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Drum Ecclesi astic."

The decline of real religion among US
during the last four years, has not escaped
the observation of thinkers in other coun-
tries. The reverend doctor who edits the
British Quarterly Review has called atten-
ton to that painful fact in the following
language
During the last four years the ''drum &C.
clesiastic" has sounded loader than any
other. Christian pastors have taken the
first place among secular politicians, and
the passions which have moved the civil
organizations of the Church in an equal
degree. 1t is easy to see how, in these
circumstances, the ecclesiastical will be af-
fected anew by the politician, If the
preacher is to become as much politician
as divine and preaching is to be transform
ed into sort of Sunday newspaper--what
next?
What next askes Doctor Vaughan of
The Quarterly Review? He asks the
questions with an 'if," it is true but then
his proviso represents what is, but too gen
orally, painful fact. Very many Of our
preachers have shown themselves in the
recent conventions of religious bodies of
the country, to be, at least, ''as much politi-
clans as divines," if, indeed, we may not
60 on to affirm that they have shown them
selves to be not at all dvines, but on the
contrary, politicians Of a most dangerous
class. And in how many cases is it not a
notorious fact that "preachirg" has been
transformed into not only "a sort Of Sunday
newspaper" but into an Indictment of some
Of the worst passions Of social and politi-
cal propaganda? Even at this peaceful
opening of new year, when the dove Of
peace futters with her olive branch against
the windows of our churches, hundreds of
congregations in the land will witness tie
sullying of their proper devotions with the
smouldering embers of those recently ex-
tinguished flames of war which are nursed,
alas too generally, in our temples, AS though
they were to be forever kept alive like the
holy fires of the Gheber. When, under
such circumstances as these, DR.. Vaughan
Of The British Quarterly asks us "wlIat
next ?" we are bound to answcr-if the
churches of the land DO net turn back to
the strict line oftheir duties of ministe:ing
in things purely spiritual, that our civil So
.ciety will become lured from religion the
only firm anchorage of law and ORDER
". Y Neus.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
EE Wilson, the Massachusetts, Sc

EE Wilson, the Massachusetts, Sena-
tor, says the condition of the negro South
is worse to-day .llan it was OIL the dav Lee
surrendered No doubt of it. and it will
be worse next year than it is now Moth
ing is wanted to make the condition of the
negro perfectly wrctched, but to make snch
IA stolid mediocrity as Wilson head of the
Freedmt n Bureau, with power and IN, ans
to take care of the negro. He has about
sense enough to expect fish to fly in the
air aud pigeons to swim in the water He
would, of course imposa on the negro the
responsibilities of white man.
What sublime spectacle of partisan
mediocrity A negro with all his equal
ity before the law Bnt the spectacle
wants something to cat and something to
wear. He wants a home. counsel and adj
wise. lie wants iLdu,try and forecast
And, with all this equality before the law
he perishes. The Southern men know
what the negro wants, and invent q plan
to supply it; but it doesn't suit Wilson. -
He wants the equality before the law; but
then it is not good To eat or wear. He
wants bread, and Wilson gives him "A stone
The task of managing these freedmen is
beyond the genius ola statesmen; m rcll
more beyond the capacity Of the dull medi-
ocrites that have won office by gnoar MT
impcrti nence and fals' rretences.--Louis-
mAe Democrat.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
The Trial ofJefferson Davis.

Attorney General Speed has replied to
the request of the Senate to know why
Jefferson Davis has not been put on trial
in letter which is rather more intelligib'e
than the bulk his opinions, but which is
still sufficiently muddy His point, as we
understand it, is this: Mr.. Davies must
be tiled in the State and District in whic h
his offense is alleged to have been commit
ted. But Chief Jnstice Chase, in whose
circuit that district lies, refuses to hold any
court there, and has not condescended to
state when he will hold one. Mr.. Speed
iustifies Mr.. Chase for this neglect and re-
fisal to perform his official duties by stat
ing that, though active hostilities have
ceased. a state of tpor al erists an the ter
ritory in rebellion" This viii certainly be
news to the mass of readers. IF it be true
what waste of.powder, thanksgiving and
rhetoric there has been since last April i'll
rejoicing over the return ofpeace! How
miserably have the people been deceived,
not merely by the newspapers, but by the
authoritative proclamations of the President
What blind conclusions have they drawn
from the surrender of Lee and Johnston,
the re-establishment of the national flag
and the restoration of State Governments
all over the South! When shall we have
another drafta Why don't Stanton kidnap
citizen or suppress a newspaper to arouse
us from our drowsy forgetfulncss that we
are actually in state of war!
Mr.. Speeds letter IS really hardly wor-
thy of discussion. But the conduct of
G hicf Justice Chase, for which it seeks to
apologize, deserves the gravest reprehen.
sion, and is good ground for the impeacir-
ment Of that officer. Its his business, for
which he is paid, to hold courts in his cir
cult unless he is prevented from so doing
by the actual presence there of force which
is directed to the prevention of justice and
which he is without power to resist. Ev-
erybody knows that there is no such im-
pediment nor indeed any obstacle of any
kind TO his holding court in any portion of
his circuit. Gen. Grant can travel unat-
tended from one end,,of the South to anoih
er. So can anybody else that feels dispos-
ed to do so Mr.. Chase will hardly claim
that his Importance will put him in bodily
danger in country where the leader of
the Northern armies can come and 60 with
impunty. If he needs force to assist him
in opening and holding court, he can have
as much as he wants placed at his disposal.
If he is suffering from personol fear of as
sassination, he had better resign and make
place for some jurist of less imagination
and greater pluck, who i'll be more asham.
ed ofthe delay Of justice than afraid of
visionary bullet.
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y
every o iher respect she was Ierfect Miss Ads
Becker as Fannie" was easy and graceful ..
she always is, AMI was we'll up to her part aArrah
Oonah hows your mother? Weren't 20 always tho
delight o. my heart, and didn't you delight seer.s
OF others besides Andy with your truthful rspressa.
taton of the warm hearted irish gil The other
characters did well, and upon the whole caa say
that it was a decided success.
We have yet heard no ink" stories but from
where we sat in the audience we were witness Of
pieee Of very bad taste on the part OF some sf the
young ladies, We have no doubt but what their
ard uous lab1rs had rendered them somewhat slack
about th dimity," but, little dears il would have
locked better if you had stayed in your dressing
aud eaten your pic, and not stood out in plain view
of the audience with your hands and mouths cram.
med full.
Eg Thu rsday night number of festive souls
collected in Ross beer saloon and had merry time
of it, good one for their purpose coming iu thsy
piled him wrh beer until foolishly drunk, anisthsp.
set him to singing songs Ills rendition Of Mrs.
johnson" was capital, AMI we would recommend
him to the Thespians as new attraction for their
next performance
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

O. A few days ago the mayor of Spring
field Illinois, and forty prominent citizens"
made carriage pilgrimage to the tomb of
Lincoln, OIL the invitation and at the ex-
pense of negro minstrel troupe. The
minstrels performed some "pieces which
drew forth speech from the Mayor and a
response from the leader Of the troupe. -
The Chicago Times thinks ''it must have
been monrnful to see Bones and the Tam
borine standing in reverent silence before
the tomb, their jokes hushed, and their
thoughts remote from conundrums and
double iutendres.' 1t expects that the
proprietor of the learned pig, and the ex-
hiLitor of the doublehealcd calf, will next
make pilgrimage under the mayors pro,
lection, that he hopes they "will meet with
the success which their loyalty and merito :
rious ability so richly deserve" "Wax fig
gers" seems to be looking up.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

PRAcTICAL APPLICATION OF THz DICK
INsoN DocTH1NE.-It will be remembered
that we published statement to the effect
that negro woman living near Chimbora-
20 had been delivered of puppies. We
now learn that these animals have human
heads and canine bodies they were origi-
nally Ave in number. One has died, two
have been sold to Yankee, for exhibition,
for one thousand dollars, and the wretched
woman has refused an offer Of five hundred
dollars for the two which remain. The
woman will be sent to the poor house, and
when she Is sufficiently recovered, she will
be sent to the penitcntiary. Hanging wo'd
be far 100 slight punishment for such an
abandoned outcast as this creature must be.
About forty years ago, when pine trees
were still growing on the north side of
Maine street, where twenty-ffth street now
runs, a negro woman, named Sally Ham,
was the mother of three creatures such as
we have described above, but they all died
soon after their Lirth.-Richmond Eram-
iner.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
A Good jokc.

The best joke of the season was lately
perpetrated in Baltimore by the Friends.
At large and respectable meeting of this
denomination petition Was prepared TO
be presented to Congress, asking that body
to 90 something for the Freedmen Ifthis
was done in irony, as most likely the case,
It is the richest thing of the season; but
if done in earnest it was quite cool. "Do
something for the Freedmen" :" When
we would ask, has anything been done for
the white men Congress has had almost
Its entire time, thus far, taken up with the
"Freedmen." Congress has given them
bureaus, schools, bountes, land, pensions,
farming implements, and is now trying
hard to give them the ballot and the right
20 control the white man. One thing has
been forgotten, which must be done before
the thing is complete Congress must make
an appropriation 10 buy lot of baby jun
pers for the little nigs. We believe this
would be saving to the "bureau." Do
something for the Freedmen" 1fsome-
thing be not done for the white man pretty
soon. the negroes will have it all and there
will be nothing left for him.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

HpRp TO FIND. 1t is hard TO fad an
eulogist for the late President Lincoln
Mr.. Stanton and Mr.. Holt have both refus-
ed to deliver the address commemorative
of his life, services and death before the
two houses of Congress on the 22d of Feb.
next Whether they can't do justice to
she subject, or the subject will not do JUS
tice to them, is left to conjecture. Is it
possible that these two worthless, SO soon
after their late master is dead, refuse to do
reverence to his memory? What base in
gratitude toward the dead President. If
We were allowed to suggest, we could name
O proper eulogist for Mr. Lincoln. For
isA.suse, "Brick" Pomoroy.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
LOcaland Personal

AdmIted--O. l.. Parrish was sworn in, and ad
nitted to practice us an Attorney Of the several
Courts of this County on Monday last. HIS exam
ination We learn was very credtable to him and
bespeaks success for him in bis profession
H,use BuIned--The Dwelling house of George
Harding near Shaw's mills in Nicholson, de5
troyed by fire. on Tuesday of last week. The entire
contents of the ho also destroyed 1t sup
posed to have been the work of an lncendiary.
Donation 1.-The friends of Rev. ]. G. Eckman
and lady, will make them donation VISIT at their
residence in Northumberland on Thursday afternoon
and evening Of the 18th in t.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
% Mesdame~ E. Cady Stanton,

GS Mesdame~ E. Cady Stanton, Lucy
Stone and Susan B Anthony, all of them
ardent advocates of women's rights have
addressed apetition to Congress, asking an
amendment of the Constitution of the Uni
ted States that shall prohibit hereafter the
States respectively from diSfranchis ng any
of their citizens, on tie ground of sex -
They claim that fifteen millions Of white
women have quite as much right to be in
vested with the suffrage, as four millions
of blacks.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

NATIONAL BANK NOTES.-THE Comp
troller of the Currency has proposed the
following rules for the redemption of Ma
t'onal Bank notices
First-The notes are to be redeemed by
the banks by which they are respectively
issued, and should not be returned 20 this
office in sums less than five hundred dol
lars or even multiplies of that amount.
Second--Mutlatcd notes which have
been torn or defaccd will be received when
presented by the bank that issued them
provided that all the fragments are return
ed and the engraving or signature are not
so far obliterated that it cannot be detcrm-
ined by what bank the notes are issued.
Third-Fragments should be re,leemed
by banks in full when accompanied by an
affidavit stating the ause and manner Of
mutilation, and that the missing part of the
note is totally DESTROYED. The good char
acter of the affiant should also be fully
vouched for by the officer before whom the
affidavit is taken.
As some of the National Banks have
been little crooked as to receiving mutil.
ated notes, the foregoing specific directions
it is hoped may tend to put the public on
their guard against receiving torn and de-
faced notes and teach bank officers what
are their duties in the premises.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

CHEERING.-A Democratic cotcmporary
in urging the Democracy not to be discour-
aged because our party was swallowed
up in the last election, says: Remember
the whale swallowed Jonah, Jonah was
heard of afterwards, The whale neUer."
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
Los L..

Loot in the vicinity of Nicholson Depot, on 18th Of
No emher last a Pocket Dairy.
For which the fin ier will be suitably rewarded By
Mailing sai honk to my address. Or if more cOnvs-
mont hy leaving the same in Of Mr Titas
Freight agent at the above Depot
JOHN Z. SAYLES, Jr.
Nyen, p, o. Susquehanna Co. Pa.
v5n20 3wks.
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$lz5OO W. rER ssas ,r.s'. rEa. ~

erywhcre to sell our IaPRnvEr S2U Sewing NJ Machihss
Three kin,ls Unier AMI upper feet. Wsrrsn-
ted five years. Above salary or large commissions
paid. Tne ONLY machines sold in the United States
or les. than $40 which are fully licensed by HovS,
Wheeier J. Wilson. GrOrer j. Baker, Singer i Co.
and Bdcheider. AL other cheap machlass are M
fingemenis AMI the seller or user liable 10 az
rest, fl: and impriS onment Circalirs free Ad-
lr,ss r,,rlubrI Sl4s 4 Clark Bii,sf,rt, Mstns
or at NJ 92} Brtly,y, Nv Yr"<; NJ 2}6 Car
ter St Phi'aelphil p, No. IA Lombarrs Block.
Chicag" H.; No. 10 West Fourth ST., Cineinasii,
O.; or No Spauiiings Exchange, Buffalo, N T.
,6n2l-lyear
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
Notes of Warning,

Prudent business men in all sections of
the country are alarmed at the signs of the
times, they fear a commercial revusion
compared with which the storms of 1887
and 1857, were mere summer bIeezes.-
The report of the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ has added to the fear He warned the
country Of the danger ahead, and as one
means of rendering the calamity less disas-
trous, ifneed of averting it, lie urged a re-
turn to specie payments by the speediest
possible means, and by Simultaneous re-
drction of the paper currency. To make
the suggestions of the Secretary practical,
the Chicago Republican contends that there
must be retrenchment on the part of the
government and people, and adds;
The merchant may, after lie has spent all
his money, keep up appearances for long
time, indeed. as long as he can borrow of
one bank to pay another, but the end is
certain-he must fail. The people of the
United States have not expended all their
means: they have an abundance to meet
their present debt and to pay il, if they are
prudent in their expenditure and economi-
cal i'll their habits. If, however, they con-
tinue the prodigality which was an incl
dent of the initiation produced by the war !;
if they will pursue the extravaganza which
have beei adopted during tile last five
years; if, instead of paying off the home
debt, they contract an additional foreign
debt, then the day of reckoning will speedi-
ly arrive, and will bring with it terrible
crash.
We repeat that the exigencies of the
times demand that there shall be at once
adopted and religiously observed system
Of economical expenditure. public and pri-
vate. This may not avert altogether the
financial collapse that threatens us, but it
may do much to lessen its force and reduce
its volume of disaster. Every man should
now put his house in order for the coming
Gay Of settlement, let those in debt econo
mize now while, they can; let them as soon
as practicable pay what they owe, and go
in debt no more. Let the credit system
as system, be discontinued as far as prac-
ticablc, and a man whose affairs arc best
regulated according to this policy will
have the least to dread, and will suffer less
when the result # our extravaganza and
recklessness falls upon the country.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

THE.MAsoN & HAMLIS CABINET ORGANS, forty
different sty-. adapted to sacred and secular mnsic
for 80 dollar to GOO each. Fifty-ono gold or sil
yer medals, or other first premiums awarded them
Illustrated Catalogues free. Address MASON b
HAMLIN, Boston. or Mason Brothers. New York.
v5n4ly
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that persons indebted
to the estate of Noah Newman late Of Monroe Town.
ship decd, requested to make immediate pay
ments. AMI those having claims demands against
said estate will present them duly authenticated ter
settlement to q. 60
JOHN WALL. j.. A,lH'r.
Tunkh rnnoct Dec. 70 lSG5.
v5n20 6wks
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GOING! GOING.. GONE!..

The Subs, riter, A Licensed Aucfsoneer for.Wy-
omiug, and all other CDunties III tha Unitsd 81 itss
aud New Jersey will cell at auction, stock, farm
ing implements. househt III furniture and every h ug
else yendible 10 the highest AMI best bidders,
s[g5- Addess or call in person on:
Wm. BARDWELL
rt;,tni'al ,, .y5n22t3
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Not ice.

Is hereby given that q certain stone scow lately
erected by Hiram iiaii for Jacob Fritz, and now y
wg in the River ut the mouth of Tunkhannock Greek
di lie sJidat public vesdue or auction, on the 2St
aavvf J ,uu ry 1866, at, one O"lock p. NJ, at the
mouth of said Creek in tho Borough of funkhan-
rorl Ia paymeut of IT,, amount q th' lien Of said
uaIi for work anj labor, &c upon said stone ecos
together with costs of sale. &C. said hen amounting
Sl2,1S
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
The Republican Party Must Split.

We think, with one ofour contemporaries
that the Republican party must soon split
in twain. Even if it could hang together
on the question that now threatens it with
speedy disruption, it would split up as soon
as that question is disposed of. The old
Tariff issue is showing signs of life and up
on this it will be impossible for the Repub-
licans to agree. Those in the New Eng
land States not satisfied with the enormous
profit they arc making now, will insist up
on raising the duties. Senator Sprague, of
Rhode Island, has already made move in
that direction in the United States Senate.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania will fol-
low their lead. but those of New York and
the Western States will insist upon a re-
duction ins cad of an increase of the Tariff
There has already been Free Trade
League organized in New York. It's lead
ing and most active members are infuen-
tial Republicans, and its principal organ is
the New York EUenins Post, whose edi-
tors may be classed among the fathers of
the Republican party.
The commercial interests of New York
would lie promoted by reduction Of the
duties on imported goods The same is
true ofthe agricultural interests of the
West. Branches of the Free Trade League
OF New York may therefore be expected to
be organized in the west, where they will
supe; sede the Loyal Leagues" now or
lately in existence. With the Republi-
cans of New England and Pennsylyani a
struggling for an increase of duties, and
those of New York and the Western States
fighting for free trade" a permanent di-
vision of that party would seem to be alto
gether certain.
On this, as on all other questions, the
great body of the Democratic party happi-
ly hold no extreme views They hold,
and have always held, that Tariff which
will afford sufficient revenue to defray the
ordinary expenses of an economical ad-
mnistration of the government, will also,
it levied with discrimination, afford suffi-
cient protection to the American manufac
turer to give him fair profit on his goods.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

AT the residence of the Brides fs-
ther in Sterlingvile Jan. ilih inst, by the Rev. J.
Leg, Mr.. Miles Ellis. to Miss Isabel L. Dau shtsr-
of Clark Burr Esq all of Sterlingville.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

G. William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator
has expired. The final number was issued
Last week
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
Hard oil The Breast.

The La Crosse Democrat (Brick Pome-
roy's papcr,) in an article of about half a
column bids farewell to the Bottle Imp"
of Gen. Grant, III rather severe Lut de.
served .mathen'a. Wesive an extract,
The greatest curse a mother could put
upon child would be to wish it the heart
and attributes of Ben Butler, whose sun
has at last sunk in the deepest infamy, aud
whose eternity we trust vii be spent IN the
home of has employer. Thief, robbel, aboli-
tion patriot, military plunderer, woman IN
sultrr, egotisrical ass, pet of Republicanism
child of the devil, cockeyed abortion of hu.
manity, bottled braggadocia, p.ayed out
politician, dishonored general and traitor
Gus citizen, tareueN
Bottled Blundcrer, Big Bethel Butcher,
Bigoted Braggadocia, Ben Beast Butler {!
Begone!
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17
HIRAM HALL

Condition of the wyoming National Bauk
of Tunkhannock, PA. OH the morning
of the first Monday In Jan. A, I'D,
1866.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-01-17

@- TAKING CARE OF THEIR OwN.-
We sometimes get good deal of private
information from Congressional. Directories.
The Directory Of he present congress
makes the following pirssant ibit:-A
son of Senator Clark, Of N. H., is door
keeper of tic reporters gallery; son of
Senator Cowan is clerk or his fathers com
mittee at Sc per day, with nothing to do !;
a son of Senator Doolittle-a son of Sena-
tor Howarda- son of Senator DiXnn-and a
nephew of Senator Foot,are similarly favor
ed with clerkshipS; while a nephew of Sem
ator Wade stands guard at an entrance to
the Chamber at I,2O0 for the session.
None of these. young gentl men ever saw
service in the tented field, which fact, TAX
en- in connection with the resolution, 'That
the Senate do earnestly recommend to the
citizens Of the United States the employ
ment OF discharged soldiers ct cetera, will
likely create some surprise at the "cheek"
displayed 10y that dicnifed body"