Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-05
Col. HeuryS. Mott.

We are gratifed to learn that the utter
fa.sity OF the charge which has been vaguely
made against this gentleman of connection
with the order commonly called KnowNo-
things is now generally understood We
know Mr.. MoTT we'll. He is Democrat from
sincere conviction, warmly attached to the
principles of our party. and we do not be-
licve he would prostitute himself by joining
such an organization to be elected to any Of
fee in the nation. He is made of sterner stuff,
and with those who know him Intimately and
know how ardenuy and sincerity he has ever
been attached to, and how thoroughly his
whole nature is imbued with, Democratic SEN
tinents, any such allegation againzt him is
simply ridiculous The charge was never
sincerely made by the Whig press. but mere
ly as a foil to the true accusation against
Judge Pollock. Ifany whig editor possessed
positive information upon which to base such
a charge, he must necessarily have been
enabled to have ascertained from the same
source, when and where Mr. II joined their
order, but no one has ever attempted to make
any such specific allegation; for the reason
that its utter falsity would promptly be shewn,
Independent of Mr.. Mott unequiyocal denial
of the charge in his letter, he has repeatedly
done so in private circles in a manner, which
and which would satisfy the most skeptical
man in the uniyers. But in addition to this,
we have his own personal authority, not only
for declaring in the most positive terms that
he meyer joined their organization, but that
he has never been officially informed oftheir
determination to make him their candidate
We desire further to state. that We think,
we have Siven our readers, during the last
few months, Conclusive evidence of our abili-
ty to ascertain the secret movements of the
Know-Nothings, and to lay bare their most
hidden operations And we most emphstical-
ly declare, that We have unequivOcslly learn
ed from the same sources which have furnish
ed US with the information we have publish
ed heretofore, that Col. MorT does not belong
to their order The well-informed portion
of the Know-Nothings are perfectly aware of
this fact; although some of them may be mis-
informed in regard to it.
If the Know-Nothings support Col. MoTT,
it will be solely because Mr.. Darsie was born
in Scotland, aud their oaths require them to
prevent his election, if they can. 1t is, with
them, choice of evils between Mott, a De-
mocrat who has no connection whatever, with
their order and Darsie, MEMBER of the
class they sworn to prescribe
We think We have done our fnll share in
exposing Know -Nothingism to public odium,
and We have not the sl;gtest disposition to
shield any man, be ho Democrat or Whig.
who has joined their unholy combination from
:.hA condemnation he justly neris. But knaE-
ing as we do, Wr, Motifs entire Innocence of
any such competition, we trust that no Demo
crat will allow an unjust and groundless sus-
picion to deter him from giving his support to
a man in way worthy of it, and a man
who is en,inently well qualified for the faith
full discharge of the duties of the Office for
which he has been nominated.