The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-09-30
The DcmocartIc Party.

This Is the only living, permanent, endur-
ing political party, which has ever been, or
ever will be In this country, 50 long as our
system of government continues. 1t is the
great party of the people. 1t is that politi-
cal organization through which the national
pulse beats. The throbbings of the heart
OF great people are to be felt in it's move
ments. Its tread is the onward march of
popular government. 1t sets at naught the
Vaccinations OF the transitory factions which
oppose it. When defeated, it perseveres its
organization, and adheres to its principles
and measures of public policy, with even
more tenacity, IL possible, than when in the
ascendency. 1t was reViled and scoffed at
for adheriDg to the great leading measures
which distinguished and imniortalized the ad-
ministration of Thos. Jefferson. Opposition
to Bank ofthe U. s. was adhered to, until it
became the fixed policy Of the government.
The independent treasury system was made
unpopular by fagrant misreprese nations;
but the Democratic party, although dread
fully beaten in 1910, still clung to its prin-
ciples, until they were again triumphant, and
the independent treasury system was adopt
ed as the fixed policy of our government
The foreign policy of our government has
been steadily maintained by the Democracy.
In the late war with England, it vndicated
the honor OF the nation, and maintained our
rights upon the high seas, against the most
bitter and vindictive opposition. In the war
with Mexico, a still greater achievement
was made, and the domain of our country
extended over New Mexico and to the Pa
cifc Ocean in California. In both these
great struggles to vndicate the honor Of the
country, and maintain our national rights,
the opposition abused, revled and denounc-
ed the Democracy. But the great body OF
the party was unaffected, and went on in it's
career of triumph.
When the Nebraska bill was passed, the
opposition commenced a crusade, with re-
newed hope of breaking up the Democratic
party, by arousing sectional passion. Demo
Gratis of weak knees and faint hearts, who
had joined our standard for position, left us,
and for time the party was prostrated in
the free States. But though defeated, we
still adhered to principle and resisted assault
with even more vigor that before. Truth
crushed to earth arose again; and now popu'
lar sovereignty, reviled and scoffed at as
"squatter sovereignty" was, has become the
fixed policy of the government, for the set.
tlement Of the negro question in the terri.
tories. This is the las: great achievement
of the Democracy in the administration o.
the general government. 1t furnishes the
only ground on which the negro question in
the territories could be settled, with safety
to the union of the States.
These great achievements and contests
for principle have been alluded TO among
I the many which have occurred, TO illustrate
our declaration that the Democratic party is
the only great, national, living and enduring
political party in this country. The COM
bined factions and fag ends of other parties
have from time to time united to defeat US,
but even when successful, their success has
never failed to be worse than defeat, dis.
graceful alike to themselves and to the
country. And the Same has been character.
istic of the opposition 10 the Democracy
generally in the administration of the State
government of Ohio.
The Democratic party, therefore, is the
only true, reliable, and permanent political
party in this country. 1t is the only party
which reflects the true sentiments of the
American people. Its aim is to do so.--
Nay, more, it is the political organ through
which the concentrated and patriotic intel.
lect of the American people acts in the on.
ward march of the whole nation of great
ness.
We have said enough here. And we now
invite the active, aspiring young men, who
desire to take part in the public affairs of
this country, consistently and successfully,
to take their position with the Democracy.
This, of course, no man will do, who can be
gulled or mislead by the miserable, false
and scandalous abuse of our political oppo.
nents. 1t is not to be expected that great
political organization like that of the De-
mocracy could avoid abuse. But the revI.
ing of the weak and bad never permanently
interrupted the success of our party, as such
influences never yet checked, long at time,