The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-09-24
The Election in october.

October, now close at hand, could fully
feel and understand the Importance of
the, privilege granted him by our Cons
stitution and laws. Never since con-
stitutional government deyolyed upon
a people, was there such a crisis on
hand as that now hanging in fearful
gloon over the American people.
Never we're a people surrounded with
such deep, vital and,, perhaps, final
questions to meet and decide as now.
We will not triAe with the awful
magnitude Of the subject, by spending
our time on men, or involve the .trem-
Ihling issues in personal conflicts or in
terests. I'VE know no men, no person.
al interests, nor selfish motives. He
who looks no higher than these, at
such a critical moment as this, is unfit
for office, and scarcely worthy the pri-
vilege Of q vote. The higher. nobler,.
severer tests are to be tried---those of
constitutional liberty and all the rights
guaranteed under them. sc The life of a
nation is at stake-the freedom of a
greattpeopleris cast in the die The
terrible errors of the past are to be
corrected and q wiser and a better
Judgment isato be instituted, or this.
may terminate the whole fabric Of our
institutions, and another s'year may
witness the dying embers Of constitu-
tional freedom and the groans of expi-
ring Liberty. ,-1 ..- ..-.,i y. ~ b.
We speak in all the solemn warming
of earnestness and sincerity. We ap-,
peal to the higher and nobler judg-
ment Of our people, to run no more
risks at the polls, cast no more votes
under promises and fanatical prompt
ings--listen no longer to the syren
voice of demagogues and sympathetic
appeals Of the wolves in sleeps cloth
ing. Stand upon your own honest
judgments carefully wrought out in the
most solemn convictions of right and
duty. The old Adam fell in the gar
den of Eden under fair promises of the
kissing serpent-our Adam fell under
the specious promises of the Chicago
platforms. They both wrought death
into the world and all it's woes. Take
warming from the past and like men,
nobly undo the errors of SO sad and
fearful nature e 7s4 nigjaqhal (
The side Of HOPE is with the Dem
ocratic nominations--there is no hope,
not the least, In any other direction.
IT, lit can notsbe found there, then is
our, country, our liberty, our all on the
& . LII! II.
brink of everlasting ruin. Desolation
and anarchy will reign in uncontrolled
madness and the destroying angel riot
in the darkness of despair. :. a''a -
Would to God that every candidate.
before thepeople, felt as he should feel
in the deep solelmnity Of this, hour. Of
our naiion's peril--wouldtthat he felt
the terrible responsibilities which will
crowd upon him when elected. Would
that a the people might cast their votes
with an eye osingleo1tos7the great ade-
mands Of the hour, and present the
spectacle of a free people strir
wing to save themselves by the peace>
fulr and manly ballot! ,al . e95w ~ 4 ID
, Friends of Liberty and humanity!
you may DO more for, the salvation ofI
yourselves and youricountry by casting
your ballots afight than can be aone|
for these sublime objects on tho gory]
fields Of battle, With mourning and.
wretchednesssas, counterpartsa IF yoa
are charged with t'peace men," submit
the charge to. the Angel Of Mercy for
decision, and press on oduty..o If you
are charged. with want Of spirit and
courage, send theslanderer to the field
where leaden bullets will test thecourrslI
age of the most bloody minded. 1Ifyous
are charged with too tender d feeling
for your race, send him whomakessthe
charge to, the school Of the, wildIndi-
anon yourborder, ,whereh he cnplearnles.
sons in bis new humanitarian ideas.A-
If you are charged with a want oflove,
of country, ask if he who loves best
his wife and children is the one who
strikes with the arrows of deatha qdt
iFriendsaa and teliow~countrymenI we
wish not to alarm ~ you! we wish only
TO- call you to reflection, and from res
flection % action. I n IN the raging Of
battles and gip the tramp of the tyrants
in civil authority, neither forget your
rights norl fai1 rto, perform your duty
while yetyou maylea When the night
closes around you no man can work,
and surely that night viii come unless
you lft the cloud settling upon YOU
and drive darkness from the surround-
ing heavens. It's with you tosdeci1e.|
The whole world is Interested in the
good Judgments 70 which You nyon may