Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1863-07-01

corpus, prevent the right Of the press to
criticise the acts of her government, or
suppress the freedom of speech. And /
shall we, in this free State Of Pennsylva- |
MIA, have less liberty than they? Shall |
we basely bow the knee to the iron heel |
Of despotism, and confess ourselves TO be |
unworthy of the glorious heritage of free |
! dom bequeathed TO us, under the bless |
! ings of Heaven, from our patriot fore |
/ fathers 2 No, never-neuer is the response
in every true-hearted American bosom.
! The Democracy, as one man, give an in
dignant negative TO the interrogation, and
the conservative portion of our Republican
friends take up the fearless response and
! say never-no, ncUe1'
Gentlemen of the Democratic press, we
have an important duty TO perform in
this alarming crisis Of OUR public affairs.
The Convention to-day will place candi-
dates in the field, who must be elected, or
all will be lost If we discharge our duty
faithfully they will be triumphantly elect
ed. and our noble old Commonwealth will
stand forth to the admiring gaze of the
world, 90 redeemed, regenerated and dis
enthralled' from the tyranny that sur
rounds us. Some of us in the last two
years, have been threatened with personal
violence; others Lave been ruthiessly
dragged from their homes and imprisoned,
and others again have had their printing
presses and type destroyed by cowardly
Abolition mob. But these things are Of
| the past, ami they will not dare TO repeat
them when we elect Democratic Cover
, nor. who will not only protect the rights
of the State against Federal aggression,
| but the constitutional rights OF every citi-
zen in the broad limits of the Common
e wealth Let us be firm, therefore, III the
a discharge of the duties devolying upon Us,
= anJ a brighter day will dawn upon our
: beloved country on the second Tuesday OF
5 October next.
e AGAIN thanking you, gentlemen, for the
e honor you have conferred upon me, l
shall desist from any further remarks, SO
that the Convention may proceed with
the business which called it together.
At the conclusion of his remarks.
=. which were repeatedly greeted with ap-
. plause, the Secretary was directed TO re-
cord the names of such Democratic editor:
- as were present, together with the severa
~ journals represented by them. The fol
~ lowing names were handed in:
J. Is. SAMSON. Indiana Democrat.
Levi L. Tate, Columbia Democrat.
BENJAMIN Whitman, Erie Observer
! A L Lewis, Philadelphia Evcnin:
~ Journal
~ W. L S NJ. Hill, Lackawana Register,
! James +. Campbell, Johnstown Demo
crat.
J. Uoduson. West Chester, JcffersO
MAN.
:. W. Rosenthal, Reading Adler.
,"t @ o. S, Long, Western Star.
Amos c. BonsalI, Juniata Register.
:. NJ. Hannum, Luzerne Union
- Thomas Challant Danville IntelligeI
~ Ger.
~ m Josiah Cole, Correspondent and Demo
crat.
-. William II Hutter, Easton Argus.
- George Sanderson, Lancaster INTEL
to gencer.
~ ID. II. Nciman, E.aston Sentinel.
-, A. l.. Ruhe. Allentown Democrat.
: Nelson Weiser, Independent Repub
100 can.
~ ~, J. Irwin Steel, Blairsvillc Record.
'Ho William w Keenan,, Greensburg.
l': it O. A. Traugh, IIollidaysb'g Standar
j. =. Sanders, Berwick Gazette
~ James =. Barr, Pittsburg Daily Po
w. a. J. Glossbrcnner, Philadelphia AZ
oi0 Albert Owen, Huntingdon Monitor
Meeser, Johnston & Co., Philadelpl
IL; Sunday Murcury.
fu e' Valentine Hay, Somerset Democrat.
~ Henry Ward, Patriot and Union.
- DR.. J. d. MIendenhall, Doylcsto
- Democrat.
~ 10 ] Grundy Winegardcn, Lewisb
,ad Argus.
''n r. w. Jones, Waynesburg Alessene
W. W. Harvey Sickler, North Branch Der
H. crat.
. .io p Gray Neck, BelIefonte Watchnl
.,'o u, William Midnight, Mercer Register
.l,o L. G.. Roddy, Genius of Liberty.
'oilo II. c. Smith, Fulton Democrat.
|, a. Thomas J. Ham, Wayne County
aid.
ond On motion a committee of five--con
%, in ing of the following named persons
dutv b. Sansom, JAS p. Barr, Col Lev
II is Tate, O. Barrett and A. J. Glossbren
N ms was appointed by the chair for the
a the pose of preparing business for the
istra vention.
must On motion of Nelson W.eiser, Es
,tism. vote of thanks was rendered to Cal
retain VIM T. Brady, Librarian OF the Sc