The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-11-24
Cores oRdence

affairs OF tiie country, II may. perhaps,
appear as entirely ont Of season TO be
writing Election Sketches al this late
day. However, it may not be we'll for
any Of the substantial citizens Of this
great Repablic TO forget too soon the
uncommon circumstances attending the
day Of Presidential election Never
before in the history of this country,
has there been such crisis; such a
confusion of political principles; and
such an unwarranted sympathy with
the friends Of secession and the enc
mics Of our government What won
der, then, il true Union people should
tremble, and fear the disastrous conse-
quences Of such unholy alliances if
they should endeavor to avert the
threading storms by timely preparation
and the way paue for future peace and
security Indeed, the more reflective
OF our citizens should, and will, look be-
yond tho present and to try to avoid
the breakers" ahead; and TO this end,
will aim to keep before the public mind,
those subjects which have reference to
the corrupt practices and the frau du-
lent constituency" which support them.
Like the Union Leagus, Of New
York. they, also, will take hold and
help to ferret out the actions Of this H.
legitimate offspring Of Democracy and
break up the connections which tend TO
destroy the purity of the "ballot-box."
Being a genuine Vermonter, and ac-
customed to observe with how much in
tegrity and honor, the merchant, me-
chanic and farmer, respect the purity
of election, / was hardly prepared to
witness the mode of conducting cleo
tons in this, the Empire State" The
novelty Of this election, therefore, | was
determined to experience, aud for this
reason, attended the polls at Salem
My observations here, were as fol-
lows In the first place, | saw that it
did not require great amount Of ua-
tue courage TO be challenged; because
what was lacking on the part Of the vo-
ter, was more than made mp by the ex-
ira courage Of partizan leaders, who,
standing near by, and just in rear of
their constituency, would catch, with
true, sympathetic ear, the least mani
fcstations Of faintiDg, and then, with a
sudden push Of encouragement would
cry out to them to "sinear it in "sIocar
it in" At scuh times, it was not inn
possible to see Discrimination to re-
ceiye the oath, as there was strugg
ling effort Of conscience TO reestablish
Itself, and favor the truth; but no soon
er was this noticed by the leading par
tizans of Democracy, than suddenly, as
though under the influence of Demo-
cratic Mesmerism, up went the hereto
fore delinquent" hand, and down sank
poor conscience beneath tho tide fpo-
litical corruption, In every instance
such votes we're cast for Seymour aud
Blair--voters, unnaturalized and fraud
ulent, in every sense Of the term.
Secondly, discovered that they we're
not the God. fearing men Of old Yer
mont, but rather the God-fearless, who
seemed TO care for nothing save their
own partizan triumph. Such demon
STATIONS Of periury--so high-handed,
appeared TO know no bounds short Of
Democratic laughter, over the noble and
victorious manner il which it was con
Quoted. Oh, shame on such Democ-
racy which will destroy the purity Of
its own rights for the sake Of increas-
ing its own popularity falsely, social
cd. A perjured constituency what a
foundation for an honest representative
what support for the principles Of the
''Old Jeffersonian Democracy No
truly loyal man viii accept Of such a
constituency, or have anything 10 do
with them politically, He will seek for
better society, better principles, and
those political organizations which favor
the prevention Of frauds. and the pro
tectlon Of the purity Of the Elective
Franchise"
But finally. / discovered that this
section Of York State is fairly "lousy
with unprineipled demagognss. who
are seeking for Office and power, by
"hoodwinking' the masses by misrep-
resenting to them, the oaly real and
true question at issue; and that il il
against the intrigues Of such. we desirs
TO prepare ourselves in advance. We,
therefore, reiterate what has been sag.
gested by the New York EoeHtng Pot
that aliens be compelled TO obtain then
naturalization papers a year beiore
baud, a. ttis course would relieve the
courts 81 any pressure u business d
this kind aud would secure tho Regis.
try" in season for impartial exsmina.
ton, and by 70 doing. would prevent
many, II no; all, from obtaining their