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The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-08-12
THE REIGN OF TERROR.

Gov. Warmoth has made a requisi-
ton upon the President for troops to
put an end to the Rebel reign of ter
ror which has prevailed in parts of
Louisiana and Texas, with steadily
increasing violence, for months past,
andwhich was originally superinduced
throughout the Fifth Military District
by the removal of Sheridan and the
appointment of Conservative gencr-
ais in his stead. These noncntities,
Hancock and Buchanan, have sub
sttuted Rebel palaver and scntimen-
tai Democracy for the enforcement OF
Federal authority and protection of So
ciety from lawlessncss and crime, until
over 1000 murders in Texas have
been committed, with but a single in
stance ofpunishment; and in Louis
lana the condition Of things is pre-
cisely like that in 1S60-6l, when the
Rebels drove the Union men from
the State or dragooned them into
secession.
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|, COLFAX I.
No Treason No Reputation No Revo'
luton!


The Union Republican voters OF
Greene county, and all Others opposed
TO Southern Rebels and their Northern
Sympathizers ruling the land which
they attempted to destroy, are request
ed to meet at the different places des-
ignated by our county committee
below. Let there be large turn-outs!
At:
Nineveh, Morris township, Thurs
day, Aug. 20.
Jacksonville, Richhill township,
Friday, Aug. q.
Rogersville, Centre to wnship, Sat
urday, August %.
White Cottage, Jackson township
Tuesday, August 25.
New Freeport, Springhill township
Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Jolleytown, Gilmore tp., Thursday,
August q.
Newtown, Whiteley township, Fri,
day, August %.
Bobtown, Dunkard township, Sat
urday, August 29.
Good speakers will be present tC
address the meetings.
j. II. WELLS,
Chairman, Rep. Co. Com.
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THE DEBT AND ITS AUTHORS.

The Democratic papers and orators
are very fond of emphasizing the fact
that the United States have a great
debt, and that the people are heavily
taxed. They declare that when the
Democratic party controlled the Gov
ernment the public expenses were in
finitely smaller and taxes were prac-
tically imperceptiblc.
Very well granting that the debt is
large and the taxes are heavy, why do
they not continue and tell us why
they are so? For the samc reason that
the criminal prefers not to plead gull
ty. The debt is large and the taxes
are heavy because the Democratic par
ty, when it was constitutionally re-
moved from power, rose in rebellion
at the South, remained as aparty hos
tile al the North, and compelled the
Government tofght desperately for its
existence. An enormous war makes
an enormous debt. Those who caused
the war created the debt. Who began
the war? Was it Jefferson Davis, Wade
Hampton, Robert Toombs, Raphael
Semmes, and the other Southern
Democratic leaders who fired upon
Fort Sumter, or was it Major Ander-
son who defended itg If the people
had submitted TO the cannon Of those
Democratic patriots and conservative
friends of the Constitution there would
have been no debt and no taxation to-
day-and no country. The rebellion
was plotted in the Democratic Cabinet
and Senate. The debt is the price of
the salvation of the country from the
rebellion of Democrats. 1.-THE DEM
ocrats had acquiesced in the constitu-
tional result of an election in which
they took part there would have been
no war, no debt, no increased taxation.
The debt is Democratic debt, and
the taxes are sharp hints for foiled
conspiracy of Democrats against the
Government.
And what is the remedy for this
increased taxation which the Demo-
cratic platform proposes p? Swind-
ling. First the Democratic leaders
take the money from our purses, and
then the honor from our name. AS
we have achieved q material victory
in the war, they are trying to prepare
for us q moral defeat in refusing to
pay the expenses of the war. And
this, which is the purpose of those
whose naughty hearts still swell in
the hatred of the Union, and who dis
dain the Government when they do
not control it, is to be submitted, to
"the calm, quiet, thoughtful common
sense of the people," Who has been
in this country long enough to under
stand something of that common-sense
and of its conclusions, doubts what its
verdict will be upon a proposition Of
national infamy Docs he suppose
that people whom the rebels could
not conquer they can dishonor
Enemies of the national honor, the
common-scnse that bafied their at.
tempt ut secession will defeat theil
effort at reputation and revolution
-Harper's WeekN.
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to reason, and have them supp
with a copy Of the REPUBLICAN or
other sound reading during the cam
paign. Don't, because the skies are
bright at present, think they may not
soor be cverclouied. An important
election is just at hand in our own
State and as pennsylvania goes so
goes the Union" The 18th of Octo-
ber must see Democracy discomftted
or an additional burden imposed upon
the Republicans ere'yohere, to carry
through the Presidential canvass.
The pitifhl majority of 922 votes
claimed by Democracy last year, has
since been found fraudulent by investi-
eating committees. BY colonization
and false naturalization they e!sed out
this small preponderance in vote of
over 100000, the Republicans polling
10000 less Of the $4,000 votes cast
in '66, and they only $4,000, our ac-
tivity being % per cent. below par
and theirs 10. 1t is estimated that
100000 votes will be polled this Fall
--morc than ever before in this State,
and colonization, aud collee-colored
papers for aliens will be used by the
Democracy, yet if the Republicans are
watchful they can carry the day by
majority above l7,l7S-Geary's ma
jority of'66. A change of a very few
votes in each district may turn the
current against us. Therefore, unless
you want to be caught up in "the
whirling tide and borne on to anarchy
and ruin you must WORK! Republic
cans! close up the gaps in your ranks
and, shoulder to shoulder, move for
ward to Victory!
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NEWS, &C.

GoLD closed yesterday in New York
at 1474@147s
"Let us Have Pcace"-GRANr
"Let nv Have war"-BL\fR.
NovA-SJorIA wants q mss with
England and annexation to the U. S.
THEY talk of comforting the Office
of City Register, made vacant by the
death of Gen. Halpine, upon Horace
Greeley. 1t is worth $4,000 a year.
HIGHwAYMAN rob overland coaches
in Idaho every opportunity.
SEYMOUR has published his letter
ofacccptance. 1t is greasy document
manufactured for easy gulping. Its
modest length forbids ohr publishing
taking up as it would three columns
Of our paper.
GEN. SHERIDAN, at the suit of a
rebel postmaster, was fined 800 for
cjccting him from his office by force
The General took an appeal. The
next thing will be suit against Grant
for the muskets taken from Democrats
at Appomattox Court House.
WADE HAMPTON to the working
men of the South: "Vote Democratic
or starve, there is no work here for
Republicans" !"
THREE gamblers were lynchcd at
Sioux City last week for cheating al
cards.
REBM.s and Cops don't like Grant
because he smokes. If it was only to-
baccoit wouldn't beso bad, but the sui
phureous smoke of his cannon and
muskets is what's the matter.
AN epidemic broke out in the stock
yards at Pittsburg recently carrying
off hundreds of cattle. The yards are
being depopulated and cleansed.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR never can be
elected President of the United States
and never ought be. This paper her
after will support Gen. Grant.-N-
mira Gazette.
The Elmira Gazette is daily paper
and an old Democratic sheet. This
abandonment of the Copperhead can
didates, by "a Democratic paper ii
Seymour's own State, only goes tc
show the extent of disalfection in the
party, with the New York nomina-
| tions.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-08-12
THE STAMPEDE.

Gen. J. Bowman Sweitzer Of Pitts
burg, a shining light in Democratic
circles, has signifed his intention of
joining his former leaders forces. He
was aspirant for Congressional honors
on the Democratic ticket in '66. His
influence is said to be great and will
prove loss to the enemy not easily
replaced.
AT a recent election in Indiana in
the town of New Albany, there was a
gain Of eight hundred votes for the
Republicans. 1t is accounted for by
the fact that Senator Hendricks had
just made one of Frank Blair's revo-
luton speeches at that point.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-08-12

ONCE MORE TO THE BREACH!

We may compare the Republican
organization in this county to a battery
that once preached the enemy's works
and did good execution, but from dis
use has become dismantled and needs
enodelling and strengthening. The
first thing to be done was to get the
guns in position and open fire, under
cover of which we might accomplish
this work. 1t has been done. This
week finds every piece in position and
now we may 60 on with the remodell-
ing and strengthening. 1t is worse
than Illeness, it is criminal negli-
gence, to sit calmly down at this stage
OF the conflict and await the result Of
the fire Of our opponents. Work,
earnest HARD WORK, by every private,
every officer, is alone to save our van
tage ground. In each township or
ganization must be had if not already
attained. Every information in re-
gard to the status Of the party should
be furnished on enquiry to our Exec
utive Committees, and it can be accom-
plished by every man constituting
himself committee to enquire into
and look after the interest Of tho party
in his own community. Acquaiut
yourselves, each with his neighbor's
politics, converse with them if disposed
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-08-12

SEYMOUR ON THE BOND.HOLDERs.

In his speech Of March II, 1858,
before the Democratic State Convene
ton in New York Horatio Seymour
said:
at is a mistake to suppose that they
(the bonds) are mostly held by capita
lists. Large sums belonging to chill
dren and widows, under the order of
the Courts or the action of trustees,
have been invested in Government
bonds. The vast amounts held by
fire and life insurance companies and
savings banks are in fact held IN trust
for and are the relianceof the gre atbody
of active business or taboring men or wo-
men or Of ,oidors and ophans."
Democratic {" shriekers" about a
bloated bond-holder's aristocracy,'
please copy.
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The Ku.KIuk Klan-A Sherln's Assist.
ant Killed.

Sr. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. GA spe-
cial dispatch from Sedalia, Mo-, to
the Democrat, says it is reported there
that the Sheriff of Benton county, with
assistance, attempted last Saturday
to arrest several notorious despera-
does known to belong to the Ku-Klux
-Klan. The Sheriff's brother and an
other assistant were killed. All Of
the desperadoes escaped.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-08-12
Humanity, Liberty ana Freedom
No Treasoni No Reputation No Rev0.
luton!

REPUBLICANS Party lines are now distinct
ly drawn and the great battle of Freedom
against Oppression, to be fought this Fall, de-
mands that the Republican party-the party Of
Freedom--should work. The dissemination OF
political truth can be more thoroughly and ef-
fectually accomplished through your own Jour-
nal than In any other way We therefore appeal
to you to aid us In giving 1t wider circulation.
It's future course will be marked by its past;
always against Treason, liquidation and Rev
olution, in whatever form, and for loyal men
to rule the Republic!
Wepoint with pride to the standard your pa
per has attained compared with that of two
years ago, and promise greater Improvement
II the required assistance is given US.
TERMS...CASII IN ADVANCE!
Single Copies (until Dec. Q, 1863 5Oets
Clubs OF Ten, '' ."."...sf,50
Address JAS. +. SAVERS,
Waynesburg, Pa.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-08-12

The Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
Republican Congresses have removed
$l91, 100000 of taxes, that but for
this action the people would now be
called upon to pay.
The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-08-12
OnOn ACRES OF LAND FOR SALE IN
ZlNlll TRACTS TO SUIT PuRCHASNI3S

WE have 1t laid of In tracts OF 100 acres. This
road, and near TO Littleton Station. The soil is
good and the timber large, on our east linei 1t
loins the State line Of Pennsylyapia. For fur
ther information, address GEO ADAMSs,
or Tx. BOTSFORp,
Aug. l2-3ni. Wheeling, w. Va.
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GRANT, COLFAx AND PEACE,

THE REPUBLICAN FOR THE CAM
PAIGNi
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STATE.

- - sss
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL:
GRs. JOHN + HARTRANFT,
Of Montgomery County.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAI:
Gks. JACOB NJ. CAMPBELL,
OF Cambria County.
DISTRICT.
FOR CONGRESS-
CAPT. ] BENTON DONLEY,
Of Greene County
COUNTY.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
GEORGE q. MILLER, ESQ.,,
Of Dunknd 7ownship.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
THOMAS ]. PENN, ESQ,
OF Warrington Township.
ron POOR HOUSE, DIRrcr0R,
THOMAS ROSS, ESQ,
Of Morgan 7oWnship.
FOR AUDITOR,
HENRY W. TAYLOR, ESQ.
Of Jackson Township.
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REPUBLICANlsyi.

Law, Liberty, Justice and Equality
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\ Aew Sarertise,ntnts.
IN RE GREENE COUNTY

IN RE GREENE COUNTY
AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACTURING
WIN hold their 18th Annual Exhibition at the
Fair Grounds, In CARMlCH ELS, on
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY,
FIRST AND SECOND DAYS OF OCTOBER, 1868.
MANAGERS.
pr. ALrN. PATTON, CAPT. III. II. CREE
HUGH KEENAN,, CORnLY GARRARD.
j. DAVIDSON, j. r.. HARrLEY,
JESSIE DowLIS, y. B. SWAN,
J. TopPIs, L. NJ. SMITH,
ID. G. STEPHENSON, SAM'L. MURDOCH.
OFFICERS.
ELIAS STONE. PaEs.
NJ SM'%fl;T TI5Ssi i, S;s5. %sSarr, v. p..s.
JOHN HEWITT
j. G. CoSSEH, Rec. Sec. l.. II. LAIpLEY, Cor. Sec.
j. B. LAIDLEY, Treas.
LIST OF PREMIUMS TO BE AWARDED; /;
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T@cSncsoaa|

mated and whose Candidate me Is.
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GRANT, COLFAx AND VICTORY.

Great Truths for u Great PeopI
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WIN hold their 18th Annual Exhibition at the
Fair Grounds, In CARAllCH ELS, on
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24
CITY MONEY.

1t seems to be almost impossible to restore
currency once vitiated by suspicion; and,
indeed, after the crisis of suffering caused by
depreciation has passed, it may not be desir-
able that the rejected medium should again
enter into circulation. Nobody expected, and
nobody desired that city money should again
be taken up as currency, after its sudden
depreciation had expelled it from the position
which it has occupied for the last five or six
years. Most people-even those who could
i'll afford the loss-thought, that, after all, it
was happy radiance. But it was supposed,
with apparently good reason, that the mea-
sures which, it was promised, would create a
demand for it, would bring it up very nearly
to par. The market ordinance and the COM
pulsory collection of back taxes, ought ration
ally, to have had very sensible effect ON the
market, and for few hours such an effect
was manifested. But, for the last four or FIVE
days there has been no material rise. The
price has hung around the twenties, and peo-
pie who purchased at sixteen begin to think
that ordinary causes fail in this case. But
Csiuoc anu SASCS cAAAOAb lut4uSt4NSS as 10 City
money as in all other human affairs. The
difficulty is to see the cause-even when the
effect is palpable. Now if it were certain
that all the city money would be absorbed
within reasonable period it would surely
improve rapidly in price, unless some other
cause should operate in a contrary direction.
There seems to be such certainty now, at
least as to a large portion of the issue. What
then is the counteracting cause? A little re-
Election will make it plain. The public have
no confidence in the permanency of the anti
cipated absorption. A million dollars may be
taken up-but if the same million be again
put out the results viii be only transient At
present there is no guarantee against the con-
tinued reissue Of city money. 1t may be
paid in at the treasury to-day, and paid out
again tomorrow. If, in addition to the pro-
vision for absorption, there were certainty
of no further reissue, the anticipated i'm
provement would soon become manifest. 1t
IS desirable therefore, if it is the intention to
force upwards the value of city money, that
some provision be made for the destruction of
this species of currency as soon as it is paid
into the treasury. We are not sure that it is
at all necessary to bring city money up to
par, since it has passed out of circulation,
but if the object is to be accomplished, it can
be achieved in no other way than this.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24

LIFE ISsuRANcE.-The subject of life insurance
is one that has lately attracted much more of puo
lie attention than it did in former years. It is
therefore with pleasure we announce that life
insurance company, entirely under the auspices Of
New Orleans merchants and citizens. has recently
been organized, and will Immediately begin
operations.
The company is essentially "HOme" CON-
pany, and the stockholders are among the best
citizens and heaviest capitalists Of New Orleans.
They recognize the necessity of saving to our
city all the capital that it is possible to save and
they have established life insurance company
which they are confident will keep in the city an
nually half million of dollars which have been
paid out to companies elsewhere. There ia no
reason why home companies should not be sus-
tanned here, when other companies reap good
profile, and when the statistics of mortality show
that New Orleans, for speculation. is one Of the
healthisst cities Of the country, except during an
epidemic, which does not occur, on an average,
one year In seven.
In few days we shall have something further
to say Of this scheme, which is in the hands of
men OF capital and Of business capacity.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24

We sincerely hope that the Democratic
Central Committee will take immediate and
energetic measures for accomplishing tho
rough organization of the opposition to the
infamous Dryades street Constitution. The
task seems difficult; but it is not by any
means impossible. In the first place the
figures on the face Of the registry do not
show the actual numerical relations even of
the registered voters. The proposition that
there are $1,000 negroes over 81 years of age
in the State of Louisiana is quite as absurd
as the proposition that there are only A 900
whites entitled to register under the recon-
struction laws. At the outside there are not
more than 10000 negro voters in this State,
and it is simply ridiculous to affirm that
every one of those entitled to register
availed himself of the privilege. Statistics
collected during many years show that, even
on occasions of the greatest political excite
ment, about 10 per cent. of the legal voters
fail to go to the polls. But, supposing 50
per cent of the negroes to have registered,
there would still be left surplus of nearly
10000 names fraudulently placed on the lists.
Under the s'trooly loil" Sheridan regime the
first duty of the registrars-a duty discharged
with unequaled assiduity-was to register
early and often, all the negroes that presented
themselves. Everybody knows that the re-
gistration books were quite at the service of
the wards of the nation" and that many of
these national pets spent good
deal Of their time in going
through the legal formalities in every dis
trict in the city The Importance of getting
these names eliminated from the lists is quite
as great as that of assuring the inscription of
legal white voters. 1t may seem difficult for
men to vote who are non-existent but
nothing is beyond the capacity of the
"trooly loil carpet-baggers who have taken
the State of Louisiana into their prehensile
keeping. The flying brigades of negroes to
be imported from the country will, of course,
be on hand to answer to the fraudulent
entries, after having voted early and often in
their parishes, just as it happened during the
four days election in Mobile; and by such
means the "vagrant and mendicant loilists
expect to fasten their fagitious work on the
people of Louisiana. These fictitious negro
voters must be disposed of. Their names, as
far as possible, must be removed from the
registry; and it is the duty of the registrars,
to the extent of their ability, to see that this
is effected. The committee, too, should take
the matter in hand, and lend such assistance
as may be in their power. The vagrant and
mendicant Constitution can be beaten, and it
must be beaten.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24

Jhe rates in New Orleans irree
charged large consumers are but arbt AIRY guessss
Uniform rste of 20 cents 100 gallons Of faith
fully and integenty assessed collected
expense Gaui;ous supply 70 the city and double the
revenue OF the company This lower than
charged in New York and Northern
cities.
IS FIRE HYDx, rs -Tns present FIRE hydrsn IN ,h-s-
company; but totally unsuitable prsssnt chsn<.d
conesD sf sfsis Having executed hs fully il N
net be expected the Dompsny ha gstu ousv incur tbs
alteration whisn would Ihsss
machine brit the fire engine supplied By
The zane gallon Of water forced
VI can afournch stream be drawn through
twohsh pipe. IL cannot be eened but the evil Il serious
the only IL IL should have continued long The
wster n close At hand m test abundance. and only
quires largo opening through which 1t dis
BY hydrants but the simple and economical ar
n the Ere wea small iron reservoir. Into
Of these wells the discharged
ncent sire to supply mary engine. ~ can be used in i
into the vel BY theold but engine
iron each b. drant md then receive but ssf suppl
be loss hch often sustained at snee IRE Tor want Of
supply o. water would the entire expense The abo
ton OF the PRESENT unsighfly street hydrsnt resulting
from this ARA cement. would benefit the Company to
.oms extent an saving the current repairs and reducing
waste
KsERvoTRs-The present basins with caDa v OF srlv
4Ot0OO gaons. half days supply, entirely small
for he extent Of The WORKS. series OF
fubsio capacity for Al least 40 gallons
should cnnsfesd for The storsgs par cason OF se
r-er bet re introduced into the CRY This could
be dr for very reasonable and would soon prove
prottase inveszent By the increased would
Mississippi water tins deprived Of the foreign matter
held In mechanical Suspension and wholesome
BY Tar than that collected In our els supplied
The largest annual of this company was in 1857
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-24

Our INSIDE PAGEs.-On the second page,
"Coming Sugar Crop" letter from St. Louis. cor
respondence regarding the Artemus Ward Monu-
mental Association, and Sundays telegrsphic dis
patches. On the third page, Pour Eux, Mes
Camarsdes," poetry. Originally and another hu-
morous article from A. Head. Onthe sixth page,
Washington gossip and an account of horrible
murder committed in Mobile. On the seventh
page, financial, commercial and river articles.