M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-03-10
PROSPECTUS
oFTHE
OF THE
NATIONAL DEMOCRAT!
c. B. FLOOD, EDITOR.


OY the third of January tho first number of a
new Democratic Journal, with the above title,
was issued from the press Of the undersigned IN
Cleveland. Its columns will be devoted to poll
ties, to the news Of the day and reviews Of the
markets, DC. DC. IL will be issued daily and
weekly, and it will alike he the pride and pleas
Urc OF those who conduct it TO- give it rank at
once as iirSt class newspaper, and in typograph
icai execution eXcolled by none in the State. The
/ arrangements already perfected for its regular
/ publication blots thc word FAIL from its yocab
ulary, and the establishment of "TuE NATIONAL
/ DLMocRAr"os one Of the settled institutions, has
Ialrcudy become fixed fact.
Our country at this time presents q strange
spectacle, and one calculated to ill the breast OF
| every patriot with alarm. Sectonaism, regard
less OF tho warning voice of WAsHHGTON per.
vudcs the land, and the Union Of the States has,
as consequence, ceased tO be regarded as the
sheet anchor of our political hopes and its pres
|eryaion rs II thing of but little value in COM
parisop to the political elevation of the colored
race. In other times-in in the better days Of the
Ecpubiic-whcn the Whig and Democratic par
tics !nctin contest, it was battle of principle
Teach Of the cOntcnding PARTIES advocating that
policy believed by its adherents to be best tol
the common good No word, no act of disloyal-
ty to the Union was then tolerated Now such
words and such acts are common. They arc
llN''lNA Ail WIZ A'NblNlNl NpuEltNSs NlC hlllUUbN
uttered with parrot-likc precision by the stumI
orator and are 20 he found in the columns OF
the party press calling itself Republican, and
are seen in the acts of the same party and IN its
purely sectional organizations
As the only National party now in existence.
the Democracy are in the field battling for their
time houored principles, for the preservation OF
the Unionant the Republic. An alienation. it
is hoped but of a temporary character, has wea-
f.fltIf Of
pro,trated us in Ohio and in many Of the older
States, that in all probability the lower branch
Of the next Congress will lie in the hands Of the
opposition and u war of bitterness and of whole
sale dcnuncation has already commenced against
President Buchanan and those who stood by him
and the oath he has taken to support the Consti-
tuition Of the United States and see that the laws
Of the Republica are faithfully executed. While
yet freedom Of thought and freedom Of speech
are vouchsatcd to the American citizen the free
dom Of the press cannot be trampled down, and
hence the principles Of the democracy Of the
Union will bo sustained in the columns Of the
Democrat, and its chosen agents sustained in the
right. careless Of whom it may offend
The policy and conduct Of the sage and states
man, James Buchanan, deserves and should re-
ecye the unqualified support of IHE NATIONAL
DEMoCRAT.
After saying thus much we have. indeed. writ
ten to little purpose if it be necessary to add.
that the nominees of the Charleston Convention
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, will re-
ceire our warInest support and that the work
Of redeeming Ohio from the misrule Of the enc
my, will fnd in the conductors Of the Democrat
those who have never fnltcred when the Democ-
rucy needed their services, and who are still able
and willing to do the State some service.
In word, planting itself on the platform of
principles adopted ut the Cincinnati National
Convention and nt Tho last Stote Convention cf