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WM. Ii. JACOP.Y, EDITOR.
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Democratic ft'omiiiatioiis.
AUDITOR GENERAL,
COL. W. W. II. DAVIS,
- OF BUCKS COUNTY.
SURVEYOR GENERAL, -.
LT. COL. J. P. LINTON,
OF CAMBRIA COUNTY.
. "; ASSEMBLY,
TTIIXIAJISOX II. JAC03Y,
, . . - OF BLOO.MSBURG. ,
-DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
HILTON EI. TRAUCU, ESQ.,
OF BERWICK.
TREASURER, -
johs j. stii i:s,
COMMISSIONER,
JOHN F. FOWLER,
- W V. m Y1
: ' ISAAC A. DETUTT,
; ; AUDITOR,
LEONARD B. RUPERT,
CORONER.
WILL1A31 J. 1KELEK.
E7There were in attendance at the great
Nob Mounfain Meeting, gentlettien from
Philadelphia, Hams&TJT?, Reading, Wil
Jiamporf; Lewwborg, Bradford, Carbon,
Northumberland, Mootonr, Schuylkill, Sul
livan, and Wyoming.. The following gen
tleman made speeches : Wesley Wrt, esq ,
. f Bloomsbu'g. (whose address appears in
thii week' paper), Col. Viclor.E. Piollet,
of Bradford, Hon. Charles R. Buckalew, of
Bloomsborg, Robert R. Little, E-q.. of Wy
oming, Col. John G. Freeze, Capi. Charles
n P. tira Filial"! II Tkpfer Funf nf
V. iw...j . J , 1 ?
Bloomsborg,-Col. Wellington H. Eut, of
Light Stieet, "Milion M. Traogh, Esq-, of
F.flrwirk. Hon. Heister CIvmer. of Berk.
"C Cbauncey Borr, Esq , New Jersey, Capt.
"bom as Chalfaat, of Danville, and other.
Sore of these gentlemen delivered two
speeches. Extracts were tead to the meet
ing by Charles G.'Barkley. Esq., and Col.
John G. Freeze. Hon. Paul Leidy, of Dan
ville, and J. H. Brimner, Esq., editor of the
Patriot and Union at Harrisburg, were pres
ent, and would have made speeches bad
the meeting continued longer. Hon. M.
t tl 1 0 :v ... . .
, WniRtuo They St.su? As the Republi
can State Convention neglected to pot their
candidaies.rigbt opon the question ol Negro
Suffrage for Pennsylvania and the South, it
would be no more than fair that Gen Hart
ranftand Col. Campbell should be allowed
to declare their views opon tbe question.
Will some, of the Republicans, who are op
posed to tbe Black issue, procure ay ex-
pression ram tbem .opon . the subject?
Perhaps it would be apropos for a number
of tbeir late companions in arms some of
cor. i-etomed and honored veterans to
write a jelter of inquiry . opon tbe subject to
tbe General and Colonel. Being honorable
soldiers, they will of coarse not expect to
receive votes through a misapprehension
of their private views. Will some of tbe
soldiers act npon this suggestion, and at-
nce, so that every voter may know wheth
er be is casting bis ballot for a white man's
Government or a Nogro abortion?
'.Wi arc informed that the 74th Regt. ha
arrived at Harrisburg for the purpose of be
iog mastered out. This Regiment enlisted
for one year, last February, and .according
to an order, issued bythe Secretary of War,
should have been mus'.ered out of service
tome three months ago. There is one Com
pany from this County in this Regiment,
which was formerly commanded by Cap?.
Samtjcl Pkilck, of Fiehingcreek.'boi lately
by Liept. Bus hush, of the same place
There has been considerable dissatisfaction
among the -men, on account of their being
held to service while other ore year men
were being mnstered out and sent home.
Several communications have been sent as
on tbe subject, from this Regiment, one ot
which we published, and another, which
we had intended' to poblish.got mislaid and
we ara yet enable to pot our hand upon it.
The young men who took the boniy, offer
ed by tbe Borough of Berwick, are prinei
pally in this Regiment. Welcome home
tbe brave boys !
JSoaTHAMPTos Cocntt. The recent an
crjal meeting of the Democracy, held at
I3a?:on, was largely attended. Among tbe
spirited resolutions adopted was one en
Joringthe corsj of Hon-. Philip Jchnson,
member of Congrers from that district, and
another acknowledging the claims of Hon.
Ulester Clymer as the next candidate for
Gorsmor.
Tat Ohio Democratic State Convention
met at Columbus last week and nominate'd
a ticket for the coming State election, head
ed by Gen. George W. Morgan lor Go rerrior.
A "eries of reo!u;ions were passed, not dif
fering essentially from thoe adopted b)
ciber Damocratic Siate Conventions-
.
Ve faarn that the Rough and Ready Iron
Iv'crks at Daovilla bare again' returned op
rrsiion., the workmen receiving the -same
rrz ' paid thera -prsvicos 10 the stride.
TL ? Pe-r.sylvania Iton Works were expect
, I 'o ccnirnencs operasions to a fw days.
MMMit "
Caneroa fialforn Apprarti Kfjra Scffrass.
Although tbe shotidy State Convention
feared lo directly endorse negro' suffrage,
there is an unmistakable Vsquint" that way
in the platform. It will be' observed that
President Johnson is only to be supported
as "iht felKxo patriot and successor" of Abra
ham Lincoln, "tcho has teen called to complete
the task tchkh. hi (Lincoln) left ckthsishid."
The "unfinished tak" feft by Abraham Lin
coln was the enfranchisement of the negroes,
a indicated and declared in his letter to the
Governor .of Louisiana. Tbe freedom, ol the
negroes had already been secured, and all
that remained of the "unfinished task' was
the securing to them the rights oj citizenship
the right to vote, &c.
The Convention rook exception to tbe
present "mild and generous method of recon
strvction" which President Johnson has
adopted, and refer only to "Aw vnbeiidin'g
patriotism in Ike past," (his Tennessee rad
icalism, no doubt,) as a ' guarantee that in
the TCTCit k the ekjhts and liberties of all the
tiihens of the Republic will be secured." The
Convention and the party it represents have
always declared that thre Northern people
possess all the rights to whicb they are en
titled ; so, according to their own teachings
and declarations, there is no necessity for
Mr. Johnsoo to secure any further "rights"
to that portion of our citizens, in their plat
form they declare that "the people lately in
rebellion cannot be safely entrusted, with
the political rights which they have forfeited
by ibeir treason," so that the Convention
cannot mean that Mr Johnson shall secure
any rights for thut portion of the nation's
citizenship. The only class, then, remain
ing, and whicb is conveniently covered by
the word ," A the fagro dass. If fur
ther proof Is needed that the word 'all" is
intended to embrace only the negroes, it
may be found in the repeated ose of the
word "liberty," coupled with the word
'pi rr Ii I and o llta AiMfalMii frrtm t K a A K
olitiontst's Vade Mecum toe Declaration of
Independence by which tbey make it im
perative on the late rebels to incorporate in
their constitutions a provision securing "to
all men viTiiu their holders their 'inalienable
rights to lift,1 " liberty, and the pursuit of top
pintst. Here is the inevitable word ;'a!t"
again, with an unmistakable negro appli
cation. As the sccce'sor of Mr. Lincoln, there
fore, it i expected that Mr. Johnson will
lay aside bis "mild and generous method,"
rejuvenate his past Tenrressee radicalism,
refuse to entrust tbe late rebels wiih any
"political rights," and go at once to work at
the "unfinished task" of guaranteeing "tbe
rights and liberties of all the citizens," (the
Negroes )
Has not the sboddy platform a strong
"squint" towards negro suffrage and equal
hy or is it even more than a squint? We
will warrant, if the shoddy party shall be
soccesful. in electing their candidates upon
that platform, that it will be claimed as a
negro scflrage victory! 7'Are is not n radi
cal negro suffrage cdvocate who it not support
ing that platfirm and the candidates upon it,
and (hfy all claim it as a strong compromhe
tei'h their favorite dogma. Patriot If Union.
Coincidences. It may interest the cori
oos to know that the two rival political can
didates for Surveyor General are reidents
of the same toxn ; that they are both mem
bers of the Town Council; that they were
each candidates of their respective parties
for State Senator in the 22d district ; that
they were both defeated; tbat they were
both out in the three months' service Lin
ton as captain and Campbell as lieutenant ;
hat they together raised a regiment, and
that each. in succession commanded it. Here,
however, the coincidences fail, for while
Col. Campbell commanded the regiment dor-
ing Inaction, Col Linton led it in battle and
became the fighting leader. The conse
quence of whicb was ihat Linton got shot
through the thigh and through the shoulder,
and bears two ugly but honorable scar,
while Campbell came off without a scratch,
and still retains a whole skin. Curious
ain't it? PaUiot tf Union.
Hon. Mter Stkouss, Member of Con
gress from Schcylkill county, will please
accept onr thanks for valuable public docu
ments. Mr. STROoe never forgets the Dem
ocratic press of the country; more, he
never forgets his duty to his constituents.
He was one of tbe most faithful and earnest
workerb in tbe last as well as the present
Congress. Pennsylvania may leel proud of
such men as Mr. Strocse, who possess the
courage and ability to stand up in the Leg
islative Halls and manfully battle for her
rights.
HOOTf-G in Coiht. An exciting oeene
occurred in tbe court room at Witliamsport
during the trial of Joseph .Sanford for adul
tery with Elizabeth Gouldy. While one ol
the lawyers was addressing ' the jury, John
B. Goaldy, the prosecutor, and husband ot
the woman,' stepped behind Sanford, and
attempted 10 shoot him, 6ritig three shots,
none of which took effect. A panic seized
tbe vast assembly some fled out of the
windows and took refuge 00 tbe stone cor
nice, while the crowd rushed for the doors.
After a scene of tbe wildest excitement,
GouIJy was secured and taken to jail, and
the trial resumed.
Eowaru B. Ketchcm, -ihe forger of the
gold certificates in New York, has been ar
rested in a Twentieth street boarding boose,
where he had taken boarding for six months
under tbe name of J. B. Lowry. Except
on the day of bis disappearance be had
been oat walking without disguise, and had
even, been in Central Park; While the de
tectives wete wailing for htm at his lodgings,
he was out somewhere plsying billiards .--Some
67 gold certificates were found in his
possession and seventy or eighty thousand
dollars in lejjal tender.
Did it ever occur 10 the casual reader, in
reading the daily reports of the millions
taken by capitalists in the Government
loans, that every dollar so invested is a dol
lar withdrawn from taxation, and conse
quently ihe placing of an additional burthen
upon the taxpayers? Such is the fact, how
ever, .whether observed or 'not.
UO. 'Ill J)
Nob Mountain Meeting.
The great meeting at tbe Nob Mount-no
commenced on Tuesday, Ang. 29th
Tbe sterling Democracy of Columbia Co.
were present in large numbers.every Iowb
ship being represented by scores of Demo
cratic citizerjs,maoy of whom had brought
their families with them, Megargell'j
Grove was appropriately fitted op fur tbe
occasion., Tbe speakers stand was neatly
arayed and decorated with beautiful bo
quets prepared by the ladies in tbe vicinity.'
There were a number of tints erected for
the accomodation of families. The atten
danes to day was much larger than had
been anticipated lor the first day of such a
meeting.
The assembly was called to order at 3
o'clock, p.m., by lion. C. R. Buckalew, wbo
suggested that the proceedings be opened
with prayer.
Rev. J. W. Lescher.of Bloomsburg.then
offered an impressive and appropriate
prayer to tbe Intone 01 urace.
- Mr. Buckalew, proposed the appoint
ment of the following gentlemen, a man
agers of the meeting, to have charge of tbe
exercises and preserve good order :
I ram Derr, of Jackson township; Dan
iel McIIenry, Fishing Creek ; Andre
Freas, Centre; Hon. Jacob Evans, Green
wood ; David Herring, Orange ; Col. II.
R. Kline, Orange ; Peter Bellas, Orangi j
Ex-Sheriff Fttrman,Bloom ; Joseph Lilly,
Esq , Scott; John JJietericb, Eq., Mon
tour ; Samuel Oman, Mt. Pleasant; John
C Doty, Benton. -
Tbe nominations were unanimously
agreed to.
Cbas. G. Barkley, Esq., then read from
Jefferson's Frst Inaugural address tbe
doctrines which constituted the creed of
the Ancient Democracy, and wbioh are
still the distinctive tenets of tbe Demo
cratic party.
Col. John G. Freeze, next read the
resolutions adopted by the Democratic State
Convention at H arrisburg, on the 2 1th inst.
Wesley Wirt, E"q-, was called upon,
and delivered an excellent addresa on the
Necessity of Party OrgaEtxation, which
was received with unmistakable symptoms
of approval.
Tbe meeting then adjourned until 1
o'clock, p. m., at which ttmo it re-assembled.
The camp fires were burning
brightly, and the scene was very pictur
esque. Col Victor E. Piollet, of Bradford, was
introduced and enchained the atteution of
the audience for an bour. Ha devoted
hi ui sell cbiffly to a review of tbe Repub
lican Legislation in favcr cf Capital,- as
evinced in the exemption from State and
local taxation of U. S. Bonds, and com
batted with great force the idea put forth
by Jay Cooke that a public debt is a pub
lic blessing.
Hon.C. B Buckalew, followed in a
brief and eloquent address, re fe ring to bis
ybrmtr efforts on the stump, and reiterating
nis faith in Democratic principles.
The proceedings of the evening were
concluded by some remarks frou R. R.
Little, EsqM of Wyoming, who defended
the loyalty of the Democratic party, and
traced to he true source the responsibility
for the late civil war.
SECOND DAT.
The attendance on Wednesday was
much larger than on the preceding day.
The proceedings commenced at 10 o'clock
a. ib., on the arrival of large delegations
from Bloomsburg and Danville, headed by
Stoe'a fcilver Cornet Band of Danville,
which discoursed, at intervals, excellent
music.
The morning meeting was occupied by a
very iuteresting and instructive addr ss
from Col. Jobu G. Freeze, on the History
of tbe Columbia County Invasion of 1864.
Tbe afternoon meeting was opened
with a song written especially for the oc
casion, to the old air of "when this old hat
was new." It was' well sung by Mr. Iratn
Derr, aud was rapturously received.
Col. Wellington H. Eot, next addressed
the returned soldiers present, on the posi
tion of the Democratic party, in regard to
soldiers' voting. He defended Gen. Mo
Clellar, and depicted the treatment he
received from the late administration, and
closed with a narrative orthe service. of
Col. W. W. H. Davis, and an appeal to
the soldiers to support him at the ensu
ing election.
The proceedings were again varied by a
song composed for the meeting, which was
styled 'the Democratic Call," to the air of
Bruce's address, well sung by Mr. Derr,
and bis Sobs.
Capt. Charles B. Brockway, followed in
a speech which presented the various is
sues submitted to the people of Pennsyl
vania, at this time.
The choir of Mr. Fry of the Lutheran'
Church,' nt B oomsburg, consisting of fif
teen or twenty little guls dressed in red,
white, and blue, next sang in fine etjle
"Tramp, Tramp' which closed the after
noon meeting.
x The evening meeting was commenced by
the Durr family singing. 4,A Darkey Dit
ty" to tbe air of -D3 Floating Scow,"
whit h was composed for the occasion.
M M. Traogh, Esq., of Berwick, and
R. R. Little, Esq., of Tunkhannock, Wy
oming county, entertained' tbe audience
by speeches of great force and power;
and tbe evening proceedings were con
eluded by a humerons and entertaining
speech from Thomas Chalfant, Eq., of
Danville.
THIRD DAT.
The attendance to day was very tu
merous. After prayer, the Hon. C, It.
Buckalew, presented statistics of tho vote
of Columbia county, throughout its his
tory, showing its consistent devotion to
Jeffersonian principles, aid addd some
forcible remarks as to the object of the
meeting. Tbe Derr family sang the song
of, "the Mountain to the meeting.'
Hon. Heister Clymer, of Berks, followed
in speech of great power and eloquence.
E. R. Ike!er,Eq.,of Bloomsburg.closed
tbe morning metting by a fervid and elo
quent address on tbe aims and tendencies
of abolitionism.
At the afternoon meeting Rev. AlvabR.
Rutan, of Luzerne, narrated the circum
stances of bis arrest and. imprisonment,
last fail.
Col. Piollet, of Bradford, made a very
effective spevch, presenting the results of
tbe Democratic administrations of the
general government and comparing ' them
with the consequences of abolition m'u
The Derr family were called upon by
the audience for a repetition of "when
this old hat was new," which, was enthu
siastically received. .- - ,
; C. Chouncey Burr,Eq., of New Jersey,
was next introduced, and for ever an boar
and a balf beld tbe aduienca -spell bound
by his vehement eloquence and togical ar
gumentation. His speech closed the af
ternoon meeting.
At night the Grove was again filled by
an attentive and appreciative audience
The exercises commenced by tbe reading
by C. G. Harkley,E-q., of Mr. Jefferson's
letter, of March 13, 1815, to Mr. Wend 0
ver, relative to the sphere of the clergy
and their proper relation to political af
fairs. Col. J. G. Freeze, then read the cele
brated speech of Senator Cowan, in the
U. S. Senate, delivered March 3, 1865, on
tbe subject of military arrests and trials, to
whicb Mr. Buckalew added some remarks
to make Mr. Cowan's speech complete.
Hon. Heister Clymer, was then .called
upon and delivered an effective address,
atra:going the Republican party as tbe
authors of the war, and responsible for
its blood and taxes. .He concluded by a
graceful tribute to the Democrats of Col
umbia, for their attendance and deport
ment throughout the meeting.
Tbe exercises closed by a song by the"
Derr family.
The Semi-weekly Jltws
Til e rapidly augmenting circulation, both
of The daily and The WeeVy Newt, has orged
us to comply with the wishes ot numerous
friends, who 1e;re that w should -establish
The Semi weekly News so that those who
cannot conveniently lake a paper every day
may receive all the news twice a week,
with scarcely any abridgment from the daily
isue. Accordingly, in the first week of
October tbe first number of The Scrr.iceekly
News will be published, and we invite the
attention of the public, and particularly of
persons who reside in the country, to the
many advantages to be gained by subscrib
ing for the semi-weekly edition ra her than
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find it for their intere-t to aid in the circula
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Neic York Weekly News.
The Trial of Wlrze.
Washington, Sept. 2. The Military
Court reassembled to day for the trial ol
Wirze. the prison keeper of the Anderson
vilie jail.
O. S. Belcher testified that be had served
in the 16ih Illinois cavalry, and was a pris
oner at Ar.dersonville from the 8th of March
until September. 1864. Ha testified to the
shooting of a cripple by the orders of Wirze,
together with ihe shooting of others. He
had heard Wirze say ha was killing more
Yankees than those who were serving at the
frout, and had seen twenty-five or thirty
men shot over the dead line, and ott.ers
fired into who were not over the dead line.
He heard Cuptain Wirze order the setitii.el
to shoot 1 he cripple.
Jimes H Davidson, of the 4;h Jowa cav
alry, testified that he r-rove the dead wagon
Sometimes twenty-ffve men were thrown
into it. He knew ihat Capt. Wirze bad
made a breakfast on some of the cracker,
cheese and dried teef, sent ihrir for our
prisoners. Wirze shot a man a short time
after he assumed command ol the prison.
The lafer was sick, laying on the ground,
and a'kej Wirze for some'hing, when Wirze
shot him. Wirze remarked that he was
killing more d d Yankees than Lee was
at Richmond. This wah said in August.
Wirze was at the lime with witness in the
grave-yaro, in the wagon with the dead
men.
On the cros-examina'.ion ihe witness tes
tified that he had never seen Captain Wirze
shoot more than one man.
' A consolidated returr. from the Confeder
ate S'ates of the military fri-on al Anlaraon
vill. Georgia, for the month of August, 1864,
was presented. It ebowed the number of
prisoner on hand on August I, 1864. In
camp, 29,985. In hospiial, 1,693. Total,
31 678.
Received from various places during
August, 3. C78. Recaptured, 4. Totaf,3 082.
Making on the aggregate, 34 760. Died
during the motrh of August, 2,993. There
port is signed by Wfrza, and complains ol
the worthletsness of the guard force in ar
resting the prisoners thai ecape.
.Thomas Hall testified hat he belonged to
the Marine corps, and was a prisoner at
Andersonviile. He folly corrobtnied the
reports of the brutality of Wirze to the pris
oners. Oliver B. Fairbanks, rf the 9th New York
cavalry, testified that ha was a prisoner at
Libbiy, and was afterwirds taken to Ander
sonviile. The stepfather of ih? witness
was in the prison affected wih the scurvy.
He was li)iiigon the ground, and cou'd not
e'ra'rghten his arms. Wirz approaching
him, said: "Von d" ' d Yankee &on of a
b- h, I won't give jnu anytning 10 eat;"
and he s np;e.l his rations lor twenty-four
hours. The stepfathers died about a mouth
after the occurrence. ! -
The witness further testified that he re
fused to be vaccinated, when Captain Wirze
cursed him, and punished him in the chain
gang. In order to be released from the
punishment, he consented to be vaccinated;
but when the vaccination was performed,
e washed lb matter out with soap and
water, and thus escaped poisoning. He
told others what he bad done, and ihey
washed out the poison in the same way.
The Court then adjourned till Tuesday.
A cT in Titusville recently gave birth to
a litter of four kittens, joined together at the
back acd sides in such a manner that when
two of tbem are walking, the other two are
on ibeir backs with their feet slicking up.
PARTY ORGANIZATION.
AN ADDRESS,
BY WESLEY WIRT, ESQ ,
At the great Nob Mounluin Meeting, August
ZQtk, 1865.
It is one of tbe principal objects in all
great political gatherings, such as this is
( hkelj to be, by words of encouragement,
i congratulation, or counsel, to strengthen the
faith as well as hope of those who at (he
I lime are associated politically together.
Man is so constituted, at least the most of
men, that, in the absence of encouragement
from his tellow man, he is apt to fal:er. and
sometimes to depair, no matter how laud
able the object he desires to accomplish.
There are great minds, indeed, which no
lack of support can dismay, no temporary
want of success can diMract from their set
tled porpose. Such was that of Washing
ton, and others of our own country, whom
I will not invidiously mention. In the dark
est hours of the days when from the black
ness and clouds of despotism was being
eliminated a new principle new brcaui-e
i; had never taken the form which it took
when.it became the underlying principle of
our Government in the darkest hours cf
the Revolution, when even Congress, made
of stuff as stern as ever Roman Senate was,
fal ered and almost despaired, Washington's
faith remained unshaken. No disaster, no
lack of the materiel so necessary to carry
on war agcinsl a rich and powerful enemj,
made bis heart faint, or shook bis high re
solve. The examples of snch men are beacons
to us individually, and lo peoples in the
mass. They teach us first, 10 resolve, and
next 10 persevere ; and then, when in a-good
cause, success will rarely be wanting. These
examples are great incentives; but yet, as
before remarked, many men falter unless
supported by their ftfllow-men -co-workers
in the same cause. That in union there is
strength, is one of the first la"ws of nature ;
and the more intimate and close the union,
the areater the strength. Te see this ex
emplified in the trees of this grove. A sin
gle tree standing alone may not be able 10
resist the s:orm. It receives ihe blast wiih
out support, ar.d yields. But when sur
rounded by fellows of equal dimensions
and stre.igih, all are able to stand. The
stalks of grain standing in a field, the stones
in an arch, the bundle of sticks, are all ex
amples in physical nature of the advantages
to be derived from Union. So it is in ihe
moral world, or to be practical, in the social
or the political world. Experience in our
own and in other countries shows that preat
social or political reforms are seldom ac
complished either by one man alone, or by
a body of men having Ihe same object in
view, but acting unharmoniously. It is true
great principles, having truth for their foun
dation, must and do eventually succeed ; bnt
when the vicious and dishonest systemati
cally and in combined numbers controvert
and battle against them, they commonly
succeed only by Ihe determined and com
bined efforts of the good. Truth crushed
to earth will lise again," bet when down,
she may struggle long if her enemies boldly
act in concert, and her frieTds look cohlly
on, or make bat distracted and unharmoni
ons efforts to relieve her. Who shall say
that the caoe of freedom freedom as
ihef understand it will not eventually tri
umph in Poland, in Hungary, in Ireland, in
Circascu 1 In the latter country, infin'rely
weak in comparison with her opponent, the
cause of the people was maintained for
ninety years. Russia, with a population of
scores of millions, was not able to place her
yoke upon the necks of one-fifneth ihai
number; and it ai only when Circascia
became distracted ir. her councils, and her
peop!e consequently dishear eried, so much
so thai a Urge portion of them emigrated
to the adjoining empire ot Turkey, that
Russia was able to say she held the country.
A proper union of parties and of interests
in all of ihese countries may yet bring
about their .dicinthralment.
So it is with political parties. The his
tory of ihe civilized world is full of in
stances of failure arising from want of una
nimity, and ot success Irom harmony. We
need hardly point you 10 a party of to-dy,
possefsing a powsr heretofore unknown in
our country the power of the bayonet,
and place, through ihat power. How was
Ibis party formed ? It was formed as vul
tures form parties. They scented the feast
afar off. Armageddon was foreseen. Proph
ets of evil loreshadowed shoddy shoddy,
contracts, and plunder, at the expense of
the blood of hundreds ol thousands For a
feigned purpose ihe power of the people
was seized upon. A faUe issue was rais
ed a pretended reason assigned, and thou
sands of good and true men rushed forward
to be subordinated and disciplined to ac
complish the purposes ol the heartless and
unpatriotic lew. Who do-s not remember
thai it was pretended al ihe beginning of
the war that it was to be a war solely to
maintain the supremecy of tbe Constitution
and laws, and by that the integrity ofibe
'Juion ? Who does not remember how ear
nestly ii was promised to the soldiers and to
the country that tr.are should be no subju
gation, r.o interference wiih ihe relations ol
the States, or their dojiestic institutions ;
including the institution ot slavery ? The
assertion may be ventured ihat each one ol
you remembers one or more scenes ol
wordy strife among your acquaintances,
arising from the Indignation ot some 'toy
al 7 man, he being accused ot Abolition pro
clivities. We all remember the assurances given
by President Lincoln in bis inaugural ad
chess. It may be safely alleged tbat the
army was raised on false pretenses. As
long as it was proclaimed and understood
that the war was solely a war for the Union,
the men of tbe country continued to Mock
to tbe country's Flag. There was no lack
ol volunteers. But presently a change, a
gradual change, came over the spirit ot. our
dreams. We saw something else. Ihe
foul spirit of Abolitionism, concealed like
the snake in the gras, gradually began 10
unwind its coils. Glimpses of its slimy
body were caught. But' yet it was alleged
that the creature would not strike. The
war feeling kept op to favor heat. The
trnly patriotic still hoped ; and the. Fxesi-
denVs emancipation proclamation was .the
fatal spring. 'The throat of the nation was
seized, and whatever of Union feeling there
had been in ihe Soulh. was at one fell blow
extinguished." But, observe, the blow was
not ,rrk oniil this parly, by virtue of the ,
stupendous patronage it had obtained thro
army contacts, and otherwise, had firmly
fixed itself in power; and in power it yet
remains, kept together by the '"cohesive
force of public plunder."
Now, my friends, we have seen how this
party was formed, and we know bow ii is
kept together. Bayonets and the dollar, the
purse and the sword, are as nearly irresist
ible as any social or political forces can te.
The yoke is upon our necks, and it only re.
mains to be determined what efforts we
shall make to shako it off.
This brings us 10 our firs! consideration
the necessity of united -effort. And here,
ihe Democraiic party may learn a lesson
from her past history. It has been asserted
by leading men of the opposition, that if the
Democratic party, at her Convention in
Charleston, in 1860, had remained intact,
the secession of the Southern Stats would
noi have happened. This may nol be so ;
but it ir, at all events obvious that that di
vision in ocr great Par'y had much lo do
with the elevation of ihe present party in
power. It might not be proper at this late
day to inquire whether or nol there was a
departure from principle by either of ihe
ec-ions of the party, in that split ; suffice
it to know that it was one of the causes of
the elevation to power of a bad and un
scrupulous party, wicked violators of the
Constitution of our fathers, under which
Constitution we had prospered as neve; na
tion prospered before. A period was ap
parently dawning upon ihe world for which
the oppressed of all nations had looked.
This period had been talked of years before,
upon ihe firt formation of oor Government ;
bul wise men admitted Ihat il bad not fully
arrived ; that only the premonitions of a
pnliiical millennium were with us, and that
a complete recognition of Democratic prin
ciples by a large and immovable majority
ol men was yet necessary. This recogni
tion bad not been attained when the storm
bnrit opon c. It is true our principles had
been clearly enunciated ; but their fixedness,
and sure woiking hd not yet been demon
strated : and then, the labor of the Fa'hers
so nearly consummated, was, partly through
a lack of enerjy and unanimity on our part,
but mainly through the combined arid me
ihod cal working of '.be enemies of Democ
racy, reridVred, forhe time, of no account ;
and our expri T,nt," Apparently on the
point of succs, w t at once brnuzhl to a
close, and onr history tuned back to the
era of Georae the ThirJ.
These btc some of the lesoons which the
past has taught us. From them we may
learn our duy row. Tt.e good men and
women of the nation must combine with a
fixedness of purposa s"uch as 1 pprhsps they
never entertained before, to bold!y comba'
the dragon which wo!d devoid the-n. No
standard, in this fiht, is necetary, other
than the Democratic star.durd ; no taM'f
cround should be chosen other than that
which we have always occtpiej. The op-
ponents of true liberty may, and do ak,
what is Democracy ? what is yoor creed?
A sufficient answer to them now, is in the
nature of the answer which the troe chris
tian gives to ihe caviling skeptic, when lh'
Written Word is be!d up as the answer.
Not to impiously compare human thinas
with Divine, we boldy and proudly hold up
the aboed and profaned Constitution of our
Fathers, n our guide and our creed. With-
j out indultiiiiK in disquisitions of a minute,
or at all ol an abstract nature, at ttvs day
when the liberty to violate constitutional in
junctions at will, is a recognized privilege
among ihose who have sworn to support
them-, and who are now in power, ii must
be sufficient to present lo . their gaze tlie
abused instrument under which, through the
voice of ihe whole people, we obtained and
held our liberties.
Let us Uen go back to the eld landmarks
which have become nearly obliterated. Let
us remember that the foundation upon
which our Government was framed was
.'aid lor all lime ; that the superstructure
was in accordance with that foundation ;
and that the attempt to pull down that su
perstructure must result in ruin to all. We
began wisely. During the days of Wash
ington, Jeffer?on, Jackson, and down to the
days of positive abolition innovation, we
went on widely. Determination of purpose
on the part of all real friends of American
Freedom, combined with union of action,
will lead us again intojhe truepalb. Let
us combine for the good purpose. Let us
work shoulder to shoulder. Let us not be
dismayed by the black cloud which was at
first no larger than a man's hand, but which
now overshadows our land.- In a word, let
the Government be once more forced bck
to the observance of constitutional princi
ples, and the reicn of Democracy and ra
tional Freedom 101 be perpetual.
REVIEW OF THE MARKET,
CAREFULLY CORRECTED WEEKLY.
WHEAT, SI 80
RYE, 1 00
CORN, 80
OA I S. 50
BUCKWHEAT, 1 00
BUTTER,
EGGS,
TALLOW,
LARD per lb.
35
20
16
25
75
POTATOES,
FLOUR pr bid 10 no DIt'D APPLES2 50
CLOVEUSEED 15 00 HAMS, 22
DIED.
In Jerey Snore, on Sunday morning,
August 27irt, 1S65, Clarence Henry, eldest
son of Frar k R. aud Lucy E. Snyder, aged 9
year and 7 day.
On ihe evening of the 24th nit , af.er a
short illness, John Werb, son of J. L. and
Rilla Barkley, aged 4 years, S months and
21 days.
Go, little loved one, go;
A mother's heart can tell.
And none bul her can fully know,
How hard to say farewell.
In Pine township, Columbia county, on
the 4th inst.. Mrs. Pricilla Polk, consort ol
the late William Poik, aged about 65 year
In Pine twp., on the morning of the 4 1 h
"m st., Mr. William Hamilton, aged 50 odd
years.
At the residence of his father, Thomas A.
Funton, Esq., on tbe I7ib ult., Mr. Wilbur
F. Fusston, of consumption, in the 26tb
-.r ol uia age.
I,OST.
ANor about the m'rddle of August 165.
the onderi2ned Iot in Baavsr iwok
or that rsightorhond, a STA'l K DRAFT,
of the School approprmiion of said town.
Mi
to the amount of F.IGflTY odd dol--
Ufi Tlj pob!lc ara caulio, ,n
payment ot said Uralt, a ;fi township
would not receive any benefi: unless an
other Dealt be procured or the money on
ihe original one be rigliily applied. The"
Draft is drawn payable 10 tb nndersigned.
JOHN FRY,
Pres't School Board
Beaver. Sept 5 1865. Beaver twp.
ESTRAY,
J AME 10 the premi-es o' ihe subscriber,
in Locust township, Columbia county,
on the 27ih of July. 1S65 ,
A DARK BROWN IIEIFER,
ased atom one year, in tolerably good con
Ii lion. The owner will noma forward
prove properly, pay the charges, and take
her away, otherwise she will be disposed
of as the law directs.
. ' JOHN HARNER.
Locist, Sept. 6, 1865
TO CONSUMPTIVES.
SUFFERERS WITH CONSUMPTION,
ASTHMA, Bronchiti, or any dieas
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fnrrishd, without charge, with ihe rime
dy by ihe use of which Ihe Rev. Edward
A. Wilson, of Williambuu'i, Nw York,
was completely restored to health, after
having suffered several years with that
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immediate trial. It will cot noihina, and
may be the means of their perfect restora
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address Rev. EDWARD A WILSON, 165
South Second Street, Williamsburgri.-Kings
County, New York.
August 2, 1X65 6w.
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O -e of th old-' nni mnt liable rem
' etie in tbe world foi Couahk, Colds,
WtiOOji'lfig CoUtfb, BlO!icf.ll,Llt'
fii-u!iy ol Brevhinz, Asthma,
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So general has tbe use of this remedy
become, and so popular is il everywhere,
ihat it i U'.ne etary 10 reco-i;it im virtue,
lis wcrks speak for it. nd find utterance
in the abundant and volun'sry tes imony of
1 tie many who Irom long suffering and set
tled disease have by its u been restored
to ; riMiti vigor and health. We can pr-
sent a tnasp of eviJetice in proof ol our
iSsjprtions. ihat
" CANNOT BE DISCREDITED.
Testimony of Mr. JAMES GRIMES,
a cenileman huhly eieemed in Columbia
Co. Pa, and one whose statement can be
riied upon.
Mt. Pleasant, Col. en., Pa , May'21,1860.
Messrs Seth W Fo-rJer & Co., Boston
Gentlemen About three year ago oor
ter, now twelve years ot age, wa
severely nfHictod with croup. A general
irritation ol the long followed, producing
a hectic cough, which became almost con
s'attt. swelling of ihe temples and other
indications of Consumption werj also ap
parent, and her life was ('erpaired of by
tier physic-tan. A this critical moment we
were induced lo give Dr. WUtar'a Balsam
of Wild Cherry n trial, and after she Lad
aken one bottle we found her so much re
lieved that it was lltcughl unnecessary to
continue its use. tmic ihat time we hav
used the Balsam in our family in cases of
Coughs and Cold, tnd believe il to be a
superior remedy fui all disease of tbtt
Lungs.
Yours with respect JAMES GRIMES.
FROM JESSE SMITH, E-q.,
President of the Morris County Bauk ,Mor
rictown, N. J.
"Having used Dr. Wistar's Balsam of
Wild Cherry lor about fifteen years, and
having real-fed its beneficial results in rcy
family, it afford me great pleasure in re
commending it to ti e public as a valua
ble remedy in cases ot weak lungs, colds,
coughs, he, and a remedy which I consid
er to be entirely innocent, and may be la.
ken wi'h perfect sa fety by the most deli
cate in health."
FROM HON. JOHN E. SMTtf,
A distinguished Lawyer in Westminster
Md.
I have on several occasions need Dr.
Wistar's BaUam of Wild Cherry for severe
colds, and always with decjded benefit. I
know of no preparation tbat is more effi
cacious or more deserving of general nse. '
Tho BaUam has aNo been used with ex
cellent effect by J B. Elliott, Merchant,
H all's Cross Roads, M L
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