Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-07-23

e. The following enthusiastic and pa
triotic speech was delivered by Mr. +.
w. Hughes TO the Democratic State Con-
| vention which assembled at Harrisburg
ON July 4th 1862.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION -
Before proposing the motion for final ld-
Journmcnt, and the dissolution of the ofii-
| cIai relations which / have the honor to
hold toward this highly respectable and
intelligent representation of the Democracy
of Pennsylvania, permit me TO return to
you my heartfelt thanks for selecting me
TO preside over 50 important convention.
Accept my grateful acknowledgment
also, for the Kind and genial manner in
which YOU have aided your chairman in
the performance of, TO him. the untried
duties of his position. But above all let
me express 10 you my gratitude for, and
congratulate you and through YOU the
Democracy of PENNSYLVANIA and every
loyal man in the nation upon this davs
work, (Chccrs) In no other manner could
you have likely rendered more service to
your country and more worthilv have Gel
ebratcd the anniversary of the birthday of
American independence than by the labor
You have discharged this day. You have
adopted series of resolutions that are
mere re-affirmaIts of the great principles
that were enumerated by our fathers. and
sent forth In that decree that declared the
colonies of America free and independent
States. cheers These principles are es-
,,,It, al,
nation with the monster of ScccSSiunism
backed by armed rebellion. They assert
certain inalienablc rights That great
fiat. to the reading of which we have Just
listened. asserts that amOn" these rights
''arr life, liberty, and the pursuit of hap
pincsS." az well, also. the right of reSi>-
tmcc to tyranny and the uSurI,atiun of
power. You have vindicatcd your right
to resist nj! cncrnachmcnts upon and yio-
lation of the right of personal liberty and
PERSONAL security, which the constitution
in terms guarantees To Us all. AMI of which
none can b. deprived, but by the judy
mcnt of his peers. or the law of The land.
| GChccrs The resolutions adopted cs-
pociallv those that dcnouncc. in spirit. if
not IN terms. the Personal Liberty Bills -
and the schemes of the present Congress,
to accomplish the end of disloval party.
wears ago announced through lis leaders
"a its object. to wit: 1.-The utter extinction
of slavery are but declaration ON vour
part to stand bv the guarantees of the
constitution of the United States. as
framed by the fathers of the Republic.
and the violations of which guarantees
through the counter (although uniusiifia-
bic rcta!iatorv and dcfen>ive) measures
which such violations provoked-havc
eliminated in the dreadful civil war that
now afflicts the nation. Cheers You
! have: in effect. declared whatever NAV b.
the provocation and wronas inflicted by
f;ma,iciSm-by ambition, by desire for
| place and power that would sooner ''reign
in he'll than serve in heaven" that Seccs-
sionism is not the remedy for such WRONGS.
That You will support and stand by the
| government N the vigorous prosecution of
| the war, and in all It's constitutional efforts
to put down The rebellion which this 50
ccssionism has evoked for its support No
! cause, however aggravated, can justify