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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

The Abolition papers have been growing
quite Justify oyerthe election returns of hlaine
Ii they viii take trouble to examine more
closeIE, they wall not be qaite 50 jIb laat.--
The returns show Democratic gain il that
State of near thrte thousand votes. 'rhe Ab-
olition. majurity lastyear was over seventeen
thousand this year 1t is reduced TO abou
fourteen thousand, notwithstanding about
nVe ethousand-soldisrs were sent there TO swell
the Abolition v,rte. / 3 as.. ,.7 .-:
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

E On Friday. The New York Tribune
quoted against Little Mac and the Copper
heads" a must loyal aud patriotic extract,
which it credited to Stephen A. Dauglas.-
The extract turned out to be part of Gen.
hcClellan's West Point Grafton. Shoddy
was badly sold- -f e75 ~ e.-..t
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28
j Justice To- Cur Soldiers,

| AACS0--I ICY DpeSCu--- Tidl Dy
Jury---The Il ght of Asylum----
Justice to cur soldiers.
| Resoired That in the future, as in the past. we
| will adhere with answering fidelity to the Union
| utuder the Constitution the only solid fundatjon
our strength. security, and happiness as a peo-
| pie, and as a frame work of government equally
cenduclye TO the welfare and prosperity of all the
! States, both Northern and Southern
ReS0tred That this Convention does explictIv de-
clare. as the sense of the American people that af
70 years % failure to restore The Union bY the
| experlm ento war, during which, uuder the pre-
tense of military necessity or war lower hioher
than the Constitution the Constitution itself has
been disregarded in every part, and public liberty
and private right alike trodden own, and the ma
teral prosperity ol the country essentially impaired
justice humanity, liberty ard the public welfare
! demand that immediate efforts be made for cessa-
tIon OF hOStllitles with view t. an ultimate Com
VenIon of all the States other peaceble means to
the end that, at the earliest practicable moment
peace may be restored On the basis OF the Federal
Union of the States
Re'3lred That the direct interference Of the mil
fary authority of the United States in the recent
elections held IN Kentucky Maryland Missourin
and Delaware was y shameful violation of the
Constitution, and repetition of such acts in the
approaching ection will be hcld AS Revolutionary
and resisted with all the means ai.I power under
control
Rssotrtd, That the aim and objec. of the DEM
scfatlc party to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights Of the states unimpaired and thsy
hereby declare that they consider the administrative
uaurpStlon OF extraordinary and dangerous powers
not granted by the Constitution the subyersion of
the EVIL by military arrest imprisonment trial and
sentence of American citizens in States where civil
law exists in a force the suppIessIoa.f freedom of
speech and of the press the denial Of the right of
asy !um, the open and avowed disregard of State
rights, the employment Of 2uhuulal test oaths. and
the interference with and the denial of the right of
the people to-Uear arms as calculated to prevent
restoration Of the Union and the perpetuaton of
government deriving its Just powers from the con-
sent of the governed.
ReSoloed, That the shameful disregard of the Ad
nlnl to Its duty IN respect to our fellow citi
Gems who now and long have been prisoners of war
In suffering condition.. deserves the severest rep-
rotation on the score alike of public and common
hud snity.
Resoh'ed, That the sympathy Of the Democratic
party IS heartily and earnestly extended to the SOL
dlery OF cur army who are. and have been, in the
held, under the flag Of our country, and in the
event OF our attaining power they will receive all
,he care protect lon regard arl kindness that the
brave soldiers Of the Republic have so nobly earn
S~
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

AAT The wife Of H,n. George II. Pen
d'eton Is daughter OF Mr.. Key, the author
OF the 9 Star SpangIed Banner,," and not a
near relative of General Robert +. Lee. as has
been enormously stated in some of the news
popers.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

E% The Richmond Examiner saws that
the crops at the S'uth are unusually good :;
and that "lhe Yankees may as we'll dismiss
their pleasing visions of Southern exhaustion,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

For Northumberland Robert AndSrte
son, OF Fort Sumpter celebrity, is a warm
and enthusiastic friend of General Mcclellan
for the Presdency.-Cin Eng,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

Nr, Lincoln hasn't exhibited any Of
his antics lately. But we shall stir MIN up
with long poll in NoveInber-Pr Prentice.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

q. The price of gold has rapidly declined
within the past week. Il is now quoted at
less than Two dollars.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

THE DkhodRATfc Tickets are now print
ed ana ready for distribution 1T this 'olff1ce.-
Our irlepds irom the different Townships can
get them by calling on us.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

-. pa ~ gs&l. S-4- g.. sEls-E e-s .4s
~. uoE4ce 6 Greeley pretends to weep
'of Fhs ne unlQTls Pfe4ntice thinks perhaps ills
the onion that makes bim cry, -. .sd. - :.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

Gl General Sheridan has quite cleared
the Shenandoah valley of rebels.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

La We understand that the Lincolnites
are uying new scheme. There are many
voters who have hitherto acted with thsm,
not because they are fanaticaI, but because
they have been overawed and terrified
These men have determined to vote for NJ.
Ciellan but the Abolition managers try new
dodge by persuadmg them to vote the Aboli
ton ticket in October, eren if they intend to
vote for Mcclellan in November We hope
such voters will not be mised A Demo
cratic triumph in October is necessary to Sc.
cure success in November Every friend Of
Mcclellan should remember this. Vote the
Democratic ticket in October this will Sc
cure McClellan's success.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28
n ew TaxEt Jms.

1t iS thought that the Abolition members
of Congress viii put the following items in
the new tax bill:
Fo- speaking disTospectfully Of Mr.. Lin
coin, two hundred dollars, aud c3nfsc euon of
property
For thinking, against Lincoln, one dollar.
For dreaming oisrespectfully of Lincoln.
fifty dollars.
For taxing the name of any Abolitionist
ollice-holder in vain, twenty-five dollars.
For speaking disrespectf ulIy of private Re-
publIcans, ten cents each.
For voting Copperhead ticket, twenty FIVE
cents.
Every Democratic offie holder taxed fifty
cents day Sunday included)
Every man not drafted to be taxed ten dol
lars (Abolitionists excepted.)
For every white male child, born alive, ten
dollars.
For evers white female child, born alive,
ten cents.
For every negro male child, born alive,
premium of twenty dollars
For every negro female child, born alive, a
premium Of ten dollars.
For not believing Lincoln is the Govern
ment, a tax Of five hundred dollars.
For talking against the right of Rcpubli-
canE t"&5-4I, tax of lfity dollars for each
otiense, and six months imprisonment.
Eor dying, tax Of one dollar a head,
save and except those Americans of African
descent who have a righs to die free.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28

The Union-The Constitution
Peace-Public Liberty-Private
: Rights-Free Elections---A Free
Press---Free Speech---Trial by
: Jury---The L 'ght of Asylum----
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-09-28


REGULAR
HtpTeSenfd'ses'
H. H. Guild.
%ss'0"fs 'a's''
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temm'sno"sr.
4reHs"'er'
A"o'soT'
tS"sreSs,
victor ' :: '':''''
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

Down ON PLUNDERERs.-"I would t.
God" said Washington, in reference to
the plundererS Of the Government Of his
day, THAT some of the more atrociouS in
each State were hung upon a gallowS five
times as high as that prepared for Haman.
No lnishment, in my opinion, is too Sc
we're for the man who can build his great.
ness upon his country's ruin" A horde
of1oyaists have "buiit their greatness
upon the plundcr Of the Government, right
under the eyes ofhoneSt! Lincoln, and not
one Of them has been punished fof his
villainy The biggest villain of them all
controlled the Baltimore Convention and
nominated Lincoln. When his villainy
was exposed and the country demanded
his removal from the War Department,
honest Lincoln, to show his contempt for
honesty appointed the convicted swindler
Minister to Russia Washington would
have hung him-Lincoln loaded him with
favors and praised his integrity Does a
man who denounces such rascality "utter
reasonable language against the Govern
mentf" If so, We plead guilty, with the
proud consciousness that the immortal
Washington shares our treason. We but
reiterate his language.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

.THr OnJrcr OF TUE WAR-Ifany more
IpfOof we're needed 10 sheg the thit par
- now being prosecuted sdeIy SA y
Abraham Lincoln has fuEhished it his
|1a( p letter to.the Commissioners frOI ehe
South. He has drppped Che AypOcH cal
cry Of war for the Union, and has boldly
throwp up his own true, black fsg Of war
fer abSlki@, .saHjAgali0n ahd Axtermina-
lti0n..-..We. thank him for dropping the
false mask Of Union. which he has worn
SO ungracefuGy. --fhc Abolition flag ns
nov EGGacI0cns;y~ ,9eaSt'zlS wfAEOg S"o
can meet II any man votes for Abraham
Lincoln be does it knowingly and With
the evidence before his eyes that he is
voting for q heartless and PerHdious
mountebank, Who thinks more OF one ne
gro than he does of ten white men-H
man who is every day slaughtering white
men for the benefit Of the slaves of the
| South,
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08


DEMOCRATIC RULE.-This nation, under
Democratic rule, was the wonder Of the
age for its prosperity and the happiness
of its people. But three years and hall
Of Lincolnism has brought 1t to the.verge
of ruin. These truths should be borne in
mind, and every patriot should labor as
industriou>ly in the dissemination Of
truth as Abolitionists have, under Lin
coin. in the dissemination Of (als-hoods. -
A change OF measures with patriotic and
competent men to carry them into effect
is our only prospect Of present safety and
a better future. The voice Of the people
will demand this change in November
next, and woe to the man or men who
shall forcibiy attempt to prevent free
expression Of that voice. The people are
in earnest; they have suffered long ant
patiently, and are not willing TO sufel
longer for the benefit Of swindlers anc
negroes.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

Resolved. That in the future, a in,A
will adhere with unsweTving ddelitv 70 ~ P,,.lU Us
under the Constitution, a. the op1x S,hI Unien,
uon Of our sHeneth' security and hapoin..- -. u
people. and ae the fTame-woFk 81 S-.--sss -
equally conducive TO the welfare and so"el,sa
AL tas states. o0th northern and SouthercS 'ASei
Resolved, That this COnventioH 49,.
lily declare, as the sense Of the AmericS. Ile
that atter four yeaTa OF failure IL - peeph,
Union by the experiment Of vaY J.-oe The
under the pretenae OF the miiitarv n-S sAaeh,
var power, higher than the cons.itn,isy o.
that instrument has been disreRardeS 4. tIseI, t
part, and puoiie liberty and pri vafe r;~S,.G :. GeTy
down, and the material prospeTffV - ~ troddsn
essentially impaired, justice, huma nit. e0untIy
", and the public welfare denan1 - - ana noer-
etosts be made TO bring about eessotics ss
ulltes, Win view OF an ultimate CorrsIs ~ nus
the States, or other Peaceable me.ns =. ntlon OF
that at the earliest pTa cite abla mov.~.. - sne II,
be restored on the basis Of the Fcder,I H.. nay
the ElateS. GAaon Of
). Resolved, The direct inter6.r,.,
military authorities Of the UuItsS ssA.et et ths
recent elections held In Kentucky, MarrsoJ IA As
souri, and Delaware, was \ shameful .iai..r,A"-
the Constitution, and repetition Of ,ueH ss,n Of
the approaching election viii be held 20 \. ,.s.,
tionary, and resisted with all the mean, "a
eT andeT our control. ~Ao pou
I. ReSolved, That the aim and ob;.,, =,
Demcerauc party s to preserve the Federal T;ns
and the nights Of the States unimpaired ana 49,.
hereby declare that they consider lhe II:"'..ssy .ssy
tionb usurPatton Of extraordinary and d,a-.'Is
powers, not granted BY the Constitutiou tH Sa
version Of the civil BY military laws ip Stsis. 70
10 in'nrreetion; the arbitrary military s5,..,
imPrisOurnsna, trial and sentence Of m.,..,.
eitllenA in States where civil Law exias. 4. s,1
fierce the suppression Of freedom ~ ,c-..I Sa w,
Of the press the denial Of the Tiaht u .s~.A aSo
the a'o"ed disregard Of State rights the e.,o,,,
ment OF unusual test oaths. aud interference ri;A
and denial OF the right Of the peonle 10 b.,T
as eaieGlAted 70 prevent the res,or,tion ~ ~
mon and The PerpeiuAtion Of Oovernmsn, n.
governed. eH' " me
5 Resolved, That the shameful disr,r.,d b,
SnS Aom,hlsuati9n Of its duty in respect 70 on
itHoN eiufens WLo are nov and ion1 h.,. -.
prisoners 81 ~AF, aud in . suffering condiilss
deserves me IeVerest reprobation, on the ,.o,,
ankle OF public and common huma anity,
6. Reso!'ed, That the sympaShy Of III. n.-o
cratic party is heartily aud eaEa4stlT er,s,4I :.
the soldiers OF our army, who now are an k,,,
been IN tie fsld under the q aR of their eog.,,T
and IN the event Of eur Attai uing power they III
/ receive all the care, protection and regard IA
a: brave soldiers Of the Republic, they have 90 No
bly earned. ~ w
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

SIGSIFlcANT.-A very significant edi,
torial appeared in the Washington Chron-
ical, Government organ, short time
ago. 1t was headed "The Road to Last
ing Peace" and after admitting that the
whole of the American people are anxious
to have peace just as soon as It can be
hOnOrably obtained, goes on to say that
no public man at this time must chain
himself to any platform of any party or
Convention,i if by SO doing he would block
the way to peace. The article concludes
by broadly intimating that Mr.. Lincoln
should step aside, and leave the Presiden-
tial path open to some one Whc, is not
bound to the dogmAs Of fanEtiCism. Con.
siderIDg it's source tits very significant,
and goes far to confirm the tumOr that the
leaders ofthe Republican party areabOut to
force Lincoln to-declipe. Every day adds
tO'his uupOpulsrity. aBd stengtheAs the
conviction that he will not carry d single
State 0fTd5 Union: his party is falling
10 pieces and his imbecIiity Il ttfs Cause of
IL; and the leaders object to sinking with
him. - . : s.1's'@ ia ff7 >" r.,
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

UNION MEN.-There are those who in
sist that all the Constitutional Union men,
all old-fashioned, law-abiding Democrats
and Wings, all who cling to principle in
perilous times, all who think that the in
tegrity Of the Union is more desirable
than the freedom of the slaves are seces
sionists at heart. The main difference
between them and their Accusers is, that
they wish to keep the Union together,re
store harmony between the North and the
South, and the others wish to divide i,
and establish new nation" 1t is no
part Of the programme Of Lincoln and his
supporters to restore the Union. They
saws its restoration is neither possible
nor desirable; they mean now, as they
always have meant, that there shall be no
Union of the North with slaveholderS-
They mean to abolish slavery by military
authority, which is unconstitutional and
subversive of the Union, or produce Sc.
paration. They are disunionists, and for
years have labored zealously to build up
a Northern Confederacy. For that pur.
pose Horace Greeley, as he boastingly
said, educated the North to hate the
South, and Sumner, Seward, Wilson and
other leaders of the Lincoln party insti
gated John Brown to undertake his thiev.
ing and murderous raid into Virginia.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

a CHANGE. The cry for change Of
Administration is happily set forth in the
Schuylkill (Pa.) Advocate: Miners, me-
chanics and laboring men are calling for a
change. They had It four years ago, and
are willing to change it back again. They
don't like the conscription acts, taxes,
licenses, ETC., incident to the existing Ad-
ministration. They want change they
insist upon a change-a return to the
time when peace reigned supreme to the
time when no cOnscriptiOn acts, no stamp
acts, no provost marshals--in fact, none
of the relics Of monarchy should be exhib-
ited throughout this once free country Of
ours. Every day We hear of men joining
the Democratic party who see in it's sue
cess the salvation Of the country.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

CoxiN0 0vER-Day by day thousands
Of those who voted for Lincoln four years
ago, and who have warmly sustained un,
til recently his policy and Administration
are coming out from his party and de-
noun cling in the most withering terms the
policy that would continue the war at its
immense sacrifice for the sole purpose OF
liberating the negro. They see that the
war has finally merged into that object ;
Lincoln so declared in his communication
to the peace Commissioners at Niagara
Falls, and his brutal declaration has driv-
en- from bis support the best men Of his
own party. Take from him those who
owe their position to his favor and his
subsidized organs; and he would be will
out a party.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08
CHANGlNo.-The Missouri RepubIica

CHANGING.-The Missouri Republican
says, "wo have never known at period
so Immediately preceding an election, such
an uprising of the people to effect a
change in an Administration, and partic,
ularly in the policy of an Administration,
as is now visible in every part Of the Un-
ion." All our Atlantic exchanges bring
us the same cheering intelligence. Even
Lincoln's mouth-pieces, who are paid to
sing their masters praises, admit that the
contest will be close and that desertions
are frequent from the Administration
party.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

INFAHOUsSFhenN one ching p ~
conduct Of shOt how re- and el
tors tba hcte lmOus ban all e
and that their cd taut psachmcn
the patr lism pf et " M whip will
give in Ms adh6sisARO It's pOlitiSal pOlA
Of the Administration and believe il. the
wisdom and sbiliiy Of ths 7smutty ed iO-
ker. ESefy man wEOAoe$ $nGt a<OWhim-
self5avOvW6aV-tv evVCytAiHg sthutisS0De
by those in pSReF, ~ ~aater how unrea-
so6able or unwarrantAbie OF mischievous
or4wicksd il may be, ia represented - q
traitor or a sympathizer wi1k treAsOn.-
Even the pulpit is deseSfated by such low
blackguarlism. The whole Democratic
party and press-a party which is distin-
guished in history for its fidelity to the
Constitution, observance Of the,laws and
devotion to civil Iibsrty-are placed un'
der this ban, and sought to be branded
with infamy. II needs no words to por'
tray the meanness Of this course, nor can
intelligent men fail TO perceive its disas'
trous effect. Its effect is to deter men in
private life from doing what they other
wise would for the cause of the country
1t has induced many honorable officers ir
the service of the United States, suspected
without reason, to resign. 1t has caused
dissensions in communities, and arrayet
neighbor against neighbor. 1t has en-
ieeuEaged and strengthened the rebels, by
making them believe that they have
well.organized and formidable party o
friends in the loyal States working fol
their success. 1t is evident that thes'
shameless calumniators are more anxious
to secure position and spOils for them
selves and their friends than to promote
the interest Of the country,Or they woulC
not pursue a course calculated if not de
signed to provoke strife in the loya
States.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

SIGSS.-The Albany Statesmen, Re.
publican organ, begins to "see the light
ahead" 1t no longer ridicules the pros
poets of the Democrats Nay, it boldly
tells Mr.. Lincoln that be must get out of
the way, and permit his party to put up
q more popular man, Or the Copperheads
will carry the Presidential election in spite
Of the unequaled patronage and power Of
the Administration al this time. And so
it goes, The Journal of Commerce cor.
rectly states that the tide has turned
that go where you will, in railroad cars,
steamboats,, omnibuses, hotels, in the city
or country, wherever one goes and mixes
with the people. he hears only terms of
opposition, ,ifnot of ofloa!hing and contempt,
in relation, to Abraham Lincoln his and
horrible failure Of an Administration and a
general purpose to vote for George B. Nc.
Clellan. Greeley admits it,and attributes
the unpopularity of Lincoln to his letter
to the peace commissioners In the West
the change is even more remarkable than
in New York. Whole columns of our
Democratic exchanges are taken 0p with
the names of men who have repudiAted
LincOlnism. H. Carlyle, illinois, eighty
Republicans in 1ope batch joined the Dem.
OctFatic Nubiof that town. Not all the
''gAgs, inquisit6rs and spies" not ait the
:bAy0nsts and dungeons Of this oath h4break.
ing aud. nsnTpiAg Administration f,can
sti1e the cries Of an injured anl st'laSt
.arcuEing people. The Day of Judgement
aPpr6A6hSsg ..s5T,st q. -. :, e
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08

LINCOLN AT HoME.-The Springfield
Qll.) Register, published at Mr.. Lncoln's
home, thus speaks Of that used up func-
tionary, and it utters the sentiments of a
vast majority of the people of Illinois,
They know Lincoln, have heard his sgapt-
ty jokes, and have no respect for him. =
That he should not wish to. return to and
Tive among people who appreciate him
80 justly, is no: strange:
"a telegraph despatch states that at the ex.
piraton Of bis term of ONCE, Mr. Lincoln will
not return 10 his former home, in Springfield,
but will locate himself at Boston, Massachu.
setts. We should suppose he would hesitate
to come back to the free people he has so afro.
ciously outraged, and 90 shamelessly Oppress-
ed. If he remains within the borders of the
United States, Boston, Massachusetts, or Ober-
lin, Ohio, are the only residences he could be
expected to select; bot hut in the dominions
Of Dahomey, we wond suppose: would be far
more congeuiSl and appropriate"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-10-08
SpfciaI ann GcnfraI Nptirfs

An Excellent lnstitutIon.-we UiAh
20 call the especial at ntion Of readers 10 the
Advertisement Of the Eleetropa,hic Institute Of
San Francisco, to be found elsewhere in our ad =
veTtising columns The mode Of treatment At this
Institute is different from that pursued a. AIRY
other medical eStablis hiBrni on tie Pacific coast
No Poisonous DRrGs ARE UsEb. DR.. J. II,
JOSSHLYN. the Resident and Consulting Physi
clan, has been connected with the Institute for
hTe years, and bears a very high reputation as a
PhYsiciau. Hte sucress 40 the Treatment Of dis
eAses Of PRIVATE NATuEE has, during the pas;
four years, driven nearly all the qnaekS with
which that city formerly abounded, to other locAl-
itieS. Persons suffering with disease. Of Whatso
ever nature, will do well to call upon DE. JosSE
LYN, who is always ready to give his advice gratis
TO those who may con suit him. lssp,5