The Huntingdon Journal. I. R. DURBORROW, 111 - STINGDON, PF.NN'A. Wednesday Morning, March 5, 1873. CRINGING COWARDICE! In our connection with a newspaper wk. have wade it a rule to pay no attention to personal attacks, nor do we desire to deviate from this rule now. We have learned, in a long exierience, that creatures, who are physically incapable of defending !hen_ selves, frequently, to avenge some inv - gin_ ary wrong, endeavor to control the columns of a newspaper. The editor of the Globe belongs to this class of cravens. We de_ sire to say a few words in regard to him and then dismiss him : A few short months ago he was at the head of the Soldiers' Orphan School at Cassville. It was a "fat take," as printers gay when they get hold of a good thing, and he made it tell. He waxed rich and felt his importance. His neighbors did not appear to care how he conducted him self so long as he did not interfere with them. He lived in clover. He was mon arch of all he surveyed, and Pennsylvania furnished the greenbacks. From a fleeing mendicant, of a few years before, he began to look towards a Congressional nomina tion. Not satisfied with the fat bone in hand, he determined to grasp the shadow, and the fable was repeated. But in his grasping he found that others did not view his moral conduct in the light in which he himself viewed it. Immoral and disrepu table conduct is not always regarded as "trifles thin as air." Stung by the noto riety given his bad deeds he rushed head long into the Quarter Sessions to vindicate himself. His case was patiently heard, the jury retired and shortly thereafter re• turned, with a verdict of TRUE, and the prosecutor to pay $205 costs. Thereupon he vowed vengeance upoa everybody who did not swear that they believed him an innocent and outraged man. Encouraged by a couple of political demagogues, who thought they saw an opportunity to re trieve their waning political fortunes, he bought the Globe and commenceda system of blackmailing peculiar to cowards. He assailed everybody that ho imagined re garded him with disfavor. Threw out in sinuations. Had rods in pickle. Wanted to skin this, teat and the other one. Rolled up his sleeves and bantered the crowd Then it was the JounNar. he was after ! It wasn't the Monitor! Oh, so ! Nothing but the JotitNAL But, then, you see •'it won't come out and fight me 1" Such were his reflections to the children on the street. At last, realizing that we owed a duty to the unfortunate community—un fortunate in being cursed with such a Thug—in which our lot is cast, we deter mined to haul off and hit this craven right between the eyes. and let the people judge of the manner of man who was endeavoring to run their politics Ose lick was enough We knocked him into a three-cocked hat: Hear him whine worse than a whipped spaniel : "Our renders can thus see the villainous scheme this pretended honorable man has ILid for our rain, [boo !] and bring us and onr lit tle ones to poverty and disgrace [boo ! boo t]. What cars he and his tools that our wife is a poor [boot] nervous [boo! boa!] belpless.in valid [boo I boo I boo !] What care they for her sleepless eights of agony caused by their devilish efforts for political power !" [Boo ! hoo I boo Out upon suck a whining, yelping cur ! What but your own immoral and debased conduct has made your wife a "poor, ner vous, helpless invalid :" But no man, with a scintilla of manliness in his compo sition, would drag the sacred name of wife into his dirty brawls or try to cower behind her fur protection ! Faugh ! Who can entertain anything but contempt and con tumely for such a creature ? We scorn such an adversary' When we take up arms against an individual we want an op ponent of whom all the world can say : "This is a man !" Scarcely has a blow been struck until he yelps, at the top of his %,:ice, we are "driven back into the corner !" and howls with great• gesticula tion and threat what he will do. Bah ! Go and hang yourself! We care nothing about you. We are ashamed that it be comes necessary, in accomplishing our pur pose, to have to kick you out of the way. Reader, excuse us for having to regale von for a few weeks with the conduct of atteh a creature! He, and other vampires like him, have fastened themselves upon the Republican party and they must be shaken off ! Bear with zas. THE REASON WHY, We want the people to know why Hunting don county did so poorly fnr the ticket last fall.—Globe. The people do know all about it! They knew what it would be before the election. Wm. 11. Woods helped to place the Inde pendent ticket in the field, every one cf whom, (except M. M. McNeil, who is a Democrat and who was included in the bargain and sale,) was and is a member of the "Peoples' League," and was supported by Guss, Woods, Laird, Logan & Co. The ticket was complete except the District Attorney, and a young Democratic attor ney, who wanted to be placed on the ticket for that office, said he would have been had it not been for King William. Woods office was the headquarters of the Candi dates on the Independent ticket when they came to town. McKnight Williamson, Woods' brother•in-law and law partner, spent two weeks in the lower end of the county electioneering for Speer and the Independent ticket. John Logan, the League Steward of the Poor House, trav elled the county in the interest of the 'from three to eight" candidates, and told his friends that his position, as Steward of the Poor Hones, depended upon the elec tion of the Independent ticket. And W. H. Woods sat in his office, in this town, .during the day c3ncocting schemes to de feat the Republican ticket, and at midnight suet in secret conclave with R. M. Speer and submitted his plans. After having -agreed upon the plans, they were then sent out to the lesser lights in the townships to be executed. Gnu was put on the stump and need as a blind, but neither he nor his masters fooled any one. It was well understood. That's "why Huntingdon county did so poorly for the ticket last fall,!" IS IT TRUE? VERDICT, IT IS TRUE! A POPULAR MAN ! BAH The indictment preferred by .L. t:us, against Henry S. Wharton, for libel, in I publishing the affidavit made by Mrs. Pope, before the Board of School Dirge_ tore of this borough. charging. hint wit h "indecent conduct" towards her (laugh ter wes tried, as we stated lest w eat,. • during our abseure in the West. The trial excited a very general interest throughout the county, and it w as ve:y natural that it should do so. Vne survi ving parents and relatives of 11. e female orphans at the Cassville School would nat urally feel very solicitous to kn itv whether a judicial investigation would result in es tablishing the truth of this inarge against the Principal of that instity lion. The community in goner al felt interest ed to know whether an e ducational insti tution, sustained cheerfully by the tax payers of the Corninor,wealth, in view of its noble and patriotic purpose, had been endangered in its use fulness, by being un der control of a man capable of such con duct. To meat this feeling of the commu nity we published, at the time, the charge of the Court, wh;.ch gave a history of the whole transaction, and stated clearly and impartially, both the law and the leading facts of the case. Immediately afterwards the Globe and Monitor published the ar gument of Hon. R. M. Speer, for the Commonwealth, as reported by R. McDiv itt, so that the case has been pretty thor oughly kept before the public, and the authorities having control of the Soldiers' Orphan Schools will appreciate the interest it has elicited in this community. It is not our purpose, in this article, to snake any comments upon the case. That would seem to he unnecessary, for the verdict of the jury has, after hearing the evidence, the arguments upon it by coun sel, upon both sides, and the charge of the Court, as stated last week, disposed of the question. What that question was, ap pears not only from the charge of the Court, but also from the argument of Mr. Speer. After referring to the publication of the alleged libel he says: "Next, is it true? This is the vital inquiry in the case. It meets you at the threshhold, and you mast face it, and answer it. Its tre mendous importance to the prosecutor no words of mine can magnify. If the flames eon sums your property, your industry and toil may replace the loss, bat whe can restore the brightness of a blasted name? You scar the tree, and its mangled trunk outlives the sea sons and the roll of years. Leaves may bud, and flowers bloom, and frail ripen, but the 1 scar remains to arrest the eye of the traveler and to bear ever living witness to the act of ' vandalism. So, here, gentlemen, if you seal , with your verdict, the attempt that has been made to blacken the reputation of your neigh bor; the sunshine of a lifetime will not wipe sot tip stain." Under this eloquent admonition the jury did "face and answer" the inquiry— '•ls 'it true ?" They answered that IT WAS TRUE. and found the defendant "not guilty" in publishing it.. Now the further responsibility to the public rests in other quarters. LOCAL OPTION ! We mere than ever rejoice in the demo cratic or republican form (just as you please to call it) of our government. The will of the majority must and will be obey ed on moral as well as political questions. The Legislature of Pennsylvania, at its last session, passed what is known as the "Lo cal Option Law." The practical object and working of the law is to submit to the voters of the counties and cities to say by ballot whether a license shall or shall not be granted to keepers of hotels to keep in toxicating drinks. It is not the question whether we are or are not to have hotels.— We believe that is the fair way of settling this question. It is an embarrassing ques tion for our courts to pass upon licenses, and as the people are willing to settle this matter at the polls, the advocates of li cense should bow with graceful submission to the will of the majority. If license be voted down in our county, ns we believe it will, there' wilt be plenty of good hotels kept where they are needed, and travelers and strangers will be as well, if not better, cated for and accommo dated. The public will he relieved of un told burdens in the course of time. Less money to be paid for keeping up our Alms- House, and the costs of running our crim inal courts will be comparatively nothing. As an illustration of the good and practi cal results of the prohibition of the sale of intoxicants in taverns and saloons we merely mention one instance : Vineland, N. J., contains 10,000 inhabitants, but not a single policeman patrols the streets. Why ? The answer is : It contains not a single drinking saloon of any kind. No drunkenness, no criminals, no crimes, and no policemen or taxes for their support, is the natural result. This will be the result in Huntingdon and the county, notwith standing the argument of the liquor men to the contrary. We are emphatically in favor of "Loyal Option," and advise every voter to ponder well berme he casts a vote for license. We have en personal feeling against these who are in faiver of the granting of license, but we honestly think they are wrong, and before ten years they will admit that we are right. • HOW THE MATTER STANDS The following has been handed us. which we publish with pleasure : MR. EDITOR :—The article in last week's donanat„ upon the effect of the verdict in the Guss and Wharton suits, shows very clearly that Guss is, en far as personal guilt is concerned, a convict of the crimes charged by Louisa Pope, but the article is hardly fair towards Superintend ent Wickersham, in stating that he has treated the matter lightly. Professor Wickersham is a fair and conscientious man, and has considered the case atten tively, so far as it was laid before him, and it is very evident, even from Guss' paper, that he has been routed and obliged to re move his presence elsewhere, but it was no easy matter to transfer and find homes for two hundred children in the middle of winter. No doubt, too, the late Principal plead hard to he let down as lightly as possible, but we have good reasons for be lieving that the divorce between the "Principal" and his dear orphans will be perpetual, and he will be permitted to de vote his wkole time to literacy labors and in purifying the moral atmosphere of Hun tingdon. -GUSTAVUS VASA ." it,' people. nr pers,is .itti3c quaiiited with the titets, might ba inducted to think, from the incessant brag, brag. brag. and the immodest self-praise o; A. L. Goss, that he is a popular anon in this eemity. Of course his constant reit ! eration that he was nominated to Congress, and lately elected a delegate to the State Convention, is for its effect abroad, for in this county, the securing of those positions does not indicate any popularity on his part. It is well known that if he were before the, people for any office, he would not get more than 270 Republican votes, and about 30 Democratic in the whole county. The secret of his success is not in his popularity with the people, but only and solely because of his being a member of the "Peoples' League" or "Literati." The influence of the League is astounding, when we consider the few members com posing it, and the few citizens who vote with it. The secret of its influence is its thorough organization and the wonderful activity of its members. Being composed of from three to eight members iu each township, sworn to obey all orders, it is enabled to wield a wonderful influence upon the unthinking by deception and fraud. The members of the League, by constant watching, working and intriguing, have themselves elected delegates to the County Convention, the people generally being indifferent about the matter. For ten years past the League has been quietly dividing townships, and making boroughs out of small villages, in those portions of the county where they can work most ef fectively ; and thus by this tireless and active work, using deception and fraud, and bribery, wherever effective, they have controlled two or three County Conven tions, and by those Conventions the mem bers of the County Committee were ap pointed. which elected the member to the State Convention: We have not space to expose at this time how t_luss was elected to the latter position, (forged credentials with the ink undried in the Committee meeting we will keep for another article.) We desire now to show how weak in numbers the League really is, and how few friends the Professor really has. In 1866 the whole force of the League was thrown against David Clarkson, the regular Re publican nominee 14 Associate Judge, and by a comparison of the returns it will be seen they did not control 250 Republi can votes. Judge Clarkson was elected ever the combined Democratic and League vote. Several other years show the same strength ; and the last election confirms the filet that before the masses of the pen:- pie the League cannot control one-twelfth of the Republican vote of the county. All the tireless machinery of the League was put to its full capacity to defeat T. W. Myton. Esq., the Republican one-armed soldier candidate for Prothonotary, but 250 numbers their fall strength. No ! outside of the League Guss would not get ten votes for any position but town-bull. CONUNDRUMS ANSWERED, Two ur three weeks ago the Professor published the following conundrums : 1. What period can repair a ruined reputa tion ? 2. What riches may redeem the bankru,t fame? What power shall blanche the sullied snow of character? From the perfect diarrhoea of words, with which he weekly floods his paper, we suppose he had a hundred good answers to each one. We do not know now wheth er he is not waiting to pour out, in a six column answer the solution to them, but as he seems to be waiting for some one to guess at them awhile before favoring us with the true answers, we make bold to hazard a guess : To the first one we would suggest that the exact "period" was about the first week of last November Court. To the second we say, the "Ilehes" was a check of lb. M. Speer's on the Union Bank for $150.00, and $5O additional contribu ted by the Professor and some one else to purchase two votes in the last August Convention ; (the Professor, you know, considers that barren nontination of his, for Congress last fall, in which Speer in vested more largely than he did, as a refu tation of all past and future slanders con cerning him.) To s the third we were about to propose "the sunshine of a lifidirne," but Speer suggests that that won't do, and it puzzles us to imagine what will do, unless 75 copies of the Monitor, containinz 1125 words of Speer's speech (at 15 cents a word, you know,) will "blanche the sullied snow of character." Who defeated Barker ?—Globe. As nearly as we can remember, Mr. Barker's words were : "I am convinced " that the Woods faction defeated me in " ;Huntingdon county." Do yon want any better proof than that ? It was never denied that some Republicans, not Lea guers, voted for Speer. Some are his clients, and others voted for him because they were exasperated at the course pursued by Mr. Barker towards D. J. Morrell. They were importuned, coaxed and plead with not to do it, but they were determined, and did it boldly and openly. They did not pretena to be Mr. Barker's friends, take his money and use it against him. Guss says the masses of the Repub lican party endorsed him by nominating him for Congress and electing him a dele gate to the State Convention. If that's so why was it necossgry to buy the dele gate from Hopewell who had two votes, and try to buy the :Lan from West town ship with one vote. Wasn't it a little mean, though, for the" Principal" and W. 11. (Tweed) to only pay $5O each and lettie Speer to pay 8150. Speer's own of fer, was it ? Did he want a strong man or a blackguard for his opponent ? Mir It took three columns of the "bu siness end" of the Globe last week, for the editorial "we" to say : ••Buo, hoo, hoc,, we hate John Scott—we hate John Scott; for he scourged us once as we know, and as the community know, we justly deser ved. Oh, our poor, nerv.ms, helpless in valid wife! 800, hoo, boo ?' Shame! It takes a column and a half of last week's Globe to prove that the minority should rule the majority. It v:ill take several additional columns to Fatisfy the people of this fallacy. SPAIN The we rld moe able p. titieal revolution in ancient Spain is another evidence that it is moving ie the right. direction. Castelar. Secretary of ..t.ntL: in the new governumot, is one et tile noblest spirits of the age. He-is an accomplished seholar, a finished orator, and one the purest republican spirits to be found on either side o;* the Atlantic. To his geniusand perseverance Spain is in debted for whatever el free government she enjoys to-day. There is no guarantee, however, that the late revolution in Spain will secure to that people a pure and permanent republican government. The movement will be ac cepted by all thinking men, both in Eu rope and America, as a significant indica tion of the onward march of free thought and free government in Europe, and the ultimate substitution of republican govern ment generally over the Continent. The principles of republicanism have been the subject of study by the better educated middle classes throughout Eu rope for some time past, and there is to day a strong feeling in favor of republican government in :tiniest every part of that country. England can count its republi cans by thousands, yes. millions, and it is only out of respect for the Queen that Sir Charles Dilke and his compatriots are restrained fr,,m aggressive movements. A change of sovereigns will b the signal for action, and as that countr will have able leaders in the work it is not too much to predict for that country, within ten years, and by the will of the people, a thoroughly republican fortn of govern ment. Spain and France have already raised the standard of free government, and though these nationalities may vet be defeated by the influence of former dynas ties, it can be only for a brief period. • Prussia, portions of Austria, Italy and Portugal have, already shown strong evi dences of a deep and growing spirit of republicanism, - while other portions of Europe have AM-clod convincing proof of. a growing desire among the more intelli gent middle classes to dispense with t'oe present system of government for othci.s on the basis of republican principles. The great need of those countries is Popular education. Republicanism cannot flourish where ignorance of the rudimental principles of.goverment prevail. But tidy barrier is now in a fitir way to be gradually removed. The progress of free schools, since the revolution of 1848, has been very great, and to that fact may, in a large degree. be attributed the advance of public opinion in favor of republicanism. The example of the United States is anoth er powerful motive in the same direction. If we seek a third reason, it will be found in the oppressions experienced, and the difficulties felt by the working classes in obtaining food. for themselves and families. They contrst their own condition with that of the working classes in the United States. and the wide difference in respect to the privileges and comforts of life are so marked that discontent and an intense spirit of restiessnes is created in the pub lic mind. This feeling is growing rapidly, l and no one need be surprised to hear, at! any time, of aggressive movements that I will lead to political resolution and the introduction of free government. Portu galis already moving in imitation ofSpain.l and a change may be announced at any time without cansingsurprise. The world I,colitl po.ie moves, wk._ The Bill introduced, by Senator Ratan, to establish an Insurance Depart ment. in this State, has passed the Senate. It is one of the wisest measures that has been proposed at Harris . surg this Winter. We hope it may pass the ouse and be approved by the Governor. We see the name of Fred. 11. Norton. of Pittsburg. named in connection with the commissioner ship. We are intimately acquainted with this gentleman and have no hesitation in saying that be is eminently qualified, both by experience and education, for the posi tion. His appointment would be a just recognition of his long services in the Navy during the late rebellion, and, further, it would be nailed, by Insurance men gen erally, as la evidence that the objects of the flninders of the bureau would be fully carried out. If this bill becomes a law, which we hope it will, we would earnestly recommend Mr. Norton for Commissioner. rte" At this late day, the Ginbeemicav ors to create the impression, that its Ring was riot responsible for the defeat of Bark er. Who nominated Barker? The Ring did it, and then murdered him in cold blood! Mr. Woods held nightly consulta tions with his opponent to bring about his. (Barker's) defeat:On the day of the elec tion he refused to take any part in behalf of the man whom he hail sat up. Oh, shame where is thy blush ! • We hare the material to make things lire. ly.—Giobe. The above, or something like it, has ap peared iu nearly every issue of• the Thug's Own ever since he became its "sole editor and proprietor." In the name of common sense why don't you tell something ? It is the general opinion that you have told all you know and a great deal mere. Black mail l The people understand it. say-We publish, in this issue, the speech of Hon. John Scott exposing the infamous Peoples' League. at the request of' the County Committee, in September, 1869. The people can•again see how the scoun drels, who manage this organization, have banded together to control their affairs. Let the honest masses arise in their might and crush the hideous monster. It is cornered. Let it be despatched. The 'Globe wades through two and a half mortal columns to prove that there were Republicans, in the anti-League dis triets, who voted against Barker. Of course there were. Every le:go-uer in those Ails, tries, under the advise of Mr. Woods, voted for Speer ! The Lylitor of the G/oht, %% T hee l eng thy lib e l s and SAileltlitzi theiu to Hon. R. Bruce Petri:cog. The 1)onn:. 4at..s have no interest in titat Wu, no s. z.S., If the majority were atioweel to rule. in the Itepubliean 'party of this comb. ty, the League would dead as a ham mer. Exuma Peoples' Loa 80. Remarks of Hon. John Scott before the Republican County Committee, on the 3d of September, 1869. Mr. Merman and Gentle:nen of the County' Committee: I appear before you in response to your request, made known by a committee. that I would lay before you a paper in my [ possession accompanied with any remarks ucem proper to make concerning it. Ido so because of my desire to preserve the integrity and purity of the Republican . party in this county. Before reading the paper referred to, it is proper that I should state briefly how it came into my possession, and in doing so, in order that its full sigaificance may be seen, I go back to the time when the first information was given to me which I thought authentic as to the existence of a secret political organize ticM, intended to control the action of the party in this county. Allegations had frequently been made that each an organization did exist, but to these I never gave any credence, until about the time of the assembling of the County Convention several years ago which nominated an Asso ciate Judge. Judge Leas was a candidate for re-nomination. Before the Convention met he called upon me and stated that a proposal had been models him to initiate him into snob an organization, with a promise of its support if he entered it. Ile said he desired of them some information as to its objects and who were its members; in response to which they informed him that its object was to secure a few active and leading men in each township, and through them to control the election of delegates and the action of county conveetious; that W. 11. Woods, Esq., was the lading man in the organization, And that Jas. Entrekin. Lori Evans, Esq. Megahan. Henry Gralius, Robt. Laird, Geo. Lang, and others whose names I do not now recollect, were members of it. This be said was as far as they would go in riving him information unless he would join them. He said ha refused to join, and I told bins then as I say now that I respected him for it. I made from memory soon after that a list of the names mentioned by the Judge as given to him, which 1 kept, for I confess I was slow to believe that any honorable man could pro fess to be acting with a party at large and yet lie connected with some secret organization whose purpose was to make all not members of it font instruments to accomplish its secret ly prepared designs. That list I had at the time (January, 1868) the motion was made in court to quash the array of jurors, and when Mr. Woods was examined as a witness I used the list in asking hint whether he had not put in certain names which were on the list. Mr. Shantz, the Jury Commissioner, was also asked as to who furnished certain of these names, and to my surprise I found that quite a num her of these names had been furnished by Mr. Woods to the Jury Commissioner and had been put on the list by him. That selection of ju ror was set aside by the court, but if any one has noticed the jury as drawn for the present year lie will see the same names are coming ant again from court to court, and the fact is far from increasing confidence in the transac tion of our public business. mention these facts because of a clause in the Constitution, which I propose to read, which binds the members of the League to stand by each other in their business relations, and because I think it concerns the highest interests of the people of the whole county without regard to their party relations. Com plaints continued to be made about the alieged organization, and after the late County Co.- vention they became louder than ever. I was asked to exert my official influence to remove an of f icer alleged to belong to this organisa tion, I refused to do so upon any mere allega tion, and said if there was any evidence as to the existence of this organization and its mem bership [ would like to see it. A few days after that Mr. White Shaver of Mount Union called upon me. It is proper to say he was not the person who had requested my influ ence to remove the officer referred to. He placed in my hands. this Constitution of a Peoples' League, stain , that be bad been in traduced hat° the order by W. H. Woods and Dr. Shade; that the Constitution was in the handwriting of Dr. Shade; that he (Shaver) was the President of Division No. 2, at Mount Union, and that Mr. Woods has been President of Division No. 1, at Shade Gap, where it or iginated, and since his removal also at Hunt• ; that the organization was still kept up, and that he was satisfied its effects were such urn the party and business interests of the county that he could no longer keep silent about it, rind be left the Constitution with me to be made public in whatever • manner was considered best. He also stated, as I read the Constitution in his hearing, that it was alleged that another organization existed in the county of which Dr. Orlady was the 'head; that lie believed there had been such an organization, but that it bad disbanded. My reply to this statement was that whether there was one, two or any number of such organizations as that, they ought all to he smashed. will now read the Constitution: CONSTITUTION THE PEOPLES' LEAGUE, 1. This society shall be called the Peoples' League. 2. The League shall be composed of Divi sions ranging from No. I, upwards. . . 3. Three members are sufficient. to form a Division and obtain a charter. 4. No division will be allowed to consist of more than eight members, nor shall there be more Divisions in an election district ortown ship, than one. b. The officers of the League shall be a Pres ident, Secretary and Sentinel. 6. The duties of the President shall be to call meetings of the League, to preside at said meetings, and perform such other duties as may be indicated by the Ritual. 'T. The Secretary shall keep minutes or the meetings of the League, conduct its corres pondence, and together with the President sign applications for membership, which will he sent to other Divisions of the League for approval. Also in the absence of the Presi dent, the Sec. shall preside at meetings and fill his place. 8. The duty of the Sentinel is to guard Lee meetings of the Division from intrusion and perform such other duties as are indicated Ivy the Ritual. 9. The officers shall be el,ted annually by a majority of the votes. Ifafter six ballotings no one has a majority, all but the two highest are to he struck off, and another balloting had, when the one who has the highest nit:ober of votes shall be declared elected. 10. The election for officers shall take place annually on the first Monday of May between the hours of 7 and o'clock r. u. The voting shall be done by balloting. 11. A person to become a member of the League must first be proposed by a member of one of the Divisions of the League, to his own Division. Two weeks after the name of such proposed member shall be handed iu, an elec tion shall be had, at which election, if there be any black balls cast, the subject shall be laid over one month, when another election I shall take place, if again any black balls are cast, the consideration of the admission of the proposed member shall be postponed indefi nitely. If no black balls are cast eithsr at the first or second election the came of.ticl applicant for admission shall be transmitted to the President of the Division No. 1, certi fied by the President and Secretary of the Division before which the proposition of mem bership Was submitted, that it hnd received the unanimous approval of their Division. The same shall then be laid before all the Di visions of the League by the President of Di vision No. 1, for their approval, which differ ent Divisions shall take a vote on it immedi ately at a meeting called for the purpose and send the result of said vote to the Presi dent of Division No. 1, without defy, who shall forward the returns to the Division in which said application was made, and if it appears from said returns that there has been two black balls cast against said candidate he shall be considered rejected. 12. lt is the imperative duty of each mem ber of the League to attend all delegate meet ings of tle Republican party and take with him all he can influence to vote as he does, and elect as delegates to the county conven tion members of the League, when ever it is possible, .d in default of this try to secure the election of such delegates as the League can control. 13. The delegates elected to attend the County Convention will hold a Ca.us meeting a few hours previous to the county convention Au 4 there decide which of the different can ,did,ates will support, whether in or out of the League . , ilemtid convention, the majority in such caucus meeting shall always any whether members of the League gre to be sup ported or not, and also which pf them apd the decision of such majority shall he biding pn the whole of the delegates, and they shall - vote in county convention for whatever ticket is agreed on at the caucus meeting. J. Ilis the imperative duty of each ',amber ,uf the coupe to labor to promote ttio interests . aki ,the warners Odle League,in a ousiness, as well as a pplitics4 wax,,io uphold their char=. aeter and do all they can ho promote their 1 prosperity. 15. No person who belongs to another secret political organization is Huntingdon county, ! or is not 0 republican voter can he admit ' ted us a member of this order. la. It will - be the duty of :he President of each Division of the League to call a meeting Ilf the League Ilse week before the election of delegates to th different cbtruty conventions, and also a meeting one week before the elec tion of township officers, in the former case to decide who shall be elected us delegates to the county convention and in the latter to nominate a ticket to be supportedatthe town ship election. 17. The annual pass-word will agreed on at the caucus meeting of delegates prior to each August county convention. The other pass words, signs and grips to remain un changed unless found expedient. it. Members guilty of active or passive violation of the constitution of the League, or By-laws of the Division shall be expelled from the League ...pon a fair hearing and conviction in their Division. But such expelled member shall not be visited by any of the penalties of the order unless he shall reveal secrets belong ing., to the League. 19. Each Division of the League shall have power to make By-laws for their own goyern inent, in conformity with the letter and spirit of the constitution. 20. No alteration or amendment shall be made to the constitution unless by a two thirds vote of the members of the League. 21. Division No. lis the only Division au thorised to establish new Divisions until an other Division is authorized to do so by a two thirds vote of members of the League. 22. No member will be allowed to approach a person in regard to his becoming a member of the League until the name of such person has been proposed to his Division and he has received permission to do so. It is not necessary, and Ido not suppose it is expected that any extended comments will be ;ride upon this instrument. I cannot forbear, however, calling attention to what must be its practical operation, and in this view of the case all parties who pay taxes and are con cerned in the business of the county have an interest. It proposes to make distribution of all the offices, township and county, among its mem , hers or favorites. Assessors. supervisors, school directors, are all to be nominated by the privileged few, from three to eight, and after they are elected the taxes are to be as sessed, roads made, schools organized and contracts given within the same circle if they are true to their obligations. The same course will be obsevred in the affairs of the county If they pass into the control of men in this or ganization. But how totally repugnant to every principle of republican government is its effect upon nominating conventions. Our conventions are composed of 78 members. If this organization can bring 40 members or delegates whom they can influence, what is the result ? They go into secret caucus before the convention meets. 21 votes make a ma jority of that caucas, and they form the ticket which every member of that caucus is bound to support in convention. The other 19 come cut satisfied that the nominees are totally an. worthy. They find that the 38 members of the convention who were not with the secret 'or ganization agree with them as to the character of the proposed nominees. Thus there would be 57 delegates in that convention whose con sciences tell them these men ought not to be nominated. Yet the votes of the 21 in secret caucus settle the ticket and unworthy men may be placed upon it and the party asked to support them, when in reality more titan two thirds of the convention was opposed to them. The voice °lithe 19 is stiffed by their previous obligation, and they with the 21 obeyed the voice of the organization rather than the voice of their own conscience an I the will of their constituents. And this is to be called Repub licanism. It is not the kind the people of Huntingdon county admire, and I do not be lieve they will tolerate it. Thieafternoon, before your committee call ed upon me, Jas. Chilcote, esq., of Orbisonia, came to my office, and stated to me in some detail how he bad been induced to become a member of this organization, the trouble of mind it bas occasioned him, his desire to get out of it, how by a Providential i-ispensation, depriving him for a time of his reason, he had been led to reveal its character to his friends, how they informed him of it when lie was re stored, and that having thus told the truth when unconcieus he did not deem it a duty to deny and conceal it when coucious and ac countable. His statements corroborate those of Mr. Sharer as to the existenceaud operation of this League. lie is present and authorizes me to say that he is willing to give his own full history of it to the committee if they de sire to hear him. I have complied with your request, and lay this Constitution before you that you may take such action in your official capacity as you deem it requires. can only say for my self that while entirely willing to support any act of the party fairly and openly taken, I am unwilling to be ruled by any secret conspira• cy whose object is to exclude all but from three to eight of our party in a township from all voice in its control; and I trust you may be able to bring about such a state of affairs that expression can he given to the voice of the whole party, and not have it subject to the imputation of being under the rule ofany ring, oligarchy, or aristocracy, such as this con stitution sets.up. News and Notes from Washington, Congress Purging Itself of Credit Moldlier—lts own Members on Trial—Ppeeedinca in the Rouse To day—Ames and Brooks not Expelled but Condemned by a Large Vote. WAsnisarom, D. C. 27 Feb. 1873. TUURSDAV'S DEBATE ON P9LAND 7 s RE- POET The debate on Ow Poland Credit Mobi her report was commenced on Tuesday and ended a little after one o'clock to-day, in. chiding night sessions. During nearly the whole time the galleries of the House were crowded, and ladies were admitted upon the floor. During the three days' debate able arguments were made for and against the expulsion of Ames and Brooks. A number of the speakers argued that as the acts a those members Were at a period previous to the present. Congress, the House had no jurisdiction. Others thought that it' those two members were guilty others were equally so and that the weeding process should reach them all. All of these views were met by arguments, while Butler and others opposed the resolution to expel Ames, Brooks or any other member of the House. PROCEEDINGS AND VOTE TO-DAY. The House. late last night, tooka recess till 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Bird was the first to take the floor. His speech was in reply to Bingham yesterday, in which he denounced the action of the press in regard. to the Credit Mobilier scandal. Mr. Dwight Townsend and Mr. Ferna ndo Woad followed, after Mr Holman had made a ten minutes speech. Mr. Wood argued that the committee had exceeded their authority and violated their duty. He assured the House that he would vote ag:;inst the report in both cases, as it was as uncalled ihr as it was unwarranted. Mr. Clarkson Potter then reviewed the action of legislative hAies during the last three hundred years, and was unable to rind a precedent for the one the House was asked to establish. He denies that Mr. Brooks, had ever tried to influence him or any other member of the Demo cratic side of the House, in relation tothe Pacific railis,,ads. Mr. R. Milton Speer, in a short address supported the report of the Committee. 'Mr. Sargent offered a resolution as a substitute tbr the resolutions of expulsion, reported by the committee,. discharging the committee from further consideration of the Credit Mobilier investigation, and reciting that as the acts of Oakes Ames and James Brooks were committed prior to their being elected to this House, that the House severely condemn them. Mr. Hoar asked the House to not con sider the substitute, as it would ruin im portant constitutional questions. The sub stitute was laid on the table. Judge Poland then, by previous ar rangement. occupied the closing hour iu a speech defending the report of the com mittee. lie in;ormed the House that the vote we, .d bg tsken at 12.15 o'clock. The galleries and aiglq uo,# - !name very much crowded and intense intereet was nmpirest ed both ainong*mbers aptl"liectsfotp.' The speaker satd ate first vete was upon the substitute of Mr. Sargent. first as re gards Mr. Ames, and second, in relation to Mr. Brooks. Mr. Farnsworth snov,l that the report of the Committee and the whole subject ; lay on the table, ,m wh eh Mr. Holman demanded the ayesand noes, which resulted in 59 ayes and IC-1- noes. The - House adopted the sabstitrte of Mr -Sargent which in effect laid. aside the re port of the Committee, 125 . to 110, and the &use thus decided not to expel A vote was then taken on'the resolution emdeuining Oakes Ames. which was pass ed. 181 to 3G. Mr. Brooks disposed of in a similar manner by a vote of 174 to 32. By a vote of 10:1 yeas to 114 noes the House refused to discharge the committee from further consideration of the subject. But this is probably the end of another of those uncalled for investigations with which Congress has been afflicted during the last and present session, to the detriment of legitimate business Last night, for the first time. Mr. Ames was sensibly affected. and his 'kerchief was frequently used in drying his moisten ed eyes. "News from Home." JUNIATA COUNTY, Feb. 27, 1873. Editor Huntingdon Journal :—I observe Goss is tearing around loose among the citizens of your county, and is pitching into you lively. That animal used to Mien' here, and though we don't wish you any harm. we are glad you have got him instead of UN. it seems to hurt his feel: ings very much that you are a "late im portation from Bedford county." Don't know what kind of a place Bedford county' is to come from, but if you cut up any worse there than Guss did here, you are rather a bad man. He seems to think everybody considers him a saint except SOll/0 "faithless, dishonorably discharged employees." Guss had better "go slow." Some of these same employees have better characters yet than he ever had, though he has done his best to injure them, and they may yet unfold some tales that will bring a blush to even his hypocritical face. But let that pass for the present. You might, however, ask him, Mr. Editor, about that fishing party and the big drunk he got on which interfered so much with his freedom in the pulpit, and ask him to explain about his libel suits in Juniata county. I hear he has been in the libel business in your county. I don't know much about such things, but Guss can tell all about it, he has been there himself. JUNIATA. New Advertisements, PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. DEPARTMENT OF COMMON SCHOOLS, itanotanror,, PA.. February 22. 187.1.,) nerve*. A committee duty appointed and con stituted according to law, did on the twenty-first day of February, 1872. visit and inspect the CUMBERLAND VALLEY STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. and after a careful examination thereof, of its by-laws, rules and regulations and its gen eral arranzements and facilities for study, did reprove unanimously the said school is entitled to recognition as a State Normal School, under the act relating to State Normal Schools, approv et! May 20, 1857, with all the privileges and im munities enjoyed by other institutions of like character in this Commonwealth; Now, therefore, I, State Superintendent of Common Sehoolo, hr hereby give notice as required by law, that I have recognized the school visited and inspected as aforesaid. no the State Normal School of the Seventh State Norms! School District, composed of the counties of Cumberland, Adams, Franklin. Fulton, Bedford. Blair and Huntingdon. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Department of Common Suhools. nt Harrisburg, this twenty-sec• nod day of February. 1877. IL. S. T. P. WICKERSHAM, nichs-2t.; Superintendent of Common Schools. ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. [Estate of AL VAS CHILCOAT, deceased.] Letters of administration having been granted to the untdersigned, on the estate of Alvah Chilcoot, late of Cromwell township, deceased, all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate to make itantediate payment, and those having claims against the same will present them duly authenticated for settlement. JOHN B. CHILCOAT, JACOB B. LYNN, tt rehti,73.. Administrators. WANTED. We will give men and women BUSINESS THAT WILL PAY from 14 to 18 per day, can be pursued in your own neighborhood; it is a rare choice for those out of employment or having leisure time; girls and boys frequently do es well as men. Particulars free. Address J. LATIIAM A CO., mehs-90, 292 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 0 YES! YES! 0 YES! The subscriber holds himself in readiness to cry Sales and Auctions at the shortest notice. Haringeonsideraide experience in the business he feels assured that he eon give satisfaction. Terms reasonable. Address G. J. HENRY. Marchs-limos. Saxton, Bedford county, Pa. SIMPSON & ARMITAGE offer for sale a HO USE AND LOT at MO St., West Huntingdon, (stable and well of water therewith.) Possession given April 1, 1073. Price $1,700. 18fob:3 ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.— [Estate of JAMES SA "TON, dee'd.] Letters of administration have been granted ta the undersigned, living in Huntingdon, on the es tate of James Saxtonelate of said borough, deed. All persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will make payment without delay, and those having efaizas against the same will present them duly authentic:U..lMT settlement. 19rb6t. DAVID BLACK, Adro'r. .OTIC E.—We, the Commissioners of fluntingdon county, having reason to believe that frauds have teen committed during the past year in the issuing of scalp orders, consider it our duty, as the guardians of the county funds, to urge and insert. that no Justice of the Peace shall is sue ao order On the County Treasurer without the delivery of the head of the animal, ur the entire skin from the top of the head, with both ears at tached. A. D. MILLER. JONATHAN EVANS, DAVID HARE. WANTED. A good Cabinet Maker and Finisher, to whom steady employment and good wages will be given. Apply to or address BROWN Sc TTHURST, • Dealers in Fnrnittire, No. 525, Hill street. Feb. 26,1873. Huntingdon, Pa. S. E. MOST, / T. 8. JOHNSTON, j f E. P. ISENBERG, ( J. O. /S.I3ERG. • . , 111;NTINGDON, PIMPA. 4 FORWARDING COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Wholesale awl Retail Dealers is GENERAL MERCHANDISE, IRON, NAILS, STEEL, GLASS, SALT. PLASTER, CEMENT, OAKUM, PITCH, &C., &C. WARRIOR RIDGE FLOURING MILLS. Flour and Feed constantly on band. Coal& paid fin• all kind* of grain. White Pine and Dernlock Lumber of all sizes. Boards, Shingles. Lath, Pickets, Flooring, Siding. Sash, Door Frames. lc., do., isms:aptly on hand, COAL!. COAL!! COAL!'! Autraoite, ilas and Bituminous Coal, by the Ton, Car or Boat Load. Feb 28,1873. At I)3IINIST7tATORS' NOTICE. (Estate of 31 IL Rs LE wrs, dereusetl.] Letters of administration having been granted to the undersigned, on the estate of Miles Lewis. late of the borough of Huntingdon, deeeastd. all por tions knowing themselves indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and those haring Maims against the same, to present them dilly aulltentieatod for se , tlement. ELIZABETH M. LEWIS, WILLIAM LEWIS, Administrators. r,.t,~~; ~-R~. GENTS WANTED FOR McCLEL .4-1.- LAN',7I GOLDEN .STATE, the first and 9NiY cOmplete history of the Pacific Slope; De sarißthina of tpe Seasons, Products, Mountains, Peened, iValko, Rivers, Lakes, Forests, weer. Bitys'niid kLarberp. 7 Q zi.adier, 290 illustra• lions and 3,laps. Illiftrate4 C:irenlarisPre;Z: WM. - FLINT d CO., Philadelphia, Piz.. Peb.5,19.73-3mos. New Advertisements, A VAMTABLE FARM AT PRI v ATE SALE. The undersigned will offer his farm at private sale, situated in Henderson township, containing :14 acres cleared and in a good state of cultivation. There is a good Hank Earn..soxa feet, a good Log House weatherboarded. Now wagon shed and corn crib, and other outbuildings and a young apple orchard. Ptis,,ession will be given on the Ist of April, 1573. For farther particulars inquire of the owner near by. tapll. HENRY STEEL. $5 to $2O per day! Agents wanted! 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' gating a rant total of Half a Milion lbllats currency will be distributed by lot to the tirkeChelders, es follows : One Grand Cash Gift 2100,00.1 One Grand Cash Gift OO,OOO One Grand Cash Gift 25.000 One Grand Cash Gift 20,000 One Grand Cash Gilt lOlOO One Grand Cash Gift 3,000 24 Cash Gifts of $l . OOO each, 24,000 60 Cash Gifts of 500 . . 84 Cash Gifts of 400 " 100 Cash Gifts of 300 " 150 Cash Gifts of 2101 w 300 Cash Gifts of 100 . 9,000 Cash WIN of to " $500,u00 To provide moans for this magnificent Concert, One Hundred Thousand Whole Tickets only will be issued. Whole Tickets, $10; Halves, $5; and Quarters $'2.50. Eleven whole Tickets for $lOO. No discount on less than SIM orders. _ _ _ . Total, lo,Oou Gifts, an Cash - Tll;;;Jett of this Third Gift Concert, like the tw•o heretofore given with such universal approval, is the eu ' largement and endowment of the Public Li bmry of Ken , tucky, which by the verbal act authorizing the concert for its beoeat,i4 te be forever free to an citizens of every State. The (hawing will be under the supervision of the Trustees of the Library, usisted by the most eminent citir.ens of the United States. The wale td" ti.ets tae 4- wanly progressed so far that COTIVII3tto NUCCPAI is assured, and buscni are therefore notified that they meet order at OD., if they desire to participate in the drawing. The management of this undertaking has been commit ted by the trustee§ to lien. Thos. E. Itntmlette. late Gov error of Kentucky. to whom cummvniestions pertaininz to the Gift Concert 'Nay he Addressed._ DIIHRISTT, President. W. N. HALDMAN. Vice Pras't JOHN S. CAIN, Svey Patina Library of Ky. FARMERS' AND DROVERS' RANK, Treasurer, Putolk Oral fo ' r f ti N cleta l' or u a ir ;g e c;ittins for agencies, circulars, information, etc., will meet with prompt attention wlaca TILOS. 2. BRA/dLETTB, Louisville, Ky. Agent Public Library, Ky. All orders for tickets may be addressed to THOS. HAYS A CO., Gemini Depot of Supply, 600 Broadway, New York. March 5-41. FOR PLAIN PRINTING, FANCY PRINTING, GO TO THE JOURNAL OFFICE JAMES VICE, Eochester, Sow York. HENRY CAREY BAIRD,