Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-01-30

rIenced gentlemen now present, and connec-
ted with the profession he had the honor, for
a moment there, to represent, to bear with
HIM an instant and to hear him g for his
cause" lie felt in this society that he was
at least encircled by the intelligence and the
consideration which must ever distinguish
Americans protesting the principles he saw
emblazoned upon their political escutcheon,
and assembled to commemorate a victory won
over the assailants of their country, Whle
from the breathing canvas placed against
these walls, the eyes of their hero-immortal
to fame though dead to earth--seemed to gaze
down upon them sublime approval as they
offered up together their common vows apon
the altar of common and national patriot
ism. And thus surrounded, though as pro-
foundly sensible OF the responsibility deyolved
upon him, he would not like raw and timed
recruit while SCARED veterans looked on,
shrink from the demand Of duty. IL the
steam engine be Democrat, the Press IS the
/ very leader-the Jackson of Democrats-and
while it, in Its high mission ever assumes the
/ responsibility it, In no circumstance, allows
/ It's subalterns and co workers to falter. The
mission of the Press he had said was lofty
its history had been the history of accelerated
human progress-the stroke of the first rude
wooden type impressed on ruder paper by the
eager zeal OF the poor German carver had
seemed like the sIgnet OF Providence itself
stamped in visible character to mark the
close of a darl, era passed. and the opening OF
a new book on whose pages the records OF hu-
manity were, thepceforth, TO be written in let
/ ters Of living light From that period when
! the quaint Trutonic fancy mingled the Won
der workings Of that rough imprint with the
mysterious pranks asoribed to an incident per-
sonage, who shall be nameless, and his rcpU-
ted private Secretary, DR.. Faust, and enrich
cd their romantic pocsy with fresh material
tor those dreams which hang around the foot
steps Of scientific discovery, as mists environ
I the approach Of day, from that odd period
/ the gable end Of modern history-doWn to our
! own taeming time the Press has travelled on
/ its silent way its little emissaries leaping,
with certain aim, type after type. from Its ex-
haustless armory, beating down the barriers
/ OF error and letting IN the light Of truth upon
/ the stagnant places Of the human mind, or
gathering here and there and everywhere
particle of knowledge, has built up from the
very deeps of Ignorance new and glorious
worlds for the abode of the e1nancipated gen
erat;ons. AS the Assyrian monarch blenCLcd
when on the arches of his palace, the strange
writing cleaned out which none could read
/ bat he who bore with him the inspiration from
I on high to solve it, so has tyranny faltered
and trembled on her throne where those mys-
tericus characters have risen before them,
mirroring her msdecds and summoniDg her
10 a reckoning with the people she has crushed
and scourgcd. Such has been the story Of the
Press, and if the hours she claims fOI labor
did not utter, and even now, q warming voice,
we might call up in review an array Of the
splendors which have flashed along her on
ward pathway that could scarcely fail to daz-
zle and confoUnd-but while we here inter
cur mutual congratulations on this proud an
niversary, we need but look around upon the
realm Of freedom we inherit, and the priyile
ges we this night enjoy, to comprehend how
far the press has aided in their acquisition,
and how it IS working on, for their perpetua-
ton Tomorrow on hundreds of thousands
Of wings The good words this night, spoken
here, the patriotic sentiments SO eloquently
. uttered, the admonitions and encouragements
{ addressed to our brethren in the faith the
| stern reprobation of error and the high, man
/ " assertion and defense Of truth viii be hYing
| over our vast land; aye, and even over the
/ great tossing seas that grid it aud hedge in
with the protection of their Winter storms
( the freeman's home, bearing healing a far and
/ good tidings to millions who are looking forth
to gIeet their coming Applause. Yes,
all this the quiet agency of these little leaVas
scattered here (poinIng to some blank papers
on the table } has affected and VIII eject to-
wards the great consummation we are all toll
ing for, let US hope, il the various pursuits,
to which fortune, kind Of churlish has as
signed US. And do not forget, gentlemen,
while you sit In the midst of the glow that
high success has cast III such profusion around
you, while you enjoy the rich remunerations
Of wealth and eminence that merit has won
from the hands OF men, do not forget that in
chambers and rooms nearest to the cellar
or the roof, IN narrow streets remote from
the avenues of luxurious abode. and buried
in an obscurity which but the eye of the keen
and thoughtful Intelligence can penetrate,
there are other men laboring and laborng
again with diligence that never tires, and an
enthusiasm which nothing can exhaust, to
help on these wheels Of progress and to add
their mite to the triumphs of their nation and
their time
The speaker continued TO trace the severe
duties Of editors and others engaged IN the
conduct of the press, their tolls their conso-
lations aud their rewards, claiming for them
the credit Of faithful soldiers in the cause of
freedom. Leading from this to political
consideration of the period and the land IN
which we live, he warmly asserted the mag
uifccut mission to which the National Democ-
racy IS called, plead for the exile who comes
to US Of every creed and cline, and referring
10 the elevated craftsmanship manifested IN
that clause Of the Democratic address uttered
at Syracuse, August %, 1855, which made
the democratic platform so broad that all the
nations OF the earth might rest secure upon
IL sald that Ii the Democracy remembered
the struggles of their brethren in EuroDe IS
well as on the Western Continent and boldly