Harder of three floldiera. The following account of the murder of three Maine soldiers at Brown's Ferry, on the Savannah river—men tioned some time since iu our tele graphic dispatches—is written by an officer of the regiment': Last Saturday, there was a corpo ral and two men out of Company A, Ist Battery, Maine Volunteers, Wm. .Corbett, Emery C. Smith, and Mason Brown, of Lubec' detailed togo to Brown's Ferry, on the Savannah riv er, to guard Government cotton. — On Monday morning we were star tled by some people coming in and stating that they believed our men had been killed. We immediately mounted what men we had horses for, and started for the Ferry, 15 miles distant. On arriving there we found evidence of the bloody deed in pools of blood on the land and in the ferry boat; suspecting that they were sunlc in the river, we made search, and re covered the bodies. They were all shot through the head, and what they • were shot with was near enough to burn the hair. We called up the fVrrvman and he stated that lie saw six men- ride down to the ferry and take the men and say "You d—d Yankees, we come here to put you into the nvcr, and we are s;oing to do it."—and then ensued a struggle, and the men wero dragged into - tliq stream and four shots were fired.— The ferryman can s'.vear to two of the men, and we have a chain of evi dence that will prove the guilt of seven or eight of the most respecta ble men of the village. Ono of them was recommended by the—to be Governor of this State —James L* Orr, to be Associate Judge in our Provost Court, and did sit there un til the deed committed by him and his four sons, and three others known only to us. We have evidence enough to hang the whole three of them. ' WHAT SHE IS SHE WILL TEACH HER DAUGHTERS TO BE."—Sometimes oncliears it said of a good wife and mother that ''she's a regular home-body." Tho phrase # is simple, but what a word of enuobling qualities it indicates, and what a universe offrivolitics it excludes. The matronly homebody is indeed "Heaven's best gift toman," and the husband capable of mal trcatiug so true a helpmeet is only fit for such companionship as Ncbucbanczzar found in the Babylonish pastures. Dash ing ladies, whose mission it is to s(t the fashions, won't you look in upon yftir gentle sister awbesitrinher well ordered nursery making the children glad with her presence ? Note how hhe adjusts their little difficulties and admonishes, encour ages. instructs, amuses them, as the case may require. Do you think any nurse maid could produce such havniony in that little circle ? Is she not an enchantress ? Verily,yes,and her charm is "love stronger than death" for those sweet young faces where you may see her smiles and frowns, (though she seldom has occasion to frown,) reflected in glee and sorrow, like sunlight and cloud-shadow on a quiet pool. What she is she will tcacli her daughters to bo; and blessed are tho sons that have such a mother. PENNSYLVANIA POST OFFlCES.—Re establish New Highlands. Elk Coun ty, and appoint Thomas Town ley postmaster. Discontinue the following offices : Cook, Erie county; Canoe Ridge. The following postmasters are ap pointed : Calvin Ch'adduck, Elk- Creek, Erie county; Adam Deitz, failed to Inake return. James B. Kennedy, Double Sile, Butler coun ty ; Charles Mangel failed to make return. W. 11. Rhodes, Seneca, Venango county : AMcCurry, resign ed. Walter Ferguson, Temperance ville, Allegheny county; Elias D. Carnahan, resigned. Wm. 11. Da vis, Olepolis, Venango county ; James P. Orisswell, resigned. Wm. Mc- Lure Hammond, Bolivar, Westmoroi land county ; James Erskine resign ed. SUI>DEN DEATH AT PITEOLE.—A man about sixty years of age, of whom nothing was known save his name —Amos Geddis —died very sud denly in Pithole last Saturday Mr. Murphy, proprietor of the theatre, generously bore the expense3c of bis interment. He was a teamster, and left aspairfff horses and wagon, which his friends can obtain on application to Mr. Murphy. —Childhood is like a mirror, catching aud reflecting images around .it. Re member that an itnpiou* or profane tho't uttered by a parent may operate on the young heart like a careless spray of wa thrown upon polished steel, staining with rust that no nfter scouring can efface. —The promises of God are not designed to supejeede our prayers; bnt to be the guide of our desires ' and the ground of our hopes. A Clergyman who had received a number of calls, and could hardly decide which was the best, asked the j advico of his faitful African servant, i who replied, "Massa go wbaro is the Debils. Boi,r> THBFT. —Some bold thief or thieves entered the office of Malcolm Hay, Esq , on Diamond street, Court House yesterday, and stole ikom an overcoat valued at fifty dollar^ Cnnrt nn H.g j j ftpecui Diapatcb to rittalmrg commercial. WASHINGTON, NOV. 21 The President on Recouptrn*-* tioß. Got. Morton, of Indiana, had a pro tracted interview with the President yes terday. lie found Mr. Johniou fully determined in (support of his reconstruc tion policy. His Excellency thought that there mighi be at first somo opposi tion iu Congress, which would soon pass away, as restoration became more fully developed. The people, he added, tho't that the Southern States moved rather lowly, but all thing* ojaiidsred, he be lieved they were doing remarkably well. He complimeuta the Governor on his Richmond, Indiana, speech, and said that he fully endorsed it DISAPPEARANCE OF THE CHOLERA AT MARSEILLES. Our Consul at Marseilles reports to the State Department, under dale November first, that the cholera has entirely disap peared from that place. Passengers go ing east from Marseilles now have an un obstructed passage with their baggage to Paris. THE GERMAN ACIRICLTIRAL EXHIBI TION. Advices from Germany state that the International Agricultural Exhibition in North Germany had been abandoned, owing to the prevalence of the cattle dis e.ise. HEALTH OF JEFF. DAVIS. Dr Craven, who is Jeff I l.ivis's medi- ' cal attendant at Fortress Monroe,arrived ! hero this morning, and reports his prison- j erin fair health and in a serene state of mind. Nothing is known at Fortress Monroe rolative to .Jeff. Davis's trial. EFFORT FOR. THE RELEASE OF CLEMENT C. CLAY. The efforts towards the release on par ole of Clement C Clay, who is confined wi.h Jeff. Davis, have not -succedded.— Mrs. Clay has made several personal ap peals in behalf of s ber husband. Consid erable stress is laid upon the fact that Mr. Clay voluntarily surrendered him self nil hearing that he was charged with complicity in the plot to assassinate the President. JEFF. DAVIS'S TRIAL. Chief Justice Chase's interview with the President on yesterday, related almost wholly to the proposed trial of Jeff. Da vis. So far as learned nothing decisive in the premises was reached. CABINET MEETING. The regular semi-weekly Cabinet meet ing was held at uoon, at the Whito House. ! The session was not unusual. All of the ! members were present but Postmaster j General Dennison. j GENERAL LOGAN" WILL DECLINE THE MEXICAN MISSION, j Intelligence received today make it quite certain that General Logan will de- I clino the appointment of Minister to i Mexico. A new appointment, it is be | lieved. will be made before the meeting ■ of Congress. CONTRACTS FOR FLOUR, j At the proposals :nad<3 for flour by the > Government to-day, one thousand bairels ! of number one flour, at ten dollars and ' eighty cents, were taken, and all thj flour offered at ten twenty-five, and under, amounting to twenty-four hundred bar rels, was accepted. * KWMTKMH. Jit. Kelso, Member of Congress | from the fourth district of Missouri, re ! cently p.'.ssed through St. Louis on his way to Washington. While servingas captain of malitia he made a vow that ho would ; never cut his hair and heard until ho had ! killed twenty-five bushwhackers with his I own hand. He is now close cropped, and | boasts he has fulfilled his vow by killing I that number.— Cincinnati Times. —A Mr. Bird* of Brockline, has sued the city of Boston for a million and a half of dollars, the some hcing for boun ty for recruits which lie alleges is due him. Mr. Bird claims that through Con gressional legislation which he engineered iuto existence, aud which was retrospec tive iu its section, the above modest sum is his of right, lie has, says the Post, enlisted the services of souie half dozen able lawyers. —ln the U. 8. CircuitCouut for Mary land this morning, ('.hief Justice Chase presiding, an important decision was giv en in the case of James Johnson, a sub ject of great Britain versus the Northern Central Railroad Company. The action was to recover the amount 2,500 dollars on Coupons held by him of the bonds of the company. The company claimed the right to retain 5 per ceut of the in ' tercst coupons to pay the income tax with and also three per cent on the ccupons i under the law of Majyland. The Court decided that the company must pay tho tax aud that the coupons must be paid without deducting the tax. —A lady writes to a friend in Lowell from Oregon, saying that apples were raised in licr neighborhood the past sea- I son so large that sixteen of them would : (ill a bushel basket, though of course, all do not average that sine. She also saw a Bartlett pear that weighed two pounds. —A vein of excellent lithograpic stone, said to equal that found in Bavaria, has been discovered in St. Louis county. Mis souri. —3chuyler Colfax has reccivod assu rances from Governor Raymond and Gen, Banks that they will not permit their i names to be used for the Speakership. —The Taunton Gazette learns that I General Couch is to take charge ! of the eoaJ mines iioar Portsmouth Grove 1L I. [ —lt is funny to sec a young lady with | both hand* in-soit duugb, and a musquito | on the end of her nose Henry Waul Bencher, has declined an offer of three thousand dollars for a oourse of lectures before the Detroit Young Men's Society. —Governor Andrew,of Massachusetts is now in Washington for the purpose of adjusttDg the claims of lijs State against >*<'*." - uring the war. , "I A'labam;.- tthc gtmmrmi (Satis-cn. The Largest Circulation oj any Paper in the Covnty. THOMAS ROBINSON. - - Editor. n W. BPKAB, Publisher. BUTLEH PA. WI:I>M:M>AY XOV. an. I»«5. "Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One and 'naeparable."—D. Webster. Lost. Oil the 18th inst., on the Butler and Kittanning pike near Butler. A black vietorttie or Furs, liped with black silk. The finder will be liberally rewnrdod by leaving the same at this office. John Bonder, Jr. has been ap pointed Post Master at Jatksville, this Couuty, in placo of Thos. W. McNcch, resigned. Site" We refer our readers to the new firm of Prs. Graham it Huselton, Drug gists of this place—call and sec their stock, before purchasing elsewhere. See Advertisement in another column. BSyWeare pleased to see that the Academy question is attracting some at tention. We had intended examining the artion of the Trustees, and the merits of the proposed plan of union which is sug gested by them, but want of time as alio want of space prevents us for the preseut. Wo refer oiir readers to the communica tions iu this paper for new suggestions on the subject; they aro worthy of consider ation. We trust this matter maybe ta ken hold of with interest and so directed as to conduce to the future comfort of some unfortunate class. Kilpatriek and Logau, who done such good service in the recent cam paign in Now Jersey, in behalf of the Union ticket, have been rewarded by the President by appointments to foreign mis sions, Wonder why "Prince Joliu" who has nominated ' Andy" for a second term, has not been acknowledged. ('an our neighbor of the Uerahf tell why? We neglected last week, to call attention to the professional card of J. W. Kirker, Esq., which is to be found in an other column. The Captain has, as will he seen, pitched his tent in the ' Iron City." AVc have no doubt our Hutlor co., friends having legal business to attend to in the city, will find it to their advantage to give him a call. AKricultural Socilj . A meeting of tho members of the Uut ler County Agrciiltural Society will be hold iu the Arbitration room, iu tho Court llouso on Monday next at 1 o'clock I'. M. as business of importance will come before the meeting, a fall atten dance is desired. XV. O. BRACKF.NRUXJK, l'res't. T/ios. Robinson, Sa 'j/. B&r The December number of the Lady's Friend is on our tabic, as'usual' it is filled with the most interesting and instructive literature, from the pens of the best writers in the country—every family should have one. See prospectus in another column. asfi"* We would rotor our readers to the advertisement of a "Standard History of tho War," found in another colnmu. J. A. Millinger has been appointed agent for a portion of our county. We bespeak for him a favorable reception, by the people. ltail Itoiul Meeting. The Commissioners named in the Act of Assembly, entitled ,: an Act to incor porate the Connoqucncssing Valley Rail ; Road Company," approved the 22d day 1 of March, A. I)., 1865, will open books for receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of said company, at the Town Hall in Zelicnople, Butler Co., Pa. on the 20th day of December, A. I). 1865, at 1 o'clock P. M., of said day. COMMISSIONERS. —J. G. Campbell,J. N Purviaflce, J. G. Munti. K. M'Juukin, R. C. MeAboy, Thos. Robinson, A. Lusk, J. A. Zeigler, W Irvin, J. M. M'Kinney, W. G. Rose,S. Griffith, Vance Stewart, J. R. llanna, D. L. Imbrie, J. J. Cuthbertson, J". Ferguson, J. W. Blan chard. Butler American. Tho book* of the American are at my residence, two doors south of the old office, where persons baring business will please call. WM. HASLETT. Goy. Curtin has been confined to the executive mansion since his re turn from New York, until Fridjy when he took a short ride, and it >• reported he is much improved' in strength. —On election day at Opelika.Ala., abody ofnegroes came to that vlte. and informed their employer wished to vote. -.<(> —The ship Thomas fore reported ashore, has k- brintr towed lip. A. OOMMt'J(ICATIOXB. The Butler Vcndciuy Fun<!<-< What to do n iib It. Mil. EDITOR :—The communication in your last from tlie Trustees of the Butler Aeademy, should receive, as it deserves, ] (he careful attention of the people of i the county, and, although it may be an iueouveuieut and perhaps inclement sea i sou ol the year to attend to such a mat ter, still we hope the people will meet on the 23rd of December, as recommended, and express by their votes what disposi tion they prefer making of the old Acad emy fuiid and property now so long re maining idle. Nearly all, wo think, will agree /hat it is time tomcthimj should be done. The writer of this desires to direct nttcotiou to an object, for the application j of the money part of said property, which i wal not enumerated among those men tioned by the Trustees, but which has 1 been spoken of, and which, wc think, when understood, will meet with much favor—we mean the benefit and educa tion of tho SoUiier't Orphans of our county. All tho plans proposed, for the dispo sition of this fund, we presume will have their friends. Tho writer would have no objection to the Witherspoon Institute receiving the fund, if it is thought that the most good can be accomplished by bestowing it upon that institution. The common school houses of tho Borough arocertainly insufficient for ilieir purpos es, if not unworthy of the county sea', and if this fuud could be the means of obtaining a proper bulldog, ns has been done with it in other county towns, then would a much desire 1 object be promo ted. In either of these plans the rights of tho county, as now existing iu the 'Academy, to tho education gratis, of a certain number of young men, would of course, have to be retained and preserv ed. But wo have the soldiers' orphans among j 01. The poor children of men who fell or died in the service during the great contest for the lifo of tho nation. Many of those children are eutirely dependent upon the labor of a mother or upon the charity of friends. The State, last winter, made an appropriation towards their education and maintenance, and next winter she may niako another and larger appropriation. Ilut the State has built no school houses for thcut, nor con templates the building of nny. Those, so far. have either been routed or freely tendered by different counties and places, in order t j get a school located within their limits. Beaver county procured a i school, at Sewicklcy, in tliis way Alle gheny county has succeeded in getting two schools within her limits, and when! the soldiers orphan's committee of our county are advising and making recom mendations to tho State Suporinteudent of the proper place to send our soldiers orphans, they have to recommend one of these schools in Beaver or Allegheny o .unties, because wtj. have no place in our own county to send them. Many mothers, very naturally, are unwilling to let thoir small children be taken so far away from them and consequently wc lose a great part of the bounty of the State. Bet then the money part of this Academy property be obtained to repair and improve the present building, and make it a fit place to educate our own soldiers' orphans in. Wc will then have a school withiu#ur own county, and can draw a portion of the annual State appro priation for that purpose. This school will give employment to a number of our woithy citizens. It will be placing the fund to a humane and patriotic object, and will, all things considered, bo mak ing the wisest and best disposal of it that wc can make at the present timo.— ! It is sufficient for this purpose and notsuf- I Gcient for hny other that lias been named, and is the plan of one who terred his : day in the, Oi.d Acad*my. E- r tb* Citittn. MR. EDITOR:—Much as we dislike ( newspaper controversy, yet the attack of j "Justice"' on the Officers of the "Butler County M&numetital Association" was so | ill-timed and injudicious, that wc cannot refrain ftom writing a few things in re- I ply—although the miserable whinings of | "Justice" in the mire of Politios scarcely , deserve a passing thought; and were it not for the impression it might create we would disdain to answer it, for surely the man who would approach the graves of ottr ' fallen heroes with the jargon of polities upon his lips is unworthy of notice, — much less the man who would wantonly, willfully, and maliciously use hia influ- I ence to defeat one of the noblest objects ever brought before the people of the I County; for no one can fail to perceive ! that the commuuication of"Justiee" was evidently intended to defeat the erection of a monument to our honored dead. If "Justice" feels so deeply interested in the erectiou of a monument a* he pre , tends, why did he not attend the Con vention, and then and there object to these men being placed upon the committee?. — gVhjr did he not become part of that same constituted power" of whitlj he But no; that would not be so defeat the object of the Assoei wait until all thiugs are urrfoged for successful operation, and then, with devilish malignity he must throw the firebrand of politics into tho arena, and tlius (4s he hopes) effectually defeat the object of the Association; tL'is would he snatch from our honored dead chaplets to deck liis own ignoble brow. Shaiue! shame, on thee ''Justice!" deal with the living as you pi ass, bnt, vam pyre like do not po down into the grave and cheat thr tfcat! of their just immor tality. People of Butler county, the erection of a Monument to the memory of our fallen heroes, is no partizan affair and was never intended as such, tho winnings of ''Justice" to the contrary notwith standing. The sandals of Party must bo laid aside ns wo tippnnch this hallowed ground. Tho voice of tho dead is, "Let not our funeial dirge bo the jargon of po litical demagogues. If j'ou cannot per petuate our names and memory without niixitig in our requiem the discordant notes of partisanship, let us slumber for ever in oblivion." It is designed toereet a monument to the memory of nil soldiers from this County who fell in the service to whatever erccd or party they belonged. Tho names of Republicans and Demo crats will be engraven there undistinguish ed by party names. They forgot party in their devotion to their country, and oh, can not we do the same as we gather around their graves to perform the sacred duty we owe to them and their friends—~ to rescue their names from oblivion.— There may bo u few who like "Justice" will cavil and find fault because it is no partizan affair. But we bnlicvc tho great mass of tho people of Butler county, Re publicans and Democrats, will forgot par ty in this noble work, and goon determ ined to tell to'materity not only the names of i ur martyred heroes, but that wo were not an ungrateful people; that we real ized the debt of gratitude weowe tothose noble ones, who sleep their ''last long sleep," on distant battle fields. Wo feel assured that tho-people of this county will not be deterred from their purpose, by the cavillings of "Justice and we also believe that the communication of "Jus tice" meets with tho universal condemna tion of all those who really wish to see a Monument erected to the memory of our gallant dead. Nov, Villi, 'C5.] Ht'.MMII.ICAN. Fur the America* Citixk*. MB. EDITOU :—There has been held, recently, in this place as you have seen [ by tho proceedings furnished by our wot' thy Secretary, a County Institute of three j days continuance. This was the first that has been held iu this county for seven I years. As no County.lnstitute had been i held for five years previously to my en tranco upon the duties o ' the Supcrin | tendency, and as wo wore then, in tin. midst of the terrible rebellion, it was tin ug'it an uupropitious time to attempt its re-insoltation, especially as a largo nmnj her of our best teachers had entered tint service of their country. The dark cloU'J of war having pnned away, and tho blighi beams of peace having agaiu shed theit benignant rays upon our distractod land, upon consultation with a number of tcaclo crs it was determined to organize a Teach er's County Institute, and, accordingly, q primary meeting was caJJod to effect such ' an organization, and make other ncce»sa' ry arrangements. The day arrived—it was a delightful day—and our hopes from high tlint many teacliCTs would wind theit way to this quiet spot to consultupon thii| most important movement; but, alas! lira only betides the Superintendent constitu* !ted the primary meeting ! This was any thing out encouraging for the calling of a County Institute; bft. after a inutnal exchange of views <nd< j fcelitgs, it was resolved to have an i/sti-, | tuto, and, accordingly, the time wai ap-j ; pointed and the meeting called. Tl/iugh, ; it was with many doubts and fears ffsuo coss, still there was a hope that, at/ least, a commencement would be madejand it' it were not an entire success thU/imc,tht foundation would bo laid to intfire com plele success the next timo. I'fce result 1 however, has snrpasscd all expectations The Institute, we may say, wa* a succet* , All that was needed to make it pro-em' I nently so, was tho presence if more teaoli- : | crs. \bout. twenty attended the sessions. I Tho exorcises consisted 6f class drills, criticisms, discussions of jducationJ top ! ics, an essay, queries and iddrcssea. ! Owing to the uncertailty of it! bcini; i at all successful, no lecturers were secni jed from abroad. A meritorious assay was I I read by Miss Ilenry, an excellent address ■ was delivered by Rev. Rockwell, and to j make up. in a measure for the disappoint j 1 incnt occasioned by the disability of s j gentleman who had kindly consented to ; entertain the Institute with some . cities in Elocution, an impromptu addf>~- W4S delivered by the Superintendent;—; 1 A nnmber of teachers took quite an actrt ' part in the discussions, some of whtti • were females. This- was exceedingly gnt 1 , ifying and encouraging as it pro\ed th«t female teachers were not "cipher*" n j these Institutes. At the close of the et ereiscs on Thursday evening, Professioi | al certificates were issued to four teaeh-j 4 ' ers. Before the presentation of these. aj i few remarks were made to the rcfcipieuU ! statiog that they were issued from the t'nlkmiPr consideration : Jr-v .. 1. Ths reception, for a lumber Iffy cars i of No. 1 Provisional Certiffcatea. 2. Te*ching taet cxhfcitud in the! Bchool rjom, 3. In erest manifested it the cause of cducatioj. Theytvere further urged noi to relax their effsrts for greater attainments in the sieuee aid art of teaching from the pos sesion o( P.efessional C«i tiiicates, »S| in that cos«, it ware better had thet not been issued. In concluding this art jie, 1 de sire to siy, that nt the close of the Insti tute, I vtas retqinded of the dre;t:i related of a certain person, who "when Jeepsleep I had falbn upon him," ilreamel that lie : was in hnven, and saw threo 'bonders. ! I 1 Tint there were, persons thtre whom I he did net dxpoct to see. t | 2. Thlt thei« wen jiersons not Ihrrr - i w»im lie Certainly cipcetcd to see. 1 3. Thlt he was tbtjre himself. ' j Ho wife respect to- the first two of these II wonders, it may be truly said. 112 1. 'J'liire were sane at tlif Institute i t i who weit not exported. ' ; 2. Ttyre were sjmr absen, who were I > ; most certainly expected. 01 tlijs latter tfciss somt professedly . j cxhibitej the dee|«st interest iu County . ; institute, and di<i<uot hcsijito toceustue the Siip|riutrndeut|becafso there were none. ¥ot one o/lfirsr nan present— Probabll they will ie present the next I time. Ve hope FOI There will beanoth . cr tueetig of tho "Hutler County Insti . tute" inlthe Spring A. 11. WATJEIH, ) Nov 17th, 18155. To (IK IVopNof Itullcr County Tho i idersigiJd, a Committee appoin ted for ic purptfs by the Dijectors of ' the Hut T count/ Monument Association, makes lis appeal to you for liberal con tributions to carry out the designs of tho ' ! Anocialon. Hutlf county during the tsar against ' The rcbjllioii nowtriuuiphantly ended has ' | fallen Ijliind no part ol the country in ; proport into her population and wealth ' j ou cont botions of men and money to the " j cause. While the history of tho world gives n instance where a people have I ever bore so generously sustained their ' Govern icnt and armies in a war of pure repress n, presenting the unexampled special- 1 ' of a nation borne down by oner ous tax sand conscriptions, j'et making . ceascles voluntary efforts end pouring out i its trea ures without stint to relieve the wants, odilyand Mietifal, and alleviate D the FUI ring) of the sick and dying sol t diers, mr coiinly, we are proud to say, i has cvof beep among the foremost in the i, dischaige ol these patriotic duties. The recollection Af those facts inspire u* to believe iliatwc have but to remind you , that one soldnn duty remains to be per . i formed, fo reeurc your earnest attention J and energcJe efforts, j 'J'lnit du.y is the tribute we owe "to the itj sacred,dead who went out but return Ij not." ( i Ileiioiiibcring with grateful pride that II from ic first battle field of the war in j' whiel oir (hen truly citizen soldiers were , engnrtd. the battle of Fair Oaks, where ; their lant leader reminded them that n 'tliil jstho place to maintain the rcputa |j tior ol Butler county," until the closing • i scetcl if the great drama at Richmond ; i he si'us, though engaged iu every great t coifltV't of the war, have never, in any t intance, caused our checks to mr.ntlc will ths blush of shame, hut have always, nAt first, nobly maintained their owu , ,'*l the rcjmtation of their county on ev ty bliKidy field. We must not! we will , ! .ot forget that the bones of hundreds of he bcM and bravest of her sons lie moul- I /dering on those fields of carnage, no stone 'to mar« their resting place, to tell who they wire, or for what they died. Shall we perjiit their names and memories to die out from among men? Forbid it Ileavjo! To ask such a question is to answrr ft from every patriotic breast with an imjijnaiit NO ! Out jhject is to erect a Monument suf : ficieuUt large to contain the names of all our ctiteu soldiers from this county, who , dicd.ii the service of their country dur ; ing tie rebellion. For this purpose, it is ten thousand dollitrs will be ■ Cau we get it? With over six thuu.iiid voters in our county, a large pro portWnof whom have themselves been iu the ft trice, and feel a personal interest in theiij'fcad comrades, and in the indirect tribiir which such a Monument is to thcirjovn services, can we doubt it ? All i that U linedcd is for every friend of the : Icansi to feel that something depends on , his exertions, to determine : thatiia neighborhood, at least, shall not | full Lhi nil in the good work, and the | ( Meiaiuset is an accomplished fact. urge, therefore, the several oiitttes to make au immediate canvass of: •'theil distiicU, and report as soon as pos- I It may not be out of place here, to no tice %ertain attacks made through the col umn if the CiTiasM on stome of Uie ofii-. rersof 'his Asaooiation These officers j i were uinnimonsly eletted at a regular 1 | routing ctlled lor the purpose, of which j if dn»notice was given, aad they were pro ilpored to the meeting by a prominent Re rljuilican. Of the number, only your! |L*fmi(lc«|n.-<u was i>rp>eut 11 —'—— others had no opportunity to decline th» honor, if honor it is. The charged themselves that any o 112 these Directors '-scorned tho soldier ' when he drew his sword in defence of ' his country's honor," '-voted against "appropriations to feed him" and called him "a hireling," are simply fulse, and if made by any one resident in this com munity for the past four years, are wil - maliciuus. Ko' efforts were" ever made iu this community, d'lriny the war, to raise men or money for the cause or to pay respect tif the soldiers, without the oo operation and assistance of these Di rectors in their respective spheres. These facts are too well known here to need more wohls on the subject. Hut were it otherwise, this is not n question of Honor to tho living, but to the Dead : the monument is not to bear thenntnes of either its builders, designers, or contributors ; it is to stinul, when wo who assist to erect it are forgotten, to hand down to future generations the nam es of those heroes and patriots who laid down their lives on their country's ultar, and to inspire others to llko self sacrific with the honored dead, The highest tribute that could, and wo hope it may hereafter be paid them, would be for those who opposed them in life to join in building their tombs and garnishing their sepulchres. lluw it may have been in other coun ties, or communities, it is not ours to say; but we do know thatiu our own county, tho soldiers were urged and persuaded to volunteer by prominent men of all par ties. All parties promised to be grate ful to them while living and to honor them when dead. The dead wero 'to be enshrined in the "hearts of their coun '•trymcn and monuments erected to pcr "petrate their names and heroic deeds." As one who made such promises, T have concluded that personal abuse, however malignant, will in,! deter me from the discharge of so clear a duty And as there is no political question involved in the building -of the monument, I the only strife that hereafter may exist as to it, will be to see wh» can do the most to further so laudable a design. JAM KG HKKIHN, IJutlcr Nov. 27. IRO.i.] Committee. For the American ritU-n. WORTH, NOV. Oth. MR. KIUTOR : —Please insert in your •papor, the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted at thclioaver Baptist Association held with the Har mony church, I.nwrenco county, I'enn'u, Aug. 24th, 25th, and 26tb, IStJo. Rrtohctl, That we recognize the band ; of God in the final victories which have crowned the efforts of our Government, to put down the traitor, us rebellion,which was raging at 'he time of our last session; and though heart stricken that tho assas sins' blow struek down our beloved Pres ident in the hour of triumph, we re joice that (jod shielded him until be bad led us to the border of the promised land, and until he had looked upon a re •estab lished nationality .and thai,when removed from us he took with him 4,'JOJ,IIO(J of shackles to lay before God's Throne, as trophies of freedoms' victory. Jiimoloeil, 'I hat wo devoutly ask the blessing of heaven upon our President, that be may prove our Joshua to lead us to the full enjiyincut of the blessing purchased with freedoms' blood. Jlrxolperi, Tlmt much fruit of our great victories will remain UDgathered until tho ballot can with safety, be given to the freed men who, through the terrible strife have always been guiding our arms, aiding onr starving prisoners to es cape, and freely pouring out their blood for the old flag. And we believe that on our denomination (so largely represented iu this class of persons) devolves the duty of training and qualifying them ti> use the elective franchise in the fear of God. Jittohed, That we heartily thank our brave soldiers who arc now returning in triumph to their homes, for their heroism anil congratulate them on the complete success of their arms. T. C. For the AmcricM) Cltlxen. MR. KDITOR . —Among the many sug gestions which have been made on the "Old* Academy" question, I can sec none *• upon which all should be moro likely toH agree than that which yon advocate<lH in A former number of the CITIKEX. Tomoll there seems to bo no charity in appropria-fl ting money to a Literary Institution,whiclifl we arc informed is now in a flourishing eon-H dition. The chill blasts of I'ccember cnjlomg, be upon as liow many horaclessJM helpless creatures are yet unprovided ( in onr county t We bear much of thJH miserable condition of the freedmen xsV well as of the poor whites in the HJUIJ ' Capitol and elsewhere, down in ' but who has-reflected upon the suffering, and it may be death which I likely to bejwitnessed: Is it not that we were reflecting upon the able provision' which we have made the indigent and unfortunate in our j Is that charity pure which can its eyes to this question, while it al! its energies and influence in behalf Hi literature alone. What say the A FARMER. —A negro who brought suit against % city railroad company in Cincinnatti, for being ejected from one of its oars, has recovered a verdict of SBOO damages. ' —An effort is being made in the Indi atm Legislature tc repeat the black laws of that State. —Tunis is about the size of New Eng lad. and has two and a half million. o f
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