The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-03-30

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nominate a good ticket, which | believe they
will, they will come off triumphant on next
Monday week, because Cleveland isl Democrat
&c city. and it only needs the proper exertions
to be made, to insure a complete triumph.
Hoping that every Democrat in Harrison
county will be at the polls on next Monday, |
conclude by remaining yours, as ever, A.
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Pennsylvania Democratic State
Convention.
As considerable is said in certain quarters, oil
abusing the recent Democratic State Convention
o pennsylvania for having refused to justify all
the acts ofits present Executive. Gov. Packer,
the following able article from the lIarrisburgh
| Patriot and Uaion, will fully explain why the
Convention don't as it did. 1t is hardly neccS-
sary for us to add that we think the Convention
done perfectly right. Our motto is, whenever
a Democrat, and especially a Democratic Office
holder, becomes a disorganizef, show him no
quarters
The Stale Convention and Gov.
Packer.
From the Harrisbprgh Patriot aud 'nion.l
The State convention, which met and adjour-
ned ON Wednesdaylast, was composed Of men
who appreciate the Importance Of the occasion
that called them together. These men. the
representatives of the democratic party olPenn-
sylvania, assembled for the purpose of nomina.
ting candidates and ofdelining and reiterating
the well established principles Of the democrat
ic party. This trust has been faithfully per-
formed, as the eminently moderate and nation
al resolutions adopted by the convention alum
dainty prove.
The committee to which was intrnsted the
duty of framing the resolutions for the conSid-
Grafton of the convention, concluded to pass
Gov. Packer by in silence, and, notwithstand-
ing the serious injuries he had inflicted upon
The democratic party, to refrain from admins
tering that chastiseuen which his political sins
so richly merit. This modertion and forbear-
ancc was not appreciated by the friends Of his
exctllency. Never was a public man so cru
ely treated by his admirers. They dragged him
unteelingly from the retirement which the mod
Grafton of the majority had prepared for his re
ception, and insisted that a verdict should be
passed upon his misdceds. They demanded
that the light ofday should be thrown upon
his career, forgetting that he could only pass
without censure when he passed without OBJ
servation; and they are responsible for the d.
rect, whitening, crushing, and fully deserved re
buke which the assembled democracy ofPenn-
~sylvania inflicted upon the governor, who, in an
hour Of weak confidence, they elevated to the
position OF which he is not worthy. re-
We never witnessed a more hum Hating sight
than the introduction Of the resolution endor-
sing Gov. Packers State po1icy, and the confes-
sions and abasements that followed. The gen
tleman who performed this duty showed how
much he loathed the task that circumstance
had forced upon him. He asked that the State
policy OF the governor might be endorsed as {
matter of political prudence in the presenf
threatening aspect Of affairs, but he uttered moi
a word in ~retence of that pol;cy-he advanced
nothing in extenuation OF the Objectionable APP
p%ointments or the odious acts of the executive
made and done within the sphere of estate
p~olicy;'' he did not put the endorsement on the
ground ofmerit; he did not say that Gov. Pack
er had so borne himself in the administration 0
the affairs of State as to deserve the commenda
ton ofall honest citizens. For this he coult
not affirm with a clear conscience; but ha pla
ced the executive Of the Commonwealth in thu
Illuminating position Of a mendicant, exposing
the tattered rags Of his reputation, and cryin!
out, "for the love of charity, a penny!''
IS an additional inducement to grant this ap
peal, the same gentleman disavowed, 'by au
thority, p that the governor was aware of tn
contents OF a certain article which appeared il
his "organ'' grossly abusive of the President
and that he entirely ~disapproVed of its tone
It is very common for criminals to appear re
~pentant when sentence is about to be pronoun
ced upon them. Confessions extorted in tn
extremity of danger are the Offering Of fear, an,
seldom Of sincere contrition. Why did tn
governor establish his organ? Why has he per
mitted it, not once, but often, not on this singl
occasion, but repeatedly, to attack the Presiden
in the same offensive manner? And what wi
the public think ola governor who publicly re
t pudiates the editor ofhis organ to save himse
from reputation? This kind of selCabusemen
i, is as contemplate as it is grovelling.
Our readers will bear witness that up to tn
moment the Patriot and Union has treated Go,
Packer and all his surroundings with the utmos
r leniency. We have abstained from exposing hi
infdelity with the hope that he would retrac
his steps, or do something to remove the stenc
of disorganization from his skirts, But his o
; fences against the party whose welfare shout
have been his only care have become so ran
that forbearance ceses to be a virtue. The cor
~vention has pronounced him unworthy Of tn
smallest mark Of confidence, and We would nc
perform our duty to the democratic party il W
abstained any longer from exposing him as hi
offences deserve.
The convention could not do otherwise tina
. cast him ont. Such a load would tink any pc
~litical organization. Discipline must be pre-
served. or we forever perish. Governor Pack
i er's offence to the democratic party does nc
consist in differing with the President uponth
. Kansas question. No doubt an effort will b
made to impress this conviction upon the pub
: lie mind, but no sophistry or declaration ca
make it true. Thousands of democrats VIII
differed with the President continued to &C
and are now in full fellowship, with the demo
, o~cratic party. Had Governor Packers offenc
extended no farther than this, he never woul
have been thrown overheard by the convention
But he arrayed himself against the Democrat
organization. he permitted John c.. Knox, tn
t attorney general, to carry disorganization int
the Chester and Delaware district, and wherev
er his influence extended, without a word
disapproval, thereby showing his completely i
the transaction. He denounced the sale of tn
5 main line when a candidate, and when he be