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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-09-09

THE CHILDREN.
BY CHARLES DICKENS.

When the lessons and tasks are sIl ended. --s
And the school for the day is dismissed,
And the little ones gather around me,
To bid me good night and be Kissed: M
Oh, the little white arms that encircle M
My neck in tender embraced
Oh, the smiles that halos Of heaven,
Shedding sunshine OF love on my facel
And when they are gone, I sit dreaming
OF my childhood too lovely to last;
OF love that my heart will remember,
Nhent wakes to the pulse Of the past,
Ere the world and its wiekedness made me
partner of sorrow and sin,
When the glory of God was about me,
And the glory Of gladness within.
Oh, my heart grows weak as a woman's
And the fountain of feeling will flow,
When think of the Paths. steep and stony,
Where the feet of the dear ones must go;
OF the mountains of sin hanging Ger them,
Of the tempest of Fate blowing wild;
Oh tnereis nothing earth halt SO holy
As the innocent heart Of child
They are idols of hearts and of households:
They angels Of God in disguise;
His sunlight still sleeps in their tresses,
His glory still CLEANS in their eyes;
Oh those truants from home and from heaven,
They have made me more manly and mild
And know how Jesus could hken
The Kingdom of God to child.
Seek not life for the dear ones,
Allradiant as others have done,
But that life may have just enough shadow
To temper the glare of the SUM-
would pray God to guard them from evil,
But my prayer would bound back to myself,
All seraph may pray for sinner
But sinner must pray for himself
The twig is so easily bended,
1 have banished the rule and the rod;
have taught them the goodness Of knowledge,
They have taught me the goodness Of God;
Ny heart is dungeon Of darkness,
Where shut them from breaking rule;
Ny frown is sufficient correction;
My loyeis the law of the school
shall leave the old house in the Autumn,
To traverse its threshold more;
All how shall sigh for the dear ones,
TAat meet me each morn at the Goor
shall miss the sgood nights and the kisses,
and the gush Of their innocent glee,
The group on the green, and the flowers
That are brought every morning to me.
shall miss them at morn and at eve,
Their song in the school and the street;
shall miss the low hum Of their voices
And the tramp Of their delicate feet.
When the lessons and tasks all ended
And death says, hThe school Is dismssedl'
May the little ones gather around me,
To bid me good night and be kissed
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-09-09

Customs receipts last week, were s4-
596, 78
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
Let Capt. ROnacker's Friends
Beware.


We hereby caution the friends of Capt.
WILLIAM b. BONACKER, the demo-
ocratic candidate for Sheriff, to be aware
of a scheme that has been laid for his de-
feat. 1t is this: Francis CrGmer, who
was candidate before the County Con-
vention for Sheriff, was defeated by Capt.
Bonacker. Cramer is an independent CAM
didate against Bonacker. On next Tnes-
day there will be tickets at every election
district in the county, with the names of
all the democratic candidates printed there
on, with this single exception, that the
name of William B. Bonacker is erased
and the name of Cramer is inserted in its
place. We have seen the tickets and now
have them in our possession. Of course
this same man, Frank Cramer is on the
removal ticket with Woodruff, and is at
tempting to ride two horses at the same
time.
We direct the special attention of the
prominent and active democrats who ought
to be and who we hope ,Uin be at the polls
in every election district in the county, to
be on their guard and watch this game.
Let Frank Cramer be buried by the true
people of Cambria county in the same
political grave with Henry D. Woodruff.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
The war Record.

Fighting was going on yesterday near ST.
GermaiD, on the road to BeauVais There
was battle between the Germans and Ma
tional Guards of the Army of Rouen on Sat-
urday in which the latter was defeated W ith
considerable loss. The Germans have occu-
pied Nantes. There have been fresh sorties
from Metz and Scissors. The report from
the neighborheod of Paris is that the Prus-
slams are preparing to go into winter quar-
ters.
Among the recently killed on the German
side is the Duke of Nassau, He was picked
of probably by sharp-shooters, while pro-
ceeding from Rheims to Chalous in compa-
ny with the King of Prussia. The latter
had narrow escape. The Duke was Gen.
eral in the Prussian service, and also COM
manded regiment Of Westphalian Lancers.
Ten thousand German troops have been
left to garrison Strasburg, while 40 900 en-
gagged in the seige have been ordered to the
lines before Paris. The Strasbourgers still
maintain a defiant attitude The city is
badly injured. The Cathedral has suffered
so much that architects have been sent from
Munich to make an examination of it. The
books and manuscripts of the public library
are unipjured, having been removed to a
place OF safety during the bombardment.
General Ulrich, the heroic defender of Stras
A great popular demonstration took place
at the gates. The General was escorted bv
an immense crowd of people to the Archie
piscopal Palace, where he was installed as a
public guest. He was repeatedly cheered,
and made brief speech returning thanks to
the Ministers and the people for the warmth
of his reception. Minister Cremieux made
a eulogistic response.
Voting on the Ole6iscitum was progressing
quietly in Rome yesterday. The voting in
the country districts will not take place un.
til next week. The palace of the Quirinal
is being put in order for King Victor Eman-
uel. The Pope declines to quit Rome, and
will for The present remain at the Castle St.
Angelo with an Italian guard The health
of his Holiness is excellent. General Mast
commands the national forces in Rome. and
civil affairs are administered by a commits
sion OF eighteen members, over which Sig
DOR Caetani presides. A great sermon was
preached yesterday in the Roman Catholic
Cathedral of Westminster by Archbishop
Manning, on the present aspect of the Ro-
man question. He declared that Rome was
to-day in the hands OF mob. and upbraided
England for her indifference to the fate of
the Holy City, which was the fate of Chris
tianity aud of civil order. The sermon made
a great impression.- World. 3D..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
Austerlitz or Waterloo.

Shall next Tuesday, be the former or
the latter to the democratic party of Cam
bEia county? The one was glorious
victory, the other total defeat. We
have said all that we can in opposition TO
the removal of the county seat Although
we were frs! attacked by Woodruff, and
although we replied to his vile and per-
sonal abuse, we felt and told him so, that
our characters had nothing whatever to
do with the issue IN controversy. We
say SO still. Woodruff is fraud First,
he is a damnable fraud on the Demo
cratic party of this county, and secondly,
he is a still meaner fraud on Daniel J..
Morrell, who bought him and bis paper.
If there is any one man in the Democratic
party in Cambria county, who is more
universally despised than H. D. Woodruff,
we would like to know his name. We
said of him in this paper once before, in
view of his treachery to the democratic
party, and we now repeat it with empha-
sis:
"Oh fer tongue to curse the slave
Whose treason like deadly blight,
Comes o'er the counsels of the brave
And blasts them iu their hour of might"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
The Removal Fraud once RIore.

There is not nor will there be any eff
fort on the part Of the enemies of the re-
moval of the county seat TO assert lie OF
TO play any false dodge this week, or be-
fore the election We appeal to the hon.
est and intelligent voters and Taxpayers
Of Cambria county, standing on and oc-
cupying a square and upright position,
and one that must command general re-
spect, even in the southern portion of the
| county. If there ever was, in the history
of political parties in this county, or in any
other county in the State, as bare>faced
and impudent an attempt to accomplish a
purely selfish purpose and TO dctiuud the
people of the northern section OF the coun-
ty, this removal farce is entitled present.
nently TO the preference. Have the two
Johnstown papers ever yet offered a soli-
tary argument in its favor ? We have
proven TO them that Ebensburg is located
within a short distance of the centre of
the county, and that it is accessible by
good country roads just such as lead TO
the county seats of Westmoreland, Sons
erset, Indiana and Blair counties Now,
what is and has been the arguments of
the Removal advocates against our facts?
Simply that there is mismanagement in
the Poor House and in the County Com
missioners' Office. Well, admit for the
mere sake of the argument, that all this
is true What does it prove? Is it any
reason for the removal of the county seal?
If the Poor House has not been managed
properly, or if the County Commissioners
Office has not been conducted as econ0mi~
cally as it ought to have been, do both of
these things, when rut together, afford the
slightest argument in favor of the remov-
al of the county seatl In this county, as
well as in this country, the people always
govern and regulate their own local affairs.
They are pecuniarily and of course person
ally interested in the proper management
of the affairs of the county. The perfect
and complete remedy is in their own
hands, and if they fail through the ballot-
box to apply it they are alone to blame.
Are II. ID Woodruff, Harry Buggs, D..
M'Laugblin, John +. Barnes, and other
leaders of the Removal Lumbug, wiser,
more honest, or more patriotic than the
balance of the honest people of Cambria
county, that they shonld take these mat
tiers specially under their peculiar charge,
and that they should set themselves up as
"Judges in Israeli? In the name Of hon
esty and fair play, in the name of justice
and in the name of all that is fair between
the two sections of the county, we forbid
it, and appeal TO the people in the their
sovereign capacity to say that the contem-
plated ou,rsge, for the reasons adduced,
shall never by their votes be consummated.
Cambria county does not exist for the
special benefit of few land sharks in
Johnstown, but for the interests of the
whole county. 1t has always heretofore
been so, and will continue to be and re-
main SO in the future.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
Daniel J. NHOrreII.

"The only reason urged by the friends of
Morrell to induce the people to return him
to Congress is his tariff record. Nothing
else is mentioned. Take away the tariff
question, and protection to the iron interests,
and so far as the radical organs Of this dis
trict have anything to cay on the subject,
Mr. Morrell is totally without any record.
"But what is his tariff record and to
what extent does it beEeft the iron interests
Of his districT2 These are pertinent ques-
tions, and we put them to the friends of this
gentleman ir the presence of all the good
people of the four leading iron counties of
Central Pennsylvania, and challenge them
for answers. If his course in Congress was
calculated to benefit the manufacturers of
iron in this district they are certainly able
to show 1t. he is part owner in the only
considerable rolling mill in the four counties
It is true, he makes metal-but not to sell,
mark you-but to convert into railroad iron.
de is large purchaser of pig metal, and of
course he wants to buy it as cheap as posi-
bic. The cheaper the pig metal the more
profit he has on the iron. which, by means Of
the Bessemer patent. in which it is charged
and not denied that he has direct pecuni-
airy interest, in converting it into steel ra ills
1T very little addition of labor or expense
Plainly; then, the lower the price of pig
metal the more money goes into his pocket.
Accordingly Daniel goes to work and reduces
the tariff two dollars per ton on pig metal,
and, not satisfied with this, increases the
duty on steel rails to an amount equal to
their cost of production.
''This is Daniels actual tariff record. Let
any of his supporters, subsidized or other
wise. deny it if they dare.
land yet our furnace men are appealed
to and counted upon. as his supporters
How can they appeal to their employees and
ask them to supper. the man who was in
strumeDtal in cutting down the price of
articles in the production of which they are
employed We have many furnaces in this
district, some of them producing the best pig
iron in market. Their hands are always
expected to support the man who will sup
port the interests of the propretors and it
has been charged that in some instances
these proprietors have initiated Mr. Morrell
and given their employees to understand
that if they don't cote right they must seek
employment elsewhere. How, then, we re-
peat, can these gentlemen ask the hundreds
of men in their employ to vote for the man
who. more than any other, is responsible for
this reduction of two dollars per ton on pig
metal 2-Altoona Sun"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06

WE have received the first number of
'THE MOUNTAIN ECHo," a new paper
which has just been established at Johns
town. 1t presents'a remarkably neat and
creditable appearance, and is the same
size as the FREEMAN. The editor is G.
NELSON SMITH, which is sufficient guar
anty that in political sentiment it will be
OF the most orthodox democratic char
acter. 1t is opposed TO the removal of the
County seat, and proposes as fair COM
promise between the friends and enemies
OF that measure, to advocate the proprie-
ty OF the passage of law sseiving the
District Court at Johnstown general civ,
il jurisdiction" Mr. Smith ia a veteran
editor, and is well known to the people
of Cambria county, having represented
them for three successive years in the low.
er branch of the Legislature. The new
paper has our best wishes for its success.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
A WorntnG.

The false and fraudulent impression
has attempted TO be made by The two re-
moval papers in Johnsiown, that in the
event of the removal of the county seat,
Charles b. Ellis, Lewis Pitt, and other
hea,y men of Johnstown, would guaranty
that the erection of the new Court House
and Jail should not increase the taxes Of
the people of the northern portion of the
county. The idea is, that Ellis, Pitt &
Co. would through sthe length of ther pur-
ses and in all the well known magnanim
ity of their souls, erect the Court House
and Jail themselves Does any man in
Cambria county who is fit to be outside
of LuEatic Asylum believe that their is
one word of sincerity or truth in these
Johnstown professions 7
1t IS the wooden horse of the Greeks,
smuggled within the walls of the city
of Troy, the fatal consequence of which
are an instructive as we'll as war
ming page in history, even though it be a
myth.
We think there is no northern man,
nor even citizen of Johnstown, who is
so short sighted and simple as TO be in
duced to take up his temporary residence
as fly in the nicely furnished parlor of
these removal spiders. 1t is all bosh--
nothing less than transparent farce Let
Woodruff be elected to the Legislature,
and let the removal bill be passed, and
then ask the leaders of the removal pro
Ject 10 Johnstown where the money is to
come from with which to erect the new
Court House and Jail, and they will say
TO the taxpayers Of Blacklick, Carroll,
Susquehanna. Chest, White, Clearfeld,
Allegheny, Gallitzin, Munster, Washing
ton, Summerhill and Croyle, as the veil>
ed Prophet of Kohrassan said to his will
ing but unsuspecting dupes:
You WOULD be VICTIMS, and you ARE"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06

BAzEILLEs- conduct of the Bavari.
an troops in burning the town of Baze:lles
on the day of the battle of Sedan, is the sub
Ject Of severe comment. The Duke de Fitz-
james, whose statements, it Is alleged, are
confirmed by the correspondents of the Eng
lish Liberal Journals say that when the
Germans were advancing on Bazeilles, the
inhabitants but on their National Guards
uniforms and fought with the French troops.
The French were driven back into Bazeilles,
and the Bavarians formed circle around
the village and set it ou fire. A large mum.
Der OF persons who had taken refuge in the
cellars were burned alive. and out of pop.
ulation OF 1000 only 800 were saved 1t is
asserted that the Bavarians drove the wo-
men anc children back into the flames, and
shot those who succeeded in breaking past.
The atmosphere around the village, it is
reported, is pervaded with the smell of char
red flesh, and the charred bodies of the in
haoitants are lying around.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06

PRoTEorIoNIsTs ask protection for Amer.
lean manufacturers against those of foreign
countries. but want perfect liberty to import
cheap labor free this shows how much they
propose to protect laboring men. D. j.
Morreli's votes on questions affecting bis
own interests prove that he is favor of inn
porting the rat-eaters of China to take the
place OF white labor. Cinnamon work foI
little or nothing and that would exactly
suit Morrell. Mr.. Speer is the open and
decided opponent of every scheme having
for its object the degradation of white men.
For whom viii workingmen vote Hunt
ingdon Monitor.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06

GRANT Poor PAY.-When the President
Swung round the circle'' last year, and
when the side of the machine having the
President on revolved around to Kane the
party remained over Sunday. as will be re-
membered. The party feeling lonesome. an d
really in need of religious instruction and
comfort, they sent for Rev. Mr.. Wilder. a
Methodist, to preach for them. The Rev
eIend gentleman was prompt in accepting
de preached good, wholesome sermon, and
prayed earnestly for the President of the
United States. The services concluded. and
three OF the party, the President included,
stepped forward, thanking Mr.. Wilder for
bis effort, and promised to send him each
$40. The gentlemen accompanying the
President fulfilled their promise, sending
each $50 bill but Grant, the man who is
dead heading his way over the railroads and
on the steamboats, and coaches, seems to be
trying to dead-head his way 10 heaven. for
he has failed to make good his PROMISE
Mr.. Wilder is not yet in receipt of tie 500
promised. He naturally thinks Grant
humbug. man not miEding his voluntary
promise. and one unfit to hold his high posi-
tion Mr.. Wilder says be will not vote for
such man, even though he should be re-
nominated for the Presidency or any other
otflce. Not that he did not pay him monev
Tor his preaching, but for the reason that he
voluntarily proffered the amount, together
with his companions, and failed to fulfill.
while those obscure individuals with him
did as they agreed. Mr.. Wilder thinks the
incident shows the character of the man
alter stripping him of his official trappings.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
r.. Milton Speer.

When this gentleman was nominated
as the Democratic canidate for Congress
from this district, we spoke of him as a
gentleman of ability, and as a pure and
unimpeachable democrat. Such is Mil
ton Specrs private and political oharac>
ter. We do not fear to compare him with
the friend ofall the land grabbing schemes
in Congress, Daniel j. Morrell. Against
Mr.. Morrell, as citizen and a gentleman
we have nothing to say. But we do OBJ
ject to him as a member Of Congress.
Tell US what important measure of Con-
gress Mr.. Morrell has ever refused to vote
for, not even excepting the impeachment
Of Andrew Johnston, which proved to be
a failure and disgrace. Mr. Speer will
represent the district with undoubted cred
it to himself and honor TO bis constituen-
cy. He will receive an overwhelming
majority in Cambria county, and although
we live in heretofore radical district. we
regard the election of Ar. Speer as a fix
ed fact.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
A ID d n r 8 9
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE

To THE Democracy OF CAMBRIA COUNTY:
The prospects for speedy and final re-
demption from the wrongs of Radicalism
were never so bright as at the present mo-
ment. The Democrats are everywhere
standing manfully by their principles,
while their opponents are sundered by
factions-divided and discordant
We are united and hopeful. The pal
my days of Democratic supremacy-days
like those which sustained Jefferson
and Jackson--are again dawning ups
on us. Victory, like ripe fruit, is ready
to fall into our hands, if we but remain
firm at our posts to enjoy the triumph.
Congress must be redeemed Labor
must be protected, and not capital. K.
MILTON SPEER represents the ARM of la
Dor; DANIEL J. MORRILL, represents the
HAND of capital. SPEER will be fear
less and able defender cfths rights Of tie
pcople-MoRRELL an obedient minion of
the monty polrer. The strong arm of De-
mocracy should be stretched out against
corporations and monopohes. and in favor of
the rights Of the poor man and the lGbo-
Ser
The Radicals have put no ticket,in the
field for county officers, but they seek by
the cry OF removal to distract and Ge>
feat tbs Democatic party. The Demo-
cratic county ticket was nominated ac-
cording to the usages of the Democratic
party-every ward, borough and township
in Cambria county being represented. Ev-
cry man on the ticket comes up to the
Jefersonian standard. They are all ''ho"-
esr'-they are all ''capable." What ex-
cuse, then, has any Democrat for not Civ
ing the ticket his full and hearty support.
Fellow Democats, the election is upon
US. There is no time to falter or delay.
The serried columns of the old Demo-
cratic army ia marching on 20 victory
Many reasoning Republicans are falling
lhbO Out o"ChiiiS w hoS 6OON
Democrat, then, will hesitate to seek the
front rank, and participate in the glorious
triumph that awaits US on the SECOND
TUESDAY OF OCTOBER?
From every portion of the KEYSTONE
STATE the prospects are cheering. The
Radicals admit that we shall gain several
members of Congress. Our friends are
everywhere contesting the field with a
gallsntry that must bring triumph. Shall
'Little Cambria" the ''Star that never
sets,'' be behind her sister counties in this
grand battle which is to restore the Dem
ocrats to power, and redeem the country
from misrule and corruption
Let every Democrat, then, determine
TO devote one whole day to his country
Go and vote early, and see that your tick
ct has no spurious names on it, Do not
permit any scratching" Use your best
efforts to poll every vole-stir out the
ndiferent-encourage the faltering. In
short, do your whole duty, and victory is
ours
BY order of the Committee
r. L. JOHNSTON, Chairman.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06

WE are not in the habit of especially
endorsing or commenting any one candi-
date on the Democratic ticket. We will
however say that j. A. Harold, the NOM
inee for Coroner, is gentleman in every
sense of the term-a model official and a
good and reliable Democrat His record
as an officer is the best evidence of his
entire honesty and efficiency. Mr.. Har>
rold has done what no other coroner in this
county has done-kept complete record
OF all the inquisitions held by him. He
eminenily deserves a reelection.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-10-06
a n D r E w n U =
MERCHANT TAILoN

sUPPEs's BUI1DISo, CLrNTOs ST7
HAS just received his fall and sns s'I.s lsc.
II of fine French, London ana sTrSry S:ryi
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES and Trs Tr,,ss
and a full assortment Of Gem
GooDs- .s- 81
Mr.. Moses has been for eignS Vi -, .,
Wood, Morrell & Co.'s estaollsnIIsrr - rs
desires to inform his friends ans ~ .;,ss .
orally that he has commenced OD'ili ,ili,e
oes's building. on Clinton stIees, .i.ls;, .
pf goods adapted to the fall as1 p. l,.ss 2
he is prepared to make up IN tn' 'boglss q
and at moderate prices for easn, ..srs sr q 2:
tention to business to merit 'a sa.css 2,
pltronage, and maintain that hat. s' i ~
has heretofore attended 5ls ms. enSi him sE
Johnsto8n, Sept. 9. 1865 u