The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-09-27
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Our Party


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sis The Democratic party has been from the
beginning, and must always be, the party OF
equal rights. The broad doctrine Of equali-
ty is the foundation on which Democracy
rests. How is it at the present rcrisis!-
What party, except the Democratic, at this
time uphoIds the cause of equal rights and
impartial protection, and bids defiance to the
secret as we'll as open'enemies of the Con-
stitutiOn. Not the Whigs-rot the AboIi-
tionists-still less the Natives. All these
parties or factions are cognizant of an
organization among. us, a grand oath
bound conspiracy to disfrauchise and pro-
scribe large portion Of our fellow citizens,
because they will not abjure the religion of
their ancestors, or were not born within GER
tain lines of latitudei and longitude, And
do these factions denounee it! Do they op-
pose it! Not one of them. On the con-
trary, they are at this moment engaged in
abetting the villainy, and bargaining with
the conspirators for their vote and influence.
If we could suppose for moment the sue
cess at the polls of these combined factions,
we should find them prescribing. every Dem
.ocrat within their reach in every possible
manner, socially as well as politically. Ev-
cry adopted citizen, whether Catholic or
Protestant, and every Catholic, whether ma
tive born or not, no matter though he had
always been an adherent to the Wing party,
would be as completely deprived Of all share
in the enacting OF laws, and the admins
tration Of public affairs, as if he were sub
ject of the most absolute despotism on earth.
+ 1t is'the duty of every true republican to
reflect for himself and to urge upon his
neighbor consideration of this matter. If
the cause of corruption, ignorance and big
otry is to triumph if the Democratic ban
ner is to be allowed to be struck down, and
the principle of republican equality torn
from the Constitution, or even tampered
without rebuke from the people, no man
living can forsee the consequences; but it is
clear that civil war might readily be one of
them. The American people will fight, if
need be, in defence of the equal and nali-
enable rights of man. Yes; it might, in the
contingency supposed, cost the present gen
GRAFTON as severe struggle to restore liber-
ty as it didifor our ancestors originally to es!
tablish it. ls-saa'a5 .,aat s,a 1|
The Democratic party has never been
guilty of such baseness. 1t neither buys
nor sells. 1t shows its colors openly, al
ways stands by them, and it. is the only par
ty in the country that does SO. The Demo
cratic party is unquestionably "a large ma
jority of the American people,. When uni
ted, it is always victorious; but the danger
lies in division or supineness. Let divisions,
if they exist, be healed, and supineness be
shaken off. 1t is, at this crisis of political
affairs, the especial duty of every man to
give the Democratic ticket u hearty support.
Let all minor considerations be set aside.
The Democratic party can always be re-
lied upon in times of danger. 1t is the ma
tion's right hand in war, and her refuge o
safety in peace. Democrats!t contemplate
the history of the past. Think of the Ali.
en- and Sedition Laws, and the immortal JEFF.
ferson--of the United States Bank, and the
glorious Jackson. Then think of the pro-
scriptive vulgar Know-Nothing tyrants, ant
resolve as one man to crush them into moth
ingness. But we must cast off all lethar.
gy, and prepare in earnest for the conflict
Remember the momentous consequences
that are staked upon the contest, and doub
not the victory, Be resolved; be firm; above
all, be united! We shall then place oul
heel upon the head of the foul monster, re
ligious intolerance; crush in the egg an ig
norant and vulgar aristocracy; and scatter tt
the winds one Of the most odious conspira
cies that ever disgraced free country
stAwake! arise! or be forever fallen!"-Pena
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