Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-12
From the American Celt.
Living Devices Of aOur" Fillibusters.

VHATEVxR glory may pe nao Dy oint OF
hard and untiring lying, cur active little Filli-
buster faction have already achieved. They
have met the British lion on the field Of bis
ancient reEowu--the famous field Of original
fiction. The London Times itself. the stand
ard bearer of political make believe, has con-
fronted them. and it is hard to tell which
party lies best: our voluble flliabusters or
the enemys champions.
Our fllibusters have been more active than
honest in their past operations. They have
hoasted Russian patronage for which there
is not the smallest foundation in fact. The
Russian agents no fools; Trey know well
of what temper dissipated refugees are made;
they learned that lesson long before they saw
any maudIin maker of Irish revolutions -
| they may have listened to their pathetic tale,
but they certainly did not draw their purse
strings.
Our fillibusteis next made use of the name
of distinguished General born in Ireland,
as of their patrons. That General laughs
at their silly scheme and if any honest vic
tim of the deception wishes to see our author
ity for denouncing the roguish use made of
his name, he can see it, in an unmistakable
recent document, at our office.
| Oar flIbusters represent the Boston q Pa
rent Society" directed by men of great
wealth, education, and talent. Three or four
men of some means-worth several thousands
each-are instanced. But the half dozen
really rich Irishmen of Massachusetts, have
not joined. The Secretary, DIR. Smith, rep
resented as educated at some of the first
Universities of Europe" was really educated
at an Irish Police Barrack 1t is no dshonor,
but the contrary, to this energetic but uned-
ucated man. that he obtained a diploma some-
where in this country, and made lucrative
practice for himself both before and since the
date of his diploma. What is dishonest in
the faction is, representing him as a highly
educated person, g from the first Universities
| of Europe story we are sure he does not
| countenance.
Our fllibusters assert that they have for
midable party in ireland, eager for their ad-
vent. We were in Ireland later than most
of them, and the very business we had there
was to ascertai. the state of the country. So
far as we coull learn, they have no party
whatever in Ireland. The Irish Press anan-
| imously assert the same The Irish clergy
assert the same. Duffy asserts it, over his
own signature. If they will not believe
moderate men" and :. reactionists,' - like
him and us, let them ask Mr.. j. b. Dillon,
or any intelligent Irishman in private life,
who has visited the mother country the pres
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in the face of every authority oD the spot, or
lately from it; if you have even one witness
of what you say, produce him
Our fllibusters feel that the editor OF the
AMERICAN CELT is in their way, and, there
| fore, they do him the honor of weekly
broadside of biliiDgsgate. Forty eight SLAM
derers fifty times convicted, are called up in
evidence against him. The writings Of Jo-
seph Brennan, once editor of the Dublin
| histndn-a piratical counterfeit of the old
Nation which poor Duffy. from his prison
cell. exposed and stripped of its stolen clothes
now .sthe Irish editor of a Know-Notbing
paper" (the Citizens account of him six
weeks ago, Ibis writings are quoted against
US. but his name is carefully suppressed !
Why? Because if the author was given. the
authority would be useless
And BOW, friends of Ireland and America
! will you suffer in silence, your own reputation
aud that of the land of your birth. to be
| dragged through the gutter by these Mc
Clenahans and Lynches, the undergraduates
of the Bcnnetts and Beaches of the New
York press? VIII you allow unrebuked
these paltry getters up of newspaper = ex-
elements to belle and belittle the good old
cause? Are voc perfectly content to be made
the laughing stock of both sides of the Attain
tic, from your supposed identity with these
| feeble authors of furious proclamations p
They talk of general convention in this city
on the 4th of December next! DIR. Timothy
i II. Smith has conyoked 1t over his great seal
Some few og,adhauas will meet. But if they
presume to speak for yen, you must repud-
ate them and their speeches Far better will
it be, to prevent by reason and remonstrance
the coming together of any such FOOLS Par
lament This, to some extent. you can do,
and should do, for this nuisance having reach
ed the public eye, it will involve us all in its
illfame, if you and we. and all of us, do not,
in our several spheres, disconnect from it,
and totally disclaim it as representing the Irish
IN America.
The only elements of respectability ' the
movement" (bless the mark , ever could have
had. it has not now One g leader" has pur-
chased farm, thousand miles west of . the
movements" another has married a wife; a
third, fourth, and fftn. are wisely attend
ing to their private affairs, alternately laugh
ing and blushing at the fclies or the frauds OF
the present conspirators. Not one man
known to his countrymen generally for con-
siderable talents or respectable services. or
sound judgement, fayors this mischievous-
this criminal farce. 1t was conceived in false
hood, and on falsehood, ever since its birth,
it has been fed. Away with it; it. is dis
grace to the Lisf name and to the Irish cause
No FilIibustersl No Convention with con-
spirators No federation for Humbug Nc
mercy for the fabricators of Falsehood!
A Cut into Live Oak.
The Philadelphia Times, an American pa
per, makes deep cut into the pretensions o1
Live Oak in The following paIaoraph: