The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-08-14


ofsli men to life and liberty, II he Union Be
ssparGtsi from puftiodldT purpose, IL becomes in
sion, ,fcant and uRmedniRg, II, hoigerer, IL Be
prosiitltea 10 he support Of slavery Il becomes
hateful in its chaSartes, and NO snan in the free
Sates ,pOuH shed his LiuOd in support Of sslfh
Union
This saying that we must unite to save the
Mon" is not Of recent origin. 1t WIS first
put forth by Southern rebels. They demanded
that Congress snould deny the right 10 petition,
strike down the freedom Of debate, ass the Fu-
give Slave Act, annex Texas, ex end slavery,
repeal the Missouri Compromise, and make
Kansas a slave State to "sav, TT Cr'e-."
They insisted that the very principles for
the support Of which the Union was instituted,
should be abandoned and repudiated, in order
to save the Union. The doc rines OF liio
were reiterated by the Republicans in 1856 but
were denied by the majority OF Judges OF the
Supreme Court, yet Northern Democrats eyad-
ed the issue in the campaign OF that year. tx
cept for this evasion Fremont would havrs cen
elected. The will OF the Creator, the sel.-evi-
dent truths Of mans inalie able rights, was as
omnipotent then as they were in the revolution
OF 1776 or OF 1860.
Our principle labor for twenty live years has
consisted IN getting our friends to adopt, avow,
and sustain the primal truths which lie at tie
basis ofo government. and not overcoming
the strength four opponents. ! do not hesi,
tate in saying that every editor and writer OF
our State who has expressed the wish mat we
shall abandon our platform. admits ITS truth
and justice, and will say at once that ne IS
ready TO support it, but he will add the Doug
las men will not, or the Bell Everett men viii
not, or that certain Republicans will not. In
deed, Mr.. Douglas has often told me, that We
never could succeed in getting Wings to sus.
tain the the declaration OF human rights, and
Wings often assured me that Democrats would
never admit that God had endowed all men
with the nahenable rights to life and liberty.
All these men were willing to support liberty
and justice, but fearing that others would not
do it, they would insist that our party should
not base their claims to success on these attFl'
butes Of the Most High But at length alter
twenty years o: constant labor and untlring ef
tort, the issue on human rights was fully made
up. On Aat issue zoe tyiamphed The Presi.
, dent in his inaugural, and the action Of the Ad
,ainistfatioa has been directed TO the support O
; our principles. Those who oppose US have eth
er rebelled against the government or acknowl
edge the business Of our cause and act with us
; The spontanelty with which the people Of th'
: loyal States have come up to the support o
these truths which inspired the hearts and ner
, we'd the arms OF our revolutionary iathers, ha
5 no parallel in the history OF mankind.
Never was our cause so strong as at this day
t Never in the histnry Of our nation, has any par
r ty held such indisputable sway over the Gov
7 eminent as that now in power. Three hundred
thousand men are in the field with muskets
e and swords to our doctrines as many NOR
( are anxious to enter the military service for tn
same purpose Our doctrines and the manne
in which the people have risen in their supper
. have attracted ihe admiration Of the Christia
world. Proclaiming the imprescrlpraoe right
t OF human nature, as the basis of our organiza
ton, and supporting those rights bv the mora
! and physical power Of twenty millions of pee
!, ple we present to civilized nations spectacle
S higher military sublimity than has preYiousl
r existed.
r At such time under such circumstance
. we are called to surrender our doctrines; di
8 card our principles, and go into an unceI
S tain indefnable organization to save the unio
e The stale cry which ietsrded our triumph Il
S the last ten years, is now revived at the vel
2 moment when our victory is near its final 81
s complisbment,
In conclusion l may remark that should o.
State Committee omit to call a Republican Cor
e veution, give il as may opinion that the peop
o aCin hold one. Should the Republican party
= bandon its principles, give it as my opinit
- that another party will take them up, will asse
o and maintain them to their lulland fiual CO.
e summation.
9 JOSHUA R. GIDDINGs.
/ Jefferson, O., July o. 1861.