The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-01-14
A CONUNDRUM.
Lon. CRoss RoAps, Jan. 8, 1869.


to see General Grant, who appears to be a
awfnl Conundrunt Mr.. GreeIy says in his
last ishue. 1.-The news from General Grant
grows ,rorse and tcorSe. Not only is he in
favor of the civil service bill, but where an
honest Democrat is in Office ne won't turn
him out" This, komin' from Greely. made
us "loil" people hereaways purity wrothy.
! We called meetin', and, as head center, the
meetin' appointed me kind of KOnferee to
go and see General Grant l went by my
Uncle's, TUX his advice, and then went tew
Washington tew perform the docty assigned
tew me. The General was a sittiu' onto a
Cain-bottom chair, smokir', with his feet
a restin' onto a marble grave-stone, on top
of table. When opened the door TUX
good look at the COnundrunt, and then sed +,
"How are you, General 2' He sed he was
well, and was glad tew know that l was
still livin' Seq l. General, l am from
Cranberry county, Pennsylvania. am APP
pointed kind uf Ko'Jeree by the 'loil' pc
pei of that county tew present the followin'
proposeshuns, and get your answers: 1st,
We nominated you. ID, We elected you
Sd. We want the offices 4th We want the
Pasi6k railroad finished by Grant uf the
Public Domaine. 9Th, We don't want yew
tew be a travellin' on the Lords day, cons
monty called Sunday. 9th, The franklin
privilege is an uualynable rite. 7th, Bonds
should be paid in gold. 9Th, Niggers' must
be protected. 9th, Furreners mustn't be
natshuraliZed."
The General then gave the followin' an
swers onto these proposeshuns
list, We nominated you Well, suppose
the skOol teachers of G mberry county,
would nominate a County Superintendent.
takin' the bisness from the Directors. would
that entitle them tew a better surtifcate than
they deserve2 got MORN hundred let
ters from peple. all of who sed they nomina-
ted me. Somebody had tew do it, fur l
didn't seek it myself.
I'd. We elected you. Well, somebody
elected me. hut dun no who. There's no
evidence that Cranberry county did it. It's
bad reputashun for ''loilty."
Cd, We roant ti.a offices. If l CIV an Of
is TO every man thai voted fur me l would
need millions of cfIises ! hain't got 'em
tew giv' III Civ an offs tew one and not
tew another. you would say / was parshal.
So I'll giv' 'em uew the Democrats. unless.
pr'aps, in few cases waat' one man voted
Eve or six times onto me- Sich men hav'
sCme claims. BesiIes, Democrats make good
offisers. Take Cranberry county. fur in
stance. 1t has almost alwa's had Democrats
onto offis', aud there amt better rekords
kept anywhares They are 'OHest and they
are kdpGbIe. (This was Al ArguM eHtum 0d
hOasiRy tew me.)
4th. Ne rant the Pasifk Railroud Yes,
and you may want it fur me. When l was
out amongst the Digger Iujuns | seed hun
dreds Of akers Of land thar that ort tew be-
long tew private individuals. Suppose in
erIy times Cranberry county had been Civ
tew railroad company, whar' would your
ore and coal, and shook, AID semment be
1t would belong onto that railroad. But"
seq l, General, we elected you on the pa
silk polisy." Yes" SCI he, but not on
the PaSifk Railroad polsy. Ny poyiSy like
Mister JohnstOu's, will be peace polisy and
an ekodomiLaI poIsy."
9th We don't todnt you te,r Be trdrelliR'
on Sunday, &c. My answer :ew this is that
what's moral one times moral another.
When the war wus gnin' on you "!oil" pc
pei rekruited onto Sunday, beat the drum
onto Sunday, waved your handkerchers onto
Sunday, and preached political sarmons onto
Sunday. l did travel onto Sunday, in kom
pany with teW preachers, when goin' tew
Chekawgo, hut the cars started onto Friday.
and my Ueto wouldn't a stopped them. If
the editur uf the United (States) PreSbtte-
travel onto Sunday. A steam ship wouldn't
stop tew let him out and if it di I, be would
find a wattery resepsbun.
eth. The franklin priUilegc, SC. 1t isn't
an unalyuable rite, but an Understandable
wrong About elekshun times its a moo
sance. We must ekouomize, and kvngress
must begin it.
7th. The bonds must be paid in gold No
they mustn't. If Wal street shavers don't
let the currency alone, I'll turn battery
onto 'cm and blow 'em into a thousand
atoms.
sth Niggers must be protected. Industr:-
Gus, working, peasful niggers will be pro-
tected, because the South must produce cot
ton. shugar and tobacker, but the lazy mig
ger that eats off uf the freedman's burow,
and the ftin', impuGent niger won't be
protected morn aEy other krimiral. We
must ekonomize.
9th. F,Treners nluSn't be nGtShUrdlised.
If Kougress will Just let the laws an Kon-
stitushun alone. all will be well; if not, IN
turn A. J. onto them. We want the debt
paid first. Tell your Kommttee that.
/ took another look at the cuSSed conan
drum and then left mulch discharged.
am afeerd our cakes doe. and that we hav'
cot a tartar. Beecher fooled US. He sed
He would rather have Grant drunk than
Seymour sober" Euc Seymour don't travel
onto Sunday. Maybe Providence will call
him away like he did the blessed Lincoln,
aud then we will get Cold facts, like we got
Mister Johnston,
Yours in the wool.
P. V. NAsDY, JR.