lire *6 c(lfor.I\TEL P. REEOT.E, of St. Clair. POOR DIRECTOR, II EX R I EH ORE, of Napier. COUNTY SURVEYOR, SAM'L KETTEIIMAX, of Itedford. conosoit, JJr. P. 11. I'EXXSYR, of JtloMlif Run. AUDITOR, •>r. A. HESTER, of Broad Top. CRA ND j Democratic Rally!! OPENING of the CAMPAIGN! CIVIL LIBERTY, EQUALITY OF THE STATES, PEACE AND RE-UNION, EQUAL TAXATION, AND ONE CURRENCY FOR ALL! Tl'ltX OUT AXI) RATIFY THE NOUI XATKINS OF SEYMOUR AXO Bf.AIK, THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE! The Democrats of Bedford county , and all others who are in favor of Re- . union, Peace, the Rigiits of the States and the People, Equal Taxation (of the Bondholder as well its other citizens) j and of One Currency for All, are here by invited to assemble in MASS MEE PING, in Bedford, on MONDAY EVENING, SEPT. 7, (Court Week). DISTINGUISHED SPEAIv ER S, FROM ABROAD, will address the meeting. Democrats! Men of All Parties! Come and hear the issues of the day fairly and fully discussed. ; Let all come who feel an interest in the welfare of our beloved country. J. W. DICKEKSON, Ch'n. Dem. Co. Com. R. W. BKRKSTRESSKR, Sec' v. THE liLU U TEST. "I do solemnly swear that I accept the civil and political equality of all men, and agree not to attempt to de prive any person or persons, on account of race, color, or previous condition, | of any political or civil tight, privi- j lege, or immunity enjoyed by any oth er"class of men. So help me God."— ; Southern Radieal Carpet Hag Consli- j tut ions. No northern man, soldier or civilian, tan become a citizen of any the "recon structed states," without taking this oath. THE MONTANA ANI) IDAHO EI.EF TIOXN. The territorial election in Montana has again resulted in a triumph of the democrats. Last year Montana elected James M. Cavanaugh, democrat, to Congress by a majority of 1,108. This year the democratic majority for Con gressman is about 2,500—a democratic gain of about 1,400 Ln a single year. The election took place on the 3d inst. Advices via California from the Ida ho election state that Judge Shaffer, the Democratic candidate for Congress, was three hundred ahead. His elec tion is claimed by six hundred majori- | ty. KAiIK AL AON A FUSIONS. As a set-off to the long list of names of distinguished Republicans all over the country, who have declared for Seymour and Blair, the Tribune pub lished, not many days ago, and was published in the Bedford Inquirer, a list of Radical conversions. This list lias already had extensive circulation among the "rural Caffres," for whose consumption it was prepared. It con tains the names of Caleb Cushing, Sen ator Doolittle, Gen. Steedman, Gen. ltosecrans, Collector Smythe, Win. M. Evarts and Secretaries Seward and M'Culioch, not one of whom supports Grant and Colfax. The small number of names remaining on the list is of no importance, personal or political, and is, doubtless bogus. THE many friends of John P. O'- Neill. Esq., will be gratified to learn that he has been appointed by the President, District Attorney for the Fasten District of Pennsylvania. Mr. O'Neill is an excellent lawyer, a courte ous gentleman and has the tact and in dustry to make a most capable and use k ful officer. WHO SHAM, neam:? The ]>ooj>le of this country are at present greatly exercised on the sub jeet of the currency, and the paymeut of the national debt. The policy of the Democratic party is clearly defined in the platform. The Radicals have given no promise of a policy on the subject. The financial resolutions in the Chicago platform are obscure anil equivocal, leaving room for any range of interpretation which may suit the candidate, or the locality. Among the farmers of the West, the Radical poli ticians pretend to favor payment of the public debt in greenbacks. With the bondholders of the East, the same Radicals bluster about payment in gold, and denounce everybody else as a repudiator. The platform speaks mys teriously about payment according to the letter and spirit of the law, but carefully omits to define what that spirit is. Some Radicals pretend that the platform means payment in coin, but in Congress they advocate the Democratic greenback policy. Many members of the party insist that the five-twenty bonds, bearing six per cent, interest, must be redeemed in new bond 9, bearing only four per cent, interest. Other Radicals yet, denounce the Democrats as swindlers and repu diators, because they propose to tax the bonds, yet these same men renomi nate for seats in Congress the very members who voted, in the last House, for a proposition to tax the interest, at ' the rate of ten per cent. Since it is vain to look for a solution of the Radi cal financial policy in the Chicago j platform, since the action of Congress I has been so shuttling and contradic tory, and since there are so many ap parent divisions in the party, the peo ple have a right to call on Grant for a distinct and authoritative exposition of his views, on this important subject, so deeply affecting the interests of ev- 1 ery member of the community. If : Grant has any decided interest in the great questions of finance beyond \ drawing his enormous life salary of eighteen thousand a year, now is the time to manifest it. It will not do to take refuge in silence behind the Chi cago platform, nor in the trick of mod- j esty and a naive pretence of ignorance of financial questions. The people are anxious to know what ; will be the policy of the administration of the next four years. IJutlcr, since Wilkes effected the reconciliation, will lead the Radical party in the House, and in ease of Grant's election will be his mouth-piece on the floor. Butler is j in favor of paying off the five-twenties in greenbacks. He occupied the same ground precisely with Thaddeus Ste vens, and voted, besides, in the last session of Congress, to tax the interest on the bonds. He goes the full length of the Pendleton theory, and would carry a majority of the Radicals in Congress with hiin. On the other hand, in the Senate, the advocates of the payment of the bonds in gold, seem to be in a decided majority, the only Radical of any prominence in the Sen ate who espouses the greenback theory being Senator Morton, of Indiana. This marked division among the Rad icals would cause a rupture in the par- ty immediately on the accession of; Grant to the Presidency, and would prevent the adoption of any measures of finance for the relief of the people. Nothing but the cohesive attraction of j public plunder has prevented divisions from taking place long ago. Theßadi- j cal candidate, in justice to the coun try, should define his position at once on this subject, unless he be determined to remain mum, and adhere to his "no policy" programme to the last. But it is not possible that the people of this country will confide its great financial interests in the hands of a man who is too ignorant or too obstinate to declare li is opinions, if he has any. THE BRAG GAME. The Valley Spirit says: a highly re spectable citizen of Chambersburg was at Bedford, a few days ago, and heard John Cessna declare publicly, in his steam whistle voice, that eleven Demo crats of Greencastle, men of influence, were going to vote for Grant. Now we say that ten-elevenths of this story is wholly false and untrue, and we dare little John to name the men. He can't do it. We publish this statement to put the public on notice of the manner in which our old Democratic friend is going to conduct the campaign. It is to be brag. One thing we can as sure him of as well as the public, that for every Democratic change, we will show ten Republican changes. The Radical emissaries in the South have a double purpose to serve in pro moting tumult and disorder ; in inci ting a war between the races, they fur nish a pretext for military interference, anil at the same time, supply the Riuli- I cal newspapers iu the North with ne cessary material for carrying on the po litical campaign. In the midst of the embarrassment and dangers which sur round the Southern people, they are displaying a wisdom and forbearance ! which will gain for them the admira j tion of all but their malignant and vin ! dietive Radical foes. Wbt aarßfutti piu FXI'F.NSF..N OF OUR STATE OOYERX HEXT. Thpir Inrrrwe ruder Radieal Utile. <'not parol I vr- Expenditure* of' the I nil Iteinoerolie mid the lust Kadieul legislature*. The Economy of Slenker. the Democrat, v*. the ExtrovKennre of Ifartrmift, the Radical, as Auditor General. LOOK AT THE FIGURES ! We have compiled, from the Execu tive Documents of the State, the fol lowing table, to which we ask the close attention of the reader: Expenses of the Leffislature per annum during the nine gears preceding the ac cession of the Republicans to power: Year. Amount. 1852 $103,334 05 1853 07,954 15 1554 125,599 (51 1855 124,821 67 1856 127,492 67 1857 194,021 88 1858 172,452 15 1859 175,598 22 1,231,274 40 Expenses of the Legislature per annum during the nine gears of Republican as cendancy. Year. Amount. 1860 $177,284 65 1861 209,600 31 1862 184,344 07 1863 183,550 62 1864 291 815 71 1865 260,689 26 1806 272,977 25 1867 321,452 27 1868* 350,000 00 * Estimated. 2,251,744 14 1,231,274 40 Excess of Had. expenses 1,120,469 74 Thus, it will be seen, the figures show that during the nine years of Radical rule, the making of our State laws, has j cost the people upwards of ONE MIL LION, ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS more than it did during the nine years preceding the accession of Radicalism to power, or at an average of about ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS per annum more than under Democratic rule. The expenses of the last Legis lature also show that the tendency is to increase instead of diminish. Com pare the cost of the last Radical Legis lature with that of the last one in which the Democrats had a majority in both Houses, and we have the following ex hibit: 1868 (R.) $350,000,00 1858 (D.) 172,452 15 The reader must not commit the er ror of supposing tfiat the above tables show the sums of all the appropria tions for each year. These figures cov er only the cost per head of the 'members, clerks and attaches of each Legislature. The appropriations made by them for other purposes, amount to many mil lions, and are not here taken into the account at all. In order to make the matter clearer, let the above sums be divided by 133, the whole number of Senators and Representatives, and the cost of each member, to the State, will be ascertained. Thus, a member of the Democratic Legislature of 1858, with j his proportion of the incidental ex pen- ; ses added to his salary, cost the State j $1,296, whilst a member of the Radical I Legislature of 1868, with his propor- j tionofthc incidental expenses added j to his salary, cost $2,631! With the] difference between gold and greenbacks added to the cost of the Democrat, it would bring it up to only $1,825, or SBOS less than that of the Radical, showing that 133 members of the Radical Leg islature cost SU7, 198 more per annum than 133 members of the Democratic Legislature, even upon an equalization of the currency of 1868 with that of 1858. So much for the expense of the Leg islature. Now, let us take a peep into the accounts of the Auditor General's office. We find the expenses of con ducting that department as follows : Year. Amount. 1863 $12,393 01 1864 14,469 02 1865 16,001 99 $42,864 02 During these three years, IsaaeSlenk er, Democrat, was Auditor General, and whilst he was in office more labor was required in the department than ever before, or since, owing to the pressure of business growing out of military affairs. Now look at the ex penses of the next three years : i 1866 $29,699 26 1367 19,502 12 1868 21,000 00 $61,191 38 Gen. J. F. Hartranft was elected Auditor General in 1865, and during bis administration of that office the ex penses thereof have increased $18,327.26, !or $6,109.08 per annum. He is now the Radical candidate for re-election. The public now have the figures as proof of the extravagance of Radical legislators anil officials. We shall ex \ pose the reckless appropriations of the | Legislature and the abuses in other departments of the State government, in tlue time. Let the above suffice to show the cost of the services of our legislators and Auditor General. IT is quite unfortunate for the Radi cal party that the freeilmen cannot read the cart loads of copies of the Press and Tribune sent down South every week. The Northern Radicals have grown tired of them, and they are com pelled to seek a new market. The Radicals in Congress increased their wages, and then increased the taxes. I'ENN.NYI.VAXIA COFFEE. A Mr. Colfey addressed the terrified Riulieals of this place on last Saturday evening. To give our readers an idea of how much truth there was in what he uttered, we will give them a specimen brick of his speech. If we can prove that he started out by utter ing a willful, deliberate and slanderous falsehood, itcan easily be imagined how much truth there was in the balance. In speaking of our gallant standard bearer, Seymour, this Coffey said that lie "did all in his power to aid the reb els during the war." Now, it is nqt necessary for us as Pennsylranians, to refute this slander against one who did more to save our Shite from being overrun by the Southern armies than any other man who wielded influence or power in the North at that time, but wo will take the testimony of prominent men of the same party to which this browned Coffey professed to belong, and then leave them to settle the question of veracity among them selves. The official congratulations of Lincoln and Stanton to Gov. Seymour for hisprompt and efficient aid in repel llingthe invasion of the North; the vote of thanks of the New York Republican Legislature, are matters of history which the whole batch of Radical small-fry politicians cannot wipe out. Even Gov Curtin who was urging the people of Pennsylvania to defend their soil, while Seymour was sending regiment after regiment into this state for our protection, cannot be induced to say anything that would give a shadow of truth to what the small beer politicians are slanderously uttering a gair.st the man whosaved their precious necks in 180:1. Gov. Curtin said pub- I iicly the other day that he "never ! doubted Seymour's loyalty and pa triotism ," and he dare not say anything j else during this political contest. Only j the demagogues and political tricksters j of the Radical party have resorted to i this wholesale method of lying to bol ster up their rotten cause that is already stinking in the nostrils of the people. It shows clearly to what desperation the Radicals are driven to save them- j selves from the utter annihilation that j awaits them at the coming elections, j BEFORE the war nothing was more universally denounced as anti-Republi can than the South Carolina mode of choosing Presidential electors—by the legislature. South Carolina was for i this assailed as an oligarchy on every Republican stump, and through all j their press. But now these canting | friends of liberty and equality seize on ■ this outworn process of South Carolina, j to defeat Seymour and Blair. The only difference in the two cases is, that j the legislature was the legitimate or- ; gan for the expression of the will of j the people of South Carolina, whilst j these legislatures of Florida and Ala- j bama are framlful and usurping, act- j ing iu utter defiance of the popular j will. There is not a shadow of legality iu the legislature of Alabama, nor in the Constitution under which it pre tends to act. That of Florida is the creation of the Bureau and the bayo net. FORNEY ON SEYMOUR. The immaculate Forney in 1863 could not say enough in praise of Gov. Seymour's prompt response to Penn sylvania's call for help. In 18(58 this same demagogue leads all the hounds of the pack in assailing the private and political character of the man on whom he then bestowed such merited praise. Forney is a jewel of consistency. Hear him through the Press in 1863 and then compare it with the Press of to-day: "Honor to New York! Her Gover nor has acted like a man who knows when the time of partizanship is at an end. Her gallant Seventh is now at Harrisburg, and, side by side with our brave Pensylvanians, preparing to re sist the invaders. This isthe true spir it of brotherly love. But while the ci ty of New York is doing so much to save our state, what is the city of Phil adelphia doi ng?"— Forney's Press, June, 15(53. _______________ IN a speech made before the Grant and Colfax Club on last Saturday eve ning, John Cessna made a bitter assault on the GAZETTE aud the Valley Spirit for having published a few compli mentary notices of him. In order to give him another text for a political sermon, we clip the following from the Sunday Mercury's answer to a corres pondent who wished to know of the physical and political whereabouts of the aforesaid John. Here is the Mer cury's answer: We believe that the John Cessna, who acted as temporary Chairman of the Democratic State Convention, held at Reading, in 18(50, still lives in Bed ford county; but since then, lie has been so busily engaged in political ae robatisni, and ground and lofty tum bling, that he has about played himself out. We do not know to what party he now professes allegiance, nor do we believe it is of much consequence. The people have become so disgusted with political demagogues, wire-pullers and thimble-riggers, that these charlatans have very iittle chance to ply their arts in away to make the thing pay. The only matter of regret is that the masses did not sooner get their eyes open. _______________ Grant said "let us have peace," and the Radicals at once passed a bill arm ing the negroes. LuTZsays, "the issue is, Shall we have Peace or War? The fellow evi dently is afraid of another draft. CORRESPONDENCE. ST. CLAIR Tl\, Aug. 21st, 1868. Messrs. Editors: —The following questions must be answered definitely by the candidates and "stumpers" of the "Republican", or Radical, party before the second Tuesday of October next, or they will lie answered by our judgments at the polls on that day against every candidate on the ticket: Ist. Why did the "Bepublican" State Convention, at Philadelphia, fail to embody a resolution in its platform in favor of taxing government Bonds? 2d. Why did tiie National Conven tion at Chicago fail to do the same thing? 3d. Why did the "Republican" low er house of Congress pass a resolution favoring such taxation, but failed to make it a law when they had the pow er ? 4th. Do they expect us, the tax-pay ers, to pay over $12,000,000 of Income Tax yearly for the purpose of keeping up the Bond-holder who is exempt from taxation ? oth. Why is it that the National debt, instead of decreasiny, has actually increased, during the month of June, the enormous sum of $13,000,000? We have a few more questions to put to these candidates and speech makers on the frauds concealed under the National Bank law, and other mat ters, and not being able to have them published in the "Republican" paper, will ask you to do so. PLOW-HOLDERS. THE ARTFUI. DOIKiER. John Cessna, who is to be the Radi cal candidate for Congress in this dis trict, was chosen by the Pennsylva nia State Temperance Convention that met in Harrisburg a year ago, to draft a Prohibitory Liquor Law to be pre sented to the Legislature for adoption. He did not draft it. Why? Was it because he made up his mind, after receiving that appointment, to be a candidate for Congress, and because he was afraid he could not be elected on the prohibitory platform? But although he evaded the performance of the duty assigned to and accepted by him, and failed to make his appear ance at the Temperance Convention held in his own town of Bedford early this summer, where he was expected to explain his omission to draft the law, he did not abandon the Prohibi tionists. He attended the National Temperance Convention at Cleveland a few weeks ago and was honored with its temporary chairmanship. At home he stands aloof from the prohibitory movement, but goes abroad to push it on. He wants the votes of Republican distillers, hotel keepers, liquor dealers, and others opposed to a Prohibitory Law ; and to these he will say, "I did not present a Prohibitory Law to the Legislature, nor did I attend the Tem perance Convent.!"" ir> mjr tow n." He also wants the votes of tiie Temperance men, and to those he will say "I was Temporary Chairman of the National Temperance Convention at Cleveland." John is a smart fellow, but can he serve two masters? Which of them does he intend to cheat? — Which of them will be so foolish as to be cheated by him ? Valley Spirit. PITTSBURGH AND CONXELLSVII.LE RAILROAD.— The Cumberland (Mil.) Union calls attention to the fact that the chief engineer of the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad Company has invited proposals until the loth of September for the graduating, masonry aud ballasting upon the unfinished sections between Cumberland and the Uniontown junction, one mile from Connellsville, and adds: The sections to be let include all the heavy work on the road, and eight of them lie between this and Sand Patch Tunnel. Section 140 is the nearest to this point, being about five miles from town, in the Will's Creek valley. It will be peculiarly gratifying toourciti z.ens to know that this work is to be commenced with such a degree of en ergy, and more so that this end of the road is to be pushed forward at once. Our fellow-citizen, Mr. John Humbird, is working the tunnel, and we have no doubt others of our citizens will secure contracts. The company have the means to build their road now, and they will do it. In two years we may certainly expect to have trains running between this city and Pittsburgh, and then will be opened up the shortest route between the West and the sea coast —a route which must of necessity eclipse all others. THE BUTLER ZOUAVES, who set out from Washington as a guard of honor to the remains of the late Thaddeus Stevens, it seems were sent back after getting into Pennsylvania by the man agers of the pageant, because it was found their presence was distasteful to the white republicans and citizens gen erally. They are represented as not being well satisfied with their exper ience on the occasion. The New York Herald says that the Radical "peace" means a peace with the nigger in the best place. The sailor collar, pointing over the shoulders, are now worn by young la dies. For sale by G. It. Oster & Co. The Hon. William A. Wallace, of Clearfield, lias been renominated for the third time to represent his district in the State Senate—a just tribute to a faithful public servant. A perfect beauty—the Norwood col lar, worn by all young gents of taste. For sale bv 6. It. Oster & Co. COARSE people useeoarse perfumery, and vice versa, it is safe to set down a lady who uses that spiritual perfume, PHALOX'S "FLOR DE MAYO," as a person of taste and sensibilty—perhaps a poetess, or a fine musician. Sold by all druggists. For the best and cheapest hats in town, go to G. R. Oster & Co.'s new store. A SHAW AND CLARK $25 Sewing Machine (in good order) for sale. En quire at thii office. juldtf. MAVS IX BRIEF. The first snow of the season fell on the top of Mount Washington, N. 11., last Friday. Montreal (Canada) cattle are dying in considerable numbers from an un known cause. It is reported that Pierre Soule, of Confederate fame, has inherited a large fortune. In San Francisco there are six horse railroads, and their receipts from Janu ary to May were $373,000. Gut of the five million inhabitants of Egypt only one-tenth are descen dants of the ancient Egyptian race. The members of the Hawaiian Leg islature voted themselves SIOO each as extra pay, and the King vetoed the bill. Last week one hundred and sixty two transfers of real estate took place in Chicago. The amount af sales was $473,000. Dr. Wm. Sturm, a 73-year-old homoeopathic physician of Cincinnati, is now dangling his twenty-first infant on his knee. Rev. I)r. Hatfield, of Chicago, cele brated his silver wedding on Tuesday night, and received presents amount ing to over SI,OOO in value. In Maine, a man named John Put nam extinguished a gas light in Port land with his breath, instead of the stop-cock, and died from its inhalation. Russia sends fourteeen thousand criminals to Siberia every year. One fifth of them die from the fatigue of the journey, 2,000 miles, which is perform ed on foot. The brigands infesting South Italy recently captured the receiver of taxes of Fouteccia, but released him on his family paying a ransom of $1,600. A young man in Boston received $30,000 last week—a prize he had drawn 1 in a Havana lottery. Where one gets a prize from these concerns more than j "thirty thousand" draw blanks. A quartermaster's clerk has recently j discovered in a corn husk matress, on j San Padre Island, near Brazos Santiago, j Texas, a rusty casket containing dia- ! monds and emeralds estimated to be worth SIOO,OOO. Several pieces of rock, the largest | weighing twelve tons, lately broke j loose from the side of Lookout Moun- ' tain and rushing down the side de- ] stroyed a house, killed two persons and injured three others, in Walker county, Georgia. The California Pacific railroad com pany commenced running trains to Davisville, connecting there with the stages for Sacramento. The morning papers of the latter place are now de livered at San Francisco in the after noon of the same day as published. The Central Pacific railroad is corn- Dieted two hundred and sixty-eight miles east of the Sacramento river. Six miles of track were laid on August 19th. The company promises to lay seven j miles a day if necessary, to outstrip j the Union Pacific railroad to Salt Lake. ; Early on the morning of August 18, ! New York time, there was, according to scientific astronomers, a total eclipse of the sun in Africa and Asia. Two parties of savans were sent some time ago from England, two from France and a number from Germany to the interior of Africa to view the phenom non. _____________ PERIODICALS. THE OLD GUARD.— The September number of this excellent Democratic Monthly has been received. The edi tor throws a bomb-shell into the Mon grel camp, entitled "Resistance to the Reconstruction Acts not Unconstitu tional," in whicii he lays bare to the bone the infamy of these Acts. Our financial friend, "Ben. Franklin," sounds the tocsin of war in a spirit stirring poem entitled, "llo! for the Ballot-Box." Dr. Van Evrie contri butes an article entitled, "Plymouth Rock and James River." Stories, poetry, miscellaneous articles and the Book and Editor's Tables complete the contents of the September number of THE GUARD. Single copies, 25c.; $3 per year. Van Evrie, Horton & Co., publishers, No. IG2 Nassau St., N. Y. WE have received "The Nursery," for September. This Magazine is de cidedly the best, for youngest readers, we have ever seen. Our youngsters are always .delighted with it. Every family where there are young children, should at once subscribe for it. $1.50 a year. Address John L. Shorey, 13 Washington st., Boston, Mass. PET KRSONS 1 MA