Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-04-06
Party Union.

Almost every Wing sheet now in circulation
in this State, is loaded down with the theme Of
Democratic dissens.cns. They ascribe 70 them
selves tbe utmost haEnony. they beast that their
Convention was the most peaceful that ever was
known to assemble, that their nominations are
received by the people with acclamatons of sat
istacrion, IN short that the Wing party clusters
around their candidates, forming one grand unit,
III i'm posing contrast with the scattered fragments
of the Democratic organization.
How do they seek TO belle the State with such
illusions? On what are all their sage conclusions
founded In the history OF State conventions
we presume, there has never been one Of a more
weak, srpine, skirnmilkish character than the
late assent blage which has led forth like sheep TO
the slaughter, Pollock, Smyser and Darsie.
VIM. F. Johnston, the defunct, we are told
was conducted to the chair and was interrupted
in his remarks with rounds of applause" No
less than ten candidates for Governor were sub
nitted to the consideration Of the convention
Evidently the merest sham work ina aginable; no
one wanted the nomination, no one cared much
who got it, and this from every quarter of the
State, delegates proposed their man, and had him
advertised at least.
there being objects to attain, to which all
would not indferently agree, hence all applicants
were admitted TO seats.
Only three of the ten aspirants to the nomina-
ton for Governor held on until the third ballot,
sone Of then letting go on one chance and when
Mr.. Pollock was selected, how unwillingly, none
knew so well as mis- own heart the bitterest IRON
y was offered him in telegraphic dispatch from
Larrimer-''say to my friends HuRRA for Pol
lock ~ That was indeed electrical enthusiasm
bat the patriotism of it is too sudden and ridic-
ulous TO inspire either candidate or voters.
So great was the apathy concerning the nomi-
nees for Canal Commissioner, and Judge of the
Supreme Court, that the nominations for these
Offices, respectively, were made by acclamation
after the first ballot, although there had been Sc
ven and eight names brought forward TO be voted
for.
The resolutions which followed, we're pretty
much the same, as the stuff of which they are
usually composed when made to suit the Wing
party. The darling policy of tariff and bank
was set out as boldly as the nature of tke case
would admit, and soon afterwards this peaceful
conference of unGmbitious men, melted and dis
solved itself into something else.
From all this tameness it is argued that great
unanimity prevails in the Wing ranks through
out the State, and we are not much inclined to
doubt the conclusion, but it is that unanimitv.
where all agree to anything or nothing, or TO dis
agree unanimity of often subdued and con-
demned factionists, who in the pride of old Whig-
gerry are ready to submit to another and another
oeieat, until like the SLOW expiring fires of mine
they die out by smothering. Such will, such
must be their fate when the next swell food Of
Democratic strength, into which every apparent
ly dissenting branch will pour, shall consign
them to an irrecoyerahe fase.
The difference is that aspirauts to nominations
in our party are in earnest, because success is
certain to those selected, and the high dignity ofI
an Office holder whom the people, the Domocra-
cy endorse, is enviabIe indeed. Hence when
nominations are made, so serious, is thought the
defeat of the disappointed that in the prevalence
of human error, and in the ebullition of passion
they often give utterance to eccentric sentiments
or rather words, their sentiments remaining the !
same towards the party, and these words are at |
once construed by cur opponents into the unnis- !
taxable signs of schism. On the other hand where |
no interests are at stake and no desire is stimu-
ated by the hope Of triumph, we find our Whig !
candidates for nomination, ike Jolly Larrimer
who feels that he has made, not lost, by his de-
eat, ''hurrah for Pollock, and union of party,
'r any thing else that chance turns up.
Gentle Wing, fatter not your soul with sup
'osed differences and weakness here with us, and
inty and power with you. Remember that
yours Is unfortunately the peculiar subjection to
ind, when there is aught 20 give Witness the
Genes of last fall by which. you lost Senator,
witness your hundred of other defeats all from
he cause of discovered ranks point if you can
0 single Democratic press in the State which {
our nominations or to a gleleading I