Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-04-14

against Mr.. Smith The reason is obvious
The stockhoder 'in chief fears that Mr.
Smith will blight his Senatorial prospects for
ever. He accordingly endorses every thing
concerning Mr. Smith which Splashboard d
Co write, land Philip dare not say ray. Their
communications must ''go in"
1t would seem from the communication In
the lHouataiaeer, that it was an unpardona-
ble sin for Mr. Smith to address to the Chair
man of the County Committee letter ex-
planning his reasons for sustaining the Kan
sas policy of the National Administrations
The Constitution of our State declares that
the .'free communication of thoughts and
opinions is one of the Invaluable rights of
man." and certainly Representative Of the
people has the same right to exercise this
privilege as private citizen, But, accord
ing to the theory of Splashboard u Co., 1t is
otherwise. They seem to hold, that when
Representative is honest and fearless enough
plainly to express his views concerning any
political question agitating the public mind,
he is attempting to dictate to his constitu-
ents A new theory, certainly, and eminent
! ly worthy of the source from whence it ema-
| mates,
Splashboard & Co. also denounee Mr..
Smith for the course he pursued in the menu
orable contest for I. S. Senator, during t.a:e
session of 1857 1t is well known to the ma
jority of our readers in this county, that the
men who are now the Anti Lecompton lead
ers in Ebensburg were then unanimously in
favor of sustaining G len. Foster and his friends
especially Mr.. Smiti,-for refusing to obey
executive dictation'' The Editor of the
Iuountaincer was loud in cncomiums of ''our
efficient Representative" for faithfully sus-
tanning Gen Foster Mr. Smith, he decla-
red, was an honest and faithful Representa-
tive Of the Democracy of Cambria, and IN re
fusing to cast his vote for John w. Forney
had faithfully carried out the will of his con-
stituents This we know Mr.. Noon will moi
deny. Have his views the subject under.
gone a change? If they have not. then why
does he allow Mr. Smith to be rcviled anc
traGuccd through the columns of a paper
which he (NIr Noon,) processes to contro
and edit, for an act which he has again ant
again declared worthy of the highest com
mendation, We heard Democrat of thi
place. who is now a violent Anti Lecompton
ite, say during the Senatorial contest to whicl
we have referred, that the fact of John w
Forney having written the ''Consuelo Let
ter. was sufficient to consign him to eternal in
fanny, and render him unworthy the conhdenc
and support of the Democratic party. An
now this same gentleman seems to regar
, Forney as ''bnrniDs .ad shining light t
the Democracy. and his papcr-thc Press
as the organ of the party in this State.
Mr. Smith has reason to feel proud of til
position he now occupies in the ranks of th
\ Democratic party, and can well afford to tur
a deaf car to the slang of his calumnlators, :
Had he consented to keep step to the chars
. and discordant music to which the Anti-L
comptonitcs care ralyiDg the broken filt
Q of their sectional party" had he conser
l. ted 10 make common cause with the kno
Nothings and Black Republicans, but abo,
@ all, had he manifested a commendabe disp
G sition to promote the prospects of a certain a
pirant for a seat in the State Senate. he wou
Il have been regarded as the ''chicf among tf
e thousand" by the lLuntaincer clique. I
II it is, we confidently assure him that the opp
! sition of such men will tend to fix him mo
N firmly in the hearts Of the Mountain dolnocra
is In Go0d Company.