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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29
JUDGE sHARsWOOD ON LEGAL
TENDERS,
Extract from His Opinion in the Case of
Borie VS.. Trott.

"On the whole, then, 1 am of opinion
that the provision of the act of Congress
of February 25th, 1862, declaring the
notes issued in pursuance of that act to
be lawful money, and q legal tender, is
UNCONSTITUTIONAL"
"This renders it unnecessary that /
should consider the other question which
has been made, as to the effect of the
special agreement to pay in lawful silver
money of the United States. 1 am in
favor of entering judgment for the plain.
tiff, but as majority of the court are OF
different opinion, judgment for the de-
fendant. - Copied from the Phitadct-
phia Age of 23d Of February, 1864
where the opinion is published in full.
1t may also be found in the Legal In.
feNigenccr of March Is, 1864, page go.
In the same copy of the Age is care.
fully prepared eulogy of the judge and
this opinion, in which is the following:
Judge Sharswood reasons upon and
decides the case as if he were some lofty
spirit sitting far above and out of the
contentious and strifes of the world"
Will not the holders of greenbacks and
Government bonds consider the judge as
quite too elevated and etheriaf for such
earthly honors as a seat on the Supreme
Bench.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

AFTER a comfortable snooze OF some
six months, our neighbor of the Demo
crat, is beginning, Grip Van Winkle"-
like, to awaken to some of the evils of
/" black Republicanism," or rather " radi-
caiism," which has become the favorite
word of politicians of his kidney. We
consequently, last week, found the fol-
lowing stray waif in the Democrat, with
out credit, and presume our neighbor
adopts it as his own:
"Gen. Grant has ordered an investi-
CATION of the alleged fogging of citizen
by order of the military commander at
Fort Sedgwick The name of the officer
who perpetrated the brutal outrage is
Lieut.. Lantz, Company I, 30th Infantry !;
the person who ordered the punishment
! is Col. Dodge, of the same regiment. =
Pass their names around. This is the
kind of government the Radicals wish to
establish in the Southern States now, and
which they intend to extend to the North.
ern States as soon as they think them
selves strong enough to force it upon the
people. Lieut.. Lantz was recently ap.
pointed through the influence of Senator
Cameron of Pennsylvania. He is said to
be from Reading"
Now the truth of this matter is as fol-
lows: Some six months ago report Of
the brutal punishment of a citizen at
Fort Sedgwick for the crime of selling
liquor to the soldiers, contrary to army
rules and regulations, got into the news
papers, and was severely condemned by
them, and particularly by those of them
which supported the Radical party. The
N. Y. Tribune, was particularly severe in
its condemnation, and urgent in its de-
mands for an investigation of the case. -
By order of Gen. Grant the investigation
was had, and, at least three months ago
the result of that investigation was pub
lished to the world From that it ap-
peared that neither Col. Dodge, who was
absent from the Fort at the time the pun.
ishment was inflicted, nor Lieut.. Lantz
had any thing to do with it; but that the
fogging was inflicted by Sergeant Of
Co. f, 30th Infantry, of his own motion,
after repeated cautions to the culprit, and
partook more of the character of a
knock down" growing out of dispute,
than any thing else.
"a lie is defined by Webster" &c. =
ride Monroe Democrat of Aug 18th
for the remainder of the definition.
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Intemperance.

The following deplorable picture is by
the. correspondent of the Detroit Tribune:
"People often wonder whether the Presi-
dent is still in the habit of drinking. l
can say positively that he is that lie is
steady, persistant brandy and whiskey
drinker, and, worse than that, the White
House contains, for the first time since it
was built, drinking, drunken family
The President is steady drinker. He
is what the temperance men call "a mod
crate drinker" His son Robert, who is
one of his private secretaries, is sot.-
He is beastly drunk for days together
His son-in-law, Senator Patterson, who
lives in the White House, is terrible
drinker. He never gets drunk, but he is
not far off from delirium tremens. lie
sallies from the Senate every hour or two
to Whitney's restaurant to take a tul
tumbler of raw whiskey. Nine men out
of ten would die in a.year of his habits
He swills enough raw whiskey to slaugh-
ter a regiment of men, and yet continue:
to do duty as Senator.
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TO CONsUMPTIVES.S

The advertiser, having been restored 10
health IN few weeks by very simple rem
edy, after having suffered for several years
with severe lung affection, and that dread
disease Consumption-s anxious to make
known to his tellow-sufierers the means of
cure.
To all who desire it. he will send copy
of the prescription used Gree of charge),
with the directions for preparing and using
the same, which they will find SURE CURE
for CoNsUMPTIoS, ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS,
CoUGHs, COLDS, and all Throat and Lung
Affections. The only object of the advertiser
in sending the Prescription is to benefit the
afflicted, and spread information which he
conceiyes to be invaluable, and he hopes
every sufferer will try his remedy, as it will
cost them nothing, and may prove to them q
blessing. Parties wishing the prescription,
FREE, by return mail. will please address
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings Co., New York
May 10, lS67.-Iyr.
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s&- An address has been issued to tn,

B&- An address has been issued to the
people by the Democratic Executive Com.
mittee of Pennsylvania, which, though
brief, contains (says the Tribune, almost
az many false asseverations as sentences,
and is specimen of the very worst kind
of political triekery. All the evils of the
war-the loss Of life, taxation, debt, high
prices, paper currency-are enumerated
as the direct work of the Republican par
ty. Not word is said of the Rebellion.
We wonder what stuff Democratic State
Committee can be made of which gravely
submits such an argument as this to the
people.
1t is true that we have great debt,
which bears as heavily upon Republican.
as on Democrats it is true that we are
severely taxed to pay it; it is true that
prices are high, that the currency is de-
preciated. All this we know and lament;
but 1t is also true that we owe these evils,
first, to the Rebels, and second, to the
Democratic party, and wholly to their
combined efforts to destroy the Union
1t seems almost absurd to repeat these
truths, for no ingenuity will ever conceal
the great fact that the South rebelled
that the Democratic party sympathized
with rebellion, and that the Republican
party directed and maintained the War for
the Union, and brought it to triumphant
end.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

The Democrats of Allegheny County
in County meeting assembled, recently
voted out resolution sustaining the ad
ministratIon of A. j., President. There
is evidently screw loose in that quarter
which should be attended to at once. L
the Democracy turns tail on A. j. where
riU the poor devil go to. The Bread and
Butter men, that is, those of them who
are amoung the outs, could not drum W
a crowd sufficiently dense to shield him
from the sun.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

An exchange says: "a poison of any
conceivable description and degree of po-
tency, which has been swallowed, inten-
tionally or by accident, may be rendered
instantly harmless by swallowing two gills
of sweet OIL An individual with very
strong constitution should take twice the
quantity. The oil will neutralize every
form of vegetable or mineral poison with
which physicians or chemists are ac-
quainted."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29
THE only thing which Democracy cal

THE only thing which Democracy can
urge, having the least semblance to truth,
against Judge Williams, is that he was
born in Connecticut. Judge Strong, who
they nominated and elected few years
ago, to position on the Supreme Bench
and, who, at the time he was nominated
and elected, was, in their estimation, a
model candidate, is native of the same
State; and there are quite number of
Connecticut boys, who, in the times past,
Democracy has delight to honor, with
Offices, while Democrats never hesitate to
import Copperhead Yankees by scores in
to the State to speechify for them, when
they can find them. But Judge Will
liams studied law, with Chief. ustice
Lowrie some thirty years ago, and has
been resident of the State ever since,
either as practiciDg attorney before its
courts, or as judge distinguished for
his ability, upon its bench, and is far
better citizen and more devotedly attached
to the State of his adoption, than are ma.
ny OF those who condemn him for his
accident of birth. 1t is but a few years
since, that Democracy delighted to con-
denim the twenty years residence qualif-
cation demanded by nix.wisserism" to
be applied to persons of foreign birth. :
Now, even thirty years residence in
Pennsylvania, is not sufficient, in the es.
timation of Democrats, to qualify per
son born under the old flag to enjoy the
privileges of citizenship. There was
time when Democracy claimed to be
founded upon immutable principles, but
these have long since been discarded for
any " ism" which promises to win.
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{" "HneklnherrieS." /"

Mr. Mason Took, with party of fifteer
others, visited the Huckleberry woods OF
Tuesday of last week, and gathered abou'
twenty bushels of berries Another par
ty, of which Mr.. Took was one, went tc
the same woods on Saturday morning
and returned home on Saturday evening
with eighteen bushels. Still another
party, on the same day, gathered eight
bushels. 1t is now estimated by good
judges that the value of the crop gathered
10 this county will reach $4,000. One
lad, son of Mr.. Henry Heller, had
gathered and sold Sl2 worth of berries
some two weeks ago.
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Mr.. JOHN BUNTO.

OF Baldwin, Chemung County, ~ Y.-wrtes.
" was urged by nelehbor 10 get one bottle of The
liasam for my vile, being assured by hun that in case
~ dd not produce good effects, he would paw for the
bottle himself ON the strength Of such practical ev
uehce OIL menis, l procured bottle. My wife al
this tne was so low With what the physicians termed
seated Consumption as TO be unable To raise Lersel
from the ped coughing constantly and raising more o,
less blood commenced giving the Balsam as drec,
ted ana as SO much pleased with its operation that
obtained another bottle, and continued giving it. Be
lore inns bottle was used, she ceased coughing and
was strong enough 10 SIT up The fith bottle entirely
restored her 10 health doing that which several Ply
sicians had tried TO do but had failed"
Prepared by SETT w, FoWLE & SON, Is fremont
st' boston, and for sale BY Druggists generally
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

p@- Jacob Miller, one of our down.
town enterprising merchants, has pur.
chashsd a vacant lot, adjoining the build
ing in which he now has his store, oi
John Boys, and is clearing out prepara-
tory to the erection of three story brick
building. The first floor will be finished
for storsroom, and the remainder of the
building will be used as dwelling, both
of which he will occupy.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29
A New and Important Office.

The Act of Assembly passed by our
late Legislature, aud approved April 10,
1867, makes radical change in the man
ner of selecting and drawing jurors for
our courts. The County Commissioners
are relieved from all duty in selecting
Jurors, and the labor and responsibility
are imposed upon the President Judge,
or Associate Law Judge, aud two Com.
missioners, to be elected this fall to serve
three years. Each voter is to vote for
one person for Jury Commissioner, and
the two persons having the highest mum
ber of votes are to be declared elected
This will give each political party-Dem
ocratic 0pd Republican-one member OF
the Board-and the political feelings Of
the Judge acting with the Commissioners
will determine the political aspect of the
Board-if indeed Politics. shall enter in tC
their actions. The jurors are to be selec
ted alternately by the Board-and not by
the vote or action of the majority. TIL:
secures independence of action on the
part of every member, and it is to be hop
ed that it will secure sober, intelligent
and judicious jurors in all the Courts oi
the State, as contemplated by the law it
self. To this end a Jury Commissioner
should himself be sober, intelligent, and
he should be well acquaiu,
ted with the people of the several districts
of the county, in order that he may be
enabled to select the kind of men to serve
as Jurors. The Office cannot be made a
party office-and it should not, nor vii
the daily pay $3.50 and four cents pei
mile) make it an object on the part OF
any mere Office hunter.
1t is hardly necessary for US to remind
the citizens of our county of the import
ance of filing this Office with the very
best men that can be found. The selec
ton of jurors is matter that concerns
the life,. liberty, and property of every
person in the county, and all should In
sist upon the nomination of good men, re
gardless of partisan or personal considera.
tons ScrgntOn Republican.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

aa- Friday and Saturday last proved
to be very busy days with our Presbyte.
rian Friends. The members and friends
of the congregation, united in getting up
" frolic," for the purpose of hauling the
brick for their new church. The " fro
lie" was, of course, conducted on tempe
rance principles, but lively time they
had Of it nevertheless. The work of lay
ing the brick commenced on Tuesday last.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

sg~ The letter of correspondent, at
Scranton, is at hand, and will appear next
week. 1t would have been well, il
~ Stroudsburg" would have given us his
real name, not for publication, but that
we mi ght know who it is that writes so
we'll; but in this case we wave our rule
which requires such confidence on the
part of correspondents, viii the assurance
that, in future, it will be infexible even
against " Stroudsburg."
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29
FACTS FOR GOVERNMENT BOND HOLDERS
AND THE HOLDERS OF GREENBAOKS
Read, Reflect --and hand to your Neighbor.

In 1861 eleven States seeded and
since then only twenty three have been
represented in Congress, until the admis-
sion Of Tennessee in 1866.
All the United States Bonds-5-20's,
1905 and 10-40's-all the greenbacks,
and all the National Banks, were created
by this Congress of twenty three States.
President johnson calls this an "as-
sun,ed Congress" not legal
His supporters and the Democrats call it
a rump Congress" and 'usurping Con-
gress," and hence not lawfuI Congress
and the great effort has been to elect
Congressman in the North, and admit
enough from the rebel States to enforce
this "Policy."
If Congress representing but twenty
three States be not tawfl Congress,
then every United States Bond, and all
our greenbacks, and National Bank notes,
are worth nothing; because an unlowfui
Congress could not make lawfaL Bonds or
iaacfiI money.
The mad effort, so recently made by
the rebels and their sympathizers, to des.
troy this Government by .torce of arms,
failed. Thus far the attempt to do the
same thing, through Congress, has also
failed, because of the action Of the loyal
voters at the ballot box and the last eff
fort at destruction is now being made
Through the Courts.
Witness the recent attempt by Demo
cratic lawyers to induce the Supreme
Court of the United States to issue an in
junction, nullifying the Reconstruction
Laws of Congress in Mississippi, Georgia
and other rebel States Read also the
opinion of George Sharswood, the Demo.
cratic nominee for Judge Of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, in which he grave
ly denies the constitutional power Of
Congress to make paper money a legal
tender. (Borie Us. Trott, Legal LnteH-
gencer of March 18th, 1864, page 90, J
Judges WOODWARD and THOMPSON of
the same Court, announ ced from the
bench the same alarming doctrine, in 49,
90. See Mervine Us. SAILOR ct at lie
gal Intelttgencer Of June 16 & 30-1S65.
pages 1SS 4 2O5.)
And this, too, in the face of the fact,
that the Superior Courts of every loyal
State in which the question has been
raised, have sustain ed the power of Con-
gress.
1t requires, therefore, but little know
ledge of either arithmetic or law to esti-
mate the imminent danger of putting any
more men of Judge SHARswooD's opin-
ions on the Supreme Bench of the State !
If you believe the present Congress to
be unlawful, or desire our National cur
rency and Government Bonds to be de-
clared unlawtul, vote for GEORGE STARS
WOOD.
If you believe the present Congress to
be tawfut, or desire their action on Cur
rency and Bonds to stand good, vote to
sustain them-for the party that created
the Greenbacks and the Bonds,-the par
ty that sustained the war, and compelled
submission to the National authority
and that stands pledged to keep faith with
the Bondholders, and to maintain the
National credit-vote for HENRY w.
WILLIAMS, the worthy and honored NOM
inee of this party.
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Jury Commissioner.

Our readers should bear in mind that
two Jury Commissioners, new office ere.
ated under the law of the last session oI
the Legislature, are to be elected this fall
AS two Commissioners are to elected, and
only one person can be voted for by any
one voter, it is earnestly to be hoped thaI
the two parties in the county will each
bring out its best man for the position
An article from the Scranton Republican
in another column, fully explains the in
tent Of the law.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29
WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY.

Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Group, whoop-
ing Cough, Quincy, and the numerous well as dam
gerous diseases OF the Throat Chest and Lungs, pre-
vail in our changeable climate at all of the
year; few fortunate enough to escape their bane-
full influence. How important then to have at hand
proves that this exists in Wisars Balsam extent
not fonnd IN any other remedy; however severe the
sufering the application OF this soothing healing and
wonderful Balsam at vanquishes the disease and
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

Eas- Mr.. William Wallace has built a
large addition to his Saw Mill, down town,
in which, we understand, he designs
erecting planning machinery. A few years
ago Saw Mill in this locality was con-
sidered rather scaley investment, but
Mr.. Wallace's enterprise has built up a
business which pays about as well as any
other carried On in this neighborhood.
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Stroudsburg, August 27, 1867.
M CONGRESS.
To the Editor of the Jefersonian:

not very complimentary, the authorship OF
certain letters and editorials which appear
ed in the Monroe Democrat" in relation
to the Borough Tax Duplicate"
AS have not, for several years, written
"a line for any paper, except under my own
signature, deem it my duty to contradict
the charge of having any thing to do in the
matter, and trust you will give this denial
the same publicity which you gave TO the
charge.
J.B. STORM.
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HELMBOLD,S EXTRACT RIIcuI1 a.a

HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU and
IMPROVED ROSE WASH cures secret and DEL
icate disorders in all their stages, at little
expense, little or no change in diet, no incon-
venience and no exposure. 1t is pleasant in
taste and odor, immediate in its action, and
free from all injurious properties.
Feb. %, 1867.
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AoROSTIO.

emily it penetrates through every pore,
X elleving sufferers from each angry sore;
A II wounds il heals with certainty and speed;
c uts Burns, from Inflammation soon are freed
rupiions, at it's presence disappear
kins lose each STAN, and the compexion's clear! !
alive, such as Crace's every one should buy,
A II 10 its wond rous merits testify,
l. ct those who doubt. single bottle but try
erily, then its true deserts 'twould have
T. ven unbelievers would laud Grace's Salye
August e9.-lm,
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The Time draWeth Nigh.

Saturday afternoon next will be devo
ted by the Democracy of the County t.
the holding of the Annual Delegate elec
tions. The Delegates elected will NEE
on the Saturday following to nominate a
candidate for the Legislature. The aspi
rants for Legislative honors have dwin
died down to four in number, viz: Mel
choir Bossard, of Hamilton; Charles S
Detrick, of Stroudsburg; Peter Merwine
jr., of Tobyhanna; and James Place, Of
Middle Smithfeld. Other names have
been mentioned in connection with the
Office, but, so far as our knowledge goes
they have been but mere mentions. OF
course, this is busy time with the aspi.
rants, and talking, hand shaking and
" treating" are the order of the day As
the fight is all on the other side, we, Of
course, have no interest in the matter,
farther than to keep our readers posted
Our only desire is that the best man may
win.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

The Wyandotte Democrat tells Of a
catfish caught in that vicinity by Thomas
Duggett, on Tuesday last, weighing two
hundred and thirty eight pounds. Its
width between the eyes was fifteen in
ches. Its length seven feet, thickness
through the body, eighteen inches.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

A notorious thief, at Rochester, n Y,
ieii into the Fire Canal lately, while try
ing to rob a widow woman's store of eight
dollars, and was drowned. He had Sc
cured the money, and it was found in his
pocket.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

THE Democrat still continues its
charge, by insinuation, that Judge Viii.
liams favored the repudiation of the cele.
brated Allegheny County Bonds. The
Democrat offers no proofs to sustain the
charge, simply because there are no proofs
to offer.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1867-08-29

r@- The carpenters, We observe, are
busily engaged in the erection of Mr.
Aaron Rymer's new dwelling, on Centre
street The building when completed
will present novel, but neat appearance,
and will prove to be model of convent
euce.