BELLEFONTE REPUBLICAN.
W. W. BROWN, .1
A. B. HUTCHISON,
Terms, $2 per Annum, in Advance,
BELLEFONTE, PA
Wednesday Morning, January 13, '69
NOTICE.
We send out this week a copy of our
paper to a number of our friends and
acqtaintances who, as yet, have not
become subscribers, with the hope that
they will read it and subscribe for it.
If.you do not wish to, subscribe, you
rieeti,not return the paper to this office,
"as we will-not continue to send it more
than once or twice, unless you become
a subscriber, and notify us according
ly.
'We have been too busily engaged in
getting our office in order, and the ma
terial for the publication of our paper,
to visit the townships, and to call per
sonally upon our Republican friends.
We may do so hereafter; but we re
quest you not to wait for this.
With the paper we send you a Pros
pectus upon which we hope you will
write your own name, and get the
names of as many of your neighbors;
as you can conveniently, and send them
to us without delay, and thus aid in
the support of our enterprise, and . in
the dissemination of Republican prin
ples.
To Our Patrons.
As we have adopted the System of
Cash Payments in advance for sub
scriptions, we expect our regular sub- .
scribersto remit to us at once the
amount due for the current year. We
shall make it a rule to stop the papers
of those neglecting this notice after the
third number, and hope, by treating
ail alike, that no exception will, or can, -
be taken to a course that is necessary
to newspaper success in these times.—
We also hope to receive orders for the
paper from a.large number of our citi
.zens - whose names are not yet on our
'books. Gen. Theodore Gregg has
'kindly consented-to act for us in receiv
ing orderszfer s'ttb,Scription, advertising
and job work, -and orderS - given 'him
wall receiVeproinPt attention. Adver
iisers, and others, desiring matters in
serted in the REPUBLICAN should have
them-in "the office on Monday of teach
week, at the latest.
Base :LivPacrisY,,
The Watchman of Last v'eek con
vet's to its readers the following bit of
:intelligence :
"The Democrats in the Legisla
' ture, in their eaucas on last Tues
" day morning, nominated for P. M.,
" P. Kepheart, Esq., of this place; for
" Messenger, Isreal J. Grenoble, of
" Gregg township ; for Transcribing
" Clerk, Chas. Smith, of Unionville ;
" for Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, Jn o.
" Ward, of Halfmoon, and for Assis
" taut Door-Keeper, George. Chase,
"of Pine Ci-rove.. - All of these gen
" tlemen are returned soldiers except
" Mr. Kepheart. Three of them are
" maimed for life, but this made no
." difference to the Radical majority
-" who voted these men down, and
gave the offices to able-bodied stay
' at-home endorsers of negro equality
"and New England rule."
If this is not the meanest kind of
sycophancy and hypocrisy, we are no
judge. In the first place if there had
been any hope of these men being
elected they would not have been nam
ed for the respective positions. In
. the second place, the very fact that so
many were named from Centre coun
ty, shows conclusively that Mr. Meek
and his fellow-Democratic members,
looked upon Centre county as lost to
the. Democratic party, unless they
.could do something to manufacture
sympathy. "Drowning men, Sze."
Again—Mr, Kepheart has worked
:for the party until he has grown gray
headed in the ranks, Did Mr. Meek,
or the leaders of that party, ever at
tempt to make him Post Master, or
help him to any other position when
they were in the majority, and there
fore bad the povier to do so? Shame
on such bare-faced hypocrisy.
As to the soldiers being rejected by
the "Radical majority" there must be
some reason for that. It was not be
cause they were soldiers, or maimed
soldiers, but it was because, being sol
diers, and having fought nobly for the
rations life and honor, for some reason
best known to themselves, they saw
proper to vote contrary to the way
they shot, and tc act and sympathize
with the rebels and their anti-war
friends—the Democrats of the North.
When did Meek become so interested
in the welfare of the Union soldier ?
His sympathies, it is well known, have
always been on the other side. This
fact being fully established, when the
" Radical majority" at Harrisburg
heard the names of these soldiers sug
gested for positions, would they not
at once conclude that there was some
thing wrong ? Either that they
were not soldiers at all, never had
been. or were deserters. Is not this
a correct inference ? Is it not true
now as ever, " that men are judged
by the company they keep" ?
We are confident, that every sol
dier who thinks, will saywe are right,
and that soldiers who have straggled
into the Democratic party, as at pres
ent organized and led, have made a
gross mistake, are out of their ele
ment and should make haste to re
trace their steps and take position
with the great Republican party. It
needs but a little -reflection for any one
to see the hypocrisy of Mr. Meek's ar
ticle, and the action of the Democrat
ic members of the Legislature.
When the name of that gallant sol
dier, Gen. Winfield S. Hancock, was
• brought before the New York Demo
!, ra ronxen tion last July as the can
date for,the Presidencyon the Demo
cratic-ticket, what did the leaders of
that party do ? Did they nominate
Gen. Hancock because he was a sok
dier—a gallant soldier? No. Because
he was a soldier, and a fighting Gen
eral, he was rejected and Horatio Sey
mour, a peace Democrat and semi
rebel " stay-at-home" was nominated
in his stead. They could not nomi
nate Hancock because that would be
endorsing the war and his Union sen
timents, which would drive from the
support of the party the rebel-ele
ment of the South. When there' as
some chance to honor Hancock they
refused to do it.
EDITORS
Again. How did these Maimed sol
diers of. whom Mr. Meek speaks, vote'
last fail for candidates for the Legis
lature? Men who wish to claim Ahe
sympathy of the people must at least
appear to be consistent. Mr. Meek,
the peace sneak, "stay-at home" reb
el sympathizer, was the candidate of
the Democratic party. Col. Gregg,
the noble soldier, the hero of two
wars—the Mexican and the late re
bellion—was the candidate of the Re
publican party. Did Mesbrs. Smith,
Ward, Grenoble and Chase, vote for
Col. Gregg, -and thus honor them
selves as well - as a gallant soldier? Or
did they vote for P. G. Meek, who
worked, printed and voted • against
soldiers getting a vote while with
their Regiments in the service? From
the fact that Mr. Meek brought them
so conspicuously before the Legisla
ture, 'we may correctly infer that they
voted for him. Is It any wonder then
that the "Radical majority" at Hat ,
risburg refused to give them posi
tions, or entertain doubts as to their
having been soldiers?
We say to our old friend Ward, as
well as to the others named, you can
not expect to play with fire without
being burned, and you cannot expect
to act and sympathize with the ene
mies of the country without being
disappointed.
When Gen. Beaver, who lost a leg
in the service, was a candidate for the
Legislature, did the " stay-at-home"
Democrats vote for and honor
Did they support - a - 0: Whippo, a
brave — piivate soldier in the Union
cause, whim he was the candidate of
the Republican party fsr. Sheriff
against an able bodied ''stay-at
home" _Democrat? Did these Dem
ocrats who claim 'to have so much
sympathy for soldiers, when it suits
them, vote for Capt. R. C. Chees
man, who lost a leg in the service of
hid country, and who was the candi
date of -the Republican party for
Treasurer, against J. D. ShUgert, an
ablel9died " stay-at-home" Demo
crat,and a member of the Court House
clique at that.
The fact is, ti - !e leaders of that
party have made it a point not only
to oppose, bat reject all s oldiers, when
there is any hope of success for the
able bodied "stay-at-home" semi-Teb
els who have managed to rule and
ruin the party for tLe last twenty
years.
"Oh, consistency thou art a jewel."
Try again, Mr. Meek.
Our Next U. S. Senator—John Scott.
There was never a period in the his- .
tory of the Republic= party when we
had so much reason to congratulate
ourselves as the present. Everywhere
triumphant in our elections, beyond
our most sanguine hopes - , we have now,
without suspicion of any Ring combi
nations, or any corrupt means being
used, secured, harmoniously, -and with
unanimity, a Representative in the
Senate of the United 'Seates, who will .
take the place there this great State is
entitled to occupy. Without discuss , -
ing, or in the least depreciating the
qualifications of his competitors, we
may safely declare that as a genuine
Representative of Pennsylvania, he
has no superfor. Clear-headed, hon
est, patriotic, true to the fundamental
principles of Republicanism, judicious
in accomplishing the objects of real im
portance to our success as a party, and
our weal as a State, we have the best
of reasons for rejoicing over his select
ion as our Senator, and we do rejoice
thereat.
TECE following very flattering notice
of our new paper we copy froth the
Bellefonte National and Industrial
Guide, our only Republican contem
porary in the county. We can cordial
ly reciprocate the friendly greeting of
our High street friends, and shall en
deavor in future to merit alike the good
opinions, not only of them, but of all
others, and to cultivate the friendly
relations which will aid so much in the
achievement of our common object,
the rescue of Centre county from Cop
perhead rule :
- The. first number of the Bellefonte
Republican appeared on thursday last:
Its appearance is neat, its Matter read
able, and the principles which it advo
cites are sound; while the parties con
ducting it, Messrs. Brown and Hutchi
son, are men of ability. We welcome
itsadvent, - as that of an efficient ally
in defense of the right; and in the•
name of the Republican party of Cen
tre county, we bid it God Speed.
The Kentucky style of Democrat, so
well represented by the gentleman im
ported by Mr. Meek to edit the Watch- -
man, and furnish political food to the
Democracy of Centre county. often in
dulges in notions remarkable for mod
esty. This valiant assailant of Brick
Pomeroy gets off a cols nii of editorial
items, and requests those copying these
brilliant gems as original to add, "sto
len from the Watchman." But why
does not this modest and brilliant youth
tell his readers where lie steals them?
"How long! Oh, Lord ! How long!"
will the militia of Arkansas interfere
with the rebel amusement of murder
ing negroes and Union men! Selah!
&few Thoughts for Honest Democrats
Hon. John Scott. -
The voice of the people - in a Repub
lican form of goveriment should be su
preme, or, as the old Latin adage has
it, vox populi, vox Dei. Nine years ago
the people of the United States in their
sovereign capacity declared in favor of
Annxibx LINCOLN for President of.
the United Statek In doing so, they
said to President BUCHANAri and the
Democratic party that the course they
were pursning did not accord with the .
ideas entertained by the American peo
ple, of a Republican' form of govern
ment. In fact it had become apparent
to every thinking man that the Demo
cratie-p arty had degenerated from what
it once was=the advocate and proteCtL
or of the people—to a base and heart
less aristocracy; having sacrificed eve
ry principle of the founders of the
Democratic party, and reared their
new or aristocratic party upon the bas
is that all labor - is degrading, and
some of the leaders, members of the
U. S. Senate went so far as to declare
"that capital should own its labor,"
thus placing the men of the North,
who were compellekto earn their bread
by the sweat of their brow, upon a lev
el with the negro slaves of the South,
and that they should, like them, be
driven to the' shambles and there
bought and sold as human chattels. .
The action of the party and the
course pursued by President BUCHAN
AN in the Kansas troubles, were so an
ti-democratic, so clearly and demons
trably wrong that thousands of the in
dependent, thinking men of the coun
try,, seeing through the veil by which
the leaders thought to conceal their de
sertion of principle, their treason to the
country and the black and damning
Crimes committed by_ them in the sac
red name of Democracy, bade adieu to
that party forever. The result, as we
have above stated,.was the election and
inauguration of ABRAHAM LINCOLN as
the constitutionally elected President
of the United States.
The leaders of the Democratic, party
in the . Sonth,-landed aristocrats as they
:wereiiialcing accustomed, to have their
own way and to being obeyed both . at
home and in the Government, resolved
that Democracy was Democracy no
longer ; that the will of the majority
amounted to nothing When it collided
with their imaginative rights, and that
the vox populi, vox Dei theory was (l
ly true when it suited their selfish and
aristocratic purposes. Hence the late
rebellion, the effort of the southern
Democracy to break up, split in twain:
and destroy the best government ever
established upon earth. . President Bu-
CHANAN, unlike ANDREW JACKSON,
declared that there was no power in the
o.e;:ustitution to coerce a State, and if
our . southern brethren wished to go out
of tht; Unson, there was no way to pre
vent it. In Oiese viewsle was second
ed by War. 13.[GE58 . , Senator of
this:State, by -j.ER.FmAn S. BLACK,
G-EO. N. WOODWA.RDi NESTER CLY
MER, W.M. B. REED, and ther promi
nent leaders of the party in -Pennsyl
vania:- By VALIANDIGLIAM and OEO.
H,P E :ipLETON, Of Ohio ; by Irooi-
REES of Indiana, by the WOODS, Ho-
RATIO SEY:IDER and • others of New .
York, and by the, leaders of the party
at that time in e•Yery State of the
•
North and West. •
At this same time where do we find
the Hon. JOHN SCOTT of *:Hunting
don, Pa, ? •Up to that dark lour in
our Country's history he had 11.13 n a
consistent member of the Democratic
party, working shoulder to shoulder
with Senator BIGLER, Judge WOOD
WARD, &c. Szc. But the conduct of
BUCHANAN and his adherents was too
much for Mr.. Scorr!s good sense,
sound patriotism, pure heart and logi
cal mind. He soon discovered that
the . party, like the good Samaritan, spo
ken of in . the scriptures, had fallen
among thieves and robbers, and lay
bleeding by the way-side. He saw
that they had drifted into and been
swallowed up by the dangerous mael
strome of Calhoun ideas and State
Rights theories, and that the hour had
come that either the Government or
the Democratic party must be de
stroyed. He was not long in determ
ining which should perish. Like that
glorious patriot Gen. Dix, he was ready
to say, "If any man attempts to haul
down the American flag, shoot him on
the spot." The Star Spangled Ban
ner and the Government were all in all
to him. Farewell party predelictions,
party names, party associates. He re
alized that these did not weigh a feath
er in comparison to the life of the Gov
ernment, the future glory and prosper
ity of the nation. He resolved to do
right : to take a firm stand with the
true friends of the country—the great
Republican party. From that day to
the present he has proved himself to
be one of the noblest as well as one of
the purest of Pennsylvardas sons, whom
the State and the Nation feel proud to
honor.
Senator BIGLER, VALLANDIGHAM,
PENDLETON, SEYMOUR and others a
bove named, who violated their own
doctrines of State Rights; who desert
ed the teachings of the fathers and
founders of the true Democracy' of the
country; who opposed the war waged
to save the Government; who synipa
thised with treason and traitors all
through the bloody four year's strug
gle, who esteemed party and place
More than principle or government,
where are they? BUCHANAN has paid
the debt of nature, and we say Requies
cat in pace. BIGLER, VALLANDIG
HAM, 'PENDLETON, SEYMOUR et id out
. genus are politically dead and their
names are a disgrace to, and a dead
weight upon, the party with whom they
act and a stench in the nostrils of eve
ry honest, patriotic, liberty-loving citi
zen.
But JOHN Scoter, who resolved
to do right at every sacrifice and at all
hazards, is to-day the honored, and . the
worthy nominee of the great Republi
can party for the office of U. S. Sena
tor, to which place; if be lives, he will
certainly be elected 'on the 19th inst.
by the Legislature - of Pennsylvania.
"A man's wisdom maketh his face to
shine"; so says the good Book, and he
who chooses the• path of rectitude 'and
duty, will sooner -. or later reap, his re
ward. Herein is food for thought.
Honest Democrats, young men of Cen
tral Pennsylvania, think of these things.
And if you have thus fir .acted with
the enemies of your country and, there
fore, in the minority, resolve to learn
a lesson from the history of Mr. Scow,
and enroll your names along with the
list of the Nation's" defenders in the
ranks of the Union Republican party.
The Governnr's Mes Sage.
Our columns are toe much crowded
to admit of the publication of the mes
sage of Gov. GEARY, although it is
one that we hope will reach every citi
zen, and be carefully read and consid
ered. We can only furnish a brief ab
stract of its principal pointS.'"
The Governor congratulates the Leg
islature upon the prosperous and peace
ful condition of the State and Nation,
and then proceeds to an exhibit of the
State finances. The public debt of the
State has been reduced in the past year
$2,414,816 63, and in the two years of
Gov. GEARY'S administration, $4,209,-
386 14, which irc'ertainly a most grati
fying exhibit.
The Governor recommends that the
State sell the Bonds of the Railroad
Companies which are not yet due and
apply the proceeds to reduction of the
debt of the Commonwealth. These
bonds are part of the purchase money
of the canals sold several years ago.
He recommends again the making
special provision for safe keeping of the
public funds, and _ urges that the ex
penditures 'be reduced and the appro
priations carefully considered- early in
the session.
He exhibits the condition of our
Common Schools showing that each
pupil cost the last year $7.74, and each
teacher on an average $195 17, which,
he remarks, is too small a salary to se
cure competent teachers, and recom
mends that compensation for teaching
should be more liberal. He says about
75,000 children do not attend school,
and recommends that something be
done to remedy this evil if possible.
The schools for soldiers' orphans are
flomishing, but are not sufficient for
the accommodation of all ; and the ap
propriation is not equal to the necessi
ties of those at present organized.
He remarks that the difficulties at
tending the past operations of the Ag
ricultural College are removed, and
predicts thatin future it will - prosper.
He announces that the Agency of the
State, at Washington is closed, and
that the hooks belonginlxercfo will
be transfe-frafiTtlfrAit,FutantGener
al's office.
He strongly recommends the passage
of a Registry Law that shall secure ev
ery legal voter his rights and exclude
the fraudulent votes which have been
so rounerous in our recent elections.
He rnoinmends the establishment
of an Insurance Department for the
protection of our citizens against un
substantial companies. He refers to
the new Insane Ho: vital, to the Re
port of Commissioners to assess losses
of citizens , of border - countiz.ls by Rebel
Raids; to the Medal aWar.ded Penn:.
L •ylvania for Anthracite coal 'by the Par
iS Reposition ; to the fact that no Tee
ord can be found of ans- authority - for
our State coat of Arms ; to the State
charities, recommending no increase of
appropriations ; to the Repcirt of the
Engineer on Fisheiies in the Susque ,
hanna ; to the Cattle Disease Commis
sion, etc. He recommends a desk at
the Capitol for the collection of statis
tics as to the principal material inter
ests of the State..
He transmits resolutions of the Ver
mont Legislature in reference to the
late THADDEUS STEVENS, and alsO
recommending the transfer of the Sol
diers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg
to the General Government. He re
fers to the deaths of TECA_DDEUS STEV
ENS and Hon. DAIMIN A. FINNEY,
members of Congress, in appropriate
terms. He transmits a list of persons
pardoned during the year, and the
reasons for the same. He recommends
that the Governor be authorized -to
commute death sentences to imp' risorr
ment or hard labor in his discretion,
and concludes with an elopuent review
of our past important political and ma
terial triumphs which the year has wit
nessed ; declares the public debt a sac
red obligation not to be impairedln any
Way, - and reminds our Legislature of
their obligations and responsibilities in
the government of the Common Wealth..
The message is an exceedingly able
and_ valuable State paper, and one that
honors its author. Gov. GEARY'.S
great success as Executive is so fully
appreciated by om• people throughout
the State, that we look upon his unan
imous renomination and triumphant
reelection as certain.
DELAY.—We were delayed in the
publication of our paper this week by
circumstances over which we could
have no control. W hen we get rightly
started the RErrrstagAN will make its
appearance every Wednesday regular—
ly.
SPOILED.—Brick Pomeroy has
spoiled Mr. Sierolf's speculation, by
stealing and publishing the manuscript
of his book entitled "Pomeroy:Un
masked."
HEREAFTER we will give a synOsis of
Congressional news and the proceed
ings of the State Legislature. • •
Editorial Items.
—Gibbon's tblook, Newark, N. J. was
burned Sunday night. Total loss $50,-
000. Insured for $30,000.
—Two hundred and ninety-three thou
sand gallons of petroleum went to Eu
rope from Philadelphia last weak.
—lt is gratifying to know that Presi
,dent Jolson in fifty-four days will be ono
of the plebeians of this country.
Col, J. W. H. Reisinger, of the Tier
esta. bee, has .purchased the - Penang°
Citizen, and contemplates running both
papers.
The Johnstown Tribune has been en
larged, and is now one of the largest as
it is one of the ablest Republican county
journals in the State.
Governor Geary held a reception at
the Executive Mansion, Harrisburg, on
Thursday evening, which was largely
attended.
----Two Montreal la dies rescued a skater
by-tying there cloaks together and haul
ing him out, while his male companion
were running for help.
—The Women's Medical College of
Pennsylvania has opened its nineteenth
annual session with a class of forty full
course students.
—The controller of St. Paul has been
impeached for refusing to countersign
the city bonds for the Superior Railroad,
on technical grounds.
—Jos. L. Whitefield's grocery, Wm.
S. Jackson's shoe store, and J. W. Down's
public hall, at Belleville, N. J., was burn
ed on the 10th inst. Loss, $lO.OOO.
—Among the new enterprises in "Mis
souri may be noted the collection of a
large number of live quails, which are
being shipped froin there to England for
domiciliation in parks. -
—Rev. J. D. Fulton, of Boston, thinks
that three facts stand in the way of wo
man's being helped by the ballot—God,
nature, and common sense.
—Reports from the interiar — oT 3lis
souri indicate a total failure of the fruit
crop for next year. On the line of the iron
Mountian Road, peach and apple trees
are already putting out buds.
—Sixty seven female teachers - in Cin
cinnati have petitioned for the same sal
ary as males, on the ground that they
find no reduction in. board bills on ac
count of sex.
Some illiterate fellow writes from
New York to Mr. O'Byrne, Mitchell's
counsel, Philadelphia, stating that he
killed Mrs. Hill, and that Twitohell is
innocent of the murder.
—lt is believed by the friends of Hon.
Alexander Ramsay,, of Minnesota, that
he will certainly be re-elected to the
United States Senate by the Legislature
of his State this winter.
—The inadvertence of a clerk in re
cording a deed, years ago, at Quincy,
whereby "nine sixtieths" was made to
read "nine sixteenths," has led to a law
suit involving $40,000.
—General Kilpatrick was, on Saturday
night, at Hartford, presented with two
thousand dollars worth of silverware, by
the Connecticut soldiers.
—The mail from Richmond-on-ea -
day was robbed of a package whilebeing
taken from the Potomac boat. Most of
what was stolen, however, will prove un
available.
Hon. John Minor Botts was buried
on the 10th inst., from St. James
church. Richmond. The State officials
and members of the Grant and Colfax
Association were in the procession. A
very large crowd of freedmen fo'lowed
the remains to the cemetery,
Alvin Congdon, a resident of Evans
burg, Crawford county, fell from the
platfordi of a car at the Lebanon Valley
Railroad Depot, Harrisburg, on Friday,
and was run over by a shifting engine
and instantly killed. Deceased, who was
about forty-five years of age, was travel
ing for his health.
A vary large deposit of iron ore has
just been discovered on the farm of
Tysher Stitzel, Esq., in 'Maiden creek
township, Barks county. It is firstrate
hematite, and is found within a few feet
of the surface, and extends over a range
of at least thirty acres. The deposit is
said to be equal in richness and abund
ance to the Moselem ore banks.
Columbia borough, at the other end
of the Reading Railroad and Columbia
Raiiroad, held a municipal election last
Monday. Last winter the town was car
ried. by the Democrats. This year the
Republicans have made a clean sweep of
Chief Burgess and nearly all the candi
dates at majorities ranging from 75 to
150.
—An intoxicated man recently laid
down on the railroad track near the C ov
ington, Kentucky, depot and fell asleep.
A. little dog belonging to a house close by,
seeing a train approach, ran and jumped
upon his face, and barked and scratched
him until he awoke, just in time to get
oat of the way of the oars. The man,
believing this to be a divine warning to
abstain from drinking, took the pledge
forth With.
—The Masson (Iowa) Republican says:
"On the morning of December 21 the east
ern horizon presented a beautiful phe
nomeion. The temperature was quite
low and frosty. Three suns instead of
one seemed to emerge from the horizon,
the veritable one in the centre. For a mo
mont the morning was lighted up with a
three-fold brilliancy. The two attend
ants vied but a short time with the 'King
of Day.'and they gradually melted away
as his majesty ascended the welkin. The
cause of this phenomenon is attributed to
the frosty state of the atmosphere."
—ln the Kentucky House of Represen
tatives on Saturday ajoint resolution was
introduced, ordered to be printed and re=
fered to the commitee on Federal Rela ,
tions, respectfully requesting Congress
to remove all political disabilities that
may have attached to any citizen of Ken
tucky, by virtue of the fourteenth consti
tutional amendment. These Kentucky-
Denocrate, of whom the Carpet-bag" as •
sistant editor of the Watchman is a spec
linen, are anxious to pave the way to
the election of that contemptible rebel
J. C. Breckenridge to the Gubernatorial
chair of that state.
The South
, There are still some crazy , people at
the South who refuse to accept the results
of the war, says the St. Louis Democrat.
They persist in looking upon the negro
as an inferior being, and declare that
"the negroes must either depart for Li
beria or be exterminated." We may as
well settle this question at once. The
negroes will not depart for Liberia. In
the first place, they do not want to go
No man ever saw an inteligent negro who
wanted to leave the United States. The
people of this country will not see the
negroes, nor any other class of people,
forced to leave the country unless they
want to leave. But there are other reas
ons. The Northern people do not want.
the negro to leave because they want
him here. The 7 want him to remain,
because his ballot at the South is needed
to chain the lately rebellious States to the
Union. This fact may not be pleasant,
perhaps;.to our chivalric neighbors, but.
it is nevertheless a fact,
And again, the Northern people do not
want this countrydeprived of thelabor of
four minim of capable and willing la
borers. At this very time we are doing
our utmost to invite immigration from
Europe, why ? Not merely because we
like the German, or the Frenchman, or
the Irisrean,- but because cur country
stands in great need of labor. We can
not spare any portion of that which we
already have. And the Northern people
do not propose to have any part of the
laborers of this country deported. a t
their expense.. They have an interest,
as well as the people of the South,
in the reorganization of labor there.
They do not mean to see the South de
livered over to idleness and barbarism,
even if the "chivalry" prefer that state
of things. _
Moreover, the negro belongs here, the
Northern people will not see him exter
minated. The,Southern hot heads may
as well understand that act, first as last.
Negro suffrage has been approved by the
people of the Northern States, not so
much because they liked negro suffrage
in itself, as because they perceived that it
was necessary to give the colored people
of the South protection against this very
class of men who talk so lightly of exter
mination, The people believe that every
American citizen, be he black or white,
has a right to live on American soil if he
likes. And Whether he be black or white
he has a right to the most perfect pro
tection the law can give, against any set
of scoundrels who want to exterminate
him. If the loyal governments now es
tablished are not enough to give tha
protection, it will be gtven by federa
power.
Stop this silly talk of extermination,
Messers. Democrats! The negroes have
just as much right to live at - the South
as you have. They have done infinitely
more than you have done to make the
South habitable by civilized beings. And
they will be protected in living there, by
all the power of the United States Gov
ernment, if it costs the absolute depop
ulation of the rebel States ! We know
that it wil cost nothing of the sort—the
Southern men, in duo time, will realize
er - n - e - e - d" labor more than anything else,
and will welcome negro labor even though
it be free. But such reckless language as
some Southern papers use is only calcu
lated to lead the Northern people to re
solve upon a sweeping confiscation as the
only method of subduing a chronic dis
loyalty. Stop such talk! Treat the ne
gro as entitled to live, and earn his liv
ing, at the South, as much as any scion
of chivalry. Deal decently and fairly
with him, and the Northern people will
be the less disposed to resort to extreme
measures. Accept the inevitable fact;
the negro will live at the South, and will
vote there. We do not care which ticket
he votes. But every citizen of the United
States shalt have a right to vote freely
as he chooses, and the negro is a citizen.
The Duty of Labor.
The spirit of antagonism that exists
between Labor and Capital is injurious
to the individual, and to the nation.
It is foreign in spirit and conception.
The duty of all men is, therefore, to
bring Labor and Capital in - accord.—
Let there be that sympathy between
Labor and Capital that was in this
Republic in the past, that should be
in the present, and which must he in
the future.. It is the very soul of true
liberty. Without it, the Republic
will be in a continual fermentation,
that will gradually drift into accursed
anarchy, the forerunner and mother
of despotism.
The first duty of Labor is to enlarge
its sphere of action. The only way to
equalize Labor and Capital is by the
nlargement of the field.for the profit
able outlay of the latter. Wrl.ere
Capital requires one man, make it
profitable for it to require two. In
stead of being jealous of the growth
of 'Capital and the largeness of its
field of operations, help it to expand
and increase. Point out new fields and
lead it thither. Unless you make it
profitable for Capital to open a mine,
to build a factory, to level the hills
and bridge the rivers, Capital will keep
its pockets buttoned, But give Cap
ital a large field of operations, and
make it profitable to employ Labor,
then and only then, can Labor dictate
terms. But when the Labor market
is glutted, and Capital feels doubtful
about outlay, all the Trades Unions of
the land cannot regulate wages. Ne
cessity knows no trade law. Children
must be fed. Bread costs money.—
The capitalists has the money, and
when Labor is a drag, Capital is mas
ter of the situation.
Now, while England can send her
manufactured good to the American
market at lower rates than America
can dig the raw material out of the.
Pennsylvania hills, it would be foolish
to expect capitalists to sink their
money without hope of profitable re—
turn: While England can ship the
cotton from the Southern States, take
it to :111anchester,manufncture it there,
reship it manufactured, and undersell
the American mills, what can Capital
do but shut the mills, or bring Labor
clown to the European level. ?
Why have not the Trades Unions of
America insisted on a protective tar
iff, made high enough to exclude for
eign manufactured goods ? The des
potisms of Europe have whipped the
workmen across the ocean ; now let
Labor, American Labor, make such
laws as will force European Capital
hither. Europe has given us begeard
workmen. She has looked upon
America as a pasture for her surplus
population. She has rooted out the
people, and whipped them hither, to
make room for cattle and deer-parks.
Let us, in return, starve her Capital,
and force it to emigrate:
Why are the wages of the work
men in America so inadequate to his
wants? Presidents and orators of so
cieties will cry " because of Capital."
What can Capital do ? Our markets
are flooded with European "slave"-
manufactured goods, and the Ameri
can capitalists 9rust grind down the
workmen to compete with the English
manufacturer, or shut up their facto
ries altogether.
Let the Labor societies, instead of
wasting - their strength in useless
"strikes," get at the root of the whole
movement. Go in for Protection to
American -Industry. Enlarge the field
for Capital, and you enlarge the field
for Labor. Create a demand for La
bor, and wages go wp at once.
The mountains .of America are
bursting with mineral. Free trade
draws a ring of fire around those
mountains, within which no pick or
spade can enter. Shut out the man
ufactured iron and steel goods of Shef
field, and let American knives cut
American beef for American Labor.—
Then, instead of a few American
foundries, making a pitiful show of
existence, you rill have the night
ablaze with roaring furnaces, and well
paid and brawny Labor will swing the
sledge, while profitable Capital will
look on smilingly.
The duty of the legislators of Amer
ica is to protect and encourage home
industry, and the duty of Labor is to
demand such protection.
Let the Republican Congress there
fore rise up to their work, Slavery is
dead. Free Trade, its twin brother,
should be sent after its unholy mate.
Let there be no half way measures,
nor hesitancy, about this Protection.
The country reqires it, and we trust
that foreign gold, though it may sub
sidize a part of the American press,
cannot buy the Republican legislators
of the nation. On the other hand,
we warn our countrymen not to allow
the emissaries of England to lead them
to their destruction.
England lives on free trade. With
out it the oligarchy would tumble to
pieces. While a curse to her own
workingmen, her free trade killed Ire
land, India ; Turkey, and every other
country that failed to take England by
the throat. It destroyed French man
ufactures. It has paralyzed Ameri—
can industry so far, and the working
man who favor:. free trade lowers his
wages and starves his children.
Let the motto henceforth be, "Pro
tection to citizens abroad and to man
ufacturers at horne."—lrish, Repub
lic.
FEARFUL. —The Shamocrats, lest
Grant should Johnsonize the Republi
can party. Give yourselves no trouble,
gentlemen, there is no man so low as
to copy after Johnson. Even Demo
crats despise him.
SILILLOW.—The snow, and the edi
torials of the Watchnzan.
'---The stave factory of Bogue, Harris
& Co., at Antwerp, Ohio, was totally de
stroyed by fire Sunday night. • Totol loss
$3,000. Na insurance.
NEW ADVERTISEIVINETS
THE GEM RESTAURANT
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
THE undersigned avails himself of this
method of informing the citizens of Belle
fonte and vicinity, and the traveling com
munity in general, that he has opened a first
class
GEM RESTAURANT,
in the basement of Bush it McLaine's new
hotel near the Pa. R. R. Depot. lie keeps
constantly on hand
Oysters in, every style, Roast Chicken, Pork
Steak, Ram and Eggs, Fresh Fish, Veal
Cutlets, Cod Fish Balls,Baked Fish, -
Roa t Turkey,Beefsteak, Fried
Sausami Mutton Chaps Tea and
Coffee, Clam Chowder, Lombs Fries,
Fried Eels, and everything to suit the taste
Feeling assured that general satisfaction
will be given, he invites all to ray
him a visit.
JOHN MALIPHANT,
ja1.3'69.1y. Bellefonte, Pa.
N EW BAKERY.
The undersigned respect
fully invites the attention of the citizons of
Bellefanto and vicinity, to his
NEW B A.KEItY,
on Bishop Street, as the only place where
the best quality of
BREAD, CAKES,
PIES, CONFECTIONERIES,
MINCE MEAT, of our own
Manufacture. The best Norfolk Oysters by
the Can or Quart. Also cooked in all styles,
(i e) Fried in Crumbs, Fried in Butter, Fan
cy Roasts, Stewed Oysters, Scolloped Oys
ters, Oyster Pie and Clam Chowder.
A private room neatly furnished and car
peted, for ladies or social parties. A special
invitation is hereby extended to all.
jal3'B9.ly. S. J. McDOWELL.
R ESTAURANT.
/ The undersigned would
inform the citizens of Bellefonte and com
munity in general, that they continue to ac
commodate their friends at the Restaurant
North of the Diamond, opposite the Court
House.
Oysters in every Style,
Best Phira. Lager Beer,
Porter, Alo and Sarsaparilla,
Pies, Cakes, Candies, the. Also
FREE LUNCH EACH DAY.
Hours, 9 A. M. to 12 o'clock, M. Give us a
call.
ja13'69.1y. HOY & CO.
E DWARD W. MILLER,
(Late of Young, Moore & C 0.,)
lEEM
ISAAC P. CHALFANT,
AUCTION JOBBERS IN ITOISERy
GOODS, NOTIONS, &a.,
No. s`t, NORTH THIRD ST., PHIL'A
jal3'69.tf.
E XECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Letters Testaments.-
tary on the Estate of the late Clement Beck
with, Esq., of Worth Township, de'cd., hav
ing been granted to the undersigned by the
Register of Wills, of Centre county, all per
sons knowing themselves indebted to said
Estate are hereby notified to come forward
and settle their accoants, and those having
claims against said Estate are requested to
present the same duly authenticated for set
tlement. , A. R. BARLOW,
WM. V. BECKWITH.
jal3'6o.ot. Executors.
CENTRE CO. BANKING COMPANY.
Receive Depos
its and allow Interest; Discount Notes;
Buy and Sell Government Securities, Gold
and Coupons.
HENRY BR.OOKERAIOFF, Pro ithat.
J. D. atiCGERT, Catthicl.. jal3'69.y.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
p P. GREEN,
-12 •
DRUGGIST & APOTHECARY.
One Door North of Main Entrance to Brock-
erhoff House
Dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines, En
glish and American eorfumery, Bair, Nail
and Tooth Brushes, Pocket Books, Combs,
and a ge ieral assortment of Fancy Goods,
such as are usually kept in first class Drug
Stores. He is also SOLE PROPRIETOR o
the following articles, which have already
attained a large sale,
SOLELY ON THEIR 01 : 7iV MERITS,
and which no family should be without.
GREEN'S CELEBRLTED LIVER Pills
are a mild and effectual cathartic, and as of
remedy in Liver-Complaint and Female dis
eases, are unstrpassed. Nono Genuino with
out
TUE SIGNATURE 'OF F. P. GREEN,
around the Box
GREBE'S VEGETABLE PAIN KILL
er, as. a reliever of pain, is n medicine for
either interne or external use and is unsur
passed for the diseases for which it is recom
mended. Put up in bottles, and retails at
25 cts, 50 and one dollar.
COMA RESTITUTION is, as its name
indicates,
A. RESTORER OF THE HAIR,
it is an elegant hair dressing, removes dan
druff, cures all eruptions of the scalp, re
stores gray hair to its original color, and
stimulates the growth of the lair and whis
kers. Price $1,00:
Physicians Prescriptions, and family roc-
_Lys en
deavor to purchase good Goods and war
rant everthing_as we represent it. We also
always pay the highest
PRICES FOR COUNTRY PRODUCE.
Please call and examine our stock for
yourselves. ja13'69.1y.
TRE3IENDOUS AMOUNT OF
LEATHER!
The undersigned has just received the
most extensive lot of Leather, from the
New York, Baltimore and Wilmington mar—
kets, ever brought to this place, Consisting
of
Spanish Sole
Upper,
American Kip,
French Kip,
Baltimore Calf,
OIL FINISH AND BRUSH MOROCCO
KID GLOVE SKIN,
Whang Leather,
Linings and Shoe findings,
of every discription, all of which will be
sold cheaper than can be bought at any oth
er establiihmept in Central Pennsylvania.
ABRAHAM STJSSMAN.
Bellefonte, 2a.
j al3'6 0.1 y
RHONE; DENTIST,
Boalsburg Qu
e.)
trc Co., Pa., most respecfully informs the
public that be is preparOd to execute any
description of work in his profession Sat
isfaction rendered, and rate• as moderato
as may be expected. Will bo found in
his office during the week, coramencfrig on
tha firtzt 11,Lor k doy of caoh month, and at
such other times as may be agreed upon.
ja13'69.1y.
'Ur S. GRAHAM, •
131_, Fashionable Barber, in
Basement of the Conrad Reuse Belle
fonte, Pa. The best of Razors, sharp and
keen, always on hand. He guarantees a
SUAVE without either pulling or pain.—
Pefuniery, Hair Oils, Hair Restoratives,
Paper Collars, &c., constantly on hand.
Jul 3'69.1v.
D. G. BUSIX.
BUSH & YOCUM,
Attorneys-at-Law,
Belle
fonte, Pa., will attend to all business en
trusted to them, with promptness. Office
on Northeast'Corner of the Diamond, in
Mrs. Irvin's stone building. jal3'69.y.
JAS. H. DOBBINS,
Physician and Sur
geon. Office up-stairs in J. H. McClure's
- new Building, Bishop St., Bellefonte, Pa.
Will attend to all business in his profes
sion, faithfully at all tithes, and all hours.
jal3'69.y.
DO NOT .FORGET
That the place to buy Cheap Goode,
CALICOES,
DELAINES,
SILKS,
SATINS,
CASSINETS,
BLANKETS,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
' for Mon and Boys, is at
JOHN W. COOKE'S
CHEAP CASH STORE,
REYNOLDS' ARCADE, ALLEGHENY
STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA.
We start-Al , rit on the principles of "Small
profits and quick Returns," and how well
we IL.ve Bucceotled is known to everybody.
OUR GROCERIES, QIIEENSWARE AND
GLASSWARE,
are of the very best quality and are sold at
the most reasonable rates. We pay at all
times the highest cash price for Wheat,
Rye, Oats, Corn and Barley. We
most cordially invite everybody
to give us a call, before pur
chasing elsewhere. Do
not forget the place.
REYNOLDS' ARCADE, ALLEGHENY
STREET, BELLEFONTE, PA.
ja6T9.ly
CARRIAGE, BUGGY, SULXEY and
seat springs, all sizes at
IRWIN w WILSON'S
p AINTS & OILS
l o ß f
l a v ll i xkinadsiyamSON'S:t
W AGO N HITBI3S, spokes and: felloes
large and small,at
IRWIN ,S; WILSON'S;
0 CREWS and Hinges of every variety and
0 kind at IRWIN Jr, WILSOIV.:I4
DOOR LOOKS of all kinds, to suit ovory
body, at IRWIN S WILSON'S.
GEO. H. Yoctri
BROADCLOTHS,
CASSIMERES,
J. W. COOKE.