The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-11-24
Darious Alottrrs.
From the SciOto Gazette.
The Great Revolution.
The sun. the soil, but not the slave the same
Unchanged. in all except its tyraut lord"

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A visitor to the cataract of Niagara,
when his vision fist drinks in a view of
that great natural curiosity. is almost
sure to fee sensation of ofdisappontment.
Instead of vast and startling convulsion
ofnature, threatening the wreck of mat
ter and the crush of worlds" he sees only
river of certain width. divided by an
Island of certain breadth, gathering its
waters in order to plunge dSwn precI-
pice of a certain depth; and, leaving out
the noise aud confusion. all proceeds in a
uniform and orderly manner. 1t is only
after he has rambled about the neighbor.
hood, and studied the cataract from all
points-afer he has climbed the tower
descended the Biddle staircase ,stoodupon
Table Rock. passed under the sheet
looked upon the Whirlpool. and comten-
plated the Falls, over aud over again,
from every point of observation, thai his
mind begins to conceive an adequate idea
of the great spectacle.
1t is thus with the political revolution
that has just been wrought in this country,
All has been done in accordance with
known and acknowledged laws; a days
time was sufficient for the wnrk-and as
no singular or unaccountable phenomen.
on attended the quiet working of the
the ballot, it is hard to realize that vital
and mOmentous political battle has been
fought and won. A party which for forty
years, has rioled upon the properties Of
the Government and the prosperity OF
the people-whose policy would continue
the toiling millions "hewers Of wood and
drawers of water, who have pushed
prescription for opinions sake to the bit
ter end of that odlous doctrine which
has corrupted, purchased, drilled and for
tifed its party leaders and appliances
until 1.-THE PARTY" boasted of its impreg.
inability. aud defed its opponents this
awfuIly powerful establishment, compar
ed with which the arstocracy of England
guarded by standing army of 100000
men, and fleet of thousand sail, is
scarcely stronger in their pride of place
has been made to bend and break before
the fiat of free and sovereign people.
1t willlake months and yesis to real's'
the full force of this glorious revolution
Like the Saxons of Britain, under the
grinding, withering curse of Norman
sway, the Wings Of the United States haC
almost ceased to hope they would eve
regain their natural civil rights as fire.,
born citizens of the country. In common
with the party of their rulers. they have
been taxed for the support of the Gov
ernment and its unrighteous war agans
a sister Republic; they have poured ou
their blood and expended their treasure
in the battles made by their opponents
because they were the battles of thei
country; and they have been compelled
e to look on and see and feel the insolenct
: of pampered officials, faltening on The
country's spoils, and threatening "direc
taxation" as lOwer deep of national an,
nariizan degradation. But in an evi
hour for them, though happy one 70
the country the leaders of the dnminan
party run mad with success, over steppe,
the mark. Alarmed at the growing pop
ularity of General Taylor, the ban dog
of the President were set upon the ole
chief and assailed him in Congress fo
that great historical act of moderation anc
humanity allowing the Mexicans tt
capitulare for the surrender of Monterey
The reaction, in favor of the persecuiet
soldier became as marked in The Ameri
, can mind and conduct, as was that in tht
Saxon people. when from fostering anC
enrching the only representative of thei
race who had secured royal favor, tn,
tyrant Henry ii, became the direct enc
my of Beckett of Canterbury, So long a
Thomas was gay aud dissolute, the kin'
was most gracious and liberal to the en-
hancer and participant of his pleasures
but no sooner did the newly-mitred arch
bishop fired by'a love of his kith and kin
ress, the King schemes of oppression
than the latter turned against him. ant
sought his downfall Thus. while Gen
Taylor, in the swamps of Florida or tn
jungles of The Rio Grande. was admins
terng to the pride and carrying out The or
ders of the Locofnco President, all wa
well; but when the people began to tall
about making him President, (provoke'
thereto more than anything else, by 'h
very act of magnanimity for which Poll
condemned him, then it was that he wa
stripped of his regulars and an attemp
was made to "shut him up in Monterey.
Here the parallel, faint at best, entirel,
ends. Thank God! the people of thi
Union, more elastic in spirit, resolute il
purpose, united in action and enlightened
, in mind. than their Saxon ancestors q
the 18th century, have risen up ant
wrough, out their political redemption
by the peaceful and silent ballot, more
potent than the sax. the crossbow ant
the spear How sublime the FAcT-hov
gratifying the spectacle! Twenty mil
8 lions of people, by the little drops pu
one by one into the ballot boxes, during
the sunshine Of single day. created {
mighty torrent of public opinion, whicl
will sweep from their high places the
faithless agents who have abused thei
trust. Nothing like it was ever seen be
fore in the history Of our own or any 9th
er government. Whatever may bc saio
Of 1.-THE hard cider campaign of 1S40,
there is no humbug now All is sober
stern. proud reality; and whether for gooc
or evil. the fact is demonstrated that the
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