The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-06-11

quired of candidates for office, and that
trainers of the Constitution were goddess
infidels. inaSmuch as they diSregarded
God and the laws of God in framing that
instrument. These assertions have been
made in a report of a committee of Re-
formed Presbyterians, presented to that
body in a lengthy report on national re-
form. They complain that thousands
are sworn to violate the Sabbath, and
that by Congressional federation fol more
than fifty years the Sabbath has been
desecrated by carrying the United States
mails. The Reformed Presbyterians of
the United States of North America
number near 1900 people, and having
succeeded in bouncing their fighting
parson WoOdsides, they now propose to
bounce the ''infdel and goddess consti-
tuition of the United States. They
further predict that "a dark storm cloud
of Judgment is gathering to burst in
fearful fury and destruction on guilty
nation -
DECLINES \ RENOMINATION.
Hon. John l. Mitchell Representative
in Congress from the 10th district of this
State, declines a nomination Cor re-elec-
tion. When men like Senator Gordon
and Representative Mitchell pick up
their hats and say goodbye to public
life, it is a matter of deep interest to
thoughtful civilians. Mr.. Mitchell is
an unflinching Republican, and certainly
q very honest man. We regret sincere
~ that he cannot transfer his Congress
sional skill to his successor. Mr.. Mitch
ell's reason for declining is an excellent
one, but it is quite likely that it will not
be accepted by his people, and that they
will return him without making him
buy his nomination. As stated in a
former letter, the cold, unsympathiZing
world does not fully appreciate the he
rOiSm and patriotism of a Congressman
or L. :. Senator who honestly, faithfully
and patiently attends to his aTduOus leg
islative duties Mr.. Mitchell should not
be allowed, now that he has knowledge
of Congressional IdbOrS, to tumble out
to make room for an apprentice hand.
1t is probably hoping against hope, but |
nevertheless hope that Mr.. Mitchell's
Republican supporters will take my view
of the matter and give him a nomination
without making him pay for it, and not
exchange an honest representative for
one who could not fill the bill better, and
possibly would not do it So well.
THE YORKTOWN PAGEANT.
The owner of Temple Farm, = which
embraces the spot where COTnwalliS ca
pitulated, has offered to make a title to
five acres of ground for the site of a mon
ument. and the citizen Soldiery of Nor
folk Will give a number of excursions
and amUSements in order to obtain the
funds necessary to enable them properly
to entertain the Centennial Legion
which is expected to be a prominent fea-
ture of the Y Orktown pageant. In view
Of the passage by the Senate of the
House bill apprOpriating $50, 600 for a
monument at Y Yorktown. and $50. 600 for
the cost of the proposed centennial cele-
bratiOn in October of next year. the res
idents of that vicinity are showing dis
position to do their part towards making
the affair a complete success. The sur
render of Lord COrnwallis at Yorktown.
in 1874, was, in the judgment of our best
informed historians, the crowning vic
tory Of the Revolution. and it is their
deliberate judgment that Lafayette's
operations led to the final environment
and capture of CORVALLIS. There is no
doubt about this crOwning victory of the
revolution being IN great part due to
France. 1t is not too much to say that
without the aid of Louis XVI in men,
money and the amuntiOns OF war with
which he supported his early recognition
of our independence, American self-gOv-
ernment would not have been attained
for many more weary years, and the col
OnieS, like the Canadas, would have re-
manned dependencies to the British
Crown. France is now, like the United
States, a Republic, and reflects our free
popular principles with illustriOus cour-
age amidst the environments of Euro
pean mOnarchies. In view of this retro
spect it is demanded by all The proprie-
ties of the occasion that the centennial
of NOI ktOWn i'm a little over y y-a.4T
hence, shall not be merely national
one, but an international one. The
countrymeu Of Lafayette, Steuben, De
kalb, kasciuSkO and Pulaski should all
be hidden to our grand festival of free
dom. Indeed all nations may be wei
coined. America is. in fact, the free
heritage Of the whole human race, and
it is fit and desirable that the people of
every nation should be represented at
orktOWn IN 1881. G.. y. :.