VOLUME 2. Prayer In 'a Butternut Church. Lord I we beseech of Thea, il i hou j urt not an abolitionist, to save our coun try, if Thou canst do_ it constitutionally and without freeing the niggers orgiv ing unto Old Abe Lincoln any oPMlie glory. But, oh Lord, if Thou art an ab olitionist, and had any hand in the fiee ing of Egyptian slaves and drowning their oppressors iu the Bed Sea, I hou ait not •nut Cod Tor be it known unto Thee, oh ■ Lord, that we have established a new Church, and will also set up a new Lord , 'rather than submit to »he .ll'turn of , "' c ' who has set all the Egyptian niggers 112 ' lC e iwd kilfe'l their masters just V cause they yore Democrats u»d Viuttcrnuts. as ihc Abolitionists callt'aem. And, ,m Lord, if Thou art an Abolitionand in favor oi freeing the niters, please make it known Muto r.-., mat we may at our next church meeting, in Columbus, appoint a new Lord, and take immediate action in re gard to a new llacen ; for we have re solved not to serve an Abolition God, nei ther will we occupy the same heaven with Abolitionists and niggers. A\ epray 1 lice, oh Lord, to inform us if Thou art in fa vor of free speech, free press, free whis key, free acting, free everything but free niggers ; and if Thou wilt admit niggers into Thy Heaven, that we may consider the matter at our next meeting, and then and there determine whether it would not be prudent to cast. Thee aside, aud ap point in Thy room and stead, our worthy brother, E. 15. Olds, Esq., as Thy succes sor, for we wish Thee to understand most distinctly and emphatically, oh Lord,that we will have no other God to rule over us who is not in favor of freedom in every thing except niggers. Oh Lord, if Thou art not an Aboli tionist, we will continue our supplications unto Thee ; but if Thou art an Aboli tionist and say it is wrong to keep the niggers in bondage and admit them into Thy Heaven, wo utterly repudiate Thee tnd Thy church, and will establish for ourselves a new church, a new religion and a newjicavcn. Oh Lord, we desire a pure heaven and holy people a people who have no more regard for the nigger than than they have for a dumb brute.— We don't believe tlicy have any souls, and if they have, a nigger's soul is not worth saving. Oh God, protect and de icnd slavery—give us peace, but don t let Abolitionists interfere with slavery. In mercy, on Lord, restore the Democratic partv to power, and every infernal cuss of a nigger to his master. Lord don't let the nigger come North, lost tlicy become our equals, aud in ruuch mercy don't abol ish slavery, lest they become our superi ors. Oh Lord, if there is a Lord, restore to us our much beloved \ allandigham, but don't cripple slavery; let Geo. E. Pngh have entire freedom of speech. b"t-ou't | give the niggers their freedom. God of increv prevent all the Southern Mates ifrom coming back into the! nion without slavery, and, whether in accordance with Thy divine will or not, do Thou speedily restore it in the District of Columbia. — Lord, perfect, uphold and defend the in stitution of slavery everywhere, ond more especially so as many of tli Southerners have, of late, been giving it the cold shoul der. Oh Lord, if there is a God, send all the Abolitionists to hell ; and finally, oh Lord, save our church from everything like niggers and Abolitionists. These blessings wc demand at I by bauds for the weal of the Democratic-Butternut-Cop perhead party, amen. WHO BEARS THE BURDEN ?—This is an interesting inquiry. Everybody com plains of taxation; but who bears it?— Docs the manufacturer? No: when he is taxed five per cent., he adds at least that much on his products. Ihe merchant buys his goods at the advance ; but does he suffer tlio loss? Everybody knows that he does not; he adds it ou the cus tomer, and the person that uses the arti cles taxed, pays the taxation. In April next, as wc are informed, the tax on real estate is to lie levied. '1 hen the owners of houses will be obliged to bear their share of taxation. ill tlicy .' No, in deed ; they will throw their burden upon the tenants, aud. on the principle that the '* last keeps all," the poor tenant will pay that tax also. In fact there is no doubt .that truthfully speaking, the poor whoarc least able to do it, are obliged to pay the bulk of the taxation. This, all will ac knowledge, is not right; but where is the remedy ? . Through all the ramifications of trade and business, this is the rule ob served, even dvwn to the box of matches with its penny stamp. We know that this is the result, aud do what we will, the last man pays the taxes. tUT The mercies of God arc not styled the swift, but the sure mercies of David; and therefore a gracious soulpatiendy waits for them. Sherman's Last. The Baltimore ('tipper tells the follow ing story: A distinguished official who was lately at the hcadijuarters of General Sherman, gives us the following annecdote of the latter, in the necessity under whijh he lay of setting judgment on a certain class of men in At'anta, when that place was evacuated by the citizens. Writing us, our friend says: Let me give you a little incident which took ; r! my presence at Sherman's i*'adquarters, Atlanta. You will remember that an order was promulgated directing all civilians to leave A'lanta (North or South) within twelve days. The day of its issue a gentleman euttred Sherman's officoand enquired for the General. The latter answering in this wav. very promptly, " 1 am General Sherman." The colloquy was very near as follows: Citizens —" General, I am a Northern man, from the State of Connecticut have accumulated considerable property here, and as I see that you ordered citizens to leave within twelve days. I came to see if you would make an cxceptieu in my case. I fear if 1 leave, my property will bo destroyed." General Sherman—What kind of property do you own sir ? Perhaps I wiil make an exception in your case, sir." Citizen —" I own a block of storestliroe dwellings ; a plantation two miles out of town, and foundry." General Sherman—"Foundry,eh ! what have you been doing with your Foun dry ?" Citizen —" Have been making cast ings." . General Sherman —" What kind of cast ings? Shot and shell, and all that kind of things Citizens —•' Yes, I have madesomeshot and shell." General Sherman—" You have been making shot and shell to destroy your country, have you ? and you still claim favor on the account of being a northern man? Yes, sir, I will make an excep tion in your case; you shall go South to morrow morning at sunrise. Adjutant, see that this is earned out. Orderly,show this man the door." Citizen —" Hut General, can't I go North ?" General Sherman —" No sir. Tomany of your class there already, sir." Scanning the above, who does not once more recognize the great military leader as eminently " the right man in the right place," in dealing with the more subtile aspects of the rebellion ? Lepers at Jerusalem. The following is from the recently pub lished work of Dr. Newman's entitled " From Dan toßeershcba:" A few paces within the wall, and to the | oast of the Zirn Gate, are the " quarters of the lepers." Though formerly exclu ded from the city they are suffered to build their wretched huts along the wall In obedience to a law prevalent through the East, all lepers are compelled to live together in throe colonies, and it is a coin cidence no less singular than true, that the cities in which these colonies are loca ted were the residences of three historic lepers: Naaman, of Damascus, Gehazi. of Nabloui and King Azariah of Jerusa lem. Numbering in all two hundred, those on Mount are supported by charity. Their homes are miserable huts low, dark, and loathsome. Allowed to marry only with each other, their off spring, when born, arc usually fair and apparently healthy. Retaining their health aud beauty up to the period of puberty, the fatal disease, like a scrofulous spot then makes its appearance on a finger, on the nose, or on the cheek, and spreading over the system, it ultimately reaches some vital organ,and the unhappy victim dies. Preparing their evening meal.men and women moved with feeble step from hut to hut, exchanging articles of food, and also their rude cooking utensils. Their garments were old aud torn, their voices wcic dry and husky, their faces were red, like a coal of fire half extinguished, their eyes swollen and restless their hair was gone, their lips-and cheeks, nose and ears, were corroded with ulcers, and the flesh of their hands and arms had been eaten awav. leaving the bone red and bare. Standing afar off. as iu the days of Christ, they stretched out their hands, aud begged in tones so pitcously that none could resist theirentieaties. In the plain tive accents of their native Arabic, they hailed me, " Pilgrim, give me; for the Lord's sake, give me." Dropping a few piastersiu the'folds of theirinfectcd robes, I hastened away, hearing their tones ol pity, aud seeing their horri forms in memory days after the spectacle had been ; withdrawn. Alas' for them to whom i this world is oue great hospital, aud life the vestibule of the grsve ! " Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"— A - LINCOLN. BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 18(55. Army News. " HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA AND'NORTH CAROLINA, ARMY OF TIIE .JAMES, January !*. 1865.—rlSol tiler* of the Army of the J< ernes —Your commander, releived by orJcrof the Pres ident, takes leave of you. Your conduct in the field has extorted praises from the unwilling. You have endured the pri vations ol" the camp and tlio march with out a murmur. You have never failed iu attack when ordered. You have storm ed and carried works deemed impregna ble by the enemy —you have shown them to be so by holding them against his fiercest assaults in the attcmp; to retake them. Those skilled in war have mar velled at the obstacles overcome by your valor. Your line of works has excited the wonder of officers of other nations, who have come to learn defensive war from the monuments of your skilled la bor. Your deeds have rendered your names illustrious in after times. Your General's proudest memory will be to say, with you, 'I, too, was of the Army of the James.' To share such eompau ionship is pleasant; to participate in such acts is honor; to have commanded such an army is glory! No one could yield it without regret. Knowing your willing obedience to orders, witnessing your ready devotion ot your blood in your country's cause, I have been chary of the precious charge confided to me. 1 have refused to order the useless sacrifice ol' the lives of such soldiers, and lam relieved from your command. The wasted blood of my men does not stain iny garments. For my action lam re sponsible to God and my country* Tilth t Colored Troops of the Army of tin. .Tames: —ln this army you have been treated, not as laborers, but as sold iers. You have shown yourselves worthy of the uniform you wear. The best offi ccrs of the Union seek to command you. Your bravery has won the admiration even of those who would be your masters- The patrioti-m, fidelity and courage have illustrated the best qualities of manhood. With ilie bayonet you have unlocked the iron-barred gates of prejudice, and open ed new fields of freedom, liberty and equality of right to yourselves and your race forever. Comrades of the Army of the James. I bid jou farctt ell! Farewell I! BKN.I. F. BUTLER, Maj. Gen. fit.*"The following important circular hasjust been issued by l'rovost Marshal General Fry: PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL'S OF FICE. Jan. 10.—The attention of muster ing officer;! is called to the fact that the existing regulations require them to state upon the mustcr-in-roll the sub-District or town, county, district and State to which soldiers arc to be credited. This must be done when a man is mustered in and no entry -hall be made on the niuster in-rolls with a view lo credit, nor shall any date bo taken from them for thatpur pose other than that which was officially entered on them at the time of muster in. All musters by whomsoever made, must be reported to the Acting Assistant Pro vost Marshal General of the State or Di vision to which the credit is given,-and Provost Marshals and other mustering of ficers arc instructed that they will in no case report credits directly to each other, nor apply any credits reported by other Provost Marshals or mustering officers, or front other sources, until thesamehave been reported to the JJoard of Enrollment, bv Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General, their State or Division with his approval. JAMES B. FRY, Provost Marshal General. Although a Christian be never so base in his outward condition in body or mind, if very mcau intellectual aud natu ral endowments, yet they wlio know the worth of spiritual things will esteem the grace of God that is in him, in a rough shell. Grace carries stillits own growth, though under a deformed body aud rag ged garments—yea, though they have but a small measure of that cither—the very lowest degree of grace; as a peril of the least size, or a small piece of gold yet men will not throw it away, but as tlicy say. the least shavings of gold are woith the keeping. The Jews would not wil lingly tread upon the smallest piece o! paper in their way, but took it up. " For possibly," said they, " the name of God may bo upon it." Though there is a lit tle superstition in this, yet truly there is nothing but religion in it, if we apply it to men. Trample not on any, there may become work of grace there thou know est not of. The name of God may be written upon that soul thou treadest on; it may be a soul that Christ thought so much of, as to give his precious blood for it; therefore despiw it not. oun CAUSE. nr JOHX o. wim-ntu. GOD mend him heart who cannot feel The impulse of a holy seal ; Ant! wlh not with hi* sordid eye#, The beauty <»f self-srurifice! Though in the sacred place he standi!. I'plifting consecrated hands, t'nworthy an his lips to tell Ol' Jo'-u* martyred miracle. Not to the swift, nor to the strong, The battle of the right belong! For he who strikes for Freedom, Wean The armor «»f the captives prayers; And nature proffers to its cause The strength of her eternal laws; While he whose itrm essays to bind, And herd with common brutes hi* kiud, Strives evermore at fearfhl odds, With nature r»nd the jealous gods, And dare* tliedr-cid rtvct.ll which, late Or soon, their rinht shall vindicate. WIT AND WISDOM. Do you endorse a scoundrel when you make a mark upon his back ? WHEN a person declares that his " brain is, on Are," is it etiquette to blow it out ? WHAT is the difference between a but terfly and a matron ? One is a moth and the other is a mother. SPINSTERS, take notice ! The improv ed sewing machines have a 11 feller" at tached to them. THERE are some plain Illinois farmers who own more land than goes to make up some German Principalities. IT is easy enough for a sourod man to renounce society and go into the desert j the only difficulty is to dwell there. TELLING FALSEHOODS before getting up in the morning is comparatively inno cent—because it is only lying iu bed. SOME POET says tlio wind kisses the waves. That we suppose, is the celebra ted " kiss for a blow," of which we have beard so much. " I TELL you what, sir," said a Yankee of his opponent, " that man don't amount to a sum in arithmetic; add him up,and there is nothing to carry !" THERE is an old proverb which says that contentment is the true philosopher's stone. Brown says it's very likely, for nobody has ever found either one or the other. A FELLOW in one of the cities '• Down East" recently advertised in a morning paper fora wife, and before night eighteen different men sent him word that he might have theirs. SIDNEY SMITH once remarked : —" Af ter you have written an article, take your pen and strike out half the words, and you will be surprised to see how m ! ch stronger it is." IT appears by advertisements in *outh eru papers that education lias " riz." At Mount Laurel, near Bichmoiid, two thou sand dollars arc charged for a half term, and other schools are or nearly atthesame rates. A LADY correspondent who assumes to know how boys ought to be trained, writes to an exchange as follows : " O, mother! hunt out the soft, tender, genial side of your boy s nature. Moth ers often f'.o—with an old shoe —to the boy's benefit. MR. HUNT, in his lecture ou common law, remarked, " that a lady, when she married, lost personal identity, licr distinc tive character, and was like a dew drop swallowed by a sunbeam." Pome one at our elbow says that thunder cloud should bo substituted for sunbeam in many in stances. ' 'So you arc going to keep house arc you ?" said an elderly maiden to a blusli iug bride. " Y cs," was the reply. " Going to have a girl, I suppose. The newly made wife colored, and then quietly responded that she " really did'nt know whether it would be a girl or a boy." A GENTLEMAN who is in the habit of riding up and down two or three times daily iu the horse cars of a certain New York line, and who has made a point of always presenting a ten cent stamp for his fare and receiving four fresh minted cents as change, was lately asked by a conduc tor to whom his face and financiering had become tolerably familiar, " What do you do with all the pennies you get from us?" 1 I sell tliem to the railroad company again at fifteen percent premium, was the bland reply. TnE ATLANTIC CABLE. —The entire length of the Atlantic telegraph will be 2,300 uiilcs. Every portion of this cop per wire is subjected to electrical tests, to astcrtain it* quality for conduction before it is allowed to be worked up. The next stage is to coat these wires with cightsuc cessive coats of the insulating material, equal to an aggregate length of 18,400 miles. This core is ne::t covered with jute, wound round it from ten strands, making 23,000 miles of jute yarn. Then comes the outer coating, formed of the 10 covered iron wires. The iron wire itself is 23.000 miles in length, and each wire is covered separately with five strands of tarred hemp, 135,000 miles of the liittei being required, making together an ag gregate lenth of material employed of 126,600 miles. TAX LIST. SPECIAL INCOME TAX, Five per Cent, on Income for 1864, Ash I. P. Cranberry tp., 1,50 Ash Sylvester, Forward, 1.30 Allen Joseph Jackson, 0,35 Albert Andrew, Centre, 84,25 Adauis E. 11. Slippcryrock, 25,00 Anderson S. M. Allegheny, 12,50 Adams M. S. " ( 14.50 Ayres Hugh A. Harrisville. 4K.45 Boggs Bobt, " 10,00 Baldhinst 11, Adams, 2,25 Buhl 11. Forward, 30,00 Buhl C. Zelienoplc, 3,90 Brown Wm. Forward, 14,15 Blakcly And. " 1,05 Brandon J. W. Connoqueuessing, 10,00 Beckevith Eli, Slipperyrock, 5.00 Black Hobert, llauisville, 27,50 Bard John T. Centreville, 12,10 Brown Alc4. Sr. Mercer, 1.70 liartley Dixon, Parker, 5,00 Bighaui John, Slipperyrock, 25,00 BartleyJohn L. Oakland, 5,00 Bredin Rev. W. P. Clay, 4,15 Braham Wm. P. Mercer, 40,90 Bippes Capt. Oakland, 40,80 Boggs J. P. Capt. Forward, 10,00 Birney Frederick " 5,00 Brcdiu James Butler boro., 44,12 Doyd Wm. S. " Tp.' 58,15 Hartley Abncr Penn " 12,50 Becket Thos. Wiuttcld, 1^,33 Boyd A. G. Butler boro., 44.40 Bryson 11. K. 2d Lieut. Butler, 23,30 Campbell S. A. Washington, 4,25 Oubbison J. N. Harrisville, 5,00 Cr#-s Samuel, Worth. 11,95 Christy Thos. T. Washington, 2,15 Croll John J. Brady, 42,80 Cornelius Samuel, Worth, 7,00 Clutton Johnathan, Franklin, 30,00 Crow John Forward, 23,15 Crow David " 23,00 Cowden W. B. Porteisvillo, 20,00 Campbel Wm. Butler boro.. 50,00 Campbell J. G. " " ' 50,00 Cratty Eli Capt. " tp., 42,00 Duffy Chas. " boro. 34,90 Douthctt Jas. Penn, 17,26 Dougan A. M. Marion, 1,25 j Daubenspeek Jac. Washington, 5,00 Dunn- Robert, Cherry, 73,00 Daubenspeek John, Parker, 5,00 Dodds David, Adams, 2,G5 Douthctt Wm. Forward, 14,20 Dombachcr C. " 4,00 Eyth Francis, Centrevill, 10,00 Elliott li. F. Worth, 42,50 Fielding Wm. Capt. 40,80 Ekis Thos. Clinton, 1,02 Ekis Adam "• 11,98 Eyth Jordan Butler boro. 3,35 Enslen John, Jackson, 3,50 Eudres Adam, " 15,55 Ekin John J. Conuo'q, 0,50 Forrester John W. Muddycrcek, 0,00 Frazicr David 11. Forward, 10,85 Grout Mrs. Joanna Butler tp., 3,78 Grossman John C. li " 10,52 Greer Matthew Buffalo, 18,48 Gillelaud Robt. Middlesex, 12,50 Grant Hamilton Buffalo' 45,50 Gclbraith Bobt. Winfield, 18,50 Gcllispie Alex. Cranberry, 8,95 Gclbraith Philip, Forward, 15,00 Goerhing Win. " 1,22 Graham Win. F. Cranberry, 1,50 GillclandW.il. " 11,85 Gcllispie E. L. Lieut. Jackson, 44.45 Gill Hugh, Jr. Mercer, 2,70 Gibson Henry, Parker, 88,50 Grossman Hugh, Brady, 10,00 Grossman John, " b,OO Gilkey Robert, Slipperyrock, 5,00 Heck Daniel, Centre, 5,00 Hogg Robert, Cherry, 5,00 Iloon John, Centre, 6,00 Hogg Jno. L. Slipperyroek, 14,45 Harris Jno.R. Harrisville, 11,45 Haldiman Satnl. Allegheny, 30,25 Hammond J. I''. N. Washington, 0,75 Ililliard Sauil. Washington, 7,80 Helmbold E. A. Saxonburg, 20,18 llelmbold Sr. " 30,00 Harbison R. M. Buffalo, 20,55 Ileineman 11. C. Butler boro. 7,41 Henry James Clinton tp. 11.88 Ilartzeli Eli Penn, 4,02 Hctsclgcsser Robt. Winfield, 41,70 Hays Joseph, Adams, _ 29,24 Hunter Alex. Forward, 7,15 Jones Samuel, Muddycrcek, 4,15 Kelly David Buffalo, 10,23 Kennedy Danuel, " 5,25 Kerr Sauil. Jr. Harrisville, 5,00 Kohlmire Henry, Allegheny, 3,15 Kerr Jas. Harrisville, • 17,50 Kcister Jesse, Slipperyrock, 2,50 Kcister Henry, Lt. " 31. 5 0 Lusk J. S. M. I>. Harmony Lawrence Robt. Muddycrcek, 80,55 Lusk Amos, «M. D Zelieuople 14,18 Logan David Jefferson, 5,34 Logan Levi Middlesex, 10,83 Lardin Daniel Clinton 0,02 Lyon B. M. Lieut, Middlesex, 36.30 Livings J. B. Dr. Centreville, 5,25 Mitchell L. Z. Butler boro. 11,75 Mitchell Jas. Summit tp., 14,21 Maxwell Adam Butler tp., 10.45 Mifflin B. A. Butler boro., 75,00 Maharg James Penn tp., 8,97 Maxwell J. G. Jr., Butler tp., 539 Maxwell Newton •' " 20,94 Marshall Sauil. Cranberry, 5,00 Martin J. E. Forward, • 3,15 Markol Zeno. " 10,00 McLymonds Wm. Muddycrcek 10,80 McLymonds Saml Portersville, 2.25 M'Candless Charles Butler boro.. 34,05 McAboy It. C. " " 100,00 McLaughlin Thos. Middlesex tp., 52,51 M'Junkin E. Butler boro., 87,00 Maxwell Milton. Centre, 12,00 Mecom W. L. Worth, 12,55 Meals S. "* A Maine officer recently applied for a furlough stating that if it was not granted ho should lose fifty thousand dollars. This attracted attcution at. head quarters, and the officer was desired to forwar a statement of how he would loso it.— He did so to the effect that he had been in the the army without leave of ab sence for two years ; that ho was engaged to a young lady worth fifty dol lars? that there was another fellow af ter her, and that she had written to him that if he did not come home and marry her right away she would have the other man. He got his furlough. t&T The reason why a good many men don't get married is, they are afraid to> come to the scratch.