Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1856-04-02

away into the interior of Mexico, the Penn
| sylyania volunteers plodded their weary way
| fighting when required, suffering where suffer-
! ing was to be endured, and zealously assisting
/ to uphold the American character for forti-
| tude and prowess before the civilized world.
Why, sir, upon an appeal from Simon Snyder,
the Democratic Governor of this State, at
/ time when Massachusetts, refused her jails to
| the general government for prisoners of war,
our Legislature opened ours wide for national
use, and gave an additional evidence of that
patriotic spirit which trust will always be
| characteristic of our people.
| We have been very much complImented,
sir. We have received compliments without
number This State has been literally loaded
with them She has been compllmented du-
ring her whole history, for half a century, for
| her steadiness of purpose, her devotion to the
| Union, the valor of her sons, and for all those
public virtues that elevate State and make
| her admired and respected among the nations
Have you not heard it said just before an
| important national election, that :" as Penn
sylvania goes so goes the Union," as goes
! Pennsylvania SO is the result; and the hearts
of our brethren in other States have been
made to dance with JOY when Pennsylvania
| has gone as they desired her to go. Yes sir,
they have rejoiccd exceedingly, and been
deeply grateful for our efforts, devotion and
zeal / speak in all kindness, with proper
appreciation of these compliments which have
been showered upon us.-We have been as
signed very important position in what is
| designated as the '' federal arch" Gan express
| sion which I confess l have never exactly
comprehended This State has been called
| the keystone of that arch; which holds it in
| place, ard without which it would crumble
into ruins without which everything would
| go to destruction connected with 1T. We
have been told that upon this State has rested
| the Republican system of Government that
it has constituted the base of it, and that our
steady and solid population are to be relied
upon under all circumstances. All this Is
well enough, and agreeable enough, but we
can afford to dispense with further compll-
ments and therefore, what we now ask OF
our sister States of the Union, is this; that
waving all pleasant words, the coinage Of
kindness, politeness, or gratitude, they give
us the request that we are about to make of
them. Loud and long continued applause.
| We ask them to do this no special or sole
| favor to Pennsylvania, but as thing in itself
honest, honorable, and without reproach, and
above all, as one in which their welfare and
our own ale jointly and mutually interested.
| Mr. President, they will do it. Sir, the
| Convention that Is to meet in June next. will
! do it. venture to pronounce this upon evil
| dence that appears conclusive to my owu
mind. I venture to pronounce it upon infor-
nation received from other quarters of the
| Union. l venture to pronounce 1t, because
it is so reasonable and just thing, that l be-
lieve the Democratic party will not miss do
ing it. l believe it will be done, because it
is seen, and can be seen, by all intelligent
members of our party in all parts of the
4 Il ~ g
gives us a political position so broad and
strong, that all the power of the combined
| political opposition in the country cannot pre-
| vail against US. Be it understood, then, in
the first place, that Pennsylvania, in this
nomination, is in earnest in the next, that
| in her judgment, it would be unwise, and
| possibly disastrous for other States to refuse
| concurrence III her action.
I have spoken suddenly and impromptu,
| and have addressed myself simply to the du-
ties of the occasion imposed on members of
this Convention and those chosen by them to
represent the popular will. Isay to all, there
is public national duty upon US to unite in
securing the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan at,
Cincinnati The reasons for it are many and
weighty but have only glanced at some of
those most prominent and obvious. Suffice it
to say, our hearts and judgments sanction
this whole movement. Together, heart and
soul, without opposition, without divisions,
aye, sir, without protest, we 60 into this
thing, and we ask that the other States, for
their own interest and honor, as well as ours,
and for the success of our party, may join
with US, and permit the people of Pennsylva-
MA to show what kind of majority they can
give for Pennsylvania Candidate for Presi-
dent OF the United States. (Great cheering)
SAMUEL W. BLACK.
Col SAMUEL W. BLACK was greeted with
loud and long continued applause. He said
Mr. PREsIDENT-I trust that when it comes
to the performance of duty to the Democratic
partyand to our country, [ shall always be
readyand obedient to the call of those who have
a right tocommand, and whom it is always nv
pleasure to obey I thought, sir, yesterday,
when the members of this Convention were
gathered together for the first time within this
Hall. that there was an auspicious omen be-
cause there was an auspicious contradiction of a
fact believed by almost every one present. I
happened to notice it because, perhaps, my
education has been different from that of Others,
& perhaps in the one great question which now
stirs, and has stirred the heart of the count
~, have been more deeply enlisted than
other gentlemen here present.
The gentleman who has just taken his seat.
and whom have the honor to call my friend,
touched on the question of Know Nothing
ism. He touched it lightly, because time
does not allow weighty or tedious discus
sion but, sir, when the question is touched
at ALL every true Democrat, and every man
who truly loves his country, feels himself