ffjeCaiotfiit. HARVEY SICKLER, Editor. TUN KHAN NOCK, PA. Wednesday. June 19,1867. A Word to the Wise. At the close of the present (6tb) volume of the Democrat —about the Ist of August next,, we propose to enlarge it, by adding, at least four columns; and also, to make other desirable improvements upon it. To do this we shall .be obliged to incur, what, to us, will be no trifling expense. To meet those expenses, we will be obliged to rely entirely upon those indebt ed to us on subscription, advertising &c, Prompt payment by all such, will ena ble us to make the proposed changes with ■out iucurring any very large debts. To most of our subscribers, we have al ready said enough. We feel confident that those who honestly desire the suc cess of our paper and its principles, will aid us in this matter. A WORD TO THE OTHERWISE. To thoee who owe us for our paper — not theirs— for periods of from four to six years, we hardly know what to say. They have been so indifferent to all our former appeals, that probably nothing we can now say, will induce them to pay us what they owe us, voluntarily. We w ill say to such, however, that by calling upon us, soon, they may hear of something to their advantage. A word to the wise is sufficient. READ THIS. We wish every subscriber to the Dem ocrat to consider himself duly appointed a committee of one —or more—to solicit re liable, paying subscribers for it. • With the present population and polit ical status of our county, there should be added to our list, at least five hundred good, paying subscribers. Such an addition would make it compar atively easy work for us to publish a first class county newspaper. [} While we have, under the most adverse circumstances, and amidst many discour agements, done the best we could, and giv en our friends what most of them are kind enough to call, a good paper, we have often thought that it ought to be better, and felt regret that wo were not able to make is so. Our ability to get up and keep up a good paper depends entirely upon the support that our friends give it. Every man should feel an interest in sus taining his paper. —It gives him and bis county a better standing abroad. It goes into his family and con tributes more towards their education, than ten times the cost of it, spent in any other way. Its every word is read when other papers are merely glanced at. We have not time nor space now, to pursue this subject further, but would re mind every reader that we are talking toJiim,and not to A, B, C, D.'or E'F way off in another part of the county. We are ad dressing you reader, There are a dozen of good men right in your neighborhood that could and would take our paper, and pay for it, too, if you will only present the subject to them in its (rue light. Let's see what you can do towards es tablishing and sustaining a good county pa per—Towards the promulgation of sound political principles—Towards restoring the country to what it was, in the good old times, when high taxes, a shinplaster cur rency, bankrupt and stamp acts, aristocrat ic Bond-holders and military despotisms were things unknown. Two CURRENCIES.-- The Cincinnati En quirtr says: u We have two currencies—one for the people and one for the bondholders. The people are obliged to take legal tenders for their debts, while bondholders bare gold. The legal tenders are good enough for the masses 1 but the bondholders must have something better. The money of the people is subject to State and local taxation, while that of the bondholders, derived from their bonds, is exempted Irom it. The bondholders tberefore, have he gold currency and no taxation, and the people have a paper currency with heavy taxation.'' We have a compulsory paper currency for the people for the owners of the Gov ernment bonds. The latter currency is at par. The latter currency is at par and the former is now thirty-eight per cent, below par. The people are taxed and the .capital in bond is not taxed. It is thus that ws have a method provided by which the'capitalist escape bearing any share of the public burthens, but there is no such provision for the laboring man. The reason so many marriages occur after a war is, bachelors become so accus tomed to strife they learn to like it, THE DEMOCRATIC STATE JUDICIAL CON VEMTION. Hoii. George Sharswood, of Philadelphia) Nominated. THE PLATFORM. [From th Philadelphia Age ] HARRISBURO, June 11. In complience with a resolution adopted by the Domocratic State Committee, at a meeting held in Harrisburg on the 29 of Janurary last, the regular Convention of the parly for nominating a canidate for the Supreme Bench assembled in the Chamber of the House of Reprekentatives, and at 12 i o'clock m. -was called to order by the Chair man of the Democratic State Committee, Hon. William A. Wallace. Bj direction of the Chairman the Clerk proceeded to call the list of delegates. Honorable* William A Wallace, Chair man of the State Central ,Committee call ed the Convention at twelve o'clock. He spoke as follows : Two years 6ince you called me to the head of your organization. I accepted as a duty that which I had not sought as an honor, and I bring you now no memories of battles won or of victories gained, but those ot forces marshaled of contests waged, of principles defended. The Republic has just passed througli a war of gigautic proportions. Our political foes had wielded the physical, financial and moral power of the whole. The soil of every battle-field had been reddened with the blood of members of our organization, sealing wit!) their life their devotion to the Union, yet obloquy, falsehood and persecu tion were unsparingly buried upon us be cause we had principles and boldly pro claimed them, and when the historian shall trace with impartial pen the events of those years, he will record that we were vilified, persecuted ond defeated because we supported the principles of free government and defended the great cardi nal doctriues of the Federal Constitution. Peace came. Possessed of a vast mili tary and naval establishment, controling the expenditure of hundreds of millions an nually, with an inquisitorial revenue sys tem numbering its thousands and permea ting every section of the land, with the ab solute control of every branch of the civil service, and the powerful aid of organized capital in the hands of men who had reap ed wealth in the bloody harvest just passed, our enemy believed and hoped that their grasp of power was to be perpetual, and that we were dead and buried beyond the hope of resurrection. The events of the past two years have undeceived them, and they now recognize the fact that the par ty they hoped was gone forever, is organ ized, equipped, and ready to grasp from their unsteady hand the sceptre of domin ion. The basis of our unity, the germ of our perpetuty, is the principle of self-preserva tion. Our instincts teach us to bo im moital as a party. Indiyidual liberty is the pricless gem around "which the Consti ution created the cpfket we love, Govern ments are made for men not men for gov ernments. Men made the States. The States and men made the Union. Both are essential to us. The government is one of limited powers ; limited that it may not trample upon our rights ; limited that it may enable us to enjoy individual liber ty- To these principles we have ever been true, and so long as we have faith in them, courage in their maintenance and hope for our country, we have within us the ele ments of success. The past is gone, the great present is with us. As practical men we may mould its relatives to shape the events of the future, and aid in regaining the high way to national prosperity. In advancing the materal progress of our great Commonwealth, in developing her immense resources, in* fostering her in dustrial interests and in placing her in the vanguard of the family of States, we shall find a career worthy of the most exalted ambition. In resuming my place in the ranks of your army, I may be permitted to return to you my sincere thanks for the uniform courtesy and kindness with which you have treated me. On motion of Mr. Boileau, the HOP. D. M. Fox was made temporary Chairman of the Convention. The following-named gentlemen were appointed Secretaries, temporarily. Benjamin L. Forster, J. C. Erown, E. R. Worrell, and John C. Barr. ELECTION OF PREBIDENT. On motion, the Convention proceeded to nominate candidates for permanent President, when the following named gen tlemen were announced : Charles E. Boyle, of Fayette ; John S. McCalrnont, of Venango ; Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, of York, and William Hopkins, of Washington. The names of J. S. McCalrnont and William Hopkins were subsequently with drawn, On proceeding to a ballot, Charles E. Boyle received 74 votes, Jeremiah S. Black received 44 votes. Mr, Boyle on taking the chair, made a brilliant and stirring speech. COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION. Hon James P. Ilarr moved that a com mittee pn organization be appointed, and twenty-nine gentlemen. COMMITTEE O* RESOLUTIONS. Hon. Francis W. Hughes, Schuylkill, moved that a committee of one be ap pointed be from each Senatorial District to draft resolutions expressive of the views of the Convention, which was done' The Convention, at half-past one, ad journed until 3 o'clock. AFXERNOON SESSION. The Convention met at 3 o'clock, and was called to order by the Chairman, Hon. Charles E. Coyle, of Fayette. Mr. Samuel G. King, of Philadelphia, Chairman of the Committee on Organiza tion, reported thirty-two Vice-Presidents, eighteen Secretaries, and a Sergeant at arms; whojwere approved by the Con vention. NOMINATIONS. The Convention, on motion ofW. W Barr, of Clarion, then proceeded to nomi nate candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court. The following named gentlemen were placed in nomination : Hon, John D. Stiles nominated Judgq, John W. Baynard. J. B. Stock nomanatad Judge James Byron, v Mr. Wilson nominated Judge Ames 11. Graham. Mr. Thomas W. Greenbank nominated Judge George Sharswood, Mr. E. W. Moore nominated Judge Robert J. Fisher. Hon. W. W. Barr nominated Judge Gaylord Church. - - * Mr. Witnsan nominated Judge Benja min Grant. Mr. Church nominated Judge George W. Woodward. Judge McCalmont nominated Hon. IleD ry D. Foster. The names of Judge Woodward and Hon. Henry D. Foster were withdrawn. The Committee on Resolutions not be ing ready to report, a motion to proceed to balloting for Supreme Judge prevailed, and resulted asfollows: FIRST BALLOT. Sharswood 50 Lowrie 16 Maynard 14 Elwell 7 Fisher Church 3 Ryon 14 Graham 6 Pershing 2 Grant 2 SECOND BALLOT. Maynard 15 I Fisher 9 Sharswood 85 | Ryon 11 The nomination was hailed with a wild outburst of enthusiasm, and was made unanimous. Mr. Wallace was unanimously re-elect ed Chairman of the State Central Commit tee, f The following gentlemen were selected as member? of the STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. First District—No selection. Second District—Adam B. Walter. Third Distiict—Hon Samuel J. Randall Fourth District—Albert R. Schofield, Fifth District—A. D. Markley, Nira rod Strickland, Jr. Sixth District—o. P. James. Seventh District—C. M. Kansas. Eighth District—James McCarty, Ninth District—George D. B. Keim, Tenth District—Peter Gilbert, Eleventh District—Joseph L, Merrinan. Twelfth District—David R. Ramdall. Thirteenth District—G. O. Diese. Fourteenth District -Major Jack Cura mings. Fifteenth District—John A. Funston. Sixteenth District—David Mitchel. Seventeenth District—W. P. Brinton, Robt. Crane. Eighteenth District—William M. Pen rose. Nineteenth District —Henry J. Stable. Twentieth District—John O. Gemmell. Twenty-first District—General O. P. Wilson Joseph Swarts. Twenty-second District—Joseph M. Thompson. Twenty-third District —Thomas':J. Mc- Collough. Twenty-fourth District—W. T. D. Pauley. Twenty-fifth District Hon. James P. Barr, Wm. D. Moore. Twenty-sixth District—Freeman Bra dy, Jr. Twenty-seventh District—David S. Mor ris. Twenty-eighth District—Robert M. DcFrance. Twenty-ninth District—Plerson Church. Mr. Francis W. Hughes offered the following resolution : . That the term of Hon. W. A. Wallace, of the State Central Committee, and that of the committee, be extended to Januarv, 1869. Adopted by a vote of 51 to 45. RESOLUTIONS Hon. B. M. Boyer, of Montgomery Conntv, from the Committee on Resolu tions, reported the following platform : We the delegates of the Democratic party of Penn sylvania, in General State Convention assembled for the nomination of a candidate for Judge of the Su premo Court, profoundly grateful to the Supreme Ruler of tho Universe for the return of peace to our beloved eonntry, but deeply anxious on account of the trials and delays which impede the complete res toration and reunion of all the States, and apprecia ting the which still threaten th® safety of our institutions, and the future peace, lib erty and prosperity of the people Resolved, 1. That we steadfastly, adhere to the principles of civil government established by the founders of the Union, and In the present conflict of legislative usurpation with constitutional law, wo esteem a wise, upright, and fearless judiciary the great bulwark of public liberty and individual right. 2. That the Union of the States is perpetual, and the Federal government supreme within its constitu tional limits. 3 That representation in the Congress of the T nited States and in tho Elocforial College is a right, fundamental and indestructible in its nature, and abiding in every State, being a duty as well as a right pertaining to the people in every State, and essential to our republican system of government.— Its denial is the destruction ef the government it— 4. Each State having, under the Constitution.the exclusive right to prescribe the qualifications of its own electors, we proclaim, as a usurpation and an outrage the establishment of negro suffrage in any of the States by the coercive exercise of federal pow er, and we shall resist to the last resort the threat ened measures of the leaders of the Republican par ty to interfere by act of Congress with the regula tion of the elective franchise in the State of Penn sylvania. 5. We are opposed to any amendment of thn Con stitution of this State giving to negroes the right of suffrage 6 That the failure of the tariff bill ia the last session of the late Congress, more than three-fourths of whose members belonged ot the Republican party, is an illustration of their infidelity to their pledges and their neglect of their professions in relation to the great industrial and financial interests of the tfuhtry, , 7 That the Radical majority in Congress, and those who sustain them, have overthrown the Con stitution, dismembered tho Federal Union, and sub verted republican government by a long series of usurpations, among which are the following : Their denial of the right of States ot the Union to representation in Congress. Their treatment of ten States as subjugation prov inces, and governing them by military force in time of peace. Their enactment of laws denying indemnity for arrest and falsa imprisonments made without au thority of law. Their resistance of the authority of the civil tri bunals. aai their overthrow by the substitution of military commissions for the trial 0 f undefied of fenses. Their efforts to destroy the Exeontive and Judi ciary department* of the government, by threatened impeachment to control executive action, and a pro jected "remodeling" of the Supreme Court of the United States to force obedience to Congressional mandates. Their ejection from their seats in the Federal Sen ate and House of members duly and legally ebosen. Their purpoae of confiscation, as avowed by the Republican leaden, in violation of the Declaration of Righta and other guarantee* of Federal and State constitutions, tending, as it does, to destroy all pro tection to private property, advances them far on the highroad to repßdiation. 8. That a strict conformity, both by the Federal and State governments, by all powen, restrictions, and guarantees, ascentained in the Constitution of the United States j a rigid and wise economy in the administration of public affairs, and the election of capable, honest, and patriotic men to office, are .measures absolutely necessary to restore public con fidence, to avert national bankruptcy, and to insure the perpetuity of our free institutions. 9. Tbnt the late Republican Legislature of this State has distinguished itself by tbe number of its unwise and unconstitutional enactments, Some of these laws have already ben judicially determined to be unconstitutional ; others are inexpedient, oppressive and fanatical, and the members who sus-' tained them should be condemned by the people at the polls, . 10. That the power and success of the Democratic party greatly depend cn the character and efficiency ol its newspaper press, and that to give due force to its usefulness, this Convention earnestly request that in every county all tbe members of the Demo cratic party should make vigorous efforts to iacraase its circulation by giving it their individual patron age and support, 11, That the Democracy of Pennsylvania by their representatives now assembled, hereby tender their acknowledgements and thanks to the Hon. George W Woodward in his retirement from the position of Chief Justice of this Commonwealth, for the pure and faitbtul, and able manner in which hr discharg ed the duties of that exalted position, 12, That tho candidate we this day present to tho people of Pennsylvania for a place on the Supreme Bench of the State, is, in all respects worthy of the confidence and support of all who are in favor of an enlighened, faithful and impartial admistration of the laws. COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON JUDGE SHARSWOOD The following were appointed to wait upon judge Sharswood and inform him of his nomination : HOD. Richard Vaux, Philadelphia, Chairman ; R. A. Lamberton. Dauphin : W. D. Moore, Allegheny : Rob ert E. Randall, Philadelphia ; W. P. Bren ton. Lancaster; James P. Barr, Allegheny; Hon. Jo'nnD. Stiles, Lehigh ; Dr. A. L). Markley, Montgomery; A. D. Boifeau, Philadelphia; Charles 11. Mclntire, Perry; Pierson Church, Crawford; William M. Piatt, Wyoming, The Convention at half-past 6cven o'clock adjourned sine die. The Cost of Despotism* The National Intelligencer contains tbe following alarming estimate : "Congress has appropriated half a mill ion of dollars to defray the expense of reg istration under the military reconstruction acts. It is estimated by some that this amount will fall far short of the actual ex pense ; for we hear it is stated that "a sin gle military department in the South has three hundred boards of registration. There een, therefore, a grea/t pleasure to thfe . Demo crats of Pennsylvania bad they been per mitted to continue on the Supreme Bench one who had so ihtich adorned it. Judge Woodward has, however, denied them that gratification. His views of his duty, as expressed in his letter declining a renomi nation published in these columns some weeks ago, so imperatively resisted the popular inclination, that no course was left to the Democracy but that of respect ful though regretful assent to his wishes. In this.situation, with tUe Judgeship of the Supreme Court their gift, great solici-, tude was manifested as to the proper per son upon whom the judicial mantle should fall ; and without disparagement to any of the learned and distinguished gentlemen named for that exalted position,- it is no exageration to say that the eyes and hearts of all who cared for the reputation of the Bench and the glory of the Common wealth instinctively turned with ooe accord the Hon. George Sharswood, of this city, whose unanimous nomination by the State Convention yesterday was but the official expression aud ratification of that universal public sentiment which demand ed it. Judge Sharswood spruog of a well-known Pennsylvanian family, was born on the 7th of July, 1810. He graduated on the 31st of July, 1828, at the of Peiin sylvania, with the highest honors, deliver ing the Greek salutatory oration. He studied law with the Hon. Joseph R. In gersoll. and was admitted to practice on the sth September, 1831. In 1837, five years after his admission to the bar, he was elected from tho City of Philadelphia to the Legislature of his native State.— This was at a time when that body num bered among its members many ot the most distinguished men of the State, and when to be a member of it was an honor. In 1838, chosen a member of the Select Council of the City of Philadelphia. In 1841 and 1842 he was again elected to the Legislature. On the Bth of April, 1845, upon the reorganization of the pres ent District Court for the City and Coun ty of Philadelphia, he received at the hands of that pure patriot, the late Gov ernor Skenk, the appointment of Judge of that court; and on the Ist- of February, 1838, became its President, l one r of his senior associates yielding the place to him When the constitution was .changed in 1851 and the judiciary became elective, and again in 1851, he was elected by tbe people without an opposing candidate, the unusual honor of a nomination by both of the great political parties having been conferred upon him. Thus, for over twenty-two years, has Judge Sharswood been a member of, and for nearly twenty years presided over, the busiest court in this large city. How be has filled that office the universal testimo ny of the Philadelphia Bar will testify.— It is not too much to say that no judge who ever sat iu this county has com manded to so great a degree the lespect and confidence, and, if we except Judge Bushrod Washington, the affection of the profession as Judge Sharswood. If it were possible to estimate the value in money which such a judge has been to this community during the long period of of his official service, the sum would seem exagerated to any not familiar with his worth. llis systeraization of the business of the court has prevented costly delays, and his opinions have such weight that few law yers care to risk the expense of a writ of error from his judgments. He has con structed the practice of his course, and al most created the local communi ty. During all this time, he has been, if not a pro'ific, an habitual and most careful legal writer and author. His edition of Blackstone, of Byles on Bills, his annota tions to English Reports, his Profeasional Ethics aud Lectures have given him a na tional reputation as wide as it is well founded. All over the United States he is regarded as foremost as a. jurist, a law yer, and a scholar. No new testimonials can add to his reputation. The people of the State of Pennsylvania while conferring upon Judge Sharswood the additional hon or of electing him to the Judgship of the Supreme court, will extend the credit and dignity of that tribunal, and enlarge the character of the commonwealth itself. — Age KW With the return of warm weather a change of diet should begin. To avert the unpleasant, languid feelings of which so many coraplaio, relinquish sausages, pork, buckwheat cakes, mincc pies, and similar indigestible food. Meat ouce a day, and then in moderate quantity, is sufficient. We have known instances in which , constitu tions rseetoed tb be .renGvatdH®siid sound health produced by an entire abstinennce from meat for two or three weeks in the spring of the year. Boiled hominy aud Graham and rye bread are excellent sub stitutes for the almost universal breakfast biscuits, made of fine Hour' which are in such general use. Lettuce, water cresses, cranbery sauce and sliced oranges upon which sugar has been sprinkled, are not only excelent accompaniments to a sum mer breakfast, hut conductive to good health. HOME. —After all, downright plain com fort is what we are all after. There is a corner in every heart, wnere father and mother! sister, and brother, reside. Here is our only home, much as we may roam. There is beauty in mystery, gratification in novelty—but the mind will leave all, and go back to the old humble 4 hearthstone, and there rest itself. ROSS, MILLS, &GO ■■ Comar Tiega and Warrgr; Streets, TUNKHANNOCK, PENN'A; Are now opening a large steefcof Hardware, such as IRON, STEEL ft NAILS, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Var nishes, Turpentine, Benzine, Nail Rods, Building Hardware, Mechan ics Tools, Wooden Ware, Brushes of all kinds, Cutlery, Shovete, Seives, Lamps, Lanterns, Oil Cloth, Rosin, Ropes, aiso Hatchets, wrenches &c. HARNESS MAKERS HARDWARE, Buckles, Japanned Buckles, Silver plated Bitts of every kind, Haraea, Iron Pad Trees, Saddle Trees, Gig Trees, Grrth Web, worsted and Cotton, Thread, Silk, Awls, and needles, Halter Chains, Tr*o Chains, &c. >nt; and to do thia,they only ask the people to COVE AXD SEk THEIR GOODS AKD THICM, BUTTER, EGGS, and PRODUCE, of ALL KINDS tak en at the highest market rates ia exchange for Goods or Cash at the option of the seller, H. N. SHERMAN, I, B. LATHROP, Tunk. Pa. Apr. 16 1867. * '' . "W K KEBP A LARGE STOCK OF CARPETS, v • ■ AND PAY fa* - ' Cash for Veal Skins and Hides. • 1 ' * i ~ r "* * ' SHERMAN & LATHROP. •.. ; w -1 H ERRORS OF YOUTH. A Gentleman who suffered for yean from Nerroua Debility, Premature decay, and all the effeota of Southful indiscretion, will, the aake of offering umanity, aend free to all who need it the recipe &Qd directiona for making the simple remedy by which he was cured. Suflbren wiahing to prbflt by the adrertiaer'a experience, can do eo by addreteing in perfect confidence, JOJHJT B. OODON, 43 Cedar Street, New Tor*