North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-09
OUR CONGRESS sIAN.

changes in this District are. sesesilatings upon
a,the prpbable course Of the Hon. Heary W
Tracy in the present Congress. 4 isp2sss bic
s;tha: Democrats, who supported and voted for
him, may expect more fem, him than; under
all circumstances they should For our own
part. we do not, expect Mr. Tracy to take
grounds againstthe Aduipi tratiop party in
.gits general course ofpoi While it, would
afford Us the utmost qualification TO see his
oiyotes epeall qqestionsin tha HHtnnse. cast fn
yithe side Of those Of our sDIsfingniste Senator
..,tbe Hon. .CHAREEsss B. rBucKA1 1,Fsw,e in the
bsSepate s4Ee do snet7 expect and, probably
Ylhave no right to-expeet it. laItiis e:rae that
nuthose vdo vnted,fnr Mn1 Tracy, utside. @f
lIaRradford County, were almost exclusively
-vDetnaerstsss Trnei aitlis, ,witheut that vote
4sherwquld not hare steqd shadow Of a'ehaRre
for an election. Inashert he owes his election
tn the Democratic party. While this is the
csseSwe shtaldrpet,igppye the faot, ishat he
= has always been q Republican that he was
nominated BY those who, pp tc that time, bad
always been Rebubcans; that he was nev
er regularly nominated in any Democratic
y" CONVENTION: In one orr4two. ot -tie- copn.ies
we believe, he was recomendcd to the cup
port of Democrats because he was deemed
the least Objectionable man in the field and
ofwhom there was any, hopes of an election
He was supported too because he had
proved himself faiihfnl and h rest, in one
thing at least, to the interests OF the people.
He-had in our State Lrglsa are fearlessy op
posed and exposed the impurities. the 'ciFrupi
ton and bribery Of The tonnage tax. swim
de- He had shown, partisan as we was
That party, ties, Strong as they are, were not
strong enough TO draw him into the com
mission of an acknowledged, positive, patent
wrong and outrage upon the rights OF the peo-
e'4ple. On the issues now before the country,
-T'Mr. Tracy is donb less. a fully matured 'un
changed and unchangabie' RRput1'can'" but
from the experience OF the past, howevef
rndeK we may differ with lim, We must ac-
% cordsf6 hin conscicnc'oushess,b honesty n pur
s. pose and uhaproachable I'M egrity Willie, as
We said before, We do not expect and dare
not hope for irueh frIinF Fhr1iias him. we do ex
apect that tho corrupt kHavcs,, thieves aod;
'aHplunderers which he viii. ind hanging
: aarouhda the perIues of The capitol like
- Vampires, will find that hls integrity ha.
not departed, nor his courage .f9rrsaken
him. Ard We may and 10 ccd}hhfiienfly hope
that his love of Country, his honest desire to
save II from utter, fnair dissolution and rum
= wifi pro npt him TO oppose the extreme, rad
"aicaf revolutionary and rpinohs schemes Of the
Abolition fanatics of the present CONGRESS.
o7seiPiuE the apostle speaks of Luke as the
''deloved physician and few endear the M
~ selves TO us more thhh those who Gke "mn-
-1aistering angels" bring us the healing balm
vi isY sickness So t.:is with imedcines that
s7sscure; though We never see the maker yet we
.iget feeling of regard for lfiant through taens
a'5IIo# many have reason to bless Dr.5Ayer f'r
his invaluable remedies, so cheap and yet SO
effectuai; What pubic benefactors better
% edesefye esteem then those who rescue the
oy4body from disease and premature decay e.
ss# Portsmouth, IN. H.1 Gdzette.2 5afarete q
,,,., There is no class 81 the community ~ more
subject to disease Of the digestive organs
-, than those whose business, compeiss them 10
be, ontinuaiy within doors, other seated a.
"a desker standing be1ula counieT Hoof-
yr- landh German Buters will prove true
~ blessing to these persons, and enable them to
fulfil the duties of ther station with a spirit
and aIactrcity unknown TO them before
sad These biiters can be had of any druggist or
.vydeal ler jp medlcnes at 75 cents per, bottle.
sbGslai od iadi boots The iWar.l.aa nn ia,j*a g
Tbe,news fremj he war by the late mait'
makes it certain that-tLa siege Of Knoxville
6thpbas been faised.g LongSreet is said to be
closely pressed b. our ferces. a., sz7u,a %
The siege of Charleston is still in progress
-sis Grants victory at Cha aianeosa was most com
sEsapleie. Bragg has In cenGsipersedcd'tn nofth.
ern Georgia by the Reb Gan. Hardee. g
The statement that Gen. John c. Brecsen
zri ridge had died is said to, be nprHe fThe ar
my Of the Potomac is in statu quo and arr
likely to remain so during the winter.
'' rg The illness Of one Of our c5O,npositors and
rush Of new Advertisements has delayed Us for few
hours in getting out cur paper this week. We shall
try and catch up by our next issue
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CoNFEDERATEsuIg whe was beastl]
seq drunk when our forces captured Little Rock
Arkansas, found himself among Inc Yankee
when he got sober, and remarked that
beat Rip Van Wrinkle that man couldn'
go to sleepin the Confederate States without
waking up in the United States.