Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-08-13
EOrney In 1856.

1.-The adversaries Of the Democratic party
have dissolved the American Union in aG-
vance, so far as by their own action they
can cOnsummate that direful result They
can no lOI.geT assem- BILE IL National COnven~
ton they cOngregate as the representatives
or a fragment of one-half of our happy
country, and they aTregate to themselves
the mastery Of the other half by attempting
to consolidate fierce and fanatiCal sectional
majority in every department of the Govern
ment. They declare that the country is on
the eve of unprecedented c,nvulsions Ly
ignoring and insulting fifteen sovereign
States Of the Union. They talk of peace.
and in their conventions proclaim, policy
tChich must end IA Girl lrGr. They appeal
to Heaven to sanctifv movement, which.
if successful. IcOuId destroy the tdirest fabric
Of freedom on the globe. They invite our
countrymen to support their cause in the
midst of the most lrreverent blasphemies Of
the Constitution. They prate of exclusive
AmerIcanism. while they accept as leaders.
men who prUfane the sageS of the past with
incOnceivable calumnies. But they deserve
credit for their boldness. They DO not at
tempt to conceal the fearful eud which.
should they succeed, must crown their efforts
True to the history of all sectional parties
they unite m IN not by love of country
but hatred Of National principles. Their
bond Of action is a sympathy of ant, gon
isms-nOt harmony of patriotic senti-
ments and to CoDsu:Imate their purposes
they would sacrifice every eieatmaterial in
| terests of society. They have already sue
ceeded in dividing the christian church, and
now they would lay their hands upon the
! bulwaTks of onr liberties Ney tcOuld ,rrest
| the Constitution from the glorious purpose to
1rbich 1t tcds dedicated by ats founders and
| they would erect at Washington Il sectional
despotism whose presiding divinities would
| be hostility to the equality of the States and
| the equality of the citizens. and relentless
war upon the d,mestic institutions of the
South.''
Such were the prognostications of this
inconsistent demagogue six years ago,
such were the denmciations and execra-
tions of John w. Foney while chairman
of the Democratic State Central Commit
/ tee, such were the enunciations of this
man while Cutting himself with spoils
from Democratic preferment. And where
do we find this crouching minion now :
= Where the hen scratches. she expects to
\ 1Aiit tAIS "cLliis sAilL II VIC ScIllSI
amongst the filthy hordcs of unprincipled
! Abolition demagogues, who seek to des-
troy and tear down the temple of Ameri
can liberty, we viii there find this white.
livered renegade, amongst the meanest o
the mean class of human hyenas, that h,
cursed in 1856. This creature of cir
cumstance, for his own selfish interest. ha.
made consistency blush, has defled hi
honor and made war against freedom
His three pronged lying tongue is bIistere,
with calumnies and curses, he is wont t,
utter and draw down upon the honest de
Tenders Of constitutional liberty. He i
certainly the prototype by which he pro
phesied the above in which his feature
and political course arc deIineated so ac
curately.