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iiIIINTINGI3ON, PA.
Weduegday =mint Nov 16,1864,
W Lewis, Editor and Proprietor.
Our Flag Forevfar.
mole in whiclf'a loyal eiti
*en may so well 'demonstrate his devotion to
iwi.st country ,es by sustaining Me Flog the
- Constitution and the Union, iindei..ellt circum
stances, and UNDER EVERY ADMINISTRATION
RIGARDLESS OF-PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALL
ASSAILANTS", A? HOME AND IHRGAD.t'-.:STEiIIEN
• -
WILL THE CHICAGO CONVEN
TION RE-ASSEMBLE.
Yellowing the example of the Bart
ford'Corivention, the Chicago Conven=
-tion declared that a permanent body,
And provided for its re•asseinhling.—
What the cOntingeney was to be that
would require it to be called together
`witi3 known only to those behind the
semen, Vallandighatn, Fornando
Wood, and the rest of the platform
makers. But now that Mr. Line,olu is
fa-elected by such an overwheltning
popular,. majority, we ,
.hope it will ro•
assonibli3; and redeem, th.e fair flips of
Democracy.
Let it again convene, and declare
that• James 13uebanan,• Wm: Bigler
and all the weak kneed politicians of
that stripe who supported the Prosi-
dent's Kansas policy in 1857, and af
terwards betrayed the confidence and
insulted the moral sense of the Demo
cratic party—made the siC,essionists
strong 'enough for schism in 1860 at
Charleston and Baltimore; strong
•enough for treason in 1861,and are giv.
Oe'only encouragement_that
keeps thine. from despondencY now.
Let them further resolve that all that
stripe has been most signally rebuked
by the pppular verlict' just rendered
against them-that Douglas was right
in opposing Southern disunionists—
that his followers are.iight in support
ing the Government against all rebels
by whatever, name they call them
aelves;a-nd that it is now the duty of
the Democratic party to cease factious
opposition co-the war measures ; of the
'Athninistration, Int& join Maids with
all loyal men.in crushing the rebellion.
Let there do this and there may bo
futuiefor the Democratic iarty.
. - -
'the Morale. of filo
80 10
Abraham Lincoln, in all certainty;
is -again elected ruler of the United
States for four years. When we re
collect who it was that raised, him to
that position oven more, We aro struck
witlinwe upon - considering the, weight
of the voice of the American people
in' their choice; they have spoken, and
they.bave unheeded tbe words of pal
-try,. cowing politicians who th6Ught
- to lead theta astray from the ,path of
:rectitade, and:who desire to so
them preju
.
. die° against free institutions and
against their country, that they would
:eat-le : them iG openly avenge the-sup
posed wrong's,. and denounce the gets
of a wise administration. We thank
God that the great mass of the pee
pie have reasoned themselves into the
'right course, for had they not, 'from
this hour downward would have been
the tendency of the great American
Republic and people.. Groat have
been the exertions of the Union des
troyers, - we will admit, and we may
say, those efforts have, in some meas
ure, proved successful. They have
prevailed upon ignorant mon, who are
led like lambs to the slaughter; they
. have prevailed upon indifferent men,
who care not - which cause prospers—
the right or .the wrong; and they have
prevailed %ion that class of men, who,
through motives of prejndice or obsti
naey, remain in doubt as to the issues
of the struggle in which every Amer
lean *should engage. That they have
succeeded in gaining numbers to their
side *a have only to look at the re
turns of the late elections, and be con
vinced. In those returns we see that
hosts of mon have voted, and yet
know not for what they voted, nor, for
whom. They have cast their ballot for
the foes of the Union, and of its armies!
As a proof of this assertion, (which
we make in all candor,) we haYn only
to look upon the class of men who
placed in nomination George R. Mc-
Clellan for the Presidency. The re
cord of the lives of such men as Val
_ Long,, Harris, Fernando
Wood, and others of the same stripo,
is known too well by all to bear repe
tition ;
,they have spoken the secrets
of -their hearts in their speeches, and
ndt only this, but they have acted the
part . their words indicate. And these
are the men who desired McClellan
to rule, so that they could goverb, and
dictate the course he should pursue.—
But their object has been defeated, and
they may lament for four years long
er over their defeaL, and the :'e-elec.
tiOU tiO . govi.‘,"
and who has, in times past, bained and
frustrated their darling purposes for
Ihe destruction of the Union.
Since the election is over bnd Ifc
Clellan has suffered defeat, the time is
yet fit and opportune for those who
voted the bogus Democratic ticket to
reflect they have heard the verdict of
the people against those men and their
infamous measures to disrupt the Uni
on spirit in the North, and produce
disaffection for ; open revolt to:lollow
in its wake. They will now not only,
reAcct,-bat,_ will .. act wisely, and absolve
themselves' from' that faction that
would lead them and - their country
men into the pit of .anarchy and, des
truction.
As Mr. Lincoln. will take his seat on
the 4th of March next to retain it for
fourlears more, wo.trust,thoso who
bade aided in- his re•eleetion tiVill see
in him not only- the liberator of a
downtrodden race, hut also the libel%
ator of his country, from the horrors
.of the civil war now raging in its ful
lest fury. This we confidently
,expect,
c'e
through the proViden of Gard, 'to . be
the case ere another yeal• of this'bloody
strife and, discordant wrangling has
terminated, and in relation to those
who have opposed My. LineOln, by
yoico and vote, wo hope that they
will see the error into which they have
been drawn and become reconciled to
the measures lie will adopt for our sal
vation. Without giving the President
our whole confidence and entire sup.
port in these times of trial and peril
he can accomplish Comparatively noth
ing for the good of the country. Let
us then, remember this, and give that
which, as good citizens, is our duty 'to
give.
THE GRAND RESULT,
Last week we published a table giv
ing Lineo ,and Sekhneon,all the States
three, No iv Jersey, :Delaware 'and
Kentucky. This . week we can state
positively that the three States named
aro the only ones giving McClellan
and . Pendleton ' majorities. The:ma
jorities cast in the twenty States that
have declared for Father Abraham
and against the rebellion, trill exceed
400,000. This is the largest ever re
ceived by any Presidential candidate.
The greatest Ugion victory is the
defeat of Governor Seymour in 'the
State of Now York. He is defeated
by over 8,000 majority.
The. _Commercial .11.4vertfser, commen
ding on :the ea blime . sPectable .of. the
people, in the Midst of civil War, " cas
ting their ballots for-the' .future ruler
of 30,000,000 of pelvic without the
slightest disturbance or disorder,"
finds in.it proof of the strength Of re
publican institutions:
"Some persons may claim that this
was due to the fact that ample prepa
rations had been made by the author
ities to repress any disturbance, but
we think that little or no weight
ought to be attributed to this fact.
The election was peaceable and order
ly, mainly because -both parties were
convinced that the greatest injury
that could occur to them would be to
prove that they had been the first to
resort to violence on this occasion.
What is this but a recognition that
the people will sustain-order, and that
any party perpetrating a wrong - is
sure to be the loser by the act ? In
Europe order would have •been main•
tained by a ostentatious display of
civil and military force. Here what
ever force was at band was hidden
from sight, its display being very pro
perly Considered an insult to the people, -
who have fully proved themselves
worthy of the elective franchise. Lot
us hear no more of the failure of Re
publican institutions. The past four.
years prove them to be a complete
success. Whatever evils have accom.
panied them are the consequences of
the improper. manner-in which they
have been • administered, and not of
the principles on which they are based..
They have been shown to be stronger
than any despotism under the very
circumstances under which they were
expected t 6 prove weakest—in the
midst of war, and that the most try
ing of all wars, a civil one. No Gov
ernment could carried on the tor.
rible contest of the past four years
that was not sustained by apeople who
felt and acted• on the conviction that
the struggle was theirs and not that
of_the Administration or the Govern
ment. Europe has now received 6
new lesson which she will not soon for
get."
LATEST NEWS..
Fort Bateman in North Carolina, was car
ried by our forces on the 21st October, cap
turing 40 pieces of heavy and 12 pieces of
light artillery, together with a large quantity
of small arms. The road leading out to
Plymouth, which town was shelled by our
fleet, was strewn with muskets, haversacks,
&e.,_ showing a perfect stampede.
IiFADQUARTERS SISTIj ARMY CORPS, in the
Field, near Kearnstown, Virginia, Nov. 12.
General Sheridan's change of position from.
Cedar Creek to Kearnstown has induced the
Rebels to again advance down the valley.—
At an early hour this morning skirmishing
was resumed with great briskness along the
whole cavalry line ; but the rebels wore rather
weak in numbers or spirit; for they could
not be induced to follow up our pickets, who
in obedience to orders fell rapidly back
when the firing commenced. •
This system of tactics not seeming to draw
the enemy to our,rartin lines, General Sheri
dan sent off a large force of cavalry for the
purpose of coaxing a fight out of the rebels.
Our men are in high spirits at the prospect
of having another fight before the campaign
closes, and hope that the Rebels have brought
a large number of guns down with them.
ALIATINSIIIIRG, Va., Nov. 13. Important
news is just in from General Sheridan, up to
Midnight. The strategic reconnoissance by
our cavalry on Friday caused the enemy's
Cavalry, under Lomax, to advance against
our lines on Saturday morning. Considera
ble fighting ensued, during which the enemy
were repulsed with great loss. Gen. Sheri
dan then ordered Colonel Powell - to pursue
them in their flight ; this 'he did with the
greatest vigor and success.
He drove them through and beyond. Front
Royal, and captured two guns, one hundred
and fifty prisoners, several wagons, and a
large number of horses. Our losses are said
to have been considerable, as the fighting
was extremely warm for a short time. No
infantry was engaged, but Generals Sheridan
and Torbert were both at the front in person,
with the cavalry, and made very short work
of the fighting,
Huntingdon County Official.
We give below the home vote for October
and November, and had there been a "fair
election" in Carbon township on the Bth
inst., tbe .place where deserters do congre
gate, the Union party would have had a
haMisome increased majority for Lincoln
and Johnson county:
BLUM JOMMTO2I. torcour. ?durum
Barren,. . 107 114 . 125 119
Brady, 78 78 . 92 87
Carbon, 87 199 101 284
CrOmwell, 85 69 99 72
Cass, 91 39 99 45
Clay, 72 45 83 46
Dublin, 75 60 84 70
Franklin, 135 115 154 117
Henderson, 22 55 31 56
Huntingdon, 218 161 _ 256 164
Hopewell, 86 31 96 47
Jackson, 146 133 150 151
Juniata, 42, 21 44 24
Morrie, 85 • 47 87 44
31t.. Uolory, 46 43 53 51
Oneida, -• 81 13 : :65 12
Penn, 84- 76 112..... 86
Petersburg, 77 69 02 68
Porter, 220 82 237 - 87
67. 21 , '72 29
Shirley, 108 85 110 . 94
37 109 55 • 130
To{l, 102 40 107 46
Union, 1. 113' 68 127 71
\Volker, 61 75 65 77
}Vest, 74' 91 80 92
iVarntoremdrk,l29 70 155 77
Itinaninghnnh 31 13 34 11
Total, 2,539 2,022 2,865 2,257
. 2,022 2,257
Union in oj. 517
Soldiers' Vote for President,
The following is tho report of the voting of
the Pennsylvania soldiers in the different
armiesi so far as it could be obtained:
=EI
LINCOLN. ArCLELLAN
55th Regiment, 116 ' 117
58th, 77 52
188th, 214 174
2d Heavy Artillery, 452 297
Battery A, let Art. 53 • 23
109th, 337 203
205t1i, 276 147
97th, 108 112
76th, 152 - 76
203(1, 419 206
200th, 381 225
207th, 441 - 202
208th, 401 279
209th, 311 254
211th, 430 142
Company A, 2d Art. 20 15
Three cornputii,zn,3,l Art. 94 ' 68
sth Penn. Cavalry, 171 201
GRANT'S ARMY.
LINCOLN.
198th Regiment, 104 req.
Battery 1), Ist Art. 3l mad.
Iles. et Point of Rocks, 63 26
210th Regiment, 261 180
88th, 76 maj.
6 rrin4
75 maj
21 maj
187th,
Ole,
118th,
208th, 132 ma).
184th, 10 94
68th, • 104 44
48th, 194 0
198th, 356 243
834, , . 120 - 32
155th, 256. 135
149th. 188 102
150th, 111. 27
114th, 185 64
Of2l
.
.5OM,. -
100th, . . - 171 maj.
45th, 78 maj.
Ist Artillery, 'Battery B, 50 33
3d Cava lry, 159 54
1101.Cacatry, 17 maj.
68th, 104 60
121 at, 103 14
200th, 156 maj.
211th, ! 289 maj.
209th, 57 maj.
07th, 65 maj.
84th, 114 45
57th,
141st,
105th, 136 73
1424, ' - '133 - 55
121st, 103 . 14
69th, 6 112
81st, 23 14
110th, 91 72
99th, 141 81
106th, 14 3
148th, 127 72
183 d, 58
1 1 1.4 195 ' 9 07 5 1 t 5 t
l i l t: : : .. . .
11785258 21
1915 t ,,
. . .
_ 1067 4 1005 1 :
143 d, -
56th, 96 , 64
53d, 122 71
4
116th, 42
1323
Total,
OIIZRIDAN'S ARUM.
LINCOLN. 11 - 3taLLAN .
47th Regiment, 193 120
49th, - 181 68
54th, : 218 74
61st, 04 32
87th, - 171 51
82d, 177 84
87th, 71 11
95th, ' ' ' 127 -62
98th, 13 53
102 d, . . • 101 26
139th, 134 35
17th Penn. Cavalry, 94 maj.
22d, " " 152 mnj.
Artillery Detachments, 159 mnj.
Respite's in Winchester, 25 Mt).
1,910 610
616
Maj. for Lincoln, 1,294 .
VIE SOLDIERS' VOTE AS PAR AS REPORTED.
It will be aometimo before all the votes of
the Pennsylvania soldiers in the different
armies, camps, hospitals, &0., are obtained.
The following, however, have been reported
Grant's Armies, 3,980 maj. for Lincoln.
Sheridan's Army, 1,294 " "
Sherman's Army, 884 " "
6,158
-SW/IEIO3 VOTE IN THE UOSPITALS.
FORTRESS MoNam Nov. 9.—The following
are the votes of Pennsylvania soldiers at the
McClellan hospital, Hampton, and Fortress
Monroe t
UNION. DEII
McClellan Hospital, 101 41
Third Pa. Art., Battery F, 144 44
" Battery 0, 89 11
" Battery L, sa 5
" " Battery K, 37 38
Union majority, 315
AT PULASKI, TEN'S.
Lincoln. McClellan
77th Regiment, 151 60
AT PISASANT ULLL, MD.
Lincoln. McClellan
6th Ponn..Cavalry. 114 36
AT FORT DELAWARI
Lincoln. McClellan
• •
`Battery A, Pa. Art.,
149 10 37 15 •
G, "
196 Pa. Reg., five com'p. 116 - 21
FREE MAnytatno.—The Governoi• of
Maryland his issued a proclaMation
proclaiming Maryland a free State, in
accordance with the vote of the peo.
ple of that State,
Another of Noseby's Outrages.
Four Union Soldiers Murdered in Teetal•
Moseby's career in the rear of Sheri
dan'e army continues unchecked. He
is constantly capturing our straggling
parties, and such trains, as happen
from their smallness to be - left un
guarded. His last exploit was a most
daring one, and resulted in the cold
blooded murder of four Union soldiers.
According to a correspondent writing
from Winchester on the 7th last:, Cap
tain Brewster of the 17th Pennsylva
nia; his orderly, a man named Sowle,
another soldier and a citizen,
were . captured on Saturday last,
near the village of Newtown, on
the turnpike. They were on their
way to the camp of the, cavalry, at
Cedar Creek, and were but a short
distance ahead of one hundred cavalry
escorting Gen.. Torbert. They bad,
passed through the village, and when
about half a mile beyond a squad of
ten or fifteen men, wearing blue 'over- 1
coats, came into the road. Captain
Brewster told Shwle to ride on and
800 who they were. Ho rode up to
the party, as directed, and asked to
what regiment they belonged. No
direct answer was given, bUt they
questioned him closely, and asked him
which way ho was going and who was ,
behind
.him. - Ho was satisfied they
were rebels, front the fact that they
had revolvers drawn and Concealed
under the capes of their, overcoats,
but he had no opportunity to commu
nicate the fact. Captain Brewster was
thrown off, his guard by seeing half a
dozen mail carriers ahead on the pike,
and therefore rode up to Sowle i when
the rebels—as they proved to, be—un
der -command
,of Lieut. Haste,
closed in upon the party, presented
their revolYers, and told them to sur
render, which they, of course, did.—
At this time Gen, ttirbert's escort was
not 100 rods distant. The captives
were hurried behind a bill not more
than 25 rods from the road, and ono of
tho rebel soldiers eiren.rode upon the
hill to see Gen. Torbert pass.
'The prisoners were searched upon
the spot, and nearly-:everything in the
shape of money end clothing was ta
ken from them. Captain Brewster
had about $1,200,0n his person, and
Sowle about %O. Each of the other
men, also, had some money about
them. Sowlo concealed two bills in
his shirt collar- 7 -he supposed-one wee
a twenty and tho 7 other a ten dollar
bill. When starting for the place of
execution the following day a young
miss, who had furnished him with pen,
ink and paper to write a few parting
words to his family, Stood near, and he
gave her the'32o. Ile said he thought
her very good-looking, and believing'
that he would have no further use for I
the money, gave.it away.- She thank
ed him for the money, and invited him
to call, if he • came that way again,!—
They wore then. marched to Ashby's ,
Gap, and thence.through the Gap to
Reotortown, on the Xannesas . Gap I
Railroad. Soon after their- arrival
here, Moseby came up with about
seven hundred men. The prieoners,
all told, numbered twenty-seven. They
' had been brought in from different
points. They were ordered to fall in
line, two deep, in front of an old
school house. -Five of the prisoners I
were citizens, faint' nowsboysiund - Cap
tain Brewster's brother, and these
were liberated and told to stand aside,
leaving twenty-two in lino. Moseby'sl
I major then said. there were seven men ,
out of the twenty-two to be hanged ,
for the seven men executed by Gen-
Custer, near Front Royal, and that the
selection would be made by lot.—
Twenty-two pieces of paper were-plac
ed in a hat, seven of them being mark
ed, and the others blanks. The
. hat
was passed along the line_, and those
who drew prizes gave their names,
and stepped one side in charge of a i
Lieut. Haste, who was detailed to con
duct them forthwith to the place of
execution.
The drawers of, the first and third
prizes, a lieutenant in the sth Now
York Heavy Artillery, and •private
Frank Hooker, of -the sth Michigan
Cavalry, having befrended rebel'
family in the vicinity, were set free,'
and privates Marvin and Bonett, or
the 2d Now York Cavalry, substituted
for them. The death roll then read
thus : Charles E Marvin, 2d New
- York Cavalry, corporal and acting
commissary sergeant; Corporal James]
Bennett, 2d New York Cavalry ;
George B. Sowle, sth Micigan Carol
ryeSergeant Dodge, list Vermont; L. II
Hoffnagle, 153 d York, quaitermaster's
department, 19th Army Corps ; No.
7. supposed to belong to 4th West
Virginia Infantry, or 23d Ohio, 'name !
unknown. Lieut. Smith having been
detailed to - murder the party, was di
rected to carry the sentence into ef--
feet, on Sunday, one half mile west of
. Berryville, on the pike leading to
Winchester, where the bodies of the
men would be discovered by our
troops. There was a little rain fall
ing, the night (Sunday night) was
dark, and as the priseners marched
along tied to a rope, each end held bi
two horsemen, one before and one be- ,
bind them, there scorned no chance of
escape. Sowle was the first man on.
the rope. As 'the party moved into
the woods ho discovered a hole in the
ground large
_enough to conceal his
body: Slipping the cord from his
wrist, he dropped quietly intothe hole;
the rear-guard passed right by with- I
out noticing him ; the prisoners were
halted not ten feet from Sowle'aplace
of . concealment; preparations were
being made for the execution ; the fa
tal spot bad been reached; Bowel in
his hiding-place heard. the guard say
that one prisoner had escaped. Quick
as thought he bounded out of his hole I
across the pike and into a piece, of
woods, where he climbed a tree not
-forty rods away. Immediate pursuit'
was made, and shots were fired ; but I
it was dark, - and he could not be tra
ced •, Le escaped. The guards now
confined attentions to the remainder.]
Three were hung to the limb of a tree, -
- and the other three bogging to be shot,
their request was granted. One of
them Bennett, was abet through the
head, and instantly killed. Marvin
, had a revolver snapped at his temple.
No explosion following, Marvin, who I
is a powerful'_ man, quick as thought
knocked his would-be murderer down,
and running for hip life, reached a piece
of woods, where hie pursuers strove in
-vain to find
.11e, with Sowle,
entered Winchester on Monday morn
ing, through the kindness of two Un
ion citizens. lloffnagle was shot
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454 139
139
itation
through the elbow, but had the good
sense to fall and pretend - to be dead.
After he was shot, the rebel lieutenant
walked up to hitti and kicking him to dis
cover whther life remained, was satis
fied that it did not, remarking, in
answer to a question from ono of
his men, "Oh, yes, he is dead,"
Ile was net, however, and when
the rebels had retired, walked
to a house nearby, where he was well
treated, and 'afterwards sent to Win
chester. These men all describe Mose
by as a pompous man ; greatly desirous
of the life of General Cuiter, against
whom ho entertains special hate.—
His men are newly aD young and
wonted on splendid horses. The
principal part of the command was
about making a raid on Fairfax Court
Rouse and vicinity, loaving ode com
pany to annoy our line of communi
cation, between Winchester and Cedar
Creek. Lieutenant Smith boasted that
Early would -rot permit Sheridan to
remain in the Valley more than_ four
days longer. c. In going to the gap,
and returning to the place of execu
tion, the prisoners: were not permitted
to traveron the public roads, but were
taken across fields and through by
roads. The guard, seemingly, were
on , the lookout all the time for our
cavalry. Moseby's men expressed a
wish to see. President Lincoln re-elec
ted, as they wanted to see the "thing"-
fought out now. They did not believe
the North could whip the South, nor
the South whip the North—it was
about a draw game.
President Linooln Apprized of his Be-
Election;
WASHINGTON. Nov- 9.--At- a late
hour last night President Lincoln
was Sorevaded by a club of Penr.sylva
nians, headed by Capt. Thomas, of
that Stale. Being loudly called for,
the President appeared at a window
and spoke as follows :
FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS.
—Even before I bad been informed by
you that this compliment was paid,me
by loyal citizens of Pennsylvania
friendly to me, I bad inferred that
you wore of that portion of my coun
trymen who think that the best inter.
ests of the nation aro to be subservod
by the support of the present admin
istration.
I do not pretend tb_say that you,
who think so, embrace all the patriot
biro -and ingrilty-nf rho onnvr-risri-t-I
-do believe, and trust without personal
interest, that the welfare of the coun
try does require that such support
and endorsement bo given. I earnest
ly believe . that the consequencee of
this day's work, if it be, as you assume,
and as now seems probable, will be to
the lasting advantage, it not to the
very salvation of the country.
• I cannot at this hour say what has
been the result of the election, but
whatever it may be, I have no &Sire
to modify this opinion : that all who
have labored to-day in behalf of the
Union organization, have Wrought for
the best interest of their country and
•the: world, not only for the present
but for all future ages.
I am thankful to God for this appro
val of the people,, hut while deeply
grateful for this mark of their confi
dence.in mei if I know my heart, my
gratitude is free from any taint of per
-soma triumph. Ido not impugn the •
motives of any one opposed to me.
It is no pleasure to me to triumph
over any one, but I give thanks to the
Almighty for this evidence of the peo
ple's resolution toidand by free gov
,ernment and the rights of humanity.
Serenade to President Lincoln—Great
Enthusiasm—Speech of the President.
• N 01,7.10.
The several Lincoln and :Johnson
Clubs of the District of Columbia
called on:President Lincoln to-night,
and gave him a serenade in honor of
his re-election. There was in addition
an immense concourse of spectators
ofof both sexes in -front of the Execu
tive Mansion. The 'firing of a field
piece Was of frequent occurrence, ad
ding to. the excitement of the occa
sion.
The President appeared at an upper
window, and, when the cheers with
which he was greeted had ceased,
spoke as follows :
"It has long been a grave question
whether any Government, not too
strong for the liberties of its people,
can be strong enough to maintain its
existence in great emergencies.
"On this point the present rebellion
has brought our Republic to a severe
test; and a Presidential election, oc
curring in regular course during the
rebellion, has added not a little to the
strain. If the loyal people united
were put to the utmost of their
strength by the rebellion, must they
not fail when divided and par
tially paralyzed by a political war
among themselves ? But the election
was a necessity. We cannot have a
free Government without elections;
and if the - rebellion could force us to
forego or postpone a national election,
it might fairly claim to have already
conquered and ruined us.
"The strife of the election is but
human nature practically applied to
the facts of the case. What has oc
curred in this case must ever recur in
similar cases. Human nature'will not
change. In any future groat nation
al trial, compared with the men who
have passed through this we shall have
as weak and as strong, as silly and as
wife, as, bad and as good. Let us,
therefore, study the intidents of this
as philosophy to learn wisdom from,
and none of- them as wrongs to be re
venged. (Cheers.)
"But the election, along with its in
cidental and undesirable strife, has
done good too. It has demonstrated
that a people's Government can sus
tain a National election in the midst
of . a great civil war. (Renewed cheers)
Until now it has not been proven to
the world that this was a possibility.
It shows, also,,how sound and how
strong we still are. It shows that,
oven among candidates of the same
party, he who is most devoted to the
Union and most opposed to treason
can receive Most; of tho people's vote.
(Applause.) It shows also, to the ex
tent yet unknown, thal we have more
men now than we had when the war
began. Gold is good in its place - , but
living, brave, patriotic men are.better
than gold. (Cheers, and other demon
strations of applause.) But the re
bellion continues, and now that the
election is over, may not all, having
a.common interest, reunite in a coin
mon country? [Cheers.]
"For my own part, I have striven,
and , shall strive, to avoid placing any
obstacle in tbe way. (Cheers.] So
long as I have been,
,here I have not
willingly Planted a thorn in any mane
bosom. While lam deeply sensible
to the high cernpliinent of a re-elec
tion; an'd duly grateful, as •I trust, to
Almighty God for having directed m
countrymen to a right conclusion, as
think, for their own good, it adds ncitli-. -
ing to my satisfaction that any other
man may he disappointed or pained
by the result. (Cheers) May I ask
those who have not differed with me
to join with 'mein this same spirit to-
wards those who have ? And now, let
me close by asking three hearty cheers,
for our brave soldiers and seamen,
and
their gallant and skilful commanders"
The three cheers were enthusiastic
ally given, accompanied by music and
the sound of cannon. •
From Sherman.
Femmes MONnOE, November 13.
The Richmond papers on Frida,y,-No
vember 11, urge upon their readers
the necessity of being prepared for
startling news from General Sherman ;
and it appears evident -from the tone
of the editorials of the same date that
they are already in possession of in
telligence front this source, which they
are withholding from the public.
GRANT ON THE ELECTION
- The following despatch • from Lieu
tenant General Grant, bas been receiv
ed by the Secretary of War - :
"CITY POINT, Nov. 10,864,10.30 P. AL
—lion. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary
of War:. Enough now seems to be
known to say who is to hold the reins
of Government for the next four years.
pongratulate the President for me on
the double victory. The election hav
ing passed off quietly—no bloodshed or
.riot throughout the land—is a victory
worth more to the country than a
battle won. liebeldom and -Europe
will Flom construe it
"U. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gong."
National Thanksgiving,
A PROCLASIATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASITINTiON, Thtlret., Oct. 20, 1864.
The following proclamation was
promulgated to•day.
By the President of the. United States of
Amenca
A PR CWIT) A 14f - A MUMS
It has
our
Almighty God to
prolong our National life another year,
defending us With His guardian care
against unfriendly designs from abroad,
and vouchsafed to us in. His mercy
many and signal victories over the en
emy who is of our own household. It
has also pleased our Heavenly Father
-to favor as well our citizens in their
homes as our soldiers in their camps
and our sailors on the seas with unus
ual health. He has largely augmented
our free population by emancipation
and by immigration, 'while. Be has
opened to us new sources of wealth,
and has crowned the labor of our
working men in every departmentof
industry with abundant reward-:—.
Moreover Ile-has been pleased to
mate and inspire our minds and hearts
with fortitude, courage, iesotu-•
tion sufficient for the great tritil of chi
ll war i n to which we have Leen brought
by our adherence as a nation to the
cause of freedom and humanity; and
and to afford to us reasonable hopes of
an ultimate and happy. deliverance
from all our dangers and afflictions - . ,
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,
President of the United States, do.
hereby appoint and set apart the last
Thursday .in November next as a day
which I desire to be observed by all
my fellow-citizens, wherever they may
then be, as a day of thanksgiving and
prayer to Almighty God, the benifi
cent Creator and Ruler of the universe;
and. I do:further recommend to my fel
low-citizens aforesaid, that on that oc
casion-- they do 'reverently humble
themselves in the dust, and from thence
offer up penitent and fervent prayers
and supplications to the Great Dispos
er of events for a._return._of the ind_sti-_
mable blessing of peace, union . and
harmony throughout the land which
it has pleased Him to assign as a dwel
ling place for ourselves and our pos
terity throughout all generations.
In testimony wherefore I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
Doho at the City of Washington,
this 20th day of October, in tho year
of our Lord, 1864, and of Indepen
dence of the - United States tho eighty
ninth. By tho'President.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Wm. H. SEWARD, &Ley. of State
PENNSYLVANIA SS.
IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY
OF THE COMMONWEALTH OP PENN
SYLVANIA,
ANDREW G. CIIRT/N,..
Governor of said Commonwealth
A PROCLAMATION
Wutazes, It is the honored custom
of Pennsylvania to set apart, on the
recommendation of the Executive, a
day for returnbig thanks to the Giver
of all Good, the Shepherd and Bishop
of our souls : Now, therefore,
I, ANDREW G. CURTIN, Governor as
aforesaid, do recommend that the peo
ple thtoughout the Commonwealth
observe THURSDAY, the twenty
fourth day of November instant, as a
day of Thanksgiving to Almighty
God,
For the gathered fruits of the earth;
For the continuance of health;
For the prosperity of industry;
For the preservation of good order
and tranquility throughout our bor
ders;
For the victories which he has
vouchsafed to us over armed traitors,
And for the manifold blessings
which He has heaped upon us, un
worthy.
And that they do, moreover, hum
bly beseech Him to renew and increase
his . merciful favor toward us during
tho year to cone, so that rebellion be
ing overthrown,, peace may be re=
stored to our distracted country, and,
in every. State; With grateful and lov
ing accord, the increase of Praise and
Thanksgiving may bo offered by all
the people unto His Holy Name.
Given under my hand and the great
seal of the State at Harrisburg, this
second day of [r.i. s.] November, in
the year of our LOrd ono thousand
eight hundred and sixty-four, and of
the Commonwealth the eighty-ninth.
By the Gov. A. G. CURTIN.
ELI SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
The Tid.i Tuimn gin,Ettrep v e.
As en evidence that"comiag events'
cast their shadows before," - the' Lon
don edrrespenident 01"thisIelaekitf$11'1;a.
zette, writing on October 19th,-says
"A literary . gentletrietc- t egid yestert. ,
day in a.converaation wherettl'iitik
a listener, t tbat be meta NolF., -or so
ago at Merritt, ttaulistifighiSlied-Con
federate Eustis, ,whom he ;bad Imowa
in former years, and that ho nary fon,nd t
him utterly despondent, if not doSpalk;
big. I myself at a public Airitier.lhe•
otbor day heard it warre!Sympathizerpi
who was evidently= well --- .a.prquainted
with rebels and the' prospects 'fifths
loan, Einyy`in complimentlb tliku:SetithJ
erners :t.= :They are th'e bravest merton,
earth; sir.? The changes
one against them, and yet see how,
they hold on?_ plight enumerate"
many other algae overlte!re tliat,h,Rdi
cute the settled and univeadpresenit
meat that the 'Sot:Weill rebellion' is
in some form or other 'Sochi to collapse
I' have not hoard for several montliS
what formerly heard daily : "The
South will never be-conquered ? "The
Times-has not 'uttered that propheey,
once so fregfient ialte:columns,.for font
or fire months." . .
When the result of the firesidential
election is known in 'Europe,' the
gloom of the rebels' :there and their
sympathizing fillies Nyill,be deepened
to despair., - '
Chase on Greenbacks. •
In a speech at St. lion* Ex,'Secie
tary Chase gaVe a definition of agrecin.-
back, which was •as follows r. NoW
have been called the fitther ,of greet
blicks. You are the fathers, or green
backs. _What is A. greenback 1 i`Did
you ever think what it .was 7 Why,
IV is simply, the credit of this great
9.merican people put in
,the form of
money, to cirmilato among the very
people whose credit Makes it' Worth
anything. When , •I was Secretary-Of
the Treasury the question arose' r bo*
should-these vast , armies, and
,navies
bo supplied ? How should the:boys
be fed in the 'held, the sailors in'the
ships, and provision , Made 'for-- their
support, for thelioelothing,. their food
and transportation Y. found -AtiO
banks of the country had mispeiided
specie payniont. What weal' to 'do?
The banks wanted Me to borrow their
credit, or pay them interest in gold
upon their credit.. They, did. not pay
any gold, or propose to pay any them
selves, but, they wanted me to borrow
their notes. I said, "No, gentlemen,
this great American people - is worth
all of , yon put together,- and *.r
take the credit Of those People and
cut it up in the form of‘little- bits of
paper, and we will circulate that paper,
and we will receive that paper .for
bonds, upon which we will punctually
pay the interest gold. . "' 'then
in order that the national currency
might be permanent, and that' noivdy
Could have just cause.. tb,complaini :I
called the national banking systemin
to existence andpledged every bank
.to redeem its currency, greenbacks,
and the Government, pledged thiit,ey
ery dollar should lie redeenaecl in 4 the
and :the' securities to bo pledged arid
provided—that in the, end - everything
should be made equivalent intgold. -
I think thii is the true, idea ,of a
greenback. It is the credit and prop
ortY "of the 'American__ • do ,10 - .,:,: l nazl e
O'Serve - ifiriluilipose o money in e
midst of a great'strife, when we must
have everything we can get.- And,
fellow-citizens, in my, humble judg
ment if out of this war this, national
currency Comes as is provided for in
our platform, so that no:Western iar
meror merchant will be oblited to pay
tribute to the East in Ids exchange,
(Applause) so that wo sluill not loco
upon exchange so large a ,profit upon
our industry;,so , that thelstoier . re
ceives ,his dollar,or two dollars, or doz
en dollars, ut the night or Week's end
—shall be perfectly sure that it' won't
turn to =dust and ashes before the
morning sun rises; I say. if we can
get such a sound, currency, as this,
then this country will not , at least
have been without ono of the coliiiter
al benefits of this war; if you Can
- tare -- your:money on tue -- Atluntlw , rind---
go to, the Pacific and pay your bills:ail .
the way, without baying to changsithe
currency at every tavern you stop at
* * * I say if the Government, is
administered as it should be, With pro
per vigor and economy, every dollar
in groemmka - will bo as good as a dol
lar in gold. why, eight month's ago,
if :I could have bad the assuranteabat
I would not have been.troubled with
any other issues—if I could have been
assured that there sheuld be no trou
ble from any unauthorized nuriency,
unauthorized by any but the nation it
-8 elf—l would have undertaken;to re
sume specie payment in a week, if
anybody wanted it, and I say, now,
if the war is prosecuted as it ought to
be, and the Government is :adminis
tered with the economy and prudence
that I trust it will be, then. there is no
more 'darger of that currency than
there is that tho American people will
fail. '
EXECUTORS' SALE
. .
I=l.3lLati.l.o 3EILSITATMEL
riIHE 'EXE
UNDERSIGNED. CII
. .
tore of ORRISTOPIttIt :WIGTON, life of Franklin
township, Huntingdon , county, alas/via lb*
power and authority vsted in thorn by tbe will of said
.deceased will offer at Publhi.Balo on thS , . prob Ante, ea
THURSDAY, the alb day of December nett ", at two
.- . •
All that TALVIABLE LatEkTORE FARM eitttate to
Franklin townshipafrintingdon county, wiliteinifig 160
acros, 140 of which are cleared and improeed..Thaboild
• i oga consist of . a good .tteis story double famitidwelling
hone% and necessary outbuildings, ands frame Yank barn
76 Xln feet. A good .yOung - orebard, bearing fruit, and
several One springs, both gets and /beateno ars on
It is situated on the turnpike front Sproce,Cnok-ta
Centro county, and is four miles from 'Bynum eteek,'„st
Station on the Pennsylvania Railroad., The Creekrplatef
through the farm, and there are two goodlirater powers,
at one of which thero is a.dam already bullt,rftely lot
utacblnory.. •
The farm is in good order and culttratloa,aad.lts cone
-ronienco to schools; churches, stored, and tnelazge iron
manufacturing oetabliehtnents. of ..HuntlngdOn-stounty,
makes this one of the Moet desirsiblo faimein ttteinterfor
of the State. Foamiest:ln delieeted toe-Arst of
Sprit: The Exe6torgwill at same 'tisisenffer ai public
sato 320 acres of nu:din coluity,!010• -
The Exectitord will also soll at public sale on the prem.
lees, on SATETRilki'', the Brd.day of IthX:TgAgisiokst, at
two-o'clock P. 11., •
All thoso certain two ajotriirm lota .I(grtilipttritusts in
Oayspart, Blair county, haying a two story brick house
and a stable on each of said Jots. ;
TERMS OF FALG:—One third in hind and the residue
In ono and.two yeats from datoof sole;with interest from
the first of April, 1605, secured by te boucle and mort
gage of the nerchaser.. :WIGTON,
Aunt., Nor. 16, ini. ' R. D. WIGTON,
• • : , „4.70,1kP/I DYSART,
Ea ton.
• The Ifarrisbtirg .7kkgrapk JVisn and
Lancaster .Erepress, publish 3 times and send bill to this
NEW ENTERPRISE.
A T A MEETING OF THE STOOK
AOLDERS of the "Juniata Skean .Boat Company,"
at the Amerkan Elouse, in Ifollidniskarg, on the 9th of
November, 186},
9"°ll°7l l 3 l;l ll 7%E g lNT'r d tifd ec i:e
-Jon' l.
IC: hare,
B. R. SenuuKse,
A. A. Count., "'r e c" , r
.•
P. O. Item:,
V. L. HOLLIDAT, Secretnry.n.
Zip. 46 2