The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-09-25
LETTER FRoM THE EDITOR.

PrrTsBUReu, SErrEHHER 10Th, 1874.
hope my generous patrons and readers of
the Sentinel will not accuse me of forsaking the
battlefield in the midst of the eight, or shoot me
as a deserier, without calling a court martial to
give me a fair trial! Whether at my post or abb
sent on duty, I shall still be faithful to the cause
of Democracy and the Rights of the People.
am decidedly in favor of Annexation, and utterly
opposed to a dissolution of he Union!
The Democracy of Western Pennsylvania met
in Convention in this city yesterday. To give a
full and accurate description of the vast assem-
blage, would occupy nearly a page of the senti-
mel. 1t was altogether the most sublime and
magnificent spectacle | ever beheld. As to the
number of persons in The city, it is impossible to
form "a correct estimate, Itseemed to be a dense
and living mass of human beings, in a forest of
hickory trees and poke bushes! Not over the
one-third of the people who participated in the
proceedings of the day could have been in the
procession. | was on Market street as the pro-
%cession passed along, and after waiting for three
hours, ] did not see the "eend ont" as the yam
KEGS say. Westmoreland county alone sent $500
delegates, and Washington, Beaver, Butler, &c.
&c. were also strongly represented. All man
ner of flags, banners, emblems and devises were
carried in the procession. Various tradesmen
were at work at their respective occupations
ships fully rugged aud manned by sailors were
sailing in the current of moving democrats-
bands and glee clubs without entertainments
platforms drawn by scores of horses, beautifully
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and arbors of young hickories
and many other striking representations were
introduced to add 10 the novelty of the procession.
The Inscriptions and devices on the banners hui
morous and pungent enough in all conscience.
l saw many a grave countenance sparkling with
had to acknowledge ON all hands that the loco
boys couldn't be beat at any thing! The con-
%vention assembled on Seminary Hill in AlIeghe-
ny city, ind numerous speeches were made in
the English and German languages, none of
which | could get close enough to hear. The
spectacle here presented was truly magnificent.
On the vast common, from the hill to the pcniten-
tiary, was the largest asscmblage of human be-
ings | ever saw
Like the leaves of the forest, when summer is green.
Thathost with their banners, in triumph, were seem"
Ineyer Witnessed more enthusiasm among de-
mocrats in my lite. No such words as defeat OF
lt,1,,, aro Iucyun Ia tbop, Ar "a o,,r ~ rIt o,p !
rying Pennsylvania, there cannot be a doubt;
and the only question is, how large shall be the
majority? Gen. Harrison had a majority of over
BOO in this county in 1840-the democrats are
determined to cut it down 10 500 or 1000 this
fall. Hero, as well as in Ohio, Mr.. Clay's course
in regard to Texas will loose him hundreds of
votes. ! find that nearly all the leaders of the
Harrison party in this city in 1910, are now Ell
Their Liberty men or Democrats; in fact, the chan
ges in Allegheny county alone, loses the State
t0r Mr.. Clay.
On the road from Cadiz here, particularly in
the counties of Brooke and Washington, every
body appears to be for Polk and DALLAS. The
farmers nearly all have liberty poles and flags at
their doors. | saw only three wing poles in
those counties, and on one of these was a dirty
dead coon! The people were all h~uzzaing for
Polk-PoIk-Polk! It's all Polk! The young-I
sters arc Polkites, and march to school, "wilh
shining morning face" carrying poke and hick-
DRY sticks! These signs cannat be misunder-
stood. They are excellent political thermome-
ters!
The news from Maine is most glorious! The
democrats have achieved a decisive and almost
unexpected victory! AS the election approach
es the skies are getting brighter and brighter.
As sure as he lives, JAMES X. Polk will be inau-
guratcd as President OIL the fourth of March
next. L.. II.
Before the Election.
The coons aIe, about this time, the kindest,J
sweetest spoken hugging friends of the adopted
citizen, that are to be met with; when but a few
months since, they stood by with folded arms,
and saw them shot down in the streets of a
neighboring city, while defending their firesides
and their affairs from the ruthless attacks of an
infatuated mob. We learn that the burdens of
their speeches noW, is composed OF attempts to
hnmbug and allure the foreigners into their ranks;
they have their arms extended ready 10 give
them the hug %fraternal, aud clasp them to their
bosoms, which, if they could be seen, would ex-
exhibit the deepest hatred towards adopted citi-
zens, Have the adopted citizens forgot Sena-
tor Archer's avowal of his determination TO al
ter the naturalization laws ;--have they lost sight
of the wing praise bestowed on Senator Archer
for his position in this matter2 Are they not a.
ware that the spirit of Nativism-the bitterest
hostility to foreigners is now being carried on by
the wing prints of Vickscurgh? If they do not