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The time is twenty years ago, Ere death's rude hand had rent The ties that kept our hearts aglow And hours of sadness sent. As round the cheerful board we sit, A happy, youthful band, No shadows o'er our features flit Untouched by sorrow's band. Surrounded thus by loving hearts, Where pleasures have their birth, How sweet the sound my ear athwart, The cricket in the hearth. What joy I felt in that rude cot, Unscathed by time's cold blast, Nor dreamed I of the changeful lot Which to me has been east. Since then I're wandered far and wide 'Mid fairest bowers of earth, Yet longed for home, the fireside, The cricket in the hearth. Now wells the tide from out my soul, Of mingled pain and mirth, When shrilly on my senses falls The ohirrup from the hearth. "ALL lull, sir ! Sorry. But I guess you'll manage to stand the next fifty miles !" Mr. Smith, the spruce conductor on the Central railway cars, ushered in a decrepit and shabbily attired old man, who leaned heavily on his staff, and carried a heavy valise in his hand. The long, dimly-lighted car was full; every seat occupied; band-boxes and car pet-bags were held in their owners laps and there was not a single chance for a new-comer to be accommodated. A couple of scores of faces lifted them selves to glance at the old man's rase, as he moved slowly and painfully down the aisle. It was painfully evident that he had as much as he could do to support himself, and, besides, be looked like one that was just recovering from a severe illness—his cheeks thin and pale, his eyes lacking the fire which ought to have sparkled beneath those large and strongly marked brows. There were many well, active-looking, healthy young men in the car, but not one of the number felt lisposea to renounce his soft, comfortable seat to the shabby old traveler. And after a stare of undis guised contempt, each and all dropped their eyes and thought no more of the suffering old age before them. In this enlightened country, it is a no torious fact, that the aged meet with slights and incivilities, to say nothing of positive unkindness, which would have put the bar barous nations of old to shame. Fitz James Eustace, a young exquisite, who was escorting his cousin, Isabel Win. chester, to Nahant, drew down his mouth until the ends of his copper colored mous tache rested upon the tips of his well starched dickey, and remarked to the lady by his side : "Really, Mr. Smith is insulting us ! Why cannot he find a place for that wretched specimen in the second-class car ?" A flush, perhaps of pride—perhaps an ger—mounted the white forehead of Miss Winchister. She put up her hand as though to check the speaker, and said in a subdued voice : "Fitz James, will you give that gentle man your seat ? Can't you see how feeble he looks ?" "My dear Isabel, 1 would not evacuate my place at your side for a kingdom ! Let the old fellow stand it out. It won't dam age his appearance, I'll be bound !" "Then I'll trouble you to rise a moment. I prefer the other side of the seat ! Allow me to pass, if you please." Fitz James never thought of disputing the will of his imperious cousin, and he stood up to let her go past. But, instead of taking the seat which her escort occu pied, the lady .calked straight on, until she reached the side of the old man. The touch of her hand on his arm drew his at tention toward her. WITIt "Sir, will you have the goodness to take the seat which I have vacated ? I have ridden since early this morning, and am really worried with sitting so long. Pray, oblige me ?" The old man's face brightened, and he cast a grateful look into the dark, hand some eye of the lady. "But, madam, you must be weary. I cannot accept it." She made an impatient gesture. Miss Winchester was accustomed to have her own way. __ SUCH AS "No, - sir; lam well, young and strong. I should be ashamed to sit while a man of your ale and health remained standing." "Thank you! your kindness is well timed and not thrown away, I venture to tell you. I shall accept your offer with gratitude." So saying the old gentleman sank into the vacant seat with a well satisfied expres sion of countenance; but Fitz James ex pressed his unbounded contempt for his neighbor, by drawing his ample raglan close around him and shrinking nearer to the end of the seat. The stranger looked at him with scorn. BUSINESS CARDS, CONCERT TICKETS, You need not trouble yourself to slip through the window, young man, said he in a voice of irony. LEGAL BLANKS, Fitz Jamas was thoroughly disgusted. He could not endure such vulgar propin quity. So he Irose quitkly, and striding over to his companion, made the best of his way into the smoking car. Nis.; Winchester's sacrifice had been witnessed by all in the carriage, and seats were offered her by a dozen polite and of ficious young gentlemen, but she declined them all by a motion of her head, and re mained leaning against the side of the, je hide. PAMPHLETS The train flew onward—the old gentle man meanwhile disposing himself for a comfortable nap, which he was shortly en joying. Shortly before midnight, the lights of Boston gleamed through the darkness, and in a moment the train thundered into the depot. Our old gentleman arose, shook himself, grasped his valise, and came over to the side of Miss Winchester. "Madam," he said, "you have made an old, feeble man's journey tolerable ; will you not tell him your name and place of abode ?" She smiled, waved all thanks, and gave him her card. Ho bowed and left her, Ulu PO O' PAM. A REMINISCENCE. gin cfiorH-Zellgr. AN INCIDENT OF LIFE. HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, just as Fitz James appeared to escort her from the car. But getting through the crowd was no easy matter, for the toss and the bustle were unusual ; and Isabel noticed that several uniformed companies filled the space in front of the depot. Cries of "Hurrah for General Souther ton. Three cheers for the hero of Mexico I" rent the air. Banners trailed out on the fresh night breeze; flambeaux flashed, drums beat, and a long line of carriages filed slowly up the street. Fitz James inquired the cause of all this tumult, and learned that it was a public welcome extended by the citizens of Boston to Gen. John Southerton, a gentleman and a veteran officer, who had signally distin guished himself in the late Mexican war. "He came on this train," said a bystand er. "It is possible, sir, that you didn't discover him; sickly looking old loan, dressed in threadbare gray, and carrying a huge valise. He had just recovered from a severe attack of rheumatic fever, which has troubled him ever since his last cam paign, but he is a fine old fellow yet." Miss Winchester thought he must be; she had heard much of his gallant daring; but Fitz James was the picture of silent morti fication, Miss Winchester and her cousin stopped at the American House, and early the next morning, before the lady had finished dressing, a servant brought up a note bear ing her address. Isabel tore it open and there fell out two cards of invitation to a ball to be held at the Revere that evening, in honor of General Southerton. One card bore the name of Fitz James, the other was directed to herself. Fitz James was surprised and humiliated at this mark of distinction, for he could not but realize that the invitation had been extended to him solely to save his cousin's feelings. But not withstanding this, lie wished to accept it, if only to have an op portunity of excusing his yesterday's impo liteness to the great man. The journey to Nahant was deferred for one day; and early that evening the cous ins were at the Revere, where a brilliant coterie had already assembled. Gen. Southerton, .reclining in an arm chair, at the head of the great drawing room, received his friends as they passed by, one giving place to another ; but when Isabel was presented, he detained her hand to say : "Please sit down on this ottoman by my side; I have a relation here whom I wish to present you." It was not long before a singularly hand some young-man came up to the General smiling a friendly welcome, and the veter an, turning to Isabel, said "Miss Winchester, allow me to present you to my son, Alfred Southerton, who is very grateful for the kindness which you last evening bestowed upon his father.' The young man bowed, and his father continued "Whenever I see a young person volun tarily render respect to the aged, I am con strained to respect him or hef, as a relic of the good old politeness *hich reigned over show and heartlessness when I was a lad. It is all hollow ceremony now, my dear; and if the old man cannot stand without assistance he is thrown down and trodden under foot. Alfred, you do need another hint, or must your rheumatic old father set you an example of courtesy ?" The young man started and colored, for he had been gazing so intently on the rare beauty of Miss Winchester, that he had forgotten time and place. "If Miss Winchester will permit me," he said, offering his arm.; a moment more, and they were among the promenaders. Mr. Southerton seemed bent on showing his gratitude to the lady for the kindness she had rendered his father, for he scarce ly quitted her side during the evening, and at the close of the week he followed her to Nahant, where he continued for two months, the rival of Fitz James and the envy of all the young fops who aspired to the hand and fortune of the beautiful Miss Winchester. • Fitz James Eastace had long been his cousin's visitor, and it was with ill conceal- ed chagrin that he now saw himself thrown into'the shade by the son of that "wretch ed specimen," who ought to have found a place out of decent people's company. Early in the new year there was a mar riage ceremony performed in the old South Church, and Southerton was the groom and Isabel Windliester was the bride. An elegant house on Beacon street received the young couple, for Alfred was engaged in business in Boston, and every year the hale old General comes down from his house in N. to visit his children. So you see that politeness gained a hus band for one woman, audit willbring hap piness to all if they will practice it; for true politeness springs from the heart, and is but the effervescence of kindly Christian spirit, anxious to promote the well being of those with whom it comes in contact. graveleut glotto. From the Catskill Mountains. CATSKILL MOUNTAIN HOUSE, July 23, 1873. Ho for the Catskills ! ho ! A hot, close morning in July, would any one regret leaving New York ? I guess not. We at least impatiently pushed through the throng to get aboard the steamer that was to carry us up the "noble Hudson." How glad we were to get away; not so much from the heat, as the impure air of the great Babel, and involuntarily a prayer went up, of, "God help the poor who must stay there, and long and pine for the sweet pure country air." What a jolly crowd we had on board that day, and what an indiscriminate one too i old men and women, poor peisple with their many children and many bundles, flashed, heated and worried ; wealthy la dies wills dainty dolls of children ;—little hearts and little souls, left entirely to the care of "nurse", who may be tender and good, and who may not be—there is a group of Spaniards, indolent, yet keen too and interesting, with their dark faces, flashing eyes and many diamonds ; how they gesticulate, but that is a peculiarity of the Spaniard, Mexican, and Cuban; then we see several newly married couples, with smiling faces, and in that beatific state which snakes them less interesting in the scenery than in their own happy selves; we had also a good band on board, which helped to pass the "happy hours away." Not far from New York, on the left of the river, are the Palisades, which extend for about twenty miles, like one vast col umn of stone, whose smooth and perpen dicular front seems cut from the rock, and varying in height from three hundred to five hundred feet; residences aro being built all along on the top; then passing many places of interest on either aide the river, we come to Sing-Sing on the right, stern and gloomy and dark it looms up, with the shining water on one side, and the green weeds around it, ever mocking the poor inmates in their prison -home; then we pass Croton River, which supplies New York with water, and on to West Point, noted for its Military School, and past Cornwall—which is quite a resoit— till we arrive at Catskill Landing, over a hundred miles from New York. Soon we were mounted on the top of a large, old fashioned stage, uncouth enough in ap pearance, but just the thing to stand the mountain thumps. What glorious fun we did have ! what a fine view of the valley below, the mountains above and the coun try around us ! How we were jolted, but only laughed the more, and made friends with the driver, who promised to send us a box of trout next Spring, and who assu red us, but for sickness and fires, he would not now be driving, but "such is life." It is nine miles to the foot of the mountain and four up to the top, or to the "Moun tain House." We were two hours going those four miles. Half-way up we stopped at the cabin of Rip Van Winkle, so-called, but the cabin is now a neat, newly-painted boarding-house, but in the woods where it stands Rip is said to have taken his long nap, and painted on a sign-board is the old fellow, with a long beard, just waking, and the flagon by his side, he no doubt is saying : "Where is my little dog Schnei der gone?" Tired enough were we when we reached tle "Mountain House," and glad to woo the spell of the great charmer—sleep, but ncxt morning, what a sight met our view! Not a cloud visible, and looking down a few feet from the house, over an almost ferpendicular height of three thousand feet, we saw the lovely valley below, through which the Hudson river winds and glitters like a great serpent,—the green fields that stretch out for miles' the helves looking like were specks; to us it seemed farther down than from the top of Mt. Washington, and yet this is only half as high as that famous mountain. I think this effect is produced because the rise is so nearly perpendicular, while that of the White Mountains appears more gradual. Next day we saw the grandest sight ono can , conceive of. Think of gazing down upon cloud after cloud, so immense, that they looked like great white waves. How strange the sight to us, of rain below and not above us, and how beautiful when it ceased, and the sunlight with long golden fingers touched the billows of ether and threw bright yellow lines down through the mist, giving us once more a glimpse of the valley. The air is cool here, so cool we need wraps. The "Mountain House" is quite large, accommodating over four hundred people, and the accommodations are very good, much better than at most mountain houses, and the boarding excellent. Gen erally wealthy, solid families come here, who want rest and enjoy the lazy, loung ing life which all who come here gradually fall into. Miss Kellogg is here with, a party of friends, and evidently enjoys her position, and she ought to. She has ono of God's sweetest gifts—the gift of song—and by hard study and unceasing application has she attained the present perfection. How full of enjoyment is a trip to the Catskills, and how regretfully we leave the wonderfully invigorating air, and go down the mountain, which we do in a much shorter time than we made the ascent, and now once more sailing down the Hudson, we bid you adieu. GIPSY WILDE. ad inn tov the 4 : 1 illia. The Centennial , MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The first meeting of the Centennial Ex ecutive Committee of the State of Penn sylvania was held at the Logan House, in Altoona, on Thursday, the 26th ult. The attendance indicated a warm feeling of in terest in the success of this great enter prise. Hon. Wm: Bigler, of Clearfield county, acted as President'of the meeting, and Hon. Samuel M. Wherry, of Cumber land county, Secretary. The following preamble and programme was unanimous ly adopted : The United States Centennial Board of Finance, with the view of securing addi tional means to defray the expenses inci dent to a befitting commemoration of the first Centennial Anniversary of the Cele bration of Independence. and the erection of proper buildings tbr the use of the In ternational Exhibition'of 1876 have adopt ed the plan of canvassing the entire coun try to secure subscriptions to the Centen nial Stock. The ,Sub-Committee of the Board of Finance selected for the State have determined to ask the people of Penn sylvania for at least half a million of dol lars exclusive of the city of Philadelphia. This amount is deemed the least that would suffice to place the Keystone State in the proud position which she should occupy in this noble and patriotic work, and it is hoped that this movement may result in securing a much larger amount. To this end they determined to appoint a Centennial Executive Committee for the State'of Pennsylvania whose duty it shall be to adopt measures in the several coun ties of the State to secure the quota of said counties. This Committee is coutp3sed of the following gentlemen : DISTRICT COMMITTEE. sth. Washington Townsend, West Ches. kb. lion. James Boyd, Norristown. ith. lion. Agustin Wolle, Bethlehem ; Hon. Wm. Davis, Doylestown. Bth. Hon. J. Lawrence Get; Reading ; Gen. Geo. M. Steinmann, Lancaster. 9th. Hon..J. P. Wickersham, Harris- burg. 10th. Hon. Francis Hughes, Pottsville; Hon: Benjamin Bannan, Pottsville. 11th. C. W. Cooper, Allentown. 12. Hon G. Dawson Coleman, Lebanon. 13th. Hon. H. B. Wright, Wilkesbarre; J. IV. Hollenbach, Wilkesbarree. 14th. lion. Wm. S. Tarreli, Montrose; Hon. Ulysses Mercer, Towanda. 15th. Hon. Wm. H. Armstrong, Wil liamsport ; Thomas Beaver, Esq., Dan ville. 16th. Hon. B. 13. Strang, Westfield. 17th. Hon. A. 11. Dill, Lewisburg, Pa.; Wm. A. Sponsler, New Bloomfield. 18th. L. A. Mackey, Lock Haven ; Geo. F. Bates, Johnstown. 19th. Hon. S. IIL Wherry, Shippens burg ; Wm. McClelland, Chambersburg." 20th. Hon. R. J. Fisher, York ; Sam uel Small, Esq., York. 21st. Jno. Cessna, Wm. Hartley. 22d. H. G. Fisher; R. M. Speer. 23d. Col. Wm. Phillips, Jas. H. Hop kins, John H. Shoneberger, Geo. H. An derson. • 24th. Silas M. Clark. 25th. A. A. Furman. 873. 26th. Geo. V. Lawrence, J. S. Rutan. 27th. J. S. Gordon. 28th. S. H. Griffith. 29th. Hon. Pierson Church, S. B. Del• aniater. 30th. Wm. A. Galbraith. AT LARGE. Ex-Governor Wm. Bigler, Clearfield. " " James Pollock, Milton. A. G. Curtin, Bellefonte. _ _ Hon. A. K. McClure, Hon. John. W. Forney, Hon. Morton McMichael, Daniel Dougherty, and H. Armitt Brown, Phila delphia; H. B. Swope, Pittsburg; G. R. Barrett, Clearfield; Wayne McVeigh, Harrisburg; Charles B. Buckalew, Blooms burg; William H. Armstrong, Williams port ; John Scott, Huntingdon ; Harry White and Silas M. Clark, Indiana; Sam uel S. Blair, Hollidaysburg; Henry D. Foster, Greensburg; Wm. A. Wallace, Clearfield. Upon motion, the following programme was unanimously adopted as the best meth od for increasing the subscriptions : 1. That the appropriation of half a mil lion for the State of Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia, is deemed moderate and should be promptly secured. 2. That to the accomplishment of this end each member of the Committee shall undertake to form the proper organization with the county or counties for which he has been appointed. _ _ 3. That theform of organization shall be the appointment of Sub-Committees in the several counties to consist of not less than five members each. whose duty it shall be to apportion to the several towns, districts and wards, the proper share of the whole amount assessed upon the county on the basis of $500,000 for the State. Said county Committees and Sub-Commit tees shall, if they deem it expedient, carry out the plan of apportionment to each cit izen, or to each as they may know to be able to contribute. The proper and easy method of doing this, will be to take the borough, township or ward duplicate and assign such number of shares as they may think proper to each name. This has been the most successful mode of obtain ing church and other subscriptions. Many persons entirely willing to do their full part, are greatly at a loss to know what that part is. It' this be pointed out by those havinl , the matter in charge, such citizens will be apt to act upon the sugges tion presented to them. . _ 4. Each Solicitor for stock should be furnished with a statement showing the total amount assessed to the State and the proportion of that amount assessed upon the county and district in which he is en gaged, and also the amount which is sug gested each citizen should subscribe. 5. Solicitors are to receive no payments on subscriptions, but shall deposit.their subscription books with such banks in the county as have been authorized to act as depositaries of Centennial stock, which banks will receive payments on stock and time certificates. Accordingly, in every county or city, where the local committee may deem it expedient, it is recommended that the plan of personal solicitations be first exhausted upon the citizens of large means before the plan of assessment be in troduced. 6. The stock $lO per share, 20 per cent. of which is payable on suscription, or in a brief period thereafter, and the balance upon three months' notice in the years 1874 and '75. For the purpose of equalizing the position of subscribers to the stock, slit per cent. interest will be al lowed on all amounts paid in till the let of May, 1876. 7. It shall be the duty of each county committee, in connection with the mem bers of the State Executive Committee of the respective counties or districts, to make arrangements for holding mass meetings of the people and securing the presence of eminent speakers in the interest of the Centennial Exhibition. Application for speakers should be made to the Chairman, No. 904 Walnut street, Phila. S. The Chairman is authorized to fill all vacancies. On motion, Resolved, That the programme as adopt ed by this Committee, be printed and for warded to the different members thereof. Resolved, That the county apportion ment be printed and annexed to the above circular. On motion, it was resolved that this Committee cordially approve of the call fur a public meeting to be held at Nil lia.ntsport, on the 28th inst., in the inter est of the Centennial; and, also, the one at Reading, the 18th of September, and earnestly recommend that such public meetings shall be held is the remaining counties of the State. On motion, Hon. Win. Bigler was titan imously elected' permanent Chairman, and Gen. C. B. Norton permanent Secretary. Remarks were made by ex-Governor Pol lock, Senator Scott and others: On motion, adjourned, to meet at the call of the Chairman. EDITOR JOURNAL :—ln your issues of recent date, I notice two articles, one from the "Catholic Standard." and the other from the "Norristown Herald," published by request. These articles carry upon their face the object fur which they were gotten up, which was to cast reflection upon the Reformed Church, which bids fair to exist long after its opposers are forgotten. In fifty years our ministry has increased nine fold, and our percentage of increase of membership is second to no Protestant de nomination in the United States. In sum ming up the statistics of the present year, the following result is reached : 1 General Synod ; 5 District Synods; 35 Classes ; 595 Ministers; 1,329 Congregations; 132,195 members; 1,044 Sunday Schools; 64,588 Sunday School scholars; Benevo lent Contributions, $91,427.10. The re sults here presented furnish pleasing evi dence of the progress the Church is making under the efficient labors of its ministers. lam not one of those persons who are in favor of foisting Church trou bles into secular papers, but I think the cause of truth and the interests of the Re formed Church, demand a reply to such designinn. articles. You will, therefore, please publish the following, and with it we will close this unpleasant affair, hoping that the readers of the JOURNAL will par don us for troubling them with matters which do rot properly belong to county papers : [From "Our Church raper," (Reformed.) 1 Mr. Wolff and Forney's Defection to the Roman Catholic Church, VALUE OF THE TESTIMONY Great account has been made of the statement of Mr. wolfr, as to the causes which led himself and others into Roman ism. Whatever it is worth, we may take it with some grains of allowance. If a man testifies on one side of a case, and then turns around and swears to the very oppo- site of what he had over and over again affirmed, you may trust him only as far as you please. One or the other of his state ments is untrue. It reminds us of the tricky lawyer, who quoting, in order to gain his case, what he claimed to be a principle of law in favor of his client, was reminded by the judge that in a case just before he had held the reverse of his pres ent argument, "Please your honor," said the ready wit, "I may have been wrong then; but I am right now." But the man who has sworn falsely be fore, should be watched even when be is pretending to tell the real truth. So, if a minister can administer in hypocritical mockery, the holy Sacraments and other solemn rites of the Church he has sworn to defend, as Mr. Wolff intimated he had done, you may take his last assertion for what it is worth. We would not take him as the best witness in a case. Mr. Wolff's affirmation in favor of his newly espoused religious system, is only an exparte statement. It is, therefore, only worth what you can trust to Jesuitical zeal. We have heard him repeatedly affirm and zealously arguc . the very opposite of what he now says, as to the causes which led him and others to turn traitors to the faith of their fathers. It is, to say the least, quite as possible that he is mistaken now, as that he was then. More likely, indeed ; for now he dare not think freely for him self, nor for others. He dare not investi gate further, any truth or fact, not settled for him by the official belief of the Pope. Freedom to think and believe is gone; and with that also all proper ability to judge and decide fairly in regard to the difference between Romanism and Pro testantism. In regard to this and all re ligious truth, the papist must just take and hold what is prepared for him by the authority of the claimed papal infallibility. So, you see, it is not what the late convert, as an independent witness, says ; but what the Romish Church only now allows him to say. So, his former testimony, given when he was free, and when, we trust, he was honest, ought to be more trustworthy, than his enslaved utterances now. A faithful witness must not only be free to speak his mird as he sees the truth ; but he must also be free to think and draw conclusions for himself. No blind Papist is thus free. As soon as a convert from Protestantism submits to the absurd claims of papal infallibility, all free inquiry and investigation must cease absolutely. However much he had been encouraged to investigate, sq as to raise doubt and unsettle his faith before his transition ; now peremptorily he must stop thinking and searching for truth, and simply take down whatever is prepared ibr him. Such a one is not our best witness. If what Mr. Wolff says of himself and for his personal friends, for whom be as sumes to speak, be true, there would he little room for showing respect towards them and him. If it be not true, we could have still less regard for one who has thus, as it were, infamously outlawed himself from our courtesy and regard in attemptinr , to damage the church we love, and to whose faith, service, and saving truth, he a sworn standard bearer, has proven sadly recreant. Trartpaigu. Opinions of the Press. The following are a few of the opinions of the press upon the late County Conven tion : Huntingdon county Republicans are out of the Woods. The last county convention set then► Scott free.—Everett Press. The Republican County Convention, of Huntingdon county, n.ct on the 12th inst. H. G. Fisher was made permanent chair man. A. L. Cuss, editor of the Globe, and 18 other delegates seceded. The Con vention denounced the Globe and read it out of the party, and revoked the election of Cuss as delegate to the State Conven tion by the County Committee, and elect ed H. G Fisher in his place.—Bearer Radical. At the Huntingdon county Republican convention, on Tuesday, the Wood wing, nine delegates strong, headed by A. L. Gass, withdrew. Several of the bolters returned and participated in the proceed ings of the afternoon. Among the resolu tions was one denouncing the Globe as a journal for the "defamation of all Repub licans who do not agree with them, and being thus only a source of weakness and dissention, it is declared unworthy of the support and confidence of the party."— Bellefonte Republican. A resolution was adopted repudiating Guss' paper, the Huntingdon Globe, and declaring it unworthy of confidence, revo king the appointment of A. L. Guss as representative delegate to the State Con vention, and electing H. G. Fisher in his place. A. L. Guss with his friends with drew from the convention in a huff. Thus, "all the decency" party in Huntingdon county is getting along finely. We may state here, also, that Fisher was accepted by the State Convention, and Guss left ott in the cold.—Lezetstown True Dem. The genuine Republicans of Huntingdon county, have at last adopted the right course, in denouncing the organ of disor ganizers, but they did not go far enough. They should have read the leaders out of the party, by name. The whole party of from "three to eight," comprise only a couple hundred, led on by a half dozen conspirators, and if these were placed in the Democratic party, where they properly belor.g, their influence wouldn't hurt the Republican party. Of course the Globe and its friends will oppose the ticket, but they are now in a position to hurt nobody, and the Republican ticket will be elected by about the usual majority.—Bot Reg ister. At the recent Huntingdon County Con vention, the following just resolution was unanimously adopted : That as the immediate fellow-citizens of Hon. John Scott, we take pride and pleas ure' in commending his whole course in the Senate of the United States, as char acterized by ability, industry, and fidelity, in the discharge of his duties to the whole Union and in sustaining the interests of Pennsylvania and the principles of the Republiean party. His action in opposing and refusing to accept the extra back pay, was but a realization of the confidence which we who know him best repose iu his common sense and integrity. This is hearty, intelligent, appreciative and sincere. Huntingdon, and Pennsylvania, and the Union, may well feel proud of able and pure and useful John Scott, a future Pre sident, and a good one !—Phila. City Item. A discussion arose during the prelimin ary proceedings on contested seats, during NO. 35. which Mr. Gnss and about twenty others withdrew from the convention, all of whom, however, with the exception of nine re turned and took part in the work of nomin ating a ticket. S. T. Brown, Hays Ham ilton and Henry C. Robinson were appoint ed Senatorial conferees. Among the resolutions adopted is one denouncing the Globe as unworthy the support or confidence of the party, and an other removing Mr. Gases as representative delegate to the State Convention and ap pointing H. G. Fisher in his place. This was subsequently sanctioned by the State Convention admitting Mr. Fisher. The result of this movement will be looked for with some anxiety all ever the State, as it must now demonstrate whether the Scott portion carries with it the mass of the voters, and thus prove that what is known as the Woods faction was a mere faction, or whether the latter is so strong as to be able- to defeat the nominees of the former.--- , Letcistown Gazette. There has been a bitter, disgraceful, dir ty fight waged for some time past among the Republicans of Huntingdon county— injurious to the party at home and abroad —in which Hon. John Scott has been outrageously and shamefully villified and maligned, by one of the parties. Last week, in a full county convention the bet ter men of the party, deliberately deter mined to take the leading miscreant in this internecine war by the throat, and this is the way they disposed of him : Resolved, The Huntingdon Globe is not deserving of recognition as an exponent of Republican sentiment, but should be known attroaVas it is at home, as simply a medi um, bought and used by its editor, and his associates, to gratify their personal re sentment, by the defamation of all Repub licans who do not agree with them, and being thus only a source of weakness and dissension it is declared unworthy of the support and confidence of the party.—Som erset Herald. The following resolutions were unani mously passed at the Republican Conven tion of Huntingdon County, on the 12th inst. They are indicative of the high es teem and confidence in which Senator Scott is held by his immediate fellow citi zens. Senator Scott has, through his fine legal attainments, greatindustry, and probity of character, obtained a standing in the Unit ed States Senate of which the people of Pennsylvania have great reason to bo proud. She will certainly be wise enough. when the time comes, to avail herself of the advantage of continuing her present able and distinguished member in that branch of Congress. _ _ _ Resolved, That as the immediate fellow citizens of Hon. John Scott, we take pride and pleasure in commending his whole course in the Senate of die United States as characterized by ability, industry and fidelity in the discharge of his duties to the whole Union and in retaining the in terest of Pennsylvania and the principles of the Republican party. llis action in opposing and refusing to accept the extra back .pay, was but a realization of the con fidence which we who know him best re pose in his common sense and integrity. Resolved, That we condemn the action of every member of Congress, without re spect to party, who either voted for the extra back pay, or having voted against it, received and kept it.— Venango Citizen. The trouble that has been brewing in the Republican party in Huntingdon coun ty for the last three or four years, culmi nated at the County Convention, on Tues day week, in a direct bolt. The strength of the two wings, as shown in the election of delegates, seemed to be 51 for the Scott party and 27 for that led by Woods, that being the vote upon the question of ap pointing a committee on contested seats. After that vote had been had the Woods men, 24 in all, under the leadership of A. L. Gus, esq., of the Globe, withdrew from the Convention. In the afternoon a num ber of those who bolted, said to be eight or ten, returned to the Convention and took part in the proceedings. The balance of the bolters organized in the court room, were addressed by Mr. Guss and adjourned until afternoon, when they reassembled ' and appointed a committee of three to issue an address to the Republican party of Huntingdon county, elected Mr. Gass Chairman of the County Committee, after which Mr. Guss addressed the so-called Convention. The Globe this week supports Messrs. Gordon and Mackey; but containsnothing to indicate its course toward the county ticket. It is quite probable that It will oppose the County nominations ; but the action of the Democratic Convention, which was held on Tuesday, may have some bearing on the course to be pursued by that journal and its personal friends. At this writing (Wednesday) we have not heard of the action of the Democratic Convention ; but whatever it may have been, it seemed pretty clearly determined that the Bolters' Convention will unite upon the Democratic nominees for Sena tor, Assembly and Treasurer. The trouble in Huntingdon county has now reached that point when there can be no neutrals. An open rupture has been had and on& faction has clearly put itself outside of the party organization. The Scott wing, as it is called, is clearly the only Republican organization in that coun ty, and all outside of it, whether it claims to be Republican, under the leadership of Woods and Guss, or Democratic, under the leadership of Speer end Petriken, is really in opposition to the Republican par ty. The result of the contest, under the circumstances, may be certain ; but wheth er it is victory or defeat for the legitimate Republican organization in the county, it is the duty of the party there to stand by its regularly nominated candidates at all hazzards.—Blair County Radical. rig, A mixed party of Democrats and Gussites were overheard discussing a fu sion before the assembly of the Democratic Convention. Several suggestions had been made favorable to the contemplated move ment. When a sober Democrat, who had not taken any part in the discussion and who knew a thing or two, knocked the project as flat as flounder by saying : "If we Democrats set down to eat turkey with Guss, Woods & Co., we will be darned sure to get the neck !" The Democratic Con vention thought :so too. The fusionists didn't even get a sop. The Gussites, and they are very few, stand alone. :el. The Democratic ticket is fearfully berated by a large number of Democrats. They assert that it is as weak as water. We really thought there was more spirit in it than this, but they think not. Well, well, the only wholesome advice we aro prepared to give them at present is to vote the, whole Republican ticket. In this they can find the consolation that they so much need.
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