The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-08-22

Letter from Abingdon.

ABINGDON, Ang. 20Ih, 1873.
Mr.. EDITOR: think the Democrats cores
pondent IOuros must have made another pilgrim
age to "lhodoc Hail." the headquarters of the
ring in Bel Air, where lie first learned, to his
great astonishment, that contrary to his will
and against his earnest remonstrance, he was
candidate for County Commissioner. just as
lney sought to impose upon him q candidacy
which they don mean even TO attempt to graft
~, they are through him attempting to impose
upon the Democracy the dogmatic heresies in
tilnated aud foreshudowed in his late article
why, sir, we all remember how susceptible he
was TO their Establishments in he Grcelay cam
paign, and cannot fail TO see in his recent article
The workings OF the same secret, covert master
political machinery. "Thc crack of The party
whip has lost its prestige" and thank God il
has, when piled by those who are not and never
can he Democrats But Democratic principles
still remain, and like truth "crushed TO. earth,
will rise again"
What does he mean BY saying 'lhess ing IN
the county a large number of voters who hold
The balance of power, and who have beenact ing
in good faith with the Democratic party, and
who Will not support candidates for office uIl-
less, &c, &c? Who are these conference.-the
selfrighteous political Pharisces, who thank
God they are not as other men are? Let us have
their names, so they may be noted by the Judges
at the primary elections; for according to our
views those who only mean TO support their ia
rortes ifnominated, and who in the event of their
not being so nominated will ''caa their freight in
OppoodtON,
ted to vote at our primary elections. Who are
they, then Come out, Mr.. Ivuros and let us
know. Perhaps they are the same persons, in
obedience to whose edct you to-day are can
didate; or perhaps they are the same persons
land those who acted with them,) who left the
Republican party, to which they belonged, be-
cause they could not get their iavorites Chem
selves,) nominated; or perhaps those who few
years ago would not allow religious Catholic J
persons to vote at any clection-who are deter
in l,n H.. n
In hell than serve in heaven. We want to know
the names of these people. There may be some
In Abingdon; we think they are few and we
would like to know them.
Sacrifice personal feeliug!" Have we not al
ways been willing to do so but principles, new
or! Must we now abondon the cherished prin.
ciples of a life-tme-thc principles to which the
! Democracy of Ohio are to-day returning, in the
nomination Of old William Allen; the principles
to which the great West after her neV departure
Is returning, as the prodigal son to the house OF
his tather-and FOR WHAT That we may cat the
husks, while they, forsooth-these Pharsaica]
gentlemen, who have belonged to all the parties
and all the isms while ever they could control
and hold the offices, are wearing their purple
and fine linen, enjoying the offices given them
by the dupes of party whose principles, aye
whose very name they despse.
| Come, Mr.. lvuros, none of this. you cast
yourfortunes with these chosen few, these select
gentlemen, this light brigade, that would dispute
any pass, throw themselves into any breach, make
any. charge, provided there was no danger tc
their precious selves, for the sake of their coun
try's c6tces-why, we will have to bid you good
bye and let you go to the tomb of the "Capu
lets" headless, over the Ito you,( sacred ALTA
stand for the right, for the men who have beer
good and true in the past, who do not make
trade of either their morals, their religion, Of
their politics, but who, with their Democracy
an open handed charity, a high sense of moralit,
which will not permit or allow them to speal
i'll of their ncighbors, an honest and manly bear
ing above the doings Of the bastard and the cow
ard, would bring the blush of shame (if blusl
they could or shame they had,) to those who
Haunt their hypocrisy in the face of open day,
and unblushingly cali it Morality.
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