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BY JOHN r.KTtN COOK It.
"This vivk is the crisis ofovr fate."
Hoes the render remember when
and by whom tiieso words were writ
ton J
If they greet his oyna for tlio flint
time to day, and his sympathies bo
anti-southern, he will Bay, perhaps :
"Johnston or ucauretrui-d wrote
thus from Bull Run in July, 1861
Jackson lrom rort iicpublic in June,
Jft or lee trom Ucttysburg or l'o
tershurg, in 1805."
On the contrary, it was written by
McClellan, who penned that brief and
pithy dinputeh from Alexandria on
the 1st day of September, 1802, when
th uittorganiitod battalions of Major-
dpneial rope were hastening towards
the protecting defences of nashing-
ton.
To day the world knows that his
fuars were well founded. Never had
the day looked darker for tho Federal
cause than then. Never had the over
throw of the Confederacy seemed so
Hopeless. Horse still a proat and
real danger menaced the Federal scat
ol government. 'iue authorities trenv
bled in their bureaux ; each moment
they expected to neo tho red battle
Aug of Leo upon the Arlington hills,
each instant to hear the tramp of his
legions under the walls of the CapitoL
Throughout the tbreo preceding
days they had heard the lone- contin
uous roar of cannon from the fields of
Fairfax. Every hour great parties of
stragglers had made their appearance
opposite Chain Bridge. Every mo
ment, almost, until the wires no longer
worked, depressing telegrams had
'come from the army of General Pope,
and each one was more disheartening
than the last. All knew that a great
battle had been fought again on the
bleak plains dotted with pine trees,
opposite the weird Stone Bridge;
that tho fields of Manassas, already
crowded with dead, had again become
the clmrncl house of xther thousands
tlint the shadows there had deep
ened, the Ppot become trebly cursed
again by blood and destruction. Tho
result of that three days' roar of can
non and rattle of musketry was the
pithy telegram which is given above:
"This week is tho crisis of our fate."
Now, what were the events which
rolled the great wave of battle once
more to the shores of Bull Bun, ad
dine; a newer and far more tragic in-1
terest to the sombre hills and ravines
of this historic spot T The fifth act
of a tragedy is badly understood with
out a knowledge of tho acts which
precede it. In rapidly tracing these,
time will not bo lost, nor is it the
amusement of the reader which we
aim lit. The truth of the Virginia
campaigns has been buried beneath
treat tomes full of falsehood beneath
enormous party pamphlets like the
''Report of the Committee on the Con
duct ol the war, wuere every grain
of wheat is hidden by a bushel of
chaff where, consequently, it is chief
ly chaff on which the reader feeds.
Chaff is not a wholesome diet To
those who prefer the wheat of truth,
these sketches are addressed.
What had ocenrred in that month
of August, 1802, was this:
Defeated before Richmond, General
McClellan had drawn upon his devo
ted head the thnndcr and lightning of
the Federal displeasure. The world
said that the hapless issue there re
sulted from the generalship of Leo,
and tho fighting qualities of his troops.
General llalleck said that it resulted
from the incapacity of McClellan. In
vain did General McClellan "propose
4o cross James River at that point,"
Harrison's Landing, "attack Peters
burg, and cut fff the enemy's communi
cation Ig that route South," which plan,
w hen General Grant adopted it, was
grcoted with hosannalis. What was
thus greeted in 104, was contemptu
ously scouted in 102 McClellan sug
gested it, not Grant and tho record
remains, ucneral llaiiccK "slatou to
him very fraukly my views in regard
to tho danger and impracticability of
the plan be was not allowed to
carry out his "impracticable" scheme;
more still, he was summoned to Wash
ington, shelved there, and his forces
were assigned to General Tope, then
lent upon a great advance toward
tho Rspidan.
General Pope arrived at his head
quarters in a car decked out with
flag; stated, it is said, that hitherto
he bad seen nothing of bis enemies
"but their backs;" aud issued an order
to the army in which he said: "Let
us study the prohable line of retreat
of our opponents, and leave our own
to lake care ol itself. Jt us look
before and not behind. Disaster and
abamc lurk in tho rear."
The sequel, as the reader will per
ceive, was the most terrible and gro
tesque of commentaries on the Gener
al's military theory. It was on his
"line of retreat" that Jackson strnck
the mortal blow at him.
General Pope thus bade defiance to
military scionce and fate, and it can
not be said that he conciliated the
smiles of Providence, tho All-Merciful
who watches over the helpless. Cul
peper Countv was desolntod with fire
and sword ' When the Federal troops
retreated, it was one great waste, full I
jf homo'ess and starving women and
children, whose cries went up to God.
Hut let that pass. The first blow
struck by General Pope was not for
tunate, lie delivered battle at Odar
Mountain, w here, on the 1th of Au
gust, on a lovely afternoon, he was
defeated by Jackson. The fight was
obstinate, and the field covered with
dead; but the August moon, bathing
the slopes of Slaughter Mountain, saw
the southern banner floating on the
battle field, and the Federal forces
hastening back toward Culpeper Court
llonse, pursued by Jackson.
This battle, General Pope said after
wards, wu lost bv General Banks, in
conseouenee of his disobedience of
orders. That General denied the
charge, and bronght a "railing accu
sation" against General Pope, ol inca
pacity, and indisposition to venture
on the field of battle. Tbe record
docs not make the troth apparent, for
the clearest issue of veracity is in
rolved relating to tho ordors.
Cedar Run wus a defeat of the Fed
eral forces, since they retired; Jack
eon fallowed, and two davs afterwards
General Pope rqueUd permission to
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bury his dead. But heavy Fedoral
reserves woro bohind, Jackson's forco
wa email, and he retreated behind
the Rapidun.
I no redoral design was now devel
oped. They had abandoned alt fur
ther efforts to take Richmond from
below, and had concentrated north of
the Rappahannock. Gen. Lee accord
ingly put his main body in motion;
advanced to the Rnpidan, crossed that
river, and streamed forward to cut on
his opponents from the Rappahannock
a movement which induced thorn to
fall buck with rapidity, and tako up a
position on tho northern margin of
tbe stream.
Such was the first illustration of tbe
Federal General's theory in reference
to linos or retreat. Thatcmeisfir lurk
ed in the rear was now to receive i
proof more emphatic.
iielore crossing the J&pidan, Gen
eral btuart, commanding the cavalry
of the Longstroct army, had met with
a vexatious miohap. lie bad ordered
one of his brigades to rendezvous at
tbe little village of Verdicrsville had
gone thither with his staff, and omit
ting, as usual, every precaution look
ing to his personal safety, had lain
down on tbe porch of a small house in
tho village, where he slept unguarded
even by a single viJette. The conse
quence was ' that a Federal cavalry
regiment, prowling Around, surprised
him just at dawn ; ho was forced to
leap on horseback and jump tbe fence
to escape and so hasty was this
movement, the enemy being closo up
on him, that be left behind him his
hat and cape, which they bore off in
triumph, to the great disgust of tho
gay cavalier.
Verdiersvillo was thus apot where
Stnart had registered a laughing oath
of vengeance. Ho was now about to
fulfill it with a "poetic justice" seldom
met with outside of the covers of a
romance.
General Tope had retreated beyond
the Jtappuhannoek, where he thun
dered at every ford with his numer
ous artillery, and an attack in front
was evidently injudicious, it not im
practicable. To flank him was evi
dently the most judicious course, and
to cut his communications would seri
ously cripple him. Stuart set out
with his cavalry to cripplo them.
Io the midat of night and storm, be
struck the Orange railroad at Cat
lctts; charged pell-mell into the Fed
eral camps; throw everything into
enormous confusion, and ransacked
the whole place. Catletts was Gen
eral Pope's headquarters, but be was
either absent or managed to escape,
lie, however, left behind him his most
private official papors, and his person
al effects, including his uniform coat.
Theso were borne off by Stnart, and
safely brought back.
The papers contained the fullest
statement of General Pope's forces,
position, designs; his hopes, fears, all
that should be guarded, under triple
s:ecl, from an adversary. If General
Leo bad determined upon the great
flank movement which followed, these
papers confirmed his intention. If ho
bad not, they decided him.
Stuart returned laughing to his
quarters. On tho way no met Gen.
Jackson.
"Here is Pope's coat, General," he
said, holding it np ; "if he will send
me back my hat, 1 will send him back
his coat."
Jackson smiled, as ho always did
when bo heard the laughing accents
of that brave voice. Then he became
thoughtful again ; he was developing
in bis profound intellect tho details of
the great blow which, in obedience to
the orders of Leo, he was about to
deliver.
The design of Lee was more than
daring, it was correct. Absurdest of
the absurd is that philosophy of var
which, ignorantly pointing to Cir-sar
and Napoleon as examples, erects au
dacity above science, and decries sound
principles in warfare. Examine the
campaigns of Lee, the greatest living
soldier, and his movements every
where will he found "correct." Place
him where Gen. Pope then was he
would never bavo been flanked and
cut off. General Pope's order dosirod
the men to "dismiss from their minds
certain phrases lines of retreat, and
bases of supply." Ilia destruction
followed.
Lee's plan was simply to send a
column of about 20,OW men across
the tipper Rappahannock; thence by
a rapid march to Thoroughfare Gap ;
thence to Manassas, where General
Pope had established his main depot
of sup. lies. If the column was push
ed rapidly, it might arrive before Gen.
Tope Manassas would be destroyed
the Federal army starved Lee
would follow, and thus the southern
army would be concentrated on the
enemy's line of retreat Murving,
faint, disheartened, they would find
in their path, strongly posted to ro-
ceive them, the veteran bayonets of
Jackson and Longstreet hold in the
firm, inexorable grasp of Lee.
To command the advance corps,
Jackson waa selected that great
"right arm" whoe loss Lee lamented
so bitterlyaftcrChancellorsville. The
peculiar trait of Jackson as a soldior
was that he always arrived in time.
Others failed often he never did.
lie moved with the maihemutical ac
curacy of machine. If he undertook
to arrive, be arrived, if not with his
wholo force, with a part of it Those
broken down would probably catch
up meanwhile, he attacked. For
great examples, take Kernstown, Mo
I)owell, and Port Republic.
Jackson put his column in motion
up the river, and from that moment
advanced like an avengingfute never
pausing, allowing nothing to affect
his fixed purpose. Before the most
raoid vidette could bear the news to
jGenoral Pope, be had dragged hi
PIELD
artillery across the narrow, rock
ribbed, and forgotten ford at Hin
oni; pressed on to Orleans; and
was heading atraight for Thorough
faro. For the time he seemed to have
forgotten the existence of roads. The
column moved apparently on the the
ory that where two men can place
their feet, an army can pass. Whon
they came to fencos, they threw them
aown ; wnon they mot with streams
mey waded. Jackson thus advanced
n eyo-wuncss says, "across open
fields, by strango country rouds, and
comtortuble homesteads, on and on
as if ho would novcr coase." It was
tho "bee line" thut he was taking.
whon the Confederates woro march
ing over the erotmd in June. ISO:! n
soldier asked an old nesrro.whore thev
p.. . . " . . . ' -
were going.
"All right, Master," replied tho old
man, smiling, "too are going the
same road Mas' Jackson took laBt
year, only be took the nwh-cuts:
At sunset on the 25th of August.
me column, "moving on briskly with
out a straggler." was approach inirSa
lorn. Jackson sat his horse with the
light of sunset on his bared forehead
for he had taken off bis old can to
salute the men and his face was lit
up with a proud smilo. No sound
was board but the shuffling foet of the
great column, and tho rolling whocls
ot toe artuiery ; tbe men whispered
"Don t shout, boys, the lankcoe will
hear us;" for orders bad been issued
that music, cheers, should all be stop
ped, as they wore now approaching
me enemy.
Jackson bad counted, nevertheless,
"without his host." There was some
thing ihe mn could not do, and that
was refrain from cheering their favor
ite For a lime they passed by, wav-
nig ineir urns in snenco io me Dnre
hcadod soldier. Then the stream
broke through. Some one, carried
away at sight of the old faded uni
form, the dingy cap, and the familiar
face, raised a shout with that the
torrent burst forth. A roar, wild,
thundering, tumultuous, reverberated
across the fields and in the forests
and Jackson succu m bod, for that greet
ing stirred his soldier-pride sod con
quered him.
"You see I can't stop them 1" he
said, turning to an officer. Wbo
could fail to win victory with those
men f"
Strange confidence, had it not been
justified byexperiencel "Those men"
were tbe veriest tatterdemalions who
ever, with their rags and tatters, af
fronted the sun ! Such scarecrows
had never before carried muskets, and
that implement alone established their
claim to the titlo of soldiers. It is
true that their method of carrying it
removed all doubts. They were faint,
half-starved, weary unto death, and
in rags; but they laughod, and their
bayonets were bright.
It was General Lee who said that
there was one occasion when he was
never ashamed of the appearance of
bis soldiers
At dawn on the 20th, after a brief
rest at Sulem, Jackson moved again
reached Thoroughfare Gap, passed
unopposed between its frowning pine
clad ramparts; and debauching thro'
its eastern moutn, swooped down up
on the rear of General Pope.
The inarch had been a complete
success. Stuart's cavalry had pre
sented an impenetrable barrier to the
enemy s horsemen, thus completely
shielding the great movement ; Jack
son bad arrived, next came the fight
ing, and tho cannons soon began to
roar. Tho plains around Manassas,
silent, asleep, cursed, it might have
been said, throngh those long months
since July, IsOl, hsd started, opened
affrighted eyes, and again began to
groan as the dogs of war coursed
backward and forward again over the
fields where tho foot sunk into graves.
To comprehend what followed, the
reader must look at the map. Many
who read these lines, will probably
need nosuch referenco having fought
there.
The "situation" may be conveyed
in two or three lines. Jackson, with
20,000 men, was full in Gen. Fopo's
rear; Lee was moving rapidly to join
him ; General Pope, warned at last
of the fate which threatened him, was
hastening back from the Rappahan
nock to extricate himself from the
terrible trap in which be was nearly
caught
But his situation was by no moans
discouraging. bile Lo, with the
great reserve under Ivongstrect, moved i
over the arc of tho circle, by way of
Thoroughfare, the redoral command
er could move over the chord, by way
of the Orange railroad. lie had the
straight line to Manassas, that is to
say, to Jackson, whose 20,000 men,
he ought surely, with his large army,
be able to crush before Ixte's arrival.
That result was indeed looked upon
as certain, and northern correspond-
ents those children of enthusiasm
wrote to their papers that the groat
Stonewall Jackson wa at last secure
ly hemmed in, and outgeneraled,
flanked, cut off, and as good a cap
tured. The personage thus threatened was
meanwhile at work, lie knew that
General Pope's great column would
soon be burled against him, mad with
rage and anticipated triumph ; and
the Virginian doubtless proceeded on
th hypothesis that nothing tempers
rage io men, as in animals, like starva
tion. The destruction of the great
stores at Manassas meant starvation
lor Genoral Pope' follower, and
Jackson hastened to destroy them.
Stuart rushed in with bis cavalry, and
an infantry detachment. The mighty
mass of stores was kindled; the flames
soared aloft, and that black cloud of
moke upon tire korizoa most bave
announced to Genoral Pope that his
precious bread and meaty and forsgw,
PRINCIPLES-NOT MEN.
CLEARFIELD, PA., THURSDAY,
that is to say, the sustenance of Uta
men and animals, were being do-
Biroyeu.
W hat he could not do, Doing out
generaled, the authorities at Wash
ington did, they sent a brigade nndcr
the bravo General Taylor to protect
tho depot; but admirably as this
brigado attacked, it was driven back,
pursued toward Alexandria, and tho
fate of Manassas was scaled. Th
men of Jackson swarmed in and ran
sacked it.
Many memoirs of thut strange and
grotesque scone have been written.
In the midst of burning store houses,
burning ears, burning sutlers' shops,
surrounded by fire, smoke, uttor con
fusion, amid shouts, cheers, erics,
laughter, the men were feasting on
unheard-of delicacies, and with thirsty
throats guzzling rich wines and cor
diuls. "Twas a curious sight," says ono,
"to see our ragged ami famished men
helping themselves to every imagina
ble article of luxury or necessity,
whether of clothing, food, or what
not. For my part, 1 got a tooth
brush, a box of candles, a quantity of
lousier sniad, a barrel ol coffee, and
other things which I forget Tho
scene Uttcrlv ben-p-ared ileiu-riritinn
Our men had been living on rousted
corn since crossing the Rappahannock,
and we had brought -no wagons, so
we could carry little away of the
riches before us. But the men could
eat one meal at least. So they were
raarchod ur. and as much of everr-
thing eatable served out as they could
carry. To sco a starving man eating
lobster salad, and drinking Rhine
wine, barefooted and in tatters, was
curious; the wholo thing was indes
cribable."
(Conetuded Bert week.)
"Lee'e Rock."
The grounds comprising the An tie-
tarn Cemetery, Sharpsburg, Maryland,
was the spot occupied by General Lee
and hi staff during the battlo of An
tietam, and a rock protruding about
three feet abovo the surface has been
pointed out to all visitors as the one
on which Gen. Lee stood and viewed
the progress of the battle. It was
from this rock that ho issued his or-
ders. Those who took part in the
battle usually take their position upon
this rock to point to their friends the
farm house to the left in which Gen.
McClellan had his headquarters, tho
nurnsiae arid go to the right, and
Ileno's Mountain in tho distance, on
the apex of which the gnllnnt general
of that name- foil mortally wonnded
in mo dsuio or ino i.iin. in short, all
points of interest are specially visible
from "Lee's Rock."
At the meeting of the Board of
Commissioners representing a few of
the Mates, bold at sharpsburg last
spring, a vote was taken on the ques
tion of leaving Lee's Rock stand,
when it was, by a closo vote, decided
to have it blown up and removed.
At a meeting on Thursday evening
last, held in this city, on "motion of
the Commissioners from W-est Vir
ginia, seconded by New York, the
order to destroy tho rock was rescind
ed, and it was decided that it should
remain. The majority, in thus deci
ding, considered Lee's Rock a histori
cal mark of tho battle field, that must
always prove of interest, especially to
tho visitor from a distance, who, for
tho first timo, views tho field of this
most sanguinary battle. Baltimore
American.
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living easily, as to money, is to pitch
your scale ono degree below your
means. Comtort and enjoymor.t are
more dcendcnt upon easiness in the
ueiuu oi expenditure than upon any
degree in the scale. Guard against
lalse associations ot pleasure with ex
penditure. Tho notion is absurd that
because pleasure can be purchased
with monoy, therefore money cannot
be spent without enjoyment. What
a thing costs a man is no truo moasare
of what it is worth to him ; and yot
how often is his appreciation gov
erned by no other standard, as if t here
were a pleasure in expenditure per se.
Let yourself feel a want before you
provide azainst it You are more
assured that it is a real want, and it
is worth while to foci it a little in or
der to feel relief from it When you
are undecided as to which of the two
courses you would like bost, choose
. dioanest This ruin will not onlv
gave money, but save also a good doal
of trifling indecision. Too much leis
ure leads to expense ; because when a
man is in want of objects, it occurs to
niin that they are to be had for mon
ey, and he invents expenditure in or
der to pas the time.
Some of the Radical newspaper are
laying the whole weight of their do
feat io Connecticut on P. T. liarnum,
although, before they found tho wool
ly horse wouldn't run, they repeated
ly declared he was one of their very
bost men an ornament to the party
and useful member in Congress.
Adversity exasperate fools, dejects
coward, draw out tho faculties of
the wise and ingenious, puts the mod
est to the necessity of trying their
skill, awes the opulent, and make the
idle industrious. Much my bo said
in favor of adversity ; but tho worst
of it is, it has no friends.
There is some discussion on tho
best mode of ventilating tho National
Capitol. We would suggest whether
it cannot bo better dono by tho peo
ple at the polls, than In any other
way.
Xew married people who advertise,
"No Cards" mar be sure to have
flayed all their card before narrisge.necti-cut
m
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MAY 2, 1867. NEW
The llnd ol Ihe World.
A LIVELY AMD INTERESTING PROGRAMME
FOR THE NEXT EIGHT TEARS.
A new Canadian book of the pro
phetic sensation order, is thus sketch
ed by tbe Detroit Pott :
"Coming wonders expected betweon
1867 and 1875," are fearful to contem
plate, if the prediction thereof can bo
at all relied upon. The data of the
prophecy are found, as they always
are, in the Book of Daniel and the
Rovelations. In the first place Louis
Napoleon is, it appears, the "last head
of tho Roman Empire" Among oth
er proofs is the fact that the term
Louis in Latin is Ludivicus, and the
numbers corresponding to the letters
of that name are L 60 u (v) fi d
500 o v 6 i 1 c 100 u 5 s (iGO ;
that the Grock native Napaleonti in
an equally ingenious mannergives 000.
and that Louis Napoleon Bonaparte in
Hebrew also makes 6G0. But there is
also an identity between Napoleon
and the Greek form Apolcon and the
Greek word nai or truly; hence Na
poleon is tbe "Iruo Appolvon ." Now
000 is the number of tho Wild Beast
in Kcvelation xm, 3, 7. Hence the
present Emperor of the French is the
lust head ot the Roman Empire, who
is soon to mako a seven year's cove
nant with tho Jew. Then he is to ab
sorb ten European kingdoms, being
iuo len-norncd beast ot tbe "prophe
cy." A great agitation in the Church
Militant will arise, the Jewish temple
will be restored, and tho sanctuary
cleansed for Christ' coming. These
are the won ders of the first year. In
tho second year, thero will bo an in
creased activity of the throe frog-like
demon spirits of infidelity, democratic
despotism (of which, perhaps, the
Connecticut election is tho commence
ment,) and Jesuitical propagandism ;
Napoleon will make war upn Egypt
and conquer it; tho Turkish empire
will b dissolved, and "tho four born
kingdoms" of GreOco, Egypt, Syria
and Thraco bo rc-cstublishod. The
third year opens with tho resurrection
of all the deceased saints who with
144,000 watchful Christians, are to be
caught op together into Heaven. This
will be fotlowod by an unparallcd re
ligious revival, and in successive years
hail, and fire, mingled w ith blood, aro
to scorch a third of the earth. Mi-
chcal and Satan aro to renew their
war, the Christians aro to flee to a
wilderness and be miraculously sup
ported for three years and a half, then
eight months of universal war, a third
of the sua to become blood, a third of
tho rivers, and evon lnl;o tunnels, like
that of Chicago, cann'it save the nu
merous victims of this impure water,
a third of the sun moon and stars are
io be eclipsed, (nothing, it will be ob
serued, is to bo dono by halves.) Na
poleon is to unite under himself the
ton kingdoms of Great Britain, France,
Spain, Italy, Algeria, Tripoli, Egypt,
Greece, Syria and Turkey. Napoleon
will capture Jerusalem, commenco a
hguneral persecution of Christians, con-
hscule the Komunish church property,
instituto public worship of hi imago,
imprint his namo on poople' fore
heads and hands, then, famine for
eighteen months, a great smoko for
throe weeks, five month of locusts,
horsemen and horse breathing brim
stone (which, let u hope, will exter
minate the rheumatism and a popular
complaint of Scotland) with various
sores and lountains ol blood, and tho
battlo of Armageddon, and earth
quakes, and a variety of other agreo
slilo experiences which will koep men
in an exceedingly lively and dislurbod
condition for seven years. This non
senso is propped up by quotations
from fifty or more other writer as
crazy as tho Rev. Mr. Baxtor, tho au
thor of this work, lie urges an im
mediate discussion on this subject, as
br "these unparalloled trouble and ca
la initios, the present opportunity of
traversing the countries and preach
ing the gospel, and announcing the
coming ot Christ, will ero long, to a
great extent be taken from us.
great
How To ' Finish" a lUniitTER.
1. Be always tolling her how pretty
she is.
2. Instill in her mind a proper love
of d res.
S. Accustom her to so much pleas
ure that she is never happy at homo.
4. Allow her to read nothing but
novels.
5. Teach her all tho accomplish
ments, but none of the utilities of lifo.
6. Keep her In tho darkest igno
ranco of the mystcrios of housekeep
ing 7. Initiate her into the principle
that it is vulgar to do anything her
self.
8. To strengthen the lattor belief,
lot her have a lady's maid.
9. And lastly, having given her
such an education, marry to a clerk
upon five hundred dollars a year, or
a lieutenant going out to a fort
If, with tho above careful training,
your daughter is not "finished," you
may bo sure it is no fault of yours,
and you must look upon her escape as
nothing short of a miracle.
A Radical newspaper of Jefferson
county, Missouri, called the Leader,
latly con 'ai nod a call lor a mooting at
Victoria for the purpose of establishing
"loyal llaptist churches in the villages
of Jefferson county." We should liko
to know where the "loyal heaven is
te which thoae "loyal" chnrehes will j
conduct
their members when they
die.
A woslern paper states that the
young temperance ladies in that sec
tion now kiss young gentlemen's lips
to seo if they have been tasting toddy.
This must be ticklish business.
The most annoying cut the Btpub-
licans bave lately rewired id tho t"on-
CAN.
UJ
TEEMS $2 por annum, in Advance.
SERIRS-VOL. 7, NO. 40.
The Cost of the Military.
The "military despotism" which
has been established over the South
is immensely expensive, and greatly
adds to the enormous moasuro of tax
ation which is now being imposed on
the people of the North. The land is
dotted vcr with officers, drawing
sueii salaries as tucso :
A Oentral neelro ...tl.l5 10
A Lieutenant UtnwtL. 13,01 10
A ljor Oenenil 7.1li Si
A BrKdnr General 6, in 30
A Colunel ,IW8 711
A Lieutenant Culunvl 2,7.14 70
A Major. .... 2,403 15
A Ciuuin, eavalrjr l.yoil 15
A Captain, foot. I,7.l 15
A Kirat Lieutenant, earalry..w.M 1,527 10
A Firat Lieutenant, foot 1,527 10
A Second Lieatenant, awvalry 1 .5:16 V
A beeoud Licotcuant, tout... 1,100 SO
Most of these costly military orna
ments, with their numerous stuffs and
great auxiliary force which they com
mand, could bo dispensed with'by re
storing tho South to its old status and
condition in tho Union. In its present
position, it serves as an excuse for
keeping up a vast military establish
ment In point of fuct, the military
which has been sent South have re
tained all the civil machinery of the
government of society just as it was
before, only reserving to themselves
the prerogative of interfering with it
when they choose. They are really of
not me least use in the administration
and merely draw their large tularie
for exercising a tyrannical supervis
ion, while tho real labor is as usual
performed by the civil ' authorities.
Io those accustomed to tho rule of
constitutional law, with its judges,
snorins, ac., what thoughts are sug
gested by observing tho government
of tho States vested in the kind of
rulers whose names and salrrics we
have given above f llow it smacks
of'habeas corpus", "trial by iurv"and
ail the other old monuments of hng-
nan or American ireenom to see such
a programmo of military shoulder-
strap authority overriding all consti
tution and law after tho fashion of
imperial Russia or Austria. Cincin
nati Inquirer.
The Pi nctuai, Man. Mr. lliccins
was a very punctual man in all his
transactions through lifo. Ho amass
cd a large fortune by his untiring in
dustry and punctuality : and at the
advanced age oi ninety year was
resting quiotly on his bed, and calmly
waning to oe called away. Jlo had
deliberately mado almost everv ar
rangement for his decease and burial.
His" pulsoL'rcwfuiiitcr.andthe liirht
oi mo seemed just flickering in its
socKet when ouo ot his sons observed
"--atheryou will probably live but i
day or two; is it not well for you to
name your bearer V
"lo be suro my son, said the dy
ing man ; "it is well thought of, and I
will do it now."
lie cave the names of six, the usual
number and sank hack exhausted upon
hi pillow.
A gleam of thought passed over his
withered features like a ray of light,
and he ruined once more. JUy son
read mo tho list. Is tbe name of Mr.
Wiggins there?"
"It is father."
"Then strike it off" said ho emphat
ically "for ho never wa punctual
was novcr anywhere in season, and
ho might hinder the procession a
wholo hour."
Sot p or XoTHixa. At a very ex
cellent hotel, they were one day short
of a waiter, when a newly arrived Hi
bernian was hastily made to supply the
place of a more expert hand.
"Now, Rarnoy, said mino host,
"mind you servo every man with soup
tho first thing serve soup first."
"Bedad, I'll do that samo," said tho
alert Carney.
Soup came on, and Barney, after
helping all but one guest, came up to
the last ono.
"Soup, sir?" said Barney.
"No soup for me," said the man.
"But you must have it it i the
rules of tho houso."
"D n the rules of the house !" ex
claimed the guest. "Whon I don't
wan't soup I won't cat it."
"Well," said Barney with all duo
solemnity, "all I can say is just this,
it's the regulations of the houso, and
d d the drop else will ye cot till
yc's have finishod the soup !"
Ihe traveler gave in and tho soup
wa gobbled. j
Get Marriep. With a wifo the
lawj-or i more trusty, the doctor
more respected and useful, the me
chanic more industrious, and the mer
chant better credit ; in short, a man
without a wife is no man at all.
The Winnted (Ct.) Herald (fiopub
lican) admits tlint tho real caue that
defeated the Radical party Id Connec
ticut was its radicalism. It snyi tlio
isno waa "negro snflYago'' and that
this defeated tho party.
A correspondent writing of the loy
al Prenidentinl cliques in Washington
ny : "The Chfte ring lias tho most
money. The Wado ring tho most
brains. The Colfax ring tho most im
pudence." A hickory cut at Mt. Vernon with a
Charter Oak head, which hi been
scaftoninir for ome venm for a Demo
oratic Governor of Connecticut, lias
becn handed over to Mr. Knjlinh.
Granville John Pcnn, Knq., tho great
grandson of William Toim, tho Pro-
Jirictary of Pennsylvania, died ioLon
lon on the 2!lh ultimo.
Not a few of this world's possessions,
it viewed in thomsclvos, and in their
elTects upon men, may be termed any
thing nttber than wealth.
Ti run f NWrhMt
Tf m t i In '! him. or iiuin ituwr o.-...:lit .. t? M
If m.ir (hrv nni .H.t i ini'iilli.. .. 'j. it'
If pnid Hf ll' Jl'iiai'-n f "t li.'.iii-J to
KU' t,t tUrrtlit.::,
Tranatml t erluvltx n .;".,! . i !,- a
t-f, 3 tirun ur U . ...
aVorrarft ulM'U'iitl in.Hf thin
AAmiiiittritorii' and Kiwutort noon.... .
A .,) nor' nottcvf
Ciuliont ad Kitrsri -
IrilitututloB DOtlOOf
Ijocitl notice, per Iidv
(Mutuary nutiors, over Are line, per Iilo....
Prof cionjU Tar l, 1 vvar 6 Ik
YKAIM T J.ivrriTfti:vri:
1 mmra Wf i i ."'a.a:a O'l
t pqattn! Id 00 uolumn 4ii i0
3 ixiuart 2') I r uma Ti OU
Job W ork,
ULAMtvl.
finite (julre $2 iU I ft quirf, perquirc,tl 75
1 quiret, per quirt, t 00 Ovi-r 6, pcrqiif.. f AO
iheft, 2.f or .'.U I 4 en e-t, ?5 or leu, $4 t,b
J ttiMt, ?i or It, 2 it) 1 ht. I or h t, B ftU
Ovr ii ot'oftob of oboTo t prupmiionMte nUet.
GEO. It. ;o(.li.A(Ki:,
KHtfftr nl Pr-tprH-ir.
Yxottttieml & business (Tarto.
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Offloa with J. B. McEoall;, Esq., our Ftrat Ra
tional llar.lt.
jse Prompt attention (riT.n to th Marine
of Bounty. Claiana. 4e., and Iw all legal buaiuaaa.
Slarck 28, !f7 It.
S. A. FULTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HollWaynburp, Pa.
"Prompt attention (iron to tba aoenriog
and collection of Claiuia, and lu all legal biui
a. nuvll-uu,:pd
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTOKNEY AT LAW.
Offiea on Soeood St., Clearield, Pa. nar!I,tt
W. A. Wallaoe. Wm. I). Bizltr.
1. lilake Waltera. Frank M.i,j.
WALLACE, BIGLER & FIELDING.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
rLagal bnetnoM of all kinds promt,:!' and
aecoraleljr attended to. ayld-y
THO 8. J. McCULLOUGK
ATTOKNEY AT LAW.
0ec adjoining tba Bank, furnierly oeeupied by
i. h. lcLoll., rxwond at,, Clearield.
XvT'Wlll Mtaad promptly to eolloctiona, tal
riaada, e. dec!7,2
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
And Real KsUte Agent, Clearfield, Pa.
Offiofl on Market nrtrast, of 'petit th jail.
Respectfully effVri Lit twrvicci in wllinj
aod buj.Dg Undi In CloarficM and adjoining
oantiea j and with xpomnce ffvr twenty
7ars aa a surveyor, (Utters bimtwll tbt h ftoi
render ea tiffed. on. ft tCS.'ttf tf
WM. M. McCULLOUGH.
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
riearflcld. Pi.
Offirt on Market afreet ono door eaftt of tba Clear
fold County Bank. inaj t,'6
Jbbo It. OrYin. C. T. AH-iv. 1. r.
ORVIS &, ALEXANDER,
ATTOl.NtVa Ai LA U ,
lU-llcluute, Pa. l, i .! X't
6 r. j '. p7b i u rchfTe l r
Late Burgeon ef the 83d Reg mcnt, Penryih.. i
Volunteer, beving returned fruin the Aruj,
ofert fai f-ofetpional eerricei to tie cU.teaa
ol Clearfield ceuafy.
pCrPrvfeniunai cella promptly atUuJvd to.
Office en Second v'.ioct iurmerljr ooenpied br
Dr. Wood. (ir4,W
DENTISTRY.
C"v "S J- r- 'VLMn'T, r-cxtr
It5i-rVrt "tr' T' 1 ; -; "
---UL-Ur tbe cilia.La ot ttirft.r
Titlnitr. OSoa in lirng Store, aornor .v, :
Tbompaoa atroett. taay )),'('.
J. BLAKE WALTERS.
SCIUVKNER AND CON VEYANCLU.
Agent for tbe Pnicbjai and 6xl of Lasda.
rirarflcia. Pa.
Prompt attention riven to a 'I baeineea
onnerted with tbe count office. Office witb
lion. Wn. A. Wallace. f janl,'6n-tf
1867 spkixg. i8C7
JAMES, KENT, SANTEE Sl Co.,
Importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods,
Xoi. 53S, J.1T, Ml 141 K. Third St,
rill LA liKl.l'HIA.
We are now nrt'ttatrd witb oar nnal eitrneira
and wrll-anMrtft Mink to .flVr extra induormrme
to CAM! UL VtliS. ai.rll-tf
DREXEL &. Co.
'I
So. 3 Kouth Third Mlrcet, PlilllclibU,
And Dealers in Government Securities.
Amtliratinn r,T mntl wi!i rtveire iimmtit attrn-
tiin. and all information chirrfully fornifh,',!.
vrtlere eolicitoa. aitrll-tf
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
ClearQrld, Prnu'a.
.JuWill execute Job in hie line promptly and
in a workmanlike moaner. air4,t
SURVEYOR.
riinB nder!,rned eftore hie aenrleei aa-a For.
l reor, and may be found at hia reaidenee, in
La wren re tnwnehip. Letter! will arach hiu
direotod to Clearl.ld, fa.
ar7 dm.pd JAMES MITCHELL.
JAMES MILES.
LICENSED AUCTIONEER,
I.titlieraDurc-, Pcuu'au
-Wi!l promptly attend to oallinr ealei, at
reaaonahlc roue. Ijanill Ata
A. H. FRANCISCUS&Co.
13 Market Ml., Philadelphia, Pa.
awrrArrtnr.na awn Aorttra rtm tni Pals or
COKD.fV.
Vtren. The regular allowance, made t. le)e
in MANILA Kl'TK. j.n.M l.in
Thnmae II. Forooe. A. A. tlnthan..
FORCEE & GRAHAM,
turn in
General Merchandise and Lumber,
jan:: Crntiamton, Peun'a.
JOSEPH H. BRETH,
JUSTICE or T u e r A c t
And Licenced Conreranc.r,
Krw Waahtiitrliiii, Clearfield Co , Pa.
JAS. C. BARRETT,
JUSTICE OK THE T E A C E
" And LtoaaMd Codrejaneer.
l.utliemburp, Clearfield ro., Pa.
"4-Cnllrtlonl and renilllani-rt Jioir-itU
made, and all kind, of legal InatrumenU n- ln!
on abort nntieo. u. .j?, o t.
C. KRATZER & SON,
MKitCHA X T S ,
DBALKR. IN
Dry Goods, Clothing:, Hardware,
Callorr, (iaeM.wn r. Ground, roriaionJ nnd
8binrlM,
t'learSrlr), Penn'a.
tr-At th. .11 etand on Front !. nr
th. Aoad.mr. d H, ti
TlAFT
HOPKS f all aliaa, fur eal. a
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PM.lX,19t. 3iSr RKLL A VlOul.