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The Huntingdon Journal,
J. R. DURBORROW,
HUNTINGDON, PENN'A,
Wednesday Morning, Sept. 11, 1872
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT,
General ULYSSES S. GRANT,
OP ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
Honorable HENRY WILSON,
OF MASSACIIIISETTS.
ELECTORS.
SENATORIAL.
Adolph E. Boris, Phila. I J. M. Thompson, Butler.
W. D. Forten, Philadelphia.
UEPRESENTATIVE.
1. Joseph A. Bonham. 14. John Passmore.
2. Marcos A. Davis. 15. W. J. Colegrove.
3. G. Morrison Coates. 16. Jesse Merrill.
4. Henry Bumm. 17. Henry Orlady.
5. Theo. M. Wilson. IS. Robert Bell.
6. John M. Bromall. 19. J. 31, Thompson.
7. Francis Shroeder. 20. Isaac Frasier.
8, Mark H. Richards. 21. Geo. W. Andrews.
O. Edward H. Green. 22. Henry Lloyd.
10. D. R. Shoemaker. 23. John J. Gillepsie.
11. Daniel R. Miller. 24. Jones Patterson.
12. Leander M. Milton. 25. John W. Wallace.
13. Theodore Strong. 26. Charles C. Boyle.
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR,
Cen. JOHN F. HARTRANFT,
OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
FOR SUPREME JUDGE,
Judge ULYSSES MERCUR,
OF BRADFORD COUNTY.
FOR AUDITOR OENERAL,
General HARRISON ALLEN,
OP WARREN COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESSMEN AT LARGE,
Gen. LEMUEL TODD, of Cumberland.
Hon. GLENNI W. SCOFIELD, Warren.
Gen CHARLES A. ALBRIGHT, Carbon.
Fbr Delegates at Large to Use Conslilut:anal Convention.
Wm. M. Meredith, Philadelphia J. Gillingham Fell,
Philadelphia; Harry White, In diana; William Lilly,
Carbon; Linn Bartholomew, Schuylkill; H. N. WADI.-
ter, Centre; William H. Armstrong, Lycoming ; William
Davis, Lissome; James L. Reynolds, Lancaster; Samuel
E. Dimmick, Wayne; George V. Lawrence, Washington ;
David N. White, Allegheny; W. H. Arney, Lehigh; John
If 113,11....
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT TICKET.
For Congress
Hon• A. A. Barker, of Cambria county.
For Delegates to Constitutional Convention
Dr. John M'Culloch, of Huntingdon,
Dr. J. P. Sterrett, of Juniata.
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
For Assembly
Franklin R Lane, of Shirleysburg.
For Protholiotary :
Thomas W. Myton, of Huntingdon.
For Register and Recorder:
William Lightner, of West township.
For District Attorney
H. C. Madden, of Huntingdon.
For County Commissioner
David Hare, of Porter township.
For Director of the Poor
Michael H• Hyper, of Shirley township.
For Auditor :
Barton Green, of Barree township.
VERMONT 0. K.
The Republican majority in Vermont
will reach 25,000. Hip, hip, hurrah !
Maine, neat!
fig. Mr. Speer believed that Mr. Bark
er would be easier beaten than Mr. Blair.
The Republicans of the district will satis
fy him of his mistake !
goa_ The nomination of Mr. Barker has
been received here with more decided ex
pressions of approval than any nomination
for years. We have never known such a
feeling to rebuke an officious intermeddler.
Rally for Barker !
ges.. The first step of a dissatisfied Re
publican is to run as an Independent can
didate, the second one to intrigue with the
Democrats, and the third one to be receiv
ed into the communion of the Democratic
faith. The steps are gradual, but never
fail to land at the point stated.
leg_ The meeting in the Court House,
on last Thursday night, addressed by Gen.
Charles Albright and Hon. John - Scott,
was one of the best meetings we have at
tended since the campaign of '6B. Gen.
Albright madea decided impression. Hav
ing married his wife in this county, he
feels a deep interest in our welfare.
sel. Mr. Speer has endeavored to de
feat one of the gentlemen before the Re
publican Congressional Conference, by the
use of money, because he believed him to
be the strongest man, but the Republi
cans of this district will show him that
Mr. Barker is the strongest man, and that
he had better have minded his own busi
ness.
i e., We were very much discouraged
when the Democratic County Convention
failed to put up a county ticket. We
wanted something to fight. Fighting a
shadow is very little . satisfaction; but the
action of the Democratic County Com
mittee, thank our stars, has done us a
world of good. We have a Democratic
ticket at last! Now then, Republicans,
let's flay it alive !
se- We appeal to every Republican
in the district, who was in favor of the
nomination of Hon. S. S. Blair, for Con_
gress, and opposed to the nomination of
Hon. A. A. Barker, to now turn in and
support the latter gentleman, with all the
earnestness he can command, and defeat
the man who spent hundreds of dollars to
secure the defeat of Mr. Blair because be
believed him to be the strongest man. He
must be taught to keep hands off ! Work
and vote for Barker !
Ioe6. Part of the gentlemen on the In_
dependent Democratic ticket alledge that
they were defeated three years ago by
some of the gentlemen on the regular Re
publican ticket this fall. But these com
plainants forget that a year later they de
feated Hon. D. J. Morrell as an offset for
the infidelity of the year previous, and
this squared the account. The aggressors
regarded the matter in this light when
they voted, last fall, for Richardson. He
that is without guilt let him cast the first
stone.
THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC
TICKET,
The Democratic County Convention
which assembled in this place, on the 14th
ult., passed a resolution declaring that it
was inexpedient to nominate a ticket at
the time. It was generally understood
that this was Mr. Speer's programme, and
that he had resorted to this little expedi
ent to head off any ambitious Democrats
who desired to got their names before the
public as candidates. Mr. Speer no doubt
feels that he has a right to monopolize all
the notoriety of this character, and, conse
quently, ho insists that no other Democrat
has a right to come before the public.—
This may be a very clever thing for that
gentleman but, if we are not mistaken, it
is just a little jesuitical and tyrannical, to
say nothing of the extreme selfishness.—
The Democratic Convention having ad
journed, Mr. Speer set himself about man
ufacturing a ticket for the Democracy. To
accomplish his purposes it was necessary
to call in the aid of the old political sinner
of the Globe, who had not grown warm in
the Democratic service yet, and jointly
they prevailed upon a few sorehead Re
publicans to allow their names to be used
to further their transparent schemes.
We are astonished ' that any sensible
men, men who are evidently ambitious and
who desire preferment, should allow them
selves to become the mere tools of these
creatures who care nothing about them,
and who only mean to sacrifice them to
accomplish their own extreme selfish ends.
Mr. Speer and Mr. Lewis both know that
there is no more chance for the election of
an independent Republican this fall, in
this county, than there is for the election
of a Democrat, and yet for the purpose of
getting these men to cast a few votes for
Mr. Sped, for Congress, they are induced
to politically damn themselves for years to
come. Was there ever, in the history of
politics, more transparent folly ? But Mr•
Speer must make these deluded men be
lieve that he is acting in good faith, and
he at once determines to set the action of
the Democratic Convention at defiance,
action prompted by himself, and he indu
ces the Chairman of the Democratic Coun
ty Committee to call a meeting of that
body and to recommend the support of
these gentlemen to the Democratic party.
The call was accordingly made, but oppo
sition manifesting itself; Mr. Speer was
obliged to go before the Committee and
let the "cat out of the bag" by urging
that upon the adoption or approval of
these candidates depended his election,
showing a complete bargain and sale!—
These gentlemen and their immediate
friends aro to vote for Mr. Speer and in
return Mr. Speer is to get them an empty
Democratic endorsement.
EDITOR
Republicans, are you going to allow this
kind of bargain and sale ? Are you going
to encourage this kind of Democratic du
plicity ? No, we know you will not !
Arise, then, in your might, and tell Mr•
Speer and these deluded gentlemen that
they have accepted a Democratic eedorse
ment, and that they, consequently, place
themselves outside of the Republican or
ganization, and that no good, substantial
Republican can vote for them, or either of
them ! .
Democrats, we know that this ticket has
been forced upon you. If a ticket had
been desirable your County Convention
would have placed it in the field. Arise,
then, and repudiate it ! You are in no
wise bound by the action of the Commit
tee. It simply recommended it to you on
Mr. Speer's responsibility. Teach Mr.
Speer and Mr. Lewis that you are of age,
and that you cannot be driven like cattle !
Repudiate it!
PAYING SOLDIERS IN GOLD.
Mr. Buckalew, says the North Ameri
can, makes one notable claim to support in
this canvass that ought not to be passed
unnoticed. Ile says that in the Senate in
May, 1864, he voted to pay the soldiers in
gold. Gold was ranging at the time some
where 250. The army in the field was
one million of men, and the pay of these
constituted the leading item of the expen
diture for the war. Every copperhead in
the north who was opposed to the war and
would have peace on any terms, wanted to
pay the soldiers in gold: Can any man of
ordinary common sense mistake the aim of
this dodge. It was to break down the
Treasury, of course. The debt reached
three thousand millions of dollars, and we
are told that had the whole amount of our
liabilities been funded, the debt would
have reached four thousand millions. But
suppose Buckalew's proposition had been
adopted, what would the debt have been ?
The war did not terminate until the
middle of 1865, more than a year after he
made his proposition. Practically the pay
of the men would have been nearly trebled,
and probably more ; for any man of the
least business knowledge must be aware
that if this proposition had been adopted
gold would have risen 20, 30, 40 or 50 per
cent. at once. For of course the brokers
sit down and calculate the working of such
a proposition. They would have known to
a hair all the money required, and they
would have known that' it could not be
had without extreme difficulty. This prop
osition, therefore, might just as well have
originated with the rebel commissioners in
Canada as with Buckalew. Probably it did,
for Thompson's report says that he con
ferred with Buckalew.
The Greeley candidate for Governor
must have an idea that the tax-payers
either have no interests worth caring for,
or aro deaf, dumb and blind. For a man
at this day to put in a claim as a great
merit that he voted to make the debt higher
and more onerous, to sink the public credit
to compel the government to make a dis
honorable peace, to bring the soldiers back
to homes covered with debt, and to saddle
the nation with a burden that might have
blighted all our interests by the tremend
ous pressure of taxation, seems to us
as passing strange. Yet a man does this
who is going about asking people to elect
him Governor of Pennsylvania. If he puts
in this as a specimen of his statesmanship,
what may we not expect him to do with
our State finances if he gets a chance
Be_ Republicans, no trading ! There
is no necessity for it. Every man on your
ticket, from top to bottom, will be elected
if you will only stand firm ! No trading !
MORE VILLAINY OF BUCK
JUDY'S FRIENDS.
THE MURDER OF LINCOLN PART
OF THEIR SCHEME.
Infected Clothing Sent Him by Ex
press as a Present.
THE SWORN PROOFS.
The enormity of Buckalew's treason can
only be measured, says the Harrisburg Tel
graph, by the atrocious designs of the reb
els he skulked to Canada to see and con
sult, and it would seem that their crimes
are grosser and' more fiendish the more
light we get upon them. Read this, taken
from Pitman's Report of the Trial of the
.dssassins of .dbraham Lincoln :
Godfrey Joseph Hyams, sworn : "I am
a native of London, England. About the
middle of December, 1863, I made the
acquaintance of Dr. Blackburn. He ask
ed me if I would go south and serve the
Confederacy. I said I would ; I was to
stay in Toronto and go on with my legiti
mate business until I heard front him ; I
had been out to take a pair of boots to a
customer of mine, and when I returned
home my wife had a letter for me from
Dr. Blackburn. I read the letter; the
letter instructed me to proceed to Montre
al and thence to Halifax to meet Dr.
Blackburn. It was dated Havana, May
10, 1864 ; when Dr. Blackburn arrived at
Halifax he sent to the Farmers' Hotel,
where I was staying, for me. I went to
see him and he told me some "goods" were
on board the steamer Alphia. Mr. Hill,
the second officer, told me to get an ex
press wagon and take it to the Cunard
wharf. I did so and there got eight trunks
and a valise ; I then went to Dr. Black
burn and told him I had got the goods off
the steamer. He told me the five trunks
tied up with ropes were the ones for me to
take, and asked me if I would take the va
lise into the States, AND SEND IT BY EX
PRESS, WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LETTER,
AS A PRESSENT TO PRESIDENT LINCOLN !
I declined. Dr. Blackburn, by way of
caution, asked me before leaving if I had
had the yellow fever ? On my answering
no he said "You must have a preventive
against catching it. You must get some
camphor and chew it, and get some strong
cigars, the strongest you can get, and be
sure to wear gloves when handling the things.
When I arrived in Washington I turned
over five trunks to W. L. Wall & Co., com
mission merchants. Dr. Blackburn told
me that his object in having these goods
disposed of in different cities was to destroy
the armies, OR ANY THING THEY CAME IN
CONTACT WITH ! All these goods had
been CAREFULLY INFECTED IN BERMUDA
WITH YELLOW FEVER, SMALL-PDX, and
other infectious diseases,! The goods in
valise, WHICH WERE INTENDED FOR
PRESIDENT LINCOLN, HAD BEEN IN
FECTED BOTH WITH YELLOW FEVER
AND SMALL-PDX I 1 afterwards heard
it had been sent to the President. On dis
posing of the trunks I immediately left
Washington and went to Hamilton, Cana
da. IN THE WAITING ROOM THERE I MET
MR. HOLCOMBE AND MR. CLEMENT C.
CLAY ! They both rose and shook hands
with me, AND CONGRATULATED ME ON MY
SAFE RETURN! * * * * THEY
SEEMED PERFECTLY TO UNDERSTAND THE
BUSINESS I HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN ! -Mr.
_Holcombe told me Dr. Blackburn seas at
Montreal, and that I had better telegraph
him stating that I had returned !
And these are the men whom the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor of Pennsyl
vania, CHARLES R. BUCKALEW, skulks to
Canada to meet and counsel ! Voters of
Pennsylvania ! is this the kind of man you
want for the highest office in the State ?
Are you prepared for the disgrace of such
a chief magistrate ?
THE STATE DEBT.
The Monthly reductions of the State
debt of Pennsylvania, for the fiscal year
beginning December 1, 1871, have been,
thus far, as follows :
December, 1871 $ 42,400 20
January, 1872.
February, 1872.
March, 1872...,
April, 1872.
May, 1872..
Julie, 1872.
July, 1872.
Aniiist, 1872.
Total in nine m0nth5......51,518,267 53
The State debt on the Ist of September,
1872, was $27,761,553 11. It has been
reduced to this, says the _Evening Bulletin,
from forty-two millions, to which amount
it had grown under Democratic adminis
trations. Since General Hartranft became
Auditor-General and Commissioner of the
Sinking Fund, the reduction has amounted
to about ten millions. It would have been
reduced about three hundred thousand dol
lars more, but for the fraud of George 0.
Evans, who was appointed War Claims
agent to please Col. John W. Forney, and
who certainly gave the Forneys $6,000,
and perhaps more. No wonder that the
Press and all the defenders of the Evans
swindle are opposed to the election of Gen
eral Hartranft as Governor.
per "We could fill every column of our paper
with announcements of Liberal Republicans eum
ing out for Greeley."—Monitor.
Well, for downright baldness this beats
Ananias and Sapphira. In an item pre
ceeding the above, in the same paper, it is
stated that "a cool-headed correspondent,
at Ripton, Vermont, writes that at least
ten per cent. of the former Republicans of
Vermont have gone over to Greeley, and
two-tenths more are in a state of doubt."
These Vermonters have been heard from.
The doubtful have not remained so long,
and the ten per cent. must have gone back.
There is no doubt that with• such stuff as
this the Monitor could fill its columns, but
it won't hold water. Come,. quit your
prevaricating; the Globe can do all of
that that is necessary.
Stir Speer did his level best to defeat
Mr. Blair's nomination. Now the friends
of Mr. Blair will leave no stone unturned
to defeat Speer ! One good turn deserves
another, you know !
A DEMAGOGUE FOR GOVERNOR.
In the campaign now pending in this
Commonwealth, says the North American,
Mr. Buckalew is as clearly the enemy of
active capital as any man ever was. It
makes no difference what demand may be
made by political incendiaries, whether it
be the restriction of the hours of labor to
eight, or six, or four hours a day, or giiing
the operative a share in the profits of a con
cern to which Le contributed not a dollar
of capital, Mr. Buckalew is for it; The
vote of the operative is to him of vastly
more consequence than the vote of the
capitalist, only for the reason that there
are more oporatives than capitalists.
This is no exaggeration, for surely the
man who in the midst of a tremendous war
would make a merit of trebling the ex
pense of the conflict by paying a million of
soldiers in gold, regardless alike of solvency
or insolvency, would have no more sense
of justice or right than to play the dema
gogue to carry favor with a class suffi
ciently numerous to form an important
element in the popular vote. Mr. Buoka---
lew comes from Montour county, in the
coal and iron regions of eastern Pennsyl
vania, and it is mainly through the iuflu
er.ce of just such demagogues that all our
troubles with the coal miners have occurred.
The coal and railroad and iron mann
facturing interests of this part of the coun
try ought to bear Mr. Buckalew in mind
on this account. He has worked hard to
earn this distinction, and he should have
the full benefit of it. Every man who l i
burns coal may attribute a portion of the
high prices be has paid to such demagogues
as Buckalew. The manufacturers, who
were at one time compelled to suspend
operations on account of the troubles in
the seal regions, may look at Mr. Bucka
lew as the representative man at this time
of that class of dangerous demagogues
whose influence led to the secret organiza
tion of the miners.
The present opportunity is a good pne
for business men to anminister a wholesome
lesson to all this class of demagogues, to
whose pernicious counsels and influence we
owe so many disastrous disturbances of
trade, and we sincerely trust that they
will appreciate the necessity of availing
themselves of it. Not merely the eapittlist
is interested in doing so, but all who are
dependent on the regular supplies of such
raw materials as coal and iron for their em
ployment, or for the prosperity of their
business, are deeply concerned. Mr. Buck
alew has chosen to become the advocate of
certain class interests at the expenses of
all the rest of the communitj. If heshall
be rewarded with the office of Governor
for so doing, it may reasonablyL be expected
that the example will be imitated by all
who enter politics with ambitious views,
and thus we shall be ruled by a policy that
sacrifices the interests of the mass for the
interests of a class.
We are serious in making this issue, as
we believe that the prosperity of all this
section of the State is involved in it.
Capital has undoubtedly been driven from
Pennsylvania by the unfortunately ascend
ency of demagogues like Buckalew. If the
business men of the city vote fur such a
man, they ought to do it with their eyes
open to the issues involved and the erse
quences likely to ensue. — 13uckalew is as
dangerous a man as so indolent a man can
be. If ho had more energy he would do
more mischief; but if elected Governor
his indolence would be supplemented by
the active force, vigor and industrious
efforts of every agitator in the Common
wealth of his own way of thinking. And
being too idle to shape things himself, lie
would submit to be a mere tool in the hands
of others. This is the character of the
man, as it has also been the character of
many of the most dangerous before him.
HURRAH FOR BARKER!
Barker to ba Our Next Congressman !
On the 2831 ballot, on last Friday, at
Cresson, Hon. A. A. Barker, of Ebens
burg, was nominated for Congress, for this
Congressional district. Mr. Barker is
emphatically a self-made man—A MAN
OF THE PEOPLE. HONEST, INDUS
TRIOUS, ENERGETIC AND DESER
VING. And we will elect him just as
sure as the sun rises on the morning of
the Bth of October next. Mr. Speer and
his Democratic friends were willing to
spend thousands of dollars to secure the
defeat of Hon. S. S. Blair, and now every
friend of Mr. Blair will turn in and work
every day from now until the election to
defeat Mr. Speer ! We will break his
head with the club he has been so anxious
to prepare for us. Let the cry ring along
the line, from the extreme western portion
of Cambria county to the eastern extremi
ty of Mifflin, SPEER MUST BE DE
FEATED! Go to work, and keep at it
until the polls close on the second Tuesday
of October! Hurrah for Barker!
42,612 50
138,128 10
148,765 36
228,154 46
213,480 00
155,180 00
148,500 00
401,046 91
gis_ At Bedford, the other night, they
got things mixed. Our esteemed friend,
Spang made a speech, in which he said he
supported Greeley because Greeley had
come over to the Democrats. Judge Kim
mell followed Spang, and said he support
ed Greeley because Greeley refused to come
over to the Democrats. These doctors
disagree; who Wall decide?
m. The Independent-Democratic tick
et does not prepossess Republicans or Dem
ocrats favorably. Both look upon it as a
kind of hybrid, that is to be of no service
to anybody but Mr. Speer, and that gen
tleman, like the Greeley business, is about
"played out." There is such a thing as
precocious youngsters over-shooting the
mark.
Ca' The downright impudence of the
editor of the Globe, in telling Republicans
what they should do in regard to their
ticket, is only equalled by his setting up a
ticket for the Democrats before he had
been three weeks in the party. There is
such a thing as over-shooting the mark.
Prof. A. L. Guss assures us that
he and his friends are going to work, and
intend to keep at it from now until the
election, to secure the election of Mr.
Barker. That's the talk ! The Republi
can party always rewards men who act
manly. Go to work, Professor, and your
first effort will amply repay you.
A FORMER SLAVE REPLIES TO
SUMNER.
John T. Slitifien, of Brunswick, Ga.,
who was once a slave, has written a brief
letter, called forth by Senator Sumner's
letter to the colored men of Washington-
In it he says :
"Does Mr. Sumner suppose that thecolored peo
ple south, having been made free by Providence
and the war, intend to return to slavery at his bid
ding, or with abject and lowly submission,because
ho says so, pass under the yoke of humiliation as
his slaves nod vassals ; he mistakes us when he
asks it. When you consider what he has asked,
and understand it in its truo light and aspeet.l
know you cannot receive it in any other light but
a direot insnit to our race. Has Mr. Sumner for
gotten that the Democratic party has not renounc
ed a single principle in accepting Mr. Greeley ass
suitable candidate for their party ? They look
upon Mr. Greeley as a tool and weapon to slay, if
possible, theonly party true to tho Nigger in this
country. The Democratic party will take Mr.
Greeley and cover him with his own dirty parch
ment in order to keep their hands from being pol
luted, while they use him as a battering ram
against his owe party. In concluding this letter,
fellow-citizens, I will say the time has not arrived
yet for you to leave the old. Republican party. If
white men are starving for of f ice they must get it
in some other way than at the expense of your
rights. While good old Gerrit Smith, William
Loyd Garrison, Wilson, Colfax, Blaine, and a host
of others remain, it is not moot that you should be
alarmed and endanger your liberties to follow one
man in his mad career and blind infatuation.
Stand.to the old ship that has brought you safe so
far, and if we fail, we fail doing our duty to our
selves and generations to come."
Der - The Senatorial Conference to nom
inate candidates for delegates to the Con •
stitutional Convention, assembled at Ty-1
rone, on Friday last, and was organized by
the appointment of Gen. G. F. McCoy, of
Mifflin, as President, and S. D. Gray, of
Centre, as Secretary. The following Con
ferees were in attendance : Jno. R. Gar
ver, G. F. McCoy and H. J. Colvertson, of
Mifflin ; J. Hoffman, J. J. Patterson and
J. Balsbach, of Juniata; J. G. Johnston,
W. Shortledge . and S. D. Gray, of Centre,
and G. W. Johnston, J. W. Mattern and
Dr. H. Orlady, of Huntingdon. The fol
lowing candidates were. placed in nomina
tion : Dr. Jno. McCullough, Huntingdon ;
A. 0. Furst, Center; D. W. Woods, Mif
flin, and Dr. J. P. Sterrett, of Juniata.
On the seventh ballot, Messrs. McCul
louch and Sterrett were nominated and
their nominations made unanimous. The
nominees are excellent men, and ought
both to be elected.
Sir The New York Tribune, as we
foretold, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch,
thinks the West Virginia election of no
political significance, as both the candi
dates for Governor were Democrats, "and
both supporters of the Cincinnati and Bal
timsore ticket." This is a dishonest state
ment. Both Camden and Jacob are Dem
ocrats, but the former was the Liberal
Democratic candidate, and received the
support of Greeley's friends and was ter
ribly beaten. Jacob was voted for by the
Independent Democrats and Grant Repub
licans, and was elected. Ho is not for the
Cincinnati-Baltimore ticket and platform,
and, it is believed, favors the straight-out
ticket at Louisville. There is just this
"political significance" in the election,
namely, that the Greeley candidate, Cam
den, was effectually defeated, and that
West Virginia does not hold out any pro
mise to the mongrel ticket for November,
and this the Tribune might as well ac
knowledge without further misrepresenta
tion.
Ds_ All the Democratic papers, from
Greeley's Tribune, up and down, are blow
ing over the acquisition of the Hunt
ingdon, Pa., Globe, to the fusion cause.
They represent it as having been an old
and influential Republican paper! Nothing
is further from the truth. It has been a
dead weight to the Republican party, in
that county for years, and the Republicans
of old Huntingdon county would be justi
fied in holding a grand jubilee over its de
parture to its native elements. The gree
ley-Democracy make a big blow over very
small things, and this aquisition of the
Huntingdon Globe is one of the very small
est.— Urbana (0.) Gazette.
-NINE MILLION NINETY-FIVE
THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND
FORTY FOUR DOLLARS AND THIR
TY CENTS. Tax-payers, that is the
amount Hartranft struck off the State debt
since he has been at the head of the audit
ing department. Is such a man fit for your
votes and confidence? If you appreciate
honest service it will not take you long to
answer this question and while Hartranft
was thus reducing the State debt, Buck
slew contented himself by drawing several
thousand dollars as extra compensation as
State Senator.—State Journal.
na,. The Globe is very much exercised
because Mr. Hare is a candidate. It sets
up a terrible howl because he, three years
ago, voted against a portioa of the
Republican ticket, as if the gentlemen
whom it calls upon to defeat him had nev
er done the like. That little matter, you
know, was squared, and nobody wants to
open a new account.
ser The "Straighout Democratic Con
vention" which assembled in Louisville, on
the 3d inst., nominated Charles O'Conner,
of New York, for President, and John
Quincy Adams, of Massachusetts, for Vico
President.. They have not accepted yet.
mt.,. Mr. Speer is very much annoyed
because we have exposed the fact that he
has promised the post-office to several par
ties. This kind of policy does not win
very often, as Mr. Speer will learn before
he is much older.
vel. The "Upper End" sends greeting
to tho "Lower End," and says that they
will meet them on last fall's vote and go
one hundred better for Barker! What
says the "Lower End ?"
g The Public Debt Statement for
August, 1872, shows a reduction, during
that month, of $10,736,635.89. Hurrah
for Grant !
)2. The 'honest men without rings in
their nose," spoken of by the Globe, be
long to the Speer, Lewis & Co. ring. They
are not marked in that way.
gam, The Republican party of Hunting
don county intends to resent the officious
intenneddling of Mr. Speer. Work and
vote for Barker
lie The question is universally asked :
'•ls Buckalew in favor of Greeley ?" A few
Liberals would like to know, you know !
vs. Quite a curiosity—That cheek of
Mr. Speer's! Have you seen it ?
rm.. The gentlemen who have hereto-
fore acted with the Republican party, but
who at present make up, in part, the Inde
pendent-Democratic ticket, might have
been elected to fill some positions of honor
and profit, had they remained faithful to
the Republicans, but they are now
outside of that organization and they have
consequently, blighted their prospects for
years to come. Harris Richardson was
defeated three years ago, but he received
a nomination last fall and his majority was
almost equal to any other candidate. Their
turn would have come eventually, but they
have very unwisely listened to the wily
flattery of Speer, and they must put up
with the consequences of their folly.
Dm. Mr. Barker's nomination is looked
upon as a triumph of Mr. Woods and his
friends. This is conceded. Now, then,
we are authorized to say by these who op
posed Mr. Barker's nomination, that the
districts of the county controlled • by them
will give him a larger majority, in the
aggregate, in comparison with their vote
of last fall, than those controlled by Mr.
Barker's immediate friends. Here's a
chance, and we haven't a particle of doubt
that the Chairman of the County Commit
tee will present the district, polling the
largest gain on last fall's vote, with a
handsome banner. Mr. Speer must be
beaten! Hurrah for Barker !
am. We learn that Mr. Speer denoun_
ces the Labor Reform movement in the
severest terms. Re says he has no sym
pathy for it. Of course not. Mr. Speer
has no sympathy for the Laboring Man.
Remember this, you who earn your bread
by the sweat of your face when you come
to vote, and vote for Mr. Barker, whose
horny hands tell you that he is one of you
and that he has spent a life of toil. Vote
for Barker !
v@)_ The last Globe go e s for the Labor
Reformers again. The Laboring Men re
ceive no encouragement from that locality.
New Advertisements.
QHERIFF'S SALES.
1.--1 By virtue of sundry write of Fi. Fa. and ,Vend
Exp. to me directed, I will expose to public sale
at the Court House, in Huntingdon, on MONDAY,
September 30, 1072, at 1 o'clock, p. m., the follow
ing described real astate, to wit:
All of Defendant's right, title and interest in a
certain lot of ground situate in the borough of
Mapleton, Huntingdon county, Fe., fronting on
Saud street GG feet and extending back 130 to a
ridge, containing one and a fourth acres, more or
less, and having thereon erected a two story Log
House, Stable and other outbuildings, and now
occupied by defendant.
. . . .
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of John S. Henderson.
ALSO—AII of Defendant's right, title and in
terest in a certain lot of ground situate in the
boroulgh of Huntingdon, fronting on 4th street 50
feet clot extending back 100 feet more or less,
bounded on the east by grave yard, on the west by
4th street, on the north by grave yard and on the
south by lot of Miss Price, having erected thereon
a three story Frame House.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of Anna Hazzard.
ALSO—AII of Defendant's right, title and in
terest in a certain tract of land, situated in Union
township, Iluntingdon county, Pa., bounded on
the east by lands of James M'Conahy, on the north
by lands of Ephraim Thompson and Robert U.
Jacob, on the west by lands of Robert Parker, en
the south partly by a ridge, containing 131 acres,
more or less, having thereon erected a two story
frame planked house, stable frame and seat of a
water power saw mill and other outbuildings and
now occupied by Homer Neice.
• . .•
' " "
Seized, s taken'in execution, and to be sold as the
property of John S. Downing.
ALSO—AII of Defendant's right, title and in
terest in a certain lot of ground situate in the
borough of Mt. Union, fronting on Jefferson street
120 feet and on Water street 50 feet, and bounded
north west by lot of Charles M'Nallie, south by
lot of Mrs. Ram, having thereon erected a large
two story frame weatherboard store and dwelling
house, stable and other outbuildings.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of Peter Shaver, jr.
3.. - Bidders will take notice that 20 per cent.
of the purchase money must be paid when the pro
perty is knocked down, or it will be put up again
for sale. AMON HOUCK,
Sheriff's Office, 1 [Sheriff.
Huntingdon, Sept, 11, '72. j.
100 R s raiEgiNV.
or
A r R ith D fo
Rheumatism
ca nio s f e of Nu
anyfoerm
whatever, (considered curable) that Dr. Filler's Vegetable
Rheumatic Syrup will not cure--warranted uninjurione,
and a physician's prescription need inwardly.
Five thoursend dollars reward offered to the proprietors
of any Medicine for Rheumatism and Neuralgia able to
produce onafourth ae many genuine living cures made
within the nine length of time as Dr. Fitler's Vegetable
Rhnmatic Remedy.
Two thousand dollarereward offered to any person prov
ing Jos. P. Paler, IL D. to be other than a graduate of the
celebrated University of Pennsylvania in 18.13, and Prof.
et Chemistm—treating Rheumatism specially for 39 years.
One thousand dollars reward to any Chemist, Phyeician,
or others able to discover lodide of Potion, Colchicum,
Mercury, or anything injurious to the eyetem in Dr. Fit
ler's Rhumatie Syrup.
Twenty-eight thousand five hundred certificates or testi
monials of cure, including Rey. C. 11. Ewing, Media,
Penneylvania ; Rev. Joseph lieges, Falls of Schuylkill,
Philadelphia; the wife of Rev. J. B. Davie, Hightstown,
New Jersey; Rev. Thomas Murphy, Frankford,
and thoilandeoloth!r?, if space permitted.
Two hundred and fifty dollars reward for the name of
any warranted preparation for Rhereatiem and Neuralgia
sold under a similar legal guarantee, setting forth the
exact number of bottles to sure or return the amount
paid for same to the patient in case of failure to cure.
A full description of cases reqniring guaranties must be
forwarded by letter to Philadelphia. The guarantee,
signed and stating quantity of cures, will be returned
by mail, with advice and instructions, without any
charge. Address all letters to Da. FITLES, No. 458outh
4th greet. No other Remedy is offered on such terms.
Get a circular on the various forms of Rheumatism,
also Blank aplications for guarantee, gratisof the special
agent, JOHN READ, Huntingdon, Pa. [sept.ll,l2-ly
EXECUTO.R'S NOTICE.
Letters testamentary having been granted
to the 'undersigned, living in Jackson township,
near M'Alevy's Fort, on the estate of Mary
Mitchell, late of said township, doceased, all per
sons knowing themselves in3obted to said estate
will make payment without delay and those hav
ing claims against the same will present them for
settlement.
JAMES M. STEWAILT,
Sept.ll'72-Gt.9 Executor.
VXECUTORS' NOTICE.
Letters testamentary having been granted
to the undersigned, on the estate of Andrew Heif
ner, late of Walker township, deceased, all persons
knowing themselves indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment and those
having claims will present them duly authenticated
for settlement. BENJAMIN HEIFNBR,
T. W. MONTGOMERY,
Sept.ll,lS72. Executors.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
The unndersigned has been appointed an
Auditor by the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon
county, to distribute the money in the hands of
Daniel M'Garvey, trustee, to soil the real estate of
Abram Hagie, late of Tell township, deceased,
and will meet the parties interested therein at his
office, 111, 3d street, Huntingdon Pa.. for that
purpose, on Thursday, the 3d day Of October next,
at one o'clock, p. in.
1). CALL W
5ept.11,1872-3t.] EL,,
Auditor.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
The undersigned has been appointed an
Auditor by the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon
county, to distribute the money in the hands of
Daniel McGarvey, trustee, appointed by the Court
aforesaid to sell the real estate of John Hagie, late
of Tell township, deceased, and will meet the par
ties interested at his office, No. 111 Third street,
Huntingdon, Pa., for that purpose, on Thursday,
tho 3d day of October next, at two o'clock, P. M.
D. CALPWELL,
Eept. 11, 1872-3 t Auditor.
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Agents wanted fur the AMERICAN WASHER in
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New Advertisements,
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August 21, 1572-tf.
Election Proclamation
[GoD SATE THE COMMONWEALTH.]
PROCLAMATION. -NOTICE OF
GENERAL ELECTION
TUESDAY, OCTOBER Bth, 1872.
Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of the Com
monwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act relating to
the elections of this Commonwealth,' approved the second
day of July, Anne Domini, 1830,1, AMON HOUCK, High
Sheriff of the county of Huntingdon ' Pennsylvania, do
hereby make known and give notice to the electors of the
county aforesaid, that an election will be held in the said
county of Huntingdon, on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of October, (being the Sth day of OCTOBER,) at
which time the tollowing officers will he elected:
One Person for the office of Governor of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
_ -
One Person fo; the office of Supreme Judge of the Com
monwealth of peiusylvania..
OrIC Person lor:t14 office of Auditor General of the Com
monwealth of Penneylvall in.
. . . - .
Three Persons for the offices of Congressmen-at-Large to
represent the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Con
gress of the United States.
Twenty-eight Persons for the offices of Delegates-et
Large to the Constitutional Convention of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania.
One Person for the office of Congress to represent Cam
bria, Blair, Huntingdon and Millie counties in the Con
gress of the United States.
Three Persons for the offices of Delegates to the Consti
tutional Convention, to represent the counties of Centre,
Huntingdon, Mifflin and Juniata, of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania. . _
One'Person for the office of Assembly, to represent the
county of Huntingdon in the House of Representatives of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
One Peraon for the office of Prothonotary of Huntingdon
onelemon for the office of Regieter and Recorder of
Huntingdon ~nnty.
One fen. ter the office of District Attorney of Hunt
ingdon county.
Zinn Person for the office of County Commissioner of
Huntingdon county.
One Person for the office of Director of the Poor of Hunt
ingdon county,
One Person for the office of Auditor of Huntingdon
county.
I;;tirenance of said Act, I also hereby make known and
give notice, that the places of holding the aforesaid general
election in the several election districts within the said
county of Huntingdon, are as follows, to wit:
Ist district, composed of the township of Henderson, at
the Union School House.
2d district, composed of Dublin township, at Pleasant
Hill School House, near Joseph Nelson's in said township.
3d district, composed of so much of Warriorsruark town
ship, as is not ificludal in the 19th district, at the School
House, adjoining the town of Warriorsmark.
4th district, composed of tb , township of Hopewell, at
the house of Levi Hoop!, in !ad, township._
sth district, composCd , ,f the township'of Barree, at the
house of James Livingston, in the town of Saulsburg, in
said township.
- . .
Bth district , composed of the borough of Shirleysburg
and idl that part of the township of Shirley not included
within the limits of district N 0.24, as hereinafter men
tioned and described, at the house of David Fraker, deed.,
in i
Shirlerlurg.
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7th district, composed of Porter and part of Walker tp.
and so much of West township ae is included in following
boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the southwest corner of
Tobias Kauffman's farm on the bank of the Little Juniata
River, to the lower end of Jackson's Narrows, thence in a
northwesterly direction to the most southerly part of the
farm owned by Michael Maguire, thence north forty de
grees west to the top of Tummy's Mountain to intersect the
line of Franklin township, thence along the said line to
Little Juniata River, thence down the same to the place of
beginning, at the Public School Hones opposite the Ger
man Reformed Church, in the borough of Alexandria.
Sth district, composed of the township of Franklin, at
the house of George W. Mattern, in said township.
9th district, composed of Tell township, at the Union
School Rouse, near the Union Meeting Rouse, in said
township:...
10th district, composed of Springfield township, at the
school house, near Hugh Madden's, in said township.
11th district, composed of Union township, at Brant
School house, in the borough of Mapleton, in said town
ship.
12th district, composed of Brady township, at the Centro
school house, in said township.
13th district, composed of Morris township, at public
school house N 0.2, In said township.
14th district, composed of that part of West towtuship
not included in 7th and 20tli districts, at the public school
house on the farm now owned by Miles Lewis, [formerly
owned by James Ennis,' in said township.
15th district, composed of Walker township, at tho house
of Benjamin Megaliy, in M'Connellstmyn.
. .
16th district, Jomi;osed of the township of Tod, at Green
school house, in said township.
17th district, composed of Oneida township, at the house
of Widiam Long, Warm Springs.
18th district, composed of Cromwell township, at the
Rock 'lift School House, in said township.
19th district, composed the borough of Birmingham,
with the several tracts of land near to and attached to the
same, now owned and occupied by Thomas M. Owens, Jan
K. M'Cahan, Andrew Robeson, John Gensimer, and Wm.
Geusimer, and the tract of kind now owned by George and
John Shoenberger, known as the Porter tract, situate in
township of Warriorsmark, at the public school house in
said borough.
20th district, composed of the township of Case, at the
public school house in Cassville, in said township.
21st district, composed of the township of Jackson, at
the public house of Edward Little=, at M'Alavy's Fort, in
said township.
22d district, composed of the township of Clay, at the
public school horse, in Scottville.
lid district, composed of the township of Penn, at the
public school Logue in Marklesburg, in said township.
24th district, composed and created as follows, to wit :
That all that part ef Shirley township, Huntingdon coun
ty, lying and being within the following described bounda
rim, (except the borough of Mt. Union ,) namely: Beginning
at the intersection of Union and Shirley township line
with the Juniata river, on the south side thereof; thence
along mid Union township line for the disiance of 3 miles
from said river; thence eastwardly, by a straight line, to
the point where the main from Eby's mill to Germany 'Mi
ley, crosses the summit of Sandy Ridge to ihaJuniata
riv
er, and thence up said river to theplaceof beginning, shall
hereafter form a separate election district: that the quali
fied voters of said election district shall hereafter hold
their general and township elections in the public school
house in Mt. Union, in mid township.
25th district, composed of all that pmt of the borough of
Huntingdon, lying east of Fifth street, and also all those
parts of Walker and Porter townships, heretofore voting in
the borough of Huntingdon, at the east window of the
Court House, in said borough.
26th district, composed of all that part of the Isimugh of
Huntingdon ' lying west of Fifth street, at the west window
of the Court Moose.
ifthdgriiq,;:wmd of the borough of Poterabnrg and
that part of West township, west and north of a line be
tween ii enderson and West townships, at and near the
Warm Springs, to the Franklin township line on the top
of Tussey's Mountain, so no to include in the new district
the houses of David Waldsmith, Jacob Longencker, Thos.
Hamer, James Porter, and John Wall, at the school house
In the borough of Petersburg.
28th district, composed of the township of Juniata, at
the house of John Peightal, on the land of Henry Isenberg
29th district, composed of Carbon township, recently
erect.' out of a part of the territory of Tod township, to
wit. commencing at a chestnut oak, on the summit of Ter
race mountain, at the Hopewell township line opposite the
dividing ridge, in the Little Valley; thence south 52 deg.
east 360 perch., to a atone heap on the Western Summit
of Broad Top Mountain; thence north 67 deg., east 313 per
ches to a yellow pine; thence south 52 deg., east 772 perch
es to a chestnut oak; thence south 14 deg., cast 351 perches
to a chestnut at the east end of Henry S. Green's land;
thence south 31% deg., east 294 perches to a chestnut oak,
on the summit of a spur of Broad Top, on the western side
of John Terral's farm; south 65 deg., east 934 perches to a
atone heap on the Clay township line, at the public school
house in the village ofpudley.
30th district, composed of the borough of Coalmont, at
the public school house, iu mid borough.
31st district, composed of Lincoln tp., beginning at a
pine on the summit ofTiassey mountain on the line between
Blair and Huntingdon counties, thence by the division line
south, 58 deg., east 798 perches to a lilmk oak in middle of
township; thence 42% deg., east 802 perches to a pine en
summit of Terrace; thence by the line of Tod township to
corner of Penn tp.; thence by the lines of the township of
Penn to the summit of Trtssey mountain; thence along said
summit with line of Blair county, to place of beginning,
at Coffee Run School House.
. .
- 32 d aisirict, composed of the borough of Stapleton, at
the Grant School House, in said borough.
1 33d district, composed of the borough of Mount Union,
' at the school house, In said borough.
34th district, composed of the borough of Broad Top City
at the public school house, in said borough.
35th district, composed of the borough of Three Springs,
at the public school, in said borough.
36th district, composed of Shade Gap borough, at the
public school house, in said borough.
31th district, composed of the borough of Orbisonia, at
the public school house, in Orbisonia.
I also make known and give notice, as in and by the 13th
section of the aforesaid act, I am directed, that "every per
son, excepting justices of the peace, who shalt hold any of
fice or appointment of profit or trust unuer the govern
ment of the 'United States, or of this Slate, or of any city or
or corporated district, whether a commissioned officer or
agent, who is or shall be employed under the legislative,
executive or judiciary department of this state or of the
United States, or of any city or incorporated district, and
also, that every member of Congress, and of the State Leg
islature, and of the select and common council of any city.
commissioner of any incorporated district, is by law in
capable of holding or exercising at the same time, the of
fice or appointment of Judge, tweeter, or clerk, of any
election of this Commonwealth, and that no inspector or
judge, or any officer of any such election shall be eligible
to any office to be then voted for."
Also, that in tho 4th section of the Act of Assembly, en
titled "An Act relating to executions .d for other pur
poses," approved April 16th, 1840, it is enacted that the
aforesaid 13th section "shall not be so constructed as to
prevent any militia or borough officer from serving as
judge, or other inspector of any general or special election
in this Commonwealth."
By the Act of Assembly of MO, known as the Registry
Law, it is provided as follows:
I. '•Election officers are to open the polls between the
hours of six and seven, a. m., ou the day of election. Be
fore six o'clock in the morning of second Tuesday of Octo
ber they are to receive from the County Commissioners
the Registered List of Voters and all necessary election
blanks, and they are to permit no man to vote whose name
is not on said last, unless he shall make proof of his right
to vote, as fo ll ows:
. . . .
. - 21RejeWo1;;hose name is not on the list, claiming,
the right to vote must produce a qualified voterof the dis
trict to swear in a written or printed affidavit to the rod
donee of the claimant in the district for at least ten days
next preceding said election, defining clearly where the
residence of the person was.
3. The party claiming the right to vote shall also nuke
an afthiavit, stating to the best of his knowledge and be
lief where and when he was born, that he is a citizen of
Pennsylvania and of the United Staten, that ho has resided
in the State one year, or, if formerly a citizen therein and
temoved therefrom, that he has resided therein six months
next prceding said election, that he has not moved into
the district for the purpose of voting therein, that he bas
paid a State or county tax within two years, which was
assessed at least tea days before the election, and the affi
davit shall state when and where the tax woe assessed and
paid, and the tax receipt must be produced miles. the alt
ant shall state that it has been lost or destroyed, or that
he received none.
CirtiaVappliCant be a naturalized citizen, he roust, in
addition to the foregoing proofs, state in his affidavit when
where, and by what court be was naturalized awl praluca
hie certificate of naturalization.
s:Every person, claiming w be a naturalized citizen,
whether on the registry list, or producing affidavit' as
aforesaid, shall bo required to produce his naturalization
certificate at the election before Toting, elcept where he
Election Proclamation,
has been for ten years consecutively a voter in the district
where he offers to vote. and on the vote of such persona be
ing received, the election officers coo to write or stamp the
word '•votell" on his certificate with the month and year,
and no other vote can Le cant that day in virtue of mid
certificate except ahem eons are entitled to vote upon the
naturalization of their father.
G. If the person claiming to vote who is not registered,
shall makeau affidavit that he is a native born citizen of
the United States, or If born elsewhere, shall produce evi
dence of his naturalization-or that be is entitled to citi
zenship by reason of his father's uaturalization,and Neth
er, that he is between A. cud 22 years ofage, and has resid
ed in the State one year, and in the election district 10days
neat preceding the election, he shall be entitled to vote
though be shall not have paid taxes."
. . .
In accordance wbh the provision of the Sth section of an
Act entitled "A further supplement to the Election LIMA
of this Commonwealth," I publish the following:
WHEREAS, By the Act of the Congress of the United
State., entitled "An Act to amend the 6Overal acts hereto
fore passed to provide for the enrolling and calling out the
national forces, and for other purposes," and approved
Starch 3d, IRA all persona who have deeerted the ihilitary
or naval services of the United States, and who have not
been discharged or relieved from the penalty or disability
therein provided, are deemed and taken to have volunt.i.
lily relinquished and forfeited their rights of citizenship
and their rights to become citizens, and are deprived of ex
ercisit!gany rights of citizens the r eo f :
And whereas, Periams not citizens of the United States
are not, under the Constitution and laws of Pennsylvania ,
qualified electors of this Commonwealth.
SEO.I. Be it enacted, cfc., That in all elections bereafter
to be held in this Commonwealth, it shall he unlawful for
thejudge or inFpectors of any such elections to receive any
ballot or ballots from any person or person embraced in
the provisions and subject to the disability imposed by
said act of Congress,approved March 11d,1865, and it shall
be unlawful for any such person to offer to vote any ballot
or ballots. - - -
Sze. 2. That if any such judge or inspectors of election,
or any one of them shall receive or consent to receive any
ouch unlawful ballot or ballots from any such disqualified
person, he or they eo offending shall be guilty of a misde
meanor, and on conviction thereof in any court of quarter
session of this Commonwealth; he shall for each offence,
be sentenced to pay a fine not less than one hundred dollars,
and to undergo an imprisonment in the jail of the proper
county fur not less than sixty days.
Sic. 3. That if any person, deprived of citizenship, and
disqualified as aforesaid, shall, at any election hereafter I.e
held in this Commonwealth, vote, or tender to the officers
thereof, mud offer to vote a ballot or balloteany person NO
offending shell be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof in any court of quarter session of this
Commonwealth,shall for each offence be punished in like
manner as ia provided in the preceding section of this act
in case of officere of election receiving any such unlawful
ballot orballots.
SEC. 4. That if any person shall hereafter persuade or ad
vise any person or persons, deprived of citizenship or dis
qualified as aforesaid, to offer any ballot or ballots to the
officers of any election hereafter, to be held in this Cone
monwealth,or shall persuade or advise,any such officer to
receive any ballot or ballots, from any person deprived of
citizenship, and disqualified as aforesaid, each petlfon so
offending shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con
viction thereof in any court of quarter sessions of this
Commonwealth, shall be punished in like manner as pro
vided in the second section c'this act in the case of officers
of such election receiving each unlawful ballot or ballots.
Particular attention is directed to the first section of the
Act of Assembly, passed the 30th day of March r a. d. 15641,
entitled "An Act regulating the manner of Voting at all
Elections, in the several counties of this Commonwealth.
*That the qualified voters of the several counties of this
Commonwealth, at all general, township, borough and
special elections, are hereby, hereafter authorized and re
quired to vote, by ticket, printed or written, or partly
printed and partly written, severally classified as follows
One ti ket elutll embrace the names of all judges of courts
voted for, and be labelled outside ;" one ticket
shall embrace all the names of State officers voted for and
be labelled "State;" one ticket shall embrace the names of
all county officers voted for, including office of Senate
member and members of Assembly, it voted for, and mem
hers of Congress, if voted for, and labeled "county."
• •
Pursuatit'to provision;contained in the 67i]; section
of the act aforesaid, the judges of the aftwesaill district
shall respectively take charge of the certificates or return
of the election of their reveille° dristricts, and produce
them at a meeting of one of the judges] front each district
at the Court Home, in the borough of Huntingdon, on the
third day after the day of election, being for the present
year on FRIDAY, the 11th of OCTOBER, then and there to.
do and perform the duties t equired by law of said judges.
Also, that where ajndge by sickness or unavoidable acci
dent, is unable to attend such meeting of judges„ then the
certificate or return aforesaid shall be taken in charge by
one of the inspectors or clerks of the e action of said dis
trict, and shall do and perform the duties required ofsald
judge untie to attend.
CONSTITUTION AL CONTENTION.
At the same time and place., also, an election will be
held for delegates to the convention to amend the Con
stitution of the 9 ate, in conformity with the Act. entitl
ed "An Act to provide for calling a convention to amend
the Constitution," approved April 11, 1b72. A. prescrib
ed by mid act, the following rules and regulations shall
apply to said election, and the returns of the same:
First. At the general election to be held the second
Tuesday of October next, there shall be elected by the
qualified electors of this Commonwealth, delegates to a
convention to revise and amend the Constitution of this
S ate: thesaid convention .ball consist of one hundred
and thirty-three members, to bo elected in the manner
following: Twenty-eight members thereof Khali be elect
ed in the State at large, as follows: Each voter of the-
State shall vote for not more than fourteen candidates, and
the twenty-eight different Senatorial districts of the
State, three delegates to be elected for each Senator
therefrom; and in choosing all dietriet delegates, each
voter shall be entitled to a vote for not more than two
of the members to be chosen from his district, and the
three candidates highest in vote shall be declared elec
ted, except in the county of Allegheny, forming the
Twenty-third Senatorial Dist, ict, where no voter than
vote for mere than six candidates, and the nine highest
in vote shall be elected, and in the counties of Lucerne,
Monroe and Pike, forming the Thirteenth Senatorial
District, where no voter shall vote for more than four
candidates, and the tin highest in vote shall be elected,
and six additionsl deletes shall be chosen from the
city of Philadelphia, by a vote at , large in said city,
and iu their election no voter shall vote for more than
three candidates, and the six highest in vote 'hall be
declared elected.
&cond. The Judges and Inspectors for each election
district shall provide two suitable bozos for each poll,
one in which to depmito the tickets voted for Delegates
at large, and . the other in which to deposits the tickets
voted for District Delegates; which bones shall be la
belled respectively, "Deletes at large" and "District
Delegates ;" and in each district in the city of Phila
delphia an additional box shall be provided for each
poll in which to deposit the tickets voted foe' "City
Delegates;" and said last mentioned boxes must each bo
labeiled "City Delegates.."
Third. The said election shall be held and conducted
by the proper election officers of 'the general election
districts of the Commonwealth, and shall be governed
and regulated in all respects by the general election
laws of the Commonwealth, no far as the same shall be
applicable thereto, and net inconsistent with the pro
visions of said act.
Fourth. The tickets to be voted for members et large
of the convention obeli have on the outside the wi rile
"Delegates-at-Large," and on the inside the name. of
the candidate to be voted fee, not exceeding fourteen
in number.
Fifth. T ihe tickets to be voted for district members of
the convention shall have on the outside the words
"District D legates,” and on the inside the name or
names of the candidates voted for, not exceeding the
proper number limited as aforesaid; but any ticket
which shall contain a greater number of names than
the number fur which the voter shall be entitled to
vote, shall be rejected; and in cage of the delegates to
be chosen at huge in Philadelphia. the words, 'City
Delegates," shall be on the outside of the ticket.
Sixth. In the city of Philadelphia the return judges
shall meet in the State House, at ten o'clock on the
Thursday next following the election, and make out
the returns for said city, of the votes cast therein for
delegates at large and city and district delegates, to be
members of the convention; the return judges of the
of the several election districts within each county of the
State, excluding Philadelphia, shall meet on Friday
next following the election, at the usual place for the
meeting of the return judges of their county, and make
out full and accurate returns fur the county, of the
votes cast therein for members of the convention and for
district members of the same; and the proceedings of
the return judges of the said city of Philadelphia, and
of the several counties of the Commonwealth, in the
making of their returns, shall be the same as those pre
scribed for return judges in the ease of an election for
Governor, except that returns transmitted to the Secre
tary of the Commonwealth, shall be addressed to that
officer alone and not to the Speaker of the Senate.
F. JORDAN,
Secretary of the Contmonuvulth.
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, 1 .
Ilmouserao, PA., degeo t 27, 1870.
T•, the (beefy Commirrioners and Sheri." of the County of
Huntingdon:
Wuzanss, the Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution
of the United States is us follows:
"Sze. 1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote
shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or by
any State, on liceouut of race, color, or previous condition
of servitude."
Sac. 2. The Cougress shall have power to enforce this
article by appropriate legislation."
And whereas, the Congress of the United States, on the
31st day of March, 1870, passed an act, entitled "An let In
enforce the rights of citizens of the nailed States to role in
the several States of this Union, and for other purposes,"
the first and second sections of which are as follow,:
"Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House and Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in Omyress
assembled, That all citizens of the United States, who are,
or shall he otherwise qualified by law to vote at say elec
tion by the people, in any State, Territory, district, coun
ty, city, parish township, school district, municipality or
other territorial sub-division, shall be entitled andidlowed
to vote at all such elections, without distinction to race,
color, or previous condition of servitude; any Constitution
custom,weed.. regulation of any Territory, or by or
under its authority, to the contrary notwithstanding."
"Sze. 2. And be it further enacted, That if, by, or wider
the authority of the Constitution or laws of any State, or
the lima of any Territory, any act is or shall be required to
be done as a prerequisite or qualification for young, and
by such Constitution or law, persons or officers are or shall
be charged with the performance of duties in furnishing to
citizens an opportunity to perform such prerequisite, or to
become qualified to vote, it shall be the duty of every such
person and officer to give to all citizensof the United States
the same and equal opportunity to perform such prerequi
site, and becormiqualffied to vote without distinction of
race, color, or previous condition of servitude; and if any
such person or officer shall refuse or knowingly omit to
give 101 l effect to this section, he shall, for every such of
fence, forfeit and pay the sum of five hundred dollars to
the person aggrieved thereby, to be recovered by an action
on the case, with full costs and such allowance for counsel
fees as the court shall deem Just, and shall also, for every
such °fleece, be deemed gnility of a misdemeanor, and shall
on conviction thereof, be fined nut less than flee hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned not leer than one month and not
more than one year, or both, lit the discretion of the court.
Andwhereas: It is declared by the second section of the
Vith article of the Constitution of the United States, that
"This Constitution, and the lams of thoUnded States which
shall be made in' pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme
late of this land * * • • anything in the
(hmstitution nr laws el any State to the contrary not
withitanding."
And whereax,The Legislature of this C,ommonwealtb,on
the 6th day of April, a. d. 1870, passed an act eu Wed., "A
further Plipplemeut to the Act relating to elections in this
Commonwealth," the tenth section of which pre rides as
follows:
.Stc. 10. That so much of every act of Assembly as pro
vides that only white freemen shall be entitled to vote or
be registered as voters, or as claiming to vote at any gen
eral or special election of this Commonwealth, be and the
same is hereby repealed and that hereafter all freemen,
wi bout distinction of color, shall be enrolled and register
ed nccording to the provision of the first section of the act
approved 17th April, 1060, entitled ' . An Act further sup
plemental to the act relating to the elections of this Com
monwealth," and when otherwise ntudified tinder existing
laws, be entitled to vote at all general and special election
in this Commonwealth:,
.71;1 mherena, It is my constitutional and official duty to
"take care that the lawe he faithfully executed ;" and it
has come to my knowledge that sundry assessors and reg
isters of voters have refused, and are rettising to assess suit
register divers colored mato citizens of lawful age. and oth
erwise qualified as electors.
Now THEREFORE, lo consideration of the premises, the
county commissioners of said county are hereby notified
and directed to instruct the several assevare and registers
of voters therein, to obey and conform to the requirements
of said constitutional amendment and laws; sod the sheriff
of said county is hereby authorized and required to pub
lish in his election proclamation for the next ensuing elec
tions, the herein recited constitutional amendment, act of
Congress, and act of the Legislature, to the end that the
same may be known, executed and obeyed by all assessors
registers of voters, election officers andothers; and that the
rights and privileges guaranteed thereby may be secured
to all the citizens of this Commonwealth entitled to the
same. _ . .
514;, under my hand And the great mat of the Mato at
Harrisburg, the day and year first shove written.
[situ] JOHN W. GEARY.
A fleet
~.,.F
JORDAN, Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Given under my hand, at Huntingdon, the 98th day of Au
gust, a. d. 1872, And of the independence of the Vetted
Statue, the niuetywixth.
A3ION HOUCK, Sunarr.
Huntingdon, August 2Sth, 1872.