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G. R. BARRETT,
ttornit and Counselor ai Law,
clearfield, pa. .
aving tealgned hie Judgoehip, baa rwumed
praotioe of the law la hi. old office at Clcer
( Pa. Will attend the court, of Jefferaen and
count la. when .peoiallj letaiaed in connection
reeidcot eonneol. li:JLt-t?
T. H. M URRAY,
JrORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW.
empt attention given to all legal bn.incM
tiled to hi. care in ClearOeld and adjoining
ties. Office on Market it., oppoilte Nail(rle'l
,lry Store, Clcarneld, Pa. . JeWTl
uam a. wAixace. raitia natniao.
V ALL ACE & FIELDING,
ATTORNEYS -AT-LAW,
ClaarHeld, Pa.
Mr-Legal butineni of all kindi attended to
h promptneee and fidelity. OlDce in reaidence
William A. Wallace. Janl:7
!A. W. WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
, Clearfleld, Pa.
teBOBlo In the Court llouae. JecS lj
H. W. SMITH,
'ATTORNEY -A T-LAW,
11:1:71 Clearfield, Pa.
; ISRAEL TEST, -
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
r Clearfield, Pa.
W-Offloe la the Court Home. Jt11,'(T
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfleld, Pa.
Bee on Market St., o'er Jo.cr.lt Shewen'
Grocery afore. Jan.3,ln73.
aoa. i. a'cftLLotron. wa. m.Vci'Llovoh.
J. J. McCULLOUGH & BROTHER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
Sea on Market .tract one doorcastof tha Clear
field County Bank. 2:1:71
i J , U. MCtlVALLT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
' Clearfield. Pa.
' fitT" Legal boaincaa attended to promptly with
elity. Office on Second ftreet, nliovo the Fint
atiooal Bank. 1:25:71 ljpd
ROBERT WALLACE,
r ATTORNEY -AT-LAW,
allarelon, Clearfleld County, Penn'a.
SSSAll legal baainess promptly attended to.
! D. L. KREBS,
: Suaoeeaorio 11. B. fiwoope, ' "
Law and Collection Office,
tl.172 CLEARFIELD, PA.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
lea oa Seeond St., ClaarHeld, Pa. novJl,86
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
I Real Batata Agent. Clearfleld, Pa.
flea oa Third .treat, bet. Cherry A Walnut,
-Reapootfully offeri bif aerTicai la telling
f haying landa la Clearfleld and adjoining
atlea and with aa experience of ovar twenty
aa a lurreyor, flatten hlmaelf that be cat
ler aatlafaotton. Feb. 3:'3:tf,
J. J. LINGLE,
ITOItNEY-AT - LAW,
( Oareola, Clearfleld Co., Pa. y:pd
; BLAKE WALTERS,
: REAL ESTATE BROKER,
am dbils t
w laOR mid liunibcr,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
a in Haaonle Building, Room No. I. 1:15:71
i II. Orvie, C. T. Aleiander.
WIS & ALEXANDER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
' BeUelbnte, Pa. (aeplStt-y
J. S. BARN HART,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
Ilellefnnte, Pa.
' practice in Clearfleld and all of the Court! of
;atb Judicial di.trict. Real eatate bueincaa
wilooiion ofclalmi mado apeoialtiea. nl'Tl
DR. T. Ji BOYER,
IYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Omce on Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
Office hour. : S to 13 a. m , and 1 to 8 p. m.
DR. W. A. MEANS,
YSICIAN SURGEON,
Ll'THKRSDURO, PA.
attend profeaalonal oallt promptly. aaglO'70
J. H. KLINE, M. D.f
IYSICIAN & SURGEON,
("AVINO liwaM at Pennteld, Pa., offer, bit
, profeaalonal terrieet ta the people of that
aaao turrounatng oonntry, Ailaall. promptly
Hied ta. oct. II tf.
R. J. P. BURCHFIELD.
. Iaa.au a1 I ka A U a.U.e.1 D.aa.
rlanietrf, b Tin ft retarned fro tbt Army,
Olffurflfldeoinlj.
m r rwivKivuwi vmt ruaipij ieu ivu iu(
on SteoaJ ttrtet, form erlyoeea pled hy
Vnnla r.w..l 'A l
JEFFERSON LITZ,
aysiciAN SURGEON,
1" AVINO located et Creole, Pa., offeri nit
L profeaalonal aerrleea to tha people of that
te and lurronndlng aoantry.
AII ealla promptly attended to. OfTlea
reatienoe oa uartia aL, forntarty oeeupiea
jr. Kline. May, l:iy.
iLowtrii a. narn caaar.
H0LL0WBUSH & CAREY,
BOOKSELLERS,
ak Book Mannfacturcrs,
AND STATIONERS,
Market St., Philadelphia.
k.Paper Flour Raekt and Baga, Foolaoan,
, Note, Wrapping, C'artala and Wall
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VOL 46 WHOLE NQ 2263. : : 'CLEARFIEL), vK WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1872. : ' ' :- ', NEW SERIES-VOL. 1 3, NO. 13.
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F. K. ARNOLD t Co.,
BANKERS, a
I.allteriburfr, Clearfleld county, Pa.
Money loaned at reaaonable ratet) exchange
bought and aold; deposita reooired, and a gen
earl banking builneei will be carried on at tha
above plana. 4:ll:tl:tf
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juatice of tha Peace and Scrivener; -Curwenevllle,
P. ,.
a.Colleetlona made and money promptly
paid over. . L'iilLlL
JAMES 0. BARRETT,
Ju.tloe of the Peaoa and Lleeoaed Conveyancer,
Lutberaburfr, Clear laid Co., Pa.
MP-Colleetloai renlttanoM promptly made.
and all kind, of legal inltrumonU ezeoated on
knrt u r ma4,70tf
: GEORGE C. KIRK,
Juatice of the Peaoa, Sarreyor and Conrayaneor,
LuthereburK, Pa.
.iit.i.1-... tntn,.t.J .a him will ha nromntly
attended to. Peraonl wiahing to employ a Sur
veyor will do well to give him a call, aa he flatten
i.:....ir ,k. t ..n rr,.l.p inli.factian. Deed! Of
conveyance, article, of agreement, and all legal
papera, promptly anil neaiiy eaeeuieu. j-
HENRY RIBLING,
HOUPE, BIOK A ORNAMENTAL PAINTER
Clearfleld, Peuu'a.
Th freanolni and oalnlloa of cburchet and
other publie buildinga will raeeiva partleular
attention, aa well aa the painting of carriage! and
aleighi. Uildtng dona in me neaua. aiiei. nu
work warranted, felhop on Fourth atroet, formerly
occupied by Eiqulra thugart. octlv'7
G. H. HALL.
PRACTICAL TUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A. '
etfrPumpa alwaya en hand and made to order
on abort notion. Pipe bored on reaaonable term a.
All work warranted to render aatiafacllen, and
delivered If doalred. ' myJ6:lyrd
JAMES CLEARY,
BARBER & HAIR DRESSER,
dlCOMD STREET.
JyJS CLEABFIEi n, PA. '
DAVID REAMS,
SCRIVENER 4 SURVEYOR,
I.utheraburf, Pa. '
Til E labacriber offert hi. aervleoa to tha publie
In the eapaeity of Bcrlvenor and Surveyor.
All ealla for aurveying promptly attended to, and
the making of drafta, deeda and other legal inatrn
menta af writing, aiaented without delay, and
warranted to be oorreot or no charge. ol J:70
J, A. BLATTENBERGER,
Claim and Collection Office,
OSCEOLA, Clearfleld Co., Pa.
-Conveyanc!ng and all legal paperi drawn
I Jj.H.t.h li.rt. on and naa
Wiin wuoutwvj uw i
aage ticketc to and from any point in Kurope
proeurca.
rUABICS ftr.HiFFR
LAGER BEER 11KEWER,
Clearfleld, Pa.
HAVING rented Mr. Entree" Brewery be
hopea by atrict attention to bn.ineaa and
the inanufaeture of a auperlor article of BEER
to reoeive the patronage af all tha old and many
new euatomere. -, Aug. 23, tf.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
pa.ii.aa 11
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
URAHAMTON, Pa.
Alio, extenalva manufacturer aad dealer In Square
Timber and Sawed Lumber of all kinda.
Mr-Ordere eollclttd and all billa promptly
ll(ed. ,J''7
aao. iuiit asar iLar.. w. at.iaaT
W. ALBERT & BROS.,
Manufacturer! A extenilve Dealer! in
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o.,
WOODLAND, PENN'A. -
;-0rdera eolicltcd. Billa lllled on abort notice
anu reaaonaote lerin..
Ad.lrcaa Woodland P. 0., Clearfleld Co., Pa.
Jc25.y . W ALBERT A BROS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT.
Preuclivllla, Clearfleld County, Pa.
Keep, eonatantly oa hand a full eceortment af
iry uootla, iiamware, uroocnea, ana everyimng
aaually kept in a retail atom, which will be aold,
for eaab, aa obeap aa eieewnere in me oonaiy.
Frenchville, June 17, 1867-ly.
REUBEN HACKMAN.
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
. Clearfleld, Penn'a.
feat-Will evefmte loba in hi! line nromntlv and
tn a workmanlike manner. arr4,A7
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PIIOTOGRAPII GALLERY,
Market Street, Clearfleld, Pa.
-CS0MO8 MADE A SPECIALTY.
NEGATIVES made la elondy aa well at In
eloar weather. Conatantly on hand a good
aoaortmont of FKAMKH, BTKRKOHCOPKH and
STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. Framof, from any
atyleof moulding, made to order. apr26-tf
E. A. & W. D. IRVIN,
vmAt.xnu Iff
Eeal Estate, Square Timber, Logs
AND LUMBER.
Ofliw lo new Corner fi tor building.
novlft'71 CorwoiTille, P.
A Notorious Fact I
rpiIKHE are more people troubled with Long
I l)ipftei in tbte town thun tnr olberpltoe o
lit ilee In the State). One of the great eaueei of
trili tet the ate o! an import article 01 toal, larrelj
mi led with ia1jhur. Kow, wh not amid all
thle. and preeerve yonr lirra, bjr tiling only
llunphrc) a Celebrated Coal, free from all
Imparitiee. Onleri left at the itorn of Hicliard
M t top and Jamei B. Grahan A Honi will mdvi
prompt attention.
ABRAHAM HUMPIIRRY.
CleaHleld, Korenber 10, 1870 tf.
Miss E. A, P. Rynder,
asiar roa
Cblekerlng'a, Stclnway'i and Kmer.on'. Piano.
Bmlth a, Ma .on llamlln'i and P.loanet'i
Organi and Melod.ooa, and Grorar A
Daker'i 8ewlng Machine!.
At,an Taannan op
Piano, Ooltar, Organ, Harmony and Vocal Mn
llo. No pupil taken for leac than half a Una.
CRoomr neat door to Elrat National Bank
rfleld, May t, ltttlt tf.
e AUG II E Y
, RESTAURANT,,
leeond Street,
CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
Alwaya on band, Freah Oyatera, Ice Cream,
Candlea. Kuta, Crackera, Cakea, Cigara, Tobaopo,
Canned Fntlla, Orangea, Leniona, and all kinda
of fruit in ere.un.
jrjr-HILLIARD ROOM oa ceeond floor.
Jeini D. MIADOHET.
OA" AAA HHI1IOI.IW WAHTF.Dl
OUU,UUU The anbawlHera want to bay a
large lot af la-inch eaanit Hhingtee, ror wntek
we will pay the Tory kigheat rnarltet frltja. Per
aona having inch oa hand will do well lo mil at
our nor.. naat aa a aattn,
' ClearD.ld, Pa September 10 tn.
II I l.-l lull'
THE REPUBLICAN.
. CLKARF1ELD, Pa.
WEDNESDAY MORNINO, MARCH IT, 1871
KPEECIIOF "
HON. JOHN LAW8HE,
' OF CLEAHFICLD, J-
Oa aha liH Bedaelf the Baenaag. af tha tuean
dmm vHinipeny, av wiuiaaaaawn, la in. n
R.prea.ntetiv.a, M.reh M.
Mr. LAW8HK. Mr. Speaker 1 alto
have petition from oiticen of Clear
field county which I wish to present.
The names art) aigned to tbo aoroa
memorial ns preHcnlea tv tn gentle.
mail from Clinton (Mr. Jloyaa), - Tlio
namoa of these individuals are of such
a character that 1 know they woald
not attach them to this memorial un
loas it sot forth plain and nndoniublo
facts, such as nro horo claitnod. ,
Mr. Spcnkor, I am really surprised
that the gentleman from Huntingdon
(Mr. Lane) would labor so Lard to
make a speech upon this subject. lie
lins gone 80 fur beyond his limits
that it has been impossible for him
to get back again, llo has been
giving estimatos and calculations hort
that ho knows nothing about. I here
are loo many lumliertnon upon this
floor lo be duped by such stutomonts
as ho has mado. This is a question
wtncli mtorcsis evory man in tuo
entire lumber region, from the head of
the West .Branch of the Susquehanna
to its mouth. It is a question which
interests the lumbermen genorully.
It is a quotition, also, which interests
those who consume this production
winch Is floated down tins river.
It is a question in which tbo people
throughout the entire section through
which this river flows are interested.
We have only to look at the argu
ments of the gontloman from Hunt-
ingdon, who knows nothing of the
lumborintr business, to see what influ
ences aro hero to provent the citizens of
this common wealth havlngjusticedone
them. ' It is nothing more than justice
that is asked by thin bill ; it is nothing
more than carrying out a contract,
which was entered into verbally, as
recited in the preamble to this bill.
It was not in writing, it is true, but if
men bavo honor why not let it rest
upon their word as well as upon their
signature? . .
i have taken a few notes as the
gentleman from Huntingdon proceed
ed with his speech. In the the first
place be talks of logs being driven in
the ire. ' There is no such thing as
logs being driven in ice.
li. X--. g . tav W ,1mI, 1 did
not say any such thing. ,
' Mr. Lawshe If the- gentloman did
not say that the logs were thrown
into somo steams and went down with
the ice, 1 .cannot understand pluin
language 'ft
Mr. Lane 1 said that whon tho ico
was broken up t It ego logs were driven
down tbo smallor atroaius to tho Inrgor
ones. .. .
Mr. Lawsho After the ice is gone
these logs are thrown into the streams
and floated down, but not while the
ice in the streams is breaking op
The gentleman is not clear on that
point. It is very evidont he bas no
knowledge ot the lumbering business.
If he bad, be could bave done as on
former occasions ; he could hare got
up bclore this house and delivered an
extemporaneous speech that would
have almost carried this thine throuuh.
He would not have been obliged to
have it written. He is not dovoid of
intellect; he has language sufficient
to oxpross himself on nlmoat any sub
ject, but hero bo gels up on a question
be knows nothing about, and be makes
a most mlscrablo failure, llo asserts
things that are not so; be makes cal
culations that are untrue, and bo makes
statements that bo knows nothing
aonat.
llo states, on this question, that tho
boom is a necessity, so that Iocs and
lumber mny not escapo. I would like
cue gentleman to understand that
lumber is manufactured material in
tho sense that lumbermen look at it
particularly when it is used in Oun
ncction with logs, ns tha contleman
has used it. hoover heard of logs
and lumber being thrown toiothcr in
tho ico lo bo floated to a boom ! But
the gentleman says these booms are a
necessity, 10 that tho logs shall not
escape from tho proper owners. Who
aro tho proper owners? Tbcy aro the
men who outer into tho forests and
cut down tho trees; limy are the men,
also, who Utka the risk of running
thosologsj they aro the men who do
tbo labor, and thoy havo been encour
aged to enter into the log business by
this very home company. They wore
encouraged toao mat wbon the boom
age was only fifty cents a thousand.-
ihey magnanimously consented to an
advance to ninoty cents per thousand.
Aud, again, whon it became necessary
to erect a dam they prcmittcd another
advance ol thirty-bve cents por thou
sand for the purpose of building this
dnm. Why was this dam erected?
There was at first an ample supply of
water lor boom purposes, but by the
continual floating of logs the bark
and sand had wunhed in and filled up
the bed of the river, making it loo
shallow to float lifrgo loga. Honce
lumbermen consented to this tax in
order to build this dam, with the un
derstanding, as set forth in these me
morials, Uiut It should be removed as
soon as tho dam was paid for by this
extra tax. What do tho flgtirosshow?
Any'gonllemon who can add, subtract,
multiply and divide can aeo. Thoy
set forth that the boom cost some
1100,000. Tho amount of .lumber
boomed is 200,000,000 foot pcrannum.
If you will multiply that by 81. 25,
what does it prodnco ? Hero is a fuel
lltat cannot be galnsaved, that tho ro
oeipts from thut boom exooed doublo
the cost ol that boom ovcrr vonr.
Tho boom has boon paid fur, and hero
is a promise that this tax should be
removed as toon at that amount was
recoivod from thlt extra 'tonnage.
Horn the additional amount has boon
about 8100,000 more than tho boom
cost the parties who erected it. Those
poopie como here and ask this legtaia
parties will not' grant tbem. They
ask to bave this tax removed wbloh
tbcy promised they would do as soon
as the extra tax would pay for the
dam. Cut thoy kept putting it off
until tho people have bcon compelled
to appeal to this body for redress.
The gontloman from Huntingdon
(Mr. Lane) makes a calculation on
piers. Kow to show that ho knows
nothing of tho lumbering businoss, 1
wish lo say a tow words oo mis suo-
ject. There are, I believe, ninoty
piers, which aro about zu by au toot
at the base, and nrobabl v 20 or 80 feet
high, and will hold about 700 perch of
stono eaoh. You can got masonry
done for M per perch, which woold
make the cost about $2,800 each, or
1252.000 in totul, not thirteen hundred
thousand dollars as represented oy
the contleraan from Huntingdon (Mr.
Lanoj: but these piers aru built of
limber, coaling about 8100 each, and
filled with loose stones, costing from
fifty cents to one dollar por perch,
making the entire cost about 7UU a
pier., llicy niako their , calculation
about $15,000 a pier. . The very face
of it shows its absurdity more tban
an absurdity it show a falsehood
upon its fuco. The gontloman says
that we aro hero as reprosontativos of
the people, '- . .
The dear noonlo who own this boom
consists perhaps of a dozen pooplo.
Tho people must bo sacrificed the
oplo of Contre, Clinton, Tioga, Tot
', Lycoming, Cleurfiuld, lndiuna,
Elk, Forrest and Cameron counties
must bo sacrificed, ror wiioinr ror
porbaps a dozen men. Tbo poopie
must bo sacrificed for tho suko of these
parties who own this boom. This ar
gument of tho gentleman la very fur
Fetched, and as 1 elated before, tho
jonlleman has gone so far aatray,that
10 will scarcely got back to tho truth
again. :
Air. 1ano I would like to ask the
gentleman a question. Can ho toll us
who these twelve persons are r
Mr. Lawshe I can tell him one
one has who been running around the
lobby of this bouse for several dayr
and is now in tho coat room, and the
one from whom tbo gentleman obtain
ed his information ; and the notes from
which he made bis elaborate speech.
Mr. Lane The gcnllomuii says then
are about a dozen. If that is all ho
certainly can namo thorn.
Mr. Lawshe I know but one; he
is in tho coat room. 1 do not know
thut there aro a dozen, or more than
this one.
Tbo contleman from Huntingdon
(Mr. Lane) further says that he is not
fumiliur enough with the lumbering
business, und the boom business, to
nuke a speech on this question. That
is the only truth he bas uttered in the
wbolo of liia remarks here. He is not
familiar enough with this business to
make a spcocb, and I tell yon that a
man who has not boon in the lumber
ing business cannot make a speech on
this subject. I do not know of any
otbor subject on which I could mako
a speech ot more than Dvo minutes.
. He says that the passage of this bill
will have a tendency lo drive the
business from Williamsuort. Ao ex
orbitant tax will eventually drive the
Ions entirely out of the btate. . 1 con
tend that the interest of the commu
nity at largo and that tho railroad in
torest will suffer by this extravagant
- - t A .1. i. : 1 1 .
price -a uumuiiu luatt, la win eveuva-
allv drive business from this place
I W illiamsport) whero men bave In
vested their capital in building mills,
eto. And I may aay Here that i am
in favor of giving proper protection
to both corporations, and capital, but
not at tho expense of lubor, and ncr
versa.
Tho contleman also talks about
stumpage. Well, what he knows
about slumace, I cannot say. If ho
had eaid timber stumpsce I could an
swer hi in. There is evidently one
kind of stumpage he understands very
well. There is a kind of stumnace 1
know some men understand, but it is
not timber stumpago, and those are the
men who IuIcbI the lobby ol the legis
laturo. -
Now, Mr. Spoakor, tboro was a boom
bill before this bouse only a few duys
since which proposed to erect a boom
below this Williamsport boom. I op
posed that bill upon principle. I hold
tbnt these booms are a nuisanco, and
opposed, in a great measure, to tho
intoreBts of the masses. And I held
that they aro a goator nuisance, and
still moio opposed to tho interests of
tho masses, whon hold by a fuw at tho
expense of the many. 1 think if any
man will tako op this memorial which
is bore presented (for they are not
mere statements, such as mado by tho
gentleman from Huntingdon, without
authority), and read the names at
tached, who will vouch tor the truth
of it, they will sen at once the wish of
the masses. He dure not attempt to
present any such statements on tbe
other sido. Thoy cannot produce
Dames with potitions in opposition to
this bill. Tho men wbose names are
attached to this memorial are not to1
be bribed, and tho statements that are
sol forth are fuels. Horo are the 6g
ores; tbcy are undeniablo, and wa
cluim it as a right that this bill, at
amended by the gentleman from Clin
ton, (Mr. Koyes), should be pawed.
A married lady complained that her
husband had ill used her. Her fulher.
hearing of it, boxed her oars. "Tell
him," said the father, "that if ho beats
my daughter, I will beat his wife."
Ritthor a pleasant prospect for tho
lady,
Johnny was lolling his ma how ho
was going to show off whon ho gets to
bo a man. His ma asked : "Johnny,
what do you cxpott to do for a living
when you cot to be a man ?" "Well,
I reckon I'll pel married and board
with wilo's pa.'
Friendship requires option j lovo
requires not to much proofs as ex
pressions of lovo. Love domanda lit
tle elso than tbe power to feel and to
requite love. . .
. The man Who Tost bit balance is
looking for it. ' (
PjBnBBylvania Demooratdo Editorial
' Ap.nnfttn.tinn.
!ln pursuanoo of provious notice, the
fVnnoylvania Democratic editorial as
sociation met at the rooms of the
Democratic club, in Brant's hall, in
Uarrisburg, on Monday March i, 1872.
The President, li. L. Dieflunbaob, of
tbo Lycoming Standard, oallod the as
sociation to ordor at four o'clock, John
W. Brown, of the Patriot, waa elected
Treasurer fro tern, in tho absence of
the Tegular Treasurer. After the
transaction of somo preliminary busi
noss the association adjournod to
meet on Tuesday morning in the Son
ate east committee rooms In the Capi
tol." -;..:' ,
Match S. Association not pursu
ant to adjournment. Several editors,
who had not before boen members,
joined the association. Arrangements
tor the meeting at .brie in June were
then discussed and adopted. -
President Dieffunbach then deliver
ed the following address, which was
received wilh general appluuse, to
wit: )-.'..
Tbe press of Pennsylvania, it is bo
lioved, will com par o favorably witb
thut of any other Stato and in this
comparison tho Democratic press will
in no wise suffer whon contrasted
with their Immodiulo opponents. Yot
tbe assemblage of this association is
in Itself proof that we ourselves fool
thai there is great room for improve
mctt, and thut we seek to attain that
end by personul intercourse with each
other. " .
l'urlies aro formed ostensibly for
the public good, and if they do not
tend to thut result thoy speedily pass
from "existence. Whon our govern
ment was born, the young giant,
struggling to give the largest liberty
lo mankind, produced tho Democratic
party, and whilo it retained power,
that expansive freedom which is do
scribed in the motto "untrammelled
to all things not morally wrong" per
vaded every household ; prosperity
was universal ; oppression was un
known to our poopie ; the glory of the
nation was undimmcd; the right cf
each Stale to rulo in its domcstio af
fairs was unquoetionod ; publio corrup
tion was of rare occurrence, and pub
lio opinion crushed to earth any man
or parly suspected of it. Tho mission
of the Democratic par'.y is to repro
ittco this stute of affairs. Of lltat
party wo aro exponents but not more
attorneys. It is not our businoss nor
it it consistent with true manhood to
ixcuse wrong, to justify error, to hide
iniquity, to seek tho palliation of of
fense against the publio. On the con
trary, it is our duty to be orer frank
and truthful, to expose corruption,
jnd wrong action, and inoompotoncy
wherever found, to guide tho public
mind to thut course ol political aulion
which Bhall result In tho greatest pub
lic good through the largest liberty.
Mr. Jefferson fully defined the prin
ciples of the Democratic party when
bo doclurcd that "a wise and frugal
?;ovornmont, which shall rostraln men
rom injuring one another; which
shall leavo them otherwise free to
regulato their own pursuits of indus
try and improvomen., and shall not
tako from the mouth of labor the
bread it has earned," was the "sum of
good government." Whatever dooa
not hour tbo touthstane of tho great
truth bore uttered is not consistent
with 114 true principles of the Demo
erotic jrty. Io tbe course of events,
and si Ortly after its inception, the
great Impounders of tbe Democratic
faith bacame the ardent supporters of
the Constitution of tbe United Statos,
and as explained or interpreted by
the fa liliar resolutions of Virginia
and K ntucky in 1708, it also be
canto t principle of the party to
hold tl io government to a strict ob-,
sorvan o of its mandates. To day we
still O' o fealty lo those doctrines, and
wo h d that in these doctrines it
wrapjt d tho glory of the country. If
the piplo will bold our government
fuithftf to thnao principles of Jetton,
poworj and honor, and glory, and
frcedofi from taxation will soon re
turn, nod swarms of officers, and op
pressing and officious meddling, and
goverwicntal debts and frauds, and
cheatif in elections, standing armlet
and infusion of Statos, oppressive and
nnltisl lnwa. and tho other natural ro
suits if the elevation of enemies of
theso JrineiploB to power, will cease.
Our tinrifry now groans under the
ttfitjhtj of corruption and oppressive
laws, it is the plain duty of every
right thinking man to rolievc It of the
monstrous bnrlhon, and it is especially
tho duly of tho Democratlo press to
gire the pooplo proper information
and induce right thinking.
1 There ought tq be some roform In
(ho treatment of publio men by tha
rcss. Thero is too much personality
tid sploen at present. However
idoly mon diffor from each other,
hey may be equally honest and pa
riotio in purpose. Tho press outlit
o bo just at careful to do justioeto
he motives ot every honest puuiio
man. whatever his opinions, as it is to
donounce scoundrols. It ought always
to do full justice to honest ability, and
irerywbore and on an occasions uo
lounco and expose corruplion and in-
L'omrttilcncv." This oourso of action
Will largely Improve tho infiuonco and
usefulness of any newspaper that
adopit it.
The Ttm of incompetency in office
is one of the great cvilB of the day and
ought to be steadily roprohended. If
circumstances, and especially tbo forco
of principlo, sometimes compels you
to suppott incompetent men, you aro
still not under obligation lo withhold
that fact from tho publio, or if you do,
you oun not bo justified but ought to
be severely condemned if you misrep
resent it. Tho woy to drive incompe
tents from office or publio position is
to cxposo or at least not conceal mat
defect, and to continually urgo tho
Importance of ability and efficiency in
office npon the publio. Who docs not
know that with Thomas Jefferson in
the Presidential chair, such vor,ality
and rascality and stupidity as now
pervades the land through government
omcials, could not exist day r w lib
McKean or Skunk in the Gubernato
rial chair tbe prosout corruptions of!
t..'! ' ; v. i : ! .!( :f li ,('.' ' l ' ' ! i ,, v ..
IlillliDffl
cur Stute Legislature could notonduro,
and no placo for a third house would
exist. A determined effort on tbe
part of the press will abate this great
evil, and let the Domocralio nroea en
joy tho glory of Inaugurating it. '
inoro is lor somo reason a want of
sympathy botween the city and coun
try press that should not exist. The
country editor is Ignored by bis qity
brother, his views scaroely ever at
tracting the attention of the ponder
ous city daily. As a natural conse
quence, the views of the gontlomon of
tbo city press are as little regarded by
their brethren of tbe country. A lit
tle moro ooartesy might advantage
both., . To a rcry considerable extent
t least the country press is the expo
nent of tbe local views of the party.
By reading many, and by comparison,
the city cotemporary may easily gath
er publio eeniimont, and by giving ex
pression to it the party would be
strengthened and so would both the
country and metropolitan editor. Per
haps a reference to this subject may
have some effect in t-orrocling the evil.
That gentoel doportmonl towards
each other and to all men, except
whore a publie reason may interfere,
is as ossentiul lo editors on tho part of
oath other in their papers, as It is
among gontlemen in the parlor, will
probably not be disputed. To out the
acquaintance of any constant violator
of this rule would not be a hardship
and might work reform. Tboso who
violate ; tbe ; plainest obligations of
honor and rules ol good breoding
ought to find tho sarao levol in tho
pross that they do in society. Dis
cussion may always bo carried on
moro forcibly without personality
tban with it, except where villuny and
incompetency are to be exposed, and
to bo profitable must embrace auoh
degree of generosity and respect as to
preclude insult or opprobious language
Let the low and vulgar form a strata
in which tbey may revel. .
The press must curb and rostrain
the politicians or tho politicians will
master it. Statesmen are not to feared
they are in every way the best
friends of the press. It it thut estato
next below the Statesman ; more fit
tingly (perhaps) described as the polit
ical trickster or haberdasher, who is
the Becker ol personal endt rather than
the public good, and who is ever ready
to barter principlo for that Jack o
lantorn of politics, the Mecca of cor
ruption, 'yclept "success." To estab
lish crcat principles and richt action
is the work of tho statesman, and tbe
conscientious editor to carry an elec
tion by trick or Iran, or cunning net
work, is eminontly ihe occupation of
me cooniorioit or tl(0 burlesque upon
Ihe statesman, the politican. 1 would
havo my broth ren of the press to say
lo tboso, ompbatically and in thunder
tones, thus farl and would erect a
barrier thoi-e that thoy should never
crosn. In this judgment you should
say to them, be faithful to the defined,
undoubted principles ol the party,
give ut competent and honest men
as candidates for the rest we give
you a free field. The worms who
crawl into our conventions are not sent
thcro to dictate they are to perform
little else than a mechanical duty us
to Domocralio Conventions, tbey are
no moro to let aside the maxima of
Thomas Jefferson than they are lo
deny his wisdom or impeach bis pat
riotismpersons who do not know
how to make up an opinion on ab
struse questions of political philosophy
and scaroly to givo expression to an
intelligent thought, who got into con
ventions only by tu flora ncc, or leger
domain, or aocident, or through mis
fortune, are not to tit In judgment on
tho grave philosophy of greut Jeffer
son and the intellectual gianta who
were bis compeers and successors ;
nor are they to tarnish the fuir famo
of the party that mado this nation
glorious and respected throughout the
world, by viliuting its princip.'oa or
grafting foreign stock upon its tree of
lilo. ltie business of delegates is to
nominate honest and competent men
for the support of their parly and to
put their machinery in working con
dition. When that is dono their oc
cupation is gone, though it mny not
be out of place for them to give ex
pression to their patriotism by meant
of resolutions embodying such senti
mental as are in strict accordance with
thoacknowledgcdaud established prin
ciples of thoir party, and upon ques
tions upon which the people have di
rectly acted..
The publio good ought to be tho aim
of every oditor. To acqniro influence
he must command public respect and
confidence. To do this he must be
faithful to principle, generous in his
impulses, cohsiducato of the feelings
and even the whims of all, but ho must
add this brave and noble manhood
that over respects truth, that is ever
ready to dunounoo ofnciul corruption
whorever or by whomsoever practiced;
he must bravely maintain the right in
everv nublio conoern i and must novor
yield to tho blandishments of present
popularity or be govorned by inotivet
of present gain. Certainly ho must
be nobody's tool or mere follower, and
must be known to the nublio as thor
oughly indopondont of cliques and
improper influences, as well as to pos
sess courage and generosity.
To the end of all this, we will neces
sarily have munh)to encounter. Most
ly men of small pecuniary means, the
blandisbmonts of wealth will seek to
corrupt the mercenary will sneer
tho weak will be appallod Ihe ambi
tions In whoso road we mar atand
will oondem and denoonce-the thought
loss and the wayward will fall to ap
procialo or support, or possibly aid
enemios and the venal in denunciation
the onviour will oarp.and the Ignor
ant and depravod will be lidded to tho
lists of opponents But whoever heeds
any of thcao will regret his want of
wisdom. To dischargo his duty prop
erly ought to bo tho high ambition of
every man. Let the editor do this
faithfully and intolligontly a)i)d he ncod
not fear results.
Ours Is hot necessarily a m'ero par
lizan press; if truo to ourselves and
to tho groat parly whqao principles
we advocate, We can no more be clusa
ed aa morely partisan than those who
lub Jr for tho publio good' iii any other
i -.i r, .i
capacity. If we are controlled as we
should be by the bighorn instincts of
patriotism, faithful to truth, devoted
to country, and promoting its wolfure
by all the moans in our power, are we
partisan because of'onr innate convio
lion that the boat interosl of Ihe canso
of tho broudost liberty and our nation
ality demand that the government
should be administered in accordance
with the principles of which Thomas
Jefferson was, in this country, the
most, eminent advocate I' .1 hat wo
may full to tho love) of the mere par
lizan is admitted; that wo need not,
let us demonstrate in ull our action.
We may bocome the attorney and do-
fonder of our friend in all tilings; we
may remain hit friend and yet defend
uim uuiy in me right.
Lot us all rise to ibul high manhood
which judges evory nublio measure
and every publio mana'.rictly according
iu ih or uti merits, ii our onponont
proposes a good thing hit us support
it ; if he does a good act lot us not
withhold credit. Whon great states
men lod Iho parties in this country
thoy only divided on party lines upon
a few general measures. It was re
served for the duys of pigmies in tho
lead lo decido upon every moasure by
caucus and thero determine how thoir
party friends should volo upon it, as
though thoy wero cretilurcs without
either conscience or manhood. Bo
ours the task of restoring that pristine
ntt t tt-liw.l. .1 .......... I. .
rwit.j ni,,juugVUU,OM tlllllg BllCliy
upon its merits. '
Gambling in politics it no moro a
proper or decent thing than is gam
bling for money. That reprchoneiblo
assertion which ruus in the words, "he
. . .
is nonesi except in politics, ' is equal
led in its folly only by its ubsurditr.
Whoever it not hoitost in politics will
not bo in any thing else, except as in
terosl may dictate. Truth lies at the
base of all honest action, and where
truth exists neither the desire to gam
ble or other dishonesty cun enter.
Let us endeavor to preserve the char
acter of our party us free from con
tamination or suspicion of want of in
tegrity or frankness as we would our
personal honor. Good character is as
iniporuni to party aa It is lo tbe in
dividual, nnd can only bo maintained
by tho same means. False pretences
in party aro as doceittul and corrupt,
as base and reprehensible in party us
in the individual, and aro in cither
caso destructive of honor and patri
otism'. To increase ihe honorable name and
fame of onr fraternity or profession is
a loading object of this association.
Thai evory member will give his best
efforts lo attain that end is not open
to quoslion. Your presence here estab
lishes the fact. When we return to
our homes let us each have it to say
that wo bave profited bv our meetinz
It was moved that tha address bo
published as part of tho proceeding
An amendment was offered that it bo
also adopted as the sentiments of the
association, liotb motions were unati
imotisly agrocd to.
The presidents of tho Pennsylvania
editorial association and the Pennsyl
vania Democratic editoriul association
thon reported a joint programmo for
the June meeting at l'.tie, which was
approved by this association. 11. G.
Smith and John W. Brown, esqs.,
wore appointed to make the necessary
arrangements for carrying out the
programme.
. The Interests and purposes of tho
association were then lurlhor discussed
in brief but eloquent spocches by H.
J. Stahlo, H. G. Smith, G. B. Good
landor, Captain Zeigler, W. P. Farcy,
B. Whitman, Mr. Ilamolin, of the Age,
Colonel Tate and others.
On motion the association adjournod
to meet at Erie on Tuosdny, Juno 11,
at four o'clock p. m.
. THE EVANS ROBBEBY.
COLLECTION OF STATE CLAIMS FROM THE
GENERAL OOVCNNMINT.
Below will bo found Iho preamble
and resolutions offered in lite Senale
by Mr. Wallace and adopted by that
body on tbo 7th of March, in relation
to the grcnt Evans Geary fraud :
Mr. WALLACE moved lo dischargo
tho Committee on Judiciary General
from tho furthor consideration Qf Son
ato bill Ko. 051, onlitlod a joint reso
lution out horizing tho State Treasurer
to collect certain moneys heretofore
improperly paid.
The motion wus agreed to, and tho
bill was read by tho clerk as follows i
Joint resolution authorizing the
Stute Treasurer to collect certain
moneys heretofore improperly paid.
Waratal, tbe government of the I'aihHl Atatea,
tbruugb lie at'Oountlug ofllocr., did on the 2Sth ot
October, .'.OS, adjust anil aettle a claim of the
State of Pt-nuaylvanleaftaineteain' jtoveroment by
wbicb tbe aum of H05,6jMtt waa fuuatl to le due
to tbe eaid Htate, and on that day a warrant in
favor of the Oovernor of Pranaylvania for that
anm waa drawn by tbe Secretary af tha Treaaurer
of the!Uaitet$taiaa
Ai wkinat, Tbey did alaotber'tb of Aug int.
IS7I, adjuat and eeltle another actwout of tbe eaid
State airaiBat tbe aald government, npon which a
balance waa found to be due ta the Slaw of tins,.
S4S.07. for which on that day a warrant waa in
Ilka manner drawn la favor of tbe Govrrner of lb.
Stat, apoa tb. Treaaiirer of the Halted flute, t
Aaat wAcrana, fur aoth of paid warrant! drafta
were drawn la favor nf Juha W. tleary, Governor,
or order, wbk-h aald drafta were not endoraed by
the .aid Unvernor, nor were the moneya paid to
him by the Trva.it.vr of the Totted Htaloei
Aa weriTrta, The moneya afureaaid were paid to
Qaorga O. Urnn!, alleged to be a epeeial aguut aud
attorney In fact, and be alao eoiloreed the anm. t
And leaVena, Th. .aid wuuete have a.vrr
reached tbe Treaaurer of Pennsylvania, but hav.
been etnbesilid by aaid Evan, and other! acting
with bitn t
Aad warraa, The aola of Oungreaa regulating
tbe pay incut nf warraiitaor olalm upon tbo United
Statue, requiring that ''alt powera of attorney or
other anthorltiaa fur Bcortng payment of any eui-h
claim, .hall he nliaolntely uuliand vuid, aalraa
tb. aame ahall li. mad. and caaoutcd attt'l tbe al
lowance of aurh claima, the a'o.-rlaiuutrut of tbe
amount due, aad the leaning af a warrant forth,
payinoot tlieteoff" and tbe moneya aforeaaid were
paid lit plain violation of tbe reqitlrvuieuta of tbe
-aaid ante of Cvngfraa, and by reaann of aunli ay
mrnt the Com-nonwealth of Pennsylvania nath
never receired tbe tnone-. efore!!ilt therefore,!, t
Itenltvtt, e'e. That the Hlate Treaauter be and
il hen-by authorised and directed to din;aiul front
tin United Stalrc government payment of the
m ineya juatly payable to thia t'ommoa wealth niton
et-ttlrmeuta hctemlieloro named aa arcrrtaincd to
he due and naval,!-, and to Ltka aiih nltier n
in regard thereto'!, will aero re the payment, of
me amneya eiore.MU nte tn. Treaeury al thia
Cuinmobwretlh.
Mr. BILL1NGFELT. Mr. Speaker.
if tho object con tuih plated by that
resolution It accomplished 1 shall be
very much pleased. - But il seems to
tuo more is a woru contained in tins
resolution which might juil at well be
itrlckcn out. ' 1 Oafinot aay thai we,,
at vet, are competent to judgo whth
er Mr. Evans was an embczxicr or not. -
Thero ore a crcat munv neoola in the
outside world who think bv hut boon,
an cmbezzlor. Tbe matter la befbro
iho courts, and Is boiug investigated
by a committee of both branches at
the Legislature. The first has not us
yet been adjudicated, nor the second
reported upon. This man Kvansclaitfts
that the monoys retained by him wero
due him by the resolution passed du-"
ring mo session 01 iboj, ncinor
that Is true or not it a mutter to bo
hereafter determined. But, sir, hit
cluims that it was. ' 1 think for us to
render judgment now would bo rather
hard. I would rather soe tho Senator
striko out thnt word "cmbezzlor.' '
Mr. WALLACE, hr.. Sneaker. I
hare only lo say that 1 am in favor of
calling things by their right name.
auis in niiquosiiuiiuuiy too iubt, lot
tho developments before the commit,
tee show an embezzlement of money
belonging to tho Commonwoullh of,
Pennsylvania. Whether we can roacl
Ibis man through a statutory convio
lion is another question, but that ho
has morally, as well oa in tho minds,
of the peoplo of the Commonwealth,
been guilty of thia crime, there can be
no question, lie has got this money
ten per centum upon one million nine
hundred thousand dollars thnt wero
settled long before ho hud anything to,
uu wiiu turn viuuti. xao uus Kept ii, in
bit pocket, avoiding- tbo oommittoo, -and
will not tell anything about tho .
transaction, if the Senator from
Lancaster fMr. Billincfoltl is lender-
fooled upon this subject, I huvo noth
ing to say. If ho desires any more,
dulicuto words Bkould bo used in re
gard lo a man who flees from justice,
evades the process of tho Common
wealth, and puts in hit pocket her
money, I am satisfied the word should)
bo changed.. The uso of words I care
nothing about. If the Senator bas
any amendment In regard to words, 1
am willing to accept it, but I am wil
ling to call things by their proper
namoa, as I understand them.-- If Ihu
Senator likes ho can muko it "appa
rent embezzlement." .
Mr. BILLING KELT. Mr. Speaker,
it is well known Hint I am disposed to
follow that man Evans, or anybody
else who mny have conspired with
him to rob tho Treasury of the Com
monwealth, and if bo is found guilty
let him he punished. I shall most
heartily give my support to this bill,
in order that we may recover from
the Goneral Government money that
has been improperly paid and improp
erly retained. I do not care who ha
been connected witb him ; but we owe
it, I think, to frail humanity, to our
fellow citizens all over tbe Common
wealth, that we should not oonvict,
sentence, and condemn any man, no
matter how serious tho charge may.
be thai are brought against him, until
ho bos a fuir and impartial trial. '
Now, sir, this man Evans, I boliove,
has not doult justly wilh the Common
wealth. If onehulf of what I have
soon reported is true, I fool co.nvinc&d)
that be retained more monoy than
properly belongod to him as commis
sions under the act of 1857. But since
tho whole matter is undergoing adju
dication in ihu courts upon oue side,
and an investigation in the Legisla
ture upon the other, I merely look
upon that word ''embezzlement" as
rather superfluous now, and porbaps'
mny do injustice to our fellow citizens.
I care very little about Mr. Evans; I
don't care what you cull him, but we
ought to remember thut this may not
bo tho only caso of litis character that
we may be called to act upon buf iro
our publio cureer is ended ; and since
il will not destroy the sense of tho
rosolution nor its purport or effect,
think that word might be stricken out,
and let tho courls of tbo Common
wealth adjudgo him guilty of a high
crime and misdemeanor..
Mr. STRANG. I would just liko
the Senator from Clearfield to state
tbe position in relation to the power,
of attorney.
Mr. WALLACE. These two war.
ranta were drawn after theaooount.
was audited and adjusted by tbe ac-.
counting offlcoi-s in tbe Treasury D .
partmont al Washington. The two
warrants wero drawn in favor of
'John'W. Geary, Governor;" they
wero drawn upon tho Treasurer of thti
United Statos, by the Secretary of tho
Treasury ) ihey were taken down to
tho First Controller, and drafts were,
drawn also in favor of John W. Geary, ..
Govornor. Tho money was paid upon
those drafts without any endorsement
by the Governor, although thoy wore
drawn payable to his order. They,
wore endorsed by "George O. Evanty,
Special Agent," in ono caso, and in
Iho other caso by "Georgo p. Evans,
Attorney in fact." Tho act ol'Obn-'
gryaa of 1M53 is spocifio; the second,
section of that act reads as follows.!
"All transfers and assignments
hereafter mndo of any claim upon tho.
United Stales, or any part or aliara.
thorcof, or interest therein, whether
absolute Or conditional, nnd whatever
limy be tho consideration therolbr,
and ull powers of attorney, orders or
other authorities for receiving pay
ment of any such claim, or any part or
share thereof, Bhall bo absolutely null
and void unless tho Sumo shall be.
freely mado and executed in the pres
ence of at least two attesting wilnoat
ca, alter tho allowance of such claim,
the ascertainment of tho amount duo,
und the Issuing of a warrant for tho
payment tl.crpof." '
Mr. SHANG. I understand the,
proposition, then, to bo in substance
to treat tha payment as a riilliiy, in
consequenco of tbe endorsement nqv
being proper.
Mr. WALLACE Yes,, sir; not
only becatlio of tho improper endorse
ment, but the warrants were drawn
in favor of tho Governor on Jhe 28th.
of Oetobor, and tho drafts were ismcd
that very day, to tho order of tho .
Govornor, and tho money paid that
very duy to George O. Evans, wi.hout
any power ol attorney, ns required by
the slatuto of 1853, nnd therefore the
Government of the United Slates has
violuted its own laws, and thia money
hat not gone into our Treasury, and
therefore the Unilcd Slates must bunt
ihjs monoy up for us.'
The bill passed.
Fools Mr. Locke has somewhere
made a distinction between a madman
and a fool : A fool is he that from
right principl s nitikcs wrong con
clusion ; hut a madman is one who.
draws a just inference from fulso pffn
uiples. Thus Iho fool that cut off the
fellow's head that lay asleep, and hid.
il, and Ihoti (filed to tee what be
would say' when ho awaked and mis
tod his head-piece, was in the right In
the first thought that a m.m would bo
surprised to find sifch n alteration In
thing since ho (lf aaloep ; but he was
a litile 'mistaken to imnine lit could
awnko al all alter his head wa cut
off. Tatlcr.