Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-06-10
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sam UlSInR EGUDO 3dIGiCuIdI JCSo1c.
The Juniata Sentinel, published in Mitfiin-
town, on Wednesday last, the farewell speech
and confession of its retiring editor, A. j.
GREER, who, after being trepanned into the
SUP .ort of Fremont last fall, has no idea that
by it he bound himself to the ultra car of
Black Republicanism for all coming time =
If a living picture, tableux vlvant or a
grand family groupe, worthy of the Keller
troupe can be enjoyed by our readers, they
will take special pleasure in the striking pen
and ink sketch of Republican principles which
Mr. GREER gives in his yaledictory. We G i've
portion of it for their amusement:
I" Tired of begging living, and with a su-
preme contempt for ultra Black Republican
ism apd Black Republican devils, with this
number we close our connection with this pa
per- Hating tyrany over the mind of man
in every form, and longing to become free
man. with free conscience and free pen
we surrender the editorial chair CT the Junl-
alta Sentinel into other hands whose organic
music we trust shall be more acceptable to
the party and persons before stated Ne
have taken this step after mature dellberatlon
not that are afraid to ayow and NAM
tain true American doctrines in the face of
ultra Black Republicans, bermaphrodite
Americans and political Summersaulters gen
orally, but that we may avoid an unpleasant,
undesirable and bitter CONFLICT in the present
canvass. Our chief object in exposing the
LelIGwness of Republicanism in profession, AMI
its sntagonism to American principles was for
the good of party, and we tell those who took
such great offence at us for SO doing that they
will find that they are not yet quite the whole
people for there are others who have opIn-
ions as well as themselves, and before this
campaign IS over they will find g Jordan is a
hard road to travel We tell them, too,
that there are from two to three hundred votes
in this county that they cannot influence by
the means they have employed against us.
This is the only time, in our editorial ca
reer, in which we have taken leage Of a peo-
pie under a political difficulty, but we are
happy to know that that difficulty is confined
to a few political bleeding Kansas biood-suck-
ers They weep, they groan over the wrongs
heaped upon the unfortunate people of that
territory, in the loss of free suffrage, free
thought and free press, through the instru-
mentality Of Border Rufiianism, and yet when
the truth of their own iniquit!es is brought
home to their door, they become as rufianly
and oppressive as their prototypes from the
border counties of Missouri. We need not 60
to Kansas for rufhanism, but wa can find it
eSea in little Juniata. 1t would be well for
We hold the liberty of speech and the freedom
of the press sacred, and he who would take
away these things strikes at the very founda-
tion of our Republican Institutions; he carries
with him a heart as treacherous and hand
as yillainous as him who received the thirty
pieces of silver. Those to whom We apply
these remarks can understand them.
The Eepubucan party, under It's present
constituted leaders, Is the meancst party with
which we have ever had anything to do
Without prudence or discretion it rushcs
madly into extremes, and renders itself so
obnoxious to all liberal minded people, that
union Of the opposition elements becomes an
utter impossbi!lty 1t VIII not waive sin
gle poiut Of its radicalism for the sake of un-
ION with meu who are as hostile to the exten-
sion Of slavery there is any necessity for.
Its whole history proGcs THIS, aud 1t only uses
the american party tool to enable ultra
RepubGcauism to gain place aud power, that
at length, 1t may stab tue principles OF Amer
icanisu ia the high places Of the country -
That IS has already done, and We have no
guarantee that any better late can be eNpec-
led from it III the future. Then why should
-AlEericans lend themselves TO the schemes
and designs Of party, possessed OF 50 much
bittern esS, antagonism and mock sincerity
Others may do as they please, but we cannot
remain silent and permit oarselYcs to be trans
fcrred, by mere platforms and iPSe de.ctS, to
enemies, without voice in the matter
There never can be but two great aad success
ful parties in this country, one of which must
of necessity, b. the Democratic party, on ac-
count of it's radical tendencies. The other
must be composed of the conservative Gle
ments outside Of that party The old Whig
party was the best check that Democracy has
ever had, or ever will have for some time to
come, as in the preseat condition of things we
look for succession Of Democratic victories in
Pennsylvania, until contending factions learn
wisdom. This may be regarded as bad proph-
ecy, hut wait and see"