BEDFORD GAZETTE.
B. F. MEYERS, EDITOR.
FRIDAY : i DECEMBER SO, '.864.
To our Western Subscribe! 3.
After the first day of February next, wc will
strike from our list the name of every subscri
ber outside of Pennsj lvania, who will not have
paid up Lis arrears by that time. Hereafter
we will not send our paper beyond the limits of
the State, unless it bs paid fcr ia advance.
This rule will be strictly adhered to.
Connellsville and Sauthern Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Hie legislature, last spring, passed a Till
revoking the charter of the Pittsburg and
Conncllsville Railroad Company, and an
other incorporating the Connellsville and
Southern Pennsylvania Railroad Companr.
The reasons which moved the legislature
to this course, were, first, the fact that the
former company did not accomplish the pur
poses for which it was incorporated, (hav
ing, during the twenty-seven years of its
existence, utterly tailed to construct the
road which it had projected,) and, whilst
thus if self inactive and abortive, was a hin
drance to the building of the road by other
parties; secondly, the incorporation of a
new company, composed, principally, of
Pennsylvania capitalists and under the man
agement of the most experienced and suc
cessful railroad men in the United States,
was deemed to be an experiment, which
could be tried with, at least, a reasonable j
prospect of success. This latter reason
had the greater weight with our legislators, i
inasmuch as, under the management of the I
Pittsburg ana UonneMsvillc company, the 1
road, if ever constructed, would have been i
a mere tributary to the Bah nore and Ohio S
Railroad, and, hence, could not have been !
carried through cur State farther than the j
extreme Southwestern corner of this coun- I
ty. \\ e doubt not that it was a wise course !
on the part of the legislature, to give the !
franchises ot the Pittsburg and Connells- '
vi.ie company, to a new and vigorous cor- '
poration. Ihe former company had no-'
where to seek its capital, but in the city of j
Baltimore, and tlie mayor of that city and j
many of the capitalists, being interested in I
the building- of a road, (the Western Mary
land) whose interests are adverse to those
of the Pittsburg and Connellsviile, Balii
niorc COllld not present a united fiunliu ii.ii
contribution of means in aid of that com
pany. Ilence, it would have been compel
led to languish, for want of the r.ecessarv
capital, and Southern Pennsylvania would
have continued, p?rhapvfor half a centu
ry, without railroad communication with
the rest of the world. Put this wholesome
legislation of our state legislature, is not,
it seems, to be permitted, undisturbed, to
bear its legitimate fruits. The Baltimore
and Oiiio Railroad company, well aware
that by the uuhding ot a road from Con-
Bellsvihe eastward to Chambersburg, a ri
val to their own route will be brought into
the field, have, in order to defeat the con
struction of such a road, caused the oues
tion of the constitutionality of the revoca
tion ot the Pittsburg and Connellsviile com
pany s cnaite:, to be brought before the
courts. \\ e have no fear that they will
succeed in this appeal to the judiciary; but
their conduct, in this particular, looks to U3
liae playing ''dog in the manger." How
ever, it they persist in their efforts to pre
vent the building of the road, they will only
succeed in bringing down upon them the ex
ecrations cf Southern Pennsylvania. \Y e
say to them, Hands off! Let us alone! We
want this roa i, it must be built, and we
*id have it, in spite of all you can do to
prevent its construction.
Congress.
Nothing has been done in either branch
of Congress, worthy of note, except the
passing of a resolution by the House, cen
suring Secretary Seward for his apology to
Louis Napoleon for the passage, by the
Louse, at tne last session, of a resolution
re-affirming the Monroe doctrine. The res
olution was offered by Henry Winter Da
vis, of Hd., and is a stunning rebuke to the
administration. It was carried by the joint
vote of the Democrats and such Republi
cans us are not yet willing to endorse every
act of the Lincoln dynasty, even at the sac
rifice of self-stultification. 'I he following
hs a copy ot the resolution:
"Resolved, r i hat Congress has a constitutional
right to an authoritative voice m declaring and
prescribing the foreign policy of the Ignited
States, as well in the recognition of now pow
ers as in other matters, and it is the constitu
tional duty of the E.vecuti'/e D partmeat to
I'.-jicei that policy not jess in diplomatic nogo
i -tiuns than ta the me of the national forces
when authorized by law. And the propriety of
httv declaration cf fop. :gn no'icy hv Congress is
pul.i.•ten!lv j-Vi ■ 1 i.y iinj vote which pronoun
ce.- . and me ■or .-■*!• i:•, wlij'o pending and
undetermined, is not n lit topic for diplomatic
explanation v. ith any foreign power."
O-Dead—Hon. W. L Dayton, IT. S. Min
ister to France.
THE WAR.
The defeat of Hood near Nashville, by the
federal forces uador Gen. Thomas, was, per
haps, -s thorough as any eustnined by the con
federates since the beginning of the war. Thom
as succeeded in taking about 9,000 prisoners,
since Hood's invasion of Tennessee. Of these
about 6;000 tvere wounded men, left behind by
the retreating enemy. We estimate Hood's loss
| from the date of the battlo at Franklin, at a
bout 12,000 fr.cn, all his siege guns, and the
small arms carried by his killed and prisoners,
lie had. when he entered Tennessee, 40.000
men. This would leave him about 28,000.
j The federal puisoiit docs not seem to have made
much impression upon his rear.
Savannah was evacuated by Ilardee cn the
20th inst., and entered by Sherman on the 21st.
Hardee, before bis evacuation of the place, de
stroyed most of the stoies in the city; but,
j 25,000 bales of cotter, 15.5 heavy guns, ami
: some ammunition fell into the hands of Slier- j
j man. Ilardee also blew* up some of the forts i
( defending the city. Sanguine people will ex- j
pect great results from (his, but the occupation
j of southern cities, merely operates to scatter the
; federal forces. The capture of the rebel ar
mies alone can seriously damage the prospects
of tha so called "Confederacy."
A numerous fleet, under Admiral Porter,
and a large number of troops, under General
Butler, have gone to attack Wilmington, N. C.
Some of Porter's gun-boats have been wrecked
off Hutteras, in u storm.
i he confederate Gen. Lyon is burning bridg
es in Kentucky. He has about 4,000 cavalry :
and several cannon. Burbridge lias been re- j
I pulsed by Breckinridge in East Tennessee.
Chattanooga i< said to have been evacuated and i
j the federal troops in that region sent to Knox- '
j vill.*. Forrest has joined Hood. Sheridan's
cavalry are making a raid toward Gordonsville.
Militia Exemptions.
The rolls of all persons liable to enrollment,
| according to ibe provisions of the act of Slav i
■It!:, ib.j-t, have been made by the assessors of!
I the several districts of the County, and are now !
in the Commissioner's Otfice, for record. The;
! Commissioners will hold the appeals from the
] assessment of real and personal property during
the month of January next, and as they are al
so required at that time, according to said act. !
: to determine who are exempt, or not liable to
do military duty, we would call the attention :
of persons who intend to make application ;
for such exemption, to the following section, to ;
wit:—
"Any person claiming that lie. is not liable
| to military duty, on account of s jme physical
j defect, or bodily infirmity, or that he is exempt I
; | from the performance of military duty, by am- i 1
. j law of this State, or of the United States, may, \ '
, | on or before the day specified in such notice' i
(the day for holding the appeal in the town '
- • -hip) and not after , deliver to said assessors, an 1
_ ■ afli .avit, staling such facts, on which lie claims i
_ j ' j lie exempt, or not liable to do mi.itary dutv,
such atfidav it may he made before any person <
I authorized to administer oaths. " ! .
J )
No corroborating evidence is necessary, noth- • j
i ing but. ti.e. xL'. luvit of tne person making ap- i
- plication for exemption. No physician will ae-!
, j company the hoard of Commissioners, and no
jj c 1 1 idea to of disability from any physician will i
, be taken by the board as evidence of non-lia- i j
„ bi!it y { o serve in the militia. The Commis- j '
| sinners will declare who are exempt, and every !
i one who intends making application to them 1 ,
j !>>r discharge from the enrolled militia, will at
5 I once see the importance of complying with the
above section ot the law. so as to facilitate the j
, operatioas of the board on the day of appeal. |
For the Bedford Gazette. j '
'' A Parable.
I J BY GItATITUDE.
i I here once lived in the same village two men f
5 ; who were great friends. The one was in mid- <
" die life, and his hair was already slightly be- : >
I sprinkled with r ray. Ihe other was young and I
' "i ardor and eothu-iastic feeling. Now, ! '
- in the little town in which these two men resi-1
: there was placed a ladder which it was 1
> \et v difficult to ascend, and he who accomplish- '
. e l tiie feat of gaining the top, was rewarded <
, witb tbe acclamations of the multitude and the 1
: possesion of a golden cup placed upon the top- ! (
j most round. The elder of the two men had'
j made various efforts to climb the ladder, but f
L having always failed, called upon the younger i
, one to a-sist him. Prompt to do a favor, the c
j latter gave his ambitious friend such assistance t
jas tie rules which governed the climbing of the j
ladder, permitted. In this way, the elder of j "
the two friends succeeded in reaching a consid-!
, eraole elevation, but, thinking that his progress !
was too slow, in his eagerness to reach the top, ! '
l. undertook to take several rounds at a step, ' !
arid tlius mi-sed his hold and tumbled to the ! j:
ground. lie was much bruised by the fall, and ! t
lis head, which struck the earth, was sore for 1
a long time afterward. Hut, in tho course of ! 1
time, it came to pass that the younger of the : *'
two friends essayed to climb the ladder. The ! '
elder one lo; kttl sullenly on, whilei. his young ! i
friend was making the effort. Finally, when! '
t.i ■ height which had been attained by the elder 11
w hen he fell, was readied by the younger,
prompted by a selfish and jealous malignity, the *
former rushed to the ladder and attempted to ! t
hurl it to the ground, with his devoted friend I 1
upon it. Hut the mad effort proved a failure, }
and the younger adventurer did not receive a
sore head ; albeit, the older was mortally hurt
i.i reputation and hooted at and hissed by all c
who witnessed (lie foul trick. ; n
I Marvel not, O people, at this parable, for '
j verily I say unto you, the like thereof has hap- '
pened in your midst, yea, even in tho goodly
| town of lied ford- i d
EDITORIAL MELANGE.
£ir A happy New Year to all our patrons.
C3°Will be about —our carrier, with his an
nual address. Get 3*o ur shinplaster3 ready.
53~MeIting—the snow and the appeals of
candy-loving urchins for "Christinas gifts."
asrFashionable cails —Abraham's upon his
friends, for "300,000 more."
(EJ*The city of Philadelphia is over forty
millions in debt.—So much fur Abraham.
y The Chicago Tribune says Congress is sub
ject to two disorders— Grub and Gab. How
naughty!
<SJ-W by ought thewar soon to come toan end?
Because they have Sjieed in the Cabinet!
Cf Thomas Devecruon, Esq., of Cumberland,
Md., died 011 the 23,1 inst. He was a lawyer
of considerable ability.
arDr. Gwin, formerly U, S. Senator from
California, has been made Viceroy of Sonora,
by Emperor Maximilian.
ey-H enry B. Clay, grandson of the great
statesman, is a captain in the rebel service, and
recently escaped from the custody of U. 8. of
ficers who hold him prisoner.
fcl-G eneral Wayne, of the rebel forces in
Georgia, is a son of Judge Wayne, of the U.
S. Supreme Court.
Or The Empress Eugenie vows she will not
go to Nice. She is evidently not a nice girl.
o"When the federal troops obtain posses
sion of Tar river, they will doubtless pitch their
tents. Shouldn't wonder!
tsrThc Southern ladies should be grateful to
Gen. Thomas. lie has presented them with a
worsted Mood.
Cg-Punch says the most sensational periodi
cal of the day, is the Powder Magazine.
K?An invidious Abolitionist who believes in
the immaculate nature of the abolition county
committee, propounds this shocking conundrum:
\\ by is the IJttlj'ord Patriot no longer published?
Because its existence was Over.
tafJ. B. Farquhar has removed his store to
the Colonnade immediately opposite the Nicho
las Lyons stand. All bis former patrons and
the public generally, are invited to call and see
him.
ag-There is a report that Breckinridge's for
ces at Saltville, have been routed, with the
loss of 19 cannon. The salt-work sat Saltville
are said to have been destroyed-
eyTbf-re are strong surface indications of
oil in the western part of this county. Some
parties from Somerset, are now engaged in bor
ing for it in Juniata township.
cySeo notice of Board of Enrollment in
our advertising columns. The Board will be
in tiiis place on the 12th, 13th and 14-tii of Jan
uary for ihe purpose of correcting the enroll
ment of the county. Let every township have
its committee here on those days. Send in
your cripples and your aliens and all others
claiming exemption, and have your testimony
properly prepared in regard to persons already
in the service, noti residents and others.
©"Congress lias created a new rank in the
Navy, that of \ :ce Admiral. Hear Admiral
Farragut has been appointed to fill the place.
I lad Commodore Foote lived, ho would, doubt
less, have been tendered the position.
C3"l"he Piiiladelpliia Aye and the New York
II arid aro excellont daily newspapers, and we
hope our Democratic friends will sustain them
and not waste their money on such sensation
trash as the New A ork Herald and the Phila
delphia Inquirer. The latter paper has no char
acter among the solid men of Philadelphia, and
you can frequently hear business men in that
city, of both parties, laughingly speak of the
Inquirer as containing '-next week's news."
©"Death has be n busy recently with our
great men. Co!. Charles A. May. one of the
distinguished heroes of the Mexieau war, died
recently in New York city. W. Curtis Novo?,
!>q., a celebrated lawyer, also died in that city,
a few days ago.
©"The Governor, in accordance with the o
pinion of his legal adviser, has concluded not
to proclaim the election of either of the candi
dates for Congress in this district. This will
leave the question for the next Congress to de
cide.
©"The Teachers' Institute ot Bedford
1 ownship, will meet in the Union School House,
in Bedford Borough, on Saturday, the 30f!i
of December, 1804. Teachers of other dis
tricts, are invited to attend.
The Triumph of the Republican Party and
It 3 Defeat.
It is in accordance with ilio philosophy of
things tha* when a party is elevated to power
for the accomplishment of great ends and fails
it wiii be swept out of existence. The Repub
lican party was successful at the last two elec
tions because the people believed that it would
put down the rebellion and tiring back peace
to the country; but its victorious triumph will
assuredly prove its defeat. The first four years
of rule left the rebellion unsoppressed, ami the
people expect that the war will be closed with
in the first twelve months of its second term.
If it is not—hut if on the other hand, a weak
and hesitating policy should insure four years
more of internecine warfare—the party will be
swept off the earth with a bowl of gen real ex
ecration. Even if it should succeed inputting
the rebellion under within the coining venr
there will be a reaction, financial and political,
that will cut its life short—its utmost limit be
ing the expiration of its supremacy in office.—
1 here is a settled opinion that the radical por
tion of the Republic.in partv is one of the prin
cipal authors of the war, and when the excite
ment consequent upon its progress is over, and
the account of public debt comes to be settled,
the day of reckoning will have arrived, in
any event then, it will be found that the tri
umph of the Republican partv is virtually its
defeat.—JV. Y Herald.
THE SATCBDA? EVENING POST.—We would
call the attention of those who wish to subscribe
to a first class Literary Weekly, to the Saturday
Evening Post, published in Philadelphia. The
Post contains weekly u large and very interest
ing assortment of Stories, Sketches, Anecdotes,
&c., calculated to amu?e and instruct its read
ers. A family of children who read a paper
like the Post, can hardly fail in being better in
formed than those who do not. We observe
that Wheeler & Wilson's celebrated Sewing Ma
chines arc given as premiums with certain clubs
of the Post. Its terms are $2.50 a year, nine
for sl6, &o. Sample copies are sent gratis.
Address DEACON & PEXKHSON, 310 IVaii.ut
Street, Philadelphia.
Another Outrage.
We observe that the True Presbyterian , a re
i ligious paper published in Louisville, ivy., has
j been suppressed, and the press, type, &e., seiz
| ed by order of that unhung trailer, Gen. liur
• bridge, one of the usurper's satraps. The edi
j tor, Rev. Stuart Robinson, has published a long,
scathing letter in the Philadelphia Aye, inform
ing the public of this insolent outrage. The
True Presbi/tciton was entirely devoted to the
dissemination of the doctrines of the Presby
terian church, and was the only professedly re
i iigious paper that is publi-he I by that braneh
j ol the church that a patriot or Christian ought
: to admit into his family, on the Sabbath day.
; Ibe paper never interfered in politics, except
j incidentally, in opposing the heresy of mini—
j ter.s of the Gospel, Ecclesiastical courts and
: religions papers interfering in partisan politics
j A somewhat protracted controversy had been
carried 011 by the True Preebgteriuu and that
' great apostate minister of the same church, the
Rev. R. J. Breckinridge 011 the subject, in
which the True Prenbgtemn always had the best
lof the argument, and the editor charges that
the despotic act was at the instigation of the
aforesaid apostate, He v. R, J. Breckinridge, to
wreak his "cowardly vengeance" on his ad
versary. 'I he editor craves the indulgence
of his readers, and assures them that he
will fulfil! all his engagements with them,
and should lawless violence continue in Ken
lucky. lie will make other arrangements mi a
more extensive scale, to enable him to defend
the spii ituality of the church and the ministry
to stand aloof from secular or political ijues- j
tions after the example of the blessed Redeem
er Greensburg Argue.
Hon. John L. Dawson.
- I This distinguish d Democratic statesman was
r elected to Congress in ] 5,;2, from the Fayette,
3 VVesimoreland and Indiana district, receiving a
majority on the home vote of 223. In the re
cent contest he was n -elected, receiving a ina-
jority oil the home vote ot bNo, which was ic
-8 dueed by the army vote to 12.3 —and this is the
. j official majority, about which there can tie no
I dispute. It is not true that there have been
J votes received since (lie election and filed in the
t : office of Ihe Secretary of the Commonwealth,
, j which alters this result. On the contrary, the
. j records show that he lias a majority over all the
_ | votes regular and irregular. The misconcep
; tion arose from the fact that some of thedupli
, cates of soldiers votes which had been counted
i j in with the county returns, were received at the
, j Secretary s office afterwards, and before being
. closely examined were supposed to have turned
; the scale against Air. Dawson. On thorough
j examination, the result is s > plainly in favor of
i Dawson, that '.here is nut tin; slightest danger
, ! of the scat being given to his competitor even
i j by a Republican 1 louse — Pittsburg Post.
j Tho Great Ezpeiliion against Wilmington.
i Correspondence of the New York World.
I FOKTRKSS AIOSUOK, Dec. 19.- —The groat ox
; ; pedilion which, according to popular report, is
. j to close the last remaining entrepot to the Con
j fed iv.cy, after much delay, lias at last depart* 1
on its arduous mission. The transports have
1 gone, the fleet is now underway, and Hampton
Roads, so long enlivened by a forest of masts,
now looks like a deserted lonely waste swept
by the breath of desolation,
j Roar Admiral I). I>. Porter, commanding
i tho naval portion of the expedition, has taken
I the -Malvern for his flagship, and Gen. Butler,
| who commands the land forces, lias his head
, , quarters on the Ben Do ford. The. expedition
! will rendezvous at Beaufort until all tilings are
in readiness for the great attack.
| A number of the vessels composing the fleet
! arrived at Beaufort on the loth. Since then,
I one at a time they have been arriving, having
j been separated by a severe gale that raged of!
j Cape Hatterason Wednesday, the 14th instant.
, The fine weather that furnished such good cause
i for congratulation on the day the fleet left did
: not last long, and on the following day the fleet
i was struck by a terrible storm that, for a time,
: threatened to engulf the heavy monitors in the
j ocean, and to sweep to destruction the n ivy that j
! struggled against its almost resistless might.— i
■ The monitors particularly were in danger— ;
i Their peculiar construction an i immense weight '
' of metal render them unwieldy and helpless in
j a storm. The great waves, lifted by the an- j
| gry winds, threw their huge bodies over tiicm. j
! burying them as it were for a moment, ami ;
1 then, sdl drenched, they would rise from the
i trough only to be presently again submerged.
| The escape of tiie Mahopac was almost mi
raculous. The boiling waters leaped above the
little craft, until, leaking badly, she signalled to
her convoy that her main pump was disabled,
ami the water gaining. Had her fate been de
! cided then, and, like tho original Monitor—lost
off Cape llatteras nearly two years ago—she j
had found a watery grave, no human hand could
have helped her unfortunate crew, for tho stout
est vessel could hardly withstand the impetu- i
ous rush of the troubled waters. Happily, j
i however, by bard labor at the pumps, and by j
J bailing, she vns enabled to signal to her anx- ;
| ious convoy that the water was being succei-s
--fuliy resisted, and the brave little craft, with a
' struggle, freed herself of the volumes that the
j ocean hurled against her; and arrived in safety
at the appointed rendezvous.
Some uneasiness is felt in regard to the other
' vessels, though wo trust all fears are groundless.
Since the arrival of the fleet at. Beaufort tho
; harbor has quite a lively appearance. The ves
! sels are lying within a distance of four miles
from the pier, and present a scene of animation
seldom witnessed. Too smaller vessels lie near I
the city, while the larger and those of (he hen- ;
\i r draught, at a distance of four or five miles.
The fleet design coaling here and niranging the
minor details of the great combat, and then the
; last port of the Confederacy will resound with
' tho hostile roar of Dorter's guns.
By the President of the United States.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by the act approved July 4, 1864,
entitled "An act further to regulate and pro
vide for the enrolling and calling out the na
tional forces, and for other purposes," it is pro
vided that the President of the United States
may, "at Lis discretion, at auy time hereafter,
call for any number of men, as volunteers, for
the respective terms of one, two, ar.d three ye.es,
for military service, '* and "that in case the quo
ta of, (or) any part thereof, of any town, town
ship, ward of a city, precinct, or election dis
trict, or of a county not so subdivided, shall
not be filled within the space of fifty days al
ter such call, then the President sliali immed
iately order a draft for one year to till sin h
quota, or any part thereof, which may be un
filled."
And whereas by the credits allowed iri accor*
; dance with the act of Congress, on the call for
I T ® *
i five hundred thousand men made July I3th,
. 1 IS M, the number of nun to be obtained under
that call was reduced to f.vo hundred arid eigh
ty thousand ; and whereas the operations of
the enemy in certain Sint s have rendered it
| impracticable to procure from tliem their full
quotas of troops under said call; and whereas,
fi-.m the foregoing causes, but two hundred and
, filiy thousand tin n have le.-ti put into the army,
' navy, and marine corps under the said call of
| <uly i 3, 1864, leaving a deficiency on flint
j call of two hundred and sixty thousand (2of) -
' IX;. i Now flu-re fire, i, Abraham Lincoln,
| i'resident of the United Stales of America, in
order to supply the aforesaid deficiency, and to
provide for casualties in the military and naval
service of the I uifed Stall's, do i-su.; this my
call for three hundred thousand (330,00'')) vol-.
. unteers to serve for one, two, or three years.
Ihe quotas of llie states, district, arid sub
! districts, und'T this rail, will be as-igned by
j the V\ ar Department through the bureau id
j tlie I'lovost Marshal General of the United!
States, and, ' in ct.se the quoin or any part ;
thereof of any town, township, ward of a eitv, J
j precinct, ur election district, or of a county 1
! not so sub livi led, shall not be filled"' bef-re the ;
fifteenth day of February, eighteen hundred
i and sixty ftvc, then a draft shall b - made to iiil
; su -!i quota, or any part thereof, under this call,
I which may be- unfilled on said fifteenth day of
Feb., 1865.
I In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set!
'my hand, and caused the fecal of tho United
! Status to l>e affixed.
; Done at the city of Washington, this nineteenth
i d:iv >f December, in the year of our Lord
j one thousand eight hundred ami sixty four, ;
and >f the Independence of the U. Slates of
America the eightv-riintli.
ABR All \M LINCOLN, j
P-r the Presi Vnt:
WIM.IAM H. SEWARD, Sec. of State.
ITOW PAST WARS FOR COERCION AND U\*-
I ITT NAVE RKSRI.TKD—HoIIand secede I from
j Spain. The l itter tried coercion and failed.—
Holland been in® independent.
Portugal seceded from Spain and set up a sep- f
' araf- government. A war for coercion follow- I
' ed. hut it wi s unsuccessful.
, Tim I". States broke off their connection with j
Great ltrltian. The latter endeavored by war !
to maintain the Union, but was defeated. A
separation took place.
Mexico and South America seceded from
'Spain. A war ' > coerce th'm back followed.
but it w-.sa failure —a bloody and expensive!
, failure.
Greece separated from Turkey. Turkey i
. tried coer -i n, but Greece maintained hfcr In - j
d"p -rulence.
Texas ep.arated from Mexico. Mexico tried j
coercion, but failed. j
This has always been the result of wars of 1
coercion, all have fail <l.
How a Loyal L?aguer served ills Country.!
The loyal leaguers of Eatoutuwn, Morris <
county, New Jersey, have come to grief. Their !
president ha* di-graced tlicir seiet v beyond r. p- i
nration. It seems that during May or June. j
1333, M.id president, fearing he should be draft-i
ed, left, saving ho was going to Canada, and j
loitered around Toronto for about six months. :
He subsequently returned, and gut employment :
in a railroad office in tho former city. But '
seme talks bad not forgotten him, and in spite j
of the prote- taiions ot his friend?, his name
was duly registered, and occupied a prominent 1
place on tho enrollment list hung up at Eaton
town. Last spring tho cru 1 draft came. A- !
las, the leaguer bravo was drafted, thus civile 1
bun an opportunity to perform those astonish- |
ing teats ot valor he had promised to perform j
in else he was called on to fight for freedom
This draited soldier left New York city and
skedaddled again for Canada, but it seems ho
was on the thirty per cent, list, arid thay were
afterwards exempted ; so lie returned to New-
York again, and to cap tlie climcx of infamy,
on eiecti m day went down to Eatuntown and
voted for Mr. Lincoln, and was at Long Branch
village, swearing (for of course lie was chalk ng
ed) that for the past year he had resided in the
State, and five months in the county, and that
he now resided in Eatuntown, when 111 fact for
about a year and a half past he has been in E
—only four times. This skedaddler has been j
indicted at Freehold, and the question will be j
tested vvbother a man can move away, with the >
intention of staying away if drafted, and absent !
hitti-elf eighteen months, leaving rio family be
hind bitn, and by reason of a lialo washing be-i
ing done, go back and vote.
From. Eur one.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. —The steam-hip Cu
ba, from Liverpool on the third instant, has ar
rived.
The political news is unimportant
Air. Dayton, the American minister to France,
died at Paris on the 2d instant, oi' apoplexy.
No details are given of his death.
It is stated that there were apprehensions of
a wholesale desertion from the frigate Niagara,
in the Scheldt. Twenty five seamen recently
got away. They were pursued to the Dutch
frontier, but most of them escaped into Hol
land.
A meeting at Bristol, to express gratification
at President Lincoln's re-election, was broken
up in a riot, hv secession sympathizers.
The Times (editorially) thinks that Mr. Lin
coln may now seize the opportunity to make an
attempt to end the war by negotiation ; but
says it is doubtful u the terms would be accep
table to the Sooth.
The London Index, in an article on Earl
Ra -eli's letter to Mr Slidell and other Com
missioners ot the Confederacy, thinks that Earl
Russell, to be consistent, cannot stop short of
actual recognition of the Southern Confeder
acy.
| CjrTbe Legislature will meet on Tuesday
| next. Jan. 3d, 186.5. Somerset county's choica
of representatives for liedford and Pulton, wi 1
j doubtless, be sustained by the Abolition [Ba
| jotity.
-MAERJEO
- SNYDER—EV"ANS.—At the FriendVV e
Parsonage, on Thursday, '22, 1804
by the Rev. W'ui. M. Dcatrick, Mr. John Wes'
ley Snyder, of Clear Ridge and Miss Ann
za Evans, of liaiasburg, all of this county.
NOT.CE. '
All unsettled accounts upon nor books mos; k.
clo-ed by cash or note, January 2, 1 SiG-3. T(,; s
' h•? oniy notice we shall give.
! A. E. CRAMER & C 0
; December 30, 1864.
IMPORTANT!
KMWLLMEA'T! DRIFT!!
The Board of Enrollment of the Sixteenth [),
trict oi I't Dug) 1 vaiiirt, 11 J hoid sppci*! sess 0 r
n xt rr.ot.Jh lor lb-- correction of the EnroJlm..*
lists, at Bedford, lor B-diord county, on Tburs'lVv
h inlay and Saturday, January I2t.i, I3lb and H h'
All peisotis claiming non-ability on account of
manifest permanent physical disability , kavn,
tie.-n t o vais in service ; being under or over a A
ali-nage, or t oi any other siilfi-.ient reason, areAo'
iifited to tt'-jjJ with tneir proofs.
Cottin ittce- .-hould be energetic in bringing ou j
. '-be foieg. mg classes, and in presenting
deuce in the cases of petsons now in service noa*.
and others. *
All sti.nilil endeavor to present themselves uoor i
'he first ni the davs above rnen'ioned, and r.ot'de*
fry lint.: the second or Third. Th- engagement, „f
Uis Loaid wilt not admit o! any time b-in lost
GEO EYSTF.R, (.'apt. * P.o? ,\J 4r
JOHN CULP, Commissioner,
b d, c., LAN E, Sin seyj].
Chamber-burg, Pa., Dec. 30, lb<H.
J. W. LINGENr hLI ER begs leave to inform
committees and citizens, 1h it oe is prep led w ,tb
the necess'iy forms and blanks required for correct
ing 'ho ciuollments and respectful ly tenders his ser
vices.
HORSES WITHOUT RESERVE
AT AUCTION!
"'ill he sold in Bedford, oti Sa'tirdjy, December
31, 186 4, two splendid Wil l Mettle vo log GRET
M AKES,'together with their harness tomp'et. _
Farmers and ohr- interest d in procuring B,ms
-p'end. I stock had better be on hand The mares
are _ent 1- and in mo-t exceE-nt conditio ~ anl ar
warranted to work any p'ace in hai riess in wtnrh
they may be placed. fhey are also afi st rito
pough team. Altogether they are the mo t lancy,
best matched, spirited and u-eful team that ever
wis or ever will be sold in this part of the coun'ry.
They can be seen at the -r b|e of Mr Isaac Men
s-1, B .I'ord, or: the 29.h, 30tri ami 3ist oi Decem
ber .Shi} Sle to commence at 1 o'clock, P. M.
0y Bargain seekers, he oo hand.
Bedford, December 30, 1864.
ADMTXHTR\TORS N'OflCE.
I.e'ter- of e.'m "isf rif ion on the estate of Fran
ei-Corle, lare ol Union town-hip. deceased, bav
in h n granted to the subscrib- . residing n -aid
township; noiice is tber-for- hereby given t 0 all
persons indebted to said estate to in ike payment
immediate:• , an I tboe having claim- are requested
to present them forthwith duly authenticated for
settlement.
ADOLPKUS AKE,
December 30, ISOt—6t Adra'r.
VALUABLE YOI.VG STALLION
FOR SALE-
The undersigned offer* lor sale an elegant youny
Stallion. The r.ors- i- a 3ay Morgan," and will
be three year- old next spring. Any per-on wish
ing to putcba-e a ho s of this description will find
IT oh s ln'erest to caii upon the subscriber residing
I)ear Bedfowl.
Dcr. 23—3t J. T. GEPHART.
STRAY TO IV
Cstr.e to the premises cf the subsetiber residing
in Middle Woo.'berry township sometime in No
vember last; ati uley Cow; supp.o.rd to be old, ind
is ted and v.bite -putted. No other tn.irks in par
ticular. The owm-r will please come and p.ovs
p opertv, pay charges and tatce her away or she will
I e d'spo-rd oi according to iaw.
Dec. 23—31 JOHN BRUMBAUGH.
SSit'i'ia v s Salt*.
Fy virtue o! a writ of Fieri Facias to rue direet
! pil ti)T<? vv:ll be soli! at public sale, at the Court
tlou-m ir. the borough of Bedford. on Tuesday, the
, 17th day oi Januiv, IStij, at 10 o'cloelc A. M., all
1 ihe ii. teres! of defendant, Wil oughby L. Webbs,
said inteiest being the one undivided seventeenth
' pait 01, in, onto and out o! the following described
tr cl- of land situate, lying and being in the town
-hip ol ft road I'op in the county of Betllord and
' State of Pennsylvania
1. A tract known as the William Foster tract, ad
! joiini g .ends • ow ..r l i e of Jts-e Wright, Abr in.
tve: ii-. .1 iuies Figar ". I hornas Potter, Jacob Strine,
I ho McCi slen unit others, and containing three hun
dred and sixiy acres tnirty perches anil eliowance.
2. A tiact known as the David K -rr Trac', ad
joining lands now or late of ihe Hopew-Ii Co np
i n,, Lhns'optier Cong, William Long, Samuel Weefc
| ly and other.-, arid the Kaystown branch of the Ju
niata river, and containing three hundred and forty
two acres one hundred ami six perches and allow
ance.
3. A tract known as the Christopher Long truer,
Hdj inii.g land- now or late of Wduairi l.ane arid
otu. is, and containu,g one hundred and eight and
three fourth acies and allowance.
4. A tract known as the William Lane tract, ad
| joining I :uis now r r late of John Zook, Bultz-r
,-.\a t., John Met ! i , Christopher Long and others
| containing two bund ed and ten acies and allowance.
A tr ct known as the John MeClam tiacf ad
; joint ng la - ds row or late ot ciijin Lar,e, - Balt3!er
j swartz ami other-, containing one hundred and six
[ ty acies and ninety-six perches and allowance.
6. A tr ct known as the John Cheviogton tract
adjoining lands now ot late of William Bonn, L. 8.
Wat-on. Ba.'z-r Swartz and others, containing fcur
handled and thirty-one acies one hundred and thir
ty perches and allowance.
7. A tiact surveyed on warrant to Thomas M.
Long , ei joining lands now or la'e of John Zaak, Ja
cob Meyers and others, containing eleven acres and
sixteen peiches and allowance.
8. A tract known as the William Bonn tract, ad
joining lands now or late ot John Bnllinau, John
L<.ne and others, containing four bundled arid two
and three-fourth acres ard allowance.
J. A tract known as the John Zoos tract, adjoin
ing latids now or late ot Wil,jam Lane and others,
containing two hundred and twenty-Cve ar.d one
fourth acres and allowance.
1 he -aid one undivided part of said tract of land
•e zed and taken in execution as the property of said
deieudant Willoughby L. Webo
JOHN ALDSTADT Sherifi.
December 23, IS6L
Sheriff's Safe.
By virtue of a writ of Vend. Exponas to me di
rer ted lb-re will be sold at public sale at the Court
Hon.e, in the borough of Bedford, on Saturday, the
14th day of January, IS6.'>, at 10o'clock A. 11., the
following rieicriked lot of ground situate in the vil
lage -f Stor.erstovvn, Bedfotd county, fronting afout
lit) teet on Main Mreet and extending back about
2uu teet to an alley, a..j.iming iai of Hoover's heirs
on the east, i.nd by an alley on the west, having
thereon erected a twosiorv frame horse, So feet by
36 feet, a frame stable and log wa-b-house.
Ai.SC A vacant lot of ground in said vjl *?,
fronting on Main stieet S3 teet and extending hick
2uo teet U an a , adjoining '■■ J. O' Joseph L'rtv
maii's beua 0., tl e wer, and an alley on the e,st.
Seized and taken iu rxecut.oii m the |iroperty
Ueoigß Tiicker.
JOHN ALDSTADT, Sheiitf.
Bedford, December 23, 1864.
Blank*, of i~oriotis kinds, natty yrinteJ .s
good piptr for sals at this oflict.