Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-11-17
Effects of the Election.

The excitement of the election has already sub
sided Among other nations, save when the sue
cession is determined by unalterable law, change
of government is never accomplished without
bloodshed and civil strife. An incompetent ruler
Or an obnoxious dynasty can be disposed of only
by the terrible resort to revolution. The expert
ment of intrusion to the people the responsibility
of selecting their own Chief Magistrate has been,
in every other country save this, notifying fail
ure, since it has proved the fruitful source Of rev.
olutions and domestic troubles But a few days
since this nation of twenty-five millions of people,
engaged in every possible pursuit, composed of in
dividuals of every race, susceptible of intense
citement, and prone to political agitation, quietly.
and without any outbreak of violence, transferred
the rens of government to other hands and anoth-
er party. The people spoke, and it was DONE
Society suffered no shock, law no outrage, and
public justice no violence. If there were aught
of excitement, it was but the consequence of a
peaceful rivalry and harmless competition. 1t
was the excitement of the race, and not of the
battle; and of that there even exists now no ves-
tige. The nation bows in silent submission to the
will of the people. The vanquished even do not
betray much chagrin or apprehension. Before the
election they made vehement protestations against
the DANCES of elevating the Democratic party to
power, but that was all for political effect. Ex-
cepting the disappointed of Office the whig
party are perfectly content with the result In
the past achievements of the Democracy they have
abundant security for wise and patriotic policy
for the future, while in the ability of the President
elect they repose an undoubting confidence. But,
whatever be the cause of that universal feeling of
of satisfaction with the result of the general elec
ton, the fact itself does not admit of dispute The
calm and quiet tone ofthe public mind the absence
of all evaporation excitement is susceptible of
no other explanation. ~
1t is due to the character Of the American peo-
ple as much to the genius of their institutions,
that their political changes are disarmed of the
terrors and evils which beset them among other
nations and under other governments. Ifthere be
any one quality of character which distinguishes
the people of this country from every other nation
it is the extremely and essentially practical tenn
per and tendency of the public mind. The nation
al character reposes upon solid, substantial basis
of common sense. Practical good and not spec
ulative perfection, is the aim of the American
people. Hence they will submit with patience
to temporary and comparatively trifing evils
rather than leopard the safety of the country. A
consciousness that the interest of all is the interest
of each, begets confidence that no party vii
dare to betray the national welfare or the nationa
honor; and in the responsibility of their rulers
they have another guarantee of official fidelity
! Wherefore, the vanquished party submits quietly
to the will ofthe people, awaiting, if there be evil
to correct, the peaceful remedy of the ballot-box
No man can pretend to predict the decadence o
America SO long as exists this spirit of peaceful
submission to the will of the people and the obi
cations of the constitution Wash. Union.