Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-07-30


as painful as it may will be slow to sustain
sectional candidates-te endorse by their
votes extreme abolition, or anything which
looks like abolition-to put IN jeopardy the
great commercial interests they baYe been so
long striving to create, and TO run the risk of
! four years Of turmoil and disturbances on
/ this hateful question of slavery, with all its
/ adjuncts. Their second thought is fast teach
/ Ing them that Dir. Buchanan uttered safe, and
! to them con genial doctrine, when in his letter
1 accepting the Cincinnati nomination, he said
SO truly and yet so simply, : most happy
would it be for our country If this agitation
were at an end During its whole progress
| it has produced no practical good to any hu-
man Zhning, whilst it has been tbe s4srce of
great and dausery,ae erils' This x exactly
in Philadelphia at this moment, and / shall
be much disappointed if every days reflection
does not ngthen it. 81
But conservative men have seen other in
fuences at work. which are no where so re-
puguant to public feeling as here in Philadel-
phia. They think they see in he manage
ment OF the Republican canvas already the
use of means which are wholly illegitimate
L do not attempt to revive the musical tactics
of ancient days, though can hardly repress
a smile at the idea of some of my Republican
friends hereabouts becoming meodious. All
this is innocent enough But worse agencies
are at work There is now before me aletter
from the Hon Charles Sumner, endorsing the
Fremont nomination, in which find the fol-
lowing remarkable language =
Our declaration of principles, says Mr..
Sumner, appeals to the foreign born, who,
rejoicing In the privileges of American citi-l
zens, will not hesitate to join in this holy en-
dcayor to -vindicate them against the aggres-
so of an oligarchy ,corse Haa al1y tyranny
from achtch they hare t.JFed In this contest
there is every motive to Onion, and also every
motive to exertionRtzs. Now or never. now
and forever 81. Such was the ancient var
cry which, embroidered on the Irish flag,
streamed from the Castle of Dublin, and re-
sounded through the whole land. ;arousing
generous people to q new struggle for their
ancient rights, andsthis war-cry may be fifty
inscribed upon our banner now Arise now,
or our inexorable slaye7driying. tyranny VIII +,
be fastened upon you-arise now, and Liberty
will be secured for ever :" a11 $50 s1lG55Ez.ss5
.f Now, this may be-consldered proper Sena-lj
toral rhetoric, but know no language strong
enough TO condemn such an appeal to one
class of. our population, or SO disloyal COM
pariSon of our Southern brethren with the
butchers and tyratlts of Europe. As an APP
peal to the foreign BORN tits per Sc wrong
AS SUCH an appeal it must be Intellectual, for
the naturalized citizen knows too well how
hollow such horld expressions usually are.
He knows, too, that at the very moment these
words of awkward fattery w9re written ldr. (
Summers candidate Mr Fremont, has been /
pronounced TO be Ia full communion with the 1
American Order, has accepted al American /
(the North American, nomination and Is on |
the ticket at this very time with your towns |
man, Governor Johnston, for Vice President, I
whose fidelity to the strietest Auiericanism. no /
one can question. But to sober minded and |
men, the sorrow must be, and Is,
most sincere, on seeing any cause thus pro- |
noted No where will there be greater revolt !
than here in Philadelphia, where the class of
citizens referred to have been often petted and |
persecutcd to the top of their bent, .-l
| have thus, gentlemen-wrltten to you
very much as / should have talked to you,
plainly and uneeremoniousy- y-giVen my rea-s
sons for refusing my support. or my vote, to
two of the candidates before the people. My
individual opinions, are, | am quite aware, of
no value-they can only seem to be entitled |
to consideration so far as they represent others
VIII have heretofore acted with me ~ believe
there are thousands who think as do.
Having thus defined opinions, it is hardly
necessary for me to say why vote for air.
Buchanan, and why L am willing to do any,
thing in my power to promote his election
[ los k to him and Mr.. Breckiuridge, as the
candidates who, if elected, win give the coun-
try what it most needs, repo;e, and repress
and completely all sectional agita-'
ton on this distressing topic of domestic sla-
yery / find in Mr. Buchanan's past, and /
especially his recent public career as our rep
resentative abroad, an assurance that he VIII
secure with foreign nations, honorable peace
| regard him as emin entity safe and conser-at ;
yativc statesman But, [ am proud to. say,
that has being a son of Pennsylyanla, (aslde
from other Considerations would nave enu7
tied him to my vote, for | thiuk this great
CemInonwealth has waited long enough, and
been postponed often enoug !; aud that now
when the choice is made OF one OF her most
citizens Ter tue nations hiShes:
honor, that nnsylvanians, at least, should
ralIy to his support / have no doubt they
will and. If there be any humble service that
can render to promote this resultsmy ieiiow
citizens have a right to 1t. 1t the course
now feel it nay duty to pursue. be lconsIseent
with former political coaduet and opinions.lit
is ian inconsistency thatil am rather sproud Of
hut if it be, onsenant, as 1 think 1T is,
with the feelings of State pride aud local 10y
\ aftvI which have been Che controlling infueu-i
ces of nv pull hc'lifesI see no reason to regret
hat they, contiaaeitos operate On me nows
when for, the first tiuaeFin seventy years. we
lave a chance of doing something for Penn
sylvania. -. ...-:..fs..f -st - .,..-.,.I
have the honor to be with great regard
AZ f,lJ, and truly YOUR sls asa 10 s4Ah-