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ALTOONA, PA
SATUBPAY, SEPT. 3, 1864.
Win order to secure a Carrier during
the scboot term, inthia place, we have
been compelled to change our publication
day from Wednesday to Saturday.
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Three candidates for the highest office
within the gift of the people of the Uni
ted Stales, ate now in the field. Each
represents a different political dement,
and yet a portion of oar people are not
satisfied. I t is scarcely posable to suit
everybody in a candidate, and then hold
an election which will result in giving a
majority of the whole to any one of them;
and unless the successful aspirant ap
proaches a majority pretty closely, his opr
ponents take every occasion to publish the
feet and make the most of it in the way
of thwarting his designs, no matter how
laudable they may be. They do this, not
always because they think his policy a
mistaken one, bn* became he belongs to
an opposite party, and their prejudices
will not permit the acknowledgment of
. anything right or proper from thatqnarter.
In reference to the nominee of the first
' convention, held at Cleveland, we have
hut little to say* The whole affair was a
piece of spite work, designed to have an
influence upon the Baltimore convention
. which assembled a few days afterwards.—
Hailing in this, the feet that the Cleveland
convention was held, and that a candidate
was nominated, has almost passed out of
recollection; at least it is seldom referred
to. except in ferns of derision.
There are hot few, if any, instances
wherein a candidate for Presidential nom
ination received the same with so much
unanimity as did the nominee of the Balti
more convention. Long ere the assembling
of the convention the voice of the party
had indicated him as the standard bearer
in the present contest. This unanimity,
considering the position which he occu
pied—one wherein it is impossible to sat
isfy all the Hungry office seekers, who care
for self only —has added materially to his
prospects. His policy is known, and we
need not allude to it. Whatever may be
our opinions—and they are not secret —in
reference to’the conduct of the-war, we
would prefer leaving the administration in
hfe hands, rather than give it to another
who might wield it for the benefit of a
fanatical party, or might agree to the set
tlement of fee war on terms in the least
humiliating : or. any other basis than
that of the Union. It is better to let well
enough alone. Whether the evils com
' plained of exist or not, it would be better
to endure'them for a. time than to fly to
others that we knuw not of.
In the nominee, of the Chicago conven
tion, we findthe man who, for two years
past, has been the announced candidate of
that party. In the platforms adopted by
the Baltimore and Chicago conventions
—published in another dis
cover a wide: difference, but when we fake
the as they have spoken and
acted, in refenee to the present straggle
with the minions of slavery, we can find
hot tittle dissimilarity. They differ some
what in the conne to be pursued, but they
arive at the same conclusion —the suppres
sion of the rebellion , by force, and the res
toration of the Unipn.
There are many men who go with their
party, regardless cff consequences. They
condemn to-day, in the policy of an op
ponent, what they will land to-morrow,
if it be the act of a member of their par
ty. Blind prejudice rules them, and they
never stop to reason. In this way they
are led by their leaders, and they may al
ways be calculated upon on election day.
They scorn the name of “ turn coat,” be-
Hering it to imply* instability, while in
they prove their weakness by their
Hulun to reason. . They may not be aide
to refute the arguments o£an opponent,
yet they will not admit then, because he
does not belong to their party. One par
ty is no more to blame than another in i, j „ _ . _
Darnt SOS VotcsTKEßS—Fall in: To good
tins respect, . ways and habits, which will be likely 1° conduce
. _ . . jto roar benefit. Attention: To yonr own bnsi-
Taking the recent speeches, of tne Chi- neTer mind other people’s. Bight face:
CtSp nominee as an index of his course in 1 Manfully do yonr doty, and don't faegtad ofsjpetty
, . ... J. „.i „„ excuse for shirking it. Quick march: From
eoodneting the war, we cannot find where- , tempuuion w doTffythingwhich is mean or un
jn be would wary from the course now be- i manly- Halt: When conscience tells yon that
. _ L- . . , XT- . yon sro sot doing as yon would like to he done
ing pursued, were he to be elected. He aboqTfacerFrom dishonesty and fitlse
■dgbt withdraw the Em aneipatioa Proc- hood. Present arms;, Cheerfully, when yonr wife
i-*-. KS*h
tUtnUoa of slavery. That abomination tarfyodij advancement in the world.
kdeath—itapoliticalpownt Haem tamheiL The Beren-Thirtiaa—What an they f
Knowingthe strength of the rebellion and Wetronthote of oar readers
the reqmiements of the anajr, more . here pondered the Appeal of Mr. Fessenden, oar
then liltely that his fire! net wootd be to »w Swaoy of the Treanjnr. The porport of it
call for raoK men and means to pint down “ *•* Peo t* ! "f the UniiedStates, acting u
the rebellion in the only war, at be am vs, it j * *?**, * i T m * ** ** aa ' GoTerMMU wifh
; *v "F dare Cor three jaw, at aeren and three-teaths per
cent animal ioterat, pajabkererr six months. Fv»r
'From the War.
The Army of the Potomac mill main- «doned % «r«r man in the j
tains its hold upon the W tMan Ttailwiad coontt -- The *>“ “ w “«* d for a great nationaj/j
and appears to be now immoreably fixed ( ’T*’ •«*“»«* wwy.taa, nnie« he b/a |
.tTVi ■» ' ; traitor at hem if not m act, is soiemlr pledged,
m that locality. In eonseqnenoe the robs Appeal k adores*! not merely to a few !
are compelled to wagon their supplies a | great capitals,bat also to the many whose ag-!
good portion of the road between Rich- KRgate mean* constitute the maw of the wealth of |
mood and Petersburg- Besides hfing m . j-th? h«d. The notes upon which this loan is |
handy it is rather dangerous, thus the i * SO T™*' Er ” 7 ““ who i
xit r D-.u , . , , r , has fifty doßare can take pm in this loan. Apart
£aU of Richmond is slowly but surely ap- j fattio6su ** dmy which
P ro * c * j their country, no investment is so deniable as
Early has taken the hack track again
through the Sbennandoafa Valley, under
orders from Lee, it is believed, to return
to Richmond. Sheridan is arranging his
forces at Charlestown, in order that be
may hare no more retreats to make. He
is being reinforced.
At Atlanta Kilpatrick has made a cav
alry raid completely around that dace
and the rebel arniy. He was gone feL
days. He did immense damage to the en
emy’s lines of communication. ■
Farragnt is closing in upon Mobile.—
Fort Morgan has surrendered to him and
the rebels themselves despair of holding
the city.
The Last’s Feiexd, foe Septhcber.—
A touching steel engraving, called “ The
Blind Piper.” opens the September num
ber of JAe Lady’s Friend. This is follow
ed by the usual double steel Fashion Plate,
richly colored. By the Way, we note that
one of the ladies in the plate is wearing
the Bnssion boot, with high heel, now so
popular in Paris. Then follows the usual
numerous engravings of ladies’ and child
ren's fashions, which so delight the fairer
portion of creation, and ofiep so puzzle us
gentlemen. The music of this number is,
“Who Speaks First?” a gallop. The lit
erary contributions areas varied and in
teresting as usual—including “One of
Many,” by Aunt Annie i “ A Spinster's
Story 5” “Cousin Winifred:” “ Pouline’s
Vision;” “First and Last;” “Letty
Hague:” “The Transformed Village,”
(winch we now see is by Mrs Henry Wood):
“My Blind Hero:” “ Shadow and Sun
light,” &c. Of course there is the usaal
Work Table, Editor’s Department, Re
cipes, etc. Price $2.00 a year; twenty
cents, a .single number.
Address Deacon & Peterson, 319 Wal
nut Street, Philadelphia.
How They Will Do It.—-The Atlanta
(Rebel) Register, of a recent date, contains
the following sweet morsel for the uncon
ditional peace men of the North.
“We can gain nothing by denouncing them
(the Northern peace' men.) *We may lose much
by presenting a hostile front to their peace move
ments. ; Live Kith them under the eami Govern
ment, tee never trill. Bat in the mean while, if
they tetU use the ballot box against Hr. Lincoln
while we use the cartridge box, each teili be a hei
fer to the other, and both co-openue.in accom
plishing the greatest work which the conn try and
this continent have witnessed.’’
The “ greatest work” here refered to,
is the dissolution of the Union. Are the
people of the loyal States ready to enter
upon this “greatest work.” AH who
know enough to entitle their words to
consideratin are well aware that peace
secured by acknowledging the Southern
Conferacy would only be the beginning of
the strife. Ko man who is loyal to the
Union desires peace on such terms.
‘ff The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Inquirer states .that re
ports place Pennsylvania in the lead as to
the number of recruits raised nhder the
last call.
;-A Peace Speech.— J- H. Woodward, a young ,
man, resident of this State, and at one time Adju
tant of an Indiana regiment, was called oat at a
recent peace meeting, and responded as follows ;
GaUieuat .- The great cry that 1 haveheard to- ;
day has been peace, peace. . I tell yon that there
is not a man in the nation who desires peace more
than I do; a permanent, lasting peace. [Cheers.] |
And, gentlemen, 1 will tell you how we will get it.
light this war out. Take .very negro in the
rebel States, and exterminate event d...,..d rebel,
no matter where you find him. [[uses.] Gentle- :
men, you need not try to hiss me down; for 1 am i
an old soldier, and have faced as mean it looking i
Crown as is now before me. I mean the thieves i
and bushwhackers of Tennessee. I knew that I ;
was called upon to make a speech oat of derision, :
and I intend to tell you what I think of you.
When God said be would save Sodom if ten i
righteous men could be found there, I’have no j
doubt hh would have done U; and, to-day, if you J
all stood upon the brink of bell, and he were to |
say that he would save yon if one loyal man could
be found among yon, 1 have not the least doubt
but there would be a great many strange face* in ,
hell for supper.
Gentlemen, when you wish to bear from me \
again, you have only to call upon m e - Is™ al
ways at home.
this they offer Traanny Notes? —that is, in reality,
thk.
Ii is secure. Every dollar of every man’s prop
erty is pledged for the punctual payment of the
Interest, and of the debt when doe. The security
is increasing in value. For some years before the
l*ar we were earning 1000 millions a year more
than we spent. Daring the three years of the
war, owing to the high prices and constant demand
j few labor, we have earned more than ever before.
I No man who could or would work has been idle :
j and, except for the war, wc hafe spent less than
! before. The total valuation of the United Slates,
i according to the census of 1860, was 516,159.-
000,000, of which $10,95",448,966 was in the
Loyal States. This valuation, according to the
usual role of assessment, was not more than two
thirds of the actual cash value of the property, —
The increase of property in the Loyal States
during the last ten years was over 126 per cent..
or an average of 12 6-10 per cent, per annum.—
In three years of the war we of the United States
have certainly earned 3000 millions more than we
have spent apart from the war. The cost of the
war may be set down at 2000 millions. Deduc
ting this from our net earnings, the People who
are security for this loan are 1000 millions richer
j to day than they were when the war broke oal.
No other investment can be so easily convertible.
I The man who has a Treasury note for £5O. or
| $lOO, or $lOOO, can turn it into money more rea
j dily, and upon better terms, than if it were in
| vested upon bond and mortgage, or in railroad
stocks.
The interest offered is higher than can be reali
zed from any other sale and convertible invest
ment. It is, moreover, readily collectable when
doe. To each note are affixed five "coupons." or
interest tickets, due at the end of each successive
half-year. The holder of a note has simpiv to cnt
off one these coupons, present it at the nearest
bank or Government Agency, and receive his in
terest ; the note itself need not he presented at all.
Or a coupon thus payable will everywhere be equi
valent, when dne, to money.
Thus, while this loan presents great advantages
to large capitalists, it offers special inducements to
those who wish to make a safe an- 1 profitable in
vestment of auall saving. It is in every way the
best Savings'Bank; for every institution of this
kind must somehow invest its deposits profitable
in order to pay interest and exjences. Tfaev will
invest largely in this loan, as the best investment.
But from the gross interest which they receive
they most deduct largely for the expenses of the
Bank. Their nsnal rate of interest allowed to dt
_ "s
posters ts o per cent, upon sums over $5OO. The
person who invests directly with Government will
recieve almost 50 per cent. more. Thus the man
who deposits* $lOOO in a private Savings' Bank
receives 50 dollars a year interest; if he deposits
the same snm in this National Savings' Bank he
receives 73 dollars. For those who wish to find a
safe, convenient, and profitable means of investing
the surplus earnings which they have reserved for
their (fid age or for the benefit of their children,
there is nothing which presents so many advan
tages as this National Loan.
It is convertible into a six per cent, gold-bear
ing bond. At the expiration of three years a hold
er of the notes of the 7.30 loan has the option of
accepting payment in full, or of funding his notes
In a six per cent, gold interest bond, the principal
payable in not less than five nor more than twenty
years from its date as the Government may elect.
For six months pest, these bonds have ranged at
an average premium of about eight per cent, in
the Nejv i'ork market, and have sold at 109 to
day (Ang. 12), thus making the real rate of inter
est over ten per cent. ;■ and besides, to made the
inducement even greater. Congress by special act
exempts its Treasury notes from stare and muni
cipal taxation, Could Shylock ask more ? Was
patriotism ever so liberally rewarded ?— Harper's
Magazine,
Bebel Appeeciatios or Stjcpthizees. —The
Washington Star says that Mr. C. W. Thomp
son, formerly of the Metropolitan Police, who is
now managing a farm about fourteen miles out on
the Seventh street road, was under the especial
attention of rebel officers daring the recent rebel
invasion, and had a fair opportunity of judging of
their appreciation of sympathizers. His first in
troduction to them was in his corn house, where
be was surprised hy four of the rebels. They com
plimented hb'corn, but took only six bushels
They asked him how he stood" ,l on the goose ?"
and he told them he was an “out and out Union
man, for the Union forever.’ - The chief of the
party remarked “ you are the first upright man we
have met, and shall be paid as far as we can nay
you." They then gave him a dollar greenback—
a rather cheap price. The officer visited him fre
quently, and took his horse and a colored
man, but before they , retreated sent back
bis horse and servant. They told him that whenr
ever they met a man who came crying and plea
ding sympathy they took his horses and cattle and
poultry, for they knew him to be a d—d sneak,
especially when he shouted and cheered for Jeff - .
Davis
A Tijx ‘■Yans."— It would hardly do to tell
the following story to the marines, bat the Belfast
Age gravely relates it as a feet: “Calvin Aldus,
I a soldier of the 7th Maine, while advancing on the
I rebel fortifications near Petersburg, received no
Jess than fifteen ballets through his clothes without
having « scratch. As he mounted the breastworks
a ball struck his skull, and glancing off left him
senseless on the ground. Wbije lying there, n >
less than four charges, back and forth, were made
over his body. Coming to his senses, and the
rebels seeing him move, they put several balls into
rations parts of his body, and to finish him, bit
bint o» the bead with » musket. Every one sup
posing him dead, he lav for some boors, but finally
reviving, was sent to the bospitj and brought to
Augusta, from which place he made his escape,
and got as far as Baltimore on the way to the front
again, when a surgeon seeing - his unfit condition,
sent him back.” Calvin must not only be bnllet I
'’proof, but have one of the hardest beads on record, i
Party Platforms.
PLATFORM OF THE CLEVELAND CON
VENTION.
The following declarations were made'by the
Coocenlion which nominated Fremont and Coch
rane, at Cleveland, May 25, 1864:
First. The Federal Union dial! be preserved.
Second. The Constitution and laws of the United
States most be observed and obeyed.
Third. The Rebellion most be suppressed by
force of arms, and without compromise.
Fourth. The rights of free speech, free press,
and the habeas corpus most be inviolate, save in
districts where martial law has been proclaimed
Fifth- The Rebellion has destroyed slavery, dad
the Federal Constitution should be amended to
prohibit us re-establish men L, and secure to tall
men absolute equality before the law.
Sixth. Integrity and economy are demanded at
all tunes in the administration'of the Government,
and in time of war the want of them is criminal.
Seventh. The right of asylum, except for crime,
and subject to law,'is a recognized principle of
American liberty ; any violation of it cannot be
overlooked and most not go unrebuked.
Eighth. The National policy known as the
“Monroe doctrine" has become a recognized prin
ciple, and the establishment of an anti-republican
Government on this continent by any foreign
power cannot be tolerated.
Ninth. The gratitude and support of the nation
are due to the faithful soldiers and the earnest
leaders of the Union at my and navy for their he
roic achievements and deathless valor in defense
of our imperiled country and civil liberty.
Tenth. The one term policy for the Presidency,
adopted by the people, is strengthened by the force
of (he existing crisis, and should be upheld bv
Constitutional amendments. >
Eleventh. The Constitution should be so amend
ed lhat the President and Vice President shall be
elected by a direct vote of the people.
Twelfth. The question of the reconstruction of
the Rebellious States belongs to the people, through
their representatives in Congress, and not to the
Executive.
Thirteenth. That the confiscation of the lands
ot' Rebels, and their distribution among the sol
diers and actual settlers, is a measure of justice.
PLATFORM OF THE NATIONAL UNION
CONVENTION.
The following are the resolutions apopted by tbe
Convention which nominated Lincoln aqd John
son, at Baltimore, June 9th, 1864;
Reach ed, That the highest doty of ereiy Amer
ican citizen to maintain against all their enemies
the integrity of the Union, and the paramoont au
thority of the Constitution and laws of the United
States ; and that, lying aside ail differences and
political opinions, we pledge ourselves as Union
men. animated by a common sentiment and aim
ing at a common object, to do everything in our
power to aid the Government in quelling bv force
ot anas the rebellion now raging against its an
thority, and in bringing to the punishment due to
their crimes the Rebels and traitors arrived
against it.
Resolved, That we approve the determ ipaiion of
the Government of the United States not to com
promise with Rebels, or to offer any terms of peace
except such as may be based upon an “uncondi
tional surrender’ ot their hostility and a Return to
their just alleigance to the Constitution and laws
of the United States, and that we call upon the
Government to maintain :his position and to pros
ecute the war with the utmost possible vigor to
the complete suppression of the Rebellion, in fall
reliance upon the self-sacrihce. the patriotism, the
heroic volor, and the undying devotion of the
American people to their country and iis free in
siiiions.
j Resolved, That as slavery was the cause, and
j now constitutes the strength of this Rebellion, and
j as it must be always and even where hostile to the
j principles of republican government, justice and
the National safety demand ns utter and complete
extirpation trom the soil oi the republic, and that
we uphold and maintain the' act- and proclama
tions by which the Government, in its ow n de
fense, has aimed a death blow at this gigantic evil.
We ate in favor, furthermore, of such an amend
ment to the Constitution, to be made bv the peo
! pie in coniormity with its provisions, as shall ter
| minate and rorever prohibit the existence of sla
j very within me limits of the jurisdiction of the
■ United Stale-.
| Resolved, 1 hat the thanks ot the American pecw
| pie are due to the soldiers and sailors of the army
and navy, who have periled their lives in defense
of their country, and in vindication of the
honor of the dag; that the Nation owes to
them some permanent recognition of their patrio
tism and valor, and ample and permanent provi
sion for those of their survivors who have! received
disabling and honorable wounds in the service of
the country ; and that the memories of iho-e who
have fallen in its defense shall be held in grateful
and everlasting remembrance.
Resolved, That we approve and applaud the
practical wisdom, the unselfish patriotism and un
wavering fidelity to the Constitution and the
principles of liberty, with which Abraham; Lincoln
has discharged, under circumstances of tjnparrel
leled difficulty, the great duties and responsibili
ties of the presidential office; that we approve
and endbrse, as demanded by the emergence and
essential to the preservation of the nation, and as
within tlic Constitution, the measures and acts
which he has adopted to defend the nation against its
open and secret foes; that we approve especially
the proclamations of emancipation, and the employ
ment as Union soldietsof men heretofore held "in
slavery; and (hat we have full confidence in his
determination to carry these and other constiln
tianol measures essential to the salvation of the
country into full and completeeffect.
Resolved, That we deem it essential to the gen
eral welfare that harmony should prevail in the
national councils, and we regard as worthy of
public confidence and official trust those only "who
cordially indorse the principles proclaimed in these
resolutions, and which should characterize the ad
ministration of the Government.
Resolved, That the Government owes to all men
employed in its armies,jyithoat regard to distinc
tion or color, the full protection of the laws of war,
and that any violation of these laws or of the usa
ges of civilized nations in the time of war by the
Rebels now ip anq-S should be made the subject of
full and prompt redress
Resolved, That the foreign emigration which in
the past has added so much to the wealth and de
velopment of resources and increase of power to
the nation, the asylum of the oppressed of all na
tions, should be fostered and encouraged by a liberal
and just policy.
Resolved, That we are in favor of a speedy con
struction of the railroad to the Pacific.
Resolved, That dhe national faith pledged for
the redemption of the public debt mnst be kept
inviolate, and that for this purpose we recommend
economy and rigid responsibility in the public ex
penditures, and a vigorons and just system of tax
ation ; that it is the duty of any loyal State to sus
tain the credit and promote the use of the national
corrency.
Resolad, That we approve the position taken
by the Government that the people of the United
States never regarded with indifference the attempt
of any European power to overthrow hr force, or
to supplant by fraud, the institutions of any re
publican Government on the western continent,
and that they view with extreme jealonsv, ns men
acing to the peace and independence of this onr
country, the efforts of any such power td obtain
new footholds for monarchial governments, sus
tained by a foreign mpitaty force in near proxim
ity to the United Stases.
PLATFORM OF THE NATIONAL PEMO
CBATIC CONVENTION. K
j The resolutions adopted by the Conventio a which
nominated McClellan and Pendleton at C bieago,
on the 31st of August. 1864, are as follows : •
Jiaohtd, That in the fmore, as in the | ast, we
will adhere with unswerving fidelity to the Union
i under the Constitution as the only solid fonsda-
lion of onr strength, sreurity and happiness aa;a I* IIHIHIHMMI
peopic, and as a framework of government eqaally .- : - «-- ■*__ .
conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the . irsWi v*
Stales, both Northern and Somhert , i ?* h '
Boohed, Tk* this cotrrentkm does exp&idy ton relnlim rf md.vtd
declare as the more of the Amencm. people that -» *?* fn< "
after foor rears of More to rewore theUtomi I * *?”** tm P uL *”?■ *rT e< Lj° M I " ,, ‘ ,:h . wtl » -
the experiment of nr, during which, »nder the ■* **
pretense of a milttary «c£s,tv or war P°-« adartres to. hare Ibehmomd wtthont Intw>
higher than the Cogitation, the Coorfitutico Srnwt t .tnriws are of eoomderable ,n.e
itself has been discarded in every put, and paWic BichmPnd there a <me dung that can
libertr and private right alike trtxidea down, mad hydfr **y, ?* ?”** observation,
the materialprosperity of the eoamttyimwiriaßy i The people fear Got. Grant. When* nannoanced
impaired,JustioeThnaLuty, Hberty2d the pnbße that he b moving on ****£***
: welfare demand; that imaiediate 'cdbrtt be made tntantlr aammm asenomtone IV cfatmthr,
♦ for a cessation of hostilities with a view to an id- , are thronged and the tbeaDns deatrwdL Pobk
; dmate ,-onrentioa ofafl the Stales. or other pence- ; —mj Wenti ateoa «*■ co ? Uflo * 1 °nttl
• alle means, to the end that, at toe endfeat prsc- theory is deameel safe man eytae far the tune.
1 ticable moment, pence may be restored on the ha- : »hen the old b»itf agnn j-si»*Ja. Fainea, fere*,
sis of ti« Federal Unk*. of toe Stiles. ; and theatres consaae the time of the people.
Boohed, That the direct interference of the ; and rehgMO —«eo aa itcanfaeftrend at the Soutl
miliurv authority of the United Sttw * Ao n~ J —» °f
cent elections held in Kentacfcv, Maryland, life-! ehorefae. beragdenerted far frrretonawcwatwß.
soon and Delaware waa a violatsonof f As has been already itawd, the popnlar appre
the Constitution, and a repetition of sach acta m i emtiosj of Grant reeogntaeshwf miilsai wai, grai
the approaching election will be held as revolts-i *l» of propone, and marreUoaa command of re
tioosrv, and resfated with »I$ the mesM «ad power, j *weeE. Heeee» wkb an yt apnaaq ty h?
under our control. ' trha dead, them wan n giant and yrenljahilalloa
j Boohed, That the aim and object of the Dear- t h Keheoed, nad eonseqaw* dcpe—on as the
ocratlc parts Ulo preaerre the Federal Union and [ tnah became known. It a bsßeved byto* rebel,
the rights of the Stales unimpaired, and they here- j that Gtare tmwrethr antaguatst of thor pc,:
by declare that they consider the administrative eat General, Hubert E. Ire Tat piiureof all ar
nsnrpation of extraordinary and dangerous jwwers treies are enonzaooi; fedfea uppers, |lWpw fair:
nor granted by the Constitution; the subversion dries bbaacta, $5OO each. The neeeeaaaes of life
of the civil by military law in States not in i&ssi- ■re sold at rates proportionate to the a>Powuig :
rection; the arbitrary military arrest, imprison- Brow* sugar, $lB per pound; ran *<ysr. from
ment, trial and sentence of American ciriaens in sB® to P° p««d. A welt furnished table.
States where civil law exists in full force; the it wiß; be_ seen, com something in Secenua, if
suppression of freedom of speech and of the press; ; bought, with Confederate scrip.
I the decial of the right of asylum; the open and
| avowed disregard of State rights; the employment
lof unusual test oaths, and the interference with
| and denial of the right of the people to beer arms,
. j as calculated to prevent a restorattoo of the Union
I and the perpetuation of a Government deriving its
I just powers from the consent of the governed.
Boohed, That the shameful disregard of the
Administration in its duty in respect to oar fel
low-citirens who now and’ long have been prison
ers of war in a: suffering condition, deserves the
severest reprobation on toe score alike of public
and common humanity.
Boobed, That toe sympathy of the Democratic
| pony is heartily and earnestly extended to toe
! soldiery of onr tinny who are and have been in toe
field, under toe flag of onr country, and, in the
event of our attaining toe power, toes will receive
ail the care, projection, regard and kindness that
the brave soldiers of toe republic so nobly earned.
A Decided Babel Bepolse.
To congratulate oar readers every morning,
says the Richmond Sxamiatr, of August 23, upon
some brilliant success of the Confederate arms
would be, indeed, delightful, althongh monotonous.
Unhappily, each is not oar privilege to-day. Die
fighting on Suoday aontb of Petersburg has gone
against us, and the possession of the Weldon Rail
road yet remains undecided. It was perfectly ev
ident, for some time past, that Gen. Grant met
make some extraordinary effort to break out of his
present most fetal and most <Hmnl position. Ac
cordingly he put his troops in movement fee other
duy with the utmost activity, both by the right
and Iclt dank. .Ou his right, if successful in de
feating fee forces opposed to him, he might have
advanced up to the fortifications of Richmond.—
On the left, if be could break through the line of
the Weldon Railroad, be could mafcg some further
progress in isolating Petersburg, could stretch out
his band towards the Sooth side of Danville roads,
and begin really to interfere with the communica
tion of Richmond with the South.
It was known that although Grant had sent ofi
considerable forces for the immediate defence of
Washington, he still bad a large army in front erf
Petersburg: and plainly he could not let it lie idle,
rotting in the low grounds of fee Appomattox and
Jan.es rivers. His plans are now revealed, and
all the energies and all fee gallantly of the army
under Lee and Beauregard will not be too much
to beat back bis hold movement to the south of
Petersburg. Die main body of Grant's whole
army is now on or near the Weldon Railroad.-
Their centre rests upon feat road, about three
miles from the city, and fee left stretches west
ward to fee "Vaughan road,* 1 which is, we presume,
the wagon road lately used to make fee connec
tion with the interrupted line of fee Weldon and
Wilmington.
Around this position, says a Petersburg paper,
works of great strength have sprang up like magic,
armed wife heavy guns, and guarding every ap
proach. Warner’s corps has been reinforce! by
Hancock's and Burnside's, and fee enemy’s work*
on that side are now occupied by 30,000 men.—
On Sunday a portion cf our troops was thrown
against this strong position,.but not in such force
as to effect the main object of driving the enemy
completely out of their works. We have met with
a repulse, and have lost some distinguished nKrm
and many brave men ; bnl the affair is not ova'.
Grant's designs are now apparent, hot be has
vigilant and able adversaries, and a Confederate
army in bis front unused to see Yankees stand
firm before them. Grant's new fortifications and
their defenders must be stannch indeed if they can
hold that position against Lee and Beauregard.
It would be foolish to deny or disguise our npttlse
of Saturday, but fee end is not yet.
The Last of Poor Poland.
London, August 13.—The last of Poland for
this' generation probably, as I wrote in my last,
has been strangled on fee glasis of Warsaw. I
see no use in writing the names of the five lead
ers selected by the Russian miliary authorities for
death, while their followers, by tens of thousands,
have teen transported to Siberia. I cannot spell
them, and'not one in a thousand of my readers
could pronounce them. ' The revolt is over ut
terly crushed oat. The feeling ia France is verv
strong and deep about it, and the blame, as nsoai,
is laid on England. The Emperor was readvto
fight for Poland. England refused to do so. The
Emperor wanted a compromise to save Poland.—
England refosed-fej enter the conference. When
England wanted Tiejp to save Denmark, France
bad the satisfaction of refusing, and France mav
also have the farther satisfaction of refusing a
similar aid to save Canada. Bat the feeling fe
France and all over Europe against England is
not a pleasant one for Englishmen to think about.
Ax Awkward PnjoatA.— Three years
! one of the married residents of the Nineteenth
Ward entered a Philadelphia regiment and left for
the seat of war, from where be communicated
freely with his wife. In about six months his let
j ,era ceased mid he was reported dead. Hia com
i panv officers also reported the&ct of his death to
! “ e War Department, and in due course of time
hw wife drew hia arrearages and pay. Time rofi
en around, and the widow received the address of
; Another man. About six months ago the two
were married, and have been firing happily to
’ ee*« «nce. This Week their happiness was con
sideraWy maned, and the wife found herself in a
I very embarrassing situation. One day her for
mer hatband walked into his former home, a
1 r"? ng ’ l , he tL*l m “-, woaum has noTtVo
i lor.ru husbands, and how the matter is to be set
' tied we hare not heard.— paper.
Chax.se of Fashion.— Late Paris
mennon a general vanishing away airidfeanoMr
ance of bonnets. Birds, boughs of treesTfciHwfo
gardens, all, all gone! In April ever? lady wore
th f folU « e ’ the fraiC
th | ng r ,°f , an “l«nd in the Pacific. In Junethe
I °"*f ! l ed °P en » glass explore* the brilliant crowd
ln rain fo find one vestage of a bonnet.
J 1 *® , bo s ne * has retreated to the extreme rear *lt
riBht wiags of
Totmiit Cansisaia.— On Taeaiar of lw
week ff Patterson, New Jersey, S—« J. Long,
a girl of thirteen, and her attfapi iiae, wad
a bide giri of two jean who waa playing in the
unset by her Bother's nsddewee, took her into the
woods, tripped her of her clothing aad threw her
into a; well. The Lot« girls were children of ren
poor dad drunken parents, aad their object in kid
nappiag the ehiJd waa to get the..; doduag for s
aster Of theirs about the came aga. Bot they did
not know what to do with the child after they b*l
lakenthe clothing, aad so they wrapped it ap in
a drawl aad threw it down the jrelL
respondent, writing from Adaawri Paragon gee:,
says that the ram Teaeemee wimadered became
her Admiral was wounded. She eonld hare made
a long fight had not the men bean to dispirited by
Us lota. Her tern waa so jammed by the same
shot that woomded Bnrhaaaa that the gnaconld not
be rah oat, bat she still bed fire heavy Brookes'
rifles to use. Her stem and sides were very much
battened by our shot. Bat one bad penetrated her
—this sns a 15,ipch solid shot from the Manhat
tan, the /only shot of that axe that strnek her.—
The battle was finidted three horn? and a quarter
from its commencement.
A DMINISTKATOES NOTICE.—Let
■LM- ton of edmuiiarratlon kinfig born |miW to tbi
mdereimed-edmlnletnlor af«n mJ.miA.iio. ri.n.
udcndittvUdi wen of BUea Hickey, Uto of Altocco, ii.
the ooaatj of Blair, and Stole of Penney Iranie. deceased.
All perrone Indebted .to eoid estate ore reqneatedto pet
the wu, mad all penoaa harlot daton or deKan-it
*t»M tbs eetato of the mal decedent are reqanted t
Bake known the eame to the vadendaaed withowt delat
NICHOLAS BICKKT.
of KBeo Hickey, deceased.
Altoen*, Julj, 30,1564.
XTOTICE.—The following regulations
of the AlteoesOse sad Wster Compear will gg Inu,
effect to-day, 3 one 15th:
AU Photographers hariag va‘«r-coorej*d to their ixxxb*
’ will be charged $3O per eoatuoa.
AU Hoteb *o4 SeJnone baring fcwUim. or UUicuch*
it their ben will be charged $3O per lanus, the iim of
oczxle end pipe u- b- in tcconkm vstk the
of the Company. B, P. ROSE, Sec’s 4 Trms.
j« 15*t
4 D3IINISTRATORS NOTICE—No
tice m hereby Hat Letters of AdmiaistrstioL
oin Um Mtite of JftßM Sckkn, tate of AUocnu Mteir
dec'd-, lut« been gnut«d to the wndenigaed naidtef u
afonaaid. AU penooe kaowiag Thera* Itw fahtted to
«w reqaaeted to aaka iraraedief pay—at, >d4
U»pae baring cUiraa will pcreeot the mm wj ■nthrnti
ceted <br eetUemenL CATHAEIKX X.
July 22,156t-?L ithnaMw.
1864 SPRING 1864.
CIRCULAR.
T take pleasure in issuing thi« my Spring
AatoMtlamßt, through wbkblwaUl intern my Mbs*
•oithtpMSc nmlljiWlten last mmßrd free
tb* XHt vhcM I hu* pvdaaad • bMh Kacfc of
HATS AND CAPS
of tba L*>*K Styles, tad *• to quality, colar aad pric. ,-ai.
not fMUoptMM alt daana.
I hata abo bought u Ira—■ atocb of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
the of which an city Bate and will b« gwu
tMd. My wortMUof India’sad Chlldma’gboM b
«qMt,tllofiUch,l ■■ bow rtTinlas
vaadsoa wholwats prieea.
Tlw pabtlc wm bo greatly baaeStod by siring this tb*b
oUMitloa udaUuil mnlM my rtoek, ai IM »nB
- I can phaar all.
JAMBS & MASK* Mate etreet,
Attonn, Pa
CITY DRUG STORE.
DH. E. H. REIGABT would respect
fbll; annoßßco to tbo citizaiw of Altoona sad w
rouadisg country, that bo baa neoatly parchaard t!»
Drag atoro of Bwlla A Co, on Virginia Strast, oppodu
frwr BiifßiwHtef.
His Drufijs are Fresh and Pore.
by strict attention to basiatm, to wt:>
GUI and axaadtoahiaMock. Hafaaaooastaß«iyoc>bac.i.
DRUGS,
MEDICINES and CHEMICALS,
font TOILXT SOAPS, PXRTCMXRT, BMXTSBI'
GLASS, PETIT, PAINTS, OILS, rjagTorrt
CARBON OIL AND LAMPS,
NOTIONS, CIGARS,
««d «*nr art** ,
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
6* vssdtrtnal Baa.
pomanc okaps wtsb-pcrs_waaaa>tsi.
PHYSICIANS' PRRSCXIPTIONS
‘'SKSSTSJt&J* *“ h ~” of ***” ■*'
HARDWARE!
BSBsBSP
S™? LES J - MANN.
I IN FOREIGN AND Pu
JLJ mbbxic Hurnrui,
WOODEN WABA,BKOOMB,
S WINDOW SHAHS,
DOOK MATS
CPHOUTKUXQ GOODS.
SHOE TODDifIS,
corns IRDMCU'
XOlUng’ TOOLS,
BIRD CAGES ASD WIB« GOODS,
WINDOW ftkASK
POTTT, WHIT* tup, 40, *C.
-.S *1?? ■tMeriptioo of Gold, in H»«« *Ulb» hr
■<**“. «ad it la» rmte* far
prie “-*"*** MK,<n "*
' oddw Cn **“”
MUSIC!— INSTRUCTIONS GI V EN
„°P, Ptoo-Port* ud V*kxfeo*. by Kim U
»AK*». Twin, >lO per qurter. So ctarf« *>'
BwMHmniCnWiiMSaMi.
wntAJloooa. ■ fj»n.l«,
JUST RECEIVED—A Lot of Prime
CIGARS—»t
Jml U, •*».]
ITKLMBOLD'S GENUINE BUCfIT
Brakes PlaaUUm DUm. at _
». my üßslvrs pfta»“"
MEN AND BOYS’ COATS, of every
Stjlswdcotor.ofpvxt 4<^ttr^» caHS(AS , s
XSXOASfS Bra* Stow
JUtoaita M
tocAL xte:
To the o* Altoosx.—The
nr[ -»j from the Worsen 1 * Peuftt Beau
U. S. Satdtnry Commission. should be n
*i once. It >* nnneeeemry, m this co
u> urge this matter. Our Udies always
with liberality to the calls foraW In this
Mae thi» instance be no exception. T 1
*t , ’r the. articles asked for, is well known,
once. Too, ladles, may have wade it for
use, but will not the knowledge that the
von sent to the Sanitary Commission.*
i,* „f a soldier, add to the Barer of theh
vo<* resene. Certainly it wilt Bead Ik
Usnsa Mans Hun**** Ojamssroi,
Pfrt iMLMii. AngaatSd.
T n tkt Aid Sod»iit*<md ImUruM* Co
* I to Me Women'* Paai'a BrOaeA.
The need of Blackberry Brandy, for
„«r military hospitals, i* great and immed
are losing lives valnable to home andit
•or the want of this remedial agent. W
all our Aid Societies to exert, themselve
atmoat in meeting this demand. It wi
to invest a part of their foods, if o o6 *"**
preparation of this articles. We append
ihatnoone maybe at a loss as totbe
oreparingit. What U done must be don
belay brings death, derela-es home*, we
trmv’s stength. ...
Old linen and muslin and bandage*
needed in large
with wounded men aresrfbnng foreran
Act promptly; send largely to the office o
im.T Commission. ISOT ChesUmt Street
, MARIA C. GBU
Cheirtaa* A
Kkcopb.—To one gallon of Btackba
a.ld four pound* of white sugar. Boil,
U. Then add one ounce of ground c
ounce of ground clnamon, ten grated T*t
Boil' again. When cool, add one qua
whiskev. *
Oown ON Intkblofwu.— The repre
fr>m several borough* and towreihipa it
mot, who aw in attendance at the Prot
»hal’« Office, in HolMdaysborg. for the j
paying bounty to volunteers to fill thei
came to the conclusion, at the opening
muling business, that they wonkl not be
with by interlopers and bounty sharks I'
districts, and when such characters have
thev have been quickly sent adrift wi
Urge flea in their eat. l A* .soom as t
known to be about they were waited npo
length of their stay iu town assigned—
hot being Over ten minutes.. One of ih<
appealed to Capt. Lloyd, Provost Mi
protection, and was informed that the 1
as. much business in his office as he con
to, and if the former got into a scrape
have to help himself out of it. The lie
keep ont of a scrape was to get out of tor
adopted that plan. /
lupoaTAirr, in . Harrisb
graph of Monday gives the following speci
from Washington: “It is understood ti
after mature reflection Provost Marshi
Pry has concluded to reverse a former <
relation to the $3OO commutation paid
who were drafted during the last const
The deceslon shortly to bej promulgate
empt alt those who paid the commntatk
hundred dollars for three years. This
portant decision, slike just in its cbnract
flueutial k its tendency.” The above •
what it is worth, but in case it should
rect, it might be pertinent to enquire win
men who paid $3OO commutation on tin
and have since put iu a substitute to g
the impending draft, will get their raon
There are hundreds such ; and, as in do
acted under a former decision of Mr. Pi
seem only fair, if this (tension Is to U
that they should have their money retu;
Rkuonaticd* - akd Arroisxxmr.—
Dysart, Eaq., has resigned the office of
Freight Agent of the Peim’a, B. B. (
station, and Jqhil Shoemaker, Esq., hi
pointed to fill the vacancy. Mr. Dyt
acryimmodating and competent officei
resignation will be regretted hy ait wh.’
ness relations with him. ■; His- success
competent for the position. The chai
tect on the Ist inst. }
Lko Smashed. —On Thursday event
boy about 16 years of age, son of Henr
Jer, of this place, attempted to jump oi
Line, as it was palling np through the
missing his footing, fell upon the track
foot on the rail. A car wheel ran over
ing the foot and ankle in such a roanne
potation was rendered necessary.
Opßtmto op me Schools.—The pnl
of this place will open on Monday nes
her sth, and be kept open for the ter
months. John Bntherfoid, selected all
of the Primary Department, in West
enlisted in the one year’s service.Hi?
ha? not yet been appointed.
1$
Pkachrs. —Notwithstanding the rep
pa(«rs that peaches mo a drug in the F
and Baltimore markets, they scarcely .
tn a pnrchoseable price in this market,
been sold as low os $1.25 per basket
about about $2.50 per bushel. This, *
the present price of sugar .and cans
rather an expensive luxury.
f9* What has become of the pota
ways abundant is this region ? Has it
infection tend “ gone tip" along with
else. Thy price at which they are no
—65 cents a peck—should certainly
into-market. I .
feF’Two companies, recruited, in tb
portion of this county, left for Harri
week. They were under command of Ci
" and Shollow.
Tobacco and Cigars, Tobacco am
tobacco and Cigan, Tobacco ah*
tobacco and Cigafe, Tobacco an.
■ ‘ . Spectacles, ,
Spectacles,
Spectacles.
Perfumery and Notions, Drugs and
Perfumery and Notions, Drugs and
Perfumery and Notions, Drags and
Together with a splendid stock of
Supporter* and all goods found in a
Drug Store. For sale cheap for cash a
Store of ’ - - r x
Second door (tom the corner pt VI
■A-nuia Streets, Altoona.