M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-02-17
PROSPECTUS
DEMOCRAT!
C. D. FLOOD, EDITOR.

Ok the third Of January the 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
tics, to the news of the day and reviews OF the
markets, &c. DC. 1t will be issued daily and
weekly, and it viii alike be the pride and pleas
ure Of those who conduct IL TO give it rank at
once as first ella ,ncwspapor, and in typosraph.
icul execution eXooled by none in the state. Tho
arrangements already paric ,ted for its regular
Publication blo,s he word FAIL i'rom its yocab.
ulary, and the establishment Of "THE NATIONAL
DENoCRATn as one of the settled institutions, has
already become a fixed fact.
Our county Mt this time presents strange
spectacle, and one calculated to fill the breast of
every patriot with alarm. Sectiondli,m, regard
less OF the warning voice of WASHINGTON per.
vudes the land, and the Union of the States has,
us consequence, ceased to be regarded US tho
sheet anchor ot our political hopes, and its pres
cIyation Us thing Of but little value in COM
parison to the political elevation Of the culurcd
lace. In other Jimes-in the better days Of the
Republic-whcn the Wing and Democratic par
ties mctin contest, il was Il lattle of principle,
each Of the contending parties advocating that
policy believed 10y its UdhCrCntS to be best for
the common good, No word, 20 act Of disloyal-
ty to the Union was then tolerated. Now such
words and such acts are common. They are
beard in the National Congress, are ilippantly
uttered with paTOt-liko precision by the stump
orator, and are to be found in tho columns OF
the party press calling itself Republican, and
are seen in the acts Of the same party, and in its
purely sectional organization.
As tire only National party now in existence
the Democracy are in the field battling for their
time honOred principles for the preservation Of
the Union ant the Republic. An alienation, it
is hoped, but Of a temporary character, has wea-
kencd the forces Of the Democracy, and has SO
pro. trtted MS in Ohio and in many Of the older
State, that in all probability the lower branch
of tbenrXt Congress- will be in the hands Of the
and Il war Of bitterness and Of whole
ga le denuncialion has already corr menved against
President BuCh.' nan and those who stood by him
and the oath he hus taken to support the Cunst-
tuition of the United States and see that the laws
of the Republic are fli 'hul!y executed. While
vet freedom of thought and freedom Of speech
are vOuchsaled to the American citizen the free
dom of the press cannot be 'ramplcd down, and
hence the principles Of the democracy Of the
Union will be sustained in the columns OF the
Democrat, aud its chosen agents sustained Ill the
right, careless of whom it may offend,
The policy and conduct Of the sage and states
man. James Buchanan, deserves and should re-
ceive the unqualified support Of THs NATIONAL
DENocRAT.
After saying thus much we have, indeed, writ
ten to little purpose it it he necessary tp add
that the nominees Of the Charleston Convention
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, will re-
ceive our warmest support, and that the work
of rcdeemng Ohio from the misrule Of the enc
my, will find in the conductors Of the Democrat
those who have never faltered wien the Democ-
racy 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 at the Cincinnati National
y. 1,.-N 4