The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-08-30
HE~%N%E

We refer our readers to the subioined
letter Of our townsrnan, r. /. JOHNSTON,
Esq. 1t is reply to a printed circular
sent to him and sigued by WILLIAM B.
SIPEs, now OF Philadelphia, and other pre-
tended Democrats like him, asking Mr..
JOHNSTON to attend the proposed Louis
vile convention on next Tuesday and as
sist by his aid and countenance to norai-
nate straight-Out Democrat for Presi-
dent. Mr.. JOHNSTON is Democrat and
can't be anything else, and does not intend
4. to be anything else. lie has been al the
time and will continue to be a supporter of
HORACE GREELEY, and. under his admin
istratiOn, of an honest government Mr.
JoHNsTON's letter fully and admirably
defines his position, about which there was
no doubt even before WILLIAM b. SpRs
and his colleagues sent their circular to
him. This miserable podIor in political
infamy, WILLIAM b. SIPEs, at one time
resided in this place and edited a Demo
cratic paper. Mr.. JOHNSTON knows him
well, and therefore understands how to
repulse his impudent proposal:
EBEEsBURG, August 2O.-Gentlenlen /
am III receipt Of your letter dated "Philadri-
phia, August IS, 1872, urging that ''will,
4 on consultations with other true democrats
in your (my) congressional district, select
gates TO Louisville. -
Though five names are signed to your let
ter, my intimacy with the leading democrats
of your city extends to no one hut YOUR chair
man, William b. Sipes Him I knew as a
sort of attiche to the consul to Belfast under
President Pierce, but who fell from grace as
soon as the democrats We're in minority,
ana Joined the more powerful enemy.
You inform me that you were appointed
by a meeting Of democrats opposed to the
sale of the party to Greeley and Brown held
at the Girard house in this city, on the 18th
inst Until the receipt of your letter l WAS
not aware that any such sale had been held
al the trlrard houee, or elsewhere.
As | do not know any of Won as democrats
should like much 10 kno" what meeting,
held at the Girard house ON the 18th instant,
, or any other place or time constituted you
Committee of CnrrcsDondencc g" What
democratic statesman presided over the de-
HbeTatons? How was it organized? What
resolutions did it pass
lou do not propose to putthe present cor
I rupt and corrupting administration out of
power by your Louisville convention You
do not propose to elect a democrat Oh no ,
but you propose to hold convention. and to
furnish me with transportation to and from
that convention.
me Yeryidemocratic. ] have attended many
democratic conventions, but never had my
transportation provided bya "Committee of
correspondence" p" | cannot know whether
you gentlemen are abler to pay my fare
there than l would be myself, and 1 would
not thus wrong you.
But II, as have no doubt is the case, YOU
are the corrupt creatures of corrupt party.
and this is part of their corruption fund
then would as soon borrow one of Judas
Iscariot's thirty pieces touch it. And if
any additional proof was wanted of the pro-
priety of the one-term principle, the present
Illuminating attitude of the administration
in securing the services of such men as adj
dress me would furnish it.
Your obedient servant
il. l.. JOHNSTON
! To William b. Sipes, Charles f. Reinstein.
Charies johnson, Lew DUNCAN, Robert t.
/ Christy, Committee.