Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-10-19
The Late Election.

The Late Election.
Well the election is over, and it is impos-
sible for us to conceal the disagreeable truth
even if we desired t. DO go, that tie Den ocracy
of Penns, lva'a have encountered Notifying,
although not an overwhelming or disastrous
defeat. The Black Republicans have elec-
ted the ir State ticket, and secured a working
majority in both branches of the State Legis-
lature. Hall, the Pennsylvania Rail Road
Company and the Black Republicans, have
triumphed over Durbin and the Democratic
party in this Senatorial District. 1t is, how
ever. gratifying to the Democracy of this
County to know, that they did not desert the
standard of their party in the hour of its ut
most need. They victors on their own
soil although the party has been vanquins he'd
in the State The entire Democratic County
ticket with the exception Of Assembly and
two uuim portaut Offices has been elected.
The result in tue State is not calculated TO
cause dispondency in the breasts of sincere
democrats. We have gained largely on the
opposition vote of last year. which shows that
tho party is not in disorganiz ed condition,
and tha. reaction has alrea1y..set in. Still
the banner of democracy
Torn but flying.
Streams lik the thunder-cloud before the wind"
We entertain but little doubt that the cleo
toral vote ofPennsylvania, of will be cast in fa.
vor uf the nominees of the Charleston Con-
vention next year.
We will not attempt to deny that the de-
feat of Mr. Durbin for State Senator, is not
a little mortifyinS to us. We entertained
during the campaign, what We believed to
be, we'll grounded hopes of his election. But
he had to fight not only against the united
forces of the Know Nothings and Black Re-
2ublcans of the district, but also against the
power and influence of powerful corpora
tion--the Pennsy ylvania Rail Road Company,
which in Blair County now "bestrides the
earth like huge Coloss u.s." Its influence
too is felt in this County. How long shall
this state of affairs be permitted to continue ?
How long will the citizens of Cambria and
Blair counties who are freemen- endowed with
god-like reason, permit soulless corporation.
a monopoly to infringe on their dearest rights?
The free and untramelled exercise of the
right of suffrage by every freeman in the
land, is the fountain from which flows our
freedom, happiness and prosperity as ma
ton. The moment that corporations are per-
mittod to poison that fountain, farewell Liber-
ty To talk of the right of suffrage then
would be farce, for men can only
exercise that right properly, when they are
left fire., to follow the dictates of the reason
with which the God of Nature has endowed
them, unawed, uniuh uenced, by the frowns
Of power or the Establishments of gain We
regard the efeat of Mr.. Litzinger for As
sembly as peculiarly unfortunate at the pres
ent time. His opponent. Mr. Porudfoot is a
Black Republican of the strictest sect, with
strong Know Nothing proclivities. Howev-
er, what can't be cured must be endured -
The Democracy of Cambria must consent to
bo msrepresented for another year at least.
All that we can now do, is to laHor faithfully
to preserve the organization of the party, so
that we may be able to present an unbroken
front to the enemy, during the approaching
presidential contest