Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-09-12
For tie Democrat + 6entina.
"Saye me Casuius. or I sink"

Messrs. EDIToRs The repufcd editor of the
Allsghdnian, aid-de-camp to Gov. Pollock, (there-
fore we shall style him the g valiant editor, ~
takes occasion in his q Mosaic organD (haf Wing
and seven-eighths Know Nothing) to express his
vrtuous indignation, very personally, in reference
to myself. wherein he no doubt intends harsh Sc
verify in raining upon my head torrents of rage
and wrath. | must 81 screw my courage to the
sticking point. to meet this valiant editor whose
adventures and hair breadth escapes, as published
In many numbers of the .s Mosaic" remind the
reader of Don Quixotte. For the edi6cation Of his
readers let me examine the cause of his malice.
Three weeks ago the valiant editor assailed in
his columns private citizen of this county, and
gave vent to the spleen Of his malignant heart To-
wards him whilst that gentleman was absent, hav-
ing no opportunity of reading or replying to the
cowardly assault. Being intimately relatedto that
gentleman, expressed to the valiant editor in
few words my utter contempt for himself and the
" MosaicH-paid him my subscription and desired
my name off the list. He "came down. like
Capt Scott's coon, apologized for having given me
offence. and like the little boy at school who got
whipped for doing wrong, he was sorry and
wouldn't do it again. Because saw fit to pay
mp and stop the ss Mosaic" he lights upon me
like Thousand of brick" He should have
known that ingratitude is treason to mankind
The very type and press which printed that as
sault on my friend exhibit under the present re-
gime of the . .Alleghanan' an ingratitude of hi
deous mien, for they were seeking 10 inure the
hand that scarce two years since protected them
with its purse. When that journal was, to use
the expression of Nicholas towards Turkey, IS
sick man." dying for want of material aid-when
its editors and proprietors were making pilgrim
age to s. The Pyramids and devotions to mann
mon, the one thing needful' was the great lever
which regulated and controlled its political COM
plexion. Change of editors seems not to have
changed the morality of the paper-pay well and
it will do thy bidding
A week ago the valiant editor and myself dis
puted concerning the publication he made # the
Fusion meeting" while his columns were sile,sf
as the grave in reference to the Johnstown Know
Nothing convention of the Friday evening pre-
vicsis. Both affairs were matters for the public
processes to edit whig organ and had rolumcs of
abuse for the Fusionists," be did not publish
one hne about the meeting Of his Know Nothing
accomplices in Johnstown. thus keeping the in
formation neck from his readers. and hypo-
critically doubling that such convention was
held And he undertakes to boast that his paper
gives the county News in advance of all others I;
but if to be in advafice is to publish aught concer-
ming the doings of his brethren Of the Order
he would consider himself ahead by being week
behind.
The valiant editor accuses me of theft in sttr-
repttiously obtaining the proceedings of the Know
Nothing convention in Johnstown by meaps of a
ladder. Well, as that ladder appears to hurt the
6 valiant" and his Know Nothing friends, and he
and they like CALLED jades riece under the effects
it produced, we have been at considerable trouble
and cost to have the ladder daguerreotyped for
the especial benefit Of Bowman and his X. N
friends. Witness the ladder: