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BY 8. J. BOW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDMSSDAY, JULY 13, 1864,
VOL. lti.-AT0. 46.
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LIGHT AND SHADOW.
Vou who judge by what you see.
Often fail to judge aright;
Stars are ebiuiug tjulemnly.
Id the day aa in the night ;
All the day they lie concealed
By the glory of the sun ;
Lot at eve thuy shine revealed
in the azure, one by one.
o the daylight of a smile,
- May but veil the human face,
Hiding for a littlS tfhile.
Doubt, and care, and sorrow's trace ;
So, when shadow-clouds of woe
O'er a happy face arise,
Still beneath the shadows glow
Stars of joy in gentle eyss.
Life is arched with changing skies;
Karely are they what they seem ;
rixniles we hare, aud ajsq sigh?
Much we know, but more we dream,
Look beneath the outward show.
To the shadow or the light;
And, from what you surely know,
Learn to see and judge aright
Thoughts, at the Falls of Niagara.
BY G. SI1CLTZ.
On October first, in sixty-three,
We appreach'd the Falls to see.
We heard Niagara's waters roar,
Down a hundred feet, or more ;
And when the falls we did view.
'Tm a scence sublime and new :
The tbund'ring cataract rushes down, .
And rocks and shakes the very ground.
The American falls are very grand ;
.ext, Uoat-lf land's solid laud.
Where 8am Patch made hisfameuslcap
Into Niagara's roarinj; deep.
The curving falls, on Canada's side.
Are r.ot so high, but more wide.
Ureal Nature a works ! So grand! sublime!
Hush on. through everlasting time.
Mr. Nasby mil Support McClellan.
Chi kcii It a he New Dispensascn
April 1, 1SC4.
I am a reeznable luan, and am distiiurisht
1
vr not qiiarrelin with bred and butter, per-
T i ,.f. 11 1 .1
wuioii i km asseitain me lOKasnen uv me
bred and butter aforesaid, with any reezna
ble degree uv sertenty. Akootnis on the
matter uv bred and butter i a tiute in a!i
uv the Nasby family, ceptin v.uii, who is
carrying a musket at' 13 per muuth, for
i rinsippk;, ez be sez. We hev repoodtatid
iiim.
The Dimotrasy appere to want MiekLel
lan. Ef he is tho only tJnJn e kin elect, I
iuu content. I hev alius bin JpCso limn,
ut exjejensy, which is the clasjkle IVaze
fer brei and butter.uiite.indoosr r'ic. to Hop.
1 sun usi - sich. Fer a Dimekrat wli voti 1
Bank and anti-Bank, Tariff and anti-Tariff.
Slavery and anti-Slavery, Ncbrasky and
anti-Ncbrasky, and who hez suintimes bin
one both sides uv the sail:) question, to
m ansi. for .lich a won, I say, to he-;ert:ite
now would be iiki the man iu tho skripter,
v ho strained at a pate and sv?;'ll..V'd a saw
mill.
Let MiekLellan give bonl- to perform ez
iblloze, and I'm his huckleberry, other
wise I'm agin hint, wun and indivisible,
now and furever. f want to atipelatc :
1. That the deserters and dismi.-t orfisers
rich ez Fiisjon Porter, et a!!, sbr hrr ivt j
over haff the appointments, j:Ico us a fair 1
;-hoW.
2. Thai he shf-l patch up a pee.-e with his
Sutherue fiends ez oon ez pi.ibie after his
iniiojrei ashen.
3. That et it should l.e uesided that the
interests of the Dimekratick paify re?rr '
tontinooenee uvthe war. at"? rui appele shel
le maid for Dimekratiek volunteer-:, bo shel
not, uuder eny s erkumstancis whatever, at
my time or in eny plais, in'terler in eny
way with the tuanijiueiit uv the armies eep
'.'.u theia as may hev ben drafted from Abii
s"tiun ueestriks.
4. That ez a garanty t bat justice shel be j
urn i hem ez hez fought the sotoiers in the
North, the follerin eabbvnit thei be appint-
Kt-rnandy Woc-J. Sekertary uv Stait.
fes.-e D. Drite, Sekertary uv War.
aiiiincdary, SekerUirv uv the Navy.
F. I'ecrse, 1. M. geiVer:.!. .
j. These, slil hev the fust i.iek V t'lie
"!ies fer ther trend?. (Kz nun uv em bed
;t trend in the Federal armies, th peesemen
wood ! perfectly safe under this arrange
ment. Let MiekLellan maik these pie Jlj'is, and
I'll support him, and" bring with me my en
tire church. I will teny all I evf s;d agin
hiin. I will maik atfidjA'Hs fuat he is the
fust general uv the age. I wiil sware to
tein an original MiekLellan man. alluz re
cogtiized in "him a master-mind, and the on
1 n'.an capable uv savin the country, and
it'&ik jch utber affidavits ez may fra rati ate
to time be neceessary. Ijit this be dun and
o Miav possihlv bete Linkin.
"I'etroleum V. Nasby.
Paster uv sed church, in charge.
No man and no woman is safe who has
';'? formed the habit of looking to drink
for solace, or cheerfulness or comfort.
While the world goes well they will likely
temperate ; but the habit is built, the
railroad to destruction is cut ready for use,
he rails are bid -down, the Ftation houses
wet-ted. and the track is on the line waiting
'. -; for the locomotive ; it conies to us ;
' grapples 11 and away we go' in' a moment,
n the line we have been years construct--g-
iikt- a flash of lightning, to destruction.
t'Aa. Reailc
. lo not visit the sick when you are fa
pied, or when in a state of perspiration,
tt'ith the stomach empty for in such
c-nditions you are liable to take the infec-nn-
When the disease is very contagious,
Tiethe side of the patient which is near the
indow. Do not enter the room the first
lng in the morning before it lias been air
?J; and when you come away, take some
change your clothing immediately, and
!pos the latter to the air tor some days.
J9ltcco faoke is a' preventative of malaria.
, Euined, or Not ?
"Gold is l'JO, aud the property of the
country will be clestoyed," says Mr, Faint
heart. "Gold is going up to 200, and I shall he
broke," say Mr. Weakknees.
"! am ruined ? My bank balance is worth
only oo cents ou a dollar," says Mr. Never
think. . Let us stop a moment, gentlemen, and
look into this matter. Facts are better
than fears, and principle is better than pre
judice. You are suffering yes, suffering
there is no other word for it under the de
lusii ri that tile amount of gold and .silver
coin in tho country is an equivalent of its
wealth. Now, do you know, that the high
est financial authorities ha e never estima
ted this amount at over two hundred and tit
ty millions, and it is probably much less,
even, iu tinie of peace. But suppose we
admit that it is three hundred millions :
and now do you know that, according to the
United States Census, in 1800, tho wealth
of the country its real and personal prop
erty was estimated (rather too low than
too high) at fifteen thousand millions ? If
you will take your pencil and cypher out the
proportion that three hundred millions in
spcw b"tv to fifteen thousand millions of
property : you will discover that it is
WJlat? Fifiy per c-.uitum ? No. Twenty
five per centum ? No ! but exactly two per
cent ; that is the who Amount of specie in
the country never was two per cent., or a
fiftieth part of the specie value of the prop
erty, and if, at- any one time, the whole pro
perty of the county had been forced to .sale
for the specie in the country, it would not
have Lrought two ccmU on the duilar of its
actual specie value.
Specie, sr the currency tht't fna'y stand
for it, is only the convenient and recognized
medium for m aking an exchange of products.
It represents property in the maket, pro
perty in transit, but never the fixed proper
ty of a nation. Money is the lubricator. It
does not make vaines ; it simply, lubricates
the machinery, and keeps the wheels of fom
murce running smoothly. When too abun
dant, the wheels run too fast ; and when
scarce; there is too much friction.
And now. Mr. Faintheart, can you pick
a flaw in our statement? is.it .riot absolute
truth ? But what shall we say Mr. Weak
knees who is afraid of bankruptcy, and Mr.
Neverthink, who is only afraid of his bank
balances ? Jf Mr. Weakknees is in debt, it
is- now easy to get oot it. Pay up while
money is plenty, and be happy.
If a mortgage on youv land will bo due
next year, or any year, provide for it liow
while you are getting high juices for every
thing yo; i sell. But, Mr. Neverthink, you
have, say, a hank balance of 20,1100. I'ou
are afraid that gold is going up or apcr.go
iiig do'VM. Iy.'Ut out of sight, and yon wish
to invest l!iis balance it! productive proper
ty. Will you buy a liou.se worth only 810,
OiM in s;p.Ve. and pay for it $1X.0" in cur-.
I'tvcy ?. Suppose you wish, to sell th's't. house
after the resumption of specie payments, it
will bring you only SI 0.000. and you will
have lost exactly VsoOO. Will that be a.
shrewd operation '! We think we can "put
you up" n something better something by
which' yo'y can make your bank balance or
currency, n.t only worth its face in gold,
but a premium besides Invent in Govern
ment Bonds ; buy 10-40' s. After the war
i- over, and they pay a liberal gold interest
from' the beginning. If they s; re not safe,
the:;: l b property is safe. The same spirit
ot anarchy that would repudiate :you'r prop
erty in the national debt, v'ould repudiate
it in your house. If the law will not pro
tect you in one description of property, it
will n'ot in' another, and your greatest safety
as well as profit is in maintaining and
strengthening the Government that main
tains and supports the laws.
.The story started, when Andrew Johnson
was nominated for vice President, that in
addition to having been a "boorish tailor,"
he had abandoned his poor old mother, and
that she is, at the age of more than seventy
years, traversing the streets of Philadelphia,,
with a basket on her arm', selling tripe fur a
living, is suddenly cut short by the fact that
the mother of Gov. Johnson died seventeen
years ago in Greeneville, Tenn., carefully
attended and cherished by her son, and all
the family, to her lr'test breath. Had the
story not been pitched too strong, it might
have found some believers.
When the secessionists in the Senate of the
United States were leaving their posts for
the purp-.se of plunging the country into
civil war. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee,
then a Senator, pointing his finger signifi
can ly at Jefferson Davis, said : "If I were
the President I would arrest you as traitors,
try you as traitorsjand hang you as traitors !"
His course from that moment to this has
been consistent with the declaration. It is
this right character and determination, dis
played whenever and wherever there has
been occasion for it, that has gven him the
nomination for the Vice' Presidency.
Crvivivii Pirpfts. Take ft nail of oo'd
water, and add to it three gills of oxgall.
Hub it into the carpet with a soft brush. It
will raise a lather ; which must be washed
off witlr clear cchl water. Kub dry with a
clean do h. In nailing down a carpet after
the floor has been washed, be certain that
the floor is quite dry, or the mil will rut
and injure the . carpet: Fullers' earth is
used for cleaning carpets, andweak solutions
of alum or soda are used for reviving the
colors. The crumb of a hot wheaten bar
rubbed over a carpet has been found effec
tive. A little daughter of a proprietor of a coal
mine iu Pennsylvania was inquisitive as to
the nature of hell, upon which her f ather
repressed it to be a large gulf ol fire, of
the most prodigious extent. la, said
she, "couldn't you get the devil to buy coal
of vou."
The Dogma of State Sovereignty.
Whenever a man is heard to play upon
the old and thread bare string of "State
Bights" and "State Sovereignty," the con
clusion may at once be safely drawn that
he is unsound if heart, in relation to putting
down the rebellion and restoring the Nation
al authority. Under our National Consti
tution there never has leen nor can be such
a thing as seperate and independent State
Sovereignty. Sovereignty pre -supposes
something supreme. It acknowledges no
right of interference or contract on the part
of any other authority. If one of the States
of the Union could assert Sovereign author
ity, it could enter into any alliance or make
any treaty that it might deem proper with
any foreign power. For wise purposes, po
litical Sovereignty never was lodged with
one of the States. The very fact that no
intercourse can take place with any foreign
power only through the medium of the gen
eral Government, -clearly demonstrates the
intention of the framers of the Constitu
tion to keep the States in a subordinate po
sition. Foreign powers, all over the Globe,
deal and hold Intercourse alone with the Na
tional Government.
In looking back through the history of all
active and prominent Secessionists, it will be
found that they were earnest advocates of
the dogma of "State Sovereignt-." The
chief object of the false doctrines so persis
tently urged on this subject, was to weaken
the public regard and affection for the Na
tional authority, and thus prepare for the
destruction of the Union. "State Sover
eignty" practically applied, means tire de
struction of the Bepublic, or in other words
National Suicide;
Let every true patriot, then, set his face
like flint against the further propagation of
this monstrous political heresy. The great
sentiment to be renewed acd taught in all
coming time, should be that the National
authority is, and of right ought to be, all
powerful and supreme." The present terri
ble conflict through which we are now pass
ing, will demonstrate too clearly for dispute,
that we are only to he saved from ruin through
the strong arm of the National government,
represented by one common flag honored
and respected throughout the earth. Xew
Ltme A" C. Times.
A Beautiful Figure.
Li e is beautifully compared to a fountain
fed by a thousand streams.that perish if one
be dried. It is a silver chord twisted with
a thousand strings that fart asunder if one
be broken. Frail-nnd thoughtless mortals are
surrounded by innumerable dangers, which
inake.it much more strange that they escape
so long, than that they almost all perish sud
denly at last. We are encompassed with ac
cidents to crush the moidderingteneinentswe
inhabit. Tho seeds of disease are planted in
our constitutions by nature. The earth and
atmosphere whence we draw the breath of
life are impregnated with death; health is
made tooperate its own destruction ; the food
that nourishes containing the elements of de
cay; the soul that animates it, by vivifying
first, tends to wear it out by its own action";
death lurks iu ambush along the paths.
i;otwithstnudm' this is the truth so palpably
confirmed by the daily example before our
fc3-e, how little do we lay it at heart ! We
see friends and neighbors die among us, but
how seldom does it occur to our thoughts that
our knell-shall perhaps srive the next fruit
less warning to the world!
Andrew Johnson.
Andy Johnson was once a tailor: The
journals of that party who endeavor to wear
the name "Democratic," because there is
not bin? else democratic but the name, of
course sneer at the Union party for nominat
ing a tailor a "greasy mechanic" a "low
inudsiii." That party which, where it has
the most absolute. ascendancy and the largest
inajoity, viz : in South Carolina, suffers no
man to vote unless he owns ten slaves or is
worth ten thousand dollars, mut of course
have its gibe and jeer, when the Republicans
select a farmer, or, in Copperhead slang, a
"rail-splittr," for President, and a tailor,
or, accordirg to the Copperhead sneer, a
"goose," for Aricc President, The differ
ence is this, that while our candidate fbrViee
President once, in the practice of his profes
sion, owned a goose, the Copperhead favor
ite was a goose himself. Our President no
dotibt was very handy at splitting his rails,
and the Cooperhead partv rails at him be
cause they fear he will split his railers.
Chicago Tribune.
Tlie statement of Senator "Wilson, that
since the 17th of Cctobcr last six hundred
thousand men,' to say nothing of blacks. have
been recruited, and that within the year sev
en hundred thousand men have been placed
in the ranks is severely criticised by the Chi
cago Tribune. According to that journal
tlie whole number is but two hundred and
sixty-nine thousand, from which a deduction
of two hundred and five thousand should be
made for losses, desertions and expiration
of service
Clinign V. a a nnnt.nivr1 in trifl nftiffhbor-
UliVluiuu i..'.-- . ... 0
hood of Alatoona about thirty iron works,
and at Etowah and other places more facto
ries of tlie rebels fell into our hands. In
fact this march of Sherman has inflicted
prodigious injury upon the rebel cause, and
as the country occupied is now firmly held,
the idea that Johnson has only temporarily
yielded it up is prepoterous.
"Helen," said a landlady to her servant,
"was there any fire in the kitchen last night
when you were sitting up ?' ' Yes, ma am,
said Helen, "there was a spark there when
I went down, and I soon fanned it into a
fiame. ' ' The landlady looked suspciously at
Helen, but the innocent girl went on scrub
bing and humming "Katy Darling.
The enrollment in the State of West Vir
ginia includes th? names of 35-66? persons.
Raftsman's gfblmutl.
CLEARFIELD, PA., JULY 13, 1804.
CORKESPONDENCE OF THE JOUEMl.
Letter from Portsmouth, Va.
IIead-qcarters. Bat. A, IstPa.Aut.
Portsmouth, Va., June 24, 1864.
Dkar Row : After a long silence I am
tempted, by your permission, to renew my
acquaintance with the Jwirn'al, which,, on
my part, has grown somewhat occasional,
but on its part, the familiarity has been con
stantly kept up ; and, with bui enly one or
two exceptions, it has proved weekly to be
a very welcome intruder upon my time arid
attention. My object iu writing at this time,
is not with any hope of communicating any
thing that would he likely to interest you,
or your readers ; for the circumstances in
which we find ourselves, will riot admit of
obtaining any news which could possibly
reach you in advance of that which finds
its way to you through the regularly j ire
scribed channels. You are doubtless aware,
crb this, that when the new order of things
took place in our armies, and they began to
move forward in quest of the foe, our bat
tery was assigned a position on t he extreme
left, so that, necessarily, notwithstanding
the great fb'rjk movement by the left, we
have failed to get nearer than four days
march of the scene of conflict; consequent
ly my opportunities for obtaining items have
been exceedingly limited.
In the absence of all news of an exciting
character, 1 shall content myself this time
with congratulating you upon the unparal
lelled success that has, with only one or two
exceptions, attended every move of our ar
mies, in their onward and triumphant march
towards the citadel of treason, and which
has already drawn aside the curtain which
concealed the end from view, and we can
now look forward with expectation to a
speedy termination of the war.
While all eyes are turned towards the o.rw
erat ions of our armies, another subject, second
only in importance to their success, presents
itself for the consideration of the people,
and that is, whether it would be wise or ex
pedient to "swap horses while crossing a
stream?" I welcome the Journal to the
camp this week, with the honored names of
Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johuson,
flung to the breeze at its. masthead, as the
names just now, of all others, for the two
first places in the gift of the American peo
ple. To say that the action cf the Balti
more Convention gives satisfaction to nine
tenths ot the soldiers in the aruiy, I am sat
isfied would come short of the truth, and if
I were to judge the whole, by the unanimi
ty of sentiment expressed by ti e soldiers in
tliis fccction, I would not hesitate to assert,
that iiin.eteen'-tweijtieths of them, should
they have the opportunity, would cast their
vote for the re-election of the man, who, by
his practical wisdom, unselfish patriotism,
and unswerving fidelity to the. Constitution
arid the principles of American Liberty,un
der circumstances of the most unparalelled
difficulty, has entwined himself around the
affections of their hearts.
The name of President Lincoln has be
come a synonym of all that is grand aud no
ble in the human character ; and he has by
liis magnanimity and forbearance elicited the
admiration of every friend of the Union,
and built up for himself a fame that will
continue f grow bright as long as the name
of Liberty has a hold upon the affections of
the people, and the name of treason is a bye
word anJ reproach, lie has made himself
a fame which is destined to fill a large place,
and shed a bright halo, upon the future his
toiy of this counfy, which will riot be con
tiiH'd to it alone, but will illumine the dark
ness of the despotisms of the old world for
succeeding ages. His name is eminently fit
to be associated with that of the immortal
Washington illustrating the sublime truth,
that, as the Father of his country with his
compatriots hurled back from our shores an
arrogant power which sought to fasten upon
them the chains of tyrany, and afterwards
dug deep down to the eternal rock of truth
for a foundation upon which to rear a model
Republic which should endure for ages ; so
the other, raised up, as it were, to be the
X'eiovr of his country has, by his straight
forwardness, his singleness of purpose, and
sound, practical wisdom, aided by the pop
ular voice of the people, so controlled the
tide of events, as to preserve the noble
structure firm upon its immovable base, in
spite of the surging and foaming waves of
treason and fanatacism which have. lashed
themselves into fury, and spent tbeif strength
in vain against the immovable walls.
Though the structure has been shorn of
some of its fair proportions, with here and
there a column tottering, the edifice stands
firm, and the vital spirit of Liberty which
is stTil enshrined there is soon destined to
rise, with unequalled brilliancy, from the
din of war and clash of arms, to sh'irie till
the Nation is purified, redeemed and disen
thralled. Anything that can contribute to
such a result, and perpetuate the fame and
grandeur of the institutions of the country
at home, and abroad, is necessarily of inter
est ; enlists the warmest sympathies, and
awakeus the noblest aspirations m the breast
of every patriot of the land not the least
among which is the A'mferrtati soldier. He
is keeuly alive to everything that has the
integrity of his country and the honor of its
flag in view, and by the performance of his
arduous duties in the field, is giving practi
cal force to his profession. He has, in a
measure, taken his life in his hands, and
hastened to interpose it between the enemies
of his country, and the dearest object of his
earthly affections. Let it not be imputed
to him, that he is insensible of the require
ments of the noblest duty that has ever de
volved upon any man, but is now discharg
ing them in a manner which elicits the com
mendation of all who'll w? the priceless leg
acy inherited from the Fathers of the Re
public. That the exceptions to the general rule
prevail, in regard to the sentiments of those
who have gone forth to fight their country's
battles, I do pot deny. To assume other
wise, would be to reverse the order of things
which has prevailed since the world began.
There are always those whose minds have
been so vitiated and distorted, by ihe influ
ences that are brought to bear upon them,
which makes them callous to the influence
of every good and noble aspiration, but it
will ever be borne in mind that these excep
tions can never determine the sentiment that
obtains with the masses.
It has been a subject of some controversy,
within the last three years, whether the cit
izen, who has for the time a.sumed the pro
fession of the soldier, has sunk his rights of
citizenship in the profession, thereby ren
dering him unfit to perform the highest pre
rogatives known by our, laws," c'r whether in
the light of common justice he is not fairly
entitled to. and as fully capable of exercis
ing the privilege of the elective franchise as
intelligently in the camp as at his place of
residence? Surely, the soldier has not for
gotten the tradition of his early training, or
the inspiration that has been inculcated in
his being in a loj-al atmosphere, by the re
lation he at present sustains to the atmos
phere of treason.
The patriot finds no difiic-ulty "n determin
ing these questions satisfactorily, but the
carping sycophant of an abstract idea, 'ro
fesses to see much injustice in extending
the privilege of voting to the soldier, and
will doubtless leave no means untried to de
prive him of the boon, notwithstanu they
unblushingly assert that the ideas of the
soldiers and their own assimilate and flow in
the same channels ; it this be so. Jet them
busy themselves in providing facilities for
the "test.
Although the Constitution of Pennsylva
nia did not explicitly provide for the exi
gencies of the present, but required all the
citizens thereof, chiimintr to exercise the
right of suffrage, should he present in! per
son at the place of election in their respec
tive districts ; yet.without doing violence to
the institutions of the Commonwealth, the
right of suffrage might have been extend
ed to her soldiers in the field, had not such
liscense been frustrated by the decision of
the highest judicial authority in the State,
the majority of whose members were, self
evidently, controlled by a subserviency to
partisan interests. But the present Legis
lature, controlled by the popular will, as
shown in the deference it has paid thereto,
has wisely taken such action, which, if rat
ified by the people, will totally invalidate
the decision of the Supreme Court ; and
this action of the Legislature has been char
acterized with such unanimity ag should car
ry conviction to the minds of the masses r.n
to their duty on the first Tuesday of August
next. In order that the decision of the
people may be overwhelmingly successful in
favor of the proposed modification! of the
Constitution, it is absolrtely necessary that
the Union-loving men should squarely and
determinedly come up to the work.
No argument that I could use, would per
haps influence; any voter of Clearfield coun
ty to relinquish any conclusion he may have
arrived at in regard to this question ; but
in behalf of the Pennsylvania soldiers who
are associated with me, and whom I know
to be intensely anxious to have a decision
in their favor, I would appeal to every vo
ter to give every consideration compatible
with justice, to the desires of the soldiers,
before he decides to cut them off from the
only personal privilege they have ever asked
directly at the hands of the people of Penn
sylvania, and rest assured, if the privilege
is extended to them, they wiil use it wisely
and judiciously in favor of those principles
which have for their object, the perpetuity
of the American Union. No circumstance
can alienate our affections from any objects
which seek the honor and glory of this great
Nation ; and though our persons are some
what under restraint, our minds and our
hearts are still unfettered and ever beat re
sponsive to those measures which will give
the priceless boon of Liberty to every man,
woman and child" within this our vastdomain.
and will make an example lor emulation
throughout the nations of the earth.
Yours truly, w.' R. P.
The Fourth at Chestnut Eidge.
Chestnut Ridge, July 5th 18o4.
Mr. Editor. Perhaps something under
this head may not be uninteresting to the
many loyal readers of your excellent Jour
nal. 1 therefore take the opportunity of
saying, that independence day was not for
gotten at this place. A neighboring Sab
bath School wished to celebrate the day with
us, but owing to the fact, I suppose, that
they did not know just when the 4th of July
came iu leap year, they backed out. V. e
however, mada preparations for a celebra
tion, and it is not neceessary, I presume, to
tell you we had a good time.. There were
about four hundred people in' attendance.
Not more than 80 ot this number . belonged
to our school. At about 8 o'clock ire march
ed from the school house to the grove.aceom
panied by a martial band, a very beautiful
banner, "and the emblem of our country's
pride, the stripes and stars." After arriving
at the ground the rules of order were read
by the Marshall, and the exercises were o
pened with prayer by Rev. Win. T. Ritchie,
after which'the Declaration of Independence
was read by Miss Hannah II. t Hartshorn".
The next in order was the leading aildress."
After this Mr Ritchie was called and enter
tertained the audience for a short time with
a most excellent, a3 well as patriotic ad
dress. Mr. R. spoke of the battle of Get
tysburg, which oecured one year ago, and
called our attention to that ai another cir
cumstance which should render the day of our
country's brith doubly dear to the citizens of
Pennsylvania. He also spoke of the pros
pocts of th Nation He said there was a
bright place in the dark cloud that was hang
ing over our Nation, at least as large as the
little cloud which Elijah's (servant saw and
which was the sign of abundance of rain and
that we had gained an inroad upon every
rebel State. The address was in all respects
the one for the times. After this we had
tlie pleasure of partaking of the contents of
the well laden baskets prepared by the La
dies of Chestnut Ridge and vicinity. The
afternoon was spent in various amusements.
Everything passed off pleasantly except,
tliat we were annoyed in tho afternoon by
the appearance of two drunken McClellau
Democrats, as they styled themselves, We
are accustomed to seeing these kind of men,
and although their presence gave us annoy
ance, we considered the source from whence
it came. Had they .- id they were suppor
ters of Lincoln we would have been ashamed
of them. But enough of this. The day, as
we said, passed pleasantly. It was enough
to make one nappy to see the bright, sunny
faces of the children, aud to know that they
were enjoying their indejendenee. We
have a flourishing Sabbath. . School in this
place, which we do not think can be excell
ed by any country school in the county. It
is conducted on the Union principles from
the fact that this is a Union neighborhood,
We love the day of our freedom, as every
loyal person should, and trust the time is
nigh at band, when this unholy rebellion,
which aims to destroy our liberties, may be
beard of no more. And lest I should weary
your patience I will cloe by saying, G,od
snecd the dav when treason. North and South,
shall bb numbered among the things that
were. I subscribe myself
Respectfully yours, K. L
Patrick Henry Interrogated.
As germain to the subiect of duels, we re
colect hearing from the late Chief Justice
Marshal, that Gov. Giles, of .Virginia, once
addressed a note cf this tenor to Patrick
Henry.
"Sir ; I understand that vou have called
me a 'bobT.taiT prlitician. 1 wish tp jinow
if it be true ; and if trueVyourmeanin'g."
, "Wm. B. Giles."
To which Mr. Henry replies in this wise;
"Sir: I do not recollect having called
3ou a bob-tail politician at any time, but
think it probable I have. Not recollecting
the time or occasion, I can1 1 say what I dla
meaii ; but if you will tell me what you
think I meant, I will say whether you are
correct or not. Very resjjectfully,
"Patrick Henry."
The Moderator of the late General Assem
bly of the United Presbyterian Church an
nounces that the 1st of Septeniter has bei-n.
fixed as a last day, unless the President of
the United States may designate an earlier
day. That day will,, therefore, in accord
ance with the action of the U. P. General
Assembly, be observed by the United Pres
byterian Church.
-
. What odd names some mortals arc bless
ed with ? A family in Mchigan actually
named thpir, last child, Finis, supposing
tb;it it .was their last, but they aferwards
happened to have a daughter and two sons,
whom they called Addenda, Appendix, and
Supplement. A man in Pennsylvania called
lils son James Also, an! the third William
Likewise.
"Are vou. a skilful mechanic?" "Yes,
sir." "What can you make?" "Oh al
most anything in my line." "Can you
make a devil ?" "Certainly just put up
your foot and I will split it iu three seconds.
I never saw a chap in my life that requires
less alteration."
Some fnuiana soldiers on a sccut in the
mountains of Georgia, came upon a house
occupied by an old woman.' "Well, old
women, what are you, secesh?' said the
leader. 'No,' said she. 'What then?'
"Baptist, and always was," said she
promptly. '
Missouri is going into the turpentine bu
siness, aud promises to furnish the supply
cut short hy the.. secession of South Caroli
na. A Boston company ha3 purchased three
thousand acres of pine trees, and is now e
recting the necessary works and stills.
The finest block in the city of ' Louisville
was laid in ruins hy fire on Friday a-week.
The loss is estimated at not less than $3,
500,000. The Louisville Press describes the
flames thus : "Its power was grand, terrific
and uncontrolable."
With the consent of Gen. Grant, the
Christ ian Commission has sent to City PoinC
from Baltimore steam-fire engine No. 4 for
the purpose of P. rcing water lrom the James
River to the hospitals, a distance of one
mile from the river.
Abel Stearns, of Los Angelos, California,
is the largest cattle and land owner in the
United States. This year hi? stock consist
ed of 48,000 besides 9,000 calves. He. lost
7,000 cattle, last winter through want of food."
A Dutchman describes New York as "ber
ry fiue people, who go about der streets
scheating ach oder, and dey call dat pizzi
ness." Pretty correct picture, that, Judg
ing from the late gold. gambling operations.
"John," said a doting parent to her gor-
mandized son, do you reauy trunic you can
eat
tyi
Millions of locucts are making their ap--jSeararice
in Wisconsin. Many persons have
. been so severely stung . bythem that they
are not expected to live. Their last appear
ance was in 1849.
The receipts of the Western Nt York"
branch of the Christian'Commissiort at Hnf
falo to July 1st were $7,452 01. z :
the whole ot that puaamg too lmpum-
?" "I don't know ma.' . replied, the
iuiig glutton, "but I can with a spoon. '