Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-28
TIE OPPOSITION.

-.-..-.. AE1.E UffUS1IlUG. ...E
The tickc: nominated By the recent gathering
Of the clans at Harrisburg, has fallen still born
and does not appear to excite atteht,cn much
lcss enthusiasm, in any quarter. Several in
tei.gent gentlemen Of the opposition, with
whom We have recently coaversed. concede
the election of Porter and Frost by al over
whelmirg majority. The Know Nothing
wing of the opposition, ars evidently dissatis-
fed with the action Of the Convention, aud
feel disposed TO treat It as :hough it had never
been held. A Democratic victory next fall!
will have a direct tendency to strengthen the
party in this State, aud dishear;en the cppo-
sition. A few months age. the enemies Of
our party confidently believed that it would
not be long, before the party would be rem:
BY internal fuds, which would preclude the
possibility OF Democratic victory mex: Oc-
tohes. But they have been disappointed in
their hopes. The party throughout the State,
Tas never moro united OF euthusast!c III the
suppos, ofits nominees than ia present. :. late
number OF the Sonserset Den,ccrat in COM
:Dcntins on this subject makes tie following
sensible observation:
''FEon. prestn: iadicatioils Il would seen. that
the Opposition to the Democracy in this State are
are not 50 likely TO combine all the clements Of
their strength in the ensuing campaign. Ia
many quarters the greatest disaectiu.l exists .nd
It is not at all unlikely that their attempted com
oination VII! prove an utter failure, followed up
By defeat as ingIorious sg their p.opcscd
g&,l' .,t-l
can they make such an Sanizatun thoroUg III and
complete. The coIaIniu siiig Of ever. hue into
Ole grand element Of opposition, will cause the
'kic&ins cut, bclipl and before CT every honest
aaa discreet man who would raturally detost
sucE coEs!oner":Iyp q "isTns''-spch aI ad-
mixture OF principles, aud such "uuion'' ci
myriad OF passions and prejudiccs-rnerclY for the
sake oi the 'spoii5. Consequen. upon victory
over the unteTirfsd Democracy. II can't DC done.
Il Is too late IN tie day to effect such an under
taking. What they coulG tot accoynp psh in IS
So and 1887, they cannot doin 1858. The lead
ers of the Opposition forces may cTaiesle in the
formation cf such "unon.'' and herald it trnr1l-
pet tonsued Throughout the State. but they can
net induce the true nlen Ct principle 10 .low N
their wake. However. much they may onr,so
the principles Of the great democracy, they will
not be made party Il such an unprinc!ulcC
r?oveIncnt gotten up hy their assumed leaders
Honest ''Anericans,' attached 10 tic Union of
the States, viii not swallow Black Repubiicaliisn
-ac!ther Will the latter gulp down the prcscrip-
t.Ye doctrines Of the torre-, whatever NAV te said
or done by the de1nag gogues Of either and Of all
the factions who have undertaken this herculear.
task.
Il. Allegheny county the spirit II opposition
dIScord is slreaSing rapidly, and promises at this
carly day the very best result to the Democracy.
In Biair and Huntingdon counties, in our own
Congressional district, like iDsubordina,pn cx-
lists IN The ranks Of tbs enemy, which premises
Us good results. So is il in other sections, and
so it Will continue 10 lie until the great battle is
fought in October. From the incipicucv of this
Opposition movement We have believed L would
prove a miserable abortion, and every subscqucn.
days observation has but tended to confirm lis
III this belief. Il y lot the .ng for tLc en.+s,
and cannot be successfully carried out. The De
nnocracy Of the old Keystone Is invincible when
united. and united il will ie wi en- it again INC as
uves swords with the common enemy. No disa-
greement upon single question of governmental
policy will make the hcterodoX doctrires Of our
.non2rei enemies orthodox with Democrats. Thev
will not turr; their backs upon one another be
cause Of difference of fopinior. on question now
settled and thus give, .'ad and conf, rt'' to their
worst foes. No, indeed. They will 10. he Sc
duced from heir fidelity to TIC party which has
built up. protected, defended, and gi2ro',iy pre-
serued our Cnion-but they will be found march
ing onward, united and firm. and shoulder u
shoulder. ior the Coustltution ana the Union, in
the great battle that will shortly come OF between
them and an ever unprincipled and an ever un-
scrupulous Opposition. Let the war-whoop be
sounded. We DO not fear the result"