Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-11-16
opinions of the Press on the
Election.


From the Boston Post, (Dem.)l
1he great battle has been fought, and
the victory won by our opponents. We
submit, not with an i'll grace, to what
must be considered the voice of the peo-
pie. The ballot-box has spoken, and we
abide the result. Still there is a strong
and healthtul minority which will assert
Its right to speak and criticise in the fu-
ture as 1t has in the past, and to this mi
norlty the nation must look for that
Wholesome restraint of power which, left
to It's full sway, would sweep the country
into destruction.
We conscien tiously supported the ad-
mihistration during the early period of the
war, when the crushing out of the re-
belllon seemed to be the only motive that
actuated If, and we as conscientiousIv
opposed it when that motive was lost
sight of, and excess and tyranny took
form and shape. We conscientiousIy op-
posed the reelection of Abraham Lin
coin, and advocated the election of NJ
Clellan, believing that change of men
would sooner bring about settlement of
the difficulties that are weighing down the
people.
The reelection of Mr.. Lincoln, how
ever, does not offer repose TO the Demo
cratic party more than ever is their duty
made apparent. We have a right TO de-
mand of Mr. Lincoln that he shall so
fulfil his pledges that a new order of
things shall reign in his cabinet Mr.
Simon Cameron distinctly stated in Pitts
burg, September 30, that The reelection
OF Mr.. Lincoln would ensure a total re-
organization of the cabinet; that in fact
1t was the ane qua non of his reelection.
Let Mr.. Lincoln now that he has taken
new lease Of power, use it for the good Of
his country, regardless of all "pressure
to the contrary. Let him in the second
tour years avoid the errors of the first,
and the whole country will give 10 him
that cordial support gave in 1861 and
1862. Let fraud and imbecility no Ion
ger Influence the councils Of the nation
lst Mr.. Stanton and Mr. Welles be in
vlted TO retire to private life, and other
necessary reforms made, and the country
may rise from despondency to confidence
and again enjoy the blessings of security
and the impartial administration of law.
we seek to indulge in no party maIig-
nance we simply ask that our rights as
minority shall be respected. We be-
leve that if Dir. Lincoln will earnestly
set himself to the work of crushing out
me rebellion per So, with out regard to the
ciamors OF radicals that this or that pet
measure OF theirs shall be made a neces-
sily' he can restore peace ,cith the Union
ana the Constitution before the close of
me hrst year of his new administration,
ana leave the government in the posses
sion of all its legitimate attributes of au-
thcrity in full force.
From the Boston Courier, Dem.l
The responsibility is now upon the the
Lincoln administration and its supporters,
anu we can only await the issue of the
Poiicy winch they have for some time
past iaia down, This policy is, not the
ies'ora'ion OF the Union, but the re-
coFery OF the lost power Of the United
"lales over revoltcd States, by means of
'ni'i'afy suDIusatlon and the abolition of
'hey Iall IN effcctlng these
objects, they will be accountable for the
rum Oh the country. We have too often
expressed our views upon this subject, to
heed 10 relteratc them now. Experience
VIII soon test the sourdness Of those
views, and put to a severer trial than ever
before the capacity and ability of the ad-
n,inlstratlon mi to carry out its projects.
The die is cast. If we bad doph,s of
the results of concihatorv pol;cv TO give
us Union, since things had cone go far,
assuredly ws have none in regard TO the
measures relied upon by the administra-
ton A people, however weak. who are
threatened with subjugation and anrihila-
,!on' become wondrously strong. No ra-
tlonal person can expect that such n
struggle will end with success 70 the as
saliants, during four years or fortv wears
lime will show whether it will not neees-
sariiy end otherwise, long before the ex-
piratlon OF the shorter time.
From the Rochester Union. Dem
AS to the general aspects of the stu
aflon" we have very little to offer But
1t may fitfy be remarked that in compari-