M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-01-27
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
NATIONAL DEMOCRAT!
C. b. FLOOD, EDITOR.

On the third of January the first number Of q
new Democratic Journal, with the above title
was issued from the press of the undersigned in
Cleveland. Its columns will be devoted " poll
tics, to the news Of the day aud reviews of the
markets, &c, DC. 1t will be issued daily auJ
we eky, and it will alike be the pride and pleas.
ure ot those who conduct it to give it rank a
once ~ Il first class newspaper, and in typugraph
icoI execution excelled by none in the State The
urrangeiaCnts already perfected for its regular
publication bols tic word FAIL from its vOcab
ulary. and tie establishment of "THE NATIONAL
LEMoCRATnns o.0e Of the settled institutions, ha'
already become i1Xed fact.
Our country at his time presents a strange
spectacle, and one call lulated to I'll the breast Of
every patriot with ularIl Seetlohallsm, regard
less OF the warning voice OF NAsHlNGToN per
vudes the land, and the UulOn Ol the states mas
as Il cons ca uence, ceased to nc regarded aS the
sheet anchor Of our political hopes, and It's pres
eryation us II thing Of but little value IN com,
parson to the political elevation dl the colored
race. In other timcs-in the better lays OF Tic
Republic-when the Wing and pemoC!alic par
ties metin contest, it was Il battle OF principe,
each of the contending parties advocating that
policy believed by itS adhercnts to be best Tor
the common good. No word, 10 act OF dlsloyal :
ty to the Union was then tolerated. Now such
words and such acts are common. They are
ItNINl III llC A'uLlouhl "'S iIAPi''N'J
uttered with parrot-ikc precision by tho stump
orator, and are to he found in the columns OF
the party press calling itself Republican,, and
are seen in the acts Of the same party, and II It's
purely sectional organization
As the only National party now in existence,
the Democracy are in the field battling for their
time honorcl principles, for the preservation OF
the Union and the Republic. An Alienation 1t
is hoped, but of tenn porary character, has wea-
Ill .,f llNf NnI
prostrated lis in Ohio aud in many of the older
States, that in all probability the lower branch
of the next Congress will be in the hands of the
opposition, and war Of bitterness and of whole
sale denuneation has already commenced against
President Buchanan and those who stood by him
and the oath he has taken to support the Constl-
tuition of the United States and SEQ that the laws
Of the Republic are faithfully executed Whue
vet freedom Of thought and freedom OF speech
are vouchsated to the American citizen the Tree.
dom Of the press cannot be tramped down, and
hence the principles of the democracy OF th(
Union will be sustained in the columns OF thI
Democrat, and its chosen agents sustained IN The
! right careless of whom it may offend,
| The policy and conduct of,the sage aud states
man, James Buchanan, deserves and should re
ceive the unqualified support of The NATIONAL
| DEMOCRAT. --r'r .-.-.
After saying thus much we have, indeed, writ
ten to little purpose if it he necessary to add
that the nominees of tho Charleston Convention
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency, will re
ceive our warmest support, and that the worl
of redecming Ohio from the niisrnle Of The enc
my, will find in the conductors of the Democra
those who have never faltered when'thc Democ
racy needed their services, and who are still abl
and willing tOdo tae State some service.
In a word, planting itself on the platform 0
principles adopted at the Cincinnati Natona
| q 10 1nat Ctoto ipn q
the democracy at Columbus, the Democrat vii
ever be found defending democratic measure
and the men who carry its measures into effect
It's editor is not unknown to the democrats 0
Ohio, in the defence of whose principles he hh
passed his life, and that, life of untalJerihg an
unswervng. democracy he offers as guarante
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