Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-09-21
REPENTANT.

Our neighbors of the Johnstown Tribune
are evidently sorry for the abuse which they
heaped on Mr.. Durbin, Immediately after his
nomination for State Senator by the Demo-
cratic District Conference. The evidences of
sincere contrition manifest in almost every
sentence of the leader in the last number of
their paper are truly refreshing, and lead us
to hope that the campaign in this County at
least, will be hereafter carried on in high
toned and gentlemanly manner. They have
discovered that their personal attacks on Mr..
Durbin united the Democracy firmly in his
support, and did serious injury to the pros
poets of Mr.. Hall in this County. Perceiving
this, they prudently determined while the
lamp held out to burI," to take the back
track. They have already taught Mr.. Hall
the truth of the old saying '.that an impru.
dent and overzealous friend is more to be
dreaded than foul mouthed and abusive
enemy" 1t is highly probable they will not
furnish him with any additional lessons during
the present campaign.
Our Johnstown neighbors for the purpose
of making as graceful retreat as possible,
seem to be anxious to get up the impression
that they did not abuse Mr.. .Durbin. No one
will believe them who perused their paper of
the I'd inst, In their leader that week, they
said ''that as well might the gentleman who
composed the Conference have nomin ated one
OF their old boots. for the important and res
ponsible office of State Senator, as the ieno-
ind,
this is not abusive and insulting language,
we do not know what is. They complain that
exception has been taken to their course by
the Democratic press of this and Blair coun
ty. They should also have stated that excep
ton has been taken to their course by DOR
tion of the Republican press of the district.
The AAeghanian, one of Mr. Halls organs
IN this county, commented week before last
on the abusive course of the Tribune and
Hollidaysburg Whtg as follows:-
'.The Blair County Wing and the Cambria
Tribune, two of the Opposition journals in
this Senatorial District in their zeal to sub
serve the interests Of Col Hall, have, we re-
greet to say, opened out upon Augustine Dur
bin. the Loco Foco candidate, in a very coarse
and indelicate manner.
Whig''
Inc Loco-Foco Buchanan and Bipler
can Ganciaate for Senator is engaged in the
w WhlsKey business at Munster. but thew saw
he "can'tkeep hotel" Well. if he can't
do that, can he make laws for the neonle9-
This is serious question and should aronse
the sober-minded people to look at it with
lhat consideration which justly belongs to Il
Let the watchword be-'Can't Keep a Ho.
tel"
And the following titbit from the Tri-
bune:"
"As well might the gentlemen who COM
posed that Conference have nominated one of
t1eir oid boots for the responsible and bonor-
aDie Pos'.iOn OF State Senator, the ignor.
and boorish individual they did Mr.. Durbin
may ne useful man in small way in the
locanty IN which he resides, bnt that he DOS
sesseS any, even the slightest, qualifications
1or tue position OF law maker for this great
commonwealth Is supposItion most ridicu
lous ana abs 'rd Nobody-no honest aud
rignt thinklng Observation-Disclosures that this
man Durbin is fitted, either by nature or
education. for any Office in the gift of the
people higher than that of township consta.
BILE or supervisor"
Now, these articles besides being very
Iioieuious In themselves, are untrue. Mr..
Duroin is not engaged in the Whiskey bus
mess az Munster, as the Wig asserts, nor is
ne the ignorant and boorish individual the
Tribune would make him appear"
1t will be seen by the above, that one of
Mr. Halls organs, is severer on the Tribune