Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1845-1851, 1846-01-13

others wall, and man reduced To mere machine 10 d.
nnother's bidding.
party have done bate-he right Of all, to have n
voice in the selection of their rulers II is this prn-
ciplc which led 10 the Of the Revolution-upon
: it present Constitution founded. This, thai
called forth Thomas Jefferson. the grea, Apostle; and
under whose guidance the present Democratic pa
was fOrmed-the tight OF whose eiiulgent mind ilu.
minated the land, and taught wisdom to n world. II
Is The great star in the political armament, which
lights Zip Our pathway ard by reason Of which they
can never &c asray 1t is the pillar and ground work
of the Democratic creed, and upon which built
all republican institutions the lnestlmable bless
ings of which are so deeply felt throughout the land
Opposed TO this is an active, energetic, md al
times powerful party-actve 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 assurances of truth Their success however
is generally of short duration So well informed is the
American mind and strong the love Of truth
the hearts Of reemen, that they soon throw oil any HUI
sions which may be cast upon them; coming out OF
the ordeal, more bright and better grounded IN the
ath Of Democracy than before the mist cnshrouded
them AS fire refnes TIE precious metals, so the
attacks of party purify and brighten the political at
mosphere.
The foes to this doctrine are the more dangerous
BY reason of their insidousness They are IKE The
foe who approaches you under the garb of friendship
They profess to cherish these principles and proca IN
q love for the constitutions but are secretly endeavor-
inc TO blot the ard undermine the other. They
come TO you holding out the olive branch, but IN the
end give you the javen. They profess love for
ALL but adopt such measures, as are 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, an
aristocracy of wealth.
1t could be expected IN address OF tins KIND,
which from its nature must be limited In length, there
could be ted all the positions taken by our
opponents, to thwart tie effect and operation "f the
PRINCIPLES of our party upon the mind Of the cOmmu
nitv; neither that foil history of and the sad effects
produced by those positions, could be mentioned Suf
flee it to mention of the most prominent, and
to glance merely at the history of their doings.
We do this because it is rlght 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 posts-that the citadel may be
preserved and that none may tOrsake or 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 minds busted with per-
sona affairs and being honest in their purposes
a nd desi gns, and confident that all is well, be less
yo liant than the eXgencles require, and at an un-
guarded moment be led 10 inhale the pestllenal at
\mosphere or drink the poisonous draught. The foe
+ insi0ious and must be watched - our camp-fres
affairs sutfese never to 90 out Let us then keep
this great principle constantly In mind-the right the
people have to rule and remember too, that there
are those not waGtIHg In recke>sness, 10 selze TINS
Ligh boon md dash the earth, to bury 1t beneath
the black cods of oblivion.
We have said that they were lnsdlous 10 make
this nos on 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 frend-when their blazing ban
ners bore the inscription of, - we stoop 20 conquer
When the pampered lordngs of marble pa aces be-
came tenanted in the lowly - cabin" " hen the
silver goblet laid aside for the gourd-shell hsn
the rich and costly beverage gave place to the more
humble drink, g hard cider When bachanalan rev.
els were encouraged for the purpose the more eecu
ally reaching the baser passions and aPpettes OF cur
nature When reason was dethroned. and passion and
pomp and show bore sway. When as they vainy boast
ed, not having better excuse for their conduct, that
the time for had passed ard action was all
that was required. When promises were every thing
and fulfment nothing. When to be honest. or In
other words democrat, In their view OF morals and
government was criminal.
They promised to raise the wages of the poor, but
the fullment at the rate OF taking from t'ro
They promised to pay off the national debt, and cur
tail the expenses of the government but their method
of paymeft was the ihtr ducton of order of
things for the debt accumulated In their hands. The
expenses curtailed by reducing them from 20
coo .OCO to 80, ,0C0 of dollars.
Such their course. their promises, and their per-
tformanccs 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 same time they
would conine the privilege of suffrage to the Mature
>~Jorn and be lavish with their money in corruptlnG
the polls. Witness their acts some of the most
popuous cities and refer 20 the speeches of some OF
their most prominent leaders when they declared that
natireism is of the essential requisites Of free
man. and their party should be organized with that
principle the basis Thereby deprivng of the en-
oyment of those sacred privileges held so dear by
a frecmen in every land--all that large and worthy
class of persons, who have from foreign coun-
tries TO take up their abode among us-privllges too,
held out to them by the trainers of government,
and VIII ch guaranteed to them by our institutions.
With this idea a basis for party organization,
then indeed would freedom become mockery, and
/ liberty bve-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 our territory to
bring their means TO hold property. Yea, and
they would tar them, too, Tor that property, and
allow them representation Yes, they hold to the
doctrine of taxation without representation. and
would fam have the world look upon them as Demo-
Gratis Oh consistency, consistency, thou far
daughter of the skies, whittier hast thou fled They
would that all Of foreign birth should become hew-
ers of wood and drawers of water, that they should
level our forests, and cultivate our SOIL - that they
should enrich the lard, and bear the burhens of the
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 much
evil, and, we may say, calculated to enrich the man
ufacturer at the expense of the agriculturist.
When reflect that members of one great
family one Brotherhood whose interests are alike
and whose destiny the same when we look back
to those days when the country great field
of patrlotism and all nearly all her Legislators
were nafrios and learn that all their rulers,