North Branch democrat. (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, September 12, 1866, Image 2
flit Ocmccvat. HARVEY SICKEER, Editor. TUNKHANNOCK, PA Wednesdy.Sept, 12th 1866. FUR GOVERNOR, 101. lIISTEH CIYMEB, OF BERKS. Ron CONGRESS, HON. Win. ELWELL, of Columbia. (Subject to decisioa of Conference Ccnvention ) t • —. FOB BHERIF?, M. W. DEWITT, of Tunk. Boro. FOB PROTHOSOTART, E. J. KEENEY, of Br dint rim, FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE, GORDON PIKE, of Northmoreland. TOR REGISTER AND RECORDER, O. L. PARRISH, of Monroe. FOR TREASURER, JEREMIAH OSTERHOUT. of Tunk. Ttcp, FOR COMMISSIONER, G. W. SHERWOOD, of Falls. FOR CORONER, A. 11. BOLES, of Me shop pen. FOR AUDITOR, JAMES R. ROBINSON, of Forkston. ' KATIOiNAL UNION Meeting. THE FRIESDd OF JOHNSON AND CLYMEB, Will hold a MASS MEETING at TUNKHANNOCK, TUESDAY, September 18, '66, at 12 o'clock, m. Hon. Heister Clymer Democratic Candidate for Governor, HON- MONTGOMERY BLAIR, late a member of Lincoln's Cabinet, in. his. i. mum. Of Philadelphia, arid other distinguished Speakers w ill address the Meeting. Let there be a general attendance of ALL who are in favor of SUP PORTING the CONSTITUTION and RESTORING THE UA'ION. £3T The late hour at which we receiv ed the Election Proclamation, has unavoid ably delayed the issuing of our paper for a few hours, this week. Reirentatlve, Jakev Kennedy, a man who is known to be entirely unqualified for any position, even that of a township office, has by feeble imitations of Landon in preaching the ne gro—and him crucified, succeeded in foist ing himself upon the people of this district as a candidate for the Legislature. It is true he had a bare majority of the dele gates in Convention ; but these were se cured by dogiading supinations, by persist ent importunities,by trickery f dseboo s f more bare-faced than ever before resorted to by any man in this county. All this was done under the cloak of religion ; and with so much tact and sccresy, that almost everybody was surprised at the result. We believe that upon a fair expression of Re publican sentiment in this county, that he could not, to-day, secure one fourth of the v >tes in that party for his nomination. — Yet, notwithstanding all this, unless Re publicans themselves repudiate him, Sus quehanna County with her stubborn adher ence to party, will probably cram him. ab noxinuß as he is, down the tbioats of the peopl: for the next two years. Will the honest masses submit uncomplainingly, to such a degradation ? WH they support a party and a ticket, headed by such a man ? Ut them answer at the polls. Look at Them, We ask the honest white Republicans of this county, and District, to look at the character of their present and would be representatives in the National and State Legislatures, and then say, if they can, that negro equality is not a cardinal principle of that party. Congressman Mercur, \o-ed for negro suffrage in the District of Colum bia, in opposition to the almost unanimous voice of the white men of that District,— The Freedmarfs Bureau, Civil rights and all other bills and schemes of the radical disunionists, were voted for and still are heartily supported by him. Landon of the State Senate, introduced, and had passed, a resolution approving the votes of Mercur and other radicals on this question of negro suffrage, lie has preach ed negro equality for years, at almost every school house and cross road in this and the adjoining counties. The Negro Equality Conventlm. The disunion negro equality county Con vention held at this place on Monday of last week was decidedly a rich affair.— Had we the time and space to devote to a c iitique on its proceedings we might fill columns with an account of its ridiculous and farcical features, but we have neither, and will therefore content ourselves and readears with a few brief sketches. After several hours of anxious counting noses, canvassing, boring, tying and "influ encing" delegates by the office seekers, the Convention of white folks, so-called, met and organized by electing a Head Centre, Worthy chief, King of the "League" or "Knight" of the inner circles, we couldn't divine which. His calling the "Lodge" to ° O order, and sundry other strange remarks left the point in doubt. We were glad af terwards, to learn that the squire, who by the way is a very good kind-hearted man, had received his recent education as a pre siding officer within the sacred precincts of a Templar's Lodge. The opinion was quite unanimous in the convention, that he was better qualified for measuring Wood, with an accurately measuied pole, than pre siding at disunion meetings. The Secretaries of the meeting handled the goose quills very dexterously, but it was thought, would have managed them more naturally, if they had been sticking to the geese. The convention pitched in to the Representative question, hut were taken completely by surprise when some knowing chap among them suggested that there was a Congressman to nominate. "What, a Congressman too"' was the ejac ulatioa from the Worthy chief, down, — This representative question had been worked up so that it had made them forget that there was such a man as U. Mercur, or >uch an office as Congressman. S. Leroy Tiffany, late editor of the Re publican and "Babe of the woods" who is always conspicuous on great state occasions, took an early opportunity to post bimselt on the judges stand and w itli another equal ly busy body poured a shower of advice into either ear of their almost bewildered President A proposition was made to vote by bal lot, this was opposed by the Ken.nud.ium, one of whom got up and charged his fellow delegates with having been suhj cted to "improper influence,s'' while at the same time they—t ie Kennadian party —had it all arranged to foist upon the convention two bogus delegates, by which they would secure the nomination of their negro worshipping preacher on the first ballot. During the voting the "monument huil !er" sat ill at ease, wheezing like a j stuck hog, witr great drops of sweat oozing from his thick greasy skin. As soon as lire announcement of his nomination was made he jumped up aud with face as radiant with smiles as a hollow pumpkin with a can dle in it, he wheezed out that he would pay for the delegates "dinners, <fcc.'" —• The • <fcc." was understood by the thirty delegates present, to mean a little some thing that Good Templars don't take —in public. This had a uiost charming effect on the delegates. r l heir dry tongues *and parched throats began to water in anticipa tion of a few drops of "good craytur '' — We noticed that they spoke up much louder after that. This was especially noticeable in the case of those who, wbeu the vote was takeu to make the nomination unani iuous, voted with stentorian tones, NO! Until this moment^Jakey.doubtless judg ing from himself, had thought that the surest way to get at the hearts of men, was through their stomachs ; hence the offer of dinner 61c. After hearing these loud noes, he made a break for the Dank and securing a handful of $ 1,00 grecnbtcks he spent the rest of the day in going around the streets, presenting each of his dele gates with a (foliar note. Of course Jakey would not use ' improper influences" to se cure a nomination. Of course lie felt very pay-triotic just then; and the delegates who took this money, must have felt "ha- d up. It is reasonable to presume that a man who poys money to secure a nomina tion, at the hands of men elected to seive the people, will ifelected liim*elf toke mon ey for the passage of Tonnage Tax and R, R. swindles. Want of space forbids a further notice of the very interesting proceedings of tLis very interesting convention. Congressman Mercur's Record, A late number of the Danville Intelligen cer gives us the proceedings of a radical dis union Mass Meeting at that place, at which Mr. Congressman Mercur was the only speaker of any prominence—he being made so by the fact that he asks to be sent to congress again from this district. Though the meeting was called a "g"and Mass Meeting," and the notorious Jack Hamil ton, Andy Curtiu and other celebrities were announced, it turned out to be a most contemptible fizzle both as to bear ers and speakers. Tli e Int l/igewer makes the followingcom m< nts on Mercur's speech ; by which it seems that he concluded, in that county, to drop the nigger and mount the taiiff as his hobby. In a speech at this place last court week, (held there, so as to insure an audiance) *e are told that not a word was said about the tariff, bjt that the "barbari ties of southerners" and the misfortunes of the "loyal" were his themes. lie and Landon both unequivocally declared them selves in favor of giving the right of suf frage to the negro, and of keeping out the south until that right, as they called it, was accorded to him. Surely their votes in the Senate and in Congress show that such is their position. But read what the Intelligencer savs: Mr. Meicur took the stand and com menced a speech, which, however lengthy, however lame in argument, was gentleman ly and decent in tone compared to that of the fledgling who had preeeeded him.— Mr, M's anxiety appeared to be to char up his record in the Mump .Congress. He dwelt a long time on the subject of the tariff, a hobby that every opposition can didate in this district is sure to mount when they come this way. They imagine if they only talk tar ff to the people, all is well, and accordingly Mr. Mercur gave the audiance a full surfeit of this subject. Ac-; cording to bim, it was tariff, first, last and all time. Hut he neglected to ted bis au ditors, notwithstanding all his efforts, and all his atteinpte to prove he belonged to the tariff party, that the Republican Rad ieals having over a two thirds vote iri both Houses of Congress, slaughtered the tariff bill. He also dwt It long and pathetically over his action on the soldiers'bounty bill ; eontending that be bad placed himself right on the tecord o*l that measure, ex- C-pt that when it came to the final vote, lie voted against it, a< did some thirty five other radicals, a'd had if not been for the votes of Democratic members the bill wo'.i j have been defeated. His excuse was the Bounty bil l was coupled with another to raise the salary of Congressmen, and his '•oncience would not ailovv him to vote for the latter An India-rubber conscience, truly, he must have, considering that he was not too conscientious to draw the additional amount voted to his salary, out of the National Treasury. All his pleas and subterfuges and att mpts to paliate, that vote wib not avail There stands the record. WHEN THE BILE WAS CP BEFORE CONGRESS GIVING NE GRO SOLDIERS S3OO BOUNTY, MR MERCUR VOTED FOR IT. WHEN THE BILL GIVING SIOO TO WHITE SOLDIERS WAS UP BEFORE THE SAME BODY. MR. MERCUR VO TED AGAINST IT. Mr. Me'Ctir also took occasion to cm plain of the Dcraoc atic papers fr charg ing the Republican party and its leaders with being iw favor of negro suffiage, and sought to defend bis party in Congress bv 1 a transparent attempt at deception. He wanted his auditors, whenever they heard a Democrat chaig- the Radicals with be ing in favor of negro suffrage, to challenge the former to show anv act passed by the late Congress lOinpelling anv State to adopt negro suffrage. Now Mr. Mercur must have known he was addressing at least some men of intelligence, persons who were able ro read and judge correct - Iv in rcf.-rence to what tliev did read, and knowing this he should not have treated them as being ignorant or credulous. Fur thermore he lias been a Judge of an im portant Judicial District, r.nd th<ref -re should rise above the finesse an I arts of the pettifogger lie knows and every other man with a modicum of brain knows, that Congress has not the power to interfere with or regulate the elective fran chise in the Stars. But in the District of Columbia, and in the Territories of the United States Congress has sole control in this matter. Hence, so far as Congress had the power, they used it to fasten ne gro suffer ge on the people. The House of Representatives passed a bill forcing ne gro suffrage on the peop'e of the District of Columbia, no'witbstandi rig the citizens of that di-tricf had protesti d against if by a vote 6000 to 38 vot s in favor of jt The following is the section of the bill conferring the right ofsu ffrago on negroes in the District ot Columbia. A Bill extenting the right of suffrage in the Dis trict of Coin in Ma BE IT EXACTED. A". That from all laws and pirts of laws prescribing he qnalifi-slions of electors foi anv office in the District of Columbia, the won! "white" he, .nd the same is heiehy stricken oat, ant that fiorn and after fn pvz*age of this act n> p reon sh ill he disqualified from voting :it any elec tion held in the said District on account, of color. SEC. 2. That all acts .if Congress and all laws of the State of M >rvland in force in said District and all f rdtoanees in the cities of Washington and Georgetown inconsistent with the povisions of th s act are herehv repealed and annulled. On the final passage of th's bill 116 votes were cast in its favor. All Radical Republicans, including the vote of Ulv-es M • rcur; against it 45 votes, all Demo- I erats and Conservatives. Again, on the bill to amend the organic | acts <<f the tenitoiies of Nebraska, Colora do, Dakota, Montana. Washington, Idaho, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, the ninth section reals: RESOLVED. Thuf within the territories aforesaid there shall t>e no deniol of .he elective franchise to citiwns of the United States because of rnoe or color and all persons shall be eqn>l hefore the law And nil acta or parts of acts either of Congress or the legislative asseinLlies of the territories aforesaid, inconsistent with the provisions of thia act, are here by declared null and void. On the meageof this bill containing this negro PuffVa<xc and i, gro equal ty section, the yeas were 79, all radical Re publicans, including the vote of Ulysses Mercur; nays 43, all Democrats and Con servatives. Thus it will be seen by the record that Ulysses Mercur voted for both of these bills, voted in favor of negro suffrage and negro equality, and all the pitiful evasions and shifts he resorts to to shield himself from opposing the feelings and interests of his constituency, prove* that he has not the fiaukness and manlir.ess befitting a Representative. Ilis votes also prove that he is willing and anxious to strike at the very foundation of Republicanism, the light of the majority to rule. It also proves that when tlie time arrives when amendments to the Constitution of this State can be voted for. we will find him with his radical conspirators at work try ing to fasten negro suffrage on the citizens of Pennsylvania. We g> on and criticise his at tempt to defend the Radical paity in their efforts to break up the Union by keeping out eleven States, but bis arguments were so weak it is not worth the trouble. Judge M is not a fluent speaker, neither is he ar gumeniative nor gifted with that eloquence which makes the worse appear tne better cause. He is what might be termed a dull prosy speaker. The Douglas Monument Ceremonies, CHICAGO, Sept 6.—The ceremonies of the laying of*the cornerstone of the Doug las monument have been concluded with great success. They were participated in by the President and parly, and the corner stone laid by the Free and Accepted Ma sons of Illinois. Tht monument, which already reaches att altitude of sixteen feet, was canopied with a huge American Hag. Douglas' grave is directly to the east of the monument. It was most beautifully decorated. A frame work, consisting of four arches, one on either side of the iu closure around the grave and reaching up wards about thirty-five feet, was ended; and each arch was most tastefully draped with black cloth, beneath which, lying in graceful folds, were large Ameiican Hags. The summits of these arches were orna mented with evergreens and wreath of flowers, and at each corner was placed a large vase, containing a huge boquet. One vase surmounted the southern arch, facing the enttancc to the grounds, and the up rights or pillars supporting the arches were handsomely entwined with black and tri culond bunting. The raijing around the grave was covered witli American flags, tastefully arranged, and dotted at interval* with wieatlis and flower*. Vases weie plac ed at each corner of the railing, filleil with choke flowers. To the Souih of Douglas grave was placed a model of the monument to his memory, and to the north a fine bu>t of the great statesman was placed on a pe destal. A gold star was suspended directly over the grave, upon which was inscribed the words un example." The grave presented a remarkable beautiful appear ance. The President, General Grant, Admiral Farragnt, General Meade, Members of tin* Cabinet, Senator Doolittle, the Committee of Arrangements ami others, entered the grou mis, and marched uncovered past the Knights Templars to their proper places on the monument. Alter a fervent prayer the Right Wor shipful and Grand Treasurer, Mr. M, J. Noeos, proei-edod to deposit the articles in the cavity set apart for the corner stone. After this ceremony the Chicago Light Guard baud played a solemn dirge. The Grand Masters then directed the Grand Senior Warden to app'y his level to the stone and see if it was level. The Giatnl Warden did so, and reported the stone level. The ceremony of pouring oil and strewing corn was then proceeded witli by the Grand Master, after which he stated that the Masonic rites would conclude with an ode. An impressive prayer was then dcliver ered by the chaplain of the da}*. Major Rice tlien introduced thcora'orof the day. Major Gneral John A. Dix.— After the delivery of tbeoiaiion, President Johnson delivered an appropriate speech. Speeches were also made by Secretary Seward and Gen. Grant, when the immense assemblage s t parated. How the Generals Stand, Tito following list of true, tried and gal lant soldiers lisive all expressed themselves in favor of the President's policy : General U. S Grant, Lt. Gen. IV. T. Sherman, Gen. IP. S. Hancock, Gen. Geo. B. McClellan, Gen John A. Dix, Gen. Robt. Patterson, Gen. G. A, Guslar, Gen. L. 11. Rosseau, Gen. Wm. McCandless, Gen. Peter Lylo, Gen. A. H MeCook, Gen. George Crook, Gen. J. Mcl'lernand, G'-n. D. N. Conch, Gen. W. B. Franklin, Gen. G. K Warren, Gen. Phil Sherridan, Gen. T. L Crittenden, Gen, O. B. Wilcox. Gen. J. C. McKibbin, Gen. Frank Blair, Gen. Durbln Ward, Gen. Hugh Ewing, Gen. Wellington Ent. and a hundred others, whose names we cannoi just now call to mind. Now LOOK ON THIS PICTURE : Among the few who support the Rump Congress, the following are ' he most prom inent : Gen. Joshua T. Owens, Gen. Wm. B. Thomas, Gen. C, 11. T. Col lis, Gen. John P<>pe, Gen. Fisher, Gen. Ben. Butler, Gen J. W. Geary, Gen. Carl Short*, together with a lot more such patriots and heroes. General Grant, The "Red Republicans" are intensely annoyed by the position of Gen. Grant, and are industriously endeavoring to explain away his presence at the reception of the committee appointed bv the Philadel phia convention to wait upon tue i'nsident and present him an official copy of the pro ceedings. Some of them allege that the general was there by accident, and others that he has sent for an official business, — Neither of these statements is true, altho' it is not doubted that the general was in vited to attend. The editor of the News was oresent as a member of the committee, and knows the fact that General Granttook part in the pro ceedings from choice. This was manifest from bis whole conduct. He entered the east room after the committee, and after the President had taken his position, and was careful to make his way through the crowd and take his place by the side of the President, grasping his hand cordially as he did so. ll is idle for the revolutionists to count on Grant as being with them. He has never voted with them, and never will, and when the impending struggle comes he will be found as ever at the head of the ARMY OF THE UNION, — Phili, News. fggj' Every Geary organ teems with false hoods about the insecurity at the South for the lives and property of Northerners and Union men This they call mak ing politic d capital for the Rump faction and its candidate Gear}'. Their lies are made out of the whole cloth. The milita ry commanders of every department report mo-t favorably of affairs in every State, and declare that Northerners are as safe in any part of the South as in the North; and negroes everywhere, except when they get up a negro suffage riot, as at N.ew Orleans, and w hen they commit ciiines, are as safe and as well treated as it is possible. The Southern people accept the situation and are intent only on repairing the damages of the war. TUB negro delegates were all permitted to participate in the inauguration of the League's "Southern Loyalist Convention," which met yesterday on the street, in front of the League House, and in National Hall. Frederick Douglass WHS greeted with re peated cheers by bis Radical brethren, which compliment he gracefully acknowl edged by removing his hat bowing gently. —Aye. THE SENTIMENTS OF BRAVE MEN. — "Perley," in his dispatch from Philadelphia to the Boston Journal, speaking of the visit paid to delegates foul South Carolina to the Massachusetts delegation, says : "Then Gen. Custur came in, and was intro duced to G*i:. McGowan of the Confeder ate aimy. After cordially shaking hands, Cu-tur said ; ''General, we have been look ing at each other often during the war,thro' field glasses amid the smoke of battle If we can now shake hands, these civillians who have stayed at their homes in safety surely shoulj. Den ANT, a New Orleans fellow, who has been imported into Philadelphia to help put Geary stock up to average in the mar ket, declared at a speech in the League House, on the 31st, that "until thenegioes are allowid to vote TIIFUE CAN BE No PEACE IN THE COUNI..Y," —If a tew such fellows as Durant would be awarded their just deserts at a rope's end, there would be peace enough in the country. — Age. The Head Scenter of the Republi can party of the United States is Sambo. Local and Personal* A Festival will be giveu by the Good Tem plars of i his place, at their Hall on Friday the 21st inst The proceeds of wbiih are ti he appropriated to fittirg up and furnishing their Ilall. Music,lce- Creum and other refreshtnen's are ta.ked of,as proin • ineut on the programme. Particulars uext week. A Funiij" Rook has just come to us, called ''Po etical Acorns from the Great Oak Hall." It is one ot the joliest litt e books we ever saw—full of fun, side-splitting pictures ami capital jokes. It is a good thing to have about the house—or. as it is maile to nicely fit in the pocket, it is just what is often wanted to make a merry e.ening. It is given away gratuitously by Wanumaker t Brown, the popular C.othier, Oak Hall, S. E cor. 6th a d Market sfs. Philadelphia, and anybody can get it by enclosing their address and f two-cent stamp for the postage' Scorbutic diseases are the parent stock frotn which arises a laige poition of tl e fatal maladies that afflict mankind. They are as it were a species of potato rot in the human constitution, which un dermines and corrupts all the sources ot its vitality and hastens its decay They are the germ from which spring, Consumption, Rheumatism, Heart dis ease, Liver Complaints, aud Eruptive .Diseases which will be recognized us among those most latal and destructive to the races of men. So dreadtul are its cciisequences to human life, that it is hatdly possi ble to over estimate the importance of an act uil, roluule remedy, that can sweep out this Scroiulous coiitauinatiou. We kuow then we shall proclaim welcome news to our readers of one from such a quarter as will leave little uoubt of its efficiency and still more welcome, when we tell them it surely does accomplish the en 1 desired. We mean Area's SAKSAPABILLA ana it is certainly worth the atten tion of those who are afflicted with Scrofula or Scro fulous complaints.— Register, N Y, Married. FER 3FSON-HETTESUEIMIR- It. Tunkban np'-k, by Rev. C. R. I^une,. :tt his residence the sth int. Wm. U. Ferguson of Lake, Luzerne Co. Pa , and Sorcnda M daughter of Mr, Win. lletteshei mer ol Monroe, Wyoming Co Pa. JENKINS—STEVENS—At the wine place, by the same, the Bth inst, Z uas Jenkins of Tunkhamioek Township an 1 Climena, daughter of Mr. Damon Stevens cf Eaton. STEVENS—BROWN—AIso, at the same plaoe. by the same, the 10th inst, Charles F, Stevens, of T rrytown, Bradford Co. Pa. and Eliza E. daugh ter of Mr Mason Brown, of Browntown, Pa. IIARDINO—ARMSTRONG- At the parsonage in Northmorelaud, by the Rev. Oliver Lewis on Wednesday the sth inst, Mr. 11. M. Harding to Miss Ann Armstrong, both of Eaton, Wyoming Co. Pa. Aecompanyiny the above notice was a greenback, for the printer, for wlrch be feels profoundly grate ful ; and wishes the happy couple a life of uaalloyed doubl* blessedness. GENHRAIJ ELECTION PROCLAMHION WHF.REAS, in and bj an Act of tha General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, entitled "An Act regaining the General Elections within this Commonwealth, passed the 2d d >y of Ju1y,1833," it is made the duty of the Sheriff of every county to give public Dotice of such Election to be holden, and to make known in such netice what officers are to be elected--Therefor* I AHIRA GAY, Sheriff of the County of Wyoming, in said Commonwealth, do make known by this advertise ment. to the Electors of the Coanty of Wyoming that a GENERAL, ELECTION, will be held in the County of Wyoming oa the Second Tuesday of October next. (it being the 9ih oav of said month), at which time State. District and County OffioeA as follows are to' be elected, te wit : One person for Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Oue person for Congressman for the 1 3th Cft!L gressional District. Two pet sons to fill the offices of Members of the House of Representatives of Pennsylvania, to repre sent the counties of Wyoming and Susquehanna. One person tor High Sheriff of the County of Wyo ming One person for Associate Judge of the County of Wyoming. One person for Prothonotary and Clerk of the" Court of Wyoming One person fot Register and Recorder of the Co. of Wyoming. One [.erson for County Commissioner of the County of Wyoming. One person for County Auditor for the County of Wyoming One person for Coroner of the County of Wyoming, I also hereby make known and give notice that the piace of holding the General Election in the sev eral townships within the County of Wyoming, are as follows, to wit : Braintriui District, at the house occupied by T. D, Spring in Lacey ville. Clinton, at the new school house in the village of Factory vill s. Eaton, at the house of Peter Stroh, in Eaton town ship. Exeter, at the house late of So'omon Brown, in Exete towhship. Forkston, at the house of Hiram (Hitchcock, in Forkston township Falls, at the house of Levi Townsend, in Falla township. Lemon, at the school-house, near H. G. Ely, in Letron township. Monroe, at the red school-house in Monroe town ship. Mehoopany, at the house of Peter Bender, in Me hoopany Township Meshoppen, at the housefrf Daniel Hankinson, in Meshoppen township. Northtnorela id, at the bonse Winters k Howard at Ceutremoreiand Corners, in Nortbmoreland town ship. Nicholson, at the house occupied by E N. Bacon in Nicholson township. Korth Branch, at the school-bouse near the store late of John Pfouts, in North Branch township. Ovtrfield, at the old school-house near Lawrence Agers, in Overfield township. Tunk. Boro. at the Court House, in the Boro. of Tunkh innock. Tunkhaunoek Township, at the Court House,in the Born of Tuukhacnock. Windham, at the house of David Fisk in_Windham township. Washington, at the Baptist Church on Russell Hill in Washington township, In pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An Act relating to the Elections of this Commonwealth," passed the 2d of July, A. D, 1839. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, '•That the Inspectors and Juages chosen as afore said shall meet at the respective places appointed for holding the election in the districts to which, they respectively belong, before nine o'clock on the morn ing of the second Tucsiay in October, in each and every year, and each of said Inspectors shall appoint one clerk v <ho shall be a qualified voter of suo < dis— triot. "Incase the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for Inspectors shall not attend on the day of Election he, the person who shall have received the second highest number of votes for Jndge at th preeeeiing election shall act as Inspector in his place. And in case the person who shall have received the highest number of votes for Inspector shall not attend, the person elected Ju Ige shall appoint an Inspector m his place ; and in case the person elected Judge shall not attend,then the Inspector who received the highest number of Totes shall appoint a Judge in his place, and if any vacancy shall continue in the Board for the space of one hour after the time fixed for the opening the elec tion of the qualified voters of the township, ward or district, for which such officer shall have been elect— ed. present at the place of election, shall elect one of their number to fill soch vacancy. "In all cases where the names of a person claim ing to vote is not to be found on the list furnished by the Commissioners and Assessors, or his right to vote whether found therein or not is objected toby any qualifiei oitixeo it shall be the duty of the In spectors to examine such persons on oath as to his qualifications and if he claims to have resided in the Stare for one yeiror more,his oath shall be sufficient proof thereof; but he shall make proof by at least one competent witness who shall be a qualified elect or that has resided within the district for more than ten days immediately preceding the election, and shall also himself swear that his bona fide residence, in pursuance of his lawful calling is within the dis trict and that he did not move into the district for the purpose of voting therein. Eve r y person dual'.fied as aforesaid, and who shall m:. ke due proof, if required, of his residence and payment of taxes as aforesaid, shall be admitted to vote in the township, ward or district ia which he shall reside .•If any person or perrons shall make any bet or wager upon the result of any election in this Com monwealth, or shall offer ha make any such bet or wager either bv verb il proclamaiion thereof, or by any written or printed advertisement challenge or invite anv person or persons to make such a bet or wa *er, upon conviction thereof he or they shall for trit and pay three times the amount so bet or offered to bet. ' If anv person not bylaw qualified shall fraudu lent ly vote at any election within this Common wealth, or b<ing otherwise qualified shall vote out of his proper: district, or if anv person knowing the want of such qualification shall aid or procure smh person or persons offending shall on conviction be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars and be im prisoned for a term not exceeding three months. "If anv person shall vote at more than one elec tion district, or otherwise fraudulently more than -nee on the same day or shall fraudulently fold anl deliver to the Inspectors two tickets together, with the intention to illegally vote, or shall vote the same or if any person shall advise or procue other so to do he or they so offending shall on conviction, be fined in any sura not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars and be imprisoned for any term not less than three nor mors than twelve months. "If any person not qualified to vote in this Com i monwealth agreeable to law (excepting the sons of qualified citizens.) shall appear at any place of elec tion for the purpose of issuing tickets or influencing citizens qualified to vote, he shill on conviction for feit and pay any sum not exceeding one hundred dol* Urs for every su h offen e, and be imprisoned for any term not t xceeding three months. "That any person except justices of the peace who shall hold any oflSce or appointment of profit or trust under the government of the United States, or of this State, or of Dy city or incorporated 1 whether a commissioned officer or otherwise —a sup. ordinate officer or agent—who is or who shall be em ployed under the legislative, executive of judiciary department of this State or of the United States, or ' of any city or incorporated didrict and also that i ' every member of Congress and of the State Legisla ture,and of the select or common council of any city, or commissioners of any incorporated district is by 1 law incapable of holding or exercising, at the same ■ time,the office of anpointnent of Judge,lnspector or, { Clerk of any eleotion within this Commonwealth and 1 that no Inspector, Judge or other officer of any such election, shall be eligible to any offioe to be then i voted for. j "No person shall be permitted t> vote at any eleotion ns aforesaid, other than white freeman of the age of 21 years or more, who shall have re • sided in this State at least one year, and in the election district where he offers to vote, at least ten ■ days immediately proceeding such election, and within two years have paid a State or county tax, 1 which shall have bei>n assessed at least ten days i before election. But a citizen of the United States, who has previously been a qualified voter of this ' i State, and removed therefrom and returned, and I who shall have resided in the election district, and; i paid taxes aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote after residing in this State six months, provided, tht<_ the white freeman citizens of the Unit d States between the ages of 21 and 22 years and having re 1. sided in this State one year, tfhd in the election ! district 10 days as aforesei'l, shall be entitled -c