Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-05-17

WASHINGTON Cry, May 10th, 1856.

On the 7th ipst.,at Leesburg, / met my last
appointment Incessant and excessive labors,
for one hundred and twenty.seyen DAYS, have
so impaired my health and strength that /
mast desist from further effort and seek rest.
retire from the Stump the less Reluctantly.
because | may now Justly claim that have
faithfully tried to do my part, and can con.
tdenty leave the rest to the unsubdued and
unterrihed Democracy and its loyal hosts
Never were the sound, conservative conscien-
tious and stake-holding Republicans in Virginia,
better organized and more aroused than they
are at this moments and never was a passion
stronger, in life or in death, than is the faith of
Democracy in the hearts of the Virginia people
at the present time. 1t has been deserted by
few who have left their party for their partys
good; but, in turn, the very flower of the old
| opposition of Whiggery, respectable in times
! past for its profession of Conservatism and of
ITS lore for laW and order, have chosen to elect
Democracy with all the ills they complain of
in il, rather than fly to those they "know not
off,
| The personnel OF the party was never more
purlhed, and the numerical majority was never
| larger than 1t promises to be at the coming
| election. As in 1901, the Democracy stood
''like wall, and rolled back the tide of fed
erahsm, so now it stands and will roll back the
tide Of fanaticisml 1t will prove itself to be
the Uisible insncibtei 1t is reused. and will
rally to the polls 10000 voters more than ever
gave the Uica voce beforeH And the uica eoce
| will rend the veil from the s:inoisiJle," and
defend the freedom and independence of the
| elective franchise and the Constitution and the
laws, against the conspiracy Of the dark lantern.
| 1t will forbid any power in Virginia to inter
| pose between our consciences and our God.
2 he
| pollution of party politics, and conserve lis
power of truth for the pulling down of strong
| holds, free from the faint and violence Of per-
secution. 1t will trust in God, and defend the
| Christian faith from intolerance, and allow poor
humanity to indulge in the virtues Of charity
| and peace on earth, and good will to all men.
1t will not only oppose any "legislative en-
actment" to interfere with the rights of the
members OF any Church as citizens, but it will
deny the power OF the Legislature to annu the
new Constitution, which has made the act of re-
ligious freedom irrepealable. That act is now
organic taao. And the Democratic conserya-
| tism will allow no party nor power to set M a
higher tar and say that man shall be bur
thened, when the Constitution saws he shall
not be burthened, for reason of his religious
opinion, by being excluded from eligibility to
Office, or by removal from Office because of his
relglon or the place OF his birth.
1t will prevent the reputation of the right of
Naturalization, for which the Nation poured
out its blood and treasure, for three years, in
the second war of independence with Great
Britain.
1t will defend the State right to regulate citi-
zenship.
1t will not deny to the oppressed a home, nor
prevent the population "of these States" still
requiring hundreds of millions of immigrants.
who bring with them hundreds of millions of
money.
1t will allow the poor as well as the rich to
come and drink of the waters" of liberty free
ly. And It will remember that all are not GRIM
mats whom European despots call such, and
send away from troubling their dominion 1t
will take by the hand other criminals besides
John Mitchell, and feel for others in the prison
houses and dungeons of the Old World besides
him who once was a tenant of 0lmutz
1t twill jealousy guard against the foreign IN
tiuence which is insidiously sent from Exeter
Hall in Old England to Williams Hall in New
England, to invade America in the name of an
american" party; and it will watch the OPP
pressor, not the oppressed, abroad, as it did
" Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Jack.
son Y
1t will defend the freedom and independence
Of the elective franchise against the conspiracy
which would bind voters BY test oaths to reject
men OF particular religious faith, marked for
prescription; and which would NOT leave suf.
rage as free to elect as TO reject those whom the
Constitution and the laws have made eligible
to Office.
twill especially guard the office Of Governor
from the ayowed intent to WELD the appointing
power so as not to obey the limitations Of quail
nlfio Cd nut Al ~.
to obey rules OF appointment established by
an irresponsible and unauthorized Secret Oh.
garchy, formed to set up the Higher Lao Of its
own prescription for its own exclusive and sell
fish ends.
1t will see that the oath itself Of the Gov
errors office is not perverted by sectarian
bigotry to set up religious test as qualifca-
tiou for Office.
II will defend the General Government from
the consolidation which would establish itself
on what is called the independence of Con
gress. ts
II viii defend public policy from the faith Of
the American system, harbors, rivers, and Pa.
chic railroads, and protective tariffs and inter.
nal improvements by the General Government.
now again advanced by Winchester Council
of the American party. nts.
1t will defend the State against agrnrianism.
Freesoilism, and Abolitionism, now threatening
to invade the South from Northern and non |
slaveholding Councils Of Know-nothingism. Il !
will defend society against the decentralization
OF Cabal, sworn to practice Discrimination and
perhdity between man and man. And will de-
fend religion against the demons Of anti. Christi
With perfect and abiding confidence in the
power OF truth and Democracy--of a purified,
exalted and triumphant majority for these i'm.
pregnable positions, ! 90 home TO Accomac,
and await the polls of the people. cannot
do so without thanking thousands, Of the sec.
tons Of the State through which have passed,
for their uniform hospitality, kindness, and re.
spect and without saying that the chief grati6-
cation with which, part from daily intercourse
with the masses Of the people, is that have en-
deavored TO SOW the seeds Of truth only in the |
popular mind, and trust that they viii be fruit
ful OF blessings TO individuals to the State and
TO the country.
] am, very truly, and respectfully, your fellow |
citizen, HENRY A. WISE.