Cjie Democrat. J HARVEY SICEL.ER, Editor. c / ', * 1 TUNKHANNQCK, PA Wednesday, Sept. 7, 18C4. sw-wtf =—— —— : •cr FOR PRESIDENT, GEN. GEO. B. McCLELLAN. , OF NEW JERSEY. ; -, . ■ FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HON GEO. H. PENDLETON OF onio. TOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, DR, ' JOHN Y. SMITH, or TCMXMAKNOCI. FOR COMMISSIONER, HIRAM BODLE, or XATOH. ! • FOR TREASURER, BAMUEL JENKINS, i) t- • O T MKSUOFPFCX. FOR AUDITOR, MARTIN SICKLER, OR OVEKFIELD. OUR PLATFORM: The UnioE—Tlie C< institution— Peace—Publie Liberty—Private Rights—Free Elections—A Free Press—Free Speech—Trial by Jury—The Right of Asylum— Justice to our soldiers. Resolved, That in the future, as in the past, we will adhere with unswerving fidelity to the Union under the Constitution as tho onlv solid foundation efour strength, security, and happiness as a peo ple, and as a frame work of government equally •cnducive to the welfare and prosperity of all •£ e States, both Northern and Southern. Resolved , That this Convention does explic tly de elare. aa the aense of the A men an people, that Hf jer fot r years ot failure to restore thenmion by the experiment of war, daring which, uuaer the pre tense of a military necessity or war rower higher than the Constitution, the Constitution itself has been disregarded in every part, and public liberty andprivate right alike trodden down, and th' ma terial prosperrty ol the country essentially impaired justice humanity, liberty, and the public welfare demand that immediate efforts be made for a crssn lion of hostilities with a view t an ultimate Con vention of all the States, or other peaceble means,to the end that, at tho earliest practicable moment, peace may be restored on the basis ot the Federal Union of the States. Rtiolred, That the direct interference of the mil itary authority of the United States in the recent •lections held m Kentucky, Maryland. Missourin and Dele ware* was A shameful violation of the Constitution, and a repetition of such acts in the approaching e ection will be held as revolutionary and resisted with all the uieuns and power under our control. Resolved, That the aim and object of the Dem ocratic party it to preserve the Federal Union and the rights of the States unimpaired ; and they hereby declare that they consider 'he administrative Us urpation of extraordinary and dangerous powers not granted by the Constitution, the subversion of the civil by military arrest, imprisonment, trial,and sentence of American citixens in States, where civil law exists in full force, the suppiessioa of freedom of speech, and of the press, the denial of the right cf asylum, tho open and avowed disregard of State rights, the employment of unu.-ual test oaths, ani the interference with and the denial of the right ot the people to bear arms , as calculated to prevent a restoration of the Union and the perpetuation of a government deriving its just powers from the con sent of tae governed. Resolved, That the sbatnetul disregard of the Ad mini strationto its duty in respect toour fellow eiti sens who now and long have been prisoners of wa In a suffering condition, doserves the severest rep r robation on the score alike of public and common hum anity. Resolved , That the sympathy of the Democratic party is heartily and earnestly extended to the sol diery of our nriny who are and have been, m the field, under the flag of our country, aud in the •vent of our attaining power they Will receive all the care, protect ion, regard and "kindness that the bravt soldiers of the Republic have so nobly earn ed* On this platform stand cur candidates : £3T"Our paper is put to press one day earlier than usual, iw ordei to all >w our ty pos an opportunity to attend the Far at Glenwood. ■.- ■ —— C3T After two years hard work "firht log copperheads with other weapon* " find ing the "varmints" still increasing Billy* Button has couclnded fo respond to the call (draft) made upon him two years ago, wind he sneakingly and ignonitnou-lv shirked He goes however under the slight stimulus ot a bounty of 1200, for a pnrtoi which he throws in by a sort ( f'ehatt Ihood" arrangement, a boy of his. some fifteen or or sixteen years old. If Billy is no more efficient with the musket than he is with the goose quill, the Rcba will not have much t<> fear lrou him. Of course those who have been obliged to go into the service when drafted ; and those who have served in tho army for three long, bloody years, for less than one third the pay that this ninny receives for one. will piu down this last brilbant "flank movement," to the score of disinterested patriotism. ' The Nation Rejoices. The nomination ol McClellan and Pendle ton has met wiih unfounded i i.thinsiasiu throughout the entire county. All the pa pers are filled wi'h accounts of rejoicings, bell-ringings salutes, Bongres, processions, Ac. Ac., in honor of the event. The great popular heart is elated and thrilled with joy at the prospect cf a united prosperous and peaceful Union, which most follow their election, and the rescue of the country from abolition misrule* George B. McClellan—George 11. Pendle *or—How satisfying the reflection that they are to enforce the Constitution and admin, later the laws injustice and righteousness ! ! W hat a bright picture does it present, in contrast to the dark, despotic, bloody, rule and ruin policy, of " Abe and Andy" under which we have so long suffered ? Give u the two Georges, and ill will yet ■ THE CHICAGO CONVENTION. General McClellan fur President. HE IS CHOSEN ON THE FIRST BILLOT. Gee, O, Pendleton for YTc-Pieeldcnt. : TIIS NOMINATIONS MADE UNANI-1 | MO US - - - TURD DAT's FRuCKCDiHO. CHICAGO, Aug. 31. -The Convention re ae- I | sun bled at 10 u'clock tmam.p of mind ,taken j,n connection with his declaration ihat war lis disunion, — a declaration winch time has j pioved the wisdom of- would long since have restored the power of the Fe-leral compact, and avoided the terrible loss of life which nothing can compensate, and that bitterness of feeling so much to he depolred, which Us a greater barrier to the restoration of peace and union. Tiros. B. FLORENCE, Chairman. " Wm. Finn, F. A. Atken, Secretaries. The President then stated the question before the Convention to be on ordering the previous question to proceed to the notnina- I tioa of a candidate for the Presidency, an d it 1 was ordered without dissent. The vote was then taken by States the 1 chairman of each delegation announcing the ! vote w'ner he States were called, i The fir rcsui' wa announced as follows : Maine—7 for McClellan i New Ilnmp-h re —5 for McClellan i Vermont—s for McCiel'an. Ma-sachusetl*—l2 for McClellan. II lied e Islan I—4 tor McClellan. Connecticut— g for McClellan, New York— 33 for M ('lei lau- New Jersey—7 for McClellan. Pennsylvania—2G for McClollan. : Delaware—3 for Thomas A. Seymour, Maryland—7 for Thomas II Seymour, j Kentucky—ll for McCiellan. Ohio—l 6 for McCtellnn. Ohio—G for Thomas A. Seymour. Indiana—9£ for McClellan. Indiana- 8£ for Tnooias 11. Seymour. Illinois—lo for McClellan. Michigan—B 'or McClellan. Missouri—7 for—McClellan. Missouri—4 for Thomas II Seymour. Minnesota—l for McClellan. Wisconsin—B for McClellan. lowa—B for McClellan. Kansas—3 for McClellan. California—s for McClellan, j Oregon—s for McCelilan. Total—for Gen. George It. McC ; for Thomas 11. Seymour, Conn. 23£. In announcing the vote for New York, i Mr, Church said that New York regretted jto pass by her favorite son, but she stands ( now as she has ever stood, ready to sacrifice j tar d arest for the pub j lie gf od. Holding it to be her diry above all j others to do all in her power to rescue the C< unt rv from the tyranny that oppresses it having full confidence in the D* nv craey, the I abdicy and patriotism of General George 13 , McClelUn, New Vers gives him her entiie . electoral vote. j Several delegate having cast their votes I for Horatio Seymour, when the call of States | had been gone through with. Governor | Seymour remarked that as some gentlemen had done him.the honor to name him for nomination, >t would be affectation to say | that their expression of preference did not give hini pleasure ; but he owed it to himscl f > to say that manv months ago he advised his j fiiemls in New Y -rk that; fr various rea j sons, private and public, he could not be a | candidate for nonsin; I on Having made that anno ur.ccmenf,he would i lack the honor of a tmn, lie would do great j injii*tice to those friends to permit Ins name ' lo be used, as a number of the New Y.-rk ; delegation he personally thought it advisable | to support an eminent jurist of that Sta'e i for Domination ; but he waa not actuated in , in this by any doubt of the ability or patri | tiism of tee distinguished godtUman who I has beep placed in nomination. He knew that Ge of any other State, are made sub ject to the call of the General Government at any time. The Raid on Columbia County, Tho news from Camp Benton, Columbia county, is meagre. The g*\apo vine telegraph is riot in working order to that point, nor in fact from any other near the base of opera tions of tne army. " Intelligent contrabands" report all quiet arong the lines ab"Ut Benton, Stillwater and lola. The " reliable gentle man" says, that Gen. Couch proposes to •' fight it out on this line if it takes all sum mer" to reach Canada obslr uCtions. A " re -1 spectabie lady" a refugee just arrived, states | Couch's men had by a forced march of seine 15 mile-! last Sunday, arrived at the seat of rebellion, but were dismayed and chagrined to fined no enemy. The last report states that a large party of the rank and file were I about outflanking a Springhouse while anoth | er squad were scouting around a batre-oven. We have still further news from a YVhile tnan, \*hu notwithstanding his color looks i like a reliable tuan, who says, it is rumored and believed in certain quarters, that tLete never was any very great force in the Fishing Creek region, and that the story of the "seven miles of F rt ifi iations,, all grew ! out of a "stump frolic." One of the residents ; of that etutupy region having conceived the , idea of removing from his fields the huge ' stumps that so greatly hindered his farming ! operations, and building with them a "s tump , fence" procured a machine ami invited his neighbors to help him. YY*hile the work was progressing, a very nervous man passing b} T saw their movements, becoming alarmed est Fishing Creek should secede from the J Union, made report to the Union League Head Quarters at Bloomsdurg, from whence notice was issued about that seven miles of Fortifications. —Danville Intelligencer. LATER. The Columbia County Democrat of Satur j day last says : I On Y\'edneßday morning last, the Soldiers i of "Camp Fishtttgcreek" encamped near Ben -1 ton, in Columbia county, arrested a large : number of the citizens of that vicinity,—say about seventy, a part of tliciu during the day were parol led, —and on that evening, forty four of them were sent to Harrisburg. Dyer L. Chapiug, Esq , Merchant of New Coluw ! bus, James Mcileury. E*q., Met chant of Catnbra and Dr. Wnt. M. Harret, also of Cam bra. Luzerne county, Rohr McHenry, Esq., one of our Bounty Commissioners, YYtn Appleman, Esq. and M. Cole, E*q., of Sugar loaf township, including many older and very respective citizens,were among the prisoners. Of the nature of tbeir alleged ' rffica w* l*atn,'l ay wsra not informed. Pwr Old Abe, . . f Tbe Congressional Protoatissued by Wade nd Davit, chairmen of (be Senate and House Republican Committees, and copied into the Jefferaonian of the 13ti inst., is damaging Lincoln, most awfully, in what us ed to be hia own party. Most of the leading Republican j >urnala publish it, and endorse its views and sentiments—seemirg to forget jor overlook the fact that it is an indirect adiuiesU o and confirmation of the charges :of Usurpation, despotism, and infidelity to ; the Constitution, which the Democracy have time aud again, fastened upon the President. This protest, speaking in behalf of a majority ,of the Republican Senftlois and Congress • men, and backed by pufclic denunciation- of Lincoln, from Hale, Hickman and many otbera, is having auoh an effect upou lhe • great mass of the Republicans that wo woald not be much surprised to see " Old ■ Abe," tbe " foot," the "krt&ve," the " des pot," (as lie is now freely called by ltepubh can leaders,) kicked overboard, and some new man brought out in his place. We should regret tins, for we feel confident that 1 there is such a fast growing sentiment in the Army, and among the people, 111 favor of Peace , and such increasing opposition to War far the Negro, and to the odious conscrip i lion diaits, that the Democracy, with a : sound conservative candidate, upon a Peace ■ and Slate R gths platf ortn, are sure to be 1 successful. As evidence of '• Old Abe's" declining j popularity, we quote from some of the proni | inent Republican Journals in different State-. ; The Albany Statesman says : I " Taero is ouly one way to prevent the , Democrats from electing the next President, • and that i*, to have President Lincoln de cline the nomination. Divided as the pirt y now is between the friends of Lincoln Fro ! moot, Chase, Soward and Weed, the party j ; cannot avoid a most humiliating defeat in Noveinbr." The Concord (New Hampshire) Monitor j says : "Old Abe, who was our first choice for ! the Presidency, and for whom we propose to ! vote, if he keeps the field is gaining no the gth. Ben Wade and Wintei Davis are | : out upon hint, in a long and fierce pronnn : ' ciauiento ; and these are no mean antagonists ( and they make a straight-out issue with liie , President. * * * It may not be too' j iate yet to withdraw both Lincoln and Fie- I inont from the canvass." y while we . thank Heaven for the hutnau slaughter. We are so well plersed with the awful sacrifice that we set ourselves to work at, unco to liil up the decimated rinke for another feast of carnrge: Not a day passes but we bear of prominent Republicans breaking from tlie rank* of Abe j Lincoln's destructive party. We are pleased tbat among the ; itest is found the name of i the gifted and patriotic Senator from Petin- j sylvania, Hon, Edgar Cowen. Mr. C >wen ! was elected U. S. Senat r by the abolitionists |in 1801. He is now disgusted with them. ' ! and will support the nominee of the Chicago I j Convention. He is a host,and will carry tins iof thousands of conservative Republicans . A fine child five years old was shot by a soldir who fired at a deserter in Philadel phia last Thursday. The deserter escaped ! and the child died. The War. By a rapid and dexterous movement, Gen. Sherman forced Hood to evacuate Atlanta. : That citv is now occupied by the 20 f h army ! oorps. The particulars of the affair have not been received. No doubt at all exists of . the fact ; as Sherman says himself, it is fair- , |y won. Grant still holds his grasp on the Weldon R. R., but socrns unable to other wise threaten Richmond. Affairs iu the Shenandca valley are in slain quo. p to the time of going to press, we have had n > notice of the postponement of the draft ; but presume it will not occur tin der a week or two, as the several districts j wiil probably be allowed time to report their j condition after the last day fixed fyr filling tbnir anetM. VA lOCftt AND PERSONAL. * Felonotis.—A very pa r.ful felon on one of our fingers has prevented us from giving the attent'on to editorial find local matter, in this issue which we wished to give. He have thought a score of times since this infliction, that ol! Abe would bare done the country greater service in issuing a procla mation abolishing felons, than by the one abolishing slaves 1 he Abolition Convention—which inet at thia place Monday | .at after some of the most bungling eboits nc ever saw in R deliberative body, finally made the following ticket ■ - ■ . - KKI'IIKSENTATIVK Peter M. Oder ho ut. ASSOCIATE JLDOE— Henry RIBTRTA CoMMisslo.VElt— Win Robinson, TIIKASCKLR— Abrnni Iloudly.' AOIIITOR—WesIey Barnes. Quitj a large number of the delegates showed their pfoelivities to oluniihnoss by ptopn&ing to vou it secret by ballot, rather than vira rocs. Othera wirhed toretiro to a private room after the -'Know nothing" "Royal League style ani there forge the thunderbolts with which to squelch the copperheads. A gicnt complaint was made about "outside pres sure which like old Abo thee felt themse Iv-s una He to resist. Intact, the p„or fellows did look as though they were badly pinched- though no one was near ttieai.uor did any one interfere; except now and tin U a friendly suggestion from Capf. Harding, who strove to keep theni out of their interminable soar)*. Newn Brunges?, being thoroughly disgusted with then, broke the coiniuandiimnt against swearing once or twite, in a tone ol voice, a lithe above a luir trkisper. There seemed to be no very great strife f„r any of the nominations (doubtless because they know a de feat was inevitable) exempt for Representative Ihe nonjinati ,n for that 011 l -e. is considered alviul equtv.ikmt to an rlection, since w e have been attach iod .o . usquehanna County. Mr. Stephens Dana of Eaton was Mr Osterhout'i only competitor but his great talents, virtues and eminent services in the ' cause r>f humanity" were strangely ignored by the convention. He received but 9 out of the 36 v..tcs cast Hid it been gener ally understood that he was Kenedy's " right bow ler in t!ie ' nigger monument" enterprise, his nom < in at ion would have been a conclusion, and I'eto r M. would Lave been left at home this wintar, , to rontoin| late the beauties of ibe "monument" and whistle among the grave-stones, to keep up his courage. Married. ' CANFIELD—LUTES—In Exeter, Sept. 3d, by •he Rev. Wm. Gay Mr, Andrew Canfield" of Car— rd Parish Louisiana to Miss E. J Lutes of Nortb more! and: I Accompanying the above notice, was one of Cha-e's " greenbacks which notwithstanding that gi :i• ieinan's mismanagement of tue national er cht-qU'-r. and their consequent depreciationin valuer we tin i very convenient to have, f Wo hope the bridegroom'-; sojo rn in the land of : tlie ••I'ine and the Palm," has not so infected him with its spirit, as to cause him to rebel against anv i little injunetions in the' shape of lee tures the "fair I Nellie may choose to administer behind the curtain ; and that he may never think of seceding from their • i MOM ; but. that it may be a type of the one, which i (by the help ol God any " Little Me.") we shall 1 establish and perpetuate for ourselves—oncf tht little ones. Died. Ril.EV—ln Springrille. Aug. ISth, Miry Ursula, daughter of Minot and Emily C. Riley, aged 9 years an 111 days. " I h-ve l thee, D Might er of my heart My child, I loved thee dearly : And though we only met to part, —llow sweetly ! how severely ! 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