Rome hopes that at some future day
some future and present party shall
find itself obliged openly to sell itself
to her. If so, and another rebellion
arise in consequence of its ruin or
success (and either would bring it
on,) mightier means on this side of
the Atlantic, and certain recognition
on the other, will attend its very
opening."
Villainous is the only word that
can describe the meaning and intent
of such language as this. The Catho
lic can readily find means to retort
by showing that there have been Pro
testant as well as Catholic despots
and assassins, and thatneither political
ambition, uor intolerance, nor cruel
ty have pertained exclusively to ono
denomination. But the great objec
tion to such sectarian assaults is that
they tend to provoke the very evils
they aro professedly directed against.
nothing is more to bo deprecated
than the creation of hostility and
suspicion between the sects into
which our communities are divided,
and especially the attempt to intro
duce the proscription of any denomi•
nation into politics. When the Oath-
Mies, or any other sect make an as
sault upon our free institutions, it will
bo met. It is monstrous injustice to
attempt to excite suspicion and ill
against them in advance. We can
secure ourselves in no such way.—
Our safety lies in the education of
the people. The peril growing out
of the large addition of foreA 6 .. bo
our voting population comes not from
their religion, but their ignorance.—
We must educate the whole people.
We must insist upon intelligence as a
qualification for the ballot. Then,
whether the voters are black or white
—Catholic or Protestant—they will
know enough to vote for their own
welfare and that of their children,
and will jealously resist the first ap
proach of despotic power, come
whence it may. Let us have no at
tempts to excite denominational pas
sion and prejudice and no monstrous
predictions of sectarian civil war.
fls afiiisrfisrE.
WREN DUMOORATIO PSIIJOAPLEO OZABZ TO MUD, WI PEASE
TO 'mow."
WM. M. MUSLIN, Editdr and Proprietor
LEBANON, PA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1865
min Massachusetts no one,white
or black, is allowed to vote unless ho
can read and write, and yet the re•
publican fanatics of that State, un
der the lead of Butler and Wendell
Phillips, want the right of suffrage
conferred upon the. negroes in the
South, and are ready to make war
o so. ey c o not seem to know
that they should sweep before their
own'doors first, (give the negroes
votes in Massachusetts,) and that even
if President Johnson had the dispo
sition, he has not the power to con
fer the right of suffrage upon the ne.
gro—that being a power entirely and
exclusively in the hands of the
States.
it*ir There is great dissatisfaction
among the one year troops about to
be mustered out at Harrisburg, in
consequence of the order from the
War Department reducing their boun
ty twenty-five per cent.
RESTORATION OF NORTH CAROLINA.
A proclamation has been issued by
President Johnson, appointing W.W.
Holden Provisional Governor of
North Carolina, with power to call a
convention ofpeople who are loyal
to the United States, for the purpose
of altering or amending the State
Constitution, and also with "authori
ty to exorcise within the limits of
the said State all the powers necessa
ry and proper to enable sach loyal
people of the State of North Carolina
to restore the said State to its con
stitutional relations to the Federal
government, and to present such a
republican farm of State government
as will entitle the State to the guar
antee of the United States therefor
and its people to protection by the
United States against invasion, in
surrection and domestic violence."—
The necessary military protection is
also ordered.
SW* General Sherman on Tuesday
issued his farewell address to the Ar
mies of Tennessee and Georgia. In
it ho traces briefly the career of the
armies under his command, from the
cliffs of Lookout Mountain, down
through Georgia to Savannah, and
thence northward through the Caro
linas and Virginia. He advises his
men, about to return to their homes,
not to yield to the temptation of
seeking (( new adventure abroad," for
it will load ftonly to death and disap
pointment."
ser Somebody wanted to know
whore John Mitehelkia. He is in New
York.
Ot — As those Now Yorkers who pre
sented a carriage and span to Presi
dent Johnson and got snubbed there
fore, profess to be very disinterested
and patriotic, lot them show it by
giving their costly present to Mrs.
Lincoln. They will hardly do that
however, as she has no patronage at
her disposal.
THE EXTREMISTS OF NEW ENGLAND--
WINDER PHILLIPS ADVOCATES A RE
PUDIATION OF THE WAR DEBT,
BOSTON, May 31.—Thc New Eng
land anti-Slavery Convention met to
day, and was very fully attended.—
Rev. J. F. Sargent was chosen as
President, and Wendell Phillips as
Chairman.
The business committee reported a
resolution to the effect that it is the
settled opinion of the convention that
the reconstruction of the rebel States
without negro suffrage is a practical
surrender to the Confederacy, and
will make the anti-slavery proclama
tion of the late President, and even
the expected amendment to the Con
stitution, utterly inefficient for
. the
freedom and protection of the negro
race.
Mr. Phillips supported the resolu
tion in a vigorous speech. He also
said there was but one way in which
the people could still bold the helm
of affairs and that was a declaration
ofthe repudiation of the entire war
debt. Such a party would have his
voice and vote until God called him
home. He would constantly oppose
every step of reconstruction that did
not plane the negro upon an absolute
equality with the white man. There
were but two parties in the country,
the sycophants of Jeff„ Davis and the
lovers of liberty. EFery man: who
supported the North. Carolina proc
lamation \WS n. DILVIS/1 11, 1 111031 +
Butter, better would it have been
for Grant to have surrendered to Lee
than for President
,Jobnson to have
surrendered to North Carolina.
Hon. Amasa Walker followed, in a
full endorsement of Phillips' speech.
LETTER FROM GENERAL SHERMAN.
CAMP NEAR ALEXANDRIA,
Va., May 19, 1865.
DEAR BOWINIAN.—I Mil just arrived.
All my army will be in to day. I
have been lost to the world in the
woods for some time. Yet on arriv
ing at the "settlements" found I have
made quite a stir among the people
at home,
and that the most sinister
motives have been ascribed to me,
I have made frequent official re
ports of my official action in all pub
lic matters, and all of them have been
carefully suppressed, whilst the most
ridiculous nonsense has been industri
ously spread abroad through all the
newspapers: Well l you know what
importance I attach to such matters,
and that I have been too long fight
ing with real rebels with muskets in
their hands to be scared by mere non
combatants, no matter how high
their civil rank or station..
It is amusing to observe how brave
and firm some men become when all
danger is past. I kayo noticed on
fields of battle brave men never insult
the captured or mutilate the dead ;
but cowards and laggards always do.
I cannot now reach the act, but
Shakspeare records how poor Falstaff.
the prince of cowards and wits. ris
ing . from a feigned death, stabbed
again the dead Percy and Parried the
carcass aloft in triumph to prove his
'llon.kg/mn9sY,,,OßnAtet,r '-
pear to brandish the evidence of
their valor and seek to win applause,
and to appropriate honors for deeds
that never were done.'
As to myself, I ask no popularity,
no rewards; but I dare the War -De
partment to publish my official let
ters and reports. I assert that my
official reports have been purposely
suppressed, while all the power of
the press has been malignantly turn
ed against me.
Ido want peace and security, and
the return to law and justice from
Maine to the Rio Grande; and if it
does not exist now substantially, it is
for state reasons beyond my compre
hension. It may bethought strange
that one who has no fame but as
soldier should have been so careful to
try to restore the civil power of the
government and the peaceful juris
diction of the'Federal 'Courts ; bot it
is difficult to discover in that fact any
just cause of offense to an enlighten
ed and free people. But when men
choose to slander and injure others,
they can easily invent the facts for
the purpose when the proposed vic
tim is far away, engaged In public
service of their own bidding. But
there is consolation in knowing that
though truth lies in the bottom of s,
well, the Yankees have perseverance
enough to get to that bottom,
Yours, truly, W. T, SHERMAN.
Igt. Gov. Bigler of this State, paid
a visit to Washington a few days
since, and had a long interview with
the President, The Governor and
the President are old friends, and
were Senators togettfef,'"And, as the'
record proves, voted together in fa
vor of the Crittenden Compromise
- and all other public questions tending
to peace. We are glad to learn that
Gov. Bigler was cordially received
by President Johnson, and that their
views harmonize. This is a good
omen,
Stir The War Department has an
nounced thatitoldiers' enlisted under
the act of July 4, 1864, if discharged
before the expiration of one-half of
their term, will not be entitled to the
second instalment of the government
bounty.
_Recruits of 1863 discharged
before the .expiration of their term,
will be entitled to the full bounty.
GENERAL BANKS SHELvEn..--GenT
eral Banks, like General Butler, has
been ordered to report at home, in
IClEWSRChumettg, Cotton operations
are said to be the cause of this order.
They are undergoing examination.
KThe fnajor onorals'of the regu
lar army, it is reported, will be assign
ed as follows: General Halleek to
command the Pacific States; General
Sherman, the Division of the Missis
sippi; General Meade, the Atlantic
Skates; General Sheridan, the trans:
Mississippi;P:sppral Thomas, Virginia
and North Carolina,
INDICTMENT OF JEFFERSON DAVIS- - -
THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM,
WASHINGTON, Friday, May 26.—At
2 30 o'clock this afternoon the Grand
Jury for the District of Columbia re
ported to the Supreme Court of the
District an indictment against Jeffer
son Davis, of which the following is a
copy.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DISTRICT OF CO.
LUMBIA, COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, TO WIT:--The
jurors of the United States of America, within
and for the county of Washington aforesaid, up
on their oath present; That Jefferson Davis,
lstely of the county of Henrico, in the State of
Virginia, Yeoman ; being an inhabitant of and
resident within the said United States of Amer
ica, not having the fear of God before his eyes,
nor weighing the duty of his said allegiance, but
being moved and seduced by the instigation of
the devil, wickedly devising and disturbing the
peace and tranquility of the said United States
of America, to disturb the Government of the
said United States of America, and to stir, move
and excite rebellion, insurrection and war a
gainst the said United States of America on the
first day of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, at the
county of Renee° aforesaid, in the State of V ir
ginM aforesaid, with force of arms, unlawfully,
falsely, malioiously, and traitorously did com
pass, imagine and intend to raise, levy and ear•
ry on war, insurrection and rebellion against the
said United States of America, for the subversion
of the Government of the said United States of
America, in the county of Washington aforesaid
in the District of Columbia aforesaid, and wi th
in the jurisdiction of this court, and in order to
fulfill and bring to effect the said treacherous
compass, imaginations and intentions, the the
said Jefferson Davis, afterward, to wit, on the
15th day of June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, at the
county of Ilanrice aforesaid, in the State of Vir
ginia aforesaid, being there and then leagued in
conspiracy with a large number of iesprgertla
gietit i ffftert States OFAinerica, fpr tbo snhver
sien of the Government of the Government of
the said United Stateti of America, and being
then and theta the lender and Commander-in
chief of the said insurgents, and false traitors,
with whom be, the said Jefferson Davis, was than
and there leagued in conspiracy as aforesaid,
anti being then and there aeknowleaged, recog
nised, and obeyed by the said insurgents and
'fake traitors as their leader and commander...in
chief in the prosecution of the said war against
the said United States of AMerica for the subver
sion of the GovernMent of the United States of
America, did unlawfully, maliciously, and trai
torously order and command a great multitude
of such insurgents and false traitors, who were
then and there, to wit, at the county of llenrieo
aforesaid, in the State of Virzinia aforesaid, on
the day and year Init aforesaid, unlawfully and
traitorously assembled and banded together to a
great number, to wit: to the number of twenty
thousand persons and upward, and who then and
there acknowledged, recognized and obeyed him,
the said Jefferson Davie as their leader and Com
mander-in-chief no aforesaid, but whose names
ace to the jurors aforesaid unknown, to march
and proceed in a warlike manner—that is to say,
with drums and colors, with cannon, muskets,
carbines, swords, cutlasses and other warlike
weapons, as well offensive as defensive, from the
said county of Henrica, in the State of Virginia
aforesaid ; to the county of Washington, afore
said, in the District of Columbia aforesaid, and
within the jurisdiction of this county , unlawful
ly,. maliciously and traitorously to carry on war
against the said United States of America, for
the subversion of tho Government of the said
United States of America, and to enable the said
insurgents and false traitors to march and pro
coed to invade the said county of Wash ington,
and there to levy and carry on war against the
said United States of America, for the subver
sion of the Government of the said United
States ot America, and to aid and abet them in
so doing, be, the said Jefferson Davis, afterwards
to wit, on the said first day , of June, in the year
of our TJord one thousand eight hundred and six
ty-four, at the coanty of flenrieo aforesaid, in
the State of Virginia aforesaid, did provide, fur
nish and supply said insurgents and false trai
tors so banded_ together as aforesaid, with a large
number of horses, mules, wagons, and ambu
lances, and largo numbers of warlike weapons,
to wit: Common muskets, carbines, pistols,
swords, cutlasses and other warlike weapons;
and with a large amount of ammunition, to wit:
powder, shot, shells, cartridges, percussion caps,
bullets, and other munitions of war; and with
drums and colors; and lso with a large amount
eLftr, unit ou tfe, a4t. dilre7 - 15MinThr
subsistence of the said insurgents and false trai
tors, so banded together as aforesaid, during
their march to anewhile carrying on warfare
against the said United States of Americo, for
the subversion of the Government of the Govern
ment of the said' United States of America, in the
said county of Washington, in the District of
Columbia aforesaid,
The indictment goes on in the same
quaint Stpte to enlarge upon the
same charges, and is signed with the
following name :
L. C. CARRINGTON,
United States Attorney for
the:Dfstrict of Columbia.
On the - back of the indictment is
the following indorsoment
United States VB. Jefferson Davis,
Treason. %V itn esses—Pran Cis P.
Blair, St.., Jobn R. Claggett, General
M. D. Hardin, Thomas F. Maury ' M.
D. George E. Kirk, John H. Mc-
Chesney.
I'FiMBARRASSING ITE GroyERNAIENT."
.—The favorite phrase of the "loyal"
office-holders will be forint" to have a
notable-significance in the following
letter, written by Senator Sumner,
of Massachusetts, in reply to one
from certain colored men of North
Carolina asking "a few plain direc
tions" as to the proper stand for
them to take in the matter of re-es
tablishing the State Government:
"WASIIIEGTON, May 13.
"flp.wrl.Esiex :—I am glad that the citizens of
North Carolina are ready to take part in the or
ganization of government. It is unquestionably
their right and duty.
"I see little chance of peace and tranquility
in any rebel state unless the rights of all are
recognized without distinction of color. On
this foundation we must build.
"Thi article on reconstruction to which you
call my attention proceeds on the Idea of slavery,
that persona with a white akin are the only "cit
izens." This is a mistake.
"Ae you do ma the honor to ask me the proper
stand for you to make, I have no hesitation in
replying that op puag insiel on all the rights
apd prflpges o f. a citiz en .
. They belong to you.
and kokoe;?er undertakes to rob you of t,llem fr 4
USURPER mrp AN IMPOSTER..
"UT course you will take part in any primary
meeting for political organization, open to citi
zens generally, and wilt not•mies any opportuni
ty to allow your loyalty. Accept my best wishes,
and believe me gentlemen,
"Faithfully yenta, • CHAS. SUITNER."
It has been pretty accurately un.
derstood that President ' Tohnson is
unalterably Opposed to negro Puff
rage—and, God bless him if he stands
by that principle—and yet Senator
Sumner writes to the Degrees of
North Carolina to insist upo n their
"rights and privileges" as "eltizens,'?
and to oppose.as a "usurper and an
inzpvigtor" whoever undertakes to rob
them of the orights" of citizenship.
If this is not embarrassing and op
posing the Government, please inform
us what it is.
it will be remembered that Sena-
for f3umner was one of tho most bit
ter denunciators of Vice President
Johnson just after the inaaguration
ceremonies, and now, since Johnson
has become President, is endeavoring
to lay every obstacle in his way in
the work of reconstructing the Union
and reconcijing the people.
The sensation reports last week
spread before the public by the Philadel
phia inquirer, about riots in Schuykill
county, were entirely without founda
tion, There Is not a particle of truth in
them.
Ihrr .MT F TTIII 4 k
HIS REPORT OF HIS MILARY OPERA
TIONS AND NEGOTITIONS,
Information Given to tit . Public and
- Withheld from Conmanders•
GENERAL SHERMAN TO LEN. GRANT
HEADQUARTERS, .)I, HA T RY I ) I VISION
OF THE MISSISSIPPI - , I isl THE FIELD,
RALEI O LI, N. C., April 28, 1565.
Genera/ :—Since you eft me yes
terday I have seen th,. NC NV York
Times of the 24th, contaning a bud
get of Mi-litary news, aithenticated
by the signature of the7ecretary of
War, which is grouped ii such a way
as to give very erroneouSimpressions.
It embraces a copy of ;he basis of
agreement between mylelf and Gen.
Johnson, of April 18, with common
taxies, which it will be sink enough
to discuss two or threetyears hence,
.1T
after the government h, experiment
ed a little more in the nachinery by
which power reaches
,he scattered
peOple of the 'vast area of country
known as the South. But, in the
meantime, I do think that my rank,
if not past service, entitled nic at
least to the respect of keeping secret
what was known to none but the
Cabinet until further inquiry could
have been made,
I--- instead of giving
.. , , 4
and drawingnte).;Etriet:i.p. _4) me le, e iat,
truth.
I never Saw or had furnished me al
copy of President Lincoln's despatch
to you of the sth of March, until after
the agreement ; nor did Mr. Stanton,
or any hunian being, ever convey to
me its substance or anything like it.
But, on the contrary, I had seen Gen
eral Weitzel'S invitation to the Vir-.
ginia Legislature, made in Mr. Lin
coln's very presence, and had failed
to discover any other official notice
of a plan of reconstruction, or any
idea calculated to allay the fears of
the people of the South that alter the
destruction of the. armies and civil
authorities they would be l e ft with
out any government at all. We
should not drive a people into it nattily
and it is simply impossible for our
military power to reach all the re
sources of their - unhappy:country. I
confess I did Rot wish to break Gen
eral Johnson's army into bands of
armed men, movirg about without
purpose, and capable only of infinite
mischief. But you saw' on your arri
val that I had my army so , Oisposed
that his escape was only possible in a
disorganized state, and as you did
not choose to direct military opera
tions in this quarter, 1 infer you
were satisfied with the military situ
ation. At all events, the i;;siant
learned, what was proper enough,
the disapproval of the •President, I
acted in such a manner as to compel
the surrender of General Johnston's
whole army on the same terms you
prescribed to General Lee's army
when you had it surivunded r and in
your absolute power.
Mr. Stanton, in stating that my
orders to' General' Stoneman; were
Davis to Mexico or Europe, is in deep
error. Stoneman was i not at
burry then, but had gone lmek to
Statesville. Davis Nvtli supposed to
be between us, and qerefbre Stone
man was beyond him By turning
towards me he was approaching Da
vis, and had. he joined Inc, as ordered,
I would have had a mounted force
greatly needed for that and other
purposes; but even . notr I don't know
that Mr. Stanton wants Mr.. Davis
caught ; and as my official papers,
deemed .sacred; aye hastily published
to the world, it will be .imprudent for
me to state what has been done in
that respect, as the editor of the
Tunes has. It may be logically and
fairly drawn from this singular docu
ment the conclusion that I am insub
ordinate. I can only deny the inten
tion. I have never in my life ques
tioned or disobeyed an order, though
many and many a time have I risked
my life, my health and reputation, in
obeying orders or even hints to exe
cute plans and purposes not to my
liking. It is not fair to withhold
from me plans and policy, if any
there be, and expect me to guess at
them, as facts and events appear
quite different from different Maud
points.
For four years I bare bop in
camp dealing with soldiers, and I can
assure you that the conclusion at
which the Cabinet arrived with such
singular unanimity differs from mine.
copfppred freely, with the best
ears in this army as to the points in
volved in this controversy, and,
strange to arty, they were singularly
unanimous in the other conclusion ;
and they will learn with pain and
amazement that I aiiiroamed insub
ordinate and wanting in common
sense ; that I, who, in the complica
tions of last year; worked day and
stimmer an 4 winter, cpr the
cause and administration, and who
have brought an army of seventy
tholAand men in magnificent style
across a country deemed impassible,
and placed it .just whore it was want
ed almost on the day appointed, have
brought 4isprpgit, on our government.
I do not wish to boastof this ; but I
do say that it entitled me to the
courtesy of being. consulted before
publishing to the world a proposi
tiPn Fi4Thtfully submitted to higher
authority for' adjudiegion, and then
accompanied by other statements
which invited the Press to let loose
Upon me. Is it true that non-com
battants7—men who sleep in comfort
and security while we watch en the
distant lines H-are better able to
judge than we poor soldiers, who
rarelor see a newspaper, hardly can
bear from our families, or stop long
enough to get our pay.
I envy not the task pf reeonstrue,
tion, and am delighted that the Sec
retary has relieved me of it. -ik; you
did not undertake to assume the man
agemont of the afl•'airs of this army, 1
IPWi', PP personal inspection, your
mind arrived at a oifibront, conclusion
from that of the Secretary
I will, - therefore, go on and execute
your orders to their cenciusion, and
when done will, with intense antis
faction, leave to the civil authorities ,
the execution of the task of which
they seem to me so jealous ; but, as
an impost man and soldier, invite
them to follow my path, for they
may see something and hoar some
thing that may disturb their philoso
phy. With sincere respect,
W. T. SUERMA,N,
Major General Commanding.
Lieutenant General U. S. Grant,
Generalin-Chief, Washington, D. C.
P. S.—As Mr. Stanton's singular
paper has been published, I demand,
that this also be made public, though
I am in no manner responsible to the
press, but, to the law and my proper
superiors.
W. T. SUERMAN,
1.41.ai0r-General Commanding
ROAD CATTLE.
[PBBLIBLIED BY ittqUEST.3
There are few greater annoyances
to a farmer, than what are ordinarily
denominated Road Cattle. These
animals are let out upon the high
way by their owners every morning,
and left -to shift for themselves,
which, like most vagrants, they gen
erally manage to do, at the expense
of other people. Their ingenujty in
letting down fences and opening
gates, and their activity in leaping
almost every species of enclosure, are
too well-known to reqUire us to en
. . _
has had woful experience upon his
own crops. Not very many years
ago a rave of highway men set public
justice at defiance, but were at last
forced to yield to the determination
of their fellow-citizens ; these cattle
however with no better character,
have succeeded in setting us at utter
defiance. Has not the time come
when this should no longer be sub
mitted to, and are there not enough
public spirited citizens to put a stop
to it?
Our object in this article is to look
atlittle into the law of' the matter,
and to suggest to those who are suf
fering from the-depredations of these
animals, their rights and remedies.
By the common law, a person had
a double remedy for any trespass
committed by cattle upon his proper
ty—an
action of trespass 'for dam.
ages—or.taking up the animals do
ing the damage and impounding
them until satisfaction was made.—
In so far as these remedies have not
been restricted by act of Assembly
they remain in full force. The ac
tion of trespass remains untouched ;
the right of distraining cattle has
been regulated, extended; and would
probably be held by the courts to
have done away entirely with the
old common law
: process, and that'
any ono now taking up cattle must
proceed according to the act of As•
sombly. Fitzwater vs. Stout, 4.
p 22.
Bylhe acts of 1700 and 1729, it is
provided that fences shall be of suf
ficient rail or bars four feet and a
half high, the distance from the
ground to the bottom riot to exceed
nine inches ; and "whoever not haV
th round so enclocd shall.
I , • 'lnge to and horse,
Idea, sheep, hogs or, goats of any
other persons, by hunting or driving
them out of or' from said grounds,
shall be liable to make good all dam
ages sustained thereby, to,the owner
of the said cattle." By the act of
April 13th, 1807, a mode of proceed
ing is pointed out which may be pur
sued where . any trespass is committ
ed upon improved and enclosed land.
So that where a farmer finds cattle
doing damage upon his land, enclosed
as directed by the act regulating
fences, it is only necessary for him to
pursue this act relative to strays.—
But the question often arises, what
remedy have I for trespass upon my
unenclosed land, my hod not fenced
according to act of Assembly, my
grass on the aide of the highhighway?
YOu have the right of your action of
trespass under the common law.—
Addison Reports, p. 258. That law
recognizes no fences. It ad - .)pis the
great principle f'sie mere tun ut
onum non lacdoes"---s6 use your own
property as not to injure your neigh
bor. lam not bound to protect my
land froth his cattle; he. must keep
his cattle from my lajid. The man
who keeps a cow, a dog, a horse,
must so keep him that he ihjnres not
his neighbor. He is not tip let him
loose upon the community and put
every Man to the.expense of protect
ing himself against his incursions.—
He must keep him up, and if he does
pot, ho is liable for the damages he
commits. A man has the right of
passage with his cattle over the high
way, He has no right to turn them
out to pasture along its sides ; and if
ho does I can bring on action against
him, for the damage .dome to my
property over which the highway
passes.
The owners of land on each aide of
a public highway, own to the centre
of the road, They have the exclu
sive right of passage in the publie.---
They are entitled to all remedies for
its injury. The title to the soil, stone,
wood, or grass, continues in the owii
er of the land. They may carry wa.
ter or pipes underneath the high way,
Ll.nd !POP Pvery use that ie PPpQist,
ont with the casement over it Kent's
Commentaries, Vol. 3d. P. 432.
Chambers vs. Furney, I!Yeates, 167:
In the ease of Lewis et. al. vs.—
Jones ot. al., I. Barr, 330, decided in
1847, these principles aro referred to,
and a party who deposited fence rails
on a highway, was held guilty of
trespass against the owner of the
soil, The court holding "no princi
"ple more familiar or better settled
"than the right to the soil of a high
"way resides in the proprietor of the
"land over which it has been laid ;
"and that a citizen has no more than
"a license to pass along it with car.,
!triages and battle.; an abuse of which
"like the abase of any other license
"given, not by the party, hat by the
"law, makes him .a trespasser against
"the proprietor from the beginning,"
The highway is therefore merely an
easemept over the land of the owner,
and is lea rights in relation there
'to are the saw , 101 to any other part
of his property.' In faot they sbbuld
be parti!.:ularly favored, as the law
presents his protection of this prop
erty by e fence, even should he de-
sire It-
Our remedies therefore for injuries
by cattle to "improved and enclosed
land," are distress or action at law ;
to uninelosed land, action at law
alone. Neither of them sufficiently
prompt or severe for those who in
tentionally let their cattle loose Up
on the public, although very proper
for cases of accidental damages. At
the present day, there are no com
mons, at least in our locality, and the
mere letting loose of any animal up
on the highway, except to drive it
along it, should be visited with a se
vere penalty. In the city of Philadel•
Olio, you are protected by ordinance,
but in the rest of the State, the val
ue of the grass eaten would be the
measure of punishment for the tres
pass.
ilEmArtrc.s.--The above article is
from a legal gentleman of high char
acter, and we commend it to the at
tention of every reader. Ho has un
doubtedly given us the law bearing
on the question, so that every per
son aggrieved in the manner above
recited, can understand and pursue
his remedy. We heartily thank our
correspondent for the information
communicated,. which is of suffieient
importance to be reproduced in every
newspaper in the Commonwealth.—
sauce or aitewing cattle running at
large on the highway should be abat
ed ; and we trust in every neighbor•
hood where the grievances exists
there will be a united action among
farmers to that effect.
FRIGHTFUL CALAMITY. — It is our
painful duty to record one of the sad
dest calamities that has occurred in
this county for many years. On
Friday night last ; the house of Mr.
Joseph May betty, near Grayson ville,
was burned to the ground, together
with all it contained. Seven inter
esting little children lost their lives
in the flames, and the father and
mother were only able to escape with
their night clothing upon their backs.
The particulars of this sad affair, so
far as we have been able to learn
them, arc as follows : The family
retired tor bed at the usual hour, and
shortly before midnight the mother
was awakened by the crying of one
of the children and found the house
in flames. She at once aroused her
husband, who repaired to the first
story to secure some things of value,
thinking there was plenty of time to
get the children out. The mother
found the flames gaining on her ;
and taking the youngest child aged
about four months in her arms,
sought egress by means of a porch.
She gave the young child to the old
est, a little girl of fourteen, to hold
while she raised time window arid
gained the porch, intending that all
the children should be passed .Qut to
her and lowered to the ground. Just
as she gained the roof of the porch,
the whole house fell in, a mass of ru
ins, hurrying beneath the burning
embers all her little family: Oh,
'et -tr• -Err MU - RI-. = aganY
that must have been to rather and
mother, to see their little ones meet
such a horrible death, and they pow•
erless to save them Every effort
was made by the parents and the
neighbors MI6 had gathered there
to rescue the little sufferers, but in
vain ; the flames had made Lim rapid
progress. After the fire was extin
guished, seven burned and charred
little bodies, were taken from the
ruins and interred in the garden, So
great has been the loss of lifO, dur
ing the last four years, that men
have almost ceased to regard even
such domestic calamities as this,—
But there is something peculiarly sad
and affecting in this bereavement. It
is heartrending to think of a whole
little family being swept into eterni
ty so suddenly amidst such unuttera.
bly agony.
It is not known how the house
took fire,unless it were from the oven
in which they had been baking the
evening before.—Shippensburg Senti
nel.
A MAN WHO DID IslcA SLEEP FOR
MORE THAN THREE 'MONTHS.—The
Mechanicsburg Journal gives an ac
count of a man named William Starr
of Upper Allen Township, Climber
land county. who did not sleep for
more than three months. Ile enlist
ed in September last, and when at
Petcrsbur t; took" onterile fever which
for four weeks affected his brain.—
When the fever left him, his nervous
system was in such a condition as
to prevent him sleeping from De
cember last-, until n week ago. He
now takes an' occasional doze, but
even then is partially conscious of
what transpires - tiOiti ricr hintlle
has no craving for drink, bet does
not know when to stop eating. His
litLeotints must judge when he has
eaten a sufficient quantity. Starr is
not, confined to his bed, but is able to
take moderate exercise.
TEE CASE OF CONGRESSMAN HAR
rus.—The finding and sentence of the
Court Martial in the case of Congress
man tieni G . Harris, of _Maryland,
recently tried on the charge of ad
vising rebel soldiers not to take the
oath of allegiance, but to return to
the South and continue the fight,
have been made public. He Was
found guilty of the charge, and son-
Upped to three years; imprisonment
and forfeiture of all public rights.—
President Johnson has approved the
finding, but remitted the 'sentence,
and Mr. Itarris therefor?) goes free.
(Kr The Veteran Reserve Co r p s,
it is said, will be preserved for pro.
vost duty, and the regular army,
which has been much depleted by
the war, will be i:ecruited to its full
strenuth, •
SvictlYti: —A maiden lady, 63 or 65
years of age, named Nancy Grip,
residing in Manheim township, Lan
caster county, about a half a mile
from the village of Millport, Commit.
ted suicide, Tuesday afternoon a week
by hanging herself in her bod c4ain
bbe.. .
REPORTED DEATH OF DAN RICE.-
A special despatch from Detroit an
nounces itis reported there that Dan
Rice, the famous showman died at
Almont, Laplace county, Michigan,
where he was exhibiting, on Saturday
week.---- - His death is said to have been
caused by accidental poisoning,
Faro turn 1. EXPLOSION .—A fright
fui and stupendous catastrophe oc
curred in Mobile on the 24th ult.—
An explosion, the origin of which is
not known, took place in the main
ordnance depot, causing a shock
which rocked the entire city to its
foundations, complctely demolished
eight blocks of buildings, and to some
extent injured nearly the whole place.
Ono account states that three. bun
drod persons were killed, many
wounded, and thousands buried un
der the ruins. Two steamers were
destroyed, and all on board were kill
ed. The loss is variously estimated
at from three to eight millions of dol
lars.
1) - The meeting of the Democrat
ic Convention of this State has been
postponed to Thursday, August 24.
The trial Of Jefferson Davis
will take place on or about the 19th
of this month. Charles O'Conor,
Esq.; of New York, will act as'his
counsel. Davis will be placed in the
wr There is a report that mom.
hers of the British Parliamcnt will
present to Cleneral Lod a - linuie in
London, with a competency fur him
self and family. - •
sar,Major General Cadwalader
commander of . the. Department of
Pennsylvania, has issued an order
prohibiting the sale of liquor on all
lines traveled by troops returning to
be mustered out of Eervice, - and et
the respective rendevous ,for their
discharge, until all such troops are
dispersed.
Pers , ins viulating thiA order will
be arrested, and the liquor found in
their establishments will he emptied
out upon the ground. '
NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY CHEAP
DRV
GOODYEAR & DIFFENBACH'S
31:3ercip , (C'47t,easks_ stoic),
IN
(BABER' S B L OCK,)
Cumberland Street, Lekanon, Pa
CALL and see the largest and best selected stock o
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS. and at the low
est price. Cheaper than the cheapest. so cheap as to
astonish the world. Call and see for yourselves.
All Shades of 04 all wool detains,
do 54 all wool delaina,
do 54 all wool ehepard plaids,
do 54 silk poplins,
do 5-4 pout de eheivis,
do 5-4 mehstirs,
do 54 alpacas,
do 54 Manchester dolains,
do 54 Pacific, dolmans,
do 5-4 Lancaster detains,
Dress goods of all descriptions.
Ladies' coats, circulars and basques,
do fancy and black silks.
fon line talicoar,tin.pia.i.4.- -
do bleached muslin, at all prices,
do unbleached do do
Best assortment of Thibeta, Broaeba, and all hind
of Summer shades.
All kinds and prices of Ticking, flannels,
Hosiery, loop Skirts, Umbrellas, Ac., Ac.
Gentlemen Wear.
A fall line of CLOTHS, CASSIMERES, SATTI.
NETS, VESTINGS, Jeans, Cottonades, all pricea and
very cheap.
Best Stock of MOURNING GOODS in the country,
as we pay particular attention to this Department.
il4 Black all wool detains, very cheap.
34 do do do
54 do canton cloth do
54 do Persian cloth do
54 do einem', do
54 do bombazines • do •
• do crape veils do
do zone veils do
hosiery, gloves, do
Groceries, sugar, Caine,
Molassas,
Spices, &c., alt at LOW PRICES.
•Oily Call one and all, and look tbrOngib onr Large
and well Selected Stock of Goode, and get the prices, an
tis no trouble to show Goads. Our Motto in
"Small Profits, and Quick Sales, and
Good Value."
GOODYEAR & DIFFENBACH
Lebanon, May 3, 1865. •
NEW GOODS
1111011 v
HENRY KRAUSE,
Market Square, Lebanon,
Iles just received a General Assortment of
Dry Goods.
GroCeries;
queensware, &c.
wmou will be sold at the reduced prices of tho
Particular attentlan is directed to hie large assort
ment of
Ladies) Spring Coats, and
Hoop Skirts
Which for quality, price and variety, are not to be
surpassed.
lE9,Purehasers are respectfully invited to examine
his stock before purchasing elsewhere:
P. 6.—CASIf paid for all kinds of Country Produce.
Lebanon, April 19, 1865
READING RAILROAD.
Winter Arrangement.
NOVEMBER 7th,„1864.
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GBEAT TRUNK LINE FROM THE NORTH AND
North-West for PHILADELPHIA, NEW-YORK,
READING, POTTSVILLE, LEBANON, ALLENTOWN,
EASTON, &c., &c.
Trains leave Harrisburg for New York, as follows ; At
3.00 and 8,15 A. M arid 1.45 P. 51., arriving at New
York nt 10 A. M.end 2.45 and 10.00 P. M., passing.
Lebanon ut 3.53,9.08 A. M., and 2.60 P. M.
The above connect with similar Trude on the Penn
syl,„„la um; Road, and Sleeping Cars accompany the
first two trains, without change.
Leave for Reading, Pottsville, Tainaqua, Minersvillo
Allentown and Philadelphia at 8.15 A. it, and 1.45
P. M., stopping at Lebaneq.and principal Stations only
Passing Lebanon at 9.08 A. AL, and 2.50 P. M.
Way Trajas, stopping at all points, at 7.25 A. M. and
4.40 P. M. Passing Lebanon at 8.35 A. M., and 5.53
P. M. Returning : Leave Now York at 9 A. 31, 12
noon, and 7.00 P. 31. Philadelphia at BA. N. and 3.30
P. 51. ; Pettavillo at 8.00 A. N. and 2.35 P. 31 ; Tama
qua, at 8.10 A, M. and 2.16 P. M, end Reading at 1
midnight, 7.35 and 10.45 A. M. 1.38 and 6.05 P, 31.,
passing Lebanon at 2.00, 8.54, 11.58 A. M., and 2.35 and
7,24 P, M.
Reading Accommodation Train Leaves Reading at
0.30 A. M., returning from Philadelphia at 4.30 P.M.
Columbia Railroad Trains leave Reading at 0.40 and
11 A.M. for Ephrata, Litiz, Columbia, 31e.
On Sundays : Leave Nest York. at 7 P.:1.,. Phlladel.
phia 3.15 P. M., Puttsv ills 7.30 A. 31., Tamagi: 7 A. M.
Harrisburg 8.15 A. 31., passing Lebanon at 9.03 A. M.,
and Reading at 12 midnight, for Harrisburg, passing
Lebanon at 1 0 05 A. M.
Commutation, Mileage, Season, School and Excur
sion Tickets to and front all points, at reduced Rates.
Baggage checked through : 80 pounds ollowedettel),
I'p:oo:tiger.
tiovcailiar 23,1864
PRIVATE SALE.
Subscriber offers at Privatc,Salu a, TWO STO
-1 Ity FRAME DWIi'LLINCI ROUST and I,OT OF
CIItOUNLI, (being lot No.l lu Uhler's:W(l'llon
oft.olutrou,) located on the 01.1 liorge Road
gEri in th 9 North-IVestern part of said borough.. , -
l'o; particulars apply to
lOUP3 I 11. 171/LERI
Lebanon, January 25,1865,
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0. A . NICOLLS,
Goueral Superiuteutlent.