WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1869..
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET,
' FOR GOVERNOR:
Bon. ASi PACKKB, of carton county.
FOB JpDGE OF SUPREME COURT: .
Hon. CTBUS I. PEBSHISfij of Cambria co.
Tiio Trlamph In Tennessee.
The election in Tennessee furnishes
most substantial cause for rejoicing.
The Radicals had established there a
system of disfranchisement which was
so sweeping and so rigid in its provis
ions that there seemed to be little hope
of breaking their power byState action.
A large majority ofthe whitefl, compris
ing nearly all the intelligence and
wealth ofthe State, were kept from the
polls, while the voting was chiefly done
by ignorant negroes marshaled under
the leadership of scaiywags and carpet
baggers. Galling as such a state of
things was, the only hope of the white
property holders seemed to be that the
Supreme Court of the United States
would decide the infamous disfranchise
ment acts to be unconstitutional. So
strong was the hold which the Radicals
had managed to secure that there seem
ed to be little prospect of breaking it in
any other way for years to come.
Less than half the people of the State
were voters. Those who were enfran
chised numbered about 95,000, while
not less than 110,000 whit<?men were
disfranchised. Of the enfranchised cit
izens 00,000 were white men and 35,000
negroes. Of .the- 00.000 whites about
35,000 were Conservative Union men.—
The Radical whites and negroes num
bered 00,000, and they had a reliable
majority of not less than 25,000. Such
w«as the estimate made by the best in
formed ofthe Conservative Union men
when we were in Last Tennessee last
April. They were not hopeful of so
speedy a deliverance from the hateful
thraldom to which they had been sub-:
jected. The bitter quarrel between the
contending Radical factions opened up
a chance, of which the Conservative
t'nion men gladly availed themselves.
They all voted forSenter, who ispledged
to the repeal of the disfranchisement
acts, and repeal has been made sure by
the election of a majority of Democrats
aud Conservatives to the State Legis
lature.
The political status of Tennessee will
be still better when the disfranchise
ment law' ia wiped out. To the 3*>,()00
■white Conservatives will be added 110,-
000 disfranchised whites. 11 all the
negroes should continue to vote with
the white Radicals the staLus of parties
in the .State would he as follows :
White Conservative Hem curat*.
White and black Kadlml*
Democratic majority
But the negroes will not all vote with
the Radicals hereafter. Thousands of
them voted for Hi nlcr, and a very large
proportion of them w'ill vote with their
employers in future. Overwhelming as
wastliedefeatof Radicalism in Virginia
it is still more complete in Tennessee.
The home of the old Democratic hero,
Andrew Jackson, has been redeemed,
aud the reign of the carpet-baggers and
scalywags is forever at ail end in that
gallant blate.
As it ic in Tennessee and Virginia, so
it will be everywhere throughout the
South. • The negroes will only help to
swell the Democratic majorities. Thus
have all the schemes of the Radicals for
controlling that section been suddenly
thwarted and broken up forever. The
fabric which Congress spent so much
time in rearing, has crumbled to pieces,
and every Southern State can be relied
upon for a Democratic majority at the
next Presidential election. The election
of Asa Packer in Pennsylvania, and
Gen. Rosecrans in Ohio are the next
great conservative victories to be record
ed. That we will chronicle them in due
time we have no doubt.
The Doom of the Hndlciil Farty.
The more sagacious and honest news,
papers of the Republican party openly
admit that the power of thoorganization
is broken, aud its rule[almost at an cud.
The New York Hun says:
The Republican party seems to be pussing
through a most dangerous crisis. The
Southern elections are all against it, aud if
the current is not changed, itn doom is cer
tain. Three causes are working for the de
struction of this great party : the conspicu
ous failure of Grant’s Administration; the
universal amnesty notions of the Hon. Bo
rneo Greely ; uud the instability of thenegro
vole. ,
After exposing the titter imbecility of
Grant’s Administration, showing how
impossible itis for the Republican party
to hold control of a single Southern
State except by keeping the whites dis
frauchioed, aud alluding .in mournful
terms to the unreliable character of the
negro vote, the Hint makes tbisemplmtic
assertion; 1
The recent Muoliuus iu Ibo South, then*
fore, do not uiuio clearly indicate lo the
Democracy the road l-yj S'lfich they arc to
uchiove a national viciulry in 1-bTli, than they
point out to the Republicans the men ami
Lhe,ineusureH whereby' their doom is al
ready aeulcd.
That the predictions of the »i> tin will
be fulfilled to the letter, no sagacious
man can doubt. The days of Radical
rule of this conn try are almost at an end.
The election of Asa Packer in Pennsyl
vania will be the finishing stroke, the
<-oup do {/race. !
Cheering Political News,
The political news which appears in
our columns to-day is highly encour
aging. Radicalism is not only routed,
but utterly destroyed iu Tennessee. The
election uf Beater and the choice of a
Conservative Legislature-pledged to the
repeal of the odious disfranchisement
acts, will give the .Democracy a reliable
majority of aboutonehuridred thousand
in the Slate. That will afford a com
fortable margin for the Presidential
election in ISTd.'
The Democratic victory in Montana
is also cheering. The political sky is
bright, and the fuluro is full of promise.
Let the Democracy of Pennsylvania
work as they ought, and the Keystone
State will be redeemed on the second
Tuesday of October so sure as the sun
rises.
Requested to (Resign,
Attorney General Brewster has been
“impudently requested (lo resign by John
Covodc. This uas doile at the instance
of Geary who was moved thereto by
Simon Cameron. Simon hates Brewster
because he had the manliness to oppose
his rascally schemes attjho time the last
United teUtes Senator was elected.
Simon will only Geary on con
dition that he throws Brewster over
board. Fearingtouct hiiAself Geary got
Covodo io request a resignation. Brew
ster peremptorily declined to do as re
quested, and the result is', another ugly
'"quarrel in the ranks of the Pennsylva
nia Radicals ■
, ,„ r 1 -
Andrew Johnson.
A special despatch to limey's Press
states that Andrew Johnson is sure to
be returned to the V. S. from
Tennessee. We hope thal may prove
to be the case. Andrew j Johnson in
the present ISenate wiJl be emphatically
the right man in the place. He
will handle the Radicals withoutgloves,
and will be a sharp thorn ii their sides.
By all means let him be chosen. It will
be a perfect specimen of retributive jus
tice.
another Assault upon catholics.
'Geary’s home organ,, the Harrisburg
Telegraph , is keeping up its assaults
upon the Catholicß. Its last issue con
tained a most scurrilous article, defam
atory-of several respectable citizens of
that place. Theanimusjof the article
■was sectarian bigotry and hatred of
Catholics. A new crusade againet that
denomination of Christians is being in
dustriously fomented; by| Geary’s home
organ. We look for a speedy revival of
all the proscriptive tenets of know*
nothingism In Pennsylvania. Other
Radical papers are following the lead of
the Telegraph.
rpiq-pp t a TsTC A STRIH, ~W -A.TTG-TJST 11, 1869.
v Armstrong, Bteiiman, Illyns & ,Co.
■ * : A. Armstrong, origlhaUy- a Philadel
phia Policeman, later a member of the
■Legislature from Lancaster county, and
-.now an aspirant for a seat in the State
Senate, published a long letter in the
Express of last "Wednesday. The writer
seems to consider that he has been ma
ligned by certain evil-tongued persons
in his own party. The charges that he
drew too much mileage, and that
instrumental in enabling Ulyus to filch
$712 from the State Treasury, have ex
cited this aspirant honors
very much, as is evident from his-letten
We have not room to publish Mr.
Armstrong's statement in full, and must
content ourselves with giving an ac
count of the Illyusand the mileage mat
ter from the facts furnished by Mr.
Armstrong and others within our own
knowledge. It appears -from Mr. Arm
strong’s statement that in 18GG, John
M. Stehman, being the only “old mem
ber” elected from this [county, claimed
the privilege of appointing, one of
three officers about the House Whieh
were conceded to Lancaster county.
Stehman appointed Illy us, leaving Arm
strong, Roath and Steacy to agree upon
the other two, which they did. The
next winter Stehman was not returned,
but Armstrong, after having declined
to do so at the close of the session of
66, at some time during the succeeding
campaign, agreed to take care of Illyns.
The moving cause for this subsequent
agreement was no doubt the support
which Stehman and Illyus gave to se
cure Armstrong’s renomination. At the
commencement'of the session of 1867,
there was a squabble over the division
of the subordinate offices, and, if what
Republican members said is to be be
lieved, Armstrong bolted the caucus
nomination for Speaker, because he
could not get an large a share of plun
der as he demanded. Ho put his oppo
sition to the re-election of Davis on the
ground of principle, but he afterwards
'gave the lie to all such professions by
agreeing to vote forDaviSj on cohdilion
that he should have the naming of an
additional clerk. When he attempted
to reap the reward of his trickery he
was foiled, a resolution which heoflered
being voted down. Whilethe figlitover
the Speakership was going on, Stehman
visited Harrisburg, according to Arm
strong’s statement, and took him to task
for opposing Davis, declaring that “he
(Armstrong) had been left out in the
cold aud ; .Ulyus with him.” Armstrong
states further that Stehman informed
him the next day that he had the prom
ise of Davis that Illyus should be attend
ed to. Armstrong’s statement ends with
an averment that Illyus could not have
been paid wilhout a warrant drawn by
the Speaker on the State Treasurer,
which had to be countersigned by the
Chief Clerk. So much for Mr. Ann
strong’aownstatemeutof his connection
with Illyus.
On Friday Jlyus appeared in the Ex
press with the following sworn state
ment :
Nkvksvii.lk, Fa., Aug. f»th, 1666.
Editors of the Express: 1 notice iu your
issue ofthe -Kb inst., that the Hon. A. Arm
strong, in a letter, is vindicating himself
from haying any connection with my re
ceiving pay at‘Harrisburg as pastor and
folder, in the Session of 1868, and implicat
ing John M. Stehman, that through his in*
lluencol wn3 paid for that position. I deem
it but an act of justico to Mr. Stehman, to
state through your valuablo paper, under
oath, the exact case:
First, in the session of : (>7 I was one of
the Transcribing Clerks of the House, be
ing then appointed through Mr. Stehrnan ;
but as Mr. Stehman was no candidate in
the Fall ol ’67,1 and my friends, Mr. Stc-h
-man included, prevailed on Mr. Armstrong
and Mr. Steacy, in .the event of their re
electton, to have me re appointed as Tran
scribing Cl’k, which they agreed to do.
They asked mo repeatedly to use my inilu
; ence in their behalf, which I did, in my own
district, and several other districts I can
vassed. Mr. Armstrong asked me how
niauy votes ho could depend on from Man
heim twp., I told him about lifiy, and he
was satisfied—but we gave him several
more After his eleotion,.! and my friends
urged my claim. He promised ho would
have it done when the caucus met, prior
to the organization. Mr. Armstrong re
fused to go into caucus, aud in consequence
of which (I then being his man for the
above-named position) I fell. After tho
House attempted to organize, Mr. Arm
strong, with eight other members, locked
the organization—of which nearly every
person is aware. After the Houso was or
ganized, and Mr. Armstrong voting for Mr.
Davis for Speaker, Mr. Davis anil others,
oifered to give him a position as paster and
folder for me—but said that a Cierkship
could not bo had. Mr. Stehrnpn and others
urged him to accept it, and I agreed to take
it. But Mr. Armstrong still refused to ac
cept it. Then Mr. S. cumo to mo and said
that they may now do as they please, he
would huvo no more to do with it, and
went home. Mr. Armsfrongdboii told rne
he was going to have me appointed by re.so
lution, and said that he had made an ar
rangement to that effect with Mr, Day is and
others ; and in consequence of a failure for
a clerkship, 1 should nave tho appointment
of paster and folder, anyhow. I was off and
<>n at Harrisburg every week a few days,
for about five weeks, still expecting to be
set to work, when they told me not to come
till they would send for me. I became dis
gusted, and dici not go up any more until
toward the dost- of the session. I wrote to
M r. Armstrong asking what would be done
in my case, wheu he sent me the following
despatch :
IJarrisruro, April 13th, IS6B.—To A. C.
Illyns: Come vp. [Signed.]
A. ARMSTRONG.”
I did go up, and at the close of tbe Session,
Mr. Armstrong said I could get my warrant
by calling at tbo Chief Clerk’s desk, when
one of the clerks filled out my papers, and
the Chief Clerk and Speaker signed them.
I then pioceeded to the Treasurer’s office
and drew §712. as pay and mileage tor paster
and folder. A. C. Illyuh.
Sworn and subscribed before )
me, August Mb, A. D. 1800. } [Stamp.]
Walter G. Evans,
Alderman.
According to lilyus’ sworn statement
he ia no better than a thief, inasmuch
as he pocketed $712 of the public money,
without ever having rendered the State
the slightest service. His testimony,
voluntarily given under oath, convicts
Audrew Armstrong, the Speaker of the
House,-the Chief Clerk, and the State
Treasurer, of being principals with him
in this unblushing piece of robbery.
The whole case illustrates the manner
in which the State Treasury nas been
robbed under Johu W. Geary. We ask
the honest Republicans of Lancaster
county how they can eoulinue to sup
port a party which is so confessedly
corrupt ? How cau they vote for Geary
who permits and connives atsucb gross
rascal ily ?
Andrew 7 Armstrong utterly fails to
clear himself of the charge of pocket
ing over one hundred dollars mileage.
He refers to the records at Harrisburg,
and quibbles about the matter, but he
does not even assert his innocence of the
eburgo or deny his guilt. This expo
sure of the loose manner in which tbe
finances of the State are managed ought
to be sufllcieut to open the eyes of the
people. If such things are not to be
continued, there mußt be a complete
political revolution in Pennsylvania.
The re-election of Geary will encourage
all the thieves to renew their attacks
upon the State Treasury, and fraud,
corruption, bribery and open robbery
will still be the orderof the day at Har
risburg.
Alabama.
The election for members of Congress
and Legislature took place id Alabama,
on Tuesday last. The telegraphic re
ports of the result are very meagre, but
enough is known to indicate a gain of
several Democratic Congressmen, and
a handsome Democratic majority on
the popular vote. Grant carried the
State by some 4,000 majority. The
usual Radical riot was indulged in by
the reconstructed ‘ men and brethren.’
West Point.
A proposition has been made by the
board of visitors to West Point to great
ly enlarge the institution, with a view
to a large increase in the, number of
pupils. We do not think the suggestion
will, be received with any degree of
favor by the people. There are hun
dreds of useless army officers now doing
nothing but drawing'their pay from the
Government. The people of the United
States, the tax-burthened masses will
not favor any further increase of that
clasß of idlers. They are r?ady to do all
the fighting that ha likely to co-me for
many years, and do not apprehend that
there will eyer be any lack of officers to
lead them. *
1860—1808.
Jn Democratic rule, tLe
numbeKpf A oflfc'ei}s amVpermns em
ployed inland abotlttheponse of Bep
restpjtatipss at Harrisburg aud
salaries, wtere as follows:
'-*M«
On© assistant clerk)
One resident clerk— '*&£***'* **-'
Four transcribing clerks (eacmfGso)'*.‘.. 2 -
One extra do ••• 450
Flveaergeants-at-arms ($450)...- 25 ®
Five doorkeepers ($450) - 2,250
Five messengers ($450) -
One postmaster -
Two extra messengers ($450).
Tea-pages
Fourteen pasters and Jolders (S3KJ)A—. 4,000
One marshal of yotnnda - 350
One ................
One man In "basement, ——• 350
Total officers, fifty-three
la 1868, under Radical i ule, the House
expenses and officers and employees,
are thus stated in the official record :
One clerk...
One assistant clerk - bJJJ
One resident clerk (J. A. BmulD- 1 *“"
Six transcribing clerks - G.Otf)
One ass’t resident clerk (W. Cooper) - J,ow
One do. (W. F. Small)- ™
Six sergeants-at-arms u> ’y
Ten doorkeepers -
Eight messengers - - -
Two postmasters (principal and ass't)...- 2.200
Thirty-eight pasters and folders - 00,500
One marshal of the rotunda
Oae aab’t marshal of rotunda
One engineer... - —■
One fireman - _
One assistant fireman
One superintendent of closets
One assistant do ‘
Thirteen pages
Three additional cllicers, title unknown. *,400
Niaety-eJyht cflictrs..-
There are the figures to ahow the ex
travagance of the Republican party, as
compared with Democratic economy,
and figures won’t lie , you know. The
number ofmembera of the Legislature
haa not been increased since ISGO, and
no vatld reason can be given for the in
crease of useless officials. Let the tax
payers of the State remember that there
will be no reform until there fs a change
in tile complexion of the Legislature, or
an honest man in the Gubernatorial
Chair. Geary is the willing tool of the
“roosters” and “pinchers.” Bis re
election would be the greatest calamity
that could befall Pennsylyania. Thccor
ruption which has developed such hide
ous proportions under his fostering care
would continue to increase. It would
take more than sixty thousand dollars
to pay for extra pasters and folders and
other useless officials about the State
CapitoL Let the tax-papers of Penn
sylvania place Asa Packer in the Gu
bernatorial Chair and there will be a
• speedy change for the better.
Geary’s Vetoes.
The Radical newspapers are parading
a report that Geary vetoed more bills
than any of his predecessors, and are
endeavoring thereby to produce the im
pression that ho did something to check
the tide of fimproper and corrupt legis
lation. A look at the volumes of pamph
let laws will let in a flood of light on
that question. A mere glance at the
outßide of the hooks would in fact he
sufficient. In ISG2 the evil had not
fairly begun, and we find the pamphlet
lawsof that year contained in a compara
tively thin volume, the whole number
ot acts of Assembly beiug only SGo. By
]£()G the present systemof legislation had
got fairly under way, and the number
of bills passed was 11.12. The increase
has been tremendous year by year over
since. In ISG7 the number of bills
passed by a corrupt Legislature and
signed by Geary was H'J], and lust year
it was still greater. A largo inajority
oftliese hills never ought to have been
passed. They constitute a hulk of cor
rupt and improper legislation, such as
never encumbered the statute hooka of
any State. Only about seventy of the
laws passed last winter are of a general
character—all the rest were private bills.
Tile people can see by looking at the
Pamphlet Laws whether Geary inter
posed his veto to prevent improper
legislation. The figures which we have
given tell the story. The truth is that
he was always ready to sign any pet
scheme of the “roosters” and “pinch
ers.” His veto was not used to protect
the people from outrage and wrong.
He was the too! of the Legislative ring,
and was hand in glove with the
thieves. By pandering to them he
managed to pack the State Convention
and thus to secure a renomination,
against ihe earnest wishes of the best
men in the Republican party, thousands
of whom will refuse to vote for him.
Honest men of all parties will go to the
ballot-box in October, and eacli one will
say by his vote, veto —l forbid the re
election of Geary.
The Poor Man’s Pasture Fleld.
Grant has converted tbe grounds about
the Presidential mansion into a pasture
field for his fast hor3es ; and the tired
denizens of Washington city, the work
ing men and their wives and children,
the poor who can not afford to go off to
watering places, and for whom war
steamers are not provided, are deprived
of the blessed privilege of getting a
breath of fresh air. Policemen are posted
at the gates, which always stood wide
open under Democratic Presidents, to
prevent any one from intruding upon
the pasture Held of the blooded nnimals,
which expectant office-seekers presented
as bribes to a covetous Executive.
Let no one say that is not in accord
ance with the spirit of the Republican
party. In this county an odious and
oppressive local law prevents the poor
man from turning his cow out to graze
upon the commons or the edges of the
highways. The act was put through
last winter with the sanction of the
ltadicalC members of the Legislature
from this county. It applies to the
townships of Bart and Colcrain. We
have received several communications
on the subject, some of them from men
who have always voted the Republican
ticket. Some of the farmeraof thatsec
tion have taken advantage of the law,
and have raised the price of pasture to
so high a figure that more than one poor
man nas been compelled to part with
his cow. Thus are their families de
prived of one of the greatest necessaries
oflile. Such a law ought not *to have
an existence ujion the statute books of
Pennsylvania. It is not needed in such
districts as Bart and Colerain, and is
uDjustand oppressive.
Legislating for the rich against the
poor is the rule now. It is done in a
thousand ways by a Radical Congress.
The duty upon necessities is vastly great
erin proportion than itison luxuries,aud
the laboring men of the country pay the
bulk of the taxes. A change ia needed,
but it will never come until there is a
change of rulers. Let the poor who are
oppressed remember that. The Radicals,
who are always legislating for the negro,
neglect the interests of poor white men,
and pass laws to oppress them.
Bleeding Candidates.
Under the above heading the Express
publishes an account of a fellow who
ha 3 been extracting money from the
pockets of tbe Radical candidates who
are now swarmiDg all over Lancaster
county. It seems the offender is a ci
gar peddler, who pretends that he has
been and is doiDg valuable service for
every expectant of office whom he
meets. The extent of his levy on each
one is five dollars. This thing of bleed
ing candidates is not an uncommon
thing in this county. If what the Ex
press eays o f George Brubaker be true,
be bleeds all who are put on the ring
slate very copiously; and, if the Inqui
rer is to be credited, the editors of the
Express are like the horse leech of the
Scripture, whiclj cries “give! "give!”
It is gravely asserted that the editoria,
columns of the Express are always open
to purchasers, and that candidates pay
its editors liberally for the support of
what pretends to be a very moral and
Independent newspaper. Bleedihg can
didates Is certainly no new thing In
Lancaster county, as many aspirants
for office have discovered to their cost.
Ho@ AEsfeibljmen Were.Nomlnatetl In
!#. K&aneaster Co*f»tr r
Tfie oorriiptlon.. t liat Masts in tHsJtaalr
cal party'iof Lancaster nonn^jr'is'cer
tainly unsurpassed. Tlje struggle now
going on fir the local offices is WiDglng
to public notice" domeM thelnfamoun
intrigues of the leaders; The Columbia
&py has contained some remarkable
revelations of rascality, and it continues
to add to the shameful record. Its last
issue reveals the circumstances attend
ing the election of members of Assembly
last year, to which the Intelligencer has
alluded on more than one occasion. The
Spy confirms air we ever said on the
subject, and gives the particulars of the
corrupt job. It says:
A vear ago it is well known that the lob
bv corruptioniatsat Harrisburg, sent to this
county in advance of tho primary election,
at least t vo thousand dollars to be divided
eauallv between the fonr gentlemen who
were at the primary election that year,
nominated for Assembly, and in order to
make their election sure, each of those gen
tlemen pnt into a “pot” two hundred and
fifty dollars respectively, out of the five
hundred received by eaob, to which was
added from other sources fifteen hun
dred dollars to be used in buying the
support of the Chief Thug in Duke
street, .and for other corrupt purposes.—
The result proved the correctness of
tho estimates made by honest “Don,” for
the four men he bought and paid tor
were returned as nominated. When these
men of straw put in an oppearanoeat Har
risbnrg, they were sought after by that
pure roan. Bill Kemble, who did not then |
know that they had already sold themselves
to “Don.” lie was a candidate for office
and generously drew his check for ten
thousand dollars, and handed the same
to the Christiana corruptionist, who was
to secure their votes for him. To the cred
it of Mr. Hopkins, it is said, be refused
his share ot the pile. Dr. Gatchell, it is
reported was also counted out, and he
had to make his own arrangements as
to how his votes should be disposed ot
during the session. The best part of the
joko was, when William discovered that
the Jour persous had been purchased and
paid for befoio they left the county, he
wanted his money back again, but they
in responso put the thumb of their left
hand to their nose und faoed the east, shak
ing their lingers in a mysterious manner, |
and said, “no go.” William hastened to
“ Don” in tho hope ho could sell his pur- 1
chase to him und thus get his money back,
when, for the Jirst lime, ho smelled a rat,
aud kuew thathe was sold. The Chief Thug
was also fooled nut of the snug sum be ex
pect'd to realize for hissupport of the quar
tette. , A r s goon as ho heard of the Kemble
check ho hied to Harrisburg for a distribu
tive sbaroof.tho same, I>nt they said to him
“no go” also. '
How much longer will honest men
continue to support a party which is so
completely steeped in political infamy ?
It will be notioed that both contending
parties were ready with bribes. The
Cameron faction got ahead of their op
ponents iu the end, but both were alike
involved in the disgraceful businees of
buying up members of the Legislature.
There will be no cessation? of the venal
ity which has made our Legislature
noted for its infamy until there is a
change iu its political complexion. Bo
long as the people return a Radical ma
jority so long will the “legislative ring’’
remain intact, and the “ roostera ” and
“pinchers” have things their own
way. The surest method of inaugurat
ing the desired reform is to elect honest
Asa Packer Governor. He will do much
to check the rascality which has run
rampant under Geary.
It is not denied that the present Gov
ernor hag boon'a willing and pliant
tool in the hands of the base men who
have plundered the public treasury and
disgraced the Htatc. John W. Geary
could not have been renominated if the
Radical cJJale Convention had not been
packed by the Legislative thieves. Da
vis in the Hast and btrang in the West,
the chiefs of the “ ring,” have been re
nominated, together with a majority of
the “roosters” aud “pinchera” who
followed their lead. Of course they are
all eager to insure the re-election of
Geary. They know that with him in
the Gubernatorial chair their will be no
check upon the scheme of plunder. The
only hope of reform lies in the election
| of-that strictly upright and honest man
| Asa Packer. We are convinced that
I the mat.-cs see that, and so we have no
| doubt about the result.
A Motley Crew
What a motley crew the Republican
party is. High tarifl’men in the East
and free trader? in the West—bard
money men here, legal tender and
tional bank men there—Greeley in favor
of an immediate resumption of specie
payments, and other maguates contend
ing for an indefinite extension of the
rag money system—Grant in favor of
Walked in Virginia, and Dent in Mis
sissippi, and more thanhalfhis Cabinet
opposed to them—one-half the Cabinet
favoring the Cuban insurrection, the
balance standing by Spain—Fish for
justice to our imprisoned Fenian citi
zens, Hoar denouncing them as cut
throats—Grant trying to steer clear of
tbe miserable muddle of Congressional
reconstruction, and Wendell Phillips
anathematizing him more deeply than
he ever did Andy Johnson—Butler
whettiug his knife, and preparing
to take the war path against the
President when .Congress reassem
bles—for prohibitory liquor lawß and
against them—for universal negro suf
frage, and opposed to allowing China
men to vote In Caiifornia-and, in short,
for aud against any thing, just as hap
pens to suit some special locality. Never
was there such an incongruous assem
blage of materials as goes to make up
the Republican party. It is a bundle
of inconsistencies and absurdities, and
is only held together temporarily by the
‘ adhesive power of public plunder. Let
that band be broken and the whole con
cern would at once dissolve “like the
baseless fabric of a vision,” leaving
naught behind, except a foul odor, such
as springs from the soil on which
carrion has gone to decay.
Knew Ills lian
The Columbia Spy gets off the follow
ing :
Among lb.. 1 in an y pleasant reminiscences
o* tbe Old CY.mmo!jr-r,n : J Mr. T. Stevens was
called, was tbe filowuig viz: A young
gentleman of the Lam-uv.er Bar, who bad
been elected to t Ik* House of Representatives,
called on tbe old gentleman h few days be
fore the session commuuced, und asked for
advice and counsel as a legislator, when he
was promptly answered in the following
lahguuge: "Never sell your vote for less
than eight dollars und a half.” Tbaddeus
knew bis man.
It would have been more satisfactory
to the public if the >S py had given the
name of the gentlemau to whom the
“Old Commoner” so addressed himself.
We know that Mr. Stevens had a very
low opinion of the Radical politicians of
this county, but we did not suppose he
held them quite so cheap. No doubt he
knew his men, however, us well as any
one could. He used to rule them with
the rod of his iron will.
The National Executive Committee
of the Union League of America meets
in Philadelphia on the 11th inst., “to
make provisions for the election in
Mississippi and Texas.” A meeting
was held iu New York some weeks ago
to perform a similaroffice for Virginia.
Tennessee aud Alabama. The result
was seen in.the recent elections in those
states. Geary, ia President of the
League. He must feel very proud of
the result of his efforts. The truth is
both Geary and the League are played
out. He had better dissolve the con
cern aDd retire to private life, or, if that
is impossible, he can take tbe census of
two or three townships, as he did, ten
years ago, after being Governor of Kan
sas. He has about enough brains for
that.
TnEREis great destitution among the
freedmen in Washington city,* and
earnest appeals are made tb the charit
able for means to keep them from dylDg
of starvation. Giving the capital of the
nation over to the rule of negroes does
not seem to have done much for the
favored race.
Gbant is still deallog out offices to
his favorites. The last instance is the
appointment of his negro barber to a
first-class clerkship. We expect agood
barber has been spoiled to make a very
poor clerk.
Land for the Landless.
» r -f<RTni for the landleis,” was one of
the cries of the Bepablican party
log the agitation of thehomesleadqiieav
tion. Every man was to haye*a farm
carved for him ont of the broad acres of
oar phblio domain. Since theßadicsls
have disposed of such an immense pro
portion of our public lands by giving
them to gigantic railroad monopolies,
the once popular party cry is no longer
heard. Congressmen could not resist
the temptation to share in the profits,
which accrued■ to. ihem-irdzzrJ2i&-spotia*
tion of the public domain. The broad
principle hasbeen contracted* to a very
narrow limit, and “land for the land
less’ 1 is now interpreted to mean more
houses and more acres for Grant. . He
has just returned to Long Branch from
a dead head excursion to a paper town
in New Jersey, where little girls spread
flowers in his path, and where he was
presented with fifty acres of land, which
the telegraph informs us he 11 accepted
very pleasantly The donor, a some
body named Bricfc, is the proprietor of
a proposed city which he has named
Brickville. There were“lashinß of good
eating and; drinking” on the occasion,
good wines and all that. Whether the
President came away sober or with a
brick in his hat the telegraph fails to
inform us. When is there to be an end
of this makiDg and accepting of pre
sents? The country is disgraced and
degraded by the conduct of Grant.—
Who can have any confidence in an
administration such as that with which
this country is now cursed.
Is Kissing Immoral ?
A Reverend Mr. Linn has just been
tried at Pittsburg for alleged immoral
con luct. The prosecution failed to sus
tain the grave charges which were
made against him, but they did prove
that he was very fond of kissing ladies
who were young and pretty. There was
som.e evidence tending to show that he
tore the dress of a young lady in his
efforts to kiss her. It was not conclu
sive, however, as oouuter testimony
was adduced to show that the fair dam
sel fled faster and further than was ue
oessary, and that a nail was the cause
of the rent in her garments. M. Linn
was only found guilty of being “ indis
creet In kissing one or two young la
dies.”
The decision in this case has opened
up a new fleld for debate. Is kissing
immoral ? That is the question. If the
young ladies should be called upon to
decide, their verdict would probably be
that if the kisser be good looking, a
geutieman, and moral himself, and the
kissee be willing, Lliqre is no guile in
the event. There are many kinds of
kisses. There i 9 the kiss paternal, the
kiss brotherly, the kiss cousinly, the
kiss of the lover, the kiss matrimonial
and to these we suppose must now be
added the kiss ministerial, a kiss deci
ded by a high ecclesiastical court to be
not immoral, but only “indiscreet.”
Are any or all these methods of kiss
ing immoral? The question is one
which we, ao a bachelor, will not pre
sume to decide. We fear we should not
be impartial in our judgment. The
kiss used by Mr. Linn was no doubt the
kiss ministerial, and that has been de
cided to be only “indiscreet.” Let all
men ponder this verdict carefully and
govern themselves accordingly.
Grant’Ohstnrc Field,
The grounds back of the White House
have heretofore been kept open for the
accommodation of the public, and many
citizens and visitors mighi be seen en
joying the open air there, sitting in
groups or singly upon the seats under
the trees. Grant has converted this
National Park into a horse pasture, and
policemen are detailed by the Radical
Mayor of Washington to keep any per
son from intruding upon what was a
pleasant public resort for the people un
der all former Presidents. Grant is not
only greedy but mean and parsimonious.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York CVfensays:
Occasionally a biped, in the shape of a
workman, gardener, or ostler, can be seeu,
but always a lot of quadrupeds, with their
progeny, grazing upon the very grounds
which for so many years had been dedicated
to the public use, for the comfort, pleasure
and health of our citizens and the numer
ous visitors which throng the National Cap
! itnl. Much indiguation has been expressed
j throughout the city by people of all classes
I and positions in society at this unaccount*
I able act of the President's. Tlia newspaper
I press have scarcely mentioned the tact, for
j to have done so they must have iu Justice
j condemned the act. Several hundreds of
j our families who usod every afternoon or
! evening to promenade the grounds are bit
| ter in their disappointment, and the Presi
[ dent and fumily have rendered themselves,
j socially, very unpopular by the act.
The Way to Increase Onr Strength
That sound and spirited newspaper,
the Eric Observer, says :
We are not disposed to underestimate tbe
value of public speuking in u political can
vass yet we tbink it unsafe and uuwise lo
rely exclusively, or even mainly, upon it.
Tbe most elTeouve worker in aeatnpaigu is
a good newspaper. This is especially true
of iho present year, when tbe strongest ar
guments that can possibly be made iu fayor
of the Democracy is a faithful record of cur
rent history. We doubt if any thinking man
who is not selfishly interested in tbe success
of tbe Republican party, can read a fair state
ment ol' events as they transpire from day
to-day, or from week to week, and refuse
to give in his adhesion to tbo priuciplesand
policy of tbo Democratic party. It there
fore ueconi *s tbo duty, as it should be the
pleasure, >y«:\ good Democrat to assist
in the l . . icn of a good Democratic
newspu, , 1 to see to it that bis friends
and neigbuors, of whatever political faith,
aro supplied with on ». Thisiscotonly the
best, but tbe cheapen way to secure suc
cess. Twenty dollars expended iu this way
will do more service >o tbe cause tbau two
hundred spent on public meetings. Detail
of our party iVeuds see toil that a sound
paper is placed in the bands of every per
son of their acquaintance who will read it.
We endorse every word of that. It is
very sound and sensible advice. Let the
Democracy try the plau suggested aud
they wiliseethe result. Let a systematic
effort to circulate able Democratic news
papers be made in every election dis
trict. Of course county papers should
have the preference, and State papers
be next chosen, Wo offer the Intelli
gencer at very low rates. Let it be
circulated as widely as possible during
tbe campaign.
An Envoy to San Domingo.
Hon. Cornelius Cole, Senator from
California, has gone on a special mis
sion to the Negro Republic of Sun Do
mingo. The New York Sun eays, he
has gone with authority from the
Administration to renew proposals for
purchasing that paradise of lazy and
barbarian Africans. Let Grant confine
himself to private real estate transac
tions like that of Brick vl lie. Let him go
into.the fertiiizingbuainess, andget the
poudrette manufacturers to pour their
products on his acres of barren gravel
and sand until they blossom with roseß
and*are crimson with cranberries. The
manufacturers of artificial manures can
afford to do that by way of advertising
their wares. Let Grant send some Sen
ator as an agent to them. By all means
let him keep out of the wholesale real
estate btisiness. We do not want San
Domingo. Even If we could get it for
nothing it would prove to be a dear bar
gain.
The York Press says Wm. MeCand
less, an active Radical politician of
that borough, has come out squarely for
Packer, Mr. McCandless has always
been opposed to the Democratic party
heretofore, and is a man of considera
ble influence. The Press says there are
hundreds of honest Republicans in the
county who will not touch Geary. Look
out for thunder from old York.
Numerous are the jokes upon our
junketing President. The other morn'
ing a large placard was found stuck
upon one of the pillars of the portico in
front of the White House containing in
big letters these words: “To let for four
years to a permanent tenant.” The
word permanent was capitalized, and
the placard caused great amusement to
the passers by. It was finally removed
by one of the servants,
A BTABTUSG FACT.
of Seven Millions of Dollars
from (be State Trea
v-jsjy. in Two .Tears I ‘
Who Are the Thieves ?
?-• Ur U- r-
jthe reports of the Auditor General for
1867 an 41868, taken In connection with the
-statements- contained in. the laMf annual
message of Governor Geary, develop the
astounding fact that daring the last two
years upwards of Eleven Millions of Dollars
have been taken from the State Treasury,
only Fout Millions of which have been ap
plied in payments on the State debt, leav
ing Sevtfn Millions to be accounted for in
appropriations for the current expenses of
the C&mmenweaMhr interest on the State
Debt, and other expenditures.
flseal year or -
1866, there, remained in. the
.... $1,711,C53 27
During the fiscal year of 1807. the
rectSpLs at the Treasury, exclu
sive of the Slate loans, amount
" edto 5,428,5:30 07
Daring the fiscal year o£ 1868. the
receipts of the Treasury were... 5,216,043 £5
Receipts in two years .... 812,880,414 83
Balance in the Treasury at the
end of last fiscal year, Nov. 30,
186 S ........ 1,012,925 ST
Taken out of Treasury In 2 years- $11,367,487 52
These figures are taken from the reports
of the Auditor General, for 1867 and IS6S,
and the. reader is referred to those docu
ments for verification of them. From these
statements the fact appears that Eleven
Millions, Three Hundred and Sixty seven
Thousand, Four Hundred and Eighty*scven
Dollars were taken from the Treasury dur
ing the fiscal years of 1867 and 1868. In
Governor Geary’s last Annual Message,
transmitted to the legislature, January 6,
1569, is found the following:
“ By the report of the Commissioners of
the SiDking Fund for the year ending Sep
tember 3. 1867, the loans redeemed amount
ed to §1,79-1,569.50, and by their report from
September 3, ISC7 to November SO, 1868,
“ to 6 loans redeemed” amounted to $2,414,-
815.64, makiDg a total reduction of the Slate
Debt,-in two years and three months, of
$4,209,380.14.”
By the Auditor General's reports
we have learned that hesumt la*
ken out- of the Treasury during
the two years of 18*7 and 1868,
wa5....................... .. .. §;u,:y>7,4S7 52
By Geary’s message we ascertain
that the whole amount of the
State Debt paid off during a pe
riod of two years and tbreo
months anterior to November
30, IgtfS, was 4,CJ.9,580i14
Leaving for current expenses, &c. $4.J55.101 33
It now remains for the defenders of Gov
ernor Geary’s administration to show wbat
became of the Seven Millions and upwards
remaining in the Treasury after the pay
ments made on the Slate Debt. How
much of this sum was unnecessarily wast
ed in extravagant appropriations ? How
much of it was squandered in increased
rates ofinterest on the State Debt? How
much of it was given to Radical State offi
cials and a Radical Legislature, in the
shape cf increased salaries ? Row much of
it was stolon by Radical pasters aud folders
and other officials of the Legislature who
did not render a day’s service to the Com
monwealth? And let it also be explained
how it comes that upwards of One Million
Dollars are permitted to lie useless and dead
in the Treasury, when that sum might be
applied to a further reduction of tho State
Debt and the saving of a large amount of
interest tothetax-payers of the Slate. What
has become of theset'en millions ? Who
the interest on the One Million? Where
does the money go whp are the thieves?
—llarr\sb\ira Pqlno?.
A Scheme for the Parchasc ol t übtt.
The New York Sun says that General
Sickels, acting under instructions from
the Administration, has made a propo
sition for the independence of Cuba to ,
the Spanish Government. The terms j
proposed are, the payment of fifty or j
more millions of dollars to Spain by j
Cuba, in consideration of which all au- i
tfiorily over the island is to be resigned ;
and the Spanish army recalled. The
United Stales is to guarantee the pay
ment of the money. This scheme the
Sun seriously objects to, and that on
grounds which will commend tliem
aoives to the favorable consideration of
tho people of the United States. There
is no why we should pay from
fifty to a hundred millions of dollars
for Cuba. We d« not want possession
of that island at present, and, if we did,
there is an easier and cheaper method
of securing it. Should the revolution
succeed, Cuba will fall into our hands
without an effort on our part. We do
not want any more Gostly purchases of
; real estate at present.
Wlia: Wendell Phillips Thinks of Grant.
Wendell Phillips leads the thoughtful
Radicals of the country. He is a pioneer
in sentiment and where he goes the mass
of the party follows. He Las boldly
opened hi 9 batteries upon Grant. After
pointing out what he might have been
ho exclaims:
“ Instead of this what have we got for |
President? A jockey and a seaside lounger; |
a restless boy, needing constantly to be |
amused, and so impatient of business that i
be cuunot stay ut his post more than a week I
at a time. Five months iu office, he has j
not yet given us an administration. But [
posting a copying clerk here and there, to I
keep the machine in motion, be hurries off I
to idle a week at a watering place, act Dum
my at a monster show, or Helpless at nr
steamboat excursion. The' Presidency]
must indeed be a sinecure, if, iu such aa
hour as this, a man bred in a camp and Um
yard can properly discharge its duties Jmree
hundred miles from the Capitol, in the in
tervals of the race course aud the half hours
left after theatres and concerts.”
Many Radical newspapers are pub
lishing Phillip’s articles in such a man
ner as to convince their readers that
they adopt his views. Verily Ulysses
has suddenly ceased to be a hero,
<s-
Senter’s Speeches.
The contest in Tennessee between
Heater and Stokes was a moat exciting
one. The rival candidates met on the
same stump, and appealed to tbepeople
in speeches which were spiced with the
sharpest personal hits. Both talked ef
fectively, and Senter always concluded
with an appeal to the ladies, which
we And reported as follows:
“ Ladies, a word before wo part. When
then, the day for tho election dawns, get up
oarly, preparo a good breakfast, have the
shaving-water and towel ready, let nothing
but smiles and cheerfulness possess you,
and when your good man sturts for the polls
go with him to the gate, put your arms
übout his neck, kiss him, and tell him to
vote for Senter.”
From the result it is evident that the
ladies mu3t have acted upon that ad
vice.
The New York Sun, alluding to the
threats of Congressional interference to
defeat the popular will in Virginia and
other Southern States, utters the fol
lowing warning :
“ We give little credit to the rumors that
the Republicans propose to modify essen
tially or even setasido theso results by Ex
ecutive intervention or Congressional legis
lation.
Wo warn the Republicans not to attempt
anything of the kind. The people will sus
tain the Executive and Congress in rigor
ously carrying through the prtsent plan of
Reconstruction, but they will visit with
their Hevere rebuke every effort to change
it, or even prevent its speedy consumma
tion, becauso it does not invariably result
iu Republican victories in the .Southern
States.”
The Radical Jacobins, iu and out of
Congress, would do well to heed the ju
dicious advice of the&un.
Txie Radical newspapers of the State
are publishing bogus endorsements of
Geary by the soldiers of the State. The
other day one of these forgeries started
on its rounds with sixteen names signed
to it, professing to be ex-members of the
Bucktail Regiment. An intelligent
member of that gallant body writes to
the Harrisburg Patriot exposing the
fraud. He states that only two of the
sixteen ever belonged to the BucktaiJs,
and shows that a mojority of the sign
ers were never in the army in any ca
pacity. The Radicals feel that their
cause is desperate, and they are resort
ing to the most rascally means to prop
up Covode’s “ humbuggedest Gover
nor.”
The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Sun says, there is trouble
at Washington because the federal office
holders in Pennsylvania decline to con
tribute funds for the pending campaign.
An attempt will be made to oust all
such, and Geary is said to be looking
them up.
The X. Y. World suggests that a
subscription be set on foot to raise
money enough to j ustify Grant in keep
ing a eook at the White House during
the absence of his family at the water
ing places, so that he may not be com
pelled to_go without his breakfast here
after. Perhaps some expectant office
holder can afford to salary a first-rate
culinary artist. Horses, houses, cigars,
town lots in Briekville—all these, have
been given to Grant in abundance. Let
some one give him an extra cook.
WHITE MEN BVLB.l^Aliri
THE TENNESSEE ELECTION
,-Breat Conservative Triumph.
XXodleaUam Utterly Boated.
SEHTEK’B SIJOBITI 00,000.
A Conservative Legislature.
The End of Disfranchisement.
Memphis, August 5. — The election pass
ed off unusually quiet, the saloons being
closed. Business generally is suspended.
Some official reports place Senter’s majori
ty in this county at three thousand, and
the Democratic candidates for the Legisla
ture are elected by a larger majority. Ger
mantown gives Senter 242, Stokes 4; Jack
son gives Senter 350 majority in a vote of
1270. The returns are coming in slowly.
Passengers from Mosoow state that a row
took place there this alternoon between a
drunken colored man and a white boy,
during which the foriner was shot and
killed. A general row then ensued, during
which some eight or ten shots were fired,
but fortunately no one was hurt. Part of
a company of the Fourteenth Infantry ar
rived here this morning from Humboldt to
assist in keeping the peace, but their servi
ces aro not required.
The Avalanche's specials give the follow
ing returns; Hardman county, Senter’e
majority 1,000; three districts in Carroll
county give Senter 674, Stokes 5; Milan,
Senter 340, Stokes 306; Tresevant, three
precinats give Senter 559, Stokes 133;
Jackson, this county, Madison, will give
Senter 2.000 majority ; Trenton, Stokes 83 ;
Senter 674; Unioircity, official, Senter 505,
Stokes 28, Etheridge 503, Underwood 25;
this county, Weakly, will give senter 3,000
majority; Grand Junction, Stokes 107,
Senter 112’ Bartlett, Stokes majority 32;
Mason, Tipton county, Stokes 246, Senter
85; Covington town gives Senter 310, Stokes
19; Brownsville, Senter 490, Stones 563:
Haywood gives Senter about 200 majority,
Slaughter, democrat, is elected to the Sen
ate and Clark, democrat, to the legislature.
Nashville, August s.—The election iu
thiscity to-day passed off quietly. Nodis
turbance of any kind occurred. The busi
ness bouses were generally closed, ao as to
give those employed nn opportunity to
work at the polls. Tho vote was full and
the largest ever given. The retnrns are not
yet in. The vote is close, probably one
hundred majority in the city for Senter.—
The country districts go almost unanimous
ly for Senter, apd will swell his majority to
1500, Partial returns from other counties
aro as follows : Washington, Senter’s ma
jority 2UO ; Bradley, Senter 500, Stokes 570 ;
Gibson, Humboldt precinct, 400 for Senter;
Maury, Spring Hill precinct, 155 majority
for SeDter; Union City precinct, Senter 505,
Stokes 50; Hamilton, Chattanooga, 2 to 1
I for Senter; Coffee, Tallahoma, 195 for Sen
ter, 43 for Stokes; Bedford, Stoke 9 majority
j at Shelbyvillo 192; Weakley, Senter’a mu
[ jority iu three districts 611, the majority in
i the county will be about 2,000; Giles, Sen-.
! ter’s majority 1,300. D. C. Slaughter, Em
i erson Etheridge,Edmund Cooperand Bailie
t Peyton are elected tothe State Senate from
I their respective districts*
Nashville, Aug. 5 The full vote of
Nashville is as follows: Senior, 1,272;
Stokes, 1,200. In the county, 8 districts
give Senter, 1,143, and Stokes 41. The re
maining districts will increase Senter’s ma
jority to 1,200. Thq Conservative tioket is
elected to IUo Legislature; Bedford, (10 dis
tricta,) Senter, 843 majority, and it will be
| 1,000 in the whole county. The Con9erva
| tive Legislative ticket is eleoted.
i Madison county—Senter’s majority, 2,000.
Most of the negroes yotod the Conservative
ticket, whioh is eleoted.
Knox county-Sonter’s majority iu Knox
ville is 300, aud in the county 800.
Williams county, Senter'a majority, 2,520.
Gibson, two preciucts, Senter’s majority,
OSI.
Tho county will give him*..from 3,500 to
to 4,000 majority.
Sullivan (seven districts), [Senter, 1,009.
Stokes. 131.
Robinson oounty, Senter’s majority, 2,000.
Haywood county, Seuter’s majority, 200.
Safuer county, Senter'a majority. 2,300,
Heury oounty, Senter’s mujorily, 300.
Humphrey county, Sontor’s majority,
(two precincts), 273.
McMaun county, Senter’s majority, 100.
Hampton county, (ten precincts to hear
from), Senter 277 majority,
Marion county, Shell Mound, Senter, 105;
Stokes, 0.
Memphis, Aug. s.—Madison county,
Jackson precinct, gives Stokes 422, and
Senter 795. 1). H. King, Conservative, is
elected to the Legislature.
Trenton, Senter, G7O ; Stokes, S 3. Gibson
will give Senter 109, and Stokes 65. Fur
ther returns from Hardman county indi
cate that Senter’s majority will be 1,600.
Tho returns show that Senter has carried
Middle and Western Tennessee by sweep
ing majorities and making allowances for
Stokes, probable majority in East Tennes
see, has carried tho State by 2-3,000 to 20,000
majority. Tho Conservative tickets for tho
Legislature have been elected in all the dis
tricts carried by Senter, and it is probable
that the Conservatives will have a majority
iu both branches.
Memphis, August s.—The Democrats are
rejoicing over their victory in West Ten
nessee. The emiro’Legislative ticket is
elected.
The following is tho official vote of this
city: Senter, 5,133 ; Stokes, 2,979. Seuter's
majority, 2,171.
Memphis, August 6.—The official vote of
Shelby county, with one precinct to hear
from, gives Senter 3,G52 majority. With
the exception of the disturbance ut Moscow
no violeooe at the polls has occurred in
West Tennossee. The Democratic press
here, in announcing the victory achieved
yesterday, calls upon the supporters of Sen
ior to remember charity in the hour of tri
umph and forgettho wrongs that have been
indicted upon them. The Avalanche says
it understands some of tho carpot-baggers
are preparing to leave, and calls upon them
to remain and assures them of perfect safe
ty-
Nashville, August o—The total vote of
Nashville and Davidson counties is, Senter,
653; Stokes, 4,076. Stokes’ official majori
ty in Nashville, 17. Information from all
parts of the State make no change in the as
pect of affairs. luformation from East
Tennessee shows that SentorfWlll carry that
section by a small majority. In that case
his majority iu the State will not be less
than 50,000
Nashville, August 7.—Additional re
turns indicate that Center’s majority may
reach G5.0U0. Very few counties give ma
jorities for Stokes. As far heard from, the
Senate stands: Conservatives 16, a major
ity ; Conservative Republicans, 4, with live
districts to bear from. The House stands:
Conservatives, 46; Conservative Republi
cans 1; Stokes Republicans, 4.
Memphis, August 4.—The official vote of
Shelby county is as follows : Senior, 7,304;
Stokes, 3,362. The Avalanche claims a vic
tory for universal suffrage, but the Appeal
and Ledger claim that it was for a white
man’s government, and a general reforma
tion.
Tho Kentucky Election.
Fkankfout, Ky., Aug. 9.— Fuller re
turns from tho state election show but little
variance in the vote. Sixty-seven counties
give Tate 53,423 and Wing 15,067. In But
ler and Edmondson counties Mason Morris,
Republican, is elected by seventy-one votes
a Republican gain. Iu Monroe a Demo
crat is elected in place of Fleipper Republi
can. There will be aboutnlDety-two Demo
crats in the lower house of the Legislature
and eight Republicans. In the Senate there
wall be thirty-six Democrats and two Re
publicans.
Alabama Election.
Sklma, Ala., August s.— Hyland Knn
d :!ph, editor of the Independent, is elected
to the Legislature from Tuscaloosa by a
majority of 100, being a Democratic gain of
4UO in that county.
Mobile, August 3. — The Democratic
majority iu this city is twelve hundred and
seventy, an increase of about two hundred
aud fifty.
Mobile, August 3.—The voto in this city
for Gongress is: Mann, Conservative,
•f.IOS; Buck, Radical, 2,848; Mann’s ma
jority, 1,266. Prosquacr, Democrat, is elect
ed to the Legislature.
Montgomery, August 3.—Th's city gives
C. W. Buckley, Radical. 3,082; and A. N.
Worthy, Deuicerut, 1,015 lor Congress.
democratic Victory In Itlontann.
New York, August s.— The World has
a dispatch from Montana announcing the
re-election of J. M. Cavanaugh, Democrat,
as delegate from Montana by 2,000 majori
ty. Democratic gain, 1,000.
Prentice furnishes a paragraph that
will-not be relished in Bricksburgh.
He declares that Gen. Grant failed In
all he undertook before the war, and he
has failed In all that ho has undertaken
since the war. He failed as a tanner,
he failed as a grocer, he failed as a team
ster, and he has failed as a President.
He succeeds only in war, and we can
not afford to keep up war perpetually
that he may shine.
Will the Radical newspapers, whieh
are making a fuss about the removal of
Asa Packer from Mauch Chunk to Phil
adelphia, be good enough to tell us what
difference it makes where he payß his
taxes, so long as he honestly pays them ?
That he does that is not and can not be
denied. The Radical journals of the
State are certainly very hard up for ac
cusations.
This government of ours is running
itself just now. Grant still goes junk
eting about the country as a dead-head,
and we-are informed that there will be
no more Cabinet meetings held until
some time in September. Perhaps It is
well that it is so. The less of Radical
government we have the better for the
country. . Doubtless Grant thinks bo.
It seems now to be conceded that the
members of the Virginia Legislature
will not be required to take the iron-.
clad test oath 1 . That will insure to the
State the service of respectable and in
telligent men, and we may hope to Bee
it enter upon a new career of prosperity.
wesxwarmio. is,
Portland, Oregon,July22, lB69.
The first great difficulty experienced in
yisltiog ML HoocTwas to make up a party
for the trip. Finally, after I had become
heartily sick of waiting, Mr* George Leibe,
a gentleman whose acquaintance I had
casually made at the Dailey volunteered to
moko one of a party to undertake the
laborious, if not hazardous journey. One
man being found willing to encounter the
hardships of a six day’s journey, on horse
or mule back, the next thing was to secure
a good guide. This accomplished
through the kindneis of Judge Pethiami if ho
secured for us tbo services of an old fron
tiersman named Smith.
The next thing was to secure a beast to
carry us over the difficult road. I was so
fortunate as to receive from Mr. Emil:
Shannon a beast warranted to carry me
Eafely to Mount Hood and back. So this
was another point gained. Now for tho
commissary department, for it became ne
cessary to provide for a loDg journey all
that should be needed for our subsistence
during our stay, for you must bear in mind
there are no hotels, no half-way houses, no
farms on the way for a distance of CO
miles where tho weary traveler could find
rest or refreshment ; accordingly a suffi
cient supply of provisions were laid ift for
the expedition. The party for the trip now
consisted of James Pearce, George Manger,
the guide (Smith), an Indian named Samp
son, Georgo Liebe, and myself.
To carry the provisions for our party wo 1
required a pack animal. t TIiU wa3 soon I
procured from a brother of Georgo Liebo’s,
and now commenced tho packing. . All was
new and novel to mo, and I inay add
somewhat amusing too for, of all tho odd
looking quadrupeds I had over seen that
little maro with tho uucoutbed looking
pack on her back was the most odd. It
was a dromedary with an artificial back.
Everythingbeingreadyour purty in Indian
filo left tbo town, passed uroued tho first
hill aud out through the valley towards the
forests where tho tread of tho white man
has but seldom been heard. The shades of
evening overtake us ns'we reach a beautiful
green spot on the banks of a cool inviting
little trout stream, and wo make our first
camping ground hero, aflur having traveled
about 15 milos.
The auimals are uut-addled, hobbled and
left to seek their ibo 1 while Silky und
Sampsoq start a blazing fire. The pack of
stores Is opened und In a \ cry short time 1
supper, consisting of bacon, bread »u.J tea, j
ready. Two unsuspecting trout have been |
caught und these form my supper for the |
evening, which I eujoy better than tho best |
meal I ever bad at tbe Cosmopolitan, for 1 j
haven healthy appetite. After a sociable I
chut and a few wonderful “ stories ” of the
wonderful things which have happened on
Mt. Hood, we seek u place lor repose, and
spreading our blankets upon tbe mother
earth, are soon rolled therein and away oil
in “dreamland,’’ aud this was our first
night out.
The next moruingour breakfast was soon
made and partaken of, beasts re-saddled
_and tho pack adjusted, when we entered
upon our day’s Journey. Uurrido now be
comes more exciting, as we commence our
tortuous windings through the deuse fir
timber. Now up the steep bill-aide, now
downndeep ravine, viiboverhnnging cliffs;
under low-hanging boughs, where not only
the hat but even the head was often endan*
gsrod by dose contact. We tug uwuy like
men actuated by a noble impulse to attain
a noble end and arrive u ft or much labor and
more scrutebes, at tbe dividing ridge be
tween the S and M-milo creeko, und have
for our toils and labors, thus far, a most
refreshing view of beautiful scenery, in
cluding Adams anti Hood in all their snowy
glory in the dim distance.
Now we descend into a dc-vp, dark recess
on the mountain by nn old almost lost trail,
till we reach u fork, of tbe 15 mile creek,
called Hnmsey's, where wo tako lunch.
Tbut lunch was approj>os, for wo had an
appetite by this titno which would make an
Alderman fed happy. 'Wo drank ofthe cool
stream and aoqn again stai led up the steep
aides on our way to Mt. Hood. After two
hours’ wandering through thick under
growth und heavy timber, over fallen trees
and burnt logs, we havofinally missed our
trail, and are literally " lost in the woods.”
We were completely bewildered mid tho
dense timber, wiib no outlet visible. On
either hand pilesoflogs, impenetrable over
hanging boughs, which seemed to dosoout
tho light of day Itself.
Our Indian Guide, Sampson, stretched
vainly for a w bile his long bare neck, cast
ing his ej r es in every direction, as though
determined to see the outlet from our maze
of trees, and finally, led by a sort of instinct
peculiar to tho wild man, pushed his pony
through the thick forest out ?Vf sight from
tbe rest of the party, aud was rbr n while
lost to view. Our suspense was of short
duration, for ore many momenta had ex
pired we were grntifiud by the reappear
ance of tho pony’s head, with tho welcome
news, conveyedpn a series of gesticulations
frum Sampson, that he had fouud the trail
agaiu. We now loiiowed "whuro ho led the
way,” and after a few hours more of
scratching and jumping reached u beautiful
green opening in this labyrinth of moun
tains, where we fouud not only grass in
abundance, but also a spring of most ex
cellent water, whien Irom its extraordinary
temperuture, we culled “Cold Spring”; und,
here, at the suggestion of Sampson, who
assured us that we would find no moro
“ chuck ” (water) for very fur, far uwuy,”
halted for tho night although it was blit 4
p. m. This made onr second night of camp
ing out and the adventures of the succeed
ing day we will recount in another letter,
THA V KI.Klt,
PoIIILASD, ( >BEUON. I
July 21, 1866. ' j
Before finally leaving our camp at Cold
Spring, we ascended a ridge adjacent thereto
and came upon n wonderful ledge of rock. o ,
completely overlooking thy valley beneath
and towards Mount Hood. It was a most
refreshing sight! There, twenty miles to
the southwest of us, stood Hood—his finely
drawn outlines up against tho clear evening
horizon, like a monntuin of silver against
a cloth of bluo and gold; while to tho far
distant ea3tstood Adams, roaring bis snoV*
capped summit far abovo the sea of mist
beneath. Still further from us, and to tho
southwest, was Mount’Jefferson, another
of the most striking snow peaks of this
continent, and in the dim distance, but
barely visible, were a number more of the
same kind, tho whole forming a group of
mountain scenery upon which the eyo
would ever love to rest, mid the imagina
tion muko its insatiable feast! The rock
upon which wo enjoyed all this “ bouquet
of beauty” we called “ Prospect Hock,”
and take it to be about 35 miles from the
Dalles aud 20 from Hoed.
After leaving “ Prospect Rock” and uiir
camp at “ Cold Spring” we started up the
steep mountain side, in n zig.zugcourse, un
der spreading firs, over fallen logs-our mule
will persist in Jumping, consequence some
hard bumping-but still we reach the height
in safety, when tho wildest and most ex
citing part of our journey only actually
commenced. First we came upon a num
ber of beautiful prairies which aro nature's
parks in theso wild forest lands ; theu upon
a patch of pure white snow, which likoa
gem bedecks the mountain’s boßom and
spangles and dazzles in tho morning light
liko rubies and diamonds! To our right
once more, and nearer now, stand our goal,
(Mount Hood,) and so near dooahe appear
that one almost imagines him within a few
stooes throw instead of 14 miles distaut.
’Tis a sweet quiet, Subbath morning, and
we worship in this vast temple of nature.—
Who so dead to all the refining sentiments
of the human heart that bo cau look upon
all this without a feeling of veneration for
that Creator by whose band all theso things
were formed? We almost involuntarily
shudder as we look down into tho deep dark
valley beneath from an elevation of at least
6,000 feet and counttho chances ofoui getting
down its broken and torn sides in safety.—
Yet this must bo accomplished ere we can
roach the end of our journey. We no long
er trust our valuable necks to the beasts
bnt prefer dismounting, and literally slid
ing by the serpentine trail down with them;
now over looso boulders of rock which gave
way under our unsteady tread ; now hold
ing on to a scrubby flr which seems to hold
out its little boughs for our assistance; then
again hanging over a yawning abyss with
loose earth for our only foothold, and thus
down, down, down we go. ’Tis a miraclo !
We are down ; safely down.
After a few hours, hard riding over the
backbone of a ridge which divides Tyghe
valley from the valley ol the White
and Hood rivers, Sampson eays, point
ing down the hillside to the left,
“chuck,” thus proving that Indians
never lie, for it required just three hours
to reach this spring after leaving onr camp,
whiefi three hours might have been con
sumed on the preceding evening aa well,
and wonld have brought ns to the foot of
Moant Hood Just that much sooner.
Here we watered onr beasts pnd partook
of the pure, cool mountain stream ourselves
until we all were refreshed, and again com
menced our way up and along tho back
bone of the dividing ridge, enjoying some
fine views of the surrounding mountain
scenery. Among the many points of inter
e it in thisjgrand panorama of naturo I can -
j not forget a dark biuo lake deep down
i amid the mountains to.ibe south of Tygho
| valley, which for forsaken looking sur
| roundlngs'cannot bo'surpassed, and forms
i one of tho features of this Switzerland of
i America, calculated to make a deep lm
[pression upon the mind of the lover of na
tural scenery. From this point commences
our descent to tbo foot of Mount Hood. Tho
distanco down is at least five miles, and a
dangerous, tortuous passogo at that. We
* dismount in descending. Suddenly one of
| our party’s horses takes it into bis head to
I stampede, my mule and the horses of my
I companions follow, and soon tbo last tliut
I is seen of them is a confused heap of horses
j and mule piled promiscuously together
i among brush and fallen.limbt r. In tho
! meantime I held on to my mule“as though
jmy life depended thereon, and wua thus
dragged down with the quadrupeds, sus
’tuning among other things n number of
t small scratches and a big fright. Wo soon
I extricated ourselvos from tho heap, Liebo
I and Monger came to my assistance, and
' after considerable scrambling and kicking
wo wore unco moro in order and on our
Way down to White river.
i Hero wo reached the great sand lint form
ed by tlie eternal washings from the motin
| tain sides, during the thawing season. It
is a sterile looking place. A desert of sand,,
loose rocks and cobble stones, extend at
least six miles, till we reach the hot of
i Mouut Hood. The sail bears down upon
j us here, with leaden weight, which, wuie q
uot for nn occasional gust of wind down tho
gulches, would bealmost insuffcrablo. We
hasten over it with all possible speed, and
la few hours later reached the (what we
| called) first .table or bench of Ml. lined
j Whore at h p. in., under a cluster of st unit d*
j scrubby firs, wo made our last camp before
| ascending to the line of everlasting snow •
I It being thought too iaio in the day to ul
i tempt tlio ascent, we rather reluctantly
| concluded to tnuko ourselves us eomforta
: bio us possible, till morning, and in tho
I meanwhile amused ourselves by rolling
' huge- stones down the torn und washed
; mountainside.imo tho ruvinc below, watch
I mg thorn in their headlong course down,
| down, with an interest equal to that enjoyed
I by a child ou seeing a spinning top. till
) spent and exhausted, they rested far out in
I tbo distant sand some miles away. If tho
sand tints through which we had passed bo
fore reaching our camp presented a dreary
and saddoniug appearance, wlml shall Isay
of tho immediate mountain sides. 1: is a
chaos of wild, rugged, barren waste ofsand,
torn by the washings of a thousand yeuiH t
Into chasms and ravines, which are calcu
lated to astound and horrify. No concep
tion can bo formed of the amount ol wear
log duuo by tho rushing waters down thiso
gorges. It is simply ihu immonsity of con
fusion.
We passed the evening in discussing tho
probabilities ol gutting to tho summit. Ami
thus the hours passed hy, till lime for sleej*-
and rest approached,when we turned under
our warm bluulcuts for the night. Soon tho
rushing and roaring of the mountain
streams ceuscd, because tho supply pm
duced by eacli returning sun bad giveu out
for tbe day, to bo renewed by tho first rays,
of the morfiing. Tho wind lulled and it be
came calm and a Sabbath stillness pervaded
this elevated mountain retreat thut inyited
to sleep and dreams of home.
Tl’. A v KU'OR
Tlic National Debt llocoh-CPocum.
Does tbo Tribune imagine that any Intel
ligent roan is deceived for a moment, hv
its laudations of Mr. Rnutwell, into the be
lief that under his administration of the
Treasury tho public dobt of the United
States bus beou in fact reduced seven mil
lions of dollars during the mouth ol
1 July and nearly forty-four* millions "sine
Geueral Grunt assumed tbo Presidency”'.’
i The statements prepared by Mr. Botiiwell,
■ it is truo, uro Ingeniously contrived, but
they deoeivo no one who does moro than
[ merely gluuce nt (beiiguros which set fortli
Ibeir totals. Tbe simple truth, us every
one with eyes to see must havo by this lime
perceived, is that the debt is not reduced at
ail. Tbe lowest point at which the debt,
less cash in the Treasury, ever has stood
since September 1, 18i>5, was mi May i,
1868, wbeu it was reduced to ?2,500,;V.'8,5”7.
Mr. Boutwell’s statement for August 1,.
ISG9, indeed, makes the debt, less cash In
the Treasury. -ISl.:VsG,7.Tf> —itn apparent
reduction ofslB 1*02,091. Hut this results
a fictitious one, obtained by manipulations
which overyouosees through, aud the debt,
if made up on the sumo system which pre
vailed in May, 18U8, would show a total of
52,5U8,7<i8,53fi, less cash In Iho Treasury -an
actual increase of 58,1^0,706.
We all know what tho roply to this will
be. Mr. Houtwell makes up Ids statements
on a different system bom that adopted by
his predecessors he adds tbo accrued in
terest and ho omits the bonds issued to the
Pacific Railroad Company. Hut if Mr
Houtwell’s own statements are examined,
tho one with the other, tho fallacy of the
claiming that lie is reducing tho dobt will
fully appear. Ho took charge of the Treas
ury iu March, and his first statement was
that showing tho condition ol the debt on
tbo Ist of April. Now, let us compare it
with tho statement for August 1, und see,
whore the reduction comes in:
April 1. Awruat J.
Coin interes t debt 82,107. >cn,ii.>!) 82,107 o;n :tu<
Interest. :j7.s7i*,:tM :i .:lva.u:ik
Currency luierestdcbl us.oos «K) I'ISHMOj
Interest
Matured debt G.aon. toj -i,7H),i)'i<;
Interest suu.cyj. tWi.Tsi
Legal-leiulcr aud de
mand notes :t'.2,or*>. 151 :t',(i.lV'.,7ia
Fractional currency... ytl U7j.SoJ)
Guld cerlltlcalGH 21,157 2,5 W 2ti.725 *|(|
Total
Actuii Uucrcnso, only.
.$2,15:5(1,202,-155 $2,U;i3,122,7:w
' - 1,0711,717
Look at theso figures ! Tho gold boaring
debt has increased, undor tho euro of tins
model statesman, $54,650 in four months;
the currency-interest debt has decreased
$3,795,000; tho matured debt has decreased
$1,213,3-17; tho loguJ-tender ami
currency lias decreased $5,593,964 ; and tin
gold certificate debt has increased sls,o.'i.'v
-3-10. The most burdensome debt or ihV
United .Stales, of course, is that which benra
interest. Well; thoinlorost-beunug debt on
April I was $2,176,481,650, and on the Ni ot
August it was $2,172,741,300—a reduction or
$3,740,350 In four mouths ; und that is uiL
liut is there no per cunlra? Certainly
there is a per contra, und he re it l.t. The
“amount in tbo Treasury,” according to the
system pursued in making up tbo state
ments, is deducted from tho amount of tho
debt; Which Is liko n man who owes $lO,OOO
counting the loose change in his pocket ns
an offset to his dobt, Tho umounts in the
Treasury on April 1 uud August i compares
as follows:
April 1. August 1.
BA2.&JU.W) se-t.4"0,77U
Coin du •; doposl io»s.
Curreucy
Bonds
21.1172 600 3tt,7!5,H1u
6.502, 028 2.1 3K1.t».-i
517.312 TOT
tiII.UUG.PJJ 3153'/,6.002
i2 55U.W.0
By adding ibis increaso in " amount in
tho Treasury'’ to the $1,079,717 uctual de
crease of tho debt, Mr. Boutwell and his
eulogists figure up “ a decrease in tin* dobt”
of $43,629,726 in tour months, and call upon
all of us to fall down and worship him.—
But nothing could bo so fallacious ns to calf
this “ a decrease.” For, should anything
happen to cause tlie 136,725,8-10 of coin in
tho Treasury belonging to depositors to bo
withdrawn aud.the currency baUuco to be
reduced ten millions ol dollars—which
events may happeu at any time—tho nomi
nal decrease ot the debt would bo at once
changed into an Increase of three millions
of dollars. Ihu utmost that can bo suid in
favor of Mr. Boutwoll’s four months’ work
is this: the dobt has decreased by causes,
out of his control $1,079,717, and he bus con
verted $27,342,737 of gold and currency into
that amount of bonds, which at present are
lying in the Treasury instead of being on
the market. So loog ns they lio there it is
all well enough, but until they uVo cancelled
uud destroyed there will be no surety ihut
they may not be ngain put ou the market.
When we begin to get statements from the
Treasury showing actual decrease in the
utnount of our interest-bearing debt, with
out retrnrd to *‘amounts'ln the Treasury,”
wo may know that tbo burden of our dobt
is really lessened, but not before.— N. !'•
World .
Htlll Tbey tome.
Miles J. Matthews, a leading merchant
of Equinunk, and nlwnys an opponent of
Democracy, Ims como out for Fucker ami
Pershing. Tho negro equality doctrioo,
and tho plundering and pjrofiigutu practices
ot bis old associates to take the
step. Mr. Matthews wields a powerful po
litical influence iu his section, and will
make it felt on the right side this fall. Wel
come 1 — Wayne County Ilcrald.
Getting Bleb Very Fast.
We stated a few days ugo that Mr. Sen
senig, Keeper of tho Prison, was not very
rich when elected—that he was engaged in
building eight two story houses at a cost of
$12,800, and some time ago desired to buy a
farm for $30,000 and pay tberoon $20,000.
We have the pleasure to state that this is
not tho only evidence of bis wonderful pros
perity, for we learn that judgments were
entered against him in 1566-7umounting to
$5,900, ail of which have been paid off since,,
and judgments have been recorded In Ida
favor to the amount of $7,000, handsomely
reversing the order of things, and Instead
of being debtor is now creditor. We would
like Mr. Sensenig to state by what agree
able means be can make so muoh money
in so short a time. Did ho find Alladdin's
lamp, or did he hire out the oonvicts and
receive the profits of their labor, or what
other legitimate means did he adopt ?—Co*
lumbia Spy.
The county Jail at Mercer Is without &
single occupant.