The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-09-29
stand 10 your Arms.

Next Tuesday week, the people of
Ohio will be called upon to express their
will through the ballot box Ere this !
lime, all of them, we doubt not, have I
made up their opinions upon the great
questions of State and National policy,
which have been agitated before them
Are they, then, prepared to make their
opinions knownl Will any one he era.
ven enough to stay at home and refuse
to perform the duty incumbent upon him
as an American Cilizeni We hope not.
We hope that every citizen will make
known his ishes,-ihcro is no better
evidence Of the perpetuity of our free in
s,itutons than full vote at the ballot.
box. 1t shows that Americans are still
interested in their popular form Of Gov.
ernmcnt. and are still ready to maintain
it. We may differ in opinion in regard
TO many of the measures of public policy
presented to us for our adoption or rejec-
ton. Upon these Americans may differ
and still be patriots, honest, true friends
Of their country. A variety Of opinion
upon the benefits ofa particular measure
may be honestly entertained by the mass
Of freemcn. But upon the great princi.
pies, which lie at the foundation of our
system Of Government, all patriots must
sgree-concening these. friends Of free.
dom uSd equality cunnot dillor. What
are theyl
The people originally nro free and in.
dependent.
For the purpose Of entering in,o so
cieiy for mutual benefit and mutual pro-
tection, they agree to give up certain Of
their personal rights to n Government or.
ganzed and supported by themselves.
This Government must be FREQ Rep
resentalive Government, where the pco-
pie make known their will through cho-
sen Representatives.
All Monarchies, all Despotisms. all
Aristocricies, go upon the presumption
that power docs not emanaIe from the
peOplo--hence all these Governments
under whatever name, aro fundament.
ally wrong, and opposed to the genius Of
our race.
And as a Corollury from tho las, pro.
position, opposition To The ONE MAN row.
En- must 10 fundamental principal of a
Republican, Government.
And in our form Of & overnment, where
all Legislative power, by written Con.
stitn,ion, is vested in Senate and House
oil Representatives. and the Executive
power in single President, it follows TIM,
the latter has no right to interfere in tho
Constitutional and we'll ma,ured lie eeisla.
tion Of the former. He hos no rivh, tc
use his influence to procure tho passag,
Of certain laws or tho rejection Of other.
for this is not for what the people elec,e'
him, 1t is to execute their will as ex
pressed through their chosen Represcn
talives.
This some Executive officer has n,
right TO prescribe any portion Of his fel
low.citizens, because they happea Ia dill
fer with him in opinion upon some meas
ure Of domestic policy, as this must ne
cessarl'y concentrate power Ia the hand
oi The fowl opposition to freedom an
equality.
The labor ofthS country demands pr,
lection OF the hands of the Government
from competition with tho pauper labc
Of monarchies aud despotisms, whe,
men do not labor for themselves but e
Others.
These ace somc Of the fundament
principles, which lie at the foundation
our system of free Government. Up,
all these, we repeat, patriot America
,must'agree.
Now for the measures If public polio