The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-10-04

( GRFFNBACK VAGARIFs-A series of
Greenback meetings. addressed by Mr. john
Mccormick, OF Summerhll township MT.
James NJ. DALEY, of Minister township
Mr.. John Z. Mckenzie, of Chest Springs )
Mr.. Henry c. KayIor, of Munster township,
and others of that ilk was held in the north
ern portion of Cambria county last week,
followed by faint repetition this week ali
along that line. 1t is expected that these
meetings will be kept up uniUtermittedIy
till election day, though whas the honest
yeomanry of those horoughs and townships
have done to merit such an intfiction Is more
than we can conjecture. I'm his speech de-
livered at st. Augustine Saturday evening
/ last, Mr.. Henry G.. Kaylor. one of the ora
tors of the new financial school, saw mt to
say that in case of the election of Mr.. Fen
Ion for Assembly, Mr.. Lake for Register
aud Recorder, and Mr.. Gurley for County
Commissioner, the first joint efforts of those
gentlemen would be directed toward having
payment of the water bonds of Ebensburg
borough assumed 10y the county, and for the
erection of n new Court House. The absur-
dity of such stuff is of so 0ense nature
that we hesitate TO refer to il at all in these
columns but in rs much IA some inquiries,
having their origin in the allegations OF Mr..
KaylOr and his confreres, have reached us,
we proceed to throw couple of rays OF
light on the subject. Mr.. Fenlon, when
elected a member of the Legislature, Will
be possessed of precisely the same right 10
legislate on the subject of the water bonds
of Ebensburg, in the shape proposed, that
he would have to cast vote in favor OF the
resuscitaton of slavery Mr.. Lake, as Reg
lister and Recorder, would have no vote in
the Legislature or else " here, and the meas
ure of responsibility attaching to Mr.. Gurey
is in about the same ratio. The man who
suggested the water bonds idea ought to be
killed and stuffed-always provided, of
course that no better use can be made of
him. AS regards the new Court House,
which measure, despite f1ingiu a late num-
her of the Johnstown Tribune, is not being
pressed we append an extract from the law
having special reference to such buildings, a
careful reading of which viii show that il is
only upon recommendation of two successive
Grand Juries, drawn in a prescribed manner,
that improvements of the sort can be attain
ed. The law says:
The Jury Commissioners and the Sheriff Of the
respective county, OF any two of them, shall draw
from tie proper jury wheel, panels of jurors, as
and traverse, for the trial of issues in fact which
may be taken in any action in any of the Courts.
cITli CIV, anu m crilin al o. Ie seseIaI couhtIeS %
SAID, IN the manner now practlsed ana allowed;
but before the said Jury commissioners and Sher-
if shall proceed to select or draw jurors in the
manner aforesaid, they shall scverally take the
oath affirmation prescribed by law to ne
taken by The Sheriff and County Commissioners
before selecting and drawing jurors. follows:
you, and each of you, do swear that you will
use your utmost endeavors and diligence In max
my an Impartial selection oil competent persons
for jurors during the ensuing year, and that you
will not suffer partalty, favor, affection, hatred,
malice, or hl-will in any case whatever to innu
ence you in the selecting. drawing, OF returning
of jurors but that you will in all respects honest
ly conform to the true intent and meaning of the
acts Of Assembly in such cases made and prOvid-
ed. d.''-PurdOn's Digest, PIP. l465 and $50.
1t shall be lawful for the Commissioners of any
county, having first obtained the app baton OF
two successive grand juries and of the Court of
Quarter sessions Of such county, to cause to be
erected at the seat of Justice thereof when occa-
sion shall require, such building OF buildings 5
may be necessary for the accommodation of the
Courts and of the several officers of the county.
and for the reception and safe keeping of the re-
cords and other papers in charge of such officers,
and also such other building or buildings
be necessary and proper fgr the purpose of IA coun-
ty jail and workhouse. and f need he. to purchase
ground for the erection of such buildings. This
section is not confined to the of new counties
and, therefore. the appreciation of the Court and
OF two successive grand juries is necessary to
thorize the rebuilding of r new Court House,
W. 22o Barr 202. Purdon's Digest. note p. 2O4l
1t shall be the duty of the Commissioners of
every county to keep and maintain the public
buildings aforesaid of the county in suitable and
convenient order and repair, and it shall be law
fnl Tor them. when necessary, having first Obtain
ed the appreciation OF the grand jury, etc. to al
ter, add to. or enl urge said buidings.-Purdon'
Digest, pages 2O3 !.
That ought TO be enough to demonstrate
that the election of Messrs. Fenlon, Lake
and Gurley can 10y no possibility have aught
TO Go with Increased taxation and when
the next Greenbdck meeting il held and
MIR. kaylor, or any one else, follows the
line of assertion iuaugurated at ST. Angus
tine, we trust somebody will be on hand to
confront him and confound him with the
foregoing extracts from the ldU.