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Correspondence »»f Citiaen.
n.uuusni'R'f, July 7th. 1804.
MESSRS. KniTotis :—With the excep
tion of a little excitement about the raid
—a few companies organizing and a few
cowardly farmers and others from the bor
der, making their way north, with their
horses, &c., everything is quiet here.—
The dispatches from the front are beau
tifully uncertain ; but the people exhibit
some philosophy in remaining cool and
patiently awaiting the development of
time.
The political event of the day, was the
meeting of the I'nion State Executive
Committee which met yesterday afternoon,
at the residence of its chairman, Hon.
Simon Cameron. This was the first meet
ing of this committee since its appoint
ment in April last. Its primary object,
of course, was organization mid an inter
change of opinion, as to the proper mode
of managing the approaching campaign,
to a successful termination.
Judging from circumstances, your cor
respondent is inclined to believe that there
were other matters which the mectiug of
the committee was intended to influence.
It will be remembered that the appoint
ment of Mr. Cameron to the chairman
ship of this committee was rather a sur
prise on the party. Ile had been, forsome
time, enjoying the repose of private life,
ami it was not even thought that he wish
ed, at this time, to appear upou the stage
of political action, still when it was re
flected that Hon. <!eo. V Lawrence, the
President of the Convention—was a very
disciple of Mr. Cameron, the appointment
of the latter was not to be wondered at. —
But, while Mr. Cameron's appointment
took many by surprise, it was not unfa
vorably received ; while before the war.
lie was looked upon as a conservative;
when that great event came, he soon
avowed himself ready to avail himself of'
every means in his power, to crush the re
bellion, even to the interference with j
" Southern institutions;" if necessary. In '
this respect, he was ahead of the Presi- j
dent himself. It was thought that this j
symptom of Radicalism had something to |
do with his withdrawal from ihe cabinet.
It was known, too, that the General was
one of the best political managers in the
State; his appointment was. therefore,
recognized asan omen of success, and all. j
therefore, yielded a hearty acquiosence
without regard to former likes or dislikes.
For our own part, wc have not a doubt of
the re-election of Mr. Lincoln, or of his
carrying this State. Still the fact that
fhese arc certainties.*, is no reason why wo
should not manage the campaign with all
possible care, and avail ourselves of every
honorable means to swell the 1 nion ranks,
and increase the Loyal vote at the ap
proaching election.
If has been insinuated ami generally !
we think, believed that there has not been
entire harmony in the cabinet counsels.
The disagreement has mainly been charg
ed upon the inordinate ambition of the
Blairs, who would suffer no rivals to vie
with them upon the road to fame. It will
be remembered that Frank Blair was first»|
introduced to public lifo by the Benton I
Democrats of St. Louis, who were the
ncuclus for the great radical party of
Missouri. Soon after the commencement
of the war, Freemont began to share with
him the confidence of the Loyalists of
that State. Thi» the Blairs could not en
dure. and accordingly, a united fight was
made upon that rising (General, by both
the father and sons. We arc sorry to re
flect that Gen. Cameron was blamed with
being a party to that conspiracy, be this
as it may, the fight began on this rather
ambitious patriot—was followed up witn
a zeal seldom equaled, until, in his wrath,
lie exhibited a trait of character before
undeveloped—revenge, and in a fit of des
peration, directed his retaliatory efforts
against him, who. although not one of his j
persecutors, he thought was partly respon
sible for his misfortnne. And thus in an
evil moment, shore himself of the power
to either serve his country or punish his
enemies. Since then a similar difficulty
lias, it is believed, existed between that j
ambitious family, and Mr. Chase. It is
thought that the existence of this state of
things had led him to believe that his
selfishness, as a cabinet officer, was great
ly impaired, and that its extent d-en jus
tified his withdrawal from the cabinet.—
1' rank Blair, having become unpalatable
to the radicals of Missouri, whose princi
ples he had always avowed, and whoso
representative he was, threw himself into
•he bosom of the conservatives—encour
aged the formation of a great coalition
party by a union of fogeys, copperheads
aud rebels, who, although, too cowardly
to join the Southern army, were willing to
play the bushwhacker at home. Power
ful as was this new party, it had togo
down before the ever swelling torrents of
Loyalty in that State. And thus, while
Blair unduly received the credentials as
Congressman elect from St. Louis, Con
gress ielt bound by the facta of the case to
oust him aud give his seat to his radical
opponent. \\ bile Frank's history was
thus being made up, his brother, the dis
tinguished Post Master General, doubtless
acting under an understanding with hie
conservative friends, made hit great Rook
ville speech ; intending by a single blast,
to wipe out the Sumners. Wilsons, ('ha
tes, Wades, &e. The amount of success 1
which attended that effort is known to the
country. I tie needless to remark that the
popular current set in against this
family, with a unanimity seldom equal
led. And thus these early radicals
find themselves offering their influence to
conservatives, who arc slow to accept their
proffered aid. ami all this at a time when
former conservatives are becoming radi
cal by the thousand. In the meantime,
the Baltimore convention meets, and one
of it* first acts bearing upon this matter,
was the rejection of the Jilair delegation
from Missouri; and next, and of still
greater importance, was the passing of a
resolution suggesting the propriety of a
united sentiment in the cabinet, which was
well known to refer to the I'ost Master
General. A few days later his own State,
Maryland, in convention assembled, repu
diated both his sentiments and his friends.
And this is the state of the record
when the State Executive Committeemct
h«e yesterday. Your readers will there
fore, doubtless be surprised to learn that
at the table spread wftli the luxuries of
the season, at the "private residence" of
(ien. Cameron, for the comfort of the
committee, Montgomery Js!air and his
father, F. I*. Blair, Sr., wore the chief
guests. And people naturally inquire,
why was this? Was is because Mr. Lin
coln thought it proper that his cabinet
should be represented there? Certainly
not, or he would have sent someone more
acceptable to the people. Mr. Fesson
den for instance, whom all respect; some
however, finding that the presence of the
lilairs was offensive, assert that it was
a mere accident ; that they came over
on a fishing excursion. This we think
quite unlikely. If the situation in Vir
ginia was not such as to require the con
tinuance of the whole cabinet at Wash
ington. wc think the presence of an un
developed raid, threatening both Haiti
more and Washington, should forbid the
indulgence in extensive recreations on the
banks of the Susqueliannah. Besides all
■ this we have good authority for saying
i that the visit was not accidental! It
j must then have had an object; and that
I as we believe was tho initiation of a re
actionary movement which would bring
the Blairs again to the surface ; secure
their continuance in office, filling the room
of ablerand better men, to the manifest
I injury both of their country and their
party, or rather the party that so liberally
extended to them its confidence!
(.ien. Cameron, we are informed, deliv
ered a short address, bearing mainly upou
the financial situation of the country, the
burthen of which, was to impress those
present, that all that was wanted in a fi
nancier was diligence, and faithfulness.
The paper promises of the Government,
simply represented the wealth of the
country! There was therefore little
philosophy needed, and less statesnian
ship; tho inference of course was. that j
Chase did not deserve much credit after J
all! Now we don't wish to injure (ien.
Cameron, or to do him injustice; for
while ho is not everything that wo could
wish a Pennsylvania statesman to be. lie
has many virtues. ]n conclusion, we are
free to say that whoever is responsi
; 1 >le for the presence of the Blairs on this
occasion, is guilty of a gross insult, not j
only to the committee but also to the loy
al people of the entire state. It is worthy |
of remark, that their presence dctcred |
some members of the committee from go- I
ing into counsel, while others were not |
detered, even by their presence from |
strongly insinuating that not only their
presence was unpalatable, but that their
relations to the administration should
be changed ? This would of course cause
tho worthy P. M., to feel uncomfortable.
Had we been a member of that commit
tee, we would have moved an adjourn
ment to some neutral ground, where there
would have been less danger to have been
apprehended from the undue influence of
the General's wine, or the Post Master's
presence. But, says some, while there is
more truth than poetry in all this, we
should say little now. ''just keep quiet
till after the election, and then we will
have things our own way." From all this
we dissent. Mr. Lincoln is too strongly
set in the affections of the loyal millions,
to be seriously injured by the improprie
ties of some of his servants. Nor do we
believe in the indefinite postponement of
the redress of injuries, but like better the
spirit of the Scottish Chieftain,who would ;
"Regent an insult where "twn< given,
I fit were in tho court* of lloaven." ♦* j
FRANCE AND THE KEBEI.S.—The rep
resentations of Mr. Dayton in regrrd to
permitting war vessels to be built in French
ports, have been crowned with success.—
The advices received from Paris, announce
that the French government has positive
ly forbidden the sailing of theYeddo and
Ozakka for States ; and as
the vessels arc not"at all suitable for com
mercial purposes the compauy owning them
now hopdfe to sell them either to the gov
ernment of Denmark or Peru. -
Itay- A farmer of Akron, Erie county.
New York, has twenty Tuscaroar squaws
at work cultivating broom corn. Farm
help is scarce, and these native "Ameri.
cuns" find abundant employment.
JSH>- The Baltimore papers state that
Francis Key, the son of the autlwr of the
"Star-Spaugled Banner," was arrested j
on Saturday last on a charge of disloyalty,
and locked up iu the military prison to I
await trial.
?he American Cittern.
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THOMAS ROBINSON,
CYRUS E. ANDERSON, j Edltore >-
: Jl. W. SrKIR. Publisher.
BUTLER PA.
WEDNEBDAT .11X V SO, 1864.
Aft Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One
and'nseparable."—D. Webster.
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1864 :
Aitlt A HAITI I.IXOJA.
of Illinois.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT:
A \ I>lt EW JOIIVNTOY.
of Tnmcssec.
l*re«i<leiiti:il Elector*.
BrXATORIAL.
Morton M'Mlehitel, Philadelphia.
Tli- nuta 11. Cunningham, Heaver connty. •
r.E UL.ILNTATJVE.
ii.i Kilo* w. iiuii.
14 CliarleHll. Sliriner,
15 John Wister,
16 David M'Conaufcliy,
17 David \V. Wood,
1S liwnc Renson,
' 19 John P-itton,
•jo Sarnnel R. Dick,
|•! I Kverard Rierer,
I'l John P Penney.
23 Jihenev.er M'Jimkin,
•Jl John W. Rlanchard.
1 Robert P. Kins:.
'1 t!#*o. Morrison (.'antes,
3 Itenry ISumin.
4 William 11. Kern,
ft liiirton li. Jenkc,
Charles M. Hunk,
7 Robert Parker,
H Aaron Mnll.
9 John A. Hiostand,
10 Kirard 11. Coryell,
11 Kdward IMUdav,
12 Charles F. Heed,
LOCAL TICKET.
CONGRESS,
THOMAS WILLIAMS.
ASSEMBLY,
WM. II AS LETT.
JOHN II NEGLEV.
of Butler County.
SAMUEL M'KINLEY,
of Laurence Comity. ■
COMMISSIONER.
A.C.CIIRISTY.
AUDITOR.
LEANDER WISE.
Amendment to the Constitution,
(•ranting tl»«* to Vote*
ELECTION ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1864.
BSar Let every voter goto the election
oil Tuesday the 2d of August, and hike
his neighbor along.
<>! <'«in*lstoncytl
la the Herald of July 22d, 1803, wo
find the following : "The discrimination
against the poor by the§3oo clause is now
too plainly seen to admit of discussion."
In another number of same paper, we find
the following in speaking of the 8300
clause : " This provision of the law is as
unjust as anything can be." In still an
other number of same paper, we read, af
ter naming some the of Republican ticket,
'• and all other candidates on their ticket,
it should be remembered, applauded this
S3OO provision, and contended that it
would operate to the advantage of the
poor, but the poor men cannot see its ad
vantages, since they have witnessed its
practical operations." Then by way of
variety, we will close our quotations for
the present, with the following which we
find in that paper of the 6th inst.
'■ MAKT: A NOTE OF IT.—The man who
is most persisting])- agitating the repeal of
the three hundred exemption clause in
the Conscription act, is Abraham Lincoln.
Let not the working men who arc appeal
cd to, to support Lincoln, because he once
kept a whisky still and split rails, forget
that this working man is trying to shape
the draft so that they will be compelled to
go into the army, no matter in what con
dition it may leave their business"or their
families."
Poor Herald, now that commutation is
"played out," what will be your next
hobby? t
Rebel Terms Peace.
On every successive depression of the
National spirit, our Copperhead neigh
bors take up their universal howl for
peace—men whoarc intelligent—men who
have screamed war and devastation till
their throats were sore, who have urg
ed their neighbors togo into the ar
my, and all that, when the National cause
seems to languish,shout for peace. " Quit
killing men," say they, " withdraw your
armies," and let them go,"the Union is
irretrievably gone." Of course, if they
will fight no more, they will have to ac
cept whatever terms of peace the rebels
will offer. One of the Jeff. Davis' or
gans in Richmond, a short time since, in
formed us what their terms were iu the
following language:
" Recognition by the enemy of the in
dependence of the Confederate States.
"Withdrawal of Yankee soldiers from
every foot of Confederate ground, inclu
ding Kentucky and Missouri.
'• Withdrawal of Yankee soldiers Irom
Maryland, until that stateshall decide, by
a free \ote. whether she shall remain in
the old Uniou, or ask admission into the
Confederacy.
"Consent on the part of the Federal
Government to give up to the Confedera
cy its proportion of the navy as it stood
at the time of secession, or to pay for the
same.
" Yielding up all pretensions on the
part of the Federal government to that
portion of the old territories which lie
west of the Confederate States.
• An equitable settlement, on tho basis
I our absolute independence and equal
rights, of all accounts of public debt and
; public lands and the advantages accruing
i'rotn foreign treatise.
'■ These provisions, we apprehend, com
! prise the minimum of what we must re
l quire before we lay down our arms. That
is to say, the North must yield all; we
nothing."
Are these gentlemen prepared for this ?
Will they agree, for peace sake, to coerce
Kentucky and Missouri out of the Union?
W ill they divide our Navy with their
Stuthern bretliern? Will they yield all
claim to the western Territories ? These,
and many other questions which will sug
gest themselves, are worthy of examina
tion. Can they be answered affirmative
ly by any patriot ? We think not.
The Special Election.
On next Tuesday week, (being the 2d
of August.) the special election, will be
held to pass upon the constitutional amend
ments which have already passed two
successive Legislatures, and are now to be
finally, we trust, adopted by tlu? people.—
We have printed tickets in favor of the
several amendments. The tickets in fa
vor of the amendment allowing the sol
diers to vote is as follows :
"First Amendment,
For the Amendment."
This ticket we trust, willfind its way in
to the hand of every friend of the soldier
before he votes—let us have an emphatic
vote on this amendment at least. The
next ticket is,
' Second Amendment,
For the Amendment."
The second amendment required every
bill introduced into the Legislature to have
but one object, and that distinctly set
forth in the title. This is intended to
prevent, what is called log rolling matters
through the Legislature, which is often
done by reading a bill ' by itj title" for
some avowed object, while in some sec
tion of the bill there is a provision bear
ing on quite a different subject, of which
no one has any knowledge, except its au
thor, till it becomes a law—this is wrong,
and this amendment is intended to pre
vent it.
The third ticket is as follows:
' Third Amepdrncnt,
For the Amendment."
This amendment is intended to prevent
any Legislation from being had on any
matter of which the courts have jurisdic
tion. It is not uncommon for parties de
sirous of accomplishing something which
is not perhaps very just, and which
therefore they would not be likely to ac
complish through the medium of the
courts, where both parties would be sure
to have a hearing, to get up a bill and
send it onto Harrisburg, and have it run
through the Legislature, before any one
likely to be prejudiced by it knows any
thing about it. These two last amend
ments arc now joint rules of the two hous
es and cannot be violated without the
concurrence nf two thirds of the mem
bers—but this, when the members are
appealed to by a popular member, can al
ways be obtained, and hence the necessity
of embodying it in the constitution.
"Political Parties."
This is the caption of an article in the
j last number of the Democratic organ of
| this place ; and after reading it, we have
no hesitation in saying, that it is as re
plete with falsehood and treason, as any
I article we have noticed cmenating from
the organs of Jeff. Davis himself. There
is perhaps some truth in its statement
that, from the organization of the Gov
ernment to the present time, there has al
ways existed a sentiment in this country
hostile to Democratic institutions. But
when it attempts to prove this by refer
ence to parties at the present day, it seems
to be as blind as a Copperhead in dog
days. After attempting to follow the old
Federal party into the present ruling par
ty of the country, (forgetting that Bu
chanan was the last Federalist in the whole
North still " above ground,") this article
says of it, " They are carrying on one of
the most cruel, bloody and devastating
wars the world ever witnessed expressly
for that object," that is for the purpose of
overthrowing the will of the people. It
is quite unnecessary togo into an argu
ment to prove this assertion to be a false
hood ; every loyal man in the land knows
it to be false ! The very reverse is the
case. The souf ern slaveholder is the
genuine aristocrat of this country.lie holds
the laboring millions of the north to be
essentially slaves—unfit to be his equals;
this doctrine has been avowed in our
halls of Congress ! Our industrial mas
ses have been denominated "small fisted
farmers and greasy mechanics." Our
laboring men, "northern niudsils" &c.,
and yet no Democrat ever had the manly
courage to rise in his place and reser.t
such insults to northern freemen ; but
that duty has always been left to Repub
licans. But again, in summing up the
present situation, • the same article ex
claims. "Three years of bloody war, one
million and a half of soldiers killed, woun
ded, and prisoners ; two billions of pub
lic debt; eleven states fighting against
their brethren, for the right to regulate
their Domestie affairs in their own way."
We italicise thejattcr part of the quota
tion, bueause we consider it the unuiista
ble evidence of a disloyal sentiment in
its author. But after all it is only a re
turn to first principles, on the part of those
who entertain such opinions. At the
commencement of the war, Mr. ISuchan
an declared that there was no power to
eoeree a sovereign State! His Attorney
Gen., also a Pennsylvanian, held the same*
opinion. It is true that uncler the pres
sure of public sentiment, they abandoned
this position, and declared in favor of a
vigorous prosecution of the war; but now
when they imagine that the popular en
thusiam is some what abated, they have
made up their minds to fall back to their
old moorings. Like the poor emancipa
ted slave who, tired of takingeare of him
self is sometimes anxious to return to his
old master, so'the Northern Democracy
are tired of taking care of themselves —»
in fact have entirely failed to do so, and
are anxious to return to their old masters,
having entirely failed to exhibit Rny of
those qualities, the posession of which is
necessary for the enjoyment of entire lib
erty.
W c might follow this subject further
and show iliat the Democrats have ever
been ready to despair. Our great mili
tary achievements, hare, in their eyes,
been barren of results, while every rebel
raid has been a grand invasion. Every
election we bold is said by them to be our
last! A dictatorship is to follow ! Eve
rything that could be said or done to de
stroy public confidence, has been resorted
to! Still to their great surprise, themass
of the people have an abiding faith in the
old flag, and in the ability of the Govern
ment to yet waive it in triumph over sea
and land, the emblem of a restored and
renovated Union—the pride, as well as
the defender of every Loyal American.
I Tow doubly damned will .be the traitor
who cannot then claim its protection !
t » -<>■.<»-
Southern Synipsttlilzewt.
Through all the various changes that
have marked our history during the pro
gress of the war, it is singular to observe
that there has been a visible sympathetic
cord running between the rebels of the
south, and the political wire-workers who
manage the affairs of the Democracy of
the north. Why is it. that now, when not
only the national health, but even the na
tional life itself is in peril, there is no sign
of sympathy, no word of encouragement
from our Democratic neighbors? The
answfer is easy ! their former masters, or
"southern brethren" forbid it. Oil pain
of excommunication they require them to
assist in discouraging ►lie people in their
efforts to '• coerce sovereign states." In a
Richmond paper, of a recent date, they
are told that it is their interest '• to do their
very utmost to weaken the Federal finance,
in short, to extinguish the war altogeth
er." True to the wishes and interest of
their southern friends, they are indeed
doing every thing to discredit and weaken
" Federal finance." Look for instance,
at the Union Urrolil of last week ; read
carefully an editorial in that paper under
the caption of " The Currency," and see
whether it would be possible for that pa
per more efficiently to serve the cause of
the rebellion, than it is doing ! Its whole
effort seems to be to induce its readers to
believe that the paper issues of the Gov
ernment were all wrong. " One reason"
says the IfcrahV, " why paper money de
preciates so rapidly, is more becanse of the
vast volume of it which the Administra
tion lias set afloat., than in the ability of
the Government to redeem it, although
that is, ' growing siltall by degrees, and
beautifully less.' The Abolitionists, fail
ing to take warning by the past—by crash
mid repudiation of paper issues after the
wars of the Revolution and of I s l2. and
after the suspension of 1838, 'B9, '4O,
and again in 1H54 or 1855, have not only
issued paper by hundreds of thousands of
dollars, but have established. National
Hunks still further to inflate the curren
cy." And again it says " Government
could have borrowed money upon its bonds
just as well without increasing the vol
ume of paper money, as with it." What
course could bepursued, better calculated
to injure the Federal credit and thus obey
the instructions of their/rKw?* than this
Tiuly they " have waited not too patient
ly for four years, trusting to regain power
aud profit which they but lately held to
be a Democratic inheritance," and like
Absalom they exclaim "O, that I were
made Judge in the land." But this will
never be. No party ever enjoyed the
public confidence to a greater extent.than
did the ifemocratic party; and none so
basely betrayed that confidence ! Know
this, therefore, Oh Copperheads that ye
shall surely die and not liv« ! The shad
ow shall not turn back on the dial inyour
bihalf. A just God has decreed it, and
no human ingeunity can avert that decree.
Goon then in your work of detraction.—
Throw odium and suspicion on every mea
sure of the Administration, —question its
every motive, but recollect that you have
been tried and found wanting.
No Administration ever went into pow
er under more favorable auspices than did
that of Mr. Buchanan—thatold Federalist
—and none ever betrayed its trust so wan
tonly and wickedly. It found an over
flowing Treasury, the credit ot the Gov
ernment unlimited. The old flag still (
"floating iu all its native glory, and, if
the rights of the private citizen were not
secure at home, they were still respected <
abroad. But at the end of that Admin
istration how changed ! " The same hea
vens were indeed over our heads; the
same ocean rolled by our feet, but all else i
how changed !" Not ouly was the liber
ty of speech aud of the press crushed out.
but the protection due to citizens. while
abroad was denied them ? and under its
diplomacy, naturalized citizens were per
mitted to be seized by t-he Government
from which they came and thrust into their
i armies? In vain would they exclaim, "we
are American citizens"—in vain call upon
. Their Government for relief? all the pow
| er of this nation being absorbed in one
great and final effort to crush out person
-1 al liberty and establish in its stead unu-fr
*al slavery. Even the sacred correspond
ence of friends was subjected to the cen
sorship of irresponsible postmasters ! The
party papers of their political opponents
j were takeu out of the offices and burned
in the public squares ! And all this with-
J out the apology even of military necessi
ty —in a time of peace! Surely they are
in a position to arraign others for the
abridgement of their rights ! But above
everything else, that party has no right to
criticise the financial policy of its succes
sor. As we have already said it came into
the possession of an overflowing Treasury;
everything was propitious for its remain
ing so; domestic industry was well reward
ed, while commerce was flourishing!—
Why did not the public credit remain
good and the public Treasury remain full?
| Does the Editor of the Herald and his
friends not know that Mr. Buchanan was
only able to burrotr money enough to car
ry on the Government during the last days
of his disgraceful administration, after ob
| taining thci ulortemrnt by thx lltjmblican
j States of the bonds issued as evidences
of indebtedness? A humiliation which
j the present Administration has never had
I to resort to.difficult as have been the cir
■ cumstances surrounding it. Hut we are
' not to expect that a party charged with
such high duties as is the one now iit pow
! or can escape the tongue of the calumni
| atoi'. Head the history of any nation
[ whose miity and perpetuity were submit
' ted to the arbitrament of the sword, and
' you will find that the party charged with
j its preservation, had, in addition to its
! open foe. to contend with domestic faction;
i ,
| and can we hope to escape similar annoy
ances ? certainly not. Such faction, af
! ter all, is not always injurious; (although
I such is its design). Jt serves to uuite
the Loyal millions, and to stir them to
I fresh acts of patriotism, and labors of
I love, in behalf of their bleeding country.
I Courage then, bravo friends ! The t!e
--i public cannot die. For
" Where t<xln.v the martyr starvls,
On the morrow mutches Jiwtice
With the Hilver 'ii.hls hand*."
And this poetic truth was never more
foroibly illustrated, than it will bo, when
I peace and a restored Union shall again
favor our national life with their balmy
influences.
ronnrvic vi io.vs.
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A School Pie Nic was held on the Gth
| ilist., at School lloom, No. li, Clinton tp.,
i at one o'clock, p. m., being near the close
'of Miss Maggie Lawall's school. The day
was beautiful and pleasant, which added
greatly to the pleasures and enjoyments
| of the Pic Nic., Early in the day, the
citizens were seen coining wlth thcir bask
ets filled with their nice things they had
| prepared, and at the specified time, there
j was quito a crowd collected. \V e all cn
j joyed ourselves both young and old, by
j marching, playing, and strolling through
the wild woods, which surrounded the
School liootn. At three o'clock the table
was spread with almost every variety of
pastry that could be mentioned ; ever}'-
thing that the kind matrons and fair la
dies of District No. (>, could procure and
provide, for the occasion was on hand.—
W'e were all marched down to the table,
where the school displayed their vocal
powers by singing a few sweet little songs,
| very suitable for the occasion. And our
| dear old flag (the stars and stripes) float
ed over the table while we partook of the
rich feast. Everything passed off picas-
I antly, and every one wore a cheerful coun
j tenance on that day. It will long be re-
I niembered by both Teacher and pupils,
and also by the spectators, as the pleasure
of meeting one another was improved by
! all. Surely,
Tberc> mnrh that Rive* jihusure
In all that'* arouml,
Aii'l n little more pismire
\N here fie JVic'i abound.
SPECTATOR.
For the CUleon.
ADAMS TP., July 7, 18(54.
MESSRS. DDITOKB : —Please publish
the following as the action of Adams tp.
for the Sanitary Commission. Having
been appointed by the Sanitary Commit
tee of the county to organize Adams town
ship, and appoint (.'ollectors in the difl'er-
I ent School wards, I was sick at the time,
but I prepared the papers, made iuy ap
j poiutments, and sent my son, Thomas
Marshall, around to circulate the papers,
and notify those appointed. School Ward.
No. 1. I appointed .las. Barr, and tochoose
his own assistants ; he paid me over 3-2, in
cash, and receipt for 85 for produce de
livered in Allegheny city.
School Ward, No. 2, I appointed Kov.
JobnGalbraitb, who paidme 824,50 cash.
In School Ward, No. 8, I appointed
Rev. Patterson, who agreed to attend to
it, and did not collect a single dollar that
ever came our way; if it had not been for
this failure, our township would have rank
ed among the foremost in the county, and
if he had not accepted the post. I would :
have appointed some one else.
No. 4, I appointed Miss Johnston to at'
tend to that School Ward; she paid over
88,25.
In No. 5, I nppoiuted Miss Mondano
Rca. who attended to it faithfully, anil
collected and paid over in cash, 815,50;
two or three of the leading men of the
ward would not pay a cent.
In No. 6, our own. Mrs. Kennedy and
Miss I'inkcrton Collectors; they collected
and paid over in cash, twenty-two dollars;
three families in the ward did not pay one
cent.
1 did not intend to publish any report,
but at a public meeting the other day,-
'allies Barr. and some of the other col
lectors, insisted on having the contribu
tions from the different School Wards
published. You will please publish tho
foregoing statement.and oblige your friend.
SAMUEL MARSHALL.
Army Correspondence.
ifukp Piranmo, v\. iftMh itegt,,
Pa. Vol., July Gth, \m.
MESSRS. EDITORS: —Again I write a
line to your paper for publication, hoping
thereby to answer sofnc anxious inquirers.
I was once a member of the 02d llegt.,
but at the expiration of that regiment's
term of enlistment, I, aud all others, whose,
term of service did not expire with the
I regiment, were transfered to the Issth
Regiment. The G2d bid adieu to fair
" Dixies" on the evening of the 2d inst.
The boys all looked somewhat melancho
ly when the parting hour came, but the
most melancholy looking set of fellows,
were wo "unhappy Veterans," whose term
of service would have expired with the
regiment, had we not re-enlisted; but
I that feeling of discontent has subsided,
and feel as gay as larks now.
We arc encamped in front of Pcters
■ burg. Nothing either interesting, or
citing has transpired during the last week.
We are busily engaged hi building fortifi
cations, and preparing for tho conflict,
which now appears inevitable. I doubt
not but your little village will soon hoar
the tidings of another terrible battle, be
tween Gcti. Meade aud the notorious:
| • Lee," which, if successful to our arms,
j will be tlie perfect annihilation of the reb
■ cl armies, and universal overthrow of Po
i tcrsburg, and Richmond—l was about to
| add the end of the war. I will not say
j that, but we are at liberty to think as we
i choose. Wc have heard that Gen. Slier-"
I idan's cavalry has been defeated, in tho
vicinity of White llouso Landing, but
| nothing official concerning it has been re
ceived.
! The whole army is suffering greatly
from tho heat, which is almost intolerable.
| The dut is also choking and stifling, aiul
a great need is experienced of rain. The
| long drouth is especially severe upon the
I wounded. Water is difficult to obtain.
' Through all these trials, however, and
j in spite of the recent disasters, aud the
! general failure to push the enemy further,
tho spirit of the troops remain heroic and
invincible. In it, consists the promise of
I the future.
Yours truly,
Scrgt. G. W. FITCH,
Company A, 155 th Pa. Vol.
Reconstructing the Seceded States.'
It) (he I'rcsiilcnl.
Whereas, at the last session, Congress"
: passed a bill to guarantee to certain States
whose Government had been usurped or
j overthrown a republican form of a gov
ernment, a copy of which is hereto annex
i ed; and whereas the said bill was pre
; sented to the President of the United-
I States for hisapproval, less than onehoiir
j before the nine <l!c ailjonrnmctit of said
! session, anil was not signed by him ; and,
whereas, the said bill contains, anion#
other things, a plan for restoring the
States in rebellion to their proper practic
al relation-ill the Union. which plan ex
pressed the senso of Congress upon that
! subject, and which plan it is now thougftg
j tit to lay before the people for their coa--
sideration.
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincoln,-
President of the United States, do pro
claim, declare, and make known, that
while I am, as I was in December last,
| when, by proclamation I propounded a
, plan for restoration, unprepared by a 6>r-
I mal approval of this bill to be inflexibly
| committed to any single plan of restora--
| tion ; and while 1 am also unprepared to
declare that the free State constitutions
j and governments already adopted andJn
\ stalled in Arkansas and Louisiana shall
be set aside and set at naught, thereby
repelling and discouraging the loyal citi
zens who have set up the same as to fur
ther efforts, or to declare a constitutional
competency in Congress to abolish slavery
in the States,but at the sametimesinccre
ly hoping and expecting that a constitu
tional amendment, abolishingslavery thro'-
out the nation, may be adopted. Never
theless, I am fully satisfied with the sys
tem for the restoration contained in the
bill as one very proper plan for the loyal
people of any State choosing to adopt it,
and that I am. and at all times shall bo
prepared to give the Kxecutivo aid and
assistance to any such people so soon as the
military resistance to the United States
shall have been suppressed in any such
State, and the people thereof shill havo
sufficiently returned to their oheilience to
the constitution and laws of tho United
States, in which case Military Govuruors
will be appointed, with directions to pro
ceed according to the bill.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand aud caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at tho
oity of Washington, thisßth day of July,
in the year of our Lord 1804, and of the
Independence of tho United States, tho
eighty-eighth.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LJNCOIN.
By the President:
WM. H. SKWAKI'. Secretary ot Statt.