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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

HIGH Prices OF PRINTING -PAPER.-lhe
New York wholesale dealers were selling an
ordinary article of printing paper, few days
since, at twenty cents per pound-just double
tho price for which the article sold three
years ago, This exorbitant price is the re-
suit mainly ofa scarcity of the raw material,
and increased cost of manufacture.
1t is not probable that we shall see, in ma
ny years to come, return of the old cheap
prices. Under these circumtances there is no
alternative for country newspaper publishers
but to follow the example Of their city co
temporaries, in an advance OF rates to subscri
bers. At the present prices of paper. ink, la
Dor, &C., no country paper can sustain itself
at less subscription price than S2 year
MiddtetoUn Nero ~,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
Giving Them iii ope.

Said merchant of Philadelphia, to a De-
mocrst, who expressed his intention to vote
for Curtin. u am surprised at your course
for the Republican party is sending the
country to the devil as fast as il can CO..
"That," replied the othe", " just why l vote
for Curtin. The people are mad, and they
will never come to their senses until the ruin
is complete The sooner the fina, inevitable
crash comes the better. Let us give the
US urpers the power with which they art
sure to destroy themselves"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

THE FRANkiEC PRIvILEG.-Ast the session
of Congress has just commenced, it will be
we'll for the public to be reminded of an i'm,
portant change in the franking privilege
Heretofore, as it will pc remembered, all
letters to and from members Of Congress
passed through the mails free of postage
Now, however, it must be borne in mind
that only the letters from a member of Con-
gress can pass free of postage. All cores
pondence with an NJ. G. must be paid, as are
all letters to a private individual. The re-
membrance Of this fact will save much delay
in the transaction of ofbusiness, both Of pub
lie and private nature.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
THE COMPUTATION FEE AND VOL
UNTEERING.

There is strong probability that the pres
ent Congress will abolish the three hundred
dollar Communication provision in the Conscrip-
sion act. Provost -Marshal General Fry off
cially recommends that course, and Sena-
tor LANE has already introduced bill in &C
eordance with his wishes. The Democrats
are pretty generally committed 20 vote for
striking out that clause from the law, and
there will DO enough Republicans to help
them to do 90. On the other hand, Mr.. VIII
eoS and o majority Of the War Committee
ofthe Senate wish to retain the Communication
provision, not because it relieves the harsh
ness Of the conscription for white men, but
on sccouni of the fund it provides for the
War Department with which to buy able
bodied negroes in the border states to make
soldiers Of. Another draft, with the COM
mutation fee, would probably yield enough
money 20 rid Maryland, Delaware and Ken
tucky of all its able bodied male negroes, and
thus help upset the peculiar institution" in
those states.
II 10 this glaring misuse Of the fund, even
more than the invidous distinction the com
mutation makes between the rich and the
poor, which will lead to it's abolition. The
sbject Of the last Congress was to induce
volunteering by the money thus obtained;
but the War Department, without the slgh-
test warrant Of law, misused it to destroy
slavery in the border states.
In the Meantime, volunteering progr esses
very slowly throughout the North. We
doubt if the coming 5th of Jan. will see one
hundred thousand men under arms out of
the three hundred thousand called for by
che President. A draft seems to be incvita-
ble-Ex.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
Court Proclamation .

WHEREAS, the Hon. VIM. ELWELL. Presy-
w dent Judge of the Court of Common Pleas amp
Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and
the President Justice of the Court of Oyer and Tse-
miner and General Jail Delivery. for the trial Of cap
ital and other offences for the twentysixth Judicial
District of Penna. S. Roberts, and n II. Wells Esqs.
Associate Judges of the Court of Common Plcas and
General Quarter Sessions of the Peace and Associ-
ate Justices of Oyer and Termucr and General Jail
Delivery of the County Of Wyoming, have by their
precopt to ne directed ordered
GENERAL COURT OF OYER AND TERMINER
AND GENERAL JAIL DELIVERY,
to be held at Tunkhannock on Monday the 18th day
of January, 4. D., 1864.
Notice is therefore hereby given to the Coroner, all
Justices of tha Peace and Constables within the Conr
ty of Wyoming, that they be and appear in their pro-
per persons at the time and place above mentioned,
with their rolls, records inqusitions examinations
recognirsncs6 and ether renenbr~Dcss, to do those
things which to their oicss in that behAlfrespectvs-
ly belong
Notice ls aso given that those who bound BY
recognizances to prosecute the prisone7 that
shall be in the Jail of Wyoming County thAtthsy be
then and there to prosecute them as shall be just.
AHIRA GAY,
ShsriE.
sheriH's ofe.,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
Message Brevities.

"The policy Of emancipation, and of EN-
ployIng black soldiers, gave to the future
new aspect"
Rather black aspect.
GAS matter of civil administration, the
government had no LarfuI power to effect
time it had been hoped that the rebellion
could be repressed without resorting TO it as
a military measure"
For how long time, "fifty years" or only
since the irrepressibIe conflict was proclaim
ed. Could not the Union be restored in two
months without emancipation2
"Maryland and Missouri, neither of which
thre years ago would tolerate any restraint
upon the extension of slavery into new terri.
torres, ouly dispute now as to the best mode
Of removing it within their own limits"
That is refreshing. The dispute I suppose
is like the one the people of Maryland recent
ly had with arbitrary power over the ballot
bog.
OF those who were slaves at the beginning
of the rebellion, full one hundred thousand
are now in the United States military service,
(meal tubs,) thus giving the double advan-
tage of taking so much labor from the insur
gent cause"
Only they were mostly taken from Mary
land and loyal states instead of insurgents.
"No servile insurrection or tendency to vi
olenec or cruelty has marked the measures
of emancipation and arming the blacks"
Then what is, tendency to violence or cru
city," Is not the whole cruelty and misery
of the war the result of it.
"The anual elections following are highly
encouraging to those whose official duty it is
to bear the country through this great
trial"
So was the election at Youngwomanstown
encouraging to old Joe Ritner.
"0n examination of this proclamation it
will appear (as is believed) that nothing is
attempted beyond what is justified by the
Constitution"
The Constitution then justiHes making
men swear to liberate all the negroes.
"If it be proper to require, as a test of ad
mission to the political body, an oath of allie
glance to the United States and to the Union
under it, why not also to the laws and proc
lamations in regard to slavery"
Sure enough, and why not make them
swear not to chew tobacco or drink whiskey
also.
81 may add, at this point, that while re-
main in my present position | shall not at
tempt to retract or modify the emancipati n
proclamation, nor shall return to slavery
any person who is free by the terms of that
proclamation, or by any of the aets of Con
gress."
Decisions of the Supreme Court and the
Constitution to the contrary Notwithstanding
! Is it not plain, that this administration is
working for emancipation and that they will
not restore the Union without u.-Snnburs
| Demecros
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

Mr.. Fernando Wood, (N. W submitted
the following resolution IN congress:
Resolved, That the President be requested
to appoint three Commissioners, who shall
be empo wered to open negotiations with the
authorities at Richmond, to the end that this
bloody, destructive and inhuman war shall
cease, and the Union be restored npon terms
of equity, fraternity and equality, under the
Constitution.
Mr. Washburne, Tll.) moved to lay the
resolution on The table. Agreed to, by vote
of SO yeas to SO nays.
The abolitionists do not want and will not
permit q restoration.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

BOARD OF ENRoLLMENr.-Col.T Tate of the
Columbia Co. Democrat in his last issue
says:
We again visited Troy, on Wednesday
last, and looked in upon the Board Of En-
rolment. They are indeed high minded gen
tlemsnly officers, discharging their ardous
duties impar,ially and to very general salts
faction Mr.. Commissioner GRIER, with
whom many of our people are acquainted, is
not only a superior gentleman, but a most
efficient officer and has won universal respect
and confidence.
We are authorized by the Board to an
nounee, that persons enrolled preparatory to
the approaching Draft, not 10 report at head
quarters until after the Draft takes place,
for exemption, excepting those only who
have been selected by Parent or Parents
as the choice for their support, and that time
is now limited until the 30th day Of Decem
Der.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

The "Government,, pays the trans
portation of soldiers to and from their places
of residence, when they are sent home to
vote the Abolition ticket. But when the
corpse of q soldier is sent home from the
field or hospital the friends have to pay
the expenses, amounting to from one to two
hundred dollars. This looks bad at first
sight, but when we reflect that corpse
can't vote, it is not so surprising after all
bloomsbury Democrat.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
E~Mr. Lincoln made one Of his ell

Mr.. Lincoln made one Of his elo-
quent and characteristic speeches at Gettys-
burg, on being serenaded by band, on the
evening previous to the conservation. He
said: "a man should say nothing unless
has something to say, and, as have moth
ing TO say, will say nothing" As Ar
temus Ward would say, for the people who
like such kind of speeches, this is just the
kind nf speech sneh people like.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

L. A few months ago some of the wool
iyheads said the Democrats ought to he mob
bed out, because they alleged, we had called
THE ''an abolition war" The policy of their
leaders has since been developed, and I We
deserved mobbing then for calling it an abo-
Mion war, what do their leaders now deserve
Sor making it ore
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

free speech, which is sacredy guaranteed by
the Constitution. The pardoning power, like
AARoN's rod swallows up every other provis-
ion of the instrument, which sprout forth as
green twigs of emancipation. The "war
power" is obscured and eclpsed by its
more radiant rival. The pardoning power
fills the abolition sky with its effulgence like
"Another morn,
Risen in mid-noon.'
and the whole armament glows with accum-
ulated splendor!
Suppose that, when the Quaker, Passmore
Williamson, was lying in prison in Philadel-
phia, and Booth the Wisconsin editor, was in
the Philadelphia JAIL President Buchanan
had, in the exercise of the pardoning power,
published a general proclamation of amnesty
to all who had resisted the Fugitive Slave
law, but as condition of grace, had imposed
the following oath, which, mutatis, n,mtandis
is precisely the oath offered by President
Lincoln:
I,--do solemnly swear in presence
of Almighty God, that will henceforth faith
fully support, protect and defend the Consti-
tuition Of the United States and the Union Of
the States hereunder, and that | will in like
manner, abide by, and faithfully support all
acts of Congress passed with reference to
fugitive slaves, so long and 50 far as not re
pealed, modified, or held void by Congress
or by decision of the Supreme court, and
that will in like ma a1ner abide by and faith
fully support the Fug,tire Stare A't OF 1850,
and all other acts of Congress hereafter pass
ed having reference to fugitive slaves, so
long and so far as not modified or declared
void by decision of the Supreme Court. So
help me God
Suppose we say, Mr.. Buchanan had. under
color of the pardoning power, offered this de-
grading insult to the abolitionists, We put it
to any candid man if such an act ofgrace and
amnesty would have inspired their greatfu
recognition in any other view then as god
send to icnrease tn cir power over their fol-
lowers. Was there an abolitiOnist in the
whole North who would not have spurned
and justly spurned the gratutous insult p
World they have admitted that Mr.. Buchan
an any right to swear citizens to renounce a
citizens right to discuss, oppose, and attempt
to procure the repeal oflaws which he disap-
preyes or deems unconstitutional To gag
freemen with such an oath under the pre-
tense Of Offering them pardon, is a refinement
of barparty which had not been invented in
1858 Mr.. Lincoln's attempt to put his abo-
lition oath into the mouths of southcrners is
as impolitic as that would have been barbar-
Gus lis indeed the cosummallon Of impolicy,
and purs the North ir the attitude of impo-
tence when a statesman would have barred
its arm Of strength.-N. Y World.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
Sheritf's Office,
Tunkhannock, Dec. %, 1854.
SHERIFF SALE.


DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF FENDITIOE,
ID Erponas issued out of the Court Of Common
Poas Of Wyoming County, State Of Pcnnsylvsala,
and to directed, Will be exposed TO publc sale,
at the Court House. in the Borough Of Tunl hsnneek
in sad County.
ON SATURDAY. TIE 18th DAY OF JANUARY
A. D, 1864, at o'clock P. NJ,
All the Defendants right title and interest in ana
to the following piece parcel lot of land Situate
lying and being in the Borough OF Tunkhsnnoek
County of Wyoming and State o. Pennsylans,
bounded and described follows:
On the West by Putnam Street. On the South BY
land of Henry Stark; On the East and No'sk BY
land of A. B. Mott.
Containing about one fourth of IN acre nsrs or les
all improved, with one large Frame Building erect
ed for Carriage aud Blacksmith chop, and Of late
used rs dwelling house One small frame Barn
and SONS fruit trees thereon
Sized and taken in execution at the suit OF John
Brsbn, assigned to E. NJ. Turner vs., Thonss
Ellis.
And will be sold for Cash only. by
AHIRA GAY shehS.
sherif's Office, Tunkhannock Dec. Is, 1863
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
TRIAL LIST FOR JANUARY TERM
1901.

Samuel Stark va. P. W. Redheld Scire faeias
John Jackson s. Winchester
Jasper Billings Tu nkhannock TIP. Trssps~.
Walter Whiting " n Lacy Sal "a.
F. C. Denison J. B Place Eject
]. Bisbery l. Co. /" M. Sisk Replsvin
A a S. Dana Tunk hammock Bridge Co. Case.
Ann Tinklepaugh " Vim. Owen Casa
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

- The President wants the South to
swear to support his abolition and emanci
patton proclamation an conditin for coming
back into the Union, and the war is to be
wsged until they are forced to do tiff
they would swear to support the Cons,itu-
ton they conld not come. Now wha, is the
waP or
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

EA man came into prin ting office
to beg a paper. Because" he said, we
like to read the newspap ers very much, but
our neigbho7s are all too stingy 10 take one"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
Grand Total
l,488,000

So IN the Free States alone there are one
million and a half of Democrats at the close
of 1868. What glorious figure This is
100000 more votes than Mr. Douglas got in
all the States Northern and Southern
1862. What Democrat can be discouraged
st such good progress under the terrible
pressure OF the last three years2 Only think
of it-nearly 100000 Democrats in New
Engia nd, which we have been inclined to give
over entirely to the AbcIitionists; n early
300 900 in the Empire stated, and more than
300 600 in New Jersey and Pennsylvania: !:
200, 900 IN Ohio, and 250,000 in Indiana
and Illinois. The other Western States
contribute nearly quarter of million mo e,
making up the grand total in the free State
to one million and haT! Surely this is
power in tbs land not to be speered at, ru-
Peached, or in any way disregatded. whatey-
er hotheaded partisans may say. 1t is party
that has worked persistently- y-not a. party,
but as patrIots-to restore the country-and
it will not be without po we rfui and nfuen
tial voice in this matter. The augurises now
are that the practical restoration Of the Un-
ion may not be far off. And this fact should
induce all good conversatve me to renew
their energies and be frequent in their coun
sells SO that we may not shipwreck as we
seem nearer the haven of ssfety-the old
Constitution and the restored Uni on.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
1900 900 Democrats in the Free States.

The CINCINNATI Enquirer gives some fig
ures to show that with all the frauds, all the
appliances of corruption. and all the intimida-
tion of power, civil and military nearly one
million and a half of Democrats marched to
the polls at the late elections, and recorded
their votes against the policy of the Admins
tration. Those who think that the Demo
cratic organization is now powerIess, will be
Instructed by perusing the following table of
the votes as given at the State elections IN
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
-: TUNKHANNocK. Pa
Wednesday. Dec. 20, 1863.

D. M. Pettengiil d Co..-No. 81 PARK Row
FHw YoRK, d STATE sT BosroS, are our Agents
for them. B. Democrat in those cities and author
issi 70 take Advertisements and Subscriptions
ua ut our lowest Rates.
MArHER g. CO.. No. 33s Broadway. NY.
ore our Authorized Agents to take Advertisements
~ this paper, at ont published rates
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

e. The holidays being near at hand nc
paper will be issued from this office next
week.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

A new year ia about to dawn upon US
and it IS good time to renew your Demo-
cratic faith and labor for the great cause
Send for the paper, if you are not already
recivelng it, and see that your ueighbor does
likewise. A little exerton on the part Of
our friends will be Of iucalculable service to
US, and render it permanent institution
The more subscribers we have the better it
pays, the more time we can devote to its edi-
torial management and the greater interest
will be given to its columns.
Send in your names and show by YOUR
acts that you still feel all interest in the work
of your fathers, the promotion of Democratic
principles and measures, and the perpetuation
of your liberties"
Soun doctrine, in the foregoing an to all
Democrats whose names are not already on
our list, we say put it in practice at once. and
forward your names and money to the North
Branch Democrat Tunkhannock, Pa.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23
STAND YOUR PARTY PAPERS.

We appropriate for the benefit of our read
ers the following very sensible remarks from
thd Des MONIES Statesman, and commend
them to the careful perusal of every inteli-
gent Democrat:
A solemn duty, but imperfectly dscharg-
ed, devolves on Democrats, to stand by their
papers. In the general wreck Of personal and
political rights, about all the liberty that the
citizens retains is the privilege OF reading
Democrat papers and abolition taxes. How
long he will enjoy the first is uncertain
HIS lease of the last will never be disturbed.
But while he retains the privilege of reading
the paper of his choice, he owes to to him.
self, to the editor, his party, and his country,
to give such paper living support.
"Without Government or State, and, in
many instances, County patronage, prescri bed
by an intolerant party, confronted by Sc
cret organization, whose only purpose is to
pull down the Democratic party, and hunted
by the paid minions of power, Democratic
publishers have nothing to rely upon but
their own energy and the fidelity and liberia.
ity of their political friends.
"Wi:hout newspapers, the Democracy
would be without an orginzaton and at the
mercy of theii enemies With newspapers
they eau preserve their organization, and re
gain both their political asce endency and their
liberties.
" 1t is fact which cannot be successfully
controvertcd, that Republicans give more
Jealous support to their party organs, than
do Democrats. Just so long as this state OF
things continues, the ballot box will be
powerless for our relief. The press is po
tent engine for shaping the opinions of peo-
pie and controlling the destinies of a coun.
try and it would be well if the democracy
learns this fact IN time to save their party
and the government No fact is clearer to
the mind Of an attentive observer, than that
we lost the State by extraordinary zeal dis
played in giving circulation to Republican
papers and the prevailing apathy Of D mo-
Gratis in sustaining and enlargng the eircua-
tiOn Of Democratic papers and documents -
Ii is this zeal on the one hand and apathy
OF the other, that has continued radlcallsm
in power. 1t will continue in power until
Democrats learn to feel and take an interest
in the circulation of the Democratic papers
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-12-23

"The policy Of emancipation, and of EN-
ployIng black soldiers, gave to the future
new aspect"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-04-04

FLAG RREsENrATIoN.-Quitea neat little
affair in the way Of flag presentation
took place at tho Railroad Depot ON Tues.
day. The flag was presented to Col A. B.
MOORE for the lO4th III. regiment. The
history of the flag Is this: Several months
ago, a committee of patriotic ladies, con-
sisting principally we believe, of Mrs
D. w. c. Goodins and Miss Lizzie Dow
collected the material and made a beauti::
full silk flag, intending to present it to
Captain Leightons company of the lO4th
regiment On mentioning the matter to
Capt. L., however, he stated that compa.
MES were not allowed to carry flags in the
regiment, and suggested, as the regiment
had no flag, that it be presented to Col
Moore for the regiment. The suggestion
was adopted, and, Col. Moore being in
town On Tuesday, as he was awaiting the
arrival Of the cars at the depot, tie pre-.
sentation took place. Quite large COM
pany of ladies aud gentlemen had collec.
ted to witness the affair Tie presenta.
ton speech, on behalf of the ladies, was
made by Chas Blanchard, Esq, and was
responded to in terms svincing deep feel
ing and emotion by Col Moore.