution agans:
their will.
What new games for cheating the people
will be matched before the present Congress
closes, remains yet to be seen. That the par
ty will take no 'back tracks is evident. 1t
has adopted the policy of cheating and
thwartins the will of the people, and it will
succeed III so doing while a corrupt President
welds the Executive patronage to purchase
votes and supporters to its base scheme Of as
Il few to rule the many.