The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-06-24

Members of the Lepislature,

Members of the Legislature.
Wetrust, for the honor of our State, that our
Legislature may henceforth be composed of wise
and honest men. The best men in the State are
not too good for members of Assembly, and it
is time the people ofthe different counties should
turn their attention to this subject. Let our
Legislature be composed of incorruptible men,
and then will the business of those vultures,
the professional 6orers, be at an end.
Carlisle Volunteer.
Aye, ''the best men in the State are not too
good for members of Assembly," 1t is the very
position, above all others, in which the State
needs her best men. What has given Virginia
her vast reputation and influence in the Union,
except the fact that she always puts her best
men forward What has made the barren rocks
of New England the centre of our manufactures,
the lap of our golden harvests, the seat of lux
ury and wealth, her territory chequered with
canals and railroads, yet comparatively free
from public debt, her people outstripping in in
telligence, and general prosperity any other por-
ton of the Union The reason, we contend,
is found principally in the fact that their Legis-
latures are composed of ''the best men of the
State" Pennsylvania has more natural advan-
tages than Virginia and New England combined,
far more Of the genuine elements of wealth and
prosperity. She has the means in her power to
make herself the first State in the Union in point
of general prosperity and influence. The only
practicable mode by which she can begin to
give force and effect to her natural advantages
is to send her men to her legislature. Pigmes
and rascals have legislated her to death-so far
as legislation do it. Her real interests are
annually neglected, made to occupy seconda-
ry position to the most trivial local and very of
ten to corrupt and deeterious legislation. If
our Legislature was composed of able, talented
honest men, the reverse of this would be true
and then would commence the day of our pros
perity, the era of our glory, wealth and power.
We appeal to every intelligent man to say
whether these are not facts-self-evident and
indsputable. If they are, who is so dead to
every sentiment of patriotism, so Indifferent to
the honor and glory of old Pennsylvania, to re-
fuse to give his aid, freely and energeticaly, TO
place the best men of the State in the Legisla-
ture
Our long experience in politics, has convin-
ced u.s. land in this will be sustained by all
perienced and close observels,) that there is no
place of public trust that affords to a bold, tai
ented, honest man such fine opportunities for
distinction seat in our Legislature. 1t is
true, that many talented men have entirely fail
ed in that ield-perhaps for want of honesty,
but more frequently for want of the iron nerve
TO ''do right though the Heavens fall ~ The
three qualifications we name are all requisites,
essentials-talents, unbending integrity, and
the nerve to do what they believe to be right,
without hesitation or wavering. No man
who combined these qualifications failed in
the Legislature to attain distinction, influence
and the affections of the people-but few have
attained these except through service in the Le
gislature 1t has, therefore, always seemed re-
markably strange to us that our men of talent
they are all ambitious for where talent exists
there is ambition too,) seemed so Indifferent to
or positively declined seats in the Legislature.
1t is the field above all others where they can
distinguish themselves
The benefit therefore, of sending men ofcapa-
city and integrity to the Legislature, is mutual
to the State, the people, and the men. Why is
it. then, that this matter is so much neglected
by all the parties in interest? Must our Legis-
lature be forever filled up with mere bores and
drones All our unequalled elem ents of pros
perty be forever neglected
We sincerely hope the people will take this
matter in hand, and that our Legislatures will
hereafter annually exhibit an increased number
of members of decided capacity Then the day
of our prosperity, our glory and power will have
commenced Pennsylvania will take her
proper rank of the first State in the Union-the
keystone of the each" in fact well as in
name.
Democratic Ratification Meeting i'm Al
bany.
ALBANY, JUNE IL.
The Democracy of this city held a meeting
last evening in the Park in front of the Capitol,