Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-01
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may be 4 Few in our midst, who, fFep sppiiyit 81
vindictiveness, or, actnated By some e1ber seIfs6
motives, would feel Disposed to injqss tks5E qlps
county. Ressibly, there may -. tlxe o. thfee
amongst Us who, looking forward 70 future politi,
cal promotion or professional enslusAsnt, ssoalds
try to make the people of Johnstown heck upon
them as friends, for the purpose Of securing aid
and comfort from them hereafter. But We do
not believe that such there are, or if they exist,
that any one Of their number would stoop to such
low blackguardism. Should We howevef be mis-
taken, ve congratulate our fellow citizens Of.
Johnstown on so valuable an ally and hope that
the productions Of q Truth viii be freely circu-
lated amongst the members of the Leg;slatnre.-
OF the numerous animadyersions3 contained in
that classical production signed - TRUTH weWil
notice but few. The'Author, in-txue Johnstown
style. objects to the number and material of our
last mecting There were not enough for him,
nor were those present spf6cientIy respectable
He says there were but seventcen-this, untrue
though 1t be, would not be reproach Great
things have been accomplished even by twelve,
although they were unfortunate, enough to find
one Traitor in their midst. Next comes in our
poor Secretary for dab. His misfortune seems
to be his profession. Well, re will vensare TO say
that he never killed greater calf than the author
Of that letter; and we do think that those who
have seen and know g Sam, . ought not 10 abuse
him for his killing propenaties. AS 70 tfr rresi-
dent of the meeting, who faithfully served his
country, and hardly expected TO be ridiculed on
that account, we think that he, while pursuing
his humble vocation, may look with pity and con-
tempt on the wretch who. could sneer at him or
his services. For the other Mexicsa hefozalluded
to, we think we can safely say, thaf although
somewhat lamc-his misfortune not his8anlt-he
would hardly consider himself as lame. either
mentally or morally. as the aiitlict Or :" ac-
coucheur" of that production. = :
Both the President and Captain may teve been
shot, and we well know, have been shot at, but one
thing we can venture to assert with perfect safety,
that neither Of them have any markszto show
where the editor of the Tribune and hisoifty corr
respondent, would have received and carried their
shots, had they ever disgrsced their 'eeuatfy by
trying to serve it-a spot General Soose tried to
guard against when he spoke Of fire III the rear.
The scurrilous attacks made on the members of
the Legislature, who have been often honored by
the confidence of their fellow citizens rpnst fall
harmless upon their heads. They, we think, viii
permit the Damon and Pythias Of uselT Tribune,
like their alter ego, the skunk, truesuztive of
American soil, to- riot in the luxurious conscious
ness of their own filthy emanations. HtIecitizens
of Johnstown look upon the Ex-Speakef as friend
ly to their cause his zeal surely must be stimuia
ted by being called a drunken gentleman But
the hostility of the ex-member of Parliament, is
not likely to be cowed down by being reminded,
that he was born foreign. soil, without being
previously consulted-a matter he cannot very
much regret, when he finds such productions Of
American soil as the editor andh Jakey.s fae
All this scurrility and black kguardism, however,
could be looked upon as the filthy excrement of
the putrid mind Of low blackguards, and treated
with contempt-bnt when the sanctity Of mems
homes is violated-when a scoundrel low enough
can be found in the county of Cambria, willing,
through public press, to insult and outrage the
feelings of of her citizens, by dragging before
the world his misfortunes, and is able to find an
editor, vile enough to give publicity. to the out
pourings of his rotten heart, we think it becomes
the duty of every man, through whose veins cour-
scs one drop of warm, honest, manly bloods to ex
press his indignation, and assist in dragging forth
this vile pair, from the dark and filthy kennel in
which they attempt to bury themselves. Has it
then come to this-that mans poverty, in this
country, is to be considered crime, and he and
his family, on that account, afford food for the
mockery and scorn of every low wretch, who
chooses to insult them with it. God knows the
reality is bitter enough, without making it re-
proach to the sufferer, and the man ri1o could,
for any purpose, cooly sEeer at anotheFs poverty
would "peep and botanic upon his mothers
graye,D and sell his sisters bones for filthy lucre
The boot of every honest man should be used to
remove these NANCY ours from our midsf, and send
| them bowling over our borders; unless the con
scipusxess Of having written and published that
letter be considered, as we think it might be, in
itself sufficient punishment. Oft victim of their
malice, who seems to have offended fsw Of their
number By speaking rather harshly of. them, per
init us to say, that warmer heart than his never
beat under the ribs of man; that though consider
ed poor by his traducers, he never has yet earned
nis bread by slandering his fellow Citizens, and
then Logging their money to keep soul and body
together and though 's few crumbs may fall from
his table, be is still able to divide crust with
friend, and even give cup of water to an enemy.
But eLough of this. In conclusion let rs ask the
citizens Of Johnstown, whether they expect to car
ry their county by such low vuigsrity; Billings
gate, and blaekguardism, as lately emanated from
their press! Have they no other weapons? Are
they unable to furnish any other arguments7 Are
they afraid to discuss tcmperately and calmly the