The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-05-28

secured his election upon the basis OF
being an enemy to the best interests OF
his country-a Copperhead As 1t now
stands, this point is resolved into ques>
ton Of veracity between Mr.. G. and the
Democrat
III. Dir. G. desires us to show wherein
"single principle" was sacrificed in the
attainment of his election. In this: That
Politics and Education have hitherto
been kept separate and apart, as two dis
tinct elements of social policy, having no
relation to each other. Never before,
within our recollection, has Politics been
allowed to conflict with or interlneddle IN
matters pertaining to Education, and es-
.peciaily in the election of Superinten-
dent, no more than has Religion or Ma
tivity. Neither should 1t. TO illustrate
this-would it not have been manifestly
unjust IN the Republican Directors Of
Johnstown borough to have ostracized
Mr.. CoNDoN on any of the various occa-
sicns OF his application for professorship
in the Union School Of that place upon
the sole ground that he was Democrat !?
Why then the Democratic party take upon
itself the dangerous responsibility of os-
TRACKING any man or set Of men simply
because he or they be Republicans? 1t
is bad precedent to set up, and may lead
to untold difficulties in the successful
working of the Common School system.
Besides this, the whole idea of a 'tcaucus"
originated in the minds of few-say
rotten politicians aud would
be leaders of the Democratic party, who
are, without doubt, at heart enemies of
Popular Education. They could have
given no surer indication of so being than
| by acting as they did. One OF these has,
since the convention, publicly boasted
that in Mr.. G 8 election the Democrats
have accumulated "big thing" for, in
that geutleman's journeyings throughout
the county, when visiting the various
schools, he may be able, and no doubt
,cn, d O much toward the furtherance of
Democratic principles! To allow ones
| self TO become the medium through which
to establish an iniquitous precedent, as
also to suffer ones self to become tool
for artful politicians, constitutes to our
view a very serious sacrifice of principle.
! ". MIR. G. desires us to show wherein
"trickery and corruption" was used to
secure his election. Now, the entire
election, on the part of the Democracy,
was one villainous compound of political
trickery and corruption. Although the
thing may have been all ready cut and
dried for weeks, not syllable was whis-
| pered to those other than Democrats that
such an arrangement as a "caucus" was
on the topis. The announcement of that
fact on the day Of election, shortly prior
to the meeting of .he convention of Di-
rectors, took all fair minded, honest men
by surprise. Such a sleight-of hand per-
formance was wholly unlocked for, and
| found those not counted in the magic ring
of Democratic aspirants unprepared to
cope Herewith. 1t was base trick-a
sneaking subterfuge-co corrupt and venal
throughout We do Mr. c. the justice
to say that lie did not engineer this caucus
dodge to an issue--to other men belongs
the damning dishonor of that conception
yet nevertheless the odium attaches to
him of allowing himself to be elected
through strictly partizan appliances
That load of odium, like not altogether
dissimilar load borne by CAIN, will stick
to him for some time to come.
MIR. CoNDoN has done wisely in
| getting into print. He has demonstrated
that he did not assert, openly and defiant
/ ly, that he was that vilest of all vile po-
litical creatures-a Copperhead. He has
| furthermore demonstrated that his course
in the premises has been such as to re-
quire some show of palliation and excuse.
| And now, if, seeing himself as others see
him, Mr. G. has become convinced that
he was coisted upon the community thro'
the agency of an improper combination, and
decides TO resign the Superintendcncy we
will shout "hosannah p and forthwith
petition the proper authorities to reinstate
him in office, not upon the ground of his