Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-19
A COMPLIMENT TO GOV. BIGLER.

Governor Bigler, who has been staying for
some days at the Merchants Hotel, in our
city, was complimented last evening by
most beautiful serenade. An immense number
of citizens, attended by splendid band of
music proceeded to the hotel, and after the
musical exercises were gone through, Cover
nor Bigler made his appearance, was intro
duced to the audience, and delivered short
but eloquent speech He was frequently in
terrupted by demonstrations of applause, and
when illusions were made to the battle Jet to
be fought, for the Constitution and the Civil
and Religious rights of all citizens, the plau
dts testified with what earnestness the Demo-
cracy of this Commonwealth have enlisted in
the campaign Governor Bigler has endear-
ed himself to the people of this State by a bold
and manly avowal of the fundamental prin-
ciples of the party, and his defeat does not
bring with it single stain. upon his public
character. His last address to the people is
truly a republican document and will stand
as the best evidence of the basis on which the
administration of this model Chief Magistrote
has rested
The following is an abstract of Governor
Biglcr's remarks:
ut was a very common thing for a success
full candidate who had honors to bestow and
a long official career before him, to be thus
greeted, but it was unusual for one who occu-
pied his position which was rather that of a
setting than rising sun to be thus greeted.
He had endeavored to discharge his official
duties faithfully and to the best of his abili-
ty-he had proclaimed to the people of the
State his honest views and principles-and
though stricken down by an unseen secret
soc, his heart was cheerful and his spirits
buoyant
He had stood upon the doctrines of the Con-
stitution; he had contended for the political
equality of citizens of all classes; he had OPP
posed the formation of secret societies for the
accomplishment of political objects; he had
not striven, as some persons falsely allege, to
array one portion of the community against
another, but had made the principles of
Republican equality his guide and had
throughout his whole official career faithfully
adhered to them and but very few years
would elapse before the correctness of his pos
ition would be universally acknowledged
1t was not the first time that the party he
belonged to had been overthrown. 1t was
defeated in 1910, and again in 1913, but the
very measure upon which it had been tenn
porarily defeated. had since been gloriously
vindicated and triumphantly established. 1t
would be so hereafter, and whatever might
be his future destiny, whether he should re-
tire forever into private, or again participate
in political lifo, it should be his pride and
pleasure to belong to the great party of the
country, of the Constitution, of Republican
freedom, of equal rights, and of progress,
which had left glorious impress upon the
pages of our national history
For the short remainder of his official term
| he would studiously en- ndeavor to discharge to
the best of his abilities his Executive duties,
and he would ever gratefully remember the
kindness which he had received frem the peo-
pie of Philadelphia, and of this great Com
monwealth.