Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-05-10
TO. P. ROwELl&CO, 10 Park Row, New York
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Who win Pay the Bolton House Bill

Andrew Johns1u's : swing around the
ci Gle has rot been forgotten by the peo-
pie. Doubtless it has not been forgotten
bv the ex-President, for it was. a swing
that swung his Excellency beyond the
circle of the organization that saved free
government from ruin and from death
Ii was a swing that swung every parti-
Gle Of the character of Moses out of An
drew johnson, if he ever did possess any
of the attributes of the great Hebrew
leader That swing swung him and his
Office holding host into what has proved
10 them to be political dead sea, where
most of them lave been effectually
drowned politically. We all remember
that Miiilin was on the line of Andy's
circle. and how we left " our fields, our
shops and our business places and hur-
ried to The railroad TO see the man who
might perhaps assume dictatorial power,
IA was vaguely hinted by one of the
members of his Cabinet at certain places
while on the circle Though the feeler
was not thrown out at Mifiiin, we all
remember how our Democratic friends
spcechifed him, and how our renegade
Republican friends, who were slipping
,Inhnron pap, hurrahed him, and said
Good by" and "God speed you safely
with the committee from Harrisburg,
that bad come this far westward 10 ten
der 20 his Excellency the hospitality Of
that city, the capital of the State-"and
may you have joyous time
Harrisburg was reached, and Presiden,
johnson and suit were driven to the
Bolton House, a place of pure Democ-
racy, where the High Priests and Gov
ernors Of the party meet in secret eau
cuses and make out plans for the guidance
of the Pennsylvania Democracy. The
atmosphere about the Bolton is always
heavily charged with the pure un-
adultcrateG stuff Here Andy rested.
That night there was torchlight pro-
cesson, and a large procession of horses
and vehicles, and display of fireworks,
and grand banquet at the Bolton House.
Andrew lodged there, and all seemed
good The hotel bill for lodging,
dining and wining," and all the other
flss attending the honors, was over one
thousand dollars, which Mr.. Bolton, the
proprietor of the house, presented to the
City Council for payment. An ordinance
was passed by that body 10 defray the
bill. but there are sometimes slips between
the cup ana the lip, and in this case there
was a slip, for Judge Pearson issued an
injunction restraining the City Treasurer
from paying the order. The case was
fully argued on the 5th of January, 1867,
aud the result was a permanent ipjunc-
,ion against the payment. Ar. Bolton.
failing to obtain a settlement of his bill
at the hands of Johnson's political friends,
brought suit against the individual men,
bers of Council who order the entertain
ment. The case was tried in the Court
Of Common Pleas on the 3rd inst, and
he jury the next day brought in ver-
lict IN favor of the defendants. leaving
Mr.. Bolton to whistle for his money.
Johnson's collectors, assessors, post
masters and other high officials partici-
pated in the feasting that is yet unpaid
for"
Query.-Who will pay the Bolton
House bill