Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-10-05
Col. Henry 8. Mott--The Lie Refuted.

A chance for law suit is now offered TO
any Wing editor who wants one. From our
personal acquaintance with Col. Mott, we
have no doubt ne will keep his word as pro-
missed in the Pennsylvania OF the 2Sth ult.,
from which we make the following extract.
It is rather long, but We ask our readers to
read the whole of it. 1t proves beyond
doubt that the charge that Mr.. Mott is
Nothing, is base lie:
That Col. Mott never joined and is not
now a member of their organization, and that
he has no sympathy with their principles, is
fact as we'll known 10 the well informed por-
ton of the Know-Nothings as it is to our
selves The following resolutions of the De-
mocracy of Pike county, the home of Mr.
Mott, at the recent county meeting, fully
show the sentiments Of the party in that re-
gion, and how they view the charge that has
been made against him:
Resolred, That Henry S. Mott, our nomi-
nee for Canal Commissioner, is in every re-
spect qualified for the office, and will carry
into our Canal Board sound economical
practscal policy, and an unyielding hostility
| to extravaeant expenditures upon our Public
| Works, which will be highly beneficial to the
State; that this Democracy is vouched for by
us as Pike county Democracy, which is alike
unshaken by abolitionisn or Know-Nothlng
| conspiracies.
Resolped That all secret political conspi-
racies having for their object the prescription
of any class of our fellow-citizens from the
rights and privileges guaranteed TO them by
by our Constitution and Laws, are contrary
to the spirit of our Republican Institutions
and calculated TO excite enmity and prejudice
among men: That the society called Know
Nothings combines all that is Objectionable y
organizations of this kind and Shouts. b
stunned by every well-wisher of orr c., q,
try"
"And to clinch the matter at o. 40 vo 4,
sire to say, that when we b. r.,ade the char,
OF hnow-N Nothingls,n ~aan-st Judge Pollocl
we distinctly invited prosecution for libel
case he denied IT., tr' ath, but we feared :. leg
lnEes',ga''ol OF me matter, knowing, as
uiu iuii 'ell, the truth of our allegation
"hiie "a tie other hand, we have Mr.. Mot
auu-or'sy for declaring that whenever al
' Ir'ar,er in the State makes direct, specif
and circumstantial charge against him,
;. will at once institute against 1t prosecute
70 :, for libel so that the whole matter may
~ thoroughly investigated. He meets the
sue in a manly spirit, and we here now ch;
lenge any paper IN this State TO make
: charge in the manner we have done agar
q Judge Pollock, and assure them and our rea
t ers that it will at once result in strict leg
ty investigation of the whole subject, and pro
ne with all the satisfactory clearness of judic
ID examination the utter and entire falsity of Il
r base and unfounded accusation against G
Mott, So far as the action of the Kno
!. Nothings is concerned, Mr. Mott has ne'
> been officially informed of their determir
Al ton to make him their candidate, nor has
in any way made any exertions or pledges
., secure such action on their part. nor in q
manner whatever compromised his charac
IL as Democrat by forming entangling ALI;
to ccs With any organization outside OF {
own"