The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-04-05
Our Harrisburg Letter.
HARRISBURG, Apra 2, 1866.


the State, this Gay is great day. 1t
happens this year that the 1st of April
falls on the I'd, (excuse the bull, which
is as natural to an uishman as buttermilk
and potatoes,) and therefore to-day is one
of bustle and confusion here, as presume
it is IL all well regulated cities where the
morals of the people have been properly
attended to and their innate love of the
excitement attendant upon "moving" pre-
served in all Its pristine fervor. The sun
shines gloriously bright this morning, and
but for few dark clouds which loom
above the western horizon, threatening
mischief, l would venture to predict
pleasant day for the innumerable army of
those who are about changing their places
of donlcil. Well, God save the Com
monwealth, the honorable Courts, and
everything else worth saving-a prayer,
by the way, which we should all make
frequently and fervently, for, truth to
speak, there is much need of saving grace
in these degenerate days, when men have
made for themselves strange gods, golden
calves and such like abominabe divini-
ties, which they worship with far greater
zeal than they do the Invisible and triune
Creator who made them and all things,
and to whose infinite goodness and mercy
they owe life, health, and all they possess.
But let us change the theme, and strike
chord which is more likely to be respon-
ded to by the heart of that "many-headed
monster" the sovereign people. They
are all politicians born, and that which
savors of politics they have relish for.
Well, then, I want to tell the good
people that have recently conversed with
many leading Republicans from divers
parts of the State, and have even held a
pretty long confab with Gen. Geary, our
worthy candidate for Governor, and that
he and they, and all others whose means
of obtaining reliable Information are good,
are confident OF success in October next.
With proper and persevering exertion,
there cannot exist the "shadow of shade"
of doubt as to the result. We shall sweep
the Democratic cohorts before US as the
tornado sweeps from its path whatever OBJ
stacle encounters It's wrath. We shall not
only succeed, but we shall obtain such a
victory, 50 magnificent in its proportions,
that our title to political power in the
State will not be seriously disputed by
Il L. IL oc
for years. This is the opinion of all our
friends well booked in party matters and
we'll posted as to the feeling and spirit
existing throughout the State 1t is my
opinion also but, as [ have said before,
there must he no sleeping of sentinels at
their posts, thero must be no absence on
furIough of generals and subordinate
commanders from the army, there must
be no neglect of duty whatever on the
part of the Republican organization. All
must labor, not only to-day and to morrow,
but every day, and every night if necessa-
'ry, from this time until the closing of the
polls. The reward will be commensurate
with the labor expended. Duty neglec-
ted, disaster may ensue duty performed,
victory, glorious to US and crushing to
our opponents, will crown our efforts.
We had the pleasure of visit from
Gen. Geary on last Friday. He looked
exactly like a Governor elect. There is
something about the General which weds
everybody to him-I fn6 him surrounded
by men who are the personifeation Of
truth itself. Will not "Little Cambria
attest at the polls its appreciation of him
who is so well known to all its citizens
| I predict an affirmative answer.
Very little of Importance has transpired
in the Legislature within the last week
The Appropriation Bill has passed the
House, and will probably be called up in
the Senate tomorrow afternoon or on
Wednesday. 1t is very probable there
will be disagreement between the two
Houses on certain points, which will have
to be settled by Committees of Confer.
ence. Some sharp passages took place in
the House the other day, between some oi
the prominent Republican and Democratic
members. While the bill to prevent de-
serters from voting was under considera
ton, it was charged by Republican mem
bers that the Democratic members of the
House had remained silent and suller
when the great victories of Grant over the
rebels were announced. Mr.. Thomas, o
Philadelphia, made the charge and used
pretty strong language, to which Mr.. Per
shjng, of your county, replied, in the same
| strain, denying the charge. The Speaker