The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-03-26
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cause Of democracy. and he sets forth his
reasons FOR so doing in emphatic terms.-
We commend il to our readers.
Messrs. EdiioTs:-As my old friends Of
ihe Boston Courier express some curiosity
70 know how should feel on the democrat
is platform. will endeavor to satisfy them
on this point. presume this curiosity re-
esises edge from the anticipation on their
part that many citizens. perhaps themselves
Of the number, will be under the necessity /
10 the course Of the coming year, to take .
'locOfsco' pills. and Of course they would .
Ike to know their operation and effect.
own up to having swallowed the democratic
eresd. simple and pure as the French di |
piomatisfs say. Ike all medicine, the an
ticipssion is worse than tire operation.
ip,ead hereafter to act and vote with :he
D mccraiie party, for the following reasons,
and | hope these few lines viii find The Oou-
rieT enjoying the same blessing
In the 6rst place. that is the only party
wlich now exists, which has history, prin-
ciples or policy. lis great antagonist. who
contested the victory with it in many well
fought battle, is no more. The names OF
its statesmen are enbalrned in the history Of
the past, hut it has no present and no iu-
ture. One By one all its strongholds have
been sformed, its artillery silenced, It's lea
ders in the captivity of retirement, and the
rank and Gle scattered, or forming in pow
erless factions. The democracy has his
tory, which of itself is a tower of strength
and presage Of future good to the country
Born amidst tie strong tbroes Of the popu-
lar heart, its cradle was rocked by storms,
md its first triumph was to place the philo-
sopher and statesman OF Monticello at the
head Of the nation. This was done against
the prestige Of The name Of Adams, in spite
. of the most accomplished eloquepce, the
strength of wealth, and the possession Of
power and place. Tinid men predicted the
prostration Of The sltars of religion, the
overthrow of morality and the ordinary
coarse Of justice and order, the reign Of in
fidelity aud red repablicanism. None Of
these things came 10 pass; and have lived
TO see and hear the very men who were
then in the opposition, aud others who
wore their martle, praise TO the skies this
very Thomas Jefferson, and claim to be
democrats Of his school.
The democrats joined the issue, carried
on the war Of i8l2-l4 and won lis vicories
IN the face of an opposition which if it did
not go over the line, approached the fiery
torder of that volcano where patriotism /;
swallowed up by treason. The country
was ruined tn, n, SO said the opposition; but
now al parties claim the honors, as all have
shared in the beneficial results Of that war
The next great battles of the democracy
have been with their opponents in matters
OF national policy. In every instance, Sc
far as / recollcct, they have not only won a
victory, but have extorted the admission
even from opponents, that they were right
| read long and tedious debates in con
gress, about tariffs, before well knew th
mssning of the word; and i! ended by on
party claiming tariff for revenue, and tn
e,her revenue tariff. The contest ha
been abandoned, the democratic groun
conceded. Internal improvements ws
once the warcry OF u party. The convit
ton is all but universal, that private cntei
prise is moro sagacious and economics
than national supervision. The susges;io
made by Mr.. Otis 0 MIR. Webster, when
hung FIRE for q word--"there's no nation
road but--but the road to ruin" is mo
truthful than sarcastic. A few Cumbe
lsnd roads would have ruined the treasul
Of tie country.
A national bank was affirmed to be {
absolute necessity. Yet MIR. Webster liv'
to say ''it was an obsolete idea" The d
aaoeratic party have always favored the e
tention of territory. 1t is fraught said
opposition, with the most imminent per
And now the classic and accomplished Z
erett shakes Cuba into the lap Of the natio
as gently as her tropic fruits fall to Il
earth.
When Gen. jackson was candidate
the presidency, the records Of antiqaity a
the pages Of modern times from Nimr
the mighty hunter. down to Bonaparte
krst consul, were laid under contribution
show the perils to republics of uniting I
civic wreath with the sword of the militia
kero--bnt in less than ten years after th
the same party which brought such an a
ray If argument against the hero Of NJ
Orleans, siezed an aged general by the {
phonious name Of the place where he won
victory over the savages. and passed him
HE tile and on the wave Of popular so
info the whits house. The experiment v
80 encceasfuI chat il was twice repeated;
lass general. breaking down on the sw'
Irish brogue. and the smooth German {
cent. a
0at n ibis progue and accent III
sprung forth another party, which has sw
lowed the who le whig partJ--a ERE ont
the hFanibls which has devoured the
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