The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-07-22
.eRippIng up the PIanks."

The editor OF the JOnnSIONu Ou"'o' t't'' LOS
turned his attention, in his paper of the 9th Ju-
lv, TO ripping up the planks of the Platform OF
the Baltimore Democratic Convention, and en-
tertaips us with two and half columns of an
exceeding able and well written dissertation up
on that subject It is great pity, so 1t IS
that the talented and eloquent body Of demo-
Gratis that met together at Baltimore and noml-
mated FRANKLIN PIERCE and WILLIAM-R KING,
should have committed so many errors in the
ewes Of our brother of the Cam6rian, to al
low him to become their 'sSir Oracle" and the
Censor of their acts and resolves. We fear
their reputations as men will suffer materially
when the fact goes forth to the world that the
editor of the CanbTidn has determined to write
them down, and establish beyond dispute the
faIlaciousness of that creed which they pro-
claimed to the world. We see nothing in his
whole article worth noticing except his Opposi-
ton to the fugitive slave law, part of the Gel
ebrated Compromise and he ''deprecates the
slaUisA cringing manifested by northern mem
bers of the democratic party to the interests of
the South ~ and thinks the bill for the rendi-
ton of fugitives from service is fndlity in the
way of emancipation sis not in accordance
with the spirit of philanthropy knows no OBJ
ect but blind idolatry to the institution of Sla-
very and an equally blind subserviency to
Southern dictation." We have no hesitation in
stating that our stand is upon the Baltimore
Platform of the democratic party and we are
for Pierce and King as the warm and devoted
friends of that Platform that are opposed
to all attempts at renewing the agitation Of the
slavery question, here and everywhere and
this position we are prepared to maintain.
How is it with the editor of the Cam5rian /?
He says he is opposed to the fugitive slave law
and is therefore opposed to the compromise
measures as they are, because the fugitive law
is part and parcel of these measures. The
Wing National Convention endorsed the Com
promise, with a contingency we therefore in
fer that the Canbridn takes Scott as Horace
Greedy does because he is Scott, and at the
same time ''erecrdtes'' and ''spits upon tie plat
form" VIII the CamJridR endorse the resolu-
tions of the convention that nominated Scott
Are you in favor of the compromise measures
as they are, the fugitive slave law included p
Are you in favor of the two extra planks aided
to your platform by Gen. Scott in his letter of
acceptance are you IN laVor OF q revenue Iar-
if with determinations for Protection VIII
you please inform us where your platform came
from, and tell us if the wings were guilty of any
''sldpish eringing" to Southern dictation by its
adoption Who originally reported it, and from
what state did it emanate And do not north
whig journals despise it, spit upon it, and
execrate it What have you to say in extern
uation of Gen. Scott's Native Americanism p
Do you admit he was in favor of it in 1S41 p
You can answer the above at your leisure and
we hope you will evade the responsibility.
We desire to battle with you upon principles,
and if you have any questions to ask concerning
Franklin Pierce, his conduct, or the platform on
which he stands, when you reply to the above
in euteasO We shall answer you fully and expli-
city.