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State Democratic Convention.
The folate Potnocratir Convention will meet t liar
rishurg, on WKDNKSDAY, the lftth day of July, lfcTV,
at n*n, fr the purpose of nominating a rAti'lidate
for }*tate Treasurer, and transarting enrh other husl
tiea* as the int. r.wt- of the |wrty may rw|uire.
By order of the State Committer.
R. M sPKKII, Chairman.
11. 1.. Pi* riftifi' M. )
P. J. Pi sacs. -S<cretarieA.
P. C. IIAMU KS, )
Tho Third Voto.
As predicted, the third veto message
of Mr. Hayes TO. delivered to Con
gress la*t week. It was an expected
•Ljcument, and excited but little inter
est when read iu the House of Repre
sentatives. Mr. Hayes does not in the
least object to the appropriations made
in the bill for the support of the legis
lative, executive and judicial depart
ments of the government, hut bases
his disapproval solely upon the clauses
repealing certain sections of the laws
relating to elections. It is admitted
that Congress was in no wise niggardly
in making provision for all legitimate
and necessary The amount
appropriated for the use of the three
departments named was in excess of
eighteen millions of dollars, which,
it is acknowledges), was liberal and
abundant for all the purjioses for
which the bill was intended to provide.
It will not do to repeat in this in
stance the silly clamor of the Demo
crats trying to starve the government.
The magnificent sum of eighteen mil
lions for Congress, the Executive, and
the Judiciary looks like a very gen
erous allowance, and will le accepted
by the common sense of the laud ns
undoubted evidence of the entire wil- ,
lingoes* of the Democratic party to
give to all branches of the public ser
vice ample means for tho exercise of
their proper and lawful functions. If,
therefore, the appropriations fail, it
will Dot be because the Democrats are
unwilling to give, hut solely for the
reason that the Republicans prefer the
retention of unjust and vexatious
laws placed upon the statute book
to serve the ends of a ]>olitical party.
Through Mr. Hayes, the responsibil
ity is with them, and, if they desire
the issue, we say, let it come.
But to the veto of Mr. Hayes. It
may be said that he advance* nothing
new in this third extremely weak at
tempt to justify his position of antag
onism to the representative* of the
people. It is merely a rehash of the
tlimsy special pleading* of his former
efforts in the same line. He dpe* not
state a single reason that can in any
way be tortured into a decent excuse
for his refusal to sign the hill. From
beginning to end the message is
specious and unsubstantial. It is true
he says something about the purity of
elections; but he is himself the creature
of the vilc*t election fraud ever perpe
trated. It illy becomes him to talk
about securing honesty at the polls. It
is too much like Satan rebuking sin
and preaching homilies upon the beau
ty of holiness. To sustain the absurd
claim of absolute and unlimited con
trol over the voter by the Federal
government, Mr. Hayes makes a false
application of the Constitution, and in
doing this he cannot be regarded as
otherwise than positively dishonest.
The meaning of all this is that the
Republicans arc determined that the
laws wluch give the Executive
power to plnce tho regular army at
; the election poll*, ami authorize the
! appointment of vu*t horded of su|>er
visors ami deputy marshal* with |>ower
to arrest uml imprison without pro
cess, nre to ho kept nlivo until after
1880. These laws are an outrage upon
humanity ami free government, and
yet they are so important and in
valuable a part of the complicated
machinery of fraud and violence
through which desjHtrate and uuscru
| pulous party leaders expect to retain
power that they will resort to any
means to defeat repeal, even to block
ing the wheels of government. It is
the old doctrine of Federalism —cen-
tralization and a strong government —
! long dead, coming to life again. Hut
1 the inspirations of Jefferson still live,
and the linal issue between the two
cannot he doubtful.
Wuliave heard that the ceremonies
of Decoration Day, at Potter's Mills,
were sadly marred by the political
utterances of a Reverend bigot who
happened to be the orator of the oc
casion. We are not fully advised as
to the exact nature of his offense, ex
cept that in a general way he made a
radical stump speech. If it was only
• half as bad as rumor makes it, he
should have received a rebuke ou the
sjK>t that would be a lesson of decen
cy and discretion to him during the
hulunce of his life. The only other
instance of the kind that has come
under our observation occurred at Al
toona, where another saintly jsiliti
cian, Rev. S. W. Duffu-ld, 1). I)., by
name, insulted the proprieties of the
[ day, if he Is correctly reported in the
Tribune, of that place, by indulging
in an untruthful tirade against the
South, that should have been frowned
1 down with indignation. This Revor
! end gentleman talks about the " old
rebel war yell" as glibly as though its
ominous tones hud Wen familiar to
him in the days when it imaut some
j ¥
thing, and yet we venture the asser
tion that he was never near enough to
the front to catch its faintest reverber
ation. Was it the "old rebel yell '
| that wns heard the other day " in the
hails of the nation" when Joseph ]■*.
Johnson rose to move an adjournment
of Congress over Friday because he
. conceived that "it WBS certainly ctni
; iiently proper that members of the
House should join the re*t of the
' commuuity in doing honor to the (bad
| whose graves arc to be decorated to
j morrow."
In plca-ing and admirable contrast
to the supersorviceable zeal of these
party bigots were the kind, hopeful
and charitable utterances of the vener
able Bishop -Siiu|>s©n, at Mount Moriali
cemetery, near Philadelphia. They
arc words of wisdom, full of that char
ity inspired by the teachings of that
(•rent Ma-ter the aged minister has
served so well in his long and u-cful
life:
"It is my heartfelt prayer that the war
we hsve hil for the I a ion U the lnt war
we nhall ever know. It i my praver that
th t.1.K.<l that was *he<l for the t'nion U
the last that shall flow in this land in sec
tional strife and discord. The great prin
ciple, a I understand it, for which we
fought was the oneness of the nation.
There should to no tendency at this time
to revive sectional hate and animositv, hut
: it is right that we should entertain all
! honor and pride for the brave deeds of
; those who nave done our country honor
with their great sacrifice. This spirit, if
carried too far, leads to strife and dissen
sion. From other sections of the country
| I hear rumors of disorder and confusion
I and peace-disturbing stories, and there are
! those who say to you this conflict is not
| settled. I/et me sav I have no such fear.
In my own heart I have no fear that there
is any danger of another war. I do not
wonder, however, that there is dissatisfac
tion when I think of the change in this
country from twenty years ago. itarik
anti-slavery man that I was, had I been
asked to name the one greatest possible
good that a score of years could bring this
country, I would not have dared to sneak
the word that would have released from
bondage four million of human slaves, and
I do not wonder that the altered circum
stances of the Houih to-day breeds dissat
isfaction there. But I do believe firmly
and truly that the end of all ill-feeling is
near and that our children will all live
together in peace and love."
GRANTIKM having been a principal
factor in reducing a Republican ma
jority of more than two-third* in both
House* of Cong rex* to a minority,
and defeating the Republican candi
date for President by a cjuarter mil
lion of votes, hi* partisan* now logi
cally claim that Grant i* the strong
man to build up the party again,
and lead it to victory. It may be
true, but it i* hard to sec the point.
Rut let them shout for the " Old
Commander " —let the toad ion toady,
and then await the end, and aee
how nicely the people will settle with
thi* usurper and tyrant when become*
forward for the third term.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Strewing FloworH on tho Graves.
flow a|t>c|i Itir |*r*vp, who sink met
llv all Ihnir restinlrv't wUlhm
H h*u Hgsffliic. with fkiiif■ t cold.
lUlurti* to d*< k Ihclr hnllowwl mould.
Mm 111•-1 * ulnilt i|r<> n aaiwler H|
Thrni Futit /'■ fttttf links? *%mr tlod.
lt> fairer Itnnda IV*lr km II l mttg;
Hv forma MIIMMXI lli-lr dlrgr la ;
I'ltttftt ifoni r CfiiiiM.fi pilgrim gray.
To Idfua tlir fur f that wrufse tin ir < I my,
And fr-ftndoiii ahall nnhilr rctair,
Todwvll a wiM pliig hrriuit flis*r!
—William <*olllna.
Lnst Friday was as perfect a day us could
have been desired t decorate with flower#
the grave* of those noble departed heroes
who tinvo shed their blood for their home*
and their country in tho past history of
our Intid. Of these their name is legion
: and tho strewing of fresh spring flowers to
i gulher with the marks of the stars and
stri|M-A renews aguin to our memories, the
times when patriotism moved the heart of
this broad land from centre to circumfer
ence, and our nation's sons and —yes,
daughters, too —went forth to revolution
ary battles, to victories over tho Mexicans,
and t< bring peace wff.-re there was inter
i nal strife, or to battle with the enemy on
the pathless ocean. I* it not meet that the
Southern magnolia and the Northern rose
should be devoted to this ue, for verily it
I is the fiovrr of the earth who lie 'nealb
these green mounds.
Although this is not a season when tho
quantity of flower* is profuse, the amount
that the generosity of our people led them
to donate was truly extraordinary and as
tonishing. Tbe floral headquarters seemed
to be inhabited during the forenoon of
i Friday by fair Flora herself, the gifts of
| peonies, honey-suckle, snowballs and orange
, blossoms being brought by young and old
l in beautiful profusion. A lovely wreath
was dedicated to the memory <>f "our fath
er, Orlando C'urtin another of equal taste
was inscribed, "T<> the memory of our
father, Itoland (,'urlin ;' a beautiful tribute
was a wreath for James p. (ir<-gg, Com.
I), 4.'< th Reg. P. V.; Mr Jons held in his
hand a wreath for Capuin Buchanan, L*.
S. Navy, arid a combination of flowers in
the sba|<e of a heart was made by the five
year-old daughter of Mr. E. A Smith,
j .Shortly after two o'clock tho procession
i formed and was one of the fine*' which we
have *<-en in a long time, both fire compa
nies, the Mountain City Rand, and the
National Guard being largely represented,
and was followed by w large numt-T of
citir.ens in triage* and on foot. I'ninn
cemetery was the first s|*>t visited and
there tbe mt interesting service* were held
liefore a grr-at number of j-cople. The
memorial service was read in distinet tone*
by I>r. George Harris, and the prayer for
the occasion delivered in a most earnest
manner by Rev. John Hewitt. The ora
tion was considered by all who heard it an
excellent production, and certainly was a
credit to Rev. \V. A. lliggart, who deliver
ed it in loud, clear tones, which were audi-
M to ail the vast multitude. He sp>ke of
the essentials of a g<K>d government : re
ferred to our various war# and how nobly
our people had met every emergency ; and
thi # argued that a destiny of glory was in
luture for us; touched reverently and feel
inglv on the grandeur of our departed
heroe* whose graves we now decorate.
These introductory exercise*, which were
interspersed with appropriate music by a
male choir, closed with prayer by Rev.
Wm. Laurie.
Tbe decoration of four special graves
vis then proceeded with, over which the
Post services were held. They are those
soldiers who have died during tho year,
viz: Comrade Samuel Kinney, Co. G, M*t
Reg. P. V.; Comrade Jacob Gordon, Co.
I>, 51st R<-g. p. V.; Comrad- Alexander
Green, Co. It, fith Keg M. fv C T. ; and
Comrade Foster Tate, Co. 11, 2d Reg. p.
V. The ordinary des-orating ceremonies
ensued, and the line of march was resumed
to the Catholic and Friends' cemeteries.
At the Catholic cemetery the assembly an
ticipated hearing an addro*# by Father
O'Bryan, but were disappointed as tbe
Keverend gentleman was alisent from town.
Thus closed in Beliefonte one of the most
interesting decorating ceremonimever held.
The following i* a list of the persons
who contributes! flower* for the decoration
of the soldiers' grave* :
MwwOen M Psre-ns, ll -l-r J l.nni-
Mmm Kftit* VUiikin.
Mi* Jf**!*- I >i'mmi, Mi* Otft* 9>ll"titt*iiM,
Mr D H Kellkf, MwW Uetifge k*)4|ti,
Mi* oßfll kUri'l, • J -I.n KutH,
Mr. o**. T. AnrMi'K *• itlran,
Mr. J tsinn flrvt. " Ailn ¥'•!!nlnnm,
Mr Hun; MtClellfin, Ml* iranikGbfirH,
Mr. V% . ibrs.lt llarri*. " ld e Ixfflgffeil,
Mm(h IV !l*rri, Jr.. M**ir < l*s>ittt.
M*u-r Jftiii'-ff Ittramra, M>m K<m llugenmlllw,
Mi* Rlli* iMvtlfh, Mwlef
M**tr Rttuksla HtniJi, Mr*. Mary .Sot man,
Kannjttl MwUr J*s* pt-noin||too ( '
Mi Jtttinitt r -nUu*. •* Join, hi,
Mwlm Jane* Nolan, Mia* Mnllt* Krom,
M*i Ulla li. Nolan, '* fUllit N*;anl,
Mian l.i'ha Harrln, ** A*<ti* llayarr| f
Maalai Jan* Mania, ** Km ma llollit
Maalar Amlrra CnW, " Maria llMiua;.
" Cka'lai Cm*, Miativ Ji# K*nii"r|y,
M Ttt|l* C'rnaa, H Thotnu llkknff.
M John * ftamuH Ira in.
Mim Ka(a Pmltb, " Marry Markl.
Maatar M'ilham IWi#r, ** Uttirfe
" Manrga Iberer. " Harinml Ray.
" lhitiiirPraniD|t(, " Muf; Baerer,
Willhi Braw, • J~m Mmi,
Mim Mr-f4, "• And; Hw-^r,
Maalier M tllia TannlnAton, M Marry Mark*!.
" Kslaan! Val*nUHtt, " Isnlhar Kerlln,
MiaaJ h /imniermari, Miai Jranlr Hmilh,
l/ttwm WImL Maa-ar ChrlMla Aylar,
Mr* Jia|sh Twllmlra, Mr Mif bael llu'l,
Miaa Nlli Aal. Maalar John Ultra,
" Manpt, Miaa Mania Nnrrta.
" Mary Datllng, " IDlia (Mann,
14 Wla llawpt, (krrt* Ulran,
" fknha Matin, * Iknmt ll- llar,
Jim la hhrom. - fkadla Walkia,
•• Rlla (Vinway, Maatar llarry M alkln,
Maatar Willi# Mnaanr. Miaa KUIr llaatl f*,
" Jam* tmrkla>n. ** Allla TrlMile,
** M. (iiiurabHmrr, Maatar llanry Linn,
" Willi# thwa*, " Hathl AalU rt,.
** Jam** Ditam. Miaa Rill# llala.
" Is OtidftraMimr, Maator R*lala Hhopa,
■ Joa hnggnnhttioinr, Miaa Krllth Dlntrv,
Miaa Maggh iFi-ns.r, " A-I* llonpt.
Mis. Ansiiu (JsiUn. if, Bxu* llsupt,
M*stw J..hn Bull— h, MWHrt louts llus,
Oesrs* Shops. Miss Ml* I'rsll.
" IhislJ Bl*ir, " Uss hilt,
MO* Cl*r* lloossr, " Ksln Hnl,
" Ml* JOBS*,. Master Ullu lijsir,
M|R llarnlrr lUrpr, Mn.l.r Icl H< ztiT.
I " till. Ji, •• 1t,,1,.,| 11...,
Mn.t.-r I.Htnl.li.jr, •• ril.*„rt|, Hunfe,
Mrs. JUL. I Hutiliili, " J*rl< H1,,,
Miss l.uni-a Hti<a<<kls, Miss fjul. 11. .
" Mary M< I*l,l, •• a til 11.
" Ksll W. <„!,(, Mm. ||.„. r
•' I.Ms Wilxht, •• Mary M.tk.l,
Mr. *li.-Mir Sl.|.r, Mo*l<-r W illi. |!.. w . r
Mrs. ctisrln KLIIIIIK, " Juniils It. ~.,,'
Ml.. Msgxlr Klliis.t, Mlw Ksils HM I 111.
" l,*l KHi.*. <, Mxili'r llsny lw<-
Msst"i Willi. K Miii.lisll, " UM<l*. ll**— A—,,
'* ll.try J*-I<kIi, " .!•,l.i, M 11.. /.r
" Allls Hclituynr, " f.Mls K. tllii,
The committee desire to return thanks to
.Miss Nellie ltoal, Miss Mary Devling, Miss
Ada llliupt and Mis* Maggie Huupt fur
their assist it nee in the nrrungitig <if (luwert
*t the room, and to Wilbur Harris, Thad.
M. Longwnll and Roland D. Curtln for
assistance at the room on Decoration 'lay.
PLEASANT OAC,
As in most places throughout the coun
ty the good peoj 1 of Pleasant Hap had
their patriotism aroused to it* fullest ex
tent. Tho ceremonies were held at 4 i*. si.,
and were characterlxed by the usual enlhu
, si&sm. T<i the delightful music of the
Pleasant Gap Hand the vast concourse of
, people marched to the cemetery, led by three
.Sunday-school* bearing a perfect wreath of
llowers. Mr. Christopher Dale r-ad tho
opening Post sort ice, and our townsman
U.S. Keller, Esq., delivered ao excellent
• •ration. Rev. Wood, Rev. Chambers, and
K-v. 8. K Kuril were present and assist*-!
materially in the interest of the services.
Tbe supply of flowers was very elaborate,
and the grave* of the venerable John
Walt/, and William Kweetwood, heroes of
tho war of 1812, were almost nubrncrg'-d
by these graceful tributes.
I'oTTRR'a BANK AND f'KNTKK HALL.
Tbe ceremonies at these two place were
joined in by almost the saint- ja-rsons. The
decorations at tho former place commenced
at one o'clock, the assembled multitude
l<eing addressed by lb-v. Robinson. Most
of thoMi who had participated in the ser
vice at Potter's linnk then united with the
[Msople of Centre Hal) at half-pat five
o'clock in honoring their warrior dead.
Here three band*—the t'entre Hall band,
Ic-mont band and tho Tusseyvllle band
were in attendance. The procession was
formed in the following order : Veteran*
of the war, tbe three bands, the speaker* in
carriages, tbe Sunday-school children, *nd
the people generally. The forest* sur
rounding Centre Hall are luxuriant in
their growth of flowers, and the*® yielded
up their precious content* for this occasion.
When the procession reached the cemetery
it formed in a square surrounding the
speaker, and after an Introductory prayer,
lion. Joh.i II Linn, Uie orator of the oc
casion, addressed tho vast concourse of
people. Everything that Mr. Linn does
is in the best taste and no one is better
Sited f--r a Decoration-day oration than he,
so his efb.rt was very superior and held the
audience S|<ell-I>und during its delivery.
Never was an audience more attentive
than the one that gathered around the
speaker on this occasion. After a conclud
ing prayer by one of the clergymen, the
grave* were thickly covered with flower*
and the enthusiastic assembly dispersed.
MILKSUtao.
The people of this delightful little vil
lage joined in the usual commemorating
services right loyally. Tho flower* w*re,
a* usual, provided In a superabundant
quantity. The Sablesth-srhool* joined in the
procession, and proceeded to the renieiery,
where the grass had been neatly mown,
*nd all thing* arranged In make the occa
sion delightful and the scene beautiful.
It 11. Hustings, K*q ( gave the people a
fine oration, Into which he threw his cus
tomary vim and eloquence. Messrs it*-
thurst, George Tate, and James F. Wea
ver took prominent part* in the Post cere
mony. The usual decoration of each grave
was then formally proceeded with. The
entire exercise* were carried out In a man
ner Which did honor to the people of
M ilesburg.
no A LABC no.
The proeeaston, composed of veterans,
Sunday-schools and citizens, formed in
front of the post-office and marched to the
cemetery, under the chief marshalship of
| Col. James T. Stewart. R-v. Wm. II
j Groh offered a prayer, and the choir sang
the memorial ode, after which the oration
!of the day was delivered by Clement
Hale, Esq., of Itellefonte. This waa fol
lowed by the decoration of grave*. The
village was thronged with person* from
the country, and a great interest seemed
manifest.
HtmroN.
The citir.ens of Huston township, and the
village of Martha Furnace, mot at the
Baptist church at 9 A. M., formed in lino
and, preceded by the Martha Furnace mar
tial band, marched to Henderson grave
yard, whore the grave* were decorated.
Short addresses were made by Revs. 11.
King and W. A. Ridge, and the procession j
returned to the church, re-formed and mor
el to Williams' graveyard and decorated
the grave* there. The Port Matilda drum
corps assisted at this decoration.
If HiTf (•rftton
ftom* mmiM < tb hllU—
Pom* mlniatnr* *n*#
Thai a drummer t*j All*—
o<d thffte || will hang
* bra lh# evraini Iniren
A at*? <paricl*d Unner
Hnldliiif r than nun.
—Alhxria Trilm*#.
—We learn that Mr. J. T. Hartruff, our
accomplished and capable carriage builder,
has disposed of hi* businet* in thl* place.
Ho meditate* removing with hi* wife and
family to Florida, where he thinks his
wife'* health will be benefitted by tbe
genial climate. He not remove, bow
ever, until the approach of the cool weath
er. lie t* such a matter of hi* trade that
wherever be make* hi* home bis success is
certain.
The Veto Ammtred.
HI'RK'TI or SENATOR WAI.t.AiR IN THE SEN
ATE, MAV 29th.
Er-im llii- !Uirlt ii,„ Pnlrl'A.
Mr. Wallace moved to amend by in
•erling all that part of the late legisla
live appropriatioii bill, which in known
the political clause. Mr. Wallace
•poke to thU amendment, He quoted
from J lay en' veto mean age acnt to the
limine. Hayes, ho *aid, had *|>oken of
national election*. He would take la
*ue with the Executive on that term.
I here wa no audi thing an a national
election. He then read from the re
cord" of the early Congreaaea to define
the character of the congressional elec
tion* and aUo to ahoir in what abhor
rence military interference with aueb
j election* waa held at that period, lie
read the bill of IMKJ which panned the
limine but which wax defeated in the
Senate. I hi* bill *u to permit militaiy
interference at election*. The men
who defeated it were the Federalist* of
i the John Adam* achool and in that
| arn® year they went out of |>ower.
| History repeat* itself. The llepublicari
party of to day continue* to a*ert the
principle* of centralism a their prede
cessor* did eighty )ear* ago. '1 hey con
tinue to override liberty, proscribe
foreigner* and e'Min ade*potim. Mr.
Haye* an<l the stalwart* of hi* party
; are forgetting that the State* were in
the beginning invented with certain
i authority and rights which were never
delegated to any centiai government.
I hi* stalwart doctrine i* fully aadunger
| ou* as it* opposite, the doctrine of se
cession. Mr. Wallace read a large
number of extract* from the leading
Statesmen of the period of the adoption
of the CoriNtilion to show what the pre
vailing view* were at that time in re
gard to the respective jower* of the
State* and the Federal government.
Ihe State* existed long before the
Federal government, and it was never
contemplated that the latter could
usurp the prerogative* of the foimer.
No one had dreamed that such an us
urpation was possit.le until recently.
The election law* now on the statute
book constitute a plain and unwarrant
ed usurpation of State* right*, and it
wax against these law* thai the present
bill waa leveled. The Federal govern
ment itself was based ujton the States,
and it* existence is destroyed when they
are destroyed. Why, the qualification*
of electors, a* described in the consti
tution. are conferred by the States or
the people of the State*. The State*
are above all and !>chind all, and in
then! reside* all jxiwer, and Federal
authority i*only what the State* volun
tarily confer utmn the general govern
ment. Mr. Wallace devoted a good
deal of time to a discussion of what
constitutes a voter in the different
Slates. Jf, said he. as "the President "
three time* assume* in his message,
there ar<- such things a national elec
tion*. then they lack an im|>ortant in
gredient, namely, a national voter, for
there i* no such thing. The Senator
from ''hio, (Mr. Thurman) had, in his
speech of last week, made a valuable
contribution to political history in say
ing that the existing election laws affect
Northern more than Southern cities.
In nineteen Northern state# there are
sixty four cities of more than 20.000
population each, or with a total of
atKiiit 7..V*i (*i. which are made subject
to the infamous rule of these *u|>ervi
*or# of elections and deputy marshals.
len Southern cities, representing a
population of .V' 19.000. are similarly af
lected. It is thus Men that the North
sutlers far more than the South in this
resjwvt. Mr. Wallace read from the
testimony taken bv tbe Cox committee
in tbe case of tbe New York elections
and from the testimony taken by the
Wallace committee in the case of the
Philadelphia elections, in which the
number, character and duties of deputy
rnarshals employed were set forth in
the language of the witnesses examined.
He also quoted from tbe testimony in
regard to the conduct of deputy marsh
als in St. Ix*uis, Little Rock and New
< 'rlean*. He introduced extract* from
a large number of speeches which have
already been made in the Senate on this
question, together with opinions of the
leading men in the country at various
iieriod*. Among these were W. M.
Kvart*. f'arl Schur*, tbe late W. 11.
Seward, Stanley Matthews and others.
The speech was a compilation of all
that has Ircen said or written upon the
subject of military interference with
elections, either directly or remotely.
There wore citations of law, citation*
from the Constitution, from the pro
ceeduig* of the State conventions, from
, the message* of governors, including all
manner o( testimony bearing upon the
subject of tbe rights of citizen* of
States to express their franchise by the
i employment of the bullot. There was
also a large numWr of valuable sUtia
tics introduced relating to the mode
employed by the Republican adminis
tration* of the past ten year# in main
taining power, by using its army of
officeholder* and employee* to carry
election*. The speech was more than
three hours in length.
Oar hrnator*.
From Plitalxirgh Ci Mr.
To those who *|>eak of the "good
old time*," when di*cu**ing the politic
al history of Pennsylvania, we would
suggest an examination into tbe record
and public history of our U. 8. Senator*
for the last 20 year*.
During two deosdes the Keystone
Btale has been represented in the Na
tional Senate by two member* of the
clan Cameron, a Mr. Scott, Chaa. R.
ltiickslew ano Wm. A. Wallace—two
Democrat* and three Republican*.
With all due respect to the abili
ty and integrity of Mr. Ituckalew and a
full appreciation of the corruption of
the Cameron* and the imbecility of Mr.
Scott, we feel fully justified in claiming
that Wm. A. Wallace is by far the ablest
statesman and most sagacious counsel
lor that Pennsylvania ha* had in the
Senate for the past thirty year*. In
other word*, and to sum a great deal,
th€ ptopU iff /YifUg/tvnsM are now rrprt
triitd in tkr Utnatt of the United 8 tat a*.
v II . I
Thermometer wee 10ft in tbe tun at
PitUburg at two o'olock Saturday after
noon.
Kleitioim in Month Carolina.
iNTr.RrcMr.Ni r. nr TIIC MII.ITARV AXU THB
MMITIF HKIIAI.I.
WASHINGTON, May 2H.—lhe Wallace
committor mot 10-d*y >t half put ton
o'clock and examined T. J. Mackey,
who ia a Circuit Judge in Mouth Caroli
na. ll* testified ihat in 1K76 he wa* in
affiliation with the Republican party,
when he left it. He was present at
I Chester in IhTO when election* were
progressing for State officer*, Preaiden-
I tial elector* and Congressmen and waa
! callen on to interpoee in* official author
j ity to check interference by the military
and deputy marshal* with voters at the
poll*. Several of the deputy marahal*
had declared their purpo*e to carry the
election lor the Republican*. The ex
! liihlted a printed circular purjxjrting to
j have been aigned by Attorney General
I aft addressed to I 'nited Sutes marah
al* to disregard the proceai of the State
| courts. At two o'clock in the dav the
j fine! deputy marshal, at the bead of a
band of colored men, tu.saulted voter*
! at Carrael, tearing from their hands the
Hayes and Hampton ticket*, and aever
! *1 voter* who refused to surrender their
j tickets were knocked down. Subae.
'piently he *aw the military—nineteen
men of Kighteenth Infantry—marched
! itito the House yard, forming in
two lines. The voter* were required to
pas* to the poll* under fixed bayonet*,
('here were no breaches of the peace,
except such a* were committed by the
deputy marshals who had taken ballot*
from voter*. Ihe witness saw in three
or four instance* Democratic ballot* de
stroyed by these officer*. The conduct
' of the marshal* did not fall under hi*
observation in 178, but he knew of one
1 colored Democrat who wa* threatened.
•>n crou examination he said that a
number of persons wore red ihiru, in
cluding colored I 'ernocrat*, several
hundred of them. Roth parties carried
pistols. It was the custom of the
country, but a law had since been pa**-
<••1 making the carrying of concealed
deadly w-ajx>ns a felony. The troof-s
did not interfere as a tody with the
voters, but one of the soldiers cursed a
citizen and threatened to bayonet him.
The only reason given by the citizen
wit* that he was on his way to the {oils.
He, in D7.'i, saw a voter shot down in
Charleston, and thought the shooting
in that case was justifiable. Three men
were knocked down by deputy marsh
sis. I ney were arrested on the charge
ol intimidating voter* and for assault
and battery. One of them wa* con
victed, the jury containing seven or
eight colored Republican*. The Judge
had rulad that the oommi**ion* of
the deputy marshal* did not protect
them from committing a breach of the
law. In conclusion of hi* testimony,
the witness wished to say that a jury of
the State courts, composed wholly of
Republican*, should convict the most
prominent Republican who %ould
wrong a Democrat and a Itemocratic
jury would convict the mo*t prominent
l*ernocrat who should wrong a Repub
lican.
tile*.
Krvtti tht IgmlrrlHi f, UIIM Jtiriil
The Society for promoting the condi
tion of die* has issued another addre**
to the country through the Motion Ad
r<rtitcr. It reminds us that in the warm
dais at this season heavy and unhappy
oli flic* crawl out from their hiding
places and walk sluggishly a I.out on the
window panes. According to the calcu
lation* of I'rof. I'hlhom, each of these
i now about to lay 2.000 eggs. If each
of these egg* produces a fly which lay*
2.000 egg* fx-fore the Ist of June, and
from each of these 2 (100 young ones *re
hatched, which are ready to lay before
the Ist of July, to furnish each a brood
liefore the Ist of August, the number of
descendant* from this single ancestor
by the first of September is sixteen tril
lion. It is. therefore, we may conclude,
the duty of eveyy one who sees * fly in
these days to incontinently demolish it,
with all the energy and sweet satisfac
tion which can be inspired by the knowl
edge that he is annihilating, at one fnil
*woop. 16.000,0 si.fglo,ooo of these con
centrated Gehennas on wing*.
Philadelphia Market*.
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P adak <.f L.CT, tikis s<l iptis* w beets. I nit rbtn
l-rsi.d# '4 l-"Ui - held •* t'l'l, under . (air trade
-See-end. villi a, wi Inquiry fur Oil. .iiw at witter*,
WLITR* wsr. is T till SUPPLY . Tbr aulas refe-rlrd r-.a>
I -lead iltsl I An IsrrH. in IMS, Including eupeifr-e
si ti'faa wlntel sums si *Sm Ml. r-in.ilrt
tils ftniHlw si rtsl X L *M (kit kkC fancy, ritH-fl; st
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end .pnng wheat JWIM.U s-.l olbet high GR edee st
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detnend We quote durst SI Iflr .as to quality j
pint Timothy at fl Mi
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ruim.
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