Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-03-25
FOR STATE SENATOR,
LEVI 1. TODD.
Election on .hs Jfrf Monday In April, 1881


To Democracy is our safety.
To be q Democrat is to be more than TO say be-
long TO the Democratic party II is Tact, which NO
one Wing Democrat will dispute, that there are In
the United States great leading political parties
Ii fact too that the principles Of these parties their
foundation and essenes opposed and antagons',c TO
each other Whggery will admit that its Prne dt
fer from the principles Of the Democratic party And
now then to be inquired and let every thinking
man inquire what is Democracy, to which Whggery Is
enemy! Memory will serve many, and history all,
answer beyond doubt, that the principles oil Demo-
crazy are and have been the ssnimsnt-ths Soice
Of the people From the people, Democracy springs-it
cannot come from elsewhere. In the people IL lives
Withhold the people it dies. But may be asked are
the Wings the people tool II the Wings are for
the people then they are for that, in political sense,
Is the people, which is for the people Lately, the Amer
lean people have had clear demonstration OF which
party for the people. They have seen WhggeIy un-
yelled, and looked upon its face. And have they not
that smile it has sweety heretofore wreath
ed into snarel The shadow goes before the substance
Beginnings have their contamination. Rules produce
their result rule Of conduct in the life Of man will
bring him to a certain end. So Of body Of msn-of
natOnthe conduct the sction, is index to the uti
mate consequence. And now let inquire, what is
this demonstration this unwilling Of the face OF Wing
gerry, which shows from present movements the consum
nation the end OF that demonstration il is this and
let every in it ohat is Democracy, and chere
it IL.
la Europe there nation once independent and free,
governed by people, and Constitution Of that people,
that is now the crushed manacled, bleeding slave Of
usnrPing tyrannical power. That nation (he Hunga-
ran) has dared TO lift hs Of independence and
furl its own banner of liberty. Power-the power &C
the sword has prevailed against it, and it is the
mercy Of despot. The voice Of the people, the muir
Of freedom has been stlled BY the thunder Of srtl
lery The jewels Of equality, Of individuality Of indie
PeRdence, Of human rights have been robbed from their
and ground under the heel Of foreign monarch.
nation is to be boted out, because it dares whs
per nan is Free" IL is we'll known (lor his
here the champion of human equality self govern
men long before he camel that there in land
one Louis KOssuth the Governor Of Hungary. His mis-
sion IS a mission from man He from
court and king. He comes from people 10 people
What is it he asksi He tells the sad story of his
country and his eOuntrys wrongs. He tells how that
his nation Is be ensavedhow that the spark Of Free
dom Is to DO smotheredits light 60 forever the
hOarse, gruf breath Of lrownng tyrant He asks rs
Have we Pityi And his is no idle story We know its
truth In the voice OF that nation from across the sea-
comes back, IL seems, the echoes from in
FAINT tones, when we too cried, "hep And this is
voice hear-ihe voice Of liberty, struggling s
fed by oppression. Shall listen! May we symps-
thzel May lift voice and cry, God speed Lib
erty" On no, no indifference wfh the political rsIa
tons Of foreign governments" This is Wing doctrine
9 Am my brothers ksspsrr This 10 Wing doctrine
This small denomination of Wing principles shows
where Is the feeling-the spirit Of Democracy.
Who is it that sympsIhzesl who that tax the side
OF the PeoPle-that says the people Of nation have
right govern themselves What party that dares
have the magnany the sentiment to the broad
world that all hs0s the right upon their orn soil 10
Be JTes-fO govern fhemseres9 Is il the Wing party
No. They say have right open our mouth |
They therefore, symPathze with the master who FORCES
upon his SORTS the iron collar Of slavery They sympa-
bize with the splendOr Of the and the golden dra
perry Of the monarch Will this doctrine do for the peo
Pies We have what should preserve. The people !
have here liberty and equality Is il worth preserving
Let them watch then the little beginnings OF Whegery
Let them reflect and what end the sympathy Of
Hhiggery with foreign courts will lead. Shall we form
alliances Of friendship with kings forge chains for the
Ps0Pei Or shall voice and strength be to
lin up the down-trodden and oppressed Of all climes
This is Democratic doctrine This is the doctrine that
the Democratic party dare utter to the world II may
seem small matter talk about the tendency Of this
country TO monarchy bu. let the people guard well their
rights let them watch the tendencies Of the doctrines
OF the two great Parties let them inquire which way
the sympathy Of either goes-whether to kings or 20
Psope-and then let them their peDsr to their own
advantage Let them inquire the rights Of the pso
pie safe with that party which whhods its sympathy
Ior those struggling for reedoms Are the rights the
people safe with that party that defends the right ef
rings subiug=e and hold in slavery neighboring ma
onss Are the rights Of the people safe with that party
xboss principle is. that Poru srighn Mott is truth
hat "a D>moersey alone is the safsfy Of As people The
,eopss rights only safe with that party whose psin
pls is that the shole earth 10 NOT foo brood for free
lsm- Refect-think upon it. Whisgery makes its de-
in favor Of the monarchsts 81 the old world
ct the people here make their demonstration for h<r