Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-06-21

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dispensable for any avniiahie knowledge on
this and many other subjects. If all tho
functionaries of our government would rem
der similar AID to their young friends, the
.'Democrocy of fSeisnce" would soon stand
| ON an immovable basis; and with it, per-
haps, the perpsiuity and harmony Of our
| Union, and the success Of our republican
Institutions, be better secured than by pars
+ ty discussions, hitherto not entirely ruc-
cessful.
Speech Of Gen, Cass at the Washington
| Ratification.
We commend the following noble speech
Of the illustrious Michigan Statesman. to the
perusal Of every demoorat:-
81 congratulate you, my fellow citizens,
upon the fortunate result Of the lahors
of the Democratic Convention. They
have done their work ,and havs done it well.
bearer, during the ensuing Presidential
campaign, an able and an honorable citizen,
with character beyond reproash-a true
democrat, tried patriot, and an experience
| ed statesman, Who has faithfully served his
country in hIg b stations in peace and war,
| and who will serve her with equal fidelity
| in that higher station to which we intend
| to elevate him. / know him well, and 4ay
Of him what know Of him. He will 90
for the Unien, for the whole Union. and for
d"..rd;n IN ~ !;
asar. - 800 ,aaa'a H., 60
finn from wb;cb Cod in h;s n,escv has de-.
| liyered US: and / confidently trust and be.
ieye that our whole party. eyery.wlere
tbr i ,ho l.nd will come M a. tj,e .ood
| ,vorL .nd .,itb ono be.rt snd one ,a;,,d
I'll, AL, ..;aa III. a.ca.;on n,,.IIv :.
s.nao, M ~ eora;,s !. :. a;s..s.;ens H.,
H. oniv str;fs hereafter will he -who- sl,.H
- -, -. aa,a,;on 80 re ,r,s nd st;r..
boOored nr;nc; ,les nj opr partv 7 ~ nc
;looL ha IL onIv TO learn wi.dam Ard erner-,s
ience. but forward to gain new STRENGTH
and confidence from united exertion. And
The selection of the candidate for The ,Vice
PRESIDENCY bas not been less fo,tuna,e th.n
that for he Presidency He ha. won b;.
=. . - n,,hlc ..t,eso and a;s,inc.;on 4,
h;ah onal;t;es If head and heart by Inn,
exner;ence and faithful seryice. Il home a,d
broad. and by tbe PRACTICAL knowledge
which those elements Of usefulness bring
with them We have reason 10 he oYat;,
fed and we ara pratitied AZ the cbo;cs of
both Of our nominees. Il have already said
| that the Convention has done its work well. &
Now let every democrat 90 and do his work
equally well. and all win be safe. And
such i doubt MI will be the course Of the
n.rtv Fnr tbs dpcree Ia gons for,I,- he
pho ..n. nav ,sad !, an he s;ons ae o..
,imssNsbs Gn Fl hand : r;,;no i nnos tbs wsIl
and there il i written Il, word. that need
M ioternreter that 8 de,noera,;c sd,n;n;s.
tration E to eonduc, The Ieoyernment of tb;.
oo,,ntrv for, the, nex, fonr vear.E-.va fsnd
trust for lono wars thereafter lis not :
aae .t;on of sy;ctorv. but Of numb hers no,
who shall pet the majority: but how ereat
that majority shall be. And let us all exert
our.eIyes 10 auomenf II bv an bonora n.
n,aans. for The .trooper. we Stand n nnbl;o
~. o,e.ter will L. o,,r ,,osyari,r, ~
rpad .nd - .r.n5er onr ,,r;n.;,,l.. .,.lIe
and sf;c;ent And I NAV nres,,ms Inn, ~
sneak. with as much disinterestedness AS
any other member Of that great party which
will assemble. upon this OCCASION in CITY.
town. village. and hamlet throupbou our
counfrv to respond TO these nomin atires and
~ nlsdoe themselves each to salI sa;tbfuIlv
- abos for and sunnort them Jtrust +
Lno,, NV ..lf we'll enouob 10 know that INV
time for nublic Office is fast passing away
and that no event can ever place nv name
aoa;n before the American sneonle for tbs
Presidency and II [ did not know this you
do. and SO does the whole country. Nv
ambition is to serve the people of Michigan.
to whom owe a debt Of gratitude i can
never repay. vet little longer in the station
I lfll by their confidence and kindness.
One word more, my fsllow-citizens: Let
US enter into this contest with determipa-
tion 70 conduct it upon principles-upon
those prsa, issues which constitute the dif-
fsrence betwe en- the wbip and the democrat-
ic parties.
THAT will be noble strife, in which we
;sct and Senonnce az unworthv nf o,,r