Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-09-07


know the rules which govern candidates, could act
understandingly. In conclusion, the honorable
gentleman stated, that if. during the of his
remarks, he had in any manner offended his wing
friends ifany of them present, he would in
all Kindness withdraw any expression calculated
to wound their feelings, not desiring Intentionally
to iniiire his fellow man. With an expression of
thanks for the generous attention Of his audience,
Senator Dodge concluded his remarks, having
been greeted at numerous times during the deliv-
cry of his speech with most unbounded applause.
The Democracy of Cambria gave him three hear
ty cheers.
Hon. P. G. SHAN,yoN of Pittsburg, was called
upon to address the meeting and responded in his
usual eloquent and mastery style. lie called the
attention of those present to the time, when two
years ago, he had the pleasure to address the De
mocracy Of Cambria in Ebensburg, and of his con
tidence then in the ultimate victories of October
! and September and said that lie was as confident
no,o that old Pennsylvania would proclaim to the
| Union an overwhelming victory for party In
! October next. In 1852 the whg party appealed
in behalf of their candidate to the votes of those
who had the ''sweet German accent and the rich
Irish brogue," and attempted as my friend from
Iowa says to'1twaddle" the people but they did
not succeed. Now the opposition is on the other
tack. There is no love DOW for the 'brogue' and
the accent but recourse is had to the opponents
of our foreign population and Wings, Natives and
| Know Nothings Join hands together in this
SADIE against the constitutional rights of those who
possess the qualities so much praised in 1852.
mighty change came over the spirit OF the dreams
Of the Wing party. But let the wings resort to
! what means they may, let them employ all the
stratagems they can, the people sound and
intelligent and will rebuke them and their candi-
dates.
In 1852 the wings appealed, as they had no
right to appeal to the religious sentiments Of the
! people-they had the audacty and impudence to
drag such sentiments into the politic"l arena But
how stands it now? They say now that the hum
bic. oppressed, down trodden man, who crosses
old Ocean and seeks here asylum, where he
can live with his family in peace and be relieved
from the hand of despotsm that crushes his
ergies and fetters and enslaves his freedom-lovng
spirit is not fit to become participator in our free
institutions.
Penn. the founder Of our powerful state, has
rendered its name immortal by the PRONUNCIATION,
in 1882 of 'religious toleraticn and right OF con-
science to man." You may search the page Of
q history from the most remote age and where will
you find words so richly and truly eloquent upon
that subject? The Constitution Of this state qua
ranteesto each and every man full and entire free
dom of conscience, and safety from all religious
persecution The Constitution of the United
States, framed by men whose equals the world
has never produced. grants to all citizens full, per-
feet and free liberty of conscience. Upon the con-
! stitution of the state and of the country the
democracy stand and they determined to pre-
made upon it by those who desire to proiuce a
state of things, despotic, proscriptve and antago
nistic to the free principles and eternal truths
tanned within it. Judge S. denounced in empha-
tic terms the Know Nothing party, and in allud-
ing to it said, if we lived under a monarchy a
despotism or czardom, We might probably not
complain of the aggressive despcable spirit of such
an organization, but living we do, in land
sacred to liberty, where liberty is a consecrated
thing to the heart of man, cannot but express
our emphatic disapprobation of the measures of
that midnight association whose deeds fear the
light of truth. He spoke of Judge Pollock evad-
ing an answer to the charge made against him
that he belonged to such society. and doubted if
Judge p. would deny the charge in his speech to
be made in Pittsburg TO night. He referred at
length to the Nebraska question and stated that
Judge P. in his Sullivan county letter terms po-
Pular sovereignty ''a false pretense" Should not,
in the words of the speaker, the dozen or more OF
men, who emigrate to Kansas or Nebraska from
Ebensburgh to morrow, or next month, have
the right to form their own laws? The people
thero have the right to form institutions for them
selves, under which they shall exist as sovereign
and Independent state the people of Massachu-
setts or Pennsylvania have no right to extend the
strong arm of their authority over the western
pioneer and make the sons OF the forest live under
| the laws which we at a distance shall dictate To
them the best for their happiness and comfort.
Judge 2. further referred TO other questions which
divide parties, and towards the conclusion of his
speech in eloquent and impressive manner ap-
peaed to the Cambria Democracy to stand firm
in support of the candidates of the party and thost
l principles which the sure foundation of the
5 future greatness and power of the country. H.
was wsas:,cly a;@t.ded during the delivery of his
remarks, after which he proposed three hearty
S cheers for Bigler, Black and Mott. to which tht
: meeting loudly responded.
. Gen MCDONALD, of Cambria. on behalf of til,
e democracy thanked the distinguished speakers fo
their eloquent and soulstirring addresses and theI
+ proceeded at some length to address the meetin!
> in an able and powerful speech upon the prin
e attention. and during his remarks was frequentl,
e interrupted by the loud applause Of his hearers
J.; He discussed the principle of what the wings cal
e the Nebraska iniquity," and simplified and re
duced the operations Of that measure of self govern
4 ment so that all could well understand He spok
y of the state and county tickets and hoped that tn
r democracy Of Cambria would give to each heart
a support, all the candidates being entitled to ou
h confidence and united action.
+ JNo. C. O'NEII., Esq, offered the following re
h solutions, which were unanimously adopted:
ResOlUed-That the democracy of Cambri
: have full and unbounded confidence in the ad
il ministration of FRANKLIN PIERCE, and ratif
l. and approve its policy. Our President ha
II proved himself true to the interests of the coun
a try and firm and faithful in his course to til
e principles of his party.
IF Resolced That the right of the people t
e govern themselves, and frame their own laws
principle re-established by the passage
~, the act to organize the territories Kansas an
lie Nebraska, meets on cordial appreciation, an
lie we declare our determination to adhere to sue