Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-10-09
THE ELECTION.

TAAE ELtIC1AONs
No election to the best Of our recollection
passed of more quiet and orderly than did
the election at this place on Tuesday last. =
The vote was larger than at any previous
election. The whole ground was canvasscd
and nearly every voter brought to the polls.
The result was most cheering for the DEM
ocratic party. The Republican party lost
heavily in this Town. '.''" ...
At the last general election the opposition
carried this Township by majority Of
SEVENTY.O ONE! And yesterday the Dem
ocratic and Conservative party carried the
Township by a majority Cor GEORGE SHARs-
WOOD Of SIXTEEN a gain of EIGHTY.
SEVEN votes The whole poll last fall was
535; and yesterday 544, an increase Of
NINE. This is the first time the Democracy
have been triumphant in Bloom Township
for many years. They bore their success
with less than the ordinary amount Of
shouting and hat-throwing. The Brass
Band was brought out into the Streets and
played few very excellent and appropriate
pieces. A large bonfire was built in Main
Street, in front Of the Republican Office, Of
barrels boxes, &c. &C., which was kept up
for several hours, making most beautiful
illumination. The Radicals, with some few
exceptions, wore terribly long faces; the
large bright fire affordng all an excellent
opportunity of seeing the elongated countc-
nanccs as they appeared outside Of their
houses, stores and shops At about ten
o'clock there was not Radical to be seen /;
when upon inquiry as to the scarccness Of
these individuals, some wag, remarked that
they had 'gone il their holes and drew the
hole in after them" The words "copper"
head" traitor" "sympathiscr," were not
so readily applied to Democrats as in pre-
vious elections. There seemed to be too
many Democrats the epithcts not being
sufficient to go round.
The Radicals being so completely routed,
they were as tame as doves. A glorious VIC
tory has been achieved The Democrats arc
juLi!ant. Radicalism put down and fair
indications are that the State is redeemed.
As far as heard from, the gains arc on the
side Of the Democracy. In Philadelphia
the election returns arc most encouraging
The Democracy have gained largely in most
of the wards that have been reported. In
Allegheny city and County Williams has
not made the run was anticipated by his
friends. ...
fzg- The Bloomsburg Literary Institute
Buildings and fence being now fully com :
pletc,, to the honor of Prof. Ii. Carver the
principal of the Institute and the officers
and managers, and the school in complete
operation, it only remains for the subscribers
to meet the demands of labor, and those
furnishing materials, to put the whole school
in the very best working condition of any
other like Institution in the country.
We can say without any pretention to
fattery to the principal Or any of his teach
ers, that we never have seen anything int
way Of school regulations carried out to such
perfection and with so much satisfaction to
scholars and all concerned. The great aim
being to educate the students in every re.
spect, not only to learn them to read, write
and do sum on the blackboards, but to
educate tho mind to stady, to think, to rca-
son and revolve these things in their minds
and to employ their time yes their whole
time, and yet not to ovcr.tax them so as to
break down and discourage them, yet all the
time to stimulate and encourage, that the
minds of the young or rising generation may
be profound thinkers as well as readers,
writer's, or arith metitians, and not be left TO
idle their thoughts as well as their hands.
..... CONN.