mfcrri* Inquirer. BEDFORD. PA., FRIDAY, AFFIUSI 14, IMB. > ATIOSAL i.MOS REPUBLICAN TICKET FOB PRESIDENT, Gen. ULYSSES S. GRANT. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, Hon. SCHUYLER COLFAX. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. AT LARGS: G MADISON COATES, of Philadelphia, THOS. M. MARSHALL, of Pittsburgh. rtimlrieU 1 DISTRICTS. 1 W U. BABSES, 13. SAMI KL SSOW, 2.' W. J. POLLOCK, 14. R- W - WAGOVSELLKR 3. RICHABO WILDRV, 15. CHAE. H. MII.LBR, I aw HILL 14- GKORGB W. ELDER, s*. W'ATROS 1' M'GILL, IT. Jons STEWART, 7 J H BRISGHI RST, IS. A. G. OLMSTEAD, 7 FRASK C. H EATON, j 19. J AUKS SLLL, S! ISAAC ECBERT. 20. H. C. JOHXSO.B, V. MORBID HoorEß, *L J- K. EWISG, 10. DAVM. M. RASO, 22. W FRBW, 11. W. DAVIS, 23. A. W. CRAWFORD, 12. W. W. KETCBTU, 24. J. 8. RITAS. STATE TICKET. AUDITOR GENERAL: GEN. JOHN F. IIARTRANFT, OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. SURVEYOR GENERAL: GEN. JACOB M. CAMPBELL, OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. DISTRICT TICKET, CO NGRESS : HON. JOHN CESSNA. ( Subject to the decision of the District Conferene) ADDITIONAL LAW JUDGE: COL. D. WATSON HOWE. (Sub'ect to the decision of the District Conference) LEGISLATIVE : LIEUT. J. H. LONGENECKER. (Subject to the decision of the District Conference) COUNTY TICKET. COMMISSIONER : COL. LEWIS A. MAY, ofColerain. POOR DIRECTOR: .TART ATI M. LEHMAN, of Coledale bor. AUDITOR : JACOB EVANS, of Londonderry. CORONER: CHARLES L. BUCK, of S. Woodbcrry. Death of Hon THADDETJS STEVENS. As we are about to go to press, the mel ancholy intelligence reaches us of the death of Hon. THADDEUS STEVENS, of Lancaster, which occurred at Washington, on this (Wednesday) morniug. We have no fur ther particulars than just the mere an nouncement of his death. In his demise, the cause of the country and humanity loses an able and earnest advocate. Peace to his ashes! HEARING FRUIT. For the first fruits of the New York Cop perhead Convention we refer our readers to the news from Louisiana. The encourage ment received at that Convention by South ern rebels has already so elated them, that they have already begun an indiscriminate slaughter of Union men. Gov. Warmouth finds himself utterly unable to protect the Union men of Louisiana, or to enforce the laws without the assistance of the U. S. troops, for which he has made an official requisition on the President. A general reign of terror has been inaugurated by the unrepentant rebels. Who can doubt but that they take their cue from Frank P. Blair's notorious letter, and feel confident that they will be aided and abetted by their Northern allies, the copperheads. There can be no doubt but that this is the legiti mate result of the hopes revived for the "Lost cause," by the New York Conven tion. It is in the fullest accord with the spirit of the Blair letter, as well as with the construction put upon the platform by Wise, Vance, Hampton and other promi nent rebels. ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MURDERS OF UNION MEN withinone month after the assembling of the copperhead convention! Think of it, you who had hoped that war was over. Think of it, you who are asked to vote the copperhead tick et. If the nomination of Seymour and Blair has resulted in the murder of one hundred and fifty U nion men, in a single Southern State, within the brief space of a month, what is likely to be the condition of affairs if they should be elected. Who can for a moment doubt that a new and bloody civil war would follow. Blair has already declared in favor of it, and his letter has been hailed with acclamation, and the lead ing rebels have boldly declared that their cause is not lost, but more hopeful thau ever. \\ ho can doubt the signs of the times? The Republican party has been laboring since the close of the war to estab lish firm and stable civil governments in the Southern States and restore them, to peace and prosperity. Iu efforts have been crowned with a reasonable degree of success, in spite of the opposition of the copperhead party. A.s soon as the copperheads have made their nominations, new scenes of law lessness and bloodshed are inaugurated. Does aDy one doubt the fact that it is the result of the encouragement to a new rebel lion which they get from the copperhead lesaers, candidates and platform ? If mur der, lawlessness and bloodshed are the first fruits of the nomination, what can we ex pect if they are elected. When their own candidates openly declare for rebellion, who can be so reckless of the peace of the coun try as to support them. Every motive of kuQesty, every dictate of patriotism, requires that such candidates and such a party should receive such an overwhelming re buke, at the hands of all who love their tountrj and prize her glorious liberty, that ey would never again dare to insult the n people with their infamous prop ositions to renew a bloody civil war, Every vote east for Seymour and Blair will be a j vote cast for a new rebellion. Every vote for Grant and Colfax will be a vote in favor of the continued peace, liberty, and unity of our nation. War. or Peace, is the issue Q f the campaign. The people must decide. Let them remember their responsibility. TH* Commonwealth says: "We are ex pecting every day to hear some enthusiastic Democrat give as a reason for Colfax's unfit ness for the Vice Presidency, that he never WM drunk in bis life," HOW THE PLATFORM WAS MADE AND WHAT IT MEANS. Wade Hampton, in a speech at Charles ton, told how the l)emocratic Platform was made and declared that it meant precisely the same as Blair's letter to Broadhead. The Montgomery Mail tells, in about the same terms, how the platform was made and what it means, upon both the currency and reconstruction questions. Hear how the Democracy themselves interpret the plat form: "A Committee upon Resolutions of one from each state was selected, and this com mittee appointed a sub committee to draw Up a platform. When the platform was repor ted to the full committee it was not satisfac tory, but was cut all to pieces, and a num ber of resolutions proposed by various gentle men were substituted in place of the report of the sub-committee. The committee was in session all night, adjourning at daybreak. The different propositions as adopted were then moulded into the form as presented to and adopted by the Convention. It is proper to say that THE PENDLETON IAN DOC TRINE AS REGARDS THE CURRENCY WAS ONE OF THE PROPOSITIONS WHICH CAME FROM THE SUB COM MITTEE. THERE WAS NO DIFFER ENCE OF SENTIMENT ON THAT SUB JECT. When the committee came to con sider the reconstruction question, it was deemed proper to simply declare the present governments at the South, unconstitutional, null and void.' But at the same time the com mittee, with but a single dissenting voice, acknowledged THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL PROCEED INGS AT THE SOUTH WOULD REST WITH THE EXECUTIVE. THE SENTI MENT OF THE COMMITTEE AND CON VENTION UPON THE QUESTION OF THE REMEDY AGREED WlrH THE DECLARATION OF GENERAL BLAIR, AND WAS SATISFACTORY TO EVERY SOUTHERN DELEGATE." It always has been and still is characteris tic of theJDemocratic party to make ambigu ous platforms, susceptible ol being construed to suit any locality. But at the same time, in case of success the Southern interpreta tion is always adopted. This is an estab lished rule from which there has been no variation in the history of the party. It was closely adhered to at New York, and now the speakers of the party are, as usual, construing it to suit the popular sentiment of each locality. In many parts of the North, they deny that it endorses repudia tion. At the South, they openly advocate repudiation, and openly declare that it is a plank of the platform. As a matter of course the platform was made ambiguous on this point for the express purpose of affording an opportunity for double-dealing. The same assertion holds good in regard to reconstruction and the same equivocal, hypocritical policy is pursued on this vital question. This is the true Democratic elec tioneering trickery; they never were, nor will they ever be, honest and straight-for ward in their course. But there need be no doubt as to what their policy will he if they succeed. The Southern construction of the platform will be adopted throughout. The Mail truly says: "THE PENDLETONIAN DOCTRINE AS REGARDS THE CURRENCY WAS ONE OF THE PROPOSITIONS WHICH CAME FROM THE SUB-COMMITTEE. THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE OF SENTCME.-ST ON THAT SUBJECT." Honest men take notice! There was no difference of sentiment on the Pen dleton-repudiation doctrine; but the people must he kept iu the dark. It wouldn't do to put it, fair and square and honest, in the platform. All doubt will very soon be dis pelled if they once carry the elections. The Southern view, the Pendleton repudiation policy, will at once be boldly declared. The same knavish hypocritical policy has been followed on the reconstruction ques tion. A general and equivocal declaration, mixed with laudation oi rebel and hypocrit ical professions of friendship for Union soldiers is all that appears. It too is in tended for fraud and deception. Bat the Mail puts it squarely: THECOMMITTEE WITH BUT A SINGLE DISSENTING VOICE ACKNOWL EDGED THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE UTIOON ! STITITIONAL PROCEEDINGS AT THE SOUTH WOULD REST WITH THE EXECUTIVE TilE SENTIMENT OF THE COMMITTEE AND CON VENTION UPON THE QUESTION OF THE REM EDY AGREED WITH TIIE DECLARATION OF GEN. BLAIR, AND WAS SATISFACTORY TO EVERY SOUTHERN DELEGATE. What were General Blair's views? He I had at this time expressed none except those of the notorious Broadhead letter. Let honest men read and ponder those views. Hear him: We cannot, therefore undo the Radical plan of Reconstruction by Congressional action; tbe Senate will continue a bar to its repeal. Must we submit to it? How can it be overthrown ? It can only be overthrown by the authority of the Executive. ***■* There is but one way to restore the Gov ernment and the Constitution, and that is for the /^resident-elect to declare these acts null and void, compel the army to undo its usur pations at the South, disperse the carpet bag State Governments, allow the White people to re-organize their own governments, and elect Senators and Sepresentatiees. We must restore the Constitution before we can restore tbe finances, and to do this WE MUST HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO WILL EXECUTE THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE RY TRAMPLING INTO DUST THE USURPATION OF CONGRESS, KNOWN AS THE RECONSTRUCTION ACTS. I wish to stand before the Conven tion npon this issue. * * * This is the Democratic Platform as the Committee and the Convention understood it, and as the party expects to carry it out, if successful in the coming Presidential elec tion. They did not dare to put it in the published platform, but the Convention meant it, and the party means it. Wise knew, Wade Hampton knew, and Governor Vance knew, wbat.it meant, and so declared; but the leaders of the party have been try ing to hush them up until after the election, for fear of opening the eyes of the people. REVOLUTION, ANARCHY AND CIVIL WAR, for the purpose of restoring rebels to power, is the true meaning of the Demo cratic platform. Let none be deceived. There is but one sure and safe method of securing permanent peace. The Republic an Platform is plain and clear and the loyal ty of GRANT and COLFAX needs no proof. The Union will be safe in their hands and peaoc assured by their election. Let every man who loves his country and truly desires her peace and prosperity go to work at once for Grant and Colfax and never cease until their election by an overwhelming majority is assured beyond the possibility of a doubt. An overwhelming Union victory will be in finitely more efficacious than a standing army In securing peace and safety at the South, THE PHILOSOPHY OP THE CAM PAIGN. During the last two weeks, we have been constantly in the receipt of letters from sub scribers of all shades of politics, asking us our real opinion as to the Presidential eon test between Grant and Seymour, and some times requesting to know the theory upon which we base the opinion wc have already printed on that subject. To the first of these two classes of questioners we answer, that we never print anything we do not mean; and to the second, who have com plimented us with a belief in our sincerity, we will cheerfully give all the reasons iu our power. In the first place, let us say, that wc give our opinions and explain the reasons for them, not as a partv newspaper (which The Spirit is not, and never will be), but simply as a shrewd, observing journal of the time, which takes note of all the great events that are transpiring around it, and which would be ashamed to be without an opinion upon that pa-amount event which is absorbing the attention of the nation beyond all others; and still more ashamed to have an opiniou without the courage to express it. Tbe man who indulges in opposite views to ours, and wh> desires to limit this liberty in us, is one with whom wc do not desire even the most casual relations. Such a man is not entitled to the valuable knowledge which is always t# be gained from an intelligent and honorable adversary. Immediately upon the nomination of General Grant by the Chicago Convention, upon the 20th May, we expressed the opin ion that he would be elected President of the United States, whatever candidate might be opposed to him. When Seymour was nominated by the July Convention as his rival, we reiterated that opinion; and now, that the issue has been joined for full three weeks, and the contest has, on one side at least, risen almost to the height of fury, we desire to repeat that opinion, and to add to it our further firm belief, that tbe victory of Grant will be so signal that it may be likened to a march rather than a contest, and will hardly wear the look of an election at all. We also believe that Grant will carry the State of New York, and that John A. Griswold, who is now nominated on the Grant ticket for its Governor, will defeat any candidate who may be set up against him; and for these reasons: The inquirer will, at the outset, note the fact that politics is no longer a sentiment, but an industry; no longer a doctrine but an occupation. Politics is in fact just as much a business industry as the spinning of cotton, the making of shoes, or the raising of wheat and corn. And it is governed by the natural instincts of all industries, to wit: employ ment and profit. Now, the revelations of the impeachment trial demonstrated the fact that there are more than forty-one thousand office-holders under the national adminis tration. There are undoubtedly five times that number organized under the sub machinery of the States; and for each man iu office there are always two or three who have been put oat, and two or three fresh as pirants who are desirous to get in. Here are fully a million of men whose attention is with drawn from the wholesome industries of the land to be devoted to the unprincipled in dustry of politics, and whose personal in terests extend, in one way or another, to several millions more. This baleful, blight ing, withering industry has been fostered into existence by that unhappy defect in our Constitution which permits the President to intrigue for rc-eleetion. and which, under the maxim that "to the victors belong the spoils,' 1 has i-reatod a system of dependence and corruption unparalleled in any govern ment in the world. In fact, 110 other government can become so bad, except where, under a re-elective system, the Chief Magistrate finds it to his interest to encourage and patronize all the worst men in the land, in order that he may be re-elected. In no other country, therefore, except one that has a re-elective Presidential system, can such a demoralizing pursuits of polities grow up as we behold around us here: and which, in plate of the handful of parasites who hang upon the European courts, presents the disgraceful picture of a million of courtiers (for that is the true name for party politicians) bending their heads for the dirty bread of public patronage in Republican America. But without pursuing this feature of our theuie, let us come back to the fact which bears directly upon the opinion we have raised, to wit: the fact that politics in America has, under these devilish influ ences, become an established business pur suit, based upon the sub-industries of lying and stealing, and is actuated, of course, like all pursuits of business, by the instincts of employment and profit. Taking the prob lem at this point, we find the public almost universally believing that General Grant will be elected over Seymour; and though the politicians of the Seymour "ring"' will protest, till they are black in the face, that they entertain a contrary opinion, they will accept no bets against Grant, even at the rate of two to one. This may be said to be no argument; nevertheless, it is a very sig nificant sign in a party which is very fond of betting; and it warrants us in the expec tation, that when the progress of the can vass confirms this want of confidence in the prospects of the conservative candidates, the mercenary army which is now swarming under the shadow of their banners in the hunt for spoil, will abandon the copper camps and turn their faces to the rising sun. Governed by no principle, sustained by no sentiment, and actuated simply by a thirst for gain, these men will not be willing to be put beyond reach of the snug little nooks in the Custom House and l'ost Office for four long years, but will join the con quering army under Grant. Other and better influences will, of course, animate other and better men to swell the ranks of the only man who can give the country peace, but the stampede of the couriers, who are even yet shrieking out for Seymour, will be enough alone to set the tide into a flood. In no State are this class of political parasites keener or more unprincipled than in the State of New York; and we shall not be surprised, therefore, to see Grant and Griswold, under the influenoeof these men's desertion of a sinking cause, get a majority of fifty or sixty thousand in this State. So far as the country at large is concerned, in tho case of Grant, we hardly know where, after naming Kentucky, Maryland, and Del aware, we can put our finger upon another doubtful State. Indeed, we believe that even little Delaware will go for Gcueral Grant—and shall expect (with a few more such revelations of the rebel intentions, in care of Seymour's success, as was given by Wade Hampton, in his late Charleston speech) to see Maryland herself unite with the victorious throng. The instincts of property will thus co-operate with the greed of place men, for even Democratic politi cians who have interests to preserve, will Dot wish to Bee the "cherished" rebel sword brought forth again, as promised by Wade Hampton, to drench the land onco more with wasted blood. Even they, far as they will go for party, sigh for peace, JFt'/te's Spirit, Gems from Democratic Speeches. AYc call the attention of our readers to the following choice selections from tho speeches of various prominent Democrats, including Seymour and Blair. Straws show which way the wind blows. SEYMOUR PREFERRED CONFEDERATE CONSTITUTION. Hoi atio Seymour, after the adoption of the Confederate Constitution, said to Judge Charles H. Haggles: "It is better than ours, (the Federal.) Then why not obviate all difficulty, by simply adopting that (Con federate) Constitution?" A REBEL BOLD IEH THREATENS AN OTHER WAR. "We can have no relief unless the Demo cratic party will come out and pledge itself that we shall have a fair election; that the white people of the South shall vote. - I want you to register an oath that when they do vote their votes shall be counted, and if there, is a majority of whits votes [leaving out the black votes of course] tl at you will place Seymour and Blair in the White House in spite of all the bayonets that shall bs brought against them.—Wade Hampton. THE "LOST CAUSE" TO BE REGAINED. "What the Confederacy fought for will be won by the election of Seymour and Blair —|Gov. '/,. B. Vance. RECESSION NOT DEAD. "I do not care for the platform. It tells a lie in its first resolution. It says 'secession is dead.' Secession is not dead. It is more alive than ever."—(Gov. Wise. THE CONFEDERACY MUST TRIUMPH. The cause for which Stonewall Jackson fell cannot be in vain; but in some form, .will yet triumph," [Wade Hampton. HOW A DEMOCRAT HATES THE UNION. "I hate a Union of blood and plunder, of oppression and tyranny, a Union beaded by a usurping cabal called the Congress of the United States. I hate it, I spit ujion it." (Speech of Col. Verger, to the Democratic Club of New York. THE REBELS TO OVERTHROW THE STATE GOVERNMENT. ."Let the incoming Democratic Ad ministration only agree to keep its hands off, and we will soon show which and what are the defacto governments in the Southern States."—Mobile Tribune. HONOR TO REBELS. ]\hat civilized people on the earth would refuse, to associate with themselves in all the rights and honors and dignities of their country such men as Lee and Johnson *.— IF. I'. [Jlair. Dent, candidate for Vice "rest. THEN AND NOW THE SAME.— When Breckinridge was a candidate for the Presi dency, in 1860, the plan of the rebellion, in case of his election, was that he should take possession of the government; call for Southern troops: declare all the acts of Congress objectionable to the South null and void; compel the army to undo all the usurpations of the government and of the States against slavery; expel from the House of Representatives all the Abolitionists and anti-slavery men, and all others save those who were willing to vote as the South de manded; order elections for new members and admit those only who were sound; and with the House co-opera'ins with him and the army, compel the Senate to submit to the reorganization of the Union with slavery made supreme. Iu that case there was to be no secession by the South, since the South was to be the Union, and the North to be forced to choose between submission and secession. Frank Blair s programme for him.-elf and Seymour, in case of their election, is almost identical with that of Brai-kinridge in 1860. He proposes that the President shall treat the laws a nullity and trample them in the dust; that the President, as head of the army, shall overturn the governments of eight States, and by the sword restore the eight rehle governments which once proclaimed allegiance to the Confederacy and eternal enmity to the Union. ChL-apu Tribune. CORRESPONDENCE. rR O M M IN N F. S OTA. ST. CLOUD. Minn.. July 23,1*68. DEAR : In order to give you some idea of what we see in this country, refer to an article in Harper, published last winter, on the Minnesota Pineries. As soon as the ice went out *f>f the river (when we came here it was 40 inches thick.) the water be gan to lie dotted with lugs. Later, the dots became jams—every projecting rock or snag was loaded with logs. In some places it was easy to cross the river, on a jam. Then came the drives. Lumbermen are appa rently amphibious. They are at home in the water, and run risks that seem to us horrible. More logs, more jams, and more drives, kept the river lively for six weeks. The logs are all floated to St. Anthony Falls. Minneapolis, (where the Falls furnish power for saw-mills. Now refer to Harper again. Au article was published some time ago. oil the Red River of the North—illustrated with views of halt-breeds, carts, Ac. These carts make one trip in the spring and one in the fall to St. Cloud, bringing Buffalo robes, deerskins and line furs, and taking back all kinds ol merchandise and provisions. The amount of goods taken to that country is enormous. The Hudson Bay Company took up over 300 tons of merchandise of all descriptions, and is now sending up 1000 hbls. Pork. Private merchants have taken up as much more; some men having stocks of goods that cost over $50,000. The supplies ol' good- almost all come from England and Canada. The carts are all driven by half breeds, many of whom bring their squaws along, camping out on the entire trip, and all enjoying themselves hugely. Each camp has a tiddler. Some of these half-breeds are very tine looking. All wear moccasins, and bright colored sashes instead of suspen ders; very few wear hats or caps. They are an honest, innocent race. A photographer here, has just been taking some views of carts and camps, a set of which I will send you as soon as printed. 1 have some moc casins, etc.. which I intend to send as soon as I get the assortment complete. We can buy first class buffalo robes here for s'■> each. They sell lbr S3O in New York. We frequently see Indians in the streets, dressed much in the style we see in illustra tions—blanket, leggius, Ac. There is no settlement of them nearer than 50 miles, at Crow Wing. The emigration to this region is fa.-t driving them farther west. One of the great comforts of this climate is that no matter how hot the days are, the night-Jan; always cool. We had some warm days during the last three weeks, but not a night in which there was not a pleasant breeze, rendering a little covering necessary. This makes the country pleasant for invalids, as compared with those climates where the nights are as sultry as the days. The most eujoyable part of the day is the twilight, which lasts until about 1.0 o'clock. Just as pleasant and light as it is at K o'clock. Then, very frequently, us the darkness comes on, the Aurora lights up and gives us a display which keeps up the twilight bright ness until midnight. To balance these beau tics, we have severe thunder storms, harder than I ever saw elsewhere. The cornelians which the Major took to Bedford, are plenty here along the river, and on the banks of the lakes with which the country is studded. They are found by the children every day. People here talk, as at home, of going \\ est. Emigrants daily pass tlirough here who are going to Dakotah, and to the West ern part of this State, The ox teams come iu strings of 25 at a time, and push oil West. The country for 100 miles West of us is as fine grain land m there is in the Union. 1 j never saw anything finer than the fields of J grain through the Sauk Valley. One field ! of 120 acres, had the thickest wheat I ever j saw. The owner ex|>eot* 35 bushels per ; acre. Harvest has not yet begun, hut will j begin next week. Grain expect to purchase 200,000 bushels next fall and wiu- j ter. is 'shealth improves steadily. A year i ago she was not able to get up for breakfast, j ami-only at times strong enough to go down stairs for dinner. Now she is up for all her | meals, and hungry for them too —is out ev ery day walking and enjoying herself in the woods and along the river. Each week j shows an improvement. The country is full of invalids. I know a dozen men who were carried on heds from the ears, when they eanfe here, and are now as well as I am. Thanks for the papers. We read every-' thing in theui. Will write again soon. Yours, J. S. MOWER. POLITICAL ITEMS. TUB Fort Wayne (lad.) Gazette announces that General James B. Stcedman repudiates Seymour and Biair. GEN. HANCOCK has written a letter to say that he is satisfied with Seymour rnd Biair. We should now like to see a Democratic letter saying the Democracy were ever sat isfied with the acts which give Hancock prominence. THE tender of the Commibsionership of the Revenue Bureau to Governor Cox of Ohio, bv the President, last week, is accepted by the Democrats as a certain indication that the patronage of the Administration will be used against Seymour and Blair. A DEMOCRATIC paper, more honest than politic, says. "'We might have triumphed ; with Chase and Hancock, but the Convention preferred to be beaten with Seymour and Blair. Perhaps four years more of adversity may teach us. a little wisdom." IT is stated on reliable authority that Mr. Seward, previoustohisdeparture for Auburn, informed one of his confidential friends that j inasmuch as he could not support the New York nominations, he would embrace an early opportunity to declare for Grant and Colfax. ANDREW JOHNSON is of the opinion that the September session of Congress means busi ness, and he is apprehensive of impeachment, with a Senate not in the control of Ross, Fowler, Henderson A Co. He doubts the susceptibility of the newly-eleeted Senators, and would not like to stand another trial. THE Hon John S. Carlisle, formerly of West Virginia, and United States Senator under the restored government, now residing in Baltimore, declairs emphatically for Grant and Colfax, and will take the stump for them. There are few more effective popular speakers in the country than Mr. Carlisle. MANT prominent Democratic politicians are in Washington city on business at the Presidental mansion. They are there with the purpose of manipulating Mr. Johnson and bis Cabinet officers, so as to secure WBJS and means to carry on the pending political cam paign. "CONSERVATIVE COLORED MEN" are held in high esteem by the ex-rebels of the South. March in processions and sit side by side with white men, and none are offended. Our "black fellow-citizens" are very well as long as they promise to vote the Copperhead tick et. The Republican "niggers" are the ones who stink! IT is ascertained that during his recent trip to Richmond, Chief Justice Chase remarked, that the Republicans in Congress were need lessly alarmed over the necessity of passing a bill to interfere with the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in reconstruction matters, as the majority of the court were favorable then, and are now, to a decision sustaining the con stitutionality ot all of the reconstruction acts. HON JOSHUA HILL, the new Senator from Georgia, who was claimed as a Democrat by th e Atlanta correspondent of the Associated Pie-s, but who has since declared for Grant and Colfax, was a Union member of the Thirty sixth Congress, and a strong opponent of the rebellion. He withdrew from his seat with the. rest of the Georgia delegation in 1861, but always sympathized with the Government. He is an amiable gentleman, a fair speaker and rather conservative in his sentiments. "I LIKE Grant," said a German shoemaker the other day, "because he don't blow. He minds bis own business, and makes no luss about- it. There ure some men that blow and blow, and are all the time telling w hat big things they are going to do, and how they are going to serve the people, and be economical and all that, and they turn out just as big rascals as any of them But Grant, he says nothing about it, but goes to work aod does whatever he thinks ought to be done, and the first thing we know it is all over with: it and whathe does is always the right thing." The opiuion was unsolicited, but is not less valua ble for that. I'm; pirate Su in tries is in Washington—a a living monument ot the sparing grace of the American Government. Had justice been done him he would have been hung tor his piracy. With the ingratitude which is common with low wretches of the snake order, this Semroes is now rabid with Blairism. He declares that the Southern whites are armed to a man, and were anxious to have Congress send arm 3 down there, so that there might be an outbreak. Iftheyareall as cowardly as the runaway commander of the Alabama, the only outbreak would be a general "break'' for some safe retreat beyond the range of Federal or militia gnns. GEORGE WILKES says that "the reason why the one-term amendment to the Constitution cannot be put through Congress, though evcy man, woman and child in the country is in favor of it, is, that every member of both Houses of Congress expects to be elected to the Presidency, and to enjoy the place two terms; while the members of the .Judiciary Committee, in which all the one-term bills are regularly drowned, are not willing to accept the office for a shorter period than life." We fear that Mr. Wilkes takes too limited a view of the subject. The ambition to be President is not by any means confined to Congressmen and judges. W E SEE it stated that the partisans ot Democracy at the South are busy in organizing themselves into clubs called the "Blair Guards." When we call to mind the peculiar way the Southerners have ot softening the final "r in their words—pronouncing j "Blair," for instance, something like "Blah" i —we cannot help thinking the name they have j chosen for their clubs a very unhappy one. i We, ofthe North, - have nut gut the length ; yet of calling Democrats "blackguards," hut if they call themselves that, who can objects? We only hope their deeds in I.ousiana and Tennessee may not be such as to earn them the name. THE best evidence that the nomination of Seymour is distasteful to a large portion of the Democracy is the fact that Hancock has been written to to know whether he will support the ticket. Hancock replies that he will, but that Seymour is a knave and a cheat. Has anybody thought it necessary to ask Hamliu or Curtin or Fentou how he will vote ? Has it occurred to anybody to write a letter to Ben. Wade to inqnire if" he means to support the Chicago nomination? We should as soon think of sending a note to ask an astronomer if he thought the sun would be up in the morning, at the t-me set down for it in th calculation. Os the return of the Twenty second Reg iment, New York State Volunteers, to Al bany, they were marched to the Governor's residence. When he made his appearance he greeted them with a few cool remarks, telling tbem in substance that they would be dismissed and might return to their homes. This cut Colonel Phelps severely, and, tiding up in front of where the Gov ernor stood, he said: "Governor, if'my men have done their duty 1 wish you would tell them so, and if not I wish you would tell them so." They left home over 1,000 strong, and returned with about 300 men fit for duty, the rest killed or unfitted by reason of service. The men cheered the Colonel, hut no cheers were heard tor Sey mour. THE Rev. Father Cabley, president of the great Catholic University of Notre Dame, was in the procession which escorted Mr. Colfax from the depot to the Fair Grounds, on his recent reception at South Bend—thus giving evidence that the Catholics of his home | resent the base Democratic fabrications, in regard to the asserted hostility of Mr. Colfax to the Catholics and foreigners, j AN old soldier who lost an arm says: "I am waiting to see if the people of this coun try are going to elect Horatio Seymour, and if they do I will swear that I lost tny arm in a threshing mcchine, uot in defense of my country." FROM LOUISIANA. Oin Hundred and fifty Murders—Cull on the President for Trooi>*. Washington, August 6.—Governor Waruiouth's official requisition on the Presi dent for forces with which to secure peace in Louisiana, was presented yesterday. Governor Wartuouth, says that in many parishes there exists no protection for the j citizens iu the Courts that men are shot ' down in the roads and at their houses with ! out any steps being taken to bring the j offenders to justice. The judge of the Twelfth District refuse logo to the parish of Franklin without a i force is sent to protect him. The .-heriff of the same parish, a Democrat, has resigned, confessing bis inability to make arrests. Prominent Union men in the Parish of Caddo write that their homes are beset by desperadoes. Mr. Iludsefeth, District At torney for the Eighth District, says men, women and children have recently been murdered in the Parish of St. Landry by bands of aruied men. Governor Wartuouth has no doubt that one hundred and fifty men have been mur dered in Louisiana in the last month and a half, and there seems to lie a settled deter urination by the rebels cither to kill or drive away the Union whife men aud leading colored men. j A secret organization, founded for the purpo-e of keeping colored men in a condi tion of inferiority, pervades tbeFtate. It designs with this end the precipitation of a conflict between the two races: There are military branches of this secret organi zatioD on foot in the city of New Orleans. They drill openly in the streets at night., or in haunt- easily to be seen. The mob which threatened the Legislature some weeks since were only prevented from re-enacting the scenes of 1866 by the presence of I*. S. troops. It was the deliberate intention of this or ganisation to assassinate the Lieut. Gov ernor and Speaker of the House of Repre sentatives for having decided the prelimi nary questions in a manner obnoxious to them. Iu conclusion, the Governor says he believes a bloody revolution is meditated, and he asks two regiments of cavalry and a regiment of infantry and a battery of artil i lery, to enable him to repress violence, ar rest criminals and protect the officers of the law. FROM ARKANSAS. High Times in "Arkanaaw.' 4 —The "A'tdl and Void' Men Going it. At Little Rock, on the 2f>th of July, the Republicans met to ratify the nominations of Grant and Colfax, and at least ten thou sand were present. When the meeting was in full headway, a mob of seeesh came charging down to the crowd with pistols in hand, and commenced firing; the fire bells of the city commenced ringing at the same time. Several shots took effect and wound ed some twenty. Intense excitement follow ed, and Governor Clayton and others finally brottglit the chaos to order and dismissed the meeting. But for the exertions of Governor Clayton, tho city no doubt would have been in ashes. The next day there was a red mouthed r-bel meeting held to ratify the nominations of Seymour and Biair. " A dispatch to the Chicago Hepnblica.lv, containing these facts. say--. "The principal orator was C. S. Camer on, who was a meuilr of the Now York- Convention. He said: 'lu sixty days from tl e adjournment of the Convention tire hun '.red thousand soldiers would he organized into companies, regiments and brigades, and a■ my corps, ready, if nee. I be. t" unrch to Washington.' He recommended every seccsh to take the oath required by the re i constructiou law—that it was uneonstition a!, and not binding, aud be closed up saying: 'We will take this oath all over the State, aud send three votes into the Electoral Col lege, and three Representatives toCongress. and if Ren Wade does not count our vote, then comes the military organization, with General S locum at its head, all armed and equipped.' I niversal cheering follow ed. A HARD STORY TO SWALLOW.— One day last week, while the thermometer was indi cating 103 degrees, as M. Sas. Geary was driving along a country road, his olfactories became charged with the fumes of burning wood, and on looking around he discovered that all four of his wagon wheels, between the tire and felloes, were on lire, presenting a startling and novel appearance. Thun derstruck for the instant, 31 r. Geary queried whether the robes of the prophet Elijah had desended on his shoulders, and he should be borne up to the heavens with bis chariot of fire, or whether the devil and his imps weie on his track trying to consume his wagon, hurried his steeds forwared until he reached the ereek at Rankin's mill, into which he drove to extinguish the flames. On examination he found the felloes to be considerably charred, between the joints es pecially tbov were burned over half an inch. Mr. Geary accounts for it in this way: that the felloes having shrunk and dried and the tiresi expanded from the heat, the double friction produced from the running of the wheels and the beating of the tires against the felloes caused the ignition. It is a curious case, hut the wagon can be seen at the blacksmith shop of Mr. Nick 31artin, where all who are skeptical can be convinced as to the truth of the story. This is the first case of the kind on record to our knowledge, and deceives the attention of scientific men. —dreeiicaxtlc Exchange. IIOW IT IS. —Democratic authorities are constantly telling the people that the high prices of provisions are the result of Radical legislation, forgetting always that every dollar of our debt is in consequence of their own Democratic rebellion. But there is a compensating side to the picture, for never was American labor so well-paid as now, and never have the untaxed farmers realized such fortunes from the wonderfully prolific products of the soil. How is it in Europe? In London thousands do not earn a dollar a iceek . and more thousands not half a dollar. In Paris there are 275.000 persons who do not make over one dollar u ireik, and 2(),<XK) who earn less than thirty-five cents a week. In Germany farm laborers (men) get thirty two cents a day, women sixteen cents, and mechanics about fifty cents. In Ireland the average pay iu the rural districts is a shilling a day for men, sixpence for women, four pence for children. These classes rarely en joy the luxury of meat. In Ireland they live on stirabout and potatoes, in Scotland on oats meal, in England on a bit of bacon, bread, aud cheese. In Germany the ordinary food of agricultural laborers consists of two pounds of rye bread, one quarter of a pouud of cheese, half a pint of potato whisky, or its equivalent of wine aud beer, daily. Compare this statement with the prices of labor of all kinds in the United States, and the manner of life of our work-people, and you have the whole contrast before you. TOO LATK. TUe Charleston Mercury } of lust Thursday, : has the following: "Private advices from our most strenuous friends at the North request that we rhouM protest against tire imprudent expressions: that have '-scaped route Southern speakers, since the adjournment of the National Dem ocratic Convention. It is represented to us that great injury is accruing to the cause from such imprudence. We therefore --hall make no apologies for asking the atteutior; of our jjublie |ieakers to the fact We arc all desirous of pushing on the good Work of success, and no one would voluntarily im pede its course who was aware of the fact. Whilst no man in the South should la*, and no true man is, -ashamed of our great lost cause; and whilst, when we sj>eak of the past, _we should speak like true men, it is questionable whether at this time anything is to lie gained by too much reference to things that jar on people's nerves. What we want just now is to win." The warning conies too late. The "fire -eaters have already shown their hand, and Northern voters have made up their minds that the path of safety is to follow Grant and Colfax. Vance. Wise and Hampton have already said to much, and their eu fiireed silence will not repair the damage they have done the Democratic cause. DEATH or "JACK DOWNING."—,Seba Smith died at his residence, "The Wil lows," at Patchogue. Long Island, on Wed nesday last, after a long and painful ill ness, at the age of seventy-five. He was born in Buckficld. Maine, September 14th, 1792 graduated at Bowdoin College in d£<lß. and subsequently settled in Portland as a writer for the periodical press. While there he wrote the popular series of hu morous political letters under the pseudo nyme of "Major Jack Downing," first pub lished collectively in 1833, and which after ward passed through several editions. In 1842 he removed to New York, in which city, or in its neighborhood, lie continued to reside until his death. His remaining publications comprise Poirhatan, a metri cal romance, (1841); X'ir Element* of Ge ometry. 11x50.) and Way Down East, or Portraiture* of Yankn Life. 1X55.) Mr. Smith was the husband of Mrs. Elizabeth < lakes Smith, whose miscellaneous writings are familiar to numerous readers. BEFORE the war the nation had become accustomed to large appropriations for the purpose of covering deficits in the Post < >ffice Department. During the war, ami up ta a comparatively late period, the de partment was self'su-tainintr. In 1865 its receipts exceeded its expenditures bv $869,430. Since the testoration of the Southern States, and the extension to them of postal facilities, the expenses of the de partment have largely increased. The de ficits are very marked, and correspond in amount to the length and poverty of South ern post routes. The recent subsidy offered as an encouragement to the American steamship line will, of course, make the difference in the balance sheets of the de partment larger. Rumors are afloat that ciu-es, little understood, tend to enhance the expenses. But an examination may prove that the reasons just stated may go far to account for tbc deficits. A POINT WELL TAKEN.— The New York Times makes this grand point on the Fourteenth Amendment: Thus stands the (''institution to day. Even the election of Seymour for President cannot alter the matter. The nullification of reconstruc tion cannot repeal this constitutional amend ment. And what will be the effect of this amendment in its operation in the South ? It takes all its strength from the Democratic platform. That platform nullifies recon struction, but docs any clearheaded man for a moment suppose that Mississippi or Louisiana or South Carolina Would exclude the negroes from the suffrage, when by so doing they would sacrifice nearly one-halfol their power in the United States Congress. The ratification of this constitutional amend ment furnishes, therefore, the strongest motive to the Southern States to support the reconstruction measures. Nor an uninteresting fact in the field of production is that which in the Pacific States, California at least, points to the empire ot the wheat crop. Twelve years ago the gold product of California amounted to $40,000,000. The wheat crop netted nothing worth speaking of. In IsfiS, the product is estimated ar about $25,000,000. supposing it to be the same as it was in 1507. The wheat crop of this year is estimated at the same amount in dollars. The averace sown is fixed at 2,500,000, against 1,500,000 in 1865. As yet the growth of grain is in its infancy. When fully developed in this respect, the grain wealth of California will far exceed the gold dreams of her most en thusiastic citizens. The golden kernels of wheat pos-es:- a value far in excess of tbc auriferous sands. NORWEGIANS FOR \YI.M O.VSIX. —Norwe- gian to the number of 4,00 '. are j about to settle in \Yiseon-in. The land.-, ■ in different sections ot the Sate, have teen selected for them, and an agent has cone to j Norway to gather the families and uni'se \ the necessary airangements for sending them to this country. The parties come from the northern part of Norway, are hardy, industrious people, who will soon make fur themselves' homes, and will he a most valuable acquisition to the population. According to thecensn- of lsiiO, Wisconsin had residing within its limits 21.442 out of the 43,995 Norwegian residing in the Unit-'d States. There are one or more papers pub lished in that language in Wisconsin, sod , there are also many churches ot the Luthe ran denomination where the services are conducted in Norwegian. EXTREMES OF WEATHER.— The sea-sons seems to have lost their old-time regularity of recurrence. Last winter was a remark able one almost everywhere. The present summer has thus far been equally remark able, notjmiy on this continent but all over Europe. The heat io London is said to have exceeded anything that has been ex perienced there for twenty-six vears pa-t. The country throughout England is parch ed and brown with the heat anil drought. Astronomers are somewhat puzzled by this extraordinary variation from the u>ual temperature, and some of them are fabri cating unpleasant theories about perma nent changes in the earth's position among the planets. This, together with the non appearance of a comet, now over due, has given astronomical sages something to j ponder over. TIME does not-seem to operate as a heal j ing ointment on the Nova Scotia dissen- I sions. The settled hatred of that little" j State to the Canadian confederation evinces j itself in many ways. The quiet that at times comes over their political affairs is but the subsidence of the volcano, in which it gathers strength for a new eruption. The delegation they sent to England to seek a redress of grievances have thus far obtained only a supply of promises, which, like all English promises, arc pre eminently Punic. They savor of the dillv dallying spirit. In the meantime the threat of annexation to the United States is not lost sight, of. It is fast becoming a sentiment, apd stranger things have happened than what its fulfil ment would be. THE KIND OF PLATFORM. —The Chicago Times boasts that the Democratic platform "is a common sense p'atform;" whereupon the Albany Journal pithily replies: "It i- a tariff platform—it is a greenback platform— it is an Andrew Johnson platform. It is a platform made by confederate generals anil peace Democrats. It is an attempt that was often made during the war to dress rebels iu the uniform of Union soldiers, to deceive the sentinels on duty, by the men who starv ed our prisoners at Audersonville, and sent emissaries lo introduce infection into sol dier's hospitals. It is the last hope of "the lost cause,' and it is doomed, with the can didate upon it, to be a failure." SECRET ART McCullocb is said to be much dissatisfied with the new Tax -few. The section allowing drawbacks on exported spirits, ho says, throws open the doors to fraud, ltegulations of a stringent character for the collection of drawbacks are in course of preparation, IT is stated that a general movement will be made in the next Legislature to in crease the pay of jurymen. This is very proper, as no set of men serving 'n an offi cial capacity, receive less money for services rendered than jurymen. I THE EUROPEAN- DROUGHT _P„ i recently been relieved from a ,}*! 1 18 : drought of probably from , me j twelve to one hundred and , V ! ' d I embracing April, May and " H \ larer !' art "{July a season u f\ | portanee. to the spring crops . i i to have been the most extraor.lin.ro ,tL which has prevailed infe 1.98. Pastures in England and wL' " are unusually dried up Everioh' R, i ' the root CTOM, received almost i rr .- 11r 1,7 ...Junes, From Inland and SeffiJH! have similar -accounts, and renin, r drought, although of ales- -erious natur are brought from Germany and ££,f Spain and of France. FuEgold "nd silver product of the I "nit ,1 btates for the la.-' eighteen years. h a , . about f 1 12,000,000. Our coin and bull;,, export* for that period exceeded our ■ i ports by the same nunjber of dollars, p r L I trade has, therefore, cost the countrv ibis ; amount in gold and silver alone in lev- THV,' j a score of years. 1 THE tice meter, which has be.-n u- ,1 many of the distilleries of the country durini the past year a- a preventive of fraud i u ~ been selected by the Treasury Department to be used for that purpose under the n. v tax law It is encased in a burglar t cover like an ordinary fire-proof -afe A , • cannot therefore IK; tampered with EX-, , by those who have possession 0 f the 1- V pisttlknfous. HUNTINGDON A BROADTOP RAIUOU. On and after WEDNESDAY, May 1 | I senger Trains will arrive A D I depart A) ; J Xprew Man. STA J, I ® XS Xpre.- M, | P.M. A. M. SIDINGS A. M. p. V J Ltft.<>s U 745 Hantiogd A , 1 6.23 8.02 McCoonelUtetrs 1 ft. XO 8.10 Pleasant Grove L.'JU • , 0.44 8.24 Markleeburg, 7.1- ; " J 6.58- 8.38 Coffee Run, 3 ' 7.65 8.45 Rough A Ready 7.1;. , j 7.lft B.s r, ve , ' - 0 . | 7.20 B.5'J Fisher's Summit 7.N! I i 0.13 „ . : AR.-4l' . , ,J ,j Saxton. I.e. ; ! 1.E7.15 LK 9 - IE ' 8.00 B.3ft Riddlesburg, 6.31 : 9.43 Liopeweli, 6.27 2.5- 8.21 9.57 Piper's Run, 6.13 2.4"* I >.3* Iff. 14 Tatesrille, 5 .56 2 M 9 10.25 Bloody Ron, 5.44 2.!- : ar8.53 AH 10.30 Mount Dallas. .5.40 1e2.1 siiorp's RUN BRANCH: | LE?.SO LB 9.25 Saxton, AH 6.45 aR. j 8.05 9.40 Ccalm on t, 6.30 og j 8.10 9.45 Crawford, 6.25 Lv j ARS.2O AR 9.55 Duuiey. LE 6.15 m 0 Broad 7 p City. | May 15:68 JOHN M'KILLIPS, sup;. GOOD NEWS FOR THE FARMERS • I THE following kinds of ITHES HI X G MACHI NK s . CONSTANTLY OS HAND AT THE MA CHINE SHOP OF P. 11. SHIRES, BEDFORD, PA. TL<_ Celebrated RAILWAY, or TLEAD-PI . ER Threshing MAl:bine witb all the la:E,t IXI best improvements. ONE AND TWO-HORSE POWKUS. The Tw>-.horse Machine with two bt - and four hands will thresh from 100 to 125 b . hci f ; wheat or rye, and twice as much oats per . .v. ONE- HORSEMACHINES with three hands, will thresh from 50 to 75 i .-b per day. Two and four-horse TUMBLING SHAFT Ma chines, also, four-horse STRAP j ST RAW SUA KEES of the moti approve ' k it. tachetl to all Machines. ALL MACHINES WARRANTED, j REPAIRING of all kinds of Machine- done • a j the shortest notice. PIG METAL, GRAIN and LUMBER taken inpayment. Farmers' wanting Machines, will d wei: give me a call. PETER 11. SHIRES. Proprietor and Mawj- ac'r L 1 LECTIO MEDICAL COIJJ-iGE of 14 PBH SSYLYANI A. This College holds three sessions ewh y- ; r . The first session commence- October Srh. I.i continues until the end. Os January: the session commence- February Ist. an 1 until the beginning of May: the thirl session n tinacs throughout the summer months. It has an able eorp* of twelve Professors, aci every Department of Medicine and Surgery i> thoroughly taught. Every facility in the way of illustration.-, bid specimens, herbarium, chemical and j :. phieal apparatus, microscopes, instrument-of the latest invention for physical examination and diagnosis will be provided Splendid Hospital and Clinical Instruction ..re afforded: free tickets to all our City Hospital- are provided: Dissecting Material abundant at a nominal cost, j Perpetual Scholarships are sold for S6O. j Send for circular. j THE ELE'TIC MEDICAL .JOURNAL .- PENNSYLVANIA, j monthly, contains 4S pages of rigi U j matter. Price $2 per annum. The largest. * i and most progre-sive Medical Journal in the I i ted States. Special inducements to the getter up of Clubs. Beautiful premium engravings, valued at i given to every subscriber. Specimen copies sent fret, on application, A dress JOHN Bl ( HAN AN. 227 North Twelfth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. i may29:lyr. _ jTj E N TIS TK Y . DR. J. G. MIXNJCH, D E N T I S T , Successor to Dr. H. V. POETKR, In Harris' New Building, BLOODY RUN. PA. All operations on the natural teeth, such as FILLING, BKGUBATING,EXTRACTING. A • performed in the best style. ARTIFICIAL TEETH j Of all kinds, and of best materials inserted. All operations warranted. TERMS—CASH. Mar7,6S:6w q N . II i c K o K , D 1-; N T IST, Officv at the VU S'and in BANK BI ILDI*'-, J' ; ASA STREET, BEDFORD. All operations, pertaining to Surgical and Mechanical I<> ' ■ v performed with rare ANA \V ARRAN TED. JWRDLMI I mi'tered, trim tijicirtt teeth inserted AF, j*er eel, |B.OO tcard. . v .. . ■ As lam determined to do a C \BII B ; " 1 or none. I have reduced the [ rices FOR ' -. Teeth OF the various kinds, 20 per e. nt.. AN 1 V Gold Killings 33 per cent. This reduet: • ; made only to strictly Cash Patients, and -•' will receive prompt attention. BLOODY RUN MARBLE WOKKC. K. H. SIPES having established ~ manut.l; -ry of Monutnento, Tomb-stones, Table-Top-.4 ter-siabs, Ac., at Bloody Run, Bedford' and having on hand a well select' .1 -tock eign and American Marble, is prepared i ' > j orders promptly and do work in a NEM AM " manlike style, and on the most reasonable .e. - All work warranted, and jobs delivered to a* PA of tbis and adjoining counties without >• apiisriy \\r I _\ 1> t ! W S ASH 1 . V\ WINDOW SASH. I haie established an agency for the .A ! '- WIN DOW SASH and PANEL DOOK>- at JOHN DAVIDSON'S, iu Bedford, where sons can at all times be supplied with the DLIE ent sizes now in use, or by seeding their or. T meat Shanksvillc, Somerset county, 1 a., TU . will receive prompt j V ALKBB. May 29:6 m a y Ax X ° 0l) s TO A. B. CRAMER & CO. Are now receiving tho LARGEST AND MOST ELEGANT STOCK OF GOODS EVER OPENED IN BEDFORD. GHKAT UAHti.i /.V.Von hand in every de partment. TERMS UASII—or six months approved cr**lo .May 18, Ikw.
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