Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1860-06-06
FOR GOVERNOR,
HENRY D. FOSTER,
OF COJTNTY.
Our very KIND Nefghbor.


Our esteemed neighbor Of the Aount aineer
Is a very remarkable man. and it is certainly
to be regretted that he should ever grow old.
But as their is no armor against fate. the
world must sooner or later, be deprived of his
valuable services He is a very great man
in small matters, ard although he has new
er ''cut much OF figure" among men, we en-
tertain no doubt he would have been uuani-
mously regarded as a very great giant, in the
kingdom of Lilliput. Like certain animal
m entioaei in the last chapter of ''Tris-
trim Shandy." he performs his weekly task
with grave countenance, and if the Noun
taineer is not the best and most reliable
Newspaper in tie United States, it is evident
ly not because its Editor does not think so.
AS he is a very exalted Individual, we are
not at all surprised that be looks doren on US,
and that we look up TO him. Our venera-
ton for the man, compels US to notice the
editorial remarks In the last 1Hountaineer con-
cerning the Democrat d; Sentinel, although
we are extremely reluctant to kick at moth
ing. His course towards US is, to say the
lea st of it, contemplate. Finding it impos-
sible to reply to our arguments, he has turn
ed his attention to hunting up typographical
errors in our articles. If he did not feel that
he was upholding rotten cause, he would
not we are certain. engage in such contempt
ible work. But
''He that stands upon slippery place,
Makes nice of 10 vile hold to stay him up"
Our neighbor few weeks ago, talked
knees OF course all the sensible readers of
the Mountaineer knew that aceak was the
word intended by the writer, and read on
without taking any further notice of the typo
graphical error. 1t is seldom that number
of city or country Newspaper appears, in
which many such errors cannot be discovered.
We hope our neighbor will not be again so
,ceeh as to hunt up the typographical errors
in our articles. In preparing brief report
of the proceedings ofthe Charleston Conven-
ton, we followed the more elaborate reports
published in several of our exchanges. Those
reports were often contradictory, and if we
published anything that was not correct, the
fault was not ours. The reporters at Char
lesion were to be blamed. We also beg leave
to in form our neighbor that the platform as
published by him, was not correct. Certain
resolutions ,chich he published, were not adopt
ed By the Convention.
He asserts that we attempted to stab Capt.
Smith over his shoulders. We never attempt
ed any thing of the kind. We did not think
at the time to which he alludes, that Capt.
Smith was standing at the back of our neigh
Dor Kissing him on, and we do not think SO
now He is capable of fighting his own bat
ties. We never naligued him. nor will VIC
ever do So We would be as reluctant as our
neighbor, to misrepresent him or do him the
slightest injustice. We merely few weeks
ago, alluded to a rumor which was in circula-
tion concerning bis course at Charleston, and
briefly stated why we did not believe that it
was correct; certainly that was not maligning
him. We are still at loss to account fol
the Captains remarkable Sumnterset at Char
lesion, and he has not yet condescended to ex
plain The hifalutin about his honesty abil-
tiles &c in the last Nountdineer. wont satisfy
the people 1t is facts. not aorid prose tha
they want.