Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-07-04

I'M liOI enc OF tnoSe, VINO prefer IOrelgn-
ers to native born citizens. But all should
have the rights which the constitution guar
antees. As it has been remarked, there is
little danger of the naturalzed citizens con-
trolling our elections Notwithstanding all
that can be said upon this subject as to the
matter of principles, there is and will be such
a partially among the majority of our native
born citizens, in favor of themselves, that
they will not grant to the minority, which
our naturalized citizens compose, whit more
of public patronage and employment, than
their numbers and capacity entitle them to-
If SO much There may have been exceptions
TO This, in forfner days, In some of our large
cities, where both the political parties into
which our country Was divided, have been
counting the foreign population by giving
them place and Office But this has correc-
ted itself, and now they scarcely have justice
done to them in this respect Such was even
tie case before this organized prescription
took place. But throughout the country
they constitute but drop in the bucket Of
our entire population, so that if they were
even disposed to evil, of which we have no
evidence, they would be perfectly impotent to
accomplish their object.
The result therefore is, that this denuncia-
ton and prescription of naturalzed citizens,
is sheer pretense-a bug-bcar, created by po-
litical hypocrites and knaves, to bamboozle
political fools. A sheer humbug to bring
unthinking men from the support of the
Democratic party, which always goes for the
support of the priciples of free government
and has in view the greatest number-main-
tains the right and capacity of the people to
govern themselves, extends equal rights 10
all, because it holds that all men are created
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aid unprincipled aspirants to obtain Office and
place-to fatten upon the public-to be fed
from the public treasury, that this prejudice
is fostered and fomented. This and the pref
udice excited against one christian denomina-
ton, have enabled this organization by Goa
lescing with other isnas to sweep the late
elections of the States and invest them with
power, which they have in every instance at
least, used without discretion and without any
regard TO the organic law Of our country
This prescription, for opinion sake in matters
of religion, Independent of its being palpa-
bic infraction of the principles of the consti-
tuition of the United States and of this State,
and criminal offence, for which, the pun
ishment by fine and imprisoument, is none too
heavy, is calculated to set society by its ears,
and introduce a state of feeling that would
make perfect Pandelnomium of our happy
country--it is an offence, against the light
and intelligence of the nineteenth century
an attempt to bring as back to the dark ages
of barbarism and superstition, ere the press
had been brought in use to spread light and
knowledge over benighted world. If the
moral and political atmosphere of our count
~, as thus to be beclouded, then was the
Declaration Of Independence adopted for
nothing, and the toll, treasure and blood of
ID = ,nay,
which appeared but to deluge the oppressed
and down-trodden friends of liberty
This election in Virginia has caeered the
members of the Democratic party throughout
the Union Tt shows that there is a redeem
ing spirit in the people-it encourages the
republican, by giving him another evidence
that the people are fit to be their own rulers
it gives to all who have an abiding conf
dence in popular government an assurance
that confidence is not misplaced. The people
are awakened to sense of the error and mis-
representation by which they were misled.
The light of truth is irradiating cur whole
political atmosphere. and error and misrepre-
sentation must fly discounted from the radiant
light of truth.
Hundreds and thousands of deceived men
seeing the abyss into which the measures of
their deceivers were about TO plunge the insti-
tutious of our country, viii shrink aghast
from the spectacle-ref their aid TO make
seipwreck of the hopes of patriotism, and
turn upon the men who have been iuring
them on to this work of destruction. The
people are always honest when rightly inform
ed; they never Intentionally do a political
wrong If under impulse and misrepresen-
tation they sometimes err from the infrnity
of human nature, they correct the evil at the
first opportunity. Time and the ballot box
the diffusion of knowledge and truth are great
correctives of the evils to which political So
ciety is subject.
To those who have unwillingly been led
astray but have now seen the error, and repent
of it, let us hold out the hand of reconcillia-
ton and forgiveness To err is human-to
forgive divine
To those who. with light and truth before
them, persist in these fagtious attempts to
violate the rights dear to frecmen, no such
kindly feelings should be extended-they have
shown the clovcn foot and are unfit associates
for the children of truth and light.
Thank God, the Democracy of the :. Tenth
Lcqioa' has stood firm throughout this con-
fict. TO her is to be imputed no part of the
degradation to which our Commonwealth has
been suhjected-let us again stand together,
shoulder to shoulder, a sohd phalanx in the
great army of Democracy Let us watch
that no traitors or hypocrtes be put forth as
our standard bearcas. aud we may. at the
next session of the Legislature, sweep from
our statute books much OF the d:gracsful
legislation which tho w:ahedness, corruption
and ignorance OF the last legislature enacted.
1t may safely be said of them, that they
have furnished another conclusive evidence