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(From the Washington Constitutional Union.)
Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson,
A mighty Ruler stood before the world —
1 Around his head the storms of discord whirled ;
Firm as the hills of his loved Tennessee
[ Stood the old hero in his majesty;
Wur against wrong his noble spirit waged,
He heeded not. though party at him raged ;
"Duty toward his Country nobly done—"
This meed he asked for, and this meed he won.
His mad opponents only came to truth
Beneath his sweeping buUle-ux f Truth !
lie lived the People's idol—when he died
His memory was almost deified,
And a great Nation wept the direful blow,
In oue deep, universal burst of woe !
JS'ow Time thus writes, 'neath Andrew Jaehson's
name.
"Firmness and Truth, and Honesty,outlive all other
Fame."
Where Jackson stood now doth another stand —
The favored Ruler of our Favored Laud.
With heart as pure and patriotism as great,
A second Andrew steers the ship of State.
He stands unmoved upon her noble deck,
Nor heeds the mutineers whe seek her wreck !
"Still let the old fl ig float." is liij decree,
"No star struck from the glorious galaxy."
Assailed, abused, railed at in every form,
He'll bring the ship in rafety through the storm,
For that vast crew, the People , will defend
Their noble pilot 'till his voyage shall end ;
And the old ship, her starry flag unstruck,
Shall rid" at peace, entire from keel to truck.
Oh bless wc God that he gave not the power
To some time-serving minion of the hour
Our destinies to rule, at this dread time,
Pregnant with ruin—redolent of crime !
But, in his mercy, gave an honest man
That neither threats, nor fears, nor fawning can
Turn from his purpose to defend the right,
Aud save tho Country from oppression's blight.
•
And who is Andrew Jobnson ? Who hath ears
Shall le.inMhe record of his former years,
In manhood's prime he was 'he People's man,
And in their work his public life began
Yon pillar'd Ilall oft echoed to the voice,
Earnest and true, of him, the People's choice.
And, in a thousand leg'slative fights,
He battled bravely for the People's Rights !
Years onward passed, and when tho public weal
Called forth his power, 'twas there, as true as steel,
Aud to the Senate brave old Tennessee
Could send no stauncher Patriot than ho.
When treason, rabid, insolent and grand,
Avowed its purpose to divide the land,
Aud played its -anie of wiudy bluff and brag
Beneath the starry union of our flag,
Who, fiercer, met their dieadfjl heresy
Than the bold Senator from Tennessee ?
Rebellion flouiisbed —civil war was waged,
Throughout the land accursed secession raged,
Our dear old Chieftain sought, hut sought in vain,
To call the stubborn traitors back again ;
They spurned his counsels, met his proffeiS kind
With taunts and insults, till the Union mind
Awoke totury—dreamed of peace no tnoro,
And (>oured its legions on the Southern shore.
Amid the traitor Molochs who was true--
Who firmest s.ood among the loyal few ?
When,treason's armies triumphed for an hoiy,
Who, at the risk of life, defied their power ']
He, who for Union ever raised his voice ;
He, who became the People's secund choice !
When oui great Chief the murderer's hand laid low,
And the whole nation reeled beneath the blow ;
Our second Andrew, who all hearts had won,
Stood at the helm, and (he old ship sailed on !
What were his acts ? such as the world approved,
Such, as to kindness, the whole nation moved,
Had not base envy striven to rule the hour,
All now were one in Union, feeling, power !
To thwart his policy, destroy his rule
Is the small work of many a supple tool
Of a determined clique who rant and rave,
"Divide aud ruin!" —not "uniie and save,"
As each one prays whose patriotic miud
Desires in Union this vast land to bind.
To our great Charter al/ good hearts are true —
Our Runnymede, held 'by the l>oys in blue," „
Whose valor, in a hundred desperate fights
Has given us back the Charter ot our Rights !
The "end approaches—that sublime event.
The People rallying to their President,
Ere long the world shall see A Nation then
Not ruled by tyrant vara pyres—but by men—
In one blest Union all good hearts shall hind
The glory of itseif—the a Imitation of in inkiol !
And when, in years long hence, the immortal scro'l
Of men beloved, Time's Herald shall unroll,
Entwined iB laural wreaths two namcsishall be
Together joined us Champions of the Free--
The name of Andrew Jackson, men shall find
With that of Andrew Johnson closely twined.
And while the race of man ctf earth is seen,
The People's hearts shall keep their memory green
June 1, 1866. B. B. FRENCH.
Among the men who are to be im
ported into this State to piop the falling
fortunes of General Geary, is John A.
Logan, of Illinois. In a recent speech
in that State, Mr. Logan said :
"If they ask me, 'Are you in favor of
making negroes citizens ?' I say, Yes, I
am—l am in favor of all people born here,
or naturalized, being citizens, aud entitled
to the rights and privileges citizens are eu
titled t
It cau thus be seen by this extract that
the pi eminent supporters of the Radical
candidate for Governor in this State, are
openly advocating negro suffrage. This
is to be the issue for the people of Penn
sylvan'a to decide, Mr. Logan is for ne
gro suffrage, and be is selected to cham
pion General Geary. This commits the
Radicals in this State to negro suffrage and
equality, and the white men must uot let
thera shirk the issue,
The Washington Examiner, in scoring
Geary for calling the Democratic soldiers
">hysters and cowards, skulkers and hospi
tal bummers," says : "There were a thous
and men in the Harrisburg Convention
whom the poltroon who sktifked at Look
out Mountain would not dare to face."—
Wq believe that.
"TO SPEAK HIS THOUGHTS IS EVERY FREEMAN'S RIGHT." —Thomas Jefferson.
TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 12, 1866.
THE IIIJTORY OF SIXTY-SIX DAYS.
Care lias been taken to make the state
ment herewith presented to the people
truthful.
The struggle, of which it is intended to
convey a faint idea, was one of great sever
ity ; the principle underlaying it compel
ling the gentleman who adopted it to lay
themselves open to vilification misrepre
sentation and threats of violence, from a
majority arrogaut, vulgar, corrupt, unscru
pulous aud powerful
To condense this history into the com
pass of a single newspaper, publication has
been a difficult one, but as the actions
which took place during the contest are in
cessant themes of explanation, we hone it
may be found of service to those who have
no ready means of access to the "Senate
Journal' and and-Legislative Record" of
1804. As recorded there it is a most tii
umphant vindication of the course of the
Democrats, who were compelled to adopt
it for the safety of the constitution.
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1804, the Seriate met.
Lpou calling the roll, thirty-two were pre
sent ; absentee, Henry White, Indiana,
prisoner of war in the South. John I\
I'enr.y, of Pittsburg, bad been, in accor
dance with custom, chos n Speaker at tin
em! of the session of 1864. The roll was
made up of-
Dcmocratic Mem. Republican Mem,
1. Beardslee, Wayne. 1. Chapneys, I an.
2. Bucher, Cumberland. 2. Connell, I'hilad'a.
3. Clymer, Berks, 3. Dunlap, Lancaster.
4. Donaven, l'hilvl'a, 4. Fleming Dauphin.
5. Glatz, York. 5. Graham. Alleghany
6. Hopkins, Wash'n. 6. Huge, Bearer
7. Kin-ev, Ruck,s 7 Householder, Sum.
8. Lamberton. Clarion. 8. Johnson Lycoming.
9. L ota, Westiu'd. 9. Lowry, Erie.
10. M'shcry, Adam*. 10. Al'Candles®;
11 Montf ornery N'd. 11. Nicholas, Philad'a
12. Keiiy. Schuylkill. | 12. Ridgwav, I'hilad'a
13. ?until, Montgomery, j 13. Fenny, Alleghany.
14. Stark, Luzerne 14 Turrell, Susquu'na.
15. Stine, Northampton. | 15. Wilson. Tioga.
16. Wallace, Clearfield. | 16, Worlhington. Ch'r.
The practice under article 11, section 10,
Constitution of l'ennsylvania, had been for
seventy years and now is, to elect a Speak
er at the opening of each session,as soon as
the roll is completed, and then to qual fv
new Senators, l'etinv refused to vacate
and allow thi>. The Democrats t<>ok tin
on!}- tenable ground—that assumed in the
protest of Hopkins, Latta, Montgomery,
and Deardslce—refused to consider the
Senate organized. The Republicans affect
ed to consider the bo ly organized, altho'
tin y had, with their opponents UNANIMOUS
LY agreed, in accordance witii the Consti
tution and custom, "to proceed to an elec
tion of Speaker," under a mot ton made by
Lamberton. Four ballots were bad—l 6
for Clymer, 10 f r Penny, then, Johnson,
(Lycoming) intervened, with u request, "lo
read a bill in place." The attempt to or-
gani/.e in that fashion wa- to much ; Fen
ny i tiled it out of oidor, Rcily, (Sehuvl
ki 1.) moved for a fifth ballot, Connell,
(Philadelphia.) demanded the yeas and
nays, and Reily, being affirmative, lost, be
cause the vote of course was 10 to IG, in
which case affirmatives always loose. Then
Johnson, by favor of Penny, read his bill
"without leave." M'Candless with due
legislative gravity, desired a committee to
inform the that the Senate was or
ganized ! Lost 16 to 16. Connell wished
to adopt the rules ot 1863. Lost—l 6to
10. Theft another interlude about a wish
from the Republican side to repeat the lead
inad* by Johnson, but without coming to a
decision on that point. Johnson e<>t up
his motion, and the vote 1(5 to 16 killed ir.
The Senate refused to adjourn lo elect a
Speaker, to vote for a Clerk, Librarian, or
the numerous other dodges of the Republi
cans to perfect the right of Penny to the
Speakership. Among which procedings
was a resolutions of Lowry to open a friend
ly correspondence with Jefferson Davis,
looking to the release of M bite. This was
talked over,but not voted upon. At length,
some of the Republicans voting with the
Democrats, the Senate got adjourned until
the next day.
Wednesday, Jan, G, 1864.—As soon as
the Senate got together,. Johnson again
"rend a bill in place." Stine objected and
was overruled. If be had called the yeas
and nays, being affirmative he would have
lost—lGto 16. Cornell proceeded to
"read a bill in place" without, leave. Cly
mer objected, contending leave must be
had. Penny did not decide imperatively,
but gave it as his opinion thait leave "would
be proper." On Clymer's demand for yeas
and IIHVS, Penny stated that the Senate
would know how it "would do its own busi
ness," which was not the question at alp
vote had, yeas sixteen, nays sixteen ; so
leave was refused. Lowry posy tried his
hand at having Penny recognized on the
strength of the absentee White's political
status. Lost. ConneH again, to reeogniz •
the organization as it stood. Lost, [.own
then catoe on with a resolution of thanks
to Grant and the army. Yyas 16, nayslO.
Of the nays, Clymer, on the behalf of his
party friends, said ; "IF THE SENATOR
WOULD OKEER SUCH A RESOLUTION AFTER A
PROPER ORGANIZATION, HE AND THEY Wo'l>
VOTE FOR IT GLADLY. As it was they had
voted no." Ballots then took place to a
tenth for a speaker. No result. Clymer
now stated that his party friends were will
ing to allow the Republicans the first choice
of offices in the Senate, the Democrats the t
second, alternating until the organization
was perfected, statng at the same
time what was generally be
lieved and commented upon in the
newspapers, that White's resignation,
(which was discovered to be dated Novem
ber, 1863 no.day of the month given)was
in the hands of tome one or known to some
one present. In the meanwhile an eleventh
front eJoi.--- bo ax fti aPm m r
ballot look place. 16 for Clymer, 20 for
Penny, Lowry was suprised to hear of the
resignation. Penny had "no effi rial know
ledge of it." Lowrv narrated tn a rambling
manner a history of a rebel Major Jones
who wished to be exchanged lor Major
White, "but no one would put his hand to
the help." G'lymer then gave his authori
ty for stating (Jia! White's resignation was
in the State (an assertion soon proven).—
[See Judge White's letter of December,
1803-Senate Journal, pp 97.] Many
speeches followed, when Fleming concluded
his speech by "the order of the day," which
no one paid any attention to, but the Sen
ate got adjourned after a couple more calls
of the yeas and nays upon motions not
necessary to repeat.
Thursday, January 7, —Lowry, feeling
his "responsibility," wished a chaplain,--
yeas, 16, nays 10. Johnson wanted the
case of White resignation investigated—
yeas 16, nays 10, Connell presented a
petition, ui.der protest by Lamberton.—
Lowry wished Senate to organize and at
tend the inauguration—lost: Hopkins
stating that he and his party would vote
for the Grant resolutions most cheerfully;
so with that for-prayers, for Inaugural cer
emonies or any other proper motion, but
would not do so until the Senate was prop
erly organized, stating, also, tliat "\0
MATTEK WHAT THE MOTION WAS BEFORE
TIIE SEn'ATK, TfIEV Wol'LD OPPOSE IT EX
TIL A SPEAKER WAS CONSTITUTIONALLY
CHOSEN." This was conclusive on the
status of the Democrats. Governor's
message now read, under protests of Dem
ocrats. Veto messages were read, Demo
crats refusing to vote. Some other rou
tine transactions occurred, and the Senate
got adjotftned on a call of the yeas and
nays, i 0 to 15, Nichols "being out." This
was the only legal act perfermed by the
bodv since its meeting.
Friday, Junu n-y B.—Ri Igewav moved
to adjourn unt 1 January, with the under
standing that a general "pair off' was to
apply ; tint is, if a Democrat was absent
aad a Republican pres-nt, or the reverse,
>ome on either side should uot vote, thus
in one seme yielding all the Democrats
contended f>r. Motion adopted without
piotest. Then a resolution to keep the
anniversary of the victory of New Orleans
was offered fr >m a mo->t unexpected quar
ter, for such a patriotic purpose, by Worth
ington. Lost, 10 to 16. Graham now
moved to increase the pay of the privates
in the army. Lost, 16 to 16. lleard.-lee
moved for another ballot. Lost, 16 to 10
Republicans all voted no. C'onnell inter
posed a motion about the opinion ofthe
>vir-rtc, which was lost, as well as the one
by 13ne!ier to "take a ballot." Ridgwav
moved to adjourn. Yeas 15; lost. The
Senate then took another vote for Speaker
—the twelfth. R stilt, 16 to 16. M'C-tn
dless now moved a resolution of thanks to
Meade and his army for their bravery at
Gettysburg. Clymer repeated what he
had sail 1 before on behalf of his party
trdentls, "as with the resolution in respect
to Gen. Grant, so with this one, (and all
other ones, when the time arrives,) not on
ly myself, hut every democratic Senator
here will vote for it," and wi* h this the res
olution was lost —10 to 15—without fur
ther debate or explanation on the part of
either party, the Senate adjourned.
Thursday, January 12—Johnson ar>-
pcarod for l'enny, the power of whom to
depute proi. sted against by Stone. One
or two reports got read, and adjourned.
Widtifsdny. January 13. Senate re
fused to el eta Speaker; to print docu
ments; to agree with a lawyer named
Knox that the Senate "was legally orga
nizedto adopt the "lawful currency of
the country" in payment of the State in
terest—all proposed by the Republicans,
upon which Lowry, Cliampneys, Graham
and others expressed their views; when
Hopkins, on behalf ofthe Democrats pro
tested again-t the whole course of proceed
ings, proving, in their protest, presented
by Hopkins, that from 1794 to 'O4 "no
Speaker had ever attempted to qualify new
Senators" —never administered "an oath
before an election''—that the "Speaker's
chair had always beea vacated during bal
loting-" for the place—that his parliatnen
tarv title was "late Speaker." In 1842
there were 35 ballots tor Speaker; in 1857
27 ballots. In both instances, and in ' ev
ery oilier, tho Speaker ofthe late Senate
vacated his place. Debate about s.une
matter of phraseology. The Speaker,
(Johnson) requested tinte to decide the
points made in the protest of Jlopkinp, and
the Senate adjourned. " <i '
Thursday, January 14.—Senate agreed
to meet the Home to count the vote for
Governor, and negatived all other motions.
Friday, January 15—Senate, refused
to ballot. Lowry r -ad a letter from a law
yer named Coffee, stating that the Senate
"was legally organized," but was not sure
"that his opinion had more value than
that of others,hut gave it notwithstanding
Hopkins read a letter from Governor Pack
er, a former Soeaker of tho Senate, sus
taining the course ol the Democrats, citing
the case of Judge Todd in 1814-15-16.
Lowry moved to postpone the whole sub
ject—lost 10 to 10,—Adjourned.
Jan. 18—a speech from Johnson, who
was still modestly occupying, under pro
test. Penny's place, from Champheys and
others; then refusing to adjourn or hear
resolutions, 72 to 12, and finally adjourn
ing.
Jan , 19. —Governor inaugurated "dur
ing a recess,'' and the Senate refused to
print the inaugural 11 to 11, but agreed to
adjourn on motion by Kinsey.
Jan. 20.—Refused to vote for Speaker,
TERMS, 02,00 PBR ANNl3>*
14 to 13. Connell made a long speech,
followed by Wallace. Turrel, Kinsey, and
all the talkers, upon the subject of organi
zation without result, ending with a mo
tion by Johnson that White's vote "should
be cast out by the Speaker;" uiotiou ruled
out and adjourned.
Jan. 21 —No debate. Met and adjourn
ed until 25th. 25th and 26th nothing
done.
(NOTE. —I3y this time Penny was tired
of his position, some of his party friends
also, as it was patent to all, that \\ bite's
resignation was in possession of some of
his party associates, and that the question
was NOT on ORGANIZATION, but who slio'd
be CLEFK, AFTER organization. To this
disgraceful condition had the tactics of its
interior officers reduced the position of the
most dignified body in the Commonwealth.
This explanation is necessary to ho kept
in mind when reading the proceedings now
to he noted.)
Wednesday, Jan. 27.—R -fused to ballot;
refused to print papers} refused to frank
White's documents; the Democrats refuse
to stultify themselves on one of the endless
"soldier"'resolutions; a long session; mull
ing done.
Thursday Jan. 28. —Boardslee had an
article read from a Republican newspaper
in Wayne county, reiterating what was
now a current subject of conversation, that
White's father had. White ihe son's resig
nation in bis hands? Further, that White,
bv virtue of his military office, had vaca
ted his civil one, and that the real bone of
contention was the clerkship. Ibis being
true, made a great noise. The Senate talk
ed the matter over a couple of hours and
aiijour.ied.
Friday' Jan. 29.—Motion by Republi
cans to JI-IT interest on State debt "in pa
per." 10-t, 9to 9. Motions by Democrats
to ballot for speaker, lost. 9 to 9; to ad
journ. lost, 9to 9. Motion by Connell to
read a bill which he said " ALL THE DEMO
CRATS IN TIIE CITY OF PIIILADELPIA AYE It E
i\ FAVOR OK." Lamberton,"WE CANNOT
AGITR L" (to giant leave) "IF IT HAD APPRO
DVTIONOF ALL THE DtiIOCRATS ill THE
M'ATK OF PENNSYLVANIA : if we were or
ganiz d, with pleasure;'' lost 9to 9. Re
publican motion for recess ; 9to 9. John
son again plead for his soldier voting bill;
10.-t, 9 to 9 and alt r much talk the Senate
got adjourned this day without a quorum,
as also on the next day, Saturday, and for
three days.
Wednesluy, February s. —Penny absent
Johnson appeared as Speaker, and with
the adoption of the Journal, a letter from
Judge While, father, covering resignation
of his son. The Judge, in his letter dated
February 1, ISO 1, says the resignation was
"more than a month" reaching him at In
diana—(l)ccember 17, 1863, to be exact)
NINETEEN days before the Senate met. in
the mean-while its contents well known to
many officials at llarrisburg, sufficient
time elapsing to have notified Penny of
the fact, and to have had St. Clair in his
seat on the 11th of Jannrv ; was dated Lib
bv Prison, November (see father's, letter
for date. 16,1863. No time to be lost
now for Jobnson said "writs bad already
been issued" for an election to fill the va
cancy, almost proof positive of the grave
charges made by the Democrats during the
contest. Motion by Democrats to ballot
for Speaker. Lost 11 to 11; Republicans
to vote for Clerk. Lo>t 11 to 11 ;to ad
journ. Lost, After long debate about
"all tilings,'' on a Republican motion to
print IFhitos resignation adjourned.
Thursday, Feb. 4.—Republicans moved
to elect a clerk —lost 13 to 13. In the
couise of the "day debate"' about Speaker,
Luclier, on behalf of the Democrats propos
ed to vote for Penny, and go on man and
man about for all the offices; but. like all
other propositions, it was lost by a tie vote.
Adjourned. Friday. —No quorum. Sat
urday.—But few Set ators present; an ex
planation about the "State interest" and
adjourned. Monday. —No quorum. Tues
day. No quorum. Wednesday. N>> quo
rum. although 25 Senators were known to
be in town. Thursday. Enough were got
together to adjoinn over for three days.
Man day Feb. 22—Penny as Speaker;
an adjournment over for three days fixed ;
settleertho birth day of Judge Stine, and
a Ijouined.
Thursday, Fib. 25.—An adjournment
until Monday agreed to. (Waiting for
the election returns fnm White's district.]
Monday, Feb. 28 —33 Senators "present
—St, Glair the new one The Republicans
cartied everything by"yeas arid nays—Pen
ny holding on without re-election. Tues
day— Committee* announced; all otlmr
bus ties* carried by yeas and navs, inter
rupted by a demand of Hopkins to elect a
Speaker—lost 15 to 10.
Wednesday —No business unless under
call of yeas and nays, which was found a
slow process by the majority, and as a
clerk and other officers had been elected,
Penny prepared to descend,, and finally
did on the 9;h of March, in a long speech
in which be took care [page 369, Leg. Rec
'1865] to avoid the main question at issue,
or to do justice to the principles of those
who resisted his usurpation. lie was re
! elected 17 to 16.
After this the Senate transacted busi
ness as usual; Pennv, as bis predecessors
and successors have done for 70 or 80 years
resigning at the close of the session.
This is the historv of the position of the
Democratic party for rdxtv-six days, and no
denial of the correctness of its position, or
the truth and fairness of this statement is
possible.
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VOL. 6 NO. 6.
KILLING AND BURNING,
Parson Brownlow made a speech on
Friday night last week, from the steps of
the League, in Broad street, Philadelphia,
in which he used the following atrocious
language:
But I say to you in all candor, and with
the knowledge of what lam saying, and
the use that may be made ot it, that if the
wicked spirit of the South, the rebellious
spirit, combined with the treachery and
eopperheadisin of the North, shall brirg
upon this country another war, and force
you, gentlemen, to leave your homes and
families to invade the South and put down
a second rebellion, I want to have some
thing to say about the division of your
forces the next time. 1 would divide your
great army into three grand divisions.
Let the first go armed and equipped as the
laws of the army require, with small arms
und artillery. Let that be tt e iargest di
vhion and let them do the killing. Let the
second div Lion be armed with pine torches
and spirits of turpentine, and let them, do
the burning. Let the third and last di
vision be supplied with surveyors' com
passes and chains, and we will survey out
the iand and settle it. We will first sell
it out, pay the expenses of the war with
the pioceeds and then settle it with men
who will honor this glorious bauner.—
[threat applause.]
It is almost incredible that any p one
wearing the human form would give utter
teranee to SIKII unchristian sentiments;
but as the speaker belongs to the school of
clerical fanatics who prefer the bayonet
and torch to the Bible and prayer-book, it
i.-, perhaps, not to be wondered at. The
pity of it is, that in Philadelphia such lan
guage should be greeted with ''great ap
plause." If, however, that army should
ever be organized, the reverend orator who
proposes it, will not be fouud in the first
or second division. His place will be in
the third brigade, by the side of Butler—
not at the post of danger, but where the
spoils are gathered.
Recently a large aud enthusiastic
meeting of Irishmen and friends of Ire
land, was held in Washington city, when
the following resolution was adopted:
1 Ttiaf the late naanoenvering oi the Radi
cals t > gain over the votes of our fellow
cjtiz-ns be regarded by the latter
with ridicuF: and contempt, particularly
when it is remembered that the Radicals
have always been the bitter enemies of the
Irish race, and that their leader, Thaddeos
Stevens, only recently declared in a public
speech, the negro to be far better and more
deserving than the Irish and German ;
and that during the last session they were
careful not to consummate any measure for
the benefit of those whose votes they now
aim to secure.
AT LAST.
Wc presume that none of the Radical
disunionists will NOW deny,after yesterday's
exhibition in our streets, that tbey are in
favor of negro equality ! Not even the
most shameless of them can any longer at
tempt to make political capital by endeav
oring to ignore that doctrine. Yesterday
the matter was clearly reduced to practice,
lu the same procession 3a which were the
members of the Union League, the citizens'
escort, and the few "Southern Loyalists"
who were present. FREDERICK DOUG-
I ASS AXU THE OTHER COLORED DELEGATES
MARCHED SIDE BY SIDE WITH WHITE MEN.
That there is any reason whatever why
these colored delegates should not be in the
very company they happily found them
selves yesterdav, we do not pretend to sav;
but let the matter be distinctly known,
everywhere, that negro equality among the
Radicals is.now 'an accomplished fact" in
Philadelphia,— Ayr.
JCZT Keep it before the people that Mer
cur, the Abolition Congressman in this
District, voted for the passage of a bill to
extend the right of suffrage, in the District
of Cnlumbia. All the Democrats voted
against it. Keep it constantly before the
people j don't allow the Abolitionists to
dodge it. Force it upon them; they can't
deny it. Mepcur's vote stands against him
in favor of giving the vote to the negro.—
lie is one of the men that holds this is not
a whifeunan's Government. We should
see that lie .locs not get the support of
white men for re-election to Congress this
fall.— Star <sc Dm.
i 1 to
As General Gareyis one of the most
ardent friends of Tbwddcus Stevens, this
proclamation of opinion on the part of those
interested in the Washington meeting will
not increase the chances of the hero of
Snickers ville. Our adopted citzens are
not so easily deluded as the Radical mana
gers suppose. They know the history of
parties in this State, and will not vote for
a faction which, but a few years ago, en
deavored to deprive them of all political
rights, and the leaders of which to day de
clare that the 4 negro c.an be better trusted
| with the ballot than the Irish and thfr
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