mhm) American, 1. MASSER, WILVERT. j Editor!. SUNBURY, OCTOBKU 5, 187. National Republican Ticket. For Prealileut, tiV.y. V. S. GRANT, OF ILLINOIS. For Vice PreiMeiif. HON. HENRY WI1.KON, OF MASSAC -II TSKTTS. Republican State Ticket. FOR OOVKRNOlt, GEX. JOHN F. IIARTRAXFT, of Montgomery County. ion RurnF.ME judo it. IIOX. ULYSSES MERCUR, of Bradford County. FOR At'DITOR GENERAL, BRIO. OEX. IIARRISOX ALLEN, of Warren Gxotty, TOR CONGRESSMEN AT 1.AHOE. HON. LEHI FL TODD, Or Cf MBHtLASD COCKTV. HON. JiVKSXI W. SCOt ll:M, Of WlRHXS ColNTT. CJEN. CHARLES AM1RU.1IT, Of CAItBO.M COCSTT. ran delf.oates at large to consti TITHONA1. CONVENTION, "WILLIAM M. MEREDITH, of rhllndelpliln. J. DILLINGHAM. FELL, of Philadelphia. HAKRY WHITE, of Indiana count v. WILLIAM LILLY, of Cnrnon countv. I. INN BARTHOLOMEW, or Schuylkill county. II. N. M'ALLISTER. of Centre conntv. WILLIAM H. RMSTROXO, of Lycoming co. WULIXM DAYI3, of Luzerne county. JXME9 F. REYNOLDS, of Lancaster county. SAMUKL E. DIM MIC, of Wnvnn count?. WKORGE V. LAWRENCE, of 'Wushinirtnn co. DAVID N. WHITE, of Allegheny county. W. n. A1NEY, or Lehlifli countv. JOHN U. WALKER, of F.rlo county. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. Anot.rn E. Bonn;, Philadelphia, Jonx M. Thompson, Butler, . W. D. Foiites, Philadelphia. Wf. 'fiiH. 1. Joseph A. Bon hah. 14. John Passmore. 2. Marcus A. Davis. .15. W. J. Coleohovk. 3. O.MokkisonCoates 16. Jp.ssr Mkkiiim.. 4. Henry Bkomm. 11". Henrt Oki.aiy, 5. TlIEO. M. WlLMF.R.lS. RnBEHT BeM.. n. Jons M. BiioovALL lit. Jasp. M.TnoMPso ! m Y7 .. . U ...... OA To. .n V.. .. 7. Fkascis SnnonER. 20. Isaac Fkazier 8. Mark H. Richards 21. Geo. W. Andrews. tl. dward H. Green. 82. Henry Li.otd. 10. Da v. K. Shoemaker 23. Jon J. GiiAEsnr. (11. Daniel R. Mili.br.24. James Patterson. 13. Lasd. M. Morton 25. Joun W. Wallace. 13. TheodohbStrono. .26. Charles C. Boyle. County Ticket. tor congress, HON. JOHN B. PACKER, of Sunbury. for delegate to constitutional convention, HON. JOSEPH BAILY, of Perry County. DR. LEVI ROOKE, or Union County. FOR ASSEMBLY, DENNIS BRIGlff, ott!L.. FOR SHERIFF, 8AMCF.L If. ROTH F.RMEi., of Trcvorton. I'ROTnoNOTARY, C, LLOYD T. ROHRBACH, of Suubnry. FOR COMMISSIOXr.lt, J. G. DLRIIAM, or Delaware twp. CORONER, FREDERICK IIESSEK, or Coal p. ArniTon, JACOB E. MUENCH, orHiamoklii twp. Hon. John B. Packer It is no doubt very gratifying to both Republicans and Democrats to vote on Tuesday next, in fa vor of tho Hon. J. B. Packer, tho favorite sou of Northumberland county-thc friend ,' of tho laboring classes-the laborer, me- chanic, and the farmer who produces the ! prod staff of life for a third term as representa tive in our national councils. While it is a high compliment to Mr. Packer that his fellow citizens prefer him as a public ser vaut for auother Congressional term, af ter serving them for two successive terms, it is no less a complimeut to the voters that ho hns consented to serve them again. In this county, at least, he should receive a unanimous vote from all nni-tics. rioimid- cring the benefit he has been to iU people. There is not an improvement in the coun- ty for w hich the public is not in a measure iudebtcd to him. Early iu life he was ideutitied with public improvements, and was one of the first meu iu the couuty who labored day and night to establish the first railroad in tho county the road from which eminated all other improvements. Being a life-long advocate of a protective 'policy, his influence was brought to bear upon the capitalists of the country, and by his exertions assisted the development of tho concealed wealth of our mountains. The farmer who came to our market with his small basket hanging to his nrm can well comprehend what a change has been wrought. There is not u farmer in the county who does not perceive ihc advan tages ho derives from this great improve oucnt. and not one who would exchange liiB present position for that of twenty years ago. We ask every farmer, mechau ic, laborer und business man is it not your duty to give your vote, ou Tuesday next, for the mau who has been bo true a friend to youi interest. With his acknow ledged ability iu Congress, und his tried experience, is it not to the advantage of ev fry Democrat as well as Republican, to keep him in his present position in which lie is able and willing to further their inter est. While we cau depend upon his faith ful adherence to the protection of all labor ing classes, wo are assured that he has the confidence and esteem of our most promi nent men, and wields a stronger iulluence than nny other man iu Iho 1 4th Congres sional District. This is a subject that ev ery voter should give his most earnest con sidcratlou before he casts his vote. A giiand Democratic demonstration aououueed to como off ou Friday last, in the city of Reading, proved a total failure. We aro having a large number of Demo- etitic exchanges ou our list, but for all de eitlness and unscrupulous lies, ealculut ed to deceive its readers, the Democrat, publibcj in this place, coutaiu the most. Vote for Oscar Foust a protective tar iff man, and a friend to tho laboriug class. Ho has all tho rccjiiulte to make a good juemltr of Ihc LeiJturc. Voting to Dkrthoy tiieiR Voca tions. Every oneo In a while wo come across young men who nre employed on railroads nnd public works who say they intend to vote tho Democratic or free trndo ticket, but they assign no reason for so do ing. They evidently do not uudcrstnnd the free trado system or they would not bo so blind ns to vote against their own inte rest. Our first Impression of the working of the free trade system w:ts made after the repeal of tho tariff of 1842, In our neighbor ing town of Danville. All the public works in that place were stopped, and ns wo inquired the cause were told that Eng land wus furnishing the products cheaper than they could be manufactured here, and of courso the works necessarily had to be closed, and the men employed had to lay idle. What would be the result now if the free trado system weto to be established ? There arc now thousands of men employ ed on public works instead of hundreds then, and if these were to be thrown out of employment there would be tho greatest suffering. Tho election on Tuovlay will decide tho question ? Alt know that Mr. Buckalew is a rank free trader, and is run in tho interest of English capitalists. If Buckalew is elected those who vote for him cannot lay tho blame on any one clso but themselves, if ho, through his influence will causo the pass? ge of a free trade aet. There arc many Democrats who aro favorable to a protective tariff, yjt by their votes they destroy their own interests. If tie capital ists in this country who aro carrying on businoss, and employing probably thou sands of hnuds, are compelled to close their business for tho want of liberal prices to compete with tho pauper labor of Europe, then many will regret the step they are now taking against the interests of business men who will bo compelled to discharge their employees, leaving them and their families in distress. Tho principle of free trade was well Illustrated by an Irishman in the upper part of the couuty, who in tends voting the Republican ticket. Ho was asked his reason for so doing, when he replied that he voted for James Bucha nan, and during his administration he had employment but half the time at very low wages. But since the Republican party had come into power he had work all the timc atll at liberal wages, ntid that he did 1 ! not desire a change. There are many oth crs who had similar experience, and who will vote the whole Republican ticket from President down. The question is a plain one to every employee. Will you vote to destroy the business which gives you em ployment at liberal wages ? If so, vote for Greeley, Brown and Buckalew. If desira ble to keep employed and let the country continue in a prosperous condition, then vote for Grant, Wilson and Ilurtrauft, who aro known to be the steadfast fiicnds of the laboring classes, and give them protec tion. The Labor Reform Candidate for Governor Sold to Buckalew. It ap pears that some unscrupulous wire-pullers have got into the State Central Committee of tho Labor Reform party, which met in Philadelphia last week, and sold out their candidate for Governor, the Buckalew party boooiuing ilio purchasers. Tho $J,0,0nfl .cut, ! to this State by the Tanimauy Ring and ' Free Trade League of New York appears ' to have had tho desired effect, and the wirc j pullers who joined the Labor party for the I purpose of gain, without having the princi ples ol said party at henrt, have pocketed 11,0 flU!lls' nml now cxl,ccl tllu workiS j classus l" cnst lluir voU'8 8o!iJ f"r C' "' i Mu:kaU'w f,,r vernor. We shall be much j mistaken if the working men will allow themselves to be sold " like sheep in the shambles," and follow the lead of such un scrupulous politicians. It is too late iu the day to sell out intelligent men. The labor ing men iu this country aro loo intelligent to uot understand the object of political wire-pullers and to vote against their own interests. They will no doubt take into consideration Mr. Buckalew's course taken to dL'fuat Ml' H'plrey'a bill in the State Protect miners and laborers. The urn recoruoi air. jmcKaiew 8 vote toueieat that bill can Iks seen in tho Legislative Journal Xo. 143 for the session of 1870, und on pages 1139 and 1140. Selling out. Wc leuru that n few wire pullers in this couuty who have got into the Libor Reform party, without having the interest of the party or principles at heart, are manipulating to sell out their candi dates of tho Labor Reform party in this county to tho Ueniocrnts without consult ing their party, and without tho consent of the Standing Commiltce. which is composed f,f nun who have been honest in their labors for their cause. Truly, this is a nice state of ntlaira when ft few men are able to sell out a wholo party and then lead them into tho party from which they cunnot expect to gain favors. V Forlorn Horn. The Democracy and sore-head Republicans hnve been flooding tun Mate wun urecieys iNew lorK in Lane, full to tho brim with false and ex ploded charges which have characterized this eninimkm. Forney's Press has nlso circulated freely tilled to the muzzle wilh malignant dclamalion or dene rat Hart ranft. They are making a desiierate light, but there is no use the liat has gone forth, ilartrauft will carry the State by at least 20,000 majority. Vote for Dennis Bright, for Assembly. He has been tried, and proved on efficient servaut. Givo him another term. He is acknowledged to have beu ono of the best members in the Legislature last winter. The Auditor and Coroner are two im portant offices. The Republican candi dates nre both capable nnd worthy men. It is important that they should be elected. Last Hope. Xevcr was a porty so des peiato as tho Democratic party is now. licatcn iu every election that has yet bocu held ; disappointed in all their expectations elsewhere, they turn to Pennsylvania as their last hope, nnd to fraud, detraction, and money as their last resort. Defeated lit re, their light is over. Iel old Xorthum berland county do her duty on Tuesday next nud corrupt Democracy will be buried so Ueep that it will never oe resurrected. VOTER remember that a change in our county offices will relieve you ot paying thousand of dollars of taxes that are now left in the hand of collectors to speculate upou TUB l)ctnocrat labors hard to secure the election of Mr. lteita for Commissioner. Ii says : "You know the Republicans cli rted Mr. Vnstinn last year, nnd if you would allow Mr. llcitr, to bo defeated there would then Do two Republican Commissionorsand on Hiorsind un it Wnhnt pa- lyone Democrat." It is evideut that the editor per is afraid that Mr. Durham miuht be elected, nnd somo of the transactions of former Democralio Commissioners be un covered. Of course it is bread and butter with the editor, hence, his anxiety to re tain Democratic Commissioners' in office, and in that event, to further his selfish de signs, ho is willing that iho already over burdened tax-payer should pay somo fifty thousand dollars while o-er forty thousand dollars remain uncollected in the hands of collectors. It certainly is to tho advan tage of tho editor to secure Iho election of such men ns Mr. ltcitz whom he enn con trol, nnd through him put his hand in the people's pockets, skillfully covering up all dcficioLcies with Fox and Skunk Scalps, Miscellaneous Items, &c. Tho tax-payers are daily discovering that the Commission ers' office needs renovation. It is gener ally acknowledged that a change in that of fice would havo a salutary effect upon the finances of the county, and it is universally desired that cflicient business men be selected to fill tho oflicc. Mr. Reitz may be n worthy man, but he is acknow ledged by his neighbors to bo n poor scho lar and business man, and lacks qualifica tion. The people believe that such a man is not sale in that office, particularly when there is one in the board who is serving a second term, and who knows all about tho manner in which business has been trans acted in that office of late years, and who has some six hundred Skunk scalps report ed annually from tho tipper end of the county. The editor's fears nre no doubt based upon Mr. Durham's line business qualifications, and that if he is elected tho "scalping business" would be stopped, and the expenses of the county lessened. Should Mr. Reitz be elected, of which there isn't n ghost of a chance, we may expect by another year to learn that all the foxes and skunks have congregated nlong Maha noy creek. We are sure that the people care but little from what part of the coun ty the Commissioner comes from if the bu siness of the county is conducted in the right manner, and they will decide on Tuesday next iu favor ol Mr. Durham who is known to be possessed of tho requisite qualifications. Our Member of Cong it ess. Tim free traders are still quietly at work iu their efforts to acquire power, which is to be used in destroying the manufacturers of this country, that a Jin importers and commer cial meu iiiMc" cities, may make fortunes. The Democrats nre not all free traders, es pecially in Pennsylvania, though tho party nas always iavorcu mat ruinous policy. Tho only hope of our business men our mechanics, manufacturers and laborers is to support well tried Republicans espe cially for members of Congress. The Re publican party has always sustaiued tho measures of the working men and mecha nics. The labor reform party can never make a mistake in supporting" a Republi- i can for Congress who has always. i t '1 Iiit actions, supporto.1 th:'a- inti-ivets. Such ft ft&acHjato i Hon Jo,'.... . P.,l,.,r. Ho io iu favor of and identified with ail tho great enterprises in this Slate which nre building up our manufactories nnd other improve ments. Xo ono doubts this ; and if so, why should any one, without regard to par ty, who desires the prospetity of the coun try, refuse to support him. Why dischargo a faithful and ctlicicnt servant for perhaps an inellicient one, and with no Iiom; what ever of securing a better one. Mr. Packer has discharged his duties, not only faith fully, but to the entire satisfaction of all without jwirty distinction. Would it not ! be folly to make a change under such cir-1 cumstauccs. The Democrat asks us whether no class Mr. Vastino as one of the "Court House j Ring." As the Democrat has heretofore ! denied the existence of a Court House Ring, we feel iudebtcd to the editor for his ! admission of this fact, and wu will here state that Mr. Vastino has never been sus-! petted of any connection with that corrupt organization. Xor is Mr. Vastine cou-1 suited by the Iiemocratie Commissioners I of tho Ring. Mr. Vastino being in tho minority in the board ho is powerless, and we know too that much of the business in that otlice is transacted without his know ledge or consent, nnd for this reason tho Lifmocrat, wo presume, objects to a change in the board. Let the voters elect another Republican Commissioner, and wo will guarantee that there will be a great fulling off in the taxes. If a Democrat is elected we cannot ellect nny improvement in that otlice. The chaugo certainly could not be any worse than at present, and ns our De mocratic friends have paid dearly for the whistle so fur, they will no doubt believe that A change must prove beneficial. Magnanimous. The Philadelphia In quirer, heretofore silent on the gubernato rial question, with strong leeliug against General Hartranft, on Saturday last, mag- nauimously came torwuid nud deuouueed the Yerkes' affidavits circulated through out the country, a malicious forgery in tho following strong language : in another poriiou ot the inquirer we print tho statement ot Charles I. Yerkes, Jr., supported by the dec.ara tions of several affiants, that the so-called "Yerkes Affidavit," which charged Gen. John F. Hartranft aud R. W. Mackey with having improperly used the funds of the Stale iu stock speculations, is a malicious forgery. The proofs of litis are so direct that they cannot be doubled. For these documents wo aro indebted to the largo courtety of our coicmporary, the Norllt American and United HUtlts OateUe, to which journal they were exclusively giv en for publication. Philadelphia is good for twelve thou sand majority for Hartranft. Let Xortli umbeilaud couuty give him at least three huudred. She cau do it, and we siucercly believe she will. Tax Payers, remember, that you pay no taxes on real estate, and for tbit idea you are indebted to John F. Hartranft. Voters, remember, if you do your whole duly Gen. Hartranft will be elected Governor by 25,000 majority. Tax Payers remember that the Demo cratic Sheriff charged 2,2"3 Do as prison expense lust year. Cau you staud such a rapid increase ol expenses. The Democrat of last week tries to do ny that Mr. Armstrong was connected with the Order of Kuow-Knothings. in . . tvery one who retnemoers tne campaign of 18o.", knows that the Rev. Mr, Usher was tho Independent candidate for Register nnd Recorder, nud that C. Boyd Pursel was tho regularly nominat ed Democratic candidate, nnd Mr. Arm strong was tie nominee of tho Know-Xbth-ing party. Had Rev. Mr. Fisher been connected with that Order, ho would un doubtedly have been elected. Tho fact Is, Mr. Armstrong being their candidate, de feated Rev. Mr. Fisher, nud elected Mr. Pursel. ThV editor of the Democrat not having been in resident of tho county at that time, is ixcusable for tho blunder. It is well known iu Mr. Armstrong's neighborhood Hint he was connected with the Order of Know-Knothinj.8, nnd as the editor of Hie Vimocrct insists that the fol lowing oath was taken by all who were connected with that order, Mr. Arms trong is still bound Vy it. "Oath." In the presence of tho true And ever-living Uod, nnd on these sacred Scriptures, lis Holy Word, I do declare that I will trtly fulfill nil my obligations townrd my bidheru of the Order of Know Xolhings, andthat I will keep sacred all the signs, tokeis, pass and degree words, emblems nnd proceedings of said Order. And 1 further declare and solemnly swear that I vill not knowingly voto for, nppoint, or etct any person of foreign birth, or n Roiinn Catholic, to any otlice iu the local or g&eral administration of the American Government ; and I further de clare and swetr that 1 will uso all the means in my pover to counteract and de stroy tho inllucncc of Foreigners and Ro man Catholics in the Administration of the Government of tho Doited Stales, nnd in any and nil parts thereof. To all this, a free and voluntary obligation on my pin t, without reservation, I pray Mint I may ev er be able to remain true and steadfast, so help me God. Philadelphia ii is said will pal a very largo majoiity for Hartranft, t.ot much on account ot the man, but becausithe bu siness men, mechanics nud mauufictuivrs arc very much afraid that if GrceWv should unfortunately be elected, with his visionary financial iiolicy, that the present p-osiH-ri- ity of the country would be checkd, and money panics would ayuin be the rder of the day. Tho country never w.s more prosperous than now, nud t nou'd be madness to run the risk of a c'janje when nothing could be gained. The De mocral last week aduts that Mr. Morgan lacks qualifications fr the otlice of Sheriff, and Bays that the gent majori ty of the human family couldas justly be said to luck "business qualilictions." The county has long felt the wa of compe tent officers, nnd the people re becoming tired of paying for the lack of usiness qual ifications of some of those wo have occu pied the county offices for ante years past, and if we mistake not will lake a change in that respect, nnd preventfuriher extor tion from their pocket booV in the shnpe of taxes. Vote for S. H. Rotheriel for Sheriff if ) you do not want to be o.yrcssed. He is I not only competent to lillUie position, but ' is also the friend of the por. i . , i More Fraud and Orrittiox. At i a meeting of the Democatic nnd Liberal j Republican politicians ii Philadelphia the! 'lwinii.iuy politicians n Xew York city I agreed to furnish SiO.OCfor immediate use iu Pennsylvania, w'th n liberty of draw- , iug on them for Sl(j.)00 more, to carry ! Buckalew for Govermr. These politicians expect to niako this oney out of the tax- j payers of this county7 they succeed. The ! greater part of th&7t;oney is furnished by the Free Trado Ixnjue. If Pennsylvania loses her prutictiv:A,ifr we will ha vu an other crisis of 1S.V7. Tax Payers revmbcr that the former County Treasurer ras a defaulter to tho amount of eight Ibusani! dollars. The Democratic Coniiniaoners have taken no steps to recover lhabmount of money. If Mr. Reitz, the Dctocratic candidate, is elected that money Mil lot be paid into the Couuty Treasury unVl mother Republican gets iuto the Commirtimers' Oflicu. The Democrat vinUto mnko it appear that we are too pcrsinalin our remarks iu regard to the Demou-ati candidates. We would state to our neiglbor that we have not been as personal nsihe Democrat has been in its comment Mi the Republican candidates, from Preidut do n to county Auditor. And what isiorsc its columns nre filled weekly wilh slaidirs of the most ma lignant character If ur neighbor thinks that letting the pcopK'now the disqualifi cations of his caiuiidcs is personal, we plead guilty, aud statithat we shall, nt all times, advise our rcaju8 iu regard to in competency in nny imdidale if wo are aware of it, whether )i be Democrat or Republican, or whctVr it meets with our neighbor's approbation or not. . r Heep It befbrrtho People, That the Philadelphii.nd Reading R. R. Company bought Bukalew's nomina tion over George t. Cass, and that this purchased contrdif the Dumoeratio Convention is notoiiou and has been dc- nouneedjiy hyb D'avya'-io authority. KfiD U Berofetlie People, That Buckalew atl'nptcd to destroy the usefullness of the bi)w secure safety to the miners, DID DEFJVT a supplement in tended to give thai law immediato force and compute etVecto save tho lives of tho laborixgmk:. Keep It lltre the People, That in the S nne of the United Slates HE NEVER OVVE A VOTE-never spoae a worn tn can uo lonuicu imu hj, appearance of sppnrtof our soldiers, or in . ... i. . . 1 :.... i... opposition to lis monstrous uuu waive Rebellion wageito destroy our count-y. Audio uot Forget, That Buckulcv skulked to Canadato con sult Rehkls, engaged in plots t embar rass his couuty in war waged foiA atioual existence ; u burn the cities'of jnnsylva- nia aud otheiStates ; to introdiu ln5on and neslilemo in tho ho North, aiv lu Jiuu- DER AbralMiu Ji-'oin T rm Keuieuner, That the Itcts are from themblic record of Charles it. Buckalew, and roven against him from the most reliable tstimouy and ofllclal pipers testimonywiich caunot bo contradicted nor impugud. Aud Keep H be Tore fie People, These &U have been fiquently published in leading Rcpublieao urnla, during the present Jauvass, and rt a tingle Democra tic, or ttreclej', or covederate organ in the State his attempt to eoutradicl them, wyyv rue uswv Is easy. . . ILfl'UBLlCASSget OUt JOUi fui vot and ii.- in relieviuj the lax payers u the heavt turdeo put ipon them auuoally by increai ;d taxation. Buckalew and his Record. A great mauy persons, wno do not iook very deeply into public affairs, suppose that the attacks upon mt. juicKaicw ore mero campaign abuse. But it is not so. Ho has been In office all these years where wo could not rencn mm. lie hits been ft State Senator, or ft United States Senator, or ft foreign envoy. He has never como prominently before the people of the Commonwealth in a position whore he could bo punishod by the press for his delinquencies as he has so richly deserved. And now. nt last, ho comes before us for promotion, nnd, in the landed security ol Uroclev's "peace nnd reconciliation," hopes for oblivion of his disloynl record, not on account of any merits of his own, but because Mr. Greeley is preaching a political millcniuni which consists in tho promotion of -traitors, tho condonine of nil wnr offences, nnd a ces sation of the onward progress of Republi canism There is no uso of mincing words nbout such n man ns Buckalew at this time. In tho Xational Senato his disloyalty was Hint of other men of tho snmo kidney. But the sympathy that lends a United Senator, dur ing a terrible civil war, to Canada, to con fer with rebel cmissaiies, nt ft time when they were sending out agents to burn Xew Yoikand Philadelphia, nud to Infect the noiiitin Males with smalmox, nnd to burn the steamers at St. Louis, nnd that leads such a man to organize secret societies to resist the draft, und that misleads citizens into open revolt against tlie laws, is no mere sentiment it is a bold and dangerous ellort of treason. There is no abuse of words in calling uch a man a traitor ; for it is not possible to conceive of a more clenrly-detlned traitor than such n one. clothed with official authority, a member of the highest representative body in the muu, sworn in me miiist ol me war to sup. port iho government, nnd yet engaged in traitorous intercourse with the enemy and in fomenting insurrections against the laws for tho supplying of men for tho army. What must be thought of such a man pre siding at a meeting at which the vilest, most disgusting, and most disgracefully treasonable sentiments were onen'lv nreneh- ed, such as that Wirz, tho Andersonvillo jailer, was a patriot deserving of reward ? What must bo thought of the Sctintor who. knowing that these men had both nr'illerv and small arms and had appointed a ren dezvous, yet endeavored to secure their escape fro.n punishment, nnd overtook tho deserters from prison to the election polls to vote V And he, too, sworn to support the government in the enforcement of Hih laws. Is it abuse or calumny to say that he stands before us a traitor '( Is it abusu to say that instead of promotion he deserves punishment It it keeping alive war memories unnecessarily to refuse to vote for such a man ? Many Democrats may have honestly differed from ns during the war. But how many of them arc there who would have chartered wilh the enemy as Buckalew is clearly proven to have done, or who would have attempted to ferment revolt against the draft, as he did. We shall not insult the patriot ism of our Dem ocratic readers by supposing that any con siderable number would bnvo done this. Hut if they now vote for Buckalew for Governor, by w hat course of logic can they hold themselves free from responsibility for his terrible record ? We cannot see it ourselves. We may say tho same of nny Republicans who may be seduced into vot ing for such a traitor. They may natter themselves as they please that, as the war is over, things are past ; but if they vote J ' au for f"'ernnr, iftlicy vo him 'r"ot '?r cln.n. l"Y w' tanl responsible J' "llc"(:c1s,(. n8. .Accessories. Otncrs "'"ftofore vnt ftr him for Senator, State or national, m ignorance of iho true char acter of the mau. But there is uo chance, now for ignorance. His full record is pub lished all over the Commonwealth. Those who do not choose to read must uot thereby hope to escape responsibility for hi acts if tney vote lor inni. tiii: mi: tii.i.i! THE PLOT EXPOSED t From the Xorth Jmtrirau ot the SSlli ult. The facts of the violent and cunning plot originally designed to screeu knaves from the consequences of their complicity in the well-kuowu Evans scandal ; then enlarged to comprehend poliiictil issues, nnd pushed wilh all the strength of personal apprehen sion and political necessity, are loo well known to demand mention. The extieni est charges were made and the most sum mary proceedings resorted tosustaiu them. The meu who alone could explain and dis entangle the rascality were imprisoned and prevented from examining the processes of the plot iu which they were meshed, and that they only could disentangle. The falsehood was used as the heavy artillery of all opposed to Republican success iu the Slate nud nation ; nnd its truth was assum ed wherever it could be circulated. The plot hits exploded I Messrs. Marcer and Yerkes yesterday received a full par don from the Governor, at the hands of his private secretary, Colonel I-e. They re lumed to their homes last evening, nnd immediately furnished the subjoined deci sive tesiimomy, exonerating General J. F. Hartranft from his alleged misuse of the funds of the Commonwealth for private bcuctit. The testimony is absolutely and completely competent for tins end. The most extreme need, the most instant dau ger, the most resolute purpose, cannot travel beyond this record so substantiated. It establishes that the scandal was origi nated by Paine as a screen for tho notorious und flagrant Evans fraud ; that the liuaneial account of tho State was kept iu the usual aud a legitimate manner Hint Mr. Mackey never gave an or der to Mr. Yerkes to buy any stock what ever ; Mr. -whey trtr sjtcrtwuea wtvitue junds in tny way ; . tltut lite simiature to lite affidavit chnrn. i General Hartranft with malfeasance in cjn e w cuuitierjeti. 1 Ins covers Hie wholo grouud. Here is tuo testimony sustaining it. And now. cot ouly must public opinion, so long mis fcd, pronounce decisively iu favor of gross-ly-sluudered and deeply-wronged men ; not onlv must tho narlisan niirnout ilint .,nrht us cuus oy bo villainous, mahguaut and sustained au enginery wilt as it is unmask- . ... . r ---. ed, but the promoters of the coninrehensivB fraud that employed fraud to conceal form er knavery and assist further, reckless of every omer consideration, must tremble at the lateut threat in the correspondence, and in contemplating a judgment crushing both at tho polls and from the jury-box. We furnish the vindication of all who have been assailed. We (hall soon furnish some thing for their assailants to answer. Mr. Yerkea' Mtatetuent. In coming before tho people with this explanation, which relates to the charges agaiust Gen. J. F. Hartrauft, la to Auditor General, and now a candidate for Govei nor of this State, and R, W. Mackey, State Treasurer, of having used through roe the money of the Commonwealth in stock speculations, and for their private needs and benefit, it is my desire to make tome plain statements which the public demuud, and which I believe it not only their right to have, but my duty to them and myself I wish to say here, lest some wrong con struction be placed upon my motives for to uuiug, uut mis action on my part is wun out consultation or projuisa from ar ' one ; without any inducements held out to mo, nnd without fear or favor. It is free from all malice or feelings of resentment. I leave thoso who have wronged mo to their own reflections. It is simply for the reasons set fourth above, and to do justico to those who hnvo been unrighteously villi lled. I do not intend to enter Into nny personalities nt the present time, other thnn what will be necessary for a clear under standing of the matter. While a victim has been made of me, dupes have been made of others by ft few designing men, who Used everything nnd everybody within their reach for the pur pose of circulating and publishing asser tions and statements which were false in tho extreme, with the obcct of breaking down the character of General Hartranft, in tho hopes of thereby preventing his elec tion, which they felt assured would insure silence iu regard to, and a settlement of, their nafarious transactions. This was to be brought about principally by Dr. Paine, who, ns my finaneinlafliiirs were under tho control of Mr. Jos. Mason, Register in Bankruptcy, obtained from that gentleman an order to examine my books nnd papers, representing himself to bo counsel for Mr. M. V. Tnggart, of Lnncastcr county. It wns under this disguise that hcvisited my oflicc and surreptiously obtaiued letters and memorandums of accounts from which the various misrepresentations were manu facturedwith the view of compelling Gen. Hartranft and Mr. Mackey to settle the Evans claims, iu which he (Paiue) is so deeply interested. In the following statement I shall not only give my testimony of the facts in the case, but that of others, which shall be undeniable. The public have for a long time demand ed to know the truth ns to tho nuthenticity of n certain afildavit alluding to General Hartranft's alleged malfeasance iu office, and which bears what purports to be mv signature ; copies of which, both phoio" graph and lithograph, havo been widely circulated for political purposes. In regard to this. I state that THE SIGXATURE AFFIXED THERETO 18 XOT MIXE : . l.n . r , . .... . " urn i a never inane any sucn atliilavit ; and, if sworn to nt all (which fact I have no' goou reason to Mount, ns it is asserted it was sworn to in my name), it was not sworn i y '? in continuation of this I subjoin the fid-1 ra,n, Joseph Vansiekle, Betijnnin Col lowing certificate of officers of banks, j W nnd Valentine Fell, nil of whom where my signature is lodged, and other j ,VLru ''ird. convicted nnd incarcerated persons who nre well acquainted with it : in Fort Milhlin. Specific I'm Xo.2 The We, the undersigned, familiar for a nutn- j acquittal of Daniel McHent v did not her of years with the signature of Charles' l.ri,1!? tllc "hole question of the Colum T. Ytrkes, Jr., have duly examined the : uia county troubles to an end as you say. photographic copy of an allidavit purport- ! After the acquittal of Daniel McIIenry, ing to bo made by him before Alderman fi,,,r of tho above named prisoners were Dougherty, under date of December 23, t,iL'1' "d convicted. Vou wish to convey 1871, with reference to use of State funds ' the impression that ns soon as Daniel by General Hartranft for speculative pur-! McIIenry was acquitted, the whole prose- pose, and have no hesitation in saying, from our knowledge of Mr. Yerkes' signa- lure, and on comparing it with those iu our possession, that said signaturu to the afll- davil is not his, nnd was never written by ' him. Saluel W. Bull. I Of the Farmers nnd Mechanics Xntion. al Bank. William J. Downs, Of the First National Bank. George C. Thomas. Of Jay Cooke & Co., 114 south third street. Alex. Lrvin, President of the Seventh Xational Bank. I am well acnuainted with the SR'llillllrn of Charles T. Yerkes. Jim., havin.r Iv.d charge of the exchange detriment in tint banking house of C. T. Yerkes. Jr. .t r:,. for several Years. I have seen a lithograph copy ofan alli davit casting a stigma on General liar Iranft, the same that is being circulated for political purposes, and have not the least hesitation in saying thnt it is not the signa ture of Chits. T. Yerkes, Jr. John S. Ri siiton, of Jno. S. Rushton & Co., Bankeis & Bro kers, Xo. 50 South Third street The accusations that General Hartranft or Mr Mackey speculated with State funds, or that the accounts of money of the Coin motiwenllh received from the State Trea surer were kept iu any cabalistic, or any other than a proper manner, I pronounce utterly untrue, nnd a puru fabrication. General Hartranft's account wilh me was of a perfectly private character and had no connection wilh or relation to the account of the Commonwealth whatever, any more than though the Stale account had not been kept with me. Mr. Mackey never gave me an order to buy any stock tor his or any other account. As niy books are in the bands of my nssignees, and have been since a short time after my failure. It will be seen from the fmegoing that a great liaud has been attempted, but I inn happy to be in a measure the humble means of frustrating it. Of the originators of the bold plot 1 say nothing more ; but leave them wilh the feeling that in their contemplation of the failure of their '.niqui-', retail, tous schemes they have their just reward, j Having Imported a vcrv large and splendid ns lloping I may not be ngain called before 1 ritnnu ol all the dim-rent kinds of Furs iri.m public notice, I am, tVc., Chas. T. Yerkes, Jr. ! From tl e Si-rantnu (D.iily) Republican. j All Open Letter to V. It. Iiurknlw. ' Benton, Columbia Co., Pa., ' Sept. 30, 1S72. J ; Honorable Charles R. Buckalew : Sir : In your celebrated (?) speech at i Pittsburg on the oil. iust., you attempt to J explain away lliu existence of Iho "Fishing Creek Confederacy," and by the worst kind of siieeial pleading, interspersed with innu merable and atrocious falsehoods, you at tempt to prove that no rebellion agaiust the authority of the United States occurred iu your own (Columbia) county during the war. You also make a tremendous ell'orl to convey to tho voters of lVunsylvauia the impression that you knew nothing of the doings in your couuty at that time, and had no sympathy whatever with, them. 1 ou slate in that remarkable speech, as follows : "It is true that two or three of the am-st. ed were convicted by a military commission before a full trial was had mainli upon the rt'iVlencf of' a yui rnment informer tehose cred it itxuf ufterwtwU thoroughly impeached und his Hioie testimony comraatcted and over thiotcn. He was himself a draft sneak, dis charged from all responsibility, and made a witness uuuer pay at tuo lustauce ol Col, Albright, &c." You are thus mean in ougu io stigmatize me ana mv testimony as above, although the records of tho trials provo that I was fully corroborated bv many witnesses. You also, at the time of these trials, made a wntteu statemeut which you sent to Presideut Lincolu. iu w hich you used the folluwiug words in regard to myscu : -1 ne records ot the trials ol Itantz aud Kline (of which I have particular knowledge) teem with falsehoods. The main witness against them was one J<card Mcjlenry, of tnjamous character, who hud skulked the draft to escape punishment. There never was the slightest resistance to the military authorities, or to tho draft of ficers iu the county, vie." It is well for you Mr. Buckalew, that you weut to the extreme western bordor of the State to make these assertions ; for, should a question of resiectability, truthfulutss. and honor arise between you and myself nere nt nonm wo are Dotu well known, the result would be greatly to your disadvantage. l. is true that I am a labor ing man, and have made mv living U i,m. est toil, and not a bloodsucking politician uivu JUU.M.-I., .tiways seeking otlice and nyer satisfied. Yet. I am resrM-t.l at ....I ul; ... . . . - ucueve mat my neighbors think more of me than yours do of you. Certain- ly, I hnve not tho reputation of affixing my signature to a document acknowledging myself to bo n most Infamous libeller and guilty of other crimes, tho punishment for which would have been ft felon's cell, yet suci a document of confection in in Columbia countv and bean your signature. So much for n comparison of our characters. Mr. Buckalew, it is your testimony in relation to the "Fishing Creek Confedera cy" that "teems with falsehoods" and not mine. Every statement you made nt Pitts burg in regard to tin Fishing Creek Con federacy is either' absolutely or construc tively false. I was a member of the organi zation referred to and know whereof I speak. I also know that you knew of tho organization and its purposes, nnd wero iu sympathy with it. Had it not been for you and your fuglemen there never would have been trouble iu Columbia County. Our art were simjily your teachings. Time will not permit mo to refute all tho falsehoods contained in your speeches, for, to repeat your own words ngnin, it "teems with falsehoods." I will therefore notice only r fuw prominent ones: You slate "there never was an officer of the Untied .Stfifca opposed or resisted, or even insulted within the limits of Columbia county." Do you forget that iicidenaiit Itobiuson who came into the county with n squad of sol diers to nrrest drafted men w shot by a party of nrmed men on the banks of Raven creek, nnd afterwards died ? Do you forget that drafted men were gunrded by us nt various times for weeks ; nnd do you doubt that if an attempt had been made to nrrest them there would havo bean bloodshed t You well know, nnd the citizens of this county well kuow, that there was blood shed and nrmed resistance in Columbia county nt that timc, nnd they wonder at your audacity and staud aghast at your brazen falsehoods. You say "it was truo that two or three of tho arrested men wero convicted" that "the acquittal of Daniel McIIenry, ono of tho orrcsted citizens, by the unauimous vote of the military commis sion that tried him brought the whole question of the Columbia county trou bles to an end." Xow, here are two specific lies. Specific lie Xo. 1 There wero "ol or but trtn. viz three citizens convicted. John llaiitz, Samuel Kline, V illiam Apple man, John La cution tell, whereas, the trials went on regularly, the same as though he had been convicted. That I was a '"draft sneak" i ft"d u captain of one of those armed organi zation is owing to the schooling you and others like you gave me. Had 1 known ! you then as well as I know vou now my name would not be linked with yours iii this history. You well state that "our citizens ought now to be heartily ashanic and to regret that the whole thing has been j brought up again after a lapse of eight years." I acknowledge thai I parlici'pa I ted in the affair nnd am ashamed of it. You prefer to exhibit your shame nml re ; gret by lying out of it. If yon prefer your mode of escaping the odium of disagreeable facts to the more honorable one of tellin" ' the truth, you are welcome to it and all the ! honor it may bring. Governorship included. ! Yes it is n shame and regret, but "Dawiiu's yhost tcil! not dote n at his lidding." Eight years, sixteen years, nay a hundred years will not obliterate it. History will ivpent it, nnd I must bear the odium of a tool while you will figure as a conspirator. I Y.ours &c. i Edward Mi-Henry. Candidate Cards. For I'rol honotnry. KAVINU rcivivcj tin iiinninaiiDiu.r the I.m Imr Ri'lorin organization fur tho ntlli-e nf I'ROTHO.NOTARY, I K'sp.-elfiiny folirit mv tiicnils to can llu'ir votes f.r me. ami if rli-rtnl 1 I shall iitleml the diltii's of IIil' ulVuc iiiinai tiallv ami Id thelnl ol'mv nbilitv. JOHN JOXEs September 21. lSTi. iQ'ciu jrvClinlij F.Xt KI.SIOIt Fl it FMPOKIl'M. 1 . IS A ACS, Successor to JOHN FAREIRA, T1S Areh ftnet. Middle or Ihe tihwk. Ij.-iuvcmi "111 nml 81 Ii streets. South M,le, lMiiliiilclpliia. Importer und .Minil'act urer of FAXCV Fl ltS For I.n,lics' nml ('1iil.lri.iiV VAV ir lirst hands in .urnpe, would reppectl'iillv invito the renders of I Ms paper lo call nnd examiuo the. assortment of Fiiney Furs. 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WEo"re now 1H'"ins nu rmircly iew 'tock DRUGS AXD MEDICINES, nnd are prepared o supply any article in our lino Hint mav bt-Vulled for, we have uUo n full stock of all Ihc lendlnit P-.ilcn Medicine. Fine Fei tu rnery and Toilet Articles a fpaolulliv, a full hi sort men t .r Hair, Toolli, Nail, Shoe and other Brushes, Diossliijf and other t'ombi Iu i-reat variety, t'lXF. TOILET NO tl.H, a full line Cooking Extracts, Frcuch Mustard, Choice Spioes, Pcper whole or ground, Castile and Laundry &oup, Lamp Chimmys aud Lamp Goods Kener" I !. Bird Seed hi lurije or smull quantities, CARPENTER'S CHALK, full stock Fluid nnd Solid Extracts, E:ixers and I ills of V. 8- P., Sugar Coated. Strenirlheuiiii;, Arnie.i, Porous, Poor Man's nnd other Plasters AVer's, Wriuhl'i. Scheuk's .l hirer und oilier Pills, our stock .mhi-M,. ... ...... lUlnir round In a well conducted lim.. Country Physicians will Und our stock foil and complete, and we iruarantee to sill nslnwas the same articles enn be houiht in im,,i,i i.i.. choice Wiues, W hiskey und Bruudv for Medieinl al purposes. Octobers, 1872.
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