Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-07-11
Political Parties and Principles.

The fourth Of July has passed, and with II the
State Convention. In looking at the men that
composed that Convention, their nominee, and
the resolutions they have passed. we are forcibly
reminded of the days when that party was in its
primitive purity. Indeed, we believe the party is
in better plight now than it has been for some
years. it can breathe more freely since it has been
relieved of the presence and interference of the old
political hungry buzzards, who have hung round
it. and followed it up for the spoils. backlegs
and prostitutes follow an army. In battle they
are not to be seen, but always on hand when
pay day comes round. The party now feels as
refreshed, as an ulcerous patient would after get
ting relief from the Surgeons knife.
Thanks to the Know Nothing party, they have
rid us of would be United States Senator, a
would be Adjutant General, and host of others,
who. tho not less corrupt, are less impudent.-
They glided into the embraces of an organization,
unparalleled in the annals of political depravity
and knavery for its folly and its treason. They
endeavor to play with the common sense of the
American people, as if they were barbarians.-
They hold out to them, that in taking care Of the
interests of the country, it is necessary for them
TO meet when unsuspecting men are asleep, when
nothing but owls and bats, and thieves and pick
pockets have their range, to consult for the inter
ests and well being of the country 1t would not
do that any living witness should see when or
where they meet, or know what they were doing,
except first such witness was initiated, sworn to
keep secret, and do their bidding. Such would
be fitting language addressed to gang of pirates
by the celebrated Robert Kidd, or Samuel Bella
my, but it is by no means the language to be ad-
dressed to the sober common of the patriotic
American people, and must be detested by them
after the first fash of novelty IS past What ben
efts do those veteran windsuckers promise to con-
fer on us, or what evils do they promise to avert
by this crganization2 They promise that we will
be called the American party, that we will prevent
the Pope from having influence in the United
States, that we will obstruct the immigration Of
foreigners and retard their naturalization.
As TO the name, '' there's nothing in a name" "
The rose by any other name would smell as
SWEET
We have seen the enemies Of the democratic party
assume as many names and aliases during the last
seventy years, as any felon who ever was executed
at the Old Baily," and yet itnever availed them.
We want no new name, nor will we go to their
high priest to be baptized. " What," says Alex
ander Pope must the priest be, sches monkey is
the Godi" AS to the other principles they offer
US, it is entirely unnecessary for TO sneak into
cellars and outhouses in secret, at the dead Of
night, and multiply oaths about them. The DEM
ocratic party has always met them in open discus
sion, and at the ballot box, and always put their
seal of condemnation upon them. Patriotism,
christianity, and philanthropy have dictated this
policy to the democratic party. and tit has grown
with their growth, and strengthened with their
strength"
The democratic party is too patriotic to have
any jealousy of the foreigner; that party looks on
immigration, as being mutually advantageous to
the country and to the immigrant Four fifths
Of those who come to this country are adults, in
ured to physical labor, and contented to keep at
it. They are neither affected with dyspepsia, de-
biIty or toothache, they are not accustomed to
shrink from heat or cold, mud or mire- Two
millions of immigrants afford as many. laboring
hands. as six millions Of cur native population,
because they are people already raised It costs
the country on an average one thousand dollars
for food, clothing, &C., for each of their native
population before they are fit to produce any,
thing
No one can deny that to the influx of foreign
tabor. the United States is indebted for their four
Thousand miles Of canal, and fourteen thousand
miles Of railroad. And the States that encouraged
that labor and pushed on their public works, are
the States that now feed sza clothe the country
1t had been shown last year by indubitable proof,
that by the employment Of ten thousand men on
the Illinois Central railroad for year, the value
the public lands in that State during that same
year, had euhaneed in value seventeen millions OF
dollars These facts the democratic party are
aware Of and are friendly to the foreigner, not for
their " rica Irish brogue,D or sweet German ac-
cent but on the principles Of patriotism and
philanthrophy. Indeed the foreigners are well
sware Of that, Tor vast majority Of them attach
themselves to that party at the first opportunity
1t may be said that there is no necessity for any
further emigration 10 this country that the popu-
lafion Is large enough, the natural ipcrease would
keep it up. We are not disposed 10 be eaptious