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CARLISLE, I>A.,
Thursday Morning, May 17, 1S(HI,
FOR GOVERXO.II,
HIESTER OLYMER,
OF BKUKS COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
1. The Slates, whereof the people were lately in
rebellion, are integral parts of the Union.and’are
entitled to representation in Congress, hy men
duly oleeted, who boar true faith to the Constitu
tion and laws.aml In order to vlml leal e the maxim
that taxation without representation is tyranny,
such representatives should he forthwith admit
ted.
-. The faith of (he Uepuldie is pledged to the
payment of the National debt, and Congress
should pass all laws necessary for that purpose.
‘I. Wc owe obedience to the ('(institution o( the
United States; including the amendment prohibit
ing slavery) and under Its provisions will accord
to those emancipated all their righis of person
and property.
•I. Kaeli State has the exclusive right to regu
late the qualification of its own electors.
."j. The white racealone isentitled to tin 1 control
of the government of the llepuhlie, and we are
unwilling to grant to negroes the l ight to vote.
0. The bold enunciation of the principles of the
Constitution and the policy of restoration con
tained in the recent anual message and Treed
men’s Bureau veto message of President John
son entitles him to the confidence nn*d support of
all who respect the Constitution and love their
country.
7. The nation owes to the brave men of our
armies and navy a debt of lasting gratitude for
their heroic services in defence of the Constitu
tion and the Cnion : and while we cherish with a
lenderullection the memories of the fallen, we
pledge to their widows and orphans the nation’s
care and protection.
S. We urge upon Congress tho duty of equaliz
ing the hi mu lies of our soldiers and sailor-.
who wi:m: tiik guii.ty r.umi’s ?
We luive answered those* dissertations of the
\'uhm(»u‘r on llxo subject of the relat Ive aullt of
Abolitionists and Democrats in tin* law* rebel
lion so frequently that we are tired of the sub
ject. The stale charge of (reason against an Ad
ministration that saved the Nation should he
abandoned. Secession is the legitimate child of
tin* Democratic party.— OirHslr Jlrrafil.
/Phis “stale charge of treason” against
Abraham Lincoln and his un-laborers in
disunion, will- not he abandoned so long
ns “ confirmation strong as Holy Writ,”
continues to stare the country in the face.
Let the Ih rnUi open its eyes and look at
the evidence. The Republican parly of
Illinois assembled in Stale Convention
in June, ly."»s, three years before the war,
and unanimously adopted Abraham Lin
coln as their candidate for United States
Senator. Mr. Lincoln appeared before
the Convention and made a speech, from
wliieh we make a single extract :
- A house di\id*»d against it-eh cannot stand. I
believe tills Government can im! endure p.-rnia
nenily ImJf slave and hair free. I do not expect
the house to fall, but I do expect il will eCa.se [o
tie divided. I! will become all one thin" or all
tin* other. Kilherthe opponents of slavery will
arrest the farther spread ot it. and place it where
the public mind shall rest in (he beliel that it is
in the course of ultimate extinction ; or p.s advo
cates will push forward until n shall become
alike luwtul In all the Stales—old as well as new.
North as well as South."
In reply to this declaration of Mr. Lin
coln’s, the lamented Judge Dougins, in a
speech delivered in Uhieago, a few days
afterward, used this language :
•* In other words, Mr. Lincoln asserts r* a Ani
dnmontiU principle of this government that
there must lie uniformity in tin* local I.iwmiihl
domestic institutions oicach ami all the state* of
the I’nion, and he therefore invites all tin* mm
*»lu\ i‘holding States to hand tojjether, as
one body, and make war upon slavery in Ken
tucky, upon slavery in Virginia, m»oii’slavery in
the t’ai'olinas, upon slavery in all of theslave
holding States of this I’nion, anil t<» perxnvcn* in
that war until it shall he exterminated. He then
notifies theslavelioldine States to stand together
as a unit and make an aggressive war upon the
Free Stall's of this I‘nion. with a view ol estab
lishing slavery in them a!!, and that they shall
keep up the warfare until it is formally' estab
lished m them all. In other words Mr.’Lineuln
advocates holdl> and eleaiiy a war of sections, a
wnrof the North against the South, of Hie free
States against the slave Slates—a war of exter
mination to he coniinued relentlessly until one
or the oilier shall he subdued, and all the states
shall either become free or become slave.”
This appeal of Lincoln's to the five
•Stales to hand together and make war
upon the institutions of the South, in
fracted the attention ofall New England,
and made tin* hack woods rail-splitter fa
mous in disunion circles he fore lie was
aware of it. That speech nominated him
for the I'residetiey, for although there
were aider ami more prominent men be
fore the Chicago Convention, the XeW
England abolitionists saw iitPAhrahain
Lincoln the man they sought—one who
would prove a lit tool in their hands to
inaugurate the war they were ripe for,
and thus etleet their darling purpose, a
dissolution of the Union. Abraham Lin
coln favored a war between the North
and South, with the design of abolishing
slavery ; and only because he favored such
a war was lie nominated and elected to
tire Presidency by the Abolition party. —
Had lie never made ids Spring field speech,
lie had never been President. On whose
shoulders then must fall “ the guilt of the
late rebellion," on t lie party which selected
u candidate, from a host of others, whose
avowed purpose it was to bring on Un
war ; or on the party which unsuccessful
ly struggled to elect its candidate in the
hope of averting the war and saving the
fnion by peaceful measures?
The Jfrra/f/ complacently asserts that
" Secession is the legitimate child of the
Democratic party." It, was the Demo
cratic party, which assembled in Hart
ford (was if.* > and determined that in
a certain exigency New Knghind should
secede from the Union. It was .Joshua
it. ((hidings and John P. Hale it wo lead
ing Democrats, were they nol'.’i who. in
Kebruary, IS-10, presented pet it ions to Con
gress, praying for “ the immediate disso
lution of (lie American Union." It was
Salmon P. Chase and William H. Sew
ard (.two more leading Democrats, no
doubt, Mr. Jlrrntil,) who voted lor that
petition, it was Mr. Speaker Banks who
declared that ‘‘in a certain state of cir
cumstances lie would lie willing to let the
Union slide." The Jlcrahl is doubtless
laboring under the delusion that lie like
wise was a Democrat, tt was Senator
Wade of Ohio, who called upon his po
litical friends to ‘‘sweep away this rone
mint which we call a Union." It was
Horace freely (the editor of that sterling
Democratic paper, the Trihum■,) who was
willing to “ tear down the Haunting
lie," anil declared that secession was an
inalienable right, ami that the South
might leave tlie Union whenever shesaw
lit. And it was Abraham .Lincoln him
self who avowed ..that any community
had a rigid to throw off the allegiance of
the general government whenever they
believed they could better theireomlition
by doing so. We trust the Jfrrald will
freshen up its knowledge of the political
history of the country. Did our space
permit, we could cite whole columns of
evidence to prove that, secession was
taught by infidel Now England in pre
cept and in pracfice from tile earliest for
mation of tile Government, down until
file day she finally succeeded in inaugur
ating the late civil war. I
IWtf General Cuss is in liis cighty-su
vontii year. He sleeps iihnost constantly,
and his death is daily looked for. His
disease is softening of the brain. He fre
quently wakes up and asks for some of
ids old friends, but before they can be
sent for falls to sleep again.
A •• LOYAL 1 ' TRAITOR VXMASKED.
In tho i-our.se of n levout dvbato in the
I’. S. Semilo, Mr. Ciieswell, the blatant
“loyal” Si-uatoi- from Maryland—a man
who was oli-c-ti-il by bayonets—attempted
to insinuate a charge of Inconsistency
against the President. As soon ns he had
taken Ins seat, Mr. Cow.tx of this Slate,
rose and replied that the consciences of
very few Republican Senators would lie
free on that score, and lie hardly thought
the Senator from Maryland could plead
guiltless. He then read and held up to
tlie gaze of the Senate a set of resolutions
that laid been adopted at a largo meeting
at Elkton, Md., in (lie summer of ISO!,
hi wliieh tlie right of secession was advo
cated and defended, and the “ Southern
eau-e” warmly commended. Mr. Cowan - .,
smiling, turned to Mr. Ciiuswr.M., and,
looking him straight in the eye, asked—
" Will tlie Senator please inform the
Senate who wrote those secession resolu
tions V Who was their author?" Poor
(hii:swi;no I He presented the appear
ance of a criminal who had just been sen
tenced to tlie gallows. He sunk deep in
his seal, covered ids face with his hands,
and remained mum. Mr. Cowan again
demanded a reply to ids question, but
could get none. He iMr. C.) then shook
Ids long fore-Unger at the Maryland “loy
al” Senator, and said, “ 1 will tell you
who wrote those resolutions ; voi;, C'llics-
WK1.1,, WIIOTE THEM; DENY IT, II- Vlir
dauk!” ft was really cruel in Mr. Cow
ax to thus impale the trembling blusterer,
hut lie considered it necessary, on account
of Cheswei.i.'.s intermcdling and swag
gering inipndeiu-e. The “ loyal” Mary
land Senator has not been heard from
since.
This Mr. Senator Ciiesweli. is a fair
type ol the leaders of his pie-hahl party.
Trace them hack a few years, rake up
their antecedents, and it will he found
that nine out often of them have assailed
the Union and advanced secession dog
ma-. Mr. Lincoln's cabinet: was almost’
made up of men who had, as members
of ('onercss, voted fora dissolution of the
Union: anil Mr. Lincoln himself had
made a'speech in the National House of
Representatives, in which lie took hold
ground in favor of the right of secession.
So wedded were these men to their trea
sonable ideas, that they finally consider
ed it a reproach to lie classed with the
friends of the I’nion. In the Presiden
tial campaign of 18til, they dubbed Dem
ocrats “ Union-savers,” and Hiiuack
(ir.KKi.v, editor of the 7Wbam, spoke of
our Hag as " a Haunting lie."
Their present crusade against the Un
ion, then, is no new tiling—it is the'old
leaven that is again at work. It was
unite proper, therefore, in Mr. Cowan
to expose the former record of the seces
sionist, Senator Cheswell. Let him
take up some of the other,'-ienators— Sr.M
NKit, Wilson, Titninri.i,, and their col
leagues in treason —and lie will find that
they, like Ciieswell, advocated seces
sion mid disunion, when the men they
are now daily assailing as ** copperheads"
were battling for the old Hag and hurling
hack the assaults they were making
against the Union into their teeth. And
these disunionists, these traitors, are han
ded together and call themselves the “ I'n
inu jitti-fi/" '‘Union party,' 1 indeed !
Battling agai nst the Union every day of
their worthless lives, and making them
selves liable to arrest fur treason, they
yet have the superlative impudence to
call themselves “ Union men I" Mr.
Cowan is the man to tell them who they
are and wind they are, and in the name
of the people we thank him for the expo
sures lie is making.
ItmtIANT TO WHAT!
The disunionists, in their assaulls upon
President Johnson, persist in declaring
that he has betrayed the men who elect
ed him ; that lie is recreant to the princi
ples of his party ; that he has cheated
the Republicans, Ac. How? If our
memory serves us the platform adopted
by the Baltimore Convention that nomi
nated Mr. Johnson for Vice ■’resident,
contained no resolution favoring a Ereed
inen’s Bureau ; no resolution favoring a
Civil Bights Bill ; no resolution against
a union of the Stales. Hud these uncon
stitutional and treasonable measures been
openly advocated and incorporated into
the Baltimore platform, Lincoln and
Johnson would have been iguominious
ly defeated, notwithstanding the bayo
net arguments and fraudulent practices
that were made use of to secure their
election.
Ami it is because President Johnson
rcfuse.l his assent to the Freedman's Bu
reau Bill, and that equally infamous
measure the so-calJcd Civil .Rights Bill,
ami favors a whole Union, that the hounds
of disunion are yelping at his heels and
branding him a “ recreant." The Presi
dent refuses to sanction disunion and oili
er measures which his partizans did not
dare to advocate before tile people, lin'd
for this he is anathematized because, as
his enemies say, “lie has betrayed the
Republican organization. ’’ Fiddlesticks
—there is not even a semblance of truth
in what they assert.
Tlie fierce assaults upon the President
by disunion members of Congress and
olliers, is hut another proof of the trea
sonable designs of the leaders of that des
perately wicked part£.„ During Mr.
Lincoln’s term of office they could car
ry outjheir dare-devil schemes witli im
punity, for they did not permit the Prcs
'ident to exercise an opinion of his own,
or do anything except to sanction their
infamous decrees. Ho wits mi instru
ment in their hands. But they find Mr.
Johnson less tractable; a man of talent,
who inis a will of his own, lie refuses to
be led by disunionists likoSu.MNEii, Thaii.
Stevens and Satan. Notwithstanding ho
was elected by a thieving disunion party,
lie is himself a I’nion man, and is deter
mined that “ the Union must and shall
be preserved.” Let him then assert his
power, let him order the arrest ofall trai
tors, and if necessary, shut up the Rump
Congress,amithepeoplc.willsay “amenl"
IS-tT' (iun. K.nil'G, appointed Postmas
ter of Harrisburg, by President Johnson,
has l)eeu eonfmned by the Hump Senate,
and he lias taken possession of the olliee.
Good bye, Hergner. Thu President lias
said that “ treason must lie made odious,”
and (he removal of the “Hessian” is an
evidence that he meant what lie said.
Tim-; Louisville Journal thinks the
South lias I lie host of it after all —it being
only a/i-represeuted, while the 'North is
nns-represented.
“ WIIEX HOGUES FAXjIj OUT.
“ When rogues fall out honest men get
their dues,” is a trite but true saying.—
The terrific light now going on in tho
Republican disunion ranks is unearthing
many secrets. In their assaults upon
each other those political gamblers prove
to tlie satisfaction of everybody Unit a
more ineorrigahlo set of swindlers' and
knaves never had existence outside the
dominions of the Prince of Darkness. A
few days ago Mr. Conklin, disunion
member of Congress from New York,
held up Provost Marshal General Fry
as tlie greatest swindler this country over
produced, and with dates and ligiiros,
proved that lie had charged the Govern
ment with bounty for tens of thousands
of men who had never boon put into tlie
army. According to Conklin’s showing,
this man Fry fleeced the Government to
the l*iie of ten or twelve millions of dol
lars! V
iiv replies to Conklin, in a letter to
a friend, and in doing so alleges that
Conklin is in a bad humor because he
(Fry) would not permit him to steal as
much as he desired; that he (Conklin)
did steal some two hundred thousand
dollars, when ho was stopped by Fry,
who considered that the New York Con
gressman had ins full share of plunder.—
It is quite evident', judging by the state
ments of Fry and Conklin, that both
became immensely wealthy very sudden
ly. They had helped themselves liberal
ly to the people’s money, and all in the
name of “ loyalty.” Altogether the quar
rel between these two “ loyal” gentlemen,
is rich, racy and interesting.
The exposures that are daily being
made, prove beyond tho possibility of a
doubt that during the entire four years
of the rebellion, a system of fraud and
peculation existed that amounted to a gi
gantic- conspiracy against the Govern
ment, From the highest civil officer
down to the most petty, robbery appeared
to be the object. Those who bellowed
loudest, for “ loyalty” and who were ever
ready to denounce as “traitors” all im'ii
who refused to worship Aiiiiaiiam Lin
coln and to speak of him as “ the Gov
ernment,” were the very follows who
were helping themselves liberally from
FneJe Sam’s money bags. Their loud
professions was all a sham—a sharp trick
to divert attention from their plundering
operations. They -were like tho corrupt
priest, who “ stole tho livery of tho court
ofheaven to servo the devil in.” As we
remarked on a former occasion, the im
partial historian may yet unearth and ex
pose to light the corruptions of the Lin
coln administration. Many secrets have
already been divulged, and as the fight
in the Republican faction progresses, tlie
dark doings of infamous men are made
appareni.
THU IVItETCII t
During the discussion on the Constitu
tional amendment reported to the House
by the “ Central Directory," last week,
that blasphemous old scoundrel, Tiiad,
Stevens, advocated the hanging of cer
tain ‘‘leading rebels," and the balance,
he said, he “ would confine in the peni
tentiary for life." Mr. Thayer of this
Stale, asked Stevens “whether lie
thought he could build a penitentiary big
enough to hold eight millions of people ?”
■Stevens immediately replied:
“ \fs, sir. Thai penitentiary which is nimrdcil
by bayonets down below, and If they undertake
to conn* back we will shoot them. The peniten
tiary of/o(7 is Hu- penitentiary thev deserve to
have!"
This speech of Stevens whs the lust
olio made hi behalf of tile desecration of
llio (.'oustitutioii that liis liill proposed.—
“The vote was then taken, anil the
Amendment was adopted,” says the re
port—'• yeas lit,S, nays 37.” ft was well
that tlie debate etosed witli the blasphe
mous utterances of the vile brute, Ste
vens, who is the recognized leader of the
disunionists of the House. It was so re
liued iu sentiment, so moral in its teach
ings, so statesmanlike in tone, Unit it
would have been a pity, had any one at
tempted to answer it or to mar the sweet
influence it produced on that Oir/nifwd
body, the Unnip House. It was well, wc
say, that the vote was immediately taken
alter the hoary-headed infidel, .Stevens,
had delivered ids clinching argument to
ids fellow-conspirators of the “grand
moral idea party.”
few'" That miserable specimen of hu
manity, Lawrence, member of Congress
from the Washington district, this .State,
made one of his characteristic speeches to
(ho empty chairs of the House a few days
since, in which lie retailed many lies
against tlie Hon. Hiestek Ci.v.iiEß, the
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania. This Lawrence is a
weak but conceited man, who well sus
tains the character of a political gambler,
lie was a State Senator a few years ago,
and served two sessions with Hiestek
Cev.'leh. Both made a record in that
body. Mr. Ci.vmek was regarded a high
minded, upright and honest man; no
whisper was ever heard against his char
acter; Mr. IjAWkence was as universal
ly considered the most corrupt man the
Senate contained. He was so regarded
by the men of his own party, and lie left
that body us universally despised as Hius-
TEii Ceymek left it universally' esteemed.
For this creature then to assail and
slander such a man as Hiestek Ci.ymer,
is a piece of impudence such as we sec
exhibited frequently by swindlers and
cheats. His speech might do for the
Hump Congress, but here in Pennsylva
nia, where botli Ci.v.itEitand Lawrence
are known, it would not be safe for him
to deliver it in any other than benighted
districts.
We won 1U earnestly enjoin upon mu- Union
friends throughout the State to make eariv nom
inations, ami present their candidates to the peo
ple as blameless as their principles.—/'Van/.p,,
yo.si/ary.
It is quite probable Unit we may “ make
early nominations,” but we insist upon
it Unit tlie Meponiiorty lias nothing to do
with our political arrangements. We
will do as wo please about our nomina-
Uons, and desire no advice from the dis
imionisls.
The m.-ecs.-ity of immediate, systematic, thor
ough orpu.izaliou cannot he too strongly urged
upon the thiion men of the Btate. J{r
posifori/.
Well, that’s true, hut wo would like to
know what business the disunion Frank
lin Hcpusitor) / litis to advise us what to do
in political matters'.’ Attend to your own
tottering party, Mr. Frporitori/, amt per
mit I’/iion men to attend to theirs.
Tm, Democracy and Johnson Hepub
licaits of Indiana have made a fusion
against the Disunion isls.
THE OM» TRAITOR WIISOJf,
.Senator Wilson, in his late speech in
the Senate of the United States, openly
declared that during the last thirty .years
the Abolitionists had striven to bring
about the affairs in which ourcountrynow
stands. This fact is so well known that
it was hardly necccssary for Mr. Wilson,
or any other Abolitionist, to reiterate at
this late day. During the period spoken
of by Mr. Wilson, more particularly
during the ten years immediately prece
ding the war, the leaders of the faction of
which Sumner and Stevens are the chiefs,
openly promulgated their designs toover
throw our government. Asa specimen
of what was then promulgated hy these
arch traitors, we publish below a few ex
tracts from William Lloyd Garrison's
publicspcochcs and editorials in his paper,
the Liberator , published in Boston. Mr.
Garrison, through his paper, put forth
the very essence of the principles of the
party. He was considered the leader of the
party. He gave tone and spirit to the
war. There were,“however, a number of
others who followed in the same strain
with Mr. Garrison. Mr. G. said :
“So long as the blood .stained Union exists,
there la but little hopeforfhcslave.”—-IPm. Lloyd
Garrison, .V'l.'J 1-1, ISjV.
“ This Union is a lie ; the American Union is a
sham, an Imposture, a covenant with death, aip
agreement with hell and it is our business to call
tor a dissolution.
It the church is against disunion, and not on
tho side of the slave, then I pronounce it of the.
devil. No union with’slaveholders, socially or
religiously, and up with tho ling of disunion,” —
IP. /.. Garrison, Speech in rVetc York, Am/ust 1, iNVi.
“ The, Bay stale has already made it a penal
ollbncelo help to execute a law of the Union. Up
witli the ling of disunion, that we may have a free
and glorious Union of onf own," — William Lloyd
Garrison. .
"Mark! How stands Massachusetts at this
hour in reference to the Union? Just where she
ought to he—in nu attitude of open hostility.”—
The Liberator, Garrison's paper.
June 20th, lie petitioned Congress, for adissolu
tlon of tiie Union.
" The United States Constitution is a covenant
with death and an agreement with hell.”— Liber
ator. June 2d,
WHERE HE STANDS.
Thu Herald of week before last in
dulged in another of its mean flings at
Hiester Clymer, intimating that he
hud resigned his scat in the Senate to
avoid meeting the issues which might be
sprung upon him, and triuphantly asks
how he would have mot the question of a
general railroad law. The following let
ter from Mr. CnvMMßsodistinctlydefines
his position on this question that it can
not he misinterpreted or misunderstood
even by tlie Hrrald. It is in striking
contrast with Gen. Geary’s quibbling
and evasive reply to the inquiries of the
people of Allegheny county on the same
subject. Mr. Clymer, by frankly falling
to witness Ids efforts in the Senate in
favor of a general railroad law, shows
just whore he stands ;
Ueaihxh, April 12, ISM.
OENTi.rornxl have Just received your letter
of tlic nth hist, asking the question, “whether I
am or am not in favor of making a general rail
road law by the Legislature of this Common
wealth, somewhat similar to that existing in the
neighboring State of Ohio?”
It. after the repeated and presistent efforts
made by me during a long service in the Senate
to secure tile passage of a general railroad law’
my position on that question is not understood I
fear nothing 1 may now say will more fuliv de
monstrate it.
1 have been, am now, and will continue to be
in favor of a general free railroad,system for this
Slate similar to that of the States* of Ohio and
Now ork; believing that capital should ever be
pomittod, under proper restraints for the protec
tion of private property and the rights of indi
viduals, to develop any and every section of
lids Stale without let or hindrance.
Until the people of this Commonwealth estab
lish this system, many of the richest and fairest
portions thereof will for half a century to come
he deprived of those moans of development and
inter-communication to which atall limes they
are entitled, and without which their stores of
iron, or eual, of lumber and of oil will he useless
and unprofitable, not alone to their owners but
as well also to the whole people who are un
questionably must deeply Interested in their
prompt development and production.
Very respectfully and truly yours
HIESTJSII CLYMER.
Messrs. I*. L. Williams, J. M. Irvin, John Wint
er, Committee of Public .Meeting held at Sharon,
Mercer eounty, Pa., Saturday, March 2Uh, IKM.
Out of.V.) Jioy/ahliean. iSi'iialors, out}/ jlce arc clearly
understood to he ojtposcd, on principle {or interest), to
an e ctensinn of the sutf'raf/e. vl similar analysis of the
lower 1 louse iron Id shoo- n similar result.—Xcir York
Tribune,
Onyjire out of thirty-nine -Republican
Senators who are not in favor of negro
suffrage, and a similar ratio in tire lower
House ! Is not that, sullieient to show
where that party stands V Ctreely knows
all about what he calls “ the interior
workings of Conc/rcrn. ' 1 He speaks ex cathe
dra. Let this fact ho paraded before tiro
people ! In thepre.-ent campaign in Penn
sylvania, if tiie eyes of the masses are
not blinded, the Republican party will be
swept out of existence.
What Does the Gazkttk Mkax?—
The Pittsburg Gazette says :
"All govrminents arc bottomed on public
opinion. It was said in Russia, years atto, by an
eminent publicist, that It was “ a despotism
tempered by assassination." This Ims often boon
illustrated In the history of that country. Asa
amimdion isthc peculiar form in which public'opinion
uu/rayed beyond endurance, erpremee itself."
Hoes the Gazette mean that the assass
ination of Mr. Lincoln was but an ex
pression of “outraged public opinion”—
and that President Johnson is in danger
of the same “ taking off”?
Tin-; Pennsylvania Battle-Flags.—
Tlio ceremony of returning the Penn
sylvania battle Hags to the State will take
])lacc at Philadelphia on the Fourth of
July in Independence square. Arange
ments are making to render this one of
the most imposing demonsrattions that
has ever occurred in the State. A numer
ous committee of distinguished officers
has been appointed to take the matter in
charge.
Cl'Lvbk, the Yankee banker and
Disunion Congressman from the Penn
sylvania oil region was arrested and held
to bail for trial, last week, at the instan
ce of Senator Hoge, of Franklin, on a
charge of embezzling funds on specia
deposit for theuseof orphansandtheerec
tion of the Venango Soldiers monument.
It is a pretty serious business to be charged
with robbing the fatherless and the dead.
The Assistant Commissioner of
Froedmon, for the District of Columbia,
has lound it necessary to issue instructions
to teach tlie negros tlie duties and obli
gations of marriage.
How much- more do they know about
voting than matrimony ? Will Thad.
Stevens answer ?
fis?“The “loyal” fellows who captured
Jefferson Davis Jnd the Assassinators, and
many others who didn’t, are quarreling
over the Wood money. Those who got
money think they didn’t get enough and
those who got none want some very badly.
I’oor fellows ; wouldn’t some of them soil
tbeir grandmothers?
stir Dead ihiek Eokxev is now assail
ing President .loirxsox in language cx
aotly similar to that he employed against
Ex-President lU.'cii.vnax. Koiixkv will
blaekguard any runetionary who will not
permit him (osteal.
lilt-. Mobile JlcytKlcr denies having
announced Oeu. 11, E. 800 as a candidate
for President,
RECORD OF SHAME.
The time will come when no man will
rend the history of tho nets of the present
Congress without a blush of shame and
indignation. '[jhe crimes committed
against liberty i lid right have no parallel.
Having a large majority in both branches
of Congress, in order to perpetuate that
majority they deliberately, without cause
or justice, go to work and in a systematic
manner c.vpct legally elected members
who differ with them. A few weeks ago
they expelled Daniel Vorhees from the
House. Next they expunge .Senator'
Stockton. Upon the heels of that they
threw out Hon. James Brooks. It is not
necessary for us, a country editor, to write
a long article to prove that these are all
hellish outrages. Tho people know it.
In every District where Democrats have
been expeled, the same gentlemen will bo
returned by tremendous majorities.
There is a feeling of pent up indignation
that will burst forth with irresistible fury
this fall. Woe unto the miserable Radi
cal who stands in the way.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
The “Plan” Adopted In the House--Another
Nopro Jiiblllcc-Snmbo nnd Dinah In Eoftta
elcM-F all ael e h of tho Reconstruction
.Scheme-A ** Baeh-dowa" lu the Senate--
Mow 31r. Lincoln 3la<le Cabinet Ministers.
"Washington, May 12,1806.
Messrs. Editors : Tho “ plan” of tho so-called
Reconstruction Committee for obstructing tho
restoration of the Union, passed the House of
Representatives, on Thursday last, by a strict
party vote. On Wednesday, a number of promi
nent Republicans declared their opposition to
certain features of the amendment, in tho strong
est terms; but old Thad Stevens cracked tho rad
ical lash, under a motion for the previous ques
tion, and everyone of them, including Raymond,
Bingham and Blaine, who had so vigorously op
posed it, fell into line, and swallowed the whole
dose without a murmur. When the result of the
vote was announced, tho scene on the passage of
the Civil Rights bill was reenacted. Applause
resounded from the floor and galleries, especially
the colored gallery, which as usual was well
filled with retired colored gentlemen and ladies
who live at the expense of the Frecclmen’s Bu
reau. Little nigs kicked up their heels, while
nigs of larger growth threw their arms around
each other’s necks and cried : “ Bress de Lord”
from the fullness of their hearts Mr. Eldridge,
of Wisconsin, rose to a point of order, and direct
ed the attention of tho Speaker to the violation
of the rules of the Hous'e by persons in the galle
ries, whereupon be was greeted by a storm of
hisses ami groans from these same negroes. Mr.
Eldridge attempted to address the speaker say
ing “ that it was a now thing for a representative
in the American Congress lobe hissed down by
woolly-heads in the galleries,” when he was called
to order by the speaker, who reminded him that
“ it was not i n order for any member to insult vis
itors in the (jrtUcrics!" Mr. Eldridge asked that
the rules be enforced nnd the galleries cleared,
and was greeted with another storm of hisses.—
Tho Speaker then reminded his colored breth
ren that they wore violating the rules, nnd if the
disorder was repeated he would order the galleries
to ho cleared. It is a sufficient commentary on
this to notice that on previous occasions flic
white galleries have been cleared on the very
first manifestations of disorder.
These Constitutional Amendments, it is con
tended, do not require the Presidential approval
before they arc submitted to the States. Stevens
has announced that he will not trouble Iho Pres
ident for his signature; therefore if the "plan”
receives a two-thirds vote in botli Houses, it be
comes a part of the fundamental law on its rati
fication by three fourths of the State Legislatures.
Strong hopes are entertained, however, that it
will not pass the Senate, or at least will he great
ly modified before it docs. If it does pass and is
thus ratified, then will the dissolution of the
American Union be complete, and who knows
that it may not be final.
The third amendment is in these words: “ That
persons who voluntarily aided or adhered to
the rebellion shall not vole for Federal officers
until after July 1,1570.” Thlsamendmcntdlsfran
ehiscs the entire white population of the South.
I will undertake to say that in not one of the cot
ton States could a corporal's guard of men bo
louml who wen; loyal to the Union throughout
the war—or, if found, would also be found the
very poorest and meanest kind of trash. All the
true manhood of the South—lot us frankly rec
ognize the fact—was in the rebellion; and to ex
pect the Southern people to select as their repre
sentative In Congress sonic whey-faced, white-liv
ered caitiff who stood aloof from their desperate
struggle, is to ilcma nd that a whole people shall
become hypocrites, and organize a lie to their
own disgrace and injury. The men who led the
South in war must lead it in peace, or It will drift
without leading into anarchy.
Would it not be better that honest, well-born
wealthy, honorable men of the South—gentlemen
thoroughly commanding the confidence of their
people—should lake charge of the destiny of tixo
Southern States, than that the reins of govern
ment should fall into the hands of a craven,
worthless scum of wretched renegades—who
could not receive a hundred votes, unless by
fraud and the Influence of federal bayonets?—
Lot us put the best men of the South on guard in
this crisis. Those best men undoubtedly • ‘ aided
and adhered to the rebellion.” They were faith
ful to a desperate cause, and will they now be
less faithful to the Union ? Let us bo frank with
ourselves. Would not ninety men out of every
hundred men who fought most gallantly for the
Union, have fought Just as gallantly for the re
bellion, if the accidents of their birth and resi
dence had been reversed? Wc speak of the
warm-blooded, combatant class; not the unbel
ligorcnts of the Sumner stripe, whose veins swell
with equal parts of gas, gall, lymph and water,—
Taxation without representation is tyranny, wo
cry, and yet the South is taxed without a voice
in Congress. How long shall this abnormal state
of things continue ? How long will the free in
telligence of the Middle and Western States ac
cept, with the humility of whipped spaniels, the
ruinous and bigoted dictation of New England’s
domineering Tartuffes—that combination of sel
fish and unscrupulous avarice with pitiless and
frenzied bigotry ?
Wonderful to toll, the Senate has become fright
ened at Its own madness; and, Inst week, It sent
n request that the House return the hill limiting
the appointing power of the President. The bill
was then reconsidered and defeated by a largo
majority. There never was a sqnarer ease of
bade down In the legislation of tills country.
There is a piece of “ gossip in bigli life” now
going tlie rounds here, which I give you for what
it Is worth. Your readers have all doubtless
heard of the celebrated Bob Lincoln. Nearly
two j-ears ago, so the story runs, Robert fell in
love with a 5-oung lady, whoso father at the time
was out of office and out of money. To be In this
condition at Washington is next to being con
victed of forging a Government bond or murder
in the first degree, and the Idea of marrying the
lady in that condition was not to bo thought
of. So tlie amiable Robert set about mending
the matter, and made a desperate effort to secure
the proposed father-in-law a sent in the iotver
House of Congress. Ho failed in this, however,
and was at a dead halt, when luckily a member
of the Cabinet died. Here was a vacancy, and,
-the lover speeding on the tvlngs of passion, amor
ous, Hew to tlie President and stated the whole
ease to him with great frankness. “Hike your
way of doing things, Rob,” said Mr. Lincoln
" lf possible I will work tlie tiling for you ”
To cut a long tale short, lie did “ work” it—tlie
broken down politician became a member of
tlie Cabinet; tlie young ujflancc was suddenly
converted into a lender of fashion, and all went
sweetly as a man age bell toward the wedding day.
Rut the adage never lulls to hold Us own, and lii
tills, ns in every other ease, the course of true
love did riot run smooth. Tlie hand of the as
sassin interposed. Tlie young gentlemen found
himself bereft of father, of fortune and of place
at one fell swoop. On tlie other hand, the Cabi
net member created by his interposition, bad
experienced a change of fortune ; for, having
Minified Ids cards skillfull!', he was just returned
a Henator in Congress. The lady wavered ; the
nuptials were postponed ; nud, finally, as visions
of a gay career and better match began to flit
across her beautiful blue eyes, she resolved that
She was not so much In love as she had been
and Kile broke oil tlie engagements altogether!
I 101 l you the tale as it was told to mo. It Is just
now Ihe gossip of tlie hour; and as I have 110
donlil it will appear in print—such secrets being
100 valuable and 100 notorious for a poor devil
ul a letter-writer to keep—l give 5-ou the benefit
»t it. It Is an apt illustration of the world and
I be fickleness of womankind, CAVCAHIAN.
THE DEERING TRAGEDT.
Tlio Flcnrt Probst—Me Confesses to Hav
ing Mnrtlercd tlic Whole Family.
Philadelphia, May 7. —The Evening
Telegraph publishes the confession of
Probst. After describing the murder of
the boy Casey, he says: “The sight of
the blood of the boy produced in me a
devilish and blood-thirsty feeling, and X
determined at once to murder the whole
family.” He disposed of the body of the
boy as described before, and then delib
erately walked over to the house. He en
tered and told Charlie, the little boy next
in years to Willie—who was absent—
that ho wanted him help him do some
.work in the barn. The little fellow fol
lowed him, and as soon ns ho got him in
side the barn door, he dispatched him
with a small axe ho had secured. Ho
then went back to the house and told
Mrs. Deering there was something the
matter with one of the cows, and he want
ed her to come to the barn. She went
and he followed, and as soon as she en
tered ho struck her on the head, and kil
led her. Pie then went back to the house
and brought the children out, one at a
time, and taking them inside the barn,
despatched them, one by one, with the
same axe. In each instance lie out their
throats and placed their bodies in the
corn crib, himself, just in the position
they were found. Ho then covered the
bodies up and proceeded to wipe out ail
evidences of his guilt. Ho then went
back to the house and awaited the arri
val of Mr. Deering, not expecting that
Miss. Dolan would accompany him. As
soon as Mr. Deering arrived in the car
riage he got out and Probst told him that
something was wrong with -one of the
cows and asked him to go over to the
barn with him. Mr. Deering went along
with him and Miss. Dolan went into the
house and took off - her bonnet and furs.
Mr. Deering did not even take off his
gloves before going to the barn, but went
there at once, followed by Probst, who
had the axe concealed ready for use. As
soon as Mr. Deering entered the door,
Probst states that he struck him in the
head and felled him to the earth, and
then chopped at his neck with the edge
of the axe. Miss. Dolan was the next
and last victim. She proceeded to the
barn, after coming down stairs and not
finding any one of the family in the house,
and Probst, who was in waiting for her,
treated her as he had done the rest of the
family. After laying out the bodies and
covering them up with hay. the murder
er went into the house and commenced
searching for valuables. lie states that
he got no money, but expected to secure
a considerable amount. He states that
Miss. Dolan’s pocket-book had very little
in it. He saw nothing whatever of the
two fifty dollar compound notes and twen
ty dollar bill of the same character, that
are missing. He remained about the
house for some time, picked up the arti
cles found in the black valise and left
about dark. His further movements were
pretty much ns brought out on the trial.
Probst states that he would have confess
ed to all the murders before, but he feared
that if he did so, he would have been torn
to peaces by the mob.
GENERAL NEWS.
—A woman born without arms is giving ex
hibitions in writing with her feet in Georgia.
—A Boston chap Ims procured a patent for pa
per shirts, which can be sold at twenty-live
cents.
—The Cuttle Plague In Great Britan is rapidly
decreasing and will soon entirely disappear,
—There was one death front cholera In New
York bay on Saturday, but no additional cases
are reported.
—The National Temperance Society has voted
to raise a fund of 5100,000, of which 8111,000 has
already been subscribed.
—The famous trotting horse Dexter was sold at
auction on Wednesday, at the Union Course, L.
J., and brought $14,000.
—The latest intelligence represents the attitude
of Austria and Prussia ns moro warlike, while
Italy Is Increasing her land and naval forces.
—Tbeflist contingent of Austria voluntors for
Maxlmllllnn's army In Mexico Was to sail from
Trieste for Vera Cruz in the last days of April.
—A pleasure boat, containing a party of ladies
and gentlemen, wastired on by a British steamer
at St. Andrews, N. 8., on Friday night.
The contract for the Gettysburg monument
lias been awarded to J. G. Batterson, of Hartford,
Ct. The monument Is to cost 350,000.
Two important levees above New Orleans
have given way, and a great portion of Southern
Louisiana lias been flooded. Thirteen parishes
are under water, and the destruction of property
will be Immense.
—The Japanese engineer connected with the
Iron-clad built In America for the Tycoon, believ
ing himself dishonored by reflections cast on tho
vessel, committed suicide by “hari-kari,” hav
ing obtained permission to do so from the Ty
coon.
A few days since a negro violated tho person
of a respectable white woman In Pike County,
Georgia. Ho was arrested and placed In the
custody of the Sheriff, from whose hands he was
rescued by a party of men in disguise.
—A sitin', containing three girls and two boys,
drifted from Oakville, C. W., out into Lake Onta
rio, recently. Two of the girls were washed over
board, and tho other died from exposure. The
boys were picked up In a starving condition.
—William Hutchings, the last surviving revo
lutionary soldier In Maine, and the last but two
or three in tho Union, died on Thursday in the
town of Penobscot, Hancock county, aged 102
years. Special honors were accorded to his mem
ory at tho funeral on Monday last.
—A terrible tragedy took place'Un the 7th Inst,
in a court-room at St. Louis, A woman named
Bright had been lined 5100 for committing
adultry, and was about paying the fine when
her husband drew a revolver and shot her
through the head, Inflicting injuries of which
she died.
—The Boston Ice companies having recently
consolidated Into one corporation, and thus se
cured the monopoly of the market, have raised
the price of Ice to an exorbitant figure. So excit
ed are the Bostonians that they are discussing
the project of forming acompany to go to sea in
search of floating Icebergs and tow them Into
Boston harbor. To make the enterprise pay the
bettor, pleasure parties are to be taken out on
each trip.
PERSONAL.
—Mrs. D. P. Bowers Is playing a succcsful en
gagement at Dayton, Ohio.
—Colorado Jewett was among the arrivals at
Boston from Europe, in tho China, on Tuesday.
—The Senate yesterday confirmed the nomi
nation of Gen. Sickles as Minister to the Hague.
—General Scott made his annual visit to "West
Point, last Thursday. His health Is rather feeble.
—A letter from Madrid states that cx-Prcsident
Millard Fllmore and wife arrived there on the
22d of last month.
—Captlan Thomas Joys, the flj-st white male
bom In Louisville, died In that city on Friday
last In his 78th year.
—On Edwin Forrest’s debut, In Sab Francisco
a few days since, 8500 in gold was paid for the
choice of best Bents.
—The Senate Finance Committee has reported
against the nomination William P. Johnston ns
Internal Revenue Collector at Pittsburg.
—The Senate has confirmed the appointment of
Joseph P. Knlpe to be Postmaster of Harris
burg, Pennsylvania, and Mr. Smyth as Collector
of the Port of New York.
—The brave Fenian Colonel, Wheeler, in whom
was placed much confidence, and who was lately
arrested by the Canadian authorities on the
charge of treason, lurns.out to bo a British spy 1
-Santa Anna Is at Ellzabethport, N. J., Seuor
Romero has furnished Mr. Seward with official
documents to show that Santa Anna is a mon
archist and an adherent of Maximilian.
—Mr. French, the Superintendent of the San
Antlnlo (Texas) and Mexican Gulf Railroad, was
set upon and badly beaten a few dtiys ago by a
gang of negroes, because he ordered them to de
sist smoking In the cars.
—Jefferson Davis has been indicted for high
treason by theOraud Jury of the United States
Circuit Court, at Norfolk, Vn. The Court has
adjourned to' meet in Richmond on the first
Tuesday of June, when It is believed the trial of
Davis will begin
—lt is stated that Chief Justice Chase will pre
side at the trial of Jefferson Davis, and that At
torney General Speed will prosecute. Judge Un
derwood has had n long interview with the As
sistant Attorney General at Washington.
LOCAL TTEM,y.
Attempt to Burn a Cam
Sabbath morning last, about twl^" 0 *
a bold attempt was made to bum .V' o ' l
ond Presbyterian church in .. .H
-but Providentially the fire was db
before much damage was done p* l
the miscreants gained adndssL , ■
basement through a window Tl ° lli
kindled a fire under the stainvnv?
from the basement to the vestibiil
flames in their progress reached a'l
Sacramental wine, which exploded® *
considerable noise and uwak en 3
Hantch,whoseresidenceajoinstheeh *
Mr. H., on being awakened, jJ II4
smoke issuing from the windows m
once repaired to the Pomfret street s*
of the Ijecture Hoorn and forced H
he then aroused a number of the i?* 1
hors and by their united efforts
were subdued. The damage done
lined to the floor and stairway
basement; but had the fire note •
tunely been discovered when it
building would doubtless have been |
flames in a few moments more. *
On the same night an attempt t ,
made to fire the stable of Samuel (; i
year, residing on South Hanover ?•!!'
above Pomfret. The fire had been ki
died near the door and burned
ing wood-work, but went out of itself.
Had the effort been successful this wooid
doubtless have been one of the most
destructive fires which has visited' this
town for many a year.
Hast week we neglected to notice the
attempt to burn the wooden building
cently occupied by a billiard saloon,l,.
now in the occupancy of James H. Smith
Esq., and a barber shop. A fire was fo
died on the cellar wall, within- a footd
the floor, but was discovered by some*
groes, who gave the alarm. Jfo matcrii
damage was done to the building.
The arson, robbery and villiany mi
running riot in this town are almost wilt
out a parallel. We seem to be living im
reign of terror. A feeling of insecurity
and danger pervades the entire connin'
nity. Every man feels that lie is at lit
mercy of these villians, who prowl abou
in the darkness and strike their blows s
the peace and security of society wlia
tlie world around them la wrapped ii
slumber. The unconscionable scoundrel!
who would fire a church deserve wois
fate than the penitentiary.
Fenian Meeting—Eloquent Speech,
es and Gkeat Enthusiasm.—A lare
and enthusiastic meetingof Irishmen!!
the friends of Ireland was held in lb
Court House, in this place, on Tusli;
evening last. The hall was filled toem
(lowing, and the meeting was organic
by calling George Zinn, Esq., to thechui,
who was assisted by several Vice Pie
dents and Secretaries.
The first speaker introduced was Dr. I
Donnelly, State Centre of the Feuiis
Brotherhood of Pennsylvania. Hera
fined his remarks to a detail of the organ
ization, the practical workings audits
aims of the brotherhood. The Doctorb
a clear and forcible speaker, and his aJ
dress was listened to with the closest at
tention. The cause of Irish national'll!
could not have been more concisely, a
telligeutly and eloquently presented. Hi
was followed by Win..
a young Irish Fenian, who deliveredt
most eloquent and thrilling address is
the wrougsof “ Erin’sgreen isle.” Then
is much of the orator in the young gen
tleman, though he spoke too rapidly
passages of his address abounded in ran
gems of eloquence and true Irish hum:)
which were greeted with prolonged if
plause by the audience. Both gcnlli
men assured the meeting that before to
first of June, the flag of the Irish Repub
lic- would be planted on Canadian soil.
Infanticide. —On the 4th iiist.,a Jml
female infant was found im
pond on the land of Mr. Angle, near lU
place. The water of the pond havici
partially disappeared, left exposed to via
an oil-cloth traveling hag, which attnwtr!
the attention of the gentleman, whit
engaged in scoring corn-ground in tl(
same field where thepond is; on examim
t ion the bag was found to con tain a mnturd
infant, together with a stone of cons
derablc size. An inrj uest was held
child found to be considerably decompose!
The conclusion is that it must have lob
in this exposed condition from four to sii
weeks, and the presumption is strong,
that it came to its death through the treat
ment of the heartless wretch that gave!
birth, or some accomplice in her service.
—Shippensburg News.
Coming Round.— Only two more wees
remain before the Sewing Machine vril
be awarded to the person bringing in tli
largest list of new cash yearly subscribes
to the Volunteer. Much can be done i<
two weeks. We hear of several of on
friends who have made up their niindstJ
carry oft’the prize, and there are perhaff
others at work of whom we have nj
heard. One week’s hard work will set®
the matter in favor of any of the contel
ants, and one week’s work is well pnw
at sixty-five dollars.
Music.—Prof. R. A. M’Clure, ofCbam
buraburg, will commence a singing cll ®
for Ladies and Gentlemen, in the
Room of the First Presbyterian I
on next Monday evening (May 21st). *
instruction will commence with the •
principles of music, and gradually P
gross to the end of the course. The jM
Mill consist of twenty lessons, and
price of tution will be $3,00. Mr.J
is known as one of the most thorough I
successful teachers of music in the ’- I
of Pennsylvania. He has taught e J
in nearly all our surrounding tO - " n! ' llI1 |.
we know that his efforts have gh' cn1
versa I satisfaction.
Burgicad. —We have been sll “" J
stone, or mulberry calculus, ns it is k" J
in professional language, which "’a 3 J
from the bladder of John H- .' ( J
Sharpsburg Md., by Dr. Zitzer, as sls J
by Dr. Gutahall, some weeks su I
weighs nearly two ounces, is -j 1 .J
long, 1 inch thick and 11 inches in'' J
Tlie boy survived the operation, a
doing well.
■ ■ The B^
Ou, in Bedford County.— l 11
ford County Oil Company, " -e “ r^jK
formed by Mr. G. W. Gump, struck
their well at the foot of Dry
Thursday' evening last, at a depth
feet. The sand pump brought u l'‘l
quantity of genuine petroleum.—
Gazette,