Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-09-09
The DEVILS Tactics.

1t appears that the world progresses, not
only in Scientific Discovery, and in moral
improvements but that the old At'ch Fiend,
himself, progresses in the tactics with which
he drills his cmssaries in this lower world.
In fact his followers are becoming so we'll
d.illed, that serious doubts are now entertained
among them. whether there is any longer.
much use for q Devil 4r-gr rss 9-szal
This is more especially the case since the
famed Bouman of Bedford has exhibited his
c!oven feet, and horny protuberances. One
fact is we'll settled, that is, tina. as long as
Bowman has the management of the Know
Nothing wires the Boss dcrtl may attend to
other matters, and leave Cambria county
wholly under bis supervision.
Among the Internal crew there appears to
have been originated, plot to get out two
setts of Democratic Candidates, and thus to
create as much dissension possible, and
then secretly to run in an entire Know
Nothing ticket. They intend to adopt the
tactics that were approved when the order
was in its infancy and to present no public tick
oi,but to distribute their tickets by councils, un-
der an oath of secrecy, and thus astonish the
people by turning the election by a secret
stratagem. They have, however, improved
upon their former plans, by persuading a few
Democrats to run as volunteers and thus di-
vide,the Democratic forces. A part of the
plan has leaked out of one of their own or
a Al loyJ g :,
would thus appear that tue secret order is no,
dead, bu. yet living, active and busy, and
this fact is strengthened by another which
appeared some time ago in an Eastern paper
stating that the American order were about
rc-organizing their forces, with the view O.
carrying the present election, for Governor
BE this as it may, there is no longer a doub
that they arc now secretly rc-organized il
Cambria county and lead by one or two from
the Democratic ranks. This will astonisl
some Democrats, but they will find on The
morning after the election that what we state
is true. -'a. N'i-@ -li-S 2.
7 There remains then but one way to defea
their schemes, and that is for evsry Demo
crat in the county to vote the whole ticket
If the opposition should ever obtain the as
tendency in this county. they viii maintain
it, and then VOC to freedom of Speech. apd
of The Press. and of Religious Liberty
There may be men on the ticket that are
Objectionable to many Of our Democratic
frieuds. This is the case in all nominations
There never was sett Of men nominated
that gave entire satisfaction. Even Genera
Washington was opposed by some. 1t is no
expected that men could be selected who woulC
please every one. This can not bo done
But the great principles of Democracy is tha
the majority shaH rule; and whatever selec
tions the majority may make must be sus
taincd fy the members of the party, or els
they must rcpudiatc their Democracy. irh'
great party, which has controlled the doc
trines of the Western world for so many years
would soon been dissolved, if minorisies woulc
begin to disregard the acts Of constituted ma
joriies. Tho will of the majority was ex
pressed t!,rosgh regularly constituted agents
a. rhe Delegate Convention, which formc,
the county ticket. And TO deny their author
ity is to deny the first aad dearest principle
of Democracy. asai s 80