North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1865-10-18
The Election.


So far as we have been able to learn, the
entire republican vote, not only in this coun-
ty, but throughout the State, was polled at
the recent election. By means of their Sc
cret leagues, or some other instrument ality,
they are enabled TO make sure OF the attend.
ance of every member Of their party at the
elections, while we have the most indubita
BILE evidence of unaccountable neglect ON part
of democrats to turn out. This neglect
seems even more apparent in sone other
counties Of this State than in Wyoming and
yet, in some Of the townships in our own
county, nearly or quite one fourth of the
democratic voters failed to attend the recent
election. Acting under the impression that
il was not an important one, they have al,
lowed the republicans to carry the State, by
comparatively small majority, when by
doing their duty to themselves and the
Country we should have triumphed by
much larger one. This was terrible mis-
take, while the miserable issue of negro suf-
frage continues to agitate the country, no
election can be unimportant. The denial Of
the republican State Committee that negro
suffrage was involved in the contest will be
found to have been cheat. Indeed, Greeley
80 declared it before the day of election !;
and rebuked the Committee on account Of
its dishonest attempt to disguise the real
issue. That attempt, however, will not pre-
vent them from insisting that Pennsylvania
i ! 4 O. 4
yet, had the republicans placed themselves
fairly and sqnarely upon hat issue no sane
man believes that they could have ca rried the
State. 'f..i ".- .a ''.s .s.- ,
'', The democratic parry of this State may
thank itself for its recent defeat. Little Wy
mong is all right yet but the vote was too
close to justify such neglect in the future as
characterized the action o! the democracy in
some Of he townships at the late election.
$780,. ... ----~.~-----
THE New York Tribune affects to speak
as an oracle Of the abolition party, and en-
.- deavcrs to throw obstacles in The way Of the
peaceful restoration of the Southern States
1t does not endorse the policy OF the Pres
dent From an al ltice which appeared in its
colums few days ago.we cat the following
pssage ..-
e snow we reject to the scheme of recon
struc'ion which the c"Iprrheads and The un-
converted rebels are crowdng npon the pub
lie as President Johnsen's that It puts this
large majority Of Unionisi completely in the
& power OF the rebels, whose actual mai rity
r, 1t converts into virtual majority it Converts S
into virtual majority by vlIhfying the black
'Unionists politically, and thus reducing the
white ones to impotence." ...-.
4'" The pretense that "Copperheads" and
"rebels are 'crowding upon the public'' a
scheme OF reconstruction" is insi?uous ard
'shaneiesslyauntrue. What the TrjJut,e mis-.
represents and denounces is the neaspras of
the President for restoring the son,be,n
SCI States ,on'the, basis of the Constitution.
d The scheme" of reconstructiou is dstasta.
3. iulto Greeley, Stevens, Sumner ct id onne
% genus because they desire the established
North as well AS South ola despotc olicar-
chy, which will allow them 10 rule the conn.
try in the same manner in which the inra.
81 7moCs "Councl of Ten once ruled Venice. -
iss4 ihey do not desiIe TO see constitutions
Fl rights established any where. and will oppose
oil gho .striye to have the republic again uni
'ed-Ph'tdd. DaiiyNers, Sept. %. .7''.'
--...L- 80 = A--a 81 5ss-
IL Judges Dryden and Bay, cf the Su-
prene Court of Missouri, who were elected
from their seats hu r,I;,