Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-09-03
Charles Sumner.

We have hitherto refrained from saving
anything in reference to this gentlemen who
we believe, is still sojourni at Cresson, in
this county. Whether his health is as deli
cate. as some of his friends and admirers rep
resent it to be, must be determined by those
who have seen and conversed with him. If
on the other hand, as is alleged. the object of
his visit to Pennsylvania is for the purpose of
creating political sympathy for the party with
which he acts, and thereby bolstering up the
waning fortunes of Fremont; he has sadly mis-
taken the field of his operations The :. frosty
sons of thunder do not desire to hear any Of
his wild and rampant denunciations of the
South and her institutions; they do not wish
to hear dtsuntOn talked about as familiarlv as
household words; but infinitely rather, the
patriotic senti ment of his predecessor, Web
ster, when he exclaimed, LIBERTY AND u
MON, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AND INsEPARA-
BILE The following article, which we copy
from the Holidays sburg Standard. is not cal
culated to produce very favorable impression.
either in favor of Mr.. Sumner as a man. or
LAO % pplitiSidu
This martyr to Free Kansas, Free Speech
and Free Niggers, as we stated in our last, is.
or lately has been. rustieating at the house of
DR.. jackson, of Cresson Siuce his arrival,
what little sympathy was manifested for him
in this neigbborhood has entirely given way
to feelings of deep disgust. There is nothing
whatever the matter with him. He is hale
and hearty, has good appetite and talks pol
itics with all the bitter vindictiveness that a
Yankee fanatic can command.
One day last week, Col. D. III. Ho6us. an
old line Wing, and J Blair Moore Demo.
crat, of this place, and Col J. j. Patterson
Republican, one of the editors of the Harris
burg Herald visited Cresson. In company
with man named Gemmil, at the invitation
of DIR. Jackson. toey called upon Mr.. Sum
ner. who received them very cordially. He
soon asked Mr.. Hofus how Mr. Ford had sue
ceeded here. The Colonel told him frankl,
that he did not succeed very well-that hi.
meeting was composed of Democrats and Fill.
more men-that very few Fremont were pres
ent, in consequence of there being but few il
the place.
This frank avowal irriated the gentleman
with the soft brain, and he poured forth per-
feet torrent OF lnvcctlyes against Pennsyva
mans. While emptying his vials of Blacl
Republican wrath, he declared that the Whig
and Democrats of Pennsylvania were whit,
slaves, and that he should glory in seeing
them brought to the block, and disposed o
under the auctioneers hammer
This unqualified assertion of the Yankee
fanatic did not fail TO arouse the indignation
OF the Pennsylyanians, and Col Ho6us mad,
some tart reply, which only aggravated tn,
matter the more, and he showered abuse o
the foulest kind upon Pennsylvania indescrim
inatey, and when the party attempted to vim
dicate their State, the dignified Yankee Abo
hhonist cody opened Boston paper and com
menced reading. The party came away com
| pletely disgueted. and Col HUfus, ho p.r
viously felt great sympathy for the man be
fore he uttered such atrocous sentiments, de
clares openly that his honor earned grea
many cauings than he has ever received