4 4 tact. Abtahaut," CIRCULATION OVER 10,000 E. H. RAUCH. THOS. B. COCHRAN, t EDITORS & PCBLUAIRELIP, LANCASTER, PA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 186 S. d 4 *lean hare no potley of my own to en force against the will of the people."—Gn AFT. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. " MATCH 'EM." ••,49... '` .--- "'' , l4 k .. - • at ' *1 ; i .4)44 1 0 ~4 - ,.. -4, z7:-- , :i7- - • , I- --- --* _ -a, ....• --,, v . 1.1 ,_,-; T ; - i ~A 9 • ly ,e; ~....„ t , 4 1 p , . !!=i NATIONAL TICKET. Prpshient: Gen. ULYSSES S. GRANT, OF THE UNITED STATE 6 Fier Ppeselleiet: SOHUYLER COLFAX, OF INDIANA Republican State Electoral Ticket. G. MORRISON COATES, • THOMAS M. MARSHALL. WILLIAM H. BARNES, WILLIAM J. POLLOCK, RICHARD WILDEY, GEORGE W. HILL, WATSON P. MAGILL, JOHN H. BRINGHI'RST, FRANK C. HOOTON, ISAAC ECICERT, MARIS HOOPES. DAVID M. RANK, WILLIAM DAVIS, WINTHROP W. KETCHAM. SAMUEL KNORR, BENJAMIN F. WAGONSELLER CHARLES H. MULLEN, GEORGE W. ELDER, JOHN STEWART, JACOB GRAFILTS, JAMES SILL, HENRY C. JOHNSON, JOHN K. EWING, WILLIAM FREW, ALEXANDER W. CRAWFORI). JAMES S. RUTAN. --.410-.6. 1 .. To the Patrons of Path er Abraham. Encouraged by a large number of our Republican friends In various parts of the country, we have concluded to continue the publication of FATHER ABRAHAM as a permanent institution. It will be considerably enlarged and otherwise im proved ; it will continue to be an illus trated newspaper; the very popular and amusing productions of "PIT ScUwEP FLEBRENNER" will also continue, and we feel safe in assuring the public that his forthcoming series of letters will be quite as interesting as those of the past. The price of subscription will not be in creased—only $1.50 a year for a single subscriber, with a liberal reward for clubs. We also mean to continue our excellent illustrations. In a word, it will be our aim to make FATHER ABRAHAM the most popular and original, as well as the cheapest weekly paper in the country. At the close of the present campaign we will discontinue the paper in all cases, unless renewed and paid for in advance. Those who desire the paper, therefore, will forward their renewed subscriptions before the close of the campaign. As we will not prepare ourselves with back ntun hers, but only print as many as may be needed to supply regular subscribers from time to time. In order to secure the per fect file, from the first number of the new and enlarged series, persons should for ward their subscriptions at once. The enlargement of the paper will also enable us to accommodate our business friends who desire the benefit of our ex tensive circulation as an advertising me dium. No advertisements of question able character will be inserted for any consideration. The terms of subscription are as fol lows : 1 copy, one year, 5 copies, (each name addressed,) 10 copies, 15 copies, 20 copies, And $l.lO for each additional sub scriber, with an extra copy to getter up of club, and, also, one for every addi tional twenty. For clubs, in packages, without address ing each name, our rates are as follows :' t copies, (to one a.t:lress. $ 0.50 10 copies, " " 12.00 15 copies. " '• 10.50 20 copies, " ~ 20.00 And $l.OO for each additional subscriber with extra copy to getter up of the club. TO THE REPUBLICAN VOTERS OF LAN CASTER COUNTY. Fimt.ow-Ctrmirns : In behalf of the Union Re publican County Committee, I desire to congratu late you upon the magnificent victory won through your exertions by the OLD GUARD on Tuesday last, —a victory unparalleled by any former effort. One more struggle stands between us and final triumph. Frank Blair's new rebellion has met its Oettysburg—its Appomattox tsJust ahead. Let us Close up our ranks and forward. MARTIN S. FRY. Chairman Repub. Co. Committee. LANCASTER, October 15th, 1868. To CounEseoNDENM—WC have a very good production, " Ludwig Deng leshtock" to Pit Schweffiebrenner, which is a little too long, and unavoidably crowded out this week. We hope to be able to find room for it in our next issue. A correspondent " fun Lodwarrick shteddlo" has also turned up. We expect also to honor his interesting letter by laying it before the readers of FATHER Annenem next week. Startling From Old Berks. " Let us have peace." But there is no peace ! A voice comes over the hills from Old Democratic. Berks, which means terrible, unrelenting and bloody war—not in Virginia, or Tennessee, or Carolina, or at the Confederit Cross Roads, but here on Pennsylvania soil ! A formal declaration of hostilities has already been made by the highest constituted authority of Old Berks, namely, the Readingei• Adler, through the columns of its side issue, the Daily Eay/c of last Saturday, from which we extract the following : " The people looked to the election this fall deliverance, and their hope lInS been ilisap j)ointed. " Mon from western New York colonized :Mil carried 1 this, t:, r the ra di ca l s . Such men gave it radical majority in New Ilampshire, and turned the scale in Pennsylva nia ))y giving radical majorities in Alleglie , )y, I,a waster, Lebanon. Schuylkill, Tioga and other eimeties. ' " They (the radicals) are setting at Dwight and treating with contemjit the will of the people, plainly expressed through the ballot-box. • • They (meaning the Democrats) say little, but mean much. Their• „fierce eyes fzictir, svragc/y. " They an , dosiwizth , . ' . They have been diAappoint el. They twat. that Pennsylvania bas gone against them. They do not believe it. • • , Their only resourse is to appeal front the intl lot-box to the cartridge box, anti that they mill ,10. • Beware of the conse.pteiwes ! Be iti ',ell in turn" " EEZI M Upon reading this startling manifesto from Old Berks, we immediately dis patched our private correspondent into the classic district of Heidelburg, and his report of the situation, which may he re lied on, is substantially as follows : Brigadier General Huber, the heroic leader of the " Heidelberg Brigade," in 1863, has already assumed command! Ile has also directed his Commissary G en eral to provide an abundance of rations, to consist of sauer-kraut, slitink-case, onions, and all the liquids now on hand by the Reading Whiskey Ring. Werners ville and Fritztown are to be fortified forthwith, and a desperate effort will be made to capture Shilling's famous Cwnru battery! Gbneral Huber is also in direct communication with the sauer-kraut Gorillas of the Bth -Ward, who have already tendered one Regiment for active service. They will probably attempt to form a junction with the main body of the Heidelbergers, either in the `•Schwamm," or at Fritztown. It is also rumored that formidable fortifications are to be constructed along the line of. the Tulpehocken, and some very exten sive naval operations may be expected! We can only think of one man who is fit to lead the "loil•' forces against these Heidelbergers. Wo refer to the irrepres- ' sible Bully Lyon, of Reading, whose flank movement against Huber in the memorable Heidelberg campaign of 1863 is yet fresh in the minds of the people. Public opinion has already designated him as leader of the " Loyalists." We take for granted that he will at once order out the "P. L. L's, and at least two of the Reading Fire Companies, mid lose no time in occupying the heights around Sinking Spring, as his principal base. If he can only get one or two of the Reading Hose Carriages into position before Huber can bring down his Brigade, the country may yet be saved. We have entire confidence in Bully Lyon. With him as our leader, our rallying cry will be : "On ! To Fritztown !" and "On ! On ! To Wernersville !" Bully Lyon i's. Huber will be Greek vs. Greer! Who doubts a glorious victory? Bully for Bully Lyon I Hurry up "der machine," and our word for it the Heidelbergers, as in 1863, will gloriously skedaddle when they come to behold that terrible in strument with which they make " doty leit in der shtadt "—the Liberty or the Friendship Hose Carriage ! The women and children of Olt Berks, strange to say, have all concluded to re: main at home, face the coming storm, and run their chances. Pit Schweffle brenner, it is supposed, will go into the secret service, and act an important part in the coming drama, similar to that of "Harvey Birch" in the Revolutionary S 1.50 6 .00 1:3.0) 1 , 4.00 22.00 ME Let no Republican of the Old Guard flatter himself that his vote and his best effort is not needed to win the grand and final victory on the 3d day of November. The ten thousand majority on the 13th inst., was the result of hard work—an earnest and persistent effort on the part of the working men of the party. By continuing the good work, by working and pressing on, the majority in Lancas ter county, for GRANT and COLFAX will not be less than SEVEN THOUSAND.— " Push things." The official majority for the Repub lican State Ticket in Lancaster county is 6,743. Up to going to press, the majority in the State had not been ascertained. It is about 10.000. LANCASTER COUNTY gave a larger majority by 235 votes for the Republican State Ticket than Berks did for the Cop perhead ticket. FATHER A BRA_ Seven Thousand: Our 11Iajorlty. The New Rebellion—Assassinations at the Sonth—Prank Blair the Instigator! Frank Blair was nominated by the Democratic Convention to gratify Wade Hampton, N. B. Forrest and their rebel followers of the late Confederacy, because he promised and pledged himself, if elect ed, to wipe out and crush the govern ments of the reconstructed States, and restore all the leaders of the late rebel lion to unlimited power, and enable them to restore slavery as it was before the war. On Friday night he made a speech in the city of St. Louis, in which he Coo/i -n/led tloe assassination of General Grant, in case of his election! Ile said in his speech that a military dictatorship would be established, and GIANT WOULD NEVER LEAVE THE PRESIDENTIAL MAN SION ALlVE—meaning that assassination is the means by which the popular Repub lican will is to be defeated! In the last i,stle of the La Crosse Dem ocrat—Brick Pomeroy's paper—we find an editorial containing a similar declara tion. Unless all the rebel votes are re ceived and counted, including the unre constructed States . of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas; unless Grant shall receive a clear majority over ailvoting and non voting rebels and States; unless all col ored votes are treated as a nullity, and white votes only counted iu making up a majority for Grant, "we shall do all in our power," says the editor, "to organize and commence a rerolution, and Grant dies before his term shall one-fourth expire." Frank Blair is the Democratic candi date for Vice President, and the La Crosse _Democrat is the acknowledged leading organ of the Democratic party. Encouraged by these declarations and threats on the part of the leaders of the party North, their comrades of the South have already commenced the work of as sassination and blood. On Friday last, B. F. Randolph, Esq., a Radical member of the South Carolin a Senate, was mnr_ tiered in broad daylight by a gang of Democrats—shot by assassins while stand ing on the platform of a railroad car, on his return from an electioneering tour. On the same night, the sheriff and par ish Judge of St. Mary's, Louisiana, were assassinated by Democrats—the one mur dered in his hotel at Franklin, and the other found dead in the street. On Thursday night last, Wm. J. Doller, Deputy Sheriff of Brew county, Ark., was seized by a gang of Democrats, tied to a. negro, and both deliberately shot to death. On Wednesday of last week, a mob of Democrats murdered W. G. Kirkman, the Indian Bureau agent, at Boston, Bowie county, Texas, Texas. Close up the Iletnks Another desperate effort will be made by the copperhead leaders to defeat the will of the people on the third of Novem ber next, which can only be done by the most stupendous and barefaced frauds. How, or by what sort of a system of ras cality they hope to recover their lost ground, we cannot imagine ; but that they have some scheme upon which they may base some hope of success, is cer tain. We entreat every Republican to go to work at once, and keep up the fight until the evening of the third day of Novem ber. Our victory on the 13th instant, only secured for us the inside track. The great race is not yet run ; the grand bat tle is yet to be fought. The October struggle has only placed the enemy with in the range of our guns, but the battle is yet to be fought all along the line.— We must watch every movement of the enemy, and guaEd against surprise, or successful assaults upon our weak points. Victory, grand and glorious, is certain if we keep up the fight vigorously, and "push things." We must bivouac on the field, and when we sleep, sleep upon our arms. When the booming of the first gun shall have sounded the beginning of the great, final engagement on the morn ing of the 3d of November, every Repub lican must be found in the grand line of battle. There must be no hanging back, no straggling, no skulking, and no neg lect of duty! If we all do our duty, the day will be ours 1 If we neglect our duty, we will not deserve success, and we may be beaten in the end! Let us not forget that an army may become sadly demol ished even by sudden victory, and routed finally by a more cunning and determined enemy. History is full of such examples, and if we are wise we will guard against the possibility of such a fearful result.— Therefore, let every Republican resolve to discharge his entire duty now. Re member that the victory is not yet won. We must win it, and constant work will do it I • GEW. THOMAS EGAN, known as one of President Johnson's most intimate friends, has declared for Grant. AM. The Old Guard. The grand and magnificent majority of 6,743 in this glorious old county was not the work of mere politicians, leaders or wire -workers, but of the INTELLIGENT AND PATRIOTIC PEOPLE. School houses, school masters and school books employ ed for years past in this county did the work. In localities where general intel ligence and true civilization characterizes the people, the Republican majorities were largely increased. Nine-tenths of the younc . , men who have just entered manhood, and fresh from schools, acad edies and colleges, voted the Republican ticket. The value (If our glorious system of general education, founded by THAD DEUS STEVENS, THOMAS 11. BURIZOWES and GEORGE WOLF, is fully appreciated, and will be made more and more perfect, as the rising generation, who more fully understand its many benefits and bless ings, become the leaders of society. In a word, Lancaster is thoroughly Republi canized, and may be relied on for all time, to stand by and defend at the bal lot box, and if necessary and called upon with cartridge box, the true principles of Republican government—Union, Liberty and Equality hefore the law. It is a glorious thing to be an American citizen, but particularly glorious to occupy a place in the rafts of the great Republican party of LANCASTER COUNTY ! The Contest: Prepare for the November Electioi The returns of Tuesday's (13th inst ) con test show that wherever the opportunity to pass upon the issues which divide the people was given, the Republicans have triumphed. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indi ana and Nebraska have declared that the cause lost at Appomattox, and partially restored by Johnson's perfidy, has been again lost. The people, the final court of appeal, have rendered judgment.— The Presidential election has been de cided. What we have yet to do is to give force and volume to Tuesday's verdict. Let us not rest contented until Grant is chosen by a majority so vast that further opposition to the laws and the Constitu tion will he hopeless, and any attevript to carry out the Democratic threats of another civil war, madness. Clinging to the merciful and liberal measures of re construction which the people have en dorsed by such unbroken unanimity, let us show the recalcitrant fools, who kick against•the popular fiat, that beneath the velvet glove there lurks an Iron Hand. Let us show to the rebels and their only sympathizers, the Democratie party, that while we offer a merciful reconstruction, mercy can be exhausted, and that the Goyernment will be restored by its friends alone. A Dying Effort. William W. Wallace, (sometimes called coffee-colored William) Chairman of the " Democrat" (better known as "Copperhead") State Conunittee, has published an address (sometimes called "powerful") to the Copperheads (some times called "Democrats," but better known as " Sauer Kraut Gorillas") of Pennsylvania on the result of the late election. It is eloquent, logical, dispas sionate, kind, sympathetic, overpower ing, terse, masterly, simple, clear, ex plicit, unambiguous, mild, argumentative, Christian-like, truthful, and every thing that is compatible or consistent with modern " Democracy." Besides, it is en dorsed by " carpet-bagger" Smith and Andrew Jackson (Jackass!) Steinman -"Heavens, what a name To fill the trump of everlasting fame." the editors of that truth-loving, and re spectable, and influential, and sour-kraut gorrilla blackguard sheet, called the Lancaster Intelligencer—the pauper organ of the Lancaster county " Democracy," for which they (the said Democracy) paid the handsome sum of five thousand dol lars ! What does our handsome friend— the "young war horse" (shade of the lamented Frazer defend us !) think of his protege ? " LET US HAVE PEACE !" Don't Cease to .Labor ! Republicans, you have done nobly in the State. The first battle has been won ; but you must not rest satisfied with this preliminary victory. Go to work at once in every ward, borough and township in the county. Ascertain what Republicans were not at the State election ; and urge them to attend at the Presidential elec tion; and make them promise to be there and vote. Find out the men who were not assessed, and have them assessed im mediately. See that those who have not paid their taxes, do so at once. Revise and correct your poll books. Ply the fence men (and there are thousands of them now) with newspapers, documents and argument, and they will quit the doomed party in squads and companies. Do these things, and then see that the entire Republican vote in each election district is polled. Let every man be up and doing. Work from now until elec tion day with a will. Public Sale! On Tuesday, Nov. 3d., 186 S, on the pre mises of the late Democratic party, de ceased, the following goods, chattels, arti cles and things: A large number of torches, trimmed and filled; seventeen thousand Salt-River tickets, slightly damaged by a mistake of the printer ; sixty kegs of gun powder ; number of United States and Confederate States flags; fourteen thousand empty whisky bottles, and six thousand empty lager beer kegs; ten complete files of the La Crosse Democrat, and seven files of the Reading Adler; sixty reams of naturalization papers, signed, sealed and coffee colored ; Six thousand blank tax receipts; seven hundred photographs of Seymour, and two thousand medals; a large number of banners, suitable for celebrating a political victory, containing pictures of mules, bondholders, roosters and niggers; two barrels of sour kraut ; one hundred and ninety Democratic speeches, franked and ready for mailing; two copies of the United States Constitu tion as it was; sixteen bound copies of depositions taken by the Perks county Whisky - Ring; four thousand posters" retaining the name of .1. Lawrence Getz ; one portrait of a 11CgrO painted on a banner, enjoying the society of the daughter of a white Democrat; two like nesses of little riggers; siz dozen coffee pots; one picture of a black nigger read ing a newspaper whilst a white Demo crat is on his knees before him blacking his boots. Also, all the remainder of the assets of the said deceased, to be sold as a whole or in lots to suit purchasers. Terms cash, or in approved orders on dealers in whisky and lager beer. For further particulars call onl TIORATIO SEYMOUR, FRANK P. BLAIR, Administrators. The General Result The October elections clearly point to the following result for President on the third day of nest month : States. Grant Soymour Rep Mid. MaJ. Flee Maine, 30,000 New H ampshire, 10,000 Vermont, 35,000 Massachusetts, 80,000 Rhode Island, 5,000 Connecticut, 5,000 Now York, 20,000 New Jersey, 3.1100 Pennsylvania, 30,000 Maryland, Delaware, Ohio, 50,000 Indiana, 25,000 Illinois, 50,000 Michigan, 20,000 Wisconsin, 10,000 lowa, 15,000 Minnesota, 10,000 Kansas, 5,000 Nebraska, 3,000 Missouri, 20,000 Nevada, 2,000 Oregon. 1,000 (ioubtfull California, 10,000 Arkansas, 15,000 West Virginia, 10,000 Kentucky, Tennessee, 80,000 North Carolina, 40,0(5) South Carolina, 40,000 Florida, 10.000 Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana 61013 11,00n(doubtful) s,ooo(doubtful) 23,000 G 19,000 96,000 99,000 rant, inn j. 543,000 Honor to Whom • Honor is Due The result of the late election is due as much—if not more—to the eflOrts of the gallant Republicans of strong Democratic counties, such as Berks, Montgomery, Lehigh, Northampton, York, &c., as to any others. Right gallantly did they come up to the work. They largely in creased their vote in most of them.— Their claims to the honors and emolu ments of the party should not be over looked, and he is an ungrateful dastard who does so. They have a hard time of it, and their labors are indeed "labors of love." Our Pyramid I OHIO! MAINE! VERMONT! COLORADO! INDIANA! NEB ASK A! RHODE ISLAND! NEW JERSEY! MASSACHUSETTS! PENNSYLVANIA! NEW HAMPSHIRE! Our Gains. The late elections secures us a Republi can United States Senator from Pennsyl vania in place of Hon. Charles R. Bucka lew, Democrat; and another from Indi ana in place of -Thomas E. Hendricks, Democrat. Dixon, Johnsonite, in Con necticut; will be succeeded by Governor Buckingham, Republican ; and Wiscon sin will next month supplement Doolit tle, another of the same school, by a Radical. Paz La Crease Republican mentions that Dr. Sperry, of De Soto, Wis., Chair man of a Democratic Club, has renounced the Democratic party, and goes for Grant and Colfax. i)em Bloc 13,(Y4 1 .00
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