The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-08-21
To Moral. sOber-minded Men, Of all
PARTIES

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Parties.
We have word with you. Shall this Pfcsi-
dental campaiga be conducted by reason, or by
brute force and violence2 In 1910, il will be
remembered, that it was proclaimed by the lea
ders of the federal party, that " the time for
reasoning had gone by" And upon this proc
lamation they most unquesiionably acted Who
does not recollect the revolving scenes of that
disgraceful year2 A whirlwind of dcmoniac
excitement swept over the land. Reason and
judgment were dethroned-all arguments were
cast aside, and songs and lying and debauchery
and gourds and coon skins and hard cider and
log cabins, took their place. The federal party
succeeded to power; and the judgments Of Hea-
ven have rested sorely upon them for their folly,
wckedness and transgression. Every effort
made by the federal party to fasten their obnox-
ous measures upon the American people, ap-
peared TO meet with prostration and defeat
Death visited the White House-Cabinets we're
dismissed, resigned and blown up within few
months; and yet the federal party appeared to
heed not the ways of Providence.
We had supposed, and indeed hoped and ex-
pected, that the federal party, during the present
campaign, would pursue different course from
what they did during the memorable bacchana.
liam reveIry of 1910. But like the Bourbons Of
France, they seem 10 have learned nothing and
forgotten nothing. That party, having discover
ed that it is vain and useless for them to attempt
10 place Henry Clay in the Presidential Chair,
with all his heresies and obnoxious sentiments
| by advocating those sentiments before the
people, have again 1esorted to the same des-
! ldespcable means adopted in 1910, to secure
| the success Of their candidate. We see
the federal party now getting up great fandan
goes, where songs and banners and ribands take
the place of argument; and they undertake to
brow-beat and ntimdatc Democrats, by threats
and violence.
We have all seen a rich specimen Of this
within the last three weeks in our hitherto
peaceabe community. As the conductor Of the
Democratic organ in this county, we have had
the independence to expose the nfamy and pro-
aigacy of federalism. The leaders of that party
in town, trembling under the righteous castiga-
ton we gave them, undertake 10 break down our
press and injure our business. But finding that
we disregard their patronage, they next attempt
TO drive us from the discharge Of our duty by
brute force and violence. We are neither a
fighting character nor disposed to be quarrel
some-.as a citizen, we are desirous of main
tanning the laws of the land which are made for
our protection. But we have rights, as well as
other men, and we are determined to maintain
them. If we have wronged or hbeled any Of
our felIow-ctizens, they can have redress in a
court of justice; but if the federal party are de.
tormined to take the execution of the laws in
their own hands, we would be forgetful of our
own rights if we did not defend oursolf to the
last
VIII the moral and sober-mmded Of the whig
party counenance the scenes of violence which
have shocked and disturbed the peace of Cadiz
for the last twenty days? Will they look tamey
on and see the bules and blackguards of thcii
party attack US day after day on the public
streets, and not raise their voices against such
outrages and breaches Of the peace? VIII they
publicly denounce these outrages, VIC say, or by
their silence, will they tacly approve of them?
This is what we want TO know. There is time
that these things should have an end. We shall
hold the federal party responsible for the coward
ly assaults made on us, by their undcrstrappers,
if they do not disavow all connection with the
conspiracy We have as much right TO walk the
streets of Cad;z as any man in community, but
if our person is perpeaalIy subjected 10 brutal
violence, we shall resort to other measures 10
I tie up the assassn's hands.
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