The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-09-08
The Johns,o.vn Democrat.


question of the removal of the county /
seat, we expected that in his reply he
could rave and rant like very dra6.-
We have not been deceived. Although |
we do not shrink from a comparison OF
our character with that of the editor o!
the Democrat, we desire to say TO him,
that neither his personal character nor
that of the editor of the Freeman make
up the issue which is to be determined at
the ballot>box on the second Tuesday OF
next October. HIS character, as we'll AS
our own, are but mere "leather and pru-
nello'' when compared with the grave and
important question then to be decided.
In reply TO his personal attacks against
US, we will merely say, that 1t is the broad
est kind of 5urlesque for man to assume
the role of reformer whose countenance
is as well known and familiar in twoe
thirds of the saloons of Johnstown as was
The rubcund face of old Jack Ealstatf,
that model tipler and braggart, at the
Carte, I,up,' or at Mrs. Quickly's famous
tavern, with the well known sign of the
'Boar's Head in Eastcheap, London,
during the merry days of Prince Hal
1t is charged against US, that we are
subsidized follower of Simon Cameron.
Now mark how plain a tale will put this
slander down. The writer of this article
was a member of the Assembly during
the sessions of 1850, .'51 and '52. He
then became acquainted with Simon CAM
eron. who, at that time, WAS one of the
leaders Of the Democratic party in the
State. In the Democratic caucus which
was held during the session Of 1851 to
nominate candidate for United States
Senator, Simon Cameron was an aspirant
along with such leading and distinguished
members of the party as George ".
| Woodward, Henry d. Foster, Jeremiah
S. Black, Richard Broadhead, Arnold
! plummer, Richard Naux, and other
prominent gentlemen. We voted for
Henry D. Foster on fourteen ballots and
| for Arnold Plummer on the last three, but
not once for Cameron. Were we ''subsi-
! died" by Cameron on that occasion a
! Let our votes answer. The charge is SO
mendacious that it carries with il its own
refutation. To another accusation pre-
ferred againts us, that tlIe writer Of this
article ''publicly proclaimed that he twe)
would not vote for the ticket formed -
we here pronounce II. d. Woodruff, or
any other Janus-faced hypocrite who
makes it, a venomous and unmitigated
lara liar in ualics. We have no other
language with which to stamp out this
miserable calumny.
II d. Woodruff denies that he was a
candidate for the Assembly at the Ebens-
burg convention. He came to this place
from the Summit, late on Sunday night,
accompanied by his faithful and congenial
"friend." On the next morning (the day
on which the Convention metz he com
menced denouncing VIM. II. Rose and
Capt. Bonacker, for the reason, we'll know
ing at the time that it was false, that they
(Rose and Bonacker) were friends of the
removal. He stated to Sheriff Myers,
on the night of his arrival here, that neith-
er of the candidates for Assembly then
spoken of would or ought to be nominated,
but that neU man would be taken up
as a compromise candidate. When asked
by Sheriff Myers to name him, he declin-
ed doing SO. He made the same state
ment previously in Johnstown. Who
was this new man? Why it was simply
II. d. Woodruff himself Some time be.
tween 10 and Il O'Clock on Monday, he
and his ''friend'' were passing along the
east side of Centre street, from The Court
House. Two of the Ebensburg delegates
were engaged i'll conversation on the pave
ment oD the west side of the same street.
His (Woodruff' ''friend,' left him,
walked across the street to where the two
delegates were standing, and then and
there suggested to them the propriety oi
voting for ii. d. Woodruff, or as he (the
"friend'') affectionately styled him CT
other occasions during the same morning,
"1he Old Captain" Did his ''friend'
thus importune delegates to vote for Ii.
d. Woodruff without the full knowledge
and consent of ''The Old Captain Tel
such stuff to the Horse Marines. On
that Monday The Old Captain" was
like the immortal HHkmS MicawbeT, who
was eternally tcaitdig for something to tu,a
up. And now,
And damned be him that first cries Hold
enough "
WANTED-The time, place, persons, in
ducements and conversation when Rose
offered to pledge himself. as the Tribune