The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-02-04
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for no one can be a trne Denocrat
unless he heartily adopts, as the rule
Of his lie, the great and fundamen-
tai dooriRe, "Equal Rights and E
quail Laws" No only must he ad-
here to this, but he must be imbued
with the spirit of liberty and indie
pendence. The nOhilAy Ofhature
is theonly nobility thatwe recognize.
We respect the individual man, no
difference what his standing in So
ciety may be, rich or poor. In So
cial lite, a Democrat scorns all the
the artificial distinctions g. divisions
which form and fashion have crea-
ted in society and the world. Po-
liticaHy-lhey have ever advocated
measures, calculated to advance the
the interests and prosperity of the
people, the farmer, mechanic and
the working man.
The Democracy we advocate.
teaches justice between man and
man, state and state, nation and ma
ton. 1t banishes faIsehood and vio-
lence from the affairs of men and
governments, neither does it hold
communion with the creature offac-
ton and fraud, or the enemies Of
civil authority. Peace and justice
are its natural fruits.
Democracy is taught alike by ma
ture and Christianity. BY nature
in the general laws which govern
all her operation, and under which
all her blessings redispensed-dis-
pensed alike to the ignorant and
learned-the rich and the poor. BY
, Christianity-in that she recognizes
the natural equality of man, and
| holds out to all the same glorious
E hopes. These are the doctrines
taught us by inspiration-and the
E man who reyeres them, has no SYM
pathy for Aristocracy or despotism
Fellow Democrats, we are labor
, ing in a great, a glorious and a holy
!, cause. 1t is not for ourselves--nor
is it merely for the aggrandizemenl
of those who profess to be govern
4 ed by its precepts. No-but for the
final establishment of those great
and glorious principles, which have
been lett to us as a sacred legacy by
our ancestors--and dear to us by
their affinity to the teachings of Ma
g ture and Natures God. We are
laboring in the cause of humanity
5 looking from the present to the fu.
ture, through the long vista of time
} to after generations. Tbe events Of
: the past few months prove conclu-
Y sively, that our march is onward
Aristocracy and Tyranny may at
tempt to impede their progress, bu'
all their efforts must fail. The sur
9 , of Democracy is in the ascendant
and ere the close of the present cen.
turyits benign influence will be fel
= to the uttormost parts ofthe earth.
But afew months more and you
will be called to proclaim your ad'
herencot to these cberished principles
not only by word, but by decd-b,
= your vote. A great political strug
Il gle is approaching in which Dcmo
It cratic men and measures will be as
q sailed with all the bitterness which
party rancor can invent. But s4ant
q firm each one of you--do your dut.
manfuIly--and Federal Aristocrac
Il will be palsied at theballot box, AM
a our happy America will continue t
4 excite the wonder and admiration
Il OF the world.
f Freedom, Equality, Education
Christianity and Progress-thes
% are the elements of Democracy.
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