WEDNESDAY, JULY|2S, 1869.
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR;
non. ASA PACKEB, or Carton county.
FOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT:
Hon. CYRUS L. PERSHING, of Cambria co.
A Yankee and Not a Yanltce.
The Radical newspapers of the State
are all cackling in concert, like a set of
excited hens in a hay loft, over the co*
incidence that our candidate for Gover
nor and their candidate for Supreme
Judge were both born in New England.
They are Jubilant to an excess of jollity
over what they consider the successful'
Bpiking of one of our guns. They seem
to think the fact that Williams was a
Yankee injured him seriously when he
ran before.
It is true that both Asa Packer and •
Henry W. Williams were born in Con- j.
necticut. By birth they are both Yan- ; 1
kees, but there all similarity between
■them ends. Judge Packer came tot
Pennsylvania when a mere boy, with!
only the germs of the noble char- j
acter which his intimate association j
the people of Pennsylvania has
since developed. Apprenticing him
. self to a Pennsylvania carpenter he
learned the trade thoroughly, and help
ed to build numerous tenements still |
standing. Becoming a farmer and mar* [
rying a Pennsylvania girl he took firm j
root in the soil of his adopted State.— j
Engaging in business at an early day ,
in Lehigh Valley he did more Ilian any ,
roan in the Commonwealth to develop :
its vast mineral.resources. A life time ,
• of honest toil and manly endeavor,
. spent in prosecution of great and bene
. iicient enterprises, has enriched many .
besides himself, and given profitable cm- j
' ployment to thousands of working men j
' lor many years together. Asa Packer
never imbibed the pernicious ideas 1
which make so many Yankeesdespicu- .
ble. Jlo spent his boyhood in a purer j
atmosphere, with one whose political j
life was regulated by tiie teachings of ,
Thomas Jefferson. Asa Pucker was
no adventurer seeking a location in ;
which ho might secure political prefer- |
meat, lie is as thorough a Pennsylva
nian as it is possible for any man to be, 1
holding a vast slake in her soM, and .
being a great leader in all that pertains
to her material prosperity and her social
and intellectual advancement.
A College has been endowed by his
princely m,unilie( nee, and the youth of
the Comirfoiiwealtli will for all time to
come, honor ami revere the great, good
and true Pennsylvanian who is to he our
ext (ioveriior.
Henry W. Williams, on the other
hand, is the impersonation of all that is
most despicable in the wandering Yan
kee politician, who starts out, carpet
hug in hand, seeking preferment. Nar
row minded ami bigoted, thoroughly
imbued with all the fanaticism and
unreasonableness of pretentious ami
straight-laced Puritanism, he settled iu
that strong holt! of Radicalism, Ihecity
of Pittsburg. There he had little in
tercourse with natives of Pennsylvania,
hisbusiness being principally confined
to New England manufacturers and
monopolists, who hmj 1 located there for
the sole purpose of making money. He
was pul forward by them as a candi
date for Judge of Allegheny county,
and the Radical party accepted him. In
no true sense of the word is Henry W.
Williams a Pennsylvanian; but in all
things he is a Yunlyt& still, with all the
obnoxious features of that class fully
developed am! dominant over li is entire
nature.
it is not the mere accident of birth
that gives a man character. It is the
principles with which he is imbued that
mould and form him. Henry W. Wil
liams is not lit to be Judge of the .Su
preme Court of Pennsylvania, because
he has nothing iu common with the
people, of the Slate. He is a resilient
foreigner, with only the form of citizen
ship attaching to him. Should he be
elected, he would be governed in his de
cisions by the bigoted and fanatical
views which prevail among his class lu
New England. We want no such
Judges to sit upon our Supreme Bench.
\Vi» lliink we lisivu nuule the dinlina
tion bulWCUll IIII'SC two natives of f'ull
ueelicul ho plain that the most pui'lilim!
liiulleal cun liol fail to f-ce it. Attach
ii)vr liinu-oli’ to tlu' soil of IVmnsylvaiiln
in boyhood, a clean and vigorous Mmol
from Hoiiml Democratic cluck, A n
Rucker hii:i grown w ill l tin* growth of
our great State, uml heroine thoroughly
identified with all its vital inirrcM. I*, 1 *,
ami imbued with liiu spirit of iu peo
ple. 11l* in as perfect a apeeiuien nf the
Reiinsylvnuiuu as ran hr found in the
borders of the ('on; i non wealth. JI eiiry :
\V. Williams came to Pittsburg with!
*>l»i nion•» fully formed in the mould of
tlio most obnoxious fanatieism ; he '
has' lived apart fiom our pinplo, j
having little in!cicoiir..e with them;
and lie is to-day a mere Yankee ad
won liner, ready to do the bidding of his
party r; gaidlesw of the proprieties and
tiie decencies whieii have hentomre
ilistinguhhed the ,J udieiary of our State.
No Pennsylvania Judge ever sat to de
cide a ease in which lie was directly
interested. It was reserved for the
Yankee eurpet-bugger Williams to do
that, lie must he a deseeiidan! of the
Williams who maun far l tired wooden
nutmegs and peddled hickory hams.
IVni. . fialbralUi, Esq.
Wm. -A. ( kdhruilh, JNq., of hide, lias
been appointed Chairman of the Demo
cratic Stale Central Committee. He is
a lawyer of distinguished ability, a man
of the strictest iutogii'y, a geutl email of
linisheiL culture, a sound Democrat 1
young,aoUvc, zealous, untiring, am! one
of the handsomest men in Pennsylva
nia. Jf with all these qualifications he
does not piove to he the right man in
the right place it will he strange in
deed. '1 Jiat'he will party to a
glorious victory we have no doubt. .
The Radical County CommlUcv
AVe publish elsewhere a brief sketch
of the adjourned meeting of the Uadi
cal County Committee, which was held
for the purpose of devising some mean.?
for preventing frauds anil ballot-box
slutting. Not a man made a speech in
tho Committee who did not eitheropi n
ly or tacitly admit that tin- most out
rageous rascalities had been heretofore
practised under tlu- Crawford County
System. It was conceded that candi
dates who were the real choice of the
people, as expressed by llieir votes at
the primary elections, had been deliber
ately couuted out, and the favorites of
the ring substituted in Llieir stead. The
general tone of feeling displayed by Un
loading men of the party was one of a 1
very low older. No one seemed to ex-
pect that honesty would prevail in Un
coming contest. The appointment of
Watchers, George Brubaker declared
would inevitably lead to the disruption
of the party and the placing of two Re
publican ti'-k'i ijii the held. We sup
pose Mr. Brubaker meant that frauds
would be thus laid bare, and discontent
•excited. The S'-<-ne exhibited during
the se.-sion of the OiinmiU.ee was
enough to convince any di.-int<-n- t< d
spectator, that the Radical parly '/ 1, *n
castor county Is fairly rotten in' ilc for
ruption.
That illustrious member of the Rad
ical party, “ Chuck” Roan, was present
at the meeting of the Republican Coun
ty Committee. Jle seemed to be much
interested in the proceedings and Home*
what shocked at the conduct of the
members. Every now and then, when
the war of words waxed hot, he would
exclaim: “look out for the Intelli
gencer to-morrow.”
THFi TiaWoA.STEB WTVFLKLY IHSTTELLIGrEnSTCEB, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23 , 1869.
Who 1b to he fought "with Packer’s
Money ?
The Radicals profeßS to believe that
the coming gubernatorial election will
bo carried by money; that voters are to
be bought np by Packer. Who are in ;
the market? It certainly is not the
Democrats, for they will all vote “the
ticket, the whole ticket,” and nothing
but the ticket; and that without being
bribed to do so. Are the Radical voters
up for sale? We know that many of
the leaders sell themselves as often as a
purchaser can be found. Grant was
bought up by Stewart, and Bone, and
Hoar, and other rich men. Geary was
purchased time and again by the lobby
and the legislative ring. Thad. SteveDS
died with two hundred thousand dollars
of Pacific Railroad bonds in his posses
sion ; and to this day his Executors
have declined to file and swear to an
inventory of his property. The Radi
cal Congress has been repeatedly bought
up by whiskey rings, railroad rings,
Xew England tariff rings, internal im
provement rings, and multitudinous
other rings. Simon Cameron purchased
a scat in tiie United States benate
two years ago; and last year the
Pennsylvania Railroad bought the
place vacated by Buckalew for its
pet solicitor John bcott. Radical mem
bers of our legislature could be bought
during the last session as low as five
dollars a piece. We know the leaders
of the Republican party sell themselves
often, and that they sell themselves
very cheap in Pennsylvania; but are
the masses of the party in this State as
venal and as low priced ? The tone 0 ( f
the Radical press would lead us to be
lieve that they can be bought in droves
for a trilling sum pel- head. Perhaps it
would lie well for the Chairman of the
Democratic Slate Central Committee to
examine into this matter. A few thous
and dollars might bringus many thous
and votes, ami that would simplify
matters amazingly, and insure a ma
jority for Packer and Pershing of just
as many Lbon-anus as may bo deemed
desirable. Ail this blow which Radi
cal newspapers are makingubout Pack
er's money either means that the masses
of tlu-ir party nru as venal as its leaders,
or it means nothing.
Know-Nothing Assaults Ip on Ko.seeruns*;
Jn Ohio tliu Radical papers ure assail
ing (icneral Rosccrans most bitterly on
account or his religious belief. His dis
tinguished services in the war prevent
liis being denounced us a copperhead,
hU high and pure private character
places him fur above all ordinary ns-
Huuits, ami the Radicals are reduced to
t!ie singie desperate and despicable ex
pedient of denouncing him because he
is a Catholic. They hope to rouse the
pnjudieis of narrow-minded bigots 1
against the gallaut soldier and triad ■
patriot, in this method of assault the ;
innate and inedlaceablo meanness oi ;
the Radical party is exhibited to
the world. Thu old leaven of know
nulhingism still lurks like hidden hut
deadly poison in the hearts of the lead
ers of the Republican party. It was re
pressed for a time during the war, when
recruits for the army were so largely
drawn from the ranks of ] rish and tier
man Catholics ; but at the very iirst op
portunity it again Hashes forth in all
its diabolical malignity. The Catholics
of this country have no assurance, that
they will be protected in their rights if
power is continued in Radical hands,
and every foreign born citi/.-n would
hold his dearest privileges by a very in
secure ten me but fur the protecting care
of the Democratic party. The assaults
! unoti General Roseerans show the true
spirit of Radicalism.
Congress lo Fix Things.
The Radicals are not disposed to aC- 1
<|ii!esce in the decision which wasmadc
by the people of Virginia at the pulls.
The Legislature being strongly Con
servative, an attempt will at once be
made to declare vacant the seats of all
who can not take the “iron-elad ” oath.
A "Washington telegram to the Phila
delphia i'o.sY says :
Th-'n* .••i i-ni.s !<> b- no doubt hut that a new
cltM-tibn will W* ordered in Virginia within
the next ten days, unless General Giant
interfere", lor a close canvass shows that n
verv small pi-TO'Uoti ol the newiv elected
mciiihcis ot tin* Virginia Legislature can
take tin* “ Iron-chol " oulli. Certainly no
ijui-runi can take it, and ad the trouble nnd
ex|>en *• n;' n-huldmg liioelcetiou will ensue
ill the d’.striels where the melt) hern elect
e mtioi take ilia “ iron clad.” The Lion. Mr.
Van W\ ck i> in town to night, and on being
flhisi as |o tic* n soli in Virginia alter bis
stumpiii:.'loll'-, said : “oh, it's HO matter;
we will ii\ Ilium-- m t ■■ mgi es-p”
Of course an ulUnipl will be made to 1
“llx tilings in Congress." The States 1
which have been kept out of the Union
m> long will t.wL be admitted if they at- !
t< nipt to come in with conservative
governors or hgiilatures. The Cnlon
is nothing whin weighed 7igaiu.it the
greed of the Radical* for olliee, and
all the poliiie:.l and material inter
ests of the nation will be sacrificed by
the eoirupt crew in Congress in order
that a set of greedy cormorants may be
onabh -1 to fatten on the publicplunder.
We hope t Rant will show that he has
enough of honesty and manhood in his
comp">;Lion to protect the people of
Virginia, who look him at his word and
faithfully carried out their part of the
proposed plan of reconstruction.
deary and tiie Lobby
There are many Republicans In Penn
sylvania who would peremptorily refuse
to vote for the re-election of the legisla
tive ~i oo.-.ter.-'" and ‘‘pinchers’’ who
made merchandise of their positions
last winter. Vit the Heard of the very
worst of tinui is better than that of
John W. (leary, whose signature was
appended to every infamous bill which
the si-orvy scoundrels passed, deary
was n nominated by them. They pack
ed the convention with, delegates .select
ed by them.-.elvcs. should deary he
re elected the rascality and corruption
which has so completely disgraced the
good oid (.'omnmnweullb of Pennsylva
nia will continue to sweep on umdieek
aud unabated. The only hope for re
form lies in the election of that hon
est high-toned gentleman Asa Packer,
deary has sold himself out to the lobby
—Asa Packer would be beyond its ap
proach. Let every honest Republican
remember that, when lie goes to tin
polls.
Tin: Kx])rcss does not dare lo'publish
the account of Asa Packer’s prompt and
liberal aoti-m when the Statu, of Penn
sylvania was invaded. It contents it
self with a garbled extract and throe
quarters of a column of misrepresenta
tion of the truth. It ignores the fact
that Mr. Packer owns nearly the whole
stock of the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
and tries to produce the impression that
the money he gave did not come out of
his own pocket, p. rlmps that is the
best that could be -expected from the
Editor of the Express. He is an adept
at making his pen do the work of falsi
fication. He learned the art early in
■ life to Ins detriment and disgrace.
fc'-Kc it kta itv Fox gives up the contest
iu Ohio, and admits that Ros&craus will
be elected by a majority whereof the
expres.-ion will require more than four
ligun s. The whole of Oraut’s Cabinet
give up Pennsylvania. The.big grain
harvest of this yeur will be followed by
an immense fruit crop, and a round of
glorious Democratic victories, if our
full vote is brought to the polls in Oeto
• be r.
VV.«n-:x the name of \V. W. Hopkins,
i. .q., was called in the Radical County
Committee, on tiie motion to table the
amondrn'-nis to the rules governing
primary elections, some loud-mouthed
Thug from the rural districts shouled
“ aye," and Mr. Hopkins, who was not
proewd., wu-i recorded as so voting.—
What a penchant for illegal voting these
fellows have.
Tjm; next .State elections will be in
Kentucky, August ‘J ; Alabama, August
J; Tennessee, August h ; Montana, Au
gust 10.
Where Geary Has Been,
“ The people all know where Geary
was daring the war,” cry the Radical
ewspapers.
Yes! And the people know where he
has been since.
In the Gubernatorial Mansion, hand
in glove with the “roosters” and
“ pinchers” of the most infamously cor
rupt legislatures that ever assembled.
in the Executive chambers, issuing
previous pardons for felons who richly
deserved to spend a life time in the pen
itentiary ; signing swindling bills of
the most outrageous character; appro
ving acts by which extra pasters and
folders, and other useless and illegally
appointed officials,were paid out of the
State Treasury; conniving with the
legislative thieves and helping to steal
many thousands of the dollars wrung
from an over-taxed people; issuing
supplementary proclamations to enable
the ignorant boor Covode to oust the
Hon. Henry D. Foster from his seat in
Congress; signing the outrageous and
unconstitutional bill which abolished
a judicial district, at the bidding of that
corrupt lobbyist, Bster Herdic; recom
mending the ratification of the. negro
sufirage amendment, and forcing it
through the legislature ; sharing in the
profits of passenger railway schemes in
Philadelphia, pipe monopolies in the
Western part of the State, and other
paying pieces of rascally legislation.
The people of Pennsylvania know
where Geary has heen. The inllated
stories which were told about his mar
tial prowess have been pricked by the
spear of truth, and have collapsed into
nothingness. The boasted battle above
the clouds has turned out, when seen
in the light of authentic history, to be
only the unsubstantial fiction of a news
paper reporter’s fruitful fancy. The
blare of trumpets which deafened the
ears of the masses in ISM are not heard
iu lsoti. We do not see whole columns
of sentimental twaddle arrayed under
military captious. The favorite ap
pellation of the “Hero of Lookout
Mouutaiu” is no moreapplied to Geary ;
and the .Radical press of Pennsylvania
is constrained to‘own up to the lying
game of brag, which it played so suc
cessfully just after the war ended.
Geary is not running now on a news
paper war record. That lun dissolved
“like the basHesp fabric of a vision.”—
Having obtained a renomiuation
through the agency of the ‘‘roosters”
and “pinchers” who packed the .Radical
State Convention, he must stand or fall
by his official record as Governor. That
lias been so corrupt and so completely
unsatisfactory that thousands of honest
and conscientious Republicans will re
fuse to vote for him, and will support
instead that thoroughly upright, and
inflexibly honest man Asa Packer.—
John W. Geary, the friend ami assistant
of the legislative “roosters” and “pinch*
era” will he promptly repudiated by
the people of Pennsylvania in October.
Wooing Uie Dutch and irish,
The £.rj)rcss undertakes to repel tho
charge of pioscriplivtness by asserting
that the Republican organization in
The only party in this oounlry which i*
pledged to uphold impartial justice and
equal rights-m all men, without regard to
raee, nationality or religious bedel'.
Wo know the Radicals have made a
loud blow about “ impartial justice and
equal rights” eversinee they have been
engaged in their attempt to enforce the
odious doctrine otMsegro Kqualiiy. But,
all their high-sounding rhetoric has
been exhausted upon the African. Does
the K.vj)rcss remember the brutal de
nunciations of foreigners indulged in by
Fisher, and lteiuoehl, and other Radi
cals two years ago, when Julin Hick
man’s proposition to strike the. word
white from the Constitution of Penn
sylvania, was before our State Legisla
ture? Has it forgotten how Irish and
Germans were declared to bemoreuufil
to exercise the right of suffrage than the
black harharian9 who had just been freed
from tho thralls of slavery ? Just now,
when defeat stares the Radicals of
Pennsylvanja in the face, they would
like to cover up the damning record of
their proscriptive, church-burning par
ty.
Winn tho Dt %11 w '■ s sick the Devii a ilnnU
would he ;
When lie- lk-vd was well lie Devil a Monk
win he.
Caste and Amalgamation,
Rowen, the Radical Mayor of Wash*
ington city, who inoksonienf the negro
(Muneiltneu of Washington to Geliys*
burg with him, and fmced them into
the same dining room ith while peo
ple, thus advocates mixed schools, mixed
assemhiages uml mixed society gener
al!/, Says he in his recent school mes
sage:
“The breaking down of ail rush- ill'! 1 no
tions is one of lie- great missions of the
A morican people, mid thesooner all clu.-ows
‘conquer their piejudices ’ and accept the
Hilmumn, the bi-tl-r fur nil roiieeniefl. All
children should be ediK.und as the children
of American citizen-, the fulure sovereigns
of the Republic, aud should be taught to
ignore edi--class dHiinelions.’’
And again :
“As to the suggestion in icgard to the
minghn-: of the two races together in the
same s- linols, it has the merit oppraclic.i
bility, and, at the -amo t imo, of. -p. nirig the
door for the gradual exit of existing pieju
dlccs.”
Rowen is a little in advance of the
Republicans of Pennsylvania, but the
whole party is traveling tlu* same road,
and unless there ie a speedy change it
will not be long until those who vote
theßndical ticket will be forced to cornu
up to Rowell's present stand point. He
distinctly enunciates a purpose on the
part of the Radical leaders to 41 break
down nil caste distinctions,” and sug
gests that to tilvot it "all chiidien,"
including young white females in the
Public Schools, a fur being forced into
them by operation of laws invoked by
Congress, "should J-u taught there to
ignore all class distinctions.” .And he
looks forward with pleasure to the time
when Lliis shall lead to a 11 mingling of
races." The masse:-, of tiie Republican
party can see where they are being car
ried by tiie leaders of the organization.
Wk have watched tiie Radical
newspaper press carefully to see what
chaiges they would bring against our
candidates. Not a disparaging word
has been spoken against Cyrusyrus L. Persh
ing, amW/m ?'iov they have been aide to
say against Judge Packer is that lie is
rich, and the worst that he acquired his
wealth honestly. It is evident that the
Radicals will be very short of ammuni
tion during the present, campaign.
/V whole room full of bears, such as
the one which has been delighting the
urchins of our city for some days, would
make up a peaceful ami orderly assem
blage when compared to the meeting of
the Radical County Committee, of
whicli 'Mi give a slight sketch else
where. Such a bear garden we never
saw before.
Till-: Radicals in Wilmingtou, N. C.,
are in a wrangle over a candidate for
the Legislature. One wing, composed
of blacks, has nominated a white man
and the other wing, composed of whites,
has nominated a black man, and tiie
fight js-fierce, leading even to fisticuffs.
Ruck, the carpet-bag candidate for
Congress in the Selma (Ala.) District, is
the incumbeut at the present time of no
less than five oilices,—State, Federal,
and municipal, the aggregate salaries of
which amountto?lo,OOOannuuliy. That
is bucking the State to some purpose.
A Washington letter writer declares
that Forney confidently expects to be
the next carpet-bag Senator from North
Carolina, and that iu order to make a
pbow of having some interest in the
State, he hup purchased some turpentine
lauds there.
Cattell, despairing of re-election
the Senate, is really contemplating to
remove to Philadelphia and to shake
from off his feet the dust of the ungrate
ful Jerseymen.
Asa Packer's War Becord,
The Express seems to be in doubt as
to where Asa Packer stood duriDg the
war. It does not charge him with dis
loyalty, but it puts a set of questions in
such shape as to insinuate doubts. It
says:
When traitors made war upon the gov
ernment and sought to destroy it, we all
know where General Geary was found.
Can anybody inform us what Mr. Packer’s
position was upon the great issue of the
maintenance or the overthrow of the gov
ernment which bad piotected him, and un
der whicb|be had become one of the wealth
iest men within its boundaries? We know
he did not volunteer in the military ser
vice, but this may not be a just cause of re
proach against him if in other ways he
gave bis aid and influence to encourage
and uphold tho bands of those who were
struggling in'council and field to preserve
the lile of the nation. Was his aid and in
fluence so given? Was his voice raised in
denunciation of the traitors and for the en
couragement of these who were volunteer
ing to uphold the cause of their country?
Of his twenty millions of dollars did he
ever contribute the amount of the income
of a single day lor the equipment of troops
i or to the funds of the .Sanitary Commis
; sion ?
We happen to be able to answer all
the anxious inquiries of the Express in
a manner which cannot fail to be per
fectly satisfactory to its most loyal
reader. The following extract from the
Carbon Democrat a paper published at
the home of Judge Packer, where all
the facts stated are well known, meets
every question raised by our neighbor,
and seal 3 its mouth on the war record
of the Democratic candidate forever.
On Sunday afternoon, June 28, 1803, a
spontaneous, enthusiastic and large gather
ing of the people of Mauch Chunk was held
in the Court House at that place. A fierce,
bloody, bitter, uncertain ccntiict was rag
ing at Gettysburg, from which came hour
ly dispatches telling tales of horror and of
the butchery of noble men. The gathering
we speak of was very naturally converted
iutou war meeting, and patrioticaud tender
and tearful speeches were made by many
citizens of the place, livery soul seemed
full of the agony of suspense, trembling lest
the sun should go down upon a defeated
Federal Army, and the cause of-tbo Union
be irrecoverably lost. Urgent appeals wore
made to the young men to go to the aid of
their fellows, and help in the nation's ex
tremity. The morning and the meridian
of thut day were dark and foreboding.—
From the Capital to the extremity of
telegraphic communication, one dread, ter
rible fear seized hold ot the people lest the
great buttle of the war should result against
us. At the meeting in (juesllcn, umid all
the efforts of burning eloquence and the
tears of sympathetic and patriotic women
not a man moved ■' At length there arose
in the uudiencea man of matureyeurs wlin
gray head, and a hearing as of oue of Na
ture’s own noblemen—a man who never
made speeches. All eyes were bent upon
him, and amid perfect silenco lie said:
“Kvery man, now In tho employ ot the
Lehi-h Valley Hall Hoad Company, who
will volunteer fur his country in this her
hour of proving need, shall recoive his reg •
iilur monthly pay ami retaiu his situation
until his return, us if ho were present and
working each day.” Tho effect was most
woudyrluh Over a hundred men volun
teered at once, and In a few hours wwe
fully equipped anil speeding oyer tue Le
high Valley Hail Hoad to the scene of war,
Need we say, that man was Asa Packkh.
Honesty and fairness would seem to
require the Express to publish the above
extract. If it does not intend intention
ally to deceive its readers it will find
room fur tb“ truth in its columns. We
wait to sec whether it will have the
manliness to do justice to a political op
ponent. Not alone at the great crisis
alluded to did Asa Packer lend his aid
and influence to sustain the Union
cause, lie was an unflinching support
er of that cause at ail times and under
all circumstances, contributing lurgely
of his means to aid in putting down the
rebellion. We hope the doubts of the
Exj>r< tut are fully solved.
The Uadlcals and the Fenians,
The Committee of Fenians which
called upon- the members of Grant’s
Cabinet the other jlay, to urge thatsome
action be taken to procure the release of
certain of our naturalized citizens now
eomlned in Kuglish dungeons were
most brutally repulsed. Attorney Gen
eral Hoar told Co). 'NVurren and bis
compatriots that all the men who went
to Canada dining the raid were a set of
thieves and scoundn;G, deserviugof any
punishment whichfmight befall thepi.
The excitement aiidNljsgust in benian
circles is intense, and men who voted
for Grant now cursehim as an imbecile.
Xo Fenian will vote a Radical ticket
this fall. - One experiment of that kind
ought tc be '’suJlieient to satisfy any
Irishman.
Our Sponging President,
(iraut, if not a miser, is certainly both
a saving man and one of the greediest
money getters in the country. He liaa
shown himself ready to accept presents
of any and every description, aud is re
puted to have made large sums by spec
ulating iu stocks uuder the direction of
shrewd managers on Wall Street. He
made the ti ip to Cape May and Long
Rranch on a government steamer to
save expense*; and a member of his
family la said to havo been paid the
stiugHiim ofjdOjUnn by the hotel keepers
at the latter place for inducing him to
visit that fushiouablo resort. Of course
the whole party are dead-beaded at all
the hotel-, and treated to the richest
viands and the costliest wines. Such a
spectacle of Hpougiug is disgusting aud
disgraceful.
A Sharp Uebuke.
Tiie radical jack-daws finding noth
ing in the military or civil career of
Gen. ltosecraus, which they may defile
with their filthy beaks, now peck at his
religion. The Pittsburg Chronicle thus
rebukes these foul ami malignant crea
tures: "An Ohio republican paper, in
the rural districts, objects to theelectiou
of General Itoeecrans, the Democratic
candidate for Governor of that State,on
the ground that ‘he is a most devoted
Catholic,’ That i& native Americanism
cropping out with a vengeance. Since
his ‘ loyalty ’ could not be impugned,
religion must be lugged in to injure
him. What a dirty business politics
has become in this country.’’
It is explained by an obsequious cor
respondent that the President’s order,
excluding the public from the grounds
belonging to the White H&tfcje, was is
sued for the purpose of giving the fami
ly opportunities for healthful exercise,
without being disturbed by outsiders.
Under all Presidents the public have
been accustomed to enjoyment opthese
spacious parks. Rut the imperial fami
ly could not bear the gaze of vulgar
plebeians even at adistance- This same
correspondent, iu the very next para
graph, states tWt 44 the President’s
family will be absent all summer!”—
While they are using a jvur ship for a
pleasure yacht, the public are, at the
same lime, excluded f-om the White
House grounds,
Tin-: Exprtss .-ays it has not seen any
denunciation of General Rosecrana on
account of his religious belief in the.
Radical newspapers of Ohio. Does its"
editor read the Pittsburg Gazette 1 If
he does he can not fail to have noticed
its denunciation of certain Republican
newspapers of Ohio. The Gazette is a
very Radical paper, hut it thinks this is
not the time to open a new crusade
upon Catholics and foreigners, So it
rebukes those of its party in Ohio who
are doing this evil thing. If the Radi
cal newspapers of Ohio were not guilty
how comes it that the Gazette found it
necessary to lake them to task? Can
the £jj)rcss answer?
The Pittsburg Chronicle (Radical)
takes the Republican papers of Ohio to
task for the assaults upon General
Rosecratw o r n account of religion. It
says:
•* Wheu the Democrats do uot nominate
a soldier for office, they Jail to do so because
they are dmioyal, and wheu they do Dom*
nate a-soldier, as iu the case of General
Rosecrans, of Ohio, why, he is a Catholic!
In that Stale the clamor is raised that after
the battle of Chlckamouga he refused to
allow a Catholic church to be used as a hos
pital. Certainly our Republican friends
are hard to please.’’
If Ben. Butler gets into the Senate
in 1871, he is likeiy there to meet Mr.
Audrew Johnson ; and there is a lively
prospectofinterestingproceediDgeabout
that time.
.“Big Injun” “Hans Geary.” <( Ugh.”
John W. Geary is the most contemp
tible demagogue in 111 United States.
Ever since he has occupied the guber
natorial chair he has done little else than,
spend his timein 'raming petty devices
to force himself upon the attention of a
public which has no regard for him.
There has scarcely been a public gath
ering hny where in the State which he
has not attended. Had he not been a
boor and an ignoramus, he might thus
have gained some popularity with those
who are flattered by the notice of pub
lic characters. But he has shown so
little tact that he has become a perfect
laughing stock. Two or three yea r s
ago he intruded himself upon the Hans
Groff Association of this county, and
made such a ridiculous speech that
even his strongest party friends who
were present were ashamed of him. —
He capped the climax of absurdity by |
expressing the wish that his name was j
Hans Geary, at which the honest Ger- ]
mans present laughed in his stupid face, i
He joined the Good Templars, beiDg j
initiated in the Gubernatorial mansion J
on the ocoaaion of a meeting of the order ,
at Harrisburg. To impress that body ;
with his zeal in temperanpe he pro- ;
nounced himself to be unequivocally! n ;
favor of a prohibitory liquor law; and !
protested that he had not tasted liquor ,
since he was seven years old. How ;
bald and barefaced a lie that was, those ;
who have seen him in his cups on the !
“Old Portage Road” and in the army j
can testify, as well as the Germans of;
Erie with whom he drank divers glasses
of beer at a sitting during the last cam
paign, getting off in his inebriety the
silly toast which ran the rounds of the
newspapers at that time,
Coming to Lancaster during the
Sh&rswood campaign, he found some
excitement against the fanatical Yan
kee'Williams, and he straightway for
got his pledges to the Good Templars
took the other track, and'“soft-sawder
ed” the liquor men, assuring them of his
entire sympathy with them.
Though he never did an honest day's
work since his mojority, being too luzy,
be sought occasion to join the Ameri
can Mechanics, a .secret order which
proscribes every foreign born Mechanic
in the State of Pennsylvania. In short
there is not a secret order in e:;ijtenco
! within the bounds of the Common-
wealth, to which he could possibly oh*
tain admission, which ho has notjo.iued,
with the hope that the members of the
different societies would vote for him.
The other day the highly respectable
Order of Red Men had a meeting at
Harrisburg, and Cleary was on the look
out for voces as usual. After intruding
himself upon a meeting p? the society
and inflicting one of his stupid speeches
upon those assembled, he literally
begged to be initiated into the mysteries
of the Association. The request was
granted, and the next day he rode
through the streets of Harrisburg wear
ing the regalia of the Order, and sim
pering and bowing to the crowd in hi-j
vainest and most ostentatious man
ner. The men of Harrisburg laughed
jat Hans Geary in the costume aud
| character of the ‘ big injun,” while |
! the boys in the streets shouted “ hi hi,” ;
i aud pointed their Augers at him as he
: passed 1 . The chief of tlxe order of Red
•Men has since published a card explain- :
ing the matter, aud repudiating the
idea that Geary’s admissiou to the so
. eieiy had the slightest political signifi
cance. The despicable demagogue who
1 hoped to catch a few votes by forcing
, himself mto their society wiil flnu him*
I self greatly mistaken. Geary’s low
, demagoguism, his vanity, his stupidity,
his want of honesty and his utter un
-1 truthfuinepß have disgu>ted the decent
i men of his own party so completely
1 that multitudes of them will repudiate
him.
A Death in drain*':* Family
Death lias entered the domestic circle
of the chief of the nation, and robhed
him of one of the moat valued members
of his family. A telegram to the Asso
ciated Press reads as follows :
Washinoton. July -2.— A post mortem
examination was made this afternoon of
President Grant's trotting nnd breed mare
Ada, which died after several hours’ sick
ness this morning, she could trot her mile
in 2.22. There being suspicion of vegetable
poisoning, the stomach has been sent to tho
army medical museum lor analysis.
A special telegram to the Harrisburg
Patriot gives a fuller account of this
calamity, and of the effect produced by
It in HaOical circles }u Washington. It
says:
Wamunoton, July-2.—Tlr* protruded
absence of tiie President la very severely
commented upon by Radical politicians
from Virginia and Tennessee, who are here
awaiting un inturvlow. They ex pruss them
selves much dissatisfied at ills seeming dis
interestedness in Iho Interest of the party.
Virginia Republicans attributollielr defeat
to his in gleet, and chargo that kn will al
low the .Mississippi oleelion tc go bj T de
fault m a like manner. They sarcastically
console each other with the hope that the
death of his favorite horse will bring him
back to Washington, when, if not overcome
with grief, he may possibly give them an
audience un business which they consider
of vital importance to those who placed
him in nowor.
It seems, however, that the President
does not intend to abandon himself en
tirely to grief. Another telegram to the
Associate press, says :
In response to a telegram fromiPresident
Grant his ••urrinTp hnrsesj\Egvpt and Cin
cinnati, v. .i. !'o u.y sent toy Long Rranch,
Let u.- h - that the grave delibera
tions to ! 0 held af tiie Army Medical
Museum over the stomach of the Presi
dent’s mure, the expenses of which
will be defrayed by tiie taxpayers, may
result in shedding tiie full light of
science upon the subject of investiga
tion, and in the discovery of the causes
which led to the entrance of the King
of terrors into the sacred precincts ol
the presidential family. By the way ;
how are “than pups.” L’annot the
agent of tiie Associated Press inform
the public.
Was It a Radical Plot?
The Reading Eagle has the fuliowing
in reference to the attempt whicli was
made, between Harrisburg ami Leba
non, to throw the train of:’the track
which carried the Packer Association
of Philadelphia:
On Thursday last as the Asa Packer Club
of Philadelphia were on their way home
from the Nominating Convention .-it Har
risburg, an attempt was made to throw the
train lrom the track, near Palmyia, on tue
Lebanon Valley Railroad, !.->■ placing a
railroad lie across the 'ruck, l-’ortunalelv
the rails were smooth and no curve at tlnu
point; the lie was pushed by the engine
along the track under the cow catcher for
some distance, but the locomotive was kept
on the truck and the engine reversed. The
obstruction was removed with difiicultv,
being firmly wedged in front of the wheels
with the weight of the engine resting on it.
The Packer Club took the limber with them
to Philadelphia, presuming it to have been
mount as a token of kind legurd towards
them.
A purse of ?20 was made up aud present
ed to Mr.-Fealker, the engineer, to whose
skill In the management o! the engine the
safety of the passengers was attributed.
As the train was moving at a high rale of
speed ut the time of the accident, a terrible
destruction of life would have beeu the con
sequence had the cars uoeu thrown from
the track, they being numerous and well
filled both from Harrisburg and further
West.
Was this a Radical plot to destroy the
lives of somt of the strongest arid most in
fluential Democrats in the State? It ap
pears so. When did the Democracy ever
resort to such a diabolical measure to rid
themselves of political enemies? If this is
the manner in which the campaign is to be
conducted, the Democracy hayo reason to
be extremely cautious uutil after the Octo
ber election. Th® wretches who would en
danger thelives of hundreds pf unoffending
persons to gratify their political malice
against a few, would stop at no crime prom
ising pecuniary or other advantages. Look
out ior Radical assjtssjns in the coming
campaign!
From Capo May comes a report that
tho daughter of Ex-Secretary Borie had
distinguished herself from
drowning a gentleman who had ventur
ed beyond his depth.' Miss BoHe is said
to be a strong bold swimmer, and see
ing a human life in danger she went
promptly to the assistance of the drown
ing man, and seizing him by the hair
of the head brought him to a place of
Bafety. Why not make Miss Borie Sec
retary of the Navy?
EOS*. CYRUS 1. PEBSHLVG. |
The Johnstown Democrat published at Aldany , Linn co., Oregon, )
the home of Mr. Pershing, gives the follow- JuDe 29th 18C9. j
ing interesting sketch of the life of onr can-' To wt 0 wit kout haTin g seen the
d.date for Judge of.the Supreme Court: Tall of the Willametto wou]a be TisiUn g
Cyrus L. Pershing, the Democratic nom* , «««. T,. !na ,
inoe for Supreme Judge, was born in Germany without seeing the Rhine, for
Youngstown, Westmoreland county, Pa., what the Hudson is to New York, the Sus
in the year 1525, and is now about 44 years auehanna to Pennsylvania, and the Rhine
of age. His father moved to Johnstown in to Germany, the Willametto is to Oregon,
the year IS3O, and died in Apnl, 1836. A ... *•
business connection which he had formed surpassing in primitive wildness of scenery,
E roved unfortunate, and the property which even the most romantic scenes of the form
o had accumulated in a life of energy and j er. This valley in magnitude and yot un
industry, was sold under the hammer to i i
pay pnrmership debts. The mother and her | deTelo P ed resources cannot but stnke tho
three sons, of whom our candidate was the 1 traveler as possessing extraordinary ad
eldest, were thus left in destitute circum vantages.
stances, but she was not one of those to re- T . . ,
pine under the blows of adversity. Pos- -Leaving the City of Portland, we take
sessed of an energy of character which rose one of those flat-bottomed little steamers
superior to misfortunes, she, with the assist- so peculiarly adapted to the shallow waters
anceoffriends.establishedasmallbusiness, ft r this rivpr
and thus supported herself and family! „„ * t commeno ° our lour U P
While attending tliis grocery store Mr. Per- j or^uous winding to Oregon City, at tho
shing was made assistant at the Johnstown foot of the falls. Here is Some of the wild
weigb-lock at a salary of §2O per month, eat scenery along tho entire course The
during tho navigable season ; and subse- river rollg down over ruggea r * hi . h
quently, iu 1842-3, was appointed by Gen- . . .. . . hh CK -» wnicu
eral Potts one of bis clerks in the Collector’s ook aa had been promiscuously
office iu this place. From these employ- | tumbled into the channel by’ some unac
raents our candidate deiived the funds countable convulsion of nature cuusing
which enabled him to enter Jefferson Col- i thß wule r to seethe and boil, in one sheet of
lege ut Canonsburg, Pa. t this institution ,
: bo prosecuted his studies during the winter e , o n over their broken and
j term of each year, clerking or teaching dur- . jugged edges a distance of about lo’ feet to
1 ing the summer. On this subject the Pitts- j the level below. This is a complete inter
burgh Chronicle truthfully says: •• It is ruption , 0 navigation and the Portland
1 evidence of the energy of character possess- 1 , . c ,
; ed by Mr. Pershing, that, though a poor I boat transfers her passengers and freight,
! boy, without the assistance of friends, he i by means of a portage, to the river above
; made hia own way through college, and ■ the falls where another boat receives them.
! grafted with honor to himself and his | A break-water and basin have been here
piofessors.” This was in 1b43. In 1849 . , „ ,
Mr. Pershing entered the office of Judge : constructed, at an expense of about }200,000,
’■ Black, in Somerset, Pa., and together with j and are called the Upper Willamette. Our
; B o Wito“aq!or , Beaver! , 3Sw“nd« “ tho Albany,” is 130
! that distinguished statesman and jurist. ! testlong and -8 feet wide, having a saloon
Alter a thorough examination by a com- , on tho upper deck whioh is divided into
I mittee of tour of the leading lawyers of the three compartments • one for ladies which
; Somerset Bar, in which Judge Gilmore, serves as a sitting room and sleepiug apart
ot layette, then holdingCourUuSomerset, , * . , apart
I also participated, Messrs. Wilson and Per , mG nt, the berths being placed along the
I shiug were admitted to the Par in Xovem- , sides one above the other; 2d, thediuing
, her, 1850, (ien. Colfroth hayiug been admit- room similarly provided with berths for
ted at the previous term. ' gentlemen, and ilualiy tho gentlemen's sit-
In 18oG Mr. Pershing was nominated as f. . ' J
the Democratic candidate for Congress iu , IID 3 smoking room near the bow. The
the district composed of tho couutics of boat presents the apponrance of a two-
Somerset, Cambria, Blair, and Huntingdon, storied hotel, and is so constructed that she
1 his distriot prior to that time, was consld- -
ored certain for a majority ol 2500 against drawa onl y 1S lncbcs of water, when not too
the Democratic party, ami in 1854 Colonel heavily’ laden, and only 31 feet when full, i
John H. Edit 1 , the competitor of Mr. per- But notwithstanding this peculiar construe-j
shing, had been elected by a much , tion aod light draught n Mill remains a
i larger majority. Mr. Pershing was noun* ~ . ° . i
i tinted lute in tho campaign, but went m,utcr astonishment how even such a I
ito work at once to canvass his largo : bont can make her way over the bars of this j
j district, .and addressed many public meet- river, whicli nt some places aro not over 3
ings up to the October election. Notwith- faM <u „, ( i • 1
“ .. .1 •. . .. T , . , , leet neon at tms time—the river beimr vc-rv i
stunding the excitement ot a Presidential * , , , 1 . UJ " :
contest, und llio closeness with which par- lovv ‘ * wo got through, with only* two 1
ily lines were drawn, Mr. Pershing ran fur or three ‘ ii-grouiulingu,” as lar as Salem,
! ahead of his parly, and wasdel'ealed by the whicli is «omo an miles above, and which'
: meagre majority of 281 votes. Iu 1858 Mr, ~ ftll/ _ , , . ,
l-ershing was again nomlnam.i for Con- d lak " “'“’l* il,mrs reueh
-1 grass, but tho unfortunate dissensions of 'bwv along tho river is not very in- j
■ that year brought disaster to tho Democrat- .teresting owing to tho thick timber
;lc ticket. State and Congressional, and Mr which abounds on both banks and com
, Pershing was deieated, Hon. S. S. Blair bo- .. , , ~, , . ,
ing the successful candidate. - c <>»<.“!■ out tho feiule lulls ami val
j In 1801 Mr. Pershing was nominated and leys, which are near it. This monotony of
elected to the Dt*si«laluro. lie was re- 1 timber und water is only hero ami thoro
elected in leu2, 18J3, 1801 and lbt»s, serving broken, as wo reach tho towns and villages
for live successive terms. Duriugthe whole ' h , h a ,, llft r ,. . ’
!of his service at Harrisburg ho was a mom- , * hic “ ar ® 8l^ u ‘ ty 011 , buukH of lhu nvt ‘ r .
J bor of the Commiltco of Wjiys and Means, Ibe llrst of theio is Oregon City, at tho
] the Judiciary, and other important com- falls, beautifully’situated on a narrow level
j initiees. At tho Session of lN'3, the only comjiletoly overshudowod by a basalt blulf,
ouo in which tho Democrats were in a ma- ... • . . f .. ,
! jority, Mr. Pershing was Chairman of tho H uu 11 "ol rock immedM.ely
i Committee on Federul Relations, and at tho back ol tho town. Tho place is a mere vil
' succeeding Session was tho Demoorutic lago yet, but may’ become a place ol sumo
j nominee lor Speaker of tho House. Iu tho ,| OU ,, aller the contemplated Valley Kail
U-gialaturo Mr. Pending was an acknowl. bl) llni , hcd . As mudl L , UII bo saiJ
edged leader, and enjoyed in a rare do
- greo the O' nfldenco aud personal esteem of towns m Oregon j for while the
his follow members without distinction people have shown an extraordinary degree |
of party. Here too he wus brought into t) f enterprise ami uyte in tho location and '
ciiitact with many uf the leading men 01 the bolulo r lL( , ir town lb hllvl , ~.u l
State, who, relying upou his acknowledged f , i
1 honesty aud u'uilily, committed Important contend with difficulties such as are ca.cu- ,
I interests to his care. As a legislator Mr. i luted to disoonrage even tho most energetic,
I Pershing attended to every interest of his nol Un* least of which is the want of the
I . menm. of --nunie.dien wiil, each utber |
ami without llio least relerence to the po- ttnd tin outei A.uild jy a good sy s.em ol
i litical.sentimonts of those whose business railroads, and nothing short of a perfect i
! he was called upon to transact. system of railroads will over develop the !
We do not propose to review Mr. Pers.r , rio , H . a of lhis Slttle whi , h , ;n „. r01 „., Sll
mg's legislative career. On all the great "
party issues of the day, ho is where he bus-, bidden, owing to that wAnt.
. always been, with the Democratic party.-', Salem, 5-J miles above Portland, the sec-
We omit from Ibis brief sketch many inci- ()ml impultalltL . in lbu HUUo eli .
dents which would be read with interest.— . * .111- >
Tiie nomination of Mr. Pershing for Su- B lb ly situated on an exlendeil plain, and
prcuio Judge was unsought by him. Of his contains the State government buildings, a
election we entertain no doubt, and in that | penitentiary, a number of lino brick build
event ho will bring to the discharge 01 uis j ugs _ w i)jcli are comparatively rare in this
responsible dune* that ware, energy, and * 1 ,
lidelitVi which have made for him ttie char ; country ns yet fine broad s.roots, largo
acicr he now enjoys. ! stores, several hotels, and a population of
High CoinpUmcnttoOurCaimidaU’s from 1
a Religious Journal,
The PrcxOytcrian Jlqnncr, published
at Pittsburg, says of Asa Packer :
In PrO.' Mr. Packer founded at South
Bethlehem a scientific school, under Epis
copal control,called the Lehigh Universitj”,
uud enclosed it with a tract of land fifty
&cic3 in extent, uud with C-oUO.Ouu in money,
and it is believed he intends giving an ad
ditional s;>'j(),OuO, tnakingcuo milhonof dol
lars. lie is said to be a man of most ex
emplar private life, who dispenses his
charities with a most liberal hand.
Of Mr. Pershing ;
Ever sinco being admitted to (he bar he
has resided in Johnstown, where he has
met with complete success, and has ulways
maintained the highest reputation for integ
rity and Christian character. He is an able
iuwver. lie is an Elder in
From A lbany a ride of id inilea overn lino
level prairie road brings us to one of those
pioneer farms, of which there uro so many
in the new country. The pioneer proprietor
of the furtn was n man übout t!7 years of ape,
who came to this State in 1 »sr>ll when it was
a barren unsettled country, and tool: whut
isknown us a claim. This claim consisted in
ono-half section or 3-0 acres of land selected
by himself from a vast amouut of yet un
claimed lands lying idle on these vast
plains. Hero lie was with a family of eight
children, after a trip of live months over the
deserts of our continent, without a sheltor,
except that which tho covers of his ox
wugons atlbrded, one bundled miles from
nay settlement of note, surrounded by
wolves, wild cals, bears, deers ami Indians,
lie set about building a house, and to this
day tlnil__hou.se .still remains what it has
been for 1G long years, the seat of content
and happiness: It's low, humble slab roof
still is the hospitable covering for ilio weary
traveller, and its well-stocked larder—the
products of the 100 acre farm—is still at llio
disposal of tho hungry wayfarer, who is
of auy Secretary of the >avy. These J over welcome to eater tho low door-way ul
Radical newspapers should agree ou j tho pioneer’d cabin. Wo wahder out over
some plausible story when they want the broad llelda and behold with delight the
to delude the public. heavy waving grain ripening ip tho sum-
tho Presbyterian church of Johnstown and
.Superintendent of its Sabbath School. L'or
four years he occupied u prominent place
in the Pennsylvania Legislature, and no
longue has dared lo whisper the slightest
intimation of corruption against him.
The Radical newspapers are devising
vurious excuses for Grunt's employ
ment of a United states steamer to carry
himself and family about to fashionable
watering places. Ono Journal says the
Tallapoosa was ordered homo to bring
stores. Stores from Havana? Havana
cigars for Ulysses, we suppose. Another
savs ‘•he was needed to carry stores
North I Was there no seaworthy ves
sel at the connnaud of the Department
which could have performed this ser
vice? It is also given as a reason for
the return of the Tallapoosa from a for
eign station, that she was required by
the Secretary of the Navy to mate his
annual tour of the navy yards. This,
however, will be the first annual tour
mer sun ; we rec'ino under tho overspread
TilK \ IHGINIA carpet-baggers have i jngouk and willow, drinkingiu the beauties
•ongregateil in Washington whore they I 0 f nature, wishing wiililn ourselves that this
have organized for the purpose of pre- feeling might last forever. Tho landscupe
venting the State from being admitted is one of the most pleasing n imvo over
to the Union. It is said they have re- witnessed. There to the West, at a distance
ceived encouraging assurances from !of 50 miles and yet in full unobstructed
many Itadical members of Congress. 1 view, .stands out against thu blue and hazy
That a strong eflbrt will be made to horizon, tho Coast Range of mountains,
defeat any resolution which may bo of- ( ‘ !r ' f dng out the cold blasts of the Tucitie ;
fered fur theadmissionof Virginia, there l, y a gentle dcpiesston in one oj
is no doubt, Radical Congressmen, with | ho sulhcient oT the s,a
, .... ~ , ... , ' . breeze to make the liottesl day snllerable,
characteristic perfidy, will not hesitate nm , Uu , ui hts 000 l , mil n . frwhi „ g . 0 „ tho
to violate the pledges they made to the sMe of tho be „ uliful v „i it . y WL , „ ra
country when the election m Virginia ; hL ,, nml ,i iu illld I)rou , i;U ,d by the lower
was ordered. : the Cascade .Mounliiliis, while fur
to the North stjinds out in bold redid' tlit*
highest peak on this continent, Mount Hood
in all his snowy glory. Can the mind con
ceive of a more beautiful prospect.
The Internal Kevenue Law
There seems to be a universal expres
sion of opinion in favor of allowing the
Internal Revenue to expire with its
limitation, ami any attempt to extend it
will meet general opposition. That able
Radical Journal the N. Y. Sun says .
Next year is the lust your, under the In
ternal Revenue law as it now stands, in
which the tax on incomes is to be collected.
The amendment passed in lbG7 to the lltuh
section of the law reads thus :
“ That the taxes on incomes herein im
posed shall be levied on or beforo the thir
tieth day of April, in each year, until and
including the year eighteen hundred and
seventy, and no longer.”
Unless, therefore, Congress extends the
operation of this inquisitorial, oppressive,
nud, as we believe, unconstitutional tax, its
existence Las nearly come to an end.
The New York Sun contains the fol
lowing paragraph in relation to deary’s
Attorney Genera!:
Not a word yet from the Hon. Benjamin
Harris Brewster, Attorney-General of
Pennsylvania, on the question whether he
knew or suspected that John Russell Young
and his associates wore engaged in a con
spiracy to defraud the Associated Press,
when he furnished them money to carry on
the samo concern in behalf of which their
conspiracy was devised and consummated
The Radical newspapers excuse
Grant's trip 3 in government vessels, aud
his junketing about at watering places
by declaring that he needs relaxation.
If- rumor tells the truth he is in the
habit of getting very mych related of*
tener than semi-occasionally.
The Irish Church Bill
The Irish Disestablishment Bill has
finally passed. The House of Commons,
without a division agreed to the amend
ments, which relate only to minor de
tails. Thus is one of the most vexed
and exciting subjects In the range of
English politics finally and peaceably
disposed ox.
Grant has one stereotyped answer for
all wh.o are introduced to him. He in
variably saya he likes Long Branoh very
much, and has driven over all the roads.
This being said, he puffs away at hlB
cigar, or fingerß hia watch chain, If not
smoking.
WESTWARD 3fC; 11
about tf.OOO. This place will become one of |
the principal stations on tho proposed rail
road, about 20 miles of, which west of Port
land will be liDishocfyhis summer. The
second town of importance is Albany, 3,">
miles further up the valley. This thriving
town ot about 1,000 inhabitants is the coun
ty scat of i.inn (tho Lancaster county of
Oregou;. Albany has a live population,
and u veiy rich agricultural district to
back it up. Tho shipments Qf grain, espe
cially wheat nnd wool, are of considerable
magnitude here, and give employment to
many persons and to a vast amount of capi
tal. The court house is a very pretty
building, and not musth behind that of
Portland in size and style, and iu itself is
an indication of the wealth of tho county.
After Laving the hospitable Lorm- of the
pioneer farmer, wo next visited the pretty
little town of Corvallis, the county seat of
Beaton county, and, jike Albany, hoauti
fully’Mtufited oil a biiiif near the Willa
mette. Corvallis, although not so lively as
Albany, has nevertheless an energetic popu
lation, and will become an important place
assoon as the Valley Itoad is finished, being
backed up by a good agricultural and wool
growing country. While in this vieiuity
wo visited one olTho many wonders of this
country called .Spring*. The water
of these springs is sweet, pure soda water,
and wells up from the subterranean and in
visiblegenerators in au ever refreshing sup
ply. Of these Soda Springs it may be as well
to say, that the title to the land, upon which
they are situated and which has been in liti*
gatiuu for 17 years, has just lately been dij
cidod in favor of a Mr. Summers, who has
been so much reduced in circumstances
through this suit, that he is utterly unablo
to develop them properly. This is a mat
teV of deep regiet, as there exists, doubt
less, a miue ol wealth yet bidden, which
capital alone can make available. It is to
be hoped, however, that men may be found
who will aid inthe laudable undertaking of
making the Springs what nature has de
signed them— a bene lit to suffering man
kind. We leave for Portland to-morrow,
from which place more anon from
WESTWARD SO. 1?.
Portland, Oregon, July G, ISG9.
After mailing our last letter we spont u
few hours more at Salem in visiting points
of intorest, among which wore tho Court
House and Oregon University. The latter
Is a large four storied building, situate on a
large enclosed square filled with fine shade
trees and shrubbery, and the former a mis
erable two-storied frame, showing ovory
sign of decay and dilapidation, und fore
telling Ita own “taking down” at no dis
tant day, if not taken down by tho hand of
man beforo.
' Court was in session; Judgo Royco pre
siding. The judicial system of Oregon dif
fers very much from our own, and could,
with 'TiSnefit .the State, be materially
changed. TbeJSta’Q ll divided into circuits,
with one Judge to the four or live counties
embraced in each circuit. Tho Judges of
these different circuits constitute the Su
preme Court of the State; they sit in
“Banc” at special intervals, and when a
case is brought np from below on an ap
peal tho Judge, under whom it had been
tried iu the Circnit Court, retires during ar
gument, and judgment is given by tho
balance.
It is proposed to hold a convention for
tho purpose of changing tho “code,” and
all intelligent lawyers seem to favor tho
project, as being, highly necessary to tho
cause of justice.
Through tho kindness oftho lion. L. F.
Grovers, formerly a member of CoDgress
from tho Territory of Oregon, we were
shown through tho Sulem Flouring Mills,
and also had the pleasure of examining the
different fabrics of tbe Salem Woolen Mills ]
Company. Xhe former runs fivo burrs, all
driven by one turbine wheel, and turns out
when iu full run, 500 bb!s, flourin 24 hours,
j It is tho most complete Flouring Mill that
[we hayo ever visited. Salem mills llour is
I known in Now York aud China, as well ns
’ at Portland and San Fiancisco.
The manufactures of tho Woolen Mills
consist in cloths of various kinds and quali
ties, embraeiug flue fancy cloths, tweeds,
woolen checks aud shirtings, blankets in
great variety and of most extraordinary
softness and smoothness of finish, hose,
socks, Ac. Owing to the high price of labor,
these mills can not compete with tho manu
factures of England and Germany, yet it is
believed, when the resources of this Slate
shall become more fully developed by au
increased population and railroad facilities,
they will rank ns the first iu the Union in
woolens at least; this will follow ns Oregon
is a great wool-growiqg country.
Taking the stage at Salem wo passed
through the rich, agricultural nnd heavy
timbered valleys and ridges of the Willa
mette as far us Oregon City, passing on our
way the French Prairie and “ Dutehtownb
or Aurora Colony settlement. At this vil
lage we sat down to as fine a Pennsylvania
dinner as ever the eyes of a hungry man
gazed upoti, or a well sharpened appetite
did justice to. The colony, composed solely
of Germuns nnd Pennsylvania and Ohio
Dutch (as they me here called', owns In
common n district of mljirtg prairie and
limber land of about six miles >quure, nnd
cons'itutea a separate and t xehisivc com
munity, all working for one common fund,
and all reaping equal benefits. Tho organi
zation is somewhat similar to “ Kapp’s
| Economy” in Beaver county, Pa., and the
J soeleiy'of Kbenozcr, nonr BulTalo, N. V.,
although in some respects more like tho
original Moravian societies of Bethlehem,
Liliz. Ac. Aurora will become a lino town
after the Umber has been.cleared away, the
railroad running through it, and a system
of roads established throughout the colony.
Tbe society now numbersuboul 1,000 mem
ber.x, nnd is steadily increasing. They have
a large church, good school house, saw ami
grist mills, hotel, and shops fur almost every
branch, of trade. Music seems to form ouo
of their chief means of enJoyment, ami tho
Aurora string ami brass bunds (the latter 21
men strong', are the best in tho State.
Alter leaving these singular German
colonists wo took the boat at Oregon city
fir tins place (Portland> where wo arrived
in lime to witness the celebration of .July
till inhabitants.
A military, civic and fireman's parade
was had on the t;!i, which was large in
numbers, varied in appearance, but quite I
imposing and attractive. After passing
over the joule of innrcJi the procession
hulled on an open held neur tho city where
a stand was provided for the orator (Geo,
F. Train) and seats for tho Indy portion of
the large audience. Hero Mr. Train de-
livered U characteristic oration, lie spread
himself as only tho great George Francis
i can spread himself, carrying away his hun
| dreds of hearers, in ecstasies of udmlru'.ion
1 Train is an 'eccentric individual sharp.
I enough, however, to make the thing pay.
lie has been lecturing hero for the nasi
J week ; almost nightly, to Crowded houses
! at $l.OO a head (in coin), ami his oration
was paid 'or iu a good round stun by the
In a conversation with your corre-pond
ent George Francis slated that lie was
strictly temperate,that lie had never smoked
a scgttv, never tasted a drop of liquor, nor
taken a chew of tobacco, and also stated
that ho was iu-\cr “curalled” either by
church, secret society, rum (shop, or politi-
cal party.
Among the most interesting features of
the -Ith was the boat race or regatta on the
Willumotto, which was participated in by
nine sail, all small craft, and was a most
exciting scene as viewed from the banks of
tho river. A light, graceful little boat, called
tlie “Elsie” wus tho winner ot the first prize
and her crew were cheered by the spectators
as she made the mark on tho oast sldo oftho
river and sailed victoriously by ahead of
her competitors.
In the afternoon of tho Uh the corner
stone of Ihu new Odd Fellows’ Hall was laid
with the usual ImprisMVO ceremonies of
tho Order, under the supervision of J. M.
Bacon, 0. M. of the Slate, assisted by the
Fraternity lh; general. This Hall when
completed will be one of tho most substan
tial and ornamental buildings In Portland*
'fhe day and celebration was closi d by a
display of ,ir whic u would rt Ib-ct
credil.upon the larger clues of the Fast, as
ho expense hud Lr< »i spared to mako It a
grand success, and the people of Portland
therefore enjoyed a treat which will belong
remembered. Among the finest pieces of
the lira-works wore the “Kgypliun .Jewel,”
“Pillar of Stalo, with July -Ith and battery,”
and finally “Rail Road Truin and Tele
graph witjx-U.H. Flags, F.ugle,” A:c. A
train of consisting of Locomotive,
'fender, Trad Passenger cars, ran from one
arch to tho other, a distance of bd feet, while
on the top was seen tho telegraph wires
surmounted by tho American Ragle. This
piec * brought forth a perfect storm of en
thusiasm from tho hundreds of human be
ings gathered around to witness the display,
and all seemed to leave the grounds perfect
ly satisfied with tho entertainment and
grateful to those who had tho management
of affairs in their hands.
Before doting this letter wu will first
briefly refer to ibo all-übsorbiug (lo a Lan
casterian) subl -el of beer. I beer, such
as is made in Lancaster is m<t known in
Portland , but a mi-crable .substllule--a
concoction 'if quoshy wood and malt—hero
takes its place, and is retailed at the loW(?j
prico of bw cents in ooin per quuri, We
pity the poor thirsty being who is compell
ed to i|uut! such beer, yet it is imbibed and
money is made by soiling it. Mason's ale
is the only sensible malt liquor to lie had,
and although summer brewed,'from sum
mer made malt (this will astonish our
brewers at home; is passably good. We
are told by the brewers' hero, that malt
liquors cannot be made for storing or Lager
during tho winter season, owing lo the
mildness of the weather; hut then there is
this advantage in the climate, that beer
and ale can be cooled and fermented dur
ing the entire summer season, as well as it
can be done with U 3 during the winter ; the
nights being uniformly cool, no matter how
steaming hot tho days may bo.
We trust your readers will not tire read
ing this letter ; we have written to show
them that Oregon, although far out of the
reach of railroads, and the advantages of
railroads, has nevertheless a live, thorough
going, patriotic, liberal people, and conse
quently deserving of justice at iko bands
cf a
Another Accident on the Krlc Bntlrond.
Nkw York, July 124.—1 t is stated that u
freight train on thy Erie Railroad ran into
a passenger train near the depot at Jersey
City, on last Wednesday night, the caboose
of the former being smashed, und two meu
fatally injured. The fuels of tho case aro
difficult to obtain.
j New York, July 2.").—The particulars of
1 tho collision on tho Erie Railroud ou Wed
nesday last uro published, in spite of the
endeavors of the company to couceul the
facts. A party who was on tho train says
that on Wednesday evening,at eight o’clock,
the freight train which left Patterson, N. J.,
at 7:45 r. m., ran into a passenger tram ueur
the Jersey City depot. The caboose of the
f reigbt train was smashed and thrown from
the track, and a Mr. Bogert, of Passaic, and
Charles A. James, of Paterson, wero thrown
from their seats in the caboose and wound
ed. Tho latter is lying ut his house in u
critical condition, while tho former was
severely injured- Tho accident is said to
have been caused by a misplaced switch.
Travel ion.
JVnsliylllo tn tho Hands of a Hccciver.
>’asuvu,le, July 2J.—Some weeks ugo
Cbuueellor Smith eujoinod the city authori
ties from exorcising the functions of their
offices, aud appointed a receiver to take
charge of the city government. The city
authorities appealed tn Chancellor East to
dissolve the injunction. East delivered a
decreo to-day, sustaining the decree of
Clyujcellor Smith until the eleotion In Sep
timber next. Nashville will therefore bo
In the hands of Receiver Bass.
llow the People's Money Is Spent.
A special correspondent ol tho Baltimore
Gazette, writing from Washington nnder
date of July 23d, says •
Of late years our “progress of civiliza
tion ” has been such that now tho most com
mon-place matters aro conducted upon
puroly transcendental principles Former
ly the “Blue Book” contained tho name
and amount of salary of every Federal
officer—legislative* or executive. But this
olllcial register has become n mere means
of concealing from instead of exposing to
public gaze the expenditures of the Gov
ernment upon its officials, or utioflicials, as
the case’may bo. und who those public
beneficiaries really are!
Hundreds ot men tsuch as tho negro
Menard, for example) huvo been paid out
of some clandestine fund, as mythical mem
bers of Congress, (having no pretensions to
seats) salaries approximating those of real
members, and countless hundreds of hanp
ors-on in the purlieus of the Capitol have
fattened upon what is called tbe “eontin
gent” fund—performing or not performing
services—real or imaginary, which no law
recognizes and for which no law provides
I recompense. Iu the Executive Department
tliis class of unofficial officials has assumed
fabulous proportions. Not a claim of con
sequence is now allowed by any Bureau
betore being submitted (not to the law offi
cers of the Government', but to outside at
torneys for adjudication. Scarcely a cum*
of importance arises in the District or Cir
cuit Courts throughout the country, or in.
the Supremo Court, in which these favorite.*,
of fortune aro not seeu to figure. This may
bo all necessary (aud it is but a sample oC‘
what is going on iu all the other brunches
of official business) upon tho ground of the
acknowledged stupidity of the rad " offi
cials.” Upon this point I express no opin
ion ; but U is safe to affirm that the gro>s
amount these amaturo officers rooieve an
nually equals at least the nominal amount
set down iu the “ Blue Book,” and other
official ex positions, as to tho lull expendi
ture on account oftho legitimate civil likl.
But it is, in the matter of registering, tho
“ salary” (or ine mu*J of Rcaf/ntzal officials,
that the pubiie is most grossly deceived by
these “ books,” the nominal’pay of these
men (legislators and executive Officers.- ts
not a drop in the bucket of what they ieal
ly receive: and herein 1 by no' means al
hido to the vulgar charge of downright pil
fering. There is hardly a member of Con
gress who is not, at this moment, taking;
money nut of Uuclu Sam's pocket ( u-yon.l
his $5,000 per annum], ami at the -.juio
lime enjoying, at ttie ixpeiise < f the gov
ernment, all the luxuries withm the grasp
of millionaires. Schenek. as h,a<! oftho
” Ways ami Means ” ('ninmui.v, *i cunu,
by u solemn vote of the Hou.-o, ten thou
sand dollars to defray tin* cost ot a lour
” down and across the continent,” which bv
the way, he never perlornud. I mention
his case simply us similar to numbcrlesss
others, and not as igiunniuiously Isolated.
Tho public In sufficiently awatc of tin*
wholesale culling up of Congress in travel
lug committees by its orders hrfoic ad
journment. A specimen of another sort of
linunctoring, in an economical way, is the
conversion of Congressmen (during vuen
lion] into quasi Foreign Minlstcis, even
where we have Min islets rest dent. Sena u. (
Kurnsey, of Minm-Hsota, has Just been des
patched to France to negotiate a posin’,
tiuaty. Ollier cases, “too numerous to
mention,” of like character, occur to my
mind. Who will know what aumuid;
such men, for such service, v. ill abstract
from tho public coffers?
This phrase in the financial management
of public affairs by the legislative branch
of the Government is equivocal enough,
but not comparable to wlmt Is observed in
the Executive. IleiuUof Departments und
heads ol Bureaus are entitled to receive, by
law, and so are put down in the “Blue
Book,” from three to eight ihou-mtul dol-
lars per annum each, »c<s>rding to guide.
There arc many wavs of hoodwinking tho
dear people. 1 suppose it is innocently
thought that tins “ per annum'' is all llmt.
in these “fast days,” Midi patriots can
“legitimately" chum. Egregious folly ! -
Take a mutlcralr example— ne.,i t select the
casu of the most lamest and honorable of a 1 1
the recent prominent appointees— that o’.
Commissioner Ivdano, ol the Interim! U"
venue Bureau. This gi-ntlmiau Ims been
much “on tin* wing." 110 has, since In-*
brief,, term, “traveled much," and nm-e
-quenlly “ knows something." I don't
know how many miles lie has made A.
(/tics. Bui 1 do know that the Govi-ni-
I uieut allows twenty ceids a mile, and (hat
' there is not a railroad in the country that
charges a prominent F.ideial officer a dune
for a journey, if it should extend from Dun
to BersUelm.
But let all that pass, and h t us jittenq.f
to get at something like a practical view o',
the “ inner life" of our expenditures, by
descending to small mutters, ’the .-alary
oftho President, us prescribed bylaw, is
s2s,uuo per iiuimm. Ilia “perquisites,"
beyond a mansion, furniture, a most spa
cious gardeu, and pasture enough lor ali
tlie cattle of tho Duuoof Devonshito, and
for all the line horses ot tho Duke of New
castle, are—servants tul h/nlu:n, clerks and
employees to the extent of u depletion id
the army—and presents of all kinds from
his “ follow-citizens” at homo ami abroad.
Two orders of his, since lie has been rusti
cating at Long Branch, Jell a significant
story. That to the Secretary of the Interior
is laconic. It is simply to see that Ins two
favorite nags are properly “shod” and
sent on. Cpnn inquiry I find that tie* uu*n.
"shoeing" ol a couple of horses should tint
cost more than a ten dollar greenback ; hm
the word “shod,” like Littleton’s “Ac." in
Coke's Commentaries, is made to mean by
the sycophantic Secretary a great deni. In
short, this business ot "shoeing" and
“sending on" these animals wifi cost do.
United .States more limn three thousand
dollais, as per calculation at tl.e Doper,
ment of tho interior, although Secn.tar\
Cox certifies (hm hu “carried them with
his own hand,”
The loss ol the marc “Addie,” the sulijr.rt.
of tlie other despatch from tin* Gciiend,
seems to have thrown “ a gloom” over tla*
whole District, particularly about the office
of the Surgeon General, whose more lnnm -
diale duty it was to see (In the absence ol
the I’restdenl) to her health mid physical
culture. Thu minors in tho iinti-Gnint
imirnuls that there wus dereliction of duly
on tiie part of tho veterinary brunch of tie*
Medical hopurtmout, worn triumphantly
disapproved hy a jiost mnrtrin i-xumitmtloii,
instituted and din-rtcd liy Geimrul Harm--’
wlio, after Ihe disemboweling imd be* n
gene through wltli, iiohiiiig a snmil worm
about iin*incli in length, and so much m
circuiufurenou, upon the blade of his sword,
pronounced ihodiseuyunl'whleh the favorlfi;
lieast iliod was—liic holts. The result of tlu,
first military coroner's uupiest ever la id in
this country relieved many from auspicimi
of foul piny, and vague uppreheu-loris t,r
Ku Klux conspiracy. I learn that lhe-e
proceedings will not cost tiie government
ovor two or tlirco thousand at the most. N .
Kiel! .lieu lor C'luidiilulCN.
The Trifiunc, Albany J/'.vc.nuiy .louni’i /,
and other Radical sheets hav-- been (ievot ing
considerable space for three or Iburd.r, s
past in reviling the Democratic candidate for
Governor of Pcnnsy vania on anconn tof his
great wealth. This is a decided change of
Iront, in regard lo wealthy men for nfilc-,
by those papers. The Mime journals have
in the past been conspicuous in iin ir
denunciations of the I >eiiio<-rat ic parly b. •
cause that in ils ranks were to be loinul a
large portion of the laboring men of tin
country, and have endeavored to con \ me,-
' their readers that crime and poverty
went together. At the same lime, dm3’
have claimed a supoiiority for die
Republican party on the ground that the
wealthy men of thepiountry belonged to u
and voted dial ticket. They have lake,,
great pride in the silk stockings and kid
gloves of the Republican party, .uni have
,ui all possible oven-ions selected thft
wealthiest men they could find lor oitice,
■ and advanced them in proportion lo tm ir
! wealth. Now that the democrats have
found among their number a matt who Inn.
amassed a fortune by enriching his neigh
bors ami developing the resources of hm
Stale, and placed him in nomination for
(Jovernor, these Radical .sheets all set up a
howl of derision on account ol his being
worth millions.
There never was a party dial exhibibd
such slavish obs-quienco to wealth in the
choice of their cam lulab-s as has die Repub
lican ever since iis organization. Kreiimnt
was nominated for the Presidency on ac
count of his reputation its a millionaire.--
James Wadsworth would have never been
thought of as a candidate for < i overnor had
it not been for his wealth ; ami yet pis.
property was nearly all inherited, und was
not accumulated by Ins own exoriions.—
It is well known by all who remember
the events of tho canvass m this Stale
last year that John A. <«iiswold wan
nominated by tho Radicals for Governor
on die merit of his riches. The money
bags of Edwin I). Morgan were Ids prin
cipal merit for ofiico. It is well known
that a large bank account Ims been
the sole recommendation uf Zach. Chand
ler ; tha*, had he been a man of mod
erate means, lie would never have been
thought of fur the United Slates Senate.
Even in Pennsylvania tho Radicals luivo
intrusted the leadership ol their party to
Simon Cameron, a man of great wealth; a
man who made his money not as Mr,
Packer, by developing tho resources of
bis Slate und benefiting Ins .neighbors,
but by speculating in the claims of
Winnebago Indians and in tho
purlieus of legislative lobbies. Because
the Republican parly could enumerate such
men among its numbers, ils organs have
claimed that it is better thun any oilier par
ty, und that it comprised all tho virtue,
morality, aud respectability of the land.—
Those organs which have supported mostly
men of that kind forolfico would have their
readers believo that it is a crime for tho
Democrats to nominate a man of forlunn
for ofiico.
Traveler.
We confess that it would be a crimo for
the Democracy to nominate a man for tho
high ofilceof Governor who made his money
by legislative Jobbing, by rohbiug tho de
fenseless Indians of thoir just dues, or hy
speculating upon the mlstortunes of his
feliow-men. But in nominating Asa Pucker
for tho ofiico of Governor, the Democracy of
Pounsylvunm have brought forward a man
who, ulthough wealthy, does not own a dol
lar rnudo by dishonest legislutivo Jobbing,
and who, lor every dollar that ho has made
for himself, has added thousands to tho
wealth of his neighbors and enriched tjlo
State. He has never perverted legislation
to fill his own cutlers ; but, In au honorable
etTort to develop the resources und ipakp
avallablo tho hidden weulthoftho mopp?
tains of Pennsylvania, finds himself re
warded with a princely loituno. Asa Puck
er is honored by tho Democracy not for his
wealth, but because of that talent und that
ability which be has shown In developing
tho resources of his State—enriching others
while accumulating a fortune for hlfia&clf.
N. Y, World.