Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1872-10-05
Georgia Election.

The election for Governor and
County Officers took place in Georgia.
on the 2d instant. James NJ Smith
| democrat, J present incumbent, is re-
elected Governor by majority of
80, 900 over his Republican opponent.
Georgia is the Empire State of the
South, and her large preponderance
in favor Of Greeley and Brown will
have great influence on the cotton
and rice States Of the Gulf,
The O'Conor Straght-out Ticket
was no where in the contest. 1t Is
detunct.
| Gro. W. BREWER, Esq. a rrornIncN;
! la~ye, OF Chambershurg, Pa, hitherto
strong Democrat. has lately taken
the stump in behalf Of Grant and
Wilson in franklin county.
| Vim. Prescott Smith, Master of
! TRANSPORTATION of the Baltimore and
DINO Railroad a di tingui>hed citizen,
lately die in Baltimore
g:g' If Grant is reelected the mlr,lrroue
Ku Kmx viii curse the South no more If
Greeley is elected they will hav" Il new
lease of power. and we may look for re-
ncwal of the bloody tragedies which a few
months ago filled the public heart with
horror. Loyal men of the Rrpuhlic--mrn
of Christian principlcS-lovcrs of liberty
and ordcr-rcspectcrs of the laws OF Cod
and man, can YOU hesitate in your choice?
Grant means pcacc,la law and order Greeley
confusion and the renewal of old troubles.
ORGANIZED The Spartan Band of
Liberal Republican Voters of the City of
Frederick. friends Of Horace Greeley and
Reform, have organized by the election of
LEWIS b. NICHOLS, Esq. aS President
of the Club and Capt. h. NJ. ZlMMERMAN,
Secretary. Mr.. Aaron Davis, one of the
oldest and mos, advanced Republicans in
the county, proclaiming his sentiments
when men were eEgcd' for saying
they were the friends of Fremont and Lin
coin and Freedom, will soon address the
Club and his frlOw-citiZcns on the merits
of the pending campaign, The Club isl
ONLY waiting to hear from Pennsylvania
and the Great West, when they will make
a grand demonstration in Frederick cOun
tv. The influence of this organization
will he scnsihly felt in the approaching
contest. With Capt Nichols at the head
of the column, the Club will storm the
ramparts Of the foe
The heads of the Roman Catholic and
Greek Churches are engaged in a diploma
cv from Rome to St. Petersburg and cire
rcrm, which may, it is supposed, lead to a
better understanding, rs in days past be-
tween Pho Mono and the Car Alexander
If this should be at all realized, Emperor
William and Bismarck may be induced to
reconsider the present policy of Prussia to-
wards the clerics who serve on the affairs
and the congregations which worship be-
fore the shrines Of the Vatican.
cN- 1t is charged in the papers that a
great many colorel men are leaving Mary
land and going into Pennsylvania to vote
at the election next Tuesday. We don't
believe much in these allegations of fraud
or else the Democrats of Pennsylvania
must be very dumb and stupid set of peo-
pie to suffer strangers to come and vote in
their several prccints without detection.
a5Iy" Could any stranger, negro or white
man, vote at the Mrchanicstown Box with
out one side or the other knowing it? We,
think not.
e5B@ Money, freely used from time inn
memorial, as long rs there have been cleo
tions in this country, has influenced voters
more or less and perhaps will continue to