The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-10-01

Democratic Men ana Measures.
In all political contests which has been
waged since the establishment Of our govern
nent. i has been the policy Of the Federal
whig party TO denOunee in the most unmess-
ured terms, all the measures advocated by
the Democracy. Abuse. detraetion, fraud
and falsehoOd ever have, are now and ever
viii be the weapons they resort to. They are
fully convinced that the course of policy Pur-
sued by the Democracy have for their ten
dehcy the buildingup Oft laboring classes.
Hence with the bittercst epithets they seek
TO break down the influence of those noble
champions Of the peoples rights-the De
mocrsey.
The Democratic party contend that the
rich and the poor, the laborer, the mechanic
and the farmer, are, in the Republican ac
ceptation Of the term. the only rightful, le-
gitimate sovereignty under heaven. We
contend that they are the only safe deposito'
ry of our civil, political and religious liber'
ties.
nprinciple we are the advocates of the
doctrines of the immortal Jefferson, the cham
pion Of the human race, and emphatcally
the father Of the American Democracy. We
hold to the glorious doctrines of the Decla,
ration of Independence, and we contend FOL
he preservation the General Government
in its full and constitutional powers. We
believe that the people have the ample capa
city of ofself-government, and that they nevel
will deliberately do wrong. That we owe
an entire respect and submission te the vii
and decision of the majority. We are op.
posed to all monopolies, chartered rights and
exclusive privileges. We oppose every one
that has for its tendency the building up o.
any system over which the people canno
have full control We hold that such things
are anti-republican and repugnant to the ge
MUS of our free institutions. These are the
principles the Democracy have always ad
vocated. These are the principles fol
which our forefathers struggled through
the dark and perious days of the Reyolu
lion. These fellow citizens,are the glorious
principles they then established, and have
| transmitted to us as an inheritance, and W.
swear upon the altar of liberty, to preserv,
then. inviolate, or perish ia the attempt.
Opposed to us is the whig party, as they
now term themselves, We say aoac, for they
change their cognomen with the facility 0
the chameleon in changing its color ThC
last change which they are trying to make
is to that of Democratic whigs"-they fol
lowing the injunction ef one cf their poets
who, in speaking of the forlorn condition o
their party, makes this emphatic declaration
"And five cannot change the thing,
Why, damn it, change the name, sir''
The thing they have not and never car
change, but the name has been. They are
welcome to all the good that can result from
such change. But though under new
name, the fart cannotbe concealed, the mark
ON the forehead is not obliterated, and the
hand writing is still on the wall.
In speaking Of the Wings as party let it
be distinctly understood that we make a
marked distinction between the leaders and
the fol}opers-h between those who act, and
those who gre acted upon, An indulgent
pardon may properly be granted to the latter
but the former, long since have placed
themselves in position which forbids such
kindness being extended to them. The
icaders of the Federal Wing party, ever
have, are now. and ever will be, arrayed
against Democratic Men and Measures,
These men contend that Society should
be divided into two Olasses--the few, that is
the "weH born''--a term we as Democrats
repudiate--and the working classes. They
demur to the old adage, that vor poRali is the
oor Del Their every act, their every effort
is the advancement of the few at the expense
of the many.
Fellow citizens ofall parties think of these
thiags. We makeno assertion, BUT WHAT
WE ARE PREPARED TO PROVE by
documents which these whig leaders can
not, dare not deny. Think Of these things
we say, and then ask yourselves
s. can such things be,
And overeaIae .ps like a midnight dream,
Without our special wonder"
Let the above facts sink deep into the
hearts of every one. They are undeniable
and All should ponder over them.
or We would invite the attention of our
readers to the advertisement of DR.. Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral. in the columns Of our pa
per, as remedy of the + 'st Importance to
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