The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-09-11

right TO hold office under the new Cnnsti
tuIion." but in this lncality it assumes a
shape aud Importance that entities il to
the seyerest censute. Il is fret buddy
uttered by Col. Mediil. the President Of
the laie Convention. and iu his train E.!.
l"ws long train Of puppies who whine
II out in chorus, as II the IoudneSs aud
Continuance Of The mise could make that
democratic which is rank despotism.-
The impudence Of the decluralion pre-
yeuts its authors from being treated with
ordinary respect by free people.
We had thought that one Of the main.
causes which lay at the finndaIinn of our
Revolution was The power claimed and
exercised by The British King To tax his
suI Iircts in this country without yielding
tnlhem The right of representation. We
had thought that the resuI, Of that contest
had settled the principle fually aud that
Americans at le ast had asserted aud main.
tanned THAT taxation and represen.
tatiun were inseparable." We had put
this down as sound aud rnliurral Ameri
Can doctrine. rs one of the great piinci
pies which lie at the foundation If dem.
Ocralic institutions, But scarcely three
quarters Of a century have elapsed. when
We witness the anamoly Of the leaders oi
what is styled the deTncralie party agnin
asserting the powe: cllilned by The Bit.
ish King. E,r the exercise Of which he
lost his choicest COLONY, and calling upon
the members Of that party 4, assist them
in maintaining their ippudemr claim -
this too 10 tho Republican State Of Ohio,
nne of the largest aud mott prospectus
iDthe UninD.
I. For yenrs past. We have been amused
aud diverted at the "progt essive" spirit
"fIhe Ieaders of this parry aud at the
mannerin which their progression" op
Grated, continually carrying them con
wsrd" in what may be Isd an "inverse" +"
ratio. But theirrepe ated successes have
emboldened them IN their movements
aud the clnveu foot begins lu show itself
more plainly than ever. For while
they trusted TO deceit aud false hood 10
sustain them 10 tho Government. but q
few OF our late elections have convinced
them thatthe people ara brginuing ouu.
deistand their ptaus and lbtir objects.
aud now they would sustain themselves
by asserting principle which in every
way is Incompatible With democracy. aud
boldly announcing that under the new
Constitution of our State, oil persons who
were opposed 10 any or all of lis provIs.
ions have no light Ia bo represented in
the halls OF legisalinh by men III "hom
they have con6deuce aud with whom
they sg'ee.
lsthis Democracy For asserting this
power, the Kingof England lost a colony
and nearly his lhruue-i iol the Wings ul
The Revolution were men Of spui, aud
would poi brook the insult. 1t cost them
money aud il cast them blood; but they
had the right tn maintain, aud true tu
their name and principles they braved
every danger aud at last Sriumphed. -.
They mainianed that the power claimed
by their King was not democratic, aud al
this time it is equally as od"ns as ii was
then, II does not utter its shupe, whether
u kng"l the leaders Of party attempt
To exercise it,
We revere the maine Of Wing, We
love the great aud Aood men who OF diff
terent times in the worlds history have
baItled under the Wing banner. The
party hat its orign in an opposition to The
encInachmenis Of power. Its members
boldly proclaimed their muttn To the kings
aud despols Of England" We Hope In
GOd"-and have continued 10 do battle
successfully whenever a necessity oc
cured 20 rouse them to action. IT, the
contest there, tho sword aud the spear,
in most cases, have been their weapons,
for they had to fight against tyrau,s aud
;heir armies; but in this country, thanks
To the Valnr aud patriotism nf the Wigs
ct the Revolution, an appeal Ia the in.
telIigenCe Of the people have caused the
leaders Of the puwer party here to make
concessions aud yield up their assump.
Iions. With the B,ilish King. the sword
was necessary with the American peo,
pile, proper understanding of the prin
ciples of the leaders Of The self styled
democratic patty has universally rebuked
them for an attempt !" prescribe q por.
,h'n Of their fellow citizens.
We do not think we have done these
. .
leaders Injustice in this Article. We can.
not analyzo their claim in any other way.
Its chief elements are power aud q de.
nial of the right of representation, llis