Raftsman's journal. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, December 02, 1863, Image 2
Raftsman s Journal BY BAM DEL J. BOW. CLEARFIELD. PA.. DEC. 3. 1863. made's Asanr movino. The Dews from the Army of ibe Potomac is good. Our men hava crossed the Rapidan, nd with very little resistance. The Rebels lowly fall back, and contract their lines. Heavy cannonading was heard nearly all day on Friday, but no particulars have been re ceived ofthe cause or the result. It was sup posed to be along the plank road near Orange Court House, the probable battle-field if Lee fights at ail in his present position. Moseby made a dash on Thursday night and captured one of our forage-trains. Lec is supposed to have not more than 50,000 men. Ewe 11 has been compelled to give Vp his command in consequence of his wound breaking out afresh, nd Early takes bis place. The Rebel cavalry is less than 6,000 in number. Meade's army is full ot enthusiasm, and eager for a brush. Later. On Friday our forces advanced from the fords at wWcb they crossed the Rapi daa, and formed Une'df battle. At 1 o'clock p. m., a contest began r-n the road leading to ward Orange Court-IIouse, but the euemy did not reply with artillery. At 4 r. ., nill'i Corps approached our center, and at 4 heavy musketry was heard, proving that our Third Corps was eugaged. Up to 6 o'clock our casualties In tba center were few. The battle ground was in a wood, and it was difficult to ascertain positions. On Thursday afternoon Gen. "Gregg's cavalry drovo the Rebel cavalry back -upon their supports, and then himself retired bis loss is said to bo 250, which is very large. But then our 5th Corps came up and forced -the enemy back. In the mean litre, ea. Frcucn, with the 31 Corp, had a conflect with Ewell (on our right). Ho held his position, though losing severely, and re ports the capture of 900 Rebels. On Friday morning, it was found that the Rebels had fal len back two miles from our center toward Orange Court-House. This day skirmishing opened briskly, with considerable artillery righting along our whole line up to 1 P. m., when :t became very severe on both sides, and o continued until dark. On Saturday opera tions began at day break, Gen. Meade advan- Mnir tn Iho front Pibt 6it iinl until noon, and it was thought that the enemy would slowly retreat and decline any general engagement. Thus far our losses are not heavy, and the Rebels seem to be unablw or unwilling to make a determined stand ; but it is guessed they will do so at or near Orange Court-llousc. TfiE l&TE BATTLE. The details of the great victory over tha Rebels at Chattanooga, which we publish to day, are received with joy, everywhere. Tha victory is decisive. The rebels have been driven from their strong bold. Their army is put to flight, and our victorious troops are in hot pursuit of the broken and disheartened rebel columns, who are fleeing towards Altan ta, Georgia. Abandoned wagon?, caissons, cannons, stragglers, the burning of bridges and army stores along the road of retreat, at test the utter rout of the rebel army. We have captured a large number of prisoners, fifty-two caQnons, Uve thousand email arms, camp and garrison equipage, and ten flags. This glorious victory over the enemy and his flight towards Atlanta relieves Burnside's beleaguered force at Knoxville, and Long street's isolated corps will have to abandon the siege and seek other quarters (or safety. There was no fighting by Grant's army on Friday. Bragg'a forces were concentrating near Dalton and -below there, intending to make a stand. An order from Bragg on the 26th recalled Longstreet from before Knox ville, and be is now trying to gel lo Dalton by a roundabout road. The situation all the way from Knoxville to Bridgeport is all that our aide cao desire. News from Buruside is to he 25th. The north part of Knoxville bad toea burned. Geo. Burnsid was cbeerfui and confident. John Morgan, and six of his offices Capts Bennett, Taylor, Sheldon, Raines, Hocker smith, and Mageo escaped from the Ohio Penitentiary on Saturday morning, between xwo o'clock and daylight. John Morgan, on retiring, changed with Lis brother Dick from the iop cell to the lower tier, and dug their way out under the wall of the jail. Costihektal Mosthly. This truly bigh toned Monthly for December is before us spirited and spicy as usual. . Tbe cation,' the leading article, and that on 'Reconstruc tion," will be read with much interest. The 'Continental" ia deserving of a liberal pat ronage. Price, $3 a year. Address, John F. Trow, 50 Greene St., N. Y. An Acknowledgement. The editors of the Clearfield Republican, in their last issue, give os much praise lor one "truthful sentiment" on the subject of the war" a compliment, which we acknowledge, but cannot return for .want of the tact. Voli'xteebs, Attention ! For the derange menu of the system incidental to the change ot diet wounds, Eruptions, and exposures which every Volunteer is liable to, there are do remedies so safe, convenient ,and reliable as Heljoway'a PHI and Oiotmont, 26 cents per box. 209 PBOPEB PUNISHMENTS. Two cases have been determined by the general court martial which possess a national interest. William T. Smitbson, a banker of Washington, and John K. Stetler, a merchant of Philadelphia, have been tried for serious of fences against the Government, and sentenced to five years, imprisonment in the Albany Penitentiary. Mr. Smitbson and Mr. Stetler each belong to a representative class and their punishment will produce good results. The former was found guilty of hording treas onable correspondence with the rebels the latter accepted a contract for furnishing the army with coffee, and gave instead an adulter ated article. The offence of Mr. Smithson was particularly heinous. There is a class of men living under the protection ot the Gen eral Government who take pride in boasting of their disloyalty ; rejoicing over every de feat, and weeping dVor every victory. In Washington city this class is particularly large. Before the war broke out there were certain citizens of tb.at metropolis who deem ed it fashionable to be Southern in their ideas, and to sneer at everything Northern. When the war began, their fashion became offensive and insolent. The most honorable among theui quietly touk up their beds and walked within the limits of the Southern army, con tent to cast their lot with the rebellion in which they believed. It was not so with oth ers. They had lived under the Government for years. They hid enjoyed its patronage, and made mouey out of its necessities. They were content to continue making money, and all this while to oppose, denounce, and en deavor to destroy the Government. Mr. Smithsou's opposition was of the most serious nature, He was a banker, and stood high in the society ot Washington. He had many opportunities of obtaining information, and of gaining access to the secret counsels of the Government. All the information thus gain ed be diligently communicated to the enemies ofthe Government. The result was that -cur enemies Mere thoroughly apjrised of what we were doing, and were enabled to strike their blows with vigor and effect. Mr. Stetler sinned as deeply as Mr. Smith son, lie professed to be a loyal man. His business was th preparation and sale of cof fee, and the Government entered into a con tract with him to furnish the army with large quantities. He received his own price a fair price, which enabled hiui to make an abun dant profit. It was a pure business transac tion ; and had .Mr. Stetler been a reasonable man he might have retained bis self-respect, the good opinion of friends, and prospered. He went beyond this, however, and, for the purpose of gaia, adulterated the cofiee with delelerio'us substances. He was detected, tried, aud punished. Men guilty of the. of fences charged upon Mr. Stetler have brought more scandal and shame upon this Govern ment than any other class. Thousands of dollars have been unlawfully obtained by these practices. Nor did rh vii nJ Our brave soldiers bave suffered. The war has other rigors added to those tbat necessa rily accompany it, aud men have gained wealth by the unnecessary miseries of our friends and brothers. We are glad tiiat examples have been made of Mr. Stetlerand Mr. Smith- son, lneir offences can have no possible ex cuse, and we trust that all who si a likewise shall likewise bo punished. ANOTHER CHANCE TOR THE "SYMPATHI ZERS " Once more wc appeal, says the TbiTa Enquirer, to the southern sympathizers in the loyal States. Again we inquire if they have no bowels of compassion lor the oppressed be yond the Potomac 1 They burled fieree, if not eloquent invective against the Govern ment tor the oiidnigut arrest ot Vallandiq h am j why do they not hurl as noisy thunders against the military despot who invaded the honse of John Minor Butts iu the dead of night 7 Is a man who goes about making violent harrangtics against bis Government,- in the loyal States, more to their taste than a Union mau in the South, who stays quietly at bis heme atteuding to his own affairs? Is the bouse of the Northern agitatorand malcon tent more sacred than the home efthe orderly and quiet Southern patriot ? Jf these are not the views of the sympathizers, why are they not heard from on the sutject of the cruel treatment of Mr. Botts 1 The contrast between the course of Mr. Botts and that of Valiandigh am is as broad aa the diflerence between the light ' of day and midnight.. The latter was a brawler and mis chief maker, fomenting divisions among a people who should bg united in their efforts to avert a olow aimed at the life of the Republic. The other is the victim of the greatest crime ever perpetrated agatust humanity yet, being -within the lines of the conspirators, he main tained a discreet and dignitied silence, giving them no just causa to persecute bitu. Val iaspicham was arrested on charges, fried and convicted. Mr. Botts was arrested on a mil itary warrant.without provocation.at the mere wbim of an upstart Rebel General, for bav iugventertainod General M it ads at dinner. Hence it would appear, to an unsophisticated mind, tbat the men who went iuto spasms over the arrest of Vallanpiguam should have some indignation to bestow ou the persecutors of Mr. Botts, But nothing of the kind is beard. 'That," as Ephraim Smooth says, '-isaotatall in their line." Major White, State Senator elect, now a prisoner at Richmond, came to City Point with the Surgeons, when a dispatch was re ceived from Richmond ordering the M3jor to be returned to prison, which was done- The siegeof Charleston continues uointorup ted. Gen. Gilmore has been throwing soma shell into the city, but with what effect is not known. Rebel accounts say tbat but little damage was done. It Is said that tbe rebels bave 2,000,000 bales of cotton accumulated at Atlanta', Geo. . A DRAFT PATRIOTISM. In our issue of the 18th November we pub lished an article headed "The Quota ot Penn sylvania," in which we remarked that "should the matter ot filling up the Union ranks be placed upon the ground of patriotism" instead ot trying to arouse "political prejudices a gainst that system" (volunteering), "there would ba little difficulty in raising Pennsylva nia's quota by volunteers" providing "the proper encouragement (was) giveu by the press and people throughout the country, in connection with the large bounties now offer ed by the Government." The editors of the Clearfield Republican, in their issue ot November 25th, comment at some length upon vhat we then said. Read the following extracts from their article, iU which they define their position on the sub ject of recruiting the Union armies: "We certainly feel under a deep obligation to our neighbor for this unqualified endorsement of the position we have held ever since the President threw off all disguise committed himself body and soul to the Abolitionist, and consented to make this ma.T,notfor the restoration of th U nioit .but fur the extermination of nesrro slarrry." 'We are not, a? our neighbor insinuates, in fa vor of a draft. By no mmwx. The whole ma chinery ofthe draft is in the hands of the Aboli tion is-ts; and even if we were sure that the Demo crats would be fairly treated in every instance, we would like it none the better, for the reason that 'patriotism cjih take none of litem them as long us it is a war for the extermination of States aud State institution." Now, we conceive the plain tnglish of the above to be, that thejeditors of the Clearfield Republican are averse to filling up the Union ranks, and for two reasons the first, because they imagine that the war is "for the exter mination of Slavery" and second, because of their opposition to a draft. Then first : Is this war "for the destruction of slavery, or the restoration ol the Union " We leave Governor Bramlette, of Kentucky, answer this question. In a letter dated No vember 7th, 1863, in reply to a citizen of that State, who asserted that "the o' ject of the war is not for the purpose of restoring the U nion, but for the overthrow of the institu tion of Slavery," (and . reiterated by the Re publican), Governor Bramlette says : But you say the object of the war is to destroy Slavery aud bankrupt the slaveholders. Tha"t the destruction of Slavery may be a result ofthe war seeing now a strong probability ; but such if not the object . . Rebels made war or dismem berment an absolute necessity. We had to sub mit to the destruction of ourGoveruuieot, or fight to preserve its life." This is the testimony of a Kentucky slave holder, lie 'unqualifiedly declares that the destruction of slavery is not the object ot the war, but lo preserve the life of the Government. Which will you believe, Governor Bramlette or the editors of the Republican f The one a loyal Southern Slaveholder, the other North ern Copperheads. The former openly thauks God, "though he has sustained loss of prop erty by this Rebellion, I bave not lost my Gcv ernmeut" whilst the latter secretly sympa thise with the rebels and openly condemn ev ery messurtt of the Administration to peserve the lifo of the Nation. ine second position, that the editors of the Republican are opposed to filling up tbe Uuion ranks, "because; of their opposition lo a draft," needs no special comment, tor they positively declare ", We areas in favor of a 'draft; by no means," and they "would "like it none tbe better, even if we (they) "were sure that the Democrats would be "fairly treated in every instance." And why this oppositiou t They answer, "For tbe reason lhat patriotism' can take none of them there" so long as they can make their readers believe it is "a war for the nigger." But is this patriotic war, 'a war for tbe nigger V Lot us hear what Governor Bramlette thinks ol the putriotlun ol those, who make such special pleas as "this is a war, not lor tha restoration of the Union, but for the extermination of ne gro slavery." In the letter referred to above, he says ; Did it ever occur to you how closely allied is the patriotism of those who are not willing to save the Union without Slavery, and those who are not willing to save it with Slavery t The patriotism of these two classes is exactly tbe same. It is a low grade of patriotism, and I confess I see no preference between them. Though twin sentiments. they are in constant dis pute. So nhort is the vision and feeble the grasp of their Unionism, that they neither see nor can they grasp any object or thought of a great free government. Tbe '-.nigger" bounds the horizon of their vision of free government. What, to aucb,is the grand progression of our race ? What care they for the growth, the prosperity, the hap piness ad development of the Anglo-American ? What care they for that grand nationality which, tbe Union secures, and which, like the Providence of God, covers us "at home and abroad, on the laud r the sea V What, to such, is the great fundamental idea of the sovereignty of man in free government ? Withrt government --lives, moves, and, has its being" in "the nigger." A magnificant photograph of the editors of the Republican, is that. Their song by day and by night is "nigger, nigger, Digger." Governor Bramlette must have had the editors of the Republican iu his mind's eye when be penned the above paragraph, for certain he could not by accident bit upon so good a pic ture. He must bave bad tbe originals before bim. Next, the Governor characterizes those who are continually finding fault with the measures adop ted to suppress the rebellioni&s a thorn "rankling in the body politic," who irritate and keep alive the rebellion. He remedy he gives is "tbe sup pression of the rebellion." And bow is this to be done ? By throwing obstacles in the way of filling up the Union ranks? Xayl For the Governor says '-If we refuse to sustain our armies in the " field, we help the rebellion." Are the editors ot the. Republican free from such faults? That they are perfect fanatics in the business of faalt finding. we presume no one will deny. And how about filling up the Union armies ? Do they real ly desire this to be done when they call on their political opponents, exclusively, to enlist, and de nounce ths conscripting of men a"hirgkfand un fair, arid unconstitutional, and despotic" ? Do they wish to fill up the Union ranks when they in sinuate that if any -Democrats' are drafted here after, '-fairly" or not. that the "patriotism" of our brave boys who are now fighting the battles of the Union 'rv7 tale none of them there" ? Sure ly, such expressions are not patriotio nor will they benefit the Union cause Nay ; according to Gov. Bramlette, they "help the Rebellion." What do you think, reader? ' - Read the new advertisements- THE WAR NEWS. A BATTLE NEAR CHATTANOOGA. THREE DAYS HARD FIGHTIN3. Lookout Mountain, Chattanooga Val ley and Missionary Ridge Taken. THE VICTOKV COMPLETE. 3,000 Prisoners, 5,000 Small Anns, 52 Cannons, and 10 Flags captured. THE REBELS IN FTJLL RETE.EAT. Our Troops in Pursuit. On the 23d November, at 11, 30 a. m., Gen. Grant ordered a demonstration against Mis sionary Ridge to devvlope the force holding It. The troops marched out, formed in order aud advanced in Hue of battle as if on parade. The object of the movement was not only to ascertain the strength of the enemy, but to oc cupy the two bold knolls situated in front of our left, half way between our Hues and Mis sionary Ridge. The troops moved out of their position just belore 1 o'clock, p. m. and remained in line lor three quarters of an hour, in full view of the enemy. At last everything being ready, Gen. Granger gave the order to advance, and Gens. Hazeii and Willick rushed out simulta neously. The rebels watched the formation and move ment from their picket lines and rifle pits, aud from the summit of Missionary Ridge, tiv hundred feet above us, and thought it was a review aud drill ; bo openly, so deliberately aud so regularly was it all done as the line ad vanced, preceded by skirmishers, and at 2 o'clock, p. m., reached our picket lines. They opened a rattling volley upon the reb el pickets, who returned it, and ran into their advanced lines of rifle pits. After them went our skirmishers, into them, along theoHntie of the line ol 2,500 troops, which Gen. Thom as bad so quietly displayed, until we opened fire. Prisoners assert that tltey thought the wholi movement was a review and general drill, and that it was too late to bend to tbe4- c itupK oc reinforcements, and th.it tliey were iii-.-r-whelmed by lorce of numbers. It was a sur prise in open daylight. At 3 p. it., the important advanced posit?!"-) of Orchard Knob, and the lines and b-ft. were in our possession, and an-.inemeni?. were ordered for holding ttieui dining the night. On the 24th, at daylight, Gen. Thomas h id 5,000 men across the Tennessee and e.-tabii-li-ed on its south bank, and commenced tint construction of a pontoon bridge about tix miles above Chattanooga. The rebel steamer Dunbar, repaired at the right moment, rendered effective uidint.iis crossing, carrying over 0,000 men. By night fall Gen. Thomas hd seized the extremity of it isiotiaiy Ridge, lan.e.st the river, and was entrenching liimeii. (Jen. Howard with a brigade upened coin nuii ieal iu with him fiom Cliauauo'ga uu iuc ouutli side of the river. Skirmishing and cannonading continued all the day on the left and centre. Gen. Hooker scaicd Ibis tops of Lookout Mountain lrom the Valley of Lookout Creek, drove the rebels around the Point, captured some 2,000 prisoneis, and established liims.ill high up the mountainside, iu full iow ol Chattauooga. ; Thi- the biocKaae, and now steamers were ordered from Bridgeport toChattanooga. Tbey had before jnly run to Kelley's Ford, i whence ten miles of hauling over the mountain roads, and twice across the Tennessee on poll toOB bridges, brought us our supplies. All night the front of Missionary Ridge, on the extreme left, and the side ot Lookout Mountain, on the estreme right, blazed with the camp tires of loyal troops. Ibe day hud been one of dense miats and rains, and much of General Hooker's battle had been fought above the clouds, whiah coti cealed bim from our view, but from which his musketry was heard. At nightfall the sky cleared, and tbe foil moon (the traitor's doom) shone upon the beautilul scene until 1 a. m. Twinkling sparks upon the mountain side showed tbat picket skirmishing was going ou ; thou it cuused. A brigade si-ut from Chattanonga crorsed the Chattanooga Creek, and opened communi cation with Hooker. Gen. Grant's headquarters during the after- . noon of the 23d and the diy ol the 21th were in Woods' redoubt, except when, in the course of the day, he rode along the advanced line, visiting the headquarters of the several commanders in the Chattanooga Vallev. At daylight on the 25th the stars and stripes were descried on tho peak of Lookout. The rebels had evacuated the mountain. General Hooker moved to descend tne mountain and striking Missionary Ridge at the Rossville Gap, to sweep on both sides and on its summit. The rebel troops were seen as soon as it was light enough, streaming by regiment and bri gade along the narrow summit ot Missionary Ridge, either concentrating on the right to overwhelm Sherman or marching for the rail load and raising the siege. They had evacuated the valley of Chatta nooga. Would they abandon that of a Chick amauga? The twenty pounders and rided guns of Woods' redoubt opened on Missionary Ridge. Orchard Knob sent its compliments to tbe Ridge, which wiib rifled Parrotts hii swered, and the cannonade thus commenced and continued al I day. Shot and she II screamed lrom Orchard Knob to Missionary Ridge, and from Missionary Ridge to Orchard Kuoo, and from Woods' Redoubt over the head of Gens. Grant and Thomas and stall, who wem with us in this favorable position, where the. whole battle could be seen as in an amphitheatre. The headquarters were under fire all dav long. Cannonading and musketry were heard from General Sherman. General Howard marched the 11th Army Corps to join him. Thomas, sent out skirmishers, -w bo drove iu the rebel pickets, and chased them into their entrenchments, and at tho fool of tbe Mission ary Ridge General Shermiu made an assault against Uragg's right, entrenched on a high knob next to that on which General Sherman lay fortified. Tho assault was gallantly made. They reached the edge of the crust, and held their ground, for, it seemed to me, au hour, but were bloodily repulsed by the reserves. A general advance was ordered, acd a strong line ot skirmishers, followed by a deployed line of battle some two miles in length. At tbe signal of bis laeden shots from the head quarters on Orchard Knob, they moved rapid ly and orderly forward. The rebel pickets discharged their muskets and ran into their rifle pits. Our skirmishers followed on tbe If heels. The line of battle was not far behind, and we saw the gray rebels swarm out of the ledge line of rifle pits, iu numbers which sur prised us. and over the base of the bill. A few turned their pieces, but the greater num ber collected into tbe many roads which cross obliquely up its steep face, and went on to the top. Some regiments pressed in and swarmed up the steep aides of the Ridge. Here and there a color was advanced beyond the lines. The attempt appears to be most dangerous, bat tho advance was supported and the whole line i ordered to storm the heights, upon which not r less than frty pieces of artillery, and no one j knew how many muskets, 6tod ready to j blaughter the assailants. W ith cheers snswer j ing tu cheers the men swarmed upwards ; they gathered to the points least didieult of ascent . and the line was -broken Color al fer color was planted on the summit, while musket and cannon vomuea trieir tnunder upon trierL. A well directi;d shot from Orchard Knob ex ploded a rebel caisson on the Summit, and the cun was seen galinping to tbe right, its driver lashing Ms horses. A party of oursoldiets in tercepted them, and the gun w.ts captured with cheers. A fitrce musketry Ght broke out to the left, w here,' between Gens. Thomas and Sherman, a luiieortwo of the Ridge uas ktili occupied by the rebels. l3ryTr left the bouse in which h had held his headquarters, and rode to the rar as our troops crowded the hill ou either side ot hira. Gen. Grant proceeded to the summit, aud there did wj only know its height. Soiiie of the captured arrtiliery was put in position, and the arrtiileriats etit for to work the guns, and caisocs were searched for am munition. The isbel I05 breastworks were torn to pieces, and 'carried to the other s:de of the ridge, arid used in forming barricades. A strong line of infantry was formed in the rear of B.iird's line, who was hotly engaged in a musketry contest with the rebels to the left, ami a secure lodgment was soon effected. The other as-smlt U th ; right of our centre gained the summit, and the rebels threw down their arms and fled. General Hooker coming in tios, swept the lightollhe tured many prisoners. a favorable posi ridge, and cap- bragg s remaining troops left early in the night, andthe baUie of Chattanooga, after three bays of manoeuvering mid fighting, was won. Tho strength ofthe Rebellion, in the con test, was brokea, Iiurnside relieved from dan ger, E.ist Tennessee, Kentucky and Tennessee rescued, Geoigia and the South East threat ened in the rear, and another victory adde'l to the chapter ol U.NCOXMTIOXAI. Sl'KRt KUfctt Grnt. i'o night th?estimate of c 'pti-.res is several tlwn;a:id prisoners, an I tniity pi -ces of artil leiy. f he loss for so great a victory is not si-v i -re. Jirui-g is firing the railroad as he n treats It..el3 ballon. Sherman is in hot pursuit. I'o-day 1 viewed the b.itiie field, which cx tei.tis for six miles along Missi.ni.i-y Ridge, and lor seveial in iles on Lookout .Mountain. Probably not so well directed orsoueil or l r ed a battle, has been deliveid during the "sr. Rut one assault was repulsed ; but that assault, by ciliiug to that point the rebel reserves, prevented them repulsing a:.y ol tilv.- i tilers. A fjw days since Gen. Brags; sent lo Gen. Grant a flag ot truce, advising Li u in at it Mould be prudent to remove any iiuii c"in!tt uiits v bo might still t-j in Chattanooga. Ni r. ply has returned, but the comb.t'ants tiav::, removed from this vicinity, it is probable, tl.it J non combatants cau icuiiin without impru deuce. PROFITABLE ITVJiSTSISHrS. The I'liiiadeip.iia AVfi .irnei ic srives some excellent advicj to tbosj w:ij wimi to invest money. It is well for all w.io are in fua Is to heed tile counsel: " 'Though money has been temporarily scarce. Capital -continues aOtilidant ; aud the recent tumble in the stock market his biouti! capi talists to a realizing a nise of the unreliable character of many of tho securities dealt in. It greatly to the credit of the Govci noienl that its loans, of all the securities daily Ueait In ou tbe market, have maintained their integ rity of price better than almost anything else. ii live-Twenty -year six percent, loan," tbe itit.-icst ou winch is promptly paid in gold, has been subscribed to, all through the pres sure in the money market, at au average of more than two millions prr day. And what is uot tbe least grat ily iug Tact in connection wiih the daily Urge subscript ions to this pop. ular loan, scarcely any of it ia returned to the market lor sale. It is taken tor investment, and isJield with unfaltering confidence iu its reliability. And wljy should it not be 1 It is seen that the Government now, after two years ol the most icantic war that tbe world has ever known, vxpei letices no difiiculty in commanding tho lieoessaiy mentis to prosecute it, or iu paying regularly the interest in gold as it falls due. If this can be done w bile the war ia being wagea, who can anticip4to any difficulty in readily accomplishing it when the war shall bo ended ? Whit better investment then, for capital, than the '-Five-Twenty " Government loan ? But If any doubt, let bim refer to the statistics furnished by the census tables of toe various nations of tbe woild. Tho facts wiiich they piesent will prove the" most satis! ictory mode of dispelling the num berless gloomy apprehensions which are being continually conjured up by those who are dis posed to exaggerate tho extent of tbe calami ty occasioned by our -rebellion. A reference to tho state of most of tho prosperous nations ot tho old world clearly disproves such a po sition, and shows that the highest conditions of national advancement have not been mate rially aflected by the extended wars in which those nations have immemorially engaged, i.ndthata heavy national indebieduets has not proved an unmitigated evil. "For instance, Great Britain, France and the Netherlands will undoubtedly lie conceded to (represent the highest prosperity that has been attainea by any or the Luropean nations. And yet no nations have been called upou to en dure fiercer or more prolonged wars, domes tic and foreign, than they. The effect has been, unquestionably, to incur an enormous national indebtedness ; bnt neither their wars nor their indebtedness have had the effect to destroy their elasticity, nor to check the pro gress of their general prosperity. Tho result would have been different, probably, if these nations had been falling into decay, instead of being, as they reaily were, in a state of de velopment j and in this respect their case re sembles our own, with enormous advantages in our favor. These nations, while undergo ing the trials of war, were oppressed by the evils of an immense exodus of tneir people, caused by the density of their population, the impossibility to provide occupation for them, the low price of labor, and the scarc ity of territory. Compared with our own country, they possessed slight room for fu ture development ; they were settled in ev ery part, and no vast terrfory lay invitingly open to encourage enterprise and settlement. Their great problem has ever been what to do with their surplus population, which, In its turn, has sought new fields for adventure and self-support in countries like our own, where an illimitable territory waits to be developed, and where incalculable resources invite indus try and energy. The encouragement to be derived from these facts and comparisons of circumstances is very great, and to the mind of any dispassionate reasoner is conclusive that the course of this great country is on ward and upward, and that its credit will live unimpaired to tbe end." Cold asd Snow. On Monday morning last the ground was lroze quite liard. We also had a light fall ot snow, but it was only suffi cient to whitsu tha ground. NE-W ADVERTISEMENTS. A.J . iiri,rmeHtetntlarsrftu ; w, ,, , - ntyUn-ill bechjTZHtdoithle pa nhiepnee for spareorn'Z'.' 1 o insure attention, the CASH EsTaT ny notices, as folWi! an "trr--.. Strays, SI; Auditors' notijes. S1.50- a-'--trators aud Executors' notices, Sl,50: each" 1-ar, jptAl riOV As my son Samuel left a J out any just cause, I herebv caution h'i r'"" soi.9 against harboring or emploving hirr. per. harboring or employing bim nithout"'1 consent, will beheld accountable tor such . ' of waes as.he is aole to earn ; and no delus t"' tracted by him will be paid bv we unless c j"" pt'.led by due course of law. WM.CALDWF! r'a" Pe-t mber 2. it63 -3t-p L RELXEF NOTICE.-Tb board ..fv7, for Oe comity of Clearfield, will meet & '''' Commi?sioi.ers' office in Clearfield, on Wei-"" day and Thursday, the 23d and 24th dal'. December, A. T. 1.S.13. - The It nurd m' Rti if li A i r,.u.) 1 1. , . ui me tKi-uer mvi appear ceiure tb bonrJ a roiuce her Bwor.i statement, detailing nsn e ' tidier, regiment and company, and when eoli' ;d ; the number of children, with aze H-d r aii-i ted t-.moot enlistment, anJ their pr -wit riia'i and that sha is without the means of ,.,,,... ' herself and children wbo ;;re Jeueuiieut UIH)11 j,'. Two witnesses of credibility from tee iodu., in which he resides, must al-ia le prad uee.l criimcnio is.iurn 10 oeiore in liO.lr l of must tMit forth that the applicant is ifce j'-rsu i' represents herself to be. that til's siatemt-i.t of til" number anl age of hr tVjii'y is rru-. lull he T in destitute circumstances and her family "ia tu;d want, and that all th facts set fouli in fcPr" application are eorreet and true. Forms containing these requisition enn b ob tained at the UfUce ofthe lioaH of Kelief. vst.tu application is made and tbe witnivai- appear X. K. II lue-s ofthe applicant, properly pnrta will excuse personal attendance Nov 4. lSii.'t. VM. S HIIAII,XY. irierk U. S. 5-20;s77 " The Srci:et.rv of the Thkasiky hug given notice of any intention to wiTijJniw tL-.i popular Loan frota Sale at 1'ar. uul unwl tei, days notice is given, the undersign." J. as - Uese:, au t-BsciuiTlos Aet." mill coiitiuue tu Dupjii tbe public. "The whole amount of the I. .an autL .r cl ; Five Umpired .ViUius of liollars Nuri.y Ki i h. j!r.IKKIl Mrl.LloNS HAk'B REK.N AI.IUMDr fri-lY!- HKr r !!i asp i-Aio into tiik TufAsrar. m-j.;.-tuhintlie last seven months. The large demari from abroad, acd tfce rapi lfy increasing hotiu demand t.-.r uo as the basis for eireuiMti'n br 2!iii ii:il H.ii.kioc; Associatiurs now organizing iii ail pait.s of the country, will, in a ve.-v in.r . period . absorb . Hie i'.ilunce. Ha!e have l,it.-lv raugc'l f rmii ten to fifteen million weeklv.fr -. quently exceeding three million dail y. ami aa :t i well kn-iwn that the Secretary of the Treiu-urv has ample aud unfailing reiource in the 1 u l ; - ou Imports an.i internal ilevsune.-i. and in the is sue of the Interest bearing I.eg il Tender T.i-i-Kiiry Notes, it is almost a certainty th.it Lo i I nut find it iif-cec-ary. for a lonn time tocota. I , berk x market for any other long .r Jji-iui liu-i.; Loans. Ttir. lSTtr.sT j.y.'j rziscivxL'jf n::ku Ar.a pa acut: IN VI.!. i l -ru'leiice ana .elt tntere.-t tnt'.st fore-the mil. it i of those contemplating tbefofinntioiiufXaiioi.it! j U:ti.kit;g Associations, as well in the miinis of a aim Lave i.iie money ou tlu.ir hanJs. to tim rronipt eoTj'-'.UMou that tbey si. !;!..' Jj-v no tiiu iu subi" tbing to (bis it popular 1-onn It mill pooa be beyotd their rea.;h. ai.u .iJvai.ci- to a hnnjsoiiie premium, ad wa.-i tbe ro.-ult with th-t "Seven 'lnirty"' Loan, when it was all mid and could no longer be subscribed for at p.tr. Iris a six i-r.R Ci;iiT Loan, tiik lsiKkit ami PnlSfU'AI. PA.VABLK IN Coin, luis t if.i.MM; o v K ... Nine pr.n Cfc.vT 1-fcK alii at the present rate i premium ou coin. Tbe Government requires all duties on impiirn to be paid i n Coin ; these iutie buve fur a Ion -lime p;i..si amounted to oier a Quarter..!' Mil u.-i of Dollars daily . a iuiu uenrly three tiiii'.-s r. at. r than that requiiel ia th" pnymenl of the intcre. on all the j--U's aud 0'ber peiinauent Losu . o that it ii hoped that the rfurpiu C"i;i in tt.e Trea sury, at nu distant day. vi;l enublu the L'l.it.'J Statci lo resume speoiiJ p.iy uieuU upon nil ii:it.i--itics. Tbe Loin is called 5-2" from the fact that hi!- the Loroia may run for 21 years yet the iJcver., ment has a riht to py then off in Gold at pi.r. at any time after o years. TEE ISTKUKST IS PAID HALI'-VKARI.r, viz tt.lL first days of November and May 'Sul.scriberc cau have Coupon liondi. which ar payable to bearer, and are Sjo, i on. $ jcii. .. 1 S10U0; or Registered Honds of same denomina tions, and in addition. .iuui'. and SiO.OOl). hanking purpose and for investments of Trus. monif.s the liegistered LouJs are preferable. These i-20's cannot bo taxed by States. eit;e, t'wns or coatrieS. an 1 the Government luta them is only one-and-a-half per cent, on the -mouniof income, when the inauuio of the holder exceeds Six Hundred dollars peraunuiu ; aljother investments, such as income from Mortgage', Railroad Stcok aud Boudj. etc.. inust p iy frou. three to five per cent tax on the income. Hanks and Bankers throughout tbo l.ounlry will continue to uispose of the lionds: anl ad orders by mail.orotherwise. promptly attended to. The inconvenience of a few days' delay in the delivery of the Bonds is unavoidable, the 'ic maud being so great ; but as interest commences from the day of subscription, no loss is occasioned, and every effort is being made to diminish the doUv JAY COOKE, Subscription Agent. 114 South Third Street. Philadelphia. Philadelphia- November 25. 1S63. MILLINERY & FANCY STOKE. MS. ED. WELSH, RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES TO THE U DIES of Clearfield and vicinity tbut l has opened a Millinery. Notion and Trini ming store, on becond street, next doorto v. ... . i . ;.l I... iurs. L.anicQ s netci. wnere sue m " happy to reeeive orders for either work or god Old bonjiets made over into tbe latest New i'oric and Philadelphia styles, on short notice. l!yp"r' chasing often she will always bave on hand th very latent styles of DretM Trimming, llats. Xu bias. Hoods, Collars. Sloeva. Ac, which she will sell St the smallest possible profit for c&ah. Clearfield, Pa. Nov. 18. Ibfi3. TheWarinCurweusville! New Goods Extremely Low. Oiasr aivtrtiseraen's at $1 per square for L -V issartiocs. Twelve lines (or less) count a M STILL A GRAND MISTAKE ! t ! THAT ALLTIIE MERCHANTS AT CUKWE villa were wounded. 'Tis true, that I ' 'sh6t at. but missed," but I bave procured another b and large assortment of goods from the city. I am disposing of at lower rate than any ouw house in tbe county. READ!! READ!T! READ!!!! Among tho Ladies' dress goods will be foo Poplins, bhallies, detains, lawns, and a variety ot other seasonable articles, at the lowest war pri ces. Ladies who wish to make a good inveat ment should call and examine my stock. CLOTHING AT REDUCED PRICES!'.' Rye, oats and corn for sale. Also, bacon- fisb etc, at very low figures. Best sugar at from 12 to 16 cents per Pou"d Best Syrup at 0 cents per gallon AU other groceries at the same rate. Boots and hor bhoa fundings, cheap. Now is tbe time to bay, when goods ar plenty i aud all I ask is, for persons to examino m.v g0.?? aud I feel persuaded they will not go ?"' out purchasing J . D. Til0MPa0- Curwenaville, May 20th, 1563 jal. COOK STOVES and Parlor stoves, (for eitbef coal or wood,) nd stova pipe, for sale cow for cash at tba store of J p. 'I HOMrSON.. Curweaiub t