The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-07-14
From the Reading Gazette and Democrat

why we support Cass and IsItier.
IN accordance with the determination
announced in the last number Of The Ga
setfe, we this week have placed the namel
Of LEWIS CAss and WILLIAM D. BuTLEr
at the head ofour paper, as the candidates
we intend 10 support for President ant
Vice President. II is not unlikely tina
our reasons may be expected, and ".
therefore proceed to give them, briefly a,
possible.
We support CAss and BuTtER, because
they are the peoples candidates BY thi
we mean that they are the candidates o
the masses--of the large majority of free
men, who since the board principles o
democracy were first promulgated by
Jefferson ,have ruled almosi uninterrep Ell.
| ly the destinies Of our country. To be
lieve that the people have, through this
long period Of time, been the mere dupe'
Of designing demagogues, as the Whip
party boldly, asserts, is TO doubt theil
virtue, Intelligence and patriotism, and
10 admit their ,ncapacity for selfgovern
ment. In making these very charges
against the Democratic majority, the
| Wings unwitling betray their want of
confidence in popular government, and
their hollow faith IN the popular will.
We support CAss and BurLER because
they are pledged to sustain and carry out
the principles of true republicanism--
those immutable principles, both general
aud in detail, that compose the Demo
cratic creed, and in the practice of which
our glorious Confederacy has grown and
prospered beyond parallel. They are
pledged to perpetuate the divorce OF the
power, in The shape of a National Bank,
which has mad it independent, and placed
its finances in a condition of soundness
heret tofore unattaiuable. They are pied
ged to sustain the equitable revenue
Tariff of 1916, which regards all classes
and interest alike, and refuses to sane.
ton monopoly, by protecting partcular
sectional interest, at the expense of an
other. They are pledged to maintain
sovereignty, by strict construction Of
the Constitul ion and an adherence to il.
compromising spirit. They therefore
cannot give their sanction to a gigantic
system of Internal improvements, whose
manifest tendency would be to centralize
power, and TO consolidate the federal
government into an absolute netional one;
nor to the agitation of a question which
rightly belongs to the several States,
which is Of no present practical impor
tance, aud fraught with immiDen' dang er
to the Union. They are the pledged ad
vocates Of the catholic split of democra
cy which is not limited within the bounds |
Of State or Continent, but embraces the
whole world and recognizes a brother in
every man, no matter under what Sky
born. They are pledged to hold sacred
Ihe Veto power, as the wisdom and fore
sight of our revolutionary ancestors en-
grated it upon our Constitution, for high
Conservative purposes. In word, The
Candidates Of the party are pledged to all
measures having an immediate or remote
the perpe eluly of the American Union, to
advance the cause Of liberty throughout
he world, and TO promote The greatest
good Of the greatest number.
We support CAss aud BUTLER, because
hey are the regular nominees Of the reg
iarly constituted Convention OF the Do
nocratc party. 1t has been said with
ruth tha,'ln all party there is patriotism
lin faction none 1t is therefore alike
he dictate of honor, consistency and pat.
'lotism, to support party men and part!
measures, in opposition to disorgaDizlng
actions.
In conclusion, we support CAss and
}uTLER, because il is conceded on all
ides that they are honest aud capable;
nd we have the disinlerested testimon,
# their political opponents, to prove thst
n all the relations of private life they are
and irreproachable.
With these reasons, sincerely enter.
aimed and candidly expressed, we feel no
estitation in taking our stand as a mem
er of the great Democratic party; and
1ha,ever reproaches proscriptive bigotry
nay head upon us, we shall firmly main
ain our ground, with mind conscious OF
igbt.
ARRIVAL OF MR. MiTonELL's BRorHgR.
"A profound sensation was created a
loDg the Irish residents of New York yes
erday, by the arrival Of William Mitchell
lsq., brother Of the celebrated patriot. !
on the arrival Of the steamer,
O nrncaadal IN tLa A stnr u.n.. :. -. ,