CABIiISIjE, PA., Than day Morning:* August 2, FOR GOVERNOR, HIESTER CLYMER, OF BERKS COUNTY. DEMOCRATIC WiAIfORM. 1. The States, ■wheTeol the people -were lately In rebellion, are Integral parts of the Union, and are entitled to representation In Congress, by men duly elected, who bear true faith to the Constitu tion and laws,ond Jn order to vindicate the maxim that taxation without representation is tyranny, auoh representatives should bo forthwith admit* *lf*TUo faith of the Republic Is pledged to the payment of the National debt, and Congress should pass all laws necessary for that purpose. 8. We owe obedience to the Constitution of the UnltedStates(includlng theamendment prohibit ing slavery) and under its provisions will accord to those emancipated all their righls of person ai 4? has the exclusive right to regu late the qualification of its own electors. A The white race alone Is entitled to the control of the government of the Republic, and we are unwilling to grant to negroes Hie right to vote. 6. The bold enunciation of the principles of the Constitution and the policy of restoration con tained in the recent anual message and Freed men’s Bureau veto message of President John son entitles him to the confidence and 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 Union; and while we cherish with a tender affection the memories of the fallen, we pledge to their widows and orphans the nation’s care and protection. 8. We urge upon Congress the duty of equaliz ing the bounties of our soldiers and sailors. STANDING COHHITTEE MEETING. In compliance with tho published call, tho De mocratic Standing Committee of Cumberland county mot ntlllppey’3 hotel. In Carlisle on Sat urday, July 28. Tho following resolutions were adopted unanimously: Resolved, That tho members of the Democratic party throughout the county are requested to meet at the usual place of holding their respec tive township, borough and ward elections, on Saturday, the ilthday o/August, and then and there elect two delegates, to assemble in County Con vention, In Carlisle, on Monday, August 13. at 11 o’clock, A. M., to form a County Ticket, and to attend to such other business of the party ns may appear to them necessary and proper. Resolved, That the Delegate elections will be held between the hours of 4 and 7 o'clock, P. M. Resolved, That In the election of Delegates to the County nominating Convention; all conser vative loyal voters who approve of the patriotic efforts of President Johnson to restore peace and prosperity to our country, and who oppose tiie wild revolutionary and treasonable doings of the radical disunionists, are invited to participate,— This is a time when all good men should unite and make an oflbrt in common to preserve the rights and liberties of white men, and to rebuke disturbers of the public peace. Resolved, That a County Convention Is no place for spectators, many of whom crowd in for the purpose of influencing and deceiving delegates during the ballotings. It is therefore suggested that hereafter the Conventions sit with closed doors, admlting none but the regular Delegates. J. C. THOMPSON, Chairman. Theo. CoRNkAN, Secretary. NECBET BALLOT IX OUR COTIKTT COX- VEXTIOXB, At the recent meeting of the Democrat ic Standing Committee of this county a resolution was offered forbidding the se cret ballot mode of nominating candi dates for office, which has too long dis graced our County Conventions. The resolution was not adopted, not be cause the Committee did not believe in Its justice and right, but because a ma jority were led to believe that the County Committee had no power to instruct the County Convention. Of course this was u very foolish and very erroneous conclu sion to arrive at. The County Commit tee is the organ and guardian of the par ty, and its resolutions and decrees must be obeyed by the County Convention.— This is so manifestly true, that we are surprised that any one on the Committee could bo convinced to the contrary. But, as the Committee failed in its du ty in this matter, -we hope the Conven tion itself, to assemble on the 13th inst., will purge itself of the odious feature that has governed former Conventions, viz— the secret ballot mode of nominating can didates. Let the viva voce system (by word of mouth,) bo observed here as it is In all other counties. We remember very well when the se cret ballot system was first introduced (some eighteen years ago,) into the Coun ty Convention. It was adopted by one majority, for a corrupt object, and for the purpose of giving certain delegates an op portunity, secretly and covertly , to betray the men who sent them. It was a con spiracy to foist a man on the ticket who had been defeated at the delegate elec tions. The conspiracy was a success, but from that day to this, we hear complaints about this secret ballot way of nomina ting. Let us, therefore, in imitation of our brethren of other counties, vote by word of mouth in our Conventions, It is the only fair, the only honorable way, and never should have been abandoned. The man who has not the nerve to vote in this way, is not a suitable person for a delegate, and the candidate who favors the secret ballot, must have a sinister ob- ject In view. By all means, then, let this secret system be repudiated forever. It has too long been tolerated, and if not abandoned, defeat of our ticket will be the consequence. The meagre- Demo cratic majority in this county last fall should serve as a warning to. us not to recognize this covert mode-of nominating an hour longer.. Candidates have a right to know who-voted, for and who against them,, and the Democrats of the towns an,d townships have the right to know how the delegates they send discharge their duties. HSf* The Herald says that the President is giving his political patronage to those who agree with him politically, and this la a grievous offence in the opinion of our cotemporary. Wetl,-that is a rich idea, indeed! How did Lincoln dispense his patronage ? Did he give any portion of it to any except those who sustained his infamous administration ? If Andrew Johnson, the Republican President, gives his patronage to that portion of his own party who agree with him and sustain the Union, who has a right to complain ? The intimation that our Postmaster, Mr. ZiNN, Is permitted to retain his office only on condition that he supports the Presi dent’s policy, may or may not be true. — But, did not Lincoln make the same de mand of his office-holders ? There is no thing wi;ong in this that we can see; and wa think.it comes with a bad grace from t|he Herald to say much about it. If re port is to be believed, there were other men — men wdhhnown to the Herald —who were anxious and willing to support “ my policy," provided certain offices were given them. “ Those who live in glass houses,” &o. It will be remembered that Brown low's God-forsaken “ legislature” arrest ed seven members of the lower housej ond forcibly held them In duress to make up a quorum so as to ratify the Rump " amendment.” Next day after the rati-, ttcation the said seven were expelled 1 Satan couldn't match that. IS NEGRO SUFFRAGE THE ISSUE? The coolness with which Gen. Geary asserted, in his'speech at the Mansion House, the other evening, that the ques tion of negro suffrage was not in issue in the present contest, was decidedly re freshing. He either knew not whereof ho was speaking, or lie wilfully attempt ed to mislead those who heard him. Let us see where the Republican party of Cum berland county stand on this question.— At their recent county convention the following resolution was unanimously adopted: “Resolved, That we heartily endorse tbe plan of reconstruction embodied, in the proposed amend ments to the Constitution recently adopted by the majority of the National Congress." Now the first of these amendments to the Constitution “recently adopted by the majority of the National Congress” is iu the following language: “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, arc citizens o/thc United Slates, and of the State wherein they reside, and no State shall make or enforce any taw which shall abridge the privitcye or immunities of citizens of the United Stales. By this amendment negroes are declar ed to be “ citizens of the and of the State wherein they reside." Now what is a “citizen?” He is legally de fined to be “ a person, native or natural ized, who has the privilege of exercising the elective franchise, or the qualifications which enable him to vote for riders." Any one who has a Webster's Dictionary can readily satisfy himself of the correctness of this definition. Therefore, according to this amendment which has been sub mitted to the Legislatures of the several States for their approval, “ all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, shall have the privilege of exercising the elective franchise, and bo enabled to vote for rulers,” both state and national. This is the amendment which the Republican party of Cumberland county, in Conven tion assembled, “ heartily endorsed.” — The man who stands before his fellow citizens, with this evidence staring him in the face, and tolls them that negro suffrage is not the issue in Pennsylvania and in Cumberland county, must be eith er a knave or a fool. Why this very amendment, declaring that negroes shall have “the privilege of exorcising the elective franchise,” is to be submitted to the next Legislature for ratification or re jection, and the member to be elected froip this county will vote directly upon the question whether negroes shall be d- .eclated to be citizens of Pennsylvania, whether they shall be entitled to vote in Cumberland county, in Carlisle, at every poll in the State. If this is not a direct, personal issue, in which every white freeman has the deepest concern, then we cannot conceive that there could be any such issue. As Horace GrCely says, “ if negro suffrage is not the issue in Penn sylvania, we would like to know what is.” These men who are thus attempting to I hoodwink the people, hope to shield | themselves behind Hie defense that our J State constitution cannot be amended to r confer the elective franchise upon the I negro, for several years. True, but what I care they for State constitutions or State I laws, so long as they can effect the same I result through their policy of oontraliza- 1 tion? They seek to bring about by indi- j motion what they know full well they I can not accomplish directly. In this very j amendment to the Constitution,’after de claring that negroes are “ citizens of the United States and of the State wherein I they reside,” they further declare that I “no State shall make or enforce any law I which shall abridge the privileges or im- I ■munities of citizens of the United States.'’ I Consequently, the provision ol our Slate I constitution which declares that only “ white freemen of the age of twenty one years” shall be entitled to vote, will he declared null and void, because it con flicts with this amendment to the Con stitution of the United States. And this amendment, denying the Stale of Penn sylvania the right to say that negroes shall not vole i is to be acted upon by the next Legislature; and as it has been “ hearti ly endorsed” by the Republican county Convention, their candidate for the Leg- I islature, should he be fortunate enough to bo elected, will vote to ratify this amendment and thus force negro suffrage upon the people of the. State against their tvishes. These same amendments to the Con stitution attempt in another waj' to force negro suffrage upon the people of Penn sylvania, by declaring that if we do not give the negroes the right to vote, they shall not be counted in our quota of rep resentation in the National Congress, and we shall consequently lose one member in the House of Representatives. If other evidence were needed as to the intentions of this party we might re fer to the fact that every Republican Congressman from Pennsylvania, except one who was absent, voted to'impose ne gro suffrage upon the District of Colum bia, and every Republican in the State Senate voted to instruct. the Senators from this State to vote for the same bill. The hypocritical villainy of the leaders of tlie Republican party has nowhere been more transparent than in this move ment. They know that in submitting the issue of negro suffrage directly to the country they would bo overwhelmingly defeated, for the white freemen of this country are opposed to negro suffrage.— They must therefore accomplish by round about measures, by insidious legislation, and by humbuggery in their journals and upon the stump, what they could never accomplish by direct means. This has. been the policy of the abolition party ever since its inception, and at each new encroachment upon popular liberty the ; people have awakened to the danger on ly when it has been too late —when, like the shorn Sampson, they found them selves bound hand and foot. If the white freemen of Pennsylvania do not arouse themselves before these reckless fanatics have fastened negro suffrage upon us, it will then be too late to recover our lost power or regain our political ascendency. These are sober, stubborn facts, and they are of such magnitude ns, to demand se rious consideration on the part of every white man in the State. No-Pkefix Geakv was posted oft’ to Washington as soon as it was supposed the tarilFbill was about to pass, so that he would be able to assert the claim of hav ing engineered it through. A.s it didn’t puss per contra, is not Geary responsi ble for its defeat through the votes of th-u Disunion Senators, Wilson, Sumner am I Poster ? Of course he is. Therefore, Gea- ■ ry defeated the tariff bill. SOME OF the fast acts of the BUMP CONGKESS. Thank God, tho Bump Congress—a body that will ever be remembered loathing and disgust—has adjourned. — For eight long months this cabal of con spirators and traitors inis outraged decen cy by its infamous acts and its total dis regard of the wishes of tiie people. The President would have been justified had he arrested the conspirators and placed them in the Government forts. Tho coucludingacts of this Rump Con gress—the acts of the three last days of the session —are in keeping with its do ings for tiie last eight months. We will mention a few of its resolves just previ ous to adjournment. By a resolution the pay of members of Congress was increased sixty per cent., and the employees of the two Houses twenty-live per cent. The Bill to allow pensions to the old soldiers of 1812 was defeated. Reason given—“ want of money.". A resolution was adopted which ap propriates ten thousand acres of “good land” to the orphan children of colored soldiers, and is to be called the “Nation al Farm for Colored Orphans.” These orphans are to live on this farm, and it is to be managed and worked by a Bureau, whose officers are to be white men. An amendment was offered to appropriate a National farm to tho orphans of white soldiers. Not agreed to. Reason —“want ; of money." i Ton thousand bushels of lime were do nated to the colored ladies of Washing ton, who were politely requested to white wash the houses in which they are liv ing at Government expense. A joint resolution was adopted direct ing the Secretary of the Interior to con tract with Miss Vlnnie Beam, an old maid of Massachusetts, fora life-size model I and statue of the late President Lincoln, : to be executed by her, the price not to exceed $lO,OOO. An amendment was of : fered appropriating $lO,OOO to aid in the erection of the monument to Georoe . Washington. Voted down —“ Want of ! money." A resolution was offered in the House appropriating the following sums to the patriots who captured Booth and Har old, the assassins of President Lincoln, viz—§7,500 to Col. Baker, §5,000 to Lieut. Doherty, §5,000 to eaeli of tho detectives, to Sergeant Corbet and the other Sergeant of the party §2,545, to the Corporal $3,291.- 09, to the privates §2,036. Mr. Stevens (disunion,) protested against this robbery of the treasury. Col. Baker, said Mr. S., “ was notoutof Wash ington city at tho time of tho arrests, and had no more .to do with them than he (Mr. 5.,) had. Mr. Driggs (disunion,) said that “ this man Baker was building a §200,000 hotel in Lansing, Michigan, and, ho was in- formed, out of money made in this war. He supposed he wanted §7,500 more with which to build a stable.” Mr. Stevens again appealed to the House not to vote this money to Baker. It would be robbery. Tho evidence fur nished by the War Department showed that Colonel Baker had done no service at all. Mr. Briggs denounced tho resolution as a great outrage. He admitted that Mr. Conger should get at least $lO,OOO, but ho could not understand what influ enced tlie committee to give nearly one fourth of the whole to Colonel Baker. Mr. Soheuok (disunion,) also spoke against the appropriation, and hinted that tho Republican party would “go un der” if this kind of robbery was persisted in. Mr. Dawes (disunion,) spoke against tlie appropriation to Lieut. Doherty. In that expedition. Doherty proved himself a miserable coward. The evidence ‘es tablished that while five men were guard ing the tobacco warehouse where Booth and Harold were, and while Conger was endeavoring to get a guard around them this Lieutenant Doherty was lying under a Shed, and no power of Conger's could drive him out of it; and now Lieutenant Doherty came in and claimed that he did the whole work. After some further discussion, the vote was taken and the resolution was adopted by a large majority. So Baker geff? $7,- 500, Lieut. Doherty 85,000, another Baker (a brother of the Colonel) $3,000, and so on! Mr. Sehenek offered a resolution, which was adopted, appropriating $50,000 to a Massachusetts school-master to write out a history of the rebellion! ’ Another resolution was adopted author izing the Secretary of War to contract with a Massachusetts Yankee; for the use of his alleged discovery of a mode of treat ment of the disease of horses’ feet, and his services for one .year. Some $lO,OOO, it is supposed, is to he bestowed upon this Massachusetts disunion .ist for his humbug liniment! The bill making an additional appro priation of eleven millions of dollars to the negro forced men’s Bureau was adopt ed. Hi'. Banks presented the conference report on the civil bill, which was there upon read by the clerk, ft retains the provision for the increase of the compen sation of members and senators, with an additional amendment fixing the pay of the Speaker at $B,OOO per annum. A resolution was then, adopted in both Houses appointing a committee on Jle trenchment and llefor m —after which the accursed Rump Congress adjourned sine die.,. The Herald asks us if we.are in communication with the men who served in Geary’s Division during the rebellion. Yes, wo arc, with quite a number of them, and from them wo learn that very few of that Division are fa vorable to Geary for Governor. They Me nearly all Clymer men. ,As to giving the Herald “ their statements of the facts in detail ,” we don’t know that we shall go to that trouble. — Snoh a demand on the part of the Herald is sheer nonsense. On the second Tues day „of October the “boys in blue” will give their “statements in detail” in a manner that will convince disunionists and traitors that they lie when they say that “ the war was a failure,” and that “ eleven States are out of the Union.”— The soldier boys are moving—let those who stand in their way beware. Ix Jail. —One of the Republican mem bers of Congress from this State, C. V. Culver, of the Venango District, is now In jail for swindling. EXIT. Republican party of Cumberland Is on its last logs. Its death war '(vos signed and sealed on Saturday and arrangements are already made The Coun xau- to give ifc decent burial. The straight out friends of President Johnson, on that day, held their County Convention, at Faber’s Hotel in this borough, to eioot delegates to the Philadelphia National Convention. The attendance was near ly as large and quite as respectable as that at the late radical Republican County Convention. Among the gentlemen who participated, and who have heretofore been regarded as leaders in the Ropubli-- ■can party, wore Capt. Wm. M. Porter, late editor of the Carlisle Herald (the Re publican orgju of Cumberland County) Geo. Ziun, Esq., late editor of the Carlisle American (Republican), and postmaster by appointmentof President Lincoln, and R. M, Stevenson, Esq., Consul at Shef - field, England, under President Lincoln. The defection of such men as these, to gether with hosts of others who sympa thize with them, has fallen like a thun derbolt into the little camp of radicals who seek to control the policy of their party in this County. They see too plain ly where it leads and what it moans. It leads to open rupture and division, and means disastrous and overwhelming de feat in October. If the information which we have be correct, the legislation of. the Rump Congress and the platform on which John W. Geary stands areopen-* ly repudiated by fully one third of the Republican voters of Cumberland Coun ty. There is not a township in the Coun ty in which there are not men who have heretofore opposed us but who now avow their purpose to abandon the radical dis unionists to their fate and to stand by Johnson, Clymer and the Union. The meeting on last Saturday was only the entering wedge. Similar gatherings will follow in every township in the County. The Johnson men are terribly in earnest, and they are nerved by the consciousness of having truth and justice on their side, while the radicals are dispirited and de moralized by the inherent weakness and injustice of their cause. The fight will be an interesting one, and we advise our radical friends to look out for earth quakes. A SEW CIVIL WAK TO BE FOMENTED. 'We seldom pay much attention to the “ startling disclosures” of the city press ; but the following letter of Hon. Henry J. Raymond, member of Congress from New York, over his own signature published in the New York Times, is so circumstan tial in its detail of known facts that it must meet with general credit. There is no doubt that the Radicals in Congress contemplate retaining their political pow er by military force, in the last resort. Does not this uncovered plot explain the reason why Stanton has glued himself ;o the war office ? Our columns will not admit the whole letter, we give a part: You may have noticed the passage In the House, a few days since, of a resolution offered by Gen. Paine, of Wlsconslon calling on the States to or ganize, dlsolplln, and equip their nrlllta, and di recting that two-thirds of the arms, ordinance, and ammunition now under custody of tho Gen eral Government be distributed among the States —the distribution among the loyal States to take placo immediately, and that among the States lately In rebellion to be postponed until further orders. The resolution came up from the com mittee on Military AflUlrs. and was pushed to a vote without debate or delay, under the previous question. It attracted as little attention in Con gress as it has in the country; and the public will doubtless receive with Incredulity the as surance that it was intended by those who secured Us passage, as the first step towards preparation for a civ il war. Although no debate was had.upon it, members were urged to vote for it dy direct con versational appeals on the floor on thopartof the few who were privy to Its introduction. Some were told that it was necessary to enable the Southern loyalists to protect themselves: others that it was simply a matter of detail in the war Department; others that the arras must bo taken ' out of the hands of the President; and others that it was proposed at the instance of the Secretary of War* An appeal was made by Mr. Kasson, of lowa, to allow debate upon it, as it seemed to bo a matter of importance—but this was refused. Most of the leading and reflecting radicals In Congress take this view of the political future. If the fall election results in the choice of North ern Democrats enough to constitute, when added to the members from the Southern States, a ma jority of the House, they assume that this major ity, thus constituted, will claim to be the Con gress, and will act accordingly; and that they will be recognized by the President as the body to which he will scud his message, and whoso sessions he will, if the necessity should arise, protect by military force.' They assert .on . the other hand, that the Union, members from the loyal States—if they constitute a majority from those States—will claim to be the only legal Con gress, and will, ifnecessary, invoke an insurrec tion of the people to maintain them in .that posi tion. They do not in the least conceal their pur pose,the event of such a collision, to appeal to force, and to “drive the rival Congress, with the President and his Cabinet and supporters, into the Potomac,” to use the language of one of the ablest and mostsincere oftheir number. If you will recall the remarks of Mr. Boutwell, of Mas sachusetts, in last week’s flrst caucus, you will see this movement clearly fofrshadowed—indeed avowed. He declared his belief that an issue of farce was rapidly approaching, and that we must be pre pared to meet it. I do not propose to comment upon the result of such a movement. It is obvious that if any such contingency should arise, the war would not be sectionals was the last; it would bo a war of pol itical parties and of neighborhoods. Not only have the great body of the Union party In Con gress no sympathy with these views and purpos es but tlicv are in the main ignorant and incred ulous oftheir existence. THAT THEEXTREME RADICALS ENTERTAIN THEM HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT THE SLIGHTEST DOUBT, and we know, from the experience of secession in 1801, how few men it sometimes requires to plunge, a great party or a great nation into war. THE CHEAT QUESTION t The great question with the negroitos is, how shall we manage so that the Ml- NORlTYcaußULEthemajority? How shall we, the disunion minority, manage to KEEP our hands IN the national TREASURY ? These are the two great questions in one! The minority MUST RULE, be cause WE are the minority! The negro must vote, because 'he will vote with “ WE”, the minority I The Union must be divided, and usurpation bo resorted to, or else WE, the minority, will be out voted! The old saw that “ When rogues fall out honest men get their dues,” will not hold good at all times. Some time last spring Provost Marshal General Fry and Mr. Conkling, Rump Congressman from New York, had a quarrel; they accused each other of having swindled the gov ernment and the people out of several hundred thousand dollars. A committee of the Rump was appointed to investigate the matter, who made a report last week convicting Fry of the chai’ges preferred, and recommending that he be censured ! Really this is a severe sentence, but it is a pity he was not compelled to refund the money to the parties who were swindled. 8S?" The Carlisle Herald may consider it smart, as well as terribly severe, to speak of the President of the United States as “Moses Johnson, Esq.,” but most peo ple,who have respect for their country, will look upon it as low blackguardism,— This kind of slang may suit the pot-house politician, but the man who possesses an American pride will regard it with loath ing and contempt. CLVMER AND THE UNION ! ! Great Soldiers’ Meeting! hakvest home at MECMANTCSBUKO. Aid Molhpr Cunibcrlnml Keeping Step to the Music.of the Union. SPEECHES BY I lON. HIEOTEU_UA Mf-R, OKN. M’CANDLESS. HON. W. H MIT.LI.U, 1). ERMENTKOUT, Esq., AND COL. JACOB ZKIGLEH. The Soldiers’ Mass' Convention- amt Democratic Harvest Home Celebration, ■ at Mecbniiicsburg, on last Wednesday, was a much larger gathering than was anticipated by the most sanguine. Mr. Clymer went from Harrisburg to Mechanicsburg by private conveyance, Col, Jacob S. Haldeman, Minister to Stockholm under Mr. Lincoln, and here tofore an opponent of the Democratic party, having solilcted the pleasure of his company in his private carriage. When the party approached within half a mile of the town, they found the road on ei ther side lined with carriages and a vast crowd of people on'footand on horseback. The cheers which greeted our popular candidate for Governor, showed that the great masses of this State were fully re solved that there should be a change in the administration. The streets of the town were'fllled with a large and enthu siastic multitude, and the greeting which Hiester Clymer received at the very doors of Geary’s home, showed how the great popular tide is running. Every section of Cumberland county was represented, and there were large delegations in attendance from York, Perry, Franklin and Dauphin counties. The Soldiers’ Johnson and Clymer Club of Shippensburg, sixty strong and headed by a fine drum corps, attracted consider able attention, as did the Clubs from Sil ver Spring and Lower Allen, and a dele gation of two or three hundred from Har risburg. At eleven o’clock a procession was formed in the main street, and the differ ent delegations were formed into line, un der the marshalshipof Capt. T. P. Singizer and a number of assistants. The line of march was then taken for Boyer & Mum mas’s woods, in the following order: . Chief Marshal, Cant. T. P. Singlzor Assistant Marshals. Brass Band. Mechanicsburg Soldier Democratic Club, Banner with name of Club. On reverse, “ Eternal Vigilance is the price of Liberty!” A number of small banners witii expres sive mottoes followed. Martial Music. Shippensburg Democratic Club. Weber's Brass Band Harrisburg Delegation. Silver Cornet Band, of Mechanicsburg in elegant wagon drawn by four horses. Then followed a number of carriages, containing Mr. Clymer, Speakers and distinguished guests. Soldiers’ Club of Silver Spring. A large four-horse wagon with flag stretched upon polls, and crammed with enthusiastic Democrats. A second large wagon, containing a ban ner with the mottos — 11 Johnson and Clymer!” “ White soldiers and the Constitution!” A wagon with martial music. Delegation on horseback. Soldier and civilian Democratic club ol Upper Allen. This delegation carried a very beauti ful banner. They were in wagons and on horseback. They carried banners with the following mottoes— “ Glyraer’s platform is for the white man : Geary’s platform is for the negro.” “ For Governor —Hon. Hiester Clymer; For Salt River—John W. Geary.” “The people of the old Keystone State shall and must be governed by a man who is not xffedged to negro suffrage.” The march to the woods was very fa tiguing. The sun exceedingly hot, and the distance a mile and a quarter, in stead of half a mile, as the people here call it. The place selected for the cele bration was central, on a little eminence, and very beautiful. Large and elegant flags were suspended high in the trees, and decorations abounded in all direc tions. In the centre stood the stand for the meeting. To the south-west of it was an immense square table, at which the soldiers participating were provided with dinner. An endless number of eating stands and places where lemonade and mineral water were sold. No liquor was allowed on the ground. Then tiers of wagons and horses filled up the space for a con siderable distance. Soon after the immense throng had got into the grove, preparations for dining were apparent, and all men, women and children sought such accommodations as were a% r ailable. The soldiers eat at the big square table, but civilians lunched at the private stands. The meeting was called to order at a little before one o’clock by the selection of the following ofllcors. President —Henry G. Moser, Esq. Vice Presidcnts-H)v. John D. Bowman, East Pennsboro’; Geo. fiber ban, Hamp den : Captain H. A. Lonsdorf, George H. Buclier, Esq,, Silver Spring; Capt. J. P. Briudle, Middlesex ; Col. W. M. Penrose, J. B. Bratton 1 - and Jas. Armstrong, Car lisle; George W. Pressel and John Paul, Monroe; A. O. Brougher, Upper Allen; Lewis Young, New Cumberland; Capt, J. Dorsheimer, Mechaniesburg; Captain Isaih Graham, South Middleton; Levi Wurst, Frankford ; Philip Long, New burg; Captain J. A. Graham, Newville; Captain A. S. Woodburn, Newton ; Capt. A. C. Landis, Shippensburg; T. P. Blair, Shippensburg township; Major M. C. Hale, Southampton; David Tritt, Pqnn ; M. Galbraith,,. Dickinson ; Israel Boyer, Lower Allen; Dr. Geo. R. Hursh, York county; Col. E. L. Witman and Hon. J. S. Haldeman, Harrisburg; B. Y. Ham sher and Win. S. Stenger, Chambors burg. Secretaries —Capt. W. P. Lloyd, Lower Allen; Capt. T. F. Singiser, Mechanics burg; Captain Isaac Rupp, Hampden; Jacob Kintz, Silver Spring; Capt. W. E. Karns, Monroe. Mr. Moser, upon taking the chair, re turned thanks for the honor conferred upon him, and said: “ One object of our meeting to-day is to celebrate our harvest home. The harvest in, this section has been abundantand gathered in, for which let us be thankful to the Giver of all good. But, fellow soldiers, Democrats and con servatives, this is also an old-fashioned Democratic mass meeting, the object of which is, as it always has been .on such occasions, to consult together for the good of our country and to congratulate each other on the bright prospects of the com ing contest.” The chairman then Introduced the Hon. Hiestor Clymer, amid great ap plause. While our distinguished stand ard bearer was holding the vast audience spell-bound in his usually eloquent man ner, a terrific thunder storm burst upon the meeting. The rain descended in tor rents for fifteen or twenty minutes, and the audience sought shelter in every con ceivable manner. Wagons with cover ing were crowded with men, women and children, while many got under the stands and tables or huddled under the trees. Boon the sunshine followed, and Mr. Clymer concluded in a thrillingly eloquent peroration. As be was about to retire, wm. Y. Johnson, Esq., in be half of Cumberland county, presented to him, iri a neat speech, the fine oil paint ing of Washington, won at the fair lately held in Mechaniesburg, Speeches were then made by Gen. McCandless, of Phil adelphia,, Hon. William H. Miller, of Harrisburg, and Daniel Ermantrout, Esq., of Reading. RESOLUTIONS. , The following resolutions were then read: WKF,«EA3, rt Is right and proper that vro should declare 6ur principles aria our views of tho is* sues Involved In this campaign; therefore, bo It Jlesotmd by the Democracy Of rascniblcd in Mass Convention at Mechantcsbmn, Tha t tho CoMtltatiou of tho United mates, as framed bv our Illustrious forefathers, is broad enough, long enough and full enough to .perpetuate the rights. Immunities and constitutional liboi ties oftho wlilte race, for which alone its framers de slaned it; and further, that it is strong enough to maintain the integrity of the tlnloiiuiilniliarei, if it and the laws passed in conformity thorev, ith are properly construed and executed. JJcsolictf, That tho States lately in rebellion having laid down their arms and censed to resist the constitutional supremacy of the laws, and returned to their allegiance to tho Government of the United States, therefore t hey are entitled to all tho rights and privileges with which a citi zen of the United States is invested. Jtesolvcil. That tho Constitution guarantees to each State two Senators and a proper represen tation in Congress; therefore the Slates lately in rebellion, they having signified, by .their elect- Int? loyal representatives to congress, their wil lingness to resume their alieglenco to the Feder al Government, their representatives are, there fore, entitled to immediate admission to tho re sumption of their constitutional rights. Resolved. That wo heartily endorse tho restora tion policy of President Johnson and his patriot ic cflorts to restore tho Stales lately In rebellion U> their former Federal relations. Itcsolvcd, That his firm and unswerving fideli ty to the Constitution commands the admiration, confidence and support of every patriot: there-, fore tho Democracy will maintain and herirtuy co-operate with him in all constitutional meas ures to restore the Union on its original basis. Resolved, That wo denounce tho revolutionary and tyrannical proceedings oftho radical major ity in Congress, tho tendency of whoso course Is to subvert our free Institutions and establish a consolidated despotism, to bo conti oiled by Now England fanaticism. Resolved , That wo will oppose-all efforts and measures to elevate to equality or confer tho elective franchise on the negro, believing that it is the exclusive prerogative of tho white race to govern America. ‘ Resolved, That tho soldiers who fought for the Union and the Constitution deserve well of the country, and that the repeated declaration by the Radicals that the rebellion could not have been subdued without the aid of black troops is a gross and wanton insult to tho bravo and gallant white soldiers of America, which they well know how to resent at the polls. Resolved , That we endorse and reaffirm tho platform of principles adopted by the Democrat ic State Convention at Harrisburg on tho sth of 'March last, and wo present with pride to the democratic and conservative citizens of Penn sylvania our worthy candidate, Hon. Hlestor Ciymer. He answers in an eminent degree tho requirements of Jefferson. Ho is honest, he is capable, and ho Is faithful. The most malignant of his political enemies can find no spot on his fair fame; and to the slanders and misrepresen tations of radical disunionists we answer thnt ho is now, as ho has always been, and under all cir cumstances, in favor of the Union of our fathers —a Union of white men.' Unsolved, That the course of our patriotic and faithful Representative In Congress, Hon. A. J* Glossbrenner. has our hearty approval, ami that his faithful adherence to Constitutional measures and opposition to Radical fanaticism deserves our heartfelt thanks. A moderate estimate of the number of persons present would be between three and four thousand. Altogether the day w.as a glorious one. It was such a meet ing as had never before been held at Blo chauiesburg, and such a crowd as struck terror into the hearts of the Goaryitos. — The enthusiasm amongst the “boys in blue” clearly indicated their determina tion to stand by Johnson, Clymer and the Union ; and as cheer after cheer rent the air, during the continuance-of the storm, it was manifest that the soldiers of Cumberland County could stand water as well as fire. , ■ In the evening a large crowd assembled in the public Square of the town to listen to a speech from Colonel Jacob Zeigler, of Butler County. Mr. Zeigler spoke for an hour and a-half in his usually 7 humorous and effective style, and was' frequently interrupted by long continued applause. Mr. Clymer returned to Harrisburg by 7 o'clock iu the evening, and being urged to daso, addressed a large gathering of the soldiers of Dauphin county, who had met together to select delegates to the Soldier’s State Couveatiou on the Ist bl of August. The people arc for Clymer, and so are the boys in blue. TENNESSEE ABJIITCEB, The Mongrel party in Congress have finally admitted Tennessee. Parson Brownlow, by the aid of all the constables and sergeants-at-arms he could muster, succeeded in getting together the refract ory metnbersof his oue-horab Legislature, and while holding two meu in a tight grip, the balance put through the last Mongrel alteration of George Washington’s Con stitution. The act was immediately tele graphed to Washington by Brownlow, and strange to say, a majority of the Mon grel lenders voted that Tennessee had oat en Abolition dirt enough, and'was fitted to associate with the most “ loyal” iu the land. The Nashville papers inform ns that “ the amendment” was not legally passed, even allowing Brownlow's Legislature to be a legal body, and it is said that the Speaker of the Assembly will refuse to certify to it. Be this as it may, the en tire Browulow “ Government” is no bet ter than a burlesque upon decent legisla tion. He was himself elected by 13,222, while the actual vote of the State cannot be less than 150,000. It was 145, 333, in 1860. In thirty-nine counties Brownlow did not recieve a single vote, for noelect iou was allowed, and yet a Legislature and Governor which exists only by means of the most outrageous military tyranny, presume to alter the Constitution of the United States! But this monstrous overthrow of the principles of Republican institutions, is on a par with the adoption of the former alteration of the Constitution, and in fact, on a pur with all the gigantic crimes of the Abolition power. They exult, like madmen, over the success of their end uing tricks to upset Democratic govern ment in America, and in their blind and savage zeal to perpetuate their party as cendancy', would hesitate atnothing. Do these foolish men suppose that cheating and chicanery can succeed in the long run? Do they suppose there is no day ol reckoning coming ? If they do, they are terribly mistaken. One thing is certain, no other southern State will ratify this “ alteration,” and without their aid the reqnsite number cannot be obtained. The most, therefore, that Tennessee will do for the Mongrels is, that it will furnish them some capital for the Fall election, and in this respect it must be confessed, her admission is another evidence of the shrewdness of the men who have thus far been sosuceessful in running our country. —Day Book The Pennsylvania Reserves. —The surviving officers and privates of that fighting organizations formerly known as the Pennsylvania Reserves, have re solved to form a permanent association to perpetuate their fame to posterity. At a meeting held the other day in Philadel phia, the following resolution was offer ed by Col. R. Biddle Roberts, of the first Reserve Regiment, and unanimously ad opted : Resolved, That for the purpose of estab lishing a permanent organization for the division of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps, a convention to be held at Lan caster on the 14th day of September, 1866 ; that the said convention shall consist of three delegates from each regiment, offi eers, non-commissioned officers and pri vates, it being distinctly understood that this meeting is in no way to be perverted to a political purpose, but solely for our joint benefit and pleasure. All the officers who shared the fortunes of the Reserves are invited to the meet ing. Resignation of Secretary Hablan. —Hon. James Harlan, Secretary of the Interior, has resigned, to take effect on Ist of September. The President has ac cepted it, and nominated to the Senate, for the vacancy then occurring, ex-Sena tor O. H. Browning, of Illinois. The nomination will be confirmed. All the members of the Cabinet, therefore, will be loyal Union men except Stanton. He must come out! The Philadelphia Johnson Club are erecting a wigwam for the meeting of the National Union Convention, capable of holding ten thousand persons,, OUR WASHINGTON!; CoiitfrCM Adl° u rncd..3lay , r _ v Cpou its Like AgalhuConJ® Si Tliclr Services Worth fcaouft** 0 Important Dills Piiaed-SrS *' Dounty KHl—Gcnoroiilty onll 0 J,- Johnson Still in the Flew. Correspondence o/_ the Anwican Vofon/ ...Wasuikgtov j!?. At last the long agony is overma n can hreatho freely oiicu more v adjourned, and with that adjouni m °/ ? sense of relief to the whole count/. 111 slous of this Infamous body closed !■’ four, on eiglu ' at ous labor to plunge the coiiiUryhifJ/ 1 il war. We have been pretty near discord’but the great ’Law-giver a// the Universe, with His all.p oWcr{n J the instrument at the head of o U f saved us for the present, ana now \i\ the free and Independent voters of a say wUothor such scenes as witness < ing of the present, shall again occur alt Ingot* the next Congress. WUINejV again bo allowed to mount tho*rostn/ prepared roll in hand, and arbitrate I sit In Congress, who shall bo callcd% a , shall bo branded as disloyal ? 1 witness such ah act of tyranny ns it occasion, when McPherson played t] )e sycophant to his Radical .musters? p! it Well—the Tennessee delegation the House, headed by the timid May/ ging their rights, but ordered away t dors” by Thaddous Stevens, who was aim side himself with rage at their boklncuh even to supplicate for their rights, h* of deep humiliation to the mhioritv / with their small force, have battlcd fo/ 1 against tyranny and Greeks when they discomfltted tfi o —and have come out of the stniggieVi/ and with honor. Right nobly have the cratlc delegation maintained the Democratic party. Philadelphia , proud of her Randall, and bc\my\hi\\ Strouso, Fayette of her Dawson, Berks oil cona, Easton of her Johnson, and York Glosbrennor, and others of the old Ke State. The Interests of n nation have hands of a body of men whose only 0 aim has been power and plunder. They majority of honest men. The blush li; brought to the cheek of honest men [ infamous actions. The session will hi in history with the crayon of infamy t small men who have ruled will be lit vortex of shame that will forever enfold t tory of the wrongs and outrages consun by bold, bad men, who, by an accidental wielded by them, would have rushed the nation into destruction hut for the savli of Andrew Johnson. As usual auumbcrofmo.sl important!)! hurried through in great haste during tin siou of the last hours of the Session. The prlation bills wore all passed, and Cmigt very good care to secure the provision ing their salaries to SdUOOa year. Thep granting additional bounties to the soldi part of the same act, and appropriate 5200,000,000, The act gives a bounty of: soldiers who served two years, and SIDOIc served throe years. Of the numerous Tjd before Congress, all failed but one—the bill establishes a-Bureau of Statistics, placesi of three dollars a pound on imported cigafj.i regulates the valuation of imported gmi| adding to the present value various esi charges. The Funding bill failed, not v been reached in the House. The Mexlc? project also failed, neither House havlr edit. The new Neutrality net, which ered into the House by such an clalwak! on Wednesday from General Banks, andj unanimously, also failed to become ah? having been considered by the Senate. Resolutions demanding the trial ofJeJi Davis for treason, and a further investlgatt the charges against him of complicity ini sasslnation plot were passed, and the app tlon for the reward of the captors oftliem was also passed. The rewards for Davis i however, were stricken out. The billtc Nebraska into the Union was passed, li President neglected to sign it. The Alrdln road bill failed to become a law, not bavins reached In the Senate; the same fate at! the latest Pacific Railroad bill. The Aid after considerable dllUculty between theE was passed and became a law. The Pt f vetoed one of the bills passed, U\fttcsto.W in Montana Territory a surveying dlslrl cause he found the entire Montana land bill, which ho had previously vetoed, at to It. The session closed with goodfocliw the members, and Without any of those d ful scenes which have frequently charao the close of Congressional sessions. St say, almost everybody was sober. Thus closed the first session of the Wm gross. Peace to its ashes. The Senate members seemed so disgusted with the anil the public business generally, that jority of them left lor their homes on? night. Now that the Hampers arc ou way, the hotels are thronged with appl' oillce. Congress left the President untr and, my word* for it, “A. Johnson” k make Rome howi. . TUB BOUNTY BMX. Act ol'Congi'CM AiitliorlrlnatlioPoy Additional Bounties to ' olwnteer have Nerved in Mac Army tor Years or Dnrlns tlie War* Washington, July 29.— The foil is the bill to Equalize the bounties 1 .Soldiers and Sailors who served 1 late war against the .Rebellion, as it' passed both Houses of Congress ' .Section 1. Jie it enacted, iCc., T£oL toe every soldier wiio has enlisted ■'nto ilie united States alter Uio for k period of not less than three years, mg served his term of enlistment, has umhly discharged, and who has »cce entitled to remove from the UniUid^U 1 existing laws, a bounty of oaehvr&m and no more; and any such soldiers e not less than three years who liasoeen' discharged on account or tvouiidn tee line of duty, and the widow, parents In the order named of any who died in the service ol the Un}f“|"' t n | j disease or wounds contracted while l and in the lino of duty, shall be paidthen ni bounty of one hundred dollais hort-ui ‘'■.section 2. That to each and every soW was enlisted into the arms; 0f ,,1 after the lUth of April, Ml, ion, for a period of not less tUan• > who Is not Included In. the fpre„olia and has been honorably after serving two years, and "st is entitled to receive from the dor existing laws ; a bounty of mu “ lt no more, and any soldier ji s( two years, who has been honoi abiy llne( on account of wounds resell ed In ‘‘“ rcn ii aud the widow, nynor ohihhffld o‘ jMuJ 1 "■ named, of any such soldier. i eervl.-c, or of disease oiv upimas ... ~ .iiio.in the service of tta tog m flic lino'of duty, shall be P“ td L® bounty of fifty dollars hereby aul vided, that any soldier, who assigned, transferred, loaned, exes en away his final discharge pope ®, aI est in the bounty provided by.m M act of Congress, shall 11 °, t and wh any additional bounty wlll J“'lj^ r o forB3l t application Is made by an^°\|!! r ,,al» sl1 ’ ty, ho shall be required, under the l| ltirm allies of perjury, to moktoath or t Ins Indeutlly, and that helias..JSmigcil. sold, assigned, “ an ® f f^ d inaSoVd' et ■ or given away, o.therhls dibtlmi^l^, interest In any bounty ns aloisW j i,y 1 for such bounty shall be entcita* (I[ , master-General or otnor olllcor, except upon receipt of »‘i Sll charge papers, accompanied ny , 'under o.it.i, as by this 'fin 1 Section a. And beii/urcne e i“'e r )et payment of Urn addlhonn l bounty od for, It shall be the duty ofj the» oral under such rules and rcguloM" w prescribed by the Secretary of ‘ h and be examined the accounts■ of ,f“ ro f| )r e l I soldier, who makes application. tut ntlei found entitled thereto, pay said no , M ,, Section 1. And bo tljw-aerfjgfflfom reception, examination, ? of claims for said additional no es[Si ft widows or heirs of, deceased s ‘ ;il[ bc .; counting oflloers of the f rmisun fT W cd by restrlotous prescribed. m’ 1 anl l tm General by the Secretary of W“J; Be r, und« ment shall bo made In like ra ~,a si ir). direction of the Secretary of the r* Them is not a Disunion or ®**' 1 [ t State edited and controlled by ers, which is not now engaged n the Rump Congress to cotmnei g,, ; lion against the Govornuie 11 • such a rebellion be started would all be honest , as they they were wanted to try their a Davis and Dee. That Reverend Wackgual Tennessee, Parson BrownloWi sent a dispatch to Washing „ he styled the Presidenta" dart™ think it time this nick-« am ? stop.
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