The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-09-25

been the chief desire Of the Federalists
to abolish State governments, and estab.
consolidated empire. In his address
to the Commercial Club Of Boston, July
22d, among other things, Mr.. Sherman
said:
"Over all these vast regions the power
of the National Government will be as.
serted more and more, with the growth
of the population and the advance OF
prosperity"
1t is scarcely modest, citizens, for a
man to vauntingly talk "of all these vast
regions" whose party opposed the acqui.
sition of more than two-thirds of them.
What does Mr.. Sherman mean by the
power of the National Government be-
ing asserted more and more over the
people? He asserts for himself. A lit
tie further along in his Boston address
he speaks of the approaching time
"when American citizens North and
South will look upon the National Gov
ernment as the supreme protector and
preserver of their rights and privileges
as citizens OF common country The
Tory idea of government was like the
Republican idea of government now
persuasion by force; and the Tories stood
by the King in his claim that all author
ity should emanate from London; and
his purpose to interpret the Constitution
with the aid of'the bayonet, When
news reached the Colonists that the
Kings troops were coming to Boston to
be used as police force, a fame of In.
dignation spread over the land. In an
appeal to the people, Samuel Adams said:
"The King aud his ministers insist
upon the right of appointing officers to
supervise our local affairs, over whom
our local legislature is to have no control.
To this we can never submit"
Next to the heaven born principles of
political equality, is the vast extent of
territory which makes a country great,
powerful and glorious. The very title of
our General Government means that
"the area of freet ON is to be extended"
and sooner or later this whole continent
will be embraced within its limits, and
be under the Constitution and the flag
of the United States of America. De.
spite the bitter opposition of the party
which seeks to conceal its purposes un.
der the assumed name of Republican,
the Democracy acquired more than two
thirds of all the vast domain which is
bounded on the East and West by the
two great oceans, by the British possess
ions on the North, and on the South by
the Rio Grande and the Gulf of Mexico
Had it not been for the Democracy,
the territory occupied by the States of
Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ne.
vada, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa,
Colorado, California and Oregon, and all
the territories lying between the father
of waters and the Pacific ocean, would
still belong to European powers; and the
Mississippi river would be navigated by
vessels of war, bearing the flags of their
foreign nationaities. And those who,
step by step, opposed the acquisition of
more than two.thirds of the territory
now owned by the United States, ask
the people to trust them with the desti
MES of such a country. The Democracy
have ever been the friends of peace and
brotherhood at home; but always ready
to wage war against foreign enemy in
defense of the rights of single citizen,
or in vindiCation of national honor. 1t
was during Democratic administration
that war for time was declared against
Great Britain and the immortal battle
of New Orleans, fought and won by An.
drew Jackson. 1t was while the Democ.
raCy were in power that our little army,
ia foreign land, fought and conquered
forces five times it's strength, and plant.
ed the star spangled banner on the cita-
del of Mexico. i
Again the drums beat along the lines,
and the field is ours if we choose to hold
it. Ewing and Rice lead the Democratic
column, and if you but listen you can
hear their bugles sounding the charge.
They are leaders fit to lead, and the
brave and true should gather around
them. Poor Rice has but one leg, but it
is trusty and true, and unless we press to
the front, he will leave US behind him.