The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-12-19
''Sustaining the PresfGenf.'

The editor Of the Democrat G; Sentinel,
who has for some time been trying to
make the people believe that he does not
sympathize with Secession and Rebellion,
last week gave a free exhibition of his
cloven feet. For time, he had the un-
blushing efrontery to pirate about his be-
ing in favor of sustaining the President
and his Administration but he has now
shown himself in his true colors, by ma
king attacks on Mr.. LINCOLN and Secre-
tary CAMERoN, which are as cowardly
as they are lame and impotent.
We can in no way SO well give our
readers an idea of the depravity of this
fellows heart, as by transferring these I'll
rades of abuse to our columns. Witness
what he says about the President and his
Message:
On outside this week, we publish the
Message of President Lincoln to Congress-
Our readers can peruSe it and judge of its
merits for themselves. In our opinion brew
ity is its only merit, although it is but just to
say, that it is by no means an Abolition doe
ument. The entire newspaper press of the
Abolition party, repudiate it stale, fiat and
unpro:itable- The peruSal of il has confirmed
US in an opinion we have long entertained of
the President-that he is a weak and timid,
but not a bad man, and that if left to himself
he would do nothing to aid in carrying out
the emancipation scheme of the leaders of
the party which elected him. But he is too
tnid to dissolve partnership with them alto
gether, and take high and national grounds
in the present fearful crisis, by arraying him
self on the side Of the Union and the Consfi-
tuition. He should have wisdom enough to
know, that he cannot secure for himself the
reputation OF being either a fearless patriot
or an able statesman, by continuing to write
such milk and water messages as this one
certainly is.
Witness, also, the manner in which our
clownish ncighbor compliments Secretary
CAMERON
This willy and unscrupulous denagogue is
playing, at least endCaYoring to play, a
very sharp game just at the present time
After procuring the removal and disgrace Of
Gen. Fremont, he is endeavorng to steal his
thunder. Having got the "Pathfnder" out
of the road, be is trying to take his place as
the leader of the ultra Emancipation wing
of the Republican party. BY this course he
expects to make his calling and election sure
to the Presidency in 1864. part of his
Report to Congress was so ultra, so emphatic
ally Abolition in tone and sentiment that Lin
coin compelled him to suppress it. 1t some
how or other got into the hands Of the editors
of the New York Tribune who gave ii to the
world. The doctrines it sets forth, are en-
pha'ically worthy of John Brown or Josh
ua Giddings, but must excite the unqualified
condemnation of every true patriot and friend
of humanity in the land.
We can i'll afford to spare the room
which these delectable extracts occupy,
but we have done so to show our readers
that we have never made a single charge
or innuendo against our up street neighbor
that his own words do not amply verify.
What will the people think of the fellow
who one day pretends to be the President s
friend, and the next day shows himself to
be his deadly enemy? What will they
think of him who one day pronounces Mr..
CAMERON wise and conservative states
man, and the next day says his doctrines
| are such as to "excite the unqualified con-
demnation Of every true patriot in the
land % Will they not justly regard such
an editor as medley of contradiction
whose own principles are doubtful, and
whose patriotism, to say the least of it, is
considerably miced ? Such is our opin-
ion.
| Come, then, CHARLES, be one thing OF
the other. Don't attempt to sail under
false colors. Don't, we beseech you, un.
dertake to roar while you can bray SC
much better for if you do, it will be ou,
painful duty to jerk the lions skin of
you, in which event your long ears and
other assinine qualities will be made stri
kingly apparent, and you, alas. De 'lef
naked to your enemies" This would
indeed, be sad state of affairs therefore
let us a2monish you in season, to
"Rise upon Suggen. and down upon Cad
Dance up to the music, my jolly young lad.
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