Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-01-11
Jones We bster.
The state Convention.


The next Democratic State Convention,
will meet in Reading, on the Goth of Febru-
ary, and on its deliberations will, in all prob
ability, depend their result of the approaching
political struggle in this State. We are
therefore not little pleased at observing
that the Democratic Press throughout the
State is almost unanimous, in expressing the
hope that it will be united and harmonious
body, and that its members will honestly do
all in their power, to restore harmony and
good feeling to the ranks of the party. We
hope no Abolitionist Or traitors calling them
selves D Democrats, will be found seated among
those to whom the Democracy Of Pennsylva-
MIA, look for the preservation of their princi
pies; but if any such should manage to oD-
tain seats in the Convention, they should be
treated By the Democratic members with the
loathing and contempt, their treason and
treachery merits. If there at all, they will
be there to ''divide, to dishonor," and not to
strengthen and unite the party. We hope
the members of the Convention will not act.
like ultra, but like patriotic, conservative and
common sense men, having the welfare of
their country and party at heart. But they
should watch with jealous eye, the conduct
will appear in their midst, wearing the brand
of AbolitioEism as legibly as Cain did the
stain off his brothers blood on his forehead.
The Convention will have two important
L., thoS Of nj i'm
nomination candidate for Governor; second
the appointing of delegates to the Charleston
Convention. For Governor, we could name
host of Democrats, any one of whom would
make popular candidate. We care not who
the candidate may be, provided he is states
nan, Democrat & an un- compromising enc
my of sectional organizations. We confess il
would afford US special pleasure, to see Hon
II. D. Foster, of WestmOreland, or Hon John
L. Dawson, of Fayette, the nominee, but
the nomination of any reliable democrat,
blessed with intellect and integrity. will bt
satisfactory. not only to us but TO every dem
ocratic voter of the Mountain County,
The members of the Convention can scarcely
fail in performing Ecll this important part o.
their duties.
The duty of selecting delegates to the
Charleston Convention, will require both care
and judgement for its proper discharge Th.
democracy of the Keystone State expect and
demand, that they shall be represented in th,
National Convention by intelligent men & no
by iutelect'l pigmies;by patriots not by dem
agogues, by democrats and not by abolition
isis in disguise; by men who supported th'
State ticket last year, and not by men VIII
then either directly or indirectly gave aid ant
comfort to the Black Republicans
We presume the Convention will encoun
ter bu; little difficulty in adopting a platform
1t will probably be content with re-affirm
ing the Cincinnati platform, ard endorsin.
the National administration. If the Cincin
natl platform is to be enlarged, if new plank
sH st,... .,s It. if it be necessary to ex
are to inserted ln7'--.so s.,Iv anv of itz do.
plain or construe more nun ). :,
trines, would it not be best to leave the sS-
of doing SO to the National Convention, com
posed of delegates from every State of tn
Union, coming together in aspirit of concord
of devotion to Democratic principles? This v
think would be the most proper and the mo:
prudent course for the State Convention 70 pun
sue IN this matter. We firmly believe tha
the construction of the Cincinnati Platfori
by President Buchanan and Judge Black, a
far as it relates to popular sovereignty is co
rect. We believe that the Territories are Il
property of the whole country. that they wei
purchased with the blood and treasure of Il
whole country, aud not by the blood an
treasure of any particular State or section
the Union. Therefore every American cit
zen has not only the right to emigrate to
territory whenever he sees proper to do Sc
but also the right to take his personal proper
with him. and hold and use it as his propert
there at least until the Territory is admitts
into the Union as a State. Ifa citizen
Pennsylvania has the right to emigrate to
territory with his horses, and citizen
Virginia has not The right to emigrate to Il
same territory with his slaves, the Virgini;
is Dot the equal of the Pennsylvania under d
Constirution, for the siti1en Of Virginia