VOL. XXXVI. WHOLE NO.
NEW GOODS
AT THE
Cheap Cash Store
WILLIAMF. IRWIN !
Market ttrtel, eppisite the ' Clear field Ilovse,
Clearfield, l'o. "
a PRE SH ARRIVAL OF
Winter Goods
AT THE CHEAP CASH STOKE.
I am juit receiving and opening a carofully
. atected itockof futhionable Spring i, Suinme
of almost every description,
A beautiful assortment of Prints and Dry
goods, of tho newest and latest styles. Also a
groat variety of useful notions.
DliY-GOODS AND XOTIONS.
Uonnets, Shawls,
Hats and Caps,
Boots and Shoes, a large quantity,
Hardware, Quoeumrare,
Drugs and Medicines,
Oil and Paints,
Carpet .1 Oil Clotbs,
GROCERIES,
Fish, Bacon and Flour,
Mackerel in j J and s barrels,
of the best quality, all of which will be sold at
the lowest cash or ready pay prices.
My old friends and the public generally, are
refjiectfullT invited te call.
XrN. 11. All kinds of tftfi.Yand approvod
COVSTRY PRODUCE tsAon In exchange for
thuds.
WM. F. IRWIX.
Clraificld, Jan 11, 1865.
STEAM SAW-MILL MACHINERY
FOIl SALE.
CONSISTING OP ONE BOILER, 24 FEET
Jong, and 31 feet diamotor, having two re
tarn flies of 18 inches diameter each, with 75
feet of iron smoke-pipe, safety-valve and all arch
Irons complete. Engine for the same is two feat
stroke and twelve inches Vac, with governor,
fup, steam-connecting pipes, with requisite
f lobe and govornor valves and heater. All the
shifting and pulloys requisite for driving a large
circular saw mill. Edger and jack-wheel for
ajiling in logs are attached.
One other boiler with smoke-pike, arch irens,
snd ether attachments, same as abovo, set in a
separate arch. Having with It an engine of Id
Inches stroke and ten Inches diameter, used for
propelling a gang gate te whiukitis sttaobod.
One 59 Inch circular caw, ltw wutJler do., for
eJger and fjossvict io., for sawing off boards
and slabs. All tho belting connected with the
works, Ave log and board cars, about 10D0 foet of
flat railroad iron, 1J wide by i inch thick, to
getherwith all the tools In use about the mill.
The engines, boilors and machinery aro in por
fsctordor, undor one rcof, and constitute one
tumplete mill. They aro each set up separately,
and can be conveniently disconnected, or sold
U'gothcr, as may be desind by the purchaser.
Irons for a water-mill, Including an iron waUif
wheel on a wrought-iron shaft, so longer in bio,
ire likewise offered fur sale cheap.
The mill is at Uranvillo, Bradford county, F.v,
even miles from the station on the Will aujsj'ert
mil Elmira railroad, is ow in operatic, and
"ill continue running until the midale of Janua
ry, init., when the logs and timbor will bocomo
sihausted, and the machinery then held for sale,
deliverable at any time thereafter.
Likewise an engine and boiler of 20 horse pvw
r, and an engine of the samo capacity, wiiaout
boiler, both in perfect order and ready lornniao
aiale dolivcry at this place.
Price of the first named engmoand boiler, witn
itasonnoctions, including starting and ciicclar
Air-mill, $:iat)0. The other engine, withboilor,
ill connections and gang gate, $2 aim. The rest
ef tbe machinery an ! fixtures with engine, at
Klmita.aodsrater-tiiill Irons, will be sold at rates
o make It an object to tmy.
Terms of sale will be made easy, with satisfac
tory papor on interest.
tf-Furthrpartlcnlars may be obtained by let
ter on addressing the subscriber, at 1. m.ra, N. y.
Jan. Jl-'tS tf 'M. II. X U1LLPS.
Ladies For. PuroUaeM aay wly "P"
! the bsstFuts ejtCIIA3.iQAXF0KD AbONs,
Ounti.imtal HotcJ. Kiilsdalalis. Jan. w.
T adies' Fnm.The largest assortment at t UAO.
JLi OAKFOKD A B0N8, CeiKineetal Hotel,
fhTladelphia. J,n
Ladiei' and Children's Hats, Utest Styles at
CHA8. OAKFOKD t- BONf. Continental
Hotel, Philadelphia; J,B- "
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1 aJies rurs, i is uruwi . .....- - -----
Jj OAKFOBD A BOSS, Continental Uotel, ,
fhiladelnhia. ja.
LEATHER I LEATEE&i
A N assortment for m1 'n c,w"ei',.'. '
A De. It. MERRELb A BIOLER.
T tdiss' and Children's Hats, Latest Styles at
sLl CBARLK8 OAK FORD A POSS, Continen
ts! Htl, Philadelphia, ). 1 3""0-
D W r H MPt I -.
.a o u-
"5 s ml 2 o
18.
ROCK MK TO SLUEP.
BT MRS. A KIR J.
Backward, turn backwsrd, O.Time, in yourflicht,
Make mo a child again, juit fur to-night;
Mother, come back from the echolem shore ;
Take me again to your henrt as of yore :
Kiss from wy forehead the furrows of care,
braootn the few silver threads out of my hair
Over my slumbers your loving wntch keep
Kock me to sleep, mother rock mo to sloep !
Backward, Cow backwnrd, 0, tido or the yoars !
I nm so weary of toil and of tears
Toil without recompense tears all in vain
rake them and give me my childhood again !
I have grown weary of dust and decay
H eary of flinging my soul-wealth away :
eary of sowing for others to reap
Rock me to sloep, mother, rock me to sleep !
Tirod ef the base, tho hollow, the untrue,
Mother, 0, mother, my heart calls for you !
Many a summer tie grass has grown green,
Blossomed and faded, our faces between i
let, with strong yearning and passionate pain,
Long I to-night fur thy presence again j
Come from the silence so long and so deep
llock cue te sleep, mother ruck me to slaep !
fiver my heart, in the days that are flown,
P.o lov like mother tut-e ever has shone;
No other worship abides and endures
Faithful, nnsotfcso, and patient pka yours :
None like a mother can charm away pain,
From the sick soul and the vur!d-wry brain.
Slumber's soft eiaima o'er uiy heavy lids ereep
Hock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep !
Come, let your brown halr.just lighted with gold,
Fall on your shoulders again as of old ;
Lot it drop over my forehead to-night,
Shading my faint eyes away from the light ;
For with its sunny-edged shadows cnoe more
Haply will throng the sweet visions of yoro
Lovingly, softly, its bright billows sweep
Rock ut to sleep, uiothor rock me to sleep !
Mother, doar mother, the yoars have been long
Since I last listened your lullaby song ;
S ng, then, and unto my sou! it shall seem
Womanhood's years have been only a dream.
Clasped to ycur hoart in a loving embrace,
With your lashes just sweopiig u.y face,
Never hereafter to wak or to weep
Rock me to sleep, mother rock me to sleep !
(forrtsponbtnec.
Gutit Uoi-e, Feu'r Cid, 1805.
T. V, Moors Dear Sir: We to-day, in
this country, ore surrounded by scenes of
discord and confusion. Neighbor is ar
rayed in hostile feeliDg against neighbor ;
and all belonging to the same churches,
and sup at the same communion tables.
Do not the true principles of Christ's
church teach peace and good wil to all
men, and tcath ua also to love our neigh
bor as ourselves? Those principles are
the star of hope (o all good men. But
where are the,' to-day? They 'have all
passed away like chaff before the wind ;
and like "Virtue, Liberty and Indepen
dence," have been chnoged to tyranny
and military despotism. Now, Mr. Edi
tor, with these facts before us, what have
the Demoaralic party of to-dny contended
for? Have they not constantly sought an
honorable peace in the midst of all this
confusion and blood? and are they not
contending to-day, with all their might,
for such a peace ? This is the ground, sir,
upon which wo stand, as Democrats, in
iiecciria township, and for this we are
branded as traitors, rebels and copper
heads. Why ? because we advocate a prin.
ciple which we know is in accordance
with the Constitution of the United Stal.es,
viz: " the freedom of speech, the liberty
of the press and the right of the peop'e to
assemble together to discuss matters be
longing exclusively to a free people." ow,
Sir. Editor, itii those principles, and tho
decrees of the immortal Jefferson and
Jackson, before us lo-day, wo cling to
Democracy as tlie wrecked mariner does
to tho last plank j and I am proud to say
that a free people can never be ruled with
justice unlosi tho piver is based upon
Democracy and Constitutional Liberty.
It has been told us by some of our Repub
lican friends, who arc opposed to arresting
men to gratify the evil designs of these
unprincipled fiends, who are uot loyal to-
day, and never have been loyal to this
govcrnmont, that some of us would be ta
ken for treason, WhatJ treason in Bec
caria township Away with such fanati
cism! .If treason exists, I can sufelysay.
it is not with the Democracy. Now, sir,
where are the Democrats? Is the vast or-j
my of this government composed of lio- (
publicans alone? yo.no! Discompos
ed of Democrats tho .one and unsur of
ite iend the ii ieada ef while men j
Withdraw this fast iwsmbcr and tho " Uil;
end " will only be left. Now. those " cow
boys " may persecute us to to-day, as did
tho samo blood persecute our aires and
grand-tires in 1776, for opinion's sake. But
they can never wipe out the name nor the
principle. Firearms may clash, and ty
ranny may como In all its various forms,
and still the name and principles of De
mocracy will live, and in the end triumph
over the beads of it enemies.
SILVER GRAY.
IfcH is said that Fernando Wood, Fsq.
is about making preparations for a journey
to the Holy Land to reestablish his lost
health.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15, 18G5.
THE CONSCIPTION LAWS.
T.,u. .i. . . -
.wnmmuwrnor of J'ennsylwnia to
thi , ir ... . ,,. .
imc iniiot males. ' '
r , .
ExEtLTivECnAMUF.il. ) ,
Harrrisiilrg, 2Gtb Jan.. 180j I
1.0 3d of March 18C3, commonly called
he enro mont act, provided (seclion 4
PlPssinnnl iliulri,.f H, . r,. . . I
I r i i- .. l"u "-"I'i-iive states
should form a district, and . (section 1 1)
that all persons enrolled linn!,l i. ...i.
ject to be called into tho militarv serviVn
of the United States, and to continue in
service during the presont rebollion, not
however exceeding the term of three y are,
and further (section 12) that in aasigninc
to the districts tha number of men to bo
furnished therefrom, the I'rasuient sliould
take into considoral ion the njtubor of
Tolunteers, nnd niilitit furtiished by the
several Sinieg in which enid ditlricta
were situated, and the period of their
service since the commencement of
the rebellion, and should so make said
assignments n to equalize the numbers
nmong the districts of the sevoral States
considering and allowing for the numbers
alroady furnished as alorsoid, and the
time of their service.
The time of actual service which by
this act you wero directed to consider
and allow for, could not, wjthoul impract
icable labor, (or indeed a' all) be fix I
with exactitude for each district, but it
could easily have been so approximated
by averoiies that littla if anv nrantic.il in.
justice would have been done. The com
mencemeni oi mo third yaar of the war
was close at hand at the tiuw of the pas
sage of the act. It would not have been
dillicult to ascertain, ofone thousand men
enlisted for three year, what was the aver
age number that remained actually in the
service at the end of the first and second
years respectively, and thus tho aft mild
have be2o substantially ampltd with.
For instance, suppose it to have been
found that one thousand men enlisted for
three years, (here remained in the service
an average of forty per cent at tho close
of the fiit year, and twenty per cent, at
the close of the second year. The result
noulU have been under the provision of
the act, that sixteen hundred one year's
men wouia nave been taken an the
uivolent ofone thousand three year's
men.
Unfortur.ntly the lieaOs of Lurcaun, to
whom the matter seems to have been en
trusted, begun by falling iuto a strange
misconstruction of the a t. They did in
effvet strike from the 12th section the
rihrnRrs "perind of their service" and
"time of there service," and insert in lieu
thereof the phrase "term of their enlist
ment," and then proceeded to apportion
credits by multiplying the number of
years for which they were enlisud. Cal
culations made on this basis wereofeourso
most extravagant, and the people every
where felt that somehow injustieo was be
ing done. In the attempt to soften this
numerous and contraiielory orders have
been issued from the Provost Marshal
General's office, and long essays by him
self and others have- been in vain
published to explain and justify their
action.
In fact, as soon a, tbey got beyond the
morally ceitnin limit ef the actual service
of the man, their calculation has no long
er a practical basis. Its principle, carried
to a legitimate extremo, would justify
the enlistment of one man for 00.0(H)
years, and crediting him as tho whole
quota ot the Stato, with a small excess.
.Barely every reasonable man can say
for himself whether ho has found that
getting one pair of b(U or three years
is practically equivalent to getting threo
ttairs of boots for one year.
The viMonary character of the system
on which they have proceeded cannot bo
better illustrated than by the result ut
which they have arrived on tho present
occasion. The quota of rennsylvania on
the last cail was announced to be CI, TOO.
Iler quota to make up deficiencies under
.1... n..l I. a fill (Kl'l mnn
lliai UUII ill nun iiuv .v uvj u....
tin the 24th instant it was unnouccd that I localities to lacilitate thorn in complying
the quota of the Western district had, on j with this demand without a compulsory
retUinn, been fixed at i!2,513, which j draft. But It has made no demand for
would tnxke that of the whole State about i men to serve fur two or thrco years. The
41, (KK): nnd late on the samo day it wjts 1 government aecoiyes and pays additional
fui ther unnounced that tho quota of tho bounties to volunteers for these terms, but
Western district was '0,512 and that tho j in that, deuls with men only, and ns the
whole State -10.583. All these changes . increased term of tervice beyond one year,
being c.iu-'cd by no intervening eireum-' is not agreed to be rendered in compliance
stmiicrs that I nm aware of. ' Jn fai:t our with any Uemuiid of tho government, it
quota on the last call was filled, and 1 gives ilia locality no credit ou tho quo
llicro can be no deficiency to be now j la for it. Tho government require! lot',
supplied. - " ' j 000 men for ono year, not a les number
Their plan U unjust to the districts and of men for a longer term. Vr a defioion-
to the govern merit. It wholly ignores
the losses of men bv desertion, siokneM,
death and casualties. The losses from
most of these causes are greater during
tbe first year of service than nlterwards.
A town which bus furnished three thous
and nion forone year, has tuobubly lost
three fifthsof them from these caues be-
forolhe expiration of that term have lost '
stventeen-twentieths of them. The first j
town will thus have giten sixteen hun-1
dred men to the country the second
but eight hundred and fifty. There is no'
equality in this. The exhaustion of the
industrial population of tho towns, is in
Government the government has In the1 annouuee on the one hand that although
fnsl case the actual rervice during tho a three-years' man qounts only as a ono
whole year of fourteen hundred men in year man towards tho quota on which he
the second case the Actual service of say volunteers, yet that ho shall bo counted
four hundred men during the whole first as three ono-yenr's men, towards the quota
vear o' probably not more than two hun- oa a future call. This is directly in the
dred men during the whole second year, teeth of the law. On the other hand, they
and aav one hundred and fifty men at the' are cyphering out ft deficiency or, tho last
mli Ydrinfl the whole third year. Bo- call, by counting three one-year men as
sidea. the aiuount ol tervice that may be only equivalent to ono threo year t man,
required promptly ia to be considered, ( which is equally against law.
and not merely the agreed term of service.) Thus the quoU of Pennsylvania under
At the late storm of Port Fisher, one at , the call of lsth July last was filled in ao-
verv unequal proportions, as io tue
. . , . .1-
least of the Pennsylvania one )ar rrgi-
raents was engaged, and Ithafon mw;
gallaotlj-who irill that if one third
most
'-it, 7. "Y
1 HUM II UllllirP - HeWi I.
cnlwled for
, ,rcc 3u. " wonld on Hint
. have been nliln tn r
k- l i 1 rl" ns "itifin sor
mud, sor .
a wnoo number i Kl in th.it nn
surpassed exploit ? ; iuji un-
Iiut tbcra i
of the act of iliSof Cr-h 1
which your cflicm vroL to b9 acting
ttiy. ISU4.
- VV hetbet induced theret by the strange
ness of the system Milch had been adopt
ea under it, or for whatever reasons. Con
press thought fit to paw the act of U-lth of
ebruary, im (ent.Ucd, -An Sot to a
rtiend.tlie act ul 3d March, lsti3") which
provides, (section 2.) that the quota 0r
ouch ward or city, iow, 4o., shall be as
nearly as po.ible in proportion
to the number of nion resi
dent therein liable to render military sf r
vice. taking into account as far ns practi
cable the numtor which had L.een tue
viously furnished therefrom.
Thus the former act was amended by
giving credits, not to districts but to
smaller localities, and bv omitting the
provision for consi lenuanc allowing for
t m time of service in estimating credits ;
they were directed in future to be given
as far as practicable on tho basis of
the number of men previously furnished,
without rofetenco to the time of service.
And this was followed Up by the act of
4th July 1804 (parsed at the same session
wnicli provide. (ioct ion 1 ) that the Presi
dent may at hi discretion, cull for any
number of volunteers for the respective
terms of one, two and three years, with
bountios regulated according to their term
of enlistment, and (sectiou 2) that in enso
Ihofjuotaof any town. &c, shall not be
rilled within the space of sixty davs after
such cull, then the President shall im
mediately order u draft for one year to fill
such quota.
These ara ihe causes hich now regu
late the subject. It is not for rneorycu.sir,
to discuss the question of their proprterty.
They are to be obeyed.
It would be esy to show that they form
a reasonable and intelligible system. For
merly when calls were made of men for
military service, they were made bv re
quisitions on the Governors of the resnec
! live States, who then uroceeded to rlmft
to fill the auota of
the State, in this draft, men from anv
oiaie or locauiy wno nan voluntarily eu-
tored the service of the United States, by
enlisting in the army or otherwise, wero
not taken into account. No credits were
given for them on the quota, any more
than f. nrlir, tmrl nC I hair own accord
encaged themselves in any other lawful
employment. The system, however, of
raising verv largo bodios of men as volun
teers, under the act of Congress of 18G1,
bad drawn upon the military population
of the respective States and military lo
calities very heavily and notquiteequablv.
and therefore the enrollment act of 1863
was passed, it was thought best toprovido
for equalizing the exhaustion, by allowing
credits to localities for the volunteers fur
nished by them. But the government
had accepted volunteeis for various terms
of service, and hence the effort to lender
the equalization more perfect by considor
ing and allowing for tho time of thoir ser
vice as well as the number of men. ''.'he
acts of ISOt, above recited, hive modified
this system, by fixing n delinite term
of service (one year) for which men aro to
be drafted. V oluntcers tor not less than
that term are to bo credited to their lo
calities on the quota and rcceivo a certain
bounty from the government. Such of
them as choose to enlist fur longer terms
receive further bounties from the govern
ment, but so far as regards the increased
tprm beyond one year, ate not to bo cred
ited on the quota, but are Io ba lett on tho
samo fo ting that all volunteers were on
before tho act of 18!3. That is to say, the
government rnuounces that it will take
by its authority a certain number of men
from a locality for military seivica for one
yPar. That is' the lawful demand which it
will enforce. It pays bounties iu cuso of
cv in the m;mieror volunteers , or turn
term It makes a draft for ono year
This
is to Jill the iluota-rnot more nor less
when the draft has been ellectcd the quo
ta is full there ;s neither excos or defi
ciency, v.
You see that the syetem thui establish
ed hv law is not without lound-ttion in
reason, and can bo readily understood,
Sir, you may not have heretofore Uon
apprised of the Tact that your subordinates
are wholly disregarding the act of 24th
February, I8G1. They nre proceeding in
open and direct violation of it, and are
thus creating naturally, great confusion
, anu uncertainly among i i 'c..o.
it.. . l..H.l I1..I oMK ninth
cordance with the law by men Io serve
l un" " . tf iLr'; felt was a su-e thinr
vice of theie men is not yet half expired.! ht they felt ""f
not less than ooa year. , The term cf ser-
TEHMS:-$2
.NEW
nre thrertlening
mui
ZV' Ji r ienciency oq that .
very cull, the existence of wffithev Tu '
lOlUlit til nu.I.-o I ... . . 7
unlawful; j Z Z.K1!" lh
calculations. wnn ana
Our people know that the covprnm'enl ' i "T ecognilion. Mr. Sew
roquires more mm. They a,t 11" ?'d .e0M.1 , claims arguments
JumisU them-heavy is the bl '"bis 70 f,' i"0 k,ntI1' nr'a 'Pok.
become on the industrial i,ni,iiKiio i t? 1 I art'.er ra0,,c". and of our cor
tbe requirement be n, " S aul ' 1 w'-0'.1? They in-
defiaite shape which the law roviZo. ' - 'W""-" The utter innd-
and it will he cheerfully com, I ed Uh ' M? f lhU a,man, tt"d of I'
Hut it is faardlv to h tltZT.l T.i , 1 ,-!'w."d conquential demands, wasde.
Uuloadinnles should bo permit tt'd iuiii'er
Is-tft1 CrZm and po.it.0
Sir, on beh,lf 0f 1 e f , of .'hiJ ociolei. proposed nnd argued
Com.on.ltlw1oi:vrcalWavHl temporary rec?Eni-
cneerlui ana hcartv aimnm-i i
ernnicnt in the irosei!ininn r.r n.';a .....1 '
. ,i - --ir vui
is my duty to i.iMst-aml I do insist-that
you enro, co upon jour subordinates that
obedience to tho law, which you owe, as
.veil as they nnd all of ua. h is evli example-
it lends to ei.feblo nay to des
troy - the just power of the government
that you should sutler your omV.-n to
treat with open contempt any actsof Con
gress, and especially those which you have
yo. rscirapprovod, and which regulate r.
mm tor of-uch deep and dolicalo moment
us tho ecfoicing a draft for the military
tervice. '
l..t..:.. ..I ...
filing neamiy on your wisdom and !
J""ltu lucc- 'J?ut wnat has thus beon j-o-uig
wrong, nnd to. cam pel henceforth on
too part of ull, a proper respect for um
uuuuieuco io ma laws ol the bind,
I am, eii', very re-pectliillv,
A. G. CUiVl'IN.
THE LATE PEACE Q0X FERESQE.
A Washington oorrespon iont of the X.
V. TWiMiictrivoi the folWiiii; account of
the lato interview IcUolu, Tresidont Lin
coln and Secretary Seward, on the ono
part, nnd Messrs. Stevens, Hunter und
Campbell, of the rebel authorities. As
soon n., we get the account of this inter
view, as furni.hed from Richmond which
will most likely ba in a day or two we
will give it also, when our readjts will bo
better able tojud-o where tho blame rests :
Wasiiinuto.v, Feb. 5-0 v v. The
Hampton Uouds conference, ns it will be
known ii. history was held between Ste
vens, Hunter and Campbell on one side,
and President Lincoln und Secretary Sew
ard on the other, with a plenipotentiary
i!,?L1!,Afri3,!iJ?n,'r ,0 Lolh parlies nnd
beiviceaoie to eaci, wnu cauife aim went
with things on a salver.
The conference opened, as wo intima
ted on Thursday that it would open, with
reminisciences of tho old Washington life
and inquiries after common frionds and
acquaintances- Stephens was worn, nnd
had a look oronjiety and weariness- This
justly should be imputed to tho disease
which unceasingly supa and wastes the vi
tality or.Jbe ublest and bravest of Ameri
cans. Hunter was in a ilno condition, ami
lofty and confident nsof yore. Campbell,
too, was his old self. All were marked
with strength, ansurauces of tho future,
and consciousness of power- There whs
in no ono of them a trace of supplionce;
not ono was in loo!;, word, gr carriage a
suitor for peace.
The salver of the plenipotentiary from
Africa Unld i;ie passage over topics of
Kinuiy uiki pieanant talk Id a siinlicanl
inquiry of Stephens how near! tho ex
tension of the Capitol was. completed, and
the expression of a desito to go to Wash
ington to see. 2Ir. Reward told him ol
tho condition of the work, und invited
him to come and loo!: ni the Capitol of ii
reunited Republic, Tho terms ofpeacu
wore thui gradually approached. Whon
fully leached on the rolnl side, Stephens
took the parole and surpassed ull his old
exhibitions of persuasiveness, shrewdness,
fores, tact, nnd coupled in pulling tin de
mands and the richts of thu Confederacy.
I n tho midst of them, nnd at tho conclu
sion of ono of hi points, Mr. Lincoln
swung forward on tho lower hinge of his
back and interrupted : "That reminds me
of a story a man oi;l in Illinois!" Steph
ens, Hunter, ur.d CjuipLoM instantly jum
pod up in a roar of mrrriment.
The interruption cause 1 by this o'larac-
leristic outbreak, aid the apt story which
followed bein through v.ub. thu rebel
Vice Pie.-i lent resumed, un i pursued to
the end of hi statement of the rights of
the Confederate SlatGJ nnd the tevm on
which ho thought they would bo willing
to stop the war. Iiecignition was the first
uftheui' The proposition for an nrmis-
lice was, of courso, a 1'ical sequence.
It is very certain that Mr- Lincoln nnu
Mr. ir'oivard wero surprised at slriLing
thissna iu tho very outset of the confer-
encc. Jho preliminary groping and icel- the ii Tires:
ing around by our pioneer cf fSMo. and 'J.ij.t -y-n.-.fc," At apublio ball, giv
bis assuraiscu and ciuvitlkus, had led j 0n in Old Fellows Hall, on Friday night,
to the bolief t h tit. the three envoys bad . 2 5d tilt., hamlsome ring wusotlered ns n
entered our lines lo talk of a ieiored L"n-prize to the lady who should whits longest
ion and a common couutiy. They had , The conditions" were, that the same atep
stayed! oruhuil ivvodajs at tho army Ln,i tjme Ki,ouhl bo kept throughout, and
hea Iquai tei i iu convcrsutions there with that in changing partners no relaxation
Generals Giant, Mead, and one or V,o should bo allowed. The hall was full 0'
other Odtiera's. Stephens proTcssed lo spectators when tho cmiles, five in num
love the old Union, to te as much as ever Uer, started. Three of tho 6re soon gave
in his feelings an American of the United 'out. ond took their seals. Tho fourth re
States, and deplored the necessity which 1 tain'oJ lier partner nil tliroush, while th'
politics placed him a-d - 1 the lea'lors of I fiftli retained the floor until (ho r.inti
the rebollion into have something to'pontlenian acknowledged himself van
give to the decimated nnd Impoverished luished. After the first hour the contet!
peop!o of the South fr their sacriCcas.j became animated. The eyes of the rival.
It is understood that they declared , at grew blind, their faces flushed aud vein
headquarters that if we wuuld recognize; stood nut, while "each separate hair stood
ihero foronly a weok, or any suitable; on end like tbe quills upon the fretfu'
length of time, losalisfy the pride of their, porcupine." Forty-five minutes more
people they would pledge their honor to Hnd the friendsof both younf ladies dicid
bring about rounion- ! ed that a second ring should bo purchai
Whatever was ilio precise chnracfer of , ed. and the contest ended. This is, wr
Iheir admissions or intimation', nor peaca believe, near the longest lime on ree-rd
prospectors wenw i '"? ,
i
00 let Annum, if paid in advT
SERIESvol, V.-yp, 3I.
Of the whole cha,.cir nf :..
X V . !! ",,eC0U!l7 C,,n fr
ti;, v
. " v. ...u n iiuiti 1 11-
n e coul.l not do nnvthirio-
with the,,, whatever."
' iiIIilf.'?,1': c.. J ImmoiM-.
I . ' " . "l." "clil 1119 conshiera
nuns lie Iiad nno.nl.
GranL's hftal1l-,tia'
ters ; but on recognition, absolute or tem
porary, tho three commissioners stood
111 ') rrjks.
Vh" c inference had to bo broken off,
but it was not without results. As scon
fr-im Wiifhin-rton, it accomplished threo
things : 2rst. Tho demonstration of lha
truth that this war, which is God's tnc
chaniam lor wiping slavery and slavehold
ing tustoeracy out of tho United States,
has got to bo foiht through to the end.
Krmiliii. Tho demonstration of tho truth
tbr.t tho rebels will not permit a restora
tion of the Union. Thirdly. Tho adhe
sion of tho Ponco Democrats to tho Gov
ernment, forthwith, and a Union ofoll
parties in the vigorous prosecution of the
war to pjt down the rebellion. Fornau-
ao ooii tooU this war path on Saturday ;
(';!; and othar Democrats will tako it to
morrow. Fourthly. The bracing up of tho
war all over immediately ; tho recognition
to some extent of tho adoption of econo
my ; tho conectioi, of abuses ; the stop
pug of waste ; the stiffening or discipline ;
in nit thinns a radical preparation fir tho
rcncval of a contest nowhe.ro near its end.
"All's well that o nda well," is tho spirit
or tiio change of feeling in Congress which
so greatly distrusted and reprobated the
peaco expedition. It is thought that Mr.
Lincoln will send in a message to-morrow,
giving first-rate reaeons for his confer
ence with the enemy's envoys, stating its
result, and telling the country that tho
only possible chance of a pcaco with tbo
rebel is to whip it out of them, and that
the sooner wo make up and go at tbo job
the cheaper anil better it will bo for as.
Mr. Blair, Sr., in a conversation with n
New York representativa lo-day, admit
ted that tho robels heconferiel within
Richmond, cheated, him in thoir profess
ions of a willingness to send coramission-
' ;-,'-. r-- '- - t j,ii, i
to tho Union.
More Convictions of Political Prisoners.
The Columbia County Democrat says :
Wo are informed that Valentino Fell,
John Lemons, Joseph Vatisickle, nnd
f?nnjamin Colloy have beon .convicted by
tho military commission sitting at llarris
burfr, nnd sentenood us follows:
r.enjamin Colloy, one year imprison
merit, at h.bir; Joseph Vansiokle, ono
vear imprisonment, at labor ; Valentino
Fell, six months imprisonment, at labor;
John Lemons, six motilhi imprisonment,
at labor.
We have mora I'm, onca given our o
pinion of the court's jurisdiction under
tho act of Congrosi, in thejo oiw, and
of tho men who have given evidence a
ganst tho citizens of tho county, an J wo
need not repent that. A day will yet
come w hen tho bitter cup will bo presor
ted to thi lips of thoso who now hold it
to others, nnd wlim, they too shall drink
to tho till and sorrow and misery md
Ikfj too justly.
Attorney's fees paid by tho U, S
It appears Tram an oflinial report of the
War department, that the amount of at-
o-ney's fees paid sinco Juno last is $'2"i.
OOO, of which fo.OUO kss naid from thv
labeas coipus appropriation, tha remain
iler Irmn tho contingency npprnpri.ition
of tho army. There worn paid 1,000 for
the defense of P. L. Phillips Msrshal for
the Southern district of Illinois, to.Ilrown
inu nnd Bushnell ; S00 to Urim-flmw and
Williiini3, and "i00 to John Blackburn,
in tho snmecaso; ? 1.000 to I ing and
Hunter, in tho case of K. Ii. Olds against
Oov. Todd ; SjOU to Thomas J- Aloxnn
ler, for tli defenso of Ucn. Cameron ; ifjOu
each to l!. F. Hoffman and Henry F. Pace.
1,1 ,Iu! cas" r "le Lnito.l Stales vs. Gov.
ToJ,J- an'1 ? ,0l) t0 II- H. Uuntor, ia the
;casnofOU; I'M wards Pierreponl, in the
,v0'in samer case, received M.twu ; John
1 11 ' '" on'gnaui, in
"l0 "ammond cas, j.iinu.
What tiik Z.inksvii.i.e (Jirls Cis Do
To civo the vounir buliej of our citv nn
I pe liow the tirlsof ancsvillo an it an
j their n,uoe, wecipy the following from
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