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Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01
You Do Eh?
81 indorse the resolutions"
So saws ULYSSES Grant.

al indorse the resolutions"
So says Ulysses Grant.
But will the people Of the United States
endorse him ?
Yon endorse the resolutions," Mr..
Grant. You iudorse J" the vile tyranny
OF Congressional reconstruction, the cow
ardly forcing of Negro Suffrage upon an
unwilling people, the moHstrous attempt
to put eight millions of white people un-
der the domination of four millions of ig
norant blacks, the atrocious wickedness of
the d;strauchlsemert of hundreds of thons-
ands of free white American citizens, the
boodsucking policy of the Freedmen 5
Bureau, [ that National boarding school
for worthless black lozaroni,) and even the
shameless shuffiing on the great vital
financial question which today interests so
deeply every man and woman in the Uni
ted States. You indorse all this and
cody add, /" let us have peace"
Yes, you would make a desert and call
it peace !"
You would put the white man in the
power of your black tools, you would put
the nigger's torch to the white mans dwell
ing, the niggers knife to the white man.
throat.
You would make another St. Domingo
Of the Southern States, trample ont what
the war has left Of the arts Of civilization
and leave in its stead the desolation, the
bowling wilderness of African barbarism
Or, as the only alternative, you would
keep your standing army of fifty battalions
quartered upon the people, to destroy their
liberties and eat out their substance"
These things, Mr.. Grant would be the
inevitable consequences of your enforc-
ment of the resolutions which you" in
dorse." you were Ulysses S. Grant,
multiplied, seventy times seven by your
multiple, the American people would not
sustain you upon such platform. AS it
is, Gen. Scott's fate is but light forshaw-
owing of what is in store for you -Patri-
OF.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

thousand negroes, inexperienced in all law
making, and more ignorant than our chill
dren, have been enfranchised in their
stead, and have been created absolute mas
tiers to govern over the whole white
population Of the South. Because of all
this, and in opposition to all this, we, the
representatives OF The people from the free
States behalf of our constituents and of
thousands and tens of thousands of others
who would be represented if the popular
power without could now control and act
here within, earnestly and solemnlv pro-
test against this violence upon our Con-
stitution and upon our people, and do here.
by counsel and advise all friends of popu-
lar government to submit to this force and
fraud only until, at the balIot-box, opera
ting through the elections, this great
wrong can be put right.
There is no law in the land over the
constitutional law; there is no government
but constitutional government, and hence
all bayonet made, all Congress imposed
constitutions are of no weight, authority
or sanction. saved that enforced bv arms,
an c'cuicHt vi po"cI, uuAuo"H W Aincfl-
cans in practice, and never required, but
as it acts in and under the supreme civil
law, the Constitution, and the statutes en-
acted in pursuance thereof. We protest,
then, in behalf of the free people and the
West against the right of the military oil,
garchy established in Arkansas or else
where in the now re-enslaved States of the
South, TO impose upon US, through Con
gress, taxes or customs, or other laws to
maintain this oligarcby or its Freedmen 5
Bureau. We protest against going into
the now proposed copartnership of militia
ry dictators and negroes 10 the administra
ton OF this government. We demand, in
the name of the fathers of the Cousti:u-
ton, and for the sake of postcrity, not lis
reconstruction, but the restoration of that
sacred instrnm ent which las been to
US all pillar of fire from 1877 on to its
present overthrow, and in all soemnity BE-
fore God and man, nnder a full sense of
the responsibility of all we utter, we do
hereby fix our names to this protest against
the admission of these three persons claim
ing to be members of Congress from Ar
kansas.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

The Executive Committee appointed by the Sol
diers' and Sailors Convent n held at Cleveland in
1866 have called national Convention Of the Con-
servative Soldiers and Sailors nf the Unel States,
to meet at the city of New York, the 4;h of July
next to take action the nomination of COnserva-
i've candidates for President and Vice President.
As it is desirable that Pennsylvania should be fully
represented in said Convention request our late
comrades in arms to take the necessary action to
have delegates elected or appointed from every
Congressional district the State As the time is
rapidly approaching when the Convention will meet.
there should be no delay in the matter.
EDWARD L DANA Brgadier General
WELLINGTON II ENT, Brevet Major General.
JACOB SWEITZER. Late Colonel and Brevet
Brigadier General.
JOSEPH X. KNIPE, Major General.
W. W. III. DAVIS, Late Colonel and Brevet Briga-
der General.
WILLIAM McCANDLESS, Late Colonel.
JOHN P. LINTON, Late Colon ell.
LEVI MARSH, Late Colonel.
All Democrat ic and Conservative editors through
out the State requested to publish this notice
and call atten ton to it.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01
Why ?

What makes all the necessaries of life
so expensive? What makes rents so high !?
What makes taxes so onerous? Why is
everything the poor man eats, drinks and
wears, taxed and tariffed and stamped all
over at every stage of its production and
transit until it-taxes, tariffs, stamps and
all-lands upon the overburdeDed back OF
the poor man7the consumer! Why;
with all these burthens resting upon the
people. is the national debt increasing by
millions every month? Simply by reason
of the the ruinous policy of the Radical
party. The Southern States, instead of
being huge incubus upon the labor Of the
North, might telp to pay the national debt
and help bear the burdens of taxation. In
stead of producing, the South is consum.
ing at least one hundred and thirty million
dollars yearly, wrung from the hard earn
ings fthe North. She does not ask for a
standing army she does not require a
F eedman's Bureau; these are qnartered
upon her against the solemn protest of her
people. Both are useless. cumbersome,
expensive and full of corruption. Re-
move them and the South would again
blossom like the rose. Keeping the Rad
ical party in power is keeping a huge
standing army, and corrupt. enervating,
useless Freedmen's Bureau, at cost of one
hundred and thirty million dollars every
year. So long as the reins Of government
are in the hands of the extremities, just so
long will the necessaries of life continue
high, rents dear, and taxes continue to
wear out and exhaust the energies of the
people.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01
Organize. Organize .

Democrats in every town should forth
with organize for the campaign. We arc
confident that the convention now assem-
bling at New York will give US a tried
and worthy leader. Let us prepare, i'm
mediately to follow our standard bearer
into the hottest of the fight. Let US make
one more vigorous and determined effort
to save our country and its cherished in
stitutions from the ruin and anarchy into
which the red-mouthed radicals are drag
gIug them. Organize, and take your
place in the ranks. Now is the time to
commence the work, by disseminating
correct principles-by circulating sound
Democratic papers and documents among
the people. A day spent in this work
now, is worth week of mass meetings,
just before election. Again we say or
ganize Form one or more Democratic
clubs in every township. Set the fires a
burning! Gird on your armors! Let the
word "Onward {! right Onward ~ be shout
ed along the line-and the victory is ours
AS sure as there is God that controls
the destiuies of Nations.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

CANDDATEs.-The following list en-
braces the names which have been prom
iuently mentioned as probable candidates
before the Convention on the 4th of July :
George II. Pendleton, of Ohio; Salmon
p. Chase, of Ohio Thomas A. Hendricks,
of Indiana; Horatio Seymour, of New
York; Joel Parker, of New Jersey Sena-
tor Buckalew. of Pennsylvania Asa Pack
er, of Pennsylvania Henry Stanbery, of
Kentucky; Judge Field and Gov. Halght,
of California; Cen. w. S. Hancock, OF
Pennsylvania Gen. George B Mcclellan,
of New Jersey Gen. w. t. Sherman, OF
Ohio.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01
ETh Cincinnati Times, June &c

H The Cincinnati Times, June 26,
gives utterance 10 the following:
!. The wisdom of admitting the only relia-
bly, loyal people of the South to the fran
chise will be seen some day not distant,
when their votes will be needed to promote
the subdivision of TIE immense plantations
of the South, which is a necessary prequi
site to the resuscitation Of the prosperity
of that region.
Then it is really intended to distribute
the lands of the owners among the negroes,
who are understood to be ''the only reliable
loil people oftbe South - and these ne
groes were enfranchaised so that thei:
votes could be used in this distribution
General Grant says that this story is false
hood told to the negroes by the Burean
agents, and that it had been exceedingly
baleful in its effects upon the blacks. Whom
shall we believe, the Tines or Ii. U. Grant ?
World.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

ey The three Radical carpet-baggers
from Arkansas, Roots, Kinds and Boes,
just admitted to seats in Congress, mod
estly claim pay from March 18th, 1867,
to the commencement of the present Con-
gress. Mr.. Speaker Colfax decided that
their per diem pay should commence on
the 18th, of March, 1868, the day of their
election. They demand more, ard the
case has been submitted to the judiciary
Committee. They should be well paid
by the Radicals for the vile work they
have been engaged in,
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01
Radicals who Support General Grant.

hadlcaIs VINO support General Grant.
Tilton--He has called Grant drunk
arI.
Phlllips-He has called Grant drunk
ard and as braiuless as his saddle.
Sumner-Ie says Grant is!not IN "irre-
versible guarantee" and made white
washing report TO fortify Andrew Johnson.
Chase--"Grant is a man of vile habits
aud of ore idea.''
Anna DIckinson-"I am going to Eng
land to get out of advocating this buDgler. y
Mrs. Stanton -"Grant says nothing, and
knows less than nothing"
Wilson-"I will never. so help me God,
support any but temperance men for
office"
Greely-"The Presidency requires a
man OF ideas and a statesman"
CoIfax--"I declare in advance no doubt
ful person shall have my ballot for Pres
ident"
Kelly-.'I will die in nv tracks before
| will subscribe to this whtewash report of
this man Grant who has joined bis testi-
mony, and will join his fate, to that public
enemy, CA. JohnSon.)
Old Thad.-"Never ask me to support a
twiddIer and trimmer for Office
Geary-"Drunkards, like pirates, are
public enemies"
Frelinghuysen-"The nation owes to it
self respect to tolerate imbecility in politics
no longer"
Wade-"Grant knows nothing of poll
tics, = = He can talk nothing but hOIse."
Yates-"I own have been drunkard j:
Twill be one no longer, nor will longer
cast my lot with such men,"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

ADVERTISEMENT ever wrote the
following unquestionaby uttered truth
which many have learned to their cost -
Disseminating to advertise is Ike tax
ing down ones sign. 1t is sort of init
nation of retirement from business, and
the public treat it as an evidence that
something has gone wrong which requires
privacy from investigation. Whatever
construction is put upon it, the result is
disastrous"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

I No paper will be issued from this
Office next week-for various reasons,
among which are the following: Our
whole type-setting force are "chock" full
of patriotism and wish to celebrate. Our
devil is loading up, from the crown of his
hat, to the heels of his boots, with fire
crackers, and if obliged to stay in the Of
fce-somebody would get 6loaOed up. 1t
is a custom now almost universal, among
publishers, to loosen up the strings of the
bow on the week of the 4th-to which
custom we defer. For some year. past
we have found it worked well, to issue
just fifty papers each year. But the prin-
cipal reason why no paper will be issued
from this office next week, is that none
will be printed and published; besides
we intend to go to New York on the 4th
to take sly peep at the next President.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

Eg Southern niggers are said to be
totally di>gusted with the all promise aad
o-performance policy of the Radicals
1t is now stated that 7l5,000 Southern
niggers intend to vote fer repndiation of
the national debt How will the Radical
bondholding aristocracy feel if they shonll
be blown sky-high by their own Internal
machine
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

CT at late dinner in North Carolina,
there sat down to table three ex-Goyern-
ors, an ex-Justice of the Supreme Court,
two exMembers of Congress, and some
other men of honorable distinction in their
State, and the only person in the room
who could vote or hold office was the ne
gro who waited GU the table, Sach is re-
construction,
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

ca Just think of it!-Eighty colored
members in the House of representatives
Of South Carolina. Imagine the effect on
hot day, (such as South Carolina often
has) with "heated debate" and doors
closed.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

EE The "Pendleton Escort" 1000
strong, uniformed and accompanied by a
Silver Cornet Band, will arrive in New
York on July l. A wigwam for their es-
pecial accommodation is to be erected in
ToTpkins square.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

ca The johnny Smoker" Presilen-
tial candidate of the RAIDS is going out west,
ostensibly to look after Indian affairs. 1t
is pretty we'll understood that his bottle
holders want to confne him to the weak
corn whiskcy of that region. From all
accounts "Old Rye" is too strong bever-
age for his weak running gears.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01
A Gumbo Government wanted.I
RICHMOND, June 25.-The following
letter has been written by Senator Sum-
ner to citizen of Norfolk

RICHMOND, June 25.--The following
letter has been written by Senator Sum-
ner to citizen Of Norfolk
SENATE CHAMBER, June %, 1868.
DEAR SIR ii have your letter of the 18th in ref
erence to the eligibility of n colored man to Con-
gress l know of no ground on which he could be
excluded from his seat if duly elected, and should
welcome the election of a competent representative
of the coIored race either House of Congress,
the final triumph of the Of equal rights. Till
this step is taken our success is Incomplete,
Yours truly,
CHARLES SUMNER.
This black republican millennium is fast
approaching. Under the tyranous rule of
Grant and his satraps one half Of this once
fair country is already turned over to the
control of ignorant negroes. The halls of
Congress where Jefferson, a Madison,
Clay and Webster, once made laws for
the government of noble race of white
men, and almost before the echoes of their
eloquent warnings have died away-are
soon to be desecrated BY the chickering's of
a bra nless and brutal race of negroes
Then indeed will the black republican tri-
umph be complete. Then, indeed, will the
efforts of the Jacobins, to destroy the gov
ernment of the Fathers be success,
Then will pandemor ium resound with the
glad voices Of old Thad. and his fellow
devils saying at is finished p
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

OK THIS LINE, ALL SCNMER.-Jnst for
the truth of history, ard so rs not to mud
die the weak brains Of future BtncroftS,
we beg our Republican friends not TO
quote Grants sentiment, - | shall fight II
out if it takes all summer
How Otherwise will the possible Bran
croft save his wits from d,zing when he
discovers that Grant abandoned " this line"
after losing more than one aud half
times as many men as Lee had and more
than six times as many men As Lee lost
And what Will sava the poor fellow fjom
Iunacy when in the midst of this hulaba-
loo he discovers that Grant, having aban-
doned "this line, " found himself at the
base of another line which could have
been reached without the loss o: a man
the line from which the Army OF the P0
tomac was orce recalled.
And nothing but suicide, surely, can
console hlm for the discovery, which our
Republican friends must perceive that be
will make, that Grant not only took ali
the snmmer, but the next fail, aud the win
ter following, and the spring too, before
his swoppieg off six Northern soldiers for
every Southern soldier had been fought
out."-N. Y. World.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01

~ A general proclamation of amnes-
ty it is said will be issued by the Presi-
dent on the 4th inst.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-01
TUNKRANNoCK, Pa.
Wednesday. July 4, 1865.
DEMOCRATIC State TICKET.
Auditor General,
CHARLES E. BOYLE, of Fayette.
Surveyor General,
Conservative Soldiers and Sailors Ma
tinnal Convention.

Gen. WELLINGTON ENT, of Columbia
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-16

Some practical joker in Cincin.
natl adyertisedin one Of the papers
that a certain merchant-giving
his name and place Of business
was in want of a cat, and that for
a good one ten dollars would be
paid. The next day the store was
literally beseiged by urchins with
their arms full of cats, white cats,
speckled cats, Thomas cats, ancient
cats. and juvenile cats, and every
urchin demanding his ten dollars.
Later in the day a distressed look
ing gentleman, covered with cats
hairs, presented himself at the Of
flee of the advertising paper, and,
with extreme indignation, an
nounced that he never owned a
cat, never wanted a cat, and de-
voutly wished never again to see
a cat. The publishers sympa-
thized, and declared that it was a
catastrophe.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-16
The Memphis Jefreys.

The Louisville Courier has a
special dispatch from Memphis,
from which we extract as follows:
"The notorious Radical Judge
Hunter, Brownlow's pimp, turns
out to be defaulter and Jail bird.
An official document furnished the
Avalanche, from Muen, Ohio, where
Hunter resided in lS47, shows
him in his true light. The court
records prove him to be default
or to the county while acting trus-
tee to the amount of six thousand
and some hundred dollars. He
was imprisoned in the Celina coun-
ty, Ohio, Jail, in 1856, for embez-
element, and served out term of
one year, and served out another
term in the Muen Jail for larceny.
They.are the kind of men Brown
low selects for political TOOLS
Hunter undertook to suppress the
Avalanche, but the Aoalanche has
suppressed him and his court"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-16
Wade and the Succession.

There are some Republicans
who are bitterly opposed to put
ting Ben. Wade in the Presiden-
tial Office. There is scarcely a
doubt that they want Johnson
out, and with little regard as to
the manner in which that Job
shall be done, they want some
man other than Wade to take bis
place. The Washington cores
pondent of the Louisville Cour-
Ger writes on the 18th ult., as fol.
lows:
"Ben. Wade is much exercised
over the question now discussed
here among his enemies in his own
party about his right TO the success
sion of the Presidency if johnson
is deposed. The Constitution pro-
vides in case of removal, death,
resignation, ETC., of the President
and Vice President, what officer
should act as President, etc. The
question now raised is, is the
President pro tenn. Of the Senate
such an officer as contemplated by
the Constitution. 1t is contended
by them, neither that person nor
the Speaker of the House are
officers, and, as such, are not eli
gible. The matter was debated
Al great length in the session of
1894, and Mr.. Madison spoke and
voted against the proposition, that
such an officer could succeed to
the Presidency. The bill passed
the House by a vote of 26 to %,
Mr.. Madison voting nay. If the
view taken by Wade's opponents
prevail, the mantle would fall on
the Chief Justice. Wade will
not feel secure until he is fully in
possession Of the coveted prize.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-16
Attempt to Burn a Church.

3
The Winchester Home Journal
publishes the following, and we
have little doubt but that two
thirds of the depredations COM
mitted against the negro, either
real or imaginary, would find its
truth in a like manner, if the
perpetrators could be detected:
GA negro named John Kenser,
who came to Winchester since the
war is now in custody under the
charge Of trying to burn the negro
church in this place. The evil
dence of his own race against him
is pretty heavy, and we suppose
John will ego up" for a term in
the penitentiary, Gov. Brownlow
willing. John has preached sew
eral times to the blacks and color.
ed people OF our town, and was
fiCer last year for Brownlow's mi.
litia. 1t is thought that he was
provoked at some of his race who
aoorshipped at the church, and by
this horrible means intended to
revenge himself. But the more
rally-received opinion is that
! it was intended to burn the church
and lay the charge to the ''rebel.
lious whites in order to make po
litical capital for those who try tc
make it appear that our people are
opposed to the poor negro who is
ext mpted from paying poll tax,
Notwithstanding these same whites
subscribed literally towards bull
ing the church"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-04-16

The CHARACTER OF THE IMPEACH-
ERS.-The men who have been
foremost in impeaching the Presi-
dent and demanding his convic-
ton and removal from office, have
a record that should render them
Infamous for all time to come
Listen:
Thad. Stevens, who has avow-
edly been acting outside the Con-
stitution, leads the impeachment
of Johnson for appealing to the
courts in defence of the Constitu-
ton.
Bingham is associated with But
Ter in the prosecution; Butler
who accused Bingham of the Judi
cial murder of Mrs. Suratt.'
Boutwell, is the prosecutor, who
proclaimed that johnson was an
accomplish Of Booth in the murder
Of Lincoln.
The impudent. Ashley, caught
in the fact of his completely with
the perjured Conover, and bidding
for more perjury, represents the
Justice of the Radical majority
in the House of Representatives
Such is the character of the men
who are demanding of the Senate
the conviction of Andrew John
son upon the charges they have
preferred. Is it a matter for spe-
cial wonder that when such men
rule the people suffer? Under
any other circumstances, in any
other period Of history, the public
charges of these corrupt intriguers
would have been Indignantly
spurned from the Senate, and the
authors and abettors covered with
an infamy which time could not
have obliterated.-Er.