Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-11-05
The situation FamIIiarIy Illus
trRted.

Let us imagine that JOIN SmrH has
been confined to his bed by illness dnring
the last four yeAH--pud that his disease
has been Of very painful character. He
has lost the use of his limbs his teeth
have dropped out one of his eyes is
gone. and he is reduced to the condition Of
skeleton. -Four years ago, when in com
paraiiyely good health, he had been IN
duced by the representations OF DIR. JoHN
Dor, to try bottle Of HE wonderful
lnvigorator, which the DR.. eloquently as
sured him would produce such changes in
his system as would restore the elasticity
Of youth. Notwithstanding the fact, how
ever that the FIRST bottle prostrated him
insomuch that he could not leave his room,
he was prevailed upon to continae its use
during the entire period We hsve named,
and with the consequences stated. Now.
in order to complete the illustration, it is
necessary to imagine, that under these cir
cumstances. Dr. Dos enters the room of
his victim with another bottle Of his ln-
yigorator in his hand, and after solemnly
assuring him that he is upon the very
brink Of DEATH proceeds to tell him that
there is not the slightest hope on earth for
his recovery, except he will agree to con
time the use of his Magic luvigorator"
four years longer Let us suppose, now,
that the friends of Mr. Smith are called in
aud consulted upon the matter, and that it
appears that portion of them are for con
timing the use OF the "Invigorator,' and
a portion in favor of calling another physi-
clan, and substituting a new course Of treat
ment, Now. the point we propose to make
will be obvious to the reader by suppos-
Ing himself called upon to decide who are
the best friends Of poor victimized SMITH,
those who are for dismissing the quaCk and
his cordial, or those who are not. Do
you see it? The country four years ago
passed into the hands of the abolitionists.
1t was the "Model Repubhc"-known
aud honored of all men and all nations
it was great, glorious and free. Scarcely
was the new party in possession Of the
government, when, spurning all the com
promising efforts of good men, and all the
dictates Of reason. humanity and religion'
they plunged the country into civil war,
and have continued it up to the present
time, without single result not to be he
precated aud mourned by all good men,
and true patriots. Hundreds of thou
sands of our best aud bravest countrymen
have fallen in the bloody and unnatural
Htrifo the land is lesolate and in universal
mourning our public debt has assumed
colossal and crushing proportions ; our f.
nnnces are all deranged by a deprecated and
unstable currency ; our commerce has been
swept from the ocean brood Of federal
bond holders have been raised up, who
threaten to found an alistoclaGy upon the
substance of the people, and to demand an
annual tribute which shall consume their
earnings, upon pain of foreclosure; liberty
OF speech, of the press, and of the ballot
are in the dust the Constitutions has be-
come a byeword; and all its guarantees
are obsolete in short We are upon the
very verge of anarchy, and National death.
There is Just one hope left, and one only.
On next tuesday tie Sth inst. the. people
will have an opportunity, (ory sort of a
one at least to change their rulersr---to dis
miss the deatroyers who have heaped upon
| them so much of misery aud disaster, aud
to select other and better ones in their
stead. If they do this, they may see better
days it not, they will have ample time
and ample reason to iegret ii, We have
ondedvored, by the above familiar illustra-
tion, to suggest the fatuity of the individual
who, with the sorrowfnl experience of the
last forly three months of turbulence and
msrule before him proposes, notwithstand-
ing, TO cast his ballot ON next Tuesday for
ABRAHAM hiNooLN. -
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The DemOcFngIC Meeting ON
Monday Night. n.