The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-04-15
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I.young America, and the Presidency. |
GEORGE WASHINGTON, in a letter addressed to !
the Earl of Buchan, dated Philada., Aprn 22e, |
1898, said % believe it is the sincere wish of
United America to hare nothing to do :cjh the
oIticaI fntrigues or the sguaJ52es Of European Ha-
tt9ns but, on the contrary, to exchange commod-
tiles, and live in peace and amity, with all the
inhabitants Of the earth and this l am persua-
ded they viii do, if rightfully it can be done.
The above platform of the only man who was
first in war, first in peace, and first IN the
hearts of his counrymen," seems TO have dwin-
died into an obsolete idea" in the opinion of
many who now live in contentment upon the
SOIL which the genius, the patriotism, the noble
virtues and innumerable hardshiPs of Washing
ton and his associates, made the land of the
free and the home Of the oppressed" The dem
ocratic party has in its organization afew indi-
viduals who are disposed to progress beyond the
time honored landmarks of the party, and Gre
ate a new fashioned political creed for platform,
Young Americas" outstretching wings hover
ing over it as a protector. departure from
the principles bequeathed US by the g Old Fo
gies'' of the democracy is talked Of, and a new
line of conduct chalked down by - Young Amer
ica," having Cuba and . Hungary" as the
bats to gull the honest people of the country
with, finds favor IN the breasts of the few who
are desirous of pushing the principles Of our
party 'sinto the ground" The head and
'front.' of the parties interested in this move
,ment, appears to be the well known WalI-street
political stock jobber, George Sanders, and at
present, editor of the so called q Democratic
Review" This gentleman in the January num-
Der Of the Review made furious onslaught on
all the democrats who are candidates for the
Presidency with the exception Of its particular
favorite Hon. STEPHEN \. DOUGLASS, and no
doubt intended 20 demolish the Old Fogies,"
Mess Buchanan, Cass. Butler, Houston and 9TH
ers at . one fell swoop." Particular severity
was shown towards Gen. Butler Of Kentucky,
who was vilely and slanderously denounced b.
the viper who has charge Of the Rerie77, and the
consequence was that young man from that
State, now in Congress, who represents the Ash
land district, the home Of Henry Clay, made an
eloqueRt vindication of the old Hero, and com
pletely turned the tables upon the presumptuous
reviewer. Hon. JOHN c. BBECKENRIDGE is the
man who so completely refuted the charges
brought against the gallant Butler, and it was a
glorious refutation, and the distinguished speaker
has been recompensed by the celebrity he has
gained from his eloquent DEBUT The Washing
ton correspondent Of the Daily -Hadtsonian, pub
lished at Madison, Indiana, thus compliments
him.
Everybody is delighted with the speech. 1t
demonstrated that Kentucky yet contains ora
II,
the stations, soon to be vacated by her depart
ing state snan. The sun Of her glory and her
fame has not yet set, and, if health and life are
spared him. she viii have the honor Of furnish
ing another intellectual giant and finished ora
tor-another HENRY CLAY-to the Union
AIr Breckenridge thus describes the pilgrimage
Of the editor of the Rerie,c to the west, last fall
and more truth could not have been expressed
in fewer words -
ssNow let me give a brief history Of this mat
ter. There was u gentleman, able, full Of talent'
full of activity, particular partisan and friend
as he had Il right TO be-Of particular gen
tlemau mentioned in couneXion with the presi
dency. That gentleman went to the State Of
kentucky upon a political pilgrimage last fall,
the object Ot which was, / suppose, to drive
General Butler from his own sOIl-to dishOnOr
him at home, by fasteningup him corrupt pO-
HticaI intrigue; but meeting there the same fate
q befel those who went 10 uflEe Ine AICUreTOr
from his native heath, he came back and bought
up the Democratic Review for political parti-
san paper for the campaign, and, with no name
ut the masthead, that Review is now pursuing
a course us fatal to tie democratic party as il
false and unfair.
MIR. Chairman, every man, whether he be
whig or a democrat, has right to be cand-
date for every ofice-that being one of the ele-
ments Of freedom in this counuy-and no man
ought TO be blamed for the misconduct Of his
friends unless he connived att. The indiyidu-
ais assaied in this paper, either covcrtly or by
name. are Cass, buchanan, Butler, Houston-I
in fact all the candidates, except the distinguish
ed senator from Illinois, Mir. Douglas, who
seems to be particular fayorite."
And in speaking OF the new tangled doctrines
of progress which ''Young America expects to
inrraft upon the old democratic platform, the
honorable gentleman in the course Of his re
marks gave the following as his opinion, all Of
which we unhesitatingly endorse =
'.Let say aword now upon this question of
progress. profess to be -.icfid Of rational !
progress; but / want no wild and visionary
progress that would sweep away all the iInmor
tai principles Of our forefathers, hunt up some
imaginary genius, place him a policy, !
give him y oung America" for a fulcrum, and
let him turn the world upside down. That is !