flic Democrat. O j HARVEY SU KLER, Editor. TUNKtIANNOCK, PA Wednesday, Feb. 7s 1866 lIEAIOLK t ITI STATE CON TBITIOf, Th llejiio*ratie Snite Conventien for the nominn ti'fii of ennjlvnia,wilj meet in the ll. ill of toe House of Representatives, an iiarrUburjf, ou Monday, the sth day of March. 18gg, at 3 o'clock P. M. The h'tadtjaafters of this Committee are in the Demo, ratie'vlnb Rooms ic Harnsburg, , whtch ore open day and evening. Democrats visiting this city ere Invited to call. By order of the Dem S'ate Commit'ee. WILLIAM A. WALLACE. Chairman. BssJims L. FoBTF.it, Sec'j. H.misburg, Jan. 9, lSg(j. Stf The large amount of space occu pied by the County Statement this week, crowds out a number of items intended for . this issue. It w ill be seen, by reference to it, that the fina.ices of the County are in quite a favorable condition, and, were it not necessary to build a new Jail, the t-x payers of our county could confidently ex pect a reductiou of taxes. jtf What has become of all the blow ing about the "old flag." on the part of the Abolitionists? Not a syllable in its praise do we hear of late. What can be the mat ter ! Oh ! yes, the "old flag"' has too ma ny stars to suit the present views of the Ab olitionists I It lias a star tor every South ern as well as every Northern State. The "old flag recognizes the Southern Sta'es as in the Union, while Abolitionists declare tbat they are out of the Union. That's what's the matter. Hurrah for the old flag !" er The New York Herald wants to know whether Andrew Johusou or Thad Siewtis is President; and to which Cabi n t the divine Stanton belongs. The an swer is plain. Thad is the disunion Pros idem of th ■ Rump, but Andy is the Union President of the Whole People. Stanton is, a connecting-link— a fungus growth which is no - pure enough to be flesh nor vet quite rotten enough for radical currup tion. Andy's scalpel will soou remedy this. SOCIAL EQUALITY. —We learn that pe titions are being circulated, praying Cou gres- to d.-vise some plan by which white and hhu ... negroes may mix thro' and thro"' each other without gaining the contempt and ridicule of all decent people. This is ad nonsense, gentlemen and ladies, of mon grel ideas. God made the white man and He made the negro, just as lie intended they should be. * Congress may impiously contest against the edicts of the Almighty and squabble for the d> gradation of the white man, but it cannot change the decree or make that re-pectable which God and * the world have declared otl erwisc. The horse is a noble animal. All the wotld recogn z-s the fact. Who ever said that of an ass ? Men may prize the mule for it* strength and tenacity, but the Creator has put his veto upon its further progress. The linos of distinction between the negro ami the Caucasian are wide enough not to be mi-understood. They have been so from the beginning; the superiority of the one over the other is just as clearly de lined. The Coming Struggle It is reported from Washington that President Johnson has taken a stand against the Abolition Disiinio.iists in Congress, and now says to tliero "halt—tints far and no farther." We hope this report is true. — Delays nre hangerous. The President has spoken not a moment too soon. The Con gress of the Untied States has ceased to be n representative body It is a foul nest of Abolition traitors, who arc ruining the whole country. The few Democrats and sensible Republicans in the body may as well leave it. They have no influence there and arc ovefHdden and derided by the in .sa-te majority. The negro resolutions,bills iittd amendments which a gang of crazy scoundrels sfe daily getting up, no patriot can rca 1 of without disgust and indignation. The old Constitution, the wo rth and South. Eighteen millions will be for him to nine, tit limns against him. He is Com mander in-Chief ot the army and nayy, whose Generals and commanders, soldiers and sailer*, heartily despise the Congres sional traitors and their di-gusting negro doctrines. It the doors of CoogreM were j bolted and the u-urpers there hurried off r to prison, it would he a public blessing. In the naino of the true-hearted white free men of the country, we say to the Presi dent, ".Stand fast —if struck, strike back, and millions of brave men will rush to vour TVACU*." " j THE PRESIDENT'S VIEWS. Re Disapproves of the Nuneroas Const flu- ! lion a I Ameudaeots, jf gitaticn of ATegro Franchise Con- , bidered 111-timed, Uncalled tor and Calculated to do harm. UE DEEMJACK'NOF. Op REPRESENTATION UNNECESSARY. ' WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. —The following iis the substance ot' a c-mvcrsation which | took place to-day. between the President | and. a distinguished Senator : The President said that he doubted the j propriety, at this time, of making any fur ther amendments to the Constitution. One great amendment had already been made,! by which had forever been abol ished within the* limits of the United J States, and a national guaranty thus giv<-n j that that institution should never exist in the land. Propositions to amend the Constitution ! were becoming as numerous as preambles ! and resolutions at town meetings called to | consider the most ordinary question con- ; nected w th the administration of local af- ' fairs. All this, in his opinion, had a ten- | dency to adminish the dignity and prest ge ! attaclted to the Constitution of the conn- j try, and to lessen the respect and coufi- j dencc of the people in their great charter of freedom If, howcver.amendments are to be made ; to the Constitution, changing the basis of] representation and taxation, (and he did not deem them at all necessary at tin* i present lira-'), he Tcnew of none better : than a single proposition, embraced in a i few lines, making in each State the num ber of qualified voters the basis of repre sentation, and the value of property the basis of direct taxation. Such a proposi tion could be embraced iu the following terms : Representatives shall be appointed among the several States which may be in- j eluded in this Union, according to the number ot qualified voters in each State. Direct tax shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included in the Union, according to the number of quai fied voters iu each State. An amendment of this kind would, in his opinion, place the basis of represents tion and direct taxation upon correct prin ciples. The qualified voters were for the most part, men who were subject to draft and enlistment when it was necessary t" ! repel invasion, supptess rebellion and quell domestic violence and insurrection They risk tin ir lives, shed their blood, and petil their all to behold the Govern ment, and give protection, security and value to th< ir property. It seems but just that property should compensate for the benefits thus conferred by defraying the expenses incident to .tins' protee.i >n and eiij\ ment. Such an amendment the President also suggested would remove from Congress all issues in reference to the political equality or'the races. It would have the State to determine absolutely the qualifications of their own voters with regard to color, and thus the number of Representatives to •vhich they would be entitled in Congress would depend upon the number upon which they conferred the right of suffrage. The President. in thife connection, ex pressed the opinion that the agitation of the negro franchi-e quest on in the Dis trict of Columbia at this time was the mere entering wedge to the agitation . f the question throughout the Sia'cs. and was ill-timed, uncalled for, and calculated to do great harm He believed that it would engender en mity, contention and strife betw en the two races, and lead to a war between them, which would result in great injury to both,! and the certain extermination of the negro population. Precedence, he thought, should be given to more important and urgent matters, leg islation upon wnicli was essential for the restoration of the I nion. the peace of the country, and the prosperity of the people. An Important Law The following important law, in relation to evidence, has been introduced into the Mouse of Representatives by our member P. M. Osterhout, esq. It will probably be passed. AN ACT KELATINO TO THE LAW o EVI DENCE. SECTION 1 . Be it cn u ted by the Senate and Hou-e of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania in General As sembly met and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same. That ou the trial of any issue joined or of any matter 01 1 ot any inquiry arising in any action oroth- I er proceeding in any court of justice in this commonwealth or before any person hav ing by law or by consent of parties author ity to hear receive and examine evidence thereto and the persons iu whose behalf any such action or other proceeding may be brought or defended and ar.y and alt persons interested in the same si all except as hereinalter excepted be competent to give evidence either viva voce or by depo sition according to the practice of the court on behalf of either or any of the parties to ihe said action or other proceeding. Pro vided. That nothing herein contained shall render any person who is charged with any offence in any criminal proceeding competent or compellable to give evidence for or against himself or herself or shall render any person compellable to answer j any question tending to criminate himself, or herself „r shall in any criminal proceed-! ing render any husband competent oi com- t pdlable to give evidence for or against his i wife or any wife competent or compellable j to give evidence for or against Iter husband or in any proceeding instituted iu conse- r qucnce of adultery nor shall any husband be compellable to disclose any communi cation made to him by his wife during the 1 marriage nor shall any wife be compellable > r to disclose any communication m*d<- to her by her husband during the marriage. .r ' j Iff Why is a dead author like a book just issued? Because be is finished *ud | found in boards. i MR. EDITOK: I see by your list issue that "Town Ta;k" has resigned the pen that he. has so long wielded with such tell ing effect, itnj given up the arduous task of reformation which he commenced with such vigor a>-d piosecuted witli such untir ing z.-al. Can it be that he considers his task done, and that there is no longer a ne cessity foi his stem reproof and kind ad monition ; >r has he said as of old, 44 they are joined to their idols, let them alone?" Or has he by his fieqmnt visits to the haunt* of vie -on his worthy mission, seen so much of the sin that he wa* reproving, thai, l4 seeti too of,', tainiliar vv th its face," he has him-elf fallen into the snare that be was trying to remove from the path of till er*? Although I have heard s- me know ing ones hit t that this was the case, 1 can not believe it, but rather attribute the re mark to the smarrng of h recent lashing thvt my informer had received from the I pen of Town Talk. Whatever may have i been his reaaous for thus wiihdrawng ' from the undertaking, I, in common with m uy oth. rs, can hut express my deep re ; gret at sucli a course. It needed not the ' valedictory of Town Talk to convince us i that something was wrong, or in other | words, that a "screw WHS loose'' sorae j where. A visit to the streets at almost i any time during the |>a*t few days, was ! sufficient to. convince any one ol that fact; but if it failed, an approach within 1 earing | of the "sweat pit' or other places of resort | would have fully convinced the most skep ! tieal of the fact. The scratching of Town t Talk's pen had haidly ceased, when vice, | i that had be- n striving to hide its frightful • face, once more boldly walked forth into our streets, and horse racing, drunkenness and fighting has been the order of the day, i not excepting the nights. And on Satur day last we noticed one who suddenly took a stronger lancy for the spirit* to be found about the corners, than for the wel fare of the soles of his neighbors as here j tofore ; and a general row and hasty and ignoble retreat was the consequence, but not lieing satisfied with this, when the darkness of night had thrown its protect ing ma.itle around bis movements, he sal lies forth again from the friendly walls of the shop; with what intent we know not, but with what effect the damages about the "saloon" can testify. Now we would say to Town Talk, as his incot/. prevents our addressing him any other way, if, as your enemies say, ! you yonr*<-If have become fond ot a drop now and then, and cannot tear yourseit awav fioin the company you first sought for a laudable purpose, now that you have no longer that excuse, go at once and joi i the Good Templars; that is your only hope. * • • * LETTER FROM MISSOURI. An occasional ray of bright sunshine and gladness, breaks in upon the printer* weary, dreary, and cloudy pathway. Such genuine sympathy and encouragement as is contained in the t-dlowiug letter seldon fa Is to his lot. . To the 4 North Branch Democrat" BftRMiNG, Jay. 21*t. DXVROLD FRIEND. Y'.u have ever been a welcome visitor to our fireside. But . here i:. far off Miss uri, you ar -, ind -ed. thrice whom *•; coining to u* like a me* senger of love, font our dear old tome. 1 would yu knew but foilfthe pleasur. your coining bring-us; how anxiously w* await the coining mail. (Which by tin way only visits B-rniing twice a week.) — And when you art-at last with us how ea gerly we scan every line. Y\ hat to us though the St. Louis Republican, is lying open befi.re us repl.te with news? 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Those having feats of being hum bugged will oblige by not noticing this card. All others will please address their obedient servant, THOS. F. CHAPMAN, 831 Broadway, New York. vsn2l-lyear—S. M. P. It Co. Tna Mason A HAMLIN CABINET ORGANS, forty different sty W, adapted to sacred and secular mnsic, for 80 dollars to each. Fifty-one gold or sil ver medials, or other first premiums awarded them Illustrated Catalogues free. Address. MASON k HAMLIN, Boston, or MASCN Brothers, New York. vsn4ly GOING! GOING!! GONE!!! The Subscriber, A Licensed Auctioneer for Wy oming, and ijl other Counties iu the United St ah Newman late of Monroe Town ship dee'd-.. are requested to make immediate pay ments, and those having claims or demands a gaunt ■aid estate will preseut ihetn duly authenticated ter settlement to JOHN WALL, Ji. Adm'r. Tunkhannock, Dec. 19 18g5. vbniO-gwks FTT PER YEAR Wc want agents ev erywhere to sell our improv rp S2O Sewing Machines Three new kinds Under and upper fee i. Warran ted five years. Above salary or large commissions paid. The <*i.y machines sold In the United States or less than S4O. which ar v fully licensed by Hove, Wheeler 6f Wilson. Grortr 4* Ba/cer, Singer Dca 62 N-winan Tank. Twp. (| 63. Wui B. 0v rfielri 44 •• A L Oart>y Nonhiuoreland : 1 Ei) Eni.-n " T. l>. lie-illy ExHer 4 ' A. V. D-wir Fails |j 44 Uintiu Ilechcock F-rk*r; '• G-'r lon Pike....... N<-rif-ni>reUid •' IVin. Irvin Ovarfield 44 J isepb Slmpp Tunk Fwp. • 4 J--hn W. Crwli)ri... .Wwb'D^tW • E. D. Favsei t : W icdhan '6s D. B Sloan Braimnn • 4 S. H. Briga* Chn' • 44 Lysander Harding E*'n '• Bnj S'cklrr Etc'*' l 4 L'.Qian Swartz... Fal 1 - 44 Richard Adam** Ferk*i 4 - 44 Mi lea A very Lemon 4 - J"* T. Jennings Mehoepani 41 Michael Cuyel Meah-ppe" '• J*ep*r Parriab Monro* 44 John Niver Nicholson 44 O.F.Terry Northm-ire'and 44 j<4epb Burgas* North Branch 44 Win. Irwin Overfle'd 44 L. C Coiiklit.. Tunk. Borough • 4 Flkt'cftcr D'CKnon Tunk. Tarp. 44 Geo. Jenkins Washington ( 44 Myron Sturdevaut Windham TR COL'TRS NAKBR TOWMBIPS '62 Nwuißß Miller.. Tunk. T*p |' '63. A L. Carey N.nhmo'lrd Ij '• Ww. B. Overfielrf Tunk. Twp. !' " E.FHRSPIT Wirdham J '64. Tin*. Phillip* Brain trio* !| " Z. S B-yunlif C!'niui j " /. M It bin • in .'..Eaton || '• T D. Head lev Exeier jl • A.T.DrWiti. -F.ilL ij •' 11. Hi'rhcock F"tk*ton !{ ,i Oin H. E'V.. " Lemon i •' J T /etHiifMf* Mfhooj-anr " VT. II Conngh' Meahoppn. ;j • 4 S. B. Cook Mnr* •'EL Bacon .*. .N'cholhon Gordon Pike N* r!un ''lnl •' Win. Irw n Crerfield '• /-!pp'i Shupp Tusk. Twp. k< J W Crawford Waht*g". I u E. D. Fasaelt Wiudhaui TOTAL. $515.00 $463.50 $2.57 S4B 93 f Treasurer's Acco ant, DR. CH. T • Mti"unt of Duplicates for ) 1804 ami pfttvmtw yearn. $ $2 731.87 T am uut of Duplicate* for f 1805 S 11 757 29 T amount of Militia fine* for ) 1804 and prt-viou- ytarn. $ 515.00 To F'ties Jury , i. ** A 178 46 To I m lance >p baud at lasf w > tLuient S 5 319 22 i . -,C 820,4X1,84 —— — —— . . u Sheriff's Account. I)R. OR Tn Finei, /ury firs and other ) ,B Bill rendered for 1805. ssl' 7; c.o*te rrtvivrd. $ $74 Of) Daleucy due Ahira Gay Sheriff 442 47; $516 47. $516 1." PRUTHONOTARY'S AGOFLJAT. DR. t-'R. Tu Fines, Jury fei*n and cost*. i |By Bib reiidetvd k>r 1805 ree'd during year 1865 ) S7O 00' Balance due Z.bt Low. Pr.m'ty J3b,9oi $206.96 2.J t Expend! tuires, Auditors, Court Cry. r 3C/tt J<>ho G. Spaulding S2O 00 Printing, Martin Stckter Hurvoy Sickler 243.25. Henry Newcomb 10,00 Ave-v 3fiDO FC. Ross, Clerk 20,00 $70.00 Burgos. T. ." 34.00 313.25 L, e h„ Fad, 4c. imsr Rec'dr, Prothntory 4c 12,00 80-'"™ Put ,c Bu.ld.ng. , 4JJI . . i-* •••••••••••••see OwTttlv t ommieslc;.ere. R(|>f| >njtJ TipWj| g9 Frances H ugh 49 50 Rl , ad Damage* 10,00 Tbrun Vaughn 125 00 Indexing Register* Docket Edwin Stephen*. 10000.... .. - ; -j b y order of Court ' 4Stfk> lit ram Bodle 150,00 424 50; ff* ater R n t Jg33 William F. Terry, C -in. Ct'k: 400.00 g rM }g e Building and Ra- Attorueys, • [ pairing 4,526,83 Jbcoh Dewilt 10,00 Postage att F. C, RON* 40,00 50 00 Guarding jail in 1864 \ 5,00 Harvey Sickier Dis • Att'y. 106.00 Eastern Penitentiary 39,7t> Ziba Lott Prothomitary 150,00 Pennsylvania Lunatic Asy- Ahira Gay Sheriff 1032,91 luui 356.72 T r averse Jurors 1,049 01 Interest on money Loaned 105,00 Grand Ju rs 458 ll li.quests 13,05 Constables attending C-urt Ac 181,80 Reward, for taking Horse Elections 581,10 Tni I and milage . 27,80 Commonwealth cost* 117,81 Relief to Sddiers Families 20,00 $4,634,32 $6,190.40 4.634,32 $10,824,72 We do certify that the above is a true and correct statement of the Erpondi tares of Wjomlag County for the year ending December 31st 18t>5 RDWIN STEPHENS.) Attest. WM. F. TBRRT. Clerk. HIRAM BODLE. > Commistumvf. LEWIS COOK. ) We the undersigned, Auditors of Wyoming County, being met at the Commissioner's Ofiee County, do oertify fht upon examination of the aecennts of the Treasarer. Commissi oners, rrotbonota J and Sheriff, we do find tbetn co rrect, as set forth in the foregoing Statemynt, and thnt the expendmirs t ■aid Conrty are fally and oerreotly eet forth in said Statement, as rendered to as by the C eaßWweF 1 said County. Witness our hands, this, fttb day of Jnuuary, A. D lßfifi **' ** —JLITNRY NEWCOMB, ) MARTIN SICKLKR, > Auditor*. I WM. BENEDICT. ) g 195.77 2l38 38,57 130,82 103 32 3y 17 40 45 8370*"' 54 84 1100 32.14 8.70 22.41 665 23 .3 14007 414 19 77 116.76 62,17 1112 27.55 23 50 117 37 10 42 41.04 125 91 17,97 203 704 890 * 49 48 10 66 30 39 843 75.42 4.20 11 56 59 66 '*' ! 27 54 544 16 15 5.95 1 321 29 6.98 29 46 284 85 ) 368 46 22 49 34 69 311 28 | 77 52 12 28 15.41 49.83 ! 220 82 22 51 34 66 163 65 37.10 10 71 26 39 90 95 72 10 51 79 72 272.99 37.19 31.79 20401 " 285 21 -5 86 21 46 267 89 . . . 70 57 951 20 90 40 16 " 77 53 26 14 22 56 428 83 74165 264 26 00 726.07 * 1120 36 27 79 54 62 1037 95 233 06 396 11.45 217.65 853 55 23 05 41.52 715.31 73.67 331 13 4.09 16.35 310.69 417 48 325 00 92 08 807 74 175 00 632 74 442 68 11.38 21 56 242.17 167 57 1008 65 15 24 49 67 943.74 839.62 24.05 40.77 774 80 262 79 224 13.02 247.53 341 84 .80 17 05 323 99 705 76 9.80 34.79 661 17 .V 775 41 417.79 357.62 800.17 6i£2 39 66 753 69 672 58 * 35550 - 317 08 TOTAL. $14,409 16 $425,78 $946 54 SI 1463,85 $1640,76 MILITIA FINES. DUP. EXOHS COL. COM. PXID * DTB ! $11.50 $5 00 ,32 $6,18 ........ 1100 1100 19 50 15 00 .22 428 18.00 14.00 20 3 80........ ! 24 50 24 50 f 27.50 20.50 .35 665 I 30.50 30 50 .. 9 00 9 00 28 00 16 50 .50 10.93 10 00 10.00 24.50 24 50 ....r.*.. 35.50 35 50' I 18 50 18 50 27 50 25 50 .10 1,90 . .<. .i..; - 88 50 88 50 i 44 00 44.00 11 50 8 00 .17 3.33 . I 2 78 By C- in. to Cull's on Co. Tax 940 54 Bv Ex'ons to Col. on Militia Tt x &•) B\ Coin, to Col. on Militu Ta> *287 B balance duu trotu foro.c* I and in process of Cllecnm £ 4.023,3f- Bv rol'nnded lo Oolt'< p.- f C •. duplicate* pf. '• f roer T\ y 10 -t4 it* Tiv. C 'ln. on sl2 964 45 { am'' rvcM by linn a 2 p~r c. $ lsi 28 B* Trei*. Ci in. on sll 060 IN ( pd. on by lnr ai 2 nar. ceti . $ 221,20 jßy Co orders rede.mcd 11 O0 18 Balance due 0 uo'y. 1 42 * 79 s*2'>-4."i N-t