BEDFORD GAZETTE.
B. F. MEYERS, EDITOR.
FRIDAY : : JULY *9, ISO 4,
m -- - ~r.rr if m in I j
Wliat They Promised.
T„£ FRIENDS OF Gov. CrRTIN PROMISED THE PKO
r<. THAT IF THEY WOULD I'.E-ELFCT HIM, THE WAR
WOULD END IN 30 DAY? AND THERE WOULD BE NO MORE
DRAFTING. Hold them to their promises.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
COUJYTY TICKET.
COMMISSIONER,
MICHAEL WEIITZ. of Union township.
POOB DIIUXTOR
HIRAM DAVIS, of St. Clair township.
AVDIToIt,
DAVID EVANS, of Monroe township.
RELIGIOUS.
CSyTbc 2d Quarterly Meeting for Rainsburg
Circuit, will be held on Saturday and Sabbath, !
30th and 31st inst., at Hartley's Church.
G. Berkstubssek, Pastor.
Dr. C. A. Hay will preach in the
Lutheran Church, Sabbath morning, at 10*
o'clock, and Rev. A. Essick, in the evening, at
7 A o'clock.
earßev. John Chambers, of Philadelphia,
will preach before the Christian Association, in
the Court House, on next Sabbath morning.
Services to commence at half past ten o'clock.
t&rThe Rev. Dr. Edwards, of Philadelphia,
will preach in the Presbyterian Church, next
Sabbath morning, at 10| o'clock.
The Peace Movement in Canada.
It nppears that, a short tiiua ago, several
persons prominently connected with the "Con- I
federate" government (Senator Clay, of Ala- ]
bama, and Prof. Holeombe, of Virginia,) BO- ■
licited from the President of the United States
safe conduct to Washington, for the purpose of j
laying before that functionary propositions for ;
the restoration of peace. These "confederate ;
gentlemen" are staying at the Clifton House,
Canada, near Niagara Falls, from which place :
they made this application to Mr. Lincoln
Their correspondence with the President, was
carried on through W. C. Jewett and Horace I
Greely as media. We copy from the Philadel- i
phia Inquirer n full report of this correspondence
from which it appears that Mr. Lincoln respond
cd to the request of Messrs. Clay and Holeombe
nue to peace which was opened by the advan- ,
cea of the latter. The response of the Presi
dent is, in effect, a refusal to accede to any
terin9 of peace that do not embrace the "aban
donment of slavery" by the people of the South.
Thus, the inevitable nigger once more steps in
between the white people of the North and the
blessed Peace for which they have hoped so long
but hoped in vain. Mr. Lincoln is now fairly
responsible for the continuance of this cruel
and wasteful war. He lias made it impossible .
for the Southern people to return to their alle- ;
giance without the loss of their property, and !
what to tb~m would be an injury much deeper, :
the loss of their honor. Ho has given to un
derstand thai this war must go on untii negro :
slavery is abolished. He has said to them,''l
will not be satisfied with the integrity of the :
Union alone; I will have your property, or I I
will have your blood." Now, then, the naked j
issuo before the people is this: Shall we sup - t
port Lincoln's policy, ichieh is to prosecute the ;
war until slavery is exterminated, or shall ire, by |
condemning that policy, re-open the door to peace ■
so rudely and madly closed ly the President's re
ply to C'ay and Ilolcombe I
What Then?
There is much anxiety concerning the prob- ]
able fate of Richmond and also some interest in !
the movement upon Atlanta. There is but lit- j
tie hope of the early capture of the former and i
the campaign against the latter has been exceed- i
iegly tedious and bloody. But suppose that
both these cities were taken,—-what then?—
Would their capture bring peace? No, far from
it. Did the occupation of Boston, New York,
Philadelphia and Charleston, and the driving of
the Continental Congress from one place to anoth
er, by the British army, bring peace in the days
of the Revolution? Already the Federal troops
have possession of New Orleans and Baton
Rouge, the one the principal city, the other the
capital of the state of Louisiana, yet that state
is not restored to the Union. The same is trt e
of Mississippi, on whose soil are the fortifica
tions of Vicksburg and Port. Hudson. It will
be well, then, to look beyond Richmond and
Atlanta, aye, and beyond Charleston, Savannah
and Mobile, if we would know the time when
this war (if it is to be fought, on our part, to
the bitter end) will cease. For the present, it
is a very pertinent question to ask ourselves,
what lies beyond Richmond and Atlanta t
To Fakmers. —ln view of the partial failure
of the corn crop and the short grass, the farm
ers everywhere would do well to prepare a few
acres'of ground immediately and sow corn broad
cast in order to raise fodder for their stock in
the winter. This has frequentlv been done in
countries where drought bus pi evaded, and ha
bean the means of preventing much suffering
through the winter.
E DITO RIAL MELANGE*
<SrGen. Sherman has captured * oul ua^ j
factory girls, near Atlanta. Bent
A new featnro in the work of "suppressing tha
rebellion."
Hunter brought away from Lexing
ton, V*-> a bronze statue of Washington, the
first ever cast. The Baltimore American hopes
that the President will condemn this act of van
dalism and restore the statue at the earliest pos
sible moment.
£3" Pars on llrownlow said, a few years ago,
of Andrew Johnson, the Lincoln candidate for
Vice President, that there were "batter men than
he in the Tennessee penitentiary!" The Parson
ought to know.
fvTßev. Dr. Cheever made an address recent
ly iu the church of the Puritans, in which he
deuouuoed Lincoln and praised Fremont. An
old adage might appropriately be changed to
read thus: When ; :ticalpreachers fall out, liou
ost men may get their dues.
fSFA Frenchman has invented a machine for
taking the ayes and noes in the Corps Ijegislatir".
\Y have u machine in this country ivhich takes
the whole body—the dj-ajl wheel.
fdrThe Cincinnati Enquirer is after the Ad
ministration with a "sharp stick." It says that
Democratic editors are sent to prison for their
political opinions, but Abolition politicians for
their crimes.
CFGtii. Hunter is sick of the ill treatment
he Ims received at the hands of the War De
partment and v ishes to be "relieved." Lincoln
pills don't agree with Lis constitution.
g=b"The Northumberland Democrat copies one
of our items, published under this bead, and
credits it to the Lebanon Advertiser. We would
have no objection to this, if persons who road
the Democrat as well as our own paper, would
know that the Lebanon Advertiser copied fr;m
us and not we from the Advertiser.
43" k negro pic-nie was held on the Presi
| dent's grounds, in Washington city, on the 4th
jof J nly. A New York opera troupe asked per
mission of the President to perform on the
i grounds, for the benefit of the sick and wound
ed soldiers, but were refused.
itif-Tho 56th regiment, N. Y. State Militia,
, belonging to Brooklyn, recently refused to go
j out of the State, when an effort was made to
send it to Washington. It is said that the reg
| irnent will bo disbanded.
i the "government"—the Aboli
| tionists, by throwing Hamlin overboard and re
nominating Lincoln. This is too had—worse
than "copperheadism."
S3""'Dividing the North"—the Abolitionists
by nominating two candidates for President. It
was certainly unpatriotic in Lincoln to become
a candidate after Fremont was nominated.
Alexander Kinkyhead McClure has start-
M a campaign paper which he calls the "Old!
'Gag of sixteen stars, under which McClure help
ed to rally the Northern Union-splitters in 18,50. |
fcirCirculate the -'Campaign Age;" it is only j
fitty cents per copy. Read it. hand it to your i
neighbors, or send it to the soldiers in the army. '
Let every Democrat try to get up clubs for it. '
Read of I he Supreme Court, of this 1
State, who is an abolitionist in politics, decided, j
in the case of Thompson vs. Ewing (the Phila-!
delpliia Sheriffalty case) that soldiers could not!
I vote in the army, for the reason that frauds •
; committed outside of the State cannot be reach- j
led and punished. Will the Franklin Repository !
please inform us whether .Judge Read is a "ma
lignant copperhead ' because of this doctrine? J
*s-Abe Lincoln in his response to the South- 1
ern "peace commissioners," makes the "aban- j
1 donmcnt of slavery" the basis of his terms of!
! peace. According to this, we must have war j
j until every negro in the South is given up by j
• his master,
s
i political divine who preached in the M. I
j E. Church, last Sabbatli evening, prayed for ev
; cry thing connected with the war, but failed to
: petition the Lord for raiu. The war hasn't im
| proved any on account of his prayer, but a kind
; Providence, overlooking the crimes and blas
j phemies of war-preachers and the sins of this
I miserable world, graciously sent the long wish- j
| ed for showers, the next day.
| fiSrThe State Teachers' Association will meet
: in Altoona, Blair county, on Tuesday, Augu°t
12, and continue in session three days. Teach
ers and others, desirous of attending a meetiug
of this body, now have a better opportunity than
will be likely to occur again for years to come.
taj-C'rowded out —our local column and usu
al variety, on account of our publishing, at length,
the correspondence in regar 1 to the peace move
ment.
CyThe County Commissioners will meet on I
Wednesday, August 10th.
rAt tho Springs.-—Dr. G. W. Wimley.
member of the Legislature from Montgomery i
county, accompanied hy his etiin ble lad \ is ■
at present staying at Bedford Springs.
Missouri is overrun by guerillas. The state
militia, in many places, has gone over to them
in aJiody. i .
arGen Banks has declared that our nation
al difficulties cannot be settled by force of arms.
1 his is an important admission. Bunks is more
of a statesman than a general.
fiSrMr. E. M. l : isher has sold his property in
this placo Vf Miss Keeffe, for $1,500.
*The reception given to Ex-President Bu- ]
chanan and Maj. Gen. Bud!, at the Bedford ;
Hotel, on Saturday last, was a fine affair. The '
distinguished visitors were called upon by a large '
number of people- The dinner prepared on the !
occasion reflected great credit on the culinary i
marißgeracct of Mrs. Shoemaker. " :
§J"The Board of Enrollment have been en
gaged since Monday making examination of
; drafted men drawn under the late draft to fill |
! the places of exempts under the previous draft.
Some districts make but partial reports. It is
said that a new draft is lietng made to cover
the deficiency caused by those failing to report.
6rG™. McPherson, the most accomplished
officer in Gen. Sherman's army, was killed, a
few days ago, before Atlanta. This loss will
bo irreparable on tho part of Sherman.
&rR. 1.. Johnston, Esq., one of the electors at
1 -ge on the Democratic Electoral Ticket, is at
present stopping at the Springs. Bob is nn able
lawyer, a sound Democrat and au affable and
kind-hearted gentleman.
O-We were presented, a few days ago, by i
our friend Major Patton, with several hound
volumes of the Columbia Spy (of which the
Major was formerly the ablo editor) tho State
Capital Gazette, and the Citizen Soldier. An ac
ceptable gift, for which the Major has our thanks.
e-rG ov. Curtin and family are at present so- I
journiug at the Springs. The Governor is ac
. eorapanied by his private secretary, Col. A. C.
: Mullin, formerly of this county.
piTiiiiis.
The Correspondence on the Subject.
THE PRESIDENT'S NOTE "TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN."
The Negotiations Broken off.
BUFFALO, Thursday, July 21.—Tho follow
ing correspondence explains itself:
ME, SANDERS TO MR. GREELEY.
[Ct JT. Private and confidential.]
CLIFTON MOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA
WEST, July 12, ISo i— Dear sir : lamauthor
ii'.d to say thut Hon. Clement C. Clay, of Al
abama, Prof. James P. Holcombe, of Virgin
ia, and George N. Sanders, of Dixie, are ready
and willing to go at once to Washington, upon
complete and unqualified protection beinggiven,
either by the President or Secretary of War.
Let the permission include tho three names and
one other. Very respectfully.
GEORGE N. SANDERS.
To Hon. Horace Greeley.
MR. GREELEY TO THE COMMISSIONERS.
[Copy.]
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., July 17, 18G4.
Gentlemen: I am informed that you are duly
accredited from Richmond as the bearers of prop
ositions looking to the establishment of peace,
that you desire to visit Washington iu the ful
fillment of your mission, and that you further
iesire that Mr. George N. Sanders shall ac
company you. If my information be thus far
substantially correct. I am authorized by the
President of the United States to tender you
his safe conduct on the journey proposed, and to
accompany you at the earliest time that it will
be agreeable to you.
I have the honor to be, gentlemen,
Yours, HORACE GREELEY.
To Messrs. Clement C. Clav, Jacob Thompson,
James P. Holcombe, Clifton House, C. W. v
REPLY OE MESSRS. CLAY AND HOLCOMBE.
CLIFTON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, July 18,
' tjfrNSi MST"
have been answered on yesterday, but for the i
absence of Mr. Clay. The safe conduct of tlie
President of the United States has been ten-1
dered us, we regret to state, under some misap- ,
prehension of facts. We have not been accred- j
ited to him from Richmond as the bearers of
propositions looking to the establishment ofj
peace. We arc, however, in tho confidential j
employment of our Government, and are en-1
tirely familiar with its wishes and opinions on J
that subject; and we feel authorized to declare j
that, if the circumstances disclosed in this cor- j
respondence were Communicated to Richmond,
we would be at once invested with the author- ;
ity to which your letter refers; or other gentle- I
men clothed with full powers would be imrned- I
iute.y sent to Washington with a view of has
tening a consummation so much to be desired,
and terminating at the earliest possible moment
the calamities of the war. We respectfully so
licit, through your intervention, safe conduct to
V asbington, and thence, by any route which
may be designated, through your lines to Rich
mond. We would be gratified if Mr. George ■
Sauders was embraced in this privilege. Per- !
mit us, in conclusion, to acknowledge our ob- '
ligation to y<>u for the interest you have inani- j
Tested iu the furtherance of our wishes, and to
express tiie hope that, in any event, you will
afford us ihe opportunity of tendering iheui in
person before you leave the Falls.
We remain, very respectfully, &c ,
C. C. CLAY, JR.,
J. P. HOLCOMBE.
1* S-—lt is proper to state that Mr. Thomp
son is not here, and lias not been staying with
us sinco our sojourn in Canada.
MR. GREELEY TO CLAY AND HOLCOMBE.
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, NIAGARA, N. Y., Ju
ly 18, 38ii4.— Gentlemen: I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of yours of this date
by the hand of Mr. W. C. Jewett. The state
of facts therein presented being materially dif
ferent lrom that which was understood to exist
by the President when he entrusted me with
the sate conduct required, it seems to nie on
every account advisable that. I should commu
nicate with him by telegraph and solicit fresh i
instructions, which 1 shall at once proceed to do. i
I hope to i able to transmit the resuit this
afternoon, and, at all events, I shall do BO at
the earliest moment. Yours trulv,
(signed) HORACE GREELEY.
I o Messrs. Clement C. Clay and James P.
Holcombe, Clifton House, C- W.
THEIR ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
CLIFTON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, July 18,
1864.—/b Hon. 11. Greeley, Niagara l-'ulls, N.
1. : Sir—We have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt ot your note of this dale, by the
hands of Col. Jewett, and will await the farther
auswer which you purpose to send to us. We
are, very respectfully, &c.
(Signed) C. C. Clay, JR.
JAMES P. HOLCOMBE.
FURTHER FROM MR. GREELEY.
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, NIAGARA FALLS, N.
i. July 19, 1864— Gentlemen: At a late hour
last evening, (too late with
you,) I received a despatch informing mc that
further instructions left Washington last even
ing, which muai reach me if there be no inter
rupno- at noon to-morrow. Should you de
ide to await (heir arrival, 1 iel confident that i
thoy will enable me to answer definitely your!
note ot yesterday morning. Regretting a delay
which I am sure you will regard as unavoidable
on my part,
I remain, yours truly,
HORACE GREELEY.
To Hon. Messrs, C. C. Clay, Jr., and J. P.
Holcombe, Clifton House, Niagara Falls, C.
W.
ITS ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
CLIFTON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, July 19,
1864.— Sir: Col. Jewett lyis just handed us
your note of this date, in which you state that
further instructions from Washington will reach
you by noon to-morrow, if there be no inter
ruption. One, or possibly both, of us may be
obliged to leave the Falls to day, but will return
in lime to receive tho communication which you
promise to-morrow.
We remain truly yours, &e.,
(Signed) J. P. HOLCOMBE,
C. C. CLAY JR.
To Hon. Horace Greeley, now at the Interna
tional Hotel.
THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSITION.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, Juiy 18,
1864. To whom it may concern: Any proposi
tion which embraces the restoration of peace,
the integrity of the whole Union and the aban
donment of slavery, and which comes by and
with the authority that can control the armies
now at war against the United States, will be
received and considered by the Executive Gov
ernment of tfie United States, and will be met
by liberal terms, on substantial and collateral
points, and the bearer or bearers thereof shall
have safe conduct both ways.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
FROM MAJ. IIAY TO PROF. HOLCOMBE.
Major Hay would respectfully inquire wheth
er Prof. Holcombe, and the gentlemen associa
ted with him, desire to send to Washington by
Major May any messages in reference to the
communication delivered to him on yesterday,
and, in that case, when he inav expect to be
favored with such messages.
THE REPLY.
International Hotel, Wednesday: —Mr. Hol
combe presents his compliments to Major Hay,
and greatly regrets if his return to Washington
has been delayed by any expectation of an an
swer to the communication which Mr. Holcombe
received from him on yesterday, to be deliv
ered to the President of tlie United States.—
That communication was accepted as a response
to a letter of Messrs. Clay and Holcombe to Hon.
11. Greeley, and to that gentleman an answer
has been transmitted.
CLIFTON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, Thursday,
July 21.
MR. JEWETT MAKES A NOTE.
[Copy of original letter held by me to deliver ;
to Hon. Horace Greeley, and which duplicate j
I now furnish the Associated Press.
(Signed)
Wa. CORNELL J RIVET r.]
FINAL RESPONSE FROM CLAY AND HOLCOMBE.
NIAGARA FALLS, CLIFTON HOUSE, July 21.
To lion. Horace Greeley : Sir —The paper hand
ed to Mr, Holcombe, on yesterday, in your pres
ence, by Ma}. Hay, A. A. G., as an answer to
the application in our note of the 18th inst., is
couched in the following terms:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON, D. C ,
July 18, 1864 — To whom it may concern: Any
proposition which embraces tlie restoration of
peace, the integrity of the whole Union, and
the abandonment of Slavery, and which com is
by and with authority that can control tlie
armies now at war against the United Slates,
wiii-i*,- rafvii-".! o-ut cxmidaivJ .by ih Uxocu
iive Government off tlie TTuileu States, and win
be met by liberal terms, on other substantial
and collateral points, and the bearer or bearers
j thereof shall have safe conduct both ways.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
| The application to which we refer was elic
ited by your letter of the 17th inst., in which
: you inform Mr. Jacob Thompson and ourselves
; that you were authorized by the President of
{ the United States to tender us his safe conduct
! on the hypothesis that we were "duly accredit
j ed from Richmond as bearers of propositions
I looking to the establishment of peace," and de
sired a visit to Washington in the fulfillment of
this mission. This assertion, to which we then
| gave, and still do, entire credence, was accept-
I ed by us as the evidence of an unexpected but
; most gratifying change in the policy of the Pres
ident, a change which we felt authorized to-hope
might terminate in the conclusion of a peace
mutually just, honorable and advantageous to
the North and to the (South, exacting no condi
tion but that we should be "duly accredited
from Richmond as bearers of propositions look
' ing to the establishment of peace." Thus prof
j feting a basis for conference as comprehensive
: as we could desire, it seemed to us that the
President opened a door which had previously
been closed against the Confederate States for
a full interchange of sentiments, free discussion
of conflicting opinions and untrammeled eiibrt
to remove all causes of controversy by liberal
negotiations. We, indeed, could not claim the
benefit of a safe conduct which had been ex
tended to us in a character wo had no right to
assume and had never affected to possess ; but
the uniform declarations of our Executive and
Congress, and their thrice repeated, and as oft
en repulsed, attempts to open negotiations, fur
nished a sufficient pledge to assure us that this
conciliatory manifestation on tho part of the
President of the United States would he met
by them in a temper of equal magnanimity.
We had therefore, no hesitation in declaring
that if thus correspondence wa3 communicated
to the President of the Confederate States, lie
would promptly embrace the opportunity pre
sented for seeking a peaceful solution of this un
happy strife. We feel confident that you must
share our profound regret that the spirit whiuh
dictated the first step toward peace had not con
tinued to animate the counsels of your Presi
dent. Had the representatives of the two gov
ernments met to consider this question, the most
momentous ever submitted to human statesman
ship, in a temper of becoming moderation and
equity, followed as their deliberations would have
been by tlie prayers and benediction of every
patriot and christian on the inhabitable globe,
who is there so bold as to pronounce that the
frightful waste of individual happiness aod pub
lic prosperity which is daily saddening the hu
man heart, might not have terminated ; or if
the desolation and carnage of war must still be
endured through weary years of blood and suf
fering, that there might not at least have been
infused into its conduct something more of the
spirit which softens and partially redeems its
brutalities! Instead of the safe conduct which
we solicited, and which your first letter gave
us every reason to suppose would be extended
for the purpose of initiating a negotiation in
which neither Government would compromise
its rights or its dignity, a document has been
presented which provokes as much indignation :
as surprise. It bears no feature of resemblance j
to that which was originally offered, and is un- '
like any paper which ever before emanated from
the constitutional Executive of a free people.
Addressed "to whom it may concern," it pre
cludes negotiation, and prescribes in advance
the terms and conditions of peace. It returns
to the original policy of "No bargaining, no
negotiations, no truces with rebels except to
bury their dead, until every man shall have laid
down his arms, submitted to the Government,
and sued for meicy." What may be the ex
planation of this sudden and entire change in
the views of the .President, of this rude with
drawal of a courteous overture for negotiation
at the moment it was likely to be accepted, of
this emphatic recall of words of peace just ut
tered, and fresh blasts of war to the bitter end,
we leave for the speculation of those who have
the means or inclination to penetrate the mys
tery of his cabinet, or fathom the caprice of his
[ imperial will. It is enough for us to say that
we have no use whatever for the paper placed
in our hands. We could not transmit it to the
President of the Confederate States without
offering him an indignity, dishonoring ourselves
ami incurring the well-merited scorn of our
countrymen.
Whilst an ardent desire for peace pervades
j the people of the Confederate States, we rejoice
to believe that there are few, if any among them
who would purchase it at the expense of liber
ty, honor and self-respect. If it can he secu
red only by their submission to terms of con
i quest, itje generation is yet unborn which will
! witness,its restitution. If there be any milita
ry autocrat in the North who is entitled to prof
for the conditions of this manifesto, there is
none in theSou'th authorized to entertain them.
Those who control our armies are the servants
of the people, not their masteiS; and they have
! no more inclination, than tli-y have right, to
| subvert lite social institutions of the sovereign
States, to overthrow their established Constitu
: lions, and to barter away their priceless h-.rit
i age of self-government. This correspondence
! will not, however, we trust, prove wholly bar
j rcn of good results.
If there is any citizen of the Confederate
i States who lias clung to a hope that peace was
possible with litis Administration of the Feder
al Government, it will strip from his eyes the
last film of such a delusion. Or, if there be
any whose hearts have grown faint upon the
suffering and agony of this bloody struggle, it
will inspire them with fresh energy to endure
and brave whatever may yet be requisite to pre
serve to themselves and their children all that
i gives dignity and value to life or hope and con
j solatiou to death. And if there be uuy patri
' ots or Christians in your land, who shrink ap
\ palled from tlie illimitable vista of private mis
i fry asid public calamity which stretches before
! them, we pi'uy that in their bosoms a resolution
! may be quickened to recall the abused authori
j ty and vindicate the outraged civilization of
their country. For the solicitude you have man
'itested to inaugurate a movement which con
templates results the most noble and humane.
; we. return our sincere thanks: and are, most
i respectfully and truly, your obedient servants,
C. C. CLAY, JR.
JAMES P. HOLCOMBE.
THANKS TO CORNELL JEWETT.
CHITON HOUSE, NIAGARA FALLS, July 20,
' 1864. Cot. W. C. Jewett, Cataract House, Xi
\ agara Falls: Sir—We are in receipt of your
| note admonishing us of tho departure of Hon.
Horace Greely from the Falls; that he regrets
! the sad termination of the initiatory steps ta
j ken for peace, in consequence of the change
; maw or .w r renratriT tn MC t..
vcy Commissioners to Washington for negotia
tions unconditionally; and that Mr. Greely
will be pleased to receive any answer we may
have to make through you. Weavail ourselves
of this offer to inclose a letter to Mr. Greelv,
which you will oblige us by delivering. We
j cannot take leave of you without expressing
our thanks for your courtesy and kind offices as
the intermediary through whom our correspond
ence with Mr. Greely lias been conducted, and
assuring you that we arc, very respectfully your
obedient servants, C. C. CLAY, Jr.,
JAS. P. HOLCOMBE.
Federal Disaster at Winchester*
Two Gfenerals Killed.
Los 3 of Averill's Artillery.
We have again stirring news from the upper
Potomac. The prevailing impression at the
close of last week was that the Confederate for
ces which recently invaded Maryland had en
tirely disappeared with their spoils up the val
ley of the Shenandoah, and that nothing furth
er would be heard from them, at least for a time.
Contrary, however, to what was the current
belief, they have again made their presence
known and felt in an unexpected manner, and
have inflicted a serious disaster upon the Feder
al arms.
On Sunday morning they attacked in the vi
cinity of Winchester the forces of Averill,
Mulligan and Ixclly, the whole being under the
command of Maj. Gen. Crook, and after a hat
tie, which is said to have lasted nearly the whole
of the day, defeated the Federal troops and for
ced them to retreat to Martinsburg. Advancing
subsequently upon Martinsburg, the troops that
had reached there, together with those that were
at that place previously, fell back to Harper's
Ferry and formed a junction with the remain
der of the forces at that place, under tho im
mediate command of Gen. Hunter.
No official details of the fight have been re
ceived. but it is reported that Maj. Gen. Aver
ill, and acting Brigadier Gen. Mulligan were
both killed, and that all of Averill's artillery
and a part of his cavalry were captured.
Late last evening there was no telegraphic
communication beyond Harper's Ferry, the en
emy having cut the wires. The train which
left Camden Station yesterday morning did not
proceed further than Harper's Ferry. No ex
press train was sent out last night.— Baltimore
Gazette, Tuesday, July 26, 1804
AN EYE .SOKE.
How miserable and disconsolate must the
unfortunate victim of Scrofulous Sores, Skin
Eruptions, disfigured bodies feel, who by their
infirmities and leprous diseases are denied the
society of the refined and beautiful. Yet, to
these banished mortals from society, there is hope
of speedy return, with the full enjoyment of all
the pleasures of health and bliss. One to six
bottles of Dr. Radway's Renovating Resolvent
will cure the worst cases of Skin Diseases, Fe- ;
ver Soros, Ulcers, Swellings of the Glands. Let i
this medicine lie used in all cases where there
is a Sore or Skin Disease, and three days' use
will give satisfactory evidence of a permanent
cure. Price Si per bottle. Sold by Druggists.
Always ask for Rad way's Renovating Resolvent.
' Cbildren, during teething atid the warm weath
er of Summer, from eating fruit or other cau
e, are more or leas troubled with looseness' of
the bowels or ehorera morbus. It is well to
: know that Djxos's BIACKEKUHY CARMINATIVE
lis always an elßcient remedy, and one that is
safe.
-.fIIRRIED
TLRNKR—KERR —On the 7th inst . by
i the liev. N. H. Skyles, Mr. William Turner to
■ Miss Mary L. Kerr, both of this county.
, i -! , n - | IMIIIII 1 -TT, ||,„ |
—died—
I* immmmi ■ "II M.JI mm*. ir~*x+anKMK ~uwm.
MOWRY.—Near Buerta Yi-la, in Juniata
township, on the lGlh inst., Mr. John Mowry,
jr., aged 47 years, II months and J 9 days.
Bl'I J P.—On Sabbath the 24t!i inst., Henry
Ilavelock, infant sou ofG. W. and L M. Kupo,
I aged 2 years, o mouths, and 4 days.
"Of such is the kingdom of heaven.' 1
| Well done of God, to halve the lot,
And give him all the sweetness I
j To us, the empty room and cot;
To /tmi, the heaven's completeness.
To us, the grave:—to him the rows
The mystic palm-trees spring in ;
To us, the silence in the house ;
To him, the choral singing.
BELL'S SPECIFIC PILLS—WARRANTED IS
CASES. Can be relied on ! Never fail to cure 1 ij
not nauseate! Are speedy in action! No change of
diet required ! Do not intei fere with business pur
suits! Can be used without detection ! Upward of
200 cures the put month—some of them very se
j vere cases. Over one hundred physicians harp used
! them in cheir practice, and all speak well of their
efficacy, and approve of their composition, which is
entirely vegetable, and baimless on the system.—
Hundreds of certificates can be shown.
HELL S SPECIFIC PII.LS are the original and only
genuine Specific Pill. They are adapted for male
and female, old or young, and the only reliable rem
edy for effecting a permanent and speedv cure in ail
cases ol Spermatorrhea, or Seminal Weakness, w.th
all its train of evils, such as Urethral and Vaginal
Discharges, Gleet, the Whites, Nightly or Involun
tary Emissions, Incontinence, Genital Debility and
i Irritability, Impotence, Weakness or Loss of Pow
er, Nervous Debility, &c., &e.. all of which arise
principally from Sexual Excesses or Self-Abuse,
or some constitutional derangement, and incapaci
tates the sufferer from fulfilling the duties of mar
ried life, in all sexual diseases, as Gonorrhea,
Gleet, and Strictures, and in Diseases of the Blad
de- ar.d Kidneys, they act as a charm ! Relief is ex
perienced by taking a single box.
Sold by all the principal druggists. Price sl.
They will be sent by mail, securely sealed, and
confidentially, on receipt of the money, by
J. BR VAN, M. D.,
No. 76 Cedar street, New York,
j Consulting Physician lor the treatment of Seminal,
Urinary, Sexual, and Nervous Diseases, vrhowtil
I send, iree to ail, the following valuable work, in
: sealed envelope:
THE FIFTIETH THOUSAND —PB. BELL'S TREA
'I ISE on belt-Abuse, Premature Decay, Impotence
and Loss of Power, Sexual Diseases, Seminal Weak
! ness, Nightly Emissions, Genital Debility, &c.,&c.,
a pamphlet of 64 pages, containing important ad
' vice to the afflicted, and which should be :e d by
j every sufferer, as the means of cure in the severest
' stages is plainly set forth. Two stamps required
i to pay postage.
December 4, IS63—lrsc
' IMPORTANT TO LADIES. —DR. HARVEY'S FEMALE
i PILLS have nevei yet failed in removing difficulties
arising from obstruction, 01 stoppage of nature, or
in restoring the system to peiiect health when strf
| ericg from Spinal Affections, Prol ipsus Uteri, the
i\ lutes, ur other weakness of the L'terine Organs,
i . he Pills- aie perlectly harmless on the constitution,
and may be taken by the most delicate female with
j out causing distress—the same time they act like a
! charm bv strengthening, invigorating and restonng
, o. etc... ro <t LeaiinjT coilffu lon, and by bringing
j on the monthly periof with regularity, no matter
j from what causes the obstruction may arise. They
should, however, NOT he taken during, the first
three or lour months of pregnancy, though safe as
j anr other time, as miscarriage would be the result.
Each box contains 60 Pills. Price sl.
j DR. HARVEY'S TREATISE on Diseases of Females,
Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Barrenness, Sterility, Re
, production, and Abuses of Nature, anrfempr-aticsllv
the Ladies' Private Medical Adviser, a pamphlet of
j64 pages, sent free to any address. Six cents re
; quired to pay postage.
1 he Pills and book will be sent fcv mail when de
sired, securely s-aled, and prepaid, "by
J. BRYAN, M. D.. General Agent,
No. 76 Cedar St., New York.
by all the principal druggists.
December 4, IS63—lysc.
A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous Debility, In -
competency, Premature Decay and Youthful Error,
actuated by a desire to benefit others, will be hap
py to furnish to all who need it, (Iree of charge),
the recipe and directions for making the simple rem
edy used in his case. Those wishing to profit by
his experience, and po:>sess a valuable remedy, will
receive the same, by leturn mail, (carefully sealed)
by addressing JOHN B. OGDEN,
No. 60 Nassau street. New York.
-May 20—3 m.
A Most Excellent Medicine.
J. F. CARPENTER'S RHEUMATIC FLUID Persons
suffering from Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Diptheria,
Burns, &c., will find this a most excellent remedy.
It comes to us recommended by some of the best
men in the State—and in this community. Try a
bottle and see for jourself. For sale at A. L. Defi
batigh's, Bedford. April 29, 1564 ly.
1. U M S5 E R.
200,000 FEET OF ASSORTED LUM
BER for sale at Glen Savage Mills.
WANTED—Teams to haul lumber to Bedford,
4-c. For particulars call at my residence or at Reed
i$- Schell's Banking house, in Bedford.
THOMAS C. GARRETT.
July 29, IS64—3m.
WANTED IMMEDIATELY.
TWO good carpenters, by the subscriber, to put
up a frame house in Saxton. Lumber, windows
and doors are ready worked.
JAMES L.TRINCE.
haxton, July 2S, 1864.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, PHILADELPHIA,
IV, Diseases of the Nervous System. Spermator
rhcea or Seminal Weakness, Impotence, and other
affections of the Sexual Organs, Physical Debility
and Premature Decay—new and reliable treatment,
in reports of the Howard Association, sent by mail
in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge. Address
_>r. J. SK.ILLIN HOUGHTON, HOWARD ASSOCIATION
No. 2 South Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
July 29, IS64— ly.
Come and Settle.
1 desire and must have all accounts cn my books
settled either by or cash within 60 days. ■ A
word to the wise > s sufficient."
J. 5. FAKQTTHAR,
, , Cheap Corner, Juliana Street.
Bedford. July 9, 1864.
STRAY SHEEP.
Strayed from the farm of Zachariah Diehl, in Bed
ford township, on the 28th ult., 31 head of sheep,
among them one black ewe and one black wether,
all marked on the back with red keel, some having
'Hillegas," "Colvin," and >H. Hull" marked ou
them with tar. A reward of fivedollars will be pa J
for any information whereby 1 may get them again.
ANANIAS AUMAN.
July 8, 1864.*
Blanks, of various kiwis, neatly printed on
good paper for tale at this of see.