The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1867-11-28
FrDns tAe fireman
Tbe Poor House
MINISTER, NDv. 5, 1857.

MUNsTEI., NOv. 5, 1857.
Z !. JOHNSTON, EsQ-DeGr SIR /
propose, with your kind permission,
through Ghe columns OF yDur fiaEser, ID say
q lew words concerning the treatment
winch / nave receIved igtely II me hands
OF tins IIreEt8rs Of the Poor Of Cambria
county. On the 29Lh Of September lasl
the bBaTd Of Directors met IL the Poor
House and appointed me Steward ot fhar
institution. SIrce the House his been
, 0psned the appointment Of officers was
always maus al the September meeting,
Well, on Monday, Oct. 28ph, the Board
met AZ the P1Hr House, and aftsr reading
the minutes Of Ihs previous meeting, hr.
+ Byrne SAID: Il move 10 set .hese appoint
nisnts aside." Ar. Thomas i SECOND ths
mOEIun-" Now these men had Z leoal
right 10 do TINS, and have the samo rleiIt
10 deal with them with Just as IIJtls care
mony- ! shall do SO nd seriatun.
/ mr.. byrIIe, vino pTDpssed tins outrage,
Is tie same persOn whp was elected 10 tbs
/ uflce IN TeBur6 fUr ME sarvIces IL Canada
during the late war- Tins may Ds eE
eused, being rhe effect af constitutional
. Gelect iBr winch ! uIan Is lot strictly ao-
e0uDtabis. but there II Z mural coward
ice WINCH neither the iaWs o. 6Dd or man
. viii EXCUSE, which deters men IRON pHr-
/ forming their sworn duties when thee Is
danger Of giving offence 10 s0ms one 70
whom they DIVE some II1lls political favor
which strikes down the Integrity Ut men
when opportunity offers 10 proht by ois
honest gam.
4 great deal has been lately said By
Dir. Byrnes friends IL EbeIsburg about
ms honesty. LIS ne an honest man, or Il
ne the m3raI coward above described
Lei us see He WAS eleetsU D5teusIDiy 10
put things right about the Poor House.
\ sry well He was Bcarnelv warm n ms
place d hGnDr uBtll, al ms Instance, Z
visit was maze py The entire Board 70
= JOhnsrOwn. On 1his Occ2sIOn al expen-
ses were paid by the courIy. The parry
went upon Z regular spree They did,
] believe, hIrs Doet0r-uUthino more
Alr. byrus same mex. DAY 10 the Poor
House and soDlty Issued an order il hIs
OWN favoT Tor the sum o. ten d9Llors-a
small sum Dut the principle Is lhu thing.
IN arrangement vas mate - nee, q gam
during lhe next week, IL least ByrDs SAID
81 One evening during the ensuing week
nE arrived a the E0or House and ordered
Ont tEa team 10 20 % the Station 10 meet
some friends, Is ne sad Tas friends ar-
. rIvec, and after spending the night, Uue Of
rnBm presented bIl 10 the Board f0r
sUmethIng over 5o,,tg dollars. An officer
Df rbe House took Ar. BvrnB Du5 Of the
uflcs and GDld nm ha cid MT believe
the UIa was lust, and warned INN uu- 70
: pay It s0I?" Eays AIr. I5y-rua, .'d0u Be
uneasy, / VIII never sign IL Mr. I.vrnH
and The person who presented lhs M
} Lnan started tngatbe- ID t0Tu- y hal
passed Oh the way Is known Only 70 them
selves, put before many DAYS Ar. Byrna
, returned 10 the Poor House and signed an
! order for the bIIl, without inquiry. His
; moral e0wardice was further displayed by
ms abseuEIng himself from the regular
meetings Of ths Board, IL August and
SeptenIber, thus negisc-Ing dunes winch
hs had swurn 20 perform.
His attendance, ] an Informed has
since been ample. Al whose command he
thus eraded ms sworn du-ies, yOE, sIr,
vel know Iu the face ut these charges
winch / care Mr- Dyrns 20 Deny ii ha
denies them access 70 the books OF tne I0or
HOUSE, II refused rDtU te e7.tOrcea, viii he
continue 70 occupy the office which he has
thus disgraeed L he does, he exhibits
degree OF m0ral rurpI1ude 0i EHIch
political dsprUvIry exhibits lev parallels.
Had one such charge been made against
NE. and suhstautiaTed. as cte above can be
] w0ni0 have quietly wIlGed under the
IndiguIry winch has been ps-pat-aTeu up0r
me-, and would have oeeH prrpeEu.slly 81
lent. On the e0DGraTFs DO pFstsxE v nat
ever was offered tOr Tins hlgb-handsu act.
Twas not even aiieged tnar nv family
was IarCe. expensive unC 1EIs: nsItheT
was II asserted rnat / was q gambler, IN
temperate or lazy Eut when IL was suz-
-sesled that TINS proceeding might DE the
suigeet Uf political scandal, DaIng II
was Z family arrangement, dr- Thomas
answered . We're q g9IH 10 "a IL L might
huve been urged tHat ! was not resident
OF EDeRsDursh, nor the Incumbent OF 2
good county office, n8r the willing te0.
VI Z set OF politicians But these STATESMEN
appear TO have overlooked al these things
IL theIr vigorous pursuit OF tav0rite faulIly y
object. Ills accomplished. Tor the
95ressRt / nave d0ne win Dir Byrne. Lei
hIm answer Il he dare Alr Thomas MAJ
1or The DTese1It, rest upon ms laureis- Bu'
the entIre Board, hIgh and nI2h2y as they
are, VIII FIND Lhar before ths DaT Dt pubIII
opinion they shall come and answer tUl
their gfhcIal duinga. 4. d. GKIETE