The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-11-17
History of the Prothonotary Appointment,


chip upon his shoulder rs boys do,
and then dare. 1t would suit his cour-
age and principles. If he has anything
to say to the public why does no not
say IL? No one fears him or his paper.
He comments upon an article Of tho
Patriot and Union regarding the vacan-
| cy and appointment Of person to the
office of Prothonotary of this county.
He must challenge and dare In his usu.
al way before he makes his uptruthful
attempt to give the facts regarding the
matter. He has rery much to say about
the Holy day and frlen dship; and no
doubt many would be pleased to see the
respect for tho holy day aud their pre-
tended friendship of such men as BECK.
LEY and KNoRR placed in the balance |;
undoubtedly it would tip up very read
| lily as such hypocricy as they practice
generally tips.
| We think the sube of the appoint
ment was fai rly dealt with in the Co.
lunbian of last week, but since they
have seen fit to make the assault they
have, we propose to give the facts fur
ther publicity. KNoRR had been to
Pittsburg and when passing through
Harrisburg he called on the Governor
and had an interview with him and
wanted to know of GEARY If they
could not get the HHie anp'easantness
between them adjusted and give them
the appointment of Prothonotary when
they would ask for it, AS they expected
that General ENT would not live long.
This was about week or more BEFORE
the death of General ENT; not six
hours afterwards. KNoRR then came
home and had conversation with a
noted Republican of Bloomsbury and
wanted this Sage to suggest some one
for the appointment, and when he,
IKNoRR, was asked to support Mr.. ZARR
he said 81 hare not thought Of ii get;
must hare time to consult WiM my
friends" lie has also said to some
parties the Governor did not hesitate
for moment to make the appointment;
and to others how he had to work to
explain away certain things that his
friend BECKLEY had got him into and
how he told the Governor of BECK
LEY's independence in regard to put.
ting articles in his paper; that he,
KNoRR, could not prevent him when
he had his head set, (so with all mules)
&c.
This kind Of talk may DO before
GEARY but IL is very "Min' and will
not take with persons acquainted with
this independent man BECKLEY, who
runs the streets whenever he has writ.
ten local, to inquire of some one how
this toiU sound, that he intends putting it
in our paper. Very Independent indeed!
And further, KNoRR tells of a Soldiers
Convention convened at Harrisburg at
the time of the application for appoint
ment, and how they had determined to
march, in body, to the Capitol and
make Harrisburg too hot for the Gov
ernor to remain there if he did not ap.
point RINGLER, the soldier who stayed
at home and sang songs to hang the
Copper heads. This is all very consist
ent with his first story given alone and
brands him with uttering .fbs; Oh no
not lie! If it be true that they had
done nothing towards the appointment
of RINGLER until Monday morning,
they yet had been making their ar
rangements to control the appointment
before Gen. ENT died. AS early Us two
weeks before the death of Gen. ENT a
prominent Republican of Bloomsbury,
1--WE might call him the Philosopher
was paving his way and having conf
dental talks with his friends regarding
his appointment and was really making
some inquiries as to the manner of
doing the business of the office All of
which is known and was known before
the death of General ENT. Mr.. ZARR
was approached by prominent and re-
spectacle Republicans before the death
of General ENr and asked to be an ap-
plicant and they said they believed,
should such lamentable occurrence
take place as the death of General ENT,
that no doubt all persons having any
business to do in the Office would give
their influence, irrespective of party
feelings, to procure his continuance.
Mr.. ZARR kindly thanked them for
their confidence of his success but de-
clined having any further conversation
upon the subject, because of his high
regard and personal friendship for Gen.
ENT, and sincerely hoped that he might
be spared the pain of ever having occa-
sion to apply for such appointment
arising from that cause. 'rhe first per.
son who approached Mr.. ZARR and
wanted to know if he had peti tion
ready, was Republican who said he
must not delay, that q few of the
Ring" men of their party were already
at work, and that KNoRR and Robson
were going to have free fig hit over it
unless Robson would cave to KNoRR
as usual.
BECKLY says by "common consent"
Mr.. RINGLER was agreed upon, which
he and every one else that knows any
thing about 1t knows to be untrue. 1t
was the common consent of KNoRR,
BECKLY and WHITMoY Err, when they
were having their last consultation
Other parties were standing by and want
ed to be applicants. Their friends were |
dissatisfied with RINGLER and were
desirous of doing all for ZARR they
could, aud even desired their ".Sage" to
go to Harrisburg in the interest of ZARR.
This shows common consent Nine.
tenths of their party in the town of |
Bloomsburg were dissatisfied, if their
tones were exponents of heir feelings
In the matter.
But such articles must necessarily ap.
pear in paper to which truth is a
stranger.
proposition made to the Cover
nor by the friends of Mr.. ZARR, that
the office should be continued in the in