Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-10-17
he Reasonable Watchman's
"Glorious Victory"

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In the last camraign, both through our
raper and on the stump in come sixteen
meetings, in some OF which R. G. Durham
ESQ.,, Hon. Jas. T. Hale and Hen. Henry
johnson the gloriously elected Senator Of
this District participated, We told the Re-
publicans of this county that if we suffered
the Democrats of this county to succeed, they
would rejoice over it, as a glorious De1ocra'
tic victory. That we were right the last
number of the Watckmaa will bear us testi-
moLy. Hear the Watchnsan in its boast and
Bragadocia. 1t says, over the heading Of
Glorious Victory:"
One year ago the Democratic party in
t' this county was defeated by the combined
efforts of the Abolition and Republican
"parties. We have long been disposed to
g look upon these terms as idencal-fanati-
cism run wild. 1--WE say the man who
says SO is an ignoramus or liar Moth
ing served to stay tho tide that threatened
ito overwhelm US. Democrats who stood
cup in the midst of the adverse circumstan-
o. ces, which surrounded US, and warned the
people of the danger to be apprehended
dead hit at their own Breckenridge Demo-
cratic party) 'were reviled and contenned
6 by The very people who have been so much
exercised of late for the welfare of the
g Union" The Treasonabie-pr presented
Wdtchman for instance.) "Had Il ese per-
- sons (Tne Breckinridge Democrats) then
'honored and reeered the Stars and Stripes.
"bad they been regarding them as a rich
legacy, transmitted TO them as a prnceless
Inheritance, by the early founders of this
Government, we should be rel ej,icing to-day
:" in the choicest blessing of peace and pros
"perity."
Now fellow citizens we claim that the
above quotation iCith our remu.es in paren-
thasis added, exact and truthfu. gives the
history of the Breckenridge wing of the
Democratic party. Bat the Watchman did
not so intend is and therefore we shall not
hold them to our version. We shall give
them the benefit of their in terpetation and
treat it accordingly. The writer of that ar
tice knew fully as we'll as we, that he was
misrepresenting facts in every line be wrote.
lie knew that the only sectionalism that
ever existedin this country was in the Breck-
inridge party ard platform. The motto of
the Republican party Freedom is Nafiun-
al-slavery sectional" while the BrecSin-
ridge Democracy advocated the very reverse
Of this Let the Editor of the Watchm0n
look at the Breckenridge Platform and deny
our assertion if he dare. The Republican
party advocated the old Jefferson doctrine Of
equal and exact justice to all men while the
BrecBnridge wing of the Democratic parry
in their platform, advocated that slavery was
the natural condition of the working men
without regard to color. We can cite quota
tions from Southern Democratic papers if
necessary.
We have not ro m, however, to 60 into de
tail this week. The Vatchman may boast
of its victory in the county ticket, but we can
boast over the defeat of the most cunning. as
we'll as the most wishy-washy politician in
this county Col. Wm. Ii. Blair. We fought
him hard, not because we had any thing per-
sonal against him, but because we knew him
WELL Let them crow. Is it victory to
elect men like Amos Alexander, DR.. Stro-
hecker, Proudfoot and DR.. MitChal, all
standing upon platform endorsing treason,
because it endorsed the Democratic Hatch-
man presented BY sworn Grand Jury of
the county
But who enabled the Watchman to crow
over The defeat of the Republican party p
Did they elect their men? Nay, verify 1t
was only because they were aided by some
of the richest and most influential members
of the Republican party, and because about
seven hundred Republicans in the county
good and true, but feeling too sauguiDe) did
not go to the election at all. A comparison
with the vote of last year and of this, will
prove our assertion. Another cause of. our
defeat is, that this side the mountain inclu>
ding, Potter, Harris and Ferguson townships
have sent twelve hundred soldiers to the
army. If these men had all voted in the
army our victory would have been complete, |
and our humiliation spared, We lost not
only most of their votes, but their influence
in our community at home. We wish to be
understood. We do nSt claim that the whole |
1900 sol4iers were Republicans, but we do
claim that the Republican party has sent
eight men for every three that have gone out
of the Democratic party from this county.
The FIVE German townships, in which the
Bericbtcr claims that BLAIR received 1000
votes, have not sent to war; to battle for the
Constitution and the Union TWENTY soldiers,
claiming to be Democrats.
How easy then to gain victory, when at
east seven hundred Republicans from this
county are in the war, and almost, if not al
ssgether as many more were too sanguine.
and did not go to the Polls. Last fall we
polled $3.50 votes, this fall including the vote
of the soldiers who voted, will not exceed
1900 votes. Almost every vote in the Ger
man townships were cut. This proves our
assertion to be correct. What humiliates US
is, to know. that the HatchmGn crows over
us, .ed the state and national Adminiss
t.a..ens simply because Republicans aided
them in achieving that victory.
But, honest Republicans of Centre, this is
no time for complaints and heartburnings.-
No time to talk about q rainy days" or dry
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