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DEATH.
That Ithalt file, full ulII 1 know ;
Atl human lifu id xhort an 1 fr;iit,
Fleeting ami vain arc tilings below,
All portions hero must 'iniekly fail.
In uicrcy Lord, direct my uay,
That I in peace may end my ilayi.
Hlttn I shall die is all unknot nt
Kiccpt to thy oinniicteiit mind;
I.mt, tliun, witlilifuiuy Impute gone,
May I front thceench favor find,
That 1 inny nlnays ready be
for death and fut iternity.
llote I nil all die U liiildin too;
Dcuth doci liU work in varied form ;
T1 ionic with ugonlca of not1,
And some wink peaceful in his 'nrniti ;
Justaithmi will ; if wlirn'tis past
My noul ho found uiili ttieo at last.
iVhtrt I shall die I may not know,
Xur where my vlcepius dust belaid ;
Only be my happy lut
With aitits rfdertned to leatc tho dead;
timitllrurc to mutlm place itll'urtlrt
The oarth, tlinugliout, i alt tho Lord'.
Vlim'cr in death I hall recline,
Then let uiy soul otcfud tn thec 1
Through Christ's redemption I am thine.
By faith hii Rlorics now I Hit
Twill oil be nellt-I little prize
tt'kt, ktttc or tchtrt thU body rim.
Ulisccllnucoua,
A Soldier's Emotion in Battlo.
Uur citizen soldiers inexperienced in tho
battlo field will find tho mot terrible
moments just before tho battlo begins. A
soldier in his narration of personal adven
tures iu tho Mexican war, published in
" Howe's Achievements of Americans,"
in his discretion of the battle of I'alo Alto,
the opening battlo of tho war.
When all was ready, both armies etood
st.ll for about twenty minutes, each wait-
and duiiug this tiino I did not seo a tingle
man of tho enemy move ; they stood liko
statues. We remained quiet, with two
exceptions: General Taylor, followed by
bis staff, rode from left to right at a slow
pace, with his leg thrown over liko a wo
man, and as ho passed each regiment ho
spoke words of encouragement. 1 know
not what he said to tho others, but when
ho camo to where we .stood, ho looked
steadily at us ; I supposo to sea what ef
fect tho novel circumstances in which wo
wore placed had upon us, and as ho gazed,
he said : " The bayonet, my hardy cocks I
the bayonet is tho thing !" Tho other oc
casion was that of Lieutenant Ulack, of
tho engineers, who volunteered to gallop
nlong tho enemy's lino, in front of both
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fa . vj .utgub ul)U UVUU 3I1UL u
hundred times. Ono of tho officers of tho
enemy, doubtless, thinking he had somo
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iw , AJiav.u, uimuvir, JIUIU HU UUCUUQU 10
him, but rodo on, and then returned aud
reported to Taylor.
Thus stood thoso two belligerent armies,
face to face. What wcro tho feelings of
thoso thousauds ? How many tbouehts
and fears wcra crowded into thoso fow
moments? Look at our men I a clammy
sweat is settled over their faces, slightly
palo, not from cowardly fear, but from an
awful bouse of peril, combined with a de
termination not to flinch from duty. These
aro tho moments iu which true soldiers
resign themselves to tho reflection that
whatever may befnll them they act with
honor ; these aro tho moments when tho
absolute coward suffers moro than death
when, if not certain ha would bo shot in
his tracks, he would turn and flee. Fight
ing is very hard work ; a man who has
passed through a Uvo hours' fight, has
lived through a great amount of mental
labor. At tho cud of a battlo I always
found that I had perspired so profusely as
to wet thro' all uiy thick woolen clothing,
and when I had got cool, I was as soro as
if I had been beaten with a club. When
tho battlo commenocs the feelings undergo
a change.
Header, did you ever seo your house on
fire 1 If so, it was then you rushed into
great danger; it was then you went over
places, climod over walls, lifted heavy
loadi, which you could never havo done in
your cooler moments ; you then havo ex
pcricnccd somo of tho excitement of a sol
dier in battle. I always know my danger
that at any moment I was liable to be
Killed, yet such was the excitement that I
never realized it. All men aro not aliko ; 1 men.
some aro cool ; somo aro perfectly wild or ,m
crazy; otlicrs aro so prostrated by fear By tho President r the Uuilcd Slates.
that they aro completely unnerved an
awful sinking and relaxation of all their A rROCr.AMA.Tios.
energies takes place, awful to behold ; they '
trcmblo like an aspen, slink into ditches 1 '"r-llCASi A 3oitlt committee of both
and convert places, cry like children, and IIousca of Congress hao waited on tho
aro totally inscnsiblo to shame dead to I'rcsidcnt of tho United States, and rcqucs
every emotion except overwhelming fear of toJai.m to recommend a day of public hu-
intant death. Wo had a few, and but a
few, of such in our army.
As tho two armies wore facing each
other, it was remarkable to see the cool
ness of our men ; there they stood, chow
ing bits of biscuits, and talking about tho
Mexicans-somo wondering if they would
light ; others allowing that they would, and T , 6 " t"-ut"u i
liko demons, &o. I kept my eye on tho , acknofflcJ6 antl revere tho Supremo Gov
artillery of the enemy j and happened to e.rnmont of Ga. to bw " tumble submis
bo looking toward their right wing, when Mon to hli chastisements, to confess and
suddenly a white curl of smoke sprang up llcP,oro tllcir sins and transgressions, in
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lrom ono ot their guns, and then 1 saw tho
dust flv somo distance in front wlmrn tho
ball struck. Instantly another, and then
another rich curl of smoke arose, succeeded Par,lon ot tIl0lr V offences and for a
by a booming sound, and tho shot camo , bcssinS "P" H'cir present and prospect
crashing towards us. Tho enemy fired 1 ivo action5 ani1 wlicrcas, when our beloved
very rapidly, and their balls knocked the C0UDtry "co b' tho blcssinS ofGoduni
dust about us in all directions some went I t0.J' ProsPcrou3 and uaPPy, is now afflicted
over our heads, others struck the grouud ! w!tU factiou3 auJ oivil war, it is peculiarly
in front and bounded away. I f" for u3 to rccogiiiza the hand of God
n,. ,., . . . , I iu this vilitation and sorrowful remcm-
Our batteries now went to work, and 1 , ,. , ,. , .
, . . L , uranco of our own faults and crimes, as a
poured in upon tho.n a perfect storm of ',-, . ,,
t . m i -ii ii- , nation and a3 individuals, to humb o our
iron Lieut. Churchill and his men began s,m. . IT. , ' , , .
, , f , selves before Him and to pray for hs
with their eighteen pounders, and when . , ., . 1 ,J
r . ,? , , , , , (Uiarcy to pray that wo may bo spared
tliu first was tired, it matin snfili .1 Inml ro. I . .. : . ' J '
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nort that our men cave a t-nontaneoin
fllinnf. wlilnli sppninil fn inantrrt ,tj
renewed confidence,
couiu near every
word the
Lieutenant said to his men.
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hoii tho first shot was fired, ho w'atehod
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w.ii, 0aj..,a,
another 1 " too low, men ; try again
the third limo is tho charm 1" The third
thot was fired, and I saw with my own
eyes the dreadful effect of that and the
fnllnwiiirr slint-j. ' Thnf1 ,f ,n l.rttro '
shoutca Churchill, iumnin, abou two feet :
hav, (1,cm my hor at t,mt
L 30 t! m ani ov, Pshot toro con .
Uto ,auctlirough tho enLy's lines; but
S ood it maifuUy. tL full ehoru,
of battlo now raged ; twenty-three pieces
of artillery belched forth their iron hail.
We wore ordered to lio down iu tho grass
to avoid tho shot, this puzzled tho enemy
and they could not bring their j.ieecs to
bear on us, making our loss very small j
w any were me narrow escapes, ono ball
camo within six inches of my left .-idi
Tho force of tho shot was tremendous ; a
horso's body was no obstaclo at all ; a
man's leg was a more pipo stem. I watch
ed tho shot as it struck tho roots of the
grass, and it was astonishing how tha dust
flew. In about an hour tho grass cauglij
fire, and the clouds of smoke shut out the
opposing armies from view. We had not
as yet lost a man from our regiment. Iu 1
the obscurity the enemy changed their line
".xwU
. our regiment, took a now position on a lit'
j tie rise of ground. As we moved unto tho
r andtLca (ook
a man's head on the right, as with a knife.
Tho blood of poor Pago was tho first
blood I saw ; he was knocked down in the
gras, aud, as ho endeavored to raise him
self he presented such a ghastly spectacle,
that a sickly, fainting sensation came over
mo, and tho memory of that night I shall
carry with mc to my dying hour. A little
later, Major lliugold was mortally wound
ed at his battery ; I saw hiui just after it.
The shot had toru away a portion of the
flesh of his thighs, its force was tremeu-
dous, cuttiug oil' both his pistoles at tha
locks, aud also tho withers of his horse a
splendid bleed, which was killed to relievo
him of his misery. Tho enemy tried hard
but without avail, to hit our eighteen
poandsrs. Tho battlo continued uutil
night put an cud to tho scene. W o bivou
acked where we were, aud laid on our
arms ; wo slept however but little, thinking
wo might bo attacted in our sleep,
Tho enemy had been severely handled,
owing to tho superiority of our artillery.
Tho gunners went into it moro like butch
ers than military men ; each stripped off
his coat, rolled up his sieves, aud tied his
suspenders around his waist; they all woro
red flannel shirts, and, therefore, wcro in
uniform,
To sco them limbering andunllmberlng,
filing a few shots, then dashing through
tho smoke, and tbcu
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lightening liko rapidity, partly hid from
view by dense clouds of smoke and dust,
with their dark red shirts and nakad arms
yelling at every shot thoy mado,romindcd
, mo of a band of demons rather
than of
miliation, prayer and fasting, to bo obser
ved by tho people of tho United States,
with religious solemnities, and tho offering
of fervent supplications to Almighty God
for tho safety and wolfaro oftheso States,
his blcssiugs on their arms, and a speedy
rc9,to,ratlon t0 Poacoi and whereas, it is fit
. 'e icar oi uie Jjoru
!s tl10 beginning of wisdom, and to pray
with a11 forvcno' anl contrition for tho
iturtuor punishment, though most justly
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blcssod
.Hill lllfldo r?nntnn fnw rt
1 order nnd
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, " uuu "M l"u "wsumauio noon ot cm
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iallJ religious liberty, earned under lis
guidance and ble?sin
by tho labors and
suffrages of our fathers, may bo restored
in all its .original excellency. Therefore
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of tho U
u;tc,, Stat (b int tho ,Ml TL
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d teSor ' of Xl! mm""
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and keep that day according to their sov
oral creeds and modes of worship in all
humility, and religious solemnity, to the
end that the united prayer of tho nation
may ascend to tho Throne of Graoo and
bring down plentiful blessings upon our
own country.
In testimony whereof, ka.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By tho PrcMdcut,
W'ii. II. Seward, Secretary of State.
Pay ov a Drum Major. It is stated
that the fourth section of tho recent act of
Cungrc3 " to increase the present military
establishment," provides that the drum
major, or leader of tho band, shall receive
the pay and emoluments of a second lieu
tenant of infantry. Tho pay of this non
commissioned officer is thus raised to an
aggregate of of ?103 00 per mouth, whilo
the scrgeaut major, tho highest uou-coin-niissioued
staff ofli ccr, receives only 821
per month.
AnsENCi: or Mind, A citizen was
standing on tho ourbstono the other even-
uing, viewing tho comet, and was much
absorbed in hoaveuly things, when an ac
quaintance tapped him on thoshoulder,and
asked :
"How do you liko tho President's mes
sage !"
"0, splendid, splendid !" ho exclaimed; ;
''nucleus rather thin, but I admiro tho tail; '
four hundred millions long, and four
hundred thousand broad."
Ki.VEiiSE of Fortune. Wtu. II. Kan-
dall, for fourteen years identified with tho
history and growth of St. Paul, Minnesota, (
and at one time owning real estate iu aud
near tho city valued at SI ,000,000, died
at St. Paul, on tho 30th ult, a poor man.
Tho financial difficulties of 1857 wrecked
him beyond recovery.
t lie who is passionate and hasty is
generally honest. It is your cold dis
sembling hypocrito of whom you should
beware. There is no deception iu a bull
dog. It is only tho cur that sneaks and
Litcs you when your back is turned,
tO "John, how I wish it was as much
tho fashion to trado in wives as to (rule in
horses 1" "Why so Dick'" "Id cheat
homebody mo3t shockingly before uigbt.
Ciiltutilmt Dtmorrnt
r.Dirr.D by lcvi i.. tati:, rRoi'Rir.Ton.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31, 1851?
To Eo Acknowledged as Bol
ligoronts. Although our present strugglo for na
tional integrity and unity, is as just as any
over instituted in tho prostration of rebel
lion, wo begin to sco that thoso who havo
control of it, upou our tide aro not equal
for tho emergency a wavering of purpose
seems visible in high places, which seems
as if our rulers were lost in the contem
plation of the undertaking. The truth is,
aud wo aro all, with all our wisdom, be
ginning to apprcciato it ; tho most saga
cious of us, thrco months ago, knew noth
ing of what wo talked about so flippantly
We had uo idea whatever of tho duration,
tho dcsolatiug consequences of a civil war
carried on for but throe months.in a coun
try liko this, aud even now we hare no
adequate comprehension of what it will be
if another spring returns and sees it still
unfinished. But how could we, the multi
tude know much, wheu tho best uformcd
wcro far at fault, Tho distinguished Pro
mier of the present Administration, a gen
tleman of rare attainments, aud wonder
ful subtlety, assured of tho citizens of New
York city, only a fow days prior to his ta
king his seat in the present cabinet, that
tho rumbling of tho then distant thunder of
rebellion, was but a pajsiug spasm, and
that iu "sixty days'' all would bo peaee,
contentment aud repose. Tho presidmt
himself, after exchanging views with men
from every section of the Union, delibe
rately told the villagers of Springfield that
tho present commotion was "merely ficti
tious," and the good, cozy man labored
under that pleasing delusion, until facts
stubborn aud naked, changod his opinion
How then could tho million havo any just
conception of the approacning troublo,whcn
tho captain and pilot both cried out "all's
right and well."
After tho inauguration of tho Adminis
tration tho President and tho conservative
men under him, did endeavor to prove
their predictions, of no danger, truo.
Thoy could not hold out, however, against
ianatieism and folly. Tho bloody teach
ings of "au impressible conflict" wore to
bo put in practice, aud tho practical illus
tration of tho relative power of tho two
sections tested to tho very death. Siuco
the commcncmcut, Abolitionism has had
control. Thoy aro moro responsible for
tho uuanimity of the South in this rebel
liou than i auey aud all his crew. Their
violence and hatred of everything South
ern drew Alex. H. Stephens, and others
like him, into the rebellion ; it was their
criminal thirst for blued that hastened
Seott to lose our first great battle, and it
will bu their infamous counsel which will
retard everything calculated to secure a
lasting peace.
Wc aro anticipating, however; we
meant to diroct attention to. tho following
extract from tho special Washington cor
respondent of tho New York World, a pa
per believed to bo tho mouthpieeo of tho
conservative wing of the Cabinet. It looks
'ike a feeler, and as if the Southern rebel
lion will do acknowledged by our govern
ment as belligerent.
A sentiment in favor of tho recognition
of the rebels as belligerents is gaiuiug
ground among leading men at tho capital.
The opinions of somo on this subject have
from tu0 capture of so many icd'cral troopl
and officers at Bull Hun.
No loyalist acknowledges tkorisrht of thn
southerners to claim the attitude in ques
tion ; that thiir privatcersmen aro any
better than pirates, their generals entitled
10 ua auuresseii as such, or their pseudo
government worthy to cuter into couiiuuni-
cation with tho administration it seeks to
overthrow,
But it is urcd that from military necessity
aud for military convenience wo must rec
ognize them, under protest, as belligerents
and then utij them.
Our short experience has already shown
tho difficulties opposing another courso j
that where enemies, though rebels, muster
armies which can bo counted by lens of
thousands , thoy command for themselves
by might, if not by right, any equal ad
vantage which tho formalities of modern
warfar insure to contending parties.
Peoplu say that it is beneath tho diguity
of government, to seud flags of truce to
insurgents, our pride has a sadder fall iu
tho mtsi intoicourso which has been kent
up since the 21st of July ; that, if wo ad
dress Beauregard or Johnson at all, we
must give thcui thsir rebel titles j that 1
- , SATURDAY AUGUST 31, 18GL
Johnson, however wrong his causo, was
consistent in refusing to notice a message
ititended for hiui and addressed "To whom
' it may concern;'' that Beauregard was
equally consistent m detaining Harris and
Magraw ; that, iu not hanging tho crows
of tho Savannah and Petrel at tho yard
arm or bringing them to instant trial and
death, wo havo already half recognized
tho validity of tho southern lctters-of mar
quo; that such recognition is practically
cuforoed by Davis' threatened revenges in
cvont of contrary action; in short, that
tho rebels havo got us on equal ground, so
far as concerns the treatment of prisonors
captured by cither sido and on cither land
or sta.
It is not my department to suggest the
courso which manly aud humauo pol
icy should dictato in this serious and trou
blesome matter. But the fact is a3 I havo
stated it. Opinion in favor of a recognition
of tho rebels as belligerents is gaining ev
ery day among influential Unionists in
Washington. They say that a great gov
ernment always makes itself ridiculous in
theoretically ignoring what it is forced to
practically acknowledge ; that no middle
ground can bo maintained ; that Englaud
and Franco can never be expected to con
sider men us pirates whom wc arc afraid to
hang.
Tho Now York Herald also says :
In tho present case tho disadvantago of
refusing to exchange is clearly on our sido.
If our government hang as traitors or pri
vateers tho prisoners thoy hold, tho South
ern Confederacy may retaliate and hang
ten for every one. Tho prisoners held by
tho United States aro fow ; the Coufcder-
ate btato3 nave a largo number. Until tho
action of our government became decided
in reference to tho privateers, tho Confed
erate government gavo the prisoners they
had taken from us every indulgence.
Now they hold them in close conliucment.
Tho effect on enlistment will bo exceeding
ly bad. Thousands will shrink from en
gaging in a war in which, if thoy aro ta
ken prisoners, they are liable to be hang
ed ; aud if they are already culisted tho
reflection that they may meet so ignomin
ious a fate is not likely to add to their
coolness or courage ou tho day of battlo.
It cannot improve the Union causo or con
tribute to tho success of our arms to sig
nalize tho war by needless cruelties or re
vivo the barbarities of less enlightened
times.
We publish the foregoing without fur
ther comment, more than to remind the
Democracy that, no matter what arrango
mcntsaro made, either for tho prosecu
tion, or tho suspension of hostilities, tho
faithful pen of history will record tho fact
of a groat party, generally dominaut in tho
country, rushing to tho protection of their
Government, even when administered by
thoso whoso counsels brought our troubles
about. Let partisans sneer at it, if thoy
will ; but it is a sublimo spcctaclo to sco
the Domocraoy of tho country fighting tho
battlos of an Administration which they
had opposed, and whoso political tenets
they hold responsible for much of tho mis
chief which afflicts us. Lot corrupt men
grow bloated with the plunder war furnish
es; let speculators, contractors and camp
followers watch for pelf, "tho pickings and
stealings" of tho camp ; let tho sneaking
sharper, who watches the soldier's payroll,
cry ont for tho suspension or pacification
of tho war, tho Democracy of tho country
will cling to their Government, and cither
conquer an houorablo pece, or fame as
lasting from "a well fought war."
From the liitnrill ttrnUm...
Democratic County Convontion.
1 ho Delegates elected bv tho Democr.i.
tio voters of Montour county, on Saturday,
tho 17th inst.in pursuanco of tho call
issued by tho Standing Committee, met in
the Loutt Houso, at Danville, on Monday,
August 10th, 1601, for tho purposo of
nominating candidates for tho several of
fices of Montour eountv. aud to nnnnint
Judicial and Representative Conferees to
meet similar Uouterccs from tho counties
composing tho Judicial and Representative
Districts iu which Montour county is cm-
uraceu, lor tho purposo of nominating ono
candidato for President Judge, and two
persons for Representatives.
On motion, John Moyeu, of Dorrv. was
elected President of tho Convention, and
Daniel I'. Uouger, of Limestone, and Vin-
ccn Shultz, of West Hemlock, Secretaries.
On motion, tho Districts woro called in
alphabetical order, and tho Delegates an
swered to their names as follows :
Anthony John Carey, Charles Reader,
Cooper Daniel F. Crossley, Absalom
Fry.
Danville, N. W. David L. Novius,
David Grove.
Danville, S. W. Oscar F. Ephlin, Wm,
Morgan.
Dcrry David M Dorr, John Moycr.
Liberty Redding Herring, Samuel
Blue.
Limestone Dauiel F. Gougor, Johu
Dildinc.
Mahoning Samuel Morrison, Hiram
Antrim,
Maykrry Jacob Swank.Janics Vousht
meia i. M . r ....... .'...in, i, , ,
Valley Franklin Snyder, Isaao Shull.
West Hemlock Vincent R. Shultz,
Wm. Crojsloy.
On motion, tho Convention proceeded to
nominate candidates for Associate Judges,
ltobcrt Moore, Joseph Dean and Kobert
iJavison being named, tho Convention pro
-i i r--
cceded to a ballot which resulted as fol-
lows: Mooro 22; Dean 12, and Davison own -oi ucorgia, doutu Uarolina, Ten
10. Mooro and Dean wcro then declared i ?ossco AJab.ain.a, Louisiana, Texas, Ar-
tho regular nominees of tho Convention.
On motion, tho Convention proceeded
to nominate a candidato for Commissioner.
Isaac Ammcrman, of Danville, being tho
only ono named, his nomination was de
clared unanimous.
On motion, Joseph II. Campbell, of
Danville, was declared tho unanimous
nominee of tho Convention for District At
torney. On motion, it was unanimously resolved
by the Convention, that Henry Snyder,
Sen., of Valley township, bo and is hereby
declared tho nominee of tho party for tho
office of County Auditor.
On motion, tho following resolutions,
appointing Judicial and Representative
Conferees, were unanimously adopted :
Jtcsolved, That it be recommended that
a Conference bo held at the Public House
of Joseph Moist, in tho Borough of Milton,
on Saturday, tho 7th day of September
next, composed of two conferees from each
of tho counties composing tho 8th Judicial
District, of tho State of Pennsylvania, to
nominate a Democratic cnmliilnin tn fill
j the office of President Judge of tho said
JJ1SITICI.
Resolved, That Johu Dildino and Hi
ram Antrim be appoiuted Conferees from
this county, to tho said Conference, with
instructions to support the nomination of
the Hon. Alexander Jordan; that said
Conferees bo authorized to appoint sub
stitutes, and to increase tho number of
Conferees from this county to equal the
number appoiuted from the other counties,
if tho other counties appoint a larger num
ber than two conferees.
llesolvcd, That Thomas Chalfant and
Jeso C. Ammerman, be and aro hereby
appointed Representative Conferces,to meet
similar Conferees from tho other counties
of this Representative District, to nominate
two candidates for Representatives.
The following resolutions received the
unanimous and unqualified endorsement of
the Convention :
Unsolved, That tho Democratic party
from tho time of its organization to tho
present day, has always been, and still is,
in tho most emphatio sense, a Union party,
devoted to tho conservation of tho Union
on tho great principles ou which that Union
was formed, and there is, thcreforo, nei
ther necessity or propriety that calls upon
the Democratic party to aUsndon its time
honored principles with a view to tho for
mation of a now political organization.
Resolved, That we unqualifiedly con
demn tho action of tho so called Confed
erate States in their secession from and
, rebellion against tho National Government,
t believiug as wo do that every real wrong
( which that section of tho Union has at any
j time suffered, might havo been fully re
dressed under our National Constitution
1 and in tho Union.
Iiesolvtd, That wo aro ready to uni'e in
political action with every citizen for tho
! suppression of tho present rebellion, for
j preserving, protecting aud defending tho
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war. and onnallv tn nnv noioi, wl.lnl. ; i
based upon the idea of tho separation of
these States.
Resolved, That this war should not bo
waged for conquest or subjugation, nor for
tho purposo of overthrowing or interfering
with tho rights or established institutions
of tho States, but to defend aud maintain
tho supremacy of the Constitution and to
preserve tho Union.
Resolved, That the volunteer soldiers,
who at the call of their country, promptly
wont forth to do battlo in defence of tho
Uonstitution and laws, aro entitled to our
hearty thanks for the gallant manner in
which they have discharged their
Reso'ved, That we pledge to tho ticket
this day formed, our undivhled support
rri , - u .
lho following persons wcro appointed
a Standing Committee for tho rnuinir
year :
Authony John Carey.
Cooper Jacob Shelhart. jr.
Danville, S. W. Win. Morgan
Danville, N. W. David Grove.
Derry Dr. L. F. Caldwell.
Liberty Alexander K. Clark.
Limestone Simpson Smith.
Mavbcrry James Vought, jr.
Mahoning Hiram Antrim.
Valley Adam Gcrringer.
West Hemlock Win. Crosslcy.
Resohed, That theso proceedings
bo
published in tho Danville Intelligencer.
Tho Convention then adjourned with
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party.
JOHN MOVER, President.
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Vwojwt R. Shultz, Seo
fig?" A woman down East has common-
ceo. a sun ot uivorco against her husband,
-, .....
because he would not allow her to apply
her tonguo to tho stopper of lho n.olas,es
jug overy timo sho used it, a privilege ov-
cry lonijce woman considers sacrcd,
the laws, and .hat wo aro opposed to an? I XPv? T 'Tr '11aS's'r,ato
war. and coually to anv neL W1.M, ! 11 c. 4 F"w'!..are. not. heLtJo.
VOLUME 25.
Proclamation by tlio President.
Washington, August 10.
By the President of the United Slates,
A PROCLAMATION.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of tho
United States, in pursuance of tho act of
Congress, approved July 13th, 1801, do
wuos, .tjijiiuvvu uuiy low, loui, UO
hereby doelare that tho inhabitants of tho
i j.au3.ii, Mississippi ana lorida. exeont
tho inhabitants of that part of tho Mate of
irginia lying west ot tno Allegheny Moun
tains, and such other parts of that Stato
and tho other States herciubeforo named
as may maintain a loyal adhosion to tho
Uuion and the Cotfstitutiou, or may bo
from time to time occupied and controlled
by tho forces of tho United States engaged
iu tho dispersion of said insurgents as aro
in a state of insurrection against tho Uni
ted States, and that all commercial inter
course bitween tho same and the inhabit
ants thereof, with tho exception aforesaid,
and tho citizens of other States and other
parts of tho United States is unlawful, and
will remain unlawful until such insurrec
tion shall ccaso, or has been suppressed,
that all goods aud chattels, wares and
merchandise coming from any of the said
States, with tho exceptions aforesaid, into
other parts of tho United States, without,
tho special lieonso and permission of tho
President, through tho Secretary of tho
Treasury, or proceeding to any of tho
said States, with the exceptions aforesaid,
by land or water, together with tho vessel
or vehicle conveying the same, or convey
ing persons to and from tho said States,
with the said exceptions, will bo forfeited
to the United States, and that, from and
after fifteen days from tho issuing of this
proclamation, all ships and vessels bo
longing in wholo or in part to any citizen
or inhabitant of any of tho said States,
with tho said exceptions, found at sea, or
in any port of the United States, will bo
forfeited to tho United States.
And I hereby enjoin upon all District
Attorneys, Marshals, and officers of the
revenue and of tho military and naval for
ces of tho United States, to bo vigilant in
tho execution of tho said act. nml in
enforcement of tho penalties and forfeitures
iiuposcu or declared by it, leaving any
party who may think himself agricved
thereby to mako his annlication to fh,. Snn.
retary of tho Treasury for tho remission of
any jianaity or lortulturo, which tho said
Secretary is authorized by law to grant,if
in his judgment, the special circumstances
of any case shall require such remission.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my baud, aud caused the seal of tho Uni
ted States to bo affixed.
Dono in tho city of Washington this, tho
10th day of August, in the year of our
Lord ono thousaud eight hundred and six
ty one, and of the iudepcudenco of tho
United States of America tho eighty-sixth.
AliAHAM Likcoljc.
By tho President.
Wm. II. Seward.
Prediction in the Course of Pul-
numont.
In tho campaign of 1830, tho Democrat
ic Executive Committee of this Stato, J.
W. l'ornoy Chairman, issued an Address.
from which tho following is an extract i
" Viq know very well how easy it is to
sneer at any suggestion of danger to tho
Union. But we kuow also that tho fed
eral relations of this Government aro so
delicately constructed that they may La
ninturcU at anv time bv .i sm-inni orrni- nf
ether bv vhvsicid force, like thn tlpnondnn.
cics of the Kingdom, nor even like.a politi
cal power, like different parts of tho samo
State. Thoy aro independent sovereign
ties, united by tho gentler law of mutual
attraction. This law, operating on their
own freo will, made the Uuion; and whon
it ceases to operate, the Union will bo un
made. Let a President of tho United
States bo elected exclusively by tho votes
of ouo section, and on a priucipto of avow
ed hostility to tho men, tho measures, tho
domestio relations, tho feclinfa. .mil tlm
, i i ? SUPP0S.U,J' ot tuo otuB?
'7. a wliat must be the consequence!
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CC'T y ?, v"- 1 "LTltLo
'good genius of tho Republic, which has
I brought us through so mauy perils, might
' savo 11s nrrnin. lint tlmf. mnii 1... In
interests, real or supposed, of tho other
tellectually blind who docs not see that it
would put us in fearful danger. For this
reason, tho election of a sectional candi
date must bo regarded as in itself a great
public misfortune The party that avowa
opposition towards a certain class of tho
States, as its motive and rulo of actioD, is
entitled to no aid or comfort from any man
who loves his country or desires to bo
faithful to its Government. The groatest,
tho wisest, and tho best men this world
over produced have warned us that tho
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uiuou couiu uui iasi uuuer luo control ot
I a geographical party. Need we refer you
ashingtou s I' arewell Address I Need
you of the ad.nou.t.ous which
jencrson ami uacuson uavo given 1
Tf
tho solemn voices which come from tho
tomb of Mt. Vernon, from the sepulchre
j at .Monticcllo, and from tho gravo at tho
1 Hcrmitago, havo ceased to bo regarded,
lUUU tlU UIV lUSb IUUCCU,
... . . . ...
A .man with very largo feet had a pair
of boots that wcro much too big for him.
"Why dou't you sell tkcm!" asked a
friend. "I had them half sold (sokd) onco'
was tho reply,