ditob, having two days before in a
qoarrel with his wife, stabbed her in
the breast im asediately giving himself
several • wounds, which proved fatal
to him, but his, wife recovered.
rb . aunit att.bt-rtistr.
mummies MU TO I.IIIAD, wz mass
to FOLLOW
wiroptindsmr, Editor and Proprietor.
itrtKioNTPI.
'WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 9, 1893.
The rreservatien
,of t e CAnuottintlen.
The Itestoratien of the 17sion.
And the Suprataany of the Laws.
610010RATIo MITE TICKET
FOR GOVERNOR,
GEO. W. WOODWARD,
OF 1,17221tNN
CYR IRO* O tilt, SUPREME CIOURT,
WAITER H LOWRIE,
OF ALLEGHENY
. . •
Bleftion. on, Taesday, Ooto)er 13t16 11161
Z. .MG PgAIitIONS clumsy...
,--, . . .
"Do not taisundentand me on this sub
jeot. Mu have the most unlimited right
to (=derma, and if you plats% rail at the
ffirabeacti ,ildsibuktraiiets, and object to the mentier in
which it Conducti public affairs, but not to decry the
4ievercunent Tinier Which we live, or express hope , or
whams (ma dissolittion etties talon, the destruction or
least of Oar trades, the success of the rebeb or of the
ill i i
mbellion. —, i . 1, 9 19 The Administration
bs may ent y condemn ; the Government ke is
hound to' t:. Particle frill always exist in every
grew country, and whether men will sustain or oppose
a partlenler administration. Is one In which there
'Mould aver be themes! perfect freedom of Manion, but
tar man or set oftnea has say right, natural or politi
cal,-Is overturn the government itself. He is bound
to support'and sustain. X, Jet who will administer its
alleles, until the xttlar can he changed under the pro.
'Wont of the Constitution. There certainly can be no
difficulty with persons of ordinary Intelligence draw
ing the distinction, between enstaining the govern
ment bier,' and sturtaining or opposing those who
a m
temporarily administer its affairs. The
latter isa queition of party, the brai
ds' o fpatnbranst:
ISM
Woodward'. our Leader
kni—”Mard*p Aknig."
Come, Democrats, assemble, your rights to main
tain,
To •indieatayour principles in triumph again.
Wood ward's ear leader, be's gallant and strong,
For Woodward and Liberty, we're marching
along.
Marebing along I wears marching along
Gird on yin, armor ind he =stroking along I
WoOdWard's oar leader, be's gallon t and
;strong,
For Woodward "ad Liberty we're marching
along.
Come ye who boys oar Union as it was handed
down
By Washington, without a stain from followers
of,,Tohn;Brown,
Who love the Coustitution, the greatest-of all
!awe,
(Joselelit jar gallant ; party and help our glorl
ous,eause. •
Marching along! we're march tagalong, 4m.
Whi leathers are bertering their liberties for gain,
And gorging -themselreu with tbeblood of the
While sane would hew* anion with blows and
with knocks,
WelbriAttiiiis our twastry with the free ballot
box.
Marching along! we ere 'iamb lag along, tie.
Abe rigb he of the people, the rights of tbeS its tee,
S ball triiiiapho'ar ill party dialikea and hater,
The tamales be opened, and tyrants be bound ,
When readmit:A and Liberty its watott-words
resound;
Miirehing along $ we ire innrchie; elm& Le-
r JUDGE WOODWARD, our ex
eellept, nominee for Governor, will
be in Lebanon next Tuesday eve
rting,September 15, and remain
over night. Our country friends
who may find it inconvertientto at
tend tile great Mass Convention at
Lancaster, and wish to see our next
Governor, will thus have the op
portunity- presented to them at Leb
anon. He will be pleased to re
cei7;te all who may favor him with
their presence.
set A grand Masa Mooting will be
held at Joseph Amman's, in C'orn..
wall township, on Saturday, Ootober
8, when lion. W. U. Miller, and other
prominent speaker. will be present.
•
0t The' Abolitionists of thior,
county met in secret Know Noth
ing C
• .
onventon, in the Grand
ry ,Room, on Monday and nomina
ted:; the fellowing ticket :--
&xis.* ,Dar ) e rring , Diupbli.
,•
Ausembity, G. D. Coleman,
Triiiiurer, Daniel Garbirkb, Nut POOP.
Diginter, JUbn D. Rauch, Lutidinoil.; -4"
Remirder , D. Guyana, N.idureou tp.
o . l e,r l r-Ort4neCoiti• 671mitou S L WIM, ROA.
Coiel#esiouei, Simon Rats, N.
Vitiators; D. Zug, Nitfurefok, (27.)
Jacob Light, Ciummili.(lly.)
Auditor, P.. W. sillinger, MAUL
A great deal of dissatisfaction is
openly expressed by the Beknigi
cans tbemselvei, against the 408.4
•
ticket, It is the weakest ticket
that could have been fanned.
1 The Democracy of Schuylkill
county, last week nominated the fol.
lowing excellent ticket, which will of
course be elected by at least 3000 ma-
jority.:
Asambly—Bdward Kerne, Conrad Graber,
Michael Weaver; .Prothonotary--Joseph M. Ir e .
ger ; Tressurer--.lleury J. Headier; Recorder--
Douai . / Maher; Register—Adolphne Ilohrsoann ;
Clerk of, Quarter Seesione--Charles A. :Saha;
Comity . Colson Winer—Elijah W. Zeigler; Dl•
reeler of Poor—Abrahamßrese ler ; County An.
el3tOrßenjamin T. Hughes.
The above ticket contains a num
ber 'of our personal friandsi and we
congratulate them upon their sue-
J2-a n d
Mass Meeting.—Our
be tit friends held a grand
ithwi . Meeting in Fredericksburg
on last Saturday' evening. It is
\ •ssiid4,4at„f l ow persons were in at
tadanee'Vilibice was no speak
irk i tyo- 6':i g easlon,---no eggs
yrs .4 .
,are =Mgt. The cause of Cur
• •
tin is prpgresinug swimmingly.
THE INAUGURATION
We were deprived the pleasure
of being present at the glorious in
auguration of the Democratic Head
Quarters on Saturday afternoon
and evening, on account of a pre
vious engagement to participate
with our friends - of Union town
ship in a meetink held there at the
same time. From all accounts it
was the Most glorious rally of the
people of Lebanon county ever held
in this borough. The Democracy
are, as was truly expressed by a
leading Republican, "or EARNEST : "
They are determined, and when
the sun of the second Tuesday of
October next dawns upon the hills,
and valleys, and plitinsnf Pennsll
- the greatest mare battle ate
world ever saw, will be fought,
and that by a people who know
their rights and WILL maintain
them. A friend has prepared for
us an.account of the proceedings,
which appears in another column.
The presentation addresses of
Messrs. Weidle and Weidman are
highly lauded for their sentiments
and the excellent delivery of them.
The speeches of Messrs. Miller, An
cona and Rosenthal were eloquent,
fearless, and beyond contradiction.
We feel satisfied that we express
the sentiments of the Democracy
of this county, vvithout a single
dissenting voice, when we thank
the speakers for the assistance
and encouragement they so kindly
rendered us. To say that a "big
crowd" was in attendance on Sat
urday would be doing injustice to
the occasion. It was an immense
concourse of people, and as such
will always be remembered and re
ferred to by the people of Lebanon
county. With the exception of
trifling attempts at interference
and disturbance by smile of the
unthinking of the opposition, and
the turning off of some of the
lights by an agent of the powers
that be, long before the proceed
ings were closed, everything pass
ed oft pleasantly and harmonious
ly.
The Democratic ladies of Leba
non will ever be remembered for
the assistance they rendered in get
ting up the celebration, and for the
handsome flag they presented to
the Club. The presentation cere
monies took place in the Hall,
which holds about 500 persons.—
Although < filled to excess, not a
tythe of the people could gain ac
cess, so that it was necessary to
adjottral to the Market' Square,
wher - ithe proceedings were con
iinued and concluded. The offi
cers and Executive Committee of
the Club, as well as the other corn•
mittees, deserve, and will no doubt
receive, the public thanks of the
Club for the faithful and unweary
ing manner in 'which they attend
ed to their arduous duties in tnak•
ing the Inauguration so complete
A success.
The Perseverance Band furnish
ed some of their choice music on
the occasion.
The Hall is directly over the
ADVERTISER office, and always open
for visitors,. The regular meetings
of the Club will be held every
Wednesday evening, to which all
are invited:
air Our clentgeratie friends of
Berks.. coupty nominated the fol.
'6living ticket last week .
Aseembly, John M Wittier, of Alsace, William
Potteiger, of Jefferson, Charles A. Kline, of
titeenerich ; Prothonotary, Jonathan L. Reber,
of Reading; Register S. Thiertvech ter, of
Marion; Recorder, Immo Loucks, of Reading`;
`Clerir.of the Orpheus' Court, Solomon Clore, of
Ent& - Clerk of the Quarter Sessions, Franc is
reoand: of Reading • County Treasurer, David
. Wenrieh, of L. Be i idelberg ; Director of the
r, Aaron Gots, of Reading; Auditor, An.
drew Mar, of Bethel.
We are pleased to see our friend
Potteiger re-nominated on the
above ticket for the Legislature.—
He is a faithful representative, and
deserves this mark of confidence
at the hands of the Democracy of
Berke.
*IL We are advised that one of
the speakers at the Wholly-headed
Convention, on Monday, said,
"what would we have done if Cur
tin `had not been Governor of Penn
sylvania when the rebels came ?"
The proper question to have asked
would have been "what would
Curtin have done if Seymour had
not been Governor of New York ?"
THE SOLDIERS' RIGHTS TO VOTE.
When a soldier returns to his elec
tion district, be resumes all the` civil
rights of citizenship, and his resi
dence being unimpaired by his tem
porary absence, be has a right to vote
on election day, but under the Consti
tution, to which his fealty is due,be
can acquire no right to vote elsewhre,
except by a change of residence from
one district to another.
GROROZ W. WOODWARD.
si on smdiatte,d — rn go P' Thelest
seen the indivhitial who made; il re.'
matte year life* >i ;doing--to Can
ade.
Inauguration of the Hall, of
the Democratic Cen
tral Club.
LARGEST MEETING EVER HELD IN LEBANON
GREAT ENTHUSIASM.
Speeches by Gm W. H. Miller, Hon. S.
E. Ancona. and Win, Rosenthal, Esq.
. •
In accordance with the announce
ment that the inauguration of the
Head Quarters of the Democratic Cen •
trap Club of Lebanon would take
place on Saturday, Septem her 5, 1883,
an immense audience was congregated
to witness the interesting ceremony.
A handsoClTO flag was presented' by
the ladies. The presentation speech
was made by Jacob Weidle, Jr. His
address was *ell received, judging
from the enthusiasm with which the
people responded. 'He spoke of the
infractions of the Constitution by the
present imbecile Administration, and
orge4l upon the Deraocratidparty the
necessity of iminediute organization
in defeating those whose aim is to
take from the people their liberties.
He denounced the act •of' the Black
Repablican President in banishing to
the Label South the Hon. Clement L.
Vailandighttin. When the speaker
mentioned the name of McClellan 'the
hall resounded with thunders of ap
plause. He also paid a glowing *tri
bute to the patriotism and bravery of
the -93 d Regiment, which was respond
ed to wit4i cheers.
Mr. Weidle was followed by a epeech,
on the part of the Democratic Club,
from Major Gqint Weidman, whose
remarks elicited a warm response
from the approving audience. He
said the existence of the Democratic
parry was essential to the preserva
tion of this glorious Government, att
the party in power had no respect for
the laws of their country. While Ma
jor Weidman was speaking a delega
tion of about twenty carriages from
Shaefferstown arrived. .
After the conclusion of Mr. Weid•
man's speech the flag raising trans.
pired, and while this was being done
the Star-Spangled Banner was sung.
The crowd then proceeded to the rail
road to escort Hon. S. E. Aneona,mem
ber of Congress from Old Berks, and
Mr. Rosenthal, editor of the Reading
Adler, who were expected in the even.
ing train, through the town. As was
anticipated both gentlemen arrived,'
after which the procession repaired to
the Market House, where Gen. Wm.
H. Miller, member of Congress from
the Dauphin District, addressed them,
in an able and argumentative manner,
proving to .the listening thousands
that the present Administration is
incompetent to administer this Gov
ernment. He spoke of the fallacious
idea of saving the Union by violating
the Constitution, and declared' it im
possible, as the Union could never
have existed but for the Constitution.
He reviewed the acts of the Admin
istration, and proved to the satisfac
tion of all present that the present
deplorable war might have been
-averted had the Black Republicans
cot desired to: have a "littte blood
letting." tre also spoke of theinter
ference of the Administration in the
'plans of McClellan and their refusal
to send him Gen. MeDo well's force of
40,000 troops, thereby prolonging the
war, and entailing upon this country
another failure instead of a suceess.•
The ingratitude of the President to
wards McClellan was also exhibited
by the' speaker in a masterly style.—
When the army of Gen. Pope was de ;
feated at Bull Run, through the in
competency of the commanding Gen
eral, an apprehension for the safety
'of Washington had gotten hold of the
President, and to save his head be ap
pointed Gen. McClellan commander
of the whole army, knowing that be
alone possessed the ability to drive
back the invading foe. .Fully up to
the emergency 3icClelian did save the
National Capital, and drove the :Reb•
els again to Virginia.' For this act ,
of kindness he was removed from• the
command of the army, and men ap
pointed his successors -, ,who demon
strated to the world their incapacity
for the position, He administered ,a
' scathing rebuke to those eminently
I loyal (?) men who denounce Demo.
Icrate as Copperheads and traitors,and
proved from extracts of the speeches
of Horace Greeley, Ben Wade, and
; "Father Abraham" himself, that, they
bad conceded the right of secession.
I As far back as 1848, fifteen years ago,
IMr. Lincoln was an avowed defender
of the doctrine of secession, as adopt
led by' the traitors of the South. 'Af
,
' ter the conclusion of the address
ithree cheers were given for the
speaker.
Mr. Miller was followed by Mr. Ro
senthal, in the German language. He
I spoke of the corruptions that have
characterized the State Administra
tion, and pointed with proud satisfac
tion, to the unsullied character, of
Judge Wood Ward. He refuted the
charges made by the opposition press
against Judge Woodward, and was
particularly severe on the Lebanon
Demokrat, for its disregard of truth.
He spoke in denunciation of the pol
icy of Gov. Curtin during the late
rebel invasion, and said'that a' differ
ent policy would be inaugurated when
Judge Woodward is Governor of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.—
Mr. Rosenthal expressed his aston
ishment at.seeingso large an audience
in a RePublican county, and-said that
it would affoeld him much satisfaction
to communicate to the people of "Old
Berke the interest that is felt in the
approaching election in this county.
Three cheers were . also given for the
speaker.
The meeting was then addressed by
Hon. S. E. Ancona. His address was
well suited to the occasion, and was
in conformity with his acts while in
Congress. He spoke of the coming
election, and the important issues
which are at stake. He advised sub
mission to all laws, however odious
and oppressive, but counseled resist.
ance, should an attempt be made to
prevent the free expression of popu
lar opinion at the hallot.box this fall.
Mr.' Ancona, pledged Berks as good
for at least , SEVEN THOUSAND fori
Judge Wooo,vaidi and hoped that
Labanta eouirty'Wonl4 bring.the here
I
tofore large,majoritieti for the. Abeli..
tion - ticket to naught. The eleetion
4:4 Woodward he regarded as a fore-
Tgone conclusion, butthe question with
him is to how large:his majority shall
he. He thought Pennsylvania good
for front 40,000 to goo for the Dem-
I ocratio State tichet.
The meeting then adjourned with
three cheers for "Woodward, Lowrie,
and the Delnocracy,7 and, three more
toe the "Constitution, the Union and
the Old Flag."
WOODWARD AND 'LOWRIE IN:NAEBANON,
The Democratic,
• Club' of North
:Lebanon township held a cheering
meeting at the Publfe,.hOuse of pOn
jarnin Zel/er on Thursday evening,
the .3d inst., !for the purpose:,of per
fecting dm 'organization of said Club.
R. Shaeffer, Esq. on eoftb e Vice Pres
idents, presided. A Constitution was
presented by the Committee appoint.
ed for that Purpose, which-was unan
imously adopted. Addre.sses were
, delivered by W. M. fferr and W. M.
Breslin. The Constitution was sign
ed by the persons present,• some of
whom have never kereteore voted the.
Democratic ticket, but who are HOW
for Woodward, Ldwrie •and, the Be
mocracy, aftor' Vl'ir hich ttf4lingAti
.
journed.
LONDONDERRY AROUSED I
The _Democracy, of the Lower sec,
tion of Londonderry township, held
an enthusiastic meeting at the public
house of John B. Shelly, at ElllY's
Corner, on Friday evening last. . * M-
though scarcely twenty-four hours
notice had been given, the people turn
ed out to fill the house. The best of
feeling prevailed, and a spirit of de
termination to oust from office the
miserable corruptionists now in pow.
er was the pervading feeling of ev.
ery one present. The Meeting was
organized by calling to the chair Mr.
JoaN H. KEATFI, and appointed Mr.
Evan Callihan, Secretary..
Mr, Edward Diesinger then offered
the following resolutions which were
adopted unanimouslk.
Resolved, That the. Democracy of Lowlander
ry township are•now,. as they always have been,
true to their allegiance to the Constitution and
laws of theirnountry; and in . fitior of the union
Of the States as. it was established by the Pa
triots and Sages of the Retrolutiod. ,
Resolved, That fidelity to the Government
does not consist in'slavish submission to the ar
bitrary authority of .those who , are temporarily
charged with its administration; and while we
are willing to fulfill all our constitutional duties
to the Administration, we claim and will exer
cise our right se freetnen,under the Constitution,
to criticise its acts and to condemn what we be.
lieve to be unwarranted, tyrannical and wrong.
Resolved, That the Democrats of Londonder.
ry township, in meeting assembled; do hereby
ratify the nominatiorrof Ozanne W. WooDwArm
for the office of Governor, and Ron. WAvram It.
LOWRIE fur Supreme Judge.
The meeting was then addressed
by W. M. Derr and W.M. Breslin, af
ter which threesousing cheers were
giverKor Woodward, Lowri% and the
Democracy, three' more fci• Geo. B.
McClellan when, Lb olu e 441 ova
-4.4
ed.
GREAT MEETING IN UNION TOWNSHIP.
The sterling Democracy of VniOn
township held a Meeting at the resi
dence of - Jacob Baeshore, on Saturday
evening teat. The turnout was far
beyondeur expectation and the ;en
thusiasm of the most cheering and
determined kind. From far and near
the peoplb flocked in—not only Dem
ocrats, but Republican - conservatives
also.. East Hanover, Swatara, Cold.
Springs, Bethel, Londondery,. the
Anti Vines, as well as-Dauphin, Berks
and, Schuylkill counties, were ail rep
resented, joining with their friends of
Union in pushing forward the good
cause of Woodward, LoWrie and •De
rhocrac3-:, DANIEL WAt.'rEtt, Esq., or.
ganiied the meeting, after which the
following officers fur the Club- were
elected, viz c
President, DANIEL , WALTER, Berl.
Vice Presidents, John,L. Shttey,
lobe antler.
Seiretary, David . Elfiett.
Crefeesponding Secretary, David E. Porde
Treasurer, Fairy. ranJer.
; Executive Committee. I'V Etager, Ed
ward Ditaler, Cbris , tiap Kuhr, William Wise,
Gabriel Boon.
A Constitution for the government
of the Club •WAR then presented and
,unanimously adopted.
The meeting was , addressed by
Jackson Andrews, of Cold Springs,
and AV. M. Breslin in the English, and
by henry Geesey, of Jackson town
ship, in the German language. After
three cheers for Woodward, Lowrie
and the Democracy, three more for
McClellan, and again three more for
the Constitution- and the Tinier) fhe
gathering dispersed peaceably and
auietly to their homes. Jnion tow,n
-ship will' do her whole duty next Oc
tober. -
LINCOLN VS, LINCOLN.
"I have no purpose, directly or in
directly; to interfere with the institu
tion of alavery in the States where it
exists. I believed I have no lawful
right to do Act, and I have no inelina
tion to do so."—President Lincoln's
Inaugural Address, March 4th, 1881.
"You dislike the Emancipation
Proclamation, and perhaps you want
to have it retracted. You say it is
unconstitutional rthink different.
ly. I think that the Constitution in•
vests its commander•in.ehief with the
laws of war in time of war. The
most that can be said, if so much, id,
`that slaves are pAperty."—.President
Lincoln's letter 410 Hon. James C Conk
ling, August 26th, 1863.
Sir In the one he does not be
lieve that it is lawfnl for him to
interfere with -- slavery. Then he
goes to work and issues his Email -
cipation Proclamation, and now he
tells us that he has the right to in
terfere. He is a complete old
weather-cock, changing with every
breeze, and half the time 114 does
not know himself which way he
stands F .
Bills fot Sales . printed - at this ' b
e
at, short notice and reasonable terms.
.
HISTORICAL COMPARISON OF THEREIGNS
OF TERROR OF 1799 AND 1863.
[From the' Sonaerse t Democrat.]
~.1 1 -ir, flay: ',As anatiVe of F'ennsylva--
nia born and bred in thegoodold lefier
sonian and Snider'slschoot Of Mintier/icy
in old Berks county, I cannot but feel re
joiced and encouraged to see once more
the Democratic spirit Of '99 aroused in
my natheaState..eOld Democratic Berks'
Was the.firat county irf the State and the
Union in which the true Deniocracy
arose iii": 99 to oppose `the Reign of -Ter
ror inangtirated by the FederaJistS under
the Admitilitration of the elder Adams.
The Alien, Sedition pm) Gag lawe—which
made it seditious alidetinairtai for citistens
to meet peacelplljete.express or print, or
'utter any. sentiments oprW . +Sed to or cen
suring the national Administration or
any Federal - OffiCer.. was %fi'rst ,attenapted
to .be enforced in the at 'Lest of Henry
Snyder, and the stippreSsiiTn., of hiS aer
man- Demo,cratic paper in Reading. This -
Federal, tyrannical usurpation, aroused
at,ence the - Denieeratic-_ - spirrOf `4, little
Spartan 'bunts -- Of 'noble part - iota - headed
by, Jolitareesand John Miller, who ,heid
a Dernti . ciatie meetin r'
leat Milles i .Mol, in
Elas township, some five•or seven miles
northeast from Reading, and passed rest,-
Intions disapproving of the Federal Ad
ministration and the arbitrary arrest of
Snyder and the suppression ofhis paper,
and asserting their inherent constitutional
fight to the freedom of speech and of the
I press. Government soldiers were at once!
forwarded from Philadelphia, where the
seat of the Federal Government was at
that time-4o arrest this noble and patri
otic
band of Democratic freeman. Miller
made A'wever, his' ,escape by hiding
under . in a barn, and I often heard
0
him re and say, to use his own words,
that - e felt the cold steel of the Federal
. sword on his very body, run into the hay
under which he laid, by the Federal
hloodliounds," - as he called them—who
knew that he was 'somewhere in the barn,
but could not find him. But Frees and
eight of his compatriots were arrested. '
dragged or forced to Easton, and there
locked up in a dark cellar, knee deep in
water and mud, for fortyeight hours,"
and then, under a strong guard of Federal
sold:ers drove like cattle to the slaughter
to Philadelphia ar.d imprisoned, where
. they soon received a Mock-trial. Frees
was Condemed to lie hung, and the others
sentenced to the Penitentiary, some for
eight to nine and the others from one to
five years., But the Federal usurpers in
power did not dare to hang Frees. The
true Democracy arose in Pennsylvania
and the whole Union in their might and
sovereignty at that fall election and hurl
ed the Federal tyrants and usurpers from
power. Thomas M'Kean was elected
Governor of Pennsylvania, and - Themes
JefferSon President of the United States,
with overwhelming majorities, .and the
Federal Administration did not dare to
execute their sentence upon Frees and
his-compatriots. And the very first offi
cial act . that President lefferson per
torined, after his inauguration, was to
pardon Frees and his fellow victims of
Federal persecution and tyranny, and
when they were released from their long
confinement, the people met in a large
mass meeting before the jail, and con-
Istructed a high platform, on which they
Learried Frees, high.-above their heads,
through-thestAets of Philadelphia, amid
the shouts and huzzas of thousands 'Of
I Democratic freetnen.
Thus ended- the Federal tyranny and
I misrule in '1799 and 1800. The Alien
1 and Sedition laws were repealed ; the
I freedom of the press and speech, and the
I rights and . . liberties of. the . people,- and
"good will among men," Were once more
I restored and preserved by Democratic
1 men and measures in the administration
lof the. Government for sixty years, until
i the present Abolition Administration
came into power ; and now we have, in
1863, a Reign of Terror, ten thousand
times more tyrannical, despotic and de
grading to freemen than the Reign ofTer
iur in- '99. It is enough to make the patri
otic blood boil with indignation in every
honest Democratic heart, to see at this
dpy the base, malicious persecution and
tyranny of some of the very imps of these,
old “Federal bloodhounds." now in power
in arresting, abusing and denouncingthe
very sons of those Democratic fathers
who are unwilling, - as were their patriotic
i sires, to bow their knees and necks to •the
. present Abolition tyranny. '
THE PROSPECTS OF THE DEMOCRACY.
Enrron ADVERTISEtt , :— Fi•om all
parts of the State the cheering Intel.
Angelico reaches us that the Deinoc
ratiy.fir64ivzy_t9 ',the momentous is
miles inVolved in tlid "coming entlrest'...
The enthusiasm which churactdrizes
the Meetings held throughout' the
State in a ,sure indication that the,
Dernocratic party will present a uni
ied front to the mad schemes of-the
Abolitionists this .1 . 411, :And thereby d e
: feat' the men' whose object is the sub
version of the Constitution, and the
destruction of the Union. Bury:
"where, in Republican, aewell as Dem
ocratic counties, the Democrats, are
fully_egnipped for the Gubernatorial
conflict. The people have become
pciteetly,-disgustcd with,.the Admin..
istration of our State a nd. Natienal
G-oV,,4:nrnelitslis car tied on by the Ab
olitionists, and they intend to say, by
their vates„at the ballot box, that a
"change", is imperatively necessary.
ThtiY know that this war, which is
now. devastating this country,- might
have been prevented had it not been
for the insane policy of the Abolition,
lets, and they have made up their
mindtf to try the virtues of the Dern
ocratic party in the restorati o n') of the
Union. They are perfectly cognizant
of the fact that had the present Na
tional Adininistration the love of
cotintry at heart they could have ter
minated this war long ago, and' the
citizens of this State will show to the.
minions at Washington that violations
of the Constitution will not be tolera
led, either in × of war, or when
the nation is at peace. They have
seen the partizan and malignant spir
it which pervaded the mind of Abra
ham Lincoln in the arrest of Demo
cratic citizens, who are better patri
bite than he, and permitting such men
as Wendell Phillips to declare that
there labors have been confined for
years,to the destruction of the Amer
ican ljnion,,And ; ',,they intend to-ex
press their,..disappinbation : .6fithese'
acts of the President, throuv b h the
powerful but peaceful agency of the
ballot-box. Of the subversion of the
original purpose of the war by 'the
Administration the people are fully
acquainted. The removal of. Gen.
McClellan, which was followed by
disasters of the most heart-rending
character, and at last terminated in
the invasion of our State, when the
honest yeomanry were plundered and
robbed of millions of dollars, bas not
been forgotten by` those who have On
power to displace their 'rulers. It, is
not strange that when this array of
facts is placed before the minds of the
people, they have a desire to be rid of
such imbeciles.
Judge Woodward will beelect,sd
'an i majority . , The - record of
Gov. Curtin's unfaithfulness, and the
unspotted character of his opponent,
will not be oVerlookedrby „ those who
are the'eleating power. The arrest
and imprisonment , of Ten nsylv'anians,
without'due process of law,. received
nu dissenting .voice from the present
Abolition candidate. for Gubernatorial
honors, and the,_ people have deter
mined to. elevate a men to that posi- .
tion who will reepect the rights of the
citizen. The people have also read
the extracts from the Pittsburg Ga
zette, a paper disserninaling.Abolition
doctrines, in which the character of
Andrew G Curtin is so truthfully por
trayed, and they are resolved to elect
a man W iIORG integrity has been tried
and not found wanting, and that man
is Judge Woodward. - The corruptions
of the Curtin Administration Wave
not been !nrgotten by the honest
people of this State, and hence their
desire to have him defeated. .Nest
in importance to the election of Gov
ernor is the selection of a Democratic
majority in both branches of the Leg
islature to investigate the charges of
corruption which have been repeat.
edly made against the State Admin
istration, and to bring to justice those
who are found guilty. If the Aboli
tionists are permitted to obtain a ma•
jority in either House they will not
permit such investigation, and of this
the people are fully aware. Let the
Democrats not cease in their vigilance
to drive from power those who have
aided in the destruction Of this Gov
ernment, and the 14th of Oetuber will
dawn upon us with victory inscribed
an our banners. A DEMOCRAT.
A LINE FROM A SOLDIER.
NEAR W RITE . OAR. CHURCH,
Feb. - 15, 1863.-
J T
A little over a year ago we were
filled with patriotism, and joined the
army: It was then we could see what
honor, what . glory, it was to take up
aims in defense of the Constittition,
of the Stars and stripes, and - to crush
rebellion, We thought' of what our
honored ancesters had done, of the
many. fields of glory with which their
names are enrolled, and of the many
hardships they bad undergone, to gain
the freedom of this country,—and then
shall we allow this glorious legacy to
be divided, to be trampled upon, by an
armed band of traitors; have the chil
dren of our forefathers already lost
that noble , blOod which has been our
pride ?. it was through such thoughts
;.0 these that we "enlisted in the ar
TY•"
When we joined, encouraging prom
ises were made—a bounty of one hun
dred dollars when the war is over, a
fine farm also, pay every two months,
plenty of good clothing, &e., and on
marching knapsacks even were to be
hauled; the "War Resolution" was to
be all we were to fight for, and our
government was only to be guided
by the Constitution in quelling the
rebellion.
Well, indeed; would .it have been
for our country bad "Honest Abe"
stood fast to his good promises!
We went upon the Peninsula early
in March, 1862, had a good share of
the road making, the ditch-digging,
and the picketing to do along the
Warwick--to say nothing of a severe
skirmish—and followed after the reb
els when they got afraid of "Little
Mac," and skedaddled from their
strong fortifications at Yorktown—
had ahand in the battle' at Williams
burg, ai Fair Oaks, in the seven days'
fight, and since off of the Peninsula in
other battles, which it is not in place
here to 'talk of. We are here now
ready 'and willing to fight for the
same principles we enlisted for, bat
for those which the government sees
fit to make its own we are opposed to
handling. the musket. We have seen
too much of the nigger—we believe
the negro isbetter off in slavery than
he-is with his freedom—having seen
him in both positions--we are of the
firm opinion that the rebellion never
will he crushed if the President's
emancipation proclamation is to be
th e battle cry. Let .the government
give to us our much loved Gen. Mc-
Clellan--letit take the Constitution
for its direction in all affairs of admin•
istration—let al.:lke more care of the
white soldier than it does for the col
ored slave—that its army le less im
posed upon by the Speculators in
6hors, in clothicg of every kind, and
allow the men as MUC4 it year as they
need without taking it off their wages
—taking all in all, let it act as an hon
est, faithful, and go,od government
would act, and the army will take
new hope, the enemy will be beaten,
and the rebellion crushed.
- Insteadof this, bowever, "Honest
Abe" appears to think the white.sol
dier only - his Slave. The favorite offi
cers are removed—perhaps - because
their principles. are not as black as
those of the Administration ; and - it
may be, too, that they arOnot aristo-
cratic enough to suit the tastes of
Abraham, and may have made them
selves so low as to speak to - 'common
soldiers. The latter Seems very prob
able, as new Brigadier
beingw 13rigadir and,., Division
Generals
.1116e . eil 'over us
nearly every week, and the more ar
istocratic the officers are, , the better
they seem to take at Washington.—
Our men now are upon duty every
other day,,and•yet the generals would
doubtless say, in their 'reperts to
Washington, - that the: army is well
rested and ,in a fit condition to tual'ob -
Heaven grant tbati...;the iepellion
else, let wisdom be ripen
may soon be brought tet ^ a.cluke - = - Or
our , feeble
minded rulers, ths,), they- may take.
the Constitution as their guide listen
INM
to the voice of the patriotic people,
be deaf to the black•hearted Aboli
tionists, a nd give the soldiers lead
wormy crackers, better clothing, and
officers whom they desire.
THE $3OO COMMUTATION.—Opinions
differ very widely. concerning the ef
fect of the payment of the $3OO com
mutation by a..dratted nun. The fol
lowing letter from lion. Thad. Ste
vens, who had a large share in fram
ing the bill, and who was Chairman
Of the Ways and Means Committee
at the time of its passage, seta forth
the law of the case in a light, so.clear
that we cannot see why thee° iiimaitti
be any difference of opinion upoulthd:
subject. The conclusion which, he ar--
rives at, says the Lancaster Expresc.
is not only law, but common sear--
and laws ought certainly to lie con—
strued in accordance with common.
sense The letter,is'addressed to Ed-
ward Reilly, Esq., and is as follows':
LANCASTER, August 27, 1863
Dear Sir: mln answer to 'your inquiry, my
op inter' is t-titet the - menet 4 the
.ptio
com
mutation t fend the' furnishing of - a substitute
have precise ly the slime 'effee "IS Wier of Went
frees the drafted man from further 'tirplt for
three years. :Ka is in effect service„etrber by
It l'inseif or another. The payment of $3OO makes
the goVernment his agent to procure a substh
tute. The government has consented to act as
such agent. The law says he may "on or before
the day fixed for h is appearance furnish an ac
ceptable substitute-.-or pay such cam sot exceed
ing $3OO for the proeuration of such, substitute,
and thereupon - the persob furnishing lha att'heii
tute, paying the atoilry, shall be dischettged'
from further liability under that draft." NWAIIIKE
doubts that famishing a substitute excuseslocl •
three years. To give . a different effect to tbs .
payment of the coninititatiOn - •Seema_tplao 'Mlle
less than - absurdity. It is a very inischieviwts
misconstricrion, which', - if need be, I have, ao
'doubt Vongreis w itl correct. • - -
. The New York Jounial of G . 'ent- -
ware says': l -- - "We have thefery - high--
est authority for saying that it is tbe
design and intention of the
,Govern--
men t to shape its.aeticm so as to to.reei•
all existing - banks in the '',littitsdi
States to wind up their affairs and
withdraw from the field, in favor, or
institutions to be estabibibed — under
Mr. Chase's system, and nontrolleilat
Washington."
STATE ELECTIONS.
The following list gives the time when
the , several State Elections are_to be held
this fall :
Maine
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New York
Wisconsin
Delaware
•
lowa
Minnesota
SOME OF THE BEAUTIES AND BLESSINGS
OF ABOLITIONISM.
A dissevered Union—a bloody civil'
war—ruined homes—desolated States—
widowed women—orphaned children—
ruined commerce—millions of money ex
pended—precious lives saerificed by the .
thousand—and a peaceful and happy
land distracted by scenes of violence,
confusion and bloodshed ! These ire-,
some of the fruits of politic.ar Abolition
ism ! Nor are these all the baneful effects
of this hated monster. Churches dissever
ed—friendship brolten ap—farnilie.s for
ever seperated—the cause of Christianity
and Civilization retarded—the{: Tights 4 of "
the citizen trampled upon—Civil Liberty
threatened—and a ftood of wickedness -
t loose upon the country that is %st
making our once proud America a by
word and a reproach to the world—These
are some of the blessings of Abolition
rule—not to speak ofgax - gatherers, ....ft
sessors, Conscription Agents, Infos*tt "--
Spies, Military Prisons, Mobs and' Mo 4 .
law, and a wholesale disregard °fitment
lite, private property, and the inestimable
rights of the citizen ! ... .•
Fellow citizens, is it not time to havia
change? --Indiana Democrat.
Copperheads."—lf Democrats are
Copperheads, and Copperheads, are trai
tors and rebel sympathizers (sayspn ex
change,) would it be safe to liave'Ramo
crats in the army? If loyal leaguers are;
patriots, and patriots are the only 'Union
men in the country, had we not beiter
have• all the loyal •leaguers in the arrnyi
Let those who profess ALL the I,9yalty
the land, and want to hold ALL theotficeir, -
join the armyat once, and Aereby end
the infernal rebellion. ‘11!
New Counterfeit—A hewmiuri:Ous-;,
two dollar bill on the Farmers' Bank,,of'
Lancaeter, is in circulation., Thenotels,,
printed from an entiif neW piate, -- ana"'
does not all resemble the genuine None
but those Who are entirely unktitialiitat
with the genuine note Gabe deceived
the counterfeit 4
CAN'T SWALLOW, Iltm-k-The.llollidays,-,
burg Whig, refuses to hoist the datneof
Curtin, for GovenoF. must he. an un
savory-mess; -indeed. when, such pistpr y
have . no stomach for it. ToorAndk-Cur - --4
tin you are unfortunate when 'spavined,
horses are endorsed and you are--rejeo.,2
ted.
Kir THE WAY to divide the :dw.
was to defeat the Democratic lizi,xty
The way to restore it is to give qfp :- ux the,
victory.
War Taxes We call the 4tietttbrke
of our farmers, especiallY, tolbe.neeesstey
of keeping accurate accounts el. . I thoir
crops and expenses, so. that . they•niay be
Able to give to the Federal assessor a full:
statement of all their affairs, . , and thus
enable him - to determine tha''antount of
income tax they must pay_ Every ton
of hay, every bushel of grain; and - every,
heao., of hOrses,- cattle,. hogs and sheerk
must appear, or iiie3r - fitay - be dortipe,
to submit to the 'vague opinion of the ex
tent of .extortion 'to which stay shall be
subjected: This is very inconvenient
and to,sotne impossible. it is quite in
consistent withthe habits of ourl ; people.
It enables strangers to pry - into their
most private affairs. - it lays a special
penalty on industrr i§:'V Pr'o4l&
odious and injurious But iLls the law
and all men must, for the pittt, submit.
Ifeir But is not Abolition law a beauty.
‘4.
Paying Up
.an Old Score-=As one
of the drafted men came ,out: of the:
,
vest Marshal's office dailiefihirdaY.
just three hundred doll ks- shorter than
when he went in, he cast hiegyince
pround-upon the lugubr,ions- fag* of: the,
throng , olespectants standing
whose hour hid not yet come„ and, sooftlf-`
ed his kindreit spirits thus "tioYs thri'e
A SOLDIER.
THADDEUS SiE4ENS
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