Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1864-09-14
Mass Meeting.


Mass Meeting.
Our platform was raised before the
house of Mrs Rhey, opposite the Court
House, and from one-half to one-fourth Of
an acre of men planted themselves around
it ere the meeting commenced. We
would not pretend to tell the number that
were there, but there were men there from
all quarters of the County, and goodly
sprinkling from the adjoining Counties be-
sides. The meeting was called to order
by Il. 5. Noon, the Chairman of the
Democratic County Committee, who
nominated James Potts, Esq, as Presi-
dent, and Vice President from all the
localities OF the County rs represented.
The Secretaries were young men who had
been III the army, from Johnstown and
Ebensburg. James Potts, Esq, made a
nice Introductory speech and read and ex-
planned the whole platform. w. y.
Wallace was called on and made hand
some speech. Wallace belongs to our
senatorial district, was known TO every
body, and everybody loved and ap-
preciated his words He improves
since we last heard him and bids
fair to become one Of the star speakers
of Pennsylvania. The gifted and elo-
quent " lite, made one Of his thrilling
speeches, to be appreciated he must be
heard. Mr.. Johnston made a short speech
which closed the performances Of the day.
At night the meeting was addressed by
Icrshing, Z. S. Noon, and adjourned with
| three hearty cheers for Mcclellan and the
whole ticket. Thus quietly and decentIy
passed off the largest meeting ever was
held in Cambria County. There seemed
to be an earnestncss among the people
| that we never observed before at political
gatherings. There was no surging to and
fro of the crowd, no side talking, but
every man deeply anxious TO hear every
sentence. There was not many Lincoln
men there that we observed, if there were
any, they behaved remarkably well.
e." Below we quote from pamphlet,
entitled Niscegenation, issued by the
pioneers of the Republican party, to which
we wish to call the attention Of our read
ers. 1t throws a new light on the benefit
of the mixture Of the blood of the two
races We are not converts yet to the
doctrine, but would like to see it tried by
the Abolitionists first:
"Au that is needed to make us the finest
race on the earth is to eugraft upon our stock
the negro element which Providence ha:
placed by our side on this continent. OF al
the rich treasures Of blood vouchsafed to u.
that Of the negro is the most precious"
1t will be our noble prcrogative to SCI
the example Of this rich blending Of blood
1t is idle to maintain that this present wa
is not a war for the negro. It. is a war fo
the negro. Not simply for his persona
rights or his physical freedom; it is war
if you please, of amalgamation, so-called-
a war looking, as its final fruit, to tn
blending of the white and black"
- Let it (the wary go on until Church AM
State, and society recognize not only tn
propriety but the necessity Of the fusion c
the white and black; in short, until tn
great truth shall be declared in our publ
documents, and announced in the message
Of our Presidents, as desirable that the whit
man should marry the black woman. an
the white woman should marry the blacl
man; that the race should become meialeu
ketic before miscegenetic."
; They (the whites) need the informing
ling Of the rich tropic temperament of tn
negro to give warmth and fullness to thei
natures. They feel the yearning, and
not know how t" interpret it,"
-, :" We must accept the facts of nature
n We must become yellow-skinned, black
haired people-in fine, we must becorn
miscegens if we would attain the biche,
: results of civilization.'