The star of the north. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, February 07, 1866, Image 2

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    ST AMU THE iNTORTIl.
'fTA . JJICOBY, EDITOR.
C.-UB.1RKLEY, Assistant Editor.
-Bwaamis, wedsesdat, feb,7,is66.
& M. PTT!eiLL & Co., 37 Park Row
New York, ate duly authorized to solicit aDd
receive subscriptions ar.d advertising for the
FtarofJhe forth, published atBloomsburg,
ICblumbisrcoonty. Penn'a.
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-re authorized :o receive subscriptions aud
advertising for the Star cj the North.
Tfrgro Suffrage.
Ii is evident, if 8 may Wga om the
splurges made by certain ones In Congress,
that suflragu for the negro is becoming
plague to its inventor. Designed for poln
ical capital and party parposes, its origina
tors were indiffereni to the ii jury it might
inflict upon the 'country. But it is now a
-ssriaosabd alarming .p'ague to some ol the
"Ira'defs1 of the "Republican party. Its pass
age by the House ol Representatives, in the
bbape of negro suffrage for -the District of
Colombia, has committed the so-called
-Union party to the doctrine of universal suf
frage for the negro, in every S ate. And on
that question the Hon. U. MERCUR, of
t u is District, whom the .people of Columbia
County, mt least, looked upon as a conser
vative and -moderate Republican, votes
in the' affirmative'! 'He has row shown
bi hand, will yo sustain him 1 The
people of this county have assisted in
electing a man who declares by his acts
that universal negro suffrage shall be estab
lished in every State in this Union. Does
' this suit. your tastes:; or is he simply csrry-
ing out" your wuhe, 'long concealed from
- the masses' We should think not ; the
people of this'county who supported Mr..
-Mcfccua, are not in favor of negroes voting ;
neither are they willing to hare them sit
-irrthe jury box, in our Courts, or in any
manner placed upon an equality with the
whie people There are not ten negro suf
frage advocates in this couuty ; yet should
the question ever be brought before the
people there would be some poor, weak
minded, simple souls, induced 10 vote for it.
'We now have the beat kind of evidence that
-nugro suffrage was the issue in our last
campaign, notwithstanding certain would-be-leaders
of the Abolition party toatly de
nied that it was an issue, in tb-ia Slate or
any other. The little Cbair.-nan of the Re
publican State.Cntal Committee, of Pen-n-lvania,
hd the impudence and -boldness
to come out m a -circular letter, a few days
before fhe late election declaring 'negro suf
frage otit of tbe campaign, snd denying in
the strongest Urmt that it was an issue.
.Horace Greely, upon seeing (his, became
'disgosted in the manner politics were" being
-Ctwsua. He was o much surprised at
Cessna, evading the issue, that 'he earnest
ly inquired of the Chairman, through his
'Tribune, as follows ; "If negro suffrage is not
issue in Pennsylvania, pray tell as, what
is 1" To this interrogatory Mr. John Cessna
made no reply, but left every man to infer
ifurMr. Greely was not wrong and that ne
gro suffrage was the issue aod the only issue
in Pennsylvania, at that lime. Since that
election the question has been brought be
fore Congress and every Black Republican
Member from this Slate,- wi'.h but ex
ception, voted spang for negro suffrage ;
and after having sa voted they turn their
e)e homeward asking a hearty endorse
ment from the people. It is now to be seen ,
whether the people will sustain them. We
bope not. We cannot think the good sense
ol the people bare entirely passed away.
1 The nation being responsible for the
awsofihe District oi Columbia the Re
publican members ot Congress resolved
hat the loyal blacks should enjoy the same
ights exercised by tbe rebel w bites.
This Republic was founded on the recog
nition of the rights of man on principles
pf justice, freedom and equality. It propo
ses to disregard distinctions of caste and
j'utn. It rarea nothing for a roan's ances-
ry, and grants no privileges to sons of a
resident or a Senator that are not granted
7-thesons of the obscurest laborer It
'iOowsne.iiher patricians not plebians, bat
olds that oilmen are born free and- equal,
nd honors them only fortaients and virtue.
I We hope the Republican editor will not
ecus ns of Hack guarding when we pub
oh the above, as taken from that paper of
e 1st ins!., although we think' the article if
A blackgn&rd secjiment, is at all events
nch stamped with black voting, and black
,uali!y, as also, white degradation.
; There is one sentence which contains the
st of the whole article, namely, "It pro
ses to disregard distinctions of caste and
h.n Now, netice this assertion, 'white
3a. It proposes to disregard distinctions
aasle race aDd therefor of color, for the
es are of different color?. Hence, there
st be a perfect equality existing among
Cj and white. "It proposes to disregard
inctioa of birth. Ileace a man born of
African wench is as good as the white
3 c'uLzea cf the U. S. born of a while free
nan.' ' ' "
hese things are called, by the Republican
inciples of justice, freedom and equali
We admit they are principles of
iliry, but to establish that equality the
8 race must degrade itself to the level
3 negroes.
me occurred on Wednesday at Petro
5 Center, which deeUuyed seven wells
3 Beaniboff Ron. About twenty thoa
barrelsof oil were burnt, together with
9 machinery.
County Clerk, Sheriff and Deputy
Tel Popa county, Ark&aat-vere" alt
X assjsiir: j.
Car Financial Conditoaflow to EcUru t)
Specie Paymtnts.
The diScutiiea which- appear to. surround
tbe question of national finance will prove
more imaginary than real wften we spply a
little common ene to their solution. The
greatest trouble is that the subject has be
come mystified and complica'ed by the
thousand nostrums of would be financial
doctors. It is an inviting theme, and ev
ery little banker or accountant takes it up
and thinks bis limited experience in local
business enables him to treat it in a national
point of view. 'This is a mistake. Neither
soch men nor the lawyers and politicians
who have attempted to solve the problem
have succeeded. Their'views generally are
too contracted, or they indulge in theories
that have no practical value. The conse
quence is that, with boundless resources in
the country to promptly meet our liabilities,
or to discharge them, and to return to specie
payments, we are floundering about in a
sea of uncertainty, and may end in a uni
versal wreck.
The original catse of our financial troubles
was Mr. Chase. Being Secretary ;J;;
Treasury when the government reqnirsd
large sums of money to carry on the war,
and not understanding the subject of finance
be flooded the country with paper money
and laid tba foundation ol tbe national bank
system. This lawyer- Secretary ' of the
Treasury was followed by a politician from
Maine, who knew as little as bis predeces
sor. Then, came tha present Secretary, a
respectable banker, who onderstood Wall
street operations, bank -discounts and bank
circulation, but seems to have got beyond
his depth in the mazes of national finance.
He adopts the old theory of the bollionists,
enunciating it, however, with many quali
fying expressions, and brs practice, from
necessity, is contrary to his theory. As to
Congress, judging from what we have teen
ot the capacity of that body, there appears
to be a lamentable lack of ability to treat
this or any other great question in a states
manlike manner. We have litife hope that
our representatives or officials, apart from
the President, will take a broad common
sense view of tbe matter unless pressed to
do so by tbe people. Tbe importance of
the question cannot be overestimated either
in its immediate or remote bearings; and
it is necessary that the press should take ii
op with earnestness and that the people
should. urge such measures as the country
requires.
One of the first things to be done is to
take steps to break op the present system of
national banks. Tbe principle on which
they are founded h radically wrong. The
credit of the government is being U6ed to
the extent of four cr five hundred millions
for private -benefit, or to enrich private com
parries, and neither the government nor rbe
pe oj'le receiving any profit whatever.
These banks are allowed to do business on
gorerneient securities. Their issues are
breed on theee securities, the government
furnishing them with currency, or notes for
circulation, nearly" to the full amount depos
ited. The deposited securities, however,
are active or productive capital as well as
the notes issued upon them. Thus tbe na
tional banks draw six or seven per cent
from the government as interest on the se
curities deposited, and make as much, or
wore than that, on the notes for circulation
given to them by the government, fa other
words, tbe banks are making at least from
twelve to fifteen per cent on their capital by
the favor of the government, without reck
oning tbe profits of their business in other
respects. Now, who pays this? From
whom is this profit drawn? Tbe people.
The circulation of these banks will reach,
when distributed all over the country in re
quired proportions, five hundred millions.
From this tbe bankers will draw at least a
clear yearly income of sixty to seventy five
millions independent of other profits aris
ing from the banking business. Never were
capitalists so favored by a government be.
fore. It is impossible that socb an enor
mous tax upon the industry of the country
can continue without the moat serious con
sequences ; for, after all, this sixty or seventy-five
millions annually has to be drawn
from the industry of the country. But thin
will not be the only, or perhaps the. least,
evil. This national bank sjstem will build
up au oligarchy, a moneyed power, far
mofe formidable than that of tbe old na
tional bank which Jackson strangled. I:
will keep our finances inflated and disar
ranged, and in the end will bring upon us
both financial and political trouble. The
people ought to become enlightened a9 lo
its dangerous character, and Congress ought
at once to begin to apply a remedy either
by taxing thoae banks out of existence, as
the old banks have been, or by some other
equally efficacious measure.
Instead of withdrawing the legal tenders
lo make way for the circulation of these
enormous private companies the govern
ment should have the benefit of its. own
circulation. Cocgres3 ha? power under tbe
Constitution to coin money, and if it had
power to issue legal lender, or to issue notes
to the national banks, it has power to make
and establish a fixed currency of its own.
A bureau could be established at the seat of
government, with exclusive control over the
subject of national finances. It should have
power under provisions of law, to contract
or expand" operations according to tbe
rate ot exchange abroad and the balances
of trade. It could be made to operate
something like the manner in which tbe
Bank of England operates, only ia a more
extended and powerful way. Oar. legal
tenders (and under this system we suppose
there would be no other national currency)
would soon be like the Bank of England
notes at par with gold everywhere. This
country, then, from its van resources and
geographical position, might become, at no
distant day, the money centre of tbe world.
At ail events, something must be done soon
to correct and establish our moneyed system
upon a sound basis or we shall be in dan
ger ol both financial and political troubles.
- Senator Cowan stated to a gentleman tbe
other day, that there were now seventy
amendments to the Federal Constitotioo
pendiog before the Romp Coneress. and
that not one of them would be endorsed by-
k . -.1-ST1 "
ia peopid oi reaanytvania :
next GoTtrnor.
The tcmocrartc ' State Convention. .. -ij
venea upon the 5th of March nest, and us
most important business will be te nom
inatiou of a candidate for Governor. If'Ao
should be the nominee? "First and foremost,
he rnu.t te a man of 'unquestionable integ
rity and firmness. "Second, he must te a
thorough Democrat, bbld "in the avowal of
his principle?, and he should be a schooled
statesman ot high ability as' such, a logical
reasoner and popular speaker, and a man of
such' commanding talents generally as to
leave no doubt of bis ability to discharge
all the duties of Governor of this the great
est Commonwealth in America. Without
these qualifications no man can at present
be a strong candidate, but with these secur
ed other elements of availability should also
demmand attention.
In our view, the Hon. Hiesier Cltmer,
of Berks county, combines all the qualifica
tions desired to an eminent degree, nd
that in every phase ol tbe question he
would be the most proper as well as most
popular, and by great odds ranch the
, cesi caocliJale that could be put in the field
at the present time. Of an unimpeachable
personal aud political character, he is a
thoroughly schooled statesman schooled
especially in those things which relate to
the affairs of tbe State and the duties of a
Governor. Long a State Senator, and from
the hour he look bis seat the leader of his
political faith in that body, he has for years
been ably discharging the very duties that
the Governor is called on to perform, No
man will question bis personal integrity, his
great ability, or his thorough experience.
As a logical reasoner and public speaker be
has few equals, and in personal popularity
he will prove a full match for any man. A
thorough representative of that stern and
patriotic, frugal and thrifty, thoughtful and
firm old race popularly known as Pennsyl
vania Dutchmen, he would command their
confidence and votes to a degree that few
other men can. A retrospective view of
rbe history of the Slate will convince any
mac that the candidates which represented
tois class were always peculiarly strong,
and, with the single exception of Rimer,
always made tha best of Governors. Rep
resenting in the blood of bis veins loth
those grand old re-volntiooary families of '76,
the CxvMEtt aud the IIiesteks ever men
of patriotism, courage, fidelity, activity, and
and firmness he is .at this time peculiarly
fifed to be the representative of that system
of the moot complete free Government es
tablished by them, and which is now if
ever to be re-established ,bj the Democrat
ic parly.
In additon to these there are other com
manding reasons vbybe should be the nom
inee. Berks is the mother of Democracy
in Pennsylvania, and its sternest and most
powerful upholder. She deserves ho cor
and consideration a! the bauds of the Dem
ocracy of the State. She has often asked
but never received tbe Democratic nominee
for Governor, except Muhlenberg, who
died before the election. She now, and
again with entire unanimity, presents
Hiester Cltmer. An unexceptionable man,
peculiarly fitted, why will the politicians
refuse her request? As the noblest aud
bravest of men will fight with more vigor
and power for those who gave him natural
life than for others, so will the Democracy
of tbe. State fight for old Berks tf their Con
vention gives them the opportunity. Let
Berks no longer be contemptuously treated
She deserves honor tat an honorable party
give her that it owes her a thousand fold.
We write no eulogy or panegyric for
either the man or the county. We have uo
personal advantage to gale aside from the
public good. We have only in a plain
way given Teasons wich we most sincerely
believe should actuate the party and the 5:h
of March Convention. Our faith is strong
that such reasons as we have given will
prevail, and then victory must come Clinton
Democrat.
One of tbe Instruments.
The proposed amendment lo the Consti
tution of the United. States, which is found
in another column, with the vote by which
it passed the Hoose of Representatives is
one of the instruments to be used in pro
crastinating a restoration of the Union.
This is easily understood, when we notice
where it comes from and how it passes. It
is a resolution from the so-called Recon
struction Co mini1 tee. This commi'.tee is
composed, chiefly, oi the most radical Ab.
olitloniste, who are directly in opposition to
a speedy restoration of the Southern States
to their rights as States of the Union. The
committee was formed lo suit the caprices
ofSumoerand Stevens and is controlled by
them. The resolution passed the House
npon a strict radical vote, the moderate in.
ion Republicans voting in the negative. It
will probably pass the Senate, then be sent
to President Johnson, who will veto it. It
will again return to be discussed and passed
by a two-thirds vote in both Homes ; and
being then ready for action by the several
States, Congress will leisurely await the de
cisiorwof :he States, and during all the time
thus spent, restoration will be procrastinated.
Thus the Republican party may sustain it
self by forbidding Southern Representative!
ontil the amendment may be ratified by a
sufficient number of States :o make it a
proper amendment to tbe Constitution, whict
ratification will never be made.
Hjghway Robbery. On Friday evening,
Jan. 26th, Robert D. Stine, of Warren co ,
New Jersey, came to Wilkes-Barre to visit
his father, Wm. Stine. Being a stranger be
was enquiring for hia residence and in
seeking it fell in company wiih two persons
who offered to show him the place, but in
stead of showing him they took bim in the
wrong direction and in a by-place in the
borough knocked him down, choked bim,
beat him badly, threatened to kill him, and
robbed him of bis pocket book and about
twenty dollars in money. The case wa
reported to the Burgess, Col. Harvey, next
morning, wno immediately gave it bis per
- . . n .
them ia jail. -Luzerne Union,
. i
oh, auenuon ana oy aatnrday evening 27, never regret it. He will be foond at Ter
iqsi., ferreted oat the offender mnd out willii?er old mtnA j .
little fishing Creek Rail Road.
At a large and euthnsissticmeertnyof tbe
citizens of Colombia and Lycoming coun
ties, held at Millville on the 3d innt., the
following Preamble' and Resolutions were
ndoDie.l.
Wiimni. Tha citizen of Colombia and t
Lrcomins counties tae long lelt the nece- j
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resources-ot this section of our S'ate, and
believeing a very feasible route exivts b
way ol the'Liitle Fisrsingcreek, from Rupert
to connect with the Muncy creek Railroad,
at or near Huabeiville, at the same time
making an outlet for the coal fields of Sul
livan and Bradford, Therelore
Resolved, That we are in favor of making
a deiermired effort to have a road built on
this route.
Resolved, That it is naedful Jo have a sur
vey made, and for that purpose a commit
tee be appointed to obtain subscriptions
from those willing to contribute to defray
the expenses connected therewith.
Resolved, That an Executive committee
of threo be appointed, who hall be empow
ered to employ a competent Engineer to
make the survey, said committee to have
the oversight thereof and correpond with
all persons or companies for the advance
ment of the object.-an J at its discretion to
draw u9n IPS Treasurer Jor funUs to meer 1
any contingent expenses.
Resolved, That Devid Masters be appoint
ed Treasurer, to hold, and disburse the fu-ids
on '.he orders of the Executive commitien.
The following named persons, were then
appointed the committee under ilie second
resolution : D. Masters, Ellis Eve?, J. J.
Robbins, P. John, Jos. E. San!, Wely Ly
ons, F. P. Masters, Iram Derr, Philip Kronse,
Geo. Opp, Jacob A. Swisher, Jno. A Fnn
Bton, Matthias Welhver and 'Christopher
Gardener.
James Master", B. M. Eilis, and C. W.
Eves, were appointed Executive CommitieeJ
JxesoiCCU, Ill-ill me -iruLocmiigs ui mio
meeting be offered for publication in the
papers of Columbia and Lycoming counties.
On motion the meetinjj adjourned.
A. P..Youkg, Sec.
Meeting of the Democratic Standing Committee
At a meeting of the Democratic Standing
Commiittee, ol Columbia County, on the
5th day of February 1866, William Lainon,
Esq., of Briarcreek, was, with the acquies
cence ol tbe whole Committee, appointed
Representative Delegate to the l)emocra;ie
State Convention, to te held at Harnsburc,
on the 5th day of March, 1866. The fol
lowing resolution was also unanimously
adop ed :
Resolvtl, That we heartily concur in the
selection and appointment of the Hon. Wil
liam Eiliot, ol Northumberland, s Senato
rial Delegate 10 the comins Democratic Slate
Convention. E R. 1KKLER,
Daniel Zar&, Sec. Pkest.
Tribute of Respect.
At the meeting ol the Bloomj'bu'-g Local
Senate, Friday evening 26th ult., the follow
ing preamble and resolution was unani
mously adopted ;
Where, la the Providence of God,John
H. Randol, a member ot the Dloomsburg
Local Senate, has been taken from our midst
by the hand of death ; Therefore be it
Resolved, That in the death of John H.
Racdol the members of this association Save
sustained a great loss, and that we deeply
sympathize with his friends and relatives in
their bereavement.
"What'i in a Same ?"
An exchange suggests that instead of call
ing the party in power Republicans, we
call them Oligarchy. Well, oligarch j is
literally government by a few. But we can
suggest a better name for that party, though
we have to make it, and thai is Nigrarchy.
Thre word we compose ol m'-, black, and
arche government, . e, 'government cfbluckt;
the word should be pronounced nig raichy.
Is it not a sood and proper name for the
party in power ? It is far more appropriate
than Republican, for these nigrarchisie are
in no respectable sense 'republicans there
is still ctiOlher name, which is uered by Aris
totle, and that is Ochlocracy, i. e., govern
ment ol the mob. That precisely describes
l. m , I m in'i(l.n(ti.n v f . V I .. . V T ! - I
mo uu in in imi a nun ui me laic ijr. L.imuirr.
Every inch of territory under his rule was
a mob a rabLierr.ent. It was exactly what
Aristo'.le means by Ochlorchy. But now, as
matters have settled a little, we see that
they are determined to change the republic
into a Nigrarchy. Why not settle npon that
as the proper name fur tbe pariy ! h is
now about time, according to its praclice, lo
lake a new name. Ex.
Scene i a Church The funeral services
of Daniel Culley, the nnfortuna'e engineer
of the coal bnrner "Monitor" which was
blown up at this place on Sunday, the 7h
ult:, took place at the Kington Tiesbye
rian Church 0r) the Thursday following.
The Sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr.
Welles, ol Forty Fort. In his discourse he
saw fit to denounce the Railroad Company
for compelling its employees to work on the
Sabbath, thereby preventing them from at
tending church, &c. Mr. Fonda, the Super
intendent ol tbe road being present, and
feeling that Mr. Welles' information was
grossly erroneous got up and contradicted
him, and went on to state that no man in
the employ of the Company was compelled
lo work on tbe Sabbath if they had consci
entious scruples againsi it that no man
had, since his connection with the road
been discharged for declining to work on the
Sabbath. Mr. Welles replied that his state
ments were based upon information which
he thought he had a right to consider relia
ble, and abruplly closed the services. We
have heard ,Mr. Fondars course highly ap
proved of by many who were present, but
not to the disparagement of Mr. Welles,
who no doubt though! he was administer
ing a fitiii g rebuke to a very prevalent vice.
Pitttlon Gazelle.
Ma. A. Hirtmn, Jste partner of A. J.
Evans in the- clothing business, has pur
chased the entire interest of Andrew Ter
williger, who was carrying on the Grocery
business on Main Street this place. He de
sires all the old customers to continue their
patronage at his establishment, and is con
fident of giving entire satisfaction. His as
sortment of groceries will always be kept
op, besides be will aim to sell at as reason
able figures, if not lower, than other siores
in this town. A fair assortment of drv
goods will constantly be kept on hand. Give
bim a trial, and our nnH far ; .:u
.w I VUU Will
. icauj 10 wau upon
The Representation Amendment.
The joint resolution, proposing an amend
ment to the Coi-stiiution, eo as to lnte rep
resentatives in Cnrsjr6 apportioned On n
basis of HCtnal voters, instead of pripuUiion.
was raed by a two-:hmis vot in the
-
Rumn House, on the 3 J st
ult. Yeas 120
'
In this amendment the Radical Disunion
ists hope to fain the following ends : lt.
To decrease the number of Southern mem"
bers of Conorens ; icbeing well understood
that the Representative who will hereal'er
come from ihe "Southern States wi'l be, as
heretofore, ' Democrat. 2d. To force 'the
Southern Stales to enact negro suffrHge, in
order to gain a 'larger representation in
which evem the Yankee Radicals expect lo
command the negro vote and elect theirown
partisan creatures 3d. To decrease the
representation of the middle, Western and
Southern States, generally, by courting out
the large non voting foreign population and
ne2roes ; and, al the same tune, not to
prejudice the representation of New Eng
land where few foreigners resida and where
neroes are allowed lo role thus giving the
Radical ruling elempiit cf New England a
present representation and control in legis
lation beyond any other seciion of lh?
country. To bring about the fulfillment ol
thee disunion Yankee schemes, a number
of Penosy Iranians have been found con
temptibly enough and drshCiiEst 'enough to
do the bidding of the Radical Yankees.
Let lheir nameS'be recorded as a reproach
and a sti'ma upon them so lot2 as thev I
fina
ive.
The following ra Ihe amendment, as
adopted by the House:
' Representatives shall be apportioned
among the several Slates which may. .be in
cluded within this Union according to their
respective numters, counting the whole
number ol persons in each State, excluding
Indians not taxed ; provided that whenever
the elective franchise shall be denied or
abridged in any State on account ol race or
color, all pernor,, therein of such race or
color frhall he excluded from tne Lasis ol
representation." .
While ihe resolution was pending Yan
kee Thad
Stevens the ' ablest man in the !
House' the acknowledged leader in the
Houe," Lo., according to Postmaster Berg-
nc's Telegraph made a speech in favor oj
it, and Utterly and outrageously vituperative
oj Andiew Johnson We exrtact the foiiow
ing from the Washington telegrams :
'During Stevens' speech in support of ihe
resolu'ion, he tooK orcainn to t-peak ol
President Johnson as having but recently
pot forth a proclamation or command at the
very time Congress was legrlnting on the
Couot iluiional amendment. 'Thit was a
direct violation ol tbe privileges ol the
body, anil if made several centuries ago by
a Britiib King to Parliament, would have
cost him his heart ; but, m this dy, we are
tolerant of usurpation and the abu?e ol
power I'
"Mr. Smith, of Kentucky, called for the
roading of the paper to which . S evens re
ferred. "The paper was read ; beine t!:e reported
conversation between the President a. id a
distinguished Senator on the subject ot the
amendment to the Constitution, &.c.
''Stevens, in conclusion. taid : "If thfe
fourths ol each House of Congress be ien
for tha pending amendment, it would be n
law irrespective of the signature of the
President, 10 whom it had not ;o be pre-f-enied
for approval.' "
In the foregoing the people liave a f;ir
exerr pltfication of the temper of the radical
Yankee disunion'iMs, who are oppoin the
President and crippling the energies and
prosperity 01 tne country, merely to pain
office for demagogue, ando keep the ne-
gro party in poweT foreveT. Remember
Thad's watchword "The ascendencr of
1 ihe Union party forever !'' Patriot 5- Union
I '
' . ,., , , . .. . . . .
j Ma White (Abo.monist) in the fern
) sjlvania Sena e, in favor of the Ne;:ro Suf-
1 frartd ra.nlnhAn n .1 . I -J I- '. . I I I
,' ""n cni u m.i ix.icu vngty hi me oi
lowing senter.ee: "In the name of ihe God I
j omnipotent and just, let treason be pur.ish-
ed.'
Of course, Mr. White, inflict the punish
ment of negro equality upon the Southern
people. That is very severe, though no'
exactly the kind of punishment prescribed
by the laws, for trea.ou ; but put it on, the
rebels are too bad to be hung, compel them
tO live COCial and political pnnul nf iha
black man. And having done so, we rec
ommend that as s-oon as the Negro Suffrage
bit! p50ea Con
, - -1 '
O . . . v....vif
immediately release Jefferion Davis as hi j
punishment will have then been sufficient, i
Tint VjamA .vitMk tV1 Tf ", . I- .' i -. f. .-. . !
mj.x 1 t llinil 1.131 .Ml. If IHIC " ' y ' I llUmt IS
not Black that you make the Negro equal
ii not superior, to yourself in such acts, and
that puniehmenl.will tall quite as much up
on Abolition traitors in the North as Con
federate traitors in the South.
DisTresInc AcctCKXT. On Monday Jan
15lh, at about 7 o'clock, as a heavy snow
commenced a very respectable woman, and
mother ol several children, left her hoose.
with the youngest child in her arms, to go
to a neighbor's adjoining. Nothing more
was thought of it until bed-time, when, r.ot
returning, her husband sent to the place lor
her, and not finding her there, the remain
ing families in the vicinity were enquired
of but she could not be found.
The alarm was given and immediate
search in every direction was made by the
neighbors. The storm in the meantime bad
become violent and now was falling- very
fast.
The search was continued during the
whole night, and the nest morning a much
larger number of persons continued the
search until Friday morning, when she and
her child s lifeless remains were found im
bedded in the soow, within three or lour
hundred yards of the house. Esquire Mc-
Hugh of Foster hefd ati inquest irpon the
body, and from the evidence elicited, the
inquest brought in the verdict "That she
was laboring under ia aberration of mind,
and in consequence was frozen to death."
The unfortunate and distressing character
of the case, has thrown the whole neighbor
hood in gloom and sorrow" lor the bereaved
husband and motherless children, the more
so as she was a woman much respected
and highly esteemed by all who knew her.
Foster Township, Jan. 20v 1866 Luz.
Unisn.
) It is said that parties who were arrested
ad imprisoned," in "s neighboring coon7y,
for.hort-e stealing, were caiitjlil late at nig!,
dcivinz 1 he r rse aid riding in the waon
hicli acre Mo'ert, and plea-antly pa-sinjr
rh time in Mucins : 1 John Brown's soul if
marching on." Wo think th song was re
maikably dpprojxiaie. John Brown's sonl
is marching on. It with these men in
Menling horses, and it is running through the
whole land. Immorality, murders, robber
ies, larcenies, delali-ations. attempted insur
rections of negroes, and Crimes of all de
scriptions unite in proving that ' Joh:i
Brown's soul is marching on." Congress
in the Negro Suffrage act, as aUo in other
acts, declares it :s true. And JVDGli
SI It L'll, the membei of Cougresa from
this district says so, in voting for that act.
Ye, 'tis true, but the lime will soon come,
when that accursed soul will be sent back
to its eternal abode, and when evil creatures
who have been possessed of John Brown
alias the Devil will have been left upon
the earth condemned, despised and avoided
by humanity, or will have been taken into
the affections of that same John Brown's
t-oul, and wafted noon the wings of death
. , , , I
Tophel, there 10 be rewarded !
lo his abinle. in
1 for the work they have done for the Devil
! in the name of Juht: Brown's soul.
A Sad Accident. On Wednesday after
noon la-t a very unfortunate accident befell
a dright little boy, aed about nine year,
eon of John Barbour, of this place. The
little fellow was dragging a child on n sled
on Bloom street, when be was knocked
down by the horses attached to a lime sled.
and before the driver could s;op his horses I
the boy had go; one of his legs under th-
, . , , .. , . 1 . it
the sled olf, end finding he could not do it,
'iffstead'of calling for htiip, droYe On, crush
ing, tearing and grinding the bones terribly j
He then drove on leaving the child to be .
tbken care of by othe'rs. He might not I
ua'c '" "j j
have been aware of the extent of the boy's
I ir-jnrtes, htul it was hu duty to have waned j
until the child was properly cared for. We !
' have not heard who th individual is. but 1
whoever he i, he is a heartle.s brute.
j The boy's leg was succeslully ampiitatod ;
i above the knre by Sutgeon Siminatori ;'
j assisted by two otlir Physician. ?. lav.
j account the duffereY was in a very critical
': state, his system giving way Irom the terri- j
J bl shock it had undergone . Danville In- '
j l-'l'Sencer-
)ic"gro Suffrage. '
Th "loi-al" of ihe Logan Gazette occa
sionally get off .-nine aood things. The fol
lowing i one ol his la est productions:
"Chalk and ivory ! Heels and shins
"Sambo's glnry now "beam !
Go 'way white man ! You don't kno'V
H'w lo vote right dat is so.
Yaw, yaw, yaw ! Yw, yaw, yaw !
De bapip'reHt day 'I eber aw-!
War's de tickets ? Porch 'ern straight !
I votes early I voteate
I votes olien I votes rtht .
I'r no ittnMamns white
Man and brndder equal born
De Maker's irriago (in a horn !)
De glory ol) de ri-en' ddy
De colled 'cuvs from Africa
Oh, kinkly. mink ly, rtii.ky. oh !
If -J is ain't glory, te II me bo.;'
Attlsiion, Editok Oil the 12 h in-
stan', Senator Dixon introduced in the U.
S- Sen... an amendment to the Post Office
j law, which contains the following provton :
i That al er Jar narv. 1567. al! npwsnaners
i an'' r"r'" icals,inclndmg thoe mailed Irom
! tbe office 0! publication hall be prepaid,
1 ami none shall le carried without iireiny-
nieil, exce.a ,bo8e C0(nillg ,-rom ,oreign
' countries.
I
I if
tiie editors of country newspapers do
noi wish lo have their bu&i ess damaged bv
the pasa of such a law,!ei them take ac
tion on the enl ject in time.
' ' ,
Fifteen Years Ago
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH HITTERS
wa-s slruguling into notice a.ii't-l the ,
I prejudice? which every thing" dew, however ;
! avrrl!fnl is dontriP.I In PiwiinniKr !
j -
j TO-DAY
1 il stands at the head of all lite tonic and
al emiive preparations in existence. lis
celebrity has evoked many imitation Lut
no rivals. PhjMcians pronounce it the
oslt safe TiMt't.AT thai ha ever been
introduced inio the sick cl amber. In the
Hospital of the Army and Navy, the sur-
geons find it the very best tonic lor convalescents-,
and report it as invaluable for
sustaining the vigor of troCps on the march,
as a remedy lor scurvy and all scorbutic
affection, and ai the oniy specific for fea-f-ick
ite?. California and Australia have
emphatically indorsed it as ihe Miner's
MkDicimc pit fxallence, and in Spanish
America and all ihe tropi Cal clima'e, it is
considered the tniy reliable antidote to ep
idemic lever.
There is no mystery about the causes of
its success. It is the only stomachic and
.
requisites 01 a m ill. pu re and onvitialed
vegetable stimulant, with the finest selec
tion of tonic, auli-billious, anti-scorbutic ,
j aperient, and deparati ve herbs. plants.roots
j and barku that have ever been intermixed
in a medicinal pteparation.
The Bitters have this dislincllve quality,
which is not shared, it is believed, by auy
tonic, tint-lure or extract in the world;
they do not excite Ihe pulse, though they
I n,use a wonderful degree of vigor info the
nervous system, and strengthen and sus
tain the whole physical organization.
It is alo proper lo stale that the Bilters
are sold exclusively under glass, and nev
er by the gallon or barrel Impostors and
imitators are abroad, and the only safe
guard the public has against them is 10 see
that the Bnters they bny bear the engra
ved label and role of hand of Messrs. Hos
teller & Smiih, and the government stamp
over ihe cork of the bottle.
Ayeis Cathartic Pills,
A woman weft into a honse in Boson
the other diy "with au infant in her arms
and afked ;p.ie to iy h while, as she w
weak and tired. She alo aked lor ome
thin: s!imiSr.tin!r, raying .that fhe nadir
cently teen confined. Tr lady of tlti
notice went lo set a ttlass of ate for tin
6ttarir, and nn retornin foon.l that Itor
own infant, wTtich she had ltt aleep in "ha
cradle, had been Uken away l y lirr vit'ir
ar.d a negro baby left in its s e id. N hin
has been heard "of the worn in since, and
this affair creates great excitement among
the interested parties. ..
M H it I L V.
At the houe ot Joshua D.ivi-
Jan. 2.M,
Mr. Joli'ii
1866. by I. A German, Eq ,
Siandrinsi of LemotM ille Caiia'it
et, 10
Mt.-s Rebecca Ami Davis ol Greenwood
Columbia county, Pa.
Jan. 23J, by Rev. W. Frx Mr." Thomfi
1? Slinliz, ot Lime Ride. C .1 co. and Mi-s
Eliza A L'arisli, of New Coluinbu?, LrzeTri
Co Pa. '
Jan. 28ih, by the same, Mr. S.imoel Hol
ier, ot Berwick, and Mr. M traretta F rej
01 Necpeck, Luzerne co.
By Rev. S, C. Swallow, on the 1-t itist.. at
the res dence o J. .fin Dk. Ec; , Capt. (.
G. Jnckson, and Mi?s Lizzie bey tert, all of
Berwick
By ihe same oti tlie same day, at Ber vick
Mr. Lngrand Sponenburg, ol Hriarcieek 'null
Miss Mary A. Fortcer, ol Neocopec-k
In Briarcreek township, on Ttiorday
evening, Jan. 25. Ii 1866, ty Adam Suit, Esq-,
Mr. Charle J. OA-en, nt Berwick, and Mr..
Mary Powells, of Siouej to ami, Columbia
County Pa.
B) Rev M. P. Crosthivait, on the 30th
ult ; at Ihe residence of, 1 lie hriJe father,
Rev. S. C. Swallow of B-rwi-k, and Mi'
1... .-.1- . .. arx.
Keoecca r. youtigeM uauguier oiur. josep-i
'j euu,s.
i On the 4ih in St., b Rev
J W. S'einmi-'
Mr William Welever.iif Wear Hemlock. and
Miss Keoia Forward, ol Danviilrt.
O.i the 4th nit., bv the sarnn .Mr, W. H.
13raer, and Miss Ediaia B ocKidge, Bitfi
of Dan vMe.
" jj JJ j)
, p,ne T,,;vnsh p, Colnmoi rointr, n:i
the 29 Ii ult , Mm. J.iln Filler if
Con.uiinjtio-i, cunort oi J hn F. Folsr
Eq , in :he attli eur ol her ae
! O.t Ihe- aatti u!l ,
! n-. ...... 'H wvf :.
M nre.toj Mmtont
-d 6u year 10 nu.
iind t Jay
HBADINU RAILROAD.
VlNTi:i: At1t.NGL'3lKiT
A O S:.TI Si tl Z7S 18 C. .
C UF.AT Trunk lit.-'from th Nnr:h and
North-west f- r 'Puiladelphia, New
York. Reading. Poti-i i:le. 'r.ifiiaqi)a, Ah
laL'tl, 'f.elihnnii. A 'eti nw n . E.tslon ,
Train leave H:irri.-lnir for Nw Yorlr,
a rollo-.vs. At 3 00, 7 25 and 9 05 A. I .
and 1 -15 aril 9 00 P. M . arriving at New
York at 5 40 and Id 00 A. M., and 3 40 nuh
Id ?5 P. M , ronnTting with s'iniilh'r Trun'.s
on the "ffini-J Ivimia Had Ro.ul : lt-pin
C.irs airoinc:iii in the 3.C0 am! 9 05 A. Al.
rrMins. wiihon' -han;i
Lenve .llarr'i-t'iiia "fo'r Ilea 'ii.-r, o;tsvil'f
l'au. Minersviile. A.-hUi it. Pir.
tlrove, A! ten'1 orvii ati I Philadflphia, hi 7 35
I A. M. ki.d 1 Vo t.' 00 P. M., f':optsiia l
fLeba'ion and all V';iy Stations'; the 9 6
' P. M- Train making no do ro'iiicctiofis
: lor PottsviKp i.nr P:iiUdelphi-i. Fr Potts.
'sl!e, S'tinj l'ktll ll.nen ami Auburn, via
i Schuylkill and Snsqnhanna Rail Road,
j lv Harribur'.' at 4 tin P. M
Returning, leave New York at D.OO A. M ,
; 12 oo noon. auJ 8 00 p. M. Ph':fadelihia
: at 8 00 A. M. and 3.f0 P M ; i'o:tvil:e it
8 30 A. M. nnd 2.io P M., A' land l
' 6 00 and 1 i 45 A.M at .1 I 15 P.M Tariit.qu4
i at 7.35 A.M ai d 1.10 P.M.
; Leave Pottsville for H.tnbn'r. ti
, Schnj Ikill and S j-quehanua Rail Kuad, i
43 -
i .. i- . . . r
j 30 rM re un,;: lro:n PnU.
j Hlp,(i4 at 4 30 i. M.
I Colvmbia Railroad Tr.ii-is l.-are Rea.!-
; ing at 6 10 A. M. and 6.15 P. M. for Ephra-
j la. Litiz, Lam-aster. Columbia,
; On Sundays: Leave N--w York al 8 00 P,
! M. Philadelphia 2 15 P. M . Poisville 8.nd
no
t A.M., Tarn-aqua 8 (TO A.M., Harri-b'jrg 9 05
A. M., am' ttestdirni at 1 00 A. lor HaV
risbnrT, aud 10 52 A. M for New York.
C'-rt, mutation, lile;i-j,, Season School
and Exi-url-ict. TkLcU U and Irom ail points
at reduced rule?-.
IJaggae chirked tt.rr.n'.i ; SC pounJi
l!oeil e.:cli Paei;gr.
G. A. M CuLLS,
Gener;il Snperintetident.
Dt. 13. I(5.
I
Rk
it ,
flATAWISSA 1 A 1 LliOA D. On and alter
V-y Morula), NovMiirer 27, 1865, pa-en
i:er train- on ihe Calaw is.-a liiilroad will
rut: as fultows :
SOUTHWARD BOUND.
I rmi.A. mail n. t txr3.
j Williarrsp't, dep. 8 45 a. m. dep. I 50 a. nt.
! Mm cj, ' 9 17- 2.1 (i
! Mil'oil, 10 00 4 1 3 05
j Danville, ' 10.43 ' 3 43
! R n yen, 1 1 l.vo 4 00 1
i Cat.twi. ' II 15 ' 4 13 '
i Q iakake j .;i i.27 p m. 1 6 15
Tarnaqua, 4 1 5fJ ' 6.44
Phih ,
v.. IVtsville 1.03 p .rd
Phila..
i Q.iak
via. P.
Clinton ar. 7.00 '
Phda ,
via. M Chunk;
7. 53 ' '
12.25
1.15
New Vo'fc,
10.35 1
NORTHWARD BOUND.
EKiK E.t. CLMIR A MAILT
New. York, dep. 6. DO p. m. dep. 6.00 a. m;
Phila ,
via. M. Chunk, 1
5.15
7.30
8.15
Phi la.
via. P. Clinton, '
Phila
via. Pottsville,
4
3 30
11.50 a
12.40
2 40
2.4S
3.08
3.50
4.36
t I ainaqna.
m.
J2.45p rrf.
' Quakake Jun.
1 27
3.' 50
4 00
4.20
5 01
5 44
Catawisa,
hupert,
Danville,
Milton,
M n ncy,
t
i
w .ii :
ii in i auis liui i, ar. 3. ill ar.
6.IS
Superintendent's office, Williamsport,
Nov. 23, 1865. . GEORGE WEBB,
Supt
HOTEL,
IOI.B KOOXS Proprietor.
II LOOMS CLRG PA.
rpHIS magnificent Hoiel, situate in tbe
-I- central portion of (he town, and op
posite the Court House,- has been thoroughly
repaired and refurnished, and (he Proprietor
is now prepared to accommodate travelers
teamsters, drovers and boarders in the most
pleasant and agreeable manner. His table
will be supplied wiih the best the market
aiiiMus,diiu u: n.ir wjm me cnoicest liquors;
Attentise ostlers will alwav h on .a
Efid" his stabling is the most extensive ii.
(his se ion of country. Omnibuses ve
alwayscle in readiness lo convey passen,
gets to and from the Railroad Depots.
WM. 3. KOONS.