Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-04-20

uLequivocally appear. that the whole Kansas
issue was regarded as fully ended and happy
ily taken out Of the acay.
But since the adjournment of the Conven-
ton under the inspiring auspices we have
described, state of circumstances has arisen
in connection with which it has been deemed
prudential if not necessary measure. to call
together the State Central Committee, with
promptness somewhat unusual. and at no
small Inconvenience TO some of its members.
We quite sure that no instance can be
shown in the whole course of the history of
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania or else
where, in which reckless attempt. however
feeble, has been openly made by the persons
protesting TO be Democrats, to dlsorganize
and destroy their party by advising, instiga-
ting and engaging in apan of resistance to
the acts of Convention, while incapable of
denying its regularity or validity in any res
pect whatever. But so it is. that few cor
rupt and designing men, who there is every
ground for believing, have long ago contract
ed with the Opposition to ruin the Democrat
ic patty, if their selfish intrigues can accom-
plish it, have seized upon pretext by which
they trust to be able to defeat our excellent
ticket by imposing their disloyal views on all
approach, and who may be unfortunately ig-
norant of the scope and bearing of their con-
templated operations.
And what is their shameless pretext for
this fresh exhibition of treacherous dsaffec
| ton? 1t SO happened that d member of the
Convention, acting no doub. what he con-
ceived to be his duty, after the Convention
had unanimously disposed of the Resolutions
agreed on in Committee. offered of his own
volitlon and upon his individual responsibility
a resolution that if adopted wculd have bound
the Convention, and every member present.,
and also, by direct implication, the Demo
cratic Party of the State, by an endorsement
| in general terms of what has been called the
State Policy of the present Executive
| Now, notwithstanding the facts already stated
and the further fact perfectly convulsive, as
it must be, on the question of the motives of
the Convention, that a majority Of the thirty
seren votes recorded IN tauor of this resolution
consisted Of those formerly hmorn as Lecomp-
ton Democrats, it is falsely and impudently
assumed as sufficient justification for their
indefensble behavior, that negative vote thus
forced tpon the Convention against its wishes
and its evident policy Of silence. shall not
only be considered simple refusal to endorse
t the so-caied State Policy" of Governor
! Packer, but shall be constructed by some
strange calculation unknown to common sense
into an insulting renewal ofthe defanct Le-
compton and anti LecomPton difficulty. Bat
this is utterly absurd. for two plain reasons,
because. first. as the vote On the resolutions
constituting the embodied sentiments of the
Convention clearly shows, there was not a
Delegate, whether once I4eoompton or other
wise, who was not for them; and secondly,
because not only the resolutions, but the
whole proceedings. indicate full accordance
between all the Delegates In Convention,
forgetting past differences and preparing to re
| establish their old cordial relations with GER
tain victory before them, rather than to become
by sensess fcuds, the wrctched victim of their
hereditary enemy. Nevertheless two or three
political desperadoes, tolerated by few AND
respected by none, are inlamed with hopes
of encouraging Gisorganization among us,
and already gloat in imagination over the
PROSTATE ensigns of our noble old party, whiit
counting in their dreams 1.-The thirty piece,
of silver" to be paid by those who have pur-
chased their two willing degradation to use
then to despise them. Accordingly these
men, recently voting and working, as they
pprsstingly did. against the candidates of the
Democracy, and in favor of those of our un
principed opponents, and thus basely as
sisting to inaict the deepest injuries upon US
have undertaken by : mean. dishonest and
cowardy profession of Democratic opinions
10 defiance of every principle of honor anC
every hitherto sacreed rule of party dicipllne
to involve in their indecent and dishonorable
plans aud petty fortunes, she characters o
such respectable Democrats as beguied by
their misrepresentation, they may be able
to persuade to meet them at Harrisburg OF
the 18th of April inst to aid them in con
, summating the disreputable business to whicl
they have sold themselves, while ontensibl,
to ..vindicate' the State policy" of Gov
, w f. Packer.
But let US inquire briefly and dispassion
ately what shape these disorganizing proaeed
1ngs is likely to assume as practical idea
W hat do the Bogus men propose to do whel
they meet at Harrisburg in their quasi Con
, vention? Each and every person is coaxe
and begged to 90 there, who may like to at
, tend on the occasion either for the busines
: or the fun of the thing. Can such se'f-con
sttuted Delegates pretend to be able to sho'
: any constituencies to whom they are respon
: sibe, or by whom their acts may be popular
" reflected, aud by which their extraordinar
assumptions can only be relieved from. cor
r tempt Might not q gathering of kno
# Nothing Black Republican FusioDists just ;
. we'll meet together. and call themselves
: Democratic" Convention, under prctext
4 "vindicatng" Governor Packers State po
It icy," and be entitled to equal consideration
: There can be. we submit. no doubt Of thi
q Besides, IN the absence of certificates of ele
:. ton usually presented By those clainin
i membership in party Convention. or of son
;. other process of aseertain.ng the polite
# character and antecedents of the general cor
l. pany, how shall any deluded, honest ma
l. perchance really desirous of vindicating Go
r Packers State policy Democrat. al
,e not PROPOSING 20 identify himself with t