The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-02-16
EAsTON, February 6, 1860.


My DEAR SIR " ours is received. /
| caeertully give you all | have to say in re-
gard to the Gubernatorial nomination. |
say now, as | have said from the first sug-
gestion Of my name, that do not desire
it, and would decidedly prefer that it should
be conferred on some one else. In saying
this, have no idea of disparging the nom
lnation or Of affecting to look down upon
it. Conferred by that party which embod-
les all the true and genuine democracy,
the real convervatism and we'll directed
patriotism, which are to be found in the
political organizations OF the present day.
it is an honor Of which any lnan may be
proud. Sill [ do not desire it, and would
veay much prefer not to have it. For this
L have three or four private reasons, which
are quite convincing to myself, and equal
ly so to many friends who are acquainted
with them, but which it would be in bad
taste and obtrusiye to thrust upon the
public. Influenced by these, | have from
the beginning expressed the wish. and re-
peat 1t now, that no man will urge my nom
ination from the motive of mere personal
friendship to me.
Nevertheless recognize fully the obliga
ton resting upon every man, to sacrifice
personal considerations to any reasonable
extent, when called on by his party to De-
come candidate, for their sake, and not
his own and, recognizing this obligation
L would respond to it whenever such
state of circumstances should occur. On
the present occasion, however, with num-
Der Of eminent gentlemen and desirable
candidates ready to take the nomination,
such cont ngency need not be apprehen-
ded. Ihls fact assures me of result most
eonsonant to my own feelings and wishes,
and saves NE from a sacrifice of them. with
out violating my consistency and displeas
ing some of my friends by an abrupt or
unqualified withdrawal of my name.
DO not infer from this that | am indif
terent to the great struggle which is COM
ing, and will soon upheave the political COM
munlty. l only ask to fight as private
in the ranks. l am alive to all its infiu-
ences and effects, and feel the deepest, live
hest interest In its result
You are delegate to the nominating
Convention, and L would impress Oh YOU
the nece sslty of selectinga standard bearer
who is sound upon the two great questions
on which our future hangs The first j.
whether Slavery shall be recognized, ex-
tended and perpetuated as social blessing,
and the second is whether free white labor
shall be cherished and protected against
rulnous foreign competition. Much read
Ing, thought and observation have fixed
on my mind the indelible conviction that
if we would preserve our institutions in
their purity, and roll back the tide of cor
ruptlon and subserviency which has made |
the miscalled democratic organization a |
mere pro-slayery, Southern-section spoils |
party, we must plant ourselves on the pure
original doctrines of the early fathers OF
the Republic, stand by them with fidelity
ana determination. Discriminating and
rehecting men must see, that to foster and
extend human slavery, and to surrerJar
the departments of Government, with an
their patronage and influence, to the CON
troll OF Its advocates, is to travel the STRAIGHT
road which leads to the establishment of
mob law, and the destruction of freedom
of speech, action, opinion and suffrage:
and through that, with inevitable certain
y to ol1garchy and despotism whilst to