OOLMBIA DEMOCRAT. EDITED DT LEVI I.. TATE, mopniETOR. " Ottr Constitution guard It ever ! Onr glorloua Unionheld II dear I Onr Starrv Flair...rnri!iV u ,.! i at proua uaucasslan- onr only peer! BLOOMSBURG: Saturday Momlng.Aug. 20,1864 . ron president in 1861, T-TTi'i'Rfi.l? "R M'PT l?f T A T u jj Oampaion SunsciBERs. Wo will send tho Columbia Democrat from now, till after tho Presidential Election, for CO 'cents in advance. This is so low that cv- ory man should bavo it, and seo that his neighbors havo it. If they rannot pay for it club tocctber and Bot it for them. Mny friondd bnve nmt inthoir nnm. for our ck- Mini. ntHoeiuT." and viihihi;m. the mony (50cnt each,) for which we are thankful lint, wa heg tomako n,r!?llon,whl,hwc hope will meet their approba. tlon and prove mtUualljr advantngeom. It Ii that they ma their Influence to get up clubs In every uectlnn and tonn.hipln the County cf Columbia. A club of Ten Bubicrlbcrs. at SO centa each, can cally bo obtalnedin l.ctto the pabl..henr Twenty.to .ub.wb.,., at the ame, and 310 oo, with on n copy to tho getter up of LvanYLn.?' c"7. "dv"? ,h ";"eof VT' f racy and benefit tne objects of lha ennlnE Campaign. Democratic fricndi, win yo makefile effort, nd no IT at ONCE. We need notnrge the Importance of sup. porting your own Locnl 1'rcts, Much depends upon your active 1 jtcrtions to render Its labors cOVctlvn and to no class of our people this appeal mado with 1. in. 11,11, .i.im.i. miii-uu . ,i.iiiijjjL' DKDIOl'HATH; lOll.VlY COXVIilN'nbA (VTOTIOE is hereby given that tho Demo- illfria.(,rB In an. I 1. - and Election Districts, will meet at their respectivo places of holding the Central Klections, on Saturday, the 27t7i Lj of August next, between the hours of 3 and 7 o'clock p. m , of said day, for the purpose of choosing by ballot, two Delecntes from each District, to meet in County Convention, at the couiit house, in uioonuburg, on Monday, the 20th day of August, at 1 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of making the usual naniial nominations ol the Democratic party of Col i !U County. II. V. McltivicoLDs, John A. 1'unstok, Wk. KnirKDAlH, I Hiram How eh, Jacod Veagkb I Join tlEOAnar.LL. Democratic Standing Committte nioomtburg, July 30, Sid I. IV , . II I AITI1I1V r'h.l.. To our Patrons and the Public. The present high price of paper, labor, printing ma terial and every artlcla entering Into our business has compelled us to look to n corrcspondl ig advance in our charges. Menco the undersigned, publishers in Uloomsburg, will on nnd after the 1st ofHcptembcr 1664, make an ndvanre of Fifty per csnf .upon old tales. HATES OF ADVERTISING. Ono square of eight lines 1 timo $1 00 " " ' ' 3 times, 1 50 " " " 1 month, 2 00 " ' " 3 months. 4 00 ' ' ' c. months. 6 00 " " " 1 year. 10 00 Executor's and Administrator's Notices, 3 00 Auditor's Notices, ii SO JOB PRINTING. Hand Bills one eighth ihcct, 30 or less $3 00 " " one-fourth " " 3 SO ' one-half ' " fi 00 " " full sheet, " " 10 00 All notices of rublic meetings (exceptor political or religious) must be paid for at advertising rates. Editorials or local advertising will be charged SO cts per line. All transient advertising must bo paid for at the lime of insertion. V. JOHN, Publisher Republican W. II. JACOIiV.rub.Aior. LliVI L..TATU, Pub. Democrat Bloomsburg, Aug. 13,1804. A CARD. To the People of Columbia County. Understanding that, in cerfain portions of the County, tho report is in circulation, that the "Act to protect Sheep and tax Dogs, in Lycoming and Columbia coun ties ;'' was passed b the undersigned when i n the Legislature a few years ago ; and that some political opposition is sought to be made against him, based upon that lie port. IIo desires to say lhat tho Act re ferred to, was passed by his predecessor in 1801, and approved by Governor C'urtin, on the 29th of iMarch,of that year. The undersigned was a Member ol the Leo-is- laturc, during tho Session of 1802, a year ajler its passage and of eourso, in no wiso responsible for tho aot in question. Vide Pamphlet Laws, 1801, page 233. LEVI L. TATE. Bloomsburg, August 15, 1804. Freaks of Loyalty. We aro informed, that a few days ago, ono ot tuo boldiers from Camp Fair Ground, stopped to tako a faw peaches from tho yard of a very loyal war-tnan a b'oldier's Friend, when he was order eu by him to dosut. The poor soldior didn't see tho point. Again our loyal neighbor, stopping up to tho Soldier, per emptorally bid him oomo down. Wo aro told, that a hungry Soldier, a few days sinco, called upon a very loyal Lady whose husband somo months ago, rejoiced aloud at the "down-fall of Rich ruond" and asked her for a loaf of bread. She cut ono in two, and charged him five cents. Another Soldior's Friend'" Thi Lady, has no Son in the Army, but would rejoice to hear of tho extermination of all the "Copperheads." iSF G. B. Goodlandeu, Esq., ha3 withdrawn from the Clearfield Republican and D. W. JlIoortE, Esq,, has assumed tho entire control of the paper. Tho Repub lican, despito iti narao, is a sound Demo crats paper and wo hope to hear of its continued suecess. koujr , Hi.v uve uu hjuiuuijuij wai.-u, precise wording ot Hlair's statements in H3T A "three years soldier" complains j and maintain the good reputation they every partionlar ; but it is the precise sub in the Philadelphia Press that the Sanita- h" Jusl "quired. Lor military Officers ' a .' of .- elnt nn n . - V, .,.. I and those who olten over-tax the TOj00 stance nnu purposu ol uis ttatement. Gen- Iy UWU.U.....US. . .i '..:., !.,. :i .nnn.:nij i, officers. iB" A largo peaoo meoting of tho poo. pip of Lehigh county was held at Allen- town last week, The poople everywhere are boginmng to demand paaoa. Fo tnt Coll-msh DrmcasT. Ool. Tatjs t I avail ruyaclf of the pres ent timo to make n few brief remarks con corning a ciroumstanco which ocourcd not long sinco: Thcro were sorao eight or nino Republicans oamo from Ilarveyvill, Lu- n r . n nnn M ( n tltfn nlir n .,,.,, . IM aiI , , I,, i mi sonic fellows who woro drafted and did not report, Thoy wero unsuccessful in j their efforts to tako them. Two or thrco I of tho invaders wero woumled,nuo of whom J scrrioualy. Wo havo learned 'sinco they wero driven away groatly disap I pointed that they havo sworn venguanoo on u n"d aro determined to havo satisfaction. seel; no harm and shall commit nn uncivil RCts un'C59 lJr'vcn to All wo ask is to be Ist alone l,ial wo may Pace;iu,y purruu 0Qr vorioua vocations. Wo would havo it ululerslooJ' a'8", that tho people do not ,mona t08UUlir tlicm-elvcs to bo drnged from tLcir Il0mes b' forou to CSLt for lha ."Abolition Slavery." Let thoo who in- augerated tho war, for this purpose, go and fight, and not banc back like cowards. nu , i , . , 1,1C.V .LaV0 mad Wttr " 'I'O principles Up- On Which OUr QoVCltimcnt Was founded, and i i i i .1 D0W 0Bk U' t0 0,d ,D dlS''y"'S tllOSO VOry principles. This should not bo done. Tho tU0 ' Poaeo Wld union of the 000- tending sections, or their entire d cstruc - ,ion. dePeu,ls on tho 0("""R election. If , ... , the Democrats fail to elect a man who is jn lavor of euual rights, who will regard . 7 . , ? , the ConttltUtlOn and Will bo governed by jfc aml wu0 wil pUrsU0 a COUrSO calculated to bring about peaco all hopes will have I Pnod away and nothing but dark despair! will hang upon us. Let us, at tho ap-1 . l. 1 . 1 h buu uu. effort to reinovo tho0 in power from offico wiQ bave for tuoro than three years shown ,. . , , , tlietnSClVCS to be tOO lUCOmpctcnt anil UI9- . . , , , ,. , . , honest to perform publto duties properly and justly and if wo prove successful all niav vet, bo Weill J J " "um A. DEMOCRAT. " fiQr Tho Easton (Pa,) Argus wants to know "how, in the uamoof God, the Un ion is to bo restored, if Presideut Lincoln will listen to no Commissioners, will re ceive no offers, will hear n'o proposals T How aro we ever to havo an end if he will allow no one to make a beginning ? On three occasions ho has refused to lis ten to offers of peace." Tho Argus procccds,addrcssing thought ful Republicans : We ask you, in view of this things can you, will you sustain President Lincoln auy longer ? It is plain as the sun ai noon, day that if ho is reelected, we shall have four years more of war, drafts, taxes, mis ory, bloodshed, devastation, ruin, and, perhaps, another revolution in the North. President Lincoln is cither a fanatic him. self or he is under the influence of fanatics and contractors, who rulo him and shape his course to suit themselues. We verily believe lhat a Democantic Admin-sUation could end the war atid restore the Union, in three months, You can tako your choice then , gentlemen, and makn up your minds betwoeu now and Novembor, to voto cith er for 1. A Democratic Administration, with petico, compromise and re-union, no more drafts, aud reduced taxes, or 2. .Four years more of Lincoln's Ad ministration, with continued war and butchery, moro drafts, financial ruin, and perhaps permanent separation. Gleason's New Publishing House. iVo '21 Summer Street. few days since wo visited this spa cious and magnificent new publishing house. For extent and convenience, wa think this establishment unrivalled. All apartments, offices and operating rooms arc admirably arranged, well lighted and ventilated, and! warmed by steam; in a word,ihero is noth ing wauling to render tho entire building just what it is intended to be a model1 publishing house, On the basement, or Grst floor, are several large, powerful Steam presses, boiler and engino, engineer rnd fireman's department ; and here the heavy mechanical part of the ivork is dono. Tho cost of tbo machinery on this floor alone, must havo been over 50,000. Four largo presses aro constantly running on the immense edition of ll Gleason's Litera ry Companion," a paper universally ac knowledged to bo tho bost literary journal of the present age, On tbo second, or street floor, ia situated the cashier and head book-keeper's department, and the grand business hall, where tho packing, directing, &c, is dono. On the third floor, one flight up, is the editorial sanctum, proof reading room, publisher's office, &o., all furnished with elegant rose-wood furniture, velvet carpels, &o. On the fourth, or next floor, are a suite of rooms devoted to the artitt?, designers and engravers. On the fifth floor aro tho composition rooms, where the pa pers and books arc put in type. On the next and upper floor is the hook bindery ; altogether forming tho most extensive, thorough and complete establishment of tho kind in New Kngland. Saturday Evening Gazelle. CB Drown's lironchial Troches oro off- ered with tho fullest coofidonee iu thoir of !., . It I !,.. it, .,... -1.1 ......1 they aro useful in relieving an Irritated Throat, and will render articulation easy, To tho soldior exposed 10 sudden changos in tho weather thoy will givo prompt reliof to Coughs and Colds, and can bo carried in the pooket to be taken as pcoasioa ro- ( quir. TIIE WAR, General Giant has began a singular mancouvcro. Abovn Uermuda Ilundrod is a narrow ncok of land nround which the Jamca River flows, Tho length of the riv cr nround Uio neck, tho end of whioh is known as Duch Gap, is eoven miles. Across tho neck tho distanco is hut ono hundred and fifty yardfi J ho Confedcr . J J , . ., , ato obstructions aro sunk in tho James nt,u'im IIU(J acknowledging to tho world that .i.. i i n t I . . t . I that a canal could he due aoross tho neck. deep enough to pass his gunboats through, nud by this moans a new movement upon Richmond could bo boguu. Accordingly. I , i ii i i i,. two corps, under Hancock and lJirncy, ., ' were sent to Foster s cami) on tho norlh bank of the James. The canal was bo-1 gun' For two days tho troops labored without being discovered. On Sunday, however, as was announced yesterday, the Confederates discovered them, and at once tried to drivo them away. From batteries on shore, and iron clads in the James, shells were thrown, and tho labor wastes . . , J , ' ,, b , . , , m. , . it criminal, Nono nut an old, worn out po rtously impeded. The canal is only begun .... ,,,,.,,. , , , . J ' , , ,, i litical hack like lilair oottld have possibly and may never bo completed. Ihoonomy , , .. . J ' ft, I made any such proposition. In tho mean- ua.u u.u...olul borers, it all proves tliai tuo icge ol aro on ,h0 iDoroaso New perplexing eub Petersburg is closing. Grant has lost jeetJ nro oonslautIy turning up. lfornny anoiuor 01 ins gonerais. uenerai jicuno, a division commander of tho Ninth Corps, has gihen up his command. ! At nightfall, the Federal lino was ono milo nearer .Richmond than Fostor's earth ; work-, ten nines irom mo town anu seven miles southeast of Ford Darling. Tho uouicuerates orposcu tne turlber auvancc ot tho Federal line, and Hancock and Iiir noy did not appear able to do much. Tho siege of Petersburg will have to bo given up if these two corps remain on the north bank of the James. Tliero aro now no Federal troops anywhere near Pctorsburg. The. reporls that Genoial Sherman Ins ls'ou in enaigtng rrcsulent Lnnooln, with extendod his western flank, so as to cover arrogating to himself the powers of a Dic the village of East Point, ou the Maoon tatur disregarding the laws trampling un Railroad, south-west of Atlanta, arc again dcr foot tho ''.)iisiitution,and transforming renewed. There is nothing to warrant our Coustiuiioual Goverment iuto a des them. Sherman's army, at last accounts, ' Polism' I" -cPlJ to these allegations and extended from a point on the Dalton Rail- i warni''g3 wo havo becu denouced and stig road, four miles northwest of Atlanta, to a ( ttzed by tho Republican party from tbc mint six miles west of Atlanta, and thence highest to tho lowost as traitors, aud sym- north of East Point. He was not within patbizers with rebel lion. Democratic pa two miles of tho Macon Railroad, and cv-' pers havo been ;uppresscd, printing ofliccs cry effort to rcaoh it had been repulsed. demolishsd, and editors arrested and im- Tho Confederates in the Shenandoah prisoned for no other offenco than exposing Valley are still north of Strausburg and denouncing tbo tjranuioal aots of the Sheridan docs not seem to intend to attack present Administration, them. A Confederate reinforcement of. Bt it seems that the usurpations and twenty thousand men and twenty cannon despotismjof Mr. Lincoln have reached the is announced. Nothing beyond ordinary culminating point and have excited the np skirmisking will propably occur in the prehension and aroused the indignation of Shenandoah Valley foi it Cow days. some of those who have heretofore been Tho Indian war has commenced. The among his firmest su pporters. A docu Inians have attacked the residents aloDg ment has recently made its appearance thn Overland Mail route, in Western Kan- which must, wo think, havo lalleu like n sas- Tho settlers aro leaving. The mail , bomb shell in the Republican camp, aud stages are stopped. its explosion cannot fail to cause an intense w 'panic in the ranks ol Abraham's followers Troubles in the Kitchen Cabinet. The document to whioh wo alluue is the Wasiixnoto.v, Augun a, 18G4. indignant"protest' issued by Seualor Wade The Kitchen Cabinet at Washington of Ohio, uud Henry Winter Davis, M,'C, are sotely troubled. Everything goes by of Maryland, both known as ardent sup sixes and sevens. The cocks are constant ' VOTlot of tuu administration. This par oi ly spoiling tbo broth. Tho disbmaida leave is addressed to the ".'upport rs ol the Gov the crockery in a greasy and sticky con-' eminent," aud is signed by these gentle dition. The old washerwomen are con- Inen officially, as Chairman of the Ootn tinnally hanging out tho dirty linen half m!lte0 of tlieir respectivo Houses, on the cleaned. Tho boilers aro leaky, aud the Bm "l0 guarotco to certain States a Re kitehen is oonstantlv in hot writer. Old publican form of Goverdment." This Blair smuts his own (aco while blacking old Abo's boots. Forney leaves his bro ken bottles lying around looso,cuUing oth- er people's feet and hands. Young Blair has smashed nearly ail iho crockery in his sideralion of every Republican in tho land, dispute with Chate. The little Blairs aro as well as every Democrat. It is certain running around in evesybodio's way and 'v ono 'uo severest scorings whioh tho thrusting their noses into everything. I'hurlow Weed locks in and eavs, 'Lack!' ' and "Alack-a-davj and starts baok to Albany to write a letter. Old Abe is so perplexed that he can think of nothing but lo order Hav to denounca soma of bin an- nointees. Old BUir. in desnair over the Old Blnir, in despair over tho ' ' miiuu.e,aiaris ou on a lour to employ new m neip. Anus maners go on trom Dau to note of warning in a quatcr whoro it has , proo!iiiiaiiou coiniuits ihcm t the lawlesr worse. Old Blair is constantly wondering not yet been heard. We havo only room discretion uf military Governors and pro why ho caunot mako tbo kitchen arrange- or tne following extr.iots froim this itnpor-l vott tnar.ba s ; thu liill forbids eio.tors for menlswork as harmoniously as under do0lln,CIJt- Protest commeuoes as ; IWcut, the rroe'.a,na.ion a.ul defeat oi T , , , follows: the bill threaten ns wtfli civil war for the Jackson, and why thn Blair family are not m s . f Pnv I admisaion or exclusion of such votes ; the as potent now as then. Old Abe, ho says, ; A lne PPJJIJJ, 1 V", bill exacted oxolutiun of dangerous enemioe ii as lank and loan as Jackion ; but his ! , ' from powor aud the relief of tho nation legs won't work well in tho raje. Hois! .e havo rood without surprijo. but not from the rebel debt, nnd the prohibition of rr?' r ? ; S.sr tlCXZ ll ug old Blair occupied in cleaning and, The supporters of the Administration are bear or pay the uationsl debt.freo the mas blackieg his boots. lesponsible to the country lor its conduct ; 03 f,-0ni tho old dominion of the rebel lead- You have already advised your readers' and U Is the',r ri?ll1tn"? dail 10 che(!k lhe e, and eradicate the cause of the war; that ffr-ml, nuir Ooninr i,i i,on!n v , encroachments ot tho Executive on the au- the prncl.ttnatiou secures ueiiher of these that 1-rank Blair, senior, had been m New lhoritv of Congress, and to require it to guaranties. York ; but nothing has transpired as yet , confine itself to its proper sphere. It j, i out respecting the robol debt nnd to his mission. That secret I now have. It is impos-iblu to pass in silenco this th0 political exclusion of rebel leaders: it appears that his mission was for tbo mirnose of soeinrr Gencml MofiMlnn 1 1 o Alter exonangtng me usual coiupnmunts ot thu day, old Blair proceeds to business, and informs Gen. MoClellan ''that his ser vices was needed iu tho field, and that if he will address a note to either tho Presi dent or himself, stating that ho h'ascno po litical aspirations, and that he icill not al low his name to be used at the Chicago Convention he the President) tvill give nim (McCldlan)an important command at once." This may not havo boon tho I ........ eral WcClellan's reply was jnst such as an indignant man of his ability would give to suoh a proposition. As a matter of course ho repudiated making any bargains and refused to wiito any suoh letter ; but it is said that ho intimated that he, as a mili tary officer, was nndtr the orders of the - President, and if tho latter ordcrod him to) tako tho field ho would have to or rcrigti, Thus Hlair was compelled to return to, v dcnlnrod aliouia not bo recognized- Waihincton with a fleo In his oar. Hlair ,irf.n inhrnntallvc8 and Senators were .I.-!...,, ll.-ltl ...... .'l Mnllln., UUUIU1CS1 bUUkli 11 uu u uv tuglfu A'CVUIUIluu a command unless ha agrees not to allow his namo to bo used ; for that will bo equivalent to the administration taking ev ery thing back that they have dono against trontinr itnt no f inn invn. w no i w nn lreatinfi hm as y 0" ' u0 equivalent to giving "Little Mao" one-half of tho republican volu in November. Tl)i ,of cou,rsc won'' d.;. , A say that even if McOlol an should . , agree to it he could not expect anything , b . ... l,ut f n ''I9 W0.TSO troa,I"t,"t tba 1,0 ias over nan noiore jusi as soon as mo ciec- tion is over, or perhaps immediately upon the Chicago Convention nominating their candidate. Tho interests of the country, to say nothing of his own, mako tho no ccpianco nf any such proposition as lilair s nlicttvil nrnhfiatfirMIB nltil T tnS.1t ...tt 'timc lhe tronblw in tho Kilchen Cabinet an(1 Soward aro both uamayt aud) 60l.Jng ,ho drifl of affjira have arranged that F B,lal, , . 80ino , . of the bottles for tbc campaign) and bc g0 abr03(h Accordingly fussy Forney is to ;lenV(. BOon fof Ellrop0, The expenses of ua trip ftro l0 be paid out of tbo 60Crcl !Qrvico und of ,bc Department of Stato, this having been arranged by Soward The "Protest" Against Executive Usurpation, For three years past, tho democratic party and the democratic press have per Protest, coming as it does from prominent leading Republicans, is of eourse frco from luo tiriK0 of "Copperheadism"and is there ore entitled to the calm and serious con- President lias yot received at the hands of uu " ,,' , , ,U,,US Ir'n," mcaus infiw ton II mnL'A It i m ti stf U.A mend t0 bis C0DSuuT11tOn tlm dlnrntin,, 0f a wise man, "Faithful are all the wounds of a friend,,, &c Wo regret, says the Danvillu Intellc- S"'.' !ha we havo."?t thc P We uavo1"oc luo "paoo w lay llln U'hn ft ti nnti ninril lidfnr.j rtnn -,! I i 1 -.iu uuiu uuvuwuiiv UWIUirj V7U4 IVailbia. lb ja wej worth tbeir per3Uai. t pout)ds ti,0! 1 prociamatiou wituout ncylcting that duty ; nnd.hanng taken ns much responsibility as anv nl.hprx tn tsiinnnrhiirr thn Ail miniurrti. mm, we uru uoi uipo-ea to mil in me oiu-, tho slaves ho undertook to manumit. er duty of asserting tho right of Conjjrcss. j U U summed up in an illegal oath, with- The President did not sign tho bill "to out n sanction and therefore void, guarantees to certain States whoso Govern-, The oalh is to support all proclamations ment have been usurped a republican form 0f the Presideut dm ins tho rebellion hav of Government,'1 passed by thc supporters ' ing referenco to slaves." of his administration in both Houses of- Any Government ii lobe accepted at Congress after maturo deliberation. ' the hands of ouo-tcnth of tho people not Iho bill did uot,tlieitore,beoome a law, contravening that oath. I .) . . J s 1'. ! I . I .1 anu i it is, ttisretoro, nottnug 1 lie 1 roeiatnation is iicitlicr an approv , e.l imi .1 V al nor a veto ot tho bill ; it is, therelore,a document unknown to the laws and consti - tntion of tho United Slates. So far ob it contains an apology for not signing the bill, it is a political manifesto against too menus ot the Govornmoiit. So far as it proposes to execute tho bill Whioh IS not a law, It IS a crave LxcOUtivil ,,..;.. ""T ; It is fitting that the faots necessary to cnablo tho friends of the administration to apprcoiatn the apology and the usurpation bo spread belore tboin. " Tim President aortitis In rcooRnizingi I thososhadows of Governments in Arkan- i ....1 T.ii Unn wit. nit UiihrrrpflR form. ! repelled by formal votes of both Houses of Oongrcss-wblch it was declared formally should havo no elaotoral voto for Prcsi- II. .1 t... r....nnl ttnlno nft.nll, Tfnnsoq nf j o UCUl aim ii;u-j. iuoiuuui. j i i. They aro the mero creatures of his will, fore iho Slato courts on the relative itu They cannot livo a day without his sup- tbority of tho Stalo law aud the proelama nnrt. Thov arc mero olicarchles.imiiosed , tioil. ... ",v . . - i ; provost marshals, soldiers and camp fol-' who succeeded to tlto control ut no anno lowors wore thu chief actors, nssistod by a Government, so that it is annulled iustuiit handful of resident citizens, and urged on ly by tho net of recognition, to premaluro action by privato Idlers from ; What tho State courts would say of tho tho President. i proclamation, who can doubt I In ucither Louisiana nor Arkansas, bo. , Hut tho master would not go into court foro tho Hanks' defeat, did the tho United ho would scire the slave. t States control half the territory or hall' tho What tho Supreme Court would say, who population. In Louisiana,Qcnoral Banks' can tell ? proclamation candidly declared: ''Tho1 When and how U the question to get lundamcntal law of tho Stata in martial there. lw." i No habeas corpus lies lor him m a Uni- On the foundation or Irecdom. he cree- ted Statan court, and the President defeat ted what the President calls ''tho free Con- od with this bill its extension of tint writ slitution and Government of Louisiana,' 1 to this case. Rut of this Stato, whoso fundamental, Such :tro tho fruits of this rash and fatal f tlm President a blow nt tho friends in vi i ita iiiiiiuiii Mtn f wmi sum- out of forty eight parishes wore hold by the Uniied States ; and in Cvo of tho six- teen wo nciu only our camps. Tho eleven parishes we subtantially held had 23:1,185 inhabitants ; thu resi- duo of tho State not held by us, 575,017. ' At tho farco called ail cleclioil, the OlQ- . ,, u i . i ,i . ii .i... cars of Gen. Banks, returned that 1 1 ,1 10 bal ols were uast : nut whether anv or hv whom the people of .he United States havo no legal asauranre, hut it is propable that a win ... i i.n. nuiv iiiioi uy auiuicin ui i;uijiiujuui, of the United States, military or uninici-1 pal, but nono according to any law, Stale 1 or National, and 7,000 ballots represent thc States ol Louisiana, Such is thj free Constitution and Gov ernment ol Louisiana., aud like it ts that of Arkansas. Nothing but the failure of a military expedition deprived us of a liko one in the swamps ol Florida, and before the PrcMdeutial election, liko ones may bo organized iu every rebel State where tne United Stales have a camp. Tho President, preventing till bill flOIll becoming a law, holds tho electoral votes of ibe rebel States at the dictation of his nnr.'nn, n ml,, linn personal ambition If thoto votes turn tho balanc in hia 1 favor, ii it to be suposed that his competi- tor defeated by such means, will acquieeu! , If the rebel majority assert their sunre- i macy in those Statci, and send votes which elect an enemy ol the Government, will c not repel his clains I And is not that civil war for thc Prosd deney, inaugurated by tho votes of rebel States. A moro studied outrage on the Legisla tive authority ol the people has never been perpetrated. Congress passed a bill : the Presideut refused to approve it, aud then by procla mation puts as much of it in force as he sees fit, and proposes to execute tho-,0 parts by officen unknown lo the laws of of the United Stain aud not subject to thc CQiifirtnnlion of tho Senate 1 Tho bill directed appointment of Pro visional Governors by and with tbo advice aJ aim cousuiiti oi uie outiaiu. Iho I'restdetit, after deteating- the law, prnpo.-es to appoint without law, and with out, tho advice and consent of ibe Senate, Military Governors for ilia rebel Slates ! He has already exercised tit is dictator ial usurpation in Louisiana, and he defea ted tho bill to prevent its li i Station Henceforth wo must regard tho follow ing precedent as thc Presidential law of tho rebel States ; Executivi: Mansion. ) Wasuinuton, March 13, 180-1. f His excellency, Michael Ilahn, Govemoi of Loithanu : Until further orders yon aro hereby in vested with tiio powers oxcroi.-ud hitherto by the Military Governor of Louisauna. Yours, AnuAKAM Lincoln. This Michael Holm is no officer of the United States, thc Pros'tdcnt, without law, without the advice and cousent of the Sen ate, by a private note not even counter signed by thc Secretary of State, makes liim dictator of Louisaua I Mark the contrast I The bill requires a majority, the proclamation UsatisGed with one-tenth ; the bill requires one oath, the prouluiiintion. iinof her ; the bill arceitain? voters by re.-icnutmn , iho proclamation by guess j ili bill exaeis adherence to exisi ; .ng terrttona, ;,mu. ,..c Vv.lam,mm an mi to - I rilli..ta tin liill irilUDpru tint rnlwil IIIIVD UI "MIUI J I MIU I'm '"M ii - mil I LUtl States by law. equalizing all before it, tht leaving slavery exactly where it was by law at the outbreak of lha rebellion, and ..ii . ... . c i c . . V , kow ti,at oatu neither sccurcn tho aboti- tion of slavery nor adds seeuiitv to the iinr ntuw uoninrv rn m , , , ... , , V auopteu wituout tne onanoe nt a letter; nopft 0f them establish slavery, , it adds no scourity to freodora of tho slaves, I i?or their tiile is the proelamation of I freedom. - j ..-j ... ...w t,uun tu iy ur uttu i tirioiot-r unit uuitt-rai jail delivery. freedom of the slaves tho Presidout declar- 0c' aumtcr Sessions of tho i-eacu, coinmon rieis , ed free. ( f?.n,?'M iZ&WUTX l I It dos not secure the abolition of sla. I FtX- ,h. ,aulrtm very ; for the proclamation of freedom I of thu I'ence and Constables r tin said cou.uy of coi merely professed to free certain ilaveajao j while it reoocnized the institution records, inquisitions ami miicr reinembmnru to do . Kvorv Conltitution of tho rebel States at A,n!.,,1o's'e'!?h,a',,'aCr'o aElS,!;, . Utn outbreak of thn rnlipllinn m.r Lo lha prisoners that nrs or inav ba III thu Jail of If it o unoonstltutioual, an oath to sup. port it is void. Whether cons, utionai or not, tho oatli ts witliout autnoriiy ouaw, and therefore void. If it is valid and obsorvtd, It exacts no enactment by tho SUto, either in law or Constitution, to add a State guaranty to tho proclamation titlo and thu rights of n din to freedom is an open question dc "w" - - . - - - . of his Administration, nt tho rights of hu inanity, and at the principals ol republican j governim-m. JL'iH.'---""1?? MARRIAGES, .. . r On tlie Oth Inst., In Ulooni-burg, at the resilience or Huniuel Hrrles, by Uev. Win. OooJrich, .Mr. Jnliii liClli- j, ",'Hh0 . 'y, 'Arly, ,;, . Uli, iteg,. i. v.cund M' t. Thomas, ot niooui.ourg. SISiaSffSiuVllK.:!" tu Mim i:i.izaui:tii jam: creek lvn Col. Co. l'a. . DEATHS. t MilMlls. on the jlh, llettie, daughter of Wm lives, ngi'd about SO yours. 'ii first and final acrmtnt of fllwood llurhos, ci r L . . 1 of Abraham Artiwiue. late of Centre x p. dee'd Minute DIS-'ikH t.' BEfk'B1 a' G . I 2'1. Account of fJenrr. I unties, John rtliarples. nud JBlB? ftlillOlBrll UliWJl VjUj. ; l.iojdfaxion. adin'ri of Jos.,h Ponlnii. Me ,r ("a. CHNTllEl'ILLE, I'A t;ier-ec,ed!;nt.'!C'J"0r,1,, "f l"e Re4' u! T1IK unslrrilRiiol nnnoiinei's tn hl friends nn ! tho !i7. Acrount nf It, F. Ilartmnn ndm'l of Robert Hot X iiiibblic. th.it lie lias became the 1'roiirii-tnr H lha , i,!,urh. tale ol lllo.im twp. dee'd. i New Centreville Hotel, I l.nratcd in Centrovlll. in CoiimilIhiui tuwmhlp, ! ,1, vJXlSiiy ?K , '-l,-;;;-;'!,1'1'"' ............ , f,-,,.,.. A W. LOVE Centreville. Aus. JO, 1804,-3iu. J. WEICHELB A'C DT," a OTrvfC HI AW .ilaS UA iAc Ac Ui&t AuMA A- 17 PUOM PHILADELPHIA. Resptetulli l-ljoims the citizens of Bloomsburs; and vicinity that he has vp n ed n ROOM at. the Exchange Hotel. Where he offers for sal' pf aclcs I OF EVKHY VARIKIY, SIZE AND QUA 1.1 1 Y. A new Inventinn of Ppectarles. fur distant or close reading. itli trolil , liver, sti'rl, and toitoi e-shnil f rami's nnd n new and Improved assortment of peri- : focal ami parabola en,uii tinn t; as ei i if h , own iniuiuf.iUilre. lie noiild inirlicularlv call Uu alien. i ii,m oi uic puonc m in. hi'lctaui.i. it NE'lR SIGHTED PEJlSOiS, And for persons who have been operated upon fur t ho cataract tit the eye, and tu Iim new kind of -.lasses and Conscrvers of the sight, m.-iile of the tie.t flint an I aruro (ilasses. Good Oi l. H'H nn ho known by thiir i-hape. esiirt centre, sharp nnd hijlily polished anrf.tr ; The qualities arc to befouiidin a high degree in his fJla.Hi'R. HIGHLY IMPORTANT! VERY liliAT 1IRAZ1LL1AX PEHRLE d- ito.n i tysiui i so umvenany ptweiiu w li . t. . 1 A I t - - .is . . . . far supeii'ir to any oilier uiats. Alio Microscopes, Spy nnd Q lizzing Glaine of every size nnd gualit) Telescope, Mag uilying it- Opera G la.'ses, H'ilh different powers, loPtlier with every variety of article-, iu Hie ut'Tli'AI, line nut nitiiitinned. (L i'TICAI. anil other lii.t'Uiiiiiits mil Glasses cart fully repaired at chorl nolirt. He tan ultays .elect Udit h lu .int thy vision of the p-r-un. a. In see. Ilium, iipiiu llu first trl.l lie wtl, r lu.t t n in tliii plan: Huriiii; Hep. CJourt anu those in want uf the above arlit.ile-. w ill tjlr.tst rive Iiiia u eali. He will, if required, go to any respecta ble lie use. where bin tscrviiv-i m.iy Le wan ted. The very best KYli-WATIjIf nnd the hist Hunting Glaf.-c.i always lor sale. Au? M1SCI hXliOUTOK-V .NuTlUiv Estate of Jacob Mills, Hcceuud, fllTTUKH Tcstani.'iitnry on lhe Mslnte of Jncoh J .Mills, I in? of .M ml i -on tov luhip.l'oluinbta comity. ilcccHscr.. have been granted tiy the Ite'ister of t'nluiii bia count, lo the iinilerslsiieil ; nil persons having claims acain-t the estate of the deceili nt nn; requested to present them to the l.xt'rutorsial lli.ir re.tdeiiro in said inivn.hip without delay, and all persons iitiUli led to innku payment forthwith. JOHN I! MILLS, I JOUNdil'Tll Ans. 13, lECt-Ow Si 1)0. Uxt t-Uln,,. , EXECUTOR'S NOTIOH. Estate of Jacob Eycily, deceased. I KTTEKS Testamentary on lite esate of Jacob l!y- " j , , t.i'ttiitiiit j cuiiitiy . ...I linn., n....n.l 1... ,,.n llunl,,.. ... tt',11. .vc. lo the undersigned both roiitliiitf in Itloouiburi'. All person- tiavnii; cl.tiins iig.uust the ostate of tlie deeen dent are reiui'stej to iiie.enl them tutbo Kxenilnr.. witliout dchiy. anJ all p -rsona indehte l tu tin ke pay iiieiilforlliwith AIKTIAKI. V. HVKItLV, noilUKT r I LAI K Aus 13, 1BC4- t'.xe cutors. PROPOSALS. TUMI bo received, by the undersigned. for ' a bill of Timber, to bnld a Horn, 40 X4J feet, to ba ileijveretl iu lliooiiisburj,', Ajru.tij, d. I.r.Vl L, TATII. STR4.Y SHEEr'. Game into the enclosiim of the iindersisned, residing in .ncu.l lonnslnp, Columbia County, (near Dee iner's furnace.) on or about lhe tlrsl of July pan FIVE II ft' AD OF SHEEP. The owner is desired to prove property, pay charge' uud take thein away, or they will be disposed uf nccor dins to law WILLOUUIIUY SIIULUIt. rtugu.t B, lflC4.-3t Court Proclamation, WIIUrtllAH, thn Hon. William Elwell, I'residcni Judpe of the Court ot Oyer anil Terminer nnd (ieii eral Juil Delivery, Court of Uuarter c! ssioiis of the I'euce and Court of Cominou l'le.is and llrnhan's Conn. in tho iilith Judicial District, composed of lhe counties yvf '.,tn.,,l.tfi nll.v,.,. ...! II.,.......,.. .1... t. . '" ...Ml , J ,...,, K, UMM I,U HUH. JUI1I1 .M'ltcyiioldsic ritepheu llal.ly.AssociateJutlses of Colum bia cotinty.have issueil their preceptdieariue dale Ihuiih day nf Dee., in thu year of our Lord ono thousand eicht hundred and sixty-four and to mo directed fur hnldliu. n .- . . ...... ,n , r. .... o- ."iu couniy uiiiiiumuia to oo inen unit there 10 prose cuio ineiii as snail be Just, Jurors are roqueted to ba punctual iu then attendance, agreeably lo their notices. ( ) Dated at lllooiiiiburs, tho 5lti tlay of Hep. h.ti, iln Uio year of our Lord one thuiisand eight ( ) hundred and sixty-four, and in the eighty. ciithth year of the Independence uf tho United estates of America, ( God Sivtuii: CnxtcoswesLTU. ) JOS1AII II, FUU.MAN, Vbttllf. BattlfTi OflJt,Deashnr,g. Anj W, Mt. KcffiNlcr's JVolitcn. ' NOTICKIs herrliy elvcn In all tegatiM. ereilli... and other persons interested In the rstalMcrik!! respective decenilenis and iiiliinr a, that Iho foltotviVw n ct in 1 ii I tratlmi and lliiardlau adrniinls have been m.l IntlieKfllcenf the UvgUter or Columbia eounw m will be presented for confirmation and allowance Ti the Oriilians'tourt.to b,i held at Mlnoinsburt In if,. rountyaf iresaid. on Weiinesilny. tho ;thlj 'of a,u tcinber, 161.4. ol U-o 'clock in the annrnoon of said dar." I. I Inland fln,il nreounl of Johnson II, Ikelerss minlKtrator if MjIohioii llruiiMtutler of aroanwooa twp , ilerM, X. rirft nnrt final nr.oount of Johninn II Ikeler, Ui culor ol Ann Crunl Into of (Ireeiirtond t, ,,t'j 3. TUi s"e .nd nnd final eccnunt nf Mnn W, llilm,, ndiiilnlslrntrii of Udwiu Holmes, Into of i'lihlntcra's tup , doe'd. - I'lrst ami final account of Isnne A. Itetvilt, a im', of Ddttard 11 (MUertson. late ul Hreenw nod twp, clec'J & Accoiiiil of l.nt I'nrktr h Jcssn Kerter lUrmi, .. r.t r.,l,n,l, I'.i.W,,. li.lu ,,C llni,imil i 0. Account of t?olniiion IVtteriiian, Oiianllan of riln bath Creasy, nrand daiifhtcrof Henry Vohe, ilcc'cl. 7. 1 irst anil llitai account or Henry U He9s, adin'mr lloiijaiiiln I'ftcriii.'iti, lalu nf rhignrloaf tii , dee'd, H Account or i;i Crccllng, Uunnllati of Mam. Abbult. minor clilld nf Win Abbott of Centre tm, I. rinnl nccount nf I. II t.'reieliiic? A, Wrn, Oarrlsar. adm'rs. ,.f J.ie nli II nr riaon Into of liiimm Up., ,,.c..j 10. Aicouiitof Win. N. UroHii, Ounrdian of Willi.,. II Kikrolc, minor child of I'etor IJcktoto of m J flintttp. " II. Account of Catharine Whlten;it,ndmr'i of lni, Whltenlplit. late of llloointwp,, iloi M, '""" 12. first and final account of Jml.ili Crevolln p. eculor c r ol Samuel crovenng iatu or Flrhlngcrask T b dee'd, 13, 1'lrpt nnd final account of Peter IVnrklieiser act lug iiilm'r of Win. Cool, late of Hemlock twp, dec'H 14, I'lrit and final account nf Piter K. Ilcrbln and John Vc-agurjr.. ndni'n of Alexander .Menrs, fate ,;f I c, i. lift in p., ilec'd, u rtcruum oi J tutu , .ti) cru, mini late of Uoariugcreek twp, dee'd. u(, rVVhSi.V'cVrTiu.oluuV,1 IS Acrount of Jolin C. Myers, nihn'r of Wm, Mror, Jlunrdinn of Thorns, twp.. dic'd. uni ui unercisaK 17. I'irst anil final nccount of Minna llll,.. n,im. Wm. Tor. lain of Calawissa twp., ilec'd. IS. Account of Isnne I,, dc Anna II. Cryri'r, fitecj tors ot flluryO Cryih'r, lain or IMorrreek twp dcc'J. ID. First anJ final nrrnmit of John K live, riitardltu of John llrs minor rhllJ of Ui.irles Byes, lata i,f Crieuvvcoil uvp dee'd. 50. rirst and final necnunl nf John If llctlor adm'fot Biiiniii I Cren.y Jr. late of .Mini In twp, dee'd. HI. first Rieniint of II. l.axiriM. mlin'r with Iho win annexed of Clunuel 0. llicketts lata of Orniijj two de, M, SJ. Arrnitnl of Henry Shaffer, ndcn'r of John li HhuilW luto f i ciitru tnp. dec',1. 51. Arcountof Augustus C. Kabh. ndm'r with thmvll' imiieu'd of llemy IHiyhinllltr, Into of Hemlock wr ilic-d. '.'I. flr-t nnd fltril nccniit nf John I'ri'r and AMInl fritz, Kxr's of I'hiiin Kriti. lute of Uuiarloariu r, JS first and final iiiconiit of John IC. f.tns. Kx'r of Win. V nluii, of liri-eiiwuiid tu i. di'c'd vii r child of Jos. v..i,V. dee'd" ' nd'of 'mot .... ... A( count nf fi ler Vorini, nuurdlan of Win. W Ounrdian of 31. Til" fir-t nnil tin it J acrtiuiit nf Jnlin VVlttiftmi nnd OIUu l.vniiH llxrcuinr "f Hit Iflit will and ttr tnit.ti tu ! ot Jhuic 1 1 n inptoii latrj ot Ito.irhiL' Cfcck, tw p. utcJ i, lllnf)uiil:urc, Ave. fi lhd-1 "U. is. 7-30 LOAN. The Secretary cf the Triasury cives notko that tui, crlptiun lll l,o receive.! fur Coupon Treasury .Not, r payable three years troui Aus. Ulh, 1601, with semi annual Interest nl lha nilo nf soven and tbrcu-tuntlis perciiil. per milium, -principal and Interest bothtubi paid in lawful money. Tiles notes willbu cuinortlb li it t.'u optlco of tb, hoiiltr nt u.aiuriiy, Into six pir cent, koll bojiiti' bonds, pal,lilj not 1 jsi tLaii dve noi mnru than iwauif jenrs from tlu-lr dnt'.', as llu (iovdruuioiit. may They will ba Istued in Uciioi'iinnli'Jiis rf SJ , j iihj M.ou.l and Si. sin), aul all s ubsinption. ithki !. for fifty dollar, or some multiple of fifty dollars- 'I lie nutes i.'ill bu transmuted to tho ow-ntrs fron ,if Irnuipurtatioii ihnrrfi's a. soon alter tho receipt of lb i orislonal .srtiriisles of U"poil n. tbey eati b prepsr eJ. As ttio uiitjsdraw Interest froai Aufusl 15, pcrscios inabing drpusils subsequent t.. lli.u dU ui'nt pay Uu mtcre t ac-rui-il fru in dnie of net,, tu dato ofdesposli Carllcs ('I'fpniiiic twintv flvu Ihru-utid dollars I upwards lor Huso notes at nny one Uni" will hi ailuw rda coinnii'!' n f ono quarter of one per ccL, which will h.- paid by too Treasurj Ilcpartiimut upon the r'-ciipt of n bill for thi rinount, ccrtirled tu by ih offlcrr with whom tin .'cp scown. made. Nodedu.ti for coiniiitisit'iicrH mint bi innile fit in theilctposits, S Ul, MT.S (IF 'IIItN ll is a Naihai. HAMhra lliK. cfleiinf a Usher rat nf lntcrenthnii any ollit'i nnil the lul leevrlty. Aiy 3vin;i buiil, chilli pn s lis dupoHitiurH in I), rl Notes, coiiniiii'rs tl.ut it is i)ii.i! ih tl.t Lot lirculatlnif n.a diiim ol'thu country, and Ii caniici pay in nnyihinj b- l tor for ll. ow n nsst ts nro either in govei nnient a-cir ilios or iu Holes or bonds payable in envcrmnertt li per. Ills equally cnuveni-rit ns a tern porary or pTiiianent Investment The u iMs can always b-j so'd for .villi!, a fraction t, f their face and iiciiiiiiulaii.il Interest, anJ nrti the best security with banks Ji collatersl. for dl. couui. CoKVCitiblr ino a Six per cent, Gold l!ott.' In addition tn th very llburil intirest on tin mil, . fur three yours, this privilege of conversation Is nor, woith about three per cent, per annum, fur the cuiui.t rale for f.?l) Knndi is not less than r.ine!(T real . pr mtuta, mid beforu the war tho premium on i-li pur cent, U. t-. Hotks was over twenty per cent. It ftill be seen lhat the actual profit ou the luan, at Iho pres int inarkut rate, is not less than ten pur ci nt. pur an num. Ha Exemption f am State or Municipa' Taxation. j Hut aslJc frtiui all the advantages wo hate ennnur ated.a special Act of Congress txempti all hndi a.i Treasury votet froth locnl taxation. On Ihu average. this eicriiplion is worth itliout two per cent, per aa- ,,,, accortling to tho ruieof taxation In vuilousparls of the country It is beliovod Ihut no securities 'ir ;r so great iuduts inetits tn leadt-rsas th'i.t' .su id by tin cpivornm-nl - ""-"'8 " """ i' . In all other forms of jndchl iliu si, the finili or abllny of private parlies, or stock cmnpantrs or separaio cnu uiuiiillcf, only, is pliilgid for payment, while tlm whole prnpoity oflho cuuutry ialieltl lo secure the dis charge of nlllhti obligation? of tho United Suites. While the government or tin the most liberal terms for Its loans, it believes Hint tho very slrnligest appeal will bo to the loynlty and patriotism of the people. DuLlirute ccitilicates will he issued for all tit-spas Its' The party despositing must cmlnrsQ upon the or ig tval ccilificato tho denomination of notes required , and whether they aro tube issued In blank or payablo to order. When so eudorsod it must he left with tbi officer receiving thu desposil, to bo forwarded tu Un Treasury Department, ScBeaii''to.ss wiu. an rvceivsd hy tho Treasury i the I'niled States, at Washington,, the several Assis tant Treasurers aid designated Depositaries, and b the I'irsl iValioiiiil Hniik of Danville l'a. and by all National Uanks which are depositaries of public money, and ALL IiDil'LCTAriLr. DAN'KS AM) UANICI'.IH throughout thu country will give further inforuuuon ami AITOItl) UVnilY I'ACILITV TO .SVIiSCHIULMlS. A"g. 13, Irtil.-Sm OilAiVtsbVU.Lts AO.titl.lL btllUOL and The next term of this luslitution will cmnmenco nu Monday, August 15i, 1801. Tlie organliation of the Normal School with .Vpira, tory and .Model ilcpartiii-nl., otlurds students uf differ ent grades, thn best oppnrtiililty for a perfect Cla.sill cation, nod rare facilities for u comploto course of In struction, Weekly Scientific. Lectures illustrated with apparat us, and weekly Lectures on tho Thforyand I'raclicu of Teaching will he given by thu I'rilitlpul. TuliUu per term of 11 weeks, from 91 to 0. Inci dental for Librar) . Itepuirs fceSUrts. For further particulars inquiio of I'mf, II. D, Wtl xik, Principal, or of Alice H, WiltUMS, Uhs ofTrus txi. Au:ut, 0, Jill.