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Prom the Columbus
Col. Jones’ acccft.ince*
Tlie following is Coi. Jones’ reply to
the letter of the Committee announcing
his nomination for Congress iu this dis
trict. The letter of the Committe has
not come to our hands.
COLUMBUS, July 1, -14.
Gentlemen : Your letter of the 25th
June, from Americas, informing me that
I had been nominated by the democratic
convention at that place, as the candidate
for the 2d Congressional district, was re
ceived by the hands of Mr. Everett.—
That result of your deliberations was cer
tainly as unexpected as it was undesira
ble on my part; and a due regard to my
own feelings and those of my immediate
family, and to my interest, would demand
of me unhesitatingly to decline such an
honor. The peculiar situation,however,
in which we are at present placed; this
being the lirst election under the district
system; the important question (the im
mediate annexation of Texas to the
Union) now agitating the public mind;
the aSsnrances of all our friends that my
refusal would cause confusion and dis
traction in our ranks, and the important
necessity for union and harmony in all
our councils and actions, have imposed
on me the necessity of putting aside my
own feelings and wishes, and yielding to
this manifestation of the feelings and
wishes of our common friends. I have
therefore determined to accept the nom
ination so unexpectedly made and so
kindly and flatteringly conveyed to me
hy your letter, and to do all in my power
to promote the harmony, union and suc
cess ol the democratic party.
But, gentlemen, nominations and ac
ceptances are one thing, and success is
another. Our opponents are able, indus
trious and untiring. Flushed with suc
cess in the recent elections, they will
bring into action all the power and in
lluenee that talents and wealth can com
mand.
I have never seen the democratic par
ty more harmonious and united. All
have with cheerful resignation given up
their respective favorites, for the common
good. No man of the democratic party
has hesitated to abandon his favorite lead
er and cling to our principles. Do the
whigs love Mr. Clay ? we have loved
Mr. Van Bnren not less—yet Mr. Van
Btiren catering for the votes of the aboli
tionists, opposed the annexation of'Tex
as, and we hesitat- and not a moment, but
‘ cast him like a loathsome weed away.”
Will not our whig friends do the same
with Mr. Clay ? On this great question
cannot all the south unite and present a
firm, impregnable phalanx to the assaults
of the abolitionists ? Cannot the whigs
and democrats in this cause unite and
say, “as we slew our great leaders for the
good of the south, we have the same dag
ger for others when it shall please our
country to need their death.”
And, gentlemen, we must not believe
harmony and union are sufficient. Ac
tion ! action! action! is more necessary
to secure an election than to make an
orator. Untiring vigilance is the safe
guard of liberty', and success the reward
of unceasing action. There is not a man
in the democratic ranks who cannot do
something. All, therefore, must be in
the field on this great occasion, and de
mocracy “expects every man to do his
duty.”
You will be pleased to make known to
our constituents my grateful acceptance
of the high and distinguished honor eon
-1 erred on me, with a full confidence in
their kind indulgence towards me, and
accept for yourselves the respect and re
gard of your fellow-citizen,
SEABORN JONES.
To John Bilbo, Cary Cox, Jacob M.
Guerry, Gilbert Carmichael, Jared S.
Dannard-, Djmiel Mathews, Arthur A.
Garland Slatham, L’ts Goneke,
George VV. Mercier, Johir If. llays, Sam
uel Sullivan, E. R. Brown—Committee.
Great iifaction in favor of
wurr.Gi rv.— The New York Courier
4* £ inquirer t sneering at the conversions
to democracy, sets them at naught, and
puts them to shame, by showing the oth
er side of the picture. That paper says:
‘Gen. Thomas Edwards, of Bridge
port Ct. who has for many years been a
prominent member of the Loco Foco par
ty, and who was their candidate for Con
gress, a few years since, has come out for'
Clay and Frelinghnysen. Alfred Ed
wards, his son, heretofore known as a
successful loco foco orator, is now on a
rour through the state, using all his in
fluence for the whig cause.
The Jenent'd of Commerce, in refer
ence to this statement says, ‘ there is some’
fun in the world yet, even in politics”
and by way of letting out the joke, ex
plains that
“Gen. Thomas Edwards, of Bridge
port, Ct.” is an oid negro man, and “Al
fred Edwards, his son” is a negro sim
pleton, who amuses the mass meetings of
boys by spelling words, in which he
raises such utter rebellion against the
spelling book, that the urchins cheer him
right merrily.
rreaent rendition of Whigery.
Although the whig papers look so very
gloomy,and their contents are so very vap
id, yet they are no fair or adequate crite
rion of the real state of feeling existing
us the federal ranks. Alnost every hoifr
you. may hear them in private conversa
tion talking in this wise:
“ Well u is astonishing. Who’d a
thought one fortnight ago that so great a
change could have been produced and in
the feeling of both parties? Then we
were all confidence and our opponents
apparently troubled. Now :hey are all
enthuttism (without affectation) and ap
pear to entertain not a doubt of a favora
ble result. The truth is, I believe as the
locofocos say, Clay can never be elected
President of the United States. I believe
he is a doomed man, and think after all
we should have done better, if we had
been counselled by those who advised ta
king anew man. The tide is evidently
against us.”
This is the present state of the Whig
pulse; and it is so low they must unavoi
dably soon expire, for the want of that
enthusiasm of which they recently boas'-
edso much, and seemed to regard as the
only aliment of political existence. —New
York Tribune—a Whig paper.
pro'n the P .siu'x Whig paper
liVfcy Tie kit the Wbigp.
We have already given to our readers
an outline ofouTreasons for having em
braced the good cause of Democracy. We
are not ashamed of this cause, for truly
it is the cause of the people, against par
tial and unequal laws, made for die ben
efit of the few. However, we do not
wish to disguise the fact, that three years
ago we operated with those who tried to
trample this good cause under their feet.
In our youth, we, like thousands of oth
ers, were deceived and imposed upon by |
the good promises and Democratic pro
fessions of old federalists, who had assum
ed the name of Wing, without having I
changed their principles. In the contest!
of 1840, in order to carry the elections j
they, professed to be “ pure school,” and I
as we thought, faithfully and honestly j
promised “to rectify all the evils under j
w Jiich"the ( 'qoh|it.ry suffered, and restore j
the government' (13 tile' pure Democratic i
principles of Jefferson and Madison.” — i
They! loudly declared that we must have
a chatige in onr rulers, and inscribed on
their banners (hat we must choose Harri
son and ppsperity, or Van Bnren and
adversity. Laying* ilveir hands upon
their hearts; and looking very honest,
they said if we voted “ the Democratic
Whig ticket,”’the people should be bles
sed “with high wages, plenty of work,
good times, nrid strict economy in the
piihlic expendifurcs.” By this,and such
like means, thousands nrnd tens of thous
| ands of honest Dem-Vtiits were induced
| to Vote with the* 1 Whigs—and we went
i with the throng. The election’ came—
“ Tip, Ty, and Torrf r were victorious.
The Whigs had a President, Vice Presi
dent, and cabinet of their own choice—a
Whig majority of forty six in the House
of Representatives, in Congress. The
Whigs carriedflieelectionstheirown way
according to their own desires. They
thus obtained the'power in their own
hands to redeem their good promises, and
prove that they were “ pure Democratic
republicans,” But when they had ob
titined the offices, they forfeited their pled
ges.” In fact they have shown by then
acts that they arc opposed to what they
profess to be -that they were political
hypocrites in 1814. We know of no way
of judging a t ree but by its fruit.
During the mad campaign, a speculator
as we heard stated, said lie expected it
to lies ten thousand dollars in bis pocket
if the Whigs should be victorious. We
entil'd not imajffric upon what foundation
he built his expectations. Many men
smil- il at tlie idea: they did not believe
that honest men would pass a iaw to put
that much money in one man’s pocket.—
But they were mistaken. The Whigs at
their famous extra session passed a bank
rupt law, by which they authorized that
man to pay oil a larger sum with—noth
ing. He had obtained the benefit of that
W hig law. We have been informed that
lie does not now fed himself under the
least obligation to pay any of his debts,be
cause he has paid (tiein with the bankrupt
law ! He may no\v‘sell dower rights in
farms be never paid for, accumulate rich
es, and ride in his'fme carriage, while his
honest creditor suffers for the want of
what he justly owes.
Coo's vs Coon,— James Watson Webb
editor of the New York Courier, once
said, that llenry Clay in selling the high
office, of President eff the United States to
John Uuiiicy Adams, and receiving in
return the appointment of Secretary in
Slate,jionstinwuateuqhe greatest dishonor
to the and adds, “ all the waters
ot Lethe will never -wash that stain from
the character of ry Clay”.— Albany
Evening Mia*-
r
The dissolution of the Union. —The
Boston Atlas, the leading whig paper in
New {Sfigiqud, says :
“ We shall certainly consider the an
nexation of_Tc.vas or any other foreign
stale to this country as a virtual dissolu
tion of the qnjou ;,and we apprehend that
sneh a vast addition to our territory and
population would so far change the na
ture and circwnstjuices of the connection
as to absolve the dissenting states from
obligation under the original con
tract of Union.”
Opinions of mr. clay expressed
JIV DISTINGUISHED MEN.
Jackson's opinion of Mr. Clay.
“Under such circumstances, how con
temptible does this demagogue appear,
when he descends from his high place
in the senate, and roams about the coun
try retailing slanders upon the living
and the dead."—Andrew Jackson.
Webster' opinion of Mr. Clay.
“Henry Clay has too many heresies a
bout him ever to gain my support.”—
Daniel Webster.
Jefferson's opinion of Mr. Clay.
“Henry Clay is merely a splendid ora
tor. without any valuable knowledge
from experience or study, or ANY DE
TERMINED PUBLIC PRINCIPLES,
founded in political science, either prac
tical or theoretically.”— Jefferson.
Randolph's opinion of Mr. Clay.
“He is talented, but corrupt. He
stinks and shines, and shines and stinks,
like a rotten mackerel by moonlight.”—
John Randolph.
Knowledge without virtue, savs some
one, is as a knife in the hands of a mani
ac.—ls may le well employed and it
may not.
j SDkSI£tC uXSSaSVk',,
M. JOHNSTON, EDITOR. _
“ the glory of Catsar, Out the welfare of Rome '*
I MACON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, IPI4.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
JikMBS K. jPGZK,
Os Tennessee.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
GSCRGE M. DALLAS,
Os Pennsylvania.
H3r* 7 he office of the “American
Democrat” has been removed to the
Second Story of the Building on Mul
berry Street, formerly occupied by the
Branch of the Bank of Darien. It is
now easy of access, and well supplied
with Job-Type of every description. —
Bills, pamphlets , and all kinds of Job
work will be done at the Imcest prices
on sunn TNO TICE. .4 portion of
the patronage of our friends and the
public is respects ully solicited.
THE “DEMOCRAT” FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
The “ Democrat” will be sent to sub
scribers from Is/ of June until the mid
dle of November next, for one dollar
in advance. Postmasters are authorized
to receive and forward subscriptions.
T. S. Reynolds.
Democratic Association.
The first meeting at our new Demo
cratic Hall gave an ernest of the enthusi
asm which animates the democracy of
Bibb. Although we are every week kill
ed and interred by the whig papers, we
can avouch that the room was filled to
overflowing, not with unsubstantial
shades, but real live and thriving demo
crats, with a small sprinkling of whigs.
After the meeting was organized, the
President called upon Geo. C. Alford,
Esq. of Troup county, who responded in
a most inspiriting and eloquent addiess
that elicited rounds of the heartiest ap
plause. Gen. Haralson of Troop next
addressed the meeting. We need not say
that his speech was worthy of himself
and the cause. Col. Sam ford, of Meri
wether, the democratic nominee for Elec
tor in tire 4th dist. next made an anima
ted, eloquent and argumentative address,
in which he more than realized the high
expectation which we had formed of him-
Our Senator, Walter T. Colquitt then
arose and enchained the attention of the
audience, we have been informed, for two
hours, but although present ourself the
lapse of time was totally unnoticed. It
was the finest and most effective stump
speech it was ever our pleasure to hear.
f#l. Chappell.
The meeting that assembled in the
court house last Thursday evening to
hear our faithful representative’s able
and eloquent vindication of his course
during the recent Congress, was we be
lieve, the. largest ever convened in that
building. On Col. Chappell’s appear
ance, he was greeted with an enthusiasm
that showed that he still retained the
hearts of the people, although denounced
by the influential cliques and wire pul
lers of the nullification, tariff, anti-tariff,
Clay, whig party. The profound atten
tion which he received from this large
and respectable assemblage during an ad
dress of two hours in length, in which
he delineated with a master’s hand the de
signs and objects of the whig party and
pointed out the only course that a pa
triot could adopt; indicated far more than
uproarious applause, that his words had
sunk deep into the minds of his audience.
Louisiana.
The latest intelligence received from
this State renders it probable that the
Democratic party have three'out of the
four members to Congress. We believe
it is admitted by our opponents that we
have a majority in the Senate and in the
Convention, and will have a majority in
the house of Representatives, (state legis
lature) and that in fact Louisiana is a de
cided POLK AND DALLAS State.—
We have the best reasons for believing
that the “knowing ones of the Whig par
ty are equally certain that Georgia is safe
for Polk and Dallas in November. If
Texas and the democratic party are dead
and buried, why do we see such formi
dable preparations made for battle? Why
are ihe faithful exhorted neither to sleep
or slumber? Why is Mr. Stephens and
other whig doctors sent for in such hot
haste to revive their fainting spirits?—
Why is Waddv Thompson’s letter to lie
published, and Benton’s sjiecch to lie dis
tributed by the barrel, if the “ Texas fire”
be totally extinguished ? Are very
ghosts so terrible as to cause all this agi
tation and disturbance in the Whig
camp, or is it the still small voice of con
science ?
The Telegraph
The Telegraph will in future be
tinder the control of O. H. Prince. Esq.
of this city. Mr. Prince has planted
himselfupon the true democratic platform
and promises to do battle manfully in the
good cause. We offer our salutations
and extend the right hand of fellowship,
wishing for him and the time honored
principles he advocates, every success.
Philadelphia Riots.
Philadelphia has been again disgraced
by the occurrence of the most des
perate and bloody riots upon record in
this country. If such violations of “law
and order,” had caken place in the south,
or Texas, we probably should never hear
the end of it; but to have taken place in
the firm and straight-laced city of broth
erly love, is disgraceful to that city, and
discreditable to the American name.—
Particularly when we take into con
sideration the moving cause of all this
outrage and bloodshed—religious hatred
and intolerance. As far as we can gath
er from various accounts, the origin
of the recent disturbances is attributed
to the permission given by the civil and
military authorities to the Irish citizens
to place arms and ammunition in their
churches, so as to defend them if they
shall be attacked, as was apprehended on
the 4th of July. On that day and the
next, large and excited crowds were as
sembled near St. Phillip’s church, and
Saturday .the commotion had grown to
such a height, that Gen. Cadwallader,
repaired to the spot, at the head of sever
al infantry companies, and one of Artil
ery. Several conteststook placebetween
the military and the mob, but no blood
shed, although the order to fire was
given at one time, and prevented by the
Hon. Chas. Naylor, throwing himself in
front of the mims. He was immediately
arrested and confined in the church. —
The mob continued to increase in num
bers and violence, and on Sunday morn
ing, brought up three pieces of Artillery,
wirii which they cannonaded the church,
after violently rescuing Mr. Naylor and
conducting him home. The work of
destruction was continued until T o’clock.
Sunday evening, when the military ap
peared in great force, and being vio
lently resisted by the populace, a bloody
conflict ensued which lasted until 1-2
past two o’clock in the morning. The
military firing vollies of musketry and
cannon, loaded with grape shot upon the
mob, and the mob, estimated to be 6,000
in number of whom 2,000 were under
arms, firing upon the troops, from win
dows, the tops of houses and from the
streets; their cannon loadfed' with pieces
of iron and stones. Many of the military
were killedand wounded: among the lat
ter, was Capt. Scott of the Cadwallader
Greys, and Col. Pleasonton. Cue of die
worst features in this outbreak of popular
violence was, the desperate determina
tion evinced to kill Gen. Cadwallader,
the officer in command, who received
ten bullets through his clothes, and a gal
lows was actually erected to hang him,
if taken by the mob. Governor Porter,
had arrived in the citv to assist in main
taining the laws and arequisition had been
sent to the President, for IJ. S. troops to)
support the Pennsylvania authorities.—
At the latest dates, however, the military
force had withdrawn from the disturbed
district, and peace was restored for the
present.
I ater news from Europe by Ihc Great
Western.
We are gratified to announce an im
provement of about 1-4 of a cent in our
great staple —cotton. There is not much
else of interest.
“Sydney Smith,” the great anti-repu
diator, came out in the Western.
The Emperor of Russia is in London,
and has had some earnest discussions
with Sir Robert Peel.
O’Connell and the other repealers are
very quietly “inured” in prison, and the
government maintains a firm and deci
ded stand towards the repealers.
The delegates to the Demooratic Convention for
the third Congressional district assembled in Thom
a&tou on Monday, the 15th inst., and organised the
Convention by unanimously electing Dr. David
Kendall of Upson, Prcsiaent j and John J. Cary, Esq,
Secretary; and Payne, Esq., assistant Secie
tary. lion. George W. Towns was unanimously
nominated as candidate for Elector of the district. —
The convention adopted a resolution approving the
course of the Hon. A, H. Chappell, and recommend
ed him to the suffrages of the democratic party. —
Prouecdings in our next.
“Lay on M’DufT, and damned he he who
First cries hold ! enough.”
The whigs are threatening we under
stand, to make the contest in this district
a very bitter and personal one. Well,
be it so. If either Towns or Chappell
should be nominated for Congress, we
shall endeavor to show that they are
equal or superior to the whig candidate,
in abilities; at least equally as good men,
and gentlemen, aud far superior in the
political principles they advocate. If
our opponents push the matter farther
than good manners or ‘ decency" should
justify, we say let the hardest fend off.
In casting about the libellous appellations
,of Benedict Arnold, traitor, and renegade
! let them remember that “those who live
; m glass houses should not throw stones.”
J. M'Pherson Esrriea.
We notice that this senator is peram
bulating the northern states, in company
with Daniel Webster and other?, iioasting
of the unanimity of opinion, which per
vades and animates the whole whig
party—that a whig at the south is as good
a whig a3 a northern one, &c, which
means we presume, that they have taken
a farewell, a iong farewell, of ail their
state rights, free trade, and nullification
doctrines, so ably advocated by him and
dearly cherished by them, are now
completely and thoroughly identified,
with the northern, federal, tariff party.
We have been informed on good authori
ty, that Mr. B. denies that he ever was a
nullifier. Now this is a little more than
we expected, although, we had seen Mr.
Berrien’s rapid gyrations in vigilant pur
suit of the loaves and fishes; from “black
cockade” and sedition law, federalism, to
nullification and free trade, and from
theseback again to federalism. We a re, we
confess, a little surprised, that the ac
knowledged head and leader of the nulli
fication party should deny that he ever
believed in the doctrine. We think that
it would be dangerous for Mr. Berrien to
appeal to the citizens of Monioe and Bibb,
in proof that he had not “strayed into the
sinful ways of nullification and free
trade,” for our court house walls yet
ring with his ardent and intemperate ap
peals in favor of both. If Mr. Berrien
means, that, while he had many honied
words of state rights and state remedies
on his tongue , he had the same old fed
eral bearer in his heart —we believe him.
Cooilng Off.
Before the nomination of Polk and
Dallas, the whigs were so avaricious as
to claim almost the entire electoral vote
for Mr. Clay. But symptoms of cooling
off are apparent in every direction. The
New York Tribune, oneof the most rabid
whig prints in the union says:
We believe Louisiana is lost on annex
ation, and that Kentucky will give us
only some 5,000 tor Governor.
Only 5,000 for Kentucky. If that is 1
all they can expect from the banner
state, surely we may claim all the rest,
with entire assurance. The Tribune
adds:
“This annexation will change the
votes of Louisiana and Mississippi from
Clay to Polk, and give the whigs of oth
er southern states their hands full to de
feat the Polk Electors. We shall be ve
ry happy to find that wc are mistaken in
these impressions; bnt it would be very
silly, short-sighted policy to conceal
from our readers the belief forced upon
us by evidence
Does not this look a- little like clawing
off.
Mr. Dallas anil a Bank.
The Messenger, in a cunningly de
vised article, attempts to show that Mr.
Dallas is in favor of a l ank. All that
the Messenger’s garbled extracts prove
if veracious is, that Mr. Dallas was WIL
LING ter obey the instructions of his
state, in presenting a memorial, and vo
ting for the reehartcr of the U. S. Bank,
and that he at one time believed it to he
not unconstitutional. We can indicate
a prominent indvidual who has under
gone a much more remarkable change
of opinion than this, and upon this very
subject, as we could prove by publishing
hissplendid speech against abank, where
he chases the vagrertrt power to create
one, from one part to the other, until he
leaves it no abiding place in the consti
tution.
Here is a just exposition of Mr. Dal
las’s views, which we extract from the
New Haven Register:
BANK OR NO BANK.
“The Clayites wince when this issue is
presented. The Courant tries to shake
it off by charging upon George M. Dal
las opinions favorable to the Monster!—
“Whatare Mr. Dallas’ views,” sneering
ly asks that paper. We give them to
you in his own thrilling eloquence.—
When addressed by a democratic com
mittee in 1836, he replied in a masterly
letter from which we take the following
extracts. Now will you say that this i»-
sue is not well made up ?
“The bill passed both houses of Con
gress, but met trorn the Roman tribune
which filled the Executiveoffice, in whose
elevation I had taken an active part, and
from the great current of whose policy
and spirit the democracy of America ex
pected the wonders of renovation and re
form he has since achieved, a signal and
overwhelming veto.
“From the moment of the veto, the
enraged hoard, heretofore discreet and
plausible, tore off the mask, stripped it
self rapidly of all disguise, ai.d under
the flimsy prefextof beiug first assailed,
entered at a bound and with a bluster in
to the arena of political strife. Tire chief
magistrate of the Union became the mark
©fits contumely and vindicive thrusts.—
Town meetings were convened to exas
perate party. Bank banners were para
ded on every election ground. Official
manifestos equally arrogant and inflama
tory were issued. Legislation was to tie
overawed, the citizens intimidated, the
elective franchise deprecated or control
led, the country revolutionized! This
was a process of recharter which seemed
to prostrate the powers and to defeat
the purposes of the corporation. It in
volved practice and pretentions qtlcrly
irreconcilable with what were welt
knovnto rase to have been the pure ob
jects and democratic principles of it j
launders. It gave reality at once to the
vivid pictures drawn rfa Congress, of the
ambitions tendencies and dangerous in
fluences of such a moneyed agent. It
threw me irresistibly back upon the
pledge which, as a republican Senator, I
had openly given in that high sphere of
representative duty, and J witnessed and
shared with, pride the manly, vigorous,
and triumphant resistance by which its
usurpations were encountered and fi
nally prostrated .”
“But uncompromising hostility to any
bank which shall start from its prescrib
ed path and strict subordination, shall
venture to mingle in politics, and shall,
covertly or boldly, formally or uniformal
ly, gather, exasperate or lend party for
the attainment of its ends, is, in mv es
timation, an imperative obligation upon
those whose desire to perpetuate the vir
tue and freedom which characterise our
social and political system.
“ The people of America can never
again incur the risk of a national
bank.”
“Providence among its numerous mer
ciful dispensations, ordained this strug
gle to occur while yet enough of primi
tive democracy and revolutionary energy
remained to secure its issue; at a time
when the watch tower was tenanted by
one whose lofty patriotism attracted un
bounded confidence, while from his stern
presence and inflexible purpose the ef
forts of intimidation, clamor or blandish
ments withdrew defeated and unavail
ing.”
Go to Work-
We call upon every voter in Georgia,
(in the language of the New England
Democrat,) who desires the success of the
democratic President and to have the,
government administered on democratic
principles—who is opposed to a nation
al bank, to the land distribution, to the
assumption of die state debts, to the abolL
tion of the veto power, and in fine, to the
measures generally, which the election
of Henry Clay, would entail upon the
country. We call upon every voter of
this stamp to every friend of Texas and
annexation to no to work, actively,
zealously and above all, go to work
NOW !
Go TO work
“And organize iirevery State, county,
city, and town, by the appointment of
rallying and vigilance committees. No
cause ever yet triumphed without a
thorough organization of its friends.—
Remember that ! It is the first, th«
great step to success.
Go TO WORK
And circulate democratic tracts and pa
pers which discuss fairly and ably the
great question at issue in the Coming
contest. Falsehood and misrepresenta
tion arc already in the field, and they
must be followed close up with facts ami’
truth.
Go TO WORK
And get up nieetingsandconventions,that
you may he able to learn each other’s
views; consult, advise, and become per
sonally acquainted. You can thus act
unitedly, and united action can alone b«
efficient action.
Go TO WORK
And inculcate the necessity of harmony
on all occasions and at all times —that
action without union is vain and useless
—that every man must adopt an ACT
UPON the motto of glorious Tom Ben
ton : “ Union, harmony , self-denial, con
cession:; EVERY THING FOR THE CAUSE
NOTHING FOR MEN.”
Go TO WORK
And make arrangements for lectures and
public discussion of the measures of the
democratic and federal parties. Demo
cracy always gains by fair, open, honest
discussion of public questions. The peo
ple want light. Let in come in floods.
Go TO WORK
And. on all proper occasions, reason with
11 1 ose wl l oarew i 11 ingto 1 i ste nto reason an and
argument. Labor to confirm the waver
ing, and win the doubtful. Everyman,
however humble his sphere, possesses
some influence with his neighbors and
friends. Let every democrat use this in
fluence to advance democratic principles.
He ought to do it—ho cun accomplish
much if he will do it—he can contribute
his mite, and swell tjae tide of democratic
victory, which will then ipjely spread
over the, whole Union.' GO TO
WORK!”
Mr. Polk’s Letter,
Our whig friends are desperately off for
a little political capital. Two years since
they' were to a man opposed to a protec
tive tariff; one year since their main ob
ject was to prove that Mr. Clay had giv
en up the principle of protection and was
a rigid adherent of the compromise act;
and now with shame be it spoken, they
openly advocate a protective tariff anil
endeavor to prove that Mr. Polk is as
much committed to the protective policy',
as Mr. Clay. In this, however, they
have been somewhat premature, and have
evidently acted without consulting their
bretliern of the northern whig press. —
This we shall proceed to show, and thus
havinggiven them the right cue, we hope
they will be properly thankful, and not
contradict their northern brethren again.