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tmi: st:co.rn .w.f.r.ivs.i.
BY JOHN ITl.N COOKE-
(.'omluVd )
A warlike music niul ti nly catno to
riinfjlo itM'H' with the uuaccuMomt d
banquet, From the dint tioil of lirin
tol. tation on the Orange railroad,
tibout lour mi'ua from Mamitwm. utiiK
the long, continuous thunder of nrlil
kry. It v.iiH Kwell's. That commander
had lieen sent to hold tlio front, while
Jai-kcoii proceeded to destroy the!
great depot lit ManasbUH, nnd ho was I
(carcely in position when the head of
General 1'oh' advanidnjraruiyM.rut'k j
li i in . Jt wa-i conimanded hy tieneral
Hooker, whom Jaekwon was to over
whelm at Clinncellornville.
A rough wrebtlo followed. Ewidl
threw forward three, regiments, open
ed with artillery, and attacked so
liolJIv that General lVne seems to
have believed thut, ho had in trout ofj
linn the entire Conlvdorate lorco. lie
coiieecjiientl- paused, hurried forward
his main bod v. and prepared for hat-
tie. Kwcll continued to roar defiance
with his artillery, to show an unmoved
front. 'ope advanced a heavy force;
Dwell advanced to meet it ; the two
columns seemed about to close in a de
cisive struggle, w hen flames were t-een
to riso from the Lridge over Droiid
Kun, between tlioopponents.aiid when
the smoke drifted away, Ewell had
disappeared, luughing grimly, doubt
less, alter his lur-liioti, at the result.
He had kept General Pope off of
,i i:t sr
Jackson's rear, while ilanussas was
burning ; that point was evacuated ;
when General Pope rushed in on the
next morning, his great adversary
had disappeared. Nothing greeted
Iiira but burning store bouses and
blackened ruins, from which a few
cavalry vedettes retired at 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 ho ? General Pope had fully ex
potted to find him at Manassas; and,
on the preceding day, 'had written to
McDowell : ''11 you will march prompt
ly and rapidly at tho earliest moment
down upon Manassas Junction, we
fchall bag the whole crowd."
But "at tho earliest d.nn" of the
Cth Jackon had disappeared, leaving
General Popo greatly bewildered in
reference to his whereabouts. The
cotcmporary opinion expressed by
the subordinates of that officer are
not complimentary.
"All that talk about bngging Jack
Bon," wrote. Genera! Purler, "was
bosh. That enormous gap, Manas-an,
was left open, and the enemy jumped
through." "Jackson's forces," ho ad
ded, "were reported to be wandering
around loose, but I expect that they
know what they aro doing, whkh is
more than anyone here, or anywhere,
knows." On tho 2Mb, General Pope
is declared to have hastened towurd
Centrevillo, not knowing at tho time
where was tho eucmy."
And yet that enemy ought to have
been looked for tclicre he. uvght to have
been. He ought to bavo been where
he could form a junction with Lee,
then approaching Thoroughfare that
is to 6ay, near Groveton. Thither, in
fact, Jackson bad moved after the
destruction of Manassas, on the night
of the 27th, thus escaping General
Tope, who rushed into iho great
smouldering pandemonium during the
forenoon ot the 2th, only to find that
the bird had flown.
Let us glanco now ot tho situation
on that August morning. Never was
anything more "dramatic." Cam
paigns are often dull, baiting, and
inconsequential. This one was rapid,
fiery, with day linked to day by great
events the whole tending, as though
driven bv the Greek Necessity, with
her iron wedgo, toward the bloody
catastrophe. Jackson bad advanced
from tho Hnppahannoik, as rapid and
resistless as some baleful meteor; and
tho meteor had fallen upon Manasses,
the great storehouse ot the reocrals,
and consumed it. Then warned of
bis danger, General Tope had hasten
ed back, intent on hurling bis great
column against the audacious intruder,
and crushing him in the very hour of
his triumph. He would "bag the
w hole crowd," if he could only reach
Manassas on the 2Slh. lie reached it
on tho UStb, but the game bad flown.
Then, on that morning. Pope was
at Manassas; Jackson at Groveton,
with bis left at Smiley; Lee was ad
vancing toward Thorotighfaro Gap
with the veteran corps ot Longstrcet ;
unless Pope could crush Jackson bc
fors Lee arrived, he must engage the
whole southern armv. As to fright
ening the man of Kornstown, Port
Republic, and Cold Harbor into full
retreat, that was hopeless. That
trained and resolute gladiator had
only fallen back lar enough to got
out of his adversary's clutches for the
moment ; not too lar to render possi
ble junction with Leo, if a littlo time
only a littlo time ! wore givon him.
At bay on the old battle field of Ma
li iSsas, the dangerous game awaited
tno attack of the huntsman, ready to
fhow bis teeth, and resist a loxitroncc.
The precious hours hurried on now;
evry instant counted ; the merest
iiovjee in war could have told General
Pope that the great, the indispensable
tiling was to interpose a force between
I-ec and Jackson, bold Thoroughfare
Gap, and thus fight the southern ar
my in detail. But some evil demon
eems to have whispered in the car
d the Federal commsnder: "Allow
Le to unite with Jackson ; do not
interpose," and tho advice was fol
lowed. The left wing, under McI'ot
cil, had advanced to Gainesville, be
tween Lee and Jackson, and, on the
cvoninir of the 2Mb it was r.iVr 1
thence to JlliintlttM. I liorouglilare
Gap, which should have I eon defended
at all hsrjirds by a largo force, was
defended by a division only, and this
division retired almost as soon as Lee's
cannon began to thunder. So trilling
was tho opposition, that, reaching the
porge at sunset, Longstrect was pas-1 the columns of Muart s cavalry, held
sing through at nine in the evening; in hand lur tho pursuit, the men sit
I Uire noon norf dar hn was rominu-: tinsr or star.ding by their hordes.
i"to position on tho "right of Jackson, i
T ie Jaltr had not vet been attacked ; !
t i t, as though weary of waiting, he !
two. Wounding ; btv, Jackson
ktl scei a dost cloud on hit right,
..ad advanced, and taken the initia-!
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nnd prepared lor nn attnek. lint flnd
denly from this J list emerged an olli
(er, coming nt full pullop, with the
intelligence that the dust was caused
hy Stuart cavalry.' At the same
moment a long; line of Federal bayo
nets was wen on the Warrenton road
in front; Jackson turned to Ewe
who stood nenr bv, and raised his
arm alott ; then, letting it tall with a ' of invincible coolness, uhnosl upalhet
loud slap upon his knee, ho said, j ic-looking, but notable. That is Jong
bricfly: street, Lee's "Old War Horse" a
"Ktvell, advaneo " man to count on when hard and stub-
Just as the thunder from Thorough-' horn lighting is necessary when to
fare began to roar, Dwell threw fur-! spring like the t gcr and never let go,
ward his line, and attacked with fury j like the hull-dog, is the order of the
tho Federal force in front cf him. Iti da'.
was Kind's division, itiul made a splen-j A third is the gay cavalier j-or.der,
did fight. Xhougli Mailed in fiank, 1 with the Leavy iiiu.iCnche, the TaiigTi-thc-did
not give way, nor did they ! ing blue eyes, the gauntlcted hand
flinch during the whole engagement. I stroking the heavy beard, the lofty
Itvas only at nine o'clock at night, '
when tho news of tho abandonment '
' flu i.r. l.;. i I.. i. i
of Thoroughfare probably reached
General King, thut tho Federal lines
retired. They had been advancing
toward Stone iiridge j they fell buck
or. Manassas. Thus MclAiwell, Kick-
etts (at Thoroughfare) and King, had
all retired, one alter another, upon i
Manassas. At dawn on tho 2!'th, the
golden moment had flitted by; the
gat of destiny liad silently turned
upon its iron hinge; Pope was "mass-!
ed;" Leo was massed; it was armv
against army. The brain of General
Popo was to be measured against the
brain of General Loc. .
Jackson had lost his right arm,
Ewell severely wounded in the bat
tlo just fought bht tho crushing
weight of a greut anxiety had been
lilted from bis breast. Leo had ar
rived ; wUen that intelligence was
brought him, be drew a long breath
of relief, and his eyes were raised to
heaven in prayer and gratitude.
All the morning General Longstrcet
was coining into position ; part of his
lino of battlo was formed, indeed, by
nine o'clock, and tho whole line re
sembled an open V. Jackson's force
was the left wing j Longstreel's the I
right. At the angle was Groveton. a :
small assemblage of houses, Hear w Inch
Stephen 1). Lee was in command of
about thirty pieces of artillery.
Jvongstreet was ready about noon.
At five in the evening General Pope
did not know of Lid arrival.
Iocs that statement seem absurd,
and is it greeted bv anv reader with '
incredulous laughter? Proof Porter ' distance ot ten paces," and Hill stated
was ordered at lialf past four to ui tack ; that his division repulsed "six eepa
t ho riyht and rear ot Jackson ! "I be- J rate and distinct assaults."
licve," says General Pope "in fact, ' This attack was inado by General
I am positive thut at five o'clock in ' Kearney, one of tho bravest and most
tho afternoon of tho 2'.ith, Genera! accompli died ollieers of the Federal
Porter bad in his front no considers- : army. It nearly crushed Hill, but
bio btdv of tho enemy. I believed ! reinforcements enabled him to hold
then, as I am very sure .now, thut it! his ground, and lit night Kearney
was easily practicable for him 10 hare 1 retired. Thus terminated the fnt
turned tho right flank of Jackson, and ! day's operations; tho railroad cut
to have fallen upon bis rear; that it was full of dead and wounded, riddled
he bad done so, wo should bavo gained !
a decisive victory over tho army
dcr Jackson, bcloro ho could have i
K-en joined by any of tho forces of
Longstrect. August, found tho adversaries still
The present writer spoke to Gen-j face to face. General Popo hud do
end Longtrect, within twenty yards; teriuined to remain and fight it out,
of his line of battle, kneeling on the though, by retiring to Centreville, he
right knee, finger on trigger brfore would have united with Franklin ami
noon, tieneral mi John 1'orter :
thht stubborn fighter on the Peninsula
and at Sharpsburg was tried by
C mrt-marlial, and dismissed from the
service, for not ntlacking Jackson's'
r glit at pre in tue nriniij, "beloro lie
could liav
have been joined by any of tho !
of Longstrect," as Gen. Pope i
forces
says. may appear, he. ti t nts mil 10 nare ,,-
We have traced, perhaps tediously,'" the yr tincc of Lmijftrnt, and be
the stops of the two adversaries, by j still cherished tho hope of crushing
which they steadily advanced to tho Jackson. An attack in force was no
moment and tho place of decisive ! cordinglv directed against the Con-
struggle, 'i hat narrative, we thought,
would interest the thoughtful reader
more than a florid series of paragraphs
upon the fighting. The movements
which wo have followed decided the
ocond battle of Manassas. When '
I-rf-e bad massed bis armv, tho hourof
destiny had struck. The defeat ol
General Pope was merely a question ;
of time and detail. I hat result mignt
occur thus or thus; it would certainly j attacked with a gallantry which more
take place. I than once threatened to sweep before
"The histories" will describe in do- it tho Confederate line of battle, and,
fciil the long, obstinate, and bloody, in charge niter charge, in the face of
but nevcrdoubtful conflict. Tho pros-, frightlul volleys of small arms and
ent writer retires from the domain of ', artillery, they assayed to break thro'
that great muse ; it is only somo sa-' tho bristling hedge of bayonets before
lient points that he bogs to speak of. j them. To this, the attention of the
And even these maynoi be understood present writer was particularly called,
without a diagram; for what '. plain j Tho charge was inudo from Grove
to thoso who saw the ground, is the i ton, right in the face of Stephen H.
mystery of mysteries to those who Lee's rrtillery, and nppi nred to be in
have never seen it. j column of brigades. The first hri-
Lot us ascend that hill within sight 'gudo advanced ut a double quick from
of Groveton and look. Wo are near j tho woods, so admirably dressed,
the southern centre. Thoso gray, that the half bent knees of the meh
linos, extending toward the left, anv moved in a line as perfect as on pa
Ja' kson's. In bis front is a woodland ' rade. LVfore, however, they bad
and an unfinished railroad cut, where ; reached tho centre of tho open field
the adversaries are going to grapple in fioiit, thirty piei-es of urlillcry
in bitterest conflict to lire within a ! opened upon them ; the nir was tille I
lew paces of each other to stao and
leiico with tlieir bayonets to seizo mo rigiii, on ino leu oi mem ; great,
rocks and hurl then, breaking each gaps appeared; tho lino wavered,
otbsV's skulls. In tho centre, near at I then broke, then it disappeared, a
hand, are the guns of Stephen Leo ) more mns of fugitives, in the woods,
that hardy soldier, and accomplished; In ten minutes, however, a second bri
gentleman waiting, grim and silent, i gado appeared, advanced at n double
lor the great assault from the woods quick, like the first, and was in liko
bovond Groveton. which round shot, 1 manner torn to pice- by the frightlul
shell nnd cnnisior is roinff to meet. 1
On the right, stretching lar beyond
ine arrenion roan, in um einnaiinu ,
line of liongslroet. britlmi with lny-
onets, and ilanked with csnnon. lie .
is there, though General Pope is tell-'
ing Porter that he is not there, firm- j
lv rooted the mot stubborn of reali-
J ' . . . - . .
lies. Or. the right of Longtnct aro
Hiding slowly to and fro along the
lines are two or three figures, whose
appearance the tro-.'ps greet
with
shouts.
One is that of a ... of .boat thir-
ty-clgbt, in a dingy old coat and faded !
lliiJl
cap, who rides with his knees drawn
up, nnd raises his chin to look from
lieneatli Ins cap run, rarely speaking,
apparently sunk in deep re very. That
is Jackson.
Another is portly, athletic, with a
long hrown heard and mustache, hull'
covering the hroad, calm lace, whir.li
habitually smiles a man apparently
forehead, surmounted by the plumed
hat. the tall cavalry boots and the
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rattling sabre. That is Stuart.
Of Jackson, Lee will say when ho
falls, "I bavo lost my right arm."
Ol Stuart, "1 can scarcely think ot
him without weeping."
Whcn ho parts with Longstrcet, his
"Old War Harse," at Appomattox,
there will be tears in the eyes of each
'of them, as they remember all those
glorious encounters, ono ol winch we
are now essaying to describe.
We have looked at tho southern
lines, on tho Groveton heights the
gray-backs lying down in a crescent
shaped order of battle, and ready ;
but wo have forgotten tho Federal
line, rs the luughing "rebels" appear
to have done. Jt is a crescent, with
artillery on every knoll, cavaliy ready
at every opening. The bristling bay
onets of tho great host curve round,
following tho formation of tho south
ern line. The two crescents will not
lit into each other without the cement
of blood.
General Tope attacked in the after
noon, and his first movement was
resolute. He threw his right against
Jackson's left; a wedge of Federal
bayonets pierced a gap in A. P. Hill's
line, and the extreme left ot tho Con- !
federate armv seemed about to be
annihilated. Hard fighting only saved
it; tho enemy were repulsed, and
when they attacked again with fury,
they wero again driven back. Gen
eral McG-iwan reported that "the
opposing forces at ono timo delivered
their vollev? intb each other at the
with bullets, inerced with bayonets,
un-land torn by
orn by bi.
but both lines ro-
tired.
Tho dawn of Saturday, tho uOlh ol
;umner, coming irom .nexunuria, oeen
nearer his base that is to say, his
rations, and would have occupied a
position greatly stronger than at
Groveton.
Hut tho evil fato of the Federal
commander drove him on, and blinded
him. On tho 30lh, incredible as it
lederalo leu and centre, ana me see
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in tho afternoon, commenced in all
its fury. I this stream, once so insignificant, were
It was ono of tho most desperate of , bapti.ed with tho blood uf battle,
tho war, and tho bloodiest. Tho j There are spots on tho world's sur
Lieutenants of General Pope were face over which seem to lower huge,
abler than their commander, und if .shadowy figures, uttoring lugubrious
his own countrymen wero authority,
possessed more military nerve, l ney
wnn sneii, luiisung in ii-oi(i,nooc, on
hre. disappearing, liko the lirsl, to-
neatn me protecting sunuowsoi mr
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a liur.l and mote fioo.iy repuiso sue-;
cecded ; then the great field between j
the;'o armies suddenly swarmed with I
JackAm's men. rushing forward iu the 1
wildest disorder without pretence of
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a line, and "every iiuiii 101- niiuscu
toward tho enemy.
For a few moments the field thus
'A woim-IM Osf.-lcrale FIJitr '
rrp.irl-
: rd that be ha.l hrai.1 hit cmra,ii rmr Uit
' aua r4iriii( la amte wilb I.iBrtfwl.'
I : l'.ipc. hp b4 '( 'bt daf Wn 1w Ibe finl. ae-
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a,., v r. P. is.
rvrteii Unr iit a il iiriu,K a rrai laiimg nai-K,
nt (lis-
iitvc made
an European ollicer tremble. Then
suddenly nil changed. As tho men
drew near tho enemy, they checked
their headlong speed ; those in front
stopped, thoso in rear closed up; tho
lines were dressed as straight as an
arrow, with tho battle-flags rippling
as they moved ; cheers resounded, and
tho regiments entered the woods.lrom
which rose the long, continuous crash
of musketry, as the opposing lines
tamo together.
Tbnt was late in tho CTcning, nnd
tho Federal forces never niado an
other charge. On theVostrary, tho
Confederate lines cvej 'Shcro ad-
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Viinccl.
Longstrcet swept steadily round,
closing in, with his inexorable grasp,
upon tho enemy's left, toward tho
Henry House Hill. Jackson's whole
command advanced. Night deseend-
' ed upon a last infuriated grapple of
! infantry, clash of cavalry, and duel of
artillery, iimid winch it was easy to
! distinguish thoso tumultuous Confed-
crate cheers, whose resounding echoes
1 had on many battle-fields announced
the hard-won victory.
General Pope was defeated; his
cannon glared in the uarK irom tne
Henry House Hill, and near the Old
Mono House; then niglit swallowed
the great scene of wounds and death.
General Popo retreated in the dark
ness to Centrevillo, whenco ho speed
ily continued his withdrawal to Wash
ington. This was Saturday. It was on Mon
day that Gen. MdClellan telegraphed
from Alexandria :
"This week is tho crisis of our
fate."
Such was the great "Second llattle
of Manassas," and it possesses an in
terest of its own. a strange character
separating it from almost all other
conflicts. Few events in the annals
of war exceed it in thut singularly
' dramatic character which tho locality
f . . i ... . i . . .
gave it.
avo ii. in Juiy, l-oi, jacKson s ori-
gado hail hero decided the issue ot a
great battle. Now, in August, 1 v12.
the ssino commander had grappled
with the old adversary, upon almost
the very tame ground almost, but
not quite, for tho opponents bad
changed sides. Hunter had fought
Kvcns and Deo with his lack to Sud
ley ; it was Jackson now who held
th.it position. Johnston nnd lieauro
gard had assailed in old days from the
direction ot Mantissas; it as now
l'opo'who bad his bao there a shift
ing base, soon to be transferred, as
we have seen, to Alexandria.
And nil those old familiar objects
made a singular impression upon the
miii its of tho soldiers at least, Ihi
writer, who saw tho fight, can speak
for himself, licforo him lies a lent
with these lines in pencil written on
tho night of tho battle: '-Strange,
passing strango! Yonder, a mile or
two away, is theground wln-ro Leans
commenced 'tho battle of tho 21st.'
A dispatch, just arrived, says 'Jackson
is nt the Stone House' we sleep i;wmi
tho soil bathed a year ago in Southern
blood."
"llatteries were planted and cap-
lured yesterday," said a wri ter,"where
they were planted and captured last
year." Tho pine tliii ket, where the
fourth Alabama ami Eighth Georgia
sufli-red so terribly in tho first battle,
is now strewn with tho slain of tho
invader. Wo charged through the
samo woods yesterday, though from a
dill'irent point, where Kirby Smith,
tho 1'ducher ol tho day, entered tho
tight before."
Thus, this bloody action had come
to add additional shadows to the al
ready witrd and sombre fields of Ma
nassas. Again the Federal power was
i broken ; a second timo tho banks of
; groans, which tho winds bear away,
anu poiniuig, wuu uisienoeo eyes, nnu
arms in sable drapery, to the yawning
graves which curso tho beautiful face
ofimtiiro. Manassas and Cold Harbor
aro among thoso places, ami there
hover a double trooji of sombro sha
dows; for hero men bavo twice met
in mortal grapple hero the graves
are double in number; so thick aro
thev, that yon tread On them.
Von tread on few flowers ; hear the
sigh of the wind in I ho loaves of few
trees; rarely tho birds of spring sing
here, and the sunshine itself seems
sad.
Thoso spots, with Gettysburg, sro
the three Golgoihas ol the Western
World.
"My dear Amelia," said a dandy,
"I have long wished for this opportu
nity, but hardly dare sponk now, for
onr y(,u
will reject me; lut I love
you; say you will lo mino ; l our
smiles would shed" and then he eamo
to a punso ; "your smilo9 would shod"
and then he paused again. "Never
mind tho wood-shed," replied Amelia,
"go on with tho pretty talk."
ConoNm's I sgi'r'ST. The following
is tho verdict of a negro jury : "We,
um undersigned, wing a Koroners
J j l" rMV V "'riS'
.Numoo, now dean nnu gone uioro us, i
hah been sitliu' on do said nigger j
aforesaid, and ho did on do night oh ,
do fiistcrnth of November, come to '
def by fullin from do bridge over dc.
-, i - - I ..: I .. .. 1 i. ll . I
; rioer in uo sum rioer, nur wo unit no
wus subsequently drown, and utter-
wards washed on do ribor side, wharii
sposo
ho was froso to dof,'
An advertiser In the Pittsburg Tii-1
patch says "bo has a cottage for talc'
j Un-rard." That beats the "cottage
J by tlic fea."
containing rive rooms, a stable and s
presented a fpoctacle of upnare
I organization, w hich would have
R
Djj
tV'io the Aujrn.tA Ida.) ChroniiK-.
Equal flights to .til.
It is ntlirmed in tho doclartition of
17TG that all men are created equal.
This atlirmutioii is announced in the
formula of an ultimato truth, univer
sal and incontrovertible. Embalmed
with tho memories of those glorious
days of struggle and of triumph, und 1
consecrated by heroic deeds, this and A tit ho of the surplus Chinese pop
every other declaration proclaimed ns illation could, upon emigration and
self-evident, is regarded by A mericans ' colonization, be enabled, in a few
of tho present day with liiilh and rev- j years, to wield the powers of govern
ernnco akin to that faith and that :; nrent under a fair application of such
reverence accorded to Holy Writ, and a principle. A couplo of Chinese
Mr. Jefl'ersoii himself, the author of j maidens, combining with a couple of
the declaration, is canonized us "the
Apostle of Liberty .
To the bravo men whoso wisdom
devised our Jicpublicitii Government,
and wIkmc valor a ud endurance achiev
ed our national existence, tho atlirmu
tioii that nil men were born equal
possessed a peculiar mid sterling sig
niliciince. Tho conflict was between ;
Aiiglo-rsuxous governed by hereditary ;
kings, and Anglo-Saxons vt ho asserted
tho right to select their rulers. The ,
doctrine of divine right wus the doe-;
trine of monarchists. It was laimed
that all governments wero of divine j
origin; all rulers wero divinely up-1
pointed; possessing authority created ,
by tho grace of God, nnd made per- j
Iictual by succession in those born ofj
oyalty. This was thedoctrinc taught j
us nn article of faitli by tho Continental j
Church, and enforced in Europeiin j
palaces and courts and realms.
the tlirones nnd despotisms ol the
old world bad been maintained bviciidcs; controlled by neither interest
acknowledging and ao opting ns tho (
trutli tins doctrine. Jt was l.-utli in I Ions. A further extension will suu
this doctrine which sustained the pre- ject the nation to such evils as char
tensions of tho Houses of Hapsburg j actcrizo the history of a sister and
nnd llojibon I ly nasties, and gave coterminous republic to that anarchy,
supjiort to regal Louises nnd ryul ! which justifies itself in tho name of
Georges. It
was tho power who h
that faith gavo w bieh hud caused the
world to suiter for centuries und en
dure, with groans, grievous nnd cruel
exactions.and thcoppression of bloody
and revolting tyrannies.
I ndcr the inspiration of genius tho
spirit of tho American pooplo found I
form and expression in words full of
defiance toward royal prerogatives j
and royal power. A new standard
was erected. The mutual plodgo of i
lives and lortuiies and sacred honor
whs preferred as a substitute for sworn
fealty to King nnd realm. With pro
found wisdom, a docent respect for
the deeply-rooted opinions ol uiunkin l
was observed. The pernicious doc
trine of Pivine liight was opposed
with an ardor nnd vigor coequal with
thut which opposed liovul Power.
They alleged no direct Pivine inter
position in Hll.iirs of human govern
ment no hereditary rights of rule
nor rights of succession no heaven
bom rulers. A new doctrino was
promulgated. All governments were
declared to derivo their just powers
from tho consent of tho governed.
All men wero created eoual not
physically, nor intellectually, nor mor -
ally, nor socially, nor politically but
equal as to claim for authority under
liivmo sanction.
That this, and this alone, wns tho
truo intent and inclining of Mr. Jef
fefson's generation since rendered
so perploxingly famous by the inge
nuity of demagogues is, wo think,
conclusively shown in a contempora
neous action and practical application
I,.. .l...on i, )'.... ..,.,.1 .. (:... .....,..,.
and the people who ratified this work,
Tho utlern.ost latitude reached in
practical application extended only to
that degree which defined bomoge -
neilv in' race. English Puritans, and
Eng'lish Caviiiors, French Huguenots,
nnd Hollanders, and German Salts- , ,
burghers, and Irish emigrants nnd iINn vol-B lksiNtss. A conscien
Scotch emigrants, and Swedish Mora-1 ,;,, p(.r,011 nnirmslhut ho once in his
vians were all admitted ns equals beheld "peoi.lo minding theirown
lhe land swarmed with nboi iginal : iHfWHn Thi8 romarkublo occur
occupant. In no section, from Nur-' rol(,0 IRpp0IKj llt goa, ,ie passengers
ragnnselt Pay to the blue waters of l-,,,,, (00 8iet ,0 nttend to cachotlier's
the Gulf, is thy I ml inn considered equal 1 ,.0icorii8
and allowed participation in (he Gov-i
eminent. Neither S'arragansctt, nor! ''Oh, my dear sir," said a poor suf.
nor Iroquois, nor Pelaware, nor Ca-
tawbas, nor Cberokees, is givon tho
right of representation. Tim 'New
Kngland trader drives a lively trade
by the transfer to this continent of
captives from the gold coast and the
ivory coast, ami Sierre Leone. Hut the
New England trader never admitted
that tho African was his equal ; nor
did New England schools so leach;
nor New England governments so
legislate. Far otherwise. Plainly
and indubitably, then, the Declaration
of Independence was simply the avow
al of principles which should guido
thoso who had raised lhe standard of
revolt, nnd tho application of these ! Monday last, one hundred and iifty
principles was designed and mndo for ! lliro negroes nnd seven whites.
tho benefit of such ns wero kindred
by race to those who pledged their
ii.-i.a .,,.,1 ii.,.;.- r.,1 1 in,,.. hii ii,.,;,-m.
cred honors in the contest. I
Put licw nposlles bavo arisen. A
new interpretation is made. A new
doctrino is propounded. L'nder cover
of enily principles, an application is
made coextensive with the circumfer
ence of the earth. Nor is (he particu
lar good nor the especial elevation of
the Southern black man the aim. In
I tho strife for party power, tho laws
of government and the policy of gov-
emiiicni in inuuu wn' um.i meiu
" , ,., , ,
01 inncisai uiPiTu.rinj himhicuoii
hich God and nature hath oltixed is
obliterated. Every condition, w hether
of morals or of intellect, is ignored,
Every race, without qualification and
h- : 1. . ... I ' XI.... ....
i " com. v sci u . hiiuuiuii, .nouj;,..
j linn, Ethiopian, Indian, and Malay
admitted to ino rignis oi ciuzeii-
ship. Tho special plea Is that ol equal
rights to all. The special result to be
apprehended is political fusion and
amalgamation. Sovereignty is made
j deposit a printed slip of paper "in a
j squaro box, and is parceled ou with-1
' to depend upon pnysicai anility to
CAN,
out regard to identity of interest, tho
; commonality of tradition, or intellect
I ual culture.
Tho blubber-eating Esquimaux is
! mnilo superior to, or, at least, the
equal, ol the intellectual but sympa
! thetio Mrs. Licecher Stowe. The lig-
ger Indian, paying taxes, is the com-;
peer of Goncrai Grant.
Null street brokers, and gerryman
dering under tho direction of such
politicians as ( hiirlen Kumner and
lieast Puller, could bo able to control
and direct all matters of law and all
matters of policy. If required to sus
tain party power, or expedient to fur
ther party purposes, Chinese pagodas
anil Chinese joshes would be ordained
to abound.
Jiut we aro sadly mistaken if this
principle, so urtfully generalized ns
equul rights to all, obtains the assent
mid is acknowledged us governing the
American people. Th division of
sovereignty is already infi.iitesimul.
The extension of tho elective franchise
reached its utmost limits of safety
when it was extended to tho white
race. Tho honest expression of public
opinion, as every candid man will
admit, is already under the domina
tion of what is called "the floating
vote;" those who hare no fixed t.riii-
nor tradition venal and unscrupu-
God and liberty, but inflicts continu-
on s3 but immeasurable distress.
Piif.aciiino. In the town of Flynp
thecreek there was a shoemaker who
at limes ofliciated us preacher. He
always wrote tho notices himself, in
order to save the expenses of printing,
Here is one of them : "There will be
preaching in the pines this Sunday
afternoon, on the subject, All who do
not believe will bo damned at three
o clock
Mrs. Pobbs ii of such a tender dis
position, that, beforo spanking Hilly
Dobbs, Jano Pobbs, and Jacky Dobbs,
sho administers chloroform to them,
liilly Pobbs, Jano Pobbs, and Jacky
Pubis aro of the unanimous opiniuii
t int this method is a largo improve
ment on the old fashion ot spanking.
"Have you ground nil tho tools
right, as I told you this morning when
I went away ?" suid a carpenter to a
rather green lad whom be had taken
for nn apprentice. "All but the hand
saw, sir," replied tho lad promptly;
: "I rouldn t get all the gaps out of
! that.
SixoiNo. " Po kotikrcgation vill
ldcnshe to sine tho von dousiinth nnd
two'th psalm," said a I Mitch parson,
as he guvoout tho morning liymn.
; "Thcro ai'o not so many in. tho
book," responded the chorister,
j "Veil, den, pleaslie to sing so many
as tare pe."
Patrick broke oft the thread of hisdis-
i 7,m7'. ""J1 "J"1 lo l'"" : "My
i fl;u'mlsl U t m1' trH J l,,i,t 1
; l,!llf ,l,ro,lh Wllh iy rmn ; but
1 s''cl"ff impatience, I will sny that
I ,ho remaining half is not more than a
n,Illrt" M 'ng U,nt J'U ,mV
fcrer to a dentist, "that is tho second
wrong toot n you have pulled. "Very
sorry, sir," said tho blundering opera
tor, "but as there wero only three
when 1 began, I urn suro to bo right
next time '."
Josh Hillings snys that if a man is
going to mako n business of serving
the Lord, ho likes to see him do it
when he measures onions, as well as
when he hollers halleluver.
Therowcrc in tho splendid galleries
of tho ball of tho House of !!oproont
nlivcs at tho Tonnossoo Capitol on
. , ; """"' "
n Has I'oen coniputen tnat tne mne-
age ol n ion
rcssuiun from the newlv
acquired territory of Kusian America
amount to ?.'ii,ooii, or half the gross
valuoof its annual products.
Forty diviiroo eases arc now before
tho Courts in Pittsburg. Twenty-four
are applications from wives and six
teen irom btisbnnd".
Patrick was challenged to fight a
duel, but (lei lined on tho ground that
ho did not wish lo leave his ould mo
ther an orphan.
Which is the strongest dny of the
seven T Sunday, because the rest fire
week days.
What is tho greatest stand ever
rnado for civilization ? Tho inkstand.
Pear-Stalkers : Those Indies who
vill coins out in the fashion.
Whnt is h:mNnnicr and higher
wheu the head is off ? A pillow.
! Man-hood, a hat ; woman-hood, a
bonnet.
T. rm of '.ti i !n'lin.
If p. i-l i it .,..! ,M ,i m-T-'h..
ll ii.alt-i M.i.f rimI iMon ,& tiM-hll...,, 1 fS
II imd Orr llr rl..ntti'.n f hit im-nth,.. I I
lUtri id Ailurllhlni;,
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lr. S limt. T f I iS
irt-A'h ptiKwqm-tit innr-rUon fcA
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An-liion" ii.. li S &S
Citution ami K'tnivt 1 bO
Involution notloi-1 1 00
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! Ohitnary n"tt-. over fiv lit,, n?r line Id
l'mreMiulial CanU, I rnxr i OS
I rum T M't:l!T!l-l.TS.
i I ,imrr fs ml I I colulou- $5S H
I 2 r inrr... 15 (III i olunin ill l
3 fciiiar ((l I I isi!amn 75 00
Job Work.
lf.AKII.
! KiriKle Mirr. t2 50 I qulm, prrqnirt ,(1 75
3 quircn, K-rquire, 2 00 Over fl, jht quire 1 60
HAKDRII.1.1.
I iln-ct, 2-'. or li-'i.f I :(! i bj, 25 or If.i.M M
! ( ihott, iU or I"., 60 I ini-cl, 26 or !, S 00
Over 2 j of eacu of al,or al proiwrMonAT rata.
OEO.
II. ouoiil.A.Mir.ll,
Klilor and Hrnnrirtitr.
- . .
rOIfSSIOUM J.USUlfS5 OW.
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Offica wilb J. B. McEnalljr, Enq , orcr Firit Ka
tional Hack.
MtPrompt atiantion given to tha aaeurinf
of bounty, Claims. Ac., and to all legal buaineae.
March 2S, IS07 IT.
" s. a. futonTT" ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, "
llollklavaburg. Pa.
Prompt attention given to the leenriot;
and collection of Claims, and to all legal boai
Dett. BovU-Sm:pd
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office on Second St., Clearfleld, Pa. nor?1,ft
Win. A. Wallar. Win. l. Bigler.
J. Illake Wallers. Frank Fielding.
WALLACE, BIGLER & FIELDING,
ATTOBNKYS AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Legal business ot all kinds promptly nod
reorttel? attended to. treyli-T
THOS. J. McCULLOUGH,
ATl'OHXEY AT LAW.
OSLce ndjoititnK the Dank, fornerlj occupied hj
3. B. Jilctnallj, Second St., Clearfield.
r-tr-Wilt attend proinptl to eolleetlons, saU
of lauds, ic. declT.Ol
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
And Real llatate Agent, Clearfield, Pa.
Office on Market street, opposite the jail.
Jf--Respectfully offers bis services in selling
and bu)ing lands in Cleirfleld and adjoining
eountiea ; and with an esperienee of over twenty
years as a surveyor, flatters himself that be can
render satisfaction. fr b2S,'A3-tf
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Office on Market street one door east of the Clear
fleld County Bank. may4,'tl
John II. Orvis. ('. T. Alexander.
ORVIS &, ALEXANDER,
ATTOl NEYS AT LA IC.
llfllefante, Pa. rpl3,'SS-y
DR. J. P. BURCHFIELD,
Late Surgirvn orthtMrl Refr'otnt Prnrntjlvmiift
Volunteer, bavin ft retarnrd frutn tho Army,
often fail prufeuiunul lerricc lo the citiien
of ClcirflclJ county.
p4f Prttferiitttit. rallt prAwptly iit'en lf! ti.
Ofii-e on Second itrcett, formerly ocoujioi 1
IT. WoodL ir4t"66 U
DENTTf RYi
pmJJ4' J. T. COliNETT, DrwmT.
offert Ml f roftainrn) perTit t:
--XlJLr tb citiicnt of Curwttifv-i!'- p .
Tirintly. Office ia irug Store, ernr .
TboaiifOB ttreett. my 1 1,6 I.p4
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
SCH IV EN EM AND CONVEYANCER.
Agent for the Fuichise and Sile of Lands,
rirarfield. Pa.
jtVmmpt attention given lo all business
connected with the eounty offices. OAoe with
Hon. Wm. A. Wsllsee.
Jaal, BS-tr
1867 spRisu. l8G7
JAMES, KENT, SANTEE & Co.,
Importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods,
Xos. !3J, 1.17, S.'lil A 241 N. Third 8t,
I'lIlLAIIELI'HI.t.
W are now prepared with our usual extensive
and wdl-aert!w stock to offer extra Inducements
lo CASH lit VKKS. aprll-lf
DREXEL & Co.,
o. 31 ttoutli Third Hlrrct, Pbllaitclphta,
Il.l.rKLHS,
And Dealers in Government Securities.
Application ly mail wilt receive prompt atten
tion, and all information cheerfully furnifhid.
Orders solicited. ' aprll-lf
REUBEN HACKMAN,
Houso and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
learlirld, Prnn'a.
1-ejuWilt execute Jobs in bis line promptly and
in a workmanlike nianner. eprl,n7
SURVEYOR.
rililB undersigned offers his cervices as a Sur
JL vevor, and may be found at kis residence, in
Lawrence township. Letters will rescb hint
directed to Clearfleld, Pa.
mar? .Hm;pd JAMES MITCFIELL.
JAMES MILES,
LICENSED AUCTION K E R ,
l.ullirmlmrr( Peuu'a.
Jrr-Will promptly attend to ealling aatea, at
rea'onalile rates. Jsnal In
aTh. FRANC ISC UsXco.
' 81,1 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa.
M4Nt-rAt-Ti'iirns aiii. Aowt ron ma Sali or
von it. tut'.
in MANILA Itul'K. (nr.l-m
Tlioinn II. Kiroc. A. A. UraJiaiil.
FORCEE &. GRAHAM,
DIlllll 1.1
Qcnoral Mercbandiee and Lumber,
jan:i firalianjton. Penn'a.
JOSEPH H. BRETH,
JUSTICE Ol' THE rEACE
And Licensed Conveyancer,
w Walilii;liii. Clearlicld Co., Pa
JAS. C. BARRETT,
JUSTICE OK TIIK l'EACK
And l.ieenssd Coaveyaneer.
I.utlirrkburjr, dearth-Id eo.. Pa.
vColleti.ins and remilfanees premptty
made, and all htndsof legal instruments executed
ea short notice. tnt,'6n tt
C. KRATZER &. SON,
MKllt'iUNTS,
rs ilsih nt
Dry Goods, Clothing, Hardware,
Cutlery, Queenswa re, tltocvms, rorUloaa end
Shingles,
Clearfleld, Prnn'a.
MAt lbs old sued on Front street, a
the Academy. (deeH, .
"iTj
J li plt j,
KOIM S of al si.es, for s.le at
Ilea. JsK RKLL A VlbUSsV.