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Year: 1868

When Radical asks you to vote the
Republican ticket, make him tell you
what has become of the millions upon
millions of dollars that have been paid
into the public treasury since the intro
duction of his party into power-that
there is ne account of now.


MAKEHIM TELL YOU why it is that
with all the taxes and tariffs that are
wrung from the people annually, the
public debt is still increasing at the
rate of ten millions of dollars per month !


MAKE HIM TELL YOU why his
party makes negro voters in all the
States of the South, and then denies be-
ing in favor of negro suffrage here IN
the North.


MAKE HIM TELL YOU what justice
there is in the Radical doctrine of taxa
tion-which exempts the rich from all
taxes and places them upon the shoul'
ders of the poor.


MAKE HIM TELL YOU, how it is
that three years after the war has
ceased, the Union, for which we were
told it was waged, is further from being
restored than it was in the beginning


MAKE HIM TELL YOU why the
bloated bondholder, who robbed the
government and invested the money be
stole in exempted bonds, should receive
gold for his interest, while you are
compelled to take greenbacks for your
work.


MAKE HIM TELL YOU why the
laboring men of the North should toll
and sweat day after day, to feed lot
of negroes and fatten pack of lousy
Bureau officials, who yearly take from
the public treasury over FORTY million
dollars


MAKE HIM TELL YOU what good
will arise from voting for Grant; how
much it will lesson your taxes-lower
the prices Of the necessaries of life, and
how soon it will restore the Union, and
make our Government government OF
white men, established by white men,
for the benefit of white men.
Year: 1868

WHEN the Republican party was first
formed it Incorporated in its platform a
resolution rebuking Congress and the
Federal Government for its interference
with the people of Kansas. The mana
gers and organs of the party endeavor-
ed to secure their prominence by charg-
ing that the Government was trying to
force upon the people of that Territory
a constitution against their will, and
was travelling outside of its jurisdiction
by interfering in the local affairs of the
people. Since that time that party has
thousand times over eaten its own
words, and is new resorting to the use
of the military to enforce the same
principle on the South that it repudiat-
ed in its early organization.
Year: 1868

. In his speech at Lafayette, Indiana,
Mr.. CoLFAX said:


In 1860 you know men dared to stand
up in the South and denounce secession,
and declare their devotion to the Union;
now no man can do SO without being in
danger of his life. Speakers in the
South teach people to estracise those
who speak in defence of the Union.


1t is by statements like these, state
ments as utterly devoid of truth and
full of malevolent intentions as if they
had coma ced hot from the forge of SA-
TAN, that the candidate of the Radical
party for the second Office in the Gov
ernment attempts to delude the North
ern people. 1t is by means such as this,
means to which those noted as the
least scrupulous demagogues of a past
age and of other countries would scarce
have stopped for the attainment of a
political end, that the Radical candi-
date for the Vice Presidency seeks to
accomplish his own and his associates
election.


The exercise of the largest amount of
charity does not suffice to induce the be-
lief that SCHUYLER CoLFAX really him.
self credited that which he has d0liber-
ately stated as fact. He is not SOL
ONION by any means, but then it is certain
that he is no fool; and, possessed as he
is of the means of correct information
regarding the situation of the country,
it is absolutely impossible that he
should believe in the truth of what he
so formally and positively asseverates.
Can he make anybody else believe it y
Year: 1868

One of the prevailing fallacies, and
productive of practical mischief, in the
attempt to adjust the vexed question OF
suffrage in the South, is that which
treats its exercise as an inherent right


belonging to every one, and not as a
privilege, which, as an examination oi
the early constitutions of the States
will show, was extended by the commu'
nifty to the voter with great care and
discrimination. Under the sound doc.
trine which prevailed in Congress and
the State Legislatures of 1877, suffrage
was regulated with reference to
the stability of government and
held as privilege to be extended
to the intelligence, virtue and
personal worth, except that women
were excluded from its exercise. If,
however, it was right inherent, there
could have been no reason for the ex-
clusion of women, or indeed of the Grim
inal and infamous. Whilst even in
granting a privilege, there ought TO be
justice and impartiality, still, if the
public welfare requires arbitrary dis
tinctions to be made, if in providing in
good faith for this object it is necessary
to make distinctions of sex or of merit
there can be no question of the right


to do so. Certainly the fathers of the
republic showed no doubt upon this
subject, and the question of suffrage
was one which they bestowed more
care and anxiety upon than any other.
Year: 1868

AFFLICTED.-A farmer friend, who
had often spoken of the fine form of a
certain young city cousin, was on a re-
cent trip shocked at her condition upon
returning from one of the seaside re-
sorts. She was bent over, and seemed
to be in pain, although her face looked
as pretty and healthy as ever. He call
ed the attention of his wife to her, and
then for the first time learned that the
complaint the fair one was troubled
with was the 'Grecian bend colic," or,
as some term it, the improper circum-
bendibustrosity.
Year: 1868

A CANDIDATE tor high office in Hi
nOis, in public speech, declared;


81 think that the privilege of living
under the Government of the United
States, and enjoying the rights and
privileges of free republic, should be
sufficient for any foreigner without the
right to hold office.


THE brave negro saved the day dur
ing the war. I'll take the negro in
to partnership in the concern"


Of course, he is a candidate on the
GRANT and CoLFAx ticket. He is the
Radical nominee for Governor.
Year: 1868

ONE of the questions to be decided
November Sd is, whether the United
States army shall be the peoples SER
want or its master. Radicalism now ex.
cuses its enormous additions to the pub
lie debt on the ground that it is neces'
sary to support large standing army
to control ten States in the Union. De-
mocracy does not believe in so govern
ing States, and dispensing with troops
for that purpose will diminish the debt
which now presses so heavily upon the
people.
Year: 1868

General Fitzpatrick falsely sought
leave of absence en- the plea of his
mothers destitution. His wholesale
stnmping of the country was keenly
satirized at recent Radical meeting
where q waggish band instead Of play.
ing HHail to the Chief" which would
have been greater irony, struck up
"Wbo Will Care fer Mother Now"
Year: 1868

The bondholder demands gold for his
bond; the farmer and Mechanic must
take greenbacks for their productions,
and the workingman must take the
same for his toll. The soldiers PEN
sion of SIS is worth but about $40 in
gold; the bondholder's SIS in gold is
worth s22 in greenbacks. One dollar in
gold will buy as much as 81 so in green
hacks
Year: 1868

YOUNG men in unusual numbers have
broken from the trammels of bigoted
and destructive Radicalism, and Joined
the law-abiding Democracy. More Of
the votes of young men will be given te
sustain the Democratic cause, this fal
than ever before. This is natural. They
wish to see restored the general free
dom, and the Union of equal States
whose foundation can only rest in secur
ity upon the Constitution, and without
such restoration, confusion, strife, an
archy, loom up in the immediate future
1t is, therefore, quite natural that they
should join their fortune with those
who have ever vcnerated the Constitu
ton, and whose rule has been always
heretofore, a rule of peace, harmony
and prosperity.
Year: 1868

A CLERK in the Quartermaster's De.
partment at st. Louis was discharged a
few days since by his superior for re-
marking, when in conversation with a
fellow clerk, that he thought "the law
in Missouri requiring voters to take the
test oath oppressive" The officer in
command, to whom the speech was re-
ported, declared that "the Government
could not retain in its employ those
opposed to it," and demanded retrac-
tion and the taking of the oath. The
clerk declined, and so lost his place.
Never was there intolerance and pro-
scription equal to that of Radicalism.
1t is hardly necessary to say that an of
fcer of the United States army has,
legitimately, no more to do with the
unconstitutional and infamous Mis-
souri, test oath than with an ukase of
the Car of Russia. Thank heaven,
there are unmistakeable indications
that the time is at hand when Radical
ism will be shorn of its power for
evil .
Year: 1868

Our best information is to the effect
that we shall lose Ohio, to-day, on the
State ticket, by a small majority, but
make most gratifying gain in the
Congressional delegation.


Indiana we expect to carry-electing
the gallant HENDRICKs Governor.
Year: 1868


There was once rat tan terrier purp.


And fat little fellow was he;
With a bright black eye, he was quick and spry


AS any tan terrier could be.
This stout rat tan terrier purp,


As you will presently see, -.
Was brought to grief and his life made brief,


By the bite of a murderous fea
One day the rattan terrier purp.


With his tail Of the stumpiest kind.
Near rat.hele sat, rs still as cat,


When he felt sharp pain behind.
Quick as thought this rat tan terrier purp


Made dash for the foe in the rear !;
But he was SO fat he couldn't get at


The spot by half an inch clear.
Then this beautiful rattan terrier purp


Did worry and twist and turn,
Till nought you could see of this terrier purp
Bat an inch Of his tail astern.
Year: 1868

FIRST MORTGAGE Bonds OF THE UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD COMPANY, to the amount of Eighteen Mil
lion Dollars, have already been sold, and they are
now in constant demand for home investment and on
foreign account. They pay six per cent in gold,
and run for thirty years. AT 1G2, they yield be
tween eight and nine per cent to the investor and as
soon as the issue is sold, if not before, they will
doubtless command much higher rate As a first
mortgag on the longest line of railroad in this
try that is already earning than its interest la
bilites on its way business, and which cost nearly
three times their amount the security is undoubted
Subscriptions win be received at the Companys Of
fee No. 90 Nassau-st. and by John J. Cisco & Son,
No 80 Wallst. NewYork, and by most of the leading
bankers throughout the country, wherea new pamph-


let containing full description of the road and its
securities can be obtained
Year: 1868

In the San Andreas Register Of last week,
appeared filthy communication from this
place signed 'Phil." So far as the reference
made TO US by the dirty blackguard is con-
cerned, we should have taken no notice Of it
at all but as he takes OCCASION to cast re-
proach upon Others and speaks disparaging-
ly of the town which has endured his loath-
some presence for years justice demands that
the sneaking libeler should be unmasked.
There is but one being wearing the garb of
humanity in this county, whose natural in
stincts are low, VI gar, mean and despicablc
enough to induce him to write derisively and
insultingly of the ladies of his own town.
We know of but one who has lost all sense
of shame himself, and all respect for others
who is so utterly debased. so VIGOROUSLY
foul-mouthed, and such constitutional falls
ifier, that his name is a synonym for every
thing contemptib'e who speaks of his own
family, in public places, in manner that
would put Five Points garroter to blush,
and cause the cheek of the veriest yacabond
to tingle with shame ; who Tolls SANDER like
sweet n.orsel under his tongue. and whose
every expression seems to spring from
nauseous pool of filthy billingsgate. He has
no appreciation of kindness. You might lift
him from the gutter and place bread in his
mouth to avert death from starvation but
then the treacherous hound would snap at
your heels when you turned to leave him
The air he breathes is rendered pestlential.
and his touch is so communicating that. like
the centipede's it blasts and rots all with
which it comes in contact False to his
friends, traitorous to every cause in which
he enlsts, and totally unprincipled, villiica-
tion is his greatest delight and ca!umniating
his principal occupation. Weknow Phil, and
a majority of our readers will easily recog-
nize his portrait. In reality he is too con
temptble to merit the distinction of the
notice we have given him but it sometimes
becomes necessary TO dirty ones fingers. The
editor of the Register should not have allow
ed the spawn of such an offal place in his
columns.
Year: 1868

The news from Arkansas are indeed cheer
ing. The Constitution has been adopted
says the San Francisco Times, the Repub-
lican State ticket elected by thirty thousand
majority, the new Legislature has met, the
Constitutional amendment by this time has
doubtless hear that Congress has ratified the
work of the people, and that Senators and
Representatives from Arkansas have taken
their seats. To Arkansas will thus belong
the honor of leading the way back into the
Union. The effect of this overwhelming
victory of the loyal sentiment in the South
west will be most important. 1t is the first
prac tical result of the reconstruction policy,
and will exercise a powerful political in
fuence North and South. The triumph of
treason in Alabama will be forgotten in its
tlonists, in all sections, must soon cease their
opposition to a policy which it is evident
will shortly be an accomplished fact. On
every side the skies are Frightening; the
clouds, which few months ago overhung
the horizon, are breaking away one by one;
and, in November the election of Grant will
guarantee the security of every principle for
which the war ON our side was waged.


The Copperhead papers, with their usual
disregard for truth, will of course assert that
the Arkansas victory was gained wholly by
black votes. To disprove the lie before they
utter it, we may we'll cite some figures.
The Republican majority is given at 10000.
The registry returns show over 80, 600 white
to the census of 1860 the white males in the
State over twenty numbered 1868, the
black males over twenty, 25,O44. Comment
is unnecessary.
Year: 1868

As we go to press the most terrible storm
of the season is raging. Rain, hail, snow,
sleet, are vieing with each other. Thunder
and lightning are incessant. The elements
are at war.
Year: 1868

The Germans of San Francisco are rep
resented as being very indignant at the Dem
ocrats of the late Legislature. for their refusal
to repeal in toto the Sunday law. In the
Democratic Assembly, the repeating law was
refused passage by an overwhelming vote.
Year: 1868

The weather during the week has been a
happy combination of sunshine and rain.
Spring weather is as capricious as coquctte
and as variable as the turns of fortune. The
late rains, however disagreeable they seem
for the time beng. will prove extreme
ly beneficial to all branches of industry. 1t
will allow the growing crops to become
firmly rooted and of a sufficient hight to
shade the ground before it becomes parched
by the heat of Summer, and ensure miners a
supply of water during the entire season.
Then only think how perfectly happy it rem
ders young ducks. There is one being, how
ever, upon whom the weather, be it wet or
iry, has no influence. Were he in the
fiddle of the desert of Sahara, and possessed
If his staff of life, whisky, he would be con-
unually soaked" Of course we can refer
to no one tut the editor of the Register.
Year: 1868

TAKI:;G CREDIT Nor DUE THEM.-We in
sist that the Democracy have done nothing
this last session which reflects credit upon
that body of Legislators. In denial of this,
Democratic papers refer to the fact that there
has been a reduction made in the State taxes.
So there was by the Republican Legislature
two years ago. So there should have been
by the Legislature just closed, and greater
reduction than was made-for the late de-
cision of the Supreme Court has subjected
millions of dollars worth of property to tax
alton heretofore exempt, besides an actual
increase of twenty millions of dollars of
taxable property the past year. Hence we
say. the Democratic Legislature, if it desired
to relieve the people of oppressive taxation.
should have further reduced the State tax
Independent
Year: 1868

The Baltimore Post holsts the name of
Chase for the Presidency, and says it is the
intention of thousands of Republicans in
Maryland to fight it out on that line. That
fight is over, if the Post did but know it.
The grand battle is to be between the Union
party's "sllent soldier" and the noisy dema-
gogue of the Democracy.
Year: 1868

Tn" stories about Chief Justice Chase the Presidency
are finally coming into Tangible shape


lie has formally put himself into t. friends
sad that while he not candidate, he object
use o MS hame and VIII If nominated 10y Conserve


ves The movement his seems to originate i'm Phil
adrpha He was waited upon last Thursday gentlemen
representing the Citizens Conservative Association Of that
city one of them being the Assessor Keys Congressional
District, and the other the late Democratic nominee ga,
Kelly for Congress The Of the furnished
hy the former Both gentlemen in the Pha
d'iphla Convention OF SjG, aud both fellowship
with tlc Democratic Party


They told the Chief Justice Of the high respect they had for
him. said people all turning him to lead them out
of pcous into which they had been brought v
the revolutionary conduct the Republican pary and ticd
his ear with some fine phrases about sweeping country
from ocean to with his name.


Mr. Chase responded that he much gratfcd with their
visit; that his position forbade him entering much into
politics that he was however, the Of the people
should they call him preside the next four years over the
dcNtin:e Of the country he should feel duty to comply
II" inrth"r SAID that the office of President an agce


be and would necessarily agreeable bu. he
deeply felt the deplorah the country and would
d" ANYTHING he could 10 restore coudcncr So the people
called him 70 the Presidency, he should not feel at liberty 10
Irci" allowing the use of his The gentlemen said
they much pleased with the Of the thsg Justice
and after they left him car various leading Democratic
C"nsr"Ssmpn To concert placing him the field as
tn" regular Conservative candidate gains General Grant


The ahoge is from the New Tor, Times In the same CON
n"ctl"n we give the following from Tribunes Washington
correspondent Referring 10 tho party talked Wash
ington lac The party simply halfway hols. at
which Mr. Chase may meet the Democratic party Democrat
OF influence have declared favor and have given it w their
opinion that the Democratic party wuu accept impartial


age coupled with universal amnesty But is not general
N believed that Of Mr. ChaSes friends expect him to take
the Democratic nomination, cherish the slightest notion
that it would be offered him But this subject all that is
tak" OF in Washington to-day, and have simply you
/ summary of all.
Year: 1868

The CANAL PRoJECT.-With the approach
OF summer weather and prospect for peaches,
transportation projects revive, and a favorite
one In this neighborhood is the opening of
navigation to the bay. Last year Little Creek
was carefully examined by party of gentle
men m interested In selecting terminus for the
Delaware Central Railroad. and Il was deemed
possible at a moderate outlay to straigbten and
widen that vermicuar stream SO as to admit Of
the arrival and departure OF large steamers
Since then route for canal from Dover TO
MahOn river has been examined by gentle
men skilled in that kind of enterprise, and thew
talk very confidently not only of the practical
bilitty Of making canal capable of accommo-
dating large vessels, but of making it very
eheaaply and making it pay its cost in business,
route, and the Improvement of lands now com.
-DeLGWarean.
Year: 1868

IMPORTANT POLITICAL RUMOR-Since the
vote of the Senate on Saturday on the IIth
Article the duly papers have been filed with
various political rumors, most of which receive
little or no attention, but the following, tele-
graphed throughout the country by the
agents of the associated press at Washington,
is attracting considerable notice, from the fact
that it is ''predicated on information received
from highly reliable source" and will lead to
important results if carried out. We make
the extracts from the Philadelphia Ledger, as
follows:


generally known one of the members if not
all Of President Jonsons Cabinet, signifed willingness
20 retire from Office and hence there much speculation
that subject Prominent gentlemen both parties
sation recently in sentiment that the trouble
between CongFo aud the President springs from the defeat
the executive administration present form of govern
Inent aud that the ministry here England would retire
and give place accord with expressed WILL of the
people could have had long u
der the Presidents plan having rejected now thoug
by Congressman Of both parties will agree to admit
eouthen representatives practicable order that
the national interests Of the South cared for
In Congress.


The that the President has made promises
Conservative Senators voting for his acqut support up
hold them by the Of his administration untrue Those





opposed to President Johnson political are the
earnest Radicals They regard impeachment as judicial and
not POLITICAL proceeding 1t is known that they be
As determined to the Congressional policy
more radical colleagues but they do think the President
sither can or will attempt further obstruction.


They hope and believe that will arrange his Cabinet 10
great extent at least aud liberal
accord with Congress- but whatever he not do
this BEHALF has had and have on their Judgment
In passing on the articles Of impeachment.


H. is said the impeachment had not been pending. there
b little doubt that Cabinet would long have been
designated composed of the most distinguished learned
Of the country 1t should therefore, create surprise
thorough change shall be made the complexion political
affairs these conectures should be realized it remain
for the Senate In view OF the probable defeat of the remaining
articles Of impeachment the Goth ins to accept or reject
what offered and accepted in good ah soon lead
the restoration Of the Union and peace prosperity of the
country


not true that President johnson has indicated The
party character Of the contemplated Cabinet appointments
further than that they shall be eminent Abilities such
- 70 challenge the confidence respect of the entire
Year: 1868

Il The present season being remarkably late, and
planting correspondngly So it will be highly neces.
sarY for Farmers and Market Gardeners simulate
and force their crops, in order make them sufficient
ly advanced TO stand the hot weather, or, a possible
drought in the summer.
Year: 1868

POLITICAL MovEMENTs.- Washington tele,
gram says the leading New Y York Democrats are
here with what they are giving out as the
Democatic platform, to be presented to their
National Convention. According to their story,
the planks are these First, a declaration
against human slavery; second, declaration
that the Confederate debt is void; third, the
National debt to be paid exactly as prescribed
b. law fourth, qualified manhood suffrage to
to be controlled by the States, for on this basis,
they say, they are sure great party can be
built mp They also say that they are looking
for the most available candidate to run on such
platform.
Year: 1868

bRiBEHY-The new York World published the following
corning the buying of votes for acquitta


There are IA Radical Senators whose terms of office expire in
1862 Beyond that time they political position
so far as they know they certain of no paving c
surely as many as eight OF these would far sure
OF million each in hand than to wait for the uncertainty Of
S5OO0 office by and byLEr THEIR VOTES AT