Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-10-05

nation? Even the preachers have preach
ed war, and desolation, and blood; the
temples of the meek and lowly Jesus have
been made the temples from which war,
and rapine, and blood has been preached,
by ministers with hands dripping in blood.
This must be ended. We will hold out
the olive branch like a great, and mag
unanimous, and powerful people. We will
otler to the South their rights in the Union
under the Constitution. We will guar
antee those rights and dispose Of conflict
ing and veXatious questions, so that never
again will the tocsin OF war be sounded
which shall arm father against son, and
brother against brother We have q noble
leader to inaugurate this work OF the re-
generation of the nation. George B. NJ
Ciellan is a young man-but thirty-cight
years old bat he is a good man. He is
a statesman, an able general, a great com
mander, Christian Gentleman. 1t is by
his nobleness Of heart that he has attach
ed his soldiers to him, so that they regard
him as father rather than as an austere
commander. He is the soldiers friend.
Such is the noble Mcclellan, the standard
bearer of the Democratic party. He viii,
no doubt. Get the votes Of the soldiers and
all honest Democrats and conservatives
but he VIII not get the votes OF the shoddy
contractors and those who are making
nlints Of money OFF Of the adversitics Of
their country / need not tell you to-day,
my ftllow-citizens, how we have suffered
in Kentucky under the iron rule of this
weak, vascillating and tyranical admins
tration. Our desoi&ted fieidS-the blood
Of our sors-the destruction Of our pro-
perty-the almost total suspension Of uur
trade, are known throughout the land. II
n citizen dares to utter complaint against
this Wholesale outrage and violation OF
rights he Is spotted by the mirmidons Of
power, and Is iuc,,TclTatIi in the dungeons
of the telon. u hat agonies untold the
people Of Kentucky have suffered, remain
10 i,e told by The future historian, when
he comes 10 write out the history Of this
terrible rebellion. But this tyrannic poll
cy Of the party il power has been review
ed in our resolutions at Chicago. " Z
viii now PVT a great and u good man into
the Iresi4e.:;Il chair, q man vino, had be
been sustained with the power that Grant
has been sustained. would have given the
country peace two years ago. There Is
an uphcaving Of the masses, and l be-
Iicve we would be Icss than Ancrican
citizens if We did not make an effort 10
change the present state Of affairs il the
country. The ba!iot-boX IS the great
weapon Of the American people. 1t Is
the weapon Of peace. 70 it .et US appeal
to for redress Of grievances. But the
day might come when the effort may be
made to stiAe the voice Of the people at
the bailot-box Then I viii not to-day
say what the people should do. l council
united zeal and exertion for the cause OF
the country and liberty. All the people
/ must work to the same end. You have
/ only to November TO work. BE earnest
( then, and Jealous. l speak TO you thu:
/ because believe that upon the result o
| this election is suspended the fate Of tn,
American republic. Every man to hi
post-every man to his duty; then al
/ will be well, and peace and happiness VII
be again restored TO the country.