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T'T.VX WT6 IN EKENSHUr.G. -!,
X. J47, Iiavir.g thereon erected a
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L t l!:o. l--. !;, I?3. a square of lft I . .r , , l, , , . , .
a'L',.vdstt. Lots 175 and 176 ! the rc xls had bnned many oi
i vir.;- rei.knce cf .T..hn Lloyd, Eq their "ln the distant portion of the
L rsl2 u l j ;f lot 14 adjoining residence i battle lield, which tlsey occupied after the
c.'Gr.;. G. K. ZLni. Eq. Lot X, cor- ! battle, probably at least rive hundred.
: vf ir-gh r.d Pliancy street. A!! the! The los of the rebels at South Moun
tveire.lft.iraUe buil.iir.g lots. i tain cannot lie ascertained witK
ALSO S .lrs of Ianl, 6 of -f which are
. t:.e doiou 'ii. tr-':sting on Jue.an street.
Tie Cirmllt.j-.vn Plank Road ro.ns through
h prperty it will be divide 1 into lots to
iui: purchaser.
ALSO 125 acre of land -ntuaU in Cam
hr.t t"Wi.lm. known of the Pryce Hill
Firm, a'nont IV' v acres cleared, adjoining
unds of John Wiiiiams, m. O'Keefe,
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AJ( ICO icrei siniate near Hemlock in
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a ! otLers
Any or ;i of tL above de.criled property
;!! ce s.i!J on very aco!nrxlat'.ng terms, if
application be made to JAS. C. XOOX or
PHIL S. NOON
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A LECri'II" RY Hi. CL-LVERWELL,
"N TUE CAUSE AXI) CURE .,f Sperm.i
tfr'rxii, G'lisumption, Mental and Physical
IHi!itr. Xervotiness Epilepsy; Impiirel
itritii-n oftlie bnly; Lao.sitn.ie ; Weakness
t-,e Liti.bs and of the Pack ; ndispositir n
Incapacity for Study and Labor ; Dull
Bi of Apprehension ; L.15S of Mem rv,
.vfrV!to s,,cipt.v ; L"ve 'f Solitude ; Tim
"':v! Se!f Ditrnst ; Dizziness ; Headache
Action, (Jf the Eyes Pirn p1. on the Face
I'T ilunary Emissions, and Sexual Incapac
"J : the C n.equences of Youthful Indiscre-
. 7"This admirable Lecture clearly pr..ves
trit the above enumerated, often self afilict-
uiay ce remove-1 without medicine
without dangerous surgical operati-ms. j
r.u srioul 1 be read by every youth and crery
ia the land. I
nt undT seal t any address. In a plain
e.fd envi-K-pe, on the receipt of six cents
t two potire stamps, by addressin-r.
it Dr CHA.S. J. C, KLINE,
im nery. York, l-ot
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TlX HILL HOTEL.
THE underxigneil legs leave to announce j
h: friend of Cambria and tha adioininz !
.l.w thahe lia opened a HOTEL in
I'' Ward of Ebensbu g. where he is
tpare-l to accommodate sojourners and
jnve.Ier in all that appertains to their cora
''K; K BAR will be found replenished
jj tie bet of 'Union Spirits" and "Malt"
Ty9' n the language of the memorable
p A,ernbly, under which he starts out.
ocnected with the establishment, is a
riX ALLEY, the only one in the
Kt it' ch wil1 1,6 attended at all times
necessary "Pin Lifters."
, subscriber solicits a portion of public
P.ronge, which favor he will reciprocate
-c:rdmg to his size."
T , . D. A. CONRAD.
J723, 1862.-33-.
PAMPHLET LAWS.
of tV E PamPnlet Laws of the last session
me Legislature of Pennsylvania have
fcr a-Wc.e.lred at thi office and are ready
ethem ba 10 persons entitled to rc
Piov, JSEPI1 M'DONALD, Frothy.
ry -honotarys Office, Ebensburg, 1
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A3t
Ke v ' 8 Agents, 119 Nassau Street,
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to4po,rered 0 contract for at at our
cs TERM
mm.
Gen. M'Clellas's Official Report ok
T1IE SUTII MOCNTAIX AND AxTIETAM
BaTTI.ES.
Tlie following official report of the bat
tle of Antletam, from Gen. M'Clellan,
has been received at the War Depart
ment :
Near Sharpsei kg Sept. 29, 3 P. M.
To Maj. Gen. Halleck, Commandcr-in-
; Chief L. S. A.: I have the honor to re-
port the following as some of the results
! of the battles at South Mountain and An
t tiefcim. At South Mountain our loss was :
Killck, 44-J,- wounded, 1.800
mSf.in"r
6 ? 2,32c
At Anttetam our ioj.s
Killed, 2,OTM) ; wounded, 0,11G;
misrfn-, 1,043 ; total, 12,100. Ix in
the two battle?, 14,794.
The rebels in the two battles, :is near
as can Ik a-eertained from the huiiiiht
of dead found upon the field, and from
other data, will not fall short of t!v fol
lowing estimate. Ma jor Davis. A.-sitant
Inspector General, Avho sujx-rintendcl the
burial of the dead, repoits nli4nt tlm o
thousand rebels buried
h..t ns trmnj n,:n.liN- .i .i. .T '
i from the commencement of the action,
and as a much greater numlor of thir
j dead were seen upon the field than of our
own men, it is not unreasonable to
sup-
pose that their lost was greater than ours.
Estimating their killed at oOO, the total
rebel killed in the two battles would be
4,000
According to the ratio of our own killed
and wounded, this would make their loss
in wounded 18,742. As nearly as can
be ascertained at this time the number of
prisoners taken by our troops in the two
battles, will, at the lowest estimate,
amount to 5,000. The full return will
no doubt show a larger numlxr. Of these
about 1,200 are wounded. This gives
the rebel loss in killed, wounded and pri
soners 2-,o 12.
It will le observed that this docs not
include their stragek-rs, the numlxn of
whom it is said by citizens here to le
large. It may safely be concluded, there
fore, that the rebel army lost at lejit 30,
000 of their best troops during the cam
paign in Maryland.
From the time our troops first on-our.-tered
the enemy in Maryland until he was
driven back into V irginia, we captured
twelve guns, seven caissons, nine liinlei-s,
tlurty-nine colors and one signal flag. We
have not lost a gun or color. On the
battle-field of Antietam 14,000 small
arms were collected, besides the large
number carried oiF by citizens, and those
distributed on the grounds to the recruits
and other unarmed men, after the battle
At South Mountain no collection of
small arms was made, owing to the haste
of the pursuit frwn that point. Four hun
dred were taken on the opposite side of
the Potomac
Geo. IV MCi.ei.tan-,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
FIFTY TIIorSAXn ICEISEI.S TO MARCH ON
wur.Ei.rxr; and itttbit:o. Alle
gheny ARSENAL TO BE HES
TKOYEI, &C.
The Washington Star of Tuesday says:
It is generally believed here that JotF
Davis is about to send fifty thousand of
his best troops on a forced march over
the mountains to Wheeling, in hope of
being able to take that city, and destroy
the Government arsenal, &c, near Pitts
burg, and then take Cincinnati, cross over
into Kentucky and form a junction with
JJrairtr and Kirby Smith all before our
troops, that are really soldiers, can be
placed in position to interfere with any
position ot this proposed striking enter
prise.
They also calculate on seizing sufficient
steamers to transport an army of fifty
thousand whither they choose on the Ohio.
This programme is represented as having
come to YA ashingtou in whispers of Inch
mond gossip.
Whenever M'Clellan crossed in large
force into Virginia, the balance of the
rebel army is to fall back on Richmond
as soon as possible, and there, garrisoning
its defenses, now claimed to be stronger
than those around this city, to wait the
approach of our army by any route its
commander may select to march.
An important feature of this alleged
rebel programme is for their force in Ken
tucky, immediately after its combination,
to trweep the Stat bare of every hone,
EBENSBURG, PA. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8,
hog, or herd of cattle within its reach,
driving them south before them, and liaving
thus obtained such means of prolonging
the contest, procurable no where else with
in their reach, to take post in Southern
Tennessee, Northern Alabama and Mis
sissippi, leaving our armies to follow for
winter campaign at their usual leisure.
A reconnoissanee to Warrenton Junc
tion yesterday discovered no signs of the
rebel army in that vicinity. It was said
that the repairs to. the .Rappahminock
liailroad bridge have been completed.
Last night extensive military move
ments took place, evidently commenced
in the vicinity of Washington one body
of twenty thousand troops marching in
one direction, and another body in a dif
ferent one.
Is is still being insisted on around us
that Gen. Lee yesterday and this morn
ing made serious movements to recross the
river into Maryland. We continue to
doubt this, however, though he is proba
bly making feints on the river bank above
IIaqers Ferry, to cover movements of
som portion of his army in another di
rection. ARMY OF THE IXtTOMAC ITS 11 iSITIOX
KECoVS'OISSAXCEsj IMIVKTANT MOVE
MENTS IN PROSPECT.
Camp of the tfVi X. Y. Zouarrs. tufir
Sirtrjis'mry, Sept. 27. 11 le headquarters
of General M'Clellan were removed yes
terday to a point three miles nearer 1 Iar-
per s r crry. 1 his movement may mean
nething, or it may have been made
merely for convenience sake. At any
rate it is regarded here with some inte
rest. Harper's Ferry is now held by a lanre
force of our troops, and is evidently re-
rarded as an important point in the posi
tion of the Potomac army. Of the other
movements of troops taking place I shall
sav nothing. Uurnside's division has not
roitc to Harper's Ferry. I may
say
however, that all
the indications here be-
speak renewed activity on the part of the
army.
Kebel accounts of the late battle create
some disgust, but more amusement, among
the officers and soldiers of the army of the
Potomac who won the victories at South
Mountain and Antietam. They aibnit
the stem resistance :uid earnest bravery of
their antagonists, but the solid results of
the fight were decidedly with us to occasion
them any trouble over the vaporing of the
luchmond JJi.jtfri and M nig.
A ride from the centre of the Army of
the Potomac to its right wing at William
sport gives one an impressive idea of the
immense number of men and prodigious
aggregations of material that have lecn
brought together. For thirteen miles tin
eye never loses sight of camps.
At Williamsport there have been no
active operations on either side. Th
relxls continue to picket the Virginia side
of the river, whilst our troops do the same
on this side.
As a general thing there is. as else
where on the river, no firing K-tween
tickets, both sides by mutual consent,
abandoning tliis useless and murderous
pr.ic.tice.
"hen in I lagerstowu, a few days since,
I gave a list of some of the distinguished
rebeLs who recorded their names at tho
Washington House. Anions: these was
Dr. M'1-.iughlin, of IJradley Johnston's
staff. This same individual, a few days
since, crossed the river ami gave himself
up to the pickets of the Sth Maryland
regiment.
He suited that he was utterly tired of
the rebel sen ice, and would sooner be in
Fort M'Henry than with their army in
Virginia. M"Laughlin is a Marvlandor,
and, I believe, formerly resided at Elli
cott's Mills.
lie brings Bews of the death of AhVrt
Carroll, one of the sons of Charles Car
roll, Esq.
Early this morning a large force of
cavalry crossed the Potomac at llack
bnrn's Ford, and moved toward's Shcp
herdstown. They have not returned when
I close this letter.
Additional correspondence of the Auu-ri-can
of Tuesday morning :
Our scouts visit Shepherdstown fre
quently by day, while the rebel cavalry
still come there at night, the place being
held by neither party. A numlier oi
the rebel wounded arc there. At Shep
herdstown Ferry, on tliis side of the Poto
mac, there are over two hundred wounded
rebel prisoners, who arc guarded by the
Ninety-first Pennsylvania regiment, and
under the care of three rebel surgeons.
They have everything done for them that
is possible, no service that is desired being
refused by our surgeons or officers, but the
hospital is a terrible place.
The men are most terribly wounded,
who could not be moved further, and there
is scarcely on among tltem who has not
lost an arm or leg, or is not otherwise
mutilated. Our men mingle freely with
tliem, and are untiring in their willingness
to aid them in any way that can give, re
SeC or comfort.
Harper's Ferry, which I reached this
moment from Sharpsburg, is now the cen
ter of iniortant movement-. A firmly
constructed pontoon bridge already crosses
the river, and the reconstruction of thr
railroad bridge is being pushed forward
with all the expedition that can be gamed,
by employment of a large force of me
chanics, under the direction of the railroad
company. The completion of this bridg.
has an important connection with the
army, as it would be impossible for it to
move far into Virginia without a com
plete line of railway communication with
its base of supplies.
It would be an easy thing to march our
men, who are now rested ami in fine con
dition, to Winchefter or Martiusburjr, but
it would not be so easy to feed them after
....... .1 . 11 'I . I a ,
nv vwiu uu-rv. ik-ii ine urnige is
completed, and the railroad can bo brought j
into use, and as the army advances, we j
shall see active operations resumed, and
that time is not very distant
Our advance is four or five miles out,
and a n-lvl force, composed of brigades
of Louisiana and North C:iroIina troops,
are in our immediate front, and show a
di.-jM)sition to contest our further advance.
A spirited cavalry and artillery skir
mish took place this morning, in which
our men did well :uid drove the rebels
some distance. A cavalry officer and a
squad of men were captured in a house,
which was surrounded by our troops, and
the officer was brought into Harper's
Ferry, but I did not learn his name.
There arc reports that the rebel anny
are fortifying both Winchester and Mar
tinsburg, but they are not generally credi
ted in military circles. A sudden rebel
'dash on Cumberland is regarded as more
k m m
provable, jm.i measures have been taken
to cuccK-mate anv sucli movements.
wholesome
i;F.iriT m:om
GEXEKAL
IIAI.I.ECK.
The following circular has been issued
from tin headquarters of the annv:
Circular. From casualties in the field,
and from absence, by reason of sickness,
many volunteer regiments have not a
sufficient nuinlK-r of olluvrs to command
them. It is important that vacancies
caused by deaths and resignations be filled
with the least possible delay. The Go
vernors of the several States are earnestly
requested to fill these vacancies by pro
moting officers, non-commissioned officers
and privates who have distinguished them
selves in the field, or who have shown a
capacity for military command. With
out the hope of promotion there is no en
couragement f.r a faithful jn-ribnutuico of
duty, and no stinmlous to deeds of valor.
M on -over, the ilieioline and efficiency of
an army dejiends in a gmit measure on
the character and qualification of its offi
cers. Without good officers the very
best soldiers soon In-come a mere military
mob, the inefficiency of which is increased
by the increase of its mcmlicrs.
H. W. Halieck, General-in-Chief.
AKMY AEEAIIW AT ST. LOlTS.
Sr. Lot is, Sept. 2'.. Three hundred
and sixty-three disloval citizens of Carroll
county, Mo., have recently leen assessed '
i ' .1 i i it i. i e'
cleven thousand dollars by the Ikard of-
Commissioners appointed under General
Onler, No 3, for killing and wounding
loyal soldiers and citizens, and for taking
pro'ierty In-longing to said loyal ersons
'Il.e sums levied ranged from two to thne
hundred dollars on each person assessel.
If the amount is not paid in ten davs their
-,, . , , .
propenv will Ik seized ami sold.
"" i . n- -l . . , .
(en. Curtis and staff paid a vis.t this
morning to the fortifications surrounding
the city, ami expressed himself highly
pleased with their appearance and the
manner in which the military arrange
ments are conducted. The appearance of
Gen. Curtis ami his formidable staff on
the street collected quite a crowd of cit
izens. The Thirty-thirl Towa regiment arrived
this morning and marched out to IJonton
Uarracks, making an imposing appearance,
and receiving many warm enconiums from
the citizens.
COt'KT MAI.T1AL STATE ritlSOVElJS.
Washington, Sept. GO. A court mar
tial has lieon onlercd to meet tt Fort
IT. S. A.
All prisoners of State now on liarole,
by authority from the Headquarters of!
the Military District of aslungton. aviu
report in erson forthwith to the Military
Governor of this District. This is with
a view to their exchange for Union privm
er now at Richmond-
omnibus, i., to-morrow, tor tltetnal ana inus tne tax rates will Ik increased ! I Iarri-burg :uid was insisted-
a v--vii .tiiiui jnuMii, vn.ur' u -iii t ntiuiiii vAiuit, in ui.ii ciiM, ( iwvr ni .viouuon locturo
a oruiai ami unprovokcti assault on capt. : tne laboring men ot tlie tree States will . Capitol? Mr. Hall was
o. rproie, oi me miuii imaniry, - ic agam me suncrers :is it is trom the ; .Senate at the time did be v
18G2.
Abolitionism Against Tt'lilte
Working Men.
Caiuo, Sept 18. 1862.
To Hon. II M. .Stanton, Secretary
of
ar, Y ashington:
Gen Grant is scnling here a large lot
of negro women and children, and directs
me to ask you what to do with them.
Parties in Chicago and other cities wish
them for servants. Will I be allowed
to turn them over to responsible commit-
, tees to be employed? If so, cau I transport
1 them at Government expanse ?
J. M. TuttJe.
IVigadler-Gencnd, Commanding District
of Cairo.
Washington, Sept 1 8 C P. M.
To llriadierGci.eral Tut lie, commanding:
ou are authorized to turn over to re
sjoncible committees negro women and
children, who will take them in charge
and provide them with employment and
i support in the Northern States, and vou
may furnish transportation at G overmen!
esjens.
Edward JL Stanton, Sxrctary of War
There can be no question that this is
the initial point in an attempt on the part
of the Abolition Republican faction, to
force negro labor in competition with tliat
of white men in tho Northern Suites.
To Ik sure, in this p.irticular case it
is only women and children that are speci
fied in the onler of Secretary Stanton, but
this is merely a reeennoissances to feel
public sentiment, and to ascertain to what
extent this negro Ialr doctrine can safely
be put in operation. If Sccrvtary Stanton
cjui order a Urigadicr-Genoral of the Uni
ted States forces to send negro women and
children to Chicago or any other place,
and charge the cost of tluir transporta
tion to the General Government,- to be paid
out of the taxes of the already overbur
dened people, what is to prevc.lt him from
filling all the free States with negro men
on the same principle ? He h ul and tas
no authorities of law to appropriate one
penny of the people's money to pav the
fare of negroes from the military tvosts of
the United States to other localities, and
yet this is done by his order, and no coun
termanding document from the President
has yet reached the public. It may there
fore 1 safely asserted this action of the
Secratary of War is based upon direct
authority from the President, and was
but a forerunner of his proclamation,
which is based winm the same general
principles with reference to the negio ques
tion. But will the working men :uid tax pav
ers of tho Northern States look at tliis
movttuicnt for on moment Will thev
examine its effects upon their interests and
the wellfare of the community ? No sen
sible man will f r one moment loIieve that
this t .-asportation of negnn-s from the lines
into the Northern States will stop with
til kTYl.tTI i T 1. If.. '11. . Z - . .
i terous. The parties in Chicago and other
j places" who wish women and children tor
, servants, wili not object to nude servants
or working men. when the proier time
J comes for their irari'ductiuu into those of
i the free Suites which have not kirrvd their
' entrance by salutory enactments. And
once m the tree States then conies the
11 i ,ri. .;..-! ntCii! f.f ii.: -..i rn
. ,- , , ., , ... ...
"dent Lincoln and the Abolition Rcpubn-
, .tM 1 , .
i.ui jvuo. iiu M- ik-jiixh-s must pui moir
labr directly in comiietition with white
men or they must fill our jilmhouses and
prisons. No other iew can le taken of
I this rpiestiou, if reason, reflection, and
J tbseration are consulted. And in either
view the white lalforer is to sutler a most
; i , i- . , ,
1 uisastrousdegnv. Suiipose' Jh:rt nejrro labor
: - . - c 1 1 . , , , -
i is put in competition with that of white
. i . . . .
men.
the List must : to the wall, as
the nigro lias no want?
save thos oi" the
lowest animal
character, mid, hence, he
j can and will laljor fur a much lower rat
of compensation than the intelligent white
men ji uic .onn, wno li:tvr social p-si-tion
to sustain, families to clothe ami edu
cate and rear in a manner befitting their".
stations and prospects in the future.. This j
is tho effect of intro-la-iiig n -ro laborers !
into the live States, where he will work. !
j ,-r" prov.-i uiauy mie aint
j lazy, if lie will not laltor, what then? He
j - either Ik? supported in the almshouse,
i.ut as tae iie-'r is proverbially i.lie ami
, or he will steal anl thus iind his way
j into prison. In either case he will
1 t . . c..r..v..1 ... .1 1 I-
in, .i.-'iu.-.j .u. in; jiutuic exjKnsc
lalor of the country that all the taxes
arc raised from which the City, State, and
National indebtedness is liquidated.
Now, as these an; iiovitab!e consequence
that will now from the Alolition ltcpub- i ting? one of the great many rodvl mat
lican scheme of filling tlie free States with ; ures of the Abolit ionise, he mv th-
negro laborers f cm the South, will the j talk about him being a 44 practical coiier
white ma cf theNorth sui-port tjiat party, ' vative. CVrVM E,yjplv.
VOL . 9-NO. 44.
and thus put into their hands the weapons
w ith which to crush them ! President
Lincoln in his proclamation clearly enun
ciates this doctrine, for if all the daxos
are declared free, surely tlicy must be al
lowed to act as free men, and chose their
residences where it may suit them. But
Secretary Stanton goes a step further, and
announces that the white of the North ars
not only to have negro labor put in com
petition with theirs, but the expenses cf
sending the negroes into their midst is to
be paid by the General Government, and
drawn from white labor in tlie shape of
incasjd taxation.
Tliis is the basis on which the order of
Secretary Stanton to Brigadier-General
Tuttle rests. This is its cleaning. And
now it is for the white laboring men of
the North to say whether this Abolition
Republican plot against their interests
shall succeed ? The remedy is at the polls.
ix-i a venlict be rendered against Presi
dent Lincoln, his ultra Abolition proc
lamation, and the party which sustain
it w hen the polls close on the coming elec
tion day, and white men can again hold
up their heads in the North. Let them
net Coist:tuiio:iil Union.
Creed of Jeflcrson
liiaujural Address, March 4, 1S01.J
It is proper you should understand
what I deem the essential principles of our
government, and consequently those which
ought to shape its administration. I will
compress them within the narrowest com
pass they will bear stating the general
principle, but not all its limitations:
' Equal and exact justice to all men of
whatever State or persuasion, religious or
political.
'Peace, and honest friendship with all
nations, entangling alliances with none.
"Tlie support of the State Govern
ments in all their rights as the most impor
tant administrations for our domestic con
cerns, and the surest bulwarks against all
anti-republican tendencies.
The preservation of the General Gov
ernment in its whole constitutional vigor,
as the sheet anchor of our peace at home
and safety abroad.
"A jealous care of the right of election
by the people, a mild and safe correction
of abuses which are lopped off by tho
sword of revolution where peceabla retae
edies are unprovided.
"Absolute acquiescence in the decision!
of the majority, the vital principle of re
publics, from which there is no appeal but
to form the vital principle and immediate
parent, despotism.
"A well dicip'ined militia, our best re
liance in peace, and, for the first moments
of war, till regulars may relieve them.
Tlif sujtrtmaaf or' the civil ever military
authority.
iiIrioj'uy in (ht pij-lic erpe.ise, tVii
lalnr may l-e figte'y lunlt-nttL
"'Hie honest payment of our debts and
sacred preservation of the public faith.
l'ncouragement of agriculture, and
of commerce as its handmaid.
The diffusion of information, and arra
ignment of all abuses at tlie bar of publio
reason.
" Freedom of religion, freedom of tho
the press, and nvedom of person, under
tho protection of the tal'eas corpu and
trial by juries impartially selected.
' Practical Conservative."
Tliis is the oli:ical character given to
Mr. Hall, the Republican - candidate for
the Senate, by the Iloliidaysburg 11 fitter.
If there was any such "class" known
among the Republicans of our State Legis
lature since Mr. Hall has been in the Sen
ate, the people would very much like to
know it. Was it in the session of 18G1,
when our Union could have been perma
neatly restored by any of the " compro
mise " measures offered in Congress t
Where was Mr. Hall's practical con-
j s rvatisni" there ? How did he vote on
' the various resolutions
i Senators and requesting our members of
Congress to oppose all those measures of
compromise f" Did he vote againstany
.f those Alolitiort measure? Or was
there anv single measure offered bv the
M., ;i nnKt -i,:t i... J :.. .v
j Abolitionists, while he was i
that was too radical to recci
j",on ? What was Mr. Hall's
ive his sanc-
coursc when
j Wendell Phillips tl Abolitionist, whoso
J chief bat it is tliat "he has been a dis-
' . -
j unionist lr nineteen vears came to
upon to de-
ln toe State
Speaker of tha
ote yea or
navj
"hn the Ureter shows where in Mr.
Hall, failed to 44 come up to the scratch"
j fair ami souare. in the sunnort of rri