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BOW, KM TOR AND I'itOPRIBTCK.
CLEARFIELD, PA., SEPT. 20, IS66,
UNIQX REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.
;-' -. for oovrrkor:
Maj. Gen. JOHN W. GEAEY, of Cumb. Co.
, ', REPUBLICAN DISTRICT TICKET.
for coNonRss : "
Hon.GLENNI . SCOFIELD, of Warroa.
" ' FOR ASSKMBLr :
JAMES M. M'KAY, Esq., of Forest Co. '
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.
ASSOCIATE JCDGES :
ASTHUE BELL, Esq., of Bell township.
Lt. THOS. LIDDELL, of Clearfield Bor.
COVVISSIOSCKK :
JACOB HOOVER. Esq., of Lawrence Twp.
AUDITOR !
JOHN RUSSELL, Esq., of Penn township.
. Be on your Guard !
The Democratic leaders, knowing that
Hiester Clymer stands no chance whatever
of being elected Governor, will make des
perate efforts U defeat the Republican can
dictates tor Congress in such Districts as
they suppose doubtful. In fact, their pro
gramme trom the outstart contemplated
this, with a view of controlling the next
Congress, and thus carrying into effect their
design of the immediate and unconstitution-
al admission of the Rebels into the National
Legislative body. In Maine they had cal
culated gaining two Members, with what
prospect of success is now well known, and
it is doubtless upon like visionary chatce3
they rely for gains in Pennsylvania. Our
own District, for reasons beyond any ordi
nary mortal's powers of conjecture, but prob
ably satisfactory to the managers of the
Democratic party, is embraced in their list
of Districts in this State, which are to be
warmly contested To enable them to do
this more effectually, they were careful, in
electing a candidate, to nominate a man of
large wealth, who would not hesitate to fur
nish any amount of money that might be
required ; and whilst, perhaps, a "rene
gade''. Republican, with elastio principles
. and violent ambition, would have suited
them bettor iu some respects, 3Ir. Scott's
supposed, if not ascertained liberality was
on inducement of irresistable importance,
and accordingly he was nominated. That
money is to be freely used against the Re
publican candidate, seems to be generally
understood. Whether it is toV furnished by
3Ir. Scott personally, (and we have a state
ment on good authority that he expressed a
willingness to .spend tifty thousand dollars
to secure his election.) or whether it is to
come out of the fund of three hundred thou
sand dollars that is said to have been raised
in New York and Washiugton towards the
success of the general plan referred to, we
are not prepared to state. That Mr. Scott,
however, will make an active canvass of the
District, can certainly be relied upon.
This we must expect, and it, therefore, be
hooves the Republicans to be up and doing
to be vigilant and active. We trust our
friends in this county will see to it that
very man is at his post, so that not a vote
will be lost to Mr. ScoSeld, our candi
date, on the day of election. If this be
done, and we feel confident it will, a certain
victory awaits us on the second Tuesday of
October.
A Stale Trick Badly Played.
It has always been the practice of the op
position, says the Telegraph, to resort to
tricks of all kinds on the eve of the election,
in the hope of cheating those whom they
cannot convert to the support of their
schemes. In this campaign they are begin
ning early, because they have early discov
ered the hopelessness of electing Clymer.
One of tneir tricks just uncovered is the
circulation of report, in remote districts,
that General Geary had died. These re
ports are extensively circulated in the oil re
gion, where the Cops hope to make votes
for Clymer. But the trick will fail. John
W. Geary lives. Die outlived the war of
the slaveholders to destroy the Govern
menthe participated iu the struggle to
crush the rebeliion he passed through
more than a half hundred severe battles
with armed traitors and he will survive
the fight with the Copperheads of Pennsyl
vania, living to see Clymer as ingloriously
defeated as was Robert E. Lee.
The Way It's to be Done,
r We were informed, several daya since,
that Mr. Scott, the Copperhead candidate
for Congress in this (the 19th) district, had
declared he would spend $50,000 to secure
his election.". Perhaps, this will account for
the arrival of large numbers of men in this
county, within a few days, and who are now
beingf assessed many of whom are Cana
dians and not naturalized. We would cau
tion all legal voters to , be on the look-out.
for tHis species of fraudulent voiers. J '
"Nigger on the Brain."
The Democratic politicians seem to hare
an unusally virulent attack of this well-known
malady the present season. Day and nigr t
they are prating about "negro suffrage"
and "negro eciualitv,"- their distempered
imaginations having concevied the visiona
ry notion that such an issue was actually be
fore the people in the canvass now in pro
gress. -Nor is this all. latterly, exercising
their highly celebrated artistic talents, they
have produced a number of unique and fanci
ful pictures an cards, illustrrtive of their
peculiar hallucinations, among which is one
representing a minister in the act of marry
ing a ichi'e icoman to a black man ! Whilst
we cheerfully admit the originality of the
idea, we cannot refrain from expressing the
conviction that such a slander upon the fe
male sex upon their own mothers, - wives,
daughters and sisters must recoil upon the
pitable creatures whose bestial conception
gave birth to this outrageous offspring. If
respect for the female members of their own
families is not sufficient to deter Democrat
ic politicians from indulging in such slanders
upon decency and chastity, sadly, indeed,
must their moral sensibilities be blunted.
At all events, they are welcome to all the
political capital they can make out of the
circulation of these vile pictures that are de
signed by them to illustrate their 'bug-a-boo'
of negro equality.
Another Decapitation.
Among the appointments of Internal Rev
enue officers announced during the j astweek,v
we find the name of Michael A. Fiank, of
Clearfield borough, as Assessor of the 19th
Pennsylvania District, in place of Daniel
Livingston, of Curwensvillc, removed the
removal being made for political reasons
alone. That Mr. Livingston was a compe
tent and faithful officer, his worst enemies
will not attempt to deny. But being a con
sistent and true Republican, his retention in
office could not be tolerated by the Copper
head leaders in Clearfield borough'who at
tend to the menial work of President John
son in this portion of that "humble individ
ual's" kingdom. - Of tho new appointee
we have but little to say. That he is a
good, clever man, we have no hesitancy in
affirming ; that he will discharge the duties
of (he office to the best of his ability, we
believe. ,
Reconstructed, Eh ?
A meeting, in favor of the President's
policy, was held, last week, at Frederick,
Maryland. In the procession was a six
horse wagon from the country, with a rebel
flag fastened to the head of each horse.
At the meeting, Jeff Davis, Beauregard,
Lee, Forrest, and other rebel chiefs, were
loudly cheered by the crowd. After this,
who can fail to perceive the true sentiments
of the special adherents of President John
son, in Maryland ? And, no doubt, had
these reconstructed rebels the opportunity
afforded them, they would all vote for Hies
tcr Clymer on the second Tuesday of Octo
ber next.
"Deserting the Sinking Ship."
Among the papers which heretofore sup
ported President Johnson, but now oppose
and denounce him, are the New York Her
ald, New York Commercial, New York
Times, and Philadelphia Ledger. Since
the President "swung around the circle,",
from Washington to the West, and back,
denouncing-Congress and the loyal men of
the North as traitors, these journals have
become disgusted and dismayed, and now
loudly protest against "my policy" and sup
port Congress and the Constitutional amend
ment. '
"The political sky never looked briehter
to our view than at this writing. Clear
field Republics it Sept. 19.
TT l " w c a t - w
now aDout Elaine l v hy don t yon
publish the returns, and inform your read
ers that your party has been defeated by
30,000 majority ic that State, and that the
Republicans gained near 10,000? "Gad!
how she nicks 'eiu! " Surcly 'the Republi
can "sky never looked brighter."
MV 1'OLICY. the litusvule morning
Herald sars that Johnson has removed
the Republican Postmaster appointed bvMr,
Lincoln at Randolph, and appointed a boun
ty jumper in his place. W e wouldn t be sur
prised if this same bountv jumper were i
delegate to the Cleveland Soldiers' Conven
tion. Was he not a delegate to the John
son Soldiers' Convention that assembled in
llamsburg? Telegraph.
An exchange says: "An old Copperhead
in our town has looked so very blue since
he heard the news from ' Maine, that his
wife intends to soak him in her wash tub
hereafter, and thus save the cost of indiso.'
A-hem! Wonder if some prudent house
keepers in these "diggins" could not profit
by the above example?
A trip through Hon. Glenni W. Scofield's
Congressional district has satisfied U3 that
that estimable gentleman will be re-elected
by a large majority. Whatever differences
of opinion may have existed in Eriecountv.
they bave been dispelled, and every Union
voter has determined to use his exertions to
elect iMr. bcofield by a largely-increased vote.
Philadelphia Press. v ,
Ratified. The Constitutional amend
ment was ratified by the New Jersey Legis
lature, ' on Sept. 1 1 th. ' The vote 6tood :
Senate, yeas 11, nays 10; House, yeas 34,
nays 24 a strict party vote. Gov. Ward
approved the action of the Legislature by
promptly eigning the joint resolution.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
Its Adoption Again Urged by the New
York Herald..
"No Other Settlement for the South." -
4 The N. Y. Herald of Saturday,15th,urges
upon the President and the South with in
creased vigor and force the adoption of the
constitutional amendment. W e give the
entire article :
IMMEDIATE RESTORATION OF THE SOimi
UNDER THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
OF CONGRESS. , , . . .
The fogs and clouds in which the great
question of Southern restoration have been
covered up since the adjournment of Con
gress are at length breaking away. e
now know what to do. We have been
taught by the famous mariner Daniel cb
ster, after drifting about many days in thick
weather and in an unknown sea to avail
ourselves of the first glimnse of the sun tor
an observation and a reckoning, in order to
ascertain how far the winds and the waves
ha've driven us from our true course. We
thus find from the bearings of the Maine
election that the true course for the South
ern States and the Administration is laid
down in the Constitutional .(Amendment
of Congress. In other words, we arc con
vinced from the significant results of the
Maine election that this amendment will
carry all the Northern States yet to come,
and that agaiiiet the solid North any fur
ther resistance from the Administration or
the Southern States will be a waste of time,
foolish and suicidal to all concerned.
We would therefore urge upon Presi
dent Johnson the statesmanlike policy of a
truce with Congress, and an active co oper
ation with the fixed and predominant pub
lic opinion of the North in behalf of the
immediate restoration of the South on the
basis of this constitutional amendment. We
have shown that there is nothing in it which
the President has not himself at one time
or another recommended as essential to the
security of the Union. It is not the radi
cal plan ; it is not so noar, in fact, to the
rebel disabling and confiscation plauof Thad
deus Stevens as the propositions put forth
from time to time hy Andrew Johnson. It
is a compromise which the President ought
to have adopted in co-operation with Con
gress, and which he ought now to adopt at
all events, because his conflict with Congress,
if persisted in, will be most emphatically
decided against him. . It cannot be other
wise. The inevitable result is as clear to
the. searcher lor the true situation of things
as the light of the suu through the break
ing clouds. Not one of the States which
voted for Lincoln and Johnson will fail to
adopt this constitutional amendment, since
New Jersey, the only Northern State whose
vote was against them, has led off tor the
North for the ratification.
The policy and the duty of President
Johnson, therefore, are as clear as a mathe
matical demonstration, and equally clear is
the policy or the still excluded southern
States. We have earnestly advocated the
President's policy ; but after the verdict of
the jury the argument is at an end. The
example of Tennessee in the ratification of
the amendment is now the only alternative
for the other Southern States, lenuessee,
in ratifying the amendment, opened the
door to the admission of her members in
both Houses of Congress. She.by thesiin
pie act, is reconstructed and restored. Cer
tain individuals of her people who violated
their oaths to support the rederal Constitu
tion in troin over to the rebellion are disa
bled from holding any tederal oilice hereaf
ter, until absolved by a two-thirds vote of
each House of Concrflss; but by that vote
they can be reinstated even in Congress it
self, it duly elected by their people.
Next in regard to the rights of sunrage
to the blacks the ameudment simply pro
vides that when in any State the right of
suffrage "is denied to any of the male in
habitants of such state, being twenty-one
years of age and citizens of the United
States," or when this right is in "any way
abridged except for participation in rebel
lioti or other crime, the basis of represent
tion therein shall be reduced in the propor
tion which the number of such male citi
zens shall bear to the whole number of male
citizens above the age of twenty-one years
in such State." In other words, if you
give ail your males, whites and blacks.
above the age of twenty-one years the right
to vote, you shall count them all in counting
your people tor Congress, but neither th y
nor the families to which thev belong shal
be counted if you deny them the right to
vote, whether because of their particular
color, or because they do not own a certain
a nount of property, or because they cannot
read and write. An abridgement of the
suffrage on any of these grounds entails
corresponding reduction in counting the pco
pie tor representation in Congress.
Universal suffrage and universal repre
sentation, or limited suffrage and partial rep
resentation in proportion, just as each State
from Maine to Texas, may for itself elect,
is the condition of this constitutional amend
ment. South Carolina, for instance, has a
population of 700,000 of which 460,000
are blacks. Taking 100,000 as the number
required for each member of Congress, she
will have seven members if she grants uni
versal suffrage ; but if she cuts off all her
blacks she loses four members, and propor
tionately as the suffrage is restricted by a
qualification of color, nroperty,or education
to whites or blacks. This may seem pretty
severe upon the South, but it applies al-o,
more or less, to every Northern State, in
cluding New York which has a negro
property qualification (two hundred and fif
ty dollars, ) and Massachusetts, where they
have a reading and writing qualification.
All the States will have to modify their
laws to universal suffrage uder this Consti
tutional amendment or be cut down to a
greater or less extent in their numerations
for Congress. 1
This amendment is going through. There
is no other settlement for the South. The
Governors of the Southern States ought,
therefore, to call their Legislatures together
at once and ratify this amendment, so that
with the meeting of Congress in December
they may be all restored to both houses. In
this way 1 hey can at once secure the balance
of power in Congress and put an end to any
further attempt of the radicals to apply
new restrictions of State restoration. -The
Southern States, too, will thus be put in a
position to take, their ground, and shape
their course to some purpos2 in view of th3
Presidential election. What has been done
in the case of Tennessee amounts to the
adoption of a rule of admission. The way
is plain, the doer is open, and "in this sim
ple act of ratification the South will be re
stored to its balance ot power. -;, lt lstheul-
South will lose much and gain nothing by
aeiay in us aaopuon..
1 V,
WHAT A JOHNSON 0EGAN SAYS !
The New York Times Repudiates the De
mocracy Denounces Hiester Clymer
Predicts Defeat for the Conservatives.
'
The New York Times, which has been re
garded as the oran of President Johnson,
and whose editor, Henry J. Raymond, was'
the author of Wigwam Convention address,'
has the following remarkable article in its
issue of September 20th:
Supporting for Office Men "Who Have Been
uisioyai.
General Grant is reported bv a correspon
dent of the Chicago Republican to have
made in a conversation with mm the rollow
ing remarks : "lie said that without ex
pressing any views of his own for or against
the Johnson policy, he yet felt it to be a
misfortune fur Mr. Johnson that the advo
cates of his policy in States through which
he had just passed, 31issoui i, Illinois and
Indiana, had m some instance put on their
ticket men who in 18(31 and lii52 had been
guilty of known, disloyalty to the Govern
ment: because laud this was said in a very
emphatic maimer) he felt tfattoa.sk men
whose sons had shed their blood for the U
nion to vote for men who had been disloyal
to it was the greatest insult that could be
offered, feoutiieru men he could make al
lowances for, and he could ride through the
South and get out on a platform and shake
hands in iriendnhip with such men as Lee,
Johnson or rorrcst, because, though they
had been almost educated into secession,
they were now truly honest and loyal in their
adherence to the Union, and were seeking
to strengthen it. Hut he did not feel in
that way toward Northern men who had
once been disloyal, and neither desired to
associate with them nor have them for his
friends. No such men could have his sup
port, nor ought thev to hi supported by Mr.
Johnson's friends throughout the Northern
States. He particularly instanced, us a
specimen of this objectionable class of men.
Hiester Clymer, the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Pennsylvania, savin? that to
ask any soldier to vote for such a man, of ,
at one time known dislova'ty, against anoth
er who had served four years in the Union
army, with credit to himself and le::eht to.
his country, was a across insult, it men de-
sired to support Air. ooiiiison s policy let
them, but. at all events, let them vote only
for such men as were true to their country
in 1S1."
Nothing coull be more just or sensible.
Nothinz has contribu cd more, (and very
many things have contributed much,) to
ward aheualms: popular iavor and support
from the just and liberal policy of the Presi
dent toward -the South, than the action of
those who claim to be his friends in this re
spect, it i has proved, indeed, as Uen.
Grant styles it, a misfortune lor tne 1 resi
dent," and we may add, for the countiy
also. In 1 ennsylvania the Administration
candidate for Governor is one who, in his
political action, resisted the Government
throuchout the war. who made himself ut
terly obnoxious to the loyal men who were
struggling to save tho nation ; and his elec
tion, by the defeat of a gallant soldier who
fought with heroism and honor for the over
throw of tho rebellion, is held essential to
the vindication of the President's policy.
The same thing is true, perhaps, in a less
conspicous degree, in nominations for mem
bers of Congress and for State officers of
various grades throughout the country.
The reason of it is clear. It has been
done because the Democratic arty has
pushed itself into the foreground of the.
President's supporters, and has seized the
occasion to reconstruct and strengthen its
own organization rather than sustain the
President upon the princinles which he as
serts and in the mode which he himself
pointed out. . President Johnson never hes
itated to declare his purpose to stand upon
the principles of the union party, to act
within its lines, to co operate with those of
its members who adhered to its platform,
and to use the patronage at his disposal to
nationalize and strengthen its organization.
He never concealed his conviction that the
Democratic Party, as an organization, de
stroyed itself by its disloyal attitude during
the war ; that it had justly forfeited the
confidence of the people, and that the party
which earned the nation through the war
was the parity upon which he relied for co
operation and support in restoring the U-
nion and securing the blessings of peace.
The gieat body of the Democratic Party
seemed conscious that it had been betrayed
by its leaders into a false position, and they
were quite ready to accept the result, and
act in good faith with the Union Party in
the restoration of the Union, under the
guidance of President Johnson. If the U-
nion Party in Congress had been less under
the control of extreme men if Nat ional U
nion doctrines as opposed to tho violent sec
tionalism of ultraists and malignunts, had
found a stronger utternanee and greater
favor with Congress and ttu country, and if
the President and the Union party had
been somewhat less distrustful and more
frank in their relations to each other, there
would have been no difficulty in thus rally
. . . it . t t . i tt
ing to tne u nion piattorm and tne union
party an overwhelming majority of the pco
pie, North and South, throughout the U
nion. : But that opportunity was thrown
away, and both the Presideut and Congress
accepted an attitude of mutual distrust and
hostility, with a readiness which iu suspi
cious minds begat the belief that both had
sought it.
Naturally enough, under the circumstan
ces, the leaders of the Democra! ic Party
took advantage of this state of things, and
made a bold push to regain their power.
sheltering themselves irom the odium in
curved during the war under the President's
policy of restoration, they put their own
men in nomination for office, set in motion
their old machinery, and demanded the sup
port of Conservative Union men for. the
reinstatement of the Democratic paiiy in
power. And when Union men, who never
voted a Democratic ticket in their live,
who always held and advocated the princi
ples of the Republican party, and who re
sisted with all their might the attempts of
the Democratic party to thwart the Govern
ment in its efforts to quell the rebellion, fail
to resoond to these demands, thev are very
f coolly accused of treachery to the Democrat
I ic party, . and to the President, for whom
! not a single member of that party gave a
vote. In all the States where Governors
are to be chosen they have put prominent
Democratic politicians men identified thor
oughly with the party organization through
out the war in nomination as candidates;
and nearly all the Congressional Districts,
instead of accepting Conservative Union
men, they have nominated candidates of
their own-soften from the Copperhead wiriff
of the party, and always from men identified
with its action in the public mind.
We have no hesitancy whatever in saying
that this policy is fatal to the cause it pro
fesses to serve, and will end in its own de
feat. The people of the Northern States
will not hand over the Government to the
control of the Democratic party, under its
old organization, and its old leaders. Roth
rendered themselves thoroughly and justly
obnoxious to the loyal, patriotic sentiment
of the nation, by their hostility to the poli
cy of the Government during tfie war. The
people will not, now that the war is over,
confide the control of public affairs to their
bandsand ever' effort they make to secure
this result will end in defeat, and postpone
the very object they seek to accomplish.
Gen. Grant was perfectly right iu saying
that men in the North who have been dis
loyal "ought not to be supported by Presi
dent Johnson's friends ;" and the same is
true of political organizations that held an
attitude of disloyalty during the war.
Falsehood Corrected -Soldiers' Bounties.
To the Editor of The Press : SlH : Every
Copperhead orator, every Copper-johnson
newspaper in the state, persists in asserting
that Congress has voted a larger bouuty to
the black soldier than the law gives to the
white soldier. Now, let us look at the facts
of the case :
Previous to the passage of the acts of June
15th, 1864 (section 2), and July 4th, 1S64
(section), but few, jf any, of the colored
troops were entitled to any bouuty. These
aets merely placed the colored soldier vpon
the same footing "as other soldiers of the
regular or volunteer forces of the United
States of likfc arm of service." 1 quote the
exact words of the law.
The only discrimination that exists is in
favor of the white soldier, who, by the act of
July 2i,lK)0, is euti led to an extra boun
ty; of one huudred dollars, which the color
ed soldier loes not get. These Copperjohnson
orators and newspapers know, or ought to
know, that these are the facts ot the case.
It is true that tho colored man who served
two years can get, and many of them have
been paid SlUO bounty; so has the white
man ; but the white man, by the act of July
2$, 18Gf),is entitled to ANOTHER $100, which
the colored soldier cannot get, as there were
no colored troops in the service at the time
for which this $100 extra bounty is to be
naid. This bill was signed by President
Johnson, and it is rather strange to see the
friends of the President trying to bring dis
credit upon Congress for passing a bill
which he himself approved, and which
would not have become a law without his
signature.
Why is this extra bounty of $100 to the
white troops not paid? The bill allowing it
has passed both Houses or Congress, and
been approved by the President. There is
money enough in the treasury to pay it ;
and if it is not paid, it is the fault alone of
the President and his office-holders, lhey
are withholding the payment of this extra
bounty for no other purpose thau to influ
ence the elections. Let the white soldiers
hold thtm responsible for it.
A White Soldier.
"The Pagan Irish."
The statement recently made by one of
the editors of the A. . yrff in a speech,
to the effect that it is only the Pagan Irish
who complain of Engli.- h rule, is beginning
to attract attention from those Irishmen who,
without liking English rule, are still averse
to being read out of Christendom or to hav
ing their National religion classed as "Pa
gan." At a late Fenian meeting held near
Sing Sing, N. Y., Colonel Rourke, a well
known speaker, in the course of his remarks,
referred to the speech recently made in Can
ada bv Mr. llurlburt, one of the editors of
the World, in which that journalist said it
was the pagans, and not the intelligent peo
ple of Ireland who found fault with Great
britam, nnd that the American people
would not btt bullied into Living aid or sym
pathy to Fenianism. , This, said Colonel
Rourke, is a falsehood, which was perhaps
too mean and contemptible to be noticed ;
but he could not refrain from mentioning
the matter. He did not know this man Hurl
burt, but if he should happen to meet him
he would say something to him which would
not be very agreeable to cither. There was
no man who believed that the Fenian or-
gamzation was composed ot pagans, it is
composed of the intelligent, thinking and
well-meaning classes ot the lrtsh people,
llurlburt knew he slandered the Irish peo
pie when he called thenj pagans. Mr. llurl
burt might be a scholar, but the old ajage,
''all the fools are not dead yet," certainly
applied to him. It would take a thousand
such acrtions at least to crush the svmpa
thy for the Irish people which lived in the
American heart. Applause. J
Northern Preacher Mobbed in Vir
ginia. The Harrisonburg (Va. ) Common
wealth contains an account of the "maltreat
ment of a man named Pierce, who persist
II. ( w
eu, to use tne words ot tnat paper, in
preaching on the streets to a few trifling
negroes." The "boys" met him entering
the town and turned him back, telling him
if he attempted to preach there-. would be
trouble. A week ago Sunday, however, he
retnrned, and commenced preaching. The
Commonwealth relates what followed:
lie had scarcely commenced his preaching
operations when the boys made a rush for
Juni, attacking him in tront and rear, tear
ing some of his garments (for which he re
marked "the Lord would reward him with
a shinning robe,'') "and creating an excite
ment for a short time. He was then arrest
ed for inciting a riot and taken before Mayor
Sibert for trial on Monday -morning last.
After hearing the case, the Mayor bound
him over in thjsum of one hundred dollars
to keep the peace for twelve months."
The Republican majority of the last Leg
islature repealed the tax on real estate.
This repeal was made at the suggestion of
the present Republican State Treasurer, : It
is well enonsrh to have the voters remember
these facts.' 'r '' . '. ';
. ' The Hormal School.
Mr. Editor: The school
worthy Superintendent. George W. Snyd
at Curwensvillc. clnspd nn r h o.u . er
Reing the first ever held in the county th
experiment was truly a great success,
ty odd teachers were in regular attendant
during the whole twelve weeks. Never
fore were there so many students cotijrrcn
ted togei her in this county and their ia
provement so entirely satisfactory, as it
on this occasion. They offered and passed
a resolution, at the close, "tendering their
sincere thanks to the Superintendent, W
his arduous labors.in their behalf, and their
sincere wishes that he might succeed hn2
future undertakings with a9 much sness
as he did in the present one." He certiij.
ly has taken a step in the right direction
Therefore, let every friend of educatiej
stand by and sustain hn ; : tor, bo long'u
we have uneducated teachers," so long w
must have poorly conducted schools. W
trust, by next summer, other teachers will
also see the Importance of improving them
selves. -Pike
township, Sept. 24th, 1866.
A Gross Outrage. - .
One ot the grossest outrages ever pur
trated in Lancaster county occurred at Ma
rietta on Thursday evening. The friends of
Geary held a Mass Meeting which was at
tended by the "Roys in Blue" of Columbia.
As the "Boys" were marching into town
they were fired upon by some miscreant
concealed behind fences, and four ma
named Torbert, Patterson, Finley and Mo
Divet badly wounded. That the design ma
murder is evidenced by the fact that th
guns were loaded with heavy buckshot, and
that the above were all wounded in the heai
Several other persons were assailed by jr.
sons with slung-shot, and badly hurt. '
have not received all the particulars, but
enough is known for us to say. that the
cowardly . and murderous attack was pre
meditated. Lancaster Examiner, Sept. 15,
1S66. . ..
"Nothing but the living Union Iovirj
Democracy can save us from National ruin.
Clearfield Republican, Sept. 19.
"Living Democracy!" fonooth. Jeff
Davis. .Aleck Stevens, Rtnuregard, Las,
M'Causland, Morgan, and their hordes of
rebel cut throats; pretty specimens of "liv.
ing Union-loving" Deiuoeratu, aint they?
They "save us from National ruin? Pre
posterous ! .
A very destructive flood occurred in Oh;
and Indiana last week, by which towns we:
submerged, houses and : other building
swept away, and crops, and all description
of property destroyed. The lo.s is unprece
dented, and cannot, a yet, be estimated.
Art vtirttxrmt.ntsxrt mlargttype, tuts.trouttt
ttylt will br charged doubt prie forspattrupit
lo insure attention, tne CASH, muet aecompt.
ay notices, m followa- All Caution and itryv
with $1,50; Auditor', Administrator' and St
ecutor' notice, $2,50, each ; Diaaolution, 43;
all other transient Notice at the ame rater.
Other advertisement atCl,60perqare,for3'r
less mserno ns. l en lines (or less) eoust a squr
F
ALL Stjlei of Eonnets and Hals jut reesif
ed at MRS. Vt KLCHT
EVEtlY One should do their own solderiog
savicg articles that by being repfri t
once are made new and avoiding trips l. sal
from the tinners. For sale at .
Sept 26. 1SCV H. W. SMITH A CP's.
CAUTION. A!l persons are hereby eutio
ed agaiut purchasing or meddling witb seer
tain yoke of red cattlo. now in oe-iion of Jobs
Davis of Morris twnhip. a tbe same belong l
me and have, only been left with said Dstii o
loan, and at ful.ject to my order.
Sep t. 2o. 1 S J p i . UA.Mb u UKAMS.
CAUTION All persons are hereby cantiea
ed airainst purchasing or in any wy med
dling with a ceriain black and white eow. no is
the possession of Wm.'O. Derrick and wife.?
Grampian Kills, as tho same balongs to m "i
is subject to Biy order at any time, ana is ob.j
left w ith said Derricks on loan.
Kept. 27 IStiS. SAMUEL WIDEMIK
4 DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICK.-Uttsri
1 of Administration on the estsle of lim'J
Knepp. late of Bradford tw'p.. Clesr"fle!d coun
ty dee'd. having been grunted to the abders'f
ed. all ncrv.m havitir ri:iiml rp&insf the tlt'
are requested to present them propnly sutbtsii-
cuiea lor aeruement. ana innse maroieu "
estate aro requested to make rsvment witsoit
. i i.i.iir-VtinilL1
Sept. 23. !.Sfifi.-pd. A dteinirtrstor
fT1 Y U K & L A N 1 K L L ,
FOURTH AND ARC Ft sTRKLTS,
PIlll.VDKLPIlIA.
Iltiv note romp'e f t tUfir tmprnrfmrnt
note nffmns on the bat of trm
FULL STOCK OF FALL DltV UO0D3. Fit
stock of Shawls, Silks. Dress goods Woolen,
ple goods. Fancy goods. Ac . io. ,
Far-New and desirable goods daily r'Tel
and sold at small advance wholesale !
Sept. 2G, 166fi. .
PAH. II FOK SALE. Tbe subscriber offer
at priTale sale his frm in Lawrence tows
ship, three and a half miles from Clearneld sn
two and-a-half miles from Curweni!lc "J fr
the t-urquebanna river, containing one "'J
acres, more or less. 85 acres of which sreelesr"
and it a good state of cultivation 25 seres Mi"!
river bottom. The improvements are,
hon nearly finished, a g.Kd bank barn sua '
er buildings. Alco. a good orchard ibereon.
the water is excellent. For further Prtiej ,J,
inquire of the undersigned, lmng in CJ"rB,
sept;2fi, lbB6. BfcXJ. SPACEjjl
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