The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-05-21
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The Truth About that fDIs.
graceful Conduct


Dem. d Sent. concerning some 'sdisgrace-
fui conduct" said to have transpired on
Saturday week, upon the reception here
Of the news of the taking of Richmond,
must have been intended for Il foreign
market, for certainly the writer is not so
totally devoid of common sense as to sup
pose for an instant that the same would
be believed here. The material portion of
the article is a complete tissue cf false
hoods, without the slightest foundation in
fact, and we are surprised at a journal
laying claim to even the remotest approach
TO truthfulness giving it publicity. In
che first place, no attempt whatever was
made to "gut" the Dem. G Sent. estab-
ishment at any time secondly, no MOB,
nor semblance to mob, was apparent on
tie streets during the evening in question;
thirdly, 10 demonstrations of riot and
demolition were engaged in By any one !;
and, consequently, the subsequent rem
counter said to have occurred between the
rioters aud a party OF "hard- listed Demo
cruts," the latter armed with clubs, was
never had We mention these facts for
the benefit of readers at distance, who
might imagine, from the tenor of our
neighbof's doleful wall, that that journal
ekes out precarious existence only thro'
the liberality of an outraged community.
The truth is, the Dem. &c Sent stands in
ne manner of danger from mob-law. No
one could be coaxed into touching in an-
ger single hair of its precious head
No, sir On the contrary, one and all
feel disposed to allow its presence to re-
main with US, lasting monument Of the
perfdy of the Democratic party. We can
tolerate it--at a distauce-and even smile
1t its futile efforts to subvert our govern
ment, and reduce it to condition of
anarchy and chaos, confident that the
Vaccinations of the ungodly will ul-
timately meet with confusion at the hands
Of the Great Beirg who holdeth the des-
TIMES Of the nations of the earth IN His
own right hand. The soung, moreover,
may learn from IFS career a nseful lesson,
and shun the paths which lead to wicked
ness and depravity such as characterize
our neighbor. The Dem. & Sent is safe
for the term of its natural lie. Where
fore, why should its editors allow them
selves to feel otherwise than comfortable
and contented
We have it from indisputsble authority
from one who was on the ground at the
time-that this 'sriot" which our neighbor
bcmoans go lugubriously consisted simply
Of this: A party of Juveniles, numbering
possibly dozen, who had become consid-
erably excited over the presumed success
of our arms at Richmond, and who prob
ably felt disposed to protrac. the exercises
of the evening through the aid Of ;.rtiti-
cial stimulan.s, called at certain lager
beer shop for the purpose of "l;quoring
up." While there, a small pugilistic en-
counter ensued, not on a question Of poll
tics but on totally foreign topic, resulting
ia no particular damage to either CT the
beiiigerents SO far as we are aware This
jager-beer shop is in close proximity to
the Dem. d Sent establishment, and in
the fracas, or Immediately thereafter, the
sign.board of that Office, which rePosed
then ia Its usual recumbent position on
the pavement, was upset. This is posi-
lively all the damage done the establish
ment. The "6erce onslaught" on the
door, and the subsequent riotous proceed
ings, upon which our neighbcr descants
with wondrous verbosity, constitute moth
ing but vigorous attempt to magnify a
mole.hill into a mountain. These little
epigodes had their existence only in the
vivid imagination of the penny-a-i'ner
who got up the silly story.
As before remarked, we are astonlshed
that our neighbor should have 90 demeaoed
himself Is to stoop to downright lying in
order to create sensation. But, no l.
Fsbrication is and always has been his
forte: dseeitfulpess his failing. BE is
crest stictler for truth-so long as that
saunsdisy viii answer ha purpose