The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-08-10
From the Washington Constitution.
The Contest in Ohio.

Every true Democrat must regard with proud
interest the faithful efforts of the Democracy Of
Ohio in their hard Ought battles on behalf Of
truth and justice against error and ianaticism.
The history OF their struggles, their exertions,
aud their achievements, constitutes a bright re-
cord OF patriotic devotion, and fidelity to APPROX
ell principles.-They never have neglected their
duties, whether victorious or vanquished; and
they never have deserted the field, or abandon
ed the fight. More than once the storm Of fan
aticiSm and revolution has Threatened to over
whelm the Constitution, strike down our free
system of goyerment, and elevate in their stead
the higher lavish ofsuch traitors as Joshua R.
Giddings and his ~aceonplices, but, thanks to
the fidelity and resolution OF the Democracy,
their evil designs have been frustrated.
One Of the hardest contests that has ever
been fought in Ohio will take place this fall.
Both the contestants are already in the field.
The Democrats are arrayed on the side Of or
der, peace, the Union, our free institutions, and
the Constitution of the United States, against
the Abolition foes who would dismember the
confederacy, destroy our freedom, plot against
our peace, and under the miserable plea of pol
itical expediency, bring the people into collision
with the supreme authorities of the General
Government.
We rejoice to say that the beliefs we'll found-
ed that the Democracy will triumph, and that
the great State of Ohio will ere long be redeem
ed from the incubus Of Black Republicanism,
and the corruption and moral and political bigo-
try by which is is invariably accompanied.
The recent conduct of the Black Republicans
in denouncing and repudiating a righteous
Judge, because he would not nullify the Con-
s%titution, and encourage violent resistance to
the regular process oflaw, has, as might be eX-
pected, aroused the Indignation of the patriotic
masses against those reckless fanatics, and has
nerved the loval and the true with fresh vigor
to wage a war Of determination against moral,
religious or political higotry, whether recon-
mended from the pulpit, the tribune or the
press,
The Democracy of Ohio feel that they are
called on to tree their State from the moral
upas which Black RepublicaniSm has planted
among them, and that every suggestion of in
~terest, every prompting Of patriotism, and ev-
cry sentiment Of attachment to all that is proud
in our history and venerable in our government
impel them to stand forth in solid column to
turn. back the foul torrent of diSunion and trPa-
son which threatens to overwhelm them. We
have an abiding confidence in manly indepen-
dence and love of country which inspire the
Democracy of Ohio. We have an immovable
faith in the time hon0red principles which they
pro ess and maintain; and we feel a confident
hone that with such combatants inspired to
such a cause, the Black Republicans must be
defeated. driven from the places Of honor and
trust which they have disgraced, and deprived
of the power which they have abused. The
battle will, doubtless, be fierce and arduons,
but the honor to be gained by victory will be
proportionately great.