Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-08-13
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" directed to accomplish the desired pur-
pose We reply, only by supporting the
organization of the Democratic party.
There Is no other thoroughly loyal party
in the land it has always been national
ii Is the only party that has no atfiliatiOn
of sympathy with sectionalism-North or
SoutI-it is the only party in Pennsylva-
mia that is not in the sympathy or support
of such friends as Wade, Sumner, Gree
lev, Phillips, Loyeioy and Wilmot. The
national men who supported Bell and Eve
rett in the late Presidential canvass, we
believe, may now be counted in the ranks
of the Democratic party. The only other
political organization in this State is the
enemy Of the Democratic party which has
rallied once more under the designation of
the Peoples party. This party held their
Convention ut Harrisburg on the 18th
instant, and their true character i a.
bundantly shown that In their resolutions
they cUlogize and sustain Senator WilmOt,
while they condemn Senator Cowan; both
by the homage paid TO Mr.. Wilmot, and
by refusing to Mr.. Cowan even the need
of ''iaint praise" The Distinguishing
feature in the political course of those two
Senators, it Is well known, Is that Mr.
Wilmot has supported the extremist Abo-
litiOn members of the present Congress.
whilst Mr.. Cowan has won the admira-
ton and confidence of every Union-loving
patriot in the land by his honest and fear
less opposition to these measures-mea-
surcS that tended to make DistmiOn per
petual.
Can any loyal man in the State. there
fore. hesitate which of the two political
organizations Is entitled TO his support >
The standard bearers selected by the
Democratic State Convention are in
every respect deserving of your confidence.
Isaac SLENKEl;. Esq. our candidate
for Auditor General, Is q gentleman OF
distinguished ability and spotle~s rcputa
ton. He Is native OF York county,
Pcnnsylvania-born OF German parents,
and who were tillers of the soil The
early political course and well tried in
tegritv of Isaac Slcnkcr.is well known to
many OF the people OF Pennsylvania In
1881 he was elected To represent
Union and Northumberland counties in
the Senate OF Pennsylvania; and while
too many Senators III that body yielded To-
the influence that were employed by the
late Bank of the United States to obtain
its charter from Il Pennsylvania Le%iSla
ture, Isaac Slenker, with eleven others, is
honest men, resisted these influences, and
Won the reputation of faithful among the
faithless. He was upon the Judiciary
Committee of the Senate, and took an
active part In the revision OF our civil
code. At the expiration of his Senate
rial term, Mr.. Slcnker returned AGAIN to
the practice OF his profession as Il lawyer,
and since then has been out of public po-
sitiou, except that i'll 1886 lac was one Of
the Presidential Electors OH the Demo
cratic ticket i'll this State Mr.. SIcnker
Is gentleman OF commanding abilities
highly exemplary in his habits Of life; of
great industry and purity OF character.
Cor. JAMES i. BARR, our candidate
for Surveyor General, IS the editor and
proprietor of the Pittsburg Post, Il news
paper that since Mr.. Barrs connection
with it, has ever been the advocate of
sound principles. During the present
civil war the Post has ably advocated the
prosecution Of the war for the suppress
sion of the rebellion, and the preservation
of the Constitution and the Union At
the same time ii has been unspariug III its
hostility to that disloyal party or combina-
ton that has sought to prostitute such war
to the mere purpose of negro cmancipa-
ton, and TO that policy in conducting it
that necessarily tends to make disumon
perpetual, and TO permanently destroy our
republican form of government. Mr.
Barr, like Mr.. Slenler, Is a Pcnnsvlva-
nian by birth, born in the county of West
mOreland-is practical printer-has
raised himself to a proud political and
business position by his industry and cn-
ergetic character, and is a gentleman of
promptness and integrity in all his private
and political relations.
While our candidates have great reason
to entertain just pride that they have
been selected as the standard-bearers of a
great national party, struggling to main
tain the Union and Constitution ar,inst
dangerous and insiduous assaults of their
| enemies, sill that party may well con-
graduate itself that it l. 80 worthiIv repre-
sented IN its standard-bcarcrs.
Fellow-countrymcn, great issue is be
fore you. 1t involves the momcntous
consideration whether Abolition foes North
or Secession foes South shall destroy
them! Every patriot in the land should
know and feel that the only chance for
the preservation of our present Govern
ment, It's Constitution and the Union
| based thereon, is in the success of the
free States at the next electionl If we
fail. then, all is lost, and the hitherto