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The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

NATrRALIsTs astounded the world when
they announced that tortoise had con.
tnued to live eighteen days after its
brains had been removed. That was an
astonishing fact in its day, and people
turned up the whites of their eyes in won
der. We are about to throw that wonder
into the shade by announcing greater,
as we have discovered. by close scientific
research, that animals Of somewhat
higher grade have existed for much
longer period without cerebrum or cerc.
beAu1n. For instance, the editor Of the
Como Sentinel (of the genus jackass rab-
biO has lived for more than thirty years
without particle Of brains. but for all
that he is first class abolition editor.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

Uystercs, Pain in the Towels, Collie, Paralysis, ana
Derangement OF the Stomach all OF which, Wheh
tent type, or become periodical. This "CCKE ex'
prls the poison from the blood ard thus cures ten
alt alike. 1t is not only.the most euertual irhruY
sver Uncovered for this class Of mplaint> hut 1t IS
the cheapest an moreover Is perfectly s'te NO
harm can arise from its use. and the patient when
cured Is left as healthy rs il he had never han we
disease Can this he said Of any other cure 'or
Cbls and Fever? 1t is true OF this. ard IT'S mp"r'
tance TO those afflicted with the complain crn."'
be over estimated. So sure is it TO cne the Fever
and Arue that i may be tru'hfnly said to be 4 Ger
tain remedy One Dealer complains that II Is not a
good medicine to stll, because one bottle cares
whole neghborhood.
Prepared by J. C. Aver Co, Lowell, Mass and
sold by,
n. White and Il. j. Van voorles / Co. Placer
vile.
Ri Mcdonald 4 Co, Sacramento;
Crane 4 Bingham San Francisco, and all 'a'ers
in meiIcine. iy-
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

INsrATE OF PETER J. MEIGIIAN, Deceased -
~ Notice ia hereby given by the undersigned, Ad.
minislratrix Of the Estate of Peter j. Meighan de.
claims against the said deceased, to exhibit ths,S
with the necessary vouchers, within ten months AZ
ter the first publication Of this notice TO the sa Al
mIn'strairix' at her residence IN the town OF Dia
mond rpT'hgs' IN the County Of III Dorndo State Of
California. REBECCA A. MEIGIIAN,
Administrative Of said Estate,
Pa'ei at Plseervi!le. June I1th, Iss4-jyimi
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

II tie ma,,erof the Petition Of l.. DAVIS, an
IusulNrut Debtor
pIlsa,ut tn nu orlcr On G'e herein, taad. t'v n"
H,u Uglyu Squitrs. Judge "i The t' urt .'"r, 80 a.
nut.scl sfetehy gwen all th" Creditors - >'rh Va
solvent d.Lt"r, D. l.. DIN :. TO be a. i srr"ar h'.
tJrr tie Colrt anre.al At thr court AHusr " - Il
county IN y e Cty of fac,ry!l'c on H. 81 Il y -
Aig,>' \. u. l>GI, Al the b 'Gr - IN Jog" \ VI 81
s..d dtv. 20 ~. ctu-c. J. a,N thrN cat. WV u
ur,yeI Of sad i,nIvtat J. h;ni IL ~ n'' he & ~
el, nnl an l,>lci rlriii a. a. >'' M r' r, a. "
b. discharged frou ~ ii. h;S aud hillvS. pi'
-n.f.r ~ the siatLte in Su,h ,a-e rt'r atd rt'v
,I,I And IN the u,cau.ia,y, j; - tr,r,di't' al
iIi,ih rroe,eii s. against said .n,tiyeu: q ti-t
b, .'Syt l.
Witness nv haHi aud the sod ~ ~ d
IT, { ,irt hereto a!fV-', at Ollie, On ! c Cry ''
t--N r,c,ry,,lc, H. %! d., - Ji'r. \ Il
1854 q CNRrENTkE, Cir.k
Johnson Irw n, Any 'cr P,'r. -
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
The WOrld-Renowned RemeS,..
HOLLOwAY'S
PILLS AND OINTMEArnr

For sa!e in any quantities by
CRANE & BRIGHAM.
Wholesale Druggists, San Frapei,.o
The Physician IL often bla med "a.
want Of success his treatment when the i,apr0Ir.
ment in the recovery OF the sick is 20 be ,r,c.d,
the administering impure medi'i"e'. Robert White
arothecary, is pay nT particular attention to The
comp unling physicians prescriptions and fsup,
recipes from med mes ofundouhted rurity Rob,,,
White, NJ iical Hall, is arported asrrt fer ma,
VI the genlinc Patent Medicines.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
MARRIAGE s.

At Santa Rosa, June 27th, bv Rev. Mr. Nc
Colkle. Mr. Dennis Higgins and Mss Mary
Pollard, bnth f El Dnfad0.
We received with the above generous
share of wine and cake. for which the har?y
compile haze our nnfrigned thanks Biight
and serene as u Summers morning NAV their
life be. and is close "calm as the sun sinking
t. rest.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

ExHACsTISG IrSELF.-Thc wild tanatl-
cism which nov directs public aItairs and
is 'drenchins our land in fraternal blood,
will exhaust itself soon, though not per-
haps, until it has nothing more to destroy.
1t will be the duty of the Democratic
party to rcorganizc a country from the
wreck it will leave US. No act OF this
reign of terror and despotism and periidy
will be recognized as obligatory upon the
future. The people, with an almost
unanimous voice, will demand that the
whole thing be blotted out. twill be the
blackest page of our history. The De-
mocracy will soon be called to power, and
then the prison doors will be thrown
open, liberty Of speech and Of the press
be restored, and all the laws and edictS
and proclamations in conflict with the
rights Of the States and of the people, will
be annulied. The Abolitionsts are try
ing to destroy the constitutional Govern
ment and establish new one, based up
on the elevated theories Of Garrison,
Sumner, Greeley, Lincoln, Forncy, Fred.
Douglas & Co. We know they will fail ;
but it is too late to prevent the costly ex'
pertinent. When its results are seen the
Democratic party will be called for; and
we hope that every man who is still faith
fol, will be found without the scent Of this
iniquity upon his garments.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
FE YER AND

r = - - - - -
A G L Z is not the
only coDsequrnre Of the
miasmattc poison n
great variety Of disor-
ilers arise from its irri-
alton, in malari"us dis
'ricts, among which are
Neuralgia, ,Rh' um1tisin.
tout, Headache. Blind
,ess, Tootha"hc, Ear
lche, CatArrh, Asthma,
Palpitltion, Painful A.
fertion Of the Spleen.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

PE1ER Fox. nt The A1rr4,ic R >,lnrant " II
prepare a Sulnpt nous dtI0tr for the fourth .und
will De- happy 4 entertain Us mauy If b. u.
trtc fellow citizens may favor him ..iA a
call on that day.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
Holloway pills and Ointment

HOIIOwHy's PiIIS and Olntment,-
DOMESTIC RESiEDIts-NO other formula ss.,
blnes in SO compact or concentrated form tn. A..
tive and essential qualities Of medicine, or ,,...
well adapted to- family use as these popular r....
dies Devoid Of mineral and vegetable no,....
simple but cficacous in Operation, they NAV h. :.
minisered with equal safety to the infant a. IN ~.
adult No householi4s should be without Supu,v :.
they are always useful in case Of accident.
Sold by all Druggists. atsSOc., 7oc and o. 10 D..
box pot. ana
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
Nrm advertisements TOsDag.
AYERS AGUE CURE,
FOR THE SPEEDY CURE OF

Intermittent Fever, or Fever and Ague,
Remittent Fever, Chill Fever, Dumb
Headache, and Bilious Fevers, in
deed, for the whole class of Diseases
oririnatinR in b liary DeranRement.
caus cd by the Malaria of mlasmatic
countries.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

ROMAN CATHOLIC MEErING,-Therp will be
. special meeting of the Catholics of Placer.
vile and vicinity IN ST. Pa,rick's Church, To.
morrow Sunday, July Sd, at Q O'Clock p. NJ.
All Catholics are invited to attend. as the oh.
iect Of the meeting is Of special importance.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

IcE.-We are indebted to our ola fy;sp1, ].
hcF. Pearson, for numerous blocks Of pure
mountain ice. His depot is a. the saloon next
below the Cary House.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
SpftiaI ann GfnfraI Notitrs
A Slight Cold" COurh.

Pew are aware of the importance Of checL,u
Cough or - Sight CoLD," in j., first stage tl.t
dy, Il neglected, soon attacks thr lungs RpoyvLee
BRONCHIAL TROCNES give sure and aln,os, ,,'S NS
diate relief Military Officers aud s. ldier, ,hna's:
have them as thry can be carried in the pocket SnS
taken As occasion requires. ~ao
Agents for California, REDlNGToN 4 CO g..
Francisco. innsS0
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02


TAX on LYlNG.-Wc propose tax on lying
as means Of Increasing the revenue OF the
Gnvernment.- Dem. Ex.
WHY, YOU are insane. old fell Snch tax
would rob yonr party OF its stock in trade and
squeIch our tnnny fiend OF the Phcervile
Democrat quicker MOI Il chain Of lightning. -
Don't d. it Como Sentinel.
The shade Of MunchauSen would trem.
bic for its laurrls could it read the above
maSnidcently proportioned sIanlcr Of our
truthfulness. The editor Of the Scntinv
is Ola Nick $ fav0rite son, and il he keeps
on will undoubtedly earn cornutc embel
lishmentS similar to those that adorn the
"horrid 'front.' Of his iiluStrious sire.
Lying is the prescriptive right Of the Ab'
olitionists, and is cultivated By them a
one Of the fine arts. To be voluble
liar or sharp rogue is absolutely neces.
sary to prefermcnt among the Abolition
lists; while to succeed when the Democ
racy arc in the ascendant, man must bt
honest, capable and faithful Democracy
is truth; Aboltioni>m, fauninG lie ,
A tax on lying, therefore, would raise nc
revenue from Democrats, but it would bt
hefty on the AboTltionists. It would
bankrupt The loyal telegraph; ruin Sec
rc:ary Stanton; rob the Federal arms o
( innt! nerabie victories; put an end tc
Father Abraham's issuing proclamationS
writing letters and making speeches, and
play the very devil with the Baltimore
Abolition platform. which is lie " frac
end to end" The tax won't dot would
bust tho "Governmcnt" and Aboitionisu
| womb haze to 60 into iinnilation.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

REMEMBER. In a letter which Senator
Douglas wrote 10 5. $. Hayes, Esq, OF
Illinois, dated Washington, Oetab,r -,
1860. lie says:
MANY "f ,h. R-pntican 4l,r- le-,re y H..
solution "f'c Cn' -, a',l l'sr war as n,caus
ot accomplishing d.snnluu.
They provo&vd war and are carr,in. il;
on to accomplish di>n'.ion." They are
dissatisfied with the "!i Cnon; i, does
not suit them because it doe~t t recognize
ne:r" equality, and ,hry are wolkirg to
destroy it in order I" found "ncw IA
tinn"-a nation N ni>ce.cnalinni>t>. -
Place them in lower anothr term and
the new nation will take the place of the
ull Union.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

CATHoLIc SERVICES. Rev. Father I.argan
will oficiate at St. James Church. Georgetown,
tomorrow. Mass will be celebrated at 10
o'clock A. II.
Vespers, at st. Patrick 3, in this city, At71
P. n.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
Cburrbes. sCbaritabIr Ororrs.

PrOtestant + piSco Church.
PLNttEN lille hNIH' Sttvic" at Il > Cnrrt Uor..
cvt-N st'Ay '"ri.'i A. l"j4 rcl"ck Sunday S. LnoI
at "a place At = "''.o,k " COLOMA..S.,v;cs
On ;' hr.i and i'ri Sunday evening. Of the n,on,h
st7 o'c'o"k ~ DoRAho-strr'ceS m the second
All fourth Si " evenings 6f the ou:h at ..x.n
o'rl.re DIAMOND SPElNGS-S"rvlce on N. scr.
oui al ! 'o4tsA >ltdAy,n' ea,l Month 'at 4 oelork
r.N { { PIERCE, Minister.
R~s|enct, Cary House F'c't'ille I.h
Catholic Church.-HeV. }. LarRau
vii ~ ciA'c ia GroTgetoVn on every ir,t SUNDAY
- -, mouth al-". ia Cuou.a Church on the third
SUNDAY. nlVEr seTNlrr e mmehrta at 10 A.
Nc.rcr-. in y. ratr.cA', Church PNtsrrll., a
every Snrday evening, AZ quarter past = jJ2l
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

SwINDLING PnoR CuNTRABANDS The
army contractor and the army pryma>trr,
who were lat lv arrested in Washington
chn,gcd with dcfiaudinS negro soldiers,
have b, en- among the wa,mcst pretended
friends of the Pnor African -meanr,s 5
and hypocrisy are always found tog>the,
but the white man who would take al
vantage Of the ignorance Of negro sol.
diers. must have sunk below the level ol
the lowest convict. But as the road to
preftrmcnt lies through prndrring to The
negro predictions of the Administration,
ii is Dot strange that ambitious AMI sci
fish rogueS should make it cloak for then
ro! Der schemes. Nearly c,,ry Ironin nj
Aboliiionj>tS in the country has, unlu
the spurious plea Of philanthropy. t,,he,
Swindled the Gov, rument or the cohtra
bands. Such is tie testimony uf cones.
pondcntS at the Fryclmch's ; CAMPS" il.
Mississippi, Louisiana ard Other places.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

! IT is wicked and reasonable l. say that the
Confederate States had a right 10 turm a
( gnvrrnmcnt for themselves Abolition Ex-
change.
OF course it is. So says your master,
Abraham Lincoln. We quote his lsn,
guaGc: " Any people anywhere, being
inclined and having the power, have the
right to rise up and shake off the existing
Government, and form new one that
suits them better. This is most valua.
bic, most sacred iight-a right which,
We hope and believe. is to liberate the
world. Nor is this right confined to cases
in which the whole people Of an existing
Government may choose to exercise it,
Any portion Of such people that can may
reyolutionize, and make their own of 50
much of the territory as they inhabt.- -
More than this, majority Of any portion
of such people may revolutonizc, putting
down minority, intermingled with, or
near about them, who may oppose their
movements. Such minority was precise.
ly the case Of the Tories of our own Rev.
olution.' Does not the above sound
qucerly, coming from Lincoln, and con.
sidering his course towards the Confcde.
rate States Has any Democrat given
utterance to sentiments more "disIGyal,
IN the present acceptation of that term?
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
NOTICE OF ADMINIsTRATR1x.

" oIICE Is hereby given to all persons having
~ claims against the Estate OF JOSEPH D. TAY.
LOR. deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary
vouchers, within ten months after the first pubca.
ton OF this notice to at the Waukesha Hnusr in
sad couniy-said house being the place at which |
will transact my business AS Admnistra:rix of said
Estate. ELIZABETH TAYLOR,
Administrative Of The Estate Of Joseph D.
Tdy or, Deceased.
Dated-July 2d, lS64.-lm
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

ws are indebted to W. u. Bradshaw for late
R4stsVD papers God pic;ori4Is
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02

l. o. o. FAT u regular meeting OF Frank
lin Lodge, No. 74, l. o. o. F., held at their
Lodge Room in this city, on Friday, June oath
the following Brothers were elected officers for
The ensuing term; Chas. Rolling, N. o.; John
V. @; s. Bamberger, h. S : Thes,
CiselI;, Sr, p g: 8 Harris, T
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02


No FALTERINo. One of the most suici-
dal things party can do is to palter with
error-to sacrifice principle to gain con-
verts and conciiiate opponents. The
Democratic party has maintained a con
tinuous existence for more than half a
century by its fidelity to principle. 1t
has often been on the unpopular side cI
pending issues; it has been defeated and
betrayed by pretended friends, who join
cd it from mercenary motives; its down.
fall has been predicted and its annihila.
ton announced; but it has generally ad.
hered to what was honest and true, and
has been so far successful, that nearly al
its theories Of Government were incorpo.
rated into the practical administration oi
public affairs, and they accepted as wise
and prudent. The result was seen four
years ago in the condition Of the country
happy, prosperous and hopeful, beyond
anything the world had ever known
Though without power prescribed and
slandcrcd, it still presents powerful, un.
broken, unconqnerable front,an the peo,
pie, with mistaken confidence in It's wis,
dom and patriotism, are looking to and
calling upon it to restore the Union TO its
former greatness and prosperity. In times
like these it cannot afford to compromise
with fanaticisn cannot afford to change
its creed. BY adhering to it, without the
slightest deviation, it will be again sue
ceSsfuI. Its principles are settled and well
defined, and any departure from them,
with the hope of conciliating and winning
fence men" or advocates Of the war,
must result fatally.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-07-02
Keep Il before tho PsOple I
FouarH OF JrLY.-Extensi1e prerara,ion.

THE oITx AND COUNTY.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-10
CHURCHES, MINISTER'S. sc.

prssB,,terian-REv. D. HARRISON, PASTOR
preaching every Sabbath morning at lO3
clock. and in the evening at o'clock. Sab
hath School at O'Clock, A. NJ. Prayer meet
inc every Thursday evening at o'clock.
petkodist Episcopal Church-REv. j. S. LEM
yoy. Preacherin charge. Rev. ". Il. M'BRIDE,
Assistant Preaching gevery alternate Sabbath
morning, at lO5 O'Clock. Sabbath School at
o'clock, A. NJ. Prayer meeting every Thursda
evening, at o'clock.
VeEcf Independent-REv Ii. R. POWELL,
Plstor.-Preaching every Sabbath morning at
10 o'clock. and in the evening at O'Clock.
sabbath School at l o'clock, P. NJ. Prayer
meeting on the first Monday evening of each
month and on every Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday evening, excepting the first week in
each month.
CaIpiaistic Methodist-REv. JOHN WILLIAMS,
Pastor.-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
2and o'clock. Sabbath School at L CLOCK,
An. PRAYER meeting every Friday evening,
at ! o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
at 7 o'clock.
Disciples-REv. W. LLOYD, Pastor--Preach-
ng every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
Particular Bdptists-REv. DAVID JENKINS,
Pastor-Preaching every Sabbath evening at
so'cIock. Sabbath School at at o clock, z NJ.
C,tfolic-REv NJ J. MITCHELL, Pastor
Services every Sabbath morning at log O'Clock
and Vespers at 4 O'Clock in the evening.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-10
THE PATRIOT AND THE TRAITOR.

Fifty years ago terrible storm shook
the city of London. At the dead of the
night, when the storm was at its highest,
an aged minister living in the suburbs of
the city, was aroused by an earnest cry for
help Looking from his window he beheld
q rude man clad in the coarse attire Of the
sweeper of the public streets. La few
moments, while the rain came down in
torrents, and the storm howled above, the
preacher, leaning on the arm of the scav
enger, threaded his way through the dark
suburbs.
That very day strange old man had
fallen, speechless, In front of the scayen-
ger S rude home The good hearted street
sweeper had taken him in, laid him on his
own bed-he had not spoken onee--and
now he was dying.
This was the story of the rough man.
And now, through dark alleys, among
miserable tenements, that seem to topple
down uron their heads, into the loneliest
and dreariest suburbs they pass-tbatwh
haired minister and his guide. At last, in
a narrow court, and up flight of stairs
that creaked beneath their tread, and then
into the death room.
It was, in truth, a miserable place.
a glimmering light stood on a broken
chair. There were the rough walls, there
the solitary garret window, with the rain
beating through the rags and straw, which
stuffed the broken panes-and there, amid
a heap of cold ashes, the small valise which
it seems the stranger haG with him.
In one corner, on the coarse straw of the
ragged bed, lay the dying man. He was
but half dressed-his legs were concealed
by military boots.
The aged preacher drew near and looked
upon him And as he looked-throb-
throb-you might hear the death watch
ticking in the shattered wall
1t was the form of a strong man, grown
old with care more than age.
There was face you might look upon
once, and yet wear in your memory forev
er. Let US bend over that bed, and look
on that face.
A bold forehead, scanned by one deep
wrinkle between the brows; long locks of
dark hair, sprinkled over with gray lips
firmly set, yet quivering as though they
bad life separate from the life of the
man-and then, two large eyes, vivid,
burning, unnatural in their glare.
All, there was something so terrible In
that something's full of unutterable
loneliness, unspeakable despair, that the
aged minister started back in horror.
But look, those strong arms are clutch
ing at the vacant air-the death sweat
starts in drops upon the cold brow-the
man is dying!
Throb throb throb beat the death
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-10
EBENsBURG PA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1864

the bitterness Of desolation, lay the corpse
Of that patriot and traitor.
0, that our own true Washington had
been there, to sever that good right arm
from the corpse, and while the dishonored
body rotted into dust, to bring home that
good right arm, and embalm it among the
holiest memories OF the past.
For that right arm had struck many
gall mt blow for freedom yonder at I'll
conderoga, at Quebec, Champlain, Saratoga
that arm yonder, beneath the snow
white mountain, amid the deep silence of
the dead, first raised into sight the banner
of the STARS.
1t was during the renowned expedition
through the wilderness to Quebec, that
Arnold epcamped for two or three days
beside the River of the Dead, near a snow
white mountain, which rose in lovely
grandeur over all the other mountains into
the autumnal sky. A single soldier ascend
ed the mountain with the hope of behold
ing from its summit the rocks and spires
of Quebec. When he came down, Arnold
took from his breast. where, for four days
in privation and danger, he had carried it,
blue banner cleaning with thirteen
stars He raised it into the light, and for
the first time the Continental Banner
foated over the solitudes of the Dead
River. This is fact attested by history
and corroborated by tradition.
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-10
Select poetrp.
Pushing On

When 1 was a boy about your age,
My rosy checked joint rosy-ch eeked John,
I took as my motto, from some old page,
''Pushing on 7"
l wrote it all over my books and slate,
All over them, John over them, John
And thought of it ever, both early and late,
Pushing on -
At work or at play, at homo or at school,
Think of it, Johnl think of it, John
At books or at atplaythings, twas ever the rule,
'.Pushing on p
l pushed ont of boy, and pushed into man,
That did, John! that I did, John
pushed out Of cant and pushed into 'can,
Pushing along!'
Whenever obstacle in my path lay,
And many did, John many did, John
1 pushed and pushed, till pushed it away,
Pushing on ~
l pushed thro' the world with an honester
heart,
Honester, John honester, ] ohm
Than many man with a fairer start,
Pushing on ~
And now I've good wife, and children well
taught,
Very well, john very well, John;
And a snug little fortune, all honestly got,
Pushing on ~
I've pushed a large place in the hearts of the
poor
That is good, John very good, John;
And down the bright valley together we 60,
s'Pushing on p
I'm now an old man; my head white as snow,
And mothers too, John mother too, John,
And down the bright valley together we go,
''Pushing on -
l am still pushing on for happier land,
Trustingly, Johnl trustingly, john
Trustingly holding my Fathers hand
s!Pusbing on !"
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1864-11-10
Maryland Free!

The following IS the conclusion of Gov
ernor Bradford's proclamation declaring
the adoption of the new Maryland Con-
stitution by the voice Of the people:
And whereas, The results of the said cleo
tions have been duly certified to me by the
proper judges OF the said several elections
and upon accurately counting and casting up
the votes so returned to me for and against
the said Constitution, including the soldiers
vote aforesaid, it does appear that there were
30,l74 ballots for the Constitution, 20 799
ballots against the Constitution, and that
there were 6l blank ballots reported as given
against the Consultation, but not counted
the persons offering them refusing to take the
oath required by the said Constitution-and
there being, therefore of the aggregate vote
so cast, majority in favor of the adoption of
the said Constitution
Now, therefore, /, Augustus W Bradford.
Governor of the State of Maryland, in pursu-
ance of the authority so vested in me by the
said Act of Assembly and the Constitution
aforesaid, do, by this my proclamation, de-
clare and make known that the said Consti-
tuition and form of government so frame and
adopted by the convention aforesaid has been
adopted by majority of the voters of the
State, and that, in pursuance of the provision
therein contained, the same will go into ef-
feet as the proper Constitution and form of
government of the State, superseding the one
row existing on the first day Of November.
1854