AMERICAN VOLUNTEER-
•JOHN B, BRATTON, E(lilor it Proprietor
ISJw'jrEjj
CABLISLE, PA., AUGUST 24,1805,
Democratic County Ticket.
FOR SENATOR,
COL. JAMES CHESTNUT, of Southampton
FOR ASSEMBLY,
PHILIP LONG, of Howburg,
VOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
OUAS. E. MAGLAUGIILIN, of Carlisle,
J-OR TREASURER,
LEVI ZEIOLEB, of Middlesex,
FOR COMMISSIONER,
ALEXANDER F. MECK. of Carlisle,
FOR DIRECTOR OF THE I’OOU.
30NATUAN SNXDER, ot W. Fannaboro’
FOR SURVEYOR,
JOHN C. ECKELS, ol Silver Spring.
'• FOB AUDITOR,
DEIXZ, of Hampden,
for coroner,
DAVID SMITH, of Carlisle,
Q y~ \Vu. Bi.air & Son, Cnrljplo, offer larg
est variety very beat quality Family Grocer
ioif, obeap for cash. , t'
OCT” By reference to the proceedings of the
Democratic County Convention, it will be
•seen 1 tlmt (be ’editor'of 1 tins' paper was-wip*'
ported by 23 Delegates fur the office of State
Senator. Three more votes would have placed
us in nomination, but those three votes were
not to ho had, and wo “ went under.” Sn
far as our own private, feelings arc concerned,
wo are satisfied with the result. Ofir friends
in the Convention have nothing to regret-, for
they entered it and came out of it with clean
hands. We had the combined influence of
two candidates to contend ogainsl, and wo
came within three votes of defeating the com
bination. Wo are satisfied.
We bog leave to return our sincere thanks
to our friends throughout the county for their
disinterested friendship. It is not probable
wo shall ever trouble them again, but for the
zeal they manifested for us in thojato Sena
torial contest, wo shall ever feel grateful, -
Our ambition is to beat down and smother
the present infamous and treasonable negro
equality pprly—a party that has ruined our
country, and-which, if not checkdd, will sink
it. This wo say, is our ambition ; this wc
have worked fur, and tins wo will continue
to work for. When wb came to this county,
twenty yours ago, to take charge of the 10l
tuilccr , the Democratic majority \vi\s '¥wne-‘
times one or two hundred, and sometimes
nothing. Our majority now is some 800 or
000. Wc flatter ourself that onr efforts have
not been in vain, and that we had some agen
cy in placing our county in her present proud
position.
Col. Chestnut, tho nominee for Senator, is
an old, true, hard-working Democrat, and
shall receive our hearty support. Wc hope
our friends in York may see the justice of
of our claims and yield to Cumberland with
a good grace. York has the present Congress
man, and expects him to bo re nominated,
and should therefore yield to Cumberland tho
right to name tho Senator. This would be
right and fair, honorable and magnanimous.
In tho event of Cub Chestnut's election, ho
will not disappoint the sanguine expectations
of his many friends. We have known him
long and well, and on all occasions and at all
times found him the same honorable man and
unbending Democrat. No men in the county
will support him with more zeal than those
who were numbered as our friends in the lute
contest. Let Democrats stand shoulder to
shoulder and thus present a united front to
the negro-suftrage party. This is onr advice
'to our friends, and wo feel satisfied they will
bced it.
A. Filthy Practice. —Wo have frequently
heard complaints about certain . young men
(or who cull themselves young men) making
a practice of sitting on benches around the
Market House, and the steps of the Court
House, in the earlier part of the evening, ami
squirting their f {thy tobacco jnicc t upon the
dresses of lady pedestrians as they pass. —
This should not Ije tolerated. Several young
ladies have had otslly drosses nearly ruined
by this filthy , disgraceful practice. The
names of some of the guilty parties are known
and it they continue to commit this wanton
mischief they will bo brought to justice.
Now is the Time. —Few persons arc aware
of tho fact Hint in canning tomatoes, they
should select the earliest brought to market.
They are vastly superior to those of late
growth, nan be kept longer, ami produce
nioro abundantly. Although the prices are
somewhat higher than they will bo in a few
weeks hereafter, the tomatoes now offered
will prove cheaper in the end than those pur
chased late in the season. Ilouse-koopets
would do well to heed this advice.
fiST DetioniTßii.—The howling of the
hundreds of worthless ours which infest our
town at night. We are not naturally of a
very cruel disposition, hut we often wished
they bad hut one neck, and we had our foot
upon it.
"Tell us, angelic host,
■ Ye messengers of love.
Slmll-swindlcd printers hero below,
Have no redress aboVe?”
The shining angel band replied,
“ To us is knowledge given ;
Delinquents on the Printer’s books,
Can never enter Heaven.” .
Tomatoes. —This health imparting vegeta
ble is now abundant in market at fair prices.
The crop is large (bis season'.
THE RUPERTS PARDOAED.
In our last wo stated tliat the tbroobroth
era, Howard, IlENßvand Lewis Bui’EßT,,lho
murderers of W(i,%on T. Vanabdoan, of Penn
township, in Janunrj Inst, hud been senten
ced by Judge Graiiasd—the first named ‘.'to'
bo banged by the neck until dead,” and the
two latter to tHo Penitentiary for a form
of years. The day following this righteous
sentence Governor Curtin pardoned the cul
prits, and' they were'at once set at liberty.
Wo have bad occasion frequently to com
plain of flip reckless manner that the “one
man powcr v bas been exorcised by that lit-
irly reckless man, Curtin'. Wo have no-
iced for some years that the Governor cares
mthing for the rights of tbo people at
urge, but in the exorcise of thff arbitrary
iiwor placed in his bands by tbo Const -
tutlon, be is governed entirely by political
considerations. In nearly every instance
whore murder, theft, burglary or any other
crime Imd been committed by men of
his own party— “ loyal Republicans”
has granted pardons immediately after con
viction. Indeed, ho In#, by the exercise
of thla power,, nearly emptied our prisons,
for it is a fact that nine tenths of the men
convicted, for tho last four years, of loath
some crimes, were his political adherents.
But, of nil the pardons ever granted by the
Governor, this pardon of the Ruperts is tho
nioattn ho condemned, for there was not oven
a semblance of excuse for it. That Vaxas
or.AV had boon murdered in cold binod—that
the murder was- concocted, planned and
agreed upon by the three Rufebts long
before it took place, was proved to the satis
faction of every man who was present at the
trial of the culprits. The diabolical crime
was not the result of passion—the parties
hud had no quarrel,-no'dispute. Vanas
dl an, their victim, regarded thq Ruperts
neighbors, and personal, if not political,
friends. They, gave him no warning, but
shot him down in tho road, near his own
dwelling, and in the presence of his terrified
wife and little children. Ho lived but a
short time after receiving thofatal shot, bat
the few minutes he did live the Ru
perts crowded aljout tho dying man, heap
ing curses upon him, and making efforts to
draw boots upon his col I and pulseless feet,
so that they might, as they said, “ take tho
body to Carlisle.'* It is difficult to conceive
more heartless brutality. Never in tho his
tory of crime, have we rend or heard of more !
savage or inhuman conduct on tho part of
murderers. During Vaka«dlan*B struggles
with life and when the red fountain was rap
idly flowing from his heart, and his eyes were
glazed, tho Ruperts stood by, armed to tho
tooth, and refused to permit Ms wife to place
her dying husband upon a bed or even to put
n pillow under his head I Had a demon from ,
the lower regions stepped into Vanasdun'o
dwelling at that momtfftt, ho would, have
whispered into the ears of tho Ruperts,
“hold, brothers! you are going too far ; tho
XVince of Darkness requires no such'heartless
wickedness ns this, and is already satisfied
( with what you have done.”
Tho. Ruperts had a fair trial. Indeed,
their guilt was so manliest, their conduct so
brutish, that tho attorneys for tho Common
wealth had little to do except to acquaint tho |
jury with the naked facts, as testified to by
manv unimpoaohod witnesses. There was
not a single mitigating circumstance in favor
of the accused ; they had not a thread to
hang a hope upon. The Jury was composed 1
of intelligent and fair man—seven Republi
cans and five Democrats —and were unani
mous in rendering a verdict, tho only ques
tion that staggered them a little being
whether or not they should declare the whole,
three guilty of murder in tho first degree.
And these three Ruperts —these cold
blooded and heartless murderers—have been
turned loose upon society by Governor G&r
tin ! Let tbo Governor come up into our
valley and bear the loud deep curses of tho
people, and bo may form an idea of their
temper, and learn* their sentiments in regard
In hia insolent micrferonco with Law and
Justice. lie, the Governor, may bo of
opinion that his political partisans can com
mit murder with impunity and escape pun
ishment, but wc doubt whether wfi have
many Republican sin this counlyowho will
indorse the infamous conclusion. By grant
ing pardon tc. the Uuperis, Governor Curtin
proves himself a bad and dangerous man to
bo invested with a power that was seldom
used at all by bin predecessors. By this act
ot clemency, be endorses fearful and revolt
ing crime, disregards hnjr> public opinion
and morals, and deserves and will receive
tho execrations of an outraged people.
Distkesmng Accident. —We regret to '
learn that a young son of Mr. Paxton Woods,
uf West Ponnshorough township, was shot
on Sunday afternoon last by the accidental
discharge of a pistol in the hands of his bro
ther, George Woods. The particulars of
this distressing accident aro related by a
neighbor as follows : about 3 o’clock on the
afternoon above mentioned the two brothers
wenfc up stairs to play together, when the
older brother, G gouge Woods, found a pistol
lying in an old chest, that had boon loaded
for about three years. Not being aware of
any danger, George picked up the weapon,
cocked and pointed it at his younger brother,
remarking in a playful manner, that ho was
suing to shoot him, and at once pulled the
trigger, when sad to relate, the load was dis
charged and entered the head of his brother,
just above the left cyo, penetrating the brain..
At the report of the pistol the parents imme
diately rushed up stairs, when they discover
ed their little son lying on the floor with
his brains oozing out. Medical aid was im
mediately summoned, but, ulus I the worst
had been dune. The little sufferer lingered
until 1 o'clock the next morning when death
put an end to his sufferings. lie was about
three years old, and his brother, who fired
the tthofc, about thirteen.
This is another sad warning to parents,
who allow loaded weapons to-lay about their
premise?, within the reach of their children.
Who, not sensitive to danger, will use them
carelessly in their playful sports. Wo deep
ly sympathize with the afflicted patents in
their loss.
JCT” The Now York Tribune declares that
the negroes ‘‘ saved the country in the hour
of its sorest need.” We have some slight
recollection that a few white men had a hand
in tho matter.
KEUBY’S : LETTER ON CAMERON.
Wo direct attention to the card, published
elsewhere, •of Judge Kei.w.y, Congressman
from one dfjtbo Philadelphia districts,.rela
tive to Simon Cameron, the recognized official
head of the Republican or so-called “ Onion,’
organization of this State. ash our Re
publican readers, rather than Democrats, to
carefully peruse this document. It is enter
taining, as well ns brim full of information.
Wo only care, to-day, to refer to one point
made Kenner ; and that is, that Mr. Cam
eron, in his administration of the War De
partment, was more corrupt, more treasona
ble, more a thief, and a greater hypocrite,
and much more of a liar, than Fnoro, Mr.'
Buchanan’s War Secretary, on whose head
has been lavished abuso sufficient to'sink the
most righteous man the world over saw.
This comes to us from Republican authority,
regarding the n^tt- prominent loader or thau
party in the State!. It is no “ copperhead”
'■ lio, but the statement of a gentleman of rc
! cognized ability, and of some pretension,
■ owing to his Democratic antecedents, of ,po
i Utical honesty.
Think of it. Hove is the head of tho Re
publican party of Pennsylvania, charged
with being guilty, at a period of great na
tional peril, of as great crimes against the
life of tho nation as ever- Jeff- Davis
and his associates were accused of. Davis,
Dee, and Breckinridge, -with some-preten
sion to manly courage, assailed tho Union
opohly and'above board, but tho bead of the
“ loyal” party did it with all the meanness of
bo
a Jerry -sneak—aiming his traitorous blows
at tlio bosom from which ho derived th* pow
er, -wealth, and patronage 60 do harm. If
wc could coin such a, simile, it seems to us
that a sucking babe, driving a poisoned dag
ger to its heart, would cover the
Cameron case.
The Kelley letter proves conclusively the
truth of what we have often asserted in these
columns, and for which wo hate been stig
matized a "copperhead," “rebel sympa-
thizer," &c„ viz—that the Republican negro
equality party is hopelessly corrupt and as
treasonable as corrupt. Simon Cameron is
the loader, the bead and front of that party.
For the last year he was Chairman of the Re*
publican State Committee, and was thus the
recognized organ of the party. Indeed, ho is
the Republican party. lie directs the move
ment* of his partisans, not only iu State
Conventions, but in County, Conventions.
The negro-equality State Convention that as
sembled at Harrisburg last week, was filled
with his creatures, and llartranpt and
Campbell, the nominees of'that pie-bald as-,
somblago of shoddyites, are two of his most
"obsequious tools. That Convention was
composed of men fat, jolly and saucy. Near
ly every man. in it has made a " good thing"
out of the war, and many have accumulated
princely fortunes through Government con
tracts. It was a Cameron conclave, with a
.small sprinkle of Curtinite.s, who had no in
fluence, and who were voted down on all oc
casions. Now, we repeat, let our readers—
pur Republican renders especially—give the
letter of Judge Kelley n careful perusal. It
portrays noc only Cameron, hut the Republi
can party itself. It is life-like, true, and un
deniable. and s?uch being the case, it is for
the people to say whether they will still con
tinue to give countenance and support to
this wicked, selfish, corrupt amt treasonable
faction, of which Cameron is the soul and
body. Road Kelley’s letter, one and all.
mmm m\mi
Now that tho people are beginning to feel
the heavy burden of has been
laid upon (hem, they naturally inquire more
closelv into the operation of tho system, or
rather want of system by which that burden
has been imposed. The result of their in
quiries loads to one inevitable conclusion —
and that is, the inequality and injustice
of exempting Government bonds from State,
municipal and county taxation. It amounts
practically to tlie creation of the creditors i
the Government into a privileged class,’
whoso wealth, represontented by the bonds
they hold, buys theif freedom.from the local
taxes, which, under a just and impartial sys
tem, should ho equally borne by all, in pro
portion to their means. How much of the
wealth of the States lias boon absorbed ip
the National securities, may be easily esti
mated; nnd that it will not be long before
the bulk of them will pass into the hands of
the rich, who can afford to hold them as.an
investment, may be taken for granted. The
rottenness, therefore, of a vchemo which op
erates so as to relieve from taxation the very
individuals who, by reason of their riches,
should bear the largest proportion, is too
plain to need demonstration. Apart from
fie manifest wrong done to the .people at
large, by such partial legislation,- the ques
tion may well bo raised, whether Congress
did not exceed their powers when they de
prived* the States of the right which, they
have heretofore exorcised as a necessary at
tribute to aovvoiguty in their domestic affairs,
I of equally taxing the wealth of their citizens
respectively, in whatever shape invested.
The last Doylestown Democrat has an ex
cellent article on this subject, whioh.we copy,
sia an unanswerable argument against the
odious species of favoritism which .releases
the Government creditors, whoso security is
of the first class,.from the payment of their
just proportion of the public expenses;
SHALL GOVEUNMENT BONDS BE
TAXED ?
This question will come up sooner or later
before the American people at the ballot-box.
The exemption of Government bonds from
taxation fur State, municipal and county pur
poses is a groat wrong perpetrated upon the
taxpayers generally. It is building up a
privileged ciass, and relieves hundreds of
minions of dollars of the wealth of the coun-
try. from bearing any of the burdens of the
Government. IVliut right Congress has to
make this distinction in favorof persons who
loan their .money to the Government, instead
of individuals, wo have'not yet discovered.—■
If I loan.money to a farmer, and he gives
mo his bond er mortgage, it is taxed fur State
and county purposes. But if a neighbor
lends his money to the United States, and re
ceives n bond for its payment that bond h
not liable to taxation for any purposes what
ever. This is an unjust discrimination in fa
vor of investments, and one which is at vari-
ance with our system of Government.
Democratic doctrine is, that people should
pay fur the support of the government, ac
cording to their means; hut the Abolition
Congress steps in and says one class shall be
exempt from paying any thing if they will
only invest tboip, numoy in * particular kind,
of Bflcuritv. ■'Vo ask our readora .'f ttns ia
iuaV'nndVicht ? 'Vo say, no;; it la oloßa leg-.
s£&*** «»* put."
to TjuUii up on aristocracy and throv.Bafimd_
dftWal . weight of tfixation on tho farmer
and the Jiinded interest. invested
The'rich' man who lias sloo,Util)nvestoo
in government bonds jaya nolkh !* f tn | 0 '
Countyl Borough or School tax ; while the
little homestead of tbe hard-wnrkmg mecham
ic, not. worth more than Sl.OOO, is taxed for
all these purposes. Tho latter nays lor ro
paiJinK tho.sfroets. lighting *e Up before
the rich man’s door, and tbo pohecm.u «
goards'hia ‘p'roperty at night. So far-athe
capitalists are concerned they have already
repudiated our State, County and Mnmoipal
debts, for they bear none of the burdens. ‘ ,
is only necessary for Congress to exempt the
farmer, meolianio, laboring nian, and mo«.h
ant, when tho repudiation will.be CO ™P ’
To lax these securities will no more P re ?
the government.-borrowing money than ind •
viduala; on bond and mortgage. 1 ''°7 „?<■ n r
other mmiitrw'ih the world where one-half of
the capital is exempt from taxation-
Congress has perpetrated another wren,,
upon the tax-payer. -Onr S ato Banksi paid
about half a million dollars a year tax into
the St ice Treasury. Those institutions Con
cress Ins abolished, and, established Nation
al banks in 1 their place, which are «* e f '"P t
from taxation for State purposes, rhorofor®.-
tbe five hundred thousand dollars tax which
tho State banks paid mast be raised from
sonic oilier source. These great hanking cor
porations arc- relieved from paying their
share of tho public burdens, and the real
and personal property of individuals are
made to pay it for them'. We need not ask
the question whether there is any injustice m
this. The thing speaks for'ltself.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
Tho Democratic County Convention assom
bled in the Court House in the Borough o:
Carlisle, on tbo 21at inst. JONaS KOLLEIV,
of Upper Allen was appointed Chairman, and
D. Bl Stevick of Newburg and A. IC. Sbcafer.
of Carlisle, Secretaries.-nTUo following
deratin' presented credentials arid were ad
mitted to: seats in the Convention : •
Carlisle, East Ward—James tl. Waggoner,
A. K'. Sbeufor. ■ ■
Carlisle, West Ward—Joseph Bant*, M.
Michael. * 'A*. '
Dickinson—Samuel Spangler,' l William
Sbeafor. 1
East • Ponnsboroogb—John Fake, Jacob
Scholl. •
Prarikford—James Brown, Peter Rumen.
Hampden—George Shaefor, J. E-. Pul
linger. ’
Hopewell—Adam Heborlig, T. Ileffel*.
finger, Jr.-
Lower Allen—Wm. P. Lloyd, K.. Rhoads;
Mechatncsburg—S. P. Gorges, J. Totten•
Middlesex—James ClendeDnio, Wm. A.
Tripnor, •
Monroe—Wm. Devennoy, Henry /onrger.
Mifflin—George W. Jacoby, Daniel K.
Rinter;
Newton —C. Alollinger, Abraham Myers,
Nowville—Hr. J. G. Barr, 8. C. Waggoner,
Newburg—David Hoffolfinger, D. B. Ste
vick. '
New Cumberland—Lewis Young, Joseph
Danner.
North Middleton John J. Griasinger,
Leonard Gutshall.
Penn—Samuel Houston, Lewis Goodhart.
Silver Spring—Jacob Kost, Goo. Hoover.
South Middleton—Jacob Zii£, Daniel Yob
Southampton—Samuel B. Diehl, James A.
Lawyer.
Shippohaburg Bor.-—Dr. C. B. Ruby, Ben)
3?. Duncin.
Shippensburg Twp.—Daniel lime* IV m, A.
Shuster. " '
Upper Alien—Jonas Koller, A.B. Sechrial
West Ponnsborough—Lewis ZUzer, Robl
M. Graham.
-0« nujllvti, U WIW, ftexutvaZ, Thai Ltio Oun
yention rote by ballot.
On motion, it-was. Resolved, That the Con
vention proceed to ballot for candidates for
the several offices, with the following result;
FOR SENATOR,
John B. Bratton bad
Win. Y. Johnston “
James Chestnut
Whereupon Col. JAMES CHESTNUT, of
Southampton, was declared duly nominated
for Senator.
On motion it was made unanimous.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
Philip Long,
Maj. Sanuiol Cope,
F. E. Boltzhoover,
JfTher). Cornman,
T. B. Blair. -
Henry Newsham, „ 4
; "Whereupon PHILIP LONG, of Nowburg
was declared duly nominated for Assembly.
FOB DISTBICT ATTORNEY.
Wm. Kennedy! -
M. Williams,
Chns. E. Maglaughlin,
M. Herman,
Whereupon CHAS. E. MAGLAUCHUN,
of Carlisle, was declared duly nominated for
District Attorney.
For treasurer,
Levi Zidgler,
Levi K. I) marin,
David Smith,
Whereupon LEVI ZEIGLER, of Middle
sex, was declared duly nominated for County
Treasurer,
FOR .COMMISSIONER,
A. B. Zoiglnr, ,
Ahm. D»!m(T,
John Harris,
A. F. Meek,
Wm, McPherson,
Mitchell McClellan,
Whereupon ALEXANDER F. MECK, of
Carlisle, was declared duly nominated for
County Commissioner.
FOB DIRECtOE OF THE TOOK,
Wm. C. Ruth,
Jonathan Snyder,
Jacob Rhoads,
John Wallace,
Whereupon JONATHAN SNYDER, of
West Pennsborough, was declared duly no
minated for Director of the Poor.
Mr. ECKELS, of Silver Spring, present
County Surveyor, was nominated by accla-
inutio n
CHRISTIAN DEITZ, of Ilampdon, was
nominated by acclamation lor County Audi
tor.
DAVID SMITH, of Carlisle, was nomina
ted by acclamation for Coroner.
On motion, tbo following resolution was
adopted by the Convention ;
Hcmlve/I, Hint Levi Strohm, Ifnrmnrt Ros
ier and Daniel V. Ahl lire hereby appointed
Senatorial Conferees, to meet similar Confer
ees from York county, to nominate a candi
date for State Senator for this Senatorial Dis
trict, and who are hereby instructed to us 6
all honorable moans to secure the nomination
of Col. James Coestnut, who, in the event of
any of said Conferees declining or failing to
act, is hereby empowered to appoint a .sub
stitute ; the time and place of such Confer
ence to ho fixed by the York County Demo-,
orati# Convention.
The
The' following .gjcrsoßß wore appointed
members of the Standing Committee for iho
ensuing years ' - - 1
/, Carlisle, E. AV. —Fred. Cormnan, Josaß D.
Rl CartiaTa t ,'w. AV.-Jos. Ci Thompson, Iheo.,
C °Diok'inson—Mathow Galbraith, Goo. Kia
“"EMt' Pennsbbro’—AVin. M. Gardner. Jacob
lC Fr'ankford—John Graham, Jacob Kost.
Hampden—John Sclieaffer, Eli Hoover.
Hopewell—John McCoy, John Heocil.
Lower Allen—Geo, Mumper, Jacob Barber.
Mechanioaburg—lsaac Stunaburg, Adam
AVml A. Tripner, Cafrt. J. P.
Br Mifflln-Saml. Christlieb, AVm. llenry
' Monroe —11. C. Zergor, G. AV. Prosael.
; Nbwburg—Di McOov, L. S. .EiaenhoWer.
New jumhorland—John G.Miller, Adam
Fcenmn., ~ , T . .
Newton—AVm. Cope, Jacob Lewis.
Newvillc —J. B. Morrow, Jno. Davidson.
North Middleton—AVm. E. Swigort, J. P.
Shugnrt. .. „ , , T .
Penn-David Caldwell. Robert Linn.
Shippoosburg Bor. —Dr. It, G.ltuby, B. 1.
Slii'pppnsburg Twp.—Daniel Line, AVm,
Southampton —Gao.'Coffee, S, M- IVhorry,
South Middletown —Johp Beep, Samuo
Silver Spring—David Lane, Aloi. ll''nb.
Doper Allen—G. H. Mohlor, Jacob Port
D West Pennahoto’ —James Carothers, Rob
ort.McCachnm
ihe, Ruperts, (three brothers—Howard/
Lewis and -Henry.) who.were tried in this
county for the murder of Wilsdn Taggert
Vnhoipdian, were seokenced ■by the court on
Wednesday of iaet'week'. Their counsel had
entered a motion for a new'trial afcthe-Aptil
terra of the court, and filed their reasons. —
This motion was. to'have been argued, but
when it was called up, tho.-copnßol fox-.the
prisoners, in open court, withdrew,their' mo
tion and desirea that sentence be pronounced.
We publish below Judge Graham’s
in passing sentence upon Howard Rupert,
-wh o wae convicted of piurder in the first de
gree. The other two were convicted of mur
der in the second degree, ajd sentenced, one
Ip three years, and the other to sis years in
tbo Eastern Penitentiary :
SENTENCE OF HOWARD RUPERT, DELIVERED 1 BY
: nos. j. a. GRAHAM.
After a trial beluro an impartial and : an
intelligent jury of your own selection,, de
fended by learned and eloquent counsel,
whose ability and energy were exerted in
your cause, with an earnestness commensur
ate, with the magnitude and solemnity, of the
issue, you have, been found ,guilty of the
crime of murder in the first degree—-the
most aggravated, offense known to the crimi-.
n il laws, of our Commonwealth.
His seldom in the history of criminal. Ju
risprudence that so clear, a case of a previous
intent to.kili'ia so sat’isfaotorily.proved by so
many witnesses. Ybar victim was a deser
ter from the’United States army, and this:
was the pretext used, to murder him. On I
the 13th of December last, you or, your broth-1
er Lewis, in your presence, declared that you
were going, to Carlisle, to get,' authority to
take Vuaasdlan dead or alive. Soon after
this you and Lewis wont, to .Carlisle, and so
licited authority fr-ott Col. Henderson, -the
Provost Marshal of the district, to arrest,
Vnnasdlan. 001. Henderson .authorized you
to do so. You then solicited.written author-
Uj r Col,’ Henderson refused-to give
you, saying that under the, President’s proc
lamation, every citizen was-authorized to ar
rest and deliver over to the military author
ities deserters from the army. ,
On the 31st of December, 18G4, you and
yout brothers, Lewis, and Henry, wont to
Cemrpyiile, where tile deceased resided. —
You met, him in Mr. hotel,
where a number of persons were present in
the snipe room. You made no,attempt to ar
rest him’there, but after remaining some
time, you permitted him to go out and walk
down the road toward bis own bouse. You
and your brothers then got into your spring
wagon, drove rapidly past Vanasdlan, and
getting out placed yourselves on the sidewalk
on which the deceased was approaching you.
\Vhoit became up, your brother caught him
or laid his hand on him, and.said, “ You
are my prisoner.” Yauusdlnn said “ How
so ?”■ Lewis, without attempting to ex
plain why ho. was in prisoner, or the
cause of his arrest, reptred, “ Well, you are."
The deceased throw up his arms,,disengaged
himself from Lewis, and walked down the
road, seme of the witnesses-say slowly, others
rapidly, toward his home. Without further
offjrt to detain him, you drew, your revolver,,
called to him;tp. ship, and immediately shot
him, the balk passing through his body, caus
ing death in about 45 minutes.
If the.evidence closed here, charity might
,ji pose you did not intend, to take the life
oi your victim, although the act;of shooting
was rash and cruel, and hot justified by the
uveunistaucps detailed by tl)0 witnesses. ;
But the darkest part of the tragedy was
your'conduct to the dying man, (ind your
'declaration to several witnesses that you. in
tended to kill him. After, the mortal wound
was inflicted, and when unablegp walk, you
and your brother Lewis dragged him toward
his on n house, your brother Henry bringingup
i the wggon, to take.tbe deceased to Carlisle.
'Y, u relused, when,at his door, to take, him
into (lie house; but insisted on taking him
to Carlisle, until the .physician, summoned
by his agonized wife, directed you to take
him in. You would not even then allow the
dying man the comfort of n bed, but laid him
•on the kitchen floor, and when his wife
brought a pillow to, put under his head, you
said there was no use putting it under his
head, for you wore going to take him to Car
lisle., You then attempted to draw'on-his
boots, and when you failed to get them on
asked his wife for over-shoes, and said if he
had none, you would take him without them,
for you were bound to take him to Carlisle.
This induced a piteous appeal from the -dy
ing man to your brother Lewis. He appeal
ed to him, saying, “ Lew, yon are a man.—
For Christ’s sake don’t bt him take mo to
night.” This was followed by an appeal,to
your sympathy by his wife, who asked,you
if you had no family, or had no sympathy
for her cr her little children. To these ear
nest and agonizing appeals of your dying
victim rnd Ins sympathizing,wife, your heart
was eold and flinty as the nether mill-stone,
and your only reply was, “ When I, enlist,
and take the bounty and desert, I would
thank any mao to shoot me.”
But the evidence of your guilt is not con
fined to the circumstances under which the
mortal ivound was inflicted, nor your inhu
man conduct toward the dying man after it
was inflicted. With the boldness of a wick
ed and depraved heart, regardless of social
duty and the consequences of crime, you da
dared to different persons your intention to
kill the deceased, in language too plain to
be mistaken.
Qn the same evening you killed Vanasdlan,
you said to a witness that they wanted him
in town, and you thought you would go up
and fetoh him ; that he would not go civilly ;
ho Was like an ox, and you shot him ; that
you did not pity him a d—n bit; that you
showed witness your pistoj and said When
you went to hunt-large game, you generally
kept it well loaded. To another ydu said
you pitied the family, bat did not care a d—n
for Vanasdlan, and when ashed if you could
let bal. 2d hal
23 22
10 ’
•Ist .but. 2d bal. 3J hal
18 24 30
14 20 17
5 2
0 4 3
3
Ist hal. 2d hal
7 0
15 10
24 2£
5
27 votes,
15 “
8 “
Ist hal. 2d bal
■5 4
fi G
8 1 -
■.lB 27
• 3 ~ 2
9 10
Ist bal. 2d bal.
17 13
21 35
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SENTENCE OFJBDRDBREPB.
| not havo shot so os tolmye crippledhimyou
said you aimed to fcloli him. To Mr- Hem
mihadr who rofiiarfted to you, this is u;sM
; affZHt is #dld ***•«» MJ
lower, and oripfale him attd not kill him , too
: ‘opliod'wlien you made dp your to
thmc You get orally went through with -
’ or in other words, that you iiad >'P y »
mind hot to cripple. hut to till Canadian
and you went through with it. To anotner
witness, when asked on your way horn®, t c
same evening, where Vonnsdlan was, you
said ho was dead; he was on his bed dead
just where he ought to he. and yon wootd
'learn him to take bounty and then desert,
end with undisguised roilignity, called upon
God to damn the victim of arime-
Wo have alluded to some of the evidence
of your guilt', not to lacerate your feelings,
or wound”your sonsibility-w.hich. if not for
sign,to your.nature, and your P c '°®P t ’°“ 8
right and wrong are not obliterated fiom your
conscience, yoti must feel the remorse of your
I guilt and crime-hut Ui_impres S uonn V i
the justness of your conviction, and that your
own declarations, after'tho commission of the
j not, clearly prove a previously formed inten
tion to kill the deceased, ..
By the laws of our Commonwealth. the
wilful and deliberate murderer is pom shod
withdeath, and the Supremo Bow Giver ol
the Universe hath declared, that w, '' l3oe , o /
sbeddolh- roan’s blood, by man ehnU his
blood bo shed.” In an experience Of many
years in our criminal courts, I have never
witnessed n 'caflo whe.re the formed
intent to kill was"more clearly proven by the
prisoner’s own declarations. If oup crimin
al courts are not to become'a fareo,-intended
duly, by the solemnity of a trial, CII P. V ' U,I( ’“
rind sentence, to frighten, but not punish, the
bold, daririg murderer who, in the face ot day,
in the presence of many witnesses, coolly and
deliberately, without provocation or cxnnao,
solids a bullet through’his victim, then wo
admonish you tb prepare for eternity, your
days on erirth may soon he numbered, and in
1 language' bf solemn earnestness, we say to
you, Prepare to meet thy Ood! . - ,
It now becomes our solemn duty to pro
nounce the sentence of the law upon you,
That you, Howard Rupert, be taken hence
by the Sheriff of Cumberland county .0 tho
jail bf snid bbuhtv, from whence you came,
and from thence to tins place of execution
within the wails or yard bf the jail of tho said
county of Cumberland, and that you be there
• -hanged by the neck until you be dead ; and
may God have mercy on your soui.’
SHODDY ys. SHODDY.
KEILEY. EXCOEIfITES CAMEBON
“ When Thieves Fall Out Honest Me:
May Get Their Due.’.'
The h Gnat Winnebago,” alias 11 Old Ntehapno
Pans the Indians in MiddliUnm Paper—He hat
Disgraced the Disgraced the Democratic, the
Xnow Nothing and liepuhlican Parties—With
Ceaseless Assiduity He Hants Jolts, Offices n’.l'.i
Contracts—He Dare not Pressnt His Name as a
Candidate Before the People—He Cratch ta the
Feet of He Appointing Power—He Buys three
Democrats—He Hide *20,000 for One I ate to
■ Elect Himself and Gorrnpt Bargain
ing He Imposes Himself Upon President Lincoln
Bohn/ce* Hi* Crimes h) n Ttco-Tnird
Kofc-r- H r «MW Kelly to Vote l<> Ktpn»ge—kelUu
Jlc/tisea, Became '.‘.To.Stir Foul Matter >J otikl
Be to produce a.Stench,” mid Make* an hncmg
’of “,Vld tC*c.> <Cc. .
~. PnH.Anßi.rniA, Aug. 14,
To ili£ Union Men of the Fourth Qnnaret
siono.l District: —A lung and successful ca
reer in crime emboldens tiro guilty. A re
eentilluslralipn of this law ofjiumnn nature
impels me Co violate my life.long rifle of con
duct, andfpr, once to not'cc'a , political slan
derer. I do. not, however,address,you'for
the purpose of : repelling liis inucniJoes or
lalsehoods. My life has boon passed among
you,. mid if its record, lumiliar to you nil,
does not repel them, I have.-lived iu vain.
Sly purpose is simply to pioroe the mail ul
ill-gotten gold in which the slanderer, has
clothed himself, and give you a glimpse at
the loathsome object it protects. ,
, The papers of JiTiday larmounce that Simon
Cam.erou, ot Dauphin county, was serenaded
by his friends on the preceding evening at
the Girard House, iu this city, and availed
himself of the occasion tc villifyniy Colleagues
and niyaelf, “the Congressmen of Philadel
phia,” in a speech to too assemblage.
X was but a youth when I first- board the
name of Simon Cameron and it was as the
perpetrator of a great, crime.. Ho had been
I.made the,agent of the Government to carry a
large amount of money, duo them, to. the
Winnebago Indians, and had taken advan
tage of their ignorance and helpless to enrich
himself. Those ot you who had then'attain
ed to, manhood, though you may not, after the
lapse of so many years, revive the burning
indignation with which you regarded the in
fimous swindler of' the poor. Indian, will
doubtless remember that, instead of paying
them the specie which the Government oon
fided to him for-that.purpose, hp retained it
and gave them the notes ot the Middletown
Bank, of which ho was the owner. At their
encampment in the remote wilderness, those
notes wore utterly worthless. The Indians
could nut use .them for any purpose | he e,
nor carry them to Middletown for redemp
tion. But what was that to Simon Cameron ?
Was not their loss his,gain, and was he not
so much the richer by. every note that failed
to come home fur redemption, though they
did suffer and starve? And those of you
who are not old enough to remember all,this;
now !know why this .bold, bad man is some
times spoken of by your seniors as.tho “ great
Winnebago,’’, and sometimes as “ Old Kieka
pon.”'
:Tor more than.thirty years T have watched
the tortuous career of this man and have
never seen reason to abandon my first impres
sing off his character. 'Whether acting with
the Democratic,'the Know Nothing, or the
Republican.party, for ho has in turn diagram
them all, ho baa never boon false to his crim
inal instincts. lie has endeavored to tuni
them all to profitable account. His ambition
is sordid and'panders to his avarice, and ho
measures honors by the perquisites they ex
pose to his grasp! Ho has no confidence in
the people and is aware that they Mistrust
him. His speech of Thursday was not char
acteristic ot him, for ho is prone to themseof
instruments. His habit is to point the stilet
to, but to employ another band Ito drive it
home. Though au astive participant in the
politics of his. country and State for more
than half a century, during which long pe
riod he has pursued the profits of office, of
jobs,.of contracts,'with eager and ceaseless
assiduity, he has novdr dared .to permit his
name to ho presented to the people of county
oriState as a candidate,for hn .elective office,
lie crawls to the feet of the appointing pow
er; . Ho-ceros not who may bo King, so that
he may “ still bo Vicar ot Bray,” and to that
and ho chaffers with and corrupts weak and
needy members of Conventions and the Leg
islature of both parties. .
1 need not recite the disgraceful -facts' at
tending his several canvasses for the United
States Senate. Their nauseous odor lingers
in year nostrils to this hour.. In.the.first be
bought the , votes of three Democratic mem
bers, and in the last hid twenty thousand dol
lars for the one vote which would have elect
ed him. : This last transactions was so fla
grant that the Legislature was compelled to
take oognizanoeof it. and if justice be not
lame os well as blind, the law and honor of
our State will yet be vindicated.-
The evil report of his deeds pervades the
country as'a reproach to our State. Yes,
unhappily for Pennsylvania and her great
interests the buzzard-tvinged fame of Simon
Cameron is national. By months of abject
solicitation and corrupt bargaining he pro
' cured a mass of letters, certificate and rwww
(Uions, that imposed h'-m upon p fM jj
Lincoln na the ropresdutatlve min of ,•
(Cfiyateriß State./’That was an evil hourfp,
Pennsylvania. Yoo all remember how i
organized the Navy Agency in this city,
feel the ineffable reproach ho thus h ro J.
oh our;Navy Yard and commercial
elf business men. In the loirse of lus;J:
pudoot.-aud ill-judged: harangue bo saij.J.g
■■ In the olden time a member of ConwXl
from Philadelphia would have had
influence to have carried bis point (fi l ,'|*3
lablishment of a Naval fatation at
Inland) without a disjoating'vuico.”' h.U'v
the assertion of a sober min ? and did
who made it forget that our 3ohgroBameii{|i
the olden time in proposing to locate a fijll
eminent workshop at Philadelphia, bl
the terrible reputation of Simon Cams t J;s
the Fagan of the Harrisburg lobby and t?
Secretary., of ,3Vaj.to...contend .with, Ji:
therefore, bad some chance for success!
colleagues and I were less .happy than
in this respect.
As I have said, lie bogged and bargain l 'HifMfi
fo.- the influence which induced Mr.
to invite him to a seat in his Cabinet,
Was new fondly hoped,' by those who
not sounded the depths of his depravity, tliLf gaM*
i being old and rich,, ho would take
lof so distinguished ah opportunity
that ho could bo honest, and could
ter a trust without turning it to his own
or handing the iai d over to his Croatures,{'ff,k;|»
ho used bn joint account. II iw sadly tbs, 1 ’
hopes were disappointed is attested bytK*®
brevity, of bis term of office, arid the citur
stance--, under which it ebaed. f ,
In less than one year from the day,' j f
which Simon Cameron was installed ns Is f
retary of War, Congress, ttough at tbntt. ,
ly day -it had- before it but partial
of his crimes, indignantly drove him w c „,- ; ;
that high office., ", Two. thirds of the nrb>jf J v
,bers of the lower House wore friends otwMS'
Administration, n,nd woujil; gjadly
talced each‘member'of if as'they-did ibj l
tinguished head.
. You can imagine.how painful it must if
been to them to find thorn solves coastm ‘'/Ms
by duty to proclaim thefnet that theK;||i|»||
man the bead of their party ho I been ini >3®
oi to appoint as the successor of
Floyd had exhibited •greater aptitude lfe§»
he for his .worst tricks. - ■ But it became y.S.,||||
itable, for this old' man, notwithBtaedins||®jp
boasted and- reputed millions!, believes
Joe of his name is pever rich enough
lie has a little more, and, to save their pfepHE.
and the country, the friends of the admi|g||||;
tration in the House had fo proclaim
famy and denounce bis crinies. ■ Nor
vote by-which they did it a meagre one.
friends and tbuso who . would, most
have averted this disgrace from our
could rally but about one-third of the
against the resolution ol condemnation.
vote was about two' to one against
though i, us a I’ennsylvanian, not
bear”witness againsi tbe
our Slate, but too well satisfied of his
to vote against thy resolution, foiled t ijHWft:
cord ray Tote.
In this fact, gentleman, you have ft
eret of “this distinguished statesmanV. «|9|
tility to me and my friends. Mr.
the postmaster of Philadelphio, ond otlffiv;>a||
bis creatures, have offered mo his
and support if I would endeavor to
resolution expunged. My. reply has innfeit||||
bly been. that to, stir, foul matter
be" to produce a .stench. I have «?M||
in this or aught eUe endeavored
pitiato him or Iris creatures. No
marks the spot wlieve my poor remainsfetwa
finally rest,- but.-1 mean that my cliilw'S'J?
shall be able to,vindicate my name by l|> ! Jls|
ing to the fact that Simon Cameron unit J ®
confidential friends were ever hostile tot|,-.w-vM,
With gratelul regards, yours very truM. -tfew
Wu. D. Kelli! "
;
Catttlusiaa of Hie- Proceedings of-llie “!l'
dy” filnte. Convrniiou.- j j 3
IlAnßisniko,' Nilgust ; r. *—
Cnnvention reassembled at 4 o’clock I f .f
when iho.Goinmittoo on. Contested Srol'feßllfi
ported iiV favor of G. W. Alexander,
Rauch, Henry E. Claret, and 11. C.
‘as representatives from B’erlis
Charles S, Siuraer as tiio reprasbntativf
the Lycoming, Union hnd Snyder
The Cominittoe on Permanent
thms reported 11. C*. Johnson, of
county, as President, with a
from each Senatorial district,'and
dozen Secretaries. j ioWI
1 Wayne McVeigh, Chairman of the
nrittee on Resolutions, submitted a repoj ■yjP
The rcsohitiuDs express confidenoo’in Ihj ~ *'
nrimstriatiou of President Johnson, but f. '
demn bis recnnstraction policy compl- y'i, >
Governor Curtin and E. M . Stanton,
onimend the eonfisoation of the P ro P ei ‘ v -- ) LS
Southern rebels oyer §lO,OOO to pay pen l
etc. ’ . ■ . ( :‘,.Va.inf
Mr. Todd re'-offereil the' resolution jin y
ted by him at the morning session, teu, --
to the recognition of soldiers’ .claims to|f>
ces, etc,, ns a substitute tb'o'
the c iniinitteo, and after eohsiderablo ..
his resolution was negnliyed,yeas liAv>v.
ill,' :.: ... I
The ;Convention then proceeded to f
for Auditor-General, with the foltoViii, m
suit: -
- General John, F. Hartranft,
o.imilyi .03, , ,
Lanoastef'oountj f >■«
K 'li.'.'Muco’nib, Il:nvroncc coontf, -■ ,
Generai'.Cliarlcs Albright, Carbon f '.‘off
ty. S: ' ■ . '.
■' General James L. .Sclfidge, Xfbfth»r|ffi||S
,• Previous to the announcement °^.
suit, several' delegates changed ‘ their
from Heistand and’ Selfridge to
when, pn motion, the nomination of rHM
ter was made unanimous; ■ .
’ The following is the balloting for SuOp||||||
Obi. Jilcob'M. Campbell, Cambrio
1 Genl Jas. Nagleo, Schuylkill
Brice X. Blair, Ilnrifingdori county,
The Hon. John Cessna', of B 0
selected as Clurifinttn. cf the State
Commiffce. ■• '• <
The Delegates (hen proceeded to
their choice fey members of the State
Committee',' lifter which General
and' Colonel; Campbell, the nominees.
‘presented to the convention, made-
dresses, after which'the Gonventiori
ed aine die. , ;■
The inyestigatibn oi Oustdm House
at Memphis shows the Government
been swindled of at least $1,200,000
Hot ir Carlton. His bondsman, Judge
pas been arrested for suspe’bted ponnivmf-.;«a||
Chicago Journal.
Add to'this $1,200,000 the
lost to the Government'in the
Stone at ■ Columbus, and it makes
a million and a half, lost by the
of two ,“.loyal” Republicans 1,
KT” An item is afloat, to the efTee 61
petition is on foot >n Minnesota aakn!S
woman be allowed to vote, whereupon 11
gallant editor' of tho, Philadelphia M
remarks “this is guing’rathet too fast. •
If tlio services of the Inquirer are"
ail tho Minnoaotiana havo toi.do is top l
word negro or colored before the wor
an, and tlio Inquirer will chime in la 3
The Carnival op Crime. 1 —Nearly
exchange paper we receive now e
complaints of an .intolerable spir.t o 1
is n prevalent in their midst. Murders,
way robberies, house-breaking, ri °
outrages are becoming quite corn® 1
over the bounkjrv'
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