Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-04-11
THE 4

A"i''" w. w Heu hOPcu That we
would find in the Republicaa a cordial 90.
worker in the cause Of true Republican.
ism. We submit to every candid man if
the first number gives any encouragement
for such a hope. If Nessrs. Allison 4
Go. wish 10 publish a newspaper they can
do so. If they will advocate the Repub.
lican cause We will rejoice. But We ask
is the course persued in the first number
calculated to secure harmony and unity in
our ranks, and thus advance the cause ?
il the object Of the new enterprise is to
assaIi and abuse one man or set of men.
then it has been true 10 Itself. l: vas
given cut by the parties active in getting
up the new paper, that it was for the pur-
pose of breaking Patterson down" The
first issue makes a willing but freak eff.
tort. Now, we are not the apologiss o!
Colonel Patterson be is able to take care
of himself, as these gentlemen all very
well know. Every man connected with
the new paper has felt his power aud OPP
pose him tor this reason. With personal
matters between Colonel Patterson and his
enemies We have nothing 70 do. He de-
sires Us TO ie. him settle these disputes be.
fore the people Of the county. The peo-
PIE have heretofore i'll every contest su.-
tanned him By a large minority, and We
feel confident will do so in this Instance
by an Overwhelming majority.
But the E~,PUbhcon, while appealing
for public confidence and support, assai!s
the SENTINEL and its present editor
This without any proyocation on our part,
aud we will resent it. Here commences
the difficulty OF preserving the harmony
OF the party. Tie RepabAcan instead of
advocating the principles it processes, de-
votes the first issue 10 abuse Ct the SEN
TINrL, Colonel Patterson and his friends.
1t not only abuses but %wiltully misrepre-
SCENTS the editor of the SENTINEL. If it
is a Republican paper, then we say dis
cuss aud advocate your principles, II it
Is to be a smut machine, 10 Willy the lead
ers of the party and black mail your vie.
inns, then don't say it is to advance He,
publican principles. Sail under your true
e%oiors. if goa can stay sitter hong enough
TO know them. Does a merchant who
starts a new store commend himself to n
honest customer by calling all his rivals
IN his business thieves, liars and cheats,
and himself alone pure? We hoped to
get along without any personalities, and
if possible preserve good feeling in our
ranks. IF we succeed, it will require
great forbcararce and charity but We
will do IL if possible, to di.appoiut the
Locofocos who boast that the new paper
will divide the party and give them 600
to 500 majority in the county, and thus
elect two Locofoco Members of the House
and help to send a Locofoco to the l.. S.
Senate next winter. We shall submit. to
almost anything to avoid such d result
The sequel will show whether Allison &
Co. are for or against the success of the
L0cOfoco programme.
As We are not the son Of a preacher.
we will not proceed firstly, secondly, &c
as the RcpuJiico" does. The Republican
says re have had 30 true, reliable Repub-
Iican paper for six mouths in his county.
Now we have always been a Republican
aud vote a lull ticket every fall, and that
no man connected with the Rcpa6&cdn
ever does. We proved our devotion to
the country and true Repubiicanlsm by
faithful service in the field Tor three years,
aud did not hide behind the beef wagon,
or run like a coward at Charlottesville.
Allison was Commissary Sergeant and
took care of the beef and whisky, and
Davis was a lieutenant, but being a little
lqne, took French leave before the tigh!
began, and only ordered a halt for himself
when ne found the gallant Davis on the
North side Of the Rappaiiannock. We
never turned LOcofoco and edited a Loco.
foco newspaper, and then changed again
as Mr.. Allison has. He and Greer for.
merly published the Register. We sub
nit the question of the orthodoxy OF the
SENTINEL to the public. The RepuJi-
can says we 90 not control the SENTINEL.
This is untrue. We have a lease of il
for three years, which is in the hands OF
r. boy e, Esq by which for an annual
rent, We get entire control Of the SENri-
NEIL for that period, Colonel Patterson
asked no %control over the paper, and made
the terms himself. We would cladiy
avail! ourselves of his experience and abii.
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