The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-02-09
The National Administration
DemOcraIic Party.

1he ADMINISTRATION OF James DuchahanI INV
that of all the former Democratic Presidents, IS
unable to do any act connected with the man
agement OF the Government, which commands
the hearty sanction and approval ofthe Oppo-
sition. Let it do or propose to do what 1t may
with reference to our foreign policy, or our in
ternal affairs, the finances, territories or what
not, and there is one universal condemnation of
what is done or proposed to be done, on the
part of the Republican Politicians aud Republi-
can Editors. In every measure of the Admin
istration, they see the bankruptcy of the nation,
the ruin of the country, and the destruction Of
our liberties.
This is the old song It was set to music in
the beginning OF the Administration of Thomas
jefferson, and has been sung by the opposition
to and during the existence Of every Democratic
Administration from that until the present time
and If Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson,
Van Buren,, Polk and Pierce, were not exempt
from the fierce assaults Of the opposition, Mr..
Buchanan has no right to expect that his Ad-
ministration should be an exception. Indeed
he would have just cause for alarm il it were so
that his policy and management of the govern
ment met with no resistance from his political
opponents.
1t was charged that Jefferson in his day ru-
ned the country. The same charge has been
repeated against every Democratic successor,
ard is now most diligently urged against Mr.
Buchanan. The croakers are not all dead yet,
and are not likely to be soon; and as long as
Democratic policy keeps its opponents from the
possession of the high places ofthe government,
the measures proposed and adopted for the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the nation will
meet with constant opposition. VII the ass
bray aoRer he has grass, or the On lou e0en he has
toaderF By no means; and flour opponents had
the grass and fodder of the national grazing
grounds and manger, we are very sure they
would cease to find fault with the Democracy.
1t is gratifying to know, and the history of
the country sustains the statement Of the fact,
that notwithstanding the uninterrupted con-
demnation of the policy and measures of each
succeeding Democratic Administration, and the
uniform prediction that the ruin of the country
was Inevitable, if the Democratic Party was not
overthrown and forever prostrated, yet under
the guidance Of its statesmen, this nation has
grown and prospered throughout the whole pc.
rod Of our national history.
Other parties have had the temporary possess
sion of the government and for brief periods
have administered its affairs. But they have
all in turn passed away, and have without an
exception, failed to leave upon the records of the
country, one solitary measure Of their policy as
! a memorial of their having an existence. How
different is the history Of the derided, abused
and villfied Old Democratic Party. AT every
stage of our progress it has made its impress
upon the Statute books of the nation, and expe-
rience has only served to vindcate the wisdom
and policy of the various measures which it has
from time to time inaugurated and under the
influence Of which we have attained our pres
ent pre- -emnincnce as power among the ma
tions of the earth. The Democratic Party is a
great Old Party; and its Mission is to manage
the affairs OF this wonderful Republic through
the agency Of Democratic Administrations, not
wthsthanding croakers may croak and grumb-
lers grumhe, in the future as they have done
in the past Ohio Statesman.