Centre democrat. ;
BELLEFONTE PA.
THURSDAY, SEPT., 20, 1860
WW, BROWN, - - ASSOCIATE EDITOR,
All articles written by tbe Associate edi
♦or will b" sicned w. w. B.
FOR PRESIDENT.
IIC;. AIT AII/AM LINCOLN |
Oi' ILiLiiN'OlS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HON. HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
OF MAINE.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HON. ANDREW G. CCD TIM
OF CtoXTKE COUiNTY.
FOR CON(ißES^ia|^
HON. JAMES TJMI , 4
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riVT. HIST.
1. AMward*C. Knight. 14. Ulysses Mcrcur.
J. Robert P. King. 15. Georgo Rressler.
2. Henry Bumm. 16 A. B. Sharp.
4. Bobert M. Foust. 17. Daniel 0. Gahr.
t, Nathan Hills. 18. Samuel Calvin.
6. John M. Broomall. 19. Edgar Cowan.
7. James W. FHlk-r. 20. IVm. M'Kennan.
g. Levi B, Smith. 21. J. M. JKirtkpatrick./.
k . Francis W. Christ: 22. James Kerr,
■t. David Mumma, Jr. 23. Richard P. Roberts.
§H. David Taggart,. 24. Henry Souther.
Thomas B. Lull. 25. John Grier.
F. P. Penajman. j
William sport Correspondent.
d to say in confirmation of
few more
for
David"
Centre county men, for
compelled to be mere hewers of
of water, for tbo Demo.
.pullers of Lycoming county—
at least one year ago that
afraid that the people would
bim qualified for tbe judicial
oruiine; commenced bis operations to obtain
the Congressional nomination. Accordingly
letters were written to Milesburg to a certain
-v political aspirant, informing him, if he would
aupp'.rtand aid Fleming in bis schemes, he
should be the nominee for the State Senate
next fall. While at the same time promises
were made to Col. Win. 11. Blair, that if he
"V
agreed to sell the Democratic vote of Centre
to Fleming, he should surely be the Senato
rial nominee the next chance, These wor
' thies, therefore, went to work in good enruest
to see what could be done. As Dr. Foster
was an aspirant for Senatorial honors next
fall, Col. Bluir, in crder to get bim out of
his way, plead, nay, implored the Doctor to
accept tho complimentary vote of Centre
county, showing him at the same time that
it would secure him tho nomination two
years hence. But Dr. Foster was too sharp
to he caught in such a trap. Drs. Berry,
Strobecker and others were solicited, but as
they wero honest men tbey knew they could
stand no chance, and the anxiety of the Belie
fouto clique in tbeir behalf, aroused their
suspicions and they could not he caught.—
Foiled in this, and notwithstanding the se
vere thrusts t Msj. Reynolds, which Blair,
Hoover &■ Co., hed published in the Watch
man, they were compelled, by the force of
circumstances, to go to work for him. An!
at it they went.
All the energies of those men were taxed
to their very utmost, to convince tho voters,
and delegates to the county Convention, that
Maj. Wm. F, Reynolds was really a Demo
crat, and entitled to the complimentary vote
of Centralis a candidate for Congress. They
Aticceedid, and it was nmusing to see the
■ broad grins that played over the countenan-
of these meD, when they discovered that
was a success—that the intrigue and
upon the honest voters of
eonsumated. We
aj.
a vcry^Atfut
Maj. Reynolds, and would not for the world*
say a word to injure his feelings. We think ;
ho is one of our most enterprising citizens,
generally sharp on a bargain, indeed, noto
rious for his close, sharp, business qualifi
cations ; but a mere abecedinarian in politKg
cal matters, and was, therefore,
over-reached by Blair, Hoover &
have made tbeir bargain good IUHK
Fleming for the next State
Co!. Wm. H.Blair and i
can agree among oLfl
thorn will be the
the people ratify
honesty and^^P||ji^^9^flpßtjp|^zeDS
and such
and suffer
theu^BfißK&flßK^Lipraeep in the sham-
certain, that, how
*#<*S!^"®emoc r atio delegates were
to Bellefcnte to attend the
last August Court, Blair, Seely
Clique, jn order to canaimit their 1
deep laid and selfish
ttiem, and slaughtered after
pleading with bim
Jas.
C"i. I'. Bnir.
of
because
Blair, Seelyi
Sijitlt do. But we tell
candidates, and the UDSUS
, voters in the Democratic
you will have Blair, and other
Bombers of the. Bellefonte Clique, for candi
dates next fgll. Mark our words. We
know the intriguers and wire-pullers.
Therefore, we say now, let every man who
ioves fair nlay—let every honest independent
Democrat—let every man who has any pride
of character, or county pride, who has any
.desire to see the business interests of Centre
county and the whole State revived and pro
tec' ed, vote the whole American Republican
or PEOPLES TICKET, in October next,
from Governor down to Auditor, without a
scratch, a blur or a blot. If you
insure better times, indeed, alUwtffl*4evi>i
right with the
count
B lai r JM -> whoVjW&T
H^olicy.
of party ;
we a
faV^Hß||^B^^^^^BlOEllT[K3
for Fathers. Will
you your arms folded,
when rule the hour?
When of man, are about
to be by those you have
elevated have so long de*
eeived believe you will,
rally and on
L tun with a
Upon the soil they fougBBBWPWHWSIi i
In the language of Milton, let us have.
No thought of flight,
None of retreat, no unbecoming deed
That argues fear : let each on Yimself rely,
As only in his arm the moment lay
Of victory.
W. W. B.
" The Republicans have undertaken an
arduous task in attempting to persuade our
foreign-born citizens that they are their par
ticular friends. llow long is it since this
same party, these same men— uDaer the
name of Know Nothings, were industriously
trying to deprive these same foreign-bcrn
citizens of all political rights," &c., &c.—
Dem. Watchman, Sept. 6th, 1860.
Will you please tell us, Mr. J. S. Barn
hart, " how long it is, sinoe" you took that
Know Nothing oath, was a member of the
order, in good standing and full fellowship,
seeking their aid to nominate and eicct you
to the office of Prethonatory ?
Will you please tell us, Col. Seely, why
jou said to Henry Stichler, a foreigner, of
Benner township, iast fall, when he told you
he was going to vote for " Bill Brown" for |
County Treasurer, that ii you had tho power j
you would know what to do with such men,
that jou would deprive them of their votes, 1
or words to that effect ? And yet you claim
to bo the especial friend of the foreigner.—
Wa Lave at no time attempted to show that
wc are the "particular friends of tbe foreign
born citizen ; but we have attempted to show
that it is tbe iuterost of every citizen of tho
United States, both native and foreign born,
to vote for a protective tariff. And this we
continue to do. You slander, and wilfully
slander, the Americau party, when you as
sert that its object was to deprive our foreign
born citizens of the right to vote. Itfalse
and you know it. Thetriffierenre between you }
aud us on this question, is that have been !
honest and consistent in our course while j
yuu liaye been professing to be * their par
ticular friends," and stabbing jthem to the
heart whenever the occasion offered. Need
we remind you of Gen. Cass' Le Clerc letter ?
Need we refer you to Bigler's Senatorial
District last fall, when Mr. Durbiiji, the Dem
ocratic candidate for Senator, \vas struck
down in a Democratic District, simply be- !
cause he was a member cf thfe Catholic
church? | j
Or to come a little nearer home ! tHave you !
forgotten that Jos. Schnell of this Lorough,
__ilßf " id your party, for,'thenom
ination of Sheriff, a poor mechanics in every
k way qualified to £ll tbe office, because
a member of the CatholicJbhurcb, a
citizen, he did not evln make a
He was laid onjthe shelf,
back seat syna
/party
i
OEMOCHAT 1
edge him the c
party, is, very
Catholic
c himself at
you know,
would refuse to vote
reason* And yet you
oPmi
Mrtfagr Continue to be their friends, gen
XLmW, we do not and cannot expect to gets
BRir votes. But carry out your professions
and cease to act tbe hypocrite with these men.
What has always been a wonder to us is,
that Catholic Democrats will vote for Pres
byterian, Lutherean, Methodist or Protest
ant Democrats of any kind, when these same
Democrats will not allow Mr. Schnell, or any
other Catholic, to have a nomination, or
vote for them for any office. The Knew-
Nothiugs, like men, said they would not sup
port a Catholic for any office of honor, trust
or profit. The Democratic party, in their
hypocritical way, condemned us for assert
ing these doctrines, while practically they
carried out the very same doctrine. Again
wo say, editors of the Watchman, act like
men, and cease to play the hypocrite and
sycophant with this class of your party.
w. w. u-
Keep it before the People.
That while we have heretofore treated Gen.
Foster as a gentleman, that the Watchman
has acted the blackguard in publishing the
Double Skull story when they knew that it
was false. Now, therefore,-know ye all men
that while we will cot publish anythipg
against Gen. Foster but what we know to be
true, that tbq Watchman, not we, are to
blame. And in consideration of these facts,
we, first assert that the man who asserts that
Col. Curtin said that a "Dutchman has two
skulls,' is a notorious liar, scoundrel and vil
lian, and we can prove him such in any
Court of record in Centre County, or in the
State of Pennsylvania. No man, not even
Col. Curtins' worst enemies, bebeye him to
be no man but a fool would make
Col. Curtin has been tbe
of the Germans of Centre
giyen moje legal advice, for
. more for the German pop-
county, than any other law-
County.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Gen. Henry D. Foster is not a states
man, is not considered as such by tho lead
ers of his own party, and if they would have
had any hope of suooess, Gen. Foster never
would have been the nominee of his party for
Gubernatorial honors.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Ilenry D. Foster is in the hands, and is
the pliant tool of, the same corrupt clique
that has controlled the politics of this State
for years, and under whoso misrule and cor
ruption the State taxes haye become a bur
den too heavy to be borne.
pie though it were.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Gen. Foster has not tbe power to say
Yes 1 when he should say it, or No! when
it would be to his interest to say it. That ho
has no back-bone, in other words, no mind of
his own—the suppliant pliant tool of a set of
politicians who have ruled this State for
years, to its detriment and its ruin. lie will
be as clay in the hands of the potter—as wax
before the fire—so he, in the bands of the
corrupt politicians of the Democratic party
in this State, will be moulded to suit their
own purposes, their own wicked and selfish
designs.
- KEEP IT BEFORE TnE PEOPLE,
That all persons, irrespective of f<ity, who
believe i£ the prosperity of Pennsylvania—
who are in favor of a reduction of taxes—who
are honestly opposed to the extension of sla
very into Free Territory—who are in fa*or
of Free Ilomeßteada for free working men—
who are in favor of Protection to American
Labor—will vote for Col. A. G. Curtin, Cen
j tre Couutys' favorite 6on, and do all they
j can, in an honorable way, to elevate him to
the Gubernatorial Chair of the Keystone
i Slate.
W. W. B.
Why is it ?
If tbe Democratic party, if Gen. Henry D.
Foster, is honestly in favor of Protection to
American Labor, why is it that Ira C. Mitch
ell, in his speeches, cails it a humbug ? Why
is" it that Israel Test, Esq., made a Free
Trade speech on Tuesday evening of tho Au
gust Court? Why is it that Maj. Wm. F,
Reynolds made a Free Trade speech in the
Arbitration Room, on last Friday evening 1
j Why is it that Col. Wm. 11. Blair, and othei
! leading Democrats about Bellefonte, are con
j stantly talking Free Trade, about our etreets,
calling it a selfish question, an electioneering
scheme? Workingmen of Pennsylvania, ol
Centre County, look well to your interests-
Let not the rascally fraud of "Polk' Dallas
and the Tariff of 1842," be played off on jot
again.
Will Seely aßd Baruhart please answ
the above questions ? :
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Democrats Remember. J|
That Capt. John A. Hunter is not reliqßj
in politics. If a man's word is worthnotnin|
in politics, is it worth anything in his busi
ness operations ; Now we ask every candic
Democrat, did not Mr. Hunter write to othei
aspirants for tbe same office, that he was no'
a candidate, and would not be, while at th<
same time he was working for the nomina'
tion with all bis might and Main; Is sue!
a man to be trusted ? Answer by your suff
rages honest freemen of Centre County. H<
deserves to be defeated. He will be defeat
ed, by a large vote. Mark our prediction.
f W. W. B.
John
The Tariff Party.
The leading question in the campaign, and
tho one which most interests the working
men, is the Tariff. The leaders ot both par
ties claim to be tariff men, but are the;
both sincere, in their professions? We
think not, and we base our assertion on the
history of the past, which furnishes evidence
clear, and abundant, that the democratic
party, is not now, nor never was in favor of
protection ta our home industry. In
Jas. K. Polk, and Geo. M. Dallas, were elec
ted by the popular cry, that Polk was a bet
ter tariff man, than Clay. Thousands be
lieved the delusion, and permitted themselves ,
to he cheated out of their vote 3. How far
i J Polk, was a better tariff man than Clay, the
| administration attest. He repealed the tar
• j iff of 42 and used the whole influence of his
| patronage to inaugurate a free trade policy.
• , Dallas, when the vote stood tie in the Seaa'e,
; ' gaye the casting vote against the tariff, and
■ j thus struck a death blow at the interests of
! his own State. When he was about to cast
| his vote, Senator Cameron hung up in front of
i I the Vice Presidents chair, a large poster,
1 | upon which, was blazoned, polk, Dallas and
■ j tho Tariff, but with these popular maxima,
' by which he had secured his election, staring
j him full in the face, he voted square against
j protection to his country, and in direct oppo
i sition to the wishes of the people, and worst!
' | of all, in direct opposition to the pledges he j
had made ttye people previous to his election. :
, We have heard democratio leaders say, their ■
t - party was alwavs in favor of a tariff. If that j
f | is true, why did they not long ago enact .a j
| • tariff law. They make it their boast that
j they have had posession of the government,
with but slight interruptions, for the last 20
years, then when they had the power why
) did they not proteot our homo industry? Did
they ever pass a singlo tariff law? No! not
r one. On the contrary, they have repeal
-5 ed no less than three. After all this, will
( any one trust these democrats? Will any one
, believe them when they say they are in favor
s of protection ? We, for one, cannot, but we
t fear many will again listen to the syren
, song and fondly believe it true. Last win
r ter, who defeated the Morrill tariff Bill? —
The Democrats in the Senate. Voters, work
ing men, who are are in favor of a tariff, be
not deceived again. You will never get
protection to labor by electiug a democratic
President and a Democratic House of Con
gress. If you really desire a tariff elect Lin
j coin and give us a Bepublicon Congress, and
. we will give you a tariff.
Keep it Before the People.
That every vote cast for Henry D. Foster,
at the State election, i 3 a vote to sustain and
' endorse ths present wretched National Ad
! ministration 1
5 That every vote cast for Ilenry D. Foster,
" is a vote in favor of the spread of Human
Slavery I
That every vote cast for Henry D. Foster,
have been committed during the past three
or four years by Buchanan and bis coadju
' tors upon the public Treasury !
1 That evory vote cast for Ilenry D, Foster.
3 is a vote endorsing the Dred Scott decision
/
which says that the Constitution carries
Slavery into every Territory of this Union !
r That every vote cast for Henry D, Foster.
1 is an indireot vote for JOE LANE for the
1 Presidency!
3 Freemen, remember these things when
f you come to deposit your baliots.
r REMEMBER!
3 That the Du?n£>-ocratic candidate for Qov
enor, Henry D. Foster, stands upon a plat
form which endorses the administration of
3 James Buchanan as "eminentlypure, patriot*
" ic, conservative and just!" This is the plat
-3 form of the "democratic" party of PennsyL
" vania. N T o man who has aDy respect for
r himself or bis country can vote for Foster
" and thus give his approval to Buchanan's
3 villianies.
- Look at tho Record.
j Who voted against the tariff ? The Demo
e crats in Congress. Who voted to extend Sla
very into Kansas? Tho Democrats in Con
-gress. Who voted in favor of sustaining Po
lygamy in Utah ? The Democrats in Con
gress. Who voted in favor of a slave code
'• for New Mexico ? The Democrats in Coug
-0 ress. Y/bo yotcd against the free Homestead
Bill? The Democrats in Congress,
y They are in favor of Slavery. They are
e opposed to protection. They are in favor of
Polygamy in Utah. They are opposed to
• giying homes to tho poor and Homeless. —
0 Honest democrats, can you, will you, vote
• with such a party.
T —-*■
The Ticket.
3 Our county ticket gives"general satisfac
g tion, which is certaimy a matter of great de
jf light to every ono who has at heart the sue
s cess of our party in October. We waited,
3 with anxious impatience, tbeactioivof the
u August Convention, and now that it is over
we say it eould not have done its work bet-
S and it willbo triumphintly elected,
i- ,
How Can yon do it ?
)t Douglas men, honest Democrats of Centre
l 8 County how can you Consistently yote for
r Gen. Henry D. Foster, who stands upon a
h Platform Endorsing the Administration of
p. James Buchanan ? How can you vote for a
e man, who will not tell you whether he is in
fayor of Douglas or Breckinridge ? Whether
he is in favor of Popular Sovereignty, or a
Slave Code for the Territories ? Gen. Foster
is to all intents and purposes a mum Candi*
date, working to deceive both the Douglas
and Breckinridge wings of the party. Hon
n est Democrats of Centre will you suffer your
gselves to be deceived? Col. A. G. Curtin
Come with us, and vote for
favorite son. Try us this
yon half so badly
have done
B.
Passing Strange,
That the Democratic party in this count#
cannot nominate a ticket, without
upon it, men who were Know Nothings in
1854 and '55, willing to desert the Democra
cy when they thought the party was hope
lessly ruined, but of whom, the doubfo-head
ed Watchman now speaks "as unexceptiona
ble men," and says "the whole ticket could
not have been more satisfactory to the peo
ple." It says further, "They are all good
men, faithful and zealons advocates of the 1
Democratic party." Why da you, Col. See
ly, after proving yourself so inconsistent, aa
to associate with yourself. Mr. Barnhart, who
was a Know Nothing in 1854, and after pla
cing, at least ono, and we think, two men, on
your ticket who belonged to the same orga
nization, still continue to abuse that PATRI
OTIC ORDER? After abusing the Knew
Nothings, as you have done, how can yeu,
how can your party, consistently, vote for a
man upon your own ticket, who belonged to
them ? Oh consistency, truly, thou art a -
jewel! t
Messrs. Barnhart and Seely, please toll us
how many "traitors," from the Know Nath
ing party, you have upon your ticket, or for
ever hold your peace, and cease to abuse,
malign and slander, that organization, We
await your answer. We must have it. The
German Democracy of Pennsvalley await
your answer. Come righc up to the wotk.—
No backing out. No dodging-
The way things look now, we venture the
assertion, if Col. K'ehel, Hugh Lourimore,
James Furey, Mr. Weaver, of Ilaines town
ship, Mr. Kreps, Ri D. Cummingsandothors,
whom ycu so unmercifully slaughtered in
j your County Convention, bad ever bolonged
j to tho Know Noting Order, some one of
i them would have been nominated- Indeed,
5 the history of the Democratic party in this
I county shows, tint a man, to receive a nom
ination from hiaparty for any of the impor
tant offices, must be a man who has cut his
ticket at some time in his history, or a man
who has been a Whig all bis lite, until very
recently, or a Know Nothing. Is it not pas
sing strange? Col, Seely, wo must have
your answer.
Maj, Wni. 0. Reynolds received the com
plimentary vote of this county for Congress,
; please tell us (when he joined your party?—
Were his claims stronger, and has he done
more for the cause of Democracy than such
men as Dr. Strohecker, Dr. Berry, Dr. Fos
ter, James Miacmanus, Esq , and others we
might name ? There is certainly some deep
laid scheme il this, some sell, some trickery
and low cunning, of which the honest Demo
crats of Cenffe are not informed. Tell us,
tell the people all about it. Out with it. Col.
Seely. Be b>nest for once in vour life.—
Cease to cheat and mislead your nouest vo
ters.
W. W. B.
For the Centre Democrat.
WILLI AMSPORT, Sep. 12th, 1860.
OOL. W. IV. BROWN,
Dear Sir:—
I prom"
ised you, when I had the pleasure of seeing
you last, that I would give you some of the
doings respecting the nomination cf a candi
date for Cot'gress, by the Looofoco party, for
this District. You asserted it would bo a
Centre county man. If you remember, I
told you it would not be. I had the advan
tage of yon and now I will explain. There
is to be at election for President Judge in
come a candidate for the Judgeship '"f # our
District. This, therefore, caused clashing
among the friends of Fleming and Maynard,
But Maynard, a cuto Yankee, knew bow to
ticklo Fleming's vanity, a/id at once, sprung
upon V-inj, as tho candidate for
knowing, as he did, that there was no earth
ly chanco for the election cf 'he old Fossil,
but he wanted him killed, ns your men in
Centre wanted to kill Maj. Reynolds, by the
empty honor of a complimeilary vote. Gen.
Fleming bit at Maynard's bait, and immedi
ately commenced operations. lie knew that
Centre and Mifflin countiei must be won, and
he and a few others, wrrto to some of the
Democratic politicians of your county, prom
ising, as they have often done before, to give
them the next candidate for Congress, and
also to give Centre the next candidate for
State Senate.
Gen. Fleming paid your county a visit,
and on his return, stated "ho would be the
unanimous nominee. That the bargainers of
Centie county had secured, and instructed in
favor of a man, whom the scattering votes on
any other occasion would have beaten, he had
secured the Conferees and all was safe, as
the Conferees were aader his thumb." One
o£his frienis said, Fuming was going to vis
iFwhe Dutch and ha would briug them out of
their boots. This 1 know to bo true, and
morec ver, I know that he has made a butt and
jest of Dr. Stroheoker, of Rebersburg, in your
county, for many years, by telling the most
ridiculous stories upon him.
Fleming says he wili have 700 majority in
Lycomiog; 300 in Clinton ; 150 in Sullivan;
200 in Centre, &e., &c. Now, so far as Ly
coming, Clintou and Sullivan, are concerned,
it is false, Tne voters of those counties do
not want a fossil buffoon to represent them
in the Congress of the UnioD. If you do '
your duty in Centre county "Bob" will be
defeated by a large majority—lose the Judge
ship, aDd remain where he aver should re
main, at home, to smoke s'amps of cigars
and relate stale an d obscene anecdotes. Put
come down and make a few
speeches for us before the election ?
Yours, &c-.
DAYID, North of the Diamond,
Remember.
Honett Democrats of Centre, remember
that every man oi your . ounty ticket but \
one, i 9 in favor of Breckinridge and Lane,
endorsing thereby Free Trade and a slave |
code for the teri tories. They hold that (
Douglas is a trait* -, a that he <
is not the regular ominoe of the Democratic (
party. How, 3 k, ean the Douglas men
go in for fusion, nd therefore, in favor of
Breckinridge and 1 une ? How can you vote
for Foster, when 11 that vote,, you advance (
the cause of the seclsion and disunion candi- (
datt3, Breckinridfc and Lane? See to it, j 1
honest Democrats f Centre, that you are not I I
inconsistent with Gir professions. Vote for j *
Curtin, if yon woii defeat the drsaiwonwts. 1
I w. w, B.
30,000 Majority.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
T hat Col. A, G. Curtin the peoples nomi
nee for Governor, will be elected to fill the
Gubernatorial chair by at least 30,000 major
ity on the second Tuesday of October next,
lie cannot be defeated. The people are
rising.
REMEMBER.
That Hon. Jas. T. Hale, will carry this
Cogressional district, by at least 1800 ma
jority. The people know that he labored
faithfully for their interests, voted for the
Morrill tariff Bill, and would have secured
its passage, had it not been for the action
against it, of the Democratic United States
Senate. The people will say, by their votes
"well done good and faithful servant, go on
as you have commenced, two years longer.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Wm. C. Duncan, Geo, Alexander an.d
the whole County ticket, will be elected on
the second Tuesday of October next, by from
Jive to seven hundred majority. Freemen of
Centre arouse to action gird on your armor,
and pitch into the hottest of the conflict. It j
is for you to say whether the majority of our
County ticket shall be increased to 1000.—
Our word for it, it can be done, if you will
all go to work, as you can work. If you
•would rescue the Country from Bankruptcy
and misrule, ycu must arouse your latent
energies and go to work like men, like Iree |
men. w. w. n. j
Gn Our own XiooK.
After consulting the candidates, we have !
concluded to hold meetings at the following
places. Hon. Jas. T. Ilale, J. F. Riddle, S. j
S. Brisbin, A. C. Tonner, Esq,, John Rogers,
the Keystone Forgcman, R. 11. Crosthwaite, I
and perhaps others will accompany ns : j
At Pleasant Gap, Saturday eveniDji, Set"
tember 22d. a 1
At Zion, Monday evening, Sept. 24th.
At Marshalls School House, Bcnner twp.,
Thursday evening, 2/th,
At Pine Grove, Friday evening,
At Boalsburg, Saturday evening, Semem
ber 29th.
At Waddle's School House, Patton twp ,
Monday evening, October Ist.
At Milesburg, Tuesday evening, Oct., 2d.
At Locust Mills, 1 uesday evening, " "
Howard, Wednesday evening, Gciqber 3d.
Packer's School House, Cui-tin twp., Wed
nesday evening Oct., 3d.
Eagleville, Thursday evening, Octj, 4tb.
Halfmoon, Friday evening, Oct., sth.
Unionville, Saturday evening, Oct.,Oth.
j Jacksonville, " " <•
Rebeisburg, Monday " Oct., feb.
Freemen of Centfe, turn out in your
' strength to these meetings. Honest Demo
crats, come and hear what we-have to say.
The Tariff question, the Homestead Bill and
tho Territorial or Slavery question will be
honorably and fairly discussed. American
Republicans, go to your Demooratio neighs
bors and prevail on them to go with you" to
these meetings. Some of the above Darned
speakers will certainly be present.
N. B.—Other meetings may be called, aa
speakers are plenty and willing to work. If
necessary, some of the above named gentle
men will attend othe: meetings \y. w. d.
The 11-adsens'.
1 hose inimitable singers sang in our town
on Monday and Tuesday evenings to crowded
houses. They are, undoubtedly, the finest
troupe in America, it has been our good for
tune to hear some of the best singers of the
present ago, but wo confess, none pleased us
as well
wonderful. Wo have never heard a voice o'
sucu Compass and volume. It is fully as
strong as PioolGiul's, and much more rich
and clear.
Tho! Conferee ffßSccting.
The conferee mpeting of the' People's par
ty, for the 15th Congressional Dieirct, met
at Lno;k Ilaven, in the Club Room, on Tues
day, 11th inst., at 10 o'clock, A. M., and or
ganized by choosing Judge Harvey Presi
dent and Wm. Shortlidge, Secretary. The
following delegates presented their creden
tials and were admitted, viz :
Centre County—John Irwin, Col. J. Irtvln
Gregg, Wm. Shortlidge.
Clinton County— Judge Harvey, 0*1; Jno
Calvert, Geo. Hopson.
Lycoming County—Won. Lindsey Mahaf
fey, Geo. W. Younginan, Esq , E- D, Prutnp,
Erq.
Mifflin County— Geo. W. Sault, Col. J din
Hamilton.
Hon James T. Hale was re-nominated lor
Congress bv acclamation. [Applause.] Geo.
W: Youngman, Esq., Col. J. Irviu Gregg
aud Col. John Hamilton having been ap
pointed a committee on Resolutions, report
ed the following, which was adopted uum
imously :
Resolved, That the distingu&hed services
of our worthy Representative in Congrei?,
Hon. James T. Ilale, entitles him to the grat
itude of the people of the State of Pennsyl
vania. His position upon the -Tariff so ably
maintained, proves hhn to be truo to his con
stituents, their interests, their resources and
their labor.
_ Resolved, That the people of this Congres
sional distuct uave unbounded confidence in
the honesty of Judge Ilale, and are ready
and willing to elect him to the high and hon
orable position in which he has distinguish
ed himself as a man and Representative.
Resolved , That wo recommend (in order
that there may be no misunderstanding as
to time and place) to the conferee meeting of
the People's party for the Congressional
district, to put in nomination a candidate for
Congress in the year 1862, that tfrfd* Jgt-et
.in Williamsport on tho second
September, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Judge Ilarvey, G. W. YoungtjSSPq.,;
and Col. J. Irvin Gregg, were ajiflHpi a
Committee to inform Judge Ilale qHKpm
ination.
Adjourned sine die.
R COUNTY AGRICULTURAL $ V
approaching for the
2nd, 3rd and 4 th of
ed. Oakwood, on the
Rsq.,- a short distance
lected as the place for
at the Farmers of our
elves of the .opportunity
to exhibit the fruits of their
It is confidently expected by the
that this wi 11 be one of the largest and
ever held in the county.
HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEnHI
MAINE l —Old Democratic Maine i
majority for the Republicans !
Congressmen elected ! Jff!f jflP
VERMONT too, has gone for
lican/qpji even OLD
clared a/ytinst the disunion
C. Breckinridge. Lineoln will be
certain fA <fate.
• i&bl
All persons wishing to
clothes cleaned up in a most tidy
can do so, by calling on Mr, John
who has opened a shop in our town
purpose. He cleans them so as to
have the appearance of new ones.^H^B. 1 •
next door to the office of McAllister
ver.
FUSLON MEEIING AT FEASANT I
GAP. I
We have been informed, upon w I
reliable authority, that at theSBM
meetiDgof the Fusionistson
Saturday night at the above
ed place, Gen..Fleming spoke
Judge Hale in the most
ful and personal manner. Also,
that Col. Blair, after a very abu
sive rigmarole cf nonsense and s
light trash against thw American '
RepjiWdcan party, called upon all
! present to vote for " Old Bob
Fleming," at the same time ask-,
ing the people why they would
vote for a " nigger Congressman/,,
when they had a chance to yglA,
! for a white man." 'ittflß
Why Col. Blair should speak
of James T. //ale, we cannot
unless in the gratitude of
heart, he desired to pay him the .
| rent for the use of his office, two
|or three years, and several other %
I expensive favors. Shame on Col.;
! Blair, we say, or any other man
| who will use such language when"
speaking of a man so respectable
i and so well known as. is Judge t
Hale,
A "nigger Congressman," for
sooth ! Do you not know Col.
Blair, that at least fifteen of the
Congressmen from the south, by
virtue of the three fifth rule, repr
resent a nigger constituency ?
These are the " nigger Congress
men," not Judge //ale who repre
sents the free white men of the
North. It is said that the meet
ing made eleven votes for Lincoln,
Hamlin, Curtin and Hale. Go
on Mr. Blair, the more meetings
you hold the better. w. w. B.
LOOK AYTHIS!
Readers of the Centre Democrat,
we have invitations from other
parts ot the State, to keep us
speaking every evening from now
until the Election, but we have f 1
declined them all except one
meeting at the Clearfield Court,
on the 26th inst. We must go
to Clearfield, We can go to no
other meetings outside of Centre
count v. Centre county must he
carried. It willTsfc owii-a
all go to the polls.
We are opposed to betting, or
any other species ot gambling, but
a friend of ours authorizes us to. .J
say. that he has Jive hundred dol- • '
Jars to bet .that our whole county
ticket will be elected, or that Col.
A, G. Curtin will be elected Gov
ernor of the State.
Opposed to betting as we are, i
wo will sav here, we will double 1
the bet. The money to be put 1
up, and the bet made so soon as 1
the polls are closed, and before 1
the result is known. For further j
particulars inquire at this office.
w. w. B.
GRARLTraIIy.
Freemen of Spring township,
Bellcfonte, Milesburg, and sur
rounding townships, let us have a
glorious outpouring of the people
at Pleasant Gap, on next, .fm r ,
day evening, the 22d inst. j
services of the Bellcfonte BraMMpP' j
Band have been engaged. Yofffj W
will hear the most dulcit
of music, and we promise you thafesi*> A
you will hear good speeches.
Come from Benner, come fro|fflßn% I
Boggs, come from Union and UMs| ,
ionville, come from Walker,
from Potter, come from the liitfjkKJr
and vallies of noble old CentrnH
Wealthy old Centre ! but
prosperity and business interespp
have been crippled and struck
down by the ruinous Free trade
policy of the Democratic party.
Let the meeting at Pleasant Gap mr **
be the Grand Rally of the cam
paign. W. W. B.
Vj< tory Certain.
We have in company with Jas. S. BrisflUßgw;
I 11. Stover, J. F. Riddle, A. C. Tonnafc^" J
. Crosthvraite and others addressed IBiflHif
IV citizens, at Halfmoon, UnionvSfijißHf'i
0 Works, Nittany Hall,
kg, and a few other places, and we
■ends that tho enthusiasm of our
Bounded. The people nearly all
Bant a change of Government afi'tirs,
By are determined to have it, by
Bcoln Hamlin Curtin, Ilale, Dun cat-' RjPI
Bder Johnston, Loagnell the
Bounty ticket, * * * lndepeo/ ■
Beemen of Centre arouso to
■tie over two weeks, you will be calleJß
B deposit your votes. Will you vjH
Bof Freedom, or Slavery? Will jJB
B Protection, the ruinous free
Bf the Democratic leaders ? v ' 0 leiß|
■ you. Answer those questions as
Bnen can am wer them. 'The
■country, the interests of your
Bldren, all call upon you Id vote
B Hamlin and Cur/in. Tb the
■PMIe. w: w. B
BUR CORKESI-ONDENTS. — ■
■lications are received, and shall ap pear IF juß
H we can make room for them. Send in r
U_Make them 6hort and to the point. 4? Vj
B.H. IIA\K s\flf M
■>V, HiSLLKi oNTK, PA., will attend prompt^
■ legal business entrusted to him. Ofliaa B
B r t0 ttl3 Post Qffle*. [Sept. 20, '6O
■CE.—The creditors of the TsTon B
■ven Railroad Company are; hereby
■resent their claims to ihe society as eaj^^B&Jt*<B
■hie. By order of Board.