Democratic State Ticket, €. T. Alexander, Esq. he Leniral. Press of last werk, whose rodustions of two or three mongrel, jettifogging lawyers aid demagogue po liti- gts } cut A from their woth" ers’ apron ringers they had learned either good sense’or good manners, attempt- ed to assail the character of Mr. Alexander, our candidate for Assembly, by vague and unsupported charges to the effect that he ‘was not a Union man. The record of Mr, Alexander proves the" authors of this calumny the most unmitiga- ted of liars. oie . In 1861, alter the declaration by Con- gress that the war wag to be conducted for the supremacy of the Constitution, the pres- ervation of the Union and the enforcement of the laws, and not for the abolition of sla very or the destruction of the rights of the States, Mr. Alexander went actively to work to raise a company for the three years service, which was nearly filled to the full quota, when he was calied from home to fol- low to the grave the body of his brother who had becn mortally wounded at Drains- ville, Daring his absence, the Central Press the Tory organ in this town, came out with an editorial denouncing Alexander and thos® engaged with him in raising the company, and succeeded, by its infamous lies, in hay- iug the whole organization disbanded,— Who was discouraging enlis'men's then ? The next charge made by Sankey, Furst & Co.,—we mean the Press,—is that Mr. Al- exander refused to act as Vice President of a “Union War Meeting.” The facts con- cerning this alleged war meeting are famil- iar to the people of this county. It was not called as a War meeting, bat ss a Un- ion meeting, for no other purpose than that of giving 1 N. M’Allister an opportunity £0 abuse Democrats, and to build up the po- litical for'unes of the Union League. Mr. Alexander was not at the meeting and knew ‘] nothing of 1b until he saw a leng Secretary's report very laudatory of Li, N. M’Allistey as a loyal man, published in the Press, over hia signature. The same thing had heen practiced for some time in this county, by the same men, and Mr, Alexander promptly informed the peopie that he was not at the meeting, that he did not write the report which was published over his signature, and denounced them for the palitical impo- sition they were attempting to practice up- on the people under the cry of ¢Uuion,” when itis well xnown that the very men who were heading the Union League in 1860 were in favor of letting the Union slide. Pretty patriots, truly, to denounce men es traitors, who have always. under all cir- cumstances, upheld the Union. BELLEFONTE, PA. AA AAA AAA AAAANAAAA AAA ry Friday Morning, Sept, 25, 1863 Se yd : GRORGE WOODWARD OF ‘LUZERNE. FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT. WALTER H. LOWREE OF ALLEGHNY. County Ticket. © BOR ASSEMBLY, ALEXANDER, of Bellefonte, +6. Ts win dl PROTHONOTARY, JAMES H. LIPTON, of Mileshurg, ° FoR REGISTER’ & RECORDER, J. P. GEPHEART, of Millbeim. nt JOR TREASURER, JOHN SHANNON, ef Centra Hall. FOR SHERIFF. RICHARD CONLEY, : of Gregg Township, YOR COMMISSIONER, JAMES FORESMAN, of Sncw Shoes. FOR AUDITOR, J. W. SNYDER, of Ferguson Townehip, that of the presentment, by a bare majority of a packed Grand Jury, in the sommer of 1861, for publishing the truth. The public FOR CORONER, JOSEPH ADAMS, viens. hands, It is well known that there wero | but two Demoerats upon that jury, and that but thiricen men signed the presentment, — Since then, five of these men have admitted | that they had never seen the Watchnan, or | read whet it contained, and tAree of them are now working, heart and soul, for the election of Mr. Alexander. The articles that caused the chivalric M’ Allister to rant and rave, and the nigger-worshiping ignora- muses that signed the presentment to de. clare that the Walchman was giving ‘‘aid and comfort to the rebels,” were written by —————— ‘Democratic HMectings ! Mestings of the Domoeracy will boheid at tho wllowing times and places: PLEASANT GAP, Friday, (2 o'clock,) Sept 23. Pine Grove, Satarday, (2 o'clock,) Sept. 26. John H Orvis, W. J. Kealsh, Wm. ¥ Reynolds P. Gray Meek, Joe W. Furey, C. T. Alexander, John P. Mitchell, Col. Reuben Keller and other apeakers, will meet and address the people at the above naned loealities. Fi 2 . The last charge against Mr. Alexander is | | are too well acquainted with that infumous | -{ affair to need any explanation now at our | DEMOCRATS! RALLY! MASS MEETING! A GRAND MEETING of the citizens of Cen. tre, Clinton and the adjoining counties, who are ia favor of the supremacy of the Constitution and the enforcement of the laws, and opposed to all arbitrary arrests ard evory other feature of ty~ ly to ask, if Mr. Alexander and ourself were guilty of giving “aid and encouragement {o ourself and publisted without the con- gent of Mr. Alexander. To close this, for the present, we have on. renoy and despotism, will be held at, PLEASANT GAP. tre County, Pa., on F RID AY September So 1863, at 3 o'clock, P. M + MON. CHARLES R. BUCKALEW, +! HON, WILLIAM ‘A WALLACE, H. Orvis and C. T. Arrxaspsr Esqs ot Ne speakers. will be present to address the Democracy. (By order of the COMMITTEE, " Mass Meeting. Te SA Se Grand Demoerati A grand Democratic MEETING To ratify the nominaticn of WOODWARD AND LOWRIE, will be ‘held in Bellefonte, Centre, County, ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3d, 1363. Let the Democracy turn out, en masse, from every portion of the country, and show the tyrant at Warten that the people are yet jealous of their liberties and are determined to mamtain Come with banners and with flags, with shouts and with songs, and let there be such a glo- rious outpouring of the people as shall make the mountains and them. “| from all parts of this county, but from all | don, Blair and Clearfield do we hear of prep Le wb Sent the rebels,” as that presentment said, why were we not ‘tried and punished ? Tow comes it toat as soon as the election was over, nothing more was heard of it ? emocrats Rally! The Democratic Mass Meeting to be held in this place on the 3d of October, promises to be onc of the largest gatherings ever held in the central part of the State. Not only sections of Clinton, Urion. Mifflin, Hunting- arations being made by fhe people to come in all the greatness of their numbers to par- take of this ‘feast of reason and flow of soul,” and to rebuke by their presence the mad spirit of abolition fanaticism ‘that has wrecked our old ship of State upon the shoals and breakers of disunion. We are glad to see this spirit manifested by the Democracy, and will promise them that they shall not be disappointed. Ex. © Gipt. Foister. ‘It is not yebasoertained for gertain that torial oolumng are now weekly filled with | Forster, the man who is seeking promotion at the hands of the abolitionists, will ac- cept the nomirfation tendered kim by the ¢Royal League} of this place. But even if he should, what claim can his friends pre- sent for him when asking the support of the people? Certainly not that he has the abil ity to represent “old Centre in the Legisla- tive Halls.” Why, he has not the first gualification—knows not even the first prin- ciples of law or government, nor has he the least idea of the wants and necessities of those he would represent, and never, we suppose, made a speech in his life, unless 1t was to repeat . *0n Linden when the sun was Tow,” or something of that kind at some country school exhibition, It is certainly not on ac- count of patriotism, for he would not have gone to the army at all had he not been sure believe he would be appointed Lieutenant Colonel, It was the love of ‘‘greenbacks” and Not country that mmdaced Aim to volun- teer. If not, why did he not go at the out- break of the war, as a private, for thirteen dollars per month 2 Why did he lie around home for more than a year aiter the fall of Sumpter, until he could induce enough of his neighbors’ sons to volunteer, to form a company, and give him the command? - Is that the kind of patriotism that deserves promotion and ‘commands respect ? We think hardly, All the claim we can see, is that he has sold himself, body and breeches, to ihe ab- olitionists, and 1s willing to endorse all the infamous acts of the Administration for a few dollars or the sake of office. And if our Democratic friends wish to cast. their votes for a man without talert, experience or abil- ity, for a man who joined the army because he was promised an office, for a man that will protect treasury plunderers and shoddy contractors, for a man who is in favor of carrying on the war until every negro in the South is freed, for a man who believesin the equalization of the races, and would enslave the white laborer with taxes to purchase the negroes of the South, for a man who en- dorses Abraham Lincoln and Andy Curtin, then, we would say, vote for Heary Forster Bat if you would vote for a man of sense, of alility, of influence and principle, a man who 18 favor of Jow taxes, peace and Union, vote for Cyrus T. Alexander. 2 Capt. Blair—His Treachery. Capt. W. H. Blair, of the <M’ Allister Rifles,” has unconditionally surrendered to the abolitionists, coat, straps, boots and all, He has gone back again to his first love, and [ thank the Lord for his departure. True, he was picked up by the Democrats, clothed, fed and slipped into the Legislature; true, he asked tha Democrats to make him coun. ty Troasnrer, and when he failed to obtain that, begged of them to send him to the State Senate, but the faithful of both par- ties said No, and he was elected to tay at home, This was too much for the worthy Capuain, for he was thus left to the dire ne- cessity of ‘work or die. “Die,” says he, and the Captain found himself on both sides of the fence, On Saturday last he wended bis way to Howard in company with Weaver Furst and Johnson (nice company that, for a Democrat) and in his ‘travail, delivered himself of a speech in favor of the election of Andy Curtin. Nevertheless Benedict Ar- nold proclaimed not his “loyalty” in louder tones than did Billy Blair his Democracy. — But 7 “Trust not the cunning waters of his eye, For villainy is not without such rheum ; And Ze, long traded in it, makes itJseem Like rivers of remorse and innocgney.” The negro-worshipers have engaged him to demolish the Democracy. What a havoc he’ will make, barring the secret fund of the Royal League. They are all delighted with him, and we are delighted too, that our par- ty is rid of him, No doubt the servant will prove worthy of his master, for Billy has already began to sing: Alexander and Cmsar and Nebuchadnezzar Never found out that this was true, That I'll be the tool to drink at the pool, For pay and for office for you.” All we have to say is ‘ Go, Billy, go, and ‘Joy be with the flittin’.” Its “an ill wina that blows nobody good,” and we have gained by your. desertion. Honest Martin Stone, who spoke in the Club Room on Monday evening last, will more than make up for your loss, and we'll bet our hat he told more truth than you have done in all the speeches you have mada for the Royal Eegue. To prove our assertion, we will pit honest'Martin against the Captain of the President Prerog is con dently expected to | be present to address the meeting. Hon. | the “Bucktails,’’ with the noble ! GEORGE W. WOODWARD, will be here without fail. The services gif the Lock Haven Brass Band have been se- cured for the occasion, and everything pre- pared for one grand, patriotic demonstration ) that will strike terror to the hearts of the | enemies of Democracy and our country. | Come, then, in wagons, in carriages, [in | baggies, on horse-back, with brilliant flags | and flaunting banners, marching to the spir- | it-stirring music of the fife and drum ; and high above the din, let your voices be heard shouting for our glorious principles and can- | didates, for the Union and the Constitution, | “M’Allister Rifles,’ in a public discussion. to be held in front of the Court House, on W, H. Wirre and the gallant Col. Kane, of | any evening Before the election ihat may be fixed upon by the Captain, or a committee of Royal Leaguers. Do you accept, Capt. Blair? a0 eee Democrats, Are You Assessed? If not, attend to it immediately. Go at once and see if your names are on the list. iemember that Friday, October 2, is the last day on which you can be as- sessed, in oracr to entitle yom tu a vote at the coming erection, np Pad [7 Let the soldiers vove.—dAbalition pa- per. Thats the talk. That's just what we of a Captaincy, and had conceit enough to |’ Tax Payers of Contre County, Read. p—mmie n” wn o Who "dpproved’s bill ‘that tack from the | tax payers of Pennsylvaia. eightteen mil- lion of dollars, and gave it to the Penn: sylvania Rail Road Company ¥ A, G. Cu, TN, = bof ” Wy Who transferred the State and its Legis- lature into the hands of this plundering corporation A, G, CumRmN.. & Who made an agreement with this same Company, by which it was to pay the State $75,000 per annum —concealed that agree- ment and afterwards surrendered it to the company, without even preserving a copy or memorandum of it ? A. G. CurtIN. Who permitted the soil of our State to be invaded ‘by the Confederate, -and then said he had no power to defend the State when thousands upon thousands of our citizens were on hand ready to repel an invasion and protect our homes ? A. G, CURTIN. Who crawled to Washington, like a poor miserable beggar, and there on bended knees, implored Father Abraham to allow him to protect our State Capital 2 A. G. Curtin. : Who through imbecility and carelessness failed to have proper credit given our coun- ty for volunteers furnished and permitted hundreds of our citizens to be dragged from their homes and compelled to redeem them- selves by three hundred dollars blood money ¢ A. G. CurmN, Who . took . from the citizens of Centre county over .one hundred and ten thousand dollars, by his neglect to properly credit them with the amount of men furniched to the army ? A. G, CURTIN. NATURALIZED CITIZENS READ !! Who took an oath before high heaven, swearing that he would not vote, nor give his influence for any maa for any office in the gift of the peonle, unless he be an American born citizen, nor if h2 b2 a Ro- man Catholic? A. G. Curtin, Who took an oath before high heaven, swearing that if ever elected for appointed to any official station conferring on him the power to do so, he would remove all FOR- EIGNERS, ALIENS or ROMAN OCATIO- LICS from office or place, and that in no ease would he appoint such to any office in his gift? A. G. Cartin.’ Bn Who swore to keep the nbove, infamous 03ths SACRED AND'INVIOLATE, through life, A 2G Curtin. Who was the first secretary of Sta‘e unde a "Know Nothing Governor? A. G. Cur: tin. . Who traveled over this “State in. 1854. organizing know Nothing Ledges A. G. Curtin, Who took au oATH to proscribe you on acconnt of your birth place and Religion ? A. G, Curtin. 8 FREEMAN OF CENTRE READ. Who boasted in this town on .the Night of the olection in 1863, that he. had his heel ON THE NRCKS OF DEMOCRATS, and would keep it there for three years?- A. G. Cur- TIN. Who permitted the minions of Federal authority, tu enter the Capitol of our State and drag from their homes, honest, patriot- ic citizens, and 1ncarcerate them in the loathsome, cclls of military prisons, with- out warrant orcause? A. G. Curtin. Who pardoned the Abolition miscreants, at Bloomsburg, after they had been found guilty of rioting, by Judge and Jury ?—A, G. Curtin, hii oi Who gave a respite to a negro murderer in Philadelphia, and at the same time re- fused to grant a few days to an Irishman convicted of the same offence ? A. @, Cur- in. : ¥ Who appointed contractors that clothed the three wonths men in shoddy. gave them blankets thin as air—furaished them shoes with pine shaving soles—and fed them on rotten Herring and Stinking Beef ? A. G. Curtin, Who rode over the terrible battle field at Ge.tsbuig, and on hearing a wounded . offi- cer: exclaim, ‘this is an awful slaughter of Pennsylvanians,” remarked it mattered little, there were plenty more to take their places ?” A. G. Curtin. 3 Who attempted to force the State militia into. the service of the United States for six months or longer 2 Andrew G. Cur tin. : Who keeps that miserable pack of shod- dy contractors, horse thieves, and public robbers, that furnished the three months men, with rotten blankets and worth- les clothes, still in employ? A. G. Cur- tin. or The above charges are not alone ours but are preferred against the shoddy candidate by men of 'his own party, and we dareor defy the pittifoggers that edit the Press, H, N. McAlister, Billy Blair, or any of the rest of the contemptible ‘pack of political demagogues, that are now belching forth their abolition’ doctrine in’ this. county to deny them, i Wz désite to call the attention of our readers to “an important letter” in the Cen- tral Press of the 18th of September, over the signature of ‘Capt. Harry Foster,” Ifarrys conversion to republicanism is not based upon any good reason that he can give for leaving the Democratic party, on ac- count of its doctrines, principles or faith,— Nor does he pretend to point ont why his ‘‘esteem” for Judge Woodward has been changed. since is patrtotism and former principles came in contact with each other, Justice and Liberty. Bring with you your | democrats want. Buf we want them to vote wives aad little ones—let thew presence 00Mstitutionally, Send them home by com. shame the *‘shoddy contractors” and blab. ' Panies and regiments, Republican and Dem- ! i hall be perfectly ‘con- cowards who denounce you as ‘cop- 0¢rat elike, and we s P! y. boring ¥ P But to send home Republicans to erheads and traitors.” | tent. : 4 Don't put off making your arrangements Vole for Andrew G. Curtin, while demo- to come to this “grand rally” till the last °rata are kept 1n the field, that is what we | object to. » valleys of old Centre ring again, Hon. Geo. W. Woodward has expressed his intention to be with his ‘Centre county friends on this occasion. : Hon. W. H. Wirtg, Col. Kane and 8. H. Revworps; Esq., will positively be present to address the people, and other able speak- erg are expected. : : The Lock Haven and Boals- burg Brass Bands will hein at- tendanee. win day, but prepare at once, and let us show that even at the home of “‘Shoddy Andy.” thousands of his fellow-citizens contemn and scorn him. Catholic, who would vote for Curtin, afrer EE what he said the might of the election; that B&y~ Owing to the absence of the editor he did not thank any Irishman, or German, and lack of sufficient forgs in the office, we for their votes, for he did not need them, are compelled to issue our paper with less Does he need them now? Well, we think than the usual amount of reading matter | he might need a tew to help keep hig cred- this week. it from going underall at once. (= Where is the Irishman. German, or, resulting in his sound conversion to. at lgast. the emoluments of office vr the promise of prowotion But with all the care and pru- dence which the “Royal League of this Borough could bestow, to raft, revise, cor- rect and iniprove the “important letter,” and in their hurry to give it position in the columns of their emit machine, lest Harry might, 1 the meantime, fail to be promoted, and thus thwart their designs, they, unfor- tunately for their cause, forgot fo erase from the manuscript Harry's opinion ‘of Judge Weodward, Here it js: ‘Bold, able avd independent, a8 he undoubt. edly is, how long do you suppose he would occu- py the Executive Department of the State with: out an open rupture with the Administration?” Preemen of Centre county, this needs ne comment. Harry admits that no able states- Washington. Why 2 Need we draw. the conclusion and answer this mpotsant fnqui- ry? 3 We give the answer: Because the ad- ministration has no ability, no wisdom, no principles, and, therefore, they feel alarmed to sce so bold, fearless and able a man as Judge Woodward clevated to the Exeentive | Department for fear of a rupture, Harry says so. ‘wan could possibly administer the Govern- | ment of the Keystone State without ruptu- § ving with the imbecile Administration at |g One of the most dangerous enemieg e Constitution, and to the system of e wenbaiader which we live, is now. busily engaged. and will either work out the overs throw of the | American Republic, or will itself be oyerthrown. Ly its inveterate foo, the Democratic party.—There b23 been a this government seeking to enlarge its’ powers, and to lesson the powers of States | in the same proportion. After having been overthrown in the convention which framed the Constitution, one wouid think the | scheme for a strong central government | tebe ing was hold in the Club Room, in this place on Monday evening last. Messrs. Deise and = Atwood of Lock Hoven, and Martin Stone; Flsq, of this place, addressed the club. = The occasion was one of much interest, and passed off’ gloriously. rarer it Ey Deteat of Gen. Rosecrans. Late news from Gen. Rosezrans’s army, and driven back to Chattanooga. Whether this news can be relied on, is bard to tell, but the accounts are not at all encouraging. eos Thaddeus Stevens’ Platform, The following is an extract from a speech delivered by Thaddeus Stevins, at Christian Lancaster County on the 17th of september 1863. This infernal old villian here gives ut- terance to’ a doctrine that would sink a devil to deeper damnation and shame of the vilest wretch on God's footstool. Ie here avows his hostility to the Union and the Constitution, and prays God to forbid that they should ever be restored as they were before the war broke out. * Can Republican conservatives ‘endorse , such infamous doc- trines 2 We hope not. “Upon the issue of the Pennsylvania and Ohio election depends more than on the vic- tories in the field.” ! «The rebels at Richmond, you will goon learn, are less infamous traitors than those Democrals assembled to-day al Lancaster.” “The only way to conquer the South was such as I stated while in Congress, vis: fo Liberate the slaves, and. put arms in their hands.” . “We must conquer the Southern States, and hold them as Conquered Provinces.” “The Union as it was, and the Constitu- tion as tt i3~God forbid 4t I" Juige Woodward’s Decision On The 8o.diers’. Voting, In 1861, John Thomson, Abolitiogist, re- cetved a majority of the votes of tie citizens of Philadelpbia, at home, for the office of chert. Mr. Ewing. Demosraf, his oppo- nent, with the vote of the citizens at home and in the army, had a majority over Thomson, and received the certificats of election and entered upon’ the duties of the office. Thompson contested the right of Ewing to hold the pogidon in the Common Pleas of thar city, on the ground of the unconstituticnality of the Soldiers’ Vole! The matter was carried up to the Suprems Court, and Judges Woodward, «Strong and aftirmed ihe decision of the court below. Judge Woodward, then must have been governed wholly by le:al considerations in his decision and nit by party motives, for if the. latter bad had any controlling influence with him, he would not have Democrat, would have retained the office of Sheriff’ the emoluments of which are nearly equal, if nct altogether. to the salary of the President of tue United States, It was. the cupidity of an Abolitionist that forced sncn a decision, and hence cast aside the soldiers vote anc thus disfranchised them. Will the Abolition journals in ravings tell us whether legal and Constitutional = motives governed Judge Woodward and a majori- y of the Bench, in the ‘matter ‘of Thomp- son vs Ewing, or political considerations and pr-judices ? Which ? KEEP IT BRFORE THE PEOPLE. That Andrew G. Curtin, the shoddy can- didate for Governor, signed the bill for the repeal of the Tonnage Tax on th2 Pennsyl- vania Railroad Company, against the re monstrances of Hon. 8. A. Pursiance, tis Attorny General, nnd Eli Skifer, his Secre- tary of state— Pittsburg Gazette, July 92: That he signed it “upon a private agree ment in writing. made made by. Thomas sum of $75.000 per annum into Treasury, which agreement he concealed from the people and afterwards surrendered to the company, without even preservinga copy of it.” That he signed three acts of a Repub- lican Legislature, “ Stripping the Sinking Fund of atleast EIGHTEBN MIL 1,10NS OF DOLLARS !I’—“THAT HIS NOM-: INATION WOULD BE DISGRACEFUL TO THE PAL TY AND HIS ELECTION I POSSIBLE !"—Pattsburg Gazette, August 5th. : : : It is only necessary to remind the readér that the journal making these bold and mon- strous charges is the ablest and most widely circulated Republican print west of the Allegheny mountains, a THESOLDIER'S RIGHT TO VOTE. ni L104 When a soldier returns to his election dis- trict, he resumes all the civil rights of citi» zenship, and his residence being unimpairel by his temporary absence, he has a right to vote on election day, but under the Cogsti- tution to which bis fealty is due, he can nc- quire no right to vote elsewhere, except by a change of residence from one district to another. * * *. The learned judge deprecates a construction that shall pis- FRANCHISE our volunteer soldiers. It strikes us that this id an inaccurate use of language. The Constitution would disfranchise no qual- ified voter, But, to secure purity of elec- tion, it would have its yoters in. the place where they are best known on election. day. I a voter voluntarily stays at home, or goes on a journey, or joins the army of his country, can it be said the Constitution has disfranchised him ? . Four of the: judges of this eourt, tiving in other parts of the State, find themselves, on the day of every Presidential elec ipn, in the city of Pitts- burg, where their official duties take them and where they are not permitted to vote, — Have they a right to charge the Constitution with dis{ranchising them ? Such is our case anda such is the case of the volunteers in the army. ~The right of suffrage is care- fully. preserved for both them and us, to be enjoyed when we réfurnito the places which the Constitution has aprointed for its exer cise. — Gro. W. WoopwARD. | Setter] if lft eese—, { [7 The New York Leader discovers a | new Madison Square perfume —Balm of a | Thousaud Bayouets, i A most enthusiastic Demoeratic meet. | advocates. But they have ever singe seems to indicate that he has been defeated | Lowrie, Democrats, and Read, Abolitionist: sugtained the inferior court, and Ewing, | A. Scott, for the company, to pay the: the, would have been lain forever aside by its : favor of Am | rant either of the American Republic, or of ) the: the pity now so shamefully misguiding 18 ine Ad at, aver wielded sword or per in ican liberty, the death war- 5 3 5 “+ His sentiments are most strongly ex hpresseq in fuvor of State Sovereignty, 1n it | sphere, J whenever occasion called them . forth In his first message t5 Congress, in “ es fi i “7 sping at work ever since the fos jdation of omg ons iene “affairs, was intended to ba left where the | “federal Convention found .t--in “Government, * * #* v'strongly or too earnestly warn you against - Bute * 3 I, cannot too ‘‘all encroachments upon the legitimate | “sphere of State sovereignty" Wastin i. | 2 its healthiul and invigerating in- | bored in the effort - to seize violently, what | oo the federal system” can ‘never | was peaceably. but firmly refused by the | people. For the first time in our history | | that party is completely iu power, and we | | have geen the rights of States seized either | violently and at ence, or gradually encroach- | ed upon until the situation is now most | alarming. The sovereign states of this Un- | ion granted whatever powers were. neces- | | sary for the purpose of maintaining a Na- | tional government, being most particular to | reserve to themselves, all others. Any en- | croachments apon the rights thus reserved, | | on the part of the general government, as quite as treasonable, quite ag mach variance with our system as would, be an attempt | by a State to’ re-take the powers “once | granted. ‘he attempt of the Southern | States to separate themselves: from the | ieague in which they are bound, is. mot | ‘more dangerous to American liberty than | the attempt being made at the North to wipe | out the line, distinctly drawn between | Federal and Local authority. And they | claim ihe right of seccession as a! | revoiutionary one, they defy the Constitution | {and the laws,” and boldly proclaim their | | purpose to subvert both and to withdraw | | from the Union. The Democratic party | has always been cppoged to this, and sent | forth its members by tens of thousands to | | asssist the Constitutional authorities in the hexecution of the resisted laws. Assured of | | the purpose for which the war’ was being | waged, by a Resolation of Congress declaring | that purpose to be, “to defend and mawntain i the suprémacy of the Uonstitution and to | preserve the Union with” all the dignity, equality. and rights «of ‘the seveval States | ummpared,” ihe whole population’ of the country, with all its treason, was placed at the disposal of those in power for the | suppression of the rebellion, and preservation | of the Union. Our fellow-ciiizens * rushed | by thousands (o do bat l= against the foes of | the Republic, and now their, bones bleach | upon the battle fields of the South, and wives find ‘children mourn for hu-banis and | fathers, they have struggled and died 3 and yei the: prospeet grows darker every hour. | dheir blood erieth from the ground; urging | us to maintain for their childrén the , old | government for which they died. We find | that government's molt dangerous foo pretending to . administer its laws. ‘and | leacing it in rapid strides to destruction. — | While they draw around them the shield o power to'protect them from the punishment | of law, lest ‘men torn from their homes, by | a ruthless conseription, should appeal to the | fame power for justice; the writ of Habeas | Corpus 1s suspended and all hope cat oft. — In direet opposition to the Resolution pass- ec at the extra session of Congress, m Ju- ly 1861,.thcy have reper t diy and ccnstant- ly interfered with the most sacred rights of States, and in effet, have overthrown the very Oomstitution they are’ pretending to protecc and’ defend. The Sates ara the foundation ot the Republic, and any attempt to weaken their powers, orto interiers with their rights is a direct blow at the govera- ment of the United Sates, and is therefore treason. — But tt is treason for a modern Democerst to declare in favor of the great rights for which our fathers struggled “and { died. One who holds the doctrines: of Jef- | ferson ‘o-day.and edvocates them is a “Cop- perhead,”’—and not wishing t5' be classed in the order serpeates, we prefer rather to let one speak who stood precisely where the Demoeratic party stands now, and who was one of he brightest luminaries which ever sppeared in onr political horizon. We take it for granted that all who are possessed of common sense, and of, the means of ascer- taming the truth, Kkpow that violence of the most dangerous kind has been commit. ted upon the State Goyernming, and tiat an authority is now assumed, by those who administer the Gen rul Government, hich never belonged to them, and whith never can, Constitutionally. If any have doubts upon the question they can be set foréver at rest by a reference to an act of Congress passed last Winter, to protect the: Presi. dent in his usurped authority, and to a speech of Thaddeus Stévens, the Republi- can chairman of the Committe of Ways and Means in the last Congress. ‘in which « he said that no one but a fool would pretend to say that the Constitution had not heen violated. There is no question but that the Constitution has “been repeatedly set aside, and measures taken in direct opposi- tion to it, ; We propose to show the opinion enter- tained by a Democrat in the past, on (hat subject, and which is the sentiment of the Democratic party now.—No one has stood higher in the history of our Nation than Andrew Jackson. [lis menory is venerat- ed by every Tover of his country,” and his sentiments respected and believed by all men of all parties. We purpose to make a few extracts from. his public papers. In ‘1863 when {jibe South Carolina Nullifica- tion threatened the dissolution of the Union and the boldest minds shrank back from the dark and dangerous question; he, while de- termined to execute the laws of the United States to the last letter, was mest. particu- lar'in his ‘respect to the laws of States, and after he: hadi passed safely ‘and triumphant. ly though that dark: period we find him de- claring for State rights, in the strongest terms. La his inaugural address in 1833 we find the’ following passage, “My ex- “““perience m public concerns, and the bbser- | ‘‘vations ot a hfe somewhat advanced, con-.| “firm the opinion long since imbibed by we “that the dustruction of our State govern- ‘ments or the annihilation bf their annihi- | ‘lution of their control over the local con- | ‘‘cerns of the people, would lead direotly to “Revolution and anarchy, and fiually to | same position to-day, | was never before the people. The Demoeratic party occupies the very 0 and yet, for their ef- forts to resist “every effort to claim any- thing beyond the Constitution,” its mem- bers are called traitors, and many of thom have passed weary months in prisons for that offence. What is said of those who advocate such sentiments as the following extracted from Jacksons Farewell address | “If such a struggle is once began and the “citizens of one section of the Country are | “arrayed in arms against those of another | “tin doubtful conflict, let the battle result “as it may there will be an end to the Un- “ion, and with it an end to ‘the hopes of “freedom. The victory of the injured, would “not secure to them the blessings of liberty “it would avenge their wrongs, bat they ‘would themselves share in the common ru. jn. ¢ Such are the sentiments of one 1 whose footsteps they tell us Abraham Lincoin is treading. Jeft Davis might claim. the same with equal propriety. Can any hope that we are not in danger ot destruction from the eauses hes so wisely pointed out? One fact should answer that question. We are going into a State eles tion Weare to chose a Governor, a Judge of the Supreme Court, members of the leg- isiature; a more important Stale election But not a single candidate for Federal office is before the. Yet inthe Republican State Cor. vention which met at Pittsburg and nomin- { ated A. G. Curtin for Goverror not a gin- gle resolution was passed in regard to State affairs, just as comple'ely are we merged in the General government, in the opinion of the Republican “party, just so far has centralization already gone. The most important era in the history of our State 15 upon us. ‘The citizens of Penns- ylvania will tuis fall decide her destiny and theirs, not only for Padus but for all time, May the God of Nations guide them aright. Howard Pa, } Sep. 22, 1863. § ham JBM We are creditably informed, says the Danville futelligancer, that a tow daysago, a gentleman (?) in shoulder straps, weariag Un'ted States Uniform, and thereby indi ating that he was Tne of the dervants af the “Government” in one of the Hotels of this e, expressed a wish that negrass of the South would come up Notvth and drive vvery IRWSHMAN and DutcnMax out of the country. 'I'his 18 the sentiment, the wish of ali of the Agents of the Administraetion.—*Trish- men and Dutchmen,” © what think ye of being dviven out of the - country ‘by ne- groes ? ® Saat tN {7 Those who desire to elect office seek- ers, and renegade Democrats . should bo sure and work for Oapt. ‘Foster ‘and Saml.. Hagpt, & — NEW Tear ee sep ADVERTISEMENTS. : THEGRFAT American Tea Company, 51 VESEY STREET, N. Y, Sinee its organization, has created a new‘eta in the history of Wholesaling Teas in this Country, They Bavo introduced their selections of TEAS, and are seiling them at not over Two Cents (.02 Cents) per poun above cost; Never deviating frovthe ONE PRICE aster. Another pecuharity oi the Company is tht their Vea TASTER Dot only devotes Lis time to the selestion of their THAS as to quality, value, and partienlarstyles for particular localitivs of country, but he helps the Tea buyer to choose out of thetr enormous stock Ha as aye bose adapted. to iis particular wants, and not only this, but points out to him the best bargains. It is easy to see the incalculable advantage a PEL Dovey has in this establishment over all - others. WET If heis no judge of Tea or the Market, if his time is valuable, he has all tho benefits of a well organized System of doing business, of an im- menso capital, of the judgment of a protessionat Tea TasTER, and the kuowledge of superior sales- men. This enables all Tea huyers—no matter if they are thousands of miles from this market—to pur- * chase on as good terms here as the New Fox merchants, Parties can order Tess and will be served by us" as well aa, though they came themselves, bein; sure to get original packages, true weights an tazes; and the Teasare warranted as reprosonted. We istue a price list of the Company’s Teas, which will be sent to all who order it; compri- sing ; Hysen, Young Hyson., Imperial. Gun- powder, Wwankay and Skin. OOLONG, SOUCHONG, ORANGE & HY- , : ¥ SON PEKOE, . J APAN'TEA, of every description, colored and ~ ¢ . uncolored. $a r This list has each kind of Tea divided into four ¥ classes, namely : CARGO, 4igh CARGO, FINE. 3 FINEST, that every cue may understand from description and the prices annexed, that the Com- 4 pany are determined to undersell the whols TRA £ trade. We suarantee to soll. ALL owr TEAS af mot aver TWO CENTS (.02 Cents) per pound above cost, believing thia to be attractive to the man *‘DESPOTISM and MILITARX DOMINAT.ON. In ‘proportion, therefore, as the General Gov- | “ernment encroaches upon the rights of the | “States, in the same proportion does 1t jm- | tion.” And again in his farewell “uddress to the people of the United States he says — “The legitimate authority of the “Constitu- ‘tion is amply sufficient forall the purpos- ‘‘es for which it was created ; and its pow- “ters being ‘expressly enumerated, there cen ‘be no justification for claiming anything “beyond them. | Every attempt tof claim | “anything beyond these limits should be “promptly and firmly opposed. For: one “evil example will lead to other mea- sures till more miscliivous; and tif the principle of © the constructive ‘‘powers, or supported advantages, or tem. |’ “porary circumstances. shall ever. be per | “mitted to justify the assumption of a pow- “or not given by the Constitution, the gen- ‘<gral government will ‘before Tong absorb all the powers of legislation and vou: will “‘have in effect but one consolidated govern- | “ment.” Here ig written, by the might. “ability to fuilill the porposes of its i “parr its own powe- and. deyracs from, its | 1 and the host make of Silver Plate articln is warranted to be as rapresentedd, and satisfaction guaranteed. who have heretofore been paying enormous profits Great American Toa Company, i IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS, Nu ‘51. Veto Streot, Naw Terk. Bopt. 18, 18635. Y The undersigned would respectfully in- WY AICHES, JE WELRY, AND SIL. VEE WARE. ;. 0 ‘vite your attention to his well "selecte ir i stock of Pine Gold and Silver Aa Fine Gold Jewelry of every kind and variety lof styles—comprising all of the newest and most beangifid designs. Also, SOLID SIL VER WARE. equal to coin—, Ware Bach; 1%" Walches and Jewelry carefully repaired; JACOB HARLEY, (Successor to Stauflor & Harley.) | No. 622 MARKET Street, PHILAD'A, Bept=18, 1863— dm. win Ayer’s Sarsaparilla,
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