The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-04-01
TIarrssburg correspondence.
HARR1snuRa. March "a, 1se!

HARRISBURG, March II, 1909.
Dear Fresman-The following Cambria
county bills are before the Assembly since
l last wrote you: An Act to incorporate
the Medical and Surgical Hospital OF Johns
town, Pa. and an Act authorizing the Cam
bria Iron Company TO MAINTAIN briuge
over the Conemaugh river in Cambria coun-
ty. The Johnstown District Court bill was
reported from the Judiciary Committee on
Wednesday. There has been quite large
number of both public and private bills dis. !.
posed Of aud there are yet goodly number
on the files that have not been acted on
Unless the session should be continued until
about the first of May my impression is that
a majority of the bills nov before the Com
mittees will not get through this session.
The resolution ratifying the Amendment
to the Constitution known as Article XIV,
allowing negroes the right to vote, which
has been under consideration in the House
for the last two weeks, was finally passed on
Thursday night by party vote of sixty-two
republicans for and thirty eight democrats
! against it. This question has been pretty
thoroughly ventilated, and as the arguments
given by both parties will certainly be read
/ by every citizen in the State before the cleo
! ton of 1869. | will not pretend to give a
synopsis of the arguments now. a propo-
sition by the democrats to postpone, the
ratification of the resolution until the session
Of 1870, and in the mean time submit the
question to the people at the next election,
| was not accepted by the radicals They
| dare not consult the people on this question,
| and they know it as we'll as we do. hope,
/ dear freeman, that you will publish the
arguments OF both sides OF this question
! that your readers may see the reasons urged
| and excuses offered for taking their liberties
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| this Common wealth.
! The committee in the contested election
case of Thayer VS.. Greeubaak have reported
/ in favor of the former by vote of seven to
/ six. This was nothing more than was ex-
/ pected, as all radical has TO do if he wants
an ofice is to make application, and there
| will either be democrat thrown out or an
! additional office made for his accommodation.
J AIR. Greenbank was returned az the last
| election with 125 Of majority. After the
! evidence was in it appeared he had clear
majority of 219 votes, having shown large
number of Illegal votes cast for his oppo-
nent. Mr.. Thayer being unable to show
the requisite illegal votes for Mr.. Greenbans
/ mot being as fortunate in his selection OF
witnesses as Mr.. Bunn,) the Committee came
I TO his rescue and threw out whole election
precincts in the city of Philadelphia, and
then reported majority Of 1863 votes for Mr.
Thayer. If this is to stand as a precedent
and two thousand citizens of the city Of
Philadelphia are to be disfranchised, the
sooner the election franchise is abolished the
better The new motto Of the radicals Is
4 '-EIfranchise the colored c:ss and disfran-
chise the poor white" ---.... .. e.
There has been no time set yet for an ad-
journment. If there is no adjournment
until the business is finished it is impossible
to tell when that viii be. II.