Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 9 October 1858 — Page 2

THE MLf REVIEW.

CBAWFORDSVILLE, JNJOL

Saturday, October 9,1856.

PRINTED AND

TUBLISIIED EVERT

DAY

8ATUB-

MORKINO

BY

CHARLES II. DOWEN.

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

For Secretary of State. DANIEL McCLORE, of Marfan. For Auditor of State,

JOHN W. DODD, of Gr»nt.

For Treasurer of State,

NATHANIEL

t.

CUNNINGHAM, of Vi,?o.

For Superintendent of Public Instruction, SAMUEL L. BUGG, of Anen. For Attorney General,

JOSEPIl E. McDONALD, of Montgomery.

For Judges of the Supreme Court. 6 AUG EL E.'rEHKlNS, of Marion. ANDREW DAVISON, of Docatnr.

JAME8 M. HANNA, of Vi*o. JAMES L. WORDEN, of Whillaj.

For Congress—Sth District, JOHN TV. BLAKE, of Clinton. Forjudge of the Stli Jn«llcinl District-,

WILLIAM P. BRYANT, of

PARK.

For Circuit Pronecut^r,

WALLACE REA, of Fountain. For Common Pleas Prosecutor,

JOHN*

MORGAN, of

MOKTGOMERY.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.

For Representative—JAMES F. IIARNEY. For Treasurer—JOHN LEE. For Sheriff—WILLIAM K. WALLACE. For Commissioner—SAMUEL GILLILAND. For Surveyor—.JOHN RUCK. For Coroner-JAMES II. VANARSDALL. For AmtcKflor, Union Tp.—S. EASTLACK.

Bring out the Paixhan!

OUR FUG IS STILL UNFURLED II

GRAND DEMOCRATIC FRILLY.

MONDAY NIGIITIZ

TURN OUT! TUKN OUT! TURN OUT!

McDONALD, WALLACE, Ri ANSON,

W1LLSON,

And a host of Democratic speakers will be in attendance and address the people. Come in from the country, boys, and join in the festivities.

IIEWARE OF FHAI'DS

It has been the custom, during the last four or five general elections, for the opposition, aided by a spirit as despicable and mean as calumnious and treasonable, to commit frauds on the elective franchise, by having the same kind of tickets printed as the Democrats, with several Democratic names on it and some one or two of their favorite candidates on it, and thus to tret the Democrats tc vote for opposition favorites. Beware, Democrats, of this—read well every ticket all through. See that you have your ticket right.

Si l'NDTIlK IIL'LE.

Ilave every arrangements made to con vey your friends who are sick to tho polls. Lot no Democrat fail to vote if lie has to crawl to the polls on his hands and knees. Don't give up the good old Democratic •hip. Keep the flag flying.

STAND TO* YOUR GINS.

Have your match-lights all ready on Tuesday morning. "Don't fire until you can see tho white of their eyes." Hit the luminaries of Africa right in the centre.

"DON'T GIVE LP THE SHIP." Stand to your guns and dispute every inch of ground with the enemy, and a glo rious victory awaits us on nest Tuesday.

READ YOUR TICKETS CAREFULLY.

1

Letevery Democrat read his ticket carefully before voting. The Republicans have got out spurious tickets of every sort, calculated to deceive. Be on your guard.

SECRET CIRCULARS.

We warn the Democracy to look out for secret circulars. The enemy will resort to any dodge on the eve of election to mislead and deceive the people. Watch them.

BE AT TUG POLLS EARLY. Let every Democrat be at the polls earIv. Supply yourselves with an abundance of tickets, aud use evory honorable effort to induce your friends and neighbors to vote for our candidates.

WATCH THE POLLS.

Keep a careful watch at the polls. Remember the frauds in Fountain county.— There will be a Republican Schellor in every township. Don't let them trample upon your rights.

UIKD UP'YOUK 1AMNS.

Let every Old Liner gird up his loins on next Tuesday morning and prewar* to walk into Afriea.

OUR OHAXfTXOLBBB.

Let the crowing of the cock on Tuesday morning remind you of your duty. Democrats, up and at 'em!

THE DEMOCRATIC WAGON.

Tens—'"WAIT TO* *nr

WAOOJS."

Will von come with me.

g.tod

DcmucraU,

Ancl rally round onr flajr, To fid"1 the li!ack-l!epnbiicnn«, Who play the game of brag Well meet them in dittnsnion

We'll me«t them at tho poll* We'll meet these Snmboa, all the time, And drive them to heir holed.

Then wait for the wagon, The Dcmocratio Wagon Wait for the wagon,

And we'll all take a riilt.

Thcre'a Fusion, with ita piebald pitch, To hide ita torn brecche*, And Bill Si hooler, with hi«»wxt temper,

To trive ns his model speochoa And Wilson, srrapp'd in coon-akin gown, With Horner by his Mile— We'll {rive thc«e nrjrro-wornhipor*'

A good Oct" bor ride. Then wait for the wagon, otc.

We'll rido thom up 8alt River, To their old home* npain We'll give them no

fro«h

water,

Except Loco RKtojr. Bill Sclioolcr shall bo captain, And Broinley man the 21m While llnll sh*:ill ploy the banjo,

Aud Wilson bvat tfio dinin. Then wait for the wagon, etc.

Onr wajron comes from the old Keystone, Bv Democrat* 'twas mndo, .-V And made of good old hickory.

So you needn't be afraid Then ull aboard, ye Fusion tribe, We'll ticket every man 1 That goes the negro-worshipers,

Or goes the mongrel clan. Then wait for the wagon, ete.

AN

ABOLITIONIST SKINNED ALIVE AT LINDEN. On last Wednesday, it was generally understood among the people in Madison township, that 011 that day a joint discussion would take placc between LEW WALLACE and a certain Dr. JOHNSON. Large numbers of both parties were present, and to the Republicans it was a most humiliating spectacle, their black champion being completely flayed. Johnson is a loud-mouthed, noisy Abolitionist, of the Fred. Douglas school, and is a striking exemplification of tho old adage, that "a little learning is a dangerous thing." He has a crude, indefinable idea of matters and things, that with an ovcrweaning vanity never fails to make him play the fool in the presence of educated and well-inform-ed people. For a long time he has been in the habit of attending Democratic meetings and interrupting the speakers by meaningless interrogations, and challenging them to meet him in discussion 011 the various political topics of the day. The Democracy of Madison concluded that it was about time to abate this nuisance, aud sent for Lew to come up and tan his black hide in the most approved Old Line fashion. Lew done it so neatly and quickly that we doubt if Johnson will ever be seen in a political meeting agaiu. Many of the Republicans sought to conceal their chagrin aud mortification, by boldly asserting that they were not responsible for his acts.— The last heard of Johnson he was trying to crawl through a key hole.

NEGRO CITIZENSHIP.

Jim Wilson asserted in a speech delivered in Delphi on last Tuesday night, that a negro had as good a right to citizenship as a foreigner Think of that, countrymen of DeKalb, Kosciusco and Montgomery,

£6?*The following persons will hear of something to their interest by calling at this office:

Zenith Hellett, Jacob Stonebraker, Jesse Titus, William Byers, Heirs of Alexander Montgomery,

Andrew Bowen, Alexander Foster, Sebastian Stonebraker, Jacob Westfall, Daniel Rankin.

BALTIMORE OYSTERS.—Cox & Co., arc receiving every day a supply of fresh Baltimore Oysters packed in ice. They sell them at 65 cents half can and $1,25 whole can. At these prices everybody can afford to luxuriate on these bivalves.

GRAHAM DUO'S.

This firm is now in rcccipt of the largest stock of dry goods ever brought to the western market. Their display of domestic, foreign and fancy goods is unequalled by any house in Crawfordsville. Every one should call at Graham's and take a look at their stock, and our word for it, they will find it not only the best selected stock in town, but their prices a figure lower than any other house in town.

AVARICE.

Avarice is a besetting sin with many men indeed, where will you find the man who is satisfied with his present possessions For you can't fill up a man as you fill up a pitcher:

Heal wavs will hold A littlo more cold,

And novi-r so rich that he would not be richer. Avariciousness is always to be deprecated, but a desire for a sufficient amount of money to enable one to wear those becoming styles .of Boots, Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Shirts, Drawers, Hosiery, Gloves, &c., Ac., which are sold BO very cheap by D. R. KNOX, is rather laudable.. It

9^ Judge

BLAKE

has mad* a triumph­

ant emT»M in Fonttm-couatr.

GOTKBUMEtrTAIt DWOfDlTimW. SOM

weeks since a communication ap­

peared in this paper, relative to the expenditures of ttie pieaemt administration. In that communication it was represented that the expenditures of the current year were not extravagant, as the opposition charged, but, on the contrary, were as economical as they could possibly be under the circumstances and that the eharge against President Buchanan was made simply because the political bunkum stock of the Republicans was about exhausted. It was further stated in that article, that as soon as an official statement of this so-called extravagance was published, another article would be devoted to die subject. This statement and aecount has been published, and in accordance with a former promise we lay the subject again before our readers.

It is now, and always has been the settled policy of the Democratic party, to favor economy in the governmental expenditures, both State and National. It was so avowed in the days of Jefferson and in almost every Democratic platform constructed since that day, this doctrine of economy has been one of the most prominent features. And more recently in the Cincinnati platform the Democracy declared "That it is the duty of every branch of the Government to euforce and practice the most rigid economy in conducting our public aftairs, and that no more revenue ought to be raised than is required to defray the necessary expenses of the Government, and for the gradual but certain extinction of the public debt."

And President Buchanan in his annual message clearly defined his position, when he said: "An overflowing Treasury has -icd to habits of prodigality and extravagance in our legislation. It has induced Congress to make large appropriations to objects for which they never would have provided had it been necessary to raise the amount of revenue required to meet them by increased taxation or by loans. We are now compelled to pause in our career, and to scrutinize our expenditures with the utmost •vigilance and iu performing this duty, I pledge my co-operation to the extent of my constitutional ability. In all cases care ought to be taken that the money granted by Congress shall be faithfully and economically applied."

In this extract Mr. Buchanan puts the lie to the assertion BO often raised by Wilson and his pets, and conclusively proves that instead of favoring he is in direct antagonism to everything that pertains to extravagance. On the other hand, though the Republicans claim to he in favor of an economical administration of public affairs, yet not a word is to be found in their "National" Philadelphia platform urging its exerciso upon their respective members. Desirous they are of seeing such a policy carried out, and yet failing to point out the most practical way to do it. Which party prcseuts the fairest records

M. Wilson, following in the wake of his great high priest and dictator, L. D. Campbell, of Ohio, has the brazen-faced impudence to stand up before an intelligent constituenc}', and to assert that the Administration of Mr. Buchanan has, the last current year, cost the sum of one hundred and four millions of dollars. And the Republican County Convention, laboring under the impression that the people area set of asses, reiterates the assertion. Now are these men honest or woefully corrupt and dishonest. And are they really such fools as to suppose that by their old tricks they can deceive a reading public Do they, professing to be the intelligent party, suppose they can gull the people with such stuff, while the official statement made by officers whom the Constitution expressly declares shall make out this report, stares them in the face

The regular appropriations, and all that is required for carrying on the Govern ment, nay more than Mr. Buchanan actually asked for, will be found below. This has been gleaned from the regular official statement, and is not the assertion of mere political trickster: Pensions 769,500 00 Indian, rcgulur 1,833.1^4 49 supplemental 959.S57 86 deficiency 389,5»5 00 Consular and diplomatic 912,130 0O Military Academy lS2,Hrtioo Naval 14.503.354 33 Sundry civil 5,557,14S 07 Lezisdativo, executive and judicial-• rt,154,093 61 Army ............ 17,14..8u6 46 Mail steamer 960.750 00 Post Office 3.500.000 00 Collecting revenues from imports.. 1,150,000 00

Making the sum total $53.453,233 22 Besides, the additional expenditures are

for Treasury Notes, 1S5S Manufacture of arms.. Expenses of investigatnig committees Treaty with Denmark Deficiency in Printing, &c Deficiency for the year Deaf, Dumb and Blind, District of Columbia* ........ Expenses investigating committees*. Clcika in Oregon to register and receive Running Texas boundary line, 1859 Iucidcut to tbe loan of $20,000,000

20.000 00 860.000 00 35,000 00 405,731 00 841.169 53 9,704,209 59

8,000 00 12,000 00

7,000 00 80,000 00 6 000 0(

110,976,130 91

Which added to $53,458,233 22 makes the whole sum of, ,expenditures amount .to $64,434,36413.

Thus we find that the expenditures, instead of being one hundred and four millions, as stated by Wilson and his coadjutors, arc only sixty-four millions, four hundred and thirty-four thousand, three hundred and sixty-four dollars and thirteen cents, thus leaving thirty-nine millions, five hundred and sixty-five thousand, six hundred and thirty-five dollars and eightyseven cents, to be charged as lies raised by the Republican leaders.

Moreover, the Republicans ohiurge that $4,289,547 were appropriated for. tbe support df three new regiments, which aurogoes to swell this vast extravagance.— Now, if this eharge true, or is it talse?—

We answer, falae for aot*«ne £m war thus appropriated,' it baring been ascer tained jthat these regimenta were not needed for the service Utah. have never been raited, consequently no appropriations were ever made Tbas falls to the ground another item of this Republican superstructure.

Again, Wilson asserts that the "infar mous" Buchanan is placing burdens on .the people by keeping up a line of commercial stations, which, he alleges, are of no service to the country whatever that he is supporting a set of vagabond Democrats out of the public treasury and he gives instances where certain stations cost several thousand dollars, at which stations not a cent of revenue is collected. This statement is well calculated to deceive those who have never inquired into the matter, and, if true, ought to consign every one who favors such proceedings to a political grave, from which there could be no res urrection. But what are the facts These stations, we admit, are kept up these men employed but whether each station costs what he alleges it does, we are not prepared to admit or deny. We don't know, we don't care whether they cost much or little. This much we do know, and can prove, that they have been kept up ever since we have existed as a government that tbey are absolutely necessary as means of protecting our revenue laws from the impositions that might otherwise be practised upon them by smugglers. Without them, not one-fourth of the revenue now received could be collected at our ports of entry. For where is the man so honest that he would prefer paying several thousand dollars to government as an impost on his importations, rather than to smuggle them in an out-of-the-way port.— Very few of the former class can there be found in this world of grasping avarice.— Wheu the era comes that the lion and the lamb can lie down together, we may talk of the honesty of men—not before.

But suppose our statement is false, why didn't Wilson while in Congress object to this expenditure? The reason is obvious: he was not going to make an ass of himself by moving the abolishment of these stations. He could however as lie thought, come before his constituency and gull them, yet not a word did he utter while in his seat. Why don't he object to the government maintaining revenue cutters. Not a cent of revenue do they ever collect and yet they cost a large sum of money. Why not do away with them For the same reason without them, ships would continually smuggle in goods, and the revenue laws would become as dead-letters on our statute books. This charge of Wilson, however, is too absurd to deserve, further notice.

Another tfrror consists in charging the Administration with the surplus in the Treasury, and withholding from it credit for the amount of the public debt which has been paid out. The sum of $3,895,232 39 of the debt was redeemed, leaving this to be deducted from the vast extravagance.

The surplus in the Treasury amounted as the Republicans charged to $17,710,114. But when the sum paid out for the public debt is taken from the amount last named, it leaves $13,814,881 61 instead of the sum charged that is, an error of $3,895,232 39 quite an important item these hard times.

To sum up: first on the list is the Army deficicncy, which is paraded as an evidence of extravagance. Who will doubt that everything here expended was not right and proper Our army had to be enlarged necessity demanded it. Our forces had to be sent to Utah to put down a rebellion. This duty was, by the Constitution, imperative on the Executive aud we doubt whether an honest Republican can be found who will say that the President did not perform his duty.

In 1815 the strength of our army was 10,000, now it is 17,984". The vastness of our country, the important position we hold in the world, the Indian troubles, the Kangas difficulties, all combined, demand that we have an army of sufficient strength to resist invasion from abroad and to suppress rebellion at home. This army must be supported or it will have to be disbanded, and Congress must vote appropriations for its support. rjjj

The navy has been increased several new vessels of war have been added to our former number. These cost large sums of money. But our commercial relations demanded the increase. We are the greatest exporting people in the world. To carry on this commerce we must have many vessels, and we must have a navy of sufficient strength to defend that commerce in time of war.

Our fortifications demanded attention.— Having the longest sea coast of any country on the globe, as a matter of course it had to be protected at various points by fortifications. Owing to the wretched state of these works many of them had to be built or otherwise greatly improve These then also demanded an out! public funds. What friend of his country will grumble at the expense

pnrpuee

Ibow

1 state bei 3 redflU

The continued growth of our country required the appointment of more officials.— A large number as collectors of the revenue a number as surveyors and, owing to the increase in our land offices, numbers were appointed to those stations. Besides the thousand other offices that required larger forces to attend to the duties pertaining thereto.,.

The list of pensions Jiaa increased from 1,400. in 1815. to 13,186, in 1859. In that year $98,000 were disbursed for this

requires $l,3®5,7i7$4.

But if the people think this is extravagant, that this sum ooght not to be paid, they have their remedy. $70,000 per annum were appropriated for the Atlantic telegraph.- -Besides that company have had the use of two of onr war steamers for the purpose of laying the cable. This has involved a large sum, and yet but six Democrats voted for the bill.

Another item in this expenditure, is the Post Office appropriation. Formerly, the receipts of this department of the government were sufficient to defray ita expenses, but now, owing to the establishment of new post routes and the placing of mails on them, a larger expense was entailed than the receipts from postage, consequently an appropriation had to be made and nine-tenths of the Republicans in Congress voted for the appropriation.

We might continue these estimates were it necessary. Our readers wiU doubtless see by the foregoing the utter fallacy of Wilson's arguments. We will leave this part of our subject to their consideration, believing that as candid men they will not try to pervert the truth in order to satisfy Wilson's political aspirations.

We desire now to call the attention of the Opposition to the economical legisla tion of their servants when they had pos session of the House of Representatives.

A proposition was made in that body to appropriate $186,765 88 for the purchase of books for themselves. On the vote being taken only eleven Democrats voted for it.

At the same time $16,022 was appropriated to pay mileage, &c., to Archer, Fouke, Turney, Reeder, Millikcn and Bennett, for contesting the seats of members returned to that Congress and in those cases the contests were decided against them. That the Opposition arc responsible for this useless expenditure who can doubt

Besides, $745,000 were appropriated by them for rivers and harbors. This, President Pierce vetoed, believing that the expenditure was uncalled for. During the same Congress, appropriations amounting to $3,189,739 wore passed for forty-one custom-houses, court-houses and post-offi-ces. President Pierce

recommended only

eleven, which would have reduced the expenses very materially. Appropriations for a similar purpose were made to thirtyone buildings, amounting in the aggregate to $2,084,000 and yet the President only recommended four.

The same Congress appropriated S2,270,000 for the extension of the Capitol, and for cushioned seats for themselves, each scat aud desk costing the snug sum of $160,00.

In the Democratic House of Representatives, the contingent fund appropriation amounted to $903,100 56, while the appropriations of the Republican House for the same object amounted to the sum of $1,087,720, showing that tho Republicans appropriated $184,669 44 more than the Democrats.

On the last evening of the second session of the last Congress, eighty-seven yeas were recorded in favor of agreeing to amendments voting away $3,058,560 44 of the public funds. Of these eighty-seven yeas, fifty-eight belonged to the Opposition—and this without the members knowing what they were doing. Such wilful neglect of the interests of the people has seldom been heard of.

Besides the above, which is only a sample of their doings when in power, they raised their salaries to $3,000 per annum. Before, it was eight dollars a day while in session now, under Republican legislation' it amounts to the sum of about $4,000.— Quite an item to be voted away by these anti-extravagant saints.

Though our boundary lines arc being extended, though our country is daily growing more and more powerful and though our governmental expenditures would naturally increase, yet they arc not as large in proportion as were the expenditures of the Taylor and Fillmore Administrations, which were held up as models to be copied after. The Administration of Polk, which came into power with a war on its hands, and which war naturally would cost a large sum of money, did not expend as much a3 the Administration of Taylor and Fillmore did, in one year, by $75,656 04. In other words, it cost, under the Administration of Taylor and Fillmore, in a time of peace, $75,656 04 more than it, did under the Polk Administration, in a time of war.

Further, it is an undeniable fact, that all the extravagant appropriations made, have been so made by the votes of a large majority of the opposition. $5,445,651 48 above were voted mainly by the opposition for custom-houses, court-house3, &c., scattered over the land. That this money was for the most part squandered no sane man can for a moment doubt. The appropriations for these objects by the Republican Congress amounted to the sum of $8,633,390 48. What sum has been appropriated 'or the Washington Aqueduct and other such rascally schemes, we have no means of knowing. That the leaders of the Republican party have as a party voted for the major part of this extravagance, we do not doubt and if a thorough investigation could be had, it would demonstrate this beyond all controversy.

Lastly, tbe Republican speakers charge that Mr. Buchanan has caused this extravagance", that he has taken the money from the Treasury. The absurdity of this charge we showed in our last article. By the Constitution, we proved that neither the President nor any other officer of the Gov-' eminent oould draw ev?n one oent of his

idftvy, without appropriations being first made by Congress. Moreover, these Republicans'exposed the shallowness of their pretensions, when they voted ..to place under the President's charge several millions of dollars, to be appropriated as he thought fit, in case of a w&r with England: This act of theirs alone—and a patriotic act it was— conclusively proves that they did not believe Mr. Buchanan had been guilty of peculation. Enough, therefore, on this head.

We have in the foregoing article hastily glanced over the several features of the charge laid agaiust Mr. Buchanan, and hope that what little has been written on the subject may prove of some service in overthrowing the wholesale fabrications raised by Jim Wilson and his pets. If such should be.the result our task will be complete.

TIIE COMITIA AltE AT HAND. There is a time in the affairs of men, when it becomes nccessary that they sho'd cease from their business pursuits, and interrogate themselves as to what position they ought to take on the political topics of the day. As to whether they should at the ballot box cast their suffrages for the candidates presented by a certain party or not. As to whether they are willing to entrust their institutions descended to them as a priceless inheritance from their fathers, into the hands of those who are incapable to attend to the duties connected with and who are uuworthy of them. As

io whether offices of trust, of high and sacred trust, should be given to those who have proven by past experience to have wickedly and designedly betrayed the confidence of those who in an unfortunate hour placed them therein. These are questions of paramount importance on this the eve of one of the greatest political contests that has ever took placc in Indiana. and well worthy arc they of the consideration of all upright men.

much desire the welfare of their country as the Democrats. To these, therefore, and to no others, wo desire to talk.

The two great political parties have placed before tho people of Indiana, for

th 'r adoption or rejection, platforms of themselves w!.iie in cilice. Our last

much lustre over our glorious country that have been thc watch word for ages of the

that every man will see alike who

disagree.

patriots anTlhl^Ffhefe person here and thsre, yet as D^mo?r*t8 and friends of law and order we ought lo bury the..tomahawk of war and quietly, smoke the pipe of peace together under our own vine and our own fig tree. ,t-f

oppressed nations that arc yet grinding!doubtctI *"1 who.se principles arc disgust-

under the iron heel of European despotism »'g

the principles that have comforted our ito

soldier? upon many a hard fought battle-!0,,e

field, and the principles wtneu :t tully car-:

somewhat slighted. But who can expect

man will agree Did ever a confederacy, Jlfit

we take into consideration thc nature ®^jgress on next Tuesday. man. By the immutable laws-of nature such could not be the case. If every man was made to think alike, wc might look for such a state of blissfulness. But the contrary is the fact. Governments could not

uu,u,u

of vagabonds ray, worse than vagabonds, ji

fer upon the question that at that time en- p0tcnt

nght, as States Rights men, to

with the

Uit us sow li^k slightly .into the forma. tion of the Republican pla:form.SfS?At Phil* jj adclphia they declared themselves in favor of Congress exercising the supreme control over the territories at their lost State convention at Indianapolis, they changed tack and backed down from the pOaition then assumed. In '54 they took the most extreme grounds in favor of altering' tho Naturalization laws from five years'-to twenty they uttered their solemn protests against and hurled their anathemas at tho Catholic Church they swore vengeance against the poor old invalid that sat^on" tbo throne of St. Peter, simply because ho didn't think as they thought, aud bccause iie wore the tiara and counted his beads. Now they are for sustaining the Naturalization laws in their ancient purity they now conclude that the Catholic Church is not so bad an institution as the "Angel Gabriel" represented that the Pope of Rome has not yet determined to destroy protestantism at one fell swoop. They now rest at night as easy and as meek as a pet kitten, having no fears of rising in the morning to behold the cross, like tho crescent, red with the blood of martyred millions. Oh, no! all is now right tho lion and the lamb can lie down together, not caring a continental who leads them. What a happy state of affairs.

In '55 no temperance law would satisfy them, save it had the provisions of search, seizure, confiscation and destruction, embodied therein. Now they don't a tinker's d— dollar whether Ihey have any temperance law or not. Indeed they say nothing about it in their platforms, nor advocate it on the stump, and so dear sister Filkins has become a stranger in a strange land, and the mourners have to go about tho streets. But we simply wanted to glanco at the platforms ?f the two parties, so wo will pass on.

To the honest and sober friend of his country and his country's rights to the lover of pure, undeliled statesmanship to the supporter of truth and the opposer of falsehood and hypocracy to the admirer of morality and despisor of debauchery, and to the well-wisher of bis country's good, we wish to present a few wholesome truths. And we shall present them in no vain partisan spirit, but in a manner as we !pledges v. ill they by their course do honor hope pleasing to all, irrespective of party to thnr constituency will they keep clear tics believing as we do that there arej0* corruption.' ^iot wishing to inter iuto honorable men in the Republican party, personalities we .will pass this most importhc same as there are in the Democratic t:mt branch of our article, by referring tho that Republicans as a general thing as reader to the past as well as present Ii!3-

The next question Are the different, candidates honest arc they capable of filling the offices to Avhich they aspire will they do their duty as men irrespective of parly have they stood up to their past

tory of the various nominees, for i'aols relative to them as men. Furthermore, let the reader look over tho history of hid own State for several years i*t, for infunnalion as to how the two puflks have conducted

principles which they have in a moral laturc lurnis-hes _amplo mcuiis tor rtllecpoint of view sworn to stand by and up- lion. hold together with candidates for the various offices in the gift of the people, standing upon and defending those platforms.— fctate and counties should he rulcu by men Each party asks tfiat those it lias placed in nomination be sustained at the ballot-box on next Tuesday. As a matter of course, candidates cannot cxpeet to be sustainoi

disqualified or unworthy. Let us then jci:u

!ook into the structure of the two parties

Ictus place their candidates opposite to should still hold (he reins of power, rather cach other in order to institute a coinpari-

Io.^im-

In conclusion we would ask ail candid minds whether it is not better that our

who always carry our. what they proelaim before the people who have been as gold tried in the fire and cr.me out unscathed who have done so well that no complaints

wi'^1 ,J'n r'-'

Pr !U!t0lir

against then:, uhctn-

interests that these men

iir'vo

son between them, and thus we will the of the people, abused their power, and more readily be enabled to conclude whom brought disgrace upon our State whahcr wo shall support.

betrayed the interests

il is not 1or thc i,ll(

The Democratic party- at its State and *'c represented by men who, when in several county conventions re-affirmed thej^e same position before, did their whole time-honored principles that have shed so

rc-st

of ,]lC tx

itlicr th itl

T^cr

»cn

and

w!'°

who are untried,

who have never had any experience in tho legislative hall, whose qualifications are

absurd"

llljthcr we

havc as a

has boen

can

look for a state of affairs in which every

or a party, or a sect, large or small, exist, tween them and their Maker.

in which all the members thought alike 'j'|ic comet presented a magnificent even upon such a great question as threat- appearance on iast Thursday night. It is ened for a time a serious division in our

ranks? Never! Thc idea is perfectly

Utopian. It has no force or effect when

now

not

representative in Congress

whHSe

Pr,Tale c»'"actcr is without a

blot, whose public character is well known

1

if a re a a

ned out will make our country the great-, ,, ,i i. thc legislative hall, worKed hard and did est nation that has ever existed, fcuie,! ,, .. 1.,,i,,„ his v.hole duty as a legislator one who and we are perfectly iree to aeknow ledge it, there was one great naticral principle

bec» a»d

found true, instead ot

weighed in the ballance

nnl found wanting. Letourreadersth.nl

thcsc

tl"nSs

them well, and

thc rcsult of lli0£0

conclusions be bo­

jn j{g perjLielion. There is about as

mrin

chances of it striking the earth as

tberc is of Wi

|son

being

elected to Con-

INSULT TO TIIE AMERICAN FLAG. The New Orleans Picayune complains of the tardiness with which our (iovernmcnt redresses insults to our flag, and

exist for a moment as they were instituted thinks that it ought to pitch in to the nest to exist did not their framers and members of nations that have offended us "iniraedi- ,, ,, atelv, if not sooner/' It drarrs out tho disagree TVc would all be a lifeless set

c.

Paixhan guns in (he following style:

uec(

js |JXt

a

slaves to our baser passions. Therefore! justice, administered from the brazen we differ And for thc foregoing reasons months of Paixhan guns, to make the stars we hold that Democrats had a right to dif-1 ,riP"

fr.w r:xornpie« of prompt

in thc

°-vc?

of

(and thc crv, "I am ap American, more

cvcn

grossed all our attention. Yet it was at than was another noble exclamation. "Jam national question. It had nothing to do a Koman citizen." Spain, Mexico, Venewith our State affairs. Indeed we had noj^la Peru, Chili, Central -^ma and

a

mcddJe!nent wm,id

question, to introduce it into State

a

politics and require every candidate to con- our national cruisers urged home an atoneform himself to each man's individual ment-for American property destroyed- ,. American blood shed, adding tho weight, opinion. It was and is ra necessary, of cannon balls to the scale of and essentially vicious. It distracted us jjustjCCi jjjch sacrifice and procrastination at the time, and drew our attention from affairs at home with which we had concern, to the affairs of a distant Territory with which we bad no interest or concern whatever. But the question has been settled amicably settled to the satisfaction of all

jn the eyes of barbarous tribes,

is

not have presumed to repeat

upon an American citizen, had

were making kick the beam.

JIM WILSON.—Remember that this man secured his election in 1856 by frauds perpetrated upon'the ballot box. iiemember that he boasted of having his foot upon the

necks of the Old Line Dogs."