Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-05-03
From The Belfast (Me) Journal.


Two important political papers have recent
ly been submitted to the people" The appeal
Of the Democracy of Pennsylvania to their
brethren in other States of the Union" and an
article from the Boston Post in favor OF the re-
nomination of Franklin Pierce, the one pub
Eshed by authority of the Democratic State
Committee of Pennsylvania, and the other by
direction Of the navy agent at Boston. The
latter article having been extensively copied
into the Pierce denomination subsidized press,
we take pleasure in reproducing the portion OF
the former which relates to the special claims
Of the democracy of the State of Pennsylvania.
We feel assured that the frank, unbought, out
gushing sentiments Of the democracy OF PENN
syvania, will not suffer in comparison with
the "by authority" article in the Post, any
more than the record of their devotion TO the
democratic faith will suffer when exhibited IN
contrast with that of the democracy OF hassa-
chusetts As for ourselves, we are ready to
confess that we altogether prefer the counsels
Of the former. The two documents, however,
represent the two great antagonisuc forces that
must come into collision at Cincinnati,-the
democracy Of numbers and the oligarchy OF
official station
We bespeak for the Appeal an attentive pc
rusal. If any democrat or sincere friend Of the
the deepest gratitude towards the ancient com
monwealth Of Pennsylvania and her sterling
democracy, he may well doubt the commences
of his own patriotism Pennsylvania stands an
enduring monument Of fidelity to that Union
she contributed so largely to form more than
sixty years ago. No democratic candidate Tor
the presidency was ever elected without her
vote. and only two-Jefferson in '97 and Jack
son in '24,-bave failed of an election with IT..
These two illustrations, however, but illustrate
the sapacity and patriotism of her democracy,
as in both instances their candidate was adopt
ed by the democracy Of the Union at the sue
ceeding presidential elections and triumphant
ly elected Though the largest and most tho
roughly democratic State in the Union, and ev-
err foremost to elevate the democratic sons OF
other States to the presidency, she has never
had one OF her own sons put In nomination Tor
that honor. And now, after so honorable a
service of above three score years in the ranks
of the democracy, she demands an act OF sim
ple JUSTICE at their hands. He who would de
nv il to her had better first weigh well the prob
able consequences of denial.
In connection with this Appeal we repro
Once what we said in an article in the JOURNAL
of the 22d of February, entitled, Appeal OF
the Democracy Of Pennsylvania"
of there is anything in past servces,-any-
thing in selfsacri6cing devotion to democratic
principles, --anything in aconstant, al -pervading
love for the Union,-anything in patience I'm.
der neglect,-anything in the necessity for, and
the ability to render present aid, or anything IN
local. claims which entities sovereign State TO
high consideration in the selection OF candi
date for the presidency, the democracy Of
Pennsylvania have made out their case"