THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 186T.
The Democratic Party.
The ecstssy of the Democratic party,
orer it recent victory in Connecticut,
teems to be uoboaaded. The cackling of
a hundred hens after their first achieve
ment in laying eggs, varied by the crowing
of rejoicing chanticleers, is nothing com-
pared to it. Visions of a Democratic
President, a Democratic Congress, Demo
cratic Governors of the Northern States,
and Legislatures of the same faith, rise
before them and make each member of
the "unterrified" feel as sure of a foreign
mission or a post office as though he had
his commission for it in Lis pocket. Bat
human hopes are often vain. 'Tis a pity
for Connecticut. How without 6tiot she
has been abused, called all sorts of harth
names, rated with Massachusetts for
fanaticism, and threatened with the for
mation of a new Union of whioh she and
her sister New Eugland Statea would
compote no part, simply because she has
hitherto been for the war and the princi
ples that gave it character and made it u
success, wc all remember, for the echoes
of much of this abuse have scarcely died
away. But having thrown herself into
the arms of her former foes, her past sins
are forgotten, and she becomes almost as
promising a heritage to Democracy as
South Carolina.
A thousand majority or less out of ninety
thousand votes has caused all this uproar
in the Democratic camp. A changing of
about 750 votes out of 90,000 far more
than comprises the result of all the labors
of Democracy, aided by Johnson, Seward,
Dixon, Doolittle, ths - post-office, the
rnarshalships, the custom-houses, the ool
lectorships and asessorships. Other influ
ences than political have also aided in
temporarily giving a triumph to the old
opponents of the war, assisted by a few
scramblers for position and a limited
number of others who are dazzled with
Andy-Johnsonism. But the question we
wish to discus is : Does' the result of
the Connectieut election foreshadow good
to the Democratic party ? "The Democrat
ic party, in the days of its power, was the
apologist, patronizer, and abettor of sla
very, granting it demand upon demand
under the specious plea of compromise
and in the iighteous name of peace, until
that institution forced a direct issue with
the people of the North for domination in
the affairs of the nation. Under Demo
cratic rule, the adherents of slavery
inaugurated open and undisguised war
against the nation, and the Democratic
party declared that although the South
had no right to make war upon the nation,
yet the nation had no authority to resist.
Throughout the war, more especially after
the emancipation proclamation, she was
its steadfast opponent. In fine, the Dem
ocratic party was the constant patron of
slavery before the war, the apologist of
secession and the rebellion through '.e
war, and the steadfast opponent of any
thing like abolition of slavery as a war or
civie measure. In these three things, the
people of the North have time and again
decided in favor of tho Republican party,
and put their opponents into almost hope
less minorities. ; It may therefore be most
safely assumed,' that no party can ever
triumph ic the North that directly or by
implication condemns the war against the
rebellion, or any of the leading measures
of the war. . But a party of progress and
of freedom, acting in opposition to the
Republican party, exposing its mistakes,
and disputing with it Jor popularity
among the people, would probably achieve
success. In the Democratic ranks are
men who wish to make theirs such a part v
r party of equality and justice. The
Chicago Time and Boston Post have
emphatically announced that the only
hope of their eucoess is in making such a
change. But our defeat in Connecticut
wis owing greatly to our own timidity
and the persistent cry of "nigger !" by the
Democrats.' So, throughout the whole
North, the staple of Democracy is this
ery against the "nigger," and of "nigger
equality." But just here is the dilemma.
The Democratic leaders in the South are
as busily engaged in courting Sambo as
their Northern coadjutors are in upbraid
ing him. In Connecticut, the State is
lost to us through the charge of "nigger
equality." In Tennessee and in South
Carolina, a triumph of Democracy would
be owing to Democratic requests for "col
ored sain" to step into their conventions
and take part in their proceedings. ' "Try
us before you look to the North for
friends'," says Wad Hampton to South
Carolina blacks ; "come into ou conven
tion' say the Democrats of Tennessee ;
fd a the nagur 1" shouts the Northerner,
who fears he will be outstripped bj the
black. So goei the game. We can safely
sy to Demoericy, i'Heads we win ; tails
joa lose
The Liquor Eaitsj.
Our most worthy Legislature, anxious
to do the will of all) the Pennsylvania
Rail Road's first and the people's after
ward, have given the people of each of
the various sections of the State just such
a law in regard to the sale of liquors as
seems to suit the majority oi the voters.
For . the information of the traveling
public, as well as for the staid people who
stay at home, wo will name the different
laws now in force relative to tho sale of
liquors, or so many of them as have come
to our cognizance. First of all is Phila
delphia, where whisky is free and lager
freer, and whoever chooses may sell any
thing drinkable from pop to mint-julep
upon paying the required tax. But a
peculiar hardship for Philadelphia drink
ers u, that unless they luckily get posses
sion of a barouche or buggy or other
vehicle, they have no access to the gardens,
so called, for drinking, on the outskirts ot
the city proper. Freeport, Armstrong
county, is blessed with a prohibitory law,
that applies generally to the country lying
within two miles of the town, but makes
some obvious distinctions Armstrong
Westmoreland and Butler counties join
at or near Freeport, and the law extends
three miles into Butler, but not at all
into Westmoreland. If we were a citizen
of Butler, we would protest. In Ohio
townphip, Beaver county, if a man is
bound to drink, he must go over the
township line. But anywhere else in the
county a man has the privilege of kicking
the town-pump and bowing to the tumbler.
In Leechburg and Apollo boroughs, in
Armstrong county, Saltsburg, Indiana
county, Duncannon .borough and Penn
township, Perry county, or within two
miles of any of these places, tho onlv
whistle wetter is the town-pump or the but
termilk crock. In Westmoreland, Blair,
and Indiana counties, saving such excep
tions as we have named, the rule of the
law is that sale ot all manner of liquors,
malt, brewed, spiritous, or vinous, shall
be confined to the keepers ot inns, hotels,
or taverns. Potter county has a prohib
itory law big enough to embrace the whole
county. Derry township,' Westmorelaud
county, Blairsville borough, Burrell town
ship, and East Mahoning township, Indi
ana county, have each a prohibitory law.
Allegheny county has a law somewhat
after the fashion of that in force in Phil
adelphia. Then there is tho law which
we published last week, and which affects
such parts of the State as have not special
temperance enactments of,, their own. It
would puzzle a philosopher to divine what
the Legislature means, by ; enacting so
many local laws to regulate the salo of
liquors whether it-is a. piece of dema-
gogueism, or an experiment to test the
virtue of each. One thine, and only one,
seems to bo clear to the Legislature, and
that is, that a drink is worth a two miles
walk. -
Wby Noll
-e following statement shows the
amount of our importations during the
first three months of 1865, 1866, and
1867:
18C5.. ........$10,450,732
1866.-. $45,384,961
1867 $30,228,781
1865....... $21,794,733
1866.......:......... $34,385,101
1867.. $32,885,685
Fince the first of January, the large
majority of American mills have been
idle. At the present time, many employ
ees are demanding increased wages and
others are refusing to suffer a reduction of
the same, preferring, rather, to join in
"strikes" and walk1 the streets in idle
ness. Need any other cause for such a
state of affairs be sought than is plainly
shown . by the foregoing figure?, which
express the gold value of oir imports ?
At least two-thirds of these, imports could
be manufactured in American mills and
workshops. Will some opponent of tar
iffs tell us what other remedy will cause
the manufactured goods we now import to
be made by the hands of our own workmen ?
Treaty VUtli Russia.
Secretary Seward has concluded and
submitted to the U. S. Senate a treaty
with Russia, for the purchase by our
Government from that .of Russia of
Russiau America for the sum of seven
millions of dollars. Its area is nearly
three hundred and seventy-two miles, and
its population about sixty thousand.
What we want it for would be hard to
tell. A third of it is within the Arctic
circle, and the climate is too cold for
vegetation. It has a vast mountain, Mt.
St. Elias, rising some 17,800 .feet above
the level of the sea, half of .which is in
British America. : Perhaps it is the
laudable ambitiou of Secretary Seward to
secure this new territory in order that
the American flag, spread-eagle, stars and
all, may be planted on the top of Mt. St.
Elias as a prelude to the fioti nailing of
the same emblem to ths extrefpity of the
North Tele.
EDITORIAL ETCHinGS.
gy The reign of winter is ended.
' 6? The rain of spring has come.
JtSTThad. Stevens is ill.
Gold is quoted at 133.
Ristori is in Pittsburg.
S&m Forty-two stores in Huntingdon.
S". Two-story railway ears is Evrope!
The roads are mud-bound and inspas
sable. ,
; t Water will be let into the Pennsylva
nia Canal on the 15th instant. t. '
JBSF It is proposed to expel Saulsbury
from the U. S Senate for drunkenness. -
Business is brisk and money is plenty
in Johnstown.
SSf The bine-bird looked blner than usual
on Friday. Ground covered with snow.
SSF'The Taria Exposition was formally
opened on Monday of last week. ' "
Jtgf Judge Murray, High St., Ebensburg,
keeps the latest and best literary papers and
publications for sale.
&-Hon. Ed. M'Pherson, Clerk of tk
National House of Representatives, is Wri
ting a life of Thad. Stevens.
John S. Miller is the President's la
test nomination for Postmaster at Hunting
don. ...
Alleghany city and the surrounding
boroughs have been consolidated with Pitts
burg. tOT Seven thousand more passengers were
carried over the Pa. Railroad in March than
in February.
J JBSf The base ball clubs throughout the
country are re-organizing. A lively cam
paign is promised.
SOf The lager beer saloons in Blair coun
ty have been closed, by reason of the expire
tion of their term of license.
JBSf President Johnson is said to be a
candidate for the United States Senate after
his term as Chief Executive expires.
55"" Another massacre of Union troops in
Colorado by the Indians. A general Indian
war is thought to be impending.
Horace Greeley has presented an el
egantly bound copy of hi3 "American Con
flict" to Governor Geary. f
fiST" We return our thanks to Hon. D. J.
Morreli and Hon. Jno. P. Linton for public
documents.
JEaJ-An artificial skating park. is in pro
cess ot construction in Philadelphia. It will
be dedicated on the coming Fourth of July.
S& Ote of Petroleum V. Nasby'a good
things is his asserted opinion that belief in
the odor of the negro leads the Democracy
by the nose. ..,
JS" The Hollidaysburg Leader a temper
ance paper, complains of a lack of support.
It- is a Leader without the requisite number
of followers. . .
X" The Johnstown Tribune says It is not
true that Stmuel J. Royer, Esq., hag been
appointed and confirmed Collector for this
district.
JCgy A bill has passed the Stat Senate
changing the venae of the Johnstown .Tail:
road .disaster suits from Cambria' county, W
Center county.
TSgF G en. Rosecrans hag resigned his com '.
mission as Brigadier General in the regular
army, and Gen. Rousseau baa been confirmed
in his stead.
JCST" Some half reconstructed Southern
politicians have taken the preliminary steps
before the Supreme Court to test' the consti
tutionality of the military reconstruction act.
JBgF Rhode. Island, at her State- election
last Wednesday, went largely Republican.'
General Burnside was re-elected Governor,
and a Republican delegation to Congress and
a Republican Legislature were chosen.
figj- Senator Harry White's speech in fa
vor of a free railroad law is pretty generally
acknowledged to have been the ablest legil
argument in favor of that measure presented
to the Legislature.
- J6ST Beauregard has written a letter to a
New Orleans paper, recommending submis
sion to the reconstruction act It will be
bad, for the South if, it has no regard for
Beauregard.' , :
JBe& A few months . ago, through cowar
dice, the Republicans of Connecticut refused
to enfranchise the blacks. ' Now, they are
defeated for lack of the votes the blacks
would gladly have given them.
SSfTwo murderers named Talley and
Brooks were taken from the Brownstown,
Indiana, jail by a mob, on the night of the
3 let ult., and hanged from the limb of a tree.
They had killed an old woman. , .
JBgf- On Wednesday evening last, Speaker
Hall gave a formal "reception" to the mem
bers of the State Senate, heads of depart
ments, and invited guests. It was the first
thing of the kind in the history of the State
Capital-
Eg?" It is said that President Johnson has
a copy of his veto of the Freedmen's Bureau
Bill, printed on a large sheet in coarse ype,
conspicuously hung in the ante-room of bis
business office. Perhaps this is to the end
that he may daily be reminded of the error
of h:s ways.
EST Governor Geary has approved a bill
incorporating the Morrison's Cove Railroad
Company, with Henry L. Patterson, A. L.
Holliday, R. A. M'Murtrie, and others, of
Blair county, and Wm. H. Aaron and Jos.
B.Noble, of Bedford county, as incorporators'.
The railroad is to be commenced at either
Hollidaysburg or Newry ; thence through
the gap, in Dunning's mountain ; thence into
Morrison's Cove, and thence to Pattonsville,
Bedford connty. Capital, $200,000. "
gf A stringent law against prize fighting
has been passed. by the Pennsylvania Legis
lature. It make the penalty for engaging in
such a fight, or for taking part as second or
bottle-holder, a fine of not more than $1,000,'
and imprisonment not exceeding two years.
Any person present at a prise fight, in en
couragement of the same,' or any person
laying a bet or wager thereon, whether pres
ent or not, shall be considered a participant,
and may at the discretion of the Court he
punished in like manner, as ths principals'.
Thx Stat Loan. It Is gratifying to
note the alacrity and Unanimity with
which, our capitalists have responded to
the appeal of the State of Pennsylvania
for means to fund her past due indebted
ness, arid thus, by setting herself finan
cially tight, be enabled to discharge the
claims of her creditors. By an act passed
at the present session of the Legislature,
the Governor was empowered to advertise
for proposals for a loan of twtfntyHhree
million dollars, at par, for the funding of
the past due bonds of the Commonwealth.
On the; 1st, the bids were opened, when
it was found that more iad btea offered
than was required. Thirty-one million
dollars were proffered, at six per cent,
interest, rafgiog: from par to one-half pe
cenr. premium. One million dollars was
bid for at par, for five ref cent interest
Messrs. Drexef & Co., E. W. Clarke & Co.,:
and Jay Cooke & Co., well known bank
ing firms of Philadelphia, obtained a
majority of the bids, all at ff premium, and
the remainder, about cevea millions", has
been taken in other parts of the State.
This exhibit shows that our Stater has
regained all ber financial reputation, and
that she is now stronger than ever, Trader
the able administration of Governor Geary
and the labors or Treasurer Kemble and
Auditor General Ilartranft.
Sxrious Railroad Accident. The
Cincinnati Express east on the Pennsyl
vania Railroad was thrown off the track
at Wall station, on Snnday afternoon last.
Nearly the entire train was dashed to
pieces. A brakeman received 6uch severe
injuries that he died soon after, and sev
eral other employees of the train were
more or less injured. JMone ot the pas
sengers were hurt. The accident was a
premeditated pieee of diabolism, and was
a
caused by placing obstructions on the
track, ibree men are now in custody in
Pitt&burg charged with having committed
the outrage. If proven guilty, swift ret
ribution should be meted out to them
It is thought the U. S. Senate will
adjourn this week.
LIME! LIME! LIME !
Farmer, look to yovr Intercttt !
The subscriber is now prepared to furnish
any quantity of good fresh
LIME ASHES1.
By tho car-load of 300 bushels, at the follow
ing prices :
HSf 5 ent per bushel, or $5.00er eart"
LOADED AT THE BANK.
Also, Building Lime in any quantity at
reasonable rates.
AU orders will be promptly attended to.
Address MfAL H. fiAVAW
apll-3m El Dorado, BUir county. Pa.
"TTALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR
' SALE I
The subscriber offers at private sale the
Farm on which he now resides, situate in
Cambria Townahip, Cambria county, con
taining; about 50 acre, nearly all ot which
are cleared, and having thereon erected a
To-stery Frame Dwelling , House, a new
frame uarn, and all the necessary vutbuild-
ingi. id ere is a good Orchard on the Farm,
and an excellent Well of Water at the kitch
en door. Only five minutes' walk from the
Railroad Depot. .Terms moderate, and title
indisputable. Apply to the underiiened on
the premises, or address
SAMUEL TIBBOTT,
apll-tf Ebensburg, Pa.
ESTATE OF ANTHONY WILL,
' ' DEC'D.
. Auditor' Notice. The undersigned, Audi
tor, appointed by the Orphans' Court cf
Cambria county, to report distribution of the
funds in the hands of Mark A. Will, Adia'r.
ot Anthony Will, dee'd., hereby notifies all
persons interested that he will attend to the
duties of said appointment at big office, in
the borough of Ebensburg, on Friday, the 2d
day of May, 1867, at 2 o'clock, P. M-, when
and where they must present their claims, or
be debarred from coming in for a share of
said fund. GEO. W. OATMAN, .
aprll-3t Auditor.
ESTATE OF BERNARD KARL
HEI.tf, DEC'D.
Auditor' Notice The undersigned, Audi
tor, appointed by the Orphans' Court of
Cambria county, to report distribution of the
money in the hands of Jacob Huber and John
Karlheim, Executors of Bernard Karlheija,
dee'd.,' hereby notifies all persons interested
that he will attend to the duties of said ap
pointment at his office, . in - Ebensburg, on
Saturday, the 4iA day of May, 1867, at 2 o'
clock, P. M., when and where they must pre
sent their claims, or be debarred from coming
in for a share of said fund. -
apll-3t GEO. W. OATMAN, Auditor.
UDITOR'S NOTICE -t,,
The undersigned Auditorappointed by
the . Orphans' Court of Cambria county, to
report distribution of the money in the hands
of Wm. Eittell, Esq.r admr. of John Reese,
dee'd., upon his second account, arising from
the sale of the real estate, hereby notifies all
persons interested, that he will attend to the
duties of said appointment, at the office of F.
A: Shoemaker, Esq., in the borough of Ebens
burg, on FRIDAY, 26th APRIL, inst., at 2
o'clock,, p. m., when and where they must
present their claims, or be debarred from
coming in for a share of said fund,
aplltd . WM. H. SECHLER, Auditor.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
The undersigned Auditor, appointed by
the Orphans' Court of Cambria county, to
report distribution of the money in the hands
nf JrtVin TV ThnrnQ ailmr nf lamma B TaJ4
late of. Ebensburg, deed., hereby notifies all
persons interested that he will attend to the
duties of said appointment at the office of
Wm. Ktttell, Esq., in the borough of Ebens
burg, on MONDAY, the 29th APRIL, inst.,
at 2 o'clock, p. m., when and where they
must present their claims, or be debarred
from coming in for a share of said fund,
aplltd WM. H. SECHLER, Auditor.
UDITOR'S NOTICE. '
. The undersigned. Auditor, appointed
by the Orphans' Court of Cambria county to
report distribution of the money in the hands
of Daniel J. Jonea and Sarah Ann Thomas '
administrators of John R. Thomas, deceased!
hereby notifies all persons interested that he
will attend to the duties of his appointment
at his office, in Ebensburg, on Wednesday, the
8th day of May, rrext, at 10 o'clock, A.M.,
when and where all claims against the estate
of the said decedent must, be presented or
. ... i j i .
iney win o.aBrrea irom payment.
SAMUEL SINGLETON, Auditor.
April 11, 1867.31 . .