Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-08-24

This is to be the of the new pie-bald
brood which is being hatched out ofthe late Whg
Free Soil, and all other defunct organizations
opposed to the great standing, united, glorious
and victorious American Democratic Party.
set of discounted and sore-headed politicians,
since the terrible route of last fall, have turned
breeders, taken to feathered breeches, and cluck-
ING about, are attempting to hatch out something
that in time may be allowed to crow over divid-
ed and defeated Democracy. How idle the at
tempt; how addle the result! Whew! The smell
of corruption already hangs about their garments.
There is but standing and stamina political
party in this country, and that is the Peoples Par
ty; the party founded by Jefferson, immortaliZed
by Jackson, sustained and perpetuated by Mon
roe, Madison, Polk and Pierce; the party and the
only party, whose progressive principles are sus-
tanned by the people, and whose measures, now
laws, fix the policy of the country, and occupy
place on our Statue Books. All other parties are
accidental, fag-ends of ruptured organizations,
coming up under multitude of names, ad captain
dem Uulgas; but whose impress, whenever at long
intervals and by chance they have been in pow
er have never been allowed to remain on the re-
cords of our country's history. Not measure
ever concocted by the late universal Whig Party
now remains to indicate either their wisdom, pat
riotsm, existence, save and except the Fugitive
Szaue La1o. Their Tariffs, their Banks and their
Bankrupt Laws have all been repealed; their
money schemes of monopolizing the bounties of
government, exploded, and all that is left of their
miserable record is the "Fugitive Slave Law
No wonder the "Forest City," "Akron Beacon"
"Huron Reflector" "Elyria Courier" and others
of the more sensible Wing journals repudate con-
nection with such party, and begin to preach
''fus:on'' as omuium gatherum for its discor-
dant elements.
What shape this new party may assume, we
little know, and as little care. 1t can never have
the confidence and support of the American Peo-
ip1 ha
1t will be a very patriotic party as matter ot
course. 1t will assume all the virtues of Epidus
It's creed will embrace all the reforms of all the
Reformers from Martin Luther down to Martin
Van Buren, and will prescribe opiates for every
human ILL., In pyramid form, it will stand thus:
.- FREEDOM!
| FREE SOIL!
FREE TRADE!!!
GOD AND LIBERTY!m!
THE SCHOOL LAW!!!M ....
ANTI-SCHOOL LAW!!!!!!
THE TAX LA W!!!!!!!
ANTI-TAX W!!!!!!!!
ANTI FU GITIVE LAW!!!!!!!!!
THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW!!!!!!!!!!
Opposition to American E1cmOcra cyl!
The foundation line explains the object Of the
whole superstructure- Opposition to the great
Democratic party of the country, is the only bond
of its union. How else could the Banks and
Bankers, whose principles embodied in the
"Anti-Tax Law'' portion of this creed, unite with
''Free Traders whose doctrines they abhor-
i Temperance men with Liquor men, Cog with
Magog? Now all the good, yea, and much more
that is promised in the above high sounding creed
is embraced in that ancient, simple and unpre
tending motto of the Jeffersonian Democracy
"The greatest good to the greatest number
F Honored by time and its honest observance, ever
the rule of Democratic policy and the practice o.
F the party, as the reformatory measures now or
our Statue books show, we have no fears that the
people, the voting masses desire the ascendency O.
any other party, however specieus their title OIL
pretending their creed. We are the only party
of record, and whose fruits be judged by theil
works We do not wish to discourage the for
nation of Opposition parties. Far from it. They
are essential to the purity of our own, and O
course to the good of the country. They form
convenient receptacles to the headed anC
false renegades from the Democracy, who, re
naming, would make mischief and bring disgrace
upon us. They essential spies about ou
camp, keeping our sentinels awake, and ou
watchman on duty. When the Democracy are
awake, there is never danger of defeat.
God speed the opposition Hurrah for the
4 ssFusionists !''-Plain Dealer.