FLU FEFTTR.
IrhUj Momlntf— S. I MSI.
THE PRESIDENT OX NFFPRAttE.
We publish elsewhere a conversation j
reported to have taken place, recently,!
between PRESIDENT JOHNSON and one;
STEARNS, of Massachusetts. Whether >
the report of this conversation Is cor- [
rectly given, or whether any such con
versation ever transpired, we do not'
pretend to say. Its publication, at this
juncture, is made with the intentiou of
comforting the Radicals, who are rath
er lukewarm in their support of the
Abolition ticket in N. York and X. Jer
sey. Butwhat assurance can they derive
from it, that the President even leans
toward their theory? He is represented
as saying that "the Slates are in the I -
nion;" "individuals tried io carry them
out, but did not succeed;" "the elective
franchise is not u natural, but a polit
ical right," Ac. Now, the Radicals in
sist that the ".Stare-"" are not in the U
nion, and mist l?e kept out "till tbey
accept the results of the war." Here
is a chasm between thrm and ihe Pres
ident which no compromise platform
can bridge. Again, the Radh-alsdeclare
that suffrage D a natural right. Here
is another gap between them and Mr.
Johnson. We are, also, informed that
the President said, if he were in Ten
nessee, he would favor limited Negro
Suffrage, but did not think he had the
right to force It upon that state, or any
other. The Radicals say that lie has
the right to omfw l Negro Suffrage in
every state whose inhabitants revoked
against the Government. Heroin they
once more differ widely from the Pr* s
ident. As to universal suffrage for the
negro, Mr. Johnson tells Stearns, it v. ill
not do, as "it would br.-o*l a war of ra
cee." yet the Radicals argue that "uni
versal suffrage" is the "only hopeof the
nation." As forour own opinion of this
talk between the President and bis
Masaachusetts interlocutor, we would
say, that we think, if we were in Ten
nessee, we would not favor either limi
ted or universal suffrage for the negro.
But, as we are not in Tennessee, we shall
try to mind our own business here in
Pennsylvania, and like Andy Johnson,
let the people of Tennessee regulate the
election franchise in their state, in their
ov/n way, "subject only- to tiie Consti
tution of the United States." In fine,
we would remind the Radicals that the
question i 3 not, what would the Presi-
Ident do if he were in Tennessee, but
what xciZL he do in the exoctUl scat aX
Washington?
WHAT CAX THE MATTER Bt ? j
A proclamation foraXational Thanks
giving, has been issued from the White
House, with the jiegro lejt out. What i
can be the reason of this singular omis
sion ? Oh! we had forgotten that An- i
drew Johnson is President. But what
will the Radicals say to this? Accor- j
ding to their doctrine, thereeult of the |
war for which we ought to thank God i
moet devoutly, is the freedom of the
Southern negroes. Yet, the President
does not .say "freed-men" once! On
the other hand, he styles the "glorious" j
crusade against slavery, a civil uor
Nor does he utter a word about "a
causeless rebellion," nor even mention
that term so dear to every clerical Abo
lition liek-spittie, Loyaltyt Nay, be
even specifies our "enlarged civil liber
ty" (which means the abolishment of
Linooln's bastiles, the revocation of
martial law and pardon of political of
fenders) as something for which we
ought to thank Providence. Why,
what copperheftd-iah prainka have got
into the man's head! "Loyalty" will
"never survive so ficgraul a a outrage of
its ideas of propriety.
THERE are some people w ho would
like to know what was detid&d by the
last election. We will tell then . The
Democrats asserted that the Abo'ffion
iats had made Negro Suffrage the it*ue.
The latter denied that they hod ao< i tb>
dared that Negro Suffrage was ruxi ivn
issue. The "fence men" took thent at
their word, and decided by giving thekr
ticket a majority, that NegrojSuffrugi •
was not an issue. One question, how
ever, which wa3 made an issue in dis
tinct and unequivocal terms, by the Ab
olltioii state platfonn, to wit, the confir
mation of all estates in the ektilh, above
the value qf SIO,OOO, was decided by that
election. It was decided in the affirma
tive, thus rebuking the President, who
is opposed to confiscation, and also Mr.
6eward, who, in his recent Auburn
speech, argued strongly against that
doctrine. Therefor", the result in Penn
sylvania, is a repudiation of the Presi
dent, who, nevertheless, coolly restores
to former rebels their plantations, tho*
their value be much greater than fiu.ouo.
Andy doesn't even wince under Lis de
feat in the Keystone State.
IHCEBSON ETHEEJHGE liae been ac
quitted. What matter ? By false
charges against bftn and his arrest with
out warrant, his political enemies suc
ceeded in their purpose— keeping Mm
•Nfqf Oangr^l
THE SAM OLD STORY.
At the recoht election, inPhiladel- 1
phia, Maj. I). P. Weaver, the Demo
cratic nominee for City Commissioner, 1
receive* 1 ! a majority of 729, of the votes
cast in the city, and at the meeting of
the return judges, on the Friday sue-;
coedi ng tie 1 election, was declared duly |
elected. His opponent, Mr. Given,
' wr.s very unpopular, being generally j
( considered unfit for the position, and
*onK> four thousand persons who voted
' the "Republican" state ticket, oast
| tMr ballots for Maj. Weaver. But
this result did not suit the abolition
.
i wire-pullers; so, in their extremity,
tliey bethought themselves of the leg
' islative patent for the easy perpetra
tion of rascality at elections, known as
the Act regulating voting in the army.
; They had, doubtless,' been informed by
| tiie Chairman of their Suite Columit
; tee, at his recent glorification by the
; stay-at-home Loyai League, how hicely
i he and McClure had used that law to
| carry their Congressional, Judicial and
j Representati vedistricts in 1864. Where
i upon, they at once determine*! to man
i uiactureasufiicient number of "soldiers'
votes" to overcome the majority given
; for Maj. Weaver. When the return
i judges of the city rc-assembled, on Fri
: day la-t, they found before them a
i number of "poll-books" which specifl
; ed that the tickets contained within
! them, were cast by Philadelphia sol
! dier- in the service of the United States.
Some of these votes were represented
| tohave been east in Louisiana, others
in Virginia; the bulk of them hveight
companies of a regiment which had
; J<ng ago been reduced to a battalion,
each of these companies, too. polling a
heavy vote, sotm of them as high a
j7o and 80 baiiots. The handiwork of
; tiie authors of the "Sehimmelpfennig
- frauds," was fully apparent, iiut the
■ board of return judges being composed
of a majority of abolitionists, the man
j ufactured rote mis counted and the cer
, t(fi<ate of election made out to Mr. Given!
I .S> flagrant is this crime against thepu
rity of the ballot-box, that even some
| of the abolition dailies in Philadelphia,
< are, for shame's sake, constrained tode
nonnce it. The Evening Telegraph and
| the 'Bulletin both express the opinion
that a great fraud has txHin perpetrated
upon the voters of Philadelphia. The
! Bulletin says:
"The envelopes in which the alleged j
returns were received, are all of thf*: 1
same size and pattern, and the address 1
is written in the same hand, although j
some purport to have been made up in i
Virginia and some in Louisiana. More
than this, they bear the postmarks of;
Washington and New York Vnn.- and j
the date is the 2Mh of October. Now,
no steamer from New Orleans or any I
Southern port that could bring returns
from the regiments stationed at or near <
Baton Rouge arrived at New York on j
that dav, or within three days prece
ding the date of the mailing of these
alleged returns. Hereis additional and s
conclusive evidence of fraud."
This is the same old story of fraud
and villanv on the part of our political
opponents. Maj. Weaver has appetded
to the courts for remedy against this
outrage, and, we think, will be able ful
ly to expose the scoundrelism of the
miscreants who are trying to cheat hirn !
out of his election. But, if Democrats,
; would organize more thoroughly, they j
could have sufficient strength in the
i boards of return judges-, to stop such
rascality on the threshold and throttle |
it before it could work harm to any- j
bodv. Is it not about time that the j
Democracy look to an organization that j
' will be thus effective?
NEW YORK, New Jersey and a num
ber of the Western States, vote on the
seventh of November. The Democrat? '
of New York are putting forth a vigor-
I ous effort to carry that State, and seem ,
, to be making converts of some of the j
i strongmen of the "Republican" party,
i But the politics of the Empire State are
generally so badly "mixed," that it in
| hard to foretell the results of its elec
j tions. The only disadvantage that we
j can see, under which the Democrats are
j laboring, is the registry law, enforced
| by appoints* of an At>oiition governor,
lin the city of New York. This will,
doubtless, operate to prevent many
' j Democrats from voting and will reduce
i\the Democratic majority in the city.
But, It is thought that there will IK*
I heavy Abolition losses in the interior.
The Democrats of New Jersey are mak
: "quiet campaign," on the style of
,oi rs in Pennsylvania. The "Jersey
j Blvcs" had better 'rouse themselves,
for uieenemy is thundering at the gates
| of thft'r.strong-hold. Disfranchised Ma
! ryiand, wBl, of course, casta small Ab
olition vote, any other sort of voting
j being prevented by the registration law.
GEN. WADE HAMPTON has been e
' lected Governor of South Carolina, in
1 spite of himself. Gen. L T ampton de
-1 eiinod beinga candidate, hut his friends
persisted in voting for him. llh op
ponent was Col. James L. OJT, at one
tin*: speaker of too Federal Ilouae of
Representatives.
WE are still waiting for tho official
returns of the late election in this State.
As soon as received, we will publish
them-
AX EXCEIXEXT XIUtiEATIOX.
Hon. Stanley Woodward has just is
sued an address to the Democrats of i
Luzerne county, which we commend to
the consideration of the party every
where. Mr. Woodward shows that 3,000 ;
Democratic votes were not polled at the j
recent election in Lucerne county. Such i
is the story in all th<heavily 1 )emocrat-'
ic counties. The Democracy must or
ganise and that speedily. What is worth
doing at all. is worth doing well. If
we have faith in our principles, let that
faith -how itself in our practice. There
is no use in complaining of the past, or
in speculating gloomily uponthefuture.
Our success depmds upon ourselves. If
I)emocrate would resolve to be successful,
If they would be willing to make some
personal sacri tines, if they would, In
short, br in earnest, the administration
of governmental affairs would soon a
gain be restored to Democratic hands.
But some say, "Oh! it's no use to vote;
we'll tie defeate<l any howl" Others,
"Oh! our cOuntv ticket i safe without
! ourjvotes!" So when elcCtion-day comes
around, these gentlemen stay at home
and the result is, their opponents carry
ihe State. For shame's sake, how lcfig
shall this be the ease? Rend Mr.Wood
ward's suggestion to the laggards in
Luzerne;
To the Democratic Loterg of Luzerne
Cbutity:
We have just emerged from a politi-"
eal contest, the result of which is not
flattering to our organization, ami in
which we have suffered chiefly from
our own neglect.
It is not to he doubted that venality
and corruption will account for our los
ses in certain localities, when professed
Democrats stood at the polls with false
tickets, and handed them to unsuspect
ing voters, who were thus betrayed into
the support of men whom they suppos
ed themselves voting against. This Kind
of treachery should consign its abettors
to the contempt of itonest men of nil
parties.
But we must reproach ourselves most
for another reason. We did no* bring
out the vote. Look at the figures. The
Democratic vote of Luzerne county, at
the gubernatorial election of i? 63, was
9,808, at the presidential election, last
your, it was 9, ">4l. This year it is 0,913.
Making due allowance for the inevita
ble variations in the vote of such aooun
ty, thus falling off must IK.* attributed to
sheer apathy. If this is hot broken, and
the Democracy aroused from its present
lethargy, we may exjiect to see our coun
ty Republican next year. Our prestige
once gone, defeat will succeed defeat,
until we shall find ourselves in a per
manent minority. To avert this disas
ter, I suggest the following plan of or
ganization, and 1 do it publicly, because
we have nothing to fear from hold,
straight forward action;
ist. Let the Democrats of each town
ship be enrolled. This can !x* done by
one or two men in the district, who may
write out a full list of the names of die
voters known to be Democrats, and for
ward it to the chairman of the county
committee. Where there ore several
voting districts in a township, the en
rnllE't .-IIVJUKI NE by district*, IR-ETCOU
of townships.
2d. When the list is completed, let a
meeting be called for each district to
adopt such form of organization as shall
be deemed best, being careful to have
out responsible,aetiveandreliableDem
ocnit as its executive officer. As soon
as chosen, the chairman of the county
committee should IK* furnished with his
name and post office ad'iress.
I fed assured that y adopting the
verj* simple plan suggested, we shall be
able to place ourselves beyond the dan
ger of further defeat, and shall do much
to purify our party of the corrupt :uid
worthless hangers-on, who never serve
the Democracy except when paid to do
so, and whoso treacherous friendship is
far more dangerous than open enmity.
Let us arouse from our present indiffer
ence, and be reudv to meet the great is
; sues which arc before lis. The future is
j full of questions wliich concern us. If
we do our duty now, the old lienioeraoy
will rally like a giant out of sleep, and
i at the next election regain its ancient
| supremacy. If we fail now, with the
! lesson of last week fresh before us, our
j county and our Congressional district
j will be added to the roll of the party
I whose rule is ruin.
.STANI.EY WOOIJWARI>,
, Chairman of the PecKcratic Standing Committee.
T he Bedford Gazette has enlarged its
proportions and donned a new suit of
beautiful type. We hope that it will
mend its tone correspondingly. If it
has not learned by this time that neith
er treachery nor faiud will win in this
region it will never learn anything.—
We wish itabundnnt pecuniary success,
arid shall be glad to note its acceptance
in good faitli of tlie verdict of the peo
ple.—Franklin ItejK'sitory.
The BEDFORD GAZETTE has learned
that "treachery" and "fraud" are just
what do "win in this region," and for
this knowledge, it freely admits, it is.
principally Indebted to the teachings
of the Franklin Repository. Neverthe
less, win or lose, the GAZETTE will de
vote its newtyje,ns It did its old, to the
exposure of "treachery" and "fraud
though its editor will always feel deep
regret when calle<l upon to do so in the
case of those whom he esteems person
ally as highly as he does the chief edi
tor of the Repc>sUory.
WHEN (Jen. Lee surretxlen-d, there
was preat opposition by the "Republi
cans" to every appearance of lenity to
ward the "rebels." Some of the former
even called Gen. Grant a "traitor," IK*-
cause of the terms he made with (Jen.
Ixe. What do th-se straiphMaoed ad
vocates of the hemp doctrine, think of
the daily pardons granted by the Pres
ident to leading "rebels?" Humph?
NAUGHTY Garibaldi 1 Por four years
we were told that the great Italian pa
triot was In full sympathy with the
bloody scheme* cf the Abolitionists,
cndcow, at last,'he thoughtlessly gives
the lie to the representations of the Loy
al League, and comes oat In an appeal
in the name of humanity and Christian
ity. far the Ufa of Jeffereon Davis!
Jtojf. MONTGOMERY BLAIR. i
Mr. Lincoln's post Master General,
Hon. Montgomery Blair, is at present
doing good service in the cause of lib
erty. Men like Mr. Blair dissolve their j
connection with political associates, on-:
ly when there is strong reason, for so j
doing. la*t the people pause and con- j
sidOr whether they will follow the lead
of this eminent statesman, or whether
they will be led by such fanatics as
Thaddeus Stevens, Wendell Phillips,
and Charles Sumner. There we tin o
who pretend to be great admirers of the i
late President. To such we would say
that Mr. Lincoln's Post Master General
appeals to their candor, nay, their pat
riotism, in opposition to the crimes of
I Radical conspirators against the resto
! ration of the Union. The following j
1 letter, written hji* Mr. Blair, (who, by
. the way, was one 01 the founders of the f
so-called "Republican" party,) to a i
mass meeting Of citizens of Talbot eoiin
ty, Md., should go far toward convinc
ing reasonable "Republicans" of the j
present evil tendencies of their organi
zation:
WASHINGTON, Oct. B,IBGO-.
Gentlemen: —Your invitation to attend j
the muss meeting of the people of Tab j
Lot 011 the 17th inst., came to hand this j
; morning. 1 regret that engagements to j
j speak in the State of New York, com-1
j uiencing next week, and tv continue :
: probably beyond the time fofVour meet
ing, prevent me from promising to be |
with you. If it is in my power to be ;
present, 1 will certainly avail myself of
i the occasion to meet the people of Tal- j
| hot.
The attempt to disfranchise our peo- j
; pie is but part of the scheme of the I
! Northern Radicals to disfranchise the
j South. But I have no tear that the Ma
' ryland toadies to this amhitiotls and j
revolutionary party will meet with any I
countenance front our people. Wiiilst
: the \v ar raged and this precious crew j
! rioted in public plunder, it was possible j
todeceivethe loyal people by the cry of |
••Copperhead" upon every man Who as-1
sorted the Constitutional rightsof the)
; people of Maryland and Southern States i
jas States in the Union. But the time |
i has come for a settlement with a gang j
! of scoundrels who avail themselves of
the public difficulties to perpetrate un
numbered crimes against the fights of j
| person and property in our State. These j
i crimes were ail the more atrocious be
cause they brought odium upoil the
cause of the Union, yet the public mind j
was too much occupied with the great
I cause, and they had too great a hold on
! the J apartments, to tlx public attention
! upon the perpetrators. But they are
| not forgotten, nor will the Registry law
save them, its ostensible purpose is to
pfitiish rebels, but its real object is to
j screen from punishment the lawless
men, who under the cover of transeeri
j dent loyally have n ally been the great
mat offenders against the cause of the
Union. Yours truly. M. BI.AIIL
()F the two which, Tbaddeus
Stevens says, obtain in regard to re-con
struction, which does the Franklin Re
pository favor? Does it believe, with
Johnson, that the States never otr.
of the Fnion, and are fnthe Union now,
or does it go with Thad., who holds that
the states are out of the Union and are
no longer stab's, but conqueredptovince*,
and as such must be governed bv Con
go --s and the Federal Executive? As
there are some great principles involved
in those questions, we put then to the
HsjKniUory, merely to ascertain whether
that journal hasany politics l>eyond per
sonal slangandconimbn blaekguardism.
Mr. REWARD said, in his Auburn
speech, that the President's plan is the
plan of restoration and will not be de
parted from in any event. Thuddeus
Stevens said, in his Lancaster speech,
that financial ruin and unspeakable
misery would come upon the country,
if that plan prevailed. Whose "plan"
are you for, Mr. Republican? Johnson's
or Stevens'? "Under which king; Bo
zonian? Hpeak, Or di<;!"
TIME works wonders. But a short
time ago the Philadelphia Jiu//rtin
wanted ai? paj>crs wivw; political tone
was tJuit of the Aye, suppressed. Now,
tin; Base Ball Club" engages
in friendly games with a similar club
hailing from the Aye establishment,
and even submits to defeat by the "cop
perhead" players without calling upon
the Provost Marshal for revenge! Mow
wonderful 1
The N. i'. Tribune says there are
IP,OOO blacks in the District of Colum
bia, ami i hat the Quartermaster's
department furnishes SO coffins per
week for the corp of those timong
them who perish from neglect and want.
Such Is the work of Abolition philan
thropy 1 _.
SEVERAL ''Republicans" huve re
marked to us since the election, that if
they had believed thdt their leaders and
organs would construe the ejection of
thejr ticket into an endorsement of Ne
gro Suffrage, as they are now doing,
they would have voted the Democratic
ticket. These men assure us that they
will not be deceived again.
DOES Mr. McGure (he of the Frank
lin Repository) still want Andy John
son to resign? Andy's "Republican"
friends in this state want to know.
How do you like President Johnson's
exercise of the ptrdoning power? The
queetloii is for yon, Mr. M'Clnre,and ywC,
Mr. Cctenal Wlere is your "hemp?"
, B/-RNUM wrota to find a "Republi
can" m-office-bolder who haegivn up
liia place to a C turned soldier. He
thinks such a pefsonago a greater curi
osity than -ho Woman."
(oHPUUKXIIS 1 noM oii \EH. 11 DORS
At the risk of losihg our proverbial
character for modesty, we reproduce,
from our exchanges, the following no
tice® of our enlarged paper and hew
dress, for which our friends will et insid
er our hat off and our best bow made to j
each and every one of them :
Tin: BEDFORD GAZETTE, one Of the !
most radical ami fearless Democratic!
papers in the State, comes to us greatly
enlarged and clothed in a new and j
beautiful dress. We are pleased to note j
this evidence of prosperity on the part j
of our friends of the G AZETTE, and j
hope that the Democracy of Bedford j
1 county will extend to them that liberal
patronage they so fully deserve. It is j
now one of the handsomest, and most i
| ably conducted papers upon our ex
change list.— Pittsburg Post.
THE BEDFORD GAZETTE. —Thisster-
; ling Democratic journal comes to us
i this week considerably enlarged and in j
lan entire new suit of type. We are
pleased to observe these evidences of
prosperity in the GAZETTE. It has
i over been one of the staunchest and
most uncompromising advocates of
1 correct political principles, and has de
served well of the Democracy of Bed
ford county. Let them see to it that so
deserving an organ is properly suppor
ted, for on that depends, in a great
measure, the future success of the party
iin that locality. We wish the publish
i ers success in every respect.— VuUeg
I .Spirit.
1 THE BEDFOKB GAZETTE. —The old
j and time-honored organ of the Democ
racy of Bedford, the GAZETTE, comes
i to hand this week enlarged and clothed
in a new suit of type, making a hand-1
some appearance. We heartily wish
friends Meyers end Mengfi all the pros
perity their able, excellent and influen
tial journal is entitled to.— Carlisle Vol
unteer.
TIN; BEDFORD GAZETTE comes to us
this week in a new dress and an en
larged form. It also boasts of a power
press. It i- an übly edited paper,sound
on the political question, and we are
glad to see that it is able to indulge in
such luxuries.— Leirietoicn Democrat.
THE BEDFOKU GAZETTE made its
appearance last week in an enlarged
form and an entirely new dress. The
GAZETTE is now conducted by B. i
MoVer- and Geo. H. Mengd, Ksq-.,aiHl
from the well known ability and prae
tical talent of these gentlemen we pre
dict a prosperous future for the paper.
The Democracy of Bedford county may
be proud of such an organ, and we have
no doubt they will give it a most gen
erou.- support. — Somerset Demo:Tat-.
TXIE BEDEOKD GAZETTE, the un
compromising champion'lf the Democ
racy of Bedford County, comes to us
this week, ill a ne\v dress and enlarged
size. If the Democratic papers every
where would fight with the spirit of the
GAZETTE, fewer defeats would follow.
—Lebanon AdA'erhxrr.
THE BEDFORD GAZETTE, though an
old veteran In the cause of Democracy,
comes to us since the election much en
larged, dressed in the most approved
modern style, and with ail the vigor ol
a. young candidate for public favor.—
Patriot and Union.
THE BEOFORD GAZETTE. —Wecon-
i grata late the proprietors, of uiis taunch
' old Democratic jo.t/uaJ on the charge
lor the better in their WOJ Idly pio-pee.s,
as evidenced by the fact that their paper
comes to us this week in an enlarged
form, and printed on new type. We
are triad to e these indications of
wojld'y prosperity on ihe part of our
i uotemporeries, and nope an abundant
i harvest of the good things of this life
may be he reward of C ir tabors in
the good eau-e. — B lejonu Watelunan.
! THE BEDFORD GAZETTE.— The !N-'
number of this staunch old Demoera:.
! organ comes to us clothe 1 in new ty u
and in an enlarged form. Al ways ably
: conducted, an.i fearless and outspoken
I m the expression of its sentiments, it is
I now one of the handsomest paper- in
! the State. We wish its enterprising
i proprietors much success.— Huntingdon
I Monitor. .
THE pirate Shenar.douhj (formerly a
1 Confederate privateer) is sfill preying
! upon our commerce, having lately de
stroyed some twenty-four American
whaling vessels. We have a most ex
tensive navy, without anything to do,
and yet this rover of the seas is permit
ted to destroy our merchant-ships with
i impunity; Reader, would you know
; the reason of this strange state of af
fairs? It is, not that old Rip Van
. Winkle Welles is still asleep, hut bo-
I cause a pretext is wanted by Reward,
' Rtauton A Co., for saying that ihe war
| is not yet ended, upon which assertion
they base the propriety of their contin
uing to rule the country with the iron
rod of martial law.
J>'HN MITCHELI. has been released,
lie has never had any trial and refused
to apply for pardon. Could Napojeon,
as Emperor, have treated a subject of
his empire more arbitrarily than the
War Department has treated til is Irish
exile?
THE WORLD gives the following list
of distinguished'gentlemen, principal
ly citizens of the State of New York,
who have abondoned the so-called " I -
nion party" and are now acting with
the only tine Union party in the coun
try, the Democratic party:
MONTGOMERY BLAIR, late Postmas
ter < leneral under President Lincoln.
Lucius ROBINSON, pri-sent Comptrol
ler of this State.
MARTIN GROVE K, Supreme Court
Justice.
HENRY W. SLOCUM, Major General
U. Si Armyi
JOHN COCHRANE, present Attorney
General of State of New York.
DAN IEL E. SIC KLES, Major Genera!
U. 8. Army.
JOHN W. EDMONDS, of New York,
late Judge Supreme Court.-
Judge BARLOW, of Madison, ex-state
Sehator.
ROBERT CAMPBELL, of Steuben, late
Republican Lieutenant Governor ol
New York.
Hon. Titos. B. CARROLL, of Rensse
laer, ex-Senator and Canal Appraiser.
D. I). TOMPKINS MARSHALL, late
Naval Officer, New York.
If Die leaders thus abandon the Re
publicans, what is to become of the rank
and flit ?
} PLXTSBURO AND CONN-ELI|VILIX
RAILROAD. —Through the aid of the
Baltimore and OhioEuilroad
the Pittsburg and Connalisvilleßail
road are enabled at once to reeum& op
erations on the Send Patch tuund. A
large force will without delay be {laced
upon AHO work, which will DO pfeiied
on to completloh ad fast aa possitle,—
Tittuburg 'juzettc.
Tin- PrMjdont on .fro *niri—.jrr.
Mr. Gedftpe L. Stearns, of Boston,
makes the feyowing statement of a re
oint convemtttfn with President John
son. The Presidght is said to havecer
titiiHl to the correctness of the state
ment: v i
I remarked that the people of the
\~orth were anxious that the process oi I
reconstruction should be thorough, and !
tin v wished to support him in the ar
duous work, but their ideas were con- j
fused by the conflicting reports con
stantly circulated, and especially by the
present position of the Dertiucraticpar
ty. It is industriously circulated in the j
Democratic clubs that he uritßgofrig over j
to them. Ho laughingly replied: " Ma
jor, have you ever known a man \vlio!
after many years had differed from your
views, because you were in advance of
him, claim thorn as his own when he
came up to your standpoint?
I replied, I have often. He said so
have I. and went on: the Democratic
party finds its old position untenable,,
and is coming to ours; it lias come up
to our position; lam glad of it. You
and I need no preparation for tiiis con
versation; we can talk freely on this 1
subject, for the thoughts are familiar to
us; we can be perfectly frank with say
' ing that the Statc-s are irt the Union, j
which is whole and indivisible. Indi
viduals tried to curry them out, but did .
not succeed, as a man may try to cut
his throat, and be prevented by the by
standers; and you cannot say he cut his
throat because lie tried to do it.
individuals may conimit treason and ,
be punished, and a large number of in
dividuals may constitute a rebellion
and lie j <un i.-.hed as traitors. Some States
tried to get out of the Union, and we I
opposed it, honestly, because wc belicv-j
ed it to be wrong, and we have succeed
ed in puttingdown the Itebellion. The
powv.r of tlio-e persons who made the,
attempt has been crushed, and now we
want to reconstruct the State govern-1
ments, and have the power to doit, j
The State institutions arc prostrated, i
laid out on the ground, and they must j
lie taken upand adapted to the progress j
of events. This cannot be done in a ,
moment. We are making very rapid 1
progress, so rapid 1 sOnieiinVeH cannot j
realize it: it appears like a dream.
We must not be lh top much of a liur- j
ry; it is better to let them recoil-;
struct themselves than to force them to ;
it; for if they go wrong the power is
in our hands and we can check them at j
any stage to the end, and oblige them i
to "correct their errors; we must lie pa
tient With them. I did not expect 10
keep out all who were excluded from
the amnesty, or even a iarge dumber
of them, but I intended they should 1
sue for pardon, and so realize the enor
mity of the crime they had committed, j
You could rot have brdacned the sub
ject of equal suffrage at the North seven
years ago, and we must remember that
the changes at the South have been
more rapid, and they have been obli
ged to accept more unpalatable truths
than the North lias; wemust givethem
time to digest a part, for we cannot ex
pect such large affairs will be compre
hended and digested at once. We must
give them time to understand their
new position.
I have nothing to conceal in these
matters, and have no desire of wi'.ling
ness to lake indirect courses tb obtain
what we want. Our Government is a
grand and lofty structure; in soar dung
for its foundation we find it res' - on the
broad bads of popular rights. The e
lective frai chis • is not a natural right.
Lui a political right. lam opposed to
giving the States too t uch power, mid
also to a great eons< himtion of, wer
in the Central Gover? iieiit. if 1 in
tern i. d with the . ote in the Rebel
States, to dictate th .t the negro shall
vote, i mignt do the .same tiling for
my own purposes in Pennsylvania.
<nir only safety lies in allowing each
Sta c to'controi the right of Voting by
its own laws, and we have the power
o control the Rebel States if the; go
wrong. If they ret el, we have the ar
ny, and can control tlicm i>\ it. if nec
essary, by legislation also. 1 f the Gen
eral Government controls the right to
vote in the fete tee, it may establish sue n
ru! s as will restrict the vote to a small
number of persons, arid thus create a
eon ral despotism.
My position here is different from
what it would be if 1 was iu Tennes
see; There I should try to introduce
negro suffrage gradually; first those
who had served in the army; those
Who could read and write, and'perhaps
a property qualification/or the others,
say &JUO ors2oo. It will not do to Jet
the negroes have universal suffrage
now; it would breed a war of racbs.
There wasatime inthe Southern States
when the slaves of large owners looked
flown upon non-slave owners; because
they did not own slaves; the larger
the number of slaves their masters own
ed the prouder they were, and this has
produced hostility between the whites
and negroes. The outrages are mostly
frotn non-slavehnlding whites against
the negro, and front xlte negro ujxin the
non-slaveholdiug whites. The negro
will vote with tlie late master whom he
does not hate, rather than with thenon
slaveholding white, whom he does
hate. Universal suffrage would create
another war, not against us, but a war
of ra'es.
Another thing. This Government is
the freest and In-st in the world, and ]
feel sure is destined to last: but to se
cure this we must elevate and purify
the ballot, 1 fictf many years contended
at the South that slavery was a political
weakness, hut other - said it was a po
litical strength : they thought we gain
ed three-fifths representation by it: J
contended that we lost two-fifths. If
we had no slaves, we should have had
twelve representatives more, according
to the then ratio of representation.
< ongress apportions representation by
States, not districts, and the State ap
portions by districts.
Many years ago I moved in the Leg
islature' the apportionment of Rep
resentatives tb Gongress in Tennessee,
should be by qualified voters. The ap
}x>rtibnment is now fixed until 18711;
befbffe .that time we might change the
basis of representation from population
to qualified voters, North as well as
South, and in due course, of time the
States, without regard to color, might
extend the elective franchise to all who
possessed certain mental, morai or such
other qualifications, as might he deter
mined by an enlightened public Judg
ment.
Death of J a*. I".. It orecMer, 1.. IV.
BOSTON, Oct. 27.—James E. Worces
ter, L. L. D., author of Worcester's
Dictionary, died at his residence in
Cambridge to-day, aged 81 jteais.
Bfpnbtlnui In the rj%An.
Ohio, 76,000.
- 28,000.
Vermont, - 12,000.
Connecticut, - 17,000.
Total, in four Ctatefv, -
—Har fjord Tm
TESDAy OF JrDGateFTMCbMXMO.
—Libbeua C. Berry haa just mxrterad
a judgment la tie Supreme Court, at
Pouchkeepsle, for 8300, against the U
nitea States marshal, forlllecal arrest
and imprisonment in 1362. There is a
lively ume aofctd ios the aud
Butlers.
XATIOSAt TIIVNKM.IVIX, D4y
Proclamation of the President AIMHU...
lug Here 111 Iter 7tb. * P,M>ln -
By the President of (he United SlcUcg
x PROCLAMATION.
WUF.RE.VH, It has pleased Almightv
God, during the year which is now com
ing to ani end, to relieve our beloved
country from the fearful scourge of C iv
il war, and to jierinit us to secure the
blessings of peace, unity and harmonv
with a great enlargement of civil liber
ty;
And ichereas our Heavenly Fnfhcr
has also during the year graciotislv a
verted from us the calamities of foreign
war, pestilence and famine, while our
granaries are full of the fruits of an a
bundnnt season;
And whereat "righteousness oxaltefh
a nation, while sin is a reproach toanv
people;"
Now, therefore eP. 'mown
Andrew Johnson, Prescient
nited States, do hereby rc . n
the people thereof. P. the> .
part anaobserve tie . -si " v
December next, as a day o. N-. .
Thanksgiving to tic • y-C7,
Universe for these del veran
blessings.
And 1 do further recommend that
that occasion, the whole people n uk
confession of our national sins against
his infinite goodness, and with one
heart and one mind implore the Divine
guidance in the ways of National vir.
tue and holiness.
In testimony whereof I have here
unto set my hand, and caused tie- seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
28th day of < ictobcr, in the year of our
Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred
a nd Sixty-five, and of the Independence
of the United States, the ninetieth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President.
*WM. H. SEWARD, See'V of state.
Trouble .villi .Vrgrocs.
A correspondent writer to the Peter*
burg Index from Hampton, Ya.:
The effect of restoring appropriated
lands on the Freed men promises tore
suit In something like rebellion on a
small scale. Many of them declare
that they decided the eonffict; that they
"crushed the rebelliont.iat thai
wasn't a "circumstance" to what will
be seen if the Government < ".temp's to
put owners in possess.on of c. . en
which they, in the oxercist -i Ai.aan
sovereignty, have squatted, x have
reason to believe that this Sentiment is
very general, and there islittie doubt
that its expression is without much re
serve.
Several very during robberie* have
been recently committed, and it is clear
some of the free negroes in tliis region
arc without any lively fear of the Pro
vost Ma r sh<u, and have not the fear of
the devi! before th°lr eves:
One person lost two horses; another
fivecows, and a thi rd had a smoke-house
rilled, his entire supply of provisions
wagoned oil' before his eyes by a band
of these night hawks, and a fourth suf
fered the robbery of a well filled store
room, in which they had the audacity
to drink a bottle of champagne before
carrying off their valuable plunder.
It maybe asked why the ob ner, who
saw hispro vision? carried off in but-his
very eyes, made no resistance. Ihe sa
swfar is suggested when I state {ha; sev
eral persons have beed fired at, or e kill
ed and one badly wounded (hie arm is
sic! in ado tig . iu t.-is rcga a, wafciD
a &ri tiiae past. This may account
lor l is 11011 action. But what lias been
i? nothing in comparison to what is to
be when the property now occupied by
negro squatters Is returned to its lawful
owners.
Imagine the effect of turning loose
some of these people without As
signing them to some otner district. It
i?to be hoped, however, thatthis willbe
done in an equitable manner: other
wise. the restoration of property will
hardly be effected without tlie inter
vention >1 the regular or militia force?:
Irful of UK kv
A Washington ••orn-spondin? of lie
i yew York IJerald say s :
"It is now positively known b TP
that the trial of Jefferson Davis has
been decided upon, and the fimnge
! nients have been nearly fomplcbc.
The trial will be for the crime of mtv
sou, and will take place either in this
city or Richmond, and before the T'ni
ted States Supreme Court. The coun
sel for the Government have been se
lected by the Attorney General, and the
friends of Mr. Davis I s.ve selected and
• retained counsel for hint. T
the Wirz r riitl is ooneiv.' 1 .: 3
i sod that cf Davis wiT iraa: —V, -
low."
I THE Cineinnn:; - m a 1 •
I rays: "We sbefhas eomo of our cotem
porariesare inclined to very ..cyfoi
i over the result, bu: we record it to too
! shame of the traf* of Ohio pat at a
period like the present, a majority of
i over sixty thousand should be allowed
to dwindle dowrt to ! the neighborhood
1 of twenty thousand."
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part of the Unitd States he;: 23—<
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His given imiTtr-ai mu-faction dnrlcc the
t-M'ti years it has boon introduced icro the : i-lw
States After being tried by millions, it has
proclaimed the pain destroyer of the world, i* 4 ®
cannot be where this liniment is applied. II
as directed it cannot and never bae failed in *
glo instance. For colds, coughs and inflatotk 1
can't be beat. Ono 40 cent boit-le will cure ah
above, besides being useful in every futai'v fbr foj'
ilen accidents, such as bums, cuts, scalds- is-**
stings. Ac. It is perfectly Innocent to whs in <rf
nally, and can be given to the oldest "
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Druggists. fVt 2M®
Alloock'S Pernors Fea?tsb&—
Druggist slid the other day, yon have tv cc**! **
advertise your Porous Placters, for every cs fid
certainly causes a doseo to be sold, sod do"
sells a gross! and so on. Yon will net be sK® lO
supply tbo demand soon Bat we can *
thousand yards a day.
irnericis OF the SCIRE ctvsp
Hartford. Coon , Nov lit IW 1 !-
Messrs. Tbos. Aixoock & Co.-—P!naeeseDd wi - t ®
dispatch, twelve doiejj AUeoch's Pojcef Plaster'
Our daily experience cocflrmt their very rup r,M
eicellence. At this moment of writing, a sssstp
plies for one, who. by entanglement io the t k l^1
maphiDery, had both his legs broke-,
ly injured, aod was for nearly a veer
esuiriij ht^T
less. This man found jellef wry wwe by IboT
plteaiioo of a plaeter so bis spine 3ewe**
enabled so work, sod dcv be labors sswtfl
He vr-nJd cheerfully pay >6 for tingle '
they could r-' it bed at 1-wer rate lam
prlted 'hat eurg-rr do rvt cv\ nee of P*
foisted pla.ierss So tire ajolord'-n re eui others e
kfcelr 2ajL<Mliy d *dbecwne we *■
ntm ai alt tEaet ptwKeso with whiej)}
i^Qaickad; while tie panaistfoei psvoli*' w
Ktodwwd uecn groatiyanperwr n<st
Hatty mtr&ial tm. JljwwiDj tin PlrAOßt w
to osefel, I baw no .joraplee tiet ay ite
•bui<l bo known. J ",T. JC'Hy?7>N. 1! i
Piiw.pal Agency, Branurelh House, Nv*
Soli by all Dwdtn in Mcdieince fO-j'