• i fie Centre IciMcrat.
1 BELLEFQNTE PA.
; , IURSDAY, SEPT., 27, 1860
. .7. BROWN, - - ASSOCIATE EDITOR,
;rf- Alt articles written by the Associate etfi
t vriti b* signed w. w. e.
FOR PRESIDENT.
IION. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
OF ILLINOIS.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HON. HANNIBAL HAMLIN.
OF MAINE.
FOR GOVERNOR,
HON. ANDREW G. CURTIN
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
FOR CONGRESS,
HON. JAMES T. IIALE;
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
COUNTY TICKET,
AS EMBLV,
■WILLIAM P. DUNCAN,
of Pain Township.
pROTtIOXOTAJty.
JOHN T. JOHNSTON.
of Sel'ofonle.
JvFGISTER AitD PiECOP.PER.
WILLIAM H. LONG WELL,
of Benner Township.
SnEltirr,
GEORGE ALEXANDER,
of Union I'oumehip.
COMMISSIONER.
JOIIN McC,ALMOST,
of Marion:' Township.
AUDITOR,
JAMES WILLIAMS,
of Bush Township,
CORONER,
JON. ECKERT,
of Spring tp.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
„ ... 1 JAMES POLLOCK,
Senatorial, j TnoMA3 M UowEj
Itrpreseu tali vie.
tier. PIST.
1. Edward C. Knight.; 14. Ulysses Mercer.
2. Robert P. King. j 15. George Bressler.
3. Henry Duinin. ;16 A. 15. Sharp.
4. Robert M. Foust. j 11. Daniel 0. Gahr.
A, Nathan Hills. IS. Samuel Calvin.
6. John SI. Ilroomall. | 19. Edgar Cowan.
7. Jatne3 W. Fuller. j 20. Wm. M'Kennan.
8. Levi B, Smith. j 21. J. M. ICirlkpatrick.
0. Francis W. Christ, j 22. James Kerr.
10. David Muinina, Jr. ; 23. Richard P. Roberts,
i 11. David Taggart. 1 24. Ilenrj' Southor.
12. Thomas R. Euii. j 25. John Grid'.
13, F. P. Pennimau. j
, Centre County.
Centre County is now better organized
than it ever has been. We have cheering
news from almost every township. Every
thing is being done that can be doue, and
victory is certain. Do nor, however, pause
in the good work, friends, push forward and
make cur majority as large as possible. lie
member, the greater the victory the gieater
the g'.ory. Candidates of Centre, your cbo
een leader is every day in the fisld, battling
with the enemy—you too must work-canvass
the county thoroughly and get out your
friends, Remember ihu nomination is Lu.
the beginning of tho end.
~ People of Centre ccliutv, your favorite eon
is before you, a candidate for your suffrages.
Remember, Centre county has neper bad a
Governor, it is high time her claims were
It reo. Col. Curtin, your own gifted
eon, is out for that high and responsible of
fice, can you, will you, smother your native
pride by votiug for Foster. No! DO, you
cannot, we know you will not. To the polls
then, and vote for Lincoln, Hamlir, Curtin,
and our whole County ticket.
Co to the Foils.
Republicans of Centre county, you have a
duty to perform. Tae election is approaching
and it is highly important that we should poll
every vote we can. Go to your neighbor /lk
to them, and see to it that thiy vote right.—
Farmers, rig up yuur teams and wagons ar.d
haul your neighbors to tbe polls. Many are
old and feeble, tbe place of voting far dis
tant from their homes, and unless you toko
them in your wagons and buggies they will
not vote at all. The evenings arc getting
long and lonesome, make it suit, if possible,
to spend a portion of them with those who
liye nearvou. Exchange opinions with t! oat
on the questions that now agitate our ccun-.
try : reason with them, and then on the
morning of tbe election go to the polls with
them and ece that they vote cur whole na
tional State and county ticket.
Are you Assessed.
Let every voter sea to it that he is asses
ed before the 28.h day of September. Re
member the 28th is the last day, and if not
assessed oa or before that titn*, you cannot
vote. Do not take it for granted that the
► Assessei has put you on tbe list. Go and
look over the list yourself and if your name
is not on it, have it put on immediately.—
Republicans, do not fail to attend to ibie no
tise or you inay loose your vote.
POOR Sh;,w fjR DOUGLAS. —lt is reported
that seven out of tight candidates elected to
State offices at t.e recent election in Mis
souri are Breokioidge m-n. 1) mgl -.s sue is
dfc'Jnnig in that State very rapid lysines the
' State election, sr.d there senna hardly a
probabilty tba Douglas can c.-.rry i? under
fnv ciicuiuetanee? if the Americans continue
'. j oppose the "fusion" overture* uf the squat-
U'rites. With the probable less of Missouri,
there is not a single State left-which Douglas
ittands even a chance of carrying -.t the Pre—
r~ d-.-ntial election in November next.
T at Luiik BU'.IK Uodey fur October has
reached us, ai d upon examination we find
it stilt ahead 11 ail others with tire fashions
fir the see*'.n. This No. is also filled with
Turv choice reading matter, The etory of
(lie Italian Count in Tattletown, is a eeason
r.ple sketch, full of wit and humor. Terms,
£"1,00 a year.
CURTIN AT PITT-ui. ho. -On Friday last a
monster meeting was held at Pittsburg
wbieb was addressed by Cob Curtin, Morton
[ McMichael, GA. Grow. Tiie wildest eu-
L tbusiasm prevailed, and everything promises
immense majority furCuriiD and Lincoln.
-gLeuy county alone will give a majority
least five thousand.
A Seruagrogaci's bid far OfZca.
' Three weeks or more since, Ilenrv D. Fos- j
j ter made a great flourish in challenging An
! drew G. Curtin, to meet him before the peo* :
| plo of Pennsylvania, and fairly discuss the
leading issues involved in the present can
| vass. The challenge was promptly accepted
by the Republican candidate, with an imme- j
! diate offer of entering on tbe contest, and i
| discussing all the issues. But Henry D 1
Foster was not willing to meet a fearless man
; on the stump, for the purpose of discussing
S the great political questions of the age, and !
j therefore mads after propositions restricting !
| the debate and confining the discussion only
I to such questions as he deemed proper and at
| issue. This cowardly excuse was made in
; order to escape the responsibility of the meet- !
\ ing; and in the meantime Henry D, Foster !
has been in training by William A. Stokes, :
AY. 11. Welsh and the custom house clique of
i Philadelphia. The result of that training i
; was tho production of a speech on Monday
j evening, ia the city of Philadelphia, ostensi
b'.y originated by Ilenrv D. Foster, but in
reality prepared, concocted and arranged by
the gentlemen aforesaid and the clique here
in before named. As a literary effort, the
speech is a great failure. As a logical pro
dcction, it is weak and unreliable. As apo
litical paper, it is lull of misstatements and
| perversions—and as a bid for the votes of the
; people ( f Pennsylvania, it is beneath the
character of the smallest politician ia the
smallest village of the smallest State in the
Union. It ha r bat one merit, and that eon
i sists in the audacity of its assertions—while
j the billingsgate flourish of its assault on W,
; H, Seward, proves Henry D. Foster's pan
dering propensity to the lusts and prejudices
jof ignorant pet pie. lie was compelled to
make this assault, to satisfy the southern
| suf porters of his master, James Buchanan,
! who still dreams that there is force in the
i piass ons which he has so successfully wield
I ed to impair the dignity of the Executive sta
uon, and divide an organization which ele
vated him to place atfd power.
Mr. Foster plar ts himself on tbe Reading
| pla'form. By this he endorses the principle
! of Douglas, and in spirit reiterates tho sen ti
! meats of carelessness as to whether slavery
;is voted up or down- lie declares that the
j peopla have a right to introduce or exclude
| slavery from territory, as they please—and
with this stale and flimsy declaration of a
j right, knowing that all the machinery of
i government under its present organization,
is an antagonism to the extension of si ivery
from the territory. Henry D. Foster comes
before the people of Pennsylvania as the ad
vocate of a sovereignty that is worthless, ini
! practicable and unreliable. He adopts this
, mode of argument to silence and appease tbe
| "epuatter sovereign," and abridges the priv
! ilege by placing it within the restrictions of
| the courts ia order to nulily and cajole his
; slave-code sympathizers. These are happy
j conclusions to arrive at, particularly for cue
| who stands between the fire of two hostile
| factions, each differing distinctly on this
great question, and each determined to hold
him responsible to their exposition of this
modern Democratic faith.
On tli3 question of the Tariff, Henry D.
Faster is about as safe and reliable as James
K. Poik was claimed to be on the same sab*
jeef. It is of course a game of brag, which
he will never be ealled on to verily in any
posi ion to which he may hereafter be called.
But in the present state of the Democratic
party, with the history of their past decep
tion on tbe Tariff i|Uestion, and tbe experi
ence of '43 before the eyes of the American
people, it ia not likely that Ilenry D. Foster
j can deceive them on this great act of legisia
i den for the benefit and protection of labor, j
The history of legislation proves this asser
tion. Tbe career and condition of thepres j
ent Democratic organization illustrate how
wtll it Las estimated the prosperity of the !
country. In its ruin and dismemberment j
; we have an exhibition of that ruin vrbich
Democratic legislation has portended for la
bor ever since it look possession of thepow
! ets of the government, nor can Ilenry D. Fos-
I ter prove it to have done more, if ho were to
i continue in his professions of devotion to thp
i interests of labor until doomsday cast its
i dark pal! over the whole country.
There is literally nothing but sophistry
and finery ia this entire speech. Blended
j with tho Irish blarney of Billy Stokes, ic has
! a twang of that deceitful coolness with which
Foster disposes of a responsibility when he
1i- emberrassed, It may satisfy the leaders
Sof these broken factions—it may appeasa the
I Administration, and ic may console Foster
| l itnself—but it will never satisfy the honest
voters of Pennsylvania. It ia nothing more
! 'hen a tribute to demagogucista—a mean and
! masterly effort to deceive ar.d delude housst
! men in an hour of great dinger and a crisis
j of immense importance.— Uarrisburg Tele
, 1 i/rarh.
Sbreckinridg'o Koa for Z/isuaion.
Is it not little remarkable though p -rfact*
iy natural— that all tho Disunian men in the
country should be so zeaLua in tba support
Breckinridge ?
i The Hon. Reuben Davis, of Mississippi, in
, a speech delivered in the House oi Represen-
I talives, tbe 6th June, 1860, (see appendix to
Congressional Globe, Ist session, 35 Con
- gvr-fi. page 3879,) -a d :
"For relief from all these causes of com
oiaints and fcggr ssicu we have been compel*
j .'d to look to disunion a3 the only remedy.
! And this, you tell us you shall not enjoy.—
'! L> the God of battles and the just judge
• ment of mankind we refer the issue."
, ; "1 hear the first tnuferings of revolution.
Db fiies amy break through the event that
j cor fines it in the text six months, and blood
: will deluge the land, and the sword destroy
! the people."
I Mr. Simpleton, of Mississippi, in a speech
] in the IE uso of Representatives, 19tb, Dec.
| last, said.: '
| "So that, when the day shall arrive that a
, Biack Republican is clectod President of the
[ ! United Sfates—and whenever such a man
| undertakes to force himseif upon us, then you
' ! will find that every arm in the South will be
; nerved for resistance, and that the days of
t j the llepublia are numbered."—(see app. to
: | Con. Globe, 1 sess., 36 Con., pp. 53.
! I On account of the ab
i sence of some of our hands we are
; compelled to issue a half sheet
< this week.
•srxaosi x^isssxsxochat
Dor the Centre Democrat
'Tu sousand Follies."
J, S. & J. J. Brisbin,
Gentleuen* :
I seo
of late, two or three articles in the Democrat
ic Watchman, which the editors of that sheet
Kould have us believe, were written in Ilalf
moon, but the author, I presume, does r.ot
live in this end of the County, in as much,
as the Democrats here say, that they do not
approve of the article found in the Watchman
of the 231 of August, giving a description i f
a meeting of the Peoples Party at Storms
town, alleging that they would neither be
guilty of stating such falsehoods, nor of such
vulgar personalities, as are found it, that ar
ticle, consequently, we are driven to the con
elusion that those articles are Editorials, but
arc not ia the locality that we usually find
Editorials. But it sterns that bis Excellency
J. S. Barnliart, is the Lead and front of that
sheet, and wants it distinctly understood,
that he does the Ilead-work for the Watch
man. I would not rob him of a particle of
the Glory. Thea the conclusion is inevita
ble that bo is the author of the article, sign
ed "Old man and a straight out American,"
and is in perfect keeping with the man. But
to the article. Mr. Barnhart says the meet
ing was a fizzle, that may be the opinion ot
the Editor, but be has given us no proof of
it. I deny it, and call for the proof ; now, I
think it will be slow coming, unless he can
substitute slang for truth, at which he is ex
cellent. But Smithy, why did you not pitch
into the arguments, or declarations of the
speakers, if you were describing a Political
meeting? But that would have taken argu
ment founded on facts, in place of low, con
temptible slang, and as you abound in the
latter and deal very slightly in the former,
it would have been inconvenient, consequent
ly you used of that which ynu have always
on hand, and are capable of manufacturing
at your pleasure. But one of your argu
ments, to prove the meeting a failure, shows
the weight of your arguments, generally.—
You say Mr. Daniels eaict, there would be
''lu sousand Folkes at it"—if Mr. Daniels
had said so, could you not have written it
correctly without mimicking his broken Eng
lish? Will the Germans refer to the article
referred to, and sec whether the thrust is at
the ideating or at Mr. Daniels, because he
don't speak English as well as the Editor of
the Watchman, it is clear then, that it is net
Mr. Daniels' politics that the Editor of the
Watchman is quarrelling with, hut delights
himseff in mocking Mr. Daniels because he
dou't speak as good English as the Editor.
The Germans understand here, pretty ger.r
ally, that the Editor is the mocker of their
German brethren, and it will be cube as
likely to damage the prospects of the party
which keeps the mocking Editor in the front
of its forces, as that silly skull story that is
heralded ail through the country will damage
the prospects of Col. Curtin. Put tu sousand
Folkes, and the skul! story together, and see
if they mate. Oh consistent Smithy, if you
felt so much sympathy for the Germans cease
to mock them.
The nest argument of Mr- Barnhart, to
prove tiie meeting a fizzle, is drawn from the
eirejani stances of the cidz"E.s of Stormstown,
at wb.eh he manifests great concern.—
'•Stormstown owns two kettle Drums undone
fife. Wei!, what of that, you say that is de
scribing the meeting. Why Mr. Barnhart,
we have some military spirit here, and how
could it be otherwise, when your candidate for
the Assembly lives here, and is a miiitf.ry
man all oyer; aud how couid we do vrithon
music, if we should make it on kettle drums ?
And we have no Band, so we must substitute
the Drums and file. But the Editor eught to
know that we are in very moderate circum
stances, and cannot publish to the wirld that
we have twelve hundred acres of land in the
West. Now if that land was only in the
South, where "Capital owns Labor, and La
bor is dishonorable, and Poverty a crime."
and the Editor looking after his lands, he
would have been spared the humiliation he
seems to have been subjected to, by the pre.s
ence of "bare beaded, dirty and ragged chil
dren," which he speaks of. Now Mr. Barn
hart, if you had been in the South, those jai
ler Girl-S; you speak oi, being associated on
that day with tho white children, (which, by
the way, is as false as the other statesment 8
you have made,) wou'd riot have offended
your refined tastes ; the familiarity of Capi
tal with Labor, must have softened your
prejudices somewhat. But then you say you
were describing a Political meeting in a
Democratic Paper. I say not—it was ttie
persons there, the ragged ones, duty, bare
beaded children, and our Drums and fife.
Will you tell your readers that you were
describing the meeting, when you say uncle
Jimmy Chambers said "he was conscious
that he was President of the meeting, and
could see with a'great deal of clearness," &e.
Now did he say eo, bay Smith", did ho ? if
he did not, then, that ia what we call a lie.
I say he did not, but suppose he had, why
single out certain words, or phrases if please,
made use of by that gentlemen, and state an
untruth—first that you may drag their phra
ses in to make a thrust at Mr. Chambers.—
Was that necessary either to describe the
meeting or prove it a fizzle ? Why this per
sonal abuse? It has become very difficult in
this end of the county, and especially in this
town, to talk sufficiently plain. If there
should be a little of the German accent about
our speech then our English don't come up
to your standard, and then our words will
appear in your advertising sheet like the
hand-writing on the wall. I presume you
dislike our votes as much, or more than our
" kettle drums, bare headed, dirty, ragged
children. Negroes don't vote here, in fact
we have none at all, as we can't own labor,
but the parents of these bare headed, bare
footed and dir'y children do, and soma of the
" tu sousand" kind, and clerks, if the name
is not objectionable to the editors of the
Watchman, in place of counter hoppers.
But Mr. Barnhart, the gentleman for
whom your sympathies have become so much
enlisted eo recently, had to come in for a
share of personal abuse. For what? We are
told in ordtr that the meeting might be de
scribed ; but tbon your sympaties were not
aroused; What do you say in tbat article of
McWiiliams' ? " lie got on the stand, made
a polite bow, said Fellow citizens, coughed
once or twice, said Fellow citizens, coughed
again, said fellow citizens, I was going to tell
ynu an anecdote about a very wicked Scotch
man but 1 have forgotten it." Now will your
rxoellency say this is true? Come now, bo
honest. Was it necessary to publish that
lie to describe the meeting at Stormstown ?
Now I say that is a3 false as the other state
ments made. You had no tears to shed for
Mr. McVYilliams then, and your weeping
eyes could be dried without trouble. I pre
sume as tfioso tears may have been crocodile
tears. Now don't lay Mr. McWiiliams'de
feat to heart so much, If you can find no
other remedy look at the coughing artie e
and that may afford relief. But why change
the tone of your paper so soon ? please ex
plain. I th.nk I can guess ; but you are
mistaken in the man. But the editor says in
his second article, •' Adam the law maker
arrived, and by Tuesday evening he had fix
ed in his mind that he would be tbe next
Prothonotary for Centre Co." Now, friend
Barrihart, I suppose you must havo been
dreaming over your own defeat for that of
fice, as Adam never had any aspirations in
tbat direction. I think that Mr. Weaver,
by the help of one Sum, made the landing
that time, but supposed the thing was forgot
ten. And now, my excellent friend, in the
hour of your unparalled prospetity don't for
get that things change a little, end capital
may not own iabor.
Iu conclusion we would advise you to drop
tbat dog story about Col. Curtin, for we live
in a land where dogs bite and there ia some
danger, if the thing is kept up, of one of your
candidates being bitten.
THE YOUNG MAN
IJaltmocn Sept.. 1860.
jFor the Centre Democrat.
The Whig party in 1840. in National Con
vention, nominated Gen. Harrison for Pres
ident, and John Tyler for Vice President. —
They were presented to the people for their
support without any platform of principles.
And to guard against the General commit
ting himself upon arty of the issues involved
in the contest, a committee was appointed to
take charge of his correspondence, who pro
claimed to the American pieopla " that he
hud no principles for tho public eye." In
that campaign this was the text of ail Dem
ocratic speakers who wore not sparing of
their denunciations of the Whig party as tho
" uo piinciple .party," and charged tbein
with keeping their principles opt of view for
the purpose of deceiving the people. And
they most certainly did succeed by accommo
dating thcaiS' ives to the v rsified views, feel
ings ar d intercs:B of different localities and
sections of the country. But they " paid
dour for the whistle," Never was a lesson
taught more severe, nor a punishment more
richly deserved, than the party received from
John Tyler its bis administration of the gov
ernment.
But what Democrat, in that dv, expect
ed, or had tho remotest idea, that ever the
time-honored party of Jefierson, the father of
Democracy, would become so demoralized as
to be found struggling for existence against
the power of at: administration of its own
creadoa. Strange and unexpected as such a
spectacle may be, yet we hu7e it now pre
sented to our view. The vital principle of
Democracy, that the peouie are sovereign,
capable of self-government, is ignored by
that portion of the Democratic party now un
der the lead of Jus Buchanan,Yancey, Dhoti,
Orr, and oiher di-uoiouists of the South who
are supporting Breckinridge and Lane. Not
only wou'd they withhold from the people of
the Tetritories the right to govern tnem
eelves, but they refuse to submit to the voiee
of tho people as expressed by their Reprc
tatiyes in National Convention, because a
majority of the party, by their Represenia
tives, refuse to abandon principles to which
it is solemnly pledged, and adopt others that
are hoisted to the viovrs and feelings of a
large portion of the party, they practically
deny the right of the majority to rule, aud in
order to cover over their infamy, ana in the
event of being defeated and disgraced, they
'lssue that none shall escape untarnished
And hence, with that independence that on
ly belongs to bold offenders, they ask those
who adhere to the political creed they have
abandoned for the time being, to lay aside
principles and join them in supporting men
for office who have " r.o principles for the
public eye," but privately are " ail things
unto all men." A comfortable position, tru
ly, fur honest men. Mr. Biair, who has
been bargaining for the Eenate for several
years past, and now considers he has the
nomination for the next term secured, if Dr.
Foster or Sheriff Hall don't interfere to dis
turb it, may cry fusion, and proscribe those
who have the honesty to resist it. Yes, he
may recommend the Ctessoi bargain as
more open and dignified than his recent ar
range-merit which he thinks secures to him
the Senatorial nomination. But it is to be
feared that both will terminate in disgrace
to him and ail concerned in tbe unholy trans
actions.
We have a very beautiful illustration of
how tiie fusion scheme works in the case of
Gen. Foster. lie is reported as having made
a strong Popular Sovereignty speech late.y
at Somerset. The Pcnnsy'vinian, a dis
union and Breekinridge paper, says that
Gen. Foster was in the city and was inter
rogated aa to the speech, and denied that he
ever uttered such a speech.
Gen. Fleming, the candidate for Congress,
is.now busily engaged in soliciting votes. —
Heretofore be has been the supporter of the
Administration at Washington, and the
measures that have distracted and disgraced
the Democratic party. Now he is fur Dou
glas and non-intervention, or for Breckin
ridge sad intervention, as it may suit the
person to whom he talks. Is this Democrat
cy ? Surely not the Jeffcrsonian—not the
Democracy of our fathers.
If the spirit of Jackson was allowed to re
turn to this world of soirows and "irrepres
sible con fiicts," and put in its old mortality,
these Southern disunionists, and Northern
parasites, would be denounced in language
that would make them tiemble like Felix
when Paul reasoned of temperance, right
eousness and judgment to come.
Fusion! Yes, fusion, and "no good D J
g!as man can oppose fusion," says Blair, the
celebrated political cotractor, vtnd fusion,
reiterate the hightened and dignified Eiitors
of the Democratic Watchman, and fearing
that honest supporters of Douglas would not
have discernment sufficient to detect the in
auujagency and wickedness of fusion, th<y
pubffhed the following, which I take from
k tbeir issue of the 28th of August:—
"Mr. Douglas is traversing the country*
especially in the North and East, dosing out
the panacea of "squatter sovereignty" as a
remedy for all our ills appealing to the "high
er law," and endeavoring, with the magic of
his words and his presence, to cajole the peo
ple to his support. In this he will misera
bly fail. In the exalted position of Presi
dent of these United States, the people will
exact something more than the qualities of a
traveling mountebank. Mr. Douglas in his
recent letter, has averred that his object was
to take the question of slavery out of the halls
of Congress ; and yet during his whole Ad
ministration he has kept up the slavery agi
tation with a persistency and fiereentss
amounting almost to insanity. It has cans"
ed him to neglect every o>her duty in Con
gress except the defence of his consistency
arid the advocacy of his views in regard to
slavery, lie has been remarkable for his fa
cility in dodging votes, and wnen he did
vote for his votes with the Republicans.—
With that party not only did he vote on the
Leeomprou question, but on innst incidental
questions, in total inconsistency with his for
mer votes.'
The friends of the "Little Giant" should
thank the Editors of the Watchman for ma
king it known that he voted against the Le
cooipton Swindle. About 3000 democratic
voters of this Congressional District, esoies
sed thejr disapprobation of Allison White's
vote on that question, in away that he felt
and understood. And I presume they are
ready to let Gen. Fleming know thaf'strad
iing the crack" won't save him. They will
expect an open and candid avovral of his sens
timenta. If Lycoming ia to furnish us with
all the Congressional Candidates for Con
gress and the Senate, we have a right to de
mand that they be men of principle, honor
able men, because we have hypocrites enough
of our own, without having any saddled up
on us from abroad. We expect her to sup
ply us every ten years with a Cen-us taker,
for that we will not require more than the
ordinary abilities of a good accountant.—
But for Congress and the Senate, wa do in
sist on you to give us you: best men—men
wfco have principles for the public eye. If
Gen. Fleming adheres to the doctrine 'f the
Kansas and Nebraska bill, as he and all
other democrats understood it in 183G, and
is opposed to fusion with bolters and seced >rs
from the regular organization, let us know
it, speak out General, and theu we can sup
port you and maintain our manhood and seif
-pcct. Mote anon.
A DEMOCRAT.
Where is Foster ?
This question still remains without a sat
isfactory solution. When the General was
finally compelled to announce his willing
ness to meet Col. Curtin on the stump, we.
in common with others, thought that his po
sition would speedily be difltud. We were
mistaken.
On the tiTch ult., Mr. Foster made 1 speech
in Somerset, .n which be t. ok the ground
" that Congress had no right to legislate for
the Territories on the suhj ct of Slavery,"
etc. This epeocli was reported to .Forney?®
Press, asad was very satisfactory to 'he Dou
glas men. A few days after, Mr. Foster be
ing in Philadelphia, found himself at lng
gerhoads'v-ith the administration men there;
upon which he deniid the c< rectum of his
Son erset speech as reported to the Press.—
The Pennsylcanian came cut with the follow
ing :
'■ Gen. tester has arrived in this city, and
we find, upon inquiry, that, just as we er.
pected, the statements of the ietter ttrp utter
ly destitute of truth, no st c i remarks having
been made by him. either there or elsewhere.'
The Press, in reply, proved the correctness
of its report, and after administering a little
advice to Mr. Foster, requests him to define
his position, aud concludes ita article with
the following;
" The earnest friends of Judge Douglas,
however they may deplore Gen. Foster's
weakness in constantly consulting with the
enemies of that illustrious statesirs an. g'adly
greeted his Somerset speech in favor of tie
great p; inciple of self G ivernmeut; and they
stood, and stand, beady to vote for him on
that at jwal. But there must be no marked
cards, no loaded dice, in this great game.—
Gin. Foster cannot run on two platforms
He cannot teak a speech in Somerset and
disavow it in Philadelphia, fie cannot get
the tens of thousands of votes of the Douglas
by catering for the contemptible
Breckinridge 'minority. His silence aright
have carried him through ; but when he will
talk it must not he with a forged tongue,—
Does he stand by his Somerset speech or
does he repudiate it ? This is tle question,
lie must answer it or the people will do it
for him in October."
What a contrast exists between the course
of Mr. Fo-ter sod the manly course of A. G.
Ourtin.- We do not wonder that the people
are everywhere deciding to go for the Peo
ple's candidate. Mr. Foster's case is already
decided. — -.Jersey Shore Yeiletie.
The Locofocos are pediing round a viia |
slander on Col. OURTIN, in which they al- j
lege that he once spoke of the Germans as j
''double skulled Dutch." Notwithstanding j
this thing has b? a n winned home to them by j
a public statement made by a German c ienr, j
of Mr. Cut-tin's, who says the phrase WHS j
used by him (the German) in Curtin's oflico, i
and in reterencs to another with whom he
had a law suit: we say thc.t although this lie \
has been t.aiied, Locofocos are still bandy- |
ing it about to present any German who may !
find it to the inte*st of the laboring classes
to do so, from voting for ANDREW G. CUR- \
TIN. These won'dim, at election times, the!
special friends of the Germans, had better j
dtop such insinuations. Mr. FOSTER is just j
as guilty of "slandering the Dutch" tn cooi |
blood as anybody and a little more so. j
If it were worth w.iile, we might refer to
what we bays heard of bis sneering at our ;
German friends, as, in his "Sunday morning
dishabille,'i he viewed-them entering ikeir
church just opposite. In short, if. Foster's j
friends don't want a Volume of vich expos- 1
urea made about his private affairs and pen |
cuniary transactions, (.the proof of which is j
all on hand,) they had better stop slandering
Curtin. We iccw no one dwelling, in a
more tender gjass-bousa than Foster.—
Grecnsburg , Jfmld. i
A Rumored Political Bargain.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin saya
that an arrangement was consummated a
night or two ago, by which the Bell-Everett
party in that city is to be sold out to the De
mocracy. The leaders of the Bellites, Doug'
lisites and Breckinridgers held a meeting
and perfected the terms of the sale, They are
as follows : —The Hell and Everette city tick
et is to be supported, both branches ol the
Democracy dropping their candidates to
that end. Mr, Brodhead, the Democratic
candidate for congress in tho Second Dis
; trict, is to be slaughtered, and Henry M.
j Fuller, the Bell and Everett candidate lor
the same position, is to be supported by the
fusionists. In return for all this the Bell
and Evt-retters are to support (Jen. Foster
for Govenor, and also the regular Democrat
ic nomineesf >r Congress in the First. Third,
Fourth and Fifth Districts. The Presiden
tial question is to be left open until after the
second Tuesday in October.
Tots is a very nice arrangement; but we
hardly think it will amonnt to much. What
ever ieade s tnay do, voters will not permit
themsolves to b3 sold like cattle, it tbey
have any manhood left.
MEETING AT PS-EASANT GAP.
The largest and most enthusi
astic township meeting ever held
in Centre County, was held by
American Republicans, at Pleas
ant Gap, on last Saturday Even
ing. A delegation of more than
sixty wagons left this place in the
j evening, for the meeting. When
we arrived there we found that a
very large crowd was already on
the ground, and everything ready
to open the meeting, which was
done by electing Hon. Andrew
Gregg, President. The meeting
was then addressed by Hon. Jas.
T. Hale, R. G, Durham, Esq., and
W. W. Brown. The speeches
; were received by tho people with
i the most enthusiastic applause.—
j After the meeting closed the peo-
I pie retired to their homes, re-as
j sured that at the coming elec
tion victory would perch upon
| the glorious banner of American
Republicanism,
On Cur org Kook.
After consulting the candidates, we have
| concluded to hold meetings at the following
i place. . Hon. Jas. T. Hale. J. F. Riddle, J.
! S. Bri-bin, A. 0 1-inner, E >q,, J.Jin Rogers,
I the Keystone Forgeiiinn li 11. Ornotbwaite,
| R. O Durham, and teihaps others, will ac
company us:
jit 'L ..ii, Monday evening, Sept. 24th.
At Maio-halis Senool House, Beauer twp.,
; Thursday evening, 2/tb,
At Pine Grove, Friday evening, Sep'. 2Sth.
A' Boafsturg, JSuluitlay evening, S-'-ptem
j ber 29th.
At Waddle's School 11 use, Path n twp ,
Monday evening, October 1-f.
At Milosburg. Tuesday evening. Ocb, 2d.
At Locust Mills, Tuesday evening, ' "
Howard, W- <ln*d y ev-r.i.'g, Ocober 3d.
Puuker's School 11 use, Curtin twp., V.'ed
I ne.-duy evening Oct.. h i.
Eagleviile, Thursday evening, Oat.. 4lb.
llaifmoon, Friday evening, Oct , sth.
b'tiionvilia, Saturday eve:: pg, o;t., 6th.
J JAc ko IVY II! O, " " "
j R'beisburg, Monday '* Oct., Bth,
1 etoen of C'-ntte, turn ut. in your
; all ength to (Lose meeting-. !i ne -t Deipn
crais, c nic ami bear what w tntve to sav.
j lie I'snir qui.ati .n, the llnine:-*. kI 1);!! at.d
rho Territorial or Slavery question will 'DP
honorably and fairly o'iseu -setl. American
Ileiir.blieans, g > to your Democratic n> gh
bcrs and prevail on 'Urn to go wi'h you to
these meetings. Some of the above named
speakers i); certainly be pro-ant.
X. B—o iter meetings may be called, as
speakers are plenty nod willing to work. If
necessary, some of the ah-'ve named geiit'c
tiien will a'ten 1 ot'uv meetings w, w. n.
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' k WORD TO THE PUBLIC. -
J\ Whereas the Spring
Creek Wookn Manufactory, during the present
: season, has been patronized to tho lull extent of
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| Benncr twp., June 12, 'CO, tf.
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A LARGE AND SPLENDID STOCK OF
Goods,
RE A D Y~M ADE CLOT HING,
GROCERIES, HARDWARE, G.UEENSWARE.
4 I.L of which he is selling at very reduced
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Sen. 18ti 'W. ■ i. KLALttH. ??•'