COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
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Enrrr,D' by leti l. tatb, rnorniETon.
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lULOOMSBUKC,
VJk.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 11, 1862.
DEMOCRATIC STATU THKET.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
ISAAC SLENKERs
OP UNION COUNTY.
SURVEYOR GENERAL,
JAMES P. BAR.R,
OP ALLEGHENY COUNTY.
pTs.TnCKET
FOll ASSEMBLY,
Geo. I. .lacksoil, of Sullivan,
John C. Ellis, of Montour,
FOR PRESIDENT JUDGE,
William JUIwclI. of Towanda.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOR DISTRICT ATI ORNEY,
E. II. LITTLE,
OF I1LOOM,
PGR COMMISSIONER,
BOHR Mo HENRY,
OP DENTON.
FOR COUNTY BURVEYOR,
ISAAC A. DEW ITT,
OF GREENWOOD.
FOR AUDITOR.
ANDREW J. EVANS,
OP BLOOM.
THE NATIONAL PLATFORM!
PURPOSES OF TIIE WAR I
COXORESS, BY A VOTE NEARLY CNAKIMOCS, PASSED Tni
rOLLOWlNU RESOLUTIOX, II1CI1 FirRLSgES THE VOICE Or
the Nation asd is tuetrck standard or loyalty : .
"That thu present deplorable civil war has been
forced upon tlio country by the ditunionists or the
Southern elates, now In arms against the Constitutional
Government, nnd'ln arms around the Capital; that in
this National emergency. Congress, banishing all reel
ing of mere passion or resentment, will recollect only
Its duty to the whole country ; thai this tear it net uaged
cn thur part in any spirit af oppression, or for any pur
pott tf conquest or subjugation orpurposeof overthrowing
or interfering with the rights or established institutions of
those States, but to defend and maintain the supremacy oj
the Constitution, and u preserve the Union, with the dig
nity, equality, andrights of the several States unimpaired,
and that as soon as Hue objects are accomplished the tear
aught to cease."
Opinions of Judge Douglas.
Republicans of our day, now that he is no more.profesr I
Implicit faith in the opinions of the late Hon. Stkfiie.
A. Douglas. We call to the witness stand tho living
listory of that tried patriot and eminent statesman. In
ihcUnitcdStates Scnats, upon the 3d of January, 1601
Judge Douglas said:
"I address the imuirv to republicans alone for the rea
tan lhat in the Committee rf thirteen, a few days ago, erery
I.emter I Tom (no ouiftn, ,nt-uiij,r iiioso jrvin mc collar
States (Messrs. Tombs and Davis) eivressed their readi
ttess to accent the proposition of my venerable friend from
Kentucky (Mr. Crittenden) as a FINAL. SETTLEMENT
cj tfie controversy, tj tendered anasusiamea mi republican
members. "iiiiNUK, 'l mil; sui.i; KiisruNMUii.iTY
OF OUR DISAGREEMENT, AND THE ONLY DIF.
FICULTY IN THE WAY OF AMICA1ILE ADJUST
MENT, IS WITH TIIE REPUBLICAN PARTY,"
Stephen Jt. Vovzlas.
"I bold that this Government was made on thu White
Basis by White Men for the upnent of V lute .Men and
ineir rosteniy rorevcri Stephen .1. Douglas
- Read tho "Address of the Standing
Committee.'
J8"If you want to settle Dave Wilmot,
vote for lion. Henry W. Tracy.
SSTLieut A. B. Tate, with tho 13Gth
Regt. P. V., has been rpmoved from Fort
Lincoln, to Frederick City, Md. Ho re
ports the men well. That, for the present,
will be their address.
' We issue our paper early this week.
Should it not reach subscribers, it is the
fault of the Post Masters. Last year at
eleotion times great complaint was made
Wo suppose they will try it on again.
SSf Lippincott has sent us tho current
numbers of the reprint of "Chambers'
Encyclopaedia," and "Book of Days."
They arc among tho best things coming
out theso war times, and come as regularly
a3 in the "piping times of peace"
a-STAT.E Elections. Massaohu
gctts, Michigan, Now Jersey, New York,
Wisconsin and Il.inois havo their State
elections on November 4; Delaware and
Indiana, on November 11; Ohio and
Pennsylvania, October 14; Maryland,
Novembers.
Remember, the ballot-box is the
great engine by whioh tho People condemn
or approvo tho conduct of their Rulers.
In this country every citizen has his influ
ence if he chooses to exerciso it. The
polioy of our General and Stato Govern
ments, is modified by tho action of the
Peoplo through the ballot-box.
I- Ciieerino. From every part of
the county wo learn of men who declaro
that they will never again vote the Repub
lican ticket. They say that thoy voted
for years already to get what tho Repub
lican leaders called a "change.', All wo
ask is to let tho people have a chance now,
and another "change"- will bo made.
jCJ Clark tells his Bradford friends
that ho can reduce tho Democratic major
ity in Old Columbia to or bolow 500.
Boys roll up 1000 against him, and show
him how you despise his turnincr and twist
ing. Last Fall ho sometimes told you ho '
was a Democrat or very near it : now ho
is in tho arms of IVilmot, Landon Co.,
"abolitionisM and Stato robbers."
JBf National Debt. Hon. Thad.
dous Slovens, Chairman of the Com
mitten of Wavs and Means, in the re.
cent speech, said that tho National debt
was two thousand millions of dollars,
and that we had lost two hundred thous
and men since the commencement of the
war, Mr. Stevens evidently speaks officially.
Attend to the Election.
Thcro nro as yet no Qovornmont proo-
lamations directed against the excrcuo of
tho elective franchise for Vjrirfch tho Dem
ocrats ought to bo thankful." That right,
wo bolievo, cau still bo enjoyed without
fcttr of t)0nj8 imprisonment or death. No
Provost Marshal has yet attempted to in-
torfcro with us for saying wo prefer ono
canuiuato to anotner, or one party to an
other, and expressing our prcfcrcnco
I through tho ballot-box. Let us rejoico
and bo exceeding glad that wo aro thus
highly favored in theso times when tho laws
aro trampled under foot and tho Oonstitu
tion considered a dead letter.
Follow Domocrats, wo admonish you to
be active, vigilant and firm in tho disehargo
of your duties. If ever your bleeding and
distractod country needed your services, it
is now, irom tins time until tho election politics and, in tho language of Governor
closes on next Tuesday oven ing. If ever j Andrew, of Massachusetts, "would have
you had a work to porform, upon tho sue- brolcen the backbone of the llepublican
cess of which hangs tho safety of tho Re- body," whioh they considered "a greater
public, it is now now, when radical Ab calamity than civil uar!"
olitionism, incvory branch of tho Govern-1 This was in the beginning of the troub
ment, threatens tho ovorthrow of tho Con- j les. What followod ! Corruption of the
stitulion, tho disruption of tho Union, a 'most stupendous character. Tho Fremonts.
vast accumulation of public debt, tho ruin
of the country, and a radical chango in
the social aDd political condition by clova
ting the negro to tho equality of tho white
raco. Ring it out, loud and clear, in ev- "In the first year of a llepublican Ad
ory district, that this is not only a contest ministi ution, which cume into power upon
for tho preservation of indisputable, con- profusions of reform and retrenchment,
stitutional, civil and political rights, but a there s in tjubiiable evvlence abroad in the
death strugglo to maintain tho social and land th'it somebodi has plundered the
political supremucy of tho whito raco over' Public Ticasury will nigh in that single
the black of tho whito man over tho no- year as much as the entire current yearly
gro- expenses of the Government during the
Kally, then, Democrats, to tho support Administration which Vie people hurled
of tho Democratic ticket, and let your from power became of its corruption" is
watchword at cvo ry election poll bo "Down the language of a member of their own
with tho Abolitionists 1 Democracy and party, (Mr. Dawes,) whoso sworn duty it
the supremacy of tho White Man Forever."
Tho Election Next Tuesday.
Tho General Election takes
nlncn
throughout tho State on Tuesday next, tho
14th inst. Tho circumstances by which1 ,or m3 ueDCUt ,n quantity yet unknown,
wo aro surrounded make it tho irost iin- T,lc it,i,s cstimat-'d thai ONE HUN
portant election ever held in Pennsylva- DRED THOUSAND blacks aro in tho
nia, as upon tho result, in a great measure aE8roga- supported by the Government,
depends (we verily believe) tho weal or a' various points, in almost total idleness,
woo of the Republic for all tirao to cmc. ayi"s not!,inS of 'e clothing, the 4'ra
Should tbo Abolitionists succeed, tho war tionr' of tbis Ilulllbur at cost of twenty
will be interminable and tho Nation do- cents cac1'' a,,,ount to twenty thousand
stroyed forever; but,should tho Demo- D0I'LARS A day, or over SEVEN MILL
cratstriump, as wo confidently bcliova IOlNS 0F 1)0LLAIS per annum 1 And
they will, tho war will bo prosecuted to'nw ou top of li this, President Liucoln
an early termination on Constitutional has isiuod Proclamation declaring his
principles, and tho Union be restored in all PurP0S0 to emancipate all the negro slaves
its former greatness and glory the more in lbc Vnitud Sta,cs tuoso of rebo's to
powerful by reason ofthefiroy trial through free(1 without compensation ; those of the
which it has passed. I -V' ro f"r-
It is for vou. follow citi7.o..s ofnolnrnMril
coucty, to say, on Tuesday next, whether
or not you will aid the conservative mass
es throughout the Commonwealth in bring-
ing back the insurgent States and Mr.9tSWl)
ing tho Union to
years aj'
what it was two short
One More Pop.
Democrats of Columbia, when you go to
tho Polls next Tuesday, remember you are
deeply indebted to Robert F. Claik, the
wumotADOHUon candidate lor Uongiw.
let Tvt-if ttn lnnnconvtl- 1kV.A.n AT- ill 1-1.
.v. iauuio mr. velars
ibsi year penormeu to aeieat your uenio
cratio Ticket, and tho thousand and one
lies ho told about your candidates.
2d. For tho conspicuous part ho more
recently took in a bacchanalian carousel,
at an indignation meeting, in which tbo
demooratio county officers wero indecently
insulted and outrageously abused
3d. For assuming now to hear the ini
quity of all of Dr. John, Wilmot, London,
& Co s. political heresies in abolition and
disunion, and then asks your freo suffrao-e.
Democrats. Mr. Clark is indebted to
you for all ho is. You made him. You
can now remake him. Do your duty to
Mr. Clark and Dr. John, and let them
again eft your power. ,
Oan they buy you P
Dr. John a year ago called tho Demo
crats thieves and robbers, when speaking
of their convention ; and shortly before tho
Delegation, started to Bradford to nomi
nate Clark, a leading republican inquired
of a gontleman, ''how much money it
would take to buy ONE THOUSAND
democratic votes in Columbia county 1"
Boys, seo that every demooratio voto is
east against theso jobbers and plundorers.
Buy you, indeed !
Can he!
Mr. Clark thinks he can play fast and
looso with tho democracy of Columbia.-
Abuso and denounce them bitterly ono
Fall, and tho next, receive their votes?
Democrats, don't bo deceived. Last
Fall ho throw off tho mask this Fall ho
puts on the wholo armor and stands forth
the Jf'Umot candidate to carry tho Dis
trict for lho abolitionists.
Tho Piguren.
Clark agrepd to bo a oandidato for Wil
mot and co., if they would promise him
fifteon hundred majority in Bradford coun
ty. Traoy can beat that in tho balance of
tho District. Wo havo tho votes let ui see
that he Scta tbom-
CO TO TUB KLUCTIO.V
And Voto For
HENRY W. TRACY.
Keep it Ilclbre the People.
Tho Republican editors, unnblo to do
fend tho Abolition actions of their party
leadors indeed, driven to tho wall at all
poiuts sock to shift tho responsibility for
tho present stato of things, with its vast
cxpcuso of blood and treasuro, from their
own to tho shoulders of tho Democratic
party. But no sensible man oan bo cheat
'od by any such trausparont dodgo, Look
at a few items in the record :
I Tho Dotnocratio party was unanimously
in favor of settling our national difficulties
upon that fair and houorablo plan, tho
( Crittenden Compromise. Tho loaders of
tho Republican party opposed this, and
having a majority in Congress, defeated
it. Why! Uecauso suoh a settlement
.would havo finally arrangod the Blavcry
question removed it from tho arena of
tho Cummings', tho Morgans, and hosts of
other Republican clans, put their arms,
shoulder deep, into tho publio treasury,
and millions corruptly disappeared!
became to mvcstigato theso frauds.
Tho present Republican Congress voted
ONE .MILLION AND A HALF OF
Tint t 41)13 e .1 ,, -r,. . .
Au"a"u tui uiu uegro in tUO UlStriCt
!of Columbia besides other appropriations
. ""u,u "" luulor) at least one-
fourth of the slaves to be paid for that
is about $1,001) ,000. These, at tho com
pensation paid to slave owners in tho Dis-
nation S3UU,UtlU,0U0 more. And then
President Lincoln is determined to colo
nize tho negroes 4,000,000 of them
in all. How much more would that cost,
supposing that it could bo accomplished ?
Not a cent less than $1,000,000,000.
We could add count after count of tho
same character. For all these cnormitini
the Republican party is responsible, and
... . 1 '
its leaders know and feel it.
They may
seek to hide their heads from tho frowns of
honest and patriotio men, by giving their
organization new names "Union Party"
''Pcoplo's Party" or anything else but
j its true title ; yet there is no escaping tho
ngutcous condemnation which tho peoplo
havo in store for them. In tho language
of Senator Wright, of Indiana, "radical
ism must be adjured," and it will be 1
The Lie
Started by Clark's friends, that Landon
had cast his influence to Tracy, and tho
conservatives and democrats wero for him,
Clark : is sufficiently answered by tho fact
that Dr. John puts up tho namo of Robert
F. Clark, in his abolition sheet, Catch
the Dr. honest enough to support a man
for whom the Democrats arc going to vote.
The story was stared too soon, and that
Sunday afternoon might havo been better
employed.
Democrats ! voto for Henry W. Traoy.
Republicans and Negroes. "As far
as tho right of suffrage' or any other right
of citizenship is ooneerned, he (tho negro)
should bo placed on an equality with tho
rest of mankind." Ohio State Journal,
July 0,1857.
"Tho negro is a heaveuly institution and
n n .) ? . .
it is uuu-nae in man toe evatoium to .in
equality with the whito." Joshua 11'
Giildjngt' Spterfi, llepublican State Con
vention, Ohio, 1857.
ui, because 1 stand up for tho equality
of the necro, socially and noliticallv. with
the whito man they call mo a negro wor
shiper, let thorn do it. I shall persevoro
to tlio cia."z,peichor Mr. IJ abhburn
in the Republican ? atifivt.tmi meeting in
Lorain rountij. Ohio, Aug.Sii, 1857.
"I know negroes in the town, black as
tho aco of spades but thai i not so black
but black as the h"art of tho inventor of
thU now doctrine who nro us qualified to
voto as nine tenths of the whilo men who
will deposit ihiir tickets in tho ballot-box
next October D. Warden, Ausvsi
U, If 57, in a specth to the Delegates tf
me viaoi j(eiuuicui Convention, at Co
lumbus, Ohio,
Doalh or.llnj. Samuel II. Tate.
Major Samuel II. Tate, tho Democrat
io Prothonotaty of Bedford county, died
suddenly, last weok at Bedford. Msj. T.
was an estimable man, a very distinguished
oitizen, and an cnunont member of the
Bar. Aged abdut 45 years.
Men of tho People's Party
HEAD THIS.
We clip from tho Montour American of
of tho Oth of April last, a paper now sup
porting Rev. Goo. Laudon for Congress,
tho following complimentary notice of Hon.
II. W. Tracy tho Pcoplo's candidate for
Congress in this District, vie:
" Read it. Wo publish to-dav tho
Speech of Hon. II. W. Traoy, delivered
in tho IIouso of Representatives, on tho
bill repealing an Act for tho Commutation
of Tonnage Duties. Mr. Tracy deserves
tho thanks of tho taxpayers of tho entire
Commonwealth, for his ablo effort in their
behalf; both in tho last and tho present
session. Ho has faithfully resisted thi)
stupendoous frauds, by which millions
havo been voted out of tho Troasury. Lot
tho taxpayers soe to it, that they aro hero
after represented by men who are truo and
iaitbtul to their interests. "
"Let it bo remembered by every honest
voter in tho District that this man Landon
whom tho Montour American is now aup
porting in opposition to Mr. Traey, voted
for tbo bill for tho Commutation of Ton
Dago Duties.' Who will voto for such a
man? And also will place any reliance
upon tho Montour American after this I
Since writing the abovo, Landon has
boon withdrawn by tho abolition managers.
and Robert KUlark has been put on
in his place, and is supported by his
friends. The charge against tho Montour
American, howovor, holds good; for it
supported Landon so long as ho was in tho
field ; and it and every man who votes
for Clark, votes to support and sustain
tho samo Stato robberies and scoundrels
who first placed Landon before the people,
In theso days of unheard of corruption,
does not tho record of Henry W. Tracy
Bpeak volumes in his favor I Ho has been
tried been proved honest been proved
capable. Jefferson asked no more. "Let
the Taxpayers seo to it that they" send to
Congress IIEN11Y W. TRACY, a man
who is "true and faithful to their in
toresti.''
A Model Colonel.
Tho National Republican of September
i!6d, says :
"Tho Col. Ford who surrendered Mary
land Heights, is said to be tho same dem
agoguo who was selected printer of the
last House, principally by tho exertions of
some members witu whom ho agreed to
uiviao tue prouts, ana nearly tho whole
of whom he cheated at last, in which lie
served them about right."
This is tho same Col. Ford who broke
up tho Filmoro Convention in 1850, on
accout of his love for tho negro His sur
render of tho Heights probably rendered
the surrender of Miles an unavoidable
necessity. It is for the proper authorities
to determine whether that pernicious sur
render was not attributablo to the coward
ice of this blatant Ohio Abolitionist, rather
than to any fault of Uolonel (or General)
Miles.
So says tho Evening Journal, to which
wo add :
And tho samo Col. Ford, who in 1856,
appeared before an audience in Blooms
burg, drunk, with his coat and bools off;
his shirt sleeves unbuttoned, and hair
malted and'uncombed, and disgusted every
decent man, and insulted every woman,
by his political slang : avowing himsolf a
"Black Republican," wo quote tho word
from him, and claiming the party opposed
to the Dcmooraoy to bo the "Black llepub-
licau Party." A drunkard and a scoun
drel, placed by the Administration in
command of an important post which he
surrenders; proving himself thereby a
coward or a traitor, or both.
A Dollar that Pays Well. One
of tho best seasonable enterprises, now be
fore the publio, is that of tho Pubjishor of
the American Agriculturist, He has so
cured for his Subscribers Gno colored edi
tious of two splendid maps of localities of
great interest. Ono of these covering a
spaco of moro than "ten square feet,"
shows tbo entire State of Virginia so com
pletely that every county, town, city, vil
lage, river, brook, mountain, bill, and
principal road, is readily found. It also
embraces tho principal parts of Maryland
and Pennsylvania. Tho other Map, coy-
ering 15 squaro feet, gives all tho South
cm or Slavo States, including Missouri,
Kentucky, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware
and all south of them. Though not so
minuto as tho Map of Virginia, this shows
all tho counties, principal towns, rivers,
etc, of the Southern States. Any porson
subscribing now for tho Agriculturist, is
presented with a choice of tho abovo two
Maps. Iu addition to this, every new sub
scriber for 1863, (Vol. 22,) receives the
Agriculturist for tho rest of this year with
ut charge. We have long received tho
Agriculturist, and can testify to its ical
merits. Every number is well illustrated,
and contains a very largo amount of real
ly usoful, practical, reliable information
for tho Farm, tho Garden, aud tho House
hold, iuclmling a very interesting depart
ment for tho little ones. No ono can fail
to get many dollars worth of usoful hints
from a volume of tho Agriculturist, while
tho maps now aro so much extra. Wo
havo sent for two oupies of tho papor so as
to get both maps. Sond for tho paper on
our recommendation, or if you profor, sond
a dinio for a singlo copy, and cxamiuo it
for yourself. Tho address of tho Publish
er is ORANGE JUDD, 41 Park Row,
NowYork.
Vote For
.HENRY W. TRACY.
Road
Tho proceedings of tho Republican Con
gressional Conference in our paper; and
set thorn against the falso statement made
that Clark is not in London s shoes
Clark is the candidate of Wilmot, Landon
& Co. Ho is not tho conservative candi
date. Let no Democrat bo deceived
Head tho proceedings noto tho names o(
men engaged and voto for Henry W.
Tracy
From the Columbia County Republican!
Procccdlugs Congressional Conference.
The Hon. Gcorco Landon having do
clincd the nomination for Congress, tho
Republican Union Lonlerccs ol tbo ltitu
Congressional District wero convened at
tho Troy House, in 1 roy, Brauford coun
ty, Pa., on Saturday tho 4th inst., 1802.
Tho Conference met at 'i o'clock, P. M.
Dr. D. H. H. Brower, of Montour, was
elected Chairman, and Dr. P.John of Co
lumbia, and Joseph T. Jennings, of Wyo
mine were appointed Secectaries. It be
ing feund that a portion of tho Conferees
from several of tlio counties wero unablo
to attond, on motion of E. 0. Goodrich, it
was agreed tho Conferees present from
each county bo allowed to appoint substi
tutes or cast the mil votes ot their respect
ive counties.
It was ascertained that several counties
of tho rjistrict wero represented as follows:
Bradeord J. B. Hinds, Cyrus Fuller,
Dr. 0. K. Ladd, E. 0. Goodrich, N. C
Ellsbrcc, Chas. R. Coburn.
Columbia D. L. Mckinncy, Dr. P.
John,
Montour Dr. D. H. B. Brower, A. F.
Russcl.
iVyomxng J. T. Jennings, Levi II.
Stevens, John 1' asset,
Sullivan Geo. H. Wells
A letter from Mr. Landon, addressed
to the Conference, was received and read
declining the nomination tendered .liirn
at Tuiiklunnock, mi tho 10th of Scptcni
bcr. On motion the declination was ac
cepted, when tho Conference proceeded
to nominate as lollows :
D. L. McKinney nominated Robert F,
Clark, of Columbia.
A. F. Russel nominated Michael C.
Grier, of Montour.
L. II. Stevens nominated P. AI. Oster
hout, of Wyoming.
Tho first ballot resulted as follows :
Clark 11 votes; Grier 5 votes; Osterhout
2 vote's, when on motion of A. F. Russel
of Montoursecondcd by J. U. Hinds, of
Bradford, the nomination ot Air. Clark
.was made unaniinons.
On motion Conference adjuorned.
D. II. B. Brower, PrcsH.
P. John, )
J, T. Jknnincs, -i
Sees.
Ger. Curllu
and tho
Militia
Pennsylvania
LETTER PROM OEN. M CLCLLAN.
The following letter from General
George B. MeClellan to:Govcrnor Curtin,
pay a just tribute to the Governor and tho
patriotio militia of tbo Commonwealth,
who so nobly responded to his call to de
fend tho Stato from iuvasion, marching
voluntarily into Maryland for that pur
pose :
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
SllARPSUURa, Sept. 27th, 1862.
Governor: I beg to avail myself of
almost tho hrst moment of leisure 1 have
had since tho recent battle, to tender to
you my thanks for your wise and cnorgctio
action in calling out the militia ot Penn
sylvania for its defensu, when threatened
by a numerous and victorious army of tho
enemy. I'ortunately circumstances ren
dered it impossible for the enemy to set
foot upon the soil of Pennsylvania, but
tho moral support rendered to my army
by your action was none tbo less mighty.
In the name of my army and for myself,
l again icnuer to you our acKnowiedge
ments for your patriotio course ; tho man
ner in which the people of Pennsylvania
responded to your oall and hastened to
the defence of their frontier, no doubt ex
ercise a great influenoo upon tho enemy.
I am, very respectfully, ana sincerely
yours,
GEO. B. MoCLELLAN.
Major General U. S. A.
His Excellency, A. G. Cnrtin, Governor
oi Pennsylvania.
LETTER FROM (JOV. CURTIN TO dEN,
REYNOLDS.
Pennsylvania Executive Chamber, )
Harrisburo, Pa., Sept. 26, 1862.
General: Having relieved you from
duty as commander of tho Pennsylvania
ir-..-.L CM!.- .1 ..
r uiumecr jjiinua, reccnuv called lor t hp
aoionca ot tho btato, i deem it proper to
express my strong senso or the gratitndo
which Pennsylvania owes for tho zeal.
spirit and ability which you brought to
uer service at, a period when her honor
and safety wero threatened. That for
her security you left tho command of your
braro division, the Pennsylvania Reserves,
this losing tho opportunity of leading tbis
gallant corps at South Mountain and tho
Antictam, is a jusn demonstration of tho
truo affcotion you boar for you native
State, whioh, be assured, hero freemen
reciprocate, and for which in their bo
half I am happy to mako you this ac
knowledgement. I havo tho honor to bo,
very respectfully, yonr obedient servant,
A. G. CURTIN.
Bngadior General John E. Reynolds,
United States Army.
- During the present season, tho
effioiont Superintendent of tho Catawissa
& Williamsport Railroad has been very
busy making improvements on tho lino of
tho above road. The bridgo over tbo
Susquehanna at Rupert, is being rebuilt.
Three or four strands havo already bnon
erected and by tbo end of tho year Tho
bridgo will bo entirely renewed. The
high bridges that epan tho valleys on tho
lino of tho road, aro being rebuilt. The
ono at Long Hollow is finished, and tho
ono at Strangers Hollow, nearly so, while
tho one near Ringtown, and those at othor
- . . 4
" f"""" -'i-uonon.
Danville Intelligencer, I
UDDRESS
Of the Dcmocrntic Standing
Committee to the Dcitioc
t'ney of'Coliimbiu County.
At a mealing o( tlio Domocratlo Standing
Commlitoa of Columbia count, held at
Dloomsburg, Oct. 7, 1862, pursuant to a call
of tho Chairman; after a freo Intorcliango
of opinion, the following address vn unan
imously adopted, and orilorod to bo pub
liihod :
Tho oxtraoidinary situation of Affairs In
this Congressional District seems to make
it expedient that lho Democratic Standing
Commitleo of Columbia County, should
briefly address lho t r follow citizens in rela
tion thereto.
It is perfectly well known that a lato Re
publican Legislature, amongst other iniqui
ties, porpetrated a most grots outrage upon
tho voters of ihis rogion, by so arranging
tho Congressional Districts that every Dem
ocratic county north of Harks, should bo
virtually disfranchised by being joined to
some one having an overwhelming aboli
tion majority.
Taking Wilmol'a old district of Susque
hanna, Bradford and Tioga, anil supposing
it to be sufficiently corrupt for the purpose
of tho Abolition parly ; thoy hopoJ to stran
gle Luznine with Susquehanna; Montour,
Columbia, Wyoming and Sullivan with
Bradford ; and Centro, Clinton, and Lyco
ming wilh Tioga.
But a righioous relribuiiou seems lo be
awaiting Ilia authors of this dastardly
schoine. In lho Luzerne district, Dcuniaon
is confidently expected to defeat the Aboli
tionist (Jrow ; and in tho Lycoming district
tho Democrats have united with ths con
servatives in supporting Judge Hula against
Armstrong, and with fine prospects of sue
cess.
In our own District, wilh over 3000 ma
jority, lho Abolition leaders bulieved thorn
selves, sufficiently strnnc to force on the
people that most notorious of pestilent ab
lators, lho political preacher Landon, and
ho was accordingly put upon the ticket ;
but tho terrible and spontaneous uprising
nf the houosl anil conservative masses of
lho District in lavor of Hon. Henry V.
Tracy, who was put into the field as an In
dependent candidate ; has forced Wilmot &
Co , lo reconsider their action and withdraw
Lmdon from the canvass for Congress.
Beaten and baffled, unablo to carry out
their radical programme in so bold and in
solent a manner, the managers of ihe abo
lition wing of lho Republicans re-assemliltf,
withdraw Laudon, and nominate Hoburt F.
Clark, who though rujccled by them two
woeks ago,now accepts their nomination.
The new candidate steps inlo the tracks
of Landon. He is in iha hands of the stime
radical interest ; aboard of the same aboli
tion craft, expected lo carry out the same
unconstitutional measures. The owners ol
the abolition parly do not change ihoir
principles, nor their opinions, nor their
measuros : ihoy change Ihe candidate, only
Wilmot &Co. would never nominate a man
whose views of policy differed in the least
from their own ; und we are not ablo to
perceive that Ihe man who lakes lho place
of Landon is any belter politically than he.
Henry W. Tracy is favorably known lo
tho people of our county, lla reeord proves
him lo be an honest man, and thu bittor
opposition of Wilmot & Co. proves him lo
be a safe man. He has dri ven Geo. Landon
from the field in his own county, and
comes before us bearing the recommenda
tion of ihe leading Democrats in the Dis
trict, who met lo consider the queMion in
Congressional Conference. We cannot in
honor new refuse io act with our follow
democrats in Ihe District or decline to vote
for the man thus highly endorsed.
Under all the ciicuinstanees, we confi
dently believe that every democrt ie and
conservative republican vole in Ihe Disiriet
will bo and o ughl io be cast for Henry W.
Tracy, aud we know that no man more
richly deserves a easiigation at the hands
of the Democrats of Columbia count , ifcun
Robert F. Clark, who has now thrown him
self body and soul Into Ihe hands or Wil
mot, Landon & Co., and made himself an
instrument lo accomplish their purposes.
Can anything elmnger than that Male of
facts be mentioned io induce you lo ennio
lo the polls? You have feen lho overbear
ing insolence of ihefe people iu power ;
meet lliem at the b.illot box and teach
them that you aro Freomen ; Lovers of
Civil Liberty; Defenders of the Conetitu
tion. To prevent more diro calamities, let
every man resort to lho ballot.
It is a weapon surer set,
And boiler than the bavnnpt
A weapon, that comes down as Mill
As snow flakes fall upon the sod,
But executes a freeman's will,
As Lightning does the will of God ;
And from whose force nor foris nor locks
Shall guard them 'Tis the ballot box
JOHN G FREEZE, Ckurman.
JAMES A. KING,
ALEXANDER MEARS,
I II AM DERR, '
J. S. SANDERS.
G.L SHOEMAKER,
W. G QUICK,
GEORGE MACK,
SAMUEL EVERETT,
Committee.
JayTuEN and Now. Fifteen years
ago General Scott, with his bravo and pa
trotio army, wore in Mexioo to vindicate
our outraged and insulted flag. It is enough
to stir ono's blood with indignation to read
tho editorial articles of the unnatriotio
preis in Connecticut and Massachusetts at
that time on our noblo littlo army who
wero then fighting the country's battlos.
oionoi itansum, Colonel Sovniour. and
othor bravo officers wero maligned without
stint. Ono editor, who is to day urgin
that tho present war bo turned into an ab
ohtion raid, published this atrocious sen
timent ,
'Jit would bo a sad and wooful joy but
joy. nevertheless to u
I I , , mab lite
hordes tinder Scott and Tavlorwerc. Mm,
man nf .,. ...... .1
v ,uvr. miu me next world.
These mon now defoud Garrison, and
i Jt ZV and ,denounco ! who oppose
their sohemes for overt ln-nin rA
ttitution and tho Union
Hartford 7imes,
llltlinn mnA .1,. rT! P. . . .
as ''traitors."
rittCLjUIATKKY. "
The President has issued n proclania
tion ordering "that during tho existing
insurrection niul as necessary measure for
suppressing tho satnc,nll robcls and insi1r.
gcnts.tlicir aidbrs and abettors, withiiltho
United States, and all persons discoura
ging volunteer enlistments, resisting tho
drafts, or guilty of disloyal praclir.es
affording aid and comfort to tho rebellion
against tho authority of the United States
shalll bo subject to martial law, and lia
ble to trial and punishment by courts
martial or military commission." Also'
that in all such cases tho writ of habeas
corpus is suspended,
Pennsylvania has act of Assembly nun.
ishing the above offences by imprisonment
in tho penitentiary not less than three
years and a fine not less than 31000.
This State is loyal its courts nro open
and the administration of justice unintcr.
rupted. If there ho disloyal persons in
her borders, why not let them take tlio
consequences ol their crimo and folly as
other criminals are punished, tinder tho
forms of our constitution and laws, which
guarantee to the humblest citizen the
right or trial by jury, at the place whero
the crime was committed whore he may
have the opportunity to confront his ac
cuscr and procure the witnesses to estab-
lish his innocence ir he be innocent ?
Why drag him away, hundreds or miles,
bcrore some military commission or court
martial, on the accusation of some per
sons unknown to him, where it is impos.
siblo Tor him to defend himseir, and wlwrn
judging from the past, in ninety nine
eases out ol one hundred, he may Ian
guish for months and then bu discharged
without over knowing wjio was his ac
cuscr or of what lie was accused.
No, the North is loyal, at least so far
as the Democratic party is concerned, lor
it has always hcon the conservator nf thu
Union ; but such outrages as have been
perpetrated upon the rights of citizens
the past twelve months, arc not culeula
ted to unite moro linnly.nor wed the affec
tions of its peoplo to litis administration
wod have discovered this fact lonr ero
thi
The Wondi'.rs of the Microscope
Wo uudcrftaud it U thought the agency of
this marvel viewing instrument that Dr.
Ayerhasat lougth sucoecdod in findi
the paludal miasm and detorinininr its
charao er. Of its offtou wo in this section
have abuudant evidence in the Ffcvmi
and Aaui: which it alouc produces when
absorbed through tho lungs into the blood.
It has long been held to be a vapor or some
thing in tho vapor of water from decayed
and decaying vegetation. Uuderameat
magnifying power, tho Doctor has found
this vapor to contain distinct organisms
or living bodies, corresponding preci,oly
with those found in tho blood of A"uo
subjects. They aro 3,000 times loss than
visible to the nakod oyo, but have dis
tinct character and form. He thiuks they
are reproductive in decaping matter or iii
tho blood, and hence their long continued
lifo or tho rcmoto effects of them in the
system, lie maintains that thoy reecmblo
injrh rrctcr tho other fermentative poisons,
or such as the virus or rabies or of a dead
body, Ac., all of which arc known to
reproduce themselves with great rapidity
like yeast in moistened flour, so that tho
slightest quantity impregnates the whole
mass, i east through a powerful man-ui-ficr
is seen to be a forest of vegetation
which grows, blossoms, and gocs'to seed
in a short tune. Miasm is. not so dis
tinctly vegetable, but has more tho ap
pearance or animal life, although its mo
tions connot he podcctly distinguished!
What the Doctor claims to have settled is
that is an organic substance and lie has
further fjund and embodied in his "Affile
Cure" what will destroy it.
f-earler, St. Louis, Mo.
Notice to Youno Mi:n. A msjority
of tho clerks and book-keepers through
out tho United States havo eulUtod for the
war and theso lucrative bituations mutt
bo filled by competent and skillful biui
nessmen. As tho graduates of the Iron
tity Commercial fologc, of Pittsburg, Pa.
have accorded them universal preference,
young men can best subserve thei r success
by entering this Institution and preparo
for fall and winter business. Send for a
Cutalomin nnii Trnf n.i ,, ,
---o .w.. uuniiu a uucquancu
penmanship. 1
Candfd tlcfor Congress.
Hon. Henuy W. Tracy, of Bradford
county, wo arq authorized to announce, as
an Iudepeudeut Candidate for Congress,
for the Thirteenth District, composed of
tho counties of Columbia, Montour, Wyo
uiing, Bradford and Sullivan at lho son
era! Election.
M AR RI AGES.
On tho 7th inst., by the Rev. WiTin
J. Ever, Mr. Daniel Giiriiart, of Roar
ingcrcek township, to Miss Catharine
Kelchnkr, of Mifilin.
DEATHS.
In Franklin township, Lycoming co.on
tho 22d of fecpfember, John Laird, Esq.
agod 73 years i.ud 1 mouth. '
SPECIAL NOTICES.
V, .', I ""ICH Uio Inrii.el stock of trunk rum!
jo. w. NarfcBt Street, onu door above -UN, sUia side
Military UMrnnMs.'i'liero Z, ticriiiiri. n,7
men. of military Hush,.,,".,, I i'. I ft 'l,? ' &
more m-rkt.,1 Improvement ,mi , tl 0 clot "! of o
die s. Not many ears since ollkcrs ami . v ue . iv. ro
they kept tl 'wW, Triouta , r 'j IKftftf
ThSfl m , .irf ,m y l"n,'' "Munii'ai ",',) t'in nil 2
i uakinJ III ,J V h,""" ar8.eJ'. 1,1,0 "10 "U.ln-.s of
n J m,lh1Lln",,S' 'll"r facillti... enaMa .
hem to lilt tlis Imjest ordjr jn the shone,! yoMU
Sept. SI, lSS)