The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-11-26
THE ALLEGHANIAN.
IT KSvIEs Us-IT SCOPES AT oUR YEARs-T1
PLAaIABIsEs UPON Us-JUsTIcE
TO THE POET.

TO THE POET.
Not In the character Of a partisan, bat un-
der determination to make the Freeman an
impartial chronicler of passing events, We
gave full, fair and impartial history of the
recent "Grand Radical Jubilee" Our report
ers upon that interesting and memorable oc-
casion entered fully into its spirit, and in the
whole report not an unkind word, or even
iusinuation, is to be found. 1t met the aP-
probation Of our readers, "without distlnc-
tim of party" for ''to the pure all things
are pure" Even our generous rival OF the
Johnstown Tribune, ignoring the account OF
it given by the AlLeghanian. refers to our re-
port and says of it, (Which the Freeman
hints was one of the finest displays of the
kind, If not the very finest, ever witnessed in
the ancient village"
Not so the 4AHeghanianl It might have
copied our article and thus given itself an
sphemeral importance but instead Of this.
it gave sighting and incorrect notice Of
the Jubilee, stating, among other things,
that every Republican house was illumina-
ted-thus reading out of the party some
dozen Republicans who declined to illumi-
nate.
But, besides this, the said AHeghGHiaH,
greatly envying the happy state and con-
dition" Of the Freeman, land wickedly and
maliciously intending to injure" the said
Freeman, attacks not the Freeman, which
would be fair, but its editor. which is not
fair.
Now all this was nothing new to US. We
are not conscious of ever having referred to
the antecedents of the publishers of the Al
'eghanian; yet its readers have been duly
informed Of what we have been and are
how and where we worship-that we are
"good" lawyer, and an unscrupulous lawyer
both of which opinions were about equally
damaging-with other personal matters
concerning ourself which that delectable
sheet seems to think its patrons ought to
know.
In the article in question, however. the
editors, more modest. charge US only with
old age and bartering our principle for the
bread of place and power" Lest we might
do injustice. we give the AUeghaRiaH article
the benefit of our circulation
THE report of the "Grand Radical Jubilee
In last weeks FIREMAN reads very much like
the wall of one who, after having bartered
away principle for the bread of place and pow
er, had received in return the stone Of disap-
pointment.
Pity the sorrows of poor old man,
Born, as was thought, some famous post to
Yet, though for Office numerous times he ran,
He ne'er was known to win single race.
As regards our being "poor." that is no
disgrace, unhandy though it be. Being an
"old man" is little more serious, but to
this we also plead guilty" and find it even
growing upon US. and must soon become
chronic. We are "falling into the sere and
yellow leaf" and so far from being spiteful
about it, we congratulate our young friends
that they have the advantage of US. Old
age grows on apace with some, while with
others boyhood is perpetual.
As to our second offence-"bartering
away principle for place and power"-hat
will never happen them. They have no
principle to barter, and if they had. could
not find market. To quote from Carlyle.
'Their heart is always in the right place
that is. In the Market place"
But then why, Oh! why did they steal
poetry to exc out their abuse withal2 When
we were young and enthusiastic, ike them,
we were wont to write rhyme by the ream,
albeit our muse was none Of the daintiest.
Even nop we wouldn't steal rhyme.
When we were young and bo9-snt we went
to school little-ro very willingly, in
deed. Then and there. in our log cabin
school house, we were cldssed in the ENG
lish Reader"-a book, we much fear, now
out of print-and we we'll remember, too,
of reading "verse about" with our class
mates, 1.-The Beggar's Petition made clas-
sic by its introduction into the "Reader, !"
and supposed to be written by "ASoS," an
old English writer.
Upon this production the AUeghanidn has
pirated. That defect of memory, which ac-
companies old age fails US in rendering it
literally, but we como near its substance,
preserving its measure: