Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-09-19
For the Democrat and Sentinel.


During the past two or three weeks you
have been engaged in attacking citizens of
the county, and among others l have come
up for scare of your attention. You have
abused me in every shape that you could;
even the articles of clothing which wear,
have not escaped your denunciatioD; and in
particular, you have descended like thou
sand Of brick upon my shirt. 1t is new
phase in politics. when mans political con-
duct is to be tried by the material or color of
his under garments. Regretting that the ar
| ticle has fallen under your displeasure, 1 am
willing to do anything to appease your wrath,
and will if you desire, send you the shirt in
question, and as you are not likely to get my
scalp, you can make yourself whole upon the
garment. You can pitch into it at leisure
| with pen or scissors. You will find it to be
veritable Democratic Check from neck band
| to the-other extremity. The shirt business
| Is but specimen of the absurdity aud incohe-
rent malevolence of your abuse, which is
further distinguished oy its total disregard of
truth. A brief notice of some points 10 your
articles will demonstrate this effectually.
One of your articles, after mentioning that
had been in the Democratic County Con-
vention Of 1853, states that ''voted to NOM
mate every candidate from Ebensburg."
Now the writer of your article must have
| known that he was penning positive false
hood. lie knew that in that Convention l
voted for G. n Smith, Thomas I'll. Porter,
for Col Heyer, for Mr.. Barnes, for DIR. ID.
| 7. Storm.
| In regard to the Breckenridge county NEE
ting held on the Sd inst you say:
Richard White called the meeting, Rich
ard White managed the whole programme,
Richard White was the meeting" That is
your stateDent-what are the facts? We
find in the Democrat and Sentinel of August
29th the following notice:
Meeting.-The National Democracy of
Cambria County are requested to meet at the
Court House in the borough of Ebensburg on
Monday evening of next week, the Sd inst,
for the purpose of ratifying the nomination of
Breckenridge and Lane for the offices of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the ULited States,
and Henry d. Foster for Governor. Able
speakers will be present.
| A. DURBIN, Chairman Co. Com.
So that the published record shows that the
gular Chairman of the Democratic County
Committee.
Now, as to who composed the meeting
we read in the Democrat and Sentinel OF
Sept, 5th, that an organization of that NEE
ting was effected ''by calling VIM. Kittell,
Esq, to the Chair, and appointing Paul
George. 2. Bearer, f. Buck, r. S. Bum,
George Mccullough, VIM. Winner, Francis
! Eberly, Vice Presidents, and VI. NJ. Adams,
John NJ M'Bride and VIM. Barnes, Secretaries -
And further that 1.-THE meeting was addressed
by John Z. Barnes, Gen Joseph MDoDald,
c. d. Murray and Col. NJ. ID. Magellan -
These gentlemen, and the hundreds of spec
tators present composed The meeting.
As to the programme" as you call it. the
people of the county know well that the gen.
tlemen above named can aud do arrange their
own programme. They have held many mee-
tings in this county, in past years, and GER
tainly. by this time, understand the business.
So that, the three lines last quoted from
you, contain three falsehoods, or one lie to
the line.
} 1t is presumed tha, enough has been shown
to satisfy any reasonable man, as to what cred
ibility is to be attached to those statements of
of yours.
AS to your logical consistency:-your arti-
Gle of the 18th inst recites that am played
out" Very well; if that is so it is all right
But in the next breath you announce that you
cannot give me too much Importance" and
speak of me as 1.-THE head, ;" 1.-The soul" 1.-THE
lion"-that am 'bold manly, and give tune,
force. &c, DC. Now does this tally with be-
ing played out?" 1t is to be hoped, thai
as your denurcistions do not make me timid
your Establishments will no: make me vain.
The fact is, Mr.. Lloyd, your bald disjointed
chat is hardly worth noticing. and 1 would
not have paid attention to it, were it not fol
the fact that when my name is called, 1 have
rather propensity to answer to it.
In regard to the Washington election, i
: must be said that certain trials are now pen
4,ncx Il, 1e IL. n
: justice and fairness those men on trial are en-
titled to a fair and impartial hearing 1t is no
right that their cases should be made the sub
ject of newspaper slang, and prejudice ex.
5 cited in advance. So far as am conce.ne.
: the public know my position, and at the prop
er time am prepared to meet the issne.
Not wising TO trespasS too much on tn
space of the Democrat and Sentinel, 1 mus
+. now say to you that you shant spoil for a igh
If L can help it. If you want controvers,
:. with me, am with you, and 1 hope that yol
will be manly enough to give me chance il
your columns. You have paper and hav
not, and dare not impose too much on tn
good nature of Messrs. Zahm and Murray.
Let me further say, that. at first tine secre
of your attack was to me incomprehensible
e had never injured you-had never any par
ticular association with you: but the myster
. is now cleared up. see by the papers tha
in s1545 and SO on, you were a Know Moth
ing. You were attending their lodges, whe
all over the country, In Baltimore, In Cincin
natti, in Louisville, the Know Nothines wer
, stabblng. shooting and burning inoffensiv
citizens. At that time the Democrats uf thi
county, myself amongst them. were combattiu
: that organization, and trying to put it dow
as they best could. OF course bitter feeling
, were theE excited, and / now find that yo