Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-09-02

and discounts. We demand that In all
financial legislation Congress shall keep
steadily in view the resumption of
specie payments, to the end that at the
earliest day practicable the promises
to ray of the Government may be
equivalent to coin IN like amount
throughout the commercial world. We
believe banking under a we'll guarded
national system should be free. the vol
ume and locality of its issues being
regulated By the business law of de-
mand. We would not forget the claims
Of the cOlofed South to the nations
fostering care and protection. Wrested
from their masters control, With free
dom conferred on them BY the Gosern-
ment as . var measure and in aid of
the Union cause, given t5s elective
franchise As . means not alone Of pro
lection to themselves, but Of Eroteo
IT, n to the nation, it is nov the high
duty VI the GOverpment, from which it
cannot shrink without mourning and
de,erving the eIecrstion Of mankind
for all time. to protect them in the
rights and privileges Of their enforced
citizenship. Their ignorance is not
their fault their errors in theory and
mistakes in conduct are bat the legiti-
mate fruits of iLeir former euAlsyed
cendiiios. The Government ssssned
the respon.ponsibility for the evils re-
sulting from this when it olothe1 shem
With full rights and privileges Of citi-
gems. We appeal to the National Gov
ernment, IS the good naUe and fair
name Of the nation is dear to it, to pro-
tect the people in their civil and pOlit
iesl rights, aud in their persons, prop
erty, aud homes, and to provide and
secure them in the enjoyment Of all
educational advantages and privileges.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Illinois is 10 session. The following is
the pith Of the financial resolve The
resumption Of gold and silver as the
basis Of the currency resumption Of
specie payments as soon as possible
without disaster to the business inter-
ests Of the country.
The Republican State Convention of
Kansas nominated Thomas A. Osborn
Tor Governor.
A woman and six children, each with
a placard affixed to them charging .
xell-known broker frm With rotting
them Of Eve thousand dollars, we're ar
rested on " all street aud Broad street,
New York, IS they marched back and
forth The woman gives the name CT
Mrs. +. Goldsberg, and an immense
crowd gathered around them.
The annual convention of the Ger
man Brotherhood is in session in New
York.
A German petroleum exporting firm
in New York suspended. Liabilities
announced at $5OO,OOO.
At Ballston Spa James II. Standi.h
was found guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree and sentenced to imprison-
ment for life at Dannemora, for the
murder of George W. Lee in the town
of Milton, Saratoga county, n. Y, on
the 2sth of February last.
A policeman fatally shot . notorious
character named "Bill Williams" at
New York, while he attempted to run
away from the officer.
THURSDAY, AUGUsT 81.
The Democratic State Convention
nominated the following ticket Judge
of the Supreme Court, W. J. Wood
ward, of Berks county; Lieutenant
Governor, John LAtta, of Westmore-
land county; Auditor General, Justice
f. Temple, of Green county Secreta-
ry of Internal Affairs, Gen. William
Nc andies. The following is the
platform. The resolves relative to
national affairs are but series of OBJ
iections and denunciations of results
that grew out OF the Rebellion
RESOLVED, That the Democracy of
Pennsy lyauia, in convention embled,
do declare that the Republican party,
since its accession to power, has viola
ted the Federal Constitution auG de-
graded the Judiciary, Frustrated indus
try, plundcred the people, usurped
power, loaned its credit to corporations
without constitutional sanction, foster
ed corporations TO the detriment of the
agricultural interests of the country,
introduced frauds and corruption into
the departments Of the Government
and among its Office holders, and failed
to ii,miss them when exposed aud con-
victed, appointed spies and informers
10 oppress the business interests Of the
country, Increased taxation till labor
can hardly live, business prosper, trade
and commerce earn their fair rewards,
or manufacturers continue their opera
tions overawed and Ignored the civil
power and set up the army as the ex-
ponent Of the law; invaded and sub
verted the sovereign rights Of the
States, revived the sedition laws, and
By Federal legislation attempted to
destroy the liberty of the press dom
mated the white by the negro race in
some States, and by its proposed civil