Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-04-11
Fo, the Democrat & Sentinel.
"Coming Events cast their Shadows before
them


"Coming Events cast their Shadows bsfore
them"
MEssRs. EDITORS Permit me to make few
remarks in the columns of your paper, upou
subject which interests every good citizen.
Coming events cast their shadows before them.
For some time back it has been suspected, that
the Alleghenian was favorable TO the Know Moth
ings, from the fact that it contained nothing adj
| verse to their proceedings. Its Editor seemed
careful to avoid publishing many good speeches
| in opposition to the Know Nothings Joseph r.
Chandler's speech, Judge Marshalls speech, of
Baltimore, and Wiley Harris letter, were not even
noticed These things shadowed forth very strong
y the feelings of the EIitor; but, the last week
issue rassd the veil, it is longer doubtful
question Is the hitherto Wing organ. to sink
down to Know Nothing sheet Noi 1t is that
already. ] will just quote the sentiments Of the
Editor of the Alleghenian of las: week Hear
him.
"The mysterious Know Nothings, seem TO be
increasing in numbers and strength, in all quar-
ters, notwithstanding the many silly aud Tong
scinded exposes that published with such avid
| ity by their opponents, &c-"
:" The local elections in Pennsylvania, show
decided majority in favor Of 8 Sam,'' and we
shouldn't wonder at all if he carried tie State
next fall by $4,000 Though.pers nally, We have
nothing TO make by it, we don't care cent If he
does. His trIumphs are, generally over the old
enemy, and the Mig party can afford 70 be seal
tosced up IN The riccry seeing that our last state
is not any worse than the first, bst opinioa
decidedly Improved"
g II :. SAM is honest in his professions, sre
tcM at least hare share iH the general d,stTibu-
tio,a Of farors ,clsch rarely fell to lot hereto
fore. SAM is glorious institution, &e-"
Now is it not evident that the Editor OF the
Alleghenian is with :. Sam" The exposes which
have been made, and which seem TO sting him SO
much, may appear to him silly and long scirided
enough no doubt they are too g-winded for
him; but why docs he not show IN what their
Stiffness consists, since he controls Press, and
has every advantage to expose, in turn, the cx-
peses. He has merely said that they were silly
and long -icinded, he should have added, in his
opinion. Now differ with the Editor slightly
think those silly exposes are beneficial, mas
much as they put unsuspecting individuals on the
alert. that they may not be seduced 70 fall under
the tyrannical yoke Of s Sam"
(" Though personally we have nothing to make
by it, we don't care cent If he does L would
appear then, that the E.ltors patrotispa amounts
to the all absorbing question now-a-days-will it
pay 2 o shame, where is thy blush. Oh my
country. A little further he says" The
Wing party afford to be swallowed up IN
victory, his triumphs are generally over the
enemy" Allow me to ask tie Editor how many
Wings viii be swallowed up in ruin Do not
the Wings of this county number men who viii
lose all their political rights in word, Will not
many who assist in the obtaining the victory, be
disfranchised2 Or viii SAM" in the event of !
victory, make an exception in favor of those for
eigners {athoIIcs, native Catholics as vel as
foreign does the Editor presume that the
Whig p4 BE free from those objectionable citi- |
zens2 1f be does be is very much mistaken
Let ne tell hin that Gambris. county, contains
more Foreigners, in proportion to its population.
than any other county in the State, and more
Catholics in the same proportion; not foreign
Catholics either, but men born and raised in the
county-the descendants Of the first settlers whose
greatest difficulty sixty years ago, was not Know
Nothinsisna, but how to make happy home for
their posterity. Yes, many of their descendants
belong TO the Wing party, and OF course they
would be swallo we'd up (not in victory,) but in
ruin; for although their ancestors fought il the
Revolution, and they themselves Were born in
the county. nevertheless, they are Catholics.
Verify, the Editor of the Alleghenian presunnes
upon the credulity of his supporters with ven /
geance He certainly pays them high coInpli- |
ment if he thinks his readers can be hood winked !
by such vague evpressions-.. Though personally |
we have nothing to make by it, we don't care a |
cent if he does" Heretofore. it has been matter /
of surprise to me, that men could believe that
:. Benighted Papists" had opinions Of their .
own; that they were SO fascinatedby the charms
OF Priestcraft. that they could neither see, nor
hear nor think, except by means of their mirrors,
the "wily Priests" | confess it is no longer a
matter of astonishment that believe such |
things, when they place such a low estimate upon
the enlightened intellect of the Wing party of the
nineteenth century, as to imagine that they are
so obtuse Cat least great portion of then,) as to
commit political suicide by encouraging such
treacLerous sheets the Alleghenian.
1--WE don't care cent if he does" Will the
Wings endorse this ? Will, at least, the Wings |
of foreign birth endorse it2 VIII the native Cath
olic Wings endorse it7 If they do, then they |
deserve the fate which is undoubtedly in store for
them if SAM succeeds Will their last state |
not be any worse than the first VIII it be de
cidedly improved, when they are deprived of their
rights and treated malefactors, outlaws, un-
worthy of any trust 2 Perhaps, | misconstrue |!
the remarks of the Editor / believe understand |
him now. The Editor in speaking of the Whg |
party, means himself and few noted individuals |
who possess all the intellect of that party. who
his tools, mere automatons, which they move |