The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-09-17
Appeal OF Whigs Of Detroit 90 the
...,s g. whigs of Michigan. 4I

- sit7sE osuf DETROIT, Aug. l6, lo56., e,
Tho, undersigned, being heirs, with YOU, Of .
priceless political inheritance; fellow citizens Of
acommon country members Of great, eonser-
yatiyc, national, and once triumphant party,
desire to address to you few words Of warning
and exhortationf in, view Of the causes which
endanger the perpetuty Of the government dis
turb the rcpose of our country, and threaten to
eradicate from the national mind that sentiment
Of unity which has hitherto made US one pco.
Ple.rs51 asau s.sss 5ss a. -s..fsoa art-.,s4-
Thoughdisbandel by. the death Of our parlia-
mentaryl leaders reduced in number by defoc-
ton in ourranl5, disheartened by political inf
deity Of some Of our chosen instrumentalites,
we believe there still slumhers in the bosom of
our party a sentiment which will cordially re-
spond to every note Of appeal coming in the
name Of that revolutionary watchword which
did so much TO sustain our fathers during the
long struggle which intervened between the
battle Of bunker Hill and the termination Of
the siege Of Yorktown, in the surrendcr Of Lord
CORVALLIS. r.e, t1...a ..,. ........,
1t is to be scattered by living members Of
that national aud gallant band who wcpt
for their country at the defeat Of Henry
Clay in l84i, that we make this brief ad-
dress, ...-fsa.r. .ss...... ....... .......
Being ourselves among the number Of those
VINO Joined the whig standard no less from an
ardent alteration Of Two men, one distinguished
aboyeall others for his power OF marshallins
the hosts which entered the ranks of his friends
and the other for rnassiveness of intellect which
gave breadth and solidity to the party commen-
surate with the constitution of our country,
than from sincere conviction that their views
of the Offices Of a revenue tariff of national
currency, and Of the principles which should
govern the administration Of public affairs, as
we'll as tho legislation of Congress, if carried
into effect would have promoted the prosperity
Of the citizens and increased the stability Of the
government. easT 4i g.aug ytaa4h a,fT
I These convictions enable lis to retracc our
party history with just sentiment Of pride,
embittered only by the regret that we failed to
enstamp our principles upon the government
and the country, and to requite, with a becom-
ing manifestation of gratitude, those eminent
men who inspired it with those great attributes
which challenged the admiration, and secured
the support and confidence Of much Of the tai
ent and intelligence Of tho country t-f e.r
h. Whilst westll approve of the measures ad.
yocated by the champions of the good old Wing
cause, realfirIned in the acts of our national
tconyentions; whilst we revere, the memory Of
those who have departed in the faith, leaving
ius the fragrance Of their good names, and the
influence Of great example; and whilst We
admire and MOULD humbly initiate the example
! ofou great men, both in the past history the
party and in the recentacts Of some Of its dis
tinguished members, We would lain have you re-
member that there is only left for US the duty
fbof choosing between an effort to reeFsanize and
reconstruct the Wing party, or to abandon Our
9duty as citizens,in reiusngt to vote at the com
ling ge!ection or to merge ourselves i'll violation
of oil our autccedents, inio party sectional in
its organization and dangerous in its tenden-
ces, or that of boldly taking sides in the pres
ent campaign with ouranc;ent but national op-
aIponent, the Democratic party. tsg77 s5 lisw
5ti AS Whigs---as men, having tho warnings o.
2 Washington iniourimemories--as citizens know.
Eingour own history as to distinguish between
the epowerle ssness of a pqpaLatioa, as seen du.
ring the continuance Of the federation, and The
might and majesty Of a people, as intelligent ant
: patriotic frecmen, knowing the mpossblity 0
seconstructing such another political fabric /
1--WE permit this oneto be ruthlessly destroyed
we warn you against an alliance with any party
= of men, republicans or otherwise in name, wht
seem ready to do acts that will inevitably Ioos
! EN- the bonls that will now hold Us together a
. a nation, and constitute us one people. ;ila4
/; ;EaoWhstcver our Wing friends in other portion
ef the Union may, in the circumstances b,
(which they are surrounded, conclude to do, 70
! ourselves in the absence OF an unalloyed viii
= organization, attera careful survey of the sign
b (which mark the political horizon of the couu
Il, try---in viewof the temperament of our pco
a pie, when ccited to evaporation by the des
n igns of the demagogues and Of the danger tina
NJ acts may be done by them, under the inhhchc
o Of, temporary alteration Of Judgment ,ahowcv
2 er patriotic the motives Of the actors, whic
q. will cause the stars Of our cherished confedora
tionto god down in an endless political night, an
: the flag Of our Union to be stained in fraterni
i bood--we deem it to be a paramount duty
leave untried no honorable means which ma
: contribute TO the defeat OF the republican tiel
Q ct, ard thereby preserve to- ourselves an indc
= pendent cxistenee, for future. action an
:, y entitled to glorious triumph, when our ow
: excited and deludall friends shall resume the
-sly ywonted sdelibsration,a and repew their allcg
/ apcs to that iconFeTatlAe party Which has hitl
= !, erto looked ppQp the United States as one c9ui
: try and has engraScd, ip llgpninated letters u
itsaoyny chosen N slqndsrd this patriotic mott
h lLihcTty and unop' aE and Ie5sy4r, enc az
z y tinseparablas;,l. ye4thFslare hays cseredr-
: !. That we will prescrlef, ~ ppr, political ident
by joining no Party that does not carry Il
W aagapd kssp rsteP ta the, papsic s0f tbs Union
II NJ that incur judgmentitis tpp late, to attempt
), irsorganlso the Thg party for the purpose Of 8
j. cutting n commanding Position gin. the election
iial5s6s "a bad agrsga Il .fsshiss1q sdT !.
!, Pa And finally, on snfsview Of relations,
III the democratic patsy, We find that our !feyel
y aswithis have become naFrowsd doYRato .