Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-05-08

Esr The cowardly 'uiscreant who edits the
BlairsviIle Journal, thinking perhaps that he
had gone too far in publishing, malicious
fa!shood concerning Us, stated last week. that
We had recanted that is after having en-
couraged the Southern rebellion, we had back
ed down, and come out in favor of sustaining
the flag of our country and the patioual A.
miuistration in It's efforts to save the Union
This Is adding insult to injury. As we nev-
er encouraged armed rebellion. against the
Government, we hal nothing to recaat -
Like Critteuden. Bigler, Buchanan, aud
! thousands of true patriots, north and soutr,
we were in favor Of adjusting our nalioual
difficulties, by an honorable compromise as
! loCg as there was any hope that such thi"g
! could be accomplished But siuce the honb-
ardment OF Fort Sumter, we have endorsed
I the course of President Lincoln. and openly
declared uurself in favor Of the national G.v-
erumeGt going to the full extent warranted
by the constitution and laws. to ppt down the
rebellion and save the Union To the truth
Of this the Ebensburg AHeghaniau, an ultra,
but honorable Republican paper, bears testi-
mony. We have always thought ard still
think, that AbolitiOnism was the great and
first cause" Of the Southern rebellion, and that
the citizens of that portion of the Republic
have been previously wronged, but not to au
extent which justiies effort to redress them
by an appeal to the sword by an effort to
throw of their allegiance to the national gov
ernment They should have sought redress
by constitutional. aud not by unconstitutional
means. Our country is as dear TO Us, as any
man living. We were born in il. aud we no.
pc to live and die in it. We have never fos-
tered the selfish spirit Of scctiUua!ism which
recognizes North Souh, East or 4
West, under the constitution. We have known
nothing but our country, oUr whole country
and therefore the slave States have been as
dear to Us as the free States. and the free
States as dear as the slave States. Accus-
toned to regard the Union as The palla..ium ol
: american liberty, We have always opposed
every effort, come from what quarter 1t ulig hi
to ALLEVIATE any portion of our Country from
the rest, or TO euiceble the sacred ties v hIcl
now link together the various parts. Having
/ thus teen true to the Un on in days gone by, i
would i'll become us to desert Il now, that it,
existance is menaced. Ii there had beef
fewer ole idea fanatics, North and South, iik,
; the editor of the Journal, the country would
now be tranquil and the Union safe. North
crn AbOlitionists Oh the one side, aud South
ern fire eaters on the other, have done rh
work. and 10 the senseless c!amor whci the,
= have raised, it is impossible for conservative
, ans! Union loving men TO get hearing. Bu
, it is 10 conservative men that the couUtr
mus: look for protection and support in this
the hour of her utmost need, and we think
! viii not be long until they VIII obtain a voic
in the Government. The national Adwiuis;ra
=, tiOn appear to be actuated by conservativ
aud patr iotic spirit, and determined to turn
deaf ear 10 the clamor Of seuscless fanatics -
May heaven grant them the virtne of peFseve
- rance in the right path. We trust the ia
may never arrive, when cur country will b
placed at the mercy of tauatical Abolitionist:
and equally faDatieal southern fre-eaters