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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
The Cost Of Despotism.

The National Intelligencer contains the
following alarming estimate:
"Congress has appropriated half a mill
ion of dollars to defray the expense of reg
istration under the military reconstruction
acts. 1t is estimated by some that this
amount will fall far short of the actnal ex-
pense for we hear it is stated that ga sim
gle military department in the South has
three hundred boards of registration. There
are five departments, and 1900 boards in
all. They have already held their ses-
sions for weeks, and will hold them Tor ma
ny to come. Each member is paid eight
dollars a day. Estimating ten members
upon each board, including all the runners
and attendants, ,and three hundred boards to
each Of the five monarchics, and we have
daily expense Of one hundred and twenty
thousand dollars for those boards alone"
At this rate the total cost of registration
alone-supposing that it will be completed
in forty Gays a very low estimate) will
be Jour million eight hundred thousand
dollars, s4,soo,O00) Of course this is but
one item in the cost OF Radica. "reconstruc-
ton" There are five military command
ers, at $4,000 each; a large number of
colonies, majors, captains, Geutenants, &c,
and pretty large standing army, each
private of which costs 100 for pay, ra.
tons and clothing. We cannot estimate
fully the military expenses of "reconstruc-
tion" as we have not the correct data, but
many millions of dollars will be required
to meet that branch of the Radical plan.
These facts are truly alarming to North
ern tax payers, or rather to the laboring
masses, who, in the end, will hsye all the
bills to pay. And what is it all for p
the people ask. Only to secure perpetual
supremacy" for the Radical party through
negro votes, Thus the laboring Northern
masses are to be compelled to pay for
their own undoing-for the suomergence
of their voting power beneath an ignorant
negro horde just let loose from slavery,
and who are already relapsing into intem
perance, the most vicious practices. and the
barbarous Obi worship of their African an
cestry. We ask the people--shall such a
policy be allowed to 60 on, prostrating
every institution and eating up the sub
stance of the country? What say the
work-people of Pennsylvania ?-Patrot
and Union,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
READ THIS.

We wish every subscriber to the Dens-
ocrat to consider himself duly appointed a
committee of one-or more-to solicit re-
liable, paying subscribers for it.
With the present population and polit-
icai status of our county, there should be
added to our list, at least five hundred
good, paying subscribers.
Such an addition would make it compar-
atively easy work for US to publish irst
class county newspaper.
While we have, under the most adverse
circumstances, and amidst many discour-
agements, done the best we could, and Civ
en- our friends what most of them are
kind enough TO call, good paper, we have
often thought that it ought to be better,
and felt regret that We were not able to
make is so.
Our ability to get up and keep up a
good paper depends entirely upon the
support that our friends give il. ..
Every man should feel an interest in sus.
tanning his local county paper.-It gives
him and his county better standing
abroad. 1t goes into his family and cor
tributes more towards their education, than
ten times the cost of it, spent in any other
way. Its every word is read when other
papers are merely glanced at. -
We have not time nor space now, tc
pursue this subject further, but would re
mind every reader that we are talking
to,him,a ,and not to A, B, c, D. or E'F way of
in another part Of the county. We are ad
dressing you reader, There are dozen
of good men right in your neighbour hood
that could and would take our paper, and
pay for it, too, if you will only present the
subject to them in its true light. Fl.
LET'S see what you can do towards es.
tablishing and sustaining sgood county pa.
per-Towards the PRONUNCIATION ofsound
political principles-Towards restoring the
country to what it was, in the good old
times, when high taxes, shinplaster cur
rency, bankrupt and stamp acts, aristocrat-
ic Bond-holders and military despotisms
were things unknown.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

The PRoHIBIroRY LAW IN MAssAcHU-
sETTs.-Early in the session of the present
Legislature of "The Old Bay State" a
committee was appointed to consider the
propriety ofrepealing the law which has
been in existence for some time, absolute
ly forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors
as beverage, and of enacting a license
law in its stead. That committee sat pub
licly for four successive weeks, and listen
ed to the testimony pro and con upon the
subject, of witnesses who were summoned
from all parts of theStates, and from other
States, and who were from all the profess
sions and walks of life. Their testimony
as to the main facts which were elected,
has been published in a volume which is a
valuable and permanent document upon
Temperance and intemperence. After this
protracted hearing, the whole subject was
elahorately summed up by Ex-Governor
J. b. Andrew, in behalf of those who de-
sired license law, and by Rev. DR.. Mi
ner, prominent and talented Universalist
Minister in behalf Of those who wished the
present law to be continued. The ques-
tion was amply and ably discussed by those
two gentlemen. A majority of the COM
mittee reported recommending the enact
ment of liquor law. Upon Thursday
of last week, the question of the passage
of their bill to third reading, came up in
the popular branch of the Legislature, un-
der the call for the yeas and nays, and
the vote stood, affirmative, and 100 votes
in the negative, being majority of 90 in
favor of the present prohibitory law. We
think this may be deemed very decided
indication of the position which Massaehu-
setts occupies upon this much mooted
question.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

s
Barr, Of Clarion, then proceeded to nomi-
nate candidates for Judge of the Supreme
Court. The following named gentlemen
were placed in nomination
1 Hon. John d. Stiles nominated Judge
John w. Baynard.
J. B. Stock nominated Judge James
Byron. -
Mr.. Wilson nominated Judge Ames FL.
Graham.
DIR. Thomas W. Greenbank nominated
Judge George Sharswood, .3,..s
Mr.. E. w. Moore nominated Judge
Robert J. Fisher.
Hon. w. w. Barr; nominated Judge
Gaylord Church. { ,f-.
..s Mr.. Whitman nominated Judge Benja-
min Grant
Mr.. Church nominated Judge George
w. Woodward. .. ...s
Judge McCalmont nominated Hon. Hen
ry d. Foster. ..-.
The names of Judge Woodward and
Hon. Henry d. Foster were. Withdrawn.
The Committee on Resolutions not be.
ing ready to report, motion to proceed to
balloting for Supreme Judge prevailed,
and resulted asfollows:
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
nE With the return of warm wealth

H With the return of warm weather
a change of diet should begin. To avert
the unpleasant, languid feelings of which SO
many complain, relinquish sausages, pork,
buckwheat cakes, mince pies, and similar
indigestible food. Meat once a day, and
then in moderate quantity, is sufficient. We
have known instances in which sonstitu.
tions seemed 10 be reno waited sahd sound
health produced by an entire abstinence
from meat for two or three weeks in the
spring of the year. Boiled hominy aud
Graham and rye bread are excellent sub
stitutes for the almost universal breakfast
biscuits. made Of fine -four which are in
such general use. Lettuce, water crosses,
cranberry sauce and sliced oranges upon
which sugar has been sprinkled, are not
only excellent accompaniments to sum-
mer breakfast, but conductive to good
health.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
Wednesday. June 19, S67
A Word to the WIses

At the close of the present (6th) volume
of the DemocrGt--about the lst of August
next, we propose to enlarge it, by adding,
at least four columns; and also, to make
other desirable improvements upon it.
To do this we shall be obliged to incur,
what, to us, will be no trifing expense.
To meet those expenses, We will be
obliged to rely entirely upon those iDdebt'
ed to US on subscription, advertising &c,
Prompt payment by all such, will ena-
bIe US to make the proposed changes with
out incurring any very large debts.
To most of our subscribers, we have al
ready said enough We feel confident
that those who honestly desire the sue
cess of our paper and its principles, will
aid US in this matter.
WORD TO THE OTHERWISE.
To those who owe us for our paper
not theirs-for periods of from four to six
years, we hardly know what to say.
They have been so indifferent to all our
former appeals, that probably nothing we
can now say, will induce them to pay US
what they owe US, voluntarily.
We will say to such. however, that by
calling upon US, soon. they may hear Of
something to their advantage.
A word to the aoise is suficicnt.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
Two CgRRENcIEs. The Cincinnati En-

Two CTRRENcIEs.--The Cincinnati En-
quirer says:
ave have two currencies-one for the
people and one for the bondholders. The
people are obliged to take legal tenders
for their debts, while bondholders have
gold. The legal tenders are good enough
for the masses but the bondholders must
have something better. The money of
the people is subject to State and local
taxation, while that of the bondholders.
derived from their bonds, is exempted
from it. The bondholders therefore, have
the gold currency and no taxation, and
the people have a paper currency with
heavy taxation -t rr,1 IS,
We have compulsory paper currency
for the people for the owners of the Gov
ernmeht bonds. The latter currency 10 at
par. The latter currency is at par and
the former is now thirty-eight per cent.
below par. The people are taxed and the
capital in bond is not taxed. 1t is thus
that ws have method provided by which
the..capitalist escape bearing any share Of
the public buthens, but there is no such
provision for the laboring man.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

HoME.-After all, downright plain com.
fort Is what we are all after. There is a
corner in every heart, where father and
mother! sister, and brother, reside. Here
is our only home, much as we may roam,
There is beauty in mystery, qualification
in novelty-but the mind will leave all.
and go back to the old humble, ,hearthstone,
and there rest itself.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

Republican Leaders, ir violation of the Declaration
of Rights and other guarantees of Federal and State
constitutions tending it does, to destroy all pro-
lection to private property, advances them Tar On the
highroad to repudiation. - Z
8. That strict conformity, both by the Federal
and State governments, by all powers, restrictions
and guarantees as contained in the Constitution of
the United States q rigid and wise economy In the
administration Of public affairs, and the election of
capable, honest and patriotic to Office,
measures absolutely necessary to restore public
fdence to avert national bankruptcy, and to insure
she perpetuity of our free institutions.
9. That the late Republican Legislature Of this
State has distinguished itself by the number Of its
unwise and unconstitutional enactments. Some of
these laws have already ben judicially determined
to be unconstitutional others are inexpedient
oppressive and fanatical and the members who sus-
tanned them should be condemned by the people at
the polls. --.. .----.... ...,
10. That the power and success Of the Democratic
party greatly depend the character aud efficiency
OF its newspaper press and that to give due force to
its usefulness, this Convention earnestly request
that in every county all the members Of the Demo.
cratic party should make vigorous efforts to increase
its circulation by giving it their individual patron
age and support
H. That the Democracy of Pennsylvania by their
representatives now assembled, hereby tender their
acknowledgements and thanks to the Hon. George
w. Woodward in his retirement from the position
OF Chief Justice of this Commonwealth for the pure
aud faithful, and able manner u which hr discharg-
ed the duties of that exalted position
IL, That the candidate this day present to the
people OF Pennsylvania for place the Supreme
Bench of the State is, in all respects worthy of the
confidence and support of all who are in favor of an
enlightened faithful and impartial ADMINISTRATION of the
laws.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

The nomination was hailed with wild
outburst of enthusiasm, and was made
unanimous.
Mr.. Wallace was unanimously ly re-elect-
ed Chairman of the State Central Commit
tee.
The following gentlemen were selected
as members of tha
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

A lady asked a noted doctor if he did
not think the small ,bonnets which the la
dies wore had a tendency to produce con-.
gestion of the brain. "Oh no" replied he
"ladies who have brains don't wear them I"
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
ERRORS OF YOUTH.

Gentleman who suffered for years from Nervous.
Debility, Premature decay, and all the effects OF
youthful indiscrston, will for the sake of suffering
humanity send free to all who need it The recipe
and directions for making the simple remedy by
which he was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by
the advertisers experience, do 90 by addressing
in perfect confidence,
JOHN B oGDoN, % Cedar Street, New YorA
vouAG
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
COMMITTEE TO WAIT ON JUDGE sHARswooD

The. following were appointed to
wait upon Judge Sharswood and inform him
of his nomination: Hon. Richard Vaux,
Philadelphia. Chairman r. A. Lamberton.
Dauphin w. d. Moore, Allegheny Rob
ert E. Randall, Philadelphia; W. p. Bren-
ton. Lancaster; James p Barr, Allegheny;
Hon. JohnD. Stiles, Lehigh DR.. A. D.
Markley, Montgomery; A. D. Boifeau,
Philadelphia; Charles Ii. Mclntire, Perry;
Pierson Church, Crawford; William M.
Piatt, Wyoming. ....
The Convention at halfpast seven
o'clock adjourned sine die.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

The reason SO many marriages occur
after war is, bachelors become so accus-
toned to strife they learn to like it,
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
CONVENTION.

Hob. George sharswood, Of Philadelphia,
T # Nominated.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1867-06-19

The Cow entlon, on motion ofW. "
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24

of the Irish Republic-the hottest that ever saint or
patriot prayed fought for Marshal your ranks tor
the conflict and your march to victory let no danger
arrest your progress. IF {" Cardinals hats and CIVIC
robes CLEAN in the ranks of the enemylet them perish
with shattered scepter and blazing throne. We have
been caioled too ong--and the hottest mission we can
engage in, is the effort make Ireland land fit for
free people to .nhabit After we have accomplished
this it will be full time enough to look after other peo
nle's souls. As it is we rather poor set of mis-
sonaries to effect anything worth while, for our own or
any other nations eternal well-being The day that
witnesses so 900 Irish soldiers in line of battle, the
enemys soil, will witness the fulfment Of our exiled
mission. For this have congregated here-six mil
lions of peope-with 100000 veteran soldiers Ireland
asks for so 900 with loading rifles in their hands
Must she ask in vain In the days Of Sarsfield and
Lord Clare she looked for the Wild Geese to return
We are the "Wild Geese" of to-day. But here, on
Freedoms SOIL have acquired the strength and dar
ing of the eagle Let U.S. for once, that strength
for Ireland Thus shall we spread the Faith, and
thus erect temple on Irish land where all men of all
faiths may meet and live as brothers and freemen.
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24

horses forever whose shoulders every ignorant and
unprincipled ruffan could ride into Office
When our people begin to compare the present with
the past and remember the old masters of the Demo-
cratic ship-Jeferson and Jackson-they will at once
that the present Johnsonian shippers but rats
and the Irish people invited board that these
may pick their bones. We not who pleased
or dispeased we have started out with LIBERTY
Green Banner and we will not regulate ideas of the
duty which to country and our kind to suit
any party of political plunderers, who after vany en-
deavoring to murder freedom in their country, con-
tnue to exert their evil energies to bar its spread into
those hapess lands which still culver beneath the heels
of tyrants.
The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-08-24
The Devil Counseling his Dupes.

So long have the leaders of the sefstyed Democracy
held portion of people in leading strings whipping
them here and there like ckhorses that at last every
sorry scrbble who hoists his filthy rag at the head of
(so-caed) Democratic Journal imagnes himself the
autocratic commander of the Irish people The follow
ING notice. from paper called the Milwaukee Neas is
fair sample of the insulting stuff given, in the shape
of "medcinal ADVICE" by those quacks who have poi
soned our people heretofore
"THE IRISH REpUBL1c-A newspaper by this title has
been started in Chicago by radical leaders, in the probable
expectation that it will influence the rishborn electors of
the northwest to support worse despotism IN the United
States than that which curses Ireland considerable effort
is being made circulate this paper in Milwaukee, and
many induced by its title suppose that it is devoted to
Irish nationality No one should be deceived the char
acter and object of the paper.
We give this in order to show to our countrymen
and to all lovers of liberty the meanness of those
who having no power to help themselves, and conse-
quently being wholly unable, even if they had the in
cnation to assist Ireland would drag down into that
political perdton into which they settling with such
bad grace We have hoisted "Universal Liberty" at
our masthead, and at once those things look us
their enemies We have said that the men or parties
who not willing to assist Ireland to establish Re-
publican form Of government, cannot be true to the
American Government, to the Of liberty any,
where and those wretched coppehead creatures
begin to squrm and hiss and spit at the poison of
their serpent natures, which are alike "rebe to the
laws of God and the best interests of man.
They declare that because advocate the rights of
all people to liberty and independence must be their
enemies Well, they know best whether THE IRISH
REPUBLIC, with Green Flag at its masthead on which
is inscribed LIBERTY FOR ALL MEN," is privateer
preying on their slave crafts not All we have to
say is, that we are in for the establishment of Repub
lie ON Irish soil and that also willing to assist
any struggling people to rise and demolish all sorts Of
tyranny If, as those papers to imply, the old
Democratic hulk drifts across our bows and endeayors
for any purpose Of its own, to change our course We
will run them down, as we would any other accursed
pirate that sails in the same slave trade
We do not know what our countrymen in Milwaukee
may think about the advice of this disinterested (
friend of theirs; but can assure the Necs and al
other prosavery blotting Sheets that they cannot draa
the Irish people through the hell of their political nf
my any longer. The Democratic party had used the
Irish people so long, and laughed at them SO often thai
they began to think they could use them for their pack
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-13
STATE ITEMS.

One>fourth Of ,Issp'r county is undes
cultivation.
Appropsiate Festivities we're had a. the
Insane Asylum at Mt Pleasant or1,he All.
The clerk Of Museatine county inform,
the Courier he has paid bounty on upward.
Of eleven thousand gophers.
A son Of Mr.. Sshell, Of Newton. got
hung in the fence while climbing over it on
the 4th Of July. aed broke HE lee. e,
Alexander Smith. IN old citizen, aad for
msrly Judge u Hardaa esnn1y, died u his
pillow on the eth ut: He*s ~
A 80 nsmsd d -sepma aessasatly shol
ss 60 = Glsavsed the e(ho dey, badly
0uf moi danssrOoaly. "a &AEI d
a young me- aauzd Russel ct 0leoWoOa
.cc'dentsl'y shot on the snds Of two Of bic
dngsss on his lsis had.
sevs'ai horses were q -uck vim ,;.h..
nag 10 Asecaains Wednesday night. bn, No
particular damage done. ."
TIE Masshsal 7smes state, thas Dta
". Scott, Of Abba, severely cow-hjded Or.
:. n. K'shey, fee days age on Z publis
Tas Te's1o Rspsaliess nsses ~ reasssy
on the %. Of . Mr.. Ysuneuau. sad on shs
ID o. L. Assshaut. Ne former f)esine esq,
the latter 81 $50.
Thsss is street preaching IN Otanmva an.
~ - esseiees Of the You9g Msn'e Chris>
saen Assccsatscn. Kev. &. n. Waxius open
"a ~ ecueee lass SABBATH s(tsnsoa.
10 Ostnmwe Courier says that 3 bsld
- eee0ec.eeaoi atteapt ~ uade = rsh
he let Noeieoal Bank of Bjco10sid = ~
skhtpf - ~. ael
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-13
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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-13
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