The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-09-11
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sgeFoEts Tendc ncies aIid ISa a, ctiiCs
Mn EDITOEs- I,b, leve'sir, that history re-
cords ths fact that great 's'''y v IS once saved
BY ihs ssquaking ola gOpssl And although
svur butntIe cotresp psnliF /, may not dare hOie
to elect sO great A. obisvt, as was accomplish
ed by,lkei timely alarm OF that Esthered senti
asi-yet as su American citizen he may tlsu,,
atlsast. an eaquai right to i. heard, :
sit was no anmeab Ags declaration OF the in
mortal jefferson that eternal vigilance is he
pries Of libsty.asGS Sar wa, this de ,lara,ion OF
thatgoed old patriot, ,ptedicsted merely upon an
intimate acquaintance With the abundap. a t,
furnished by the history OF departed republics, +"
out, upon. ttei existing evidences Of an element,
Or prinSiple in embryo, which he feared, would
soon be warmed into active lie, by tie heat of
party conflict; and would nature and expand
into dangerous dimensions, under the aithiul
nustorings of sectional hnaticism. e lue-
lie bresaw the iiery Trials, and sore con
ficts, awaiting all who should maintain those
great truths and doctrines which he had pro
mnlgated; and hence, with the patriotic instinct
ofatule Democrat, and the precaution ofa sa
gacious statesman, he gives this parental this
timely admonition, that eterna! vigilance was
essential to their preservation aad perpetuity-
that constant and uncsasing watch iulness, was
the price required Of them for that glorious lib
ertY-that freedom Of speech and ofthe press
that liberty Of conscience and of action, which
could only result, from abe full recognition,
hearty espdusals, and heroic maihtainance OF
those grand and fundamental principles Of e.
qualityTin rights and privileges, which constr
tate The broad-the only true basis Of republi.
can institutions. s.
he ioresaw the use and rapid advance of
Barrow selfish sectionnlism-ap principle at war
withseyery element progress. A principle that
must soon assume the character of u!lraism,
and the biighting features of fanaticism--that
would sunder the bonds of kindred relations;
throw aside EsTA aLtsHED principles, and under
the arragant title, or assumption OF progress and
reform oyerleap the landmarks of wisdom and
safety, which had been drawn by the best and
wisest assemblage of statesmen that ever gave
sanction to human laws, or 'graced Gods green
earth.'' - y, -. -. .=.
Yes sir; he looked away forward to our day,
and beheld the active restless workings of this
dangerous element, which he. regarded as the
surcst means Of eteating our experiment ofself
government and Of civil liberty; and hence gives
the kind and timely admontion, to be watch,
fnll--not OCCASIONALLY, but constantly s"eternal
vigilance IS the price OF liberty"
The advocates of liberal principles, and Of
equal rights, like the defenders ofthe christian
faith, are required to be constantly upon their
watchtowers, continually upon the lookout -
For while there is an actual bias oil the world
towards inadelity,-a native propensity, to
throw of the restraints and obligations Of NOR.
ality and religion, so there must OF necessity,
also, exert disposition to disregard those salu-
tary restraints which civil government has
thrown around society, with respect to the lives,
Liberties, and possessions of men. And hence,
the obligation to both swatch and pray" is
binding alike upon the patriot and the chris
tian: ssas 49, sssse sa .4
He who spoke as never man spake and who
Illustrated the sublime character of his precepts
by bis own examples Of holy obedience, incu
Gated this duty in its most extended significa.
zion, when he said, with authority and with
peculiar emphasis "what say unto you, | saw
unto all, tcateh." Nor With less emphasis, nor
scarce less authority did the sage ofAron,icel llo
declare, that, constant and unceasing watch :
fitness was necessary to secure the blessings
OF civil and religious liberty, and to transmi:
them unirnpaired to succeeding generations.
And would to God that the timely warning
and the kind admonitions Of that pure patriot
had been more earnestly heeded-that all pro-
Tossing themselves to be democrats of the Jeff
d ersonian school, had evinced the sincerity O
their hearts BY more strict adherence t.
democratic doctrines and principles; and by
arming themselves with ''zealeous care" IA
guard this gloriouss heritage! ty~r
But sir; we cannot, will not DISGUISE the fact
that too many Of us, have copied the example
of the "unlaithful stewart who hid his lords
money-that we have not been Industrious. in
improving the rich facilities for advancing dem
aocratic measures, which were wrought out by
the heroes and patriots os . generation that has
passed away that we have hot advanced. upo1
the experiments Of our fathers; but have vast.
; ed in iDglorieus and guilty ease, the fruits o
their hard labors! Nor have we been sufficient
ly vigilant. We have not taken ready alarm al
the first approach Of the enemy; but have fold
ed our arms and "cried peace, peace, where
there was no peaces We have INDUCED a
feeling of securityahile dangers were gathering
thick and fast around us. We have slept up
on our oars while the deep, swift, strong cur
rents Of opposition were whriing US away to.
wards the vortex Of irremediable ruin. Yes
sir, We have rested in the belief of safety, and
felicitated ourselves upon the actual advance
lasns and progress ol liberal principles, while
we should have been deeply affected by the
fact too long overlooked, that this progress was
'bearing no proportion TO the still more rapid
advance Of . marrow, selfish, sectional element,
! principle at once dangerous 70 our peace and
national existence, aud utterly at variance with
all that is noble, liberal and inagranmous.
a principle that has spread like wildfre, and
left unuambsredl memorials Of its spernicious
tssadsncies-- breathed itsmahgn spirit and car
ried out its undlsguised designs from the high
place Of power to the lowest hovel Of seclusiou
and ignorance. Unused its poison into all the
I rami6rations of societv--snread into hotb of