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C. F. REA:Dik H. H. FRAZIER, EDITORS.
MONTROSE )
July Ott, /SS&
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REPUBLICAN ViCKET.
TOICPRZSIDENT, ;, • ,
JOHN C#ARLES FIZIMONT.
• OR VIDE PRESIDE*
IV I L. rit* L. DAYTON:
.TICKET;:
ISTATE.T
rou iCANSL IOOR,
bommiss"
10fYo"rkou. -
4VD,T.TOR ONNERAL,
DAIWrII.PHEtPS,
.01iiirnuitrong County.
• 1 roniarnviraron GENEI4L,
BARTHOLOMEW LAPORTE,
Ot Bradford County,.
For the' Campaigin.
_Tat buitectivrar Rsiumleuc from the prc
.time till after the Presidential election will be dere-NJ
ted mainly to the , Promulgation of facts and the dis
-cuseion ottluesdOns pertaining to the great struggle'
now taidag - place !between .the Slave power and the.
- **Ma Demeeney Of the conntry.,` We shall la- •,
.bor to make our paper an efficient Ciunplign sheet;
and we ask such ;of the friends of the Republica
came as appreciate the influence of the focal press en,
the action of ,the people,' to' rOd in securing
, to the .Repicbtiani a very general cireelation in, the
county during the: canvass: • ' • , f•
As there is no *publican piper published in either
Wyoming br Sullivan county, both in the Same Rep
resentative &MO—with ins, we would tiuggest to the
aciie Mends or fretdomin those counties that they
night benefit theeause by making up lista of tlito-•
paiga Subscribers for the Rvitblican. ,
Republican Aleirciationa .of the seri* Tovinships,
by a little systeteatic effort, might accomplish meth
in this matter. - • '
- Tee Itursdcai will fundshea ‘rn theist of
duly till afterthe Presidential election, In November,
• for My tents, invitrialgy in advanft-i4o be' discon-"
tinned in all cues:at the close of the . Campaign un
less, the subscription le renewed. •
Notice.
me Republican Association of lilmitreae and
Bridgewater, will Meet at the. old .Court Miele on
Monday evening next, (July 14th) punmant A to ad
journment: - The Aseociathm will be fadaressekliby
several speakers At that time, on the politivkl ques
lions of the day. The ittubnc,are invited to attend.
Kaasg~ fin` the EienaU6,
In the United States Senate, July 2d, Mr.
Toombs' bill for' the admission of Kansas, as
:sli g htly ahem' by Mr. Done* being be
tfore. that body, Mr. Wilson, who' remarked
-that in his judw i tient the bill was to make
"Kansa.s a Slave State, moved tir,strike out
after the enacting clause, and insert, "All
acts passed-by the Legislature of Kansa?, or
any assembly acting'as such, be and the
salt e are hereby abrogated and declared
tor no efikt.'' , -
Mr. Bigler, of Pennsylrania, remarked
that he could scarcely iniagine=6,4 Mr. Wil.
, son's amendment was to be pressed on the
•consideratiOof the Senate.and wk
A s serious=
a. a remedy for existit* evils,--
n \
lie belhived that 'one of the reasons for offer
it was to . plaee those who vote,against it
in the attitude of Isanetioning all' j laws which
t in Kansas.. He regarded the present
. big as the,best measure for restojjng peace
u
aM order in lianas.% ' 1.1
So this 'hill of Toombs', that preposes to
leave Kansas in subjeetion to the BOder Ruf
• nimi, to repeal only a small part df. the in
'famous laws they have by fraud and force
imposed upon the , people of the Territory,
:and to leave such of the , Free State settlers
as have not already been myrdeml, impru
orol, or driven away, to the tender mercies
.of Fianklin Pieree, Judge' LeeoMpte., and
-Sher "Jones, receives the . approhation - of
ErGovernor In other.woos, he is
- .i.n.favor of permitting the Border Rilifians to
.secure the object , which incited their crimes,
`by making Kanw a Slave State, and is o wiTl
bit° leave Reeder, and Roberts, and Brown,'
and other Pennsylvanians, to be , hung for
"treason committed in opposing the bogus
laws* a Committee of Conk - rose thave by,
sworn evidence proved to have been the en
aetme.nta of citizens and residents °Missou
ri. Although the so-called laws 'of' Kansas
have been proved to be void, as being enact
ments of an illegal body, Mr. Bigler is afraid
to vote to pronounce them void, and at the
same time is ashamed to aelmowledge that
hisilkouthern conscience-keepers hav'p forced
him to vote to sustain them as legal. And*'
this is the m a n who was lately represented
to the people of this county as a good Free
Soil man. •
11
Mr.tWilson'ismendment was rej ' by
a vote of 8 yeas to 35 nays, Our ,Sei tors,
Bigler: and Brodhead, of course s o • in
, , , . •
'. u.le n e g a tive, as they . have no obkeetion, to
having those natives of Petuto#ania who
have dared to advocate Freedom ~.in Kansas,
• hung for treason. The Toombs" bill, alter
' 'being so amended as to declare null and vend
a part of the etoctinents of the
. Ix - guii Legis
, !atm, (thus either repudiating the -I.,egisla
= tore.= an illegal bodi, or else ireptidiating
the ; doctrine of , popular sovereiwity,tand in
,either ape repudiating the nevi I .Sint; tirt
doctrine that Congress cannot :101fisl4te on
she subject :of Slavery in the Ttnitorica,)
was passed by a vote of 34 yeas - ugenstrl2
mays, our Free Soil Senator, Bigler, : ;voting , :. , t
.Yea• • - ...: H '
E r Mr. Nlfbiteey's Lecture, on TOesday
. o:weeks
was ittendeda and "pr. #.thibi.
elon *Chia peculiar and l itnrlieled Foot! *ars as'
• delineator of oratorio and driunailb f*arae,
tiers elicited the applause of; the
audi
esooe. in accordance with thei vied of
malty, Mr. Whitney states that he
gill dehv
°et anntber
_Leetttp, in Montrose -sptit'etime
next_ week, (the tittle to stated 40 the
bills ) ) at which be will, give those eitraeta
Croat the ripest . great speeches of *uuser
• and Benton which 'he -linty failed o give on
TVeids'Y ever tli 1 ca u,
_r iibit be bid
NOt_ a 'studied theza4dA stdricieOt clieness
to do 611 justiee-too/0./pia atiCtiairter of
the *rotors. Hs, !yin oho give isar4rurOf
toolegfallosr's_pew pm) ; ifiemit44 o ,i
• - •
ga r L. Wu* Tian., i Bradfordamm
ty, has been selected as thncludrmannt the
Border Butkus National Ey utive commit
tee, viltitse toisiness it will* , to , rei
_ l 4 O at
Washington during tite , pre# t4lolitioal can
van,
and 'dfineminatel slatrtdri*lng: -docu
milts Among the dough-tapes of the .North;
In, 'nut; judgment, no betcOieleetioti_ Con*
have been tnade. The Sham Petnocincy of
the North could httrillY have - found a fitter
exponent of their principles than the gentle
_ .
to.,
Lan named. Slime he commenced his polit
cal career in this County, some twenty-five
years since, he has done more ground and
lofty tumbling in the political line thad was
ever performed'by the celebrated Dan Tuck: ,
er in the line of his Prokintiori., He has been
upon all al&ms -of the -various political-parties.'
that have existed singe the days of his politi
cal pilgrimage commented. -He started a
Jacksonian Demeirat,' and published a paper
in this County, " The &trek:iota Regis er"
of that day. He continued his advocacy of
pernoexatio men and measures till " Old
Hickory" let drive at the United States Bank.
and then. Mr. Ward let drivo<at Old Hicko-
ry. When the &petite* wersrernoved, Mr.
Ward went over, .with his paper, into *the
ranksz:of tbe opposition. In 18$, he, with a
large part of the Whigs of this County,. sup
ported Wolf in opposition to - Rimer and
Mulenbtirgh. In 1838, he suppOrted
the anti-Masoriic candidate, against Porter.—
In 1840, he went his whole length for "Tip.
pecanoe and Tyler too,"- came out a full
fledged Whig, and was considered in 'good
standing and full fellowship with. that party ;
but after the.death of Gen. Harrison and the
apostasy of Tyler be strolled around visiting
the encampments of both parties, giving sage
advice, and making speeches for both when.
ever he could obtain an audience; and in the
mean time attempted to pipe up a breeze
and bring out a newicresidential candidate
in the person .of the valiant Colonel who
'didn't kill Teiumsek ; tut failing to, raise a
breeze in that directionautficieutly strung to
fill his sails, he returned to his.second levee.
and, in 1844, went infer Clay and Frelinghuy
sen with all the energy and seal of a new (=-
cert. He stumped the difrerent counties,
, made speeches in favor
the
and the
tariff of 1842, against the annexation of Tex.
its," and ill favor of the distribution of the pro.
coeds of the public lands.l There was no
more zealous stumper in the whole campaign
than C.l. Ward. After the defeat of Mr.
Clay, he again sloughed. off into the Demo.
cratic party, and declared that he had chang
ed fur the last time. But his ruling passion
was too strong, for bis good resolutions, so
that 1848 found him going it torpid Zack,
Steamboat fashion, and on the hi fires"
system. As there -were' three parties in the
field, and , it being somewhat doubtful who
would be the strongest, he determined to ride
three abreast, conseineutly he went in for
Taylc, for President, -Longstrethfor Govern.
or, and WilrAot for Congress; and then for
the first time was developed his love for Free
Soil principles. Pious to that time he
liad gone entirely b*ond the general run of
.
Northern doughfaces in ssubset.% ienc. to
the South, and had boldly contended for the
right of One man tO'buy and sell another::—
'But in 1848, there waino more zealous Free-
Soiler in: the Fourteenth Congressional dis
trict than was-the-present Chairman of the
National Committee. • He said the principle
of freedom in the Territ t ories was in issue.
and must be sustained ;arid as the Hon. Da
vid Wilmot was the exponent of that princi
ple, in sustaining him we suatained 2 Free-
Soil ;and to seeure,the election* , 'Of Mr. Wil
mot he coalesced with Democrats, Whigs,
and Van Buren Free Soilers, and spentiree
ly both time and money to overthrow the
the Cass doctrine of popular sovereignly and
sustain the principles of the Wilmot proviso.
After the'death of General Taylor, and the
apostasy of Fillmore, Mr. 'Ward sgairibegan
bi exhibit his yearnings_ to become a Demo
crat. When or how that eturngri was effecti
we do not know, but in the suiramerof,.lBsl
he was busy with both Hards and Whigs to
defeat tlit nb tioa of the;Hon. David
Wilmot as N'''eSident - Judge of, this district,
and, in ease he should be nominated, then to
defeat his election. All his -plans appeared
. to work smoothly, and many of Mr. Wil
mot's.enemies considered him good as 14 . d
efeated in the nornination, when , n the morn
iv ofour County Convention, . Ward ar
rived from Bradford county,. l and, having
turned another back sumrnerset, came out as
the earnest champion of Mr. Wilmot for
Judge. The Old Hunkera.sWore some, but
it was talked about then (with how much
truth we '
do not pretend to say) that orders
had arrived from -"Wheatland " that Wilmot
and his friends must be conciliated, as other
wise it might tend to distract the party: in
1852. At the last Presidential electron, Mr.
Ward went Or. Pierce, and was subsequently
appointed sonaakind of minister or agent to
Mexico. That, in connectionl with the Sloo
Grant, enabled him,`as claimed by many, to
realize a pretty hanisome sum. When the
KansatOlebraska bill was first.introduced in
to Congress, be was its cluvmpion, and made
some 'attempts to enlighten the Democracy
of this County in relation, to, its beauties.—
But at, that time the Susquehanna . Democra
cy were too much in the dark fully to com
prehend the beauties of the Border Ruffian
Democracy ; but as the work progresses, and
Arson;Robbery, and' imider,' are added to
the Democratic- creed, their eyes begin to'
open, and. Mr. Ward would ' now no doubt
have - a patient hearing - and probably be cheer,
ed by some men who attend ",Church regulatt
ly ever)) Sunday,- and roll ui the whites , of
their eyes—as a kind of setoff for their ad
vocacy of Ruffianism thereat of the week. ' .
Whatever may be sent here from Wash
ington and endorsed """Democratic," we have
-no doubt will be at once distributed through
'the.Connty and believed by
. the - faithful, and
no questions slaked. 'There was once - 11- time
whtp, Democracy in this County meant,some
thing ;- but AS Slavery-propagandism hart now
beaxne its chief object, and the good and tine
men. of party have left, it as hopelessly
corrupt,' C. L Ward' is 11 fit Imitniment to
,supply the remnant left With political food,
which will be distributed as the tlerawities
of the ease - require, by a rel4tde Whip an
MO
apostate AbohikmistomdA3u 11 - ut-tiiple
bead of the party in this ccenty. Verily,
is not Sham Democracy loolting up'? - i •
Having thus examined Into lit.. Ward's
political inteadents; as every unfit who as.
c ra
su - a prominent ipoliticalpositr-in a par
:ty musk axPect his political opplm„ eats will
d *-sv i a leave it to the practiced band of the
editor of the Notarise Democrat to excoriate
him for his connection with the TOwanda and
other Banks.-
," , H. H. F.
For the Reoiebtiewe. .
Grand.... Celebration in Montrose.
The Firemen and citizens celebrated the
Fourth in Montrese with much spiiit. The
morning was ushered in by the usual ringing
9f bells , and firing of all aorta - of wins, crack
ers, tte. At early hour active prepara
tions were going on at the Fire companies!
'Engine Houses-4he ladies beinrpresent to
render their welcome assistance in trimming
the Machitieri. Much strife - was niumifes/as
o which Company should =lake the/best
appearance *ith its beautiful decorations and
&vim, but, whether-either was entitled to
bear oil' the palm, this part of tie display
showed that, the skill of fair iiiigers had no
where been lacking. The dampness of the
morning seemed not to dampen pae spirits
of any. The Fountain Hose Company, No.
4, of Binghamton, were on hand2Hnotwith
standing discouraging rcireuinstanees, _such\ as
the prospect 9f a rainy-day, and the loss of
a wheel, which some mischievous villain had
stolen froin their Hose Carriage tO prevent
their coming—and were escorted '-into town
about 11 o'clock. •
'At midday, all being ready, the-Procession .
was formed under the direction of Marshal
S. H. Sayre; of No. 1, and Assis4int,' F. R.
Chandler, of N 0.2. The "Rough & Ready" •
formed - at their Engine House, and, with
their 'Machine and Hose Carriage miguift.
Gently decked; preceded by their j. beautiful
'banner . got tip expressly for the] occasion,
marched to. quarters of "Montr*;" who
were to take' their-place the' line,
with their Engine. and Hose Cart ;also very
tastefully and. beautifully , triimmO. Both
companies then marched- back to *e new ,
Court House, where the'Fountain Hose Co.
. with their gorgeously finished Hose Carriage,
with its expressive motto, "We're vith ,you,
Boys," 'and the "Water Witch," With their
finely decorated Engine, were received -into
the procession. Preceded by martial music,
•
the whole body then paraded the various
street of our village, and by their oft repeat=
I.ed cheersiskinswer to 'the waving Of Isfiies'
thaef '
handkerchitfgtcd; iremen are not
onlpatrio e fintgallant alio. All who
•saw acknooC4C, ,,, :that 'the parade was the
finest:th.Odt‘verbee.n witnessed :in town .
Witiveheers fyrAlie. different confies and
" everybody," l "lthey adjourned till 2 o'cloek,
when Pireinetiaiiid citizens repaired to the
Academy Hall, *here grand dinner was
,provided by S. Alta; •.. The_wayi that tur
kies, chickens; gliangliai.towls, peas, cueum
hers, pies, puddings ! lee.creani, fruits, &e.,
were disposed of, Can be imagined than
described. Then i folh;Wed the toasts, speak
ing and singing; as : '
REGULAIL toasts.
The WC of July 17 7 0, and the 4t/& - of
July 1856: The one the day on which' they
brought the iron cradle home, • wherein to
rock young Liberty ; The other the 80th
birthday anniversary of that child of fortune,
now attained to a giant's strength—ushered
in by joyous shouts of millions of freemen told
the cannon's roar front' Atlantic's billowy
strand to where the" Pacific breaks upon the
golden - shore.' [3 Cheers. Song—Hail Co
lumbia.] -
Responded to by Hon. Wm. Jessup.
The Declaration of Independende : May
its princiPles rapidly extend to all human
goiernments.- [Cheers.] •
Our Country: The - intelligence and ener
gy of her people, aided by her vast internal
.resources, have placed her , first and foremost
among the nations of the earth. [Cheers.----_
Song—" Our Fatherland."]
The,.Fathers of '76: Let the memory
of their virtues be warmly cherished and
their heroic deeds be ever emulated by their
posterity. [Drank in silence.]
The Memory of Washington : [Standing
and in silence.]
The Army and Navy : Made up of volun
• teens from the people. blay they ever stand
ready to vindicate the right and resist ag
gressjon. • 'I
Response by Wm. M. Post.'
Our Common Schools, Academies and other
Institutions of Learning : Accessible to all.
In the education-of the masses rests the safe
ty and prosperity otgovernment.
Response by J. Mills.
Our .Nations Flag :The - star spangled ban
ner of the free floats' proudly on the breeze
known and respected in every quarter of the
globe. Long may it irate
" Tal the weary years are halting
Its the mighty march of time,
And no new States throng the threshold
Of our corridors sublime,
-TiU the clarion call "close up"
Rings along the line no more, . •
Then adieu thou blessed banner
Then adieu! and not before." • , .
[Cheers. Song—Hail ! bail ! happy day.]
Young America : Energetic and self-reli
ant—never to be awed by the frowns of im-.
perious monarchs, or influenced by the syco
phantic filwning of foreign Courts. -
Response by Wm. H. Jessup.
Freakom.of Sentiment : Chazacterestic of
a people free and independent. Let it suffer
from no restraining or partisan influence. ,
: [Cheers.]
Pennsylvania: Rich in her mineral re
sources and : agricultural productions--may
her moral and intellectual wealth be abund
ant beyond all conipetition.
Response'by Rev. H. A. Riley,
The True Fireman : A true Patriot, brave,
generous, and seltsacrificing. When the
alarm bell rings and , ruin impends ' may he
• always run to,the rescue, whether his neigh.
bon's properity or his country be in danger.
[Song—" Montrose is burning." 6 Cheers.]
The Fountain Hose Co .: • May they al
ways take the lead whether in allaying the
cc ~Itagious conthiration or cooling off the
over ,heated passions of cavil war or political
strife: , • -
Responded 'to by- Sherwood Esq., of
Binghamton.
Woman : Fairest of Creation, last and
best— •
, " Lam, sadly beautiful as music's close,
• Angelic woman into being raw"
[Cheers. Song—" Here's a health to al
good lasses."
Response by E. Mallard.
YOUIIMM TOASTS.
By E. McKenzie. The Feu' Wain . .11Ote
Co:; of Bingiansiois : Under the di action a
ailible 16 Lawyer "their movements mist
all be legal. May the streams which pia
oeed from such a " Fountain" be aier
and always effective in the right direction.
BY W. Et.,Deans. T4e Ladies : The most
l o yal - Oititerni!of our Republic. Always in
favor of Union, - and ever ready to fly - to
arms on all proper occasions, they rarely fail
of main, a onspiest. May they never, be
left to embrace other than the best of senti
ments, and the best of men. , -
By Albert Beardsley. Kanseis. and Ne
braska : The great battle ground of Free
dom. May Susquehanna COunty never re
lax her efforts, or withdraw her advate, till
they. Grow to be free States. , •
Oar engines:Mai they be like old maids
—ever ready, but'never wanted.
The Water. Witch Engine : Multum
inparvo. Small in size, but great in spirit.
Responded to by Judge Jes Sup.
Foreman Lawyer, of the "Fount= Hose;"
gave some toasts to the " Ro'agh 8; Ready,"
and "Montrose," but as they were not hand
ed in to the President, we'ara - unable to give
than here,
Muih credit is duo to Messrs. Foster, Ly.
ons; McKenzie, Jessup, and icntley, for their
fine singing; also to the iesponderits to 'the
different sentiments, which 'We would like to
notice more particularly, did not our,limits
forbid.
All passed off in fine order; and the fire
works in the evening would probably have
done the same, had they arrived in time,
which they unfortunately did not—the Rail
road Co, refusing to transport them over their
road. C
The torch light procession ['resented atr u- .
ly beautiful appearance, and constituted one
of the most attractive features of the day's
proceedings. As the Firemen dispersed, the
Binghamton "Boys," gave long and loud
cheers.for :40 Firemen ofiNientrose, which
were hearthly responded toy, by' the trio
Ctnopanies. As a grand finale, the boys
pitched into the fireballs with spirit, and the
firebills were emphatically pitched into' the
boys--whith closed the day to all except
those who, wore possessed of; other spirits
t6n those of '76.
Sectionalism and Disunion
~ Freinont road Dayton, if elected at all, will
be elected entirely by Northern vutes.---,
Could- the South stand ,such an administra- •
tion ? Vti'ouldsthey or should, they be ex
pected tamely to,submit to the iron rule of
these Black Repittilimn despots I Self
respect, to say'nothing 'of their. recognized
..-
'and undoubted rights under the constitution
would inevitabo lead arm to, accession, and
that would be followed by protracted and
bloody civil war, fur no peaceful dissolution
of the Union can evirr take plaee..t--- . .Lancaster
(Pa.) Intelligencer. ' , .
Suppose the South, having aimajority of
the electoral votes, should declare that they
would only have slaveholders for President
and Vice President, and should 'elect such' by
tlieir exclusive uffrages to rule over us at
the North. Do •ou think we would Submit
to it ? No; not i for a moment. 1 And!do you
believe that your South - ern brethren are,less
sensitive on this subject than you are, orJess
jealous of ,their rights'? If
.you do,
,lest k me
tell you that you are mistaken. And there-,
fore you must see that if this Sectional par-:
ty succeeds, it leads inevitably to the destruc
tion of this beautiful fabric reared by our fath- ,
ers,.cemented by their blood, and bequeath-
ed to us as a priceless inheritance. • if i(
breaks asunder the bonds of our Union, and
spreads anarchy and civil tear .{through, the
land, what is it less than moral treason ?---•
Millard .Fillmore's Albany Speech." H -
I
Thus Mr. Buchanan, through his home or
gan, and 3fr.:4Fillmore, in per on, agree in
threatening disunion if the Republicans suc
ceednt_l
in electing their nominees. Th o s e is a
remarkable similarity of sentiment between
the two doughface candidates for thel Presi
dency.; and they will probably) unite their
,
forces in some way before election to prevent
the success of the Republicans, just iia their
supporters in Congress daily unite, to defeat
the admission of Kansas as a Free State, and
other Free Soil movements of the Republi
-1
cans. :
Tor our part, we sincerely'
those Northern men who adhere to Fillmore
till election, will find themselves i sold out, to
Buchanan, as it Is a part of the Seuthern-poli
cy never to -let their strength be divided
when any interest of Slavery is et stake, and
already at the South the Fillmore papers are
going over by scores and the Fillniore men by
hundreds to Buchanan, for the avowed reason
that the vote of the South must not be div id ed.
But let us see what is the Condition of
things s that awakens such fears in the patriot
ic'breasts of the two respectable old fogies
that the Slavery propagandists are using as
their— instruments to secure another four
•
years' eaintrol. of our government, and enable
them to .fasten securely the fetters on Kan-
The Republicans have nominated candi
dates, who are in favor of excluding. Slavery
from the Territories of the United States, and
and if they succeed 'the extension of Slavery
will be stopped. This is all that can be
charged against the party, for the charge of
sectionalism has no foundation in fact.' The
call for the Convention was general to all who
were opposed to the spread of Slavery; and
several Southern States were representhd.—
Of the candidates, one is a native of the south
and the other of the North, so that there is
no sectionalism in that respect. The I plat
form declares for Freedom while that of
Sham Democracy declares for' Siaverh and
and we leave every man for himself todecide
which is most sectional. The Eliot _ then is
this: We are deliberately told that if a
Majority decide that Slavery shall not be
extended, the South will dissolve the -Utt
ion, and this threat is held in ter•orem ! over
us to preverit us from doing justice to, our
own consciences, to the suffering people of
Kansas, to our country, and mankind. Will
the freemen of the North - be frightened from
their diity by such threats?
tay's' The bill reported by Mr Morrill, of
Vermont, to suppress the practice of polyga.
my in the' Territories of the United States,
has Caused a sensation in Congress. !The
preamble asserts that polygamy is now 'per.
mitted in Utab---that•tbe practice is an ahem
inaion in a elristiaq country, and cannot bs
justified. TbeluStlind only ieetion of the
bill provides that, any'persou guilty the
p_ractice,in the Territories over ;which the
United 'States have exclusive
abaft, upon conviction thereof, pay alias of
$5OO, and be imprisoned for no less than
tyro, nor more than five years.
Por - the . Republic4
ihuquebannt County
• sglitter` -
. Lertto, July ...5448543.
5,.E.8. Outit,,Eeas., Der* the 4-,
Itar W . the organ of the 7 Dongtiratip, party in
this - County, )tad to some eXten'tthe exponent
itste's 14 -
of princip . ,.
:„. the_libertyof. Addres
sing to you this letter, .and perhaps shall fol
low it by others; in - relation - to the principles
and measures' of the Democratie
With yourself, I have long - acted with the
party, not because pf its name, but for the'
.reason that in my judgment-the measures •of
that party were the best • ettleulated to "pro--
mute the welfare. of the tnassei.of the people,
and to carry outtand snore fully develops the
principles ofsself-government And •the. rights
of all men to " life, liberty, omit& parsuit of
happiness."
Up to 1848, there ,were principles hold by
the respective parties that denoted a clear
line of demardation between them. The war
with Mexico, and the subsequent legislation
growing out of the - acquisition of territory,
raised new issues thathave .increased in -im
portune till the whole country i i shaken from
centre to circumference. Many firm and•con
sistent Democrats were in : 1844 opposed to
.the annexation. of Texas, because its tenden
cy would be to extererSlave Territory; but,
agreeing in other things, they 4:114 'not think
proper to bolt. from 'the party,; trusting that
time would- set- it all right, and that' the De=
snociacy of the country watild prevent injus
tice being done to any..
At the tlose of . the 11.Iexican war, it became
evident that another- accession' of Tetiritory
''would be made to the Union ; and than all
parties might act advisedly, the resolution
called the "VA, - zot Proviso" Was introduced
into Congress, which provided that neither
.slavery nor involuntary servitUde should ev
er exist in the tertitory, to he acquired of
Mexico... The mask was at ones drawn aside,
and the slaveholders and theirlNorthern al
lies showed their true- colors. S
'The Proviso
prevailed in the House of Representatives.,
but it failed ,in the' Senate. The principles
of the Proviso at Once became the touchstone
of political 'orthodoxy, every Northern State
taking ground in its favor, - and every SOuth.
ern State against it..
.AlihoUgh You were not
then an editor. of a Democratia 'paper, and
perhaps not a voter, yet. you Will no doubt
distindly remember. that 'in 1847' and 1848
the Legislature of every,' Free State passed
resolves in favor of the. Wilmot proviso, and
it was then Democratic. You! and I, With
1.
the boay , of the Northern
.Democracy, then
considered it bOth constitutional and fight . to
restralt(Slavesy within its present limits:
The nomination of General Cass, upon the
principles of " the Nicholson letter," drove
hundreds of thousands ofgood Democrats out
Of thepatty. But you and I lOoked at the
matter- in a differept light; we' did not ap
prove of the C4I.S.S . doctrine for regulating the
Territories, but our attachment to, ) and con
fidence in, the party . was so strong that,- as
there was no prospect of ilisnediate injury to
result from the electiou of Geri. Cass, we
gave hiin 'our support, but would have been
.much better satisfied if he had steed on th e
principles of the Kiting: Pi•oviO. And Al
though we did noeTeel at • the time that. we
could consistently for Sake our party and sup
port Mr.- Van Buren, the Free Sell candidate,
yet we ,did not feel — at all to condemn those
whose convictions of- duty constrained them
to act in a -different manner from us. :The
result of the election of 1848 . prosed . , most
,conclusively that the mass of the Democra
cy of this 'listrict were Free-Soil in heart,
and 'feeling. Althonglii the vjority voted
for Cass, the vote given to the Hon. David,
Wilmot shows cleArly how - the people were
on the question of freedom the Territories.
Mr. Wilmist repudiated Ca 6 and . the Balti
more platform, came out openly And fearless
ly for Van Buren, and, although occupy ing•a
position antagonistic to his party, he received
the nomination for Congressand
,Was elected
by the people by nearly four -thousand ma
jority over his Whig opponent, who stood
upon the- same Free Soil.
.plistform--Jonati
Brewster, the Cass candidate, receiving less
than one thousand out of .thefiine thousand .
Demociatievotes in this Districtl. The few
men who ;sup ported Brewster 111 . 1848 were
called regular - Bards,. and were entirely out
• of fellowship ,With the party: The people of
• old Democratic Susquehanna were nearly
unanimous - in :favor of Wilmot And Free
. Soil; all then supposed it to be Democratic,
• .not dreaming that, we became Whigs or'Ab
• 'olitionists because we were in ...favor of
, freedoin in' the Territories. . -
Had you been a resident - of the'COUhty. in
1848, 1 have no doubt that you Would: have
gone for Wilmot and Free Soil with the rest
of the , Democracy of the District, and never ,
have supposed that youwere acting -undem.
cradle. The Democrat, the party erg an, then
published by. Mr. Hempstead, was an out
spoken and straight-forward Free-Soil paper.
The principle of.the Wilthot ProViso had al
ways been a cardinal doctrine of 'the editi3r.
as "Measures, not men," was that Of the par
ty. When you took 'charge of the paper sus
editor, there, was no change propoSed. Nine
teen out of,every twentSr of the Democrats.
in the County, then considered it an able and
sound exponent of Democratic prineiples.- 7
Coniequently, -- at the time- you - eommenced
your - editorial 'career; in 1850, the'Demoerk .
cy of this County were a unit on , that ques
tion. 'lt - is true a few 'lard Sore Heads
were strolling • about like " the' wandering.
Jew ;" but they were not enough to make a
ripple in the political current.
Then you and I were Democrats, standing on
one common platform pf freedom;' now we are
arrayed with opposite hosts,l i atriving to main
tain
. principles- as opposite to light and dark
ness. The country was the 4 at peace ; now
it is embittered with civil strife,' &wind, and
dissensions that cause the heart of the. patri
ot to bleed. The Democratic party is rent.
asunder by differences in principle that go to
the very' foundation of tree civil govern
mem: land.rnarks ereeled by W ashings .
ton,. Jefferson, and Jackson, have been de
etroyed, or are no longer regarded.
cation is rampant, and the-nullifiers and dig. -
uniOnists that were so summarily put down
by General Jackson, are now at the head Of
the National Democratic party, and their,
elieve that
counsels tßik..f.llowed by thee mats of those
who itlyero to ,he Cmcinnati platformN ' - - -i
Yot(ana
„1, ~rofessing to be hopes men
and Dens , w , ought to bey-willinittO look
. ,
at the .question as it, now' ,
prosyntOself, -and
....
,compare the.ol , land-marks of the 04; rake
our reckoning ,+. •reby, and , then pursue the
old, safe, and- i • atentrack. When the ma
riner, in trace sing the ocean, has been driv
en out of his urse by cro.ss-ctrrents and ad
verse winds, hi only 'courts e is to correct his
table:sly the at observation be can make,
and then-end vor to steer for the old and
well-tried track . For more than two years
the Democrati party has been completely
tempest-tossed. The, old landmarks have '
been brokeii d Wn and destroyed, and new
ones have been substituted; and our inquiry
should be, " e the new marks on the old
tile 7' If so , t en all is right; and to deter
mine that, it is many times necessary;topn 1
a long line til we fi nd sight& beet and diigi.
. ti l
nal corners; d for that purpose,. l design
to follow the emocratic party from the in
troduction of t e Wilmot Proviso icto Con
gress till the p esent time. In my nest I in
tend to review the ground occupied by you
at the time you took charge of the Democrat
as its editor, yo r course on the Fugitive Slave
bill, and our p sition and that of the party in
the election ofl r. Grow to Congreskin 1850;
and in subseTiebt letteis, to review the course
of the Delmertic party till the present time.
1
I shall carefull y avoid making any statement
whatever that )4 not strictly true; but should
I unintentional) .fall into error, I shall re
ceive a correction at your hands .:with the
greatest pleasur . Yours truly, : •
eman :•Bretvster, who last
to the West from: this place,
1 •
of a company of Notlhern
recently, organized at lowa
ic purpose of going to Kan
peaceable, order-loving cal
:eaten who will defend free
'he association is called the
rs' Association." and is di-
J:iranch associations, to wit:
Pioneer," land
'he lowa City Republican,
,lulations adopted by the,•As
list
.of eighty
. persons who,
:otne members. • •
is undoubtedly the only safe
(in settlers to reach:Kansa:4,
reCentrobbing and disarm
1, Massachusetts men :by 'the
Ai:hile ascending the Missou
:o the Territory,. will have
ge the tours(
raska ro'
Mr. n. Co
§pthig, emigrate
ha'slbecotne On'
thew who bzlie.i
City, lowa, for al,
sas " to become
zees, :but as Fr
institutions."
"Kansas. Set&
vided into three
"baveriport,"
"Fremont." •
publishes the re'
soeiatiou, and ;
have already be
Through low•,
route for Free
and probably th
inn, of Illinois an
Border Ruffians,
ri on their way
the effect to eh;
to the loiva and
The Free Stat
to meet at Tope
AU the Free. Sta
ted to- assemble •
Fourth. The p
preparing to eele
Topeka, and fors t,
of armed men s4l
.ry from Kansas:
eras bodies-of Ktv
and from Massa
MiSsouri, -and sen
that a great Vatic
on the Fourth, bi
frolit there so late
Mr. Philip T.
ber.6t Congress
2d inst., indicted'
Washington for ti
er, ThorKee Keat
meinberedThe shot
by. Herbert's atte
cr of Keating fo
lence,) and has bel
for trial. If he sl
der, it will no d o ,
to him in his last
bet Ween the time
exec tion he was
ing of Border and
and to help put in
able candidate of t
a•kindred spirit t
dent. It will Ids
reflection that the
the country forgiv
sustain the crime,
keep in Congress a• .
opposed to calling
account for merely
to keep the govern
who', would surren
to the occupancy o
elusion of Irish. and
However, Herbe
hung, as to kill a p ,
ered much of a cri
ington.
' KANSAS APPEAL
saistx.----The follow i
papers:
The Executive C4mmittee of the "Frijnds
(1
of Kansas" have en isted a considerable num
ber of emigrants, w o are now .ready to go
to the territory. he means of transporting,.
them alone are wan ing. In view of the im
portance of swirl g that. territory to the
South, it was expec d that the. slaveholders
of Virginia ; would romptly contribute the
means necessary to :effect the object. Know
you not, that the Kansas-Nebraska bill,. which
you have made the chief issue in the next
.Presidential, election, will be injurious to
your, interests unl ~ the Territory becomes
yours ? You mus. shake off your apathy
and arouse yourselv •s. Send your contribu
dons to the Execut ye Committee, and that
speedily, or the effo: wip be abandoned in
despair. - The emi , s nts are now ready to
goL--they, have abatis oned their business with
the expectation -of i s mediately called on.--:
The'. slaveholders in the country . cannot oe
individually called sn. The time will not
admit of it, and the " pense will be too great.
Make your remitter:.• by letter to the chair
man of the commit se, or to D. M. Bernard,
,
their, secretary.. M:ny have already.adopt7
ed the plan; let all do so. A few .dullars
from. each of you no . , 'Will save you thou=
sands,' and;_ much trouble and distress here
after.; 1 . . 1
. . i I R. ii: b p gADE,
II of Ex. ,ss mittee.
Bth, 1856; - ,
Petersburg, June
Tiroaton
Fillmore arty i in,
publican, and hoisted
and Dayton,
A DEISIOCWAT.
Legislatur
in on the Fourth cif July.
.e men in- Kan- , as were in vl
a, Topeka to celebrate the
-o-Slm'ery men were also
irate the day at, a point near
i..veral days previous., bands
:re pouring into the Territo-
About the same titne,.sev
sas emigrants from Illinois
chusetti, were disarmed in
t back. It wakanticipated
would be foUght at Topeka
it we have no intelligence
as that day.
lerbert, Democratic Mem
lorn California, was on the
by the ' Grand Jury of
e murder of the Irish wait
ng, (whom it will be re
dead in a melee occasioned
pting to chastise a proth
what he considered inso
n arrested and locked. up
'ould be hung for the ranr
,
abt be a great consolation.
4omente to remember that
of the murder and of his
1
ermitted to attend emeet
ther Ruffians at Cincinnati
omination the most avail
. e party for President and
his own for Vice Presi
doubtless.be a consoling
en erous Irish-throughout
him and the- party that
nd will all vote so as to
• ajority of those who are
Southern gentleman to
shooting an Irishman, and
ent in the hinds of those
er up all our territories
the "nagurs," to the ex
all other. frie laborers.
I is in no danger of beinff
0
or laborer is not consid
te as far South as Wash-
'TO THE PEOPLE Or
:)g appears in the Virginia
Bee, the organ of the
, in, luie become Re-,
the Nimes of Fremon t
Ell?!
ME
lisysiatieta.
bridgewsier delebtittott.
'7'4 . .Pursuant to arrangernent, Citizens -
Bridgewater and vicinity assembled at the
Meeting douse in,the South liel,ghbor.hood s •
,
to 'eelearate the tOth anniversary of Arne&
can Independence.
att 11 O'clock a procession was formed
unden the direction of Capt. Hyde Crocker,
Marshal, and' Milton Hunter, 'Assistant, sc.
companied by mane music, end marched
to the beautiful ve in rear- of her. R,
Wells's residency; where a splendid table
had been spread by the ladiei!, and other
.preparations necessary. for the taxa 'a*,
- The . exercises' s consisted. of 'the` foltow,itig',
order, viz Prayer by. the Dairies; ..
of DiraO4 ; Reading theDa:diy" ation of in
dependence by S.M. Scott;; Oration by Chas:
Deans. Exerelies interlopersed with mu
sic, and then the refreshments 'after which
the following sentiments; In the form of toasts,
were read and responded to by S. A. New
ton, Rev. Mr. Fields, S. T. Scott, J. N.
Deans, C. W. Dams.'; and others: '
Th e „sok we Celebrate: Ary, it always
be held in , grateful remembrance by future
generations. [3 cheers.]
‘2. Gen. Geo. Washington and the Pairiots
of the Revolution': May their Mimes and vir
tues be sacred in the - hearts Of those 'who are
enjoying the blessings and beneOts purchased
by the sacrifices they made in behalf of their
common country. [ln silence' and uneov
ered.]
3. The Ladies ofßridiewatetlind
Patriotic and true; always ready to fly to
arms : May their happiness inifuture be a s
abundant as the luxuries vritb which :they
have 'furnished us. [3 cheers.] I . ..
. 4. Dr. Benjamin. Franklin : 4 glorious ex:
ample of'What industfy and perieverince can ,
accomplish; l a Pennsylvanian by early ador
tion ; thescholar, the patriot, and the sage :
may we eve). show our appreciation of his
virtues by endeavoring to approximate his
standard. 1,3 cheers.] -
5., Fr ee
_ Speeek and a Free Press: Our rich
inheritance ; may they never suffer from any •
restraining., or partisan influenccJ [6 cheers.]
6. The - Ccisnmon School Sys4m Pimp
sylvania : .A‘ a .meaias of general education,
it constitutes the surest safeguard of our lib.
erties. [3 cheers.] t • •
7. The Farmers of Stisguehanna County:
Hard handed and liberal minded; marthe
prOduct at their toil: always' furnish them
with happy hoe a. [3 cheers 4
S. By (Ataraf. The Little Boys and' Girl";
The joy and pride of their.parents: may they
ever be as ready to partake of -ithe fruits of
knoviiedge as they are of -the - fruits of the
land, which have this day Veen spread. before
them, that in 'after years they May be the
joy_and pride of their country. .13 cheers.]
By a Free Soiler. Franklin Pierce: The
Northern Dough-Face : may hi. 4 retirement
be sufficiently long to get him 1. thoroughly
baked. [3 cheers and 4 groans. . -
The procession -was again formed and
Marched up into the 'road on the hill , where
they were dismissed, and retired apparently
pleased with the celebration. •I
Kansas in the House r . --
.June 30th, Mr Grow ,called the previous
quesiion on the bill fur the admission of Kan- .
sas as a State, with_the Free Sta 4 Constitu
tion, and the bill was defeated by one major
ity—all the; Buchanan men but Hickman 'of
Pa:, and all the.Fillinore men but Moore of
Ohio, voting against it, and al! the Itepubli-
cans- o 1 Fremont men voting for it The
Republicans in the House mere Much disap,
pointed, and the pro-slavery men 'exultant
the result: In the evening the Bla i r Denioo
racy tired cannon and riarided the streets of
Washington in exultation over- the defeat of
Free Kansas. But Mr. Barclay ofPennsyl
verHia afterwards repented of his pro-slavery
vote, and moved a reconsideration which
was carried, and the bill finally passed the
House, July . 3d, by a vote' of 99 yeas to 97
nays, as follows : .
,YEAs.--4tlessses. Albright, Allison, Ball,
Barbour, Barclay, Bennett of New York, Ben
son, Billinzhurst,'Binitut, Bliss, Bradshaw,
Brenton, Buffington, Camp . bill, of Pennsylia
nia, Campbell of Ohio, Clarke,of New Yoik,
Clarke, of ' Connecticia, Clawson, Colfax, Coim- \
ins, Covode, Ccagin, Cumbstek,
vis, of Massachusetts, Day, Dean, iDe Witt,
Dick, Dickson, rioda, Durfee, Ediards, Ed
ie, Emrie, Flagler, Galloway, Giddings, Gil
bert, Granger, Grow , Hall, of Masischusetts
HortOit of New
York, Horton, of Ohio,'Howaro, Hughston,
Kelsey, King, Knapp, Knight, K x, Knowl
ton, Kunkel, Lester, Matteson, Ildc Carty,
Meacham, Miller, of 'Nc - Y., Mifwjsrd, Mor
gan, Morrill, Mott, Murray, Nichols, Olive;
of N. Y., Parker, Pear% Pelton, Pike, Per
ry; Pringle,Purvjance, Robbins,l Roberts,
1 Robison, Sa bin, Sage,.Sapp, Scott, Sherman,
Spinner, , Stranahan, Tappan, Themington,
Thurston, Todd, Trafton Wade, Wakeman,
Walbridge, Watdson Viashburne, of Maine,
Washburne,
of Wisconsin, Washhurnei of
filinois, Welch, Woodruff, and Woodworth
—99. •
NAYB.—Messrs. Aiken, Allen, Barkehase,
Bell, Bennett, ofllississippi, Bacock; Bowie,
Branch, Brooks, Broom, Burnett,Cadwalader,
Caruthers; Caskie, Clingman, Cobb, tof Geor
gia, Cobb, of Alabama, Co;:Craige, Craw
ford, Cullen, ,Davis of ,Maryland,l Denver
Dowdell, Dunn, Edmundson, English, Rho:
ridge, Eustis, Evans, Faulkner .'lorenee,
Fuller of Me., Fuller of - Pe., GoOd4, Green-,
wood, Ball, of lowa, Harris, of aryland,
'Harris of -Illinois, Harris OfAbibantay. Her.
risou, Haven, Housten, Jewett, J.oues of Te n.
nessee, Jones of Pennsylvania, Kelley, Ken.
nett, Kidwell,,Lake, Lindley, Lunlpkin. A.
K. Marshall, of . Ky., H. Marsha - 34 of Ky.,-
Marshall,,of Illinois, McMullen, lit leWieen,
Miller, of Indiana, Milson, ofon
ri, Orr, Packer Peek, Phelps, Porter, Pow-,
ell, Puryear, Ready, Eland, Rivers, RulEty
Rust, Sandidge, Savage, Seward, Shorter,'
Smith, of Tennessee, Smith, of Va.; Smith,-of,
Alabama, Speed, Stephens, Stewart,Swepe,
Taylorjrippe, Underwood, Valk, Walker,
Warrior, W a tki n s, Wheeler, Whitney ? 'Wil-
Hams, Winslow, Wright, of Misa:;Wright of
Tennessee,-and Zollicoffer-97. -
AILUIRDI.
Moutm D
e, July 2nd, by the Rev. A. . Post.:
Mr. AllittAgAX WEIS= of Amsterdam, Y. and
Miss LsoLt . A.-RocuwziL, of Lathrop. •
ki At Harford, on the 23d nit. lir. HARBIS O3I / 1 4 10 1
TOMBS ELIZABETH L Fortieth both of aftenni.
By theon the 3d hat. at Ilarford, Yi Jai s
set: A. Coattwat.t. of New ifilfcird-toasitaint L.
Vow" ofFriusidin. /
NI - In Routh Bridgewater on the 6th inst. at the rad
dews; and by the Rev. J. F. Deana, Yr. FIUMIN
Azutit and !din Hums . : C.Dirrtzasa alt . of Bridge,
water. - 1
•
Executors=Mace.. g • • -
T• RAVE this day been duly qualified to - set as Ihn,
Executor of the last will of jArtiesiria decs%
Any person owing thelletste will - pie* Ott' h '
and pay, and those baying el___ joiStalt -
without de ay. , • SAMUnti TJIv JA
Liberty, July 9th 1856, •