3 7 ! h I'M" ' . r i , i ' . ; ,4 !.;. r.r: ! ? i i if if;. U ; i ! -? f I 4 1- : v f TOE CAMBRIl FREEIJAN. EDEJISBLUO, PA. i TlIUliSDAT, July 11, 1S67. t It. 1L "JOHNSTON," -II. A. IIcPIKE, - - r.- fsr-rrr-. - - -Publisher . DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. iroa jcixjK of eupuemk cocbt : HOW, GEORGE siunswooD, - .... ot ptoHna.jphi.. .DEMOCRATIC COUNTYlTlCKET. r - OE ASSEMBLY : ,- - - -:--..... Hok. JOHN 1'. LINTON Johnstown. VOB, SHERIFF : ' JOHN A. BLAIR, Eben.burg. . roB trbasueeb: " - , JOHN COX, Cunemaughl ' I J"OB COMMISSIONER ; ' . JOHN A. KENNEDY, Carrolitowu. ; FOB JUST COMJilSSlOJfEa : . .": : JOHN : BUCK. Carrolltowri. : r FOB 1003 HOUSE EIBECT0H t ' '' JOHN D. THOMAS, Ebeneburg." ; ' - ' FOB AUDiTOBs"; EDWV D. EVANS, Croyle, 3 rears. IJOHN F. ALLEN, Yoder, 1 year. fob cobosjcb : J. A. IIARROLD, Johnstown. : I EL 11 ! ' 'TIIS3 DEMOCRATIC TICIiET. ; The Democratic Convention, which sat cn the let instant closed its labors in less than four hours from the time it met, be ing the shortest session bad in makin" nominations within the recollection of the 'oldest inhabitant" It represented in an eminent - degree- the intelligence of the democratic masses, and the result of its labors cannot foil to give general satisfaction.-., i :;: , , :-t - i True, it ia entirely impossible, whero o many sterling and competent candidates' wero in, the field,, some of? whom were urged with much zeal by their respective friends, that feelings of disappointment should not prevail, in regard to some of the nominations, among the friends of the unsuccessful candidates. But all parted with the fixed determination to stand by th organization as the only hope, under' lrovidenc, of restoring pur country to her former greatness and purity. ,' For ourselves, we shall ive he ticket a firm but temperate support, .until the econd Tuesday of October makes its "election sure." Had the choice fallen upon other " candidates we should have supported them with equal ardor. It is no business of ours to dictate, but to carry out the behests of the Democracy, when declared through their organthe Con Tenlion. We shall proceed, briefly, to notice the respective candidates. For Assembly CoL John P. ' Linton was renominated by acclamation. Wo fchall not refer to his past history, as a citizen or a soldier In the army of the lie public, nor to the honorable scars which he must bear through life upon his person, but we shall refer, now and hereafter, to the ability, purity nnd integrity which distinguished his legislative career, as a rm" vindicator of the rights of the people, jand a fearless opponent of all the wrongs, corruptions and self-aggrandizement of the late legislature Born inCambria county. jhe Jh&a always maintained the position of one .cf her; truest, bravest and most ' tal bted JRona. . ' ... I John A. Blair, our candidate for Sher iff, is also a native of Cambria county, baving been bom and reared to manhood in" Allegheny township. Ho removed to Ebcnsburg shortly before the Mexican arsr, end distinguished himself both as. n. eoldier Vnd an officer in that 'brief but fierce struggle. ; Mr." Blair is entirely a elf-inade man," Orphaned in his earliest childhood, he has had none of the advan Uges cf early parental training,- or a lib eral education. Yet, despite these disad vantages, by his sound common sense "and 14s untiring, will, he stands acknowladed .one of cur worthiest citizens. .The compliment paid him in the nomination is, the greater, as his ! antagonists ia the convention were, like him, life-Ion" demo- ccatsaxia interior to him in none of. the qualifications for 1 a safe and competent public" servant. . , John ,Cox,. Esq., the nominee for Treasr Ufer, is AP .intelligent mechanic cf Cone manglr Bprough a district that always tells her "majority in large figures. In addition to his" well knonra merits, he had tl;c sympAthy of the. citizens jrenerailv. as Le as rendered a helpless crippla for life by 4he horrible disaster' "at Johnstown on th 1-lth.JSepteraber JaU . - John- A.. K'ennP,l. !!. - iM .... '. j .nuiWitlO IOr roll township, where ha still resides. While pursuing his toil as a "Farmer's Boy," he met with an accident by which he lost one of his limbs, which unfitted him fyr farm life, and he turned his com mon school education to account by fitting himself as a ter 'er, which .occupation ha has mainly pursu. Z "p to the present time. He is frugal and economical in his habits, and will make a safe steward of the-in-terests of the people. . ." For the very unprofitable, but very ira portant, office of Jury Commissioner JoLa Buck, Esq., (Sheritf Buck,) was nomina ted. We shall not further allude to him, as everybody ' knows him, and he knows everybody and of course knows . who should go into, the jury; wheel. - '; John D Thomas, formerly of Chest township, now of Ebensburg, the nominee for Poor House Director, is an industrious mechanic, honest and ; intelligent.; His friends from the "Glosser" region appre ciated their former neighbor, by claiming his nomination. ' -' '. Our Auditor for three years, Edward D. Evans, resides in Croyle township is a man of integrity and excellent business qualifications, and a good ' accountant.1 And John F. Allen, of Yoder, the. Audi tor for one year, is. an old schoolmaster familiar with figures, and too honest to let aught pass that his conscience did not approve. ' - ' : :' ;' -; :- '' J. A. Harrold, ' of Johnstown, . Was nominated by acclamation for Coroner, and will make a safe and efficient officer. He served in the Union army during- the1 rebellion,; and bears honorable wounds upon his person. ". ' ' , "; '' . '.',.;' :' ,: Such is the ticket. Taken as a whole it is 0U3 for which any democrat can safe ly deposit his uffrage; and we predict its election by an unusually large ; majority C The AUeg7iamany after, court,'1 undertook to re-try a case that bad been tried in court and ended there. It filled a whole column, in which, while it did not dare to pronounce the defendant guilty of the crime, it found fault with the charge, of Judge Taylor, .complained of the jury for their verdict, and slandered the counsel fur . the defendant. Knowing that the editorjifhe had heard the trial, would never have written ' the' article, we, who were present, corrected him without say- ! ing an unkind word. - This the AUegha nian i calls- "effrontery." If it is, 'we should like to know, what the AlUgJictnian article is ? r , ' . . The AllegJianian, in the article referred to, spoke of the defendant as a "preacher," and seemed to think that this was some thing against him thus bringing his reli gion into the question." We admitted the fact that he was a preacher, and & radical preacbar at that," and there v is a howl about connecting religion with politics. And then it expects, if this is not. a i 'fat, plump falsehood," we will "be so good as to tell (us) in what a falsehood consists !" Certainly I It consists" in saying that the counsel, for Mr. Hayes did hot deny that he was guilty of adultery; and .you have not had the manliness to retract this falsehood.:- ; .." ... a As to Mr. Haye3 bare!? escaping," we scarcely comprehend its meaning!; Mr. II. waV found 'not guilty," and mo man can escape more or less thaq that . r r It is not true that , we ever sought to prejucice our rea defs against any parties convicted by the court. Unlike, the Alle ghdma'yf E susUhi our courts and juries. We merely offered, statistics to show- that more than an average proportion of crime was committed by negroes, and this seems to be truewhether predicated of blacks or black republicans. . , . i . Santa Ak.a Siiox., It is rumored that Santa Anna was shot at Sisal on the morn ing of June 25th, by order of Juarez, but the rumor is hot credited in Washington circles. ; TbV bloody;' programo7htcb: Juarez is carrying out, against foreigners and; all rival candidates for the Presiden cy will undoubtedly result in his downfall. lie cannot be the; 'proper ; manVtV entrust; with the keeping of popular liberty, , but may make a passable tyrant, after the Iiadjcai fashion.. Ilia .inhuman murder of Maximilliaa and the' French officers has excited great indignation ia Franco 'and England, and will do hirrmuch harml J ; Gen. Thomas Francis Meagher, Gov ernor of Montaua Territory, was drowned at Fort Benton, on the evening of the 1st instant. Gen. Mealipri tj.i nstac L.li- . ... , , GPR BQOIi TABLS. ! "My Gift." We find upon our-table, challenging our criticism, a little volume of poems from the pen of Cyru3 Eider, Esq.', of Johnstown. The volume - contains some hundred pages, and is presented in the most creditable style a perfect gem, indeed, to adorn the centra table. It ia dedicated to Eon. Daniel J. Morreil, of Johnstown, who, we doubt not, will appreciate its merits and yield the influence of his name in introducing the author's maiden production to the notice of the Ulerati of the country. Some 'of the finest poems that adorn the English language would never have seen the light but for the appreciative kindness of a patron, and we 1: t- 3 our poet may realize the couplet of I'ope, in his unassuming dedication : SLouIJ, then, this verse to future fame Thou-wert my guiae.-pbilosopber and friend." But the poems 'thetaselvea. : To say' that they are far, very far, superior to the gener al serial productions of . the day, is doing them Jess than justice. To rank them with effusions of the standard, English poets, or even with' first class American poetry, is more than the author would expect. The diction, however, as a general thing, is chaste and pure, the rhymth flowing and easy, and the imagery and poetical ; figures natural. Mr. Elder certainly has all the dreaminess, if not all the fire, of a genuine poet. But if they lack fire the defect may be more 'attrib- uiaoie w me ineme man the poet. . The leading poem; " My '. Gift," which gives its name to the book, though not the longest, nor by any means the most preten tious, is, we think, thgr most perfect produc tion in the volume y and it alone shows th$ author to be gifted with more than an ordir nary degree of the spirit of poesy.", Sach verses as ths fbllowing would find themselves at home among the besr.productions of the best poets t-'.- ' - '-'- i ,: r ' v; The one reveals a glorious irorld, " . ; Lucent and tsky-robed as a star, ' - Wttere meo -walk like the gods of old, i And women as the angels are " ' - . , .V ."' The other shows a sadder sphere That ever swings from gloom to gloom, Where men crawl, cursed with, little cares,' .To find at last a nameless tomb.: .- ' . : And I am poorest of them all,V.-::-:i-r'. . f : f . And poorer than my pride is great, . And that I lose their little joys ,. . : ;. la longic for a happier state. ' ";' ' ... If .we ore not at fault, the poems ia- this collection most characterized for their sim plicity, are those which will most add to the poetic fame of the author.. Among these are "Maple," the domestic Songs," ""The Token," "The Moss Worker,, and ; even 'The Vilkce Tale" and "lVMarrnw." ; Wo append the following, in which sweetness of i'vwj' "uu. piwiijr Kuuuieut are Dienaed in beautiful harmony . . - -; ; f the haidem's pkateb. ; ; ; . O'er the storm asceoding: . . Over the raging sea : - Winds and waters blending, ; ; Carry toy prayer to thee. " -: Queen, from heaven beading, - .1 Pity, O pity me f ; ' : - j i , . Mary maiden', .. - v ' . Mother mild, ' " ' V Hear thy trembling chili. Passing tempests lower, t Threat' ning my lonely -bark : . Tides of mystic power Hurry it through the dark. " In this dreadful hou Be thou a saving ark. ... Maiden mother, . , . . , Hear my prayer, ; ' ' , .Make me still thy care. The abore lines we think not inferior to the "Ave M2ria" of Mrs. Hemans. There is an air of mystery thrown around some of the effusions which might, with ad vantage, have been avoided. And still mere is this the case in many of the titles. It is true that many, like St. Paul's audience at Athens, prefer to worship the "Unknown," but poetry, like prose, should be written to beunderstood. Kow, to one of limited read ings like ourself, it is difficult to see what relation "Warner Justice" has to the poem of which it js the caption. Who ia or was Warner Justice? Or is Warner an adjective to the noun Justice? In law parlance, non constat that the poem informs us on this head. If it had been Justice Warner, we could at once have recognized it to be an old Rich land farmer, to whom the poem itself would refer asAvell as to any other Warner of which history informs us;; We could point out one or -two other blemishes,, or what wp esteem such, but the volume has so many real mer its as to more than atone for all defects. - ! 7?tQ teht "till be some room for verbal criticism. It 13 the extreme of poetic license to make an irregular verb of "glide," -but here we have the imperfect tense in glode," which the. necessity ,cf the rhymth did not Call fur. : . . : r . . . . . The book before us is entirely free from pla giarism. The verse, the style, the thoughts are the poet's own, and sufficiently distinct to give character to his future writings Highly poetic and beautiful phrases abound m all the poems, and perhaps no prettier thought is to be found than in the "Village lie smiled his teeth were white and Ion-- lie sang his voice was sweet ; Ha daneed it was another son'. r' , , A singing oj Vic Jeet! ; ' . But enough for the ; present. We expect hereafter to reproduce some of these poems for. the readers 'of the Freeman: lathe meantime we congratulate Mr. Elder on his efforts. We are glad that he has written and published, and would advise him not to let the "weightier maUers of the law" pre vent him.from still wooing the immortal nine, "The PcdlicSpieit" the title of a very interesting and handsomely printed monthlv magazine, containing some hundred pa-es which has. found its way to our sanctum! We have examined it thorough lyr and have no hesitation in pronouncing it what it claims to be, a magazine of choice literature." Ev ery alternate page throughout the greater portion of the book is devoted to advertise ments, and as' w h ' """"u ij uis'ju vcr any announcement of the subscription price v, - v4it: wors IS Je&l"'Uvt for gratuitous circulation, its support bin" derived from advnriisincr t.,tn La Grand Benedict, Troy, N. y., xnblibhcr. 1 IflacSlsaiio la ITa&liInstoa, : LETTEa KTTMBE3 SKVES. Hon. John Covode. - --V This very distinguished individual demands more than a passing notice, and I rhall dedi cate this letter entirely to his service. Tra dition ha3 not handed down much about his parentage, or even his early life. Tne first we hear of him we find him engaged in the wool business a vocation for which he still has a strong attachment,; so much so,, that it is said he has himself been a little woolly several times. lie did not assume very much status, politically, until that highly intellectual organization, : the Know Noth ings,' mads him one of its sturdiest cham pions, and he has literally ."held his own" ever since. .. . When elected to Congress he entered the Cars at Lockport, and traveled via." Harris burg and Baltimore to Washington city. It is intimated that he was mistaken in the character "of the first .hoarding house he adopted. Be this as it may, he soon became a character. . ' " . Nearly every Congressman had some pt CQHarity of person or mind some distin guishing mental or physical feature. Long John 'Went worth was the tall member cf Congress, Ed. M'Pherson was the slightest, Crittenden was the oldest.-.? The peculiarity of the great Daniel Webster was the size of : his head, and it was matter of notoriety that bb couia pnrcnase no . nat in Washicgton large enough, and was compelled to have his hats "made to order. - : ; s- - The great personal characteristic of vode was that; in the language of "bluff" players, he "carried a monstrous hand," After he found that gloves were worn .as an article of dress in the Federal city he sought to purchase a pair, but. after a full search among all the glovers, he' could not find a Sair of kids that1 would be "drawed on." o he boasted that if Webster had the'larg est head Ac had the largest hand in Congress. When it was suggested by some disloyal, scamp that.Covode bad not left Congress "with clean hands," Old Abe humorously retorted that no one man could keep a pair of hands the size of Covodes clean all; the time. ' - ---.v- ". . .. ' - Mr. Covode, though a ready debater, has only delivered one speech, but he has made Viat one a. great; many .times. His style is very free never trammelled by the Qaeen't English and he occasianally says a good thing by playing upon language. In reply ing to seme charges of the opposite party he boldly proclaimed," VI deny the allegation; I care not who the aUtgator is." And again, wnen aiscussmg the liberal views of bis par ty, ho warms with, his' theme, and, "his eyes in a fine frenzy rolling," he enunciates; a fact that .cannot be gainsayed in regard to a great many radicals, when he asserts, "I am as good a friend of lihprtv nw mar living so are all republicans we are all j Though having no great claims to' author ship, Mr. Covode modestly admit that "he has tcrrt one of the largest books in the Eng lish language." This U the Report of the celebrated Kansas Investigating Committee. Ihas been pronounced very entertaining, but I have never met a man that has read it throughi ' .-, . llis style, on ordinary topics, is freo and intelligible, : Take the following : Governor Curt'm is addressing a meeting in Covode's district, and refers to the fact that the demo, crats are importing votes. With admirable strategy Mr. C. twitches the skirt of Andy's, coat, and hands him the following pencil sketch : "Guvner, I guess its best not to say much oa that sul.jick. It's corn toDDiu time, and I thiok I can beat 'em at coluula- . in , accordm' to . my figgers, about , three hunderd votes." . " - His attack on B.F. Butler, when he al leged that articles which he had sent to our prisoners through the care of Butler never reached them ; was very, pointed. It was doubted, however, by many whether Covode bad ever 6ent them, for while all agreed that Butler was a thief, it was equally certain that Covode was a liar, and. where only one of the two could be , guilty cf his favorite failing, public sentimeut was much' divided as to which it was: : -- - Covode, though r wealthy , is sparing of capital, and spells God with a small g. His exclamation, in the commencement of une of his letters "Glory . to roi!" like that of "honest," has been often ironically prefixed to his name. '' When the pious Wilson was asked the cause of his aversion to Covode; the Yankee renlifld that hn n mire a man who spelt Godi with a little g, ano oiowea ms nose m his fingers." to ;;oxsujiiriyEs. ;i; ' ; ; . 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