fba Tioga County Agitator:;.
''BY K. H. • COBB. .'V
Published every Wednesday morning and mailed to
„tacribert»t ONB-DOLLAR AND" FIFTY CENTS
'°rvwr. tnadvancb.
’ the f iper is seat postage free to county snbseri
b6r, tnougb they may;receive their mall at post-offices
jousted in counties immediately adjoining, for-cohve
""xaa Agitatoe. is the Official paper of .Tioga Co.,
-od circulates in every neighborhood therein, < Shb
°criplioos being.»n the advance pay system, it; tifen
j ~, uuioug a oIMS moat to the interest of advei-tigers
!,reach. Term* to advertisers as liberal as thf'ea of- ,
feted by any paper 9? equal-circulation in Northern
Penosvivania, * ,
jgp A cross on the margin of a paper, demotes
fhstthe sabsotiptlon U,aho,ui ’to expire. ii ■■ j j,,
‘ gg- papers will he stopped “when the sabscilptiea
tune expires) nnleu the agent orders their ooatinu
mc»- . l : - . —:
JA S. LOffBJBI &g- WILSOS,
i x CORNETS & COUNSELLORS atLAW,
3. u-ill attend the Courts of Tioga, Potffr and
q-Eenn oonnties. - 1 - j.Wellsbbro, Jan. I>tiaBB.j ■'
JOBif MITCOELL.
Attorney and 'counsellor'a? 'Jlaw.
Tioga Tillage, Tioga County, Penn's
prompt attention to iCoUecUona.
March 1, 1885.-Iy
JEROME B, IlltfeS,-, *’
ATTORNEY"*
W«U«b«rOf Tioga Conn tv. Pa-,
Birins the ,*Q£il|d
for tiie Prosecution of Claims for*Pensions, Sick
particular altentlofi -W that clai of
b a,i n «i. J- B. NILE!).
tVellsboro, Feb-; 16, i-.i: \ -
pfiNNSSXVANIA HOUSE,
HOUSES OF MAIS BTRBBI .*ND IHE ATJK»JJj\
Wollsboxo, Pa,
j. w. BIQQNY, ...... —Pjppr*star.
THIS popular Hofei; ; having been reTtfed
nad re-furnished throughout, is now open; to lie
paWio is a dret-class home. L [Jan. 1, 18t8-,| .
D. HART'S HOTEL.
WELLSBORO, TWO a CO: PEN hr A.
THE subscriber takes this method to inform
his old friends and customers that he b*Sx re
turned the conduct of the old “Crystal ‘Fountain
Hotel,” and will hereafter give it his entire atte’ don.
Thankful for past favors, he solicitt a renewal *the
übs. DAVID HA*|T.
Wellsboro, Nov.A, 1863--ly. . x
IZ&AK waltoh HpussTr
Gaines, Tioga County, Pa. {,•
H, 0. VERMILYEA, Proprietor.
THIS is a new hotel located within eas/t ac
cess of the best fishing and hunting groan Is in
Sonhern Pennsylvania. No pains will he spar'd- for
the accommodation of pleasure stokers and the trav
elling public. [J«n. 1,18f3. j
A. FOLEY,
Watches; Clocks,; Jewelry, fee.,- 6c.,
REPAIRED AT OLD PRICES.
POST OFFICE BUILDIN&,
NO. 5, UNION BLOCK-.
Wellsboro, May 20, 1863.
H. W, WiLUiKs/ 1 -t - Wx. H. feiiTH.
WILLIAMS A SMITH, I.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS 'at 'Li w,
BOUNTY St PENSION -AGENCY.
Main Strait* Wclliboro, Pas
January 4, 1865-lir.
S. F. SOAIBLIN,
BARBER*& ‘ HAIRDRESSER,
Shop Oyeb C. L.-KinsoJC ; B.lBxan)t./rf
Wellaboro, Dec 7, 1864. * _ X -
. ■ r— 5-r ;
WESTERN EXCHANGE TI« TEL.
KNOXVILLE, BOROUGH, ■
THE undersigned having leased the abc remote!
for a term of years would, respectful!” - aform
the traveling jmhllo- that he heTffput the Hotjl n first
class order for the reception jtf guests aud' bo'pains
mil be spared in the accommodation of trove],o3 and
as far a« the situatlon will'allow, be will keep a first
class Hotel, in all things, except prices, whidh will
he modetate. - Please try us and judge for 7purtet.ve«.
Knoxville, Oct. 10, 1864—tf. J. H. MART®?.
revenue stamps.
JOHN M. PHELPS, Deputy Collector of Mans
field, ho* just received a large lot of -Revenue
Sums, of all denominations, from one cent up to $5.
Any person wishing Stamps can got them.at juy tffice
in Mansfield, or of M- BULLARD, Assistant Assessor,
st Wellsboro, Pa. J. M. PHELPS.
Mansfield, May 2, 1864. •
P. ISEWJELL, DBSTIST^
■ MANSFIELD, -EJOGA CDUNTY,
IS prepared to operate in nil the improvetn .its in
tbs various .departments of.filling, extract! |gi in
setting artificial dentures, Ac. > s .
Mansfield. August 10, 1864"! y.
WEIoIoSBOHOf 'HOTjBi j
Wjlllsbobo, . Pa. -
B. B. HOLIDAY* Proprietor. . ;
One of the most - popular Houses m “the
This Hotel is the principal Stage-house in Wt *iboro.
Stages leave daily ‘aa follows:
For Tioga, at »&. m.; Per Troy, at Ba, n i For
Jersey Shoie every Tuesday and Friday at Tp. m.;
For Condersport, every Monday and iThursd £ 2
Stages Arrive —From Tioga, at 12 1-2 ‘jfclock
p. m.: From Troy, at 6 o’clock; p. m.: Froip
Shore, Tuesday and Friday J 1 a. m.From 0 *u|ers
pon, Monday aud Thursday tl a. m. * / -
N. B.—Jimmy Cowderi, the well-knowfc testier,
will be found on band.
Wellsboro.jOet. 6,1864—1 y. I N
HUGH YOUNG,
BOOKSELLER &' STATIONER,
<and dealer in
t r. -•
American Clocks, American, English, and’’ Swiss
W&tchos, Jewelry, Silver Plated Ware, Spectacles,
Picture Frames, Photographic Albums, Stereoscopes,
Microscopes, Perfumery,- Yankee Notions,*i?Uhlng
Xsakle and Flies, and Fancy and Toilet ArlleHt.
SCHOOL BOOKS of every fcihd Ute< In the
County, constantly on hand and tent by mall 5 ♦r oth
erwise, to order.
NO. 6, UNION BLOCK, WELLSBORO, PA.
FOE SALE.—HOUSE a LOT on Main Street,
adjoining Wright * Bailey's Store. 20lcrcs of
land in Delmar, between John Gray end MetTtck. -
Honse and Lot on Gorin ctorrStreet.
For terms, apply to HENRY , Esq-
Wellsboro, May 31, 1865—tL ~
P'.OCR AND FEED,’BUCK "WHEAT-FLOUR,
Meal, Pork and Salt, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, Soap,
Candles, Saleratns, Tobacco and Kerosene QiL
Also, Mackerel, White Fish, and Trouts,.by the
package or pound. '-.T-.-
CHAB.-A H. VA N VALKEN&ORG,
Welliboro, Jone 28, 1665. ,
Protective war claim -and pi nsion
agency of the u. s. com
mission.—All the papers and correspondence-re
quired* to procure Pensions, Bounty, and Bjscfc. Pay,
and Prise Money for - discharged SOLDIERS and
BAILORS, and for the RELATIVES of Soldiers and
Sailors dying In the service of the United States,
Prepared and forwarded, and the proceeds' of all
claims, whan collected, remitted to the parties PEEK
OF CHARGE. ‘ '' ' .
Office 1307 Chestnntgtreet. Philadelphia.
Or tor further information''!)? assistance, apply- to
Leer Mooee, Hotchkiss, Wellsboro,
S, i. Morris, Mansfield,
Associate Managers for-Tioga County.
J)URE GINGER at
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ROY’S DRUG STORE.
THE
actjotpg to U)r£gy mioCon of tue area of anO tSr Stress of Reform.
WHILE THEBE SHALL BE ( A "WRONG UNSIGHTED,* ANB UNTIL “MAN’S INHUMANITY TO MAN" SHALL CEASE, AGITATION MUST CONTINUE*
VOL. XIL
HAS FALLEN I
And ao hasih* price of.
DRY GOODS
LEE HAS ' SURRENDERED,- AND W£
HAVE SURRENDERED THE EX
TEMEHIGH PRICES DP 1
goods.
THE PEOPLE’S STORE,
• '■ • 1. • I
is now receiving additions to their stock of
GOODS, BOUGHT DURING THE LATE
DEPRESSION IN PRICES, -
and they will be (old at
THE LOWEST MARKET RATES.
We have made arrangements to get 1 Goods -every
week, and as we keep posted in regard to
the New Fori: Market, we shall at _
all times make the stock on
T band conform to
j now prices, -
REGARDLESS OP COST,
and we with it distinctly understood, that however
. , much, others may blow, ‘
WE DO NOT INTEND TO BE UNDERSOLD:
BY ANY,
The Union party of-Pennsylvania, in Slate,
Convention assembled, declare—
, Ist. That representatives of the loyal
people «f the Commonwealth, we reverently de
sire to offer gratitude to Almighty ‘Odd; whose
.favor has vouchsafed victory ,tq the national
arms and enabled asto eradicate the crime of
slavery from bur land* and to render treason
against rbc Republic impossible forevermore;
And next to him'our thanks are-doe and hereby
tendered to our brave soldiers and sailors, who,
by their endu/ance.-sacri rices, and illustrious
heroism, hiivesecured.uo-stheir: country peace,
and to the down-troddeireverywhere an asylum
of liberty ; who have shown that'war for the
restoration'of the Union isncta ‘‘failure," and!
Whosewnlor has proven for all time the fact that:
this Government of the people,'by'the people j
f.,r the people, ia'-ns invincible in'-its strength j
[ ris-ivls hensfibenc in-itri-operations/- ‘.i - . .)
2b- S>«n/Ded, That revering the memo'cv!
j of A-torahinn jomconij ffio gj-ear imiriyrTEo iincr- '
|ty, we cannot show '.greater honor toi bis name;
■then by a generous- 1 support to his fellow-pa-’
j : lriot and aui-uessar,' -Andrew Johnson,-the
! President of the- United : States, who- has been
called (e complete a tesk whioh waa deft unfin- i
ished.’ His unbending-patriotism in the past is i
■h sure guarantee that in the-momentous future I
the authority of the Government will-be-upheld I
and the rights and the liberties ofi'all -theciti |
i 2efis of the Republic secured. - .-c
3d .Resolved, That the mild 'and generous
j cbirhod of-reconstruction" offered- by thuPreai
-dent to-vhe-' people -'lately dn rehetliori. iiv the
judgment of this Convention, has not been: ac
cepted >iw«-spirit:of loyalty and grati
tude, ibut With such evidences of defiaboe and
Vosnlity aii- to impel us to {he/conviction- that
they Cannot bß,safely entrusted with-the politi
cal rights which they forfeited by tfieir treason,
tintilUhey h'avo proventheir acceptance uf.the
results of '-the w»r t -and - -incorporated. them in
ciisstitotionai provisions, seeuringtu all men
within their bordets-their inalienable rights to
Jite, liberty, and pursuit of bappiness. •"
4th Resolved, That, having conquered the
refceWirtus States, they should betheld in.-sub
jugation, and the-treotment thoy are to-receive,
‘Shd'tha laws Which'are to govern themiehould
be referred to the lawmftkiriglpowei-of the na
tion^'to whichlheyiegliuriataly belong, n r
sth/ That-as the late rebellion
■ was wantonly precipitated by the., property
■ holders, of the> Sooth, iris hot just that .they
should pay the expenses of -the war, and-Con
gress should declare"tte"fbrfeited and vested in
“• the Government the property of all rebels whose
j estates exceed the sum of ten thous-an d dollars ;
■ rind ihaf proceeds of the'property ’eo confiscated
j'should be applied ti* increase the pensions of
! those entitled thereto : by the casualties of the
| war; to-pay the damages! done by the‘enemy
' to loyal citiiens, and to reduce the burden of the
1 national debt.
6th.' -Resolved, That it is the- ‘-duty ot Ooii-1
1 gress so to revise the revenue laws as to affsfd 1
! increased'protection to' American industry ;■ to
! secure the development of industrial wealth of
!,the people ; ,td render labor profitable , and
; to build up home markets fori
f onr, agriculturists; to attract capital to the
| mineral fields of the’ country, arid to provide 1
~,. . : ~ _ - -t-revenue for the maintenance of the public cred-
Dinner and Breakfast Castors, Cake Basket*, Spoon - . . , . n ■ . ; .1. r
Holders,Hopkin Rings, Forks, Table and Tea Spoons, nAP , And thls Convention recognizes the chief
ke., ke., ke. .... , enemy to a policy of protection in that Europ-
Xqdia Rubber Chains, Bings, and Gold Mountedc ®3" P ower Wbioh for four years has 'furnished
Pencils. ' ''-' ; v , piratical vessels of war to rebels, and thus en
- deayored.to drive our com me rep from the'seas. 1
tth. Resolved, That any attempt by foreign
nations to establish .-Monarchical Government j
Ibrikbis continent is evidencerof -redesign to de
stroy Republican institutions. Regard for oar
) ; (jwti 'Safety; and for the future securtity of the
Republic,-demand tbat.no such. - attempt should
: Bifc;ceed. i- L ' ■ i . i
Bth. Resolved, That it'is the duty, of Con
-grEKtoaaonre.dEba;,full;, Fadcralbp.untyao- all
hunurafjjly-djschairged soldiers, irrespective of
duie of their enlistment. ' ’
- 9th - Resolved, AthaV we recognize in Edwin
"M. Stanton, the present honest rind able head of
the Department ofWar, a public servant who
i has deserved well of his country, and has home
!‘himself so clear in his great office as to merit
i the earnest gratitude of all loyal men ;and'we
tender to him, and -to . his distinguished col
| leagues in- the Cabinet, our thanks for their
• valuable eerviVes in the cause of liberty and
Keeosi-nk damps »t _ | k"- a ~ Z ’ ’
BOX'S DRUG STORE. 1 l«‘h. Resolved, That the constant devotion
.quality of goods considered. It (ball be our aim to
. keep constantly on hand a good stock of j
inch goods as the community -
require, and
SUCH. ARTICLES AS WILL GIVE SATIBFAC-.
TION.TO THE CONSUMER.,
THE QNE PRICE SYSTEM
.1 “ " •" '• '
under which oar business has constantly increased
for the last ten years will be adhered to, . ‘ j ;
i. . ; 'i -as also the
' ■ • BEADY PAY SYSTEM
mere recently adopted. Don’t bay nntil ■
YOU HAVE. EXAMINED OUR STOCK AND
ptecSsA-, ‘ ?-■
'’ ,r " - • ' t
STOJ2B DTREOThTT OPPOSITE,-. XHS JSIGKIN
* SON HOUSB, - - . '
and first door east of Haugerford’s Bask.
SMITH a. WAITE,
Corning, N, Y«, May 17, 1865.
THE BIG iFIQHT baring been closed np ..by
Messrs. Grant,‘Sherman'Sheridan* 4 Co.,- ’■ ■■ '•
KELLY & PURVIS j
have volunteered for a war of extermination against j
huge pile of
NfcVMARD CHEAP.GOODS/
at the old OSGOOD STAND, where thfcfr
tionavWiUi NeYork cannot be lntcrmpted. _
Ttfey’BavS'jffrtAdeiTed'a ;,
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS , i;
jt r. ' ) V #r - v, "fe i3T* A > f ■
such as Prints, Detained, 'Bareges, Mhflfhd; Hosiery,
Notions, Boots and Shoes, etc., in fact everything in
the Dry Goode line may be fotfhd at our' ■conntetis
and porchped at gripes, to the late
HEAVY FALL IN GOODS, . ;;
We 'also : -lnvite»l)hrcßaaer»i ft ’ eldmiie finßr <-fine
Stock Of ’ ; ;
GROCERIES. 1
Can’t bo beat this side of New York.
Remember the place. “Osgood’s Corner."
KELLY A PVRVI6,
WrtUboko; Apr,ff2,.lBtis--]y.
JEWELLS, AND
w tt&plh-VkßSit%. .1%
Call at No.S.Umbn Block,, -vvsihtija gopd
W ATOJJi;Wtofe yon a gebd t of
;
I keep on band E, Howard A Co/fl increment in
heavy Silver Cases, which for time has no equal.* I
respectfully refer to M. H. Cobb, Esq., Editor Agita
tor, and Wm. Bache, Esq., President Ist National
Bank of Wellsboro.
Also, the W. Ellery, Bartlett, Appleton, Tracy A
i Co#, all are good Watches.
PLATED WARE. *. _
HEAVY PLAIN GO ID RINIiS. ,
* - • i ’■ '
JEWELRY OP ALL KINDS.-
■ A good, assortment ef CLOCKS constantly on;.:
hand. .. r
AUof which will be sold as low as they can be bunght;
anywhere.
REPAIRING DO'NE ON SHORT NOTICE.
Wellsboru, Ang. ,30, 1865-tf.
WALTER A. WOOD’S PRIZE MOWER.—The’
Wood Mower has been in general-use for the -■
past five years. It embraces ail the qualities neces- :
sary to make a perfect Mower. It recommends-iiself
to every farmer for the simplicity of Us construction, i
It is proved to be the lightest draft. It takes the
preference for durability, easy- management, and gcod j
port—Machines fttlly warranted. Send for Circa- -
lars—Price $ll6 delivered on the - cars at Corning.
-EDGAR HILL, Agent, Corning, N. Y- I
May 31,’1865-tf. . |
WELLSBORG, TIOGA COUNTY. PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1865.
, [Tor Ihe -Aglmtczv: , , ~
■ ‘, - juxxsr.sie .. ,
Written on the deal* of JAMES VANDUSEN. of
'the 297i h Keg*! P. V. ■'
i You've asked me^d‘nwtT(P i *(sf''yoar sod and your
5. brother, . • Y
, ; Jl never rhymes when my near kindred
j Wlfeb a Patriot difes tbe tears wo would sfcfibther,'
j; .*fHtow faatj brother, and-friend he wen^nigh
©tat.perents, your:youngest, went out from jqws
circle, ... - • ■ i
' JoyoUi^et&mn£ r ybu-aevercan kbow; £ -
slieepa among braveat are
• lyi»s» . * _. . ... . j
'And th feeblest breath of -freedom does' over thern
: -a;' Wowv *'t m .|’.:'\ii .
, Peac-brptfaer* nopjoreySbeJl.be meet in.your circle,,
" Nor yet lay bis bones by the one gone before,
\ Whin yob meet to the -yard his place, will be
1 , f r.iegnt,.
Bat uh! in yourhe&rts be will live evermore.
, c,j , u -.* . . . t .
What sister can speak for the sisters thus* smitten ?’
*'Without feeling their-tebtferest sympathies glow, ■
If knows a love that is pure and unselfish,:
'Tis the love which tbe.hearts of the sisters be
i . stow.
■-•* v *
And how shall we coiqfoH.the dear wife bereavedT
■ ‘Thiswrorld khoWs hbboMial inch sorrows to heal;
Bat Jesns.the wise.#nd forgiving,. (
His love to the penitent soul will reveal. '
’Farsiinoton, Sept, -
THE PARTY PLATFORMS IN PENN-
The Onion Repnblictin State Convention met
in Harrisburg, on the 17th-of. August last end
nominated Gen. Hartranft, and Col. Campbell.
The following declaration df principles was
adopted
A. FOU2T
AGITATOR.
‘I j . ,
©rfflinal ®oftra«'
BY i. a. CASBEEB.
JMlf tt cal.
, SYI,YAtiIA
of Governor Curtin to the beat interests of the
State and nation, during the last four years, and
his indefatigable efforts, on all occasions, to pay
the just debt of gratitude we owe our national
defenders, not merely by words, but also by
deeds, entitles him to the thanks of every loyal
citizen orPeunaylrania.
11th; • Resolved, That this Convention rep- 1
resenting ;tbe loyal, people of. Pennsylvania, j
recognise the claims of opr citizen; soldiers on
our confidence and gratitude, and that, in the
nominations for offices, especial regard should
be paid to the claims of those who have faith
fully served their country in the army or the
navy; in thdsuppression of the rebellion.
.■ 12th. i Resolved, That the , leaders of . the,
Democratic party stand arraigned before the
people,of Pennsylvania for constantly obstruot
ing.ihe efforts of the constituted authorities to'
maintain the life of the republic. They did this
■ by inflaming the passions of their ignorant fol
lowers against.the legally elected officers of the:
Federal Government, and refraining from all re-.
prongh against treason or armed traitors ; by
procuring a .decision from the Democratic
Judges of otir Supfeme Court denying the right
of■tlteOoveT i; hh^ent , to servi'es of citizens of this
State Tor the defence of our imperilled country;
by discouragjng men from volunteering into
the armies, of the union, thus rendering it nec
essary fo succumb tp treason, or to 1 pay large
bounties, a’nd so burdening every ward, town]
ship, and borough in the State .with debt to fill
theranks.of our armies; by .opposing the en
Ustmept ofinegroes for our defence although
tbus.one wliite man less was required fpr every
black one whb could be enlisted, and this at the
verymoment when the battle of Gettysburg
Was raging on the* Soil of. Pennsylvania, and
the result,ofthai decisive battle was uncertain;
by denying to our soldiers the right to vote
while fighting for the flag of our fathers, on tbe
plea that such rights were not allowed by our.
Conetitation. and by opposing an amendment
which removed the objection and relieved our
brave soldiery from this disability ; by exag
gerating public indebtedness, denying public
credit, and teaching that the financial resources
of the North were unequal to the suppression
of rebellion; by a shameful opposition to tbe
.measures for extending relief to the families of
Onion soldiers; by a malignant effort by these
means to secure the success of the rebels in tbe
field, or snob a protraction of the war as would
exbafist the nation in its effort to subdue tboir
friends; by now heaping abuse upon tbe Gov
ernment for pnnisbing assassins and their
accomplices; by demanding the release of
leading traitors; by frowning, down all at
tempts to ' punish tbe fiends who starved
our soldiers by assuring rebels that neither in
persona or property shall they be punished for
their crimes. And if anything were wanting
-lutumfrtvw u—li inldtrry, vr« uaro >« t„ • vfrtxr
determined opposition to free labor and- to a
•tariff, which while it would'- make labor profita
ble by protecting tbe (workingmen, of Penney 1-
; vania frpm -JJritish oompettion, would largely
.increase the revenue essential to the main
tenance of the pnblio faith and credit.
• “DEMOCRATIC” PLATFORM
The 11 -Democratic" State Convention met
in Hiirriaburg on the 24th of August last and
nominated Col, Davis and Col. Linton'.' The
Convention adopted the following platform; ■
■ Whereas, The men and the party administer
ing the. Federal-Government. since. 1861, have
betrayed their trust, violated their sacred obli
gations," disregarded the ' commands of the
fundamental law, corruptly squandered the
pnblic .money, denied, justice to . the people,
perverted the whole Government from its nrigi
nal.purpose, and thereby have .brought antuld
calamities upon the country, therefore be it
Resolved, That we, ttie Democracy of Penn
sylvania, are now, as we’ at wayd have been,
faithful to- thei Dnion of' the States, opposing
the secession of- the South With all Jour influence
and having,qo sympathy.or .association what
ever with that party in the. North which plotted
jagainst the jjnionjpnd pronounced the. Consti
tution “a covenant with death arid an agree
ment with hell.’ ,: '' '
■" 'Second, That if the counsels Of the Dem
oeratic'party bad prevailed, the Union would
have been, saved i( all its integrity and, honor,
V-without tbei.slaughter.jlcbt and; disgrace of a
ipivil war. But when the formation of* section
al, parties in ’tbe North and in the South, and
■fchfe advent of one of these’parties into the seats
-Tjf power made war a - fact which we could not
.counteract, we sustained the Federal authori
ties in gopd faith, asking nothing,at their bands
except a.decent regard for our legal rights and
some show of common honesty in the' manage
ment of dor financial affairs,’but in both these
particulars we' were disappointed and be
trayed.
Third, That the Constitution established by
oar revolutionary fathers is entitled to oar un
qualified reepect and obedience; the oath to
support it is binding, religiously, morally and
legally, at all times, and under all circumstan
ces,,and.in every part of the country ; upon all
public officers, from the highest to the lowest,
as well as upon private citizens; it is only by
a strict observance of Us provisions, and a
rigid enforcement of its obligations in all the
States, that we can hope f(>r anion, liberty or
peace. He who wilfully- violates It, or coun
sels by others, is a public enemy and
dishonest man.
Fourth, That among the rights guarantied
to ns by the plainest words of the Constitu ;
tion, are these:—Free press, freedom from art
bitrary 'arrest and illegal Imprisonment, trial
•by jury,’ the Writ of habeas corpus, the perfect
ot oil persons not in the army or na
vy from any species of .punishment for crime
or pretended crime which is not the legal con
sequence of a legal donviction by an impartial
jury, the'absolute subordination of all military
'power to the civil authority, and the privilege
of whitd citizens to vote at the State elections,
according to the laws of the State.
Fifth, That we fully, concur with President
Johnson in the conviction expressed by him in
1860, and repeated several times since, that the
Federal Government is sovereign within its
proper sphere; that it acts not through or upon
the States, but directly upon individuals; that
tbe States could not absolve the people from
their federal -obligations-; that the State ordi
nances of secession were nullities, and there*
fore, when the attempted-revolution came to an
end by the submission of the insurgents, the
States were-as much a part of the Union as
they had been before. Tbe people were bound
to tbe e*ame dutiej end clothed with the same
rights as individuals among them had legally
forfeited by their own acts in the meantime,
and we hereby declare that so far as we can
prevent it, the resumption of their proper pla
ces in the Union by those States, some of whose
citizens were lately in Rebellion, shall not be
impeded or delayed by the unlawful interfe
rence of that faction in tbe North which was
always hostile to tbe Union, wbich now pro
nounces it legally dissolved, and wbioh is still
malignantly laboring to prevent its restoration.
Sixth, That tbe effort now. making by cer
tain persons to use the power of tbe General
Governnment with a view to force negro suff
; rage on the States against tbe will of the people
and contrary to existing Jaws, isnot only ahigh
crime against the constitution, but a deliberate
and wicked attempt to put the States of this
Union (all of them more or less and some of
them entirely) under the dominion of negroes,
to Africanize a large portion of the country,
and degrade the white race, morally and. so
cially ns well as politically, to the low level of
the black. We will not acknowledge the inca
pacity of our own race to govern itself, nor
surrender the destinies of the country into the
hands of negroes, nor put ourselves under their
guardianship, nor give up to them the political
privileges'which we inherited from our fathers,
and we exhort our brethren in other States to
take up the same attitude and maintain it firm
]y-
Seventh, That we will support, President
Johnson in every just effort he may make to
place all the States in their proper positions, to
give to them a fair representation in Congress,
to save them from tbe curse of negro equality;
he shall have our hearty approval when he in
flicts legal punishment by legal tribunals upon
offenders against tbe United States, and we
will be with him in every measure which looks
to the maintenance of the pablic credit. But
our full approval of his administration can be
founded only in tbe belie)? that he will execute
the law, tbe whole law, And nothing but tbe
law in all parts of tbe country, that he 7111
not allow the military to interfere with State
elections; that be will punish kidnapping and
robbery thro.ngh the legal authorities, whether
committed by Federal officers or private citizens,
and that he will suffer bo person to be murder
ed by Military Commission, and npon these
measures there can be no compromise ; he that
is not for ns is against us.
Eighth, That in view of our enormous na
w“"-1 *->*- **"' » ot-ooiLStutß ta*»«.
and the local hardens imposed upon ui in div
ers ways, economy and retrenchment become
an important duty of all our repreeentativee,
and to this endthe vast standing army now on
foot ought to be disbanded, tbe navy should be
be rednoed, and the corrupt and extravagant
practices lately introduced into the Government
should be totally abolished.
Ninth, That our revenue law* need to be
carefully revised in such manner that while the
pnblic credit will be maintained and the na
tional honpr preserved, taxation will be equal
and just.
Tenth, That the gallant soldiers of the Re
public, who so nobly risked their lives in‘ de
fense of'the Union and the Constitotion, merit
and will receive the nndying gratitude of the
American people. Living, they shall live in
our warmest affections, and dying, their memo
ries, will be cherished for all time to come.. To
say, as our political opponents do, that they
fought and bled, and died, mainly for the free
dom of the negro, is a gross insolt on their
patriotism and an outrage which will be indig
nantly presented by thair surviving comrades
through the ballot box.
Eleventh, That the noble manner in which
the Democratic press of this commonwealth
have contended in the defense of the liberties
of the nation, amid trials and difficulties almost
unparalleled, is deserving of our grateful rec
ognition, and should entitle it to the encour
agement of every Constitution-loving citieen.
Twelfth, That we reaffirm our adherence to
the Monroe doctrine. r
The mistakes of oar colored brethren are
sometimes rather ridiculous. Lieutenant —,
of the Fifth United States Artillery, has a ser
vant called George. George is a round-shoul
dered, well shaped plump little darkey, and
since the blessing of education has been ex
tended to bis race has become a profound
adept in the formation of polysyllables.
Among other goods and chattels possessed by
the Lieutenant is a pair of boots, which, alas 1
like many other articles now in camp, are
somewhat the worse for wear. One day it was
deemed advisable that the boots should receive
a slight rubbing previous to guard mount, and
George, was accordingly sent for,
“George,” said the Lieutenant, “ I want
these boots of mine ornamented.”
“ Yah, Sir,” was the reply. ,
“ Do you know, George, what the word orna
ment means?”
" Yah, Sir—l knows.”
“ What does it mean, then?” was the next
inquiry.
•• Why it means, of course, that you want
the boots half-soled.”
The fact was obvious endngh to every one
present, and all joined in a hearty laugh at the
avowal. i
* Well, Pat,' said a witty gentleman to his
faired man, one morning, ‘you've got her e first
at last You were always behind before —but
you get here early of late. How did you coma
out with your lawsuit you were telling me
abont?'
* Faith, yer honor, 1 come out square all
round.’
Somxbost has found out a new way. of tak
ing pictures, by which they can be taken bet
ter in the night than in the daytime. A pho
tographer hae missed several ffom the frames
that hkng by bis door, and doesn't approve of
the new plan.
Rates of Advertising,
Advertisements will be charged 91 per square of It
lines, one insertion, and $1.50 for three insertion*.
Advertisements of less than 10 lines considered u
a, square. The subjoined rates will be charged for
Quarterly, Half-Yearly and Yearly advertisements:
3 XOSTB3. 6 HOKTBI. IS HOST**
.....$B.OO 84.75 $7.60
.;... e.oo 5.25 i 0.90
8.76 10.75 13.60
lO.OO 13.00 16.76
18.76 26.00 81.60
.80.00 43.00 60,00
1 Squar*,....
S do.
3 do. .
i Column,
i do. .
1 do.
Advertisement* not oaring the namber of Inser
tions desired marked upon them, trill be published
ontil ordered oat and charged accordingly.
Posters, Handbills, Bill-Heads, Letter-Heads, and
all kinds of Jobbing done in country establishments,
executed neatly and promptly. Justices', Constable’s
and other BLANKS, constantly on band.
NO. 6.
erommtiftitalfoii;
[Written for Iho Agitator.]
THE BOOS OS' " JJIS’E.”
Now when the Ethiopians began to be freS, 1
they said, “ Inasmuch ae than, Oh Abraham,
hast freed us from bondage, permit ns ws M
seech thee, to serve thee and thy host. In t&o
oamp and in the field, and to bear arms in thy
behalf, that thy enemies prevail not against
thee,"
And Abraham answered and said, “ If than
wilt serve us aa valiant men, to pat down thoso
who held dominion over thee, thou maysat do
so." And they oame op to the help of Abra
ham, a very great nano her, and arms were given
unto them, and they were taught in the arts of
war, and fought valiantly in the cause of Abra
ham.
Now it came to pass that many of them wn«
gathered together in a stronghold called fort
Pillow, with other valiant men of the North,
and the “ men of Jeff came npon it and pre
vailed against it, and took many captives; bat
the Ethiopians would they not .take captive,
bat while they cried, "we are thy captives,"
they fell upon them and slew them. Bat the
Ethiopians were not dismayed, and they flocked
to the standard of Abraham, who had delivered
them from their taskmasters, and ibnght val
iantly, and avenged the death of their brethren
at Fort Pillow.
Now at all these things Jeff was very wroth,
save only at the slaughter at Fort Pillow. And
an edict went forth from him, saying to bis
chief captains, and fighting men, whenever
thou lightest against the bondmen whom Abra
ham hath set free, thou shalt utterly slay slljOf
them, and shalt take no captives, that the resi
due of tbeirbretbren may learn hereafter to
serve ns, and not serve Abraham.
Bat the Ethiopians were not oast down, and
they said, we will serve righteous Abraham,
in whom dwelleth the spirit of the liviugQed."
And such as would serve him, increased daily
in numbers, until they became a very great
army.
And again Jsff vaunted like unto the cham
pion of Gath, and he defied the armies of the
living God, and of Abrabaiq. Nevertheless,
from about this au evil spirit haunted him, and
success departed from him. And he said, “wo
is me, for Abraham will prevail against ns,
and will lay waste our country, and do unto as
whatsoever he listethyet he said ante his
fighting men, “ go up," and they went up mod
fought against Abraham.
And they invaded the land of freedom with
a mighty boat, and entered I the province of
Pennsylvania, and pitched their tents before
anma of tbs cities thereof, and the mail of
Abraham went after them. Now when the
Governor of the province, Curtin by name, saw
what the Jeffites would fain do, he said unto
the valiant 'men of his province, “come forth,
or the Jeffites will destroy ns, and lay w.aate
our cities, and take away both our place and
nation, and make ns subservient unto them,"
And they with one aooord came forth, by fifties,
and by hundreds,fontil they numbered a very
great army. And they joined themselves to
the men of Abraham, and fought the men of
Jeff at a place called Gettysburg, and pre
vailed against them, and theyfieddiseomfitted.
And there fell down dead that day, of the.
Jeffites twenty and one thousand souls, also
many of the valiant men of Curtin and Abra
ham. And the men of Jeff got themselves un
to their own city, and they told Jeff thjit the
mighty men of freedom had prevailed against
them.
And be was filled with great sorrow of heart.
Mb eta Milorote the Sgbibi.
Covington, 1865.
A runny Court Beene.
A funny scene, and one not altogether In
accordance with that chapter of the code regU
lating the duties of Justices of tbs Pease, was
presented in a Justice’s Coart not ten ’mile*
from Dubuque, the other day. i
A man was brought before the Squire to he
tried for assault and battery. Now, be it re*
membered that the said Squire has an ardent
lore for the “ craythur,” and when bis «love”
is indulged to any great extent, he is outspoken,
and betrays the ’leaning’s in the trial of a case.
Well, the principal witness for the prosecu
tion woe called in the above trial. He proceeded
to tell hia story. Ij
“ I was going 'plong the street,” said be,
“ and I saw the plaintiff standing near the
curb-stone. The defendant cams up to him,
looked at him a second, and then struck him a
square blow, and knocked him over.”
“ Bully for him I Bally for him !” shouted
the Justice, in evident delight ” That’s what 1
like to see, a square blow 1” >
The counsel and spectators were amaasd,
and sat looking at the delighted Justice like
statues; then three or four of them hurst
into a laugh.
44 Order in the Court," cried the Squire.—
“ This Court must be respected in a proper
manner. Proceed with your case, gentlemen."
“ Well, but ycur Honor," said the counsel
for the prosecution, “ lid like to know what
kind of a proceeding this is. Bow can we try
this case under such circumstances? Tour Hon
or, show—" |
“ Order in the Court,” roared the Squire.
" Gentleman, proceed with your case. I’m glad
it was a square blow he struck him 1" he con
tinued, ending the sentence in a hearty laugh.
Of course the prosecution 41 rested," here, and
well they might. The 44 square blow" had
settled their bash in that Court. The defines
offered their testimony, and the Justice dismiss
ed the ease.
Wawan.—The following advertisement ap
pears in the Jamestown Journal;
Wantti—K boy to learn the printer's trade.
A boy that "knows a bee from a bull's foot,"
and is willing to work without owning an Inter
est in the office, and doss not require too maeb
.waiting on, can have a chance in the Journal
office. -He will not be expected to- take the
whole charge of the businese at first.*
CHAPTXS Till.
CHJIPTEB IX.