Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-06-28
Rg- The nationality of the Democrat

Es- The nationality of the Democrat
ic sentiment is most strikingly illustra-
ted by its present manifestations in ev-
cry quarter of the confederacy. Since
the voice of the Cincinnati Convention
went forth, every State Of the Union has
witnessed unprecedented outpourings of
the people, maintaining the same princi-
pies, and united in common bond and
common brotherhood. Every hill and
every valley throughout the country is
sending up its cheerful echoes, and the
upheayings of the masses attest at once
their ardent attachment to the Union and
the Constitution, and the triumphant
success which awaits their standard
bearers.
Opposed to the Democracy are two
untiring, INSCRIPTIONS and powerful
factions, whose candidates are also in the
field, who will hesitate at nothing to
achieve a triumph. One protesting
great love for liberty on their lips. but
with treason in their hearts, seeking to
array one section of our common country
against the other, and willing to drench
its fair fields in blood, in order to con-
troll its government; the other seeking
to array one class of its citizens against
another, solely on account of its birth Or
religious creed. One has nominated
FREMONT, the other FILLMORE. Both
are in alliance with the worst enemies
of constitutional government, and have
but one common purpose in view. They
are leagued together against the peace,
dignity and honor of the country, though
professedly agreeing in no common prin-
ciple, and entertaining different views in
regard to the policy of the country.
If there be any evidence wanting of
the little reliance that is to be placed, in
time of peril, in that organization which
makes the country hideous with its
clamor that Americans must rule Amer
ica," it is to be found in the conduct of
Southern Know-nothings They see
the combined forces of Free-soilism, Alb
olitionism, Black Republicanism, and
their own dear Americanism in the
North, arrayed to carry the next Presi-
Dental contest upon a sectional issue and
by sectional vote. They see this I'M
holy combination calculating upon no
Southern electoral votes to win the next
Presidential contest, but purely upon
their strength in the North-all for the
purpose of making war upon and DIES.
troying the South. And yet, with this
combination staring us in the face, warn
ing the South to be united for their own
interests and that Of the Union, these
South Americans dare boldly to divide
the slaveholding States by presenting a
Presidential ticket Of FILLMORE and Don
ELsoN to weaken the South by division,
knowing, as they well do, that every
vote taken from the Democracy is just
so much added to the strength of the
Republicans.
While the stain Of sectionalism clings
to every faction of our opponents as te-
naciously as did the blood to the hand of
Lady Macbeth, Democratic national prin-
ciples are rapidly winning the support of
thousands Of those Union-loving Wings
who fought for great principles under the
brilliant CLAY and the massive WEBSTER.
The Democratic host and the old-line
Wing host Of the country will rally to
the support of the Democratic ticket
, They look at the issue as it is. They
see that it is an issue solely between the
Democratic and Black Republican organ
izations. And here we would ask every
member of the American party in this
county who loves his country, what will
be his action in view of such an issue p
If there be any Know-nothing who loves
the Constitution and the Union better
than he loves ringers" who loves white
men better than ''niggers," let him bury
the recollection of the past, and come
out as pure patriot, as true man
come out as one who can sacrifice old
prejudices upon the altar Of his country,
and work and vote for JAMES BUCHANAN
and JoHN G. BREcKISRrDoE, and help to
swell the mighty avalanche which will,
in November next, efface from American
soil the last footprints of poor Samuel
and ''Sambo.''
CT We omitted to mention in the
list of appointments by the Commission