The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-08-12


1.-THE history Of the parties which have al
suecesslve periods opposed the democra.
cy Of this country be scanned. II will be
difficult to detect any practical good to the
country which has resulted from their ID.
bors aud agitations. Itis history Of 10.
cessant struggle, barren Of result, Not q
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
10 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 II would insult the intelligence OF
the country to ask, In serious earnest, II the
least good has been accomplished. OF ell
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 frutless and
improbable. M
In what proud and honorable contrast do
the achievements of the democratic party of
this country stand out above the bcggarly
results of the labors Of the opposition. We
have Florida, Louisiana, Texas, New Mex.
leo, Utah, California, added to the Union /;
we have a general government virtually
free from debt we have q currency iberat.
ed from the control of an arbitrary mon
ster regulator ; we have treasury receiv.
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 confederated Union
limited in its powers, instead Of the consoli.
dated empire which a great and strong par.
ty strove so long to establish I; we have q
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 rapidly unparalleled in the his.
tory of nations and absolutely marvellous.
| The people of the United States are toe
inte lligent not to perceive the striking con.
trast between the results Of the action o
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 pu
forth to discredt the democratic party with
Akthe American people. .....a
Their energies are now devoted TO th'
Rllt Enr TT ~ deiamng and depreciating the pre-
partmentscratic administration. in the hops
rlan PenniAg our party by embarrassing
9 Persons taking pSEaPopuIur the administration
!. one months iastrucselor the time being. Bu
b Unlimited course of peGIfNatic nartv was eve
the PrneaIs sds nsensrfi m ss OF h saistra,on whic
!, are placed il lucrative stu tons. .snDortant ant
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