Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1860-10-25
Wide Awakes,

wide AWaKeS,
American Republicans of Centre, you bayo
done nobly. You nave achieved glorious
victory. You have elected your own noble
champion, Col. A. Curtin, to the Gubernato
rial chair of the keystone State. You have
elected VIM. G. Duncan, Geo. Alexander,
John I. Johnston, VIM. Longwell, Jno. Me-
Calmont, James @. Williams and Jonathan
Eccsrd but you have done more, you have
succeeded in re-electing the " noblest Ro-
man of them all. the Hon. James L. Hale.
In poll of Six Thousand Votes, the largest
by nearly EIGHT HUN DRED VOTES ever
pUlled in the county, you have elected your
whole county ticket, your Congressmen and
yoursGovernor. But do We merely rejoice
ever the success of our ticket? This itself
would have been glory enough for one day.
We have done more. In the elevation Of
good American Republicans to Office, Centre
county and the State of Pennsylvania have
declared that they are most empbatica!ly op
posed to the Administration Of James Bu-
chanan, opposed to the further extension Of
Slavery, in favor of Protection 10 American
Industry, and in favor Of FREE HOMES
FOR FREE WHITE MEN These are the
principles advocated by Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe and jackson. by Henry Clay, Daniel
Webster, Thomas IL. Benton, and by all the
able, sagacious and far-seeing Statesmen of
this great and free nation. They have tri-
nmphed, as truth ever will triumph, and be-
cause we have had TRUTH and JUSTICE on our
side, our friends have been elevated to Office,
and eur party made jubilant and victorious.
For six long years we have worked and pa
tieDtly waited this most happy consumation.
We knew that ERROR could not always TIL
umph over RIGHT. We Lad faith in our
cause. We had hope for the future because
we fully believed that,
IS Truth crushed to earth will rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
While wound ed wrilhs in pain
And dies amidst her worsLippers.'
TRurH, RIGHT and justice have triumphed.
We feel proud of our victory. We have tru-
Iy great reason TO be jubilant and to rend the
air with the victorious shouts of Freemen.-
But whils we are rejoicing over the success
af our MEN and FRINcIPlEs Es let us r OF forget
that the hour of victory is the proper time to
show our opponents that we can afford to be
nagnauimoas. Let US in no instance wouaj
the feelings of those who honestly differ with
~. xoI;
them as friends, as brethren of the same
great American family, and while We believe
them in error let US treat then kindly and
employ all our powers of logic to convince
them and win them over to our side. We all
have good and true friends in the Democratic
party. We believe that party bes deserted
all its ancient principles and the liberty-lov~
ing sentiments which TWENTY-FIVE years ago
made 1t the party of the people. Let US,
therefore, use all cur influence in convincing
these Democratic friends that they are wrong,
aud that our principles are the same immor-
tai truths first advocated by Washington
and jefferson, and more recently by the
lllustrious Clay. Vituperatior, slander and
bitterness will never win friends to any
Cause but mild persuasive words and sound
arguments can never fail to win friends and
votaries to the side of justice and the rights
of man.
THIRTY-TWO THOUSAND AND NINE
TY>TWO majority for Col. Curtin in the
State. aud SIXTEEN HUNDRED AND
EiGHTY-SlX for Hon. Jas. T. Hale in this
Congressional District are the very strongest
evidences of the truth of what we have above
asserted. We believe that the great Amers
lean Republican party is the only conserva-
i've party in this country, the only party
that Gan perpetuate the Union of the States
and the principles advocated by it, the only
principles which can give peace, prosperity
and happiness TO tho whole country. The
glorious tidiDgs from Vermont. Maine. Indi-
ara, and the result in our own State, all go
to prove that large maj ority of our freedom
loving citizens believe upon this point just
as we do. This is not only consolation but
pleasure.
Now friends will we be satisfied with the
past7 Will we fold our arms and do Eothlng
marc for the advancement ard asccndency Of