The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-09
Reasons for voting the Demo
cratic Ticket. T M

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A friend. in letter, takes the liberty to
rebuke us for venturing to vote the Demo
cratic ticket Perfect freedom of opinion Is
the right OF every human being, Ond we
know of no tribunal which has authority TO
call US to an account for daring to exercise
our conscientious convictions in reference to
political duty. Sill We are willing to so
far accommodate our frierd, as - give few
ofthc many rcasonsSwhch induce us to vote
for the Democratic nominees and stand upon
the Democratic platform. We shall vote
the Democratic ticket, Es, n
BECAUSE Hr.s
The Democratic party is the only party in
the whole country, which stands by, md car-
ries out both the letter and spirit OF the Na.
tiona! Constitution.
BECAUSE
To the constant and steady operation OF its
benz fiCient principles. the American people
are mtinly indebted for the npara ! eIed pros
peri'y and happiness which has attended our
career thus far in the history Of nations.
BECAUSE
II Is tie cnly party in the country which
recoe oenizes end advocates the broad doctrine
of mans capacity, and his unalienable right
to govern hin self-a right for which our
fathers contended in the days Of the revolu
lun, and for the protection of which, our
Government was framed.
BECAUSE
The Democratic party, proscribes no man
| on account Of his birth place or his religion;
but invites and welcomes all men Of what
ever creed or cline, to come and make their
hcmcs in our midst and euj,y the protec
,on Of our Constitution md laws.
BECAUSE
/ The Democratic party is in favor OF laying
the burthens Of government equally uron
nl clusses and OF dispensing the "b'ssings
alike upon the high and the low, the rich
ard the poor"
DECAUOC
The Democratic party is in favor ofequalty
in Observation-Disclosures the rich banker should
bear the same burthens as the Farmer and
Mechanic, and not be made the recipient of
favors and privileges.
BECAUSE
The Democratic party is in favor Of giving
free homes to actual settlers.
BECAUSE
The practical operation Of the doctrine Of
popular Sovereisnty-giving to the people
Of the territories the exclusive right OF con-
trolling their own domestic affairs, will in
sure the establishment of free institutions
in the the territories.
BECAUSE
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connect,
cut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania, once slave States, huve
been made free by the operation of the Dem
ocra,ic principle of popular Sovereignty.
BECAUSE
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wiscon
sin, Iowa, and California being all the free
States admitted into the Union since tn e
adoption of the Constitution, have been or
ganized and made forever free by the Demo-
cratic party.
BECAUSE
Not one foot OF territory has ever been made
free by the opposition to the Democracy
and every thing which has been done for the
spread and triumph Of free md liberal prin.
ciples in the land had its origin ,OHh the
Democratic purity.
BECAUSE
For its candidates for President ard Vice
President Of the Union, it has nominated
Jrmes Buchanan and John c. Rreck'nrdge,
both able Statesmen and Union loving
men