Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-10-04
Politicians in Blue.

The Convention of Politicians - p,u
which Is now IN session liz this CITY. i
carrying out pretty faithfully the nro-
gramme mapped out by the political Trim
mers who inaugurated it. The attend
ance from abroad is nothing like what
was promised or expected; but a sniff
Gent number Of adroit wire-ppllers arc
here to manipulate the affair in rho -
terest OF those who got it I'D and s.nav
the piper. The affair is passino off
very pleasantly, and if it does no GOOD
1t certainly will do no harm. Its Kind of
meio-drainatic entertainment. There i
plenty of variety. Music of all kinds
Music by the band-music by the ladies,
choir-patriotic airs by Pope, the q cnr-
ly haired sweet singer of Israel-comic
songs by the boys from Maine-aH these
several departments are assisted by fuu
choTuses from all The Boys in Blue The
department OF ornithology is well repre-
sented by Old Abe the war veteran
eagle, OF lsconsin-to US, by far. the
most interesting feature of the show
Murdoch, the actor, is present He
spoke piece, evidently gotten I'd by the
. Dead Duck" Governor Curtin jronn-
ed IN and>'' drew inspiration from the he
roic assemblage.,' The resident Chair
man-the Hero of Stone river-Gep. +
>. Nogley-whose military services were
so handsomely recognized by the late Re-
publican County Convention, in remem-
berlng HIM with everlasting gratitude"
by nominating James X. Moorhead over
his head for Conorss-was invited n
make a speech. lie hoped a Tel would
still be found who would reserve an arrow
to wing IFS way TO the heart Of the tv-
rant Gesslcr who dared TO raise his nnnv
arm against the government. The boys
IN blue evidently understood him 10 mean
johnson instead Of Gessler, by tie tu-
multous demonstrations in which this his
torical incident was received. Then
there was an old sailor who fcualt at
Lundy's Lane. He was in favor of Free
Ir0ae and Sailors Rights Great SEN
sation. Gov. Cox quietly retired the old
hero waen he mentioned IRE Tiue1e.1
But the feature of Yesterdays proceed
ings was the entrance in a body Of the
Councils Of Pittsburgh and Alleehenv.
The Pittsburgh Council was headed by
A.o''>'' h'DoN, I-SI WHO WIS SDGtIHly
ushcrcd into Tie presence of the Bows in
Blue. He said that Mayor MrCarthv
was sick. Qoor Mac, he often gets
sick Ro5b locked like a fish out of
water. io was short of breath. His
heart went pit-a-pat. He succeeded how
ever, in extending the hospitalities of the
city to the Boys in Blue, and assuring
them that Pittsburgh was against "Mv
Policy y We noticed amongst the city
fathers the inevitable cold wasp" James
MAuley, and ''hespecially His ROYAL
.lshness, Mr. Hogden He looked hex
cecdingly gratified. 4 tall, eaunt, cad
uversus looking individual from the sucker
State arose and proposed three cheers for
the Council who had insulted the Com
mander-in-chief of the army, Lieut. Gen.
Grant, Admiral Farragut and Secretary
Seward, but now recognize the Boys in
Blue so handsomely. The soldiers and
sailors endorsed this motion with the
widest demonstrations of satisfaction,
showing with what independence they
could get rid Of the trammels Of military
red tape The ''curIy" @ haired sweet
singer of Israel was entertaining
the Boys when we left, in a song abusing
Andy johnson because he once ,ras tai
lor. Tie afternoon farce, we believe,
was Picayune Butler. - Pittsburgh Re
pat5hc.