il rc.u I'-o Old liu.n l.
Yin: suco.nt .w.i.r.m.is.
(BV JOHN Tl..N COOK.
Cumlul. J
A warlike music suddenly eniiifl to
Jlllli'lo itself with the lllllM'CUMomcd
iniiquot. From the direction of liris
VI, u station on the Orange railroad,
ihoul lour miles from Manassas, Mine
,a long, continuous thunder of nrtil
?t was Ewc-ll's. That commander
Sad boon sent to hold tho front, while
jackson proceeded to destroy the
reat depot lit Manassas, mid ho was
carccly in position when the head of
icncral Pope's advancing army struck
Siini. Ji was commanded by General
looker, whom Jackson was to ovcr
foliclm at Chnneellorsville.
I A rough wrestle, followed. Kwell
phrcw forward throe regiments, open
Id with artillery, mid attacked so
I'Oldly that Cionoral Popo Booms to
piave believed that, ho had in front of
ihiin the entire Confodorate force. lie
consequently paused, hurried forward
his main body, and prepared for bat
Tie. Kwell continued to roardeliance
with his artillery, to show an unmoved
front. Pope advanced a heavy force;
Ewell advanced to meet it; the two
column seemed about to close in a de
cisive struggle, when flames were seen
to rise from the bridge over Broad
Kun, between thooppoitents.and when
the smoke drilled away, Ewell had
disappeared, laughing grimly, doubt
less, ultcr his fashion, at the result.
Ie had kept General Pope off of
Jackson a rear, while Jlanassas was
burning; that point was evacuated;
when General Pope rushed in on the
next morning, his great adversary
had disappeared. Nothing greeted
him hut burning store houses and
blackened ruins, from which a few
cavalry vedettes retired ut his ap
proach, disappearing in the woods.
The bread, meat, and forage of his
army was a heap of ashes.
This destruction of his stores was
truly unfortunate for the Federal
commander; but that was not all.
His enemy had vanished. Where
was hof General Pope had fully ex
pected to find him at Manassas; and,
on the preceding day, had written to
McDowell : "II you will march prompt
ly nnd rapidly at tho earliest moment
down upon Manassas Junction, we
shall bag tho whole crowd."
Hut "at tho earliest d.i'7n" of the
28th Jackson bad disappeared, leaving
General Popo greatly bewildered in
referenco to his whereabouts. The
cotemporary opinion expressed by
tbe subordinates of that officer are
not complimentary.
"All that talk about bagging Jack
Bon," wrote. General Purtor, "was
bosh. That enormous gap, Manassas,
was lell open, and the enemy lumped
through." "Jackson's forces, ho ad
ded, "wcro reported to bo wandering
around loose, but 1 expect that they
know what they aro doing, which is
more than any one here, or anywhere,
kuows." On tho 28lh, General Pope
is declared to havo hastened toward
C'entrovillo, "not knowing at tho time
where was tho enemy."
And 3'ot that enemy ought to hicvo
been looked for tchcre he, might to have
been, lie ought to havo been where
he could form a junction with Lee,
then approaching Thoroughfare that
is to say, near Groveton. Thither, in
fact, Jackson had moved after tbe
destruction of Manassas, on the night
of the 27th, thus escaping General
Pope, who rushed into tho great
smouldering pandemonium during the
forenoon ol tho lifth, only to turn that
the bird had flown.
Let ns glaneo now at tho situation
on that August morning. Never was
anything more "dramatic." Cam
jiuigns are often dull, halting, and
inconsequential. This one was rapid,
fiery, with day linked to day by great
events the whole tending, as though
driven by the Greek Necessity, with
her iron wedgo, toward the bloody
catastrophe. Jackson had advanced
from tho Happahannoek, as rapid and
resistless as somo baleful meteor; and
tho meteor had fallen upon Munasses,
tho great storehouse of the Federals,
and consumed it. Then warned of
his danger, General Popo had hasten
ed back, intent on hurling his great
column against the audacious intruder.
and crushing him in tho very hour of
Ins triumph. Jle would "bag tbe
whole crowd," if he could only roach
Manassas on tho 28th. llo reached it
on tho 28lh, hut (he game had flown.
Then, on thnt morning, Pope was
at Manassas; Jackson at Groveton,
with his lift at Sndley; Loo was ad
vancing toward Thoroughfare Gap
with tho veteran corps of Longstrcet;
unless Popo could crush Jackson be
fore Leo arrived, ho must engage the
whole southern army. As to fright
ening tho man of Kcrnstown, Port
Republic, and Cold Harbor into full
retreat, that was hopeless. That
trained and resolute gladiator had
only fallon back far enough to get
out of his adversary's clutches for the
moment ; not too far to render possi
ble junction with Leo, if a little time
only a little time ! were given him.
At bay on tho old battle field of Ma
li iis, the dangerous gatuo awaited
tne attack of the huntsman, ready to
show his teeth, and resist a Vemtrancc.
The jircciotis hours hurried on now;
every instant counted ; tho merest
novice in war could have told General
Pope that tho great, the indispensable
thing was to interpose a force between
ico and Jarkson, hold Thoroughfare
Gap, and thus fight the southern ar
my in detail. But some evil demon
ccms to have whispered in the car
t tho Federal commander: "Allow
ijM to unito with Jackson; do not
interpose," and tho advice was fol
lowed. Tho left wine, under McDow
ell, had advanced to" Gainesville, be
tween Loc and Jackson, and, on the
evening of the 2Slh, it was or Jen d
thence to itanfixw. Thoroughfare
Gap, which should have been defended
at all hazards by a lurgo force, was
defended by a division only, nnd this
division retired almost as soon as Lee's '
cannon began to thunder. So trifling ' ly rooted, the most stuhborn ol reuli
was tho opposition, that, reaching tho ! ties. Dr. the right of Longstrcot aro
gorgo at sunset, Longstrect was pus-1 the columns of hluai t's cavalry, held
sing through al nine in the evening; I in hand lor fho pursuit, tho men sit-
heforo noon next dav ho was cominir
into position on tho ric-ht of Jackson.
1 lie latter had not yet been attacked j
but, as though weary of waiting, ho
.ad advanced, and taken the initio-
two. While standing at bay, Jackson One is that ol a man oi aoooi tnir
Jial ccij a dust cloud on hia right, fy-cight, in dingy old coat and faded
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and prepared for an attack. But sud
denly from this dust emerged an offi
cer, coming nt full gallop, with tho
intelligence that the dust was caused
by Stuart's cavalry: At tho samo
moment a long line ot federal bayo-
nets was seen on the Warronlon road I long brown beard and mustache, half
in front ; Jackson turned to Ewell, I covering the broad, calm face, w hich
w ho stood near by, und raised his ' habitually smiles a man apparently
arm alott ; then, letting it fall with a ' of invineiblo coolness, ulmost iipathel
loud slap upon his knee, ho said, ic-looking, but notable. That is Long
briefly : j street. Lee's "Old War Horse" a
"Kivcll, advance !" man to count on when hard and stub
Just as the thunder from Thorough. ! bom lighting is necessary when to
fare began to roar, Kwell throw for-
ward his line, and attacked with fury
tho Federal force hi front cf him. It
was Kind's division,. tyiid made a splen
did light. Though assailed in flank,
they did not give way, nor did they
flinch during the whole engagement.
ItVas only at nine o'clock at night,
when tho news of tho abandonment
of Thoroughfare probably reached
General King, that tho Federal lines
retired. They had been advancing
toward Mono lirnlge ; they fell back
or. Jlanassas. Thus McDowell, Hick-
etts (at Thoroughfare) and King, had
all retired, ono after another, upon
Manassas. At dawn on tho L'iHh, the
golden moment had flitted b,y ; tho
gate of destiny had silently turned
upon its iron hinge; l'ope was "mass
ed ;" Leo was massed ; it was army
against army. Tho brain of General
Popo was to bo measured ugaitist the
brain of General Loc . -
Jackson had lost his right arm,
Ewell severely wounded in the bat
tle just fought bht the crushing
weight of a great anxiety had been
lifted from his breast. Lee had ar
rived j wacn that intelligence was
brought him, he drew a long breath
of relief, and his eyes were raised to
heaven in prayer and gratitude.
All the morning General Longstrcet
was coming into position ; part of his
lino of battlo was formed, indeed, by
nine o'clock, and tho whole line re
sembled an open V. Juckson's force
was the left wing? Longstreet's the
rifiht. At the anirlo was Groveton. a
small assemblage of houses, near w hich
Stephen D. Lcc was in command of
about thirty pieces ol artillery.
Longstrcet was ready about noon.
At five in tho evening General Popo
did not know of his arrival.
Hoes that statement seem absurd,
and is it greeted by any reader with
incredulous laughter!' Proof Porter
was ordered at half-past four lo attack
tho riiht and rear of Jiirknun ! "I be-
lieve," says General Popo "in fact,
1 am poMiive thai at five o clock m
tho afternoon of tho -!Uh, General
1 01 111 uuij in ion inriii no uoiimcra
blo body of tho enemy. I believed
Uien, as I am very sure jiow, thut it
was easily practicable for him to havo
turned tho right flank ol Jackson, und
to havo fallen upon bis rear; that it
ho had done so, wo should havo gained
a decisive victor' over tho army un
der Jackson, before ho could havo
been joined by any of tho lorceg of
Longstrect."
Tho present writer spoko to Gen
eral Longstrcet, within twenty 3-ardB
of his line of battle, kneeling on tbe
right knee, finger on trigger before
noon. General Kite John Porter
that ctubborn fighter on the Peninsula
and at ShariisbiirL' was tried bv
0 lurt-martial, and dismissed from the
service, for not attacliini; Jackson's I
r'ght at fire in the evening, "before he Hut tho evil fato of tho Federal
could have been joined by any of tho I commander drove him on, and blinded
forces of Longstrect," as Gen. Popo him. On the 3Uth, incredible as it
says. may appear, he tei mi nut to have liniwn
We have (raced, perhaps tediously, of the jirexenee of Lnnjstrat und he
tho steps of tho two adversaries, by ' still cherished tho hope of crushing
which they steadily advanced to tho Jackson. An attack in force was ao
moinclit and tho place of decisive cordingly directed against the C011
strugglo. That narralivo, we thought, federato left and centre, and tho see
would interest tho thoughtful reader ond battle of Manassas, about three
more than a florid scries of paragraphs ; in tho afternoon, commenced in ull
upon the fighting. Tho movements j its fury.
which wo havo followed decided the It was one of tho most desperate of
second battlo of Manassas. When ! tho w ar, and tho bloodiest. The
Lee had massed his ormy, tho hourtd'l
destiny had struck. The deleat of I
General Popo was merely a question
of time and detail. That result iniiit
occur thus or thus; it would certainly
take place.
"The histories" will describe in do
tail tho lonj;, obstinate, ami bloody,
but neverdoiibtfiil conflict. Tho pros
ont writer retires from tho domain of
that great miisa j it is only sonio sa
lient points that he bct; lo speak of.
And even these may not lie understood
without a diagram; for what is plain
to Ihoso who saw the ground, is the ' ton, right in tho face of Stephen 1).
mystciy of m3-steries to thoso who j Lee's artillery, and appeared to be in
havo never seen it. j column of brigades. The first bri-
Lut us ascend that hill within sight ' gnde advanced at a double quick from
of (iro.'eton and look. Wo are near j tho woods, so admirably dressed,
tho southern centre. Those gray I that tho half bent knees of the inch
linos, extending toward tho left, are j moved in a line as perfect as on pa
Jackson's. In his front is a woodland j rade. Before, however, they had
nnd an unfinished railroad cut, w here j reached tho centre of tho open field
the adversaries aro going lo grapple j in front, thirty pieces of artillery
in bitterest conflict to lire within a
few paces of each other to stab and
fence with their bayonets to seize
rocks and hurJ them, breaking each
othsV's skulls. In tho eontro, near at
hand, aro the guns of Stephen Loo
that hardy soldier, and accomplished
gentleman waiting, grim and silent.
fur the great assault from tho woods
Lryond Groveton, which round-shot,
shell nnd cnniiter is going to meet.
On tho right, stretching far beyond
the Warronlon road, is tho omliattlcd
lino of lOiigstreet, bristling with bay
onets, and flanked with cannon. lie
is there, thouirh General Pope is toll-
ing Porter lhat he is not there, firm-
tinir or standing by 1 heir lioraes
Killing slowly to and fro along the
lines aro two or thrco figures, whtse
appearance the troops greet wilh
shouts.
amy
cap, who rides with his knees drawn presented a spectacle of apparent dis
up, and raises his chin to look from I organization, which would have made
beneath his cap rim, rarely speaking, an Kuroncun otlicer tremble. Then
apparently suiik 111 aoep rovery. mat
is Jackson.
Another is portly, athletic, with a
spring liko the tiger and never let go
like tho bull-dog, is the order of the
day.
A third is tho gay cavalier yonder,
with the "heavy iiiu.slac.he,' the TaiigTi
ing blue eyes, tho gaunlleted hand
stroking the heavy beard, the lolly
forehead, surmounted by tho plumed
hat, the tall cavalry boots and the
rattling sabre. That is Stuart.
Of Jackson, Lee will say when he
falls, "I havo lost niv right arm."
Of Stuart, ''lean scarcely think of
him without weeping."
Whon ho parts with Longstrcet, his
"Old ur Ilnrsc," at Appomattox,
there will be tears in the eyes of each
of them, as they remember all those
glorious encounters, one of which wo
ure now essaying to describe.
Wo havo looked ut tho southern
lines, on tho Grovoton heights the
grnj'-liacks lying down in a crescent
shaped order of battle, and ready ;
but wo havo forgottou tho Federal
line, rs tho laughing "rebels" appear
to have done. It is a crescent, with
artillery on every knoll, cavalry ready
at every opening. The bristling bay
onets of tho great host curve round,
following the formation of the south
ern line. The two crescents will not
fit into each other without the cement
of blood.
General Popo at tacked in the after
noon, and his fir.st movement was
resolute. Ha threw his right against
Jackson's left ; a wedgo of Federal
bayonets pierced a gap in A. 1'. Hill's
lino, and the extreino Im ot tho Con
federato army seemed about to be
annihilated. Hard fi'ditingonlv saved
it; tho enemy
were repulsed, and
w hen they attacked again with fury
t'noy were again driven back. Gen
eral McGowan reported that "the
opposing forces at ono timo delivered
their volley into each other at the
distance of ten paces," and Hill stated
that his diviMon repulsed
six sepa-
rate and distinct assaults."
I This attack was made by General
! Kearney, one ol the travest, and most
accomplished ollicers of the Fed
ral
army. It nearly crushed Jlnl, out
reiiilbrcemeuls enabled him to hold
his ground, and at night Kearney
retired. Thus terminated tho first
day's operations ; tho railroad cut
was full of dead and wounded, riddled
with bullets, pierced with bayonets,
and torn by shell, but both lines re
tired. Tho dawn of Saturday, tho GOth of
August, found tho adversaries still
face to face General Popo had do
tcrmined to remain and fight it out,
though, by retiring to Ccntreville, he
would have united with Franklin ami
Sumner, coming from Alexandria, been
nearer his base that is to say, his
rations, and would have occupied a
position greatly stronger than at
Groveton
l.ieiitenanls of General Pope were j
abler than their commander, and if
his own countrymen were authority,
possessed inoro military nerve. They i
attacked with a gallantry which more
than once threatened to sweep before
it tlio Confederate line ot fiat tie, and, j
in charge niter thurge. in the face of
frightful volleys of small arms and
artillery, they assayed to break thro'
the bristling liedge of bayonets before
them. To this, the attention of the
present writer was particularly called.
1 ho charge, was made from l.rovo-
opened upon them; the air was tilled
with shell, bursting in front, above, on
the right, on tho left of them ; great
gaps appeared; tho line wavered,
then broke, then it disappeared, a
mere mas-t of fugitives, in the wooiTs.
In fen minutes, however, a second bri
gado appeared, advanced nt a double
quick, like the first, and was in liko
manner torn to pieces by the frightful
fire, disappearing, like the first, be
neath the protecting shadows of the
woods. A third charge was mnde;
a third and more bloody repuNo suc
ceeded ; then the great tiehl between
the-'iwoanniessililclenlvswarined H ith i
Jack.hiu's men, rushing forward iu the
wildest disorder WUhoiil pretence or
a line, and "every man lor himself
toward tho enemy.
J-'or a few moments the field thus
rcporl
Jnrl
ed that he hail liraitt hi, ronirailiv ?ey that
ana aa rdiriiig te uuilv vilh l.tintrwireet.' e e 1
1'opp. who bail ant that tla Mn le tlie li-vnt. ae
refted Uic ai.i.v a iv.lir-.iniK a rral lallini hark, ,
end Irlraraiihrd lo a a.liiukton tlmt thn riM-nir 1
wa'rr.L.oih.iiK.unin,1,f.-"-.v-.AV.nit.a'.
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suddenly all changed. As tho men
drew near tho enemy, they checked
their headlong speed; those in front
stopped, those in rear Closed up; the
nites were dressed as straight as an
arrow, with tho battle-flags rippling
as they moved ; cheers resounded, and
tho regiments entered the woods,froin
which rose the long, continuous crash
of musketry, us the opposing lines
caino together.
That was Into in tho oroning, nnd
the Federal forces never, made an
other charge. On the'ebff rary, tho
Confederate lines C'Vuihrliero ad
vanced." ' '" "" ' "'
Longstrcet swept steadily round,
closing in, with his inexorable grasp,
upon tho enomy's left, toward the
Henry House Hill. Jackson's whole
command advanced. Night descend
ed upon a last infuriated grapple of
iufantr-, clash of cavalry, and duel of
, artillery, amid which it wns C11S3' to
distinguish those tumultuous Confed-
crate cheers, w hose resounding echoes
had on many battle-fields announced
the hard-won victory.
General Pope was defeated ; his
cannon glared in the dark from the
Henry llouso Hill, and near tbe Old
Stono House; then night swallowed
tho great secno of wounds und death.
General Pope retreated in the dark
ness to Cenlrevillc, w hence ho speed
ily continued his withdrawal to Wash
ington. This was Saturday. It was on Mon
day that Gen. MdCluIlan telegraphed
from Alexandria :
"This week is tho crisis of our
fate."
r-'uch was the great "Second li.-it tlo
of Manassas," and it possesses an in
terest of its own, a strange character
separating it from almost all other
conflicts. Few events in tho annals
of war exceed it in thut singularly
dramatic character which tho locality
gavo it. In July, lfil, Jackson's bri
gado had here decided the issue of a
great battle. Now, in August, W!2,
the same commander had irrapiiled
with the old adversary, upon almost
the very same ground almost, but
not quite, for the opponents had
changed sides. Hunter had fought
Evens and Lee w ith his t ack to Sud
Icy; it was Jackson now w ho held
that position. Johnston and Hcauro
gard bad assailed in old days from the
direction ol Manassas; it was now
Poprfwho had his baso there a shift
ing base, soon to t transferred, as
wo have seen, lo Alexandria.
And all those old familiar objects
made a singular impression upon the
minds of tho soldiers at least, tin
writer, who saw tho fight, can speak
for himself. Hcforo him lies a leaf
with these lines in pencil written on
tho night of the battle: 'Strange,
passing strange! Yonder, a mile or
two away, is the ground w here Evans
commenced 'tho battlo of the 21st.'
A dispatch, just arrived, says 'Jackson
is at the Stone House' we sleep upon
tho soil bathed a year ago in Southern
blond."
"Halteries were planted and cap
tured yesterday," said a wri ter," where
they were planted and raptured last
year." Tho pine thii let, w here the
fourth Alabama and Eighth Georgia
suffered sj terribly in the fust battle,
is now strewn with tho slain of the
invader. We charged through the
same woods yesterday, though from a
dill'erent point., w here Kirby Smith,
tho liluchcrol tho day, entered tho
fight before."
llius, llns liloody action had come! hnghsli I aviliers, 1 n ncli Huguenots,
to add additional shadows to tho al land Hollanders, mid German Saltz-
ready wierd and sombre fields of Ma
nassas. Again tho Federal powor was
broken ; a second timo tho banks of
this stroma, once so insignitieiint, were
baptized with tho b lood of battle.
J here ure spots on the world's sur-
fuco over hich seem lo lower huge
shadowy figures, uttering lugubrious
groans, which tho w inds hear away,
and pointing, w ith distended eyes. and i
arms in salile drapery, to the yawning
graves w hich cnrso the beautiful face ,
of nature. .Manassas and Cold Harbor
aro among those places, anit there
hover a double troop of sombre sha
dows ; for hero men have twice met
in mortal grapple hero the graves
are double iu number; so thick are
they, that you tread on them.
You tread on few flowers; bear ihe
sigh of the wind in tho leaves of few
trees; randy the birds of spring sing ;
hero, and the sunshine itself seems
ant!. I
Theso'soots. with Gettvsbnrir are
the three Golyolhas ol the Western I revolt, and the application of these I Monday last, one hundred and iifty
World. j principles was designed and made for j tlim) negroes nnd seven whites.
ia e tho benefit of such ns were kindred T '
"Mi- tiear Amelia." snid a dat.dv.
iii, snid a
'I have long wished for this Conor, u-;
nit v. but hurdle dare sneak now. furlcred honors iu the contest.
.. .. '11 T I t I I
icnri ou w in re cri ine : Mil 1 love
you; say you will ho mino ! tour
smiles would shed'' and then he came
to a pause ; "your smiles would shed"
and then he paused again. "Never
mint! the wood shed," replied Amelia,
"go on with the pretty talk."
CoHoNku's Isqrt:sT, The following
islhc verdict of a negro jury: "We,
tho undersigned, being a koroner's
jury to sit on de body of do nigger
Sum bo, now dead and gone afore us,
hah been siltin' on de said nigger
ii(',,resiiiil mid be did on i) i,i,.l,l .1. .
do fusteenlh of November, come to
def by fallin from do luidgti over de
i riber in du laid riher, w liar wc find ho i
was subsequently drown, and uflor- j
wards washed on de riber side, whan
wo siiose ho was lruao to duf,
.
An ndvertiser in the l'ltth.iurg 7'i-!
nntrh anva ibe has a efitlnirn inr anti. '
oontniniiinr five rooms. Ktahlo niwlnilo it, 1..-1..I 110,111 t.l, vaunt ..l.illlt- in
. ,1; ... . 1 ,., ., ,
tfln Jri ht vouU the "collage
by the sea." ,
From tlx Anitu.u (da.) clm.ni, !.-.
Equnl llighln lo .117.
It is uflirmed in tho declaration of
170 that all men are created equal.
j This affirmation is announced in the
formula of an ultimate truth, iiniver-
sal and incontrovertible. Kmbalmed
with the memories of those glorious
days 01 struggle unit ot triumph, und j peer ol General Grant,
consecrated by heroic deeds, this nnd A tithe of the surplus Cl.ir.cso pop
every other declaration proclaimed as illation could, upon emigration and
self-evident, is regarded by A niericaiis colonization, be enabled, in a few
of tho present day with faith and rev-j years, to wield the powers of govern-
eranco akin to that laith and thut
reverence accorded to Holy Writ, and
.Mr. Jefferson himself, the author of
the declaration, is canonized us "the
Apostle of Liberty."
To the bravo men whoso wisdom
devised our Jicpublienii Government,
and whose valor and endurance achiev
ed our national existence, the ullirnia
tion that all men were born equal
possessed a peculiar and sterling sig
iiificance. Tho conflict was between
j Anglo-Saxons governed by hereditary
kings, and Anglo Saxons who asserted
tho right to select their rulers. The
doctrine of divine right w as the doc- j oo,ual rights to all, obtuins the assent
trine of monarchists. It was claimed and is acknowledged us governing the
that all governments were ot divine American people. The division of
origin; ull rulers were divinely ap-, sovereignty is already infi.iitesimal.
pointed; possessing authority created . The extension of the elective franchise
by tho grace of God, and made per- reached its utmost limits of safety
petuul by succession in those boru of j when it was extended to tho white
loyalty. This was thedoctrinc taught 1 race. Tho honest expression of public
as an article ot faitl) by the Continental opinion, as every candid man w ill
Church, nnd enforced in European . admit, is already under the domina
palaces ond courts ond realms. lion of what is called "tho floating
Tho thrones and despotisms of the j vote;" those who hae no fixed rin
old world had been maintained by j ciplcs ; controlled by neither interest
acknow ledging ond accepting as tho j nor tradition venal und unserupu
truth this doctrine. It was faith in j Ions. A further extension will sub
this doctrine w hich sustained the pre- ject the nation to such evils as chur
teiiMuns of the Houses of Hapsburg j aclcrizc the history of a sister and
and liourbon Hynasties, and gave coterminous republic lo that anarchy.
support to regal Louises and royal'
Georges. It was the power w hich God and liberty, but inflicts continu
t li ti t laith gave w hich had caused the i ous but immeasurable distress.
world to siifler for centuries und en- m
dure, w ith groans, grievous and cruel Piir.Arnixu. In the town of Flyup
exactioiis, and theoppression of bloody thecreek there was a shoemaker who
and revolting tyrannies. (at timeb officiated as preacher. He
Under the inspiration of genius the always wrote tho notices himself, in
spirit of tho American people found I order to save the expenses of printing,
form and expression in words full of j Here is one of them: "There will be
detianco toward royal prerogatives ; preaching in the pines this Sunday
and royal power. A new standard 1 afternoon, on the subject, All w ho do
was erected. Tho mutual plcdgo of j not believe will be damned at three
lives and fortunes and sacred honor
was preferred as a substitute lorsworn
fealty to King und realm. With pro
found wisdom, a decent respect for
the deeplv-rooted opinions of mankind
was observed. The pernicious doc
trine of lhvine Kight was opposed
with an ardor unit vigor coequal with
that which opposed liovul Power.
They alleged no direct Hivine inter
position in affairs of human gnvern-
incut no hereditary rights of rule
nor rights of succession no heaveu
horn rulers. A new doctrine was ; 1 Went away : said a carpenter to a
promulgated. All governments were! rather green lad whom he had taken
declared to derive their just powers for an apprentice. "All but the hand
from the consent of tho governed, saw, sir," replied tho lad promptly;
All men wcro created equal not ! "I couldn't get all the gaps out of
physically, nor intellectually, nor mor- j that."
ally, nor socially, nor politically l.ut
equal as to claim for authority under
IMvino sanction.
That this, and this alone, was the
true intent and meaning of Mr. Jef
ferson's generation since rendered
so perplexitigly fumoua by the inge
nuity of demagogues is, wo think,
conclusively shown in a contempora
neous action and practical application
by those who framed tho Government,
lilwl llm I i.ril,l V lin rttlifi.-il (liiu iriirL
Tho uttermost htitnde reached j
practical application extended only to
that degree which defined homoge
neity in race. Knglish Puritans, and
burghers, und Irish emigrants, ond
Scotch emigrants, and Swedish Mora
vians, were all admitted
as equals.
Tbe land swarmed with aboiiginal
occupants. In no section, from Sur
rngansett Ray to the blue waters of
the (iu If, is the Indian considered eqnnl
and allowed participation iu the Gov
eminent.
cither .Narragarisctt, nor
nor Iroquois, nor Delaware, nor Ca
tawbns, nor ( hcrukees, is given the j
right of representation. The "New
hngland trader drives a lively trade ,
by the transfer to this continent of
enpnves irom ine goal coast una trie
ivory coast, and Sierrc Leone. Hut the
New Lngland trader never a linilt.vl
that tho'African was his equal; nor
id New Kiiglaiid schools so teach
nor New Lngland governments so
legislate. Par otherwise. Plainly
ami indubitably, then, the Declaration
of 'Independence was simply tbe avow
al of principles w hich should guide
those who had raised the Rtnmlim! of
by rat e to those who pledged their
lives and their lol l lines and their sa
1!
Puit i.ew apostles havo arisen
new interpretation is made. A new
doctrine is propounded.
Under cover
of oaily principles, an application is
made coextensive with the circumfer
ence of the earth. Nor is theparticu-
i lar good nor the especial elevation of
the Southerr. black man the aim. In
the strife for party power, tho laws
of government and t he policy of gov
ernment is made to rest upon mere
numbers. Vndcr the captivating plea
of universal liberty, every distinction
which G,d and nature halh altied is
obliterated. Keen-condition, whether
of morals or of intellect, is ignored, j
l.vcry race, w ithout iiuulilieation and
w ithout reserve Ciiueisiiin, Mongo
lian, l-ihiopian, Jndian, and JIalay
is admitted to tho rights of ciliacii-
stop.
The special plea is that ol equal
rights to all. The special result to be
apprehended is political fusion and
RiiintiMiinfition
Sovereignty is made
. .' .' , 1 ,r - .
deposit a printed slip of paper 111 a'
square box, and is parceled on' with-;
oui. regard to identity of interest, tho
I commonality of tradi'lion, or intellect-
! ual culture
Tho blubber-eating Esquimaux is
! made superior to, or, at least, the,
j equal, of the intellectual butsympa-i
1 luetic M rs. Jicecber htowe. Tho Lig
Igor Indian, paying taxes, is the com
nreut under a lair application of such
i a principle. A couple of Chinese
maidens, combining with a couple of
i ull street lirokers, and gerryman
dering under the direction of such'
politicians as Churle - Kuinner and
IJeast llutler, could bo r.ble to control
und direct all matters of law and all
mutters of policy. If required to sus
tain party power, or expedient to fur
ther party purposes, Chinese pagodas
land Chinese jobhes would be ordained
j to abound.
I But we aro sadly mistaken if this
; principle, so artfully irenerulizod as
which itistifics itself in tho name of
I o clock.
Jlrs. Pobbs m of such a tender dis-
j position, that, before spanking lolly
j Hobbs, Jane lobbs, and Jackv Pobbs,
sho administers chloroform to them
Hilly Hobbs, Jane Dubba, and Jacky
Pobbs aro of the unanimous opinion
taat this method is a large improve
ment on the old fashion of Fpankiug.
"Have inn ground all the tools
: right, as I told you this morning when
I SiNoiso. "l'e konkregatinn
viil
t tileashe fo Rmt ttw rcn doiwnnili nnrt
t wo'th psalm," said a Hutch parson,
as he gave out tho morning Vymn.
"There are not so many in. the
book." responded the chorister.
"Veil, den, pleashe to sing so manv
as tare pe."
Putrid: broke ofl thcthreadofhisdis
eoursn, and said to his hearers: ".Mr
. dear friends let me tell you that I am
half through w ith my sermon ; but
seeing your impatience, I will say that
the remaining half is not mora t han a
quarter as long as that vou have
heard."
MiNn voi r liisiKiss. A conscien
tious person Hflirms that he once in bis
, i,.i,i ,,, u ,;,i; ,,.,:,..
business. J Ins remarkable occur
rence happened at sea, the passengers
being too sick to attend to each other's
concerns.
'Oh, my dear sir," said a poor suf
ferer to a dentist, "that is the second
wrong tooth you have pulled." "Very
sorry, sir," said tho blundering oprra-
tor, "but as there wcro only three
when 1 liegan, 1 am suro to be riiih;
next lime.
Josh Killings snvs that if a man is
lo make a business of serving
me jom, no niies to see mm uo it
w hen he measures onions, as well as
when ho hollers Iialleluver.
There were in the splendid galleries
of the ball of the House of lit i.rescnt-
ntives nt tbe Tennessee Capitol, on
" 'l"a "('1'" -o.np.nc., "ii.i ine m. e-
age of a Congressman from the newly !
acquired territory of liussian America !
j amounts to $'n,oii(l, or half the gross )
value ol its annum products.
Forty divorce cnnes arc now before
the Courts in Pittsburg. Twenty-four I
are applications from wives and six-j
teen from hnshnndri. j
Pat t ick wns challenged to fight a
duel, but. det lined on the ground thnt j
ho did not wish to leave bis ould mo- I
ther an orphan. j
Which is the strongest day of the
. '. '
seven j niiminy, because the rest are
Wec i
Wloit
is ihe greatest stand ever.
mnde for civilization ? The inkstand.
TV.ar-Xtnlkcr Tboan ln.llea
who
K;u (.0m out in the fashion.
What is handsomer and
higher
when the head is ofl 7 A pillow,
- .
Manhood, a hat; woraau-bood, a
bonnet.
f hr ClrarlKld tfrtnibUran.
Ti I m T i Iff Inn,
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If jni'l lN-f tj.r. nt 1j'(t I" l IH'-ni Ji . J
ll iit kff tr tin- n.Mili"n tf m wi- ti.h ... I
ltiiteif Adwrli-Htfc,
TiHtii nt 'Uertiw-iiH-i.tf, p r rjum of 16 Wmm r
Icm, 3 tinif or ! ft A
jVnr ri h tittMqtf-itt irtwili"n
A'lininirtraforV ami Kicculort)' nitio. I
Aq liton' nutted it
rulin uitl hftra.vt .. 1 M
Ihxpolulinit nJti(' ...,.... I
Lmal nitiM, frr line IS
OIiHukt n(tirn, uvrr fir liti-, per I in Ifl
IVtt1rioiittl ( anli. I Xfur ft 4
IRAKI x iiri-.rTj:m.T.
1 mnun ' I i column-
3 m tuin-H I i (Hi j c i titu n - . 4 t0
S wjnarc ?0 0c I (N.'unin 75 90
Jub Work.
I ilKfl.
HiiifV fiiirr.. ti I quirrt. per quirt ,(1 TS
3 quire, jicruirc, 2 00 j Over 6, cr quire. I 60
I iihoct, 2.'. or 1 -, tl iO I 4 Hbwt, V or b
I liu vt, 2i or rr i i( I 1 itit, 2: or Itis, 0 00
Over 2j of b of lUtr at prtmtonf rate.
Ut). II. (JOOj.AM)hH,
jrcffssioual & Dusinrss (Carflj.
JOHN H. FULFOR.D,
. ATIOItXEY AT LAW,
C Uirlleld, Pa.
Office with J. B. McKonllj, K. , our Firat -tiunil
Hack.
I MPrompt fttttntioo giren to tb Meartng
ol Bounty, Llioint. Ac, Alia lo all legal biiainaw.
March 2X, 1867-It.
S. A. FULTON.
ATTOKNEY AT LAW, "
IlullkUylMirg. Fa.
Prompt ftnti giTon to the Mfirit(
and eollact.ua of Claimi, ao4 to !l tri bui
aaia. nvTl4-Aa:pt
WALTER BARRETT.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Offic. on Enonj St., Clearfleld, Pa. nortl.M
Win. A. Walla. Win. 1). Hif-lar.
J. Illako M alien. I iuk Fielding.
WALLACE, BIGLER L FIELDING,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
Legal bniiDaaa at ftU kind, proasptly nl
ateurmlelj attended ta. auyl.y
THO 8. J. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OTet art)nir,irK tba Dank, fonner),T orenpiad fcj
J. U. Wctn.llj, bmmi au, Cle.r6.ld.
JMr-Will ette promptly te sailUetioBe, aale
afl.ud., Ac. dec17,l
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
And Rel Ijitatc Agent, flearfleltf. Pa
Office oa 11 ark ct itreet, opp-Miw tho Jail.
JMRfpcctfally oPVr h'H aorricn ia wlliag
atd bujiaf lands io Clfirfinlrj and ajuitiiag
ennntiea ; aad !( aa rspenaar of vwmr Twesi
ytara at a mrrejor, flatten aimatlf thai be aa
rndvr tatiifactiua. IfrbSS.'M tf
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY' AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa
0ce on llarket .trret use dwnr raft af the Clear
teld Cflratjr Bank. m.ri, II
J.-lin II. Orvia. r. T. Aleiaiidet.
OFWIS &. ALEXANDER.
ATTul NtYS AT LAM'.
nrllrfoule. Pa. wflSti-y
DR. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
Lute Farcin ofth fSd Prp wpbi, pptttiptrai,ia
Yfflutitftfrra. hatinff r to rots! frua ti Am),
cfiert nil proifMiuntd icmrci to tba tiuadu
of Clparficid eeuL'j-,
&4t" Prfeaiiil ralln firno'f y at'ee rA U.
fftp wi brioiid itre-et, f.Tiarrir ocruj icd i f
W. Wood. (aT4,M U
DENTISTRY.
pT-" r. CoiiNETT. rrxTtr.
, .-ta- ftffert hi f mffwii-.nai prr"- --UXXl
tba ritiMnt of Crwrvri
Tirimiy. Uflica la irug HXW, t tnrr
TkaMia itrreu. (ma? E(M Jj.p4
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
SCH IV EX ER AST) CONVEYANCER.
Af ant fur the Toiehtfe and Sile f Lao la.
riearfieU. Fa.
-Pniirnt attestioa fim la all fcasirefi
rrDDert4 frith the eoustj olfioea. OAs. with
Hon. Wi. A. Wall.ee. Iaa1,e-tf
1S67 spring, jggy
JAMES, KENT, SUTTEE & Co.,
Importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods,
Niie. J5J, i.17, a ?41 X. Third St,
iiiiLAii):LrniA.
We .rr now frrparrd alih ear anal ntrnaie
aiul w.-U ....ri.l nnrk u elliv eatra isdaTennrta
te CASH III VKKS. aftll-tf
D REX EL 4. Co.,
u. 31 South Third Hlrert, Phila.IelphU,
And Dealers in Government Securities.
AtliratiAo I'T mail wilt rwire pna.f.t ure
lin. and all hihrrmaTioa cbrrrfuHT fanrnW.
Ordrra Mjhcitrd. ' aprll-tf
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Siirn Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Cirarftrld, Pran'a.
VlVill eiratr jut ia hn liftr protntlr and
ia a wnrfcmiucike n.ant.rr. af.rl.Sr
surveyorI
THa" aadrnicaed tWTra hit vrrrieae aa par
1 ..Tor. and mat ha f.end at ei nierar. ia
L.-reiire tuvoeliifi. Leuerff vilt frarh hial
direetrd to Clearfield, Pa.
a,.i7 dm.pd JAMES MtTCRELU
JAMES MILES,
LICEEU ll'CTIUNEEl,
I.(hrrhr , IVaa'a.
jrWUl r;n,f,lj atHad te eallivc aa'ea, al
rea.tmaSle rate.. .a.Hi aai
A. H. F R A NC I SCUS i C o.
SI Marhrt rhlladrlplila, Pa.
tri-Ttnrit ni Aevr n rat Sail r
corimci;
Tir. TV ivrnlw alio. atic wiar t. IVW
in MANILA Iiol'l.. o:i-t.ai
Tlutui.i' II. Fun-re. A. A. tirmiiam.
FORCEE &, GRAHAM,
Mlllll
General Mercbaadifse and Limber,
jan:i drahaaitoa. Praa'a
JOSEPH H. BRETH,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
And Llreneed Coo'-r rtaser,
Sirw W .Iilngti.ii, t'lrartirld ca. Pa
JAS. C. BARRETT.
JUSTICE OF T II K TEACK
Ani 1 irettwd Ci.jrfTanriT.
m9r..
I ulhcihnrp. ( lrarflrld ra Pa.
nlli.rti.mj end ril!.nrr. airewisrT
aiaHe. and at aiedtef le-a laatreamtt. eier.ld
ea ahert aituek. 'rmw V.'Sa tf
C. KRATZER L SON,
MEKC-IAN'TS,
MiLici ia
Dry Goods, Clothirg-, Eardwa.f ,
Onllerv, aeeaawa re. (.teMiia, rerulaae aad
Kainftlee,
Clrarhoid. Pcaa'a.
xr-At the aid auad aa Trean etrert. a'
lb. Aeadeny. -lt.(
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