Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-11-16

The Mobiles Rebuked.


Many Of our readers wi IL remember the
announcement in the papers but few
weeks ago, of the destruction Of the Office
OF the EastOn Senttnel by an excited and
infuriated mob--who styled themselves
"Unionists.
All lovers Of law, order aud good Gov.
ernment, in short, all true patriots, read
the announcement with feelings of sorrow
and regret. If, said they, the editor of
that paper has beer guilty Of any crime of
any treason to the Government, he is
amendable to the laws, and should be ar.
rested. tried, convicted and sentenced to
punishment, such as tie nature Of his crime
deserves.
They felt that to countenance these uu.
lawful proceedings was 10 encourage and
initiate reign Of terror and violence hors
IN our midst, which would only result in
anarchy, confusion and bloodshed. That
the people Of the North, (who should be
united, at least in fidelity to the Govern.
ment and its laws would raise their arms
not against its enemies in the South. but
against one another in tie North, and that
mans property or his life, would not be
worth an hours purchase.
Honest men Of all parties condemned
these proceedings as subvorsive of the nat.
ural and constitutional rights of men-tbe
right Of free speech and Of the Press
Strange to say, the Republican newspa.
pcrs OF the Country with few shining ex-
ceptions, endorsed them, either directly or
maintained studied silence upon the aues-
ton of rightfuness or wrongfulness and
yet the echoes of sthe cry "free Speech"
free press, "free SOIL" Fremont, &c."
made by these very newspapers, have
hardly died away,-What q change has
come over them These words, "freo
speech" free press" their rallying cry Of
SO, now fall upon their ears as meaning.
less and UNDECIDED as the whistling of the
idle winds
The Editor Of the Easton Sentinel i'm.
mediatoly procured a new Press and new
type and resumed the publication of that
journal, with scarcely q weeks delay
tic offered the files of bis paper for public
inspection. He challenged their closet
scrutiny, and asked those who had de-
stroyed his property and abcttors to point
ott one single word or sentence, which
would justify them in their charges against
him of being a sympathizcr with Seoess-
ionists. No such word or sentence could
be or was found~-He was nominated BY
the Democratic party as candidate for
tha Legislature. his loyslity, aud merits
we're fully canvassed
lie abatcd not one jot or title Of his CD.
position to fanaticism, sectionalism and
abolitionism but pursued the precise course
he had for months previous
He met the most persistent and deter.
mined opposition-he was charged with
baing Secessionist, tory and a traitor.
This new ono party dodge was re,orted
in order to defeat him He stood up man.
fully against that transparent trick, and
exposed It's fallacy. The result of the cleo
lion has shown that mob law and violence
is not only condemned by all homes. men
ot all parties, but has received most en-
phatic rebukc in old Northampton County
where the whole Democratic ticket was
elected by a majority Of over 200, and
d. II, Nstman, editor of the Eastoa Sen,
incl has been fully endorsed by the people
who know him best, by being elected to
represent them in the next Legislature,-
This result affords us more qualification
han the election oi an other man in the
Commonwealth, excepting the election of
'ur own Representatives, Geo. S. Tuition,
md Levi L. Tate, who we're roviled ,abus.
ID and misrep-esented without stint. The
,otcs and acts Of these men in our next
Legislature will show that the confidence
'ftheir constituents has not been misplaced.
long live Tuition, Tate and Neiman