The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1868-10-08

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On THE WING, Oct. 5, 1868
TO the Editors Of The AlleghGnian
The Happy Family have at last succeed
ed in holding another Side Show at Car
rolltown. After appointing the usual
number of officers, the animals and snakes
were let loose and the performance com
menced.
The Poor House Treasurer delivered
one of his powerful speeches on the fnan-
cial condition of our country. He said
that the people of this county had
painful duty to perform at the approaching
election, namely, the election of his able
companion-in-arms to the office of District
Attorney This Office was Of great impor-
tanee to the peace and welfare OF the
country and it would never do to allow 1t
to pass into the hands of a pOl"nteer, and
besides, if his friend and fellow soldier
was not elected lie could not receive the
appointment of counsel to the County
| Commissioners Therefore, it was OF re1y
qreat Importance to him, as well as to the
very worthy candidate, that he should be
elected.
| About this time, some knock-down ar
guments were INDUCED in by the faithful
and by some of the candidates, as the
marks on the ground indicated next morn
ing. A very frank t-y at law is said to
have felt the force of one bloody argument.
After the slight difference of opinion
had been settled, and order restored, the
! speaker was uRcerentontousty interrupted
| by loud cries of "Let us hear from the
representative of the county Commissioners
office :" At this crisis the clerk of the
Commissioners Office appeared on the stand
and said: "Fellow citizens, | am here
before you tonight to offer my assistance
in the great work of reform. We (the
Family have been appointed to tell you
how to vote this fall, and in doing so; ]
have only to say that your first and most
important duty is to vote the full Democratic
County Ticket, as by so doing you will en-
able us to retain power and influence
among our friends, and by a proper and
! iudicious distribution of the offices, we will
be able to make nominations of such men
| as we can use for party and other purposes.
This, fellow citizens, is clearly your duty
under the Constitution As to the cleo
tion of the State ticket and candidate for
Congress, it is, of course, a matter of some
! importance, but as there may be some
the ticket. would suggest that you do
not spend much of your time and means
to further their chances But let your
undivided energies be given to the sup
port of the candidates for Poor House
Director and County Commissioner, and
the election of my fellow soldier to the
Office of District Attorney, The candidate
for the latter office is both able and honest,
and Will forget neither your nor his 6wn
interests | will now close my speech, as
| see the sheriff thinks that have talked
long enough and to the point"
The p Ill. d., raising himself from his
repose on bench, moved three cheers for
our orators. Motion seconded by our elo-
gent candidate for the Legislature but
no one wanted to 'rah just then. Candi-
date for the Legislature promised to speak
at PlattesvilIc and st. Augustine at some
future time, on the Importance of just and
salutary laws within the strict letter of
the Constitution.
l will report the progress of these con-
templated meetings in my next. We are
doing good service. REX.
WELLINGTON Ii. ENT.-The subioined
letter is from a good Democrat, and is
commended to the careful consideration of
our readers-especially the Democratic
| portion of them
CHEST SPRINGS, Oct. 5, 1868.
To the Editors Of The AHegtanian
[ notice in the CdDeJria Freeman, of
date Of the 18th of September last, eulo-
gy on the public services of Wellington H.
Ent, the Democratic candidate for Survey
or General, and praising his bravery and
good qualities as soldier in the late re-
bellion. Now, Messrs Editors, was a
soldier of the Reserve Corps and served
for the term of four years, the same w. H.
Ent spoken of being Captain of the Sixth
Reserves. / know something about him.
As to his bravery, | have not word to
say. He may have been brave enough,
but so far as his treatment of the men un-
der his command is concerned, think it
was brutal In the extreme. AS an evil
dence of his treatment of the men, [ my
self saw him, at the battle of Gettysburg,
after the men had been in action and were
ordered back to the rear-I have seen
this same Captain Ent take his sword and
prick the men up if they happened to fall
out of the ranks from exhaustion. at the
same time cursing and swearing at the poor
tired soldier, only because he had done
his duty in the front and needed rest after
a severe action of several hours duration.
In fact he did not use his men as good
soldier should at any time. He was more
of a tyrapt than good soldier of free
Republic lam a Democrat always have
been, and always hope to be- But when
I see such man as the said w H. Ent
applauded and imposed on the Democratic
marty as q good man and worthy of their