Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-09-20
FRIDAY MORNING. SEPT. ID, 1855.
Who Are, and Who Are Not Demo.

Who Are, and Who Are Not Demo.
Gratis.
Be it remembered, all who are willing to
obey and respect the laws of the land, and
who love their country, as mother does her
child, are patriots, and Democrats.
Be it remembered, all who are opposed u
tyrants, and who sincerely believe that man
is capable of self government. and are willing
the people the world over, should make their
own laws and control their own affairs in their
own way, are Democrats
BE 1t remembered, all who believe in the
doctrine of State rights-in local legislation.
and are opposed to magnificent and all
powerful central government, are Democrats.
Be it remembered, all who believe in the
doctrine of equal rights-"live and let live"--
and who have love for 'ther neighbor'' and
whose love and sympathy does not stop a,
Mason and Dixon's Line, but extends North,
South, East and West, the country over, are
Democrats.
Be it remembered, all who believe in a
strict construction of the constitution and who
are opposed to increasing or Strengthening
the powers of the Federal Government and
who arc in favor of keeping the principal
law making power of the country at home igita
the people, are Democrats.
Be it remembered, all who are opposed to
sectional and fanatical parties, and who would
make no difference between the people of the
different States, and who are willing to re-
gard every citizen of the United States, as a
brother of the same great family, are Demo
Gratis
BE it remembered, all who are opposed to
secret political societies and organizations,
and who believe the same contrary to the
spirit of the institutions of our country,--are
Democrats.
Be it remembered. all who are opposed to
making mans birthplace, or his religion, a
test for Office, and who are in favor of all cit
liens enjoying the rights Of civil and religious
libery,-are Democrats.
Be it remembered, all who believe that the
Government of the United States, IS whole,
when properly administered, and it laws
obeyed, is the best Government ever institu-
ted by man, and that the people who live
under it, have and do enjoy more comfort
and blessings than any other people on earth,
and are therefore willing and contented to
I've under it as IL is, and are willing and rea-
dy, if needs be. to die in its defense, - are
Democrats.
On the other hand, be it remembered, all
who are unwilling to obey and respect the
laws of the land, and who sparingly love
their country, and who are willing to take
sides with an enemy for the purpose of well
coming American citizens with bloody hands
to hospitable graves" are not Democrats.
BE it remembered, all who are in favor Of
tyranny, and that doubt mans capability for
self-government aud are not in favor of all
people making their own laws and governing
and controlling their own affairs in their owl
way, are not Democrats.
Be it remembered, all who are in favor oi
a consolidated form of government, and go
in for a strong central power, and arc opposed
to the doctrine of State riShts-to local legis-
lation-are not Democrats
Be it remembered, all who deny Others
equal rights and think they are better than
other men, and hath not love for "his neigh
bor" and whose love and sympathy extends
only to Mason and Dixon's line-to only 8
part of the Union--are not Democrats.
BE it remembered. all who are opposed to
strict construction Of the Constitution of the
United States, and who are in favor of in.
creasing the power Of the Federal Govern.
ment at the expense of the States, and o.
the people of the different States and Terri
tories are not Democrats
Be it remembered, all wEo are in favor o
sectional and fanatical paities and are willing
TO make difference between the people o
the different States, and are willing to dis
1 franchise a part of the citizens Of the coun
! try, are not democrats.
BE it remembered. all who are in favor o
secret political societies and organizations an,
fear not mobs and bad feelings among tn,
people, are not democrats.
Be it remembered, all who are in favor o
making mans birth place and his religion
I test for Office are not democrats
In conclusion. BE it remembered, all VIII
are displeased with the constitution and law
/ we live under and desire the same changed
to suit their own peculiar notions, and wh'
are disposed to keep up perpetual agitation
to that end. and who seem to be tired of free
dom itself, are not democrats, but are enc
mics to themselves and to their country.
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