i
i
Thmen b ooqotion In th mind
of th studious observw of political
vnt that the Radical member of
tb present Congre are determined
not to reat nnlil they have overturned
oarpreaentformof goernmDt. Con
atltotional rlgble and gnaranteei have
ceased long since to be any obstacle
ia their pathway. National inoon
venionc and national suffering they
have come to consider at "trifles light
ae air" in companion with the iuocest
of their infamone acbemei. Controll
ing by tb tyranny of a large majority
in both houses, although, in the light
of the elections last full they have
been condemned by a majority of the
roters of the North, they aspire to
tacome the masters of the natwn.
Btep by step they have cleared one
obstacle alter another out of their
pathway. The constitutional doctrine
of Stat Bight waa the first object
of their assault, and they have suc
ceeded by means of unconstitutional
and reducing States to mere municipal
aependenoiea ol tbe federal bead;
nny, ia the caee of the ten Southern
States, to mere tributaries to the pow
er and will of Congress. But then a
sew obstacle confronted them ia the
shape of Executive vigor and decision.
President Johnson. - oomtrehendinir
thoroughly the aim and object of the
congressional conspiracy, threw him
self like a lion across their path. He
baa boldly attempted to defend bis
department against the usurpations of
ne Kanrtp, and the excited traitors and
dimmioomtsof this "fragmentary body,
hanging on the verge ot tb Govern
ment," are now moving down in solid
phalanx upon this last entrenchment,
behind which stands tbe defender of
constitutional government. Thisonoe
carried, and th citadel will be in tb
bands of tbe enemy.
Th Radical press, ever sine tb
advent of Johnson Into power and
their discovery that he could not be
nsed to carry out their baa purposes,
bave been ringing the changes on Ex
ecutive usurpation. Lincoln clothed
himself with th robe of a dictator,
and, through his Secretary of Stat,
rung men into bastiles, despoiled them
of their property, and, in the language
of the Supreme Court in the MiTligan
case, "played tb despot with a high
band ; and yet not a line then about
Executive usurpation. This country,
in fact, has always boen in more dan
ger Irom the many-headed tyranny ol
legislative despotism than from the
power of one man and so the astute
writers in the Federalist always appre
hended. Hamilton, in speaking of the
Executive department, says :
"The HM rah wbieh UMhM the brebrletj of
a partition between tbe rbnona brbbobea of power
eeeeaee likewise last tail partition oafht ttbiH
Maui? as tm natter the en independent ee the
ejtker. To wnbl ptrpoM separate lee exeeetire
r tbe Judieisrr from tbe lefi.letl.e, U beta lee
ezeeatlee mi the judiciary ara ao oonrtitated aa
lo be at tbe bbeolnto deroliea at tba lecielelieo I
ol if ana tatef la aa euOorwinefe la tea (ewe, eaeer
aa aa aWaaadaat aai lee laataMttaa Oedy. Tea tan
debee ef the lerialblive authority to ablorb erere
thai hai aeon lady displayed ud illeatrated. la
foeerbaeau parely repaaliaaa, the leadeney la bl.
meet irreeiaUele. Tba repraeenletirea af tba paa
pi ia a popeler eseembly aaasa eometimee la laooy
lebi laey ara tba pp ia tbaaiaalraa, and Btrooly
betrby symptema af impetieaee aad diagaat M tua
laaat ligb af eppoeiliob from aay atnar quarter."
But little did those great and emi
nently patriotic men who laid the
foundation of this Government ima
gine that the time would overcome
when the legislative department,
spurning all constitutional right and
trampling down ever constitutional
limitation and oberk, would crush out
th rights of ten States in Union, es
tablish military government, give
over nearly one-hall of thia Union to
the reign of martial law, arrogate to
iuelf th right to strip th Executive
of all his constitutional prerogatives,
threaten and bully the Supreme Court,
and declar itself openly and defiant
ly the arbiter of the nation's will .
- The man must be iostensely stupid
end destitute of lorceet, who cannot
read clearly the interpretation of the
signs around him. A pamphlet is now
wine- scattered broad-cast over the
country, bearing the esr-mark of
that notorious incendiary and traitor
on every page, advocating the wiping
out of the Kxactiv office, "and the
establishment instead of an Executive
Dictator, selected by Congress from
their own body." Capitalists and plu
tocrats, engaged in the narrow and
corrupting business of money getting,
affect to sneer at thee warnings, and
by their example and indifference
cause many honest, well-meaning peo
ple to close their eyes to the perils
that threaten the interest of the Gov
roment and the country. They are
th tarn senseless pid,alolidclaas,
who encouraged U people to believe
that the late civil war was a war for
th restoration of th Union, and th
preservation of th Constitution, who
believed in the existence of the most
unlimited and undefined despotism in
tb Government during war. They
re the men who induced hundred of
thousands to throw away their lives,
and permitted, nay, eulogised a sys
tem of financial robbery, extortion,
ud corruption, such as never bad a
parallel in th history of tb world.
These men are mere book and ledger
snen, whose course of reading never
gets beyond the quotations of the stock
market and the money articles in
tbeir favorite journal, who vibrate
fiom their counting rooms or parlors
to their offices, and from tbeir parlors
to their office or counting rooms, and
tbe hoars of whose existence are spent
In this tresd-mlll drudgery, without
an opportunity of enlarging or x
panoing their ideas. They are en
gaged in the selfish routine of adding
wealth to wealth, house to honse, and
land to land, and know aa little as
they car about tb constitutional
rights and liberties of their fellow
ciliaens. What man among them
raised his voice during th Lincoln
reign of terror, when bastiles yawned,
and every constitutional riirht and
privilege of lh cilisen waa trampled
under foot f If this country is ever.
enslaved these men will be the flnt to
give in their allegiano to theenslsv.
r. It ha been ever so in Ihs his
tory pf despotisms. "Those 1st, oily,
and well-to-do ciliaens," said Corsar,
"never assert any principle or w hb
of their own th lor of life with
them baa degenerated into a mere an
imal instinct." Throughout the hor
rors of the Marian and Sudan revolu
tion, while Roman blood was lowing
in torrents, arid no man's throat waa
scar from th grip of tb assassin,
CLEARFIELD
GEO. B. QOODLASDEB, Proprietor.
VOL.40-WHOLE NO.
ther looked on with palsied apathy,
ana submitted to the reign of terror
without murmur.
If this country is to be saved from
a complete distruction of it represent
ative form of government, it will have
to be by th honest, uncorrupted la
boring masses th hard-handed sons
of toil, who have seen in the last sev
en year how much Radicalism has
don for them, and who have sense
and ssgacity enough to discern that II
Radicalism triumph they are to be the
sufferers. Let the Isboring masses
everywhere then rally to tbe support
of the Demooracy of this country In
their struggle to preserve the Govern,
ment of our fathorrfrOm overthrow.
If impeachment is successful those
arch-traitors and conspirators may
wait fully to develop their dosigns
until after the Presidential election.
If they fail of success in that contest
their cowardly naturoa will forbid any
farther steps to be taken in the pro
gress of the conspiracy. If they tri
umph, it will be the last Presidential
election the people will have an oppor
tunity of nartitinatinor in. rTtir-nini
Herald. ' ' '
Radical Dictionary.
The advent of the Radical party in
this country has not only caused a
revolution in it Governmont, but a
reversal of the meaning of words.
We give the definition of a lew of the
latter as interpreted by th Radicals
themselves :
Amendment!. Striking the word
white out of Slate oonslilutions,wher
ever it occurs.
American Citizens of African De
tcent. A superior being whose ances
tors came from the wilds of Africa.
Confiscation. Appropriating pupllc
property to private uso, vide, Cameron,
Dorsey, Ac. Synonymous to Ben.
Butlerism.
Con iress. A body composed of the
riffraff of th country, who break
thoir oaths, pledges and promises at
15,000 per year.
Department. A small empire for
tb display of man power.
Decency. Tba language commonly
used by Radical paper.
Equality. Taxing the laboring
man, and exempting th rich bond
holder.
Education. Learning the people to
pay their laxea, uphold bond holders,
consider negroes their equals and to
De radicals.
Economy. Voting soldiers $100
bounty, and giving to th Napa tin.
reau 112,000; to th Military Despots
135,000,000; to th monopolists a
like amount ; to National Banks 120,
000,000, and to Bond Holders 1170,
000,000, Fretdmen. Th privileged class ol
tb South, principally negroes and
mean whites.
Free Speech. To talk as Military
commanders dictate.
Ves Prat. Freedom to mob it
whenever it speaks against Radical
ism. Oratituile. Voting thanks to sol
diers and stealing $800,000 from of
fund Tor th relief ot th famine a
tbeir deceased and maimed comrades.
Honor. Kicking a disarmed and
fallen fo.
Jlonuty. Talking economy to the
people, and stealing million from the
Treasury.
lmfartial Suffrage. Enfranchising
the negroes and making aliens of while
men and soldiers.
Intelligence. Th motive power
that runs th Radical organs.
Inalienable Right . The right to
make slaves of 8,000,000 of while peo
ple. Judiciary. A useless body of Judges
at a high salary.
Justice. Hanging innocent women
and honoring such men aa Stanton,
Holt, Butler, Ao.
Loyalty. A oommody need by
broken down party hacks and dema
gogues to gull thejieopls, whilst sad
dling them with debt and taxation ;
violating the Constitution and laws
for partisan purposes.
Mortality. Violation of pledges,
gratifying revengeful feeling on a foe
and people that are no longer able to
protect themselves.
national Wetting Jsy Cooke A
Co., making 12,000,000 out of the sale
of Government Bonds.
Object of the War. To makavoters
of the negroes and rulers of the South
ern State.
i'rtfriofism.orpaytriotiem.-Extoling
the Governmont whilst destroying its
fundamental laws. A cloak for thieves,
swindlers and contractors, to filch from
the national Treasury.
Prejudice. Believing the whit man
better able to govern the country than
the negro.
aPrornrfie). Giving New England
manufactures 50 per cent profit, at
the expense of In farmer of the
Souih and West
President. An officer elected by
the people and controlled by the Bump
Congress.
rVecesnfrucfios). Placing tea States
under the government of negroes.
Republican form of Government. A
government formed by a minority of
tbe people.
Radical An insane biped, having
no reason or argument, but entirely
devoted to the gratification of preju
dice and fanaticism and determined
to rule or ruin.
7Vtii(or. Moa who obey the laws
and the Constitution.
6'aioa Division, seperation, tbe
professed object of th war.
Th street mains (for gas) in Phil
adelphia embrace a6 mile. Tb
number of light ia us is 617,000, of
which 7;42J are street lamp.
What Stat is high in th middl
and rosnd a both spas f O-bi-o.
20C2.
Th Trsss tVhtwatttr lth JTrgru.
Mt clip tho following letter from a
late number of th New York Day
Book. It is without doubt as correct
a delineation of fro negroism as can
b found i
Colour's, Texas, Feb. 1, 18G8.
Gents I waa one a reader of your
paper, and from it learned, before
emancipation, th true character of
tbe negro. At that time 1 bad never
seen a "free" negro, and hoped, though
facts of every character improssod mo
differently, that a negro, "free," would
work ; consequently, I gave him a
fair trial, and am now satisfied out of
so-called alavery.ha is a curse to him
self and to society, and will ruin our
government if meie partisan feeling
shall bold him np much loDger. God
ha certainly made him of a different
nature, and no legislation can ever
make him think ofa provision for the
future Ha bos do oar for th mor
row whatever. He lets every day
provide for itself. Such is true of
more than ninety in s hundred, and
you cannot teach them otherwise.
They seem prone to destruction, and
th Uuited but government cannot
prevent it. For the sick; even of their
own onspnng, incy are wnoiiy sang
'froid, but in case of death they will
assemble rrora around tor miles, and
snow great regard ror tho dead. A
funeral seems a matter of grand im
portaneo, but not a moment will thev
spend with the sick I Tis strange,
but true, and any honest man who
will come hero will find it so. The
Congo reel they cannot fbnro. One
eight they will dance, though the noxt
day they will spend in praying and
singing. From dark till snnriso they
willindulgo in both. They are leav
ing their wivea in innumerable in
stances, and alwavs abandon their
young when too lazy to work for
them. Kaon year increase these
cases. To say they have not had any
opportunity is infamously false. They
hav been provided with provisions,
teams and tools, free of cost, and
allowed one half of what they make.
and yet, are daily becoming poor;
whereas the German and foreigners
and working while men are fast be
coming well-to-do in fact, rich. In
irnin, ma Herman lands in Texas
without dime, and in three years
ouys nimaeu a comionaui nome. A
negro rarely ever doc this. Why?
Because be will not work, and will
not gather what he makes. Tbe re
sult is plain to be seen in our countrv ;
uu is "J faiiiuiji imivi. tua
white man going back lo the older
state or bis birth, believing be there
can have a good time without work.
The Mongrels must import wild Afri
cans lo Texas if they want them in
th ascendancy. It will rcquiro a
large expenditure to keep it up, but
it must be done very soon, for I tell
you the white immigration from the
XT . L L- .... I. - ..A LV . Ml . K
11 urkn, auuw, aiuu Aauivjm mil luuu
fill up Texas.
Congress ought to pass a law to
change the negro's disposition to go
back to bis old borne, ft Is certainly
Constitutional, and highly politic in a
partisan sense. By the way, you
and all tb Democratic napora Worth,
who hav a feeling for the poor, hard
working man, both mechanic and dai
ly laborer ought to point thsra to the
South, especially whore, iu a year or
so, they can make a rise, lell them
to bring their wives and little ones,
and they will b welcomed with open
bands, if they come, to become a part
and parcel of our people. Mover,
never, was thcr such a good time for
poor working men as now exist in
Texas. I speak of Texas so favorably
because 1 have travoraed th whole
United Slates, and know in soil, cli
mate, and production, the equal of tbe
Colorado region is not to be found in
North America. Men of capital, skill
and enterprise bave innumerable fields
forfortnnos. A few are finding it out,
and making it pay largoly. The Mon
grels down her writ lies North, so
that they can have all to themselves.
But if capitalists would com her,
buy up largo tracts of lands, and set
tle them with whites, they could make
from 1,000 to 2,000 per cent. Beef is
only worth two cents a pound ; pork,
fiv cents caul 12 per bead; land
from II to 15 per acre I There are
many places which are offered for cul
tivation, froeof rentorcharge. Whore
else is it so f Tbe negro is "lying
round" town and will not work.
While such is the fact, as a matter of
course, white men do not fail to occu
py land as fast as they Pome, and
God send a millior.ayearl Thewbite
maa la up at day-break j the negro
after sunrise, and, if cold, he gels up
at 8 or 9 o'clock. Th while man
works till sunset; the negro begins
some daya at 0 o'clock, soma days not
at all, (and Saturday never,) and quit
two or three hours before, and would
rath sleep than work I U dos troys
everything placed in hi care-ploughs,
gates, or what not burn np fence
rails belor he would get wood, and
make about 15 bushels of core to tbe
acre sometimes, and a bale of cotton,
and get it picked by Christmas. The
white man make from forty to fifty
busbels of corn to the acre, from five
to eight bales of ontton, and houses
both before tbe last of November!
Can Congress change that F In the
country, the wbit women ia up at
daylight, cook breakfast, and aflen
works in lb field, though "raised
rich," but the negro woman gels
breakfast at 10 o'clock, and sometimes
roe to the field, but does nothing.
But they will pass away, Congress to
the contrary. Aa to children, they
have them, but rarely raise on beyond
a year old. 8uch is "fre" negroism.
R. G.
How rweet to recline in th laps
of ages say about oightetn.
wmm REP.UBLliMi'
PRINCIPLES NOT MEN.
CLEARFIELD, PA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1868. NEW
Then tend Jtnr.
Jn 1864, Montgomery Blair wns a
monioor oi jur. Lincoln s Lain net
holding the position of Postmaster
General. Mr. B!sir,ne is well known,
dilTored with tho) President on many
important subjects connected with the
administration of tho government, and
did not hesitate to make those differ
ences known both 'x the President and
lo the public When these differences
of opinion botwecn the President and
his Constitutional advisor came to the
knowledge of certain Sonators bolonir-
ing to Mr. Lincoln's party, they caused
to bo drawn up and aftorwards signed
and prosented to the President th fol
lowing papor ; '
Tba Uiaorj of oar sorernmant. the earla and
anlform practical ennatruetioa tharrof, ii that
tba rraalSant ahoalS ea tidal b a Cabinet Conn,
ail frariaf laila am ia aoiariaaf primifU mud
faaarul twiiey, aaa! ISal mtl important Mcaaaraa
- - - mypntmtmrmtm aanaia aa raa raaair a tkrtr aval.
aiawal laiaalawa aaa atajiaaratiaw. This aluat obai.
ana a aaaaaiary aontliUo af taiaaa. -itkemt
taAtcA aa aa'aHNiaarafiaa aaa mtnfd, wa aoS tlis
publta baliava doaa not exiat, ana tbarafnra aura
aalaotioaa aa4 cbaoaaa In tti luaaibara ibanld ba
aada aa will aaaara ta tba aaaatrr baity af par.
buaa and aotioo in all malarial and aaaantial ra-
iiaota, mora aapaoiallj la tba praaabt ariiia of
publie affaira, . .
Tba Oabiaat iboald ba aaWaafaaV a.-a.i.a1 .
aa. ara laa aerniai, raala,iMiaaaariaf
aapanrlara a tta frirndfUt aaat prp4 atoaa
ajaajlioaaal.
a This statement was signed by the
loitowing unitea mates senators t
Jamai Diloa and L. 9. foiter, at Connactloul;
v. u. Browning ana j.rmaa ironbull, of llhnota;
Jamaa Harlan and 1. W. Orinaa, af Ioa, 8. C.
romaraa.af hanaaai Lot II. Marnll nd W. P.
Paaaandan, ot llainai U. B. Anlbour. of Khnia
Iala4 Bolwnon foot and Jaaob Collamar, of
Tarmenir nariaa paunar aad Itanry wilann, af
MbaaaoBbaetut laabanab Vbandlar, or Hirhiraa ;
Daniai K. Clark and Jobn V. Hd.nl Nw H.mp
hirat Preaton King and Ira Harrii, of Naw York f
Banjamln U. Wada and Jobn Snarmab, at labia;
Daald VTilojot aad Kdgar Cowan, of Pabbaaiaaaib;
a. vooiiiun aaa . w. uowa, of wiaaonun.
Accepting the theory thua advanced
aa sound one, and acting on the ad
vioe of bis parly friends, Mr. Lincoln
signified to Mr. Blsir that his resigna
tion would be accepted, and it wo at
once tonuerea.
. In 1807, Kdwin M. Stanton waa a
membor of Mr. Johnsons Cabinet.
holding the position of Seoretary of
war. iiierresiaentana Mr. Stanton
did not agree upon many subjects con
nected with the administration of the
government, but upon this they did
agree, via i That the Tenure of Office
bill wa and ia an unconstitutional
enactment, and that th objan of its
pasasg was and is contrary to the
established "theory of our govern
ment," and lo "the early and uniform
practical construction thereof." In
tins tney were agreed jur mit OMM.
ton heartily endorsed tb message
vetoing tho act, which was sent to the
Senate. That body, however, as did
also tb House, passed the act over
the veto, and it became a law.
In th course of time the differences
botwecn th President and bis Secre
tary became irreconcilablo. Never
dreaming that the man who volunta
rily furnished an argument against
the constitutionality of tb Tenure-of-
Office Act, and wbo declared privately
that it waa a most unwarrantable
assault upon tb prerogatives of tbe
Itxecuiive, would avail bimaell of its
provision to retain hi seat in the
Cabinet after h had been informod
that he was no loniror wanted, Mr.
Johnson signified to Mr. Stanton that
bis resignation would be aocepted.
What did Mr. Stanton dor llid be
follow th example of Mr. Blair, and
resign f Not a bit of it. With an
impudence that is surprising, and with
a meanness that is disgravclul, even
to bi m, the Secretary rel used to rel ieve
th President and th Cabinet of his
hateful presenoe. Ho was suspended.
Tb reasons for the act wero sent to
th Senate to the same men who,
just three year previously, had as
sorted that "th Cabinet should be
exclusively oomposod of statesmen
who are the cordial, resolute, unwa
vering supporters of th President
to tho same men who urged th remo
val of Mr. Blair, and nflixed their aig
naturos to a paper affirming the right
of tho President to swear "unity of
purpo and action among his con
stitutional advisers. Whstdid they
do f They basely, and, w msy any,
ri ,i f . . t. n.
wioaeuiy interposed in isvor oi otan
ton iod forced him back into th Cab
inet. Such a plain act of double deal
ing shows thst they ar bound by no
fnncipie, resu-ainca Dy no precoaent.
t shows that they are roady to follow
any road that promises to advance
their parly ends. It provo beyond
doubt tli at bittor partisans now occu
py the scats where lormerly sat sta tot
men and patriots where formerly sat
men who were governed by principlo
and who had only the interests of the
whol country in view. Republican
Farmer.
Wagg went to th depot of on of
our railways tb other evening, and
finding tb best car full said in a loud
tone i
"This car Isn't going I"
Of course the words caused a ren-
eral stampede, and Wagg took the
best sost. lhe cars soon moved off.
In the midst of the indignation Waggs
was questioned :
"lou anid this car wasn t going.
"Well, it wssn't then, it is now.'P
The 'sold' laughed a little, but Wsirirs
cam near getting a good thrashing.
John G. Saxe, writing; of what he
saw in Europe, says. "I saw more
pretty girls in Dublin than in London ;
and munv more in London than in
Paris. th sweetest voice I ever
beard in conversation cam from a
German woman who sold beor arid
biscuits in tbe suburbs of Gotha, with
smiles benignant enough to turn oakos
and ale into amt.roaia and nectar. I
saw a good deal cf peasantry of many
countries, and thought the Irish the
most and Ihs Roman th least attrao
ti v of all I had th privilege to study."
The "KewsfcrM Htate.''
There are doubtless but few com
parativeljr, of the great mass of our
fellow-citiaens that know why Penn
sylvania received the appellation of
tuo "iveystone estate " and it mav be
equally true, that few are aware of
tne fact, thi' rennsylvania decided
ine great Issue or American Indepen
dence, i
In the old Episcopal Chnrchvsrd in
Chester, stands plain, neat monu
ment about twelve leetm height erect
ed over the remains of John Morton,
one of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence, July 4, 1778. H
bears th following Inscription :
"' ' - Dadlaatad ' '
To tba manor? f
JOSS ilobTOR.
A maubnr of tba irat Amarioan Cnngren from tka
dmu rannayirama, taaamb'.d In flaw
York, Hit. nod of tba nail Caagrtas i
, aaaaablad ta fbihulalpbib, is 177a, ;
bad TAriotia othar jpablis
stations. - -
Born A. I. tTM, u. - ...
IMaal Anrll.l77f.
Tbi moaamant waa araeard by a portlos of kis
raia-inav ftwM aiti, isia.
In 1ST.
wkih Bpaahar at tba Aaaaanbly mt Farna.
Joba Mortob waa ra-alaoted a mambar of
Congreu, and, in thaarar meaaorablo
aoaaioa of July, 177S, ba bttab
i : aja) tbatangaat body far tba .
lut lima, anabrtaiaf
bia iubi
la tba grnatfal rrbratabmnoa at tba Aaaarlaaa
i. poopla by .signing tba ilaalaraUoa f
Indapandaooa.
Ia voting by Btataa apoa iba qnaallob of tba
Iadauaadcaoa of tba Aarertoaa Coloalaa.
lb aaa waa a tia, bbtU tba tola mt . ..
Fannaylaania waa giraa,
two mamberafrom wbicb Toted ib tbo afflrmb
tira, au Ug la tba begaUve. Tba
time boatinaed, batil tba Tuva at
tba laet awmber,
Jona MobTua.
dreided tba promalgatioa of tbo glortovs ilploms
of Auarteea Freedom.
Joba Morion baingoeoaarad by aeme at btlfrieaef
lor bia boldiieia to girtng the eaating Tote
for tbo peclaretioe of Indaneodenee.
bit propbette spirit
dictated rWta b deetb-bed, tbe (allowing menace
to taem I
"Tall tbem tbeyell! lire to aee tbe boer wf ab tbey
aball ackaowledga it at bbTb beea tbe eMbt
glorteaa asmee Iba! I eror rendered
to my ODbbtry.
The circumstances attending: th
adoption of the Declaration of Inde
pendence by the Continental Con
gress, are as follows: The vote was
taken by the delegations of the thir
teen colonics. Six of them voted in
favor and six against the measure.
These delegations sat riirht and left
of the President, John Hancock. In
front of him th Pennsylvania dele
gation were seated.
n nen tne delegations from all tbe
colonies, except Pennsylvania, had
voted and it was discovered that they
etiuauy aivitiou. jonn uum.uv.
perceiving that John Morton, one of
the i'cnnaylvania delegation, was not
n his scat, and, seemingly aware that
the latter held the casting vote in the
said delegation in favor of the meas
ure, aroite, and made a Sieech, urging
the Pennsylvania delegation to vole
lor independence. He continued hie
exhortation until he saw Jobn Mor
ton enter lhe hall when he tat down.
The Pennsylvania delegation stood
equally divided upon tho great issue,
until John Morton gave the casting
vote in favor of the Declaration.
Thus John Morton decided the vote
of Pennsylvania, and thus, Pennsyl
vania, by giving the casting vote, de
cidod that important question ; and,
from this circumstance she received
the nam e of the "Keystone State,"
tho thirteenth Slate the block of the
Arch.
The reason why John Morton was
delnvcd In the occtinancv of his sent
on that occasion was, that a number
of influential persons visited him on
that morning, urglntr him to vote
against the "Declaration." But they
could not prevail ; and many of them
did live to see the time when they bad
to acknowledge it was th bost thing
he could do, and "the most glorious
service that he had ever rendered to
his country."
AH honor, then, be ascribed to the
memory of John Morton, of Pennsyl
vania. John B. Winston, of South Carolina,
I engaged on a book called "The Atro
cities of th War." lie will have to
live to th ag oi Melbusaleb if be
expects to record all of them, for all
th libraries of the world would not
contain th book that should record
sll the atrocities that wore committed
The book will b appropriately orna
mented with portrait of Generals
Butler, O'Neill, and Milroy.
Tbe women s rights newspaper In
New York, called Tbe Revolution,
lately announced its intention to pub
lish sketches of the distinguised wo
men of tbe United Slates, winding up
with Mrs. Thaddeus Stevens. Con
sidering that Tbsddcus is an old bach
elor and has no children to speak of
tbit announcement ia very extraor
dinary. An example of the wonderful differ
ence which ia invariably observed be
tween th estimate and th actual
cost of public works, is afforded by the
Hartford Waterworks. Careful esti
mate by the usual "competent engi
neers" fixed the outside cost at h5,
000. When th work was dons th
expense was found to h 1405,000.
The following epitaph on husbsnd
and wife is found in a Parisian ceme
tery :
"I am anxiously expecting you A.
D. 1827 " "Here I am, A. D. 1807."
A gonlietnau standing at his door,
waa asked by a huckster whether be
wa the man of the house f In (sub
dued tone ho replied, "No, my wif i(."
Me and broiler iiaunse and two od
der, togs, went a hunting von day
next week ; we trive nine woodchiiok
into von stone heap, and we kill ten
out ob de nine, Tore von got in.
Why ia th James river like kg
of lager bear f Beoao thy both low
into th dutch gap.
TERMS-$2 per annum, in Advance.
SERIES-VOL. 8, NO. 34
Vreaf Mors t'eaU
Thirty-eight SfUee ha Tare Hoars and
Thirty-three Mibbleb IHalfc af Us
n luulug; Huron.
(from tbe Wereeatw (Maes.) Spy.
Th much lalked-of lone race from
Boston to Worcester, between th
horses Kmpire State, of this otty, and
lvanboo, of Boston, came off recently
and as the result shows, was one
01 th most extraordinary and cruel
that ba ever taken place in this
country. Tho terms of th match
were to trot from the Mill Dam. Bo
ton, to Worcester, for 1600 a side,
each horse to carry 400 pound, slciv a
or wheels, rain or shine, play or pay,
Owing to the bad condition of th
road at tbo Mill Dam, the start was
effected from the Charles Kiver Hotel
in Brighton. Both borses were at
lached to sleighs, Empire State waa
driven by George R. Wesson, and ac
companied by William A. Knger, his
oacaer, coin ot this city, i lis word
was given to go at 10:4(1 o'clock and
both started off at a moderate gait,
with Kmpire Stat loading. From
Brighton to Watertown the road was
bad, the slemhii.t; havniar worn awav
to bare ground, and progress was
necessarily much impeded. At Water
town the eloigning became good, and
Empire State was stilt leading
about fifteen rods, under a stroneand
steady pull. He then commenced the
long and powerful stroke for which ht
is noted, and trotted with clock-like
precision up hill and down, drawing
his heavy load behind him with ap
parent case, and trotted so well with
in himself that ho was allowed to go
as he pleased until North horn w
reached at 12:37. The distance thus
far traveled waa twenty-eighty mile,
and th time one hour and filty-on
minutes, nearly four minute to the
mile. A rest of seven minute was
here taken, and eruel. wine water and
bay offered the horse, but he refused
and was with difficulty kept from run
ning away, unce more given his
bead ho seemed to be possessed, and
trotted mile after mil at three min
ute gait, and all the time within him
self under a steady null. This he kept
up until be reached Long Pond, where
he slopped trotting and walked into
th city, arriving at 'Washington
Square at 1:10 o'clock, having come
th last ten mile in 85 minute, and
the whol distance, 88 miles, in two
hours and thirty -thre minutes, wbioh
is a little less than a mile in four min
utes for th whole distance.
BMion alter Lie aiuial ina aiowaa n-
came sick, and although every effort
was made to savo him, th over-driving
killed him.and hedied at midnight
of apasmodio cholio. I van hoe, his
competitor, waa last aeen at Water
town, but arrived at Norlhboro long
after th winner had left, and finding
it no use to follow, bis driver wisely
withdraw from the race and put ap
th horse. Empire State, the winner,
was one fourth thorough bred, 16 bands
1 inch high, weighed 1,050 pounds,
10 years old, and a light bay color.
II was raised in Kentucky, and at
one time was owned by Dan Mace,
and called th "John horss." His
temper was not of the best, and it ia
said that he could not be used for any
thing but racing purposes. This most
noted and fatal raoe ia without par
allel for speed, powers of endurance
thorough gameness, and ia fully ex
traordinary a feat as that of trolling
twenty mile in an hour. Humane
and sensible men will wish it to re
main without a parillol.
a m m
' lYetmm, 1reliH
STRIKX ONCI MORI TO tintRTT.
Whereas, Our most loyal and august
Governor, John W. Geary, has tele
graphed to Senator Cameron, that
Pennsylvania will do her whole duty
in this trying crisis;
And vhereas. Great is John W"
Geary, and obedient lo his nod should
be all th most loyal and faithful peo
ple of tbe Commonwealth ;
And whereas, The conn try ia in dan
ger and our pure and patriotic Gov
ernor ia calling upon the good and
brave hearts of the J'Heyslone," to
avert that danger)
nd whereas, It is suspected that
our most wise and puissant Governor,
John W. Geary, is nothing but a bsg
of wind;
Now, know ye, loyal people of
Huntingdon and III tonncllstown, that
we Captain Billy Dunn, and 1st Lieu
tenant Johnny natfield, brave and
true men, burning with lb fire of
patriotism, and determined to respond
to the cull of our most loyal Governor,
and to prove that ho is not as big an
ass as people say hois, are now raiting
a company to proceed to Harrisburg,
at once, to see the Governor, and obey
his orders. And we hereby call upon
the loj al peoplo of all agos and colors,
to enroll themselves in our company
without delay. Rations, ammunition,
and transportation furnished by our
mos; puissant Governor, without cost
to anybody. Brave men, friends of
loyalty and freedom, report to us, or
either one of us, as soon as you read
thia thrilling proclamation.
By authority of the Governor.
Capt. Bii.tr Dt-.HK, ;
v 1st Lt. Johnny llATniLD.
N. B. Recruiting office open from
daylight till dark. Free fol ail races
and color.
The wife of Dsvid Lewis, of Rbarns-
town, New Jersey, on the evening of
th 12th intt', was ascending the stair
of bar horn with a child in her arm
and a kerosene lamp in her hand, w bun
th lamp exploded, letting fire to her
clothing, and burning her ao severely'
that ah dicd-aco afterwards. Her
husband waa ssverely burned in try
ing to savs her. The child scapd
with slight injury.
lt Cifarflftfj JlfpufcUrair,
etW, t r fa flj ,Jr
Terms of ubbeiiptlon-
If pjd Ib adrtnoe, or witbia tbreo months... ft OT
If paid after tbreo and before elz moothe... I S
If paid after tbe nplrbtion of ais abontbt.... 101
. , Kb tea or Adrert Ulnar,
Trnwatebt bdrerliat.-tvebU, per MfUbiuOf 1 lineeor
lees, ) timea or leae......;v...t....-.AV.-.vr..'...$l at
ror each aubaetjuant inaartloa-.-......... a
Administrator' and a'xecnUirs' notions-.-.,. f a-
Awditsra' botieeo,......... :.v t V
Cbnttonaand Kitraya. H I Si
Pisaolation boliees.. t SS
Lneel eotioea, per line..... H- . . IS
Obituary eotieea. wear ire haee, per tibe..... IS
Proieeaieeel Cbrda, t year ...vvuwr be
VabSLV anrgbYltSbbirrav a
t aaaara S 00 I reclame IJS M
t aqearaa-a....M.fb OS icelema-, M 40 OS
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I e,uiree, per ealre, 3 SS Over S, per eatrea 1 S
' - -i ajiirbiitir.- . .. - -t
abort, SO or leas, $1 00 U abeat; It or leot.td (I
j abeet, 10 er len, i Of 1 ebtrt, 10 or Icn, S 0
Orel 20 ef eacb of abo.a at rrrmortinnete rates.
' - -GEO. B. OOOfiLANUBR.
- Sditer and Proprietor.
., , , martl. Srorfcu.
CL EABFXBLD ,
M A R B L E W 0 Ii K S ,
lUllaa 4 Vermont MurMts flnt hod I
. ,. tfct hlf heat yl ot U Art, j
-. V- J-..JJ , , l aajwbavs-". -J ,,,,. Ht rt ,
Tb MStrit)ri bg left) t knnooiiM to lb
itiioBl of Clrarftald coontt, iht lhf hmf sSfMattf
M xt4Kiivw Mu-bl Yardm itMioath-w-atoaravr
of Mrkt tvifi Fourth -trMUyCleirn.d, Pt., when
tb ar prepared to aaha Tomb6toM, Mastv
menu, Tombftpbaa ad tulc Toiabi, Cradl Towbi,
OttrtcrT PoU, Want lei, 8 he l? el, Bracket, ata.,-
on short i.nt.e. Tbr alwayi ktp ot) band '
tar quaauty ar war anMtMd, aaerp. um lottar
ina, to that lwrtona can tall and rloct Tor tbm-
Mlrof tho it Tie vranted. Thrr wiH alia sab la
rdr aay etbor Htla of work tbat may ba doairodp
and thy flat lor thaw ) that tboy can oompW
jrith tbo onanafatrtorera ot.tt.ido of tba aoastT,
ottbar in workmanabip or pitta, aa tboj only
pioyuio ooox vonora.
ail laqainoa vj mom prooipuy twrw-e
War 1 1M7.
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HKKRY GULIC.
HOW TO SAVE MONEY.
rpill ttnof art bard j jwa'd Ilk to kaow
X Ho y aia-- mti joar dollar
Tka way ta da it 1 aill bof - . r.
. If joa Will road abat folio. ,
A aa wbo tro4 aot far IVoai borp 1 ' ' '
Who workod bard at bit trada, , t. t
Bat had a koatobold to tupport
That qvaadorod all ha aada. :" v
I bitt m aaoa. 0oyi ba, "It- MtSaV .
I look tbroad boar aad roofh f
1'vo triod to got arolf a tait,
Bat aaa'l aara ap oaaagb.' . - ;
ayt I, my Mm4. bow mk hav f
I'll tall yo wboro to fo '
Ta ft a anlt (hat'i floand and ofcoap t
To RKIZBN8TBIH A Oa.
Ba Itolr what Hula bo had rat-ad,
Aad wont to Roitaailoia Brothoiy
iad tboro bt (tot a bandsman taftv
for half bo paid ta othort.
5o ho It hema, bt ioobt to Wtlt,
And thoir tfToot It taob, ;
That vboa thoj tako tbotr 4-Vj mi,
Thaj doa't oat half m aiaeh.
lad bow bt flndt aa Saturday mighi.
With all thtir waatt tuppliod, :, ,
That ht hat aioaoy left la tpaad, ,
tod aoait ta lay andt.
BU oad ratooac. with obaorfal mtlt,
Ht gladly UHt to all,
tr yoa d tat-t aiaoty, fo tad bay 1
Toar rlothot mt
BBlZBNHtBI'f CtOTOrK BALL.
.lpffta'ran.itbiBf Aoodi ffV rttff1tt,'ail
oarjr taU aad ia ary atyla aprll, 4f
THE LATEST OUT I
M0NKT SAVED IS M0RIT MADIf '
B
WIa I Tf ae wlia ta bwrataea ClOTt-
Oaf, HATS 0ri, er leraMbibt I
GO TO C. H. HOOBK'3
Hew aai (been Oletkn 'tare, Wbere will Ve
renn eabalbbllj es bend b larae be wall ae
laa tad naaanmaat af Piae BlaeV. Vaattmara fails
ba flrea ban, lijbl, as lb fees . .. ,
ALL KINDS Or CLOTHING
Adapt! to all to oaf af tbo yart alaa, 0blrlt,
Drawtra. Collars, aad a larao aad wall toltttod
BMortwoat af In HATH aad CAPS, of tba
vary latttt ttylot and fa farl attrytbinf tbat
oaa booallod for la hit liat, will bo faraiibod
at tba vary lowort elt? prlttt.aa tboyfftavtbooa
parobaotd at tbt lowtit pottiblt )faroii aad
will ba told ia tbt aamt way by
C. Ha moorp, -la
tbt Foot OBoa BaUdlag. hilipibor() Pa.
, - NEWS.
Pal It and Wtokly paain, Maftttaoii tiro, a
lorro aiiortmtntof tbt latttt aad bait NoTalf,
Joba-Baoht, da taattaotly aa hoed at , - j
j. ii. nuun tv a,
Ia tbo Pott Ofllto Boildtnfi '
awll-ly Philtptbart Pa.
Irrcliant Jailors
SOMETHING NEW IN SHAW'S ROW.
MA KB db BTOWSHTOTt,
9fercliant Tallorap
. Mtorbnt Btreet, Clearfield, ttu ,
HAVING opistd tbtlr ntw tatabllibattat la
8haw't Row, enr dnor tatt of tbo pott oftoo,
and ha-iag jatt rttaraod tnm tbt tattora oltiot
with a largo awortaioat tf
Cloths, Casslmerea, Vesting1,
Btavtrt, aad alt kiediof Ooodt for Kta tad
boya' wtar. ara sow prtparod to aioht Bp to
order CLOTH 1HO, frma a oirtte articlt ta a fall
tall, la tbt latott at y lot and aioit workaianliht
aitBBtr. Bpoeial attoadoa .aa to
work aad tattia-eat for aiB aad boyt. Wo
offor groat bargaiaa t eailoaitrt, aad waraal
oattra lalUfaptioa. A llbaral there af pablie
paUwaeg t ta letitittd. Oalt aad fee ear too at.
M. A. PRANK.
eetlT-tf 1:11 B. B. U. BTOUGHTOB.
i IT. BRIDGE,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
(Btero one doer oait ef Cleartold Heaat,)
Market fttrvat, ClaarCeid, n.
KBRPB aa band a fall attertaioata af Oeato
h'arnUbin Ooodi, tatk at fiblrtt, Liaoa
and Wooloa t'odtrtblrta, Drawtrt aad kWha,
Nook Uot, Paokat Uandktrabiofa, Qkovai, Hati,
Ciahrollaa. A la groat oarltty. Of Ptoee
Qoedt bo keepo the
Best Cloths of atl "Shades and Colors,"
Keek aa Black Doookfa ef tbt vtry Wort atakti
Paaep CaaotwMre, ia greet tertotr , aita. Fraatk
Coating. Hfiavor, PilU Ctilnehllla, atd PrlooU
OTereoatlnff. All of wklrk wtll bo told obtap for
Ceob. aad wada ap aaeordiag to tbt latott tltot
by otporioaood Work won.
Aloo, Affoat for Clearltld attnty far I. H.
Blngor A Co 'a. tolobrattd Btwiag Mnrhinot.
Woo. I, bh tf. H RRIhSB.
RF.VOI.L'TIOW in THAUE1 .LADIES,
yoa oaa roooiTe for tbo warn of
O If B ftvLLAB
Bilk, Morlae, and ATpatva HrooMt. Bhawlt, Bal
oiorali, ),ina Good , Kmr".ted Tatila Covora,
Watfhoa, iowolry fiilrt Prated M ara, Rowing
Maori i dc, At. fUad rlubi of tta er morn, wtta
Ub Mtit fftt fevh deocrintlTtAoch, and th-fftttf
ep ef tba etob will resoiTt a pratoat wotih W ta
i-ilift, aooordtisg to arrr tcnU AfClt wantod
rrrrywhoro, niw)art tout tHk J-A UK Kit A
CO.. MAM Poaoral St Boatea. (Uo2 Jaad
T AWTEDI m rSlKR T amba
la b ItxM bawl kebereMe beetiwwe far tea
w'.ater monlae, la the r'alnttr whare bhea reside.
wblek Will bt 10 aaa from 10 ba lib per mentb.
far bbrtieelbra mfmtj eb w bddram faHaULM
ISrtft, Ml Saaaoab btreet, rkllbdeubklb, IV
rehnere 1J, lM.Vs f.