Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-05
OF
CAMBRIA!!!

On next Tuesday, you will be called upon
to discharge the most sacred and important
right belonging to you as citizens of free
Commonwealth the privilege of depositing
in the ballot-bo silent but decisive ex-
preston of your judgment in reference to the
official conduct of Gov. Bigler The Demo-
cratic party presents him to you for your suff-
RACES for second term Three years ago
you endorsed his devotion to the great prin-
ciples of the democratic faith = bis integrity
as man and his capacity and fitness for a
faithful discharge of the responsible duties of
Chief Magistrate of the Commonwealth. If
he has discharged those duties ably and with
an eye single to the best interests of the
State, he deserves and will receive your cor
dial support; if he has failed to do so, you,
in the exercise of right enjoyed only by
freemen, will wrest from him the power which
you aided to confer and transfer it to another.
Has Gov. Bigles proved recreant to the high
trust reposed in him? Has he shown want of
capacity or lacked in steadfast devotion to the
cherished rights and dearest interests of our
citizens? Let his official acts answer and to
them we confidently appeal He may have
committed errors, for that is one of the frail-
ties of humanity, but we claim, and his poll
tical enemies dare not deny its justice, that
in all things, he has proven himself the fast
friend of the people-the fearless and elo-
quent advocate of liberty in its largest and
most comprehensive meaning-a democrat in
principle as well as in action.-He seeks not
your votes by basely pandering to the stealthy
efforts of midnight secret association, whose
base purpose it is to rob portion of you of
your political as well as your natural rights
He is no bigot. He will not aid in erecting
cfriy Ut uyh, oh ,r,h
because he does Dot worship at the same altar
with himself; nor will he attempt to degrade
and dishonor nsn whose misfortune it is
not to have first behed the light of the sun
on American soil. He can look beyond the
narrow walls of his own Church, and far be-
yond the limits of his own country and meet
the exile from foreign oppression as true
American ought to meet him, with welcome
hand to peaceful and hospitable home-not
with fanatical grasp to political grave. He
will neither strike down the adherents of
particular faith, nor the helpless and unfortu-
nate, who fleeing from tyranny and thanking
God that his feet have at last touched the
soil of freedom, finds to his dismay that the
spirit of persecution, Is before well as be-
hind him and meets with scourge when he
hoped for an asyl lum. ."-nue sc9rns secret
organization, faspiring to override SS@@ih
Constitution and laws,-which substitutes ioi
the olive branch of peace the sword and dag
ger of relentless bigotry IF his opponent
JAMES POLLOCK is not grossly slandcred he
Is member of this detestable order 1t has
been charged upon him by the democratic
press from one end of the State to the other
hot vague and uncertain accusation based
upon mere rumor-but bold, distinct and
pointed declaration of its trah-but it las
called forth no denial from the Whig ce .ndi-
date nor from any of his friends.
Are you prepared to see the reins. of gov
ernlnent placed in the hands of su 81 \ man
Are you prepared to see the glori' Jus standard
Of Riseier and democracy witt the words,
"Ciul and religious liberty" inscribed upon
:. t.r-:.iiing in the dust and its place be sup
piled by the piratical and proscriptive banner
of KNOWN Nothingism
Democrats of Cambria Stand by your
cancidate-stand by your principles stand
bu the Constitution and the laws as your fore
fathers made them, and on next TUESDAY
proclaim in a voice of thunder to JAMES Pol
LOCK and his Know-Nothing conspirators,
that here on the Summit of the Alleghenies
religious bigotry can find no home-no rest
| ing place-that so far you are concerned
your neighbor shall live in peace and wor-
Ship &C.. aect.-Iin0 TO the dictates of his nv=r
coGscience-that no man shall be vexed ane
prosecuted because of his birth-that you are
still the same unterrifed 'Jrosty sons OF
hunder"-in favor of equal privileges anC
equal laws-that you know your rights an'
knowing dare maintain them"