BEDIDRD
—BEDFORD, Pa.—
FRIDAY : MAY 3,1861
B.F. Meyers, Editor & Proprietor.
The Olive Branch with the Sword.
••Blessed are the p?ace-makers ; for they shall
be called the children of God.— Matthew, s th Chap.,
9th verse.
Whilst we hold that the people ol the South
ate seeking a remedy tor their wrongs in an im
proper and unlawful manner, and whilst we
are ready and wilHng to lend all the aid we can
to the General Government in putting down
rebellion, yet we must confess that we wooid
much prefer a peaceful settlement of the exist
ing troubles, and as no plan tor such a settlement
has yet been offered by the uovernment to the
people, we have no good reason to believe it
would not be adopted by a large majority in both
sections. There is a frenzied feeling in the
North as well as in the South, that will be ag
gravated to madness shouid there be further
blood-shed. The details of toe consequences of
a popular outbreak such as would follow the
announcement of the first battle between the
opposing forc-s, will be too horribie for pen to
relate. God only knows what ruin and deso
lation would follow in the track of such a con
test. But let there be an armistice ftll, the
meeting of Congress on the fouith of July.—
Then let that body submit a plan for the peace
ful adjustment of our unfortunate difficulties.—
Let it "be the Crittenden plan, cr some other
similar one, which will give the Southern peo
ple their rights, and at the same time preserve
the dignity and integrity of the Union. This
done, our word for it that Virginia and all the
Border States will be mollified, and restored in
* their loyalty, whilst the Contederated Slates,
operated upon by the eight slave States remain
ing in the Union, will eventually return to the
fold. We have been induced to make these re
marks by the appeal of that distinguished Ken
tuckian and true Union raaD, James Guthrie, to
the peace-loving and patriotic people of the
North, made ir his great speech recently deliv
ered at Louisville. To Mr. Guthrie we are in
debted, more than to any other leading Ken
tuckian, for the continued fidelity to the Union
of his noble old State. Wnen such men as he
appeal to the "still small voice" yet crying for
peace throughout the North, we cannot refrain
from making a gental r~pnrw* Whilst we
' ~u. it fig^ l "
yet let us write upon our near <tiK ~,Jel iblf
characters of undying memory, " BLESSED ARE
RAT P*ACE-MKER9 ?"
A Modest Request.
The latest dodge of those disinterested patri
ots, the Republican wire-pullers, is to tell Dem
ocrats that they have abandoned Republicanism
and that Democrats ought to abandon Democ
racy , and all 'unite together to rally around the
Administration of old Abe Lincoln. The mod
esty of this request is equalled only by its fox
like shrewdness. Republicans have nothing to
lose by rallying around the Administration of
Mr. Lincoln, but have everything to gain it they
can induce Democrats to join them in doing so.
We are coolly asked to abandon our principles
and our organization, and the men who ask us
to do so are the very identical stiff-necked zeal
ots who told us 6!>lv t wo months ago that they
could not and they would not sacrifice any of
their principles to vote for the CrittiV'den Com-
any other measure to save the Union.
They must imagine Democrats to be a set of
drivelling fools if they expect them to swallow
such a bait as this. For our part, we will sus
tain the Government cheerfully and to the best
of our ability, in putting down rebellion, but as
to giving up cur principles, or counselling the
abandonment of the Democratic organization,
we can never be guilty of such treachery to
the party we delight to honor, and w hose creed
is the very Constitution for which all good pa
triots arp contending.
Bear in Mind.
The Government of the United States is not
composed solely of Abraham Lincoln and his
Cabinet. It consists of three distinct co-ordi
nate and co-equal branches, the Legislative,
Executive had Judicial. Mr. Lincoln and his
Cabt -> are, the-efore, only a third part of the
Government, viz: the Executive. Conse
quently, when wp speak of sustaining the
Government, we da not mean the endorsement
of the Lincoln Administration, we do not mean
the deliberate swallowing ofthe political doc
trines of the President, but we mean the aid
ing and assisting of the Executive in executing
the laws framed by the Legislative department
of th Government, as expounded by the
Judiciary. We can, therefore, sustain the
Government without; endorsing Lincoln's Ad
ministration. The Republican leaders are at
present employed in endeavoring to blindfold
Democrats in regard to this matter, and hence
we feel called upon to make this noticp. Bear
in mind that you can sustain the Government
a Democrats, you can give countenance to the
Executive in executing the law; (which is his
sworn duty) without endorsing the political
measures of his Administration.
No More Lynch Law,
Our Republican friends ask us to support the
Government. This we are doing, have always
done, and will continue to do. There is not a
Democrat in Bedtord county that will reluse to
do it. It is our duty and that is sufficient for us.
But, now, we ask o! you, Republicans, that you
cease Tiaking threats against your neighbors,
that you cease persecuting them, because they
do not think with you in regard to the causes
and policy that inaugurated the present war.—
You ask us to unite with you in sustaining the
Government. We answer, we will do so, but
you must allow us the same freedom of opinion
which you enjoy. We are Union men, Union
to I he core, all of us, we have always been such,
aye, we were Union men when you sneered
and scoffed at us for our efforts to preserve the
Union. The Stars and Stripes have always
been our flag, yes, were our flag when you re
fused to fight under them in Mexico, were our
fl3g when in IBf)fi, you blotted filleen ol the
stars from the constellation, and will be our
flag till the last ray ot hope for our country dies
within our breast. Then make us no tests.—
Raise no mobs. Let us alone in our opinion.
And thus you will thoroughly unite th* people
in the cheerful and willing support ot the Gov
ernment. We do not ask }his as a favor. We
ask it as our light, and we will have it, no
matter at what cos*.
Local and Zrliscellaneocs.
... .BEDFORD DRAGOONS. —This company is
now forming for the protection of the people
and their properly ir; Bedford county. They
made their first turn out on Monday. They j
will parade again on Saiurday, 4-th ir.st., at 10
o'clock, A. M. All able-bodied men from ev- j
ery part of the county, are earnestly urged to
join the same.
... .Our young friend, S. S. M tzger, Esq., '
i returned to this place, on Monday last, from a
| lour through '.he South. Mr. M. vis.ted
I Charleston, and Savannah, and made a consid
' earble sojourn at Montgomery, tne capita! of
the C. S. A. He represents the people of the
! Seceded States to be in a state of great excite-
I ment, and determined to achieve I heir indepen
j dence at any cost, men, boys and negroes, to the
last one able to carry a gun, enlisting tor the
j conflict. He also informs us'that the same kind
jof terrorism exists there that now exhibits it
self among the more intolerant friends of the
Government in the North. Truly, we hive
fallen upon evil times, when feelings of such
deadly hostility prevail between men who once
were friends and ought now to love each other
as brothers.
. .. .Thp new Military Company, the uTay
lor Guards," Capt. Filler, which left this place
; for Hanisburg, on Thursday ot last week, has
j been filled up from other Companies, and is
now, we believe, stationed at York, in this
State. *
... .Court was in session during the present
a cases Ts*av7Bg
agreement of counsel.
... .We return our .thanks to those of our
j patrons who have responded to oui call for mo
| ney. Duns are not intended for those who are
j in the habit o! paying regularly, but for those
: delinquents who owe us Irom the beginning.—
'We desire this to be understood.
. .. .Considerable excitement was caused in
| our town, on Saturday evening last, by the fi
ring of several volleys from what seemed to be
guns of large calibre, on the mountain immedi
ately East of us. A party of scouts went out
to reconnoitre, and found that holes had been
i bored into trees, filled with powder, plugged,
i and then discharged by the application of a
slow-match. We hope we may never have a
I more serious bombardment.
j
j . ...Capt. Lyons' Company, the old "Bed
j ford Riflemen," has reached the number nect ss
| ary for its acceptance by the Governor. The
i ( aptain has tendered the services of the Oom
| pany, nd as the Government has called upon
Pennsylvai: ! a lor additional tioops, we have no
doubt the gallant feljows compo.-ing this com
pany, will have an opportunity to do their du
!!y ere long. The "Bedford Rifle urn" have
| always been favorites of ours, and we wis£
well wherever tbey may go.
....We were on the police a few nights
ago, but had no adventures with midnight as
sassins, highway robbers, nor even with hen
roost thieves, or belated "sparks". Two of our
fellow watchmen arrested a pair of travelling
carpet-bags, over which they boasted wonder
fully. Ouronly exploit was taking prisoner
one of our brother "perlees," who had wonder
ed out of his "beat," and was bending his steps
in a direction winch we were fearful
briug him to his bier.
There is a rumor prevalent here that a
case of lynching was attempted at Woodberry,
a tew days ago. We hope for the good name
ol the jeop!e of that neighborhood, that it is not
true. We suppose that it is one of the thou
sand and one dying reports that are started no
one knows how, and without the slightest foun
dation. There is a law for the punishment of
treason. Let the people resort to that and not
their own base passions. There is also a law
lor the punishment of /(* imprisonment , ri
ots, assault and battery, muraer , &c. Let law
les evil-doers beware!
.. .JACOB REED has just received a large lot
of new Spring and Summer Goods, which he
will sell at the lowest prices. Call and see
them.
The war feeling is quiet jost now
There is no neve, of any battles or skirmishes, i
VIRGINIA
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.
THE VIRGINIA SECESSION ORDINANCE. —The !
following islhfc ordinance ot secession it Vir
ginia, just made public. Accompanying the :oc
ument is a long schedule setting forth the tune j
and manner ot holding the poll for its ranfica- j
tion by the people. The poll will be opened
in each military camp of Virginia volunteers i
whether in or out ot the State, and voters suff- j
ered to vote. This will be in addition to the
regular election precincts. The -election for
members of Congress for the State to the House
of Representatives of the Congress of the Uni
ted Slates required by law to be held on the 4-th
Thursday in .May next, is suspended and pro
hibited until otherwise ordained by the conven
tion.
Ordinance to repeal the ratification of the
Constitution of the United States of America,
by the State of Virginia, and to resume all the
rights and powers granted under said Constitu
tion.
The people of Virginia, in their ratification j
jof the Constitution ot the United States of A-i
i merica, adopted by them in convention, on the j
j 25th day of June, 1778, having declared that <
; the powers granted under said Constitution
were derived from the people of the United
j S'ates, and might be resumed whensoever the
| ame should be perverted to their injury and op
j piesston, and. the Federal Government having
I perverted said powers, not only to the injury of]
j the people of Virginia, but to the oppression ot
I the Southern slaveholding States, now we, the
people of Virginia, do declare and ordain, that
the ordinance adopted by the people of this
i State in Convention on the 25th day of June,
tin the year of our Lord 1788, whereby the
I Constitution of the United States of America
] was ratified, and ail acts of the General Assem
bly of this State ratifying or adopting amend
, ments to said Constitution, are hereby repeal
jed and abrogated. That the Union between
the State of Virginia and otjier States under the
] Constitu!ion aforesaid, is hereby dissolved, and
] that the State ot Virginia is in the full possess
! ion and exercise of all the rights of sovereign
'v which belong and appertain to a free and in
dependent S'ate.
And they do fuither declare that said Con
stitution of the United States of America is no
longer binding on any of the citizens of the
State.
This ordinance shall take effect and be an act
of" this day, when ratified by a majority of tbe
] votes of the people of the State, cast at a poll
to be taken thereon on the fourth Thursday in
May next, in pursuance of a schedule hereafter
I to be enacted.
\ Tard from Uou C L- Vallai digliam.
DAYTON, 0., Wednesday, April 17.
To the Editor of the Cincinnati Inquirer .*
I have a word for the Republican press and
partisans of Cincinnati and other places abroad,
who now daily falsify and mi?tepreser.t me and
; matters whioh concern rr.e here in Dayton.
Mv position in regard to this civil war which
the Lincoln administration has inaugurate. l ,
| was long since taken, is well known, and will
jbe adtieied to to the end. Let that be under
stood. I have added nothing to it. subtracted
] nothing from it, said nothing about publicly,
since the war began, f know well that lam
right, and that in a little while "the sober sec
ond thought ot the people" will dissipate the
present sudden and fleeting madness, and will
demand to know why thirty millions ot people
are butchering each other in civil war, and will
arresi it speedily. But meantime, should my
own State be jnv|(^d fti Qj threatened with in
uative born son of Ohio, acknowledging my
i first allegiance to be to her, I w ill aid in de
fendnig her to tlie last extremity, asking nc
question. Whoever shall refuse then or hesitate
will be a traitor and a bastard. And ttiissaiE*
rule I apply as well to the people of Virginia,
Kentucky or Missouri, as to any of the fret
States, North or West.
C. L. VALLANDIGHAM.
A GLEAM OF LIGHT.— The people of Cincin
nali, Ohio, and of Covington and Newport
Kentucky, on the opposite side of the Ohir
river, have entered into pledges of mutual for
j bearance, kindness,and defence, in any trouble*
which may befall ttie country. So also havt
tlie people of Louisville,Ky., entered into &
league of friendship with the people of New
Albany and Jeffersonville, Indiana. Ii wis
slated at the Cincinnati meeting, on authority
which was represented to be perfectly reliable,
that the Governors of the two States had ex
pressed views of the most amicable character,
i And further, it is announced by telegraph Iron
I Louisville undei date of the 25th insr, tint
i Govei noFMagoffin, of Ky.,who is a Brei kmndge
Democrat, had proposed t > Govenor Dennisxi
ol Ohio, who is a Republican, that the Gomr
nors of the Border Htntes should offer to became
arbitrators between the contending parties in
the present difficulties. The answer ol G >ver
nor Denmson has not yet reached us, but it tan
| hardly ce doubted that he will second thepny
josi'ion with cordial satisfaction. Kentuck'is
in the Union, and desires to remain st>.
But Gov. Magoffin knows that he caniot
retain flee there, should the national <*oven
ment carry' /irf and sword into the sece*d
States. The natural sympathy which exsts
between her and the.'Qj would bring her to ther
help, if they were in danger of being crusln'eL
The same may be said of TtrinO?see ; and perhips
also of Missouri.
It seems to us that there is a great deal bet.m
chance of agreeing now than there will be aftr
a bloody battle has been fought. Ard
what a host of lives would de saved bv avoidrjg
such a conflict, bl'-ssed are the peace-makfri.
A*. Y. Journal of Commerce.
CIVIL W AH. —The following eloquent x
tract from a letter written by a lady now m
Washington may serve at this time to awafrn
ttie American people to the folly and madress
of ci.vil war.
* * "The Seventh Regiment arrived l*re
this afternoon. Faint cheers greeted ther as
they marched up to the White House, (.h !
God ol Mercies, must this be so ? Must brtfb
ers tear each other to pieces, when a litttle gmd
will on both sides would mend it so well ? It
made me sick at heart to see this sight. Sen
come down, leaving desolate homes belihd
them, to make others equally desolate. 0:i!
merciful Father, can madness so criminal, so
wicked, be tolerated 1 Where are the trtj
hearted mn of America 1 Are they stupefid
or terrified? Sad, sad it is that nations lean
as little uy experience as men and women o.
Lach one has to read his or her lesson throiih
tears of grief and sorrow, while nations Wn
their folly through tears of blood. Is it posiitie
that this national suicide will be allowed ?-
Good-bye j I can write no more. lam too s*i
to live,"
bfefia. a—
Bedford County Teachers' Association
FRIDAV AFTERNOON, April 19th. The as
sociation met pursuant to adjournment, and was
called to order by the Presiileut.
Rev. G. Sigafooe led in Prayer.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
read and the Roll called.
The Constitution and By-Laws were read,
and opportunity given for joining the Associa
tion.
Mr. D. M. Wonders was chosen a member
pro. tem., of the Business Committee, and they ,
reported a Programme for the afternoon.
A Committee on Resolutions, consisting of j
Messrs. Fisher, Wonders and Kinsel was ap- j
pointed.
The question, "Resolved that ail t.achers :
should attend a Normal School, at least one
term, before taking charge of a school," was a- ;
dopted, and Mr. Sigaloos supported the affirma
tive.
On motion the discussion was closed,, and |
miscellaneous business was taken up
The Business Committee reported the order j
! of Exercises lor the evening and the meeting
adjourned.
FRIDAY EVENING. —The Association was
called to order by the President and the min
utes of the previous meeting read. Mr. J. G.
Livingstone read an Essay upon the theme,
"The Teacher and bis Profession;'' Miss L.
; C. Arnold read a beautiful Essay upon '*The
] Education of Women."
Mr. Raub then delivered an interesting and
| instructive address, handling bis theme, "The
i Discipline of the Mind," in a masterly inan
j ner.
SATURDAY MORNING. —The Association was
called to order and a song entitled "The Star
of the Evening," was sung by several geotle-
I men.
The Business Committee reported a9 follows :
The Association will meet in Bedford, on
Modday, December 23d, 1861, at 1J o'clock,
j to continue in session, until Saturday noon.
Messrs. A. N. Raub, VV. W. Biim J no.
Palmer, Geo. Sigaloos, Sam'l. H. Tate, J. VV.
Dickerson, of Martinsburg, and J.J. Stutzman,
ofSomerset, were appointed Lecturers. Messrs.
D. M, Wonders, E. F. J. C. Geyer, C.
VV. Greene, J. N- Rawlins, Jno. Kinsel, J. H.
I Miller, M. S. Campbell, Jno. E. SatlerfielJ, J.
I A. Livingstone, J. M. Lehman, J. C. Long,
i Misses S. E. Montgomery, L. C. Arnold, Liz
zie P. Blackburn, Mollie Tobias and Miss Heth
j erington were appointed essayists for the next
l meeting.
The Committee on Resolutions reported,
1. Resolved, That we, as a portion of the
■ Teachers of Bedford County, knowing the effi
ciency ot Teachers' Associations, are determin
-1 ed to perpetuate them and encourage them by
j our presence.
2. Resolved , That the failure of teachers to
perform the duties assigned them in the PlO
- by the Business Committee, isdiscour
! aging to tbe teachers present, and tends great
!ly to retard the progress of education in the
j County, and that all such are justly censurable
by this Association, where there has been no
; providential interference.
■ 3. Resolved, That this Association request a
copy ot Miss Arnold's E*say for publication.
•4. Resolved, That we tender our thanks to
the Directors of Bedford Borough, lor granting
I us the use of the Hall.
5. Resolved, That the editors ol the county
papers be requested to publish the proceedings
of this Association-
A Committee ot three, consisting of Messrs.
Fisher, Miller, and Livingstone, were appoin
ted to wait upon Mr. A. N. Raub, and request
" A' Resoiutron^rr a^rW ,^ i e?& have me
power to appoint a Corresponding Sec'y, pro.
tern., whose duty it shall be to correspond with
those who are appointed to perform duties at
the next meeting, and publish the names of all
who will accept at least one month previous to
the meeting, was earned, and Mr. J. G. Fish
er was appointed. Messrs. Sigafoos, Fisher and
Greene were appointed a Committee of arrange
ments for the next meeting. Adjourned to
Monday, Dec. 23d., IStil.
C. VV. GREENE, A. N. RAUB,
Secretary. President.
TUL mm SON L\H.
The following is the new Law to punish
treasonable acts and correspondence against
the State and Federal Governments :*
Section I. Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, in General Jlssembly
me*, and is hereby enacted by the authority of
the same , That it any person or persons be
longing to or residing within this State, and
under the protection of its laws, shall take a
commission or commissions irorn any person,
State or Slates, or either, the enemies o! tbi*
State, or of the U. States, of America, or who
shall Jevy war against this State or Govern
ment thereof, or knowingly and willingly shall
aid or assist any enemies m open war against
this State or the United States, by joining
their armies, or by of procuring, or
persuading, others to enli3t for that purpose, or
by furnishing such enemies wjtfo arms or
ammunition, or any other articles, for their
aid and comfort, or by carrying on a traitorous
correspondence with tbem, or shall form, or
be in anywise concerned in forming, any com
bination or plot or conspiracy for betraying this
State, or the United Sfatesof America, into the
hands or power of any foreign enemy, or any
organized 01 pretended encased
in resisting the laws of the United State's,"or
shall give or send any intelligence to the ene
mies of this State, or o| the United States of
America, or shall, witia the intent to oppose
prevent, or subvert Government of this
Siate, or of the United States, endeavor to dis
suade any person or persons from entering the
service of the Stale or of the United States,
or from joining any volunteer company or as
sociation of this 'State about being mustered
into service, or shall use any threats or persua
sion, or offer any bribe-or hold out any hope
of reward, with like intent to induce any per
son or person/; to abandon said service, or'with
draw from ariy volunteer company or associa
tion already organized under the laws of the
Commonwealth for that purpose : every person
so offer.ding and being legally convicted there
of, shull be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and
shall be sentenced to undergo solitary imprison
ment in the penitentiary at hard labor for a
term nut exceeding ten years, and be fined in a
sum not exceeding five thousand dollars, or both
at the discretion ol the court : Provided , That
this act shall not prohibit any citizen from ta
king or receiving civil commissions for the
acknowledgment of deeds and other instruments
of writing.
Section 2, f bat if any person or persons,
within this Commonwealth, shall sell, build
furnish, construct, alter, or fit out, or shall aid !
or assist in selling, building, constructing, alter
ing or fitting out any vessel 01 vessels, for the
purpose ot making war, or privateering, or
other purpose, to he used in the purpose ot any
person or parties whatever to make war on the
United States ot America, or to resist by force
or otherwise, the execution of the laws of the
Nni'.ed State*, such person or persons shall br
guilty of misdemeanor, and 011 conviction
thereof, shall be sentenced ti inul rgo solitary
imprisonment in the penitentiary,at hard labor,
not'exceeding ten years, and tie fined in a sum
not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or both, at
the discretion ot the court.
Section 3. That every pers >ll holding a com
missi in as an officer in the volunteer or militia
forces of tins Common wealth shall, withio-thir
ty days after the passage ol this act, required to
lake the oath of allegiance to th 13 state and to
the United States, and if any persons holJing
such commission shall refuse to (3K-- such oath,
the Governor shall have the authority to annul
the commission of such person, and supply his
place by appointment until the vacancy Thus
created shall be supplied as provided for vacan
cies in oth-*r cases by existing laws of this com
monwealth ; the said oath of allegnnce shall
be administered by the Adjutaut-G- terai or any
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, and may
be transmitted to the several brigade inspectors
of this commonwealth, who shall ii: turn admin
ister the satn - to the officers embraced within
the bounds of their respect ive brigades.
Section 5. No civil process .-ball issue up he
enforced aginst any person n uster-J into (he
service of this State, or of the United Sat.-s,
duiir.g the term for which he shall be engaged
in such service, nor until thirty days after tie
shall be dischatged therefiom. prodded, T tat
the operations ol ail statutes of limitations -hall
be suspended upon claims against uch person
during such tei m.
HON. JOHN BELL FOR THE SOUTH. —The Nash
ville papers of the 24-th inst., bring us abstracts
of the speeches of the Hon. John B-li, Hon.
Edwin Ewing and others, made at a public
meeting in that city. They come out tor au
nited South. -The editor of the Nashville Ban
ner, too, who fought to the last fur the Union,
, takes the position assumed by Mr. B-11. Fro nr.
the Banner we make extracts :
\ 11->n- John Bell spoke lor about three quar
, tors of an hour, staling in effect that s i lar a*
! present duties and responsibilities are concerned
! the past is a sral'D book. The LIUE* I T action
I and unity of action in the South had arrived,
, and he was lor standing by the South and de
| tending the South, ail the Sutith, againgt the
unnecessary, aggressive, cruel, unjust and wart
! tun war which is being forced upon us. He re-
I counted at some length the efforts which he had
made in the past, and especially with tht pres
! en! administration, to avert this war, and the
1 hopes he had cherished for the preservation of
i peace ; but those hopes had now vanished, and
j our duty was to defend ourselves and to make
common cause with ail our sister slaveholding
i States of th j South against a common invading
loe. He advocated a strong and effective rnili
j tary league or Union among all the siavehold
' iug States for the successful prosecution of the
war. He declared that Tennessee had, in ef
i feet, dissolved her relations with the federal
I Union, anil though he had hoped and labored
| to the last to preserve the Union first, and sec
j ond, if separation was inevitable, to make it
| peaceable, he now abandoned all such hope,
j and his voice was clear and loud to every Ten
; nesseean—to arms I to arms 1 He counselled
1 the most effective and energetic public and pri
' vaie t„x n. - w.^,l
! possible of the military s'rengih of the State.
.Message f the Governor of Peutistivaiiia-
HartßisisoKO. APRIL 28.—The Governor's
! forthcoming message to the Legislature will re
| commend I lie passage ot a stay law. The de
i claratory part will say that Pennsylvania wiil
j open a rout leading from the North to Washing
; ton as essential to trade and tramit. Whether
j Mavrlaud stays in or goes out of the Union,
ino hostile soil will be jiermitted to lie be
tween the capital and Statesjoyal to the Union,
j Rebellion must becrustied and the nation re
! stored to its activi;y. National property seized
j andjin possesion of the rebels must be retaken at
| every expense. The Governor will recommend
j an appropriation ot several millions of dollars,
! perhaps live.
None but a physician knows how much
reliable alterative is needed by the people. On
all sides of ns, I I ail communities every wheie
there are multitudes that suffer from complaints
that nothing but an qjlierative cures. Hence a
great many of them hive been made and put
abroad with the assurance of being effectual.
But they fail to accomphsh the cures they prom
ise because they have not the intrinsic virtues
they claim. In this slate of the case, [} R . J.
C. Ayer & Co., of Lowell, have supplied us
'"I'll a Comj-ou'"' 1 Extract o[ sarsapari!ia,
which do-s prove to be the long desired remedy.
Its peculiar difference from other kindred pre
parations in market u that it cures the
for which it is recommended, while thev do
not. We are assured of tt is lan oy more than
one of our intelligent Physicians in this neigh
borhood and have the further evidence of our
own experience of its truth.—[Tennessee Farm
er, Nashville, Teno.
DyspEfdiA —This is a very distressing cin
plamt, and gives the patient more suffering
than almost any other disease,in fact, it is a
combination of many complaints in one. The
symptoms are numerous and are of the nature
of almost all other complaints combined, j
from this fact, arise the vry inany cases j
where this disease is mistaken for some other,
and so improperly treated. The first symptoms '
indigestion, flatulency, loss of appetite, heart- 1
burn, headachy etc., if neglected, almost j
always awaken .otne dormant disease and send '
the poor sufiererJo a premature grave. What
you must first do is to cleanse th- blood and reg- I
ulate the bowels ; do this with the "Mountain I
Herb Ptlls, and you can bid ilrfance todys-j
pepsia.
A Peaee Measure.
PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 2S C. J. Ingersoll !
has invited Ex Presidents Buchanan, P,erce<!
ttllmore, Tyler, Van Buren and Hon. M.
Broome to act as arbitrators to settle the dif- i
ferences between the North and the South '
There is but little expeclation here of any good I
resulting from the project. '
! THE BLOCKADE OF SOUTHERN PORT9.—Wash
ington, Apni 28 Some excitement has teen
produced in diplomatic circle*, growro* out ol
the proclamation ol the President directing a
i blockade of the Southern ports. It appear* that
: a blockade, to be respected bv loreian powers
i not Ul,| y be effective, but rbat due notice'
j uniit be given ot such intention to their repre
sentatives. With Brazil and all the South A
meritao government*, a notice ol nimty da\s
i* required under treaty. But this has not been
j given by our government. Hence consign
ment* ol coffee and other natural products de
signed for Southern ports are delayed in their
transportation to that portion of the couotry,
the merchants not being satisfied of'the effects
;of immediate blockade. It has therefore be
! come neces arv that specific inquiries be made
ol '.tie Federal government in relation to this
subject, so that treaty rights and privileges be
not damaged. The toreign ministers will in
sist that the stipulation* shall be respected
and observed, other wise naval lorces will be
d.spatched hither as a means of foreign protec
tion. The delicacy of the question is apparent
I and horn what is known, may involve serious'
' consequences to all concerned ; at all event*
produce trouble now as well as in the future.
BALTIMORE, April C7, 10 A. AL._ WE have
had a day o| unpiecedented excitement. No
pen can describe it. Fortunately no fighting
has y< t taken place. All Baltimore is inarms
to defend themselves and the city.
There are no v but three thousand Northern
troop* quartered at Cockey svdle. tWe just have
| what appears to be official information horn
I Washington, that President Lincoln has given
| orders for the troops to return to Harrisburg.
There ?enm but one feeling here now, and
that is unity tor Baltimore, Maryland and the
South, with hopes for peace and an amicable
j adjustment. Kvery House in our city has be
i com" a peifeet barricade.
j Our people have no animosities, no ill-feeling
: against their Northern brethren ; but it is held
a ooint of honor that armed troop* shall not pa**
through Maryland to coerce the South. Nor
thern civilians among us are treated with the
same cordiili'y and friendship that they ever
: were. Not ihe slightest animosity prevails.
FILLER.—On Monaay, April 8:h inst.,
Margaret K. Filler, in the 20th year of her
1 a o ,,#
The death nf this young lady is deeply felt
and witf-ly mourned. To her natuial vndow
ntenls of ir.ind and hear', which secured the fs
| teem and affection of her acquaintances, were
added, we trust, the richer adornments of reli
gion. I nteiested in tfie covenant ol Christ,
with views of the plan of salvation remarkably
clear, and exercises of mind, though not stri
le ingly marked, yet such as indicate the spe
| cial operations of divine grace, ''we mourn not
as those who have no hope." She was not a
communing member of the church. Although
she had in contemplation a public profession of
i religion several months before her death, unim
paired health and other causes prevented; she
spake but little to others of her religious exerci
| ses and prospects, hut her mind was evidently
much occupied with eternal realities. The e
venitig 'of tier death, when a christian friend
was reading one of the Psalms, she anticipated
1 the reader and quoted, in a clear calin voice, a
passage referriog to the harmonizing of the di
vine attributes in the work of redemption
"Mercy and truth are met together; rigbteou
, i ness and peace have kissed each other." Her
| last thoughts were given to the Saviour and his
i work. She said she was prepared to die, and
j SUUI) afiu fc 11 a>li wo trtfbt, ifl Jrs UP.
i The mother of the deceased, for many years
a widow, has now committed to the grave six
; daughters and one son. God's dealings with his
people are often inscrutable. "Joseph is not
; and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin
i avva y '■ a ' these things are against me Such
was the Patriarch's lament. But the hand of
j vigilant love was in alt his afflictions, and the
| night of weeping gave place to a morning of
j >y. I o the bewildered and mourning parent,
Infinite L>ve says . "What J do thou°knowes't
; not noiv, but thou shait know hereafter," and
| confiding faith may respond ; "It is the Lord :
let him do what seemeth him good."
CARVER.—Departed this life, on the 23d
' of April, ult, Jc&eph P. Carver, an old and re
| spected lestdent ol Bedford County.
The deceased was in the 51st year of bu
age,—when he was taken away by lung disease.
•He was dis!inguished, fir honest v and integrity ;
and how much he was beloved and esteemed
jby his neighbors, was shown by the goodly
■ number that a'tenibd his funeral, from ten
j miles i if, to the Catholic cemetery of this place,
He was foitifiid in his last moments, by all the
I rites and sacraments of the Church, which he
i received with the loveliest Faith t and fervor.—
j lie leaves behind him a large Familv, on whom
j tiiis bereavement must fall heavily," but whose
j consolation under tins trial, must be drawn from
I resigned and happy death. "Blessed are
; the dead, that die in the Lrd."
R. I. P.
SI UCE£Y—At the Forks of the Road, iri
j Napier To., aller a short illness, E'izabelh
. Stuckey, in the ;3;h year o( h^r
Ihe subject of this notice, whose amiable dis
position and affectionate manners won not onlj
the love ..f tier father, mother, brothers and sis
ters, but the esteem of all who knew her, fell a
victim to that terrible malady, Diptheria. Af
ter an illness of eight days, the three last of
which were sp-mt in the most intense suffering,
her spit it winced its way to heaven. Thdav
before her death she desired to be baptized, and
and she was accordingly received into member
ship of the "Evangelical Lutheran Church,"
b) the Rev. Mr. Vingling. She seemed'to haya
no fear of death, but said she was going home ;
her latest breath was spent in exhorting her fa-*
ther not to weep for her, as she would soon be
happy.
Lift up yout hearts, afflicted ones,
in faith, Oh ! kiss the rod ;
Zion is now dear Lizzv's home,
Zion, the home ol God.
Ve have the bleat assurance now
That she has gone to rest,
Throughout a long eternity,
Upon her Saviour's breast.
"Cease weeping," were her dying words ;
Know his and atrive to five,
Ever, a*she, in readiness,
Your lives to God to give.
- P
AT T E N T i o N, ==s * s ~
BLACK PLUMED RIFLEMEN.
are hfreby ordenil to meet for parade and
spection in full Winter uniform, with 10 rounds
of cartridge, at SchelLburg. on Saturday, lith dsy
-May next. A full turn-out is required.
Hy order of the Csptain.
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