TOWN .1:1ND COUN:tY AFFAIRS.
The Poor house Question.
Although the passage of a county poor
house law as been "contemplated for years
by interested parties, the attention of
Hohas'hat, been called to the sub
ject; and the petitions for-,tbe_ present act-
Were only.eiroulated,fiy interested -parties, in
a feNithealities whora,,thericire a large p-rb
portion of • paupers. Tbe. people -of the
noway, 'generally, did notinow•that inch a
scheme was being concocted, and had 00 op
portunity to eipress an opinion on the subject.
The original design was not to submit it to
the prioirle, : butthii wig to tie, too:daia
gerous a ursk for any one to attempt to eirgi.
- freer thrciugh the legislature ! Who selected,
the nine commissioners on location, etc., ire
are not permitted to know; but s majority
of them are. (by arrangement, of course)
"sound on the goose." These nine men
bold the whole question in their hands. They
can boy where . they please, of, who're they
. please, and pay such prices as they think
proper. There should have been" some re
mind/1;s plac e d upon them, to guard against
specula:ion. A provision in the law forbid
ding.theM to b - uy a firm of one of their own
number, would have been an excellent .one.
Other c'.eeki of this kind would have made
the law less objectionable, by Cutting off some
of the avenues throng!) which'the county
funds may be used for private benefit,' if the
(law be accepted by the people.
The expense of such a concern is an im-
port.anrktem, and we regret that those friends
of the lior who will have power to fix the
-amount, if it be accepted, refuse to furnish
the- public with an estimate of the tax they,
intend to create.' They must certainly bare
a pretty definite idea of the amount needed,
—if they-Lave not, they - are unfit to take
:eharge of the matter—and the fact that they
withhold such information leads - us tO - believe
that• they fear-to do
_so,, Ind it- will be
so large that the people will fail to see the
necessity of,so great an outlay, and reject-tbe
law. From 810,000 to $40,000 bas been
named. If a central locality, a 'large and
well improved farm, commodious, convenient
and substantial brick buildings be decided
not be too-large, if 'we take - into considers
, tion the growth of our county, and the dan
ger of providing such .limped conveniences,
• at, would, in a few years,befound inadequate.
To begin on a cheap plan, would be to waste
money,' for soon we must have more room
and a b i tter establishment, when the old one
would' hale to be disposed cf at a great loss,
and a new outlay made. If any think our
figures toohigh, let them remember that but
few firems in tidi connty- are fit for such a
purpose, andthat_tnany of them are in such
localities auto be out of the question. After
finding a first rate farm, in a suitable situa
tion, which will be difficult, the owner may
not. desire to-sell, or if willing to sell,
knowing. that the committee cannot suit
themselves - elsewhere—fix a higher price
than his farm is woith, -which will neva
, eerily have io 14paid. Alta; erecting Stich
a house as would b. assiodad, with addi
tional- barns and out buildings, a • large
sum would • still be tegbired., • The . house
must-be furnished. This will be a -heavy ex
pense. _ Now ss the fixtures of
s a plainly
-furnished -hotel, capable , of accommodating
- two or three hundred-Petmanent boarders,
(which, all the hotels in Montrose cannot do,)
cost, say 5,000 an, idea of the expense
may be formed. Then, the large farm must
be stocked ; and farming-, and other imple
ments be furnished. What this will coat,
every farmer may estimate..... Let him figure
tip 'the value- of all his stock and implements
of iod . ultry, from it team to it hoe, note the
-force he employs-say from three to five—
end put the allowance of poor house laborers
at ten or twenty times that number; and
multiply the - value of his outfit by that ratio,
and he will be astonished to see what a large
sum will- be. required. He may calculate the
cost of a farm, a house and its furnishing, In
aimilar. way_ If hit. family 'number five or
ten, may form some ideaof what the bare,
necessities for 200 or aoo persons, will cost.
In making these estimates, be must put down
the cost of each article when new, not what
his half worn fixtures are worth.
- The comparatire economy of a town, and
_ contitl system of pauper maintenance, ap
pears to be a problem. "No one well posted
in these matters volanteers to give the re
inteliigence. Men dray tell what , they ,
think, but the reople hear what they
knew. The ftieeds of the law do not even
give us theories favorable to the system, for
the good reason, no doubt; that they cannot
do so. An apiculture! county Loose, in this
State, under -our proposed system, does not
exiet.• Some. of tbe manufacturing counties
have pooritouses;) but we have yet to be in
, formed that" even these, with their superior
facilities for pauper labor, prove beneficial to
:the tax payers; In the success of the appli-,
°auras or - patrperentrty-anctvuergy ro 'taper,
we but; - little faith. Persons who can
work; "are nbt properly paupers. If they can
work in it county house, they can do so under
our system:: If they refuse to work now;
cannot- be' cis:opened t~ under-other circum
,
- _
But humanity advises the eonnty house
system, we are told. Stop a moment, and
reflect.- Most ofoar poor, are in a fair de
gree, hobest and- virtuous; While st‘ferri - are
steeped to a• greater or less liege, is vice.
• Mingle all together, and experiente teaches
us that the vicious soon contaminate the vir
. Woe*. Especially are the young, who, if kept
free Von) bad associates, may one day-be
come bright ornaments to society, expostdu
certain - defilement and ruin. • No; if we wish
- the-pont to be paupers'oilv, keep them in as
nespantable a nsighborbOOd positible-; if
would have them become criminals also,'
- place them in the society of site- depraved--
- Poor, bosses era relic/illy Eike - cif lbotrop•
•7 Saab meal -seek • official eon:icy-6am
with them, to rotrilie public treasury. Evi;
deuce of this, oomes , onrier. -,onr. observation
centinia . .l4... The office of director of the
poor is:hot/01, after eagerly, for the profits of
the *ray.. and the lid. stealior. Charges of
corruption , . ate constatuly ••Pepg bruugbt
'sgainAt the ot . rera, which too 'frequently ate
well founded.. Men are
,placed charge of
the:establishment, - not - becatise — they - are hon
est 444,iapabie, beta's's .:they
g et ake:porninatiOn •of a-faxiitreat party,s>t'l
ave gt,ppointod by s p , p_artitien Apitary.-
apt this-Jai, and we shall soon base hun
dreds of hungry office seekers clamoring for
the, directorships, em. Bat we may be told
that a director is-only to be allowed $4O per
year. Such a_ clause is simply nonsensical,
it it be not
_a - trap,its we believe it to . be.
No man can properly attend to tbe duties
for such sum. Re must. have more pay, or
steal, or fool away, his dine fel - nothing. Es
tablish a poor-knee, and the next step will
be to repeal that - clause of the act, and sub
stitute-a per - diem rltgalation. Then the of
Soo wi bb better - than county commissioner,
and sill be more-eagerlf - sought for.- It is w
elsewhere, it cannot but be tid here.
If all who were to be connected with the
poor house would labor for the public good, it
. 1 :134111:iirOve successful, but men rarely do
this. -Too many not only strive to promote
- their-own . interests, but - to - dolt at the sacri
fice of the rights and-property of others. In
this matter, A wants to,sell - his farm to the
county, and expects . to get a thousand dol
lars or so more than he could at private sale,
because nit other suitable - one can be found.
B wants the job of erecting the buildings;
at a large margin:or profit. C thinks he
Could get• the nomination for director. D
and E want to besteward and physician, and
pledge their support to all-aspirants for di
rector, hoping to thereby grind their axes.
F and G want to supply the poor house with
provisions, sod clothing., These and other
characters may be multiplied by dozens.
Adopt the law, and you will see a grand
scramble for the centre of the ring. Those
who are political, personal, gr other reroutes,
,will get inside, while those who ariimot, must
stand back, let them offer what advents
geous bargains they may. They will then
lam, with others, that in theory, the county
house is intended to support paupers, but ie
practice, is used to support the officers and
their friencif. One consolation will, howerer,
be left to unsuccessful aspirants. They can
mingle with the outsiders, and help Jay the
taxes!,
We make these remarks, and shall feel
amply repaid if they cause the tax payer
to - more cleeel3 , reflect before he votes next
Tuesday. We now leave the question in the
hands of the puublic for further examination
and discussion. If what we hare said is up
on any point a good reason why the law
shout& be rejected, give our objections due
consideration ; and ;Lour positions be not
welt taken; let it be made apparent. '
The fnends of the proposed.law have ha.
ample time to lay their arguments before,4e
people. Failing to do So, we pres:zthat
they hive none that will bear critics . But
the people have shown thron j ghlbe medium
-rrtii
jority of five, if not'ten to one; and we be
lieve they will be doing right. It was the
privilege and duty of the affirmative to make
.ut their case if they 'could, and if they suffer
judgment to be, taken against Them by de
fault, they must blame none but themselves.
From what we can learn of public opinion,
there will probably be 3000 majority against
the law. It will, at let, be
.very largey un
less a plan be' cwrricld'into efect such as we
bare beard suggested. This- is to have
friends of the-law quietly slip tickets
the Law," into the bands of every careless
voter, and get him to deposit it. without no
ticing_how be votes. But we trust no such
game ckil be imposed upon the people. Let
every tax paler be vigilant; and active.
Many townkwill give a solid vote" Against
the Law," while brit few will give majorities
for it.
1 For the Democrat
A.Poor'llonae.
Enrrok :—We notice in your paper
statisoics from flie r s . 1 ,1
!townships of our coutity pertaining to the ex.
pense and !support of their patipers. In com
pliance - with a call a meeting was held at
the school Home in Lenoxville. At that
meeting a committee of five persons was ap
pointed to prepare for publication the infor
mation asked for as.regards the township of
Lenox.
The committee in discharge of their duty
state that the _poor tai levied for the year
1858 amounted to $837,06 intended to de
fray the expenses from May '5B to May 1859.
The tax for from May 1859 to May _ 1860
amounts to $668,03. The number of paw ,-
pers from May 1858 to May 1859 were in-all
16, and-ranged from 4 to 16 during. the year.
The average nanaber for the whole , year cup
posed to be aboat'lo. The number of pan
pets from May list to the present time are 6,
for which- we are =paying as per contracts at
the rate of $316.25 per year exclusive of the
clothing of two persons, and physicians bills.
The probable charges' of our overseers for
their services for the current year aa estima
ed will amount - to $4.5. The excess of tax
levied for ( the current year will be taketi up
by paying arrearagea, commission; and in
exoneration,,.
The Committee would say further that at
the meetitig of their appointment the senti
ment of w majority of the people was against
the purebasing of land and the building of a
County House as contemplated by the act,'
notwithstanding their heavy burdens, at pres
ent as tax payers.
The opinions expressed were" that the cost
of land and buildings for -the reception of
panpera and other fixtures must necessarily
be very great before one dollar is paid tow
aids., the relief of oar unfortunate poor, and
that no good -reason ha; yet come to our no
tice why they cannot be as well provided for
in their respective townships, and at as little
expense as' by the county, provided the peo
ple of a township possess Ale same humanity
and are as well. skilled Co economy and fru
gality. A statement is solicited, of someone
who rayons:the act, of the probable expenses.
of the purchase, the buildings midi other fix
turx awerna tamplaud, end of tini-annual him
of a steward or stewards, matron or aratritts,
physicians, school teacher.. and clergy -1
Will some one through your columns send us
an estimate I It, is a well known fact that in
.counties where the poor are supported in a
poor house, that during a part of the year
manypirsons receive their support at the
poor house, who under' our present System
support themselves.
Respectfully submitted for publication.
• H. Winn,
Chairman et Committee,:
W. N. Mntas, - Ser,•ry.
Lenoxville, Sept. 28th, 1859.
/are friend from Liberty writes is that
ilia town poor tax has not been five dollars a
year for the past ten years. They now have
a pauper that costs $2.25 per week. •
Other 'towns have no - paupers, and from
wbat.we learn the cost of'support, averages
about $lOO per town.
Arne next. quartetiy ,nteeting of th e
Methodist society , wi ll be bald on' next &atur
day and Scindny i Bth sod. 9th inst.; in the
Methodist chttrob in Montrose." Preaching
ity the 'Presiding Elder, Rer. G. Bialtales,
at 2 o'clock p. m. on Saturday, sad at p a.
in. on Sunday.. . • - •
rirßev. R. O. Williams will preach in
the Univerialist Chan:hip Mtn - Arose, on Sue
day next, Oct.l.
srlasaces itthe Moe ire repurified" to
rand Kr. Ballad's wit iiibisimpar •
THE MOMgE-DEMOLUT.
$1.50 Per Annum in Advance.
A. 7. GEBIUM 30N, Editor.
USQUEHANNA COUNTY, EA.
MONTRRSE,
Thura4sy, Oat. 6, 1859.
'DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS
STATE ITCHIT.
PORI AISDITOIL OISIMAL:
RICHARDSON J WRIGHT,
YOB SURVZTOR ounAL:
JOEIN ROWE, ,
UNTY TICK T.
7O SENATOR:
JOHNSON,.Bridgawatar.
kIIPRUtIeTATIVI: . -
S. GILBERT, Great Bead.
Pll
CHARLES
FpII commerosim
DA IEL ROSS, Auburn.
FOR TRZAIIIIRER :
N. BULLARD, •Montrose
AMORY
YOIV:WITHICT ATTORNET : •
DREWST R MoCOLTlUM.,.l3tidgewater.
FOR COURTF SURVEYOR :
TIMOTHY BOYLE, New Milford.
•
FOR COUR= AUDITOR:
STANLEy TURRELL, Forest Lake.
Electio • Tuesday, October 11
Air When men are plaoed in official po
sitions, or come before the pe z ople listing
their support, for office, their acts become
proper subjects of criticism/' If their record
be a good one, and they ,represent principles
that are acceptable, higfi mists may safely bo
confided to them ;/but if the individual,
while a private Mlizen, shall have shown him
self to be one , riot governed by the prompt /
ings of reasoi,justice, or decency, he is pal
f re the suffrages of a free people, no
a stl principles he may be put for
a p r ent. As the _prase is, m part,
tin proper medium through which to dis
cuss the merits of aspirants for office, it is our
Jeri to refresh the minds of the people of
the county in regard to some unpleasant rec
ords made by the opposition candidate for
ist u irell 7 Pctarol g ilit n =tt i *. z lE4er t ` e w
give a few scraps from the history of
REV, GEORGE LANDON.
August 20th, 1856, Rev. George Landon
addressed a mass meeting at Montrose, and
made use of 'the following language :
"THIS - OVERNMENT OUT-DEVILS
3
ANY THI N ON
ON EARTH."
"FIND BLACK STATUE IN RUS
SIA, ANDLL FIND A BLACKER ONE
IN THIS C OUNTRY."
"I WISH, I WAS AS SURE OF TIIE
KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, AS I AM THAT
FREMONT WILL BE ELECTED PRESI
DENT." - , •
On 'the 20th of September, .Mr. Landon
left a religiops meeting at Brooklyn to at
tend a mass meeting at Montrose, and in the
cowrie of s speech said that " BUCHAN
AN'S ELECTION WOULD BE WORSE
TITAN SHOWERS OF . HELL FIRE AND
BIUMSTOStrs upon the cosers-.4.2i - - -
Some time after this, he made a speech at
Meshoppen, Where he said, referring to Fill
more as a candidate=that he would dispose
of him by-retatitig an anecdote of Gee. Put
nam, which was as follows:
One day at table, be took a pepper into
his month, and, after chewing it, said to the
company, " GENTLEMEN, WITH, YOUR
LEAVE, I'LL PUT-- THAT DAMNED
THING BACK." .
No comments can do full justice to - the
above. Their contain more condensed vul
garity, profanity, irreverence, and wicked
blasphemy than can be found in the public
sayings or writings ofany humati being that
ever was permitted to exist upon this sin=
cursed earth, Reade 7 carefully examine the
I , '
above extracts again, and remember that the
man who tittered them was at that time Pre
siding Elder of the M. E. Church, and is now
asking you to elect biro to the State Senate,
tho' still a preacher. Look at the expremionsl
Go into the worst sink of iniquity that can
be found in the world,—nick out the - most
depraved victim of infidelity, intemperance
and debanch,i—intlame his worst passions by
the most potent means in your power, and
you will fail ! to force from him utterances
more grossly lin conflict with tall the prompt
logs of manhood, than those 'made -in the
presebee of thousands of living witnesses by
an Ex-Elder, !would-be -Senator, George Lan•
don. a 13igrooin"snd "street" politicians,
(of which tie opposition have.one or two
specimens in "!.fontrose) say some hard things;
but Parson Landon throws, them as far in
the back groOnd as the thunderbolt does the
fire cracker. 1
Is such a man fit to represent a Christian
people ! If his heart be so black as to ap
prove his utterances, - then indeed have we
good reason to believe that-lotsl depravity
is possible. If his brain' hicame so crazed
as to frrimerru l db thoughts, he is a far more
eligiblecandidate for a lunatic asylum, than
for the post Of law giver; . If hi's tongue,
moved by evil, beyond his control, gave
vent to those words merely to frighten men
to vote sgairist their better judgment, it
should have been cut 'out and fed to digit,
before it bad been permitted to outrage hu
manity by uttering suck vile stuff.
We wish tudo full justice to Mr. Landon. Miters endowed him with a fair share of
mental, ability', and activity. Be-has been
well educatad! He has moved in paid soci
ety. His chinch has bestowed upon him
-high honors. In his proper sphere be stands
hie; and in reference to that position we
have not a breath to utter spinet him-al
though be often makes expressions in the pul
pit, which must clergymen prefer to omit.
Had he heeic uO ent to occupy the position
to which hie. ihkkw- Wiwi : him,' we never
shoed have m id an occasion lona* of Lim
except in term s of praise. ,But in AI time of
great politic.al ezcitesmiut be'" Strayed tempo
rarily from bialpath of du ty,
_ aid; either for
!all of geld, or., an indiscreet ; seal forth,
promotion of *het hi way-baa thought a
affable ad, lie• prostituted =4th` pititriii to
: rti Inca*, - It was tbeit4iittii iive
. .
utterance to thilaognage given above. Why
h e used those Wards, we .earn hardly settle in
our own. mind, and we leave it for every
reader to , judge, and for him to explain as be
best can to the :public and his God. When
we listened to those monstrosities, we made
due allowance for the oceasioo, sod passed
them over with a', slight notice. Had. be
been content to remain in his present posi
tion, we should have le; ' the past slumbered
in memory. But hemew comes before-us for
A political office, ingot such reeord ,publio
property, and justice to ourself as a jouikal
ist, compels . us to crag fortla_ the ihing.of
shame, and expose it to in intelligent People,
who have a right to know for whet kind of
men they are to vote. We regret the neces=
city of such exposition, but ltdy proMpts us,
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and we cannot hesitate. o the voters de
sire a Senator who id! honor, or disgrace
them I Let us suppose Mr. Landon elected
and about to beindalled into his position.
Hahne first - totr / rk ( e upon himself a solemn
oath to suppoyt the constitution and laws of
the United fates and of Pennsylvania. Can
he do so,/ought he to i d u o so, if he believes
that they 'are worse than Russian tyranny—
thatzthey " out _devil anything on earth"—
that they contain more crime than the laws
'of Paganism, fiLich riot only prostitute and
sacrifice all the God-given uprightness of
man to idol worship, but ,murder millions of
innocent victims annually to satiate the
worst of fiendish desires I Let him do it,
and where is his position and influence in
the Senate I The finger of shame will point ,
at him as the roan whohas sworn to support
what' " out-devils anything on earth." can
s people ever seal their humiliation by en
dorsing such things I
Look at the irreverence - displayed in his
coupling the eternal salvation of a soul with
a mere strife for office ! Such blasphe
my i• too horrible for comment.
This predictions that the selection of' a cer
tain candidate for an office would bring
worse calamities upon our co:lorry than the
;irritation of eternal destruction, is unparal-,
leled in the history of the most bitter'parti
san warfare—it would be a burning disgrace
upon any community or organization to ap
prove such talk.
Against -ra e . t aw s , u . versonatry, erb an
nothing. - It is his fanaticism
, as develope
in public speeches, that we protest against.
Such a man would disgrace the Senate
chamber, for doubtless he will not refrain
(rum similar explosions there, if elected is •
We care little, comparatively about the
election of an opponenceven of a rampantabo
litionist, but when a man of such a stamp is
attempted to be forced upon community by.
a patty majority, it is enough to disgust any
one with the very idea of party nominations;
and if every voter in the district could for
once feel at liberty to let hilt own judgMent
decide, Landon- could not receive as many
votes on the 11th, as be did et the Camptown
Conference.- Some of Mr. Landon's friends
may attempt to deny that he made these re
marks, but he dare notdo so. We were pres
ent and noted down those made here in
Montrose—they were also heard by multi
tudes of those present. The Mashoppeo
speech we have good vouchers for, among
whom is one, at least who is a member of
LIS, sect.
Late aitlitCheertug Intelligence;
We have the pleasure of announcing that
the Democracy have achieved a glorious tri
umph in California, carrying the State by
20,000 majority. Let Pennsylvania do like
wise.
,Rentember the State Ticket.
Let no consideration induce a Democrat to
fail to'doall in bis power fur our State ticket on
Tuesday next. One vote may ensure our suc
cess. One vote in the United States Senate
annexed Texas to _ the United Stat:s. Mr.
Hannegan; of Indiana, cast that vote. One
vote in the Indiana Legislature, elecrel Mr.
Haubegan to his seat in the Senate. That
vote was oast by Madison Minh. Mr. Marsh
was chosen to the Legislature of Indiana, by
one vote. -
Heoce'one.vote, cast by k private citizen,
at a prim ary election, annexed Texas ; pro
voked the Mexican war; gave us 'California,
Utah, and New Mexico; called into being a
new empire on the Pacific coast ; planed
Zachary Taylorsin the Presidential chair, and
shaped our politics for at least thiee adminis
trations. This is true; and if true ih one in
stance, may it not be again I—Then let not
one voter remain at borne on 'election day.
tarrbe Republican gets furious because
we stated that the opposition nominee for
-District Attorney was less competent - and
popular than his competitors is tne conven
tion. If the editor is ye ignorant as not to
know this to be so, he.kad better learn a lit
tle of public opinion, It is also denied that
be labored to secure delegates in his favor.—
If the editor bad known - anything of what has
been goingon about him, for a king time, - he
would, if r ammed of the least decency, base
refrained from giving us the lie in this mat
ter. We only stated a part of -what every
body well knows to be true 'of their nominee.
An attempt is ma4s to show that he once re
duced the county eapensei, one half by bold
ing the office fora time. re'rhaps he paid
them out of his own pocket. Some Attorneys
*extort illegal -fees from criminals to get snits
against them settled—a nice way of reducing
county costa, and fostering crime. It can't
; be shown that Mr. C. has ever been such a
peace-maker as to lessen "costa But if this be
so, why did not the Republican's patty oust
the present incumbent three years ago, and so
prevent him from [as is virtually charged].
squandering thousands of dollars of the public
money-I
Democratic SenatcorialConfereitie
An adjourned meeting was held at Mont
rose, on Thursday, Sept., 29, 1859.
Delegates pregent wire as follows :
From Bradford county, V. E. Piollet, J.
F. Means, H. B. McKean,' H. J. Madill and
Hiram Elliott. -
From Sustruebanna W. K. Hatch, H. J.
-Webb, J. B. McCollum 'And A. J. Gerritson.
From Wyoming, P. W. &dieirk Abira
Gay, Jacob Dewitt in place of Tbomat.Ostere
hour; atidlW, F. Terry in place of D. D. De.:
wilt.
From BoHirai:l,4Eonel Meilert, and Geo.
D. Jackson. ...4..
-z.•
- The Conference proceeded to select a can
didate for Senator. 7: •
Mr. Webb nominated 7 Thos. Johnsen- of
Soqu'a. Mr. Redfield;' nominated John
111411012 of Wyoming; 't•
Mr, Jackson's name - Living been with
drantylifr. Jokokon was nominated by sn
*lunation. ' '
• A committee cooeithpftsor J. F. breams,
B. W. Redfield and J. B. ',l4iscoillAir air
pointed jo iofona Mr. Jobante of bifolpom :
inatim - • .
R. B. Little, and J. B. McCollum made
some appropriate rergarM io favor of Mr ! '
lohnson and the ;rights of Susquehanna
County to the Senator at this time. ' On f mo=
tion adjourned.
V. E. PIOLLET , Chairmais.
•
ifrolum, Man.arm, Secretary:
tar We bare not time or space,' at tbit
hour, to 'give a report of the Fair. We , impac
ted, of course, to receive one from the Elam;
tary, or those baring charge of the matter,
but go to-press without hearing a - word from
them. Had.wernipposed.it would be .witbc
held from us, we would have made' snob re
port as we were able to. Perhaps we wilt be
favored with it in a few weeks.
sr We have received two articles . for
publication in . regard to a poor house; on e for
and one againgt—whisch are. not acceptable
became rib nanie coined • Miili ibeni. Apo-
litical article goes with them for the items
reason.
Sipes our
_paper was all set up we have
received two political. article . from old"
friends. We amyl regret their late ariival.
We would' have inserted all these but for rea
sons given.
Mr. Titus' would-be Deputf(i. e, 0. C.T,)
authorizes a statement in the Republican, to
the effect that the general impression that Mr.
Titus is incompetent to traniant the business
of the office of Treasurer and will therefore
hire some one to do the work for him, is false
and slanderous; that Titus if elected! will
perform the duties of the office himself. The
Deputy will probably defend this statement
hereafter, by quoting the legal- maxim, "qui
facie per alium tacit per se."
Republican AbollUontlin.
"Does the Republican party propose to in
terfere with slavery in the Statesr—Repnb-,
lican raper.
To the above inquiry, we will give the re
sponse of its party chiefs. They shall answer
the important question, and people can then
judge whether they intend to interfere with
slavery in the Suttee, and intend to uphold
the Constitution and the Union, as made and
understood by the patriot fathers. - - Read and
judge:
"There is a higher law than the Constito.:
tion which regulates our authority over the
domain. Slavery must bo abolished, and we
must do it."—Ww. U Seward.
.-The time is fast approaching when the cry
will become too overpowering to resist.—
Rather than tolerate 'nacosl slavery as it
now exists, let the Union be dissolved at
once.—N. Y. Tribune.
in. IL HATCH,• Proprietor,
'HIS new and commodious Hotel situated
on Public Aienue, near the Court House,and
rly in the centre of the business portion 01
Arose, is now fa ly completed and furnished
viii be opened on Monday: the 37th day of
resent month for the le en' mmodntion
F:t 7 .nblic and traveler* The Proprietor feels
Ent that he
"In the alternative keing presented of the
continuance of slavery or adissolution of the
Union; *e are for a _dissolution; and wo care
not how quick it comes."—#ufas P. Spaul
ding.
"The fugitive slave act is Ailed with' bor
rorr—vre are bound to disobny this act."
Chas. Sumner. -
"I have no doubt but the free and slave
States ought to be separated. • • . 1 ' The
Union is not worth supporting in, connexion
with the South."—Borax Greeley.
'The times demand and we must have an
anti-slavery constitution, an Anti-slavery Bi
ble, and an anti-Aavery -D..-
tingame.
• "There is merit io the republican party.
It is this: It is the first sectional party ever
organized in thii country. • • It is not
national, it is sectional. It is the North ar
rayed against the South. • The first
crack in the icebergis visible: you will yet
hear it go with a crack through the centre."
Wendell Philip.
"Dia core for slavery prescribed by Rad
path is the only ihfallible remedy, and •mes
must foment insurrection among the Slaver;
in - order to cure the evils. It can never be
done by concessions and ,compromises. It is
a great evil, and must; be extinguished by
still greater ones. It is positive arid imperi
ous in its approaches, and must' be `Overcome
with ovally. positive forces. You niusteom
roit an as atilt to arrest a burglar, and slavery
is not arrested without a violation of law and
the 'cry of fire:":--Independent Democrat, lea
ding republican paper in New Hampshire.
"I more than agree with the disunion abo
litionists. They are in favor of a free mirth:-
ern republic. So am I. But as to boundary
lines we differ. While they would fix the
southern boundary at the dividing lioe be
tween Ohio and Kentucky, Virginia and the
Keystone State, I would wash it with the
warm waters of the Gulf' of Mexico. !Bat
what shall we do with the slaves!' Make
free men of them. ' And with the alaveliol
ding class Abolish them. 'And with the
!agrees of the planiMiona Them- annihi
late! Drive them into theses as Christ once
drove the swine; or chase them into the dis
mal swamps end black morasses of the
Soutb, Anywhere, -anywhete out of the
world !"--Redpatb, correspondent of the N.
Y. Tribune.
Abolitionized'Weir.
A: Black " Republican" paper in Provi
dence, commenting on some recent disrepn
table and criminal . developments in "Puri
tan Boston , " wants to know, " what- can be
the cause f so deplorable a gate of things
there, and,wonders that in a city of such high
moral pretensions, there should be more mur
ders; robberies, incendiary 'fires, brutal, as
saults and crime in all its - phases, tbancan
be found-on the same number of acres, in' any
other section of the country, save perhaps,
New York City. T.To this fair question the
Providence Post makes fair Answer—thus :
." It is now many years since the clergy
men of that commonwealth first undertook to
control its politics, and 'during these' 'years
theiThave persevered with a zeal worthy of a
better cause. They have gOne warmly into
every exciting political contest. Their faith
has been in abuse of the South, aburte'cif tie
liquor dealers, abuse of 13 verybody who did
not believe "just as they did—in Wine. Li
loot laws and Perilous! Liberty enactments—
in Wilmot 'Prcivisos and Presidential -elec
. tions. They have preached an entirely new
gospelthe gospel according to. Joshua R.
Giddings, and Anson Burlingatie,'and Hen
ry Ward 'Beecher; add Theodore Parker; all
of-whom have more faith io Sherpo's rifles
than in the Christian's God:
~"Ofcourse - they have had to bt* neglect the
caret& their flocks--the ~ moral or - . spiritual
neje, vie mean . They haro given elk Abair'
time to instructions bow . to vote, and base
had none todevote to . the ' moral conduct, of
their people. Instead of - inquiring it men
commenced the. dity. with a prayer itthitir
fethiliesthey - haVe only. bad time to logir•
ittbeY !ere - devoted to the 'Republicune.par
ty., Mr' your Bible his seldom
beers asked of tbi . cherish . .ntantber: But,
_'Have you read Yesterany'a Ness-
.Yorlari
bens' or i ßurlingame's last .npettoltr, boa an
sweredziniunid. ' „ , • -
`"Whe woidas gist. Avoisbei—tbst
AliPo a b"iia4? -1 / 1 +1.4 10 44 11 114i5t Inat
two you expect of the people when the clergy
'desert the Mlle of the Master to dabble in
politiOe r—Na - Haven Reg.
*AIRED • Nara,— a this manner a prom
inept appositiqn sheet advertises for k party
appellation; but, as yet, its want has not been
responded to. The opposition are still name
lees; and the doctrines it professes are equally
inscrutable. This cowardice is really mor
tifying to many of those who follow the lead_
of Bank' &"Co. A meeting of the opposi
tion held in ~one of the,warcla of Boston to
elect dideffstakto the' Fittibborg Cciavention
ezpressedlts'seitse of the lidicuioas poiition
occupied by the party, in the following wag
gish resolution :
Resolved, unanimously, That the name of
thspartr bare assembled, I. e.'" the legal vo
laveatiltsittakerhiS aro'OPposed . tcithe present
corrupt sartonal.administrition : and the atz
gressions of the shire Nisei; and who are in
favor tha , general - policy -of the present
State administration," is
_too elaborate and
ineonvenienifor popular use, requiring too
Much - lime to , utter, too much ink and pa.
per to write, and too much expense to Myer
the ; end se we claim to be the party. of re
trenchment hod reform, we respectfully "rec
ommend" the•delegatta elected here to-night
to use their influence in the &ate Convention
to abbreviate the name of the party, so as to
make it conform more nearly to that of some
national organization.
Even the Republican party is beginning to
sicken of its specious, meaningless generali
ties. -
fi• The Nee► York.ournal of Commerce
states that the American Bank Note Compa
ny bag just completed a contract for the Na
tional Bank of Greece, providing that institu
tion with - Cotes of various denominations, en
graved it► the highest style which the art has
yet attained in any country. -- The. - paper is
made expressly for the Greek Bank, with a
water-mark, and is printed in _three celors—
blacke red and green. These notes • are
bound in volumes, and cut out as issued,
_sing a marginal record of their number and
amount. This is the Brat contract of any
magnitude, forbank note engraving, ever ex
ecuted in this country for any European
Government ; and having been awarded to
the United-States engravers, conqary to all
precedent, and in the face of the strong com
petition offered by the engravers of Europe,
may vary naturally be construed as a high
compliment to American art. -
Gibson Agelessnorm' Society.
At a meeting of the Gibson Agricultural
Society Sap ad, scow, it was deuidad to bold
girritir at Gibson Hill Oct. 19th. It was also
unanimously voted that other townships be
invited to join the Fair. Judges to - be ap
•poioted; and premiums determined by the
managers, subject to the approval of the So=
ciety at its general meeting in the Chamber
of the. Academy Building, October 13tb; at
2 o'clock, p. m.
An address may be expected.
JOHN SMILEY, President.
W. W. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Gibson, Sept. 27th, 1859. -
Fait and Exhibition at Harlem&
The Second Annual Pair and_ Exhibition of
the Har/ord Agricultural and Mechanical
Association will be..held at Harford .
on Thursday, October lath, 1859.
All articles for exhibition should be on the
ground and entered upon -the Secretary's
book before 10 o'clock, a. m. A card- will
be furnished by the Secretary to be placed
The Judges are requested to report them
selves to the Executive Committee as early as
11 o'clock, when they will be furnished with
books for their reports. Classification, Judgex,
drc., as follows: .
CLASS I—t-HORSES-AND MULES.
Best Stallion, 2d best; best Brood Mare
and Colt; 2d best; best Gelding or Mate:for
all work, 2d best; best patio( Matched Homes
do 2d beet; best Colts . 2 and I year old, 2d
best; best pair of Mules. ,2d best.
Judges—S. B. Guile, Wm. Brundage, Wm,
T. Mosley. •
CLASS ILEBULLS AND COWS.
Best Durham Bull, 2d best; best Devon
8011, 2d best; best Graded or Native Bull,
24 best; best do. Co., 2d best, 3d best.
Judges—Milbourne Oakley, G. d. Babcock,
E. N. Carpenter.
CLASS 111-021 EN AND STEERS.
Best pair of Working Oxen, 2d beet; test
pair 3 years old Steers, 2d hest; best pair of
2 years old. Steers, 2d best.
Judges—Shepherd Carpenter, D. B. Whit
ney, Hoyt EL Wiluox. -
CLASS IV—YOUNG STOCK!
Best' 2 years old' Heifer, 2d_best; . best
yearling Heifer 2d best; best lot of Yearlings
not lino than 3, 2 d best; best lot of 'Calves not
less than 3,2 d best. •
Judges—George ;each, E.G. Peck, H. M.
Jones. 1
CLASS V-SHEEP.
Best Coarse. Wool , Back, 2d best;' beet
Fine Wool. Buck, '2d best; best lot-of Coarse
Wool Ewes, not less•tban 4,2 d beet; best lot
of Fine,Wool Ewes not lets tban-'4 1 .2d best;
best lot of blinks' not leas tban 4,2 d best;
Judges—lrs Carpenter,. J G. llotchkiss,
Willard W. Wilmartb. -
CLASS VI—SWINE.
`Best boar, 2d ,best; beet Sow, 2d best; best
Sow and Pigs, 2d best; beet lot of Spring
Pik. not less than 3. 2d . best.
Judges—H. J. Tyler_ D, T. Roe, Edwin
CLASS.
Beat lot of Poultry, 2d best; best pair each
of the several breeds exhibited;
.best lot of
Spring Chickens.not lees than 5.
Judgu—A. Chase; D. Sibley; J. Powers; Jr.
•CLASS VIII—BUTTER AND CHEESE..
Boit Batter in Firkins, 2d best; belt Batter
in Pails, Tubs or Pans, 2d best; _best - Hotter
in 2d best: best: Cheese not lees than
121b5.: 2d beet.
luirgii—lL G. Dimling, 13.. F Eaton, C;
El. Tanner; •
_CLASS IX—GRAIL .
Best saisples of Winter Wbeat '2d bust,
best eatople of Spring Wheat , 2d liestf . beet
sample of Coro, 2d best; beit sample of Oats,
2d beet; best sample . of Buckwheat, 2d 'bask.
wrodsws 7 4.-11./diller, Abel Read, Jobe - L.
Tina y.
CLASS X-FRUIT.
_ .
Best peck of Winter Apples 2d beat; beat
peck of-Fall 2d , best;-beat lot of : Ap,
plea, 2d best; all other fruits. •
- Indgre—Geo, A. Lindsey, L. L: Forsythe,
tepbeti Sweet.
, CLASS IX --VEGETABLES.
13eat Potatoes. Beat Onions; beet Tortipti
beat testa, beat Carrots, hest Squasbes, best
Cabbages; beat lot ofVeifetaidal;
Judges—Jacob Clark, N. G. Brainard,
~asph Mors.
- "
CLASS - - XIIz,VINEGAR, HONEY .*ND
'•• SUGAR.
peat Vinegar; not lera thin 2 allone, 2d
6 04i:•beil:Ogie7 not less thera •10 lba - 4.2d
bred, lrositliaple Sugar not leas 3 - 10. lba, 2d
beat. • - . •
•
~ , DeatArtiOar Aid manufactnnee.
Judgss-U. C Mosley, bbn W. Watson,
A.M. Tiffiny.
CLASS XIV-CABINET MANUFAC
TURFS AND CARRIAGES.
- gidges—:-11. Sibley, A. W. Greenwood, 0
Payee, Jr.
-
CLASS XV—IMPLEMENTS.
Best Farming Toole, Mechacical Imple
meats sod Hardware Manufactures.
Juilkes—L R. Peck, Arta Sweet, Joseph
1). Richardson. •
CLASS %VI-DOMESTIC MANUFAO
. -
- TURES.
Beat piece of Flannel not less than 10 yards,
2d .best; best piece of Fulled Cloth not less
than 5 yank, 24 best; beat piece of Rag Car
petingt-;2d beet; - best 2 pair all - wool Socks,
2d beat; best two pair Yarn Mittens,. 241 best.
Adger—Mu. L. R. Peck, Mrs. G. J. Bab
conk, MiLtiecirge Leach.
• CLASS XVII—NEEDLE WORK.
.Best piece' Patch Work, 2d (kw; ton.t
Quilt of any kind; {d best; beat Winter Bon
net; beat Su mmerßonnet; best Ladies' Sacque;
best Ladies', Wrcingl4 Qpllar; beat piece Or
•namental Needle Woik.
Judger=T.' Mosley, Mrs.
William N.:Williems; Mrs: Fowler Peck
OLenfkg &c. _
Best exbitiitiois of Painting; best Ornamen
tal Ftruit . ':Work; best Ornamental -Picture
Frames.-
/agar-4LN Sarah A. Adams, Miss
Nancy Streeter, Miss Nancy J. Sweet.
A Plowing Match will be held on theifarnr .
of Fowler Feck near .Harford village on the'
Sib day of Oct. Teams will start at 2 o'clock,
p. in. Comp.titore from the vicinity and
sajutrang tow:maps are - mimed so amnia.
Committee• of Arratagenuists for Plowing'
Metich—Jacob Clark, Geo. A. Litidsey Ea N.
Carpenter.
Judgesof Plowing--Ira Carpenter, John
Blanding, J. G. Hotchkiss.
The Executive Committee are not prepared
to pay any, premiums' this fall, but hope that
all friends , of improvement in Harford and .
acijoining townships will take an interest in:
bringing forward their stock and productions,
so as to make an interesting exhibition.
Supeiintendent—Gen. John Blanding.
'Committee of Arrangement at the Fair—,
Geo; - id. Carpenter, A. B. Tucker, Walter
Graltain,A. Abel, S. C. Halstead.
Executive Committee-S. E. Carpenter, H
lidarcey..lobo Leslie, I). L line, Fowler-Peck
tiarford, Sept. 2616, 1859.
narilittaa. -
In Brooklyn, on Tuesday morning, the 4th
inst., at . the residence of the bride's father, by
Rev. W. H. Adams, Mr. L T. BIRCHARD, of
Middletown, and Miss MARTHA G.,
,daughter
a Capt. D... 61 kicausw . ..
In'Springville, Sept 25th, b Rev. J. W. Ray
nor, Mr. THOMAS W. TIF FANY of Easton.
Wyoming Co., Pa., and Miu ELIZA SUTTON
Of Springville.
On Tuesday, the 270; ult., by the Rev. J. B.
McCreary,. Mr. STEPHEN CARPENTER, of
the "Western Hoose,7 nod Miss GEORGIAN NA
BUCK, both of qreatilend, Pa.
•
0111110:
Tn Homer,'Himilton county. lowa, Aug. 22d,
1859, of billions fever, JiENN.Y N. WOOD, in
the 43d year of hisi,agt. • Be was formerly of
this county.
NOTICE.
T"" DI MOCK HIGH SCHOOL,"
will not be opened until Monday, Oct 10M,
1859. Reason—building not ready. Opening
address Tuesday Eve, Oct. 11th, 1859, by R. B.
Little. ' B. M. STONE.
Dimock, Oct. 3d, 1859. \
lo , ..topl4*l•l4;iiiii;wioxioooßA
To the Independent Vote's of S'usea County.
THE undersigned, withal t solicitation from
any of his friends, or referenee to any party
convention,' respectfully (Akre himself as an in
dependent candidate for the office of Watch
repairing, IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, 1161:1 will
whether elected or not;carefullystudylad promote
the interests of his customers. All jobs done
at short notice and Wai ranted. Priccis . moderate.
• 4 * * Sbop - in Chandler & .lesaup's store.
_ • L. B. ISBELL.
. _
.sfootrose, October sth, 1859.
TO,THE INDEPENDENT FREEMEN OF SUS
QUEHANNA COUNTY,-GRICKTING
But more Especially to every Alder
man and Justice of the Peace
id the State of Pennsylvaida.
MILS undersigned Eas the general agency of
JL this State for the salt. of B. Glidden's Form
Docket for Justices of the Peace, containing ab
breviated forms for entering actions, both civil
and criminal, and all subsequent proceedings
therein; also bills - for Justices Constables' and
Witness - is Fees; being a complete guide to
new Justices, and saving much.labor anti time to
both new-and old. The work is highiy - recom.
mended by Hans. S. B.,Chase, D. Wilmot, Wm
Jessup, U. Burrows,C: F. Read, F. B. Streeter,
and by nearly all t he Attorneys of the county.
The Attorneys in their testimonials say that a
"strict •economy, saying nothing of the great con.
venieace .of the work, will, in onrjedgment,
duce every Justice in the county to purchase the
book as soon as it is, examined by them."
It is subitantially bound, and contains six
quires of good pappNand is sold at"the uniform
-price of $6. -, Call -and ace it at the Montrose
Book 4,0. Order's
.by mail from any part of
the county or, sitate.-enclosing the cash; promptly
attended to; and - the work sent by express, oral
directed., A. N. puLLA4a.
Montrose, 0ct.,3.1, '69. '
A NEW and splendid stock of PockeiKnives
:XL and - Shears, warranted O. K. A. 11.43.
ABEL TURRELL
TIM just returned from selecting and per
il chasing, and la notereceiving one of the
largest e ... 11d best assortments of
Ea r
ever offerqd in this' market. The quality of
nearly every thing good; wad all warranted as
represent e d. Terpts reeiy cash and low prices.
Some general idea-of the stock stay be formed
from the following enumeration:
• ' MOS, 11I:DICTS113,
ci te nd es te, Faints,' Oils; Varnished, .
• • Window Glass, royeltimilb, Groceries, Lamps„
Gloss Ware, Crockery; Nnon, Clocks, Wall Paget,:
Window' Paper, Window Oil Shades, Panay Goods,
- Medea Instruments, Jewelry, Perfumery,
Stale Ware, Brooms, Brash's:Whips,
Umbrellas, Bird
-Cages, Pocket •
• Bailees, Puns, - Pistols,
AznuniGo*Liquers,Trusses
Supporters; Poramonnaies, 41/muldsr _
Brion, Spectacles, Silver and Plated Spoons,
Pork., *o., Gold Pens, Stationery, Violin, Guitar,*
Bass Viol Strings; Bowseko., Pereelainiesth, Lith
°graphs, Artist's Tabs-Paints, Brushes, Go.,
mid all the Popular Patent ledioines.
Also stone Dry floods, Wooden,
Hard dawned Weis,
Plaid and Oil Cans, Campine,
busing Plaid, Aleobel, !turpentine,
Lamp, Tanner's, Neat reet,Lard,Olive, Castor;
Soiled' acid Rev Lbiseed, Ind Coal ma; Whitt
lead, VA*, 'Arid all kinds of Colored Paints, Vine.‘'
pz, Canary Seed, and Other things too
4 11 uPszoWl 101 1011 tia•
ash Is Impracticable to giie more than a gen.
erst oittline qt my ataclt_throtigh the Newspapers,
every one wishing go o ds is invited to call and
examine. Custoinere. on enteric; the... Store
mustnot expect to- find everything in sight; bat
nearly Every article wanted will be produced
by inquiry. • Thankful for the liberal patronage
hitherto_rec ie lted, I hope to merit and receive a
large Mere of the.same.,
• . Montrosetetad. '69.. ABEL TURRELL.
I . ENDAY:'_SCIROOL LIBRAS lES
forniehed to order by I. LYONS& SON. •
- Jnno lat, -
Nyv p99:tk ®slips of boainess, arriv
ink'osry week. ABEL TURRELL