Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-04-30
G. 2. RRAE, Editor.
tanses :. Todd. Publisher.
EIlIISDiY APRIL 20, 1862
Very Severe,

very severe.
1T was always tie trick Of our English
nation says lily Jack Fa'staff. addressing
himself to the Cgief Justice, ',if tLey had
good thing. to make it too common" And
30 il seems to be With Republican politicians
and editors at the present time. They &C
casioEally get hold Of first rate humbug,
which if judlciously used, would assist IL
bolstering up their rotten and sinking cause
qwLiIe longer. But they always make it
too common. They harp on it So constantly
that il soon lpscS the charm of novelty-the
people stamp the word hunIbug On it 10 in
deliblc characters. and it soon sinks into the
general mass Of stale and ioaihel caiUmnics.
OF this character was tie charge Of dis.oy>
atty aeains; the Democrats who supported
John &. Brcckinridg. for the Presidency in
1860. which was 50 inlu>trj,us!y circulated
10y the \ olition disuuionists Immediately
after the commencement # the present ar
Although the calunry hal lis day. it was
short lived. The men who were thus cal
umnated gave the lie to the charge, by every
where, throughout the loyal States.
promptly announcing their devotion to the
Union oaI the Constitution. and their deter
DliEa.ipn TO sustain the Government in all
Iawfg. efforts it might make t. put down tue
rebellion. They did more. They were
among the very first t. volunteer in the
cause Of tlc Union. and sLi.e brave and pa
trI"tiC Sh,ck Sh4ve:s were at home caIum-
mating tiem. hundreds of them were on tie
battle Ge.a. sealing their devotion to the
Union with the last drop Of blood that
warmed their breasts
Never can the Ian forget,
How gushed the life blood Of her brave.
Gushed warrn with hope aud yalor yet,
Upon the soil they f,ught t, save
No. the people. even the reepscsaLIe por-
tjon OF the Republican party. have rot been
Indifferent spectators IF the ardent love Of
country they have manifested throughout
the struggle. ami therefore it IS that the
cs,lu,nuies of their maliguers are everywhqre
loathed ani desI.;se,i. Even III dear. delight
fUl bigJied Massachusetts,. the home of New
Eu-lIui's worst i,na,iciSm. whose i.iuuecI
fanatics made laws in the wildern,s, t. fst-
ter the human conscience, who bani,he,i
Roger Williams because lie was the friend Of
religious liberty. and with Whose entire his
tory 50 much Of glory and shame is blended.
could iot find within her borders General
sufficiently brave, talented and patriotic tu
lead the first soldiers she sent to the war.
except Gen. Butler The leader of the Brcck
inridge Democracy il the North during the
last Presidential campaign. The truth Is.
the withdrawal OF all tie officers and soldiers
from the army who supported either Doug
las or Breckenridge tor the Presidency in
1860 would reduce it to a very small crowd.
ant the representatives Of the Wendell Phil
lips school of Ab1litiouiSn there, would be
found 10 be ike Angels visits, few and far
between.
Our attention has been directed t. this
question, by the appearance of a remarkable
editorial article entitled Breckinridser in
the last number of the 4Eeghamaa. 1t is
certainly iite-ary curiosity in its way. 1t
was doubtless written In obedience TO tbe
orders Of the ignorant and iusolent old Abo-
iitionist who professes to edit that sheet. Lv
one Of the meanest aud most skulkinc Of his
deputies. We have heard Alexander c
Muiliu, Esq, charged with It's authorship.
But we dc not believe it, We believe him
to be too much Of gentleman t,. be capable
of such dirty piece of work.
The author Of the article in question has
certainly established his reputation for flu
ency IN that language the free and frequent
use of which is the certain index Of a low
minded blaguarl. We entertain no Doubt
that he Is graduate of either the Five Points
New York or of a Fish Market. Here are =
few Of the ePithets he applies to the unfor-
tunate Breckinridge; '.a scabby scoundrel. -
''versute villain.'' ''the sneakinc scamn,
''the dirty dog" hateful hound.v .spusiI-
luminous puppy" Contemplate coxcomb''
"foppish fool "scurvy scavenger." "a Vi
cioUs ragabond,'' .-inimitable migrate,
nasty nincompoop.' s.skulking SOW"
''t;aitorous trucker ''noxious n:pnv.n
Jealous culprit, - "sneering snob,o vain
glorious vaporer," pulling pug" ..vapid
vsgrant," ''rotten rascal ..scaly sucker ,,
''reeki9g reprobate," )" great and greasy Gen
ersl," "perured porpois,'' "a beastly muir
dcrer," "hully Breckinridge." "a beastly
-butshe,. ' triple traitor " double distilled