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JOB PRINTING, of every kind, done with
neatness and dispatch. Tim (JAZF.TTF. OFFICE has J
just been refitted with a Power Press and new type, i
a id ererything in the Printing liuocan be execu
ted in the most artistic manner and at tho lowest
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MEYERS t MENGEL,
Publisher*.
Attorney:, at £;ut\
fOSKPH W. TATE, ATTORNEY
r! AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., will promptly
attend to collections of bounty, back pay, Ac.. I
and all bosinesg entrusted to his earo in Bedford
aiel adjoining counties.
Cash advanced on judgment*, notes, military
and other claims.
Has for *alo Town lots in Tatesville, where a
c at Church is erected, and where a large School
([■use shall bo built. Farms. Land and Timber
Leavo. from one acre to 500 acres to suit pur
husers.
Office nearly opposite the "Jlenge! Hotel" and
Bank of Reed A Schell.
April 6, G66—l j
J. MCD. SIIAKPB. E F KERR.
.IIIARPE ,v KERR, ATTORNEYS
AT LAW BEDFORD. PA., will practice in
he ■ mrts of Bedford and adjoining counties Of
on Juliana St., opposite the Banking House of
JUed A Schell | March 2. 66.
It. Dt.'RBORROW. | JOHN LCTZ.
IN 1* RBo It ROW A LVT Z ,
I f ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.,
p ;h nttend promptly to ali business intrusted to
■l,,'ircare. Collection* made or. the shortest no- i
Thev are, also, regularly liemsed Claim Agents
! will give special attention to the prosecution
of claims against the Government for Pensions,
li ck Pay. Bounty. Bounty Lands, Ac.
Olfie* 'in Juliana street, one door South of the
Mengel House," and nonrly opposite the Inyuirer
office.
FOHN P. REED, ATTORNEY AT
,J LAW, BEDFORD, PA Respectfully tender,- j
fc • services to the public,
office second door North of the Mengel House.
Bedford. Aug, 1, MM.
f ( HIX PALMER, ATTORNEY AT
sj LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Willpromptly attend
to all business entrusted to his care.
Particular attention paid to the collection of
Military claims. Office on Juliana Street, nearly
*ppoite the Mengel House.
Bedford. Aug. 1. 1961.
11STY >l. A1 .SI l\ ATT( >UXEY AT
J'j LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Will faithfully and
f miptly attend tu all husincs- entrusted to his
s re in Bedford and adjoining counties. .Military
•l aims, back pay, bounty, Ac., speedily collected.
''lliac with Mann A Spang, on Ju'iana street,
*•1 doors South of the Mengel House.
Jau. 22. MM,
M. KIMMKLL. | J IV. LINGKSFISLTER.
• r 1 MM ELL & LINGEN FELTER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BEDFORD, PA..
Have firmed a partnership in the practice of
tie Law ('ffiee e:i J uliana street, two doors South
sl'tbe Mengel House,"
i 1 If. SPANG, ATTORNEY AT
' I, LAW BEDFORD. PA. Will promptly at
• , lto collections and all basilic*.- entrusted to
<*ro in Belf r<i jin-l B'ljoininjr ccuntio*.
Office on Juliana Street, three doers youth of the
Mengel Houue,' opposite the residence of Mrs.
Title.
May 13, mi
B F. MEYERS. | J W. DICKKftSON.
MEYERS & dk kkksox, AT
TORNEYS AT LAW. Bedford, Pa., office '
-•a!:'- as formerly occupied by lion. W P. Schell, j
mo doors east of the GAZETTE office, will practice ;
in the several courts of Bedford county. Pensions, ,
nn!y and back pay obtained and the purchase j
I -ale of real estate attended to. [mayil, 66. j
lOHN ft. FILLER, Attorney at Low*
J Bedford, Pa. Office nearly opposite the Post
japr.2D.'66. — ly. j
i'htisirians unci ipentists.
i) H. PENNSYL, M. I)., BLOODY i
1 . RUN, Pa.. ;lnte surgeon 56th P. \ . V.,) ten- j
ITS bis professional services to the people of that I
place and vicinity. Dec. 22. 65-ly* j
\\" W. JAMISON, M. IBiajody
1 \ u RUN. Pa., tenders his professional servi-
J to the people of that place and vicinity. Office j
one door west of Richard Langdon's store.
2 ■
08. .J. L. MARBOUKG, Having:
permanently locate'l, respectfully ten?lers j
ins j r fessiomtl services to the citizens of Bedford
and vicinity
'iffi eon Juliana street, east side, nearly opposite
tii') Banking House of Reed A Schell .
Bedford. February 12, 1964.
X. HICKOK, | J - G MINXICH. JR..
I \ K NTIBTS,
{ I BEDFORD, PA.
office in the Bank Building, Juliana St.
ill operations pertaining to Surgical or Me
-1 : inieal Dentistry carefully performed, and wr
-•i Tooth Powders and mouth Washes, ex- !
lent articles, always on hand.
Trims— CASH.
Bedford, January ft. 1565 j
! vrTgEO C. DOUGLAS, Respect
-1 /fully tendershis professional services to the
iple of Bedford and vicinity.
Residence nt Maj. Wa.shabaugh's .
aug.24,T6, ;
|xM.
oR REED. J J.J. Sdl ELL, '
j) E E D A N D SCII E L L,
I Battlers and
E A L E R S IN E X CIIA NG E,
BEDFORD. PA.,
DRAFTS bought and sold, collection* mad* and
1 -T promptly remitted.
it* vdieitcd _ :
W. RUVR O. K. SHANNON F. BKXKDICT j
|>UPF, SHANNON & CO., BANK-
Ii ERS, BEDFORD, PA.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. j
' d-BKCTIONS made for the East, West. North
• • C" ith. and the general business ot Exehango
ted.. Notes and Accounts Collected and
■'littanees promptly made. REAL ESTATE |
'"tight and sold Oct 20, 1H65.
J
I YVNIEL BORDER,
' I'tTT STI'.EKT. TWO DOOR* WEST or THK BF.D
-1 HOTEL, BEDFORD, PA
I v tTCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL
RY SPECTACLES, AC.
1 ii Koipson hnn<l a stwk of fine (told and Sil
" Wnr.-heg .Spectacles ?)f Brilliant Doublu Re- j
i tliasses. als<> Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold j
■ Chains, Breast Pins. Finger Rings, best i
* 1 ! ■' yof Gold Pen-. He will supply to order:
'hitig in his line not on hand.
\\ 11. ANDERSON,
* , •
I'frttAtti <tn l (bureyanfrr,
R.VTKKVILLE, BEDFORD FOFNTT. PA.,
'•tend to the writing of Deeds, Mortgages,
Articles of Agrei no at. and all bu -iness
■ iransaete?! b\ Serivener and ConveyKii
fhe p.-ilrouago of lb. public i- r- pectfully
"it..,| * r
®I|C fic&forii itaicifc
BY MEYERS & MENGEL.
Tt;mhmrc, Ocr.
GEO. BLYXVER. | JOHN F. BLVAIVER.
/ 1 EO RG E 81. YMY E B & SON
" \ having formed a partnership, on the 6th of
March, 1866, in the
HA RI)11 r A RK !r II <) US E FUR NTS KING
RUST MESS,
respectfully invite the public to their new rooms,
three doors west of the old stand, where they will
find nn immense slock of the most splendid goods
ever brought to Bedford county. Thesp goods
will be sold at the lowest possible prices Person*
desirous of purchasing BUILDING HARDWARE
will find it to their advantage to give ns a call.
WHITE LEAD.—We have on band n large
quantity of White Lend, which we have been for
tunate to buy a little lower than the market rates.
The particular brands to which wo would invito
attention, are the
Pure Bar/ l.rad.
I.thrrty White Lead.
. s notr Fraullin White l.earl,
Washington White Bend,
Washington Zinc White Lead,
New York White Isod.
Ai.so :— French Porcelain Finish;
Drmar Varnish;
Yarntshev of all kinds.
Flaxseed Oil, (pure.)
Turpentine and Alcohol.
Alt kinds of IRON and NAILS.
No 1 CHRYSTAL ILLUMINATING COAL
OIL
LAMPS in profusion.
We would invite persons wanting Saddlery
Hardware, to give us a call, as we have every
thing in the Saddlery line, such as Buckles,
Kings. Hames and Webbing Leather of all kinds;
also a variety of Shoe Findings, consisting of
French Calf Skins. Morocco Linings, Bindings.
Pegs, etc.
Housekeepers will find at Blyntyer A Son's
store a great variety of household goods. Knives
and Fork of the very best quality; Plated Table
and Tea Spoons at all prices.
Give us a call and we can supply you with Barn
Door Rollers, the latest improvements; Nova Scotia
Grindstones, better than any in use; Shovels.
Forks and Spades.
Grain and Grass Scythes and Snathes; Fishing
Tackle; Brushes of all kinds; Demi-Johns; Patent
Wheel Grease, Tar and Whale Oil, and an infinite
variety of articles
$20,000 WANTED—WouId like to get it if our
friends wu!d let us have it. Less will do; but
persons having unsettled accounts will close them
up to the first of March, to enable us to close our
old books. This should he done
may!,' 66. GEO. BLYMYBR A SON.
pruiis. &x.
IL. LEWIS having purchased the
, Drug Store, lately owned by Mr. 11. C. Rea
mer takes pleasure in announcing to the citizeus
of Bedford and vicinity, that be has just returned
from the cities with a well selected stock of
DRUGS.
MEDICINES.
DYE-STUFFS.
PERFUMERY,
TOILET ARTICLES,
STATIONERY, „
COAL OIL, LAMPS
AND CHrAiNEYS,
BEST BRANDS OF CIGARS,
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO,
FRENCH CONFECTIONS, Jr.. Jr
The stoak of Drugs and Medicines consist of the
purest quality, and selected with great care.
General assortment of popular Patent Medicines.
The attention of the Ladies is particularly invi,
ted to the stock of PERFUMERY, TOILET and FARCY
ARTICLES, consisting of the best perfumes of the
day. Colognes, Soaps, Preparations for the Hair,
Complexion and Teeth ; Camphor ice for chapped
hands; Teeth and Hair Brushes. Port Monaies, Ac.
Of Stationery, there is a fine assortment :
Billet, Note. Letter, Leaf and Mourning Paper,
Envelops, Pens. Pencils. Ink, Blank Deeds, Power
of Attorneys, Drafting Paper, Marriage Certifi
cates, Ac., Ac. Also, a large quantity of Books,
which will be sold very cheap.
Coal Oil Ixtmp Hinge Burner, can he lighted
without removing the chimney—all patterns and
prices. Glass Lanterns, very neat, for burning
Coal Oil. Lamp chimneys of an improved pattern.
Lamp Shades or beautiful patterns.
Howe's Family Dye Colors, the shades beinglight
Fawn. Drab. Snuff and Dark Brown. Light and
Dark Blue. Light and Dark Green, Yellow, Pink,
Orange. Royal Purple, Scarlet, Maroon, Magenta,
Cherry and Black
Humphrey's Homeopathic Remedies.
Cigars of hest brands, smokers can rely on a
good cigar.
jio sr Srn 'd Iu S Tobcrro,
Mickigait and Solace Fine Cut.
Natural Leaf, Twist and Ilig Plug,
Finest and purest Frenr/i Confertions,
PUKE DOMESTIC WINES.
Consist/ ug of Grape. Blackberry and Eldei berry
FOR .MEDICINAL t'SE
Li* The attention of physicians is invited to the
stock of Drug. and Medicines, which they can
purchase at reasonable prices
Country Merchants" orders promptly filled. Goods
put up with neatness and care, and at reasonable
prices.
J. L. LEWIS designs keeping a first class Drug
store. and having on hand at all times a general
assortment of goods. Being a Druggist of several
Years experience, physicians can rely on having
their prescriptions carefully and accurately com
pounded. [Feb'J, '66—tt
(nothing, etc.
%
I >ALLY! RALLY! RALLY!
V
Come one, come all,
and examine
THE EXCELLENT STOCK OF GOODS
AT JJIPPEL'S
CLOTHING EMPORIUM AND FURNISHING
STORE.
A rare chance is offered to ALL to purchase good
and seasonable goods, at the lowest prices, by cal
ling at Lippel's.
If you would have a good suit ot Ready-Made
Clothing call nt Lippel's.
If you would have good and cheap
Ladies" Dress Goods.
Calicoes,
Muslins.
Ac.. Ac., Ac.,
Call at Lippel's.
If you would have furnishing goods of all de
scriptions, notions, etc., call at Lippel's.
If you would have the best quality of Groceries,
buy them at Lippel's.
Goods of all kinds, sold at the most reasonable
prices, and country produce of all kinds taken in
exchange for goods, at Lippel's.
,cp 2*v6ft.
/CLOTHING EMPORIUM.— GEO*
\ j REIMUND, Merchant Tailor, Bedford. Pa.,
k£cp- constantly on hand ready-made clothing,
such as coats, pants, vests, Ac.: also a general as
.Hortment of cloth*, cassimeres, and gents' furnish
"ing goods of all kinds: also calicoes, muslins, Ac.,
all of whi*h r e/ll be. sold low for cash. My room
is a few doors west of Fyan's store and opposite
Rush's marble yard. I invito alt to give tne a
call. I have just received a stock of new goods,
inHy2 >. (<>.
miNWARB OF ALL KINDS AT
B Mc BLYMYER A CO F
fhr (i.ViUfttc.
MISCEGENATION!
Negro Suffrage and Negro E
quality.Fairly and Flatly En
dorsed.
NPECCII or JOHN lIK KHAX AT H IST
C'HESTKU.
West C'iif.ster, Sept. 21,15(W.
During the last wet k the people of
West Chester were treated to two Gea
ry meetings, one upon Wednesday by
the 11 nasi-white wing of the Republican
party, and the other upon Saturday by
the ultra-black wing. The former was
the regular County Mass Meeting. It
was addressed by Curtiu and Geary;
was smaller than usual, aud devoid of
enthusiasm. The latter was ostensibly
called for the purpose of celebrating
the anniversary of the emancipation
proclamation, but really to impress up
on the negroes that they are entitled to
political and social equality, and that
they must obtain it, even at the point
of the bayonet.
It is this latter meeting, addressed
by the Rev. Highland Garuett (color
ed), of Washington, D. C., and the
Hon. John Hickman (white), of this
place, ol which I desire to give you an
account.
Early on Saturday morning, "the
free Americans of African descent" be
gan to flock into town, and by noon
there were several thousand present.
The parade was then formed and, head
ed by a colored brass band from Phil
adelphia, marched through the princi
pal streets of the borough, and out to
the Agricultural Fair Grounds. Along
the march handkerchiefs were waved
and cheers given by many of our white
citizens, persons who make great pre
tensions to respectability and good
standing in this community. After
reaching the fair grounds the meeting
wtts organized by calling tmeof our ne
gro barbers to the chair. The Emanci
pation Proclamation was then read,
and after the singing of "John Brown's
Soul is Marching On," by the colored
population, the Rev. Highland Garnett
was introduced as orator for the uvea- |
sion. He denounced President John
son in unmeasured terms, intimating
in his address that he should like to
see him assassinated. He told the ne
groes that they deserved and were en
titled tothe right of suffrage, and warn
ed the whites to beware, should they
stand in their way of obtaining it. Af- i
ter abusing the copperheads and rebels, j
he wound up with a glowing deserip- |
tiou of how the negroes, provided the
right of suffrage should be given them,
would rush to the field of battle, should
there be another war, and ask that the
"Stars and Stripes should be their win
ding sheets.
The applause having subsided and
the band having played "Rally Round
the Flag," the Hon. John Hickmanap
peared upon the platform, surrounded
by negroes, and was introduced as the
next speaker. The following is the
substance of his speech:
MR. (TUBMAN: I have In-en asked
why I am here to-day, and [ propose to
answer that question by saying that I
am here because I want to be. I am j
here to lend you my countenance on
this occasion, and to say a word in be
halfof your right to suffrage. I would
like to call you ' fcltoic-citizens, '' but
the Supreme Court has said that you |
are not citizens. I should like to call
you fellow-voters, but, as yet, the law
will not permit me to. If, however, I
were a young man of twenty, I believe
1 should live to see you enjoy the right
of suffrage. In times gone by it was |
customary to question your humanity,
but that, I believe, is no longer ques
tioned; it is now conceded by every
one that you belong to the human fam
ily. And, had it not been that Andrew ;
Johnson is controlled by had and wick
ed counsellors, you would to-day on- j
joy the right of suffrage to which you
are entitled. I am in favor of giving
equal and impartial suffrage to the no- i
gro, because he is entitled to it, and be- j
cause I believe that God Almighty has j
decreed that justice must lie done to all j
men. Many of the colored people
here before me have a better right to
vote than 1 have; for 1 have but given
of my money to sustain the govern
ment, whilst they periled their lives to
protect it.
If the Irishman is entitled to vote af
ter a five years' residence in the conn- j
try, why should not the negro, who has !
lived here till his life? It is said he is
not intelligent enough. I say that if
the Irishman is intelligent enough, so
is my friend Mr. Garnett. If lam in
telligent enough to vote, then so is Mr.
Garnett, for he is my equal, ft has
been customary to say that the negro
who has intelligence derives it from the
white blood in his veins. I deny it.
Stand up brother Garnett. [Brother
<stood up amid great applause. | Show
me where there is any trace of white
blood in him, (patting brother G. on
the shoulder.) There is none; he is a
genuine negro. It has taken four years
of bloody war to destroy the body of
slavery, audit will take four years
more of war to destroy the spirit of sla
very. When that war comes, you will be
railed upon to fight, and mark me! if
/hen you do not' obtain'your right to rote,
I trill never again exercise mine.
But 1 did not come here to make a
: speech; I came here to show you that
I 1 am in favor of equality before the
i law, and 1 now boldly declare that 1
am in favor of political and social equal-
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 5, 1866.
itv with the negro.
The speaker here retired amidst great
applause and three cheers for the Hon.
John Hickman, in the morning, the
name of Wayne McVeigh was mention
ed in connection with Hickman's as one
of the.speakers of the day, but for some
reason he failed to make his appearance.
There can no longer be any doubt but
that the Republican party is commit
ted to negro suffrage and equality, at
least in this country; for you will rec
ollect that in the Press of Friday, Sept.
1-1, lsiiti, Mr. Hickman, in a letter in an
swer to one from many of the leading
Republicans of West Chester, "announ
ces himself a Radical," and gives his
"views upon the great questions of the
times." The letter to Mr. Hickman
concludes in these words: "We have
heard them expressed (i.e. your views)
too frequently and strongly to leave us
in any doubt as to their character, but
we wish to give them publicity, as your
many friends value them highly."—
Thi£ letter is signed by Dr. Wilmer
Worthington, Republican candidate for
theStateSonatein thisdistrict; J.Smith
Futhey, Chairman of the Republican
<'ounty Committee; Addison May, Win
Darlington, a prominent lawyer and
great Anti-Mason; Washington Town
send, a member of the Bar; E. J',.
Moore, editor of the American Repub
lican, and David Meconkey, a wealthy
banker. They all fully and unreserv
edly endorse Mr. Hickman's views, ac
cording to their own statement, so that
further comment by me is rendered un
necessary. (>ur readers may see t< i what
a depth of degradation and shame per
sons of supposed respectability and
character will descend to further ambi
tious projects and low party ends.
Frum the Lanoa*tor Intelligencer.
LET EVERY CATHOLIC IN I'I.NX*TE
TANIA HEAD.
Krtitnl Trenlinenl ot Sinters of Charity
by John W. Geary.
John \Y. Geary, with his narrow in
tellect and bigoted nature, we have no
doubt, made a most acceptable member
of that infamous political organization
which proscribed men on account of
their birth or religious belief. His ha
tred of Catholics did not end with the
short-lived triumph of the Know-Noth
ing party. It adhered to him, and was
afterwards displayed in the most offen
sive manner possible.
One of the most intelligent, wealthy
and respectable citizens of Frederick,
Maryland, sends us the following state
ment of an occurrence, which shows in
its true light the bigoted and tyranni
cal character of the vain upstart who is
the Radical candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania. We give the facts in his
own language:
To the. Editors of the Intelligencer:
DEAR SIRS:— It occurs to me that
justice demands that the rude and bru
tal manner in which some Sisters of
( harity were treated by John W. (Jeary,
should be known, in order that the
Catholic citizens of Pennsylvania may
understand the character and the spir
it of the man who appeals to them for
support at the coming gubernatorial e
lection. The facte will besuflicient with
out any comment, though you are of |
course at liberty to use them us you see j
fit.
In the fall of 1861, under protection!
of a pass from General Scott, some four j
or five Sisters of Charity left the St. Jo-1
seph's House ;H Emmitsburg on their ;
mission to nurse the sick and wounded f
soldiers of both armies. They had per
mission to visitany point along the line j
of contest from Winchester to Rich-!
mond, as theirserviees might he need-j
ed. While traveling on the cars of the !
Baltimoreaiul Ohio railroad, under per- ;
mission from the commander in chief i
tit Washington to go where they pleas- !
ed in discharge oftheduties of theirsa- j
rred mission, they were arrested at j
Point of Rocks by Col. John W Geary.
In a rude manner they with their bag
gage were removed from the cars and j
left among crowds of soldiers and rough
camp followers, sitting without shelter
on their trunks by the roadside. It was !
not until after repeated solicitations that
Col. Geary consented to grant an inter- j
view to the principal sister, a lady of!
education and refinement, as were her i
associates. Finally this military digni-j
tary gave orders to have her led into j
his august presence by a guard.
Ln vain did she explain fully the chitr-'
itable character of her holymission; in
vain didshe exhibit the general and un
restricted pass given her by the Com-1
mander-in-Ciiief at \Y ashington, au
thorizing her togo, with her associates,
wherever their holy mission might call
them, or wherever they might lie need- 1
edto nurse the wounded and console the
dying; in vaindidshe beg to be allowed
to proceed as several parties of Sisters
had been allowed to do unmolested be
fore, over the same route; in vain did |
she speak of the crying wants of the J
wounded, the sick, the dying soldiers !
of the Union army, to relieve and suc
cor whom was a great part of her mis
sion; in vain did she assure this petty
tyrant (Geary) that she had nursed the
sick and wounded soldiers of all parties
in the Crimean war, without molesta
tion or hindrance, receiving from Turk
and Russian no less courtesy and kind
ness than she did from Frenchman or
Englishman; in vain did she protest
with tearful entreaties against such u
sage in her native land, after having
traveled on a similar mission all over
Europe unmolested. John Yv. Geary,
a bigot by nature and a petty tyrant in
his position, thrust herttnd her compan
ions into the cars and sent them back to
Frederick City, on their way to the
I louse of St. Joseph, from which they
came.
The Surgeon General at Frederick, a
high-toned gentleman, and a native of
Philadelphia, hearing of the manner in
which the Sisters of Charity had been
treated by Geary, and fea-ring the dam
aging effect which such brutal conduct
would have upon the many thousands
of Catholic soldiers who were fighting
in the front ranks of the army, at once
despatched tin orderly to Gen. Ranks, at
headquarters near Poolsville, with a let
ter containingastatement of the conduct
of General Geary, which letter will be
found officially recorded on the books of
the Medical Director. The Adjutant af
ter riding all night, returned to Freder
ick with an imperative order, command
ing General Geary to escort in person and
place safely on the Southern side of the
Potomac the said Sisters oft 'hari ty, and
to give to them every assistance to aid
them in the discharge of their sacred
mission of mercy. With what grace he
could after his brutal conduct, Geary did
escort them beyond the Potomac after
having endeavored to -et himself upas
superior to the Commander in-Chief,
Any soldier who was under Geary at
Point of Rocks at the time alluded to
will remember his treatment of these
Sisters of Charity. He will not dare to
deny one word of the above statement.
If he should the Medical Director and j
the Sisters will testify to the entire !
truthfulness of what is here written.
The above facts have been furnished j
in the shape in which they appear, as j
we have stated, by one of the wealthiest, I
most intelligent and honorable men in j
the City of Frederick. They show what
a mean and miserable bigot John W.!
Geary is. We hope our cotemporarios |
will give the statement a wide cireula- |
tion.
ISlnrliiig: thi' Truth.
The editor of the Independent % who
has been in full consultation with his
party, says:
"Wo lead in// Republican in Congress
means to admit the ten trailing Statex
simply on the adoption of the conxtitn
tionat amendment. These States are to
be admitted on no conditions short of
the equal political rights of their loyal
citizens, without distinction of race. A
reconstruction of the Union on any oth
er basis would be a national dishonor.
Until the rebel States can come back on
this basis, thegxhall not come back at all."
This is a frank and free admission.—
TheSouth may adopt forty constitution
al amendments—but can never be read
mitted into the Union until negroes
vote there.—A. V. Expresx.
—
GEN. (>KA.\T <> THE WITNESS STAXIt.
!
A lioarbnt It Squplclnsl.
The Philadelphia Sunday Mercury
has the following among ii- special tel
egrams from Washington:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—Gen. Grant !
denies the reports put in circulation j
concerning his preferences as regards a j
vote in your State. The General savs !
"his record is that of a soldier, and he j
has condemned the practice of officers i
making capital off of the ree- !
ords of the army." it is not in accord
ance with his way of doing things.
The General regrets exceedingly that
his name has been mixed up with local
politics. The report, as published, is a
t issue of falsehoods. Gen. Grant never
made use of the language attributed to i
him. He is a warm supporter of the i
President's policy, and is doing all in
his power to influence every one to the
same way of thinking.
Tilt? Oisiliiioui-ils.
Henry Wilson, United Slates Sena
tor, addressed a Radical meeting in In-1
diauapolis on Saturday night, and said 1
that the promotions of such men as
Granger, Custer and other soldiers who
attended the Cleveland Convention
would not he confirmed by the Senate.
A preacher named McMullen followed '
in a speech in which he -aid, that the j
axxaxsination of Prex'ulent Johnxon would •
not be a trey xerionx calamity.
This is the precise style of the Rev.
Mr. Hunnicu'tt, one of the Southern i
loyalists, traveling with Hamilton and \
Brownlow. Mr. Brown low, by the way, !
in his Cleveland last week dis
coursed of his future state sis follows:
If God, in His providence, should!
call me orf, I have no fears of the con
sequences beyond the grave. If the
books have been correct ly kept In the
upper world, as 1 have no doubt they
have been, there will he a small bal
ance in my favor.
And such is the blasphemy which
finds applause among the Radicals.—A*.
T. Expresx.
Spirit of the Radical* toward*
"i'orcifyiiers."
The real spirit of the Radicals tow
ards theadoptedcitizens, though of late
hidden for a few weeks under their at
tempt to curry favor with what they
call "the Irish vote," is developed in
till its natural beauty by a recent visit
of an Irish delegation to the President.
Says the N. Haven Journal (Radical):
"This is the lirst attempt in our his
tory of a foreign organization to rule
America, aud the meekness of the Pres
ident, under the insult offered him, will
only hasten his ruin."
TIK'J- Must tv Ethnatc* to it.
The working men who vote the Re
publican ticket—at least many of them,
cannot be made to believe that their
leaders really intend to place them on
an equality wiih the Negro. They will
come to it by degrees. Their leaders
I are good "levellers," as witness this
j speech of Horace Maynard, at Athens,
Tonn., on the 21st August :
And 1 toll you, gentlemen, that in a
: short time all this complaint about ne-
I gro equality will be done away with.
VOL. 61.-WHOLE No. 5,367.
Some monthssince.it was said that the
negro would not be suffered to testify
in your courts —that, his oath would not
'be granted him. But how stands the
matter already? He is not only permit
ted to testify in your courts with impu
nity, hut there is every evidence that
he will soon he on a social equality with
the white man in your State. Yes, gen
tlemen, in a short time he will marry
and intermarry in your families. It is
a little.objectionable to-day, but you
will soon get over this, and the perse
cuted negro will be welcome in your
parlors. This will be the result of the
political and social changes of the next
few months.
All DRESS OF 111 E DEMOCRATIC STATE
CENTRA!. CO MM IT TE E.
DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTER ROOMS. )
828 WAI.N"I T ST., PHILADELPHIA. )
To the People of Pennsylvania:
The Democratic party in its platform
of principles, adopted at Harrisburg,
on the sth day of March, 1866, resol
ved
1. That the States whereof the peo
ple were lately in rebellion are integral
parts of the Union, and are entitled to
representation in Congress, hymen du
ly elected, who bear true faith to the
Constitution and laws, and in order to
vindicate the maxim that taxation
without representation is tyranny,
such representatives should he forth
with admitted.
2. That the faith of the republic is
pledged to the payment of the national
debt, and CongresssTiould pass all laws
necessary for that purpose.
6. That the white race alone is enti
tled to tiie control of the government of
the republic, and we are unwilling to
grant to negroes the right to vote.
Upon this platform we placed our
candidate for Governor, and with these
principles we confidently look for suc
cess in this contest.
Our opponents in their Convention,
held at Harrisburg, on the 7th day of
March, 1866, also, adopted a platform,
and nominated a candidate. The prin
ciples they enunciated appear to be lost
sight of, and the proposed constitution
al amendment takes their place as the
rule of Radical orthodoxy, and to it
their candidate gives his unhesitating
support.
Negro equality and negro suffrage
arc the essential elements in that amend
ment. By it the negro is made the e
qual of the white man in all his "priv
ileges and immunities." The right of
Pennsylvania to make laws to regulate
the migration of negroes into the State
is denied and she is deprived of her
just share of representation in Congress i
unless her Constitution be amended j
and the negro allowed to vote.
The Radical candidates for Governor
and for U. S. Senator; their leaders of !
public sentimeht; their speakers and j
their newspapers are open advocates of j
this amendment, and their practice ac- j
cords with their profession, for they j
mingle with the negro in social inter
course, in political conventions, and in
put >l ic processions.
We hold that the negro is not the e
qual of the white man, and, whilst we |
accord to him freedom and protection j
of person, with the right to enjoyment
of the fruits of his labor and aid in in
tellectual advancement, we affirm that :
our own race is entitled to control the
entire machinery of the government. ;
Sustain this amendment, and you
give the negro the right to aid in gov- ]
erniug you; defeat it and you maintain j
your own right of sovereignty.
Every man who votes for deary or for
a Rati icat candidate for Congress, votes
as distinct'//for negro suffrage and negro
equal ifg as if they were printed on his
ballot.
DEMOCRATS OE PENNSYLVANIA !
Power is no longer against you, but
ranges itself upon your side. Oppor
tunities for fraud do not exist. Aid
comes to you from the ranks of the en
emy. No Democrat who voted for Mc-
Clellan votes against you now; your
brethren are aroused from the Lakes to
the Delaware. A chauge of five per
cent, upon the vote of 1864 will sweep
your opponents out of existence. You
can count it in every election district
in the Commonwealth : aiulif you will
but execute the details of your organi
zation, success is certain.
Faith in your principles, courage in
the contest, and a determination to
poll every Conservative vote, are the
only requisites to an assured victory.
By order of the Democratic State
Committee.
WM. A. WALLACE,
Chairman.
GEN. BUTLER, who, we believe, in
tends tostump Pennsylvania for Gen.
Geary, indicated his preference for ne
gro suffrage, last week in this emphatic
manner:
"Had the negro been armed, the re
sult would have been far different.
We armed him with the musket when
he was fit to use it; shall we not arm
him with the ballot ? There is a preju
dice against the negro on the question
of labor. When M.be labor-saving ma
chinery was introduced into England,
the laboring classes rose and destroyed
it, because they thought it would take
away the work that brought them
j bread.
"Suppose we were only looking for
; expediency. The States must come
hack. Wo want a loyal constituency
in those States. Where will they come
from ? As a matter of setf-protection, us
a matter of economy,tin negro must have
a vote."
CASH FOR THE BEACH SOLIHEK.
Broiiilaew for the Willi* Nolilfer.
*3OO Extra Bounty forth* Black.
SIOO Extra Bounty for the White Soldier.
Congress, in 1866, voted the blaek
soldier for extra bounty, and aj>-
propriated the money to pay it.
The white veteran gets $lOO extra
bounty, and Congress appropriated NO
MONEY to pay it. $2,000 KX'l KA
PAY for Congressmen, in cash: no
money for the white soldier. Seven
millions IN CASH, forthe i- reedmen's
Bureau, and no money for the white
soldier.
No white soldier gets more than sl<t
as extra bounty. Every negro soldier
gets $6OO extra bounty.
Many of the white soldiers served
three years. None of the negroes ser
ved more than two years.
GEARY IS FOR CONGRESS AND
THE NEGRO.
CLYMER is for the President, the
Convention and the White man.
Geary calls his fellow soldiers, "Shys
ters and Cowards, Skulkers and Hos
pital Bummers."
Geary says: "1 am not prepared to
deny the Right of Voting to the Col
ored Man."
Til* Torch and Turpentine- Way <
( onstiint ioital AmenHiiieiit*.
From the New York World, Sept. 24.
Greeley is making a feeble effort to
represent himself and his fellows of the
Radical party as having a civil war
forced upon thein by President John
son. I'our innocent lambs!—(sheep,
perhaps, would he a better word for the
"just once" hero) —see how the tender
hearted and long-suffering disciples t>f
the Torch-and-Turpentine gospel strug
gle desperately to avert further fr< üble.
Forney, at Lackawanna, there threat
ened a Torch-and-Turpentine war un
less the Southern States accept the con
stitutional amendment—'which Xho Her
ald joins in trying to force upon them.
This is his language:
"If the Southern people do not ratify
this (negro-equalization) amendment,
or if they defeat it, what then? 1 think
1 see by the glitter of your eyes, and 1
know by the throbbing of niv heart,
that if they should ever be guilty of
this new infatuation, the war that
would ensue would establish this fact,
that that which has passed was as but
child's play, or as a pic-nic, to that
which will come. The army that will
go to the Southern country will go there
to stay; it will not be an army of inva
sion but an army of migration; it will
not go there to revenge, but to extir
pate. Brownlow's remedy will indeed
be tried; there will be three columns,
the one to kill, the second to burn, the
third to divide the plantations among
the men that go down the second time
to avenge the insulted tlag of our coun
try. I see this sublime resolve in the
glitter of your eyes, and I feel it in the
throbbing of my heart—l feel it every
where —I hear it in the trumpet voice
of destiny. That we shall not prevail
against these men is to expect that God
is dead."
H:t<3i<-al Sentiments.
At a Radical meeting in New York,
last week, John Cochran said, "that
those before him who had been mus
tered out of service were now called
upon once more to prepare to take up
the musket forthe maintenanceof those
principles for which they hail fought
for four years."
The speaker was loudly applauded
by the audience, his warlike strains ev
idently touching a sympathetic chord
in the breast of his hearers. When he
exclaimed: "Woe, woe betide that peo
ple which forgets its debt of gratitude
to the negro race," cheers and applause
greeted the sentiment. The concluding
portion of his remarks was to the effect
that the service rendered to the country
by negroes during the war entitled theni
to the right of suffrage.
Gen. Barlow, the radical candidate
for Secretary of the State of New York,
also declared in favor of negro suffrage,
and demanded that the Republican par
ty should come square up to that work.
Horace Greeley addressed the meet
ing, and said: He wanted a Govern
ment under which all loyal men, re
gardless of color, should have equal
rights. He was going to fight it out on
that line, and he hoped all true Amer
icans would take the same stand. Mr.
Greeley was loudly applauded.
A series of resolutions were read and
adopted. They were essentially a rep
etition of the Syracuse platform, with
the addition of one in favor of negro
suffrage.
The American lie publican says that
"Black is the ten/at color at the South,
a- white is the dbloyal." This is not
complimentary toßrownlow andßotts.
The same paper in a later issue ad
vocates negro suffrage, and says that—
"THE BUCKS IN AN EMINENT DE
CREE SAVED THE COUNTRY DURING
THE WAR."
Let us see about this:
White troops in service, 2,154,611.
Negro troops in service, 150,600.
There were just twelve times as ma
ny white troops in the service as there
were black ones, and yet the negroes,
we are told, "saved the country."
The white soldiers are asked to endorse
this Infamous sentiment by voting for
Geary.
NEAR Bellviile, Texas, lately, three
men had a desperate fight with a mon
ster rattlesnake, fourteen feet long and
six inches thick ! They killed him. lie
had forty-two rattles, indicating that he
was forty-five years old.
A SQUAD of negroes was lately im
ported into Bellefonte and put to work
on laying down the water pipes. The
disunion contractors refused to employ
white men. Elect Gen. Geary, and that
will be the result in all parts of the
State.