The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-09-30
For the JefTcrsoaan Democrat
An Appeal to the Republican Voters of
Old Geauga,
EAST CLEVELAND. Sent. 18th 1856

EAST CLEVELAND, Sept. 18th 1859.
Mr.. EDIToR IL dcsirc through tho me.
dium OF yOIr excellent and uHchdngeaLk OLD
" Democrat" to say a few words to the
uHcoHqucrdJie Republicans of Old Goauga.
Our task in Ohio. is, to rout the SLAVE
DEMOCRACY, "hOrsc foot and draggoons." on
tho second Tuesday in October next.
Words, speeches, stumping. arc all good as
stlmulants; but-but what a.: WHY, Mr.
Editor, u merely excited Republican don't
hurt tho Slave DcmUcracy-not n lot 1t
is tho rote, tho ballot in the Jor, "that
kilIcih' the Slave Democracy. That party
is quite us stupid, and as hard to kill. 20
liucally, as an opossum is literally. The
pro.slaycrv Democrat Of the Free States.
can no more be convinced or conquered
politically, by reason, argument or dec.
iamatOn, than an OpOssum can be killed
literally, by polting his head with pellets OF
cotton or wool. 1t is by UOting. u1ting
rotRg and by nothing cllc, that thcst
jackas to the slavchoding lion, can b,
beaten in Ohio, at tho approaching election
The Republicans have strength enough
have numbers enough, and cause good
enough. if thoy will but 90 70 tho polls and
vote. VIII not, then, :hc Republicans Of
Old Gcauga, 10 man, be at the pOhS amt
rote,on the day of election !: Our opponents
will be thcrc g the halt. the maimcd and
the blind ! for US a party. they are "wse
to do cent, but to do gOOi thcy have no
knowledge" Lot the Republicans, not only
in Old Geauga, but everywhere throughout
the State, i'll this respect, emulate in tho
great cause of liberty, justice and the rights
and interests OF free labor, tho example OF
tho Slave Democracy, in the interests of
siaNe-hoding supremacy and popular ignO.
rance and degradation. You my friends.
arc strong; two thirds of you can stay at
home, and yet .hrcsh your Slave Democrats
IN the county, two to one. but there ate
other counties in the State, where. politically.
their circumstances arc reversed. and the
negro.tGariug Democracy arc equally in
majority over the Republicans. Now every
one OF these negro-tcarug Democrats as ii
haunted by tho LtdcE ghost Of "a dead Afi
eau, will DO on baud to protect himself
against the successful competition of the
cOlOred man who ho PROCESSES to believe
has no rights, (no,not even the 'inalicnablo
right to life, liberty, and the pursuit OF
happiness } which rlie Democrat is
bound to respect"
Tho rote Of erery Republican, is aitrnys,
aud OF course is nOlC needed, not only to elect
our CACelleut SlaNc ticket, but also, to prove
/ to the whole Union, and to the friends o.
/ Freedom throughout. the world. that Ohio
the tirst-born of the States under that ole
glorious Confederation of '7G-Uhat Conted
Grafton which won our national iudcpen
dcncc) is no hunchback bastard. Disgrace
to her parontage aud to tho name of Dem.
ocracy but is honestly DESCRIBED of hoEcti
parents, and remains stIl true to the prn-
cipIcs of justice and liberty, under which
she was born and maturcd Let the rival
ries and heart burnings of the past Gf any
yet rcmain) be smo.hered by the remorso.
less "iI to conquer our bastard Democracy,
by the irresistible power OF the ballot. box.
Let it be remembered. that he that is
not for us is against US, consequently the
non-yoter goes in for the abuses aud rascal.
tiles which may be corrected by his vote
and that, so far as in him lies the power TO
do good, he buries his talent in napkin.
and goes as hopclcssly into 'outcr darkness, -
as he who squandcrs it upon the political
harlotrics ofpro.slavery Democracy.
L. WADE.