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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

tried on Connecticut, on Delaware, on
Kentucky, on New York and Illinois,
The Washington Chronicle delights to
speak of this regard for State governments
as "a baleful heresy," to be eradicated
wherever it presumes to show itself. Lit
tie thinks the,inconsiderate and untaught
writer Of that phrase that with the over
throw of the local governments by Con-
gress we secure the destruction OF the
general government under the Constltu-
ton. If that is indedd "heresy" under
which we have lived so long, and pros
pered beyond parallel in all history, 1t
is one that deserves at least stout de-
fence at the hands of free people, before
it is flung as tribute of fear to the de-
mands of a passionate partlzaDship.
The Reconstruction business was pro-
fessedly entered upon for the benefit oil
the South and the safety of the North !;
it is to be pushed to the limit of destroy
ing the Northern and Southern States to-
gether. These are not patriots nor reform
ers, nor greater lovers.of liberty who wo'd
take the nation throngh so wild dance to
death they are revolutionary conspirators
greedy of supreme power. who scott at the
rights of States and the solemn pledges OF
their populations, and would have us all
under their feet. Ifthey are to be believ-
ed, all this sacrifice of blood and treasure
that the whites of the South should be dis
franchlsd, the negroes invested with the
ballot, and every State, North and South,
that refuses to yield them partiza sup
port, should be placed under the heavy
hand of military power. And they have
the effrontery to pirate of "a republican
form of government" iof "progress," OF
''philanthropy," aud of a 'larger liberty !!
So did their insane predecessors in France
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
A white Mans Government.

The Ohio (Radical) Legislature has been
finally goaded into submitting the ques-
ton of negro suffrage to. the people OF that
state. They fought shy on it during the
greater portion of the session, and, while
all the time in favor of it, were unwilling
to give the question fair and square en-
dorsement. But the Democrats were de-
termined to make them toe the mark, and
it was such plain talk as the following
from which there was no escape, that fin
ally drove them to it. 1t is an extract from
a speech of Hon. Mr.. Putnam, Demo
cratic member of the Legislature:
" The Democratic party is willing that
this Republican Legislature shall submit it
to the people, and make 1t an issue In the
approaching election. We are wiling to
go before the people with you upon the
well defined proposition, whether We will
share the administration of our State Gov
ernment with negroes or not. We have
no fears of the result. The intelligence Of
the people is sufficient assurance of your
defeat. But, sir, it is preposterous to ask
Democrats to assist you in the submission
of this question. One of the cardinal ten
cts of our faith is that this is a white mans
Government, made by white men for white
men. During the past five or six years Of
agitation, looding to this result, we have
fought you earnestly, although | regret to
say, unsucccssfnlly, and now in the appar-
ent elimination OF your schemes, it would
lily accord with the pluck of thel grand old
party to lower its standard and desert Its
faith. If it goes down upon this PROPOSE
ton, it will be with its banners fl. ing and
its drums beating, But in the face Of the
events Of the past six years, | can not see
how gentlemen on the other side can con
sistentiy refuse to submit the proposition.
If were 10 ember of the Radical party,
and endorsed the action Of this Congress
10 forcing negro equality upon the people
of the District of Columbia and of the Ter
ritories, AMI favored the Military Bill just
passed, which has only for its object negro
suffrage by compulsion in the. South, L
would not come here with my knees quak-
ing and my teeth chattering, when the
proposition is made to extend the right CT
suffrage to the negroes of Ohio. [ would
have the manhood to be consistent, and
would be perfectly willing to extend to the
| negroes OF MY own State the blessings and
privileges which | had extended to their
| race in other localities. lou
Radicals have not the moral courage to
endorse your own d !. mas, bat come whin-
ing like whipped ours to the Democracy,
and ask them to share the responsibility
with you. Shame on such representatives
oil principle! There is not man among
you who is not favorable 20 the proposition,
but you are towards and are afraid of the
responsibility. Here upon tins floor, in
the name of the Democracy in Ohio,
challenge You to contest upon this ques-
| ton. You have forced negro suffrage up
on the unwilling people Of the Territories
and of the District of Columbia, and | now
| dare you to make the issue IL Ohio"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
What 1t Means.

A very common exclamation in these
days, by hard working mon, upon hearing
the amount OF their taxes, is ''what does it
mean %
We can tell all those who have been
voting the Abolition ticket for the past six
years what it means in very few senten-
ces,
1t means that You have been voting to
rob yourselves, for the purpose of enrich
ing as rapacious set of scoundrels as ever
lived.
1t means that you have been helping to
build up moneyed aristocracy, who by
their money control the legislation of the
country for their own interests.
1t means that you are paying the tares
ofyour rich meighbors, who have their
thousands invested in exempt" bonds.
1t means that you have become serfs to
the "loyal" lords of the Abolition party.
Itmeans that you arc paying the bill
for reducing you to the level of negroes.
Il means that National debt is a Ma
tional curse,
1t means that unless you want your sons
to lead life of slavery, you must hurl
from power the thieves who, under the
disguise OF loya'ists, are making this coun-
try despotism and its people its slaves.
1t means that you are unworthy the
name of freedom, if yon longer consent to
bear the burden OF your bond-holdlng
neighbors.
Compare the above with your tax re-
ceipts and see if they do not :any'-.Seran.
ton Register.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

NEGRO RIoT.-A negro riot occurred
at Richmond, Virginia, on the 9th. 4 large
crowd of darkies gathered to see trial
between two fire engines. A fight took
place among them, and the police arrested
one of the combstants. The mob rescued
him, and he was recaptured but again res
cued by the mob, the negroes throwing
paving stones, injuring the captain of po-
lice. two sergeants and one private, very
severely. The mob swelled to nearly a
thousand darkies, when Gen. Schofeld sent
np company of soldiers, and went him
self, but, although he spoke to the mob and
commanded them to disperse, his orders
were disregarded. The soldiers then charg
ed bayonets an! dispersed the darkies 1t
is pretty evident the born citizens of
African descent do not know exactly how
to use their new found privileges.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
Negroes In Cars.

If white man unac companicd by la
dy. mo matter how much of a gentleman
he may BEL attempts to enter a railroad
car devoted to ladies and their escorts, he
is stopped by the conductor or brakeman
ard sent into a car devoted exclusively to
men. Remonstrance is useless, and there
is no rnlc or law by which he can compel
a conductor TO allow him to choose a car
and a seat for himself On the other hand
if a negro, unaccompanied by negress,
(no matter how dirty, hideous, or ill-bohav-
ed he may be,) offers to get into the ladies'
car, the conductor and braGesmen are
bound by the law passed by the Radicals
of the Cameron Legislature to allow him
to do so. If they do not, both they and
the officers of the railroad company by
whom they are employed will be liable to
prosecution, fine and Imprisonment. Is
thispegro equality? No; it is more; for,
under that law the white man has not the
same privileges as buck negro. Any
he darkcy can enter the ladies' car and
force himself into the same seat with
white lady, and no one, at the lisk Of fine
and imprisonment, can prevent him; but
no white man can so much as enter the
car. For all these "bIeSsings," good ladies'
and gentlemen of Pennsylvania, you are
indebted to the Radicals of the Legislature,
who passed The bill, and to John w. Gea-
~. who signed it. Don't you feel thank
full to them?
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

IMPORTANT TO SoLLIERs. One Of the
acts of toe last Legislature was to require
the Recorders of the several counties to
place on record the discharges of soldiers,
so that in case CT their being lost or de-
strosed the proofs will still remain on
the county records. The following is the
act as passed;
AN ACT to authorize the Recorders of Deeds in
the several Counties of this Comm Inweath to re-
cord the Discharges of all honorably discharged
officers and soldiers
SECTION / BE 1t enacted, &c, That the
Recorders of Deeds in the several Counties
of this Commonwealth are hereby author
lied and required to record all fnal dis
charges of commissioned and non-cOm-
missioned officers and privates, upon ap-
plication being made to them by the hold
ers of the same, aud that the recording of
the same shall not be subject TO the pay
ment Of the State tax.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
Democratic Triumphs.

The returns from Kentucky, though not
complete from the Eighth and Ninth Dis
tricts, indicate the election of full Demo-
cratic delegation to the Fortieth Congress
This will be most gratifying result. Tie
majority on the popular vote in the State
will exceed that by which Duval was cho-
sen Clerk of the Conrt of Appeal in 1866,
which was over thirty-seven thOuSand-
The contest was bravely fought bv the
Democracy. KenluckyiS is for the Unior,
and her Representatives will join the small
but gallant band o. Democrats in Con-
gress, ard vote and speak for immediate
reconstruction under the Constitution
The result in Kentucky will have an in
spiriting influence upon the Democrats OF
Tennessee, and nerve them for the fight
in which they are now engaged. The
Radicals have not vet su6dued the indom
liable Democracy Of the South st.-Age
Add to this the result in Connecticut
in Maryland, and in Lancaster, the home
Of Thad. Stevens. where in spite of Legis
lative gtrrymandcring, aud Radical money
and appeals, Sanderson. the Democratic
Candidate for Mayor. was re elected BY al
increased majority of over 300, and the re
suit is lsost gratifying. As an offset, the
Radicals claim Sprague's farm, sometime:
called Rhode Island, which they have car
ried ty reduced majority.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

TEMPERANcE.-An honest Dutchman
had felt the bad effects of intemperanee on
himself, and then gave it Up. One of his
friends asked why he did so:
81 will tell you how it vas," said he,
"puts my hand on mine head. and vas Won
pig pain. Den | put mine hand on mine
pelly and dere vas another. Dere vas very
much pains in all mine body. Den | puts
mine band in mine pocket and dere vas
noting. So LINED nit de temperance
Now dere vas no more pain In mine head.
The pains in mine pelly vas all gone away.
/ puts mine hand in mine pocket and dere
vas twenty tollars. So | will stay NIT to
temperance"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
re jefferson Davis was brought u

EF Jefferson Davis was brought up
on writ Of habeas corpus, and released from
military confinement, which he has endur-
ed for two years past. lie was immedi-
ately re-arrested By the civil authorities on
the charge Of treason, ard again released
on bail of one hundred thousand dollars
in which Horace Greeley, Augustus Schell,
and seventeen others, were bound for his
appearance Al the November term Of Court
The distinguished prisoner with Mrs. Da
Wis, Immediately started to Canada, on q
visit to their childlen, who are attending
schoo, there.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

A correspondent writing of Salt Lake
City, says: This singular town covers an
area of about nine square mlles-that is,
three miles each wav. 1t is one of the
most beautifully laid ont cities in the world.
The streets are very wide, with water run
ning through nearly every one of them
Every block is surrounded with beautiful
shade trees, and almost every house has its
neat little orchard of apple, peach, apricot
and cherry trees. In fact, the whole nine
square miles is almost one continuous or
chard."
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

@ When Garrison, the wretch who
called the Federal Constitution a league
with death and covenant with hell" was
leaving Boston harbor he was honored with
a salute from q revenue cutter! This
coming from vessel belonging to the Gov
ernment whose constitution he denounced,
is an insult TO the nation which calls for
the immediate dismissal of the officer by
whose orders the salute was fired, He
should not be allowed to remain a day long
er than is necessary to cashier him.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION

The Democratic State Committee, at its meeting,
on January 29th at Harrisburg, adopted the follow
ing resolutions
lst, That the regular Convention of the party for
nominating a candidate for the Supreme Bench, be
held al Harrisburg, on the SECOND TUESDAY of
June 1867 at E2 clock VI and that said Conven-
tion be composed OF the usual number Of delegates
I'd. In addition thereto, it is recommended to the
Democracy Of Pennsylvania to FORTHWITH elect
in the usual IN nner, two delegates, of recognized
position and Influence in the party for each Repre-
sentative district who shall in Mass Convention
at Harrisburg, on day to be fixed by the Chair
man of the State Central Committee.
By Order OF the Democratic State Committee.
WM. A WALLACE, Chairman.
3, L. FOSTER, Secretary.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

E9- An exchange thinks that Solomon
meant to rebuke men like the Jacobins of
America, when he SAID: "These six things
doth God hate; yea seven are an abomin
alton to him; a proud look; a lying
tongue hands that shed innocent blood ;
a heart that desireth wicked imaginations
feet that be swift in running 10 mischief ;
a false witness that speaketh lies; and
him that soweth discord among brethren"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
Wkere ths Money Goes,

The State Appropriation Bill, as origi.
nally gotten up and passed by the House.
appropriated more than one million dollars
in excess of the estimated receipts At
the last hour the Senate cut it considera.
bly,, SO as to make the expenses little more
than the receipts, S4,695, 5,294, For the
education of soldiers orphans, tie amount
was reduced from $45O,O0O to 100000
The way Of members was reduced to $1,000
for the session, instead of s., 500, as origi
rally contemplated. The Dixmount ap-
preparation was cut down from $66,0S2 to
$4,000; for the House of Refuge, from
$4,000 to $27 600; for St. Paurs Orphan
Asylum, from $15, 900 to 5000. The law
granting pensions to the soldiers Of 1872
and their widows was repealed The Pen
itentiary appropriation was fixed at $50,
500. the usual sum. The project Of the
extension of the prison has been abandon
ed for the present,
The following are the prominent items
of the bill:
Interest on the funded debt Sl,8O7,134
Expenses of Legislatures, salaries,
mileage stationery, &c 10000
Judges of the Supreme Court 27,500
For the education of the destitute
orphans of soldiers and sailors 100000
For support of common schools 100000
State Agency at Washington $4,000
Antictam National Cemetery 5000
Gettysburg Battle Association 5000
DisinteIing and removing to the
place of burial the bodies of
PENNSYLVANIA soldiers $4,000
For INDECENT pupils in the institu-
tion for deaf and dumb $4,000
For iudigent pupils in the institu-
tion for the blind $4,000
Pennsylvania Lunatic Asylum 10000
Homes for FriendIcss Children 5000
En!arglng Governors mansion 10000
Salary ofthe Governor 5000
OF the Secretary Of the Common
wealth $500
OF the Deputy Secretary 1850
OF the Auditor General $500
OF the Attorney General 5000
Ofthe Surveyor General 1900
OF the Adiutant General 2.20O
OF the State Treasurer LOO
OF the Superintendent of Common
schools 1900
Of the State Librarian 1000
OF tie Superintendent of Public
Printing 800
nor 1000
OF Superintendent of soldiers or
phans l,7O0
For Law Judges in Allegheny coun-
ty, 5000 each 25,C0O
Dixmonnt G5.000
Pittsburr Soldiers Home $1,000
Western Pcnitcntiary 10000
House of Refuge, pilS5urg $4,000
School of Design, Pittshurg 1890
St. Paui's Orphan Asylum, Pitts
burg 5000
| Pensions and Gratuitles 1000
| Public Printing $4,000
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
TUNKHANNoCK, Pa.
Wednesday. May IS, 1867.

The Dem0crlt ltic Standing Committee
for the County of Wyoming requested TO meet
at the Court Hsuse IN tn, Borough of Tunkhannock
on Saturday the llth day Of May next,
at 10 o'clock P. n, for the Transaction of important
business,
The following named persons are members Of the
Committee ! Perry Wilsey, Henry Brown, Miller
Pa atterson Welln gton Lee C. L. Vaughn, E. J.
Nowry, Lewis Ager Harrison Comstock.
III C. L. C0NKLIN,
we. Chairman.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
Conversion Of SeVen-ThIrty Bonds.

There is an erroneous impression en-
tertained by the holders of the Seven Thir-
ty bands, which ought to be removed, 1t
is this: that these bonds can be converted
any time after maturity. They are con-
vcrtble now or at maturity, and not after
ward. The Secretary of the Treasury, by
giving notice tha. conversions may be
made before maturity. has taken away any
excuse for claiming conversion after the
notes mature. The law under which the
seven-thirties were issued left the Sccrcta-
ry at liberty to bargain with takers of the
notes. On this point the act of June 80,
1854, provides that:
Any treasury notes issued under the
authority of this act.
BY virtue of fthis discretionary power, the
Secretary issued the seven-thirty notes
with the following condition and bargain,
plainly printed on the back of the notes;
At maturity convertible, at the option
of the holder, into bonds redeemable at
The pleasure Of the Government at anv
time after five years and payable twenty
years from the 18th Of August, 1867, with
interest at six per cent, per aunum, paya-
bic semi annually. in com.
This is on the August notes { 1st series. }
The same Is on the back Of the I'd and Sd
series, with the time changed to June 10
and July l5, 1868. 1t is plain that on the
very next day after the seven thirties ma
ture the holder loses the right of couver-
sion, and it is now quite evident that th"
Government will pay the notes, not timely
presented, in money.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

81 An intense Radical named Boyd,
of Washington city, can't get registered
and consequently can't vote, because, dur
ing Polk's administration, he was sent to
the penitentiary for stealing negroes.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

EgFrom present appearances, the grand
entertainment which has been SO long
promised by Butler, Ashley & Co, in the
impeachment OF the President, is likeI y to
plove "fzze." A Washington CORES
noadent of several OF the New England
papers writes as follows: The bargain
ing during the last month between the
President and Republican Senators, and
between d" Democrats" and Republicans,
has had the effect of weakening the passion
for impeachment | have not sen poll
tician in fortnight who believes the Pres
idcnt will be impcached." Certain would
bc-great men are beginning to see, from
the signs of the times, "that there is God
in Israeli and Il at they had better be get
ting out of the way, If they wish to escape
the wrath to come What the writer
calls "bargaining," is but commingling
of the patriotic elements of the country,
preparing for a grand effort to save what
there is left of the Constitution and Tn
ion. The defeat Of the Jacohin5 in Con-
necticut has revived the drooping spirits of
the people in all parts of the Union, and
set them an example which they will not,
we trust, be slow to initiate.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
PERSONAL PROPERTY TAx,-Tt

PERSONAL PROPERTY TAx.-The state
ment that the Legislature had repealed
the Personal Property Tax and substituted
therefor an assessment of 100000 among
the several counties of the Commonwealth,
is incorrect. The act did not become law,
and the Personal Property Tax will be
assessed the same as las. year.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
DELEGATES to STATE CONVENTION
Meeting of the Democratic Standing Com.
mittee Of wyoming Comfy,

Met at the Court House, on the 11th of
Nav. VIM. NJ. Piatt was chosen Repre-
sentative Delegate, and c. d. Gearhart
Senatorial Delegate to nominate csrdi-
date for Supreme Judge; and Hon. j. V.
Smith aud John Jackson, were named as
delegates to Mass Convention, to be held
at Harrisburg. We will publish full pro-
ceydings next week.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
CRIsrADoRo's HAIR DYE.

over every other in use. 1t is purely vegetable
and instantaneous. Manufactured by ).
E Astor House, New York. Sold
by Druggists, Applied by all Hair Dressers.
on394wv.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
The Impeachment Humbug.

This whole Impeachment movement is
an outrage and a scandal. 1t has been set
on foot in utter contempt of every princi-
pie Of justice, and is prosecuted without
the slightest r. gard to personal rights or
common dccercy. Usually an impeach-
ment. or Indictment Of any sort, proceeds
upon definite allegations of crime; but
here it is set on foot to see if possibly
some charge of crime may not be made.
Usually no testimony is admitted Int
that which is pertinent TO the case, and
from actual witnesses of the acts alleged
to have been committed but here the
widest and most absurd hearsay is taken
as evidence, and no regard whatever is
paid to the legal maxims which hold all
men innocent until they are proved guilty.
The whole affair is an unscrupulous, ma
levolent crusade against the President,
having Its origin IN political and personal
disappointment, and for its object the ac-
cOmpliShment of party purposes, attainable
in no other way.--Y y. Times (Radictl)
ET The Pittsburg Commercial Iaments
thai everything connected with the oil
trade is PROSTATE and almost lifeless. Crude
commands but six and half or seven cents
per gallon at this point At Oil City the
drlce Is but $3.50 per barrel. Some we'll
known Plttsburg operators at Pithole, it is
said, asserted that oil was not worth the
storage at that place, and that within the
month past it had been as low as 81 per
barrel, and now not much higher.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
PIRATES AND PRIVATEERS

bear to honest merchantmen, Remember that the
experience Of years, and the very highest scientit-
ic endorsements guarantee the superiority oil
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

MANHOOD AND YOUTHFUL VIGOR are re-
gaine d by HELHBoLD's EXTRACT BUcHU
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15
IN Va SION /!

Do you wish to have your hair cauterized from the
scalp? No. Then he ewarc of the new brood Of
Vitrioc and Caustic Dyes got up by nostrum-mon
ers, who bear the same relation to the responsible
Chemist that
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-05-15

fssESsoRs OFFICE, !
Bloomsburg, Pa, April 70, 1867, )