Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-03-14

at least FIFTY THOUSAND.
The Thugs-The Strangers of
the Union.
Mr.. Vallsodingham, in arecent speech
in Dayton, dsnouuces the Radicals OF
the Rump Congress as Thugs strangers
of the Union" This, certainly appears
to US rather an appropriate name for
class Of fanatics, who have been banded
together for SO many years in this coun-
try for the yilest of purposes, the murder
Of its citizens and the straugling Of re-
publican institutions. Thuggism has ex.'
isted in India for over two thousand
years. and the lives sacrificed by the
Thugs, in conformity with their fanati-
cal ideas, may be estimated by the mill
ion.. So has it been with our modern
Thugs, only they have, in four years,
sacrificed more lives than their prototypes
did in thousands. The ancient Thug
held ss-angling his victim as religious
principle, and that same principle gov.
erns the modern Thug. They would
straDgle all the constitutional rights of
the citizen. During the existenc of our
civil war they strapgled the rights of
free speech, Of free press, of free thought
and of personal liberiy;and now ths war
is ended, they are engaged in ssrangliDg
the sovereignty Of eleven States of this
Union, and the rights of millions of free
white citizens in those States. The an-
cient Thug held it as . fundamental
part of his creed, that the ties of friend
ship, of country and Of race. must give
way before the claims of the over-m a..
ing fanatical impulse that sent him forth
upon the highway as a murderer and
secret ASSASSIN. The fanaticism of our
modern Thugs is not a whisless potent in
its influence, and scarcely less destructive
in It's demands upon the zealot who en-
braces it aad gives way to its devilish
impulses. The application Of this title
therefore, by Mr.. Vallsudingham. who
has felt the hug of these fanatics, but,
fortunately, escaped with his life, ap-
pears to US very appropriate.
RePuBticAs CAsDIDaTE FOR GoTERsoR.-
on Wednesday last the Republican State
Convention assembled at harrisburg and
placed in nomination as their candidate
for Governor, Maj Gen. John w. Geary.
Keichum aud Moorehead were his oppo-
nents but he seemed 10 have the "insiJe
track" at the start, aud he was nominated
on first ballot. 7e
Oufopponexis, strange enough, prefer an
sposiate Democrat TO a regular "Simon
| pure" Of their own party. They not only
! accept the treason but reward the traitors,
and hat 10 at the expense Of Hle-long mem
bers OF their own party Kelchnm is an.
original Re 7ubIlcsn, oil courss he had no
chance. So mole il be. -fs
!
JUSTICE READ on the 20th of last
month delivered the opinion Of the court
in the great railroad controversy, be-
tween the Philadelphia and Erie ard
the cPennsylvauia Railroad companies
as complainants, against the Catawissa
great Western and Reading railroad
companies. The decision is in favor of
the complainants. a Sos
This will be sad news and very dis
coursging to the energetic aud enterpris-
ing people who are labcring for the Lit
tie Fishing creek railroad.
This decision, il it should stand, will
Of course nullify the agreement between
he Atlantic and Great Western, the
Reading, East Pennsylvania; and other
Railroads, for the construction af rival
route from Philadelphia to the West, vid
the Reading and Catawissa Railroad
It is understood, however that an appeal
from Justice Read will bs taken 10 the
Supreme Court in banc. The case will
then be re-argued, andis is TO be hoped
that his opinion will be reversed.
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KEEP it before the people that the Re-
publican proclaimed that the 'adminisira-
lion is the government, that it was trea
son tooppose the government, and that
be who was not absolutely for the gov
erDment-that is the Presidcnt-uas
against il, and was a traitor. and then
keep il before The people that the Repub-
ie0n DOES, NOT SUPPORT THE
| PRESIDENT. ~ - e~s + ..s,sve-
e KEEP it befor the people that on the
2ud of March 1866, the Pennsylyania
State Senate passed aicconeureut reso-
luton by a strict party COTE asking Sen
ator Cowan to resigD; as that Senator
CowaD is 10 favor of President JohDson's
policy and against Stevens and the Re
publican. .,s,s,s ssaasy.2 esss, b.,.,
= DEAD Duck Forney says the Pbila