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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
PRESIDENT,
GEORGE B. M'CLELLAN,
Or HCW JCB8HT.
CE PRESIDENT.
GEORGE H. PENDLETON,
or ohio.
FOR CONGRESS. '
COL. VICTOR E. PIOLLET,
Or BRADFORD.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
OTLLU3IS0X II. JACOEY,
Or BLOOM5BCRQ,
FOR SHERIFF,
6A2IUEL SSYDER, tf Mifflin.
FOR COMMISSIONER,
ALLEN JHAXJ, of Beaver.
FOR AUDITOR,
DANIEL SNYDER, of Scott.
Oar Candidate for Cpagresj.
We have not the time nor apace to speak
-at length of our candidate for Congresa in
this number of the Stab -on account of the
nomination having been made on the eve
of our going to press. The nominee, whose
name will be teen at our mast-bead, is
Col. YiCToa E. Piou.tr, of Bradford county,
a thorough, out and out Democrat, of the
old school, true and tried. The nomination
la good one, and shall receive our hearty
-support. We shall have more to say on this
object in our next
The Abolition party of this county lie id
their County Convention in the Court
House at this place on Monday last. . They
farmed no tickat. either rnnnir or ftiotrirf.
. hut annointfld Conareftsinnal and T?anr.
. -r( o - - -r
tentative Conferees, without instruction.
T)r Inhn n)in TliAinti Rinn Kaa nnl kaaa
-able for the last few years to play off a
county ticket en the Abolition convention.
Benegade Democrats are scarce, and the
Abolitionists aspiring for county honors are
not numerous, who love to pay primer's
&i8s? This convention would not compare
with, moat of their cotventions either in
numbers or respectability. It was decided
ly a ahabby a flair. No enthusiasm about
it. Every thing that was before it fell like
-a wet blanket The sboddyites are. gone up
this Fall. The thing ia plainly to be seen.
For conclusive evidence of the fact just
ttend one of their gatherings. Poor lei
lows, good for them! Let them behave
themselves when they get into power!
A "loyal" paper, in glorifying the con
scription and its delicious fruits, justifies it
on the ground that the Romans made their
levies In that way from the male popula
tion between the ages of 17 and 45 years.
A great similarity is discovered in the fact
that the service was'cornpulsory, and that
age and infirmity were exempted. How
fortunate it is that so remarkable a resem
blance can be discovered between a tyran
ny of ancient times and one of more mod
ern date. Other points of resemblaoce
might have been found. Rome had a Sen
ate as have we. It was a nest of scoon
drels -as is ours. Rome had its Emperor
we have our dictator. Rome had its Ca
ligula and its Nero as have we, both in
one. Rome fell so is our Union falling,
and through the samecsuse, the cupidity,
ambition and rascality of bad rulers.
Statc Fair. The Pennsylvania State
Agricultural Society will hold its next Fair
at Easton Pa., Sept. 27th, 28th, 29th, and
JOlh, 1864. . The most ample accommoda
tions we are informed are being made.
Tie Grounds and buildings of the Farmers'
- and Mechanics' Institute where the Fair
will be held, are among the largest and
finest is the State. In addition to the buil
dings and' sheds already erected, several
Terriers tents have been secured: one
for the floral and fruit department, and the
other for the Fruit Growers Society of Eas
lata Pennsylvania, who will hold their
quarterly meeyng npon the grounds at the
same time. Their object is to discuss all
questions appertaining to fruit growing, as
well a to fruits of their own production.
Their discussions are not only beneficial,
has will add much to the general interest
. . t y . i- . - i . . i
CI las r air. rrom preseni indications me
Fair will be one of the largest ever held
in the Slate. : '
- Thc Democrats of Wiikesbarre held
quite a spirited ratification meeting on the
announcement of . General McCtellan's
nomination. The ball ia being put in no
tioo in onr adjoining counties, and is soon
to commence moving in this county.
There is good cause for work this Fall.
-The Democratic ticket is gaining friends
fast, especially the nominees oa the presi
dential ticket. ' Democrats, arouse I pat
your shoulders to the wheel, and work
with air your might. ' We bare a strong
ticket but we should not allow ourselves to
think that that was all sufficient to secure
its election. We need and must work.
Organize in every township throughout
tie whole connty, know your strength,
then do all in your power to increase it,
aad snccess must crown your efforts. Be
tp and a doicg.
Ths cea who have friends in the army
Trhowish their return, will rota for the
Z:zzzzzzlis nominee, for they are noni-
I V i
r, r--
The War n Columbia Codhtt. Instead
of bearing the news of a victory or defeat
at Petersburg we receive the unwelcome
news of a we; wsged against the peaceable
citizens of Columbia county. Some of the
"loyal," abolition, disunion scoundrels in
vented a story that the people of Fishing
creek, were organizing and fortifying them
selves to resist the draft, and Old Abe has
been fool enough, to sen'd "about a thou
sand soldier' there. -Bat instead of getting
these abolition hell-hounds, who have rais
ed such a'rsport, to take the lead and show
our brave soldiers the fortifications. so that
the disregarded of old Abe's conscription
law, might be made obedient to the pow
ers that be, a war is waged azainsl peacea
ble citizens, of course, democrats. On
Wednesday of last week some seventy ar
rests were made, consisting of old and
young men, they were no conscripts, but
influential democrats. Thay were dragged
away from their homes arly in the morn-
ing, without a warrant, without knowing
their crime or their accusers. Forty-fire of
the prisoners, among them the Treasurer
and Commissioner of the county, were ta
ken to Fort Mifflin, near Philadelphia.
These are the results of having a despot
In place of a President in the White House.
We -say to the people of our sister county,
be jealous of your legal rights and swear
eternal vengeance on these bell-deserving
abolition spies. The fortifications have as
yet not been found, aad we srppose they
never will, for there are none in existence.
Constitutional Advocate.
Da. John is particular to make special no
tice of the fact that two county officers were
si. present on Court week, one being the
County Treasurer, and the other, one of the
Commissioners. He thinks this the first
time "in bis recollection" such a thing ever
happened. "We feel quite sure, as may Dr.
John, that we never lived under so corrupt
and wicked an administration as the pres
ent one. We never knew a President,save
the present unworthy, incumbent, who ever
became a Despot or Tyrant. We never
knew a President to arrest innocent citi
zens, tear them away from their families
aad homes, and lock them op in some fil
thy old Fort for months, until -Lincoln came
in power. The American people never
were subjected to such unjust and cruel treat
ment under any other administration than
the present one. When good citizens are
arrested and deprived of their liberty by
the beck and bidding of such men as we
could name, who belong to the Abolition
party, is it any wonder that county officials,
Judges, and Congressmen, have been con
fined in bast iles, bound in irons, by there
unscrupulous and wicked men who are at
the head of our Government. Is it strange
that this hirling of Old Abe sho'd not be able
to ''recollect" when a court was held in this
roonty "without the presence of a Treasu
rer or a lull board of Commissioners !"
Knowing all this wrong on the part of the
Washington Despots he yet glorifies in it.
His "patriotism -should not be allowed to
pass" unstrung and unsung.
The Chicago Convention which nomina
ted Abraham Lincoln charged the adminis
tration of James Buchanan with reckless
ness and extravagance in its expenditures,
bnt an official statement from the proper
department acknowledges the national debt
to be $1800,000,000 more than it was at the
close of Mr. Buchanan's administration.
But this acknowledgment does not come up
to the truth. Put it down at 84000,000,000
and you come much nearer to the truth. Is
it any wonder they try like Cain of old to
hide their wickedness ! Is it any wonder
that the people have had enough of Aboli
tionism for the next half of a century ? Is
it any wonder that the nomination of Mc
Clellan and Pendleton meets with such a
hearty response from every State, county,
town and hamlet ? The answer from every
quarter is, No ! The mass of the people
regard it as the internal foe, whose fangs
have struck at the vitals of the Constitution.
To crush it out by all just and legal means
is as much a duty as is the expelling a mad
dog a duty of a citizen. The one has de
liberately poisoned the public peace and
bathed the land in fraternal blood. The
other would, in brute ignorance, contami
nate and kill the innocent and the good.
Both are infamous and should be crushed
out It is to preserve freedom of religion,
of conscience, of action and of suffrage that
the voice of tLe whole nation cries' out
against Abolitionism, and declares it to be
the only element in the country that is seek
ing the destruction of the richest heritage
ever bequeathed to a nation.-
The Abolition partv was in preat hnn-.a
that McCIellan would not accept the Chi
cago nomination. Now that he has disan-
pointed them, they wonder how a Demo
crat can support a man who they say is for
war. If that be the case why can't, they
support him 1 They are for war, every
mother son of them ; for war against the
institution of slavery, and for the subjuga
tion of the Southern while poople. They
can run the war-horse but a few months
longer, when they will be obliged to leave
the positions they disgrace, and allow them
to be filled with honest men men of good
moral character and undoubted abilities.
A change of administration is needed, and
sought for by every lover of free speech
and of the press, and of constitutional lib
erty. It ia useless to think about continu
ing the old tyrant and' imbecile, Abraham
Lincoln, in office any longer than his pres
ent term. He will do better than many ex
pect, to serve that out.. - ,
There seems to be a lull in volunteering
at present. So far, this week, Columbia
county has sent off but few. There still
are indications of a draft. The county is
not yet exempt. We understand in some
townships there is hardly a man subject to
conscription. Ia these townships quite a re
spectable number have entered the service
while others are 'traveling in the direction
of Canada for their health." It issaid that
there are so many Abolitionists in Canada
jest now, that it is hardly safe for a Demo
crat to go there, if ha wishes o escape be-
Certain Post Masters in this county are
very negligent in their duty, or else are to
tally unqualified for the position they'hoTd.
We bt've heard a , good deal . of complaint
lately, aad. the office at this place is not al
togetherclear from complaint. If our sub
scribers do not receive the Star moTe reg
ularly hereafter, at least the same week it
J is printed, in the county, we shall be oblig
ed to publish the names of these post mas
ters and send the charges against there to
the Post Office Department. We have no
ticed very particular that whenever we mail
a paper to a new subscriber, that subscri
ber invariably never receives the first two
or three numbers. This has not been (he
case in any particular office, but in quite a
nurhb-er'of them. What does all this mean ?
Do th ey intend to thes take advantage of
the circulation of Democratic papers, for a
purpose ? 'Certainly. It is to the interest
Of this shoddy party to do everything in
their power to cripple the Democratic party
and keep ifout of position. The suppres
sion of papers not in their interest is work
they have been guilty of from the largest
to the smallest. puppy in the puddle.
The "Army of the Fishingcreek" has
fallen back several miles from its position
last week this lime. It is now encamped
near .Ezekiel Cole's. We are informed
that several arrests have lately been made
in Sugarloaf township bf this army. The
Fort is still undiscovered, and those en
trenchments ydt nndug. The loyal Aboli
tionists succeeded well in getting an "Ar
my" in this county; and now that it is
"here, and no Fort or entrenchments to be
carried, the Abolitionists have set it to work
upon Democrats arresting and dragging
them off from their homes and lodging
them in tone filthy old bastile. Some of
the very best men of the county have beea
thus treated. Such work as this ought to
damn any administration. Old Abe and
party die -hard. They are in about their
last death struggle. They see Little Mac
ooming !
Must Cotfrcss it. The people every
where, oT all political shades, are endors
ing the eminent fitness of the nominees of
the Chicago Convention. Even the oppo
nents of the party that 'made the nomina
tions, must confess that the candidates are
beyond reproach, and well qualified for
the offices which they were nominated to
fill. This is more than a great many have
said about their own candidates, and infi
nitely more than any of them can truthful
ly say. Nothing but the inherent love of
shoddy and plunder keeps them from open
ly declaring tbemselvas in favor of the Con
stitution and the Union, by advocating the
election of the National candidates of the
Chicago Convention. Read what a few of
their prominent papers say :
He ( McCIellan) is the most popular candi
date the Convention could have thosen. Phila.
Ptess.
Geo. II Pendleton, the Democratic candidate
for Vice President, is a geutteman of decided
ability, libtral acquit ernenfs unstained private
reputation. New York Tribune.
Wolt, Wotr. The Lincohires are really
to be pitied. They cannct say a word
agaiost McCIellan or Pendleton, and hence
are driven to the necessity of getting up
some son of stories to frighten the people.
For the Eastern States tbey give us the sto
ry of the Sons of liberty, while for the West
they give the terrible stories connected with
the Fishingcreek affair in Colombia county,
and to gire it character, arrest and take
away some seventy innocent men, men
whose character for honesty and integrity
will eland the test with the best of Lincoln's
office-holders. These men know both sto
ries are infamous lies, but it is the best and
only capital within their reach. Lackawan
na Register.
The Abomtiok Convention. The Abo
lition party of this county held their Con
vention at the Court House in Wilkes Barre
on Tuesday, and put np several gentlemen
to be knocked down on the day of Election.
There is too much of the McCIellan ele
ment in this county to give that ticket the
least chance of snccess.
The following is the ticket:
Congress, W. W. Ketcham.
Assembly,Robert Love, Wm. P. Moonies
and R. E. Vincent.
Prothonotary, A. C. Thompson. .
District Attorney, D. C. Harrington.
Commissioner, Abram Vanhorn
Auditor, James Finkham, William H.
Butler. Lackawanna Register.
Destructive Fire. The barn of onr
neighbor, Lawrence Myers, on the Butler
farm in Kingston, wa totally destroyed by
fire on Saturday last. The barn was well
stocked with grain and flax, as harvesting
had just ended. The grain was owned by
Mr. Joseph Easterline, and his loss is heavy,
amounting to upwards of one thousand dol
lars. There was no insurance on the prop
erty. The bouse narrowly escaped being
burned ; and the apple trees in the vicinity
were somewhat scorched by the flames.
Luzerne Union.
Not a dat passes but we bear of promi
nent Republicans breaking from the ranks
of Abe Lincoln's destructive party. We
are pleased that among the latest is found
the name of the gifted, and patriotic Sena
tor from Pennsylvania, Hon. Edgar Cowan.
Mr. Cowan was elected U. S. Senator by
the abolitionists in 1861. He is now dis
gusted with them, and will support the
nominees of the Chicago Convention. He
is a host, and will cprry tens of thousands
of conservative Republicans with him.
The jonng men will rote for the Demo
cratic nominees, because they are 'young,
talented and patriotic,- and their election
will give healthful vigor to the Adminis
tration, and make the country again re
spected at home and abroad.
The fathers who have sons in the army
the young men who have brothers, will
vote tor the Democratic candidates for Pres
ident and Vice President, for their election
will bring peace to the country and bring
Congressional Conference. '
At a rneeting of the Conferees of the 13th
Congressional District,' ftefd in Bioomsburg
on the 13lh6f September, r&04, bforderOf
adjournment :
Hon. JOHN McREYNOLDS, of Columbia
county, was elected to the Chair ; and W.
W. Pirn to, of Montour county-,was chosen
Secretary.
The following were the candidates and
their respective Conferees from the five
counttes comprising the District :
BRADFORD COUNTY.
'Col. 'Victor E. Piollkt Candidate.
R. C. 'Rockwell
Absent.
Conferees.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Hon. Leonard B." Rppeht Candidate.
MONTOUR COUNTY.
Thomas Chaitant, Esq., Candidate.
John W. Miles, ) rf.
W. W. Pinneo,)Conferee,
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
Hon. Richard Bidford Candidate.
WYOMING COUNTY.
John Jackson, ') n , .
O. L. Parrish, J Coafe
;rees.
There being but one Conferee present
from Bradford county, on motion it was
agreed upon that he have tb privilege Of
casting two votes.
The Conference being fully organized,
the above candidates were nominated by
their respective counties, after which the
Conference proceeded to ballot, and on the
fifth ballot Col. Victor E. Piollet 'having
received the majority of the votes, it was
moved 'that the nomination be made unan
imous, whidh was carried.
A Committee was appointed to wait up
on Mr. Piollet and invite his attendance at
the Conference.
After the fourth 'ballot the name of Mr.
Chalfant was withdrawn.
George D. Jackson, chairman of commit
tee on resolutions, reported the following,
which were unanimously adopted, viz:
Resolved, That in behalf of tbeDemocracy
of the 18th Congressional District we heart
ily concur in the nomination of Gen. George
B. McCIellan as. the Democratic Candidate
for President, and George H Pendleton for
Vice President. That in Gen. George B.
McCIellan we bare presented to us for our
suffrages, one whose 'More for the Union,
and whose reverence for the Constitution
and the laws," entitle him to our fullest
confidence ; a true patriot, a etatemau, a
scholar, a sound Democrat, a worthy citi
zen , and a brave and gallant General ; one
who we confidently believe will "restore
Union and Peace to a suffering peeple, and
guard and 'defend their rigfrts and their lib
erties "
Resolved, That in the nomination of Hon.
George H.Pendleton for Vice President, the
Conventron nave selected an able and pa
triotic statesman, one every way worthy of
the confidence and support of the people
of theoe United Stales for the second office
in iheir gift.
Resolved, That we are for constitutional
liberty and Union, and for such policy in
public affairs as will speedily restore to the
country the supreme blessings of a just and
Jots We peatce; objects which we believe will
be obtained by the election of the Demo
cratic candidates.
Resolved, That the recent arrests of sun
dr respectable citizens of Columbia coun
ty under an order (as alleged) of the Pro
vost Marshal General and upon unknown
charges, and their transportation to a re
mote prison, the said citizens not being in
the military or naval service of the United
States, and therefore not subject to military
law, has been viewed with Jeep sensibility
by the people of this section of the Slate,
and proves the necessity of changing our
rulers in order to secure individual rights,
and the constitutional and just acton of
uorernment.
Resetted, That we present the name of
Col. Victor E. Piollet, this day nominated
by ns, for the position of Representative in
Congress with full confidence in his capac
ity and integrity, and cordially recommend
him to the earnest and undivided support
ol the people of this congressional Disirict.
Resolved, That the next regular confer
ence for ibis Congressional Disirict be held
at Danville on the first Thursday after the
first Monday of September, 1866.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this Con
ference be published in all the Democratic
papers of the District.
On motion the Conference adjourned sine
die.
JOHN McREYNOLDS, Ptes't.
W. W. Pinneo, Sec'y.
The Soldiers' Vote In Libby Prison a
vote was taken on heariag of the nomina
tion of George B McCIellan. The patient
soldiers, now suffering in Libby Prison, be
cause they can't be exchanged, owing to
Lincoln refusing unless negro soldiers are
made eqnal with white men, voted as fol
lows :
For McCIellan, 367 !
For Lincoln, 3 !
Thus the soldiers vote, when not over
awed by the War Department.
McClellan Clcbs. Organize clubs in
every district . in the county. The time
between this and the October election is
short. Every minute should be improved.
Every Democrat, no matter how limited
bis influence, can do something for the
cause. Remember this is not a mere
struggle for party ascendency. It is the
grand contest for the rescue of our country,
from war, ruin and slavery. Who then,
can lag behind ? Forward, O ye people 1
Strike for ycur country and strike hornet
"Peace hath its victories as well as war,"
and the greatest victory, one that will carry
comfort to every patriotic heart, bring order
out of chaos, keep waving fields and pas
tures green, where now dessolation and ra
in have their abiding place, will be the
election of the Peace candidates for Presi
dent and Vice President on the Peace plat
form of the Democratic National Conven
tion. All who hava .friends, prisoners of war in
the South, whom the administration refuse
to exchange Confederate soldiers for, man
for man, unless the Sooth will swap ne
groes for white men, will vote the Demo
cratic ticket, for peace will ernvfy the
Southern as well as the Northern prisons;
and their friends cad then weleome home
the victims of Abolition rule.
All who fear being torn Irora their fami
lies by an enforced conscription, will vote
for the candidates on a peace platform, for
their election will stop all drafts, and re
store all citizens to their homes and their
Gen EcCIcIlan'i Letter of Acceptance.
""New York, Sept. 8. TlTe following is
the letter of General McCleVfan accepting
the Chicago nomination :
'Orange, N. J , September 8, 1864.
Gentlemen: I have the honor to ac
knowledge the receipt of your letter in
forming rae of lay nomination by ine Dem
ocratic National Convention, recently as
sembled st CfcTcftgo, as their candidate at
Ih'e next election for President of the United
'Stales.
It is unnecessary for me to (ay to yon that
this nomination 'comes to me unsought.
I am happy to know that when the nomi.
nation was made the' record of my iptiblic
life wa kept in view.
The effect of long and varied service in
the afrriy during war and peace has been to'
strengthen and make indellible in my mind
and heart, the love and reverence for the
Union, Constitution, laws and flag of our
county impressed upon me in early youth.
These feelings have thus far guided the
course of my life, and rflust continue to do
so to its end.
The existence of njore than one Govern
ment over the region which once owned
our flag, is incompatible with the peace, the
power and the happiness of the people.
The preservation of our Union was the
sole avowed object for which the war was
commenced, and it should have been coo
ducted in accordance with those principles,
which 1 took occasion to declare when in
active service. .
Thus conducted, the work of reconstruc
tion would have been easy and we might
have reaped the benefit of onr many viclo
ries'on land and sea.
The Union was originally formed by the
exercise of a -spirit of conciliation and com
promise, anil to restore and preserve it the
same spirit must prevail in our councils and
i n 'the hearts of the people. The re-establishment
of the Union in all its integrity is,
and must continue to be, the indispensable
condition in any settlement.
So soon as it is clear, or even probable,
i hat our present adversaries are ready for
peace npon the basis of the Union, we
should exhibit all the resources oi states
manship practiced by civilized nations and
taught by the traditions of the American
people consistent with the honor and in
terests of'ftro country to secure such peace,
re-establish the Union and guarantee for the
future the conditional rights of every State.
The Union is the one condition of peace,
and we ak no more.
Let me add what I doubt not Was, alt ho'
unexpressed, the sentiment of the Conven
tion, as it is of the people they represent ;
that when any one "Slate is willing to return
to the Union, it should be received at once
with a full guarantee of all its Constitution
al rights. It a frank, earnest, and persis
tent effort to "obtain these objects should fail,
the responsibility for ulterior consequences
will fall npon those who temain in arms
against the Union ; but the Union mast be
preserved at all hazards.
I could not look ia the face of my gal
lant comrades of the army and navy who
have fought in so many bloody battles, and
tell them that their labors and the sacrifice
of so many of our slain and wounded breth
ren had been in vain, that we had aban
doned that Union for which we have so of
ten perilled our lives. A vast majority of
our people, whether in (he army or navy
or at home, would, as I would, bail with
unbounded joy the permanent restoration
of peace, on the basis of the Union nnder
the Constitution, without the effusion Cf
another drop of blood ; bnt no peace can
be permanent without Union.
As to the other subjects presented in the
resolutions of the Convention, I need Only
say that I should seek in the Constitution
of the United States, and the laws framed
in accordance therewith, the role of my du
ty and the limitations of executive power ;
endeavor to restore economy in public ex
penditure, re-establish the supremacy of
law and by the operation of a more vigor,
oos nationality, resume our commanding
position among the nations of the earth.
The condition ol bar finances, the depre
ciation of the paper money, and the bur
dens thereby imposed on labor and capital,
show the necessity of a return to a sound
financial systen, while the rights of citizens
and the rights of States, and the binding au
thority of law over the President, the army
and the people, are. subjects of not less vi
tal importance in Wat than in peace.
Believing that the views here expressed
are those of the Convention and the peo
ple yon represent, I accept the nomination.
I realize the weight of the responsibility to
be borne, should the people satisfy yonr
choice.
Conscious of tfiy own weakness, I can
Only seek fervently the guidance of the
Ruler of the Universe ; and relying on His
all-powerful aid do my best to restore Union
and peace to a suffering people, and so es
tablish and guard their liberties and rights.
I am, gentlemen,
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
.GEO. B. McCLELLAN.
Hon. Horatio Seymour and others, Com
mittee. ' The following is the letter of the Com
mittee appointed to apprize Gen. McCIel
lan of hia nomination t
New York, Sept. B.-3Joj. Gen. Geo. B.
McCIellan : Sir : The undersigned were
appointed a committee by the National
Democratic Convention, which met at Chi
cago on the 29th of August, to advise you
of your unsnimoos nomination by that body
as the candidate of the Democratic party
for President of the United States, and also
to present to you a copy of the resolutions
of the Convention.
It gives os great pleasure to perform this
duty, and to act as the representatives ol
that Convention, whose deliberations were
witnessed by a vast assemblage of citizens,
who attended and watched its proceedings
with intense interest.
Be assured that those for whom we speak
were animated with the most earnest, de
voted and prayerful desire for the salvation
of the American Union and the preserva
tion ef the Constitution of the United States,
and that the accomplishment of these ob'
jects was the guiding and impelling motive
in every mind, and, we may be permitted
to add, that the purpose to maintain that
( Union is manifested in their selection as
their candidate of one whoseMiTe has been
devoted to its'c'adse, while it is their earn
est hope and confident belief that your elec
tion will restore to our country, 'Union,
Peace and Constitutional Liberty. -
We have the honor to be your obedient
servants.
i Word to Republicans.
We 'do not address ourselves to 'holders
of office, shoddyites or Government con
tractors. Argument with them is useless .
They have other objects in view than the
good 'of the 'country. Gold, public plun
der, to enrich themselves at the expense o'f
a ruined and disgraced country, is all tbey
care about, think about, or talk about.
Yon might as well expect to find virtue or
love of country in them, as holiness among
the imps of Satan himself. Bat you, Mr.
Republican,' whoever yon are, who has
tftrne lo the conclusion that there is some
thing wrong in the administration of our
Government, yoa who have been made un
easy by the manner in which this dread
ful war has been waged, to "say nothing of
its objects and purposes, may we ask you
(o read the Chicago platform ? When yon
voted for Mr. Lincoln, who subsequently
declared the purpose of this war to be, for
the restoration of the Union and the en
forcement of the laws, did you expect that
in so short a time Mr. Lincoln would
cheat every one of yoa, sell yoa oct, aad
band his administration over to the gentle
guidance ol Horace Greeley and the radi
cals ? Did you expect that your Republi
can party would be blotted oat of exis
tance, or rather amalgamated or miscege
nated with these abolitionisrs whom yba
denied as belonging to your party, pre Vitus
to the Presidential election. . Is it cot plain
that Mr. Lincoln has perverted the war,
bent all the energies and powers of his ad
ministration for other purposes than the
restoration of the Union? Have not most
of bis measures had a direct positive disun
ion tendency ? Answer to your own con
sciences for yon know 'it is so.
Bnt we offer you a candidate whose pub
lic and private record we earnestly beseech
you to examine. We offer you a platform
which "adheres with unswerving fidelity
to the Union under the Constitution." Do
yon doubt the patriotism of Gen. McClel
lan? Yon can find nothing upon which to
base any doubt. I would ask, do you aban
don your party when yon refuse to' vote for
Lincoln's re-election upon the ground that
he abandoned the principles of the plat
form upon which he was elected, and dis
gracefully belied his intentions, the object
of the war, &c, in his inaugural address.
Country i above party ; and when we hear
the roar of the coming storm, it is well to
be prepared to meet it. Luzerne Union.
THE WAR.
Thore is no Contest reported Jtl from
General Grant's camp. Secretary Stanton
stated in a despatch on Saturday that all
was quiet. The preparations for a grand
conflict continue, however. Grant is mass
ing all bis available troops on the Weldon
Railroad, about five miles south of Peters
burg. Lee has a strong force on three sides
of Grant's position. There are Confederates
west of It ; in Petersburg, norti of it, and
at Reams' Station, south of it. Lee is re
ported as having made his headquarters af
Reams' Station. Troops-are evidently har
rying to Richmond from all quarters, and
we have all the symptoms of a Confederate
attack, which toreworned McClellan in
1862, when on the Peninsula.
From General Sherman there is intelli
gence as late as ten o'clock on Friday morn
ing. At that lime he had withdrawn his
army lo Atlanta, and was fortifying the po
sition. ,Tbere is no indication of any fur
ther advance by him. Confederate des
patches state that Generals Anderson and
Cumming were wounded in the late con
test, and that their loss was one thousand
killed and wounded, beside prisoners.
Wheeler's expedition to the railroad in
Sherman's rear is regarded, in the South, as
a failure. Wheeler is evidently retreating
to Hood's camp.
There is a variety of intelligence from
New Orleans. General Banks wilt come
north on September 15. General Herron,
with the Federal troops, has evacuated
Clinton, Louisiana, and the Confederates
have re-occupied it. General Dick Taylor,
with the Confederates from the west side of
the Mississippi, has certainly crossed the
river and will march to the relief of Hood
and Mobile. The Confederates have cap
tured the Federal garrison at Duval's Bluff,
Arkansas, with two gunboats end seven
transports.
There was a report on Saturday that Mo
bile bad surrendered. Secretary Stantou
states that be has received no confirmation
of it ; General Granger, who commands the
Federal landlorces, is at New Orleans, and
though Farragut was, at lat accounis.niak
ing extensive preparations for an attack.yet
it was announced that be would not make
one until Gen. Granger returned.
A reconnoissance from Sheridan's camp,
in the Shenandoah Valley, has found the
Confederates in a strongly intrenched posi
tion, four miles west of Berry ville, on the
Opequan River. Nothing has occurred in
the Valley, though it is stated that Early is
gradually withdrawing his troops to Rich
mond to reinforce Lee.
The Confederated have made a raid
against the railroads running from New
born, North Carolina, to Moorebead City.on
ihe seacoast. A train was thrown from the
track, some passengers killed and injured
and some negroes captured.
General Gnerson, wiih a bddy of troops
from Memphis, has began an expedition in
to Arkansas opposite Memphis, to drive
away the guerrillas who annoy the steamers
on the river.
General Imbodentwith some Confederate
cavalry, recently made a raid into Randolph
county, Western Virginia. He captured
seventy two pfisoaefs.and ninety-six horses
and mules.
The Nightingale, a steam transport which
has arrived in New York from Key West,
reports having been chased by a privateer.
There are now 4,445 Confederate officers
imprisoned in the North.
Hereafter there will be. no ; nava! enlist
ments, for less than two years.
Captain oemmes is to have command 6f
the orivateer Electric Soark
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MARRIED.
On the 11th inst., by I. K. Krickbaurn,
Esq., Mr. William Coleman, of Fishing
creek' township, to M1ss Sarah L. JoIe, of
Sugarloaf township, both of Columbia co
In the village of Clinton, Rock county,
Wis., Aug. lOib I864,by Rev.Geore Warn
er. D. D. Mr. T. M. Ratoa r m v -,vt
'Miss H. J. Goild, ol Hemlock. Pa.
At, the Kesidence vof the bride's father,
Sept. 3, by Rev. R. E. Wilson, Mr. John VV.
Evans to Mis Rebecea Hartzel, all of Blood
township Pa.
At the residence of the bride's father
Sept. 1st, by Rev. R. E. Wilson, Mr.'
Peter Reedy, to Miss Sadie Caae, all df
Bioomsburg 'Pa. '
DIED.
In Fishingcreek township, Columbia cb
on Tuesday last, of Feer, Mr. WilliarA
Backalew, aged about 50 years. '
In Bioomsburg on the 2nd inst., Emma
daughter ol John N. and Mary M. Brewer,
agenl 1 tyear 2 months and 20 day's.
REVIEW OF THE MARKET,
CAREFULLY CORRECTED WEEKLY.
WHEAT,
2 50
BUTTER,
EGGS,
TALLOW,
LARD, per.fb.
POTATOES,
DR'D APPLES2
HAMS,
KlEr
CORN, new,
OATS,
BUCKWHEAT,
50
730
85
75
2C
12
22
75
50
25
FLOUR pr bbl.ll 06
CLOVERSEED 5 50
PUBLIC SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
IN pursuance of an order of 'the Orphans'
Court of Columbia county, on
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 6TH 1864.
at 10 o'clock, in (be forenoon, William,
Goodman & John Levan, administrators of
the estate of Daniei Levan, late of Roar
ingcreek twp., "in said county, dee'd, will
expose fo Bale by public vendue, on the
premises, the following described piece
and parcels Of land, that in to say, that
that part of the said lands and tenements,
adjoining land of Samuel Hampton, Mich
ael Mowier, Thomas Roat, Ricrurd Hoag
land, Mary Hoagland, Benjamin Levan and
John Levan, containing ONE HUNDRED
SIXTY-TWO AND ONE HALF ACRES.
No. 2. Adjoining lands of Thomas Roat,
Michael Federoff, Elijah Horn, and the
tract before mentioned, containing twenty
Your acres and orfe hundred arid twenty
perches.
No. 3. Adioininr lands of Eli lah Hfeff?
Joseph Levan, Philip 'Cool, contai nirg nine
and fourteen perches.
No. 4. Beginning at a stone heap, corner
of landjof Joseph Buck, thence aloig the "
same souih 88 degrees east 57 and seven
tenths perches to a post, thence by other
land of intestate north 18 degrees east 65
perches to a post, thence by land of Wm.
Yocutn south 88 degrees west to a small
chestnut, thence by the same south IS de
grees west 59 perches to the place of be
ginning, containing TWENTY ACRES.
No. 5. Beginning at a post, corner of the
piece last abovo described, thence by land'
of Joseph Buck south 88 degrees east 14
perches to a pine, thence by ibe same
south 63 and one fourth degrees east 28
perches a&d five tenths to a post, thenca
by other lands of the deceased north 19
degrees east 82 perches to a post, thenca
by lanl of Charles S Coxe or of the heirs
of Tench Coxe, dee'ed, sooth 88 degtee
west 44 and one half perches to corner of
the tract last described, ihence by trie same
south 18 degree west 65 perches to the"
place ol beginning, containing TWENTY
ACRES.
No. 6. Beginning at a post, cbtner of lot
marked 4iNo. 2. in the return of inquest,"
ihence by laud of John Rarig south 64 and
one fourth degrees at 37 and three tenths
perches to a pine, (hence north 18 degrees
east 88 perches to a post, thence north 62
and a half degrees west 14 and a half per
ches to a stone, thence scutb 88 degrees
west 21 and a hall perches to a poit, thence"
by lot No. 2 south 18 degrees wet 82 per
ches lo ihe place of beginning, containing
TWENTY ACRES.
No. ?. Beginning at a pine, corner of lot
No. ft, thence sontb 63 and one fourth de
grees east 37 perches td a post, thence)
north by other lands of the deceased 13
degrees east 88 perches to a post, thence
north 62 ft a half degrees west 37 perches
to a post, corner of tract No. 3, thence bf
the same south 18 degrees west 88 perches
to the place of beginning, containing twen
ty acres, numbered in diagram No. 4.
No. 8. Beginning at a post, corner of lot
No. 4, thence south 63 and one fourth de
grees east 37 perches to a post, thence bf
other lands of the deceased north eighteen
degrees east 88 perches to a po-t. thence -i
north 62 and a half degrees wefet 37 perches
to corner of lot number 4, ihence south IS
degrees West 88 perches to the place of
beginning, containing TWENTY ACRES.
No. 9. All the remaining part of the said
premises beginning at a post, corner of
tract number 5, tbonce sooth 63 and one
fourth degrees east 16 perches to a Mone
heap, thence south 65 and three fourth
degrees east 49 and a half perches to a
chestnut oak stump, thence north 81 and.
one fourth degrees east six and one half
perches to a stone, thence by land of the
heirs of Tench Coxe, dee'd, north 27deg.'s
east 82 perches to a maple, thence north
62 aud one ball degrees west 67 perches to
a post, ihence by tract number 5 south 18
degrees wel 8 perches to the place of
beginning containing FORTY ACRES and
TWENTY FOUR PERCHES.
Late the estate of said deceased, situate
in ihe township of Roatingcreek and cOnc
tv aforesaid.
JESSE COLEMAN, Clerk.
Conditions of sale One third of the pur
chase mone to remain in the premises
during the life time of the widow, the orlb-
er two thirds lo be paid as follows, ten per"
cent, cn the striking down" of the properly;
cne third, of which the ten per cent, is a
part, on the first day of April next, and the
remaining one third on the 1st day of April
A. D., 1866, with interest from the first day
of April next. All conveyances, writings,
and stamps, at the expense of the purchas
er. WM GOODMAN,) r
JOHN LEVAN, Aamrs-
September 14, 1864.
COLUMBIA COUSTT, &S 1
In the Court of Common Pleas of Colombia
County interalia it is thus contained:
In the matter of the ) And now to wit :
Cemetery in Scott tp. j On the 8tb day of Sep
tember, 1864, upon ibe preseqtation of the
petition of Eli Creveling and others, pray
ing that the 4,Creeliog Cemetery" be in-,
corporated with such powers, and nnder
such restrictions, as are set forth in an in
strument in writing ibis day fifed, setting;
forth objects, articles, conditions, Dime and
style, nnder which they have associated.
It was ordered that notice thereof be given
bv publication agreeably lo the act of As-
sembty in such cae made and provided. m
By order of the Court.
Certified from the Records, Sept 8, 1861.
JESiE COLEMAN, Proihy.
September II, l864.-pd. 2.