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S. T.1a6nY X

Persons Of sedsntary habits troubled aith weak
nesg, lassitude palpitation Of tho heart lack Of
appetite, distress after eating torpid liver, eun-
s.iDStion, &C., deserve to suffer il they will not
try the celebrated PLANTATION BITTEHS,
which are now recommended by the highest med
icaI authorities, and warranted TO produce an IN
mediate beneficial eAeet. They arc exceedingly
agreeable, perfectly pure, and must sspcrsede All
other tonies where a healthy, gentle stASnisat i
required
They purify, strengthen and iBYigOrate.
They create healthy appetite.
They are an antidote to change Of sttr and Dict
They strengthen the system and splyeH the
mind.
They prevent miarrnatie and irtternittssi teyers
They purify ths bresth and aeidity st The
stomach.
They cure Dyspepsia and Con-tiPstfon
They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Held
ache.
They make the weak strong, the languid brif
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They are composed Of the celebrated CaisayS
bark, wintergrcen, sassafras, roots and herbs, al
preserved in perfectly pure st. Croix rum. For
particulars, see circulars and testimonials around
each bottle.
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FROM NEW ORLEANS.
Adj1arumeH Of tie Radical Repettica9,
State Coareaitoa- The Platform Adopted

Sfate Coneeaftoa- The PldtforH, Aolopted
New YoRK, june 1 1.-THE Herald New
Orleans special says The Radical hepuD
liean State Convention adjourned sll,e dte,
Satr,r3ay night after indorslng the following
platform: We advocate and will enforce
perfect equality under the law to all men
without distinction Of race or color endorse
the acts Of the Thirty Ninth and tortieth
Congress will reconstruct Louisiana upon
the CongressioP4i basis, and send to Congress
only true and loyal men, Nominations for
offices to be made only Of those who will en-.
force and protect equality and the right to
hold office, irrespective OF race or color.
We will insist on perfect equality, without
distinction Of race or color, in the right to
vote; and enter the jury box without any ed
ucational or property qualifications being
required; also on the right to practice all
professions; to buy, sell, travel and be enter
tanned, ana to enter into any and all civil
contracts. We will advocate the granting
OF immediate assistance by the General Gov
ernment for rebuilding the leYees. We will
also advocate emigration. and division Of
lands of the State, as far as practicable into
small farms, in order that the masses Of our
people may be enabled to become land hOl
ders. We will advocate the repeal of the
We will demand as a right rhaG all legislation
be abolished and taxes laid on all the pro-
ductiye wealth ofthe Union Let the products
of agriculture, mines and manufactures be
equally and fully taxed. We will advocate
equality in schools and the enforcement of
the eight hour system, except in cases of
special contract We viii insist on q thor
ough revision Of the laws of Louisiana that
they may guarantee equal justice to the
black and white alike. We pledge our
selves to aid the Government IN paying the
last dollar Of the public debt.
The platform further condemns Johnson 5
Amnesty Proclamation, believing the dis
franchisement Of rebels to be the highest
duty Of the General Government. and favors
the maintenance Of an adequate military
force in Louisiana to see the laws enforced
and life and property protected; declares that
no man Is TO be supported for Office who viii
not boldly and openly pledge himself to,
make an equal distribution among white
and c0lored alike, Of Offices to which he
may have the power of appointment As
the newly enfranchised citizen constitutes a
majority Of the party at least one half Of
the nominations Tor elective Offices shall be
taken from that class Of citizens. No dis
tinction TO be made, whether the nominees
or appointees were born free or not, provi-
ded they are loyal, capable and honest.
The party will always discountenance any
attempt on the part of any race or color to
assume practical control Of any branch of
the Government to the exclusion of any race
or class.
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CONVENTTo

The Republican voters Of the several election
districts Of Bedford County, afe desired 70 hold
elections for delegates to a County Convention
hereby called on SATURDAY, the 29th day Of
June inst. Each district will, as usual, send two
delegates.
The member the County Committee, together
with the Vigilance Committee OF the district, viii
constitute It's board Of election The polls win be
opened at p. NJ. and closed at ?. M.
The delegates thus elected are requested to
meet at the Court House, in Bedford, on THURS
DAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF July NEXT,
at the hour Of P. NJ, for the purpose Of nomina-
ting county ticket, to be supported by the Re
publican voters of this county next fall.
Such other business as may be deemed mpor
iant By the convention viii also be transacted.
J. B. CESSNA, Chairman.
}. T. KEAGY, see'y.
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COPPERHEAD COUNTY CONvEN
TION.

The Copperhead County Convention as
sembled in this place on last Tuesday and
put in nomination a ticket to be supported
by them at the coming election. The nom
inees are for District Attorney, E. f Kerr,
of Bedford; Treasurer, Isaac Mengel, of
Bedford; County Commissioner, Peter NJ
Barton, of East Providence; Poor Director,
John L Noble, of South Woodberry, and
Auditor, Samuel Whip, of Cumberland
Valley. This is about the best ticket that
has been put in nomination by that party
for some years All the men are sound
practical men, and win make good and reli-
able officers Il is evident that the coun-
try for once got the advantage of the town,
and that the leaders here were foiled in their
efforts to secure the usual creatures who
are entirely subservient to them. We claim
some credit for this deviation from the
usual course of nominating men without
business qualifications for the Offices of fCom-
missioner, Poor Director and Auditor 1t
will be credit to the candidates put in
nomination by the Republican party to de-
feat or be defeated by such men. We want
the fight to be for principles, not men; in
contest Of this kind we have everything in
our favor, while our opponents could not be
worse situated if they had mill-stones fas-
tened 60 khasr r,asl.a
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WAsuINGToN, june l5.-Tbaddeus Ste
ycns has addressed the following letter TO
lhc editor Of the Washington Hr0ajcle
LANCASTER, PA. June IS.
[ think il is proper to suggest the pro-
prIcty OF having a quorum in Congress on
the first pr9ximo. The opinions Of the At
torncy General seem to require some cx-
planatory or supplementary acts | need
not point out errors in favor Of rebels, as
there are many Of them easily seen For
instance, it Is provided that to be entitled to
be registered requires one years residence
IN the State. Every man can see that this
means continued residence, Immediately be-
fore election bur the Attorney General
holds that the party may take pine months
when he was a boy and tFrec months now.
Andrew johnson, by going a month before
the election to North Carolina, where he
lived thirty years ago could vote; so with
regard to clerks, military and civil officers,
nnd those hpidi-1 snptadorato 0ficoe Win fn
in the rebellion. But | viii not take time
to cTidcise. a mistake more Objectionable
Is the fact Of usurpation by the Attorney
General In acting at all on the question, and
erecting his decisions as binding. Officially
The Attorney General has no more right to
interfere than the President had to recon
struct, which pretension Congress has set
tied. Since it has been adjudged that the
conquered States are to be treated as sub
dued territory and rebuilt without reference
to their former conditions, by the lcgisla-
tive power alone, it is to be supposed that
Congress alone is to be appealed 70 in case Of
difficulty.
It is true the Attorney General is too
good a lawyer to pretend to act under the
Constitution, as it is well decided that ad
mitting new States, and, of course, rebuild
ing conquered territory, does not come with
in the provisions of that instrument. His
opinion is just as good as any other good
lawyers s. aud no better 1t is the attempt
to treat it as official that IS Objectionable.
When he rules what shall be evidence, if
obeyed, be does great wrong, He has fair
excuse, however, under the invitation Of
commanding generals.
[ have said this much with great reluc
tance, but finding my colleagues Indifferent
to the question, / have not been able 10 re
frain. fear, lest it should be thought /
obtrude my opinions too often in public mat
ters but nIy anxiety relative TO reconstruc-
ton must be my excuse. With great re-
spect, your obedient servant
THADDEUs STEVENS
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-06-21

DAVIS AND CowAN The New York
Day Book, the leading organ Of the Demo
craey in the United States, is out in strong
article favoriGg the nomination of JEFF.
Davis and Edgar Cowan, as the Democratic
candidates for President and Vice President
of the United States The Day BooL says:
Mr. Dayis's imprisonment has been cruel
and infamous, but on the whole, its result
has been a great triumph to himself person
ally lie has vindicaJed his position most
nobly and heroically, aud comes out Of his
prison without stain upon his honor If
hc viii upw oouIU Uut for restoration of the
Union upon the ,clt1e basis, we do not see
how the Democratic party could do bettcl
than to nominate him for President in 1865.
Put on Edgar Cowau, Of Pennsylvania, for
Vice President, and wc do not see why this
would not make a White Man ticket that
would sweep tic North, restore the Union,
and at once inaugurate the era Of good feel
ing. The idea of nominating Grant and
Lee has been suggested in some quarters,
but DAVIS and Cowan would be Infinitely
more appropriate.
-Letit be Davis and Cowan. the first the
bloodiest traitor Of the age, the last the
meanest renegade of his times. Harrisburg
Telegraph,
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AanA DE MAGNOLIA

4 toilet delight Superior to any cologne, used
to bathe the the face and person, to render the
skin soft and fresh, 10 allay inflammation 70 per-
tune clothing, FOR headache, &e. It e manuiac-
sured from the rich Soathefn Magnolia, and il oh
tanning patronage quite unprecedented. i Is
favorife With actresses and opera singers. II 10
fold by all dealers, at 81. 90 in large bottles, and
by DEMAs BAnsEs d. Co., New York, wholesale
saratoga sPnng water, sold By all Druggist
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BEAUTIFY THE HIGHwAYs. An agri-
cultural journal suggests that the State
should offer premium for the township
that should plant and keep in good cultiya-
ton or care, for two or more years, the lar
gest number of fruit trees on the public
roadside Then let the legislature enact a
law Furnishing with imprisonment any one
who shall break limb from said trees, or
take from them more than one quart OF
cherries Or one dozen apples at time,
There is much in the suggestion. -Erening
St03
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The spirit peryading the Copperhead
Convention which nominated Geo. Shars-
wood ofPhiladelphia for the Supreme Bench,
was shown when a resolution complimenting
Genera 3heridar was introduced. II would
not do to vote it down, so it was promptly
decided out Of order and nothing more was
heard oft. Compliments to Union Generals
haVealwaysbeen out of order in Copperhead
Conventions. IF the resolution had been to
compliment Robt. L. Lee or JEFF. Davis it
would doubtless have been found quite in
order and promptly passed.
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THE war against General Sheridan eontin-
ues. The most persistent efforts are being
made to have him removed because OF his
evident determination that none but honest
and loyal men shall bear rule in bis depart
ment. Rebels stand no chance with little
''PhiI The work of reconstruction goes
bravely on under his administration. His
removal by the President will be the signal
for the inauguration ola new reign Of ter
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FROM MEXICO.
Capture Of Compeaclg Jy tie Li5sral

Capture Of CaDpeaebg Jy the LiJsras.
WAsHINGToN, June 16-The following
is a translation Of the official report of the
capture of the city of Campeachy by the
Liberals.
HecjcaR Republic, Government and MI
taly CommandTg Of the State Of Cam
peacI5y | have the satisfaction to inform
you that our troops occupied this city early
this moaning, Of which we are now in full
possession, and also of the last armed laun-
ches which the traitors held under the cover
of their batteries. So soon as the general in
chief Of the forces in this State shall have
furnished me a detailed report of this glo.
rious victory, | shall have the pleasure to
transmit it to you. We are now busily en-
gagged in preparing for the immediate dis
patch to you of formidable reinforcement,
which, when united to the forces under your
command, will contribute to strike the final
blow to treason in the State of Yucatan
Independence and liberty.
Z. GARCIA.
Francisco CARyAJAI., Secretary.
To the Governor and Military Commander
Of the State of Yucatan, Merida. CAM
PEAcHY, June l, 1867.
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toxasrREEr, the late Rebel General mas
,..;t,on letter defining his political position,
which We publish in another column, =
s;i vi ranay careful perusal by all, and espe-
o;auv bv those of our Copperhead Dres,.1n ~.
Who have been troubled with visions % ,r.l. su'
Moody ana revengeful character oi 'ne 1lin nm
t.S 49, Roconstruction Bill Hespeaks liSe
'"'y IA so,e;bla u,ap and saws OF the
sought alliance with the Democratic party,
merely because it was opposed to the Repub-
lican party. But as far as | can Judge there
is nothing tangible about it, except the issues
that were staked upon the war and there lost.
Finding nothing to take hold Of except preiu
dice, which cannot be worked into good for
any one, 1t is proper and right that / should
seek some standpoint from which good may
be done.
While Coppcrhead papers throughout the
North would have their readers believe that
unheard ofopmession characterized the rule
of our officers in the various departments OF
the South, thousands of honest aud intelli-
gent men, like General Longstreet, bear wit
ness to the fact that under the Military Bill
order is being brought cut of chaos aud the
work Of reconstruction is rapidly and sue
cessfuly being accomplished When will
our CoppeThead cotemporaries have the
manIiness to acknowledge, like Longstreet
that their party has nothing tangible about
it except the issues that were staked upon
the war and lost, and that its only remaining
capital is prejudice which cannot be worked
into good for any one.
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WASHINGTON, june 1.-THE jury in the
the Surratt case is, on the whole, much bet
Ter thau 1t was supposed possible to get for
this case. The gentlemen are, with perhaps
one or two exceptions, Of first class standing
in the city Politically the jury is conser-
vatlve, though not prominent in politics
Only one or two are Catholics The evil
dence is likely to be fairly considered.
Judge Fisher is atill confined to his bed.
Nathaniel Wilson, Assistant District Attor-
ncy, opened for the prosecution. Mr. Brad
Icy, for defense, said they would reserve
their opening remarks for the Jury.
The Attorney General to-day personally
mailed copies of his opinion on the powers
Of military commanders in the Southern
States, agreed on in Cabinet yesterday, to
the leading journals Of the country, East
and Wet He declined to allow and syno-
pis or the fuli opinion to be telegraphed in
advance. The tenor of it Is however, well
known, aud il is freely held in adminislra-
ton circles to-day that the moment it is
spread before the country, the President
willissae orders revoking every order issued
by Gems. Sheridan aud Pope, which displac
cd civil officials Of the State and cities with
IN their respective commands.
1t is seemingly conceded in Republican
quarters to-day that there will be July ses-
sion Of Congress, The Chronicle has issued
a double loaded two column article, which
has been sent to all Of the Republican mem-
bers, calling upon them in the most positive
language not to fail to be present at the
meeting in July. 1t declares that the re-
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v,rws OF GEN. LoNGsrREET.
He teiI act 1oitl he Rn0ittees, l,l.ig) )Sea s59
Fagors Negro SgdrGge Norm oHo ''o''''
= Delnocfacu Dead.

The New Orlsans Republican Of the m 9lh
Inst Inablishes tie following cores ondeqceI q
from ,,',r, which a short extract was telegraphsn
"a us few days ago: - ,oe- l1o.o,aJ
" NV ORLEANS, May 10, ls6i;-- 1f5es6e .,,r !, 4
of the 6iI' 6i'If'Sf SdflSiibo, 5 You remark en- S
that Sour efforts at reconstruction viii be
vain aud useless unless we embark in the en-
terprise with the sincerity Of purpose which
viii command success
The spirit which inspired the above para
graph, together with the fact that thous-
ands Of brave soldiers are still ready to fol
low their leader wherever he may see fit to
call them, has euboldened me to extend 70
you an invitation to attend mass meeting
IN Lafayette Sq,are to morrow evening at
which Hon. Heny Wilson, distinguished
leader in the Republican party, will address
the citizens of Nov Orleans.
As soldiers we we're opposed to each other
during the late wtr, but as citizens may we
not wisely unite ii efforts to restore Loulsi-
ana Co her tormG position IN the Union
through the partynow in power, and which
in all probability viii retain power for many
years to come? Iyou accept | shall be glad
to hear your viowson the condition OF pub
lc affairs
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Who would not be beautiful. Who would not
add to their beauty! What gtves that marble
purity and distiHgue appearance we observe upon
the stage ard in the city belle, L is no longer
secret. They use Hagan's Magnolia Balm. It's
continued use removes tan, treckies piuples, and
roughness, from the face anJ hands, and leaves
the complexion smooth, transparent, blooming
and ravishing Unlike many cosmetics, it con-
tains material injurious TO the skin. Any
Druggist win order il for yon, if not on hand. at
so cents per bottle.
w. E. HAG AN, Troy, \. Y, Chemist
DEMAS BARNES q GO.
Wholesale Agents, y. Y.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by an Druggists
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The Great CrOps-The Coming Harvest

The JoufuaLof Commerce, in reviewingthe
crop prospects, is certain that never before
in the history Of this country have .he crops
given such promise Of plenty. We quote:
''The hay crop, one of the most valuable, is
now beyond the reach of any ordinary ca
lamity, and the yield will be unprecedented.
Our city readers can hardly understand what
an immense gain this is TO the country.
During the last season the farmers in many
rural districts saw the bottom Of their hay
mows for the first time in a score Of years,
aud forty to fifty dollars per ton were often
paid in the yerY heart of agricultural districts
largely devoted to grass culture. The crop
Of 1860 was put down in the census at lit
tie over nineteen million tons; that of 1866,
by the Agricultural Bureau, at Pitts, ,627
tons, valued st S3l7, ,661 1897; but the yield
Of 1867 is likely to be over thirty million
tons. gain whose importance can hardly
be overestimated The wheat crop Of the
United States for 1866 is given by the Bu
reau at I5l, 999, 600 bushels, valued at $685.
1856 The yield this season is still sub
ject to more contingencies than the hay
more universally cheering and favorable 70
the largest estimates than ever before in our
experience. The same is true of the corn
crop. The yield Of Indian corn for last year
was given at S67, GAG, ,295 bushels, valued at
1891 ,66s, 295 For this year the promise
now exceeds twelve hundred million bushels.
Other grains and most of the fruits are
equally promising The effect of such
supply upon the finances of the country will
be almost magical, unless counterbalanced
by the grOssest mismanagement of national
affairs. We have seen a statement in print,
intended to show that it made little differ
ence to the country whether the yield ofany
specified crop was large or small, since the
price was enhanced by scarcity, and as much
was obtained for small return as large
one. This sophistry is too transparent to
need refutation. The relief to all classes OF
laborers and producers to be found in the
overfowing abundance now promised never
came at time when it was more sorely
needed
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WHEN the Military Reconstruction Bill
became law, President johnson declared
that it gave to the Military Commanders in
the several Departments absolute power,
and gave them supreme control over affairs
so far as the exercise of power became ne
eessary to secure the intentions Of the law.
Now he is about to nullify the law through
the force Of an opinion, framed by the At
torney General, on the ground that the law
conlers no such power as the Commanders
have been exerting- although they have
not gone half so far as he declared they could
go, and not violate the law. The truth is,
the Executive has deliberately set out to
thwart the law and prevent reconstruction.
Commercial
HENRY CLAY DEAN is boldly advocating
reputation. He takes the ground that the
Government has no Constitutional authori-
ty to eoerce a sovereign State against its
will; that when a State wills 10 leave the
Union it has a clear right to go; that war to
retain it before going or to bring back a
State after it has gone, is usurpation; aud
that all debts contracted to furnish supplies
for such war, are illegal; and he, there
fore, advocates the reputation of the ma
tional debt. Henry Clay Dean is endorsed
as a reliable Democrat by a large majority
of the Copperhead press of the country, Is
not the party which these organs represent,
therefore, in favor ofrepudiation ?-Harris-
6urgh Telegraph.
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Beware Of impostors. Examine every h1tsle
See that it has our private L. S. stamp uumutiIa-
ted over the cork, with plantation scene, and pur
signature on afne steel plate side label. See that
our bottle is not reGlied with spurious and dele
terious STUFF. Any person pretending 70 sell
nl-~t-hs.s-a ptet1Eo ~ 4-il9lI tuih .lH
iHIPOptvI. any person initiating this bottle, or
selling any other material therein. whether called
Plantation Bitters or not, is criminal under the
U. $. Law, and viii be so prosecuted by u.s. The
demand for brakes Plantation Bitters, from la
dies, clergymen, merchants &c, Is incredible.
The simple trial Of a bottle is the evidence we
present Of their worth and superiority. They are
sod by all respectable druggists, grocors, pbys-
Clans hotels, saloons, steamboats, aud country
stores
z. III. DRAKE e. co.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold by all Druggist