The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-06-18
POLITICAL CLIPPINGS.

-''Sume men achieve greatness some
have greatness thrust uPon'them. F." Sh. ks
peare speaks, and Grant illustrates.
Prentice thinks that FOrney ought to
enlarge his paper, if only to accommodate
his falsehoods. They crowd each other
If Wade had been made President he
would not have needed the Chief Justice
to administer tho oath. He would have
S,r0rR himself in.
Ben the Beast is to be presented with
boquet Of apple blossoms, and Ben the
Wader with another. They are a hand
some pear, but cant i'm peach.
Mr. Colfax recently delivered "char-
ity" lecture in Trenton, New jersey, for
which he received 5000. The managers
of the charity Ga widows home) had to
foot up a deficiency of five dollars each
"A correspondent Of the Tribune says
that Grant "still preserves the sweetness
and simplicity of boyhood." Well, he
ought to, for he has been thoroughly
picked in whiskey ever since he was
seventeen years old.
"A Tribune corresT oBdent is credited
with the statement that Grant ''still pre-
serves the sweetness and simplicity of
country boyhood." 1t is put up in cans
and orders from Oregon and Connecticut
are respectfully solicited.
"A Jacobin newspaper hears Of a time
when Democrat was firing salute at
Cairo to a steamer carrying rebel recruits. ="
1t fUrgets to add that the rebel recruits
referred to were some of those raised by
General John a. Logan.
The Radical ticket is called Kan
garoo ticket Gts strength in its taiD by
some Of that party but we do not see the
force Of the alusion. The candidates are
about alike-oGe says all he knows, and
the other don't know all he says.
-Mongrel donkeys are just know kick
Tribune is at least impartial. II recently
declared it ''cruel and unnatural punish
ment'' to lock man up with a statue
confessedly esembling the late Elr. Lin~
coin
Hon. Mr.. Ely, of New Hampshire,
now canvassing for the Republican party
in the valley Of Virginia, was asked this
question: Whether he would consent for
his daughter to marry a negro He re-
piled: 81 decline TO answer that ques-
ton"
Talking of Grant resigning his mill
tary position the Cairo Democrat exclaims:
"Grant resign! No, indeed, he won't
resign and then be defeated, a pretty
pickle he'd be in, truly. He'd take to
drink He'd --; well, he won't
resign, now mark it ?"
One of the cleverest political carica-
lures of the season is that Of the Beast in
the character of an old Arab sitting on
stool and holding baby marked ''im-
parchment" on her lap. The tears are
rolling down her cheeks as she blames
Fcssenden for deserting her, telling him
the child is as much his as hers.
One Of tue sharpest political carica-
tures is the ''dying impeachment gladia-
tor" Ben. Butler lies PROSTATE in the
arena, with his broken sword and most
demoralized couHtenance-UhiIst Presi-
dent Johnson is seen retiring with heavy
spoon over his shoulder, with which he
has Drained the hero Of Big Bethel.
The action of the Republican con-
ventions Of Fayette and Indiana counties
in expressing their unanimous preference
for Hon. John Covode as candidate for
Congress for the Twenty~first District.
virtually secures him the nomination in
that district, as Westmoreland county
will undoubtedly concur in this action.
"A number of leading Republicans in
Boston propose to give a public dinner to
Senator Fessenden. as an endorsement of
his integrity and Independence in voting
against the conviction of the President
Governor Bullock viii preside, and Jas.
Russell Lowell, ok Governor Washburn,
President Hill of Harvard College, and
other prominent Republicans will be pre-
sent.
Tho Roanoke Times says a white
female of that county gave birth to q
child as black as the ace of spades, one
day last week The father of the girl
was member of the League who held
meetings at his house. 1t also speaks of
another case in which the wife of white
man was driven off with her black par
amour, and thinks there is a Radical de-
feet somewhere.
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