The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-06-13

claim ID The favorable reconsideration of the /
country, nor TO the impartial commentator
Of history:
Ibis letter, genllemeE, closes my profess
sion Of political iaith! Receiving my first
appointment from that pure patrio, and greai !
expounder OF American democracy, Mr. JEFF
ferson, riote than forty years ago, The inter
vening period ofiny life has been almost
wholly passed IN The service Of my country
and has been marked by many vicisstudes,
and attended with fiiany trying circums.aii-
ces, bb,hin peace and wafi It my Conduct
in these situations, and The opinions have
been called upoh 10 ibrtn anu express, IRON
lime 10 time, ia relation to oil the great par
~ topics OF The day, do not furnisl clear
exposition oftny views respecting them, and
at The same time suihcient pleoge 9 my
faithful adherence TO ilielr practlcai appilca-
ton, whenever and wherever may oe re-
quiIed % ace any ihng 'u.'"ef ! ngut now
say, woulo oc mere de'as'oh, uh"o''ny y
myself, ana Justly offensive 70 inc gIeaa' par
iyln whose name You are now acens
E my iinfneala'e predecesso. 10 'hc iio,l'''
na'ion ny me demoVf'Hc par'y; "ho mas
since eslaeiIsned SO many cia'Ms - TUG re-
gard and confidence o. MS conn'fy' wneh
announcing, fonr years ago. h's accep,ence
OF similar honor, announced aiso MS oe'or-
mnasIon not 70 DC canoiuate ior ieAe'ec-
hon. ioncidIng WIN MN ~ h's views 20
weh expressed, ana SO iaiifiuiiy carried OUT.
ibeg leave 10 say 'ilas no circumstance csll
possibly arse, wh'cn wouio 'houce me agai'
10 pefmlt my name 10 DC DIougn' io'wa.u ~
connsctlon win me cniei magis'Iacy Oh oui
country. my Inclination enu my sense o'
duty equally dicia'e ih's course: "a ..4s
No party, gentlemen, had ever h'ghel mo-
tiyes Tor exertIoh than has the great ocmo-
cratic party Of the United states. "1.n IN
abiding confidence IN the recutude OF our
principles, with an mistaken reliai:ce upon
the energy and wisdom orpublic opinion, and
with The success which has crowned the ad-
ninstration ofihe government, when com
rniiled toils keeping, (and il has been so
committed during more than three-iourths OF
its existence,) what has been done, 10 at once
the reward Of past exertion and the motive
for The future, and, at the same time, a
guarantee for the establishment OF what we
have TO do, We cannot conceal from our
selves that there is apowerful party in the
country, differing IRON US IN regard 70 many
of the fundamental principles OF our govern,
ment and opposed 10 US IN 'ne'r Pfac''cs' ,l "a
applications which will strive as jealousy as
we shall, 10 secure the ascendency Of inei'
principles ny securing me election ~, o. 'ne''
candidate IN the coming contest. iha' par
.Ity is composed OF our iellow-c'Aenss as
deeply interested In the prosperity OF ON
common conniry as we can oe, anu seek,vg wv
as earnestly as we are 10 Perpe 'ua'e " ~
shall soon present 70 me wofid I,. ,ne saoll:e m
spectacle of tie eiec'ion OF y. Ch'ei sias'o
tlrate by twenty millions OF people. w''nou,
single serious RESISTANCE 70 me Jaws, y. ,n'
sacrifice OF tho life OF single human Do
lng-and this, too, IN ihe absence ol ai' ioIc'
but the moral force OF our lns'itu.lons eno
we should add 70 all ms, an examp's oi 'i'I !
tual respect for the motives OF .ne coh'e'u
ing parties SO iiiat 'he c"n'es, mlgnI oe ca, l
rleu on win 'ia' iifuhess ana ene,gy WIZ r.',
accompany deep cohV'cuoh, hnu WIN 90 NV
personal aspeh'y as poll'lcal dlvisaons pe''l'''
we should do more iof the gieal cause
human freedom throughout 'ho wo,'a' WA !.
by any other tribute we cou'd 'shoes !" y
value.
We liave a government foundsd by IN
will Of all, responsible TO the power o. all
) and administration the good Of all IN
! livery first Article in the democratic cree
teaches that the people are competent
govern ihenselvesI il is, indeed, rather
axiom than an article Of political faith :
From the days Of General Hamilton 10 ou
days, the party opposed to us-ot who's
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