VOLUME 2.
Seventh Annual Fair
OF THE
Butler County Agricultural Society.
To toehold In on
October 4th, sth and 6th, 1865.
Tho Kntry Books will be epencd on the
18tli day oT September, and continue
open untli the evening ot the 4th day of
. October, at which time they will positively
s be closed.
Admission to the Grounds.
Admission to tho Grounds to bo as
follows, to wit:
Jl f ml>.T.htp»iul competitor, for pre,
mlumH
Kl*>arle •
Cnll<tr*» n«d«rlOjr>»»oW. »»
# FItKMIUM 1.1 HT.
CLASS A. Grain COmr, <(v.
liest 2 acres or more of white wheat 84 00
Second best " " " 200
beat 3 acres or more of re.l wheat, 200
Second best n " '
best 2 acres or more of medt. wheat, 2 00
second best " " " JOO j
best 2 acres or more of rye 2 00 j
nccond best I'OO i
best 2 acres or more of corn, 2 00 I
seooud " " "
besf 2 aeres OT more of oats,
second best " " 100 I
best 2 aeres or more of barley 2 0o
Jeoon l be'st '■ " ' 00 j
beA 2 acres or more of buckwheat, 200 j
second best " " "1 00 j
best 2 acres or more of hay
second best " " "1 11,1 |
best 2 aeres or more of clover
seomd best " " 1 00 [
best ■} acres of potatoes,
seeoiid best " I O'l
best •} acre of broom corn, ' 0) |
best 1 acie of flaxseed, 2 00 j
best $ acre of beans,
bost I acre of onions, 1 00
Milton Maxwell, Centre Tp . Ilenry J
Buhl, For word, Tp., Abuer Bartley Penn. j
The following arc the rules under which j
competitors for premiums iu the above |
class must be governed :
Ist. To have the grounds accurately |
measured b\ not less than two disinteres |
te«T persons, whoso statements must be
verified by affidavit. A statement of the
kind and condition of the soil, the variety
and quality of the seed planted or sown,
aud the mode and expense of cultivation
must be presented in writingbefore a pre
mium will be awarded.
2d. The whole amount of roots, grain
or p-odueed on the amount of land
specified, must be measured or weighed ;
root crops divested of their tops and esti
mated by their weight —sixty pounds to I
be considered a bushel —and grnin crop*
to be weighed or measured, according to j
the usual~standard.
CLASS D—W«, Vegetables, Fruits
ami /■'lowers.
Best bushel of white wheat, SI 00 .
second bost " " 3" -
best bushel of red wheat, 1 00 ;
second best " " 50 I
bost bushel of mediterranean wheat, 1 00 j
second best " " 50
best bushel of corn in the elf. 50
best bushel of oats, 50
best bushel of buckwheat, 50
best bushel of barley, 50
bpst bushel of flaxseed, 50
best bushel of timothy seed, 50
best bushel of kohl rabbi, 50
best bushel of stowel) evergreen, 50
"best bushel of castor beitcs 50
bo«t bushel of sow beaqs, 50
best bushel of ;>o ;>o
best bushel of hungarian grass seed, 50
best bushel of potatoes, 50
best bushel of onions, 50
best bushel of turnips, 50
'best bushel of rutabaga turnips, 50
best bushij of tomatoes, 50
best bushel of parsnips, 5 >
best bushel of carrots, •>
best bushel of beets,
hast bushel of sweet potatoes, 50
best bushel of summer apples, 5
best bushel of blue stem wheat 1 0:
best bushel of winter apples, 5 »
best, bushel of pears, 5 ;
best bushel of apples of any kind, 50
best bushel of peaches, ■ |i|
best bushel of quinces, 50
best half dozen of cabbage heads. ,iO
best. hal p dozen of common pumkins, •'),>
best half dozen sweet '• 50
best halt dozen of squashes, 50
best specimen of grapes, 50
jieftt display, variety and quality of
flowers,
best flnral'display of living plants, 100
best floral ornaments, 50
best pair of boqu .ts, * 50
besfraranged basket of flowers, 50
best display of cucumbers, 50
best display of radishes, 50
best display and greatest variety of
apples, 1 00
best water mellons, 50
best musk " 50
best citrons 60"
Hon. Thomas Slippcryrock.
Jas. Mitchell, Summit, Jas. Norris Clin
ton.
CLASS C—Stallions, Ttrotters <f -c.
Best blooded Stillion over 4 yr's 015 00
2d best " " * " 10 00
best " 3 years 5 00
2d best " " 2 00
best " " 2 yoars 300
best common " " 1 50
best " "4 yeais 500
beat " "3 years 300
best " " 2 yeais 200
best draught " 4 years 500
2d best " 112 " 2 00
best trotting stallion of auy age, 4 0O
A A 117 TJ I / AA T r*T r TT 7I? \T'
,\ \ 1 l\j I\II ni> I 11 l/iVj \.
' best racking or pacing stallion of any
age 4 00
best and fastest trotting horse or
mare. 4 00
1 second " " 2 00
best and fastest rackng or pacing
hcrse or mare, 10 00
second best " " " 5 00
0. R. Kennedy, Muddyereek, Thomas
.Moore SUpperyrock, Lewis Reed Zelrcno
! i''c
| Cl<**» /•*•—Horses Mares Colts A Mules.
Best pair heavy djangh horses or
uiares, $5 00
| M best " " " 200
j best pair light draught horses or
mares, . 4 00
' 2d best " 2 00
| best pair matched carriage horses or
mares -100
! 2d best " " 2 00
best pair matched carriage mules, 300
lies' sitifle bugsry horse or mare, 200
I2d best ° «• " " " 100
best saddle horse or tnarv 2 00
! 2d best " " 1 1 "0
I l)C3t brood man witty Cl-% •> 00
2d best « " " "2 00
I best gelding, 4 00
! 2d bast " 2 00
j best three yeai old horse, 5 00
'2d best " " . 0W
I belt three year old mare * 5 00
! best horse colt 2 years old 4 OO
|2d best " " -V"
! I est horse colt 1 year old, 3 Oil
2 i best " » 200
l best horse colt, (spring.) 2 00
i best mare colt 2 years old. 4 00
2d best " 11 00
best m ire colt 1 year old, 3 00
2d best " " 2 00
best uiare co)t/spring, 2 00
best jack * 2 00
2d best 2 00
best genet. . 2 00
2d best " 1 00
best pair of mules over 3 years old, 3 00
2d best " 1 00
best mule colt, spring, 1 00
John K. Kennedy, Prospect, John
Dovithett, l'eun, Ilenry Kohlmaycr.
(Tlrtss K—Blooded ami Gentle Cattle.
Best durham bull 3 years old, ?■"' 00
2d best " " 3 00
best durham bull 2 years old, 4 00
2d best. " '• 2 00
best durham bull 1 year old, 3 00
2,1 b Ht " '• 2 00 j
best bull calf, » 00 |
2d best » « . 100 |
best durham cow 3 years old, 5 00 I
2d best " 3 00
best durham cow 2 yearn cid, 4 00
2d best " " 2 001
best durham cow 1 year old, 3uo
2d best " " 2 00
best durham heifer calf, 2 00
2d " " 1 00 j
Coulter McCaudloss, Centre, William
Lindsey, Sumviit, Win. S. Boyd, Butler.
Class F. Notice rattle <[■ irorkiig cren.
Best native bull 3 years old, 3 00 !■
2d best " " 2 00
best native bull 2 years old, 2 50
2d best ■' " 1 50 1
bost native bull 1 year old, 4 200
2d best " " 1 00
best dative bull calf, ' 1 00
best native now 3 years old, 3 00
2d best, " " 2 00
best native cow 2 years old, 2 00
2d best " " 100
best native cow 1 yoar old, 1 50
2d best " " 100
best native 'heifer calf, 1 00
bost yoke of oxen 4 years old, 4 00
2d best " " 2 00
best yoke of oxen 3 years old, 3 00
2d best " " 1 5,0
bast yoke of oxen 2 years old, 2 00
2d bost « " 1 00
iajgest and best train of oxen, over 4
years old, from any one town
ship, not less than 12 pairs
hitched, 15 00
Samuel Marshal Adams, Thos. Mc-
Nees,Worth ; Robert Gilleland, Surnmit.
Class G. —Sheep ami W'nol.
Best Spanish merino buck, S"> 00
2d best " " " 2 O0
liest saxon ' 3 ov>
2' 1 best" " u 1 sj|
best frettch merino buck, o Oo*
2d lie,st" " " 100
best loiccster buck, 2 'v/
oest southdown buck, 2 00
best common buck, 2 0()
best 3 Spanish merino ewes, 5 00
best 3 saxon ewes, 3 00
Id begt" " " ,1 50
2d best " " " 2 00-
best 3 french merino ewes, 3 00
2d best" "
best 3 leieester esei. 2 00
best 3souihJown ewes, 2 00
best 3 common ewes, 2 00
best 3 spau.sh buck lambs, 5 00
best 3 saxbn buck lambs, 2 00
best 3 french buck latnbs, 2 00 (
best 3 Spanish ewe lambs, 5 00
best 3 saxon ewe lambs, - 00
best 3 trench ewe lambs,
best 3 fleeces of wool, 1 00
S. G. Meals, Washington ; D Marshall
Prospect; Daniel Converry, Oakland.
CLASS II — Sicuic.
Best boar over 2 year old, 84 00
2d do " " 200
bwt boar pig from 6 to 12 mouths
' old, * 200
2d best " 1 00
best and fattest barrow, 2 00
2d best" " ,1 00
best brood sow, 4 00 ■
2[r nest " " ii 00
best litter of pigs not less than 5, 200
2d best" " 1 00
Milton Maxwell, Butler; George Rei
ber. Butler, Andrew Alber, C«n tre.
"Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end, dare to do our 'jty as we understand it"— Lincoln.
BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1866.
CLASS J.— Poultry ami Dairy Prodncts
Best pair of turkeys, 50
do pair of ducks, . do
do pair of geese, do
do pair of black Spanish chickens, do
do pair of brania poatra chickens, do
do pair of cross breed chickens, <Jo
do pair cochin china chickens, do
do pair dorking ohielfeijs, do
do pair f-.hanghia cljicken,s, do
do do bap tain chickens, do
do pair poland chickens, do
do pair game chickens, do
do pair spruey chickens, do
do 5 pounds of butter, 81 00
second best 5 pouuda of butter 50
Lipst 5 pounds of honey, do
do 5 pounds ot maple sugcr, do
do 10 lbs of bread, do
do 3 loaves of bread, do
do cheese, not less than 10 pounds, do
do galion of apple butter, * do
do gallon of peach butter, do
do quart of sugar can molasses, do
do quart of maple molasses, do
do six bottles of tomatoes, do
do scap or palace of bees, 1 00
do exhibit 3 kinks of picket*, 5 00
do exhibit of preserved fruit, do
do cured ham and manner of cur'ng do
do lot of light cakes, ' 25
do pound cako. 2o
■ sine lii'oy. Oakland. John Q. A. Ken-
Or. J. Mc.Michael, Millers
town.
CLASS K.— Agricultural Implements.
Best harrow, S2 00
best funning mill, do
best corn gljollei', do
best horse rake, do
best com cultivator, 100
best grain cradle, 2 00
best J dozen hay or manure forts, do
bese reaping and mowing machine, 3 00
best threshing & cleaning machine, 500
best threshing machine, 5 00
best straw cutter, 1 00
test half doyen hoes; do
best half dozen hay, rakes, do
best field roller, do
best stump extractor, do
best two horse plow, do
best one horse plow, do
best seed drill, 2 00
best corn planter, do
Thos. Green, Jefferson ; John Martin,
Connoquencssing ; Jns. Anderson. Peun.
Class L. — Mechanical Arts.
Best two horse nagon, S3 00,
be<t two horse carriage 8 00
host one horse top buggy 2 00
best one horse open buggy 2 00
bast sulky 2 00
best wheelbfcrrow 1 00
best double set 61' wagon harness 2 00
best double set carriage harness 3 00
be-t single set carriage harness 2 00
boat lady's saddfe 1 00
bestjnan'B saddle do
best oridle and martingale, 1 00
beat calf skin, 1 00
b«st side of harness leather, 1 00
best side of upper leather 1 00
best side of kip leather 1 00
best assortment of casting? 2 00
best cook stove 2 00
best parlorstova 1 00
best common stovo 1 00
best photograph 1 00
best ambrotypc 1 00 .
ot'men's boots 1 00
i e-t pa r of lady's bobts 112 00
best pair of men's shoes, do
best pair of lady's shoes, dc
best gent's coats, aud vest 3 00
best-rocking chair 1 00
best t?t of chairs 1 00
best dressing bureau 3 00
best stone war<i 1 00
best earthen ware 4 00
best tin ware 1 00
bebt'rifle gun * 1 00
best blacksmith work 1 00
best marble work 1 ('0
best penmanship 1 00
best thousand oak shingles 1 00
best leather trunk 1 00
best steam engine 2 00
bost book printing 1 00
best can! printing do
best portrait painting do
best Grecian oil painting do
best specimen of graining do
best clothes liorse do
best, hive or palace for bees do
best mattock • do
l>est washing machine do
pest d<>g power for churn do
l>e~it display ot cigars and tobacco do
,loliy Humphrey, Worth ;A.D. Wicr,
Buffalo; A. B. lSutler. lSutler.
t'b'SS M.— Domestic ami ether Manufac
tures.
Best 10 yards'of cas-imcre. £1 00
" " " cloth, 200
" " " satinet, 100
'• li " barred flannel, 1 00
" " " rag carpet, 100
" " " woolen carpet. 100 '
" " " flax linen, 100
'' pair of blankets, 1 00
" pair of coverlets, 50
" pair of gent's woolen hose, 50
" pair of ladies woolen hose, do
" pair of gent's woolen mittens, * 50
5 pounds of woolen yarn, 100
" soft hat. 1 00
" barrel of wheat flour, 2 00
" half-dozen linnen bags. 1 00
" linnen thread, 50
•' pair of linuen table cloths, 1 00
Robert Story, Parker. Maj. W.C. Ad
ams, Fairview, Patrick Meßrido, Murrins
ville.
(last X.— Ornamental and Work.
Best gent's shirt, ' ££ 00
" ladys' bonnet, 2 00
" lady'g head dress, 1 00
" lady's collar. . 100
" 1 00
" table cover, 1 00
" stand cover, 1 00
" ottoman cover, 1 00
" patch work, 1 00
" patch work quilt, quilting to pel
considered 1 200
2d best " " " " 1 00
Host crotchet work, 1 00
u cruel work. 1 00
" artificial flowers, in wax, } 00
" artificial fruits, ill wax, 1 00
" embroidery on silk, 1 00
" embroidery on lace, 1 00
" embroidery on muslin, 1 0J
" embroidered lamp mat, 1 00
" embroidered slippers, 1 00
" fancy chair wotk,
" ornamental shell work,
" ornamental leather work,
" ornamental pillow-slip,
" fancy baskot.
" pair worked under sleeves, 1 00
" tidy, 1 00
" bed spread. 1 00
" cradle quilt, 1 00
J. 0. Redick, Ilarvcy Colbert, Maggie
Campbell Ella Cunningham, A. W. Me
cullough, Elvira Bre lin.
CLASS O—TROTTING MATCH.
Fastest trotting horse, ntttre, or gelding,
of any age and from anywhere (^ntry
fee, S10), 100 00
Best stallion, of any age from anywhere
(entry fee 85), 50 00
The trot will take place on the last day
of the Fair, and the judges on this class
will then be selected from those present
GRAND MARSHAL.
MILTON" HENRY, Boro. Butler.
CATTLE MARSHAL.
IIENRY BtJIIL, Esq., Forward tp.
MARSHAL FOR SHEEP AND SWINE.
G. C. IiOESSING, Butler bor.
RULES AM) REOIJLATIOKB.
We invite the attention of the public
to our premium list. It has been revised
with great care, and with direct reference
to the liberal encouragement of all class
es of .industry and commendable enter
prise. Look over the list at your leisure;
note the premium you wijlj to draw and
,see to itthatsomeof your nelg&bors don t
go ahead of you.
BAND OF MUSIC.
A good band of music will occupy a
prominent stand on the grounds during
, ,t,he fair.
THE ADDRESS.
An address from some distinguished
speaker and friend uf Agriculture may
! be expected.
3vri3lyrßEl"RS.
Each member of the society w ill be fur
: nished on the payment of the annual foe j
! of one dvlliir , with a certificate ofuiembcr- j
; ship. This certificate will give tlio per j
| son whose name is written thereon, to- i
| gether with his family accompanying him, I
| free access to the grounds during tli§ fair.
I These certificates can be procured from
j the President, Vice President, Secretary
j and Treasurer.
| will be furnished with single tickets of
| admission at any of the ticket offiuis for
I twenty-five cents. Children under ten
I years old, ten cents. These tickets must
j be delivered to the keeper as you pass
! ill.
DIRECTIONS TO COMPETITORS
Competitors are requested to enter all
i articles for exhibitiou the Secretary's
I books on or before the evening of the
! first day of the fair. Cards will bp giv
en to competitor, which must be
attached to the animal or article you may
wish to exhibit.
A committee will direct you as to tin
location and of anything you
limy have to exhibit.
There is an abundance of water convc
nierit to (Tie grounds—hay will be furnish
l ed free of charge—other leed to be [>ro
! vided by the owners of stock.
i :a m® ■nrsa'U'O- •
Wco waii'-u .u 317 OCUirf,
Ist. ye respectfully requested to
report yourselves t.j the managers' tent on
the first dav of the fair if .possible, and
in no event later than 10 o'clock of the
second day.
2d. At 10 o'clock of the second day
your names will be called at the mana
ger's tent, and all vacancies will then be
filled.
3d. You will receive your class books
and snter upon the discharge of3 - our <ifr
lies immediately. The class books- will
refer you to the number affixed to the dif
ferent animals Jt luticles submitted for
your examination. In these books you
will also write out your report.
4th. You will not be permitted to serve
*>n a Committee in any class in which you
njay be competing for a premium.
sth. You will in no case where there
is no competition, award premiums to ar
ticles or animals that arc not meritori
ous.
6th. Pay no attention to animals or
articles that have not a numbered card
aud class attached.
7th. You will take into consideration
j the symmetry, early maturiug, size, age,
feeding, and other circumstances connec
ted with the animal you may judge, bu'
gite t uo encouragement to over-feedicg.
bth. A majority of the members on
each committee will constitute a quorum.
9th. Permit no persons to interfere
with your examinations or to be present
at your deliberations.
10th. Eeacli member "of the Board of
Managers will havo the supervision of a
particular Jpeiirtiuent on the grounds—
and to this member you will apply for
any instruction or information you may
want.
GKMftM, BOLES.
Ist. Members of thesociety must pay
the sum of Trie dollar annually on or be
fore the first day of the fair
2d. Competitors for premiums must
be members of the society.
3d. All animals or articles placed in
competition for premiums must bo wned
in the county by persons offering the same,
or by meuiliers of their family under
twenty years of age—except in class O.
4th. Products of the soil or manul'ue
Hired article* must be produced or manu
factured in the cotiuty.
sth. Members of the society will be
entitled to exhibit any number of ani
mals or articles in any class but in case
the same article is entered to compete in
more than one class, twenty-five cents ad
ditional rill be charged for each entry
after the first.
6th. Animals or articles notwithstand
ing they may be exhibited in more than
one class, can draw but one premium.
7th. Exhibitors are required to have
their animals or articles entered on the
books at the Secretary's office, and #rrgn
ged in their pmpor places on the first day
of the fair.
Bth. On the entry of anitnak or articles
enrds will be furnished by the Secretary
with the number and class as entered ut
the office, which must be attached to the
animals, or articles, otherwise the judges
will pay no attention tothefii.
9th. Competitors must exhibit to the
Secretary certificates of membership be
foic he will make any eutry lor competi
tion.
10th. Stock of all kinds entered for
competitions must remain in tlio stalls un
til called for by the marshal.
11th. Premiums must be called for
| within three mouths af ter the fair or they
| will bo 112 tfeitol to the society.
12th. The Botird ol' Managers will
take every precaut on in their power for
I the safety of the stock and articles on ex
j hibition, but will not be responsible for
any loss or damage that may occur.
13th. Intoxicating drinks of all kinds
'are strictly prohibited on the fair grounds.
14th. Pisurdeily conduct of every
kind is forbidden ; those indulging there
in will forfeit theirright to remain longer
' on (lie fair gruuuds and will bo promptly
ejected!"'
15th. No ■person will bo permitted to
engage in atlj kind of business on the
fair grounds wiihWut a written permit from
the Secretary and Treasurer.
10th. No carriages, bugeios, sulkoys,
wagons or other vehicles will be admitted
on the fair grounds during the exhibi
tion except those entered for premium*.
Order of Arrangenicnts.
FIRST DAY —General preparations, en
tries and arrungemcrits of animals and
irticlcs.
•SECOND PAY.—General exhibition
examination of blooded stock and fist
trottiuir and pacing .horses; address, an<!
report of judges.
TlllftD DAY. —The grand dis
play of stock in Class O.
V. r . O. BRAOKENRIBf.E,
President.
SPEECH BY GEN. CAMERON.
Gen. Cameron was serenaded in Phila
Jelphia last Thursday evening, and in
troduced to the crowd by Senator Nicols,
wl.au he made the following speech :
I suppose I am indebted for this flat
tering demonstration to the feeling re
lative to the recent appointments. I can
assign no other reason for it than this,
and I suppose I owe the honor mainly to
the Congressmen cf Philadelphia, who,
for some reason or other, sought to render
these geutlemen unpopular by calling
'hem luy friends.
I am proud to believe that they arc my
friends, for all the gentlemen holding of
fice under thrf Government in this city
arc faithful fficers, honest and true men
to the Government and the tlni«h.
While I aJinit the wisdom of the Dcm
ocratic doctriue of rutatiun in office—
proper rotation I mean —I believe thut
d.shonest men unfitted for their places,
should be removed.
I would, in a change of parlies, turn
out my epßiaiyS and putin niy friends but
■I \?&uld only remove my political friends
for adequate cause.
Why should Mr. Thomas havo- been
removed? Surely no man during ths
great struggle for the exisienc« of our
couutiy iieliawsii Uutier tnau lie. lie
raised two regiiujnts, and himself lead
ed tlicfu in tlifi field. When a subordi
nate of his ffas a defaulter he whiusd
about the matter; ho said to the Gov
ernment I will pay the amount of defai
cStiou myself, and he paid it to tho ut
termost dollar.
Who has erer brought a charge against
Mr Reed Meyer, the Surveyor of the
Port? Or who disputes that Dr. Wal
lace, Naval Officer, is not an honest man
and a good ofscer.
1 have no special agency iu the ap
pointment of these gentlemen. Bat I
am opposed to the assumption of power
by men elected for a very different pur
pose. Permitting these gentlemen to
dictate to~ the President whom heuhall
appoint, is giving the whole power of the
Executive to them. It is very proper
for them, when asked for their opioious,
to give them, but they must not attempt
to force theut upon the Executive of the
country. (Applause.) There was a time
atid within my memory, too, when tho
term Member of Congress fropi Philadel
phia was synonymous with greatness.
In those days members were too prol
to loiter about the departments in Wash
ington, huntiug up jobs, or noddling with
little apjpointmeifts, with one vote in the
hall and two Iq the lobby. They devoted
their time and their ab 1 itics to building
up the prosperity of the city, and adding
to the*interests of tho people they repre
sentad, and if their example had always
been imitated Philadelphia would not
ijoy be the second instead of the first city
in tho Union.
The iron froai her mountains would not
have been tarried 'to other States for j
building shipa-for wo should have had a j
navy yard heTB: where, it is admitted, is j
the best site in the Union. In the obleu
time a member of Congress from Phila
delphia wouid have had sufficient influ
ence to havo carried his point without a
dissthting voico. And so it should al
Ways bo, for Philadelphia, the capital of
tho great State of Pennsylvania, has sent
to the war moro men <hau tho same pop
ulation ever sent to an army sinco tho
world hegi,u. and there is not a battlo
fiol I throughout tho whole Confederacy
on which hosts of her sons are not lying,
and whote achievements shall live when
the very monuments erected to their
memory shall have moulded into dust.
We aro too much u* the habit of al
lowing small men in this great State ol
ours, t»iregulate our affairs. Instead of
bout little offices, men's miud
tho'uld bo turned to' the great resources .
of the Commonwealth We have thin- j
eral enough to employ ten times the pop- j
ula,tion of our State, and, connected with I
them, enterprises sufficient to occupy us j
all, a(id all who may come among us. —
Our railroad system, just now comple
ted, readies almost.every portion of our
' State. We have opened up in our oil the
most roniarkaWe JLifcfovery that the world
'as yet known—a uew and prolific source
of wealth.
Let the gent'emen turn their attention
to developing our coal, our iron, our tim
ber and our oil, so that every man among
us may enjoy his part of these great, bles
siugs, with which God has endowed our
gloiioui Commonwealth, ami then their
constituents and their fellow citizens ev
ery where will have thank them,
'lu this way they can best discharge th
leijt dhties they have undertaken to
perform.
The last time 1 spoke to you here was
in favor of the lamented L 'ncolli. It was
by the exertions of the people of Phila
delphia, more than auy other portion oi
the State,-that ho received the vote of
Pennsylvania. He has fallen. He lives
in the heart ot hu -country, and while we
remember him with affection, wo arc
proud to know that he has a successor to
whopi we can turn with no less assurance
of safety. Ptesideqt Johnson ha?, per
haps, the most-difficult task evpr devolv
ed upon the Cheif Magistrate of any na
tion. It will be your duty, gentlemen,
as well as liiine, to aid him by your en
couragement and confidence in his good
intentions and signal abilitiity.
We may ali .hav# (jp ; theories of con
ciliating the men who havabeen in rebel
lion, and of restoring the States to the
Federal Government, but we should re
member that Mr. .Johnson is in a position
whtre ho has all the t'aetf before him bet
ter than we havo, and wc should not em
barrass him by thrusting our Opinions
upon Lim, but rather wait until he shall
have developed a policy, the result of his
mature and then give it our
earnest and patriotic support.
J Kelley's R ;p'y to Simon Cam
eron's Speech of Friday Night,
PHILADELPHIA, August 14.
To the Union me,ii of the Fourth Con-
I ghetsional Di'siefet -J.\ long -ind success-
NUMBER 41
tul cut cur iu crime emboldens thegu.Uy.
A recent illustration of this law of hurtiii-:
uature im P els me to violate my HfeW
rule of COD luct, an J for once to police a
political slanderer. Ido not, however
address you for the purpose of repelimg
hi» inuendoos or falsehoods. My life his
been passed among you,' and if it, reC ord
familiar to you all, does not repel tJjtjm
I have lived in vain. My purpose i« -im'
ply to pierce the mail of ill-gotten gol
in which the slanderer has clothed him
self, and give you a glimpse at the loath
some object it protects.
1 lie papers of Friday announce that
Simon Cameron, of Dauphin county, wu»
serenaded by his friendw on the preceiiir. •
evening at tl,e Girard Flousc in this city
and availed himself of the eccasion tt
villify my collaagues and my=elf "tb(
Congressmen of Philadelphia," in 112
speech to the assemblage.
112 was but a youth when I first heard
the najue of Sin;on Cameron, anrl it -
as the perpetrator of a groat crime'. IU
had been made the agent of the Uovchn
inentto carry a large amount of money,
due thfcb, to the Winnebago Indians,-an ]
had taken advantage of their ignorance
and helplessne»s toenrieh himself. Those "
of you who had attained to manhood, tho'
you may not, after tho lapse of so many
years, royive the burning indignation
with which you regarded the infamous
swindler of the poor Indians, will doubt
less remember that instead ofpayiog the-m
the specie whTcti the Gouernment'iiad
confided to him for that purpose, he re
tained it and gave them tho notes of the
Middletown Hank, of which he was an
owner. At their encampment in the re
i luote wilderness these uo'tes were utttuy
worthless. The Indians could not use
j them for any purpose thero, nor carry
them to Middletown for redemption. )!ot
what was that to «imon Cameron ? Wop
not their loss his gain, ami was he not «o
much tho richer by every note that failed
to come t.omo for redemption, though
they did suffor and starve? And
those of you 17bo aro not old enough to
remember all this, now know why this
bold, bad man is sometimes spokon ol by
your seniors os the " great Wirinebsgo, 5
and sometimes as "Old Kickapoo "
For more than thirty years, I have
watched th» tortuous career of this man
ami lia\*o never seen reason to abandoned
my first impression of his character
Whether acting with tho Democratic
i the Know Nothing, or the Republican
j Party, he has in tnrn disgraced lJi<yi>aiJ
| ho has never beeu falso to his criminal
j instincts. He-has endeivored to turn
j them all to profitable account. His am
j bition is sordid and panders to hi* ava
rice, anj lie measures, honors by the , ,;r
| quLsitcs they expose to his grasp. He ha
no confidence in the people and is aßarc
that they distrust him. llis speech o'
Thursday evening was not charaeteri.at'u
of hint, for ho is prone to'Mtu use of in
struments. His habit is to poiut the -ii
lelto, but to employ another haiuf to' iriv
it home. Though an activo participant,
in the politics of his county and Stir
for mo o than half a century, during
which long period he has pursued (!m prof
its g/ of jobs, of contracts, with cr
gcr and consoles assiduity, he has niri»r
1 dared to snbm't his name to the people
I of county or State as a candidate for an
i elective ofiico. lie crawls to the foot < >
j the appointing power. Ho cares not who
j may be King, so that he may "still I s <
| Vicar of Bray," and to that end hs chaf
I t'ers with and corrupts weak and need
members of Conventions and .jjje Lc lis
tn re of both parties. i
I need not recite tho disgraceful facts
attending his several canvasses for the
United States Senate. Their nauseous
odor lingers in your nostrils to to this
hour. In the first he bow/ht the votes
of three Democratic members, and in tho
last bid twenty thousand dollars! for the
ote vote wbiiWi would Jwo fleeted him
This last transaction was so flagraat t£v
the legislature was compelled to take
1 cognizance of it, and if justice bo not
lame as well as (ilind, and potior
of our State will yet be be vindicated. "
Tho evil report of his deeds pervades,
tho country as a rpproach to our State.—
Yes, unhappily for Pennsylvania and her
great interests the buzzard-winged fame
of Simon Cameron is national. '.By
months of abject and corrupt
j'.rocnrcd a uiais of letters,
certificatcs'aoa ftibnjation*, that impose
hiip 1 upon President Cinifyiji aa tho rep
resentative man of tho Keystone State
j That wa£ an«vil hour for Pennsylvania
You all remember hotf-ho tytotjlizud tho
Navy Agency in this city, an 3 'feel tbe
iiiaffablo reproach ho thus brought onpuv
Navy Yard aud commercial' nad ,^thti
b'uslne&s men. course of his ioi
pudent and ill-judged harangue lie Mid :
—"lu the olden linje a meraiber of C r
gress from Phiiadelph would have