Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-04-08
Abolition Candidates.


Ey 1t is generally known that the Aboli-
tionists were to meet in Harrisburg on Wed
resJay of last week to nominate candidates
for State Offices. They performed the tashk
and their work is before the people The
candidates, with short sketch of each, are
given in article from the Harrisburg Un-
ion. The Philadelphia News, the old Wing
organ of that city, and at present the organ
of the Know Nothings, having fully dissected
the character of the Convention and It's can
didates, we are saved .hat trouble-and in
vite all candid men to read carefully the fol-
lowing seasonable articles:
From the Daily News, March 81
THE DOINGS AT HARRISBURG.
We invite attention to the proceedings of
the State Convention which occupy large
space of to-days paper
1t will be seen that it was to all intents and
purposes Black Republican gathering, and
that it nominated the most obnoxious candi-
dates to the Americans that could be found.
1t will be seen, also that it is called the Amer
ican- Republican Convention, though it is
we'll known that the American party has no
lot share In its proceedings, and is not rep
resented by any representative of its own sp-
pointment.
The swindle thus attempted to be practised
upon the American party cannot prove sue
cessful, but must react with ten-fold vengeance
upon those who have been unscrupulous enough
/ to attempt it. The whole character Of the
Convention shows that it is Republican and
nothing else, and no one can read its pro-
| ccedings without being satisfied, that had is
not been such, the Republican members never
would have abided by its action, but would
have withdrawn, formed distinctive Repub-
lican Convention, and nominated a distinctive
Republican ticket This fact is clearly illus
trated by the conduct of the Repuolicaa meus-
bers. On Wednesday evening. just befOrs
| the adjournment, number OF them withdrew.
| They assembled in caucus afterwards 10 de-
termine upon their course, and finding that
| they would have majority, to carry out their
Republican plans, notwithstanding the admis-
sion of the delegates from Philadelphia, who
represented the immortal six, they made up
their mind to return to the Convention, and
accordingly resumed their seats yesterday
morning The nominations show that they
were not mistaken in their calculation of the
Republican force in the Convention. Had it,
however, turned out different, and had their
favorites been defeated, they would not have
submitted, but recognized and nominated a
u1StlDct hSpuDIiCGH IutiT game WAS
an entirely safe one. If successful in the mis-
called Union Convection. the so-called Amer
lean fusionists would be bound by It's action
and under obligations support the nomi-
nees, no matter how obnoxious or intensely
Republican. If defeated, they did not intend
that -she Republican party should abide by the
decision of the Convention, but would have
Withdrawn from it. and set up distinct Re-
publican ticket
Not having yet all the particulars, we re-
frain from commenting a: length on the char
acter of the proceedings of the Convention, or
the candidates nominated by it, So far as
the candidates are concerned, they could Lot
well be more obnoxious to Americans than
they are Not one among them will be ow-
ned bY them as Of their kith and kin. W.
mot and Lewis are well known as out-anG-ous
Republicans. of the most ultra stripe, who are,
in truth, nothing more nor less than Abolition
demagogues. Both are Loco Feco radicals.
in favor of free trade, and have not single
sentiment or feeling in common with the con =
servative views of the American party. Feech
was formerly Wing, then American. and
is now Republican, having acted with tha:
party for Fremont last fall As for Millward.
an apostate, he is known here, and wherever
he is known, it will be fully understood thas
this nomination, for an Office fo, which he Is
notoriously unfit, is his reward for base treach-
cry to the Fillmore cause, and a shameless
attempt to betray the American party into the
hands of Black Republicanism. His Selee-
ton, as a pretended peace-ofering to the Amer,
leans in this community, is fragrant insult
and will be SO treated by them.
In speaking thus freely, and making knowr
our determination not to support these candi
: dates, we wish to be understood to speak onl.
:. for ourselves What will be the course of tn
. American party we do not stop 10 inquire
y 1t is enough for us to know that to call tines
. candidates the e1ponents of American princi
, nles wou,d be a fraud to determine our course
frbev are nominations Lot fit to be made, an
10 unworthy the confidence and support of Amer
3, leans. 1t remains now to be seen what the
ir will do If they nominate their own candi
ID dates, as we confidently expect they will, v
,e are heart and soul with them, and shall labo
earnestly in support of such nominees. Th'
E. such is the determination of all honest 81
's true Americans, at lesst IN this part Of ID
Id State, we are we'll satisfied and hence v
to await with anxiety for movement for
lit American State Convention, to nominate An
:. erican candidates Let call be issued
~ once, and it will meet with cordial respons'
nd Since writing the foregoing, We have r.
is ceived q teleg7phic abstract Of the Tes0i'
res tious which were submitted By Judge heiit
h. and they are Just of such character as mig
be expected from him, by tlose who know
oi bitter and intense hatred towards the Amel
to can party The whole burden of these res
lti- lutions is niger, niger, niger. a Pc
ma SOD is thrown out to credulous Americans