Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-10-10
A stsniacant Change.

The Chambersburg KaAey SPIRIT, one OF
tue most ably edited and Influential newspa-
pers IN Peuusy ylyania. last week takes down
the names of Douglas aud Johns on and sub
stitutes instead thereof the names o. John g.
Breckinridge and Joseph Lana. We eonsid-
er this to be one Of the most important signs
of the times that has yet appeared in This
State. The Spirit has long been noted for
the influence which 1t wields with the democ-
racy of the State. Ever since the Baltimore
nominations i: has been warmly sustaining the
sinking cause of Douglas. Certainly that a.
pirant had no more jealous freud or able
champion IN the Keystone State. Disguised
at last sith his double dealing, aud brought
to see. clearly, his desigos TO defeat and break
up the democratic party, the Spirit uoB. true
TO its Democratic instincts, has the moral
boldDess to come out aud repuciate its squat
ter Sovereign candidate, and enlist under the
national banner of the true Democratic lea
ders, Breckenridge and Lane. This action Of
the Spirit is significant Of the course of the
tide of feeling in the Democratic party not
only of Pennsylvania bat of the Union Oue
year from this time, the party Of Douglas will
not have force worth noticing
After denying 10 Douglas regular nomina-
ton and denouncing Johnson's disunionism,
and Douglas extraordinary intermeddling to
defeat fusion, AID consequently the only
means of defeating Lincoln, In Pennsylvania
the Spirit says:
10 regard to Mr.. Douglas We take down his
name as readily as we do that of bis colleague
on the ticket. The reasons by which we are
Influenced we can state very eoncisely:
He has made propositions to sell himself
and the Democratic party to the Black Re
publicaus.
He proposed to the Republican party .'tha;
if they would re-clect him Senator from Hi
noise he would fight their battles in 1860 -
He is now engaged in that work
He prefers the election Of Lincolu to that
of Rreckinridge.
His friends and himself have not besitated
to affiliate with the Republican party to com
pass these ends.
He has reduced himself to the low grade Of
peddliDg politician, his only stock IN trade
being his Squaiter Sovereignty.
He is opposed to allowing his friends ia
this State to unite on the regular Electoral
ticket formed at Reading, and 20 the COM
promise adopted at Cresson.
He has caused the defeat Of the Democrat
ic party for two years in succession in Penn
sylyauia, and is now putting forth effort to De
feat 1t again
He is leagued with the traitor Forney, and
was controlled by him in his disurg4niz;nc
course while in Pennsylvania
He was never regularly IonIinsted and has
no claims on the Democratic party on that
score.
He denounces the Disuuionists OF the South
while he has disunion man for his colleague
on the ticket, and is begging the votes of the
disunion party.
He has no settled views on the Slavery
question. but has been "all things 10 aIl men
and on every side oft.
He has abandoned the Cincinnati Platform
and repudiated the decision OF tb. Supreme
Court.
He joins with Fo.uey aad COvode in de-
nouncing the present Democratic Admins
tratiop.
He has kept up the agitation on the Sla-
very question which would have died out
years ago had it not been for him This ag-
itation has distur BED the peace of the coun-
try-caused blOodshed, aud almost ruined the
Democratic party.
lid has boasted that be will .'tcsIe you ouer
to the Reputtican party Nth kins and lchea
he gets yOH Ocer, cut dolra The bridges and
burn the JOats "
He has proved traitor 10 Jour party will
you place bin iU a position where be may
prove a traitor to your country
These are our reasons for no longer sup
porting Douglas aud johnson, are they not
sufficient. il true-and If we don't prove the
truth Of eUeTy one of them between this aud
the November election. then we ask no mau
to vote against Douglas and johnson The
evidence is accumula,ing every Gay, and Is
most powerful and irresistible, going 20 show
that Douglas. and few of bis personal ad-
hereuts. are engaged in the work of disrepu-
ting and destroying the great National Demo
cratic party to secure the triumph of Black
Republicanism. Honest Democrats for once
open your eyes and see things as they really
exist and not ''go it blind TO your own des-
truction.