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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
THE ENORMITY OF TIE ACT.

We met recently an cd Republican
of this State who, in the course oil
conversation with him on politics past
and present, had occasion to refer to
the enormity of the act of the Leglsla-
ture of 1861 in repeating the Tonnage
Tax law. The subject of Elk. Governor
Curtin's present candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Congress,
In his district, was the one we were
conversing on, and Governor Curtins
change from a Republican to Demo
crat was what called forth the remarks
about the Tonnage Tax repeal. This
old gentleman stated that Curtin, then
Governor, had received, as his share,
the large sum of $4,000 for his ap-
proval of the bill repeating the law.
He gave the particulars of how the
money was paid the Governor by the
Pennsylvania Railroad company for
his signature to the bill. The amount
the Railroad got clear Of paying the
State by the repeal, and which was
then due and unpaid, was upwards OF
a million of dollars Some eight hun
dred thousand dollars of this was al
ready in the shape of judgments the
State had obtained against the Rail
road company for back years unpaid
taxes. The balance, some two hundred
thousand dollars, was also about due
and similar legal proceedings were be-
ing instituted to compel the Railroad
to pay up. 1t was under these crcum-
stances that the Railroad conceived
the plan of getting the Legislature to
repeal the law, thus taking off the tax.
How the Railroad succeeded is mat
ter of history. The law was not only
repealed, thus cutting off all future
revenue to the State from this Rail,
road tax, but actually relieving the
Railroad of the $500, 900 due upon the
judgments that had been obtained
The old gentleman in speaking of this
great outrage of the Legislature, in
not only repeating the law for the fu
ture but in releasing the Railroad from
payment of the back taxes then due
became very emphatic in his denunci
alton of the Legislature for passing
the law, and of Gov. Curtin for sign
ing it. The tax had been imposed
when the State had granted the char
ter for building the Railroad along th'
route of our then State canals. These
canals it seems had cost the Stat
some eighty millions of dollars to build
The making of the Railroad destroyed
their business-as was well known
woodland rendered them useless t.
the State. Hence the tax on the ton
mage or freight carried by the road wa
imposed, so as to remunerate the Stat
for the loss of nearly all her public i'm
provements. And hence the repeal c
that law was the great outrage inflict
ed on the taxpayers of the State by tn
Legislature of 1861.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

The officers of all Republican march
ing clubs throughout the county are
respectfully requested to send their
names and addresses, with the number
Of men enrolled, to the Secretaries of
the Garfield & Arthur Club of Butler,
without delay. The County Commit
tee contemplate holding q grand mass
parade and torchlight procession of all
the clubs in the county, at Butler,
sometime after the middle of October,
1880, and the Importance OF communi-
eating the desired information should
be apparent.
% .. J; IT. T PosLT, D 1.T.x sec'ys.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

STATE elections, in what are re-
garded as close or contested States,
will come of in the following order
Maine on next Monday, Sep. 18th,
Colorado on Oct. S, Ohio, Indiana and
West Virginia on Oct. IL. The results
in Indiana and Ohio will have quite
an effect on the Presidential election
Maine will certainly 60 Republican
and Ohio as we'll. Indiana will be
looked to with the greatest interest as
both parties are claiming it and it,
vote may decide the Presidential con
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
GALUsHA A. GROW will speak st the
Republican meeting in the Court
House on next Friday evening.

THE position of the Congressional
nomination in this district remains
about the same. The only practicable
and fair proposition for settlement
that has been made was that of Mr..
McJunkin to Mr.. Miller, to each
choose friend and have third party
as umpire outside the district. This
was agreed to by Mr.. Miller and paper
drawn up, naming Lieut. Governor
Stone as the said third party. But Mr..
Miller as usual went back on his own
agreement. This is the second time
he has done 30. His doing 30 the first
time, at the Mercer Conference, has
been the sole cause of all the trouble
now existing. And yet he and his
friends keep up clustering and pre-
tense that they have offered thus and
80. They, for instance, talk about the
committees of the three counties again
meeting and voting on the questloh,
while they know that that is impossible
and impracticable, from one fact alone,
and that is, that there are two commit
tees in Crawford county, both claim
ing to be the regular one.
We forbear further remarks at pres
ent in the hope that reason will pre-,
vail. The great mass of the Republi.
cans of this county insist on Mr.. Nc
Junkin standing to his rights. and the
rights of this county. He was the first
nominated, and has the best and most
regular nomination. Mr.. Miller was
the boiling party, and took a second
nomination from the Dick faction o
Crawford county, who had no right al
the time to give it. The course of his
friends here and elsewhere is, and has
so far been, such as to irritate and keeI
up bad feeling. Their policy is to rule
or ruin. And if defeat comes they will
be held responsible.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
THE OAT OUT AT LAST.

Among the resolutions passed by
the Dick side of the Crawford county
Republican Committee at late meet
ing of the same, on August "a, ult,
was one in substance as follows:
"Resolued, That Hon. Samuel B.
Dick was entitled to denomination ;
and that his voluntary retirement,
aohen 1t toas IN has poUer to take the
nomination, was a personal sacrifice
in the interest of harmony" etc.
That the above may be better under
stood we will state, that the "nomina-
tion' referred to above was the one
that was given to Mr.. Miller, of Mer-
Ger, by the Greenville meeting of Aug.
5th, at which the Miller and Dick
conferees were alone present So here
it appears that after all Mr.. Dick
could have gotten that nomination"
had it Sin his power to take it," and
would not, but give it to Mr.. Miller.
This confirms what the Butler con.
ferees observed at the regular Confer
ence at Mercer on July 9Th. Every
thing there, as well as everything be-
fore that time, pointed to the fact that
Miller and Dick understood one an
other and that Miller was to nominate
Dick at Mercer, prouided he, Miller,
succeeded in getting the Dick conferees
into that conference But that failed.
The Greenville meeting of Dick and
Miller was the next thing that fol-
lowed. And now we have it an
nounced by the Dick faction in Craw-
ford, his own county, that Miller, of
Mercer, was still willing to give that
boiling nomination to Dick, but Dick
declined it, although he had it ain his
power to take it," We refer to this
admission now for the purpose Of show
ing Miller's double dealing and triaing
in this whole matter. He pretended
all along that he wanted the nomina-
tion himself and great stress was,
and continues to be made on the claims
of his, Mercer county, to nomination.
He now puts his whole case, we may
say, upon the merits of his county of
Mercer. But here we now have the
fact acknowledged, that so late as at
the Greenville meeting of himself and
Dick, he was willing to waive those
claims and to nominate Dick, but Dick
refused to take such nomination and
turned around and offered it to Miller,
who did take it. What consideration
was Mr. Miller giving at that time to
the claims of Mercer county? None.
And all this accounts for why he
wanted the Dick boilers admitted at
Mercer. He has been the cause of all
the trouble we have in this Congress
sional district, and while q few disap-
pointed men in Butler, headed by o
defeated candidate, may be making
large promises to Mr.. Miller, we again
assure him that the Republicans of But
Ter county will stand by Mr. McJunkin,
their own man and the regular nomi.
nee.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
COURT.

The regular September Term of our
Courts opened on Monday Of this week
with Judge McJunkin and Associates
Storey and Dodds on the Bench.
No other than the grand jury are
present this week, which body is now
In session acting upon bills. etc.,
brought before it. Next week . trav-
erse jury will be present and criminal
cases tried, full account of which, as
we'll as of bills found this week, will be
given our readers.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

the North to its old abject and apollo
getic attitude to the South, the CON-
plete abandonment of all that the war
gained for the victors are each essential
to the completion of the much-desired
reconciliation between the North and
the South. Section alism will end when
there is but one section, and that the
South. Cancellation will be complete
only when the North shall have un-
conditionally Observation-Disclosures
phid Press.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
aREENBAoKHRs BACK AGAIN

The Greenbackers of this county
had another meeting in this place on
Monday last. Although apparently
few in number at present, yet they
seem determined to keep up their or
ganization at least. Two years ago
they had considerable following in
this county, but from all we can see or
learn their ranks are greatly reduced.
And indeed it is difficult to see any
ground they have to stand on at pres
ent, with any show of reason. just
the reverse has come to the country
from what they predicted two years
ago in regard to our financial affairs.
And no change in our financial system
could certainly be advisable at present.
Mr.. Plummer in his speech in the
Court House on Monday evening ad-
vanced nothing new. 1t was COM
posed of the same old arguments that
time has shown not to be well founded.
We understand they completed their
county ticket as follows: Congress,
w. G. Plummer, of Crawford county !;
State Senate, left to conferees Assem-
bly,, John A. Brawley, of Parker town.
ship, and one to to be filled by commit
tee; District Attorney, S. FL. Piersol,
Esq, Of Butler; Associate Judge, AL
len Dunn, of Franklin township.
Doctor Sutherland, of Petrolia, was
appointed Chairman of the County
Committee.
Mr.. Plummer having already re-
ceived the nomination of his friends in
Crawford and Mercer counties, Is
therefore their candidate for Congress
in this district
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
MEETING ArsARvERsvnLH

The Buffalo township Garfield and
Arthur Club had another rousing
meeting at Sarversyille on Saturday
evening last. A torch-light procession,
two martial bands, one from Leasure-
Vile and one from Bricker's Mill, and
. brass band from Saxonburg. enliven-
cd the occasion. The ladies were in at
tendance. The Miss Hershbergers pre-
sented the Club with q fine banner Of
their own making and bearing the In
scription ITO save the Nation, vote
for Garfield and Arthur" r. p. Scott
and g. w. Fleeger, Esq'rs., of Butler,
made eloquent and able speeches to the
large assemblage. 1t was estimated
that not less than Eve hundred people
were present
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

The assertion of Thomas Robinson
through the Eagle that he had pro-
cured the names Of q majority Of our
County Committee to certain paper
on the Congressional nomination,
turns out just as we suspected. We
have called twice for the publication
of said names, and now call again for
them. This Is but one Of the many
falsehoods being put in circulation by
q defeated candidate and some men Of
like character. No committee could
stultify itself in the manner alleged.
For them 80 to do would be as i'll.
timed as ill-advised.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

Nh. WIN. CRooKsHANK has on exhi-
bition in front of the Court House, his
celebrated driller, the Farmers Favor
ite." This is said to be one of the best
drillers now in use among the farmers.
He has sold some twenty-five of them
in this county. He will exhibit it at
our coming Fair, September 2lst.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
Fees OF Doctors.

The fee of doctors is an item that very many
persons are interested in just at present. We
believe the schedule for visits is $500, which
would tax a man confined to his bed for year,
and in need Of daily visit, over 81 900 year
for medical attendance alone And one single
bottle of Hop Bitters taken in time would save
the 81 900 aud all the years Sickness.-Psa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
County surveyor.
NATHAN N. SLATOR, of Butler borough.
NOTICE.

There aro some of our subscribers
falling behind to such IN extent in
their subscription accounts, and the
same are so much needed BY us at
present, that we have to request their
early attention to the same.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

GEN. EoKLEY and A. G. Williams,
ESQ.,, will address the Garfield and Ar
thur Club at Centreville, on Tuesday
evening next. l4th inst.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

Hon. THos. M. MARSHALL, of Pitts.
burgh, made q Republican speech at
Williamsport, Pa, last week to very
large audience.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

TURN out and hear Mr.. Grow in the
Court House on Friday evening, the
10Th inst.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

WILLIAM P. BRAHAM. Of Mercer township.
sYI,VFXTER ID. BELL, Of Milerstown borough
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

THE telephone is being introduced
into all our cities and large towns in
the United States.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
Senate.
Assembly.

John N. GREER, Eso., Of Butler borough.
0subject to the District Conference2
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08
Speaking Out,

Democratic journals In the North
will take notice that Will II. Herman
has not been for some time connected
with the Okolona States, and that any
jerky outbreak of frey untamed State
Sovereignty sentiment in that Missis-
sippi paper can no longer be charged
upon the importation from the North
whose object is to misrepresent the
South" That noble old Roman"
Colonel Harper, that "true exponent
of Mississippi opinion" has the paper
in his own hands now, and speaks the
"real sentiment OF his section" And
this is what he says in the latest is
sue of the States
The States are the supreme power
of the Government.
They made it,
They can command it.
Like the King, they can do no
wrong.
Their will is the law OF the case.
They know no master but God.
They have made the Constitution
they can alter or amend 1t.
They are wise,
They are just,
They are patriotic,
They are liberal,
They despise brute force,
They hate coercion,
They love law,
They will die by liberty,
They are the Government.
The Federal Government is but a
delegated authority.
1t never was,
1t never will be,
1t indeed never can be
Sovereign
1t is beneath, and not above the
States.
1t is subordinate, not superior to the
States.
1t is the mere agent of the States.
The States rights theory of this
Government must be recognized.
1t is tie land of the land;
1t must be respected;
1t must be obeyed-
When this is done, Federal Union
will be perpetuated by consent.
Those are the principles for which
the Southern States went into rebel
lion and which Lee and Jackson fought
for four years. They are "the same
principles" for which the Democratic
party, controlled by the Solid South, Is
now contending.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

IT is the pride of nearly all the Con-
federate Brigadiers to wear the gray"
as testimony of their devotion to the
principles for which they fought with
Lee and Jackson. but Hancock laid
aside his "blue" to please the rebel
women of New Orleans. II he were
President he would be ready to hand
over the control Of the Government to
JEFF Davis, who is the ablest surviv-
ing representative Of the principles for
which Lee and Jackson and the other
wearers of the gray" fought.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

ABRAHAM xooANDLEss, of Butler township
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

Congress.
]. D. McJUNKIN, ESQ, OF Butler County
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
Hon. .IOhn A. Lemon.
OF BLAIR COUNTY.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-09-08

SO 82t
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-23
Resolution,

ct q meeting Of til, Independent
Young America Fire Engine Compa-
ny held April 9TH, 1880, the following
resolution Of thanks was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the thanks Of This
company are due and arc hereby ten
dcred to Messrs. j. ii. Fisher and
John b. Peck for reduction OF freigh,
on Steamer and Reel; to the Edisto
Band for music on the occasion OF
the christening OF our new Steamer
TO Mr.. Is. L. Slater for allowing The
use Of his stable for our old engine ;
to MI. II. Riggs for wine and Gen.
Jas. +. Izar for speech at the chris
teniDg Ct "Uncle. Joe :" to the Indie
peadeEt Elliott Hook and Ladder
Company for escort on same occa-
sion; to the Council, Board Of Fire
Masters and the citizens for their
prompt and liberal subscriptions, and
last, bnt not least, TO the ladies' for
their elegant floral offerings and their
presence at the christening Of" "Uncle
joe" II. O. S. DmBLE,
SccL'y I. Y. A. +. Z. Co.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-23
bolhcentitled TO the confidence of the

iboth,entitled 10 the confidence of the
public and possess it, each especially
in his own section Of the State; but
as matter of preference we would
rather see Gen. IIagood the standard
bearer of Democracy during the pres.
ent campaign than Gen Gary OF any
body else. No man stood closer to
Gen. Hampton in the trying hours OF
'7G than he, and no man has done
more to bring about the present pros
porous condition of the country.
There are many others, indeed South
Carolina is full Of men whose devo-
tion to the State has been as unsel(ish
as his, but none seem more closely
identified with the trials Of the past
or the prosperity of the present than
Gen. Hagood. We trust that the
'wiedcm of the State it, Convention
assembled may see fit to nominate
BarnwelPs Envorite son.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-23
judge Wallace Declines,

In letter to the Anderson IntcUi-
gcncrr, Judge w. ii. Wallace says in
relation to his nomination for Gov
ernor: "Having considered the mat
ter, and having reached Discriminate
conclusion, ! feel it to he due my
friends that 1 should at once declare
that, for reasons it cannot interest
the public to know, l cannot allow
my namo to be presented TO the Con-
vcntion;for nomination" This leaves
the contest between Gems. NJ. w.
Gary and johnson Hagood, both of
whom have strong friends to present
and support their claims before the
Convention. 1t is unfortunate that
this is the case, BECAUSE the record of
bolh gentlemen for gallautry during
the war and for patriotic devotion
to the best interest Of South Carolina
since, is unimpcachable. They are
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-23
How Watches are Made,

VIII he apparent to any one who will
Il examine = SOLID GOLD WATCII, that
aside rom the necessary thickness for
engraving and polishing, II large propor-
ton OF The precious metal used, is need
Ell only to Stiilen and hold the engraved
n"rlionS in pihce, and supply the ncces-
Sary solidity and strength The surplus
gold Is actually needless so far us UTILI-
Tf anu beauty are concerned. In JAMES
BOSS 'PATEN rGOLD WATCH CASES
this waste of precious metal Is overcome,
and the SAME SOLIDITY AND STRENGTH
produced ut from One-third to ofe-lialf
Of the usual cost Of solid cases. The pro-
cess is or the most simple nature, as toll
lows: plate of nickle composition met
al, specially adapted to the purpose, has
two plates of SotID GOLD soldered' one
Oh each side.' The three are then passed
between polished steel rollers, and the
result Is strip Of heavy plated compost
ton, from which the eases. backs, cen
tres. bcZelS, &c. are cut and shaped by
suitable dies and formers. The gold il,
these gases is sufficiently thick to admit
of all kinds Of chasing, engraving and
enameling; the engraved cases have
been carried until worn perfectly
smooth by time and use without remov-
ing the gold.
THIS IS THE ONLY CASE MADE
WITH TWO PLATES OF SOLID GOLD
AND WARRANTED BY SPECIAL
CERTIFICATE.
For sale by all jewelers.. Ask for H.
lustrated Catalogue, and to see warrant.
March II. lSS0-lv
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-23
To Land Owners.

We clip the following from the
ColhmblH correspondent of the Ne,vs
d Courier which is Of interest to
those of our readers who may have
lands FOR sale and wish purchaser :
In accordance with the Act defining
his duties, Col. A. p. Butler, the
commissioners Of agriculture, is MAX
ing strenuous efforts to secure com.
plete register Of all The Lands for sale
in the State, together with informa
lion concerning their location, quail
ty, resources and price. 1t is desired
that all persons who have real estate
which they are desirous Of selling,
will take the earliest opportunity of
reporting the same to the agriculture
al department., as numerous inquiries
are being daily received from every
section of the Union concerning the
lands for sale in the State. In the
same particular it would be to the
interest of the mahufacturers of the
State to tor~ard to the commissioner
the nature and qualities of the wares
manufactures by them, as it is dcsir-
ed that all information Of this kind
shoNld'bc embraced in the report. -
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-23
Did ConkIing Lie!

The Springfield Republican, chic
organ Of the Edmunds boom, thus
rubs it into Conkling.
It was Washburne who said tc
Conkling, "Iou lie !" Elicitinr nc
response, he resumed The conversation
after few mjnutcs and said: 81
don't know as J'Su understood what l
said, and l don't wish to have any
mistak made. | said, You lie ="
Whercupon Washbulne's organ
the Chicago lfiJuae, gives another
rub on Coak!ing commenting on the
above as fJllows:
The Edmuuds press is unncccssari.
ly agitating itself over tic question
whethsr Mr.. Washburne SAID TO Mr.
Conkling 20 years ago, "You lic.'
The important question is, moi
whether Mr.. Washburne said so, bu,
whether Mr.. Conkling did so.
After this exhibition, Mr.. Conll.
llpg must be eager to support The
ncW tickeL Of Washburnc and
Edmnnds, or Edmunds and Wash
burnc, which ever it may be. The
special organ OF each gentleman seems
very anxious TO fas:cn the lie on
Conkling.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1880-04-23
DR.. L. c. Kennedy.

The death Of few men, in the pri.
vate walks OF life, strikes q deeper
cord of sympathy throughout an cx-
tended acquaintance over the State
than'that' of DR.. l.. c. Kennedy, late
of Spartanburg, and the lives Of few
men have been so eventful and com
pletcly filed up with acts of kind
ness than his. Devoted TO his pro.
fcssion, he might truly be said not to
have lived unto himself alone but for
the well-being and comfort of every
one with whom he came in contact.
His high regard for everything enob.
ling and honorable, and the earnest
christian piety manifested through his
long life, made him the friend of the
aged, the counsellor Of those in mid.
ole life, and the father of the young
lie was particularly devoted in his
attentions of young men, especial,
The students Of WoIord College, eve
ry one of whom loved him with the
tenderness of children; and many
fathers and mothers throughout the
State have reason TO revere his mem
ory because TO his kindness to their
sons while away from home and the
loving care Of parents. Such is th
sweet SAVIOR a good man leaves be
hind BIN.