I BY S. J. ROW. CLEARFIELD, PA.. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1864. VOL. 10.-NO. 3L- 'i"' 'i'i' TEItHS OF THE JOURNAL. Tbe Raftsman's Jockwal is jubli?bed on Wed nesday at $1,60 perannnui in ndTanco Auvek tisbmcts inserted at 51.00 per square, for three or lew insertions Twel re tines (or leas) counting a square. For every additional insertion -j cent1!. A deduction will be made to yearly adTerticers. IRVIN BROTHERS, Dealers in Square Sawed Lumber, Dry Goods, Groceries. Flour, drain, Ao , Ac, Burnside Pa., Sept. 23, 1863. REDERICK LEITZINGER. Manufacturer of k II kinds of Stone-ware. Clearfield. Pa. Or dart solicited wholesale or retail. Jan. 1, 18i53 CRASS BARRETT, Attorneys at Law, Clear field, Pa. May 13, 1803. , l. J. CRAX8. :::::: Walter bariiett. ROBERT .T. WALLACE. AtNjrney at Law. Clear field, Pa Office in Shaw's now row. Market street, opposite Naugle's Jewelry store. May 26. H.' NAUGLE. Watch and Clock Maker, and dealer in Watches, Jewelry, 4c. Room in Graham's row, Market street. of. 10. TT BUTCHER RWOOPE, Attorney at Law, Clear- ,J m TV rl 'x ,V in west of Graham 4 bovntou s storo. JNov. 10. J P. KRATZER Merchant, and dealer in . Boards and Shingles, Grain and Produce front St, above the Academy, Clearfield, Pa. j!2 ALL ACE 4 HALL. Attorneys at Law. Clear- M field, Pa., December 17, 18(52. : : : : : jobs a. hall. WILLIAM A. WALfiACR TTl A FLEMMrVrt, Curwensville. Pa., Nnrscry ' . man and Dealer in all kind of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Plantsand Shrubbery. AH or ders by mail promptly attended to. May 13. WILLIAM F. IRWIN. Market trect Clearfield, Pa., Dealer in Foreign and Domeitic Mer chandise, Hardware, Qucensware, Groceries, and family articles generally. Nov. IP. J OlIN GUELIC1I. Manvfaoturer of all kinds of ilo also wakes to order ColSna. on short notice, and attends funerals with a hearse. April). 'M. DR M. WOODS. Practioi-vj Piitsicias, and Examining Surgeon for Pensions. 'ffioo. South-west corner of Second and Cherry Street, Clearfield, Pa. January 21. l?t3. rpiIOMAS J. M'CULLOUGH, Attorney at Law. L Clearfield, Ta. Office, east of the "Clearfield Co. Eank. Deeds and other legal instruments pre pared with promptness and accuracy. July 3. J. B ai'ENALLY, Attorneyat Law. Clearfield, Pa. Practices in Clearfield and adjoining oouutias. Office :n new brick building of .1. boyn ton, 2d streot, one door south. of Lnnich's Hotel. RICHARD MOSSOr, Dealer in Foreign and Do mestic Dry Goods, Groceries.. Flour. Bacon, Liquors. 4e. Jtoorn, on Market street, a few d'jors west of Jonmil (JJRce. Clearfield, Pa. Apr27. mUOMPSON, k WATSON. DeMors in Timber J faw Logs, boards and Minifies, Axaryaville, I iearneld county, Penn a August 11. !6i. s. w. Thompson : : : : : jas. e. watsos LARRLMER 4 TEST, Attorneys at Law. Clear field. Pa. Will attend promptly to all legal nd other bnciness entrusted to their care in Clear fluid and. adjoining counties. Augu.t 6, 180ft. DR. WM. CAMPBELL, offers bis professional services to the citizens of Moiiannon and vi cinity. He can be consulted at his residenoe at all times, unless absent on professional business. Mohsannon, Centre cq., Pi., May 13, 1663. ALBERT 4 BRO'S, Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Queenswaro, Flour, Bacon, etc., Woodlah l. Clearfield county, Penna. Also, extensive dealers in all kinds of sawed lum ber, shingles, and square timber. Orders solici ted. Woodland, Aug. 19th. 1663. DM. LITCII'S MEDICINES. Afresh sup ply of these invaluable Family Medicines are for sale by M. A. F'rank. Clearfield, consisting ! ol Pain Citrer ; Restorative, a greatcure for ooltls and cough ; and Anti-Bilious Physic. They have been thoroughly tested ia this community, and are highly approved. Try them. 4 UCTION. The undersigned having boenLi J cented an auctioneer would inform the citi ieni of Clearfield County, that he will attend to calling sales in any part of the County whenever called upon. Charges Moderate. Address J M. SMITH. Ifojrvtyg X Roads, Clearfield Co., Pa February 3d 1664 TV E V WATCH & J EWELKY STOKE.7. ll The underpinned havimr located in the bor ough of Clearfield, (at the shop formerly occupied by R Welch as a jewelry shop,) is prepared to do work of all kinds on tbe most reasonable terms. The cash will positively be expected when the ork is delivered. He is confident that ho can not be excelled by any workmen in town orcounty. Come one .' come ail to the Sign of the-Bij Watch. April 9,'62-ly-pd. S. H. LAUCULIN. A1 'CTIO.N'EER. The undersigned having the citizens of Clearfield county that he will at tend to calling sales, in any part of the county, whenever called upon. Charges moderate Address, JOHN M'QLILKIN. May 13 Bower I'o., Clearfield co.,Pa. N. B. Persons calling sales without a proper li cense are subject to a penalty of $t0, which pro vision will be enforced against those who may vi eUte the same. Bl' LK I,K V S PAT ENT--LV MBER PRIED BY SIPKIUf KATEP STEAM. The unflcr r?ned respectfully informs the people of Clear field nd ad joining counties that he has the agen ly uf the above patent and will sell individual, 'ounty or township rights for its use. The luui r dried by this process is stronger, finishes bet 'r is easier on tools, and requires less time in drjin than any other process known, drying 1 inch lumber perfectly in , Hi Aours better than Jusdj months under the old Fjeiem u;iug tho Eiue amount of fuel per day that a common kilu onsomes., The certificate of . a number of resi dent mechanics wall known in this community is mply sufneient to convince tho wont sceptical of "f utilitj. Persons desirous of purchasing righte il address JOHN L. CUTTLE, JnnejU, 193 . . . Coarfield. Fpnu'a. MILLINERY & FANCY STOKE. ' MRS. H. D. WELSH, RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCES TO THE LA. ffo DIES of Clearfield and vicinity that she fc-i-SJ nR opened a Millinery, Notion and Trim 2C m'nK store, on Second Street, next door to . Mrs. Lanich's Hotel, where she will b 0,PPy to receire orders for either work or goods. i ma'8 0ver int0 the 'atest New York ni Philadelphia styles, on short notice. By pur ging often she will always have on hand the T'T latest 8tvlpnf Dmu IVinmin.1 tl.lo K' !l????ds' Collars, Sleeves, Ac, which sh wifl4 " ne sraapest poble prott for cah. artld, f Nov. 18:60S. Float on, My Bark ! Float on ! float on, my bonny bark, Upon life's silvery stream Nor heed the clouds that upwudj rise Nor the lightning's fitful gleam. Float on ! float on we soon shall gain A beaten of safety and rest. Where flowers spring, and bright birds sing, By rephyrs softly pressed Float on ! float on, we'll leave behind The worjd and its scoffing crowd, Where hearts are! bought with tiiselr And heads to Mammon bowed. Flout on ! float on, our home shall be A realm of fairy beauty ; OrR shrine shall be a loving heart, That owns no faith but duty. An Item for the Home Circle. The following sensible article on domestic philosophy we find in one of our exchanges : 'If the ultimate consequents of ones acta are to be laid to his charge the man who invented rocking-cradles lor children rests under a fearful load of responsibility. The downright murder of tens of thousands of infants, and the weakened brains of hun- j drt,ds o( adl,ltS) are undoubted results of his ! invention. To rock a child in a cradle, or i .... ., .A- j to swing hint in a crib, amounts to just this : j the rapid motion disturbs the natural How cf blond and produces Stupor Or drowsiness, j any sur,po,0 for a ,nouient t)at ! SUCll an OOCratlOn IS a healthful One C lV- erv one knows the dizzy and often sicken ing: ert'ect of moving rapidly in a swing ; yet wherein docs this differ from the motion a child receives when rocked in a cradle ? It is equivalent, to Iyinjr in a fdiip berth during a violent storm, and that sicke ns nine people out of ten. A very .sentle, slow motion may sometimes be sootlilnsr, thouth always j of doubtful expediency, but to move a cra I die as rapidly as the swing of a pendulum throe ieet long, that is once in a f-eeond, is positive cruelty. We always feel like grasp ing and staying the arm of the mother or nursj who to secure quietude, swings the cradle or crib with a rapidity equal to that of i pendulum a foot long.. "If any mother is disposed to lau.di at our suggestions or cuii.-ider (hem whimsical, we beg ol her to get her bed hunc on Cfrd, then lie down in it herself, and then swing it with the same rap iiiify I hat she allows the cradle to be rocked. What she will experience in both head and stomach is just what the infant experiences. We insist that this rocking of children is a useless habit. It not accustomed - to rocking, they will go to sleep quite as well when K ing quietly, as when shaken in a era die. Iftheydonot, there is trouble from sicklies or hunger, or more likely from an overloaded stomach ; and though the rock "ifi 'a pro'mcu a temporary stupor, me irouwe is mane worse rtierearter Dy tne un natural means taken to produce quiet for the time being. . Good Manners among Children. ai is a giact iui namt ior cniiaren to say to each other, V ill you have the goodness? T il l i '.ir i ana i tnaiiKyou. n e tlo not lite to see prim, artificial children ; there are few things we dislike as much as a miniature bt uu or belle. Iut the habit of good man- uciLty no means implies anectation or re- fcuuiiK. ic is quite as easy to say, Please give mo a piece of pie, as to say 'I want a 1 -icce of pie. ' The idea that constant polite ness would render social life stiff and res trained, spring from a false estimate of it. I rue politeness is perfect ease and freedom. ib simpiy consists m treating otners iust as you would like to be treated yourself. A person who acts from tins principle will al ways be said to have 'sweet, pretty ways wnn nor. it is ot some consequence that your daughter snould know how to enter and leave a room gracefully : but it is of much more consequence that she should a- void what is offensive to others, and always preier tneir pleasure to her own. The President has acknowledcred char acter for saying good words in good time, and his recent tribute to the women of A mcrica is an instance of this. He spoke for 11.1 a- l. an tne men ot America when he invoked the blessing winch concludes the following niaim' ana cnaractenstic speech ."I am not accustomed to the use of lan guage of eulogy ; I have never studiad the art of paying compliments to women, but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their " conduct during this war. (jod bless the women ot America ! This is compliment, to besure; but every word of it is true. While a Union soldier was bathing in Elk river, five of IJragg's soldiers came to the hank aud took aim at him. one of them shouting, ''Come here, you old irank,out if , the wot. 1 he poor fellow thought he was doiio Jur, but obeyed the order. ion sur render as prisoner, do you?" "Yes, of course I do." "That.s kind. Now we'll surrender to you!" And the five stacked arms before him, their spokesman addin; "We are done with "em, and have bid Old Jragg good bye. Secesh is play'd out. iow you surround us and take us into camp. ; At a hotel in New York, the other day, an old gentleman came down stairs and in quired of the clerk whether he had any tallow candles. Being informea that he could be supplied with tallow dips, the gentleman said, lhenl wish you -to give - me some : I want something that I can blow out for I have been blasting away at that peskyjigger br in my room nil i nave no wina leic, - .-II Tl 1 1 I port The President, has received a dispatch from Arkansas announcing that over twelve thousand of the inhabitants have taken the oath prescribed in his amnesty proclamation, preparatory to the reconstruction of the state government on the one-tenth principle. A Bold and Successful Enterprise. The Providence Journal cublishes the toilowmg account ot a daring deed recently performed by Lieutenant Cushing, com- manding the gunboat Monticcllo, off Wil- mington. j.iie account 13 given cy an om- cer of t he blockading fleet, and is corroboi a ted by the Southern papers. Lieutenant Cushiug has distinguished himself on seve ral occasions, and received the command of the Jlonticello for his services on the ivan semond lliver. The writer says : He has just performed a feat of daring hardly equalled since the war began, and very much resembling the Barton and Pres cott affair in our bay. lie pulled into the river with two boats, passed Fort Caswell, and went up the river above Siuithviile, which town is some four miles above the fort, lie theu turned round and came down to -the - town -lrom atove, as it from Wii i ir i -..i x j. i? iiimgioii. aab paaseu wuum tea yarus ui a senwy on post on a wnari, out tne soiuier was asleep or drowsy. lie then effected a landing near some salt works. Lushing crept up on his hands ami knees to the fire and captured two darkeys, who agreed to act as guides. He then landed again at the town, and with a seaman, an officer, and Lis guides, went directly to the General's house. On the opposite side of the street were bar racks, containing a thousand men. ' lie o pencd the door, passed up stairs, and found that the General was not at liome. -1 he of fieer below then told him to come down, as a row was going on. lie nastened down and found that an officer had left the house in his shirt, and taken to the woods in the rear of the town. , Another officer stood with a chair in the corner of the room. Cushing closed with him, threw him down, and iut a revolver to his head, lhe fellow became tranquil Cushing struck a light aud told the officer to dress. He did so, and they took him to the boat and escaped clear. JNow the. point where, to my mind, nerve of the tip-topmost order was displayed, was in getting the omcer dressed and waiting lor him to do so. when they were perfectly aware that anoth er (the Adjutant General) had escaped, and might at any moment bring an army about their ears. Luckily, he had fled to the woods without speaking to a soul, thinking that the lankees were in possession, ihc General made it a habit to sleep in that house every Monday night, but this night was de- lameu at t limington. v e learueu tuis from the blockade-runner -Mary Anna. .The people of W limington are preatlv ashamed of the occurrence, and a repetition would be dangerous. C ashing afterward learned that about tfie time the rebels got iairly on the alert, and had telegraphed to the forts, lie was passing them in the darkness. The offi cer captured was Capt. Kelly, chief engineer oi tne military works about Y limington. A Scout's Exploit. A letter from Port Hudson says : "One of our scouts, I'hilbrick, of the 3d Massa- chusttes cavalry, recently rode out alone within the enemy's lines, and captured a rebel colonel, with the audacity that deserves special notice. Colonel Uradtord was visit ing his affianced, at a plantation house four miles from Jackson, where he supposed himself entirely safe, for the rebel pickets were within call, rinibnek, late at night, stole into the negro quarters, and learned from the slaves, who are always our friends, all that he wished to know. Ouietly fasten mg his horse, he crept to the front door. burst it open, and pistol in hand, astonish ed the assembled party with the sisht of a Union soldier on the rampage. , The scout thundered out his orders to an imacrinarv company through the back window, kicked over the whist table, smashing the goblets and a bottle of 'Widow Cliunot,' that had probabiy paid recent duty at Baton Routre. disarmed the colonel, and took both him and his servant prisoners, mounted them on their own horses, and brought them off a- mid the tears and lamentations of the 'affi anced' and her friends. Throush by-roads the unlucky colonel was brought safely to camp, and. is now on his way to V irtnnia with a letter of intraduction to Gen. Butler. The prisoner nearly ground up a fine set of natural teeth, when he learned that his cap ture had been effected by a single soldier, armed no better than himself." General Meade. There is something wicked, and almost treasonable, in the efforts now making in certain quarters to destroy the confidence of the people and the army in Maior-ueneral Aleade. lhe trumpme up, at this late day. of charjres relating to the battle of Gettvs- burg, which occurred eight months ago, should be sufficient to satisfy the country that the charges are groundless. But even if they werewell-founded.they should not be pubusneu wnne ueneral Meade is in com mand. The success of his army depends. in a irreat measure, on his retaining the con fidence of his troops , and this cannot be if j sucli publications are made. The Commit- tee on the Conduct of the War is not fit for f t C Vf tl f fV I the trust confided to it if it cannot keep t-uen cnarges secret until tney are eitner It ."1.1 . V proved or refuted. It is plain that the President, the Secretary of War and the Commanding General do not believe the charges made against General Meade, or they would not retaiii him at the head of our most important army. lhe. best gen erals, who served under bjm at Gettysburg, deny them emphatically, We are quite sure that General Meade will be amply vin dicated ; but, in the meantime, the efficien cy ot his army may be greatly damaged the mere circulation of the malicious re- ports started by his enemies. Uullctai. .... . I ' Long Ears. In a report of the. proceed ings of the Agricultural meeting at Spring-1 held we find this astonishing statement : "A man who crew one hundred and thirteen bushels of Button corn-! cer acre,4 had ears j lrom twelve to fifteen inches m lengtn : I Spring Plowing. i The labors of seed tim .il wove rntiri iria larmer, so that the earlier the plow begins its work, the better. On soils of a sandy and porous character, plowing may be best uone as soon as tne Irost is out of the ground V here clay preponderates, or in soils rich in humus, the action of the sun is needed lor several days. It is very bad to riov ciay ground too wet, and all that snr lace and under drains can accomplish, will not do away with the necessity nfthtxWi northwest winds and clear weather "looke3 for about these days." Thorough draining oxieu uiak.es a ainerence ox weeks and even months in the time the land is fit for the plow. In plowinar sward for snrino- train. turn it flat and deep, so that the harrow or seed drill will not disturb it. If manure is to be plowed under on an old nioc-n nf ground, bury it with a shallow lurrow, iust ,i , i i - i ,i . . ' J. uwy unuugu to Keep tne strawy portions out oi tne way. v ery strawy manure on land to be sowed with wheatT oats or barW, may well be spread in the furrows behind the plow.where verv nice wnrk is tn h. dnn V hen the laud needs limine and hef'r.rp a crop of wheat,a dressing of lime is often of great service ; bow the lime before plowing, rather than to be subsennont.lv harmwwl in Though on jrround Tather cold and full nf : i y, . . - - , , vegetable mold it is well to plow under bay fifteen or twenty bushels of liine to the acre? ami tup ures terwards. Back furrowing is practiced by many good farmers to prevent the accumulation of a mass of rich soil against the fences. This is done by marking out the lands, of course as large as possible, and throwing a couple of light furrows together through the cen tre, ana then plowing right about, around them. If the first turned furrows do not co iu iub enu oi tne neia, at tne proper time, the plowman may begin to plow across the end of the land also. When the rieht cal culations are made, the field may "be left without dead furrows, except where it may be necessary to have two or more lands in the same field. This, where the lnd ad mits flat culture, requires no dead furrows or ndges! The Peach Blow Potatos. The Germantown Tele graph says : "We have heretofore heard various opinions ut tered in regard to the quality and value of tins potato, lhese opinions were all more or less favorable, but not of so decided a character as to cause the variety to be culti vated to the extent their solid merits wa - ranted. Having laid in our winter's stock of peach blows, for the first time, last autumn. and having eaten of them daily since, we feel as, though we possessed some ritrht to give our opinion of it, in saying frankly that we regara it as tne best potato we now have in this region. We pronounce it to be quite equal to the best Mercer.and in point of pro ducing capacity far surpassing it. We desire no better article. The proportion of small ones in the crop is very small, comparative ly. They are all round and smooth . the eves being very shallow. So far we have not icen a sinirle unsound tuber. Thev roast ami boil wrhite and mealy ; and those who desire to enjoy the flavor in prefection, should eat with butter and salt the hot skm of a roast ed one. We repeat that we desire no better potato ; and we shall lay up no other for our winter store so long as it retains its present cnaracter. x aimers should ta ke the hint. Tiaitors. Silas Wriffht. who was one or the Dest and purest .Democrats ot his time, once said : "If anions us there lie any who are prepared, for any earthly ob ject, to dismember our Confederacy, and destroy that Constitution which binds us toeether.Atf the fate of an Arnold be theirs. ana let tne aetestation ana curses or every 11. .1 I... 1 n ' American be constant companions, until. like him, they shall abandon a country whoso fF-i Y x '""s.V1 .""""J - such sheet as. the Tory Organ would de nounce him as an abolishionist and a fa natic. . . Facts fob Farmers. If you invest money in tools and then leave them exposed to the weather, it is the same as loaning money to a spendthrift without security a aeaa loss in Dotn cases. If. you invest money in fine stock, and do not feed and protect them, and properly ore for them, it is the same as dressing your wile in silt to ao kitcnen work. If you invest your money in a good farm and do not cultivate it well, it is the same as marrying a good wife, and so enslaving her as to crush her energies and break her heart. Artemcs Ward on Enlistments. -Young men, enlist rite off ! Are ye afeerd it will spile yure bewty ( .Let me tell you that the prettiest gals in the country air hereafter a gom to be korted by tellers on krutches, no nev dun grate tnings m battel, an yew chapeys that staid home in yure country's darkest ours, woan't stand no more chance 1- ' A. A J 1 I ov gittin 1 of em than J. Davis ov goin' to heaven in a balune ! Enlist ! enlist! In the name ov Hammlit's daddy, list, oh list ! . . " ' ' Good Farmer, "Sambo, is your master a good farmer V" . . , ; , '" Oh, yes, massa, a fuss rate fanner he makes two crops in one years.'.' How is that, sambo r Why, he sell his hay in de fall and make money once ; den in de Spring he sell de hides ob de cattle what dies for de want ob de hay, and dat makes monev twice?" -V It is said that the Kinsr of the Belgians has strangely advised the Princess Charlotte not to accompany her husband, the Arch duke, Maximillian, to Mexico, but to follow him when he has smoothed down the diffi culties attendant on his taking possession. of his empire. - - . . gtaftjStttan'iS gournul' CLEARFIELD, PA., MAK 30, 1S64; THE WAE ITEWS. The following is an extract of a private letter, dated at Jacksonville, Fla., on the 1st of March. The writer says : The troops generally, fought with desperation. When it became impossible to hold the ground, the First North Carolina (colored) and the Fifty-fourth, of fighting memoryj were brought up to cover the retreat, and manfully did they do it. The Fifty-fourtli gave one demoniac yell, and then both these regiments for more than one hour fought with the bayonet, like infuriated dogs, until the retreat was secured aud they were order ed to retire. Here let me record an act which should be widely known. In return ing with the wounded, the engine on the railroad gave out, wren they were twenty three miles out frwm Jacksonville, and what was left of the Fifty-fourth, voluntarily drew in the train, consisting of three cars VXVT ill VUC L1U.1U, i,j j j loads f mdcd and the disabled engine. CoL McCaleb officially conimuDicates to the authorities at Washington, t he part ta ken by his command in the late action at Vidalia, La, which resulted in a victory to our troops. He says that a force of three hundred colored soldiers put to flight, in great confusion,' four or five times their number of the chivalrous enemy, with a loss to them of one killed, five wounded, Koine mortally, aud a number of prisoners. Not a man of the command was hurt. Major Chas. . Smith, commanding the battalion in reserve, states that he and the line offi cers of his command were obliged to place themselves before their men with drawn swords, and to threaten summary punish ment to the first man who ehould attempt to quit the ranks to join their comrades fighting in the front, their eagerness to be engaged being, almost irrepressible. Hughes, Ferguson and Short are on the northern side of the Cumberland River with 500 rebels. On the morning of the ICth they attacked one of Hobson's camps, near Bennett's Ferry, whence the rebels were shelled with a loss of four killed and several wounded. The next day, near Celina. Gen. Hobson's cavalry attacked the rebels under Col. Hamilton. Hobson has nearly broken up the guerrilla bands along the Cumber land River, many whereof Tvere daily sur rendering themselves. An order has been issued from the War Department, that all men who have been transferred from their old regiments to oth ers, for the purpose of serving out their time, on account of not re-enlisting, accord mg to a former order, shall be immediately returned to their original organizations, Deserters come into our lines at an average of from six to eight a day. A number of sick will very soon be removed from the ar my. The defences of Richmond are represen ted to be very extensive and elaborate, ex tending in form of semi-circle almost with out a break around the city. Inside of this, another line of intrenchmcnts extend around the city, with frequent breaks. Between the two is a line military road, so that it is easy tojreinforce any part of the defences at short notice. These fortifications are heav ily armed with the best of artillery Two companies of the 91st regiment, while scouting up the Virginia road, near Cum berland Gap, came upon the enemy's pick ets, killing one and wounding another, They returned to camp on Monday evening with four horses, wagons, arms, and seven prisoners, including the notorious rebel gu errillas and bushwhackers, Greene and Est- ler, who have long been a terror to Union citizens. A dispatch from Strawberry Rains says the rebels are in large force at Bull's Gap, I hey probably number 20,000. The reports of their having sent away most of their ar tillery and wagons by railroad, and mounted men on all their draught horses, are confirm ed. There is a general belief that the reb- els intend to make a sudden movement into Kentucky. ir 1 Tfie Louisville Journal has a special dis patch from Chattanooga which says, on the authority of deserters, that John Morgan's command is still opposite Decatur, and can not be mounted from the scarcity of horses. Deserters from Longstreet's army say that he is doubtless moving to join Gen. Lee's army. Lieut Col. Davis of the 11th Tennessee cavalry, who was wounded and taken pris oner on the 22d of February last,has escap ed and reached our lines safely. He was treated very inhumanly 'while in the hands of the rebels. " ' , I On the morning of the 12th, fifty rebels attempted to land near Port Royal ferry, but failed.' -Four contrabands who escaped from Charleston had reached our blockading fleet 00BEESP0NDENCE OF THE J0URNAL- Letter f2i East Virginia. Camp of 6th Regt., P. R. V."C. 1 March 17th, 1864. j To the Editor of the Raftsman's Journal : Dear Sir : Having formed an acquaintance with Mr. Adam Jury of Clear field county, Penn'a, who of late has joined our company (which is company G 6th Pa. Res.) By the report of Mr. Jury I learn that there is a French settlement in your vi cinity. I should be pleased to maictheir acquaintance, and if any one desires to join the Union army, I wish to invite them to join our regiment, as I am the only French man in the Cth regiment of Reserves. I should think that there should be no delay in waiting for any better cause. As I am a stranger f will make the following statement I was born in the city of Algiers, which is under the French Dominion Jemn'x F. ant D troups) and schooled in the State of Jr ranee, notwithstanding the Sovereign of France. I am a descendant of a Free Glee, but a lover of" humanity and justice from childhood. I have examined the influence of aristocracy with its tvrrannv and the dan gers of its effects. I assisted in the last revolution of France (in the city of Paris) T?.-,U OLUl 10 40 1 T 1 , ' auu. ..om wnere j. receiveu a scar by assisting to overthrow the monarchial Gov ernment, (which deeds I can never forget,) where multitude after multitude of brave sons sacrificed their lives in unloosing the yoke of tyranny ; which became quite em blematic and which history will give an ac count of. As I have stated above : a lover of moral virtue, humanity, justice, and christian liberty, and a friend to all who are in aid and support of a National Diplomacy, and that the deeds of the hero of Amorim (Washington) will never die, his emblem I will maintain. While cherishing its proud eagle and emblem we have enjoyed freedom and happiness the happiest of happy na tions that history could describe.. While there has- appeared the dangers of aristocracy which I deem- as a worm in a growing apple, (which worm is the destruc tor of the fruit and is robbing it of its fla vor and nature,) therefore, 1 cannot speak of my progression further. Of the devour ing worm which is the destructor of the fruit and its nature the destructor of our happiness which arose by the influence of wealth, is only the baggage of fortune from which the possessors and successors are named or styled the Knight party or Noble men of aristocracy who are our greatest capitalists of the country and who have gained their wealth by speculating off a free Government. The aristocracy has exerted its influence to the effect of overthrowing cur free insti tutions, and that, too, of the best govern ment that' ever existed, and thereon to cre ate an ever ruling Monarchial Government, and to style their party with the Golden crown. A portion of that oartv naa for Mc , while the other portion aimed for Jeff, and a bloody conflict has distnrlWI our happiness and our happy homes. But mis na aroused the brave Washingtonians and brought them to the field of battle to maintain the rights of the ! Wash in, rrtn Government. Uut, notwithstanding all aims either for Mac or Jeff, the Washing touians say that tbey have no fear, (for their cause is just.) and history will do us justice, and Washington will yet triumph over mon archy, and may an overwhelming Providence protect our banner. The time is coming fast when our emblem will reflect in every freemen's heart, and our brighi stars will increase in favor over the whole world. Please give room in your paper and oblige Pierre Breciibill. vm. Cornell Jewett Visits Ex-Presidant " ' Buchanan. The irrepressible Jewett is again in print. The Philadelphia iV&w publishes a long document from him, which is thus summed up in its editarial columns : Yesterday Mr. Jewett set forth on a pll gnniage to Wheatland, expressly to obtain from the oracle there in teumorarv rpri ment, such a revelation as mio-lit. guide the nation out of its difficulties. The chief facts established are that Mr. Jewett saw Mr. Buchanan, that Mr, Buchanan told Mr. Jewett he I Mr. Buchanan 1 would Kn vindicated in after ages, and that Mr. Jew ett believed him. ' Mr. Jewett has had ap-' parently found a match in Mr. Buchanan. Though he wrote the ex-President quite a long letter, he failed to obtain from him a single written line, and was obliged to be satisfied with an extract from the Lancas ter Examiner of 1861. From his report of the conversar.i.-in how ever, we gather that the oracle believed that' the loyal people of America could down the rebellion, and that flow from other means, which he could not see because of a cloud ? tht. ha r- ,GrSSlcy for nis conversation, and ' thought Mr. Bennett was riaht - Kf rebels were actinir in a mnunr'ntmn Unconstitutional manner, anil lnf tka ;nn . , 1 WAMV ItVVIVU - ot the Government was also constitutional and unconstitutional ; that the war is use-. ess, and should be sustained : that he wa very sorry for the war, and had nothing- to regret in regard to his national career ; and, ; m conclusion, that he wanted to see the II-- nion restored upon the principles of Janiea. Buchanan's Administration, and , that, al-' though he insisted on American ' indepen dence, he desired speedy peace, which could : only be by European intervention. All of , which is in the usual nianner.of oracles, an.l ' very consoling to the country- POCLTRV YARD.-Effes intended for hatching chickens should never be chilled. Put them in a cool, drv cellar or room ' where they will not be too warm or too cold, as soon as laid. -. ' - : i 1 Ducks shoidd have tub." of water supplied,' where pond or rreams- are not avessible. -:
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