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The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02
AT WOMR.

Our countySnoninees and a number Of
other sterliak and iaHuentd Democrats,
whose dsvstion Il tS5principIe has ne
been abatsd, are thoroughly and actively
canvasslng the couRy--cheeriHg the tin
id and infusingSenthusiasn into the luke
warm. They give US encouraging accounts
Of the 'tfsArfaF Headiness "lOf the Ds'ns
ocratic masses of the unconquerable de.
TefmIGStToH or tue "old Guard" who
have stood pF6baly defiant on many hotly
contested fields, to achieve . victory and
rebuke the advocates Of negro suffrage
and greenbacks. Our whole ticket will
be elected by.s handsome majority. The
people demand . change-sre impatient
for it, and are no longer deceived by the
misrepresentation Of . gang Of derha.
gogues Who about for the Union solely to
get Office. The time has goue by for sueh
fellows to have influence with the masses.
They glaringly manifested their selfish
ness and dupicity at the late County
Convention, when they insisted upon
having all the nominations and treated
the Douglas Democrats, whom they pro.
fessed' to esteem txi,h insulting. insolence,
With becoming pride and Spirit the
Douglas Democrats, who gave the party
respectabililv, left them and told them to
paddle thsir own canoe" SThe refusal
OF Wicks. Baber, McCalIutH & Co.. to
adopt Mr.. Bells resolution has disgusted
many Long Hairs; and the good and
true everywhere will unite to crush the
shameless clique.
Itis, perhaps. idle to call upon the en-
biuer+d and malignant men who march
under the negro suffrage banner, to pause
and reflect upon their course. They are
welded to their idols and argument would
be wasted upon them. But there is q
class "a large c!aSs-in this county who
profess to be actuated by principle in pol.
itics, who have some regard for consist
ency Of views; and We ask them to look
at and compare the two parties, their plat
form and tneir candidates, and see which,
in spirit and in purpose, is best calcula
ted to promote the public good. Shall a
prejudiced feeling-in which there is no
foundation Of principle lead them into
coalition with men who lately treated
them as inferiors-a coalition senSelesS
and dishonest, il it perverts their sense
Of justice, and fills them with hate?-
There is no material difference between
the platform of the Democratic party and
the platform of the Peoples Union
party" Agreeing in sentiment. why
should they waste their strength on dif
ferent candidates? May not the result
be damaging to both parties? Would
it not be better for both parties to CON
centrate their strength upon one ticket?
Both tickets cannot he elected; one can
by an overwhelming majority by united
action. We are not working for men, or
for spoiIs, but for principles principles
which we have ever inhexibly adhered to
principles which every Democrat cher
iSheS as the apple Of his eye. Let Us, by
united action, make them successful.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02

Masonic NOGIce.--sGas&d ed ~ eetIAgs Of
g. Dorado Lodge. No. 26, Are held at Masonic Hall
On the Monday Of or next preceding the Pull Moon
ia each month
FREDERICK '. BARss, ". q.
IIENAT D. RAPHAEL, Secretary
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02
Darleys New National Picture,
WASHINGTON IRVING
His Literary Friends at Eunnyside'
w. M. BRADSHAW,
AGENT FOB Ell DORADO COUNTY

Persons desiring early copies should hApd ID
their names forthwith, The enkFaviAg Hill oe ~
sued to subscribers only, and win not be c6tainaUe
unless the name 10 recorded on the list. II WI q
delivered strictly in the order in which the names
are recorded. l@us"
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02

Proud AND POWERFUL. The Abolition.
lists, who sometime since assured the pub
lie that the Democratic party was dead,
now asserts that it not obly exists, but is
full of vitality and sanguinc Of the future
They fear its success; they know it is
daily growing stronger; know that the
people look to it to save the country from
ruin, and they are appealing to the Long
Hairs and Short Hairs to unite to defeat
it. The appeal, however, is disregarded ;
the two wings differing radically in senti.
ment-one advocating the other opposing,
negro suffrage. The Indianapolis CORES.
pondent of the Chicago Republican says:
"The political situation seems to be slightly
critical. Prominent aud influential leaders Of
the Republican party have their hands full in
trying tn stave of the negrO suffrage question,
while the Juleanites manifest a dngged deter
mination IN i0Tce 1t on the people, even at the
expense OF q split in the party. resulting in the
triumph of CopperheadiSm. In the mean time
the enemy, with forces well in hand, aad nOth-
ing Of that inevitable despotism of party dis.
cipline relaxed, watches Sud waits for an op.
pOrtHnity TO regain Inst power. Democracy is
hopeful-almost defiant. 1t has pFeserv ed its
organization through a series Of defeats that
would have crushed the life out Of any system
less perfect.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02

RIGnr.-The Louisville Journal says: {:
" Andrew johnson has marked out the
platform of q great national party, the
mission of which shall be to restore the
Southern States to their former equality
in the Union, and again cement the ties
which should always bind the North and
the South together The masses Of the
loyal States and those of the States late.
ly in rebellion, will cordially sustain Pres.
ident johnson, while the ultra, revolu'
tiooary party Of Chase and SUMNER will
constitute a quarrelsome though harmless
minority. without influence to shape the
policy Of the Government"
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02

- VOrsEs of Ei Dorado, remember that
the COnvsatiou which nOpinsted Wicks,
Baber, McCAllum ACO. refussd 10 in.
dOrve.aSe following sOIotiOn intrOdOced
BY AsDouglas DemCesats Mr.. Bell: ~
Rtblved, That we 10 10 favOtgf thsiprs-
pnsG Constitutional NSneudAent prObihliing
slavery thr6dghoutthe United States aud Ter
riIOries; but that we recognize governing
race and will oppose the extension of the elec'
tiYeteOShiss 70 the smAneiPased and inferior
races."
~-.McGaliam moved to refer the resclu.
ton to the COMMITTEES on resolutions, and
stated that the committee would not Te-
port on it until after the election. The
convention, with this statement before
them, referred the resolution, thus killing
it. They virtually, by their action, ap
proved the extension Of the elective fran
chise to the emancipeted an inferior
races" Had they diSapproved Of it, they
would have adopted Mr.. Bells resolution.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02

at is. at this day, the best representation Of
strength-the most striking illustration of the
valve of discipline-to be found in the world.
Democracy is the bundle Of rods, weak and
easily broken individually, but showing won.
derful powers Of resistance when cOmpacted
and Solidifed by the pressure Of party drill"
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02

Palmyra Lodge, No. 101, p. = A. n.
holds its stated commune lions Thursday nGAts
next preceding the full moon OF each month in 06d
Fellows Hall PlacerVile. All brethren in good
standing are invited to attend.
WILLIAM n. CR0cKER, w. n.
8. A. PEHWELL Secretary.
The mountain Democrat., 1865-09-02

MasOnic.--Sierra Nevada Council,
No 20, Of Royal and Select VI ASteFs, holds stated
meetings on the evening Of the ArSI Tuesday Of
each mouth, in Mssonie Hall. PIaeerVille.
WM. A. JANUARY, 7. ]. N.
HRNIY d. RAPHARL, Recorder.
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O.eassnons again.

Our enterprising townsman Mr.. Philip
Collins has struck oil at the depth ofthree
hundred and twenty-seven feet The
machinery was put up only a few weeks
since under the superintendency of that
splendid machinist SIR. Warnock and has
worked ever since without any Interrupt
tion rs true as clock work This is
new era in this county. Individually we
are poor, but geologically we are rich.
Rich in oil, in coal, IN iron and in lum-
Der. The oil was exhibited here on
Monday and appears to be of a good
quality That Being who has piled up
our mountains and leveled our valleys by
his omnipotent fiat, never does things by
halves. If he has given us Il hard cliN
mate and a rude soil, he has made full
amends for il in the substrata which he
has placed beneath our surface. The oil
fever viii now be raging IN this county,
and SO much the better, anything is better
than the war fever We have little doubt
that ci! can be got in many of the valleys
Of our county. 1t required only skill ard
enterprise &c develope it. And it has got
fair start now, the machinery and op-
erations are well understood, and can be
.et up and worked to the best advantage.
All eligible localities can be tested scien-
tifically.
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wendell. EEsifGsps.

This gentleman made speech on the
3lst in Boston 10 the New England anti
slavery. convention assembled there
From it we can learn that President
johnson will meet the deadly opposition
of the radical wing of the New England
abolition party. Since his proclamation
was issued reinaugurating civil govern
merit in North Carolina. The great
offence the President has committed was
in not allowing the negroes to vote on the
reconstruction.
Phillips is 10 common man either in
point Of intellect Or ability, and what he
says will be gobblcd up and strictly ad-
hered 70 By The stringent abolitionists of
the Northern States. Their doctrine
hencefor,h vii! be unconditional Negro
suffrage or equalization of the war debt.
We Gre much mistaken if the President
will not be the President Himself. we are
satisfied lie viii not be trodden down by
New England dictation, he vii! De more
able 70 stand the pressure than his Illus
trious predecessor. We may look hence
forward for the disloyalty coming from
that quarter, for they are already becom
ine resiive. Hear Phillips.
" Reconstruction on the basis set forth
by President johnson is 4 practical fraud
upon the North. Every life and every
dollar they had spent had been stolen
from them. There was but one way in
which the people could still hold the helm
of affairs, and that was a declaration al
reputation Of tie entire ara, deJt. Such
party would have his voice and vote
until God called him home. He would
constantly oppose every step of reconstruc-
tion that did not place the negro upon
absolute equality and level with the white
man. There were but two parties in the
country, the sycophants of Jeff Davis,
and the lovers of liberty. Every man
who supported the North Carolina procla-
nation was a Davis sycophant. Better.
far better would it have been for Grant
TO have surrendered to Lee. than for
President Johnson to have surrendered to
North Carolina.
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ORIG AL POET TRY.
The Ezrsnigraat's Ese:urn.
B J c + C LIZA.

On! how many gears have spent IN tears
And toll IN 4 foreign land,
With heavy tread, and heart like lead
And feeble. unwilling hand.
But the dangers past, and l rest at last
On lreland's dear ola shore,
Oh 1t Is 50 sweet, thus, to press nay feot
10 her sacred soil once more.
When the waves rolled high, to the murky
sky,
AND the IAN in torrents fell,
With our eyes upturned, how our fond
heart s yearued
For tie Isle we loved so w-il.
We bad sailed so far. aud our guiding star
The hope TO behold our land,
That had been 50 bright, was now lost in
night,
Thus near to her ware washed strand.
We gave up the ship, and each trembling
lip
Unbidden and helpless prayed,
The Lord Of the wave, to protect aud save
The creatures his hands had made.
Then our prayers was heard, at the Master >
word
The ocean grew calm. and soon
The sky was cleared, ana the stars appeared
Surrounding the crescent moon.
When tie rosy dawn, spread her light upon
The sea and the arch on ligh,
The ma incrs raised glad hymn Of praise
To the Ruler OF elrth and sky.
And wc reached the 1ay, on tie self-sanle
day
And it made our hearts beat fast,
10 stand on the shore Of our land once more
AID think on the dangers past,
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PAYNE. man now on trial for the
attempted assassination of the Stewards,
attracts good deal of attention by the
lockers on in the court from the mystery
that surrounds his character and his gen.
erai demeanor. The New York World
of the 3lst thus speaks of him.
"The prisoner Payne to-day, for the
first time almost, appeared TO belong to
our common humanity His bearing has
been throughout most remarkable He
nearly always sits bolt upright. entirely
unmoved either by anything said or done
in the room, and never speaking to the
counsel; not bold and defiant, but COM
posed, indifferent, and self-possessed.
Who is this man? Has he any friends?
Where did he come from? What is his
real name! These questions have been
asked thousand times, without avail
To-day he actually asked that three wit
nesses might be called in his favor-a
lady and a doctor living at Warrenton,
Virginia, and q minister of the gospel liv-
ing in Florida. In the conversation that
ensned, his counsel also said he lad sent
Payne's brother to bring the witnesses
from Warrcnton During this proceed
ing Payne leaned forward in his seat,
with his face alternately white and flush
ed, and drew long breath Of relief when
it was announced that the witnesses would
be summoned
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From Washington.
SPECIAL DESPATCH 70 THE WORLD. !
WASHINGTON. June 9.

SPECIAL DISPATCH 70 THE WORLD.
WAsHINGTOH, June 3.
The evidence in the conspiracy trial to-
day was quite elaborate, bat not Of start
ling interest. The courtroom was
was 50 intense as to render il quite m
comfortable. The evidence is nrawinr
rapidly toward its end, hut it viii not be
completed tomorrow. 1t Is believed the
trial will certainly continue all next
week. Most Of the witnesses who have
been examined have been discharged from
imprisonment, and among them Miss
Anna Surratt, the daughter of Mrs Sur
raft, who was allowed to sit near her
mother during this afternoon. and con-
verse with her through an officer. The
witness elchman, who boarded a. Mrs
Suratts, is also Out of prison.
The evidence opened to-day with
reference TO spangler. The lock found
burs:cd from the box door of the theatcr
after the Presidents assassination was
satisfactorily explained, it appearing that
II was forced off in the absence of key
by one of the clerks of the National
Hotel. some weeks prior to April. The
witness who testified to this fact also sta
ted that Booth rented box No. : about
Two weeks before the assassination.
witnesses were produced who testified
that the witness Ritterspaugh repeated
dlHerent versions of what Spangler said
and did to him on the stage a few moments
after the assassination but the result was
virtually to the effect that Spangler struck
hlm IN the face for saying it was Booth
who was escaping. adding, as he dealt the
blow. . 1t might be Booth or any body
else The evidence was not very favora-
bic for Spangler The next interesting
feature OF the evidence was the theory of
the defense, that Payne, the would-be
assassin OF the Stewards, was insane.
Witnesses from Baltimore testified to his
singular conduct in a boarding house
there, and Dr. Nichols. of the Govern
ment Insane Asylum. was on the stand
hree-fourths of an hour, giving evidence
as 10 the conduct of insane people The
circumstances testified to did not seem to
have very material bearing on Payne's
status. The evidence was followed bv
the production of letter written 6. April
o." near Cumberland, Md, and received
at the National Hotel, some time during
May, directed to j. w. Il. The writer
OF this letter shows clearly that he had a
knowledge of Booths contemplated crime
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Stanton and Len Dal,s.

Permit me TO decriac one If ihe earl
scenes in the grand drama. The last ac.
Of which las not yet been played
II was during the session Of Congress.
the winter preceding the Charleston Con
vention, that :, crave senator occupied the
attention of tie Senate on The state Of the
nation. His soiemuify Of manner. his
simplicity of style, his extreme views on
the subject OF State ri-h,s. all proved the
sincerity Of the speaker. and recalled to
memory the !igurc. voice, and sentiments
Of the dead Calhoun. The voice seemed
more like the emanatiou Of a spirit than
the uttered convictions OF ;he man who
was destined 10 be the leader Of ihe great
rebellion. y sort of awe spread over the
Senate chamber. and even Wade. and
Summer, and Chandler listened with an
attention akin to respect. Among tie
auditory there was one who seemed more
than the rest absorbed In the scene before
him. The Senate adjourned, and Stanton
FASTENED from the Senate chamber to one
of the great hotels OK Washington. and
asked 10 be shown 20 the room of tie
venerable Governor Medarv. of Ohio.
Scarcely had he entered when. with q
voice full of passionate energy, he ex-
c!aimcd-' Medarv, l have iust heard
Davis, and, by all the gods, he is the
greatest of living statesmen! The South
Is right and Davis must be the nominee
OF the Charleston Convention and to Sc
cure that end, you must come at once 10
Washington and take charge of the gov
eminent organ"
Governor Medary suggested that there
were certain reasons why such an arrange
ment might not be acceptable TO Mr.
buchanan, when Mr.. Stanton replied:
. will look TO that 1 will be response
bic for that will 90 at once to the
White House, and in two hours from now
| will see you again"
Medary waited, Stanton returned but
for reasons unnecessary here to narrate,
the scheme failed. This was the opening
scene which preceded the rebellion, and
Edwin NJ. Stanton played the chief role
as the advocate of southern RIGHTS, and
the especial friend of Jefferson Davis.
Governor Medary sleeps in an honored
grave, but there are yet three living wit
ftSScS 10 lile lFutiliulDeSS OF IIlS narrative.
One is a State prisoner wko lies in chains
at Fortress Monroe another is his TAILOR,
who declared the prisoners views TO be
just, and who sought to place the man he
now holds in irons, in the Presidential
chair; the third and last is the venerated
James Buchanan. This is but a stray
scrap of history, but it is not unworthy
of being presented.
VOICE FROM THE GRAVE
ca The payment of troops in Washing
ton has begun
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COUNTY CO1TIEETTEE.

7. =. NOoN, Chairman,
George De!any. j. 5. Mardis, George C.
X. Zahp; Peter Huber, Philip Miller, John
+. McKeuse, Joseph Behe, John Durbin,
David Farmer, Henry Friedthoof. John
Slough, Elisha P!umIer. Lewis Rodgers,
George Gurley, John McDernit, Simon
Dunmyer, " \. Krise, Thos. T. McGough
Jacob Frouheiser, J. T. Conden. John liam
iiton, T. O'Friel, Michael Bohlin, Wm. C,
Diver, john White, Henry Topper, Nicho
Jas Cannan, 81. j. Plott, j. W. Condor.
Daniel C3ufair, Vim. McCloskey, Daniel Ii
Donnelly, Anthony Long, John Marsh,
John Ryan.
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Democratic State Conve,.,

At the last formal meeting Of the D.
cratic State Central Committee. it W.
solved that the State Convention sbor,l,
called 70 nee, At Harrisburg Oh We3ne<s,.
the 2lst day of June inst. Bat l.r.,
since learned chat majrity Of lie ma.
tee. and been advised by many other rs,s
ing Democrats Of the State. that a pos.n,,'
rsent to a later day. would. on D,srr =.
counts b acceptable. and is gcnerarv 4.
s;red-I hereby give notice that the ,,,.
Democratic State Convention Of PeDpsy,r.
MA. will convene 1t the Hall Of the Hon,
Of Representatives. in the City Of Ua-,.
burg. on THURSDAY, the 24,h dayof =,
gust next, at cse u'cl ok, T. II.
c. L. WARD.
Towanda, JnneI, 1868. C.airns,
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For THE DEMOCRAT AND SENTINEL.


MIR. EpIToR: R:-The old proverb that
old things become new, was the other
day verified by US. On last Saturday
being somewhat tired of the hustle Of
life and village gossip, in company with
an old friend, we took a rural saunter
through the woods and by roads in the
vicinity of the old deserted village of
Buelah, (by the by there is something
venerable and interesting in the word
old, although sometimes much despised,)
until we came to our old fishing place,
murmcring brook after pursuing Its wind
ing course, and agreeably conversing
on the many events Of days gone by, we
were suddenly surprised by the mechanic
al tick and putting sound Of the steam
engine, at first we were disposed TO i'm
aeine ourselves under the influence of
Ether, or some other drug, but after sha-
king the delusion from our brain and
rubbing our eyes, we discovered that we
were along side of our neighbor Capt
Murray's old establishment. We how
ever ventured in the lower story, and in
conversation with one Of the hands, we
were informed that they had just started
on their trial trip, but to US it appeared
as if everything had been in motion for 4
number of years, there was no hustle, 10
confusion, no noise except one small
steam leak which gave rather an amusing
warning that it did not approve Of lis
confined situation, everything else seemed
to know its place and duty, the cog-wheels,
belts, shafts, Inmps and the power that
drove them, all acted in union and har-
mony with each other and it was very
satisfactory to see this combination of
mechanism 90 off so smoothly at the start
1t also reflects much credit on the gentle
manly and enterprising owners Messrs.
De Lang and Dean, whose actions and
department have gained for them the re-
spect and well wishes of those employed
under them.
We understand. the tanning department
is under the supervision OF Mr.. NJ Higgins
from the neighborhood Of Buffalo, the
millwrighting under Mr.. J. Shu!tz, of
Strongstown, and Mr.. r. Tibbott of
Ebensbul~, the carpenter work. by Mr.
n Roberts and w. j. Howell OF the
same place. the IRON machinery and cnoi-
neering by Mr. J. G. Bridges formerly of
Conemaugh Borough, and the assistance
OF M f. Miller and ]. Murray IT.. not
forgetting the blacksmith, Mr.. Benjamin
Williams. and it must be qualification
to all these gentlemen TO know that their
work although performed under many
difficulties reflects great credit and is
duly appreciated. To give a further de-
tail OF this establishment would make tie
article too long so we viii postpone a
further description to future time
We remain yours truly.
PATRiCEeOE.