it* .jgtifsxi fmjiiitw IS PUBLISHED I.VERY FRIDAY MORNING, BY J. R. IHTRBORROU AXD JOIIFi LI TZ, ON JULIANA St., Opposite the Hcnget House BEDFORD, PENN'A TEBSS: IM.OO ii year if paid strictly in advance. ll' not paid within six months £2.00. Sf not paid tviUiiii the year $3.00. ATTOIL\ EIH AT Li W. B. F. MEYKHS J. TV. DICKERBOX. MEYERS & DICKERSON. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Bedford, Pebx'i, Office same as formerly occupied by Hon. W. P. Sehcll, two doors east of the Gazette office, will practice in the several Courts of Bedford county. Pensions, bounties and back pay obtained and the ?urrb.i*e of Real Estate attended to. May 11, '(l6—lyr. I OH.Y T. KEAGY, FJ ATTORNEY AT LAW. Bedford, Pesn'a., Offers to give satisfaction to all who may en tru t their legal business to bim. YVill collect moneys on evidences of debt, and speedily pro cure bounties and peusions to soldiers, their wid ows or heirs. Office two doors west of Telegraph office. aprll:'6s-ly. I B. CESSNA, O . ATTORNEY AT LAW, Office with Johx Cessx.a, on Julianna street, in the office formerly occupied by King A Jordan, and recently by Filler & Keagy. All business entrusted to bis care wiil receive faithful and prompt attention. Military Claims, Pensions, Ac., speedily collected. Bedford, June 9,1865. M'H. su vnrK .'.... E. F. KEKR QUARPE t KERR, IO -4 TTORNE rS-A T-L A IV. V/ ill pructiou in the Courts of Bedford AND ad j iiuing VJ. unties. All BUSINESS entrusted to their e:ire will receive careful and prompt attention. Pensions, Bounty, Rack Pap, Ac., speedily col lected frotn the Government. ' 'NICE on Juliana street, opposite tho banking house offte< U & Schell, Bedford, !'a. mar2:FF IOHS PALMER, Attorney at Law, Ectlford, Pa,. IVill promptly attend to_all business entrusted to his care. ,■>, Particular attenlion paid t> the collection <•: Military claims. Office on Juliacna St., nearly ositc the Mongol House.) jane 23, '65.1y J. P. DL 11B0BR0W JOIIX LVTS. S'YURBORRQW A I/TTZ, 1 I .ITTOR.VE \'S JIT BEITORH, PA., V, 1 attend promptly to all business intrusted to • v care. Collections made en the shortest no- Ilu y are, also, regnlarly licensed Claim Agents r,:.J will give special attention to tho jtrosecution oi ims against live Government for Tensions, 1! k Pay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, Ac. Office on Juliana street, ono- do r South of the 'Mengel House" and nearly opt- tc the Inquirer office. April 2s, 1865:t IAS FY M. ALSIP, El ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA., Will faithfully and pr raptly attend to all BU.si j: l entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoin iug counties. Military claims, Tensions, back ! ~y. Bounty, AC. speedily collected. Office with M 'in A Spang, on Juliana street. 2 doors soath •>fthe Mengel House. apl 1, 1854.—TF. U- A. POINTS, Al ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Respectfully tenders his professional services the pu Ac. Office with J. W. Lingcnfelter, Kf ~ .v Juliana street, two doors South of the "Monitlc IToarc." * Dec. 9, 1854-tf. Ir~ TWI AI . i .TJ .irvr r.x;- ...., K " .MTORHEY- .£ I.A4Y, BEDFORD, PA. Have fv'-oU a partnership in the practice '< oou- BIPBT , Vu„ Tite Bloody San three day* m'-nth, commencing vrl'h the wcond Tuesday o. the month. Pr- pared to perform all Dental ope. - ationa with which he may be favored. 7Vm ,ntlAi the reach of all and tnctlycan\ exceptbn ■,, rial contract. Work to be sent by mail or oth wise, must be paid for when impressions aro taken. augs. PIIYSICIASS. 11TM. W. JAMISON, M.D., YY BLOODY 1U , PA., Respectfully tenders his professional servicesto the people of that place and yicmity. [decS.lyt Dlt. 11. F. HAKRY, Respectfully renders his profe*onal ser vices to the citiiena of Bedford and v.Mntty. Office and residence on Pitt fcTrcet.in the building formerly occupied by Dr. J. 11. llofiua. Ayril 1,18M —tf> T L. MARBOURG, M- I>., si . Havine permanently located rcapectiu.iy coders his polcssionnl services to the cititens of Bedford and vicinity. Office or. dohana _rcu, opposite the Bank, one door north of Hall A mer's office. _ _ April 1, leCi-tf. bask| ,,^ G. W. RI PP O. E- STTASSOS F. EENRHICT RUPP, SHANNON A CO., BANKISRB, BEDFORD, PA. BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT. COLLECTIONS made for the Ka.-t, West, North and Scuth, and the genera! business of F. x.ehat3, transacted. Notes and Accounts Remittances promptly made. U.AL LBiaio bonght and sold. apr.lo,- l tf. JEWELER, *&<•- ABSALOM GLARLICK, Clock A Watchmaker aud Jeweller, Bi.oonv RES. PA. Clocks, Watches,. Jewelry, Ac., pronely re paired. All work entrusted to Lis care, warranted to give satisfaction. He also keeps on hand and for sal* jfd ' 1 ES, CLOCKS, and JE WE LB. Y. Office with Dr. J. A. Maan. my* JOHN REIMVND, CLOCK AND WATCII-MAKER, in the United States TelepraidijOffiee, Clock", watches, and all kinds of jeweiry prcaptlv repaired. All work entrusted to his we warranted to jfiv* entire patisfaeti n. L l *°* •>- r DBBTANIEL BORDER, PITT SMEAR, TWO noons WEST T" RUA ATI>- FOIID HOTST, BEBFOET, PI, TCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL RY* SPECTACLES, AC. He keeps on hand a stock of fine Gold and Sil ver Watches, Spectacles of Brilliant Double Refin ed Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Rings, best quality of Gold Pens. He will supply to order any thirrg in his line not on hand, apr. 28, 1865—u. DW. CROUSE * . WHOLESALE TOBACCONIST, On Penn street a few doors west oi the Court House, North Bide, Bedford, Pa., is now prepared tosell by wholesale all kinds of CIGARS. All orders promptly filled. Persons desiring anj thing in his line will do well to give him a call. Bedford, Oct. 26, '65. DFKBORROW A- LFTZ Editors and Proprietors. liebforb Jntjuirtr. BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 1860. TRUE DEMOCRACY! ELOQUENT EXTRACTS. A meeting of the True and Tried Democ racy, was held in the Court House, in Bed ford, on the evening of Saturday, Sept. —d, 1866. That firm and reliable - crat, Cot. JOSBTH W. TATE, was unani mously chosen President of the meeting. After several able and eloquent addresses had been delivered, on motion of Hon. BEN.T. F. MEYERS, Editor of the Bedford Gaz&tc, and present Democratic candidate for Senator in tbiß District, Col. TATE was called upon to address the meeting. The Colonel responded in his usual able aud eloquent manner. After the discussing the issues of the day the Colonel eloquently exclaimed : "I believe that Providence had a hand in the removal of Abra ham Lincoln. I believe that the name of J. Wilkes Booth will live; that lie laid down his life for his country, like Winklcreid. Switzerland had her Winklcreid and her Win. Tell; Scotland had her Robert Bruec, and America her Booth. THE TIME IS COMING WHEN THERE. WILL BE A MONU MENT ERECTED TO BOOTH, HIGH ER THAN THE Si'IRE OF LINCOLN, who sleeps beneath the sod of Illinois." . "I am one of those men of an other country, who wjear on their Coat of Arms the HAND and the DAGGER." The Colonel countinued at . onie length in the same eloquent and patriotic strain, ut tering only sentiments of a truly Democrat ic character, and retired in the midst of great applause. In tLe Bedford Gazette of Jan. D6l. O. E. SHANNON. Esq., Democratic- candidate for Prothonotaiy, in a card published over his owu signature, in speaking of a debate n the Bedford Lyceum, uttered the f'ollow ng patriotic and truly Democratic send- ■I distinctly said, however, that I would not light at all in such an unnatural war—that I was like some of my Republican friends, I would prefer staying at home; but, IF I WERE COMPELLED TO PULL TRIGGER, I HOPED IT WOl LD BE WHEN THE MUZZLE OF MY GUN WAS POINTED NORTH." Speakin? of the abolition of Slavery in the District of CAtimlin. B. F. Meyers said : "Congu is, truly, already in sane. The conduct of that body would have made a Secessionist 'of Job, il lie luu| been a slave holder. — Gazette*, April 18,1862. Speaking of the Draft he aid : "But let not Congress and the Administration build false hopes upon this patriotic submission. Let it not be expected that Penn sylvania wi'l again uncomplain ingly respond to a similar call for conscripts. The people ot this State have given their last man to this bloody, though Utopian crusade, and until the President and Congress revoke their aboli tion programme, a demand from them for more troops from this State will be worse than useless. —Gazette, Jan. 2a, 186.3. OB the same subject Meyers said : "We say to Congress stay your encroaching hand, lest you wake the sleeping lion of Pennsylvania s pride! W c say to the 1 resident, make not <■ Dionysius oi yourself, for there are yet Damons among the people (if the North, who will dare to resist any usurper. Bedford Gazelle, Feb. 21, 186 d. In speaking of the Provost Marshall Myers said: "When the President shall see lit to undertake an enforcement of the Conscription, we shall look with some anxiety and more cu riosity for the nameol the wretch who will not scruple to disgrace himself, and the community in which he lives, by accepting this odious office. Let that man, whom ever he may be, mike up his mind hat he ran not live a peaceful life, nor die an honorable death" — Ga-m zctte. March IS, 18GS. In the speech of ll'.bier Clyim r at Un ioutuvni, as reported for the I'isi burgh Post, the D; ;3txsratic Org.su of Aikghany county- Pa., we find the following passage : "By the assassination of Abra ham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became President of the United States. If, under his administra tion, harmony should come again to the land, who will not sec in A 1 : OOATJ ANR> GENER AL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO POLITICS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND MORALS. THE AUSPICIOUS EVENT the spirit of God moving over the troubled waters." '•I AM GLAD OF IT." In his specdh at Niggra Palls, President Johnson said : "I have always had an exalted idea of the position of Senator; but notwithstanding I was placed upon the ticket for the Vice Pres idency, I am free to say that I did not seek the place. But friends of the country, friends that were personal to me, were anx ious that 1 should be on the tick .et. I was placed there. I ac cepted it; the race was run, the victory was obtained, and I was made Vice President of the Uni ted States. Can't you see the graduation comes along regularly? And. then by the Constitution of the country, I have been made President. lam glad of it." THE DESERTER LAW. \\ e would call especial attention to the following provisions of the Disfranchising act which Sheriffs are required to publish in their Election Proclamation: \\ HEREAS, By tlfe act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An act to amend the several acts heretofore passed to provide for the enrolling and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes," and approved March third, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, all persons who have descried the military or naval ser vice of the 1 nited States, and who have not been discharged or relieved from the penalty or disability therein provided, are deemed and taken to have voluntarily relinquished and forfeited their rights of citizenship and their rights to become citizens, and are de prived of exercising any rights of citizens thereof; and WHEREAS, Person- not citizens of the United States are not, under the constitu tion and laws of Pennsylvania, qualified electors of this Commonwealth: SECTION 1, Be it. rnactcd, etc., THAT IN ALL ELECTIONS HEREAFTER TO BE HELD IN THIS COMMON WEALTH, IT SHALL BE UNLAW FUL FOR THE JUDGE OR INSPEC TORS OF ANY SUCH ELECTION TO RECEIVE ANY BALLOT OR BAL LOTS. FROM ANY PERSON OR PERSONS EMBRACED IN THE PRO- N '~I -II YYAYO V SAID ACT OF CONGRESS, APPROVED MARCH THIRD. ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FIVE AND IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY SUCH PERSON TO OFFER TO VOTE ANY BALLOT OR BALLOTS. SEC. 2. TH AT IF ANY. SUCH JUDGE AND INSPECTORS OP ELECTION, OR ANY ONE OF THEM, SHALL RECEIVE, OR CONSENT R .I'O RECEIVE ANY SUCH UNLAWFUL BALLOT OR BALLOTS FROM ANY SUCH DISQUALIFIED PERSON, HE OR THEY SO OFFEND ING SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDE MEANOR, AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF IN ANY COURT OF QUAR TER SESSIONS OF THIS COMMON WEALTH. IIE SHALL. FOR EACH OFFENSE BE SENTENCED TO PAY A FINE OF NOT LESS TH Y' ONE HUN DRED DOLLARS. AND TO UNDERGO KN IMPRISONMENT IN THE JAIL OF THE PROPER COUNTY FOR NOT LESS THAN SIXTY DAYS. Sep. 3. THAT ANY PERSON DE PRIVED OF CITIZENSHIP, AND DISQUALIFIED AS AFORESAID, SHALL. AT ANY ELECTION HERE AFTER TO BE HELD IN THIS COM MONWEALTH, VOTE OR TENDER TO THE OFFICERS THEREOF, AND! OFFER TO VOTE, A BALLOT OR BALLOTS, ANY PERSON SO OF FENDING SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A .MISDEMEANOR AND ON CONVICTION THEREOF, IN ANY COURT OF QUARTER SES SIONS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH, SHALL. FOR EACII OFFENSE, BE PUNISHED IN LIKE MANNER AS IS PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING SECTION OF THIS AIT IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS OF ELECTION RECEIVING SUCH UNLAWFUL BALLOT OR BALLOTS. Sr.c. 4. THAT IF ANY PERSON SHALL PERSUADE OR ADVISE ANY PERSON OR PERSONS, DE PRIVED OF CITIZENSHIP AND DIS QUALIFIED AS AFORESAID. TO OFFER ANY BALLOT OR BAL LOTS TO THE OFFICERS OF ANY ELECTION HEREAFTER TO BE HELD IN THIS COMMONWEALTH, OR SHALL PERSUADE OR ADVISE ANY SUCH OFFICER TO RECEIVE ANY SUCH BALLOT OR BALLOTS FROM ANY PERSON DEPRIVED OF CITIZENSHIP, SUCH PERSON ISO OFFENDING SHALL BE GUIL TY OF A MISDEMEANOR.. AND UPON CONVICTION THEREOF IN ANY COURT OF QUARTER SES SIONS OF Tins COMMONWEALTH. SHALL BE PUNISHED IN LIKE MANNER AS TS PROVIDED IN THE SECOND SECTION OF THIS ACT, IN THE CASE OF OFFICERS OF SUCH ELECTION RECEIVING SUCH UNLAWFUL BALLOT OR BALLOTS. TF THERE TS A SOLMEIi FEELS DISPOSED TO VOTE FOR MR. SHANNON LET ■ HIM LOOK A T THIS PICTUREI • "1 DISTINCTLY SAID, HOWEVER, THAT I WOULD NOT EI OUT AT ALL IN SUCII AN UNNATURAL WAR —THAT I WAS LIKE SOME OE MY "'REPUBLICAN FRIENDS I WOULD PREFER STAYING AT HOME, BUT IF 1 Wr.RS COMPELLED TO PULL TRIGGER I HOPED IT WOULD lIE WHEN THE MUZZLE OF MY BUN WAS POINTED NORTH." The*? are Mr. Shannon's very words. How fortunate it was for you, Boldier, that Mr. Shannon was not I 'COMPELLED TO PULL I'MOOER," or you might have received the contents of his gun. He claim ed to be consistent while the war lasted and he refused to contribute a dollar to the sup port of those who were left destitute by their husbands and fathers entering the service. It is your time now, soldier ? BEDFORD. Pa.. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1866 SE YD IN THE ELECTION RETURNS ! Lest our paper next week should not reach all the districts in the county before election day, we would take this opportunity to urge our friends to make all the necessary ar rangements to forward the election returns immediately after the result is known. The vote for Governor and Congress will be the most important and the most sought after; it would be advisable, however, to send full returns in all cases. Those districts Ijing contiguous to Bedford will send their re turns directly to the Chairman of the Coun ty Committee, while Bloody Run, West Providence, Monroe and East Providence had better report to T. B. Williams, at Bloody Run ; and those of Middle Wood berry, South Woodberry, Hopewell, Broad Pop, Liberty and Coal-dale, to C. W. Ash om, Esq., at Hopewell. These gentlemen will telegraph them to Bedford. By this arrangement we can know the result of the entire county, with a few exceptions, before eleven o'clock on election night. Special arrangements should be made to got in the vote of Southampton and Londonderry. Give us the returns as full as possible and at the earliest moment. TAXES! TAXES ! ! TAXES !! ! Remember that the Republioan Legisla ture last winter abolished the State tax on Real estate, but that through the bad man agement of Democratic Commissioners Bed ford county owes the State nearly $20,000 and the people of this county are still op pressed with a burdensome State tax. Remember that the quickest way to pay off this Copperhead legacy, is to put at least one good Republican into the Board of Commissioners, which you can do by voting for Samuel Shaffer, who will see that the hard earned money of the tax-payers is not squandered in pensioning petty officers, but appropriated to the speedy payment of the county debt. LOOK OUT FOR DESERTERS! ThcDis franchising act will be found on page 1107 of the Pamphlet Laws of Pennsylva nia for the year, ISG6. Every Justice of the Peace is entitled to a copy of these laws, and wp would advise them to send to the Prothonotary and secure the copy to which they are entitled and furnish their respective election Boards with it on fhe day of the election. Let this matter be attended to promptly. f Froip 'be American Republican.] AN APPEAL. BY H. V. Q. SODS of freedom, boys in blue, Yc of honest hearts asicl true. What do you propose to dc ? Turn your backs to Uncle Sam ? Join the Copper-Johuson clan ? Thus strike hands with the rebel clan ? Are you indeed prepared to say To traitors on election day, •"Come, again resume your sway ? ' "You were right, and we were wrong. Freedom falsely led us on — Love for the old flag was strong. "We'll not submit to loyal rule, But to ye of Calhonn's school. Take us, we will be your tool. ••The four years' war was all a joke, To day we wear again your yoke ; Thus we have through the ballot spoke.' Sons of freedom, boys in blue, Have ye honest hearts and true. And can you such a course pursue ? No ! such doubts of you are wrong, You will not join the traitor throng, Your love for the old Flag is strong. They have trailed it 'ncath their feet, Think of 'Orleans' bloody srreet, Such the rulers you would greet. N Think of your comrades starving cry, While in prisons they did lie, Was it for naught they had to die ? Hear ye not that mournful strain, From the trenches of the slain ? "Has your blood been shed in vain ?' Sous of Freedom, boys of right, Another battle you must light, Let all traitors feel your might. At the ballot make them feel You rule it as with steel, And still the same with rebels deal. Sons of Frecdptn, blue, Loyal hearts lpok up to you : God reward ye as ye do. ADDRESS OF THE NATIONAL OIOX COUHITTEE, TO TIIE AMERICAN PEOPLE. Fellow -Citizens : A ery grave differences having arisen between your immediate Rep rcscntatvics in Congress and the President who owes his position to your votes, we are impelled to ask your attention tlieieto, and to suggest the duties to your country which i they Vender imperative, j We shall avoid the use of hard words. ; Of these, there have already been too ma ny. And, that the matters in issue may be ; brought within the narrowest compass, let us first eliminate from the controversy all that has already been settled or has never been in dispute. The republic has been desperately assail ed from within, and its very existence serf ously imperilled. Thirteen States were j claimed as having withdrawn from the Union, and were represented for years in a hostile Congress meeting at Richmond, fen of those States were, for a time, wholly in the power of a hostile confederacy , the other three partially so. The undoubtedly loyal States were repeatedly and formidably invaded by rebel armies, which were only expelled after obstinate and bloody battles Through four years of arduous, desperate civil strife, the hosts of the rebel confedera cy withstood those of the Union. Agents of _ that confederacy traversed the civilized world, seeking allies in their war against the republic, and exciting the rapa cious and unprincipled to fit out armed cor sairs to prey upon her commerce. By State authority, and in the perverted names of patriotism-and loyalty ; hundreds of thou sands of our countrymen wore conscripted into rebel armies and made to fight desper ately for our natioual disruption and rain. And though, by the blessing of Hod and the valor and constancy of our loyal people, the rebellion was finally and utterly crushed, it did not succumb until it had caused the destruction of more than half a million of precious human lives, not to speak of prop erty to the value of at least five billions of dollars. At length the rebel armies surrendered and the rebel power utterly collapsed-and vanished. /What then ? The claim of the insurgents that they either now reacquired or had never forfeited their constitutional rights in the Union, including that of representation in Congress stands in pointed antagonism alike to the requirements of Congress and to those of the acting President. It was the Executive alone who, after the rebellion was no more, appointed provisional Governors for the now submissive, unarmed Southern States, on the assumption that the relxdlion had been "revolutionary.' and had deprived the people under its sway of all civil govern ment, and who required the assembling of a " 'convention, composed of delegates to be chosen by that portion of the people of said State who are loyil to the United States, and no others for the purpose of altering and amending the constitution of -aid State." It was President Johnson who, so late as October last—when all shadow of overt resistance to the Union had long since dis appeared—insisted that it was not enough that a State which had revolted must recog nize her ordinance of secession as null and void from the beginning, and ratify the con stitutional amendment prohibiting slavery evermore, but she must also repudiate "every dollar of indebtedness created to carry on the rebellion." It was he who ordered the dispersion by military force of any legislature chosen under the rebellion which should >ume power to make laws after the rebellion had fallen. It was lie who referred to Congress ail inquiries as to the probability of representatives from the States lately in revolt being admitted to seats in either house, and suggested that they should present their credentials, not at the organization of Congress, but after ward. And finally, it was he. and not Con gress, who suggested to his Gov. Sharkey, of Mississippi, that "If you could extend the elective fran chise to ali persons of color who can read the Constitution of the United States in English and write their names, and to all persons of color who own real estate valued at not less than $230 and pay taxes thereon, KUUTpuld complete!v disarm the. aiJvprsarv If, then th'-re he any controversy as to the rieht of the loyai States to exact condi tion.- and t mure i uara'.i o- of those which plunged uiadiy iz to sects .-ion and rebellion, the supporters respectively of Andrew John >n and of Congress cannot l>e antago nize parties to that contest, since their rec ord p' t*" tin in on the same sides. lib" big thus agreed that conditions of rust oral i >s am! -U'; unties against future rebel'i •; may be cxifcted of the States late ly in revolt, the right of Congress to a voice iii prescribing those conditions and in sha ping those guaranties is plainly ineuntesti ble. Whether it take the shape of law or of t constitutional amendment, the action f Congress is vital. Kvcn if they were to b settled by treaty, the ratification of the < unto, by a two-third* t >te would be indis pens dfle. There is nothing in the Federal Constitution, nor in the nature of the case, that countenances an 'Executive monopoly of this power. What then, is the ground of complaint against Congress ? Is it charged that the action of the two Houses was tardy and hesitating. Consider how momentous were the questions invol ved, the issues depending. Consider how novel and extraordinary was the situation. Consider how utterly silent and blank is the the Federal Constitution touching the treat ment of insurgent States, whether during their flagrant hostility to the I. nion or after their discomfiture. Con ider with how many ] embarrassments and difficulties the problem is beset, and you wilt not wonder that months were required to devise, perfect, and pass, by a two-thirds vote in either House, a just and safe plan of rcconstruc tion. Yet that plan has been matured. It has passed the Senate by 33 to 11, and the House by 13S to 30. It is now fanly before the country, having already been ratified by the I .legislature of several State- and reject ed by norte. Under it, the State of Ten nessee has been formally rcstorod to all the priviligcs she forfeited by rebellion, inclu ding representation in either House in Con gress. And the door thus passed through stands invitingly open to all who still linger without. Are the conditions thus prescribed intol erable, .or even humiliating? They are in substance these: I. AH persons born or naturalized in thi.-*country are henceforth citizens of the United States, and shall enjoy; all the rights of citizens evermore; and no state shall have power to contravene this most righteous and a ee -av provision. 11. While the States claim and exercise the power of denying the elective franchise to a part of their people, the weight of each State in the Union shall be measured by and ! based upon its enfranchised population. If aav State shall choose, fot no crime, to de- Ny political rights to any race or caste, it ; must no longer count that race or caste us a basis of political power in the Union. 111. He who has once held office on the strength of his solemn oath to support the Federal Constitution, and has nevertheless foresworn himself and treasonably plotted to j subvert that Constitution, shall henceforth hold no political office till Congress, by a two-thirds vote, shall remove or modify the ) disability. IV. The National debt shall be in nowise | repudiated or invalidate ]; and no debt in i curred to support of the rebellion shall ever ■ i bo assumed or paid by any State ; nor shall payment be made for the the loss or eman cipation of any slave. V. Congress shall have power to enforce these guaranties by appropriate legislation. Such, fellow-citizens, arc the conditions i of reconstruction proposed by Congress and : J already accepted by trie loyal legislature- of ! Tennessee. Arc they harsh or degrading r Do you discern therein a disposition to tram ple on the prostrate, or push an advantage >i to the uttermost? Do they embody aught ' ; of vengeance, or any confiscation but that ol 1 slavery? We solicit your candid, impartial '! judgment. ~ , > | What is intended by the third section u YOKJME 39; XO 14 simply to give loyalty a fair start in the re constructed States Under the Johnson policy, the rebels monopolize power and piace even in communities whore they are decidedly outnumbered. Their generals are governors and members elect of Conaress ; their colonels and majors fill the legislatures and officiate as sheriffs. Not only are the steadfastly loyal proscribed, but even stay at-home rebels have iitlte chance in compe tition with those who thought to subvert the Union. When this rebel monopoly of office shall have been broken up, and loyalty to the Union shall have become general and hearty, Congress may remove the disability, and will doubtless make haste to do so. \V e do not perceive that the justice or fit ness of the fourth section —prescribing that the Union public debt shall l>e promptly met, but that of the rebel confederacy nev er—is seriously contested. There remains, then, but the second sec tion, which prescribes in substance that po litical power in the Union shall henceforth be based only on that portion of the people of each State who are deemed by its consti tution fir depositories of such power. In other words; A State which chooses to hold part of its population in ignorance and vas salage—powerless, uneducated, unfranchis ed, count that portion to balance the educated, intelligent, enfranchised eiti *2ons of other States. We do not purpose to argue the justice of this provision. As well argue the shape of a cube or the correctness of the multiplica tion table. He who does not feel that this is simply and mildly just would not be per suaded though one rose from the dead to convince him." That there are those among us who would not have it ratified, sadly de monstrates that the good work of emancipa tion is not yet complete. "But,' say some, "this section is design ed to coerce the South into according suf frage to her blacks." Not so, we reply; but only to notify ber ruling caste that we will no longer bribe them to keep their blacks in serfdom. An aristocracy rarely surrenders its privileges, no matter how op pressive, from abstract devotion to justice and right. It must have cogent, palpable reasons for so doing. We say, therefore, to South Carolina, "If you persistently restrict all your power to your 300,000 whites, we must insist that these no longer balance in Congress and the choice of President, 700,- OOu northern white freemen, but only 300,- 000. If you keep your blacks evermore in serfdom, it must not be because we tempted you so to do and rewarded you for so doing. Fellow citizens of every State, but espe cially of those soon to hold elections; we en treat your earnest, constant hcod to the grave questions now at issue. If those who wautonly plunged the Union into civil war shall be allowed by you to dictate the terms of reconstruction, you wiP. have heedlessly sown the bitter seed of future rebellions and bloody strife. Already, you are threatened with a recognition by the "President of a sham Cougress, made up of the factions which recently coalesced at Philadelphia on ILuliitfacw fif jAKnaAiugpi—a ( jirvarracs from the White House, and appealing to the sword alone for support. So glaring an at tempt at usurpation would be even more criminal than absurd. Happily, the people by electing an overwhelming majority of thoroughly loyal representatives, are ren dering its initiation impossible. We cannot close without a most deserved tribute to the general fidelity wherewith, in view of the President's defection, the great body of the peopie, and even of the federal office-holders, have stood fast by their con victions and their principles. The boundless patronage of the Executive, though most unscrupulously wielded against those to whose voces he owes it, has corrupted very few, either of those who shared or of those who would gladly share in its enjoyment. Not one of the twenty-two States which voted to rc-elect Abraham Lincoln has given in its adhesion to the President's policy; while New-Jersey—the only free State that voted against him —has added herself to their number. * Our great war has taught impressively the peril of injustice; and the lesson has sunk deep into millions of hearts. The American people, chastened by suffering, are wiser and nobler than they were, with a quicker and more open ear for every gener ous suggestion. The fearful lessons of Memphis and New Orleans have not been ' lost on them, as is proved by the result of the recent elections in Vermont and Maine. We cherish no shadow of doubt that Penn sylvania, Ohio, Indiana and lowa first, then New-York New-Jersey, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kansas and .Minnesota wiil do likewise, and that a true restoration, a gen uine, abiding peace, will thus be secured to our country —a peace that will endure,_ be cause based on the everlasting foundations of humanity, justice and freedom. Yours, MARCUS L. WAKI), New Jersey, Chairman. JOHN" D. DEFK.EES, Indiana, Secretary. nORACE GREELY, New York, S. A. PURVIANCE. Pennsylvania, WILLIAM CLAFFLIN, Massachusetts, X. B. SMOTTERS, Delaware, 11. W. HOFFMAN. Maryland, H. H. STARKWEATHER, Connecticut, It. B. COWAN, Ohio, JOnN B. CLARKE, New Hampshire, SAMUEL F. HUSSKY, Maine, ABRAHAM B. GARDNER, Vermont, J. S. FOWLER, Tennessee, BURTON C. COOK, Illinois, M ARSH GIDDIXGS, Michigan, D. P. STUBBS, lowa, A. W.CAMPBELL, West Virginia, JUD*. Wisconsin, D. R. GOODLOE, North Carolina, 8. H. BOYD, Missouri, W. S. CORNING, Virginia, THOMAS SIMPSON. Minnesota, C. L. ROBINSON, Florida, NEWTON EDMUNDS, Dakota. A BLUNDERBUSS. The Johnson party, having picked up ev ery badly beaten man in the country, from Dick Taylor to Yallandigham, and gathered in all the fag-ends of all the beaten and ex tinct political parties, started out with flying colors to sweep the country. By adding up no end of ciphers, with the great I of Mr. Johnson at the head, it was hoped that a pretty large positive quantity would be pro cured. It tui ns out that J ohnson is a nega tive quantity. The party of all the failures has a still greater failure to lead it. And the results thus far havo been very unsatis- factory. The concern was launched with good news from Colorado. It was a "symptom.*' Not a large thing at all, but haded by all the I failures with excusable enthusiasm— it was so long since they had heard of a victory ! | Mr. Able piously telegraphed, "Glory to i Cod!" Other pious men drank much whis j ky. The first victory of the long anticipated i series was duly "wet." But subsequent in telligence that it was not a victory, at all, but ; a verv ugly defeat, slightly moderated their I transports. Then enmo a grand victory in ' Kentucky—a real victory, and a very large one, NY ho can blame the poor creatures for | their ecstatic felicity ? V lctories were so | new to them! Like starving men they rush ed at the inviting dish, devoured it, and ' were happy. But it will not do for starving RATES OF ADVERTISING All advertisement* for leu than 9 month* 19 cents per line for each insertion. Special notice;' onehalf additional. All resolutions of Associa tion, communication* of a limited or individual intercte and notices of marriages aad deaths, ex ceeding five lines, 10 eta. per line. All legal noti "ca of every kind, and *ll Orphans' Court and other Judicial sales, arc required by law to be pub lished in both papers. Editorial Notices 15 cent per line. All Advertising due after first insertion A liberal discount made to yearly advertisers. 3 months. 6 months. 1 year. One square * 4.50 $ 6.00 ftO.flv Two squares 6,00 9.00 16.00 Three squres. 8.00 12.00 20.00 One-fourth column 14.00 20.00 95.00 Half column.. 18.00 25.00 45.00 One column 30.00 45.00 8000 people to eat too much at once. In Ken tucky Johdson had too much victory. Forty thousand m ajority for Jeff. Davis in "a South ern State did not set well on the stomachs of Northern Johnsonists, and bad pains have followed, with mam- remorseful glances at the empty plate. Kentucky was worse than a defeat. Then came another victory of the same sort —the victory in New Orleans. It was an overwhelming triumph of "my pohqy." Radicals were served iust right, for once, was the first jubilant ejaculation of every Johnsonite. But a moment's reflection, and the cry of horror that went up from the whole North, satisfied them that they had punished things too fast. The people were not prepared for so much of a Johnson victory as that! An