I'olilteal Hypocrisy.
All tpndetnc«s ami concern for iho
' Constitution of the United Stntes would
seem to he confined to the late rebels anil
that po' tionof the Democrats which sym»
pathized with them in the r rebellion.—
So, at
who should read their journals with any
decree of respect or confidence. Those
who ivake the loudest protestations of
profound veneratiou for that glorious in*
struuient, are the persons who have with
in the past six yejrs ggne through all the
phases, of formally disowning it, of de*
Jibcrately sweating to support a rival con
stitution and hostilo government, and of
carrying on a bloody war cf four years
continuance for the overthrew of the
.Constitution which they now bo highly
praise. And lest thi3 hypocrisy should
pot go beyond all other hypocrisy that
the world has ever seen, tbey set up as
chuaipionsof the Constitution and iu de
fender?, against those who have always
honored and obeyed it, and bavo, in this
four years* rehellion, made the most cost
ly sacrifices and efforts in ita defense.
It is a striking case of the tbief raising
the cry of "stop thief," and seeking to
escape by turning the cry of pursuit
against, some innoeent passer by. Thoy
jeulogiio the Constitution which they did
their utmost to destroy, and only rest
themselves from their cry and clamor, to
villify as violators of the Constitution
those who maintained it at the peril of
life and limb against their malignant re«
bellion. That so bold and impudent a
deception should be attempted, is suffi
ciently astonishing. It is still more so
that any body should be captured by so
barefaced a trick. In fact, wo know of
nobody who Is deceived by their ridicu
lous zeal for the Constitution. Those
who join in the clamor with thetn, have
been with them in sentiment all the time,
«g far at circumstances would permit.
Let no ono bo deceived. Tho true
friends and dofenders of the Constitution
ol the Uuited States must be looked for
elsewhere than in the ranks of rebel lead
en They ara to be found standing now
where they rallied in ths hour of danger,
under tho (Kg in defense of the Constitij
tion and Government. There is not a
true Republican who is not of the nurn-
Commercial.
\ Novel Licence I.aw.
Amid all the controversy about license
laws, the Albany Argus suggests the
plan of leaving tho salo of liquors free,
and licensing drinkers, as it is the drink
ing, not the selling that does the mis
chief. The license should provide that
"no man should be entitled to drink un
less he first got a license; and any bar
keeper who should sell to an unlicensed
jierson should be subject tofine and impris
onment. The license should b.' annual,
and the sum charged should be from S2O
to 8100 No young man should be al
lowed a licenso until he was sixteen, and
then, and until twenty one years of age,
only a beer license at a moderate charge.
After twenty one he could vote, drink,
and chew tobacco upon payment of li
cense; and the sair.c privilege should be
extended to strong-minded women. Some
jnen whoso constitutions utterly unfit
them for potations, should bo refused a
.license altogether. They ara "non-in
surable."
Before taking ost li ! « license a citizen
would have time to reflect; and as they
would have to pay in advance for the
glorious privilege, the reflection would
be forced on most people. It is true that
with these parch meat privileges, we sho'd
have a titular nobility of drink; but lofty
as thie aristocracy might be at night, and
in the "wtesma' hours" of the morning,
the next day it would be abject enough !
There need be no fear to our democratic
institutions from a class privileged to
these inflations, at the penalty of such
depressions."
IMPORTANT TOTOUNG MEN AND
TEACHERS.
Kvery young man, whatever may be bis future calling
in life, will tin.l a thorough and practical bntiaeas.edu
cation his greatest al«l to success. Such a course may
be had by all, an the expense and time oecesaary for a
thorough preparation can raadtly be spared |from the
earnings of every industrious youth In the country.
Three tnoi.ih* only are neccesary for a preparation that
ah all introduce any far HUT'S 808, teacher or mechanic,
into a bualneas position that jdiall bring him a good
salary, and that may lead him onto a business success
At Philadelphia, Pa., a System of Instruction haa been
introduced into J. C. Mnmford's Pualneaa and Telegraph
College that must be thoroughly practical, and work a
revolution in commercial Inatractlon in all schools hav*
ing pupila enough ao that it mav bt introduced. Un
fortunately th's aystem of instruction can only be car
ried ont in a few of the larger achoola in the United
States, ait it requires for its operation a great
number of atndenta In dailj attendance. This .conrse
ia receiving the encouragement and euthuaiastic aup
port of the leading business men and educators through
out the country, and is drawing for this College pa
tronage from nearly every State in the Union Tiie
practical arrangement of every department makes it
• profitable for yonng men to come hundreds of mi lea to
its advantages, as at no other school In the coun
try can equal advantages be bad for business education.
Rev. Alexander Clark, editor of Clark t School Visi
tor, in a notice of that Institution . said The Com
marcial College of J C. Mum ford combines in its plan
.moro practicalities, and better disciplines its stndents
for successful business than any similar imditntinn with
which 1 am acquainted in the oity, and but one in our
whole country in any wise compares with it, and that
one puisnea a method somewhat the Buxne but perhaps
not as fully developed.
Such a report from Rer. Alexander Cltrk Is strong
e7idsnce of the character and standing of thia school
Tho College from its flan of lnst»action, invites the at
tention of the matae*. nd as It iiMiies many publications
explanatory of its M rkiug, which are mailed free of
charge, we aeggest th »t those interested in ednratioc
send an application for circulars, as they will no doubt
be fiirnlshed immediately on receipt of requeat.
Address J. C. Philadelphia, P*
Jap po 6, 2m o
•—lu tvhe course of bis testimony bs
- one of ,t,Ue Congressional Investiga
ting Committee*recently given, Hon. E.
M. Stanton delivered the following just
aud patriotic opinion :
"I believe that Aiiiligan was properly
convicted- lam of the opiniou that a
true espositiou of the law of this coun
try, aud of every other ci.vilized country
of the globe justifies iuej.u saying that
trials, convictions ami senteacec, by mil
itary tribunals, are perfectly legal. Ido
not thiuk the decision in the Milligan
oaso is justified by j*ny principle oi' law
recognised .by auy .ci-vii Govertuueut on
eartb. It is wholly inconsistent with
the protection of pcrsous in military ger- i
vice, or with, the preservation of peace
fiid safety in any State iu insurrection." I
—fbcro arc Chinese laborers now on |
.the fjouishna plantations
<Tlw Citisftt.
gig" The Largest Circulation oj
any Paper in the County.
qTeTaNDEBSON. - - • Editor-
BUTLER PA.
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 0, 1867.
J®*"Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One
and D. W«b»ter.
■! ■_
ear Ibe Aei.INQTON Murder trial
will be reported in the Citizen in full
by an aide Reporter.
PasHnge of the Meconfttrnctlon
and Tenure of Office Ililln
over the Vetoes o! the Presi
dent.
The vetoes of tho Reconstruction Bill
and tho Tennro of Office Bill by the
President were sent to Congress on Sat
urday afternoon. A feeblo attempt was
made by the Democracy and Johnsonites
to filibuster, but notwithstanding their
efforts to frustrate the action of the Re
publicans, the bill was passed over the
veto by n vote of 135 to 47. It was then
seut to the Senate, where the Democrats
filibustered and used every effort in their
power to delay action- Revejrdy John
son, of Maryland, tnade a speech in
opposition to the veto, and Messrs. Buek
alew, Dixon and Hendricks in SUppcrt
of it. The bill was passed by a vote of
38 to 10; thus becoming a lav of the
land, and teaching Rebels aad their sym
pathizers that the loyal people of tho
country, through their loyal representa
tives are determined that Traitors must
atone to the offended law, and obey in
the future.
Thi tenure of office hill was passed
without debate by tho following vote:—
Benate, ayes 35, nays II; House, ayes
131, nays 37- Congress has labored faith
fully and persevtriogly in its efforts to
pass last's for the good of the country;
?nd although Rebels and their sympa
thizers, with the Chief Magistrate at
their head, have conspired together and
labored to accomplish by intrigue and leg
islation what they were frustrated from
performing by their appeal to arms, thanks
to a loyal Congress and the loyal and pat
riotic masses ttiey have i eon defeated,
and justice has been vindicated. Success
to liberty, civil and religious.
Rural Hill Nursery.
Silas Pearse & Soas return theii thanks
to the citizens of Butler county for their
past patronage, and would respectfully so
licit the contiuuance of the same. They
beg leave to say to the public, and all de
sirous of obtaining choice fruit trees ood
shrubbery, that they have a great variety
and splendid assortment of Apple, Peach
Pear, Plum, and Cherry trees of large
growth, and with proper planting and
caro, arc warranted to grow, and produce
in less time than any imported from
abroad. Our trees are acclimated, and
the lifting and replanting can be done in
so short a time, that the roots are not long
exposed, and the trees are mor« likely to
grow. Many reasons might be given in
favor of our home nurseries. The fruit
is equal to any imported. The trees are
of a decent growth, and whon replanted,
grow faster and produce from one to two
years sooner than those imported. We
have Shade Trees, Shrubbery and Ever,
greentof almost every variety. We will
sell on reasouable terms. All who de
sire to g : ce us a trial can do so by giving
us a caH at our Nursery, 2§ tniles West
of Butler, or by giviug their orders to
our Agents.
Notleo.
1 caused an advertisement of tfee Ham
ilton Gold and Silver Mining Company,
of Nevada, to be published in the pa
pers of this county, but refused to uist
pose of the Stock until tho Superintend
ent who had been sent to Nevada to as
certain the of the mines,
should return. He has now returned
and the ore having been tested, and prov
ing to be as rich as that of the best mines
in that State, the Company, at its las
meeting in Philadelphia, ooucluded not
to sell Stock,but to issue bonds with cou
pons attached bearing ten per cent inter
est, payable in coin. The bonds are re
deemablo in five years from date, and
may, within that time at the option of
the holder, be converted into Stock. If
those persons who desired to take itock,
wish to have bonda, they can signify
their intention by application to JAMES
T. M'JUNKIN, Esq., of Butler.
J. ZIEOI.KR, See y & Treas.
February 20 th, '67 —tf.
Business Colleges
The past few years have wrought won
derful changes in the system of popular
edacation. Business Colleges have be
uome a necessity, and there is no young
•man in the country who considers his ed
ucation complete, or thinks of engaging
in business, without first graduating at
one of theso institutions. Every large
city now hoe Hs Business Collego ; but
the most important as well as the most i
successful, thorough and practical of all, I
i.* tl e Iron City College of Pittsburgh,
P.i , which has graduated .upwards of
Fifteen Thousand students in the past ten
years. This is the ackoowiedgctThead cf
all Business Colleges in America.
License and Entrriuliiuieut.
On Monday morpiog the citijens of
the Borough were some-vhat sur, r'.sed to
find that four of tho hotel-keepers had,
by preconcerted arrangement, closed their
houses against the pnblio ; and when the
Jurors, Constables and citizens of tho
county. —whoso duty aßd business called
them to oar town to attend Court, and
thoy repaired to the different plneea of
their choice, they were not very politely
informed th it they oould not be entertain
ed. and that they hud better goto the Court
(louse, as the machine was being run by
those who occupied positions, and ithera
therein employed. Theeiiiiene of tho bor
ough and vicinity were soon Informed of
this ungentletnanly conduot toward theii
fellow citinens from the different parts of
tho county, and arrangements were soon
made fey which, so far as we are at prej
ent informed, all were accommodated,
without any thanks to the owners and
keefers of the closed housea. To say the
least of it, these n'en have shown to the
citizens whom they have driven from
their doors, that the canea which led
them to close their houses,is a weak one,
when it leads its advocates to mcfi acta
as have performed this week,
.More auon.
Clothing.
J. VociEL, of the firm of J. &J. Vo
get., wholesale and retail Clothiers of No.
340 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, will be
in Butler, duriug the ter.n of March
Court. 1307, with a splendid assortment
of men and boy's made up clqtljing.whicl)
he will sell on the most reasonable terms
for cash. All who wish to purehaso
should give him a call, on Main Strict,
in Nittle's shop between Yogeley'a Hotel
and Courthouse, Butler, Pa.
TUE March term of the Butler County
court is now in session. Hon. James
Garvey and Joseph Cumuiins, our newly
elected Associates, are in attendance,
All the civil cases on the list, for trial,
were by common consent, coatinuod, and
the session will therefor# be devoted to
the bearing of the numerous Common
wealth cases on tho list.
Spanish Sheep.
The attention of Wool Growers is dif
reeled to the advertisement of McABOy
Bros, Butler, Pa , who have a fine lot of
Spanish Merino Sheep for sale. All
persons interested should call at once
and examine this splendid lot of sheep,
which are said to be the best ever brought
into this county
BSC* TBe Aud tois Report of Butler
township, as published in tho CITIZEN of
last weekend purporting to be signed by
James Tracy and Obo Cratty, was pot
made out in accordance with the under*
standing and direction of myself.
OBE CHATTY.
Ctnummiicatioui
For the CitiSEif.
MR. EDITOR :—As we have heard
(through the columns of ycr excellent
papers) from a number of the townships
in our county, concerning their resources,
prospects, population, &c., perhaps a few
words concerning Washington township
may not be unacceptible to you and the
community : First, th,en, in rcspoci to the
name, it is unnecessary to enquire why
it has been sj called. It is located in
the northern end of the county, in the
last range ef townships but ono. The
greater part of our township is densely
populated with persons from vjirwus parts
of the world; yet. strange as it may seem,
we have few, if any, Canadia\is wnooar
us. Wo have two villages, through both
of which the road from Butler to Eu--
lenton, passes, together with several oth
er leading roads too tedious to mention.
The whole township abounds in beds of
coal, varying from two to eight feet in
depth. There are also several kinds of
coal, one of which is cannel and abounds.
A Railroad has been located across the
township near the northernmost village,
and is likely to be put ynder contract
during the ensuing spring or summer
We have no taverns, but it may
be said .to the credit of our citizens that
liall' or three fourths, of them have
houses of entertainment. We have otto
Factory which produces large quantities
of woollen goods of good quality; arid
four stones all doing a thriviug business.
There is one Cabinet maker, one Chair
maker, one Wagoe waiter, four our five
skillful Houso Carpenters, five or six
Shoo and Boot makprs, five Blacksmiths
and one Whitesmith; with one or two
Stone masons, most, if not all, off hum
' are sober, honest, skillful and enterpris
ing workmen. But I had almost forgot
ten one harness shop, one Tailor shop,
and two Milliner shops. We have one
Grist mill, one Steam and two Water
power Sawmills, oue Town Hall, four
Church buildings, and three located Pas
tors. We have, also, a respectable Phys
ician who has considerable experience in
surgery. We have sev_-n Seminaries
(sometimes called oommon sohools,) in
which to train up or educate persons to
fill important positions in tho next gen*
eration. How well, or ill, this is being
.done, time will develop; but I fear that
in some of them, "Young America" is
making largo acquirements in profanity
and insurbordination ; fcr winch, per*
h»,ps the teachers are not aicue to be
blamed. But lest this scroll should prove
too teaions to the Editor or Hs worthy
readers, I close; kopiug to hear, indue
time, from others cf c»r sister townships.
WABHIKGTON. I
February 23th, }867
For the CXTIZIS.
MB. EDITOR Will you bo kind
enough to publish the following as the
law "governing tRe license question :
The Act of Assembly, dated April 20,
1858, was a3 follows ; SEC. 0. "Licenses
to vend the liquors aforesaid, or any of
them, shall be granted to citizens of the
United States, of temperate habits, aud
good moral character, whenever the r«.
quircments of the laws on tho sub : ect are
complied with by any such applicants,
and shall authorize the applicant to sell
the liquors aforesaid for ope entire fear
from the date of his license : Provided,
that nothing bereia eontain?d shall pro
hibit the court fronj bearing other evi
dence than that presented by the applipnqt
for license : Provided further , that after
hearing evidence as afoaesaid, the coqrt
■■ hall grant or refuse a license to such ap
plicant in accordance with the evidence."
A wide discretion is therein given to
the Court, in the exercise of which they
can consult their own inclination, opin
ion or prejudice, in granting or refusing
to grant license.
This law was amended by the Act of
April 14th, 1859, as follows : It shall be
lawful for the several Courts of Quarter
Sessions of this Commonwealth to "hear
petitions in addition to that of the appli
cant, in favor of, or remonstrance against
the application of any person applying to
either of them, lor a license to keep a
hotel, inn or tavern, and thereupon to re
fuse the same, when ver in the opinion
of said C ourt such inn, hotel qr tavern if
nat necessary for the accommodation of
the public and entertainment of strangers
and travellers: and so much of the 6th
Section of the Act of Assembly relating
to the sale of intoxicating liquors passed
April 20th 1858, as is inconsistent here*
with is hereby repealed, Prcvided, that
the several Courts of Quarter Sessions,
empowered to grant licenses slnll have
and exercise such discretion, and no other
in regard to the necessity of inns or tav
erns as is given to the courts by an act
relative to inns and taverns, approved
llth of March 1834."
So that by this act tho wide discretion of
the court givsn by the act of 1858 was
narrowed dowu to the question whether
or not a hotel is necessary for the accom
modation of tho traveling public. The
Act of 1834 referred to, is as as fololows:
"No Court shall license any person to
keep an inn or tavern, unless from the
petition or certificate, or from their own
knowledge, or upon evidence sought for
and obtained they shall be satisfied of
tho fitness of the person applying, and of
the sufficiency of the accommodations
aforesaid."
Which fitness and accommodations are
defined and set forth in tho preceding
section, as follows : ' That such a person
is of good repute for honesty and temper
ance, and is well provided with house
room and conveniences for tho accommo<
dation of strangers and travellers."
While these are the laws of the land,
1 do not see how the Court can possibly
refuse to grant license to a per sou who
complies with the requirement? of the
act, and who for honesty and temperance
comes recommended by twelvo reputable
citizens, unless they decide that the hotel
for which license is prayed, is unnecos*
sary for the accommodation of the public.
Mark ! the law does not inquire into the
necessity of a licenced hotel, but the ho
tel itself. If it bo necessary to accom
modate the travelling public, and the ap
plicant has the requisite accommodations
and is of good repute for honesty aud
temperance, the law says that license shall
be granted; and the Court in taking the
responsibility to refuse license and j>ot
only setting at naught the laws of the
land, but they are making the law. When
the Courts themselves set tbe example of
vioiatiog the laws, it is probable that they
will l e imitated by the venders of jfltox
icnting liquors. Who then is to blame?
O'Lyh.
For the CITIIIK
MR. EDITOR : —Seeing in the columns
of your paper a number of communica
tions froip different townships, I take the
liberty of sending you a few lines from
Adams, hoping it may not be amiss.—
Though we of Adams, cannot boast over
mankind in gen»ral_. or our neighboring
tps., particularly, wc always endeavor
to maie the best of what .we do possess
here, in excelling others, who, having
greater advantages do not profit by them.
We have no rivers, or tovns, nor can we
even boast a.village in our midst, with its
necessary accompaniments of stores, tav
erns and blacksmith shops ; nor can we
boast an Academy, though we have six
tolerable good schools. We have, also,
three churches: a United Presbyterian, j
iQld Side Covenanter, and German Meth
odist. Me have but one store, and it
only does a one-horse business. The in
habitants pf other townships are not to
infer, however, that wc subsist on home
productions, as we are very well supplied
in that line in the adjoining townships.
We ha,ve several small creeks in our
township,the principal of which is Break
ueck, so named as .tradition says, fropa
some unlucky mortal being precipitated
over its bank and breaking neck.—
Our inhabitants are mostly an industri
ous, hospitable people, attechiiug princi
pally to their own business ; and we are,
as fi general thing, equal to our neigh
bors in iotelligenoe A serious disease
has prevailed in our township during the
past Fall and Winter, and quite a num
ber of cur inhabitants have beeu attack
ed with it. The peculiarity of it is, that
it is confined principally to the younger
portions of cur community, though in
some cases those of a more advanced
state arc stricken with it; the older por
tion, especially the ladies, are compara
tively free from its attack*. It is called
the Matrimonial fever.
Our mineral resources have never yet
been tested to a very great extent,but it's
bard to tell what the future may bring
to pass. And who knows but what some
enterprising individual may yet strike
"ile" in the valley of Breakneck, or dig
gold from the hil|s of Adams township
In politics our people are pretty weil
divided; though the republican element
ha? the majority; we have,however, some
very radical persons on both sides, but
all seem to be good Union folks, if we
may be judged by the way young folks
of Adams go in for the United States.
We have no railroad yet, but wphope
to have one at souie future time, and hope
it shall be more advantageous tons thuo
the great N. W„ of Centre. Uuriugthe
Winter we had snojv aqd s#ow-dfiffs to
our heart's satisfaction, if not more so—
We have three Saw and two Grist mills
and a number of blacksmith shops, and
a good many houses, barns, with plenty
room for more. I shall close by saying,
there are a great many things *e have
gof, and a greai many more we haven't
got,and we would very willingly exchapge
all we have got for what wu havcu't got.
But although there may be some better
places than Adams township, there pos
itively are some worse.
******* CUNNINGHAM.
February 2?th, 1867.
For the Citizeu.
MR. EDITOR : —As you have nut heard
from the vicinity of Ulade .Mills for a long
time, 1 propose sending a few lines to
inforjii you tbat we are in a prosperous
condition, tilade Mills is the great met
ropolis of Middlesex sownship. it consists
of stores, blacksmith shors, Post Office,
and wagon makers. We fiave t\yo Doc
tors, but ihero is scarcely any body
sick , we have one "Fleam Grist Mill and
now are busily engaged iu ercctiug a
Steam Saw Mill for the benefit of the
entire community. We have six schools
in the township. all of which arc in good
progress tfeis wiuter; the most of them
are taught by tnale teachers, and they
spare not the rod ol affliction to bring
the youth of our county in tho fear and
admonition of school laws. We need
the iuflutnee of good teachers to bring
the youth of our land in the ways of
pleasantness, and to walk well tjie path*
of life, whicl) are paths of peuc®. There
are chur.cb«s of almost every sect of ro
ligion in our bounds, so we need never
get tired of any form whatever; several
new churches have been erfcoted lately,
and the country seems to bo progressing
as far as Christianity is concerned.
Our taverns go far re rather on the
declina, but a few years ago we had three
in it in our bounds all of which
appeared ip a flourishing condition hav
ipg a good run of custom, but time has
altered the aircumstances ; and now we
have a happy community ; we see no
drunkards raging ill their madness and
despair; wn hear no children crying for
a morsel of broad ; we see n<i mother's
tears, no father's curses, aud everylasting
frowns. We see no njother? going down
with forrmy ty the grave, that tor o#ly
! oiiu is learning to handle the drankard's
| poisonous bowl. Oh! what a
almost from death to life , may the work
of progress push forjvard in this great
work of Temperance, until this whole
community and country shall be fully
prepared,to fulfill the high destiny de
: signed hy the Ruler of the universe; and
,aiay (Jod's power, knowledge and wisdom
rest upon those who have the power to
open their eyes of granting those "houses
the privilege of destroying a community
and selling the poisonous cup, jvbkh
"biteth like the serpent ajad stingeth
like an adder." May the time soon come,
for come it must, that oui eyes may never
behold the things that were seen ; and
our ears never hear the doleful lamenta
tions of drunkard's oaths ;a reformation
as well as the license systep, although
but a year ago it was a scene of great
excitement; Fathers, mothers, sis*
ters stood waiting anxiuusly to sea if
their son or brother had fallen on dis-.
tant battle fields by the trattorou? blow,
some'imes eyes were diffused with tsars,
the lightest heart was .nude heaviest;
many a itind companion in the glory of;
his strength was heard from, never to be 1
■hold him again on this side of the grave;
QO laughter, no mirth, was heard around
that welcome board in .those dark dreary
years of solitude; but alas! how changed.
We are like many other parts of our land,
an age behind in the improvements of civ-
ililatiop, on Jjic vsount of not having a
railroad which would bring to nur farm*
ers a speedy market at home; hut wc
trust that the day will soon dawn when
the Iron h n rse will fco heard along our
Glade JRuu shor.es, and may the sound
still reperbrate throughout the lacd, that
wo are still onward, from what our j
ancient fathers were. W. T.
February 27th, 1807 1
For the Citizen.
"JlHgno Bono.'*
Mn. EDITOR :—1 respectfully solicit a
space ip the columns of your excellent
paper, to make a few remarks upon an
article, Mr. School, under tbs caption of
"Cui Bono," gave your raacjers on the 20th
inst. I know not who bo is 6r what hfi
is; but judging from his article, he must
be one of those who ''expect ta he heard
for their much speaking."
I am truly sorry Mr. S., you were so
rash in forming a poor opinion of me as
an educator; and so hasty in declaring it
to the public He, who is propense to
censorious judging of others, gives them
great cause to suspect, that he is h : mself
devoid. Hence, Mr. 3 , '"Judge not that
ye be notjudgsd. For wi h what judge
inent ye judge, ye shall b<! judged."—
•'Condemn not, sod ye shall be not eon
denined."
Befoie you concluded the first sentence
of your article, you boldly asserted, that
I was ignorant, and did not understand
"the nature of the human mind, its wants,
its powers and capacities, and tho meth
ods by which it may be expanded and
exalted, through tI)C subliming effects
of instiuction." I presume, sir, that if
experience and observation are pf any
consequence. I am not as ignorant of it
as you suppose. No- am las "slow to
learn the future requirements, and wants
of the pupils," as you have iinnrressarify
jndsed. I think, sir, that they require,
in the firft place, a gond, and practical
knowledge of orthography. I f is nssen
t'al to a good, ond practical education
It is the foundation of science and litera
ture. Without correct spelling, we can
not expect to have correct pronnn
ciation. And is not correct pronunciation
one of tfyc essentials to corrfpt reading?
Does oot correct reading enable us to t'orm
and express our thoughts (correctly?
Ideas without i cords to express them, are
of little cousequence. Show mean iudU
vidua! who is deficient in orthography,
and I will show you ope who has no taste
for reading. Hence unqualified to form,
or advance yery useful ideas.
I am well aware, that thought is the
essence of education; t.nd I am nn anxious,
and labor as earnestly as any teacher can,
to "set the soul to thiuking, and keep it
think ng" Sometimes Wfi spend a half
hour on object lessons. Sometimes I give
thfiui a short lecture on some interesting
aubject. Sometimes one thing and some
times another; anything that will ioter
est t 1 en;.
j It is a query to me, when and where
you learned to spell ihe words in your
article ? Did you learn them in your
spelling book, in your youthful days at
school'/ or did you have Webster's Dic
tionary before you ? If not, did you em
ploy some one t<j svri'e your thoughts for
you? We presume you did one of the
, two, as yoti are so much opposed to hav
ing the'mind ciogyed and iiurilened y ith
words; 1 ' and as words "m st be lo>t and
die in one shoit hour," after learned
| You apppenr to have great sorrow fjr
the "youthful intellects of th ; s ancient
cultivated borough; but they have great
er sympathy for you, because, thjey think
it uiust be vory : nco»anient for you ii>
he always carrying Webster's JLJnabi tdgeJ
Dictionary with you, tbat you .nay be
aj>!<B ty pen your thoughts correctly, or
to (.'Ct fQine one to do it for you.
You appear to think that learning
worth "is hurtful and injurious." Why
is it more injurious than memorizing ge«
ography less ens ? I have besn teaching
for nifl.e years, a.tjd I have the first on,e
yet to see, that has been thus injured;
but quite the contrary. I liavo fotued,
that they make greater progress in their
other studies, and with less labor, than
those who neglect ,th,e spelling book
When they rite a letter. Qr an essay,
every word is spelled coirectly. This s
more t*'an many ol our "graduate?," or
would be oa d.>.
1 have ceeu lettei» .... or writuii
by professors of respe tabi ' m : t-i
in which, one third of the w I were in
correctly tpelled. I was lately informed
of a young man, that 19.1t the situation as
principal of au academy on account 01
incorrect spelling, lience, I cannot, see
how the "golden moments are watted,"
learning "t cord*" in the spelling book
| correctly. JV.prds learned correctly i|j
youth, though they may not knopr the
meaning them now, will prove benefi
cial iu after life. 'Tis a pity so
many of our educators pay so little »ttep
. tiop to spelling.
You seem very fearful that the pupils
] will have "a disgust for study, aqd repj£»
j nance to school," because they are re
quired to study the spelling booic. It is
! the least of ray fears I have always ob
\ served it to be quit#*" contrary. More
anon. J. J. ROCKWELL.
Zelicnople. Pa., Feb. 23, 1867.
m >m
For the CitiMn.
MB. EDJTOU : —I presume it is time for
Worth township to speak on the subject
of eduoatirw, as the intelligence of her
schools is equal to that of other districts
in the county
We have eight schools in opcratiou ;
four taught by ladies of the highest grade
morally and intellectually; they are an
ornament and credit to tho profession.—
We believe that they are good teachers,
and arc laboring faithfully in tho dis
charge of their duties
SHSHESL*. i. "LiJJSi .»■ i ■■ ■ rSfl»
J The other four are taught by YOUD£
men, who have not, formed their character
in dram shops, nor with the roughs of tha
world, they are worthy to receivo
tlio right hand of fellowship of
tjjosa mentioned above. The manqer in
which they are all displaying their abjli.
ties as teachers, is praiseworthy and oan»
nqt bp over estimated. Tho mighty dol
lar is not all that they labor for. Thev
have the confidence %s well as tho co-op.
eration of tha parents, scholars a-rid
Directors j and thus, everything is mov.
ing along harmoniously. The pupils
appear t o take the - reatcst delight in re
ceiving instruction from their teachers.
Tl)e pireotors hare vi ited all tho
schools, and spent half a day in each one,
nnd have just ended tboir visitations,
and thev enn safely say, th*» tjpje was
well ami pleasantly spent. They return,
their sincere thanks to the teachers *oc!i
scholars for the kind reception thty re.
oeived at eaoh and all of the school*.
A. 0. F„
For the CtTIIEX.
Ma EDITOR :—According to a reso|ir
tion of the Butler Union League at its
last meeting, you are respectfully reques
ted to publish the fo lowing:—
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, Believing that the cause of
temperance is Intuqafely with
the cause of good moral.", we, tho under
signed, agree to form a society for th<>
purposp of advancing that cause, to bp
governed by tho following
CONSTITUTION
Article l>t—Of name nnfl'object.
SECTION 1. 'I he name of this society
shall bo-The Butler Temperance League.'
SEC. 2. Its object shall be fo prevent
Irunkenness, dramselliug and illegal liq
uor traffic by .al 1 lepal and moral means
in tho power of its members
Article 2.—Of officers.
SECTION 1. The officers uf this soe>
ety shall consist of » President, Vico
President, Secretary, Corresponding Sec
retary, and Tieasurer, whose duties shall
be regulated by the usages of other asgo r
ciations of a similar kind respecting theijr
officers.
Sr.c. 2. The officers shall be elected
semi-annually,—shall be nominated by a
committee of three, appointed by the
President for that purposo, and shall be
elected by voice
Article 3d. —Of plodges of member. o
SECTION 1. We pledge ourselves to
abstain r rom th« use ot iotoxieating liq
uors. except for medicinal or mechanical
purposes, and to use our influenco pn ev
ery proper occasion against such use.
SEO. 2. We plelyo ourselves to aid each
other, aud all other gooJ citizens, in ef>
fqrts to prevent tbo obtaining of licenses
to sell intoxicating liquors as a common
beverage ; to bring to justice those wh<>
violate the laws relating to such sales ; to
secure legislation favortidc to the causo
of tcmpeianco ; and to bear the necessary
expenses incurred in prosecuting offend ■
ers ot said laws—iuclnding A.torncy'fl
frcs—when such prosecution* are insti
tuted with the consent of the President
or st his instance, except such
as are pojy provided for by law.
Article 4th —o' tpeuibership.
SECTION } Kach person on becoming
a member shall sign the Constitution and
pay an i;iifiati,Qii fee of twenty five cepts,
—eztnpt ladies, —and funds for the pur
pusts of society which will not be nietby
initiation fees shall be raised by voluntary
contribution*.
The foregoing is an exact copy of' the
Preamble and Cqrjstifutiou of the League
as ndopted. GEOUOE A. BLACK,
Secretary
Por lbs Citi/.en.
Oowd WUisltcy.
COTLHVJL!.*, CLl*RriKl.n, BUTLF.II COOKTT, )
Pubrrurio 22d, Aunie Domino, 1867. j
Ma. ANDKRSON, Sir : —I fele perfectly
j inclipc I more or less to believe a littln
g.'od whisk- y is beneficent for the consti
'■ tutii.n by times when a parson is out
■ away IV in home on strange water in the
'i'ig day«, iu had weather travling on a
lonj: journey in a eold day, in wet wrath
I er when he has no appetite much any
more except by spells when he needs his
! bitters to stimilate his weak
I & The fact of the subject is,the
; people have gone crasey—how could we
' prosper without sotjie ale, wiqe and good
whiskey for the sick. The doctors know
;it is ißdisposable. It gives the appetite,
jit clears the Ureath, it cures the head
line, it wartQs the stomake, it kills thq
hartburn, it cures the stifling, it cools the
' heat of summer and tempers ijje oold of
Winter, it destroys tjie billiousness of thg
head It keeps the Ijver in action an ( u
regulates the sj>»ene. It is good for the
reumatism and the gout, and the heart
disease and the crupe, and the sun stroke
and the stroke of an accident and the
Tremendous, and all the other
tremendous diseases that human flesh is
heir to; and we should ha,ve it conven
ient to every family,—brought within the
reach of the poor man, to be told Dy the
iipall. These temperance men no doubf,
all have 3 gallon keg in the cellar, they
are big bvgt, and bugs more or less, when
they have a pain iu tho stomake—they
know where to go. The poor man has
just as good a right (o a drau: as these
stock, who have nothing else to dp
than ,b<4<i indignation meetings over a
good thing more or less.
Yours Truly, PAJ