Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-15

another's bidding.
1t is this great principle for which the Democratic
party have done battle-the right Of all, to have
voice IN the selection of their rulers 1t is this prn
ciple which led to the war of the Revolution-upci
it was present Constitution founded. This, tina
called forth Thomas Jefferson the great Apostles
under whose guidance the present Democratic party
was formed-the light of whose effulgent mind illn
minated the land and taught wisdom to a world. |
is The great star in the political armament, which
lights up our pathway and by reason of which they
can never 90 astray. II is the pillar and ground worl
of the Democratic creed, and upon which are bull
all our republican institutions, the nestmable bless
ings of which deeply felt throughout the land
Opposed to this, is an active, energetic, and
times powerful party-actiye and energetic because
many of their darling schemes of aggrandizement
depend upon energy; and powerful, by reason of con
illusions drawn from unsound premises and enforced
by all the assurance of truth. Their success however
is generally of short duration So well informed is the
American mind, and so strong In the love Of truth
the hearts of freemen, that they throw off any u
sons which may be cast upon them; coming out q
the ordeal, more bright and better grounded in the
faith of Democracy than before the mist cnshrouded
them. As fire refnes the precious metals, so the
attacks of party purify and brighten the political at
mosphere.
The foes to this doctrine are tie more dangerous
by of their insidiousness. They like the
foe who approaches you under the garb of friendship
They profess to cherish these principles and proclaim
love for the constitution but secretly endeavor
ing to blot the one and undermine the other. They
come you holding the olive branch but in the
end give you the javelin. They profess love for
al, but adopt such measures, as calculated only
to benefit the fewest number. They avow an attach
ment for freedom, but strive TO prevent the spread Of
its blessings They preach against established orders
but endeavor to build up the worst Of all orders
aristocracy of wealth.
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which from Its nature must be limited in length, there
could be enumerated all the positions taken by our
opponents, to thwart the effect and operation of the
principles of party upon the mind Of the commu-
nifty neither that full history of, and the sad effects
produced by those positions, could be mentioned Suf
fee 1t 10 mention some of the most prominent, and
to glance merely at the history of their dOings.
We do this because it is right to keep constantly
before the mind the bright light of our ambition
the happiness of ALL That the careless may not fall
asleep upon the out posts-that the citadel may be
preserved, and that none may forsake reject the
teachings of our cherished fathers We know that
persons we'll grounded in principles Of right, even
may by constant attention to their domestic con-
cerns-by having their own minds busted with per-
sonal affairs and being honest in their own purposes
and designs, and confident that all is well, be less
viglant than the exigencies require, and at un-
guarded moment be led TO inhale the pesilental at
mosphere, or drink the poisonous draught. The foe
is nsidious and must be watched - our camp-fres
should never be extinguished and the oil upon our
affairs suffered never to 60 out. Let us then keep
this great principle constantly in mnd-the right the
people have to rule and remember too, that there
are those, not wanting in recklessness, to seize this
high boon and dash it to the EARTH to bury it beneath
the black clods OF oblivion
Wehaye said that they were insidious. To make
this position most clear, should the bare statement
be not sufficient, we would refer you to the past.
You can all remember the days when they professed
to be the poor mans riend-when their blazing ban
ners bore the inscription of I've stoop to conquer.
When the pampered lordllngs of marble palaces, be-
came tenanted in the lOwly cabin" When the
silver goblet laid aside for the gourd-shel. When
the rich and costly beverage gave place to the more
humble drink, "hard cider" When bachanalian rev.
els couraged for the purpose the efectu
ally reaching the baser passions and appetes of cur
nature When reason was dethroned, and passion and
pomp and show bore sway. When they vainy boast
ed, not having better excuse for their conduct, that
the time for reason had passed and action all
that was required. When promises were every thing
and fulilment nothing. When to be honest, or in
other words, democrat, in therview of morals and
government, was criminal.
They promised to raise the wages of the poor, but
the fufment was at the rate of taking one from tro.
They promised to pay off the national debt, and
tail the expenses of the government but their method
of payment was the introduction of order OF
things, for the debt accumulated in their hands, The
expenses were curtailed by reducing them from 20,
COG, OO0 to 80, 100000 of dollars.
Such their course, their promises, and their per-
formanccs, upon which the people have again and
again set their seal of utter condemnation.
They profess to admit the principle of universal
suffrage, and talk loud and long about the sacred
ness of the ballot box; when at the time they
would conne the privilege of suffrage 10 the natire
born, and be lavish with their money in corruptng
the polls. Witness their acts in some of the most
populous cities, and refer to the speeches Of of
their most prominent leaders when they declared that
ndireiSm is of the essential requisites of free
man, and their party should be organized with that
principle as the basis Thereby, deprvng of the en-
joyment of those sacred privileges held dear by
oil freemen in every land-a that large and worthy
class of persons, who have come from foreign coun-
tries to take up their abode among uspriviges too
held out to them by the trainers of our government
and which are guaranteed to them by our institutions
With this idea a basis for a party organiza ton
then indeed would freedom become mockery, anC
liberty bye-word throughout the world. What then
would become of our boast, that America, free Amer
lea is the asylum for the oppressed of every land
But they would admit them into territory tic
bring their means-to hold property. Yea, ana
they would tar them, too, for that property, anC
allow them representation Yes, they hold to tho
doctrine of taxation without representation, anC
would fain have the world look upon them as Demo
Gratis Oh consistency, consistency, thou fan
daughter of the Skies whittier hast thou fled They
would that all of foreign birth should become new
of wood and drawers of ater,-that they should
level forests, and cultivate soil - that they
should enrich the land, and bear the burthens of tht
State but would deny to them the blessings which
the State freely gives to other of her citizens.
The high Protective Tariff policy, we feel called
upon to resist. 1t is a policy fraught with mucl
evil, and, may say, calculated to enrich the man
ufacturer at the expense of the agriculturist.
When we reflect that we are members of one grea
family - one brotherhood whose interests alike