The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-08-12
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1.-THE history Of the parties which have AT
successive periods opposed the democrn.
cy Of this country be scanned, IL will be
difficult to detect any prseticel good TO the
country which has resulted from their Ia.
bors aud agitations. tits history Of Ia.
cessant struggle, barren Of result. Not a
single measure has been established BY them
as part OF the permanent policy of the
country not single monument has been
erected In the field Of our politics to pro-.
claim the wisdom or the success Of their
labors. Especially has this been the case
In the last ten years. Since the close of
the Mexican war, the entire talents and
energies of the opposition have been ex-
pended in the agitation of the slavery ques.
ton; and 1t would insult the intelligence of
the country to ask, In serious earnest, if the
least good has been accomplished. Ofall
the barren efforts that have ever been made
by capable and intelligent men, those of
the party who have devoted their energies
to the agitation OF the slave question for ten
years past have been the most fruitless and
improbable.
In what proud and honorable contrast do
the achievements of the democratic party of
this country stand out above the beggarly
results of the labors OF the opposition. We
have Florida, Louisiana, Texas, New Mex.
leo, Utah, California, added to the Union
we have general government virtually
free from debt we have currency liberat.
ed from the control of an arbitrary mon
ster regulator /; we have a treasury recev.
ing and paying only the legal gold and sill
yer cion of the States, sovereign within
their jurisdictions and supreme in the regu.
lation of their domestic and internal affairs,
instead OF so many abject and dependent
provinces which the opposition desired to
make them we have a cOnfederated Union
limited in its powers, instead Of the consoli.
dated empire which great and strong par.
ty strove so long to establish we have
trade free from arbitrary shackels and bur.
dens imposed under the deceptive name. Of
protection, as we'll as an industry relieved
from the incubus of monopolies of every
name, laid on for the purpose of crushing
under the pretence of fostering 1t and we
have, as consequence Of all these results
of democratic measures, principles, and un.
firing effort, country expanding in wealth,
enterprise, intelligence, power, and popula-
ton with q rnpidi,y unparalleled in the his.
tory Of nations and absolutely marvellous.
The people of the United States are too
intelligent not to perceive the striking con-
trast between the results Of the action of
the two parties competing for their support,
which we have suggested and it will re-
quire y much abler and more protracted ef.
fort than the opposition has ever yet put
forth to dscredit the democratic party with
the American people.
Their energies are now devoted to the
task Of defaming and depreciating the pre-.
sent democratic administration, in the hope
of pros,rating our party by embarrassing
and rendering unpopular the administration
which represents it for the time being. But
we doubt il the democratic party was ever
presided over by an administration which
has accomplished SO many important and
difficult tasks as the present one has done
during the short period OF its term through
which it has passed. ..u...
1t found the Territory OF Kansas torn and
distracted by fagrant civil war, and inAamet
by question which had not only set its
own people to cutting each Others throats,
but which threatened serious collision be
tween the two sections of the Union. Firm
| ly did Mr.. Buchanan meet this grave emer
gepcy with effective treatment. Throwing
large body of troops into the theatre o.
these angry proceedings, he at once put ar
end 10 all violence and outrage by the mere
presen ce of the troops. without employing
them in single oct OF force so that, from
I the first six weeks after his accession L
power, the Territory of Kansas has been a,
quiet and free from violence as any newly
settled border Territory of the Union. By
the firm and decided stand he also took OF
the question of admission, he quieted one
entire section OF the Union, consolidated
and harmonized, with few exceptions, tht
national democracy, and gave such o mo
raj weight to bis party in Congress and il
the country, that bill was passed in th'
first session of his first Congress which hal
gwen complete satisfaction both in Kansa
and the Union at large, and reduced the an
CRY slave question in Kansas to the very
tamest and least exciting issue Of the day
Not only have the sections lost all thei
morbid soicitude to force Kansas into tn,
Union as q slave or free State, but Kansa
herself has been completely cured Of he
impatience to enter the confederacy, an,
will probably vote next Monday week to re
main Territory for several years 10 come
, The firmness OF Mr. buchanan first subdue
the civil war in Kansas, and afterwards in
spired the democratic party with q conf
, dence and resolution in pushing their grea
measure of settlement through Congress
which resulted in its success and in bring
j, ing about the complete paciica.ion whic
now reigns in Kansas. .... era
: Not less difficult and complicated was III
case of Utah. A whole people was in re
. bellion, and their leaders abusive and def
ant in the most extrayogant degree. Nj
: Buchanan plainly saw that 1t was cas-
for no palliative measures. He dispatche
force against the rebels not only larg
n enough to subdus them, but OF dimension
which showed that he fully intended to RI
: duce them to subjection. He sent a Go,
!. ernor and civil officers TO reassert the law
OF the United States in Utah, and on arm
d charged with orders to support these civ
authorities. The result has vindicated tt
. wisdom and frmness of the Presiden
!. Brigham Young has abdicated, and recoI
nized the lawful Governor of the Territor
The Mormon militia are disbanded, and Il
whole aspect of affairs in the Territory b
assumed the complexion of obedience to Il
laws and submission to the authorities
the United States. ,.es. -..a.
,fI Not less efficient and successful has bet
M Mr.. Buchanan's management Of the fl
r. buster imbrogIio in Nicaragua. The laS
Il of the United States and the national h
q nor have been most. signally vindicate
!. Walker is no longer levying contribution
y. prosecuting campaigns. and prejudicing Il
o interests OF our country in that importa