VOLUME 3. CouimttMiftttionis. * For tho CITLLES "AbolitioniHtH, Fanatics, aud Ha«U«-aIM." These arc terms of reproaches that have long been applied to men who would ' Rather be right than be President."— Men who prcfercd the approving fcmile of their own conscience before the loud applause of their fellow citizens. Rut these words of reproach have become jewels'in their crown of glory. When Abraham Lincoln said ".This I nion could not permanently endure hall slave and half free," he was called "A fanatic." — Now let the word be inscribed to liishon or, as we thank Cod for n,Cnion till J ire. We pity the mctalic headed gentlemen who never had soul enough to believe in human progress. To-day .they fiiwl them selves far in the rear, wondering and cur sing that the world has left them. They might have known better. Ideas must keep time to the Steam Press, Locomo tive, aud Telegraph. What was radical yesterday, is conservative today. And now look ahead and you will see these fanatics and radicals |)uve taken a new position, still in advance. As pioneers the)' arc, under fire of the enemy, cut ting away the barricade preparatory to I another charge; there is where you will j be tomorrow. Once you cursed these men foi saying slavery should not go in- j to the National Territory ; next for say I ing the government had power to coerce J a State; next for saying, the captured slave should not be returned to the cnc- j my ; next for confiscation ; next' lor ( emancipation ;*next for employing color j ed soldiers; next lor paying them 'as much as wliite men ; next for amending i the Constitution ; and now, for the Civil j Rights bill. Thus step by step you have j followed these same "Fanatics." "Radi- ; cals" and "Abolitionists," cursing as you went, until not only the South Carolina Legislature, hut the Hntler County De mocracy have become "Abolitionists." — About the time they become reconciled to the Civil nights bill, these Fanatic* and Radicals and a TWO-TIIIIWS vote will have left yon dreaming. When (tin. Hntler tried to »rtn the re-rru, lie was cursed by the same men who afterward {rave a thousand dollars fur a negro substitute. Ouee Democrats in this ('uunty cuived the Old side cova nenturs fur conveyiug fugitive slaves to Canada; at a liter day they conveyed themselves to Canada to avoid the dral't. Thus the curse has comeback upon their own heads, and the beauty of it is, while the Old side tron't vote, de criers can't. We can never repSy the. debt of prat itmle we owe to such men as Lovejoy and Sumner, for their services in this great conflict of ideas. Their dovotiou can only be compared to that of the ear ly martyrs. Those who, ten years ago, ' applauded Brooks for his assault upon Sumner, are now emigrating to Free Kansas to find free homes, and rejoice that the eastern wind blinds no cry of the slave, or crack of the master'* whip, l'reuchers and teachers driven from the slave States by infuriated mobs as "Abo litionists," go back to finish their woik nnd fiud the monster dead, with no hope of reconstruction. What a consolation to the friends of humanity to know, that this couutry at last has a soul, a spirit horn, and purifi ed amid the smoke of battle which c,n neither be bought nor sold by executive power. All they wanted was to know where Johnson was, and they could tell whether they were with him or not.— Those who made haste to bow at his feet, now find themselves cold and lonely away back in the rear, while a solid two thirds occupy the position, but a few mouths ago called "Radical." These weak-kneed suppliants have done but littlo, and they might all be called " Dunlittlcs The world moves, and ia the van must Cvcr he found the United States of Amer- ica. The cry of humanijy is, onward ' He who takes a backward step, must par ish by the way side as the advancing col uorai move on. These "Radicals" arc still ahei'd, clearing the road for another step ; ynu will be there to-morrow—and' wonder as you do about your present po sition that you were not there sooner.— Andrew Johnson, in calling Sumner "A traitjr," called two thirds of Congress traitors, and the Civil Rights bill treas on, as the sequel proves. lie is just learning the truth of his drunken inaug ural. That "All power coiucs from the people." Where are all of those men •who, »i* years ago, scoffed at the radical term, "Irrcpressiblo Conflict." Why have they not stopped it be/ore thit. Their resistance has been as chaff before the wind. It is as the voice of God, which demands protection for all his creatures, and the conflict will stop only, when we Phall have honored the declarations of AMERICAN CITIZEN. the Fatheis of the Republic in the equal ity of all. Then, there will be no, "Ab olitionists," no "Fanatics." no "Radi cals," no "-Doolittles Rut all will stand upon common ground, satisfied in the en joyment of all his rights, aud denying none to his neighbor. Looking upon treason as a crime, and calling everything b. its proper name. A Johnson betray ing the Iriends of freedom, "A traitor;" and a Sumner standing by the rights of humanity, "A patriot" and "Philanthro pist." TIME. For t'ie Citizen. GREAT CALAMITY. I.OSB OF I'E, «FCC.. «FCE., * Mil. EDITOR : —As every village and community in our county, has its affile tions and wonders, allow me space to nar rate some of the affliction*, which fell to the lot of our community. .Your readers have all heard of the little village of Pctcrsville. It is a far fumed place ; being situated near the famous Oil, Suit and Gat works, on Hig Connoquenessing ('reek. These works caused great cxcit ment betimes, and the oil is run several hundred feet into the ground ; but the "machine is tied" up now, and our friends in China may congratulate themselves, for it the com pany had not been so rant ion*, the hole might have been made clear through, and Isft open at both end*. Althogh that subject is "dried up" there has been a food of something else. There is a silent little stream called love (so somebody says,) which rises in the hearts of "Sentimentalists," flows up hill tnd down hill, into the river of "Matri mony," and then into.the Ocean of "Con nubial Happiness." The surface of this little stream is smooth, but its power is irresistible, and many an unfortunate is forced into'"Matriun>ny's" mighty rush ing waters. During the last nine month* there b is been tf -niy-fir ronp/c enyu/fed; but were fortunate enough to bo rescued by "Divines," at "Union City." Of this twenty-six couple, thirty-five, persons re side within less than four mile* of Pcters villc. Quite a number were Soldiers, who have withstood tho "storms" and "floods" ot many campaigns, but were unable to resist this "tide," let out by en/iid. There was, also, a number of promisi.r/ young ladies and gentlemen, caught ill Love Creek, and hurled into the whirlpool of "separation," and tttnk beneath its waters, because no assistance could be given, until they would reach a town near the mouth of the creek, cal led "Engagement." Rut another freshet will raise some of the bodies. Among ! ihe nninber rescued was a Captain from Butter, who staid out fishing, ami suc ceeded in letting himself' Lo cavjht.— And Lieut Johnny, not satisfied with the arrangements of the '•Committee." sailed | his erafl down the Ohi«, and took to liiuv ! self a t\iir lady from Jackson county, to : help him up stream. And Charley canic I from afar, and with Alex's assistance, tjok nil the ''BellS" we had. Senjt. U. went up the 'muddy" road, and arrived safely without the aid of "Pontoons," — I hope their voyage on the O'can may be a Idiii 7, prosperous and happy one. Now I kngw some of your readers, have no idea, what a gran t sight, this '•showing of appearances" is, especially to one who can be at a safe distance, and coolly view the sccnec. Well, accident* will occur, and Whitestown may as well ■cease to u-onder. If the Indies there should make a draft, it would receive more smiles than Uncle Sam's drafts did. I wish W.and K. of Butler, a long life full of happiness, and will say as much for J. & Co., if they "go and do likewise." As some of cur cities are preparing for cholera, &c., I would advise the neighbor ing villages to prepare for this I'etertville fenr, as there is no sign of it abating, and tlie country might tie made desolate. L have just C"iue to the conclusion that Petersville cannot be I at v holier the fiypsics" ionic back or not. But I must not wetiry your readers any Linger, but if in iti'un iit tl p •)/<•;;! wilki as fast the next nine months, as it did the Inst, I will count how many will be left, and will let you know when l'etersville hhncs off, for 1 must soc the end of this won der. BETSEY JEAN. PKTKRSVII.I.E, April 17TH, 186(5 ] For the Citizen. An Infallible Cure for l>ropKy. MR. EDITOR :—The following recipe is sent to you for publication, hoping it may do good to suffering humanity' in dropsical diseases. By . the use of the following prescription a man in Alleghe ny was restored to perfect health, after being tapped twicc,and pronounced incur able by a consultation of physicians. RECIPE. i lb. parsley root, 1 do. horse-radish root, 2 lbs. old rusty iron. Boil them one half hour in a gallon of raiu water, then cool and strain them. Add i pint Holland gin. Use daily as a beverage, as the ne cessity of the patient requires. • A LADY. "Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end, dare to do ou. duty as we understand it"—A. LINCOLN BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1860. RECONSTRUCTION. Participants in Rebellion Disfran chised Until 1870. LEADING REBELS NOT TO HOLD OFFICE. WASHINGTON, April 28, 1806. The Reconstruction Cjuunitte, pursu ant to adjournment, held a very import ant meeting to-day at the Capitol, during which they definitely agreed on a plan to ie submitted to Congress and the country for the reconstruction of the Southern States to the Union. The committee were in session four hours, and had an excising time. Each separate proposi tion that was made was voted on, and de clared agreed to by a majority vote.— The question of requiring negro suffrage of the South within the next ten years was lost, Thad. Stevens even opposing it. That having been disposed of, the issue of a basis of representation next elicited a prolonged discussion, audit was finally determined that a constitutional amend ment should be proposed, declaring (hat all males above the age of 21, who were not allowed to vote by the States, should not be counted in the basis of representa tion. It will be noticed that the prac tical effect of this amendment will be to leave the number of Southern represen tatives just about where it is now, inas much as all the colored people of the South, except the males over twenty-one, will be counted iu the representative pop ulation. Mr. Bingham, of Ohio, then insisted that the present Civil Rights bill wasun constitutional, and that an amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing civil rights to persons in all of States womld be agreed to. The Committee adopted the proposition. It was then resolved that all who pat ticipated in the rebellion should be dis franchised from voting for Federal ofii cers, and that the rebel debt should be repudiated. These several propositions wore then embodied iu a constitutional amendment, which will be*duly reported to the House on Monday. There was considerable satisfaction expressed in the Committee that they had come to a con clusion. The following is understood to be the constitutional amendment proposed : AttTicr.K —SECTION 1. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall aluidge the privileges or immunities of citizens of tho United States, nor shall any state deprive any person of life, lib erty or property without duo process of law, nor deny to any person within its ju risdiction tho equal protection of the laws. SECTION 2. Representatives shall be appointed among the several States which may be included within this Union, ac cording to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But whenever, in any State, the elective franchise shall be denied to any portion of its male citizens not less than tweuty. oue years of age, or in any way abridged, except -for participation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of representation in such State shall bo reduced in the pro portion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens, not less than 21 years of age. SECTION 3.—Until the 4th day of Ju ly, 1870, all persons who voluntarily ad tared to the late insurrection, giving it aid and comfort .shall bo excluded from the right to vote for members of Congress and for electors for President and Vice President of tbe United States. SECTION 4 Neither the United States nor any States shall assume to pay dabt or obligation alreadj incurred, in nul ot insurrection or war against the United States or any claims for compen sation for loss of involuntary service or labor. SECTION U. —The Cougfess shall have power to enforce by, appropriate legisla tion, the provisions of this article. A bill to provide for the restoration of the States lately in rebellion to their full political rights, by admitting delegations to Congress, and a second bill debarring leading rebels from holding office, is also reported, including the following claus es. First. The President at.d Vice Pres ident of the Confederate States, so-call ed, and heads of Departments thereof. Second. Those who id other countries acted as agents of the Confederate States Third. Heads of Departments ot the United States, officers of the army annlcli WASHINGTON CITY, Apr>h29. Tho report of the Reconstruction Com mittee will bo reported to both Houses of of Congress to-morrow. It is intended to press it to an early vote, though a rea sonable amount of debate will be allowed. Should it be passed by the requisite two thirds vote, a resolution will be present ed requesting the Governors to conrenc the State Legislatures in extra session for the purpose of ratifying the amend ment. A Democratic member of the the Committee yesterday submitted the plan as agreed on, to the Piesident. Mr. Johnson thought was a practical abandonment of the negro suffrage issue, while on the other hand it virtually as sumed tho unconstitutionality of the civ il rights bill, by proposing to incorporate it in the Constitution.— l'itli. Com. Young America. This is the designation of individuals, as of a class, and not so much of a class as of a character It is understood to bo a moderu development of humanity, and by souio, is second indigenous to our a product of American institu tions. It is not confined exclusively to any condition of sofciely, appearing alike in the lower and higher, and distinguish ed only by the different draporv and ex terior attendants of riches and poverty. The same remarks might bo made in ref erence to the sexes, the character provid ing both, and exhibiting in both the same peculiarities. Young America is mainly distinguish ed for his successful competition in the race with time, by which he has outstrip ped the ordinary progress of juvenile development, and achieved the extraordi nary feat of getting considerable in ad vance of his nominal age. As a legiti mate conscience of this, forwardness becomes a visible element of the charac ter, appeariii''in the speech, in the man ners, in the estimate formed of the opin ions and wishes of others, ai.d in the air of conscious exemption from the old rrg iwe of bashfulncss and blushes. Bash fulness is the terror of Young America —akiest the only one—as the fruitful source of awkwardness in manners. A mistake of Young America, we think.— B'ishfulnoss is modesty in the rough, and modesty is bashfulness polished up But a too violent and persistent rubbing may endanger ils delicate beauty The stern old Boman, Sencca, deemed modesty a mighty auxiliary to virtue. He recom mended the cultivation of it to young men, suggesting to them the inquiry, even in their private conduct, how would I act if the eyes of Cato were upon me? Pliny, too, a rich, retired lawyer, delight ed to. Sco aud to encourage the youthful beginner, when his face was covered with the fluSh of dashed with modesty. v ung America, however, is not distin gv "' ad by manners alone. The charac ter appears tn the dress. But whether it is as a cause or as an effect, is a question difficult to decide. As a practical ques tion, it is one of importance, whether the character elects the style or the style sug gests and cultivates the character. Young America also extends his views beyond externals, and subjects opinions and be liefs to the same prdt-ess of reckless eli mination. Sentituenis and usages, rules and actions, if they bear the marks of lung standing approval, are voted old fogyish, not in spite of their pleas, but in consequence of them. Politics, relig ion, filial obligations, business affairs, personal habits, marriage relations, even tually feel the influence of the character indicated by the term Young America, and feel it sadly. The dispositions and habits, cherished by the half approving epithet bestowed on their earlier devel opments in childhood, will in their matu rity embitter and dishonor lives 4hat might be lmppy and creditable. The laws ol God and nature eai. not bo revers ed without detriment, to society. The authority of parents, of governments and of God, is established in wisdom and beneficence. To ignore or disbouor the claims of either, in the primitive period of childhood and youth, clouds the pros pects of happiness fsr th'e whole of life. Young America is a forlorn character at thirty five.— Pitt*. Cow. Circumstances Alter Oases. That circumstances alter eases is no new thing. They always have, and, probably, always will. Everything de pends on the point of view. Itmnkesall the difference in the world whether it were my ox that gored your bull, or my bull that gored your ox: The mere fact of being in power or out, on the ministe rial benches or the opposition ones, works magical changes in political opinion and conduct. Of these facts in the natural history of politicians we are having abundant illustration and to spare, just now. Stern patriots, who denounced Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant and a usurp er for suspending the hnhrax corpus, iliat intestine treason might be held in check, and seizing traitorous presses that it might not be fomented, and for exerting the dictatorial powers necessarily inher ent in the head of the nation, who was at the same time commander-in-chief of the army and navy, in time of civil war, have undergone n change of heart. The scales have fallen from their eyes, and they now see powers which Lincoln never exercised nor claimed, and which have not the excuse of the nation's extremity to pall into them, to bo the bulwarks of liberty, which must be defended at all hazards against all comers. It is the dif ference of the point of view, or, to use the German neologism, of the stand point. What was crime in Mr. Lincoln is virtue in Mr. Johnson, because of the different purposes, as these authorities conceive, of the two men. Mr. Lincoln's lot was cast in the time of civil war which threatened the very existence of the nation, and which would have destroyed it if sharp and prompt remedies had not been applied to mis chiefs whi?h would not bide the time of the process of peaceful government.— With no utseemly haste, with all fitting deliberation, he put foith the powers which arc reserved in everjipolity for its own preservation. The limes demanded an administration of affairs the very op posite of that which belongs to times of peace; but for the very same end—the preservation of the institutions of free dom, which give security to life.and prop erty and personal liberty. To secure the permanent enjoyment of these blessings it was neegssary that some of the safe guards which the wisdom of ages has de vised for their protection should be sus pended for a season. And this as a ter ror to evil doers only. The loyal portion of the population not only submitted pa tiently to this change in their condition, they received it gla'lly. Wo were all of us content to be arrested and put into confinement for a time if the Govern ment, under mistake, thought it necessary so to entreat us. That was a risk which every man had to run, and was willing to run, in order that the safety of society might be secured by the confusion of its enemies. We were content to take the chance of trial by military commissions ourselves, should ill-luck so order, that parricides might also thus receive their due reward Hod it not been so, the necessary measures of the President could not liauc been carriod out. The consent of the people was tho ultimate sanction of his action. Hut the North was not absolutely unan imous on this point. In every city and every village tliero was to be beard the voice of lamentation and woo over the downfall of our liberties. The freedom of the at an end. Arbitrary arrests had destroyed all the safeguards of personal liberty. Martial law was taking the place of trial by jufy. The President was a despot who had usurped all the powers of government, and bad centred ib his own person the executive, judicial, and legislative functions of the state. The vocabulary of abuse was ex hausted and a new one imagined hi order to express the sense of those lowers of liberty of his enormities. With all the power claimed for the repression of treas. onable language, there was never a Chief Magistrate so well abused as was Abra ham Lincoln for his assumption of un constitutional powers. And this was only because of tho point nf view. These egTegious persons, though standing on the Northern side of the line, had such a squint in their political optics that they saw everything lrom a Southern stand point. Whatever] iuterferred with the pr&pgroug progress of the rebejlion was unconstitutional and vile. The coercion of States at all, the invasion of the sa cred soil, the exercise of martial law on either side the line, the freeing of slaves that sought the protection of our troops, the employing of negro troops, and, above all, the proclamation of universal eman cipation, were all things monstrous, pro digious, abominable, and unutterable.— For. these Were all measures for the de struction of the element of the oligarchy which had hold the control of the nation for long years, and nf which these blatant bellowcrs were the menials and the para sites, watching the countenances of their masters, doing their dirty vMrk, and re warded by the broken meat of their ta bles. But time goes on. This very poisonous breath of treason filled the soul of the assassin with the spirit of murder. The great citizen, the dsiily beauty of whose life made more ngly all that hated him, fell at the moment of victory. Another and a different man reigns in his stead. In course of time it gradually comes to light, that the new President inclines to rciostatc the rebels, red-handed from the fight and breathing hatred and revengo against the nation they had failed to des troy, in the fulness, of their political rights. II is pardons shower down on tlie rebel region like the early vnd the latter rain. He claims that no laws should be made touching their political status as long as they are unrepresented in Cong ress. He vetoes the bill for providing effectual protection for the emancipated blacks until they are able to defend themselves, or the willing to protect them. He attempts to crush an other endeavor to include the negroes in a general recognition of the equal civil rights of all men, of all colors, within the United States, an attempt happily de feated by the response of Congress to the emphatic voice of the people. The im mense weight of" his official influence is thrown into the scale of rebel hopes. lie celebrates tho birthday of the Fattier of hi* Country by a fierce and coarse invec tive against members of co-ordinate branches of the Government for words and acts said and done in their places, and charges them with designs of trea son, and even of assassination. All along this period of presidential development a inarvelious change stole over the right eous souls of the fcfrmer sorrowers for thii lost liberties of their country. There is no such thing now as presidential usurpation. It was only when the des potic powers which war creates wore used for the destruction of the rebels that they were of the devil. Now that these pow era are employed, when the war is over, for the comfort and restoration to power of those rebe's, they are the palladium of our liberties newly come down from fieav cn. And that these wholesome preroga tives may have no let or hindrance in their sway, it is urged seriously upon the President to drive Congress out of doors and set up for himself, with the aid of the elect rebels ready to come up to his help aga : nst tht mighty I It is lucky that these political philoso phers are thus open-mouthed in maynify ing the presidential office, as its incum bent holds the opinion, honestly wo will not question, that he is clothed with the absolute power of dictating tho terms on which the States lately in rebellion shall be restored to their rights in tho national councils. It is well to know how far treason can propose tq go, as wc have no fear of the President's listening to i's frantic outcries. Congress has, thus lar, with moderati n and dignity, vindicated the rights which the President himself, in his message, and repeatedly since, has declared to inhere in it. It may be trusted to continue unto tho end. The people sustained Mr. Lincoln in his nec essary exercise of the extraordinary pow ers given him by the C onstitution be cause tl.ey wore We may be sure that they will not sustain Mr. John son in the exertion of those powers now that the exigency requiring thom is past. The Nation. SAD IF TRUE. —It is stated that with in a month after the opening of the New York State-Inebriate Asylum, ove* fifteen hundred applications were made by weal thy parents for the admission of their daughters, who had contracted intemper ate habits from the use of liquors at fashionable parties. —A Dutchman, a few days ago, pick ed up a bound volume of documents, on the back of which wa* stamped, " Pub. Doc's." "Teyful," said he, " vat kind of books rill they hrint next ? As I lif, here ish one on pup togs." —Ho is a fool who imagines that the chief power of wealth is to supply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it creates mote wants than supplies. NUMBER 22 WIT AMD WISDOM. EPITAPH ON A PHYSICIAN— HE vived all his patients. -Opportunities, like eggs, njust be hatched when they are fresh. SAD DOMESTIC EXPLOSION.— An in jured wife burst into tears. —Lord Chesterfield once remarked that even Adam, the first man, knew the value of politeness, and allowed Kve to have the first bite at the apple. This world and the ne*t resemble the east and west; you can not draw o«a» to one without turning your baeb on the other. —Tfie gravest beast is an ass; the gravest bird is an owl; fhe gravest fish is an oyster; and the gravest man is M fool. —Oood spirits are often taken for good nature, yet nothing differs so mtfoh, in sensibility being generally the source of the former and sensibility the lattef. . —"lf an earthquake were to engulf England to-morrow," said Jerrold, "the English would manage to meet add dine somewhere among the rubbish, jnst to celebrate the event {'' A Gorman, being required to givd n receipt in full, after much mental effort produced the following: "I ish fall T wants no more monish. JOHN SWACIIAMMER." "Is anybody waiting upon yon ?" said a polite dry good? clerk to a girl from the country. "Yes sir," said tba blushing damsel, "that's my feller out side He wouldn't come in. Ah. said a young par-' sort, "I have this afternoon been preach- 1 ing to a congregation of asses." "Then that was the reason you always called them beloved brethren," replied a strong minded lady. —"Cato, what do yon suppose is th