The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-07-23
The Successful Triumph Sf the itfiaa
eknlt OF SrIf-gOVeruIfleut.

tits certainly refreshing in these days u "a
naticism and disnnionism, when all the disNliee-
ted political elements in the land are combined
in an unholy alliance, and battling against the
democratic party simply because it is the dem
ocratic party to witness notwithstanding all
this, the power and majesty Of truth and prinei-
pie. A short time ago, when the great elemen-
tary principle which lies at the foundation oi
oil free institutions was enunciated in the Ne
braska Bill-permittins the people in the Ter
ritories to manage their own local and domestic
affairs in their own way-our readers will re-
member what a terrible cry and furor spread
throughout the land. All the dogs of war were
ct loose, and everything that had a mouth to
make noise, brawled forth alsehood and mis-.
representation without end. We we're told that
Freedom had received death blow, on the one
hand, and on the other hand that the south had
been cruelty wronged, that slavery was at an
end. Then was the time that tried mems souls.
Misrepresentation and ialsehood for q short
time carried the day; but the friends of this
beautiful elementary principle fearlessly met
their opponents in open discussion, and when
the question was fairly before the people, they
Of course tfiuniphantly sustained it in the cleo
ton of James Buchanan as President of the
United States. That principle was the great
question at issue. Some few fanatics in the
South still cry out against it, because slavery
they say has no chance. The fanatics in the
North cry out against it for very different rea-
son. But the democracy say let the people in
the Territories mind their own business, let the
result be what it MAY. The free state men in
the territory Of Kansas have themselves declared
in favor of the Nebraska bill, and many Of the
Republican papers in the North that have here
tofore been opposing it, now say that they ask
nothing more. Let the actual settlers determine
all their local affairs for themselves. They ap-
plaud Gov. Walker in what they are pleased to
call the noble stand he has taken. The stand
is simply to carry out the principles of tho Ne
braska Bill. No Democrat could take any 9th.
er stand. OF course he will be sustained by the
Administration in that stand. 1t is no new
stand. Well then, if they approve of his course
they must endorse the principle The conser
vative opposition press are fast taking thi,
stand, and ask nothing more for the people ir
the territories, than they ask for themselves anC
that is to be let alone. This is what we alway.
said would be the case. We knew that the grea
body of the people in the states were honest
and could not long be so unreasonable as to asl
to govern themselves and all the world besides
We now consider this great principle settled
There is now no respectable opposition to it,
A few wild fanatics North aud South NAV con.
tinue to rave, but the principle will stand and
democracy and truth its twin sstar will continue
to triumph and spread their genial influence
over our fair land, making it happy prosperous
and glorious.