Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-04-24
There's many q sin.
Between the cap and the lip

son Jr., received what he at least regarded
as an o5icial notice, that he had been ap-
pointed Post Master of this place. and that
the commission would be forwarded 10 him as
soon as made out, He accordingly commen-
ced fitting up" the store room one door East
his Hotel, for the office. Imagine then
the surprise Of all, when on last Saturday
evening it was announced that Mr.. N. S.
Harr. had received from the TGeueIalS Post
Office Department, a commission authorizing
him TO forthwith enter on the discharge of
the duties of Post Master Of Ebensburgh, all
Of which we have..no doub. he will tmmediate-
ly proceed to do. He will make an excellent
officer. Maj, Thompson doubtless feels that
has been treated very badly. There must
have been a mistake, or else extraordinary
double dealing somewhere.
EE As the Header in the last Mountain
eer' is almost entirely devoted TO personAIi-
ties, We Will waste neither time nor space in
replying TO it. Matters OF more Importance
now demand our attention. Finding 1t i'm
possible TO reply to our arguments in favcr OF
y
party in this County, by an honorable com
promise, or to justify It's efforts three weeks
ago to place Us 10 q false position by misquo-
ting our articles and falsely charging Us with
having libelled the late Democratic State
Convention. By asserting that its members
had been bribed by the Pennsylvania Rail
road in order to keep up show of fight 1t is
deemed necessary TO assail Us personally
This We anticipated. Nature has endowed
the creatures who control the 'Mountaiueer'
with malicious hearts and empty heads. and
they consequently cannot help indulging in
personalities occasionally 1t Is as natural
for them TO do SO, as it is for . hog to grunt,
or an Ass to bray. 1t is true, we are law
yer, and that We were admitted to the Bar
about the time the responsible editor Of the
N0untaiAeer was in the habit Of crawling a.
the hour OF midnight out OF Know Nothing
dens, but we cannot for the life of Us, per-
ceive what cur private business has to 90
with the unfortunate difficulties existing in
the ranks of the Democracy of Cambria. IS
the PeDDsy ylYania Railroad controls the Noun
tanner through its principal stockholders,
we 90 Rot blame it for not opposing the re-
peal of the tonnage tax. Bat 1t has no right
to charge US with having published SANDER
Gus charges against the Company aCout the
time 1t had important cases TO try IL the
Court of this County
Those who will take the trouble Of exam
amining our files will find, that this is bold
wilful downright falshood, without even the
shadow of truth to sustain Ii. We are not an
enemy of the company: We have admired
the spirit by which 1t IS characterized, and
freely acknowledge that it has done much
towards developing resources of this State
We opposed the repeal OF the tonnage tax be
cause It was corrupt measure, intended to
rob the State of millions ofrevenue TO which
law equity aud right entitled it. The. corrupt
ton and rotteness of this bill were so self
evident, that the company did net insist on
Its hireiing press in this County defending it.
OF course this contrversy could not close On
the part of the lOlmtGlRaer, without an allu-
sion TO Dick White. Custom becomes &C.
ond nature, and it IS consequently imPossib le
for the uountaincer scri5bleTs to close an edi-
torial without speaking Of him. When at
home be is capable of defending himself He
has gone 20 serve bis country in the battle field,
aud we hope his maligners viii refrain from
venting their malice against him, for the
present at least. SO mote it be.