, VOL.' 4. ..41.1:!.14n.,41,6 4 4t.p, -- ,,p,r.itoi.c, r ot.:. Punusuit) Einni SATURDAY nronNlNo; B . y SN.EITIPORT, COUNTY, OFF10.1:;,8. 13; CORNIIIA' OF . rinikrc SQUARE TERIIIS: . ; $1.60 in Advance Rates of Advertising. 3 Coluniu• I " :•' "FIX /10100t11.1:., One . ... equitro of 'l2 lines or lees, 3 iwertions t Bash sub.equenttosertlou,. • • 111113Ifiefti eoIJP, with . • • Rule or tigUre work will be dliuble (tiny° sates. Tit—lei trees Itrorter: type; or'ell;litliies nonpareil, ie. ..877* Those terms wilt 'be- strictly adhered to. 13115i11C55 Mirectorm . . DR. W. 111t0Y, SOURH-EAST CORNER' NAIN STREET SlTlethi;or - t:;, Va DR. L. R..W.ISNER; Physician and Surgeon, Sibetliport, Pa., trill 'attend to al piocessionwl calls with promptness.. 0111 Ce two doors. north of thoiDnmocrat Office.: .•. . • ; . BENNETT , HOUSE, .. . . . , .. . . . Pmettipert, APlieati.Co:. Pt. E. S - illtses; Proprietor .-'-epposite the Co urt Iletvei.: . A _dew, lArge, etiinitiodi. °us and well fii rriislied litittee.; , '• :- - ' . , . • • • • • A, 3. •NOIJRSE. " . • • - Dr.der m §.tOves . Tin 'Warn; jappaned Ware. , A.e.." west end' of the Public . Ca. Custom work done to °Herrin the shortest notice,, and in'. quo most substantial manner. .• ' BROWIELL • • . . . . . Dealer in Dry (;eotIS, - areeeries, CeeeSii.y. llRrchv.are, 33006, Shoes, lists, cal - cp., (Ness, NailS. Oili:ce.,Z:e. Eastsidv of the Public Siotre,. Sknethpt;rt, Pa..: • BYRON D. HAMtIN , , • • ATTO . RNEY ~ cr 1..A1% ; ,. :inptlipo t, Dl'tiean '. , . County, •I'n:. Agent lor .31esgrol Keating & . en's LaMds. Attends especially to, the Collection of ulttimsi Examinationot - LantiTilles;• Poyment of Taxes, 'lntl oil 'buqinestt rat t ing.to ilealEitato Office An Hamlin illnek.. • THE PRIDE, OF nw YORK 1863's Speciziltv. GRAND MIRROR OF!..AMERICO-GENIUg 'Correct with rpirit, eloquent with easO, lott:a:to reason, Cr pulite. to please,,,... THE NEW YORK. MERCURY, FOR I'l;3L Z.EW'YEAR . It wii no fear of Wars effect literary fortunes., 'that .the .pithl):sllori . orrtr:' ....N i i;sy 'Volta Mi:nciVlSY ad; nOo.l.o!ae.t noWn .vering loyalty aft heir cwJ liu:pa - E - ti'inorsANO yl;j3s9rlc'E N S; Oil. ith; than 1 ilg. Natylona. Mar:et:ay yo . ar (1863)-will be riatwrin 1-lixotY. of 110 lipsittrt ~p+'cnlBtiOil, 110 ti , rnpora9.“sr , almii;o.” hot 'fits(' class literary•wklyoiiiicn -initoir to the • tiniteq Stales' tor.o' (Oar' er.,,f ntary; aid . triot,h• ye:tertay'arecoltina (!owo.their 'talent ei•en.s.alle rai.6 their . tit) , :4.cript vprie*; Ti.ls -YOna 'tnatarails all ,$lO fr o . Rom docr nmorists, and pro . - . roisos to make er,,,atet..for.lBti?. die .otie forty cops , jttit e iiraparqllelml 4:ONSr.RV iTqay OF TIIC EsymITAINING Novels, lietti neg(); Verse, G:is=ip,Yetittletoos, 'ot• rpor,ond polished cot : 10111e. to epi titnize oi •• W 11: AND SP,'.N . I . IMI'.i.NT!•• :The bushmid reeds it ,c'tle; the inrithet . to tter'eltildfi-,11, the' Ir;ver 'to his sweet It, tlesohlier to—his c0mr.1,1, , c, SOlooll master to the 'circle' a roniiil the stove: It 'is . fainiliai to the'cieitt :ieer'y • • our'Clint)'.. and re'goini ;611 7 serThers'to a iet'ire'l (-nu titles. in . Tun AIKIICCICY 19 , ,11 , 11.1.1Pvii 11101 with , tne . the age, -.lor Members of it: Staff roll '•high. rich in our, itol.le:artny, atit,l'hitye. triode hems-iv'ea'sts -famous.‘vith'the Sword as 'with the Peti. The gi c.t i • illits - trating artist. of TIM Nl3'.V n . Y.Orta MErtcuay, the ipirrittahle paper Die' h.ig.hest or Fine Ait ; an t yet Ibis largest literary .weelt . ly of t day pries miss to surp?lse. in ail these respects do the New 'Vea'rl ' .• • . The :first .Nrm; SgErtetniliNdeletfe for the New . .Year,.to I) . e. commenced • in the •isoe of January 3, 1 .803,*is called .• 'VICTORIA; • • • The Heiress bl Castle. , BY CnITSIN :VLY CARLET6I,... v.urnoß OF i'II.IPSY• GOWER," • MINIS',". "L;AAIASQIIE,P-&p j&C • - The productions ofthis distinguished nilfhoress• need no eulogy,. • Pdildlic opinion hasiong since ()renounced themsuperior to any Other, nov.:, 'elettes published-on'this'side of the. Atlantic and the trile.test of. their merit is found indhe fact that :they. ate :eng,erly'lreproduced, after thei,r..publication in' the Mert.cuay, - by the 'English press. 'We may add that the new.tale 'Victoria,".is fully equal in interest end depth 'of plot to either of those which have seemed so large a share.of publie.a - pprovaly and we can earnestly recommend .to all story-rendcrs ; Tif e 'New Yeas. Mescuivi is.soldby.allHews Men and periodical dealers in America.. .To subscribers,it is regularlynailedle'very , Satur... day morning, for $2 a year; thre'e l , copies.. /pr $5; six.copiesdor eigl4,coPiesfor sl.*;'with an extra copy, .free, to the getter upof the chili. Six Months' subscriptions,'..received. tmite.plainly the name of Yonr - Post o,ilite, 0 011 'n ty aittlStgte. We take, the notes Of all solvent banks'at•par.. Payment must invariably be' in advance. •„ • . Specimen copies sent free to 411'oppli 7 ." Address all letters and remittances,, post paid to cAuLDITELL & WHITNEY, • Prolifietors.gf the• Neti) York Mercury, i 1 Ftiltori etreet ) New Irork City CO .8 0 11 (lot has in 'I WAR POLICY, . • • vide ancl congiter"tis a war'. maxim . that "dCo:vn to us froln the early times 'of Civil ationahstitife,•and is one. of the . :sell••evi , 'truths'all•anpreeitife. Much latilt :; fintlina s Otne 4itarters •ihirfalred the If • :which 30. the. 'great ; .'inajOri'ir,.• 'or. our N'ortliceo had in the earious Presideo...Cenilid,tlet• tlicht.at • qttiea'e . M,stUl who;',since, hat rat4if. blondles;s ()Pt!" ting . theirfra•necendental tttif ; tegie.pnvitats silleitt and Cabinet .iniciSt'pis'mt Wash.. A little candid . examination. 't how S 5 04. ••• • • .. • 2.0 bll . • . 12 00 ' 20 00 • ;!. 12 Op chat ey-liave . :pon. : this . fonilti• moot .l.noaiitti or milit'rey . .%inicess 7 -fiDivide and' c leper.," 'No• gunner: visai errwa" itand.ont in its:goly•tirlifiMents,fho . n.. they Min'enceil - 'polltrig• the will : thiit the: people; iliyillprg tie' army, illy Mitt 'lltk.eliortS•ol ,the to the, rosi!inn .so reirddy• a ear - Mos : I rperihrliavelbey IfePt lip the the North' to,' ho. rigreeil••in :notirim• but ,rloi nnparalled'surcecs of. this Policy. Our trii ens have been divided and,. stilithe Med and ' icy general Ties dared to. remonsti ate • he 'lie', beer treated as 'on Inibecile; Mr:, well thiiy.• know the valtie:Ofillyisi'Mis. 'The , ,' -' , einplification tve.have bad of this :time tri,•J and 'proyen . rnaxiirr is,'iti the • p ! r, Merits of. General llookrir:•• • Ile' rt .t he Rpprsahnnnkiek, liebiive;:at two .1113ee , , in two divisions,' thinly' actin , separat;:ly and ..apart; :were defeated in detail,. which Might, :i,6t have been the roust...lb' they , h,pl Lien mass ed, as the, miserable rebel .ttr'llel 11 forces; cavalry was sent - off out of,tbe.' way when .11M tug of war came to . our forcesi• for-well the miliral y geniir s' which . gbyerriotir•operations know-arid observe the maxim, “divide and ronipier." "• . What Plight have'berirdone;.Whiit ,sari 'if's' esters,may haVe been prevenreit . by let tuthre'fienerations study out If.tne). - ensi. : ,`bate miserable meddlers in , ll claim that Heixelnian with hisitliirty•turiusaiel; and Mther,. corps in • Yerioirs..ii•rlat'eil., should have . .been On the barikS ;el tt,e. fLrp or . harinock to strilte . With the forces dim ii,.tosaec. the Creditor the, nation, and fMni defeat the brave soldiers 'Nrho•fooglit 'sustain t•lrethus and Stripes Iron) paling' Gefor'e 'the .rebels' in that disastrous encounter. I , m iltfinili4rs there will always bp; to . s.eize.tpon 'any . iinl every occasion to vent their . spli•en. : UnacqUainlat with the•subtinie• mystery of g-dviiiiineirii,•th,•y Suppose lit to be either' a tsiltnl .act Ireacherr tc; nit ur,e blmider oeciision• ed by t!ie: corn pet en cy of those who direr! the irm&ements Off our • know that th:s;exalted intelfecis . 01 ii lion, they complain fathoined the art of war to the extremest 'results o 1 tll , . ~X1:11, "(.11V1 , 1, and.congner." . Anil !la a...'lv. it . ( pile enrtquered.lur patience of • the. Na, ill:ern people,' acho r in ri fir of exiarae.iiiir plarprl!hem in.pnwer. .'•Cbr,s' I,a s-a i•Hrl vi ii' no r, ,i;i111.11,1tn! tci:sl4-11.1,antls ti-e. I 1!1 . p ,ti that cent' Mlle and • manly rF ri t • le, tL arrnV. • •TlmiMive tired i,r,rers,' It . . . . St;'llq . it;!itt at ..(10'w.m1: mat.- orm ti.hmt , ! the t•'-91 . it v..• 9 •1; im!,• 011 .,, t mnue haf4 in tit Air l t y 411,1 ti - er to hp , ' ales 'hop lit ;it 1,:: tl - 14'n di ! l in any . .enuntry.' o•l6 . l•s.friiin t he' . po,ition g the . natinip- to almos!• conD.rnpf.. • . - . • • . . . c • Pe tu,ixitwis' orject,toil - it - lit' ! With ty .. in poli• . erliaii'constint , ,tl to..tlit. litteritl: pr . opq , .,a'A of the border states'compriiitikt.., it wriilid 11:i ye iiivi,tleil the Still iil•a w I lc , Tt 'h . . , •Nooh..titiiti•it. if:it littir.tivreti to di.n.• Ml:el,P.ail the Inin'e+, it4.;;y9t0 . 0 of iltviion .-kept'.frn iiiiiii, ..Rich-, ILI 11 'it .11.it'a 1 mu' a rti . i I r, : v it rrosi it 10 , 1. the selip6rt..4iiil . . . .. 'Ol t . he' roul e ! • ~11,t.,1 I! ;tot, .ion i lO 6 .1 " , i !, . 1,, s p.ril i F. poiiey -of iir iv I it!! •01l t : ;;old'--and ~ .i: •E•r. Irbfri ihe i'curr,oncy . anti- v11 . 1;1114 (Iwo, it .!al,. 1 i 01!;,. arOth'e . r. if,r:itt ...s , ol'tr,sP•' of ilf . iii:ontotit, ,would have been oqiii t otb by it.. • • .. .... -• Tho . rnaxi:o• is a good t tic, 11 trts.ing. diiiae ho'ottoo.tk and' itot yo'or lattit to affixli •, - ttrott. .• I t all .cait It It folly, 'x'r . ongly.tl;tidied: {Ve the - frttlis 91 are 300,000 li'vec-• last. :CAI 0p .. .. Ow' tltk± ..a:ator: of It o , i;• . t0....01ti, It ()in daub tlvolitit!... miasma -•oi . _Nli..sissippi, from laiitli•-ftalds th'oy a ill c,tto .. . . . up to your reektuition, nn . uI . , for . wounded . und' delirious fever, ruin the sufrerinos upon l'!r•tyiy.yof,), here brures, thrown theth; € . O MP from I. , alboow Prt•o - . K. •%thereletirlin had 7a,:atom : izt , l. them, Pn...rie departed, some freim law . e.oursiamql them lor attomptiog To break I . Imit.h its ro,sles, io rll6r. the• fiec‘s o 1 tnnt he rs,' .s.kd I i once more. ; hcone oi,d its 'iunronntlio 'Tip, dreadfol hornr—sickness ola,Hens calefully tenderly ivatvlied ['vied unto, first Frpiratril (rpm . Flu' us sosiathinsofehildhooif and ,youti; w_ill. sviul up to.you its thousands of . 516 le:ti.ins to swill the grand army of the lost, warfare. Place them'. in front.. With -sper•lr, . • officers, sommoncil, from thr. some Charnel . places,:titroo spectre •horses friLtlitiol us .i.heir• riders, array the des:Mess •bodes, broken. %'viiir balls, eaten with disease, that once• .move'll . so . gracefully in domestic :life,'. of .ili , jmusWian, thn'trumpelmrs., t he; tan , l . d . rd ' bearer:, and I , t . the grim: wail. of horror re'sniind from the sacrificed ,to this most philaiithrefiie , of humanity'.—Place next to them (lie how ii and hii4rt strjetcen,mouyners.. relations—someMilltons,or. tdls—and :horrid s.rrne which will b.° tObfe "t1);:p1.11w . . . . . . poyeripburthened, ragged: . roultitiole whb ,always;.in.all enuntrie9,* e . p . me.helplPasly in the wake. of, war's .desolatjon,' with, thr inotilate4 cTipples who- escaped y. - ii.l -. lile, . . contemplate . them,pri(l in mockery kin:: your. hosannos of triumph if' you hive .triump Alexanddr'Ancilis"horse - live in iemenebrarice, the only, prominent 'name's - of . hri, Viers which have • places in ' the niches' of, fame for'which Mankind 'strive in . %Var., The Treat mass are in the' dark forgetful region; SMETIIPQ.R,T,':WKEAN : .CQUNTY,' V..4 , :SATURpAYA.I 'llO, .6; 1 ..1).863. dr.ihe grnvP, enil• . eyen to the . hero find .his boy se, whatit'lslL'Tiaga q Britiljorq Democrat . , . Mince 'Pies Vs. V. li eird - 11.g0 . 0d story yesigr . .l.liTr!!l.4city,tr ,Gormativ 1 . 1 ri, •Imppi— Ja; a t:-...15a s . h . t• HP., ...whir) . .. pin v ; Rs'.'osne!tisri-ely fhab I.o:friod for stomach more than foo!I fiirthv 1). raj - 6 , •• •' • A' . . . „ . . ..r ,, bel Iwili[i•isiteil the h,o'spiiel., , one ,mcirit.• ing,•Witiiiti rieero . 'sdrya'nt,.who efirriPd'n )wren hesl