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HON. &. Ii. COFFR0EI4.

The largest Democratic Convention
that ever assembled in Somerset, Pa.
convened on the DIST Of May. \ most
excellent county ticket was nominated; ;
and thefOIiOWingresO introduced
by Dr. w. 5. Harah, was unanimously
adopted:
Re20ired, That the Democracy OF SOM
erset county, through their delegates in
convention assembled, do hereby pro-
claim the Hon. Alexander II. COTfrOth
TO be their unanimous choice for Con-
gress; that they earnestly urge the
Democrats Of the district to again confer
upon him the nomination, assuring
them that, if he is renOmin9ted, he viii
be triUmphantly elected. His unfaiter-
ing services to the party-his unsWerv-
ing devotion to the cause Of the masses
Of the peOple-hIs fidelity TO the inter
ests Of his cOnstituents-his ever will
inguess to serve all who call upon him
his great personal popularity and eX-
tensive acquaintance, make him the
strongest man who can be presented by
the Democratic party for the suti'fages
Of the people.
Mr.. C0ffroth richly deserves the hon
or the gallant Democracy al Somerset
county confer upon him. He has rep
resented his District with signal ability
during the most trying periods of the
history of the country; his congre>sion-
al history j. one of unparalleled success
his social qualities, his generous heart,
his kindness, and afablc disposition
have made him a favorite with his as
s0ciatcS. His ability and uutiring in
I l. a.g21 ttt
tor, and give him an influence rarely
obtained by men Of his AGE. His con-
stitucnt5 have we'll and truly been serV-
ed, and may be justly proud OF their
Representatives Constitutional Union.
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Mr. EDTOR:-I have just read that
progressive, ,one-ideapaper, The Bedford
Inquirer, and lind in itavery learned
explanation Of the word Rudical. The
editor must be alarmed about Rud.cok-
ism. There is no doubt a storm brew
ing which viii have tendency to in
iure its prospects. The Latin word Of
which Radical is a derivatve, means
Il root. l am Of the ignorant rabbIe
that the learned writer exposes and !
do not make any pretensions 10 any
knowledge of Latin. But Holy Writ
SAYS ''the love of money is the root OF
ali evil" This may be the root called
Radicalism. The American people, |
believe. have paid and are now paying
very dear for their knowledge of Radj-
calism. 1t has been one Of the most
wicked roots that ever took root and
e,rpw in America. John Brown was a
root Of Radicalisn. lie tried to carry
out the progressive, one-idca reform 10
perfection. lie caused blood to flow in
the execution OF lis philanJhropic de
signs. He ''progrcs,ed" Sharpe's RI
Hes and pixies, in double lined boxes,
from Kansas 10 Harper'> Ferry. The
sccre-y Of the progression was no doubt
like that Of the piottcrs OF ancient times
a IL
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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Parties wishing the prescription, FREE, by re-
turn mail, will please address
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON
Wiliamsburgn, Kings Co., New Iolk.
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CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

sen ATE.-A bill was passed making
appropriations to supply deficiencies in
the contingent fund Of the House for
the wear ending June 30th. 1866. The
Senate then resumed the consideration
of the ioint resolution reported from
the Committee on Reconstruction, the
question beingon MIR. Williams amend
mant to be inserted as a substitute for
the second section. NIr. Johnson, of
MARYLAND. and Mr.. McDOugaI. of Cal
ifor,Iig made snppcbp1 awain~t the a.
nand,ran+ The amendment was then
uodifu6 bv Mr. Williams. and passed
M, f6o Son1+n An an,audnant v-as of-
f.red bv Mr.. Clark. and agreed to as a
a substitute for sections four and five.
Several other amendments were pro-
posed and disagreed to. The Joint res
0luliOU wa, then pa~Sed-yeaS 30, nays
II. 1t viii be found in full elsewhere,
as passed by the >enaIe.t 1t now goes
TO the House for concurrence. 1t de
ciaras all persons born in the United
States and subject TO il. Jurisdiction, to
b, citizens OF The United States, and
entitled 10 equal rights i'm regard to
person and property, pTopOrtiOnate rep
reSentatiOn, according TO the total pop
uiation in the States, excluding Indians
not taxed, but in any State where any
class i not allowed to vote, except for
participation in "rebeliion,' for the
choice of electors for President or \ ice
President. Representative in Congress,
executive and judicial officers. or mem
bars OF the LEGISLATURE. the number OF
Representatives from such State shall
bp diminished in the proportion that
the number OF males over tWenty-one
years old. Of such disfranchised class.
bears to the whole number of males
over tWentv-one i'm said State. 1t also
provides that no person who has ever
taken an oath to support the C0nstitu-
tioD Of the United States shall hold anv
Government or state Office unless al
lowed to do so bv a two-third vote of
Compress. 1t also proyideS for the re-
nudiation If nil Confederate debts. and
fnr +ha na,-rnant Of thn United Sfafps
war debt Mr. johnson gave notice
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DIsFRAxCHIsE71Exr OF WHITE MN.

It is reported that Gov. Curtin has
signed the bill passed by the DisuniQn-
lists Of the last Legislature, disfrah-
chising citizens Of this Commonwealth
whoare charged with being "deserters. ;"
This bill is predicated upon the Act Of
Congress DISTINGUISHING "deserters, re
Gently pronounced unconstitutional by
Judge King, Of this Judicial District,
a. we'll as by the Judges Of some five
Or six other Common Pleas districts in
this State The Governor hesitated
long before ne affixed his signature TO
the bilLin question, but his spinal col
umn was not strong enough to resist
the pressure brought to 5earupon it by
Thad. Stevens 4, 20. Poor, miserable
weakling. The dearestight7 OF thou
sands Of his fellow citizens might have
been protected by frmness on his part,
but his terror Of the party lash COM
PEELED him 70 cancel. By a single stroke
Of hispcn, the hlo3d-50ught immuni-
tieso Pennsylvania frcemcn. Though
there be nothing else in Curtiu's whole
official record to disgrace him in the
public estimation, this one act alone is
sufficient to brand his name with crer-
nal infamy. The signing Of this bill
will cling to him like shirt Of Nes-
sus, and long after he shall nave passed
into the silence Of the grave. the de-
scendants Of the men robbed by him Of
their citizenship, VIII couple bis name
with curses and link his memory with
bitterestcontumely. But the infamous
enactment just signed by the Cover
nor, WILDE q dead letter upon the stat
ute-book. Not single man will be
deprived of his rights, Internal as is its
conception and deviIish as is Its pun
pose. We want the scouadreIs who
concocted this scheme for making ne
groes out of white Wen, distinctly 10
understand, that the friends OF the
White Mans Liberty, j6teadt2 playthe
last card IN this g9me. They hold the
winning hand and do not mean to be
euchrcd. "Disfranchise deserters.5
Pah! Wen show you trick worth
twoof that beforeyoug get through with
your cowardly knavery. The Act of
Congress upon which your ''disfranchi-
sing law is based, is now before The
Supreme Court Of the State. If there
are three honest men upon that bench,
three men who have not bartered their
souls for political favor, three men who
are not fools, towards, or knaves, the
Act Of Congress aforesaid viii be deci-
ded unconstitutional. But if a major
ity Of the court shoald be foolish. tim
id, or knavish enough to declare that
Act Of Congress constitutional, then
we say to every man who is charged
with being "deserter," possess your
soul in patience; not a hair Of your
head shall be hurt You shall still. in
spite Of legislative tyranny, in spite
Of judicial wrong, in spite of the
Vaccinations of the Devil himself,
stand under the broad egis of the Con-
ssitution, citizen and legal uoter.
Far not. The time is no longer when
the howlingdervishes and roaringbulIs
O. BaSaaa OF tie Abo11tson D.ennion
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party, can influence, with their bawl-
ing and braying, the powers that be.
Be firm, "trust in the Lord and keep
your powder dry"
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THE Union League advertises for
call soldiers out of employment to en-
. gage in peddtitg pict,a'es Of Gen. Gea-
,yH Before the war ended the soldiers
were promised by this same "Cnion
IDisunionl League" that they would
be taken care of in the di5tribution Of
the offices. But now the Leaguers
must be kicked out, as in the case of
the Hessian Hergner, late Of the Har-
riSbueg Post Office, before any Of the
"boys in bIue' can get near an office.
only when they want somebody torake
their chestnuts out Of the fire, do they
think Of nominating soldier; and e
Ven, in that case, they take some pa
per hero like Geary. Peddhngpictures
of Geary may he a good business, if it
is well followed; but we opine it isn't
50 lucrative as positions in post Offices,
custom houses, &C., now held by the
Disunton members Of the ''Union
League"
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ERRORS or NOUrH.-A Gentleman
who suffered for years from Nervous Debility, Pre-
mature Decay. and all the effects OF youthful iu-
discretion, will, for the sake of suffering humHui-
ty, send free to all who need 1t, the recipe and dt-
rectons for making the simple remedy by which
he WAS cured. terers wishing to profit by the
advertisers experience, cn do 50 by addressing
JOHN b OGDEN
No. I3 Chambers st New York.
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reconstruction presents its If to the
President and to Mr. Seward this
speech pakes very clear, and in the
main the views,are such as will be APP
proved and sustained by the people"
These views are also entertained and
advocated by the New York Times,
Troy Wig, Buffalo CommTciot Adra-
tiser, Syracuse ,StandoJd and Auburn
4doe,tiser
These, however, are the Conservative
presses Of the Republican party. The
Radical presses are as fierce as Sumner
and Stevens.
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NhEHLFf
MI EDITOR '-i reuse announce - !; '>A,Eoya,
Va DsutI'u 9"'o.sh' a. a " s''O-
Jeet ~ 'li7 "'0'sl0A u 'Ne 4'eS "'i1 1o"n'9 ooA-
ert,io[, Er,I,,, q, .---,. .......rg,,cn
PNGST Gi .gs r al ~ ~ b,s3 -
+ - 81 Dtt'oIu 'D"IsuIp, AZ d ~ n''LUl4,e
i .o,,Ti .el.,,.i.,,,
Mr.. Enron Please announce WM. KEYSER.
Of Juniafs township. As p candidate for Sheriff
subject 10 the decision of the Democratic cguuty
convention
MR. MEYERS Please announce D. I DFFT-
BAUGU of Redrord tguushir as 81 caudiiIt.. FIR
sheriff subject m the decision or the Daroeratic
cour,tv roi,yeptior
Wasre ami f,ori7,I 70, ,,,,,.1,.s ROBFRT STErE
NAN of Rra,I,, nm, os O .a.,.iil +f 5,- .i,o l4,
of sheriff .nbircf ~ tbe 5o,si,r',f Iba no9c-gt.
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,,lrr-a uTsGU MOORE af I,sIf,rd ~ os con.
1idsfa Car sheriff snhIa.t 10 ,Io Jcaision of he
D,,..,,,io ll,l,,,t,, Ir,J,.,-ri,
~, .rs a,,tl,,ri,S4 f., a,,,,,,,..t t,F0 u HORN
of .rrisou IN candidate for Sheriff subject to
the decision af ba Democratic Cpuntv C.rv..gfion
We ara surborized % 81. rounre IEN'Y FlIrEE
If Middle Wo Iba~r,, to,yusaip as 81 candidate far
sheriff snhiart to he decision Of the Democratic
county contention
Mn EDITOR .-Piease announce GEO STEEL,
of II ,pcwei township. as a candidate for sheriff.
subject TO the nomination of the Democratic couu-
ty convention
Weg-o authorized 70 announce JOHN C. FL
cam Hr,gdtaD tfn as 81 candidate for sheriff
sbi..t n ibn dt..s.;gr oF The Dr1norralie c,nrtv
convention
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IN Dii'i. - i''S7 e1Ip"'iLioo y = -,
f $500. Tie fit - - 80 - ,-t u,
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w., ,1,tt..r;,,,i >, -,,,'.,ro, no SNfoTrSU
T. - So, 50. 81 -, -
ciate Judge. subject to the decision of the Demo
cratic County Convent H.
We are authorized TO announce JOSEPH Sell
LEBS. Of Bedford township as a candidate tor
AsSociate Judge, subject to the decision Of the
DemocFttic county convention
Mr.. EDITOR Please announce GEORGE W.
GJMP, OF \ ,pier township. as a candidate for As
socja'e Judge subject 70 the decision of the Dem
Ocratc county convention.
We are authorized to announce JOHN C
BLACK Of Bloody Run. as q candidate for AssOci-
ate Judge. subject TO the decision of the Democrat
ic county convention
r01J7yTSSUlA-EP
Mn FDrrop -. pIen.a o,,,-o,,rca Tos.,t S,,,ser
Of Napier fovusbin as a oandidqta fr C,,nIois
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a GIVE NECESSITY.

I Hittlid tllC b1dN tANe4 WI NAlISS VI 'I-
maxim ito the victors belong the
spoils." Since 1861, the Republicans
have had a just claim to the eenioymeEt
( of Office, and most valiantIy have they
asserted their right. Therecolds show
that t,cice as many appointments We're
made in the cirH ssrrice under Mr.. Lin
. coin a. have been made by all Of his pre-
decessors. Of this, Democrats had no
right 10 complain, aud ior five years
obey have patiently "stood out in the
cold" and despite the subtle acts Of a
despotic foe have gaIlantly maintained
their principles and their organization.
Suppose there is ditficultyin deciding
which wing Of the Republicans is the
party that triumphed in 1861 and 1864,
. it stilI does not affect the Democracy,
and can in no manner entitle them to
claim the spoils Of Office.
If the President would assume to
dictate TO Congress whom they should
select to fill the offices at their disposal
he would justly merit and would an
doubtadly receive the severest Eehuke,
and yet he has precisely the same right
to do this as Congress has to dictate to
him the recipients ofhis official favors.
I Upon this subject the Radicals have
themselves settled the question. Vino
7 does not remember that within a brief
two years the Radical 5hibboleth was,
THE PRESIDENT IS THE GOVERN
NENT. Oppose the. President and you
I oppose the Government. All men are
traitors who do not support the Presi-
( dent" Such were the daiIyurterances
Of the shoddy loyuliats. Mr. Lincoln
himself sanctioned the doctrine, and
their whole party acted upon it. The
unlawful seizure and Imprisonment Of
thousands nj Democrats have indelibIv
impressed upon our minds this doe
t,.f,a j., MI =. Io,o,+b a,d hraad,b If
y then, Lincoln, as President, was the
, Government 90 Johnson =, President
: +ho Government and we commend
,,.1i,. t,,o .,,.,r;o.. b, rrdor,. ,ra.
-ad to- o.,~.
Tho otfica. arc j., the o,ifr If. tho Fv-
acrriva rfba baIiaras his ,oti,,. viii
.,.a r-r;o,. and ..;,.o ,,..,..,,s,;+ p.
=, to the Whole people. and if he believe.
he can strengthen his cause through
t the offices At his disposal. he should at
z once and determinedlv use the means
, the Constitution and laws have given
- him. Three ffths of She Republicans
q are with the President. but through
! fha controlling influence of their party
machinery their voice Is srifed. they
+, are induced 20 be sileatby the false a.
: surauce that ad vii. yc, be- well: lhat
! the diferenceawilIy yet be healed. They
e forget that Andrew johnson proclaim
e ed from the steps Of the Presidential
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Judgeand Commissioner. 81. 90; Poor Director and
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per thousand when not less than one thousand are
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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-10-20

A TRIBUTE TO GALLANTRY.-A cor
respondent of the Huntsville (Ah.) In
dependent, in his "Memoirs of the 10Th
Alabama" relates the following incident
of charge made by the regiment upon
the Federal works on the 28th of July,
1864, during the seige of Richmond:
So fatal was the charge the regiment
made, that seven color bearers were shot
down in succession; the last, seeing the
flag about to fall from the crushed arm
that bore it, seized the shattered staff
and waving it far in advance, planted it
upon the enemy's breastworks just as the
death-wound struck him; ere the regi-
ment could follow him, Overwhelming
numbers forced them to fall back, and the
colors remained in the hands of the ene-
my. But it is gratifying to know that
such peerless courage was appreciated
even by the foe for, two months later,
when the regiment again passed the spot,
a neat looking mound near the fortifca-
tions, with the following inscription on
its head-board, marked his resting-place
"Here lies the color-bearer of the 10Th
Alabama Regiment. He was brave
soldier, and planted his colors upon our
works May he rest in peace !"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-10-20

A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
The New York Day Book INDUCED in the
following comments on the election of
Fred. Douglass as delegate to the "sncak
Convention" at Philadelphia.
Fred Douglass, the well-known Cabling
molatto, has been elected delegate from
this sta;e to the "Solthren loyal Conven-
ton" of f"mean whites and sneaks" to be
held in Philadelphia. Greeley says he is
rcjoiccd at this, and declares that his
friends are not on " willing but anxious to
have "loyal niggers" in their conventions
We are rcjoiced at it, too, and We trust
Fred. may be also elected to the Fenton
and Greeley State Convention as dele
gate from Rochester. That city has some
meaner white men than Fred. possibly
can be as a niger, and we trust that he
will be sent without fail. The onl " objec-
ton that can be urged against Fred. s
going to the Philadelphia Convention is,
that he will degrade himselfin associating
with such mean white trash as Jack Ham
iIton, Michael Hahn, King Cutler and
Calvin Pepper. Fred. is a rather proud
darkey, and don't like to lower his dignity
much. However, We trust he will 60,
and if tho "Southern sneaks" who will be
there not to behave themselves little
like gentlemen ought to, we advise Fred,
and the "colored gemmen" who may ac-
company him, to secede and start a
"Loyal Convention" on their own hook.
Since Amalgamation Tilton has sent forth
q decree "that no man shall be next
President of the United States who does
not ask permission of the negro" nigger
stock has "riz." BY the way, if the ne
groes are to rule the country by proxy,
would it not save vast deal of trouble
and expense for the white race to abdicate
&nd give the whole government up in
their hands What is the use of doing
indirectly what might be done more easi.
ly, expeditiously, and cheaply, directly,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-10-20

THE REMOVAL OF STANTON-The
news comes from Washington, says the
Day Book, that Edwin NJ. Stanton, the
vilest of mankind, will now certainly
leave the Cabinet We have heard this
rumor SO oftea, that we begin to distrust
1t entirely, and shall wait for its realiza-
ton before we give it our confidence. In
connection with this report comes another
rumor which we exceedingly regret to
hear. 1t is said that President johnson
intends to break the fall of Stanton by
giving him the mission to Madrid IN 9TH
er words, to let him escape from the
country unwhipt of justice. If Stanton
should have the good luck to get away
from these shores, it is not likely that he
will ever return. He will hide his cow
ardly carcass in some obscure European
town, where he can live in quiet on the
plunder he has bagged, and where the
avenging hand of justice cannot reach
him.
We beg President johnson, however,
not to befriend the criminal, but turn him
loose on the society he has outraged. The
American people do not intend ever to
forgive Stanton or Joe Holt. In some
way these wretches must be brought to
justice in this life, unless in the meantime
death steps in and summons them to a
higher than earthly tribunal.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-10-20

Nothing can exceed the tenacity will
which the Mongrelites hold on to the
word "Un1 1on," and nothing is more re-
markable than the meaning now attached
by them t4 the term. "a Union man"
now means person in favor Of negro
voting, neg gro inflammation, in fact, in IA
vor of fore ing or the people of the South
just such a constitution as old John Brown
and his gang of blacks and whites got up
in Canada. "a Unionist" now indicates
white ma b, negro and nlolatto. To
be "loyal' is to acknowledge that Sambo
has the same rights as white men in every
respect, AMI must be admitted to all social
rs we'll as r political privileges. Just now,
the Mongrdl papers groan with alledged
outras"s HPon ''the Unionists" of the
southern States. Who oare those "Union-
lists 7" Nd so debascd that they desire
to herd with negroes-whose hate against
their own white brethren is so intense
that they are willing to degrade their
blood and the blood of their children, in
order to gain political power and revenge
themselves on their neighbors. IF it is
po siJle to conceive baser villains than
Jack Hamilton, Parson Brownlow, Du-
rant, Michael Hahn, Il ed on,ne genms, a
man must be blest with greater imagina.
tion than has ever fallen to the lot Of any
poet or novelist of ancient or modern
Zines. And it is these men who are
paraded as "the suffering Unionists" oi
the South7-as the greatest patriots and
purest martyrs the world ever saw
Madam Roland exclaimed, "Liberty
how many crimes are committed in thy
name| We may well say, "Union
Union how damnablc are the villainies
which have been committed in thy name p
Let it be remembered when Mongrel
paper speaks of "Union man." it means
that he is for negro suffrage and negro
equality in their fullest sense. Consciou-
how unpop plar their real sentiments are,
the Mongrels veil their cause under the
popular cry of "Union" The only won
der is that single person in all this wide
land should be so stupid as to be deceived
by them Day Book.