The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-09-19
Counsel From "a Douglas Democrat.

HAvNs observed numerous indications Of
political dalliance between the friends Of Bell
and Of Douglas in Mississippi, and heard many
intimatiOns Of purpose, thepart of the latter,
who seem to despair of the success of their favor
ite to vote for Bell, we commend to their atten-
ton the following pregnant observations, from
the pen of eontributorto the Memphis appeal,
who halls from Upton county, Tennessee. II,
after reading the remarks of "A Douglas Demo
crat, they can still resolve that they viii vote
for Mr.. Bell we have only to say-that they
may do as they please.
''fhese pure Democrats, whose sons are now
our friends and neighbors, it is to you that de-
sire just here to address myself and ask you
plainly, will you vote for John Bell? IfsO, let
the heavens be hung in black. VIII you vote
for John Bell in preference to Democrat, wheth-
er he be national or a sectional Democratg--
Vote for John Bell IA man who did charge
Gen. jackson with imbeeility, culpable neglect,
and corruptiOnl-a man who voted together with
Abraham Lincoln on the appropriation bill, not
to clothe you naked Tennesseeans in the war
with Mexico Ia man who proclaimed in the
Senate of the United States that ''the war was
cruel and unjust, and who stood side by side
with Abraham Lincoln in saying that the Pres
ident POLK 'would feel the blood of this war,
like the blood of Abel crying to heaven against
him ~ VIII you vote for John Bell, who stood
together with Amos Tuck, of New Hampshire,
who said that ''let the same vote that declared
the war unnecessary and unconstitutional,
starre IL TO deah by TithhOHiRg supplies g'-
win you, who know that Bell voted together
with Tom Corwin of Ohio, who said that ''were
he a Mexican, he would say to Americans, if
you come into my country, will invite you with
bloody hands, and welcome you to hospitabe
grayesg VIII you vote for John Bell, who
by his vote on the hill refused to send supplies
to the Tennessee soldiers in Mexico, who gloried
in volunteering" to fight their countrys bat
tles-a man who by his vote, sympathized with
the Boston paper which said that 'ft would be
pleasure to hear that the hordes that were
fighting under Taylor and Scott were every man
of them swept into the next world p
VIII you vote for man that has sympathizcd
against your vital interests as Southern men, in
being in favor of abolishing slavery from the
District of Columbia, by congressional act which
corresponds in its application alike to every
section Of country where slavery exists? VIII
you vote for a man that stood in the same rcla-
ton to Gen. jackson as did the little Black Re
publican John C0yode TO our present national
executivey VIII you vote for man who did
Telndih III lle Deuate OF inc lHlteu states after
saying that 'if he could ascertain that his con-
stitucnts did not desire it, he would Immediately
resign and go home, and when the Tennessee
legislature did pass resolutions expressive of
this act on his part and advised his resignation,
and then for him to violate his pledges in that
speechg Can you vote for John Bell the yoke
fellow Of n. T. Banks, Bill Seward, Salmon r.
Chase, Bates, Abe Lincoln et IL anne qenRs
each Of whom were candidates before the Black
Republican convention at Chicago, and abe"
the rail-splitter beat them all do not nor
cannot believe il. The idea of true Southern
rights, which many old-line wings hug to their
very b&oms with hooks of steel, and cherish
with paternal affection, will prevent them. much
less you, my Democratic brethren. from voting
for John Bell, who votes against every measure
that has Democratic advocate for its author;
man who is now known among mankind as the
man who had coon in 1910 with more rings
around his tail than anybody else's coon, and
who now receives plaudits by the sound of the
little tocsins SO that with very strict propriety
they may be called the 'ring-tai party" For
bid it, Almighty God that any Democrat who
loves his party, who venoratcs the deeds of
Democrats that are now gathered to their fathers,
who loves the growth and progress of our great
country, under Democratic administration oh,
forbid that one of YOU shall vote for John Bell
q
tered Democratic sigh, never had any sympa-
thy with the great Democratic party. To hear
Democrats say they twill vote for Bell next to
Douglas" is next TO hearing Of n fatricde, and
should oycrwhelm every true Democrat with
modification. Then LET every voter who calls |
himself Democrat and worthy Of so timc-hon- !
ored name. il he will not or cannot give his /
vote to Stephen 4. Douglas, who is, and ever
shall be my choice, vote for some other Demo |
crat and may it never lie said that a Democrat |
who voted for jackson and supported James X. |
Polk, gave his vote to John Bell, in 1860 | feel |
confident that the work in this part Of Tenncs- |
see is going nobly, brlvely on, for Douglas and |
Johnson and when November comes may they |
be conqucrors, fighting as they are under the .
banner which has and will continue to prevail as 4
long as there is a helm rudlcr or a spar left in
the great ship of State, Democracy, which after |
the brief storm Of Whiggism that has for mo-
ment threatened her smooth entry into the |
port of success may she never more have a sail /
so small that it can be filed by such a weak |
breeze. Yours, with regard
\ DOUGLAS DEMOCRAT.
Nopfy = ana Manchester oo-,c onl,nf