The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-06-14
orr IE-asni,Gfo,s Letter.
wAsHNorox, D. c., june 10, 1875


50 early and gently as was predicted, nor Is
its body likely 10 be buried in Potter 5
field, - as some profeSsed prophets foretold
il would Instead of dying, it is turning
out to be a very healthy aud lively infant.
The investigation is not a ''cOntempIbIe
farce nor likely to turn into horrible
tragedy" " unless it is from the probability
of Sherman and other visiting statesmen
committing suicide. Mr.. Sherman is very
bold when writing letters and gabbling ir-
responsibIy, but when on the witness stand
he writheS like a skinned eel. Mr.. Sher-
man aud MIR. Matthews should take Arch
bishop Sands advice to leave the Republi-
can party if they wish to save 1t, and our
advice to them is to leave the country il
they wish to save themselves.
MATTHEWS DECLINES TO APPEAR
Considerable interest has been excited by
the declination of Matthews to appear be-
fore the Potter Committee. 1t was Ben
Butler that offered the resolution summon
ing Matthews, aud Ben Stanley must an
swer the subpoena one way or another. If
he hasn't time to tell the truth at one time
they will postpone it for another time, or
hold late sessions after the Senate adjourns.
Ben thinks there is no privilege that n
Senator can have to refuse TO tell tie truth
in the counsel of justice. IN other coun-
tries royalty can testify on honor, but there
is no nobility in this country, and testimony
must be given 10y kissing the book or hold
ing up the hand under the vestal shadow
of an oath. Ben has the sharpest of his
two eyes on Matthews, the latter of whom
throws ont the impatatiun that he can't
get justice from the House Committee.
Butler however, will not suffer under such
an imputation.
AWAKENING TO THEIR DANGER.
The centre of attraction for the past
week has been the Potter investigating
committee. The Radical Republicans, by
playing square on the stupidity aud cop
pcring on tt e shrewdness of the Democrats,
are awake to the fact that they have been
whipped, or at least have been whip sawed,
and find themselves losers at the national
faro table. They forced the issue by their
own folly and are finding the results of the
first mistake made in their political career.
The gentlemen who lead the Republican
party, and who we're extremely discomfort
ed with the administration they bad work
ed so hard to create, are awakening 70 an
unpleasantness of the worst sort. The
great trouble with the Republicans is that
they have oyerdoue their dirty work
They provoked aud stimulated this inves
tigation and now it is upon them with Ger
tain unpleasant results.
While the people of the country were
satisfied that Tilden was really elected they
we've ignorant Of the details, and Low they
will be shown the shameful i'm pudent way
in which he was robbed Of the Office. There
was an indistinct belief that there had been
cheating on both sides, thai it was carpet
baggerS and bayOnetS against shot guns
aud intimidation, and that the first won
through superior adroi:ness. But they now
learn that shot-Cuns and Intimidation did
not exist, and that the result was brought
about by shameless bribiug of the most
devilish and insOlent sort, aud that the
adTuineSs existed in making the ermine of
the Supreme Court cover the corruption.
The most painful fac, however, to the
Radical leaders is, that the infamy was
PeTpetTated under the Grant admin istTatiOn
with that gcutiemau's full knowledge anG
consent. The visiting statesmen were not
only of bis own selection, but Of his imme-
diate personal friends and supporters, and
he kept the army at their back until the
work was done. 1t was the crowniug work
the last act Of infamy in Grants eight
years Of crime-that sank our government
into a degradation til at makes much abused
Mexico respectable.
After provoking an investigation, the
Radical thieves are now alarmed at what
the investigation is likely to develop, and
60 about the land vociferating revolution
thai we are being Mexicanized &c. Their
conduct now, in the face of the result, is as
silly as it as base in provoking it.
Is THIS TREASON OR OTHERWISE
Mr.. Cox, Of Ohio, Republican member
Of POtteT's Committee, talks outside
When asked what he thought Of the stutUs
cujEs Of the Presidential imbr0glio, he
said ''In point of fact. l don't believe
that a fair election mas been held in The
Gulf States since the rebellion, and | am
very glad .hat this investigation will get at
A., i
ness OF the con, itIOn Of election matters
down there" Can this be treason? Mr
Cox is a lawyer and an intelligent man
and if such remarkable language is treason,
the Radicals may make the most Of it.
VISITING sTATEsNEN.''
There is fair prospect of the successful
impeachment, disgrace and punishment of
some of those illusjriuus Radical leaders
who have since the fall of 1876 been distin-
guished from their compcegs by the express
sive phrase, visiting statesmen" The
fllibustering Of the Republicans to prevent
an inquiry into the method by which the
electoral votes Of two States we're stolen for
/ Hayes, was not So much for the purpose of
retaining their fraudulent President as that
/ OF saving from disgrace their distinguished
{ visiting statesmen The potent fact
now stares every voter of the country in the
! face, tba; the Republican members of the
House stopped public business and strained
! to the utmost the parliamentary rights OF
a minority for the purpose of sitting ;he
disclosures Of the Villiauy Of their Radical
. leaders. For once, the genius for party
leadership, which the Republicans have
hitherto undeniably possessed, deserted
them when they adopted their strategic
/ movement. Their mode of extricaling
their visiting statesmen" resulted disas.
trously to them, as it fixed the eyes of the
/ whole country upon the contest, and the
entire people of the Union now see that the
I Republicans factiously endeavored to OBJ
struct ali inquiry into allegations Which
they knew would damage their party lead
ers. IL there was anything needed to con-
vince those who disbelievcd in the uecessi-
ty Of an investigation into the frauds by
which the Presidency MAS stolen, it has
been furnished by the attitude of The Re.
@PubiICans since the introduction of the
Potter resolution. Had the Republicans
when Mr. Potter's resolution was proposed
offered Hale's amendment, and then, when
the Democrats declined to amend, turned
IN and voted for the resolution as it stood
the onus of refusing 20 investigate would
Eave rested on the Democrats, who in tho
end wOul6 hara Eacy1 ,oIl So