The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-09-27
To the Democracy of Cambria County.

| One week from Tuesday next and you will
DE called on to exercise of the dearest priv
ileges Of citizen and freeman. We know
that determination is prevalent throughout
the democratic ranks to place our little Cam
bria in her proper position before her sister
counties, and in order to d 10 this, every feeling
of animosty which has heretofore distracted
our party, has by comInon consent, been bure
in oblivion. A knowledge of this fact is a lone
sufficient to satisfy any candid mind of the Ger
tainty of democratic triumph at lhe approach
ing contest.
Notwithstanding the apparent apathy w hich
seems to prevade all parties. there ne yer was a
time which the mass of tho people were more
sensibly alive 10 their own interests and the
success Of their parties. The whig party hav-
ing enjoyed some ephemeral success. and supped
little of the su Gets of office, is using untiring
vigilence and noiseess exertIons to accomplish
their purpose at the coming election. And We
know that the democrats are as noiseless and
vgilent as they are, waiting for the ninth of
October TO show to the world that they appre-
cate their party and their principles. They
are sick of the genera administration with
Gen. Taylor at its head. In that affair they
were deceiUed. They concluded that the
General had the valor of a soldier in the tent
| ed fed,'' he would have The ma gnanimiiy of
democrat in the Executive Chamber, and in
gratitude for his services, great number of
them voted for him. They event it blind ;" as
some professional gentlemen say, but they lost
by the operation; and there must be sufficient
time to efface this from their recollection, be-
fore they could be caught in the same trap
again.
1t is unnecessary for us to talk Of the unfor-
tunate divisions that have heretofore existed n
our ranks in this county, by which wings have
been elevated to office, and democrats infinitely
their superior in every quality that adorns the
man and the officer, beaten and sacrificed at
the shrine of bitter political faction. Suffice it
TO say that fully satisfied that such divi-
sion no longer exists, will it we trust occur
in short time hereafter
long series of successes in national state
and county politics, engenders careIessness and
inactivity in party, and such has been the
case heretofore to degree highly cuIpable in
our own county. We have the numerica
strength-we have the means to exercise it
we wanted nothing but determination, to en-.
sure inevitable success. And now that our
party is united, we have nothing to fear
What excuse would we make to our democrat
Ic brethernt throughout the state if we we've
derelict in duty this fall, and elect some OF
the wings the ticket? Could say they
are better than ours? That would be un-
true. Could we say that the wings are more
amiable, less party men here than in jother sec
If cfa ta1 Nhaf se liz
more designing 'intrigueing politicians than the
leaders of the whig party in this county are no
where to be found in Pennsylvania. Then in
the name of our common country let us turn
out every man, and be sure that we vote the
hole ticket, from Canal Commissioner down
to county Auditor. They all good men
and worthy the support of their party There
are ines when it is less important than the
present # some whig might be elected 10 office.
Had we democratic Governor and majority
in both houses of the Legislature. it would mat
ter but little to us W neither we sent whg or
democrat to the Legislature, provided he would
attend to the local affairs of the county with
fidelity but under present circumstances, it is
our bounden duty to that democrat is sent
from this county.
We should also be careful that every demo-
crat who comes TO the polls should vote for the
County Comm issioner. By carclessness last
year we lost our Commissioner by tUO uoteS.
and the same result this year would place the
qua rdianshIp of the county in the hands of the
whigs-a result surely Eot TO be. desired by any
democrat. Since the days of Joseph Ritner's
administration, the de mocrats have had a ma.