Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-08-21
Re Zip AND DOING

III - @A-tD A|Ol1tSs
The opposition having presented their
candidates, it is the duty of every Dem
ocrat and old line Wing to set himself
actively to work without delay to defeat
them. The best guarantee of success is
to deserve it. The very security which
is generally felt with regard to our tri-
umph in 'llis county, is now the only
obstacle to victory. Our present as
surance is apt to make us regard further
effort as unnecessary, or at least to JUS
tify relaxation of energy. If every
man perform his duty. our success is
certain but every man has to feel that
he has a duty to perform, ana must la
Dor at it as if success depended on his
sole effort. Of course the party organi-
cation will be preserved, the standard
bearers win be seen and heard in front
of the battle, but the staid soldiers Of
the line must not suppose that the con-
test is over, and there is nothing left
but to record the victory on the first
Wednesday of November.
Every friend of civil and religious
liberty in this county is expected to be
vigilant and active. Every maa must
exert his influence not only to win tri-
umph, but to win such triumph as
shall forever discourage the reasonable
efforts of self-serving demagogucs. Let
every Union man be present, and by his
presence, strengthen the assemblies Of
the people shortly to be held in every
ncighborhood. Let the enemies of our
institutions see the good men and true of
every District together on such occa-
sions. Let them have knowledge Of how
honest men speak and look when they
feel that the interests of their State de-
mand their zeal In the meetings OF
friends, in the social circle, we can all
help on the good cause by speaking
right out our contempt of underhand
plottings, and our determination to de-
stroy the hopes of sneaking political
baeksters. We have mems duties to
perform let them be done manfully.-
We seek no midnight concealmcnt Of
our principles we need no sacrilegiouF
oaths to bind US to the preservation Of
our Institutions. Concealment is for our
enemies They fear fair field and
open day. We are manly in our pin
ciples, let US be manly in their mainte-
nance. They stand on a platform o
duplicity, and coward cunning is theil
best defence.
Honest men of all parties have bu
one opinion as to the result Of a fair ex.
rression of the popular mind of this
county. But this should not induce vi
to abatc our energy in the least IL
secure that result the conservatives o
Montgomery must be true to themselves
their cause and standard-bcarers. They
SHOULD remember that every true mans
active cooperation is necessary-tha
every vote must tell, and tell in the RICH
direction that every citizen has infu
encey.and that he must exert it for BIZ
country.
1t has already been proved by the lat
elections in the Western and Southern
States that Know-nothingism canno
wage successful contest on fair field
that 1t must fail whenever and whereye
its true features are unmasked. 1t re
mains ouly to prove that it cannot sue
coed in Maryland. Under the lead 0
choice standard bearers the Democrat,
have entered the contest with enthusias
tic hearts and sanguino hopes, and al
though they know that the rancor 0
i-n,w-nothingism will be poured GU
without stint, yet they feel confden
assurance that the good sense and patriot
ism of tho State will rally and sweel
this pestilent ism from the only spo
anon which it has temporarily maintain
ed l-gotten asccndancy.
our Candidates.
On all the subjects which have agita
ted the country since the advent of Blacl
Republication and Know-nothineism tn
candidates upon our State and Count.