Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-01-12

or whether he be a man we have put into Of
fee. to dictate to us platforms or erect for US
organizations.
The meaning of this appeal to sectional
| feelings, is not to be misunderstood. Col,
;FoRNBY knew that the majority of those he
was addressing belonged to the Opposition
party, that they had gathered to do hon or to
a man whom he had represented as the cham
plon ofNorthesn sentiment. and opposed to
that great doctrine of nationality which un-
derlies the Democratic organization of the
country, and therefore he repeated again and
| again the same views which the Press has
spread before the commu lity for the past
twelvemonth. These views are sectional in
every aspect, He does not utter one broad
national sentiment in all his address. The
union of these States as whole, the interests
Of its people as a'band of brothers, is repud:-
| ated, and the appeal for sympathy and sup
port for Senator Douglas is made exclusively
| to the North, to one section, and one class of
people. This is distinct acknowledgment
of the sectional basis and which Senator
Douglas has placed himself in order to ap-
pease the Black Republicans and thus win
his reelection to the Senate. If Senator
Douglas stands upon the wide national plat
form of the Democratic party, what is the ne
cessity for this special appeal to Northern
men and NortbeTn feelings in his behalf? If
his battle in Illinois had been fought upon
the basis of the national organization, yicto-
rious or defeated STEPHEN A. DOUGLAS would
hnye been welcomed and applauded by every
Democrat in the Union, North and South,
East and West. This will not be denied.
When Senator DOUGLAS stood before the party
and the country as the gallant and heroic de-
fender of the Kansas Nebraska bill. there
was no -sectioaalism in the applause that was
showered upon him by the members of the
Democratic party. The warm-hearted I'M
pulsiye Sontherner, the cool calculating
Northern man, the bold, progressive pioneer
of the West, all united in extending to Ste
phen A Douglas, their confidence and sup
port. But now he is welcomed as the spe
clal defender of the rights of one sectioa of
the Uuion, the men OF the North alone are
called upon to rally around his standard. and
IN this way he is placed before the country
as sectional representative. or in other
words in favor of the platform upon which
the Black Republican party of the North as
semble their forces, preparatory to attacking
the Constitution and the rights of the States
Uuder that instrument
If Senator Douglas is not ia favor of the |
plan OF political action enuuciatcd bv his spe- |
clal friend and representative Col Forney. |
if he is opposed to being held responsible for |
the sectional views expressed by that gentle |
man on the stump aud through the columns
OF the Press, he can easily place himselfright
before the country and the party. But he
will be credited with the views of the leader
Of his friends in this State especialIy when
hey are expressed to popular audience in
MS presence, and without sign or word of
dissent. If, then, Col. Forncy ..speaks bv
he card" is it not clear that Senator Doug
as has abandoned the National Democracy,
md hopes TO win his knightly spurs by cham
oioning the sectional doctrines laid down in
he columns of the Press and other Black
Republican journals? The advancement by
he Senator of certain doctrines new to the
'arty, ane dangerous to its unity and orpani
'ation, has caused the Democracy to distrust
he soundnes of his political faith, and this
ilstrust will be made more firm and enduring
~ the revelations as to the future made by
peech of Col. Forney in our City. The De-
nocratic party is opposed to sectioaalisn, in
II its forms, and if Senator Douglas mounts
hat platform. as indicated by the views and
entiments of his friends and supporters. he
NIL be no longer even thought of as a mem
er of the National organization Of the Ma
on- At present the Senator stands commit
ed to SectiOaGtisna Will he redeem him
Elf IN the future? Time will solve that ques
on.