Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-30

knows that any resort to violence after
its result had been reached would have
been q greater outrage than the at
tempted secession OF the South, for the
Electoral Commission was the child of
the Democracy. The Democracy pro-
posed to settle the wrangls in that way,
and the Republicans agreed to the
Democratic proposal. The Commission
was the result Of Congressional delib-
GRAFTON. 1t was reached through the
forms of law and had the approval of
all when it was established. lie hoped
God will prevent further fraterual strife.
That is hope that every ybody will join
in, and the probability is that the pub
lIc mind will be so Influenced, that the
vote will be SO overwhelming that
there can be no dispute about, as onto
whom the mantel of the Presidency
has fallen.
He said that in 1856, convention
at Cincinnati had nominated James
Buchanan and be was elected, and that
therefore the nomination of Hancock
at Cincinnati is ominous of success.
Mr.. Stone happened to miss scrap of
history, ant that scrap is an important
one in connection with his statement
it is that at Cincinnati Horace Greeley
was nominated for the Presidency. He
did not state that they beguiled Mr..
Greeley into a nomination, expecting
to win the Presidency, and tina: now
they have taken a Northern soldier,
hoping thereby to beguile a sufficient
number of people to give them the
Presidency through him. He said,
there is nothing to be said against Han
cock. If be had said that people this
campaign are looking above men that
they are looking at principle, the prin-
ciple that triumphed In the war, upon
which to rest the destiny Of the Re-
public four years more, he would have
been nearer the situation. He said
the South will be solid for Hancock.
He spoke of the Constitution, but be
failed to tell that the Constitution was
of no account to the secessionists of the
Southern States. The Democracy have
gwen so many constitutions away that
when they talk about the old instru-
meut enc almost expects to hear OF
them violating it. He said that the
Democracy is the friend of the poor.
He forgot that the management of the
Democracy is in favor of slavery, and
that slavery as 4 system is not con,id-
cred to be friendly to the interests Of
the poor. If it can be proven BY the
Democracy that a system Of slavery is
to the highes. interests of the poor,
then the Democracy may set up the
plea that the Democracy is the friend
of the poor. Nr. Stones speech was
an able one, and it was attentively
listened to, and the committee on ap-
plause gave all the encouragement they
knew how.
A. j. Patterson, Esq, was the next
speaker introduced by the President.
1t was never our fortune to hear Mr..
Patterson deliver so we'll as at this
meeting.
He said that twenty-four years ago
the Democratic party nominated james
Buchanan at Cincinnati, and he was
elected President. But he forgot to tell
that James Buchanan was such a weak
time. serving man that he was nodded,
as potter molds bis clay, by the lead
ers OF the Democracy, and that when
the leaders of the Democracy were
for rebellion, Mr.. Buchanan could not
say no, but that he bad Judge Black,
an astute lawyer, to insinuate that the
Constitution Is q "rope Of sand" that
1t neither opposed nor favored rebellion
under the doctrine of secession, and
that, therefore, he, President James
Buchanan, must needs be powerless
to stay the work of rebellion. He
forgot to tell that DIR. Buchanan il a
sort of boastful way would tell his
intimate friends that "after me the
deluge," proving conclusively how be
knew of the work os the plotters against
free government, how be had yielded to
their influence, and that is just why
the country will so overwhelmingly de-
feat Hancock. While they know that
be was a good soldier, aud while they
know that he was called Lincoln hire
ling, and every other ugly name, and
now see the men who called him such
names, and so tried to dishonor him,
gather around him, the facts Of the
disaster of the James Buchanan admin
istration rises vividly before their minds,
and will cause them to reject Hancock,
not for Hancock's sake, but because
they fear be will be tool in the hands
Of men who do not believe in Northern
civilization that be will be an instru.
ment in the hands of Hen who believe
that slavery is the right system for the
government of society. He said tha,
four years after the Cincinnati conven-
;ion that nominated Mr.. Buchanan, the
Democracy met in Charleston, 5. c., in
National Convention, and there split,
which If they had not done would have
resulted in the election of another Dem
ocratic Administration, and then il
would have fallen to the lot of Dem
ocratic administration to put down
rebellion. Certainly, that may an
swer Mr.. Patterson for a figure OF
speech, and it does credit to his
ability at ingenuity, but the fact is
against him that it was under Dem
ocratic administration that rebellion
was organized and that one State
after another seeded, claiming, and
not only claiming, but also really en-
tering into full possession of all
United States property that they
could lay their hands on. He said
ti,,at that the Democrats made great
mistake. But he did not say that
the great majority of the leaders Of
the Democracy were in favor of Sc
cession and rebellion, and in favor OF
what he smoothly caiicd mistake,
and that is why the Democratic
administration could say, "Aftel
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