The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-10-23
Now for OhIo-The Presidential
EIecIIOn-.DemOcrnts, Attention.

ADNhAOOAutSb AtAcuIOu.
We call the attention Of our reader t. the
following excellent address from the Dem.
ocratic State Central Committee at Colum-
bus. 1t sounds the tocsin for a vigorous
prosecution of the Presidential battle now
before US. Victory next month Is within our
grasp, IL our organization will but push for.
ward and clutch it. The Black Republicans
are utterly disheartened by the Pennsylsa-
mia and Indiana elections, which demonstrate
beyond all doubt that their party stands no
chance Of electing Fremont. They have
nothing to struggle forj Ohio would do
them no good Il they did carry it. The De.
mocracy, on the other hand, are proportion.
ately encouraged, and il, with the spirit now
prevailing, they institute a thorough organi.
cation of the party, on the 4th day of No.
Vember, Ohio will head The column Of the
Northern Democratic States.
ONO Dem. Elk. COMMITTEE RooMs,I
COLUMBUS, Friday, Oct. II, 1856.
Sir-The smoke OF the battle has not vet
cleared away; yet we can see enough to jus.
tify shout of victory, victory! Pennsylva-
mia, the keystone State, and Indiana the
tried Democratic Hooser State, have been
true to Democracy and the Union. For
Ohio, although the Republican State ticket
is elected by majOrities varying little from
that of Chase in 1856, yet, as we have elect.
ed eight members Of Congress, and have lost
four others only by very close vote, and as
all are gains, we can properly claim VIC
tory for the Democracy.
Our State ticket should haze been elected.
Although unsuccessful in our State election,
we believe, that with an explanation of some
OF the causes and more perfect organization,
we can succeed with Our electoral ticket.
We have reason to believe that all of the
frauds, OF which we gave you warning, have
been perpetrated by our unscrupulous Black
Republican enemies.
The vote of Ohio have been increased i'm &.
mensey, and success would have been ours
if it had not been for the unprecedented in
crease in the mnjorities in the Abolition
counties of the State. This increase can
only be accounted for only in the fact that
we have been neglectlul of proper guardi-
anship Of the rights Of the people. That
votes have been imported; that ballot boxes
have been stuffed; that many ncgrocs-b black
as darkness-have been permitted to vote in
defiance of the Constitution and laws OF the
State, are evident.
Then, to workl Grid on YOUR armor, and
fight again for the Constitution and the
Union. The battle, which will settle for
all time. perhaps, all the questions which
threatens the Union, is yet to be fought
Let ittcrminate successfully, and Abolition
ism will be 10 more.
We propose that our press and local Aoli-
ticians should go to work; canvass your
counties; hold township meetings.; fill your.
papers with everything which may tend to
encourage Democrats and discourage Abo.
litionists. Hold up to ridicule the aims and
ultimate objects of Black Republicanism.
Although having no State ticket, and no
Ohio to each, sufficiently to endunger each
of the States named.
We have an INSCRIPTIONS enemy. We
must guard every avenue, every approach,
SO that we may not be taken by surprise
We can carry Ohio if every Democrat does
his duty; and if we cannot carry Ohio, we
tdH Ut lGhot ptCNCHI CAio lOHl ueiGutiHn US
in adj"ining States.
We feel that Ohio can yet b, redeemed,
while the Black Republican party is dispirit-
ed aud depressed by the uertaiuiy of defeat
in the November election. EIatcd and en-
couraged by the success before them, the
Democracy feel like again making an effort
of success. Yea, the effort is absolutely
necessary for the success Of our candidate
for President Unless we give them battle,
unless we convince them by our efforts that
there is danger of the loss of Ohio to them,
cs Michigan, Indiana and Pennsylvania lie
contiguous to Ohio, they may pipelay from
county tickets, yet having an incentive to
cXeItion- the preservation of the Constitu-
ton and the Union--ihe Democracy needs
no stimulus to labor. Then, to the work!
Begin at once, aud all will be we'll.
S. MEDARY, ChairmaE.
JOHN P. SLOUGH, Acting Secretary.
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