Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-03-27
rr.e ner,1ocr.cr oC Cambria.

The last lE5untqinee1 contained an olabo- /
rate editorial article, which was evidently in |.
tended as an indirect reply to an article which
arneared in our issue Of the 18th inst, under
the heading of ''Can We unite = Our neigh
bor evidently does not endorse our suggestions
yet he still pr ofezsos TO be in favor Of union
and harmony, and allowing bygones to DC
bvgoues. But he is opposed to all eomPro-
mises. The H,tnfaiaeer clique must rule,
and those who differed With them last fall,
must ground arms, acknowledge they have
been acting very badly, that they have been
disorgsuizers. and imPlore forgiveness with
proper humility. They will then be recet-
we'd by the aforesaid clique, ike the prodigal
son in the Scriptures. with exceeding Joy,
and will actually be permitted to vote at the
next delegate elections The article iu the
,foustaineer is very carefully worded, but
this is about what every common sense read
er will argrce that It amounts to. Now, we
ask, Is this the proper spirit to manifest at =
time ike this2 Is i reasonable to suppose,
tba. talk of this kind Will tend to unite the
Party? We think not, and we:eutertain no
doubt every sincere Democrat in the County
will agree with US in this opinion.
We deem it unnecessary in discussing this
question, to 20 into history Of the late cam
paign. The Democratic Party in the Nation
and State was, from its commencement to Its
close. broken, disorganized, in word divided
into two hostile divisions or factions. 1t Is
not remarkable that the Democracy of Cam
bria also divided under the circumstances
and that al honest difference Of opinion should
exist among them or some Of the imPortan
issues of the campaign. A number of dele
gate withdrew from the County Convention
because they thought they had sufficient rea
son for so doing, aud q large number Of ia
oldest and best Democrats in the County sus
tained them in their course. They set fort
their reasons for withdrawing, in protest
which they signed and published. y Demo
cratic County Convention was called By then
1t met, adopted resolutions, placed in nom
nation County Ticket, aud appointed
County Committee Of that Committee
Augustin DurbiD. Esq. Is Chairman. "
understand the MoUatqineer as admitting tn;
nearly all the men who participated in th
Convention, were siucere Democrats, wh
honestly believed they were right. And tie
still believe tLcy were right. The long an
short of the matter Is. that both division
think they were right last fail. Why the
should the one be required to surrender
the other, or Why should the one be humble
and the other exalted The editor Of Il
.MouaIaiace5. is Iatoriug under some stran!
infataatiou, If he honestly believes that
nion of the party can be effected on the tern
he proposes They might DO very well
hereditary bondsmeu-foy plantation Of A
rican sIaves-but to enlightened frceneD. wl
know their rights, and knowing, dare mai
tain them. they are = positive insult. If Il
men who sustain the Douglass Committ
cannot meet Us as their equals, let-thom =
insult Us by proposing to receive Us as the
upderlings and Interiors.
But we are told that The State Convent,
which net in Harrisburg in last TebTuar
decided tire matter in favor Of the Dougl
Committee Wc have never learned that t
Democracy Of Cambria agroei to submit the
local quarsels aud difficulties to the arbitr
ment Of that body The contested sea
frcn This County we're referred to Commi
tee, and the Convention never heard si
gle word from the contestants With regard
their claims. We have learned from re-
able source, tLat one Jacob Turney,
Grecusburg. member Of the Committee. c:
pressed himself as opposed to tie admissic
Of Messrs. Adams, Murray, White AMI LutI
er. b,E.rc tie Cor- i:3ee r~t ~ i-pa