The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-01-08

rev discoveries afd mvsn;i fas which
promnse to DO uselul 10 mankidd, as al-
so facts, experiments, and improvements
which may be instructive to the farmer
and mechanic; summary of news for.
eiga aud domestic, carefully complied,
constituting an accurate history Of pas
sing events; abstracts Of important pub
lie documents, and miscellaneous mat
ter selected and original instructive and
entertaining 10 fine tho objects is to
furnish newspaper which will present
to the farmer, planter, mechanic, mer'
chant and all other readers, the true in>
teyests oflhose who live by the cultiva>
tlon OF the soil and other laboriOus oe-
cupations, involving the interest of all
use ful trade, and incte iheh always 10
regard those interests, in voting for
public agents, 10 inculcate that honesty
and truth should be the guide Of every
man in public as well as sprivats life /;
that a sacred regard for the rights Of
property, as we'll as personal rights, is
essential to the happiness of man in a
state Of society; that it ls only through
fair ballot that we should hok for the
correction of existing evils, and the pre-
vention of those We fear; aud that true
democrat should never think OF reVolua
ton by force until he finds himself de-
prlyed 0ftha right of suffrage, or the
voice of the ajorNy is perseveringly
suAed by fraud or force at the polls.
Though, thoroughly Democratic. in
principle, .hls paper will not be made the
/ vehicle of ordinary oleclloneeriug mat
ter, nor will it engagein or admit mere
personal controversies. Ii will not cons
ceal its preferences for men or parties;
but wlllseek TO influence results only by
appeals to reason, and through The in
sIrumentaliIy of fact and argument.
That true Democrat ought never to
despair, is the first article in the UNDER
signod's political creed. Man is capa-
Bile of indefinite improvement in knowl-
edge and virture. These are the bases
of Democracy. If we know that he cane
not reach perfection, We also knew that
he NAV become better than he is. Hope
and faith are the motives Of the Chris
tain teacher. They should be the elay
and stimulus Of the Democrat. With
him they are strengthened by knoVl-
edge;ior he reads and knO Vs that man is
advancing, and may be made TO advance
more rapidly, in all those requirements
which enable him 10 govern himself IT
arrested by force or fraud to-day, ho
wiIlll esume his onward march to-mor-
rom. BY degrees the great mass oi
men ere becoming acquainted with their
rights and conscious Of their power; that
none Will attempt 10 deceive them, and
so determined, that none w,li care TO
assa:l by force 10 AID in the Improve-
meht OF men is the highest remaining
ambition Of The undersigned. He has
seen much ofihe void, has had some
experience in public affairs, has Wines
sed much human depraviIy, suffered
some wrong and met with much to dis
courage exerions for the good Of his
couuIry and his race; but never for a
moment has he lost his faith in mans
high destiny, or relaxed his dstermin-
alton 10 contribute 10 his advancement
under all disCCurogemenls. Ii he shall
reap no personal advantage from this
course, beyond consciousness of do
ing his duty, his children, his childten's
children, and mytiads Of human beings
hereafter to live, may, by his example
and lahors, however humble and feeble
be made more intelligent and more hap
py Al any rate, IN this glorious hope
he intends to labor, live, aud die.
AMOS KENDALL.
Washington, Oct, "a, 49lO.