The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-11-10
Conuesting Seats In Congress.


of defeated Radical candidates for Con-
eress cortesting the seats of their success
full Democratic opponents, has become an
intolcrable nuisance. Falsely and impu~
IDENTIFY assuming that the Radical party,
solitary and alone, fought the rebellion
and conquered it, it became almost an
article Of Radical faith, that the people
had no right to elect Democrat to Con
gross, and that if they dared to do 50,
their action should be treated with con
tempt. Acting On this doctrine, and pre-
auming on their numerical strength IN The
House, the Radical majority four years
AGO unseated D. w. Voorhees,, from In-
diana, Gen. Morgan, from Ohio, and
James Brooks, from the city Of New
York. No fair man doubted the legality
of their election yet it was decided IN
Radical caucus that they must be Officials
ly dccapitated, and the outrage was con-
summated These three gentlemen were
triumphaniIy returned by their indignant
constituents 10 the next Congress, and
were all re>elected by overwhelming ma
iJIities at the recent elections. One
would suppose that this lesson would have
produced salutary effect upon The friends
of the Radical candidates for Congress
who were defeated at the late election in
d. 90 i.n
was over and it was ascertained that Arm
strong in the Lycoming district had been
defeated by Sherwood by 27, Morrell in
the Cambria district by Speer by II, and
Cessna in the Bedford district by Meyers
by Is, it was proclaimed by The Radical
press, not Of the districts themselves, but
outside Of than, that the defeated candi>
dates would contest the election. And
why Simply because they were beaten
by small major'tieS. Is that true test OF
the honesty OF an election, and may not
a caDdidate be as fairly elected by ma
jority Of fire votes as by majority OF
flee hundred Most unquestioDably so,
in the absence Of plain, open and palpable
fraud. Where that can be clearly proven
there ought TO be contest. Has it been
alleged by the Republican papers in Blair
and Huntingdon that illegal votes were
polled for Mr.. Speer i'll either of those
counties No such allegation has ever
been made, but on the contrary many and
very different reasons have been given by
Mr.. MorIelrs friends in these two coun-
ties for his failure in receiving the Repub.
Iican vote. We Go not know what course
Mr.. MOrrell will take, but as he is known
to be gentleman, it is fair to presume
that he will pay decent respect to tht
voice Of the people. Mr.. Speer does moi
in the least fear tue result Of a contest
should that usual Radical dodge be re-
sorted TO.
II is asserted, as if by authority, thai
John Cessna will contest tue seat of b
+. Meyers. Any man who knows Cess
ma, his love of Office, his political trick
cry, his inordinate ranity, and more es
pecially his demagogueism, will not be a
all surprised at this announcement. 1t il
in perfect harmony with his political Ca
reer. His refusal to do so would hav,
excited our special wonder. He declared
even an a3vonce Of has nomination, that i
he should be defeated he would contes
the election. We make this statemcn
from a conversation we had n short tim
after the election, with a well known gen
tleman, formerly citizen of Bedford, wht
stated TO US, that either in May or Jun
last, Cessna told him thdt If he trdS dc
Jeate2, he Cas determined TO contest TIE sea
Of his opponent The high character 70
integrity of the gentleman who made thi
statemen; to us is not TO be questioned
1t shows what manner of man John Cess
ma is How utterly base and devoid @
all sense of honor must the man be who
after having received SIX or seven hundre
negro votes, and was defeated, will ye
get down on his knees and basely attemp
to crawl into a seat which the freemen @
his district declared by their votes b
should not occupy. Yet of such con
temptible stuff is Cessna made. That
will signally fail in bis impudent attemp
to nullify and set aside the verdict of th
honest voters of his district, who, wei
knowing him, spurned him with contempt
does not admit of reasonable doubt.
ALTHOUGH elections were held in eigh
teen States ON last Tuesday, the Pittsbur