WASHINGTON.
Secretary Stanton Suspended.
W»!anioTO>.tMc>nd*jr Aog. I*. 1867.
Tbe followii% is a copy in full of the
correspondence of today between the
President, Mr. Stanton, and Gen. Grant:
EXECUTIVE tUmioa, WASIIISOTOS. n. G. 1
Anguet i'i* . j
Sir: By virtue of the power and author
ity vested in me as President by the Con-
Rtitution and Laws of the United States,
you are hereby suspended from office
ns Secretary ot War, and will cease to
exercise any and all functions pertaining
to the same You will at once transfer
to Gen. U. S. Grant, who has this day
been authorised and empowered to act as
Secretary of War ad interim, all records,
books, paper*, and other public property
now in yoiir custody and charge. Very
respectfully youts,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
Tba Hon. Edwin V.. Stanton Washington, D. C.
,WA* PEPABTXENT. Washington CITT, AUK 12, I&C7
Sir: Your note of this date has been
received, informing me that by virtue of
power and authority vested in you as
President by the Constitution and laws
of the United States, I am suspended
from office as Secretary of War, aud will
cease to exercise any and all i'uncitone
pertaining to the same, and also directing
me at occe to transfer to Gen. Ulysses S.
Grant, who has this day been authorized
and empowered to act as Secretary ot
War art tn<ertm,all records.books, papers,
and other public property now in my cus
tody and charge. Under a sense of pub
lic duty I am compelled to deny your
right under the Constitution and laws of
tue United States,without the advice and
consent of the Senate, and without legal
cause, to suspend me from office as Sec*
rotary of War, cr the exorcise of any or
all functions pertauing to the same, or
without such advice and consent, to com*
pel me to tansfer to any person the
records books, papers, and other pub'ic
property in my custody as Secretary of
»Var. But inasmuch as the General com
manding the armies of the United States
has been appointed Sccratary of War ad
entcrim, and has notified me that he has
accepted the appointment, I have no al
ternative but to submit under protest,
to superior Very respectively
yours, *
EDWIN M. STANTON-, Secretory of War.
To the President.
EXECUTIVF MANSION, Washington, D. C. 1
Aug. 12, 1807. I
SIR: The Hon. It Stanton having
heen this day suspended as Secretary of
War. you are hereby authorized and eui*
powered act to as Secretary of War ad in ■
ierim, and will at once enter upon the
discharge of the duties of that office.—
The Secretary of War has been insttuct
ed to transfer to you all records, books,
papers and other public property now in
his custody and charge.
Very respectfully yours,
ANDEW JOHNSON.
Ccn. Ulyssess S. Grant, Washington D. C-
HDQRS. ARMIES or THE UNITED STATES. )
W ashington, Aug. 12, 1807. j
The Hon. E. M. Stanton, Sec'yoJ' ifar :
SIR: Inclosed herewith 1 have to trans
mit to you a copy of a letter just received
from the President of the United States no
tify ing me of my assignment as Acting Sec
retary of Vt'ar, and directing me to assume
those duties at once. In notifying you of my
acceptance I cannot let the opporti nitypass
without expressing to you my appreciation
of the zeal, patriotism, firmness and abili y
will) which you have ever discharged the
duty of Secretary of War.
Willi great respect,
Your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT. General.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON CITV. T
August 12, 1867. J
GENERAI, : Your note of this date, accom
panied hy'a copy of a letter addressed to
you Aug- IS, by the President , appointing
you Scaretary of »Vai ad interim, and in
forming me of your acceptance of the ap
pointment, lias been received. Under a
sense of public duty, I am compelled to de
ny the President's right under the laws cf
the United Slates to suspend me from office
us Secretary of War, or to authorize any
other person to enter upon the discharge
of tho duties of that office, or to require
me to transfer to you or any othci person,
the records, books, papers, or any other pub
lie property in my official custody as Secre
tory of War, but inasmuch as the Presi
dent has assumed to suspend me from office as
Sec'y of War,and,you have notified moof'your
acceptance of the appointment of Secretary
of W ar ad interim, 1 have no alternative but
to submit, onder protest,to the superior force
of the President. You will please accept mv
acknowledgement of the kind terms in which
you have notified me of your acceptance of
the President's appointment, and my cor
dial reciprocation of the sentiments expressed
1 am, with sincere regard, truly yours.
EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary "of War.
To Gen. U. S. Grant.
The suspension of Mr. Stanton was
done so quietly that very little was known
of it by the public gcnerlly until 5 o'clock
this afternoon. Even the reporters ol
the sleepy Washington papers were so
nuro that the rumors which had been
floating around during tho early part of
•the day were false, that they made ed
itorial statements to that effect in their
editions this afternoon. To night the
news is pretty generally spread about
town and is the sole topic of conversation,
it has created some excitement, snd there
are *nany speculations as to whoso turn
it will be next. Randall and Seward
are singled out wery generally. In fact
it is tbe almost universal impressiou here
that both of these gentlemen will sever
their connection with the Administration,
for the reason that both arc disgusted
with the President. Secretary Seward
has leaned strongly toward Stanton in all
his troubles with the President, and es
pecially .in this last one. This afternoon
after the Cabinet meeting, the ex-Sec
retary and Mr. Seward were out riding
together, and this, with other odds and
ends, has given color to the report that
Mr. Seward will leave the Cabiuet by his
own free will sooner than was expected.
Tbe whole proceedings of the transfer of
the office were over by noon. The clerks
in the War Department wore very much
excited over it, and generally sided with
Mr. Stanton. Gen. Grant first had an
interview with the President and then
with Mr. Stauton, with whom he remain*
-cd for Borne time.
It is not true that the Presiden' has
telegraphed to Gen. Steaman to come
here to take the position of Secretary of
War, nor has he selected a successor to
Mr. Stanton,but it is quite likely he may
tender tbe position to a distinguished
■N«w England ex-Governor
The Teiinoftgee Election.
The result in Tennessee is the suc
cessful solution ol a vexel problem. It
is the satisfactory conclusion of a grave
experiment. It is the achievement of
an important revolution. The rights
and the capacities of u race, on the one
hand, and the submission and obedience
of a class, on the other, were involve I.
The question was, whether a class would
submit to the deprivation of a long enjoyed
privilege, and quietly witness its passing
into the hands of a race hitherto held in
subjection, and whether that race would
enter upon its new sphere wisely and
well. The discontent naturally ie!t had
found expression in turbuient and riot
ous demonstrations. The frequent ebul
litions of passion Had given grave reason
to fear terrible collision. Croakers con- j
fidently predicted; and with a relish as
if they would like it, that terror and
outage and riot would mark the day
And the friends of freedom feared the
worst realization of their dismal prophecies
Custom was being disturbed to its deep
est foundations, Prujudice was being
trampled upon in its most sensitive re
treats. Society was being outraged in
its most exclusive prteensions. The ne
gro was to vote. Horrid thought. The
white man was disfranchised. Sacrile
gious act ! The loyalty of the one and
the treason of the other had no weight
with those who have wrapped around
themselves the venerabler obes of super
ority. To deprive a rfice of its rights,
on account of its color, or ancestry
where the color was wanting, seemed a
religious duty to those who could con
ceive of no crime in the white class,
deep and dark enough to deserve and de
mand censure or punishment. And yet
that color cursed race was secure in its
rights ; that skin-blessed class was suft
ering for its wrongs' No wonder the sa
cred ground rocked at such a daring
deed ; no wonder that all creme de la
cremi of the Democratic circles, convul
sively shuddered j no wonder that ca
lamities, the most direful were threaten
ed as the invetiable result of such a
high handed act.
Hut, after all, the dread consequences
have not followed. The negro has cast
the ballot for the candidates of his
choice, and the disfranchised Rebel has
looked on and seen him do it all with
out a word or a blow. And this fact is
not to bo accounted for by attributing it
to military intimidation, or Brownlow
! despotism. We are informed that neith
er the United states troops nor the
Brownlow militia, were near the polls.
They were stationed at a distauc©, and
there was not the slightest reason for
their presence where the voting was go*
ing on. The electors deposited their
baTlots without the least intermeddling
on their pert. Even negroes voted the
Conservative ticket without any restraint
And in the many election districts where
there could be no adequate military
force, the came order prevailed. And
what lias been done in Tennessee, can
be accomplished in every Mate in the
South, aud will be. And when once
done, can be repeated, until colored vos
ting shall become as common as white
voting, and cause as little commotion.
Thus it is that negro suffrage, from be
ing a problematical evperiment, has at
once become an assured fact.
As we look back and see with how
little of outbreak this revolution has
been wrought in Tennessee, wc can but
wouder. It is no slight thing to break
down tho barriers of prejudice, and
overthrow tho.customs of ages. # But it
has been done. There will bo in the
other Sonthren States tho tame exhibi
tion of restivcncss. more or less marked,
the same fiual submi"9ion to the inevi
table, to be followed by a quiet adapta
tion to the new order of things ; and a
few years will call forth expression ol
wonder, that it was ever thought id be
so dread r. thing to award civil and po
litical rights to any because of a diffe
rence in eolf>r.
And new we hope that the Tennessee
Radicals will be actuated by an enlarged
statesmanship rather than by an unwise
indictiveness. The pacification and
prosperity of their State can be best se
cured by wiping out every vestige and
remembrance of war, and reinstating in
political lights every citizen just so rap
idly as it can be done consistently with
the security and perpetuity of freedom
and the Union. Let there be no malice
or vengeanee; but a simple firmness,
moderated by magnanimity and forbear
ance.
In dealing with the South, not one
stripe should be inflicted in mere ven
geance for tho past, uor one jot yielded
from ample security for the future.
Thus doing, firm and immovable shall
be its well-done work of reconstruction.
Gcrmant'ricn Ttlegtaph
ADVERTISING. — l'lieie iscouipartivelv few
business men who understand the art of ad
vertising. Some men advertise for a short
time alter they c«tuni«Rce business, and
think that i9 sufficient, others omit advertis
ing after they have estrblished a flourishing
busines'by its aid. From the momenta
house ceases to advertise, however large its
reputation and standing, it begins to dec ine.
The changes arc so rapid in this country, the
public mind so constantly occupied by new ap
plicants for attention, lhatto be out ot the
paper where everybody seek* information on
every subject, is to be forgotten. The press
is daily becoming a reccs*ity,and its useful
ness as an advertising medium is constantly
increasing. No man is wise or just lo him
self who undertakes to do lintiness without
availing himself of its advantages.
A blacksmith would be looted upon as
foolish if be were to pile coal upon his forge
and neglect to blow. The merchant who
fills his store or the tradesman who opens
his shop and fails to keep tho fact before
the people, is equally short-sighted- The
trade ma; come, but it will be slow indeed.
Be up and doing- show people that you are
at work—striving to succeed, atid we war
rant you that hard times will never knock
very long or very hard at your d or. Prov
idence helps those who help themselves and
the largest crops come from the best tilltd
fields every time, this being thefnetbusi
ness men will generallv do well and reap a
rich Jiarvcst by advertising their good Hand
wares, thattbe seed may be scattered broad
cast throughout the laud, and thereby add
luuch fruit to their granaries.
Do you pursue miserly way of marking
your business dovn —that of punting slips
upon fences, or pa nting boards end nailing
tliem upjn public or private bouses, with
letters of some particular article for sale nt
some particular place -kep y nurse] 112 prom
i tut befo-e the pciplc by advertising-
&lic Cittern
JJST" 27'« Largest Circulation oj
any Paper in the County,
0. E. ANDEBSON, - - - Editor
BUTLER PA.
WEDNESDAY, AlO. 31,1867.
HaF*" Liberty and Union, Now and Foravar, On*
and 'nseparabla."—D. Wabatar.
Union Republican State Ticket.
SUPBteME JUDGE.
Hon. Henry ¥. Williams,
Of Allegheny County.
Union Republican County Ticket.
ASSEMBLY !
JAMES T M'JUNKIM,
JOHN EDWARDS, [LAWRENC* CO.]
GEO. S. WESTLAKE,) M
DAA r ID ROBINSON, J co
TREASURER :
HUGH MORRISON.
COMMISSIONER :
CHARLES HOFFMAN.
JURY COMMISSIONER :
CHARLES M'CLUNG.
AUDITOR :
J. CALVIN GLENN
Secretary Stanton Nuspemlfd-
We publish in another column the
Correspondence between President John
son and Secretary Stanton, in which it
will be seen that the Secretary has been
suspended and commanded by the acci
dental occupant of the White House to
hand over the office to General Grant
who by direction of the President is to
perform the duties of the office ad inter
im.
The suspension of Secretary Stanton
can only be accounted for on the ground
that Mr. Stauton was in favor of carry
ing out the reconstruction policy of Con.
gress in opposition to the " My Policy"
of the Con servative Democratic—Rebel
serving President. It would have been
a happy thing for the people of the Uni.
ted States of this Rebel serving Presi
dent had discharged his duties as faith
fully as the man he lias suspended. The
American people indue time will mete
out justice to those who are and have
been in authority. Stanton will be
held as a man who refused to bow to
the base behests of the man who lias
basely betrayed the trusts confided to
his keeping and is playing into the hands
of those who for over four years done
everything in their power to destroy the
fair fabric which the loyal people of this
country held so dear ; and through whose
wicked devices our beloved and revered
President lost his life and left vacant a
seat which is dishonored by the pvesont
occupant, who uses the power placed ac
cidentally in his keepiug for the attain
ment of base purposes and ambitious
schemes.
The Fair.
We this week publish tho Premium
List. It entirely differs from that of last
year in several important particulars!:
Ist, Exhibitors are placed on the same
footing with others as to admission to the
grounds.
2d, Tickets good during the Fair arc
reduced in price, from Ouc Dollar to Fif
ty Cents each, or Five for Two Dollars .
3d, No premium less than Ouo Dollar
is offered and premiums ar« given to
Second best animate, &c.
It is hoped these liberal changes will
have the effect of making Jthe yean dis
play more worthy of our County than la.-t
years was.
The track is now in good Older and
open to the public.
Sliertdan, Thomas aud llan
cock.
The President has issued an order re>
moving Gen. Sheridan; Gen. Thomas is to
fill the vacancy and Sheridan is ordered
to the Department of Mississippi and
Kansas. The order also, directed that
Geo. Haneok should take the place of
Thomas, but on the advice of Gen. Grant
tho President is said to have reconsid
ered the matter and will leave Hancock
in his present position.
Washington I>. C.
In the Citizen of this week will be
found a letter from our Correspondent
in Washington. We expect to favor
oar readers with a regular monthly cor
respondence from the Capital,
THE New York Tribune having fin
ished up the Jeff. Davis business, has
lent itself to Butler, by whom it is being
run in the interest of the scheme to ruin
Gen. Grant. Tho one is about as repu
table as the others in fact nothing could
be more proper thau that they who want
bail for Jeff. Davis should engage prompt
ly in waatever plot promises the great-
Mi inj'iry (j General Gratit. I
Editorial Clippings,
T1 e report that Gen. Steedman is to bi
appoited Secretary of War is again cred.
ited in Washington.
The order for the removal of Sher»
idan is expected hourly in Washington.
Is this to be the first result of the change
in the War Department? We are not
willing to believe it.
THE Japanese Government, in accor
dance with the stipulations made at the
Coulereoce of Osaca. has openad anoth
er port to foreigu trade. This seems to
refute the report that the great Daimios
had dec'ared agaiu°t the opening of any
more ports.
A CABLE dispatch this morniug con.
firms the news which we printed a few
days ago of Ihe intentions of Garibaldi
of renewiug his preparations for a move«
ment on Hums. It now seems he is at
Sienna, actively engaged in preparations
for his contemplated movement.
REPUBLICANS iu Tennessee are con
vinced that the disfranchisementof white
voters might ba to a great extent repeal
ed with general advantage. Prominent
men at Nashville arc urging Gov. Brown
low to convene the old Legislature for
this purpose, and as the Governor has
already expressed himself in favor of
amnesty, there it good reason to hope
that Teunessee will speedily prore that
the triumph of justice is also the tri
umph of charity.
Ouu Washington reports leave little
or no room for doubting that Mr. John*
son has determined to do everything in
his power to OjStruct the reconstruction
policy of Congress. To this end all tho
Department Commanders will be remov
ed, and the power of the administration
cast in opposition to th« operation of the
laws relating to reconstruction. Every
thing that has been developjd of lite,
teuds to confirm this view of Mr. John
son's intention. If the country does no
find itself speedily plutigrd in a crisis, it
will not be on a.'count of the efforts of
tli9 man who unfortunately occupies the
WLite House.
LOPEZ, the betrayer of Maximilian, is
said to have been assassinated at Puebla.
If the news is confirmed, few, it any,
will lament him. The only thing by
which he ever made his name known,
was fraud and treason. When he first
betrayed his own country, the French
rewarded him with the Cross of tho Le
gion of Honor, but Baziine never trus
ted him. Recently his treason was the
immediate cause of the capture and death
of Maximilian; but great as was the gift
the Mexicans received from his treach
erous hand,they neither trusted nor hon
ored him. if his days bad not been cut
short by assassination. he would not have
failed to illustrate in his life the old max
:n , that treason may be WJIOOWJ, but
thr traitor never.
THE Northern Democracy has so long
been the parasite of slavery, that now,
since the old, rotten institution has fallen,
trunk and branchos, the parasite lies in
a helpless tangle on the ground, fee ling
around lor some remains of the old thing
to fasten to. Hence the nigcr figures si
largely in their political disquisitions.—
While the old slave owners are measui l
ably reconciled to emancipate n, the sub
soil Democrats are utterly disconsolate,
and while tho former master and slave
aro voting together, a colored man with
the right of suffrage is tho spectre that
disturbs all the political dreaniß of the
Northern Democracy.
TIIE attempt to disparage Gen. Grant
for accepting temporarily the duties of
the war office will fail, for it proceeds on
the unjust and unreasonable assumption
that the General surrendeis to Johnson.
Nothing is further fram the truth. The
Washington Chronicle, of Wednesday,
puts the matter quite at rest, as follows :
"ID this connection it will be interests
ing to know that Central Grant looks
upon his assigument to the War Depart
ment by the President iu the light of a
military order, which be had no right to
decline obeying, nur even the light to
protest against. He and Mr. Stanton
have fully understood each other from
the first development of the attempt to
oust the latter from office, and it is un<
derstood that iu their conferences re
garding tho matter; they discussed at
length the influence of the acceptance of
the assigument of Grant's political status
as well as the well known effort of certain
parties to identify him with the policy
of the administration."
It seems to be understood that Gen.
Grant will remain but a short time at,the
head of the War Department. The Pres
ident doubtless perceives the advantage
loyal reconstruction will derive from his
presence there, and fur this reason will
probably relieve him as soon as possible.
—General Sickles is personally very pop
ular iti Charleston. It is generally ucknowl
edged that tie executes bis duty with a
fidelity that nothing can shake, but he con
trives to do it in such a manner as to avoid
unpleasant feeling*. He places himself in
constant communication with the oldest
residents and p ilitio.il leadere, and gives
them ti> understand the necessity for carry
ing out a"y policy uoder tho reconstruction
ac< that he may resolve to nd >pt. By this
judicious c»ur»e he secures ihe co-operation
of a class whose support is mo-t desirable
for the success of any measure, and the very
radical changes introduced have probably
struck deeper anil endure longer than the
changes effected in any other Son'bcrn Dc
pirtoKnt.
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 13, 1807.
DEAR CITIZEN During the recess of
Congressjcur city usually resumes the qui
et of sabbafh, but since the last adjourn
ment, we have had somewhat to vary the
monotony of the scene. The first Civil
trial of one of tli6 assassination conspir
ators has been going oa, and now, after
two months, the case is ended only to
be begun again. The jury, after being
out two days, failed to agree, and so re
quested Judge Fisher to discharge them,
which he at once did, and remanded the
prisoner back to jail. The jury stood
eight for release and lour for conviction.
When the case will be disposed of can
only be surmised. It is not likely a jury
from here would convict. «i
When the jury were discharged quite
a sensation was created in the court-room
by the Judge stating, that as Mr. Brad
lev, one of the prisoner's counsel, had
usedu language unbecoming a Gentle
man, and continued to use such language,
his uame is hereby stricken froinlthe Roll
of Attorneys allowed to practice iu this
court. Upon hearing this, Bradley de%
nied the right of Judge Fisher to dis
miss him. The court then adjourned
and Judge F. left the room followed by
Mr. Bradley, and when they reachel the
stveet cars Mr. Bradley banded the Judge
a note, supposed to be a challenge. Dur
ing the entire trial the conduct of Mr.
Bradley has been everything but that of a
gentleman. The efforts of the defense have
been to get up a sympathy ou behalf of
the prisoner outside, and thereby intim
idate the Court aud prosecution.
On Saturday the President requested
Mr. Stanton to resign, stating that con
siderations of high regard for the pub
lic service would induce him to accept
his resignation. Mr. Stantion rcpliod
that considerations of high regard would
prompt him not to resign. To-day the
President suspended Mr. Stanton and
placed Gen. Grant iu charge of the War
Department, Poit Folio. Gen. Steed
man, Revenue Colleutor at N 0., is tho
most prominent one spoken of as a suc
cessor to Mr. Stanton. The whole mat
ter will be taken care of when Congress
i assembles in November.
The weather at present is very plea "
ant. Thus iar we have had a very cool
summer, but as this is only Aug. 18th,
we may have plenty of warm weather
yet. The markets are well supplied with
melons, cantelopes, tomatoes, &c. Very
fine peaches aro selling at 80 cents and
?1 per bushel. In the city where so
many of tho necessaries of life are so
dear and expenses so high, there is one
advantage, small fruits are plenty. Al
though gardening is quite a good busi
ness here, it might be mull better :
If many of tho farms adjoining this city
and Alexandria were in the hands of en
ergetic and practical northern "armeis
and gardeners, enough strawberries, cur
raufs, &c., could be raised to supply the
markets of the city. But it will bo so
in future. This city has all tho natural
advantages requisite, and now that sla
very is gone and labor honorable; tliiugs
will improve, Domestic lnstituiions have
been revolutionized and already there
has been much improvement. To anv
one who visited this city during the war,
the appearance would be entirely differ
ent. The loose and transicut population
have gone, and no soldiers now except
two regiments of Regulars. Most all
1 the hospitals, barracks, &c , have bees
sold, and many very respectable houses
have been built from the lumber. Many
of those employed ill tile departments,
who have heret-jfore been boarding, are
now putting up houses and are becoming
' permanent resi 'cnts, and will henceforth
be tnoro interested in the welfare and
prosperity of the city. A change can
be noticed already, the last electiou hav
ing gone Republican by 25U0; next
June the change will be more marked.
Many dwelling houses, and some very
fine puplie buildings, are being built this
summer, and work on tha Treasury and
Capitol still is carried on. A description
of some of these buildings I may give
you at some future time. With many
wishes for your success, and that of all
our Butler friends,
I am as ever,
Yours, &c.,
C.
THE NEW YORK POST ON GRANT'S
POSITION. —The New York Post of
Tuesday evening says; We perceive
that some journals try to bring Gen.
Grant into contempt and susp cion
because be has been commanded to
fake charge, temporarily, of the War
Department. But let any say what
Grant was to do. lie is a soldier,
.he highest officer of the army under
the President lie has obeyed his
superior's order, as he was obliged
to do. Had he hesitated or refused,
he would have set an example of in.
subordination, for which he wonld
doubtless have deserved severe pun
ishment. He has not resigned his
place in the army; be is Btil' General;
he has gono to the War Dpartment
as he would doubtless have gone to
Texas, at the President's order. The
country is to be congratulated that so
true a man holds so important a po
sition. The President has, for > his
own purposes, chosen to place Grant
in what some may think a false po
sition, but for which Grant is not tof
le blamed. )
omnunucations:
MR. El)iToi»r —Will you afford mo a
small space in you# paper: I will try to
be brief as possible. I have waited for
some years, hoping some m'ofe able or
influential correspondent would call zt
teution of the community to tho matter.
I allude to "match hunts," whichjl think
to be wrong for several reasons. Ist. It
is waging a war of extermination against
creatures which do not now exist in
such numbers as to do any material dam
age to the farmer, and he is the only one
they can injure. If this destructive
cause be persisted iu for a few years
longer our children will not have the
pleasure of seeing the beautiful symme
try und active movementsof the squirrel
nor hear the mysterious drumming of the
pheasants, (or {-rouse,) which was us
gjod, in some respects, as an almanac
tj the pioneer settler, its persistent
drummings being considered an almost
certain indication of raiu. 2nd. It is an
unwarrantable, and uncalled for destruc
tion of God s innocent creatures, and of
that life which man can neither give
nor restore ; and is a cruel, and tyrans
nical exercise of thai dominion which
God iu his godnes?, gave t» man over
the inferior creatures. (I do not ktio v,
but I suppose for the greater part of the
game sluiu in the hunts is thrown away
und never use i ) 3rd. It is an impositis n
on the community in general. For iu
stutiee ; a man thinks there is no more
game on his premises than he wishes ;
(und it is certainly his as long as it re
mains on his premises,) so he thinks that
after the toils of tho week, he will take
au huur of Saturdays afternoon tj go out
with his fowliug piece acd obtain one or
two to be a treat for himself and family;
but, ere that day, along come these raid
ers, roam recklessly over his picmisos,
where they have not the least right to
be, and destroy all the game upon his
premises. 4th. It is an imposition upon
the poor; There are many families who
can but seldom reach a treat of beef or
muttou, when it comes to be sold at from
12 to 20 cents per. pound, whose mem
bers might, on their way home from tho
labors of the wecek, by carryin** their
fowling pieces, obtain a good treat for
their families, each at the expense of
only a couple of charges of powder and
lead. sth. It if> an imposition upon the
sick : Physicians often recommend the
soup of wild game, and tho sick often
desire it. I once bunted 3 days to obtain
a squirrel for u sick person, but they
were so scarce I did not get one in a:l
that time. I know a person at pre-ient
who has been confined under a severe
illness, during soven or eight months
past,and who scarcely desires food of any
kind,but yet seems to relish a littlo soup
and a littlo of the fleshof a well dressed
squirrel. Now, if thes quirrel get oeca
sijnally an ear of corn or a head of wheat
frjni our fields let us not grudge it to him;
we will get a greater blcssingjwi h tho e
mainder, and' some day get his whole
body in pay, and his head too; which,
by the way, is one of his best parts.
\\ hen well cleaned, and cooked, tK& up
per and under jaws pari easily, aud you
come at his cheeks and tongue ; and a
littlo eflort rolls back tho cup of liis scull
aud you come at his bruin, nil which
parts aro delicious.) But, it may be
urged that these hunts are for the de.
struction of foxes and other carnivorous
creatures : Well, sometimes one fox is
takes, but it is seldom; and, I believe
neither hawk nor owl over appears on
the dead list; no, it is the innocent and
useful which suffer. If these hunts
urged us necessary trials of skill, let men
and boys be reminded that there are
plenty of inanimate objects to serve them
as targets.—l hope judicious and right
thinking citizens of Butler county will
take this matter into consideration.
WASHINGTON
--The most recent expression
which has come from the South, is
thdt of opposition to the removal of
Sheridan. It has finally come to be
seen that the only effect of any fur
ther attempt on the part of the Pres
ident to interfere with toe operation
of the laws of Congress will be to in
crease the stringency of the Congres
sional policy, and that will but in
crease the rapidity and force of the
blows necessary to subduo the spirit
which throughout four years endeav
ored to overthrow the Government,
and now worries itself in the vain
hope of being able to resist the cons
sequencss.
ltaly is again visited by the chol
era. Our latest steamer dispatcher uta'
ted that it had made great ravages in
Sicily, and according to a Cable dispatch
dated yesterday it still continues to
spread.
Adllnffton Trial.
The pamphlet containing a full report
of the proceedings in the Adlington trial ;
for the murder of Sydney B Cunning
ham, making 02 pages, is-cow complete
and ready for delivery. A full report of
the evidence, charge of the Court, pro
ceedings in application for and granting
of new trial, together with tho opinion
of tho Court touching the same, arraign*
ment of tho prisoner for tho murder of i
James H. Teeple, his confession in both '
cares, nudthc ieat-eaee oftlic Court. I
List of Jurors Drawn for Sep
tember Term, 1907. ,
John C. Beijhley, Connoqueneasing, 2-
carpenter; George Arner, Washington;
Robert campbell, Jr., Slipperyrock ; ,JQO.
C. Pufford, Connoqucnetsing; Matthew
Forker, Jr., Donegal ; William Gibson,
Fairview, carpenter ; James Gardner,
Muddycreek, farmer; Peter Gallaher.
Franklin, farmer; 0. 11. Perry Graham,
Cranberry; Joseph Gtahani, Jefferson;
Jonas Harwell. Jackson; John John
ston, Buffalo; William Johnston, Mer
cer; 11. D. Jamison, Worth; Joliu B.
M'Nair, Forward; James M'Candless,
Jr., Penn ; Jacob Meehling, Butler bor
ough ; Soott Mitchell, Summit, farmer;
Jacob Miller, Winfield ; William Riddle,-
Clinton; W illiaui C. Robb, Oakland, far
mer ; Adam Snyder, Brady ; Hubert
Shephard, Middlesex; James Blocker,
Venango.
TRAVERSE JURORS, FIRST WEEK
Dennis Boyle, Donogul; John Barker,-
Middlesex; John W. Barr, Fairview;
Robert Black, Sr., Ilarrisville, merchant;.
William Cushdollar, Adams; James Cris»
well, Adams ; Thumbs Coulter, Concord;
John Crothers, (of Thouiss),Clay ; Will
iam Campbell, Concord ; Jesse DUttcr,
Prospect, shoemaker; John Dun lap, Clay;
Jacob Dufford, Connoquenessiug ; David
Doddj, Adams; William Kllenberger,
Fairview; William Gallaher, Fiunklin,
farmer; Thomas Gallaher, Muddycreek,
farmer; Adaiu Grift, Jefferson ; James
11. Graham, C'rauOerry; William Gar
vin, Ja' kson ; William Hamilton, Mer
cer ; ltibcit lliudmio, Frankliu, farmer;
Michael Hooks, Buffalo; Johu Halting,
Winfield ; Nicholas Kline, Forward ;
Leonard Kline, Harmony; Wai. Leckey,
Clinton ; Jesso Miller, Forward ; James
M'Clure, Worth; John R. Moore, Clin
ton ; William Martin, Lancaster, furmer;
William M'CUntock, Mercer, John t*.
Oliver, Portersville, merchant; Samuel
Ilea, l'enn: Valentiue ltcuger, Clear
field; Charles Uabe, Saxonburg ; Daniel
Snyder, Brady , Andrew Turk, Summit;
Thorn s Welsh, Jefferson.
BECOND WEt- K.
S. K. Allen, Allegheny; John Allen,
I'arker, farmer; James Allsworth, I'ur
ker; Thomas Brannow, Muddycreek, far
mer ; Daniel Barnes, Slipperyroek ; Jus.
Blain, Allegheny; Daniel Bycrs, Mil
lerstown ; Alexander Bell, Washington;
John Cooper, Jackson ; John Cnrr, Slip*
peryrock ; H illium 11. Christy, Conooid,
laruier; J. S. '"auipbell, Cherry, faimer;
James Davidson, Sr., Adams, farmer;
John C. Fisher, Franklin, farmer ; Jacob
Fisher Worth; James Gilchrist, Cherry,
farmer; Samuel Gibson, Eairvlew, far
mer; John Husclton, Butler, farmer;
James llaslett, Butler, farmer; David
Kirkpatrick, Ctntre, farmer; David M'-
Conuell, Worth ; John M'Klwain, l'enn,
furmer; James Martin, Buffalo; Samuel
Miller, Ceutre, farmer; James Morri-on,
Ksq., Lancaster, farmer; Isaac K. M-
Ghee, Butler borough, shoemaker; Har
rison Norris, Clinton, farmer; Jo n'
Reed. Keq., Zelienople, farmer; Johu
Srader, Jefferson ; Robert Siins, Ve
nango ; George Shoup, Oakland, farmer;
Samuel Seaton, Marion, farmer; F. 11.
Tolly, Saxouburg; ltobert Thompson,
Brady, farmer; John K. Vincent, Mar
ian, farmer; Thomas Wilson, Centreville,
Merchant; Robert Wilson, Venango;
Robert A. Wade, Washington, farmer.
We, the undersigned Sheriff and Com
missioners of Butler county, do certify
that the above is a correct list of the
persons, drawn to serve as Grand and
Traverse Jurors at tlio September Term
of Courts. 18(i7, commencing on Mon
day the 28d day of September.
ANDREW C. CHRISTIE, ) ,
WILLIAM DICK, j Com ""
James /I. Storey, Sheriff.
Commissioner's office, July 25, 1867.
Sews Items itnd C. « IU ml Intel'
IlKcnce.
—The Reading I) I itlh proposes Ed*'
win M. Stanton as iKS Republican can
didate for President.
—Oeneral Grant as acting Secretary of
War, contemplates transferring to oilier'
places quite a large number of aruiy offi
cers who have been ort' duty here since
the close of the war, but whose retention
here the public service does not any lon
ger require.
—The Chicago Tribune well says:—
"With Gen. Grant in the war Office
there is no danger of any practical harm
to come to the country in consequence of
the change. The General's position as
Secretary t of war and commander of the 1 '
army is anomalous. There is no law,
however, against holding both offices,
although he can receive compensation
for only one.
— A NORTIIEKN Sy.MrATimsa.— The
New London Commonwealth (Dcm.),--
Conn. calls Gen. Grant an ''illustrious
mullet head and dummy," and then
pathetically exclaims : ' O shade of the
immortal heroes and statesmen who have
passed away ! May the Heavenly Father
generou.-ly close your eyes that you may
not behold the destruction of the institu
tions you have founded."
BRINOIN' 'EM UP. —Mayor Gnstavus
Ilorton of the city of Mobile, was on
Friday last, arreted by United States
Commissioner W D: Turner, for viola
tion of the Civil Rights bill 1 , in the case
of the negro Johnson. The case culmi
nated in the banishment of the negro,
who had lost a leg in the United States
serv : co Ilorton gave bail iu S2OOO for
his appearance on Monday.
—The GENIUSOF LIBEIIEY, published
at Uniontiwn, in this State, has recently
passed under new auspices, Prob ibly
the reader will require to know no more
than can be gathered from the following
quotation from its columns :
"The contributors to the Lincoln
monument are demanding to knew what
has becanie of their money. No matter
what has. become of it. It cannot be
put to a more disgraceful purpose than
building a monument t) such a man as
Lincoln, whose life was a withering curse
—Major Whiting, quartermaster
in charge of the work, reports that
up to this time 70,000 bodies have
been reburied in the cemeteries em
braced wihin the operations of the
Army «112 the Cumberland.