Raftsman's journal. (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, August 10, 1864, Image 2

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CLEARFIELD, PA-, AUGU3T 10, 1254.
3 AT LP SAL C5I0S S0ISATI05.
ABRAHAM LI5C0L5, cf IEi-wi.
A5D2E7? J0E5SO5, of Texiesaee.
C5I0.1f ELECTORAL TICK ETT.
MORTOS it MICHAEL, a 1-hiladelpl.U,
TE0XA3 CtySIS'illAM. tX Bea-rer.
1 Egbert P Kit?,
X Htr.rj Bases,
4 Wil".ia H. Kent,
BartioH. JeiktL
4 Char! K. Rack,
7 Egbert Parke,
9 Aervo Mill.
9 Jot A. Uietuai.
1 Richard H. CorybU.
11 Edward Holliday,
12 OvieiF.
13 Hits W. HTI.
14 Clsr" H J'hri&er,
1 Jin Witter.
17 DaH W.Vfwii
! I J Jobs PitV.X.
I 2t ilritrtrl kltrtr,
j 2i Jfrfia P. Ptiitey.
j 2t Join W. BUscitr-l,
TLe Bandag cf CTas-.teralorg.
It wonld appear frora a otatfeiiierit of CoL
A. K. McCIare, the editor of the fJTuirn
herifjvrg RjtU'ry, that the r.-Lrl fyroe nn-
3,000 nd that tLey pknted two batteries
to oommnd the town ao-L protect the
who plundered wl bnrnd the town. Tt h
eald, that owt woman and two children were
Lamed in thir home. TLe kr u orer riro
m3LifM of dollims, aivl three thousand peo
ple are homele." and erery way helpless,
hut they are provMed for and cheered in
their desolate eondltion ly the generous cca
trihatlon.4 of friend-!. It apjears, thit
Gen. Coach had ju?;t forty men within reach
of Chamhersharg srubje'.t to hLi orden. Ar
erill wa oilier orders from Hunter, and al
thotijfh ured by Gen. Coach t fell tack
froni Greencatle to cover ChambersLurg,
was unable to do to io time. The people
under all the circuiagtances, could not hope
to tTe the town, eTen if they had made
the most detertnine'l effortu, as they r
tainly conM not resist this anne'l andwrell
drilled horde of rebel vandals. - They refus
ed tribute, and preferred the torch, and
made m effort to cozaprtanUe with, or rai-ie
6 dollar for the rebel". Hoch appears to be
the clnrumatancci! and facta tmrroundTng tli
burning of Chainberfcburg, an1 the- z&zAe
of that town deserre the gyinpathy and a
irietance of a generous public, for their belf
Bacrificing devotion to their country.
Determined To Do It! Eh ? ;
We clip the following extract from a letter
nigned "Clearfield," and published in the
Elk AdmoU. of July 30th. The extrv
njeakn for itself, arjcf htncfi we subnjit it U
our readers without comment.
"Mr. Kditor : We are now on the Kve
of the Section, for or aainj-.t the amend
ment of the Constitution, allowing the sol
diers to vote, or no. There w a jrre?it deal
of excitement in our county concerning it.
Clearfield the Manner county, will always
earn her oame and remain true to the laut.
I would not be hurpri.-:d if she gave 1300
majority against the Miera voting in the
Geld. lut the draft abxorba all common in
terest and excitement. The question arises
"wLit are we going to do" are we going to
Hubmit quietly, and be driven like cattle to
the Hlauhter J louse, for what eh can it be
called ? There U no way, no lojp hole to
crawl out of it, but one. We know that it
is impracticable to procure substitutes, they
will be beyond tho price of poor men, and
the one, and only way to avoid it,iH,to come
out, in open and avowed resistance, which
the people of Clearfield county, are deter
mined on doing."
The Official Vote on the First Amendment.
Fifty-four countieH have been heard from,
and as the great interest of the election ccn
terson the 1st amendment, we present the
aggregate in fiity-four counties, as follows :
For the 1st amendment, lHC,Hi2
Against amendment, 98,512
Majority in favor of amendment, 8-V00
Cameron, Mk, Forrest, Franklin, Fulton,
Greene, M'Kean, l'ike, Potter, Venango,
Warren and Wayne counties to be heard
from, which will increase the majority sev
eral thourand inoro.
On Sunday morning July 31 fit, Joilct, III.,
was visited by a severe thunder storm, dur
ing which tho German Catholic Church was
struck by lightning. The church was filled
with people, and five peraous were instantly
killed, and fourteen severely injured, three
of whom have bince died. It Is reported
three men who sought shelter from the
htorm under a tree, a fihort distance cast of
the town, were killed by lightning.
The Chicago correspondent of the Missouri
Democrat savs the wire-pullers of the Chi
cago Convention are agitating the name of
Uen. W. 1. bherman, commanding the
Army of the Cumberland, as the Democrat
ic nominee for the Presidency. Good if
the old confiscationist, extenninationist,
emancipationist and war horse only would
take a nomination from peace sneaks 1
9 The Atlanta Appeal of the 24th admits
the loss of six thousand in the battle of the
2t)th, an'd says at the rate of fighting Bince
Hood took command, the rebel army will be
annihilated in throe weeks.
SE0WI55 THE CLOVES TOOT.
We have frwatnilT rt-rtrtfcd fc the fact,
that tbere existed in the .North as tfemett
that sympathized with Southern rebeSoa
that vu oppowi to a Ttroroa prseuti&Q :
cf tlie war rd thai wa predspo-ed to re- j
rl? the a:Litir of the United Stales ly
a2Sfflit2 htlJe attitude to the eTif-i-rce-1
nez.t of a Cri' i- TLLs hti zlmcfA isTaria-
b!r Ltn 'Zxii! by tbe lea krs 21 oreias j
of thzt t:famxx. liit, it aeecii. as the stic-
cei of the rebel caose Lecoci Etore dnibt-
fsl, this faction becomes z&m reckfesj in its
&.-mtriious and taore bold ia it detem;!sa-!
tktZi la array Itstuf in open hostility a?an-t I
the law? of the Gcveniioerit, ail it aa- f
tb'ritifci Ia prxf of tLL fact we q-iote
from tie CkfirfM IvJMenr printed in j
this pU;e, the reaolatlosa ai:-j-td by '"The ?
Central Detr ocratk: Club, cf CkarSeld
eoutty," on 3Ionday r-esicg, Acra-t 1st, I
1 v' , t wit : !
JirvJciL, That peace upon the ba-is of I
tr.e 1 "itiofc as tfjnu&l by our fathers, ia now j
the heartfelt desire of every true lover of
our iri.-ilt-jtioJs, and a3 other political ob- j
ject shc'i! I be inls t yieH to its attain-
nient.
RwAtvl. That w solemnly protect a- j
gainst and utterly repudiate all doeiaas at I
variance therewith, and dno-3Tc,e th znsjy-
ife-to of Abraham Liccnn addrva-fl "to i
whom it may ejrK.fr7." as reTo'utkr:ary in j
sentiment, c-ntrsry to law, ari snbverdve j
of the Constitution : arKl we afSrcn. thai a
I srrant of the jopje who thus plcfe hiiu-
e!f above the law, La.- forftitel rj-tlm
1 'ir copti'leur. r'jqvct, and OBEDI
ENCE.
litafjhvl. That the peojde of the county
be retieted to as--rrj!?e in Mas Conven
tion, at the Court House in CiearSel i, on
Saturday, the 13th of August, 1;C4, at
one o'clock p. m., to expreea in solemn
term their abhorrent to a jriAsngttlon. of
th yr'r for uch object, and to take tueh
o?(-stej a the CKLSLS may gec-m to de
mand. Here we have the vAmn declaration of
men the pretended leader of a great par
ty, and who claim to be "Democrat" that
Abraham Lincoln has not only furn'ted
their "confidence and respect," but their
''oLvJincz" that they Mur a "prolonga
tion of the war" and that tlity intend "to
take such steps "as the crixit may seem to
demand. "
V'hat doei tlst mean," cr what do they j
propose to do ? We apprehend that they i
intewl to discourage a hearty response to 1
the President's call fr more volunteers, and
should the quota of the county not be made
up and a draft take place, then they propose
to resist the authorities if an attempt be
made to take them. That this Ls the criau
to which they refer, we have little doubt ;
otherwise, their resolve "to zxprevt ia vA
emn tfrrrit the.lr oLJiSjrrervre to a prolonga
tton of tlw. vsir," and their declaration that
Abraham Lincoln haa "foTfttt&I their
"ooioe," have no meaoing. , -
And what is the tendency of the course
proposed to te pursued? Is it not recolt
tiomiry flttWoutl Is not this preci.-iely
the kind of argument nsed, and the course
tliat was aIopteJ by the leaders of the reb
els in the South ? Did not they declare they
would not obey the Constitutionally elected
President of the United States? Did not
they take up arms and resist the authori
ties who were r-ient to enforce tho tfn
Should these men they who put forth the
above quoted declarations, and their follow-
er?! resit iiis. enjorcemmi or uie mic in
Clearfield, would they be less guilty than
the Southern rew;ls t Inese are questions
which every veil-meaning man he who
loves his famiiy, hi3 home, his country
should seriou-dy jxmder in his mind ere he
gives countenance to, or participates in, the
course proposed to be pursued by a set of
designing and ambitious political-aspirants.
To follow their advice, woull be to inaugu
rate civil war in our midst, with all it3 con
comitants anarchy, arson, rapine, murder
following in its wake.
Does any sensible man desire such a state
of things, as we have described? We think
not. Then be warned in time. Suffer not
yourselves to be led into difficulties by a few
selfishly wicked men. They are powerless,
unless they can succeed in inducing the un
thinking and credulous and honest masses,
by flattery and misrepresentation, to enter
into their schemes, and assist them in car
rying their nefarious and diabolical plot in
to effect. We repeat if you love your
homes, your families, your life, and alt that
is near and dear to man, beware of the
machinations of these enemies of your
country, lest the hand of retribution falla
heavily upon you and yours.
And now, in conclusion, we direct the at
tention of the authorities of the Common
wealth, and of the National Government,
to this matter, and hope that they will not
le altogether unprepared, should the events
which we have hero deliniated transpire.
The Kf.I'Clse at PrrEHSBURO. The
York Post concludes an article thus :
"At the same time, it remains to be said
that Grant probably could not have gained
the information concerning the nature f
the enemy's works which he needed in any
other war than by an assault. What we
have endeavored to make plain to the reader
is that the failure of an assault on works
of the strength of those at Petersburg-is not
an uncommon incident in a siege ; that it i
not decisive against Grant at all ; that he
maintains over the enemy the same moral
and physical superiority that he acquired
over them at bnottsylvania Uourt House
and that, as Lee has never since that day
dared to assume the offensive against urant.
so he is in no better position to do this now
than he was before the assault."
Read the new advertisements.
Tie ErtLB f tie War.
TLinlmg that the fjSowicg article, from
the Greerhorg We&tiiCTelaEd) Uera7lt
might be of some icterest to that Lstenely
patriotic (?) aad croaking class of iniivila
al?, eosuioaly called cepp-erheads, .we pub
lish it for their lett hoping that they
wi3 read it thoaghtfaHy and prolt ly the
tmih therein eoiiial&ed :
"There b &ct a peace Democrat ia the
country, from the bar-room kif-: r up to VaJ
Lmdigfcam or Feroacdo Wood, who is not
eternally harping on the 'burthea of the
war, which they alk-e they have to bear.
I adiolt the war a tirthen a grievous
burthen but upon whom is it a burthen ?
Certainly not njn -ich lata, becauje they
jersLtingly, refuse t take upon their shoul
ders et p-art of it whatever. There sever
was a time when rsary of them lived better,
or hail more moEey. Thousaiid of them
are inf zlzely bttier o5" to-tiay, in a SnaacisJ
point of view, thsa they would have been,
ta-i there been eo war ; while, as many oth
er thousands never have, and p-erhaps sev
er will t-ay one dollar of Go remmeul tax,
fcUEply because they have nothing to tax
trade, profession, trer-ertv, cr-anvt
bins
nr-
then Why, my dear sir, upon thoe brave
Jellows who have exchanged the coinf c?rt?
and endearments of home f r the camp and
the ba:tlSeid ; who to-day are enduring
the hardship aud dangers of the soldier's
life, for thir country upon them is the
war a burthen. Upon that sun-browned,
war-worn veteran, who has returned to his
home ar;d kindred, maimed and cripp-Ied for
life, L? tie war a burthen. And that noble
patriot who hao not returned, but whose
aohes lie sleeping on the backs of the Poto
mac, lif. ha borne the burthen of the war.
And then there are others who have
bon.e that burthen. The mother who has
given a son to her country she whose eve
ning of life is rendered sad and tdoomy be
cause her boy L not living. The widow
with her falherleis brooi she who strug
gle!, and prayed, and wept when called up
on for her husband a sacriSce which only
a wife can give or understand. Oh, they
have borne this burthen !
And these persons never complain. The
same noble, patriotic spirit that prompted
thern to give, enable thern to endure. And
aa they look up to the blue sky above, and
to that bright world far beyond, where there
is no war. they feel that they have done
well, for God and their conscience approve
of the deed.
For sham", then, rc-ace-croakers, hold
your copper-lined tongue. When you shall
have made a sacrifice like this for your
country, talk of the "burthen of war,' until
then such talk ill becomes you.
The Attitude of the Democratic Party on
1 t
tne nar.
The war in which we are now eni?ajred
was not provoked by the people of the free
States. The blood and carnage of the con
flict, so far as responsibility n concerned.
fjelong to the slave-holders, and through
that class to the leaders of the Democratic
pmrty ail over the country. Every life sac
rificed, every widow, and all the orphans
created, every dollar's worth of material
and property wasted in the effort to crush
rebellion, will be as certainly charged to the
account of the Democratic leaders, by the
historian of the times in which we live, as
the traitor who survive the war will confess
that, had it not been for the misrepresenta
tion and craft of the Democratic leaders,
the South would never have engaged in the
effort to ditsoive the Union. Accustomed
to the monopoly of the patronage of the
Government, living for 3-ears in fat places
created by the partiality of party, the mo
ment the sentiment of the people in the
free States began to change, and the lead
ers of the Democratic party saw that the
end of their rule was at hand, that moment
they began to undermine the foundations of
the Oovernmcnt. Everything in the North
that was done ia the name of freedom was
exaggerated as an assault on the institution
of slavery every step taken by a free State
in the developement of its soil and the in
crease of its ropulation, was presented to
the South as the evidence of a crusade on
its rights and . franchises. The object of
these misrepresentations was to arouse the
resentment of the people of the slave States.
It was hoped that threatening demonstra
tions in the South would result in a retro
grade movement in the North that parties
in the free States would place themselves
once more in the control of the Democratic
leaders that patronage would again flow to
their pockets that slavery would again be
allowed to rule in the rivil and military de
partments of the Government and that
the operations of free labor all over the land
would be held in check to satisfy the aris
tocracy which traces its lineage in African
blood and looks to the sale of necroes for
the brightening of its titles and the adorn
ment or its persons. Ihe facts of the pres
ent attest this as beinfr the attitude of the
Democratic leaders on the question of tho
war of the slave-holders to destroy our free
form of Government. There is a lesson in
all these facts, which it would be well for all
men seriously to study. In it we have the
whole secret of the rebellion. The strife is
nothing more than the struc-frleof the slave
holders to preserve their political prepon
derance and the democratic leaders to mam
tain themselves in the monopoly of the pat
ronage ot the tjrovernment. 00 far as these
two classes are concerned, this Mar has no
other principle. Hence, we are justified in
asserting mat au tue sunennr, trouoie.loss.
affliction and devastation of the slave-hold
er s rebellion belong to the Democratic lead
ers. Harriihurfj Teh-graph.
There is no difficulty in times like these
to snot the inends ot the rebel cause. The
malignant, treacherous copperhead shows
his real character when rumors of rebel
successes come, and disaster to the Union
cause takes place. lie is exultant can't
conceal his perfidious delight. Let this class
of men be marked and remembered. Thev
would yield to treason because they love it
because they hate the institutions sacred
to every patriot The time will come when
these men will wish they had never been
born. Lehigh. Kegistcr.
The Petersburg Express of July 23d savs :
"An excellent article of fresh beef was sold
in the Richmond markets on Thursday as
1 i 1. n 1 i
Native silver, in greater Quantities th.m
the general public is aware of, has for manv
years been found in the copper mines of
Lake Superior.
ehe. L rn whom then - is the war a h
THE WAR NEWS.
TEE BEE EL RAH) 23.
Ia our las we gave an accoact of a rebel
rail into Pennsylvania the burning f
Cham ben-burg by the raiders, and cf their
beiag hotly pursued by Gen. AverHl ax-i his
cavalry.
Some nine miles frcHi McCocneiLburg,
Gen. AverZl overtook the rebels and defeat
ed them, when they Sed in the direction of
Hancock, and made their escape. On the
4th McCa island and Bradley T. Johnson,
attacked Gen. Kelly's out-post at New
Creek. The fight commenced at 3 p. ia.,and ,
lasted until after dark, when the rebels re
treated leaving their dead and wounded on
the eid. The rebel loss was severe ours
was 25 killed and fifty wounded. The gar
ison raa.de arnos gallant defence.
On the 4th, it was also aoertained that
Mosly and Imbod:n were at Charlestown,
Vs., with T.OJ men, cavalry and mounted
infantry. From their movements it was
supposed that they intended to make a feint
en our line, whilst Early with some 12,000
infantry, guarding a large train vrk.li grain
plondtT, wouM make hLr way cp the She
nandoah valley. Accordingly on Thursday
a rebel force of some ve rc-rnnents again
made their app.eararice at Hagersiown,which
created much excitement tb.rcngh.out the
Cumberland valley. Tlity, however, did
not advance much farther north having
thrown out their pdekets only about 5 miles.
Every pr&para-ion was made for the recep
tion of the rebe's should they advance but
at latest advices they were faliing bade
The disposition of our troop3 is such as to
warrant success, and the speedy expulsion
of the rebel foe from north of the Potomac
Gem Sherilan has been placed in com
mand of all the forces on the Upper Poto
mac, Gen. Hunter having been relieved.
This fact will relieve the hopes of the coun
try, that what is left of the old Army of
Western Virginia and what has been added
to these forces will be of some service to the
nation, under their new leader.
William D. M Gill, sou of Dr. M'Gifl of
Hagerstown, was caught by the Union
scouts on Friday evening last, near the
State line M'Gill says that he belongs to
the First Maryland cavalry, and has been in
service for three years past. He was brought
to Chambersburg on Sunday where he wa
at ooa recognized as on 2 of the leaders of
the M'Causland houseburners who destroy
ed that doomed place The residents of
that portion of the State all recognize Mo
Gill as a bad man, and we hope that Gov
ernment will treat him with severity as he !
seems to have made himself esptecially ob
noxious to Union men. M'Gill was lodged
in HarrLtburg jail on Sunday evening.
Isaac Rohm, J. S. All is and S. J. Haims,
all belonging to the f-th North Carolina reg
iment were also committed to jail at the
saiae time. The parties came into our lines
near Harriaburg as deserters from the rebel
army.
FROM SHERMAN'S ARMY.
The official dispatches from Sherman's
army give some further particulars of the
battle of July 2Sth. The rebels made sev
eral assaults on our lines, which were com
pIetely covered by fortifications, and were
repulsed each time with heavy loss. They
moved up . in solid columns, and most of
their dead and wounded fell into our hands.
Our men buried 642 dead rebels, and many
were yet lying on th" field. The rebel loss
is not less than 5,000, while our whole loss
will not exceed COO. And this is what is
claimed a "victory" by the rebels. A few
more such "victories" will annihilate the
rebel army, and give us possession of At
lanta. On the 26th July, Gen. Stoneman sent a
cavalry forco under the command of Gen.
Ed. McCook, to destroy the Macon and
Western Railroad. They succeeded in de
stroying 18 mHes of the road, and then
started to capture a rebel train of 500 wag
ons, which was going from Atlanta to Ma
con or Columbus. The train was captured
with 500 men including 127 officers. The
wagons -were laden with valuable stores,
including liquors and private papers of
Gen. Hood and others. After possess
sing themselves of what, they wanted, our
men burned the wagons, and then started
on their return with the prisoners and a
great number of mules. They were after
wards overtaken and compdetely surround
ed by a greatly superior force of rebels un
der Ransom. A desperate engagement en
sued, but most of our men succeeded in cut
ting their way out and making their escape
most, if not all of the rebel prisoners
making their escape during the fight Our
men shot 500 mules before they could be
captured by the rebels. McCook's loss in
killed, wounded and prisoners, may reach
800, most of whom are . prisoners. Some
of our men are still coming in. The expe
dition is spoken of as being successful and
highly encouraging to the Union cause.
FROM CHARLESTON.
The defences of Charlestown are still be
ing bombarded. It is also said that the
Union officers which had fceen placed under
fire in Charleston, have all been exchanged.
They were saluted by our fleet, and entain
ed by Admiral Dahlgreen on board his ship.
Later. They have arrived at Fortress
Monroe.
FROM JAMES RIVER. "
A rebel battery fired into a mail boat and
several transports, near Harrison's landing
on the J aaues River, on the 4th. Two gun
boats cctm:-g up at the time soon shelled
the rebels out. Very EttJe damage was
done to our beats.
The rebels also sprung a mine in front of
our lines but did no damage After the ex
plosion of the mine they male a charge but
were repulsed with heavy lo-. Our loss
5 but Utile.
FR0M NORTH CAROLINA.
An expedition was recently sent up the
Chowan rivCTineomiaaad of Lieut. Ward of
Gen. Palmer's sta5", and brought in"317 bales
of otton and a large amount of tobacco
valued at $1'.C. The expedition also
reeapture'i the dispatch steamer Arrow
from the rebels, some prisoners and many
articles of value, besides destroying a large
amount of rebel conimissarv ctores.
Irozi the Gu
Information has been received as head
quarters of Department cf the Gulf, that
Admiral Farragut had paed forts Morgan
and Gains which had been supposed to
command the entrance to Mobile bay. If
this be so, the Admiral is in position to com
pel the snrrender of 3Iobil-2 ere long. We
await further information.
PROCLAMATION RY THE GOVERNOR.
30,000 Volunteer Militia Called Ont,
ILSBi5Brao, Augx-t5, lsl. In the
name and by the authority of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, I Andrew G. Cur
tin. Governor of the said Commonwealth :
A Proclamation : The advance of the rebel
army has a gala crossed the Potomac, and
thL morning occupied Hagers-D-wn. I call
for thirty thousand Volunteer Militia, to be
mustered into the service of the State, to
serve during the emergency for the defence
of the State. The men east of Johnstown
will rendezvous at Harrisburg, and those
west of that place at Pittsburg. I cannot
too earnestly urge upon the people of the
State the necessity f r the immediate pres
ence of this force. The General orders
which accompany this proclamation set forth
the arrangements for transportation, Ac,
and the mode of orjranization.
By the Governor. A. G. Ctettx.
Eli Sl.irFLK.-Sec y of the Commonwealth.
General Order No. 53. Ilvulqunrten
Pznnyltin.vL Milifii, August 5, 164. In
accordance with proclamation this day
made, it is ordered :
First that all the able-bodied men of
Pennsylvania do immediately assemble in
their respective boroughs, wards and town
ships.and organize companies for the defence
of the State
Second Companies, as rapdily as orga
nized, wilL on application to the different
railroad companies, be furnished with trans
portation by the United States to the prop
er rendezvous. Those organized west of
Johnstown to Camp Reynolds, Pittsburg ;
east of Johnstown to Lamp Curtm, at Har
risburg ; where they will lie subsisted by the
United States Government, and sworn into
the service of the State tor state defence
durine the period of the existing emergency,
and will be organized into regiments. xJy
order of A. G. Curt in, Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
A. L. RrssELL,
Adjutant General of Penn'a.
Slavery Democrat.
A book has lately been published in Chi
cago called "Citizenship "sovereignty," by
Professor T. S. Wright and Professor J.
IL Agnew, both "democrats," and which
purports to have met the approval of Charles
0'Connor,Dr. S.;F. B. Morse,and other dis
tinguished gentlemen of the same school.
It takes ground distinctly in favor of aristo
cracy, and frankly assumes for its party the
name of "Federal Republicans. ' '
These writers say on page 150 of their
book "If tee cannot have and perpetuate
a high grade of aristocracy, from tehich our
rulers shall be almost uniformly elected, we
can never sustain free government Revo
lutions and anarchy must be our fate, till
we find relief in despotism, and then fortu
nate shall we be if, by establishing an here
ditary aristocracy, with all its burdens, we
shall reach as free a condition as Britons en
joy." Elsewhere they asure the British no
bility that "they have in us." L e. these
model democrats, "earnest coadjutors.'' As
serting throughout the sovereignty of the
States, as against the sovereignty of the
people, they contend that the Union is not
a nation, but a federal republic, and they
make their appeal to the name of the "Fed
erl Republicans."
Why not let them-have it so? Men
have a right to select their own designation;
and while hey rejoice in the title of Feder
al Republicans, let us who assert the popu
lar cause the superiority of man to institu
tions, cling to the good old democratic name
which, in spite of recent defilements, has
yet a charm for the people.
The new enrollment act does not affect
the rights of persons conscientiously oppos
ed to bearing arms, in respect to commuta
tion or the procurement of Fubstitutes.
They can still pay $300, to be applied to
hospdtal uses, or go into the hospitals as at
tendants for the term for which they were
drafted. They must, however, show that
by previous religious profession, they are,
and have been, genuine non-resistants on
consicentious grounds. Practically, this ex
emption is restricted to the Society of
rriends, and has no application to Copper
heads who of course are conscientiuos as to
this war.
The Copperheads, aided by a gang of
guerrillas Irom Missouri, are said to have
raised the standard of rebellion in the vicin
ity of Pana, Woodford county, I1L Two
hundred of these villians are in arms, and
hold the village of Irving, the second station
west of Pana, on the Terre Haute an Alton
Railroad. It is yet unknown whether their
ultimate aim be to inaugurate civil war or a
system of general robbery of Union men.
"My son, what would you do if your
dear father was suddenly taken away from
you ! owear and chaw terbacker.
Wilke's Spirit calls the rebel invaders in
to Maryland "the light fingered chivalry."
Some hearts, like primroses, open most
beautifully in the shadows of life.
CJALT a good article, and very cheap at the
store of wa. jr. iswifl. uearnei t.
Usr -gldrcrfo meats.
Teiaare s.rti?r, tit CASH avit
ay aUe, u fcllsw. c.-i fi-S-.rt.ru
Sl; As-Utsr sati-M. ru.K: it -TV
tratcn" is i Zxecitr si-ot- i; 4C eiT
all ctaer traai-eat Sstia IT
OA er airertsieau at tl per k iir- irr I st m
tzsecZaz. Twelve Iiras tor lsii esi-.;
FOUR U) gxKj drc;it iirsw c iT
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CJTRA V ED .-Left tie t res Le tf -Jv,
bUck rw, with white spot ia fe.r:- j
Md wMte fcisd feet. Arj prsoa gr-.i.r a&V
rewaried. ISAAC 2.
CAUTION .-AI perr, ir-iy niM
Geo. W. Lilts. f Eeeji veB-xjT i-Ji
tie 1ft cf February. l?-54 -i t:- ;lr ,.,. -lr.
As I hTe reejTe-i a -i-f -.r ? wi
est py the use s.nUm e:-st::l vr ii
doe rrorei cf law.
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AcraK 1. !?!-
j rpEACHERS WAATED.-TieSci.;
J. tontfUirardtsp. ait3e:-: -r -j; -.';
re far the winter testes cf it z zzZ ilvl"
IT! . l - - J-
acc icicLtn are tixec! ti c- :i aei-ii -the
exam "cation kj "it C; i::t 1 t--.,'i...
to be keJi at Cejti Ha ilSr
teaber cut. The wazea L! i-e f-j j ..3 j
aoeordicto gjie. Lj erir'the be-' "
Acgsst 10, 1. PZ-j LAXM. 5 ,
CAUTIO.-AII rr-.- j are h?r-i.T ea-Joc-ei
aaioit jcTzbx.'-- or e-i ;ti 4
certain ffoniisory cote rrre- br e to i'tseet
Eaff. and ia which ?assei S. H-:f!o;e:e ii tail
eallirg for Efty-eijht dollar and ferettT-f.T eu
datei the 20th day of Anraij. 1 tVi tTi
9 -south! after date. Ai I bar ree.,4 ta' Tk.
tie therefor I will tot jar the u a eea
pelied to do to bj dae eHr cf lav.
JCHX A. 2LU2AZES..
AegartSth. a 10. .
CLEARFIELD ACADEMY. D W.
Cnrdj- A. B. Pncefpal The text qiarter
will open ca Moaiaj the "ith of September". 1
Tntws or rrmn as ro'.tow .
Commcn Ergiiih. CoEcpmine tho brisehe not
higher than Beadisg, Writiiig. Arithmetic.
Geography, EcgliihGram-aar aci Hiitory. per
q carter. St
Higher EczIIih Eranehe. 7
LAognages. 10 64
MONTHLY STATEMENT of-the Cleej--field
Conntv Bank, for the moath eir
on the 30th day of Jnly, A. D.
assiti.
Bills discounted. ::::::: U) .5S5 Ii
Pennsylvania State stocks, : : : : 1
Specie, ::::::: : : : : .C-W 11
Iae from other backs. : : : : : 8,S-iT.
Xotee of other backs, :::::: 5.179
U. S. Demand and Legal Tender notes. 13."B 4
Checks. draftJ. Ac. ::.:::: 631 er
Overdrafts. ::::::::: 214 S
United States EeTesne stamps, : : : 09
Forciture. ::::::::.: tii
Ine Commonwealth, (special) : : : : 44 f
Loss and Expenses, 166 34
Total amount of aweta, : : : : J 1 33 12
LlABlLmES.
Capital stock, paid in, : : : :
Notes in circulation, : : : :
Due depositors, :::::;
Dae certificates of deposit, : :
Doe Barks. :-.:::::.
Dae Commonwealth.
Interest and exchange, . : :
Total amoant of liabilities. : :
: SM.009 M
: : 5I.S2(H
: : 139,334
: 9U713
-. z 7.9321
: : SI 60
: : 7.9j3 0-i
: : S2b7.1J3 12
JAMES B. GRAHAM. Cachier.
Clearield. Pa., Jnly 30. lioi.
RELIEF OTICE The Eoard of Belief
for the county of Clearfield, will meet at U
Commiseionere1 cfiee in Clearfield, on Wedaee
d ay 'and Tharaday, the Zith and 25th days af
Asgost. 1864.
The Board of Relief hare directed that the wife
of the soldier mast appear before the board, aai
produce her sworn statement, detaiiicg name of
soldier, regiment and company, and when enlis
ted ; the number "f children, wirh age and sei of
each ; the tcwubip ia which they resided at the
time et enlistment, and their present rcsiieeee;
and that the is without the means of support for
herself and children who are dependent a pen her
Two witnesses of credibility from the tevnahip
in which she resides, must also be produce! bo
certificate (sworn to before the Board of EeliT
must set forth that the applicant is the person she
represents herself to be, that the statement of the
number and age of her family is true, that she la
in destitute circumstances and her family in ac
tual want, and that all the facts set forth in t
application are correct and true
Forms containing these requisitions tan be ob
tained at the Office of the Board of Belief, when
application is made and the witnesses appear.
N. B. Illness of the aplicact. properly preren,
will excuse personal attendance.
Aug. 10, lSti-t. WM S BRADLEY, clerk.
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TEACHER'S INSTITUTE. The next an
nual meeUng of the Clearfield eounty Teaeh
ers' Institute will be held in the borough of clj"'
field, commencing on Tuesday, August 23d. 1.
at 10 o'clock, A. M., and continuing in sessioa
four days. A full attendance of teaohers, ana
friends of education is earnestly desired.
Aug. 3d, 1664. C. B. SAXDFOKP, Co. Sup
SALE OF REAL ESTATE OF B.
SMEAL, dee'd. Notice is hereby g-.
that by virtue of anorder of the Orphan's Court
of Clearfield county. Pa., granted at June terra
A. D. 1864. the undersigned will expose to sale at
public vendue or outcry, on the premises at Car
wensrille, on Saturday, 27th day of August, A.
D. 184, at 2 o'clock P. M., the real estate of.
B. Smeal, dee'd, being a lot of ground with a
bouse thereon situate in Cnrwensville Borongii
and bounded and described as fellows, vix : norm
by lot of Daniel Faust, on the east by street run
ning by Methodist Church to Anderson Creek- on
the south by Edward Patton's lot, on the west ey
an alley, being the same lot purchased f".J"J"
na E. Baker. One other pieee of ground
in same borough to wit : on the north by Metno
odist Chnrch lot, on the east by the above men
tioned street, on the south by an alley, on too
west by Methodist Chnrch lot, being jOBV-
feet square more or less, with a shop thereon
Tkbw: one hair cash, and the balance in it
months from confirmation of sale wHh te"
Jnly 27, 184. Z- McNAUL. Adminitrtor.
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