Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-04-24
THE MEETING.

The meeting which was held in this place
on last Wednesday evening, (the proceedings
of which we publish in another column) al
though only few hours previous notice was
given, was one of the largest local gatherings
ever held in this place. There were at least
FIVE hundred persons present, All the spec
ches were eloquent aud patriotic, and were
received with enthusiastic demonstrations of
applause by the audience All the speakers
we're unanimous in urging the necessity of
forgetting past differences at least for the
present, and for the patriotic citizens of all
parties uniting like band of brothers in
maintaining the integrity of the Union, and
the honor of the flag of our country. The
citizens of Ebensburg and vicinity are unani-
mously in favor of sustaining the National
Administration in maintaining the constitution
and laws And none are more determined
and enthusiastic in the good cause than the
members of the Democratic party. But in
doing this they entertain no intention of end
orsing the principles of Abolitionism, or the
sectional doctrines embodied in the Chicago
platform At this time, when the Democra-
cy of Cambria are responding to the call of
the President for volunteers, with as much
promptness and alacrity as their Republican
fellow citizens. 1t is very wrong for
the Johnstown Tribune to announce that we
are called upon to war against the Slavery
propagandists of the South" and for the Eb-
ensburg AUeghanian to proclaim that the
contest is between freedom and slavery -
Have they become SO welded to the one idea
of their party, that they cannot. ignore it at
crisis like this. Slavery has really nothing
to do with this contest. 1t is merely an eff
ort on the part of the President to enforce the
execution OF the laws in States which have
rebelIed against the national Government, and
it is the duty of all good citizens TO assist and
sustain him in doing this, without stopping to
inquire whether they are free States or slave
States 1t Is enough to know that armed re-
bellion against the national Government ex-
lists IN the Country and that it is the duty of
all good citizens to assist in putting it down.
In volunteering to Go this. our citizen sold
iery are not going forth to commence erus-
ade against slavery or to practically inaugur-
ate the irrepressible conflict, but like true ma
tionai patriots. knowing no North, no South
no East, no West under the constitution, de-
termined to do their duty to their God and.
their Couutry; not for the purpose Of crushing
out slavery, not for the purpose of interfer-
ing with the domestic institutions of any of
the States, but for the purpose if possible, Of
saving the Union aud restoring tranquility to
our unhappy and distracted country In do
ing this they will be complying with the letter
and spirit of Mr. Lincoln's proclamation, cal
ling them to arms The President says:
4 deem it proper to say that the first serv-
ice assigned to the forces hereby called forth
will probably be to repOsscss the forts, places,
and property which have been seized from
the Union; and in every event, the utmost
care will be observed. consistently with the
objects aforesaid, to avoid any devastation of
or interference with, the property. or any dis
turbance Of peaceful citizens in any part of
the country.