THE AGITATOR.
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WEDNESDAY MORNIfG, 3eTt. 12, 1860,
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i'.!.- Pi-csitlantial Ejection—November6,1860.
CAMPAIGN AGfITATOR,
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T *Vc dfsdre to say to {Rcpnblicaij'jClubs in this and
adjoining Counties tb® wo will Acad the Agitatob
from the Slh J df till the njddlo of November 1
(impo’nnffifig tlie resul|of the Pr pidontlnl Election),
at flic following rates f -- I
-4 Copies for 'One Dollar, ) 8 Co'des for Two Dollars.-
2(h Copies for Five l ollara.
And a higher 1 numbor'in the tanjc proportion. The
coming Coubty, State fid National, will bo
mure important and interesting it in those of any for
mer year of dur history. Tbe Agitator will give full
and correct reports oC public meetings, held in Tioga
and adjoining ■ Cbnnßes, the Sli'ss Meetings of both
parlies. Republican Club Meetings, and everything of
„ special or local interest, together, jrith the reliable cpr
ent ‘ !
The following gentlemen liave been re
nominated for Congress In j Pennsylvania: E - .
Joy Morris,. John P. Vere<;, -John Hickman,
T&addeus Stevens, Jas, lIA Campbell, <5. A,
Grow, CoßSerantbn, Jasl lb Hale, Edward Me
Pfaerson, Jiohn Andrew Stewart, J. Ki
Moorhead, Roberlj McKniglpi—all Republicans.
The Tribune tlias ape Iks of two of the gen-'
tlemcn named .above: a ;j
AVe announce With gladness the ronominatiOn
of Galcsua A. Giaow add phe virtual renoflti
nation of John IJicejiajl fo-V Members of Con
gress from Pennsylvania. A There can hardly
be more .useful AfomherS; op more earnest Re
publicans in the Blouse ;; apd, though each baa
already been several times? "‘ected, we bold that
the public service nnpera yely requires their
return to the field of their [ onorable labors and
their eminent usefulness. wilbof-eourse
be re-elected |jl thousands.
C=3“The County mot ■
in Convention ol| MondaylWenlng last and put
in nomination tji'o-" following ticket:
Representatives—-Hi Alff Tracy, of Standing
Stone,' and Hr. |l. T. Elisjj of Lfeßoy.
Sheriff—A. ij, Spalding) of Athens Borough.
O. Gfpdrioh, of Towanda.
Register- and£Beoorcier|-Nathan C. Elsbree,
of Windham. v i [' -
Commissiner—W. H. ipgoker, of Towanda.
Auditor —E. R, DeLonj', of Asylum.
Coroner—Jetp. Culp, o[f Towanda Borough,
The Succata||i Democracy in that County
have named fol i f :
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Ropres on lathes —Geo.pStevons, of Standing
Stone, and Francis of Troy Borough.
Sheriff— N. |Mminster£ of Athens township.
Prothonotars —Rev. SLAV. Alden, of Monroe.
Register am| Recorder —A. B. JPonardi of
North Towanda. . !i
Comraissioner-7-Samutl Cass, of Orwell.
Auditor—Cyrus Averjj of IVyalasfng.
Cotoner —Eflward Mcf rovorn, of Overton.
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ESP* The Cqhferees ofrtho several counties of
Bradford, Sustjuehanpal Imd Tioga, composing
the 14th Congressional, 1 District, met at the
Ward House, an Towaijja, on Monday, the.-Sd
day of Sopto|iher. Tiie following gentleman'
present;- — | t. '■ r i„
Bradford (bounty—R; W. Eddy, George |).
Montanye. b f; , ‘ ■; y
Tioga—Mim King, L. Baldwin. x
Susquehanna—S. B.jphase, C.“W. Con<asT
. The Conference was t,Vganized by the eWcpon
of S. B. Chase, Esq., E resident and G. D.Alon
tanyo Secretary. lj .
On motiogl the Corif fence proceeded to the
nomination i>f a candidate for Congress, where
upon A. Groi ; was unanimously.nomi
nated.' ' f!’ 'r
The' following resdle,ions were unanimously
adopted; f i
' Resolved, That we cordially approve of the
course)of tjpr representative in- Congress, Mr.
C4row,|aqdjfcspecially (Jo we commend him for
-resisting all effottjajto |xtend Slavery in the Ter
ritories of this-nation, cand for his able and faith
ful support of the niimesteafl'Bill. In all his '
acts he has reflected Pith fidelity the views of
his constituents, thVl.Cfit evidence of whitth-fa
bis unanimous noinipittion fojr the sixth term?
■ .Resolvek, That tho proceedings of this meet
ing“ha pifjlished ia t' |e Republican papers of
this District. ' J
_• Si'B. CHASE, President.
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GOGGIjS- ve. SHEBWOOD,
We commend the following extract from a
speech of the lion. William L. Gbggin, to -Mr.
Henry Sherwood who had so, much to say
against our on Tuesday eve
ning. Mr. 1 Goggin is out;for Bell and Everett,
and the expressions we quote were made in a
speech delivered by him at ar Bell and* Everett
meeting in Petersburg; A week. These
honest expressions mark the difference between
the small-beer politician and men of Mr. Gog
gin’s stamp. His views upon the stability of
the Union were clearly expressed in the follow
ing words; “There could bo no danger of a
dissolution of the Union, no .'matter who was.
elected.” rllis opinion of Mr. Lincoln finds no.
less clear expressions in th e following language:
“During the whole course- of my connection
with him In the House of Representatives, t
must say,that I have ever known him to bo a
gentleman. lie is not what the Breckinridge,
party insinuate him to be. I wish to do justice
oh all sides. [Cheers.] If you want to know
who Mr. Lincoln is, go and ask S. A. Douglas,
with whom ha stumped every county in the’
State of Illinois. [Cheers.] Yes; go and ask
Mr. Douglas whether. Abe Lincoln is a rail
spjltter or not. [Lnud laughter.] Ask him
whether he is a Democratic manlier or hot.
[Continued laughter,, and cries of “Good!”
“Good!”] It was my good fortune while I was
a member of the House of Representatives to
bo on a Gonfmittoe with him. I was chairman,
and 1 will say that no man on that Committee
worked more industriously than he did. ■ He
is a man of aihigh order of talent, and whtfn he
spoke no man' was listened 1(o by those* who
' were in that House as visitors with more appa
rent satisfaction. His private as well as pub
lic. character was free from stain or blemish.”
NOW AND THEN.
On the ISlli of August 1854, the Democratic
Party of Tioga County met in Convention at
Tioga Village, and after nominating a set of
officers, passed unanimously tio following pre
amble and resolutions: j
Whetieas, Liberty is one of rbc greatest blessings,
and necessary to the true enjoyment of all other?,
and we believe that slavery in any form or in any
country and especially in -the United States the
boasted land of liberty is Anti-Democratic, and a
fire til social, and political evil, and contrary
to the doctrine taught in the Declaration of Inde
pendence ; that all men are endowed by their crea
tor with certain inalienable rights, among which are
life. liberty, and the pursuit of happiness The sup
port and defence of which doctrine by American
citizens constitutes the only safe-guard of tlujir
liberties;
Asd WftnnßAS, "We al«o believe that that part of an
act of Congress latel}' repealing the Missouri Com-
promise f?o called) an.l all other nets of a like cliar
\acter are anti-Democratic, and opposed to the true
'principles of our national government, and highly
dangerous, to its perpetuity.
licci}ln<h That wc highly approve of the course of
those Representatives from Pennsylvania who Rare
firmly opposed the aggressions of the slave power; and
wo hereby tender to them our support and thanks for
the able manner in which they defended the interests
of their constituent? and the cause of human freedom.
Revived, That we will not support any man for any
office who has not been openly and unequivocally op
posed'to the repeal of the Missouri Compromise and
the extension of slavery into free territory, and who
will not pledge himself tohisehis whole influence for
the re-enactment of said Compromise, and against the
further extension of slavery and the-encroachment of
the slave powok
Tho same party met in Convention in’ this
Borough on the 4lh inst., and passed Resolu
tions (as may be seen in another column of this
paper) in which Stephen Arnold Douglas who
repealed the Missouri Compromise, is endorsed
as the regular nominee of the party. The epi
thet! “sectional abolitionists of the North" men
tioned in the 3d Resolution, is evidently in
tended to apply to the members -of tho .'great
Republican party of the country, who' hold
to-day precisely the same doctrines enunciated
by the Democracy of this county six years ago.
But it makes but little- difference to Modern
Democracy what the character of their candi
dates may be, in regard to the question of
slavery. Ju.st read the second resolution quoted
above, and then read the following record of
Stephen A. Douglas, the man who does “not
care whether Slavery is voted up or voted
down,” and whom they are now supporting for
'the highest office in the gift of the people:
-On the 23d of October, 1849, in a speech de
livered at Springfield, Hi., Judge Douglas speak
ing of New Mexico, said :
“By the iSiversal acknowledgment of all in
telligent men, the whole country (New Mexico)
was then free—free by law—free in fact'. I '.' It
was free by the fundamental law'tif the land—
by the Constitution of the Republic of Mexico
—rhy the laws passed in pursuance thereof;
which laws were then in f))rc.&JV)t,d must forever
remain valid under, the trejfl# of) peace accord
ing to the laws of nations arm the decisions of
of the Supreme Court United States
until repealed by cop]pctpJilK*iithority.' -^ s a
question tho part of
those who desired tdSpnSigpt the extension of
Slavery, non-interfcrWhcSA-Avas the true doc
trine.” -' - ; 1
■ Now, it has been the of the
'TJeinoeracy tiiat'no free territory over became
Slave territory. 1
, And one would suppose from tho above quo
ted speech of Judge Douglas that Mew Mexico
Was tolerably free in 1849. Free by the ac
knowledgment of.all intelligent men; free in
fact; freo-by law’; free by the Constitution of
Mexico and by the laws thereunder.
-Well, let us see what a wonderful change
“my great principle” has brought about since
1849.
Hear Judge Douglas, in his speech in the
Senate on the 15th of May, 1800;
“It is part of the history of the country that
’under this doctrine of Non-Intervention, this
doctrine that you delight to call squatter sover
eignty, the people o’f'New Mcxi.cb have intro
' duccd and protected slavery in the whole oj
that Territory. Under this dnefrine, they havt
1 converted a tract of free territory, into elavi
■territory more than five times the size of Nev
jTork. Under this doctrine slavery has beei
; extended from the Rio Grande to the -Gulf o ’
and from the line of the Republic of
Mexico, not only up to 3(5 deg. 30 min., but up
to 38 you a degree and a ban
j move slave territory tfiap|you over claimed.” f
Yrhat a boast for a Senator from a free Stas;
to make! An*l yet -after cheating the people
IE TIOGA COUKTY AGITATOR.
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onofr by hpartful dodging, be now comes again
and seeks]to play the same trick. Let every
honest Democrat read the above Extracts and
reflect.!. I. , . '•
f ’ [Reported for the Agitator.]
Democratic County Convention. '
Tho Blmoerdcj of- this county metin Con
yenfciou at_ the Court House in this Rorougb on
Tuesday |eyemhg Sept. 4th, for.the purpose of
nominating agreeing apd’ijt a oct of
principles. On motion Mr; Oldroyd Was bhosen
Preside:#, and Henry Sherwood ana K. Park
hurst wore elected Secretaries. 1
The following delegates answetem to their
games'; I if
• 1?/o88-|b. R. Hall, Jap. R.iHaatod. 11
' JWool'ficld —M. G. J. L QaaokOnbush*
Clyntwlr-* T. Dayis, C.Scboofcofef. f
‘ (JharlAlon —H. J..E1110U r D. B.May. 1
Chatham^ Strong/ Jaa/M. Wiley. ,
tjociiidfon —A!,. F, Elliott, D. Water, f 1
Caldwell, B. B, Pujt&ota*
Deerjfild —A. Purple/A. U. Bacon. J f
'Dehiufr—JS. ’Dickinson, Henry Sherwood,
M-rKo Democrats in town. i I -
EUclaid Boro? Chas. Ryoil, J, Jacks, f 1
—Jas. Goe, Reuben Close. ;
t/nnj®—B.Barse, W. W. Tait. ■'!
. Jacfoln—J. Peters, 0. D. BTy.
Knox iUc— L. Stevens, ,G. Hattison.
_ Eater nceviiic-i-rK. Parkhnrsf, VT. B, Ryon.
Zmrr nee —S.tlCinlesdall, R. W, Stewart. *
Lilici y—E. % Farnham, A. G, Allcekl*
* Main Miry — l\ 8. Rumsey, J, B. Strong.,
Jlida 'chary— -Q. W. Herrington, Geo. Kelsey* I
Morn s-~ 11, Campbell, C. Bouvier. i ,
Mam deW—V. E. Clark, A. Showctt.
» —J„ M. Hammond, 11. Rathboho. i ?
o*'re represented. ~
Hick hand —J. Lounsbury, X). L. Sherwood.
Jlkil nd —A. B. DeWitl* Col. Oldroyd,
Shij. yen —" Not represented.. . 1
Sail ran—L..B. Smith, J. Cndworth., <
Tio<j td-W. E. Crane, Jas. .Goodrich, j i ■ * •
Tiofj * I Boro —R. P. IL'McAUister, W. T. Urell-
C. 0. Spencer, A. B. Bassett., /
Wedmqld —Wn* Potter, Aiig. StrceteH *
"WeSHhom —T. [B. Bryden, A. Foley.; ■
IFap—H. Brewer, Wru. Lyon. .
Onlmotion a committee of five ■were appointed
to draft resolutions. The Chair appointed them
as fellows; D. L. Sherwood, W; P. Ryan,
Henri Sherwood, A'. 3. DeW'itt and 0. D. Bly,
—"allpouglas men.
. The Convention then proceeded to nominate
for members of Assembly. The following gen
tleman were named: Thos. B. firyden, (de
clines;) Daniel L. Sherwood, (declined;) Chas.
Ryom G. J. Albliok, (declined ;) N. H. Bacon
(declined.)
Tile ballot stood
|For G. J. Albeck....
[For D. L. Sherwood
For Chas. lljon
!r. Albeck having received a clear majority
t all others was declared duly nominated for
i tnbly. - ,
. question then arose as to whether the Oon
ion should nominate two mfenibersor leave
lamination of the other to ‘Potter county.
Henry Sherwood was willing to-be gone
and give one to Potter County ; and so, on
Son one member teas accorded to Potter,
the following conferees wiere appointed;
fe. Ryon, Augustus Streeter, and ‘S. Dick
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too:
A lexandor S. Brewster wad then nominated
forßrothonotary by acclamation.
1 ho following gentlemen were nanfcd-as can
did ites for Register and Recorder; Tbos. B.
Bp den (declines again :) A. B, DeWitt, and C
-0, spencer (who declines.) The ballot stood;
For Thoa» ib,Bryden 46
For A. B. DeWitt ; 4
For C. 0. Spences 8
Bo the Convention having insisted upon Mr.
Burden’s .nomination for Recorder, it was so
declared.
Tile following ballots were had for a Candi
da a for Commisioner;
Dt. 2d. '3d
Jas. Knos 13 12
Geo. Ilerrington 5 4 7
Geo. Dorrance.l 13 20 ' 30
I H.Sheppard 3
Wm. Lyons „. 1
J. Cudworlh 9
W. W. Tail 2
T. Marvin 0
fa. K. Hall, EL Sheflin, and B. TV. Stewart
wfcro named by their friends but got no votes.
Cifco. Dorranco Esq., haying received a majority
declared the nominee for Commissioner,
he following is' the ballot for Auditor :
For J. I. Quackenbuah ■. 3
For Sami. Dickinson 48
For Garrison t 3
So Mr. IS. Dickinson was declared duly nomi-
ufas
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r ated for Auditor.
I On motion of K. Parkhurst the Convention
dien proceeded to nominate a candidate for
Congress. Henry Sherwood; Esq., was nomi
i ated .by.'acclamation, and T. B. Bryden and
I. RatllVone, were chosen as Conferees.
The Committee on Resolutions then reported
.s, follows ;
| Rrenlvcd, That ns the delegates of Iho Democratic
parly of Tioga County in Convention assembled,' wc
Bo hereby reiterate and reaffirm our aclheionco to, amt
-ur unshaken confidence in tbo fundamental princi
ple:? of the party as-proclaimed and declared by Xa
ional Democratic Convention of Baltimore in 1852
and-at Cincinnati in 1860.
■ licwlcnl, That, wo continue firm in the opinion that
Congress has no right, nor power to legislate upon tbo
subject of slavery in the States, nor has ft the right or
power, or would it bo expedient for Congress to es
tablish slavery in any Territory, nr to exclude it thcro
jfrom.
| KcsoUal, That we are opposed to the sectional abo
llttioni.-ts of the North and the sectiurul dtsnnioni°t3
(of the South ;wo believe both .to be opposed.to the
; t/bioa and the Coiinitvtion.'-
Toolrel, That while we believe Stephen A. Douglas
to be the regular nominee of thd Democratic Convcn-,
tinn at iialtiraore, yet for the purpose of harmony wo
are in favor of uniting with' t!ho friends of John C.
Breckinridge in supporting the electoral ticket recom
mended by the State Central Committee at Cre.-son.
Jlcmilrr't, That we will support the Hon. Henry D.
Foster for Governor of Pennsylvania, believing hop
to bo worthy of the support of the united Democracy
of the whole State. ■' * *
That wo pledge ourselves to support tbo
regular nomihees of the Convention.
That wo as the representatives of the De
mocratic party 'of Tioga County, approve of the course
pursued by the Editor of the “W’ellsboro Heckly
Democrat,” the ability and energy displayed by tlm
Editor, Jir. B. Jenkins justly merit our-cordial appro
bation and we recommend bis paper with pleasure to
the Democracy of Northern Pennsylvania.
Immediately upon the reading of these reso
lutions the “irrepressible conflict” between the
two factions commenced. Mr. K. Parkhurstof
Lawjenceville, was desirous of harmony, and
said he came there determined, if possible to
preserve it; but he thought that the 4th reso
lution was- drawn a little too strong for ordi
nary democratic stomachs, and for one he was
not willing to swallow the dose. lie was wil
ling still for the sake of harmony to let the last
clause Stand, but he would move that the first
clause declaring Mr. Douglas the regular nomi
nee of the party be stricken out. .
Mr. Ilenry Sherwood the Revolu
tion in a lengthy speech mainly devoted to
proving the truth of the first clause, and re
citing the tfistory of the-Daltimore and phavles
tou Conventions.
- Mr. A.- Streeter defined his position ; ex
plained the difference between squatter- and
popular sovereignty; was opposed to the first
clause of"the Resolution,'But was in favor of
the Cresson Compromise,'but still' did not be
lieve Douglas .was the’ regular nominee of. the
party and would not vote’for''the Resolution.
Mr. Bassett said there was nobody but Doug
las running where he lived and he guessed ho
was the right man.
Mr. K. Parkhnrst responded l briefly reitera
ting the views already expressed by him.
Mr. D. L. Sherwood explained his position
.as a member of the Committee on Resolutions;
was opposed to theresfalntion under discussion,
hot gave way to the other members for.the sake
; of harmony.
Mr. Julius Sherwood—substituted by a dele
gate from Covington Borough for the-occasion—■
was against the resolution. He mode an able
speech counselling harmony and'unity against
the common enemy, abolitionism, as all the
democratic strength would be needed to fight
back the Black Republicans- in this African
desert ruled over by Judge Wilinot, (great
cheering) and he regarded.the first clause de
claring Douglas the nominee in the light of a
fire-brand and. moved that it he stricken out.
The question on striking out was put and nega
tived, 13 to i4G, as follows ; '
Teas. —lllisted, Wiley. Elliott (Covington,) Put
nam, Colwell, Goaf Parkhurst, Hammond, ‘Crane,
Goodrich, CAll, Potter,' and Streeter.—l3.
Nats.—Hall, Bowman, Qnackenbnsh, Schoonover,
Davis, Elliott,’ (Charleston,) May A Strong, Waters,
Purple. Bacon, Cickihpon, Sherwood, (Delmar,) Kyon,
Jocks. Close, JJarsy', Tait, Peters, Ely. Stevens, Matti
son, RyonJlurkcmlall, Stewart, Farnham, Albeok,
Strong, Henrington. Kelsey] Campbell, Clark, Showitt,
Kathbono, tiEunsbcrry, Sherwood, (Richmond,) De
witt, Oldroyd, Smith, Cudworth, McAllister, Spencer,
Bassett, Brkden, Foloy, Itumsey and Bonvier.—iOh
As soon as the vote was declared Mr. K.
Parkhurst said it became his' painful duty to
announce that ho wbuld now withdraw from
the Convention. It might be considered a small
secession but he could not do less than to secede
from a Convention ■ which had thus endorsed
Douglas! as the regular nominee of the great
Democratic Party. (Groat cheering supposed
to be done by the naughty Republicans, during
which Mr. P. took his hat and left the Conven
tion, followed by Major Goodrich of Tioga, an
other d- legate.)
Tran juility having been once morn restored,
Mr. Henry Sherwood thanked the Convention
fur the honor upon him in mentioning
his name in connection with Congress. He
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hoped,(however, that the Conferees would not
mention his name, and modestly suggested that
some ether man would bo presented to the Con
ference more worthy of their votes than he.
The rest of his speech was mainly devoted to
glorify ing Douglas, and under-rating the ability
and character of Abraham Lihcoln. 110 was
very sjevere on the Abolitionists ns if ho feared
■ihat Gjorrltr Smith their fcandidate for the Presi
dency would get more votes in .New'York than
Douglas, which is barely possible, although we
believe Lincoln will beat the whole of them.
The Convention adjoined with three cheers
for “The Little Giant||
Curtin and Poster before the People.
Andrew G. Curtin, hy word, action and pre
cept, baa always declared to the people, that he
is in favor of the Constitution and the perpetu
ity of the Union of the United States at all haz
ards.
But Henry D. Foster has not said whether
he is for Union or Disunion—whether for Doug
las and the Northern Democracy, qr Breckin
ridge and the Southern Democracy—the one
for Ljnion and the other for Disuniop. And as
he cannot go for both parties, - the people can
not'tell whether he is for the consiituion and
the Union, or whether he is against the (Jonsti
tution and for dissolution.
Curtin everywhere boldly affirms that he is
for Lincoln and Ilamlin, and that he is opposed
to the extension of slavo'ry into the territories
of the United States that are now free.
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Bat Foster has not said who he is in favor of
for President—whether fur Douglas or Breckin
ridge—and the people cannot know whether he
is fur the extension of Ireedom or shjvory in the
territories. !
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Curtin opposes by all- honorable [ means “the
■reckless extravagance of the present Adminis
tration, by which bankruptcy, suffering and
ruin has been brought upon the country.
Bnt Foster has not told the people whether
he is for Douglas and a change of policy, or
whether ho is for Breckinridge and the continu
ation of the same ruinouq administration.
Curtin supports and fearlessly advocates the
passage of a free Homestead ■ law By Congress
for the benefit of the American people.
Bnt Poster has not informed! the people
whether he is in favor or opposed to that impor-
tant measure. [
Curtin has always boon in favor of a tariff
that \vould - not only provide-srevenue for the
support of the government, lut will secure
to the workingmen liberal wages, to fanners
remunerating prices, to mechanics and manu
facturers an adequate reward for their skill and
■ labor, and to the nation commercial prosperity
and independee.
But Foster has heretofore been opposed to
the protective policy, and even now has laid
: down no definite principle on the. tariff ques
| tion ho has so lately espoused, by which- the
i people can ascertain his position—but, like all
i other Democratic protectionists, will make
[ known after the election.-
I Let the people of Pennsylvania then look at
! the two candidates. Andrew G. Curtin, with
j the banner of his policy blazing before them,
every word of which may- bo seen and read of
all men, asks the peqplpf with their eyes
l to vote for a pniicy-ttmt will both benefit and
Uesserery citizen of Perirthylvainia. Henry
D. Foster, without a platform, or ai principle,
not even dating to say whether ho is! for Doug
las or for Breckinridge, fur Union ot'Disunion,
for the Constitution or against it, for freedom
or for slavery extension, like Polk and Dallas
ask the people to elect him to office' without re
gard! to either principlNpr policy. But tho peo
ple, unwilling to be longer deceived, have sat
in judgment on both the and the system
’of modern Democracy, and by the elective fran
chise will doom it to an overthrow ns fatal and
final as the slave power under Pharoah was over
thrown in the Rod Sea.— West Branch Bulletin.
I “Mr. Gaulding, of Georgia, boasted that he
'jvasi a slaveholder and .a slave-breeder, and
h-ertt for opening the, African slave-trade, and
should stand by the convention asithe best thing
that could be done for harmony."
I Mr. Gaulding Is a firm Douglas man, and"re
mained in the Convention to help nominate the
j“Little Giant.”
Recite tor HArrixEss.—Go without your
dinner, and see if you don’t feel happy when it
is supper time.
PEOId THE! E’HOEX.H.
Eepublioan Organization.
- '" J - Tioga, Sept. 10, 1860,
llcge Yodkg, Esq. : , j
Dear Sir—Permit me through jour paper to.
call the attention of the Republican (doctors of
Tioga County, to tho necessity) of ah early and
efficient organization in each Election district.
The approaching State Election at thb ‘present
time is not second in importance to the follow
ing Presidential Election. As our vote goes in
October, bo it is likely to go in November, and
to secure a full vote it ia necessary that much
work shoukf bo done] Republican Clubs should
be formed, in every township and borough,
where they have not hefeA formed, active and
thorough Vigilance Committees appointed in
each school district, and a cojnrect and reliable
list of each voter made and the same corrected
from time to time. Let these committees know
hbw each man within his district will vote, and
on election day let the' list be examined from
time to time and if any are absent let measures,
be taken to bring him early. Much is lost by
neglect and delay. School district meetings,
with local speakers effect mpeh. 'All the peo
ple need to make them act and vote right is to
he- jvell informed npon questions At
issue. And I would requ:st Clubs already
formed and .which shall be formed soon to.
forward me tue ‘qames Of their officers and
Post Office address'.and I will take measures to
.have suitable documents sent them for distri
bution. Yours’truly, I F. E. Smith,
i ’ Ch’n Tioga Co. Itepub. Com,
Legislative ConlTerence.
.In pursuance of the resolution of the Tioga
County Republican Convention' held at Mans
field, on the 31st ult., the pep'resentative-'con
ferees of Tioga county nnjt at on
-Monday evening, Sept. 10,1 1800. when it
that there- were present The following
conferees to wit:. 0. F. Tay|or, J. F,jDonoridson,
Hugh Young, J. Emery and A. A. Atnsbry.
The Conference organized by the appointment
of J. Emery of.WellshorO (is Chairman,, and A.
A. Amsbry of Clymer Secretary. Mart King
one of the Tioga county conferees being absent,
his place was supplied by the appointment of
F. E. Smith. The Potter county conferees being
absent and it appearing that they had been
duly notified, it was movqd and carried that
tho conferees proceed to- make nominations in
their absence. The following Preamble and
Resolutions were then moped and'unanimously
adopted: ,
Wheeeas, At the lajjt election'
Tioga county cast 5954 votes and 3155 Repub
lican majority, and Potter county only 1937
votes and 597 Republican, majority, being more
than three to one of tho popular vote, and more
than five to one Republican majority in favor
of Tioga county ; and whereas Potter county
has had for the last year,; and will have for' the
next two years the State; Senator of this Dis
trict ;„and whereas it was well understood ind
expressly cancelled by the leading Republicans
of Potter county last Fall, that if Mr. Isaac M.
Rodino who had hpen no|minat63 by tho Legis
lative Conference on apeount of the non-ap
pearance of the Potter conferees, would with
draw in favor of Mr. Mann, tho Potter nominee,
Tioga county should be entitled to two members
the next two years at least, Therefore- ' ,
Resolved, That wc'the conferees appointed in
pursuance of a resolution of the Tioga County
Republican Convention deemdt emiffentiy just
and proper that Tioga county shouljt have for
the nest two years at least bolh members of
the House of Representatives. .
Resolved, That as the Potter County confer
ees have failed to meet us at the appointed time
and place, wc hereby unanimously recommend,
to the support of the Republican voters of Tioga
and Potter counties, jenjamin B. Strang of
Clymer and .Simon B.j Elliott of Mansfield, as
candidates to be supported at the nest elec
tion fur'-memhers of thjo'llouse of Representa
tives.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this Con
ference hef published ir| the Republican papers
of this Representative (District.
j|. JIMLRV, Chairman.
A. A, AiiSEm-, 1 Secretary.
Permanent Certificates.
To the Ihditur of-the Ajitator : ■ ,
In a late issue of the Agitator, I notice an
official communication from our Worthy Super
intendent, announcing his intention “'to grant
permanent 'professional certificates to all who
come up to the prescribed standard of scholar
ship and successive teaching."
To any one who hds watched, and success
fully studied the progress of our educational
system, it is obvious that its nnparallelled suc
cess is the result of tjho advancement made by
teachers in thetibilitjy to (Jlsoharge tho duties
of their profession. The laudable competition,
set in motion by our faithful officers by encour-
aging and rewarding improvements in the right
diiectibn, among ourjteachevs, which' has pre
vailed for several ye-fra, has undoubtedly done
more for the schools in this county, than was
dune under the old i system, for many years,
• before the efficiency of systematic cooperation
was ■ inaugurated by establishing, the County
Supcrintendency. I) do not wish to'.be under-
stood as maintaining that' teachers would not
improve without the; inducement which a pro
fessional certificate (holds out; for so long,-as
there are schools to he taught-, so long will there
bo an established competition which will regu
late the standard of imorit; but it is meant, that
whatever excites nn|honorablo emulation, tends
to elevate the standing of schools, and, conse
quently, to improve the condition of society.
Of course aß'teajjhors will not “come up to
the prescribed standard,” nor expect to; but
tho poorest one amimg them all Will not wish
to lag behind, and find on examination day,
that the out-of-date, dingy hahiliaments of in
competency which Ihis associates have only re
moved by the unremitting effortsp still
bears him below the lowest figure on the cor
tificate find consequently leaves him with no
authority to prOsedute his calling.'
It is true tliat.tljere is within the nature of
us ail, an impelling force urging us to become
equal to the demands of tho occasion, and the
exigencies of the times. This is a gpeat power
for tho accomplishment of good, wpen rightly
governed and well directed ; and it is too tran
sient a nature to l|o neglected. Itis like food,
which is tho oaky investment of capital that
inevitably wasted/if not immediately -used,
when applied to- tho sustenance of the system.
It-Ss,_ then, not only right, but is. the manifest
duii/ of our officers to encourage teachers
on toward that degree of proficiency, which
shall vindicate their claim to the honor of a
profession. •_
The Normal sy stem tends toward the accom-,
plishment of thii purpose; but tho years of
practical discipline which our best teachers j
huv.c spent in the real Normal Sohpul which I
has'saved. the youth of our country from the
disgrace of ignorance, deserve more than the
payment of stipulated wages.! He whose ability
to discharge the "duties of ,his calling is folly
equal to the wantrof the community in which
ho practices, ought to he provided with a cer
tificate which would he an introduction any- '
where; within the bounds of the authority to
grant it. This kind of management would by
no,means lessen the spirit to escel which has
already accomplished so much"for us, by giving
to teachers the' bases of their competency,
as professional tutors-for there will still
main the same stimuli for improvement whichL
make men excel in all other professions; be
sides, the number who will thus succeed,hjvill
be comparatively small, so that the majority of
acting teachers will-have still-greater reasons
than’now, to labor fordmprovement. Tho gys
tem will thus tend steadily to elevate all to a,
professional rank. In the mean time, we should
none of us despond because we are not, “A.jNo.
1;” but, rather, take new courage, resolve to be
a teacher, persevere, and become such. j
• ‘ . Ajiatok J csrrciAE.
I From LawrenoeviUe.
The decision of our delegates to the Republi
can County Convention has been received, !and
the citizens of this community acquiesce in this
■vise decision of our delegates at large,. jTha
struggle of the aspirants to the different offices!,
and the deep feeKng anticipated for supremacy
by the numerous office-seekers have been ai last >
quelled by the political tribunal of this county,
and nothing now is left to ponder over and dis
cuss except the Convention and its nominations.
The Republicans are satisfied witlj_the nomina
tions mads for county officers, and in particular
hail again ' the nomination of the present in
cumbent for Prothonotary. He has Ip upheld '
the office .with trust and honor, and has gained
the full confidence of the people; and at this
time it would have been wrong for the Repub
licans to bave turned a cold shoulder upon this
untrarameled adherent of the people's rights.
We believe that the nominees for Represent .
tative will, if elected, discharge the. duties in
cumbent upon that office with credit to.them
selves and constituents. They are both men
whom we think would not swerve from the path
of justice and rectitude, but would, represent -
Tioga county creditably and honorably!. We-,
are soon to elect a Senator to succeed William
Bigler, and its stands the Republicans in band
to elect reliable men—men, too, who. will repre- -
sent the cause ef Freedom and cast their votes
against Pro-Slavery advocates,' and be tha
means of ejecting such rebels from the high po
sition which they have so long disgraced. -It
is the wish of all true P.epublicans to-see Wil
liam Bigler, when he passes from the thresh
hold of the Senatorial House, retire into obscu
rity. He has too long disgraced our State, and
has- opposed our home institutions, by grasping
at free territory, for tha expansion of slavery;
and in-doing thig he has identified himself as
being one ofthe cogs in the SectionaLpolitical
wheel, which if left to roll on unobstructed, will
involve our country, sooner or later, in utter'
ruin. He has proved himself treacherous to
tho cause, and should reap from our hands the .
censure and condemnation which he So justly ■
deserves. .j i ■
■ Wo hail again the name of) that tnie repre
t sentative of Jkhe people’s rights^—the expounder
1 of “ equal and exact justice to all merj,” as ad- _
vooated by Jefferson, —G. A. Grow, the present
nominee of our Convention for Congrejss. Biff
name is endeared to all Republicans,. |and they
, greet the announcement with'cheers. His name
is familiar with the laboring classes o, the Dis
trict, and, in fact, to the-pioneer, of o(ir border ■
States. For there is no man, however great,
and whatever position he may occupy superior
”Ho him, who would be received with greater de
; | monstrations of applause in the' wijds of the
W c#t, than, the able Congressman of this Dis
trict. And why is it, that, his name is stamped
upon the heart of every Freeman ofthe. North T
It is because he is the advocate of the people’s
rights, and has an eye clear to the Welfare of '
the laboring classes of-all countries ;■ and, above
all, the fact Of his being the originator of -the
Homestead Bill, giving homes to the I homeless, .
and Inndato the landless. This is-the reason
why hiscuamo is as farqiliar as the alphabet to
all men. . ;> And it would have heenj suicide—
•yes, worse than suicide, to have rejected this
Our Man from the Contention at thiatime ; for
in doing so, we not only effect our own District
but the country at large; and it is a tribute of
justice due. to our Congressman from the Dfia
trlct, and the' whole country, that ho received
the nomination. His past political history
shows him to he a man of rank; his.debates
and speeches portray for him the signs of states
manship and scholarship; and he has long been
identified with the “ white man’s j artyand
we, ns true Republicans, should enlist in behalf
of our advocate and his unwavering principles i
—the fundamental object of which is, to pro- i
toot agd euoblc free labor; ha is one of the ad- j
herents of that party tbatadyocate jthe doctrine 1 ■
that the Federal Government has-no power to
interfere with slavery or any' domestic institu
rtion of the seyorab States, .and declares the in
; Varion by of any State, un'deij any pretext, ■
toTo amougjthe.greatost of crimes; and believes
that Congress has the power to make all need
ful rules and regulations respecting the" territo
; ries belonging to the. United Stages, and tbit i
that ‘‘cvrin relic of Polygamy”—slavery—should |
i be confined to tho States where if now exists.
Wo do not believe with tho Southern oligarchs,
that slavery is iner-norraal condition ’of the
1 slaves, neither do we believe it to bo just and
right; but, oo jthe Contrary, we affirm it to be
morally,- socially and politically wrong—a curse
to the community and to slave, and a det
-1 ritrient to the master. The effects produced by
) the blight of slavery is already ti)o clearly seen. !
in tho impoverished land that‘now lies idle,, j
having been ravished by this detrimental curse j
—pausing tho once productive soil to groan un- ■
tier the weight of this sapping dispensation. — j
Our Union is in .danger of a dissolution.- We. i
listen not to thq insipid hragadooio of the South‘d f
ern dough-faces, when .they avow that they will |
dissolve the Union in case Lincoln and Hamlin t
are elected President and Vice-President of the |
United States—denying the right guaranteed to ;
tho people to say whoshall and I who shall not -,
‘ be President and assuming thej right that the .-|s
elective franchise is codflned to ajeertain section, f.
• The efforts of so long a continuation im power |]
of the party now administering tho govern- £
. ment is felt throughout the country, in a pros- b
j trate commerce,! a treasury approximating upon fc
I bankruptcy, ajcjd. a heavily increasing public |
debt, and a wasteful tjxponditufs of the public I
money*. The Republican party claim nothing |
but what it justly deserves; it j throws out no g
“ exploded dogmas” to deceive -the people, but ||
plants .itself fairly and squarely upon the Con- ||
stitution, and asks the people of the‘United §
States to sanction, notliing.wfiich tho patriots,. jra
| Jackson and Jefferson, did nrit proclaim arid ,»
j - 4. Republican.| |||
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