t tiSisBllfftr
,
MI
R. W. JONES,
JAS. S. JIGNMISRI4,
"A sentiment not to be appalled, corrupted or
etotapromised. It lawns no baseness; it cowers to
netdaner; it oppresses no weakness. Destructive
only of fdespotism, it is the sole conservator of lib
erty, labor and property. It is the sentiment of
Freedom, of equal rights, of equal obligations — the
taw of nature pervading the law of the land."
WAYNESBURG, PA.
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 1863.
DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS.
FOR GOVERNOR,
ILION. GEO. W. WOODWARD,
OF PHILADELPHIA
FOR JUDGE OF TUE RUPREIIE COURT,
WALTER U. LOWRIEr
I=
FOB, SENATE,
COL. IW/LLIADI HOPKINS,
OF wAsuirtaroN courTr
--- - -
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET
ASSEMBLY,
DR. ALEXANDER PATTON.
=
PROTHONOTARY,
JUSTUS P. TEMPLE,
=II
TaEastRER,
JAMES S. JENNINGS,
I=l
REGISTER & RECORDER,
PETER BROWN,
UV ?ALMS Tt.
COMMISSIONER,
JOHN G. DINSMORE,
inconst.t. TP.
AUDITOR,
JOHN CLAYTON,
OF M0R0.% TP.
POOR DOUSE DIRECTOR,
DANIEL FULLER,
OF WHITELY TP.
"ALL PUBLIC FUNCTIONARIES IN
THIS LAND ARE UNDER THE LAW,
AND NONE, FROM THE HIGHEST TO
THE LOWEST, ARE ABOVE IT."
WALTER H. LOWRIE.
SENATORIAL NOMINATION.
The Republican Senatorial Conferees
met at Prosperity, Washington county,
on Friday last, and nominated JOHN
LINDEIgr, Eq., of this county, as their
candidate for the Senate at the approach
ing election. Mr. Ltxosar has always
been identified with the Democralic party,
and enjoyed a large degree of its favor
and confidence ; and notwithstanding the
declarations of the Opposition to the con
trary, we do not believe he has accepted
or will accept the nomination. He is ab
sent from home, and has been for some
weeks; but will return in a few days, we
understand, when the matter will be de
tet.u.ined.
Rally, Democrats ! Rally !
A meeting of the Democrats of Greene,
Dunkard and adjoining townships will be
held at the WILLOW TREE TAVERN,
in Greene township, on
Saturday, the 3rd of October
Next, at 1 o'clock, P. M. Gen. Liztsa,
R. W. JONES and other speakers will pos
itively be present and address the people.
Friends of Woodward do LOwriel—Friends
of the Union and Constitution Now is
the time to let your voices be heard.—
Give one day to the cause of your country
—to FItEE THE WHITE MEN of
Pennsylvania from Abolition mis-rule.
PATRIOTIO ENTERTAINMENT.
The ladies of the "Soldiers' Aid Socie
ty" will give a Public Entertainment in
the Court House on Friday evening next,
for the benefit of the soldiers. The per
formances 01 the evening will consist of
of Charades, Tableaux, Literary Exer•
vises, 3.c. On that occasion will be pro
duced, for the first time in Waynesburg.
Mr. Steven's great comedy- -"Tits LOAN
or A LovEa." The ladies have taken
great pains, and have succeeded in getting
up this play in good style. We bespeak
for them a full house.
Gem Lazear.
Gen. LAZEAR, his numerous friends will
be gratified to learn, will address several
meetings, at different points in the cour.ty,
between this and the election. He may
he expected at Gray's Old Stand, iu Rich
hill, on Saturday, September 2Gth, and at
the Willow Tree, in Greene township, on
Saturday, Oct. 3d. Let the people turn
out to hear this honest, reliable and
faithful public servant.
Democratic Meeting !
There will be a meeting of the Demo
ecratic Club of Morgan township, on Satur
,day evening, the 26th inst., at the Centre
School Ilousz, near the residence of W.
•'f. L. Pauley. Able speakers are expected
to be in attendance to address the meet
ing.
Democratic Meeting.
The Democracy of Wayne township
will bold a Democratic meeting at Kuhn's
School House, on Hoover's Run on Satur
day the 26th day of September. Turn
out, everybody. Gabriel Cooke and
.other +speakers will address the meeting.
WHITELY.
The meeting at Newtown was an en
couraging demonstration. Able and con
vincing speeehes were made by Jon);
PULLAN, Esq., and-A. G. Thy's. Whitely
is `Ntound to the core."
Democratic County Meeting.
ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING
OF COURT.
Hon. SAMUEL A. GILMORE
and Hon. JOHN L. DA WSON
will address the Democracy of
Greene county on Tuesday and
Tuesday evening, September 22d,
1863 ; (Court week.)
Turn out, every Democrat, "and
all other Conservative men who
really have the good of the country
at heart, and who feel an earnest de-
sire for the preservation of our lib-
erties untarnished, and who are in
favor of restoring the Union on the
basis of the Constitution as our
fathers made it, with the rights of
all the States unimpaired, and who
wEsh the Government administered
according to the Constitution and
Laws, and are in favor of Free
Speech and a Free Press, and oppo•
sed to the arrest and punishment of
citizens without due process of law,
are earnestly requested to bo pres
ent and Lear the great national
questions of the day, in this terrible
crisis of our country's history, dis
cussed."
DZIWOCILATIO
STATE MASS MEETING Hi
A Democratic STATE MASS MEET
ING, under the joint superintendence of
the State and Fayette county committees,
will be held,
IN UNION'rOVIrN,
01 WiIIIESDAY, SIPTIfill 311111!
Hon. WILLIAM BIGLER and Hon
HEISTER CLYMER have positively
pledged themselves to be present and ad
! dress the people on this occasion. Hon.
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY, of Wash
! ington ; Hon. HENRY D. FOSTER, of
Greenburgh ; GEORGE P. HAMILTON,
Esq., and JUDGE SHALER, of Pitts
burgh ; DAVID CRAWFORD, Esq., of
Greene county, and other distinguished
gentlemen have been invited and are ex
pected to speak. It is desired that the
Souen Western counties send largedelega
gatione to this meeting. Every arrange
ment will be made for the comfort and
accommodation of the people. Turn out,
Democrats, and make this the largest
meeting ever held in Pennsylvania.
Turn Out ! Turn Out
A meeting of the Democracy of Monon
gahela and adjoining township; will be
held at MAPLETOWN, on Saturday,
Oct. 1011 t, 1868, at 1 O'clock,
P. M.
Hon. JOHN L. DAWSON and Col. T.
B. SEARIGHT of Fayette, DAVID
CRAWFORD, Esq., R. W. JONES and
other speakers will certainly be it. atten •
dance and address the meeting. Turn out,
Democrats and Conservative men, and
loudly proclaim your opposition to the
present Abolition rulers! Let none fail to
attend.
TARE NOTICE !
DEMOMTIC MEETING POSTPONED I
The Democratic meeting published for
Clarksville on Saturday next has been
postponed until Saturday, the 26th inst.
This change is made to accommodate our
Democratic friends of Frederi'ktown and
vicinity, in Washington county, who are
desirous of attending both meetings. Our
Democratic friends in the lower end of
Greene are invited to Frede'ricktown on
the 19th, where a uumber of able speech
es may be expected.
THE MEETING AT TAYLORSTOWN,
The meeting at Taylorstown in old
Dunkard on Thursday last, was one of the
largest, most orderly and enthusiastic of
the campaign. Speeches were made by
D. IL P. Huss, Esq. and H. W. Jones.—
The ladies turned out, in large numbers,
on the occasion. The Democrats in that
quarter are alive to their duty, and will
roll up an old-fashioned majority, for "the
ticket, THE WHOLE TICKET, and NOTHING
BUT THE TICKET !"
I:I===MMIIMI
MISSIONARIES.
We observe within a day or two, a nuts
ber of idle Lawyers, and vagrant politi
cians from the neighboring county of
Washington, doing Missionary duty among
the benighted Republicans of Greene
County. We do not wish to be imperti
nent, but we would like to know who
pays; whether the Railroad or the shod
dy contractor fund is drawn upon to pay
for the benevolent work t
THE' JEFFERSON FAIR GROUNDS.
The enterprising Managers of the Jet
fersin Agricultural Society have recently
nearly doubled the extent of their Fair
grounds. The accommodation* are now
ample and all the public could wish
them, and we are safe to predict a fine
Exhibition this. Fall.
A Democratic Meeting •
Will be held at MORIUSVILLE on
Saturday, Sept. 19th. Speakers will be
in attendance. Let than be a good tura
out.
The Democratic Meeting
At O.IJARKSVILLE will be post
poned Saturday, Opt... /1 6 tRO'
41363.
DEMOONATIO MEETING AT GEMS.
8080.
On the Bth inst., as previously announ
ced, the Democracy of Monongahela held
a meeting at Greensboro. There was quite
a respectable number of Democrats pres
ent, and a goodly number of Republicans,
who were - not as respectoble in their car
riage and demeanor as Democrats would
have been under similar circumstances.
A. A. PURYAN, Esq., was first introdu
ced to the audience and spoke at some
length on the political issues of the d•ty.
His speech was replete with good sense
and sound reasoning, botvrithstanding the
frequent interruptions of unprincipled
Abolitionists who were probably set on
by men who should be engaged in more
honorable and profitable employment.
D. Caswroan, Esq., next took the stand
and made a exceedingly happy and argu
tnentative speech, defending the loyalty of
the Democratic party to the Constitution,
the great bond of Union. Nevertheless
he was unable to command the attention
of that portion of the auditors who evi
dently came to annoy and disturb. Had
the store box from which he addressed
them been on wheels, however, he might
have followed them up to a hearing.
The ladies, God bless them, were the
most attentive auditors present, and con
ducted themselves with honor and dignity
that should have shamed the opposite sex.
The speakers were sorry that in the con
fusion of the occasion they neglected to
thank the ladies for their respectful at
tention.
We would merely say of the boisterous
Abolitionists who interrupted the meeting,
that they had better secure one of the old
banners of 1856, containing the following
motto : "Free Speech, Free Press, Free
Kansas and Fremont," and observe its
sentiment more faithfully I ereafter.
THE UNION.
"These States are glorious in their in
dividuality, but their collective glories are
in the Union. By all means, at all haz
ards, are they to be maintained in their
integrity and the full measure of their
constitutional rights—for only so is the
Union to be preserved—only so is it worth
preserving. It is the perfection of the
prismatic colors, which blended, produce
the ray of light. It is the completeness of
these assembled sovereignties, lacking
nothing which they have not lent for a
great purpose, that makes the Union pre
cious. This word Union is a word of pre
cious omen. It implies confidence and af
fection—mutual support and protectiot.
against external dangers. It is the chosen
expression of the strongest passion of
young hearts. It is the charmed circle
within which the family dwells. It is
man helping his fellow-man in this rug
ged world. It is States, perfect in them
selves, confederated for mutual advantage.
It is the people of States, separated by
lines, and interests, and institutions, and
usages, and laws, all forming one glorious
nation—all !roving onward to the same
sublime destiny, and all instinct with a
common life. Our. fathers pledged their
lives, their Aortnnes, and their sacred lion
ors, to form this Union—let ours be pledged
to maintain it."—Grottcz W. Wow:twain),
July 4, 1852.
NATIVE AIIEBIOANISM,
"I am not and never have been a 'Na
tive American' in any political sense, any
more than lam or have been &Whit% tin
damson or an Abolitionis'. * * * The
speech so often quoted against me, lam
not responsible for. It was introduced
into the debates by a Whig reporter, in
violation of the rules of the body, which
required him to submit for revision before
publication, and which he never did.—
* * * I promptly denounced it, in the
face of the Convention, as I have done
many a time since, as a gross misrepre
sentation. * * * The Native Ameri
can party itself is my witness. Seven
years ago I was the caucus nominee for
U. 8. Senator. The county of Philadel
phia was represented by Natives. They
asked whether, if elected by their votes,
I would favor their measures for chang
ing the naturalization laws, I answered
them NO, and they threw every vote they
could command against me and raised a
shout of triumph over their victory."—
GEORGE W. WOODWARD, Pittsburgh, Sept.
14, 1852.
SUSPENDING THE CONSTITUTION
DURING THE WAR.
"I go for suspending the Constitution
during the war—laying it up to dry," re
marked a Lineolnite the other day.—
"Well," says a Democrat, "it we sus
pend it, has Lincoln any right to be Presi
dent? Is he not President by virtue of
the Constitution ? Has he any other
title ? And will he not cease to be Presi
dent the moment the Constitution Is sus
pended ?" The Republican made no re•
ply. The Democrat rejoined that al
though he was for the Constitution, yet if
its suspension would rid us of the present
Adminstration, the measure had at least
one redeeming feature. The Republican
' t ook a second thought, and doubted
whether it would be well to suspend the
Constitution under the circumstances—it
being Lincoln's only title deed to the of
fice.
`The Republican party in this State
style themselves the "Union" party. In
deed it is a union party—a united band of
shoddy contractors, rot ton steamboat
speculators, horse contractors, navy con
tractors, gun manufacturers and office
holders, who join together to keep the fed
eral treasury under their control and pro
crastinate the war, that they may he ena
bled to reap fortunes out of the necessities
of the country and fatten upon the slaugh
ter of poor men who cannot pag three hun
dred dollars to ezetnpt them frotu coa
•ct iption .—Fulton Democrat.
my-The Abolitionists have plenty of
mouopc but that hi all. They have little
enthusiasm, knv votes, and still less brain..
AR VOLT IREVIIIIRIV.
The Abolition Candidate for Judge of
the Sopron'. Court in leaver of Negro
Outrage.
The Uniontown Genius of Liberty ex
poses the course of Judge Agnew in the
Reform Convention on the question of ne
gro suffrage. It should deprive him of the
vote of every man in the State who be
lie'ved that our free white ancestors framed
our insttiutions for free white men and
their descendants forever. We quote from
the Genius :
"The Republicans have been as unfor
nate in the nomination of Judge Agnew
as in that of Gov. Curtin. He was a
member of the Convention which framed
the Constitution of 1838; and his course•
in that body on the question of negro suf
frage was such as will not very strongly
commend him to the favor of white men.
"It is known that under the Constitu
tion of 1790 it was a mooted question
whether colored men were entitled to vote.
In some parts of the State they were al
lowed to exercise the right, and in others
it was denied them. In the Convention of
1838, called to amend the Constitution, it
was proposed to put this question at rest
by confining the elective franchise to
white men only. With this view Mr.
Martin, of Philadelphia, on the 23rd of
June, 1837, offered the follewing proviso
to the 3d article:
" 'Provided, also, That the rights of an
elector shall in no ease extena to others
than tree white male citizens.'
"On this proviso the yeas and nays
were called, and Judge AgneW voted
against it, and Judge Woodward, the
present Democratic candidate for 'Gover
nor, who was also a member of the .Con
vention, voted for it. The proviso was
lost.---(Debates, vol. 3, page 91.)
"On the 17th of January, 1838, Mr.
i Martin renewed his effort, by moving to
insert the word "white" among the quail
' fications for voters. Upon this motion, a
long and able debate ensued, Judge Wood
ward taking an active and leading part in
i favor of the motion and against negro
suffrage. On the 20th of January a vote
was taken on the motion, by yeas and
nays, and the word " white" was inserted
fin the 3d article of the Constitution, Judge
Agnew voting against it., and Judge
Woodward for it. (Debates, vol. 10, page
106.)
"To that motion, thus carried against
ithe opposition of Judge Agnew, we owe
the fact that negroes are not to-day voters
in Pennsylvania. -
"An attempt was subsequently made to
continue the right of suffrage to those ne
groes who had before exercised it : and for
this Judge Agnew voted, on the principle
that 'half a loaf is better that no bread.'
Judge Woodward voted against it.
"This is the man for whom white wen
are asked to vote. Had he succeeded in
making negroes voters, hie chances of
election would mow be pretty fair, but as
white men are, through the efforts of men
like Judge Woodward, alone invested with
the invaluable right of suffrage, it. is not
likely that Judge Agnew will ever reach
the Supreme Bench.
"We cannot refrain from giving the
concluding paragraph of a powerful
speech made in the Convention by Judge
Woodward on this question of negro suf-1
frage :
'1 am sure the sober sense of our citi- 1
zens would be outraged by a decision that
negroes are to vote, and this will be deci
ded if you reject the amendment. At no :
stage of our history have our people been
willing to give theni this right, aid now
let us not offend against nature, and do
violence to the gener'al feeling, by Saving,.
that in all time to come they ;hall pthisese I
it. Let Os not reduce the inestimable
right of suffrage to this degradation, left
the people spurn it from them as unwor-1
th'y any longer of their affections, but let
us preserve and bequeath it as we have in
herited it, and then posteriiy will have no i
reproaches for our memories."' ,
WHO IS THE SOLDIER'S GAEL
FRIEND ?
Extract (ruin the deeision of Judge
WOODWARD sustaining the Stay Law pass
ed by our Legislature - in favor of the sol
dier :
"Now, if a stay of execution_ for three
years would be tolerated in ordinary times,
did not these circumstances constitute an
emergency that justified the pushing of
legislation to the extremeet limit of the
Constitution Y No citizen could be Waffled
for volunteering. He was invoked to do
so by appeals as strong as his love of
country. In the nature of things there is
nothing unreasonable in exempting a sol
dier's property from execution whilst he
is absent from home battling for the su
premacy of the Constitution aid the in
tegrity of the Union. And when he has
not run before he was sent, but has yield
ed himself up to the call of his country,
his self-sacrificing patriotism pleads, trum
pet-tongued, for all the indulgence from
his creditors which the Legislature have
power to grant. If the term of indulgence
seem long in this instance, it was nut long
er than the time for which the President
and Congress demanded the soldier's ser
vices."
IS IT TRUE ?
Gov. Curtin; at the commencement of
the last session of the Legislature, earn
estly recommended the passage of a bill
making it.a penal offence to pay laboring
men in store orders. The Legislature did
pass a bill for that purpose, which we pub
lished some time ago, when:curtin's or
gan, the Harrisburg 7thgraiikannounced
that he had signed it. Shortly afterwards .
the Telegraph declared the Governor had
not signed it, and, moreover, would not.—
New light dawned upon him,. and to this
day the "scrip" remains without the Gov
ernor's sanction. In return for this, it is
said that the iron-masters of the State,
who have grown rich by that which Cur
tin, a few months ago, thought robbery,
were in force at Pittsburgh, working for
the Governor's re-nomination. Curtin
has promised them not to sign OWL—
, Will he keep his word? or will Le now, in
the hope of humbugging the working men,
I and cheat the iron-masters and sign it ?
We'lh see !—Allentown Democrat.
TED SOLDIERS POE TRY. OLD 11111011
The fierce Southern rebels say they will
never come back into the Union.
The fierce Abolition leaders of the North
my they never will submit to live under
the old Union again.
The soldiers are away S i oang under
oath for the old Union.
The Democracy of the North are. to a
man, working to restore the old Union.
When voting day comes the soldiers of
the Union will stand by the um Who otot .
Min the old Union. No other party is to
day doing that bat• the old Jackso n D e .
ino °req.—nil& Age.
"POLITICAL .DEOESSRAOY."
The Pittsburgh Gazette, which is the
organ of the - Abolition party in Western
Pennsylvania; in a series of articles, la
ments what it calls the •'Political Degen r
Bracy of the times.".
The Gazette ie a living example of what
it weeps over.
Previous to the nominations by the
late Abolition State Convention, this
same Gazette charged Governor Curtin
with crimes that honest men would shnd
der at.
It said :
"We feel assured chat he could not be
elected. We knew that he ought not. It
became our duty, therefore, to sound the
alarm, and endeavor to save the party, if
possible.
"We have endeavored to show that he
imposed upon the soldiers, by farming
them out to his friends, and then denying
that he had employed them.
"We have exhibited the record to estab
lish the fact that he had approved a bill,
acknowledged by him to be wrong, which
robbed the Treasury of many millions of
money—that as the condition for his ap
proval, he bad taken an agreement for the
State, which lie abstracted, and secretly
surrendered t) the parties who had given it.
—and that when interrogated by the Leg
islature,-he confessed the fact. and offered
as an apology, a reason which is shown to
have been true."
In this extract from the Gazette, Gov.
Curtin is charged with-i--
1. " Imposing upon the soldiers, and
farming them out to his friends, and then
denying that he employed them."
The above charge includes a grciss out
rage upon the men who have risked their
lives for their country, and the crime of
falsehood.
2. "Approving a bill acknowledged by
hint (Gov. Curtin) to be wrong, which
robbed the Treasury of many millions of
money, and When interrogated by the Leg
islature, acknowledging the fact, and of
fering as an apology a reason which is ,
shown to have been untrue."
This charge includes square stealing
and lying.
The Abolition State Convention, in spite
of the Gazette's developments and warn
ings, nominated Gov. Curtin for another
•
term.
The Gazette hoists his name and advo.
cater his election, without one word of
retraction of the awful crimes it imputed
to him before the meeting of the Conven
tion.
Under all these circumstances, its lead
ers under the head of "Political Degener
acy" have a rare significance. I t denoun
ces a man as a thief .and a liar, and then
informs its readers that thai man is a prop
er person to receive the votes of the peo
ple for Governor.
11=11=11111
OURTIN AND THE TONGAGE TAX.
When Andrew 0. Curtin canvassed this
State for Governor, in 1860, he announced
from every stump that be was opposed to
the repeal of “so just a tax as that i m Posed
upon the tonnage or the Pennsylvania
railroad." Yet no sooner had he taken'
his seat and sworn before high heaven to
protect and defend the . intererests of the
Commonwealth, than he approved a bill,
passed by a Republican Senate and House
of Representatives, which deprived the
State of a just and equitable revenue to
the amount of three hundred thousand dol
lars a year; and actually ,released the
company from the payment of seven hun
dred thousand dollars, already due the State.
With all this heavy load of iniquity upon
his head, this man Curtin has been re
nominated against the earnest protest of
the Republican party , and he now again
asks the suffrages of the people of-Penn
sylvania. Freemen of Indiana county,
what think ye of his brilliant and faithful
record which triumphed at Pittsburgh ?
"Mark the perfect man, and behold the
upright !" N he not "chief among ten
thousand and one altogether lovely ?"
Indiana Democrat,
"AFTER THE WAR."
What then 1 A reckoning ! Does the
thought that there must surely be a day of
reckoning ever occur to the leaders and
editors of the so-called "Democratic par
ty ?"— Carlisle American.
Well, yes, the thought has occurred to
us. "After the war" (the Lord knows
when that wia he!) we intend to kick all
Abolitionists out of office, and also out of
the country if they attempt to get up an•
other war. We will also compel them to
restore the money they have stolen from
the treasury, ani hang them if they don't.
The reckoning ! Aye, God help you and
your treasonable, perjured, thieving lead
ers when that day arrives. Don't be too
anxious, neighbor, for the reckoning day ;
it may be on you before you are prepared
for it.—Carlisle Volunteer.
Democrats are in favor of the Con-
Stitution as it is, and the Union as it was,
and in favor of maintaining this Govern
ment as framed by their fat hers, a Gov
ernment of whites for the benefit of them
selves and their posterity forever. The
Republicans are opposed to the Constitu
tion and the Union unless the slaves are
all set free. They are in favor of making
the negroes equal with the whites in this
Government, in favor of improving the
black race by amalgamation, in favor of
enslaving the Irish and Catholicsand giv
ing to negroes the rigb; of suffrage.
1004 - " JUDGE WOODWARD IS A CIT
IZEN OF ITNILVEACHABLE CHAR
ACTER, AN AI LE JURIST, AND A
PATRIOTIC GENTLEMAN,"—PhiIatki_
phia inquirer, (Republican) Jun.: IBth, 1803.
This is a good endorsemont of the Dem
ocratic candidate for Governor, coming as
it does. from one of the most influential
R e publican journals in.the State.
DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH AT OAIRO.
At the election held at Cairo, Illinois,
on the Id inst., for City Treasurer, John
Howley, the Democratic candidate, was
elected over Charles D. Arter, his Aboli
tion opponent, by a majority of seventy
votes. The Cairo 110,40Crai thus rejoices
over the result : ••The Unioa League has
bets rebuked by the people; let us all re
joice." Hurrah for Cain; !,
DIEMIOCRATIC MEETING It
GREENE.
At a meeting of the Democracy of Greene
and Dunkard townships held at Garrard's Fort
on Saturday, Sept. sth, on motion, JAMES
McCLURE, of Dunkard, was callei to the
Chair, end John F. Wright and Marion Minor
chosen Vice Presidents, and Jeremiah Stewart,
Esq., and Stephen Garrard, Secretaries.
The organization completed, the people
were addressed for some two hours, on the
great issues of the day, by D. R. P. Huss and
R. W. Jo Nes.
The occasion was enlivened by the Dunkard
martial band.
CORELY GLIMARD, Esq., presented the fol
lowing series of Resolutions, which on motion
were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the people are the source of
all power ; that their will is expressed in their
State and National Constitutions, and that
those who have been chosen to administer the
government arc the servants and not the mas
ters of the people.'
Resolved, That the Constitution of the Uni
tes' States and the laws made in pursuance
thereof are the supreme law of the land ; that
they furnish the rule of po:itical action to every
citizen, and that we repudiate, as a monstrous
heresy, the doctrine that in times of war the
Constitution is abolished.
_ .
Resolved, That the attempt to suppress the
freedom of speech and of the press—to close
the voice-of honest criticism upon the measures
and conduct of the party in power—to cover up
the faithlessness and corruptions of our public
servants by arresting every man who dares to
express them, is a gross violation of every
principle of Constitutional Liberty, and an
alarming invasion of the dearest rights of the
citizen.
Resolved, That it is our duty to obey the
Constitution and the laws, and it is our right,
solemnly guaranteed to us by our great Char
' ter of Freedom, fairly, freely and fully to dii
cuss the measures and policy of the Adminis
tration, and to approve them when just and
to condemn them when unjust; and this sued
right no freeman will ever surrender.
Resolved, That we are for a vigorous prose
cution of the war for the suppression of the
rebellion—for the re-asserting of the suprema
cy of the Constitution, and for the restoration
of the Union in its original integrity ; that we
are unalterably opposed to a dissolution of the
Government or a division of the National terri
tory, and that we will use every Constitutional
means in our power to avert so dire a catas
trophe.
Resolved, That this war should be in defence
of the Constitution and not for its overthrow,
and, therefore, we denounce the arbitrary ar
rest of citizens and their trial by courts-mar
tial in States where all civil tribunals are open
and the course of justice unobstructed, as pal
pable violations of law and startling usurpa
tions of power.
Resolved, That in the Iron. Geo. \V.Wood
ward, our nominee for Governor, we recog
nize a statesman worthy to occupy the position
for which he has been nominated; his aeknowl
ed ability and known integrity entitle him to
the hearty support of all men who desire the
afrtirs of our State Government properly ad
ministered,
Resolved, That the nomination of Walter H.
Lowrie, by acclamation, is strong evidence
that he has performed the duties of his respon
sible office as Judge of the highest judictal tri
bunal of this Commonwealth in a manner
satisfactory to the Democracy,. and his emi
nent ability and sterling integrity entitle him
to re-election.
On motion, the proceedings were ordered to
be published in the "Waynesburg Messenger,"
when the meeting adjourned.
[Signed by the Opera.)
A FREE BALLOT.
Some of the Abolition journals in Ohio
are charging upon the Democrats of that
State contemplated perpetration of "enor
mous frauds" by the importation of voters
from adjoining States. The Boston Couri
er very promptly says that "these slanders
are evidently advanced as pretexts for
a military iurveillance:of the Democratic
party. Every true lover of the country
must deprecate the consequences of such
interference, but taken a free ballot is de
nied, forbearance under tyranny ceases to be a
virtue."
This is the spirit of the Democracy of
Pennsylvania. They know that every ef
fort would be made by the missions of des
potism to prevent a free and fair exercise
of the elective franchise if the latter did
not fear the indignation of an outraged
people. Knowing this, the Democratic
masses have not hesitated to express their
views clearly on this important question
Military or any other kind of interference
would provoke justifiable resistance every
where throughout the Commonwealth.—
This fact cannot too plainly or too fre
quently be stated. Let those in power
study Lhe temper of the times, and tread
carefully upon the smouldering volaano
which may burst forth, `•in the twinkling
ofan eye," and overwhelm them with des
truction.—Pitts. Post.
SEir" GOVERNOR CURTIN CANNOT
SECURE THE SUPPORT OF EITHER
HIS OWN PARTY OR HIS OFFICE
-110 L DERS."—Speech of Alexander Cum
mings before the Republican Slate Convention
A«g. 5, 1803.
ANOTHER MEETING
The Democracy of Richbill will hol d a
meeting at Gray's Old Stand in Richhill
township on Saturday the 26th of Sept.,
at 1 o'clock, P. M. A number of able
speakers will be present. Let every Dem
ocrat in the township be present.
MORRIS.
The Democracy of Morrie and-adjoin
ing townships will hold a meeting at Nin
evalt on Saturday, Oct: 3rd, 1863, at 1
o'clock, Y. M. Several speakers are en
gaged. Come one and all !
parA young laily in St. Louis has
come into the posession of the snug
sum of fifty thousand dollars, by the
death of a rebel colonel in Alabama.
It is said that the fortunate legatee
was once betrothed to the officer who
thus remembers her.
NEW GOODS.
FAIL DRY GOODS.
UT E are now recelviug and opening daily a full as
elf mu - intent of New Fall Goods. Our stock will be
found complete, comprising all the different varieties
of Fashionable Goode to be found in the Ealtem cities.
In our SILK, DEPARTMENT-will be found a much
larger assortment than we usually have and at prices
much cheaper than last season's. Our •'Cloak Pat
terns" have been selected with considerable care from
the last Eastern styles, and Dupltcates will be manu
factured on our premises, equally well finished ald at
much lower rates than the same Goods can lie bought
in the Eastern cities. In our "Shawls, Dress Goods
and Housekeepers' Goods will be found ■ll the new
and desirable Gonda of ihe season.
WIIOLEwit IC BUYERS will do well to examine
our stock while it is complete,
ALEXANDIS BATES,
sit Firm STREET,
PITTSBURGH. PA.
wept le, 'O3.
Reeeipts and Expenditures of Rich
hill School District, Greene Co.,
Pa., for the year ending June Ist,
1863.
Tax rate, eix mills on the dollar of ♦ahtatioa
RECEIPTS.
Gross amount of Tax duplicate,
Deduct, Exoneration, 1162.91
•• Collector's commission &LW
Net amount of Tax received,
Add State Appropriation, recd,
Sale of property,
Total receipts,
F.XPENPITURStI
Paid to s..venteen teachers at 811.22 per month for
tints months, 2901.00
For feel Rod cuntitipe, , cies 260.00
Treasurer's percen tage, 80.06
Secretary for serving, 12.06
Total expenditures, $l2OB 013
Whole moonlit received,
. " expended,
Balance on hand
We, the subscribers, officers of the above named
School Board do hereby certify that the foretoing
statement of the financial Londition of the above
named School district is true and correct to the bee
of our knowledge and belief.
R, DINSMORE, Preet.
Sent. 16,'63.
A. ROSS, Scc'y
REGISTER'S NOTICE.
NOTICE is lieleby given to all persons concerned,
that the following Executors, Administrators
and Guardians have ordered their several accounts to
be published for settlement at Sept. Term, 1863, and
that said accounts will be filed according to law, and
presented to the Orphan's Court 01 said county and
ritue of Pennsylvania at said Terms, out Wednesday,
the 2.3 d of Sept., at 2 o'clock, p. nt., for confirmation
and allowance.
N. B. Said accounts must he on file thirty (lays pr,t
ceding the sitting of raid Court. l'hos, upon wit',
citations have been issu.d, will please file their a:
counts and save trouble.
The Account of Mrs. Mary Bell, Executtix of I, It
Dell, who aas guardian of Jonathan Whithich,
minor child of Jonathan Wh Hatch. deed
Account of John C. Flenniken and Samuel Jewel•
executors of Samuel Jewell, deceased.
Account of P. R. Chapman and Henry Chapman, so
mittistrators of Richard Chapin: tit, deceased.
Partial account ofJosephus ;11. Morris, surviving
inicistrator of Abner Garrison. doc'd.
Accoluit of John F. Wright & Jeremiah Stewart, Wk...
Adliers upon the estate of James F. Lyhn, deed.
Final account of Andrew Johnson, Adm'r of Phenine
11. Johnson, dec'd.
The account of D. Donley, Esq., Adm'r of Jane War
son, dec'd,
The account of Daniel Donley, E•'i., Adm'r of Hannah
%Valson, dec'd.
The account of Joint &Mt, Adm'r of Isaac McCul
lough. late o fJackson tp., deed
The account of William Crosgray. Adm'r upon the
estate of J. T rrosgray, dec'd.
The account of Sarah Johnson and David Johnson,
Executors of Joseph B. Johnson, who was Adm'r
of William Johnson, dec'd.
The account of E. M. Say era, Aditer of George Thom
as dec'd.
The account of William Carpenter, Arlin's' upon the
estate of John knight, Jr., dec'd
Thl I'artial accntnt of Peter Shape and Elizabeth
Shape Executors of John Snap dec'd.
A ceount of William Rhodes, Ad istrator of %Valliant
Rhodse, dec'd.
Account of C. A. Black and Aaron Shelbey, adminis
trators Cumtestavento asnezo, upon the estate or
Charles Boyles, dec'd.
The accotint of Michael McGovern, guardian of Charles
Bradley and Emmet Bradley, minor children ofJohn
Bradley.
Account of James Ganier, administrator of Ignatius
Gaoler, deed.
Account o f Samuel R. Stiger, administrator of loam
than Walton. dec'd.
Account of Isaac M. Hotter:field and Adam Bonen
administrators of Adam Bottentietd. deed
The account of Eli Long, Administrator upon the Es
tate of Jeremiah Long, dec'd., who was Administra
tor of Joseph Long deceased.
The account of F. A. Hart, Administrator upon. the
Estate of Levi Hart deceased.
JUSTUS F. TEMPLE.
Reg. & Recorders' Office, Waynesburg. July 5. '63
MACE MLII--$2O IMUI
Lox the subscriber. living in Franklin fp , Greene
county, BAY MARE foul. yeas 04, with
three white feet ; a good walker and trotter. The
Saddle was a low, fancy Saddle, roll around the csitt
tle, bogsk in seat. nearly new. The mare was taken
on Fri i , ;he 111)1 inerant, front Strttsnitlet's Hotel,
Bridgeport, half a mile east of 'Waynesburg. Twenty
dollars reward will be given for the detection of the
thief, and a liberal reward for the return of the ware,
saddle and bridle. WM. INGIIRAM.
Sept. 16,'63.
Aditiltaistrator's Notice.
LETTERS of Administrs lion having been grareed
to the undersigned upon the elate of WILLIAM
TIMIPSON, late of Morris tp., Greene county. All
persona indebted to said estate are required to make
immediate payment, all having claims are required to
present them properly authenticated for settlement.
JOSEPH THOMPSON, Adut'r.
fi , Ltrt. 18, 1863
~tilaelp~ia.
MERCHANTS' HOTEL,
NO. 46 NORTH FOURTH STREHT.
PHILADELPHIA.
C. lii , KISSIN Sr. SON. Proprietors.
Aug. 19, 1863.
SOWER, BARNES & CO.,
PUBLI ;HENS AND DE.. LICRA IN
Miscellaneous, School and Blank Rosie,
AND STATIONERY,
No. 37 North Third Street, below Aroh,
CIL O. SOWER,
W. 11. BARNES, PHILADELPHIA.
F. C. PMTS.
Publishers of Pelion's Hap and keys, the
largest and beet Outline Maps ever published. Sao
der's new Readers, Gresnlears & Brooke Arithmetic',
&c., Blank Books, Writrig, Wrapping, Curtain and
Wall Papers. Aug. 19. '6ll,
IR RTIX BUEHLER, ORO RONIIII.IIIT.
R. I!. HOWARD, C. P. SURSICRROTT.
BUEHLER, HOWARD 86 CO.
Importers and Dealers In
FOREIGN AND DONCENTIC
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY,
No. 4-11 Market Street, below Fifth, Phila.
Aug. 19, ISO.
LLI ZOIMEN,
No. 708 Market Street, between 7th & Bth,
SOUTH SIDE, PHILADELPHIA.
Importer of Watches and Fine Jewelry.
MANUFACTURERS'
C7IAOCJ.I3C 33 4 :2 10 131111.1111,
wilocEsALE ANT) RETAIL.
ALL KINDS OF CLOCKS REPAIRED AND.WARRANTEO.
tug. 19,'63
GOLDKAN,
JOS. L. BERG,
COWMAN BERG & CO.
Wholonsalo c7lcsthlerar t
AND DEALKREI IN
Cloths, Cassimeres, Viestinp, Tail -
ore' Trimmings, &c.
No. 306 Market Street, PkiladelpAia
Aug. 19, 180.
STATIONER'S WAREHOUSE.
JOHN P. CHARLTON,
IMPORTER, MANUFACTURER;
AND
WIKOLESALE STATIONER,
32 South Fourth Street, 2d Story, Phila.
Aug. 19,*63.
JOHN STROUP & CO. •
SUCCESSORS TO STROUP & BROTHER,
WUOLESALZ MIULLERS
FISH,
:No. 24 North Water Street, and No. 23 Notri.
Witter Street, Philadtqpitiu.
Aug 16, 1863
LEE & VD A.Z.521,1L
PUBLISHERS AND IMPORTERS-
ov
MUS C AND MUSICAL INSTRUNE4I72
- —p
No. 722 ekestaut Street, Below dth St., "Oa
e f ,„ 5 , 01 „, th ,_,,„ Intel to rat. appo rim ent of
81:1111PUOR piesro-rowriov.
ug
O
SlO6 30
$131.10
$1293.20
209 20
15 00
81519 40
$1519 401
1208. ft
$311.3$
JNO. ♦. WATSON.
JAL •. M'CON4•