Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-05-30
Hon. stephen A. Douglas,


from their assertions. that the United States
contains but one man fit for the Presidency
at the present time; and, that man is Stephen
A. Douglas of Illinois. Now in our opinion Of
this if not the height is certainly the depth
of absurdity We are unwilling to believe,
that out of nation of 10000. 900 freemen,
more then hundred men could not be select
ed talented and patriotic enough to be en-
trusted with the administration of our Ma
tlonal Government. Sure ly the Democratic
Party contains within its ranks more than
one man worty to be its Standard Bearer
But the Douglas worshippers do OF seem to
think so. He, if we may believe them, is
giant; an intellectual giant: the rest of the
party arc intellectual pigmies, over whom it
is necessary for him to exercise careful
guardianship. The Mohometans when they
started in their wild crusade against christiani
ty and civilization exclaiming, there is no God
but God, and Mahomet is Prophet, were not
more insolent. unreasonable or fanatical, than
are at the present time. the men who have
made golden calf out of Stephen A. Doug
las,
As we entertain no intention of assailing
the reputation of Senator Douglas either as a
patriot or Statesman, we will not institute an
inquiry into the source of his popularity, or
ask
upon what meats does this our Ceaser feed
That he has grown so great2"
We will merely inquire who are his friends
and what is the position he now occupies?-
We know, at least. that in this State, the lea
ders of those who are cla1noring for his nomi-
nation, are the men who defeated the Demo-
cratic State ticket during the last two years;
such men as John W. Fornev of Philadel-
phia, and Alexander M'Kinney of Green's
burg, the President of the bogus State Con-
yention last spring. The Philadelphia Press
Huntingdon Globe, and Westmoreland Argus,
papers which opposed the Democratic State
ticket last fall, are now the most jealous
Newspapers in the State in urging his nomi-
nation. There is not a dirty, low, treacher-
Gus, tricky, trading or corrupt politician in
The State, who calls himself a democrat,
who is not Douglas man. We do not pre-
tend to deny, that many sincere and respecta-
BILE democrats advocate his nom ination, but
we cannot forbear remarking it as very strange,
that the demagogues and traitors of the par
ty are unanimous in shouting Douglas, Doug
las, no man but Douglas.
With regard to Senator Douglass position,
We unhesitatingly assert that he now occu-
pies that of a sectional candidate The
South almost unanimously protested against
his nomination at Charleston, and unless bo-
GU s delegates are admitted, will do so again
at Baltimore. They do not regard him as
National Democrat who knows no North no
South under the Constitution, and therefore
fear that he would not be National Presi-
dent if elected to that high Office. They are
willing to vote for any democrat that may be
nominated, but .hey are unwilling to be for
ced to support man, who during the last
two years, has almost uniformly acted with
their enemies If Senator Douglas should be
nominated at Baltimore by the united North
against the will of the united South, would he
not be emphatically sectional candidate.
and if elected would be not be sectional
President? If the Northern delegates unite
and control the Convention, which they un-
doubtedly win have the power ifnot the right
to do, would it not be as well for the South
ern States, if they had no representation in
the Convention at all. We presume they
would derive but little pleasure from looking
on such scene, and it seems that the DONG.
las men are determined, that no other privi-
lege shall be accorded them
As Senator Douglas thus clearly occu-
pies the position of Sectional candidate, all
sincere Democrats should come together in
spirit of concord, OF devotion to the Union,
and insist that the idea of his nomination
shall be abandoned. By doing so they will
unite the party once more, and defeat Sec
tionalism. The democrctic party must not
be sacrificed in order to crafty the ambition
of Stephen A Douglas, or silence the how
ling of his hungry Office seeking ''backers."
The party contains many true and tried states
men, from among whom can be selected
candidate who will be certain to carry our
flag to victory. The Democratic party can
boast of many as worthy if not worther sons
than Stephen A. Douglas, and as be is now
evidently unavailable, it would be manifest
ly wrong to overlook them, and insist on his
nomination, with almost inevitable defeat sta
ring him ip the face.