The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-10-10
The Campaign.

Mr.. EDITOR: Every Democrat in our coun-
ty should take into consideration the Importance
of his individual VOTE and every voter who boasts
of the time honored name of Democrat, should
be sure to go to the polls and vote for our excel
lent ticket, solid and entire; for our Republican
friends will make astrcnuous effort this fall, not
only in Hartford but throughout the State to
gain the ascendancy. They are extremely
anxious to carry the State Legislature and mon
ey and Republican orators will not be wanting
i'll the campaign. In this county they are now
trying by sweet smiles and persuasive arguments
to get the Democrats to vote for even Il part of
their ticket, just to help them to make respect
able poll S-but don't You do it, for If YOU vote
for even one of your enemies You give aid and
comfort to the enemies of your -hberty.a The
Grant party have already established an oligar-
chy at Washington, and the power they have
clothed the President with has made him little
short of a dictator. They have doubled Grants
salary just TO o0lige him, and they now boldly
assert that they will elect him for third or
fourth term, or that he shall be at the head of
the Nation MS long rs he lives. Why not pro-
claim the Empire ut once and name the man of
the cottage ut Long Branch us Emperor? Now
if we let the Republicans have the reins of gov
eminent in this State, of their first acts will
be 10 call convention to frame 4 new coustitu-
ton in order that their colored allies NAV be
raised to political and social equality with the
Caucasian As if the Republicans could supply
the African with what the Great Jehovah las
denied him, and that is intellectual capacity.
Now we wish the Africans to have all the rights
and privileges that properly belong to them
We wish to see them well used, and to have them
educated as far as their limited capacities will
allow; but we think they are not very capable
statesmen, as the unfortunate States in the sun
ny South, which have been placed under Negro
control, appear to be in IL wretched condition:
which goes to show that Sambo makes IL bad
governor.
Those States in the South where African rule
reigns supreme, have been rendered bankrupt
by Negro legislation, without bcnetitting the
community single nickel. Enormous debts
have been contracted, which they can neverpay,
to enrich few negro nabobs. The fair fields
of this sunny land have been rendered desert
waste, and the intelligent, educated and refined
Southron has to bow to the yoke of the ignorant
half civilized Ashantee and all to crafty the
petty malice of Grant and his SO called Republ-
can friends
Only look calmly at the evils that flow from
the party aforesaid, like those from an open
Pandoras box, and think, Democrats, that you
will do all you h0norably can to prevent our
good old State from coming under the control
of the party AFORESAID.
Two years ago we had majority in this coun-
ty of about 700 votes, and we still have it, and if
our friends will exert themselves properly and
vote unitedly, there is no danger. Let eternal
vigilance be your watch word, and don't "sleep
on guard" or we might be served as Lord By
ron's Corsar did the sleeping Turk.
Therefore let us enter the lists in November,
as true knights, and honorably contend for our
rights. Let our watch word be "Libcrty and
Faternal Friendship" and may God defend the
right, and we shall be crowned with laurel
wreath of victory.
JAMES FITZ JAMES.