Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-09-12

Bowman and his Keepers 'ls
We have fetched ,ein: even B0pmanss thick.
armory Of unbiushing impHdepce could not save.
We have succeeded in throwing the Alleebahian
camp into state of indescribable confusion ]; it
wounded pigeons are to be known b their antter-
ing the chiefs of the estAblisment issr be pretty
badly hit their wounds must be mortal After
weeks of perseverance, we have forced them into
something like d. reply. In ssindfy columns Of
what they doubfiess consider to be line writing,
they this week tspread themselves alt oyer ze
ioor,n as the inimitable Kossuth wouldsay. We
are LET Of much more easily than we could have
anticipated they think that one Of us is "cias-
steal country gentleman" and has learned divers
deyitries in foreign land. Not very severe, con-
sidering that we have for weeks been endeavoring
to force them to define their position. -
Ina half column of silly yerbiage, they attempt
to apologize to gentleman, upon whom they last
| week made an uncalled for attack We are sure
that the gentleman referred to viii treat the apol
ogy with as much contempt as he did the attack !;
both are the acts of coward and . boot-lick.
The editor is horrifcd by an allusion to his
masters. and seems highly insulted by the intima-
ton. We did mention something about them,
butin so doing, it was not our design toannouRce
new discovery; that a matter upon which
the public had long ago made up their minds
When Bowman first came among us, he was re-
ceived rather with favor: it is true that his con-
nection with an intitution SO rotten ps the ALE
ghanian, did seem at the first blush TO make against
him; but the most favorable construction was put
upon that fact; it was attributed to youthful in
discretion; even among those who wese most sus
picious at first, the impression was becoming gea
eral that he was harmless creature, ineffensive,
and upon the whole, a very nice young man for
small tea party. 49,,
As the present political campaign approached,
the fact forced itself upon the public notice, that
he was mere /" automaton''-a puppet in the
hands of we'll known unprincipled operators be-
hind the scenes. As these men, ignore every thing
like moral principle, it not likely that one
made of pliable stuff, like Bowman coald in their
society, preserve much of the original Innocence.
In our school boy days we used to ponder over the
profound saying, that, " evil communications cor
rupt good manners - Bewman's is casedn point.
The pestilential contagon had its effect upon him;
he speedily became corrupt, venal and treacler-
Gus. He did their bidding unscrupulously, re-
morselessly, recklessly. We have already spoken
of the game that he was made to play for the pur-
pose of running the party of which he professed to
be member. We have exposed his deception;
we have SO brought the truth home 20 him, that
he this week is compelled to let the mask drop;
he who protesting himself to be Wing never
says anything in defence of Wing principles; who
with the Wing ticket at his mast head never says
anything in relation to the candidates of his party
good, bad or Indifferent, complains that the party
is leaving him; that the boat is sinking, and that
the cowardly crew is quitting the craft he who
has been bought and sold so often and so cheapiy,
complains with bitter mockery that his party is
about to sell itself: his face must be case harden
ed he has attained the sublmity Of imrusiencr.
His treachery to his party friends might have
been forgotten: these are days of uncxampled po-
litical turpitude; and careful search among the
records of political regeneration might probably
have evolved an instance of baseness equal to his
1t all might have been overlooked, and have sunk
into oblivion. He was not satisfied he was seek
ing lower depth of degradation. and has found
it. Not content with having made the Allegha-
nian great political lie, he wants to become a
social Ishmelite; he has turned his attention to
the utilization and abuse of private citizens; he
has become the willing instrument to further the
schemes of his masters to obtain cowardly re-
venge; he has become the sewer through which
they discharge their filth and maligafant venom
against citizens whose characters brighter and
purcr than theirs or his ever can be. His bitter
est enemies must pity him. In ths public esti-
nation, he has sunk below the level Of Swank.
There we leave him. 80 sss S. .ss.,...s.ss.