Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-11-22
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EBENSBURG. NOV. 22. :::::::::ls66.
The Duties and Dangers Of the
Hour.

The elections for this year are about
over. They have called out about the
old strength of the Radical party, and no
more. They have demonstrated that the
people are not yet ready to take counsel
of their judgment and reason, but are still
inclined to shape their course by the die
tates of passion and old party antagonism
and prejudice.
The result of these elections is not full
crowned success for the schemes of Con-
gress. The followers of Stevens and
Sumner have only turned the same old
Fantastic somersault before high heaven"
that they have been vaulting for the last
Ave years they have but repeated what
they had before declared. The result
unfolds nothing new, and can do no harm,
provided the people of the South are true
TO themselves, to the whole country and
10 the interests of freedom. Upon the
acceptance or rejection ofthe constitutional
amendment depends the continuance in
power of the Radicals, or their speedy
overthrow.
If ever patience and steadfast devotion
to principle were required at the hands of
any people, they are now required at the
hands of tho ten Southern States which
have not bowed the knee to Baal We of
the North have shown ourselves powerless
to aid them, by securing controlling
power in Congress to give them their
rights. Their destinies are now in their
own hands, and no power on earth but
their own brave hearts, can save them
What must they dol Why, refuse all
and singular, every measure presented for
shsir adoption as condition precedent to
bestowal of their rights. We say all,
for we care not what the intrinsic merits
Q. demerits of any of these propositions
may be, whether they beam with the
benignity of Heaven or frown with the
blackness of He'll, the spirit which dictates
them is wrong, and the plan for their
adoption under duress is the essence of
despotism. Then let the South stay right
where she is, until there grows up in the
North sentiment which will have virtue
enough to give her her rights and strength
enough to assert itself If her industry is
perishing, let it die; if her people starve,
weeds grow in her marts and nature re-
sumes sway in her plantations let it all
be SO rather than say that she knelt like a
medicant at the feet of Northern section
alism and supinely groveling begged her
rights by the sacrifice of the manhood of
her sons How long can her industry be
dead and Northern industry not lay with
the languor of decay? How can she lie
like corpse in the Union unburied, nei-
ther living, dying, dead, nor resurrected,
and other sections not feel palsied and
stagnated through contact with her unnat-
ural conditions. BE it known that the
best way to reach Radical hearts is thro'
Radical pockets, and TIE best way to reach
them is for the South to stay where she is
to-day, prone, but not dishorored, until
the party that degrades shall drop to pieces
and newer men, with the old time virtues,
will lead her back to her rights, her digni-
ties, and powers. Could we reach every
Southern ear, such would be our advice
and exhortation.