The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-10-29

lnusB Tue ONeIWnelmlng ana Utmost an
Initiating majority against Us four year,
ago, has dwindled down year after year, un.
til now the Republican Governor is elected
by bare 2.od6 votes, and both 'hobtss Of the
General Assembly lDenOc ratio by good
working msjorities.
The lesson taught by'tho foregoing fig.
ures is This: That party which depends up
on sudden excitement and prejudice, is ne.
ceSsarily short lived; while the porty whose
foundations are laid in fixed and never. dy.
ing principles, is permanent and enduring
1t may be overturned and defeated for
awhile; but its members will rise Up dcain
with new vigor to the contest, and its ulti-
mate success and triumph aresSsdlutely Ger.
tain.
The triumph Of The Opposition in 1851
was brought about by the agency Of Know
Nothing oaths and dark lantern machin, 4.
tions. 1t rose up in a night, and when the
sunrose In the morning, it wilted and with.
cred away. It@as the triumph Of miserable,
ignorant prejudice and intolerance. 1t would
bbt'teer discussion and examination. Judg-
td Of BY the test Of civil and religious liber.
ty, it fell to the ground ard those who open.
1y adhered 10 its principles, fell with it,
The Know Nothing party lasted in Ohio,
twelve months. At the end Of 4tts period,
its leaders cast fftheir old garments and in
1855, they appeared SPbn the stage, full
rigged in the uniform of Black Republican,
ism.
The Republican party in Ohio has lasted
two years, and now IL is numbefsd with the
dead and rotten things Of the past. 1t is
doubtful whether the Democratic hegfsla-
ture about to convene. will listen with even
sober silence, to Governor ChuseGs funeral
Grafton soon to be delivered in the form of
In annual messuge. This party, like its
| predecessor, was founded upon tethbofarv
excitement, and cCtla scarcely hope to live
longer than the continuance of the excite.
ment which gave it being. The Republi-
cans may turn and twist the question as they
will, they are de- deteated-iRisbanaed- and their
forces ore scattered ard disheartened. -
Every late election has been public re-
buke. They have lost ground every where.
In Maine, though victorious, their army is
dwindling away-in California, they are ain.
nihifated-in Pennsylvania, they are dead
and burisd-in Ohio, the reins of power are
gone from their hahds-in lows, their ma
jorfties are ingloriousS meare-and IN
Minnesota, where they toasted Of such a
brilliant prospect Of victory. they are at the
very outset, thrown into a miserable r,inori.-
ty.
Look at the Record. Why Is the kspAuhb--
lican organization SO weak and its authority
so transient! The answer is plain. 1t is
based Upon simply an excitement. its plat
form contains no great, leading, fundamental
principles, and it must fail-it hab failed[
it is dead. A few counties may boast of
Republican mojori,ies, but its prestige and
power in the State and nation ars gone for.
ever.
Under what new name and form the ele-
ments of the opposition may array themselves
in 5S is uncertain; but that they will be ral-
lied against US, is us certain as that the sea-
sons shall come and 20.
On the other hand. the Democratic party
is the same old ship that sailed throug gh the
storms and tempests when Jefferson, Madis-
on and Jackdof were at the helm. 1t hes
encountered many gale, but fts tihbers
are made of oak, and its bolts are trtie and
strong. Glahco al the history and the
battles fought BY the members of this or
ganization. Thomas JefFeFsot wis its grea,
leader and head. When he @as d candidate
for President, all New England voted against
him; the women hid their biBies leat, II
elected; he should burn them, and the ptl-
pits preached and prayed against him as The
most dangerous and vilest of men; now; lid
idtte ID embalmel by the tears, and tteastt.
ID in the hearts OF the nation:
Madison was regarded and deiiounced ii
raitor, tyFant and q Murderer. Blus
ights were placed on the Come ecticut shore
o invite the enemies OF our country to the
devastation Of cur homes and the plunder Of
'ur cities; now, the name Of Madison IL IL
ustriots. and the names Of ihe men wk6
Iehothced bis administration are forgetten
'r fenaeted Ignoitiniously immortal. All
lrew jackson was more bitterly abused
han any other man in the nation before Of
'ince his time. Coffin hand.billi were cir
'alated and the bittetest aid darkest bas. |
'Icns OF the people were Invoked; now, in |
The list of Heroes, he stands pre.sminent:;
among patriots, he ranks with Washington.
and among Presidents his administration 4
lnrivaled!
We speak of these men because they stand
IoFth as guide posts and land marks in the
Demotfatie party. We might pursue the
ubjett further and come down to later
lines; but It ID unneess6ars. Democratic
measures have always Beef denounced III
irst, but have always fniIly tridhphed. X
Az the past has been. % will be the ftituite. |
Letter from Gov. Medary.