Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-05-09

they may be; but we have full faith IN the pat
riotism and fidelity of the Catholic masses
We condemn the anarchic doctrines of the
German infdel editors who infest the land; but
we believe that the German masses are as hon.
est, as industrious, and great majority as
patriotic and as deeply imbued with the reli-
gious sentiment. as any other class of American
citizens. Rock Islander.- 81
Last Words of Nicholas about the Uni
ted States, England, and France.
The New Orleans Bee publishes the follow
ing passage from a. letter, addressed to an en-
inent foreigner, now in that city. by a Rus
sian friend residing in st. Petersburg. The
Bee says it may be g regarded asentirely au-
thentic:' 8e
ST. PETERsBuRa, Feb. 1855.
Before my letter reaches you, you will prob
ably have received intelligence of loss that
will spread gloomy veil over all Russia; for
the death of such man is blow that not only
strikes his own country but resounds from the
shores of the whole world. In my last letter
did not dare openly declare what we were
expecting from day to day. for we were un-
willing to accustom our hearts to an. idea which
our minds were incapable of conceiving.
The last days of the Czsr are whole century
in the history of Russia, and will never be for
gotten by those who witnessed them. Do not
imagins that he was exasperated with his
foes. Quite to the contrary Impartlally,
like prophet, he gazed upon the present sit
uation of the different European powers. and
predicted the future with the accuracy of one
who looks far beyond the present
England" said he. g has reached her cul-
minating point either for life or death There
is no middle point for her to pursue. Ono
thing alone may save her-and that is, a free
confession, not only by the government, but
by the whole aristocracy, made to the people,
that the Grown is unable any longer to main
tain its power; and that the people must rise
and unite together as one man to save the
honor and preserve the Independence of the
country. A candid acknowledgement of the
truth may even now save England if her cor
rupt aristocraey can be brought to the stool of
confession. France, on the contrary, can
maintain herself only Ly falshood and decep-
ton. The Emperor may proclaim to his sub
iects that he governs and influences the affairs
of all Europe, and that not ashot can be fred
without his permission, and that France is
the first power in Europe; but single shock.
one speech of demagogue. may overthrow
him and darken the star of Napoleon forever.
have offered him my hand-the hand of re-
conciliation-but he refused it. He wishes to
avenge Moscow upon me, and st. Helena up
on England. Short-sighted man. who seeks
to avenge the sins of the fathers upon the chill
dren As for Germany, Austria, and Prus-
sia, they would not now exist if had not
saved them when they crouched at my feet
six years ago. They think to strengthen
themselves on the mighty struggle between
the other nations of Europe. But they never
have been. and never will be more than Sec
ondary bowers-satraps, holding authority by
the clemency of my House, or by permission
OF 1IIo " oc~ eri
is left to me in the midst of all this ingratitude
and villany-and that is, the silent sympathy
of that high-hearted people on the other side
of the Atlantic, the only hearts in which /
hear an echo Of my struggles against united
Europe Never have forgotten the smallest
kindness shown me by tie least ofmy subjects
Let my children never forget what we owe to
America; and if ever an hour of danger dark
ems around the Union, let her find a faithful
ally in my family" Isl - a M
These words may be of interest to you, my
friend, because you are now living amongst
the Americans and [ mention thems know
ing that your sympathies have bound you to a
foreign land nearly half century. One learns
to recognise his true friends in the hour of
danger, and you may rely upon it that as long
as Romanoff sits on Russia's throne, the
the America States will never need friend.
almost literal translation from the letter,
which is written in German, by one of the no.
bles Of Courland, residing in St. Petersburg.
From the source whence we received it we
have no hesitation guarantying its authen-
ITCHY. asass -. -
iie Remuneration of Know Nothingism
Mr.. VIM. d. Doll, of Frederic, Md. having
joined the Know Nothings, and found out what
the concern is made of, now renounces and de-
nounces it as thing of evil. : He says, in
communication to the Citizen: id ssS ~
II attended think, but four meetings, GER
tainly not more than six, which were amply
sufficient to convince me that no man of true
patriotism and liberal feelings could remain a.
mong them without sacrificing his honor, and
compromising his freedom of will and opinion.
Instead of meeting with the patriotic, the in
telligent and the liberal, with a few exceptions,
met with the bigot, the intolerant. the pro-
scriptionist, the superanuated, and broken
down leaders of the old Whig Party, and the
disappNnted ofice-seeking Democrat. It's
a.s;z. .Loa boiuf, vf tlat c1uvl, the res
idue, those who had once acted with the DEM
ocratic party I saw that its aim was to break
down the party of which I had been a member
from my youth, and under whose wise, repub-
ican. and generous policy my Country had
grownrich, great and powerful, and deter
mined to eschew it as q thing ofevil- evil in
its origin and evil in its pursuits Under Dem
ocratic rule I had always been free to act, think
and speak for myself. / had never been con-
trolled BY caucuses or cliques. voted as /
pleased, and no'one ever dared to question the
propriety ofmy conduct; but there I was bound