Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-04-28
We must have some more Talk with this
Learned Theban


Shakespeare informs us in one of his plays
that instinct is great matter, and the same
thing may be said with truth of dignity. as
the Editor of the Mountaineer" has recent
ly discovered, He very obligingly informed
lis readers last week..that for sometime he
had been treating the Editor of this paper
with silent contempt. He, however, coude-
soends ut length to doff the robes of dignity,
and pitch into US to the extent Of column
or so of his highly interesting and instructive
sheet However, Notwithstanding this fierce
attack, We "still live and have our being" a
strong proof of the truth of the saying of
Webster, that the vigor of the war does not
always come up to the lofty and high sound
ing tone of the manifesto. The reason for
the silence Of the Editor Of the Mountain
Ger" with regard to the Democrat & Scuti-
nell for several weeks, is easily explained. =
lie had given Splashboard & Co. charge of
the slang department of his q paper, in
compliance with the directions Of the stock
holder-in-chof, aud they performed their
tractod all the attention, and Philip Jared
like a distressed prince who calls in power
full neighbor to his aid; 'he was undono BY
his auxilliaries; when he had once called them
in he could not subsist without them" Uu-
less he can pursuade Splashboard & Co. to
furnish him with weekly communication in
either Poetry or Prose, we fear the Noun
taineor" will soon become stale, fat and un-
profitable. But for the present they have
suspended" and Philip, Achilles like, hath
returned to the b.ttle-h field once more; aud
Notwithstanding his dignity, we do humbly
hope 20 have very sociable chat with him
over matters and things in general.
Philip asserts tha: in our paper two weeks
ago, We censured him for having endorsed
and sustained the course pursued by the Hon
George n Smith, in the election of United
s ates Senator during the session of 1851
This is simply untrue, and shows manifest
unwillingness on the part of Philip to meet
the charge We brought against him. We as
serted what we know to be a fact, that he was
dorsed Mr.. Smiths course in the Senatorial
contest referred to, and then proceeded to in
quirc if his views with regard to Mr.. Smiths
course On that occasion had undergone
change, and if they had not, why he allowed
anonymous scribblers to malign Mr. Smith
through the columns of the ''Mountaineer,
for having refused to attend the democratic
caucus and vote for John w. Forney, it's
nominee. Two COMMUNICATIONS recently ap.
p,ared in the "Mountaineer," referring to
the political career Of Mr.. Smith, in which he
was iusulting!y styled bolter, n greenhorn,
&c. His vote against John " Forney was
tauntingly alluded to as an set of which he !
had reason to feel ashamed. Nom. it Is very |
strange if Philip really controls the Noun
taineer," that he allow. such trash and slang
to appear in it. columns. Philip saws that
be still believes that Mr. Smith was right in
refusing to support John W. Forney for Uni
ed States Senator, and yet he allows him to
DC villifed through the columns of the
'Mountaincer" for that very act We as
signed very satisfactory reason for this in
'ur paper Two weeks ago, and as Philip prob
lbly overlooked it, being in dignifcd mood
when he perused our article, We now quote it
or his especial benefit The stockholder-in-
hief "endorses everything concerning Mr.
smith which Splashboard & Co write, and
'hiip dare not say nay. Their communica-
ions must 90 in"
Philip asserts that Mr. Smith "lately in
erfsred in difficulty in this county in which
lie had no right to interfere" Now let us
xamine thls charge and sec on what it rests
lr. Smith some time ago addressed two let
arr to the Chain man OF the Democratic Coun- !
Committee of this county, sustaining the
Aan5as policy of the President. and briefly }
ut pointedly stating bis reasons for favoripg I.
&c immediate admission of Kansas into the !
.nion under The Lseompton Constitution
hose letters ~eys afterwards published in
a. Democrat |.a!in,t" PHI, will c.r. ,