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JOSEPH W.TATE, ATTORNEY
fl AT LAW, BEDFORD. PA. Will promptly
attend to collections of bounty, back pay. Ac., !
and all business entrusted to bis core in Bedford
and adjoining counties.
Cash advanced on judgments, notes, military
and other claims.
Has for sale Town lots in Tatesville, and St.-
Joseph's on Bedford Railroad. Farms and unim
proved land, from one acre to 900 acres to suit
purchasers
Office nearly opposite the -'Mangel Hotel" and
Bank of Reed A Schell.
April 1, 1803—ly
piiWAUD K. KERR, ATTORNEY
hAT LAW. BEDFORD. PA Will punctually
and carefully attend to all business entrusted to
his care. Soldiers'claims for bounty, back pay
Ac. speedily collected. Office with H Nicode
rous, Esq.. on Juliana street, nearly opposite tbe
Banking House of Reed A Schell.
April 7, 1865.
J. B. Dt RBORROW. | JOHN Lt'TX.
|\URBO RRO W & LUT Z .
| 7 ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.,
Will attend promptly to all business intrusted to
their care. Collections made on the shortest no
tice.
They are, also, regularly licensed Claim Agents
and will give special attention to the prosecution
of claims against the Government for Pensions,
Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Lands, Ac.
Office on Juliana street, one door South of the
"Mengel House," and nearly opposite the Inquirer
office.
JOHN P. REED, ATTORNEY AT
f J LAW, BEDFORD. PA. Respectfully tenders
bis services to the public.
Office second door North of the Mengel House.
Bedford, Aug, 1, 1861.
JOHN PALMER, ATTORNEY AT
f| LAW, BEDFORD PA. Will promptly attend
to all business entrusted to his care.
Particular attention paid to the collection of
Military claims. Offico on Juliana Street, nearly
opposite the Mengel House.
Bedford, Aug. I. 1861.
MA. POINTS, ATTORNEY AT
. LAW, BEDFORD, PA Respectfully of
fers his prosessional services to the public.
Office with J. W. Lingenfetter, Esq., on Juliana
street, two doors South of tbe -Mengel House."
Bedford. Dec. 9, 1864.
M. AI£IP,ATTORNEY AT
care in Bedford and adjoining counties. Military
claims, beck pay, bounty, Ac., speedily collected.
Office with Mann A J 4 pang, on Ju.'iana street,
two doors South of the Mengel House.
Jan 22, 1861.
B. M. KIMMELL. [ J W. MNOEXPKLTEK.
¥7-1 MM ELL A LINGENFELTER,
IV ATTORNEYS AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.,
Have formed a partnership in the practice of
tbe Law. Office on Juliana street, two doors South
of tbe -'Mengel House,"
/S 11. SPANG, ATTORNEY AT
VTe LAW, BEDFORD. TA Will promptly at
tend to collections and all business entrusted to
his care in Bedford and adjoining counties.
Office on Juliana Street, three doors south of the
' Mengpi House," opposite the residence of Mrs.
Tate.
May 13, 1864.
JOHN T. KEAGY, ATTORNEY
f J AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA. Will promptly
attend to all legal business entrusted to his care.
Will give special attention to claims against the
government.
Offiee on Juliana Street, formerly occupied by
Hon. A. King.
March 31, 1865.
3?hysirtan!s anil flutists.
I 2 M. MATRBOURG, M. p.,
* . SCHELISBI'RG. PA. Tenders his profes
sional services to the people of that place and vi
cinity. Office immediately opposite the store of
John E. Colvin, in the room formerly occupied by
bv J. Henry Schell.
"July 1.1861.
DR. J. L. MARBOTJRG, Having
permanently located, respectfully tender?
his professional services to the citizens of Bedford
and vicinity.
Office on Juliana street, east side, nearly opposite
the Banking House of Heed A Schell.
Bedford. February 12, 1364.
C. N. HICKOK, | J. G- MINSICB, JR..
DENTI S T 8 ,
BEDFORD, PA
Office in the Bank Building, Juliana St.
All operations pertaining to Surgical or Me
chanical Dentistry carefully performed, und war
ranted.
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Bedford. January 6,1865.
ganfcetf.
JACOB REED. | *■ J- SCHELL,
REED AN D SCH EIS L,
, Banker, and
I) EA L E R S I N E X I'H A NG E,
BEDFORD. PA.,
DRAFTS bought and sold, collections made and
money promptly remitted.
Deposits solicited
G. w. RCPr O. K. SHANNON F. BENEDICT
RUPP, SHANNON AGO., BANK
, ERS, BEDFORD, PA.
BANK OF DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
COLLECTIONS made for the East, West, North
and South, and the general business of Exchange
transacted. Notes and Accounts Collected and
Remittances promptly made. REAL ESTATE
bought and sold. Oet. 20. 1865.
DANIEL BORDER,
PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WEST OF THE BED
FORD HOTEL, BEDFORD. PA.
WATCHMAKER AND DEALER IN JEWEL
RY, SPECTACLES, AC.
He keeps on hand a stock of fine Gold and Sil
ver Watches, Spectacles of Brilliant Double Re
fined Glasses, also Scotch Pebble Glasses. Gold
Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Kings, best
quality of Gold Pen'. He will supply to order
any thing in his line not on hand.
Oct. 20, 1865-
HF. IRVINE,
. ANDERSON'S ROW, BEDFORD, PA ,
Dealer in Boots. Shoes, Queenswarc. and Varie
ties. troru Country Merchants re
spectfully solicited
Oct 20, 1865,
DAVID DEFIBAUGH,QiummIfh,
Bedford, Pa Shop same as formerly occu
pied by John Border, deceased. Having resumed
work, he is now prepared to fill all orders for new
guns at the shortest dotice Repairing done to or
der. The patronage of the public is respectfully
solicited Oot. 20. '65.
S!|c Dcbford sa;cttc.
BY MEYERS & MENGEL.
3oots, Allocs and Varieties.
rpHE GREAT
VARIETY STORE!
ANDERSON'S ROW.
11. F. IR VINE,
REGULATOR OF PRICES IX BEDFORD.
Having purchased the establishment of Joseph
Alsi'p. Jr.. and added a fresh supply of
HOOTS AXD SHOES,
Trim determined to sell as cheap as the cheapest, j
Call and see my fine assortment f
QUEENSWARE. GLASSWARE, Ac.
Also, my large stock of
HOSIERY,
GLOVES.
NECK-TIES.
COLLARS. Ac.
Also, iny articles in the Stationery line, such as
Pencil*, Steel-Pen*, Penholder*, Arc.
Also, my VARIETIES, such as
Spice* of all hind*,
Table Salt, Essence of Coffee, Hamblcton's Hair
Stain, etc. In the BOOT and SHOE line, 1 keep
every thing calculated for man, woman or child ;
BOOTS of all kinds; SHOES of every description ;
GAITERS of all styles in the market.
CALL AND SEE MY GOODS,
and examine for yourselves'
No trouble to show goods. My prices will suit
the times and the pockets of purchasers.
N. B. Orders from country merchants promptly i
filled at small advance upon city prices.
LVd am also agent for the New England Family
Sewing Machine, which should be in every family.
An entire machine for the little sum of $20.00.
Call and hand in your orders soon.
Oct. 20.'65. " H. I IRVINE
A NOTHER ARRlVAL.—TheTtuh
r\ scriber would most respectfully inform the
lAdieg and gentlemen of Bedtord and vicinity, that
he has again just returned from Philadelphia, with
a well selected assortment of Ladies', Gentlemen's.
Misses and Children's
Boots,
Shoes.
Gaiters,
and Balmorals,
of various descriptions, to which he respectfully
invites their attention.
FOR GENTLEMEN. BOYB AND YOUTHS,
he has every thing in their line, together with a
stock of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods, consisting
of collars (all styles), scarfs, scarf-pins, nock-ties,
butterflies, suspenders, handkerchiefs. Ac . Ac.
Also, the best brands TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
all of which will be sold at a very small advance
tO CASK ASD SHORT-TIME BUYERS.
As heretofore stated, we do not boast that ours
is the largest, cheapest, and best assortment of
Boots and Shoes ever brought to Bedford, but we
have bought according to our means, feeling assur
ed that the best and decidedly the most lasting
advertisement, is a trial of the goods. But whilst
there may be larger, we feel confident that there
iss none belter.
Having been in the shoe business all our life, we
t"iel satisfied that we fully understand our business,
and have purchased our goods accordingly We
have on hand a nice stock of plain and fine
S T A T TONER Y,
to which we invite attention.
Repairing done with neatness and despatch, and
all rips of our own goods sewed free of charge.
L'-r 'Please remember AIL rips sewed or pegged
free of charge.
TO THE LADIES.
We take pleasure in saying that we have an ex
cellent stock 5f J. L. RITTER'S PHILADELPHIA
MADE SHOES AND GAITERS, which we will guar
antee to wear as LONG as any other make ; and
neatly repaired when necessary. We still have a
separate apartment for their accommodation, have
a lady to wait upon them, and will be most happy
to hsae them give us a call
forget the place. Shaffer's Building,
Juliana Street, a few doors South of the Washing
ton Hotel. J. HENRY MUTTON
Or'-*--* 2tt, '65.
.fanru storrs.
MEW STORE.
Mrs. V. B. TATE ir M. RE A.
Mrs. TATE has just returned from the eastern
cities with a splendid assortment of BCNNET.S.
new style, elegant assortment of French Flowers',
Feathers and Ribbons, a large assortment of
CLOAKS,
COATS,
AND CIRCULARS,
cheaper than can be bought elsewhere. A hand- ,
some assortment of FURS and MUFFS. A large
assortment of Dress Trimmings, Cloak Ornaments. ■
Buttons, all styles. Also, an assortment of Lace 1
Veils. Mourning Veils, Crape Silk for Bonnets. !
Nets. Fancy Combs, Head Ornaments. Cellars and
Cuffs; a splendid assortment of Zephyrs, Worked
Slippers on canvas, and cushion patterns of every |
variety; a large assortment of GLOVES and HO- j
FIERY, and all goods generally, kept in a Fancy
Store. Oct. 27, '65.
NTEW MILLINERY AND FANCY
X I GOODS.—Mrs.E. V. Mo VVRV takes this meth
od of returning her thanks to the ladies of Bedford
and of the county, for their past patronage, and
hopes they will not be DECEIVED, bat call and ex
amine her stock of goods just received from the
city, purchased by an experienced business lady
resident there, who has all the advantages of know
ing the latest styles, and also where to purchase
them cheaply.
Her stock consists of a general assortment of
FASHIONABLE MILLINERY GOODS,
with the addition of a fine assortment of
Cloaks, Coats,
Balmoral Skirts, Hoop Skirts,
Furs, Corsets,
and Notions.
15P* All who have standing accounts, will please
call and settle, as she desires to close her old hooks
and do a cheap cash business.
Oct. 27, '6s—2m E. V. MOWRY.
rpHE LATEST NOVELTY!
COME AND BUY AT THE
NEW, CHEAP AND FASHIONABLE
MILLINERY AND FANCY STORE!
Just established by
Mrs. M. R. SCHAFER AND Miss KATE DEAL,
Two doors North of Reamer's Drug Store,
Julianna Street.
Mis KATE DEAL has just returned from the east
ern cities with a fine selection of latest style
MILLINERY
AND
FANCY GOODS;
having been assisted in her selection by a Phila
delphia lady of tasto and experience. They keep
constantly on hand the latest styles of
Bonnets, nats,
Scarfs, Hosiery,
Gloves, Dress Trimmings,
Ruffling,
Pocket Handkerchiefs, Clot h for Coats and Cloaks,
Zephyrs, Breakfast Capes, Laeies' and Children's
Hoods, and every thing that is jjenerally sold in a
LADIES' FANCY STORE
UfClorrts and Coats for ladies and children
made to order.
prices are as low as the lowest. Hav
ing purchased their goods at am advantage, they
can sell to customers for a little I*sa than ordinary
prices. Oct. 27, '65.
rpKRMS for every description of Job
PRINTING CASH! for the reason that for
every article we use, we must pay cash; and the
cash system will enable us to do our work as low
as it can be done in the cities.
ORDERS from a distance for any
kind of JOB PRINTING ■promptly attended
to. Send to THE GAZETTE JOB OFFICE, Bed
ford, Pa.
LJLI P BILLS, PROGRAMMES,
POSTERS, and all kind* of PLAIN AND
FANCY JOB PRINTING, done with neatness
and despatch, at THE GAZETTE office.
A RARE C HANCE IS OFFERED
A ALL PERSONS
To display their Goods;
To sell their Goods:
To gather information;
To make known their wants;
Ac., Ac. Ac. Ac., Ac., Ac., <fcc., Ac.,
by advertising in the columns of THE GAZETTE.
THE Local circulation of the BED
FORD GAZETTE is larger than that of any other
paper in this section ol oountry, and therefore of
fers the greatest inducements to business men to
advertise in its columns.
BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER 10, 1865.
®tic fU'tlfortl (fouettc.
OI K LAM'AL IIISTOK V.
of Cnplniu Arnwlroux conccruiiiK
Forbes" expedition: J'emlerjrrass" deed:
Generosity of the Indians: Oisappear
anee of the Delawnres and Shawnees:
The Kix Nations remain ten years long
er. leaving; in 1771: Cruel ineasnires for
the extermination of the savages.
Captain John Armstrong, who was a
famous Indian-lighter and who com
manded the expedition which destroy
ed the Indian town of Kittanning in
1756, gives some account of the differ
ences existing among Forbes' officers,
while at Bedford (then Raystown) in
regard to the route to be taken by that
General in his march upon Fort Du
quesne. lie writes to Richard Peters,
Secretary of the Province, as follows:
RAYSTOWN, Oct. •'>, 1758.
Since our Quixotic expedition you
will, no doubt, be greatly perplexed
about our fate. God knows what it
may be; but, 1 assure you, the lietter
part of the troops are not at all dismay
ed. The general came here at a critical
and seasonable juncture; he is weak,
but his spirit is good and his head clear,
firmly determined to proceed as far as
force and provisions will admit, which,
through divine favor, will befarenough.
The road to be opened from our advanc
ed post is not yet fully determined, and
must be further reconnoltered: 'tis yet
a query whether the artillery will be
carried forward with the army when
within fifteen or twenty miles of the
fort or not. The order of march and
line of battle is under consideration,
and there are many different opinions
respecting it. Upon this the general
will have a conference witli the com
manders of the sundry corps. About
four thousand five hundred are yet fit
for duty, five or six hundred of which
may be laid to the account of keeping
of different posts' sickness, accidents,
&c. We know not the number of the
enemy, but they art; greatly magnified,
by report of sundry of the people with
Major Grant, to what we formerly ex
pected. The Virginians are much cha
grined at the opening of the road thro'
this government, and Colonel Washing
ton has been a good deal sanguine and
obstinate upon the occasion; but the
presence of the general has been of
great use on this as well as other ac
counts. We hear that three hundred
wagons are on the road. If this month
happens to be dry weather, it will he
greatly in our favor. My people are in
general healthy, and are to lie collected
together immediately, exctpt such as
are posted on the communication and
in the artillery. Many of them will be
naked by the end of the campaign, but
I dare not enter upon clothing them,
not knowing who or how many of the
troops may he continued. Col. B 1
is a very sensible and useful man; not
withstanding, had not the general come
up, the consequences would have been
l dangerous. Please to make my eom
> J intent- to Mr. A Hen, and, i f you please
"V\ ,lim this letter, as I have not a
"omem I VJJ-U- About the
last of this month will bo the critical
hour. Every thing is vastly dear with
us, and the money goes like old boot-.
The enemy are beginning to kill and
carry off horses, and every now and
then scalp a wandering person.
I leave this place to-day, as does Col.
Boquetand some piecesoi" theartillery.
One of the early pioneers in Bedford
county, was a certain Garrett Pender
g¥ass, who, by jiermission of the Six
Nations, occupied a tract of land near
the .site of the present borough of Bed
ford. I Hiring the French and English
w.ir, Pendergrass was dispossessed of
his home, by the French, but the In-
dians afterwards gave him, in lieu there
of, a tract of land near Fort Pitt, now
Pittsburg. This shows a degree of gen
erosity upon the part of the savages,
for which history gives them but little
credit. The deed made by them to Pen
dergrass, for the Fort Pitt property, is
of record in the Recorder's office, in
Bedford, and is as follows:
Know all men by these presents, that
whereas a certain Garrett Pendergrass,
senior, of Bedford settlement, in the
province of Penna. Ac. of Cumberland,
was settled some number of years past,
by leave of the chiefs or deputies of the
Six Nations of Indians, on a tract of
land where Bedford now is situate,whiie
the said land was yet the property of us.
and our said chiefs and deputies, said
Pendergrass being dispossessed of said
land, in time of the war between the
French and English, and before said
Pendergrass could safely return to live
011 said land, it was entered upon by
people, who have from time to time,
and yet continue to keep said Pender
grass from the enjoyment of said tract
of land, said Pendergrass at the last
treaty held at Fort Pitt with the repre
sentatives of the said Six Nations, in
formed our said chiefs, or their ropre
sentatives or deputies, that he was de
prived of the above tract of land as a
bove mentioned, whereupon we, and
our deputies, did then, at said treaty,
give him the said Pendergrass our leave
in writing, under our hands, to settle
011 a tract of land called the Long Resell,
near the mouth of Youghagain, but the
said last mentioned tract, being at the
time of the said treaty, or before, im
proved by some other person or persons,
contrary to our expectation, for which
reason, he, the said Pendergrass, has
not obtained possession of the latter
mentioned tract, and cannot quietly en
joy neither of the two above mentioned
tracts, know ye, therefore, that we the
under, or within bound subscribers,
who have hereunto caused our names
to be set, and have put our marks; the
first of us, assigning one of the chiefs,
anil the other, two deputies of the said
Six Nations, do give and grant, to the
said Garrett Pendergrass, his heirs and
trustees forever, our full leave and lib
erty of us, and for behalf of the Six
Nations, to settle on a tract of land 011
the north side of Aligaina river oppo
site to Fort Pitt; to join the said river
on the one side, and to extend one mile
and a half from the landing on the
north side of the said river Aligaina
opposite to Fort Pitt, in form of a semi
circle, from said landing, hereby grant
ing to him, and his trustees and assigns,
full liberty to build houses, make im
provements and cultivate the said tract
of land, or any part thereof, and that
he, the said Pendergrass may the more
quietly enjoy the said land, and any
benefit that he, his heirs or assigns, shall
make or can make thereby; we do for
ourselves, and in behalf of said Six Na
tions, discharge all people whatsoever
from molesting or disturbing him, the
said Pendergrass or his heirs, or trus
tees, or assigns, in the possession or qui
et enjoyment of the said land, or any
part thereof, and we do by these pres
ents firmly engage and promise to an
swer all objection that any Indian tribe
or tribts have to making of the above
settlement.
ANONQI:IT,
ENISHSHERD,
CON NEHRACA II K< AT.
During the years 1754 —'55—'56, the
Indians began to disappear from the
valley of the Juniata. The Delawares
and Shawanees had till gone prior to
1761 and the last of the friendly Six
Nations left Aughwick (now Shirleys
burg, Huntingdon county) in 1771. The
measures taken by the Provincial au
thorities for the subjugation, or rather
extermination, of the Indians, were
most severe and cruel. Bounties were
paid for the sealpsof the savages, with
out distinction as to sex. The friendly
Indians were employed to hunt down
those who were hostile and many of
the former received the Government
bounties for performing the barbarous
feat of scalping the warriorsand squaws
of their own race. Gov. Morris, about
the year 17">4, thus addressed Scarroy
ady, a great chief among the Indians
of the Juniata valley, who resided at
A ugh wick:
"Brethren: —For the encouragement
of you and all who will join you in
the destruction of our enemies, I pro
pose to give, the following bounties, or
rewards, viz:
For every male Indian prisoner above
twelve years old, that shall be delivered
at any of the governments, forts, or
towns, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For every female Indian prisoner, or
male prisoner twelve years old and un
der, delivered as above, one hundred
and thirty dollars.
For the scalp of every male Indian,
of above twelve years old, onehundred
and thirty dollars.
For the scalp of every Indian woman
fifty dollars."
[TO BE CONTINUED.]
ARK THE SOI THF.KV STATES TO BE
REPRESENTED IN THE NEXT
CON DRESS?
At the assemhUng'of next (Vmgress
...V. umur, the first important ques
tion that will arise will be upon the ad
mission of representatives from the
States lately in rebellion. It will come
up before that body will be organized
even, and in the process of organiza
tion. And, however it may be decided
by the Clerk of the old House of Rep
resentatives, who holds his office, ac
cording to law, till the new House he
organized, and for the purpose of or
ganizing it—whether he should decide
to place the Southern representatives
011 the roll and admit them to a partic
ipation in the election ofSpeakerornot,
the question of their right to seats, with
all the politicalbearings,will bediseuss
ed. If the Clerk Mr. McPherson, should
refuse to put these names on the roll
the question would stand over till after
the election of Speaker, and the discus
sion deferred till the House be organiz
ed and in full working order. But
whenever the debate may arise, before
or after the Speaker is elected, it will
be very important, and probably excit
ing. The question is entirely a new
one, and there is no precedent to guide
either the Clerk or the House.
The action of the Clerk, then, is of
the highest importance. There is no
one to control him. Congress does not
exist till organized. Neither the Presi
dent nor any other officer of any depart
ment of the government has authority
in the matter. If he should adopt the
theory of the administration, that the
late rebel States never have been out
of the Union, and have ceased to be
members of it; that, in fact, they have
not absolved and could not absolve their
federal relations with the other States,
he ought to place the names of the rep
resentatives on the roll, provided the
President should declare the rebellion
suppressed and the States to lie exercis
ing their functions again as heretofore
and provided there be an law hinder
ing him from doing so, It is said by
the radicals, who oppose the admission
of the Southern members, that there is
a law which will prevent the Clerk giv
ing to these members certificates of ad
mission to the floor of Congress till
their claims and eligibility to seats lie
determined by the House. On the oth
er hand, it is said that this act referred
to, which was passed during the rebel
lion, is neither applicable nor constitu
tional. Without discussing this ques
tion, it is evident that a grave responsi
bility rests upon the Clerk, lie must
decide what his duty is legally in the
case; and if there be a doubt as to the
legality or constitutionality of refusing
to place the names of these members
on the roll he should decide in accord
ance with the restoration policy and
wish of the President, and for the peace,
harmony, and liest interests of the
country.
The admission of the Southern repre
sentatives to the T >or by his certificates,
whereby they nny participate in the
election of a Speiker, would probably,
settle the matter. It is not at all likely
they would be ttrned out afterward.—
But, looking at the political character
of the Ilouseif organized withoutthem,
we apprehend the conflict on the sub
ject would ho fearful. Indeed, it is
doubtful whether they would he admit
ted at all. The radical element may be
so strong; and determined that these
gentlemen may he sent back to their
home, and the country kept in a stase
of anarchy. We recommend Mr. Mc
pherson to'ponder well over those things
and above all to put himself in rapport
with President Johnson. Lethim learn
what the wishes and policy of the Pres
ident are, and act in accordance with
these. He will be right then, and
will obtain the commendation of the
country.
The consequences that would follow
a rejection of the Southern members
to seats in Congress, or a prolonged ag
itation on the subject, ran be easily im
agined. Every one looks with satis
faction, if not admiration, upon the
successful restoration policy of the Pres
ident. The Southern people, frankly
accepting the arbitrament of war, have
gone to work in good earnest to bring
themselvosin friendly political relations
with the North. Shall they be disap
pointed? Is the work of the adminis
tration to be frustrated or delayed by a
vindictive faction of radicals? Is it wise
to keep open the wounds and alive the
animosities made by the war? The re
sponseof the whole country, apart from
a certain set of crazy and selfish politi
cians, is, No. From tiie Atlantic to the
Pacific, and from Maine to the Gulf of
Mexico, the response is, No. There is
among the people a general sentiment
of conciliation and a desire to stimulate
fraternal feelings. We want no more
sectional agitation. By nature we are
a homogeneous people. The causes that
divided us, and made oneseetion inim
ical to the other, have been swept away,
and the bitter feelings which the war
inflamed may soon lie extinguished by
magnanimity, conciliation, and pride
in a common and mighty country. If
we were to treat the .Southerners still
as a conquered people, refuse them the
political privileges they always enjoyed
in common with ourselves, and conse
quently alienate their feelings and ex
j cite their passions, what could we ex
pect but continued trouble? Is not his
tory throughout all its pages full of ex
amples to warn us against such a fatal
course? We need domestic quiet. We
have to provide for our enormous debt
land maintain the credit of the Govern
ment. This can only be done by peace
and harmony at home and by the great
est development of our resources.—
Continued agitation would nnralvzeour
efforts and destroy confidence. We
should have to keep a large army, a
host of satraps spread over the South,
j and maintain despotic authority, all of
which would increase our burdens, lim
it our means and endanger our own
liberties.
There are, too, other considerat ions,
showing why we ought to admit the
representatives of the Southern States
into Congress at once in order to have
domestic tranquility and cement the
bonds of union. Our foreign relations
demand the attention of the country
and government. Questions of great
magnitude loom up that require allthe
sagacity and firmness of the govern
ment and unity of the people to solve
them with dignity and safety. We have
the difficulty with England relative to
our claims to settle, which at present
lias rather an ugly appearance. There
is the question of Mexico, and a settle
ment to be made with European Pow
ers as to a fixed American policy re gar
ding the affairs of this continent. Be
sides, we require well established in
ternational laws concerning maritime
matters, neutrals, blockade, and other
things, about which the present laws
are very loose. Such weighty questions
are pressing upon us and ought to be
settled. If the country should be dis
tracted by such a policy as the radicals
would pursue, these questions must ei
ther remain unsettled <>r foreign Pow
ers will take advantage of our domes
tic troubles to press upon us humilia
ting terms. For all these reasons, and
many more, we hope to see the restora
tion of the Southern States completed
by the admission of tiieir representa
tives in Congress, as soon as that body
shall meet, and thus have peace and
harmony restored to the whole coun
try. This is the sentiment of the peo
ple also; and we give the Jacobin radi
cals warning, that if they oppose such
a wise and healing course they will be
defeated, overwhelmed with obloquy,
and will never be heard of again, ex
cept to be execrated, as their prototypes,
the French Jacobins, were.— jYeic York
Herald.
ARKANSAS ELECTION.— The St. Lou
is Republican of Monday says: "A gen
tleman from Little Rock informs us
that the result of the election in that
State luw been most auspicious for the
Conservative Democratic party. Full
returns have not been received at Little
Rock, hut it wasquitecertain that Gib
son, of Little Lock, Conservative Dem
ocrat, was the successful candidate in
the First Congressional District; Byers
in the Second District, and Johnson in
the Third District—his opponent, Lou
don being of the same political, east.
The Radicals made but a poor show in
the contest.
THE Pittsburg Chronicle, Republican,
says: "The decided gains of the Dem
ocratic party in such places as Cleve
land and Cincinnati, Ohio, and in many
counties of our own Shite, show that
the oft-repeated assertion that the party
is dead, is simply romantic."
VOL. 61.—WHOLE No. 5,322.
! A BAI.L-ROOX REMIMSCEXI'E.
| Airily beautiful,
Daintily dutiful
ITo her mauiiua in tbe elegant shawl;
Gleaming so purely,
Glancing demurely.
Fair -was Florotta that night at the hall.
Sailing divinely,
Dancing supinely,
Waltasing confidingly, sinking away.
Whispering caressingly.
Sighing distressingly.
QuicMy resuming her spirits so gay.
Wheedling eajolingly,
Wandering strollingly,
i Into the ante-room, shady anil cool;
Chiding convincingly,
Mimicking mineingly.
Magnates and stagnates that whirl in the pool
Toying deliciously
Tugging maliciously,
Gloves that are "sixes" and stick to her hands.
Showing right graciously,
Not ostentatiously,
| Destitute fingers awaiting commands.
Champaigning sippingly,
Nibbling up trippingly,
1 Biscuits and ices and jelly and cream;
Laughing melodiously,
Picturing odiously
: Bachelor habits and serfdom supreme.
Looking op poutingly,
Looking down doubtingiy.
Conning her card with a woe-begorle glance :
Yielding unwillingly.
Answering chillingly,
! Withering the Captain who claims her to dance.
Fanning ferociously,
Grumbling precociously,
I Seeking a rest after whirligig brief;
Lecturing icingly,
Smiling enticingly,
Making me slink round the wall like n thief.
Leaning reeliningly.
Starting repiningiy,
1 Horrid announcement. '-The carriage is here!"
Pausing coquettishly,
Hurrying pettishly,
! Gouty papa holds tbe horses so dear.
Argued litigiously,
Treasured religiously,
j Now. in my memory's innermost hall,
Dearest Fioretta,
I'll never forget a
j Phase of the rapture that night at tbe hall.
i HI 1.1, ARI* ADDRESSES ART EM I S
WARD.
ROME, HA., Sept. 1, 1865.
j MB. ARTEMI S WARD, Showman:
Sir. —The resun I rite to you in per
tikler are because you are about the on
ly man L know in all "God's country,"
so called. For several weeks we rebs,
so called, but now late of said country
deceased, have been try in mighty hard
to dosumthin. We didn't quite do it,
and now its very painful, I assure you,
to dry up all of a sudden and make out
like we wasn't there.
My friend, I want to say sumthin.
I suppose there is no law agin thinkin,
| but thinkin, don't help me. It don't
let down my thermometer. Imustex
plode myself generally so as to feel bet
ter. You see I'm tryin to harmonise.
I'm tryin' to soften down my feelins.
I'm endeavorm to subjugate miself to
a level of surrounding circumstances,
but I can't do it until I am allowed to
say samtnin. I want to quarrel with
sumbody, and then to make friends.
I ain't no giant killer. I ain't no Nor
wegian bar. I ain't no boarconstruck
ter, but I'll be hornswaggled if the tal
kin and the writin and slanderin has
all got to be done on one side any lon
ger. Some of you folks havegot todry
up and turn our folks loose. It's a bla
med outrage, so called. Aint your ed
itors got nuthin else to do but to peck
at us, and squb at us, and crow over
us? Is every man what kan write a
paragraf to consider us as bars in a
cage, and be always jobbin at us to hear
us growl? Now you see, my friend,
that's what's disharmonious, and do
you just tell em, one and all e pluribus
unu m, so called, that if they don't stop
it at once, or at once turn us loose to say
what we please, why, we rebs, so call
ed, have unanimously and jointly re
solved to—to—to—think very hard of
it—if not harder.
That's the way to talk it. I aint a
gwinetoeommit myself. I know when
to put on the breaks. I aint a gwine to
say all I think, like Etheridge, or Mr.
Adderag, so called. Nary time. No,
sir. But I'll just tell it to you Arte
mus, and you may tell it to your show:
If we aint allowed to express our sen
timents, we kan take it out in hatin ;
and hatin runs heavy in my family
shure. i hated myself sobadoncethat
all the hair come off my head, and the
man drowned himself in a hog waller
that night. I kould doit agin, but you
see I am tryin to harmonise, fo acqui
esce. to bekom kalm and screen.
Now, 1 suppose, poetikalli speakin,
"In Dixie's full
We sinned all."
Dul talkin the way I see it, a big fel
ler and a little feller, so called, got into
a lite, and tlicy fout and fout and fout
a long time, and everybody all around
kep hollerin hands off, but kep helpin
the big feller, until finelly the little fel
ler caved in and hollered enuff: He
made a bully tite I toll you, Selah!
Well what did the big feller do? take
him by the hand and help him up, and
brush the dirt off of his clothes? Nary
time! No sur! But he kicked him ar
ter he was down, and throwd mud on
him, and drug him about and rubbed
sand in his eyes, and now he's gwine
about huntin up his poor little proper
ty. Wants to confiscate it, so called.
Blame my jaeketif it aint onuf to make
your head swim.
But I am a good union man—so call
ed. I aint a gwine to fite no more.
I shant vote for the next war. I aint
no gurilla. I've done took the oath,
and I'm gwine to keep it, but as for
my bein subjygated and humilyated,
and algamated, and enervated, as Mis
ter Chase says, it aint so, nary time.
I aint ashamed of nuthin, neither, aint
repentin, aint ax in for no one horse'
short winded pardon. Nobody needn't
l>e playin priest around me. 1 aint got
110 $20,000. Wish I had; I'd give it-to
the poor widens and orfins. I'd fatten
my own numerous and interest in otf
| spring in about 2 minute and a baff.
They shouldn't eat roots and drink
branch water any longer. Poor unfor
tunate things! to cum into this suhloo
nary world at such a time. There's f>
orb <if em that never saw a sirkus nor a
monkey show—never had a pocket
knife nor a piece of chese, nor a reesin.
So it goes, Arteinns, and to my mind
if the whole thing was stewed down,
it would make about a haff pint of
humbug. We had good men, great
men, christian men, who thought we
was right, and many of em have gone
to the undiskovered country, and have
got a pardon as is a pardon. When 1
flie, I'm mity willin to risk myself un
der the shadow of their wings, wheth
er the climate be hot or cold. So mote
it lie. Selah!
Weil, may be I'vesedenuf. But I
don't feel easy yit. I'm a good union
man, eertin and shun;. I've had my
breeches died blue, and I've got a blue
bucket, and 1 very often feel blue, and
about twice in a while I go to the dog
gery and git blue, and then I look up
at the blue serulean heavens and sing
the melankolly choryus of the Blue
tailed Fly. I'm doing my durndest to
harmonize, and think I could succeed
if it wasenfc for some things. When 1
see a black-guard goin around the
streets with a gun on his shoulder, why
right then, for a few minutes, I hate
the whole Yanky nation. Jerusalem,
how my blood biles. The institution
what was banded down to us by tfie
heavenly kingdom of Massachusetts
now put over as with powder and ball!
Harmonize the devil! Aint we human
beings? Aint we got eyes and ears and
feelin and thinkin? Why the whole of
Afriky has come to town, women and
children and babies and baboons and all.
A man can tell how fur it is to the city
bv the smell better than the mile post.
They won't work for us and they won't
work for themselves, and they'll perish
to death this winter as sure as the devil
is a hog, so called. They are now bas
kin in the summer's sun livin on roast
in ears and freedom, with nary idee
that winter will cum agin, or that cas
tor oil and salts costs money. Sum of
'em, 100 years old, are whinin around
about goin to kawlidge. The truth is,
my friend, somebody's badly fooled
about this bizness. Somebody's draw'd
the elefant in the lottery, and don't
know what to do with him. He's ji>t
throwin his snout about loose, and by
and by he'll hurt somebody. These
niggers will have to go hack to the
plantations and work. I aint agoin to
support nary one of 'em, and when you
hear anybody say so, you tell 'cm 'it's
a lie,' so called. I golly, I hnint got
nuthin to support myself on. We font
ourselves out of everything except in
children and land, and I suppose the
land are to be turned over to the nig
gers for grave yards.
Well, my friend, I don't want much.
1 aint ambitious as J used to was. You
all have got your shows and monkeys
and sirkusses and brass bands and or
gins, and can play on the petrolvum
and the harp of a thousand strings, and
soon; but I've f/ot only <.< A. ... (A I
ask of you. lwantenuf powder to kill
a big yaller stump tail dog that prowls
around my premises, at night. Pon
honor, I won't shoot at any thing blue
or black or mulatter. Will you send it ?
Are you and your folks so skeered of
me and my folks that you won't let us
have any amyuishin? Are the squirrels
and crows and black rakoons to eat up
our poor little corn patches? Are the
wild turkeys to gobble ail around u.
with impunity? If a mad dog takes the
hyderfoby is the whole community to
run itself to death to get out of the
way? I golly! It looks like your pepul
had all tuk the rebelfoby for good, and
was never gwine to git over it. See
here, my friend, you must send me a
little powder and a ticket to the show,
and you and me will harmonize sertin.
With these few remarks I think i feel
better, and hope 1 haint made nobody
fitin mad, for I'm not on that line at
this time. lam trooly your friend —all
present or accounted for,
BILL A HP, so called.
P. S. Old man Harris wanted to buy
my fiddle the other day with Confedrik
money. Hesed it would be good agin.
He says that Jim Funderbuk told him,
that Warren's Jack sed a man who had
jest cum from Virginny, and he sed a
mail who told iii.-s cousin Mandy that
Lee had whipped 'em agin. Old Har
ris says that a feller by the name of
Mack ('. Million is cumin over with a
million of men. But nevertheless, not
withstanding, somehow or somehow
else, Fin dubus about the money. If
you was me, Artcmus, would you make
the fiddle trade? ' B. A.
W vTKRFAtiLS have gone out, and arc
succeeded by three braids, of three ply
each, entwined at the back of the head,
and surmounted by an aureola, such as
isseen around the heads of old paintings
of the Madonnas. The front hair is
combed back in the Pompadour style,
and "spit-curls" are pendant in front
of the ears.
Ax elderly gentlemen, traveling in
a stage coach, was amused by the con
stant war of words kept up between
two ladies. Oneof them at last kindly
inquired if their conversation did not
make his head ache, when he answered
with a great deal of naivette, "No
ma'am, 1 have been marri<>d twenty
eight years."
No more certain is it that the flower
was made to waft perfume, than that
woman's destiny is a ministry of love.
TirmiE are worse serpents than those
that crawl in the grass, and they de
serve to lose their skins twice as often,
A CRITIC malignant enough to tell
the truth, says that the most awkward
thing in nature is a woman trying to
run.
TUB appropriations for pensions last
year were but live millions of dollars.
The estimates for the next fiscal year
I are between ten and fifteen millions.