i member. 1 saw sovoral sworn lo sup.
port tlie Constitution of tlio United States
and ol tliii State. 'William Appleman
was tbsre. Thero was no agreement or
understanding to rrsist tho laws. Thero
.t,!mr said about it.
I was afteruards.at n mooting nt Peter
. . ..
KW, when Uinni A.u was more.
Philip Kline read tho Speech of Senator
Dougles-I behove his last speech made
in Congress. U soetns to me a few mot.
wero sworn in that night. Thero was
nothlucin the proccdings liko retiring tho
Conserintiou Liw. Tho nicotines wero
.J ' .1 U.I SU,i r.,.,1 ihn
.Uirouuuu.. B"-"l"-6
last onueni wero ueiu in iay or. uu..i
1803. Thero had boct4io U. S. dralt at
that tinio. 1 bclieye there was nothing 11-
legal in any-t'tho Club- meetings that
'
V" at tho Rand meeting, In August
.s 1, ,
list, between three and four o olork In
i t i r ...
tuo aiternoon. x- was comiug uume
a visit to my sister. I his was two or
three weeks beforo tho arrests wero made.
Tho conolusionl heard wai, that tho peo
ple should go home and mind their own
businoss, and treat-tho soldiers kindly 11
they behaved themselves. This was the
gonoral talk among them. Tho uioetiDg j
was about broaking up when I came. I '
saw Mr Appleman therb.
Edward M' Henry's character is no
good.
I know that Mr. Appleman was In fa
vor of raising commutation money by the
township, and hoard him advocate it sev
eral times at meetings.
WILLIAM -ASH.
Sworn and Subseiibcd beforo me, tho
30th day of November A. D. 1804.
JESSE COLEMAN.
I rothonotary,
Peter K'ABE of Benton township, saith :
I attended tho meeting ot the Ash
School Houso, sometime in March 1603,
when Iladley was there. He mado a
rpeech and then I wont away. In fact his
discourse was rather a sermon than a
speech, and was about slavory. Thore
was nothing in his remarks, about resist
ing tho laws. Thero wero two inec'tngs
held at my houso afterwards. The last
ono was in May 1B03. Wo were sworn
to support tho Constitution of tho United
States'and of tho State of Pennsylvania
aud to submit to the laws. Thero was no
written Constitution. The association was
called Democratic Club. I was present
during the whole of both meetings at my
house, Thero was nothing said or done
ut those meetings about resisting the con
scription. There had then been no U. S.
dralt. William Appleman was at o o
meeting and took part in it. He presided
and I was a member. It was a poliiioil
club, and the object was to got" members,
Tho Douglas speech was read one night
between tho two regular meetings, and
when no members were sworn in, Nathan
J. Jtless was thore at the last meeting. when
I'think Ilobison Ikcler presided. There
was nothing illegal in those meetings, as
far as I know. Nono havo boen held
since tho time above mentioned.
Ed. MoIIenry's character for truth is
had, I would not helicvo him on oath.
PETER KASE.
Sworn tind subscribed this 30th day of
November, 1804, before mo.
JESSE COLEMAN,
Prothonotary.
Thomas Appleman,
of Benton town-
ship, saith :
I am a eon of William Appleman, and
aged 22, I was present at meetings at
the Ah Sohool Houso, and at Kase's in
the Spring of 1803, and their character'
wsb as stated by Mr. Kase and by Wil- ,
liam and Hiram Ash. I have heard of no
meetings of that kind sine.
I was at the Rantz meeting last Au
gust. I passed there in the morning, and
went down again in the afternoon. I
beard my father say, that they should not
do anything, but let the soldiers come, and
treat them well. I heard him tny this
ttrlni. Tho nomnanv il!nirsnrl. T Itnnw
of no organization into oompanies for fu
. P .. .... Tr., T,r.Ti
lUienouou, uu mat. uay ju. auonaury
took dinner at my talhcr s that day; after
the'first table had oaten, lie was intoxt -
, catcd and I considered bo was apt rational
from tho way he used language. His char -
ncter for truth is bad.and I would not he -
i- t ;. j. ,i. ti:i,-4
hovo him under oath. Richard Stilca a
Witness ior tuu uoveruuicui ou my la
ther's trial, among others who havo spo
ken about him, told mo mora than u
yoar ago that lie would not believo We
ll en,ry on oath.
THOMAS APPLEMAN.
Sworn and 'subscribed beforo mc, this
30th day of November A D. 1804.
JESSE COLEMAN.
Prothonotary,
John Ikeler' ol Benton township, says
I was nt two nieetin.s at Kase's. At the
second meeting no business was done, but
tho Douglas speech was read. I also at
tended an open meeting at Benders, in
Fishing creek township', whero John C. !
Doty made somo remarks, Jnvas also at
one at the Crevciiog School House. I
Daniel McUenry, read a Constitution
thcro. Theso wore all I attended : thev
wero held in tho spring of 1803, and none-
have been held sineo, I was a member
.ni,. ni.,t. pi,. .a t.- . .
oftho Olub. rhero was no object to re-
nit tho conscription law, or any other
Ia.vi, They were politioal clubs purely,
and' wero never known under the naoio of
"Knights of tho Golden Circle" beforo
the examination of Ed. JJoHenry, as a
.. . w . . ' I
witness at uarr sbur?.
Previous to the llantz meeting last Au
gust, heard several times of throat! of
burning property. This was from Huut
iogton. My doughlerbrought word over
from New Columbus that Nesbit Harvey
bad said, ho would get up a Company to kill
tlie Uomooints, men, women, und children;
and if h could not cot a Compnny larno
enough in Huntington, bo would send to
bis brother Klishu at Wnkcsbarro to not
Bid. Tho da nfinr ltnhimn . n,nH,l
a uw v i j Uivt Ar,V''UU HBO HUUUUEU
auu .un it to oau i-.neixoa.iras. yiou
i.... a I.-.--,. i t. ......
dauchl
brother was going to iond oil and get &
Company to put Jown tbo Democrats of
Benton. I heard similar reports from my
son. 1 livo in Benton township. I men.
tioiieil theso rcporl to my neighbors and
thcro wns exoitcmeut about it. All this
was just bcloro the Hauls meeting, Ed.
McIIenry lives in tho west part of Bonton
tmcn.liin. Ilia character for truth is bad'.
r milN HCL'T'trit
MJZl Lloil,
Jny of lNovuml)orf A j.). 1B04.
JHS9B COLEMAN,
Prothonotary.
Stat Or Pennsylvania, Oolumma.
tJoUNTV, BS.
T nnlnm.h. lrntl,r,nr,lnr nf lli
n , nnmlnnn nipn. nruj,i ,1
hereby certify : .That tho several porsons
making tho statements aforesaid, person-
ally appeared beforo me, and wero sover-
ally sworui that their said asveral state-
" 8iBnJ by the, were just and
truo to the nest ol thoir knowledge and
beor And f hBr Mrlf tho
.... .
Bai(j ueponent are parsonally known to
tno, and aro men of credit and ouarnotcr
in tho community.
JESSE COLEMAN.
Prothonotary.
Letter from Daniel Mclleiiry.
Hakhisbuiui, Dec. 2!)ih, 1RC1.
Hon. C. 11. Ik'cKiLKw,
Si) : 1 wrote you a low
days ago directed to H'apltftiyioit. Learn
ing Congress lias adjourned i suppose it
has not reached you: Tlioreloro I'll write
lo you again. M Irial has again come lo
a close. 1 have heard r.oihing yet as lo tho
result; only rumors. 1 havo had a very
tedious lime : I was arrested in the morn
ing ol 3 1st. uf Augtut ; was aroused from
my slumbers just at the break of day by
rapping at Iho front door of my house.
Dressed mysell; went down stairs and
opened the door; perceiveil my house was
surrounded by armed Holdiera. They came
in and searched my dwelling Irom cellar to
garret, in search for arms as they said but
finding none, as I never owned any. Then,
one o them lapped me on the shoulder
and said, "you can consider yourself a Pris
oner." I inked to have lima to eat my
breakfast, and my wife insisted upon ihoir
giving me lime for thai purpose, but it was
not granted. I was taken w i t 1 others up
to Benton, four miles above where I live,
and put in Denton Church wiili a larj-e par
ly from the neighborhood. In the course
of about an hour Col. Stewart made his
appearance and look llio pulpit. Alter con
siderable .vhispering, winking and signifi
cant grimaces, foriy-fiva of us were selected
out and put under strong guard, and orderod
to march. I'll not attempt to depicture to
you wiili what difficulty that forced march
of sixteetrmiles lo Bloomsburg was accom
plished by some of llio olJ men who had
had nothing to eat Irom the evening before.
was forced paM my home ; not allowed to
go in lo get a change of clothes. iMy wife
followed me with some cakes and a few
articles of clothing. U'as forced past par
ents, sisters and brothers who sloud by the
way-side ; not allowed to take them by the
hand and bid them farewell. Their ex
pressions were full of feeling which camo
Irom the heart, and their eyes were filled to
overflowing. It caused tears to courso free
ly down tho bronzed cheeks of the guards
beside mo, It was very trying, though I
did not allow my feelings to overcome me.
The outrage made tne indignant or I should
have been completely overcome as my be
ing is entwined wi h my Friends. Wo
wero hurried to B!oomsturg; got there
about 8 1'. M ; stopped but a short time and
were put on the cars, not knowing our des
tination. Were brought on to Harrisburg ;
slopped but a few moments j were not al
lowed lo get anything to eat; started off
auain wo know not whither ; arrivod nt
Philadelphia about 8 A. M. and were
in barracks. At 1 1 o'clock wo hud some
. , l I . . .1 .
murctieu 10 sin ana lSJitonwnou and nut
rations lurmslieJ ua beuij the first in 49
honri". Those of us who were not loo
much exhausted partook with a keen relish.
Started from the barracks about 1 l M ;
marched lo the Arch sueel wharl ; were
put on board the Uuybold and forwarded lo
Kort Mifllin. There we were marched up
in from ol llio Colonel's quarters and de
tained there something neur an hour iu the
Fcorching sun. Sir. it was a pitiable sight
to see the exhausted appearance of the men,
particularly iho old aud inlirm as there
I were several such amonasl us. There was
i cearetl , ,he meiw1.imB in lhe lio-mb.
proof (or our reception. It was in n very
1 fdihy condiiion, lull cf vermin. I have
, not space to give you a description of the
' P,aeo in which we wero confined. It never
1 Js intended for and is entirely unfit lo
1 bold mon for any length ol tme. Its oca-
. lim, allJ cotion.-.u bteak down ,ho
strongest constitution in a short time as the
emaciatod condition of lhe Columbia county
prisoners fully verifier The suffering en
dured whilst confined in that filthy place,
beggars description. Fortunately for me, I
! wus.not confined ihero as long as som
others. I was brought to Harrisburg about
three mouths ago for trial, and (ns you are
, aware) my condition here has been more
' tolerable. The worst feature of m cou
' finerr.ent here has been Ihu'riiii-erably filthy
1 ai.d corrupt cocieiy I have been compelled
1 to endure. Their vulgarity and profanity I
j cannot portray. The contusion ul this
I writing renders it almost impossible to
; write. The anxiety of mind has been jrcat.
being on trial so loir,', und I whs aware ul
in e euori uiey were malting to convict me.
1 never slitiiiiieil an investigation, bnl de
sired it. All 1 at-ked was a fair trial, but
was co cloiely confined ttiut I had but little
chance to prepare lor delenee. Iieing so
far from home rendered il very difficult, lo
have lim fuels iu lhe cae fully developed,
and hari il not have been for the uerxever-
inB, J"1 energetic action ol my Deal Friends
aX umo L" ,m' .b?hul1 1 "U,IJ ,:m ,,av,B
made much ol a defence. As for proceed-
, ,, o( iali efar y011 ,0 doeumenl8 ,
ponesiion ! II AlricU of lUrrisburg.
I would like to have gone back in my caee
to lhe commencement of the rebellion and
comB "P ,0 la PreSBn' "me, hut was not
. B,l?!"a i0, 8? bBC5 ol a,",Fl,1 l8lI3, ,
In cone uition : I neter vio Ijiml nnv lni-.
, :,. ' ..... . . 7 .
civil or military, lo the bei uf my kuowh
edge. If I ever did it was an error of the
head and not of tho heart. 1 have .been
taught from my earliest boyhood, by'kiml
and leligious parents, lo observe the laws
of my country, arid I have regarded litem
as second only to lhe laws ol my Uod. My
imprieonmeni I consider an outrage, and I
spurned lhe Idea, Liberty i der. but I
nave never Deggeu lor my ioltae. I
Inivu
cannot and will nut saertlice principles or
mannoou 10 nutatti u. i nope tlie Uay ib not
lar cutsiii wneii a mil exno.e will bo made
I'lioiic,
. i
- Kxoe OtU len-ll.y svmwI.
. our I'
riHiiil.
PAN II
I. MtllKMa
Till: WAR NEWS.
Tho attack" on Wilmington has been aban
doned. Tho expedition I niven up. 'Jen,
Uuller1 with his land loicei hn teiurned to
Fortress M.lnrno. Admiral I'iitler with Iho
(loot has withdrawn until ordered to "re
proceed ;' llutlet says that Fori I'ishet is
impregnable.
A war ha begun between military and
navnl men about tho responsibility for the
tlinsier ut Wilmington. Kaeh branch of tho,
service lays iho blame on the other. The
navy rays tliat Duller nhoiild have mado an
assault. Tho army retorts that Cutler's pow
ili'r cxploncm should have damaged the fort.
I'li'm is tho principul occupation not only ol
the military, but also of llio newspapers,
and though there is great dilficuliy in deci
ding who is to blame, Iheio seems to bo a
porfeel agreement of nil concerned that the
expedition was a failure. Butler has nith
drawn all tho land lorces from the expedi
tion nni! has gono up the James to his old
headquarters at Deep Uottom, leaving tho
troopi under Welizol tosil up Irom For
tress Monnie inoiej leisurely. The greater
pail of Porter's fleet is allleauforl, Nonh
Carolina, taking supplies and enal on bord.
A dosultory bnmdardment of tort tisher is
kept up by a few vessels, but it Is rather lo
make a show of doing something than tho
precursor ol another atiack. The Federal
losnes on the expidiiion are variously osli
mated. Five or six of tho vessels wore so
riously damaged ; six of the hundred poun
der Carroll guns burst. Tho loss iiulhe
fleet was 75 killed and wounded, j in the
army it is slated lo bo 1,470.
There seems to be some discrepancy in
the Conlederato and Federal uccoums ol
Hood's late defeat. The Conlederato ae
counts Mate ihut Hood's losses aro about e-
qr.al lo Thomas', and that soventy pieces ol
cannon wero brought by Hood snntn ni lo
lumbia, in his retreat. Tho Federal ac
count lias it that HoodJJost four times as
marly men as T'inmasami that when Hood
crossed Dnrk livor, at Columbia, he had
hut two caissons, and they were'being drag
ged off by Iho Confederate mldiets.
We havo contradictory accounts of the
movements of Generals Davidson and Gran
ger in Western Florida, it appears that
Granger ascended tho Cascagoula driver
about thirty miles, under the convoy of two
lin clad gunboais, and then leaving the
river, marched towards Mobile. Nothing
has-been heard Irom him, .however1 Da
viJiion.wilh a large force of Federal cavalry ,
is still encamped at West Cascagoula.
Thare are rumors from the army in front
of Celersluirg tliat General Lee contempla
tes a new movement, The Conleilerales in
from of portions ol General Gram's line
hqve kept up a vsgorous shelling for sev
eral days past but have mado no othet de
monstrations1 Four Federal gunboaia havo been lot or
disabled recently on the Roanoke river,
near Clymoih They ran against torpedoes
Twenty-five hundred Confederates are
threatening an attack upon Baton Houge
General Bur:on commands the Federal gar
rison .
It is announced from Washington thai
iho Brazilian minister has accepted Sew
ard's apology for the seizure of Hie Florida.
Moseby was not killed, as is reported
He wp.s dangerously, though not mortally
wounded Aqe.
1 t
Tne Triumph-of the Urpubmcah Carty
,ivd irs Dkfkat. It is In accordance with
thti philosophy of things that when a party
is elected lo power for the accomplishment
of groat ends ard fails il will be swept out
of existence. Ti: Republican parly was
1 successful at ihe'last ivro elections because
, the people believed that il would put down
the rebellion and bring back piuce to the
country ; but its victorious iriumph will as-
, "uredly prove a defeat. The fini four yesr. ,
..... - . ....... I I
l ...I.. Inli tl.A vuhnlltnn iuibii nnrilB.nil nnrl I
Ul fUiU ICti I.IW IbUlilllOll MIIBU J'.IU' "V"J
the people expect lhai llie war will be clo-
I i . ,iL is .i.. i, ii, I
eCU IUIII1 IIIO IHOl o Miutlim- v.. .iu
second lerm. If it is nol-but if on the other!
hand, a weak aud hesitating policy should
insurefour years more of intfrnecino war- (
fare lhe party will be swept off tlie earth .
! with a howl ol general execration, hven
It u sttou.u sncceeu in putting tne nm
. , . . . , ...
n rnnnhfin liiinrml -nnrl nnilimal. Ihill Willi
cut its lite thort-its utmost limit being tho oitizen9 who bavobeen subjected to out
expiration of its supremacy in office. There "ge I ?Joso aro questions which deservo
is a settled opinion thai lhe radical portion
of (he Republican parly is one of the prin-
!cipal authors of the war, and when lhe ox-
clement consequent upon .is progress ,s
over, and the account of public debt comes
to be settled, lhe day of reckoning will have
arrived. In ar.y event, Ihen, it will bo found
lhal iho triumph of the Itepublicon party is
virtually Its defeat. N. Y. Htruld.
Tim Draft. On Friday last, Iho drafted
mon of this county reported ai Troy. Wo
have not received a list of thoso who wero
accepted or exempted, but we know tho fol-
lowing to be among Ihoso who -held
to service, viz : Captain John A. Winner,
Wm. W. Hays, Charles W. Childs, Curtis
S. Books, Daniel S. Bloom, Simon I.yon,
Gideon Boyer.l'atrickTeniieiyacob Bloom
Alex, W urnls, Miehael ItudfieM, Henry
Gearhart, Wm. Angle and David P. Verrick. and ho was allowed to come homo aftor a
Some of the above uie going into lhe ser-, detention of Jour months.
vice it. person, and others have furnished Upoll bU trial and tuQ M f
subslituies. 1 o following were among g
Ihose exempted s Chas King Mike Spicer, I " . vm
E. C Votris, Daniel Douaheriy, Algeron S. ' Pleto P,oof wa9 given that Ed. Mcllmry,
Kecter, Jeremiah Huber, C. W. Thompson,! 11,0 ma,u witD0SS for llio prosecution, was
Cyrus J. Heller, Wm Bin, and others. Weuworlhy of belief on oath; that tbo
weie present ul lhe surgical examinations' Club meetings of 1803 had no relation to
at Tioy.and sliall herealier express our opln -
ion iu regard lo llie manner in
done. Danville Amtitian.
which it is
Gen. Fiierman is said not lo have reached
Savannah In full dress military suit. A cor
respondent describing his mecliug, upon ur
rival, with General Foster, lays their first
interview was in the cabin of the ganbonl
Nehama, when llio latter arore from his
coueh and, resting ou his crutches, received
General Sherman who was allired in a plain
military overcoat, without a caue, an old
dtnliph hnl 11 intir nn. mu fnnt .iinil wtlh .
frill whiskers. The correrpondeui adds' tVf The Continental Monthly, an zbo
lhai General .Sherman looked well. Wo'',l'on mnohine got up n-l. run by Robert
r.t her ihink he1 fell bettor than he looked, J. Walker, h tead.
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
I
EDITED BY LEVI I
" Our Oonttltutlon guard It overt
Our clorlou Union hold it dear I
Our marry Flag foriake It never I
The proud Caucasian our only peer)
BLOOMSBURG:
Saturday Morning, Jan. 7, 10G5.
TERMS OF THIS PAPER:
( AFTEIl JANUARY 1, 1603. )
$3 OO per Year, or
2 50 if paid strictly in advance.
Mr. Appleman's Case.
. . . .
Wo publish tins week tho retilion to
Congress of William Appleman, of Ilenton
township, with tho accompanying Docu
mcuta, as constituting tho most full, ao
curato and interesting exposition yet given
in relation to tho arrest cases from this
County. These papers bear 'tho stamp of
truth upon their face, and proceed from a
worthy citizen whoso voico will command
attention and carry conviction wherever ho
is known. No part of the oaso is kopt back
or glossed over, but tho plain, simple truth
ii given in its integrity.
, Wo havo waited patiently for tho day of
vindication for our fellow-citizens arrested
four months since and hurried off with in
decent haste aud in violation of law, to a
Government liaitile. Tho timo has now
como for ventilating tho wholo iniquitous
proceeding of which they wero victims ;
and the information for that purposo is ac
cumulating in authentic and reliable forms
iur. ApP.u.... . Mui.umu .uUa .. u
T At I. M .! 1. 1!l
tiury oi nusinu, x uiuuu ur ujuiunruy ;
and reminds ono of tho mis-deeds of
administration under crowned heads in
former ages. But what is most impor
tant is his exposition of the two subjects
of inquiry utou iiis trial, to wit : the
Club meetings in 16G3 and the liantz
nicotine: in August 18G4. It is shown
most clearly and beyond dispute, tliat tho
Club meetings were purely political ; that 1
they were held 10 months before the ar-
rests wero mado : that they wero not or
ganized to oppose any law whatever, and
that they were, in all respects, innooent
and lawful in their character.
Equally satisfactory is Mr. Appleman's
explanation of the llautz meeting, and
particularly of his connection with it. The
conclusion cumo to at tho meeting was ono
of peace, aud .Mr. A. was prominent in
contributing to tliat result; Betides, tho
circumstances under which tho meeting
assembled aro shown, nnd allusion made
to the undoubted fact that no actual op
position to tho laws or to nuy oftioer was
ever made by tho citizens. Tho stories
of fortifications, cannon, aud armed or
ganized forces, were false, as wore also the
charges against all the men arrested and
sent to Foil Mifllin from this County. Tlu
recent acquittals of accused men by the
Military Commission at Ilurritburg, upr
full trial and examination of witnesses,
furnish conclujivo proof upon this subject
and will close tho mouths of all who have
slandered our people and assutcd in their
persecution.
iiil what shall we say of tho open and
8balueesa violations of law and of iustico
in theso proceedings against our citizens?
What of tbo enormous and profligate cx-
t -
pouse incurred by the military occupation
of our territory V What of tho malignity
exhibited toward Snnooent men, and of tho
stream of falsehood with whioh the publio
ninj was noisonud for months? Who aro
tQ b(J Leld rcspon5ibl0 for these things
and what reparation shall bo raauo to our
lull examination, ana wo sliall recur to
them horoafter.
b,j,h ff0ln lbe S( -n
,. , . , . . ,
column, an interesting letter from
our 0ounty HBnter, Daniel MoHeshv,
E'q directed to Senator Duckalew, in
whioh ho gives aotno of his ezperienco'ns
an arrested citizen. Mr. Mcllenry was
honorably and promptly acquitted by tho
Military Commission of all the obarges
against him,nfior n prolonged, vexatious
am expansive trial, and tho finding was
du, ovcd b Qcn Oa(jwalado wfao
' , " . '
sucoce,1 "eD the command of
tho Department. Notice in duo form of
tho decision readied Mr. MoIIenry on
the day following the dato of his lettor,
1 Oonseription, and that olledirod oonsnira-
oy of citizens to resist i iu laws was false.
Iho truo oharaoter of tho proceedings'
against our neonlo is nmv nnmnUd n,wl I
stands forth in nuked deformity subject to
the reprobation of all honorablo men.
J.ustioo, slow but sure, will yet overtake
the wiokod men, who huvo porieeuted in
nooeuco, and broken tho laws- to accom
plish thoir foul and detestable purposos.
Aud so may it be.
TATE, PROPRIETOR.
National Corruption. ',
V nnn xln.,1 I,!. rifcno In llm nvli .
donocs of tho national demoralization that
!.!... t.-.1 nli .IT. I
inuct iiiui uu uvuijr muju. uuiiuu uuu jiu-
con,very foruihlo says i "Tlytt nation oan-
not he free that is Bought by Us own oon
sent and sold against it ; where tho roguo
" that is In rngs is kept in count eticnoo by for that aaortion firtt,his natural propen
1I10 roguo that is in rufllcs,nud where, from ' sity for lying, and scoond his natural and
high to low, thoro is nothing radical bu t' acquired stupidity. Wo know very well
corruption nothing oontcmptiblo but pbV-
crty ; whero both patriot and placemen,
perceiving that money oan do everything,
,i-n npfnnpni1 In fin n vfl r vlti! n r fnr wnllntf ."
l
tt,l fi,n ,(l,nr f iM. .nnlLr-M ll.n.l In !
"-' ... - i
our day, ho ootild not havo given a more
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WO llVO. 1 llO developments of publlO pro-
. , , , . , , .. I
fligaoy that meet us on every hand, tho
'low state of publio morals, ns evincod by
'men iu hich nlaocs, tho vonalitv and men-
... ... AmU
rcok,cjg .r-t (hat dcg a tho ohan.
..j . , a . .0,
n.U nf husinp. make men of nrol.itv nnd
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rcflestion shuddor as thov look foward to
llio effect of all this debasement upon tho "To tho State of Pennsylvania one mill
futuro of tho country. Tho roat mottoos ion nino hundred nnd forty six thousand
in iho world of trado aro, ''got rich by fair seven hundred and nineteen and one-third
means, if possible ; hut by all means gel dollars."
rich. Keep all j on' get, and get nil you And by Section 13 it is provided "that
oan." Tho mottoos in tho political world .tho said direct tax laid" &y this act shall
aro: "Honesty is no policy nt all" and bo. assesicd and laid on tho value of all
i "all things at Koine aro for a price." po-1 lands and lots of ground, with their im-
litinnl nrnnl,tnr. la mnrli- llin ofonnlnr. Rlnnn nrntfomnnfo nnrl rlivnlltnr. ThnilcrQ
litieal preaching is made the stepping stone
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for political preferment, or lucrative ap-
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pointracnt to ohaplalncies in tho army.
Mon run to their churches as they do to
., i i j !-.:
ino poiuioai uusungs, id near ucuuucinuuu .
and vituperation. The morals of our
national legislature are tainted with tho
general corruption ; and aflother Crom-1
well, who should iniitoto the first, by J
clearing the houso, might repeat tho exact
,aDgu!lg0 us(;d by tho firat wUh grMt CQr
rectuess
"You aro adulterers, you are
extortioners, you aro gluttons, you are no
longer nparliamenl." Ho may woll sav, '
01
as ho looks round him tO'day, Tfitb the ,
, , I
prophet: "Truth is fallen mtlio street, and
equity cannot enter." Tho mud of tho '
Nile never spawned more monsters than '
this terrihel war. It malti-s one hlusli fur
hu DatioD) for ,,,, kilJ) to see tl)0 r;ivcn.
il)e forositJ with ,bcs0 plundcror3 wam
i our large cities, and about the depart-'
. - -
moots in Waihiugton. Outside of the
limited circle of self they eirc for nothing.
The country may suffer and bleed at OV'
ory poro ; but, so their object is attained
of .,t,i;;.r i- ..,i.k
I r r ,e i
they rare little for all the suffering aud
ruin that awaits their country. In fact, 1 1
the voice of freedom is extinct, and tho '
national spirit is fast succumbing to tho
power of a moneyed ori.-toeraoy. The '
most renowned republics of ancient times
successfully maintained their liberties as
onus, thov acknowladirpd nelthp'r nnirln
tho principles of an elevated patriotism.
. . . . . . " b
So long as this spirit prevailed among
them they maintained their independence ;
but when they were overtaken by the de
bating feeling of avcrico, and yielded to
its corrupting influence.", their declension
was-rapid, until they fall into tho arms of
sonic tvraunical master.beoauio thov were
.w..6... B,. ...,u.afc..o. .uu
period which marked tho greatest degon-
er.oy of tho Roman Empire was that in
Si'L' 'r'T "P for
salo by the Protonan Binds, and tho suo-
cessful candidate was burno to tho Imper-
ial throne upon tli6 shields of a mercenary
soldiery ; and if this spirit of corruption
in the nation goes on iiioreasing.it will not
bo long beforo ours will not be a similar
JEtSy'J'he city debt of Philadelphia is
Forty millions, and a large amount of it
has accumulated on aoeount of iho war
and bounty taxes. Tho city taxes aro
enormous and they added to thoso levied
by tho slate and by Congress, make it ru-
inous to our property in tho oity. It is
t Innivnt- fA tinnnvn ihnm.nliiA. Ml...
to bo remembered also, that tho city is in selection.
the hands nf tho abolitionists, which ao-1 However out object was simply lo give
counts for tho perfectly reokless manner the inuoh sought-for Information, as to tho
in whioh the debt is increased. ' how and tho why and tho whereforo of ihe
If a few of tbesamostripo, in Columbia- special Income tax, jutt now collected ;
County, could have controled affairs wo 1 acd thereby hangs a tale which wo may as
should now find ourselves in a similar sit-' well tell now.
ualion. But tho Commissioners could Every person who will examino his no
neithtr be frightened or' forced into such tiuc of DEMAND, will find that tho tax
a courso of financial administration sj wa8 ievioJ for tho year ending 31st Decern
they required ; and we now eo ourselves ber) i863-over ono yoar. Why did not
without a dollarol increased indebtedness. I ,h T.innnln nnllnMnra nnll m,,(l nrltn.
ulDouarddne0Tl S IT ':P"e3!..r.pop the Greenbacks I Because
ever hereafter, appreciate the nood'sense
oftho mon into whose hands tho deuioera-1 ing, and the collection of this tax, in od
oy had placed tho conduct of affairs. , dition to tho ono already assessed, might
x uua u .., uu wuercver w u uavo mo
mtnnr W it i iiIiaka nl.,A nAA l
power. i"jver) whero clso wo seo cxtravn- i
gauce,, debt aud ruin.
, Columbia County Prisoners.
Wo believe that somo sixteon of thoso
unfortunato men, whom tho "abolition
powers that bo," victimized on acioat
of thiiir political opinions, over four
mouths aco, are vol iu duranoo vilo.
This outrage is without a parallel in the
history of this cruel war. Tho following
explains their rcspeotivo condition :
y" l'ort -"ir7"". John liantz
Sa,uuo1 .K1!ne. e.aKh ntonoed for
In bort Minim, John llantz and
iwo
years, in liavimug, bamuel MoIIen
ry, Kussel McIIonry, Geo. Ilirlcnian,
Henry Hirleman, lleury II. nirlcinan,
Val. foil, B. 0. Colley, Jos. Vnnsiokle,
John Lemons, uud A. L, Davis.
'Pried. llev. A. II. ltutan, and Abra
ham Gregory havo been tried, but have
not yet learned their fate.
Discharged. Dyor L. Chopin, Daniel
Mcllenry, Stott ii. Colley, Abraham
llartmau and Abraham Kliue, wero ae
miittrd bv the Military I'ommi-sioD and
ek returnt.il home,
Pco John and Direct Taxes. I
Tim liinlrnro nuaVer who WOllld not nav A
his militia tax bedauso ho was opposed to
--.I ..,t, i.!a. n ,1tl fl,
were an v such thine as direct tttxex.ato
nnw. or ever will ho. There are two onuses
t I 1
.that nobody believes any thing he publish
es ; but in Ibis oaso wo deem it cxpeuteni
lo prova him the ignornnt falsifier wo pro-
nnnnrtrt lltni.
On tl. f.il.dav of Aurrnst 1801 Lincoln .,
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approved "An act, lo provide increased
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tub publio debt, and lor Otuor purpoiOJ.
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Section 8 of that provides "tliat a at-
reel tax of twenty millions of dollars bo;
and is hereby annually laid upon tho Uni-
:.nf1 Rt.llfll. nnt, llin aball ba nt,d :3 '
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Lcrcb apportioned to tho Stales respeo- !
tivolv in manner followinc :' and then
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follows a list ol states and among luein.
provemonts and dwelling bouses,
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at tho rate oacli ol Ihcni is worth in money
... r . 1 .! lorio" .
on tho first day of April 1802 except
that a lot worth less than 500 occupied
'i.. .1.. ; . mm. .L-i.. ...
oy tuo owner ib cxumpi. uu wuuiu uuv
comprises 58 sections, and pries into tho
most minuto business relatioos of every
citizen.'
By Section 110 of tho Excise orStnmp
-Law, it is provided that so much of the
abovo law ''a
as lmpoots a direct tux ol
'twenty million of dollars, on tho United
Slates, shall bo h-1 1 to authorize the levy
and Col lection of ono tax to that ntnouut -
'
and no other tax shall bo levied under
. , ... . ,
and by virtue thereof, until tho tirst day
of April 1S05, when tho same shall ho iu
full force aud e.Teet. Approved by Lin-
nnln .hil 1 IfinU
- - j - t
Thi act g(JQ3 -Dt0 fulu,ffecl oa ,bc Ut
Aprij now oomitJgi QS J)r Jomg poor
dupfs will find to their cost.
Special Income Tax.
",u inquiry uuu apcuu. .......
M..-I. : !...! ofln,
in regard to tho authority and objects ot
tho Sntcial Income Tax. whioh "mv l ord
n ...... ., , ..
D00ll uas oeul' ooiieoiuig vnrougu uie
County, during the past wook.
Tnu law authorizing tho tax was npprov
ea Lincoln, July 4, 1804, und was
' ttfotpective iu its character this first tux
being for tho year ending Dece tuber 31
1803. A supplement to the conscription
. j . ,. ,
act Was passed at tllO Smo tlllle UllU Bp-
. .1- , . .- r . .i ; ,. . .
proved
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the third section ol whioh wsnis
.''Sec. 3. That i' shall bo lawful for tho
exfculivcs of anv of llii' States In i-rnil rn "311"1'-' 111 t'oumlryville, in thv tmv iibliii of llriar
executlis Ol auj 01 lUl. Otaieh to tCOU ro crc, k, in Itiell.niiity ol'C'oluiMljia, liouniluil ami descri.
cruiting agents into any of the States dt
oL.r.,,1 IT,, i,. PnV.ali;.,.. r. t h. sj,
clareu lo be in rebelliou, except tno States
ol Arkansas, Tennessee, aud Louisaua, to
recruit volunteers under auy cull uuder
"PIIMUM J ,l"', ,ul
who shall bo
1 1. ,1... n.i.l . .. a . t .. . .
Eubliivisions thereof, which raayproeuro
their enlistment.''
Under tbut scelioD) ;n lbe 0:lll for 30()
000, wo have seen the abolition state ol
' , ... , . ,
1 Massachusetts fill hi r quota mainly, with
n'groes; and we in Pennsylvania, who
filled ours with white men at hsavy cost to
ourselves, assist, in thii "Special Income
T(lxu iu paying for tbo uiggers for .Mass
' nehusctts. Thus filling the quota for two
States. It may be answeted to this, thai
we bero ought not to complain ; because
wo tried to fill our quota in the same way
by sending tin A gent "away down to Ten
ncssee ;" and il might bo added, that wo
would have succeeded too, but for tho in
suflerablo stupidity ef those who nudo the
..... . ' . . . '
thero was a Prefidcntial election approach
bavo a bad fffcct on tll0 vottj. Therefore,
' '
it was left and Pet John could lie about,
and dony that any suoh tax was laid or
would he collected. Muttering, not loud
but 'deep havo already ascended from the
bosom of Linoolnitea v. ho think pacing
light ercent.0Q incomes to Undo Sum,
and five per cent, more, makiug thirteen
tu all to Andy (Jurtin, is piling it on rather
hoavy ; ospeoiully with tho call for U00,
000 more.
tor C, G. Baukley, Esq , Supcriu
tendunt of Common Schools for Uolumbia
County, has becomo usscoiatcd with Mr.
J.couv,-as Assislont Editor of tho "Star
oftho North," Mr. H. officiates in tho
ub'Ciioo of the Editor. We woloome hint
into tho Editorial family, and wish him
plcasuro and sucoess.
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tu.'1'i - T ; 1 i . I. 1- l
tSfif 1 ho LegtslllturO has ndj turned OVCr
unlit uextTuesday. Hon. W. 11. Jaco.iv,
our mombor.ls ruralizing in the intoiuni at
homo. Wo think of priming Gov. Cur-
tin's Moss;' go in o.tr next Democrat,
ATn ftiirvtiftiMtt niif
177.,, d .ir" -J"., jr,
wm. KVimm-iu u "IJim
lutho uihIcmIjiimI. 1;, ti i.irru:
.I.,., ,.n T IflllT It .
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HOUSE ASfo'LOT" b'OtY SAI.h
A Lot and pewlling Houso, with
(Innti'iii Ulnble, Fruit Troct, Out build. j'
Injtii lie., iltuntu n 1 hlr.l flrfct. Iiulow MnfJR.Jl
kit mid near ILu Acudeiny. I'omerplou given upon ilm
tint day of , .April. ltH.3. I'ur tcmn anil patllrulari,
niipty tu Iho undtrilencil. ,
il. o nbwr.it.
llloomibtirK. taiiitary'7, lSiU.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
E,tutt of llzabtlh Murray lUceustl.
'I'll!; underilirnetl, Ainiltnr np pointed by thfl Orpiiri'i
j i;ouri oi i.otuniin;i coiimiv, m in iiiako nuiribu
!, nt tin. t..j,t nt ltu r.tt ..r tMI.,l.J.ll.1t.....u .
eclve llie lame, will nitcuil to tho ilullia of Ills np.
pHnttucut nlliliulllce in llloonnhurg un ratunliiy. tin,
Jtli ili)- of Jniuinry, nt It o'clock in the forenoon.
U,P ,llU H,,.rn mf perou imercitud may nttnu if
,l")r ,lll,lk i'r"i,l,t- w wmrj1llditl)ri
""""""""'' 7"
AUOITOH'S NOTIOU.
E.tate oj Alexander Mtan, dccmwl,
T'lllli under.-ianed nppoinled by the Or
Jl plum' (.'ourt of Coliiinlilai'iHiiity, lo nink.' illiirl-
butiun of tne tmin.no in tin-iiam'.. of iviit K. iieruuiii
ami John VtapiT, Jr., Ailiiiliilttratnr of AlM'or .Mcam,
Into i'f l.ociiat inp , In fuiil cinnt. tu ami among tliu
credit ors of tlx) m.ii! ilrri-nacil, In llie order e.tnbllilr
oil by law, will Hii'it tin' creditor, nf llio clcctajoil. nt
the llccoriti-f. Olllcu In lllooni.bnri!. on 8ATUUUAY
to-tli Of JAM'AKY. A. I) "IMS. All i;roii liavlnir
claims or ilcniiimia n(nlnt tin- C.llito of Ilia uVci'aml
are rcquestctl iniircnuiit them to llio Aiiilttnr, or bu tie
barrcil from coming In lorn there nf the a.icti.
joii.v o. na:i;,i:, Auditor.
Ulnomibiirs. January 7, liW
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
Estate of Sarah Stephenson , dcccnscJ,
' I punni" uouri Ol uoiuinuia cuuniy, in ninhe uniri
button orthc balance in tho iiami or ni-hani i)..-mott
ai in n strntor of Saiah btcpncuion, late or .MnUiiou
lwp.t in ,ai,i county, to ami nmnng the hdr umi igui
ri'iircsenutlviM ol tne muu ueccaaeu, in ine oruer i-a-liililislicJ
by law, w ill meet tho pirtic inli-re.tcit, nt
tin! Kucnrdur'a Ollini. In Ulonintbnri!, tin UATL'IIDAY
w1,or JANUARY A 1J IHI3 All person imvliuc
iJX".
bn'"!'i "" '" pTiNiLViraKVjIiu.r.
j Dioom.burg, Jnu, -. isuj-s j ju.
NEW STOllIi & CHEAP GOODS.
'Ql K SAIiES AM) SilIALL I'llOFITS-''
'lUll'j undarsiciicd, liavine taken
tho
s.V.Xl
ilsvl11' "",lri,n"
1 n W&tJ fulM 13 15 lijliJlD
Roipectrully Inform!' hln frli'inln nnd the iiuhlle iji'ii.
craiiy, that he wilt be- happy in receive u share or uv
public luitronnse, ami trut that hu tun render Biiliur
ut mturjctiin by eitiug ihem tiinbet .uaiity or
' iWBiBttJHAIVMBZI),
""ftocTcJ
UKX,.(.I.t?.,,,.1.,.1?...a ...
i uitUL r, ik 1 1 .n, i mil.
uunnNsvvAtti:.
iKwre.suons
p-cinii- with .piemlid variety of'
JjAUII'iO iIXr.OO UUUilO,
F.1.VBV AhTtCLKH c . Ac
which he wilt null in cheap as the cheapest, for cush or
readvuav.
n0ounlry nro.luro. ircncrally taken in exchanco for
' akdhuw mtwu.f.iGr.u.
ntooimburg, Jan 7, leus-y.
PUBLIC SALE
OF
Valuable Real Estate.
Iti'Diir-uanee of an order of the Or-
pnans i-ourt or i.uunni.ia county, on
Sutunlay, the Slu ,ay o January. MS,
' M 10 o'clock in llie forenoon, Oiukoic IIvjimi. Ailiuin-
, i,trator of the L'oo.U ami .Imtteln. riehln and crrdita
' Hiuiii wuie or oi'as .iicinciiat'i, mm ni nnarcreuK
n.wii.iiiii, m .ai.i comity, ituci-n. tvui cin,v t
1 I.. ....I.ll.. I.... .... .1... 1 . .
' which wcio of tii'as .Mc.Michai'l, late of llriarcreelt
'P3ECE OF SEAL ESTATSi
1 1""! n fuiiuwi. muits n the N'urth jy inmi r iii-urr
1 T'" "Sh-1,11 ""' :atl ''' "r RwbeH Sillier. un lii.t
i 0Uiii i,y inmi r wnimm Kiiiiuurt, on tiiu Wu.i by
, "ial" rumi, containing
One Half of an Acre,
1 1)0 Kal"e l"oru or "1icicoii urn crccti-ila
t It'cAMm I 1 I ! III. TT1.1.A A ,.rn,) T.. .
l . " . . ., ' . D
stable, kc.
i.ato Un
n.tat! or aiil ill erased.
ituata ia tin
tuwu.liip if lln.irirti'k, ami i niinty nrnrvialil
JLHfUCOMtMAN, Ctirk.
Ul'iomiiburi Jan. 7, ltij,
Tlllt MS f V BALUt Ton per cent, to bo pui.l or se
cured on the t'liy of ,alt'. (Ine-roiirtli Icsn .aid tan pr-r
cent. lim tli .alii is lonlirincil, I hu liul.iucc in ono
yi-ar tlicrcaficr with lnti-n't.
(;i:ul'.Gt: KYAXS, Mminiilralor
January 7, lt?C5.
PUBLIC-SALE-
or "
Valuable Real Estate
rPHE undersigned, Administrator of iho
1 nutate of Philip Wall, lato of Ml Klin loiviuhip,
C'oliituliin county, ileit'imed, will cxponu to I'ulilia
rail on tho premises now occupied by Mr.. II. Zlm.
merman, on
Saturday, January '28, 1805,
TRACT OP LAND,
AND PLANTATION, rituato in said Mifliiii towiisliip,
L'olunibia cou'rily, aforesaid, aboHt two niilus .oul'i
cubl of iMillliuville, containing about
. THIRTY AGUES OF LANDt
All of which is cleared and ill a high statu of cultiva
tion, whereon is creeled , '
Jl DWELLING HOUSE,
AM) HANK 1IA11N, witli tho usual nut-biiiliting),
good Orchard, Wetland Pump al the doir.
ALSU,
At tho same tlinn, A Til ACT Ol" WOOD LAND, sit
uutu mirt ill Milltln and nart iu Main town.hin. dir
ectly tnmh.eattoftlie farm uf Mlcliael Grovur, con
taining over
THIRTEEN ACRES.
Zj Ttrins of Sale. Ten percent, to bj paid on
da) of laic, with tune uud liberal terms for the bal
aitie. '
Sale to commence at 1 o'clock, P. M.
joiin Ktr.iT.n,
iiiliiiliafor f taxi t.ttolt,
JOSr.l'II WlNTl'.ltdTlilJN. Aucljoueer.
Jriliiini y 7. Ifai
PUBLIC SALE
OF
and
BScal ablate.
rpilE iindersigned offers to sell at pub-
1 tic sale, upon tho premises, on
TUESDAY, JAiXUAltY lth, 1805.
and PLANTATION', situato in Ileaver township, (;o,
ciliiiiuaii, uud
uiiiuia loui.iy, unjoining larma 01 iienry narrier, 1 . 1.
d i
others, containing
1
3 2 ACRE
more or less, nighty Acres or which is cleared and in
a high statu of cultivation, twenty acres being meadow
land, tlie balauco is well tlmbered.Wghl acrss ol which
is whlte piiio ai.d Hemlock. There is erected upon
Good hog House, good Framo Bank Burn,
I l,l, nllin, n.. lint). Unffa nn...l f)PAhi...I ulil.li vl.lil.
nu abundanco of rhoice fruit, from which twelve to
nfteeu barrels ofCiiter may be made ntiiiua lly. Tlicru
is also an excellent Spring of never failing U'at-ir
near tho dour.
.iLbOi Tho following personal property,
Two Horaes, Throo CviWS,
two head of young Cattle, four Shoals, five Bhoeri,
nni. tu'n.linr.tf W'affou Hit, Im) lliicev. ono tiillkv.Sted.
ul" itofdoubi.i Harness, nnu set oruuiie.s,
jri i. x u x r ii tu x u i,
r-.. 1.. n...l ....u,,.j I..' tl.a I.KU,..I I'lmv. 11... .......
lirain Cradles, s'eylhi's, forks, Shovels, Cook Stove.
nnd uleiiills, three pair ofHedkleads. Humnhnlil uud
KiicIifii I-uruituru. Applo-butler, dried fruit, Cider,
lAZTi,iMwwiU 1".'!i,.c,, "l"lc0"llle,"l",
II tY, IlltltlViV,
MOSP.S U'ol l-'M VN, Wlionecr
)snuary7 lW