Da eat' Mac Tin 1 I)Ar, SEETEMBER 24, 1,968 Olt I'ItESII)ENT, EIORATILO SE YOUR, or N. T. Ar DENT, Gen. P. P. BLAIR, of ?Missouri. A rDITOtt G.EN'LIZA L, cHARLES E. IKEYLE, of Fayette Co. re VEY OR GE:MI.IIy 1 WELLINGTON 11. ENT, of Columbia Co. ESNME2 tt Assul, !LS MOWN, of Warren County .AssEmBLY, PILILIP A. BECKER, of Erie City, J.AMES LEWIS, of Corry. TIMASUREIi, HENRI' BALL, of Girard Borough COUNTY WILSON 310012 E, of Waterford Tp. roor. DITZECTOP., JAMES P.-PHILLIPS, of Amlly Tp, COrNTY `WRVF:7OIt, 11011A.CP, L. PINNEY', of Clrceito Pp 01.17DITOrt, 11'FLL1. \1 W. liOBBEaS~ of 'Erie CU) THU.,TEES OF EMI; ACADE3II - , J. ROSS THOMPISO.N. ADA.3I AcriEsax, J. K 1.711. - _ • — „:47'Peid22.4ylranz'a and Ohio Electiong for jli,trfet and e! ,,, 71fy OffieJr,q, Thew?ay 01,A3cr 1114,1568. _ ---- CoNcitr‘s met oh Itonita*, and adjourned tm tame LL - .y, to the 16th of October, ninny of he members being too much enenged in securine. their re-election to care about re maining in Washington. Their conduct is much time army in Flanders, that first "marched up hill, ail then marched down TAINE We bo,c "beard from ntinc," and it has dor e cvf n butter than we awitiipatcd. The llosnet Post publishes the official Radic.l.l majority as is NO3, which is a comewhat dif ferent story Lam that the Radical papers have b‘24 - ffi 'telling. In lt-.16, the last. yea.r a fall vot, was polled, the I ladicali had a majority o f , howins; a Democratic train of 9,00.2 exactly. '' lla\,e you heard from Maine:* .31cs-t_. Itatliittb-, and counted the cost of swrl, a victory in the large Middle and Western States? Tire Gazette, with that tumrupulousness whi c h Wu detc t izes its whole course on po litical issues, some time since quoted the fourth plank from the Democratic platform, . and attempted to make its farmer readers be lieve that it was intended to increase their taxation. If that will be the result, whatbe comes of that clause of the Radical declara tion of principles which strys : "It is due to the labor of the nation that taxation should be equalized." Is this to be construed like the "letter and 'spirit" part of the platform, to read both ways or any way, or was it in tended to have any meaning at all? "LAW DEAD AND BLOODY BONES ! "About this time'," as the almanacs say, look out for Soul-thrilling stories of riots, out rages and murders from the South. The ne cessity ,of the Radicals is extreme. The election is ! near at hand, and horrible ac counts of troubles in some far off section of the South, of bloody deeds at the dead hour of midnight by the terrible Ku Klux, will now be circulated through every possible channel, with the design of operating upon the minds of the credulous. After the election you will hear nu more of them. Remember "bleeding Kansas," and don't be deceived, but make the , Radicals toe the mark and explain and altud their own outrages uponTopular liberty, and their frauds upon and robbery of the public treasury. Depend upon it, the bloody shirt which they flaunt in the air, has been stained by Radical pigments in order to induence the election. ATTENTION, an. SCOFIELD! Pace to the Front. and Give its an Ex. planation The Radical Rump Congress have cost the country, in the way of Congressional expen ses merely, nearly ten times as much every year as full C OngreS uhereM all the States were represented, used to cost. Here is an item. The estimate ,for pahlic printing in ISGO were as f,llntsa : Salnrio. for .Superintendent, - etc, - Paper for printing - Blank hook:, and athertisine, Printing, OE • Sinc•c thi). tl'; q•dmies bacc nob been in en_tved, but the Itt , lns fur p,,per and printing merely for the Crmgre44.,nril year . ending, June 94, - 1868, rue 11:: toil nn ni : Pgper, - - MEI $1,19:1,000 anal (11 , 2 expen5 , .!1,65 . 2.71r - i, against $1,5!,617 undcr Democratic rule. We arc thtis 'swindled to print impiachment evi dence am] trash, emmnittee this'll, and Radi cal electioneering document?, which are franked through the mails at the cost of the people. flow long will the country permit the robbers to remain in power? THE MODERN MUNCHAUSEN The Dispatch of Lit week occupied a con. siderable portion of ps invaluable space with the .stech of one Edward Atkinson, who, hawing conceived himself to be commissioned to enlighten the world on the finances of the United States, took occasion, at the late Rad ical State Convention of Massacbuselts, to open his budget. lie aimed to demonstrate three things particularly : 1. That the Pub lic debt woe a great deal larger than the Sec retary of the Treasury had officially reported. 2. Th et the lh publicans had paid some eight hundred Millions of the debt since the war: and 3. That Congress had been frugal and economical beyond tin; administration of Mr. Buchanan. The trouble with. Atkinson is that lie draws too long a bow. Ile' proves entirely too much, overdoing the thing so palpably that nobody will believe him. He is either an egregious, liar, or the Secretary of the Treasury is worse than incompetent, and has been imposing upon the public-false offi cial stattments of the public debt, receipts and expenditures. The former, we appro.. bend, is the :true state of the case. The Springfield (Mass.) TiOpuld lean I Radical), says Atkinson's conclusions are "so - large as to bike uncut tbc scientific value of the state nx though that fact may add to its (dee th rile:. if, point of view," and that n 1. 1 , 1 li• aw.topted to priveii little less, and ay, ,1 , 1 1 11,•• apps tr.tacc Jtrainiuz the facts of •.. e for political .cirttet." he would xer ,, •.l s great , r influence. We shall t '.,•!,, • a-1 .0 to • ‘1.11 , 1t it more length the rNi 1;0 , 11 , all 1 fl.l:lLlC4ill , n.a. L %Iran ,14.011-Itent il(kxt 'Uhl; VIE.* --11.nvey'Henderson, tt.'141,1414e,m, and W. IL 8010, Democrat, have l to bold ten meetiru,es in Crawford cCmity. for the purpose - of discu4),ing the is- Ktu, between the two parties. Mr. DePranee, pym , )er'itit. candidate hir Congress in the Crab ford. Mr !Ter, Clarion and Venango dis trict, lei , challenged his competitor to a dis cussion in brie or more places in each County of the district. The latter had not accepted, m) to our latest advises. Tim Republican club ot Fairview, iu this county, have sent a challe)444) to the Democratic elub of the same Ida( e t 4) join in a public discus.lon,,whick tie Later 1 seeepte.t • each' side hating the p)ivile;) , of , electing. se,ch sptialtms 1144 . ❑ tv cis h. 'no D,mocrat,, we under stand, have i-vcuted tto• , urvicc, of Hon. J. K.Burnish, rmallhe Republicans are eudeay . - ming to prea tire'Mr. Scofield. Tll MAINE ELECTION. The N. Y. i rrlbuno of last week informs the Republicans of New York' that, though the negla froM 'Maine is well, 'ers a promise of 11 Ct . e.,q i t is not enough." "If our vote should off like that of Maine," the Tribune dole ttith "eight per cent, of the total vote of IESB, ?b Otouhl lose New Yolk by 43,718 riilj3rify. 'therefore, n 1: must do six per cent. better Than Maine, compared kith 1868, or we logo the State." The Radicalipresses contend, with a great flourish of trumpets, that Maine is the key 'hofe, and as it goes so will go 'the Union. That is all gammon, and was a played -out tune long ago. In 1848 Maine went for Gen. Cass by nearly 5,000 plurality, but it was no key-note to - the music of the other States, as General Taylor defeated General Cass. In 1856 Maine went for "Fremont by over 28.- 000 plurality, but so did not go the Union, as Mr. Buchanan was elected President.' Nor will it now be the key-note of the Oc tober or November elections. The influ ences that operate in Yankeedom are not the influences that will control the elections in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois., and other States out of New Eng land. It will not even be an index of how all the New England States will go. So the Republic.,ins that settle themselves in their easy chairs and smoke their meerschaums, satisfied that the Maine election puts a quietus to the policy of paying the bonds in greenbacks, and foreshadows the election ,of Grant, had ;better not go to sleep, as they will be aroused by nn electric shock from Pennsylvania, 01111 and Indiana, that will Make them think heaven and earth have come together. A like proportionate gain to that secured by the Democrats of Maine, in the vote of each party in the three 'great States width hold their elections in ()colter, Will give the following, re ult: Dem. R.p. Maj. Pennsylvania, 3',15,57,1 287,370 68,20:1 Ohio, " 319,546 262,353 57,183 Indiana, ¶205,075 183,679 33.296 Thelicals arc welcome to all the com fort they can extract from these figures. OM BUT BLAIR: The Radicals have well nigh ceased attack-I ing Gov. Seymour, but pretend to be horri-' fled at the idea that he might die, and Frank Blair step into the Presidential chair. This, the World admits, might be a supposable case, "but no more so than the death or disa bility of any other man who might be elected President. General Blair Was nominated, as every Vice-President is, in view of the possi bility of his becoming President. In solicit ing rotes for him we ask our fellow-citizens to vote for a elndidate who would make an energetic and admirable .President, if he should ever be called to that station. At any rate, the .see no reason why RepubUrans should express so decided a preference foi Seymour. Blair was an original Republican —a Republican in a shire State, where it re quired nerve and cost something to be one. General Blair was not a man who merely drifted with a majority. He bearded .the "Border Ruffians" in their very den. He has double the pluck of General Gmnt,five times his brains, and a hundred-fold his eivid expe- Hence. In the late war, he was the first man who raised soldiers on the Union side. He raised them, too, in a slave State, raised them in defiance of the rebel government of that State. Every officer who served in the West says that General Blair was a brave and able commander. lie was a straight-forward anti slavery man, so long as slavery existed; his antecedents are a - guarantee that slavery could never be re-established with hint at the heal of the Government. And yet Republi cans pretend to be horrified at the thooght of Blair's being President rather titan Seymour. We submit that a better President than Gen. Blair will be a President - with whmn both parties ought to be sathlled. Demoersts ought to be very well satMled v Rh Blair be cans.; slavery is extinct; Republicans ought to he very well satisfied with hint because he would never permit it to be revived. By the common consent of both parties, Sey mour would make a better President," As both sides are so well satisfied with Seytnour's ea pacity, why not elect him by unanimous con sent, and secure a President who will do honor to the nation ? GOOD NEWS FROIII THE WEST AND An election woe held in city, Kan sas, on the 12th inst , for two School Direc tors to till vacancies, and created unusual eitement on account of the approaching Pres ide-tidal election. Both parties selected their bat men, and the party papl•rs called upon their friends to turn out, as the result was to be considered a test of party sit ength. A full vote was pulled, and the Democratic ticket was elected by an average majority of volts. The city has hitherto been one of the 12adieal strongholds, and two years ago the man v.ho would have thought of electing a Democratic ticket would have been pro nounced irmtne. $11,117 100,000 1,100 70,000 $184.617 $750,000 443,000 In Alton, 111., for - ten years past, whenever Pal ty lines have been strictly drawn, we have con- lered ourselves doing well to secure an average majority of seventy-five. , But at the election, a few weeks ago, Drumond, Dem ocratic nominee for Mayor, beat his Radical opponent, Dr. 'Williams, one hundred and sixty-one votes, and the average majority on the whole ticket will not vary far from two Hundred and sixty-five. What makes this triumph the more surprising and significant is the fact that - the very largest vote was polled on Tuesday ever produced at a situilar election. The news from Georgia and Alabama is of the most cheering character. There is no doubt we shall entry both of these States. W. W. Boyer, A. A. Wilbur and Edward R. Harden, of the Radical Electoral Ticket in Georgia, have declined running, and an nounced themselves for. Seymour and Blair. Ny. 11, Jones, and J. K. Chisolm; (both on the Radical Electoral Ticket in Alabama) have declined running and are supporting ;the Democratic candidates. Dr. F. W. Sykes, (President o of the first Radical Convention in Alabama,) Thomas Mastersob, Gen. W. Aus tin, Moses Maples, and James William's, Rad ical Representatives in the Alabama Legisla ture, and Judge Jas. S. Clarke, of same State, have abandoned the Radicals. AN IMPARTIAL WITNESS. The Dispatch telegraphic columns nearly evetiy day teem with accounts of shocking outrages in the South, which have a striking resemblance to, the stories that used to be circulated in the memorable days of " bleed ing Kansas." Whether they are manufactured in that office, or at the Radical headquarters in Washingtorn New Yorit, and Philadelphia', we do not know, but that nine-tenths of them are mere concoctions we are absolutely cer tain. The Philadelphia Ledger, a paper of Republichn tendencies. but widely known as one of the most reliable in the country, pub li,laca the following telegram from Washing s ton, which fully sustaius our e position : • Wastruvorox, Sept. 14. - A gentleman, well and favorably known to the public, and a Republican in politi has just arrived here, having Concluded a tour through the Southern States. He repre sents that the tone and feeling of the citizens of those States are greatly exaggerated, and especially is this so as to the sentiment in Tennessee. In the latter State he - says the ex-rebels are submissive, and disposed to abide by the laws of the State. The K. K. X., he says, Is generally composed of bad characters, mostly lawless men, who were as troublesome to the rebels in the days of the Southern Confederacy as they are now to the law-abiding people of Tennessee. As ituusnally tine 4 opportunity to pureliaSe splendid farm is offered iu the advertise ment. of' Thus. Mellon, Esq., of-North East. He will dispose of his property - on the Lake Shore It IL at $lOO per aere-42,000 only to be paid downt and ten year's time to be giv en on the remainder. iY2-p; =M=1=!1•1 UM EtiKin WHAT MP PENNSTLVAATIA7 The New York correspondent of the Cin cinnati Enquirer writes that " Governor Fen ton last Sunday received a letter from 4h lusha A. Grow, Chairman of the Republican Central Committee in Pennsylvania, to the effect that the Democracy here (in Pennsyl vania), have the completes) machinery of or ganization that I have ever known. It is in imitable, and `past tirlding, out.' It is impoi sible to corner them or to detect their work ings, and are able to make so thorough a canvass of this State as to tell within two thousand votes of the ultimate result at least two weeks before the election.' I have seen this letter, adds the correspondent, and I speak 'by the card.'" A dispatch to - the World from Philadel phia says "the Democrats of this city and Stato are in the most excellent working or der. It is generally regarded that the Maine election has shown a defection in the Repub lican lines. From a careful canvass made, it is calculated the Democrats will have a ma jority on the local ticket of at least five thou sand in the City. The State, it is generally understood, will give a majority of fißeen to twenty thousand." In 1866, Gov. Geary had 5,40 d majoty in Philadelphia, and 17,178 in the State. In case the expectation of the World's correspondent is realized, over ten thousand of , Geary's majority will be wiped out, bythe vote of Philadelphia alone. Telegrams from Washington say Hon. John L. Dawson, one of the shrewdest politicians in the State, is in that city, and "gives hope ful accounts of the canvass in Pennsylvania. He entertains no doubts of success for the Democracy in the coming election." Every-. where, the Democratie.counties promise to roll up. increased majorities, while in no sec tion do the Radicals anticipate a better result than they had in 1866. Democrats of Erie Co., depend upon it, that if we, in this region of midnight darkness, second our brethren of the East and South with the right spirit, the old Keystone will place herself alongside of Kentucky, Connecticut, California, and Oregon in October. I=3 We print below the votes of the States tha have held elections this year, for the benefit of our Radical friends, who are so jubilan over the reduced majorities in Maine and Vermont. If they can extract any comtor from the table, we are willing they shal have it : 1866. Rep. Dem. Rep. Dem. Maine, 69,62 G 41,939' '73,000 55,500 Connecticut, 43,974 43,433 48,777 50,541 Oregon, 10,283 9,950 10,580 11,789 Kentucky, 58,035 95,975 27,265 115,524 Vermont, 34,117 - 11,292 42,527 15,274 Rhode 8,197 2,816 10,004 5,709 New• 'Tamp., 35,137 30,481 39,724 37,098 259,369 235,892 253,877 291,435 235,892. 253,877 Rad. maj. 23,477 The total vote of these seven States is 345,319. That of Pennsylvania in 1866 was 597,370, or more than 50,000 greater. It is not unreasonable to expect that the vote of our State in October will be little short of 625,000, and if the Democracy should make a proportionate gain to that of the States which have voted, our majority would not be leas than 50,001). A scrutiny of the figures will enable any person of ordinary intelli gence to see, that, instead of the elections of this year being a cause of despondency for Democrats, they actually furnish reason for very great encouragement. Tim telegraphic dispatches of last week represented that there was great danger of an attack upon the Radical procession in New °Mrs, which, however, passed off without j disturbance. ;Since' then, the fol lowing *legtain from the commanderof that district has been mule public, showing from what source the trouble would have come, if any had occurred : Few Our.r..ms, Sept. 12,15G3. Breret Brrgcadie r-Gcnarat J. C. Edam, A 8•1 1 .4- ant Adjulgni-Gcnerai l ndlcd Stat6R Army, WasliiioNtith, D. a.; Despatch received. There is no danger, iu my opinion, of an assault upon the pro cession to-night. The danger is that the ne - groes will commence a riot and the public property may possibly be destroyed. I have made arrangements to protect it and shall use all of my disposable troops for that pur pose. Amt to interfere any further than this The Governor has not asked for assistance 111311E11T C. Buclux.tx, Brevet Major-General Comm:maw:. CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS. DEMOCRATIC STATE Cosy. RoOMS, 903 ARCH STREET, PInL'A. To the Denwraey ef Pennsylrania : . The sturdy Democracy of Maine have covered themselves with dory. In the very citadel of Radicalism they de monstrated that you arc 'upon the eve of a magnificent victory. The two parties were lust arrayed at the polls upon national issues in 1864. Maine then polled a vote nearly equal to' her vote of 1861, whilst Pennsylvania polled her largest vote. In 1866 Radienlism received in Maine 69,- 637 votes. In 1868 it receives, as they them selves estimate, 72.002 votes. This is an increase of 8 per cent. upon the vote of 1866. In 1866 Democracy there received 41,947 votes, and in 1868 it receives 51,725 votes. This is an increase of 30 per cent. upon the vote of 1866. In 1866 Radicalism received in Pennsylva nia 307,274 votes, and Democracy received 290,096 votes. . 'Apply the test of Maine to this vote, and Radicalism will receive in Pennsylvania an increase of 8 per cent, or 24,581 votes, rank ing a total of 831,855 votes, and Democracy will receive an increase of 30 per cent, or 87,028 votes, making a total of 377,124 Demo cratic votes, showing that we will have a clear Democratic majority of 45,269 votes. Whilst the totals shown by this estimate are too large for thb vote that we will cast in October, no man who knows the condi tion of public' sentiment in Pennsylvania will assert that the relative proportion will be lessened. Maine voted for John C. Freinont, yet James Buchanan %yds elected President, and Pennsylvania led the column of States that made him the Chief Executive of the na tion. The hope of the Republic is in the Demo cracy of the Keystone. As in 1.8513, the responsibility of dctermin: ing the contest now rests with you. Maine has prov.en that you can again bring triumph to the principles you love. Let us arouse to renewed energy and more determined effort. By order of the Democratic State Corn mittee. WILLIAM' A. WALLACE, Chairman Where Does it Lome From. [From the Warren Ledger.] How is it that the Radical members of Con gress have so much money to spend for elec tioneering - purposes, if they are honest? Every one of whom we can learn, is spend ing thousands of dollars in each of their Dis tricts. The amount being expended in this Distnct, by our honorable member, G. W. Scofield, is wonderful. Mr. Scofield is a careful man in business matters, and never has been known to be prodigal of his own money in any way; but now he is paying it out with a liberal band, as "God scatters the seeds of genius." Every prominent man is carrying money paid by our member for elec tioneering purposes, and ive learn that he tells them if they r need more to call on bins. Where does the money come from? Let the tax-payers answer? They can do it. But little more than fifty per cent. of all taxes col lected goes into the Treasury, but sticks to the; fingers of officials. The supposition is, then, that the millions that do not go into the treasury is retained and for electioneer ing purposes, and is divided among Republi can Congressmen, and other chief cooks of the party. It is a pretty well ascertained fact that offers are made daily for Demo crats to vote the Republican ticket, and that affidavits will be made to that effect. The fact is, the people are not paying their taxes to pay off the debt, but to keep the traitorous, thieving Republican party in power. They may as well learn that fact first as last They are being taxed M death with the promise of reducing the debt, but they falsify when they say it has been reduced. Taxation will not be reduced until Republicanism is defeated, and that time will be in November. Dear Obserrer :—The Democracy of this district met again, according to adjournment, on Saturday evening last, and, notwithstand ing the lowering, clouds and the threatened rains, we had quite a full house. Addresses were made by Mr..T. I'. Joes and Capt. D. W. Hutchinson, of Girard. We intend to have a pole raising in Lockport, between this and the October elections. It is quite amusing to witness the efforts of the Rads in this district, to infuse a little spirit and enthusiasm into the rank and file. They hold their meetings regularly eery Friday evening, but as yet they have been unable to get together more than twenty-five persons, at any one time, including Demo crats and boys. At their last meeting, an ex school teacher from Girard had the pleasure of haranguing some fifteen Republican voters for ti while, but the dose was too much for even some of them, two, at least, of whom adjourned to the bar-room to take a drink, and then tipped back in their chairs and quietly went to sleep. Their biggest effort during the campaign so far, however, was on the evening of the 11th inst., when they brought into requisition Mr. Woodruff, of Girard, and the "big gnn," Rev. (t) Whallon. Even the "big gun" drew but the pitiful au dience of twenty persons all told, and part of them were Democrats. True to his nat ural instincts, the "big gun" 'wallowed in the filth of low personal abuse, and political black-g-uartlism, to the fouling of his own mouth and the infinite disgust of his hearers. But the joke of the affair follows. Owing to the swollen stage of the stream, and the dark ness of the night, the speakers were unable to get back to Girard 'till morning, and in all the vast Republican audience there was not one manly enough to take the speakers with him; but, with eliargeterietie meanness, al lowed tlww to go to the hotel and Day for their lodging. I don't believe the "big gun" will ever consent to give anigher round in Lock port. We meet again in two weeks. Keep the ball rolling. Yours truly, COLSON'. PLATER, Sept. 22d, 18G8. Dear 03,gerrer :—After my letter yesterday was posted, we bad a pole raising and a rousing mass meeting at Albion. The fol lowing is the list of officers : President, Dr. J. S. Skields ; Vice Presi-. dents, Wm. Sherman, 31. Jackson, A. Pome roy, M. Wood, A. Lan "don, L. Badger, Hugh Lavery, Martin Bently, Jas. M. Miller, Mr. Hall and Ralph Bowman. Secretaries, Capt. D. W. Ilutehinson, L. W. Savage, A. C. 3filler and R. Cahill. The day was very pleasant, and the con course of people far exceeded all expecta tions. The pole, a splendid , hickory, was_ raised without hindrance or accident, and our glorious old banner unfurled to the breeze amid the shouts of hundreds of Dem ocrats. Wm. A. Galbraith was the speaker of the day, and his speech was characterized, as are all his speeches, with that candor, earnestness and unanswerable argument which render him the favorite of the Demo cracy of North Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Galbraith ought to be in Congress, and if the black cloud ever rolls from our political horizon, we will not forget him. He was followed by Mr. Woodward, from Conneaut, Ohio, in a few well-timed remarks. A pet ty little druggist, across the way 'from the speakers' stand, attempted to annoy the meeting by setting some workmen to tearing off the plastering in an old building he was repairing, but by a little emphatic moral sua sion ho was induced to postpone his labors. Yours, in the cause of Democracy, ~Colson. 1868 Dem. maj. 37,W8 Editor Obsemer :—The mercury in the Democratic thermometer runs up among the "nineties," and the prospects of a gloriong triumph at the coming . October and Novem ber elections are cheering to all lovers of the Constitution and good government. The largely increased vote and heavy per tentage of gains made by the Democracy at the fate State elections in Maine and Vermont, (not withstanding the intimidation, bribery and proscription practiced by the Radicals), has had a salutary effect upon the Democrats of this section of Erie county, and they feel in spired and determined to "go and do like wise" at the coming State election. We all know that if the Democrats of Pennsylvania poll as large a ratio of the increased vote of this State as did our brethren in Maine and Vermont in their late elections, we will carry Pennsylvania by twenty or thirty thousand majority. Our Radical friends are also aware of this fact, and arc waiting in sullen silence to hear the Democratic thunder from Penn sylvania, Ohio and Indiana, on the second Tuesday of October, and which will re-echo from the granite bills of New Hampshire to the everglades and bullrushes of Florida. Yon may set the borough and township of North East down for an inercbsed vote and a Dem ocratic gain at our coming State election, with the promise of doing still better in No vember. _ . Our village paper, the North East Herald, has "went dead." It claimed to be "inde pendent," (rt is the Dispatch of a year ago), but leaned heavilY toward Radicalism a short time before its death. This, in. connection with its "milk and water" nothingness, killed It, and there are, few, if any, in this comma dity to mourn its loss. The proprietor has removed his type and press to Westfield, N. 1., where. he purposes issuing a Radical sheet. We congratulate the "trooly loll" of Westfield in securing the services of such an able (!) expounder of their principles as the aforesaid editor and proprietor of the defunct North East Herald. A new paper, to be called the North East Star, is to make its appearance here on Sat urday next, September 26tli. The Star, as your - corrOpondent learns, will be issued every Saturday, edited and published by Messrs. Brainard & Cluliman, two young counsellors at law, of this place. 1 under stand that its Complexion, politically, will be "Conservative Republican," (whatever that means "deponent sayeth not") The Democ racy look upon- the forthcoming Star as a "weak invention of the enemy," but arc wil ling to give it a fair proportion of their sup port iu the way of advertising, for the sake of having a newspaper published in this borough. Success to it in all things—except its politics. Yours, &c., Noti-E.k.sTF.n. Letter from “Ocenaional.” Editor Obeorar :—Being on a business tour through the Oil regions, it was my good for tune to attend the pole raising and. Demo cratic mass meeting at Rousevdle, on Satur day, Sept. 19th. The meeting was called to order by A. J. Greenfield, Esq., and Wm. M. Irish appointed President, with several of the most prominent men of Venango county for Vice Presidents and Secretaries. The meet ing was ably addressed by General A. B. .31eCalmont, of Franklin; It. M. DeFrance, of Mercer county ; Col. J. K. Kerr, of, Pitts burg, and Col.W. D. 3lobre, of the same city, in the afternoon; and by W. C. Plummer, Esq., of Franklin, in the evening. The whole occasion was a great success, fully two thou sand of the honest yoemanry being in attend ance. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and, although as a general thing your corres pondent endeavors to avoid all bombast, from personal observation and the actual canvass in Venango county, I have no hesi tation in saying to our Democratic brethren in North-western Pennsylvania that Venango county is going for Seymour and Blair be yond a doubt. Notwithstanding the bogus dispatches of Forney on the Maine election and the lying misrepresentations of the Rads, old Venango will enroll herself on the side of the laboring man, the Constitution and the Union. No enthusiasm prevails in the Re publican ranks—nothing but consternation and dismay predominates iu their councils— as shown by their late meeting in Oil City, which had an attendance of only about 350, all told. Vire la Republic! Yours truly, Oces.stoNtat. Editor ONerrer :—Last Tuesday the Dem ocrats of this place raised a beautiful hickory pole, one hundred feet high without any splice, in front of the Robinson House. They had a reasonably large turn out. A few re marks were / made by Messrs Taylor, Allen and Hugh ,(a recent convert from the Re publican rty) . and Esq. Boles, of Crawford County. Mr. Allen said we had now two poles—the ono that was broken, with its head hanging down, represented the Government under Radical power ; the other, with its head erect, as the Government wllLbe after election if Seymour is elected. Hon. J. K. llornish, of Warren Co., spoke to the Demo. cratic club here last night. If we had a few more such men, there would be a good many converts from the Radical faith before the fall election. He said he , would stake his veracity that Scofield would tell his;' cat story at the Radical meeting to day, and sure enough be did tell it. There was once a cat, according to Scofield, which was shut up in a box, so that its head was out at one end and its tail out - at the other. When the tail would be pinched there would be a terrible mewing in the other end of the box;" which he compared to 'Northern Copperheads, who always set up a fearful cry whenever the reb els are hurt. The story is a fair sample.of the stuff with which Scofield regales big hearers. ' riserevurt-TELL. Platen and Albion. Pr ATEL, Sept. 21st, 1868. Letter from North East. NOATII EAST, Sept 22, 1868 On. CITY, Sept. 21st, ISGS.- Letter from Edinboro. EDIN - nor. 6, Sept. 18111, ISGS ' TccacarmeMaM.l • Radicals-Lost to:Shame. t . PIIETEIZEr t CEIZVIATIOIe or TUX ANNl vEnsanT OP TVE DATTIA - OP LSTISIPAIIi AT ,1. - EW TORS. Ire* was a party gathering, for party pur poses, pretending toccotrimeniqrate the lau rels won by our emit tinilei The lead Alf the, gallant Meciellani itt , ,Alteroceoilinga—at , which his name was only megtioned and then in deri,sionfand thathv two brother officers, who toadied after McClellan while he was in power. The names of these wor thies are Pleasanton and Kilpatrick. The former was removed from, his command for inefficiency, to make room'f6r Sheridan ; the latter was the hero of the headlong charge upon Richmond with a small body of , cav alry, and latterly oar Iliniaterto`Giuli, where, .it is published, he attempted to introduce his fatorite - courtesan into-the best society , by means of his stlicial position, and to the utter disgust of the Chiliart Court. And more: he all the while drawing his pay as Major Gen eral and Minister Plenipotentiary, in direct violation of a constitutional provision. Have they become so absorbed in party vindictiveness as to have forgotten who was the hero thatiwon this battle? Have they forgotten the discouraging eircumatances-un der whichit was fou'ght? Have they forgot ' ten that MicClellan, after moving the army to Acqnla, was superseded by the empty-headed and bombastic Popefand, after great perplex ities and,-trials in forwarding the troops and supplies to the front, was lett, without a com mand? Yea, and even asked to share the fate of the army upon the battle field without a command, believing his presence ,might serve to 'stimulate the troops whom he had lately commanded? I would ask, aro there many Generals who would have made such a sacrifice at pride under the eircumatances? No; Fremont took umbrage at a inch less aggravating position. This small boon was denied him. But, mark ye l they soon began to " haul in their horns." Such a dilemma did the President and 'the Department get into, that General Halleck 'telegraphed to McClellan, on the 31st of August ; "I beg you to assist mein this crisis With yoir ' ability and your experience." McClellan at once repaired to Washingtomatierwas put in com mand of the defences around the ,CapitoL Scarcely'had he got' thing' let sharniere lie had to cross the river tolook after our de feated and broken down troopS, retreating from the second Bull Run disaster. The ad ministration were "shaking in their boots." Lee, with his victorious torces, it was ex pecied, would attack Washington, and they had nada to put ,McClellan is command. He at once set to work to re-organize this crippled army, as he moved it up the Poto mac into Maryland to meet Lee, he having taken that direction to invade. The forces were about equal (30,000 each), but one was a victorious army, in good condition, the other.a defeated army, worn out and dispir ited. The result of the battle of Antietam and the hero whowen it, is a matter of re cord. Monc ANON. Colfax a Know-Nothing. 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