Or HE PusuealD EDNZSDAT MORNING, AT. MOSTROBIS, SUBWA CO., PA., BT I3AWLEY ez CRtl ER . EDITORS & PROPRIETORS, At two Dellars per Year in Advance. • TO .ADVERTISERS: Dzitoonsr await adver tising medium is unsurpassed in this- section: It peaches the Farmer, Mechanic, and business man. ' Its circulation Is constantly increasing. and its advertising •ates reasonable. Rates will be given at our office or 708 PRINTINOi--Onr office is supplied with four Muting presses,together with , a large variety of type, Norden, fancy inks. etc.. with which! we are prepared lido work in the best style and at PricAs lower than My competitors in any'section. Hamples shown and •Itimates cheerfully given at our office. Work order shy mail .will receive prompt attention . ..B. HAWI;EY. ) National Democratic Ticket. FOR PRESIDENT, SAMUEL J. TILDEN, OF. NEWL YORE; ' FOR VICE PRESIbENT I THOMAS. A. HENDAICBS, OF INDIANA. DEIVOCRATICCOUNTYCONVEY ,k TIO.N. - Pursuant to resolution passed, by the bemocratic . connty committee in session August 14th; 1876, a nominating con vention will convene at: the Conn House in,'Montrose, on TUESDAYS SEPTEM BER FIFTH,IB76, at 1 ini, for the purpose of expressing a Choice of 'the delegates fora candidate for .congress and also for a candidate for state set.; ator and apPointiq congressional and Seutdorial conferees. 'Also for the purpose of nominating two candidateis for .the House 'of Representatives, one candidate 'for Prothonotary, one candidate for Jury commissioner, and one candidate - i for Auditor. I By the same'authority, the committees of Vigilance of the several, election dis tricts are hereby directed to call a pri mary ofaelegate election for their respec tiye districts; to he' hOld'en ,on SATUR DAVi, the 2nd day of September next, for the piirpose of - electing, by ballot,twO delegates to represent each ot said dis tricts in County Convention, 'and also to then and there elect one person to represent said district on the county coin- Mittee for the neXt. ensuing year. • The delegate elections shall be' orga i nized and kept open between th,e honrs 3,o'cloCk p. m. and 6 o'clock p. u'ulesS other- 7 wise ordered: by the. Vigilince commit tee. • The - names of the committees of Vigi lance are published elsewhere: Q. 11..11:4NNTLEt I . s Secretary. o.hairman. GOV. -TILDEN'S WAI?'ON CANAL PL UNDERERS. , . . Toward the, middle, of March, 1875, it . became, generally accepted as a 'fact in political circles , that Gov. ,Tilden was preparing to' begin a viiroroua and effect tine,r . . the campaign " acrainat the caw Ring, , and that he ‘vOtild m shortly address a ei sage, to the Legislature on the subject.— . N ' The Times-thus anticipates the Govern , er's action [N.Y. Times, Mareh'l7. 1875.1 , Gov u) .' ' a 4. .on thecanals. Tly er ci s, mess ge o , is said to be . nearly ready', and it is,report ed to be a document that islilculated- to spread dismay through the ranks Or the Canal „Itihg. * * ' *, . * As ; a political _ power in the' State, the Canal Ring has been steadfastly opposed to him in the :_past, and. he 14 certainly nothing . but hostility to expect froth it. in future. HiB Crijillti s} natural antiPaihy to administratwe corruption will there; fore beitiengthen'ed on thisnceasion;etc., 4 etc. , .. '"Gov..Tilden'a message was transmitted on March 19.' '' ' - - i The - ' Albany, : correspondent ' of -,_ the l i trimis thus tlt4otibis the''effect of. Gov, ernor : Tilde.n'ar; : -fatrious i Message to the Legislature, on the Canal frauds. . . NiProm the N. Y. Times, March 20,1875.] ALBANY, 1 March „,„.,, ' . . . ,I 1 The, campaign against the Canal Ring is fairly begun,,and the first advance trp= on, that stronghold of fraud ‘, and 1 co rt. up tion,was made by Gov' Tilden, who sent iris anxiously looked-fo message on this object to both Houses f the Legista.ture to-day. ! The documentis a etrong one, But is -not to be deemed 'inexhaustive on tbe'subjeCt. A perfect state Of paninex ists among all those_ who have been'and are interested in the. matter: 'Since the, contents of the message have become known, it' is, everywhere admitted that" so . :Such' assault - had' ever 'before been made, on the Ring, and that its moinsiatiOn, *as too great and too 4iieot,Ao-be,either, zesiated or averted. ' ~, .;. , • :,- . .:. , And on the ',same day the following ed _ itorial comments appeared.: • TILDE* AND THE' CANAL` RING. • . , . briyity of the liovernor's message in regard to - the'canals may ,a 'anreise to the'publiO: ‘'lta ability, pungency and tozoprehensive, grasp of Ai somewhat~ iii tritAtelmbject, will sitiprise - ifOtindy-r , on. Is% perhaps, the .corrupt, gang against glElvth RAT. W. C. CRUSER. ' 1 • 1 whose .system f plunder it is mainly di rected. , * * - • * . * As a searching ana lysis - of ode of the moat lonplived system of peculati,on - in the State, the - message has an interest for - the general tax-payer far beyond' the subject: to which it iminediately refers: To those directly interested, as merchatits, boat men, or forwarders, in the lowerirg canal tolls and the Making of canal . expendi .. .oductive of Fiolidzesults, appeals , as one who has and careful study .of the Eternal water,results, and ehly competent ;to reveal e and centre Of the abuses Aped to divert the , legiii e of the State into other tures, more p the • tlovernor made- a- long .subject. of i '106 : thornis. or° the 'very .sour which have h i . **ate eOnimer { i channels. 25; alien there was some L zislature would appoint Inittee to investigate the he canal thieves, the.. Times Oa` March doubt that th a , proper. Cgs rascalities of a its Confidence in Goveria- again reitera or Tilden!: Times March 25, 1875.1 I • is not likely to disappoint ,xpectatton that, committee tee,' he will track the canal 'to their authors, acid bring lye profited ,by them to jus•- .[ffiew 7:or .G9v. Tilde the Optilttr or .no.tomro frauds home those who h THE Times i ROPHET FOR ONCE RIGHT. We end this collection olextracts with the fOliowin:. strikes some people right betwee • the eyes: • [Hew. Yor Tim es , ,fflarclt 27, 1875]. For a tim• he will be praised, biit'af:ter that he will #e - abiis#A all arouud. *- * A man who ttempts to: break . - down an abuse.of Ion: standing creates many bit- terfoes Y and attracts a few supporters, unit lucky will it; be for him if :in the end the rogues horn he has brought 'to grief do not contrive to make out his character blacker that their owli. . That was a, very iw , se warnin! of Coleridge, is a good dog but beware of: barking too close, to the leels of an erfor. lest you get . your(bitiins.kioked out."- Mr.. Tilden is barking blo e. at the heels .of a great fraud, and e will get much .enOotaage- - rneut just, ~now•; plenty. of Te 6 pie will n .spur un ; .but whc , n- we ale . told•that he .looks to public gratitude after his work- is don - we must dismiss it as au idle tale, to .Afr . .!rilden is a: shrewd man, 'and knows erfeetly. \ Well . what .ort:of . a "world wt.,a P living i n.: . '. . - . . We' have no inclinatien - to indulge in. comment .upon, the fore.going.! Ttii is strictly the work . of the New YOrk Times,. a leatlinilleptiblican' neWspaper;and - re garded as r liable. authOrity . npotipoliti- . cal inatterso3.y the. party of whose opin. ions it is alnl:exponent:.. We might thus cull the. Times: editorial _ \ viesivs .of il\ir. - .Tilden.from the beginning' f his service figainstOel 'rain nia ny Rini. 'down . to . hiS destructio of its Counterpart, the pinal i o g, o n e •tara g o. i6ov. Tilden's latest I exploit ,-. is.. redueing . . the State. debt -from FIFTEEN . d LLIONS t ),FIGIITILLI6NS. TEE T "VES ARE PROPITIOUS. le many 'Clark clOuds , that, lower . Ideal sky charged with cor.. irifi.lelity • to the great trusts to' . the. Amerienn people .by of- the Revolution,. .there is hich is cleat ly,a lyisy of • 'prom 7 . tis tire fad•thac inCtependence matters popular _and the plusses :who to see that the action . is for crests .of the •nation;...are: , air" .approbation of IC iit..(he ATnid.th :orer tne p ruption an 'pm n - ti4ed .t . heFather: one tiling:: and 'of though ia becomiin have come the beg in piessing t haliot-boi :.There:i• axiom, tha of Republ the fact th' a ',proposition which to an t the hope in the perpetuation can institutions is lodged in t two parties exist and that is corruptly used hy One ,it ed in the other, or in other people. can use the one as a orrecting" the wrongs in the ihatters 'not whether. unlimited ia,,the _hands of one -or. in the hands of , a few par when pow can be ves! words`the means of other. " It control b, tizan lead ruption at • to'plague history eh two, hi bet individuat We bet' been that enslaved bandage. to do that re, the result is . theiame... Cur.; tyrann;wrU inevitably cOrne •nd oppress the governrd,. a►nd iws beyond a`doubt that of the 'ter 'be in the hands of a single than in that a'party. 'eve the bate of this country has ' he partylash has as effectually he masses asnny other human `Under it' they have - been made which - belied their manhood made them f4iify themselves and whit ' for tiimp one of th party" "The'AU party suce.±sa. . We are., not se kind, .who believe that "our now or always has- been oly'party, btt,t that al! hit. iizations partake ,of :hiimat) We attempt only. taiipla fast ich. is-good. man•orga frailties. to that w It- bas ohlota o tats rship :niarshall party die, Mica' dr alt, as "t; aid, not a been tile custom of political • all Parties to assume *a . the of the rank and ;file—and to thetn under the ,most , strict pline•and , by., rnean& of Po inhead court-martial': to brand ii . F4coate! .. • . .ah4 f' tr4i tp.'s '!.• ii, , 4 6 ppo . F4. p4t . ty:, pplxp..looe*::-_:„,,T,lle'o. are those , who deserve to be thiii brand ed, whosell tliemselvei simply for official or,monetaiy gain ; but the party which offers the' temptation' .is equally if not more guilty than those - that accept the bribe. The time has 'come, howeer, in the . firat centennial of our nations history hat, he who boldly .and fearlessly de nounces corrupt actions either within or without-ins party, and'who refuses ' to be a party to it by refusing it his support` at the polls as well as otherwise; -is being rewarded by public approbation. ; The most tillage leaders . for parties as well , as for the conntry are those who c?unsel party fealty regardless of consequences ; who ask - their followers to silence convic tions of right and:wink at official cor ruption for mere party. success ; for the end, when- such 'a party does fall "great. is the fall -thereof." The Republican' Admintstration under the Grant dynaity of to-day, has but few apologists. The honest masses with one accord are read y s to denounce it and believe that - there is a deep and settled determination in the. minds of the peo to change it, not for any particular party ,but for the-country's good.' - TILDEN'S LETTER. EDITORS OF THE DF.MOCRAT : Those R, publican editors who failed tcydiscover meriCand true . : statesmanship in Tilden's letter.Of acceptance, should be careflil to not admit it, or in any way to assert' well an dea . or opinion in their paper. lest 'the discriminating•reader, of good sense and', judgemeni, convict them : of one of two things ; that they either 'intentionally misrepresent, (4 , that they are incompe tent to appreciate true. statesmanship.:. notice an• instance of - this kind :4n the' last week's Republican, where the 'new editor exposes hithself 'to one. of. these conclusions., But after noticing the in correct copy of TildeiCs letter - that was published in the - Philadelphia. papers, a copy of which. suppose he -read, lam not surprii4ed at his: - appi&nt :lack of ap preciation.. These incorrect copies ob tained by telegraph,' in nearly all' the eit;- . ies of the Un ited 'Stites,. and Published in the papers, are , not Tilden's . letter of Of. aeceptance, either in language or Ben-. timenti arid -do Tilden great injus,tice.:— Ileildrick's lelitr is not correctly" - copied tint is not so badly 'mutilated as !Tilden's. 'Vora' these daily papers the- weekly.pa, 'pees throughuutthe country have exten sively copied.: Afew , of the le . adtng New York city pipers, obtat tied corre.:4. cOpieS Of Tilden's letter, on printed "slips" froth I • which- they copied. - .A. T. . . Mob trose, Arig.lo, 1876. . INDIANA COVERNORSIIIP. Our Republican friendS in Indiana do not seem to prosper in their undertakings. i The prospects of the vast majority with whiCh they intended ;to walk :.over the field are fast tlisap . t.4atlng. The people of tie Sta:e are- showing- themselves I somewhat lastideous as to tthe kind of to whom they will entrust the-man-tt if their executive. ~ . "'hey ' have fly been so pitiless as 'to prusue t,i . ie field one wbo - had.'in the exer; f hi, tlfsmterPsted Patriotispi, , come 0 way front Austria, and, surrender'-' ir!rativo and pleasant position, to e himself le their service. And man w , i as actually recommended and . , -sed by the Vresident and the self -icing statesmen ‘ who have for so .a time Surrendered their private in is to , proinote the witlfare of the try of *high ' that ungrateful state: 'kr, ion. Truly these very particular lemen carry-their ideas of prosperity itr, and, do notproperly •r ecogii ize -the iy of obedience. A little Venezuela kr Might surely have been overlook dinsidering the vastly greater amount )oty, which the companions - of their- , *iditiate have succeeded in ' colleet- There can' be no doubt that ' Mt:. has . been iery badly used.' It . was bt thing to give; up' his agreeable nerative situation •at the 'Austrian al, and brave the peril's Of_ voyage av. , rer three thousand Mlles, .in order Irit , might better serve his lellOw-eiti-,- :After all ‘ this, to, be discarded and net), a worse than:useless., is a hard o endure.'=iWe tvilder out_sincere lathy', to the honurablo - geutletuall, Venture to express, the hope that be &es'enough :by •his VeOezuejii•trans—, n, to soothe and comfOrt him in his mt. tribblation.--Post. -` " ' ' : agern %WEI; • from else all t ed a 11010 this ehdo' I Bacri long teres coup spur ] fate sytu and. real! aeti piesi _ , r ~b~a . .. .. ... .1 p-.. -- ec) - 41 - tri3Oiiaitiou - ' . of • 4:ri;i4iihi* '- 4 -. 4 iipii,ars, t4iB - Week,4 1. *oeiv'it,. be -4)or lat:. ts 300 Out • mts: i u:kaOld4blj iei . oit. ', :,. .?:, :--.'•- fort,' oro 61t1 ClOSediu: Yo,k hioadti at 111 f. G last Time and study only confirm our first impression of the letters by which the St. Louis candidates accept the nomina nations tendered y the Convention which was held in that City; Messrs. Tilden and Hendricks have; done a noble service to the cause of honesty, and faithfulness in official life, by penning and thssemin sting these documents. manner in the ia which they have' discussed tSe'gret4' political problem . which is beforel as now for solntion,they haVeassertod thOr right to rank with the highest order. of , states men. s Honest' - men of all partieli, and of Co party at all, Must,we that theY will be advancing the good' of their country, I coming in with ;: arid aiding the election of_ the authors of these; compo. Enticing of the ollice!to which. they - have been nominated. It is only by putting the. administration ,of the vile elements that now enter into its compositions. and. replacing. -.them .:rwith, components-. that shall be free' Frani:Stain and blemish ; by meting out equal jfistice to all sections of our land, and all .classes of its inhabi tants,; by living. within Jour iiicoine r and honestly paying What we owe ; that the nation can be restored to the position of power, usefulness, and. , prosperity from , which it has been wickedly degraded by the. men who have had the control of its affairs. ' GiwernoriTildeu and hendricks show to us that they know how to ac complish the desired result, and their past lives.furnish a guarantee that what they undertake they will' diligently and fearlessly pursue to its accomplishment. . - Hon.Gal Usb ;A. -Grow bas bei.n nom inated for CongresS by the Republicans of . StHquebattna ,County,' for., the Fit% teenth distract (Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming,),:ind ..it icy under= stood . that - the • returning 'Liberal- G reeley prodigal is to be . Weloomed back "to the fold, and ; the tatted calf; in the shape of ticininaLion for 'Congress.:is to be-given 'bun. is strongly Republican, but . 1 With the ex-Liberal Grow on the.one side an:l the sticking . Liberal, josephPowelb.present member, on the other side, thtngs may become -rickety about election- .tithe: Grow .got out of the.RepubEcan party just in time ooWil in the Grant flood, and now is getting back apparently just in, time, to hiOt where he Mi`.3sed, it' before.— Flitra Times. •• • .The NeW. Yo r k Herald says: 'that the -election of ,Henry -Watterson to congress tonisijileKentucky seems. to have :been . an _ extraordinary event:- . -Fifteen thousand - votes were Icast,. and Only:five hundred event . to his Opponent Who that an, independent . • :It ,was Understood.. that this, result'. was a.,iribute to 'a. leading Journalist:and , it - shows -:how tnuoh . the . p66p10 - are . apt to believe . 5 - n- whO ser've them Wit6:hOtiesty; -. an.A.iriderien denc€;. WatterSon' has:fOng.been an , honest and. fi,arless upholder:. of true Petriqcracy and the peimle•trrespettive'ed party hav'e thus rewarded him by tiOnoi•- irii fttielity. The Democratic: county committeelnet on Momday last. : Thirty districts were , represented. The • day for holding the nominating convention was fizied . on Tuesday, September, 501.,, 1876:.: - The meeting waa full'of enthusiasm, and ,the tongue of gond'report came froni all sec tions: Honesty and - Reform is the de • tnand,of , the times:: Extra vigilance was unanimonsly urged Upon the different district committees aswell as all others interested, to see to, it 'that every person, entitled to., vote Shall be so qualified by registration and assessment. AND. THAT NOITIKE BE LOST,IN ATTENDING TO THIS Dishonesty,, rapacity and' venality,, says Gov. 'Thai:Pus A.Hondrioks have de bahched,the public service. - Men.-known to be unworthy : - have been promOted, Whilti 'others hive, been'degraded _for fidel:, ity to official-..duty, Public Office has beep made the means Of profit, and the country. has been- offended to see a °last of men , who :'boast of ftlehdship, of the sworn protuctors i of the State, ,itMassing fart rues by' . ,detyauding!thp',public treas.. tirv, ,agid ,by corrupting the servants .of the:People. 'Unhappily : . this 'is - too' true, hot we will have `,a change . for th,f. better under- Tilden, Itendricki and RefOrm. ' ' Horatio,Seymour publishes a letter de clining the . noniination for Governor'ii . f. New Yor k, and - , reiteratesliis etermiuK iion tOitccept •eny, fioinPresideak Or people. eqa time, he sayl, tO take' an active part public tilfataandlcui his bestelfortetto redeem ije:'beard' }°'+` .. There is a Republican bolt in Maine; doubts are expressed even of Massachu , setts ; Connecticut is conceded to Tilden in advance"; New York is pretty certain for him, and' New Jersey, too ; Pennsyl vania is fairly doubtful ; even Ohio is looking Much better ; Indiana we count as sure fur Tilden,' and Illinois is now doubtful ; Wisconsin we belieye will elect the Deinocrlitid ticket. The South and the NORIO states all right ; and it is a Renublrcan'paper in Sr.l49uis that makes this admission - -concerning the rottenness and hopelessnen; in Missouri. —Hartfoid Times. • We have received _a printed slip from the National committee, ,containing Til. den and liendricks's letters of 'accept• ance,and we find that our copy which we published last % - eek,like very many others that have been Published, was a very im perfect one. We :are very sorry, but at this juncture Ave hardly deetu r it advisable to republish. , Advertisementi New This Week. , HOICE FRUITS AND VEGETA BLESS AT • THE HEAD OF NAVIGATION, - . ~• Such es PEACHES, :ORANGES ; .LEMONS, PEARS, PINE. APPLES, PLUMS; . QUINCES, 'ONIONS, TOMA - TOES, APPLES, .CAE BA OES, BANANAS, .CANT.ELOP.ES, GRAPES, - SWEET' POTATOES, WHORTLE-• BERRIES, &c., &C., " all at bottom • • A. N. BULLARD. Mouttoc4e, Aug. 16.,1£376. NPTIGE. • - The undereign ed having entered into co-partnerehip • under' the Orin name of .4 • .. LeROl" -& DECKER ) doing business at the old stand of L. L. Reßoy, • - • NEW .MILFORD, PA., keep constantly on hand a general assortment of FRESH GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, FEED AND- FLOUR. - Agricultural Implements, etc„ all of which will be sold at the lowest cash prices. L. L. LEROY, L. E. DECKER. N. B.—Alt persons :Indebted to me are requested to settle, the same immediately by cash or note. • " L. L. LEROY. New Milford. 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