Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-02-23

deas Of our party Democracy, ure as rodi.
ally hostile TO Common Schools, and to-
Common Roads, rs to Pro-
ec,ive Tariff, National Bank, or 10 the
National Improvement of our Rivers and 7
larhors. if ii dare but follow where its prin.
;iples leadT' and he charges thai oa that
subject, the Democratic party have chang
ed it's policy, since the accession of Jackson
o The Presidency.
We do not deny tho. our policy changes,
with the circumstances that surround u.s.
We are the party OF progress. We have
domestic manufactures in their
infancy, in the hope that when they should
become firmly established, 50 US 10 enrich
those engaged in them, equal 10 any o,her
business OF the country, they would ask
no fart her projection. But We find, the
more they are favored, the more they pre-
sumo to ask favors. AT The close Of the
war Of lsl2-l5, protection was asked for
our infant Manufactures of cotton, iron,
&c. |. was freely granted, until those
manufactures have become strong, firmly
established. The protection is still con.
,inued, though it has been reduced, some.
what, as being less needed. We now say,
hey ond incidental protection, il the manu>
fac,urers need protection, lei them apply
to the Independent States, where they may
locate. And SO of roads, schools and
Banks, except for national and military
purposes, such as the West Point Military
school, and the great national thorough
fares. "a national Bank, has become nm
obsolete ideu,' by repeated decisions of the
people, and now, wings as we'll os demo
Gratis, say amen.
Greeley says Of the Democratic party,
sit is essentially hostile 10 the improve
ment policy"-again he says, individuals
of the party will pretend 10 be in favor Of
the prosecution OF such improvements, bu,
not by the General Government, nor by
the State Government, nor yet by com
pany of citizens, unless clogged with CON-
dilions which render such prosecution NOR.
ally impossible" Is it possible that Gree
ly is SO biased by party, as to be honest in
The foregoing statement Of his2 Does he
not know better? Ii he does not, every
intelligent reader must know better, when
he effects, and compares those statements
with the facts.
Ohio has done as much for internal i'm.
provemenls as any whig State in the union,
according TO her abilhy-more than she
could do with the means of her ciiizens;
and we now pay million Of dollars year
ly, OF interest money, on our debt; aud
nearly all to money lenders Of other States,
OF foreign States. And in Ohio, Demo.
Gratis equally with Wings, have supported
that policy. 1t has never been nude a
party question. Democratic Michigan,
Illinois and Indiana, have each gone be.
yond their means in support Of the improve
ment policy, until they TOO are oppressed
with heavy taxes. to pay interest. Dem.
ocra.Ic Pennsylvania, owes more than ior-
ty millions, for her improvement policy.
New York, Democratic New York, too,
has at one time owed forty millions, for
her improvement policy; but he- position
has enabled her TO reduce the debt some
what, by tolls, levied mainly on citizens ni
other States. Have the whig States done
any better for internal Improvements, or
for schools, than have those Democrats
States? X entucky is the Banner wing
State. Where are her trophies Of i'm.
provemenl? Is her school system better
than those of her neighbors, or even as
good! The comparison might be carried
through the States to no disadvantage Of the
democratic party, or the democratic States.
Greely's plan Of doleing out favors tc
localities, to individuals, and to 'rpora
tions, by way of extensive protection to q
favored class, or 10 associated manuiactu
reres, is not now as popular us it wa,
years ago. II is looked upon, and justly
as encroaching on The prerogalives of the
States. 1t tends TO consolidation, the cen
.ralizalion OF all power at the great seat o.
government, and in few hands. Democracy
would distribute the powers and privileges
Of the government, TO the States and 10 the
people. His contrast Of European De.
mocracy, with our American Democ
racy, is un just, and ill-timed. Ol
european Democracy" he says, "Its pol
icy is constructive, crsati'e benefclenl
while that Of the self-styled democracy is
repulsive, chilling. nugatory-n bundle ol
negations. restrictions and abjurations -
May we not better judge each by its fruits.
French Democracy looked to great cen>
trail government, as the seat Of oil polili>
cal power; and on the rock Of cen,ralism,
it was wrecked repeatedly wrecked
while our little federative democracies,
continue to prosper for ages. One great
central government, could never have an.
swered our purposes. J. II.
CoNrEMrrIELK.-The National Intellig gencer,
in publishing the letter of Count Batthyany g.
gainst Kossuth, suppresses that portion Of it
which Acknowledges the justice of the Hungari-
an revolution, and publishes so much as impugns
the conduct of Kossuth. To what contemplate
straights are the Austrian journals driven in
their efforts to break down the noble Hungarian,
and to injure his cause.