Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-05-11
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Gently, to .'fle his objections to the appoint
ment Of James Quiggle as consul to Antwerp
Mr.. Quiggle is a stranger to us. and we know
nothing about his past history The Office is
worth nothing comparatively speaking &, and Mr.
buchanan doubtless made the appointment be-
cause the applicant was well recommended from
his own district or county. But our neighbcT
did not stop here. His object seemed to have
been, to make an attack On Gov. Bigler and
shows the patrons of the '.Mountaineer" how
sincerely he was attached heart and soul to the
cause of the disorganizers. Ifhe supposes that
the pen which he wields exterminate Gov.
Bigler, he is very much mistaken. The poor
boy, who by his own unaded exertions eleva-
ted himself to the higheet positions in the gift of
the people of the Keystone State, has nothing to
fear from local politicians. Demagogues per-
haps dispise him, at least they may cling firm;
but the people, the true democracy of the coun-
try, respect him.
Our neighbor writes it down as a matter of
course, that the appointment of Quigge was
made through the influence of Gov. Biglcr, what
aight has he to Go so? Gov Bigler was the first
man in the State who was stricken down by
Know Nothingism. He was the first man in this
State who was defeated because he would not
knea beneath the banner which the words "Big-
otry and intolerance Were written in charac-
teis as legible as the sun at noon day, since then
he was elevated to the position of L. S. Senator
and why2 Because throughout the reign of Big
otry and Intolerance he had preserved the ..wit-
nesses of his SOUP it wont do in Little Cambria
10 yto,--,, L..
quaintance with Coz. Bigler IS very slight, but
we have watched his political course since he
was elected Governor and we know that his
record is without stain.
Deputies" said the President of the French
Assembly on the morning that Robespierre was
denounced, "the hour has arrived for deing at
our posts" And so we now say to the Democ-
racy of this State. If we are tmid, cowardly
and vacillating, the party is lost; but energy
and frmness will save it. Men, in crisis of
this kind. as nothing. Let Forney and his
followers go. if they determined on going,
but let US preserve the Democratic party for the
sake of the principles it upholds.
Probably, reader, you have been astonished at
the oppositian Mr.. Buchanan's administration
has encountered. Did you ever ..sound'' the
human heart, and discover the sel6shness that is
lurking there? If Mr.. Buchanan could have
given paying office to every man who voted for
him in 1856, he would have been sustained, and
the bitterest enemy who now denounces him
would have been his friend. And even Forpey
1--WE respect his intellect, but despse his heart,
would have crouched beneath hi. frowp. and
licked his feet.
In short, Democrats Of Cambria there is no
middle course to pursue in this matter. The
Crisis ignores vacillating spirit, and requires
frmness. Let the rallying cry be-'sthe Demo
cratic party must and shall be preserved" If
you stand listening to the plausible talk of dis
appointed office seekers, to the men who were
not appointed Cousul to Antwerp. or something
else, the party is lost. But energy and firmness
will save it,