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Our prices for the printing of Blanks, Handbills, etc. are reasonably low. roftssional& Nusiness Q.La6s cDE BURKHA.RT, M. D , Physi clan and Surgeon. bee located In Huntingdon, and Anders hie senh no to thin and neighboring community Office on Railroad street, near the Depot. fe24-sma DR. A. B: BRUMBAUGH, Having permanently located at Huntingdon, offers his profess ional services to the community. Office, the mime mi tliat booty occupied by Dr. Luden on Hill street. 5p10,1166 PR.JOHN MeCULLOCH, offers his iirotissional services to the citizens of Huntingdon vicinity. Office on Hill street, one door east of Reed's Drug Store. Aug. '.lB, '55. vp ALLISON MILLER, AV, DE WTIST, Ms rearmed to the Erick Row opposite the Court Rouse. April 13,1859. J. GREENE, • • ' DENTIST. 18111 111••• 018ce removed to Leister's New Building, Rill street. Huntingdon. July 31,1847. T A. 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LEWIS, HUGH LINDSAY, Publishers. VOL, XXIV. ROOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS Hoofland's German Tonic. The Great Remedies for all Diseases of the LIVER, STOMACH, OR DIGESTIVE HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS Ie corapoood of the purejalces (or, as thoy aro medic' nally termed, Extracts,) of It oot s, Herbs, and Barks, making a prepara tins, highly concentra ted, and entirely free from alcohol:a admisturs of any kind. HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC, Is a combination of all tho Ingredients of the Bitters, with the pureei quality of Santis Cr= Ruin, Orange, &c., making one of the moat pleasant and agreeable remedies over offered to the public. Those preferring a Medicine free from Alehohollo ad mixture, will use HOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS Those who have no objection to the combination of thu bitten, as stated, will use IIOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC. They are both equally good. and contain the same medicinal virtues, the clinics between the two beings mere matter of taste, the Tonic being the moat palatable. The stomach, from a variety of causes, each as Indiges tion,° D 3 simpsia, Nervous Debility, etc, la very apt to have its functions d. ranged. The Liver, sym pathising as closely ali it dora with the stomath, then becomes affected,the result of which la that the patient Illniall from several or more of the following die. Met: Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Ful ness of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Ilitness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eructations, Sink ing or Fluttering at the Pit of the Stomach, t ! Swimming of the Head, Hurried or Difficult Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart. Choking or Suffocating Sensations when in a lying posture, Dim 11ESS of Vision, Dots or Webs before the Sight, Dull Pain in the Head, Defi ciency of „Perspiration, Yellow ness of the Skin and Eyes, Pain in the Side. Back, Chest, Limbs, etc., Sudden Flushes of Heat, Burning in the Flesh. Constant Imaginings of Evil, and Great Depression of Spirits. The sufferer from these diseases should exercise the grontest ca caution in the se tection of a milady fur his rasa , purchasing m i l) th o ict which ho is assu red from his investigation.. and inquiries powessee true merit, is ektltully compounded is tree from injurious ingredients, and Iwo wield hilted for itself a rep utation for the cure of these diseases. in this counectlou we would submit those well known remedies— 11.00FLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS HOO.F . IJANA7S GERMAN TONIC, Prepared by Da. C. M. JACKSON, Twenty-two years since they were first introduced into this country from Gurninny.olut jag which time they base ustlatibtedly pal formed more emelt, tmd tenefited suffer ing humanity to a grater extent, than any other reme dies huou rt to the public. Es These remedies wit off ectually cure Liver Com. piniut...Thundice, D3.epep sia, Chronic or Nei smug Debility, Chronic Ilia. rhcea. Disease of the Kid nej s. mid all Diseases an sing from a disordered Li ver, Stomach, or intestines. Rotating from any Cause whattrer ; PROSTRATION OF THE SY"TEM, induced by Severe Labor, Hardships, 6aposure, lows, de. There is no medicine extant equal to these remedies in sects cases. A tone cud vigor 13 imparted to the whole system. the appelito is strengthened, food is enjoyed, the stomach digests promptly, the blood is purified, Macon'. plattior. beet's°m mined awl healthy, the yellow tinge is eradicated from the eyes, a bloom is peen to the cheeks, and the Weak and nervous inralid becomes a strong and healthy being. And feeling the hand of time we , ghing heavily upon them, v. WI all Its attendant ills. wiii find in the urn of this D IT TEtts, or the TONIC, on elixir that will instil bow life into their veins, restore in a immure the energy and ar dor of more youthful dive, build up their shrunken forms, and give health and happizt.s to their ransoming years. It is a well established fact; that fully one half of the L female portion of our pop ulatlon are seldom In the erp - .3 ment of good Maith or, to use their own ex, pression,•never feel n ell . 't hey are languid, devoid of oil energy, extremely nervous, and have no ap petite. To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the TONIC, is especially recommended. WEAK AND DELICATE CLIILDYIEN, Are made strong by the use of either of these remedies They Mill cure ON rry case of MA It A rAIUS, 'without Thousands of on t;fiented hove accumulatedin the heeds of the proprietor. but apace will allow of the publication of but 11 few. Thole, it will be observed, are wen of note and of suck alluding that :bey mutt be believed. 'I'S'I'MILCON_T.A.Me. IION. GEORGE W. B'OODWARD, Chief Justice of ihr Supreme Court of Pa, writes: O Philadelphia, March 18.1767. A „, nd 'llootiand's Gee men Bitters' is a good tonic, useful in dlstases of the digestive organs, sod of great benefit in cases of debility, and want of nervous action iti the system. Yours, truly, GEO. W. WOODWARD." HON. JAMES THOMPSON, iudfa of the Suprmie anr.lof Penn's/hank. Philadelphia, April 28, 1665. "I consider gitootiand's German Bitten` a valuable med idne in race of attacks of Indigestion or llyapprsi,,. can cattily this from my experience of it. Yours. with respect, JAblb.S TiIOIIP3ON." FROM REV. JOSEPH. /I. KENNARD, D. D., Pastor elate Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia Dr.Jackson—Door Sir: I have been itequently reques ted to connect my name with recommendations of differ ent kinds i f medicines, but regarding the practice an out N of my .ppropr.„,e,..p.,re. I have in all COS. de clined; but with a clear proof in venous instan ces and particularly in my nun tinily, of the usefulness of In . . Hoof land's German Bitters. I deport for once hoot my maid course, to express my full conviction that, for general debility of the system, and especially for Liver Complaint, it is a safe and valuable preparation In some cases it may fail ; but usually, I doubt not, it will be Tory beneficial to these who suffer from the above causes. Assidani Miler Chrithan Chronicle, Phi/cdephia I have derived decided benefit from the nse of floor land's German Bitters. and feel it my privilege to recent mend them as a most valuable topic, to all who are suf fering !flint general debility or frorn dkieases arising from derangement of the liver. Years truly, E. D. rENDALL. BLANKS, goolland's German Remedies are counterfeited. See that the eigueiture of C.' JACKSON is on the unipper of each bottle. All others are counter feit. Principal Office and 31amifactory at the Ger man bledicine Store, ho. KA 41104 e tr eet, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Charles M. Evans, Proprietor, Formerly C. M. JACKSON St CO. lloolla n d's German Bitter., per bottle, p. 00 Half dozen,. , •6 00 llooiland's german Tonic, put up in quart hotline $0 60 per pottle', bra half dkzen for $7 60. 4s-Da not forget to examine woll the article you buy, in order to get the genuine. For sale by all Dealers in Medicine April 2,12.40-Irpril.rm. ORGANS PHILADELPHIA, PA DEBILITY, PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIVE, NOTICE_ Yours, very respectfully,J. KI:NNARD, Eighth, below Coates St FROM REV. E. D. FENDALL. CAUTION_ PRICES HUNTINGDON, PA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14. 1869. -- (pc (globe. HUNTINGDON, PA STAND LIKE AN ANVIL. "Stand like an anvil I" when the stroke Of stalwart men falls fierce and fast ; Storms but more deeply root the oak, Whose brawny arms embrace the blast "Stand like the anvil 1" when the sparks Fly far and wide, a fiery shower ; Virtue and truth must still be marks Where malice proves its want of power "Stand like at anvil I" when the bar Lies red and glowing on its breast; Duty shall be life's leading star, And conscious innocence its rest. "Stand like an anvil!" when the sound Of ponderous hammers pains the ear; Thine but the still and storn rebound Of the great heart that cannot fear. "Stand like an anvil I" Noise and heat Are barn of earth and die with time; The soul, like God, its source and seat, Is solemn, still, serene, sublime. VII A Ma. Da... OF TUE HON. SAMUEL T. BROWN, Member of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, from Huntingdon County, on the Fifteenth Amendment to the National Constitution, delivered Tuesday Evening, March 23d, 1869. Mr. Speaker, I come before you to night with no carefully prepared man uscript. I have noted down a few to pics, but I am not prepared with any flowery exordium or eloquent perora tion. I presume, sir, it is not the ex pectation of any ono who has spoken or will speak upon this resolution, that he will be able to change a single vote I do not design to enter into a discus sion of the merits of this proposition. I have considered the question only with the view to determine for myself how 1 should act and to place upon re cord the reasons which impel me to support this measure, leaving others to judge of the sufficiency of these rea sons. In doing this, I shall not in dulge in any harsh epithets toward any gentleman on this floor , or the party which he represents. I believe it is customary and pr.per among gen tlemen when discussing any measure, to spotlit of other gentlemen and their parties by the names which they call themselves. I believe this rule has not been departed from by any gentleman on this side of the Rouse; and speak ing of gentlemen, perhaps it hue not been departed from on the other side; for you know, sir, it is possible, espe cially in strong Democratic districts in the northern part of Pennsylvania, for individuals to be elected to the Legis lature who are only politicians or edi tors, or such like, and not gentlemen ; so that this rule, which I have laid down, has perhaps not been infringed by either side of the House. 1 am sure, if I say what I intend to, I shall not infringe it. It might, perhaps, be a 'York of charity for me to gather up what was left of the distinguished gen tleman from Clarion [Mr. Brown], of ter my friend from Lancaster [Mr. Gatchell] got through with him. I am afraid, however, it would be "Love's labor lost." I shall pass to the con sideration of weightier subjects. 1 do not want it understood that I take any particular exception to the term "Radical." If by "Radical" is meant an out-and-out, thorough Re publican, lam one of that kind. I be lieve that is the true signification of the word—something that goes down to the roots. That is jest what I claim to be. Ido not know that I object to what has been said here about "scala wags" and "carpet-baggers." I do not reckon that, applies to me—per haps to no gentlemen on this floor. I reckon it was intended to apply to those enterprising gentlemen who go down South to try to beat something into the heads of the natives—black and white. Therefore, it is very ob i jeetionable in some quarters, somewhat I suppose for the same reason that the Sandwich Islanders boil missipperies, and roast them before slow fires. They do not know anything, and what is more, they do not want to know any thing. That is the reason there is such a prejudice against those "carpet baggers." I guess they are about as intelligent and enterprising a class of people as they find when they get there, and 1 commend them for their enterprise. I went down into Vir ginia and spent a month or so last summer, and I concluded that I had not quite enough of the missionary spirit to take up my lodgings there. Now, I want to be candid in the dis cession ot' this proposition. There is, no doubt, some diversity of opinion in the party to which 1 belong, with re gard to negro suffrage ; and I confess that I have no particular hankering for it myself. I have no particular desire to see the Constitution of Penn sylvania changed, annulled or abroga ted, so as to allow negroes to vole.— But the question is before us, and it must be met. We intend to meet it I like men, in the spirit of justice. The arguments against the measure come down, after all, to two points.— The first is, the interiority of the ne gro, his ignorance, his black skin, his len& heels, his thick lips, his flat nose, and that. That argument is basjd upon prejudice—not that 1 contend that he is' equal to dm Caucasian, or of any gentleman on this Weer. I dp riot contend that as a elites or race, he has an equal degree of intelligence-- The second pinni is that the Republi can platform and the Republican Speeches during the last campaign edinrpitted the party against negro suffrage. Now, with regard to the prejudice against the negro; hid incapability, his inferiority and all that, 'T in not at -PERSEVERE.- tempt to remove that prejudice. Why, sir, this is the only distinctive doctrine left to the Democratic party, and I could not be cruel enough to take that away and leave, them to lament With the idolatrous priest, when a band of "carpet-baggers and scalawags" came along and stole his pewter deities, "Ye have taken our gods, and now what more have we left?" I could not bo cruel enough to take away this preju dice—this foundation and corner-stone of the Democratic party. For eight long years they staked their all upon it one election after another. They knew that there was an antipathy—if you please to call it such for the sake of argument—a well-founded antipa thy or repugnance, between the races; and upon that prejudice they risked their hopes of success. They risked the chances of election upon it. Tbey were willing to risk the fate of this country when it was trembling in the balance—to risk all upon that preju dice. They knew that that prejudice existed, and they thought there were a sufficient number of voters to carry the elections on it. Year after year they staked all and lost, as thank God, they should lose; and I hope every party that stakes its fortunes upon passion and prejudice will, lose until the end of titne. • It would not be policy for me, then, to undertake to remove that prejudice upon which they have staked all and lost all, and upon which they will lose all so long as they cling to it with the tenacity they have manifested since the year 1860 down to this present moment—down to this hour, and here upon this floor. I admit that virtue and intelligence are the pillars of re publican government, but - I deny that the. color of the skin furnishes any true criterion either for the one or the oth er. That is all I have to say upon that point. Give the darkey a chance, and some incentive to improvement, then, if he falls behind in the race, it is his fault, not outs. I leave the gen tlemen then to follow out the bent of their own inclinations to the fullest ex tent, to curse the darkey, to cull him ignorant, thick-lipped and all that. Now. this brings us to the second point they make against us, the charge that we, as a party, have committed ourselves against negro suffrage. They charge us with inconsistency, and say that last fall we deluded the people— that we told the people that negro suf frage was not at issue in Pehnsylvania. Now, suppose we did, and lam not going to deny it ; I would just like to inquire how many Democrats believed our report ? low many of them were converted from the error of their ways, and voted the republican ticket on that ground or on any ground? If the people believed us, the people must have disbelieved them; because they insisted most strenuously that this question was at issue. Every year for the last eight years, they have said that this was the issue—that negro suffrage was just what the Republicans were after. They ought not to com plain if the people believed us, and did not believe them. I suppose it, was because they had done so much heavy lying during the last few years that, the people considered it was another "fish-story"• and a humbug. I sup pose if they believed us, it was because we had established a reputation fo truth arid veracity. That is the con struction I put upon it. I am not in any way hide-bound upon this matter; I am willing to let other gentlemen put any construction upon it that suits their own fancy. Ido not think the Democrats lost many votes on this question. It occurs to me that this is a matter for us to settle among our solvas; it is a kind of family difference. If we do not keep our pledges, we will settle it with our constituents, not with our Democratic brethren. I know that we were told before the last else tion that if we carried the election and General Grant, that military chieftain, went into power, the sun of liberty would set, that the days of the Repub lic were numbered, that. the star of lib erty was to go out forever. We were told the other evening by the gentle man from Cumberland [Mr. Cornman,] with wally a toss of his lofty, but level head, that if we dared to doThis thing, then, so sure as there was a God in Heaven—l forget the rest, but some thing terrible was to happen. But we still survive. It was to be the end of the party, and perhaps the end of the nation; very well, we were told that every campaign since 1861, and we did not believe it. We just saw proper to take the risk. We went on last fall, notwithstanding the terrible things that were to happen ; and here we are to day, as a nation and as a party, without any visible mark of God's dis pleasure resting upon us I We intend to persevere; when wo put our hand to the plow, we do not intend to look back; we intend to go right fdrward. We will pass this amendment in Penn sylvania Perhaps we shall not get the requisite number of States iu time for the next, election, hitt that is a see ondary consideration—that is only a matter of time; but the thing will come. We are not looking to the con sequences, so far as votes are concern ed; we intend to adopt this measure, because wo believe it to be right; it is not to please the gentlemen on the other side, or to give them a reason for our votes, that 1 now doelare tbe'me tives which influence me. I speak now for the benefit of those of my own party (and admit there may be such) who have some doubts about the pro priety of this measure. To them 1 would say, the Constitution of the Uni ted States, whiefi was framed in the year 1787, and won afterwards ratified by Pennsylvania, provided for amend- Merits. •It provided that when an amendment was propped hy a two thirds vote of Congress, and OA rati fied by tbe.Pegislatures of three fourtbe • ,''''. . .. ... . ..:, ••...,,, . ~. ~.... t,;..1,... 4 . --- ss, . .. • ~ , • : \----,,:... .. , . . , c ?.., :::! -it'', ~,,,.„ ), ~.t. /is Ah NI.. of the States, such amendments should become a part of the Constitution it self. Now, this has been done in a constitutional way ; because we must proceed in a strictly constitutional manner if we expect to meet the ap probation of our friends on the other side. That has all bean done. We have not got three-fourths of the States yet, but we expect to get them in time. The amendment has been proposed and adopted by Congress, and it is here; but they say we have no right to vote upon it. Why, the question, ac cording to that sacredlinstrument, was not to be submitted to aAirect vote of the people, but to the Legislatures of the States, yet they say wo ought to refer it to a vote of the people. They would have us to dodge it. We intend to meet this question. I have not been out of my seat fifteen minutes while this House has been in session, and I have voted upon every question before the House, except, perhaps, when I would not hear the question, or some thing of that kind. I intend to vote upon this question when my name is called. This Legislature expects to act upon it, and not to dodge it, or to refer it back to the - people. But they tell us wo were not elected with a view to action upon this ques tion. Perhaps not, and perhaps we were. In'the sense contemplated by the Constitution, I think we were.— Now, to illustrate. We shall act dur ing this session on perhaps three thou. sand bills and resolutions—heaven only knows, it may be ten thousand before we get through, if they come pouring in as they have been. Now, how ma ny of these bills and resolutions enter ed into the calculations of our consti tuents when they voted for us? Per haps not a single one. What is the difference between this resolution and others? I contend, sir, that if there is a difference, it is in favor of this prop osition; because it is provided for in the Constitution of the United States. It would bo an insult to the intelli gence oven of a Democrat to suppose he did not know that his repreeenta live here might be called upon. under the provisions of that Constitution, which every Democrat is supposed to have by heart, to vote upon any am endment which might be proposed by Congress. I say we were eleeted with tbia view. It is to be presumed that the people know what the Constitution of their country contains. It is an axiom that every man is presumed to know the laws, and no Democrat could plead guilty if you tell him he did not un- derstand the Constitution of the Uni ted States. They swear by the Con stitution—they prate about the Con stitution day and night—now when we propose to act upon this amend ment, according to the provisions of that sacred instrument, they toll us we have no right to do so—that we ought to shirk the responsibility, and throw it back upon the people. We are not depriving the people of an ex pression on this momentous question; we are the representatives of the peo ple, and elected in view of this con tingency. It is a contingency that is ever present, and ever staring the peo ple of this Commonwealth in the face. It cannot bo said that the people could not tell what amendment was to be offered; the same urgnment would ap ply to every amendment; there is no restriction upon the kind of amend ments to be offered—the only safe guard is, that it must have a two thirds vote in Congress and three. fourths of the State Legislature. I think that is safeguard enough; wheth er it is or not, it is all the Constitution provides. I think I have successfully refuted that we do not represent, and have no right to represent, the peo. ple on this question. Suppose, for in stance, that I should get tired of the plain name of Brown, and introduce a bill to change it to Smith, or some other romantic cognomen, and the gentleman from Philadelphia, [Mr. Rogers,] who has made such an elo quent oration, should rise and say, "I odject to the consideration of that bill; we were not elected to act upon this questidn, and I move, therefore, that it be referred back to the people."— New, this House might not be able to see the point, and might proceed to act upon the bill ; but, novertholese, Mr. Speaker, the point would be just as well taken, and there would be just as much point in it as in any other point made by the gentleman in his hour's oration, Now, there are two modes by which negro suffrage might be introduced in to Pennsylvania. One would be by striking .out the word "white" from the State constitution; thut is not pro posed here and is not now heforp us for discussion. If that was proposed I might perhaps arrive ata different con clusion ; I might not be able to see any necessity for making that change. The other mode of introducing negro suf frage is by amending the Constitution of the United States in the manner now proposed; and here is where.they think they have got us. They say that the Chicago platform declared that this question was to be left to the people of the loyal States. I have that plank in our platform hero; whore do you think I find it ? Why, right in the middle pf a Democratic epeeoh in the Patriot and Union. It is in very bad company,. bin a man has to get used to bad company when be comes to the Legislature. 110 as it is before me, I will read it: "The guaranty by the Congress of equal suffrage to all )40 men at the South was demanded by every consid eration of public safety, of gratitude and of justipp, and must be maintained; while the question of suffrage in all the loyal States properly belongs to the people of those States." Now,' they say we are bound by that —tbst it means that the party ig t r k p • TERMS, $2,00 a year in advance. posed to negro suffrage. Now, let us see for one moment how that ie. You will remember that the reconstruction measures had been before Congress some before this Chicago convention met; they had adopted some of the re construction measures; they had de manded of the people of the South a guarantee that they should not de prive the loyal black - man of the right to vote. Democrats all over.the North said that that was tyrannical, oppres sive and unconstitutional; I suppose they added, revolutionary and void. This convention, in adopting this plat form, as this was a question which ag itated the public mind, just endorsed what Congress had done. Why did they do that? Because the Democrats had said, that "it negro suffrage is right at the South, it is right at the North, and why don't you black Republicans give them suffrage up here?" That convention just endorsed what Con gress bad done to let the loyal men vote; they did not exclude disloyal men ; they did not say that the blacks should vote; but they said they should not discriminate against loyal men, even if they were black. The conven tion answered the Democrats by say ing that the question of suffrage prop erly belonged to the people of the loy al States. Now, I would like to see how we are about to .infringe that principle—how we are violating that plank of our platform? I say that we are simply carrying out the system of reconstruction measures, begun soon after the war ended. Congress had undertaken to demand this from the people of the South. Will any sane man suppose that by adopting that plank in the Republican platform, we pledged ourselves 'not to ratify any amendment to the Constitution of the United States? Such a thing was never thought of. Any man who un derstands the political history of his country, and who will take up the platform itself, will see that it never could be wrested to any such meaning. The fact is, sir, that during the whole war we were learning something; we were coming, stop by step, to the grand crowning act of freeing the blacks; and now we are about to take another. At the beginning of the Revolutionary war, our forefathers did nut contemplate a separation from the mother country; they did not intend to throw off the yoke of Great Britain; they propose to themselves simply a redress of grievances; but they were led. on by Divirre• Providence; 'as I be lieve, to see that they could accom plish what they wished only by the absolute independence of the colonies. At the beginning of the war of the re bellion, we did not propose, either as a nation or as a party, to abolish slavery. Both parties repudiated that as the ob ject of the war. I believe that no par ty sincerely set out with that Men. tion ; but we wore hedged in and led on, step by step, until we were brought to it. We were led to see that we could only overthrow this rebellion by taking away its foundation and cor ner-stone. So, Mr. Speaker, during the four years which hay . ° succeeded the overthrow of this rebellion, we have been seeking in vain for some solution of the groat question of recon struction, and we have been-laboring in vain; reconstruction is not yet an accomplished fact. We have been led on, I say, as I• believe by Divine Prov idence, to this last great crowning act, oven the enfranchisement of a race. I cannot see why our Democratic friends should complain; they told us all along that if negro suffrage was good at the South it was good at the North, and they thought they were pretty smart when they told us that. They thought they were taunting us pretty considerably—that it waSsome thing to which we could not find wsat islactory answer. Perhaps they were right; but we are just going to gratify them and bestow equal rights on all parties. I think results have shown that negro suffrage was the only thing that could ever accomplish reconstruc tiou—that could ever secure the fruits of the war; and now We are going to give negroes equal rights with their Southern brethren, We are going to give our Democratic brethren the right to march up, side by side and arrp in' arm, if they are - so disposed, with those loyal' gentlemen 'down South, and cast their votes 'into the same ballot-box. We do, not oblige them to go arm in arm or side by side. They may take their own time, or stay at home, if they are sulky about it. We were told, before the 4th of Mt;rch, that General Grant was a Dem ocrat, and that ho would administer this government on Democratic princi ples—that a man who had ever been'a Democrat could never forget his first love. I suppose he-will; but the De ; mocracy of General Grant is just the kind of Democraby I admire—it is the Democracy of Thomas ! Jefferson, and that is the Itepublipanim of to day. If they think that General Grant is going to be such a Democrat as some of them, T. know, fondly hoped— why his little speech from the east, portico of the capitol, on the 4th day of March, must have been like a cold bath to the gentlemen. I kiwi' that my friend from Northumberland [Mr. Lase] had a kind of idea that a politi cal millennium was about to dawn; he had high hopes--I think he had an idea tffat in the political millennium about to dawn upen , this land, North umberland county might perhaps fur nish a governor for this great Com monwealth. I would like to know how he feels on this subject now. That little speech on the 4th of March was a very good speech—one of which the Republican party of this nation has a right to be proud. It was the key note Which assured us we were not going to have Andy Johnson oi s ar again—that we were to bp delivered from the years, of - misrule which had Those subscribing for three, six or twelve months with the understanding that the paper be discontinued unto§ subscription is renewed, receiving a pa per marked with a t before the name will understand that the time' for which they subscribed is up. if they wish the paper continued they will renew their subscription through the mail or otherwise. 1 All kinds of plain, fancy and ornamental Job Printing neatly and expeditiously executed at the "GLoalk" office. Terms moderato. NO. 39. characterized the last administration : Yea, it was a true saying that so long as one class .of citizens were deprived of privileges enjoyed by others, it, would be a disturbing element in the body politic. It was a true , saying that the .sooner. this, distinction Was abolished the better. When he - Claed the argument by saying, "I• entertain' the hope and express the -- desire that this amendment, may bo ratified," 'he made the soundest argument in favor of its expediency and its policy that has been made on the subject. Of Roderick Dhu, the old Scottish chief, it wasisaid,"one blast of his bugle horn t'were worth ten thousand men ,", and so is it of 'this—it assures the _party that he is right at heart—it assures the nation that it is safe. We have been told that remonstran, ces have been pouring in :against the ratification of this amendment; and that not a solitary'petition in favor of it has found its way here. Now I have received one remonstrance, and,l, have endorsed it in this way : "The retion t atrance of nineteen citizens, mostly Democrats, of Huntingdon county, against ratifying the suffrage amend ment." I acknowledge, and :freely confess, sir, that I have another; Sign ed by about the same number of. , per sons; and that about three or four ori each of these' retrionetrances , aie:lte publicans.l The district Ima, about twelve thousand„ voters; these are not, therefore, very heavy remon strances. If the people at borne pail stand it, I can stand it. I - Was`fold by one individUal in_My county, a Repub lican of the highest respeCtabilitSiovho, ie Worth, perhaps, one hundred and fifty thousand dollar's, that ifioted . for this amendment, he would never vote for me as long as I lived; „that was very appalling—nevertheless, .1 . intend to vote for it. Ijast 'consier., ed .that if this gentleman does- not vote for me, I know at least.one 00,„ lame darkey in Huntingdon who, will, take his place '; and I know Seine pray:, ing negroes, who prayed for the sue- cess of the Union army, and whri shouted "Hallelujah" when tho,Dnion, armies gained a victory; they will sup 7. ply the place of the other half-doieri,. whose names aro on these papers, so that I am not going to be alarmed at these heavy remonstrances. have, not concluded what I will- do with these remonstrances; they have:tha names of a few very •respectable publicans, and out of respect for them I will keep them - until I confer.with them at home. I have respeetfor MY. friends and constituents at home, and before I present these remonstrances, I want to see whether they were cajoled" into signing them, before I place them, on the Record ;.I acknowledge, how, ever, the receipt of them in this priblie way; I hope that will suffice. I have occupied a little more tinia than I intended; I have only to say, sir, that we expect to vote for this amendment, not because we hope to, gain anything by it; -I have all - along candidly admitted that there , isaome diversity of opinion in the Aepubli . Ran party on this question. We may,,peV r . haps,. be Charged with selfishness in abolishing slavery; I do not know that we can claim any credit for it as a, party ; I claim none whatever; : the party was opposed Ao it; we abolished slavery because we were brotight to it step by step., we adopted the Meseilia at last only as a military , necessity. But this question is' free from`anysel z fish considerations. Ido not' think we shall gain a single vote by it in Penn sylvania. I believe we shall lose as many votes as we shall gain. , I put it upon the ground of eternal justice and right; 'and the party that does this will triumph in the end: It is because the Democratic party has laid this con sideration aside, and has addressed itself to the basest prejudices and past sinus of the people,'that they have failed time after time. , Mr. Speaker, we-must do justice, arid we will dci tice, though the heavens fall. _A BEAUTIFUL Cuszom.7,—ln the mann ; tains of,TYrol, it is n the custom of the women and children to cordeotit'Wh'en it is bed-time and sing their-national songs • until their husbands, fathers, and brothers anewer them;frons the hill, or on their return home. Dp.the shores of the Adriatic each a custom prevails. There the wives of the fisher mon come down alloßt r snoset and sing melody..a After ' singing the "first stanza, they listen awhile 'for' swering strajn from off the water,' aiid continue to sing and listen till the knewn voices come borne on the-tide, telling that the loved ones are alMeet home. ITow sweet to the 'weitin'fish erma'n, as the shadows gather around him, must be the songs-of:the loved .ones at home, who sing to cheer,hi,m, how - they hothey strengthen and - tighteß the bonds that bind together :these humble dwellers by : the,sea. -,.Truly . it is among • the lowly iu, this world that - we .find some of the 'Most boan'tifil onetime in practice. - •. tit-The following beautifully -ap propriato and touching lines are . gaig to have been written by Lord pyron i on the fly-leaf of hie ' '.'Within this awful volume lies • The mystery of mysteries. 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