3l)r (Crntrr AUk iDrmorrat SIIUGKRT \ FORSTKR, Editors. VOL. 3. CRUTRR GLAUOTTAT. Terms 01.AO per Annum, In Advance. S. T. SHUQCRT and R. H. FORSTER. Editor.. Thursday Morning, March 10, 1881. TUB whole country is now at rest A legitimate President has at last taken the place occupied by a dis reputable, unmitigated Fraud. Hayes came to the office by villainous and disgraceful means against the will of the people. He retired on Friday last with their disgust and contempt. PRESIDENT GARFIEI.D seems 1o have entirely forgotten the valuable services rendered to his cause in the late election by the colored voters of the United States. They had a right to expect nothing less than a cabinet position for one of their race. How sadly their expectations have fallen! It seems that the colored brother is only considered useful about election time. When it comes to the distribu tion of favors he is always to be left out in the cold. THE Philadelphia political organi zations could not go to Washington to witness the peaceful inauguration of a legitimate President, without an exhi bition of their rowdyism. The Har mony Legion, of that city, could not brook the shouts of some Democrats on the curbstone in honor of General Hancock, but broke ranks for the lux ury of a fight, to punish the foolish men who dared to express their ap preciation of a great man then in the ranks to compliment the incoming President. THE legislative bolters who were "on to Washington," were no doubt exceedingly gratified to witness how completely they were fooled in the choice of their new independent Sena tor. We can imagine how happy Wolf and Stewart and Kaufman and other anti-machine bolters were, when they saw Don lead Mitchell up to the White House, to protest against the choice of Wayne MacVeagh or other independents, to represent Pennsylva nia in cabinet appointments. THE Deputy Receiver of Taxes in Philadelphia, Mr. Whartenby, who is also one of the Republicans' very use ful and active stuffcrs at elections, it is discovered has been carrying the receipts to private account instead of appropriating them to the public ne cessities. Why not? Philadelphia officials have been chosen for their adroit villainies, with the hearty con currence of those who pay the taxes. Light is, however, now breaking in upon the partisan blindness which has shrouded that city for so many years, and the last election gave some token of independence. It may survive an other year. THE following joint resolutions were adopted by the House of Representa tives, in the Delaware Legislature, on the fourth of March. They express the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. "That representing an honest constituency, we hereby declare, on the 4th day of March, A. D. 1881, our and their stern reprobation of the great fraud perpetrated on this day four years ago, in the inauguration of a man as President of the United States who was not elected to that , office, by which fraudulent act the people of this country were deprived of their honest choice —a wrong per petrated upon the right of honest suf frage which will ever remain a re proach to free institutions; that we sincerely regret this elevation to the Presidency of a man who was one of the chief actors in the perpetration * and consummation of this great fraud; that the Governor of this State be re quested to transmit a copy of the fore going resolutions, duly attested by the Speakers and Clerks of both Houses of the General Assembly, to the Hon. Samuel J. Tilden, who was legally elected President of the United States in 1876." " Kyi'A I, ANI> KXACT JUHTICK TO ALI. MKX, OK WIIATKVKR HTATK OR PXKHUAMON, KKLIOIOCH OR POLITICAL. "-Jttlmoa Tho Apportionment Bill Dofoatod. A8 was foreshadowed, by the filli busteriug and obstruction policy adopt ed by the Republicans in Congress, this important measure of urgent necessity has been defeated. Two-thirds of the States will thus bo put to the expense of extra sessions ot the legislatures. The cost to Penusy 1 van ia alone fortius by-play of Republican members will aggregate little less than half a mil lion of dollars, to which the people will IK? largely indebted to tho Repub lican representatives from their own State. There was no excuse whatever for the defeat of an apportionment bill. The hill presented was absolute ly equitable and fair, proven such by the census und conceded by the most reputable Republican authority as providing exact justice to all. Such journals as the New York Time* and Springfield Republican in the strongest terms commended its fairness and re commended its adoption. Rut no; men of light weight, such as Conger and Robeson, had obtained the leader ship of their party. They supposed that some mean party advantage could be had, if the hill could be carried over to a Republican Congress. In this expectation they will undoubtedly fail. The precedents they have made and the temper and object so mani festly shown, will not encourage Dem ocrats in the next Congress to permit any undue advantage to be taken in the passage of an unfair or partisan bill. To suppose for a moment that the Democratic Congressmen would do so after the lesson received from their opponents, would be voting them asses or fools of the most pronounced tyj>e. The people will not find Ran dall, Carlisle, Curtin, Cox ami other able Democratic representatives tucn of that stripe. ON Saturday afternoon, the day fol lowing the inauguration, President Garfield sent to the Senate the names of the gentlemen whom he had select ed for his cabinet. It is stated that the question of referring the names to committees was discussed at some length in executive session, hut met with so little support that there was not even a single objection which would have carried the matter over for a day and the subject was dmp|>cd without a vote, whereupon each nomi nation was in turn unanimously con firmed. The cabinet is, therefore, as follows: Secretary of State—lames O. Blaine, Maine. Secretary of the Treasury—William Windom, Minnesota. Secretary of the Interior—Samuel J. Kirkwood, lowa. Secretary of War— Robert T. Lincoln, Illinois. Secretary of the Navy—William 11. Hunt, liOulsiana. Postmaster General —Thus. 1,, .fames. New York. Attorney General--Wayne McVeagh, Pennsylvania. THE National Ranks and their obe dient servants, the Republican mem bers, having bulldozed Congress as long as it was profitable to do so, to defeat the Funding Bill, changtfl their tactics and obtained the services of a bull-headed fraud, acting as President, to do by the veto power wrongfully in his possession, what they failed to force by coercion. The defeat of this necessary and important bill and the disreputable means employed to ac complish it. will not add much to the strength of the banks. A day of reckoning may come to them sooner than they anticipate. It is already getting into the heads of the people that they cannot afford to surrender their independence and become tribu tary to the money lords both in purse and government without protest of a very decided character. The squelch ing process may become popular, as well as greenbacks. THE gas engineer of Philadelphia estimates the cost of manufacturing coal gas at sixty-five cents per thous and feet. This must afford a hand some profit on the prices at which it I is sold to consumers. BEI.LEKONTK, PA., TILURSDAY, MARCH 10, |HN|. Gurfiold and Equal SuflriiKO. "The free enjoyment of equal suf frage is still in question, and it frank statement of the issue may aid solution. It is alleged that in many communities negro citizens ate practically denied tin freedom of the ballot. * Haf the funding bill, says the Harris burg I'at riot, are now sneaking hark to the treasury with their bonds to get it again. For a less c ause than this as sault on the funding hill In-gan the conflict in this country which did not end until the I'nited States hank was overthrown and its supporters driven from the political field. By the course of the national hanks a measure was defeated which would have saved to the treasury not less than twelve mil lion dollars a year. Hut that saving would have diminished the profits of , the national hanks. What indeed is government for if it do not devote itself to Ihe fostering of a national hank monopoly? In its selfishness and arrogance the old national liauk monopoly set itself up for a political j power superior to the people, and when too late it discovered iu folly. It will be strange if this new hank monopoly does not meet with the same experience. It has waked up an ugly I customer. THE last acts of Hayes, the fraud, liefore retiring to the obscurity his mean character ha* earned for him, was to call an extra session of the Senate, aud veto the Funding Hill. The first, proper itself, was at the re quest of President Garfield, to confirm his appointments. The second, at the request of the National Hanks, to en able them, if possible, to perpetuate their mastery of the government and people, for which of course he may exjiect, if he has not already received, his reward. Ot'R neighbor of the Republican is delighted with the last veto of the fraud Hayes. This veto for the time being prevents the people of the United States from refunding their public debt at the low rate of three per cent. The million of dollars a month that the National Hanks will take from the treasury of the nation in way of extra interest upon their five aud six per cent, bonds affords from a Republican standpoint a pleas ing subject for contemplation. In the end, however, the majority of the peo ple may not like it so well. WAS HK HOUOIIT?—The Funding bill, pas-ed by both House* of Con gress, wait vetoed in the la-t hour* of the session by the miserable Fraud who lield the Presidential office, under circumstances of grave suspicion t hut Ilia exit wu* attended by the same dis honesty that characterized bin entrance upon the stolen office. The National Hunk* have thus shown tln-ir power, under present organization, to control the legialatiori of the country in any measure that may interfere with their cent, JMT cent, dividend*, however unjustly it may oppress the people, j Nay, they have done more, they have | challenged the conteat which ia aure to follow the attempt to coerce the i government and obtain the maaterv of | the country, 'lhia challenge the j>eo | pie will no doubt be preparer! to ac j cept, and test their aovereignty uguin-t the "rule or ruin" policy which these banka aeetn to have adopted a- an ; iaaue. Tun appearance of General Han cock at the inauguration of President ' iurfield was one of the mo-t notable and pleasing incidents of the occasion. ' In the arrival of the great soldier and patriot at \t oshingtou he was received | by an immense throng of hi- admiring 1 and enthusiastic friends —thousands upon thousands in number—who with the utmost difficulty aud only after a resort to harsh means were prcven j ted from removing the horses from the carriage provided for his accotn- I modation and drawing it by hand from the dejiot to the hotel. His rt ception was indeed an ovation, and wherever he appeared during the pro gress of the inaugural ceremonies he was "the observer! of all observers" and the recipient of the most marker! attention and honor. It was a Irving ordeal; yet through it all ften. Han cock bore himself with that ! Gurflold and Arthur Sworn in aa President and Vice Prcßident. J M l'< IS ING (' KItK M O XIKS. | Jsinea A. Garfield, of Ohio, and ("he# ter A. Arthur, of New York, were on J-riday la.t, t!.• 4th of March, inaug urated into their respective office# of : President nnd Vice President of the I nitod State#. A heavy storm of wind, "now and rain; which commenced I hursday evening, continued without interrni##iori during the night. A more diurnal appearing city than Washington at daybreak on Friday morning could not be imagined. A steady northwest wind, however, drove away the clouds, and by 1 1 o'clock the sun wa# shining brightly and the concrete pavement of the Avenue wa# in excellent condition. The first division of the procession, which escorted Garfield to the Capitol, started on time, and a# it passed down | the Avenue, was witnessed by immense crowds. Ihe Inaugural ceremonies at the '"apitol were carried out according to the arranged programme, the oath of office being administered as usual by the ''hief Justice. At the conclusion of i the reading of the Inaugural address, which wa# listened to with close atten tion, the first division reformed and then the real procession of the day be gan to move. Genera! .Sherman was in command, and the army which he com manded was composed of fully fifteen thousand men. The first division, un der command of Major General It. B. Ayres, I'nited States Army, consisted of twelve companies of regular artillery, four companies of marines, a battalion of Cleveland troops, cavalry. President and parly in carnages. Knight Temp lars, four platoon*; Grand Army of the Republic, eight platoons; Roys in Rlue, eight platoons; Naval Cudets, two horse j flatteries of regulars, battalion Wash ! ington Fight Infantry, four companies ; Colonel Moore, Company A, Fifth battel j ion ; Secoud California brigade, Hamp ! ton < adel*. Virginia ; i.ang-ton Guards, Norfolk. Vs.; F nion Iflues, Tbomaa ; ville, Ga ; Rome Star Guards, Georgia ; j National Rifles, Washington. Captain Burnside ; signal Corps, i'nited Slates Army, and the Ninth Regiment, of New York. Next came the most inter jesting feature of the procession—the second division, under command of j Major General Hartranft. It waa made , up entirely of Pennsylvania troops, and jas the liovs marched up the avenue they received most vigorous applause. I'heir step was firm, and it was the com mon remark that the regulars must look to their laurels. The\ were in the uniform of the I'nited States Infantry and carried knapsacks, canteen* anil I ration* for three days' living in camp. There seemed to fe no end to the Penn sylvanians, hut there is an end to every j thing, and the third division finally put jin an appearance. This division, com ; manded by Major General Thomas C. Fletcher, consisted of the Grand Army of the Republic, Boy# in Blue and mili tia from New York, District of Colum bia, New Jersey, Delaware. Ohio. Michi gan, Wisconsin, Indiana. Illinois, Min nesota, lowa. Kansas, Missouri, New Hampshire. Connecticut, Massachusetts and veterans from the District of Col umbia and Pittsburg. The Harrisburg City Grays, the Titusville Citizen'a Corps and the Dickinson College and Penn sylvania State College < adeU were also ,in this division. The fourth division, I under the command of Major General | Charles 11. Field, was compoaed of militia from Maryland, Virginia, Wewt Virginia, South t 'arolina, Tennessee and Florida. The fifth division, under the command of Colonel Roliert Royd. waa compoaed exclusively of civic societies and here marched the Philadelphia political club*. The column moved up the Avenue to the White House, where the entire pro cession was viewed by Preeident Gar field It then passed up the Avenue to Washington Circle, returning byway of K street to Ninth street, where it dis banded. The pageant was magnificent in every respect, and the display of the military reminded the spectator of the famous review of the Army of the Po tomac in this city in JMS. The ball in the evening proved a fib ting close to the celebration. The large hall of the new Museum building was lit Up by ga* and electric lights, beauti fully decorated and thronged with a brilliant assemblage. The President held a reception from until 11 o'clock, at which hour dancing began. The af fair was in every respect a success. The efficient arrangements were creditably carried out. and great credit is due to the Kxecutive committee,of which Hon. i John W. Thompson is the chairman, , who lalmred long and faithfully to at tain that end. No accident occurred j to mar the celebration, which attracted thousands of people from all parts of the country. To Gen. Sherman also is due greet praise. His admirable planning, second ed bv the efforts of his division com i menders, brought into regular line, without a single hitch or delay, the immense number of men who partici- Eated in the parade. (Jen. Sherman as shown that his skill as a military commander is not alone exercised in time* of war. Citirens of Altoona are making an effort to have a small boy named Dixon, who ia only 9 years of age, releeeed from the House of Refuge. He waa pronounced incorrigible because be ma away from home to escape the cruelties of a step mother. MAT CxarsßTia's life was insured fer *50,000. NO. 10.