The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-10-10
Great Outrage-A British Flag Carried
in a Black Republican Procession.

IN BLACK Aepupllcan -Eroc06S1on.--
At Black Republican demonstration
in Detroit, q few days since, to receive
Senator Seward, who is now on stump
ing tour throughout the North Western
States, our free American soil was ontrag-
ed by the appearance of an English Flag,
waving over wagon in the procession.
Never in the past history of political dis
plays has such vile evidence of fealty to
Great Britain, by the Republican leaders,
been so boldly and unblushingly manifest
ed as upon the occasion referred to. 1t
was not enough that British presses should
abuse and traduce Senator Douglas. 1t
was not enough that the London Times
and kindred prints should laud Abraham
Lincoln, and advocate his claims to the
Presidency of the American Republic.
1t was not enough that English gold
should be sent into our midst to aid in
getting up Black Republican displays, and
corrupt the inessimable privilege of free
suffrage among our people, if possible
1t was not enough that Abraham Lincoln
should be pushed forward for Presidential
honors by Black Republican demagogues
and foreign lords and dukes. because of
his being fit tool to bring about the dis
solution of the American Union All
this, we say, was not enough. The evi.
dence of Black Republican devotion to
their British allies must be made plain
also; their allegiance to the princely in
huences of Britain must, in order to be
effective, be Infused into the populace, or
else foreign gold will refuse to work; the
lords, viscounts and nobility of old Eng
land will withhold their praises of Abra.
ham Lincoln; the London Times will no
longer be Black Republican campaign
paper, and the prospects of the Black Re>
publican nominee will be destroyed, and
his election sink into mere whim of the
Imagination. I'D s38
Foreign interests SO completely control
the Black Republican demagogues who
would dupe and deceive the honest masses
of the country, that they cannot separate,
either publicly or privately, their identity
with those interests. Their love of every
thing which is Anti-American is of such
growing strength, that they cannot, as we
have seen, pass by any opportunity to pay
tribute to their friends across the aoater;
even though that tribute should be found
in the foul and disgracesul act of carrying
over the heads Of American freemen the
same old English flag which Washington
struggled eight years in the field to drive
from his beloved country-which jackson
and Harrison spent their best energies to
displace, and battered down and trampled
in the dust on many sangulnary fields o.
carnage and death. g
A British Gag carried in q Black Re
publican procession---and on the soil o
AmeriGa, tool How the blood warns ani
the heart beats in wild aud uncomfortable
indignation at the thought! People o
Ohio, what think you of such an in
suit? How can you cherish the memo
ries of those whose services and bloc
were freely given that the stars and stripe
, might wave in triumph upon every, citade
and hilltop throughout the land. wher
previously had aoated the red and blood
emblem of tyranny and oppression? Cal
you do justice to their honored names an'
drop the tear of sincere gratitude, and q
the same time passiyely submit to have tn
soil of America thus outraged2 How vii
, we look in the eyes of the world. if
should be found that we have not Ameri
. can patriotism enough to stamp with dis
appreciation any party or set of men, VIII
can thus disgrace our national character
and sully our patriotism? Can it be pos
sible that the last patriotic spark whic
warmed the breasts oe the heroes an
statesmen of other times. given to th
common cause of liberty, has been'so 500
3 and so ignobly extinguished by their chill
dreE? And if it has. can the people VIII
are the common defenders of the name
and memories of our revolutionary fathers
f countenance and encourage such mora
. treason--such gross, wanton and despi
; cable departure from self;respect. truth
/ and even common decency? If they wi
not, let them make themselves hear
, through that mighty mouth, which tn
glariDg manifestations are intended to pol
lute--the ballot bor! ssca5 o.
Accident to La Mountain the Balloons
. We learn by telegram from Albany, N. Y
that La Mountain. whose mishapS with ba