Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-01-17


ly half the States OF this great and mighty
Republic. Who are the men who are stand-
ing up in the South for the Union, the Con-
stitution, and the enforcement of the Laws
We answer, the good and true men, almost
without exception, who formerly acted and
CO. operated with the old conservative party
of which Henry Clay was the great embodie-
ment What does all this prove? Simply
this: that the leaders of the Democratic par
ty, from President Buchanan down to the
low est menial in the North or South, who is
yet willing to do his bidding, are now. and
have been for years, plotting treason against
the Government-ready at a minutes warn
ing to apply the torch Of civil war to this fair
fabric tie very moment that the people in
their sovereign capacity SHOULD declare that
ihay wers 20 longer compatent TO control the
helm Of Ssate Rule or ruin has been the
motto Of the Dennsratic leaders of this coun
try fer tie past thirty years. This is history.
This we have fFeqnenzly proclaimed through
our paper and from the stump. This great
t,ush wa now desire that all the people sho'd
know. Hence o,u cali for Grand Rally Of
the Republicans and honest Democrats of Cen
tire county. on H-tdnesday erening Of the Jan,
aary Court
While nte planted myself upon Jack-
sonian grounds, and have repeatedly said
that the Union must and shalt be preserved,
though it cost me every drop o: blood in my
veins, am unwilling to 60 into doughtace
Union meeting with maligners and traducers,
and with bypocritical dsmagogues who can
only speak of my party as the Black. Repub-
lcan party, and of myself as Black Re
publican. Much as love the Union. can
not consent to go into meeting with the
le ders of the Democratic party, whe have
by their adherence to that now defunct Or
ganization, aided by their voice and their
votes to bring upon the greatest and best
Government God ever. gave to man, its pres
ent humiliation and disgrace. / cannot, in
short, consent to take part in any meeting
where cannot defend my party and its prin-
cipIes from the outrageous ISLANDERS and false
hoods heaped upon it by souIless dema-
gogues both North and South.
But. says Mr.. Blanchard, "higher consid-
erations induce me, as Chairman of the
County Executive Committee, at this time,
sued from the Centre Democrat Office" &c.
Chairman of the County Committee. for
sooth An unauthorized sail for meeting
issued from the Democrat oface AS We said
before, while we seek no quarrel with Mr..
Blanchard, and shall quarrel with no man
unless in self defence we must protest gainst
Mr.. Blanchard usurping authority which he
does not possess. Mr.. Blanchard was Chair
man of the County Committee in 1859. Bu.
she party is now without Chairman, as the
Convention which met last August adjourn
ed without renewing the lease of Mr.. Bianch
ards authority. The Convention, we say,
adjourned without appointing Mr.. Blanchard
Chairman, the motion to continue the old
Committee never having been put. This be.
ing the case, whence, we ask, does Mr.
Blanchard derive has authority? But he
says again. without denying the right Of
editors to call political meetings" 80. The
great cause of comp iaint then, is not that we
called the meeting. but that we did not con-
suit Mr. Blanchard. Now if this were true
| we would be very sorry to irjure Mr. Blanch
ards feelings OF pluck one laurel from the
cap of his fancied power and greatness, Bul
we did, in as humble manner, in our rough
aad uncouth way, as We knew how, consult
Mr.. Blanchard in regard to calling meet
ing, AMI snat without receiving either his ap
proval or disapprobation. We did. however,
consult Gov. Curtin. who said "by all means
the people should understand the causes
which have ledto the.present political crisis.
We did more. We consulted more than one
hundred Of the good and true men of our
party, all Of whom advised US to call the
meeing.
Authority or DO authority the meeting has
been called, and if our life is spared it will
be held. The call to the Wide Awakes is
but newspaper article. 10 which these no
BILE and indsfa tigable auxliaries of the Re-
publican party were informed, that if they
wished to come with their lamps trimed and
brightly burning they could do so in well
C me. Wi1e-Awakes, we still extend the
invitation, We hape you will come. But we
are not fsstidous. Come either with or With
uat your lamps. as you in your cool, calm
anl deliberate" judgement may think best.
We cnunot for the life ofus ses why the DEM
ocrats should refuse to fight for the Union
because the Wide-Awakes are for the UE-
ion,
Honest Democrats, By reference to the call
frs. announced, you will Sc that YOU are
most cordially invited. We believe the ma
.inrity of those who are still acting with the
Democratic party in this county. are loyal
TO the U. ion and the Constitution. and we
further belieye that this very fact, when they
learn that oil this trouble has BEEN preeip-
tated upon the country by thei: Senators,
Cabinet officers, leaders and slave drivers of
the South. for the purpose of extending the
area Of hu nan bondage, for their own per-
sonal aggrandizsment, as well as to enable
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