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Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26
Is It ?

Is the fact that GRANT rode mule in a
circus when boy, sufficient reason why
you should vote for him?
Is the fact that he was drunken worth
less yagabond at West Point and gradua-
ted at the foot of his class, any reason why
you should vote for him
Is the fact that he resigned his position
in the regular army, to save expulsion and
disgrace on account of drunkeEness-"co
duct unbecoming gentleman and officer" "
any reason why you should vote for him !?
Is the fact that this drunken imbecility
during the war murdered more men than
his advasary had command of, any reason
why you should vote for him
Is the fact that he issued an order ex-
peIling from the lines of the army, the
"Jews as class" because they would not
pay his father double price for the cotton
he stole, any reason why you should vote
for him?
Is the fact that he draws twenty t,Co
thousand dollar of salary per year, upon
which he pays not one cent Of taxes, any
reason why you should vote for him ?
Is the fact he is seen almost daily when
in Washington, beastly drunk or carousing
about some house Of prostitution, any rea-
son why you should vote for him?
Is the fact that he is The candidate OF
gold-grabbers, treasury punderers, New
England knaves, southern negroes, bond
holders, national banks, tax-colectors, con-
stitution defers, thieves, liars, hypocrtes,
prostitutes deserters &C., any reason why
you should vote for him
Is the fact that he is the candidate of
the party that oppresses the poor for the
benefit of the rich,-that gives TO the Ia
boring man greenbacks and 10 the nabob
gold-that makes the working men pay
the taxes of the bloated tond holder-that
takes the bread out of the mouths Of white
children to feed ovcrgrown niggers who
arc to lazy to earn living for themsrlve,
any reason why we should vote for him !:
Is the fact, that he is the candidate of
those who have run this country in debt so
deep that figures can't represent the
amount, and who are daily squandering
millions of dollars of the peoples money,
upon negro bureaus, large armies, theiviug
officials, vlliauous politicians and houses
of prostitution about the capitol of the
country any reason why you should vote
for him
Is the fact that he represents all that is
corrupt in politicshy, pocritical in religion,
debased in morals, and revolving in society,
any reason why we should vote for him
Utor none ofthese reasons, a0hy do you
Uote for him
His friends deny none these facts, and
they present no other inducement for your
support. Think well before you cast your
ballot. BeLLtonte Vatchman.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26
WENDELL PHILLIPS.
@The Radicals will have it that Soutl

GThe Radicals will have it that South
ern Democrats are anxious for battle at
arms; but the Democrats declare it is only
a contest at the ballot box they contem-
plate or desire. The Richmond Examiner
says; "Our notion is that the people of the
United States this Fall are going to use the
peaceful remedy of the ballot box to put
down the mad revolutionists of Radicalism.
They are going to ou.vote them. 1t is pcs
sble that the Radicals may arm and resist
the verdict of the ballot box, but if they take
the sword they will perish BY the sword"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26
MASS MEETING.

AT meeting of conservative citizens OF
Wyoming County, held at the office of X.
r. Little, on Monday evening Aug. l7th
1868, called for the purpose of considering
the question of holding a mass meeting OF
the conservative citizens of Wyoming
County; during the present Presidential
canvass. Il. r. Little was elected chair
man, and o. L. Parrish, Secretary of said
meeting, whereupon it was unanimously
ResOlred, That meeting of the conservative cit
izens of said County be held at Tunkhannock, at
such point as shall be decided upon by the Committee
of arrangements the 18th day of Sept. next in
the afternoon and evening.
Hon. j. V. Smith was appointed COM
mittee to correspond in reference TO speak
ers upon the occasion. On motion, l.. c.
Conklin, o. L. Parrish, w. F. Terry,
Carl Henniger and j. =. Loderick were
appointed as a committee of arrangements
On motion the following named gentle
men were chosen as a committee 10 refer
ence to attendance, viz.
HAMLET HILL Braintrm,
HENRY NEwcoMB, Clinton,
i. ID. HEADLY, Exeter
Wm. BENEDICT, Eaton,
RILEY SICKLER, Falls,
HIRAM HITCHcocK, Forkston,
MILES AVERY, Lemon,
&. l.. VAUGHN, Mehoopany,
RICHARD MOORE, Monroe
AHIRA GAY, Meshoppen,
ZIBA BILLINGS, Nicholson Twp.
l.. HARDING, Nicholson Vii.
}. NJ CAREY Northumberland,
Ii. CoMsrocK, North Branch,
LEWIS AGER, Overfeld,
CHo 81 O.rnnmocr DA[n " Tunk. Twp.
JOHN w. CRAWFORD ! w,.
81 JACOB DECKER,
Roswell CAREY, Windham,
On motion the meeting then adjourn ed
r. r. LITTLE, Chairman,
o. l.. PARRISH, Sec'y
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

THINK OF Ir.-Farmer, mechanic, work
ingman-and especially yon who have act
ed with the Republican party-you have
now till November to think of a matter
that concerns you and vour children. Will
yon vote the Ra ical ticket and pay the
bondhoIer's taxes, or will you vote the
Democratic ticket and make the bondhol-
der pay his own taxes Every dollar ad-
ded to tax duplicate relieves you. The
Democratic platform demands that bonds
shall be taxed the same As other property
the same as Your dwelling house. The
Republican Platform favors the exemption
of the bondhoder, says, in effect, that he is
a privileged character, and shall not be
taxed on his bonds. Which is right 3
Throw away your party preludlces' and
think of il.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

LET Us HAVE PEACE The best way to
secure peace is to put stop to all this
fighting. The best way to put stop to
all fighting is to whip the Radicals so bad
ly that they will not be heard of again for
ten years, for they are the ones who have
provoked civil war in this country, and they
are the ones who wish TO renew it. Ask
the Radical papers and Radical politicians
il this is not true.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

@It takes twenty thousand soldiers to
enforce negro equality in ten States of the
Union. According to Radical usage each
soldier costs two thousand dollars a year.
1t can thus be seen that forty millions ofthe
peoples money is squandered in order to
obtain the votes of negroes for General
Grant. Arc the taxpayers OF the North
content
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

GT From one epd of the country to the
other the cry goes up from the people that
we must have change. The farmers de-
mand a change; the merchants demand a
change the laboring people everywhere
demand a change the taxpayers demand
a change 1.-The lovers of the Constitution
demand change; the white people say
they must and viii have change of adj
mniStration.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

~ The Radical Lieutenant Govern
or of New York made speech in Brook
lyn few nights since, and here is the
manner in which he alluded to the Dem
ocratic nominee for President: 81 make
no attack upon Governor Seymour as a
man. Most courteous and gentle in his
manners. cultivated in mind and persua-
slve in eloquence, his private character
is without a bemish"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

q Money and arms, theft and mur-
der, that's what reconstruction means -
Brownlow wants Sl0,000,0O0 and 10000
troops. Negro militia bills have passed
tie pretended legislatures of Alabama.
Arkansas and Louisiana, and the first
move of the carpet-bag men in Con gress
was for full pay from March 4, 1867,
though only elected in 1868.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26
eE A Charleston artist thus draws the

ca A Charleston artist thus draws the
portrait of a genuine carpet bagger y:
"A man with lank head of dry hair
"a lauk stomach and long legs, club
knees and splay feet, dried legs and lank
jaws, with eyes Ike fish, aud a mouth
like a shark. Add to this, a habit of
sneaking and dodging about in unknown
pIaces-habitlng and eohabiting with mig
gers in dark dens and back streets-a
look like a hound, and the smell of a
skunk. He wonld rob a dead nigger and
forge his dead fathers name to draft for
S.,
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

& Colfax was first elected TO Con-
gress as a Know Nothing, and he is now
running on a national ticket with a KnoW-
Nothing, If he keeps on in this kind of
company, he will be taken for fool him
self ct last.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

ANorHER GUN-A LITTLE But LorD
ONE .-Or the 18th inst, the Territory
of Montana held its territorial election.--
Last fall the Democracy carried it by
eleven hundred, this fall they glory over
majority of tWeaty sepea huadred. An H.
crease of 1900! How are you mule
rider! 'Rah for de bureau.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

GThe negroes in Washington are
arm d bv Radicals. They march throu2h b
the stress with guns loaded with ball car
tridges, and at the slightest provocation fiji e
n platoon of mnsketry into the nnofending
wayfarers on the side walk.
''Let us have peace"
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

E- Do you want to pay taxes f9F
bond-holders ~ vote for Grant and Col
fax.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

Wendell Phillips on Grant as a Drunk
ard.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26

BANKRUPT LAw-In the Bankrupt Law
of March I'd, 1867, it provided by the ID
clause of the 33d section, that In all pro-
ceedings in Bankruptcy commenced after
one year from the time this act shall 60 in
to operation, no discharge shall be grant
ed to debtor whose assets do not pay fifty
per centnm Of the claims against his es-
tate, unless the assent in writing of a ma
iority in number and in value of his credi-
tor who have proved their claims is filed in
the case at or before the time of applica-
ton for discharge" The act went into
operation on the 1st of June, 1867, and
therefore, any debtor whose estate would
not pay fifty per cent of his Indebtedness,
has been debarred since the lst of June
last, of an application with the prospect of
discharge. The Senate, however, on the
22d ultimo, passed finally an amendment to
the act, which amendment had previously
been passed in the fiouse of representa-
tives. which extends the time for an et-
fective application by those who cannot
pay fifty per cent on their Indebtedness, to
the first of January, 1869.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-26
Large Increase of the National Debt il
,Tulu

July.
The official statement of the public debt
has just been published.
1t show an increase, during the month
Of July, of thirteen miU,ons, h0o handred
and fifty eight Thousand, fire hun3red and
ninty three dollars, and ntntq three cents.
What has become of all the money
raised by taxation.
How has it been squandereG
To what purpose has it been applied
The debt has constantly increased for
months.
Is that to continue ?
Are the people to be taxed as they now
are for all time to come; and never to see
the debt reduced or paid off
When will We see economy practiced by
the Government
When will some wise and financial sys-
tenn be adopted
How long are we to endure the rule of
the set of thieves and public plunderers,
who are spending all the money wrung
from the toll and sweat of the masses, con-
stantIy increasing tie debt
The people are asking themselves these
questions
There can be but one answer to them.
Not until the Rad Gals are turned olt of
power will there ever be a change.
Let the tax-ridden masses remember
that when they GO to vote.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-09

His health began to fail last summer, but
he kept about his business until September,
when the disease had made such progress
that he came to lis old home, in the vain
hope that pure Air and careful and loving at
tention wou]3 stay the progress of his NAL
ady. HIS decline has since been rapid.
Mr.. Loomis was one Of the most genial
pleasant, entertaining gentlemen whom it
has been our fortune to meet. His wit, his
bright fancy, his cultivated Imagination, his
sparkling conversation, were the life Of every
company in which he CHANGED TO be and
VIC think perhaps he excelled in these quail
ties rather than in the laborious learning
necessary to the largest success in his pro-
fcssion. We have seen-and our readers
have seen-poetry Of much moro than Or
binary meri. from his pen and he has
written some delightful fancies and r~everie..
which never were in print, and very likely
were never preserved. Nature, we think,
intended him rather to shine in literary and
social circles, than in the contentious Of the
forum, and his brilliant qualities attracted at
tention and admiration, and made friends for
him wherever he went. And the remem-
5rance Of these, and OF his chivalrous and
manly bearing, will remain, making the
shadow OF this bereavement darker when we
consider that we must see him no more, but
in the coming days giving a fairer color to
the memories which shall be treasured in the
hearts OF those who l)ved him.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-09

HESTER VAUGHN is a fair young English
girl, who two or three years ago married a
man recently returned from this country,
and with him came to Pennsylvania, where
she was cruelty deserted by her husband.
who she found had already, at least. ono
wife. She went TO work for her bread soon
after she became the victim of some Sound
rel, and in time came to Philadelphia, where
alone, in q cold garrett, her child was born.
Two days afterward she was found, too
much exhausted TO give a straightforward
account of herself, and the child was dead
There were some slight marks on its head
which might or might not have been caused
by intended violence. She was arrested
lay i've months in jail, and then, with a
counsel she had never seen, was hurried
through @ trial, and condemned to die. She
seems to have been treated as fairly as could
be expected during the trial, considering the
conduct of her lawyer. She has now been
a long time IN Jail awaiting the execution of
the sentence. Her conduct is most exenp-
Larry modest. d%eyout. she steadily denies
the killing of her child. WhetHM it died
from some accident or exposure, she cannot
tell.
In all this time not one word Of good
cheer came 70 the forlorn woman. No Sa-
marian tried to soothe her last DAYS By ex-
tending some Of the kindly Offices which a
desperate murderer would be sure to receive.
Finally, a female physician, who had seen
ha- nr1TaGa.op11~ - I'm 70 Nh u 81
succeeded IN gaining the interest of the
Working Women's Association. \ large
meeting was held, with Horace Greeley in
the presidents char, and such an appeal
was made to the Governor Of Pennsylvania
that hc cannot refuse, at least, Q patient in
vestigation Of her case The expression Of
the sympathy of New York was most en-
phatic, and with it came denunciations of
the law and lawmakers. that viii nor
materially aid the condemned.
On the other hand it is inquired where is
the guilty man he is. ct least, a partici-
pator. His name Hester steadfastly refuses
TO reveal she says he has since married
and that she viii not bring trouble upon an
other family. This unusual excuse excites
suspicion of the truth of the rest Of her
story. The Judge who condemned her de-
clares he has no doubt Of her guilt, and that
the awful crime Of infanticide must be
checked By severe examples. On the whole
it would seem that this young woman is de-
serving Of sympathy. If her trial was fair
there should be 10 other granted Women
have committed crimes and suffered the PEN
atty, and the accident of sex should not re-
lease accountability. We can but applaud
the women of New York who went go kindly
into the matter, yet it viii be . bad pre-
ced, ut if the Governor of a State, sworn to
execute justice, shall be controlled by 4 mass
meeting of women or men, in q case like this.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-09
The remaining portions of the walls from

The remaining portions of the walls from
the first pill rs to the partition which divides
the wholesale and retail stores, are stained
with an elegant French gray, upon which is
painted. in very beautiful and elaborate
mosaic work Of the most exquisite %colors, a
series of immense he1agons in double gold
bead frames. The Office compartment is
marked Oft at the second pillars by a black
walru Ut rail, ard besides the LUXURIOUS desks
and chairs for the use Of the officials, ehere
is a complete dressins-room set at the service
Of visitors and customers.
just before the entrance of the offc stands
an octagoral glass case surmounted by a small
p%yramidal case, containing eau de Cologne,
and all the rarest trerch essences, extracts,
and perfumes. On each side of this raised
case are two figures of ebony negroes, each
width his right hand raised, and intended to
beIr a lamp or vase, according to the taste of
the owner. These statues were brought. as
we understand, from the French Exhibition,
and are quite the rage as d~rawing-roOm orna-
ments among people Of wealth and fashion in
that capital. Such in rapid outline is a
description of DIR. Helmboid's new place of
business. 1t is worthy Of the merchant
princes of New York, although it is not at
all probable, from the continued and inces-
SAINT expansion of the Doctors business, that
ne may yet have to throw his wholesale store
into the retail, and let the former take care
Of Itself in some other convenient place.
VERAoNTEss. note the advertisement Of
THE NEtxoNT RECORD AND FARMER. Its pub
Usher is an enterprising. wide-awake man.
HIS paper as q STATE PAPsR, is worthy of
patronage. Read the inducements.
New York. July LIST, 1868.
DEAR SIR:-in your paper Of last week
you or one OF your correspondents say that
DR.. Drake is not tho the originator of the
celebrated PLANTATION B~ITIEas, and that
they were manufactured and sold by one
Pedro MarteHe, an old Spaniard, in the Is
land Of st. thomas. over forty years ago. as
every old sea captain can testify. Now, sir,
| can certify to the above as being true, for
have followed the sea for over forty years,
most Of the time doing business with the
West Indies. These same Bitters differently
put up and named, were brought to my no
tice on my first trip to the Island of St. Croix
for a cargo OF rum, and for years and years
after, my ships stores were never without
them. l always supplied my family and
many Of my neighbors with them, and can
truly say 4 better Bitters and Tonic, is not
made in all the world.
Yours, truly,
CAPT. HENRY VENT.
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Superior to the best
imported German Cologne, and sold at half
the price. F49w3
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-12-09
HeimbOld'S Drug Store.

The magnificent drug store Of II. T. Helm
bold, 594 Broadway, is beyond question the
finest and most attractive establishment Of it,
kind in New York. 1t is one Of those pia
ces which arrest the eyes OF the passer-by,
and compel him to stop and examine 1t,
almost against his Will. Not that externally
it is marked by any striking architectural
beauty, but that there Is a certain na1aeiess
fascination about it, the combined result Of
an exquisite taste in the arrangement Of the
various articles exposed for sale in the win
dovvO, aud a delightful harmony Of color.
One step from the sidewalk, and on q
level with the floor Of the establishment, is a
pavement of white marble, extending the
whole length Of the front, and releaved by a
diamond figure, consisting Of small rose
tinted and yellow bIocks of the same mater
ial. The windows, which are light and
stately, are, with the doors, composed of solid
sheets of French plate glass; end as we enter
the store, especially by g~as-light, the VIII ole
scene bursts upon US like some fairy creation,
or the SPLENDID vision of some hashish eater.
Ten superb chandeliers illuminate the i'm
mense palace from one end of it to the other,
in all 275 feet. from Broadway into Crosby
street.
|. is divided into two compartments, whole
sale and retail, the partition being as near az
may be in the middle, with Offices on each
side OF it, which are spanned by an arch,
inscribed with the words. Wholesale De-
partment." The blaze of light from the
windows. charged with the brilliant colors Of
the liquid in the large globes. adds vastly to
the attraction Of the scene by night, ami
Eliminates the adjacent walls and counters
with a surprising brilliance of crimson, pur-
pie. green, and amber.
The establishment was begun and finished
in five days. To look st it, it seems incredl-
bic: and more especially so when 1t is exam
ined in detail. The walls extending over half
the retail hall are adorned all along the cell
ing to the two first pillars with a series Of
twenty-eight moulded arches, fourteen on
each side. These rest upon an elaborate
moulding, supported by elegant pillars with
ornamented capitals OVERLAND with gold, and
the roof also is richly painted and fretted
with gold. The shelves are divided into a
number Of ranges each Of which is backed
by French mirrors. Then comes the counters,
eight in all, composed of solid marble through
out, the top slabs supported by richly carved
brackets starred with gold, and having two
square compartments on the side faces, each
one Of which bears the inscription "H T.
H."
Indeed, throughout the establishment there
is a harmony Of form. color, and disposition.
A lavish hand has been at work in all the
departments, and this marble palace is one
more proof of the swift witchery whereof
money is capable.