Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-11-16
Jones we bster.
The Reign OF Abositionism Over.

When the Democracy in 1856 denounced
the Black Republican party as Sectional Or
ganization, IFS leaders denied the Charge
While they were endeavoring to scatter the
principles of Aboltionism broadcast over the
North, they denied that they were in favor of
the dissolution of the Union, or of interfering q
in any way with the Institution of Slavery in
the Southern States Yet the wrongs of the
negro, the evils of Slavery aud the encroach-
ments of the South or the rights Of the North
err States, were the ''sum and substance of
all their speeches, and all of the politica
articles in their News papers, thus giving to
Abolitionism position of far greater impor-
tance than it ever before occupied Through
their Emigrant Aid Societies, thcy sent to
Kansas, armed with Sharp's Rifles. such men
as the miscreant Brown, who faithfully car
ried out the instructions they had received
before leaving home, by fomenting rebellion
10 the territory and getting up battles on
small scale with the Southern settlers, in or
der to sustain Greely and his confedcrates in
their talk about bleeding Kansas. Yet they
continued to deny .hat they were Sectionalists
or Abolitionists, and called on National men to
rally beneath their Standard. The Democracy
IN that contest defeated them, although they
showed that they were powerful in the North
ern States Since hen they have been more
fearless in upholding their Abolition Platform
and the ''irrepressible conflict" doctrine of
Senator Seward the practical workings, which
were recently fearfully Illustrated by the Har-
pers Ferry insure ction The mask by which
their party endeavored to conceal its princi-
pies, has at length been torn off and no Ma
tional man will hereafter have anything to do
with it Many of its most prominent leaders
now stand before the world, the equal Of ohm
Brown in guilt and infamy, and equally wor-
thy of the fate which awaits him in few
weeks. The Democratic party in the North.
elm States are now in position in which |
they can easily recover their former strength. !
The people are indignant at the course the
Black Republican party has recently pursued
and see the Lccessity of electiug a Democrat
ic President next year, in order to prevent
the dissolution Of the Union. The Demo-
cratic Watchmen are already justifable in
oxclaiming "the storm is over. and day is
breaking"
Under these circumstances, the inquiry
who shall We select for on. standard bearer
next year becomes one Of very great impor-
tance. The party can at present boast of
number of able, patriotic and experienced
statesmen, any one OF whom would make an
available candidate, and if elected model
President But the party also unfortunately
contains several aspiring demagogues, who
have attained positions to which they should
never have been elevated They will endeav
or to control the Charleston Convention. and
labor to secure the nomination of their chief.
The Democracy have it in their power 10
prevent this, by sending Delegates to the
convention, who will secure the nomination
OF patriotic statesman who uphods the
doctrines of Jefferson, jackson and Buchan-
an AS this is a subject of considerable i'm
portance we will refer to it again next
week