gnnccrat nnb jStntutfl. CLAKK U IL1-OX, r.iiltor Jfc Pioprteloi. ERI'NSRURU, APRIL 12,::::::::1SGG. roii ;o r.iixoi:. HIES7ER CLYMER. THE SITUATION. We arc m it disposed to be unncccssa rilv alarmed, mid yet we think there is some reason to be fearful for lhe future cf our country. When we see the Congress of the nation disregarding the plainest and dearest requirements of the Constitution and the laws enacted in pursuance thereof, simply because they have the. power of so doing, we incline to the opinion that there must lie pome motive and object impelling the sworn officers of the people which cannot and does not reach the common understanding of the American people. L power the object ? This cannot be be cause the party now wielding the desti nies of the country are supreme in both branches of the national Legislature, the Executive and the whole Cabinet, the Ju diciary department, and the officers in nearly all the different States of the Union were elected or appointed as Republicans. Then there must be some other object to accomplish. What that object is can only lie judged from their acts and con duct. When we see officers disregarding the voice of the people solemnly expressed through the ballot-box, expelling members of Congress and Senators of the United States from their seats under the forms of packed Committee?, without one solitary fact to sustain them other than because they have the power to do so, we natur ally incline to believe that the future of our country is far from bv ing so flattering as we would desire. We see that repub lican journals throughout the country, claiming to be respectable, freely discuss the propriety of impeaching the i 'resident of the United State? on charges of treason, high crime." an 1 misdeineanuts. On what is all this based .' lias he been guilty of treason, high crimes or misdemeanors as I 'resident'? We cannot see that he has. If treason consists in interposing a veto to check the wicked and unconstitutional acts of a Congress that has by its entire and utter disregard for every principle of Re publican form of government, forfeited all respect of the people and the President, then we admit he is guilty of treason. If it is irearon or a high crime to defeat the purposes of a self-constituted Committee at Washington in enacting a law which hail for its aim and object the cxistance of a standing army, the bankrupting of the National Treasury, the creation of an unlimited host of office holders to elevate and protect in idleness the negro, to the prejudice and at the expense of the white man then 1 'resident Johnson is guilty of ot the crimes spoken of. We cannot find any act of the Presi dent's official conduct tir.it is inconsistent with the oft repeated promises of the Re publican party or contrary to the estab lished! laws of Congress. lie has provi ded fr the Abolition of Slavery, the re pudiation of the rebel debt, instituted laws m the rebel States for the protection of the freedmcn, and induced the Southern people to acknowledge allegiance to the Constitution and laws of the United States. Tho act of Congress passed in 18G1, de clared that the war was not waged in any spirit of oppression, nor for the purpose of overthrowing or inteifering with the es tablished institutions of any of the States. President Lincoln avowed the same doc trine. Andrew Johnston is now laboiing to put these declarations in practice. Why then, do the Republican party find fault with him? There can be but one answer given to this inquiry. Stevens, Sumner Sc Co., have another and a more deadly purpose in view, namely : to get rid of tha President by impeachment, and then by the overthrow of State Govern ments, establish on their ruir.3 a central despotism at Washington. Will the Pres ident, under the circumstances, tamely submit to such usurpation on the part of Congress? Wo think not. We hope not. lie has the means of protecting the Gov ment and the people, and we trust he will make use of the means before it is forever too late. If he desires to be successful in bis efforts to maintain the Constitution, nfbrce the laws and preserve the rights of the people, ho will have to turn his atten tion to the use of the power vested in him by virtue of the office he holds under the Constitution, lie knows full well what power he is clothed with, and against whom it may be applied. In the full exercise of that power, for proper purposes, j he will have the cordial and warm co-operation of every true friend of Republican liberty and Constitutional right. A GOOD JOKE. One of the most amusing spring jokes is the painful effort of the Abolition papers and orators to call the men who saved the Union against tho rebels of the South and the Abolitionists of the North enemies of the country. The gentlemen, if such creatures can be called gentlemen, who contributed so largely to divide the country and des troy the Union are very anxious to be considered the especial friends of the Un ion. As their late co-workers the armed rebels could not overthrow the Govern ment, they are very clamorous that fanat ical Abolitionists should control it. Next to a dissolution of the Union, these clamorous citizens would like to see a dissolution of the Democratic party ; and as they have learned that patriotic men are able to maintain the Union against combined Abolitionists and rebels they will doubtless, soon endeavor to steal our name and brand the Democracy the il I 'n'on-vtrrn ifi-u.'tirtitf.? When ther can pursuade the American people that Renedict Arnold was a patriot and Patrick Henry a tory, they may convince the same jmy that Stevens and the friends of Sumner and Wilson are true Union men. and the glorious multitude which saved the Union in war and intend to se cure it in peace, under the leadership of the gallant Johnson, are disunionists. Truly the impudence of the Shoddy Abolitionists knows no bounds. After being instrumental in involving the country in a war, dining the progress of which they onlj- assisted in robbing the soldiers, plundering the Government, praising the negro and otherwise prolonging the strug gle ; they now, while still laboring to di viJe, distract and destroy the country, claim to be the exclusive friends of the Union. "Rut these fanatical disunionists these howling, hypocritical, shoddy hounds are becoming known to ail men, and if they do not speedily improve in their ac tions, their manners ana conversation, a fearful retribution will yet overtake them. Tin: Caise Mr. Culver, of the firm of Culver, Penn & Co., of New York, says the J it not .j- l'mo:, came to this Sr.-ite about three or four years ago, an Itinerant Yankee, settled about Franklin, Pennsyl vania, ami commenced dabblin? in oil. IL was of that class of persons who use religion as a means to accomplish selfish ends, and by such false pretences and no doubt the use of money, obtained the Re publican nomination for Congress in that district, over such men as Finney and Myers and M'Cermick, who were born in the district. Of course he was elected, and his election gave him political as we'd as personal position. What is the conse quence? Six banks have gone down, whoso deposits have lieen used without stint, and nobody can tell bow many oil men will go down with them. The in dignation, we understand, in that quarter is intense, ami the result no one can antici pate. We hope the people, of Pennsyl vania will learn some sense after awhile, and treat these speculating, itinerant Yan kees as they deserve. We can sympathise with the people of Mr. Culver's district to some extent, as we have an itinerant Yankee, from the State of Maine, in the person of A. A. Darker, ?w,a-represeriling us in Congress. Whether we will be compelled to suffer more at his hands than the stigma and disgrace which must necessarily follow the sending of such a man to the Congress of the United States, remains to be seen. Mr. Ilarker is a very good man in his proper plnco. lie understands the Shook business has carried it on successfully would make a good Wheelbarrow Con ductor, or fill other useful and honorable positions with credit ; but as a Congress man ho is entirely out of place. The peo ple of the district, however, are more to blame for this mistake than he is. Ineokmation kou Candidates and tiieiji Fkiends. All communications in favor of the nomination of any person or persons for any of the offices of the county or district, mu?t be paid for at the rate of five cents per line. The cash, or a res ponsible name to wlioui the amount will be charged, must accompany each com munication. After the nominations have been made, we will then publish all com munications and other articles calculated to advance the interests of the party and secure the election of the ticket, without charge or compensation. It is stated that MI of the United States colored troops will be discharged within this month. ADDRESS OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. Democratic State Committee Rooms, IIaukisei 1:0, Pa., Mar. 17, 18G0. j To the People of Pennsylvania : A civic contest, laden with grave results has jast been entered upon. The great political organizations of the State have announced their platforms and presented to you their candidates. The Democracy distinctly avow then purpose to restore the Union and to main tain the superority of the white man. Their opponents refuse to restore the Union, treat with silent contempt the pol icy of the President, and again attempt to deceive you in regard to negro sutlrage. The restoration of the Union is an issue embracing and overshadowing all others. If it be postponed, and agitation contin ued, you will deny that the war was "a war for the Union ;" you will shake your form of government to its very base, jeop ardize the security of your National debt, incur the hazard of financial revulsion, fetter the developemnt of your industral resources, make a desert of the fairest por tion of the Republic and aid in elevating the. negro at the expense of the white men. Tho period of reaction after great nation al exertion is often more latal to free insti tutions than the severest throws of civil warfare, and radical disunionists seise that hour to consolidate your Government by amending the Constitution and to perpet uate their power through the political equality of the negro. Prolonged agitation or prompt restora tion arc the alternatives presented. Men or the Keystone: Look back upon jour history, and in the light of that retrospect determine whether you will be led to' your ruin by a lvckiess disturber of the peace of your Commonwealth, or will follow the Pres ident by the patlis of tha Constitution to the haven of peace, order and security. The Democracy present to you, with pride, their candidate for Governor: a l'ennsylvanian by birth ; of revolutionary family ; pure, honest, capable ; possessed of large experience, and gifted with the rarest qualities of the head and of the heart, no man need blush to follow where IIiEsrEit Ci.ymeu leads, the way. Democrats of Pennsylvania : All is well ; your candidate will be sus tained ; trilling personalities give way be fore tlieonwanl march of great principles, lie assured of success, end labor to de serve it. Ry order of the Democratic State Com mittee. WILLIAM A. WALLACE, Chairman. R k v o i -i "it o x R y ' "Legislation.' 1 1 will bo borne in mind that the Negro "Civil Rights Rill"', was ''passed" oxer the Veto in the Rump Senate by a vote of tmuee than half a full and hoc fid Sen ate of 72 mevibero ; ami hiteen ,. than the I'oiit-tttution reatnra. Tiro -thirds, (48) are required to pass a bid over a veto. The following was the vote : For the Negro Riil 03 For the Veto Absent sick (Dixon) The Stockton outrage Southern Senators kept out To 1 1 Majority in favor of Veto, G. As it requires a two third vote to pass any bill over a veto, it will be seen that the disunionists want fifteen (15) votes of that numlx r ( IS.) It is not possible that 15 of the 22 Southern Senators would vote for the bi!!, nor half that number. The people can judge whether a bill thus "passed' over the President's veto should have any binding force. Not only has this bill been declared passed by an unconstitutional minority, but it is itself unconstitutional and sub versive of that instrument. We hope the people will again refer to the Veto Mes sage, ponder well its cogent reasoning upon this point, and be prepared to sustain the President in any measures he may take for upholding the ( iovernmcnt and preser ving the Constitution against all disunion assaults. The groat mass of the people are utterly opposed to the bill. Iet them in mass meetings and conventions at once de clare that it shall never go into operation The People are sovereign ; let them repeal this specimen of Rump legislation so ef fectually that no similar attempt will ever bo mad to overthrow the Constitution, debase the ballot-box, and turn the Un ion into a Central Despotism ! What is wanted now is action action ! Patriot J Union. The Next Step. Everything points to an early attempt on the part of the Radicals to impeach the President. Says the Xational. Intel tiginccr, a journal under stood to reflect the views of Mr. Johnson, in a recent issue : We warn the people that at a very early day the country will be startled with a sudden advance step in the progress of the revolutionary scheme, unless the traitors be in the meantime discouraged by popular demonstrations of constitutional loyalty. One hundred and fifty negroes attemp ted revolution at Panama, on March 24. Twenty-five were killed and one hundred made prisoners. ISEYVSj ITEMS. CE3-A11 the nectro "trops" will be mus tered out of service by the first of May. j Repouts from Florida represent that j emigrants are pouring mio mat rtate from every direction. The firm of Beatty & Co., tea merch ants. New York, suspended on the 5th instant, with liabilities of 000,000. j Captain John English was killed at j Crockett, Texas, on the morning of the 10th ultimo, by a squad of soldiers. 3-Raphacl Seinmens, of the cruiser Shenandoah, has been released under bis original parole, by an order issued by the President. Tin: Democratic Convention of Oregon assembled on Saturday, and parsed reso lutions indorsing President Johnson's pol icy. 62" Governor Morton, of Indiana, and Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, are in Washington. It is said the latter has been tendered a foreign mission. The Treasury at Washington holds eleven million dollars available funds. Since the first of April, the national bank I circulation has been increased 1.105,390. ' It is estimated, says the Chicago 7 'mies, that . one thousand persons werj killed or woun ded by the late tornado in Pope and John- ! son counties, in Illinois. j The President has directed the appoint- : ment of a lady postmistress at New RIoomfiold, Pa., on the recommendation of A. J. Glossbrenner, M. C. j The banking house of Ward . Rro., j Rochester, New York, suspended on the ; 5th instant. They held deposits to the ' amount of 1 ,000,000. ! The Military commission which has j been in session at Fortress Monroe since ; February 2, was on Wednesday dissolved, j This was the least commission in session, j The terrible tornado which recently vis- i ited Indiana also extended into Southern ! Illinois. It is estimated that not less I than a thousand persons were killed or injured by it. j lit i i-Ai.o, April 9. E. S. Rich's bank ! of exchange closed its doors this forenoon. It is thought everything will be paid. The cause of the suspension is from the cmbarressment of the New York branch i house. i Ir is reported thai all the muster-out will be completed by the first of May, and 1 there will then be left in the service 17,- i 0G5 white volunteers, and 00,217 col- j ored, making a total of 47,282. The people of Vicksburg are very much j alarmed at the high water which now pre- : vails in the Mississippi, as there is every indication of the liver breaking the levee j and overflowing the country. j A white man named OTIern was as- ! faulted at Cairo, Illinois, on Sunday night, ! by two negroes, who, without provocation, t fatally stabbed hiui twice. One negro ; was arrested, but the other escaped. I The R.mgor Wiij reports the most se- ; rious freshet for years in the eastern part of Maine. A gentleman from Ellsworth ' says that they use canoes to sail about ;' their cellars, and navigate the streets in ', flat boats. j Dan Showalter, a native of Pennsylva- J nia, and at one time a member of the Cal ifornia Legislature, a fellow member of which he killed in a duel, was recently shot j and killed by a barkeeper at Mazatlan, j Mexico. j The Charleston Courier reports that three thousand two hundred freedmcn j have emigrated from North Carolina du- I ring the last three months to Massachu- j setts, Connecticut, and the other New-Eng- ! land States. i Thkee men have been arrested in Nash- ; ville, charged with being implicated in 1 heavy frauds against the Government, j The Hoard of Inspection is investigating i the matter. It has been recently discov- j ered that the frauds on the Government i will reach 2,000,000. j Reei Rigler, son of ex-Governor Rig- j ler, died at the residence of his uncle, John j Watson, in Lock Haven, Clinton county, 1 on Monday of last week. He had but ! recently returned from California, where he has resided for the last ten years. His remains were taken to Clearfield for inter- ' ment. lie was about 00 years of age. ' The Connecticut election shows that '. the Democrats have gained 8 members of ' the State Senate and 20 in the House. : Two out of the four Congressional dis- ; tricts have been reclaimed. In those dis- , tricls, however, it requires 21,441 and '. 24.G2G voters for a Representative, while ; in the Abolition districts it requires only j lo,77G. C3 A. Watkins, Esq., editor of the Green county Republican, has retired from that paper, and in his valedictory gives a3 the reason for so doing that he cannot go with his party in the effort to exalt the j negro an 1 debase the white man neither i is he willing to oppose the wise policy of i President Johnson. j Cheekino Woui5. Said the l'lcVi- j dent to a delegation of Democrats who ' visited him recently to express in person j their approval of his policy : My line of policy is, I think, unmista kable, and I have advanced too far in life to make any retrograde movement. I can make no step backwaid, and I hope you will find that the generous confidence you have given me has not been misplaced. I can say no more but thank you, gentlemen. gtmotnit anb jStntind. Two horses were stolen from the stable of N. Ii. Griffith, Johnstown, on Tues day night of last week. A daughter of JJajtid Dilly Griffith, a ranting Abolitionist cf Somerset county, recently eloped with a negro. The Gallows upon which Freke, Mar shall and Mrs. Grinder were executed in Pittsburgh, is to be brought here for the execution of Houser and Ruser. Ry reference to another portion of this paper it will be seen that John S. Rhey, Esq., announces himself for Assembly, and Michael Hasson, Esq., is a candidate for Associate Judge. Are there other as pirants for the different positions? If so, they should announced themselves as such. Atiemiteo SiicinE. Ruser, one of the convicts in our county jail awaiting execution, attempted to commit suicide on Tuesday night last. He opened an ar tery in one of his arms with some sharp instrument, and remained standing on his feet until he fainted from loss of bljd, and fell on the floor. The fall alarmed the watchman who immediately procured the attendance of physicians who stopped the flow of blood and frustrated the at tempt of the criminal. Had the wretched man taken the precaution to lie down, it is probable that he might have destroyed his life, as the fall alone attracted the at tention of the watchmen. Tounaiii' Raux Rl"i:nei. We ex tract the lo! lowing from the Johnstown Jhiiorrat of the 11th instant: Last week we noticed the fact that a tornado had passed by this place, doing great damage to the buildings, fences, and timber within its path. Since then we have learned that it was equally severe in Westmoreland county. It passed over New Derry and tore down several houses, scattering fonces in every direction. It then crossed the Chestnut Ridge, making a clean wind fall about thirty rods wide. Passing over Ligonier Valley it struck the Laurel Hill, leaving a distinct path through the timber. This side the hill it leveled twenty acres of timber on one farm and about twelve in another. It unroofed houses, and barns, and destroyed cider presses, fences, and other materia! exposed to its fury. Eastward it passed through Richland township doinji consid erable damage to the timber. We have not heard of any damage done eastward of that. Taking it all in all it was a re markable storm. The barn of Mr. Jacob Nagle, of Alle gheny township, this county, was en tirely consumed by lire on Tuesday, the 0d inst. Five hundred bushels of oats, a large quantity of hay, two colts, two calves, wagons, sleds, harness, ecc., were also consumed. Loss about 82o00. Mr. Nagle had his barn burned about two vears apo. No insurance. It was the 2-The Pittsburgh Gazette of Friday last, speaks in the following terms of Dr. S. S. Christy, who is at present on a vis it to our town : "We met yesterday, Ex-Mayor S. S. Christy, of Oil City, who, having laid aside the cares and responsibilities of of fice, was en route for Ebensburg. About one year ago, Dr. Christy was chosen .Mayor of Oil City. At that time lawless ness reigned supreme in that new and nourishing city, but by the prompt, ener getic and determined policy of the Mayor, peace and order were brought out of chaos and rowdyism, and during the year he held the office, he proved himself an able officer. It may be added that the Doctor retires to private life with the best wishes of the prominent businessmen of the city, and it is to be hoped that his successor, Mr. Arbufhnot, will so administer affairs that Oil City may retain the proud posi tion attained under its first Chief Magis trate. The constituents of Congressman Rar ker will not be surprised to learn through the last Allcahcnian, that he differs in toto in his judgement with President Johnson. Great men will differ, m toe-toe, sometimes not only in "judgement" but in undcrttand inj. So says the Ilollidaysburg Standard. Hon. A. A. Rarker is a candidete for re-nomination to Congress. So says the Johnstown Triliinc. We hope he maybe nominated, and the Democracy will certainly defeat him. Theiie is bat one regular licensed hotel (the Scott House,) in Johnstown, the pe titions of all the other applicants for li cense in that place and vicinity having been refused by the Court. At tho late Spring election in Franklin county the Democrats carried 13 of the 20 townships, being a large gain on last fall. The result of the Spring elections everywhere give encouraging indications of a grand triumph for Clymer in the fall. T1IK MAUKCTS. Ekensp.L'hg, April oth, 18CG. Com is selling at 1.00 per bushel ; Rutter, 30 cents per pound : Eggs, 20c per dozen ; lieans, '1.2o and $1.50 per bushel; Onions, $1.50; Flaxseed, $2 50; Tirn othvseed, $3.50; Cloverseed, $8.00 ; Coffee, 03 and 35c per pound ; Molasses, 90c per gallon ; Syrup, $1.25 and $1.40 ; Rrown Sugar, 12 to lGc per pound; White, 20 to 22c; Rice, 15c; Wool, 10 and 50c ; Flour $10.50 to $11.50 per bar rel : The following report of the Philadel phia Markets, is copied from the Saturday Kveninj Post, dated April 14, 1SCG: Fi.ouk axi Meae The Flour market has presented no new feature this week. The week's sales foot up about 8000 bbls, chiefly northwestern family at -S,25 and $9,25 per bbl for new grades and choice lots, including Pennsylvania and Ohio d at 8,50 and $10 ; superfine at $5 and $7, and fancy lots from $11 to $14, as to quality. Rye Flour Sales of 2000 bbls at $ J ,75. G i:in There has been more activity ir, the Wheat market. Sales of 25,000 bus good and choice red at $2,10 and 2,50 ; fair and good do at $0 and $2, 05; spring at $1,70 and $I.S'0, and small lots of white at $2, JO and $2,75. About 1000 bus Pennsylvania Rye sold at 90c. Corn Sales of 30,009 bus yel low at 70 and 75e. Oats Sab s of 12, 000 bus Pennsylvania imd Delaware at 50 and 52c. Pi;ovis'"ns continue dull ; small sale, are making at $20,50 and 27 per bbl for Mess Pork, 20 an 1 25c for plain and fancy Racon Ham-, 17J. and 18c fir pickled do, 11. .c for salted Shoul ders, and Lard at 18 and 19c per bb!, in tcs. Rutter Sales of roll at 50 and COe, the latter for choice-; solid at 30 and 50c, and Gos ;en at 50 and f,.c. Cheese Sales of New York factory at 20c. Eggs s.-II at 24 and 25e. Seeds Cloverseed is in good request; sales of 1000 bus at $5.75 and G.25. Timothy; sales at $ i and $1,50. Flax seed ranges from $2.50 and $2,55. L:vr. SniK. Th? FuppI- of Reef Cattle daring the past week amounted to about 1G00 heal. The prices rea!izd from IG and 17c!s p:r lb. 8 Cows brovght from $15 to $05 per head Sheen SO00 head were disposed of at from 7 and 8cts per lb. 1800 Hogs sold at from $10,00 and 15.00 per 100 lbs. THE CHOLERA. HAi.nwx, April 9. The steamer Eng land from Liverpool, on the 2-Sth via. Qjeenstown on the 29t!i ; arrived h -io this morning for medical aid. It is repor ted that she has the cholera on board, an 1 has twelve hundred passengers. No com munication with her is yet allowed, but the aient on the Associated Press is en- deavorinir to obtain her new whi en n four da s later. lair;; The steamer Kijiand had hundred and sixty cs:s.s of chok on b.-sard. There were Lrty doa t!;2 passage. utirui. The Civil Rights Rue. This bill has bti-n passed by the Senate over t.'io Presidents veto by the following vole. Yi:s Messrs. Anthony, Erown, Chan dler, Clark, Conness. Cragin, CrrswcIJ, Edmunds, Fossenden, Foster, Grim??, Harris, Henderson, Howard, Howe, Kirkwood, Lane, (Ind.,) Morgan, Mor rill, Nye, Poland, Pomerov, Rams?y, Sherman, Spra-uc, Steward, Sumner, Trumbull, Yal Willcy, W iliiains. Wil son and Yates 00. Nays Messrs. Ruckalew, Cowan, Da vis, Doolittle, Guthrie, Hendricks, John son, Lane (Kansas.) M" Donga!. Nesmith, Norton, Riddle", Salisbury," Van Wink!--and Wiighl 15. . Davis and Ceay to be Paec.i.ed. A telegraphic dispatch to the New York Tribune, dated April 9th, says: It is generally expected that the Presi dent will in a few days release Jetf Davis and Clement C. Clay on parole. There is no probability cf their ever bting tried for their participation in the conspiracy bv which the President was murdered. It i not unlikely that Congress will again call for the testimony that bus so far been kept secret and its existence known but to few persons. Judge I loll has expressed his opinion in writing that it was enough to convict them, and no one is more sur prised at their not being tried than Jadg. Advocate Holt. At one o'clock on the 10th instant, thr House proceeded to the consideration of the Civil Rights bill, which had passed the Senate over the President's veto. A motion was made in the House to lay the bill on the table. It was negatived by 37 against 121. A vote was taken on the passage of the bill, which resulted as fol lows : veas 122, navs 41. What Gives Success In Irsi"rs The business man who puts his sign in newspapers docs a much wiser thing than he who fastens it over his doer, which no one would think of neglecting. The man who advertises informs tho pub lic that he wants business, and his card is an invitation to customers to come and deal with him. Where one person read a sign in the street, five hundred read it in the newspaper. u
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