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Will also attend to the sale or renting of rea' estate Instruments of writing carefully prepar ed. Also settling up partnerships and other ac counts. Ap l '6l—(j. Q YES! O TES! / The subscriber having taken out Auctioneer's License tenders his services to all those who de sire an auctioneer. All letters addressed to him at Bedford will reach him, and receive prompt at- TEN "°°- , TL „ MARTIN MILLBVRN. Bedford, Pa., March 2:3 m. PFRBQRROW & LITZ Editors and Proprietors. BEDFORD, Pa.. FRIDAY, MARCH 30. 1866. VOLUME 30; 50 13 ¥otlrg. THE IVY GREEN. BY CHARLES DICKENS. Oh, a dainty plant is the Ivy Green, That creepeth o'er ruins old! Of right choice food are his meals. I ween, In his cell so lone and cold. The wall must be crumbled,the stones decayed, To pleasure his dainty whim; And the mouldering dust that years have made, Is a merry meal for him. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy Green. Fast he stealeth, though he has no wings, And a staunch old heart has he; How closely he twlneth, how closely he clings To his friend, the huge Oak Tree; And slyly he traileth along the ground, And his leaves he gently waves, As he joyously hugs and crawleth round The mould of dead men's graves, Creeping where grim death has been, A rare old plant is the Ivy Green. Whole ages have fled, and their works decayed, And nations have scattered been; But the stout old Ivy shall never fade From its hale and hearty green. The brave old plant, in its lonely days, Shall fatten upon the past; For the stateliest building man can raise, Is the Ivy's food at last. Creeping where no life is seen, A rare old plant is the Ivy green. HEART-DEATHS, RY EDNA DEAN PROCTOR. Hearts oft die bitter deaths before The breath is breathed away, Aid number weary twilights o'er, Ere the last evening gray. I've sometimes looked on closed eyes, And folded hands of snow, Aud said, "Itwas no sacrifice; The heart went long ago." O blessed Death, that makes our bed Beneath the daisies deep! O mocking Life, when hearts have fled, And eyes must watch and weep! faUtol GENERAL JOHN W. GEARY. John W. Geary was born in Westmore land county, Pa., and although now only forty-six years of age. has already won a lasting fame by his adherence to the cause of right and duty, in the different parts of our country in which he has been placed, in civil, military, judicial aud executive po sitions. Having lost his father very early in life, he was thrown upon his own resources, and not only supported himself, but became the only stay of nis widowed mother, by teach ing a village school; during which time he also, by persevering industry and commend able economy, acquired means to procure a classical education, which he completed at Jefferson College, Cannonsburg, va., crea ting life-Ion"; friends among professors and classmates, by the same exhibition of those same sterling qualities that have since en deared him to so many others in social and in public life. Having finished his collegiate education he assumed the profession of a civil engin eer, in the practice of which he went to Kentucky, partly in the employ of the Com monwealth, and partly ; .n that of the Green River Railroad Company; and was engaged in the survey of several very- important branches of the public improvements of that State. After an experience with the Engi neer Corps, in many of the States, he suc cessfully filled all the various offices from a clerkship to the superintendence' of the Al legheny Poitage Railroad, and during sev eral years discharged the duties of his res ponsible positions with complete satisfac tion. At a very early date, actuated by his mathematical abilities, he exhibited a fond ness for military tactics, and labored strenu ously by the outlay of time and means to perfect cur volunteer system. From a pri vate in the ranks, he rose rapidly through all the grades to that of Brigadier General, to which he was elected by tne brigade com prising Cambria and Somerset counties. When the war with Mexico was declared, he was among the first who responded to the call for volunteers, and was accepted, aioDg with the "American Highlanders," of Cam bria county, which splendid company he then commanded. They were incorporated in the Second Pennsylvania Regiment, of which, upon its organization, he was almost unanimously elected Lieutenant Colonel. His regiment joined the army of General Scott at Vera Cruz, and served in the ad vance under the command, and on the line of operations, of that great chieftain through his brilliant campaign in Mexico. Geary was attached to Gen. Quitman's division, and distinguished himself in the battles of "La Hoya, ' "Chapultepec,""Garita de Belen" and the "City of Mexico." Upon arriving at the capital, his colonel having died, he was elected Colonel by a vote of more than two-thirds of the command. This compli ment was not the result of mere friendship or political preference. It was the reward for his own good conduct from the hands of the gallant soldiers—the spontaneous and grateful gift of associates in arms —the brave men who had fought by his side, shared his privations, suffering and dangers, and who witnessed and knew best how to appreciate his merits. The war having closed, Col. Geary return ed with the remnant of his command to his native State, and the people of Pittsburgh will long remember the enthusiastic welcome he received upon his arrival among them. Hon. William Wilkins, in a public speech, complemented the services of the gallant, weather-beaten and war-worn troops, and the excitement of the universal jubilee ran tc the highest pitch. On the 22d of January, 1849, in return for his services in Mexico, President Polk appointed Col. Geary postmaster at San Francisco, which, in consequence of the then receut discovery of gold in California, had become a port of considerable import ance. He was also empowered to create post offices, appoint postmasters, establish mail routes, and make contracts for carrying the mails throughout California. He was thus placed in tne way of his subsequent and almost unparallelled success and popu larity among the heterogeneous population of the Eureka State. On the Ist of August, 1849, the munici pal election of San Francisco took place, and A LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO POLITICS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND MORAL S. although ten different tickets were framed for the various minor offices, his name ap peared at the head of them all. and he re ceived every vote cast that day for the office of first Alcalde, it being at that time the most important, responsible and difficult office in the Stale of California. It required administrative and executive abilities of the rarest quality. The population numbered 20,000, almost entirely adult males, drawn together from every section of the world, and possessed of every imaginable variety of'character. To effect anything like a proper organiza tion of the city, and establish an ordinary police force, from the chaotic material and rebellious spirits that then existed, was of itself an herculean task. But added to this the duties of Alcalde embraced those of every one of the customary offices of a city and county jurisdiction. He was a Mayor, Sheriff, Marshal. Probate Recorder, Regis ter of deeds, and even Notary Public aud Coroner. He daily held an ordinary police or mayor's court; an alcalde's court for the minor cases and general executive matters of the city; a court of first instance with universal, civil and criminal jurisdiction ; and a court of admiralty for maritime cases. In a word, ho was the curator of the public, doing everything that was to be done, eveg to the holding of inquests and taking ac knowledgment of deeds. And so well did lie perform all these varied, arduous, com plicated and difficult duties, that at the ex piration of his first term he was re-elected by an almost unanimous vote, the city in the meantime having more than doubled its population. During the time of holding the office of alcalde. Col. Geary tried, as Judge, over twenty-five hundred civil and criminal cases, and from his decision not over a dozen appeals were made, and not one decision was ever reversed. Under the old 3lexican laws, Alcaldes had power to grant away the public lands at twelve dollars for "fifty vara lots" (2ti yards square). All American Alcaldes, previous to Deary.'B time, had availed themselves of this privilege and disposed of an immense amount of valuable property at these mere nominal rates. A resolution, after his elec tion, was debated by the Ayuntaimiento (Council) directing the Alcalde to make such grants at the legal rates. General Geary as sured them that rather than make such grants he would relinquish hisoffiee, because the sudden and unexpected rise of the value of the lands would enable the Alcalde, if he were so disposed, to enrich himself and friends to the public detriment. At the rates named the lands belonging to the city were worth only $35,000. A small portion of these lands were then sold at public auction and brought luilf a miUion of dollars! This sum was placed in the city treasury. The tracts remaining unsold were proportionally worth several million of dollars! Thus was this immense sum saved to the city. On May Ist, 1850, the first city charter was adopted, and Col. Geary was ele3ted Mayor under its provisions by a large and flattering vote. The manner which he dis charged the duties of this position can best h : understood from his inaugural address to the city councils, and numerous subsequent messages, ail of which are on life, and have been published, as well as from the fact, that at the expiration of bis term of pou tion, numerously signed by the most promi nent citizens, without distinctions to party, was presented, requesting him to be a can didate for re-election, which he declined. The Legislature, however, having created a "Board of Commissioners of the funded of San Francisco," Col. Geary was appoint ed a member, and upon the organization of that body was elected its President. Here, too, by his financial knowledge and judicious councils and advice, he rendered valuable service to the city. Besides all this, during his residence in San Francisco, he was Chairman of the Board of Health, had as sisted in the organization of Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges, and was in fact instru mental in establishing comfortable hospitals for the sick, and was connected with every benevolent and charitable institution of the place. He signalized himself by his courage and intrepidity in arresting the progress of the great fires, and by the promptness with which he answered the call of the authorities of that citv, rendered efficient aid in sup pressing the squatter riots of Sacramento. In the year 1849, when Col. Geary was a resident of California, a Convention was formed to frame a State Constitution, and some of our readers still remember the in tense anxiety and excitement which prevail- Ed throughout the'country regarding the re sult of its proceedings. The proslavery Democrats or that time were determined that California should only he admitted into the Union as a slave State, and for the sole purpose of exerting their influence in that behalf, many removed from the Southern States to that distant region. The plan was well conceived, and intended at all hazards to be accomplished, to insert the slavery clause into the Constitution, and forward it with hot haste to Washington for aioption without presenting it the people for ratifica tion. Col. Geary was thorouglily acquaint ed with the programme, and resolved that the proposed measures should not be effect ed. He accordingly took strong grounds a gainst them, and used all his influence, which was the equal, at least, to that of any man in the teriitoiy, first to have omitted the clause legalizing slavery, and secondly to prevent the Constitution, from being sent to Congress until after it should be submit ted to a vote of the people and had received their approval. No man could have labor ed more earnestly and successfully than he did to effect these two objects, both of which after a most terrible struggle, were accom plished, and California was received, free from the stain of slavery, into the Union of States. It is not too much to say that had it not been for the active part taken by Col. Geary against the pro-slavery party then in California, this result might not have been accomplished. Private affairs of great t importance re quiring his presence in "Pennsylvania, Col. Geary left San Francisco in February, 1852, and repaired to his farm in Westmoreland county, where he remained until again call ed into active public life, through his ap pointment, by President Pierce, as Gover nor of Kansas Territory, which appoint ment, without the usual reference to a com mittee, was confirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate. He received notice of this appointment in July, 1856, and having delayed only long enough to receive his instructions and make the necessary arrangements, he proceeded to Kansas, reaching Fort Leavenworth on the 9th of September following. No pen can adequately describe the tena ble condition of the territory at the time of his arrival. The scenes he had witnessed in California were being re-enacted, with horrors greatly intensified. Civil war was raging with more than fiendish ferocity; and all on account of slavery. Men were flocking from all parts of the South, of des perate character, with passions inflamed to the highest pitch, and with (he express and avowed purpose of making Kansas a slave State by any means, however fair or foul! And those again were resisted by actual set- i tiers and new comers from the frei States, equally as determined, though not jo brutal and ferocious. The fiercest passioJ* of hu ,man nature, with all their dreadftf conse quences, were visible on every liajn. The smoke of burning buildings blaekeped the air; fields of grain were laid waste ajid deso late; women and children were drivdi starv ing and naked from their homes to parish on the deslate praires; and tbe deaj bodies of murdered men were strewn along |he way side. Chaos reigned supreme—pandemon ium had poured Forth its demons arp crime, in all its most hideous forms, ran iampact through the. land. . j Such was tha gloomy prospect tlat pre sented itself to the new Governor, a man of less nerve would have looked upon it with amazement, and with dismay fled ffom the scene, as did two of his predecessors, and many others. But Gov. Geary wis not the man to be easily intimidated. Hehad pass ed already through many a fiery ordeal. He took in at a glance the entire Aviation. From this dismal chaos; from this feell of discord; from all this terrific ani confused mass of conflicting passions, he was expect ed to produce order, peace anc harmony. He faltered not, however, but iuckled on his armor, and in good earnes applied him self to the difficult task. Aud sc earnestly and effectually did he devote himself to the work, that as early as September :30th, he was enabled truthfully to write to he Seer' - tary of State, saying: "Peace now reigns in Kansas. Confidence is gradually ht restored. Settlers are returning to their clains. Citi zens are resuming their ordinant pursuits, and a general gladnessprevades he commu nity." He had arrested criminals, driven brigands from the roads, disarmed and dis banded invading armies, and insured pro tection to all peaceable citizens! But this state of tranquility, thus effect ed, was precisely the reverse of what the proslaverjiparty in Kansas and the adminis trationat Washington desired. Gov. Geary's course, instead of receiving their approval, met their decided condemnation. It was intended that the agitation and excitement should continue until the Free State men were either annihilated or driven from the Territory, and the pro-slavery party oouid have everything in their own hands. Hence the Governor's reports to Washington were coldly received, and if answered at all, as coldly answered. There was no mistaking the tenor and spiritof their communications. In the meantime the leading ruffians were becoming more and more emboldened by the encouragement they received from the seat of the General Government. At the Le compton post-office, the Governor's letters and papers, both private and official, were opened and their contents scrutinized. The few troops that had been left to guard his person and official documents, were gradu ally removed by order of Jeff. Davis, then Secretary of War. Pro-slavery murderers whom he had caused to be arrested, were liberated by order of' Chief J ustioe Leeompte and public meetings were held in which he was denounced as an Abolitionist for refus ing to give his sanction and assistance to the vile plots to force the institution of slavery npon an unwilling people. One villain, act uated and aided by others less bold, was foiled in an attempt to assassinate him on jbia rtixrc. iiorxx t.K-c and almost in sight of the members there assembled. To crown all, the pro-slavery men of all parties, the great majority, however, being old line Whigs, mostly from the South, met together in convention at Leeompton, and organized the "National Democratic Tarty. " There was much discussion in regard to the adoption of this name, the leading men of the convention declaring that they could not swallow the word '''Democrat,'' having been lifelong "Whigs." But this objection was overruled, by the argument that the name would not change positions, while it would assure them the support of "the Washing ton Democracy." The platform of the National Democratic Party," thus adopted, is clearly expressed in the following unani mous resolution ofits Legislature: "WHEREAS, We believe that on the suc cess of our party depends the perpetuity of the Union; therefore. Be it resolved, By the House of Represent atives. the Council concurring therein, that it is the duty of the pro-slavery party, the Union loving men of Kansas Territory, to know but one issue, slavery, and that any party making or attempting to make any other, is, and should be held, as an ally of abolition and disunion. In earning out this doctrine, all the Free State Democrats were excluded from Mem bership with the "National Democratic party, not one of them being received into fellowship or allowed to take part in its pro ceedings. This platform was indorse! by the Democrats at Washington at that tjne, and was subsequently adopted and carried out. by the President to the full measure of perfection. So far as he had the power he ostracised all Free State Democrats, no mat ter how long or how faithfully they had served the party. The "National Democratic Party" being thus organized, the next movement was to commit Governor Geary to its policy, Ac cordingly. the Chairman of the Central Com mittee called upon the Governor, with the assurance that if he would connect himself with the party he should be one of the two L nited States Senators soon to be chosen. The Chairman urged the matter with such determined pertinacity that Governor Geary ordered him out of his office, and declared that if he should dare again approach him with so vile an offer ho would toss iirn through the window. Soon after these proceedings a Consttu tion, known as the "Leeompton Const.tu tion," was received in Kansas by the "Na tional Democratic Party,' direct from Washington, where it had been carefully prepared, and agreeably to the directions ac companying it, an attempt was made to have it adopted by an improvised convei tion and returned to Washington in the shortest possible time, regardless of the known wishes of the people. An act of the Legislature to this effect was im mediately passed, which was vetoed by Governor Geary, for several reasons, the most prominent of which were, that no pro vision was made for submitting the Constitu tion to the people for ratification, and that he was satisfied that a large majority of the actual residents of the territory were decided ly and strongly opposed to the institution of slavery, which the Constitution was intended to force upon them. This having occurred after the election of Buchanan, but before his inauguration, Governnr Geary addressed him letters sta ting the true condition of affairs; but receiv ed no reply. He did, however, receive positive evidence, from other sources, that the newly elected President had ahandoued the true Democratic principles and adpptnd | the platform of the " National Democracy| Henec, Governor Geary resolved at once 1 not to hold an office under his administra- i tion, and on the day he was installed in the ! Presidential chair, wrote and forwarded his resignation as Governor of Kansas. On the 10th of March, 1857, he left the territory, j and again returned to the quietude of private | life. Had Governor Geary been sustained in his honest and manly course, in Kansas, by the administration at Washington, there is reason to believe the destructive war through which we have just passed, and was then foreshadowed, and even threatened, might never have occurred, and the hun dreds of thousand of brave soldiers who now sleep the sleep of death, would be living to bless with their presence the homes made so sadly desolate. N Although Governor Geary thus refused j all connection or fellowship with the "Na- i tional Democratic Party, ' he persisted in j adh :ring to the doctrine he advocated in I California sixteen years ago; and still more recently in Kasas that the institution of slavery should not be forced upon an unwill ing people, and never hesitated to express his disapprobation of the institution in all its forms, sentiments which have since form ed the basis of the Union Republican plat form. Hence, after he associated himself with the party that sustained Stephen A. Douglas, which was greatly instrumental in breakining up the pro-slavery faction, and ef fecting the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency, a result which he foresaw and was desirous of having accomplished. No sooner was the result of that election known, than plans were being adopted by the "National Democracy" to fulfill their oft reiterated threat to destroy the Union. Consequently, when after the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln, a war against rebellion be came inevitable; Governor Geary was again among the first to offer his military services to the government. He raised and equipped at his own expense, the Twenty eighth regi ment of Pennsylvania volunteers, of which he took the command. With this splendid regiment, numbering over sixteen hundred men, he entered the field in July, 1861, and continued in active service during the entire four years of the war, with tbe exception of twenty-eight days and when he was incapa citated for duty by wounds received in bat tle. For meritorious deeds he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General on the 25th of April, JBG2, and Breveted Major General January 12th, 1865, "for the fitness to com mand and promptness to execute." From reports filed in the office of the Sec retary of War, it appears that during his term of service General Geary was engaged in over fifty hotly contested battles and im portant skirmishes, besides many others of lesser note. Among these engagements may be especially named that of "Bolivar ■Heights," "Cedar Mountain." the three days, fight at Chancellorsville, the struggle at Gettysburg, which also lasted three days. and resulted iu driving back the enemy from the soil of Pennsylvania. "Wauhatchie," "Lookout Mountain," "Mission Ridge," "Ringgold," "Triano." Mill Creek and Snake Creek Gaps," "Resacu. ' (two days.) "New Hope Church" (seven days), "Mud dy Creek," "Nose's Creek," 'Kulp'sFarm. "Kenesaw," "Pine Hill," "Marietta, "Peach Tree Ureek, ' siege and capture of Atlanta (twenty days), siege of Savannah (ten day), which was captured by his divis ion ten hours before any other troops reach ed that city, as was also Fort Jackson, both of which places were rurrendered in person to General Geary. In this capture three hundred and fifty prisoners, one hundred and fourteen pieces of artillery, thirty-eight thousand five hundred bales of cotton and live ocean steamers, with an immense variety of ammunition and other stores, fell into the hands of the victors. Upon the capture of Savannah General Geary was appointed by Major General Sherman its Military Governor, which posi tion he tilled with signal credit to himself until he was relieved, that he might accom pany the triumphant army of Sherman in its further march through the Carolinas. In the battle of Bolivar Heights he received a severe wound in the right knee, and at Cedar Mountain he was slightly wounded in the left ankle, and seriously through the el bow joint of the left arm. He was also struck in the right breast and severely injur ed by the fragment of a shell at Chaneellors ville. His two sons accompained him to the field, the eldest of whom, a young man of eighteen years, who had advanced him self by sterling ability to the command of a battery, with the rank of Captain, and gave promise of the utmost eapacity and useful ness, was killed at the battle of Wauhatchie. "At the time that he fell," says an eloquent writer, "he was acting as Lieutenant 01 one section of Knapp's Battery. As an artillerist he had no superior in the army. His gun was his pride. He was always besides her, and his aim was unerring. At this battle about twelve hundred and fifty men, under | command of Gen. Geary, were attacked from an eminence, by five thousand of the enemy, at twelve o'clock at night The unequal tight was gallantly accepted, and though the command was at first throw n into some dis order, they speedily rallied, and not only repulsed, but drove from the field the vastly superior numbers of the enemy. In the hottest of the fight—in the act of sight ing his gun, his forehead pierced with a bullet, yoring Geary fell, and instantly ex pired. His father,coming to the spot, clasp ed in an agonizing embrace the lifeless form of his boy-—then, mounting his horse, dash ed wildly into the thickest ranks of the foe, and rode like an avenging spirit over that bloody field, until the enemy were utterly routed and put to flight.'' This General Hooker pronounces the most gallant and successful charge that has come to his knowledge during the war. In his official report of this battle Gen. Ilooker sayt: "During these operations a heavy musketry fire, with rapid discharges of artillery, continued to reach us Geary. It was evident that a formiable ad versary had gathered around him and that he was battering him witji all his might. For almost three hours, without assistance, be repelled the repeated attacks of vastly ruperior numbers, and, in the end, drove thorn ingloriously from the field. At one time they had enveloped him on three sides, un der circumstan es that would have dismay ed any officer except one endowed with an iron will and the most exalted courage." Such is the character of General Geary! Pittsburgh Gazette. SPEECH OP GENERAL BANKS.— The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune sax A that the late speech of General Dunks upon the bill appropriating SIOO,OOO for the Paris Exhibition "was, by general admission the finest and most successful speech of the season. The entire House was captivated and riveted to the closest at tention. Several times members joined the galleries iri applause, and when his hour had expired, Mr. Conkling expressed the univer sal wish that he might proceed, on the ground, as he stated, that the House had ,-eldom a chance to listen to such speeches. At its close General Banks was enthusiasti oallv congratulated from all quarters of the House."' "I want to buy a sewing machine," said an old lady, entering a shop," "Do yon wish for a machine with a feller ?" inquired the clerk. "Sakes, no; don't want any of vour fellows about me." GENERAL, NEWS. THE assistant commissioner of freedmen for the State of South Carolina informs Major General Howard that the people in that State are very jubilant over the veto, and are becoming more bitter and outspo ken every day. .Many northern capitalists are returning home in despair, or are await ing something definite as to the policy to be pursued. THE caucus of Republican Senators held on Monday night, instructed the Republi can Senatorial members of the Reconstruct tion Committee to frame a Constitutional amendment on the subject of the baas of representation in Congress that will harmo nize the votes of the Republican members of both Houses. JUT>GE KELLY has received a letter from Governor Brownlow, in which he "talks out in meeting'' concerning certain men and measures. The Parson thinks the only true friends loyal Tennesseans have to rely upon are the Radical men in the Thirty-t ninth Congress. REPORTS of outrages, murder and whip ping of freedmen continue to be made to General Howard. The agents of the Gov ernment, however, quickly mete out justice in such cases, and the guilty offenders re ceive merited punishment. GEN. CtrsTAR has arrived in Washington from Texas. He gives rather a gloomy ac count of political' affairs in that State. There is little, if any, loyalty, outside our lines, and if our troops were withdrawn there would be none anywhere. Green backs are but seldom acknowledged to have any value, and gold and silver are the circu lating medium. In many places greenbacks will not buy food or fuel. The idea that they will ever he paid is seldom entertained. Matters are daily growing worse. THE Democratic Convention at New Or leans has nominated John T. Monroe as their candidate for Mayor. When General Butler took New Orleans, this man occu pied that office, as ho will again after the next election. This is their way of recon structing "down South." Attorney General Speed has now about completed his report on pardons. It will appear that from 12,000 to 15,000 rebels have been pardoned under what is known as the $20,000 clause, and an equal number under other exceptions, making in all 25,- 000 to 30,000. Seventy-five members of the Society of Friends, from Randolph county, North Car olina, arrived in Washington on the 14th en route to Indiaua. They assert that they Ifwere forced to leave their homes, to escape from the persecution of ex-soldiers of the Rebel army. They state that at least one hundred and fifty more of their persuasion bouuu for the West, will arrive here in a few days. The Committee on Roconstruction have reported the testimony of General Custar, who states that he has traveled all over Tex as, and has found the mass of the people exceedingly bitter against the government, more so than five or six months ago. He mentions, among other facts, that grand ju ries have, during a few months past, found five hundred indictments for the murder of Union men and others, but not one of the guilty parties has been convieted. ' To Judge Black, of Pennsylvania, Judge Hughes, of Indiana, and Montgomery Blair, the authorship of the veto message is variously assigned. The style differs so much from that of the speeches which the President makes as to have excited consider able comment. One gentleman, speaking of it remarked, "The President writes well, but he keeps some low fellow about him to make his speeches." Is the country impatient of the spectacle of a reconstruction of the Union still un completed? And are the people seeking to hurry Congress faster than a judicious cir cumspection will warrant ? Not at all! If, in the momentous task of reconstruction, the President was allowed ten months, from April to December, to achieve a failure, shall complaint be made of CoDgress be cause it has not in three months, from De cember to March, perfected a success? Moreover the President, during his ten months, had no Congress opposed to him ; but Congress during its three months has had a constant opponent in the President. Alexandria, Ya., has elected charter offi cers who were secessionists, by 200 majority. The Mayor and several other leading func tionaries are fresh from the rebel army. They are now vociferous champions of "the President's policy.'' The Cork Herald says that emigration to the United States has already commenced on a largo scale. It is not the poorer classes that are departing, but those who could live at home if they could only be taught to be content with their lot. Congressman Baldwin, in a letter to the Worcester Spy, says : "In the reports of f>roceedings in Congress you will notice a ree discussion of their minor differences of opinion among the Union members. Do not allow yourselves to infer from this that there are any grave differences of opinion or purpose among them. There is a general desire to put every measure adopted in the best form; but there are no substantial dif ferences among the great mass of the Union members; and you may assure yourselves that the great mass of them will be true to their constituents, and mindful of the mo mentous interests at stake." The Emperor Napoleon has been direct ing his attention to the system of common school education in England. Two commis sioners l ave recently visited Harrow and examined narrowly into its system of instruc tion, Ac. They report that the 'Arrow system is admirably adapted for teaching the young idea how to shoot. At the bal costume which took place at the Tuilleries on February Bth, a quadrille was danced at which the gentlemen were dressed as leopards and the ladies as gazelles. Easily done. The gentlemen were spotted by the police an., the ladies were little dears. Lord Brougham has formed a brigade of crossing-sweepers to be composed of boys (paupers,) who are to wear a uniform, be positively forbidden to beg, and compelled to lay aside a portion of their earnings for a fund against sickness or destitution of aDV of their number. His Lordship thinks tha't the boys' sweeping will excite sympathy enough without beggiDg. Henry Ward Beccher, it is reported, has received a call from a congregation in New York City, who offer to raise SIBO,OOO for the purpose of setting up a tabernacle and parsonage for him in that city. It is thought he will not accept, being too closely wedded to Brooklyn. The Boston Traveller thinks that with harmony and wise legislation at Washington gold would soon decline to 125, if notjower, for the resources of the country as devch>j>e.j in the state of our national Tr< t ury, war rant an early return to specie payments. Although business is dull yet there are very few failures, and we have abundant means to meet all our obligations abroad. RATES OF ADVERTISING. All advertiiemonts for less than 3 month* 13 cent* J) or lice for each insertion. Special notices one half additional. All resolution* of Associa tion, communications of a limited or individual interest and notice* of marriages and deaths, ex ceeding five- lines, 13 ets. per line. All legal noti ces of every kind, and all Orphans' Court and other Judicial sales, are required by law to be pub lished in both papers. Editorial Notices 15 cents per line. All Advertising due after first insertion A liberal discount made to yearly adveniters. 3 months. 8 months. 1 vear. One square $ 4.50 $ <1.03 $13.00 Two square* fi,o9 9.03 lfi.OO Three squre* 8.00 12.30 20.00 One-fourth ooluo i 14.00 20.00 35.00 Half column 18.00 25.00 45.00 One column 30.00 45.00 80.00 Mr. John P. Crozer, a resident of Chester, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday morning after a short illness. He was reported to be the richest man in Eastern Pennsvlvania. He was a member of the baptist church, and had given largely of his means to pro mote the interests of that religious persua sion. He built a Baptist church in Chester, erected a number of manufactories, and the town of Crozersville, in Delaware county, attests his enterprise in progressing with substantial improvements. The Copperheads are apparently fairly sick with love for President Johnson, yet their candidate for Governor, Hiester Cly rner, who languishes on the President's bo som, is on record in regard to the President in this fashion: "I know, air, that Andrew Johnson has gone as far as the farthest, and is ready to go_ still farther, to destroy and uproot every principle upon which this great and good tovermnent is founded. I know that he as bent With suppliant knee before the throne of power, //enow thai for pelf or for some other consideration, he has succumbed to every measure presented to him.". In the opinion of old fishermen, trouble, and possibly actual collision may result from the determination of the British authorities to keep our fishermen from trespassing upon the fishing grounds of the extensive coast of the British North American Provinces the coming season. The Liverpool Times says that before the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ire land, the English authorities had satisfied themseives that an outbreak was imminent, when b oodshed upon a gigantic scale must have followed. The prospect for a good cotton crop the coming season is very good in Louisiana, and even at this early day planters are mak ing preparations to plant the largest amount of lauds they can find hands to work. A late English work on diamonds and other precious stones, says that but a small por tion of the gems sold and worn are genuine. The diamond mines of Golconda have given out, and those of India are rapidly failing. The_ scarcity of real gem? has been met by the ingenuity of counterfeiters, who manu facture spurious gems that frequently deceive expert connoisseurs. The idea has'been started among the Fe nians whereby they are to be made exclusive patrons of the products of American looms, and all fabrics woven by Britons are to be discarded. No lenian is to buy, wear or consume any imported article, and it is ex pected by this to virtually exclude British manufactures from the markets cf the Uni ted States. Senator Saulsburv. of Delaware, one day last week had to be removed from the Senate chamber in a beastly state of intoxication. Drunkenness in high places is becoming so offensive to the moral sense of the nation, that it should be punished by dismissal or impeachment.. pUsfeUatuw. SOUND TRUTH | VT g' ve an extract from the New 1 ork Tribune especially applicable to this I locality.—Business men and all who are in | terested in the prosperity and reputation of the place should carefully consider the sug gestion of the Tribune and act accordingly: Nothing is more common than to hear people talk of what they pay newspapers for advertising etc., as so much given to charity. Newspapers, by enhancing the value of pro perty in their neighborhood and giving the localities in which they are published a repu tation abroad benefit all such, particularly if they are merchants or real estate owners, thrice the amount yeirlv of the meagre sum they pay for their support. Besides, every public spirited citizen feels a laudable pride in having a paper of which he is not asham ed even though he should pick it up in New York or VV ashington. A good looking thriving sheet helps to sell property gives character to the locality, and in all respects is a desirable public con- B from any cause, the matter in the local or editorial columns not be quite to your standard do not cast it aside and pronounce it of no account until you are satisfied that there has been no more labor bestowed upon it than is paid for. If you want a good reliable sheet it must be sup ported. And ic must not be supported in a spirit of charity cither but because you feel a necessity to support it. So the local press is the "power" that moves the people A GOOD DAY'S WORK. Out in Michigan a number of fanners were sitting in front of a country store at the close of a sultry day, and telling stories about their work and so on when one of them took the rag off of the whole of them by re lating his experience. "I say, you have all told whopping big yarns, now; but I'll just tell you what I done once in York State on the (xenessce Flats, and on my father's farm. He owned a meadow just a mile long, and one morning in June I began to uiow—sun about an hour high—and mowed right along the whole length of the field. The grass was so heavy that I had to mow down to the lower end of the field and walk or as we say, earry my swatb. TV ell, I worked on till sundown and then quit. I just thought as the indnd ow was exactly a mile long I'd count the swathl, and I did so there and was one hun dred! That gentlemon, is what York State folks call a big day's work." "So you walked two hundred miles that day, did you?" asked one farmer. "And mowed all the time you were walk ing?" said another. "'So it seems," replied the great mower. "I tell you the facts, and you can make as much of it as you can.". IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.—GCQ. (J R IER>U. the hero of the famous raid in the South west, has testified before the Committee on Reconstruction that he behoves "there is now an organization existing in tite South for the renewal of the rebellion," and that if we were engaged in a foreign war, "the enemies of the Government throughout tbo South would not fail to seize the opportunity to attempt again it-destruction.'' I)o the people of Pennsylvania think any of their interests can be seriously injured bv extend ing the probationary term ot a people anima ted by motives like these? THE Copperhead orators and presses are constantly familiar-zing their hearersand readers with ideas of revolution. John an Bui-en in a speech at Bridgeport Con necticut on the 7th inyt, after citing the example of Cromwell in purging the Rtnnp Parliament, exclaimed of the Congress of the United States, "such a body as that, I say, is an illegal, unconstitutional assemblage. It is in point of law a mnh. and in my judge ment the Mayor of Washington neglects his duty everyday in notilispmiHf/lhnnas.sneh, Is there an'object in this kind of talk?