The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-09-03
ALTOONA CRY. Aug. 81, 1868.

FRIESD MAc-The only question of interest
exciting this community just now IS OF pOiln
cal nature. Go wheIe you Will poIItics ls the
absorbing topic of conversation. nat won.
a nolitical than general news character9
Saturday evening last will long be remem-
bered bv the gallant Constitutional Union De
mocracy, who turned oHt by the acre on that
occasion to listen to that able defender and ell
oouent.champion of Democracy, the brave Gen.
Irwin, of Mifflin county, who addressed the i'm
mense assemblage in one of the most impas-
stoned, forcible and convincing speeches made
here during the campaign. 1t was replete with
sound sense and irresistible argument, and was
totally devoid of the clap-trap logic so freely
INDUCED in by the scallawag carpet baggers OF
the Radical persuasion. The meeting was the
largest ard most enthusiastic of the campaign
On the same evening the shirt-tail rangers
had tcrchlight procession aHd (m)ass meeting
Iwould suggest to the Burley chap who headed
the procession to be little more careful of his
linen, for "all.is not-g gold that gitters." There
were from 100 to $50 persons in the procession,
all armed with murderous weapons. Some OF
them were PenteRtiary- deserving rowdies, for
they almost killed one or two young Democrats
who happened to be in their way. One quiet,
inoffensive young man named Farland was
struck over the head and arms by one of these
blackguards, and so severely injured that the
attending physician is afraid his wounds will
produce death.
This fzzle of Radicalism was addressed by
some three or four speakers. The first one
was an IA pirant for the U. S. Senate, and he
wasa'vorse sardine than our own lovely Swartz.
The speaker had such dirty load to Hall that
he almost swamped in the effort. have heard
it said that Col. Hall was good talker-that
he was above clap trap, abusive slang and will
full misrepresentation, and that he would dis
cuss living i.sues in manly, honest spirit
On, how sadly l was disappointed! l Was not
prepared to hear such belchlng gasconade
There was neither argument, sense, decencv or
good breeding dispiay ed in all he said for the
two mortal hours he staggered and foamed,
ranted and painted, ripped and tore, beloved
and blOwed from one end of the platform to the
other. | will sui nit it to any man who heard
it, be he Democrat or Republican, whether
such an harangue wOnld not have been dis
grace to a fifth rate bar room politician This
aspirant for d seat in the U. S. Senate resides
in Harrisburg.
The next speaker On the stand was q scala
wag carpet-bag "Ioilist' from Johnstown
named Hunt who said he '.jist came among US
to git an insight into the way things were
working after which he proceeded to tell
what &. mighty man Daniel J. Morrel was
that he was one of the foremost men of the
age-that he was poor mans frIend-that he
had given out of his own pocket $25 900 to
build homes for poor men. All OF which will
doubtless be news to the Johnstown people }
He further said that Daniel j was no tyrant,
and that laboring man could approach him if
he had busiress. He also remarked that Col.
Linton was good. clever "felier'' and SOL
dier of some reputation, but that he wanted too
many offices. Hunt then hunted a seat, and
sat down greatly iatigued.
The next snouter on the Vostrunl was brave
apaymaster- soldier from Hollidaysburg, Benny
! L. Hewitt by name 10 the credit of this spea-
ker, however, be il said that ne told some truths
! which his Radical hearers did rot seem to rel
! ish. He said that Col Linton was a brave
I soldier good lawyer, a true patriot and pure
and honest man-but nary word had he to sly
about Daniel j. Norrell. This kind of talk
did not suit the 'loil' shirt tail rangers, and
they manifested their disapprobation very un
mistakably, and soon succeeded in bringing the
speech to a close. Thus ended this grand
Radical fEzle, anu thus ends the letter of
Yours, &C., 7. l. n.