THE JOURNAL
Coudersport. Pa.
Wednesday, Jan. 14, 1863
M.. W. 4oALARNEY, pb#ptt.
Gen. 13. F. Butler on Slavery.
This distinguished gentleman has been
for many years an influential member iof
%the Demlicratie party--indeed, for a !Ong'
time occupied the position of the recog
nizeipsineeratio leader in Massachusetts.
A A pc;loiling, 4pd supporting the entire
Democratiovree4,his views on the Slavery
question were, of course, of rather a pro-,
.:edaveryi stattiP.'! He was a,delcgate to the
Tliailesion - -Convention which nominated
C.ldreekinildge for President, and
supported lath against - Abraham Lincoln,
,lhe : stecessful candidate. But 'iminedi
• •ettely upon thebretiking out of tI3 3 Rebel
-ten, he took Strong ground in favor of the
Governmei3t 'and has ever since been acs- 1
y, engaged in its service. His career
Diu New Orleans is familiar to all our rea
ders, Mud we need only say in reference
to it that it.has been such as to exhibit
on. his pirt - o,4at 'sagacity titid administra
tive ability as:well as the 'most devoted
loyalty. Our only object is to call atten
tion to the following extrticAfrom his
farewell address, issued on leaving the
above named eiti. Read it, and mark his
emphatic confession of a change of views
and feeliog in regard to Slavery. Yes,
read it, Democrats, and profit by the'fact
that one :of the ablest and most influential
of yOur political persuasion was made an
Anti-Sloey man by proofs brought before
his eyes of the pernicious effects of the
•
system of human bondage „
desire to leave to your children
the inheritance you received of your fa
thers---,a stable Constitutional Governm't
—if yOu desire 'that they Should in the
future be a portion of the greatest empire
the sun ever shone upon—return to your
allegiance.
There is but one .thing that stands in
the way.
• There, is but one thing that at this hour
,stands between you and the Government,
and that - is Slavery.
The institution, cursed of God, which
has taken its last refuge here,in his prov
idence will be rooted out as the tares from
the wheat, although the Wheat be torn
iiprwith'it.
'have given much thought to this
subjeet.
l.camue among you, by teachings, by
habit of 'mind by political position, by
Feeler affinity, inclined to sustain your
deine3!ticlaws, Ulu possibility they might
be. With.snfety to to the Union.
'Mentlis of experience and of observation
havejOrced the conviction, that the eils
.tekica"drSlav6ry is-incompatible with the
t-afetv either 'olyonrelves or of the Union.
Aa the system .has gradually grown to its
Preient,buee . diniensions, it were best if
,it eikthl be 4r 4 litially removed, but it is
better, lei' better,that it should be taken
lout, at.onee . ;than that it should longer
vitiate:the social, political, and family re
latioof your Country. lam speaking
wilh - no philanthropic views as regards the
slave, but simply of the effect of Slnvery
on thelnatter. See for yourselves.
, - ; .Look around you and say whether this
Saddening, deadening influeuce,has not all
but destroyed thevery framework of your
sooiev,- ‘;
I am speaking the farewell words of one
livito has
,shown,his devotion to his coun
try, at t he : peril of his life and fortune;
who in. these words can have neither hope
nor interest, save the good of those whom
he addresses; and let me hero repeat,
with all the,-solemnity of an appeal to
Heaven.,to:b,ear, me witness, that such are
the views loiced upon me by experience.
Commtthan, to the unconditional sup
port of the Goverument. Take into your
own hands
,yeuy own institutions; remodel
them according:to the laws of nations and
of God, anethus attain that great pros
perity assured to you by geographical
position, only a portion of which was here
tofore yours:,
Dar The !Attorney General 'has just
delivered MS opinion oe, the question,
ire colored men.citizens of the United
- States 7" The facts on which it is baled
are these : 'The schooner Elizabeth and
Margaret ofl .n New Brunswick is detained
by the reveue cutter' Tiger at Perth
Amboy, N. J., beeause commanded by a
colored wan' and so by a person not.a cit
. izen of the United States. As colored
.
masters are numerous in our coasting
trade, I submit to you the question sug
gested by Capt. Martin of the Tiger; Are
colored men citizens of the United State:3,
and .therefore competent to command
Ameritan veoels 7' As some incorrect
statements have gone forth in regard to
this opinion, we- give the chief points.
The Constitution does not define the word
- Citizen,so the Attorney General examines
history and the civil law, from the- days
of Rome down, for its meaning: His
conclusion is that all free persons,vvithout
distinction. of race or color, if native born,
are eitizene. A distinction is made be
t ween the inherent rights'of citizens and
the political privileges of certain cusses.
All citizens have a right to protection, but
certain °lassies enjoy the privileges' of vo.
tin; and holding office! Hitherto, not
only the priblic,•but juriitst have often
confounded the two.. A child or'a'woman
lis a citizen, though not always privileged
to vote or hold office. The papers con
elude as follows : 'And now, upon the
whole matter, I give it as my opinion that
the freeman of color 'mentioned in your,
letter,_ if biro n. pitet.B§l4olitt,
oitizen ofjthellnited § - sUtes,4ndigotherii
• Wise'4inajified, is con?pilook.ncpo . dirig td
flip 'acts Idf Congres43,to Le s nraseer Of*
vessel engaged in the coasting trade."
Jeff. Davis' Prolamatlon.
The chief of the rebels has issued a
proclamation, which, after re:Citing . ; "vtirii
ourf enortnities - of which the Union sold=
iers, especially General Butler and those
acting under him, havebeen ct.n
eludes asifolloirs
.
And wherepsithe President of.theUni-,
ted StateS has, by publto and official, de.
elarations signified not, onlibis approval
of the alert toexcite„servile War within
the Confederacy, but his intention to give
aid and. encouragement therete,.if these
independent:States shall• refuse,
sims to a foreigo,power,aftet: slits first day
of January next,and has thus made known
that all appeal to the law of nations, the
dictates of reason and . ; the instincts of
hnmanityl would be. addresseditr vain to
our enemies;andthat theyeanbe deterred
from the commission of these crimes only,
by the terrors o . fjuat retribution:
Now, therefore, I, Jefferson Davia,Pres-'
ident of the Confederate States of Amer
ica, and acting by their authority,appeal
tog to the Divine Judge in attestation .
that their conduct is not guided by the
passion of revenge, but that they rOuej
tautly yielu, to the solemn duty of re
dreessiug, by necessary severity, crimes
of which :their citizens are the victims;
do issue this my proclamation, and by
virtue of my authority as Cornraaudtr.iu ,
Chief of the armies of the Confederate:
States, do order :
first: That, all commissioned officers"
in the command of said Benjamin F. But.'
ler be declared not entitled to be consid=
ered as soldiers engaged in honorable
warfare, but as robbers and criminals de=
serving death ; and that they, and each of
them be, whenever captured, reserved foil;
execution.
Second : That the private soldiers and
non-commissioned officers in the army of
said Butler be considered as only the in
struments used for the commission of
crime perpetrated by his orders, and not
as frde agents.; that they, therefore, be
treated, when- captor-e, as prisoners of
war, with ,kindness -and humanity, and
be sent home on the usual parole that
they will in no manner aid or serve the
United States in any capacity during the
continuance of this war, unless duly ex
changed. _
_Third ; That all negro slaves captured
in arms be at l 'tonce delivered over to the
executive authorities of the -respective
States to which they belong, to be dealt
with according to the laws of said States.
Fourth: That the like orders be exc.!,
cuted in all cases_ with respect to all com
missioned officere.of the: United States
when found serving in , company with
said slaves in insurrectlo'n against the au=
[ *thorities of the different States of this
Confederacy. . ,
In testimoey. whereof I have signe."'
these presents, amleaused the seal of the'
Confedeliite States of America to bo of
thereto, at the 'City of Richmond,
on the 23d dar of December, in:the year
of our Lord 1862. • -'•'-' ,•': •
By the President JEFF. DAVIS.
J.P. BENJAMIN, Sec. of State.
A BOLD MOVE IN. ARKANSAS.-04ii .
forces liave advanced. to the' Arkansas
River for, th,O first time, Gen. Blunt hav
ing established the 'Army of the Frontier
in Van Buren on the Arkansas, at the
western edge of the. State, on Monday,
Deo. 30. It will be remembered that al.
ways before: the rebels when beaten
have ."fled - into the fastnesses of
the Boston Mountains." Gens. Blunt
and Herron have for the first time passed
this habitual barrier. In two columns,
amounting in all to some 6,000 troops, in
light marchiu - order, with .six days'
7
cooked rations, with twelve-horse teams
to the field-pieces and the caisons left be.
hind, theie energetic commanders pushed
over. the Boston range, marched forty-two
miles wif.kout stopping,_ met three miles
south' Of the mountains, pushed forward
drovo the rebel cavalry at Drip
ping Springs after a sharp skirmish, and
instantly followed them up to Van Buren.
Here they rallied, and were routed by a
splendid charge led by Gen& Blunt and
Herron in -person. They escaped over
the liver, and there they are, Hindman
and all, discouraged and incapable of
much mischief at present. Three steam.
boats were taken, over 100 pritioners,
and a large quantity of stores, ammuni
tion, and transportation. All the people
of that region aro said to be tremendously.
frightened.
- We have much from Democratic news
papers about tho great revolution in pubs
lie sentiment which is shown by' the re
sult of the elections of the present yeai,
11 , 0 we do not remember to have sten in
any of them a statement of the aggregate
vote 'of all the States; nor can we expect
to, inaimach as that aggregate shows- ti
majority of over 60,00Cfr
tration. Had our brave soldiers been
lowed to vote,- that majority' would have
been several times repeated.
Gen. Butler is now i in,Washingtq.—:=
lie is isoov'to• hive command in one of
the most crewel) , populated slave distriota
of the South; where he wilt organize
corps of black soldiers; whose duty= it
will be to guard certain impoitio ‘ t . lines
of comth,iniCalido. • • ''
Gen.Rosecransl Victory at Mur-
„.
Thtfo evrirs,ts Gen. Rosecrans'
cud- dispatch iri;eference to the battle of
MurOeetibOro”
•
•Ontba 26th of December is - nfarchefi
froth ,Natili4ille•-in three columns''Geti.
'MeHOoklii- -- Nolinsville Pike p.inerall
Thoinaii,romAte' encampment on'Prank-
Pike,'_rind-"Gen. Crittenden on the
Main Murfreesboro Pike.-- Our left and
center with a strong resistance, such as
,the. nature of .the country , permits, the
railing 'of hilly routes, skirted' by cedar
thickets and. ,faims;_•and intersected by
small" strews., with 'rocky' btufix batiks,
formindserlaus obstiales.-__lGeri;McCook
drove Gen. Hardee's corps a 'mile and -a
half from Nolinsville, and occupied the
place. Gon...Criftendem - reached within
a Mile and a half of Lavergne. .General
Thomas reached the Wilson meet
ing with no serious opposition. •
On the'27th Gen. 'McCook drove Gen.
Hardee ,from :,Nolinsville, and pushed a'
reconnoitering division sii miles toward
whe'fouod that 'Gen.' Han k
dee had. retreafed toward Murfreesboro.
Gen. Crittenden fought and drove the en
emy before him, occupying the line.of
Stewart's Creek" and capturing some prig
'ewers, with slight loss. Gen. Thomas oc
cupied the vicinity of Nolinsville, when
he was partially surprised thrown into
confusion, and driven back.
On the 28th McCook completed his
reconnoisance I,on Hardee's movements.
Crittenden remained awaiting the result
and bringing up trains. Thomas moved
into Stewart's Creek. On the 29th Mc-
Cook moved into Wilkinson's Cross .
Roads, seven miles from Murfreesboro,
on the end of a Am, rough pike road,
through a rolling country skirted by
bluffs E covered with dense cedar: thickets
and open timber. Crittenden, pushed
the enemy rapidly, saved the lit idges, and
reached a point within three ' wiles of
Murfreesboro, his advance driving all the
outposts to within sight of the town.
Thomas's two divisions closed up to
Crittenden, and took position on'his right.
On the 30th McCook advanced on Wil
kinson's pike, havit.g to make his way
through dense- woods, meeting with a
determined resistance. He got into po
sition three miles from Murfreesboro, oc
clpying the extreme right of our line.—
The left stood fast; rho center advanced
slightly, and were engaged in cutting
through an almost: impenetrable growth
of cedar which separated them from our
right, renderipg communication with
them exceedingly difficult. The combat
and the roughness of the country had
brought forward McCook's right division
so as to face strongly to the south-east
instead of being re-faced to face the south,
with the several divisions: htompen, the
center and right and sufficiently far In
the rear to supporti and if necessary; to
extend it, the grave consequences' 'of
which were developed the next day.—
The 31st found our left crossing the Mur
freesboro pike and railroad;' etc division
in front, one forming a crochet on
Stone .River, and one in 'reserve in the
center; Negley betiveen the left and right,
and Rousseau in reserve. • ,
The plan of 'the battle was to open, on
the right, engage the enemy sufficiently
to hold him firmly: to cross the river
with otir loft, consisting of three divisions
(to oppose which-they had but two divis
ions), and the country being favorable to
an attack from that side of the town; but
the enemy attacked the whole front of
our right flank, which was partially sur
piised, and thrown into confusion and
driven back.
Gen. Sheridan's division bad repulsed
the enemy four times-and promOted the
flank of the center, which not only held
its own, but advanced until this untoward
event, which compelled me to retain the
left wing. to support the right until it
should be rallied and assume a new- pa.
sition.
On the Ist inst., the Rebels opened
by an attack on us, and were again re
pulsed. -
On the 2d inst., there was skirmishing
along the front, with threats of an attack
until about '3 o'clock in the afternoon,
when the enemy advanced, throwing a
small division across Stone's River to oc
cupy the commanding grounds there.
While reconnoitering the ground occu
pied by this division, which had no artil
lery I saw a heavy force emerging from
the woods • and advancing io line of bat
tle three lines deep. They drove our lit
division before them after a sharp contest
in which_we lost 70 or 80 killed and 375
wounded, but they were finally repulsed
by Gen. Negley's division' and the re
maing troops of the left wing of Geis Mor
ton's pioneer brigade, and fled- far over
the field and beyond their intrenchnients,
their officers rallying them with groat dif
ficulty. They lost heavily. We occu
pied the ground with our left wing Last
night. The lines were gpmpleted at 4
o'clock in the morning.
The 3d was spent in bringing up and
distributing provisions and ammunition.
The ground is very heavy.
The - following is the, loss in General
Necley's Division, at the battle of Mur
freesboro: ."
"Prom official returns it has been ascer
tained that the total loss in Gen. Negley's
Division, comprising killed, woandsd and
missing„iel,3s6...
The totalless in poi. Hambright's 77th
Regiment of Pennsylvania "Volunteers - is
300 killed,
_wounded and missing; over
half of the regiment l ie lost. Gen Rose
crane has taken occasion to compliment
the Colonel and his men personally Psi
their conapictioni and "uda"n co ing eottrige
under fire.. • -
The 78th Pennsylvania Regiment loses
22 killed, 110 'wounded, ptd-2q.missing,
The 79th PennsylvanktiY..oln,nosra,;We:
plead in'She R'eserve f iC*V-144.001Y1
losttkille4t. and-11 woundedincit 1110141
been; engaged. (Wing 11;4E004 9,11*
to I
T 71Iffe;CRe0 . #enli (Pepin. eivatry)
lost'f44altiiiikherizkilled; tv6sindeCatid ,
missing.: The Penbsylvi,aia itroeps- all
behaved 'splendidly.
The loss of the - Rebels increases' every
day. Two thousand wounded Confeder
ates were,
.sent, Mr, Lavergne from - . here
yesterday. Many more ar&left'beie, but
[I.hCY.Pn9IFot moved , thO!'wounda
re frightfuLtuid ,most of, thetit Will die t .
_Jest as I. telegraph, X learn - that - the
toWn of Liiiettne hits beeo'"accideritally
down anti Se the'Rebel' wounded
ivill have to- be sent to end
,thence .to'Lo:ttisville; for treatment.
. .
The official report of Gen: Wright to
Gen. Helieck fully confirms the !fiery of
Gen. -Carter's railroad breaking operations
• , lk •• • •• • •
in East Tennessee: Hp entirely destroyed
the 'Colon and Niratauga bridges, .with
ten,mile,s of:railroad. Five hUndred and
fifty .Rebels -were killed, wounded, and
taken prisoners., Seven hundred stand
of arms,, and :a largo amount Of . fieUr,
salt, and other Rebel stores,. were: de
stroyed. . . ' 4 •
Gov. Andrew in his'message says thit
MasSachneetts has raise'd 60,000 men for
the war.! The public debt of the State
is 65,352,000, the . designated provision
to rueet:.whiel is 0,096,000; The dis
bursements of the past year amounted
to 61,673,391. The eollentiong of reve
nue. have" been promptly made and - the
treasury presents a spectacle of prosperity
and strength usual only in peace.
Tlie `Rebels in Eastern Virginia are
hurrying off to the - Seal) all the slaves
they can catch; and,' on the. other hand
the slaves are making every effort to get
within the Union line's. It is . said.that
Islaves in Maryland are refusini , v! to work
„.
without pay, and altogether tnere would
seem to be very little reliance tq be placed
upon - the; Peculiar • institution along the
I Eastern border. . • '
Our Nashville dispatch of Thursday
says that Murfreesboro is entirely desert
ed. Our;, army and Gen. -Roseuerans's
headquarers have advanced. ten - miles
beyond that placer: The Rebel army is
reported to' bo at Tallahoma. 'Gunboats
and transports are arriving,..at
The Governor, of Minnesota saytOiat
that State has' furnished 300 met -'over
her quota,besides crushing out thegreat
est Indian uprising ever known,in the
country. ; The Governor dementia that
the Indians shall be 'removed froarthe
borders of the State.'
• 4ien. lialleck thanks Gen. Itosecrgos
and his army% He gays; The victory
was well earned, and is one of the tkost.
brilliant. ;of the war. You, ned your
brave army have won the, gratitude of
your country, and tliC admiration of the
world. •
.Gov. Robinson of 'Kentucky, in his
message just printed; violently, at.tacks
the 'tuapcipttfion Pioclaination, which
he thinks inflicts a fatal blow upon . Ke
ntucky, and unites the South in one tnex•
hausuble' bate, j •
Gov.
,Andrew has .fecived the offer of
a full cavalry battalioii from California,
to consist of four companies. The ques
tion of , acceptance is now pending before
thh War Departnient.
Tbe•flagrof-truce boat to Metamora ar
rived at FortrcssMonroe from City Point
on Thursday, bringing down COO. Union
prisoners, mostly-cavalry taken at Dum
fries. I-
A Baltimore paper says that Gen. Cor
coran has advanced on th'e,Bebals on the
Blackwatet,in force, and will give Gen.
Pryor an opportunity for.a . fight if he de
sires it.
We have disagreeable news from Gal
veston. On the Ist our hlockading force
was attacked by a number of Reiel, gun
boats, and a contest ensued which result
ed in. the defeat of our forces, the cap
ture of : the Harriet Lane and the destruc
tion of the flag-ship Westfield. We , lost
a - nutuber of valuable officers, Commander
Renshaw 'among the number.
The news , of Gen. Sherman's repulse
from Vicksburg is confirmed. Not find
ing the expected support from below, he
was forced , back to his gunboats, embarked
under their protection, and was at the
last accounts bound up the river tovnird
Napoleon-. His loss -Ls -stated to be 600
killed, 1,500 wounded,• and 1,000 miss- .
log.
. .
Through Rebel sources we are told that
the.Uaioni force at ackd near blawbern is
50,000 strong; that Gen. Foster is about
moving, his men being
. (On
,Friday), en
gaged in cooking their marching rations,
and that probably Charlestown, Wilming
ton, Goldsborough and weldon would be
simultaneously attacked..
Oh Wedoesdav nig ht - a: party of 'Union
_
cavalry and infantry from Yorktown land
ed at - White -House, captured a large
number of -wagenti nod an imals f tlestroyed
the:ldepdt•lind foiling; stock of- the rail
road, i:inrood•ti•steamer*and several sloops,
boats•and barges laden with grain,- And
sustained no loss.whatever:- •
- Richmond papers say that Bragg•ii at
Tullahoma," 32 miles from . Murfreesboro,
where ho says willatei and whip ;the
Yanheea. 'Roman= bad -advance& six
mites beyond the late - battle-field. • •'•
:-Paper
.ktills of tbe ',StateOf Alain()
forced_forc to, step olooofactuting'foethe
malt of rags.
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decline in
GOODS,
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Ladies
Readp-mAdei ) .Clothing,
HATS
and.' PAPS;
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PRO
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WOOL; Tw
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and
EN-WARE.
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it, a cell, feeling confides
We respectfulli id
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tli's wants of all On toms
ni giving better-Goods for
to their satisfhoio ,
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PUR
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Medicin
S. i , V.rnishes,
Paints 0
Dye Stuffs
Glues.
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Corks. Bottles
Sponges;
Lamp-Globes.
Vials tail
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OLD : STAND ~ON
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Pffei to 044mers and the plant
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fol. Cast; nit States ressuty,
!Intel (*Lich way are taten ntrir;)
Wheit, Corn, Oats,ti?ckveheat,
Ilidei,'l'dts f . Dee's; . Bkitte, and al :40er.kin4a-
of Skins, stink as Calf , B nS
Bens, :Venison ' and some dila:. things. titsl
GLASS.
can't be thought of,
A LARGE AND 'WELL•SELECTED
DRY GOODS,I
• had at any other
MEI
lug counties.
DEADYMADE CLOTHING
GROCERIES, ,
111111
Hats & Caps,
Hardware,
DRUGS & MEDICINES,
Palnts,:olls, and Dye Ittulibit.
Together with some of the_ best
KEROSENE OIL,.
Far superior to the Oil Creek or Ti onto Oil.
LAMP & ZAMP'FIXINGS,
Also a few mon of those Superior
CANDOR PLOWS,
,iSLEIGII:SHOES,
GLASS, SASH, PUTTY,
INK, PAPER, ENVELOPES,
And other kindsof..
STATIONAR'f.
WALL PAPER-
I . ' WINDOW CURTAINS.
Aod other articles- which ,time alone !for
bids us to meatiou, .all of -which will.;ba
Sold .as t low as . , the . WAR PRICES will
allow—for strictly
And for Oman articles we take, the ligise
est market price will be !paid. _
•' We are alsci General Agentb,toi' -
DR. D. JAYNE'S Family Medicines,
DR. AYER'S Medicines,
AND R FAA Ms,
ICENNEDY,:iS:4 - dical Dicoverg, .
And all the standard .blediciaes of ther4ay
CALL AND SEE , .
.c. S. &.E..A. JONES.
N. B. The pay fah theGoedeinetatAk ee
hand when the Goode are dellyered, ae witate
determined to Mire toi the 'motto of "rtix se
VoinGo."' 7 '
custiting thing More.. -The XidginentAna*
. isted: hie* acconntkvihialt we hare on hind
gnat he settled and elated up iniatediatili to*
we fear they will he . b.fcreased fader din tie
clin.tWg , m, I*ll]
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COUDERSPORT,
ASSORTMENT or
BOOTS & SHOES,
PROtISIONs,
Iron,
PACKET CUTLERY,
READY-PAY!!
M,
IMM
SE
ENE