Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-06-08

~ We have no disposition to go into an
elaborate reply to the column and half of perso-
nal abuse of us which appeared in the last num-
ber of the Nountaileer We will not stoop so
low as to attempt to get up set Of to our
neighbor's personalities. Nearly two years ago
he invited to accompany linn to Carrolltown,
and we did so. We returned home with him,
and nothing occurred during the trip to mar the
friendship which then existed between us. And
vet our neghbor, for the sake of being personal,
endeavors, by fasifying circumstance which
occurred on that occasion, to represent US to the
world as a backguard, a contemner of the
common courtesies of life. We will not retort to
his personalities by saying that he was so drank
on the occasion referred to, that he could not
possibly know anything which occurred, for by
so doing we would place ourself on the platform
which he himself occupies If he is mean enough
to invade the hours which we believed were
consecrated to friendship, let him do so, but we
are determined not to disgrace oursef by follow
ing his example When we see a fellow being
with faults and failings, pity him. 1t is a
sight at beholding which, although devils laugh,
angels weep. Engaged in the defence of what
we believe to be an honorable cause, we have
freely commented on che political conduct of the
politicians of this county whose views did not
accord with our own. But we have not, in any
instance, assailed their private character, and we
never will do so
The editor of the M2untdineer has many and
grievous fangs, but it will not be our fault if
they are harshly commented on during his life,
or are remembered in his epitapb. We regard
bic oh
acter, and say to him with as much sincerity as
Uncle Toby said to the fly, which he caught
while buzzing maliciously around his head
$50, poor devil; is this world not large enough
for thee and me?" There is nothing in the
world at which there are so many adopts rs ut
personal abuse. The best hands at it we ever
met with were the fish women of PHILADELPHIA.
1t is as natural for them to be personal in their
observations, and to be even sarcastic in their
remarks, as to cry fresh shad.'' Our neichbor
is welcome to continue his personalities if he sees
proper. We are willing to leave the business
with such creatures as himself and the fish wo-
men of Philadelphia.
Our neighbor commences his article by assail-
ing Individual who never had anything to DO
with this controversy. This is cowardly and
mean, but is eminently characteristic of the edi-
tor of the MorHtaineer, and furnishes a convin-
cling proof of the truth of that which he has said
of himself-"I amt much of lawyer or editor,
but am the best surveyor in the county,
Last fall he made personal attack on General
White, to which he replied, and after .'few
letters" were exchanged, our neighbor quietly
backed out from the controversy. We know
that the almost unanimous verdict of the people
the occasion referred to was that the ed tor of
the Noaentainee1 had been badly used up After
thus "backing out" his attempt to make a
thrust at General White over our shoulder is we
repeat, mean and cowardly. He asserts that we
are not our own master, and that in the dis
charge of our duties we controlled by .soutsi-
ders." 1t takes but little time or ink to make
such charges, but it is sometimes difficult to prove
them. We have never published anything in
the editorial columns of this paper of which we
are ashamed. We challenge our neighbor to
point out when or where we ever faltered in the
support of Democratic men and measures. If
We were dictated to, our 6ictators evidently new
er counseled Us to pursue an anti Democratic
course. Our neighbor cannot say the same with
truth. Our course never elected the appreciation
of Black Republican editors--his did.
few weeks ago our neighbor made number
of serious charges agains: Senator Bigler. We
called on him to prove them. Instead of doing
thls' ne commenced assailing our private charac-
ter-the common resort of Iow-minded bla-
guards when sinking under the weight of argu.
ment Our neighbor asserts that we have been
attempting to misrepresent the bogus Conyen.
ton which assembled at Harrisburg on the 18Th
OF April, and cites the Harrisburg Patriot &
O"'o" as authority to sustain his position. That
paper denounced Forney's Convention in stron.
ger terms than ever we did, 1t was Conven.
'ioh called in open violation of the principles O
the Democratic party, for the purpose of trans
ierlng 1t to the Black Republicans. We de
nounced at the time the men who comnosed If q
traitors and disorganizers Our neiebbor ac.e5
the part OF their apologist. Our views with 20
gard to them have undergone no change sine