'ffltildlotagotter M EDITORS K. 0. GOO DRICII. 118. W. ALVORD. To*azda, Thursday, Oct. 3,1872, National Republican Ticket FOTi GEN. ULYSSESP. GRANT. - - Ton ICZ riEstoma, Hox. HENRY WILSON. Republican State Ticket. GOVEDSOIL GEN. JOHN F. HARrittANFT FOIL SUPREME MDOI4 Ho ULYSSES MEROUR. Ef. YOU ArDircin• Mit, lIARRISON ALLEN. FOR CONGILESEMEN AZ LIJIGF.. Hos. GLEk. W. SCOFIELD, G Es. CHARLES ALBRIGHT. G LE I SIU FAL, , TODD. Co,urity Ticket. 1.1-kucoic474 Du, J. D t . S TRAWBRIDdrE, O'F !ILl:roma coryrr I.ELEGATE: TO CONbI.",LIONAL CONTEINTfON Dn. GEORGE, F. HORTON, - or BIELCDF0111:H COMM. HON. W. J. TUREL, of suscxertAnts covrrY. o 1 ItErItI!SECNZATIVES; HON. B. S. DARTT, or. CANTO* • HON. E. REED MYER, or Wrsox. FOU szcznlrv, ' J. MONROE SMITH, or Tnov. • S • FOB PRAY/TIONOLLIST. .1 C-117. I3ENJ. M. PECK, or TowAsDA FOIL LIF.GISTI:11; AND LECOZiDEB, 0. J. CIIIIBRINK., or- ORWELL. YOU. CONpITS , IONEB, 131.:NJ EITYKENDALL, OF WIIiDIIAM FOIL AUDITOR, IRA. CRANE; of Sorru CHEEK. • FOR CORONER, J. VAL. GEIGER, or IVl's' ox. &n 3" It is more- than'snspected that the . virtuous AUX , licaunE has complete control! of the editorial col , twins of the q'r6s. L' o' 4 ' The . PETER. CARTWRIGHT, Cht!«ell know - u! pioneer Methodist proaelicr, died lut. his home near' Pll as;tht Plains,' Sangamon county, 111., on the `2sth ult., aged 87 years. VoYLE and 11rAYNAILD _wc.re advertised addres a qreeley meeting at New Albany, on Saturday evening last, but' 'failed to put in an appearance 4, DO they "go back " on the old Philosopher? 14. The I're gives currency to a wanton and wicked falsehood, to the effect . that Senator '=sox refused to ride in the Sarile: car with Senator C.11111:0S :ma Gen. HAIITRANFI. is , 2" Tile Lib-Doing. feel very rich since Senator FENTON'S visit to this county. We hOpe he was as liberal in filling some of their pockets, as was anticipated. • smog Crsr Some peOple profess to be un aid,: to see any connection between Senittor FENTus:s visit to this place, unil Senator LiNDON'S determination to put the lie . t 6 his foram; piefes sion, antl,eome lora for Buckalew. 'tktl If there is a . feeble or infirm Republican voter in your neighbor :.ec that i,,conveyance is pro .''l,lt:o for him, chat he may be ena bl,ll h, cast, hi:;" vote- for Hartraaft, aivl the full Itep l üblican ticket. Ltitir The Argu.s scents corruption in the air.' The only cases of bribery ever charged I upon any one in this scction, were inane against two - _ or trot, individuals who are now the trarmnyt dvoqates of the Argus' can (iidatcs. i 1. s , leiy (:itizeu of this county should feel an honest pride in giving * Judge 11.1Erterni a - large vote. • 'lt will be many ,years before we again have a nominee for the Supreme Bendh • from this section. Mr. laucua's fit ness is aelznowledged by all. Mr. , P.i Pow Eta. is pleased to style the ItEroirrEn the Post office or pin. It :regaires no great stretch of memory to recall the time when a man of hbosx't his size was pleased to accept a position in the Post office, tupler the present incumbent. ett — The ibvte,.: is very bitter in its dfrimimiations of the men echo' voted for •the sale of the main line of the' , public works, but folds in . its fondest Ombac6 Rev. Geo Landon, through whose 'influence, more than any other member of 1.11,e .Leg,islatttre, the State r was defrauded out of millions of del i Inn, by the ; repeal of the tonnage . tax. The Argus formerly had.aThe roy in reference to the manner in whiCh Mr. L.'s influence•wai secured. ME IiCSN. The ,NteCLITA FOUNEY & CO : chewy estimate, that from ten to twen7 ty thousantl GRA.NT men will not vote fnr :We tlnk they have vastly overestimated their 'strength, did in North Carolina. lint it is a " estimate -as GlZireS gairror HARTELINFT ' S, which •will be useful after the Octobert tii.n. The R4pablicans, misled at first, are fast coming to snpport their .own legitimate' ticket. and friend. tar W. H. ,Pt7.1.E11 and Ausnai ONG sign Mr. P. Pommes manifesto warning LiberalS against the seduc tive influences4if Gen. Minna., • who does not claim. :to be a GRANT many but who is indavor of the Republic can State ticket, as Mt. ! PowELL pro f,•,,-::a4 to he a lei.; weeks since. Mr. Ltin' 1):' , ell a democrat ever sir :N )1(' eami• t thii: place, an,l Mr. C:411 (date for deb i g — i t t 4; t o the 1:4 , ! 41e!noe.ratic c. tuaity couven lion.-I What a , happy lot of LiberAls. TEA AND COFFEE-DUTY FREE. All over 4he land, we see tea and coffee obtained at the reduced price consequent upon putting them on the free list, That was done' lby the last Congress, on the motions of- Judge MERCUR, seconded by ,Messrs. SuomiAxtu, Scolimo, and .the Re publicans generally in the lower House, by Hmay Virt.sqxi C,►usnox, &c., in, the Senate, and approved by President Gnms-r. Though not in itself a great matter, it will illustrate the Republican policy, as .we think all the votes in opposition Were fiom Gay Free Trade men. Their principle is a uniform tax on all im ports—our principle is to admit ar- tides of necessity duty free, but to lay the tax on luxuries and such ar ticles of necessity . only as cannot be raised in our country. Is not that, the. fine policy ? Every man and his wife, on• election days, should re . meMber lizucun, and SCOFIELD, and WILSON, and Gnsyr, and all others, candidates for their .suffrages, who made tea and coffee free of duty, thereby reducing their cost to the consumers. is. The grand cry of those who would wrest the Government of the country from the hands of those who saved it, and who have been imptov ing its condition constantly since, is that they will achieve signal reforms and practice a wonderful retrench ment. The reform may well be sus pected that is commenced by an alli ance with Tammany and the deser tion of prime principles of inational welfare, long , argued by those very men. The retrenchment of taxes and reduction of debt cann t ot be greater than they have been made already. For while the debt of the State has been reduced X 10,000,000 since HAR- TaA.Nrr took Office, this reduction has saved $600,000 of 'annual interest, and consequently that amount of tax ation. ' The same policy has been pursued by the 'Same party, with the same average result, in national af fairs. The national debt was reduced $11,000,000 in August, and over $350,000,000 since GllSN'eft inaugura- tion. By this reduction $23,000,000 annual interest has been saved. They who promise better results, promise what cannot be realized, and prove their falsehood by the im possibility. The great object is to continue what is so favorable ; the only method' is by the election Of GRANT and HARTRANFT. i. When it is rememberetl that Gen. HARTILkNFT exposed the EVAN'S swindle, and , caused the judicial in- Vestigation—and when it is shown that J. W. FORNEY shared in the dis tribution of the tax per cent. of the avails ofEVLKS' success—there is ley to the hostility of FORNEY and the whole EVANS ring againEt Gen. ELUITILNFT No wonder BUCKALEW, WALLACE, RIO all who investigated the matter, sporitaneoniily defended the integrity of Ehrtrakxrr. It was a conspiracy. to destroy HARTRANFT for doing his duty, and by his defeat to, hope to defeat GRANT. Let the facts be fully known, and HARI-RAI:Tr will have a larger majority than he has twice had in Pennsylvania, and the EVANS ring will be 'powerless to hr/1711 1 . GRANT and W ILSON. HART RINFY'S vindication at - the polls will insure the continuance of a Republi can national adminiaratioe. Rdmember, Republicans! that every intelligent colored. man at the South, and nearly every - . Union man ot t thetimes that tried men's souls, is looking fur your vote for their friends at thp October election. We might lose October, yet, catry No-. vember, bat it would be , a fearfui risk, and require ten tithes' the effort that it would to carry- October first. Arrange, at once, to be at home on election day, and see to it that every. Clukrr plan votes early. We have enough! votes—but, unless they are at the polls,'we shall be beaten, and then commence the downward track to old-:tithe Southern despotism. It is so muchy.easier to prevent e'cil than to cure it, - that w© cannot be. too careful in keeping out of •power the men and party who did its (neat b harm. Mir There is not a more greedy office-hunter in Pennsylvania,, than CHARLES R. BUCKALEW. After having spent fifteen or twenty years in easy positionp at Hairisburg,Soutli Amer ica, and Washington, he came back to Columbia county. In a short time, the mortifying spectacle was presented of a man, late :United States SenatOr, intriguing to be elected to the State Legislature. But he Was ,ko unpopular that., although he received the nomination for Sen ator,the party was split by it. Anoth er Democratic candidate was put in 'the held, and although the district is Democratic by thousands, BCCKALEW . ; nairowly escaped defeat, Hisnomi nation for Governor was a surprise to all, but it, was found that the Beading Railroad Company had helped their attorney to the .nomina tion—fiir what purpose? Stir' In Susquehanna county, the opposition have united into three parties— Democrat, Liberal, Probi lion. They try to unite on some points, but fail on others. The big gest job is to compel the old Demo crats to swallow an Abolitionist and Probitionist for Assembly. It would require the pen of NASBY to describe th 6 operation. Talk about one crow --here are two crows, each alike re pulsive to an old hunker. BUCEALEW spoke at Montros, last Saturday, af ter groat preparationS, to a ladricous : ly rt , -; wt.; Nverc intornit 1. stp,, l nuilalina. i:, 0. K. , Ickr- A.. K. McClure was one of tite petitioners for Yerlies, pardon, TEE FORGERY PROVED ! Gen. Hartraiift Vindicated ! READ TEE EVIDENCE! The ; cidumivators of Gen. HARTita.wr have been most active in cir- cnlating an affidavit purporting to have been made by Cummr.s T. YER RES, Jr., charging that our candidate s for Governor has been guilty of mal feasance in offibe, by using the funds of .the Commonwealth for private speculative purposes: This bOgus affidavit has been scattered broad cast over the land. It has been lithographed and photographed, to give it an appearance •of genuiness and authenticity.. The' Democratic speakers and newspapers have made this affidfiVit the chief point of attack upon Gen: HARTRANFr, and its truth was assum- ed wherever , circulated. The friends of Gen. H. have asserted that the signature to the affidavit was a Forgery, and now' we are able to present the proof of the truthfulness of their - statements. On Friday last, CuAni.Es T. YEusus, Jr. was released from prison by the Governor, who was induced to perform this act of clemency by petitions signed by lead ing 'newspaper publishers of both parties in Philadelphia, and by thous ands, of the most 'prominent and in fluential business men in the com munity. The first act of Mr. YERKES was to prepare, of his own accord, and without any solicitation, but as an act of justice, a statement con cerning the alleged affidavits find slanders which implicated General HARTIUNFr. in unlawful transactions with Mr. YERnES. This statement we'print to=day, and we ask-the peo-. pie to read it carefully and to observe the following facts. The allegations do not rest solely upon the word of Mr. YnnEr.s. They are supported by the testimony of other men who are welhknown to the community, and whose testimony, is absolutely unimpeachable. There fore they must be accepted 'as whol ly conclusive. Diseussion upon the subject matter of this declaration is' necessarily forever at an end. It is shown that Dr. PAINE, of Bogus Dip loma notoriety, is the author of most of the slanders, and that he obtained the material from which to construct them by s false ;personation, whin enabled him to have access to the Ile counts of Mr. YERNES. It is from this impure 'source that the foul stream of falsehood has flowed through a State whose citizens need but to know the anthot: and to be aware of his intimate relation with .GEo. 0. EvAxs to turn. with disgust from the slandeier and offer -their warmest sympathy to liis victim. Mr. YETIEE-S proves that the signatures to the so-called affidavits are not kis . ; he declares that he hag never sworn to the statements contained in the papers, and he . asserts that those statements are false. He demon strafe* that the financial accounts of the State officers were kept in a prop er and customary manner, and that there was no mystery or secrecy about the conduct of General HAirr r..-Lxrr's private business. He shows that . the State 'Treasurer never, as has been alleged, purchased stocks of any kind through Xi. YEREES, and he asserts that, as far as Vs knowl edge 'extends, General llairraANFT nor Mr. MaricT e'er!r used the funds 7/ the Stale for purposes vJ pricutr specula tion. Mils is unraveled,_ exposed And frustrated the wickedest conspiracy ever organized' against the' character of an . honest man and the credit of a great State. Thus are answered all the calumnies which have been ut tered daring the campaign against the good an& loyal man 'whom the, people of Pennsylvania have deter mined to honor with. election to the highest, office in their gift. The whole base fabric, by rthis'one telling blow, falls crumbling to. the ground, and while ho upon who this weight was to fall with crushing for= comes forth :from the ordeal unscathed, Ale villians who have perpetrated this great crime lie buried in the ants. This wins for us the victory. The people will e - xpress at flit polls, by a magnificent vete, their ; sympathy with the Slandereearkd their wrath ful indignation against the slander ers : yr.r:Kar sr.\•it:lrrr In coming before the people with thil expla nation, which relates to the charges! sgamst Gen. J. F. liartrauft, late Auditor-General, and now a earielidate fat Governor of this State,and It. W.'llackey, State Treasurer, of having tried through me the money of the Commonwealth in stock speculations, and for their private needs and benefit, it is my desire to make some plain statements which the public deniandomd which I believe it not only theirright to have, but my duty to them and myself to give. I wish to say here, lest some wrong construc tion be placed upon my motives for so doing, that this action on my part is without consulta tion with or promise from any. one ; without any inducements held out to me, and without fear or favor. It is free from all malice or feel ings of resentment`. I leave those who have wronged me to their own reflections. It is simply for the reasons set forth above, and to do justice to timid who bare been unrighteous ly villified. Ido not intend to enter into any personalities at the present time, other than will be necessary. for a clear understanding or - the matter. While a victim his been made of me, dupes hare been made of others by a few designing menwithin their;veachfor the pnvpose of dreams hug and publishing assertions and statements which were false in the eztienic, with the ob ject of breaking down the charactek of General Hartranft, In the hopes of thereby preventing his election, which they felt assured would in sure .silence in regard to, 'settlement of their nefarlons . transactions: This was to be brought about principally DR. PAtNR, who, as my financial affairs were under the control of i&r. Joseph Mason, Register in Bank ruptcy, obtained from that gentleman an order to examine my books and papers, , representing himself to be =wise/ for Mr. .M. W. Taggart, of Lancaster county. It was under this disw guise that he visited my ofiloo and surrepti tiously obtained letters and Memorandums of accounts—from which the varibus misrepregen.• tations were manufactured with the view of compelling General ilartrituft and Mr. Mackey to settle the Evans elating in which he (Paine) is go deeply interested. In the following stehmaent I .hall Lot only give my own te.timmay of the facts in the casz:, hut that c.f (Abets, Flail be inuleniable : The pablic hare for r. long time demanded to law the tr.)tb t•I thv roitizentkity 41444 Lain aftitli.tit it. 41. lit rid alkwanlap'cal; , .rit.:. in niticy, and %Odell Ig..irs what purport.: la be wy yignature ; copivs of 'latch, both plo,lograph and lithograph, pact if., for political purposes:. Iu 1rT.;4141 Ito Mi.' 1/"%t TI! :11'..f.r.T.• • I r r that t w_ce;' made any such affidavit ; =Ur s to at all (which fact I have no good reason .nbt,u it is asserted it was sworn i to in my name), t was not' sworn to by me.l In confirmation of this I subjoin the follow ing certificates of officers of banks, where my signature is lodged, and Other persons who aro well acquainted with it We, the undarsignedt . famillar for 'a number of years with the signature of Charles T. Yer kes, Jr., have duly examined the photographic copy of an affidavit purporting to be made by him before Alderman Dougherty, under date, of December 23, 1871, with reference to use of State funds by General Hartranft for specula tive purpose, and have no hesitation in saying, from our knowledge of Mr. Yerkes's signature, and on comparing it with. those in our posses sion, that said signature to the affidavit is not his, and was never written by him. Samna. W. Btu., Of the Parr:lire :hid Mechanics' National Bask. Wilmaat J. Dow7es; ' . • Of the First National Bank. GEor.og C. Tuoius, Of Jay Cooke & Co., 111 S. Third-street. Amts. Eavix. President of the Seventh National Bank. lam well acquainted with the signature of Charles T. Yerkes, Jr., having had chstge of the exchange department la the banking-house of C. T. Yerkes, Jr. h. Co. for several years. I have seen a lithograph copy of an affidavit casting a stigma on General IlartranftV the same that is being circulated for political pur poses, and have not the least hesitation in say ing that it is not the signature of Charles T. Yerkes, Jr. t Joint S. RCSILTON, Of Jno. S. Rushton v Co., Bankers Brokers, No. 50 South Third-street. The accusations that Gen. Hartranft or Mr. Mackey speculated with State funds, or that the accounts of money of the Commonwealth received from the State Treasurer were kept in any cabalistic, or any other than a proper man ner, I pronounce utterly untrue, and a pure fabrication. General Hartranifs account trith vie was of a perfectly prircuo- character and had no connection with or relation to the ac count of the Commonwealth whatever. any more than though the State account had not been kept with me. Mr. Mackey never gave me an order to buy any stock for his' or Any other account. As my books arc in thehsnds of my assignees, and have been since a short time eater my failure, I annex the following correspondence, which speaks for itself : o M r , John sporhafrk, assignee. tc.--Draft Sin : As there are so many reports regsrding. the manner in which the State Treasurer's ac count of money belonging to the Common wealth, also that of Gen. J. Hartranft, was kept at my office. and also the uses made of the money deposited by the State Treasurer, I have deemed it proper, as you have my "books in your possession, to ask you a few questions relating thereto ; not that I have any doubt of the facts of the case, but. merely wish to get from you, who are a perfectly disinterested party, a corroboration of what I have already said while conversing on the subject. - First—Under what title was the account kept which contained money received from the State Treasurer, and what has becu the custom for years? • Secoi,d—Was it ever kept . in any mysterious or cabalistic manner during Mr. Mackey's term of office or that of any of his predeces sors ? 24irel;--Please examine the journal and say hew all receipts of money from this source were credited, and how all drafts drdwn cgainst it were charged. Fourth—Under mat title was Gen; Hart ranft's account kept? —Was it, cr do you find any account kept under the title of J. F. IL? ;Sixth—ls there any evidence of any mystery or anything hidden in this account, and is it, or is it not, kept in the same manner as the rest of my accounts lulus books? Serent7.—Was there any connection between this account and the_ account of the Common wealth, or anything showing that it was in any way benefited by the State deposits? Eighth—ls there any evidence to show that the money deposited by the Commonwealth was used for the benefit of either the State. Treasurer or the Auditor-General, or any ono other than myself, in the regular course of my business? I consider it necessary to have undonbted testimony, in addition to my own, with .which to contradict the assertions when made, to the ffect that I have speculated with the funds of the Comnionwealtli for the benefit of its offi cers Yours, truly, • Cn.ts. T. YEILLES, Jr. In reply to thit I received tho following: Mr. Charles 7' Ferias, Jr.—Dnen Stu : I Rare been very sick since last Sunday, and scarcely able to go through with a day's busi ness without the penalty of a restless night lowing. Mr. Hopkins has Maswcred all ques' tions. Yours, respectfully, JOHN -SPABpAiriz, Assignee. Also, this, from Mr. Hopkins, book-keeper for the Assignees : Puti..tnr.Lmit.t, Sept. 19, 1873.--tharl,s T. Yerleci, Jr., En: DEAIt Stu: The Assignees say that the inquiry in yours of the 18th Inst., as coming from yun for yonr own "satisfaction • is entirely proper, so far he the books will for nish answers to the questions, and I am di-i meted to answer them in detail. In answer to the first the title, .es the bo:•A will show, is " li. W. Mackey, State Treartir ,r," and in the case of former Slate Treasurers it has been as follows, viz. W. W. Irvin, State Treasurer," and "W. 11. Remble, State Treas urer." Second—lt has not been kept in any nivste riona mannsr, but undeca clear ledgar Beading of the parties' names as State Treasurer. Third—The journal entries wilt he round as follows, when cash has been received, thus : Cash, Dr. to R. W. Mackey, State Treasurer, for this amount, received to credit of the Com in.onwealth of Pennsylvania; and thus : 11. W. Mackey; State Treasurer, Dr. to cash for amount of draft drawn.. Fourth—Under the name and heading of J. F. Iliartrinft. 'a Fifth—Mire is not notenor never has been any such account as T. F. 11. in your hooks. • . 1 _•42111 —Them i4no e , .idence of any mystery or anything hidden. The account of J. F. Hartranft -has always Peen tept the sante as" .any other customer's account. Ss' - resith—Tlierr , i' no connection between the J: F. Hartranft account and the accnnnt of the; ' State Treasurer, nor is there ianything in his (J. F. llartranft) account sbotring that he was ever benefited by, State Treaioirer's deposits. - iiiyhtl,—There is no entry showing that dither the Stato Treasurer Auditor General ever derived any benefit from State deposits, or any entry to show tha,t the State deposits were used by any one but yourself, and in the regular course of your hnsiners, Yours, truly, Joni S. llo.pKiNs. It will he seen trotn the foregoing that a great fraud has been attempted, but I ant hap py- to be in a measure. the humble means of .frnstrating it. Of the or.ginators of the bold plot I say nothing more ; but leave them with the feeling that in their contemplation of the failure of their lint - pitons schemes they have their just reward. Hoping I may not be again called before public notie', _ Citas. T. Ynnim.ii, Jr. HARTEANET AND THE . MEECHANTZ OF PEIDADELPIELL. A call appeared in the Philadelphia papers of last week, signod by over two hundred of the most eminent and prosperous merchants of 'that city, for a public meeting to be held there, at which to express their entire confi dence in Auditor General H.tRTnANFT, and declare their , willingneas to aid with till - the honorable means in their power to Cleet him Governor. The North Americana says of this call: The people of Philadelphia are alive to the fact that in the defeat of BUCKA LEW is involved the security .of the State finances. False charges and bitter abuse live done their worst, and now the business men of the city are beginning to appreciate the fact that General Ilittra.virr is worthy of thcAr every confidence. Such -an array of names, selected w:thont special revision from a list immeasur-. ably larger, does not admit of the accusations so frequently hurled from the enemy that H.tr.raptxrr is the creature of a ring, and supported only by others base and corrupt. In this list we,,,find barkers, manufactur=s, merchants o.na - *professional men— not only above reproach, but also far above consenting to endorge any man of whose integrity they were not thor-. oughly convinced? What, comment have the enemies of HARTRANFT to • maize:? tat.:. Col. Piollot spoke in - the Court lionie on Friday evening' last. the course of his remarks he paid a high compliment to SeTator Sumner, by tolling his audience that be had been fihown apolitical speech writ ten for thi great Massaansetts Srn ,.ator by Charles R. Buc Whdther the document was 'ono of Mr...Sumners's Civil Rights speee'aes or his famous s:land , .Ar against. “r:Jt, the C.,kaea.l aid , not. It is e i. r . tainly, very naughty in Mr. Baeka lew to tell anybody that Sumot.ruto • yloys hith to N4ite A.l.tehCA. ARV. OEOROE LARDON. ", Following the , example of Gov. Curtin, Mr. Landon has written a lettet declaring in favor of the hero of Fishing Creek for: Governor. TO remarkable production of the vacil• luting E,x , Senator, does not surprise those who, know him best.' Only a few men in Mr. L.',B immediate neigh borhood, who sneeze when he takes snuff, will bo influenced by it. The fact That Mr. Landon has within the past few weeks declared: himself ii favor of Gen. Hartranft, and the bal. ance of the Republican ticket, is sus- ceptible of abundant proof, and we eave candid readers to draw their own conclusions, as to what weighty arguments the opposition may have been able to bring to bear upon the Reverend gentleman's mind or pock et; to produce Stich a radical change in. his political vie,Ws. It is useless to attempt to disguise the fact that Mr. Landon's reputation .for venality and corr'iaption, is a stench in the nostrils of honest men, all over the State; and for him to stand up and charge any party with being corrnpt, sounds very much like hearing " Satan reprove sin." ' His eloquent special pleading iri favor of tho one•term principle, will be best appreciated by those who re member his earnest efforts to secure a nomination for the State Senate for a third term. We shall not re- iterate. the charges of; bribery and corrngtion, which have been made by the Argu3 and leading Democrats in this county, for the past teu years against Mr. Landon, but merely di rect the attention of his Democratic friends to them. One of the most earnest:advocates of stern and severe measures on the part of the Government, in dealing with the rebels, has been Mr. Lan don. Many people in this county remember when ho said in a public speech.in the Court House, in this place, that if he " had the power he would ,scatter hell-fire knee deep over 'every inch of Southern soil." How changed, his views now ! He waxes quite 'pathetic in appropriat ing to himself the stale arguments of the rebel sympathizers daring the rebellion. gear how he berates those whom he advised only a few years since to go South, and help to build up and restore her material interests : "Political adventurers from the North, unit ing with congenial spirits of the clime, have gathered the negroes in the Southern States into leagues, stimulated their fears and , secur ed their votes; thus foisting themselves into afterwards pr; r e i ttu na tui oa g t LwrtoatVrlaoclrez,l anaggrandizement,d !earful results to the property holders and bu siness interests of those States." Mr. Landon once professed to be the especial friend and champion of the rights of the black man. He now appears to think, in the sentiment of his, , friend and fellow traitor, Judge WilListos, that " the black men are all d—n Diggers after .all," simply beCause they will not betray the par ty and desert the men, who. gave them their freedom and secured their political rights, to support those who have for centuries held them in buil: age, and who would to-day, if they had the power, reduce every colored man in the South to his - former con dition of servitude. In , going over to their life-long enemies, ' Mr. Landon _ gives them parting shot : "Continue the present •order of things, for selfish, paitirm purposes, herd together the ignoraut blacks, use their misapplied votes to humiliate and under the better whites, and' as sore as effect follows cads:, there must grow np between the two races, aavindictive antago nism, breaking out ever and anon into violence and bloodshed. "Under existing circumstances, re-elect Grant, and yon thereby say to the Legrots, 'Band together, ant hold your ground; go on as you have begun " Mr. Landon admits that the rebels are for Greeley, which of itself would lac sufficient reason why every union ist, white and. black, should oppose him. 'The Reverend gentleman apparent ir out. to write his letter in favor of Greeley only, but adds in a sort of post-script, his conversion to the Democratic party, anil attempts to excuse himself for supporting the Fishing Creek hero on the ground that he supported Gen. Grant in 1868, and Gen. Geary in -1866, '_both of whom had been life-long Demo crats. If Mr. Laudon cannot see the difference between a Democrat who was in favor of the war for the Union, and one who sympathized with'and aided the rebellion, ho is to columisserated. Grant and Geary both entered the service of their country, and fought for the preserva-, tion of the Union, while Mr. Bucka leti was counseling with the rebels in Canada, and aiding. them by his votes in the United States Senate. Grant and Geary have both been firm and consistent advocates of Re publican principles for twelve years, while Mr. Buckalow has opposed them, and is now a candidate upon a platform diametrically opposed to the doctrines of the Republican par ty; for, be it remembered that the Reading platform, upon which Mr. linckalew : stands, is quite different from the Cincinnati platform.. In the former the Democracy say Mr. Buckalewis presented for the suffra ges of the people on account Of his "life-long record." What .that rec ord is, Mr. Laudon well knows,- and be insults the intelligence of our: people when he says that in voting for siteh a man, he is following his own example in 1866 and 1868. ' He is not a fool. The reasonable presumption is that the latter part of the letter was writ ten after consultation with Senator F.n - TON.. • In thoroughly Democratic style, the Reverend gentleman manifests his disgust far soldiers. He says *: "I have I confuss, to vote for G.•n. liar tranft, but this I cannot do without, &mut nto AT ANUTLIER, ,riz•er null georke than whohe words will he enshrined in the memory of comb ^ ages, Ifing after the General's sword wasted with rit..fi—wlins•• Old white hat will kauti,s, when shoulder-: N,ps have lost thir•ir to re.” Mr: l,ltuliui, in his n(••;.- rude, way desire to ha.o "swords rust," and slionbler-straps lose their luster,'" tint We .opine that the luyal people of th couutty will not f-,0. soon furgef the heroic deeds and noble sacrifices of the "brave boys in blue," who per iled their lives that the country might be saved. Shame on you, George Landon ! for the sake of personal gain, to turn your back upon the party ,thae haS "fed and supported you , for years." Yet, much as you owe the Republi can party, we might 'overlook your treachery, but' when you insult the men who " took their lives in their hands," ; and went forth to die, if need be, that you might have the benefit of the best government ever institut ed upon earth, we hurl the vile slan derlback in your face, .and warn yon that not only the soldiers, but every father and mother, every truly loyal man and woman in the circle of your acquaintance, will loathe and scorn you for it. Your life-long enemies, into whew embrade you have now cast yourself, may' hOpe to profit' by your treason; but we make the pre diction, that when you hive served their purpose, they will " use you foi their - laughter," and you will become the scorn and reproach of the very men to whom you have now sold yourself. [For the ItErorerEn]. DR. STRAWBRIDGE FOR CONGRESS Having knci7n this gentleman and his family . for years, I take ..great pleasure in recommending him to the upper end of the distsict, for the position to whiCh he is named. His antecedentS are good. Inheriting a patriotic spirit from•an hon&red an , - cestry, educated in the best schools in the kind, of a spotless personal repntaticin, as a physician moat ice loved for his lindness and earnest endeavors to mitigate the woes of humanity, always laboring to elect others to office, but rarely thinking of self, conciliatory yet reflective and decided in his intercourse with all men—he was the man I had thought of for the place immediately upon the nomination of Judge Mercur for another post. I had . no voice in pro curing his nomination, directly, but if I had a thousand votes, they should all be his. Those who may meet the Doctor in the full and vigorous frame he 'had when I saw him last, would hardly recognize in him the starved and at= tenuated, yet manly and erect form that came from a Rebel dungeon in the midst of the late civil war. When taken, he was doing his best in _his professional way to the Rebel and . thliQll soldiers alike, yet no mercy was shown him by those who now hypocritically profess to " clasp hands ''' only that they may work back into the power they eoultt, not get by fighting like men not by starv ing like demons. While the Doctor is one of the mildest and most for giving of men, and cherishes no ani mosity for his rough usage, I am sure 'he thinks of others still in the prison house of the late haughty foe, and has the knowledge and the--sagacity requisite to prevent them from gain ing any undue advantage over the Union men; white or black, who are among them. While he would be mild, he would be firm. Like Grant and Hartranft, he would say little, but do much. Dr. Strawbridge is an independ ent man in!every respect. On local questions, he would endeavor to do the just and proper thing, regard ing personal wishes as ever subordi nate to the public weal. Such is my estimate of James Dale Strawbridge. Elect him, and you will have no oc casion, I think, to regret your choice. O. N. W. `MS. We alluded yesterday. to the . response to Gal'. cUaTIN'S letter, ac cepting the sorehead Democrat nomination for delegate. to the Coil stitutional convention,as made in the Republican pr. - ys3 of the State. Here is a specimen from•the Williamsport Bulletin; a paper always friendly to CURTIN; A MYSTERY.—It is a singular fea ture of the strange diseaF;e that has carried off ex-Gov. Curtin, Unit, big ill-health prevented his accepting the Republican nomination for Congress; it did not interfere with his taking the sorehead-Democratic nomination for the Constitutional convention: But then all diseases have some mys terious symptoms about them. de' One of the interesting tea tnres of the Soldiers'. CoonventiOn at Pittsburgh was the calling out of HArankspr. He received: a perfect ovation. In response he spoke briefly and modestly. He claimed applause, not merely forhimself, but for thecause,and in well chosen words urged those present to fli their oyes on the colors and go ahead. His modest bearing and pleasing man ners made an excellent impression on all present, 139,.. There was a time when , almost every Democratic voter had theDem ocrAie principles at his tongue's end; but now no two of them can- agree as to what their prikiciples are. We really Wish that thd party would agree upon a list of principles clearly and distinctly stated, if not for the use of Democratic voters,at least for the-use of Republican editors. ll®.. BucKALEw's visit to western. Pennsylvania, it is stated, lost him votes.. He made an exceedingly bad impression on the people. iturr nusrr, by his manly bearing, his gelitlemanly manners and his social ways, has gained favor on every side. He found time to visit the workshops and manufactories, and everywhere was accorded a hearty greeting. tm. The Democratic Conference, which met in Tunkhannock, last week, nominated Joseph G. Patton, of this place, for Constitutional Con vention. Mr. Patton has never ta ken much part in political matters, although a Democrit,of the strictest sect, and his nomination was a sur prise to every one. Personally, he is a gentlemanly, affable man, and as the opposition were entitled to one member cf the Convention from this district, we are ploased that th: , 1111:1 /Allen 1.; \li P:stt,hl =con " ho bids! who - bias fur inn!" Going! going! going! GONE. (loud-by, Landon. COMPANION PIECES: Ten years ago the present Repub lican candidate for Governor of Pen nsylvania left home, sword in hand, to fight rebellious . traitors. He fa ced them in East Tennessee, in Vir ginia, in wea' march and bloody battle, and stuck by the colors until they floated supreme and unquesti oned over Apponiattox. Sight years agq!) the present'Dem-' ocartic candidate for Governor, of this same State left home for a seat' in the United States Senate. -Here he opposed equalizing the - soldiers' pay; the repeal of the fugitive-slave law; and enlisting sotirthern negroes and. Unionists; but advocated dis charging the colored troops, and fought it '.out on this Eno to the memorable council at Fishing Creek. Acts, it is said, speak louder than. words •, and IlAirraxxpr's .eloquence of deeds is matched' all along with words—and nothing more. The acts aro the: very incarnation 7of patriotism': the, words the essence of—Liberal Democracy ! The one not only tended to a peace that. pre: served the Union,but won that peace in the preservation . - of the' Union, and gave us the comforts and hope we enjoy to day. The other tended to the encouragement of the rebel . - ion, and. gave its influence directly in behalf of such men. as assembled at Fishing Creek and were whipped at Appomattox. The election in Pennsylvania, voters,lies between the two men and records. One or the other represents. the sentiment of the State, and will - govern it b the ex, press will of its citizens. The State was second to none in its patriotism during the war. It cannot' lead all in tergiversation so soon after. CHRISTIAN'S ENTIORSEIttNT. - A larrie number of the prothinent merchants and businesg men of Philadelphia . having signed a Call for a IfAira.t..Krr meeting, Mr. George H. SITAL - r,an eminent Christain , and business• man, in - the following note to the Evening Telegraph, desires his name to be ad ded to the list : To the Editor if the Eivitiag Tele graph : I observe_ by the morning papers a call for n inceting of the "Business Men who are .favorable to: the election of General Hartranft. I regret that I have not had the op portunity of singinc , it, and if not too late will be glad to haveyou add my name to the list. • After a thorough investigation of the case, I have been convinced that the charges against Gen. Hartranft are totally unfounded, and that it is the duty of very loyal citizen and friend of Preident •'Grant and his administration to support. - Gen. 1-lartranft for Governor of this State. • Your:, respect:fay. .Gio. H. STUART. bi:Er• Mr. BucLu.nw's political mo del: is , . JA3lt. BiTLIANAN. General HARTRANFT'S BUCHANAN caus ed the national debt, and his friends contracted most of that of the State. - BucKALEw's education and sym pathies point in the Same direction. The Republicans decreased - the debt, and were only forced to premit its growth in order to, cheek the still more dangerous efforts of its origin* ators. They do' not augment taX- 1 at ion flow and pay off ; the -debt, be cause it would be I.a .)re onerous to die people, to' Pay both interest and principal than it is to meet the in terest alone. Bat if a larger' debt and heavie - r taxation are desired. •it will I ca - ,y to scenic, the blessings by electingthe representative of the party by whom tho debt was oc,a sioned and continued and expanded. ThE. DirrELENcF.—Whimi was initagnartc,l sixpQr cc:l4. gold hpialted dollar build was wurth SS?. PI it urns-` ,ells for t'sloo when off crol; an 1 ft:w Lo had. When HAIZTIZANFT was inaugurated the State debt was :;13,000,thi6 more than it is to-day. The same. party .at'e' duminant HI State and nation the same tendency and aehievemet.t. arc shown iu b , .u.h. The wlinle canvass might be • disiais.:ed fu the v o ters were it only certain that these fads would be aniver , 3ally distribuf.lat and recognized. The others of ev ery. kind sustain and are sustained by these, and all are home-mission aries whose converts „, cannot be counted until October and iNovem-'- ber. • • M. When Winz, the infamous jailer of .the Audersonville prison. pen, was on trial before the Wash- .. ingtou Commission, for the cruelties and murders prepetrated by his or ders on the captured - soldiers frOm Pennsylvania and other FStates CHARLES R. •BCCKALER 4 remarked to this. effect : "Instead Of trying Captain Wirtz, the lice' per of the ;in dersouville prison, I would indict BEN. BUTLER and EDWIN M. STANToN. —Pillsburtnt Di.ipatch. • try Over and above the uproar of oppZ)::ition stands boldly out that in six years of H.samaNyr's nbministra tion the State debt has been decreas ed stx ltuaao);:i OF DOLLARS. The, credit is to be divided and much be longs to the Auditor General. He has not reduced this benefit by vo ting himself extra pay or extra leisure ; or holding conferences at Fishing Creek, or in any illegitimate manner whatever.. z Personal dislike to SDION'' CAMERON induces FO.qNEY, MCCLUIiE and CURTIN to 'oppose the State Ile : , publican ticket. 'They are :only strengthening CIIIERO: and weikeii- int; thernselveS by such a course. The Republican masses of the State are not disposed' to give iip their organization to gratify the petty, prrsonal spite of suelinien. 110. A great ado - is being made about the partlon of Yerkes who was convicted, of speculating on the funds of the city of Philadelphia, and the Liberals and Demodrats hold up their hands in holy horror at, - the great outrage,and charge it to/den. lisrtranft. - A - few mou-ths • sitie wia•li a 667011 of this counft who ha, I &al% ich bt thrt criple of taking the life of a-fellow-being, was ardoned on the reconimendation of Charles it. Buckalew,. these same • men had nothing to sa3-. The opposition are desperate and will resort to every species of fraud to compass success.' -Let Republi cans be on their guard, and see that au honest poll is had. Efforts will be made to hire professed Eepubli cans to work secretly agaidst J. M. Smith, candidate ?Mr sheriff. Seek out all such men and 6 - pot thorn. On Tuesday next the decisive bat- tle'of the caMpaign will be • fought. A majority for Hartranft then: Will insure the •triumphant election of Grant in'November.• See to - it . then, A fellow Republicans, that every 'man who honestly: desires the continua tion of our present prosperoni co dition, 'totes for the Republican . tick et: on next Tuesday. • . kr . The northeastern .range -.0 counties- in 'Pennsylvania, having never had a member of the. Supreme Court,. should have a local pride in 'swelling the good chalice - for Judge lancun. The northwestern corner had the office for - fifteen years, in the person of Judge -Tno,mpsoN, who is now so old as, to be notoriously unfit for re-electicin for a terra cow ering fifte'en years. Think hew often i courts are harassed—business delayed—and decisions unsettled-'—. by tn.old Judge, once well Rualilletl, but- who Jefferian said) " neither die nor resign." Judge .llnacca is in the prime ,of life, and would nor the bench and his con . stitnen EvOy lawyer should vote for ini--and so amnia ()Very man NV thinks it possible he may have a asc that • will -go to the Su * pr.Oue t, ur who deSires. \ to haVe - the la:vsjustly administratel:h. _ only the eves of "all Del aware," but, the...whole nation are: turned toward - - 1 4 . pnnsylvani. Re publicans of Bradford county, let us not disappoint them. If I'ennsyl-. vanirt7is lost to Hartranft, let it not; be charged that.our neglect of duty caused it. • Ex= =1 LOOK OUT FOR FRAUDS. "I A LAST WORD. is.. Every mai. who holds a na tional bank note, should ," remember that .the vote.of Charles E. Bucka lew was given in the United States Senate against, the national banking Poo* inen.: . :shotild remember thaCtbeir prosperity .has been pro-: moted.to a greater degree under Re publican administration, than under Democratic rule:: -• Honest m'On to • the front, says the arqu. and Laudon of ton age tax fame; .and -chairman .of the Shugart—Randall eoutestod election case„ pops up: .•. Se' Every Eepublfeaul vote etlst for Charles R:Duelialew -weakens the chances of.earrying PRni.sylvallia for Ge:ieral Grant in Noven,l),T, GEORGE L.km)oN h:is gone bacl: upon all that - portion oblri principles which has been credit to him. -• M. Landon sa`•s lie supports Buckalc•w to .110 p Greeley, and -yr_ t a , ,lv6cate Gree- election I IQ" - The DezuLy:Tatie Tarty, in. anti font e. C. greys, has opposed . awl -present prosperous financial-.systeiu.! REPUBLICAN . . il .., ,, t ;' .4 l°—: .4. s—' ' s *7's4,'—' "1": (~..,. 4 , ..../ ~„4 . ., ,-,,... ....0444,?"'N. A 44 YY - • 1...e' • , ~. 1 ......3c—L2s e. MEETINGS! I.l,(p4lican't,,lectiil.4s Will be 1:cla low:Ltgst:naes_aral place , . 0;,:r several to - Anships trningt.- Tr AiS ro, IVAURENQENTIZE, e - voning, oct. -Ay. if. earnovhan acid IV. T. 1):Lvi• F, WINDIIA:3I CENTIZE, (.1 - t - :1111-., 0 H.,:k.: , :tri/t2c112.11 and Sl..t 411IIICEVILLE, - Stttarday (2).-t. Carnos.au a.:2;1 I .V. T. =I NORTECORNVI..:.LI.,ThuuIay evening, 0.. t. 3, at Church n,.ar lloract• Rus.iell . , -11. J. Ma dill kind G. D. Montanye, Speakers. lATCHFIELD, Friday evening, Oct. 4-11. J. ; Madill and E. R. ake,r3. TBOY, 3-11-911. 4. A.. Briggs, of Oki(); .111.1 Mr.:A H Spt •CINTON, Friday cv€ uing," Oct. I—Hun. Jas. A. ,triggs, Ohio, and Mr..lH Chase, .0 1 1 1704:, Pa.; Speakers. ATHENS,-Saturd ty evening, -bc.. 5 - Hon. Jan i u.s Drigg. , 4, of Obi., and Mr. AII Chase, j of York, Pa., tt , pe.tla.ra. - Saturd-ty.al. - ,tting, Oct. J. J. (;reigli and J. I.l.Jeonita, Si^.takcrs. WEST FIUNKLLN, Thursday even in,;, - Oct. 3, W. P. Drew and E. E. ' JF.NNINCSIT . ILLE, tWindhant daY;Oct. 3, 2 r.'3r.—J. J. creiglyand.Eovcrton, SpCaliurs.. .117.STElt,.Friday cvcuing, Oe't 4—W. I. l .l)rew and E. Overton, Speakers. • oroNELL,. at- the Acantelny Halt, Satnrd:ty evtnting, Oct. 5—E. It. :kaul 11. J. Madill; Sp ~tliers. )111.7.F.StiUltii, Monday ning, Oct. 7--W. P. Drew iyikl I:. P.. My.r, Sp; ' ALDA_NI, 'Thursday Oct. 3, at the ; Church in Nt.w Albany—Capt. P.. M. Peel: . auql: C. M. Mauville, Speal:ers.. • . WATAIEN, 5. , 110. , 1-1•I,!ust", cvehing, Oct. 7--W. T. a!:1 t'. sq , eatrcrs. . STANDINIi STONE, Thur.day e‘c•uing, Oc:. 3, at Tracy's nall-11. J. J. Creigh, Sp . ealicrs.. • . . EAST SMITIIII.E.I3, Moudaycvehing, 7-40 n. J. A. Briggs, of Ohio, and Zj.r...A. 11. Chase, of 1:01:1:, 1101 LE, o,:t. 7 0, -,-4 .1.611 and J. flolconlb, Srpakx.r:,. 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