IP A mm mm D. W. MOOSE, Editor and Proprietor. PRINCIPLES, not MEN VOL. XXXVI. WHOLE NO. 1830. TERES :-$3 CO Tcr Annum, if paid advance- niKAKFinMlXUKSKRV-eiiconme "ume Industry The undersigned having entahlished a huMery, on tho Piko, about half way botwoon Clearfield and Curwcnovillo boros", i prepared to furnish all kinds of Fruit trees .standard and Dwarf,) Evergreons, fchrubhery, Grape men, Ortnscherries, Lawton Blackberry, Strawberry and Kasfberry vines. Alio. Siberian Crab trcoH, Quince and early scarlet Kbcuhnrbf 40. Orders promptly attondod to. Addross J. I. WUIU11T, CwKensville, sept. 14. '61.1t A FARMllYsALE. yllR subscriber offera for salo on reasonable 4 therms, a Farm in lleccaria township, ono mile South of Beecaria Milleylt cojjLiiM fifty AA Acres, with Forty Acroa cleared, a .., frame Dwelling house, Storo -house, JQi hg Barn, and other out-buildings, and a growing Orchard or thri inij trees. Tho title is undisnu tablo. l'or Terms, apply to the undersigned, ia Lawrence township, ClearScM county, Pa sop2t-3ni-pd J. u. UK a P. Chop ork rnr fJ just received and for tale at $3 13 per kuadrod. JAMES TEST. Pliilipshnrg, Auft. 8, 1SS.1. pd. ! Chop! Chop! Bushels aurorior HlfE-CHO P J. 0. BLACKWELL, with GEO. W. HEED & CO. (OLD THING, Also, Jobbors in Cloths, Cassimcrcs nnl Sattincta, So. l l& Market afreet, North side botweon Fourth and Fifth, 1'llILADELrilIA. Jl&Ca and sco our extonsivo stck. Aug. 10, 'Of. tf. DISSOLUTION. The partnership hereto f .ro existing letween the undersigned, in the puUieuti.m of the Clearfield Republican, wus di-'.ulved by mutual consent oa tho llth of July, ISfit. Tho limiksare in tho hands of the junior part ner fnr collection. Those pntrons knowing them. ("Ives indebted to the luto publishers fur either subscription, advertising, or job work, are ro ipwtfiilly invited to call and settle their account? at their earliest convenience. I). IV. MOOKE. (1. 11. GOODLAN'DEIt. Clfa'field, July 2T, ISM. . MLRRELL & BIGLER IIY jufit opened n large and splendid assortment of Goods At their olil'stand in Cleurheld, TlIIEY bar the bust assortment of Hardware that bus ever been brought to this county wlii-h they will sell at the most reasonable pri. e., among which will be found a splendid lot o C UT TIER Y, To which they invite the special attention of the public, embracing hoavy tilvor-platod Forks, bpoons uud Butter knives of tho best manufac ture. A lot of Pistols of the If st pattern, and other Uro-arms. Also a pi-ncral assortment of pistol cartridges u!l of which will be sold at reasona ble prices, lhoy continuo to nianufneturo all kinds of Tin-ware, IJruss Kettles, Stove pipe etc., which cannot bo surpassed iu tUs sic tiun of the Stuto. They also have on hand Pittsburgh Plows, timing which ar? Steel Ccntro Lover Plows. Also, J'i .w Cati:igf, aud many other Agriculturallin- i'.l'U.I'Hti, (look Stoves, Parlor and Coal Store t a general assortment, and of the best pat terns, fr sale at reasonable prices. Coal Oil, "Coat- Oil Lamps, JVmts, Oils and Varnisaos, a general afsortiuent. Glass, pulty, Nails, Iron audCastings of groat variety ; in fuct almost every thing wanted by the publio can bo found in thoir establishment, sud at prices thnt cannot be boat. Now is the time to purchase, If you desire any thing In their lino of business. Givo thorn a call and exuTliine their stock, and they feel assured that you ran bo accommodated. Koaiember, their establishment is on Secnnrt 6tret, Clefield, Pa, whero you can buy goods to tho very best advantage. .T?r(Hd silver, copper, brass, powtcr and old ea(ingiwill be taken in ext-liango for goods. May 20, 1S63. JIEUttELLA EIULER. roBMEtlLT ATTnS BKLLEroNTR FOfSDnr Cd A!OI! FLAC6 OF BUSINESS. Il AIJrT & Co., HAVING leased tho Foundry and 'M"n'n Shops at Milofhurg, known as " (5PEKN ! Idl N'DRV." are prepared to manufacture anil repair Steam Engines, sweep nnd tread power Mnrhines. New H'orld and Hathaway r.i. c . ii.,mn Sn'.ndlcs. Plows, and Caat- .r.n L;n.u . i. nhort notice. 1 hey alsohnve b th at. Kellcfonte and MilesMirg.a vnriety of Cook and Parlor Stores, f-r sott ooM, of 1 itU' burg manufacture. Call and sco for yourselves. ISAAC HAUPT ia spent fir the York, TTynm Inn and Columbia lnsuranco Campanio. Jy20.l-1y For Sale A Fruit Farm. THE subscriber offers for salo on reas Miabie terms his FARM situated in Lawrence town .v: -.(.I..,, liotween C!earlifla and t.'ir- Clllll, 0"U utiu " - . wensvillo. It contains about So acres, with about n; i.,f ..tA.nrod. with a Irame Honse and Frame Uarn. There are P"' .r..i An,,l troea in trnod conditio eome 2U u '' .itt, k nuantitT of Cheny trees, (Jrunnvinps-and other small fruit tHereon-the i, i. i..i. loeatod. The title n indiFput . nr,,,l to the subscrilier at Clearnold. " ' UKORG TllOiUI. August 10. 1861. tf. ALL FOR THE NIGGER. rDouannn by nr.yi-Ksr or i. k. a gotniEit. We are taxod for our clothing, our moat and our bread, On our carpots and dishes, our table and bed, Oji our tea and our ooffee, our fuol and lighU. Aud wo'ro taxed so terorely that we oau't sleep CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, DEC. a, 1861. jful repponsiLility, than NEW SERIES-VOL. V.-NO. 21 rtVnntr n v r-, 1 , n I f Isl a 1 i i . lions and condolence over a detot A f- te linci, i CTffi ."Tliwe was not uan to U eeon at or " I .. . " . " . V Ml'fUU 1M1IOW. nA!VP . IA .M'li no) nn fcuruiliailinff AWeicrntOTll lAriniinnnfli q!a ( vaiih hi rvfrVi-l.. , i J m 'iiivNiiuiij, country, from whird. niw; K.f . X i I7i . "T .T' r . U"CV wrato , to be mountod on ,y, .vn AUiik lHrU. flny eUborato to bi ni(!l !1 t An Ilia I.,.. I- ! .i.... . APcen into thfi ni.i pa inn nf tliia . . .. i . "una, aim men - "Vivwi i iiauu. : ?.- .7 : . u rigiii oi iriat iiv ci'tiiuijiii.nnr,.ii.. '.c... , -r . . u.ua. ...euarea can over relievo it ; arter jury. .No work oflvranny ao stirs the in. I t o me, .1 . , l 1 i "T" n , L;'!' ho was rolled V"5 u- . 1.nl. .0P.erou . a J oancial : most Ueblb of every freeman", Jl0urt. a4 u. sul fjl. " un. ' " " 1 a lM."hlit at 11 '" to visit hi ojsiuu, Hiuuii ii uutme masK oi ruin in nv attempt at infrinnsmar,, .v.; .... ..'7. ".""""".s" wlu"" lT a v. i ; ; A :.. ,iai..r . . . Anaiallfor thonirt o.ii ..... t : .i 1 ? . instrument, Abra- 9 ,. iiiMui Jiiuuoiu, nouia remain m a posi- The lnn.l nf iKa l a. i . . ' HUU -U 1UCI lOO I TBI V(JW ui u iiuu Kum uuino oi lag ifOO I . . I J ' I - " !! l 1 II i-r-IliMil L C1I III in na. tuat regard; after bo mis-tnnnaging the cioua principle of tibarty, which hat came unfortunate civul war now upon their down to us untrammelled and unimpair- ' . . 7 i . , 1 . "UU1 luu Uiy vi .uuffnu Utarta to the ing ino union ills tut right that tun presont moment-:. Tim V?a aro stamped on our mortgages, chocks, notes and bills, On our deeds, on our contracts, and our last wills, And the star-rpanglcd banner ia mourning dvlh wave O'er the wealth of the nation turned into the grave. And it's 0.11 fur tho nigger j great God ! can this be The land of the brave and the home of tho free ! Wo aro taxed on our offices, our stores and our shops, On our stoves, on our barrels, on our brooms and our mops j On our horses and caltfo ; and If we should die, e aro taxed on our coffins in which wo must lie. And it's all fjr tho nigger; groat God I can this be Tho heme of tho brave and the land of tho free ! We are taxed on all goods by kind Providence the Bible that points us to given, We are taicd fur Heaven, And when w e ascend to tho heavenly goal, They would, if they could, stick a stamp on our soul. And it's tt'l f..r tho nigger ; great God ! can this be The land oi the brave Rn J tho home of the free ! ADDRESS. To the Dimocratic Cithern of Pennsylvania : I have lmt waited tho tardy movements of our public auUiotities in collecting the result of tbe election held on the 8tli ult., in order to dibchurge iho iucumbent duty of calling your attention to the means by which u majority of 120,0X1 votes (as I now ltarn from oilicial circles) has been recor ded against us. This majority is made up iuci iuu iirsi null 01 l lPir own wickedness nnd folly, nod meet tho cur ies and condemnation of au outraged and suffering people, when the impend ing clouds shall unluro into storm and darkness. Our plain duty, fellow-citizen st, both a3 a party and as patriots, is to maintain our noble organization in all its power and ac tivity. It now comprises upwards of two hundred nnd seventy-six thousand free nion the bone, sinew and brains of the (JommonwenUh. Every hope of nn ulti mate re-union of the States, and of res toring the Government acd laws to their original purity and vior, lies in tho pro gress and ultimate triumph of the l'em ""'"ji "v mum, uuiiuiiiu iu act, as lliu sentinels of freedom, anc vindicato our limo-lionored principles Isforo tho peo ple, insieaa oi uisbatuiugour clubs Htid associations, let us incrcxo their number and inspirit their action. Hold, at least, monthly meetings Gal lor if possible, ami organize a Democrat i association in every scnooi uisinoi, ami tiouiiy canvass on all proper occasions, tie measures of onr corrupt and imbecile rulers. Kxroso tue secret leagues and baulitti lilco ath eiing oi our opponent; nnanoia up to merited scorn thoso tho, in midnight assemblies, and under kndred darkness conspire to rob and ruinour country, and at tho tamo time lo decade our people by plotting and nfiiliali.n with the negro race. Let us, as a pari), march steadily on our accustomed patln employing neith er stoalth nor secrecy( they aro unwor thy of freemen, who np afraid to defend it in open day. Allow me, in this connection to add a word, alo, in behalf if the Democratic to cover them. At Crit sight, thoy would fcetmi to 6a on the spot to look for tho' guns ; but the uuus are ten foot Ulow ' the.o earth-works. 'mil i . , ? . . . r I iuu rivir, nun a mile or niorA lUary Communion si.tungm tho heart ofour ' before vou tmh 1,'nr .r,M, ' 1 tailhful, law-abiJIeg old Commonwealth, I tensive fort. Whether this is considered . J.0"!:-. f"u h ?t bis home to travel f miuiMy uitmcuus oi a part ot i oi t-.Jai;ksin, I could not uscor-l iu oi iim Health, which was military law nnd regulations, is monstrous i tain. Itha been built for ,mo tiuio I r?ry 110r,r' ftnd to certain in regard to ?!.. ur 'turo fairly for tho weeds and sea grass havo rroivu I llls 8on' ,vil H' "viDg in the liuion ar humbled itself subsorimicy in pas-'so biirl. that ui.Ioks one was lookin- lor a l",ly- 0u hili ar,ivttl Washington for IDg laws PUnishll'r' anv rasiKliim-n hv iunr.l 1 fu,i i(f, i . .. " . . that tinrtwa ,,, .... , ,, . ', , ., ,,"inu...ui.n uo nuuiti noi nonce it. .11.. 1 i"" 'r ui us iuiicueu A'on in th Amy, Mr. Jiennet C. Kowlrr. nf irir,n- .Connecticut, who bat just been rain.,l from the Old Capitol I rison at Washing ton, called at Ibis ofbco yesterday and uci biuioincniot tiia rase as fo!- irom ail tno votes Btated to have been i pres of Pennsylvania Always but too given in the districts at home, including ; poorly rewarded, nov, when nearly all thoso by proxy, and till those given in the ! public patronage is in'.he hand of tho fa armies noii.ro votes and all in every j nalics, and the expends of printing grcat- lortn ot returns, lawtul ami othorwiso. ly increased, it becojes tho manifest du- 1 note nave tieon ut lea-t two palpable WANTI-.n. THREE COMPETENT Male Teachers wanted, to teach in Brady Dis tiict Uie ensuing winter. Term, 4 months. VI a-Kcs-from thirty to forty dollars. Application oap at anv time be mnde to the President, Mr, Jesse . 1 .!.. tl. anilineai Lines, or to tno unuersigneu By order of the Board. Nov. 23, lS6-pd. DAVID RKAMS.Seo ty of every faithful leruocrat to support and strengthen his ,ocal paper, and to U1M,.1...:.. ; l.;.ri., jp nr,mppll- ed to do so at all, in ivor ot the Dcino crnlic press of our owt State. There is n culpablo carelessness in this respect, 111 manv ol our public tt n, which is a very .proper subject of it UehenMon, as well as li' remembrance to tse who sull'er from 1'iider ordinary cciinjslances, fellow ci'.izensrI would dojn the present duty of my place fully disharged in this hasty reference to the laltpleciiou, and the se quent suggestions wich 1 have ventured upon. And in whall tutther undertake at this timo, it is pnsiblo 1 may be charg ed with traveling smowhat out of the phero of my nppuiijmcnt, and with en torinupon a lield f inquiry that is be yond its uiial limit) l?ul as my purpose is manly and uprigh, nnd, I may add, pa triotic I feel 1 majfnfely rely in theso limes, that tho spirj of liberty will secure me at least your iii'tlgcnco- On, or about lliopt day of September lat, forty-four sub.-inti.il and reputable citizens of C'olumtyi an I I. luovne coun ties, in this State, i re f( i,;cd ly military authority and hurnd with indecent haste at tho bayonets prt, into tho depths of a distant nnd ilisuu mi itary fortress, as a place of confineijint. Ouo of thsm in n letter to his relives, in simplo words that must touch cfry honest heart, thus describes thoir im isonnient : "( ur Ireatniendas iii'iHinau. When first taken aud ithrceratod in this cell, not a stool or beh to rest our weary limbs on ; not a q, or knife, or font, or plato ; and thoso iw dispensable articles were purchased a exhorbitant prices, at tended with vexiJous delay. Forty-four of us iu ono coll.Hthout even a separate place to attend t ft 1 1 e calls of nature, it is no wonder thatno ofour number was soon laid in hislast resting place, and many others inflated by disease." Four of t hoi rn uiubor havo recently been brought tCri d belore a military enm- 1 iAiho IVnnt. of ntt e an, ' mmton, nnu iuu 111 uieui senieuceuio to death, if ho refuses compliance with heavy lines ol imprisonment, upon their behests. Until tho volunteer sol- charges clear! cognizable in tho tivi dierv have the power ofchoosing their 1 Courts of the Mo and of tho I nited own officers, the light of sullrago for oth- .States. With, lie question of the guilt er rurpoes can never no propeny carneu - v .., - . J. .. 11. i .1 1 I 1 1, Am Iriilu inlpfnt nf nnv (lull!) T11I1I tn- intoetlectin ineariny. uu mej iu -7 -r, V S Lr i 1 fairlv and freely left to their own prefer- fraction of hWI havo in this place, noth encs, can any sane man doubt, but that ing to do: IMho startling fact that there would We been about tho tamo forty-four mi of good repute in their fuiuio uf r.ud prnctictf.l bv the Ruppor ters of Abrahum Lincoln, in oruer to make up this majority, and thus secure him tho electoral vote of tho Slate. Fic titious ballots havo been phcod in the ballot-boxes, answering lo false registries, tho same as has been repeatedly proven to have been the caso in our elections' heretofore ; and secondly, the sull'rages ol the volunteer soldiers have not only been over-awed and perverted by corrupt par tisan oflicials, but the returns theimolvcs, in many cases, havo been tampered with and transformed. In reference to ficli tious voles, who believes that the city of Philadelphia has to-day, or ever had. !K, 000 voters legally and properly registered in her various wards and precincts? And yet that number of votes had been coun ted as thus resident -giving near 12,00o Abolition nmjoiity in u city that not ma ny years siuco burnt an Abolition hall in ope;j day, as a public nuisance! Tho lalo attempt to exorciso tho right of euffrpgo on the part of the volunteer soldiers, has proved n signal failure farce I would call it, but for Us various melan choly concomitants. Iho doubts enter tained by many ns to the wisUom and pro priety of this measure, prior lo its adop tion, would seem to have been fully realized. It is impossible over to secure a fair and full distribution of tickets, so as to allow a tree ciioico 10 me voters in army ser vice. The expenses of the attempts made to do so, aro almost beyond belief. On the part of this State, they v. ill reach at least $30,000; and the two political organ izations expended fully ns mucli wore. 1 he system will always uo liable to groat abuses, and must ever be unequal in its operation, and unfair in its results. Certain it t, tuai 1110 pnvuego 01 vo ting given to the soia;er is a raocxery, when tne very man againsi n nom pm hnr. ho would like to vote, has the most despotic control over those who rule that soldiers' every movement, and could send but nil the while courts as tlio proper tribunals to try the class of cH'onsc newly nnnoimced shall 1 say, created, by both Presidcmniid Con gressLord aud Masters of a submissive people! T I. .1 i suuniii, leiiow-caizens, whether it it. o. utiou, to tne. conscription laws of Con- f-hotild judge that this covers several acres gress ; and Congress in Us turn has piled ! bur whero the black war-dog, louke I over enactment on enactment-now endorsing ; its earthworks the grass and weed, aro cut our gracious President " proclamations ' down. of martini law, nnd next restraining them ! "lleauregard has spent manv nn lio. r pointing to (, tVi'i; in laying the foundation and cotiii-.r. iI.a range of tins point ot tho river. . " l''Ce gui i togethei with t2m obstruc tions in the liver, uro well intn led t-i crush any thing that attempts to cora.' u;i. l'ut for its protection from aland force from t li a ilii-.i,-.f 11 ,.,r.... r.. .1. -1 I .1 . , . . . .li.li.Hl, lb UIIU ma uuiy 01 inn iwo nuniue.t nnu sev- 1ml lilllu rcsistunct!." envy-six tiiousaml Democrats of I'ctiiisy 1 vanin, to inquire into this nhirming viola tion of those great principles of human rights, which even no monarch on the throne of our Knglish ancestors niuct the date of Muyna CAmU, ever yet invaded with impunity ; and no administration of our government ever before d.ired to in fringe, even in theslightest degree? Tho fate to-day, ofthuto men of Columbia county, if innocont, maybe ours to-mor row. 1jcsi,Js it it really has cnine to unss. ! that tho old lavs of the land rcquirj en forcement by bayor.ets, and the new ones introduced, and ahoul i U introduced, need tho same illustration and support, itmut:t at least bo interesting to the pr o; lo to know it, and be prepared t-j vi! l u; gracefully all thoso ciiftislu-d principles of civil freedom l :ipti;'.ed in tho Mood of ourfather3of the revolution. and bro u.aii- "V u" 1 , '".icsnnv,,,,, legacy. diury c(,viiiced iho menl of Uie Seorolary of State at Vn-h- tu. :ui.,uii ui , 11, vi wilU,u woul,1 ,i0, ilU, ,,, V J ' p i-v.-iy nine pen lent tho licht of his bumin g diveliitPj, reilect beart in Hie land under his gonlei-htp :';' ,1,., ,..,i ,. V..;.:,, -1 t i and we bad also the practice of Secretary ; hii: wi;0 ua ..ii.Kl.un. iho Vonsorvi.tive' satraps 111 various places m ' f ,.,v the true obi.-et of tl.o . ,.,,,1 n. reid points at is.,ti The flames which TheEiTcct of Sherman's .March tlirough Georgia. 'LFruw tho iMiii-ii 1'eUwruph. Sherwau in b,s murcli through (i.orai:i destroyed many things dwellings, coin cribs, ugrionhural implements, gin houses, clothing of women and children, ati.l in short all th;il tends to m:ilto lifo comfort able was ruthlessly given to Die ll.imos. Csttle, horses, hos, sheep and g at were destroyed. Noih.n,-: wa" spared but life. 1 I hank God, amid Hie universal ruin, one , thing was extirpated, loot and bi.iin-li, : which ntiif ly cotnpen-ates for all other , lo-n. Wo mean tho idea of reconstruc tion. 1 Wherever the ho.iiln trea-1 o'Sliorraan't .legions p.is.-,:., li bop.tH, and thoughts, , miiI dt'N.as ol'ii i-opsinu-lion ivcic tramp lied out of exi.teoce. Tiie logic of the 1 btiyonet and the rhetoric of the incen- mosl "conservative" thut notmn-r renuiue 1 (o ihc i.-,!,lo of tho .-'oulh but tiiunii'h r,r do-r;i.!iaioti. rMunioii s tairtips in various places other Stale, showing Iho same cratnJ estimate of hit power ; but that military commissions and tern-t triih witimpt Ji n,t.., .. .. ;- K-.,,.,t:,llt0li fr.,,. j. ings in the civil courts ol the codim , , , cases clearly defined by statute law as be longing exclusively lo their jurisdiction, is a stale of tilings which could not havo consumed the labor of a lilVlimo, pitritied li.e political almo.-phcte and kindled in '.ho heart, cl tin KUii'jrcr, the lire ... pa., t, wl0 can see ins rooiirrc nurneii, ins lainls-uc vaslateil, his property slolon, his wilV in children turned penniless upon the world. been fully contemplated by the people of wj,hnt resolving on revenge. I 'r, n.ip I u i t, i i nt ilia PiIa ,.l.t.l,i .. j .,n..i. ." ...... ...v.. ,,u I. nr. greater wrotK' tiKui tlio?o enumera- rea;iy seem to i.e last reaening u coiuii- t.,j tils .ea pertrate-l by the hounds tiou of tbe German It ron of olden time, that follow the frot-leps of Shernnn who, In cider to provide the means for i Woriei.. j.uro and spot less, have been vio maintainlng hts castle ngamn asir.ilatits, illttMj, 'Jipcoplo of Georgia have had mortgaged it to some neighboring Shy-, tl.e b !lt rest cip of misery placed to their locks, who seized and appropriated it Mips, and bneti mado fo drain it to the themselves, before the Baron's defences droi's Thev have felt - respective neliborhoods, some of whom , t . ,! . &X,Th.3rn in tU lalej hTd hlplalof high public trust and tosS184 by lheir fcto LTLWl tat ""it i hi army vote, (not to speak of drnggedofl k'noisome military dungeon, the other frauds.) which h given our and there ke for months, without being hl, Lnt be-.,arlv triumph 1 confronted ban accuser ; ono of I hern in "fi: c: ., Uh monntirtdv nL'. ns is be ovei . from blind were compietoii. t.ir, in plainer words, in conducting what appeared at tho out set to bo a proper struggle to sustain tho powers ot the Constitution, and the su premacy of tho laws over the southern States wo arc no vsmking tho same vital principles hero at home 1 Who is responsible tor this po'ition of afl.iirs so far as our Slate isconcenrd? The new military commander of this Di vision, with his own lair record to pre serve, and n bright ancestral fame iu mem ory, cannot be acting a voluntary part in them. Tho Governor of Pennsylvania disavows all prior knowledge of the origi nal proceedings ngaitpd. tho Columbia rtr,, ,,,, rivtu.-iimra titnl rill rpc,r, cp A 1 i ! v i tho promises. Ao Judiciary, if applied , Thank God ! to, would probably be disinclined lor nter Tourf-CCU W?.J"S by Wh'.th into a conflict with the military nnthort-1 fcick. ties, In which would simply be illustrated : that tho President nnd his Cabinet minis ters aro tho I.tids paramount to our des tinies, both civil and military ! I The people can allow cau yerrc'"tc this position of our liberties if they desire. 1 They have the power tho awful power lo prove recreant to themselves ; to become tho executioners of their own liberties, i thoir own happiness, and their own glory illustrated in tho past. Yes : if they so elect as a people, they may, in cow ardly supinoness, n!low themselves to bo' coveted with Iho pall of a despotism us j dark and dismal as ever shrouded any of ; its victims in the Old World ; and linally i fill tho latest of thoso ignoble graves of j National freedom, that lie in diondful' tli o ihoxpiuhlo wronj, Iho unmlora'-'le th:imi. Thnt turi.s llie coward's hesrt lo steel, The Billiards blimd to flume. From tho blackened track wnich m-irks the I'ouio of Sherman, there comes no cry for roonn druciion and 8ub.nis-.iou, but rather a shout, like the sound of many wr.ters, for indeiet)done? and revenge. And so, with a fud appreciation of the ruin which hastnerlaken soan-ol out worthiest and hot, and with tho wa"iue-t symp.P.liy for their dcsnl.-ition, ho ctnnrit, in view of the pmilieatinn of theSlnto from nil taitil of recoiistruclion, help ejucul .itiug.'tiiaiik God ! We havo c.;!i i unoed tho bapti.m of lire, and have roiua ioilli punliod. rpaiicact allcwi ll.nd w! warning along down Iho great pathway of time! In Imhnlf of tho f)emicratic State Cen tral Committee of Pennsylvania. C. L. WARD, Chsirman. Towanda, Pa., Dec. 6, l,iG4. The Defences ok Sav.ixnau. The fol lowing description of the defences of Savanah has been furnished to the Cincin nati Commen-iul by Mr. II. M, Davidson, wlio was made prisonor at the baitlo of Chickamauga, and releasod in the late ex change at Savannah ; 'Our trip down th9 Savannah on trues boats to our II jet showed us the rebel fort- Tbo river at 1-t. Paling too f.ut, and food, iniiierhvtly matsi.:atd. 1! I, Taking too much me i'.d. Drinking poi-omm ol'ier iiitr..:'iMtit;g liuuors. l'h. Keeiiing lalo hours at night, sleeping t oo late in tho morning, fttli. Wearing the clothes so tight ns impede cireula' ion. '.Mb Weiring thin shoe "ill. Negleclipg to take siifli.-ienf. UK erciso lo keep the head and feet warm. 8th. Neglecting to wadi tho body suf ficiently to ke?p lin pores ol tho skin i open. j Oth. Exchanging tho warm clolhingj worn m a warm ro.nn U Ji'ing iu; u ty voy and and to House- That nicht: o his room, three men, not in uniform. 1'1'oko into hi room, and declaring that tney wcio United States detectives, pre tended to arrn-t him. Tho first question theynsked him wus, "how much money have you?'' He told thorn the amount of ,r.s tuonuy, and they immediately procee ded lo steal ouo huudied and thirty odd dcilars. Two of (hem then left, and the remaining one, without any explanation, exhibition of wnrrnnt of niiy kind, or ol legalion or any kind, took him to theOld Capitol prison, at Washington and put him into a cell. Mr. Fowler's baggaco was also robbed, and not even a shitt'wns left him. Days and weeks pnssud, nnd Mr. Fowler's health, already deiicate, de clined rapidly. Tho room swarmed with loathsome erinin, which scorned toabound in every thread of tho miserable old blank ets that were given him for r bed. Tho lood he spoke of as most horrible. Break fast consisted of a cup of muddy slush called coffee, but hardly fit even to throw m the gutter, two or three iiuio cilies of hard laek, nnd a small piece of mill-fed por that would oftentimes fall in pieena tiom its own weight when taken up with tho fingers. Dinner was compose. J of something they called bean soup, with, oneo a week, a dish of vegetable soup and' a piece of beef hardly the size of three fin ders. Supper was often a piece of bread and coli'ee ; sometimes o piece of bard i-iek with nm;;.t-s crawling in it. Neith er knife, fork, nor Miooti n:i5 nllowed. When any oneof the prisoners looked out of tho windows, they weie told to put their heads back or tliry would be Dred at. Last Thursday, throush tho inlluonoe of some fiiends, and a member of Congress, Mr Fowler wn released. A n ollioer came to the prison with an unconditional ro le, isc pom Assistant .Secretary Dana. No questions- were aked of him, nor w as tho o.tih of nllogianro tendered, nor the mo ney returned which hail been stolon, nnd lie h ejunj, ifi , oP tny cU m against him or any reasons why ho should havo been arrested. Jlo never hoard any reason given. He comes from the prison with shattered health; "for," said tie, al-mo-t with the simplicity of second child hood", "that horrible, horrible place has almost killed me." Such were tho adven tures of an old man, going to the capital ot the United Stales to seek information of his son in the Union army. The world was not allowed to bo read bv the prison ers, but the Washington CkronH; and papers of that stamp, tint fitted well with iho condition of tho prison, were allowed lo ciroulato freely. Mr. Fowler stated that Col. Wood, the tuporintoudant-, see med courteous nr.d Lindly disposed, and ho believed that tho condition of the pris on must have been (he fault of somo ono else, up he thinks Col. Wood a most gen erous and noble m..n, Offica-3 a:id Soldion called ta tJio EicU - uncial Ordor. WA.i'iaxuTO." order has f. oliow ina ju:-t been re 'ned is CAUTION All porsons are hereby eution ed Bgainst buying or selling a eerlaio park Brown Maro, now in tbe possession of John lligt), jrofKuox township, as the same belongs to i a sud is in his uo on loan only. .' "' COSKAD BAKEE. ?ov. !, 18?t. . , 8DnV"""i",:...,.fcr: S' t Irp' anr-erin,. thl: another becoming 11 is reco eciea inn,i i Biiu" "'""15 , ; :." o. i,:i f thai offrom forty to fifty thousand in their ma- from his comcment while mbtof the "' .. " :', r, i tf..i. .'niheia at 1 ntinue shut un in 1'ort Mif- Joruy,w.u. ni..eiasi,our yeu .,, o-a - . C01lstruol0(1 ifioalion at Kort Jackson. victory, and so obtained, vVeatVa' norwith iow of resisting, bomtard- that point is lined with huge siege guns dr downfall a party, lo the advocates , tno witnf k I . , L , , OJUOteJ iUlrty.ilXt Ti,B Of negro equality in our Blauncii oia Lorn- u.--, ';;.'.. fnrtpp M,0-i.i-i I oammand the channel. The liver is Monrl iv lnstto visit their bu-bands, in new e.v..'i.ad cav.m.hv tor rnODWcalth. Un-otutwm never go f" i " " inFort Milllm. Kanis nnd ll.rtrnan are si;r.v.,n. It is worthy o( remark her. also, . 'j1" "V oiorofatbrs struggle for Tre- tho .hape of lrg Isouee. the interior of both in delicate health. Mrs. I.'snts am , Pec ,0, tien.a, Dix ,1M change o.1-"" u ?"d Zn lura Lto a Baslile for the uses of , which is filled with stone nnd b. ick, and j Mrs. llartnnn traveled near two hundred . ,,,;,; a or(J(!r auLh0rizing thi properly divided on lonm the larger, l"7 , 13 ihese obsf ructions are all fastened to ono miles lo see their poor sick hushnnd. r:lW )f n cw re,.imont of cavalry iu States would lave defeated Mr. Lincoln , modern , wddt lnor in ;cw tb(J worsttano,llor wUh ft ,1Mvy cable chain, leav- carrying well-filled vilise, of butter, bro.d Nctt. "k,,,,,,, ,0.i(,D..j f.,r frontier ser- eltogelher. I . s"if it' ba established as a , ing only ono passage wide enough for a nnd provisions eta, for iheni, and, siiame . f f. dia'ion f T -iQO men is lo be it wis our dutv. fellow citizens, to have of tho casM it is to oe esiaousuiu , nB w ',.,',. . ,,. ,i,k,ini mi'ii -,rc auihoniw. when ' . . ,,,..,,..,,, .... . .i.. i.i. I nn,h,niThMe men are leiDK arawn , uosv. oo ......... ...... . ...... ,,ai;;,. rraimnu.i .ir,.uiuri,.-, rescueu tne constnuuon aw iu e.ei v- t..v-v... - r , ions, if we could. The ollort was gauant-, for tha light costumes nud cxj'Osures inci dent to evening parties. ldth. Starving the stomach to gratify a vain and foolish passion for dress. 11th. Keeping up a constant excite ment by fretting the mind with borrow ed troubles. 12th. Employing cheap doctor", and swallowing quack nosti j us for every im aginary ill. Ljih. Taking tho meals at irregular intervals. loth. Heading Iho tradi and exciting literlure of tho day. and going cra.y on politic. Mrs. Pants nnd Mrs. Haitman, wives of two of the political prisoners in n Lin coln bastile, started from Uloomsbiirg on ,fond iv lastto visit their bu-bands, in Fort MilMin. Iant nnd llirtrnm are Tl.o issue I ; V.',,r r.-nnrvt, I've. IT. -Ger.ernl Orders. .No. M.il Mvorv of'icer r.r.d ar.l. da r capa'.i'ocf duty is now wulitod in t.hn 1-1, an 1 il not on duly, tliev are ordered to their n st ceilvo otyani.ati .tia All Provost M-ir.?!ials and Hoards of l.nroilmeiit are instructed to employ most ligmit exertions in lorwardinir soldiers to the front, and in arresting deserters, shirke'w. Mid all lit for duty, trho nro ab"!tit without proper authority. Surgeons in charge of ImpiUls are directed lo send forward all who aro fit for service, faking cam. hov.ovor, not to expose any v.ho arc unfit. Recruiting oflirers aro enjolnej to lilli genen, and thoe who aro found guilty of neglect or usele.', tho Adjutant General is directed lo recall immediately and send I.) their commands. I'.very clort must bs put forlli to fill up the ranks, strengthen the nrrui.'s, and aid the patriotic and gallant troops now merlin;; the reeling enemy with victorious blows. l'y order of the Secretary of War. K. D. TOWNS EN D, A. A. 0. Canada. tloiiii'c'.pt Veinntfert s.'nl to the TwJtr lit yjiij;ivii ' the llief (j Police. Qielec, Deo. PJ. Thirty eompiniesof volunteors will his sent to tho fionlie.- this week. Lamolte, the Chief or 1 olice, has aicned. doubtless to nvoid di"tnissnl. 'I'bo report lhat Conrsal had r-vi lio:ouiined. vew e.vi.i.amd CAVAi.nv roa Trig rnosTirti l hut unsuccessfully made. And now, in view of all that must inevitably trnus pire within the aext four years, I feel hon estly, more liki congratulating you as a political party, on having escaped a fenr- ...J.. . lUIr aiiiinllnn i known bv t io 1 lhu o a )c .1 nt t .c eated'or ot roi . .miu,..., out, one lone, 10 De irieu oeioro ii iuu-, - j --,...J , rrivipco o . . --il-.l .i....n nl.fl nrnioKtmn nf n lrvf n inn! 1 n.irn ilmiied tllO poor iiitii , nal unknm to tne const, uhod-m..- . , r - . a Zu I " k dnanned lu.sbamK or even Lincoln', popular a Court M,al, in whicu tney areueoieu a. " " ' , v" ipm the provisions Ih-y had frcm :ikj.ikm. Take fr theprivile-prioelessinafreeraan'.es- inpart.cular.U .e log. ,del. er ng to 'j' ; f ,t ,,r k (ll,Ke lloltier, of tima(e-a-!rJl by a jury of tboir peer., tine oy ei.. ; ...osc ... ruu. uUWU ... , .uk. ---. Vm., ,, ,n,j be wouj( b, in , . (map 'i . : u ui ma.iorily is not f' ai hua the OiX00J liis appointment, uiiuority of 2 V,0l. i
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