The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28
Congressional.
WILMoRE, June 18Th, 1866.

To the Editor Of The AlEeghanian
hope you will allow me place in
your columns in order to give expression
TO my views Of the acts of certain men io
this county at the late Republican Con
vantion held in Ebensburg. Having Been
a Republican since the first organization
OF the party, and always lover of fair
play, | viewed with regret (and hundreds
OF others with meJ the underband and un-
tair attempts to secure the defeat of our
present Representative, to crafty nothing
but petty spite. Justice to the man
who has labored SO effectively in behalf
OF the Union party, and who has built up
that party in the north of the county. re-
qulres condemnation of all such underhand-
ed acts L mean to say nothing derogatory
OF the gentleman who is the present nom
lnee OF the County Convention, but as one
friendly to him, would simply remark
that he cannot afford to allow his profes-
sed friends to advance his political inter
ests at the sacrifice of what is right and
honest 1t is not often, Mr. Editor, that
one finds anything in the Democrat and
Sentinel worthy of consideration. but
much OF that papers leading editorial in
Its issue Of the 7th inst is so true that 7
enclose it with this letter and ask its pub
lIcatlon. VINDEX.
"Of the twenty-six delegates from the
Johnstown districts, some twenty were in
Morrells employ, while nearly all the others
were indirectly connected with the mill
Even the Summerhill delegates, who were
elected for Barker, were unable to get from
under the shadow Of the Mill to attend the
Convention while with For-like cunning
Washington was carried by Democratic votes
against him, and the ''StiU small voice" of
Munster was uttered through Glass tube for
Morrell, because of Barker's temperance
principles.
awe cannot sympathize with Mr.. Barker.
lie came among US when the know-NO NOthing
dodge had left the opposition without party
in the North outside of White and Susaue-
hanna, and by his unceasing labor built up a
Republican organization in every township
and village; he even used his admitted bus
mess integrity to make inToads into the
Democratic party and build up the radicals
Prior to his advent among US the North was
scarcely represented in the Conventions Of
his party. Now, they present a solid phalanx
on all occasions-a minority, it is true, but
we'll drilled, fighting minority.
"Politically, then, we rejoice in his defeat.
No other radical candidate could have COM
bined so many elements of success and GER
tainly none could have used them so
skillfully and successfully. In short. he
has beeA the soul of the opponents Of the
Democracy, planning, directing, and enforc-
ing their efforts, and since we were unable to
vanquish him, we glad he has fallen sin
the house of his friends"
personally, we have no hostility to Mr..
Barker. We have fought him as politician
NOT as man. We feel, on the contrary.
that the people owe him debt of gratitude
for those sturdy efforts by which, in improv-
ing his own condition, he has improved theirs
And if their grateful" feelings do not appear
in the shape OF sycophantic praise to-day, and
vindictive and unmerited abuse Tomorrow,
they will at least be shown in that confding
faith which one honest man may feel for an
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