Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-09-02
ENSBURG Pa WEDNESDAY,, SEPTEMBER g. 1868

:, tho South. From none of these can '
we expect the firm establishment OF T
Union, order, liberty and law we are
not to look to the guilty for salvation, nor to
those who break the laws for their resto-
rat;on The Abolitionist, the Secessionist,
and the Republican administration ana
party, have each gone away from the
laws of the land, and 1t is because OF
their unfaithfulness to duty that wasting
war and the other evils before mentioned
af1;ct the country 1t Is idle to expect
from either a restoration of good govern
ment. and a firm Union based upon the
| affections of the people.
| But for all the wrong that has peen
done. and for all the consequent calaml-
ties that has fallen upon US, the great ma
ioritv of the people of the United States
are not responsible-at least not response |
BILE in the sense of having intending them
And their can be no question that II that
majority could now act directly and fully
upon public affairs, they would decree
immediate peace, union and lawful RUE,
as they existed in former times ana
would put down, OF put ASIDE, an
who would venture to oppose, or would
seep to delav. the realization OF these
F GREAT objects The Abolitionlsts proper
never commanded majority even IN the
North the Republican party was In
minority OF nearly million OF votes al
the Presidential election OF 1861, ana II
is believed that a majority OF the South
, ern people were opposed to secession even
after that election, and abandoned then
. IJnionism reluctantly, under the pressure
e of subsequent events.
+ In point of fact, active earnest minorl-
+ ties. North and South, have seized power
q and controlled the course of events, and
q the great mass of the people have ap-
10 neared to be unable to direct their own
: destinies and secure their own welfare.
!. They were prepared at the outset OF the
~ rebellion TO have maintained peace by
a. some settlement of existing difficulties,
A. and if the Crittenden Compromise hac
,o been snbmitted to them it would have
r, been promptly and gladly accepted. bu
le that occasion was permitted to pass oy
h. those who could have improved 1t. wa
came. and for more than two years
of GREAT, and intelligent and free people
er most earnestly desiring peace, have bee
at slaughtering each other, accumulaun
enormous DllcuGiiS VI uCDb ~ HN>~S
N themselves and upon future generations
he and have not yet been able TO eXtncat
c;- themselves from the difficulties that SUI
es, round them
,ut What then is the remedy for thes
ess evils? One would think that he tn;
of rms might read it Surely our eXperlen(
the should light UP the road OF safety, an
nv. cause willing feet to turn away from Il
- na,bs Of error to tread it. The remeo
the is, TO call to places Of l'o,ceT' the men ''
the haze kept tie lars and to eject from p0'c
tbo ,bose ,rbo haze broken Hcm. The right
not suffrage yet exists. 1t has not be-
use. stricken down by military force, ana
rim remains to us the great instrument
aw. sovereign power prepared by the care a
the | wisdom of our ancestors not only
,on- Drosperous times but also Tor tor the m
to Government and calamity. by wisely
race ercisine it we may yet redeem our ian
bar and secure the future.
The Democracy of Pennsylvania sta
war upon this necessity and righttul primer
has of public morals and Of national reden
.red, tion: The restoration aud the support
un- all tie la,cs Of the Jaad as they acere dg1
has ,uon bet,ceen the States, or he,ce been e!adt
.rant by Conqress. This excludes all nuihtl
nera- ton. secession, proclamation-la a
ume, trary arrests. abolition mobs, and I
il in caro- platforms. But it Is not mcon
mind tent with the repeal or amendment
sion. particular statutes, or with the anne
and nent of the Constitution. The powe
.hori- amendment is itself fundamental
lities, and an invaluable feature OF our syst
md With good cause, and with ca
dates worthy of the cause, we stant
, we once more in this Commonwealth anc
ion woke the favor of the people Our
aw- has not struck the Constitution, nor
resses ken the laws, nor evoked the demon
resent sectionalism, nor been in any respect
elfarc. faithful to those vows of union which
or in fathers pledged to the people OF our
barge States. The words of faith pronou
X and on behalf of Pennsylvania by the Clyn
rrencc McKeans and Insersolrs of former t
we have kept, and we intend to keep
nty of in letter and spirit unto the end.
parties What is proposed is, that this
ion of shall, at the coming election, take
lplaca rank in a general movement of the
S per- trail States for the redemption of the
Repub- try from misrule and wasting wal
abuse. impending bankruptcy, and from
ent and disgrace. New York, New jersey,
North Indiana and Illinois, and the border
govern south of these, can stand up with u
position agree with us in uttering the words