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CLEARFIELD, PA.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, I8G3.
VOL. 9.-TVO. 42.
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COUSTF DIRECTORY.
TIME OF HOLDING COURT.
2d Moo day in January,, I 3d Monday in June,
34 " in March, ' 4th " ' in Sept'm'r,
Of each year, and continue two week if necessary.
C015TY AND DISTRCT OFFICERS.
Pres't Judge Hon. Samuel Linn, Bellefonte. .
jl's'te Judges Hon. J. D. Thompson, Curwensville
Hon. James Bloom. Forrest
Sheriff - - Edward Perks, - - Clearfield
Prothonotary, D. F.iitxweiler, .-. -, "vf'u
Keg. A Kee. . Isaiah J. Larger .... "
yiitrict Att"y, Israel Test, . . .... " ;
Treasurer. . . Joaeoh Shaw, . '
Co Sarveyor. II. b. Wright, . , Glen Hope. .
Csmicibs'n'rs! i. C. Thompson, " "". Morrisdale. ,
Jacob K act z. . . Luthersburg.
" Tho. Dougherty, . Ur. Kills.. ...
Aaii'ora : B. C Bowman, . . Clearfield.
Chas Worrell, , . N.Wash'gtwi
II Woodward, . ., Pecufioli.
traner. . "'. . J. W. Potter . . v Leeontes Mill
Co.Snperind't Jeij Eroomall, . . Curwensvilie
: -VVT OF POST-OFFICES.
Townships. Namrtof P.O. Namesof P.M
Becearia. - - llen Hopis, . - - Wm. S. Wright.
- - Utahville, - - - Theodore Weld.
. . i - Hegarty'sX Roads Pamuel Hegarty.
Bell. - - " Bower, ; :- W M'Cracken.
. -- . Cheat, - - Thoe.Ai M'Ubee.
' .... C'ush, - - -- - J.W Campbell.
.... Ostend. - . - - H. L. Henderson.
Bloom, Forrest, - - - - James Bloom.
Boggs, - - Clearfield Bridge, - Jag. Forrest. ...
Bradford, - William' Grove, - Jas. E. Watson.
Brady, - - - Luthersburg, - R. H. Moore. -
... Troutville, - Charles Sloppy.
. . Jefferson Lin, - John Heberlin.
EnrnsiJe, - NewWaahingtonT - James Gsllaher.
... Burnside, - W. C. Irrin.
" ... Patch inville, - - Jack Patch in. ..
u ... East Ridge, - Jacob Boies.
Chest,- - - - Hard, - - - - R. Toier,Jr.
. ... McGarvey. - - - Wm. McGarvey.
- ... Westover, '-' - - 8. A. Farber.
Clearfield, - Clearfield. - - - M.A.Frank
Covington, - Frenchville, - ' - P. A. Gaulin.
' Karthaus, - - - J. F.W. Schnarr
Corwensville Curwensville, - T. W. Fleming.
Decatur, - Philipsburg, Centre county, Pa.
- - West Decatur, - - Sophie Radebach
- - - Osceola Mills, - -.T. F Boalich.
Ferguson, - Man-on, ... - Edm. Williams.
Fox. - - - - Hellen Post Office, Elk county, Pa. .
tiirard, - - - Leconte's Mills, "... C. Mignot.
... Bald Hills, - " - - William Carr.
Goshen, - - Shawsville, - - - A. B. Shaw.
Graham, - - Grabamton,- '- - Thos. H. Force.
Unelich, - Smith's Mills, - - A. G. Fox.
- .... Madera, - - - -Chas. J. Pusey.
Huston, Tyler, - David Tyler.
... Pennfield, - - - H. Woodward
Jordan, - Ansonville, - - - Eliia Chase.
Karthaus, - Salt Lick, - ' - - Geo. Heckadorn
Knox. - - - New Millport, - M. O. tirk,
Mom, ... Kylertown, - -; - Jas. Thompson.
.-- Morrisdale. - - , - 3. C Brenner.
Penn. - - - Lumber City, t -" - II W.Spencer.
- - - - Grampian Hills, - A. C. Moore.
Pike. .... CurwensTille. - T- W. Fleming.
Bloom ingTille,- - Benj. F. Dale.
, I'nioa, - - - Rock ton. - - . - D. . Brnbaker.
Woodward. Jeffries. - - - James Lockett.
This Post Office w'll do for Cheat township.
Will answer for Fergi son township.
STATE & T. STATES DIRECTORY.
OFFICERS OF PEXXSTXVAKIA. ' "
Oovernor, - - - A.G. Cnrtin, - - Centre county
fWy of Com. Eli Slifer, .... Union county
Ip Secretary, S.B.Thomas," - -
Auditor Gen. - Isaac Slenker, - - Tiiion eourty
Serve yor Gen. - Jas. P. Barr, - - - Pittsburg,
Anrrney Gen. - W. M. Meredith, Philadelphia
Adjutant Gen. - A. L. Russell,
Slate Treasurer, W. B. M Grath,
?ap Com. 8ch"s T. H. Burrows. - - Lancaster co.
l'eputy Sup't, - S. P. Bates, - - - Crawford co
btate Librarian. Rer. W. DeWitt, - Harrisburg.
Si pbeb Cocrt Chief Justice. W. H. Lowrie.
Associates, Geo. W. Woodward, Jas. Thompson.
Wm. Strong, J. M. Reed. Sessions, Philadelphia
lit Monday of January. Harrisburg 4th Monday
of April, Sunbury 1st Monday of October, and in
PiiU'ourg on the 3d Monday of Ootober. : j
OFFICERS OF THE UNITED STATES. -Presiient,
... Abraham Lincoln, Of Illinois.
Mce President. Hannibal Hamlin, Of Maine,
e. of State. - Wm. H. Seward, - New York. -eec
of Treaa'y S. P. ChiLse, - - - Ohio. .-. '
Sec. ol War, - E. M. Stanton, - - Pennsylvania
ec. ot Navy, - Gideon Welles, - - Connecticut. -See.
bf Interior Isaac P. Lher, - - Indiana.
P. M. Gen. - - Montg. Blair, - f Maryland.
Attorney Gen.-Edward Bates. -'- Missouri,
Ssr-EEVB Cei RT Chief Justice. Roger B. Ta
of Maryland Associate Justices Samuel
N'lson of New York, Robert C. Grier of Pennsyl
vania, John M. Wayne of Geergia. John Catron of
Tennessee. Nathan Clifford of Maine. Caleb B.
a:th f ludiana. Meets in Washington city on
'tliOlonday f December. 5 ,
CABI rn'mPORIUM !
(3 B.KSHOPE,
m CABINET MAKER,
'ou'.d respectfully announce to the public that
t has fitted up a shp on Cherry street, near the
1-pireopal church, and tear KraUer store, where
te intends to carry on the Cabinet-making bnai
tf in tee different branches. Having served a
rSa'ar apprenticeship to the 'business, and work-f-i
as a Journevman over six years, besides carry
ing on a shop for three years, he flatters himself
. that be can render satisfaction to those who may
fisor him with their enetooi. Having located in
tte Borough of Clearfield, ha solicits a share of
l atronage, and it ehall ever be his object to make
o erder, neat and substantial furniture such as
.French Bedsteads
bu common and French
posts Cottage, Jenny
Lind. and ail other
kinds of Bedsteads,
ith T e e ku e r s Patent
iMtenings a n d Gard
ner s Patent spring Bed
Bureaus of dif-wntkiads-fiideboards,
Wardrobes, Book eases.
r!or and eentreUbles!
breakfast and dining ta-f'w-and
the latest im
frored ExtensionUbles.
;orkUnds. Hat racks,
toilet and Wash stands,
"Tery other kind of
rai.nre in hi branch
He will always be
prepared to furnish to or
der Rocking chairs of
different kinds, and l
common and other
chairs. He will also fur
nish to order Hair. Husk,
and hair and cotton top
Mattresses. The above
named and many other
articles will be made U
order for customers, ot
short notice.' cheap fe
cash or exchanged for
approved country pro
duce. lon'i forget the
place, aa I am prepared
to furnish all articles at
the most reasonable rates
aple. Cherrv. Pnolar. Pinn. l.inwnnd mnA ot.
J7ther suitable lumber, will be taken in ex
,55'for furniture. Cash will also be paid for
XJ LumW. , . - 3. K. SHOPE
s- 8 Coffins of the latest atyle mad to order
tL ?rt "otico- Funerala attended whenever
"suable. CUorjUU.r Jan. 21.1832
BY AXD BY,
There's a little mischief maker,
That is stealing half our bliss. '
Sketching pictures in a dreamland,
Which are never seen in this ;
" ' Dashing from our lips the pleasure
; : - Of the present while we sigh
,s . You may know this mischief-maker,
For bis name is -By and by.''
He is sitting by our hearth stones,
With his sly bewitching glance, '
" .-, Whispering of thecoiuing morrow,
As the social hours advance ; , ,.
": Loitering 'mid our calm reflections,
Hiding forms cf beauty nigh- ' '
; He's asmooth deceitful fellow, .;
This enchanter, -Bj and by."
You mar know him by his mincing,..
By his careless, sportive air.
By his sly obtrusive presence ' ' '
- That is straying everywhere; ' .
By the trophies which he gathers, ,
Where his cheated victims lie,
i For ahold determined fellow, -
Is the conqueror, -By and by." .
When the tails of duty haunt ua, , ,
And the present seems to be .
:' ' All of time that ever mortals '
Snatch from long eternity ; .' . t. . '.
Then a fairy hand teems painting
Pictures on a distant sky.
For a cunning little artist.
Is the fairy, ?By and by."
; ' Eyand by," the wind is singing . ...
'By and by," the heart replies, ...
But the phantom just before us,-
Ere we grasp it. ever flies. .
List not to the idle charmer, .
Scorn the very specious lie ; " .
Only in t! fancy liveth "
This deceiver, "Bynd y.", .,
THE DIVISIONS OF TIME.
The division of time into periods of seven
days each was in use among tne ancient Egyp
tians and . Hebrews, and is borrowed by the
latter Irom the Mosaic account of creation.
If, according to some modern philosophers,
that account is of uncertain origin, a mere
oriental myth, then every successive week as
it occurs is an unexplained historical phenom
enon.. Both Christians and Mahommedans a
dopted this division from the Hebrews; the
Greeks and Romans received it with the in
troduction of Christianity after, the reign of
Tbeodosius. The names of the successive days
wore those of the seven heavenly bodies with
wh ich the old Eg ptian astronomers were most
familiar; the sun, the moon, and five planets,
which, however, they did not name as we do
in the order of their nearness to the sun, but
successively, as Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Ve
nn s, and Saturn. This institution of the week,
though originating in the Old Testament and
propagated by the New, spread much farther
and faster than the truths on . which it was
built ; the Roman names of the planets and of
the dys over which they presided were those
of their own divinities, and the Teutonic na
tions from which wo descend, while they re
tained the suo and the moon, substituted for
the other five days the corresponding names
of their own mythology. Hence our English
weekajs an early Jewish institution with pa
gan names: the sun's day, the moon's day,
Tuisec's d3y,VYoden's day,Tbor's day, Friga's
day, Sealer's day. . It is remarkable that the
week is recognized by the Brahminic astrono
mers, the days being named from the same
planets and in the same order as that of the
Egyptians, but beginning with Friday or the
day of Venus. The Egyptian week began on
Saturday. The people of China and Thibet
have a week of five days, named from what
they consider the five elements, iron, wood,
water, feathers nd earth. The name of the
first day of the last week, Easter Sunday, is
supposed to be derived from tho feast of the
Tctouic Ostera, the goddess of spring, which
name the early missionaries retained, while
supplanting- it by the Christian festival ; or it
may be derived from the Saxon word oster,
which signified rising. . . 4
Excitisg Ixcidest os the Cars. Last Fri
day an exciting occurrence took. place on the
passenget train from Toledo to this city. On
one of the cars was a party of soldiers return
ing from Dixie on furlough. When the con
ductor approached , them to collect the ( fare,
one of them tendered a five dollar green back,
saying, "take your change out ot that old fel
low, the ' best currency ( in tho world, sir."
"Yon may .think so," responded the butternut
conductor. don't consider it worth any
more than so much brown paper." , The sol
dier's eyes flashed fire. "You dd Copper
head," ho exclaimed. " how dare yon speak
that way before ns 1 How dare yon impeaeff
the credit of our Government which we have
been peri! ling our lives to uphold f You are
not fit to live !" and drawing a pistol he poin
ted it at the trembling conductor, and was a
bont to fire,' when an officer, who bad been
watching the proceedings, seized bis arm and
restrained bim.r Then addressing the butter
nut knave,tbe officer told him that it he wish
ed to avoid trouble, he bad better leave the
train at the next station, which ha did, and
the cars cams on without him.. -,
The above incident may serve as a warning
to all Copperheads of ibe treatment they may
expect when our brave boys in the army hav
ing conquered the rebels in the South, shall
turn their attention to traitors at home'. D
troit Tribune. ;V - ' - :
" The Machine Shops to be erected by the At
lantic and Great Western ' railroad at Mead
ville will cost $300,000. ; T;f:
A Missouri paper says that the Digger In
ians are never known to'smlle. They must
be grave Diggers.'':: '". . '' ., ; ." ... ., ..' s
: WAR AND ITCREASiyG WEALTH.
' War Is undoubtedly a condition of destruc
tion to life and -property !' but ' it is possible
that a nation may conduct a great war and,
Instead of becoming impoverished,' may in
crease in both wealth' and power. The condi
tion under which war ' chiefly Impoverishes a
nation Is by having It conducted within its
own domain. Eut when a nation maintains a
war upon the enemy's soil, and so manages its
affairs that the annual expenses fall below the
real value of its industrial products, it Is ev
ident that it must increase In wealth. The
merchant who makes -more than he spends in
creases in riches, and, it is the same with a
nation. An increase of national debt is no
sign of Increasing poverty in the peopls, for
this debt may be a simple transfer of 'only a
small portion of the surplus wealth of individ
uals to the general fund of the commonwealth
an investment In pnblic instead of private
stocks. Those who have made political econ
omy a subject of study know well that Great
Britain maintained a war with France and
sometimes with nearly all the nations of the
world for many years; and while the Govern
ment debt increased, the national wealth ac
cumulated She battled with Napoleon and
clothed the armies of Russia, Spain and Prus
sia, and the sword was scarcely sheathed for
thirty years ; and yet at the end of the strug
gle she was vastly more wealthy than at the
beginning of the contest. ' The first condition
of this succe&s was maintaining the war upon
foreign soil, thus allowing the industrial arts
which famish the sinews of war - and the
comforts of peaca to be conducted freely up
on ber own soil; and secondly living within
her income. These facts should never be
overlooked by a nation which would carry on
an aggressive war successfully.
As the present war has been and is being
conducted on the soil of the Constitutional
Government, industry therein has been paral
ized and the destruction of property has been
prodigious. The seceded States are, there
fore, necessarily becoming , impoverished
while the war is being continued. On the
other band, the Northern States pursue their
industrial avocations In peace, and if.they are
.'living within their , income" they must be
growing in wealth. ; Perhaps the best signs of
increasing wealth in any country are new buil
dings manufactories, houses, barns, ships,
&c, and a decrease of con mon mercantile and
mortgage debts. At present all these good
signs may be noticed on every hand in all loy
al States, except perhaps the border ones. In
New York there are more new ships and
steamers being bnilt than at any former period
within our recollection, and in almost every
street many new houses are being erected. In
Brooklyn the same signs of Increasing wealth
may be seen every where. In the Eastern
States new factories are in the course of con
struction in almost every, city, town and vil
lage, and in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
the same signs of increasing wealth are just
as plentiful; . From the West also, the same
cheering news comes floating on the breeze.
A correspondent of the New York Times,
signing himself A' Veteran Observer," writ
ing from Ohio, asserts that the debts in that
State were reduced $20,000,000 last year, and
be is confident that the wealth of the country
is increasing at the, present moment at the
rate of over six hundred millions per annum.
We have no doubt bnt this .intelligent observ
er is correct in his estimate. Never before
in the history of the world has God blessed a
nation with so much outward prosperity in the
midst of fcBch a chastisement as this, great civ
il war.- ' : , '
- Universal bankruptcy was predicted for this
entire nation by the London l imes, at the be
ginning tf this contest, but while the Govern
ment borrows from its own people, and while
they expend less 1 ban they produce, the na
tion cannot become bankrupt. Europeans
generally are profoundly ignorant of the source
of our nation's wealth and strength. The
great essential of -daily life tj any people is
food for man and beast, and in this essential
no other country, with an equal population,
can compare with the United States. r The
vast crops of our Western valleys and plains
are of more value than mountains of gold and
silver. - In these consist the palpable power of
the republic, and n? European can appreciate
the magnitude oftblit power without traveling
extensively ' in Am-jrica. Our educational
establishments,' the &ne arts and manufactures
in general, are sustained by the surplus pro
ducts bf the soil, From every section the
cheerful assurance comes up that the crops of
the season afford promises of a most abundant
harvest; thus inspiring hopes ' of continued
material prosperity amid Jhehavoc and sor
rows of the great national conflict. Scientific
American, '. s ., : - ' -.
T, i
A baby was out with tbe nurse, who walked
it down the garden. "Is it a laddie or a las
sie f" asked the gardener. ' . " ' '' '
" A laddie," answered the maid. " Weel"
said he, "I'm glad o that, for there's ower
mony weemin in the world." a
. ."Hech, mon,'.', said Jessie, " there 'i aye
maist sawn o' the best crap I" ' .rt ? .! i:: i
; t When Jack visited Vermont, where they
have pie for breakfast, he baa irreverent en
ough to remark that the people of tbe ' Green
Mountain State" were "some" for early pit-lj
,YE 0LDEJT TIMES.'
., The Lancaster Examiner,, republishes the
proceedings of a public meeting held in the
Court House, in the city of Lancaster, on the
23d of November, 1819 over forty years ago.
The proceedings are copied, vtrbatim, from
the "Lancaster Journal" of Friday Nov. 26th,
1819, published by Wm. Hamilton, a bound
volume of which is now in the readiDg room
of the Lancaster Union League, where all who
doubt caa call, see, and read for themselves.
These same proceedings bave been published
heretofore, bnt it may be well enough to re
mind the present generation of the men who,
tboogb dead, are venerated for having died
with principles unchanged, or if living, exe
crated for having forsaken them. The record
is as follows: . ' , ,
"At a large and respectable meeting ot cit
izens, held at the Court House, in the city of
Lancasler, on Tuesday, tbe 23d Inst., conven
ed pursuant to public notice, calling on tbem
to take into consideration and consult on such
measures as may best tend to prevent the in
troduction of SUves into any Territory or
State hereafter to be formed or admitted into
the Union the Hon." Walter Franklin ' was
called to the Chair,and Wm. Jenkins appoint
ed Secretary.
. "Tho object ef the meeting being fally ex
plained, it was moved-and seconded that a
Committee of three persons be appointed to
frame resolutions .expressive of the sense of
the present meeting ; whereupon James Hop
kins, James Buchanan and William Jenkins
were appointed a committee for that purpose
and made report as follows ;
,. Wbseeas, the. people of this State, pursu
ing tbe maxims and animated by tbe benefi
cence of the great Founder of Pennsylvania,
first gjue effect to the gradual " abolition of
Slavery by a national act which has not only
rescued the unhappy and "helpless African
within their territory, from tbe demoralizing
influence of Slavery, but ameliorated bis state
and condition throughout Europe and Ameri
ca; and, whereas, it would illy comport with
their humane and christian efforts, to be si
lent spectators when this great cause of hu
manity is about to be agitated in Congress.by
fixing the destiny of the new domains of the
United States':;; Therefore, ??' ' "",' 1 '',
. Reeolved, That the representatives io Con
gress from this district, be, and they are here
by most earne8tlyequested, te use tbeir ut
most endeavorsj as members of the National
Legislature, to prevent the existence of Sla
very in any of the Territories or States which
may be created by Congress. " V
'Resolved, As the opinion of this meeting,
that, as the Legislature of this State will
shortly be in session, it will be highly deser
ving their wisdom and patriotism to take into
their early and most serious consideration, tbe
propriety of instructing our representatives,
in the National Legislature, to use tbe most
zealous and strenuous exertions to inhibit tbe
existence of slavery In any of the Territories
or States which may hereafter be created by
Congress ; and -that the Members of Assembly
from this county, be requested to embrace the
earliest, opportunity of. bringing the subject
before both bonses of the Legislature. , - ,
Resolved, That in the opinion of this meet
ing, tbe members of Congress who at tbe last
session sustained the causes of justice, human
ity, and patriotism ; in opposing tbe introduc
tion of slavery into the State, then endeavor
ed to be formed outgf the Missouri Territory,
are entitled to the warmest thanks of every
friend of humanity.
Resolved, That tbe proceedings of this meet
ing, be published in the newspapers of this
City. Jaes HoPKi5sr . '
. ' ;' , William. JtSKtss,
. . r James Bcciiasax. .
; . Tbe foregoing resolutions being read, were
unanimously: adopted, after which tbe meet
ing adjourned. ' Signed, WalteeFbakli5,'
Attest i ' William Jeskiss, Sec'y.
. The 'Journal" was published twice a week,
Tuesday and Friday. . In Tuesday's issue
the day the meeting wa? held, is the follow
ing editorial : j ' . ''-:,V. '.'. !CV ,,-'
"The inhabitants of the city and county of
Lancaster, are requested to attend a general
meeting proposed to be' held at the Court
House this evening (Tuesday, at 5 o'clock,
to consult on such measures as may best tend
to prevent the introduction of Slavery into any
Territories or State hereafter to be formed or
admitted inta the Union. On this subject the
opinion of the citizens of Pennsylvania is
probably unanimous, and it is very desirable
that that opinion "should be clearly expressed
to our Representatives in Congress."J '
'- Covisa or Aok. Why a youth is said to be
"of age" when twenty -one years old very few
can tell, except "so saith " the law." In the
early periods of English history, a child was
considered to be of age' and a man when be
was able to bear arms and protect himself.
Bat this period varied at different times, de
pending, very much on the character ot the
arms in use, v At first these were light and ea
sily handled'.and then tbe time for the coming
of age was' fixed at twelve years, . After the
Teutons were., brought Jnto collision with tbe
well-armed Romans a child of this age was of
little nse in battle, and the period of coming
of age wax fixed at fifteen years. And when
heavier armor was . introduced, it was farther
extended to twenty -one years. . - - -.;
j . Extraordinary Freak of Lightning.
Tbe house of John Walter.near Centreville,
Cumberland county, was struck by lightning a
few days ago, and while nearly every article
of. furniture was destroyed, , the inmates es
caped unharmed. The house was of Iogs.and
consisted ot two rooms', in one of which were
two beds. Mrs. Walter was in one bed, and a
girl ten years old in the other, while Mr. Wal
ter sat on a chair between the beds. A gen
tleman who visited the house gives the follow
ing statement :
The stove stood in the kitchen, the pipe
running out at the top of the roof. Appear
ances show that the lightning first ran down
the stove-pipe ; after this there is no telling
where it ended. The garret floor is torn up;
the lower floor in the kitchen is all torn up,
and some of it split fiue,and the floor under tbe
bed where tbe little girl was sleeping, is torn
up. There are but two boards in the whole
partition that are not torn down, or knocked
loose ; tbe door knocked off the hinges; the
ends of two of tbe sleepers are actually split
fine enough for bake wood, and some of the
flooring, &c, thrown out in the yard. Two
tbirds of the plastering is knocked down;
nearly all the glass in the house.incltiding the
looking glass, are broken and knocked entire
ly out. I noticed the solid bottom of a chair
that was broken in three, pieces ; bucket, tin
ware and diibes, all on one pile, broken to
pieces, cDe tin can having the bottom knocked
out. Theonsa is not only "gutted," but it
is likewise "skinned" it having been plas
tered on the outside The dog pen, built ful
ly fifteen feet from the house, is left just as it
was, whilst the dog in it was killed instantly.
The old gentleman informed me that though
tbe floor was torn up and the partition down,
opbn and against which the bed was, where
the little girl was lyiDg, yet she never waken
ed till her father aronsed her and told her they
must leave the house, and the three occupants
started out without having received the least
injury. '-'"'"
To Those Purchasing Government Horses.
It is well enough that our citizens should be
warned to be careful of whom they purchase
horses having the mystic initials of U. S.'k'
burned on theirshoulders. Hundreds and thou
sands of horses have been sold by order of tbe
Government, but these were beasts so com
pletely broken down, that their possession is
a burden which few horsemen are willing to
endure. Other animals, however, have been
surreptitiously driven or ridden from the ar
mies of tbe Republic, and these are now in
the bands of sharpers who . are offering them
for sale throughout the "country. : The Gov
ernment claims tbe right of seizing its proper
ty wherever - it is found ; and its agents have
been instructed not only to do this, but to
compel the person holding such property, to
state when and in what , manner they became
possessed of it. It is well, therefore, that those
purchasing horses thus branded "U.S." should
be certain that the parties selling bave a right
to . dispose of the stock. A ft w days since
two very valuable horses were . seized by the
agents of the Government at Middletown.
Tbe horses were in tbe .possession of parties
who could give no satisfactory account of
them, and hence .their seizure. After this
warning, we trust that our friends will be on
their guard. Harrisburg Telegraph...
" Fir at Hotc. Don't be afraid of a little,
Inn st home, good people. Don't shut up
your houses lest the snn should fade your car
pets: and your hearts, : lest a hearty laugh
should shake down some of' the old 'cobwebs
there. If yon want to ruin yonr son, let him
think that all mirth 'and social enjoyments
must be left on the threshbold' when he
comes at night. When once at home is regar
ded as only a place to eat drink and sleep in)
the work is began that ends in the gambling
bouses and reckless degradation. Tonng peo
ple must have fun and relaxation somewhere;
if they do not find it at tbeir own hearthstones
it will be sought at other and less profitable
places. Therefore let the ffre burn brightly
at night, and make the home nest delightful
with all those little arts that parents are capa
ble of inventing to amuse the buoyant spirits
of their children ; half an hour of merriment
ronnd tbe lamp and firelight of home, blots
ont the remembrance of many a care and an
noyance during the day, and the best ' safe
guard they can take with tbem into the world
is the nnseen influence of tbe bright little do
mestic circle. ' .- . i ' ' '
An old Frenchman in New York,' entered
a stockbroker's effice, in William street, tbe
other day, and said that he had . seen in bis
life-time the United States Government in
two wars in 1812 and ,1846 (Mexican) and
that he had seen, tbe debts created by those
wars paid off.. He would trust a Government
which paid off its debts twice in his life-time,
and be wished to invest one hundred thousand
in Government securities.. , :.
' Tacs PoLtTEHEss is the last touch of a noble
character. It Is tbe gold on the spire, the
sunlight on the cornfield, and the smile on the
lip ot the. noble knight lowering bis sword
point to bis lady-love. I' ' ? f :'?
" 1 - ..'
" It is not all tbe world that can pull an hum
ble man down, because God will exhalt him.
Nor is it all tbe world that can keep a proud
,msn op, because God will debase him. -
j&aflOTBn'jS Journal.
GETTING BOLD EE.
The Copperheads are growing more bold
than .heretofore, and are beginning to avow
undisguised ly their real sentiments. Hence
we find that, at a meeting feld in New York
city ou tho Sd June, they adopted, amongst
others, the following resolution :
Resolved, That under the Constitntion there
is no power in the Federal UortmmetU to coerce
the States, or any number of tbem bw m ititarv
force. It the power of coercion exists at all.
it is a legal power, and not military. That
tbe Democratic party, if true to its own time
honored principles, cannot sustain a war a
gaicst sovereign States; that we believe it to
be the doty ot tbe party to proclaim these
sentiments boldly, that the people may feel
that there ia at leaat one political organiza
tion which wfil deal honestly, independently,
and truthfully with them." - .
r If, as is here asserted, "ti e Federal Govern
ment has no power to coerc tbe States or any -number
of tbem," then we should like to
know what tbe Government amounts to 1 It
might just as properly he contended that there
was no power in the Government to punish a
traitor,, a murderer, or a thief; and if tbe a
boininable and dangerous sophistries, which
these New York Copperheads emaciated as
tbe creed of their party, are to be carried into
effect, any one State can dissolve the Union
whenever it feels disposed to d so. We
should think that the resolution we have quo
ted above, "would be amply sufficient, to open
the eyes of all true men to' the real purpose of
those who are attempting to lead the Demo
cratic masses into an attitude of open hostili
ty .to the Federal Government. '- '" -
The Copperhead Love of "Free Speech."
The Copperheads are singularly inconsist
ent. Tbey now loudly clamwr lor 'Free Speech
and yet there ia no class of men who baro
been its more violent oppose rs and who still
bitterly oppose it when that speech is not in
their favor. As an illustration we cite an in
stance. At tbe great copperhead demonstra
tion held in New York to denounce the ar
rest of Vallandigbam and assert, tbe right, of
free speech, an old gentleman was introduced
on the platform, who said: &J , : , , -
' Fellow Democrat i I am not John Brown
I am not Horace Greely ;. I am not Wendel
Philips; I am not Bennett of the Heralds I
am not Abraham Lincoln ; - I am a Democrat,
a lifo-long Democrat." Abraham Lincoln did
not commence this war. Hisses mixed with
applause. South Carolina commenced tbe
war. Demonstrations of disapprobation. I
say South Carolina began tbe war by attacking
Fort Sumter. "Put bim down.") , . i .r
Amid great confusion the old man raised
his voice, and continued, ... ,
"I am here to-night through an invitation of
posters all over tbe city as a friend of Free
Speech." "Pot blra down," and in rough
manner the old man was dragged from the
rostrum. . .,
That's the kind of "Free Speech'' the cop
perheads favor tbe right to blurt treason.
Shame on them ! ' '"' '
' " Who Got Up the Bebelhon 1 ' " ;
It is a favorite game uf tbe Copperheads to
charge that the "abolitionists" got op tbe war
in which the Nation is now involved. ' Of
course, tbe subject will not bear discussion, as
tbe facts are too plain to be debated. We
submit these facts, by stating that during tbe
Administration of James Buchanan,'- tbe fol
lowing events occurred : -'-:'' .'.' --i .
December 10, I860, South Carolina speeded.
January 3, 1861, Mississippi seceded.
January 16, 1:51, Florida seceded. .
9, 1861, Geeigia Seceded.
31, 1861, Louisiana revolted.
1 1, 1861. Texas revolted.
6, 1661. Arkansas revolted. .
9, 1861, Jefferson , Davis was e-
lected President of tbe Southern Confederacy.
- 1A lcfii T.m n : - . ,
i w. ii, iouj, tfeu uatviB was inauguraieu.
Now who got np the Rebellion? Under
which Administration t J ' " f i
January
January
February
February
February
In a recent interview with the Secretary of
War, Mr. Arnold, Member of Congress from
Illinois, learned the ! following particulars of
the new draft : Tbe action under the law will
be first to return to the array all the absentees
and deserters; second, the draft will be made
first in those States and districts which have
failed to furnish their quota under calls here
tofore made ; third, such of the States as have
furnished more than their proportion of vol
unteers heretofore called for will be credited
with such excess, and no draft will probably
be ordered in such States until the number of
troops furnished by the several States shall'
bave been equalized by drafts in those States
which are behind. ' ' '
' The official report of Gen. Stoneman will
show the following losses : Officers wounded,
1 ; missing, 14. Men wounded, 8"; - missing,
149 ; killed, 8. ! The command of Gen. Stone
man captured 43 officers, 635 men, 202 mules,
230 wsgons, and 656 horses. "' ' ' I ? " ;
, r The happiest state of man a pretty wife,
one child, and a receipt in advance for tho
"Raftsman's Journal." If yoasre skeptical
on this subject, try tbe experiment. , . . . .
' Tbe Odd Fellows of Warren bave purchased
a lot of fifty acres of land near "that place tot
a Cemetery, for tbe nse of tbe pnblic'
;-"' v..--'.'-: ' . ' t -
. . Col. Grierson, who led the, famous Cavalry
raid through Mississippi, baa bees promoted
to a Brigadier Generalship. .. . , -r . . ".
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