The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-10-06
Against that damning edict of religious

liberty and the rights Of mani Pause on the
brink of the gulf that yawns at your feet, be-
fore you surrender to reckless and aristo-
crotic faction, that power which may be used
to enslaye, degrade and oppress you! The
foes of religious freedom cannot be the
friends of civil liberty. One is involved in
the other. Bigotry in the church, is tyranny
in the State; but, thank God we have 40
anion Of church and State, unless you elect
Gen Scott to the Presidency; to wreath the
power with the snakes ofhell, by unloosing
the blood hounds of sectarian dissention.
You must take Gen Scott as he stands be-
fore the country, in that historical position of
character, which none can fail to see, and
none can question, of a nlaaaryman, having
no pretentions to any civil attributes, and
qualified to decide on no question of states
manship-no measures of our great national
policy. AS such, in the Presidential chair,
he must necessarily be the mere "puppef'
of others, who have more sagacious heads,
and perhaps, less honest hearts, for if there
be not some honesty in the bosom of SOL
dicr, he betrays the honor of a profession
whose motto, "tme out of mind" has been
chlvalry and frankness, As the puppet Of
bad men he has been pushed ineb his pres
ent position, to do the unhallowfd work of
demolishing great and glotious Emitted en-
pire--a dark, dread, appalling crime, under
the glare of that military lustre of fame which
is so apt to dazzle even the wise, and blind
the fooIish.--bewidert thoughtless--- and
intoxcate the vain.
Tools and puppets will not answer in re-
publics.
They may be well enough in monarchies,
like England, where ''the Kings can do no
wrong" and all his doings are eating, drink
ing, sleeping, and begetting a posterity!--
Here we must have work,n statesmen.
The free people of this Republic have no
posterity. Every age is the present, because
the people ofevery age, rule in virtue of Gin
herent sovereignty" Liberty has no ances-
tors, and acknowledges no heirs. Like eter
nifty, freedom keeps no journal of time. 1t
breathes, lives, and has perpetual being in
Its own struggles against tyranny.
Not so, however, in the opinion of the wjrs
pullers, who are to move Gen Scottas pup
peti
Gen Scott is put forward as the heir of a
military dynasty---to perpetuate the sue
cession of puppets, who, like Gen Taylor
good, easy man. as he was, are forced to be-
come the mere tools of designing kpaves;
who with more knowledge, knownone of the
restraints of principle. No man who is not
a statesman can be a free agent in the Presi-
dental chair He is not only slave to his
own ignorance, but lie must necessarily be
the dupe Of the designing, who know how to
dress evils in the garments Of expediency,
should the imbeciity of age cause shallow
brain to halt in a wicked purpose. That
Gen. Scott has character enough about,him,
to be substantive and virtual President, no
one believes who know him. But, even sup
posing he could be, would it be better or
worse for our country? Worse, infinitely
worsel Take him as a "puppet," moved by
Serard, Greely and Steyens, or take him as
an Independent and substantive President,
acting On his own views and governed by
his own judgment, it would prove equally
disasterous to the country, equally fatal to
preservation of the Union! Among states
men or men in high stations Of government,
it never can be said,
"Where ignorance is bliss,
"'Tis folly to be wise" .
When ignorance governs millions of human
beings, misery must be the consequence of
their folly and crimes and he who wanton-
ly trihes with the happiness and rights of a
free people, is a monster of hideous aspect,
!. who richly merits the fate of tyrant.
Look back at the golden fruit of she glo-
rous administrations of the Pstlialc chs Of
Democracy; who conducted the untried ex
experiment of equality, sovereignty and fla
ternity, in this government, to so glorious
!. an issue! Look back, and then gaze around
you, and behold the brilliant prosperity thai
shine throughout the land, and yet, you have
no National Bank, wit: >ut these wings told
YOU, the whole country would perish, the
land become rotten desolation, your fields
barren wates, you cities mouldeEing ruins
Oh! glorious Thomas Jefferson! Oh! thrice
glorious Andrew Jackson! And after thu
4th of next March, you will shout the grea
name of Franklin Pierce, the worthy disci
ciple of those illustrious teachers.
On this rock, build your fate. On th
rock. let the Union stand forever. On thi
. rock, make sure Of your political salvation
and your social, happiness Follow not tn
3 (ignus fatuns) military "will ofthe wisp,'
: to be engulphed in the moreass of aristo
cratic perdition. "The old guides" Jeffer
:, son and Jackson: will land you safely ant
JOLLY in Pierce Harbor The lights Of his
tory are shining brightly around their heads