Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-12-05

To the Editors of the Democrat and Star
Mr.. David B. Montgomery having favored
your readers last week with another budget
of blnnders, inrelation to his action in the
late Senatorial Conference, in which there
are so many perversions of the truth, that
deem it proper, (if not profitable by way
of amusement, to correct some of his falla-
cies and leave him in his proper attitude
upon the record before the people. No ad-
vantage shall be taken of his intimation,
that it was the last he would write, as / am
willing to accord to him every facility he may
desire to explain away his inerpIicdbIe posi-
ton before the Democracy of the Fifteenth
Senatorial District Beyond this, / can as
sure the public that consider him unworthy
of further notice.
In former communication, | charged
Mr.. Montgomery, with having violated his
instruction, as given by the Northumberland
County Democratic Convention, and also
with breaking his own oft-repeated public
! pledge He has thus far, totally failed to
exonerate himself from either charge, and
of course, stands convicted of both. This
is rather an unenviable position in which to
place political trickster.
/ regret the necessity Of correcting two
untruths in Mr.. Montgomery's last letter
He says that | claimed that the Conferees of
Northumberland County, were instructed to
vote for me (Tate) for Senator. / said no
such thing, Mr.. Montgomery. ] printed
your resolution of instructions, and showed
most conclusively, that according to its let
ter and spirit, you had no authority to vote,
at any time out of the counties of Columbia
and Montour | never said you were in
structed to vote for me, and hence the as
sertion is incorrect Albeit, the Sunbury
Democrat did publish that the Conferees of
that county were instructed to support Mr..
Tate's nomination for State Senator, and
Mr. Montgomery only attempted its eva
sion, by replying that ''Mr. Purdy was mis-
taken" And this was manifestly the plain
duty of Mr.. NJ, as I fairly carried Colum-
bia County, and his instructions legitimateiy
bound him only to vote for a Columbia or
Montour candidate.
/ quote another untruth from Mr.. Mont
gomery's last letter, which is-''says Mr..
Tate, voting for me two days, as you did, is
not sufficient" am impelIed by truth, Mr..
NJ, to pronounce the above assertion equally
fallacious. You do not deny that you said
before many witnesses, you would 'vote a
aoeek, if necessary, for Colonel Tate. In
less than tcoo days, and at the very first op-
portunity that presented itself for the be-
trayal of your trust-except in favor of Mon
tour-you struck down the Democracy OF
Columbia Was this your Kindness to 9
friend? Was this the way you kept YOU
word or is this the extent of your fidelity
Another quotation. 81 repeat, says Mr.
Montgomery, ''that was instructed by the
people of Northumberland County to vote
for Mr. Ent" What philosophy for an Elk
Senator! Instructed to vote for man who
was not candidate. But, suppose hi
wish was father to the thought, and a
Mr.. Ent's name was not before the Confer
ence, Mr.. Montgomery concluded that h
would vote for his next friend, the gentle
man from Sullivan, and thus fulfilling tn
assertion, that Mr.. Montgomery would vot
for any man Mr.. Ent required. And this i
partial development of the coalition exist
ing between Messrs. Ent and Montgomery
for the control of the Democratic Party 0
Columbia and Northumberland Counties
neither of whom have the spirit or liberalit!
to patronize the Democratic organs of theil
respective counties, and to which may add
they are both indebted for all they have anC
are or ever will be.
Mr. Montgomery's cant about the pleas
ure it would have afforded him, had he al
opportunity, of voting for Mr. McNinch
is duly understood, and can pass for wha
it is worth Mr. McNinch's s friends, WI
speak advisedly, only request Mr.. Montgom
cry not to misrepresent them again by say
ing that they all conceded this (Nor
thumberland) County in favor of Mr.. Ent. .
Truth and candor are always the most effect
i've means of conciliatiOn.
And if there is anything more wrote or tC
be written, for your immortalZation on the
historic page, please advise me and it shal
be promptly attended to, friend Montgom
cry. For instance, have you made those
Eagles squeak with your eloquence, while
occupying one of those finely cushioned
seats, for the past three years, in the Senate
Chamber at Harrisburg, in proving youl
devotion to the record, and maintaining
the truth of history
Very respectfully,
LEVIL. TATE.
Bloomsbury, Dec. 1, 1866.