The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-03-21
Capitalization.

Whe,s Representative Republican
papers like the N. Y. Eceniag Post,
speak out denouncingly. of one of the
pet schemes of the Radicals, viz: Gen.
tralization, indeed is it time for all
patriotic men to ponder and reflect
and use their influence and their votes
against that which if allowed to go
on will wipe ont all rights belonging
to the States. The Post quotes ap-
provingly the following extract from
the able speech of Senator Thurman
in which he said:
"I agree with Mr.. Carpenter in every
word he said on the subject. The CEN
trsl government was gradually en-
croaching on the powers of the Ststes.
The Department of Agriculture began
as a mere bureau for the collection of
statistics, but it grew to be a depart
ment, and the next thing would prob
ably be that the head of it would be q
cabinet officer. So, too, the Bureau of
Education was growing into depart
! ment of public instruction, and before
i long we shall have minister of pub
lie instruction, who would be q MEM
Der of the cabinet. Unless the people
put stop to this centralizing move
ment it would never end until it had
absorbed every power of the States,
and assumed the right to regulate ev-
cry industry in the country"
The Post then continues:
During the war we were compelled
| to wink at many stretches, ,and even at
some abuses of power; but the mo-
ment the war closed, every man IN the
nation and every party an the nation
ought to hare set ats face against the
acrong. Nor is it too late to begin the
reform. We hear great deal of new
/ departures of late; bnt, in our opin-
ion, the best new departure that any
| body of men could make would be
like that of Sawney, when he was
caught crawling towards henroost,
ssBock again." We mast depart from
the errors into which we have wan
| dered and assume our original. posi-
| ton. The mischiefs that have been
already wrought and the greater mis-
chiefs that are likely to be wrought by
| the mutations of centralism, are only
| too obvious, and we rejoice to see
| prominent men of both parties de-
nouncing them with honest indigna-
ton. 1t is our thunder, but it Is at
| the service of all the world.
Sound Democratic argument, that.
SCENE ArA REVIVAL MEETIsG.-On
Wednesday evening last. the coIored
people who are holding revival
meeting in Hanscom's block, met with
terrible fright, and were strongly
i reminded of their latter end. 1t seems
| some mischieyous youths prepared
! themselves with a composition used in
/ theatres fer producing rod and blue
/ lights, and climbed to the roof of the
building, in which is a sky-light look
ing down directly into the colored
brethren's sanctum sanctorum,o ,or holy
OF holes. While the colored orator
was drawing fearful picture of the
! sinners doom, while burning words
of eloquence were pouring from his
F.; lips, while he was calculating the ter
! rors of hell and eternal damnation, the
boys let off their lights directly upon
the congregation, and a fearful scene
ensued Brave men screamed, pious
colored ladies tainted, and their Will
tened countenances proclaimed their
fear. Surely enough the Lord or the
devil had come among them, and such
getting down stairs never before
was seen. 1t was long time before
any of the frightened ones could be in
duced to return, and several to this
day declare that the whole thing was
real, and was warning to sinners TO
prepare for glory. Boys that trick
was naughty one.-Akron Times.