M'Kean County Democrat. (Smethport, M'Kean County, Pa.) 1858-186?, August 29, 1863, Image 2

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if t :tat tales, .
;:pie* - ne)ip 4;110 iol cf. It would
tbe : *upt,ll9r6, - ;of.. a vineral.;
•••mititia.ere:tin::.make,the: .believe :.alaicisf
sa.Sr . -;ii I, the, •rititi•
eacre'dpieli-:purfuses.iiinfthei
. BOV,intiteed•of •
-,:whole,saie,i-the'.ittitlnifitieS.Ol 'the sloth
.. chose'
to iSfrest,ttein•iii - detitil'alte( 'dispersing therri
whose-.hatons. :and
yre I I beerf , trusted
the . .. Whole h•itre
lieetiii4delatigttble attire, order; was' restored, iii
liiitlilti4:apthe , 'disttirliers:of'ottler:, - .• Man:: Whn
weriebneeitibd An' beating, Maimitig,and niu r
daring ne~toce , melt *ho siipialize . l) . I v es .
tu,tlieorgiesof pliintl r:vr
ehielf,marketl.
0110 !inters ' in . Who ...I their cum.:
lades .tiohe .iissault. - age Met. The ..publief : . ..lorcei
• haviefbeenidentifteirataarreitid:.„ 'fife, "e'on
imiraters.!. whu 'headed thu 'onslaught upon, the
Trileina i . 49 'the - gra s p .ot: lbw .
lait; Thifpollee. reports 'paint. these'' Men UP
heitire, 'a ttdorniit,Amtlite 'Ol6 re'ejutlietid
.Loyal:Leignerlit *tonbeagu re. :thi extent . 'to
'Which' the . Traniite bad' tried': te • iMpose tinoit
his credulity. in its high-wrought descriptions
ri.heJorniidaWe' , corgailizatigii treasoii". in
Nat IS' in the iilighte - sf thigree can.
is is Politiciari',of
beep even implicated . in 'Mitten transactions..
. •1 n ea4e - the pe ric's •rt pont' w the' taw
4salaid its hand 4,11)60. te . .liat%e been drifted. into
their . attitude Of resietance.to the - government.
;Now it is a peddler who hells iri lvithlhe '
a.llout•
• thrOng,. is•bOrne along with. them, appro.
printes a finehorse end becomen , clieirtenant- .
colonel, of the 'mob." Again:,it ,is S. 'drunken
.
ruffian, lounging' in • a harpoon.ildorway,.who
espies a harmless negro, arid rushes upon biro
• . with, prompt 'hut unpremeditated barbarity.
When the. Tribune 'office:quaked innll its height
end . breadth. and, depth,. and every steam,
'pipe . had, become a thing , of dread; and
11.fi, was, training his '.artillery to bear mien
the Crowd,•it was a boisterous lierbet from :over
the' way who
. struelt terror to: these •gUilty
•.. hearts. ..TlManonYrimirs Titus, Oates of ilie
.
. • Tributialiegen tnYatie'reveli,tions by a vow•
mg that he had received them through 'tis cook;
and:it is impossible not; to be .struck with the
- overwhelming evidence in proof of the spontane
OM' cherapter of thi outbreak *.their is Itirnisfied
. :by tge'ealling and cOndition in life of the person
really. concerned: in it. .
.The .contrastjti respects between thia
consPiraey:.of"the, Copperheads in
ISfiarind the real conspiracy - of the Abolition
ists in 1851, singular striking.. • .
In June, 1851., the, abolitionists of the' North
•
took up arms against. the. Melon and . the 'Cori.
atittation;:ind to - prevent the' ei-eution of the
',•FugitiVe Slave..laW. The constitutiOnalitY. of
"the law•was aMatter for legal. argument; but
this.fact was treated . with"contempt , by. amen
who felt with the . ',i'agnne that . things' had..
reached a'point 4 ; where every Men's
..perceptions'„of right• nod . wrong:
"must come into direct. conflict with a pretend
., ed command of that document known es the
Constitution of the. United States." A. better
inipiiretion for a niob than this.theory ortheln
slividual's supremacy over the document
knoWnserthe Coogan' ion.“.could . hardly be as-
This was the Tribune's text. of 'riotous
resist ance:. The applicaline was no•Vdelayed.
A.:fugitive slave leas arrested in Boston. Forth
• •. with the,. Thibiine :began to labor for the or
, ..ganiz,ation of mob to .Prevent the eiecution
ottbe federallavirs in this case., ; No Demecrat
lc- journal in NOW-York • eier attempted' to.
iindle. popular passion , against the Conscription
act: But.the . Tribiins Poured' forth its:indigni
tion:a V the apathy Of
. Mass'achnset 'when' she
savrr4 her process resisted: and insulted; her
'citizens kidnapped; her political, existence ig-,
nored,•and.her: power disgrueed, upon her own .
• The Tribune,; 'which now applauds gen
. ' erali like SCIIENCitt and EineNsius for their at
tempts to annihilate state soverignty,then
.manded state resistance in arms to•the • federal
autherity;and exclaimed, that 'the insolence.
•the...United' States government In. earnrceilig
federal lair in defiance, of the•reiblic sentiment
Misatichusetts, , icOuld be brooked only in, a
community- 'abased "to the lowest degree of
hutiiiliation:" Does the reader .percerve..how
.. •
subily..this.mester in the art of exciting -to in.
. • surrection•proceeda 'Firlit the. broad iirstifica
tion.or treason by illumination; then taunt up=
. on taant tir'sting. the Passions up; then words
'Of Military cheer and encourageintint. and-Oen
.
• 4 Thilviends. of freedom friti,st
.move slowly
•End Systematically 'to their work.' . Does'any ;
• 'bodkeupposelhat n•frigitiVo slave could be to
ken.otst ;of Massachusetts if• the hostliity to !lies
aet;that exists.in the-domin,omwealth was'
- 1 . iteizedr:',Cettainly.• not.. • • • •. • • •
:There - id power enough in the . anti•fugitive law ,
masses 'of Maisachusetta, wh , n properly • di•
.
; recto", SUCcessfrilly to defy the whole' force of
Vire national government. Apparentlythere . is
. • ...riot anything wanted. 10-day. but, the appear
'anue'Of a fitting leader on the stage to organize
' ` as
s body of men wito'vdoup.uur PEll.5lli ON Ti;n
sort, rrritit , STATE Tun ExisTerion Or . SINM,E
•'0;1114 OF:TIIE AGENCIES NEOESSANY TO CAPTDttIi AND
.. costvtore4snotTrvc . • •
Observe the crescendo of thin exhortation.-:-
It is nolonger the . reacuci of a slave to which
the mob is invi'ed by the Tribune, but the an
thQ agent:ids necessary to rap
.. tore: and e i onviet alugitive slave," or in other
Words the. obliteration of every' vestige of hider
' , al - authority , the • dispersion of the national
treops and thq.deitruction Of the United Sta(cd
. courtte:.. Before'a shoiluid-oeen tired in . Kan-,
• . sac, bditre a . blow had been struck at Susiscit;
Itercie the 7.'tibans instigating riot's as the, pre . -
liMinary of rebellion. Warming with its work
ittlien congratulates' itseltand the treason i't is
• .• nursing Upon the..already brightening advent of
these necessary "leaders:" . •
'‘ , Dotiacongress doubt that iri.these ttnnults, ,
tartialent 'and ellective.leaderi be Nandi—
• Already we see the nameaolpersons announced
'who barie . 4y,ortd . ,rit all thepriecipal slave ea.
seCtbathave•iiiisea. Under .the itthurnaniaw , of
•• r • • • •
.;.v . :"!cki.yer.,:t. ate persons thnaloudiy
tif.arined disloyalty and ill
sitSo . ---;;l s Neiti:,(liey:'sltunken'ruffiabS,. casual Cart,
: Not at alt. They
teell%l'o,4l ;hic 40e: faction for i h
men whom tiiiT
fo'hoaar. filr:T a E .
'°;'oboes"P4RKea end W . ODET,r, Pap.res
vVe4311:031(;66111 . :ie5 . aims: in FanSuil Halt.
iittkfri!' . 4(4 not' ,ct 11-
41/ l iiiikt , 4e, Tioniiim's matlnnen ' marching to
- " •
. .
. . • .
thir . %yolk; *Ndrtio
Hi giiistiiti_hl'W.urres[rr—tlio.dne a' et/11517k' w=
mis Oiolhioofot,
ensurni'qsitir! ',;!s roloni I fti.Ot.rjrfa South Car
VoluPluer.s". 2 l(l - . tho' .
upon t hu,cout:tliou4e of 1100,a; t attaelCitt
w h.i eh tt:lOYal erOini3 Can' : irish'mOn, as It
'ehaiecC• lull bravely , defend the
s'aUrtity.at. the . law and the-Anfty. . tho
'••' • , •
When the'rniutiNE's eonsp . iraryof • lS,Vii I'ol 7
.eil for Want tit rtt
full : oenizatitin,
by tio,nieantyabantlnneil their enterprise. They
fell hae4tßtillett , ditil dii4tied, with lirlinthingS of
wetiih, since l'earfdlly wreaked iflion the:.:nation
in 'emit and in. blood'The, rioters of 'New-York
in .181.53,„ , when. ttie'te iinOt wai broken i.iy•tt!e.
re%ule Itiet towel' tlie-.l),einnei r titie state if o.i.'ortt ,
rdent, rioters 'Only' anif not conildrators,
disiipprnFrd in'silenee• ti eon
spithtor:s: ut..Boston:in 15,11, tie rJed:this.delittnee
at the ;toverinifent, which their -first onset: had
failt4 to' overilit'oi,v; .. , • • ,
. .
;1311r6tt'..1'.it.s 1 - Jeeti.fitkett nwdy, Us • tell
o,tlii'n.'bsus
.406
liition that,,slaeh 'Oran-11ot be on tkte .soil
fyegii
.plished 1611.11.iiiitts4•tke northern 61164 'to 11)6
. I.leteiliiinittioit.6( I ebisinitt,l6 • 1 . 6 such
tho time bleu hnvi.i..peen unti l mutt..
not•he.so . taways. , ' . •
It has, not The'
reLsoii, liist nod ortiiiiiizeo, has torn
the Will. the evil: Work
dithis iAist cota , phuolone.. 101 `the
l'illitit'tty..e,altsttnut in t . tipinpli soh. r . ilepublic
fr6evef falleit; its own t0c.i145 'MAttsktit•Litsr.,
.•.: TEA O. DOWN T NO 1.1 Ej "
• 'I`IIE 1t.4.6 5 •
!tristlia rip sit Nay SKY', •• „ •
." .• • %Vint 14A VtiLidn'El) !All; :.
. .
• Desrooc l'l' YE IYII6 CAN,. • • •
• 1)11:1' SINItiiT IN 'T 11E' WAVES; .
• lei% 0 .4 Ny . •!"
TO ll F.ial
111 E. Iticortl. its aL. , 4l\io I..4rty,,j!titriot
.• • • . .
si(eralionwiiieli you regiiiiet dl iit,
.1..e10010t .
oveilook die (act 'that uteel :iiiieu.ke • ac'
<A)emperijig r " , Nor 6111-•teg'pet.
aiol . (lie :fairly 'pre,
aurnld deliberation Alley . Or . eloired
"Weir ieeolutioloi, lie lierinliteil . to suppee, 'Oll4
or' in opy iv'ey r
ilOteAlott e • llieip
seles s 'rat liet , '‘LA
. lu Itile tithe el ontlonal ref:H. I • would
have.'prelerred . lo•lgeet yoeoptiO bee
steii.liteiert/ocotqty, litaljiwin.---Lin .. eq;i. ; s
(cr.". •.; . ' , ' . .
hatruiiierable, hypocritical, lying cent. is
thiS., In irrecoriciliible antriguitiiin . with .•this
fals'e'prtteniur to a. rain superior • to that
Of the distinguished gentleman .Nyhoiln 'he ad
dresses, stands the unvaryrrig,nction of
Sellthiring'the whole atil t :Ml, term- , for. ,
roer incumbent of tiiir . yre:sideMiial °Hien., has
approached him inr he,lritterness and the
picrible meanness.of
. 1110 ..partisanship ;he has'
..For, nearly two . . inordlis _after lie'-was;in,
stalled, although Stich was, the yvarlitre.:.ti;mper
.of Southern PeOPle that hii;w•rs obliged to as• .
sinne a tliiguisein order. to get to AVirsliing,inn
alive, mid the .Sc'eessiOn leaders: were pressing
preparations for War with the''greatest pOssihle
`vigor, he and his Cabinet ripen( nearly. two.
merit ha iii dividing rip the party spoils---remov-
Ing Democrats and appointing his milt parti
sans, and making tio.prepurations for the
Reb
els. • • . .
.The war contraCtS were given out to...parti
sans ot the . presideot—to ralatives•6l.the
Cabi
net like G. NI, Morgan, td the friends of Cord
eronAc.: • Was the PreSident any higher than
any ' , party Platform" when he 'whs . . engineer
ing 'and supervising these matters? • •
.Ile sent his partisans,'"Major-Oeneral Clay;
Hrirnilton; filov:J Nye arid . others to
fdrce his .OWn ' , party platfOrtn" nimir the pimple.
of.distant States—paying them for their parti-.
-,sairservices the : iropriVerirshed prrblic
Treasury. , ,: . Did he, stand “upen a, levet '.•one
''step . higher,than partrplatforrn" then?
By •Itis..authorityruid, With
.his approval.: a
beirmeratiti • ollicar:..tvas. Contemptirously,
enissed , frorn.the. service for no other. cause
:than votitig' the Dernocratie ticket while home,
on a far lorigh;, and iroo • rr after iwhole.rdgiments
were offered frirluttglis•and oth6r
i•derl-they.woultl.go homeland vote for far t
celn.Cantlidate for Governor of • Connedticut. 7 -.
.level
this canting Ohl Joker standing, "upon . a
one' stephi gher than any parry . pl a tiorm?'
• When he was, .thlis -iicarialously- abusing his
power and dising tbe'public: funds to secure the
triumph, of his Party.?,' •.. • • ••• ."
• What "level" was he stairang'on when he
'recently accented a partisan invitatiorrfrorri
-friends in P,hiladelphisr---lioping • by' hiS,persorial
'presence to get the start Of Seward and, Chase
in the - Partisan scrub ritee for the. , ' , ..Strick Re-_
noMination next.yeari . •
. .
In triith fac,t . the' lion
of Lincoln, has been little else than parti
san, ftn(l da'clorecl.to be • snCbin his
liniugoral..AoresS nii the,,ttli I) , lnrch 1861,
whim he iiiii i .llrr. Cbiga~o'l'latl'orrrm is 'S x. lulu
. 16 tit.cois , lv.v:ami. to nie."' A gaip; in :his. Mes*:-
sage to:(;chigiess at the Extra Session,
~ ‘ Our popular -government has .often .been
:called ari . experitnent. - Twopoinfs our
in it
people have, already set tled- the.sticeessful es
tabliShing and the successful mlniiinistering' ‘ of
One still remains-;its successful': mainte
rianOe against a formidable internal afterril)t -to
Overthrow,it. It is noW for thein , -demon- .
strate'to the world ihat , "tline who oral . ' fairly
l'arry tin elediun'eaa'also_sirppiess a Rebellion:"
• Thus . ..lNlr ! '4incoln prOposed nut:only .. to - rat- . -
•eept the . Chicago platform as tea law": tdhim
self, hitt lie-also gave the .ceuntry to uliddrstamt
that the:1,666;02 electors who'liote,il for him
'felt ,equal to the task-of-Menacing, and "slip.
pressing the *13,741 electots 'who' voted
against itim!• . - . • . ••
COApli.o E IN: t Compromise 1, Compra
raise is the.fir it law of cOmbinatioti-1 had al ,
most said of pattire." It is the lawof all sacisty .
all . goiterintientall' :united' action: : . .P.trtners"
iii business corrprornier.mciribers of political,.
reNiciusi:charitable, .aseful' Societies, cOrnpro 7
Oise: Kiags.conipeornise with'. 'each other- 7
they comPrOmise . with their subjects, or• Arise
them: Var . i:end hy • Compromisef the' :family,
circle' is a.torripromise:• liiiabands . comprOmise
with' their .wiv e s; fathers compromise with
their,disobediera•childre.nr and, .it out reL . ,
ligion istrue, Go 4 AlMighty cOmPromitia. with
man when he acCeptett in his behalf. the !atone
ment Of 11is.SOn,.atid refuse what
natare, , reasoa,.reliiion ninl:tiistory all .:comm-'
: corrtm-'
and 1,-lion.. a. H. Pentileic; ,
. .
Nnother draft is spoken of,•• to take
place dorm' to - make up , ; the i e caused
byexemptiona.. About•halias :ploy more as
rare: 11./W it.is in drifted.
ttroimtli Mcmottat.
Satuiday, August, 29 1863'
• •.• :FOR' ti.R.v,siDENToN iscw, i l •:
/lIORAVIO SEYMOUR: .
. „ .
FOR . •
O:EIFII..G
dpq : E 69 gRT; • y
srii,indebted. the tro
. n; B. y
D.llainlin
for 11.34 ctinseri*• list For this coui ty..., •
The..l.6tdieoteserilitsned the coetusied .
the:Bie ft •hes reVented bur giving
lhe..us'eel'quutity,of tictss.. • 1 :.•
. . _
•• Ton gebtletriefi rutitineil
frOlif '•.\V ti bf drafted
omit iit bl.clivan pnd Calm:too counties, which
Wo'publish.':•.;Sevei•al of 'Oiose hatl:a . big
Buie tist gvebirig ciAtthrating,.. the
.happy
DEMOCRATIC CO. CONVENTION
Pin sum t to eel] ol the'Connty, gOrninit:tee,
delegeles: from the:several Pp rthhlpa Intqat
the. Cuai,C I.tottAe in the . Borough oiSenefttport.
(111 Aloitiliiy eVening t :Aligust 17th . fort.ite:.pur
patio, ol itleeing in non sintititin 'etkntli(hite•s to be
i,npletried'.at the.enstitng .I.'hb Con
etil Wm. AV ill; ills. 'to
the Inittit..and choosing.n. N. Powidtml C
~ C,
Melvin Seeretet les,. •
. .
The. 'ln!lci*ing.;perssons . presented 'their ...cre•
dentiats. and ivere adtnittedCcrseat's in tlie"Con,
S. Slipi%l66(l, .BrodleY r aini
1.116 . 411 Biottley t Jr.• : • '
C.
• .
11. str i itli; . AY...lll.(islier).
' •
Catifipai!,lMii•Api, Win
11Ampaim ItOvell ) A.
Ai ersan.
Wm.:Field:>, Oil in
J. (Rip, ll: U.
•
D. Otto,
J B. Kimball,. C. It.
M'Cord, C. L. Geary.; Stephen .
ScarcizAN't-Poter 13;tres, • Laurance Boyer..
S.3l'ETtli;oiiT--S ? S,irtwell, L.' ,•IViSner,
Phordis Corwin: •-- . • . • •-•
A.T.llred, M. Morrlson,',l)l.:L.-
.1,•
M. Holdrldge..:' . • . •.
On motinii:the eVere•norie:-. -
Iniited : for 'Asse • Batikus;
J. 41: Oeiatlj E. B. Elered,.W, J. Davis
.A. M. Benton . ; • • • • .
conVen!ieni
, tlien.proceeded to ballot,
nod upon, the Jiinth ballot A.- M... Bentorl : l;avitig
racaived a-,inajority of •iill.ttee votes cast, way
cleelarkal duly noitilnated. . •
• . For.Sherßl 'GCJ. IL Moore was the . ottani
mous' choice of• the convention, . • • ,
. . . . . . .
'For Prot holiotary, J. B.•viatt" had a major.:
..• -
•ity of all,tlie•votes cast, it the sccolid • hallot,
and -nominated,' • •
For Cononissioners, G: (for three
.Years).and J • year) were.
"C[IO,SCII . III/011The {grit bat ILA. : •
For 11e:corder; G. W. Sartwell wainuirkinated
by acclairtitt , • . •• ; • ,
• FriyAntlitor, A. K. JOhniion... , ' •
• To;.-Cori;ir t er ; L..lt. Wisner', • •
Pistrict:Atturtrey, J. C., Cackus.,•
The Convention — then:clinse J. fc.OviattiWiii.
NV iI k Powell, C. C.-Melvin', P. B.
-Gillett, C. R. and ' P. , Barnes County
Citinnlltte'e I'or:the ensuing year:.
motion, I coulvul that'the,rtoCeetlingS he
published i Ihe p1 5 'Ke 5
a,it Dinzograi.
.
Ott rootion,•ailjourped, si:ce die.. . • :
• -•• s W. -Wll,,KlN§,.Pres'i:
• 'AI. N. PoWhx,r,, • • • • • .
G, C. 'Ai
The'exeentive'coninnittne.inei on l'iiesthiy;
the iSth,:notl.appointed the col!OW.ing township
. •
VIGILANT .COMMITTEE
• The . fullowine; dd*ed: .persoo , c6lnpose thp .
Township.ecimniittoess . • .
'AN . Sinj-:F:Sherwoo,4 2 - A. June, HUgh Rrod7
Ftn.snFottn,—Philo . Ackley, Senj: 'Jewett, IsUaC
Willetts. •
'Conn)(it:l,—E.. S. Suntlerlin. .
•-• Er,unt';,•n;--Alexandet Barden, Nuthan
.Den•L
nis, Abram Stull. - • . • .
C Gillett; E. J. Barbet . , Wrn. H.
1-lAs4.irr,—Jabez F. Gallup, 0. 'Perry, .WM.
H.t3lit.TON,- 1 -M.N. Powell, Jas. A. Anderson.
LinEwry,--Thris. M Dowell, J: K. Moore,
Wm, N. Strobridge... . - •
LA PAYIiTTER. L. , Tidd,j, M. Holdriclie.
Noawmu,—J. C. Boyer, Jolla
. B.• Kimball,
OrTo,—Jan. McCord. '
Sicnotari•r;— . l..awrenCe Boyer, Peter Barns,
Bishop Locus:: • .
.• B316114'01E1! Bono;—Jals...lVPPoriald, Ros Well
SartWell,.Miles Irons. .
ICEATING,—:VIathias Olto, James OTaley,
DISTRICT CONVENTION.
• Pursuant•fo hotice,•the Dernbcratic Digtrict
Canyention met at the. Court hoasa,.in •
way,-Thursday, August 20th, at i 2 o'cJocl„
in., and
On thotioni Dr, C, -R, .Rarley :was. chosen
President; awl T. W. ildsangs and P. W. .13r
•ett, S . ccietarics. - ..•. • .
— ,l'lie . t.lllll.qpiitr.cowitie&'pre:uliti..l their credeii •
Ours, . - . . \..
I% 7 iilt6r :Bat reit,. NV..T.
hest, .lam re . R. •
%V. Burrett,
lki ha; C. 11'
' .
JfJ+r.+on-1V tin: 'l'. I 4:13. dst jit g s ;Jo h
On motion• of 5... A.— Backu9, thy. • Conveptio i (
prOceeduct to tiOminate edndidittes*:'
43.. T. 1-1 4 i1 noiniiptittl.,l. B. Ilutchihsoh,
otlyfferson you4.ty... •' • • •
5.:4 BitelLus nominatY4 Benthii;.•tif
I.tlclCeati County.... • • • .r . • ' . •
Janies T. daltly'vetrootniti'afed T. J., Boyer;-
•01•C.karfiettl county. • •..•.••
Ooqnotion, Dr: T. J. Boyer . .was. notninated
by aaelippatjod.
After 11 - lerfoiiiinlttibit'o(sDr.poyer
motion, the•Con' , ientiou proceeded to be; lot. for
a econd .. •
A. M. benton received 7 votes.:.
.1. 13.•Huichinzon received 5 votqs. •.
•On motion, thenomioaticin of Bun toil
yVili declared ' .•
'.on inotioh_a.committ(ie of fiv.e was appUinted
to draft iesolgtions expressing
. •
Convention. •• '
The chair "appeit4ed S.
Basting's, Walter 'Barrett, George 11tessenger,
and John'Ctitratt, said.commitiee.
.Dr. J. T. Boyer adttreisett the Cp:tlientien
du
rin the . alAehee of the committiie. •••
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The committee having reitirneti•reported the
• •.• . •
•
resoltitions : •
.That iii t.h/t nowi t •ar 'Hon.
f;e'orire . W..lVpotlward and IVlrlter
we lidve ctiOdidates.trne . and tried, and in every.
'vraY ;yo - rthy of the support of the voters of Peon;
sylvania, C
and .will•hw as
ail ith pleasure "their' r :
i .
utripha nt•elec Lion. •
B.CrO/ bcd., • T !la t the carulidrites t da y
have heerr•tried and• notfOuliil
and that 'we 'will uhe honorable metros for,
, ,
Resid int, • Tliat acitept.,,tha resolutionS
Nfssed by the late 'State CC:invention as expres
sive
•
•••
lblsolvei4 That We'•juStly view :With 'alarm
the teemit iliterierenem M the election's in
thcky.by, the military, and. that we will stand
by' the :f ci:eilorrt of the ballat . box as one of .1 he
taestimableprivileges'bequeetlied to Ws Jay 'the
sites of . •
'that the provepdin.v.9 of this Con
vention all the lleatueiatiepa—
petS'ul the, tligt(tet:. : •
On modonjresuh'ed t this incetiuo ail
[Signed, by the.
L A T.E ST . .:,N-EW S!
"OUR. FLAG IS STILL THERE."
AVagribi•
occupied. dy Forces.
OFFICIAL D.ESPATCji OE GENERAL
GILMORE. • •
. • • FURTV.Eb.) MONROE, ;August 2;3
'The.guidtoar Western World; Uipyain Greg
ory;iirrivetl this tilnrpingi'roin,.nfrWiltnfirginni
and repoits the arrival there, of the United
State'i stei;tper Charleston, with intelli*:
'4enee:that:, the T.Jilion force occupied . Torts
Sumprer ttrui Motithiy last.. •
Oticial , .l4 . sp . ateh. from General Gilnpro,
‘ . .1.1D. QR.'S . . 1)1:14:OF 100.orrit,
:• 111 . ;)1:1ZiS ISLAND .
' S: C., Aug: 21. $.,•
if/./j:(1?n U.
•
hive the tailor to .report• the pocti•
derporitieu.el Fort.''Suiripley as the're.sol, of
our,,se'ven :day bombardment
eluding o.vo . days olivhich n po'sverful' north
easterly stenn.rnost 'seriously diminihed the
accuracy and-effect of. our.fire.. • '
Tort Sumpteiis to-day . a shapeless ;IMI, harm
lessmass ol'Tuins.' My chief of .artilery;col-•
f. Njureer, reportS 44deatiucttonso far coin
pleted,.that:it longerol any avail in the
defences of Charleston. He also 'says that by
a longer lire . it could he made more . .complately
a ruin, an a
d mass of broken masonry, but could
'scarcely be more pOwerless forth() dufence of
My breaCtling,battelies were. located at dis.
: tance variing,betvieen 3330 and :4240" yards,
'from the IvOrk'and.now remain as efficient as .
ever. I deenT,it annedessary at present to con
tinue their fire upon tho ruins of .:Sempter.
'1 have altio 'at great labor and u'nder.a. healiy
,fire from James Island, established batteties on
my, left, "within 'effective range ; of the heart o 1
Charleston, and have opened with them after
giving Preneral 13 eanregard due notice, of my*
tention: to do so.• • . •. •
My' notification •to .General .Beauregard,..his
reply diereto,'withthe threat' of :retaliation,
and. my rejoinder, haie' been transmitted to.ar
naY headquarters:,
tie projectiles from my batteries entered
tile. city, and General Beanregard himself desig
nares them tis the most detrue.ii;:e missiles
ever used iA war. • . •
. . .
Very respecfully, . : •-,
.• .
Your obedient servant,
•
D. A. Gtr.aniiin,
• , •
Brigadier General Commanding
THE WAR.
Atlyicei!frin our forces.Ofr Charleston to.the
22d state that a flag of ,truee - was sent : te .Fort
Wagner on FiidaYT6rningwith a notification'
fromGonOal•Pilmore'to General Aeatireguard
.that'he would coommepce to shell the city
within forty-eight houre, and refinesting•him to
rertiove the'women and children. The ..wliffle
'moiiitoi' fleet
,weq ufi on Friday night 'for ,I1W :
other assault ujion 'Sumpter.' T1,12' PaSbdit:
gronttd, and- so' Much ti tne was loat. tr, getting;
:her off dna the..expeditiod dhandoned , .for .
night:. - The rebels:did noi.illseneer tier 1)4). 7 '
sition;thongh - :A.rithin hall . u.mile of th . e.
rebels state - that: the , bette4--Of ,P,atrotr
guns were , dietant.irom.utnider two miles and
and Duringaeti n - dayS'
mem; ending with Satindayi last,mccording to
rcbrl eornrytitation; - thr . ee thousand six hundred,
and t*• . rity-sthrele shots E;frock. Sumpter, ma—
'Mg an tieerOge 'of . o . ver.flee hundred each .day 4.
and by their. b 110 W I rig . .hdt.little . More thtin One- .
•
fourth of the..ShotS 114: faileil Of •execatiOn,. so
• , • .•
that a total'of.abont . lour thousand fie° hundeed•
ihots-were.thioWn. - .l,llnituirer
says..that after Soritpter is evacuated . ; John ibis
will be*criull, as the.fed,e - rale cannot: occupy it,
an the hailMr:iiitifeetuallY defended . ..ly new•
fortificationS. The'shellsSent into Charleston
14. - outlorees*efol h from. a. - -diSfarteei: . of
five rnil6s;,a`nd gentlern - en in.WashingtOn con , .
. •
fleeted with the - service say is - a - greater
suree . ss with Parrott.. , gulis than had 'heretofore
entered into their:calcidations.
Colonel Woodson's eavalrytitatle . a raid' on
Pocahontas, recently; and,rduted' Several
bands.of guerillas; e.apturing otielmnd red -prix-
ainong them. the rebel General ,Jeff;
'Thompson: and his staff. • .
.. • • •
A telegram frOM'Cairo 'states*. that General
Pemba] toddied at Selena, Alabama; last week.,
GeneralGratft and . stair,andAdjutfint 'Geneuxl
Thomas, left Cairo on Moritlay'rdglii fOr Mann . %
Over 100,000 . bales of Confederate States
eott'onhad.beekcapttired 'hear Natehe. 6en
:an..expedition up' the' Red .
river. nere Were 8,d0 . 0: rebel troupe in ATOn
:roe, sixty:live miltis'wesi of Vicksburg. . Gen.:
erals 'Walker and 1-feber,were cornmand.-- 7 .
Smith was in....Texas' General
:doe Joiflison's-fOrees are scattered in the Chun!:
river enunty.. • ' ,
LIST OF DRAFTED' MEN
OF
McIiEAN COUNTY!
KEATING
,SMETHPOKI ,POROUGH.—;
• . • . . .S9tirDISTRICT. -• • , • .
OS namesin box-2'i , clrawn..
JOhn-C h}ahretr Hit ate Stickles
Johii•C Ha mitt'- - 'Jobe - ptirtis . •
Robert,Kihg • - • Otis lions
Daniel Acre. ••• -'• A N Smith • .
Frank Richmond.. -Philip Fri • shyl,
‘Y•tn.ll•Baker •• . 'John
Kellahan NleCarty • Final! . 01111[1(1 . r .
Nilea.RobbieS . Joel a' niwneend .
Henry Jiishop • Mathias Otto ,".•.
Charles Aaron Acre • •., --
Charles McCoy • • ••••• • Stephen Irons - •
Walter Evans • Win.stariton • •
Henry Pluimier James Daly • •
LIEREg . --901.1)1515TR1C1'.,.
51.nairies iir box-1.5' drawn
Fieriway Bell A J.llaywartl
I:'R Beth . • ..; Jobe 1,11 , 1 eh.
Lawretice'Sltiel,(l4.. D 1 Penthe.ll
Wtn Gobles . :John Clark
James .4iTies4l Gobles
nirrinti Lyneb fleohnoCarter •
N P IYedr ic k •G N
Ali:Young • -
•
,
• • in t bci-•-'l.sdraWn.,
Phelps IVm Splane .
' -.l6l4y•S'lieiter
Loy T.ii.kkop; SliaT wood
Levi A Gleason- • , • Fr . antr. Taylor
B Glpas.on • • • ... 'Peter Clark
Elijah 11(.vhril .lames Villbegrov,s
Noah Wilcox: • ''• • Peo's Lan?.
Tyl'qr,,Cogsvhle '
'• • LiLiEicrY-70.'2d •DISTRICT •
tOt?..ijaMes in hox —3O drawn.
Nathan • Wm Std nton • -
Crirydon'Weeka:: '-.Richmond Grinneis
Izetris.Doq • Silas It Seamans
nitwit) Baker. ' Gito bidarrett
Thos. 'McDowell - Win Clark,
Philip Brady R Wilkin
Wtp W Wit 'Thc;s Tones •
Peter Petti s. • , : .Albert Id „Fitch
JOmes Robinson: • .W .A•Wriiht - •
•Goo.SOlisbury • Os Grirnes•
•Eznilotimh .Geo Frederick
A Wright : • •Asa, 11 Ilarp . aby
Edmund Cbrf'er •. 13 9 Stprie:ir '
'Alfietl".\l Haden Joel L Roger' - s.
Wicikael'Hehiii!,: • Helps BuOiws
, ISORW[CH—pad MSTI-KT.
. . 22 -flumes in box-6 -drawn.
A CGoodivin Andros L Riflo
G A:Burdick • . ' L . Sanford
Wm Dicklnson , Rattan Horner.
ELDRED-9.4th
• Uknaines in box— : 10. drawn.% • .•
D H Burnham • Charles M Zimnior
Alex Miligitt • Melvin FlC.eyes
Hyde C Rice Wrn Brinier. '• .
S G Larnphear • .Lewis J Wright
Jno A Canfield . Wilson Cooper....
Randall Hood' Thomas Gill.
David R Stull' *. . Gilbert -M Moody
Wm I) Lamphear Wm Drake' •
Jabez.J Rico • • James M Childs
JJCook'• •
• ...OTTO-95th DISTRICT
•. . • 26 names in •box=-7drawn.
Morris B Smith Win A Prenasi
Hiram M Mobre Jas W Mills
Jdseph Ellis • • Ivan.N Stanchlield
John P Smith • • •
SERGEANT—Q . GtI4DISTIIICT
44 mimes in box---,13.(1ram.:
Daiiie A Eilsterbrook
JOhn.Hitemati
James Fox . Cusiier B
Thomqs Tillason John Gil
Hugh AUClaughli . n-; ..Taffies Gulden
Joseph Dalt .‘ Alichdel Kearna•
Jonathan Baities 'Bishop Lucas,_.
John
iphn . Muriey . . ' ..• .
'BRADFORD —67th DISTRICT
85 namti4 in drawn.'
. . , .
John Robinson , 'Wallace Campbell •
And.J Hammond • 'David Frazer: •
Jefseph DeGolier ' . ' ' - Amg*G hyder : : :
Dexter Moore• Chuuneey,Snydei -- :.
Edwin F Clark' • . . 'Robert L Thorripamt
•Aug \V Newell ~ f Seamen.W Snyder .
, . . .
. ..., •• , .
'Pat Liinch •'.. •• . D V Dikem , •••• • ..., :
I)iiiikl t)lat:sl3 . Wm Wib. olll \ ' • ';‘"
GO . Pattert• • , • ', •
,:Wm Crooks. ''' ' : •
\
GeO Ilithatdeori, ' , .. Spencer Thil4r •
'Warren ()Ids , • • • Jarhro 'White,.
Dr
.F.D Fiplay. : • : .. -Watlace DO!11,..
James D Mattes ' - .::-. •,- 0 ,-- ' •
' . . CORYDON,- 98th DIBTRICT.: •' ',
: .• 12 names M box,-3 drawn:. -
Henry 'Fogies • ...Joirathan if bmith ,
JaMes D.avjdaou -`. - • .
0 ,0, . .
. •
LA FA Y T F.--oo A toNsTrti ;
i;riames 1:10:C72 ' dravitn. .
.• •
Orland Hagadorn Geor:ge:lplg 1006
`DISTRICT
r'• bux 7 -5 dravvil r ''
Alonzo Thonriss Collar
Rulug 114, d ucore • :.• Erskine
J C.PbrteFfield .
I . last two .witimkrawr.; becatb(erroriti •
i'vk‘o dravn:fromSefgehnt to make:.
HAAHLTQN*WET.MORE—pi.stPIS'I"CT
24 nairins 111 box'i
Charle's..Riley ' .
Win Kiiiiwy John Shenne .
John Gano. ' EdwAid Svane . ,
'George Afinis • . • • • • •
'Conscripts can report, for Examination
Exemptioirs, cti.;.oll br
be
fore
. September 30th.. trunspOriation, from
.the nearest rail .roallStation, will lie•given with .
. .
CAMERON C OUNTY -CO NSCRIPTS..
•
.I:thf.of .Drafted . for Calacron ounts
EIGIITY;FIFTIi SUB DISTRICT:. • .
96 Names Enrolled: in int Clnas=-29Dinfted..
AraiilinP Juincoi7ulton;:
,Repse tricks :1 - • JosCiill . ll:Shiifer...:
K jorijan . •• • • Melvin •
•NVin J Quin ••.. •
Win ;:11 1 :•0(; -..Jueolil\l4ler ••. •
Amos'Bitrber •
• . •;,• Barr •
John .• , . • JiLtu6s Dever6auk,
.E(k9rot, Vc . )40.tr.4 • • • Israel •
A mosalock John llicls.
Phitleas .41scin ' John
Jo:silk. Ulm() • Isaute
.(k..cirvc *IV , 14,111(4.: John „Forgils
Ci• IT:Even - 4(
• •
EIGHTY-SIXTH'. 'SUB DISTRICT:
•
ciIiCPPFN UNII3VI• A^:ll PultrAGZ
245-11imes • Enrolled in let CiaSii---74 Drafted.
Ellison Illaf}it • A r illiniik• Lewis
Lawreinx Pert. • • Joseph . - Kelley , •
CharleS.W haven. • • Oscar nave • ,
.
Thonitis'lleene • • -Swope
w . ard Easterb.rook: John: Rowloy •••
QS, tioleson -James Norton, '• .
•Deor!4e • Sever Strawbridge • •
Jarins 1)- 1 Lorton John Crow
-Thomson .11e • nri,441.[:ss
NV .I.c SwecAey ** ••• Al ilitelicoek, • ' •
• ••• Robert Morrison' •
Sitnindiurns,.• . 1) If Matlier • . •
'Nelson s&ire* • • Niehols.ltiehards.: ••
Dennis '.*
.INlichaet Lally. • • :,.Elihtt Lewis. • -• • •
'John Redman' • . • •Miehael Marshal. •.
William 11aMilton• . • J 13 NEWTON. •
George:Bush •• .. Batayette.Qlark • •
Strawbridge. llull. Foster •
Jatll6.Seott Aylesworth . • •
[teary Patterson ,• •
Jame;Miles, ••• • lasper„). - laveu •.• •
A (1 Oriltith Silas'lenson •:
I) J. Morrison:.
.•••* • :Enoch Sweesey.• .
JoIM 811111'4A. • • •
Oils Alhud.•:••. • -
,Charles ltohert Crum * •
Samuel Devhling Joseph
Daniel 'Flenigau; - • Franklin: [lousier ••.
ohii Wylis• JaeoltSitncoek *.• • • .;
Edward. Mark. • .William 011ara ;•• .;•
Salmon Robinson'.• • LueinS Freeman .
--
A 'MI Morrison •
jarnes,Jinkes Cliniips Pettit , •-
•
John Byrne... - David'llubsel
Q STandall .
E Pettit '•
• Smith Duthrie• • '
SHERIFFS SALES
.jriY VIRTUE of suottrY writs of Vendftiowi Exlionets
B Y and alias Venditioni Exprotax, , issued ,out of the ,
Court of Common Plead of hlcKean• county; Pa.,l have
ievied.upon the folleiving . described Real Estate which I.
dhuJl expose to 'public •fiale fit the Court House, in the.
13ornuirla of Sipe thport, en Monday. , the '2Bth ;Iv of 99-
tomber next, et one &clock P..M. . •
•- The following described Real' Estate, situate In War
4rant NO.BII, in Eldred tmiuship. McKean County, Penn
sylvania. Dminded and described as follows, to wit:Llle,-
ginning at beech corner. standing 'one hundied • perches
north of the south=east corner of the above, named War•
'rant,, thence South fifty Perches id a, hemlock' , corner,
thence West three hundied and fifty-three perches to a
'corner, thence North fifty, perches to a corner, thence
'Yost three - hundred and fifty•thrtie perches to Alm place
of beginning; 'e.".sntaining one hundred, and two•tenthit
acres,.strict measure, be the same .mote pr lefts. ' About
fifty acres , improved, one trained house, one framed barn,
a large bearingerchard and'a good, well of water. '
' Seised, taken in Execution and wilt be sold'as the pro
perty of Dana It. Nichols, at the suit of Brutus Nichols
now for the use of Aaron Osman & - Anfos Reddin, • •
or
following property, to' wit:—All - that certain piece
or parcel of land, beginning ate. poet in-the Weet line of
lot No. 1(16, consigned to Alpha llorati,. thence by North
line of lot No, 110, North 'eighty-seven' and live-eights
degrees West, one hundred and fifty,nine perches and
nine-tenths of a perch to the East line of lot No. 101,,
thence by said line-North one degree three-fourths of a,
degree East; seventy-two perches and five4entha, of Ft,
perch,' . .to the South corner of-lot No. 65, thence by South,
lino of lots Non.-$5 rt 06, SOuth eighty-seven degree&
three-fourths era degree East, ono hundred and fifty
nine:jn.oloe -and nine-tenths of a perch, to the, Ndrtb.
west corner of lot No: 106 aforesaid, thence by. West line
Ofaild lot
,South.one degree and three fourthe of a degree
Went, seventy two Porchei to the place of beginning, con •
Wining seventy two acres and six tenths' f an acre, atriat
inetimnie, the s tuundniere or less. It being lot N 0.109.
of the allotment of the Bingham Isola in Lafayette town- .
ship, lib:Kean county Pennsylvania, enclpart of Warrant
numbered '2•210 , . .
-Seized, taken In execution. and will be. sold as the.
property of Fuller arid Rhoda A. Fuller,•at the suit .
of Roswell L. Thld. . • : • •
- 11,SO
.
AIL the white pino Timber standing g rowing nntllt"e
-ing
iiittitin Warrants .Forty-tilito hundre and seventeen,
Thirty-four hundred awl twenty-foliy;• Thirty-four hun
dred and twenty-three, Forty-eight hundred and seventy
Ore,
North half Of Forty-eight bundled and' severity nix,
North.italf of Thirty four twenty-two, Thirty-nine hun
dred knil nine exitepting three hundred on the - Went end
thereof, all of witicliWarrantn are situated in the Town-.
Olin rif firatiferti with the exception of.Whirrints 4137 k sad
.4870 which Ottiated in. file Townshlp of Corydon
in the County of ACKentiantli State el 'Pennnylyania to-.
'quitter with the rightni ingrenn and egresx upon and froth
said Entitle for the of culling awl running the,
said Wilite.Pino timber. therefrom and' the fren . .unw and
enjoyment of the said !vomit:ex fur till imrpitnen necetetaty
far the chlting and ,'ltaning the said timber fur thit. full
11111, a nd s term of ( neyenteen. years finrit the; date hereof.
BlitetiMarcli nth, 140, All unimproved. •.
t:ittizeti, token in exectiCon and noltFak the property of
Anthony Fay, Samuel W. Bradley, Benjamin Barker and
BaritLilarrower, at the null of John F, itrthbane:*
.E , Lierifr's Omen Stnethport. Fent 2i2th,.1903..
JAALEST., 1111.AIR.Sheril,
. .