The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-04-25
The Democratic Party not Aban-
dOmed.

y
d0ned.
The last number Of the Democrat % con-
tains an article entitled The Democratic
Organization Abandoned" in which an ell
fort is made TO show that leading Democrat
ic journals, and among them the Ohio States-
man advise the breaking up of the old party
organization. These representations are
erroneous. The Statesman never advised
any such thing, and the extract quoted by
the Democrat as having been Publised BY the
Statesman, is forgery.
No honest democrat ever dreamed of
abandoning the old organization. The pros
poets Of our party were never brighter than
Atthe present hour. II will live and tri-
umph long after our opponents who belong
to the K. N. order, and their party, are bu-
ried in oblivion or sunk in infamy. The
Democratic party abandoned! This is an
old story. 1t was sung by the advocates Of
aristocracy and federalism more than twen-
ty years ago; and the oath bound advocates
OF despotism and slavery now, are only re-
hearsing song their fathers taught them.
But what evidence is there that the old
organization will bo Abandoned The State
EConvention at Columbus last winter, was
one of the largest and most enthusiastic
ever held in Ohio. Does that look like
abandonment! The Democratic ticket at
the late charter election in Cincinnati was
carried by 1900 majority, with Democrat
ic gain of about 1000 votes in six months!
Dayton, Chillicothe, Toledo and hundred
other towns throughout the middle and wes-
translates, ,have elected Democratic officers,
where last fall, the K. N. majorities were
overwhelming. Does this look like aban-
donment!
But it is said there was fusion between
the Democrats and "apostate Free Soilers''
in many parts of Portage county, and esPe-
cially in Ravenna. We never could see the
propriety of putting national questions in
issue at township election. There was
however, ne abandonment Of Democra il
doctrines. The ticket which we supported
was an "Anti- Tax and Anti-Know Nothing
ticket. Was there anything very Gnti-Dem
I ocratic in that? In our opinion, opposition
to religious tyranny and unjust taxation' i
an essential article in the Democratic faith.
But our neighbors, HALL, HeRRIcK
WADswoRrH, say they belong to the onl
genuine Democratic party in Ohio. Ho,
stands the case with them? They are eac
4 and all of them members of the party cahe
h Know Nothings. They belong to an order
!, the very existence Of which, they are con
d PEELED to deny; they are sworn to abide b
the will of majority in their councils, in
v matters both political and social, even
;. the support of the most unprincipled an
q reckless for office; they are the oath-boun
4 BROTHERS of the three hundred ruffian slave
v holders of Kentucky, who came armed, t
f interfere with Ohio elections; they are In
~ BROTHERS of the men who compose tn
Massachusetts Legislature, which has re
s- Gently passed resolution to 'dsstrdnch''
% every foreigner in the State, 'ohether CathoI'
st or Protestant; they are BROTHERS of the me
al who carry politics into social and priva'
,e life, who invade the sanctity of the dome
OF tic hearth, and push their inquiries and ind
e. cencies even to the sick chamber of helPle
re females, under the plea of "Americanism!
<. Beautiful specimens of Democracy, il
is deed, these same political opponents
a ours! If they had the power. they wou
re reduce every Irishmap, German and Wells
wv man in Ohio to q state of vassalage Il
d. most humiliating and degrading. Th'
a. wsuld destroy republicanism, establish
ve monarchy, and place themselves upon Il
ed throne.