The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-05-08


the government, and the powers with which
it should be clothed. The Democratic par
ty, has always opposed all unnecessary re-
strsints upon popular freedom, and believ
ed in confning the action ofthe government
strictly within the limits of the constitu.
tion, fairly and lit rally interpreted. 1t has
also faithfully observed all its guarantees,
and studiOusly sought to protect every right
embraced within them. Had there been
no violation of these principles, harmony
would have prevailed among the States,
and the unprecedented career OF prosperity
which distinguished the history of this
country from the revolution up to 1860,
would not have been checked or disturbed.
The manifold evils which have, of late,
come spon ihe country, resulted from long
continued violations of constitutional rights,
producing those irritations and fears which
naturally appealed to the last resort for
protection and redress.
The opposing party, under the innumer-
able names it has assumed, from Federal to
Radical, has always favored strong, CEN
tralized government; taking from the States
their most vital reserved rights; constituting
the Constitution so as to confer whatsoever
power ambitious leaders might desire to ex
ercise, or usurping authority to set it aside
altogether, and thus removing the govern
mont so far from the people, that individual
wrongs could not be heard or redressed,
and popular complaints of oppression
would have no consolation but that of ad-
miring in the distance splendid despotism,
ruling mighty nation, where the govern
ment was every thing and individuals moth
ing. The country has had a septenial ex-
pcrience of the domination Of this party,
which has been continued scourge-a Sc
ries of abuses which will not soon be for
gotten. 1t should be borne in mind that
the civil war was brought on by the malev-
olent practices of this party, before the
government fell into its hands. 1t is there
fore, fairly responsible for this and all its
direful consequences. '.
An eloquent and truthful sketch of our
political history, was recently given by
Hon. James Brooks, at a celebration in
New York, of the birth day of Thomas
Jefferson. We make the following extract,
and call attention to it:
The Constitution of the United States
was not the work of Mr. Jefferson, as he
had no hand in the making Of it, as you
are we'll aware; but what was more impor-
tant for the salvation of the country, he
was among those who had an early hand in
the administration of that Constitution.
In the formation of the Constitution of
the United States there were two great
principles which raised themselves and ex-
listed throughout the whole organization of
the government. On the one side there
were those who wished it to be ceptraliz-
ed monarchical form of government, and on
the other side, those that wished repubi
can and divided government Hamilton
was one OF those who advocated a central
lied consolidated form ofgovernment, while
Mr. Jefferson advocated those principles
which have been the foundation of the
Democratic party ever since the formation
of the Constitution, in 1887.
The early administration of the govern
mcnt was obtained by llamil ilton; AMI two
Presidents of the United States held, and
attempted to carry out, the idea Of a CEN
tralized and consolidated form of govern
ment. Under their administration laws
we're established, the two most important
of which were the alien and sedition laws
i1augurated during the administration of
| Mr.. Adams What those laws were it is
unnecessary for ME to describe; sufficient to
say, the princi DE they established was, that
this was centralized, consoli lated govern
ment. in which there was almost absolute
power in the Federal head at Washington.
Such principles were acted upon by Lin
coin in his administration, and these prin-
ciples were carried out in the alien law
4 which enabled the President to drive from
the country any alien, and the sedition law
which subjected feedom of speech, the
right of discussion, and the prerogatiyes OF
the press to the control of the government,
which could shut up newspapers which ex-
pressed principles against the administra-
| tion.
Mr.. Adams continued his administration
| four years. Fortunately for the country,
the most blessed boon, which saved the
land from perditior, which made us physi-
cally powerful, which spread our name
throughout the world-fortunately for us
| the centralized administration of Mr.. Ad-
ans ceased in 1900, and there arose new
principles under the nomination of Mr..
Jefferson.
| Next therefore, to General Washington
and his achievements during our struggle
1. for Independence and his early administra-
tion, next to the great Father of his coun-
try for success in the establishment of great
| principles, to Mr.. Jefferson more than to
any other man are we indebted for the es.
| tablishment Of re publican form of gov
ernment-a government of States, gov
ernment OF the people, responsible gov
ernment. Under his successful admins
| tration of these principles are we indebted
| to the wonderful prosperity which the peo-
pie Of this country enjoyed from the year
1900 until 1860, when the principles of Mr.
! Adams again came into power with the
| election of Mr.. Lincoln, and resulted in the
| pouring out Of fraterna blood and de-
struction of human life such as has never
occurred in other lands. ~
Our struggle is now to free ourselves from
| the Hamilton administration principles.
| from the alien and sedition laws of of 1900
anu INC tbtutaIy laws Oi loOU, from the
proclanations of 1860, from the acts which
imprisoned editors of newspapers and de-
prived citizens of free speech, which pre-
verted our free government into one of free
absolutism; our struggle is to rescue our
country and go back to the principles Of
Jeiferson-thc principles of State Rights. S.
That is what we are working for and en-
deavored to maintain. ..
Fellow citizens, ! have no earthly doubt
of our success. | don't believe the AL
mighty that created wonderful country
like this, and raised us from three to thirty
millions of people-that protecting Provi-
dence which has carried our flag through