The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-03-28
INTRODUCTORY.

KIND AND Courteous READER!- You apprized
through the columns Of the Sentinel last week. that Mr.
McGoNAGIE, whohas been its able editor for long time
past had disposed Of the establishment to the under
signed In assuming the arduous duty of conducting
the organ Of the Democratic party in this county, and
becoming caterer for the public taste, we altogether
sensible of the responsibility ofthe situation pla
ced in. We SHALL however, call into operation every
faculty possess, to make the paper useful and ente
tanning to its readers and true exponent of Democratic
measures; for verify believe that the salvation, OIL
our beloved country, the perpetRity of republican
institutions and the welfare and happiness of the people
all depend the asoendancy of Democratic principles.
Our country sdivded into two great political parties,
and ever will be. During Revolutionary struggle
for independence, all those who rose in opposition to
tyranny and oppression of Great Britain had one lead
ing object in view, viz: separation from the mother
country, and the establishment of an Independent gov
ernmen BY the valor of arms, and the approving
smiles of heaven, the English lion covered before the
American Eagle-our'Dec of Independence was
adopted the 4h of July l776 and on the 9th the del
egaes from the various colonies agreed upon articles of
confederation. Some time afterwards a convention of
of delegates assembled to adopt constitution, and it
was not until then the discovery made that there
was material difference Of opinion among those dele
gates to the best form for constitution. 1t then
ascertained that portion of the delegates, although f-
vorabe to separation from the mother country in the
first place. yealer that separation effected, desired
establishing government similar in all respects that
of Great Britain A. the head of this party or faction
was Alexander Hamilton of New York man of giant
intellect On the other hand the most numerous part of
the convention, were in favor of Democratic form of
Government like that under which we now live, and at
the head of this portion James Madison Virginia.
The friend Of strong central government with an cleo
tive monarch, officers for life national bank funding
system, internal improvements by the General Govern
ment, &c. &C., called themselves ederalsts; and the
Others by way of contra-distncton assumed to them
selves the name of anti 5fedeyalsts pr Republicans
And thus did parties originate We will not length
en- thsaddessb by following the history ofthese parties up
to the present time, presume the majority of our
readers have made themselves familiar with it. But it
is clearly evident that although the federal party have
assumed many names as the cameleon has colors,
yenop person mistake its true Identity The leading
measures advocated BY that party are the same no,O,
GsheyVere during The days of Nh Hamilton. They op-
posed every democratic administration from that of Mr.
Jefferson, down tothat of Mr.. Van Buren, with the most
bitter and vndicaed hostility. During the ever mem
orabe campaign of l84O the ederalpa drowned rea-
son in the bacchanals cup, and made 'no declarations
for the public eyei' they resorted system of fraud,
pipe-aying, cheating and lying, degrading to human
nature and offensive to heaven--reason Yves banished
from its throne--the people were carried away by
whirlwind of mad excitementand right, and Justice
and principle, were tramped in the dust They succeed
ed in eecting their President and Vice Pesdent but
Providence, in his wisdom, thought proper to remove
Gen Harrison from situation, which to himin his old
age, any thing but congenial to his feelings sur
rounded as he was by legion OF cormerants, whose
whole object in supporting him seemed to be desire
TO seize upon 'the loaves and fshes'' of Office John
Tyler became constituonally the President; and hav.
ing considerable share of the democratic blood Of old
Virginia coursng in his veins, and large quantum OF
Roman Grmness, he acted according to the dictates Of
his own conscience, and utterly refused to violate his
oath, and sanction the unconstitutional acts Of fac
tious congress. Then the whole federal kennel, "Tray
Blanche and sweetheart, little dog and a' from Hen
Ty Clay down to John w. Bear, made a violent onset
against the whose praises they were wont to sing
in those meodious cabaEstics, Tippccanoe and Tyler
too.n
The opponents Of Democracy having gained nothing
bytheir fraudulent victory in 1910 oraIl their schemes
and measures have been completely frustrated are
now determined to support candidate for the Presi-
dencyiin 1914, who will not oppose them in carrying
out their pernicious anti-republican measures. That
person is Henry Clay, who has been aptly styled by
themselves as the 'vory soul and embodiment Of whg
pnncipesp He eianow travelling in the south harangae-
ing the people, on the beauties Of federalism, and dis
turbng the quetde and sanciiy Of the sabbath by en-