Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-04-09

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gave the extract from the charge, with the
comment of whoever heard OF an overt act, y
| requested one of the editors of Boston
paper to republisl the article, and head il
:. Editorial Stupidity" and to refer him to
the decision of the Chief Justice Of his own
st ate, for what had laid down, and there
left the matter.
Notwithstanding the Constitution contains
!, provision that no man shall be disturbed on
account of Liis religious opinions, these X now
Nothings try to excite the worst spirit OF re-
ligious intolerance, by arraying the Protes-
tants against the Catholics, and depriving the
! latter of those rights guaranteed to them ua-
! der the Constitution This | held to be
conspiracy, and [ think that the good sense of
/ the people have sustained ne, as the law of
| the country does, i'll that opinion. Now,
| how can party with such an object in view
succeed They may excite predjudice for
! the moment, but the excitement having no
principle at its base, cannot last much longer
| The good sense of the people has passed upon
| it. They have seen that 1t has no principle
| to support it recognized by sound sense.
! sound morals, or sound law, and it has passed
away, and Know Nothingism with all its pre-
! tensions to popularity has died away 1t at
one time threatened, sir, to overrun the coun-
try with itsdetestable doctrines and destroy all
our institutions, but thank God the season of
reflection among the people came, and it met
its rebuff in glorious old Virginia. The cleo
ton of Wise stopped the mad career of the
party and it met with nothing but defeat after
defeat, from that time to this. The recent
election in Pennsylvania redeemed this State,
and we now behold the halls of our Leg,s'e-
ture filled by men who sustain Democratic
measures aad Democratic principles, instead
of the reckles Dand that congregated there last
year. The men who composed our last Legisla-
ture seemed bound by no obligation or moral
sense. They would swear, as was eloquently
said by the gentleman from Lycoming, (Mr.
Packer) to support the Constitution in one
breath, and then present laws and enact them
to violate in the next. Thank God that day
has gone by like the anti Masonic excitement
which once existed here and passed away, and
now its orginators, if they have any shame in
them are ashamed. Sir, [ have no patience
with such a band Of conspirators. The are
emphatically the dark lantern party, and
have, as they deserved, lost everything Ike
public confidence. The day Of their triumph
has gone by, and they are fast sinking into
that infamy which they so richly deserve.
Mr. Prcsident-No party can ever exist
here that is not party founded upon prince
pie. No party ever existed in this Union
for any lenght of time, that had for Its object
the destruction of the Constitution and the
laws. |, sir, have faith in the intelligence of
the people. They may be led away for time
by impulse, but soon reflection comes, sound
morals return, and delusion passes away
| have an abiding sense, not only in the right,
but the ability of the people to govern them
selves; and excitements coming in once and
while do good and give timefor sober second
thought, which is always right, and always
rectihes the wrong the people have been led
into by impulse As a party, we have based
our proceedings upon the sovereignty of the
people, their right to govern themselves, and
their expressed and deliberate will, at all
times, and we are perfectly safe in so doing !
It never can be that any other party, without |
principles, can ever have any permanent hold |
upon the people. The Democratic party is |
the national party, the party Of the people, |
the only party than can safely be trusted by /
them with power. (Applause.) Our prin-
ciples is the their polar star, and it is only |
when they pass from it, like the Israelitcs of |
old, and go hunting after false Gods that |
they can be defeated. Sir, while they keep
the polar star in view, and steer by it, they |
are always safe. Lock at our opponents,
where are they? Kept together only by the
cohesive power of a love for plunder, for the
loayes and fishes; and when they get into
power, and get into the money-chest, they are
so confounded greedy that they thrust both
arms into the chest, and the people turn them
off like robbers. No such judgment has ever
been passed upon the Democratic party
They are used to power-and it Is no grab
game with them. But with our adversaries;
look back, and see if the people, either in the
government of the United States. or that of
Pennsylvania, have twice successively trusted
cur opponents with power. There is so no
such instance on record and the reason is,
that they are not fit to be trusted with it
Applause. Democratic members of either
the National or State Legislature, recognize
the right oftheir constituents to govern them
by instructions-they are there to carry cut
the will of the people; bat how is it with
their opponents? Why, sir, during the ex-
citement which took place year ago. they
elected large number of Black Republican
know-Nothings members of Congress and
what Is the consequence? A revolution in
The public sentiment has been brought about
Dy their outrageous conduct, as shown by the
recent elections; and [ do not suppose that
me of them could again carry his district =
3poils is what this party fights for ; and its
representatives in office say we have gothic
oower. and we will exercise it to reward our
ollowers. Now, sir, this carrying out the
principles of government with vengeance,
md thank God, the balance wheel Of the SEN
tie Is left; and the country is safe from the I
nad actions of such an unprincipled party.
Mr.. President, [ have said word about
lnow-Nothingism,a and now viii pay my re- {
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