TilE. REPUBLICAN.
JUDSON FIOLCOSIII, t puoparmons .
4 CHAS. L. TRACY,
.11:1),SON HOLCOMB, .Edttor.
-11 ,Vea.sonable lazes,lioeirst espendilet' res; com
paent officers, and no stealing." ---Ilarperri
Da- - J - Enteredin the Past • OMee at Towanda as
SEcONO CLASS NATTER. •
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1881.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: •
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• f,on ItEQISTEI I . AND RECOUDER.
ALFRED BLACKWELL,
or BURLINGTON. TA.
Subject to the decision of tho Repnblicaii
County Convention. _
DEPrIBLICAN STATE CONTENTION
. BED - FOlt.D, Pc, July 20, 1831.
A convention of theßepnblican party is here
by called to meet: in the hall of the Donee 'of
Reprosentatives,in parrisburg, on
Thursday, theitth (fi/ of September. 1881,
:t 12 o'clock m., of 'said day. Delegates, equal
to the number of Senators and Representatives . .
to be chosen in theaeveral•districts of the Com
monwealth. The convention, when assembled,
shall nominate a candidate for the Whoa of State
Treasurer, and tiwnsact inch other legitimate
business as may be t brought before it. By order
rr the Republican State Central Committee.
Jour Cesms.,thairman.
Attest: Lucre's Rodzus,
• sAIeL F. Bann,
•
C. 'MAGEE. a
Joss 3I'CrL u,
Republican County Coiyention.
Pursuant to Ei• resolution 'passed by
the Republican County Committe in
session Friday, June 24,1881, the Con
veution of the Republican party for
1881 mill convene at the COURT
HOUSE iu TOWANDA BOROUGH.
on. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, at
ONE O'CLOCK; P. M., to make the
following nominations for county offi
cers, to wit:
One person- for Sheriff.
One person for-Prothonotary, &e. •
--One pereon for Register and Re
; carder, &e.
One person for Treasurer.
Two persons for County Commis•
CENSE!
.TwoliersouH for County Auditors.
And for the transaction of any other
husineEs that ine.y came before the
convention
The-kommittees of Vigihince of the
several - election , call prim
ary meetings at the mind places of
holding Delegate elections for their re
spective districts, for SATURDAY,
;SEPTEMBER 3D, 1881, to elect by
BALLOT two delegates to represent
each district in said county convention.
The delegate elections in the BOR
OUGHS will be organized at SIX
O'CLOCK, P. M. and - be kept open
continuorisly. to close at 8 -- o'clock, p.
In the districtof Barclay, North To
wanda and Athens District No. 3, from
FIVE O'CLOCK, P. M., con4unonsly
until? o'clock p. at which time they
shall close. And in all other-townships'
from THREE O'CLOCK, P. M., con
tinuously until FIVE O'CLOCK, P.
M.„ at which time they shall close.
The votes shall then be counted arul
ui btu.' lid thi wooer offi
at once to the delegates elect.
The Committees of Vigilance are
particularly requested to . give at least
three weeks' written or printed notice
of the said primary elections, and to
carefully observe the above roles in
conducting the said primary meeting.
' Only Republicans can participate in
said meetings. E. ,T. ANGLE,
Chairman Rep. Co. Corn.
J. M. ELI', Secretary.,
NIG rld,t!CE COY'XITTEES
Alba—C. L. Crandall, Jefferson Loughhead, 0;
W. Garman.
Albany—W. L. Kinyon..o. W, Fawcett, Andrew
Wickizer.
Armenia—Richmond Sweet. William Etnch,
'Eugene Dimond.
AaylumThomia Eineley, Fred Cole, B. C.
Chiloon.
Athens Boro—lst Ward, - S. C. Ball, F. E. Bar
ris, E. W. Davis. 2nd Ward, E. Mereur Frost,
tie°. Vnney, Fred It. Welsh.
Athens' s ' wp---lst Dist., L. O. Snell, Frank E.
Weller, Chauncy S. Wheaten., 2nd Dist., t'Azel
Knapp. Benj. Middaugh, James Ituatart. 3rd
Plst., IL G. Spalding, John F., Ovenshire, R. M.
II °Vey,
,Barclay—C R. Johnson, C. W. Tidd John H.
Davis.
Burlington Tarp—C. B. Wbeoler, W.ll.,Gnatim,
E. It, Seßock.
Burlington Bolo—Clarence Ford, • Gus, Easerf
wine, John .11cRee by.
Burlington West—W. 1). liegeart, Horace
Rockwell, Delos Rockwell.
Canton Twp—A. J. Conklin, H. Cuttin, W. T
Lawrence.
Canton Boro—Jolin S.)tix, E.. 1. Cleveland. E
Thomas.
Columbia—G. L. Gates, George Cornell, 11. E
Toting.
Franklin-0. L. Smily. 1.. E. Spalding, Merritt
Gay.
i.an,ilk—ll. W. Jennings, llirana Foster,
Adam Innes.
Herrick—C.l.. Stewart, N. N. Lames, T. A
Leßayscille—t:. W.. Bailey, -L. 3.:•Carl, C. J.
VanGelfler.
Leßoy—nobt McKee, Wesley Wiloox., Leroy
Holcomb,
.t
Litatletd—W. E. ArmstrOng, D. Morse
jibed Vllll4l.lZer.
Monroe Twp—J. Irs - Me, Wm. A. Kellogg;
13. K. Benedict.
Monroe Doro—Didglit Dodge, Dr. Itaelrwell
/?...I. Sweet. " •
New Albans—S. W. Wilcox. George Wilcox, J
rowler.
• Orwell--Oliver Gorham; J. 0. Alger, A. d
leble.
Overton—Orange Chase, Lewis Rbinebohl,
Manning Matthews.
Inke—E. S. liked. Jno. kleworth, 3lorgan
Thomas. '
Itittgebuiry--Csco. E. Sterttorre Add
bert griswoh.l.
Rome Boro---Orsou-lilekey, C. 11. gtona, 31. L
Rome Twp—J„ E. Gillett, lease 11 . dams,
2ileCabe.
Shealierinirit-0. F. Ayers, W. S. Elabree, T. M
Vought.
Smithfield—Ditol? Phelps. Henry Eramilton, 0
B. Sumner.
South Creek—John F.- Gillet, Cyrus Burke,
Andrwse Brink.
South Waverly-40bn;
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Thompson, Wm. H. Plum
• Springfield—Wm. Brown, Lee Stacy, Perry
Harkness.
i Standing stone—Peter Landmeases. Myron
'Kingsley, Wm. Stevens.
L. Scoutin, landre Gregory.
Sylvania—W.
Tiernan Burritt
Terry—C. P. Garrison. J. 11. Schoonover, Geo
11. Terry:
Towanda Boro-Ist Ward, Judson Holcomb,
L. Harris, Daniel Savercool. 2nd Ward, Edward
Frost. .1. Andrew Wilt, C. Manville Pratt. ard
Ward, George B. Eatell, W. F. Dittrieb. James
flees.
- 'Towanda tiorth—Allen Simons,Blshop rforton,
Addison Hicks.
Towanda Twp--11. M. Davidson, B. A. Bostley.
Geo. Fox.
" Troy Bozo—B. B. Mitchell, Geo. 0. Holcomb,
W. E. Chilson. I
Troy Tsrp—Li T. Weller, Alva Cooper, Marin
Manley.
Tatotrora—Patrick listlicifley, A. J. Silvan,
James Leila.
Ulster—C. G. Bock - well, J. G. Eulrie,Cbas.
Vlacent.
Warreid--Cyrus I3oirert, l l;o. A. Sleeper, John
Moiris. ' I -
Wella—Morria Shepard' Win. Relyea, Win.
Johnson.
Windham—G. S. Lawrence, Lott Shoemaker,
Martin Wheaton.
Wllmet—Dr. (Nick, li.ichard *ray, Daniel .
Mey.
Wyalnslng —C. A. Stowell, N. A. „Frazer, C. C
Smith.
Wysoi—M. D. Caswell. Geo. Pool, S. J. Rosa.
-Tbo Members of the Executive Committee of
the County Standing Committee appointed by
the Chairman. are:
E. M. Trrox J. M. ELT, .
- JAIII.B ryas:,
F. F. LSO:, W. S. KISNICT, , •
li. T. Hsu:, Janse Mazuszt..
r ' A. E: Lnsr.
The Comreittee to take into consideration said
report at the next County Convention 'whether
auy change -he necesaan to the representation
at our county conventions, is:
Jona N. Cisme% J. $ , gnaw.
(motor. Itztowe. ' ii. W. Moira%
W. wm.asozi. - btrarox Loom*
C. L. StA:UW.B.
Critical Conditlop of the
Alarminft News from the While
House.
Since Sunday night last the re
ports and 'official bulletins from the
Executive s Mansion show that the
President's case has reached another
painfully critical stage. He ' has
suffered repeated attacks of nausea
and vomiting and hail been able
to retain very little nourishment.
His extremely rapid] pulse, being at
130, attended with great prostration
and depressicn of temperature, has
justly excited great
(a larm and fears
of a fatal termination of the case:
We give below the most important
reports of the President's condition
since Sandity morning lad, together
with the official bulletins of the at
tending surgeons:
WASIUNGTON, Aug.,15.-Mr. Rock
well is reported as saying to-night that
the President had been troubled some
what during the day with nausea, and
vomited several times.
DISPATCH TO -40WELIA.
The following was_ cabled Minister
Lowell to-night: "The general condi
tion of the President ; has not materi
ally changed. The afternoon fever is
about the same." •
66cretaries
r 6:30 P.M. (Official).
The irritabil4— of the President's
stomach return-rd during the afternoon
and he has vomiteOthree times , since
one o'clock. ' AlthoUgh the afternoon
rise of temperature is less than it has
been forseveral days,. the pulse ,and
respiration are more frequent, so that
his condition is on the whole less satis
factory. His pulse is now 130, tem
perature 99.6, respiration 22.-
[Signed.l - • BLISS,
BAILNES,
WOODWARD,
11 REYBrIiN,
. 4 AGNEW. -
GREATLX PROSTRATED.
TIM Brooklyn Eagle's Washington
special says: "The medical profession
agree that the failure of the President ,
to enjoy a' good rest last night is a ter
rible strain on his system. The stom
achic irritability and .vomiting are
alarming symptoms, taken in connec
,wa -thrtigra
tare of this morning, the period' when
the President should be free from ex
treme excitement, and the bad night
cannot be attributed to wait of-careful
dressing of the wound, e: . - Dr. Bliss
performed the operation wits his-usiial
'care and thoroughness. - Ai-- --- Salf-past
twelve to=day the President was greatly
proStrated.
DISCOURAGING DISPATCH TO HAYES
The following was also sent to B. 8..
Hayes, at Fremont, 0.: "Have-reached
another very serious point in the•case. ;
The coaditions at this hour, (8 p. m.;)
are of a character that causes great
anxiety. We hope /or better _things in
the morning.
(Signed.]
H. C. Connw.,
11:30 P. 31,
WASIIIICGTON, August 15.—Although
there has been a feeling of anxiety ut
the Executive Mansion all day, no alardi
was felt regarding the President's con
dition until this afternoon. The fact,
that none of "'the attending. surgeons
have entered the business apartments
of the Mansion during the day occa
sioned unfavorable suspicion, which
the evening bulletin ~prove 3 was war
ranted. 'saa.A.,
room of Private Secretary Brown has
been crowded all the evening. Among
those first to arrive were James and
McVeagh. Shortly after came Assist
ant Secretary of State Hitt, Windom,
Kirkwood and Hunt, First Comptroller
Lawrence, General Walker, Justice
Harlan, General Sherman,. General
Drum and many more of prominence.
Lincoln is in New York, and Blaine in
New Hampshire.. Both have been
conimunicated with concerning the
serious condition of the President.
Lincoln is expected
_here to-morrow.
One of the attendants upon the
President said that at 10:30 - p. m. he
did not consider the President's con
-ditiou necessarily alarming, although
it certainly warranted anxiety.. He had
not vomited daring the past sir hours,
and -his sleek had been perfectly
natural. - Intthe opinion of this gentle
man, every' thing is beinir done for the
patient that professional skill can 'suck
gei.t, and he feels quite sure that the
rooming- will show-an improvement.
The members of the Cabinet left the
mansion for their hordes' about 11
o'clock, at which hoar the patient was
still sleeping naturally and quietly.
Drs. Bliss and Reyburn remain at the
Mansion during the night. Hitt
deemed it advisable at a late hour to
night to inform Mr. Blaine of the un
favorable change in the President's con
dition in order that he - might return . to
Washington. , ,
The anxiety here to-night is greater.
than at any time since the. Sunday . fol
loting the day the President was shot.
. 2:30 P. ltf.
bulletin cast a gloom over the attaches
of the Executive Mansion and the
,greatest anxiety prevails. The change
which has occurred is even noticeable
in the expression_ and conversation of
Private Secretary Brown, who from
the first has entertained the most am
guine opinion that the:President would
recover.:
:qrs. Garfield is sai:d to be cheerful
as circumstances will allow, and she
also entertains a strong belief that her
husband will recover.
Dr. Agnew is quoted as having said
this afternoon that the plttient was no
weaker than yesterday, and . there was
-ivory reasonable chance of his rallying.
3:30 P.M.
! Dr. Bliss says that in his opinion the
President has yet more than an even.
Chance to get well. He is retaining the
nourishment_ which has been adminis
tered during the day and taking every
thing into consideration the c4 - se still
looks hopeful.
Mahoney J no. B
_ = 4:16 P.
All the members of the Cabinet .with
the exception of Blaine are now in con
eultation in-the Cabinet room.
•
The consultation of the Cabinet was
held for the purpose of hearing a State
ment as to the probable outcome of the
present crisis from one of the attend
ing surgeons. Dr. Bliss was summoned
and explained the situation substanti
ally in the same manner as he has be
fore daring the day. Ht reassured the
Cabinet to such an extent, that the
meeting had no official significance,
and'tlie members left about fivuo'clock
apparently in better spirits.
WAsnnierros, August Dr.
Bliss entered the White Rime this
evening to attend the - exasaination of
the President, he said that everything
was going on well. and to was perfectly
satisfied c to the time he left the
Mansion with the progress of the ass,
Re had been absent but aboutlan hour.
There is much anxiety as to. What the
evening bulletins will. show. Crowds
aro gathering around the bulletin
boards.
The President's symptoms are still
grave, yet he seems to have lost no
ground during the day, and his condi
tion on the whole if rather better tbs.*
President.
"..:OT QUITE AS ENOURAGING
12:45 A
5:11;) P. M
6:30 P. 31.
7 P. M. (Official.)
yesterday, He has vomited but once
during - the afternoon. Enemata are
retained. At present his pulse is 120.
temperature 93.9. respiration 19. .
[Signed.]
Ram, Brass,
•
Wool:mam a
• Bersurts.
; • Aortsw.
After the bulletin was issued Dr.
Bliss remarked that limas a conserva
tive statement, .of the case, and this
generally speaking is an indication of
improvement.
10:00 P. M.
To-day has undoubtedly been the
most unsatisfactory of the 'President's
illness, with few exceptions. The offi
cial bigletins have been referred to as
answers to interrogations of callers at
the - White House. The attending sur
geons have- avoided conversation as
much as poradble, espearalky: with - mem
bers of the press, and the greatest diffi
culty has been experienced in supply
ing the demands of the public for the
exact condition of affairs, at intervals
throughout theday. An intimation
was dropped during the afternoon that
the
• -CABINET SAD BEEN SAM=
together and it was thoug4 some offi
cial act was 'about to be promulgated,
bat this proved erroneons.l - The object
of the meeting was - simply to bear in a
body the statement of the attending
surgeons on the situation with a view
of ascertaining the exact state of affairs.
Dr. Bliss stated very explicitly the.
gravity of the situation, but was very
hiopetnl, and maintained that the Prow
dent had at leant an even chance for
recovery. Hit} explanation was suf
ficiently clear to re-establish= to a (ion
siderable extent z the confidence of - the
Oabitiet officers; and . they expreiiied
themselves as feeling more hopeful,
after the conference. When it became
known what had transpired, a decidedly
better feeling pfevailed throughout the
Mansion, and A lthough assurances of
recovery . were ar from satisfactory,
they were : accepted with much I,gratitl
cation and soon ebao . ged the decided
sadness which bad prevailed all 'the af
ternoon into a general feeling ofhope
.
fulness. The most sanguine.. were
forced to yield to the unfavorable indi
cations during the early afternoon,
but previus to the issue of the seven
o'clock bulletin, the expressions of Dr.
Bliss had 'become quite well known
and.their effect was very noticeable. -
- THERE ARE STILL BRAVE FEARS
that the morning will not bring much
encouragement, owing to the extremely
debilitated condition of the patient. It
has been impossible to ascertain :any
thing at all from the sick r o om sines the
evening bulletin was issued. . This is
considered an unfavorable indication
as the surgeons usually have been quite
communicative at least to . Cabinet
officers.
..41. member of the Cabinet just said:
"up to tins hour noznieg nas been
learned from the surgeons since the
bulletin has been issued." •
Mrs. Garfield, accompanied by her
son James, went out to ride, 'remaining
out about ani hour. The lady looked
quite cheerful, as much so in fact as
could be expected under the circum
stances. She continues to bear her
troubles with great fortitude.
It is understood that seoretary Blaine
is on his waY here.
11:00 I'.
The Mansion has;
just been closed
for the night, and all visitors have dis
persed.
Secretary Brown has just come from
the surgeons' quarters, and reports
that the President is sleeping quietly,
also, that his pulse has grown less', fre
vii•rit within the last two hours . and
th:it no vomiting has occurred since
about 4 p. m:
The Assistant Secretary of. State
cabled the following to Lowell: Since
noon there has been a Blight -rise in the
temperature of the President. He
vomited but once during the afternoon.
Nourishment by enemata is retained.
His condition on the whole is rather
Irsamr a.....nina
tive Mansion, and no indication of- an
unfavorable change in the President's
condition. Dr. Hamilton was driven
directly to Mae,-Verigh's house - and will
not visit-the Mansion until morning.
In accordance with our rules to .
- allow all sides to be heard on queer.:
time; of public importance, we rinb
lish this -week several communica
tions relating to County affairs. Our
columns are open for
, any correc
tions, if misstatements are made, or
any defense desired to be made to
the charges contained.. In cennec
tion with this subject ; it is proper to
suggest that the practice in vogue
in this county of making up the
tabular statement , embodying the
annual report of the County Audi : -
tors by aggregates of—the expendi
tures under the various heads is not
in strict - conformity with the law,
which contemplates an itemized
statement of receiptsand expendi!
tares. Annual-- statements- in such
farm would be more satisfactory -to
the tax-payers, and would leave no
room for 'cavil. We are not snffi
xiently familiar with the details of
county expenditures to - say whether
the inferences drawn from •Mr.
DeWitt's and Rex's articles are well
founded or not. Our columns are
open for any reply desired to be
made. '
Tile straight-out Republican State
' Convention of,Virginia, which met
at Lynchburg, August. 11, failed to
place a,State ticket in the field. The
Convention was divided, a majority
being in favor of a coalition with the
Re-adjusters, and refusing to support
S. straight-out ticket. The Conven
tion divided, each faction meeting
separately. The straight-outs nom
inated General Wickham for Gov.
ernor and Major Yost for' Lieutenant
Governor. Both declined the nom
inations, and the Convention aft9r
adopting a platform declaring ad
herence to the prineiplcs of the
Republican party adjourned.. The
failure of the Straight-outs to nom.
inate, strengthens the chances of
success for the Mahone Be-adjuster
ticket.
The North American Review for September
opens with profoundly philosophical article
on "The Church, the State, and the School,"
by -Prof. William T. Harris.M. J. Savage
treats of "Natural Ethics," showing that the
principles_ of morality' are rooted
,in 1:11611'd
nature, and are the products of evolution;
consequently, that they are not affected by
the vicissitudes of dogma or religions creeds.
The Hon. John A. Simon gives a history of
the ',Monroe Declaration," and proves that
the credit pf formulating that cardinal doc
trine of American siatesmanship is duo to
John - Quincy Adams. The tier. EOM%)
Everett Hale writes of the Taxation of
Church Property. 'He would have all otairehes
taxed inform, but would exempt in practiee
those which by their charitable work help to
lighten the public burdens. The other arti
cles in this number of the .Review ate "Jewish
Ostracism in America," by Nina Morals; "The
Decay of New England Thought" by the Her.
Julius H. Ward; '`Ghost Seeing;" by Prof. P.
W. Hedge; and "Factitious History." by
Bossiter Johnson. The letter arti cle is a
scathing criticises of Jefferson Davis's recent
ly published historical memoir. Fifty omits
Re copy. ptzeu . Address,A e
" p ort l ne iZ,Newo N.Y.
iCounty. Nominations.
Asuatm August 9th, 1881.
EDITOR OF ittpusuctAN:-I understand
that there is istrong effort now being
made to nominate Iteleon Packard - - - as
the Republican candidate for county
Treasurer. There would be some pro
priety in mating him the Democratic
candidate by way of reward for politi
cal service, in view of his conduct in
political affairs during the hurt ten years.
Ha became known in our :county -poli
ties, chiefly as a bolter, from purely
mercenary motives. He was engaged
in the Herdic movement to defeat -the
Hon. Janies H. Webb for the Legisla
ture solely because he had proied to be
an unpurchaseable member, and bad
imocessfully raisW she division of our
county, -to further the speculative
schemes of Peter ' Herdio and a few
others. Their opposition to Mr. Webb
was, I think, the greatest compliment
ever paid to_ bun as a public servant,
and will stand as a fact, in his public
career of which himself and friends
haves right to be proud. - -
Keleon Packard aided in electing a
Democrat to the office of I lissocirite
Judge of the county, for the term of
- five years. He afterwards helped to
elect a Dethoorat to a seat in Congress
for a term of two years, another 'to the
State Senate, and also a member to the
House of Representatives, each for the
term of two years. The two named
- misrepresented Bradford County, by
Votinwfor W. A. Wallace' for United
States Senator. The Congressman
helped to make up the first Democratic
Congress sines the Democratic- party
lost their majority by secesionl One
year thereafter he undertook to support
Wm. R. Storrs for Sheriff. thus en
couraging that gentleman to make that
vigorous commercial campaign. in the
hope that the same means and influen
ces that hartgiven Ids party ,'success the
year before, would enable him' to pull
through and reach an office of the high
ebt importancelnancialy, and in yenta
hands a treinenduons political engiue.
But Packard's character was fully un
derstood by those on the other side.
Somebody-saw him a few days before
the election, and! yielding to the power
ful arguments presented, he consented
to betray the Democratic caudidaili
under. whose banner ho had enlisted,
and secretly transfer his vatm to the
Republican candidate.
Enraged by his treachery the - Demo
cratic leaders evidently quit trading
with Suletou and likto btusinesa of sel ling
out became poor.
He' signalized his return to the fold
of the Republican party by modestly
announcing himself is a candidate - for
Sheriff three years ago; thutf putting
himself in the, way of the Republicans
in his own part! of the county, and
hindering the success ,of better men
than himself. Now lie is eenteut to
take the Office Of County Treasurer, be
it has unfortunately for the , taxpayers
be.cOirai 0 lucrative office, (I hope our
next Board of County Commissioners
will make it less so by lowering the
Treasurer's percentage.),
I bah see no propriety or fitness in al
lowhig this disciple of Peter Herdic to
become the custodian ofour public rion
eys unleas he is wanted as kind of
"Him d Centre" of eorruption and pee
ulation in our county affairs. His well
known mercenary character, warrants
us in assuming that as County Treas
urer he would be in favor of large tx-
His well known energy and capeity for
intrigue, would naturally attract the
worst elements in the county' such as
believe in and practice the "rule; of
addition division and silence," and I
should look for the organization of a
rink for the purpose of public plunder
after the Herdic or Tweed pattern; on
a smaller scale. of course as our Poor
House and I:Bridge expenditures will
not alto* unlimited stealing.
With ten or twenty thousand.dollars
of county money on deposit Releon
would not go to sleep until he had
thought of dome plan, or concocted
some job by which indirectly hei could
reach more Abae his legal share of the
t
public_ funds.'
In the name of political decency • and
honesty, I protest against the indorse
ment of this man by the Republican
convention, • whose political offences
absolves every member of , the party
! from any obligation to support him at
the polls, and whose advancement and
success would;tend to discourage any.
like honest political effort in the
pqty.
No - piirty can live and prosper that
rewards treason with lucrative office,
thus offering a premium kir the defeat
of its candidates; and 'degrading -the
worthy members of the party.
We have hundreds 'of men in the
Republican party more worthy to: re
ceive; . this office thah this chief of
political knavery; and I do not, believe
that in' any event he will be called up
on to take the oath and give - bonds for
the fiithful performance of the duties
of County Treasurer..
One more word cu the general ques
tion of our county affairs. Every tax !
payer will feel the effect of good. - or bad
management when the collector visits
Wm with the duplicate of County and
Poor taxes, whether he takes any part
in the primary meetings or conven
tions or DOt. , I exhort every _ to
give the matter of our aount36 -- ofli, ces
some attention. We' wankbioeo and
capacity in all those offices; and iii -none
are we more interested than the election
of three honest business meit 4 as County
Commissioners.- We should.not allow
these nominations to be made subOrdi
natp to any others. I l he k posier of tax
ation and expenditgre, within certain
legal limits are_ in the hands of the
County Commissionera t 1
That office may be • conducted care
fully and economically, or carelessly
and extravigantly. Likeall other oft
cesit was in theory; made for the pub
lic benefit and not for the reward, or
support of individuals. If the people
see to the matter in their priniary
meetings they can fill the county offices
as they should be, on b4siness princi
ples. If they leave these. offices to be
traded' off in the t3ountr - C0we11:415%
they may be filled very unworthily.
In conclusion let me say sign my
names to this communication because I
do pot wish to have it suspected as
coming from sonic one , writing In the
interest of another candidate for Tress.
urer.? 1 depend neon the facts as I have
given them and the force of the views
'Presented, not upon the signature, for
f't ne effect upon Republican voters, and
np to this time I have; not . settled in
my own mind who eau bek. save the
party from the disgraCe and humilia
tion of Packard's nomination by de
feating hini Yours truly,
B. Laroirris
(*lathing,* **lTAiitiveek.)
THE 41%.--01 7 ' THE RAIL
BoAD vrlzartorr.
RAu.novi) Nod, my
friend, you are getting a little excited ;
Mr. Vanderbilt la: not
,charging the
Oople along. the line of. the Harlem
Road as much tt' it cost theta before
the railroad wae:built, 'and yet you call
him a free-heoter ifyou don't like the
rates we charge, - why don't you wagon
your produce teuiarkct„ or go to the
legislature; and Oat:6 redtule the rate
of freight in
Crrzuss.—" Well, there is soma
freight - wagemed to market now, right
alongside of the greatest invention for
carryitig, freight cheaply and quickly
that has ever been made, but Ido not
- think it , is light that any man or set of
men should be allowed to' monopolize
all the benefits of that invention, espe
cially when these benefits have
to
vouchsafed in a greater degree to the
people of other sections, whose produce
is carried to the market at much cheap
.
eirates,and with which the people of my
section have to compete. I do not
think it right that Mr. :Vanderbilt
should abrogate the natural advanta
ges of the contiguity of my property to
this market by charging me higher pro
tionate rates of freight, and indeed, he
has no business to charge me or my
neighbors upon any other principle
than the cost of service with a fair pros
fit added thereto, and 'when I say a fair
profit, I mean not more than ten per
cent. upon the actual money. Mr. Van
derbilt originally put into that road,
and not upon watered stock, or stock
issued - to represent surplus earnings'
(which is ieally the people's money) in.
vested Oa extending or improving the
road— Such betterments should be
made with' Mr. Vanderbilt's own mo
ney,or money actually subscribed for
that purpose, and for which stock: may
be legitimately be issued; and as re
gards the second part of „your question,
"'Why the people do not go to the leg
islature and have the rates lowered; I
watt to say to you that this is just
what we impose to do. I say this
with.the full knowledge that you rail
road men -are sending money into
districts all over the State' (and other
States asi well),e to influence noniina;
tions or elections; that the - votes of
individual citizens are bought and sold
almost as freely as any other merohan
dize ; that You send every member of
the Legislathre, before he takes his
Seat, a free pass, and that many influ
ential politicians, editors and elergy.,
men are shown the same 'attentions%
even coroners or tax assessors along
your lines being thus remembered. I
say it, knowing that the most eloquent
advocates will appear at Albany to
plead your cause; that men whO are
elected to the Legislature:in your in-
terest, while nominally representing
that of,lthe public, wilt sec r retly obstruct
legislation and trade /their totes to
Serve you ; that your advertising pat
ronage will be exerted upoa newspapers,
and that shippers will be provided, with
preferential rates to advocate a contin
nanea_a ikc....tPpAent_
over their neighbors, and that where
all these fail you wilt resort to direct
bribery to accomplish your ends. The
task is ti great one, but in tune it will be
acccomplissed. I believe that laws de
fining the public rights will be passed
by the Legislature of every State, and
that the Congress Of the United States
will pass the Reagan bill, or some other
honest bill for the regulation of the in
ter State commerce, and that executive
bodies will be provided to supervise
the operation of public highways, and
see that the laws are executed. ' Either
this or the Stale will annul existing
charters, and re-assume her function
u'hwh she has (temporarily delegated)
V furnishing highways.
„..„
RAILROAD OFFICIAL.—"You would
put politicians at work running rail
roads, would you, in the hopes of get
ting better and cheaper service than a:.
present r'
Crrum.—"No, that is not neces
sary ; the State could own the railroads
and lease them, under proper restric
tions, to associations to operate, as the
State of Massachusetts has done, as
the city of Cincinnati has done, and as
the slominion of Canada and other gov
ernments_ have done, where roads were
wholly or partly owned, and the con
trol thus retained in the bands of the
public." •
4AILROADWouIdn't
you :have a nice centralization of poi
er in .the hands of government, ?"
CITIZEN.-" Not so very much more
than at present, and iri the words of a
United- States Senate C ommittee, "It is
more dangerous to have a centraliza--
tion of power in the , bands of a few
men t who recognize no responsibility
but to their stock-holders, and no prin
ciple of action but personal and corpo
rate aggrandisement, than in adding
somewhat to the power and patronage
of a government directly 'responsible to
the people and entirely wider their
control.r While f .reSpect the , opinions
of all good citizens who believe that
the functions of governments should be
as few as posaible, yet I believe it has
come to a point Where 'we must choose
the least of two evils,: that we must
offset the power of thelxople centrali
zed in their State and ' National Gov
ernment ;against a' greater and more
dangerous centralizatiOn of power in
the hands of great corporations. Our
post.l system might perhaps be better
niaaaged under priva4 -control; but I
'doubt it, and the ex*ritnent of the
government =gaging the telegraphs
*hal* has resulted in the
public receiving far cheaper service
than before. The ownership and op
eration of railwiya by goverqmont in
many of the English; colonies, as .well
as other countries, compare favorably
with those in private hands, and in my
opinion, the cry of 'centralization of
power' is, chiefly raised by those who
seek to unduly tax the masses of the
people for what ought to be a public
service. At any rate the interest . of
• '
the individual citizen: cri, s loudly fo'r
proteetion from extortions by monopo
lies, whether gos, water, telegraph or
railroad corPorations, and if relief can
come only throngli' government owner•
ship or , revolution, it will sooner or la
ter. come. ' If, the Republican party
won't gin,- it, perhaps the Democratic
party will If neither affords the re
lief a party rise up which will af
ford it. The descendants of men who ,
fought toestablish free institutions in
this country and found • a government
of_ the people, for the people, by the
people, are not going to quietly sntimit
to a government of. corporations, for
eorporations, by corporations, when*
these institutions are the 'creation of
the people, and exist by the grace of
the people. It won't take many more
years of stock watering and discrimina
tions, and but a few more, Vanderbilts,
Goulds 'and . HuntingtonS, to wipe out.
all corpcirations, no matter how beni
ficerit or how well conducted. Modern
improvements are good things in their
way, but like fire they may be &cod
servants and bad masters. Corpora-,
tions controlling steam and electricity,
are benificent institutions so long as
they remain servants of the people, but
when they seek to be masters, and' de
cide not Only what share of the profits
of production and commerce the pub
lic shall receive, but what individuals
shall receive it ; when vast wealth is
suddenly acquired by such means, and
to perpetuate their power they - eorrupt
our elections and legislation to' an ex
tent which endangers the . Mnd
e
and political welfare of the nation, it is
time that the people took measures to
realize the benefits of steam and elec
tricity without the intervention r of
corporations, and unless the relations
to the public of railroad and other
great corporations are soon to be read
justed upon a more equitable basis, the
people will take such measures, and
DON'T YOU FORGET 1T l"
EDITOR. or REPUBLICAN:-1 am-not a news
paper correspondent, and 'would not now at
tempt writing bad my attention not been at
tcacted to a tabulir statement of the County
Commissioners, showing among other
_things
what purports to be the actual indebtedness
of the county. We will examine tills state
ment for ourseit and find if we can tirliat the
actual condition of the same is or maybe at
the Flom, of the current year. Taking their
statement aa, given m the Auditors Report or
last winter, the amount 'pf money' on. hand,
no resources , to fall back upon, the amount of
tax levied this year, and at the end of the
present year:yon will find that the tax-payers
will have a county_debt upon them Of not less
than Seventy-five thousand dollars. Judging
the future by ;the , •= financial management of
the jiast the rain with be greater. For the
facts, we find the ordinary current expenses of
the county during the past two years, upon
which ieport Had beets made under the man
agement of our present Board of Commis
sioners, after deducting the amount disburs
ed upon the Poor House, To wauda Bridge,
and under the sheep law iu the shape.of dog
tax, to have been for - the year 1879; nearly
forty-four thousand dollars, and for , the year
1880, over forty-one thonsand dollars. We
also find that they have levied a county tax
this year of fire milli on the dollar, which by
this statement shows that it will raise five.,
eights of the i amount shown by them which
would he gross, less than thirty-six thousand
dollars—the
,balance beiug poor tax set
apart for that purpose only, cannot be used
i
for enmity pUrposes, we will dispose of t be
fore we get trough show liow much will
probably be;fipon handrat the eel! of the yea .
Bons and percentage of collection, and you
have left - tiil sum of thirty-three thouiand
seven hunOed dollars to be applied for
county expenses,lto this suns •add the amount
in Treasury at bait settlement, we find the
following to,wit:— _
Net-amount county tai for 1881, $33,700.00
In Treaa. Jan. I, /881, county funds, 22,597 ; 18
In Treaa. Jaw 1, 1881, bal. of $4O,- •
000.00 borrowed, 959.30
Total ire. resources for 1881,
Whitt are the 4iabiaties? We find the Poor
Douse'on the first of January but little more
than the walls up and inclosed, the Insane
Department not near as far advanced, little
or no improvements made upon the farm, a
large force of hands at work upon Poor House,
many of them or others still there, and the e
work not yet completed, together with the
amount of material necessary to be purchas
ed, plumbing, furniture. and-fixtures to put
the buildings itOlte condition they are re
quired. After taking into consideration all
things impt:Ttaut to be done and the ex
penditure of inouey they had already Mail()
up to the close of last year, we cannot esti
mate the additional expense at lesi than
twenty-five thousand dollars. They may de
lay- a portion of it, until next year, and per.
hapa will, as some of them are candidates for
re-election, and there was only 19.59.d0 the
forty thousand dollars left on Jan. 1,18 3 If
this i lestimite is correct there is this amount
of diaficiency to be made no Lem the tax
payers. Let us recapitulate the probable
liabilities of the county for the preseht year:
Amount necessary to complete and
furnish Poor Rouse, and Insane
Department, say • $25.000.00
qurrent - expenses of county for the
year estimated by the last two •
years • 44000.00
Towanda Bridge and Expenses of
litigation
Interest upon bonds •
Treasurers Commission as per last
year, from county . 2,882.019
Amonut of Bonds outstanding . 40,000.00
'State tax to be paid from county
funds estimated , 9,000.00
Deduct resources
Probable indebtedness of the`
county upon the first of JannarY •
• next 180.625.5•
We submit this statement to toe careful
consideration of the reader, compare it With
former annual reports of this Board of Com
missioners, the condltion, on tile first of
January laat and say if we aro not tetbstantialy
correct.
Next Comes the Podr tax. As we have said
this is only for the support of the Poor, can
not be used for any other purpose. We find
that this tax will net a little over nineteen
thousand dollars; From this fund the.poor
are to be supported until July next before
anything can be realized from next year's'
tax. There aro now in the Poor HoUie ghoul
one boadred persons. This fail aild winter
it must inordise to one hundred and fifty ol•
upwards. Let us estimate the number -at en
averageof one hundred and twenty-fife for
the year, ,and the cost of support, board,
clothing, fuel, lights etc., at ono hundred
dollars each, and we find in April next twelve
thousan d five hundred dollars 'of %IR fend
used no; then you have - the salary of the
Superintendent' and his assistant, salary of
the physician, and the salary of the Su
perintetidt of the 7 Insane department,
hired hel pnd many other incidental expen
ses to be paid oat of the balance and little,
if any of this fund can or will be left in April
next. Upon this condition of county affairs,
we find at least twcf of the present Board of
Commissioners, candidates for re-election,
the third has been selected - by the *tune de.
went that now have ,the control of , county
matters, and the order goes forth they must
be put through and elected. Not is..this
We are informed that a portion, if not all of
the same Board of Auditors are to be re
elected also. We now ask both Republicans
and. Democrats, are you willing. Spit this stile
Of things shall continue, or wui you take mat.
tem into your own hands and elect new men
to those offices, men of ability to carefully
and successfully manage the offices of the
county, so that she may once more assume
her financial standing with other indopen
dent counties in the Comiconweatth. The
question, is antnitted to you and must be de
cided &tithe coming Conventions, whether a
few political bosses of each party must control
and manage for you, or will you maintain
your rights and insist upon having the bait
men;for place or position. RE.x. -
Angus IGth, 1881.
,d Glance Aacl ward.
A . great.country is the United
States of America, great in territory,
great in Our prospective population,
and great in our physical improvements.
Whence came we by all thisgreatniees?
Go bickftfty years. The most of our
territory was an unexplored wilderness.
Beyond the Ohio river was the impene
trable West. The rich lands of the
Interior could nut be givor away, and
the plains beyond the lifisahsiippi were
the undisputed domain of buffalo
herds. Chicago and St. Louis were
only little Clearings where the cabins of
a few hunters and 'trappers might be
found. Travelers of to-day can sail a
half dozen times around the globe eas
ier than the overland emigrant could
once, penettite the wilds of Nebraska..
Our r population today is 50,000;000,
thentit was 13,000,000 or about one
quarter tf , great as • now. Railroads
were being talked of as a dim possibil
ity. Telegraphy had not ,been heard
of. We had no commerce on the
ocean and - only a few straggling steam
boats on our inland waters.
Go back fifty years farther. The
thirteen colonies formed a narrow strip
along the Atlantic. coast. Their uni•
ted population, 3,000,000, was less than
the present populatiqn of either Ohio
or Illinois.. Central New York watt a
wilderness. . Philadelphia was a mod
est quaker town where patriot colonists
came together to consult over a pro.
posed American Republic. Enthusi
asts thought that a bright future await
ed the young nation if the jealous
States could only be organized under a
common charter, but prudent men
shOok their heads and pointed to former
failures in representative government.
Go brielt,-a century and a half. The
Pilgrims had just stepped frbm the
Mayflower and stood shivering upon
the , shore of the New World. The
smoke of other settleinents might be
seen on the James River, Manhattan
Island, and-at , a few points along the
coast. Soma of these early emigrants
were-adventurers and soon returned,
but by far thii greater number were re
ligious exiles and had come to -stay.
Political restraint was behind`them,—
a howling wilderness before them. -Live
or die they must not retujn. The
tide of emigration did not cease until
Old England had given much of their
best blood to I New England, and had
peopled the Atlantic settlements with
such, a stock of men as the world had
never seen„
Why are we able to show such great
results within the f first century of our
national existence ? The first answer
must be favorint , Providence has
presided over us. Cad, the Universal,
rather, has had certain ends to secure
in the growth of this country. He has
direeted•us: to tin sources pf our pros-
Perity : and His hand has been shaping
our welfare. And next observe how.
solid .were the foundations laid.by the
exiles who founded the early colonies,
and
. by the patriots of the revolution.
Our father* no sooner took possession
of these • shores than , they established
churches and schools, and organized a
Eovernment upon the basis 'of con
science and intelligence. Fear of-zGrOd
and justice among mein were the foun
dations 'Upon which they built. Any
people has a rich • inheritance that can
point to'such founders, aid if 'we would
continue to prospc r as
,a nation me
must not forget to acknowledge the
overrulingk
hand of. God, must we
allow the stirling character of our an-
cestryto pass, into oblivion, while we
sneer at their blunders and scoff at
their simple habits. Blunders. they
06prit-ervei" reCtiN•eti - from their fore - :
fathers so rich an inheritance as ours.
tct us look at some particulars where
in we have been favortd above other
, ndtions.
First let it lie noted that this territo-
I ry was mainly - unoccupied. A few In
dian tribes roamed here and there with
only rude weapons of defence, and the
land was' open to the strangers by sim
ply clearing up_ the wilderness: The
massacres which some of the early set
tlers suffered might have been avoided,
had all- of them treated the. Red men
with the.,; fairness which "charheteriied
the Quakers. God.entrusted,an almost
helpless race to our keeping, and the
misuse we have made of our opportu
nity must ever remain one of the great
est blots against is.,
Not only by driving out the Indians,
but by „fortunate bargains with other
nations, have we gained our vast terri
tory. Wk, purchased the Lousiana
tract of the French in 1803 for ,$.15.
000,000. That purchase consisted
not simply of our present State of
Lonsiana, but a territory lying, along
1 4 the Mississippi far to the north and
I west,. of -- more than a million square
miles, equal to more than twenty states,
like Pennsylvania.. You could not buY
any one of the main railways in Penn
sylvania or New York for thht sum of
money. We bought Florida-of Spain.
Mexico sold us California. And a few
years ago - When Russia was tired of
Alaska and_ put her on the trigket, our
statesmen could not resist] the tempta
tion of adding that territory to our
bloated possessionS. We Made' a few
settlements along the Atlantic coast
and claimed all the land west of them
for hundreds of miles into the interior.
We drove the Red men from their hunt
ing R;rounds and we improved every
good :'chanceto buy land when other
nations would sell out their claims.
We must have credit for much hard
work in clearing up the wilderness,
but no nation_ ever came into possess
ion of its original soil so easily.
How came we by qur population ?
We have more peoplelthan the British
Islands, or Germany, but we have gain
ed our population in large measure by
emigration from foreign countries. Du •
ring the last half century this emigra
tion has been pouring in upon us like a
flood. In one week_recently 17000 em
igrants are said to have landed in New
York city. Half a 'million came over
from the Old World : last year, enough
to make ten cities like Syracuse each
of 50,000 inhabitants. Other countries
are overrunning with citizens—enough
have they and to spare, while the in
creased facilities of ocean travel. our
. cheap homesteads, and snuffs of free
air, are beckoning on' the emigrant.
During the last half century' Ireland
and Germany have each furnished us
with 3,000,000 people, while from all
sources more than 10,000,000 foreigneri
have found homes among us.
I Vow came we by our_independenee?
Thd urigingl e9lonurs which formed the
basis of thirteen' of these States. were
offshoots 'of Groat
were-
for a
century and a half Were trented
pendencies of thaticountry. Had it not
been for the blunders of Geo. 111 and
his Parliament,—We might : have been
to-day in the saute codition as Cana.
da or Australia, tributary to a foreign
power. But the bid king was arbitra
ry, and England had not then learned
the wisdom she has since learned in ru
ling her colonies. She taxed our Fath
ers to defray the expenses of - govern
ment, but would not allow them any
part in her !egislatioil, The principle
$57,256.44
24,000.00
2,000.00
$138,882.00
57,256-48
of taxation was not wrong, but it Vilt..3
unwisely managed, and our Fathers
chafed under the arbitrary rulings of
the mother country. .They bad hewn
their homes out of the forest, and felt
that they had some right to enjoy them
unmolested, and to have a voice in that
legislation which concerned their oAn
interests. The king and his counsel
ors thought differently i and they . pro
voked'the colonists into revolution.
"No taxation .without representation"
was the-watchword.. The officers sent
to enforce the tax were mobbed. The
tea was thrown overboank in Boston
Harbor. Independence was declared,
and, the old bell inPhiladelphia rang
out the prom;se, "America shall - be
free." While'we may honor our Fath
ers.in their struggle agairist usurpation
we must remember that they did not_
act wisely - in all things. How soon
they forgot to apply the principle which
they claimed for themselVes in their
treatment of the Indian and African
races. They founded this government
by saying,—"All , men are created
equal,—enflowed with certain inaliena
ble rights such as life, liberty and the.
purfutit of happiness,'_' but they soon
qualified that declaration by.saying in
practce, "All men are created equal
except Red men and Negroes." Bad
men lived in colonial times and the no
blest of our Fathers were not perfect:
To bestow upon them indkscriminate'
praise would not be doing them
justice.
But the Independence of the Colo
.hies did not insure Nation al, Unity.
How then did we gain our Unity and
compaetnesa ? The' original States
were mutually jealous. A common en
emy had united them in the War of
lndependence. Fear of renewed attacki
Ifrom,England or from other countries
kept them together, and led them to
form the Federal Union. Some drank
in the Union spirit so deeply that they
could say with Patrick Henry, "British i
oppression has effaced the boundaries i
of the several : . colonies. I am not
a Virginian but an American." With
out much system. or authority a Con
gress of delegates from the difrerent
States met for several years. Discuss
ions grew warm over their conflicting
interests with frequent outbreaks of
jealousy. State rights were jauch
talke a of in early tithes by Northern
states as they have since been discu ssed
by South Carolina. But all wise men
saw that a Union of !all the States was
drmanded, although no, such centraliza
tion of power
_in th 6 National gofern
ment was contemplated, as we find to
day. Our statesmen, in convention
assembled, were finally agreed upon a
Constitution which should cement the
States into a more perfect union, and
when this constitution was ratified by
the Several states our Nation was born,
in the year Mit?, less than one hundred
years ago.
From that time the spirit of unity
grew rapidly among us for many years,
and the question of diliasion or, of se
cession might never have sprung upon
us, had it not. been for' the bitter con
flict over slavery. It ;should be. re
membered that when our government
was formed no such yiow of freedom
as a sacred right of all men, black as
well as white ; was held by any people
as is now so generally acitnol.vledged.
Every , civilized :nation; not excepting
'Envland, -was abetting the slave, trade:
\V in the North. were guilty of the
crime of slave-holding ' as- well as they
in the 'South. = Our Northern states
Were led to open their eyes to the wick
edness of the system of enforced ser
vitude, first of all from the fact that it
eaz-stihiio&tclatle - in the Siort — hern cli
-
mates, while supposed to be profitable
in the South: Had it been otherwise,
had cotton flourished in New York and
cattle grazing in Georgia; we might
have. been the slave-holders /iiid they
the abolitionists '
~iwe the seceders and
they the faithful adherents of the Un
ion.. As it, was slavery became more
and more the idol of the South arid
they nourished it with pride. while the
North watched it with jealous:eye, dis-!
cussing its injustice and prophesying
the disasters • it threatened The Nation.
Legislation in. Congress for many
years.. hinged about the question of
slavery ; more slave territory"
said one party. "We will have all we
want" replied the:Other. The conflict.
waxed hottiet and ihotter from. year to
year, till in the , discussions over the
fugitive shiv_el law sand the subsequent
.riots, the fires Initmed niost fiercely
The struggle over admitting Kansas
as a free state added fuel
.to - the flames,
and upon . • election of Lincoln in
1860, the conflagration burst forth be-
BR. 11, C. POB,TgR'S
OLD ESTABLISHED DRUGSTORE
DEATR - to: - P.OTATO. - pUG$
PARIS GREEN
LONDON .PURPLE
AT - WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
Cora Main and Pine Ste. Tciurandea
SPRING AND
C
LOTELING,
Gents' Furnishing Goods, ,
M. E.
ROSENFIELD'S'
Now propo s es "to knock the bottom out of high prices, end for the twit 90 da
will offer his immense stook of Spring Readjr-Made Clothing for
MEN, BOYS. & CHILDREN'S VTEAR
AT FIFTEEN PER CENT. lawn
Than the goods eau be boughtin any other house in the County, and every mono
whether they need clothing or not, should not miss this great opportunity,
as it will pay you to buy for the coming season of - -
•
• E. ROSENFIELD'
I now feel confident of success in this line as I - am turning out daily the hip I
Amplest and hest finished garments in town. Don't forget the Place.
CALL. EARLY AND SECURE BARGAIN& .
M. E. ROSENFIELD.
Towanda, March 7, 1879.
- yowl control, and we were shaken with
the `throes of civil war. Four years
of -terrible conflict followed, tens of
thotisands were slain, and desolated
htiines Ailed the land. The North was
bereaved, and the South was bereaved
and beggared. By, right of war our -
President declared the slaves free.
Our armies closed around Richmond,
the secession forces "yielded after a
most heroic fight, worthy of a better
cause, and the question -which could
not be, peaceably argued down, has
been 'settled by force. War has been
costly but it has relived us 44 the
costlier burden of slavery and cord
pacted7the Nation. We are one pto
pie,' not . many petty-sovereignties; and
neither - South Carolina or Massachu
setts is ever likely'to insist on its right
to overthrow the federal compact.
The South should acquiesce in the
verdict and return to loyalty,, as many
of her citizens have done, while the
North which was from innocent of com
plicity with slavery, should bout
of- her loyalty, and treat her disap
pointed brethrenwith magnanimity,
An awful war has , ,
scarred the Natibn
but saved it. Let. us bless God for
, his preserving care, and let us invite
our Southern - brethren to unite with us
in re-building the Nation upon the
basis of universal freedom, universal
[ loyalty, and universal intelligence.
J. H. NAsoN,
Morrisville, N. Y.
- Drupritsgs Praise Thews.
"We always recommend Malt Bitters."
"A perfect food medicine."
"Beet nourishing agent we know of."
"Women and - children take Malt Bitters."
"Overcome nervousness and sleeplessneu."
"Not a vile rum bitters." •
"A perfect renovator of exhausted nature."
"Most successful medicine in the world."
Aug 18-4 w.
"Deacon Wilder, I .want you tell me_ how
you kept yourself and family well the put
season when all the rest of u have been sick
so moth, and have had the dactors visiting
as so often".
"Bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy. 1 71
used Hop Bitters in time; ,kept my family
well and saved the doctor -bills. Theo% dol
lars' worth of it kept us well and able to work
all the time. I'll warrant it has cost you and
the neighbors one to two' hundred dollars
apiece to keen sick the setae time."
"Deacon, I'll use your medicine heresfter."
-aug 11-2 w
I baco been troubled 'with Heart Disease.
and Liver Complaint, and I bad spent a great
deal of money for medical aid without receiv
ing any benefit„until I procured some of Dr.
Clark Johnson's Indian Blood Syrup from an
agent, E. L. Buffington. I can now' testify
from my experience as to the great value of
it in such diseases. Szsinc Zzatert.sx.
KENDALL'S _ SPAVIN CURE
illenls sure to cure Spsvins, Splint',
rb, &c. It removes all unnatural
enlargements, Dots not nurrzn.
Ras no equal for any lameness qn
beast or man. It has cured hip-joint
lameness in a peison who had sq
.,. fered 15 years. Also cured rheum:L
. Gam, corns, frost-bites 0/ 0 _ any
bruises, cut or lameness. It has "no aqua for
any blemish On horses. •1 Send for illustrated
Cif ular giving postrivE 'Mops , . Price .11. ALL
DItUGOISTS have it or can gebit for you. Dr. B.J .
Kendnil & Co., Proprietors, ;Enosburgh, falls.
ermont. 11. D. PORTZII, Agent, Towanda, Pa.
W. JONES' CREAM CAMPHOR, IS THE
...NAME of the popular Linament that cures
Rheumatism, ' Neuralgia, Swollen or Stiffened
Joints, Frost Bites, Pain in the Face. Head or
Spine, Chopped Hands, Bruhtes, Sprains, Burns,
Mosquito Bites, Sting or Bite of an insect,
Poison Vines, etc., fot Man or Beast
Always reliable, and almost instantan
eous in its relief. Having an agreeable odor it
is pleasant to apply. Sold by all druggists.
Price 25 eta.
N. B.—This Liniment received a Prize Medal
at the State lair. 1879.
ASA JONES, ProVr, 319 N. 3d St., Phi La.; Pa.
Jan. 13.6-m
DR. JONES'CREAM CAMPHOR.
IS THE NAME DP the -Popular Liniment
that cures Itheturustistn, Neuralgia, Swollen Or
Stiffened Joints; Frost Bites. pain In the Face,
Head or Spine. Chapped hands, Ilruises,Sprains,
Burns. Moegnioto Bites, Sting or Bite of an in,
sect, Poison from common J Poison ,Vines, etc.,
for manor beast. Always reliable, and almost
instantaneous ln its relief. Having an agreeable
odor, it is pleasant to apply' Sold by all drug
gists. Price 25 cents. I -
N. B.—This Liniment rece ived a Prize Medal a
. c
'Longs. Mills
The undersigned has arranged hie mill for mann-
HIGHEST GRADE OF
New Process . Flour !
Ue his also greatly improved the Common
Standard, Family and sample Flours:- their
quality will. not be second to any mannfactueed
at any mUlink establishment in the country.
lie uses no Drugs in waking the
Sold at wholesale and retail at his klobr stare
and 3L lls.
Flouring for customers on the New Process
67stem:
17 July-U.
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HATS AND CAPS AT
A Wise Deacon.
31iDol.r.nritau, Snyder Co., Ps.
Lecturing the
NEW PROCESS ELK*
H. F. LONG, TROY, PA.
SUMMER