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BFDF0RD, Pa, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 4 1864.

! 1t you take the trouble to collect these frac-
! lions, you find that according TO them he TN
! ION people in the South in 1901 composed for
/ ty-ihree and seven-tenths per cent, ot nearly
/ halt OF the whole popuI4tion while now they
/ form but thirteen and six-tenths per cent of
4 ~ population. This tells strange .ale. 1t
shows that the war, SO far a. relates to res!ar-
ing the old Union, is !. conspicuous failure and
has managed 20 convert the old tJnfaaists into
! armed rebels We have gained in territory.
we have secured important strategic positions.
! and put an emu to whatever commerce the
South may have had bnt nj the So ne time We
have thoroughly alienated the hearts of its peo-
pie from ourselves and from the old Union
which va both once pfofessed TO love Thisis n
natural result OF the policy which we areed l.,o-
on the government, and which il no last adopted.
The removal Of Buell. and Acc Ian because
OF their lenlent treatment of the southern pop-
platon, and the Infusion of a more stringent
poIcy, had the proper effect on the army In
stead Of treating the southerRers as misguided
friends 10 be won back To an old lave, thew were
Instructed to treat them as enemies, Tor such they
were to the great principles of freedom, If not
10 the Union Itself. Hence IL IS thIt wherever
our armies have marched they have made en-
emies of those whom they found 10 be friends,
Take the case of tennessee, for example
Whom cur troops FIRST entered Nashville. and,
stlll later, Knoxville, the Unionists in tie State
gave a rapturous welcome to the dear od flag
and the Gen under whose protection ii had
been borne to their state. How changed is all
this now They who under the rule Of jeff.
Davis and his crew sighed for the re turn Of The
old Union, and waited long and patiently fgr
me geam Of federal bayonets, enduring mean
while a system of oppression that besgas de- /
scrption, these men and womeu are to-day
the bItterest rebels in ;he South jeff Davis
has now no warmer allies than these people !
And if rebel invasion of East Tennessee i
should ever be practicable, it is safe 20 predict (
that the old unconstitutional Unionists, and
followers of Andy johnson and parson Brown
low, would give the confederate troeps 4 well /
come even warmer than that which they gave .
our soldiers at the first.
The Shenandoah valley is another case to 7
the thai naieti fe innBiFaigg dBaiRalIGggR h
not hostile to the Union the active young
men were mostly rebels, bqt the great majority I
of the residents were either Indifferent as 70 the
result of the contest. or warmly devoted 10 the
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ADVICE 70 OLD-LIN WHIcs.--The Louis
vile .Jorrnoi II, tho course of IN artice euiosis-
tic of Sir. WinthroP's speech, says
.sThe Whig who row refuses &c act win th9
Democratic party IS an aposta.e He refuses
10 stand ust where he has always stood lie
renounces his principles. Hs deserts hia oolors
He turns his back upon the wise teachings and
upon the high example of Clay and Crittenden'
ssc, a man has no shadow Of right TO be cali
ed or 10 call himself q Wing, If he is al hon
est man, and understands the force or language
he will neither claim nor accept the hon
nred name"
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HISTORICAL. FACTS.

Wher you hear Abolitionists charging the re-
belLion upon Democrats, confront them with the
following truths from history
!. That there were no symptoms Of rebellion
in the South until after the election of Abra-
ham Lincoln, who had proclaimed that this
decisi0npt could not ,qyx exist mart fen and mart
thar slaveS 36did ne hetl in the Territories.
, That all the difficulties would have been
settled by The Peace Convention, and war pre-
vented, If Lincoln, Chase, Chandler, Ct al, had
desired L.
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WAsnlyaroN. Oclnber - I8L

WASHINGTON, October 25 1864.
The following letter has just begun 10 crcu-
iale IN political circles here, and has already
aroused intense interest. Ii is understood 10
have been written by a gentleman tgh in the
confidence OF the administration. Rumor as
Signs ITS authorship to a prominent New Eng
lander but IN the absence Of all proofs, will
not vouch tor the truth of the report It
VIII DC seen that the revelations it contains are
OF An exceedingly exciting character
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Business Gas0s.
JOSEPH w TATE.

ATTORNEY At Law, BEDFORD, Pa
via promptly atteGd TO collections and all bos i
entrusted 10 his care in Bedford and adjoinin
counties.
oihev Gt2ins-
Has for safe Town loss IN Tasesviile, ana ST. 10
Feph's, Bedfora Raiir s&R Farms ana nntre7evai
land, fsea acre 20 l50 acres Ia saa purchasers
o4iv- nearly OPPOSITE the 'sNengel tiotei'' and
6Aak of Reed 4 SeheI.
A pr /, 1s64-ty
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How TIE So1p1ER's VorE WAS RercRNEn.

The following is an extract from, letter
from soldier in canp Cadwaltader, PhiIadel:.
phia il which he shows up tie manner IN gn
the vote Of The soldiers in that cam rae hal
turned by the Abolitionjsts, wire such ont.
lot boxes III charge H. submitted TO 2 H.
[ says: ,iav of o,a.,;l ndge and Tnsoeo-
2eae9 N the afgresafds Caloa = = Tera
This Is the w. -Fned o'@ -. tbe SOL
these tricks viii count again5t them.
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J. r. nuRRoRRow.

ATTORNEY At LAZY, BEDFORD. PA.
Office one door South of the "Mengel House,
Will attend promptly 10 all business entrusted to his
sare "a Bedford ana adjoining counties.
Having also been regularly licensed TO prosecute
claims agaist tue Government, pag'icular attention
will be given 10 ,h collection of Military claims Of
al kinds pensions, back pay houniy bounty oans,
Ns. Aprl |, 1861
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Gro. Fl. PnNDI.EroS

esrElect Lincolu and wa shali have four
more years of war without Union. What
could have been done in six months and w9e'
not done in four years cannot be accomplished
in another term by the present administration.
We must, therefore, Yo.e ior aachangs,
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Addition Predictions.

ls6l--A few brief months will bring The re-
beilion fc q close ltes sIs7
1862 few brief months viii bring the re-
bellion to close,
1854 few brief months will bring the re-
belfon to close. v7sa
ls64-A few briefmcnths wiil bring the re-
belliGa to a close.
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1
Iof lis adults and substitute Englishnco,I,
Scotchnen. lie teas r2yit 1t would ha4t,
q WISE a humane, nay more, Chrlstiaret .
, if he had Slain every man, woman, ans 9 .aht
/ o.. that bright Emerald ISLE and so got nd OF
! the prest-ri,l ien race which cursed It. Such
/ a policy would~haqe made Ireland rival to IN
stead Of a dependent upon England, and con-
tributor in place Of an impeachment to the pros
perity Of Great Britain
Are our people prepared to face this contin-
gency Are You, my good friend To suejUgate
The psople Of tho South is an imposiibihty -
Like the Indians, they would die rather than
be enslaved So dc and disappear they must
The great powers of Europe have been for tive
hundred years trying to conquer Poland Size
stands ready to begin revolution tomorrow
The great Russian Empire was fighting FOL
thirty years few baCbarous tribes III the Cau'
casian mountain; il fouad that the only method
to accomplish its purpose was the complete ex
trpation of the inhabitants. Alexander foi
lowed the example of Cromwell, and he wa
wise in doing so. There are instances IN his
tory of races being conquered but, like the Ole
Saxons, it was necessary to keep them IN aoso
lutte servtude, and whole generations had u
pass away before il was safe to inirust theu
with freedom, much less with citizenship.
reed not remi6d you that the sontherners an
of the same vigorous stock as ourselves, ane
would never submit to state OF slavery. NO
should we think for moment of such thing
The spirit of the age, the glorious principles Q
our party, now inscribed, thank God upon tn
nations banners the teachings Of Christian
ty and the hopes We have for the future, all
Ike forbid us from even harborins the though
Of such a course.
This may afford yon glimpse Of what "
are coming to. We shall secure the next Con
Grc,ss without a doubt, and win 4. Ithink, tn
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ez-In 1860 We were told TO vote for Lincoln
and q change. Cotton was then ten cents a
pound The people voted for Lincoln and the
;schanas." Cotton now IS ST GA pound In
fact it requires great deal OF "chsnge' no"
to buy anything @ .
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TEE BEDFORD GAKETTE
Is PuBLasnED EVERY FRfnAY MORNING
BK B.F. MEYERS.

AZ the following terms, TO wit;
SO 90 per amman, if paid strictly in ADVANCE,
$2:50f paid within months; $500 if not paid
within months.
Bg-No subscription taken for less than six months
ng-No paper discontinued until all aIrearages are
paid, unless at the option of the publisher Ii has
been decided bg the DAited States Courts that the
s.oPplge of newspaper without the payment of
sTearages, is pria faets evidence of fraud and as
s criminal offence.
The courts have decided that persons are ac
eountabie for the subscription price of newspapers
If they take them from the post Office, whether they
subscribe for them. or not.
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slGx1rIcANT.-The only enthusiastic sup
porters of Lincoln in New York, are observed,
without exceptions, to be The men who have
their arms buried elbow deep IN the government
purse No one else exhibits any sort Of spirit,
OF nretanls 10 hope for his election.
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egLes the Union men OF taa rlatior reuietn-
be- that Gen I'Clellan has distinctly annonn-
ced that with him .sthe sUniob is..the only
condition of peace" Let them also bears in
mind, iha. Mr.. Lincoln he's positively declared
that, with him. '1the abandonment Of slavery
is the only condition oi peace
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z II MARBouRG. NJ. .
: [ r SB O r G. P 4

SCHELL LSBURG. PA,
Ter4ors RE professional services to the people Of
that place ard vicinity Office Immediately oppo-
site the store Of John E. Colvn, in the room for
nsry occupied by J. Henry Scheli.
July !, 1864.
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C. E. sP PANG

ATTORNEY AT LAW. BEDFORD, PA
viii promptly attend TO collections and all busi-
entrusted to his care in Bedford and adjoining
SoanrIts.
D3~Oiice on iulIana Street, three doors south
Of the 'Nengei House, opposite the residence OF
Mrs. Tate. May II, 1854.
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Gry. BrRNsrpE OF GEN. McGLELLAN.-Af-
,er General Burnsi6ia's return from his success
ful campaign in North Carolina, ne made
Speech at the Cooper Institute, IN which he
said:
tWhatever comes 10 pass never LET your faith
in Gen. George b. Mcclellan faiter; have
Summered him, and N5antered him, and know
him through and through,
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Views of Mr.. PendIe+on

! The following letter explains so clearlJ
and definitely tie views of our Democratic
candidate for the Vice Presidency in regard
to the Union, that if any doubts existed in
any rational mind upon the subject, they
must now be dispelied forever.
CINCINNATI, Oct. II, 1864.
Ny DEAR SIR:-I have received vour
friendly letter. Malignant misrepresenta.
tions and falsehoods are so frequent in our
political struggles. that have rarely u1.-
only repeat my reiterated pr65fesgior ..s..,.
ola one when | say that ta,,l-to3 = ,'9 or
VINO eherlshes gresfer, OF it- nest
IT ,-,.I'-wiio l mas . would more earnestly
inba ait'y.I 5rration by all means which
: :. rae g Union is the guarantee Of the peace, !
the. power, the prosperity of this people,
and no man would deprecate more heartily,
or oppose more persistently, the establish
ment of another government over any por-
tion of the territory ever within IFS limits.
| am in favor of exacting no conditions
insisting upon no terms not prescribed in
the Constitution, and I am opposed to any
course of policy which viii defeat the re-es-
tabHshment of the Government upon the old
foundation, and in It's territorial integrity.
am, very truly, yours, &C.,
GEORGE II. PENDLEFoN.
Hon. John Is. Haskin, New York.
So. also. in reference to the slanderous mis-
representations of Mr.. Peudleton's votes for
supplies of the army aud navy, the following
letter. to the Chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Pennsylvania.
furnishes complete refutation. The false
hoods so indsistriously inculcated against tIr.
PendIeton amongst the soldiers Of our armies,
must now yield TO the force Of truth, plainly
spoken by one whose unspotted integrity and
truthfulness has never yet been questioned,
even oy his enemies, however they may seek
otherwise TO n,align and disparage him:
CISCNSATI, Oct. IS, 1864.
| Hox. c. l. WARD, Philadelphia: Ny
DEAR SfR.-L have received your letter
In the very beginning Of this war, in the
first davs Of the extra session of 1861,
1 said. in my place in Congress, that IwoulC
vote for all measures necessary 10 enable tht
/ CIcvernrnent to maintain its honor and dig
nifty, and prevent disaster to its fag.
have done so.
| thought that by the adoption Of aucl
measures The faith OF the Government wa
pledged to the troops in the field, and mus
not be forfeited by ihadequate supplies.
never gave vote which was incompatible
with this sentiment.
! All appropriations pure and simple, fc
the support and efficiencyof the army an
navy had my cordial concurrence. It va
only WHEN they were connected with otht
and improper appropriations; when by rel
son of their popularity, they were loade
0 down with fraudulent items for the bene.
T of contractors or speculators. and every a
a tempt to separate them failed; when fhe
were made stalking horse for some Alb
II litlon scheme, that I was constrained reiu
tantly to vote against the whole bill,
But repeat, that voted against no b
> which was confined simply to the object
supplies for tho army and the navy.
r l am very truly, yours,
Gro Fl. PENDLEroS
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n. C0FFgHgE.

ATTORNEY 1T Law, So"le,set, Pr.
VIII hereafter practice regularly n the several
Courts OF Bedford county. Business entrusted 10
his care wilt be faithfully attended to-
December s, 1861.
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WAsagSarg1. October 8. 1861

My DEAR OLD FRIEND have been trying
for over a month to answer your letter of Au-
gust l3 yer in vain. Happily for me, you
know what are my relations to tie govern
mcnt ana how fully occupied my time must he
il crisis like the esent Yet you DO not
know all. Imagine me f3rv times As busy as
was when you were here last year and you
will form some faint idsa Of the press Of busi-
ness tia. Is now upon me. Notwithstanding
all this. | cannot refrain from writing you,
both 10 settle that matter about which you
wrote, and, if | can spare the time, to respond
to your kind inquiry tor my views upon the
questions Of the day. And first az to that pri-
yatc matter
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es-Our old Farmers may as wea prepare to
make up more Bounty, if old Aba is again &
lected. Nothing surer than that.
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How the War is to be Prosecu.
ted Il 1lincoln is Re-elec ted.
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Il LARROuRG- NJ u.

q : II lF7---a'--V = = - -, -
Having permanently located, respectfully tenders
bis professional services to the cluzens OF beoI0'3
and vicinity.
Offce on West Pitt street, south side, nearly oP
posite the Union Hotel.
Bedford E. bruary -, 1904.
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u. II AK Err s

-9TIOFNEY 1T L-4W, BedFord, Pa
Wl promptly attend to all business entrusted to
his care Military claims speedily collected.
G5~0 Office on Juliauna street. opposite the Bans
door north of John Paifner's Office.
Bedford, September Il, 1858.
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RI our debt we're fundcd to-day, the fnteres
on IL would be considerably larger than The in
terest ON the debt Of Great Britain. 4
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srNo secrets arc kept at Washington The
officials are sure to tell at least ali they know,
They ara RS Ieakv rs so many rain clouds.
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ez-A Chicago clergyman went to politios
meeting the other night aud on his way home
was gatrroted and robbed.
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2 Z. PENNSYL. NJ. D.

RAYS HILL, BrDroeD Co., Pa
Having located at the above place tenders hs pro-
e ssional services 10 the community
August 10, 1864 IF
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.J0Hy p. REED.

Re.peetffIly tenders his services 10 fkc PH6fe.
Dz-Offce second door North OF the Mengei
house
Bedford, Atg, !, 1891
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Tenders his professional services TO the ciuzens OF
glo,5, p,n and viriDity OfIice next door to the
bo'el Of John C. Black. } uHe 10 lSoi'
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For the whole of these articles the regular
price Of former years was seventy-seyen cents :;
II IS now two dollars and forty cents. On the
same scale, If the cast Of living Of single per-
son for one year vas FIVE hundred dollars in
the good old tip.e," it would be now fifteen
hundred and ffty-eight dollars. This is some
thing 70 bo looked into
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DISMAL FUTURE FOR THE NATION.
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The Lincoln counties in Washington ara
spending sia. 300 per de5 to eaivanize ''Ok
Abe"
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nAvin DFFTPAUCH,

GUNS TIT, BEDFoRD, PA.,
vgo,f,sboo same ae fofmerIv occupied by John
Border, deceased. Rifles and other guns made 10 OF
der in the best style and on reasonable terms. 2pe
,isj attention will Be .ven 10 the repaluns o. 1fe
,Tn,. July ;, Is6i-iy.
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mon "Wednesday, October 26, Mawry's Mi.
l. CLAIR, Thursday, October 81. Eight Square
theii. bug Borough aud Napier, Friday, October
,Sche sburg.
1natA, Saturday, October %, Ruena Vista.
FrTison, Monday, October 81, Buffalo Mills.
)Pndonderry, Tuesday, November j, Bridgeport,
JmbsItand Valley, Wednesday, November 2 at
,Ifvii!e.
fciaI examination for all who can not attend
'pf the above examinations. Saturday, foven,-
d, at 8edfor6
., examinations will begin az precisely 9 O'Clock
4 and those wIshfng to be examined r.u,t ).
iht promptly at that time.
J. ". DICEFRSON,
-FttuoeT %0I 1861. Go. Snnerir rdent
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JOHN PAINE

ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
rZ-W;ll promptly attend 10 al business entroS-
fsI TO has ,are 0Hce or Juanna Street, [uear-
Iy opposite The MeREsl House.)
Bedford, aug. J, 1861.
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soUFHERNERs TO BE ExTLRM1NA TED.
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DFaeoaAFIc documents are carefnlls expans-
e.l frea, the & 5. mails z2aS
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GREAT REVELATION.

PRIVATE CONFESSIONS or A HIGH REpT1 grt-
CAN OFFICIAL.
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The North to Become Bankrupt and Half
the Mea to be Killed of.
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That states the poiRt precisely. and there the
Democrats take issue with the Lincolnites on
! the subject OF peacs.
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sAMIEL KETTERMAN.

BEDFORD, Pa,
rg~Woud hereby notify The citizens OF os"5oLo al
.annty tbat he has moved 70 tie Borough Of Bed
mi ghere he may al III times be found by persons
wishing to see him, unless absent upon business
pertaining 10 sH office
Bedford, AGg. l,Is6i
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TIE shoddyites are continually hoylins a
bout the sspeace plank" of the Chicago platform
The kind Of peace they want is a2tiy iefaed
by General Tilton in speech made at Re
publican meeting in Boston, October To- Gen
fI';Ito, -a;1 --.-
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TIE UNION MUST NOT BE RESTORED.
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Now, my friend, what is the resnl t
this -? Shall we give up the war :! BY NJ bi
Shall we change our policy? That IS Il
possible. Shall we surrender the gov'J
to the pro-slavcry Democrats ? Forbid itfc
en- We have had enongh of slavery arg.
hunters. What, then, is the course ttt
must adopt / answer deliberately, and n
view of Ill the facts before me, that " ii
adopt the policy that Cromwell Propc ii
ireland, and which would have saved u
happy country from years OF misery anc
He R5sst eciegmmate the aduH popuktttq II
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81 don't want any peace except on such terms
as Abraham Lincoln wilt make. J won't say un-
der the Constitution, hut under SUED terms "a
he chooses 70 make, for l don't know where the
r,o.-.;4,,+;or ;s
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-07-22
The Radical PRESS uE MISSOURI.

We have prepared the following list of the
Radical papers in the interior of the State of
Missouri which have hoisted the names of LIN
COLIN and JOHNSON, and are now giving the
great Union party of the country. which was
represented in the Baltimore Convention, their
undivided and jealous support:
Missouri State Times, ST. Joseph Tribune,
st. Joseph Herald, Hannibal Courier, Boon
vile Monitor, Lebanon Union, Atchison Coun-
ty journal, Lexington Journal, Kingston Ban
ner Chillicothe Constitution Lagrange Amer
ican, Kansas City jour. Commerce, Missouri
Tribune, Perrysville Union, Springfield Jour
nal, The Brunswicker, Edna Herald, Pike
County True Flag, Border (Weston) Times
Macon Argus and Grand River News
This list is not quite full. When complet
ed it will comprise about three-fourlhs of thu
entire press of the State, 1t shows the uuam
unity of the great Radical party of Missouri
and puts beyond question the triumph OF tina
party at the November election.-4o. Demo
erdt.