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V. H. M'ENRUE. Editor & Publisher.
EUENSIJURG, AUGUST 23,::::1SCC.
STATE TICKET.
roii goverxok.
HIESTER CLYiVJER.
DISTRICT TICKET.
CONGRESS,
ROliERT L. JOHNSTON, Ebensburg.
Subject to decision of District Convention.
COUNTY TICKET.
ASSF.MP.I.Y,
Col. JOHN 1. LINTON, Johnstown.
REGISTER AND RECORDER,
JAMES GRIFFIN, Johnstown borough.
ASSOCIATE JinfiES,
JAMES MURK AY, Ebensburg borough.
GEORGE W. E AS LEY, Johnstown.
COMMISSIONER,
JOHN FERGUSON, Placklick tw'p.
POOR IIOl'SE lIRECTOU,
HENRY 1JYRNE, Carroll township.
CORONER,
THOMAS MTU J E EN, Ebensburg boro.
ATPITOR,
D. A. LUTHER, Carroll township.
Congressional Conference.
The Cambria County Democratic Con
ferees surest Friday, the Clth instant,
s tlie time; and the Exchange Hotel, in
Huntingdon, a3 the p'.ace for the meeting
of the Democratic Conference.
The National Union Convention.
The National Convention held
in Philadelphia concluded its labors
find i djoiirned on last Thursday It
was a itcrteet success. Contrary to
the predictions of the radical or
gans, and in spite of their eflorts to
create disturbance, arouse the jeal
ousies of the delegations, and excite
v.tuii glints in the proceedings, no
Convention ever assembled in this
country where hannonv, irood feel
hi:; and mutual confidence: existed to
the extent that was manifested at
tins gathering from the hour of the
arrival of the delegates down
through all itsproceedings, including
th e adoption of the declaration of
piinciples and the address, the most
perfect harmony was exhibited.
No nntowarded circumstance arose
to rrwu the occasion. All persons
E-eciued to feel the importance of the
movements and realize that momen
tous questions were at stake, invol
ving the peace, the prosperity and
the future greatness of the republic.
The Test of Unionism.
The following admonition from the
great National Union Convention, which
has just closed its sessions hi Philadel
phia, should be heeded and acted upon by
every citizen and citizen soldier in Penn
pylvania :
" Wc call upon you in every Congres
sional district of every State to secure the
election of members who, whatever other
differences may characterize their political
action, will unite in recognizing the right
of every State of the Union to represen
tation in Congress, and who will admit to
seats in cither branch every loyal Repre
scntative from every State in allegiance to
the Government who may be found by
each House, in the exercise of the ower
conferred upon it by the Constitution, to
have been duly elected, returned, and
qualified for a seat therein."
If the Union is of any value; if the
Constitution is to be respected and re
tained as the supreme law, and if the war
is not to be made barren of great and
beneficial results, this call must be re
sponded to, by tho election of good and
true men, who are not alone for party and
plunder and power agasnst the rights,
well-being and happiness of the whole
people. The time lias arrived for a change
in the administration of the legislative
branch of the Government. Reckless ex
penditure, corruption, tyranny and lust of
power have made Congress literally a den
of thieves and a stronghold for petty des
pots. It needs cleansing and thorough
reformation. The bloated leeches of the
war period must be cast off and a new
and pure material, which has withstood
the trials of persecution and allurements
of bribes, must be brought up to represent
the people. Let the people, therefore,
take the matter in hand for it vitally
concerns their interests and nominate
W;n lava txnl nuuj others.
3" l' or mc ut'iiviiL ui oixyiw
master Abraham, " liig Belly " we pub
lish the " Jolly Shook Maker." It was
written by us some months ago and pub
lished in the Johnstown Democrat shortly
afterwards. Of course Jaytod will ap
preciate it, and quote several beautiful jkis
sagts from it, for the edification of the
readers of the Allcyhanian next week.
THE JOLLY SHOOK MAKElt.
I am a jo'ly shook maker that has left my
native home.
Away np in the swamps of Maine, where
wild beasts freely roam :
Where I oft-times was compelled my humble
meals to cook.
Ar.d to earn an honest living by making
Red Oik Shook.
My father was not satii-fied for me to go
away,
And with tears trickling down Lis 'cheeks
he urged me to stay ;
To comfort him and mother in the lonely
cabin home.
And to renounce tLo foolish thought of
leaving them alone.
I parted with my parents all in the month
of May,
And as I passed the cottage dour, I heard
my father say :
' Oh, Detsy ! dearest Bitsy ! Oh, Iietsey !
I will bet
That our lovely Aminidad will bo in Con
gress vet."
With nothing but my trusty axe, I traveled
day and night,
And beiig strong and hearty my burden
was quite light ;
I journejed on in solitude until one evening
late,
I found myself upon the scil of Pennsylva
nia State.
And here I thought I'd stop awhile, and
rest my weary frame.
And give the folks a chance to see a Yankee
from old Maine ;
The people gathered around all anxious t
see
The man who sw ore that Southern slaves
would by him be set free.
Many a bright eyed damsel would have
gladly been my cook,
Many a true and loving heart was by my
beauty shook
But their winning smiles and loving looks
were all of no avail,
They couldn't catch a rhinoceros by grab
bingat the tail.
xV few short years and fortune cast her lau
rels at my feet ;
I tried to jo to Congress then, but I was
badly beat,
My friends did not sustain me for they all
thought me insane
So Pennsylvania was not honored by a Con
gressman from Maine.
Soon the rebellion started, but I could not
get to go,
Into the Southern climate to meet the rebel
foe ,
Although I was strong and hearty and
would the quack doctors pass,
And would do my country service by coming
down EN MASSE,
But I thought it would be better to stay at
home and rray,
That Democratic soldiers might not survive
the fray ;
But that each Southern bullet might spill
their cowardly blood,
Till every darkey in the South could swim
in the crimsom flood.
But to Congress I was bound to go, so I
Talliod once again,"
And gave our State another chance for a
Congressman from Maine ;
I offered money freely, and it was freely
took,
And I was sent to Congress to keep the tax
oft" shook.
I have not time at present to tell you any
more,
About things that happened lately or in the
days of yore.
For my darling toothless boy will foj his
papa look,
And my driver is coming with a stavin'
load of shook.
Sad and Di-AUinrr. Ex-Governor
Vance, of North Carolina, in a recent ad
dress before the literary societies of the
North Carolina University, spoke as fol
lows :
No moments of victory are for us, no
national jubilee can we celebrate, no songs
of triumph can our maidens sing, or gar
lands of glory weave ; there is no wel
coming of returning conquerors nor erect
ing of triumphal arches for us, to console
us for our great suffering- We arc all
alone with our great defeat and that heavy
sorrow which, never fitting, still is sitting
in our household ; and all that we have
left for our comfort is the sad yet tender
light which plays around the memory of
those who died to make it otherwise. "
A D D R E S S
Of the Democratic State Committee.
Democratic State G'Msiittee "
Rooms. 823 Walnut Street.
Pl.MLAIELPIIIA, Aug. '20, 1SC6. J
To the People of Pennsylvania :
The issues of the canvass are made up.
The restoration of the Union and the
preservation of your form of government
are the vital questions that now confront
you.
Secession is dead, but disunion still
lives. Slavery is extinct, but fanaticism
survives.
The rights of the white man arc sub
merged in efforts to elevate the negro, and
the black man is sought to be made a con
trolling clement in the politics of the lie
public. Centralization seeks to rear its despotic
power upon the ruins of the Constitution,
and foreshadows a war of races for its
accomplishment.
Proscription and disfranchisement usurp
the places of magnanimity and clemency,
and discord and hate combat Christian
charity and national concord.
Congress refuses to nourish the resour
ces necessary for payment of the debt of
the Republic, and loads with taxation the
industrial interests of the North. Con
gressional extravagance is the rule ; econo
my in public affairs, the exception.
A Convention of representative men
from each of the United States has met
within the past week ; they have forecast
the future, agreed in sentiment, and dis
persed to their homes.
Their work has passed into history ; to
the impartial mind that work is a perfect
answer to the charge that the South is
not ready for restoration.
Composed of men of every section,
holding every shade of political opinion,
they have re-enunciated the eternal prin
ciples that lie at the base of our institu
tion, have renewed their vows of fealty
and of brotherhood, and have joined hands
in an united effort to restore the Union
ar.d preserve the government created by
the Constitution.
No man need err in this contest :
Support Congress and you sustain dis
union, attack your covernment, and ele
vate the negro at the expense of your own
race.
Support the President and you restore
the Union, preserve your government, and
protect the white man.
On the one side are Stevens, Sumner,
agitation and disunion.
On the other, the President, the Union,
peace and order.
By order of the Democratic State Com
mittee. WM. A. WALLACE,
Chairman.
Abuse ok the President. At a Radi
cal meeting held at the Cooper Institute,
New York, on Wednesday evening, Aug,
loih and at which Horace Greeley pre
sided, a negro preacher, Rev. II. Garnet,
in commenting upon the telegraphic corre
spondence between President Johnson and
General Paird, previous to the New Or
leans riot, said: ' One end of that telegraph
line ras in Jt'eic Orleans ; the other, at which
Johnson worked, was in hell.'" Another
"colored gentleman" addressed the audi
ence a Dr. P. T. Randolph, who recent
ly received 8200 from President Johnson
in behalf of negro education in New Or
leans ; here's a specimen of his ravings :
'The Tribune abused me for drinking
President Johnson's wine and eatin- his
bread. Mr. Greeley should know that
sometimes 'my policy' is to use for a good
purpose even the most abject creatures,
who are infinitely below your contempt.
I did so. Great laughter. Two years
from now Andy Johnson's race will be
run. Then not the meanest, lowest ni(T
ger in the'South but will shun him as a
dirty, low-lived puppy dog. Immense
applause. J"
A Deserted City. A correspondent
of the Poston Traveller, writing from Ger
many, thus speaks of Antwerp :
"It is melancholy to sec a city once bo
wealthy and powerful as Antwerp, now
so decayed and deserted. Miles of the
streets are empty and silent as a campag
na ; the churches have half a dozen wor
shippers ; shopkeepers all wear a depress
ed and hungry look, as if customers were
rare articles, and I certainly believe there
were more streets than horses. I dressed
myself for the table d'hote dinner at the
hotel, expecting to meet a large company,
but to my astonishment I saw only a for
lorn and solitary Englishman eating his
soup. He told me that for two days he
had had the table d'hote all to himself,
and was rejoiced to have some one to talk
to besides the waiter."
3" Owing to the limited amount of
space left, since the "upper smut machine"
made its appearance, wc cannot reply to
their favorable recommendation of us in
this weeks issue. We will however try
to satisfy them next week. Till then they
have our best wishes and kindest consider
ations. y Persons visiting Johnstown, will
find it to their advantage to call in at the
New Clothing Store, of Mr. Stephen Con
well, on Clinton street, and provide them
selves with a suitable outfit. Stephen
sells Cheap.
Proclamation by the President.
Washington, Aug., 17, 18GG.
By the President of the United States :
Whereas, A war is existing in the Re
public of Mexico, aggravate! by foreign
military intervention ; and
Whrreas, The United States, in accor
dance with their settled habits and policy
are a neutral power in regard to the war
which thus afflicts the Republic of Mexi
co : and
Whereas, It has become known that
one of the belligerents in the said war,
namely, the Prince Maximilian who as
serts himself to be the Emperor of Mexi
co, has issued a decree in regard to the
port of Matamoras and other Mexican
ports which are in the occupation or pos
session of another of the said belligerents,
namely, the United States of Mexico,
which decree is in the following words :
"The ports of Matamoras, and all
those of the Northern frontier which
have withdrawn from their obedience to
the Government, are closed to foreign and
coasting traffic during such time as the
laws of the Empire shall not be therein
reinstated.
"Article 2. Merchandise rroeceJing
from the said ports on arriving at any
other where the excise of the Empire is
collected, shall pay the duties on importa
tion, introduction, and consumption, and
as satisfactory proof of contravention shall
be irrepressibly Confiscated.
"Our Minister of the Treasury is
charged ' with the punctual execution of
this decree.
"Given at Mexico the 9th of Julv,
1SGG;"
And whereas, The decree thus recited
by declaring a belligerent blockade, un
supported by competent military or naval
force, is in violation of the neutral rights
of the United States, as defined by the
law of nations as well as of the treaties
existing between the United States of
America and the aforesaid United States
of Mexico.
Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson,
President, of the United States,-do here
by proclaim and declare that the aforesaid
decree is held, and will be held by the
United States to be absolutely null and
void as against the Government and citi
zens of the United States, and that any
attempt which shall be made to enforce
the same against the Government or citi
zens of the United States will bo disal
lowed. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, on the
seventeenth day of August, in the
year of our Lord one thousand
Seal eight hundred and sixty-six, and
of the Independence of the United
States of America the ninety
first. ANDREW JOHNSON.
ly the President :
Wm. II. Seward,
Secretary of State.
In accordance with the President's
proclamation of the 17th inst., declaring
null and void Maximilian's paper block
ade of Matamoras and other Mexican
ports, the Navy Department has detached
two men-of-war to be stationed at the
mouth of the Rio Grande. The com
mander cf the Pacific squadron has also
received orders to send two men-of-war to
Mazatlan and Guayamas to protect Uni
ted States interests on the Pacific coast
Fokeigx Items A bill is under dis
cussion in the Prussian Chambers, which
has f-r its object the annexation to Prus
sia of the Kingdom of Hanover, t he Pro
tectorate of Hesse, the Duchv of Nassau,
and the city of Frankfort.
The Emperor Napoleon denies having
entertained any design of annexing any of
the territory of Pelgium to France.
The Peace Congress is in session at
Prague, and the negotiations are making
favorable progress.
The ratifications of a treaty of peace
will, it is expected, be exchanged in ten
days.
The Paris pnpers keep silent in regard
to the question of the rectification of the
frontiers of France.
It is rumored that the Italian govern
ment will soon treat directly with the
Pope for the cession of his temporal do
minions, and the establishment of Rome
as the capital of Italy.
Indian Depredations. A letter re
ceived from Fort llend, dated July 31,
which arrived at Leavenworth Aug. 11,
fully sustains the reports of Indian hostili
ties, and the inefficiency of the military
force present. The troops have fought
the Indians four times.
From the Platte we learn that in one
train eight men were killed, and others
wounded. Mr. Flood,' of Leavenworth,
was killed and his head cut uff and set up
in the dirt by the road-side. No mails
had been received for three weeks.
The escort (accompanying Sawyer's
party were attacked, and five soldiers kill
ed and a large number wounded. The
wounded who fill into the hands of the
savages were scalped and tortured. An
emigrant train was attacked by the Sioux,
and all the white men of the party killed.
lhe women and children were carried off. 1
A large number of persons were killed on
Reno Creek. The massacre occurred be
tween the 17th and 20th of July.
of the National
Convention.
Union
It is with the greatest of pleasure that
we lay before our readers the resolutions
of the great National Convention. Every
person who believes in the supprcmacy of
the Constitution ami the enactment of the
laws will heartily endorse them and give
them this approval.
In view of the prolonged and . presist
ent effort of the dominant party in the
Congress which has just adjourned, to
prevent a restoration of the Union upjn
any other terms than the political equali
zation of the negro with the white men,
in defiance of the riht of each State to
regulate its local affairs in its own way,
and to determine who shall and who shall
not be entitled to the riht of suffrage
within the limits of its own territory;
and in view of the other revolutionary
tendencies of that party, its rec klessness
and extravagances, its disregard of all
constitutional restraints, its lavish expen
diture of the public moiuy, the appropria
tion to Congress of extra pay for services
already rendered, add-.'d to the increase of
taxation in every possible shape in which
can be made to absorb the honest industry
of the people, it becomes the duty of all
good citizens, who desire an early return
of the peace and prosperity which blessed
the whole country in former years, to
speak out their sentiments loldly and to
prepare by all legitimate action to save our
free institutions from the ruin with which
they are now threatened by Congressional
despotism ; therefore,
R-solved, That we recognize the Consti
tution of the United States, and the laws
made in pursuance thereof, to be the su
preme law as well to the rulers as to the
people. Such was the doctrine of our
Fathers in the earlier and purer day? of
the Republic ; and, if true to their wise
precepts ami patriotic example, we will
unfalteringly adhere to it.
Resolved, That the Union of the St3te
uuder and in accordance with the Consti
tution, with all the States as equals in
right and power, has ever Iwen and is now
the doctrine of true patriotism, and we
therefore cordially endorse the Union
Restoration policy of President Johnson,
as laid down in his vetoes of the Freed -men's
Ihireau and Civil Rights Pills, and
tender to him our thanks for his noble and
patriotic stand in defence of Constitution
al liberty and the rights of the States and
the people.
Resolved, That the conduct of the dis
union majority in Congress in trampling
upon the Constitutional rights of States
admitted and claimed by themselves time
and again during the last five years to be
States in the Union, is strong and control
ling evidence that the leaders of that ma
jority ami those who sustain them, favor
ed the i cent war not from patriotic mo
tives, or a desire to preserve the Union
under the Constitution, but because of
the long cherished hosti!it' to the South
ern section of our country and its white
citizens, and a desire to damage their pros
perity, and to make the emancipation of
their slaves the opening door for forcing
the odious doctrine of nciro equality not
only upon the Southern States, but upon
Penns Ivania and the entire North and
Wi st.'
Resolved, That the action of the present
Republican Congress at the close of the
late session, increasing their pay. was
like similar action in our Republican Legis
lature, a base ami mercenary outrage up
on tl e people, deserving the condemnation
of all honest and honorable men : and
every member who voted for the measure,
or by a coirardly dodge permitted its pass
age, is unworthy of and should fail to re
ceive a re-election.
Resolved, That in Hiester Clymer, of
Old Perks, the people of Pennsylvania
have a candidate for Governor, who has
justly earned for himself in his private
and public life the title of an honest man
and a faithful public servant. Familiar
by legislative and business experience with
all the great interests of the Common
wealth, and closely identified with the
tax-payers, his elevation to the Executive
chair should be the desire and command
the votes of all citizens who would have
our good old State once more under the
protection and care of a prudent, firm and
economical Governor of the Snyder and
Shunk stamp. Earnestly devoted to the
Union Restoration Policy of President
Johnson, unalterably opposed to the ef
forts of Yankee politicians to force the
negro to a social and political equality
with the white man, and reliably favora
ble to a rigid economy in all departments
of the Government, Hiester Clymer is
preeminently the man for the people of
thuj State in the present crisis.
Resolved, That the Democratic orga
nization now, as in the days of Jefferson
and Jackson, presents the best and surest
means for the restoration of the Union
upon the basis of the Constitution, for the
protection of the rights of the States, for
securing the liberties of the people, and
the maintenance of our Governments,
State and National, as they were framed
by our fathers, and that as shch it appeals
confidently to an intelligent people.
C3 We refer our readers to the adver
tisement of the "Foster House" in our
new advertisements. The proprietor is
an old resident of this county and should
be patronized.
Resolution-
The United States andMex'r
The President has issued a Tiro-'-,
tion with reference to the bkek!i .. , '
port of Matamoras, by the fret;,!, j.' ;
lialists of Mexico, which will ar;,o .
attention of the people, not o;i!v JV
country, but also of Europe. 7j ,
clamation declares that a b. li;g-r. r ji '
ade, unsupported by competent
and naval force, is in vi..'.tt';ua ,.-
neutral rights of the United NtVio- aj
fined by the law of nations. a u-.-'i -the
treaties existing lK-tween th- ", .
States of America and the a fores;,: J p."
ted States of Mexico, and 'hen j.; ,, -.me
that the Imperial decree shutting
port of Matamoras is held and will l. .
by the United States to be ab? olu:, . '
and void as against the governriKu!
citizens of the United State, a:.'
any attempt which shall bo male
force the same against the govcrrir,
citizens of the United States w ',11
allowed.
This is the first official manifesto c'
government of the United Stairs r
the illegal and high-hauded in. -.u-. .
Maximilian in Mexico, and a -u !. .
startling and commanding irup
The President, in proclaiming i!
that a war exists in the Republic ! M j
co, significantly adds that it
"aggravated by foreign military i.:-.-.
tion," thus giving expression to L.? ;
ion of the effect that French inter.-;: .
has had upon the contest now tat.
place in the Empire of the Montci,;;.
If Maximilian means to relv rp :
French ally in this diiFeivt.ee ;..
himself ami the United States, inter-,
tion will have to assume another s!..
and far more gigantic proportions.
President has now declared that a cor:
act performed by Maximilian
character of "Emperor of M'xi.v"
illegal, and will not hi acknowle ij,
the United States government. Ti.e ;
of Matamoras will be kept ojm-ii to A:.,
can commerce, and any attcn :
either the Mexican or French K.v -enforce
the decree of Maximilian, n '!
attended with consequences of a i r
nature to the peace of all the p:.r.i : .
V. V'i--v I . J Ml.- I1IO- -..HI in Mil i
of the Chief Magistrate of the I"
Statss will meet the hearty a; pr,--..
the people of 1 ho nation. There iu x
t:.: ... fi.,- . c .
rvjitj. iti. iic iyf nie u.-ui j'.iii'jos Oi i:.'1
snnied Emperor oC .Mexico. The l":
States has reserved a strict and ; r .
neutrality in regard to the war hoi v.
the opposing parties in M.'xav. i
when the consequences of that war
attempted to ! forced upon the : '
this country by means of illegal I ! ck , '.
the?! npn1r:i!if v i mi ,j-iir.-r '
projKX. The government miw '
The ultimate consequences of that it. v.
rence will depend upon the coii '.v"
Maximilian and his auxiliaries. 1; :
becomes necessary to support the . , -of
the President, and the applied :
that force should stimulate the rev..1 ;:
ary element of the country, and thi.?:
ten iIil- expulsion of Maximilian,
suit will be owing to no illegal or v.:
ful act on the part of the United S:.
but the fruits of that system of ro
sion and misrule which phuvd a i :
prince upon the throi e of Mexico,
keeps him there in opposition to !he w.
of a majority of the'.peop'e.
It is not probable that Frartr?
break up her peaceful relations wh
United States njKin this qiesfin. '
time is unpropitions for such a
The condition of Europe is st:, ii .;
oblige Napoleon to husband his sir :,
for purposes nearer home. Rat r.;
from all considerations of eonseij-:.' :
near or remote, the President i- ri.".:
resisting the attempted paper hi
and theieople will support Lim In '
national position he has assumed an
nounced in his official nrochuiia-.;"-
l hi la. Ayr.
i
A Story on Geary A p ...
whose word may be implicitly l - v
tells us the following characteristic
on Geary, the loyal candidate fer O
nor of Pennsylvania: When t i oar
turned from his Kansas mission, he '
taken ill with fever, somewh.ro arre.-r
river, but not far from Steubeuv-i'.e
physician was called, to whom O
said : " Doctor, you know niv
worth more than thost of all the 5
in the vicinity, and so I beg that you
discontinue vour visits to other P'i::
and give your whole attention eicla--7
to me."
" My dear sir." renlied the
" the lives of those farmers are as v-'
to them as your's is to you. I 1 -
you the attention vou need. b i cu"
neglect the good friends who have en.;
ed their health to my care. I wiiU
best I can for a!J."
Some years afterward, the doctor '
telling the story, and added:
has turned out that nil those fa
whose lives were of so little value
estimation of Geary, have honest-)"
faithfully paid me their bills, but
the high-priced Governor rcuiaa: u""
tied to this day !"
No physician should vote for .
until he pays that bill, an ! no I-
should vote for him under an) -'
stance. Greenslurg iHnnocrat-
CS- Our prayers and God's ipe"7
like two buckets in a well while u'
ascend the other descends.