Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-10
VOL. 6---NO. 80.

and rant concerning freedom and human
rights and the ''irrepressible conflict be-
tween the slave-holding and non-slaveholding
States of the Union, until all shall become
free or shall become slave" means the politi-
cal inferiority to white native-born men and
to negroes of other white men who are citi
zens of choice and law in this country.
This is not the first occasion upon which
Black Republican;sm has manifested its dis
position to insult and to outrage the foreign
born citizens. No doubt all remember that.
in the year 1856 the Know Nothing or Amer
ican Republican party of that day, met in
Philadelphia to nominate candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency, and that
their Convention, or National Council, pro-
we'd failure, because of pon-agreeneut
among its members from the North and
South about what was called the 18th Sec
ton. 1t will not and cannot be denied that
what is now the Black Republican faction
throughout the North and West was largely
represented in that Convention. Many of
the present leaders in this faction were dele
gates. Their names can easily be found and
clearly identified. The platform submitted
contained the most cowardly and violent at
tacks or the patriotism and civil rights of the
whole body of naturalized citizens. A large
proportion of the members of the Convention
came directly from the secret midnight con-
caves. And yet neither the attempt to vio-
late the dearest interests of citizens on the
ground of religion In some cases, and of
birthplace in others. nor the companionship
of Know Nothing conspirators. then embar-
rassed the now tender consciences of our
Black Republican philanthropists. But you
will remember that this American Republican
tba
Section of the platform, and that contained
the negro question, of course, and nothing
but the negro question. There was German
question. there was an Irish question, and
other questions of kindred character, then,
as now, staring these freedom -mongers and
sensitive philanthropists in the face, bat the
! Black Republicans only had interests enough
| in them to kick them under the table, while
! all their best energies were excited and all
their worst passions infamed, by their des
perate contentious over the beloved negro
And from that day to this no National
Convention of the Opposition party, under
whatever name it may have chosen to appear
for the nonce, has failed to adopt resolution
sustaining, either directly or by fair inpliea-
ton, this Know Nothing sentiment
1t is true some of the men and some of the
presses of the Opposition have pronounced
against this Massachusetts abomination. But
the epistolary declarations of few partizans,
and the mouthing editorials of few merce-
nary newspapers amount to nothing. Let
the proper political party organs speak out
their condemnation of this brutal wrong p
You have seen that the Northwest, after an
exciting and heightened contest in State
Convention or two, the Native American ele
ment has been compelled to yield to the nat
uralized influence IN the Black Republican
organization, and have repudiated it. But
how is it elsewhere, and especially ho'o as 1t
an PenasytUania 4? There is not single
word of reprobation in any one of the sense
less resolutions of the Opposition Convention
of the Sth of June last but in that profigate
caucus sat Black Republicans and Know
Nothings, s'cheek by jowl," every Black Re-
publican trying to fancy himself Know
Nothing, anu every Know Nothing trying 10
, fancy himself Black Republican, deceiving
. each other aud deceiving themselves, and
!, really agreeing in nothing except not to re-
: pudlate the Massachusetts, usurpation, and in
5 sinking what little principle they ever pos
sassed unto the unmcaning compromises oi
| an unprincipled coalition.
But we have already, fellow citizens, more
5 than filled our allotted space. In fearlessly
and SO far successfully. supporting the prin.
? ciples of the Consultation, the Democratic
3 party has been and is now the true fIienC
t and support of the rights and interest of the
naturalized citizens. If they, or any portion
of them, no matter what their race or reli
a gion, will persist in listening favorably to Tho
high sounding phases and empty promises 0
t those who, as party, so heartily despist
them, ami who will, if trusted, assured,
lead them to destruction. be it so. 1t ma,
, BE- truthfully asserted that nothing has eve
e been done in this country moro Insulting t
the patriotism and honor Of naturalized ci;i
: zens, or more dangerous to them, prece
I dent. than this malevolent discriminate
) against them by the restrictive amendment {
: the Constitution of Massachusetts,; and it
# strange, with all their abundant profession
: that the Peoples party Of Peunsylvani
Y should have maint aimed silence at tie ca
i rage In any event, it must be PLAIN tha
g not to meet such au act sternly and at one,
! is to invite aggression and contempt.
d ROBERT TYLER, Chairman.
is By instruction Of Committee.
re- ssy- Bayard Taylor goes out to Califor'