American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-08-30
The PENNSYLVANIA Democracy.

The Pennsylvania Democracy.
The proceedings of the late Democrat.
lc State Convention are now before us
We have already announced the fact that
for the Offices to be filled at the approach
ing election they nominated two soldiers;
but we did not know then that the sold
iers achieved success only after an obst-
nate contest. The stronges opponent of
General Davis for Auditor General. was
the present incumbent, Mr.. Slenker, who
with forty-one votes on the first ballot.
led the General, and obstinately held his
own until the third ballot, when the Gen.
was declared nominated, Mr.. Barr, ef the
Pittsburg Post, the present Surveyor
General, made a very determined fight
for denomination, having no ideeaof yield
ing his Office to one of "Lincoln's hire
lings." On the first ballot he had for
ty-four votes, while his principal military
antagonist, LIT. Col. Linton had only
twenty-three, On the second ballot he
scored fifty-fve, making his greatest fight,
but on the third, Col, Linton, with the
aid of heavy reinforcements, renewed the
charge and gallantly carried the nomipa
tien, receiving seyenty.five votes to Mr..
Barrsa0 During the past years the SOL
diers acquired way of their own of con-.
quering rebels and Copperheals whcrev-
er they found them, and it seems that it
| did Gen Davis and Col Linton good SER
vice inethe Convention, enabling them to
''carry the war into Africa" and to final
ly achieve success. We hope that our
neighbor of the Post will submit to be
reconstructed" after his defeat at the
hands of Col Linton, with better grace
than his Southern friends do after their
defeat by the Union army.
| The resolutions are such as were to la
expected. They were The production of
Judge Black, who as Attorney General
under President Buchanan gave an Off
cial opinion against the right and power
of the General Government to prevent
the Southern States from breaking up tho
Union. No man in Pennsylvania is bet
ter qualified to give truthful exposition
of modern Democracy than } udgc Black
and we think the Convention did we'll in
selecting him for that duty The resolu-
lions declare that the Pennsylvania u, I.
mocracy arc and always have been in ia.
vor of the Union, and that when the war
occurred they Sustained The Federal au
thority in good faith The quotation wo
have just made is sufficient commentary
in itself on the declaration it contains,
and we need not show its absurdity.-
They pledge the support of the Dcmoc-
racy to President johnson as long a. he
does the things they indicate. That res
olution is framed in q very uncertain man
ner. They committed themselves to tho
President in great haste some time ago,
expecting him to throw himself into their
arms incontipeatly. Bnt he has not shown
a. disposition to yield to their dictation,
but obstinately insists on doing things in
his own way. The Democrats have real
lied their mistake, and the resolution was
so written that tney can withdraw from
their uncomfortable position as soon as a
fitting opportunity occurs.
Negro suffrage is emphatically dcnoun-
ced; great love for The soldier protessed,
which they gave the lie to Immediately
after by fighting bin to the bitter end !;
a revision of the revenue law aud equali-
zation of taxes demanded the Democrat
ic press endorsed and complmented, and
tho Monroe Doctrine re-affirmcd, while
The tariff, the great question affecting the
industrial interests of Pennsylvania, is
entirely ignored. This is most signif-
cant. While the Democracy of other
States are declaring emphatically and
strongly in favor Of Free Trade, the De-
mocracy of this great Commonwealth ac-
quiesces by maintaining a studied silence
upon the question which, Of all others,
more vitally concerns-our material Inter
ests. AS the Union Convention took a
bold and manly position in favor Of pro-
lection to American industry, thelsilence
of the Democrats can only be taken as an
evidence Of their hostility and craven
fear of the manner in which tho people
would pass judgment upon its declaration.
The iseue is just as we'll made up, how
ever, ,aad we do not fear the result Pits.
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| General Augur has issued an order
at Alexandria, Va, that, the buildings and
other Government property located atthe
several abandoned 'fortifcations around
the District of Columbia, will be handed
over to the owners of the land as full Inc
demnity for the use of such land by tho
i Government during the war.
.Tla acaouufs MI hand from CI,;,,i