The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-09-07
Neutral Cant about Kew Par


Tho Democrat. party. says the Stsies-
nun. j. left Che sole, distinct, unbroken,
and living political organization ofthe coun-
10y. orposil on has become 50 /; n {
il is even anable 10 bribe thuse chiiacterirss
claas oframp followers who have heretofore
so gelrrilly sympathi-ed aud cooperate in
opposing lie DyIaocracy They call them
sri,rs ncu.rals and independents! The
cnnip'e'rsbanhniptsv, OF whiggery in prln-
eipir. p,wer and public confidence has spread
dr>la.r through ihtsranks OF these neutrals.
Thry lose tlfe chances of making any
tlins by continuing to aid party which
wi /, even their eoaIiltncy' has failed to
mtniain lis eNist.rce The defeat of the
m nn body has brought diSmay upon tie
-.l.vural and Independent allies. 1t Is
their true game then 10 procan all old par
ties disbanded They do ,Rs in order to
saily The succeeding organizations whose
speedy coming llls,y, $50 iondly loreteil, hop
ing that Ihry themselves may possib y be-
cnnie tht.to,gaas and leaders .! the new dis
y, nsa,ion. fhey think OF aHect 10 think
that the Democratic party is dead because
''the lNhig is dead That is, that the
Nictors ARE drica ed because the defeated
are drf,mct.
Su.h is precisely their logic. For what
sigI, is there anywhere in all the political
universe that the Democracy, as Il party,
are to come TO an end? AEer an era OF
iiiss,mi,,n which four years before had su-
Tcrinduced disastrous defeat, such divisions
Ms would have been mortal Tut for the eter
nal priuciplrs of ri ,ht and truth which lie
AT ll., base of Yleir laith SUc6 divisions as
tnnd red and destroyed the Whig party
'aI,cr passing Though this tedious and Try
ing urdrnl. under ruturning regard tol
the abstract W0rh a these Fundamental
1Iinripcs of tkrir faith, they entered upor
H., canvass pt SO, united and harmonou.
whole They drove Whggcry with all rhei
military humbUgs, and all their appeals It
The pr,udices OF ana religion, into uttel
rum Since their accession 20 power, every
interest and sentiment of the people has becr
rcngnizrd and vinIicaled with a degree
OF yigor and Justice which have eXtorteC
praises even from their enemies. And ye
amid all these circumstances Of recent vic
tory and subsequent success of admnlStra
ton, and popular approval, in many instan
ces indeed amounting TO enthuSlasm,-w'
yet beer iHdeaendents and neatrals denoun
cng speedy and everlasting overthrow Il
this Democratic party!
If there were any justice in the realza
ton Of such prediction, il the Democratic
party had not, as it has always, guarde1
thp masses OF the people against the aggres
I've spirit Of wealth, If they had not eve'
been foremost IN maintaining the CONNER
aial interests of the country, and in resent
iog insults to our honor and Infringement
OF our rightS--if they had net always beer
prompt to defend and ready to extend ou
territorial interests, th're might be less fo !,
in supposins that the Ameican people woui'
somc day 50 far forget themselves, as to re
pudiated the principles and condemn th
> ,licy Of the Demcc cratic party, and den.
their claims to the ever-abiding con6denc
af the country.