Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-08-26

the exeitement-of the contest for the, Prcsi-
! dency, when it was, the universal impression
, that the result of the great contest in Novem-
Der. would be foreshadowed by that of the
State election in Pennsylvania in October <he
struck the name Of iSearight the democratic
| candidate for Canal Commissioner from the
mast head Of the 7" Gazette" and counsclied
its readers to oppose his election. Pray
George. was not Scaright the regular nominee
of the party for Canal Commissioner, and
was he not fairly and honestly dominated?
George is we believe correct when he as
serts that the Mountain Sentinel endorsed
his course in this matter But the 8. Noun
tain Dcmocrat." of which. We were then one
Of the Editors did not. We then branded
the charges against Searight, as vile aud in
famous falsehoods, and we venture to say,
that there is not at the present time, man
in the Commonwealth, vile enough to say
that we we're not right. Now that the la
mented Searight is sleeping beneath the clods
of the valley, ard the voice Of slamder is
hushed, We can say without fear of contra
diction, that he was as pure and upright 3
man as was ever presented to tho people of
Pennsylvania for their suffragcs.
We would like George in his next com
munication" to explain, why it was right to
oppose the usages of the Democratic party in
1852. and wrong to do the same thing in
1857. After having denounced others as
disorganizers, violaters of the rules of the
party. it is no wonder he makees wry faces
when he perceives 'e even handed Justice,
commencing the ingredients of the poisoned
challce to his own lips"
Having Opposed Of Capt Smith, George
turns his attention to the Democrat & Sen
tinel, and calls US to an account for having
| in our paper of the 18th inst, called the at
tention of the Democracy of Cambria, to the
| Importance of extending united and enshu-
siastic support to the county ticket; certainly
| no objectionable sin. George quotes from
our article to prove that We hold the doctrine,
| that it is the duty of Democrats under all
| circumstances, to support regular nominees,
and then taxes US with inconsistency. Had
he been disposed to do US justice, he would
have quoted the following paragraph from
our article asi s.. - -,. @
We do not pretend to say, that nomi-
nation procured by fraudulent and dishonest
means should be regarded as binding On the
party, but we do say, that if the man who
refuses to support candidate of the party
fairly nominated, imagines he is Democrat,
he is very much Mistaken" Was the nomi
nation of George N. Smith procured by fran
dulent or dishonest means? Prove this and
we are ready to oppose him. but until you do
SO, we are bound and determined to use all
honorable means in our power to promote his
election. GE
The nomination of John w. Forney, for
United States Senator last winter, was pro-
cured BY the improper interposition of exec
utive influence. The Pennsylvania, /" which
at the time was even louder than the GA
zette, in denouncing Gen. Foster and his
friends for the course which they pursued,
has since acknowledged that Mr.. buchanan
" lnterfered perhaps Improperly" to secure
the nomination and election of Mr.. Forncy
for United States Senator We would never
have endorsed the course of Capt Smith in
this matter, had We believed that Forney was
fairly and honestly nominated.
In conclusion we have only to say. that the
Democracy of Cambria love Mr. Buchanan,
and are disposed to give his administration
an enthusiastic and united support. But
they despise such cringing. fawning Office
seeking demagogues as George w. Bowman,
ano having the ability and manless to act for
themselves, they will pursue the even tenor of
their rlway, unawed by interest and. unboueht
by gain. 1egla gc@ yl H7asayi