Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-07-09
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SPEECH OF HON. WIN, B. REED.

Delice7eI at the Demowatic Rdfiticdtl0n -leeftlag
So ~ iat P2,itadel3hiG, On, the .10tautL
Fellow 4CITIzE>s--I am here this evening
By the kind invitation of your committee Il
am here under the generous and coniprehen-
sive 'caIl of your meeting and I am here
with as stren. a wish as animateS any one
within the sound OF my voice that the ticket
nominated at Cincinnati may he successful =
In coming here am conscious of no separa-
tion from ancient friends or from existing po-
litical organizations, for the great party with
which have solely acted is practically extinct.
No one stood by it longer tfiah did. Those
who would now prostitute its name for OTHERS
uses, Cand even that is hardly pretended
have no claim on my fidelity, and those who,
without change OF feeling or opinion oa any
great principle ef government, think there Is
something more sacred than traditionary
party name-they-aBd there are thousands
such around us and amongst us-wil, on the
great question as TO whose hands the trust of
our Executive government shall be con6ded
for the next four years, will come with me
and vote with you ] am glad TO be among
the first of the great conservative party of this
city thus publicly to avow adhesion to the
candidates Of National Democracy. 1t may
be, am taking hazardous step. 1t may be
sacrifice But, be it what it may, no one
shall say it is a halfway. timid hesitating step
or that now, aftera life of very decisive pol
itics. / hesitate to do that which every senti-
ment of loyalty to the Constitution, of clear
duty to my native State and to my native city
prompts Thus feeling, thus speaking. thus
very willing to act-coming too as a private
and uudistineuished citizen with no ends to
gain. no aspiration to crafty, [ consider |
shall be welcome.
But I have a. special an8 a local object in
being here tonight; and wish that what |
say could reach every man Of business in the
community, for, on the ground of mere local
IL terest, can demonstrate which side Phila-
dclphia ought 70 take in the issue now before
the people. Shall the capital of Pennsylvania,
this metropolis so often postponed, so mitch
overshadowed cast its influence and throw its
vote-is it wise, is it patriotic, is it polite for
it to throw it's vote against Pennsylvania
candidate for the Presidency? Especially is
it wise to do so when the vote would. in all
human probability, be cast in favor of prin-
ciple of sectionaiism against which Phladel
phia has arrayed itself? With aggressive sec
fionalism in any form, this City of the Con-
stitution never has had, and never can hayo
communion and / cherish the hope that, if
Philadelphia hereafter finds herself obliged to
choose between merely Abolition cause IN
any form or guise, and the National party
which knows no higher law than the Constr
tuition, and makes its. principles conservative
of the Union, her citizens viii come forward
TO the support of Mr. Buchanan with as zeal
ous and hearty will, as [ feel it my duty to
do now Temporary and national exeitcments
may have their infucnce Of delay but the ul-
innate result is certain When Mr. Buchan-
al, was last here, returning from public service
to his homo, the politicians barred the door
against him. No welcoue greeted him from
official lips But the men of business, the
merchants of Philadelphia took the duty in
their own hands They thanked him for
maintaining their honor abroad They thank
ed hin, for his effort to maintain peace, and
18th it the interests of commerce and peace
ful industry. To them he spoke words of
genial gratitude and of conservative counsel
and they now feel, differing as they may from
him politically. that the interests of the Ma
ton are safe in his hands. He stands before
us too man of irreproachable private charac-
ter. If during the canvass about to begin.
Mr. buchanan maintains. as am sure he
will his attitude of dignifed moderation, of
admonitory reserve to all who from any quar-
ter urge -ultrasm, ,-if he continues 20
etand as he now does before the nation the
type Of conservatives state<manshir, with 10