Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-03-24
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e. u. MURRAY Esq.-My Dear Sir.-Al- |
though am not at all desirous of seeing nv
name in print, nor yet seriously affected with
caecosthus scribendi, still 1 cannot refrain
from accepting your kindly offer of half col
umn, to vindicate myself; and iu order
not to infringe on your liberality, l will write
as briefly as possible. The whole weight of
your argument to sustain the assertion that
misrepresented the Democracy of Cambria, in
the late State Convention, seems to rest on
the basis, of resolution having been passed
at the meeting on Monday night of court
week instructing me to sustain the views of
the Administration on the Lecompton Con-
stitution. Now if the meeting you speak Of
was held it was necessarily properly oficered;
A Committee on resolutions appointed,
who through its Chairman, reported the reso-
| luton to which you refer to the meeting.
see by the printed report OF the meeting, that
you were the Chairman of that Committee
! Now sir if you will say, that you as Chair
man of that Committee, reported and read the
resolution instructing me, in that meeting;
| then l will acknowledge that L msrepresent-
ed that meeting. Let Us be candid. Let US
present the proceedings of that meeting as
| they really were. Let US tell your readers
that both Gen. White and John S. Rhey Esq
read resolutions to that meeting; that they
both finished reading about the same time
and that consequently, BOTH sets of resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted. With regard
to the charge of arraying myself under the
leadership of VIM. A. Stokes Esq and Col.
Forney, would ask you to take that back.
Not sir, that do not acknowledge the abili-
ties of both those gentlemen. Not that | do
not admit their services in the cause Of De-
mocracy. Y ou and [ both fought under the
leadership of Col Forney as Chairman of the
Central Committee in 1886, and we both ad-
mired the eloquence Of Mr.. Stokes in his de-
fence of Democratic measures, in tue same
memorable campaign. There are persons
who think that those gentlemen stand now up
on the same platform they did in 1856, and
am one of them. You are sufficiently acqr Mt
ed with me to know however, that am not in
the habit of locating myself under the coat
tail of any Individual. Now for the remain
ing charge of having changed my opinions.
This charge | do not think the facts will bear
YOU out in making. I do not however look up
on it as criminal offence to cha nge my views
upon becoming more enlightened on any cues
tior. | will acknowledge that [ tried very
5 hard to convince myself that Mr.. Buchanan
was right ip his view Of the Kansas quesioa,
60; 60: siways felt that if we could sustain
nim, without sacrificing the Democracy OF
Pennsylvania at least temporary, We should
doi'. When tie matter was first agltated at
, Dece nber Court, l expected that the differ
a eoces of opinion which existed would be com
!, promised IN a few days and felt that It was
, unwse in Us by taking sides on the question
to widen the breach. 1t was with ohis inten.
: ton that both you and | exerted ourselves Oh
that day to prevent an expression; it was with
tL;- ipfa I made the SGIOnrT
8 the meeting and it was with this desire
y argued that the President was right in hi
: position.
Bat as time wore on, found that the doc
trine of self government, the eternal prinei
7 pie of popular sovereignty like Ba'
y quo's host IN one particulsr, in that lit wo'
d not 60 down at cur bidding not a phan
| TOM Then felt that if the Democratic par
V ty must 90 down | as Democrat desired
to fall with all its principles pure. felt if th
h old PheouiS died thus, out of its ashes
Y young Phoenix would arrise, with all 1t prln
: ciples intact and that on these principle
1t we could stand and fight the glorious battl
g Of self government once more successfully.
r YOU desire to know By what means, you sII
II NAV be induced to change your opinions
Of would suggest the following Start out wit
r that portion of the Presidents Annual Messag
S. which says lit would have been better
l. leave the whole Lecomptou Constitution to
ss vote of the people," as basis, then read II
b letters of Secretaries Cass. Black Toucey al
n all the other documents having bearing {
at the Lecompton side of the controversy, ar
b do you find a single substantial reason why
at was not so submitted? On the other han
,h read the letters and speeches Of Walker, Sta
It's ton, Bancroft, Wise, Douglass,-him who
Id we used to delight to call 1.-THE Little Gia
as of Democracy" read his minority report
or Chairman OF Committee on Territories al
of nv word for it, you will be as earnest an A
ry ti-I4ecompton man as | am. Call me Ant
of Lecompton if you will, but do not charge I
ad with being an enemy to the Administratio
en- Earnestly, honestly, enthusiastically do
lid support everyother measure OF Mr.. Bacha
&C. ans administration. You and L have tax
by mauy a weary ride over our rugged county
of contribute our mite to the success of Den
N cratic men and measures, and if we differ
,ot to particular measure l know it will
lot prevent us from working just as energetica
ses together in futnre as we did in days of yo
en- for the success of the principles and M
eat of that party. Let US then turn our sha
al on our common enemies and test which is
the better Democrat by our alacrity in givi
aw home thursts to the negro worshipers q
re, proscriptionists. JAMES Z. NOON.
ate From the Pittsburg Union
the ADMISSION OF KANSAS
oIic The whole country since the PresideI