ME THE NATIONAL. FRIDAY Morning, SEP. 18,'68. NATIONAL TIOKRT FOR PRESIDENT, GEN. U. S. GRANT, OF ILLTNOIS. FOR VICE-PRESIDENT, SCHUYLER COLFAX, OF INDIANA. STATE TICKET AUDITOR GENERAL, "G EN. J. F. HARTRANFT OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY. SURVEYOR GENERAL, GEN. J. M. CAMPBELL OF CAMBRIA COUNTY. CONGRESS, . HON. 'WM. H. ARMSTRONG, OF LTCO3.IING C01M.71 For. Assinim.y, COL. THEODORE GREGG, of Bellefonte. Fon DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THAD. P. STEPHENS, - of Bellefonte. Fon COMMISSIONER, JAMES C. WILLIAMS,: of Philipsburg. FOR AUDITOR, JOHN H. MITCHELL, of Harris. FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR, HENRY P. TRCZII LTLNY, of Milesburg. UNION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE The following named gentlemen con stitute the Union Executive Committee o Centre county for the ensuing year! • Bellefonte—Win. P. Wilson, Chairman. 3filesburg—J. B. Balm, Unionville—Geo. Alexander, Howard—W. L. Gordon. Phillipsburg—Robert Lloyd, Benner—Capt. C. Dare, Boggs—Wm. Curtin, Burnside—Dr. M. Stewart, Curtin—Jacob V. Knoll, Ferguson—Jos. B. Erb, Gregg— John D. Long, Baines—Dr. P. T. Musser, Half illoon—Wm. L. Wilson, Harris -John J. Thompson, Howard—David B. Pletcher, Huston—John J. Thompson, Liberty—Wm. F. Courter, Marion—John Strunk, .Miles—Col R. H. Strohecker, Patron--P. B. Waddle, Penn—B. 0. Deininger, • Potter—M. L. Leitzel, Rush—Richard Atherton, Snow Shoe—Wm. B. Savage, Spring—Frank Jodon, Taylor—Leonard Merryman, Union—George Ingram, • Walker_ . . W. Rogers, Worth—A. R. Barlow. EQUAL TAXATION--EVERY VARIETY OF PROPERTY PLACED ON THE SAME FOOTING. The Watchman, and the entire Democratic press, in their anxiety to deceive the people have got not only Seymour, but themselves into "a sea of trouble." In order to mis lead the people on the question of taxation, they raised the cry of "Bloated Bondholder" and "Equal Taxation of every species of proper ty." The New York Convention not satisfied with declaring the re construction acts "unconstitutional, "revolutionary, null and void," adopted as the fourth article of their platform the principle of "Equal " Taxation of every species of pro perty, according to its real value, "including Government bonds, and "all other public securities." The Pittsburg Commercial in speak ing on this subject says, "The lan "guage is clear, unambiguous, ex " plicit." If the reader will analize it, he will perceive that that which is proclaimed to be the first and os tensible object of the Democracy, namely : taxation of Government bonds, is merely secondary. In fact, at first view, it would seem as though the words "including Gov " ernment bonds," were au after thought, since the addition of these words and those which follow, were not needed to complete the original proposition, namely: "Equal taxa " tion of every species of property, "according to its real value." Here we have the body of the proposition divested of the tail, in which lurks the sting that the fra mers of the platform designed to be directed against the Republican party. Repellent as this is in itself, its vir ulence is mildness compared with the spirit which animates the body of the proposition, to wit: .'=‘Taxa "tion of every species of property." If the reader will bear with us a mo ment, we will show him that the language here employed is none too strong A rigid compliance with the de mands embraced in the proposition quoted, will.subject every acre, every field, every workshop, every article of value in the country, every tool of the mechanic, every cow of the poor man, to taxation. By the pre sent law all incomes less than a thou sand dollars are exempted from tax ation. This, we say, is wise and eminently proper. Carry out this proposition of "Equal Taxation of " every species of property," and the poorest man iu the land will be compelled to pay the same tax on his trifling earnings that the richest man, and most opulent corporation pay on theirs. We are now dis- . cussing the merits of the proposition without seeking the aid of Demo cratic spectacles. We are tenacious upon this point, the more so since we are assured that those who fra med this article of Democratic faith, framed it deliberately and after ma ture reflection, and with the firm determination to enforce it if they are successful in the coming cou• test. It looks as though it were another device of Wade Hampton Co., to punish every class in the North. Equivocations and explanations are alike useless. It is impossible to conceal or obscure the language. Carry out this proposition and all the discriminations heretofore made by the General Government, and the various State Governments, for the .relief of the farmers, the me chanics and laboring men are over thrown. The poor man's bed will be taxed in the same proportion as the luxurious appointments of' the rich man. The pine table, pewter spoons, and cradle of the poor man will then be placed on the same list with the piano, the richly appointed carriage, and the plate of the rich Every mechanical invention ; every implement of husbandry and art ; every wheel that enters into the composition of machinery, however trifling, from a gun barrel to a grist mill, from a clock to a currycomb, will be taxed alike. "Taxation of every species of property," includes the stony hillside, the swampy flats, and the unproductive pennyroyal ground. Theyich corporations, such as railways, bridge and similar com panies, will then pay less taxes than they now pay, because poor people now taxed lightly, will pay more, and those now exempt will go upon the list. IMMI Will the "Watchman" please ex plain to the farmers, mechanics, and laboring men of Pennsylvania how they are going to be- benefited by this recently invented Democratic idea of "Equal Taxation ?" If, as you say, they are taxed to death now, when more than two thirds of all the people in the country pay no revenue tax, and no one pays a tax, either State or national, upon real estate, what must be their condition and the condition of the whole coun try, under the enforcement of the fourth resolution of your platform setting forth "Equal Taxes upon "all species of property?" The far mer pays no tax now on his wheat. The Democrats say it is wrong, that wheat must be taxed as well as whisky. The farmer pays no tax upon his farm, the Democratic plat form declares this wrong and shouts for • "Equal taxation upon every " species of property." Farmers, Mechanics, Laboring Men! if you do not want to be op pressed with taxation, vote against Seymour and Blair . , and thus place your seal of condemnation upon Wade Hampton and the other rebel Generals who placed them in nomi nation and now boast that they got all they Wanted in the platform, and that if the Democratic ticket is elect ed, "the South will win everything for which she fought in the late re bellion." QUESTIONS FOR THE DEMOCRATIO WATCHMAN TO ANSWER Do you belong to the Jackson or Calhoun wing of the Democratic party ? If you say you belong to the Jack son Democracy, how will you justify your course during the late rebellion ? If you say you belong to the Cal houn State Rights wing, please ans wer why you did not go with your State in favor of the Government, as Gen. Lee went with his State against the Government? If you say Gen. Lee went with his State and was therefore justifiable, and not a rebel, do you not prove too much and show that you were a rebel and a traitor because you did not go with your State ? Are not all who acted with you, and acted intelligently, according to your doctrine of State Rights, equal ly guilty with you? Why is it, when you have so much to say about the extravagance of the Republican party, that you have never published a word against the extravagance of James Buchanan, who burthened the people with a debt of Seventy Millions of Dollars in time of peace? Was President Buchanan right when he declared in his last message to the Congress of the United States, that their was no power in the Con stitution to coerce a State? Why is it that you have never written one word in your paper con deming the course of Floyd and Cobb—members of Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet—the one for stealing the nation's guns, the other for robbing the National Treasury, abstracting Indian bonds, &c., &c. ? If you are a Democrat of the Jackson School, why did you always sympathize and agree with Vallan digham, Gov. Seymour, of New York, Voorhees, of Indiana, et id °mulct genus, who declared the war a failure, the draft unconstitutional, and the Union Soldiers nothing but Lincoln minions, cut-throats and thieves ? If you are a Democrat of the Jack son School, how will you justify him in crushing out rebellion in South Carolina, using coercion to enforce the law and save the Union; and brand Mr. Lincoln as a tyrant and usurper for acting upon the same principle and doing the same thing? Why is it, that all the rebel gen erals and all the confederate soldiers who for four long years made war upon .the Government, and forced upon the country the enormous na tional debt of which you prate so much, are all supporters of Seymour and Blair? Is it not upon the principle that birds of a feather flock together? Do you not honestly think that the so-called Democratic party have forfeited the confiikuce of the Ameri can people ? And do you not fur ther believe that the party that saved the nation and maintained its honor and credit, is the only party that is worthy to rule, or should be per mitted to rule it? THE NATIONAL, BELLEFONTE, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1868. " WHO DID IT V' The Watchman of the 4th inst., in an article entitled "Who did it?" published the following : "It was " the party that asks you to support " Grant and Colfax, that sold the " Public Works to the Pennsylvania "Railroad Company, and thus placed " the people of the State at the mer " cy of that soulless corporation." The TVatchman will not pretend to deny that the Public 'Works, when controlled by the State, were an in tolerable burden upon the people, a source of vexatious taxation, and when sold all the people said, Amen, except the many Democratic officials who found them a very convenient means for plunder and filching mo ney in shape of taxes out of the people's pocket, with which they filled their own. The Watchnzansav an should be more cautious . ' in making such reckless and unwarrantable charges, lest he incur the gross dis pleasure of some of'his Democratic friends, who have controlling in terests in that "soulless-corporation." Has the Watchman forgotten the action of a Democratic conference that recently placed in nomination as their party candidate for Con gress, L: A: Mackey, who is -the head-of two of these "soulless cor porations ?" One, the B. E. V. Rail road Company, and the other the Lock Haven National Bank. Mr. Mackey is President of both these corporations, and a "Bondholder" besides We suppose we will not hear much more from the 'Watchman on Corporations,, National Banks and Bondholders. The Watchman should be a little consistent, and not' howl "soulless corporations" for the purpose of prejudicing the laboring' men and farmers, then give the lie to its own declarations by nominating and sup porting for the most prominent of-• fines in the gift of .its party, men who dress in broadcloth and'fme linen and fare sumptuously every day, and who are the head of these "soulless corporations," and .whose. interests are the same as thoSe of the "soulless corporations" named by it. • The Watchman howls taxation. Tax the Bonds and the National Banks. Yet it supports for Con gress the President 'of a National Bank, and a Bondholder, of course. Oh, shame, where is thy blush ? Honest Democrat and laborer, if you believe the falsehoods set up by Democratic leaders about taxation of bonds and "soulless corporations," you can never vote for L. A. Mackey for Congress. If you do, you vote to sustain just what the Watchnzan, has condemned for the last five years, and make its editor not only incon sistent, but a setter forth of false hoods and strange doctrines. Are you willing, by your votes, thus to condemn the "Watchman" of base hypocrisy, and rthe meanest kind of lying—lying to deceive honest men ? Honest Democrat, if you vote for L. A. Mackey, the old-line,Whig- Know—Nothing—Republican—Aboli— tion—Candidate for Congress, you vote to support a National Bank ' which the "Watchman" says, (but it lies), robs the Government of eigh teen millions annually. And now you must, from this papers own showing, conclude that it, as a party organ, is not Democratic in its teach ings, principles and declarations, or that it wilfully asserts what it does not believe, for the purpose of de ceiving you. If there is any honesty in the "Watchman," why does it declare one thing as the true Demo cratic policy and then turn round, and in the very next breath, sup port and defend the opposite ? Hon est Democrats of Centre, will you suffer yourselves to be bamboozled any longer? REMEMBER: Farmers, Mechanics, Laboring Men of Centre county, that at the present time, of all manufactured articles or products of industry, the following are only subject to specific or direct taxation : Distilled spirits, fermented liquors, manufactured to bacco, gas, matches, and playing cards. Perfumery, cosmetics, patent medicines, and a few other manufac,- tured articles, are subjected to a stamp-tax, proportion to their selling price. And we ask you further to REMEMBER ! that since July, 1865, the additional tax of five per cent. on incomes in excess of $5,000 has been repealed, and the exemption on all incomes has been increased from $6OO to $lOOO. No tax on farms, or the products of the soil, is Republican doctrine and practice. "Equal Tax " ation on property of every species" is the doctrine of the Seymour and Blair platform. Farmers, choose ye ! Working men and Mechanics, choose ye ! ONE of the plank of the Democrat ic platform favors "equal taxation of of every species of property." That means that the product of labor, and the value of houses and lands should be taxed as the income of bonds are. Workingmen, are you in favor of it? The tax on the income of bonds; is 5 per cent. The day laborer is asses sed $5O for his occupation. The tax on that, at bond rates, would amount to $2,50 in addition to what he now pays. The mechanic is as sessed $2OO. Ills tax would be $lO and if he owned a house, valued. at $lOOO, would be $2O more. Every farmer's tax would be increased from 50 to 5100. Farmers, mechanic, laboringmen, if you want your taxes increased, the best way to do it is to vote for Seymour and Blair. 6.7 A LITTLE PARTICULAR.—Frank P. Blair says he would "a thousand " times sooner sleep with a nigger than a Democrat." FARMItS RE3rEmßEE—Every vote for Seymour is a vote to Tax your farms. AfEen i iizrcs—Every vote for Sejr mour & Elair is a vote to Tax your homes. "I would sooner sleep with a nig " ger than a Democrat."—P. P. Blair at Terre Haute. HARD Ur.—The Copperheads have nominated L. A. Mackey, a "Bloated . Bondholder" for Congress. EQUAL "TAXATION.—The Demo cratic party is pledged to tax horses, cattle, and all kinds of property. LABORING MEN—ReMeMber every vote for Seymour is a vote to Tax your occupation; your 11Otises and lots. FARMERS RE➢IE3n3ER that the De mocratic party is pledged to Tax real estate, and every vote given for Seymour Sr, Blair is a vote for tax ing, your farms. . BEGGING FOR CANDIDATES—The Democratic party. They have nom inated a Radical Abolitionist for Vice President, and a Know-Noth ing and Abolitionist for Congress. Pitch in Gray. , "I DENOUNCE as a falsehood the first Tammany. resolution, .which.lal loges secession to be -dead, . and,,.(lb clare that it is more.plivc than ever." —Gov.. Wise. REBEL FORREST Says that in the event of another, contest he will burn no powder on blacks while he can find a white Radical to bestow it.on. He will need several kegs to- treat the crowd in-November. TIIE lowa State election is held on the 3d of Noveniber. On every. year except the Presidential year the State election of lowa falls on the second Tuesday - of October. Republicans' of are hard at . work, . and . promise at 'past .20,000 majority.. The. Hon. Austin Blair addressed a meeting 'number ing over 19,000 at Jackson; on the 24th ult. . ..Triosn Irishmenin Troy. who are in sympathy with the piiuciples of universal liberty the world over, and especially desirous that their princi ples-shbnld be fairly' established in their adopted country; have formed a . , . Club. flourishing Grant - Cam.paig JUDGE KIMMELL, the Copperhead candidate for Congress from the -.X.Vith Pennsylvania District, nego tiated the first surrender of a North ern town to the Rebels in 1862; "He still - cries, All hail ! Wade Hampton of Chanibersburg, THE Irish Republic says with emi nent good sense : "Irishmen in American politics must work from the American standpoint, and remem ber that it is their Citizenship that en titles them to' vote and shout, and not the fact of 'their being born in Ireland." GENERAL HALLACK, when he heard of the nomination of Seymour and Blair, said : "It may do for some; but it won't for me." No Union General who ever smelled powder will go for Seymour and Blair. A CIRCULAR has been sent to some of the prominent citizens of New York, asking a meeting •to consider the matter of bringing to the polls the 20,000 Christian citizens who us ually refrain from .voting. In times like these, the duties of the citizen and the Christian cannot .be. separa ted. The Cincinnati Commercial has the following graphic announcement: "The entire Johnson party in . this county has gone over to Grant and Colfax : and the organ of the party, The National Union, defines its posi tion as a Republican sheet. The last gentleman heard from is Mr. Thomas Spooner, who is authoritati v ely an nounced as a Grant man.". RE3f - EnsEa—Farmers, .Mechanics, Laboring Men of Pennsylvania, that the Fourth Resolution in the Sey mour and Blair platform; -pledges the party to place an "Equal Tax" upon all kinds of property—Honses, Farms, ,improved,or unimproved ; horses cattle, hogs and sheep. -Wm H.: SIIRIVER of Virginia who suffered for months in Southern pris ons,' has addreSsed'the voters of his township, calling on them to support Grant, and not give the Rebels another chance to toiture Union soldiers. • . , CONSISTA*CY.—The Copperhead party howl about "nigger equality," and then nominate for Vice. Presi dent, Frank P. Blair,• one of the worst radical Abolitionists of the age, and who said in' a' speech at Terre Haute, Indiana, that he would "a thousand times sooner sleep with "a nigger than with a Democrat. THE President of the New York Hebrew Grant and Colfax Club writes to Washington : `•We have "now over 100 members, and on " Sunday numbers called on me to "have their names enrolled. The •ork goes bravely on. As Jews, "we have no affinity with traitors "and smugglers, and with the help " of the God oflsrael, we will let our "countrymen know it iu a tangible " form. THE Republican majority in • Ver mont is the largest ever given by her at any State election. It is nearly double her• average Republican ma jority for Governor -in• the several years since the Republican party was formed. It was but 18,977 in 1864, though it was - swelled to 20,098 in the closely following Presidential vote. It is now fully 27,000. What sort of a majority does that indicate for November? SOLDIERS ! The rebels, who con trolled the Democratic Convention, defeated lancock because he fought on the Union side at .Gettysburg, and nominated Seymour, who led a rebel mob in New York at the same time—and for these reasons only ! ISEI HAVE YOU HEARD THE NEWS FROM NELINE 7 The Copporheddi Hunting their Holes. The Hearts of Loyal Men Beating High. The Election was one of the most exciting and energetic ever held in Maine. The vote is larger by some thousands than ever before thrown. We have carried every Congression al District, the closest by 2,500 majority. Every Republican Sena tor is elected, and seven-eights of the Rouse of Representatives is . Republican. Our majority last year was 11,300 and out average :majority for . the past year has been .13,000.. In our great triumph of 1860 we had 16,- 000, and in 186 , .t we had 18,000. Maine will give'3o,ooo for Grant &. Colfax in November. Niue Cheers for Maine. '" • DU KNOW-NOTHINGS. OF TO-DAY. It is reallyhmusing to us to see . .theistraightsTto :which the Demo.- cratie party is driven in order to get candidates,to run-.upon their ticket. For 'the Vice Presidency they were compelled to:_noniihate Frank P.' Blair, who Was_not only an Aboli lionist.before the war; but one :of the very first Know-Nothings in the land. .A man who . so, - . utterly de spised the Democratic :party, that. a favorite phrase of his -was, "that he " would .rather sleep . .With a nigger " than a Deniocrat." Now, how ever, the yaderiof.the party in the North, and ex-rebel leaders • of the South, all, shout - for Blair. Blair may suit the Rebels and their sym pathisers ; but we are satisfied that the honest Masses will not be de ceived.into his support. In this District, so bankrupt are they 'in material, that they were compelled to nominate L. A. Mackey as their candidate for Congress. Mr. Mackey . has never acted with the Democratid party until very re cently ; but was one of the very first men in Clinton county to identify himself with the -Know-Nothing party. - How can the. Watchman sup port such men and at the same time have the audacity to look an honest Democrat, or one of his foreign fel low citizens in the face l The IRISH REPUBLICS in speaking of this subject, says: •Under the wing of Democracy the old Know -Nothing party has taken shelter. From the Ku-Klux Klan of.the Sonth, to the worst klan of Hall, pro sciptioa and murder are th &order of the day. The Know-Nothing - spirit of old was hostile- to the foreigner, the Know- Nothing spirit of Democracy assails the negro and the men, who preserved. the Union. - I , The men who deny the rights of the black race, for being black, would deny the rights of Irishmen, for being Irish, were it safe to do so.. The party.that de nies the right of one race to full equality before the law would deny those same rights to all races did opportunity offer. 'lt is a notorious fact that while the Irish, citizens compose fully one-half the Demo cratic party,. the leaders of Democracy hate and despise them as bitterly as they do the negro. What else could our peo ple expect. The man who wantonly cuts the throat:of a dog would do the same for a human being were it - lot; for the iron hand law; . . "The fell spirit that actuates those hu• man fiends in the South, who, Under cover of the darkneis and protected by their murderous' associations, roam around shooting and burning, is the very •spirit that made Louisville and New OrleanS red with the blood of our countrymen. ,"Is it not strange to find our people working in unison with the men of New Orleans . and Louisille, whose hands are red with the blood of Irish "women- and children ? - - "Is it not strange to find the old Know- Nothing faction_ of New Jersey nominating _their grand master on, the, Democratic ticket and whipping the' Irish Hite . his support? '"Even here in the city of New York, where Democracy could hide its lead in an oyster-shell were it not, for the Irish, our people are despised and insulted every day in the year by the Know. Nothings of Democracy. "It was notorious'at the late`Deniocratic Convention that Hoffman and his friends—: a; mere handfuli of the anti Irish—threat ened to smash up the party if, the name of Murphey was at its head. We do not boast of Henry C. Murphey's Irishism, for he is net an Irishman; but an Ameri can ; but unfortunately forlini his name is Irish, and no man of that name could get the Democratic nomination for Gov enor of the State of New York. "The . n.asons for thus being despised in-the very party that is borne on the shoulders of liishmen is, that they are the 'chattels of Democracy. Never., mind the Irish, you cannot kick dient• out of the party; But unless you nominate Huffman the German Democrats will bolt. "Whenever the Democracy have a chance for electing their men, you will never find an, Irishman on the ticket., un less he is placed there by his own people. Whenever Denim:racy stands up to be beaten, an Irishman is sure to he "honor ed" with a nomination . We say to the Democratic Know-Nothings, lash (lie slave they deserve no better They are yours, and no emandipati on proclamation can free them. They ttre tied to your Demo cratic car with Chaill3 of prejudice, and though you drag them through all the filth in the land, as you do, they will shout for their owners. "Here is Hoffman, the 'mad of his Know- Nothing clique, who take the Irish Denton racy' by the throat and tells the dogs to lie still. They cannot come to the table, but some bones will be flung to them by and by. "John Morrissey was thus taken-, ry C. Murphey was thus taken, the . Fourth Ward and the other banner• (black ban.• ner) wards of this very Iri s h city were all - thus taken by this Huffman and his few Know-Nothing friends amid "thrown heavily." "The Irishmen of Jersey city aro taken by the throats by Orestus (arrest us) Cleveland, the great KnowANothimr ° , and made to swallow him whole. The Irish men of the entire State are guzzled by Know-Nothing Randolph, Democratic nominee, for Governor, and they must—, must is the word—support him, for is he not on the Democratic ticket'? "Oh, this is a beautiful climax to the vows of the Irishmen in:. the days of the Louisville and .New Orleans killings to find themselves , the great supporters of Know-Nothingism, simply because they are not killed nor burned in their houses to-day as formerly, and that it is the blackmail who is now the victim," BE ASSESSED. Republicans of Centre County see to it without delay that you are Las sessed. There is no time to lose and every vote is wanted to swell the majority and increase the moral force of the great victory at the October election. After being as sessed be sure that you have paid a State or County tax. within the last two years preceding the election.— To work one and all. , DO THEY. MEAN TO LIE ? A lie, says the Tribune, is an asser tion made with intent to deceive. Do or do not the opponents of Grant and polfax habitually make such statements with regard to the National Finances? We make no . . charge, but state facts, leaving con ofilsions to be drawn by others. The World editorially says: "In 1862, the public' debt was $2,423, 437,002,18. In 1868, it is $5,643,526,585 an increase of $219,819'282,83. Let us have peace." Is that true? The Secretary of the Treasury officially states, the total apparent Debt on the Ist inst. at $2,643,256, 255,. but adds that the cash in the 'Treasury amounts to $107,641,971 ; which, deducted from the above, leaves the actual Debt $2,545,614, 313. Need we argue that the money, ought to be deducted to ascertain the true amount of the Debt? Here for instance ; are some - . $25,000,000 of Certificates of Deposit of Coin. Individuals. are allowed to - .deposit their gold in'the Treasury, drawing no interest thereon, and take Cer tificaies the:_efOl' for con enience in business. . 4s:our Debt iticri2.ised by the sum of those Certificates, when we have the gold ready_. to .redeem them on call : ?, Ts our Debt increaz,ed by the arachint: of the' :Greenbacks now in the Treasury? If we - oiVe them, is it not to ourselves ? These question's-admit-but 7of one. answer. Again: We have lent to the Pa cific Railroads bonds amounting to $35,314;000. The Railroads pay interest thereon as it accrnes ; they are to pay the principal when due ; and the Government has a second mortgage on their respective roads to secure such payment. Even if they Were' to fail, thoSe roads will and many millions not merely to the taxable property. and income of the People, but to. the revenues of the Government, by stimulating settle ment, production, in the cen tral region 'of orn: continent, hitherto harldly accessible." With -what. :rea son isthis contingent liability added 6:Oilk War Debt . ? Yet, 'withotit it, and deducting the cash in the Treas ury,. our_ National Debt is 'apparent ly $2,500,300,313, and really much less, because of the Greenbacks Pos-- tal Currency, ctc., - which have been 'berned, lost at sea, or other wise de - strived, so that they can never be presented for payment. But the: "World" says the Debt was,but $2,423,437,002 "in - 1855." In what part of" 1865 ? • That :is a pertinent question. : Oficourse, there may have been some tme early in 1865 when ,the ascertained, liquida ted Debt'was no more than is stated above. But Richmond did udt fall till April of that year, and Lee's sur render dates from the 9th of that month. Johnson's, Dick Taylor's ; and the other-Rebel armies, surren gered at a 'much later -day. The bloody affairs of Five Foiks, Ben tonville, Avelysboro' -Mobile, Selma &c„ . &c., all occurred in 1865 ; and our armies were not mustered out and paid off till about the middle of that year—part of them not until the close of it. Secretary McCulloei of ficially reported the Debt, over and above the Cash in the Treasury, as follows : , July 31, 1865....52,757,252,275 Sept, 1, 1865...... 2,757,689,571 It is now $257 000,000 less, after paying $7,200,000 in gold for Alaska unless the Treasury is charged with the Contingent liability for building the Pacific Roads. And why should it be ? That is, not _money spent in war . and so sunk, ,i.guaraoteo to secure the construction of works which must acid vastly to the wealth and prosperity—consequently, to the tat-paying abilityof our People. Do the Copperheads mean to 4e chive with regard to the '• NatiOhal Finances ? • 'Compare their state ments' with ours, and. judge impa tinily ! A LAND TAX. "Equal taxation• of every species of property, according to its real value, in , . chiding Governmentrbondiand other pub lic securities." Thus reads the fOurth section of the Democratic national plat form, and when it was reported to the committee, we are told, it:was received with loud repeated cheers; and cries of "read it again ;"` "let us hear it another time." This means, among other things, a tn.x ;on farms and all real estate, accord ing to its Selling value. A land tax has always beeirpeculiai•ly odioui to the Amer ican people; and always must be in a new country, where land is the very source of prosperity and growth. In Pennsylvania a-Republican Adminis ,tratipit'i in - deference to this feeling, and knowing that the prosperity of the Com.. monwealth is involved in the relief of its land from burdens, took off the taxes front real estate. • The Democracy, in aiming a blow at the Government bonds, have struck too far, and hit the farmers. Another instance of the genius of the Democratic leaders for mismanagement. Tui: Democratic State platform demands "the iinmediate restoration of all the States to their rights in the Union under the Constitution." One of their rights in the Union, accord ing to Democratic interpretation, was to secede. But the `.`uneonstitution al and revolutionary Measures of Congress" and of Gen. Grant have derived them of this. How could Congress mid Grant do such things 7 ONE reason why the intelligent Irishman who landed at, Castle Gar den will vote for Seymour and Blair is because the Government has spent so many millions of dollars on Bureaus 'for Freedmen. "Divil a bureau • did they ever' give me," says Pat. Tnu public school buildings we are in formed will not be completed until the Ist of January. This being the case, Mr. hustings, the Superintendent of the Puh lio Schools of this borough, will open a se lect school on Monday next in the room over Milliken Hoover &Co's Bank, which will continue until the comnletion of the buildings. • The Democratic -Watchman, at Belle fonte, which made the assertion some time since that there are forty-three men within a circuit of five miles of that locality, in Centre county, who, having alwitys voted against the Democratic party, are now re solved .to :vote for its candidates. We question the reliability of that statement, offering to reward Mr. Meek with the best pair of boots he ever had on his feet, if he proved his statement by bonafide names of persons thus claimed to have changed their politics. Meek refuses our - offer, and chal lenges us to gamble on the subject—he having put up with W. F. Reynolds & Co., bankers, k nevere eis, correct. e deeline. the gamester's oiler. Nevertheless, let Sso :am as b a le b , e a t tid tha th t er b e e fol i Mr. Meek make good his boast. It will do his party good to show that he is truth ful on this subject. If he proves his brag to be correct, he shall have the boots, and we will save him from resorting to the gamblers' game of bluff. We continue to doubt Meek's foolish assertion, as do a dozen Republicans in Centre county who have spoken to us on the subject. Give us the names, Mr. Meek; your party is en titled to that as evidence of your truthful ne,ss. But don't gamble.—State Guard. We can assure the editor of 'the State Guard that his views, as stated aboVe, are correct. Mr. Meek can not produce the names of five men, nor of two ; not even of one man who has heretofore acted with the Republican party, who will vote this fall for Seymour and Blair. Mr. Meek knows that there is no truth in his statement. Ho is merely whistling to keep his courage up. He is trying to practice the game 'of brag. You cannot get Mr. Meek to bet. You cannot get the leaders to bet onSeymour- carrying the State. These Democrats blow bard, but they will not -bet. They know as well as we do that the changes are all the other way- in ,this county. Honest Democrats are declaring for .Grant And Colfax by the score. We are prepared, (have the money in the First . Tational), to, bet $14,000. di' $ . 2;0;000 • that Grant will carry Pennsylvania, and the same- amount that Grant and Will : Ibe elect ed. President and Vice President of the IThitd.States.: And we are also prepared to be Mr. Meek $5OO. or $lOOO that he cannot name forty three Republicans in the whole coun ty of Centre that will vote for Sey mour and Blair. To the editor of the State Guard we would say, the cause is prosper ing admirably in this.cpunty, and . we would advise you to - Pay but little attention to the assertions of the Watchman. Honest_ Democrats in this county are losing :confidence in its statements. THE Irish Republicans of Chicago organized a Grant and Colfax Club in that city on Saturday last. Sev eral stirring speeches were made by prominent Irishmen. From one of the most eloquent we . extract the following : "Schuyler Colfax could count up-. on and would get the whole vote of the intelligent Irish of the United States, simply because, never since this country became independent, have we had shown us so . much friendship, and friendship we did not deserve, as by this great and good Christian Republican.. His speeches at our pic-nic and national demon strations, his letters forwarding money to aid our starving. kindred, his public vindications of Fenianism his open and avowed declaratson of sympathy in the House of Represen tatives-L-all have• been noted, and like the records. of.the good man on the book of time, shine out in all the effulgence and beauty of noon-day's summer sun. Contrast the actions of this man with the actions of Ho ratio Seymour, he that refused to answer the letters of the Irish Exe cutive Committee of the National Fair, held- some time since in Chica go, fearing that August Belmout, the English banker, would stop the pap. We know the Irish people are not idiots ; all they, want is a plain state ment of' facts, showing . them that the Democratic party is run in the interest of England, and that" 'Hora tio Seymour never uttered a sylla ble in favor of Irish freedom during the Fenian excitement in this con y."— Indiana Regsitsr. INSURRECTION IN ARKANSAS. - The revolutionary letter of Frank Blair has bad the .desired effect in 'Arkansas. The rebel Seymour and Blair advocates have armed them selves in several counties, and have commenced 'the Work:. of slaughter ing, by the score, .T.Tnion men and freedmen. The work no doubt has commenced sooner than the leaders desired it; but they have worked their . follow . - ers into a frenzy and are now unable to control them. Woe betide the country if Seymour and Blair are elected. Gov Clayton has, issued a proelainatiou calling . ,out the militia of the State. A Caro.—We take this method of in forming on rfriends and patrons gmferally that we will suspend business from 6 p, Friday 26th to Saturday evening, 26th, for the observance of a holiday. LOEB, MAY & LOEB DON'T fail to notice the arrivals of the fine assortment of cloth and cashmeres re ceived almost semi-weekly by W. W. Mont•• gomeroy. That gentleman is now able to furnish clothing of every style and fashion to suit the-most faiblions. Every style of hats and cans just received from New York and Philadelphia and for sale at reasonable prices. Furnishing goods for Fall and Winter wear in abundance Don't forget• Vest Nice Building, Brockerholf Bow. lie reference to their ailvestisement in another column it Neill be seen that Mr. James Cline, formerly Superintendent of the Glass Works, and Mr. Jesse Morgan, have puseltased the butchering establish ment of Messrs. Cline Sz. McCoy, and will continue to furnish our citizens with every thin ! ! in their line at Lhe old stand, High Street two doors north of Allegheny, We bespeak for them a liberal patronage. B E .s MI LL—At lloopsburg, is one of the very best grist and merchant mills in [this county. The machinery is the very best—not equalled by any mill in this county. T. J. &I. C. Cole have leased this mill for a term of years. They are active, energetic men, and first-class mil ers. The flour manufactured at this mill is of a very superior quality. We have tried it and hesitate not to say that we have never used better. The Messrs. Cole are perfect gentlemen, and we would re centmend them to all our readers, and sug gest, that if you want a very superior arti cle of flour, give them a trial, if you can possibly do so. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. One hundred Tons of Oats or Barley Straw at the Glass Works. Also one hundred cords good seasoned wood TO RESTAURANT KEEPERS. The Centre county Agricultural So ciety will receive sealed proposals until 6 o'clock p. In., of Monday next, for the privilege of vend ing refreshments inside the enclosure during the continuance of the Annual Exhibition. The exclusive privilege will he let to one party only. Address. SAMUEL GLLLILAND, It. Superintendent. A MEETING Of the board of School Directors of Spring township, will be held Oct. 3d, 1868, at 3 o'clock, for the purpose of hiriug, teachers. Salary, ..'410.00 per month for four mouths. Tn" PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO 921 Chestnut street, below 10th, Philadelphia CHARTER PERPETUAL. Accumulated Capital, e 2.000,000, after paying losses to the amount of $1,120,000. All the surplus divided amongstthe policy hold ers every year. The only truly Mutual Company in the city or State. JAMES TRAQUAIR, President. SAM'L E. STOKES, Vice Pres. H. S. STEPHENS, Secretary. W. W. BROWN, Agent for Bellefonte and Centre county. 9 18 '6B ly. AIRY VIEW ACADEMY FOR MALE AND FEMALE PUPILS, Near the Perryville station of the Penn'a:R. R., in Juniata county. Winter session com mences Nov. 1, ISCS. All the branches of a first rate education thoroughly. taught. and the ut most care taken to promote the comfort and Im provement of the pupils. Mus:cal, Drawing and Painting Department under the care of Prof. C. F. Kolbe, and Miss A. L. Elliott. Send for circular. Address DAVID WILSON, Principal. A. J. PATTERSON, co-Prin. 9 19 ,'6B. Port Royal, P. 0. Juniata Co. Pa. WANTED.—A situation as Salesman and Bookkeeper in a store or manufactory. Can furnish t he very best testi monial. Has been engaged in the mercantile business' as salelman 'for twenty five years. Inqure at this office. CAMPAIGN TRANSPARENCIES AND BANNERS, • Painted to order on short notice in PLAIN AND ILLUMINATING COLORS, • For all parties by • • JOHN G. liUIi,TZ, who. having sold TAE CENTRAL PRESS in Bellefonte, will from this d.. le devote his time to the execution of plain and fancy Signs of all descriptions, plain and illuminated Transpd rencies, Banners .4a. Call at. the old stana Sept., 4, i i LEGAL NOTICES. . • ESTRAY. Came to the premises of the subscriber in Union township, about the'tlrst of July last, a red and white spotted cow, supposed to bo five years old. The owner is requested to'come for ward, prove property. pay charg , s and take her away, otherwise she will be disposed of accord ing to law. JACOB HOOVER, Jr. 9 18 '6B 3t Union township. CAUTION. MI persons are hereby cautioned against purchasing or meddling with the following property to wit : two brown mares, two sets gears, one 2-horse wagon, and one buggy, now in possession of Harry Poole, of Hush town ship, as the same belongs to us, and are subject to our order, having only been loaned to said Poole. JAS. C. WILLIAMS th CO. 9 18 AUDITOR'S NOTICE. In the Court of, Common Pleas of Cen tre County. The undersigned, an Auditor appointed by said court to make distribution of the moneys in the hands of D. Z. Kline, Sheriff, arising from the sale of the personal property of Ritz man & Keller, will attend to the duties of his appointment at his office in Bellefonte, on Wed nesday, Oct 27st, 1868, at 2 o'clock, p. m., at which time and place alipartics interested may attend if they see proper. A. B. HENDERSON, 918; 4t Auditor. JOSEPH A. RANKIN, of this Borough insures property for the fol lowing companies, viz : Lycoming County Mu tual Insurance Company; York Company, Pa. Insurance Company of North America; Enter prise Company, and Girard of Philadelphia Pa. 911 '6B-Iy. STRAY. LI Strayed from the residence of the subscri ber, WM. SHOWERS, neat-Bo:ling Springs, Spring township, August 29, two cows—One a red and white spotted cow, very few white spots, with straight horns. The. other is a spreckled cow—red and white—with crooked horns. Any person knowing of the whereabouts of the above described cattle will please inform me of the fact. 9 113t* \TOTICE. .L.l There will be a reunion of the Literary Societies of the Centre County Normal School, on Tuesday . , the 29th inst. A cordial invitation to all the old students is extended, and they are expected to be present. The invitation is also extended to every person interested in education. 9 12'68-3t* It. M. MAGEE. BY virtue of an order from the Orphans' Court of Centro county, there will be exposed to public sale, on the premises, on • THURSDAY, SEPM3IBER, 24, 1868, at 10 o'clock, a. m., the following property : A certain Farm containing 73 acres, situate in Bald Eagle Valley, about - two miles above Unionville and ten miles above Bellefonte, (through which the Bald Eagle Valley Rail road passes). it is bounded on the late pro perty of Jaeob Downing, de9ased: north by land of George Hoover, on the west by Joseph Milos' heirs, on the south by Bald Eagle creek, and on the east by L. C. Peters and P. Holt, o-i wl feh is erected a good two story Dwelling Hol.se, wit': a well of good water at the door; a large Bank Barn and other out buildings; a good Apple orchard, Peach trees, and a variety of Cherry and Plumb trees in bearing condition. . The buildings and Orchard are situate on an elevated piece of ground, making it al together a desirable residence and situation. TEnsrs OF SALE.—One-half of the purchase money to be paid at the confirmation of the sale, - and the'remainder in one year thereafter, with it:tem:lt, to be secured by bond and motgpged on tho premises. JESSE UNDERWOOD, Sep. 1,1363-3 t Trustee. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Administration, have been granted to tho undersigned, on the estate of Mrs. Jane D. MO hollse, late of the Borough of Bellefonte, do ceased. All persons indebted to said estate aro requested to make immediate payment, and those having claims against the same will present them duly authenticated for set tlement. • - • , GEO. LIVINGSTON, •'-' S Y. I E. J. LIVINGSTON, Auguii.l4,'6B-6t Administrators ADMINISTRATORS' NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that Letters of Ad.ninistration on the estate of John Pletcher, late of Liberty township, deceased, have been granted to the undersigned. All persons in debted to said estate aro requested to make im mediate payment, and those having claims against the same will present them duly auth enticated for settlement. RUDOLPH PLETCIIER, REUBEN PLETCHER, ulry EXECUTORS' NOTICE. Whereas, Letters Testamentary on tho estate of Philip Shencberger, late of Harris township, deceased, have been granted to the undefsig,ned all persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment, and all having claims to present them duly authenticated by law for settlement. GEORGE SIIENEBERGER, DAVID KELLER, IN THE MATTER OF THE ES TATE OF JACOB HOUSER., late of Harris townsnip, dec'd. The undersigned appointed by the Orphan's Court of Centre county, an Auditor to make distribution of the balance in the hands of Geo. E. Wasson, and Wm. Thompson, Administrators of said estate, to and among those legally enti. tied thereto, will meet the parties interested at his office on Tuesday, the 27th day of October, next, at 1 o'clock, P. M. JAS. H. RANKIN, 9 11 ' t 3 Auditor. IN THE MATTER OF THE, ES TATE OF WILLIAM H. COOKE. In the Orphans' Court of Centro County, August Term, 1868. The undersigned, appointed by the Court. an auditor in the above case, "to hear and dispose of the exceptions to the accounts of Robt. Cooke, Executor, tiled July 3rd 1862, and July 24th 1868, and make distribution of the balance in the hands of the accountant, amongst, the par ties legatly entitled to receive the same," will attend to the duties of his appointment, at his office. in Belletlinte, on Friday, October 16th, at 2 o'clock, I'. M., at which time and place al parties interested will be present. THAD. P. STEPHENS, ; 1 '6B-3t Auditor NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JAMES CLINE, CLINE & MORGAN, (Succssors tone & M'Coy.) BurcarEns, High Stre, ,two doors north of Allegheny. Fresh meat of every description constantly on hand. persons leaving orders will have the meat promptly delivered. Sep. 18 1868.tf EE3I:O WEED SEWING MACHINE THE BEST EQUALLY GOOD FOR TINE OR HEAVY WORK. The attention of the public is now earnestly invited to the latest production in the lino of Sewing Machines, which from that fact alone ought to be the best, and with the most unaf fected sincerity it is asserted that this produo tion is.unexcelled. by any. machine over pre sented to the public. In it are combined sim plicity of invention, thoroughness of construc tion, convenience for using, superiority of es *ocution and neatness of arrangements. The No: 2 or rotary feed machine, is un equaled for manufacturing, or heavy family sewing, passing over uneven surfaces without change of speed or stitch and operating on any material from wadding to lead. The No. 1 or Drop Feed Machine is particu larly adapted to delicate family work yet will execute heavy and defficult sewing with out strain or damage to any of its mechanism. Both machines has a straight short needle, make the tight lock stitch, leave an imitable selfadjusting tension, find will stitch, hem, fell, bind, cord, braid, ruffle, tuck, quilt and gather and sew on at the same time. Perform ing a greater variety of work than any ono machine. The style of wood work and finish of ma. chines are various, and prices accordingly. Full instructions given and satisfaction guar. enteed. Sewing machine findings and extras for solo at the agency. JAMES LINN, Agnt. 7:8:'68,tf, Bellefonte, Pa. THE SINGER SEWING2,IACHINE. The superior no rits of the Singer Sawing Machines over all of hers, for either Family use or Manufacturing purposes, are so well established and . so generally admitted, that an enumeration of their relative excel' cricks is no longer necessary. The new FAMILY MACHINE, Which has been over ton years in prepara tion and which has been bro ught to perfec tion, regardless of time, labor and expense, and is now confidently presented to the pub lic as incomparal4 the best Sewing Machine in. existence. • The machine in question is SIMPLE, COMPACT, DURABLE AND BEAUTIFUL It is quiet, •light-running, and capable of performing a range and variety of work never before attempted upon a single roe chine,—nsing either silk, twist, cotton or linen thread, and sewing with equal facility the. very finest and coarsest materials, and any-, thing between the two extremes, in the most beautiful and substantial manner. Its at tachments for Hemming, Braiding, Cording, Tucking, Quilting, Felling; Trimming, Braiding, are novel and practical, and have been invented and adjusted especially for this ma chine. We urge every person in quest of a sewing machine to examine and test all the loading rival machines before making a pur chase. Silk, Twist, Linen, or Cotten Thread, Needles, and all the accessories of the ma chine, kept constantly on hand at W. W. MONTGOMERY'S, Ag't for Centre Co. Postoffice, No. 7, Brockerhoff Row. P. GP,EEN, _IC • DRUGGIST APOTHECARY . One door north of main entrance to Drockerhoof House, Bellefonte, Pa, And dealer in Pure Drugs, Chemi- cats, Patent Medicines, Combs, Brushes, Pocket Books, ICotious, &c. Also pure wines and Liquors for Medicinal purposes. Who.esale agent fur Lemberger's Oil-Paste Blacking,, Falmestock S: Grum- beins Cattle Powder, Blade's Eupho- vial Lubricators, and sole Propric- tor of GREEN'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS. GREEN'S WORM EXPELLER GREEN'S VEGET IBLE PAIN] KILLER GREEN'S EUREKA EYE WATER. GREEN'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF TAR AND WILD CHERRY. The astonishing success which has attended the sale of the above preparations, has induced the proprietor to increase his facilities for man ufacturing them, and he Is now prepared to till all orders promptly. The Liver Pills arc of two kinds, and when taken in connection with each other according to directions, the proprietor has no hesitancy. in recommendlag them as the best medicine for Liver and Billions complaints ever offered to the public. 7.F1 Price 25 and 50 cents, sent by mail to any part of the conntryon receipt of price. paid by Druggists and Dealers generally. ==-.. GREEN'S LIVER PILLS CURE ALL Billious Diseases, And are the best Family Medicine now In use 7 3; '6S. LIME Fresh burnt lime always on hand and for sale at the lowest market price at the Sunny-Side Lime Kilns, on tiro Railroad, near Bellefonte. We haVe no fear of sucecrsful contradiction when we say that we have the best lime in the State. it is free front core and our kilns are so constructed that all the ashes are separated from the burnt limo betlire it leaves the Kiln. It is a pure snow while L I M E, Intl makes as fine a finish 'as the lime burnt from the marble quarries in the eastern part of the State. Our facilities for shipping lime are such that WE CAN FURNISH IT CHEAPER, than the same quality of lime can be bad at any ether place. All orders promptly filled. Ad dress. ALEXANDER ..t . 131t0. 7i 3; 'GT GEO. PECK'S NEW ICE CREAM AND DINING SALOON, ill room formerly occupied by C. H. Stoneroad, under Bush's arcade. Meats prepared at all hours. A first class BILLIARD TABLE In connection. Give me a can •J. M. MORGAN AND BM