North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-10-03
ULYSSES MERCUR AND THE NE
GROES.

The White Men of the Territories
In the House Of Representative May
18th 1866, Pending the bill TO amend the
organic acts of the territories of Nebraska,
Colorado, Dakota, Montana, Washington,
Idaho. Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico,
of hlch this is the nInth section
That within The territories aforesaid there shall be
no denial Of The eiectire franchise 10 citizens Of The
Unit.d States because IF or color and all per-
sons shall be equal before the law AM all acts
parts of acts, either of Congress the legislative
ass emblies Of the territories afOr said inconsistent
will the provisions of this act are hereby declared
null and void "
Mr. Lel}lond moved to strike ont this
section which was disagreed to-yeas 81
Democrats and conservatives. Nays rs
Radicals-ot whom ULYSSES MERCUR
THE PRESENT RADICAL CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS IN THIS DISTRICT WAS ONE
The bill with the above section in it was
then passed-yeas, 10, all rsdicals--Me:-
cur being one of them--to nays 4S, all
Democrats and conservatives.
SAME as. THE WHITe MEN OF THE
DISTRICT OF CoLUMBIA.-ln the House of
Representatives, January 18th 1866. The
bill extending the right of suffrage in tn e
District Of Columbia the fist section of
which reads As follows was under final
consideration:
Be Il enacted, DC That from all laws and parts of
laws Prescribing the qualifications Of electors for any
Office i'll ihe District of Columbia the word "white"
he, ard The same is hereby. stricken out and that
from and after the passage of this act person shall
be disqualified from voting ut any electi on held In
the SAID District on account Of color.
On the fiUal passage of the above Dill
which was passed, yeas ll6-all radicals of
whom Ulysses MERCUR Was oNE--Nays
"a Democrats aud conservatives.
SANE as. WHrTE SOLDIERS. s.-July 9th
and 2Sth were the two last days OF the
session. During the excitement attendant
upon the close OF congress, the civil appro-
pl iatIon bill was passed, and the bill for
the admission Of Nebraska. Page 1872.
incorporated with the appropriation bill
was the provision for the Increased pay Of
Congressman, and for equalization Of boun-
ties to sol.iiers. Mr. Nercur voted against
the measure, on it, final passage, and
consequently voted against the bounty for
soliicrs and against the increased pay to
himself But he receaved the pay he did
not cote for. The soldier has to stand
back Though Congress voted him a
bounty. they did not ,ote any money to
pay the bounty!
SANE as. WHITE Men EvEEYwHERE.--
MEkCUR voted for every rooicol
MEASURE OF the Rump Congress and against
every conservative and comciliafory prop
o>ition.
He p0tea
To vest the functions of Legislation in
Secret Committee of lnqIisitors.
To Or vent free discussion.
To insult the Representatives of the
people of sovereign States by public dis
courtesies.
TO infringe upon the Reserved Right of
Regulating the Suffrage of each State.
For additional Negro Soldiers in the
standing army.
For cxt~avagant schemes of public plum
der. For grants of Public Lands to Corpo-
rations and Monopoies.
For heavy taxes on articles of necessity
for poor men.
For the remission of Taxes to Rich Cor
poratlons--by allowing them to collect it
from the people ---.
@ For an annual tax Of over ELEV-
EN- MILLIONS of dollars to support the
Negro. .......
For Test Oaths.!
For Military Rule in time Of Peace :!
For Negro Equality :! +,
For Negro >uffi fiage!!
WHAT ULYSSES MERCUR VOTED AGAINST
Against State Representation.
Against the Restoration of the Habeds
Corpus
Against the Presidents patriotic vetoes.
Against the Equalization of Bounties to
Soldiers and Sailors.
Against the Constitution.
Against the Union
In reviewing the official acts of Mr. Con-
gresham Mercur, the bradford Argus SAYS:
The honest, thinking, conservative peo-
pie of this Congressional District will be
with the course OF their rep
resentative. They never intended he shod
support Nrgro Suffrage. They never in-
tended to keep the Union divided. They
never intended to scatter with profigate
hands, tor doubtful ends, the hard earned
n oney of the People. They ask for Re- !
form. They desire retrenchment, THEY |
DEMAND RECONCILIATION. But
it must oe pressed home on the CON-