Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-09-28
Abraham Lincoln and and Jeff
Davis.

united and glorious country, are entlre- |
ly unlike in every attribute except their |
and usurpation. -Four years !
since they had both the reputation of
being honest men, but they have both out
lived that reputation. Davis is a traitor
to his country, but he is polished man
and an accomplished gentleman. Before
the war broke out he stood high in the
estimation Of his countrymen as patriot
and a warrior and statesman, both al
the North and the South, and we believe
his Southern brethren are willing to ac-
credit him still with these characteristics.
If he could be successful in permanently
establishing the Southern Confederacy his
name would go down to posterity in a
glorious record. If unsuccessful and the
Union restored to its former dimensions,
then his character may not stand so fair.
Under all circumstances his character
now and hereafter will be preferable to
Abraham Lincoln's. Abraham went in
disguise to assume the position that he
was legally entitled to occupy, as no man
bat a coward would have done. He
swore on the holy evangelist that he
would protect and defend the Constitution
and see that the laws would be faithfully
executed. He delivered his first message
in which he declared that he had no wish
or no power to interfere with State insti-
tutions. Many at that time, of those who
did not support him believed him honest,
among whom was the lamentcd Douglas.
Indeed, few even of his opponents believed
that he intended to perjure himself and
act rs traitor to his country. He how
ever surrounded himself with those men
who had for many years Showed them
selves favorable to a dissolution of the
Union, or the abolition Of slavery. He
placed these men in his cabinet so far as
he could accommodate them, and he gave
missions and Offices to none bat that class
of men. So that when he had the ma
chine ready for running, the whole Go
vernment was entirely Abolitionized.
He thought and said that the men who
elected him would fight the battle for him,
in this he was mistaken, for they were
not the fighting men of the country. He
hit upon another expedient which answer
al
fleet out to threaten Charleston under pre-
tenco Of bringing assistance to the fort, but
in reality to get the people Of that city so
irritated that they would commit some
overt act that would arouse the people,
and SO they did, they fired on Fort Sum
ter, and when Abe heard it, he could
scarcely contain himself for joy. He
laughed and rubbed his hands, and said
g knew they would do it, The coun-
try was then III a blaze. Democrats and
Republicans were then in for the war.
A good many rotten Democrats got Off
ces in the army, Major-G Generals, Briga-
dier-G enerals and Contractors, such as
Butler, Dix, &c. At this period they
thought they could conquer the South and
take their slaves from them in sixty or at
furthest ninety days. Bulls Run battle
came off, and the result was that Abra-
ham and his Abolition Cabinet and his
Abolition Congress We're trembling in their
boots, and they FASTENED TO pass the Crit
tendcn resolutions, declaring that the war
was not for the abolition Of slavery, but
10 restore the Union. He knew in his
heart then he was lieing, and so did his
Abolition Congress. But he had not got
his langs sufficiently close to the throat of
the people yet to let his purpose be made
manifest to them. Every little success
the North got ever since, gave the Presi-
dent new opportunity to Issue some new
proclamation for the negro, until he now
appears in all his naked ugliness.
How can Abraham Lincoln and J effar-
son Davis be compared The latter is
dragging every man he can get in the
Southern Confederacy to fight his battles
tor his own aggrandizement. Lincoln is
dong the same. He has now more SOL
diers wandering around through the States,
to attend to the elections and drag men
from their families or frighten them off
for political purposes, than General Scott
conquered all Mexico with. The one is