The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-12-19
EBENSEsERG:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
blizzard sDiSSeCted.

of "IHe AUeghanidn, 1t was our deter
mination not to deal in personalities to-
ward any member of the fraternity, If
such course coulI possibly be avoided.
We have always believed, and with some
reason, that, amongst rational beings, fair
and honest arguments will always accom-
plish more than vindictive abuse; and
that it is always more pleasant task to
persuade than to force-to lead than to
drive. We have adhered to this deter
mination, therefore, with conscientious
pertinacitY, never deviating from it in the
slightest particular, unless by the filings
and twaddle of others we were unavolda-
bly, forced to do SO.
Let us advert to few facts, and we are
content to leave to a candid public the
criticism of our career. We entered upon
our duties as a journalist about three
months ago. The publication of the pa
per had been suspended for several weeks,
and during that time the Republican Par
ty had been left without an organ at the
County seat An important political cam
paign was in progress, and ever true to
his instincts, the creature who scribbles
for the Democrat DC Sentinel had taken
advantage of the occasion, and was indul-
ging in ali sorts and shades of abuse, mis-
representation and vituperation of and
concerning our party and its principles.
ANY one who had the moral courage to
wade through the nasty stuff which he
was at that time weekly putting forth,
will agree with US, that it could only ema-
nate from a yile, depraved, wicked and
beastly heart-in short, just such an heart
as in every way corresponds with the in
dividual who carries it. The fellow had
arrogated to himself the right to slander
unoffending citizens at will, and he exer-
cised it in a manner which indicated that
he never expected to be called to account
for his ignominious conduct We, in
common with others, had long seen this,
and hence when we entered upon our edi-
torial labor, we felt it due not only to
the Republican Party, bat also to the
cause of truth and Justice, to correct these
periodical misrepresentation and to ad-
minister fitting rebuke to the inflated
popinjay who had Illuminated them.
We discharged our duty in this matter
in good faith, and in conscientious spir-
it, not descending to language unbecom-
ing gentleman, and setting nothing down
in malice. But we told the truth, the
simple. honest, naked truth-and like a
two-edge6 sword, to which it is is often
compared, it cm The effect was mar
velous. On the appearance of our paper,
the whole Democrat G Sentinel establish
ment went into a state of the widest ex-
citement. Rage, and froth, and fury seem
to have ruled the hour, operating alike
upon the whole kit and kaboodle, from
Its principal ,stockholder down to its very
Devil. Indeed, some have limited that
the editor himself was seized with vio-
lent hystcrical fit, and that for time his
gall was SO distended that fears were en-
tertained Of collapse in that acrid organ.
But however this may have been, it is
quite certain, that at the earliest available
moment, grand eonvocation Of the stock
holders was held, and it was then and
there solemnly adjudged and determined,
that, by means of the prolific and unscru-
pulous pen of the renowned and illustri-
Gus Dizzard, we were forthwith to be de-
molished
All of which Dizzard immediately un-
dertook to do He opened up his Old rus,
ty battery without even telling us to get
out of the road, and came down upon US
"like thousand of brick" at least.
From that time to the present be has been
keeping up his fire, but notwithstanding
the fact that he has nearly exhausted the
fish market vocabulary in preparing his
balls, yet we confidently assure our friends
that We ''still live"
We have. neither the room nor the in
c.ination now to dwell at any considerable
length upon the oft repeated, stale and
Improbable charge of Abolitonism, which
the silly fellow has been weekly making
against US. We will, in our own good