Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-02-08

sisted in electing their opponents during
the present session while claiming to be
democrat, he has steadily acted with the
Black Republicans and assisted them in elect
ing Speaker And this is the man whose
political record was untarnished until little
more than . year ago! This is the man who
according to the logic of onr neighbor, is not
a political traitor AS well might our neigh
Dor contend that Judas was uot traitor, al I
though be betrayed his Lord and Master to
his enemies Hickmsn's professions of De- /
mocracy under the circumstances, were as
treachcrous as Judas kiss and his salutation |
of hail Rabbi
Our neighbor professes to be an anti-Le
compton democrat and follower of Stephen
A. Douglas. He knows or ought to know,
that Senator Douglas and nearly all the anti
Lecompton members of the house condemn
the cou-sc of Hickman during the present
session he knows. or ought to know, that
nearly all the ant-Lecomptou democrats join
ed in the Know Nothing vote about which he
makes so great fuss, and he knows that a
| lnong them were the personal friends of Sen
ator Douglas. from Illinois. The severest
rebuke for his treachery Hickman received
during the present session, was from NJ Cier-
nsnd, Douglas "right-hand man."
Our neighbor evidently taiDks bimself a
very shrewd man, but probably after all he is
not shrewd as be thinks he is. Knowing
] that a large number of the democratic voters
of the County are Catholics he endeavors
to excite their Indignation against the Demo
cratic Member of Congress who voted for
a national and conservative man who was
charged with being Know Nothing. Those
members had for weeks labored to secure the
election Of a De4eerat, but they at length
found they could not succeed. They perceiv-
ed such traitors as Hickman daily acting with
the Black Republicans and assisting them to
elect Sherman the endorses of Helpers book
} which recommends servile insurrection in
the South and the forcible abolition of the in
stitution Of slavery. The Harper's Ferry in
surrection and the sympathy everywhere man.
ifested among the Black Republicans for the
! fate of old John Brown had produced the
I, most intense excitement, and they felt tha
something must be done to save the Union
1t They felt that the Union could not surviv.
l. the election of the endorser of Helpers trea
> son. They therefore determined to cast thei
votes for national man who was not a dem
J. ocrat. in the hope that national men of al
o parties would rally to his support. Wha
else could they do as patriots and friends of tn
q Union under the circumstances. Mr. Bo
'e cock the democratic nom inee for Speaker sp
81 proved Of their course, and our neighbor vii
ie please remember that nearly all the auti-Le
: compton democrats joined in the vote. d
l. you really think, Mr Editor, it was the dut
at of the democratic members to set with folde
10 arms, and look calmnly on while the Samp
le son of Black Republicanism was shaking tn
Is pillars of the Republic to their very founds
o. tions Was it not their sworn duty to sur
L. port the Constitution, and discharge thei
ie duties faithfully was it not their duty if DO.
ie sble to prevent the land from being drenche
ot in fraternal blood We think SO, and "
20 therefore honor them for their course. The
'e knew well that the Black Republican part
% was the child of Know No:hingism; the
III knew that nearly all the Black Republica
"a members before them were Know nothing,
= that Know Nothingism originated in Il
O. North, and received its death blow in Virgin
us ia. Southern State, whose soil had inst bee
I'd invaded through the instlgation of these san
es Northern Know Nothings, under ne
re name They knew that it was in the Nortl
Us and net in the South that churches were bul
Ut ed and pillaged, .and they knew that near
- every man who is now Black Republic:
NC was Know Nothing in 1855 They ther
i" fore determined to epdeayor to kill Sam a,
o' Sambo at one blow, and in this they would.ha
ne succeeded, but for few such traitors as ,Jol
cd Hickman.
Our neighbor very kindly informs us th
nu We are one of those who would be proscrib
Ie' by Know Noth;ngsm, if its principles shou
us ever be carried out in the Administration
nv The Government. That is all very true, b
:" we do not entertain any apprehensions on ii
score from the defunct carcass of Sam, Go
neighbor, you viii pardon US for saying, IL
:. ifyou are not more steadfast in your relisio
~ than you are in your political principl
" your religion would have little to hope fro
!. - you in the hour of persecution, if it sho,
-. - lever come; you would then judging by ye
tn ! political career. make common cause with
''A enemies. and like second Vicar of BRAY
anything and everything. to suit the time.
Igh CLERK OF THE HoUsE-John ". Form