M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-04-28
In Union there is strength.

result of the Revolution had our fore
fathers, instead of fighting the common
enemy, turned their weapons against
each other2 America would still have
been in bondage to the naughty crown
of Britain, and our free ins titutions
would never have been known. The
| Roman and Grecian Republics fell
because of the quarrels and jealousies
between those who ought to have cul-
tivated harmony and good will, and
been united in tie preservation OF
THEN country. Intestine feuds among
the advocates Of any cause will sure.
! Ily injure the cause itself. The hjsto
ry OF the world teaches this, and in
our own short lives have occurred in
stances proving its truth in a striking
manner. Witness the success of the
great democratic party and the tri-
umph ofits principles in the election
of Jefferson, Madison, Jackson, Van
Bulcn, Polk, Pierce and Buchanan
In these contests the'Democracy were
united. Aspirants threw aside Their
hopes, and private piques and quar-
rels were for the time ignored to insurc
the success of tue policy and princf
pies to which the party adhered. Tha
result was different when there was !
want Of harmony. In 1S48, by tip
detection Of Van Bweu, the venerable
Statesman, Lewis Cass, was defeated
But we need 90 back no further thai
two years ago for an instance in on
own County, Then tho party was q
unit, and the democracy carried it b
larger majority than they had eva
previously obtained. Last fall, on tli1
contrary, there were difficulticsi in ON
ranks, and the Democratic State tick
ct, instead Of receiving nearly thre!
hundred ola majority, as it had tltt
year before, went ont Of this County
with only about one hnudred majority
These instances should serve as ,
warning for the future, and every eew.
ocrat who has at heart the success 81
the great distinctive principles OF lsIS
party, should never again suffer him.
self to be led off from his allegiance
thereto by petty Quarrols, law suits, OF
local difficulties, how muchsoeyG they
may be harpqd upon by his opponents,
who are always ready to pounceupon
such matters as a god send by Shie.l
they may distract and disorganiio the
democracy. "a.
/ DF Tie Journal, with its usual
mendacity, charges that we have "llun.
ted DR.. Holland down-have done al
in our power TO convict HIM" Liki
J the thousand and one lies Of that sheet
which we seldom stoop to notice, it (
told for acertain purpose. The read
er5 Of this paper will bear us ont ID
saying, that while the 7J0n,Ha
last summer and fall poured out il
vile abuse and false iRsinuatioh
against the democratic officers in tb
Court Ilouse-while it and its B'ac'
Republican managers were using iiiei
utmost exertions to create pOpula
: sympathy in Iavos Of DR.. Holland, i
order, as we then well knew, TO fe'l
der lis coayiction impossible and 4
carry tile opposition local t'ed;et, "
) scarcely ever ulluded TO the subject
Il Towards the close Of the campaign "
S did take occasion TO express our 5sil
8 6ltimcnts in regard to the pclitics
= course pursued by Holland, and liay
sometimes contradictcd the falseIieod
J Of the Journal--but never haze w
3 attempted to. .Jfr guilt upon any bodl
$ We yeeEpressed ourselves time an
. again to the effect that nobody wonl
# ever be convicted Of removing the O
/. ders--that it was a matter Of sma
l. importance to any one save,the persor
) Immediately interested. Why Il
, Journal publiGlied false and expar
!. statements about the matter when
.. was pending before the Courts, wi
% the whole Republican clique fir
l. blamed Holland for removing the o
ders, and then, after it became unde
d stood that he intended to support Il
Republican candidates, they concl
r ded to blame somebod y else,--
.e certain Black Republicans took oce
ion, to roll, tvith eorno ~ tl,a Iur