Bemotrat anb jSwtintl. M. IIA9SOS, Editor & I'uullslier. WEBRSD1T. IV. 30. UK. 8. M. Pettengill & Co. AflveTtlsincr A cents. 37 Takk Row ,1 10 State street, Boston, are the authorise J Agents for the "pM ncRit & Sextihel " and the most infiuen tial and largest circuiting Newspapers in the United States anil Canadas. Ihey red to contract for us at out CW W - J v LOWEST TERMS. COUXTY COJIMirTLE. P. S. NOON, Chairman, Georsre Delanv. J. S. Mardis, George C. K. Zahm. Peter Uuber, Philip Miller, John E. McKenzie, Joseph Belie, John Durbin, David Farncr, Henry Friedthoof, John Stough, FJisha Plummer, Lewis Rodgers, George Gurley, John McDermit, Simon Dunmyer, W. A. Krise, Thos. F. McGough, Jacob Fronheiser, J. F. Conden, John Ham ilton, F. O'Fiiel, Michael Dublin, Wm. C, Diver, John White, Henry Topper. Xicho Us Cannan, M. J. Plott. J. W. Condon. Daniel Ojnfair, Wra. McCloskey, Daniel II Donnelly, Anthony Long, John Marsh, John Ryan. The Land off lie Free and tlic Home of tho Urate," JPIaj ed Out. We arc no longer the land of the free and the home of the brave. These soul stirring lays were Bung and believed, from the time they were composed by the im mortal Keys, up to the first battle of Bull's Hun, not only by a brave and gal lant people throughout the broad expanse of the United States, but in almost every part of the civilized world. Now we will have to adopt in its stead some dirge for lost liberty, and chant it by a heart etricken people, wrung by sorrow, steeped in poverty, and debased by cowardice. The teachings of history instruct us that every country that enjoyed liberty, fell almost in the same manner as ours lias done, and after long and bloody struggles were glad to adopt any form of govern ment that would promise them security. No foreign war ever did or ever could de prive a country of its liberty that once was free. Internal dissensions, the lust of power and the greed of gain, has always done, the work, as it has done in ours what other governments could never do. Greece once was free, gave laws and civilization to the world, but dissensions arose in her midst and freedom, and liber ty, and law, bid her adieu forever. Home, too, was free, she was undoubtedly the land of the free and the home of the brave. Her eagle towered above every insignia of tho world. To be a lioman citizen, was a passport sufficient for every emergency. The same cause that brought down Greece brought her down to des potism, and is about to bring ours down too. Poland was once n. free and happy country, the proud Maygars by their in ternal feuds lost their liberty, and became a prey to the liussians who now hold them in chains under their own heel of despotism. Ireland, once a free and happy coun try, by her internal wars and dissensions has riveted her chains of slavery so firm ly, that there is little hopes of her ever attaining the character of a nation. Our country was as proud, as brave, and as free as any of the citizens of these countries in their palmiest days, not more than four years since. Are they so now ? Has history shown us any country which has degenerated so fast as this? Our boasted bill of Bights are all gone, free dom of speech, freedom of the press, ha beas corpus, trial by jury, a written con stitution have all been invaded and set at naught. But it is said this was done through military necessity. That mili tary necessity must always exist now. We never can completely subdue the South, hence the military necessity must always exist, and hence under that plea our liberties are lost and lost forever. When liberty leaves a country, she is driven out of it by the people themselves, and she never was known to revisit the same country again. Who would have thought that the American people would become so d.-generate and tired of their iberties in such a short time. Can it be, that this is all done for the negro. If so, it is pushing philanthropy to a great length, it is enslaving, and killing, and mutihtins the multitude of the while population for the pake of giving freedom to a small number of negroes. And what freedom have they got, those that are free. The freedom that one of your horses would i "et if he was turned out to the commons, freedom to starve. The poor negro has suffered more since his great friends, the Abolitionists came into power, than he did in slavery for fifty years before. They will through time become extinct in the North under the benign protection of their friends the Abolitionists, Butler in his speech in New York, ! expects to play the same game witli the Southern people that Cromwell did in Ireland, parcel out the land to the officers and soldiers of the Northern armies. Butler is alive to blun der, he and his brother went at it early, lest he should have no further chance, lie would like to have the parceling out of the lands of tho South in his hands, always provided, he would be in no per sonal danger, lie has no idea of a Union, no idea of a Republic, still the Abolition party like him as well as they like any other man of their party. Let us, there fore, cherish the memory of " the Stnr Spangled Banner," and "the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave" though they are gone never to return. Propositions of Peace. There has been some talk of proposi tions of eaee, but what gave rise to it we cannot tell. This talk about peace, and commissioners being appointed, did not come from our side of the house, nor did it come from Fernando Wood, Val landighnm, or Ixng. The cry is hardly yet died away that resounded everywhere before the election, from every Abolition orator and pulpit, " no compromise with traitors with arms in their hands." The arms are not out of their hands yet, and we hear talk of a compromise. This talk conies from Horace Grcely, Benja min F. Butler, and others of that stamp who wish to further gull the Democratic party, and keep up the depleted ranks in the Federal arm'. The devico is very thin and easily seen through. It was foreshadowed in Butler's speech at New York. They may offer the South some thing like Lincoln's letter addressed to the Niagara Falls, which would be an insult to them, and by that means they would endeavor to exasperate the North ern Democracy, so as to get them into the war again. But a person must be very credulous, indeed, that would expect a proposition from Lincoln that would be honorable both to the North and the South, or any other proposition that would indicate the statesman. Nay, we must expect nothing from him but what is to be given by a political trickster whose self success drowns every sentiment of states manship and patriotism. Some Illinois hui of his, by which he would be enabled to corner his political opponents. We trust the Democracy will keep their eyes open to Lincoln and his peace plans and his war plans also. They have had certainly enough of Mr. Lincoln to know that nothing for the good of the country will likely come from him. He lias hitherto been very successful in enriching himself and his friend by his plans, but luis made no headway in saving the country. His first trick in keeping the fleet hovering around the Charleston harbor, was so successful that he got the rebels to fire at Fort Sumter, and by that means the Northern Democracy was fired up to such a degree that when he heard it, he could not keep from exulting about it. lie exclaimed, "I knew they would do it." From that day forward the sword and the purse was put into his hands, and he has used them to the ruin and desola tion of the finest country on the face of tho globe. Could Lincoln change his policy now, he might if he would, there have been instances of men in ancient times, but it was of rare occurrence. In our opinion there is nothing to hope from him, he lacks the ability and manliness to cut loose from those who have him in their toils. We need expect nothing but blood, devastation and ruin. The South made a desert, and the North depopula ted, and barren, and beggared. Wc can not help it, we neither brought it on nor helped to continue it. We will bear our share of the affliction manfully, however, and bo gulled by no syren songs of peace from Abraham and his cohorts. Tlie War in Georgia. General Sherman seems to be progress ing through Georgia, burning, devastating and making the whole country a desert as he passed through. It was reported that our troops captured and burned Ma con and Milledgeville. They also burned the private property of Governor Brown. It is also reported that they were met by the Georgia militia, and one division of the Federal army repulsed. Beauregard issued the following address to the people ot ueorgia, this wnn other addresses, show that there will be pretty hot work there: BEAL'ltEGAUlVs ADDKKSS TO THE CITIZEN'S OF OLOUOIA. Cokistii, Nov. 18, 1864. To the. People of' Georgia : Arise -fur the defense of vour native soil ! Ballv around j our patriotic gover nur :inil "allant soldiers Obstruct and destroy all the roads in Sherman's front, think, and rear, and his army will soon starve in your midst. Be confident. Be resolute. Trust in an overruling Provi dence, and success will soon crown your efforts. I hasten to join you in the de fense of your homes arid firesides. (Signed.) G. T. Bkaukixjaed. ANOTHER Al'l'KAL. The following advice to the citizens of Georgia, is published in the Savannal " Republican" of November 21. Biciimond, Nov. 19. To the People of Georgia : We have had a special conference witl President Davis and the Secretary of War, and are able to assure you that they have done, and are still doing, all that can be done to meet the emergency that presses upon you. I-iet every man lly to arms. Remove vour negroes, horses, cattle, and provisions from Sherman's army, and bur.ii what you cannot carry. Burn all bridges, and block up the roads in his route. As sail the invader in front, Hank and rear, by night and by day. Let him have no rest. Julian Hart ridge, Mark Blairford, J A. Reynolds, General N. Lester, John S Shewmaker, and James M. Smith. STILT. ANOI11KK APPEAL. The Augusta (Ga.) "Chronicle" of the 19th inst. , contains the following ap peal to the Georgians by Senator Hill: Richmond, November 18. To the People oj Georgia : You have now the best opportunity ever yet presented to you to destroy the enemy. Put everything at the disposal ot our generals, remove all provisions from the path of the invaders, and put all the obstructions you can in his way. Kvcry citizen with his gun and every negro with his spade ami axe can do the work of a good roldier. Yon can destroy the enemy by retarding his march. Geor gians, be firm! Act promptly and fear not! P.. IL II ill. I most cordially approve of the above. James H. Seddov. Secretary of War. An Organized Attempt to Rurn Down tiie t'ity ot v York. Whether this was attempted by thieves for the sake of plunder or by the traitors, the New York, people arc yet unable to nidge, the following from the World o Saturday last: A most diabolical attempt was last night made to fire this city at many different points ranging from the Belmont Hotel, in Fulton street, as far up as the St. James Hotel, in Broadway, above its intersection with the Fifth avenue. At the present writing happily, no loss of life and no terious damage to property has crowned the fiendish hopes of the perpetrators of these crimes. But the heart sickens at the thought of the scene of horror which must certainly, but for the presence of mind and coolness of a few sensible per sons, have resulted from the mere alarm of "fire" given at nine o'clock in the evening to the crowded audience in the lecture room of the Museum. At this point, while the theatrical performances of the night were going on, a bottle of phos phorus was emptied in the rear of the gallery, and at once ignited. In the various hotels, including the St. Nicholas, the Metropolitan, the Lafarge, and other large and crowded houses, beds were found saturated with phosphorus, and the fire in all these cases seems to have been set by persons acting in con cert, and of course under one definite and devilish inspiration. Who those persons were or what their aims, it were premature now to inquire. The matter demands and must receive im mediate and most searching examination at the hands of our municipal and police authorities. The completeness of our fire organiza tion, and the spirit of its members, by which this atrocious attempt was last night foiled, are fortunately equal to our full protection in the future ; and the vigi lance and activity which the occasion de mands of our city government are demand ed not so much in the interest of the gene ral security, concerning whicli there need be no undue excitement or alarm, as in behalf of the ends of justice, which should bo promptly, adequately, and de cisively dealt out to these stealthy and murderous assailants of the public peace. A Catholic Ilanquet. Charles O'Connor, Esq., gave at Del- momco s, New i ork, a splendid, recep tion to to Archbishop M'Closkey. It was greeted by the presence of many official characters from abroad, as well as officers of the army and navy, and civilians of our own country, making a cheering and delightful spectacle. The host, in a grace ful speech, in giving the toast of the even ing, presented the Archbishop as "Our guide in the faith and a bright example of its benign and elevating influence." This distinguished character replied in a feeling and eloquent strain entirely personal and social. lie was .followed bv James II. Brady, Esq., and Judge Daly, who call ed up Dr. Bedford. After referring to eminent Americans who were Catholics. Dr. Bedford thu3 referred to our coun try : " I have mentioned the name of Charles Carroll, of Carrollton. What American heart does not throb with emotion at the sound of this venerated name ? He, as you well know, was one of the signers of the glorious Declaration of Independence which made us a great and free people, and winch enabled our forefathers to transmit to their children a precious in heritance; but how sadly have we trifled with that legacy, the integrity of which we should have parted with only with our heart's blood. I am sure vou will pardon me if I give utterance on this fes tivc occasion to the sentiments which at this moment press upon my mind. This fair land of ours, this land of hope, may I not say this land of promise, has been more than crimsoned with a brother's blood. We are now engaged in worse than fratricidal war brother against brother, father against son, husband against wife! Is there no hand in this nation tr pour the balm of Gilead into the wounds of our afflicted and bleeding country ? No voice which, in terms of kindness will say to our erring brethren, Brothers, in a moment of phrenzy you have struck at the heart of your mother, but she, true the instincts of a devoted partnt asks you to repent and return once again to her embraces ? Language like this it seems to me, would accomplish much. It would not only bring back the sober thoughts of our Southern brethren, but it would kindle anew the reminiscen ces of our early history their love for the old Hag and its associations the re collection of our early struggle, and the glories which followed it the contempla tion of the beauties of this great republic before rude hands were raised for its de struction all these things would burst upon them a a dream ; they would soon sec the delusion and wild impulse under which they had acted, and thus gladly return to the old homestead. May the sacred ashes which repose on the banks of the Potomac, under the venerated shades of .Mount Vernon, remind us, both North and South, of our duty, and so impress us with the lofty patriotism of the Father of his Country, as to make us re solve that not one solitary stone of the arch which gives support to the national fabric shall be loosened from its founda tions, an.l not one star dimmed, nor one stripe rent from that glorious old flag whicli lias never yet pone down in dis honor in any equal contest with a foreign foe." Another Classical Joke uy Mi:. Lincoln. "How do you New York Democratic chaps take my election?" asked Mr. Lincoln, a few days ago, of a prominent New York M'Clellanite, with whom the Executive is pleased to be on good personal terms. " Oh, pretty well, on the whole," was the reply. " Some of our boys complain, however, that you carried the State by your postmasters steaming the envelopes that contained M'Clellan and Seymour votes, thus loosen ing the gum, opening the envelopes, and substituting Lincoln and Fenton for M' Clellan and Seymour ballots." "11a, ha," laughed the President, leaning for ward and grasping his ankles tightly : "so they say, do they, that I came the 4 'uin game on them' to be elected! Well, there's one comfort about it old fellow ; and this you may tell them from me ; thai if I tried to cheat which they also did by gum! I Wa3 successful, and they wcrn't!" The New York M Ciellanite hadn't a word to say, though, as a gene ral thing, a man of rruniption. At last advices he was himtin" through the pages oi v iteilius Lentulus. 'IVWnlianus. Minor. and all the rest of the " Incerti Romani Avtores, to find the Latin originals of tlie phrases "byrUm nn,i "rrumcame on them," it beinjr doar that these are two more of Mr. Lincoln's m-culiar trans- 1 .1 . lauoiis iroin me elegant tongue of Cicero, ato, beneca, and Horace. World, t3 A late Irish paper gives an obitu ary notice of one Mauri O'Conncll. a celebrated shot, whose favorite amusement was to shoot the little, o..ra who rushed out from the cabins to bark at him as he drove along the road. As he was walk ing m the streets of Tralec, one day with a friend, they espied a luckless tobaccon ist peaceably smoking his ciar in front of his own door. " You Canft knock that fellow's cigar out of his mouth," suggest ed his friend. " Can't I ?" said Maurice; "you shall see." This time, unluckily, his aim was not as true as usual for he carried away the tip of the tobacconist's nose, and had to pay a fine of 400 for the pleasure of the operation. DIED. To-day we followed to the grave among the largest concourse of people ever assem bled at an interment, in this town, Mrs. Ellen Noon, widow of the late Hon. Philip Noon, deceased, who after a short illness of one week, died on Monday last, at 11 o'clock, in tho G7th year of her age. The deceased was born in Huntingdon county, in the year i . was uapuzeu and indoctrinated in faith and morals, and married by the renowned 'Gallitzin. She leaves a void hard to be filled in our com munity. As it has been said of- woman, the was last at the cross and first at the tomb, so it might be said with truth of Mrs. Noon, she would be last found lin gering around the couches of misery and suffering, and first in all matters of chari ty. In all the ennobling traits that adorn the lady and the christian she was pre eminent. Peace to her ashes. Dr. S. Belford, Dentist, will visit Chest Springs, on Monday the oth day of November, where he will remain at the M'Kinzie house for one week, and operate on the teeth of those who give him a call. It will be a fine opportunity for those wlio require his services. The Doctor is an adept at his business, and a gentleman at that. Tlie War. We have no news of General Sherman's progress, either through Northern or Southern channels, later than that printed yesterday morning. There now seem to be great doubts of the reported capture of Milledgeville, though it has been ('vacua ted by the Confederates. The detailed accounts of Howard's progress towards Augusta, show that he w;b checked be fore he was within forty miles of the town. Atlanta has been entered by a de tachment of Southern troops. It was en tirely abaiidoued by the Federal army, and two-thirds had been burned. Gen. Thomas, in Tennessee, has retreated to Franklin, ten miles south of Nashville. The Confederates follow him closely. They have cut the communication be tween Na-lisille and Chattanooga, and ex cepting the few garrisoned posts near Chattanooga, now hold all the country south of Nashville. From East Tennessee, detailed South ern accounts of the late movements have been received, but they give no new infor mation. General Gillem, with the rem nant of the Federal army, is at Knoxvillc, recruiting his command. A f 'i ce of Con federates is at Stravvlfc-rry Plains, -ixteen miles cast of Knoxvilh-, watching Gi'dcn. There will not be any movements in that quarter for some time. Breckinridge, with the main Confederate army, when last heard from, was just south of Cum berland Gap. General Burbridge, with the Federal troops from Kentuckv, had rear he 1 Cumberland Gap, and it was too stronglv garrisoned to be attacked bv Breckinridge, with any piv.v.cet ot sue- The Federal rcconnoisance? which have ' been sent south from Winchester, i:i the ! Shenandoah Valley, have fom.d F-.rly's outpost, at Strasburg, much stronger than i was su; p.-sed. No attempt will b- made i to attack it. Sheridan's army is still ' around Winchester. Mos-eby has just ' attacked another part' of Fed. ral cavalry ; at Cabletown, north of Winchester. Moseby lost one man killed and five ! wounded. Twenty of the Federal caval rymen escaped; thirty were killed and wounded, and thirty -one captured. It is reported through Southern chan nels that numerous Federal vessels have been seen on the Georgia coast, below the Savannah Biver. They are thought to be a fleet sent to aid Sherman. A Charleston newspaper states that last week a two hundred pounder Parrot t gun burst in Battery Wagner. This batery is the one that continually shells Charleston. The Florida has been run into at Fortress Monroe by a Federal transport. The Florida was sunk. No particulars of the affair are reported. The Confederates are said to be pre paring for an attack on Newbern. The Federal garrison of the town is now but four thousand men. Generals Hancock and Pope are iu Washington. Hancock is coming home on leave of absence. Phila. Aye. Daiunc; Bukglaky. The office of the county treasurer of Huntingdon county was burglariously entered by some un known thieves on Thursday night of last week. The office is in the second story of the Court House, and court bein" in session the robbers doubtless exjx-cted to capture a large amount of money. The safe was powerfully charged with" po wder and blown open, but was found to contain but a few dollars. The treasurer, Mr. Black, informs us that he never leaves any amount of money in the safe over night, from the fact that he has always considered it unsafe. No papers were taken and the loss is not more than fifteen to twenty dollars in money and the de struction of an unsafe safe. 3- The last political conundrum How did M'Clellan receive tho news of his defeat ? With resignation. lVasIiingtoii'N Opinion or 1'aper Money. The following letter written by General Washington more than seventy years ago, on the paper or bank currency question, will be read just now" with more than or dinary interest. It should be read, studied and reflected on by every man and boy ia the land : , r Mr. Vkknon, Feb. 27, 17S7. Dkak Sue: Your favor of the oKth i, i ri. un. came uuiy iu uiou. au give an opinion on an issue ot so much impor tance as that which lias warmly agitated the two branches of your legislature, and which iiom the appeal-that is made, is likely to create, a dangerous divion, is rather a delicate matter ; but as this di versity of opinion is on a subject which has, I believe, occupied the minds of mot men, and as my sentiments thereon have been fully and decidedly expressed long lefore the assembly of Maryland or this State was convened, I do not scruple to declare that if I had a voice in your legis lature, it would have been given decidedly against a paper emission, Uon the general principle of its utility as a representative and the necessitj- of it as a medium. To assign reasons for this opinion would be as unnecessary as tedious ; the ground has been so often trod that a place hardly remains untouched ; in a word the ne cessity arising from a want of specie is represented as greater than it really is. I contend that it is by the substance, riui the shadow of a thing that we are to be benefitted. The wisdom of man, in r:iy humble opinion, cannot, at this time, de ise a plan by which the credit of p!cr money would be long, supported ; conse quently, depreciation keeps pace with quantity of emission and articles for which it is so exchanged rise in a greater ratio than the sinking value of the in air v. Wherein, then is the farmer, the planter, an 1 the artisan benefitted? The debtor may be, because as I have observed, I it gives the shadow in lieu of the stiV stance, and in proportion to his gain tit" creditor or body politic sutli r. Wheth r it le a legal tender or not, it will as has been observed very truly, leave no o-L.r alternative it nmt be that or nothing. An evil equally great is the door it im mediately opens for speculation, by whicli the lea.-t designing and perhaps mo-t val uable part oi the community are pvev.-d upon by the more knowing and craft v speculators. But coutrarj' to my inten tion ani dcchir.'ition, I am offering rea sons in support ot my opinion reason-, too, which of all others, are least pk-a.-;ng to tlie advocates for paper money. I shall therefore, o.i'y observe general ly, that so many people have suffered by former cmissi. n, that, like a burnt child who dreads the fire, no person will touch it who can possibly avoid it : the natural consequence of which will l-. that the pp.vie which remains uiiexporttd will be in.-tan:ly locked up. With great esteem and regard I am. dear sir, iVc. , G i: u::k Wasiiim.I ' ;. rxlt of tlie l'!rIij. I he Florid i has not been Seward to Brazil, but bv accident t Daw J ones s Lock ker. Sec iv!. I! Welles has received a dispatch from It :.r Admiral Porter communicating tht- inii! !5'ence that the Florida had sunk in nine fathoms of water, in consequence ; : h iving been run into by an army steam r This collision will be passed off as an ac cident ; but the w, rid will be mercdiih Mid may very likely characterize it a- a smart Yankee trick. It will bo recolk t- cd that the Florida was damaged by t similar accid'iit in the Braziilian waters where she was captured ; the Wachusen running iuo her with the intention of sinking her there and then. It is a grea". pity that the first accidental collision did not do the business, for two such accidents occurring to the same vessel, under cir cumstances so suggestive, are likely t give our country a reputation for tricki ness. The pretense of accident is two trans parent to deceive anybody ; but it is pos sible the government had no complicity in the transaction. Some bold comman der, relying on the popular feeling to bear him cut, may have taken it into his heai that he would be doing a good sen ice by simplifying the discussiou as to whether the Florida should be returned. 27.u question, at least, is disposed of ; and (it may be) without the connivance of ibc Washington authorities. The comman der of the vessel that run into her is like the squaw who had a troublesome sore on her leg for which she was puzzled " hat to do. Finally she snatched a fire-brand and applied it, saying, " AYxc I know what to do ; I must doctor for n burn!" Our Government will not now lo put to the necessity of giving up the Florida tJ go again into the hands of the rebels; and ought to respond with ready nia nanimitv to the demand of Brazil for re dress. We suppose the Government and the jeope will bear this accident with a resignation more than Christian. J For. J A soldier came home from the war last week with both his legs shot otfanJ $700 bounty in his pocket. His wife, who had taken a great dislike to the por fellow on account of his crippled con dition, stole his money and ran with it. Tho ladies must begin to leam that glory is sufficient compensation f legs.
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