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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
GOVERNOR FAIRCHILD as a
TEMPERANCE MAN.

One of the miidest and most delicate
Of the thousand and one Democratic
lies which are being circulated about
the Republican party and its candidates,
Is that "Governor Fairchild is an in.
yeterate whisky guzzler, and was
never known to travel without bottle
of the beverage within arms reach"
This fabrication appeared first in tie
sanity La Crosse Democrat, and has
since been joyously reechoed by all the
lesser organs of the party, In regard
30 the truth Of the story the Madison
Journal denies it in the most pointed
terms, it says "the Governor has not
drank liquor enough during the
last three years to fill the cavities In the
teeth of a Nasty Democrat" Stric.
", this last comparison might be con-
sIdered one of doubtful import, Tor nc
one can fail to see that, regarded as
practical experiment, and remember
ing the maelstrom which yaWns IN the
immediate viciuityof such teeth 1T Woulo
take ss immense amount OF the fluid
10 fill the cavities in them. But We
are not left to the Journal alone fol-
sestimony-Ion. S. d. Hastings, who
has known the Governor for many
years intimately, asserts that" he is not
! drinking man in any sense of the
term, not having used liquor in any
way for the past three years, and his
example during that period has been
in favor of entire abstinence" Other
testimony of like nature and to any
extent might be produced. The Gov
ernor claims no particular merit for his
total abstinence, tor while he fully be
lieycs in the value of temperance
principles he finds it matter of neces-
atty 10 abstain entirely from their use,
as their influence is most deieterious
spon his System, and practically there
is no more thorough temperance man in
the State than Governor FaiFchlid
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
.HANRsGlYING PROCLAMA-
TON.

WASHINGTON, Oct; g.
n the President OF the United States.
4 PROCLAMATION:
The wear which is drawing to q close has
been free from pestileuce; health has pre-
vailed throughout the land; abundant crops
reward the labor OF The husbandinan COM
nerce and manufactures have success fully
pros cuted their peaceful paths the mines
and forests have yielded literally; the ma
ton has increased in wealth and in strength /;
peace has prevailed, and its blessings have
advanced every interest of the people in
cverv part Of the Union harmony AID fra
Ter nal intercourseS are restored, and are OBJ
siterating the marks of the past conflict and
enhancement: burdens have been lightened,
means of living increased, and evil and
religious liberty are secured to every lnhso-
liant OF the land, whose SOIL IS trod by
none but freemen.
1t becomes people thus favored to make
acknow Judgment to the Supreme Author
from whom such blessings flow OF
their gratitude and their dependence, to
render praise and thanksgiving for the sam I,
and deyoutly to implore continuance OF
Gods mercies.
Therefore, ], Ulysses S. Grant, President
Of the United States, do. recommend that
Thursday, the eighteenth of November next,
be observed as day of anksgiying and
praise aud of prayer TO Almighty God, the
Greater and the Ruler OF the universe and
Second, do further recommend to all
the people Ct the GATED States to assemble
on that day in their accustomed places OF
public worship, and to unite in the homage
and praise due the bountifui Father Of all
mcrcT, AMI in feryeht prayer for the con-
,inuan ce of Of The blessings he has veuch-
safcd to rs rs a opie.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the Unit
cd States to be affixed this, the fifth day of
October. 4 D. 1869, and of the indepeud-
ence Of the United States of America the
L netJ-fourth.
BY the President: U. 5. GRANT.
HAMILTON FnH, Secretary of State.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

THE SECRETARY OF STATE QUEs.
rIoN.-The action of the Central
Committee, in Mr.. Spencer case, has
excited very general comment, and in
some instances We notice that Repub-
lican papers still keep his name upon
the State ticket. We have felt much
sympathy for Mr.. Spencer but do not
see how he can be regarded as the reg
ular candidate Of the party. We have
no admiration for the chafering, bar.
tering manner in which the committee
secured bis withdrawal, and he their
certificate of good character but,
having once withdrawn voluntarily
and the act was voluntary no matter
what pressure was brought 10 secure
it-he ceas ed to be the nominee of the
party and it became the duty of the
committee to 6ll the vacancy so occa-
stoned. The merits Of the case we
have no time to consider now, but We
have 10 doubt that the committee, as a
whole, were actuated by good motives
though their manner of accomplishing
their purpose was bungling in the ex-
treme and, in Individual cases, highly
censurable.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

COUNTY CONVECTION. - The he
pubiioap County Convention met at
Jefferson last Saturday and made ex-
cellent nominations for School Spparin
tendent and Supervisor at Large Mr..
G. j. Collier is the candidate foF the first
office and MY. J. 4. AspinWall for the
second they ought both to be elected
A county committee was appointed
as follows: Charles A. Holmes, j. Z
Moak, George c. Smith, 0. +. Weed,
G. ?. Mead.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

The Watertown Republican has no
respect for those emascuiated concerns
known throughout the country as neu-
tral papers, and ia that respect but
echoes the sentiments of every live ed
itor in the country. But We have as
little respect for those milk and water
concerns, that professedly supoor, the
party IN the majority, in that immedi-
ate neighborhood, but 'dares not say
their souls their own for fear of offend
ing some patron of opposing views EV
crybody respects an outspoken fear
less paper be it of whatever political
faith Waupun Leader.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
SALE OF
Forfeited Mortgaged Lands,
Ofice Of Commissioners of School and }

Ofice Of Commissioners of School and }
University Lands, T
Madison, Wis, Sept. 22d, 1869.
STATE OF WISCONSIN DANE CousTY*
vCHE following described lands in Jetfer
son County, having been forfeited by
reason Of the non payment Of interest upon
loans granted thereon NOTICE Is HEREBY
GIVEN that the same will be offered at Pub
he Auction, and sold to the highest bidder,
a. the office Of the Secretary OF State, al the
Capitol. in Madison, on the l4th day of
December. A. D. 1859, unless sooner re-
deemed according to law. Said sale to
commence al O'Clock, A. NJ. anu continue
from day to day until all OF such lands shall
have been so offered.
The minimum price at which such lands
will De offered will be the amount named
opposite each tract, (under the heading
"Total amount due State" which includes
the amount of loan; the interest to the
first day of January, A. D. 1870, three per
cent. damages; the taxes which have been
returned against such lands, and the cost OF
advertising the same
Said lands will be sold subject to all
taxes which may, at the time Of sale, be due
thereon. Other conditions of sale will be
announced by the Commissioners at the
opening Of the sale.
THOs. S. ALLEN,
VIM. E. SMITH,
CHAS. K. GILL,
Co missioncrs Of School and University
Lands. 47w9
Adve, tisentent Of forfeited Mortgaged Lands
an Jefferson, County.
NORMAL SCHOOL FUND.
VIM NJ Watt-Lot and 8 in Block 8, in
original plat OF the village Of Jefferson,
Amount due, $500; Amount of interest,
s35; Amount of Penalty, $l5; Amount
of Interest, Penalty, Taxes and Advertis-
ing. $50, so; Total Amount Due State,
1853, so Years for which Interest is
due, 1869. 47we
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
First Assembly District Convention

The Assembly District Convention for the
ist assembly district comprising the Town of
Ixopia, Town of Watertown, and the LIST,
"a 81, 4th and 7th wards of the City OF
WATERFOWL, will be held st the Farmer 5
Home. CITY of WATERFOWL, on Saturday,
October Esd, 1869, at / o'clock P. n, tt
nominate member of Assembly and transact
such other business as may be deemed
necessary Each town will be entitled to
FIVE delegates and each ward in the city Of
Water to two.
By order Of Committee,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

SoUND DoCTRINE.-For our part
we will not now, OF hereafter, suppress
or conceal facts in which the public
are interested and which they have a
right to kn ow, in the pretended inter,
est of any man or set of men. A fair,
honest performance of public duty re,
quires no concealment and will get
none from US. We are Disguised with
the stereotyped twaddle don't say
this, don't say that, it is true but il
may hurt the party" IF party can
not stand the truth it ought to be hurt
The Office holders and seekers may not
be allie to meet, boldly, all the truth
The party can and will thrive upon it.
Oshkosh Northeastern
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

STATE ELECTIONS The elections
las week resulted in decided victories
for the Republican ticket. The ma
iorities were about as 70 llows Penn
sylyania 5 1000; Ohio II 900, and Iowa
$4,000. Local influences gere espe
cially unfagorable to the Republican
cause in the two first States and the
result Of the elections may be considered
q nosit;ge endorsement of the present
administration and an expression OF the
PEOPLES confidence in ils honesty and
ability.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
Roofland's German Blfiefs
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

CHANGE Ir.-The Racine journal
has the name Of r. r. WeUer at the
head of its columns as cand date for
State Prison Commissioner.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

ONE WAY TO PUT IT.-Chamberiain
of the Chicago Post, a!ludes to Hora;io
Seymour as "a we'll known dairyman
in Central New York"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

A general assortment of Paints, Oils
V.rnish, Glass, Brushes, &C., can be found
at Straw & Murphy's, lst door west of Wis
consia National Bank. 2etf
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
THE GAMBLE PARDON.

The poverty of truth and good ar
gument o. the Democratic side of the
question, is being plainly shown by
the time and attention which they are
devoting TO such la seless assertions as
that Gov. Fairchild vas bribed, or
corruptly Influenced, to pa rdon Gam
bic out OF State Prison last year. If
the leaders Of the party, who are now
busily circulating this villainous clan
der among their brainless mouth-pieces
throughout the State, believe one word
of it, why were they not heard from last
winter when the Legislature was in ses-
sion and they could have brought
Che Governor before the proper
tribunal to answer the charges now
made against him? Blu: no +; they
knew they were not true, aud that the
foundstionfor not even single suspicion
existed and so they have kept qaiet,
reserving the vile calumny for use in
case the Governor should be candi-
date for election, and to-day blatant
traducers en- street corners and in din
gy newspaper Offices, are defining the
character of man whose integrity
and worth their feeble moral percep-
tons are wholly unable to comprehend.
The Governor has not deemed it nee
essary to notice these SANDERS, but ~
his speech at Oshkosh, few ghts
since, he alluded to ther, at the re-
quest of friends, and made the follow
ing statement, which ought to set the
foul aspcrsions at rest:
In answer to these charges, that !
have tempered with the pardoning
POWERFUL not receiving bride, no
man dare charge me with tbat-ihe
statement that | refused the pardon to
one Of the attorneys, and did grant it
when application was made by Z. W.
Keyes, in order that he might, with
my knowledge, receive a thousaud-dol-
lar fee from the criminal, [ have only
to say that | never heard f. w. Reyes
name mentioned in connection with
this petition, until | heard it some
days after the issue Of the pardon in
connection with these charges. He
never spoke to me directly or indirect
" on the subject, and / never knew
that he was an attorney for Gambie.
Neither Col Spooner nor any other
man ever asked me to grant any par
don as personal favor. No man who
knows me will ever dare to- / never
knew the circumstances in sthe case as
reported BY the papers uatil days after
the pardon was issued, and now only
know them by newspaper report. /
never heard of fee of any amount be-
ing paid to any person-had no knowi-
edge of any such transaction. The
pardon was justly due to ii e man, and
was granted upon the merits of the
case, as shown by the papers on file in
the Executive office. My action would
have been the same had Mr. Williams,
the original attorney, made the last re
gust for me to look over the case with
the additiona. papers then put On file.
| court the fullest investigation Of the
case"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
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Address P. GARRETT & co,
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ssesU advertisements.
SfR,NsEe6.

LNROA Towards pasture, west OF Mud
l. Tavern within the lest three weeks.
gelding colt, y years old. iron gray color,
white feet, and white face He is a large
colt for his age. Any person giving in
formation where he can be found wi be
suitably rewarded. Word can be left at
Gritzner's Brothers Barber Shop, or a. my
house in the town line north Of Watertown n.
and just west of the Shooting Grounds
ALBERT GRITZNER
WatertoWn. Oct. 18th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

The "WRoNGs" OF THE FIRST DIS
TRICT The Racine Advocate continues
to scold because The First District is
not represented Oh the State ticket
If there is any blame in this matter il
rests with the delegates from that dis
trict in the State convention. Fair
child had over two thirds Of the Mil
waukee delegation and Van Wyck less
than one third. A slight change in this
delegation might have secured the
nomination Of the latter. The princi-
pal opposition to Gen Fallows for
School Superintendent was among the
First District delegates. and the name
of the successful competitor of the Ra-
cine County candidate for State Prison
Commissioner was proposed and sup
ported in a strong speech by a Mil
waukee delegate. In view of these
facts the idea that the Convention
grossly insulted the First District by
refusing It candidate" is conce mira,
ted nonsense.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

Grant knew nothing Of the plan to
force up Gold--no sensible man ever
supposed he did,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20
Felt for Roofing &c.

7 HAVE at my lumber yard lsrge guam
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material is designed to be put upon roofs
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is offered at such a cheap rate that all
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O. K. COE.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-10-20

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FROM REV. JOSEPH H KENNARp, D. D.

PASTOR of the Tenth Baptist Church, Pb,ladeiph,s
Da. JAcKsoH-DEAR SIR:-l hare been frequently
reQuested 10 connect nay with recommendations o.
different kinds Of medicines bt regarding The rdctss
OFT Of appropriate sphere hare az al cases &c
particularly my family Of The usefitneSs Of Dr.
HoofondS German Bifters, depart for once from
usual course ezpress my full conviction Gt for gen
era debility OF the system and especially for Liver
Complaint it is asz7sA messafe and va'uabis
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from tbs abope causes. Yours, rsry repeatedly.
J. H. KENNARD,
Etetth, telosC Codtss strcs..
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something New.

THE undersigned has been Apo inted BY
L the manufacturers, sole and exclu sive
agent for Jefferson and Dodge counties, fol
tho "a 10 Of the cal a1rataT
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-06-18
The Ncxvvs. Est2o5edsk

Company K of the 9TH Cavalry, Major Ham.
arrived at Fort Harker Tuesday from Camp
Beecher Company A of the same regiment
arrived Wednesday from Fort Hayes, having
made circuit through the exposed settle
ments.
The Times and Conservative has a special
from Ellsworth, saying that government
guide has just arrived from Medicine Bluff,
who states that the Camanches and Kiowas
are coming slowly to the reservations at Camp
Supply near the Cheyennes and Arapahoes
reservation. Three hundrad Cheyennes and
nearly all the Arapahoes were represented.
TrackIaying on the southern branch of the
Kansas Pacific Railroad commenced the other
day on the south side of Smoky Hill river
During the past six weeks "a, 900 acres of land
have bean entered at the Land Office there,
and ~ 900 acres sold by the Railroad COMPANY.
Governor Harvey and Adjt. General Moore
house are there looking to the defence of the
border. A colony of seyenty-fy families
from Brooklyn have been driven from their
claims by Indians, and it is said are almost
destitute
Mike McGoole says he was suffering with
erysipelas two weeks before the fight. Per-
haps he was, but we opine he suffers now more
rom the pounding he received than from any
disease He is in bed, and there let him stay
uhtli he is fit to be seen among men.
Ine races at ST. Louis were postponed on
account Of the rain. 8. .ox l.l4slassi4 4sg
Inc hitieth general convention Of the Swe-
denborgian Or New Church is in session in
New York. Reports have been received from
Maine, New Ha npshire, Massachusetts. Della
ware, Missouri, Illinois and New York, all
Of which show progress. The Treasurer's re-
port shows $50, 900 in the treasury s4 81
b Smallpox and scarlet fever have both be-
come epidemic at St--Ia---Ge..AdaE ast a nd