Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-08-16
VOL. I3-NO. 25.
Sneak 0nt,

One of the most hopeful signs Of the
times is.that Democrats are beginning 70
speak out They are becoming aroused
or rather they are casting aside that CON
temptibla fear, which during abolition
reicn of terror, caused such vast ma
icrity Of the party, TO lock their Ups and
submit IN silence To whatever outrges
were committed, are talking earnestly and
plainly in favor of the great principles
which they would sec triumph. This *
a glorious omen. 1t l. a sure forerunuer
Of success. Cowardice has been the
bane Of our party ior the past five years,
In place Of coming out boldly and char
aing upon the enemies Of our principles
and country, we have hid behind weak
resolution, and been content. with being
cleft alone or fighting on the defensive.
We were defeated and we deserved to be
Principles that are not worth standing up
too, should never succeed.
But that day of irrcsolution, AMI ac-
quiesccncc in wrong has passed away.
The condition of our country and the un-
mistakabie intentions OF puritan abolition
ism. has awakened the great massa, Of
the Democracy to the dangers that sur
round them, and they are charging bold
" home upon the miscreants who are at
tempting 70 destroy our once proud re-
public, the crimes and outragcs of which
they are guilty. And they cannot be told
of their infamous acts 700 plainly. The
friends Of white mans government and
civil liberty owe nothing TO puritan abo-
litionism, that should cause them 10 speak
in horied words of The wrongs they have
committed. or the atrocities they have
perperatod. As = party we are guilty ot
nothing except po,tical covardice, while
our enemies are s.ainod morally. politically,
and religiouslv, with every crime that
creatures could commit. They have dc
suroyed our counfrv-they have outraged
our own country women-thcy have mur-
deTed our own country mcn-:hey have
-pilIaged. piundered and de-ulatcl The far
est portions of our own laud-thcy hay"
violated the observation-disclosures broken
their oaths-robbed the people rpris-
oned Demccrats--hung them 10 trees
. .os.racised them in busincss-taugkt their
dirty faced children to insult them on the
strccts-called them traitors-mubbed
their offices-ransacked their mails and
opened their letters-burnt them in ct,iGy
, Kept drunken and dirty nosGd assistants
/ of provost marshals, snea&inT under thelr
wiadows-insulted their wives and abused
their cliidrcn-impovcrishe the people
with debt made the rich richer and the
. poor poorer-dllcd the land with tax
gatherers. thieving niggers and bastard
mulatto babies. and the offices with pro-
fe5sional thieves. educated blackguard@,
and enemies of the white race.
These arc but few Of the charges in
the bill Of accounts against puritan abo-
/ litionism, yet they are sufficient 10 call
/ forth exccrations. from the graves Of dead
/ Democrats why should living ones fail
10 hurl them in the teeth Of s.av-at-homc
( towards. assassins, longtongued loyalists.
and addle-hcaded minions Of a butloon
, and tvrant, who were once in power a
provost marshals and spies, and who spar
ed neither pain nor expense to crush out
! democracy or insult and outrage those who
, advocate its principles?
Let Democrats remember the dark days
Of the Lincoln despotism. The rope, the
+ hludecon. and the hastiie, were the ar
/ cuments then used Let them not fail
/ to remind the miserable batch Of cowards,
contractors. niager worshippers and white
men op posers, who used them, OF the
wrong they have done,
There are to-day thousands Of honest
men in the ranks Of abolitiouizm, who
/ were led to believe the Democracy were
wrong. because they feared to say they
were right. Let that impression last no
longer Talk ont, Lot the world know
what your opinions arel let abolition
ism know you are in earnest, and let the
apologists of dcspotism, the aids Of pub
lie plunderers. the advocates OF disuniOn,
the enemies of the white race and the op-
pressors of the laboring citsses, know
that You are cognizant of their crimes and
that YOU are not afraid to tell them OF them.
Speak out.-Deu,or1rGtic II,0trLmu1.