American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1860-03-08
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Democracy.
tY,ou. ,ha Miivauktn Rautinal.1

JUST hII0f the otsOuOuI bu0 on W wv
Isemah Democrat wrote 10, the; News.
living the vote Of Nsemsh ana Menesh,
vith the iolloMiug excuse for tho Sunsatis-
actory result in the latter town: ~
70 "In the town Of NJ Msnasha. The. Irish
'otsrs were. through the treaobery OF cer'
ain prominent Irisbmep, sold out to the
Republicans. We expressed at the time
,ur doubts about the story, and looked to
Zee its contradiction, The last'numbsr OF
be Msnashe Cousetvator brings thu ex'
psctsd, contradiction in the shape of a
spicy letter from Michael Hogan. one Of
he prominent Irishmen" referred to. adj
iressej to his accussr. Indignantly deny
Ing the charge, and defining at isugth his
own political position. We make some ex'
tracts from the letter:
Ny POLITICAL POSITION.
I have for some lime felt il my duty to
abandon that party whose professions and
practice are so much at variance. /. in
conuaction with most Of my countrymen,
attached myself TO the so>cahsd Democrat
is party, for the reason that that party
professed to bs the friend OF the lsboring
mar. and particularly those Of foreign
b nth. have been long enough in that
psrty to know that their professions are
false, and made oAly 10 delude tho igno.
rant in order 10 secure their votes, and
when secured their rights and interests
are Ignored, and the power thus created is
used to oppress and degrade large major
iiy OF those whose sutrsges created it.
THE TARIFF MEASURE. ,'
The laboring aud mechanical interests
Of our latitude require protective tariff
Our country is depressed. times are bard,
laborers are thrown out Of employment, OF
arc compelled to work fora pittauco hard
ly sufficient to support life, from the fact
that there are no restrictions upon foreign
importations. Our country is flooded
with the labor Of the old world 10 exchange
for the Gold and Silver required sthowe
This is the result Of Democratic rule. and
oil the hardsbips and degradation the lead.
ing Democrats Of the North and West
now suffer in the direct result Of his vote
RIVER AND HAnBoR IMPROVEMENT.
Our commercial interests are suffering
and millions ol dollars and hundreds o.
valuable lives are annually ~criicsd, fol
the want Of an appropriation which De-
mocracy in its wisdom deems proper Il
withhold from us, aud bestoW upon 4
Southern and Demo cratic latitude.
~ THE HOMESTEAD BILL. faef
Ten millions OF laudless poor from Ire
land. England. Germany, DC, by who's
suffrages the Democratic party have main
tanned the ascendeucyg,had right to ex
psct the Homestead aiBill would receive
hearty support from their hands. Butw
were doomed to disappointment, and cnl
hope in this as well as other measure
enumerated was 10 the triumph Of lhos
whom we bad labored to defeat.
THE SOCIAL CONDITION OF Tue Lar 'REE.
Labor Is the poor mans capital. 10
Republican Government !, should be re
spected. 1t is honorable even in the Nor
) srchial Government Of the Old Word, ,br
! ia this country we see persistent effort
degrade labor. Democratic Senators an
Representatives 4 n Congress declare, an
the sentiment Is echoed by the press an
sanctioned by the party, that labor 10 ll
, Legitimate sphere Of Slaves. That SLAYER
is The national condition OF the laborer, d.
Tha, labor should be owned and not hirst
thus striking a blow at the very liberti'
OF nine tenths Of the Democratic voters
the North and no voice Of oondsmpatio
, or opposition is raised 10 protect us, bl
by those whom we have been taught 10 Il
gard as our political enemies.
KNOW NorHINalsM, u
Once year the dead and dsfuuct On
! casa Of Know Nothinism is brought ou
: and dressed up in, fantastic robes to frigh
!, en- Irishmen aud Germans with. b.
. when the smoke and dust OF the battle h
q cleared away we survey the ground an
9 6nd that Massachusetts,, Republican, an
u Ssuth Oarolina. Democratic State. la,
Q tramped upon the rights Of foreign bol
y citizens alike. also see this step. on u
!. part Of those two States. condemned
j. tue II epublioan Stats Convent tons OF eve
}. other State, while Democratic Convention
e have no word OF censure Of South Caro-
q ma. see under the administration
D. James Buchanan the rights Of naturalis
81 citizens sbamefully trampled upon. I
" position Of Mr.. Cass, in bis letter to N
D. Le Ciere, called down the unquAl'6
is reprobaliou ofths republican press. but
10 word Of censure from the Democracy.
? t..,fH' CONCLUSION
10 | wish to dictate TO no man. / wo,
Vi bur no man. And God knows l wo,
a, not disgrace my counirymsn by 'selli
Il. Il them" il could. l always supposed
Dd man bad a right u exsrcise his own OF
i. science. in the disposition Of bisown Va
. lit is "lreAch'ry" to exercise the rig
90 Of a freeman. then amend the ConS,itu,
~. Of our country to conform to this Der
y, cratic Code. II the democrStic party
~ arrived at the point Of desperation. VII
- II requires It's members 10 be deaf, bl
~ aud senseless to every pr,ocipls not en-
of ciated by its leaders, II we must sacri
N our own manhood and sense Of right,
- der the penalty Of being branded al
i.h tor" and having our "treaOhery" her
md ed through the public prints in prose
ann ann poetry, il is time that party went into
solution. Ifyou, Sir, wish to bow 4
neck to the yoke Of your master. and
N, the obcdien. ass Of tyrants, may you
blessed With tho privilege. But |
God will be as msroiiul TO you as te
'm' to one Of old, and open your mouth be
bon Won die. TO rsbuke those who ride you,