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.
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