Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-09-03
EBENSBURG, SEPTEMBER 3, 1856.


ur convictions, the triumph of such party
puts that Union in danger. That is my rea-
son. And for you, aud for me, and for all
of US, in whose regards the Union possesses
such value, and to whose fears it seems men
aced by such danger, it is reason enough.
Believing the noble ship of State to be with
in half cables length of lea shore of rock
in gale of wind our first business is to put
her about, and crowd her Oft into the deep
open seq. That done, we can regulate the
| stowage of her lower tier of powder, and Sc
lect her cruising ground, and bring her OH
GERS to- court martial at our leisure.
If there are any in Maine-and among the
wings of Maine hope there is not one-but
if there are any, in whose hearts strong pas
sions, vaulting ambition, jealously of men Or
sections, aureasoniDg and impatient philan-
throphy, or whatever else have turned to hate
or coldness the fraternal blood, and quenched
the spirit of national life at It's source; with
whom the union. of slave states and free states
under the actual constitution is a curse, him
drance, re proach; with those of course our
view of our duty and the reason of it,
stumbling block and foolishress. To such
you have nothing to say, and from such
you can have nothing to hope. But If there
are those again who love the Union we love
it, and prize it as we prize it who regard it
y
for the protection of our commerce and navi-
CATION; and for achieving power, eminence
and name among the sovereigns OF the earth,
but as a means of improving the material lot
and elevating the moral and mental nature,
and ensuring the personal happiness of the
millions of mary distant generations; II there
are those who think thus justly Of it,-and
yet hug the fatal delusion that, because 1t IS
good it is necessarily immortal that it will
thrive without care that any thing created
by mans will is above or stronger than his
will th ut because the reason aud virtues OF
our age of reason and virtue could build 1t,
the passions and stimulations of day of
frenzy cannot pull it down ; if such there are
amoung you, to them address yourSeh with
all the earuestness and all the eloquence Of
men who feel that some greater interest IS at
stake and some mghtier cause in hearing, than
ever yet tongue has pleaded or trumpet pro-
claimed. If such minds and hearts are reach
ed. all is safe. But how specious and how
manifold are the sophisms by which they are
courted
They hear and they read much ridicule of
those who fear that geographical party does
endanger the Union. But can theJ forget
that our greatest, wisest, and most hopeful
statesmen have always felt. and have all, IN
one form or another, lett on record their own
lear OF Sucu d parry AHC JuoeHSA'S "a
Washington, Madison, Clay. Webster on the
dangers of the American Union.-are they
worth nothing to conscientious love of 1t Z
W hat they dreaded remote and ImproDa-
bic contingency-th against which they eau
toned, as they thought. distant generations
that which they were SO happy as to die with
out seeipr--is upon US. And yet SOME men
would have US go on laughing and singing,
like the traveller in the satire. with his pock-
cts empty, at present peril, the mere appre-
hension of which as distant and bare posi-
bilty. could sadden the heart OF the Father
of his Country, and dictate the grave and
grand warning of the Farewell Address.
They hear men say that such party ought
not to epdanger the Union; that, although IL
bappened to be formed within one geographi-
cal section, and confined exclusively to 1t =
although It's end and aim is to rally that sec
tion against the other on a question of morals
policv and feeling, which the two diner
eternally and uDappeasably ; although from
the nature of its origin and objects, no man IN
the section outside possibly JOIN 1t, or ac-
cent Office under it without infamy at home
although therefore, it is a stupendous organ
ization, practically to take power and honor
and full share of the government, from our
whole family Of states. and hestow them' SUD
stantially, all upon the antagonist family al
though the doctrines of human nights whlch
II gathers out of the Declaration OF lndepen-
dence-that passionate and eloquent maniles-
to of n revolutionary war--and adopts as lis
fundamental ideas. announce TO any southern
.nnrebensiou a crusade of government against
slavery. far without and beyound Kansas al
thoucI the spirit and tendency of its election
eerine appeals, as /. whole, IN prose and verse
the leading articles of its papers, and speeches
of its orators, are to excite contempt ana nate
or fear of our entire geographical section, ana
bot,. or dread or contempt Is the natural I'M
weston It all leaves on the northern nina
and heart; vet that nobody anywhere ought
70 be angry. or ought to be frightened that
| the majority must govern, and that the north
is majority; that it is ten o one nothing
will bannen: that, If worst comes to worst,
| the south knows it is wholly to blame. aGu
moods the Union more than we do ana VIII DC
| quiet accordingly. e.
Rrt do tbey who hold this language forget
! tbat the ouestion is not what onght to endan-
o l-ar the Union. but what viii do 1t? Is 1t
| s,,an ,s he onght to be, or man as he Is thas
] ,xo ,nnst live with, or live alone !! In alpre-
o;.t;no the influences which may disturb
political system, aud especially one IKE ours
do YOU make no allowance Tor passions LOT
pride. for infirmity, for the burning sense
/ imaginary wrong? Do you assume .ha' .aii
| men. or all masses of men IN al seo'ions,
uniformly obey reason /; and uniformly "iseiS
| see and calmly seek their true lnteres.S =
! Where on earth is such foofs faraoise ds
that to be found Conceding 10 the people
of the fifteen states the ordinary ana average
! human nature, its good aud Its eVii' It's weaA-
p Il.r r.faf c n