gpt«oo*l lliiuie.
ALTOONA, PA
TUESDAY, MARCH 31. 18C3
Gonb West.—Within the past week, the 9th
annv corps, known as Burnside’s old corps, num
bering about 18,000 men,.pawed West over the
Pennsvlvaoiajuid -.Baltimore and Ohio Railroads,
and are now almost, if not altogether, at their
destination, twrtW “dark .anti bloody ground’’ of
Kentucky, which is likely to become still more
bloody, Tbe men who passed through this place
were in line condition in efety respect, and fully
refuted tbe slanders.that they were nut well fed
and clothed, ana were in a state of demoralization.
The contrary of this is tyue. They were in the
best of spirits and under strict discipline. Their
officers Wen floe looking men and much respected
by tbeir commands. One and all testified to their
nnboonded confidence in General Burnside, whom
they regard as an alije and experienced General
aud true patriot. Having been in even battle
with him from the first Bull Run down to the dis
aster at Fredericksburg; they know him, and their
confidence in him-at Ibis time is the most snceess
fu) contradiction we could offer to his contemptible
slanderers..
Not NSfeDKb.—We observed an • item going
the rounds of newspapcrdoin,-a few days since, to
the effect that sundry bankers of England bad
tendered Secretary Chase $100,000,000 of specie
at moderate interest, hut the Secretary declined.
We ob&fre since, that the bankers of Amster
dam have tendered the Government $50,000,000
of specie on equally low terms and that offers
from other quarters have also been received. It
is not likely that any of "them will be accepted, as
we see it stated tliat the specie derived from reve
nue duties is sufficient to meet all demands upon
the government in that line. And 'besides, if gold
continues to tumble, the government will.soon be
able to boy as much at home, at fair prices, as it
may require. We can throw up our hat and re
joice more heartily over the downfall of gold to
its proper, value than, we could over tin; defeat ol
the rehels at Fredericksburg and the taking ol
Richmond, because we would regard it as a greater
victoiy forthe Union in the way of establishing the
National credit, than an -achievement of our arms,
and then it would be entirely bloodless.
Stand by the Akmy. —Stand by the army 1
In it's brave- beans, unerring guns, and deadly
bayonets, rests the only hope of the nation a
present. The rebels have appealed to the sword
and by the sword only can we meet them. Let ns
all be true-to the army,and the army will be true
to us. -Every good citizen will spend bis money
in taxes and contributions as freely as the soldiers
spend* their blood. How can that man who
grudgingly pays his taxes, which goes to pay the
soldier, look uneof the veterans in the face when
he retains? Now, while the soldier is away from
home and friends, enduring hardships and priva
tions upon the tented held or lone picket line to
sccore'pe&ce-and -“prosperity to those at home, the
dastard would withhold' his taxes, if he dare, and
let the soldier perish; but when the soldier comes
home, covered with glory, this same man will rush
np to shake bands with him. “ Oh: shame,
where is thy blush.” Oh! what hypocrisy. But
the soldiers will know their friends. They will
find ont who was attempting to assail them in the
rear while they watched the foe fn front. We
long to ade the’day of reckoning. It will come.
Oca Common Schools. —We arc in the re
ceipt of a copy of the annual report of the Super
inlendept of Common Schools for the year ending
June 2. MIB2, -it embodies an interesting re
view Of the past history and present condition of
the system, with reports of the County Superin
tendents and tabular statements of the various dis
tricts.- From the county table we glean the fol
lowing statistics of the state of the system in Blair
comity:
Whole number of schools.
Number yet required
Average number of months taught.... 558
Number of male teachers 106
Number pf female teachers.., 30
Average salary of males per month.,.. 4l
“ .females “ 23 86
Number of f male scholars 4,084
Number of female scholars.... 3,633
Averse number attending school 4,761
Costoff teaching each scholar V month.. $ 53
Tax leviedfor eehool purp05e5.......... $24,536 36
Tax levied for Molding purpose*. 1,763 90
Total tax 1evied.......;......... 26,300 26
State 6,524 4o
Beceived from collectors 22,016 65
ud 3,1189 10
Cost school Impses. 3,630 64
Balance on lumd. 1,059 04
debt..-. .'. 441 43
All w a NtrtrsliKLL.—About the best and
ikortett t an«wer v we have yet seen, or heard, to
this insane cry about tbe President turning the
war againstthe rebels into an Abolition war, for
thepurpose of Treeing tbe “niggers,” we found
in a sentence in aperies of resolution* (Missed .by
a Wisconsin regiment- Among caber good
things was this;—“ Wt are not fighting to fine the
slave*; 'jet are f reeing tie staves to slop tie fight-"
is the whole sum and suitstanee of ilie
JjjpMewt. Emancipation Proclamation, 'ana thjgl
sentence convinces us that the soldiers iiitßer
stalid thi President's intentions, much op
ponents attempt td; pervert them'. r '' " '
iKCspkus rw .THK Picket -Gdabo.—A writer
from the Army of. the Potomac gives the. follow
ing ronumce and reality of the soldier’s life:
“ I was picket for seventy-five hours last
week, and the weather was very rough, though we
got uDQg aiie.vhad one of-an increase,—
Ofoe of • ' jifcilpH* from New York
on . beat, and was‘ taken
A wdn»A» being there dis
eMnameAe jeatSwaint and'a dbewr.wassent for.
eatfie the picket' was relieved of a
ymifP|H|le sqldier. .She (the picket) had been
Ift the qflrfftcc ■ months «nd luul hcen in
wit&Jwr UweraHifietecigfl
nil •
Thatwldier deserves promotion.—m the nursery.
Our Army Correspondence
Hilton Head, South Carolina.)
March 14th. 18i2L >
Messrs. Editors :—Having obtained o few
particulars worthy of note I baste to lay them
before vou
Wc have pist l*?en having a little s|>ort f<ir our
own amusement. We were awakened from our
peaceful slumbers this morning, about 2 o’clock,
by the long roll. Something up. thought we, ns
wc hastily arose and dressed ourselves, and gun
in hand, issued from our comfortable quarters-
The regiment was not long in turning out, and
few minutes elapsed alter the call until we were mi
the parade ground, formed In line of battle and
awaiting further ordeis. Although being'awakcned
at that time of night, and having to leave our
comfortable beds and go forth in the damp and
chilly air, the men were all in the best of .spirits;
but not more so than was our Colonel, who rode
lock and forth from one end of the regiment to
the other, joking and laughing, seemingly well
pleased. We had not long to wait until we werc
ordered to march. On reaching the North West
ern Sally Port we baked, and two companies (F
and C) updejr command of Capt. Hicks, by order
of Gen. Terry, were ordered to march toSt. Luke’s
Church. (St. - Luke’s Church is about 4 miles
from camp, on what is called the Point.) But as
vet, I have not told you what the cause of all this
fracas was, and in fact wc did not know ourselves
until we were outside of the entrenchments It
appears that the rehs are on the lookout for any
opportunity that may present itself, to take ad
vantage of us, and on the present occasion they
made a raid on the picket stationed at Spanish
Wells. They surprised the picket and succeeded
in capturing Ist Lieut. T. P. Hushby, Acting
Signal Officer, three flagmen and five of the
pickets. They also set tire to the building, and
then left for parts unknown. Through the ex
ertions of the negroes the lire was extinguished
with but little damage to the building. A large
quantity of clothing, belonging to the signal I)c-
partment. was consumed.
On reaching St. Luke's Church we halted and
remained there on the watch until daylight, but
of course, saw no sign ol rebels. At daybreak
we marched hack to camp feeling disappointed
'that we had not been able to have a brush with
the cowardly rehs.
Times are about as usual: plenty of talk about
the expedition but no movement made. Hot
weather is fast coming on as are also the fleas.
There were plenty of Hcas with us all winter, but
now they are increasing daily.
I promised you in my last letter to give you the
muster roll of company F, in this letter, but not
having tiirie to make it out I will be obliged to
postpone it until some future |ieuod. The mem
bers of company F are, fur the most )iarr. enjoying
good health.
A few words more and I am done. 1 think
some of our friends in the North arc a little
dilatory about writing to us. Now ibis should
not be. U did you but know with what anxiety
the soldier watches, when mail is being distributed,
• o see i( there is a letter for him. He is expecting
a> hear from those dear friends he left fur awav
in the North ; mark the pleased expression ol his
countenance when he receives the welcome epistle.
"They are thinking of me at home," is the
language of his heart. Oh, how eagerly he jie
ruses the precious document. He is another man
altogether: he is encouraged and better lifted for
die arduous duly he is called upon to perform,
lint on the other hand, let him be disappointed.
Then mark the sorrowful expression ot his coun
tenance. He feels as it" he were an outcast from
society; lie thinks he is forgotten. He is almost
ready to despair. Why is he disappointed? Be
cause those w ho should have wntten to him, think
it does not make any difference if they dp delav
answering a letter received from a soldier, fur a
few days. Oh no difference. He is only a sol
dier! Only a soldier.' fur from his friends! far
from his home ! fighting (or his country ! fighting
-for his fireside !
I remember hearing a minister of the gosjiel, a
few davs ago, make this remark; said he, "sol
diers I want to impress upon jour minds the im
portance of keeping up a regular correspondence
. with your friends. lam afraid some of you are
negligent in this matter." Well, thinks Ito my
self, if von would just lake the trouble to go North
and gather said friends together and try and get
them persuaded to write tons, a little oftener than
tlievdo, von would have no bother in gelling us to
write to them. In conclusion, let me sav to one
and all. write often to vour friends in the army.
Do not alwavs wait to hear from them first, for
sometimes letters arc lost; but write whether you
receive a letter or not. If von have no relations
in the army, write to some acquaintance t if von
have no acquaintances in the army, write to some
body ton do not know. Above all WHITK.
Von can do a great amount of good. Cheer the
soldiers—y word of encouragement here and one
there—her* a little and there a little.
But as I have already spun my letter uni to a
greater length than I at first intended^, I will
close for this time, by wishing you all a ‘‘ good
night.” '
Vours respectfully,
We would like to know bow tlicoppojients of
the Administration construe the President’s :
Emancipation Proclamation into' an Abolition
document. So far as wa are able to comprehend,
the instrument, and there appears to be nothing
incomprehensible in it, we understand it to apply .i
only to the stares of rebels in arms against the !
Government, hence the slaves 'of loyalists in
all the Southern states are not effected" 1 ; by it— 1
are not freed- And again, while the army may j
free all-the slavesof rebels within its reach ns it
moves Southward, a Union man can come in:
right behind the army, possess the land and hold
os many slaves as he wishes. The instrument
does not directly say that he ran do this, but the
inference is so plain, from the fact that it does not
say that he cannot do it, that any man of common A Kact.vok I'ipplebs." —Paul Barlett isem
seuse can understand. Some men entertain more pl°jed as a lalaner at Tudhatl Ironworks, Dar
fears that a few slaves will 1« freed than hopes : l l 1" n ' an f has b f l 1 8 ! c t eto,all f * ,,,rt “ n ears
. . . His employment consists in wheeling iron to the
that the Union will be saved. Their actions say, 1 furnace He works nine hours per day, and five ,
*' let the Union slide, rather than free the slaves.” - days per week. He whorls twenty-four tons of
- ~-- - - • ■ . | .iron each day, four hundred weight at a time. Repudiates it.— Archbishop Hughes it is
Postage. —On and after the first ofjjjly, all | The distance traversed is nearly nine miles per stated in New ,York, has ordered the Melro/iotitim
letters deposited in the postoffieo for mailing, on : Jay. He thus walks 45 miles per week of five UemrJ to take from the imprint of that journal
which the postage is short, instead of being sent «beeling urthc.same tijme <S» tqw of i-on. the standing announcement that it is the organ
- . _ ... . . . r . i I'uring-tne fourteen years l**ul has driven his ot that distinguished prelate. Th« n.«ann for »i.L
forwa • •»»•*.*» '> and treated as if barrow; with tts-four hundml weight ofiron, not proceeding is the incendiary article in las't week's Ingenious
there was no stamp on them. Tim is an impir- less than 630 miles, and has wheeled in the same liecord, counseling resistance to the Conscrimion ... £ .~ l,ere 18 « sentence of thirty,
tant fact, which the public will do wcll to impress time 87,260 tons. Houan, on a “pinch,” (dace act, and the disloval cast of the editorials bener m °u. ; H ”* " ' S ‘ ,rn ? injjfeufods child has gotten
on their minds. After that titpe the on weiglit on J.i4 Uonw. ,nJ wheel it several ally, in the cu.'.rse of a few week*, it m«y be. J i.u , t J ™
rfmn iFttnVi'wfii h. Sa ‘hj I leave these facts for rho imitation and adued.it is not improbable that a new- Pith<.ib. **’“ » nwhtrt man named Ned Uean,
drop letters will be two cents, mstead of oae, a. work . weekly, of unquestionablelov-Jtv “L‘l “ ™*lbajne. made rac meml a de
now - without beer.—Core. Mining Journal. as {he J) : in *„
Temperance arid Morality
From the Uiflmioml Eaminsr of the oth of '
' .... . . The Conn’cticiit solJier*. m the Army ot (tie
Man'll, we copy the following art tele on the sub- " - , ■ • ,i . Mr ,
.. ■„ , Poiottmc have relinked the home tianon, in their ,
ictt ot peace propositions. A\ lien will the peace r 1 - f I
' ' . . . , . native State, ami now conics the voice ot a regi
men of the North get their eves open to the fact n .... ..ratine
, . ...... ment in (icn. Hanks armv. in Lousiama. .(.eating ,
that there can he no compromise. After the . • w >1»
. . , ,frills no ess decisive. v\e quote ll.e follow
manner in which all their offers havelieen spumed. ,
tliev miM imleec be “ feeble-kneed" and ** lender I 1 * 11 f '
• . -We call on von. across a rhotiMind miles . f
footed it they do not change their views. Ihe hostilr to decide it that we can look
Enquirer snvs into the eves*of* our Southern fruit'd" and our
From old it was held fienloiis fnr men to' cry Sou)horn t‘oe> without Ixdng ashamed l>ecause ot
peace I (.eaccl when there was no pence. The you. Wc call on the Uoimecticul citizens to t»e as*
dingers of it for n> at this moment are manifold, brave bv their firesides fls they expect ( onneciicnt
It encourages the plan* mg of cotton instead of soldiers to Ik* on the battle-field. Do not be deceived
corn ; it unsettles the mind> of fair soldiers in the bv ill-informed and ill-designing men, who cn
held, which i? demoralization: it stimulates the k Peace ! p *:icc ! when there is no i<eaee. We, ;
encmv to more vigorous prosecution of the war. w lio have been a \ear m the midst of treason, and
bv the idea that we are so ihtd of it. : who have Ixaight our sad knowledge with can
There are some who reptMach the Kwpih'tr with ! health ami blood, are certain that we know the
being an advocate of war, and not of j»eaee. rel>els letter than do throe who luive remained
This is somew hat unrt asonahle. Is any one half a continent away from the scene of contest.
offering jieace? round our whole horizon— It is not true that the men who are in arms against j
where is it. on sea or land. that you discern am ~nr trovemment are in favor ot a pacific reslo- ;
. , faintest Hotter of the “white wings?*’ It is ail ration of the Union. They are so blinded hv am- '
It is but a few years since this drink was first i Wrtr . a |i line bottomless gulf of blood, one unjvei fhrion ami jealousy and hate that they dedre any- j
iniioduced into our country, yet it has become, ! sal carnival of slaughter, ami ravage and ruin, thing rather than that. They, arc hard pressed ,
perhaps, the most common, and one of the most > J rue. there is one way hv which the Southern but they catch at every hojK*.
fashionable beverage* in use; consequently its de- i J’onleUerale* e.a.1.l immediately tegain all the •• Thera is but one way to brin«Uack «J|erebel* j
. ’ hlcssmgs of |»eace : it is hv submission; —hv recon- to the I inon : and that is to ucsirov tncir or ;
plumbic effects fire 10 be seen on evety hand. stnutum —by desisting fmm the “ rebellion,*’ and gani/.cd treason in the field. Trust ns when we'
Hundreds that never drunk intoxicating drinks delivering up our ringleaders to the punishment , assure vou that this cry of northern poltroons
are now spending their time and health m the iof the laws they have trampled upon. Is there, imr peace does not conciliate the rebels, but, on
~i i i■ i i j , indeed, one single citizen of this confederacy who the contrary, gives them energy to continue the
lager l>eer siioom*. so thn-klv scattered over the ... 6 * .. , * • a,, . , .1 ,> n.ri.r
would have peace at any price t Well, here is the the war. I hey now behe\e that, it they light
land. Behind the green screen which is in > j tr ; roi say at once—arc wc to pay it ? .only a little lortger, they will gain the victory
reality nothing hut a bar between the outer world But the symptom." of a breach between the East , through the disunion and discouragement of the
and inner destruction—nuiv be found tender hov- 1 11,1(1 Northwest : May not they lie managed and j foyal i»irt of the nation. We beg of you not to
ii iii ...... , . •; tinned to account. ix*ijiaps? Whv “repel” the j strengthen thus the hearts and hands of our toe
hood. \oung maniioou. the prime of life and hoary .. . ~r m , 1 ® . , . , » . ...a-., lanrvivlvoc
* f • I Northwest by harsh and cumng language i Iruly, , men. Weimplore you not to make y ourseivt**
hah’s. all the infatuated slaves ot this common , admit that language is avm inadequate j guiltv. even tints indirectly, of the blood ot loyal
*icr ’ Nor is the fairer >ex free from this dwep- . wen pm against those aimed ami brutal invaders; i(' miuclii ul Soldiers. \\ njn wj face the
tivc s'imulani : for mum a glass, poured forth ' lllc > v ' ,,,lki 11l U ' r hc “ by v itu|Himtivc c 4 mion. we do not wish to see your masses behind
. . . * . . . . . , epithet ; and all the Uivonets and culmnbiads we ! them giving them bitter support than tlial ot their
Iron, ilu- pitcher m.m the sub-board, t., ra.*ed to J,,, m . |<u . rttri , re p..| the l.ri- ■ i.ilanirv, 1)o m.t bj anxious to close the war
lips that owglil to lie f-nrled in scorn at such a garni- Hut let ns help and encourage, vou say, j iVom a mistaken sense of kindness to us. We
practice. ; their intot nj divisions Yes. we are willing; in } \wmUl like to return home, but not until treason is
Miuiv ivere iiulureil to drink, this iieum-ious sturt' '* lo " av ri ' e r ’ st ‘ I,J ,lll)st ' Ji';j* i <ni» at tirst. we cru>lieil We «0.. W like to beeo.ne »impl>
, , \vi«;li i*j encourage them now. ] hat is to sm. In Am •rican citizens once more, but ma until me
at the time ot its lirsi mlnnltfclion. i.|xm,tbe pica ; de s|K-raie resi-ianc ami .lehancc, ‘ nil,- of Anierieau eitizen lm» again Income alto
of its l(cing a lemj>eniiic<- drink and free from all ’ ’fo Ik? plain, we fear and distrust far more these gL*tber honorable. And. if Connecticut joins her
Intoxicating qualities. To show that su<*h a "fate- i apjmrentlv friendly advances of the Democrats voicj wild that of iicr encmics and llic enemies
mem is ntterh with.ml foundation, we have onlv i " ,e u|Xtn atriK-i.y of | Inlantl.ropisls of Mils- of on, .-..mitn «e do not desireeven n, tread bar
* • j sachnseft-. I hat DennK-ratic parry ulwuvs wils >( >il again. Do not bj perplexed f»ecaiw»e wnat
to [fonu the leader to a lager Ixxt saloon, and ask > (tur worst enemy : and hut for its poisonous cm- was once a |K»litical ilogma has b.'en ■ judged a
him to view the haggard cinmteimnces, l)ie unnarii- | brace, these .Slates would have been free and clear militaiv neee.-sitv. and our Comamlcr-in-l ‘bief.
rally fiery eve and uneven *teps of those who go 1 nt ' the unnatural Union twenty years ago. It is , the IVoidjnt. mis tlamglit if wi-c to strike a blow
in and out nut the Sewards and Sumners, the Black Kepubli- -laverv .
cans and Al oliiioiiists. who have hurt us. They •• Arc \nn at borne under the delusion that in
were right all along; tbe»x? was an irrepressible becoming soldiers we altogether ceased to be eiti
conllict lietwcen two different* civilizations, Arc vour rights as eo-heus in a fret* man's
• »pj«»itc -tM ial organizations; they weie no more : heritage forfeited by our abduce V The graves of
aide to live |jeaecnhly together in one (jovernmefit 1 our comrades, stricken down by or killevl
than two bands can wear one glove. If we did not m battle, made sacred the soil of Uousiania. 'The
»Um'wci->*o as the Alxilinoni-ls. this great war mav* call for the lives of many more of us.—,
truth, it wa." because the Democratic partv neutral Year" iioticc, if hostilities shall last so lung, with
a- it wa> in principle, false to both sales and , wliat feelings will von expect the returned rern
wholly indifferent to the morale of either of the op- . nant *>f u> to meet those men who, bv their coun
jw.*sing < <'iuinunit\e'. placed itself between, raised ; of cointott to the enemy, shall have prolonged
the banner of the sp»il>,** and—we all know the i the war oml made themselves parties to the mur
itM. Ibe idea of that odius jcirty coining to life tier ot ourbra\ecomrades in arms V We are read*,
again, and bolding out it" arms t«> u> makes ns it. tight treason wherever it mav be found, iifone
-hi\cr. I:- foiil breath is malaria: its tench i- State as uncompromisingly and sternly as in an
death. other. Whether in Louisiana or in Uunneclicut.
<xi\c u- the- 1 >[«.'ti focinan ; let him he a- fero abhor it. and desire its dc.-trneliuu. ami in >o
cion" and greedy as you w ill. Let onr enemy ap- speaking we believe that we utter the feeling of
pc.o’c.- an exterminating Yankee ho>i, we pray, flic whole American army.
a r d not a- a DctiHNTatic ('onvcntion. Let him ** We learn hi eaerv mail, of acts at the North
take any -hape l*ui that! Alreaiiv w* have as trea-; aiahie as that whieli in this Slate deservedly
\ i>ion> of the in n *Vf fcclde kiuo>. ten 1 r tcet an 1 brought Mnnfoni to tin- gallows. We hear ot
undulating '•pine-, losing their sensesjuui nmnhotxJ public expressions of sKUitiment more tiislmal than
h\ the contact. a> they did, ala> ! **o ohen before, tlm-e wliieh have made Ship Island a jienal colonv.
\\ e s'-ent from al.tr ofi the old dead.coinpromses I- u 'rue that while Loni-iana, rejxMiiaiit, is on
n/is,f omen ’ .mi >e 2in to feel ii|hiii om throats her wav hack to the ranks of lovallv. Uon
ilie -rnuignlation of unclean finger-. But it i- a nccticut is preparing to desert to the armv ot
dream; nohod\ Ihe- in thi- Uuntedcracy winy treason? Unless vou look iijmju the offer of our
w ill dare to opj*»se. nr to hint cvjn at a disfam c. lieaiiti, our comforts, our ambitions, our lives even,
‘hat w e "lionld "acrifice at that ahomniahf- shrine as a /lung to "pit u|m>h. do not hv everv mail *end us,
it 11 the gallant blood freely poured out in sanctiri thmugh nmr ncwspa}K*rs and the JcjKirls of yn.m
our nationhood, hor it come-to (his; we can Icive no , pnldii gatherings, expressions ot vour disappiov ai
jx-ace now. save by submission ; no jx*acc mov save of the war, and so of the juirl which each of ns i"
l»y making unco mure an affiliation wi/h a North- taking in it.
ern parri, and making the Democracy a present of *• Wc address you thus eamesfh, fellow citizens,
all that estimable treasure of the dearest I>Ukml because we fear that in your deliberations on this
that flowed in Souihcni veins. matter yon may fn get us. and the twentv thousand
I'eace I D<x> the monstrous host h?*ore V leks- other cniz *ii" of (’onnOciieut win* are now absent
burg bring n* pMo' r 1" it jx-ace that H isecrans : Lorn their homes in defence of the nation s life and
i- making in lenncssec; Does the military dis- honor. Wc arc confident that yon have no right
ptr-imi" 'd public meeting" in Ketifuckey bode to disgrac? ns by calling fora coward I v peace, and
l M nec : Ihe Nortlicni coii"ci ipiion. enrolling we have no right to disgrace von h\ dastardlv niii
tlm-c npliioii". and making providmi" for instantly ’ duct on the bat.le-field.
commanding their service, or exacting a heavy , ‘•Finally, we conjure you to resolve with us
exemption tax—d«*c" this look like j«eacc’r The that this war shall never end hut with the destruc
dclihera'e vesting ot Ahrfthain Lincoln of ail the * lion of treason and the waving of the Stars and
military powers of a dictator, with the treasure of 1 Strijx*" over every foot of earth belonging to the
the whole nation ojiencd to him without stint—is : Ignited Slates
it to enable him to make joice or war—which?
Where, then, , are those indications of neuce.
which we are said to he recklessly resisting and
disdaining? Oh ! the gieat "jieech of VaJlandig
ham: the touching invitation of tuneful Cox!
We greatly fear that those two woers of ihe South
so fond and fain, will very soon lx* found, like
John Van Burcii. shrieking om for war to the
knife ; and if they delay or decline to recant their
great am! noble peace speeches, why they will see
the inside of Lincoln s jails. We wish from our
hearts they were lioth already safely chaned up at
the present writing; they have done us more
harm, they and their lik\ than ten thousand
Sewards and Sumners. Wc tremble to sec their
unwholesome advance; still more to sec a sort of
morbid c-aving here fn respond to them, undjr the
delusive idea of promoring intestine division at the
North.
Oh. Dictator Lincoln ! l<x-k ye up those two
I>eace Democrats—together with' Richardson—rn
some of your military prisons!
Under the head,of “ Conservatives and Fanatics,*
the Richmond Otsp Uclt. uses the following lan-
It is not only not a temperance drink, but one
of the worst beiertiges with which our land lias
ever been cursed. It may not so soon render man
insensible, it may not so soon lire bis brain as
some other drinks, but it acts with ra
pidity upon the whole system, and creates that
appetite for strong drink which bus lieen so much
deplored.
And yet there are those professing to be friends
ot temp-ranee, who indulge very deepiv in ibis
deceptive [leverage. From the emninal. to the
judge ujKin the U-neli : from the most \ ieioiis. to
the preac her in the desk, we can find in all classes
tlio-e who are it- votaries. And manv indeed,
who ha\e either found, or are fast hastening to. a
drunkard*- glace, have taken their first step, in
inebriaey. in the lager beet saloon, and («erha)j
hate tak- n tin- la-t in the same plaee. where, with
out 1 ii ense. "slrmnji r dimno/mu" is dealt out st rrtthj.
Scant- years ago. the rich proprietor of a distil
lery in Canada (tic. matter in what pari of it)
crested a church in the neighlcurhood of the dis
tillery, to which Che c-hnn-h. not the distillery; he
gave ihe inline ol* a stum. So far he was to be
praised. Bat, unforim Uely , forgetting that “hu
mility" is an indisjieiisable ingredient,in all true
.religion, and not recollecting the Divine precept.
■ Let not thy .left hand know what thy right hand
doeth," he caused to be affixed over the principal
entrance of the edifice dedicated to God, this In
scription. dedicated to himself: Thomas
(we omit, of course, his surname.) huilt this rhurrh
at his -ee/c sod rj/>rus< , A wag. pissing bv. re
marked it. and gave birth to the following effusion :
A lover ot wealth a distilled built ;
But know ing \would plunge wretched creatures in
guilt.
And fearing to leave the poor souls in the lurch.
He near the distillery l-mlt. test, a church ;
Tims nicely with good ecumtcrbalaneing evil.
And placing a saint as a check on the devil
The cost of erecting this church w as his ow n :
But, as merit is nothing unless it be known,
And be was unwilling time's process to wait.
He caused a large slab to lie put o'er the gate.
With these words (very plain to necnlar sense)
“Thomas Cash built this church at his own sole
ex/irnse."
A teetotaler, who by both build digs bad passed,
And indignantly mused at the strange contrast.
One dusky night to the distillery went.
And. on piquing the rich self*Hatter bent.
Scribbled over the gate with a piece of charcoal—
“ Thomas Gash built this plaee at lilt ex/muse of
his sold."
These lines getting wind, down came the in
scription, which was replaced hv h quotation from
Scripture, taken from Hebrews xx. This change,
although lor the better, did not place the distiller
(who was also a brewer) in a state of perfect se
curity ; for another wag. on passing the same
wav, and remarking it. exclaimed. - Ha! the old
fellow has an eye to business, even on Sundays, for
he advertises on his church, that 'Hebrews XX.' "
lie brews A A
A Timki.v UtfKooF.—Humor and sharp wit
are never put to hitter use than in answering a
fool according to his folly, and we could wish that
reproofs like, the following were more frequent:
Some five or six years ago, in one of the trains
of cars running between Newark and Jersey Citv,
{Jew Jersey, there was a naval officer, who wits
constantly intermingling his conversation with the
most profane oaths. A young lady was so situated
that she eonld not hut hear even time he swore.
At first she Imre it with perfect equanimity; then,
as it continued, and rather increasecf in the shock
ing character of his imprecations, she began to
grow fidgety, and her eyes flashed. We knew
a holt would be shot, and that it w ould strike him.
It came directly.
J. L. KISSEL
" Sir, can you converse in the Hebrew tongue. ?”
“Yes,” was the answer, in a half unconscious, hut
slightly sneering tone." “ Then,” was the reply,
“if you wish to swear any more, yon will greativ
oblige me. and probably the rest of the passengers
also, if yon do it in Hebrew."
I watched him. It had hit. His Color came
and went—now red, now white. He looked at
the young lady, then his hoots, then at the ceiling
of the cars; hut he did not swear anymore, cither
in Hebrew or in English, and he probably remem
bered that young lady.
TEMPERANCE THOUGHTS.
BT H. < . KOSHER
A penrl, tbo price ol k ur-U in- futr.
A queen dSolved in wim-
Rut thou Hrt wuißti g hi the* cup
■ A gem of ray divine ;
Thf deed of Egypt'* daughter proud
Whh foolish »iuii>-.
But thou art perpetrating crime
That fiends should hlu*di to <>wd
Thf ll >wera of hu,w- . nd metii yry
lu dust are jo ontraiG laid.
When quaffing from the fatal stream
That ripplt*, dark with shade—
Oh ‘ waken from tkiy tmnro ol ain
On Time'* dissolving shore—
Dash down, thudi down, the howl.
And.he n man once more!
Lager Beer.
Church vs. Distillery
Batter Satire eo Peace Me..' Heart.. .. the Settle- „„
rcmlv exists not less thanlfvc hundred .
“ I’nion League" in this .Stout. and that
ganization is extending with surprising
dironglimit the loyal Stales, The object S', '
organization is strict)▼ loyal, and is ihtts st * r
the printed circulars of the organization ' lr ‘
” The object of the ‘ Union League ,
preserve Liberty ,a««itl\e Union of these t
States: to maimain the Constitution uku,.,"'"
the supremacy of the bias. to [mtdowa i!„
enemies of the Government, and thwart ih,.
signs of. traitors and disloyalists : ami to an, '
and stretigthen all loyal men. without
sect, caiulhion or party. ’
i hal a necessity ex : sts for the conM,lj lta:j
the country, without regard to partv, m MK . h ’
maimer as to place it in condition in' tender „ 1
efficient aid to the Government, will he oan
by even- retiecting tpan.. •• The growing i" "
ness of rebel sympathiz-rs, backed bv treaeon-ill
and secret ealials in our very midst! whieh i
lieen formed for the pnrjiose of supping ih,. 4 ' 1
triotism of'the |cople and overturning '.tier,
eminent seem to demand a counter raoven*,
which will combine and concentrate tiie local '
timem of the North m an organized anil u) ~,,
form. p
Other organizations having similar o|,j„. N
view, exist ; hut we have no hesitation m vr ,
that tiie “lnion League,'so f :)r m IVI .
staml it, is he iter calculated Ilian am oilier u
render lie: Government essential servi,-,. m
great work ot saving the Union from pnohai *
and tiie jieuple from a horrible dismal iiann:. ~
guage
“Between the-two classes of our mortal foemen
at the North, there is little to chose. One is com
mercial and the other crazy. If the, latter are
more mid ah J devclish in their loth, the former
arc more i»-r.dat.mt and systematic in action, If
we had only the lunatics to deal with we might
ho|ie for a lucid interval, or possibly that their in
sanity might vary in its form. But of the com
mercial classes we can entertain no such exceptions.
They have invested their money in the war, and
they intend to get it buck, if they send every dol
lar they have left after that which is gone. -If we
were called upon to say which is the worse man,
Wendell Phillips, who is the embodiment of Mas
sachusetts fanaticism, Edward Everett, who rep
resents its conservatism, or Caleb Cushing, its
politician, we should find no difficulty in a reply.
We have infinitely more respect for Wendell
Phillips, or any honest fanatic, than cither of the
others. The fanatic has principle-—sneh as they
are—while the commercial class Iras no principle
whatever hut selfishness. If.it is opposed to Abo
litionism, it is because the success of Abolitionsim
would Im fatal to trade. Could Conservatism be
convinced that freeing the slaves would increase the
production of cotton, it would he converted -in
an hour into the very genius of universal eman
cipation. ,We-dread and detest such an onemv as
this more'thuu honest AMUiomsms. AVe despise
and execrate Edward Everett and'Caleb Qushijig
more than Phillips or Garrison. Notnan bPhWor
could take Everett or Cushing by the hand—the
hitter especially. If there be a negro in the South
ns degraded os Cushing, he ought instantly -To be
freed and sent to Massachusetts,
KounthV OK A HAMS’ Express.— Baltimore,
Mar, !, 1 —The ruljlwry of Adams’Express, on
the Northern Central Kailwuy, going from Hal:i
titnore to Httnishttrg last night, still remains a
mystery. The iron sate containing a large amount
of money, it is supposed not les* than fifty thotts
and dollars, partly Gold and Treasury Notes, was
thrown off the train somewhere between Cockevsville
and I’arkton, hut neither the safe nor its contents
have been found. There was a considerable amount
ot money passing through from Washington.—
Neither the Company’s Agents nor any one elsb
yet knows the exact amount of the money lost.
Some rumors say one hundred and sixty thousand
dollars, hut payment has been stopped on all the
negotiable paper known of. It is believed’the
robliery was regularly planned, and that the rob
bers uceomjiunied the train and were nlsostationed
where it was thrown off The agent of the Ex
press Compliny, it is snpjva-ed, was derelict, being
a new hand. The Comjiany offers live thousand
dollars reward for the recovery of the money and
detection of the thieves, but no clue has yet been
had to the monev or the robbe’rs.
A Fortunate Speculation. —Nor’ Wester, the
New York correspondent of the Boston Post, re
lates the following incident of one of the fortunate
s|mculations of the day :
In the summer of I8(>1, a young man who hap
|>cncd to have $lO,OOO burning in his pocket, but
whose fears counseled him to keep it out of the
usual channels of trade, called on one of our
heavy shipping merchants, who is also president
ot a city hank, and asked his advice, as ro how to
use his money. The merchant sugested his in
vesting in a purchase of tar, the article at that
time selling at only one dollar a barrel, with every
prospect of soon being on the advance. The
young man took the advice, bought ten thousand
barrels of tur, and stored it away for a rise.
After keeping it until last fall, he 'concluded to
realize on his investment, and sold oin at $4O per
hand, or forty times Its original cost, receiving
his original capital of $I0<()00, and the slight ac
cumulation of $300,000 as the dividend thereon
Thk War ox the! Mississippi.— New YorJc,
Afarrfi 2!). I'he Sunday J frrcury has a special
Cairo dispatch to the a-ffect that the nse in the
Mississippi has overflowed the Peninsula, and
that there are fifteen tyet of water in the Vicks
burg Cut-off.
A fleet of six iron-clads and twenty transports
are said to have passed through, earning 16)1)00
men. Ihcy are to join Admiral Famigut, and
though the object is kept secret, it is thought thev
Will attack Port Hudson.
Another dispatch says a report has been received
announcing the complete success -of the expedi
tion under Generals Boss and Qnirobv and Admi
ral Porter.
It is said that the rebel Fort Greenwood has
been captured with all the troops. particulars
are giVeu.
Heath <>v Brig. Gen, Cooper.—f,, uv
0., March ;>B. 1863.—" Brig. Gen. (Viper, u ,m*
maiulcr of the V. S. troops in this city, J.„| ,
tliis morning. Anangeiuents have Ihs-ii n, ;u j e ,
transport his remains to his former n-shlentt
Frederick. Md." lc
[Brig. Cun. James Cooper repnsentcM rj,,
State in the United States Senate during ih (
ministration of President Fihrmre and Wll> W>)|
known to the citizens of this State. Betuu- m
eleciion to the United State- Senate tie repre-enuv
the county of Adams in the Legislature and
at times regarded one of the ablest men m ,| lh
Stale and an ardent advocate of Whig prmnLks
After his retirement from the U s. senate he
retired to Ids native State, Maryland, and after i;„
breaking out of the rebellion he raided sevend ra
iments of volunteers in the State of Marvin
placed himself in the ranks. a here he was
moled as C’oloncl, and rendering gaiiain -em.
in the ticld the President appointed him ;t Bd"a
dier-General. widcli poMtum he hraveb [}m\
the honor of his county, in whose service i H .
Honor to rHK Brave. I— llnrriJmrt) J>,
Ect'KVTßic. —Joseph Pierce, a woniiv ritu-n
Cincinnati, tiled a few years ago. At
of age he had his coffin made. B\ hb , jr .i,T n
was made in plain form of did mahugam, wu;.
Hal lid and with plate, handles, it., -uuk m :)i f
top and sides. He would not allow a dngle
to he used in it. except in fastening "ii \u - '...t:
the different |»art-. with that om c\. cpn-m.
alt dovetailed together; nor wonl 1 In allow tin- ii >;
to lie made to fasten down, it being mad;- v» •.
merely rest on the top of the end- an 1 -id -
gether with .this, a stone sarcophagus w.t- in-wr.
some time since, of such a shape and si/ Um: w
former should til in it. C iptain IVnv l*m; mu ,
expressed hi- desire that the Star Swingled RtiirKr
should he his shroud, even took r 1;c preca ui--'
to purchase and lay u-ido one for tin- | urp,,,* -
He was buried in the coffin winch ha I h -i.-n "mm
-oning" -o long.
h\TUAOUU!SAB\ Cam-. «n Dcoi'M
Desrin, u lads in Njw I, »n lon. (' *m •c:u-ui.
tew d:»v> sinee, died ot' the dru-no. Within
last eighteen months her attendin'! j-'iwmii p<.g
fonncd the o|K.*m:ion of Tapping' nuun-hm;
limes, and in all t<x »k from her nine hmulivil , ( n.
seventeen {xmnds of water, a little dmrt ej iimr
barrets in bulk.
The Trenton lion C"ini«uiy Live, l -
Micceedcd in producing iron Miitahle fur guii
barrels, of ilie standard required by the Govn'n
mem. It is described as much Mij**rior 10 tin-
English iron, and being turned out at the r at?
of twelve tons |>er day. The ore is mined .a
Kingwood. in Passaic county.
R. A. 0. KERR,
ALTOONA, PA-
Agent for Blair & Huntingdon Counties.
HHHKSK MACHINES AUK w.MIT
-1 to be the best ever offered to the pubm.
superiority U satisfactorily established by Oh* t»it Hof Is
the List eight years,
OVER 1,400 MOKE
of these Machines have been sold than m »* ny other nw*
ufactnred, and more medals have been awarded tint pro
prietora by different Fairs nod Institutes than to any ntn;
.era. The Machine* are .warranted to do all that w
for them. They are now In use in several faiuilM m
loona, and in every case they give entire «*atislactiuii
The Agent refers those desiring hiformatiu'i ssfh^
periority of the Machines, to Col. lehn L. Pipvr. Ber. A
B Clark. George Uawkesworth, Benj. F. iU'ae. aud E. U-
Turner, Ksqrs. > t
The machines can bo seen and examined at tb«stuft r ‘*
the Agent, at Altoona.
Pfice of No. 1 Machine, silver plated, glass foot an _ nf *
Htyle Hemmer—l 66. No. S. ornamental brouse, g** t(V,t
and now style Ilemmer—s66. No. 3. plain, with oW •»«*
llemmer—s4s. [March Jl.
FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE!
A VALUABLE GKIST MILL SIT
DATE on Black Lick creek, tbrey
fourths of a mile from Black L*k Station, 4 fflM - k
on the Indiana Branch. P. R. K., pro* JmMi
pel led by patent iron water wheels,
run- of bores and oi.e fir*t quality flint
two amntters and screen#. 3 holts and a owif ,
In good running order. Also a find rate water SA« mil*
«1*» SEVEN HOUSES AND LOTSwbh dntbmldihf:
of saht honsm containing a good StOKE lIUOJ*- * n
t ched to tire above property are SIXTY ACHES Or « A -_
under fence; also a timber tract adj*4 trig.
"Crus tupre or !»*B* unimproved. The above w b I*
at a great bwgaiti or exchanged for a' g»*d Cirm- APf •
on the premises. SAMUEL M’CAKTNM
Feb.
LUMBER YARD.—'I he nmlersigneJ'
have farmed a C'>-[i:irTnrrdiip ill the hinder
mw, under the name ( .f WILLI AM- i IIICKKI- “
epenedu Lumber Yard In Hast AHouiih. at tbe fir|ir»j
siiulpof J. Hickey, where they will alwayo keep eu h** o
LUMBER of all kinds.
PLASTKXL\G LATH.
tc
BILLS FOB FRAME STCFf will I* filled «»< J J,ii '
«?r*l t>n nhott notice^
W- Prtcek as reaaonable as any In tlte Market.
T. J. WILT.'-W'
JOHN lIIL’KK'^
March 3. 1863.-tf.J
WANTED—S6OO for one or
' ' years, nn'znud security. Apply tu Jauiee Lee*
Secretary uf the Altoona F. V. C. Aaaocfation
Altoona. March !«. 1863.-31.
FJU SAI.E.—A NEAT WRuIJGHT
IRON l.'Al LIMJ. eaitaldu h r » ctmeieiy
'«■ NNtt*cbt > ap. Apply ml thin «ffirv. 1*
A DUU.W IA AL SUTPDIt , J J5Mi»- IrUS
aUd'BhoUJerKMw for* | k. a ff ' rf .,,m’«.
SltooM Ittfeaw.
o) Cuipketr* s•* “Cwblij Prya."
tribune power-press
PRINTING OFFICE.
v a* within the past two ye*i*». made cun*>iderald«
• tt.iMW oui- esliaLlMum’nt in tlif wav nf Uftf fancy
pn?*s, Cu»ler, Curd ('utter, Killing Wi
' . Card Power Press, amt large Newspaper Power:
* ' a cut of whWh w»* give above) weave how prepared
vuto anythii^t ,u the line »*f printiug «>i rilling iu
l e,iu.U t« airy ■stabhaliaiei.t in the »ute, nnl.il
■V-"equally low. Wo can execute. .u shnrt notice, aH
At .jjin 9l invitation* Visiting, Rail * Business Cards.
tJiroulftVfti Programmes,
MiA«mOTH POSTERS, SALE BILLS,
§3o=o= &So® .
pampbletß, Fay and Check Boils,
BLANK BOOKS,
•/iAMIFSSTS. AND BLANKS OF ALL KINDS.
vll we H*k »•» a trial, feeling confident that w* can gib*
, ,fcctlo«lf we have the opportunity.
* Office i i Luwlher> building, corner of Virginia and An
. -ireeU* opposite Buperiuleiulont*n Offi e.
X,OCAL. ITEMS.
National Union League
U. toon A, March 26, 1863.—Pursuant to ad
ornment, the Union League met in “Patton's
jl iL I j" on Thursday evening, March 26, 1863, ■
(’has. J. Mann, in the Chair. Jos. IV. Au
ra. Secretary.
(he committee on [■cimancm organization
rf-.rcd the following report ;
; resident — W. H. WILSON.
1 lit Presidents —East Ward — A. A. Smyth, C.
K M'Grea: West Ward—C. J. Mann, J. F. Bcnr
; Nor.h Ward—Daniel Lauglimau. This,
d A alley; Logan Township—A. Loudon, M.
\1 'Conuiek.
Ku . Secretary —David lions.
{'or. “ —Jos. (i. Adlum.
li-eamrer —Michael Clabaugh.
Managers —Johnston Mooiv, John Shoemaker,
li K. Rose, John Loudon, Martin Hunycn, J. 1.
~nia. Daniel Price, George Hoscuhcrger.
i in motion, adopted.
Committee on Constilitntiou ami By-laws re
nted progress and continued.
Mr. Hose moved that when we adjourn we ad
rum to meet in this Hull on Tuesday evening
,r\i, at 7} o'clock. Motion adopted.
Mr. Shoemaker oftered the following motion ;
i'hut a meeting also be held on Thursday evening
, \i, and that Judge Taylor, of Huntingdon, 1«
•aind to deliver an address. Adopted.
iin motion, Mr. Shoemaker was instructed to
r .ue Judge Taylor. Also that the Board ot
ii.i augers lie directed to procure a suitable room
■ the occasion.'
i hi motion, it was
Rrmioeti. That this Association bo styled the
National Union League at Altoona."
On motion, adjourned.
-Mi
Soldiers at Home. —(’apt John M. Clark,
•i iliis place, has been home on a furlough of ten
tin s, the first time he has been away from his
mi; for over a year. Ills company, now num
rriug V.l effective men. have had a rather varied
nni|iaign thus far. Tlu-v wore first recruited as a
•avalry company, and entered Young’* Kentucky
loalry, when that regiment was formed. On tin
hshanding of the cavalry, the company was trans-
rrcd lo the Ist District of Columbia Voluntccr-
-intamry. Shortly after, through the exertioi.s
■' Hon. S. S. Blair, it was transferred to the Fiftt.
I S. AttvHery, where it remained mitil the tir
: the present month, March, vhen it was 01
t ’rii to join tire 2d Rcgt. Henna Reserves, ami
ist position as company F. The company hi
s n through nil tire battles On the Peninsula.
1' po s Bull Run battle, the battle of South Monn
■iu and Antietjiun, ami the engagement at Fred
■ ckshitrg. Tire Captain looksioiutr, I ** usual,
ati reports the men all in good condition.
Mt
Ira
Our jovial fifiend, Capt. Bob. Hopkins, of tlie
OOth Pa. Volp., paid us a tiring visit onWed
i siiay morning last. He looks hearty as a bock,
- idiering agreeing exactly with his inclinations.
Htoo, reports his men now in fine health, only
stuck fast in the mud. We hope Capt. Bob. may
.'line out of all engagements in the future as safely
,l< he he has done in tire past. 11c has the pluck
hght, we know, and all he wants is an oppor
tuiiiy to distinguish himself.
Hmket House ami Tows Hall. —We an
nounced last week that the bill chartering “The
Altoona Hall and Market Company” had passed
llo, h branches.of the Legislature, and only awaited
ttie signature of the Governor.. It has, doubtless,
"re this time received the finishing t pitch, and lb*
company will jit once proceed to the erection of
the building. The sum of $6,(i60 has been sub
scribed, atid a< guarantee received that sufficient
•took will be.taken to complete the building in a
•trie which will moke it a credit to the company
ln 'i an ornament to the town, as well as- a great
■tmvenience to the people. Whatever may have
been our feelings of distrust, either as to the soc
i ctsa of the enterprise in securing stork for
| ‘be erection of the building, or in reference to
'b* valoe pf stock after the building woscom-
I pieted, satisfied of the security of
I*’ 0 *! 1, & Edition to the other great
are to be made in cur town!
I' *>» summer, ye may-add the market bouse and
I ■ own h*li; and we feel that we are beginning to
I kb* tnhkwith the cities. '
I first called att tuition to these im-
I Ptoventenis, oor neighbors “ over-the-hill” twitted
I““ nbppt beingbehind time, and intimated
I li.j l those things long since. So they
I r** 1 have an idea that our improvements
I t* 'hst line will po far eclipse theirs, that they will
I *>sh they hadn't mentioned them.
'T* b»ve received several numbers of a new
llfl*' 1 ' st tbo JoJairotcH 1/eiiiotTat, published ir.
of Campbell. Rsq„ fbrmerii
* Greeiwlmflt Republican. Typographical!;
a neat appearance, but we an
editor has far departed free
* hicl f *** «pr«s«!d ofdon
[bun T?* 4 *® <o balicva that* »a shout) fins
; dosl* i may bcliwe " ,at he [ * right, bat w
for fc'7** R *«PP»«er of thewp
I*>««» 00' M»bd
j»9®W be is severeonly on tfa
D. Iron's. Secy.