Ur ic EZlrettp Oloborrber.
ROSF:SZWEIO'S BLOCK, (UP STA IRS,)
W CORNEA STATE ST. AND PARK.
pie. paid sratcrix in ativnnee-...82 00,
' inquivance 5O
.1 , , t 1 0 1 :,
K3,crirs,served by carriers, Fifty Ceraa
ai•
'o the same-person 4 OD
, a , p , e ,, to tl
to one iddrem, .....
IT , ' • sent.
...,.:70010
I:eir'SP l ,` - 'te, apply only to those who pay In
accounts must be settled an
so paper will be sent to any person
asibility is not known, unless the
In advance.
AIIVERTISPN.:O RATES.
le~laF a adh o e iQd t s o - e .: rt l is n t n r g ec ra k t o es n
n w a h t i h e
,t;',',t,trid(reitisements, an' inch is considered
knvt hing less than an inch is rated
square •
; sq. 2 sq • l3sq.l4 5q.1 1 4" c. ,
• I co 22i! 2., 5.00 7.00! 12.
250, 3. 2) 4. 0)1 7.0 1 1 1 12.00' 9).00
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~ 5s 0.0010.00 IKOO 30.00
7 7,90. 5.50 16.00 .
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r onnl. ~,w_u.on 30.00 aI.(X) 50.00 90.00 150.00
;; ; I •t Administrators' Notices &I
and Kstray Notices it 2 each:
N,,tice..et In I.eade,l Nonpari et. and
- • , Marriages and Deaths,f-5 per
MLnn to regularrates ; Local N'ot Ices,
•- • — ac 1, • • parties, •,ets. per tineof Fight
insertion, 12. cent, per line forgee
e•up. for each subsequent
'
sntieest. _
cents per - line •, Mar
,,nts: DA
Deaths 2; rents each. dver
:',,orted every other week, two-thirds
p,,r.ons handing in advertisements
;',,,te the period they wish them pub
they will he continued until
at tip , ex pense of the advertisers.
Jnu PRINTING.
„ one of the hest Jobbing Ofnees In the
,1 :de, prepared to do any kind of
l i ra, or •runll orders, at as reasonable
•',nil]] as good .4tyle as any establishment
rain%
..7,raualeat I.ll‘ should W A
adro.sd
lIIT3 d f AN, e
Editor and Proprietor.
lilislll t 55 flotirro.
F.. ( A)IPITAL'SEN.
I Ilk' Pesre: Fanny : Hall
ootil-tf.
HENRY v. RIBLET,
- wv at Law, reach street, above Union
Fne, Pa,no7T7.
_ -
arom:E It. frri.F.H.,
„.. 0 ipW , rirnrl. Eri4. County. Pa.
tler 1111 , 111P ,4 attended to with
old di.patrh. .
, 'ER. SF.J.DF.N NI ARVIN.
t It'irs .ktrnrnev , and Cfaincellorm
.1110 P ParCzan Mork, near North West
-..f thP Pnhiii Square, Erie, Pa.
tt: BALL,
;11 PloP, NVllRemind, Chem - , Ash,
• anl Oak lornher, Lath and Shinejes.
drill, North of R. R. Depot, Erie,
roy2-tf.
-
oF.o. w. GDN"NIRON
Law, and .Instlee of the Penne,
claim Anent, Conveyancer and
. in tilinterneeht's blank, south
or Fifth and State streets, Erie, Pa.
F. M. COLE ct SON,
'ma Blank Bank Mannfaetnrprs
•,:nne Nat tonal Bank. "Jyll's7-t f.
DR. 0. L. ELLIOTT.
• VI, - ON , 43 , e Stu or , t,oppolitte lirown'm
Ift - we hours from 6 , 4 A. M. to
I from I to 5 P. MI. oclOV-tf.
SAI.Tc‘M . A.N ,
.tirsnd Denlera in Anlhrnelte,
- illack,n kith Coal. Office corner
t;el%, Erie. Pa.
MAT.rilfAti.
A. 'KING,
Yr,•u.•r •111,1 Dealer In nowt, Rnrley,
•r..te. Proprietor of - Ale and
and. Malt Wnrehint,eß, Erie,
j!,•12'66-tf.
;V. E. wAcar.L,
nt9ce In Ronenzweig'e Block, north
Nrk, Ern., pa. ,
.11 V. I'll T. D. S.,
• office, French street, second story
near the corner of the Reed
FP, INK WINCIIELL
• ,11 and ( - 4,varnlSSiOn Merchants, and Real
, :r2 State street (corner Ninth,)
folvances made on con.tgnment,.
Ven,lneg attended to in any part of
W. S. BROWN. -
w MARK s;
• and(Utiles ('leaner Union Block,
14.nnett's office. Clothi.s made, clean
'r. patrol on Pi lion notice. Terms as rea
mrr—..
itoGriti snEit.MAN.
,t: gTTER3IAN,
TAW, Franklin, Pa. (Mee in
,nlyil6 - 1.. Liberty street. Pithnle City,
411,N( over Kerop's Bank, liolmtlen street.
'lO4 prontptly made in nil parts of the
cn ,jal2.
NOBLE, BROWN a! CO.,
in hard and soft coal, F.rle;
'n•irm disposed of our ;lock property to
e named fi rm, we necessarily retire from
trade, reeommendfug our successor; as
-Iris worthy of the confidence and pat ron
,mr old friends and.t he public.
SC9TT. RANKIN & ('O.
• JUDsoN. A. I.DF.R.
.111nioN J.: WILDER,
a turers and Wholesale Dealera In Tin,
~ and Preyed Ware, Stove Pipe, Stove
Wateitord, Erie Co., Pa. Or
;a mad promptly attended to. -jan9.
EAGLE HOTEL,
.tr• l'hion.liepot, Erie, Pa.. ncampt
, prietor. House open at all ou . The
t hie al ways supplied with e loicest
rket afford.
.VERY AND BOARDING STABLE, - . - -_,
of French and Seventh streeti , , }:'tie,
•-r.t John Non proprietors. Good hornex
.4- - . rat e, always on- hand at nnadenite
Jpl tr.
n ; M. .‘II.MSTRONG t CO.,
•^rosy to Walker & • Arrnstrone, Whole-
Itrtail Dealers in Anthracite and Bi
• ctnals, Wood, Iron Ore, dcc. Othee S.
— not Twelfth and 31yrtle streets. Post
• bok Box. :33, Erle. Pa.
o:)tsTEONI:. ilieM-11.1 .1. FOLLANSBV.E.
e 11.% PIN & 13.1 RItETT,
'l/111, and Surgeon.< Office No. 10 Noble
wilre open day and night. Dr. Darrett's
"•,S West sth St. m y16'67-15*.
lIENNETT ITOUSE,
MIN. Erie • C . 0., Pa., George Tabor,
aeC•oniinolAtlOnl nrvl mode.
01y9'137-11'.
ttl-t t BENNET'', M.
and s , urgeon. In!lei., East Park !At.,
Pour Ktore.,—boards at the rea
• `^'r. W. Kolso, 2,1 (1(107 , innth of the M.
uu 4 a.eafrls sttsset. 01111ce hours
lA. Until 2 p. tn.l znylo'6B.-tf.
U. V. (;LA1.14. •
n 1; Ovls of Fannlv Grorf.riem and
•'ome and wholesale deal
' n. - N.l.ict,ors Clrars Tobacco, Ltr., No. a
, or.,t. i:rit, Pa. Jea'67-tf.
- i • . s
i'.. J. l'ltA.c.Titt., 'l. 1).,
'l - ' 7 '.. Physician and Surgeon. Office
'l,l , ',-,N l'enell St., opposite The Park
CITY IRON WORKS,
ErtiriE. l'A..
I N7FACTURER4 OF
Bradley Engine !
A Nev.' Compound or
le Cylinder Engine,
1211 M
sirl'EAM TWICE.
And PI Warranted tOgiVe
TO ONE HUNDRED FER CENT. '
n
%'•per than a Mingle ri‘linder Engine
~ : 'R tll, • ante lintOunt of !steam.
ENGIN'ES AND BOILERS !
or ALL 'STYLES.,
41L STILLS AND TANKS!
01 all beaerlptlotia
401-7Larr. SAWMILLS
And
_
,„11EAD BLOCKS.
M. D.,
443 I watccorwrazo ranitczArr.
2tFreacla &reek Erie, fM
THE ERIE OBSERVER.
CM
VOL. 38.
Grocecies, tirobuce, „fruit, &T.
The Old Grocery Stand !
CRAIG & MARSHALL,
At the well known stand,
No. 24 Weßt Park,
Dealers In
Groceries, Provisions,
PAINTS, OILS. de.
Agents for the tale of
POWDER, COTTON FUSE,.
Gun Capw,
Having thoroughly refitted the above store and
stocked it with nn' of th
FINEST LOT OF GOODS
Ever brought to Erie, we are now prepared ii)
supply all the wants of the public •
at prices that
Defy Competition!
OUR STOUR' OF
Team.
Coffees,
CANNED FRUITS, &C.,
k unsurpasued
A: GENERAL ASSORTMENT
Of all the Itrtlele4 usually kept lit a first-chits
_ Grneery—alt frenh, and at the
Lowest Market Price-!
11 - 4 1 Intend to keep au establklanent at tclach
our eumtorners can alwayx rely upon procuring
what they want, and will warrant our charges
to be M moderate as tiny store in the city
Give ttg a trial; and see for yourNelveN
CHEAP GOODS!
Wlinle,,ale and Retail
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE,
WINES AND LIQUORS
F. SUkILAUDECKER,
Stieee..or to F. & M.; Sehlandeeker, is now re
ceiving a splendid assortment of
GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, WINES,
Lkinorg Willow Wooden and Stolle Ware
Fnaite,"titits, &c. A large stock of •
TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
• Call and see us, at the
Grocery Headquarters,
American Block, State St., Erie, Pa.
• rtly9V-U. F. SCHLAUDECICEIL
Wholesale a 1 Retail Grocery Store.
P. A. BECKER & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS,
North-East Corner Park and French St.,
(CISEAPSIDE)
Would respectfully call the attention of the com
munity to their large stock of
Groceries and Pro-Osioss,
Which they are desirous to sell at
THE VERY LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES!
Their assortment of
Sugars, Coffees, Teas, Syrups;'
TOBACCOS, FISH, .±C.,
In not surproised In the city, aa they are prepared
to prove to all who give them a calls
They also keep on hand a superior lot of
PURE LIQUORS,
for the wholesale trade, to which they direct
the attention of the public.
Their motto is, "Quick sales, small profits and
a full equivalent for the money." apll'&i-tf.
L. F. BALL, AGENT,
1301 Peach St., opp. Norton Howse
News Dealer -and Stationer,
And Dealer in
Havana and Dome Mic Cigarii,
Chewing and Smoking Tobacco,
SNUFF, 'FANCY PIPES AND CIGARS.
DAILIES, MONTHLIES AND WEEKLIE4
Received immediately upon publication.
feb2o-3nt
NOTICE.
- 114AVING sold - our entire stock of Furniture
to J. W. Ayres, we hereby thank the com
munity for their liberal patronage to us, hoping
they will extend the same to him. We will de
vote our time hereafter to the
UNDERTAKING BUSINESS !
With the consent of J. W. Ayres we still hold
our office in the same old place, 715 State street,
where will be found at all times ready to attend
to the wants of the community in our line o.
trade.
Ready Made Collins
Trimmed to order. Metallic and Iron Burial
Cases, of all styles and sizes, on hand • also,
iihroud and Coffin Trimmings. Undertakers
will and it to their advantage to buy them of
us, as we cannot beundersold west of New York.
aprZ'67-Iy. MOORE & RIBLET.
We are Making a Complete
REVOLUTION IN TRADE
And are selling for ONE DOLLAR, Silk, Me
rino, and Alpaca Dresses, Shows, Balmorals,
Linen Goods, Watches, Jewelry, Silver-Plated
Ware, Sewing Machines, etc. Send elnba of ten
or more, with 10 cents for each descriptive check
and the getter up of the 'club will receive a
present worth from 113 to traD, according to the
number sent. Agents wanted everywhere.
Circulate sent free. PARKER &
mht2-32n. N ando Federal St., Boston.
Sugars,
Syrups,
Jal6-3m
AU the
OP Gobs.
W I DLIT..7;:f3A.I;F:
DRY GOODS STORE,
4Z STATE STREET, ERIE, PA
Southard & McCord,
JOBBERS IN
7 . Dri."Y GOADS,
NOTIONS, HOSIERY," GLOVES," &(3
oar stock is the largest ever bmnght to the city,
consisting of
PRINTS, BRAISES, SILKS, eLOTHS,
C A SiSIJIFIII ..4,.
BLEACRED 45 BROWN S iEETINGS,
A. ... 1
complete assortment of r Goods, every
kind of article in the Notion o, and, in short,
a general assortment or everyNkizig needed by
Country dealerx.
TO BE BOLD AT
NEW YORK • PRICES
Country Ihaleri are Invited to give us a call.
We do a strictly wholesale trade, and propose
selling at such prices as will make it to the ad
vantage of merchants In this section to deal in
Erie, instead of sending East for their 'goods.
H. N. BOPTIIARD. r . .11'CO/ID.
mr2.l-tf.
THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED
Carpet it . Dry Goods jiciuse
IN N. W. PENNSYLVANIA
A complete stock of Sheeting% Prints, Linens,
Cloths, Sackings, Flannels, Irish and French
Poplins, Mohairs, Alpacas, Delalnes,&c. Also,
WITIW'r. GOODS, IIOSIM*I",
GLOVES AND NOTIONS,'
Callland get priceebefore purchasing.,
WARNER BROS.,
apt:3'67-Iy, No.- 6, Marble Front, Stn ti?St
• •
512 1.1..4 . 1`..A..2"1 7 ..:
Dry , Goods !_Dry Goods !
•
WHOLESALE AND •RETAILI
The largest and best stock of
BROWN AND BLEACHED -SHEETINGS,
PAINTs, FLANNEL, LINENS,
Cloths, Cloakings, DeLrilnes, Alpacas, Leone,
.Mohair,,, Silks, black and Colored Thibit,
Cashmere,Broths and Paisley ,
Shawls -While Goods, Hosiery,
Notions, &e.,
Gotxls marked down to meet the market. - No
trouble to show goods. ('all and exatulne._.
my2l'67-I.v. ROSENZWEIG & BRO.
JUST OPENED.
A new and well selected stock of
Stoves, Tin, Japanned,* Brittania\and
PORCELAIN WARE,
CISTERN AND WELL PUMPS,
DM
lionge Furnishing goods- Generally.
PATTER,SOIg & AVERY,
•
.127 French St., Erie, lc
We also have a large and well arranged shop,
with all the modern improvements for manu
facturing tin ware of every description,' and
with a corps of competent workmen, under the
supervision of Mr. C. Avery (who has had many
years experience in city work). Weare fully pre
pared to do joh work of MI kinds with neatness
and dispatch. Are well posted insetting hot air
furnaces, rooting, etc. Call and see us and ex
amine our stock. mhl9'6B-Iy.,
• For the Holidays !
WATCHES, •
DIAMONDS,
JEWELRY,
Silver* Plated Ware !
The largest assortment in tOwn, at prices that
DEFY COMPETITION !
Do not fail to call on
31.A.NN8c VISBEER,
No. 2 Reed Block
Two Jloors East of main entrance
Dissolution.
IHIE CO-PARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
1 between the,undermigned in the Planing
Mill, Door, Sash and Blind business, under tile
firm name of Jacob Boots J.: Co., was dissolved
by mutual consent on the 21st day of .tune, It 17.
The business will be continued by Jaen) Boots,
who is authorized to settle all the accounts of
the fate firm. JACOB BOOTZ,
ANTONY STRITZINGER.
The underhlgned, intending to continue the
above business, at the old stand, west side of
Peach, between 12th and 13th streets, desires to
call the attention of the public, to 1114 facilities
for supplying them with anything In his line.
Lumber planed to order, and scroll sawing of
all kinds done. Sash; Boors and Blinds furn
ished to order. All kinds of Lumber, op hand,
yogether with Shingles and Lath. In fact, eve
rything that is usually dealt In or done at first
class establishments of the kind. Thankful for
past kind favors, T respectfully solicit a con
tinuance of the same.
ocl7-43m* JACOB BOOTZ.,
V. A. W 1 D 1 as CO..
15=1Z3E1
Country Produce, Groceries, Provisions,
WIN 4, LIQUORN, SEGARS,
Tobacco, Crockery Ware, Fruits, Nuts, &c.,
No. Sl4:State Street,
West side, between Bth and Bth Stfeets, Erie, Pa.
ONSA paid for country produce.
F. A. WEBER. ruy24-tt. W. ERHART
TvI3ACCO AND CIGARS.
The place to get a chotco article of Tobacco,
Snuti' and Cigars is at
E.B.- '37III.B:II3LAN'B 1318 PEACH
South of the Dillon Depot.
.atways on hand a good assortment of the
aoove articles of every grade, wholesale and re
tail. Also, Pipes, Pouches, Boxes and Smokers'
Articles of every description. Please favor me
with a call. Don't forget the place, 1988 Peach
street. mr2l'67-Iy.
GEORGE
CM!
BOOTS AND SHOES,
le! State Street, Erie, Pa. _
. flaying lately removed my stock into more
commodious and pleasanter quarters, I am pre
pared to offer new inducements to my custo
mers. I have on hand a well selected stock of
BOOTS AND SIIOES,
which I offer very low.
Custom Work attended Hof.
mkl9-3m. GEORGE MIEN
lifil):sfe - )DiNt):1D10134;I:Stio)011
Clothing and - Gent's Furnishing Goods,!
CORNER OF SEVENTH STREET,
ERIE, PA.
BLOUSE BLANKETS
Selling at Reduced Rates, by
deelll4/. • Z. (11. =MX
ERIE, PA., THU " 'DAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 2. 1868;
53/C.Cial OtICCO.
Address to the If rvosts and Debilitated
Whose sufferings It. been, protracted from
hidden causes and w ose cases require prompt
treatment to render xlstence desirable. If you
are suffering or hays suffered from involuntary
discharges, what e I ect does -it produce upon
your general health? Do you feel weak; debin
toted, easily tired? Does a little exertion pro
duce palpitation of the heart? Does your liver
or urinary organs, or your', kidneys, frequently
get out of order? Is your urine sometimes thick,
flocky, or is it ropy on settling? Or does
a thiek scum rise to the top? Or is a sediment
at the bottom after it has stood awhile! Do you
have spells of short breathing or dyspepsia?
Are your bowels constipated? Do you have
spells of fainting or rushes of blood to the head?
Is your memory impaired? by otir mind con
stantly dwelling upon this subject? Do you feel
dull, listless, moping, tired of company, of life?
Do you 'wish to be left alone, to get away from
everybody? Does any little thing make you
start or jump? Is your sleep broken or restless?
Is the lustre of youreysas brillianq The bloom
on your cheek as bright? Do yonenjoy yourself
in society as well? Do you pursue your business
with the same energy? Do you feel as much
confidence in yourself? Are your spirits dull
and flagging, given to Ms of melancholy ? If so,
do not lay it to your liver or dyspepsia. Have
you .restless nights? Your hack weak, your
knees weak, and have but little appetite, and
you attribute this to dyspepsia or liver corn
plaints!
Now, reader, selt-abuse, venereal diseases bad
ly cured, and sexual excesses, are all capable of
producing a wakneaa of the generative organs,
of geperation, when In perfbct health,make the
mangy itid yoti ever think that - those bold, defi
ant, energetic, persevering, successful buslnchit
men are always those whose generative organs
are In perfect health? You never hear such
men complain of being melancholy, of nervous
ness, of palpitation of the heart. They are nev
er afraid they cannot succeed In business; they
don't become sad and discouraged; they are al
ways polite and pleasant In the company of la
dies, and look you and them right in the fate—
none of your downcast looks or any other mean
ness about them. I do not mean those who keep
the ortums inflamed by running to excess. These
will not only ruin their constitutions, lint also
these they do bugines with or for.
HoW many men from badly cured diseases,
from the effects of self-abuse and excesses, have
brought about that state of weakness In those
organs that has reduced the general systenti so
much as to Induce almost every other disease—
idiocy, lunacy; paralysis. spinal affections ,
sui
cide, and almost every other form of disease
which humanity is heir to, and the real cause of
the troubl4 scarcely °vet - suspected, and have
doctored for all but the right one.
Diseases of these organs require the use of a
diuretic. HELINIBOLD'S FLUID EXTRACT
BUCHU Is the great Diuretic, and Is a certain
cure feedlsenses of the Bladder, Kidneys, Grav
el, Dropsy, Organic Weakness, Female Com
plaints, General Debility and all diseases of the
urinary Organs, whether existing in male or,
female, from whatever cause originating, and
no matter of how long standing.
If no treatment is submitted to Consump
tion or Insanity may ensue. Our Flesh and
Blood are supported from these sources, and
the health and happiness, and thnt of posterity,
depends upon prompt use of a reliable remedy.
Helmbold's Extract Buchu, established up
wards of 18 years, prepared by
IL T. HELMBOLD, Druggist,
104 Broadway, New Yeat,' slid 101 South 10th
Street, Philadelphia.
rnicE—SLM per bottle, or 6 bottles for 86.5 a,
delivered to any address. Sold by all Druggists
everywhere. n01^.1167.
A Card to the Ladles.—
DR. DUPONCO'S
GOLDEN PERIODICAL PILLS,
FOR FEMALES,
In CorreZting irregularities, Removing Ob
structions of the Monthly Turns, from whatev
er cause, and always successful an a preventa
tive.
ONE BOX IS SUFFICIENT 4
In removing obstruction and restoring nature
to Its proper channel, quieting the nerves and
bringthg back the " rosy color of health " to the
cheek Of the most delicate.
Frill find explicit directions accompany each
. -
box.
Price SI per box, six' boxes SI. Sold by one
druggist In every town, village, city and hamlet
throughout the world. Sold In Erie by .f. B.
CARVER (20., druggists, sole agents for the
city.
Ladles by sending them SI through the Past
Office. can have the pills gent (confidentially)by
mall to any part of the country, free of postage
H. It. Ht:INVE, Sole Proprietor,
my9•N,'-Iv, New York.
nahIINN'4IO , II4IO4v:I4;II4O:II>PDPIDA
Ph..lmes' •• Night Bleeshig CO1P01111."
Plosion , * "Night Blooming Comets-10
Phalent* "Night Illeemaisis Cereos.”
Phalons* "Night Blooming
,C4rmno.”
Planlen'a •• Alight BIPUNIIIME Cereas.99
A most exquiAlte. delicate, and Fragrant Perfume,
(Usti led from the rare and beautiful sower troy
which It takes its name..
Manufactured only by
rilet.LON as lON, Prowrerk.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS.
ASK FOR PHALOWS-TAKE NO OTHER.
noll-tf
Error of lout h.—A genthMtan who suffer
ed for years from Nervous Debility, Premature
Decay and all the effects of youthful indiscre
tion, will, for the sake of suffering. humanity,
send free to till who need it, the recipe and di
rections for making the simple remedy by which
he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the
advertiser's experience,Can do so by addressing,
in perfect confidence, TOMN D. OGDEN,
my16 . 67-Iy. 42 Cedar St.; New York.
To Consumptives.—The Rev. Edward A.
Wilson will 'send (free of charge) to all who de
sire it, the prescription with the directions for
making and using the dimple remedy by which
he was led of a lung affection and that dread
disease Lonsumption. His only object is to ben
eh the afflicted, and he hopes every• suffer
will try this prescription; as it will cost ;hem
nothing, and may prove a blessing. Please ad-
dress - REV. EDWARD
No. 165 South Secon4tstreet,
my.16'67-Iy. Wllliathaburgh, N. Y
Information.—lnformation guaranteed to
produce a luxuriant growth of hair upon a bald
head or beardless face, also a recipe for the re
moval of Pimples, Moichei, Eruptions, etc., on
the skin, leaving the same soft, clear and beau
tiful, can be obtained without charge by address
ing THOS. F. CHAPICAN, Chemist,
myl6'67-Iy. 'Kft Broadway, New York.
JARECKI B ck. •• METZ,
'1123 State St., Erie, Pa.,
Manufacturers and Dealers In all kinds of •
BF/ASS WOELIKS,
Gas, Steam and Lead Pipe,
CISTERN, FORCE & PUMPS,
coe4 ,
Sheet Brass milli Brass Wire.
-We also nianiffacture
LIGHTNING RODS,', SUCKER RODS,
13rtusaa Castings,
And the Celebrated
Four Cup Ball Valve !
Denerallp used In the oil regions.
trir&.3m.
HUBBARD BROTHELS,
No. 701 State St., Ella, Pa.,
Dealers in
Stoves, T fit.t.7b, re and Sheet
IRO "
A large assortment of
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TILE ALL-IMPORTANT HUTT of EVERY
• DEMOCRAT ,
A few monthstnore.and the Presidential
campaign will open in nil its vigor, with can
didates in the field representing the distinct,
ive issues of each political organization, and
committed plainly and unt-quivdealli'y in their
Interests.
On both sides active preparations are be
ing made for the struggle, and it will un
doulitedly be one of the most fiercely con
tested in the history of the nation. 'Every
irtdicatien of the times. points to the most
stubborn and unscrupulous resistance on the
part of th - e Radicals against the efforts of the
people to wrest from them the lawless power
which they have seized to uphold their base
purposes. -
The Dem 'cazatic party begins the campaign
under the most auspicious circumstances,
with a confidence in succesS, an enthusia.sui
for the cause, and a ,vigorous Pelf reliance
that has not !teen experienced in man} - years.
The late elections shop conclusively that a
vast majority of the nation are readY . to es
pouse our standard if we only prove faithful
to our creed, and continue to stand firmly by
the interests of the country. '
But to make 'victory certain something
more is necessary than mere dependence up
on the truth of our principles. In the flush
of self-confidence, we are apt to forget what
a vigilant enemy we have to overcome, and
what desperate measures he is apt to resort to
to attain his ends. Political battles; like those
of a more bloody nature, depend for their re
sults more on the Itkill,courage, determination
and energy of the contesting foes than upon the
sacredness of their cause, or the convictions of
the participate. The Democracy of America
have always stood forth as devotedly attached
to the Chinn, the Constitution and the wel
fare of the country' as they do to-day, yet'
for seven years they have been divested of
power, and it, is only when the people are
aroused from their delusion by the imperilled
condition of the public interests, that they
have again returned to' us that confidence
which it would have been Well if they' had
never parted with. -
The all-important •necessity of the day, on
the part of our political friends is—work!
wonx ! I WORK!!!
We must be , thoroughly organized and pre
phred for the campaign. Every man must
consider that he owes a personal duty in the
matter, as indeed he does, for there. is no one
so humble, but he is in some way more or less
concerned In the issues at stake. All the
districts must be canvassed, so that, we may
-know where it will be most advantageous to
employ our energies. The young men must
be encouraged to lend a helping hand. Those
who have been led estray must be brought
back to the fold, and Democratic .arguments
placed in their \ reach, that they may know
the distinctive 'questions which divide par
ties, and no longer be misled by the wild and
falsehoods of the Opposition.
What we have said before We now reiter
ate, and intend %reiterating until we have
waked the Democracy upto a full conscious
ness of its truth, that the most effective
weapon towards success is the wide dixtribit
te:oa of rnri la and straightforward local nrUls.
papellt.
One good journal in a thraily will do more
towards moulding its political convictions
than all outer influences, and litty copies cir
culated in any locality for six - months will
accomplish more efficient service than a doz
en costly mass meetings.
The Democratic party has never displayed
that zeal in supporting its press that it need
ed, and to that cause, as much as anything
else, may be attributed its misfortunes during
the last ten years. ' In all sections of the
country—even in the midst of thestiongest
Deinocratic localities—the Radical press is
more liberally. sustained than ours, and in
many Places the contrast is so great as al
most to amount to a disgrace.
• The time has come for these• things to be
changed, and fort the Democratic party to
enter upon a new method of warfare. Our
papers ought to be spread broadcast over the
land, and take the place of those which are
now defiling thG minds of the young and
filling them with ,wrong Was of Republidan
liberty. Our public men should avail them
selves or iii - ery opportunity that offers to im
press the importance of tittle viers on the
attention of the masses. Our local leaders
should make a point of devoting whatever
spare time they can towards strengthening
their county organs by procuring their friends ,
and neighbors' patronage-
The low price of TWO DOLLARS per
year at which the Observer is now' offered,
if paid in adranee, ought to ensure , the doub
ling of our subscription listinsideof the next
six months. *
But to place it within the reach of all, we
offer to take air month subseriptions,at ONE
DOLLAR in advance, with the privilege of
commencing at any period desired, and of
continuing, the paper at the same nue' for the
balance of the 'rear if desired.. •
Now is the time to begin the work, before
the spring operations set in, and while voters
have time to read, and reflect over the facts
presented to them. Let it not be delayed
under the impression that the matter can be
as well attended to by-and-hy. More ad
vantageous work can he rendered during the
next two months than can be peiformed dur
ing the entire balance of the campaign: A
six months' subscription commencing within
the next two months, will continue until
near the close of the campaign, and have an
immense influence over the mind of the vo
ter who peruses the paper.
We earnestly urge this important matter
upon our friends as by all odds the most re
liable means of helping the cause.
Let every one of our present subscribers
see his Democratic neighbor at once, and if
he is not a patron already, induce him to sub
scribe for six months; if he cannot for a
year.
Let those who can afford it, send 'copies to
hesitatine voters, who may' be influenced to
support our candidates at the next election.
Let clubs be established and procure ten,
twenty or fifty eoplfor free distribution
Wherever there is likely be a vote gained.
e si
Let this be the grand - reparatory work of
the campaign, and be ASS ' d that whenever
other means are necessary ere will be found
an abundance of ready helpers for every part
required.
We intend that, be the result of the con
test what it may, no one shall have the op
portunity to complain that We have failed a to
fulfill our complete duty' in the canvass.
The Observer for the next year will be
more vigorous and outspoken -than in any
previous portion af its career; will contain
more reading matter;. and it shall be par
constant aim to present such material as will.
be productive of the most beneficial results.
We only ask for such co-operation as, we
have a right to expect, and jr the Democra
cy of the No'rth-West are impelled by One
half our zeal and confidence, we promie
such a verdict in this section as will• gladden
the hearts of our friends throughout the
State. • • ja1641
FIRST AND LAST.
Two maids were walking in the grove
(They both were growing old,)
The one to tell 'a tale of lave,
The other to lxs told.
Ile is not rich," the elder said, -
"Nor handsome, norligh born :
The man whom I propose to wed
Most other girls would scorn."
"What is he, then? - you make me fear."
The maiden's tears fell fast:,
"Ile was the first to offer, dear,'
And he may he the last," '
Efforts to Impeach Washington arid
Jackson.
The trial of President Johnson recalls lhe
attempts made in 1795, to destroy the charac
ter of President Washingtozcsvith an Inten
tion, had it succeeded, to impeach him. - The
paities combined to accomplish these objects
consisted of—
First—The opponents of the' Funding
Scheme of Alexander'Mutation.
Second—The partisans of the French Di
rectory. '
Third—The opponents of the Excise Law.
This ,combination assailed Washington
with a bitterness and,vigor never since sur
passed in this country. The vials of party.
wrath were poured out against him through
a malignant press., We are told :by Chief
Justice Marshall :
His military and political character was
attacked with Nye violence, and it was
averred-that he was totallydestitnte of merit,
either as a soldier or a statesman. The• ca-
Mimics with which he'was assailed were not
confined to his public conduct; even his
qualities as a man were the subjects of de
traction.. That he had violated the Constitu
tion in negotiating a treaty withodt the pre
vious advice of the Senate, and with embrac
ing in that treaty subjects belonging exclu
sively to the. Legishtture, was openly' main
tained, for which an impeachment was
publicly suggested; itnd that he had drawn
from the Treasury, for his private use, more
than the salary annexed to his office. was as
serted without a blush. This last allegation
was said to be supported by extnicts from the
Trea.sUry accounts, which had been. laid be=
fore the Legislature, and was maintained with
the most persevering effrontery.
In addition to the insurrection in the west
ern counties of Pennsylvania, which Wash
ington believed to have been "fomented by
the self-created societies who were laborinF
to effect some revolution ifflize Government,'
the Preildent was embarraskd by divisions
and dissensions in his Cabinet and a want of
fidelity on'the part of some nieMbers of the
Cabinet, and was also confronted by a seri
ousdispute with the House of Representa
tives, arising out of his refusal to comply with
a resolution of the House requesting the
President to lay hefore it-the instructions,
correspondence anti other documents relative
to the treaty with Great Britain, negotiated .
by Mr. Jay. His biographer, Washington
Irving, says
"Washington, believing that these papers
could dot be constitutionally demanded, re 7
solved from the first moment and froth the
fullest conviction of his mind, to resist the
principle which was evidently intended to bi
established by the call of the House ; he only
deliberated on the manner in which thin
could be done with the least bad consequen
ces." -
Washingtrui, in his answer, after observing
that to admit the demand would establish a
dangerous precedent, concluded by declaring
that "as it was essential to the due adminis
tratiOn of the Government that the bounda
ries, fixed by the Constitution, between the
different departments should be observed, a
just regard to the Constitution and ilo the
duty of his office forbid a complian e with
the request"
• This decided answer subjected President
Washington to numerous misrepresentations
mid fabrications, which', says Marshall; `were
with unwearied industry pressed upon the
public, in order to withdraw the confidence
of the nation from its chief." Amid all these
difficulties President \Washington pursued
the even tenor of his way, but that *his mag
nanimous heart received a deep wound from
thesd persecutions and misrepresentations
there is ample evidence in his letters.
To Jefferson he write's, "until within the
Last year or two I had no conception that par
ties would, or even could, go to the length I
have - been witness tai; nor did I believe until'
lately that it was within the hounds of prob
ability, hardly within those of possibility,
that while I was using my utmost exertions
to establish a national character of our own,
and wished, by steering a steady course, to
preserve this country - front the throes of a
desolating war, I should he accused of being
the enemy of one nation and subject to the
influence of another; and to prove it, that
every act of my administration would be tor
tured, and the grossest and most insidious
misrepresentation of them be made,. by giv
ing one side of a subject, and that, too, in
such exaggerated and indecent terms as
could scarcely be applied to a Nero, a noto
rious defaulter, or even to , a common pick
pocket."
Again, we are informed that when the
Minister of the'French Republic set the acts
of the United States Government at defiance
and threatened the Executive with an appeal
to the people, and the latter, notwithstanding
the indignity thus offered to their Chief 3lag
,
'aurae, sided with theiraggres . sors, and uni
te& in their open defiance alas national pol
icy, he became Weary andSmpatient, and be
ing handed one of those scandalous libels-in
circulation milled "The Funeral of George
Washington," wherein the President was
represented as placed upon a guillotine: a
horrible parody on the late decapitation of
the French King, "burst - forth," writes Jef
ferson, "into one bf those transports of pas
sion beyond his control; inveighed against
the personal abuse which had been bestowed
upon him, and defied any man on earth to
produce a single act of his, since he had been
in this Government, which had not been
done in the purest of motives. He had never
repented but once having 'slipped the mo
ment of having resigned his office, and that
was every moment since. In the agony of
his heart he declared that he had rather Lein
his grave than in his present situation; that
he had rather be on his farm than to be made
Emperor of the World; and yet," said he
indignantly, "they are charging Inc with
wanting to be king." From Randolph, Sec
retary of State, he demanded an explanation
of his statements to the French Minister,
'(contained an intercepted dispatch of the
latter to his Government,) which reflected on
the purity of conduct as well as fidelity of
the Secretary to his superior. The explatia
lion was promised and Mr. Randolph resign
ed on the spot.
The conntry finally look the alarm and
carnet° the defence of the President. The
General Assembly of Maryland passed an
unanimous resolution to the following effect,
that "Observing with deep :concern a' series
of efforts, by indirect insinuation or upon in
vective, to detach from the first Magistrate of
the Union the well-earned confidence of his
fellow-citizens, they think it their duty to
declare their unabated reliance on the integ
rity, judgment, and
,patriotism of the Presi
dent of the United States."
3teetings were held in every part of the
Union to express the public feeling in the
matter referred to in this communication.
The result was that the character of the
illustrious Washington came out of the ordeal
without a - stain upon it. and the people,• al
though they did not all espouse his views,
avowed their readiness to support him in the
exercise of his constitutional functions.
ATTEMPT TO TAIPEACTI JACKSON'
In a speech delivered by , Hon. Wm. A.
Wallace, in the State Senate, a few weeks
ago, he gave the following sketch oC the at
tempt which was once made to impeach
President Jackson :
In 1833 and 1834 questions of this charac
ter agitated- and convulsed the country ;
struggle that seemed to rock the nation to its
very centre was initiated between Jackson,
the President, and Congress, upon the ques
tion of re-chartering the United States Bank
and removing the deposits.
The Senate of the United States but a diw
or two since adopted a resolution denuncia
tory
of the President and asserting.• that his
.removal of Stanton was in derogation of the
Constitution and laws ; so; too, on the 28th
day of March, 183+, the,Senate of the United
States,
"Resolved, That the President in the late
executive proceedings in relation to the pub
lic revenue has assumed upon himself author
ity and power not conferred by the Consti
tution and laws, but in derogation of both." •
This attack upon -President Jackson, it
will then be seen, is almost similar in char
acter to _thilt. now made upon President
J01111S011; ' What was the result in 1834?
What will be the result now? Then' the
issue was made up and the President and
Congress vent to the people upon it. In
tense excitement pervaded the whole coun
try, just as now, you would rouse the people
by sensation telegrams, lying dispatches and
baseless assertions
Benton tells of the character of the excite
ment in 1834, thus :
"It will he difficult for the people in after
times to realizOthe degree of excitement, of
agitation and commotion, which was pro
duced by this organized attempt to make
panic and distress. The great cities espec
ially were the scene of commotions but little
short of frenzy; public meetings of thous
ands, the most inflammatory harangues, can
non tiring,•gre.at feasts—and the members of
Congress who spoke against the President
were received when they travelled with pub
lic honors, like conquering generals return.
ing from victorious battle fields—met by
masses, saluted with acclamations, escorted
by processions, and their lodgings surround
e'd by thousands calling for a view of sfieir
persons. -
During all the progress of thisproceeding,
while a phalanx of orators and speakers were,
daily klminating against him, while many
hundred newspapers incessantly assailed
him; public - meetings were held in all parts,
and - men of all sorts, even beardless youths,
harangued against hint as if he had been a
Nero; while a - stream of committees was
pouring upon him (as they were called) and
whom he soon refused to receive in that
character; duringtthe hundred days that all
this was going on:and to judge from the im
posing appearance which the crowds made
that came to Washington to bring up the
"distress," and to' give countenance to the
Senate, emphasis to Its, proceedings, and to
till the daily gallery,applanding the speakers
againSt the' 'President ; , saluting - with noise
and confusion, those who spoke on his side ;
during all this time, and the earth in coin. -
mption against him, 4e was tranquil and
quiet, Confident of eventual victory, and fully
relying upon God and the people to set all
Nay, more. An attempt wits made to as
sassinate him at the door of the 'Capitol by a
man named Laurence, who twice attempted
to tire upon him, but failed. He \vas ar
'rested and examined, but never brought to
trial, and Ben on Says of the ease :
• "It is clearly to be seen from the medical
examination of the man, that the attempted
assassination of the President wits one of
those cases at' which history present many
inQautres---a diseased mind acted upon by a
genefal outcry against a public man. Lau
rence was in the . - peculiar condition to be
acted upon brwhat lie heard against Gen.
Jackson: a workman out of employment,
needy, idle; mentally morbid, and without
reason to argue regularly from false prom
ises. lie heard • the President accused of
breaking up the labor of the country. and be
lieved it; of being an ob.,daele to all relief,"
and believed it. And coming - 10 a regular
conclusion from all these beliefs, lie at
tempted to do what lie believed the state of
things required him to do—take the life of
the man whom he considered the sole cause
of his own and the general unhappiness."
From these extracts it will be seen that
the excitements of that day were equal to
those of the present, hut amid them all, the
never erring, onward moving march of mind
of the people found the right. -
In that day, the people appealed to calmly
investigated, deliberately judged and award
ed their verdict. The -re-action came, and
the resolution charging Jackson with-violat
ing the Constitution and laws was expunged
from the records of the Senate.
Men like Webster, Calhoun and Clay were
those who fulminated this thunderbolt to
crush Andrew Jackson. They were the
giants of the Senate and they created and fed
the excitement that was to impale' the Presi
dent ; but their thunderbolt recoiled from the
impregnable pocition upon which he hail
placed himself, and the people vindicated.
hint. The piginictrof the Senate who now
attack the President, when compared in in
tellect with the not of Jackson:A day, are
seen to be hut "light %%eights." When they
thiled . to sustain themselves, how can it be
expected that this attack upon the GoVerti
mem shall succeed'!
The Far West.
KANSAS PArwir Ittn.wAy, i
==l=l
The citiiens of central Arizona, since the
arrival of our engineer Conk have been con
(=plating a puCic meeting in which they
could express their opinions about the great
enterprise now, begun in their„ Territory.
General Palmer's return has been daily ex
pected, and the meeting was appointed for
to-night. Gov. McCormick, who has gone
to Tucson, was represented by Chief Justice
Turner, of this Territory. At the hour ap
pointed, the Court House was crowded with
stalwart miners and ranehmen, and the fair
sex was well represented by the ladies from
the fort and town. Judge Turner presided
over the meeting, and Captain Darling acted
as secretary. The chairman spoke in sub
stance as follows :
"When I was appointed to .the position I
now hold, I thought my stay in Arizona
would be short, and my whole journey a
mere pleasure trip—n visit to a strange land.
I spoke to Chief Justice Chase before leaving
Washington, and •I asked him what he
thought of Arizona ? What sort of a country
it was He replied, 'lt is neatly Valueless,
for that whole section is a desert.' I came
out prepared to find a second Sahara, but my
disappointment has been great and agreeable.
I found here a land second to none in natu
ral resources. The landscape is glorlims,
the climate delightful, and water abundant,
and my surprise was great at the ignorance
that prevails in the East about this beautiful
land. A short stay here determined me to
link nth• fate with Arizona, for I had and
have flint' to lier destiny. The Territory has
not advanced as rapidly as I hoped for. Our
position is inaccessible, and from the start
the Indian has been on the track of the set
tler. Scores of our citizens have been killed
on the hills around this town. Our proper
ties have been destroyed, ninny have left us,
and we -tave all felt at times like giving up
the battle.
"Now, my friends, a light comes through
the darkness. The -brave _engineers of this
Kansas Pacific Railway have reached us
after a long journey from the - waters of the
Missouri. They are traversing the 'heart of
our Territory, bringing us the strong hope of
our past dreams, bringing us the only soln
fion of our difficulty. I feel that I but ex
pre4s the sentiments of every citizen in Ari
zona (and she is well represented here to
night, for. I see before the men who -lire on
the Gila, the Colorado, and the plains of the
South)—l say I express your feelings when I
tender to General William J. Palmer and the
whole men under him, as citizens, a cordial
welcome to our Territory. As men engaged
In a great enterpri.e on which hangs the
prosperity of our people, n e thank them tin
'their entrance into ArizAma, and pledge our
selves to aid 'them with heart, hand, and
prayers."
General Palmer's unavoidable absence was
much deplored. At the request of the chair
man, Ma,jor A. R. Calhoun, of the Union
cific Railroad (E. D.,) Engineer Corps, ad,
dressed the meeting as a representative of the
railroad. Ile spoke of-the necessity that ex
isted for the road now being surveyed, and
gave a sketch of its history in connection
with the road from Omaha to San Francisco,
and the act passed for the extension of the
line to Pond Creek. Ile gave the audience
an idea of the wants of the road, and said
this line asked but the subsidies granted to
the Northern road, —Me showed that while it
was a want of the nation, it would be. an
economy to grant subsidies—loans tbr its
construction. It would settle the Indian
troubles' forever. It would pass through the
richest of our territories, and its route pass
through a country where climatic influence
could not arrest the cars for an hpur. The
line would be near to the adjoining republic,
and Northern Mexico would, berome Ameri
canized.
Dr. Parry, of the survey expedition: was
called on, and spoke earnestly of, the great
undertaking in which the Union Pacific
Railway (E. D.,) Company was engaged.
He felt proud to have his name assoCiNte I
with an undertaking so ;rand. He had spent
five years in the boundary survey, pas.ed
through thedesert part of Arizona • lie did
not then dream that so beautiful a country
extended to the South. He counselled the
people to patience, and said every grand
achievement was obtained only by sacrifice.
Many brave men must full on the hills, and
their blood sink in the soil before the day of
true prosperity comes. Its light was now
dawning, and the Government was wise and
Mr. Hardy, from Hardyville, on the Color-,
ado, spoke atsomo lengib, and was loudly
applauded. Addresses were made by Mr.
Biglow, Judge Rush, and Col. Baker, a son
of the lamented General Baker. A chm
mince on resolutions was appdinted, Mr.
3fcCoirrey being chairman, who reported the
following : -
inereem, The Union Pacific Railway (E.
D.) is now at great expense making a pre
liminary survey for a railroad from the ter
minus of their line in KR , "9.3 to San Francis
co, Califomia,and the said survey is now pass-.
ing through the Territory of Arizona ; there
fore be it
Re.soleed, That we, citizens of
Arizona, most heartily welcome General W.
J. Palmer, and his corps of assistants, in
these first steps towards the accomplishment
of an object which, when completed, will
tend greatly to the national prosperity, and
prove a sure basis for the _building up of our
Territory, and that we Invite the attention of
all to the following dicta:
First. That the line through Arizona can
be more cheaply built per mile than any road
on the continent m like longitude, for it must
pass over low grades and along broad and
extensive valleys, abounding in timber, suit
able for buildings, cross-ties and fuel ;it lnis
the additional advantage pi a mild climate,
precluding the possibility of any stoppage by
winter snows. •
NO. 45.
&eand. That the railroad through Central
Arizona sill pass through a fertile country,
needing hut the emigration that a cheap
transportatipn would bring to make it second
to none on the Pacific slope in a an grienitural
point of view. Its mesas ure covered with
the finest pasturage, and its mountains teem
with every variety of mineral wealth known
to exist in the primitive rocks.
Resolved. That we do most earnestly call
the attention of'Congress to the consideration
of the following facts, and we pray that they
give them due consideration In their actions
on trans-continental railroads, viz.
For eighteen years Arizona has been the
seat of a desolating war, carried on by the
Apaches against the United States' citizens'
and soldiers. This war has added immense
ly to the expenses of the Government, and
now, after,the lapse of so many years,no ade- •
quote results have followed the ,Fast outlay
of money, and the loss of so many valuable
lives. To-day the Indian remains uncon
quered and the rich valleys unworked. Ho
is in truth slrong_er than - before n better skilled
in fighting, and-more daring in his atrocities.
We Feel that some definite and conclusive ac
tion trust soon - he taken by Congress, or we
who have risked so much, must abandon the '
riches of Arizona. We do most earnestly
call the attention of our law-makers to the
fart that the buildin g of a railroad through
this territory would , in our opinion, forever
settle the Indian question. It would bring
in a tide of emigration. The valleys would
be cultivated, the bills graded,.and the mines
worked. Cities would spring up, and Ari
zona, which is now a useless burden to tho
Government, would add to the national
wealth, and sown become a fixed star in the
constellation of States.
Beloittri. That in view of the foregoing
fusels; we ask our statesmen in Congress_to
grant to the Union Pacific Railway (E7D.)
the same subsidy and charter privileges given
to the Northern road, now being built from
Omaha to San Francisco.
Re"dred, That we do pledge our most
earnest support and that bit the citizens of
Arizona 10 the aid of this important enter•
prise.
The resolUtions were unanimously carried,
and the large audience dispersed, feeling that
better times were cutting to Arizona.
' General Palmer writes from the Verde, on
the Ist inst., that the whole difficulty is" cen
tred on lofty miles of the route, and he feels
confident it can be mastered. So far he has
seen no snow, and lie speaks glowingly of
the springlike climate on the Verde, across
the head of which the line will run. Green
wood is in the San Francisco Mountains, and
the whole party. three divisions, will be on
the Colorado before New Year's. Ant..
STANTON ON THE STAND.
Possible Examination, and the oStielt.
Mr , Witness Stuck.
Mr. Stanton called on witness-stand:
Counsel for Pres .— Arc you Secretary of
War?
Stanton—l ant.
C. for Press--By what authori l v do you
hold your office'?
S.—By appointment of President Lincoln,
confirmed by the Senate January 13, 1862. I
have a commission of that date.
C. for Pres.—Admitting the constitutional
ity of the Tenure•of-Office act, when, by the
terms of that net, did that rommimio'n ex
pire
S.—The 4th of April, 1805. The act OP
vides that the Secretary of War (together
with the rest of the Cabinet) shall hold his
office during: the term of the President by
whom he was appointed, and one month-af
ter.
C. for Pres.—Have you been appointed by
President Jottnsop and confirmed by the Sem
atetsince that date?
C. for Pres.—Admitting ttnittdent
Johnson is only serving out President Lin
coln's second term, were von appointed by
President Lincoln and confirmedby the-Sen
ate between April 4, DM, and April 19, the
day of Lincoln death'?
C. for Pres.—Can von chow any warrant or
commission fin holding the office at the pres
ent time?
S.—No. •
MEE=
C. for Pres.—Does not the Tenure-of-Office
act expressly provide that nothing in said act
shall be construed so a:, to prolong the term
of office of any person beyond the term for
which lie was originally,appointed and con
firmed
•
C. for Pres.—You have, therefore, no au-
thority lor holding the ()nice ?
S.—No.
C. for Pres.—Why do ou persist in hold
ing on to it?
S.—Because I um an obstinate mule, and
Sumner told me to.stick, and I stuck.
C. for Pres.—Have you no other warrant
for holding it?
S.—No.
C. for Prics.—You may sit down
Mr. Broomall tßadicall 7)f Pennsylvania;
having been pleased to remark in the House,
that any man who feared the domination •of
the negro race in this country was a coward,
Mr. Kerr, of Indiana, responded as follows :
"I will tell you who the cowards are; they
are those white men of this country who mar
shal themselves under the leadership of the
Radical party, who are afraid: to meet the
Democratic party, their white fellow-citizens,
in a fair hand-to-hand tight before the people
of this country, of their own race, blood and
lineage, but seek to skulk and intrench them
selves behind the power and influence and
aid of a negro population. They are those
who are the cowards. Yes,' they are afraid
tb appeal for support to, and abide the ver
dict of their own race. hey tremble as con
victed criminals before such a tribunal, and
by an unnatural and unjust exercise of power
appeal for support to a race utterly incompe:
tent either to govern or support themselves.
They fear to avow before 'the country the
,principles on which they stem!. Let it not
.1)4 said. that the member. ,r the Democratic
Deny are cowards because they tear negro
domination. We have no tear when we have
only to do battle before the intelligence and
virtue of the peopltof this country ; but when
we are compelled to meet the ignorance and
barbarism and stupidity and vice ((the coun
try,manipulated by a political party in power,
then we do fear for the welfare of the country:
It is then, and then only, that we confess to
any trepidation ; it is not because we fear the
negro. The negro has no power in this
country ; and when you establish your sys
tem of government in the South, the whole
effect of it will be to make tyrants of your
selves and slaves of everybody else, the negro
. as well as the white man."
When Ben. Wade k made President, who
is to do the swearing for both Houses ?
Your readers are not aware, perhaps, that
the immortal Ben. performs this duty at pre:.
sent. In theatres, they have always )gener
al utility man. In Congress, Ben. Wadi - is
general profanity man. Formerly, Geth-
Spinner, of the Treasury, divided the honors
with him—Spinner doing the "cussing" ex
clusively for the House and Ben. for the Sen
ate. After Spinner was appointed Treasurer,
he met Mrs. Wade on the avegue one tine
afternoon and passing thq-compliments of
the day, Mrs. Wade asked him how they
were getting on in Congress. Spinner re
plied that he was not:in Congress any more;
but he had been appointed Treasurer. "Well,
now," replied atr.. Mule, "that accounts for
somethin , I could not understand before. I
noticed that Ben had been unusually pro
fane of late. I suppose the reason is, he has
now to do the swearing for both Housis !"
The General, who is the handsomest man in
the United States, (see his portrait on the
fractional currency, if you don't believe it,)
smiled as:4mile that would fracture a pitcher,
and pa...u.sl C , rrexpondente
Chicago Times. -
OCR DEBT CONIPARED WITET TTLAT OP
EItiGLAND.-A Parliamentary return ' just
issued shows that the total amount of the
national debt of the United British King
dom on the 31st of March last was £777,497,-
804. The total funded debt was £769,541,-
004, involving an annual charge of D25,990,-
422. The unfunded debt amounted to
£7,950,800, of which E-5,556,800 consisted of
Exchequer hills, involving an annual charge
of £199,750, and £2,300,000 of Exchequer
bonds, involving a charge of £87,250. Of
the Exchequer bonds, £700,000 mature on
the Sth of November next, £1,000,000 on 2..
27th of March,lB6B,and E 600,000 on the 18
of March, 1869. Although the national debt
of England is, in round numbers., $8,887,489,-
020, while that of the United States, on the
Ist of March, was (less cash in the Treasury)
only $2,492,783,255; the anima charge for
Interest is much heavier on the latter, owing
to the British funded debt bearing three per
cent, while ours carries double that rate,
'ho the Cowards Are.
Beni - Wades Profanity.