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TO LET.


For Lease. A
49, The new two and half story dwelling
#:i House opposite and commanding a front view
Eslil, of the Park, containing Is finished rooms,
with hard and soft water to the second story good
cellar; all conveniently arranged
Will be leased for a term of three wears, Pos
session given on the LIST of June.
j. p. RUGG,
No. 80 Franklin street, Portland.
May 13-d4t*
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Other towns will undoubtedly do as much
in pro rtion to their means.
The estimated cost of the road is between
5000 900 and 100000. The Maine Central
road has agreed 10 lease this road for the
term of fifty years, when completed, at per
cent. on $40 900 for each mile, that road fur
nishing all the rolling stock. This is deemed
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WANTED


tNROM one to four rooms in good part OF the city
with good small family. Also one good to
store goods in
Apply to W. H, JERRIS
may14d1w* Real Rstate Agent.
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NEW STABLE.

TNHE undersigned formerly Superintendent of the
L Horse Railroad, respectfully informs his friends
and the public generally that he has leased the ne
Stable ON Plum Street for term of wears,
where he will keep first-class Boarding and Bait,
ng Stable.
Also, constantly on hand good work horses and
entlemen's driving horses 1or sale
"a Good Teams to Let.
mar2ldtt u. A. MATTHEW'S.
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To HOrSeIMen
Partner WNNted l.!

ANY person wi hing to go into the Hack and
"A Livery busines, under the most advantageous
circumstances, and with most decided certa nty
OF making money, either as an active silent part
ner, would do well to confer with the undersigned.
No party need apply unless they mean business and
have got means to go ahea,i, and l think such in
ducements be offered would be satisfactory.
Address NJ. n. W., Press Office. apl1drf
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MOTTO CE.
A GENTS, Male and Female, Wanted in every
Atown in the State, with capital of $25OO to sell
to good salcsmen. - -
nE Apply in person by letter, enclosing stamp,
.r DANA & KNIGHT,
Wholesale Druggists, I55 Middle ST.,
may n-d1w PORTIAND
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-09-24
yJJeuyin0 ofthe Bt,te.


Hurrah for AppOmattoxi HurrahI for Gener-
al Grantt i ist liI eg 81 ialf
With him wevhipped the rebels. and song
for HIM we chant ,., ,r,.,a MN
Well rally round his battle flag, she Gag Of
Union true,
And drive the rebel gray again before the loyal
he knows the boys in bluoi Yesi he knows
the boys in blue, r-g
And With ballots as with bullets he win fnd
them ever true; .. A ltP
And the graybacks Ms the copperheads viii
learn the truth anew, tHttC9 ~
That our Yankeelads siiln forget the wear
ing ofthe blue. -... t-- .ff
They may weep for stonewall jackson. and Lee
they still may vaunt,
While we shout for AppomattOx, and vote for
General Grant; r..-l.,
They may sympathze with Davis, and uphold
his beaten crew,
But no rebel gray shAll ever stay the loyal boys
In tlue. lrlHri .sUe n
liantHe art gt aahH
Well rally sround our battle flag, the flag Of
union true,
And never finch or give an inch, while work we
have to do; tIi
80 bring on your rebel gray, and give us but a
view fal.4 1 lta
Andwe'll show you that we don't forget the
wearing Of the blue,
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BLAIR DOCUMENTS.
BLAIR's BR0ADHEAD LETTER.

There has been such al extraor-
dinary demand for this letter that
we have used up all our file copies
except one in supplying extras.-
We now republ'sh the letter. tits
considered good thing-by Re-
publicans:
"WAsuINGToN, June 80.
"Colonel James o. Broddhedd:
DEAR CoLoNEL:-In reply TO
your inquiries | beg leave TO say
that leave you to determine, on
consultation with my friends from
Missouri, whether my name shall
be presented to the Democratic
Convention, and to submit the
following, as what consider
the real and only issue in this con-
test.
"The reconstruction policy Of the
radicals will be complete before the
next election the States so long ex.
cluded will have been admitted;
negro suffrage established, and the
carpet -baggers installed in their
seats in both branches OF Congress.
Phere is no possibility exchanging
the political character of The Senate,
even if the Democrats should elect
their President 4 majority Of the
popular branch of Congress. We
cannot, therefore, undo the radical
plan of reconstruction By Congres:
,Sional action; the Senate will con
tinuc a bar to its repeal. Must we
submit to it? How can it bo over
thrown? 1t can only be oUerthrolrn
oy the authority ofthe Executive, who
is sworn to maintain the Constitu-
ton, and ,cho ,riN faato do his duty
il he dIlocS the Constitution 10 perish
under a series of Congressional en-
dctmentS, ,chich are in pdlpdbie rto'
latioa of its Fundamental prince
pies.
1T the President. elected by the
Democracy, enforces or, permits
others TO enforce these reconstruc'
tion acts, the Radicals, by the &C
cession OF twenty spuriousS Senators
and fifty Representatives, will con
troll both branches of Congress
and his administration will DO al
powerless as the present one OF Mr.
johnson. 1
."There is but one way to restore
the govern ment and the Constitu
tion, and that is, for the PreSiden
elect to declare these acts null dnC
uoid, compel the army to undo II
usurpdtions at the South, DIsPEsl
THE cARPET.BAd STATE GOVERN
MENTs, dltotU the ahite people TO re
organize their o,cn governments dnt
elect Senators and Representatives
The House OF Representatives will
contain a majority of Democrat
from the North, and they ,eiW ad
NIT the Representatives. elected by tn
athite people of the South, and witI
the cooperation of The President i
,,ciH not bedi6icult to compel the Sen
late to submit onco more to the obi
/ gationso fthe Constitutions Itwil
not be able to -withstand the pub
IlIc, judgment, if distinctly invoke'
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Established 1925.

could bay a barrel of superfne
flour for the labor of twelve or
thirteen days; in 1868 it will cost
him the wages Of five or six days.
Then, he could buy. a barrel Of
mess pork for the labor of thirty
days; nor. it will cost him four.
teen days labor. Then, a dressed
hog Of 200 pounds would cost him
twenty. one days' labor; noig, he
must expend the wages of ten days
TO purchase the same article. Then
the laboring man could buy a
dress pattern for bis wife. Of eight
yards Of Merrimnc prints, for the
labor of three days; nOw, in order
TO procure q pattern Of the same
kind Of goods little larger, it is
true, (our wives have grown since
then say twelve or fourteen yards
he finds it necessary to invest The
proceeds OF the labor OF one rhoie
day. q! the taxes, the taxes! the
bloated bondholders, and all the
tribe of cormorants who have fas-
tened themselves upon our vitals,
and are sucking the very life blood
from our vcins--who shall deliver
us from their terrible fangs? But,
in 1888, one days work would
procure five pounds Of good brown
sugar, now he must be content
with twelve pounds.
Ia 1888, one days labor would
purchase four pounds Of loaf or
crushed sugar; now, it will only
purchase eleven pounds. Then
one days labor would purchase
four pounds of Rio coffee, now it
will buy but seven. Then the la
borer could buy o pound and half
Of tea for the labor of one day, or,
if he was very fastidious in bis
taste, and must have the best, one
days labor would buy him halt a
pound; noe the days wages will
only procure one pound of the one
or two pounds of the other. Then
one days labor would purchase
three to six pounds OF butter; now
it will buy but seven or eight
pounds. Then u reasonably good
SUIT of clothes would cost the labor
Of about ftrty days; now such a
suit will cost fifteen. Then The la.
Dor CT four days would purchase q
pair Of good, substantial. thick
boots; now it will require three days
to accomplish like result. Then
the labor Of eight days would suf-
fee to purchase pair of 6ne call
scwed boots; now it will require
six days, Then the labor oftwelve
days would buy a keg of l0d nails
now they will cost two days and q
half. ta.aGT OBJ 10 aaleafm .a-
In 1888 the -laboring man paid
no taxes, unless he had taxable
property. But how is it now2
Will some black Republican
Lincoln hireling answer?
-.i q ANOTHER LABoRER.
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UNION TIMES VS.. DEMO
CRATIC TIMES.
A Few Facts for LabOring Men

A Few Facts for LabOring Men.
tFrom the Toledo Blade.l 'i
Editor BIade:-Some time ago
you noticed a communication in a
Democratic paper, from a laborcr,
contrasting the prices of certain
things in 1859 and 1868, and show.
ing their relation to prices OF labor
in those years. This is all very
well, and against that kind of ar
gument it is not necessary to offer
any other answer than a few shots
from the same locker. g . G.t
|, too, have a chapter of con-
trasts to offer, and l select, as one
of my points of comparison, the
years embracing tho winter Of
1885 '39, and tho other, this year
1868. l select the year 1888 '39
because it is central point of q
term of about forty years proceed
ing the Democratic rebellion, and
that the price of labor that year
was about an average of the price
for the whole period. And, besides
tho Democratic party was in full tide
of success, flushed with victory,
carrying everything before it with
q high hand, and putting into suc-
cessful practice tho favoriie dogma
Of the party, ITO tho victors be-
long the spoils." Martin Van Bu'
reu was in the midst of his Presi'
dential term; Wilson Shannon, Of
odorous memory, had been elect
ed Governor of Ohio, and every
thing, from Dan to Beersheba, was
as intensely Democratic as the mos
radical Of tho "unterrified" coulo
wish. .E9.2u GO pn.b0
I Then, the wages of o common la
borer was seventy.6ve cents pei
day, he boarding himsclf-or fifty
cents per dayQ the employer fur
nishing sboard-Land many a day
hath this deponent swung The
scy.ho, and wroughtin the hay ant
harvest field, from ''from ''early
morn till dewy eve" for fifty'centl
&. a day. Mechanics then, as now
obtained q little higher wages,
about a dollar d day. Nm ~,
! In 1885 1885 's9, 4 All llAtbO'ring ! ma mar
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The REBEL SOLDIERS Pre-.
sent Their Candidate.
From The Associated Press Report !

From the Associated Press Report.l
Mr.. Preston, Of KY, made few
remarks, in which he said this
nomination was due 10 the West,
and presented General f. P. Blair
of Missouri. As a Southern sol
der, who had differed from General
F. P. Blair in the war, he desired
to say that the soldiers Of the South
extended their hands to the sold
iers of the North in token Of ami
ty and good will.
General Steadman, of La, Sec
onded the motion Of his companion
IN arms, General Preston. He
claimed the support given by the
South to General Hancock, and
the nomination Of Mr., Preston was
an evidence that The soldiers of the
South accepted the situation and
the issues OF tire war in good faith.
Mr.. Anderson, of Me, presented
the nomination of Mr.. Ewing and
presented letter from the Sol
diers aud Sailors Convention OF
that State in his favor under Ger
tain circumstances.
Maryland said she would sus-
tain Mr.. Blair.
Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,
and Nevada also seconded MIR.
Blair. e.gt'ia-. aa. t
North Carolina, in order to.show
that she had no prejudices against
a soldier wbo fought gallantly for
his own side during tho war, sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. Blair
Pennsylvania seconded the name
of that great soldier and sound
statesman, Mr.. Blair, [Cheers.
When South Carolina was called
her chairman rose and introduced
Wade Hampton to announce hel
response. lie was received with
uproarious applause.
Mr.. Hampton said the soldiers o.
the South frankly, cheerfully and
cordially accepted the hand Of am,
| ity extended to them here. Ht
thought it duo to the soldiers of The
North that they should have &
second place on the ticket, and he
/
therefore seconded the nomination
Of Gen. Blair. [Cheers as no tool
his seat 1ama o bI
Gen. McClcrnand crossed The
hall, and took Hampton by thu
hand, amid vociferous applause.
Virginia seconded Blair, in tokeI
of the acceptance of the proffer by
Northern soldiers of amity ant
good will, .-,.5)
Another Account.
(From the Record Of the new York Convention,
"Inow have the privilege of nom
mating as a candidate for Vic,
Presidency of the United States
General Francis P. Blair, of Mis-
souri," EApplause.] The Rebe
General Preston Of Kentucky.
"Mr. President, North Carolin'
makes no nomination for Vic
President, but in order to show tn
people Of the United States that W
have no prejudice against gallan
soldier who fought for his section
f.the country, we desire to secon,
the nomination Of General Franci
/ 2, Blair" [Applause, IA Rebs
Delegate from North Carolina. /,
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Pretty EEectuaIly Disposed Of


The Democratic organs arc now
in want OF "renunciations," of Re.
publicans, as much as Of anything
Hence, they eagerly grasp what
ever looks like an accession 10 theil
depleted ranks. The Dayton Ledg
er recently was made happy in tbc
publication ofthe following, which
it said Showed enthusiastically the
movements Of the pnblic:" e
TIppEcANoE, MIAMI Co., o. !
August 81, 1868. I
EDIToRs LEDGER: With your
permission we wish TO say to the
readers OF your paper that we have
abandoned the corrupt Radical
Republican party. In this move.
ment we hive the company ol
many who heretofore acted with
the Radical disunionists. We can.
not, with any self.respeet, act with
the negro party. A few months
ago, not far from this community
q negro committed o horrible out.
rage upou q white girl. There be.
ing no witness to the crime but the
white girl and the negro scoundre
himself. the negro was discharged
the girls testimony not being
sufficient TO convict = colored in.
dividual. NJ .raW.s giall
Another negro shot q White man
and too was discharged by u Re
publican court. In September last
a white man shot negro, and up
on negro testimony, was found
guilty and sentenced to the pcni
tentiary five years. lal &,
All true Americans should unit,
and secure the utter defeat ant
rout of the negro party and saw,
tho country from negro domination
Very truly yours, ,Yr, b.
VIM. Davenport, Samuel Smith, NJ
c, Fiddler, George Williams
Henry Miller L. Sulliger, Chas
W. Baker, Samuel q. Wells
| George Huffman, L. l.. Davis
David Riley, J PriIl. I
Sixteen leading citizens of Tip
pecanoe publish in the Journal
card, in which they state, that o
the twelve names signed to the
above statement. but four are Of
ever were residents of that town
Of these four, one did not sign tn,
paper or authorize any one to d.
80 for him; two will vote for Gran
and Coifax; and as to the fourth
the only man of tho name evel
resident there, is now in the pen
ientidry. They state that the "out
rage upon white girl has never
been heard of in that town. NJ
NEGRO shot q whito man" in th,
neighborhood. The only CLEAN o
truth is the statement, "in Septem
| Der last a white man shot a negro.
The white man who shot The Negro
was q drunken rowdy, who swor'
on the morning of the same day
that be would "kiIl a nlgger be
fore night" White men swore a
the trial that he did shoot the ne
gro; and upon the testimony o
white men he was convicted, ant
is now in theipenitentiary, where
by Seymour and Blair lose on
vote. 81 ..... ..
1t is difficult to see where th
Democratic dividends are to com
from in this Investment TOIed
Comm .-..,. ....... #-
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Blair.s Address ofAcceptance.

4 =.
Blair's Address of Acceptance.
IFrom the Associated Press Reportl y.
The following is the speech made
by General Blair in reply to GEN
eral Morgan;
l accept the platform Of resolu-
lions passed by the late Democratic
Convention, and 1 accept the nom
ination with feelings Of the most
profound gratltudej and, sir, l
thank you for the very kind man
ner in which you have conveyed
to me the decision of the Conven-
tion. / accept the nomination
with the feeling that your nomina-
tion for She Presidency is one which
will carry us to certain victory Zap
plause1 and because I believe that
the nomination is the most appro-
pirate that could be mado by the
Democratic Convention. The con-
test which VIC wage is for the res
toration of constitutional govern
mcnt [cheers, and it is appropri-
ate that we should make this con-
test under the lead of one who has
given his life to the maintenance of
constitutional government.
| GCheers a H.:l oa .tiF 5l
We mako this contest for the
restoration of the government
which belongs to our race; and, my
fellow citizens, it is most proper
that we should select for our lead
or, not military man, but one
who has devoted himself to civil
pursuits; given himself to tho study
and understanding of our Consti-
tuition, and its maintenance with all
the force of reason and Judgment.
My fellow-citizens, / have said
the contest before us was one for
tho restoration of our Government
lit is also for the restoration Of
our race. ELoud cheers. 1t is TO
prevent the people OF one raec from
being excluded from their homes,
exiled from tho government which
they created for themselves and
for their children; and to prevent
them from boing driven out in ex-
lie or trodden under the foot of q
semi. barbarous race. TApplause. I
lin the contest we shall have the
sympathy Of every man who is
worthy TO belong to tho white race.
What civilized people on earth
would refuse to associate with
themselves 10 all their rights, hon-
!. ors, and the dignitics of their
I country such men us Lee and john
ston. What civilized country
lwould faiIto do honor 70 those
who, fighting for erroneous
/ + Coa,ingsd onJourth page. jar
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The Candidate of the Union
Soldiers is IgnOred--Eyery
body Votes for the Candidate
Ofthe RcbelSoldiers.
Each State, in its order, voted
unanimously for Gen. Blair. -+
A delegate from Alabama led Of,
saying, "As rebel soldier of Ala
bama, 1 take pleasure in casting
her vote for the gallant Union
soldier Frank P. Blair.
Mr.. Woodward, in casting tho
vote for, Pennsylvania for Blair,
pledged twenty thousand majority
Tor the ticket in that State IN No
vember next.
When Tennessee was called Mr. b.
Nelson introduced Gen. N. B. For
rest to cast. the vote. (Great
cheers.) Gen. Forrest rose, cast
the vote for Blair, and thanked the
Convention for the courtesy, and
kindness extended by its members
to tho soldiers of the South.
Col. Ashbel Smith with a few re
marks cast the vote of Texas for
Blair.
The chair announced that the
unanimous vote having been cast
for F. 2. Blair, he was the nominee
of this Convention fer Vice Presi-
dent. 1T. .H
SIS. Cox, of New York, rose to
move that the nomination be rati-
fed by tho unanimous voice OF
both the delegates and the audi
ence. The entire assemblage uni
ted in three cheers.
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The Grant Boys In Blue.


,.l AIR-"Red, White and Blue"
American, land Outright freedom,
No longer accursed by aslave, '.
When tyrsnts denounce, never heed them,
But up with the flag ofthe brave,
It shpne DER our ranks indark danger,
When missiles ofdeath round us flow;
To skulking and fear Ills stranger,
When born6by by the Grant Boys in Blue
enc Rus. r......
When borne hy the Gran. Boys in Blue,
When borneby the Grant Boys in Blue,
TO slSulking and fear Ills stranger,
When borne by tho1rant Boys IN Blue.
When rebels, our Unionto sever,
Made war DER the land and the seas,
Not an inch would We yield them, no never,
But threw our old fngto the breeze.
Arc ound it the valiant quick rally =
Their lealty to freedom renew
On the march, in the battle and sally,
shone tito lag of the Grant Boys in Blue.
shonc the flag, &c.
Atshloh, ct Vlcksburg, At Lookout ...s.
At Doneldson peted by storm,
We bore it DER rampant and redoubt,
Gave victory lusIer and Iorm.
In the Wilderness, constant in battle,
Through weeks Of dread conflict itflew,
Twas seenln the midst OF wars rattle,
Proudly borne by the Grant Boys in Blue.
Proudly borne, &e. d. rUr ..,..
No fields but as victors we boreit, s-n.'
Whom Grant; ourgreat leader, was there,
Richmond fell (oniy traitors deplore iD.
Appomattox saw Lee in despair.
Grant.and victoryInothing could sever,
Grant and victory, the boast Of the true,
The Army and NAVY forever, rr s4gt So
Iluzza for the Grant Boys In Blue.
Huzza for the Grant Boys in Blue, &C..
tl.A,j..,'a 'i
Now al who have fought for the nation,
Periled life on the land or the sea,
Strike again for your country's salvation,
Follow Grant and the fng of tho free.
Gather round them again in your might,
Though traitors should scowl at the view,
Once more put the graybacks to flight
Three cheers for the the Grant Boys in Blu
Three cheers, &c.
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Hooaand's German Bltlers
HOoaand's German Tonic

tfufisfifM HllEi Atti'
"a combination Qf all The ingredients Of he Biuers,
viii PuRE Santa CTps Kan, Orange, ETC. ~ Is used
for The same diseases The Bers, in cases hrre some
pure aicohsle siiayus is required fon gfu bear ~
mind hdt these remedies are entirely different from
uny otess adptvs,d (ar NE cure Of The diseases named
M,s, being scenf preparations Of medicinal ertrdcts,
srtie hes oihers ore mere decociions Of rum IN some
form The 'rONICis decidedly one Of le most plsd.
sont anoqqrefabls remedies eper offered 10 aie public
Ns ia., q syqsi II Is pleasure 10 take Il tohe ia
(.-1iriuq srharaiing aud medicinal qualities hdps
e,iuie.! 1ij be knOra as Hic greatest u all tonie'
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-09-24

and clearly expressed on this fun
damental issue, and it is the sure
way to avoid all future strife 10
put this issue plainly to the coun-
try.
Il repeat that this is the real and
only question : hick ue should dliou
10 control us: Shall We submit to
the usu-pations by which the gov.
ernment has been ovortbroWn, or
shall we exert ourselves for its full
and complete Iestoration? II is
idle 10 taH Of bonds greenbdcks. goid,
the public faith and the puJlic credit.
What can u Democratic President
DIN regard TO any Of these, with
o Congress in both branches con.
trolled by the carpet baggers and
their allies? He will be powerless
10 prevent the supplies by which
the idle negroes are organized into
political clubs-by which an army
is maintained to protect these vag.
abonds in their Outrages upon the
ballot. These and things IKE
these eat up the revenues and re-
sources OF the Government, and
destroy its credit, make the differ
ence between gold and greenbacks.
We must restore the constitution
before we can restore the finances;
and to do this re must haze a Pres
ident Who tcW execute the UM of the
people by trampliDg into dust the
usurpations Of Congress known as
the Reconstruction acts. l wish 10
stand before the Convention upon
this issue, but it is one which en-
braces everything else that is OF
value in its large and comprehen-
sive results. 1t is tho one thing
that includes all that is worth a
contest, and without il there is
nothing that gives dignity, or val
ue to the struggle. Your friend,
at FRANK 2 BLAIR.
EFFECT OF BLAIR'S LET
TER IN THE con-
TENTInN