The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-05-07
Brief Expose Of the Inner Cir
Gle of the Dem. s. Sent. Estab-
liShm ment.-.TOdd.

we md the following cnolce DIT OF
blackguardism in last weeks issue of the
Dem. Dc Sent:
| s'sThe question for debate at the next meet
| ing of the Loyal League of this place is
| Which is the greater ass, the editor of The
Aueghanian or the fellow writes his edito-
riais 2''
| The Dem. Dc Sent. has for long, a
very long time made this theme of impu-
| ted incapacity on our part to write our
own editorials pretext for vile personal
assaults Ever since our connection with
this paper, we have been twitted. and
Etaunted with insinuations that we employ
| "deputies" and "fellows" to furnish orig
| inal matter for our columns. We have
| been branded as 'illiterate,' as an igno-
rant old mountebank, "as, in this instance,
an sass" We have been repeatedly told
| that we are untitled, "by an ordinance of
nature," to even lay claim to the author
ship of single production, to say nothing
of editing paper. Now, we do not feel
particularly aggrieved at all this, for it is
part of the stock in trade of Loco-Foco
journals to lie in good set terms--to yilify
and traduce all opposers of their peculiar
tenets. This is their failing, and mis-
fortune to be regretted. We do not pre-
tend to say that we are endowed with any
extraordinary talents we do not consider
oursclf nearly so acute as certain lawyers
in this section we could name-but still
we consider ourself abundantly able to
cope sipgle-handed with the entire nest Of
Copperheads who scribble for the Dem. DC
Sent. Our name appears at the head OF
The AUeghanian as editor, and we hold
ourself personally responsible for anything
appearing in its columns. Even 'cere we
reduced to the pass of employing deputies
to speak in our stead, which is not the
case-what then The sentiments they
may enunciate are assumed BY us-their
platform of principles our own. Quarrel
with rs, then, if you SO desire, but build
not up mau of straw at which to level the
shafts of your impotent malice.
The Dem. & Sent, as before remarked,
has for long time taken advantage OF
this deputy dodge to gull its unsophis-
ticated readers. Henceforth it has done
SO with impunity, but we now propose this
shall be different. Forbearance with us
has ceased to be virtue the time has
come when we may pardonably invoke the
lee tahonis, and read the irresponsible"
editor of that journal brief lesson.
Immediately onShe decease of its for
mer editor, Mr.. MURRAY gentleman of
fine literary attainments, by the way-it
became necessary to secure the services of
ga new hand at the bellows" for the DEM
E Sent After considerable castiog about,
and after the paper had been issued on
the "pony purse" system for several weeks,
it was determined by the half dozen men
controlling the destinies of that delecta5le
journal that jim TODD was about the only
available tool in market at that particular
juncture. To be sure, he had never been
considered prodigy of learning, still it
was thought that proper culture might
possibly develope JAMES into pretty re-
spectacle one-horse sort of editor, and en-
able him to keep up the genera}reputation
of the Loco Foco organ. Accordingly,
JIMMIE, boy, quite nice, dappcr little
fellow in his way, and not to be sneezed
| at as private citizen-JIMMIE was con-
| ferred with and found nothing loath to
enter upon political career so, with
small flourish of trumpets, that parsonage
was duly installed as editor and publisher
| of the d. & s., and as such remains even
unto this day. Soon after his debut, how
ever, it became painfully apparent to the
stockholders aforesaid that in JAMES ell
ovation they had most efectually put their
foot in it. His mental capacity, if he
possessed any at all, was found, not to put
too fine point upon it: to be extremely
limited, and he totally disqualified, in
every respect, for the career to which, in
his overweening pride, he had aspired.
He wasn't the coming man-most assu-
redly not. But the stockholders had
secured-their elephant bow were they to
get rid of the improbable animal? This
was the question.
Things went on after this fashion for