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Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
Letter of Gen. Frank P. Blair Accepting
the Nomination for Vice President.
L am yours,
with respect,
A. d. SPALDING.

WAsHINGToN, July 81, 1868.
General G. w. Morgan, Chairman of the
Committee of National Democratic Con-
vention
GENERAL take the earliest opportu-
nifty of replying to your letter notifying
me of my nomination for Vice President
of the United States by the National
Democratic Convention recently held in
the city of New York.
/ accept without hesitation the nomina-
1on rendered in manner so gratifying,
and give you and the committee my thanks
for the very kind and complimentary lam
guage in which you have conveyed to me
the decision of the Convention.
have carefully read the resolutions
adopted by the Convention. and most
cordially concur in every principle and
sentiment they announce.
My opinion upon all the questions
which discriminate the great contending
parties have been fully expressed on all
suitable occasions, ard do not deem it
necessary at this time to reiterate them.
The issues upon which the contest turns
are clear and cannot be obscured or dis
torted by the sophistries of our adyersa-
ries. They all resolve themselves into
the old and ever recurring struggle of a
few men to absorb the political power of
the nation. This effort, under every con-
ceivable name and disguise, has always
characterized the opponents of the Demo-
cratic party, but at no time has the at
tempt assumed shape so open and dar-
ing as in this contest. The adversaries of
free and constitutional government. in
defiance of the express language of the
Constitution, have erected military des-
potism in ten of the States of the Union ;
have taken from the President the power
vested in him by the supreme law, and
have deprived the Supreme Court of is!
jurisdiction the right of trial by jury and
the great writ of right, habeas corpus
shields of safety for every citizen, and
which have descended to us from the
earliest traditions of our ancestors, and
which Qua revolutionary fathers sought to
secure to their posterity forever in the
fundamental charter of our liberties, have
been ruthlessly trampled under foot
by the fragment of a Congress whole
States and communities Of people of our
race have been attainted, convicted, con-
demned and deprived of their rights as
citizens without presentment or trial or
witnesses, but by Congressional enact
ments or er post facto laws and in defiance
of the constitutional prohibition denying
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
The Black Mailers Answered.

A. D. Spaulding Postmaster at Troy,
Bradford Co., to whom was sent a demand
for S32, as his share of the Grant and Col
fax corruption fund, now being raised by
Chandler, Morgan, Schenk Geo, radical
managers at Washington; like Capt. Burr
of this County, concluded not to be made
party in this infamous proceeding. In
Mr. Spaulding's reply to this attempt to
black mail him for base partisan purposes,
which is published in the Bradford Argus
he says:
Gentlemen, cannot in justice to myself
and Country, respond to your request by
sending $32 The Republican party has
cost me alone since it came in to power
nearly one half of all my life's earnings,
besides all my time. 1t has taxed every
thing eat, drink and wear 1t has ta-
ken the flower Of our youth and left their
bones bleeching beneath the burning suns
of the South and to-day the land is filed
with widows and orphans, who go about
oar streets begging aims, reminding me,
most forcibiy that ''the purposes ofthe Re
publican party are being carried out"
You say, Gentlemen, "that the "funds
contributed will be jrdic;ously expended.
cannot believe this with the history as
written by that party for which you now
ask aims.
/ ask you citizen of the Uniten States
to tell me what have you done with the
millions of dollars that have been taken
frcm the industry Of the land by yonr ille-
gal and unconstitutional acts / ask you
Gentlemen, if the hundreds of thousands
You have wasted oD the Freedman's Bureau,
has been judiciousy expended? l ask
VOC ifthe thousands you have squandered
IN trying to remove an honest and indie
pendent executive, hav been judiciously ex-
pended And Gentlemen of the Unioa
Republican Congressional Committee, ask
you If the millions that have been stolen
from the people by the paid officers and
spies of the Republican party, Eave been
judiciously expended ?-Thesc are ques-
tions which desire TO be fully answered
before can send you one cent or one dollar
to aid In the election of those two Gentle
men who stand at the head of your ticket
However much may respect them as
men and as citizens, cannot and will not
give aid and comfort TO the enimies Of man
kind, by giving tth:ccm that by which
they may be able to corrupt the purity of
the ballot box, which is the safety of our
nation. Permit me in closing to request
yon to cease plundering the people, ard to
leave honest m2n alone-to study The Con-
stltrtion Of our Government-obeyo our law!
u vote for honest men-tcmperate men
not for those who squtnder their substance
in drunkenness and riotous living. In a
word-vote for Hon Horatio Seymour for
President of the United States. and Francis
p. Blair, jr., for Vice Preident, and all will
be well.
I am yours,
with respect,
A. d. SPALDING.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
The Contrast.

General Wade Hampton, the hero and
statesman, who fought nobly and honestly,
and yielded like man when he was over
come, is representative Of the Democracy
of the South. Ex-Governor Brown of Geor-
gia, miserable poltroon, who talked war,
and blood and carnage, but took good care
to keep out Of it, lrho founded anderson
Uiiie prison and starved Northern soldiers,
and then sold his State, like thief and Ju>
das that he is, represents the Republican (?)
party in the South. Brown was in the Chi
cago convention from Georgia, sent there by
niggers and carpet baggers. Gen. Hampton
was in the New York convention from South
Carolina, sent there by white men and ma
tires of his State. Leo any man, whatever
bis predjudices may be, compare the two to-
gether, and see which he admres the most.
Surely there can be but one conclusion. -
The same difference extends throughout the
parties at the North as we'll as at the South.
-Beitefonte W0tchmdn.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
H The Provost Marshars Bureau

EN The Provost Marshal's Bureau
and its agents were thus described by a
Radical, Senator Conkling of New York ::
Central and Western New York have a
right to feel, and do feel deeply Oh this
subject. My constituents and other con-
stituencies, remember wrongs done them
too great for forgetfnlness, and almost for
belief, by TIE creatures of this bureau and
its head. They turned the
business of recruiting and drafting into one
carnival of corrupt disorder into a para
disc of coxcombs and thieves
Governor Seymour chastised these cox
combs and thieves. He brought order
out of chaos. He demanded and secured
justice for the sons of New York in the
recruiting and drafting business. He pre-
vented the monstrous injustice which was
planed at Washington, and he received
the thanks not only of a Republican legis-
lature, but of every citizen of the State of
New York for his hindrauce to that wrong
as he also received the thanks of the Pres
ident, the Secretary of War, and the peo-
pie of Pennsylvania, for checking oa the
threshold of that State formidable rebel
invasion.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05

ltanding their repeated promises to with
draw it on the completion Of their plans Of
reconstruction.
They have urged the most important
measures through Congress, under the gag
of the previous question, denying the priv
iege Of deliberation or debate.
These are part only of the long roll Of
accusations which the people have to mako
against the Radicals. When the Demo.
cratic party shall have rescued the country
from their hands, it will be time enough
to stop, and listen to the puerile accusa-
tions which are all summed up in rebel,
copperhead, and kindred phrases, which
have long lost all point and pertinence, if
they ever had any.-Harrisburg Patriot.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
Light is Dawning !!

Our exchanges from every direction are
filled with words of encouragement and
hope. The opinion everywhere prevails,
that radicalism is making its last dying
struggle and pretty feeble kick at that.
The people have had enough of the
jacobinical, Pur;tanical rule. Enough of
reckless experiments-of tFampling con-
situations under foot-of arbitrary arrests
of test oaths-of gag legisIation-of
army contractors-of exfravagant expen-
Gitures-of deprecated currency-of
oppressive taxes-of ruinous tariffs and of
freedmcn's bureaus. They are now pre-
pairing for a change, by adopting a change
of principles and rulers. The Democratic
platform and candidates are cordially en-
doIsed at every point of the compass
Unity and harmony prevail in all parts of
the old organization. 1t presents a
solid front to the enemy, and will be in
yincible to their attacks. Triumph is
certain. With Seymour and Blair and a
Democratic Congress, the people will once
more realize the blessings of a free gov
ernment under an established constitution,
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
Grants Portrait by a Repu 5lican.

J. G. K. Forrest, formerly connected
With the Chicago Tribune and the Chica-
go Journal, both Jacobin newspapers, has
the following brief and pointed sketch. 1t
will do to read along with the unfinished
life of "Ulyss" by his father:
The questions with Grant and his imme-
diate followers now are. What had the
General better do /? Had he better accept
or deciine the nomination at Chicago? 1t
is said that Stewart desired him to decline.
The latter came on here few days since,
and was the guest of Grant. Deny it as
parties may, have it from good authority
that Stewart thinks Grant poor stick, and
is heartily sick Of him. Grant is known
to be very self-absorbed, selfish and grasp.
lug man. He takes everything that is
presented to him, no matter by whom, or
what the supposed consideration. Rich
men of the national bank and bondhoders
stripe, have presented him with houses,
bonds and stock. Sporting men have pre-
sented him with horses. Gamblers have
presented him with billiard tables. Dog
fancier have presented with pups. Thea
tire managers constantly present him with
dead head tickets. Harness makers have
presented him with saddles and harness.
Carriage makers have presented him with
carriages. Russell, Jones and Washburne
knew his weak point when they presented
him with $4,000 of stock in the Chicago
horse railway company. Even poor card
writers present him with all the visiting
cards he uses--for which they get in return
letters of thanks in very Indifferent Eng
lish. In fine, "All is fish that comes 20 Grants
net"
But how can Grant be anything but an
inferior man He never reads book.
He knows nothing Of craftsmanship. He
is Ounce in belle lettres. He is novice
in international law. He cannot converse
on any great principle of governmental
policy. He is not read in ancient or mod
ern history. He cannot give an opinion
profound or superficial, or theology, phi
losophy, physiology or on laws that govern
the material universe. He can eat, smoke,
drink hard, and look owlish. In this last
sentence, you have the character and hab-
its of the man. Before Grants treachery
and downright falsehood to Johnson, the
people considered him frank, honest SOL
dier, whose word was as good as his bond
They found themselves wofully deceived.
Ever since that treachery and deceit to
the man whose friend he had pretended to
be, and from whom he virtually acknow-
lodged prominent position only that
he might better betray him into the hands
of bis enemies, Grant has been rapidly
sinking in public estimation. At the pres
ent time his reputation with the leading
men, and the unpredjudiced masses of both
parties is very low indeed.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05

GENERAL GRANTS BRoTHER.-One
member of the Grant family was not trot-
ted out at the Radical Convention. This
was Orville Grant esq brother of the Gen.
eral, and prominent and respected mer-
chant at Chicago. Although so near at
hand as to render his presence easily OBJ
tainable, he was neglected and not allow
ed to render his tribute to his great broth
er's many merits. The state of the case,
as we understand it, is that Orvile Grant
refuses to vote for his brother, consider
ing him unfit, by his character and habits,
to occupy the Presidential chair that he
lately presented to a Chicago church, Of
which he is a member, the sum of $4,000.
and to the Chicago Democratic Club the
sum of 81 900. A clergyman who sug-
gested to him that 1T would have been
better to reverse these gifts, was informed
by Mr.. Grant, in reply, that upon care
full consideration of the state of the coun-
try, and the character of two candidates,
he rather thought he ought to have doub-
led the present to the Democratic club !!
1t is also SAID that Mr.. Gage, the proprle-
tor of the Sherman House, at Chicago,
who would have voted the Republican
ticket, had another candidate been nomi-
mated, is now for Seymour, and willing
that the Democratic clubs at Chicago
should make his celebrated hotel their
headquarters. Another indication of the
way the tide is setting in that city, was
the presence of five or six hundred Repub-
licans at the Seymour ratification meet
ing at Chicago who cheered as Justly as
any of the Democrats
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05

g Forney's Press swallows its lie as
to the "nigger delegates" in the late Dem
ocratic Convention. in the following strang-
ling and unwilling manner. He calls the
nigger servants, who attended some Of
the delegates "colored politicians. Here
is what he says;
"ln response to an inquiry as to wheth-
er there was "negro delegate in atten-
dance at the New York Convention, we
are enabled to say upon the best author
ity that several colored politicians went
to that city in company with delegates,
one of whom is still there. None of them
appeared as delegates, but one was said to
have been a delegate elect from Tennes-
see."
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
What has Radicalism Done for Us.

-Four years ago, General Fremont { Ger
tainly good witness in Radical cause J
declared, in his letter accepting the Cleve-
land nomination, that the Radical policy
and power under Abraham Lincoln "had
needlessly put the country on the road to
bankruptcy" We were then spending
On our Civil Service $17,5l0,oO0
On the Indians 2,540,000
On Pension 4,9S0,00O
Interest on the Public Debt 53,68O,OOO
Being total of $8S,7l0,000
This was in the last year of Abraham
LincOln's administration, when the power
ofthe rebellion everywhere was giving way
under the stress of long continued and
exhausting war.
We have since then enjoyed nearly four
years of what, but for the Radical major
ity at Washington, would have been a
complete national peace, and find ourselves
spending
On our Civil Service S51,11O,O00
On the Indians 4,64O,O00
OH cusIonS oO,ofO,oUO
Interest on the Public Debt 133,78O,o0o
Being total of S229,S8O,O0O
If Abraham Lincoln had "needlessly put
the country on the road to bankruptcy in
1864, with an expenditure of more than
S80.000.000 per annum, exclusive of the
enormous sums lavished on the army and
navy, it must be admitted that the Radi-
Gals are driving the country along the same
road with triple Lincoln-power, when
they inflicted upon us, three years after the
last rebel had laid down his arms, yearly
outlay nearly three times as great But
the people are putting on the breaks, and
with the election of Seymour and Blair iii
November next. we shall see the country
put upon the safe old track once more
World.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
DEMOCRATIC State TlCKB'
Auditor General,
AunJOf General,
CHARLES 4. BOYLE, of Fayette.

~ The election in Kentucky, held
on Monday last, has resulted in the cleo
tion Of the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernOr by from 60 to 10000 majority
Ballots-not hayonets rule in Kentucky.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05
LICENSE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Hiram g. Graves, of
Windham Tp., has this day fled his petition and
will apply for Tavern Li,ense at the of the
Court of Quarter Sessions for Wyoming County which
application viii be heard on Tuesday, Aug. Is,
1868, at o'clock P. M.
E. J, KEENEY, Clerk,
Tunk., July, IA, 1865, ,-n4s-4t.
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05

Stock owned by the Directors.
January l, ls67....... ................s s233,700
January /, 1858. 66...................... 270,U00
Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-08-05

DR. SATTERLEE, President
DANIEL TR0WBRIDGE,
CHARLES WILSON,
SAMUEL L. TALC0T,
Vice. Presidents.
WIN. S. GooDELL Secretary.
Special attention paid to perpetua policies.
d. G. BLACK, Agent, Nicholson, Pa.
d. 4 c. J. Wright, Agents, Tunkhan mock, Pa
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-30

PrRLIC ROADs.-We notice too another actin regard
to the power of Police Juries public roads, but
from hasy reading we do not see that it enarges
powers heretofore exercised by the Police Jury Of
this parish. As underestimate, it provides that Po
lice Juries shall have power to open public roads
this they always had-and how they shall remove OBJ
stnctons or re0pen public road that has been closed
up. This may be new feature. The Police Jury, or
its president least would do well examine the act
RATHER FIsnY.-Last Friday a fisherman, named
Fry, with white skin, had difficulty with black
fisherman over lot of fish, which they expected to
catch-if they were in luck-whcreupon the white fish,
shot the black fisherman with shot gun, from
the effects Of which, be died the next day. Won't the
Radicals howl over this fishy murder and swear on
stack of bibles thattw caused by politics? Of course
they will. /
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-30

d BY A NEGRO WoMAN.-One day
-.~o stationed " at camps" while under
81, .u over dose of benzine water took a
.u. 'r ID to vary his occupation little by
.r. the drygoods trade. With this in
$50. ~ he started out to look for well
s'n. elected expressly for this market by
.,' .. 49, }incss. He was not long in finding
" g. "Dani tricked out in all the vagaries of the
o. novng along la Grecan Bend. The
-,'r NJ .d5 displayed suited his fancy, but before
purchasing full layout he evinced desire to 60
through the Whole stock, which the negro most
Enormously opposed. This instead of appeasing him,
made him more anxious to enter into negotiations, and
he at commenced by force, to look after the
quality of her incn which exasperaed our lady of
color that she fell upon our wouldbe drygoods mer
chant and beat him most numerically, cracking his
skull and otherwise injuring him. SO that he died day
or.two afterwards. r
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Gov. Warmoth has vetoed the ubiquitous Equality
bill. Whereupon the colored members ofthe legisla
tors are very severe upon him, accusing him of that
objectionable sin ingrattude Had experience taught
these sons of Ham anything, they would have first put
money in their scaawag friends pocket, and their bill
would have gone through as easy rolling off log
Experience lisa dear school, but it would look as though
it was folly nns to support these poor negroes att
any longer with the expectation that they will acquire
any knowledge. ------ -. N
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-30

BUSINESS Observation-Disclosures for the past month
was remarkably good for the season of the year The
receipts Of cotton amounted to 1925 bales against 62l
bales for the corresponding month last year. OF the
receipts, at least $500 bales sold in this market,
which, at an average cost of 800 per bale small esti
matr) would amount to $225,000, a greater part OF
which has been spent with our merchants. We have
no data to govern in regard to the amount of hard
money brought from the interior to purchase goods
WITH but it was no inconsiderable amount. In opn
ion, over three hundred thousand dollars have been
paid during the past month in this city for cotton,
advances cotton sale of hides CATTLE produce, &c.
Who of our commercial friends take issue with us?
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-30

ALBERT PIKE.-The New Orleans Bulletin in its
notice of the retirement of Albert Pike from the edi-
toral management of the Memphis Appeal, pays him
the following handsome and weldeserved compliment:
/ Since Sir Walter Raleigh there has been no one
uniting in himsefmore remarkable faculties Of mind
and requirements than Gem Pike. His leading attri-
ibute is however, iscapaety for demonstrating le-
galsproposton- and conducting legal controversy
We trust bis present retirement will enable him TO
dedicate himself to his profession and allow him lei
for those literary tastes and fervid inspirations
which render his society and his productions so at
tractiVe. %#~
While we entirely agree that the predominant attr-
butte of Albert Pixies capacity its analytic power We
believe that his tastes rather lead him to The omadfc
paths Of creative literature. His physique is SO to
speak, synonym of his mental character His mag
nfcent franc is the fit outward expression Of mental
power, inferior alone to that of Daniel Webster with
whom he had many tastes IN common But how df
ferent the eye of Pike from that of Webster-arae
ustrous and beautiful; it reYels in the beauties ofna
tnre, it perces the abodes of the gods ard it nelts
like womans. His is the eye of the poet and the
frame Of Hercules We trust his present retirement
will not take him to the lawyers desk but that his
mes will allow his old aunts to the western prairie
his old fishing expeditions and his Masonic travels
With leisure and the to enjoy it according to
lis old habits, we might hope to see a few more
Z Hymns to the gods, or At least 4 few more songs
ike Isodore.' $50
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-30

HOMICIDE IN BossIRR PARIsH--The Minden Demo
erat OF the 10th, prints the following
We learn that fatal ARRAY took place few DAYS
SINCE in the parish of Bossier between Chas. f. Thorn
son, his Nit, and Mr. j W Hudson, which result
ed in the death OF the latter We have been unable
To learn all the particulars hch led to this sad occur.
renee. Nr. Thomson and son halted Mr. Hudson while
on his way to Bellevue, firing two shots at him. both
taking effect and resulting in his instant death
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-30

RATHER CHEEKY.-We have heard of the man with
hard cheek-he is to be found frequently, if not
oitener; but with three cheeks is something we
never saw before last Saturday night. Nature is
strange in her freaks but she was not wholly respon
sible for the monstrosity which we speak Of While
passing the barber shop, Spring street, attention
was drawn to small scutfe between two men, there and
then taking place; when we saw with check on
each side Of his face, and one-another mans-in his
mouth. The cheeky man evidently was in hunt of
"tohers' nose, but missing his aim, put up with that
which was next most prominent.
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from this parish arrived home last Saturday. About
ne! time he arrived here dispatch was received from
View Orleans to The effect that c. c. Antoine (colored)
VT keeping his seat warm for him. We under
many obligations to Mr.. White for late papers and
valuable inforInatinn