Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-08-27
Democratic Address Of the State
Committee.

Our readers will recollect having read
the conservative and patriotic address of
Mr. Hughes, Chairman of the Democra-
tic Central Committee, published upon
the outside of our paper Il short time ago,
which from its first appearance before the
public was, and is, most bitterly assailed
by the radical Republican press, as trea-
sionable in the extreme. This is, of
course, nothing more than could be ex-
pected from men of the Greeley stamp
such a. the editor of the Press. the North
american and other ultra dependents,
whose minds by systematic tuition have
been narrowed down to single idea, and
continually looking through the dusky-
should see :: treason in any address or
measure that would tend to unite the peo7,
pie or end this rebellion, the political
source from which they suck the sus-
tenance which makes them seryile crea-
lures TO the basest OF doctrines. But the
reply of Secretary Seward, in answer TO
the request of Mr.. Hughes, that he would
consider the important measures and aid
the Democracy of Pennsylvania were
willing to give TO the Administration, for
the more speedy crushing out of this un-
holy rebellion, quite defines the ''treaSon-'
of said address In his short letter TO
our Chairman, Mr.. Seward. saws 81
have read the document" Democratic
Adiress) ''thus submitted to me, with a
high respect for the authority by which
they were issued. and with full conf
dence in the sincerity of the devotion to
the Union, which, as their author you
have avowcd.'
This plain decision, coming directly
from cabinet officer, should be a rebuke
to those grovcIling ours who have been
barking traitor and threatening the dun
gcons of Fort Warren to Mr.. Hughes
together with the entire Committee. for
endeavoring 10 keep alive the great prin-
! ciples of Democracy. But while we COM
mend this frank acknowledgment Of the
/ Secretary, we think his answer to the
main features in Mr.. Hughes letter, a
very wishy-waslIy paragraph. While
/ Mr.. Hughes assures the Administration
| that the Democratic party of Pennsylva-
/ viii lend their utmost efforts TO crush Sc
| opposed TO Abolitionism or any other
| policy that would tend to destroy the
founded, and asks the cooperation of the
! Administration with the Democratic party
! of the North. that they NAV the more
speedily and effectuaIly restore the Union,
! Secretary Seward evadCs the question by
( telling the Democratic Chairman that il
he were as free as Mr.. Hughes, that hc
would 90 about the country making ap,
pealS to Democrats and Republicans
Abolitionists and Shareholders in behal
of our distracted country. Now this i:
just exactly the great object the Demo
cratic party wish to bring about, to JON
together in bonds of friendship and unity
of purpose, the great masses of the loya
: people in order to maintain the Constitu
tion aS it is and to preserve the Union a.
il was: to do this and crush out rebellion
Is its holy mission, and it was this i'm
pulse and love of country, which prompted
Mr.. Hughes, the Chairman of our STATE
Committee, to address the Secretary o
State, upon this grave question. hopin:
thereby to effect some measures betweei
the mutual cooperation of the great Iowa
party and the Cabinet, whereby the Presi
dent might soon scatter the rebels in arm
: and restore peace 10 the country