BELLEFONTE REPUBLICAN.
W. W. BROWN, 1
A. B. HUTOHISON, j
'farms, $2 per Annum, in Advance
BELLEFONTE.PA
Wednesday Morning, May 5, '59
ADERTIS/NO.— The" BELLEFONTE
REPUBLICAN has a larger circulation
than any other Republican paper pub
lished in the county. Our merchants
and business men will please make a
note of this.
Who are the Imperialists ?
The Democratic Watchman and the
, entire Copperhead press are appar
vntly greatly concerned about a new
paper, started a few weeks since . , in
New York, entitled The Imperialist.
They are laboring to make the im
pression that this paper is started and
published in the interests of the Re
publican party. They -know better.
They know that there isnot an impe
rialist or monarchist in the ranks of
the Republican party. They also
:know that every man who hates free
dom, who loves slavery, who hates
Republicanism or genuine Democra
cy, and who advocates a monarchical
form of Government, are found in the
!auks of the Copperhead or sham
Democratic party. Nearly every rebel
in the South is in favor of a monarch
ical Government. They. claim that
Republican Government has proved a
failure. Nearly everyone of these
ex-rebels act with the sham Dem ocra,
cy upon the principle that "Birds of
a feather flock together." The ex
rebel leaders, and the leaders of the
Copperheads in the North, would
overthrow thisßepublic and establish
a monarchy upon the ruins thereof,
in less time than it takes us to write
this article, if they had the power to
do so.
If the Imperialist is published in
the interest of the Republican party,
why does not the Watchman copy
some - of its articles? 'Why does not
the Watchman publish to the world
.the name or names of the Editors and
publishers of said paper? They dare
not do it. For it is a well known fact
that there is not aßepublican connect
ed with it in any way. We venture
that it has been started under the au
spices of the "Free Trade League"
that its Editors are unnaturalized En
glishmen, ex-rebels or Democrats of
the GEO. W. WOODWARD school.
The men who long for a monarchy in
this country are all found in the Cop
perhead or sham Democratic party.
The Democrats in New York have the
Governor of the State, and full con
trol in the city, why do they not sup
press the publication of the Imperia
•list? For the simple reason that they
have aided in starting it, and all their
sympathies are with it.
The Republican party is the party
that saved the Government. - It em
braces within its organization all - the
principles of the true Democracy.
The great mass of the people belong
to the Republican party. No party,
says an exchange, "has ever so reso
lutely labored to give every roan his
rights, and make it possible for every
aban to rise. if his talents or ability
warrant it, as the Republican party."
The measures adopted by the Repub
licans have, without exception, broad
ened the base of government. When
they found men and women in slavery,
they struck off the chains. • When
American citizens were disfranchized,
they gave them back the American
citizen's right to frame his own laws,
.and choose his own lawmakers.
Opposed to every measure of De
mocracy, every step towards a true Re
public, have been the leaders of the
modern Democratic party. They de
clared that Capital should own Labor,
-and they, therefore, made slaves of
four millions of people. They express
ed nothing but contempt for the"mud
sills," and "greasy mechanics," and
"small farmers," who constitute the
hone and sinew of Northern industry,
And they would have, enslaved these,
too, if their theories had conquered at
Gettysburg and Appomattox. Such
men, ruling the South, have had warm
And earnest coadjutors in the monied
Aristocrats, like AUOITST BELMONT; in
the social aristocrats, like WILLIAM
R. REED; in the ambitious dema
gogues, such as ANDREW JOUNSaN;
and in every blatant fault-finder, who,
in the past four years, upheld the en
croachments of Executive power,
against the people's rights, protected
by the people's representatives.
True Democracy is the equal power
,of all the people. A true Republic
:deprives no man of his voice in the
Government, except the law breaker.
To such a Republic are we really come,
and the men who oppose our progress,
are the real Imperialists. In whatever
:degree they disfranchise the American
.citizen, in that degree are they false to
Democracy. Just as far as they g 3 to
restrict the rights of suffrage, so far do
,they go toward Aristocracy, Imperial
ism, Monarchism, Nines, Emperors,
Despots—what not?
Men may justly regret the corrup
tions of politics; may justly rebuke the
growth of. evil features dn. our Govern
ment; may very properly ask for judi
cious reforms; may complain, perhaps,
that our public servants are not more
faithful. But whenever a man, under
the bleisings of this Republic, with the
possibilities it gives him, and the hu
manity it protracts in him, rails against
the Government, as intrinsically bad,
set him down for a vicious knave, who
hates his brother's equality; or a
thoughtless fool, who does not com
prehimd hiF own words.
I Consistency vs. Inconsistency.
'•To say nothing of the claims- put
forward by a nominal soldier and res
ident of this county, we will at once
get at the merit of the case by asking
what possible excuse can be cooked
up for the removal of that genuine
hero and gallant and courteous gentle
man, Maj. Harry Forster, of Belle—
fonte. In the records of the war for
the Union, there appears the name of
no better or bracer soldier than Maj.
Forster. Covered with honorable
wounds, each scar upon his broken
frame speaks more eloquently than
words, and the exercise of common
decency should have prevented his
removal."—Clinton Democrat.
It will be seen from the above that
the Clinton Democrat has become in
dignant over the removal of HARRY
FORSTER from the Assessors office of
the 18th District. The Democrat
says that "In the records of the war
for the Union there appears the name
of no better or braver soldier, than
MAJ. FORSTER." When, we ask, did
the editor of the Democrat become a
convert to the doctrine that the war
was a `•war for the Union?" MAJ.
FORSTER entered the Union army to
battle for the Union. No sooner had
he done so than the Clinton Democrat
and the Watchman denounced him as
an abolitionist, and one of " Old
Abes" "dirty hired minions." The
Republican party of Centre county,
nominated him, while in the army, as
their candidate for the lower House
of the State Legislature. What .did
the Democrats and the Watchnzan do?
Did they rally round the standard of
MAJ. FORSTER, who was,at the time
actively engaged "in the war for the
Union," and elect him to the
ture ? They did no such thing. But
worked against him, voted against
him, and heartily despised him as
they then said, for being such a con
summate fool as to engage in an "un
holy crusade against his Southern
brethren," and for going over soul
and body to the "Black Republican
Abolition Party." The Democrats
had no love for MAJ. FORSTER then.
They voted against him to a man,and
he was not elected as the Union Mem
ber of the Legislature.
The next fall he was again nomina
ted by the Union Republican party,
and again the traitorous Democracy
defeated him, preferring to vote for
FRED KURTZ, who had opposed the
"war for the Union" opposed the
draft, and copied into his little Be
z-ichter all the bard names and foul
epithets that P. G. MEEK ever ap
plied to our brave Soldiers, and pub
lished in the columns of the Watch
man.
EDITORS
The letter written in 1863 by Maj.
FORSTER, defining his position, and
giving his reasons why he could not
support GEO. W. - WOODWARD for
Governor of Pennsylvania, was suffi
cient to condemn him in the eyes -of
the Democracy. In that letter he
claimed that he was fighting in a"war
for the Union." The Watchman,
Clinton Democrat, &e., said it was an
abolition war, and that Maj. FORSTER
was an "abolitionist. a turn-coat, and
a renegade." GEO. W. WOODWARD
is, today, the same aristocratic, se
cession sympathiser that he was when
he run for Governor; the very same
unrepentent rebel he was all through
the war. He has never apologized
for his treasonable course. He has
never retracted one word of what be
has written, although he openly de
Glared that he hoped Pennsylvania
would secede, and go with the South.
For this reason, and for his known
treasonable and monarchical senti
ments, he was transferred to the
stronghold of traitors, the Luz.eme
District, and by them elected to Con
gress. The Democrats, all over the
State, recognize G. W. WooDwattp
as their chosen leader. He has al
ways been right, says the Watchman.
He opposed the war from the start,
and sympathised with the rebels all
through that bloody struggle. He
has never changed. He is no turn
coat, no renegade. So says the De
mocratic Watchman, and the Clinton
Democrat re-echoes the cry.
If GEO. W. WOODWARD has never
changed, where stands Maj 4ARRY
FORSTER ? WOODWARD denounced the
wf.r-Maj. FORSTER fought to save the
Union. The Clinton Democrat and
Democratic.,Watchman praised WOOD
WARD for his opposition, and denoun
ced Maj. FORSTER as an' Abolitionist.
Now,GEo. W..WOODWARD, the semi
rebel, and Maj. HARRY FORSTER are
found acting together in the same po
litical party. WOODWARD has never
changed. lias Maj. FoRsTER? Will
the Maj. admit, to-day, that the Dem
ocrats were right in their opposition to
the: war, and that he was wrong in de
fending the "Stars and Stripes," and
driving back the rebel hordes—the
WOODWARD men—and causing them
to surrender to the lawfully constitut
ed authorities? The Maj. must admit
that he was right, and WOODWARD
was wrong. He must admit that Gen.
LEE was a traitor of the meanest kind,
that he fought to destroy the Union.
Nevertheless the Clinton Democrat
and Democratic Watchman, that now
becomes so enraged at the removal of
Maj. FORSTER class Gen's. LE - E,HILL,
' JoirmsoN and other rebel General's
with Maj. HARRY FORSTER as their
fighting men.
While the Maj. associates with such
men, while he persists in voting con
trary to the way he shot, while he acts
and co-operates with the enemies of
his country and the men he condemn
ed in his letter in 1863, above referred
to, he cannot expect the sympathies of
the "Boys in Blue," or to hold office
under a loyal Administration. The
Maj. may have been, and no doubt
was, a brave soldier, and has honorable
sears: het there is a strange inconsis
tency in his course since the war, hav
ing voted to condemn the part he took
in saving the nation's life, and to jus ,
tify the course pursued by the leaders
of the Democratic party in opposing it.
We agree with the Editor of the
Clinton Republican when he says that
"Good citizens will need no other
reason for the removal of Maj.FORSTER
than the fact that he is on the list of
the Clinton Democrat' s heroes. When
a public man gets so low as to accept
such championship, he is destitute in
deed. He may have merit, but he
will be without honest reputation
wherever the Democrat is known."
By Their Fruits.
When, says the Newark Courier, a
party is to be adjudged, it is by the
fundamental principles of its•platform
and the acts of its administration.
By this rule how appear the national
records of the Democratic and Repub
lican party ?
The Democratic party has always
taught the principle of State sover
eignty, and denied the right of the
Federal Government to maintain its
own integrity. Under these anarch''
ical teachings, it fostered the most
treasonableientiments, concocted one
of the most stupendous rebellions on
record, armed and equipped it so - far
as a bankrupted national treasury
could do it, and made the astorishing
declaraticin in a speciously worded.
message, - that there was no legal au
thority for suppressing the rebellion
or coercing the seceded States, and
our Union was but a "rope of sand,"
destined to fall to pieces by its own
weight. No power, they said—for so
they hoped—could save it. In this
condition they yielded up what they
considered the exhausted nosier of
Government into the hands of the
Republicans, who, they prophesied,
would be speedily overwhelmed.
Thus they labored assiduously for
yea' s to destroy our institutions and
inaugurate a ruinous reign of anarchy,
which they believed would -end in a
monarchy, with the old Democratic
leaders at its head. . consistently
with their principles, their policy and
the object in view, they denounced
every movement for the suppression
of the rebellion as unconstitutional,
predicted failure, opposed the admin
istration in and out of Congress, and
furnished men and means only as far
as the vigorous measures of the Gov
ernment compelled them—or, in the
words of the apology for the Gover
nor of the Empire State for sending
troops to repel the invasion of Penn
sylvania, "because they could not
help it." Popular sentiment and
the tide of events were against them,
and swept them on in .spite of them
selves.
Under such circumstances the Re
publican party took the bankrupted
government and the distracted Union,
and by dint of almost supernatural ef
forts and perseverance, brought order
out of anarchy, saved the Union, and
still continue to pursue the even ten
or of their way, in spite of treachery,
falsehood and jibe. They are making
it truly "the land of the free and the
home of the brave." They have over
thrown the Democratic plot, over
come Democratic machinations and
proved the falsity of Democratic
prophecy. As they have done in the
past so will the Republicans do in
the future. They show their faith
by their works. The tree is known
by its fruits.
•TITE Arcrtional, in last week's issue,
complains of the action of the County
Committee in selecting a delegate to
the State .Convention, and leaving him
uninstructed. It also criticises the
Committee because there were So few
in attendance, and intimates that they
had no proper authority to select one
of the Editors of this paper, on the
ground that he had declared himself in
favor of HARTRANFT for Governor. If
there were not enough of the Commit
tee to select a delegate, it strikes us,
it would not have been less presump
tuous to instruct a' delegate in the
name of the county. As the action of
the committee was perfectly regular,
and the meeting held in accordance
with a call published by proper author
ity, we cannot see the propriety of the
`Organ' calling their action in question,
or refusing to publish the proceedings
of the only body that can represent the
party in the county.
The allegation that either the dele
gate selected, or the REPUBLICAN, is
committed to the nomination of Gen.
HA.RTRANFT, or anybody else, is not
correct. The columns of the REPUB
LICAN are open to the advocates of any
candirlate,_to a reasonable space, and
the delegate Will Endeavor to , fairly
represent the true interests of the p3r
ty in the State and the county. Both
the delegate and the paper will give
an energetic support to the nominee of
the convention, whoever he may be.
CONVENTION.—The School Direct
ors of Centre county met in. Conven
tion, on Tuesday, the 4th inst.; for
the purpose of electing a County Su
perintendent. Prof. Magee was re
elected, and his salary fixed at 51200
per annum. The Democrats all voted
-. for Magee, and some fifteen or twenty
Republicans. The Democrats made
a political matter of it. The Repub.
licans labored to keep it out of poli
tics. They were fooled. Fair notice,
Democrats, iris the last time.
—A Mississippi editor and justice
of the peace married a couple in 1858,
divorced them in 1860, married the
man to another woman in 1861, mar
ried the woman to another man in '62,
and last week he remarried the origi
nal couple.
Practioe vs. Profession.
TheDemotratic party, says an ex
change, professeS to be a great stick
let for Constitutional form, and the
real exponent of law and order. It
assumes (the Providence Press says)
to be the special barrier against the
encroachments of radicalisni, and is
constantly warning the country against
the pernicious principles of late pre
vailing and destined to remain opera
tive till the questions involved in the
rebellion shall be settled.
But that party have a curious prac
tice to show how they construct their
professions. The recent course of the
Democratic members of the Indiana
Legislature in resigning their seats
and leaving each house without a
quorum, and a persistency in their
factiousness, completely blocking the .
wheels of Government, is a procedure
which ill comports with their profes
sions. It is anarchical, something
which overtops radicalism in its worst
phases, for it strikes at government
itself, and deals a blow which up ,
heave; all law and order.
Within twelve years, this system of
Democratic tactics has been pursued
in.lndiana three times, annulling the
Legislature and introducing disorder
and confusion. This year the appro
priation bill and the necessary gener
al legislation for carrying on the op
eration of the government have not
been enacted. A minority effectual
ly rule, in contravention of the true
Democratic• idea of a majority. To
this low estate has the Democratic
party fallen 1 Its lesson should not
be lost. Parties which neglect the
living vital issues of the hour, and
presume to live on dead issues, soon
cease to be parties ; they become file
ticns. They are a mischievous ele
ment in the body politic, powerless
for good-and per, erful for evil.
THE last Legislature, says the Lew
isburg Chronicle, just before its final
adjournment, did one good act in the
passage of a bill to which attention
generally is called. The evil of ob
scene advertisements, in all their sev
eral devices and shapes, has been
long felt in almost every community,
in the demoralization of society and
the ruin of our youth. The last con
vention of the Pennsylvania Medical
Society, in a series of resolutions, con
demned this among other immorali
ties of the press, and urgently reques
ted the Legislature to enact a law
punishing the publication of obscene
advertisements in any and every
shape. The bill now enacted covers
every ooze of obscenity in advertise
ments, whether it be of medicines or
other means or instrumentality of
curing secret diseases or irregularities
in male or female and penisliet - with
fine and imprisonment any person or
persons convicted of the printing or
writing, as an advertisement or as a
poster, or show bill,_ any such noxious
remedies. It has been our invaria
ble rule to discard advertisements of
an obnoxious character, regardless of
any overtures. We would be as loth to
introduce small pox into our family as
to admit such advertisements into our
columns.
Free Trade Movement.
An important meeting of the_oppo
nents of a protective tariff was held
in Boston on the 20th inst. Edward
Atkinson presided. Ile said the old
political issucs being settled, the .
time bad come for the remodeling of
parties on questions of revenue, fi
nancial and civil service reform. The
persons concerned in this movement
aimed to bring about a desired change
in the fiscal policy of the nation, not
by. establishing a naw political party,
butby moulding public opinion. The
very existence of New England as a
manufacturing region depended upon
a cheap supply of flied from the West.
Cheap food could not be bad without
cheap transportation, and that, was
out of the question so long as the
heavy duties are levied on railroad
ircn. •
William Lloyd Garrison followed.
and announced himself a radical free
trader.
William Endicott. Jr., offered a
series of resolutions in favor of duties
only for raising revenue ; of reducing
the volume of currency and resuming
specie payment ; of reciprocity trea
ties and of the appointing to office
only on the ground of fitness.
An Association called the "Reform
League," was established, and a de
termination manifested to push the
work with energy.
—Cain Nortis,negro arrested about
a month since,charged with ravishing
three white girls near Chambersburg.
Pa.,was convicted in that place on the
22d ult., and sentenced to solitary
o prOpement iu the.lllastern Peniten
tiary for thirty-five yeani, The trial
lasted three bours,and the jury ren
dered a verdict of guilty withoutleav
ing the box.
—The German astronomer Maedier
has measured the bight of 1, 093
mountains in the moon. Twenty-two
of these are higher than Mont Blanc,
which is with in a few feet of being
three miles high ; six are above 19, ,
000 feet. The - highest observed moun
tain in the moon is 24,844 feet high.
--Sixty patients from the Louis
ville hospital past:ed through Cincin
nati Saturday,en mute for Washing
ton- They are in a terrible state of
destitution,and suffering from sick
ness. Four 'were expected to die be
fore reaching" Washington.
Adviees from Sr. Domingo to the
10th ult.,represent that a newrevolu
don has broken out in the interior,
headed by ex-Preßident Calbral.
Editorial and Other Items.
=The semi. annual legal flogging has
begun in Delaware.
—Nearly 1,000 men will soon be at
work on the Hoosae tunnel.
—lllinois has 700 Ma - sonic lodges,
with about 40,00() members.
—Seventy-two cotton and woolen
mills are being erected in Georgia.
—There was a heavy snow storm in
Schuylkill county, this State on Satur
day.
—A West Texas millionaire farmer
has fenced in a pasture of 130, 000
acres.
—Mr. Motley has been elected a
member of the St. Petersburg Acad
emy of Sciences.
vein of bituminous coal is said
to have been discovered near Ralston,
Lycoming county.
—J. Q. Atkinson,Treasurer of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died
suddenly Saturday evening..
—Four hundred and thirty French
Canadians left Montreal for Boston
and New York last Friday. -
-First-class private houses in Paris,
in good localities,rent at from $B,OOO
to $20.000 per annum in gold.
—Ex-Senator Doolittle is in Chicago
making preparations to enter upon
the practice of law in that city.
—The Chicago University for Wo
men is to be erected this Summer.
rhe building is to be 180 by 136 feet.
r7-(targaroff, the. wealthiest mer
chant in Mo,:.cow,is. the grandson of a
serf. His father was a poor shoema
ker.
Victorien Sardou is so • nervous
that it is impossible for -him to he
present at the representation ofauy of
his plays.
• —Herr Methfessel, the famous com
poser of German popular, patriotic,
and student songs,died last month in
his 85th year.
—The agent of the Lyman 'Mills, at
Holyoke, Maes.,has compelled all the
operatives,about 1, 200 in number, to
be vaccinated,
—The Tribune says: The bark Grape
-shot sailed from this port 'recently
with a full cargo of arms and a num
ber of men for Cuba.
—During the past Winter there has
been a wholesals slaughter of sheep in
lewa. The carcasses have been fed
to hogs and the pelts sold,
—A. Salt Lake paper find fault with
Brigham Young for selecting the eagle
for his emblem, because that royal
bird is a strict monogamist.
Charles Cadwadlader,engineer on
the Central Pacific .Road,bas sounded
the Donnor Lake to the depth 1, 600
feet without finding bottom.
—The English sparrows let loose in
the Philadelphia parks disdain the
little houses built for them, and are
waking nests for themselves.
—Philig Harwood, supposed to have
been implicated in the recent heavy
burglary in Philadelr ia.was arrested
in New Yerk on the 24th ult.
—Hon. E:R Wa , hburne, Fernando
Wood and M. Bertheny,French
ister,were passengerS on the Pereire,
which sAled Saturday for Europe.
—lt has been discovered that a large
and strong Republican society exists
among the trcops stationed near Nap
les. Numerous arrests have been
made.
—Governor Senter. of Tennessee,
has issued - a proclamation declaring
a part of the registration in Giles
county null and void,and settingit
aside.
Th.F_,nglish papers announce that
the Queen has changed the day for
the celebration of her birthday, this
year,from Saturday. May 29, to Wed
nesday, June 2.
—Women having a certain amount
of property in Russia have the right
to vote,though it must he exercised
by proxy,a male relative or friend re
presenting them at the election.
—A Texas gentleman has received
a quantity of silkworm eggs from
France through the post. Some of
the eggs batched on the way, and the
worms were living on their arrival.
—A Mrs. Norton has applied for
admission at Cornel University as a
student. Mr. Cornell and several
professors favor her application. The
Trustees, however,dare not admit her.
—The office of Herman, Moor& Co..
Flanovor street, New York, was robbed
Saturday night of a box containing six
hundred dollars in gold and seven
thousand six hundred and four in
notes
—A Republican convention is called
to be held at Houston, Texas, on the
fourth Monday of May, to harmonize
if possible the two wings of chat party,
and nominate candidates for State
officers.
- —An Ulster county, N. Y., jury
has awarded ten thousand dollars
damages to Daniel D. Bell,ofßoches
ter, against John A - . Dix,on account
of the fermer's confinement in Fort
Lafayette.
—A notorious counterfeiter _named
Louis DaMoan was shot and killed by
a policeman in St. Louis, recently,
while attempting to escape arrest.'
He fired four shots at the policeman,
hut without effect.
--The suspension of coal mining in
the Scranton region has become gen
eral, and it is estimated that thirty
thousand miners are not of work. As
many of the companies have a large
supply of coal on hand, it is expeqed
the strike will last two months, if the
miners do not give way in their de
mands before that time.
Front the Phit'u. Press, 2.Btit
Hon. A. G. Curtin Serenaded.
Hon, A. Gurtin, the newly appoint
ed minister to Russia, was serenaded
last evening at his residence, No. 1813
Spruce street, by about four hundred
soldiers who participated in the late
war, and a number of his personal
friends. Hassler's Band was in atten
dance and contributed greatly towards
the evening's entertainment.
Gen. S. D.olliphant and Col. Rich
ard Ellis, of the Pennsylvania Re
serves, Captain A. M. K. Storrie, and
J. T. Worthington, Esq., were in the
parlor with Gov. Curtin. A large
number of ladies and Mrs. Curtin and
the Misses Curtin were in the drawing
room, from which a good view wished
of the serenaders. About midnight
Gov. Curtin appeared at the door of
his residence, where three cheers were
loudly given for him. He spoke as
follows :
I almost regret, fellow-citizens, to
deprive you of the pleasure of listen
ing to more of that sweet music for the
purpose of hearing what I have to say.
Your presence to-night and this com
pliment might have an equivocal
meaning—a satisfaction that a citizen
of Pennsylvania is about to leave the
country, or from the gathering of a few
of his fellow-citizens to wish him God
speed in that mission it has pleased the
Government to confer on him. I take
it in the latter sense, for in long years
of official connection with the- people
of Pennsylvania I have so many ties,
so many memories of the past, so much
to bind me to the Stite and its glory
and power,and the happiness and pros
perity of its people, that 1 cannot but
leave you with regret. The office that
takes me abroad comes to me, my fel
'low-citizens, without solicitation. I Ap
plause.] I did not ask for it myself,
nor did I ask any man, or any body of
men in Pennsylvania to make solicita
tions at the throne of official power for
the high honor conferred upon me.
(Applause.] The President of the
United States gave me my office him
himself, [loud cheers] of his own mo
tion and will. Whatever may have
been my deserts, whether I have serv
ed-this people faithfully in the highest
honor which they gave to me for six.
long, anxious and laborious years, or
not, he at least-was pleased to select a
citizen of Pennsylvania for a high po
sition without any solicitation from any
man or any party. Now, my friends,
if the President of the United States
had laid down before me personally,
all' the positions in his gift, I would
have laid my finger upon the Russian
Mission. [Applause. I Neither my
training in life, nor my course of study
have qualified me for either of the oth
er two great missions. Delicate ques
tions are to be settled at these courts—
complicating already--incurred by rea
son of their course during the civil war
in this country, which may result to the
honor of the minister at the Court of
St. James, or which may result in his
disgrace. I go to a friendly people.
[Applause.] Strange, indeed, that
the people living under the greatest
monarchical government in the world,
and the people living under the only
true free government in the world sho' d
have so long been friends.
The people of Russia and America
have always been friends. We feel pe
culiarly friendly to the present mon
arch of Russia,because,in the face of a
powerful and rich aristocracy, he, in
one day, by a decree from his OVVII will,
struck the shackles from every slave in
Russia, and made every man free.—
[Cheers.] Nay, more, my friends and
fellow-citizens—if you arc not my
friends you are at least my country—
men—in the darkest hours of the war
in 1863, when the conscription was
searching for troops to fill the desola
ted armies of the Republic, through
out every town and city in this State,
and in all the loyal States in the Un
ion ; when gold had attained its high
est point of premium ; when the two
great Powers of Europe were called
upon, and we were trembling with anx
iety lest they should, recognize the na
tionality of the rebellion,there sudden
ly appeared a Russian fleet of armed
ships-in the harbor of New York, [ap
plause], in December 1863, and the
fleet sailed to Hampton waters. There
was no trade, there was no flourish of
rhetoric, but there was a silent admo
nition to the Powers abroad that if
they recognized-the nationality of the
rebellion the Czar of Russia was on the
side of free government, [Applause].
And it is not only pleasant in that re
spect, my friends, but it is pleasant to
go to a friendly people,and I break my
ties with the people of Pennsylvania
with more satisfaction on that account.
Truly it is cold, a cold country, but of
a warm people ; and in your presence
i6.llight I declare that in my official
.1
connection with the peopiC--; a Penn' a„ .!
and in my conduct during those six
years, I am not ashamed to say I have
no blushes to cool in the snows of Rus
sia. [Cheers.] I separate,my friends,
with great reluctance from the men
-who served their country during the
war. With that class of our fellow
citizens I had intimate relations. I
tried to support them in their duties
to their country. I am proud that this
great State of Pennsylvania has provi
ded for the orphans and widows of the
men whe fell to save our Government.
It is a proud sati-fitctioir to Pennsylva
nia to know that die i < the only tat,:z
that ever did so great and lioiy a warn
of beneficence and chat :y. I would
that from the fall treasury of this
State, more money be taken
for the crippled and sick men of the
war. Oh, my friends, if I should re
turn to my country and know that the
thousands of wounded men who are at
the corners of your streets grinding or
gans and picking up a scanty living by
begging, were provided for, I would
feel still prouder of this great State of
Pennsylvania. You are almost out of
debt. You owe an immense debt of
gratitude to those who served yeu dur
ing the war. We stayed at home and
enjoyed the luxuries of life. They were
exposed to battle and slaughter, and
passed the lonely picket in the night
surrounded with dangers. He was
promised, when he left his home, that
living he should be cared for ; and that
when dead his wife should be protect ,
ed, and his orphans maintained at the
public expense. We all promised that.
Let us -redeem that promise, and let the
great heart of the people of Penn'a.,
move for the protection of that class
of our fellow-citizens; and I am asham
ed to say, to-night, Pennsylvania has
not done her duty to the crippled and
maimed and helpless men of the war.
[Applause.] I would to God that the
heart of Pennsylvania was moved in
that direction.
I congratulate you to-night, my
friends, that we are now At peace, and
I trust that on my return I will find
this great nationality all united, and
all the questions that agitated the
public mind of the people of the North,
South, and East, and West be remov
ed, and that I will find the American
nation a great homogeneous people ;
that all the interests of trade and com
merce will be flourishing; that labor
will be of its actual value, and that the
greenbacks and the precious metal
will be back to a gold standard in val
ue. •
Governor Curtin then proceeded to
urge upon his hearers the necessity of
standing by the Government and by its
integrity ; .and as God has beh pleas
ed to give to you the blessing of this
free Government, as you hold it for
yourselves may you transmit it to your
posterity, pure and free and strong, as
it came from the apostles of liberty in
the Revolution. And now, my friends,
I wish you farewell. Ido not go in a
day, or in two days. I expect to look
iu the faces of some of the men who
survived the war, before I go. It is
not likely I will see you again. lam
much obliged to you for this compli
which you have paid me,and wherever
I go or stay, I will be ever grateful to
the people of Pennsylvania for their
continued support, for their confidence
and respect, and I will return to Penn
sylvania, please God, to live and die
amongst you; and I trust that nothing
will occur while I am abroad to change
my relations to the people of this State.
Thera is one thing you max-rely upon,
citizens .of Philrdelphia, that whatever
capacity I may fill abroad, whatever I
may do in the mission I am about fill
ing I will maintain the honor and the
integrity of my country. God's will be
done. [Applause.]
The hand played " Home, Sweet
Home," after which the party pro—
ceeded to the residence of Titian J.
Coffey, Esq., the secretary of legation,
and serenaded that gentleman in• like
manner
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
CENTRE COUNTY AGRICUL
TURAL SO' lETY.—The Park of the
Society is now open for driving. All per
sons are permitted to drive on the track,
free of charge until the 10th day of. May,
Wier which (late an entrance fee wilt he
charged. Persons wishing, to buy season
tickets will please call on any (Alleer of the
Society, or upon IVM. EAMILTON,
apr2l'69.3t. Seery.
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Letters of Admini-tratiun on the
estate of Caleb Curry, late of Barri
township, deceased, having been granted
to the undersigned, all persons knowing
themselves indebted to said - estate are re
quested to make immediate payment, and
those having claims against the same, to
present them duly authenticated by law for
settlement. J CHIN H. CURRY,
JOHN T. ROSS,
aprr69 Gt. Admr's.
T OWN LOTS FOR SALE.
The under
signed informs the citizens of Bellefoute.nnd
of Centre county, that he has, just outside
the Borough limits, and near tho "County
Fair Grounds,"
FORTY-TWO BUILDING LOTS,
beautifully situated, which will be sold
at reasonable rates. For full particulars,
terms, ac., apply to JOIIN COLE,
apr7 . 69 6u). Bellefonte, Pa.'•
QUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.—
The First Annual Co veution of the Cen
tre county Sabbath School Asociatian will
be hold in the Court House,in Bellefonte Pa.,
on 'Fue.day, Wednesday and 'I hureday, the
18th, 10th and 20th of May,lBo9. Exercises.
will begin on Tuesday evening, at half past
seven o'clock. Eminent sunday school men
are expected to assist in the work of the Con
y, ntion. All who are interested in the work
are cordially invited to attend.
JAR. A. BEAVER,Pres't
GEO. M. YOCUM,Sect'y
nprl4'n9-4t
T.ls S 0 LUTIO N OF PA RTNER
SHIP,—The co partnership heretofore
existing between Adolph Sternberg and Si
mon Brandeis is this day, Ain't 17th , 1869,
dissolved by mu.ual consent. Adolph Stern
berg is authorized to settle all claims against,
or to receic.. all amounts due to the above
named firm. ADOLPH. STERN BERG.
SINIONIBRANDEIS.
All persons knowing themselves indebted
to the above firm, are hereby notified to eall
and settle without delay, as we do not wish
to impose costs upon any. But the hooks of
Sternberg A Brandeis !nue be i.ettled.
apr2l'B9 3t. ADOLPH STERZIBBRG..
TIOWN LOTS FOR SALE. RAV
ING TttE FOLLOWING MERITS.—
.
They are near the Court House.
They aro not on a hill.
They ere locate,' - on one of the principal
street- -1 she 13 , w-ng,ll.
The , are very low in price.
hey will he sold 0, a reass“nahle eredit.
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MISCELLANEOUS
L OSE'S LIVERY STABLE.
The undersign
ed having entered into partnership in the
Livery Business, under the firm name of
Isaac Luse a; Son. adopt this method of in
forming the people of Bellefonte, and the
public generally, that they will carry on the
business in the Burnside Stable. It is their
determination to keep the very hest
lI.ORSEg, BUGGIES AND CARRIAGES,
and to hire them out at the most reasonabl e
rates. Thankful Piz. thz kindness and favor
they have received from the community in
the past they will make it their chief object
to merit the continuance of the same.
ISAAC LOSE.
GEO. A. LOSR.
THE GEM RESTAURANT.
nnrl4'69 ly
MEALS AT ALL HOURS
TH] undersigned avails himself of this
method of i:lorming the citizens of Belle
fonte and vicinity. and the traveling com
munity in general, that he has opened a first
class
GEM RR'STA URANT,
in the basement of Bush k MeLaine's .new
hotel near the Pa. R. R. Depot. He keeps
constantly on hand
Oysters in every . style, Roast Chicken, Pork
Steak, Ham and Eggs, Fresh Fish. Veal.
Cutlets, Cod Fish lla:ls.Baked Fish,
Roa t Turkey,Beefsteak, Fried
Sausage, Mutton Chaps, Tea and
Coffee, Clara Chatviter, Lambs Fries,
Fried Eels, and everything to suit the taste
Feeling assureil th atgeneral satisfaction
will be given, be invites :11 to pay
him a visit.
JOHN MALIPHANT,
Bellefonte, Pa,
ja13'69.1y
B ELLEFONTE lOADEMY
AN EENGLISH and CLASSICAL SCHOOL
FOR. BOTH SEXES
The Spring Session opkns on THURS
DAY, April 15th with every facility for the
educati.m of youth in the Elementary and
nigher branches, Ancient and Modern Lan
guages, Book-Keeping, and in all the de.
partments of a complete Academic course.
Special attention is given to Instrumental
and Vocal Music. The latter is made a reg
ular branch of the course of study, and is
taught to all pupils without extra charge.
The Principal is assisttd by able and ex
perienced teachers.
Each scholar has a due share of individu
al attention.
Pupils are received at all ages, and thor
oughly preparA. for College or Business.
A limited number of pupils can have a
pleasant Home in the immediate family of
the'Principal.
EVERY NECESSARY ATTENTION
is given to iirryropte the health and comfort
of those committed to his charge.
Parents who wish to place their children
where there will he no necessity for change
till they have completed their education.and
to secure the advantages of sound instruc
tion, thorough mental discipline and correct
moral training, are invited to visit the In
stitution.
For further particular:,
Address, Roy. T. P. lIIIGIIES,
aprl4:69.tf. Principal
T HE SECRET OF HAPPINESS
Some folks are always fretting,
Will their troubles never cease?
Will nothing ever bring them
The blessed boon of peace ?
To peace and true contentment
The - way is very plain, .
And - if you'll pay attention
The. soclet I'll explain.
tFatitll't houie was all confusion,
His wife would scold and fret
And such a seene.l really think
I never shall forget.
His wife would spank the children,
And chase them off to Lcd ;
{ e t down, and cry as ‘l,..)tocn do,
And wish that she were dead.
She'd call her boshand awful names,
A -nifsty. horrid man."
And if he "did'et. (.14enge his ways:
She'd "go right home to •mum."'
When Smith ry.torned to Ilea one night,
lie th , ught the mqtrer o'er;
voiced he'd erol this ro”1641 fight—
nave peace at home once more.
Ere long the neighbors noticed
His wife had changed her tone,
And Smith was •'goy and happy,"
For he'd bought an Our Old Home."
Now his wife is every milling,
And all be wrath has flown ;
And she call, her husband "darling,"
For he's bought an "Our Old Home "
Smith says his "wife has really
The sweetest temper known,
And everything is lovely
Since he's bu't an 'Oar Old Home.'"
And now La takes his comfort;
lie's found happiness ht. last,
And sunbeams Wight and glancy
Around his way are cast.
Tbis celebrated Stove is for sale by
LONBEIWBR Sc HENRY,
No. 4, Bush's Arcade.
mar:3l '69-tf. Bellefonte, Pa
pHILADELPHIA STORE!
PHILA.DELPIIIA STORE!
PAILADELPRIA STORE!
KELLER & MUSSER
ANOTHER NEW STORE.
ANOTHER NEW STORE
ANOTHER NEW STORE.
SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF SPRING
AND SUMMER GOODS.
FELLER & 14IUSSER have. just opened
the best, cheapest. largest. as well. as the
best assorted stock of Goods in Bellefonte
or Central Pennsylvania, ac their new
PHILADELPHIA STORE, in
BROCKERHUFF'S PLUCK, Bishop St
FOR THE LADIES
They have Silks. Coburgs 'Alpacas, Merinos,
Wool Delnines, Lustres, Glinghams,
Prints, Poplins, Lawns, Hand
kerchiefs, Kid and other
GlovPs, Hosiery, Bal.-
murals, Hoop-skirts,
and a g•Tieral va
• variety of
Ribbons, trimmings, Buttons, Braids, etc.,
at the lowest arises.
FOR GENTLENIEN.
They have Black and Blue Cloths, Black
and Fancy Cassimeres, Sattinetta,
Tweeds, Muttons, Water-prcef
Cloth, Silk, Satin and common
Vestings, etc., is great
variety, and at prices
that will give
general satis
faction to .
buyers.
Their READY MADE CLOTHING is
cheap, and consists of
Overcoats, Dress coats, of various qualities
and prices, Plain and Fancy Vests, Cassi
ruere and 'Flannel %-ver:.hirts, Wot,len and
Cotten undershirts, Handkerchiefs, neck ties,
&,0., &c,. &c,
Calf and Kip
Bouts and Shoes.
thIER Boats and _..lloes,
lints and Caps, and
HOTTS , EII 00 DS.
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in et0i1.... .il-11 0 : , '.11'p,,,¢,
C i•.i 118 t i z ,. !trot% II 11.,Nztt,$,
'I 110 t.
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