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THURSDAY 'MQRNIXG::::::;:::
:MARCH 1.
ICrSoe the advertisement in another column of
cir friend th democratic Post Mistress at the
Summit.. j3ilis Maria Magellan has just received
from tbe Eastern cities- a large and well selected
stock of-merchandize, suitable to tbe wants of tbe
people of out county. Give her a call, and aa
'Women's Rights" appear to be in the ascendant,
we opine that a more meritorious patronage could
not be bestowed. . .., .. ; ... ..
- . - Cause of Delay. . ' . '
' Much to our- recret, we have this week been
obligedio p'dstpona the publication of our paper;
some tjav.ftaji, on.accwnt of .the absolute, injpo:'
sibility of procuring paper any sooner. . That ral
uabU al tic& has. attained a degree . of rarity un
known hitherto to the- oldest inhabitant. If the
scarcity should continue, we 'must request our
subscribers individually to furnish themselves "with
a substantial piece of muslin or linen, 44x36, on
which we will weekly "print the latest intelligence,
and which by being carefully washed, can be made
to last for some 6 or 8 months, lite experiment,
we are. credibly informed, was once successfully
tried on in the Hoosies State. An enterprising
rcntleman having commenced the publication cf
a record of events .without types, paper or ink";
being of a whittling turn of mind, he filled his
cases from a beech groTe; as each subscriber, un
der "previous arrangement, furnished 'his own
sheet, he laughed at the idea of paper mills ; and
being favorably located on the edge of a swamp,
its abundant soft black mud enabled him to snap
his fingers at the ink makers. It was, of course.
carrying on business on first principles, , but we
should not be surprised if we were obliged to re
turn to them. . - - . ,'.
Appointment by the Postmaster General.
Henry Schnetberg, to be Post. Master at Hem
lock, Cambria county, vice Charles E. Stewart, re
signed. -;-V t.: . - . . - v j -
The appointment of Capt. Schnetberg gives un
mixed satisfaction io the community in which it
is made. The wishes of the people have been
carried out. - The Post Master General has shown
that he is actuated by a sense of justice, and that
he will yield a cheerful compliance to the people's
will. , . -
TKs jmight be the place to say a word in rela
tion to other Tost offices in this county, in which
the necessity of Reform has long been evident.
From certain localities we every week hear com
plaints in regard to the manner in which particu
lar Post offices are conducted. Let the people lay
tm plain, straight-forward statement of their griev
ances before the Department, and they will obtain
redress. We feel confident that the Department
will not tolerate, for a single hour, the insolence
and negligence of certain jacks in office, who seem
to think that the offices belong to them and not to
the People. . We will add that our columns are
always open to any citizens, who wish to make a
statement. " . ' ..... -
- ?. Uon. 7m. T. Daugherty. '
' The conduct of our popular Representative at
Ilarrisburg is viewed with favor by his constitu
ents. In particular, his course during the late
Senatorial contest, meets with marked approba
tion, Mr. Daugherty "was one of the" Spartan
Band who in the, midst of doubt, confusion, and
treachery, adhered to the integrity of the'Demo
cratic organization. ' His vote is to be found on
every ballot recorded for the Democratic nominee
Charles R.'Buckalew. We. will not pr6nounce
an opinion as to the soundness or expediency of
the views of Democratic Representatives who took
another course': they may have been right, or
they may have been wrong j but one thing is cer
tain, the men who sustained the nominee of the
Democratic party,; have placed themselves right
for time to come- they have rendered a service to
that party which cannot be too highly apprecia
ted j and we are glad for the sake of the Democ
racy 'of bur district, that' their Representative is
to be found among the number.
: fknuonsicatio&s.
Our columns are this week crowded with origi
nal matter, communications from citizens among
the most esteemed in our community. We regret
to say. that an unpleasant controversy is going on
here, in relation to'Xhe authorship of aa article
which appeared in a late number of the Johnstown
"Tribune," (we' beg pardon for mentioning the
nam of the. vile sheet) andt which has been attri
buted to-' several gentlemen in thia borough.
These gentlemen have came out' before the public
la tho "Allcghanian" of. this week, and deny
most vigorously all knowledge of the article in
question.
In the communications which we publish they
are replied. fo and the. anonymous JakeyVis
"put through a course of sprouts," and handled
without gloves. Should his name leak out, he
will certainly be a popular character in this .com
munity. - '
fcThere is a regular stampede among the
Know ftotbtngs in New Hampshire,' and as the
Concord Patriot has It, "Satan's kingdom is tum
bling down. Over 100 have withdrawnfrom
the order in Concord, and 1 500 in the Stat e.
f OO-During the past . year, there ,wcre in the
United States 82 murdcrs--not accidentalkilHng,
or JUitifiable or doubtful caws cf homicidehut
real murder i, and only eighty four executions.; If
haeging is justifiable, only ;On"ceigbih of hese
convicts have got theif deserts.: ? i.-s
I W-The trustees of the United States: Bank an
nounce that no claims against that institution will
be received after the 16th of April aer.t, and that
tVey will proceed to mate a final ditiknd to the
7 """ Eon. JCa CretiwtlL
It is known that our Senatorial Representative,
during the recent contest for fJi' S.vE?aator Toted.
xor.puuuM vwiw,v" - ' -
directly contrary to tie wUlies'an'd feelings' of the
Democratic party in this county.- His conduct
has! toRseuently bcV nie.tbe'subject of animad
version, "and it has 'ben" expected of us to de
jounce IS. , ; ; . .
But we ask for a momentV-bearinfii -It will be
recollected,- that a small .number of Democrats,
among whom was Mr. Crew well, did not partici
pate in the proceedings of tbe Caucus which re
sulted in the nomination of Mr. Buckalew, as the
Democratic candidate for Senator. Mr. Cress well's
mind was tin Jer 'the1 conviction that an election
would be made and that the Democratic party
would be safer with Gen. Cameron,' than with any
Other member of the Know Nothing party ; he
wished to be in a position to cast his vote for him
from the first ; he therefore did not go into Caucus.
The policy which dictated the nomination of
Mr. Buck slew, -was, as the result has shown, in
comparably, the wisest; yet it will be. admitted
that the conduct of Mr. Cresswell stands in favor
able contrast to that of the gentlemen, who, in
the heat of the engagement, struck' their colors
and went over to the enemy who, after voting
on two ballots for Mr. Buckalew, lft him on the
3d, 4th, and 6th. and went over to " Simon'."
. Mr. Cresswell is a Democrat by conviction ; be
has ever .been faithful member of that .partrv
and we teat, certain that at this time nothing is
farther from "his intention, than to , yield one inch
to the Powers of Darkness who threaten the peace
and social well being of our people. ;,-.
For ourselves, we' have known Mr. Cresswell
long and -well ; we ar satisfied of the purity of
his motives, and that the errors he may have com
mitted are those of judgement and not of inten
tion of the head and not of the heart.; We be-
lieve that he honestly Intended to act for the best
interests of the Democratic party.; We hare care
fully observed his course ; and although tU.true
that we are attached to him by the bonds of inti
mate friendship, yet we have endeavored ..calmly
to weigh his actions, unswayed by- personal par
tiality, and we think that we do not ask-too much,
when we claim for him the justice which should
be meted out to rectitude of intention and consis
tency of conduct; ; " ' " " f "'-.
' Rome, it is said, .was once saved by the cackling
of geese,: and if we are not mistaken, tbe future
historian of Concmaugh county, may be called on
to record an event somewhat similar in her annals,
with the advantage, not enjoyed by - his-predeces
sor, of discovering that the numbers ' and the
names of the defenders of this modern citadel, are
more numerous and better preserved than their
ancient prototypes, who saved the mistress of the
world from the northern barbarians. To this con
clusion hare we been led, by the great fluttering
and noise, which, within a few days, has filled the
air in and about Johnstown. A stranger, igno
rant of the causes of this great commotion, might
have been led to believe that: the flock had been
alarmed by " Gorgons, Hydras and Chimaeras
dire ;" but great would be his surprise when he
learned, that all the cackling and tnmultuous
alarm was caused, by a little county to be called
Conemaugh, and a few resolutions passed in the
insignificant village of "Xbensburg. Still more
ould he be astonished to find, that the great
cause of Conemaugh could only be defended and
advanced by abusing its opponents, insulting old
men, sneering at the nationality of others, and
ridiculing a few, who,; having tried to render their
country some service, did not think it would be
cast upon them afterwards, as a reproach. He
would exclaim What ! not one single argument
advanced in support of this glorious cause ! not
one good reason assigned why. their prayer should
be granted ! no reply made to the charges of du
plicity and treachery urged against the champions
of Conemaugh ! The only reply abuse and nothing
but abuse 1 Nay, more than this- that, not ha
ing poisoned arrows enough in their own quivers,
they would make the world believe they had
found k Judas here mean enough to slander his own
fellow-citizens.' -Truly, would he say, the citizens
of Johnstown arertcr be pitied, when compelled to
rely upon such means to sustain their cause. But..
charitably disposed, we cannot for one moment
believe that a majority of them are so dead to all
the sentiments of honor and self respect, as to
approve of the contemptible course pursued by a
few of their number. ' They cannot surely censure
us, for expressing, openly and honestly, our opin
ions on a measure we consider unjust and uo ne
cessary. ' We have done no more than they claim
the right to do. True our meetings may not have
been as large and respectable as Johnstown can
afford, but this is easily accounted for. Our peo
ple are not as numerous, nor have we as many
who are willing to neglect their own business for
the purpose ot serving their country. But we
can say, without- fear of contradiction that aT
our proceedings were conducted publicly ; and
our meetings, however small, composed of good
old citizens of Cambria county, who tor years
identified -with her true interests, are neither
ashamed or afraid to let it be known, that .they
are opposed to Conemaugh county. Neither their
officers or resolutions were got up to order in
private room or a lawyers office, as we well know
was the case with th last resolutions of the Johns
town genius, which were immediately posted off
with rail road speed to Ilarrisburg, in tbe pocket
of their author, to be presented as the sentiments
of a large and respectable meeting! Nor do we
manufacture preambles and resolutions for town
ship meetings, and send them forth as the senti
ments of those who never saw or heard of them.
Our preambles and resolutions contain no charges
which we knotty to be false. They speak out
plainly and cannot be misunderstood by thoee
alluded to, though they may seek to screen them
selves under tbe noisy babble of their obsequious
mends. Neither -would we publish to the world
pledges made prior to the election by an honora
ble meinber of the Legislature, even if true, for
the. purpose of subserving any purpose "however
desirable. No such mt-ans. have wc resorted to,
nor wi4,wo. But abve all, would we scorn to
forge a letter, - full of venom' and vituperation
gainst any of our fellow-citizen, and endeavor
to palm it off on the world ss the production of a
citizen of Ebensburg. We cannot believe that
anything so mean can exist outside of that chosen
band which of late has been heaping its filthy
abuse upon ir Mlcnv citizens. ' possibly, there
may be jfsw in our midst,.who fpsra a' spirit of
vindictivenesa, or, actuated by .some "er selah
motives, woc!l feel disposed a KW CTB,;
county. rXj-Mj,' there .y-;t."fer. ctt j?e
amoESst us who, looking forward to future politi-.
cal promotion or professtonal err4usr nt,?arould
try to make the people of JehfitownQleok i:pofr
them as friends. Tor the purpose of securing "aid
and comfort from them' hereafter.!But we do
not believe that such thei'a'reorlOieVexist,
that' any one, of their number erduld stoop, toinch
i . i t i- r.A .i . i L :
low otacKguaraism. onouiu ire ngwem w ""-.
taken, Ve "congratulate our Tfellow , cuizens of
Johnstowk on, so Valuable an ally anihppe,- tbat
the productions of Truth" will htt fxet)j , circi-.
lated amongst the members of the Ltgulajure. r
Of the numerous animadversions j contained, in
that classical production signed " Tretb' wefFill
notice but few.' - The author, in -true Johnstown
style, objects to , the number and material o Our'
last meeting. There were not eqough for hm
"nor were those psentsufecfently"ipeuble.
He says there -were but. seventceq-r-this, untrue
though it be, would j)ot?le a" reproach . Great
things have been accomplished even by, twelve,
although they were unfortunate, enough to find
one Traitor in their midst Next j comes in our
poor Secretary for a dab. His misfortune, seems
to be his profession. Well, w will ventare to say
that he never killed a' greater'calf than the author
of that letter; and we do think; that those wb4
have seen and know.," Sam,' ought not to abuse
mm tor his Killing propensities, as w vtre r resi
dent of the meeting," who faithfully fetved. his
country, and t hardly expected to beTindicnled on
that account, we tmnx tpat ne, .wnue pursmng
his humble Tocation, may look Hth pity jand con
tempt on the wretch who-;COTd.weer as him jor
his services; For the other MexKae 8efoAJi,Uuded
to, we think we can Wely ,sy-tiiai? although
somewhat lameWhis misfortune' not hi&ult-be
would hardly consider himself- as laraei eitber.
mentally or morally?' ai the 4 4vYri&6r ac
couchcur" of that production'- ' ; ' '.M ' '
Both the President and Captan onay. ave been
thot, and we well know, have been siof a Wbu t one
thing we can venture to assert with perfect saiety,
that neither of. them have any marka fo snow,
where the editor of the Tribune and"hiokty cor
respondent, would have received and carried' their
ahott, had they ever'diigticed their 'eoUntry by
trying to serve it a spot General Scctt? tried td
- , x. . Lt a sjjC 1
gur . wuc. - ;J
The scurrilous attacks made on the ex-mehibers of t
tne L-egiBiamrr, woa.iuTc vevo wi uunyiw yj.
the confidence of their, fellow citizens,. must fall
harmless upon their heads. They, we tiaipk, wijl
permit the Damon and Pythias of UwuTrlbune,
like their alter eeo, the skunk, a true nativr of
American soil, to riot in the iuxurioni ConscioOs-
nrM of tboir own filth v emahatfons. If tlie'citiaeris
of Johnstown look upon the tx-Speakei1 U friend
ly to their cause, his zeal surely must b stimula
ted by being called a drunken gcntleriian ' But
the hostility of the ex-member of Parliament, is
not likely to bo cowed down by being reminded,
that he was. born on a foeign:soili without.being
previously consulted -a matter .he cannot very
much regret, when he finds such productions of
American soil as the editor and his "Jakey.- ' -
All this scurrility and blackguardism, however,
could be looked upon as the filthy excrement of
the putrid mind of low blackguards, and: treated
with contempt bnt when the sanctity of men's.
homes is violated when a scoundrel low enough
can be found in the county of Cambria, willing,
through a public press, to insult and. outrage the
feelings of one of her citizens, by dragging before
the world his misfortunes, and is able to find an
editor, vile enough to give publicity 4$ he out
pourings of his rotten heart, we think it becomes
the duty of every man, through whose veins cour
ses one drop cf warm, honest," manly blood; to ex
press his indignation, and assist in dragging forth
this vile pair, from the dark and filthy kennel in
which they attempt to bury themselves. il Has it
then come to this that a man's . poverty, in this
country, is to be considerec. a crime, and he and
his family, on that ' account, ' afford food for the
mockery and scorn of every low wretch, who
chooses to insult them with .it. God. knows the
reality is bitter enough, without making it a re
proach to the .sufferer, and the man whd coidd, f
for any purpose, coolly sneer at anothcrspovcrty,
would " peep and botanize upon his imothers
grave," and sell his sisters bones for filthy lucre.'
The boot of every honest man should1e used to
remove these mangy curs from our midland send
them howling .: over our borders ; unices the con
scimiszers of haying written and published that
letter be considered, as we think if mjght be, in
itself sufficient punishment. Of the victim of their
malice, who seems to hare offended a f$w of their
number by spcakirg rather harshly of Ahem, per
mit us to say, that a warmer heart than, his never
beat under the ribs of man; that though' cons ider
ed poor by his traducers, he never hasryet earned
hi bread by slandering his fellow citizens, and
then ! egging their money to keep soul and body
together ; and though " few crumbs may fall from
his table, he is still able to divide a crust with a
friend, and even gfve a cup of water to an enemy.
But enough of this. . In conclusion let .ps.ask the
citizens of Johnstown, whether they expect to car
ry their county by auch low vulgarity; billings
gate, and blackguardism, as lately emanated from
their press f ' Have they no other weapons ?4 Arc
they unable to furbish any other arguments t Are
they afraid to discuss temperately and Calmly the
merits of their project? We cannot believe it.
There must be some at least who blush jwith shame
when they see their fellow citizens of . Jibensburg,
however they may differ with tbcnVjiju opinion,
traduced by their dirty hireling scrilfblers, and
their charactera -assailed by the lowestrulgarity.
Willing as we are to" carry on this contest fairly
I and honestly, with honorable " men, folding our-
selves responsioie iot every cjiargD w maKe, we
must decline entering the lists with '"the present
champions of Conemaugh. , They canl be attended
to by the little red dog hereafter, should he ever
condescend to bark at them. . . - -
Mae!. EorxoKs -.
I herewith send you a Ilarn and a lof of Bre3
for the editor of the Cambria, Tribune 1 do thia
to prevent tie youth from beina; driven, from the
path of honor. - For I think iheroia noman who
would allow himself tube driven iaws to pub-i
lish an article so filthy hd vile as appeared mthe
last number of hii ptptt; bne by- povefty and
'" TVtnri'witVi wrwv "" -
' MesskEmtobs :
4 1, was' a eood deal amused and pleased by a des-
'cnpttOn, Ol - a mecung, octu u owuu,
published m the Johnstown jnwMW last wees..
and although I was not there, 1 enjoyed the read
inr of it very much. . I am for the , erection of
Coaemaugh county, although it is said that the
editor of the Tribune is a mangy item, and. that
those who urge him on, are tbe mendicant lazaro- J
ni of Johnstown, and that the description of that
meeting js not dignified enough"; and 'illy calcula
ted to further the prospects of the aforesaid man
gy item, and his lazaronf, but on the contrary la
only ' calculated - to throw " Bran bags into the
fire,' and is a production, only worthy to come
out of the.lodge and , could only be prepared in
some hole where they perfect the American sys
tem. What, suppose the men of substance and
character in Johnstown, don't want a new county?
They are behind the age, they never dived into
the subterranean abodes to get enlightened and
isee SamueL What though it may be said that
bread and beef is more wanted there, than a new
county, that a soup society would be more desira
ble than a court, and that morality and decency
would be a greater distinction to the inhabitants,
than to Tba-enrolled among the catalogue of coun
ties. : Still if the lazaroni want it, they should
have it. It is not right when they ask for bread
to give them stones, or when they ask for fish, to
give them scorpions. ! Now they simply ask a
new conntv.'why not art'ty
- The leading spirits who ask this county are men
of extraordinary capacity, and it is a pity to keep
them undistinguished in a rural village, whose
only public building would be no great convenience
for a sow and six pigs. Had the immortal author
of the celebrated. Bran bag speech, or those legal
gentlemen who are his admirers: and adherents,
been living in a county seat, or city, instead of a
rural village, the former would not have been put
off-with member of Congress, or Superintency of a
Railroad, nor would the latter be left " unwept
unhonored and unsung." No sir, they would
have stood high in the councils of the Nation.
Well may they repeat the lines of that sweet
poet
" Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,
.sp. .V. . .11 . . ..
Ana waste its sweetness on me aesert air.--
But a better day is dawning on the horizon of
that atmosphere j and the people of the State will
see by their representative a specimen of the shin
uig winus tau ue viuucueu up iu iuiuwuui(ijr,
: . . i. x i i .v.. l
They -are such a great distance from the county
.... .. . . .. , . , . .
it; penned up in railroad cars and backs; passing
over iron rails and spruce plank, to the great det
riment of their health and understanding. Their
civil and criminal jurisprudence is very important
and greatly neglected.
' Their eivil business consists of appeals from
Justice of the Peace, and the most unimportant of
them -.amounts to five dollars and thirty-three
cents, and many of them a great deal more; and
their lawyers are compelled to go to a distance of
eighteen miles and . make four hours speeches on
these cases, before they are concluded, and then
two hours speech fnofe in a motion for a new trial.
Nor is their criminal calendar less unpleasant,
they have a vigilant set of officers, who will not
permit the laws to be trampled on except by them
selves. Their s offenders who are prosecuted", are
classified in grades, from those who steal three
chickens up to a barrel of whiskey, and the officers
of Johnstown witii their guards and assistants,
are compelled to take' them to a distant Jail, and
get nothing for it but the mere pittance that the
law allows. Whereas if they had a Jail at home
the greater part of these offenders could go into it
when the navigation would close, and those offi
cers would not be compelled to go to a distance
to testify against them. Owing to the great dis
tance and trouble in criminal prosecutions, they
have only thirteen in the Western Penitentiary at
the present time from Johnstown, whereas if there
was greater facility in obtaining Justice, there
might be three times that amount of their citizens
there. Looking at the matter in any point of
view' in which I can, I am sincerely of opinion
from the reasons set forth that Conemaugh county
should be erected.
A Fabiczx or J a ex box Township.
A Card. .
Messrs.' "Editoes : I wish to know why it is
that Judge Kinkead and myself have been selected
out of more than fifty citizens of Ebensburg, who
have all held and. expressed the same belief we
did, and many of whom still entertain tbe same
C wviction, that R. L. Johnston is the author of a
scurrillous article over the signature of " Truth,"
that appeared in the " Cambria Tribune" of the
24th ult. . - -
Now. if Mr. Johnston wishes to buckle on his
harness like a gallant knight, and get up a news
paper fight with me, he has mistaken his man.
After Mr. Johnston had asserted in a public
meeting, at the same time, calling God to witness
what he said, that he was not the author of the
article alluded to, it is in my opinion strange
passing strange, that Mr. Johnston should thrust
in my face and in the face of Judge Kinkead, a
reiteration ox his former assertion, when it is
known that I pu licly exonerated him from the
charge, at our late Ccfunty Meeting. ;
To the FEoruc I will give the reasons that in
duced myself, in common with a large majority
of my fellow citizens, to believe Mr. Johnston was
the author. First, because of the peculiar style
in which it was written : and secondly, because
Mr. J. carefully abstained from appearing at any
meeting called and held by the people of Cambria
county on the subject of a division of our county
and thirdly and lastly, because it is extremely
doubtful that his opinions on the subject of a new
county " at all times and in all places have been
the same." .
But it appears from his article that there is
another crime Judge Kinkead and I are guilty
of another atrocity, in bis opinion. The Judge
worships God under the creed of Geneva, I, un
der that of Rome, each of us, I believe, consci
entiously. ' Jn a matter of such vital importance
as this, 1 nave reason to think it matters not
which is"right or which is wrong. Either and
both of us are, in my opinion, in a safer road than
s man who can openly boast that be is an " out
sider!" - In the language of Chandler, "any kind
of Christianity is better than Infidelity."
MICHAEL DAN MAGXHAN.
Ebensburg, March 2, 1855. . ' "
Messrs. Editors; It seems that the' world
cannot get along without R. L. Johnston, M.' D,
Magehan, and my bumble self. I care not for fhc
assertions of a man that can boast that he belongs
to no church. I only asserted what was the com
mon talk of our town ; stating that I believed Mr.
Johnston was the author of the article oyer the
signature of" Truth" in the " Cambria Tribune"
of the 24 tb ultimo, judging from the stylo.
IT frequently happens that men attach too
much importance to thehMelvea. Mr. Johnston
may possibly have been guilty of this weakness.
But let it all pass. " I shall not chare a contest in
which I have nothing to gain and may lose much.
Let our neighbors judge of our merits, if any we
have. II. KINKEAD.
March 2,1856. .
THE PEOPLE IIOVHTG !
Another Public Heeting--
At a meeting of theitizens of Ebensburg and
vicinity held at the Court House, on Wednesday
evening, on motion ANDREW LJ2WI3 was ap
pointed President; Edward Roberts, Johnston
Moore, John Williams, Esq., Capt. B. McDermit,
John Dougherty, William G. Williams, Edward
Shoemaker, Esq., John G. Given, Stephen Lloyd.
Esq., and Peter McGough, Vice Presidents. On
motion Samuel D. Price, John Lloyd, Wm. CL
Barbour,, and William O'Keeffe were appointed
Secretaries.
Tbe object of the meeting was then stated by
Gen. Joseph McDonald. " -
On motion the following gentlemen were appoint
ed a committee t rpon reAia . cen Jog.
McDonald, E. Hughes, JG. C. K. 2ahm, John
Evans, - Wm. B. Lutz, Robert Da via, Harrison
Kinkead, J. S. Clark, Abram Jones, Esq., Daniel
O. Ovans, John 11. Murphy, David W. Jones, and
George Wilson, who subsequently reported the
following preamble and resolutions through the
Chairman.
Whebeas, The convictions of the people of
tbe county of Cambria, in the aggregate, are favor
able to the continuance of the County upon its
present geographical limits,' and are opposed to
any measure calculated to abridge her Territory ;
Therefore. Resolved, That n considerations of
public interest, none of sectional duty, nor any
which look to the disruption of Cambria County.
can have an endorsement here. We stand in the
Hall of Justice, ' built and paid for before the
mountebanks who strut their brief hour " had a
local habitation, or a name.-" When the river
rises they will go off in the flood. At any rate
their transient establishment-gives them no right
to " lecture or to " Hector' honest men.
Resolved, That the communication which ap
peared in the Cambria Tribune newspaper, print
ed in Johnstown, Hgned " Truth'' as emanating
from this place, is a fit tor production for the Five
l'oihta of New York, than for the purposes for
which it was intended and the person who pen
ned said communication should he set up in a pil
lory for our town boys to burn in effigy.
During the absence of the committee the meet
ing was ably addressed by M. D. Magehan, Esq.,
R. L. Johnston, Esq., E. HFTcnissoN,Esq.,.nd
Dr. Wm. A. Smith.
On motion, the proceedings were directed to
be signed by the officers, and published in the
"Democrat & Sentinel" and ' Alleghanian."
On motien, adjourned.
. Meeting' at Carrolltown.
At a meeting of the citizens of Carrolltown and
vicinity, held at the Carroll town H9use, on motion
JOHN FLICK was called to the chair ; Dominic
Ager, Joseph Behe, Samuel Weakland, Jaoob
Shawbanch, William Singer and Americus Ben
der, were appointed Vice Presidents ; Henry Kirk-
patrick, Peter Strittmatter, Samuel C Shaw and
Simeon Schroth, wore appointed Secretaries.
The object of the meeting was thea stated by
Peter Kaj-lor, Jr.
On motion, the following gentlemen were ap
pointed a committee to draft resolutions : Ilenry
Scanlan, Martin Schroth, J. Maocher, XL D.,
John Kepler, Simeon Litzinger, Jacob Bender,
John Shawbauch,, Martin Flick and Gordon
Sinclair, who reported the following resolutions :
Resolved, That the citizens of Carroll township,
are now. and ever will be, utterly opposed to any
dismemberment of Cambria county, as altogether
unnecessary ; knowing, as they do, that it will be
unjust and oppressive towards the citizens of
Cambria, and only advantageous to a few indi
viduals at the propose! new county seats.
Resolved, That we oppose the erection of the
proposed county of Conemaugh, because we be
lieve it to be a project got up by a few lawyers and
property holders in Johnstown, who not content
with the great advantages already possessed by
them through tbe public improvements, over their
fellow-citizens, are now trying to enforce this
measure through the Legislature by fraudulent
representations, and against the wishes of the
citizens of the old counties to be effected by it.
Resolved, That we are satisfied with Cambria
county as it is now, and that we consider our lives,
liberty and property perfectly safe in the hands
of our present Judges, Commissioners, Sheriffs,
and other ouicers. w e therefore ask the legisia
ture to let us alone, and ak that body to prevent
an increase of our burdens, already heavy enough.
Resolved, That we consider the course pursued
by citizens of Johnstown towards our fellow citi
zens of Ebensburg. as highly degrading and dis
honorable, and should satisfy the members of the
Legislature that they are unworthy of the boon
they ask at their hands.
Resolved. That we utterly deny that George S.
King was elected from this county as favorable to
the proiect of the proposed county of Conemaugh.
That the votes he obtained in Cambria county were
given under the belief that be would sustain the
interests of the whole county, and never thought
that he would use the influence of his office to cut
up our territory.
Whilst the committee was out a remonstrance
was handed in and received the signatures of over
fifty of the citizens of Carroll township.
On motion of J. Kepler, the proceedings were
directed to be signed bj the officers and published
in the Ebensburg papers.
On motion adjourned. "
Signed by the Officers. .
Anti-DiTiiion Heetxu? at ZXtmster.
The citizens of Munster township, met at Mini
ster on Thursday evening, March, 1, and organized
by appointing DANIEL FARREN. President;
Henry O'Harra, John Myers and Joseph Noel.Yice
Presidents ; Wm. Glass and Patrick Bradley, Sec-,
retaries. ,
. The object of the meeting being stated, on mo
tion, the following committe were app'd to draft
resolutions: Daniel Bradley, John Cameron, Wm.
Diver, Jas. Farrcn and Edward Farren, who re
ported tho following, which, were unanimously
adopted.
Whebeas, It is the duty of every community,
when their territory is about to be invaded or dis
membered, to remonstrate against it, and to give
their voice against U, by the most legitimate
means in their power ; Therefore, T ,
- Resolved, That the people of Munster township
do solemnly protest against any division of Cam
bria county, either north or south, for the reasons
that the territory of this county is already among
the smallest . hi the commonweal th , and that the
population even now Is too sparse to entitle it to
a separate representation in the Legislature of the
State.
' Resolved, That a dismemberment of this county
is not ask el for by any of the ancient citizens of'
this county, but only by the birds of passage of
Johnstown, w1k, like the swallows that are hers
in summer and away in winter, ahd by a few Und
proprietors at the Cherry Tree, who wish to raise
the wind from their timber lands there.
Resolved, That we will stick to the integritv tf
the county as we hare found it years ago, wbetBer
we were born here or came here by choice, we in
tend to make it our home and. the abiding place of1 '
ourselves, our children, and our bones.
After the transaction of other business, cn n.
tion, the meeting adjourned.
" ' ' - ' Signed by ktOJicefty.'
kackiidc Zloring!
An enthusiastic meeting of the citizens of Black
lick township, met at the house of Jas. Craig, on
Friday evening, March 2. On motion JOHN
FERGUSON was called to the chair ; John Lumer
icks, Wm. Owens, Jas. Craig, and Enoch Rees, Jr.,
appointed Vice Presidents, and Jas. Kane and B,
F. Davis, Secretaries.
The Chair, on motion, appointed Messrs John
R. Williams, Ellis Rowland, John Giilan, Jr., aed
Israel Rager, a committee on resolutions. -
Addresses were delivered ; when the committee
returned and submitted the following resolutions -which
were adopted by acclamation. .
Whebeas, An effort is now being made tb cut "
va m targv puiion rium umbns county tor the
purpose cf attaching it to parts of other counties
in order to -make thereout a new county to be called
" Conemaugh :" and . .
. Whereas, We believe there is no sufficient rea
son for such division, nor any reason at all, ex
cept tbe unnoighborly animosity of a few citizens
of Johnstown towards the present County Seat of
EbensbriTg; and
Whereas, We know there can be no grievous "
inconvenience to any of the citizens of the south '
of our county in attending at the present seat of
justice, and that our territory is already small .
enough, and our population small enough; and
W hereas. The Legal business of the county can
all be conveniently transacted at Ebensburg, e
pecially since the passage of the Act of Aanembly
givicg us two weeks of Court at each term ; there- .
fore, . .
Resolved, That we heartily express our diap-
Erobation of the' course of our present member,
on. Geo. 3. King, of the General Assembly now
sitting at Ilarrisburg, in endeavoring to obtain, a .
division of .our present county limits, and respect
fully request him to desist fromsajd course, cj
resign the trust which he Is" thus abusing.
Resolved, That we expect our present State
Senator, Hon. John Creswell, in view of the vote .
given h'm by Cambria county at his election, and .
in view of his duty to oppose visionary, unrea
sonable, and cspricious schemes of legislation, and '
to carry out the wishes of his constituents, to op- "
pose the division of Cambria county by new coun
ty projects coming from either north or south.
Resolved, That we call upon th General Assem
bly now met, to ask for the reasons offered for th '
dismemberment of our county, and ask them to ' '
vote against such dismemberment when they find
(as we doubt not they will) that there can none
be given.
Resolved, That these proceedings be publishadin
all the papers of the county.
On motion, adjourned.
Anti-Diyision Meeting.
A large and respectable meeting cf the citizens
of Cambria and Summerhill townships, having
convened at the house of Gideon Marlett, in Cam- -
bria township, on motion E. WILLIAMS was
chosen President ; and R. W. Roberts, Rees E.
Rees, Jno. R. Jones and Daniel T. Jones, Vie
Presidents ; and D. W. Evans, H. Marlett, and
V. J. Walker, Secretaries. - - .
On motion a cornmittce of five were appointed -.
by the Chair, viz : William Huberts, Gideon Mar
lett, Daniel Wagner, P. Dempeey and Evan Davis,
who reported tbe following resolutions which were
unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That havinz learned that sn attempt
is now being made to sever the county of Cambria
by taking nearly one third of its territory to f.nn .
the new county of Coaemaugh. and believing that
such division is entirely uncalled for and unneeded -
Resolved, That we feel it to be our duty to ap-
peal to the Legislature to protect us from, the at- ..
tempts now making to dismember Cambria coun- .
ty an appeal warranted and sustained by the
fact that a large number of tbe Inhabitants living -within'
the limits of the proposed new county do '
not desire it, and that a -L rge majority of the cit '
Lzens of Cambria county are opposed to it. v v.
Resolved, That in point of territory Cambria is
already one of the smallest counties in the State.
That it is now thinly, and not nkeiy-r-M -
come densely populated that the nature of its
surface, climate and soil, warrant that conclusion.
Resolved. That the present County Seat is not
only in a central position, but is almost the iden
tical centre of the county. That the mass of its
population are cemented together by long ac
quaintance, mutual struggles, and fraternal bonds.
and are unwilling that innovations should sever
their old associations. ..
Resolved. That the pioneers and early settlers
of Cambria, and their children, have a right to be
heard on the question of the division of the county.
and that we will not leave it to new adventurers
and experimenters to settle for us.
Resolved, That the proceedings ol this meeting
be signed by the officers, and copies thereof be
forwarded to the Hon. Wm. T. Daugherty,-of the
House of Representatives, and Hon. John Cress
well, of the Senate.
Adjourned. (Signed by ike QJteers.
0lt is stated that Gov. Bingham, of Michigan,
has vetoed the General Bank bill passed at the
late session of the Legislature of that Stale.
3-It is said that some of the new Cuban bonds
have been received at Washington from New Or
leans, and that they resemble very muebjthe
bonds that were issued during the time of Lopez.
feJ-The Montreal Herald reports the return from"
Portland of the gentleman engaged in tbe comple
tion of the contract between the Grand Turk and
the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad Compa
nies, by which the former has leased the road be
longing to the latter for 099 years.
Ocj-A writer from Pensaoola describes the navy
yard near that place as being enclosed on two
side by heavy brick walla, and open on th wat
er, defended by huge sharks," of whose voracity
frightful stories are told.
(0-The remarkable Mis CoutU, who has
constantly followed Mario, is not going to Europe
with him; she will remain in this country, for
some considerable time at least.
fcHBve draft received at New Bedford, Ma.",
all drawn at Honolulu, amounting to 8700 have
proved to b counterfeit. Two of the five have
been paid ; the others, amounting to 6800, ar
under protest. '. ' y
03-Xis Harriet Martineau has recently been
giving lectures in the Lake districts, England, il
lustrative of what she considers dangerous to the
peace and well being of the world.- , ' "