IME T r. 4o . .'.liegiOt, ; :Atgr.us...l J;INCSTAND, EDITOR AND PRO4III4TOR - -11teaver, Pa., Aaigust 28, !SM. iUnlon 'State Nonalnition. • . ron't RtfPREME JUDO& HENRY WILLIAMS, OF AZI,Ei3IIEINTY• COUNI'B7. Vnlon County NOmlnallons. Assembly. - 4110),1.A.S NICHOLSON. Beaver Co.: JONATHAN tt. DAY, lii ;hingtop Co. ; 401 IN EWING, " Atonelate .IFisdge. 'MILTON LAWRENCE, Greene tp. ) ; Prothonotary 11 ,JOIIN CAUGllBeaver arm - Treasurer, - r;, I.W/03 BARNES, Borough tp.; Cainmissioner. WM. EWING, Racoon tp. Jury Commlisionor. JOSEPII C. WILSON, Beriver bow Auditor. ,Cl. R. SHANNON, 'llppwell tp• ; • Poor AOuse Director. '6A3IIIEI, IicIiANAIIY, Economy tp Trustees of Academy. , •8. J. CROSS; Hocbviter boro., • _ JOHN BARCP.Y, Heaver born. JUDGEGAL SRARS TEN WO RS. OD ON LE - DE Extracts from His Opinion In the Case of Boric vs. Trott. "On tho whole, then, I am of opinion that the provision of the act of Congress of Feb ruary , 25th, 180, declaring the notes issued in pursuance of that act to be lawful Money, and d tool reader, is Inscmcwrrrtrraolvat.. "This renders it unnecessary that I should consider the' other queition which has been made, as to the effect of the special agreement to pay in lawful silver money of the United States, lam in favor of entering judgment for the, plaintiff, but as a majority of the court are of wdifferent judgment for Alto defend:l:lC--Caplet , from the Phik 4 iPhia Age of 234 of - February, 1864, where the opin ion Is publphed in fell. It may also be found in the Legal Intelligen , set of 1481.'6 18,1864, page 92. • In the same copy of the Age is a earefUlly prepared entol# of the judge and this dpin • lon,, In which is the following : "budge BItAit . SWOOD reasons upon anti (le ehlist the case as if he Were some lofts ,spirit sitting far aboVe and -out of the contentions and strifes of the world4' • Will not the holdera of greenbacks and Government.bands consider the judge as _ , quite too elevated and etherial fot such earth ly honors as a seat on the Suprerriellench? . - Tun captain . of the steamboat Boy, was recently tried by a Military clommission 1 at. Charleston,.S. C. for( refusing passage on his boat to a colored woman. ,H was found guiltyunder the. law, and the : do i g,wcui ap proretThy General Sickles, the mi c itary com mander of the-District. . • The .Argus took $BOOOO more from the eikiIRLY,TIVN tLikoLlilkoßtATOTi l itfaif hall& it iteyei did a job for the county, nor tor any persoit else that! amounted to near $300,00, And:it says secondly that if we ever made a charge against the county that exceed ed our advertised rates we are ready to refund the excess whenever it is pointed out to us.— ia the Local ready to do the same? We guess Slat. . Tan soldiers of this county should notlfor get the exact position of the tit fattealmar ties of the State, so far as these parties have acknowledged thetr services thirin i . the war,', and appealed to the Federal Go'vernment in their' behalf: The "Lost Cause" State Con vention never referred to Pennsylvania itol diers at all, but shed tears o'er -the attempt of the "radiells" to disfranchise thidesertersand s`skedadtfters" front the Union army! The Union State Convention acted very differently, as will be seen fromthis resolution which was uninimonsly'adopted by 'it "Eleventh. That the gratitude of the pert jtle to tick soldiers and sailors whose 'Bravery • met and pverthrew the slave-holders rebellion, should have repeated and emphatic expro sion; and that we heartily • disapprove of, find . condemn the course ort,he Secretary of the . Treasury In postponing and ignoring the just claims of our brave defenders upon the boun ty of the Government !minted to them by the National Congress:" • Sctldiers ! never let it be said that you voted teals party 3yhose whole. sympathies. were with ecnrapls and - skulkers, and against that one which thanks you for your services and calls upon the Government to reward you prop:may. Such conduct could only be look edmion as self stultification, and base ingrat besid:, TM Local of last week Indicated dSep dis guSt at the shape. the county taxation ques tion has assumed: It hail scarcely anything to say on that point at all,,and.tacitly admits its party to be the founder of the heavy conn'- ty•debt now well nigh, paid oft ,Not relish ing:the however, of being 4riven Inglo riously from the field, it now makes an at tempt to rally on our State taxes, and insists that thC "radicals" have pb.rpetritted 0 "huge !swindle" UpOn the taxpayers Ht aljeging , that the abolition of the State tax on teal estate, was a relief to the people. It elaimsnOw daft, they pay on personal property, the sane: amount of nionei thatlvas formerly collect ed from real estate., A feW figures will show that this isfalse,and that the Locorsi nformat ton on our Stat er finances is as- limited as .is its knowledge , of our County. affairs. To make this apparent t : o all we will contrast the -amount of .State tax .paid by Beaver county during. the • years 1864 and 1865,—the two years immediately preceding the abolition of the tax on real estate,with,theamount paid in 1866, the first year after that tax, was dispens ed with. here are the respective, amounts : its mu ear state um was trisoct ss ts.tut es 11. 1.68 m. 66 A 6 6A 4,903 48 Showing a reduction in Beaver county alone of rhBo 40. We take it tluft the tax- Payers of our manic would like to have-an- other "swindleor tan like this putelleed upon . . them. They_ 7111 look upop this species of swindling as being very dilTeretit from that heretofore referred to by us. in which J. H. 0. ot the better of the taxpayers to the sum of "Hetlical organs are, howlin . Free Railroad law."'",l o .edt '. The "radical" orgaiis Will continue to "howl" on this subject until su a law is en acted. Their editors will not o ai did:the editor of th e Loco!, however :" owl" for two years, and when Made a dell "Ito a. Demo cratic State Convention; turn- 11 back - upon his professions and go with tte enemies of a free rallroadlavr. i There are some Demands too who are "howling" at the reaChery of J. H. 0., and at the policy pu ' by the Dem ocratic State Convention. have all along advocated this measnre, and wItV I made a delegite to the Union State C nvention voted and acted in accordance with our professiontt That Convention Passed a - ltition in fa N - or of a free railroad law, An. hence 'the freer principle is as untnistaktfitlyi a part of our platform as anything else. The pemnenitiel Chnvention did nothing of t e kind, and the party is directly • ,Grayed a inst the ,meas ure. All sincere free railioa men must there fine vote the Union ticket; any, Who make professions of friendship fo the measure and i vote otherwise show that heir professions I are hollow, and 'that they's in the same boat with the editor of. the .. Last year Dem- j oasts proclaimed that the were In favor of this law, but in the State nate when it was I defeated, only two Del:nacre:a Were tilt be foul@ I to vote in its favor. "A Democrat":whq has I been writing for some time past lathe- A, us, has shown conclusively that the Democratic party is responsible for' the defeat so far, of I the law. He is nit intelligent and reading I man, who is about to to leave of his old party friendkand so far ai we pan judge from I nk his writing, this is the ve thing tluit hi drfv ! : , ing him into our ranks. ' e -editor of the' 1 Loealinay be able to dece e a majority of the Democrats of this county; but "A Democrat" seems to think not, and h evidently, has the right view of the questio • There are many Democrats in this loealit we have reason to believe, who think as h et inks, that will fol low his example—men w o 'will not permit party ties to drive them to vote directly a -1 gainst their - own interes The Detnocrats, generally, throughout th county know Thos. Nicholson rsq.,'and in hi they recognize an able champion of the f railroad measure, and it will be a little Otu sing to us if scores :of these; with all thil-factOefore them, do not rally to his support, en the gtound that he is the only candidate that (represents the free principle. • ' Qt 4 7 ,-- 2,11,v. Why ,is it That neither Elijah Barnes, the, clique. candidate for Treasurer, nor his organ, the Argu has any answer to make to our questions i regard to that coat which was stolen nom a ember of a fishing ',arty at Beaver Point? The people are anx ious to heat from them pon that • question, and. We are anxious to . bantered for a cer tificate or two about it. Local. . The idea sought to be conveyed in the above "Nod) , ' is that Captain runs was 'a member of a fishing ?arty at B ver Point once upon a time, and that he stol a coat from another member of the same' ' pa i d) , while, fishing to gether. .If it does not Mean this it does not Mean anything. Now for the facts: ; Caps. Barnes was attached to a small party that went u l on a fishing excursion t summer to Ecaver Point. That much , is t e. -The party , was made up of the followin persons:* Capt. Jas. 'Clarke of St. Louis, Ca t. E. Barnes of Beaver, John B. Clark of the nion ' Botel of this place, and Win. S. pa lay..iof Beaver. The first named gentle is not •Itere,,lbrit the three litter.!ia.aasar . us that na—cost...sras anything of the kind u til they imur it in' the Local, and:that thestor y has not even the Shadow of truth to su sin it. "A certificate or two" will now be la order,lir..Lo . eal - CAMP MEETING.- he camp meeting of the 31 E. church, which •-• mmenced in the vicin ity of Enon Valley, o the !MIL inSt.., is said to be well attended. N kro preachers, we are told, appear to be the captivating incentive of i k the concern. There nothing like "equall- ty;" and if men thin it necessary to "camp out " on their road to Heaven, we don't see why they shouldn't e with theni their ne gro servants. ._ J. IL Odell is the author of theaboye com pliment to ,a highly . revectahle religious de• nomination; which last week - concluded a camp meeting at Enna Valley. Thawriter iti the- Anderson, and ives in the family of 111 B. the ost Cause candidate for county Treasurer, d whether properly or improperly, the ple will generally believe that this "ding" w made with' his knowi i edge and consent. f that consent was given the impertinence of oth the father-iii-law and 'son-in-law is unequaled; in asking that par ticular Church to cast its vote for the former, Ifor the office which he is now electioneeririg I cor,. Th,ey add i - It to 'injury, and flatter themselves that th • r conduct is unappreciatLiti by the public 'at la e. i Gax. 0: 0. Ho -.mu?, the one4inited hero iigie. and christian gen eman who organized, and has since had cha of the Freedman's Bu reau', haifallen un er the displeasure of the President, and it said that the latt e r is about ordering his remo al from the position which he has so long an ably filled. Spite appears to be: controlling all of A. i's. oincial oPeili tions at tie present time. It is said that he has tendered Gen. 'Howard's position to S. M._ Langston. a cola ~. lawyer of Ohio, who,: however declines . accept it. . Onsez the Radi.. victory in Tennessee the bonds of •that -S , to have advanced fiat per cent. in the New ork market. Immedtaiely a r the Radical victory in Missouri bust yea _ the binds of that Sete jumped eight pee t. in the NeW `ore Mar -4 get within a ours, and they hive si : neer. risen over thirty er cent. - Will some "L t Cause" man tellies wheth er, since the ?etct rebel victory in Kentucky, the bonds of tha State have risen, and ii so how much ? , L . ' - 1 What is therccon that Radical victories .. go up, while rebel ofCcin- ,' Itt do not ? make Btnto bon servatire vietori Tim 314ryla in se&cion recent majority of De►n declaration of ri Constitutional Contention In that State, and hating a rats in it, has inserto in the hts the rallavrittg article: not be re- es tablished in ;this g been• abolished under' the Thy - of the United Eltittes, consideration thereof, is due ' I "Slavery shaiill State, hut, havi policy and autli compensation, i front the U • With the this claim sight, TILE time has of tiering Get the Genenti a few days, i Hancock in his stead. Tits correspondeumbetween the president andgeneral (ira*: rebitige to the removal of General Sheridan is published. 4t Will ap pear in l i liSPaidOleXt VIAL General Grant, when 6 ered to •tellevo Sheridan, mitered a 11/corms: pisesteghinstthe, ‘ Presidents order, but iriihe face of this prnistthe latter ordered his femgdsl: 7t fiadio — rum'orednow that the President has ordered Haneochfrhonuta be ing in ill health) to - the command of the ',Gilt Departteeot, with instructions to, mod fly or revok e Sheridan'it , ordeM nevi in force there, if lie r sow proper to - do - se, RH - this' in defiance of General Grant's order In -the trary. If this proves to be the case,.a eonilict r between the President 4111 d. Ogueral Grant is, inevitable, now about a 'flit= are rumors of .cabinet changes in:' Washington, to the effect that the President &aired the withdrairSiof BeWard, Browning, Wells and' Randall, leaimg him only liteCni lough smdStansberry. These rumors have an air!orprobability about them at least, for the N'ew YOrk papers are now predicting that thei next fevi days will witness the resig nation of Secretary Seward at least." Tait order removing Sheridan,. issued the President, Will be foundl is snottier ' ' umn of the Argus. It WU' be seen Ibit Gen. Gran le s addition to it, obliges Sheridan's sue. cesaOr, (Gen. Thomas) to ea ry out Sherldan's poll', and to execute all orders issued by him now,in force in that Department. Good for Sheridan, and good for Grant! In .tmstain ? ng each other they do the will of C congress and the people, whom they represent. Grant used to flank Le he is now engaged intimat ing worthless and unscrupulous Executive. ta in power in Congrer ? s 'net and paid altncist et At. Thomas at the prent ;uspension of the ordlr ke lidon for a few dayit. If h does not improve within v- - -given out that General tt. to the. Gulf DepartMent E Fate for Government Bondho - I ere and the Holders of Greenbacks. Read, Reflect—end Maud to your _; • Neighbor. In 1861 'eleven States weeded;. and since then only twenty-three have been represent ed in Congress, until the - subnission ot, nessee in 1366. , ' - • All the United States Fonds--S 20a'9.30'a and 10-40's—all the greenbacks, and all the , National Banks, were created by this Con- 1 gresi of twenty-three Statea-.: President JohnsOn cads this an "assume • Congress"—therefore not Legal. His support ers and the Democrats call it a "rump Con yraw," and a "usurp,ing (7plagreae," and hence not a lawful 'Congress; and the girt effort _ has been to elect Congressmen in the North, and admit enough fromi the.rebel States to • etiforce this "Policy." If a Congressrepresenting but twenty-three I Slates be not ,a lawful Oongmss,- then every - United States Bond, and all our greenbacks,. and . Natiotial Bank no areworth nothing; because an unlawful Con could not make lawful Bonds or /awful money. . The mad effort, so recently made by the rebels and their sympatbizera, to destroy this Government by force of !Irma, failed, Thus' far the attempt to do the same tiling, through Congress, has also failed, because of the action of the loyal voters at the ballot -box; and the last effort at destructionis now being ninde *RUMOR 'ran eqUIEM • Witness the recent attempt by Dembcratie lawyers to induce the Supreme Conti of the United States to issue awiryjunction, Ifississrpg - Geoigiit; and other rebel States: Bead also the opinion of George Shanovxmd,- - the Democrittac nominee fo r Judge of the Su-_ prone Court of Pennsylvania, inyhich he gravely denim the constitutional power' of Congress to make paper money a legal ten der. (Boris es. Trst, Legal Intelligent:a' of March 18116 1864, page 92.) Judges Wood ward and Thompson Of thnsame Court, an nounced from the bench the same' alarming doctrine, 10865. (See Merrine'es. &dor et al. Legal Intenigenur of June 16 and '3O-186r pages 188 and 265.) • . And this too' in the face of the fact, that the Superior Courtsof every loyal State in which the question hiS been raised, have sustained the power of Congress. It requires, therefore; but little knowledge of either arithinetic or law to estimate the imminent danger of putting any more men ofJudga Sharawood's opinion on the Supreme Bench of the•Statel If you tielieve the present Congress to be unlawful, eir., desire our National currency and Government Bonds to be de dared union. fed,' vote for George Sharswool. If you 'believe the . present Congress to be lawful, or desire the i xr action on Currency s or Bonds 1.5 - stand good, vote to sustain them— for the party that &cal ed the Greeebacks and the Bonds—the party that sustained the war' and - empelled - submission to the-National authority—and_ stands pledged to keep faith with/the Bondholders, and to maintain the Natiodal credit l ,—vote for Henry . W.• Wil liams, the worthy and honored nominee of this party. The Candidates for Treasurer. —• EDITOR &nom: Having intimately known both the candidates for county Treasurer, for many' years, T hare taken considerable inter estin the controversy between yourself and the editor of the Local, as to their respective claims, merits, and failings. I ?err ranchte gret the necessity 'of this mode of political warfare on 'your part, and I hive • every rca son to believe you sincerely also. t " use the word neessity becauie I am setialled that that alone drove you to it. Since the nomination of Capt,'Harnes, eve. ry issue of the Loaal has contained bitter and often scandalous attacks upon his private"char acter. - He is a young man oflimifed netentin tcnance and like mostyoung men: with retie- lation fa make. It is very may to shako the confidence orthe public in one of hitt age.. and therefore the attacks upon him by the .editor of the. Laeal were the more injumni and despicble. He is a one-armed soldier, poor dependenS'tiith everything at *taken) neon. test whereabte-bodied men are opposed to him, not only ready, but actuallyluslng any and eve. ry weapon even to the filthiest to secure hie disgrace and defeat: If you had faltered or Wiled to defend him in,hia helples s condition you would,novonly be unworthy, of the posi tion von hold but belpstly clutrgable , with cowardice. In this degrading warfare inaug urated by the editor Of the Local, yon were compelled to takepart, anti you have done at The' result is. Capt. Barnes has hot nothing, but is in reality Meg:tine?. He will receive more vat than he would have done had the Local not leveled .its guns at lam. 1 know him to boa young man of rest energy, chick: parts, more than ordinarily intelligent,) open. frank, generous and brave with na,few faults as the nugority,ofyoung men. He was among the first respond to, the call of his lountly and the last toleave her service. Los ing his right arm at.Gettssbitrg in the thick est at' the fight, he waiteil only long enough for his wound 'to heal until he returned Willa command, was prnrnoted and remained in the I service until the close of the war. His com mending. officer Gen. Selfridge say* there was no braver or better officer in the 48 Ps: Beet. IME=II Perhaps his was the only instance of an ofil ter retunitime,to bit.tsiourwttLand serving with , it tiro yearsaftar losing ai:• right • sin.— Thht itself - is aMdeat to end* ham to every , Repattilden votoinithe county, and tot the honor OrAho pa r 24 trust\ he win 11 4 ons. = Anfilder only briber gavitiall to hillo_u - A. Scatty Republicans not: romit mom map LI( theni Is one tibct,__ditea: it seems to me in view of the pronoa6 and professions ono - and sin have made that the empty alcove of Capt. Barnes woultrbe &rah a greeter - reproach than was' the one of a comrade.- presentel Jamisrßu eitantai Re it "IC *thilik Cnifireientatlve of thei Olin,' that: sued 'the country, 'hieing al: most eTeriti.dmi for the party, he now askito:l support hint •- •Vote against him I for. whom!! . have known Mr. Anderson long, and admired his good qualities., • No one regreted morn than - I the necessity that called_for your frequent per sonal references to him. 'But -he is- an. old manwell known, and his opponent was al most a helpless stranger. - .: His r ve it"titt attach. persisted in it, went to such re that :retaliation: became necessary.' Everything twist bend to secure the election of his and to. accomplish this,: It was thought „necessary to destroy thechar- octet of his opponent. Every person saw the object and agreed it must be prevented. In defending 13arnes,Andetson has suffered ter-. riblf. It is his own fault. He. should have privented his tortrin-law :foam attacking his competitor, Or i failing in that publicly de -nounced his course. He did neither, and in consequence lost the esteem of many. friends. His;private affairs have been scrutinized and lot the charges against Ida opponent are 'as nothing_ in comparison. What has.been,writ ten of him was news to me. I conld not believe until I saw ;they were not denied. The story about the taking of'the poor . woman's hogs. the mortgage to Shively,. the sale of lot to Ed ina*, as published,:los4 Ugly. I trust there 6 no truth in them, but if not why not deny. them where are the. certifi cates Certitlettes were procured against Barnes tosupport himdred fold more trivial i charges than here made. Nothing has given me so much pain for a long time ,as to learn of Mr. Anderson's pecuniary .emliarassment. He has my svnimithy and I am sorry it was told against bins, although when I read the abuse of poor Barnes for not pa ing his debts I don't See how else you could do than make the comparison. While I• confess whaling alwayi (and I write truthfully) admired Mr. Anderson as a man I knew he was of the btl terest of the bitter radical pro:slavery Vallan digham type of Northern Democrats. He Is fit rep resen mare of the party that imposed the war. WhO then among the Reptiblicans can rote for him in prethrence to Capt. Barnes ! Who will do it! I cannot. although I am ins pected of being as near it as any one. Barnes' claims as a soldierandapatriot ire very strOng said awe man he doea not suffer by comparison., My duty then is plain, sad forotte I will not hesitate. If Mr. Anderson finds himself mists ken as to the number • of. his friends in our party he can find a reason in his own politi cal history and thetiondoct of those to whom ho intrusted his case. A war upon a crippled soldier won't win. • , TRUTH. The Resurrection. Barron BriArra 'Angus: during conversation some days ago with a Mend, the subjebt turned tiporithe resurrection of 'the .dead, he contending that were' all the Inhabl 'tants of the world:who have ever lived end died,including thosettow living, raised from the dead, and live at one time, the planet we inhabit does not contain i'surface - suffielently large to accommodate thetri For information' to my Mend, and theben efit .of othern that read your valuable paper, we would say that the State of New York will furnish surfitee for twice the number, of inbribitaits that have ever lived. and! died in our world. . • I . • Soot': The 11pod oeettrred A. M. 1260. Then the earth eouldlaie been but, thinly populated. 1 11 Te/M"tlown the aggregate popu lation avone.billion six hundred esd; flttysix million (I,rkiti,ooo,ooo.) From that epoc h to century, therefore one hundred and ' twenty six generations have expired from-that peri od to the present. If we say the average pop ulation to have been five hundred million, (500,000,000,) in each generation, and this - niultiplied by 12d, the number of generations, gives an aggof,sixty-three billions (63,- 000,000,000.) number added to the one billion six Mut red and fifty - six million (1,- rett 856,000,000,) theaggregate population Of the antediluvian' world, gives the aggregate pop nlation for -the past and' present, at sixty four billions six hundred and fifty-six mil lion (61,6A000,006_j Now we have - 649 square nem In a square mile, which, when reduced to square feet, gives twenty-seven millions eight- hundred and seventy eight thousand st. i four 'hundred square feet „The State of - New York contains 411,000 square miles: multiplying this by number of ,square feet in a square mile, we have a pro:- duct of one trillion, two hundred and eighty ttro billion, four hundred and six million, four hundred thousand (1.282,406,400,000 y. This number 4ivided-by ten, the average number or square feet given to each . 'person, eves us a quotient' of one hundred and forty-eight hil non. two hundred and-forty million, six hun dred and forty - thousand 0484440,640,000. Nod', if we divide this number by, sixty-fonr billions (44,000,000,000), the number of the whole poptdation of the world, we have two as the qnotient. Therefore It is demonstrated that the State of New York will furnish sur thee for twice the entire population of this globe.' }low abetrd, then, -the -notion that this vast earth would not be sufficient to ate comnuxiate them, were all its inhabitants to live at one time! What a wonderful objec tion is this to offer against the literal resur rection of the dead.;` Yours, truly, Eats DEuit.,-- . 'Beaver Falls, August 27,'67 ~EDITOR OF THE AlFIGIIC: 1 beg leave to tirtg•, 1 gest. to your correspondent "A Democrat" the propriety of callings Democratic convention and nominating another ticket, for the sup port of Detno`eratic voters of the county: If Wilson, Dougherty, Kuhn, Potter, Bigger and .tudg.e Irwin, or either of them would take hold of this matter it is not to o . late yet to save the Democratic party. There are several others I might name, who are competent , t,o move in this matter. The men I have mimed, however, are well known to the Democrats of the. county as men of honesty, integrity and shinty-, on whom all can rely.' If they will is sue,a call for a eonventir It mill be respond ed to by all good Democratsjor if a call can be circulated among the Democrats through the county it will be generally signed. • It is not too late yet.. A convention can be held, a tieket nominated that will receive the support of Democrats generally. If this is' done the "Odell ticlet" will not generally the support of a 'corporal's guard. If 'this Is not done I will be compelled to follow the example of "A 'Democrat" and vote the Republican ticket. I have read his articles careiblly% arid I endorse allbe says. If the Democtatte party of this county is to he nkled by a straggler of extrcute lyibad, reputation, like the editor of the Loeol, honest and decent men Should leave it. . • DEMOCRAT NO. 2'. . Jan;tie SaraltOrnon concluded his - decision on the legality tithe legal tenuer-netes with this declaration: - "On the whole, then, I Cm of opinion that .tbe provision of the act of Congress of Feb ruary 'A 1862, declaring the notes issued' in pursuance of that act tel be lawful tftoney and a iegal-tender, is nneonstitutional.' . If the legal-tender notes wire tuteeitstitn tihn-al then, they' are unconstitutional now, and:the whole -financial , system of the nation is Ossetian a false and illegal . foundathin: As , one of the Democratic organs produces fo make the jnstieeand wisdom of this decision the leading caw in the present political Cata pnign, th e pe o ple should be WitTIMI in time orthe construction that will be placid upon their votes, and of the effects of the , formal promulgation of a similar opinion from the SupreMe Court of the State.—Zirar. I!= The Copperhead;: School - of He - —.C0010,-1141 Pat fetato OOr mit already awarec that in one or t 'o Of the best and earongest, Coppey hel4,.... • sties the state of Penasylvardh, the • Jciats Mesita have deliberately ;concoct ed ,iietnentAct repudiate the payinent'•Of ' their appot'timalaMt of State taxes. 'We ort , ferreid to ibis subject briefly yesterday. In order now to further enlighten the •publie therein wepropose to tram the matter from , its; origin. 13y act; of, Apnf 8d 100114, theller. must 'Maud was &Mistral arid the.. Auditor flimeral; gratis' ?mower arid Secretary of Votumanvcealttt made to ; Constitute the - Ciresigiirwerelssued Toth() commissiniters qf the counties for, the valtsattcrtt of .peraottal property. We annex a number of the retirluri from the counths : -• 1 • •I',. •I .--,;% ; /I.lleßbeny county returned a orabject to { taxation ' SIMIAN OD { Beater county retniOeti as subjectto to { , , ation I 1.106,510 00 Baia county returned OkilIWN 4 "VOX' I • UMW ... 1 LEKOSIO 00 Chteeteil county returned as subieck to tax , ' 1:= 1 county ,returned as anbject to taxation - ! I ',Laverne county retunyd ..aa subject to , • i: taxation 1 j , 010,27'd 00_ Lyeardtut county Warned as guided to taxation 014.0011 tO ISchitylicill'couuty returned' as subkot to mutton • - 1 4. .. 083,109 00 Venango county returned as subject to - .taxittion 810,0011 OD Lancaster county returned as subject to taxadon 9.llSewat 00 The board, consisting of Issac Slenker, An- Moe General ; W. 11. Reliable, State •Treas uter, and Eli Slifer, Secretary of the Com- , - monwealth, knowing these returns to be ,glaringly unequal; and acting . Under their official oaths, equalized the _quotas of the counties, making the amount stibject to taxa tion in • - , xik;iiheny county . i tll. .011 OD Dearer county ' - . 1,785.090 00 Serb county .. • 4.900.41 00 Chester county - 8,100.030 00 Delaware connay.... , ' &SOLOS 00 Laterne county ,', .. 13.804.105 00 Liam:dug county 0.173.012 00 Schuylkill county s ' • 8A08.R79 OR 1 Vellango countyARCMS CO { Lancaster cnit 1 , .. 1 0,122,026 00 1 I I AIL tbe counties •that appro , , ted to a I fair valuation are benefited by the . 'ustment. 1 {as the tax realized under the app . : :lent of the Revenue Board is $624.' 000, out o thal amount as returned by the cornmissieness, ,: than $175.000. • ' I ; • , Three hundred thousand dollars in person al property wait all the money required from the counties by the treasurer, and a bill ap portionin this amount among the counties x was ur by the treasurer , and passed the i Senate. h, t failed in the House.,not from any 1 objectionito its passage, bat from the • inef- i ficiency Ol• cat elessness of those having it in i charge. This bill *Bing to pass, the aocenint leg departments were compelled, to settle on the amount fixed by the Revenue . Board.— l'he State Treasurer itt7l tsgain,urge this redetst ion, and if the receipts from corporations (from which almost all our taxes for State' purposes are derived) eiintlime to bold out , to the end of the fiscial year, he wilt urge its tsta4 l The' State has already paid over $200,1100 of Statd loans, anti by advertisement it} the Patriot and Union are calling for 51.000,000' more on the first of Septernber,making a re- duction since November, 18410, of over 44.- , 000,000 in the pubic debt, with $1,000,000 rtiorelmoney in , band, and an expenditure_ of l between $6,000,1M and $7,000 000 of extra ordinary expenditures in patt ing -down the Democratic rebellion—tax on real estate re pealed, and by the first of October not a sin gle over-due Commonwealth bond afloat. —Thisfairly exposii the reason why the counties of the State were called on for the payrnent of this taxation. The commission era of the counties refusing to respond to this call have these facts before them, thus ren dering themselves liable to the suspicion as showing by their conduct a lack of intelli- • gence to comprehend their duty, or a ditihon eat purPose to repudiate the payment of a riust taxation. air- Sienker, the Dem/ioatic editor General, was moatxugent And active tif lieCeniiiVa l leAtiagiliittit i ii d giiPittitia in the rpudiatiug 6cutocilttic - counties of York and - forks, the Democratic mati,ses should know this' faet. —Nor. Tel. - .. . . . . .. , .. . . . . Reconstruction—Change In DIN . tract .Conuandeni---oMcial Or , dere; WASMNOWYN, August 20. r-tho 11Owing order WUR issued to4itty : ORNED.AL ORDER ; NO.] '77. • - IrEADQVARTERB i3P 'VIE T AiiMT; • • ADJUTANT Li NNEIL.A.L . B OFFICE, WA4DNOTON, August: 19. First The follotving: order .is received from the President : - - . ExEcrrii - 17. Iit4NSTOX,. Wishington, •An g. 17.'-3fajor General George H. Thomas is hereby a. fined to the command of the Fifth Military District, created by the net of Con: greis passed on the 2d day of March, lftftt-- Major General P. H.. Sheridan is hereby as , signed to thecoturnand of • the . Department. of, 3lissouri. Major General Wintield.S. cock is hereby assigned -to the conmiand of the- Department of the Cuinberfand: The Secretary-of War ad interia:will giv,e.the ne..- coisary instructions to carry this order into effect. • , , • [Signal.) AN - DTT.W J 011 2 ,410 Ic. Second. In luminance of the foregoing or der ofthe President of the United States,Ma jor Oeneral G. H. Thomas will, on 'receipt of the order, turn over his command to the of 'ficer next in rank to himself, and pioceerl to Nuw Orleans, Louisiana, to`relleve Major Gen, emlP. 11. Sheridan of the command of. the Fifth Military District. ' Third. Major General P. H. Sheridan, on being relieved from comb:tend of the Fifth Military District by Major General Geo. H. Thomas, will pririckted, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and relieve Major General W. S.Man cock in. command of the Department of the Missouii. Fourth. 'Major General W, S. Itancock, on being relieved from , command of the Depart ment of the lilissourt.by Major General P. 11. Sheridan, , ,Nill proceed to Louisville, - Ken tucky, and aisamie command of the Delwi nlent of the CUmberiamL . • Fifth. Major General G.E. Thomas will continue to execute all orders he may, find in force in the Fifth Military District at the time of hip assuming command of it, unieseauthor tzed by the General of the Army to Ralik', al ter or modify them. . Sixth. Major General Sheridan, before re lieving Major General Hancock, will report in Orson at these Headquarters, By com mand of General Grant. • • E. D. TOWNSEND, tuffiCia,.] 'Assistant Aittitant. General , Stan ton . is. • Johnson. ' Mr. Stanton has'been' removed from but the principles be represented remain.— We repeat ifthat although the President's action is tadhstifled, and likely to have evil results;. yet on the whole the country • may gain by it. Mr. Stanton's pmen'e in the Cabinet may liitve restrained the President but did not. change the policy drhis adminis. tration. It was a negative: , protection. At the same time Mr. Stanton shielded Mr. John- son fromF d: d gro deal of indignation tisatjust ly belon to him, and prevented his -policy from y working out its own idestrsetion. Now we are to have the lines deeply *awn. The ?resident has resolved upon appodng reconstruction ; Congress has resolved that the laws shall be executed, and there is no longer a,power in wee to Intervene. "We are well satisfied to abandon Mr. Johnson's administration to its lowndevices ; it Is use. lea to longer hope that a Republican in the . 'Cabinet could•patch it tip, and Cake it nor; thy, of the people's confidence. "Ephrahrt isjoined to his idols ; let him Mons." We know now where we'Atand. Then':z is int complaint that Mr, Stanton had not dis charged his duties faithfully . ; it is plain that he is•suspended simply beatum be Is a Repub . ilmn. Mr. Johnson could not &Ire that tlth Seetetary.of War should beived to . ea*ute the lawainJ eiT the spirit in c h they, were laid down:: Mr. Stanton's offense was' that he chose to obey the laws, even if In ing‘wi "he disolmycd the President, The Senate will determine whether his suspen sion was legal ; ,and in the meanwhile Mr. Stanton ed only bas.pnt it ow record that he has yield to supeilmr force. lie.could not resist the combined .t authority - the Coin- Mender-in-Chief of the Army mai the (liner- stof the Aemy." When Gen, Grant agreo I with the President, andsent,word to the Cie emtai.y that he had accepteif Cr , the PriSd• dent the pottfthnt;ittr. Stanton , •s ne) chcSice left lied Gen.'Grant rettused to have any thing to do with the arhitftry andpoitobli the illegal suspension of an oOmr whose Oh ly crime has been fidelity to his duty; Mr. Litanhitt might have taken another Ottfee.-7- As it was, resistance Would have been nsekss, 2W6une. ir cit. RES V V LOYALTY. It is n:great public Misfortune, resulting ' from the blind Intensity of pertitexiship which sways the Mat Moe of American journals, that One-barof our people are kept in • 9;:no ranee; of the &eta which control the tohtiad action of the other halt We do net complain that each journal puts forth its lest- Argu ments for its :own • side; we prntest only , against•the suppresaion•W vital, important truth, in ignorance of which the acts and Eno , fives of those, opposite Cannotderstood. The ' teleg ra ph docasomirteb ' ward the correction of this evil, but. it i F still flagrant and enormous. ~. • All peoplei are aware that Kentucky, ?e -1 molly elected eight Democrats (so called) to represent her in the Federal House of Rep.re sentatives, and' -tliat—one of !these , having committed suicide- 7 but one of the seven sur vivois:has as yet been permitted to take his Seat, pending an investigation of their right I to seats by the standing Committee on Elect ions ? Tel, up to this hour, no Democratic journal has apprised its readers that this ex-, elusion has any other foundation or repo I than the factthat the Kentucky claimants a t Denioc.ratti'•-thtirefore-obruisious to the over whelming imajority, of either House. How can they fairly jut* wboltire kept . in igno rance of ttie facts? The Unionists of Kentucky affirm that the party calling itself DernocrAlic in their State is entirely inspired andeontrolled by the Ras; , 'I element -- that its eight candidates for Con g -e,4 were all: partisans of the Rebellion. and that vend of them owe their eleetion to the \st votesf \ pareled prisoners from the surrend ered *maks . of Lee, Johnston, and Kirby Smith.' Ss. if you will, that this matters not 'I —Rik these a just as good voters 118 any 1 others—is it ndt keel justice that all should be aware of the gr r t , % , .s whereon their ad mission to seats it 4.. 'stet] ? ' Th e etintutoracealth ( 'ikfortrhas the fol lowing.; I - . . ' • •We iSarn that one of theillebel De s inocrat. , iv. candidates for Representative in.,this email' ty, in one of his speeches ri; . nt. t , 1 - - -n-Y. accused, his Conservative competitor withhas- g X fur nished the trnited States Governm nt with horses to, pia down the Rebellion. The ac cused party replied that he " a con tract to furnish horses to the: GOVrnment ; that he had so furnished them ; bit I that' he had so arranged the place and time tot their t deliverylns to secure their capture y John Morgan; Who was then on a midi to Ken tucky." ' - - .I ^ -- / Ttlis; lot may Ray, is a loyalist's , ' story, Wind they, tie Unfounded or exaggerated.— Stippaie, then, you try . Yeur teeth on this from The Tree . l(entmektat.l" a "Democratic" organ i . . 6,1:7,0.19 00 0.603,001 00 AR t am.intit'iteed thrpngh reliable sources thafit is repoited in thIS : cottnitunity that I . twa.s wth the Fed I aridy daring war; I wish to • e to,it, Lty utahlog o n public denial through your i papfr : for I itata not AS 'sociated with that army in any capacity dur ing the war. and'defy any one to prove the contrary. lam only anxious to deny the fe ports.hecause I know tital they were promul eftiogl by,soine tuallet—%dy di*wed. pen on or persons. witti a new it - - pviquoteto,- tue - public against Me.. (Dr.) J. W. T.u.norr, Centerville, Kentucky. • We belieVe Dr. Talbottiis the son of a for mer Democratic member of Congress. • ' We hope to see the, thiv . l.When all Kentuck ians. White or Black; and - whethWAlloyal or rebel-in our great struggle,•sluill exercise the Right of Suffrage; yet we cannot realize that any hanlidlip, is involvedin a deliberate scru tiny by the House of the influences whereby, the choice of the delegation Just returned was erected. Rely on it—were that House Dem ocratic, thenew delegation .from,l'enne&see would have a hard road .to travel--unit -we shouldn't. Wonder at nor greatly •Jamentthe, circumstance.—. T Tribune, . The Orfirinal Flench :.Doettment Arrived. 77 "Je eertifie rine la premiere Dille en orpour les pianaq Amn eealite ete donnee a Tun :mingle a 31r. SteinwaY, par, le Jury de .I'ExpositiOn Internationale. Class 10, premiere stir In liste. .• , - t Le President : - Melinet; Georges Easther, Ambroise Thranali,, Ed. Hitaliek, ' F. A. Geiraret." Scheidtpayer, i . . . ' TitB;iBLATION I,'• • ' • I certify that the First gold ;Veda! for AtnericaW Pianos , „hrts been; unaniiiionsly awarded to Messrs: Steinway by the Jury of the International Exposition: Fir 4 on the list in Class XJ • .. '. • ko, , -.. .. • - . ! lielinet, • t President of International Jury. fieorge Kastner • I ' (- Members 1 } Ambroise Thornas, . 1 .of the Ed. International Jury. P. A. Oeraret;• L . Selritimayer, • i ' The original certifivde, I together with "the original catalogue of awardk" lir which the name of STEINWAY & SONS is record edfirxt on thelist i dim be seen, at the Stein wan', wareroOms, New-York, and fae-aimile Copies of the same at H. Sieber & Bro.'s; the sole lagepta, warerooms 1221 Wood Street, Pittsburgh. • 1 The aboye,doeument setth4 the question Snallc arui conelusiyelyas to which are the best pkanos of the world, and Which,- as such, the first' prize over all others at the Paris Exposition: Irrview of this decisicin. which Is a fatal blow to the aspirations and , pretentious of the contending Boston house - (Chickering &Sons), the attempt of the latter to cover up their ilefeat andixiivert public at tention from the only :reCoNlized authorities by ostentatiously parading a monarchial toy conferred outride of the Exposition, Appears as puerile it is ineffectual. Althoup the great popularity-and fame of the, Steinways is not the residt of medals (or honorable or dis honorable "erptises") but of the acknowledged superiority of their Piano Fortes, yet it is Brat=' ifying to know that the highest- musical au: thorities Of Europe unite with na in accord ng to them thefirst and highest place , on the list of;thethroo manufacturers of. the world. Wssinisroa•i). C, A 4ust 26,1867. Secretary IlleCullochitus . d Since sending previous dispatches botirSee retary MeCiilloch and Postmaster General. Randall have informed the president that they would at once retire from the Cabinet if he desired The President made no definite an war, but it bi believed he will not acceptMc- Cunoeh's resignation. Gen. Spicier, and other friends or 3lcCulloch are. begging him not to resign. I . • , , • Conflict Between *pie President land Grant. • -Tbe President in asaignipg Gen. Ilaneock to Gen. Sheridan 's plebe, bps issued ati • order making a directissue w ihi Gen. Grant' kis t 4 the piiivers conferred under_ the Reconstruc• lion act over eonimancierK' of military .dis triet:i.i lie pet mita .Gen. Illancoek to annul cA 4 fti,) ,t orti !Ai • tAI or repot] /tact acts Of Gen. igheridan's Istration us he tray ere tit. without ttterue t i. • to Gem Grunt's recent order nssignlng, Thomas to that comttuthd, and , co . them all in force. si General Steklei itentered; The 'President to-night invited the sine j.. order, fully anticipated in these dispatchts Inight, remelting Gen, liickles froni•Cie asp. - mind Of the Second Military DiKriet, an t t ap pointing-Maj. Gen. E. R Canby in his pla r ;,, • The President in the order directs Goo. to, make future disposition of Gen. Sithlcs,ari Gen. Canby is required to as ume im taa aj ate - cowman& • . . Si.ngular State of Allah ; There lit something rather curious In there lationti of the Administration and' General i3ickles, On Gen, Giant's accession to the v at . office, instructions were issued by 4i ta to Gemb,iekles not to fnimfere whit the pro cess arthe Courts of . the mired was reported that General Bleed." asked: a s a 4, tier:Wiens of this or*r till he Cht44l he ie l i L it - from. This hisfriends deny, bin it is report: , . ed that be did protest ?gaivrat tht flnfortetsted of the order, because instructions Su b ee t issued from the. Attorney General's_ offic e c li„ recting.the prosecution of all parties Ak a Thight,• : -,9l*truct. the enforcement of the v im Cos* of the United States Court. 1k ttu~ as It, may, the instructions was ail,.- drmarn 'and tire...government eon& )n ttse Amax:km rmsitipn of pre'rentrug tie. cam. . ticrn o w is o es f il t Zof de P a r r 7 4 mil l i ion ti fit try . sitkrn to the known will of the resau sadt ,, In of the authority if srs Circuit Courier site United *Me*, and isdi rest conflict with the fortan)ly exprew °Anions ,of the Chief Justicipa6 t ietiv eiv r at, Raleigh.' • ran".6lll - Gen. Hanco c k The President hits also issued an &ail or, • 1 der to-nig;ht, appeinting, Gen. ilantoek tithe command of . the Flq.it .31111tary .I)iafgqFt in pilaw of Gem fltieridan; who sin dui hp proceed at ones to Fort Lear eswaith, liar , sus and not borne to • Washington', as ordeN by lien, Grant fit the preriou‘onler. Thomas is orderedto renu4 in contransi of: • the Dep.artntent ofthe .113.thberiand. , • NEWADS• STISEMENTS, • Te.aphers Wanted. Og MALE PRINCIPAL AND TWO FEN 3 Lll :rourlutrazie, teachers for Freedom Public' &boot Electbit:fibe on thellth of Stptember • ity outer ig Board cr ' • ISAAr: BLACK, ' r 'FreO om, Aug; 'OS, 147'. ste.-tury. Writer's Nottee,,—Lettero of eotate of MArrttrA PartgeorroAtt, of • .111.011. late of }tearer boroligil. Ektnlt. d having been gruited in tbe r.nai r themeelvep indebted to to roakeimmediat,: psyratio, or demand".agattol.the egatz • 'horn knowii wiltiout PATTkarsos; 'Adnr4. &Aver burou-11. Samuel county, signed, m paid catate and ihuae havi, of paid deu'd llWarily; Acefount.—W‘ toys of Greene todie•hip. have orplpseph Celn-Irtzmn.r of tmcnotdp; for the, years Ibbs afL comet 11$ ibiloll , o :• • To ain't of money recd by raid TSTISSInef. By cart paid. oat. • , Italia in Treainty. Amount outstanding boud;. J.M. REM, • A. A. M'nri. • Anditon.. - J. B. M'CREADY.I . =I I 3%1E 3P FL. lirVa 3D BUCKEYE CIDER MU AND NM 1211 THE . MIS - HE RR: IMPROVED. GRAIN: DRILL! R . N.RIII - DRILL. WARRANTf.D TO Sow Wheat, ttilt * lo 'o, l - . Send Coe d&.erlptice Cirenlar, maAcil Pre.. K N 0 - X , Solej Agent For Western P . _ M 7 ;. tjberty la letiale and Retail Dealcr to Agricultral Implerals.et Seed A MI stock of seaPonaNe girldealwail on such us FANNING MILT..GRIN A TOt11:1;*•`-'.. TING BOXES, lIAY dc. • , angt.tctilrlt.• . , " ' ''' L I ME,. L I ACE.. It A • fen nn eralgned thankful for vat am , . ler Ji- pleasure In Informing the people to tototlgh tor' *hip and vicinity. that he vtill cant hate" to tuataiartV And oell thq beat article of LIME. at the "P OW - t It LIME KILNS:" , In In Voiltrt: tiro miles west of IteW(4; ri. AR"e i " p mrit y and carefully MINI.. ThC ii...t..ef len , r;•! •cm be tpught at my Value at , 45 . pef hale xmosnotir i Calmos. . . , • are Chance forinveanke nt • STocK, raTrREsAND fiticon WILL Of"-' wrY. flOd Produce Store, sitnalM in t4r tuna f: of. Allegheny City, Pa.: good Mestion. Sales sixteen thousand five imndrelfdOlura . and &veiling only three hundred , and Liaise Of two mint from next Jana:try. ih" . for Addre linmediatelv.. BOX 140..Bailehit.t0 . alle•Menv coat* rs. • anTll'6l:3t. jackNonst . Otispro. , . . .. . . . . .. ; Compo und. Wakhin Copo • Washing; i: - - - rraUrk last great labor siring ini•entioli no , i' l / 4 ., N.,,,,," 11. • X, IrOdbeed eterywbere. I. fair trial la ce ° .. = tbe most aceptteal. no mash -*lard neenedul• it' n.... fourths In money, timeomd labot• 400 1 by ;A It will not injure fabrics, bt 'any kind, sad meets ~ ~, long felt in households: Will nnttoielt"„, t u•„' # ,;4, te ataine, heals chapped. bands. softensdra ''' l "" 4 N! akin, I It eanibe tatsily. anti cheaple' ule, em , .... less than soup. and is superior M die lest of .01 0 4 is meeting with the greatestskemn't harn""A.. Persons will he suplied with Family Wens terr : ... ,• ing and using it, by the Agent, J: Kilt/od. Tbe`,.,' e: pound will be left for sale At the son e, 31 , : ,,t /1111InaW Water tit., Rochester, 1-'l'• litzin....'ll„...fe Bridgewater. and B. B. Atiderion.ikr o " *- ''' :e. , RintlY nights may be left at the boarding 11,-,,,' / li.' Anderson, near the point- Roche 4 er . . er "',...' 1 midi; etudosing SLO9 to J. Kirkland, itecheeet. 1.. jy37 , 671.3tuw , . ..F. -: . ‘-i f IS ,THAT Su s - , TII.OIVIAS SOLE-'6IV.NER TE,R. F.Cit;NMY. • . . . Continttes.t)..malluoccare. :... .The ,Utieglisniki coaiir9 Stove, - . e . -. crTVital - Palac. • .. . B EDR . Oft 1-tttaroOti-ii'D.:o-4...r:Y17 I - Urge and sniaß saes. • .! • :AI42VTLE .A .ND ./A.V GRA TP:. . And Also onMud and Mr varns other cam lu wile a goo , ' gs. r ceret 4 ' aflelL• ' °al nand Spros,=aargood apnea - , iind ow! '''' n ri . S..:- 4: Pieces for repalis for the differvnt Finer ' - tl ~ , i PRlare Apil Aorprtze Stoll pepPOhout deW..c, - All orders rorr,,,,,attendejo u rdellyored tee of charge. '• P 17S - ,e .: 4 vg 4P16 1; 31 u . , -.I • ' . • , . II H II OE iderfizterl*.knd's• -4 tbo aCconnt and id .10, lud IC.