Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-04-30

When our Governor called for men to march
to the field of strife, no less than scores of
Welshmen marched up to the roaring mouth
OF the Mexican cannon, and cut the enemy
down at their guns. Tbese Foreigners spill
ed their blood as freely as did the Patriots of
the Revolution in defence OF their country. L
imagine l hear you say, why did not our
Johnstown soldiers go nearer the guns OF the
enemy? Well sirs, 1 will tell you. The
Hercules Major fortunately discovered that it
was not constitutional to pass over our from
tier to chastise an enemy, and this accounts
for it; SO our appreciating public have been
denied the expression of gratitude In support
ing the widows and orphans of our patriotic
soldiers.
Do you see that little man #***-to the
right, that takes such an active part in the
Robespiere family? That dark a-vised man
Yes sir, remember the time when he used to
sing most seraphically the songs of Zion. l
have heard him declare that the love of God
was shed abroad in his heart by the Holy
Ghost given unto him. And more than once
he intimated that the spirit of the Lord God
was upon him amounting him to preach the
gospel, to open the prison doors and bid the
captive go free. And SO fully bent was he,
that preach he would, and preach he did and
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half dozen class leaders and stewards to choke
him off from entering the itiuerant ranks
Alas Alas How the mighty have fallen
How many men have been blasted, and mill
dewed by the Almighty, by putting their un-
hallowed hands to the gospel plough You
often hear-indeed almost every young man
in the church to exclaim, woe is me if l
preach not the gospel" But would advise
them to transpose the sentence, and say g woe
is me if l preach the gospel" Their safety
depends more on the sincere repetition of the
latter sentence than the former.
Do you see our Horace Greely Editor
@***H? He is soldier of the J Johnstown
stamp. [ rather think that he would watch
for the frontier line so that he may not go
contrary to the constitution of our country.
How strange. He wants the constitution
changed in the feature of citizenship but not
in maintaining the honor of our nation on a
foreign soil I think that judging from the
length of his legs he would make g Bla-
densburg racer" L am aware that since he
has received the title of Colonel the COM
pressed lip and frey eye is to be seen when
he hears the roar of the cannon, and the
groans of the dying.
Look in the back part of the room Here
you see our modern Solon ~""r~@s, and there
is unanimous call from the audience Solon
Solonl! n Speech Listen ye Gods =
Great Jupiter save our Empire He holds
them in breathless attention whilst with super
human eloquence he shows the impending
ruin that hangs over our country from the
vast influx of Foreigners into it He casts
his eyes towards the '' white house." and
says if [ could sit in the Executive Chair 1
would raise protection to our nation as high
as Heaven, and as deep as He'll, notwithstand-
ing many Foreign Catholics and Protestants
bled and died on the plains of Mexico in de-
fence of our country
Here is our little Shoemaker "ss'E he is
the man that said water regeneration would
do to go over the Falls of Niagara with. We
always find him about the rivers and lakes in
the vineyard of the Lord. or with the dark
lantern crew croaking like frog in pond.
There stands our coffin maker -" of Irish
birth, adding fuel to the fire with all his
might, to consume the foreign sacrifice
Close by his side stands the man of church
building notoriety sF**a@s.
The next time we visit the lodge, you shall
see the grips, and hear the pass words
CONEMAUGH.
JouSsrowN, April 26, 1855.