The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-23
The Columbian.
BLOOMSBURY, PA.
Friday, Aue,tst 23, 1879.
Military Candidates.

Military Candidates.
Our opponents in boasting Of the mil.
itary regulations of their candidates
forget that in nation like ours state.
men arc more necessary than soldiers.
Our normal condition is that of peace,
and our geographical position Is such
that there is but little danger from
foreign war which statesman Presi.
dent could not avoid. Republicans will
admit that no general would have made
a better President than Lincoln, or bet
ter war Governor than Curtin, Morton,
Seymour,and Parkers, all of whom were
civilians.
A President or Governor should be
Intimate with all the public questions
of the day, and with public men.
Knowledge taught in the camp and
Geld Is not available In governing 6y
td,o large masses of men.
In order to keep alive the passions of
the war, our opponents have gone into
the military business, but II is noticeable
that none but Generals" figure on their
ticket. Enlisted men were evidently re.
garded as unworthy Of support.
Hartranft's reputation depends more
upon the fact that he acted as Mrs. Sur.
rats hangman, than upon any ex-
ploits upon the field Of battle.
Gen. Allen we have heretofore shown
was Sunday soldier, and never smell
ed the enemy's gun.powder. Gen.
White never injured the enemy nor
does he boast Of any special services to
tho Union.
But for Gen, Albright, the newly
made candidate for congressman at
large, an extraordinary claim is
made. His home organ, the coal Ca
zette says: "R,1vah for Albright, The
soldier ,oho put doon BackaleUs Fish
ing Greek Re6ellion." Now who is this
modern NAPOLEON that would usurp the
honors Of Major Gems. Couch and Cad
wallader, and who lurked in the rear
when brave men were fighting at the
front, and whose mission was to fright.
en- women and boys, and keep guards
at the various polls of this county in
order to elect his master! He bravely
marched up the Fishingcreek, but met
no opposition, nor did he find arms,
ammunition, Confederacy. or the trace
ofa military encampment or earthwork.
His campaign was bloodless, and in
fantry, cavalry, and artillery Jared in
finitely better than they would have
done facing Lees ragged battalions.
But let us see further on what meat
this modern Caesar diets. His claims are
advanced because he was model sol.
dier. Dare our Radical brethren deny that
Albright entered the service as major
Of the 1920 regiment,a nine months
organization, in 1862, and returned
home as colonel. Some time after his re.
turn he issued circular proposing to
raise one years regiment in the valley
ofthe Lehigh. The regiment was rails.
ed, and Albright took his men to Har.
risburg.
While here he met a committee from
Banks township, Carbon county, who
were in search Of men to fill up the
quota Of that township under the draft.
He offered himself to the committee as
substitute, was accepted, was muster
ed In, and received the bounty Of five
hundred dollars. The records show that
he was mustered In as private In com.
pany A, 2O2d regiment, on the Sd Of
September, 1854, in pursuance Of this
arrangement with the committee, and
was duly credited to Banks township,
Carbon county.
The next day, September 4, 1854, he
was mustered out as private, and was
mustered in as colonel of the regiment,
in pursuance of his circular and Of his
understanding with Governor Curtin.
This record shows that while bent on
achieving military renown and display.
ing his intense love of country, General
Albright had frugal mind. For one
days service as private in camp Cur
tin in this city, he charged his fellow
citizens of Carbon county five hundred
dollars. 1t was in this way so much
sublimated loyalty was manifested dur
ing the war. Albright was ready to
enlist as substitute, at the expense of
five hundred dollars for one day to his
neighbors, with the epaulets of q colonel
within his grasp. A more sordid and
mercenary transaction has not been re-
corded In the incidents of war which |
revealed so much that was base and
venal amid so much that was gallant,
heroic and unselfish in sacrifice and
achievement. There is in this act of
Albright all the meanness and dis.
honesty of professional bounty jump
or. He took the bounty of five hun
dred dollars from his taxridden neigh.
bOrs of Banks township, Carbon county,
and was mustered In as private when
he knew that he would be appointed
colonel of the regiment which he had
raised with the understanding that he |
should command 1t. After pooketing |
the money, he "leaped the bounty" the
very next day..
In opposition to men OF this stamp
we have named true and tried men, |
who are In all respects competent to fill |
the positions to which they have been |
nominated.
1895, 100000. |
Three hundred and ninety.nine mil.
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