Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-04-12
A GOOD JOKE.

is the painful effort of the Abolition papers
and orators to call the men who saved the
Union against the rebels of the South and
the Abolitionists of the North enemies Of tie
country The gentlemen, if such creatures
can be called gentlemen, who contributed
so largely to divide the country and des-
troy the Union are very anxious to be
considered the especial friends of the I'm
ion. AS their late -workers-the armed
rcbels-could not overthrow the Govern
ment, they are very clamerous that fanat-
ical Abolitionists should control it.
Next to a dissolution of the Union,
these clamerous citizens would like to see
a dissolution Of the Democratic party =
and as they have learned that patriotic
men are able to maintain the Union
against combined Abolitionists and rebels
they will doubtless soon endeavor to steal
our name and brand the Democracy-the
sLu0u-sauc1g,' as dsudoaists. When
they can pursuade the American people
that Benedict Arnold was a patriot and
Patrick Henry 4 tory, they may convince
the same iuly that Stevens and the friends
Of Sumner and Wilson are true Union
men, and the glorious multitude which
saved the Union in war and intend to Sc
cure it in peace, under the leadership of
the gallant johnson, are disunionists.
Truly the impudence of the Shoddy
Aboiitionists knows no bounds. After
being instrumental in involving the country
in a war, during the progress Of which
tLey only assisted in robbing the soldiers,
plundering the Government, praising the
negro and otherwise prolonging the strng
gle; they now, while still laboring to di-
vide, distract and destroy the country,
claim to be the exclusive friends of the
Union. But these fanatical dsunionists-
these bowling, hypocriticaI, shoddy hounds
are becoming known to all men, and if
they do not speedily improve in their ac-
tions, their manners and conversation,
fearful rctribution Will yet overtake them.
TIE CAUsE-Nr. Culver. of the firm of
Culyer, Penn & Co, of New York, says
the Patriot 8. LNioa, came TO this State
about three or four years ago, an itinerant
! ankcc, settled about Franklin, Pcnnsyl-
vania, and commenced dabbling in oil.
He was Of that class of persons who use
religion as a means to accomplish selfish
ends, and by such false pretenccs and no
doubt the use Of money, obtained the Re
publican nomination for Congress in that
district, over such men as Finney and
Myers and MCormicE, who were born in
the district. OF course he was elected
and his election gave him political as we'll
as personal position. What is the conse-
quence? Six banks have gone down,
whose deposits have been used without
stint, and nobody can tell how many oil
men will 60 down with them. The in
dignation, we understand, in that quarter is
intense, and the result no one can antici-
pate. We hope the people of Pennsyl-
vania will learn some sense after awhile.
and treat these speculating, itincrant Yam
KEGS as they deserve.
We can sympathise with the people Of
Mr.. Culver's district to some extent, as
we have an itinerant Yankee, from the
State of Maine. in the person of A. \.
Barker, nljS-rcprescnling us in Congress.
Whether we will be compelled to suffer
more at his hands than the stigma and
disgrace which must necessarily follow the
sending of such n man to the Congress of
the United States, remains 20 be seem
Mr. Barker is q very good man in his
proper place. He understands the Shook
business-has carried it on successfully
would make a good Wheelbarrow Con-
ductor, or fill other useful and honorable
positions with credit ; but rs a Congress
man he is entirely out of place. The peo-
pie of the district, however, arc more to
blame for this mistake than he is.
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