yrjf: \"yy •'
C t h)4-I
MfeeL bol: James' Chamberlin (fa Agent tit
Nashville. These' Agents are r&T actively on
gkgSdih the performance of tiVy duties, and
it J#4estol)le that our people sh( hid be aware
that a part of them consists -in tue gratuitous
collection of all "claims by Pennsylvania vol
unteers‘-or their legal representatives in the
Stataand National Volunteers
Having claime on either of the '-2 governments,
can Save them collected through these agents
wUhfmt"expense, and thus be rescued from the
extortions to which it is fearedibeyiave some
times-heretofore been subjected, Having re
ceived information from the agtjif s of the State
tbat .-QU? :£ick and- wounded . were-sufferings
greatly from the want of ,con-fo£ts imd even
necessaries, I have been recently compelled
to* call on the. people to contribute supplies
mainly In kind for their roller,- and it gives
mepleasure to say that this upf ial has been
. cheerfully responded to, as hf.vf bsenall. my
former appeals .to the same end -
It seeins impossible to exhaust the liberality
of our'generous people when t-faf well being of
our brave volunteers is, in 'q|e itionf In my
special message of SOth of Affti;. last, I stated
’ the |circumstances attending tie advance, by
banks, and other coroporatifeat, of funds for
the payment of the militia cape j out in I£o3.
In consequence the Legislature,passed the act
of 4th May, j. 864, authorizing. x loan for thp
purpose of refunding, with ini sr ;st, the amount
thus advanced, in case i should fail to
make the .necessary appropriation at its then
current session, I regret to shy.tbat Congress
adjourned without making appropriation.
The balance in' the Treasury Siting found suffi
cient to re-imburse the advanced,
without unduly diminishing iSe- Sinking Fund,
1 have deemed it advisable n«t to advertise for
proposals for- the loan, anch recommend the
paseage of an act directing t payment to be
made out of the moneys in Treasury.
As the omission of Congress to act on this
subject involved an unprecedented disregard of
the good faith ofUhc Natif\ial authorities, I
recommend that the Legislai ire take measures
for procuring an appropriathm .a* the next ses
sion of Congress. -w) ' .
The Revenue Bill passed^ l ; the last session
has been folund to be defective n several points,
and I recommend a careful imdoediate re
vision of it. • >- , " v V
The Bounty Bill passed at tie last session is
found to be defective end ucjust in many of
its provisions,.and from in which
it is administered in some yt ria of the State,,
oppressive oh. the people. -pktherefore recom
mend a careful revision off’*;
As the present session hite been culled for
the consideration of matters *sl vital public im
portance, I commend them to'yaur earrffestand
exclusive,attention A.lCi. CURTIN.
—Tho sponge business hii become a prom
inent industry in the' Bahama
Islands. It is almost entity, the growth of
the last twenty years, and annually about
520.000.' The sponge is and raked from
the sandy bottom of the qceai at the depth of
twenty, forty or Sixty feet.ylt belongs- to a
very low order of animaS life, organization
hardly being detected. Wbep first taken from
the water it is black, and aaivbe'comes exceed
ingly offensive from decomposition. It is so
poisonous in this condition * hat it almost blis
ters the flesh it happens tjj ..touch. The first
process is to bury it in where it.re
mains for two or three wft&s, in which time
the .gelatinous animal matter is absorbed apdj
destroyed by the . insects -'hit' l swarm in the
- sand. After being cleansjd it is-compressed
and packed in bales like chiton. The sponge
has been, applied to a variety of new purposes,
and within the past few.yy.rs has quadrupled
in value'. 1 ‘ v
i —An attempt to rob two; citizens of this bor
ough was made on night. As they
were passing "in -a carriage over one of the
bridges between this .plajfe end Providence,
two. men, accompanied hs?-a third, seized the
head'of their horse and U|‘d to force them to
- “ stand and deliver." Tbef had no weapons—
not even a whip—but stating their horse a
smart blow with the line r'oe sprang violently
forward freeing himself '?&&.' the grasp of one
of the men instantly, v>ts‘e the other, in at
tempting to stop the hortv'-was thrown to the
ground, the carriage paseSfg over him and inju
ring him seriously. Hi. was found several
hours after the occurrence by Chief of Police
Beerier, still on'the where he had been
thrown, too badly hurt trj endeavor to escape
the clutches of-the law. 1 ,«o of the assailants
are under bonds to app At before the court,
and the other is in jail the want af bail.—
Scrqnion-Rejmblican. J v •
—We'pee it stated 2O-ifioh gun re
cently shipped' from Pittsburg Eastward is
now lying at Phillipsbuff, New Jersey, just
across the Pennsylvania \ le. On its journey
it has progressed but sc* : ■> thirty miles per
day, and is now awaitinj - the strengthening of
some of-the bridges aIA-g tho road lest its
enormous weight should** rush one of them, in
which event it might be.. Strcmely difficult to
lift it out of eome deep rt earn or gorge. The
gun - is'said to be upside lown on the tracks,
and that two men' sleep lirectly [under it to
prevent - it being spike?..' To curl mind the
two men had better “eW) awake” beneath the
monster, else while they number the gun may
be spiked. * j '
—The Chinese are dextrous menders of bro
ken iron vessels. Thei* method is described
by Dr. Lockhart. JThejutface of the broken
vessel-is first' scraped. $ lean. A-portion of
cast iron is then melted m a crucible no bigger
than ,a thimble, in a as large as the
lower half of a commo& tumbler. The iron,
■when melted, is a piece of felt cov
ered with charcoal aSheS It is pressed inside
the vessel against' the hole'.to be filled up, and
os if exudes on the other side it is struck and
pressed, with a small rolj of felt covered with
ashes, the new and o’-t. iron adheres, and,
thn superfluous metal b*fhg removed, the ves
sel is as good as new. 4 -.
—Mr Tegetmeler, belt? e the Entomological
Society, maintained bees have no- hexa
gonal or geometrical in’- jet, as has been usu
ally supposed, but the )rm of their cells is
the consequence of tbil law or property of
space, that of seven ci.a les of equal radii six
will just surround the Seventh. The cell of
the has is invariably hemispherical at its com
mencement, and the section of a cell not in
contact with another al, rays circular.
—ThV dog-star Sirius, known in ancient
times'by its'reddish tuit, spoken* of by Hor
ace is '“rubra canicaZi,” and by Seneca as
having a mprs vivid than Mars, “ acrior
rubetf' is now .without' any perceptible colo'r.
Wit, learn that an sld gentleman namiji
Jams* Qlark died-at & tat Bend, on the 28th
kit, tsm ibe bit* of a^attl«inak«<
•W"
V:
THE AGITATOR.
M. H. COBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
WEDNESDAY,
—NATIONAL ONION TICKET.
FOR PRESIDENT;
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
- ._-VEOE ..VICE . PRESIDENT:
ANDREW JOHNSON,
. BEPBESESTAnTX. • - ", 1
1 Robert P. King, 'IS EUas W. Hall,
2 George M. Coates, 14 Charles H. Shriner, :
3 Henry Bnmm, 15 John.Wiiter,
4 William H. Kern, , 16 David McCononghy,
5 ■ Bnrtln H. Jenfcs, - IT David TV. "Woodi,
6 Charles M. Runt, 18 Isaac Benson,
7 Robert Parke, 19 John Patton,
8 ‘William Taylor, 20 Samuel B. Dick,
9 John A. Hiestand, 21 Everhard Bierer,
10 Richard H. Coryell, 22 John P. Penney,
11 Edward Holliday, 23 Ebonder McJnnkin, .
12 Charles F. Reed, 24 John W. Blanchard.
FOR AUDITOR. .
JOHN G. ARGOTZINGER, of Rutland .
Moral and social dereliction inny assume
epidemic form as well as the more yiqlent’dis
eases pf the body.' .Most prominent among,
the phenomena exhibited during the- French
Kevolntion, was that of the complete disinte
gration of society by the disruption of the
bonds of friendship, consanguinity, and the va
rious interests into which less of the finer feel
ings enter. It was an age when the meaner
instincts of human nature seemed to prepond
erated , Friends cooled, fell away from each
other, and dwelt estranged. The cohesive at
traction of social atoms seemed utterly destroy
ed. Virtue withdrew herself into her exclu
sive places, and Vice, mnltiformed and most
disgusting, crept put from its hiding-places in
to broad day. Treason was everywhere pres-,
ent and unnaturally active. Selfishness, dis
trust, and cowardice, infected every neighbor
hood, and the. revolution degenerated into, a
Reign of Terror.
Lot us look at ourselves. We are in the
grip of a great revolution. We are called up
on to demonstrate the first material propositions
stated in our great Bill of Bights. We are to
issue out of this great strife a truly free and
substantial power—that is, if we are true and
firm to the end; or-we are to perish like a
Mexican colony, if we fail to stand faithful and
firm. These are the alternatives.
Allusion was made to the secret conspiracy
of the rebel allies in the north to overthrow the
Government, in these colnmnsa few weeks ago.
The confession of the chief managers of the
plot, now made public, establishes the fact of
the existence of such a plot, beyond question,
we said, at the time referred to, that such plots
were the legitimate fruits of public disorder.
This plot was hutched in the nest of that trea
son of which Jeff. Davie is chief. The conta
gion swept through the moral atmosphere, and
infected such as were, by nature and habit,
most susceptible to morbid influences. It aff
ected none-who were not morally degenerate,
and in addition thereto, the apologists for the
Bebellion.
But .the phenomenon of conspiracy is but
one of many sinister indications observable in
these days of civil disorder. Selfishness—a
low, unworthy disposition to avoid the unavoid
amc burdens of war—render some men so ut
terly a prey to common contempt that their
children will be compelled to blush for them in
the time to come. The man whose patriotism
cannot endure a stormy day; whose regard for
bis government isfonnded upon its costing him
nothing,—such a man is not equal to emergen
cies like the present. There are men who very
cheerfully expend every dollar over and above
a pinched support, every year, and from year
to year, upon some petty lawsuit, the mult of
which cannot enrich either party, but tends to
both moral and pecuniary impoverishment.
And such men, who think it incumbent npon
■them to. expend their substance in litigation to
defend their rights, begrudge every dime that
is required of them for the defence of their
country and its honor!
The times, and the extraordinary demands
of the times are probing the
ter to-tho very deeps. No'man-can hide' him--
self away from public knowledge and appreci
ation. The hero is not better known and val
ued this day, in his own neighborhood, than
the heartless political hypocrite, with his half
dozen faces and smooth plausibilities, temper
ed to.suit the complexion of the variable popu
lace. True, there is a wide difference in the
valuation of the two, hut each is valued at his
exact worth to the world. Mr. Twoface, wlo
blesses the Government when talking with Mr.
Traeassteel, and curses it when talking with
Mr. Twopenceba’penny, deceives few people.
He deceives few, ; because Messrs. Trueassteel
and Twopencehs'penny are certain to compare
note», »oon or late. Iwoface’s true character
ihtti ftwßiM known aad.wrMstlytftlsid.
WBIASBOKOOGH, PSKM’A:
AUGUST 24, 1864.
OF ILLINOIS,
of Tennessee.
UNION ELECTORAL TICKET.
- SESATOBIAt.
Morton McUichaei, Philadelphia.
Thomas H. Cunningham, Beaver county.
' EOCAT TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS,
S. F. Tioga County,
{Subject to action of Conference,]
FOR ASSEMBLY.
JOHN W. GUERNSEY, of Tioga.
[£uk'ccf to action of Conference.']
- , . FOR SHERIFF.
. LEROY TABOR, of Tioga.
FOR COMMISSIONER, / ■
ELEAZER S. SEELEY, ofVurfidd.
FOR CORONER.
DAYII) S, PETER’S, of Mainsburg.
phenomena.
THE TIOG A COUNTY AG IXATOR.
'‘’f > ~ i ‘
If you hate observed the oldfashioned proc
ess of cleaning grain, you will'recollect how
the motion given to the willow fan brought all
the straw and chaff to the surface, so that it
could be removed by the band. - Thepeople of
the loyal States are undergoing the same proc
ess now. The chaff is being brought to the
surface daily-and from thence gravitates to the
dunghill—its proper place. The grain will re
main toconstitnte the redeemed and regenera
ted republic. We are not one of the lugubri
ous disciples of despair, requiring itictory ev
ery day to replenish hope. . It is necessary to
rely upon more’than current events. If there
be such a principle as Eternal ! Justice, then a
glorious issue out of this great trouble is cer
. tain. Believing in that principle no man can
despair of the Republic.
The nation is receiving its baptism of com
mingled fire and'blood. As a fire, sweeping
over the fields licks up the stubble,- yet leaves
the solid egrth unscathed, so, this fiery trial is
consuming the stubble, hypocrisy, falsehood,
unbridled lust'and avarice from the surface of
society. The result is not doubtful. Free in
stitutions are not to be proved a failure. Right
is not to be exiled by Wrong. Unblushing vil
lainy is not to be the lord of subjugated virtue.
Christianity is not.a farce or a failure, what
ever crimes are perpetrated in its name.
We invite you to the perpetual feast of hope.
It does not require prophetic vision to discern
certain indications of permanent peace. It Is
not in the power of man to fix- the limit of the
struggle ; but feeling assured of its happy is
sue, ng true .patriot ought to indulge a grief
lest he may not live to see it with his own eyes.
It is quite a thing of course that the Rebel
democracy should hate Andie Johnson’, of
Tennessee. Their brethren in arms subjected
him and his family to such persecutions as no
individuals have suffered since the dark ages.
His heroic endurance of, and signal triumph
over those cmpl persecutions, naturally begets
toward him the bitterest hatred of his persecu
tors and their northern apologists.
So, two years ago, the rebels having a major
ity in the lower. House of the Legislature of
this State, deliberately refused to grant him the
use of the Hall for the purpose of addressing
the people of Harrisburg.
Yet Andrew Johnson was ever a democrat,
in good standing, until he proved:, too upright
to betray bis country. No democrat ever de
nied the democracy of*Andrew Johnson until
he indignantly refused to join with tbe'betray
ers of his country. This damaging. fact will
not be denied.
Now that Andrew Johnson is the candidate
of the national Union party, the northern rebel
papers call him a “boorish tailor.” .That is
natural enough ; for the opposition tq Lincoln
& Johnson is born of a hatred of honest labor.
The author of the phrase, “ boorish tailor,”
as applied to Andrew Johnson, was plucked
from a dunghill and educatedby charity. It is
right for such men to be aristocrats. That ir
the stuff out of which to make American aria-1
tocrats.
It ia true that Abraham Lincoln wag brought
op a farmer. He got bis. living by hard work.
It ia true that Andrew Johnson was a tailor.
JSe got bis living by hard work.
It is true that both are self-made men. They
were not charity scholars. Neither are they
traitors.
And we can assure these- northern traitors
and scoffers at the trinmphs of honorable labor,
that from the class whose manhood has been
developed and purified by labor, the future ru
lers of this republic are to be taken. The era
of kid-gloved and rosewater Presidents and
lesser magnates is passing away. For half a
century the country has been at the mercy of
the bastard aristocracy, with few
Henceforth, the real democracy will assert and
maintain their right to govern.
The Contention which held its annual sess
ison at Mansfield last Friday, was characterized
by harmony and straitforward action. It put
in the field one of the least objectionable tick
ets it has ever been onr fortune to advocate.
Of the nominee for Congress, Hon. S. F.
Wieson, onr readers know as much as do we;
■He has never faltered in bis support of the
great principles of a truly free government.
be has shown his fitness for the place in the
repute and influence he has won as a Senator;
and he is eminently entitled to the position as
the choice of the people of Tioga.
Honl J. TV. Guernsey was nominated for
Assembly by. acclamation. He, also, is so well
and favorably known among his constituents
as to render eulogy unnecessary. His course
ae a legislator is such as marks the upright
man.
Of the nominee for Sheriff we can speak in
terms of unqualified approbation. Wo have
known him for. years, as an active business
man, upright, honest, straitforward and effi
cient, he will command the votes, as ha does
the respect of the friends of Truth and Right,
, Mr. B. S. Seeley, the nominee for Commis
'Sooner, bears an excellent reputation among
his'neighbo'rs for’integrity and good judgment.
It is an excellent nomination.
The nominee for Auditor, Mr. Akgotzijjoxr,
is a most excellent man and will make a good
officer. i
Mr. D. S. Peters, the nominee for Coroner,
is one of the most earnest and active young
men in the county, and deserving of the unan
imous vote of the ■ county.
Now, friends, how many of yon will off coat
and op sleeves, and to real, earnest work to
elect this ticket by the largest majority ever
given local candidates in Tioga ? That is just
what we propose to do. Are you ready?
Adkibax. Parragntand Gen. Granger are
w* ft ting;«tlftifeie ponU In Mobil*.
WAR PJEWS,
There is important news from Gen. Grant,
of which vre can give,only the substance. Gen.
Warren inovcd bis corps across the Weldon
railroad on the 18th inst., and succeeded in
holding that vital line of rebel communication
after a desperate struggle,.in which the Union
forces suffered severely. The rebels made sev
eral desperate assaults upon our lines, and
were repulsed with great slaughter. The op
erations of Gens. Warren, Hancock, and Bir
ney have given -us -a. good position, inflicted
greater loss than we have, suffered, and check
ed the operations of the rebels dp the Shenan
doah./We held the railroad up to last dates,
the 224 inst.
The rebel loss for the past week in front of
Petersburg is estimated at not less than 4000.
The news from Gen. Sherman is reported as
cheering, but no details are given.
The siege of Mobile is progressing finely.
The rebel commander there has pressed every
man into the service, without distinction of age
or color.
The majority in favor of permitting the aol
diers to vote, in the State,' is 94,497. To show
the spite held by the Woodward men against
tie soldier, we call attention to the fact that
the majorities for the other amendments were
from 10,000 to 15,000 greater. We shaU pnb ;
list the official next week.
TALLANDionAM, the “ blessed martyr,” has
been making a speech in Syracuse. He fore
reaches time and takes the Chicago Convention
by the forelock. • He says the Convention must
nominate an unconditional peace man. The
Convention will hot do anything so straitfor
ward os that.
Republican County Convention.
Pursuant to call, the delegates to the Repute
lican County Convention met at Mansfield on
Friday, Aug, 19th, and organized by 'electing
F. E. Smith, Esq., of Tioga, President, and
Messrs. 0. F. Taylor- and Chos. H. Goldsmith,
Secretaries.
The following delegates presented their; cre
dentials and took their seats: ||
Blotfa—J P Taylor, S Bowen, _ .
Brookfield—J IJ Fish, W 0 Waklee.
Charleston—H P Dookstader, Nelson Close.
Chatham—Chas H Van Dusen, Sami W Lore.
Clymer—A A Amsbry, Wm Rowland.
Covington—S F Richards, John Robinson.
Covington Boro—o F Taylor, Ira Pntchin.
Deerfield—John Howland, J S Ingram.
Delmar—J D Houghton, Chas Copestlck.
Elk—John E Smith, Jas F Wescot.
Elkland —F Q Loveland, R T Wood.
Farmington—Willard Cass, Isaac-C Price.
Gaines—Henry tfrofnt, H C Vennilyea.
Jaekaon—o B Wells, Joel E Hudson.
Knoxville—C H Goldsmith, J E White.
Lawrence—M S Baldwin, Joseph Guile.
Lawrenceville—J C Beaman, A Cropsey.
Liberty—G R Sheffer, R C Seabrlng.
Msisshurg—L M Loud. John Fox.
Mansfield—John W Adams, Wm Hollands.
Middlebury—W C Stevens, C J Humphrey.
Morris —John Wilson, Hiram F Beers.
'Nelson—W A Whitney, Philip Tubbs.
Osceola —Russell Crandall, Chas Tnbbs.
Richmond—Benj Wells, I R Spencer.
Rutland—P V Vanness, E Vntok.
Shippcn—G D Lcib, J A Darling.
Sullivan—N A Taylor, Elliott Rose,
Tioga—David L Aiken, Cyrns King.
Tioga Boro—C H Seymour, F E Smith. »
Dnsom—Justin Bothwell, J E Cleveland.
Ward—Martin Stratton, Abel Pollock’. ’
Wellsboro—E J Purple, Chas Williams.
Westfield—J L Caulkins, S A Back.
The Convention then proceeded to nominate
candidates for Congress. Messrs. H. W. Wil
liams, and S. F. Wilson, of. Wellaboro, were
nominated and the Convention proceeded to
ballot, with the following result
8. F. Wilson 38.
H. W. Williams...;.. 30.
S.'F.i Wilson having received a majority of
the whole vot£ was declared duly the nominee
of the Convention.'
John W. Guernsey, Esq., was then nomina
ted for the Assembly, by acclamation.
Messrs. Leroy Tabor, of Tioga, and 'H. S.
Hastings, of Welishoro, were named for the
Sheriffalty, and the Convention proceeded to
ballot |Witb the following- result;
Leroy Tqbor ......53.
H. S. Hastings 1-5.
.Messrs. Bonbon Morse and Qeorgef Ferris, of
Chatham, Wm. P. Shumway, of Charleston,
Job Bezford, of Clymer, andE. S. Seeley, of
Deerfield, were named for Commissioner, and
the Convention proceeded to ballot with the
following result:
Edicts. Ist 2d 3d 4th Sth 6th Tth 6th 9th
Morse 20 19 19 21 21 22 20 15 8
’ Shumway.l9 21 22 24 21 19 18 20 21
Bexford... 3 2
5ee1ey......25 26 27 23 26 27 30 33 39
Ferris—l... 1
Mr. Seeley having received the majority of
votes, was duly declared the nominee of the
Convention.
Messrs. J. G. Parkhurst, of Elkfand, E. H.
Stebbins, of‘Clymer,and John Argotzinger, of
Rutland, wore anted for Auditor, and the Con
vention proceeded to ballot with the following
result;
Parkhtfrst
Stebbins
Argotzingen.
having received a majority
of the votes was declared ~ the nominee of the
Convention.
David S. Peters, of Mainsburg, was nomina
ted for Coroner.
Messrs; John N. Bacbe, P. E. Smith, and 0.
F. Taylor, wore appointed Congressional Con
ferees. 1 1 i "■
Messrs. C. H, Seymour, and John' Robin
son, were appointed Representative Conferees,
with power to substitute.
Messrs. C. H. Seymour, 0. B. Wells, J. P.
Taylor, A. A. Amsbry, and Charles Williams,
having been appointed a Committee on Reso
lutions, reported as follows :
RetoLed, That we felly endorse, and hereby adopt,
the platform of principles promulgated by the Na
tional Union Convention, which mot at Baltimore on
the 7lb of Jnna last, and presented Abkassh Lih
cons and Ajtobew Johksoh for tbe.snfirages of loyal
freemen.
-Revolted, That, having the utmost confidence in
tho integrity, fitness, and loyalty of the nominees of
this Convention, we pledge them our most hearty
and unqualified support in the canvoss now opened,
and at the ballot-box on the second Tuesday of Oc
tober next.
The following named gentlemen were ap
pointed the standing Committee for the ensu
ing year;
O. P. Taylor, Covington, Chairman*; C. H.
'Bslimnith, Knotvills; J» £. Cleveland, Voton;
Hugh Young, Welleboro; J. Q. Parkhurst,
Elkltmd ;* H. B. Fish, Tioga; Stephen Bowen,
51oss. -
■ On motion tbeConvention adjourned to meet
at Wellsboro, at the call of the Committee.
P. E. SMITH, President.
O. F. Tatlor, | & ,
-C. H. Goldsmith, j JB
F riend. Cobb ; The Legislature has been
hard at work this week, and bas finally passed
a Militia-Bill. It-bas been terribly cat up
With amendments, and at this moment I can
not give you its exact provisions. It is in
tended only as a supplement to the bill of last
winter, for the purpose of supplying some of
its deficiencies patting forces immediately into
the field,, This bill authorizes the Governor
to organize fifteen regiments of militia to be
mustered into the service of the State for a pe
riod not exceeding three years, of which two
are to be cavalry and one artillery, and for the
purpose of patting into them field be is author
ized to borrow $3,000,000. If not obtained
by; volunteering he is empowered to draft from
such localities as he may deem proper. The
company officers are elected by the men, and
the field officers are odpointed by the- Govern
or, The Governor is also empowered to take
and use horses and seize upon all railroads
that may be needed ju cases of any emergen
cies. |
Unfit the next assessment if practiable,
we are to nse the enrolment in possession of
the various district Provost Marshals. If they
cannot be obtained,, then an immediate en
rollment is to be ordered.
The democracy fought every section of this j
bill, especially those clauses which conferred
any power upon Governor Curtin. They all
pretend to be in favor of having a militia', law,
blamed the Executive for not protecting the
border counties, and then fought to the extent
of their ability any provission which proposed
to put an effective force in the field. They
were only defeated upon these questions by a
party vote. I premised in a former letter, that
the discussions would assume a party shape,
and in that I was not mistaken. Davis, Toombs
and Breokenridgo never more openly and
boldly advocated the doctrine of state rights,
during their last days in the National Con
gress that did Hakes of Luzerne, Purdy of
Northumberland, and Searigbt of Fayette, du
ring-the discussions on this bill. They had
no word of sympathy for their tom and bleed
ing country. The only tyrant in the country
was Abraham Lincolu. He it was that bad
brought all the horrors, and miseries upon us.
Jefferson Davis, to them, was a saint. They
took the position that the State should not
furnish another man or another dollar towards
the patting down of the rebellion, that this
State should raise men to protect its own soil.
Of course, the practical effect of these teach
ings would be that each State would call home
their own men, and Mr. Rebellion would have
it his own way. They aud the rest of their
party simply mistook their' geographical posi
tion. They should have been two ' hundred
miles farther south in the rebel balls at Rich
mond, for there was not a sentence in their
speeches that would not there, bare been loud
ly applauded.
It was raid centuries ago that language was
chiefly used to conceal ones’ thoughts. Its
truth was forcibly illustrated during these de
bates. While they were loudly proclaiming
their loyalty it could be easily seen that their
whole heart was with the rebels.
An amusing instance took place here, a few
days since which was related to me by an eye
witness.
A sergeant out on leave, had been in com
pany with a patty of jolly friends and become
slightly intoxicated. On his way borne, bis
traveling ' apparatus became sadly deranged
and he hauled up by the side of a lamp-poet
to repair damages. In this position be was
seen by tpj friend " Charley,” pulling off the
stripes upon his arm, which indicated his rank,
and violpntly threw them upon the ground.—
Upon being asked why he did it, he said that
ho was holding a court martial, and had been
nnanimously found guilty of .drunkenness, and
was reducing himself to the ranks. Frank. ■
Bio Timber.— A lot of choice timber, snob
as we sometimes read of, hat seldom see, has
been lying at the Michigan Central dock, De
troit, awaiting shipment. It is principally
block walnut, and was cut in the vicinity of
Dowagiao. One of the sticks is 57 inches
square, and a number of others are very near
ly equal in size. Owing to the formidable size
of the trees, woodchoppers long hesitated about
“going in,” but finally, under the-temptation
we suppose of the high price of gold, the mon
arefas of the forest were laid low. They afford
a fair example of what Michigan can do in the
way of native productions.
• —A number of individuals, who have lately
become wealthy in oil borings, have purchased
fine residences in Buffalo, and others are pros
pecting for snob. The Cleveland and Erie pa
pers notice purchases of fins homesteads in
those cities by the oil men. That barren and
sterile region in Western Pennsylvania, so
long neglected, promises to* send ont more
millionaires than California with its gold
mines.
Ballots. Ist 2d
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26 37
CONGRESS WAT E R, for sale at
ROT'S DRUG STORE.
LETTERS of administration having been granted
to the undersigned on the estate of John Cash
ing, dec’d, notice is hereby given to those indebted
to make immediate payment, and those having claims
to present them properly authenticated for settlement
to ALEX. H. GAYLORD, Adm’r.
BloSs, August 24, 1864-61.
CAME into tho enclosure of tho subscriber, in
Bast Charleston, on the 11th in,t., a Dark Red,
Throe Year Old Bull, head and foot tied; the owner
is requested to coma forward, pay charges, and take
Wm away. JOSEPH CLEMONS.
East Charleston, Ang. 24,1804,*
{ Election Notice.
THE Lotholders of the Wellsboro Cemetery Com
pany will meet at the counting room of C. A J.
L. Robinson, on Monday, the sth day of Sept, next,
at two o’clock P. M., for the purpose of electing nine
persons to serve as managers of said Company for
the ensuing year.
A financial statement will be exhibited, showing the
prosperous condition of tho Company.
Some sixty Deeds are on hand and will be ready
for those entitled to them. -
A general attendance is requested by the Board.
J. I. JACKSON, Sec. W. Com. Co.
TVoUsboro, August 24, 1884.
FRUIT JARS a large supply of Glass Jars and
Bottles, of various patients for preserving fruits,
will be found at Boy’s Drug Store. •
pVBS WMGBB at g IObS
FROM HARRISBURG.
Harriseckg, Aug, 19., 1864.
Administrator’s Jfotlcc.
JESTRAY.
V. 9. 7-80 Loan.
THE SECRETARY OB THE TREASURY j!-
notice that subscriptions will bo received ll\
Coupon Treasury Notes, payabio three years f to n
August 15, 1884, with semi-annual interest at n,
rate-of 7-310ths per cent, per annum,—principal and
Interest both to be paid in lawful money.
These notes will bo convertible at the option of (be
holder at maturity, into six per cent, gold besting
bonds, payable not less than five nor more than twen
ty years from their date, as the Qpvernment nisy
elect, They will be issued in‘denominations of 7so
$lOO, $5OO, $l,OOO and $5,000, and'pli subscriptions
must be for fifty dollars or some multiple of fifty dot
lars.
The notes will be transmitted to tbe owners free of
transportation charges as soon after tbe receipt of tbe
original Certificates of Deposit as they can beprcpar
ad.
Aa the notes draw interest from August 15, persons
making deposits subsequent to that data must pay ;hs
interest accrued from date of note to date of deposit.
Parties depositing $25,000 or upward for those
notes at any on* time will be allowed a commission
of one-quarter of one per cent, which will be paid by
the Treasury Departmant upon receipt of bin f or the
•mount, certified to by tbe officer with whom tbe de
posit was made. No deductions for commissions
must be made fijom deposits.
Special Advantage*, oir this Loan.
It )» a National Sai iwji Bank, offering a higher
rata than any othar, and (fie iett teesriy.
Any Savings Bant which pays its depositors in C. 3,
Notes, considers that it is paying in the best ciroula
ting median! ofl the country, and it cannot pay in any
thing belter, fot its own asset* arc either in govern
ment securities or in notes or bonds payable in gov
eminent paper.
It U equally convenient as a poronnent or tempo,
vary inveitment. -The note. can always be sold for
wirhin a fraction of their face and slccnmnlated inter
est, and are the best security with banks as collater
als for discounts.
Convertible into a 6 per cent 5-20 Gold
Bond,
In addition to the Very liberal interest on the notes
for three years, this privilege of conversion is now
worth about three per cent per annatn, for the enr
aent rate for 5-20 Bonds is not less cat.
p -tmium, and before the war lha premium on United
States stocks was over twenty per cent. It will be
seen that the actual profit on this loan, at the present
market rate, is not less than ten pew cent per annum.
Exempt from Stale or Mnnicipal
Taxation.
Bat aside from all the advantages we here enumer
ated, a’special Act*of Congress exempts all Trewtry
notes and bonds from local taxation. Oa the average,
this exemption is worth about two per cent, per an*
num 7 according to the rate of taxation in tarions
parts of the country. /
It is believed that no securities offer so greati frdace
tasnts to lenders as those issued by the government,
In all other forms of indebtedness, the faith or ability
of private parties, or stock companies, or separate
communities, only, is pledged for payment, while the
whole property of the country is held to secure the
discharge of all the obligations of the United States.
While the government offers the mast liberal terms
for its loans, it believes that the very strongest appeal
will be to the loyalty and patriotism of the people.
duplicate certificates will be issued for all deposits.
The party depositing must endorse upon the original
certificate the denomination of notes requited, and
whether they are to be issued in blank or payable to
order.* When so endorsed it must be left with the of
ficer receiving the deposit, to be forwarded to the
Treasury Department.
Subscriptions will be received by the Treasurer of
the United States, at Washington, the severtl Asa lat
ent Treasurers and designated Depositaries, and by
the BURST NATIONAL BANK OF TOWANDA.
and by all National Banks which are depositaries of
public money, and ALL RESPECTABLE BANKS
and BANKERS throughout the country will give far
ther information and afford every facility to subscri
bers.
Aug. 10, 1304—3 m.
Application In Divorce
Laura G. Kastman, January Term, 1864, Ifo. 44.
by her next friend j
Charles Williams, \ To John L. Eastman: Ton
T 9. | tiro hereby notified that Sarah L.
John L. Eastman. J Eastman, your wife, bos applied
to the Coart of Common Pleas of Tioga County for a
divorce from the bonds of matrimony, and tie said
Court has appointed Monday, the sth day of Septem
ber next, at tho Court House, in Wcllsboro, forbear
ing tho said Sarah L. Eastman in the premises, at
which time and place yon can attend if you think
proper. H. SXOWBLL, Jr., Sheriff.
August 10, 1864.
KSTHAT,.
CAME into the enclosure of the subscriber oc tbs
6th inat., about four miles north of Kaoneyril!*,
on the road leading direct from Knoxville to Eeenaj
rille, one pair of Spotted Oxen, about fire years old,
the owner is requested to come forward, prove pro
perty, pay- charge*, and take them away.
August 17, 1364. ROTHS Q. TREAT.
ESTRAT.
CAME into she enclosure of the subscriber in
Jackson township, on the Bth Inst., s Dark
Brown Mare’Colt, about three years eld, with a whits
spot in the forehead, and three white feet. Xhs
owner Is requested to come forward, prove property,
pay charges, and take her away.
Jackson, Aug. TYLER WHITE-
Editor of Agitator:
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to tho readers of your paper that I will send, by re
turn mail, to all who wish it (free), a Recipe, with
fall directions for making and using a simple Vegeta
ble Balm, that will effectually remove, In ton days,
Pimples, Blotches, Ton, Ereckles. and all Impurities
of the Skin, leaving tho same soft, clear, smooth aad
beautiful.
X will algo mail free to those having Bald Heads,
or Bare Faces, simple directions and information thaw
•will enable them to start a fall growth of Luxuriant
Hair, Whiskers, or a Moustache, in less than thirty
day?.
All applications answered by return mail without
chargo. Respectfully yours,
XHOS. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
831 Broadway, Hew fork
July 27, 1564-3 m.
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General Agent, 427 Broadway, Now York.
July 27, IBC4-3m,
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TO YOUNG MEN, and others, who suffer from Narcos nr
bility. Premature Decay of Manhood, 4c., supplying at y ,
same time Tns Mian, op Snir-Ctrar. ‘ By one who has
himself*after undergoing considerable quackery.
closing a postpaid addressed envelope single copies may ■
had or the author- NATHANIEL MATPAIH. Esq-,
Jana 1, ISM-lj. Brooklyn. Kings Co-
CLAIM AGENCY*
THE undersigned will promptly prosecato 3; *
claims against the Government for services r- 3
dored in the Military or Naval Service of tbo b“ !^! ,
States. Charges reasonable—will advance the I*.
necessary fees if desired. No charge if not sn«M'
fol in tbo application. D. MoNACGHTO.s.
Eefertnatt: Hon. Victor Case, I. IT. Bellows, E*'
amining Surgeon at Knoxville, Pa., B. B. Straps'
Clymer, Pa., F. Strang, Hector, Pa., 9, S- "***'
Harrison, Pa.
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