Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-10-03
EBENsBURG. OCTOBER s,ls55:

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With hsS sSas @'S' g armed % the 0a'0' p0z not
Weapon, that is surer set
And frner than the bayoHet- 3.
A weapon that comes down still
& As snow fakes fall upon the sod
And executes freeman's will e1 n $500
As lightning does the will of God. - -
Not with the ballot--the sceptre Of American
freemen. Gmmense applause) but with the
knife ana the pistol a more gross outrage
upon hesbalIot box was never contemplated.
Ia Cincinnati, at their last municipal cleo.
ton, the ballot-boxes of the Eleventh and
Twelfth Wards were taken possession of by a
Know Nothing mob, broken to pieces, and
their contents given To the torch; and this too,
s5Ss;la Fsas fmeriea what sight for free
people But their treason to the Constitution,
and utter disregard Of the sanctity of the ballot
box, was more fully nevinced in the late hor-
rible riots in the city of Louisville. The right
of franchise was denied to all men whose ewes
were first opened on foreign, soil. They
cared not whether he was Protestant or Cath
olic--Irish or German--whether they or their
fathers had fought and bled for their adopted
country. It was sufficient to know that their
birthplace was not here; they were ignomin-
iously trampled on and r,lthlessly assailed-.
H.
dwellings given to the flames Such holy
caust Of bleeding hearts. burnt bones, and
blazing dwellings, constitute q fit monument
for an organization conceived in tyranny, and
nurtured in blood Qong continued ap-
plause,) u
Thus we see that this organization strikes
at the most vital parts of the Constitution -
They Z. abridge the freedom of speech and the
press establish religious tests as qualfca-
lions for public position. and trample upon the
right of suffrage. A party in SO direct an
tagonism to the constitution cannot exist
without endangering Constitutional liberty.
Applause. vs
They profess a great reverence for the
memory of Washington, but in their bitter
and indiscriminate prescription of . Ameri-
cans by choice, /. they heed not his last coun-
sci, to :. frown indi ignanf1y upon every at
tempt to ALLEVIATE any portion of our country
from the rest, Or to enfeeble the sacred ties
which now bind together the various parts.
(Cheers.) They assume TO be the sole guar
dian of our inestimable liberties, and dare to
say for srhons they shall be dispensed, never
needing the same voice speaking from the
mighty past You have in a contpsoa caHsc.
fought and triunphed together-the indepen-
dence and liberty you possess is the work of
GERS suferings aud successes" What glo-
rious and truthful sentiment, and how incoul-
prehensible to the narrow ideas Of this politi-
cal fanaticism. George Washington and La
fayettc, Montgomery aud Green, Pulaski and
Wayne, Paul Jones and Lawrence fought
and triumphed together" Great cheering.
Upon the plea of Americans ruling Ameri-
ca, they have been guilty of untold cxcesses.
The human heart is palsied as they pass in re-
view before it,. 1nsericaas must rsdc Anaer-
icu." and with sAcreligious indifference they
invade the sanctuary of the Lord and disturb
the communion of the soul with its Maker.
Americans must rale An,crfca, and in secret
coIclave they advise the carrying of dagger
and pistol to the ballot box. 1nscricans must
rule An.erird, and with hideous yells and de-
moniac shouts, they stile free speech. and at
tack the free press. 4Dserfcon mast rule
Anaerfca, and they hang an Irishman in his
own porch, in the presence of his wife and
children, and then give his dwelling to the
flames americans mast rule 4naerica, and
they blow out the brains of child in the
arms of its mother, while all around are mu-
tilated bodies and burning houses. Anaeri-
cans must rule 4naerica, and from . rank
showers of blood, and the red light of blazing
roofs, they build the rainbow GLORY, and to
shuddering consciences cry, - We ARE RULING
AMERICA Great God what a picture to
the brightest era of civilization! What scenes
for Republican Government! Anarchy and
bloodshcd triumph over American liberty.
Free speech outraged-Free press attacked
Freedom of conscience violated, free suffrage
trambled under foot arson run riot, citizens
murdered, and the Constitution rope of
sand
Oh, We members of this secret organiza-
ton, 1 speak to you now as men-as erring
men, } who are upon the threshold and anx-
ious to leave, fly at once to the protection of
your country's Constitution. The guardian
angel of our destiny has moved the waters,
aud now, this night. step in and be made
whole. 1t is a duty you owe to your, fathers
and yourselves. Rally with us to the sup
port of American liberty [Great cheering
And YOU ..Old Line Whigs," who constitute
the guard about the tomb Of Clay-who for
get not his trials and heroic devotion-who
love his memory and cherish in your heart of
hearts his paternal and patriotic sentiments,
fhis might your country calls aad his spirit i'm
vokes you to assist in staying the rushing tide
that would sweep away the constitutional OBJ
legations he so often defended. Applause
again and again. ,ss.a
And you, Democrats. with upturned faces
and flashing eyes, take heart from this nights
work . The Constitution must and shall be
preserved" Applause The revolution
commenced some months ago. and the Old
Dcminion has been answered by North Caro-
lima, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas and
only few days ago, the good old State of
Maine, standing upon the Constitution. beat
down combination of the very worst fanati-
a.