II Ell . ME 1 ill VOLUME xvu.--znimpa 47 rrEnn i'OTTER JOURNAL, r 1711415111113 ar .111 r. IV • 3tl RieDenotod to the minim of Republicanism, the in lierests of Agrio 'ltem the advancement of Ifointatlon, an 4 the beat good of Potter county. :Owning no guide szeOpythat of Principle, it Will endeavor to aid In the Irofkof more.fully Freedomiling oar Country. Ilifir':6.dvertisements inserted at the following rates, except where special bargains are made, A "square. 1a Millr. a. of Brevier or of Nonpareil types : 1 , square, 1 insertion • to 60 14quare, 2or 3 insertions-- ....... 200 b subsequent insertion less than 13 • 40 Isquare, ryear 10 00 • IPI Ines. Cards, 1 year 600 Adminiatratoes or Executor's Notices....— 300 Special and Editorial Notices per line-- llffir All transient advertisements must be paid in tuivrante,and no notice will be taken of adverti-ements from a distance, unless they are accompanied by the money or satisfactory reference. war Job Work, of all kinds, executed with neatness an. despatch. USINESS NOTICES. • 'W. liairley.. H. H. Ciuxtuail. lA.t.torneys-at,..l_ , aw, - VITILLIAM.SPOItT, Penn's. Special attention n to Collection of Pensions ' Bounty and fisek.Pay. and all claims against the National and Stile Gweernmems. .now2ltf **re and A:eeepted Ancient 'York MUM 1121 BULALIA LODGE, No. 342, F. A. X. Stated Meetings on the Zi and 4th wednesnays Meech month. Ball, in the.34l Story .qt.tbo Olmsted Block. ( ID ' D.Lsaaaatt,Sec. jWIL SIIEAR., tr. 4. I t I IL A, DRAKE, B. D., TioIiSSICIAN" and SURGEON, offers his services JPII to the citizen-sof this place and vicinity and desires 4...linters's theta that he will promptly respond to all sops for professional services. Office on Main street, .over Manning's Jewelry :Store ; Residence nearly op Oat. the °Wee of the Fax & Ross' ,Estate. --11,... - - O. T. ELLISON, M. D., i ..:)HACTICING PHYSICIAN. Conde:sport, Pa., respectfully informs the citizens of the villaze and li Mity that he will promptly respond to all calla for professionAl set vices. Office on First street, first door mist of his re,l4ence. 1.74 S , t JOHN S. .V-ttilir, TTOENET AND COUNSELLOR. AT LAW. 11 Cooderdport, Vs, era! Atrend the severs! Co iris tu[eotter, Cameron and 'McKean counties. Ail busi ness entrusted to his care will receive prompt .ar.ten i.tliee on Main street, In residence. AILTIIVII G. OL:FISTED, TTORNET AND COUNSELLER AT LAW, Coudersport, Pa , will attend to all business en -a. listed to his care with pramptneis and fidelity. ()nce 5 the seee,d storey of the Olmsted Block. AISAAC BENSON, TTORNEY -AT+AW, Couderl,ort,- Pa., will '," attend to .511 br,,iness entrneted to himwitt: care .t.7t iL l promptness. Ai....ends erpurte of adjoioine coun• , Oak& oo Second screet,near the Slim:thy bridce • , • E. W. KNOX, TTOWSEY AIM COUNSEIGOIX AT LAW: ' t COl3. import, Pa., will sttend the Uourts in Pet !' t And the adjoining eonatiea. li. .1114.LEIt dMeALARNE7i, ' TTOR sr 13 T& AT LAW, HAILEOPSCIM, Pea n'a.— Agent• for the Collection of Clairnt , agair.st the n'ted Mates and state Government.,such as Pensions, Irlottnty, Arrears of ?sham -Address Box 95, Harrisburg IT I. 101.4.Ef1, J. C. 1111'•LANNET . .• "IL W. NeAILLAIiNEr, REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE AGENT.— Land Bought and Sold, Taxes paid and Titles liavestigated. `Ensures property nuainet fire in the hest ciampanies In the Country, and Persons against Acci .dents in the Travelers Insurance Company of Hart tibrd. Business transacted promytly P. A. sTEMBEIS A . co., AIERCHANTS—DeaIers in Dry .Goode Franey Goode, GrocetieiProvielon.cfriour,Feed,Pork, eprerything uatotily kept lu a good coautry store. ilea bought and sold 17 ' C. S. 'ER.CIIANT—WELI!SyI LLE_ N. Y.. Wb ol e- Far, — id fin and 'Retail Dealer in Dry Goods, Fancy am Slap eGoods.Clotbing,Ladies DressGwoda.Groceti es, rour, Feed, dtc., Retailers supplied on liberal terms C. S. E. A. JONES, MIMCRANTS--Dealers Druga.Medieines,Paints, Oh Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Goods, Groceete*, &c.. Main Street, Condfraport, Ps a E. OLMSTED., Atl Eß z . 4 r_p l teriny rz k,lcady r de s:orocery. r ,r Ort, Provisions, &c., Main street,Condempoit,Ps I Comms SMITH, 711ERCHANT—Dealer in Dry - Goods. Groceries, Provielorus, Hardware, Queensware, Cutlery, all Goals usually found in a country store. n'6l 11. J. ormsrED, ARDWATIE M!renant; and peeler in Starea, , ILL Tir and Sheet Iron Ware, Main atreet, Conder 'port, Pei'Ca. Tin and Sheet Iron Ware made to Order, 1 olgood style, on abort notice. COVDIIIEMPORT TIOTEL. D'10: GLASSMIEE, Fuer:arrest, Corner of Main • and 13._4condstreete,Coodersport,rotter Co. Pa. A Livery Stable is also kept in connection with this Motet; Ihaily,Starns to and, from the Rail . oda. • Potter Journal JobAtli AVIN6 lately added* fine new assortment of • JOB-TYPE to onr already large assortment re are now prepared to do all kinds of work, cheaply and witti tote and neatness. Orde:s solicited. Tirt . TANNED, AGENTS, $l5O PER MONTH, TO V, - sell the improved.C-mmon Sense Family Sew - lag Machlue. This Machine aill stitch, hem. fell, tuck,,, cord, braid, bind, miTher, quilt, and embroider beautifully. Price only $20.. ECU). Machine is war ranted three year's. For terms address or call on C. BOWERS k CO. ameption room , N 0.255 S. Fifth Hulas% r . ;l 1. • ! *; - 0- - MARBLE WORK , 05i 7 Monuments snd Tomb-Stones r ß.ttfe ali talttn i ta e t, f n u o r tt i : hed °l3 remna 'by : C. Brennle. C:re a rs ea po e' rl, j Ea 4l ; al on ia 'L 'C i3 r i a n tl u es e a"thof iitoo4..9o.r.w r e your orders at tbeToAt Afficr. fe6' R b oni n g DAN BAILER. - ITYNNION, BOUNTY and VAR CLAIM AOENCT :pensions procured for Soldiers of the present ar who Are Msabled by reason of wounds received ler ?Simian contracted while in the service of the United Statesßad perialons, bounty ' and arrears of pay ob-. tabled for for Or heirs of those who have died or . been killed while In service. Air letters of inquiry promptly answered. and on receipt by mall of a state ment, of the ease of cialmant,.l. will forward the ne cessary papers for their..signature. raft in Pensim cues as' fixed bylaw. Refers to Dona. Isaac Benson. A. O. Olmsted, JOhn S. Mann, and F. W. Knox, Eaq DAN:BAKER, OM= Agent, Coudersport. Pa. Jana 64 .500 Per Year We want sows eve ry wherery to sell our zwesorso bell Idactunes.- reenew kinds. Under and leper teed. Warranted live years, Above salary or Wy e comm•ssiorut paid. The osty machines sold lo Untud States for less than $lO, which are folly iteto Th ei e by Howe, Wheeler & Wilson, Grover & Eta & Bachelder. ALL otter cheap ma loiriagetnentS Ind - the 'seller or user-are liable to arrest, line. and imprizOnment. Circulars 2es- "I/nth oT call upon Shaw & Clark. Blade "' 2 " 41 2e, 1555. lowly. .. , • , , , . - e v . 1,i_711„( . H 0-1;6 •.. ~, f . , 1 , _ • . 14. h,,, " .(i. r 4.. I , - , ........ 1 i i pal I , ft • I I 1 ~ • , s i , •, • " CORN sous. • EY . Z. G. WHITTIER. a Heap big the tarmers's rntry board I Heap high thagolden Corn No richer gift has Aetna* poared ' From oat her lavish horn 1 Let other ands exulting, Aean The apple from" the pine, The orange frhm its glossy ; green, The cluster Tom the vine. i• "i We better love the hearty gift Our ruggedi vales best4v, To us when the storms shall drift Oar harvest fields withi snow. , Proprietor. Through vales of grass, aisd meads of flowers, Our p/ows thiir furrottis made, Whilel on the hills the suit and showers Of 4hangefal•April plaked. dropped We lopped the seed o'e4 hill and plain, Beneath the sari of May, And frightened from ourisprouting grain The robbet crows away. ; . All through the long bright days of June, Its leaves grew bright and fair, , Ani waved in hot midsummer noon,. Its soft and yellow hair._ Ani now with Aniumns moonlit eves Its harvest time has come, We pluck away its frosted leaves And bear its treasures home: . There, richer than the fabled gifts Apollo showered of old, I; • Fair hands the broken grain shall sift, And knead its raelid of gold. • Let vapid idlers 101 l in silk, 'Around the costly board; Give us the boWl of samp and milk, ' Lty homespun beauty poured: Then shame% on all the proud and vain, Whose fofly laughs to scorn The blessings of our hardy gr.tin, Our wealth of golden corn. Let earth withhold her goodly root,. Let mildew blight the rye, Give to the worm the orcnard's fruit, The wheat fields to the fly: But let the good old crop adorn The bill our fathers trod; Still let us fcr His g,oidep corn Send up our thanks to God. • GENERAL JOHN W. GEARY. - John WLGeer3 was born in We.stmore land county,f Pa , and although now, only forty-six year of age, has already won a Loting fame 'by his adherence to the - cause of right and duty, in the different; parts oi l our country in which he has been placed,' in civil, military, judicial and executive positions. Having lost his father very early in lifebe was thrown upon his owniesOurces and not only supported himself,' bit be came the only stay of his widowed mother by teaching a village eChool duritlg which time he also by persevering induitry and commendable economy, acquired means to procure a c/assical education, which be completed at Jefferson College, Cannons burg, Pa , Creating life-letig friends among professors and classmates, by the earlyiexhibition of (those same sterling qualities that have since endeared him to so many others in social and in pubiic life Having fiddled his collegiate education he 'assumed the profession of a civil engi neer, in the practice of which he went to Kentucky, partly in the employ of the Commonwealth, and partly in that'Of the Green River Railroad Company ;, and was engaged in the survey of several very im- portant branches of the public [improve menu; of that State: 'After an. experience with the Engineer'Corns lin many of the States, Le successfilly filled all the vari•l ous offices from a clerkship to the super intendence of the Allegheny[ Portage Railroad, and during several years dis 7 charged the duties of his responsible po sition with complete satisfaction. 4 At a very early date, actuated by' his mathematical abilitimi, he exhibited a fondness for militaly tactics, and labored strenuonsly by tbe outlay of time and means to perfect our !volunteer system. From a private in the ranks, be rose rap idly through all - the grades to that of Brigadier General,to which he was elected by the brigade comprising Cambria and Somerset counties:; When When the wrr with 'Mexico was declared he was amone the. l first who responded to the oil' for vol./ to rs,a:nl was accepted, along with the, "American Highlanders," of Cambria county, which splendid cora.' pany he then commanded. They were in corporated in the 'Second Pennsylvania Regiment, of which upon its organiiation he was almost unanimously elected Lien tenant COlonel. His regiment joined,:tbe,army of Gen, Scott at - Vera Cruir, and served in the id ; yam under the cOmmand,and on the line of opeiations, that 4 great chieftain through his brilliant ca' in Mexico. Geary was attached to Gen. Quitman's division, and distinguished himself in ``the battles iof "La lioYa,l "Chapultepec," I"Garita de Beleii'P and the "City of Hex ' ico." Upon arriving the capital, :his colonel; having died, Ilia was elected Colo ' oil by : a vote of more than two.thirds of command.the This cnmpliment was not the result of mere frie6dship or - political prefere6ce.l l It was the reward for his own &id conduct from the bands of the gallant! iol;diers the op6ntaneoua and --- - - r Dab°lea to fide itivipia's of 'hie bekochey, 4ria Ma Vstl.ekiiismtiori of Yot.ql4, LifeP Ii ke qqb ffets. COITDERSF'ORT, POTTER COUNTY, PA., TOESDAY. MARCH 20, 1866. grateful gift, of associates in arms—the brave men 'who had fought by his side, shared his privations, suffering and dan gers; and who witnessed and knew best how to appreciate his merits. . The war having closed, Col. Geary re turned with the remnant of his command to his native state,and the people of Pitts burg will long remember the enthusiastic welcome he, received upon his arrival among thein. Hon. William Wilkins, in a public speech, complimented the ser vicee of the g allant , weather-beaten and war-worn troops, and the excitement of the universal jubilee ran to the highest pitch, On the 32d of Jlnuary,lB49, in return for his services in Mexico,Fresident Polk , . appointed Col. Geary postmaster at San Francisco, which in consequence of the then recent discovery of Gold in Califor ' pia, bad become a port 'of considerable importance. He was alp empowered to create post offices, appoint postmasters, establish mail routes, and make contracts for parrying the mails throughout Cali forqia. He was thus placed in the way' of his subsequent and almost unparalehed , success and popularity arnong,the hetero geneous population of the Eureka State. On the Ist of Augast,lB49,the munic pal election of San Fracit took place,and although ten di ff erent tic ets were framed for the various minor offices,his name ap peared at the head of them all. and he re ceived every vote cast that day for the office of First Alcade, j t being at that 1 time the mostimportant responsible and difficult office in the Ste e of California. ' it required admioistrati , ve and executive abilities of the rarest quality.) The pop ulation numbered 20,009, almost entirely , I adult, males, drawn together from , every section of the world,and possessed of every imaginable variety of character. - i To effect anything like a proper organ ization of the , city arid establish and ordi nary police force,from the chaotic material and rebellions spirit that then existed,was of itself an herculean task but added to, this the duties of Alcalde embraced those of every one of the customary offices of a city and county jurisdiction. He was a Mayor,Sheriff, Marshal,Probate Recorder, Register of Deeds, and even Notary Pub-; lie and Coroner. He daily held an ordi nary police or mayor's court; an *tilde's ' court for the minor cases and general ex ecutive matters of the , city; a court ofi first instance with universal, civil and criminal jurisdiction; and a court of ad..' miraity fur maritime cases. In a word he Was the curator of the pablio, doing every ;thing that was td be done, even to the 'holding of inquests and taking . aeknowl• 'eguient c.f deeds.l And so well did be :perform all these varied arduous, compli cated and difficult duties, that at the ex: piration of his first term he was reelected i 'by an almost unanimous vete, the city in I the meantime having Flare than doubled its population. During the time of holding ! the office of alcalde ' Col. Geary tried, as Judge, over twentjtfive hundred civil and criminal cases, and &gm his decision not ' over a dozen appeals Were made, and not one decision was ever' reversed. - Under the old Mexican laws, Alcaldes had power to grant away the public lands at twelve dollars for "fifty yarn lots" '(26 1 yards square.) All American Alcaldes, previous to Geary's time; had. availed themselves of this privilege,and disposed 1 of an immense amount of valuable prop- I erty at these i mere nominal rates. A res olution, after his election, was debated by the Ayuntaimeto (Council) directing the Alcaldc to make each grants at the legal rates General Geary assured them that rather than make such grants he would relinquish I his office, because the sudden and an - expected rise of the value of the land would enable the Alcalde, if he were so dispOsed, to enrich hiself and friends to the public detriment. At the rates named the landshelongiog to the city were worth only. 835,000. A small portion of these lands were then sold at public auction,and brought half a million i ot dollars 1 This sum was placed in the city treasury. The tracts remaining unsold were proportion ally worth several m i llion of dollars ! Thus was this immense sum saved to the city., . On May Ist, - -185(11, the first city chart i ur was adopted,, and 1 General Geary i was elected Mayor under its provisions by' a large and flattering vote. The manner in which he discharged the duties of this position can best be understood from his , inaugural addreis to the city couticils,and numerous subsequent messages, all of , which are on fde,and have been published' las well as from the fact, that at the ex piration of his term of office a petition, numerously signed bythe - most prominent citizens, without distinction to party, was presented, requesting him to bell candi date for re-election, which he declined. The Legislature, however,; having cre ated a "Board of Commissioners of the funded debt of San Francisco," Col.oeary was appointed a member, and upon the organization of that body was elected its President., Here, too, by his "-financial knowledge and nowieele and ad- vice, he rendered_valuable service to the city. Bisides all this,during his residence in San Friincisco,he was Chairman of the Board of Health, and assisted in the or ganization" of Masonic and Odd Feflaws Lodges, and was in fact instrumental, in establishing comfortable hospitals for the sick, and 'seas connected with every be nevolent and charitable institution of the place. He signalized himself by hie cour age and intrepidity in arrestinr , the.pro-., gress of the great fires,and by th e prompt- I ness with which he answered the' call of the authorities of that city, rendered efficient aid in suppressing the squatter riots at Sacramento. In the year 1849,when Cpl. Geary was a resident' of California, a convention was, formed toframe a State Constitution, and some of our reader still remember the in tense anxiety and excitement which pre vailed thOughout the country regarding the result of its proceedings. The pro slavery Democrats of that time were de termined 'that ,California should only - be I admitted into the Union as 'a slave State, l and for the sole purpose of exerting their I influence in that behalf, many removed from the Southern States to that distant region. The plan was well conceived, and intended at all hazards to be accom plished, to insert the slavery clause into the Constitution, and forward it with hot haste to Washington for adoption without presenting it to the people for ratification. Col. Geary was thoroughly acquaintea with the programme, and resolved that the proposed measures should not be ef fected. He accordingly took strong grounds against them, and used all his influence, which was then equal;at least to that of any man in the territory, first to have omitted the clause legalizing sla very, and secondly to prevent the Con stitution,when adopted by the Convention from being sent to Congress until after it should be submitted to a vote of the peo ple and bad received their appro*al. No man could have labored more earnestlyl and successfully than- he did to effect these two abjects, both of stitich, after a most terrible struggle, were accomplished and California was received,free from the stain of Slavery,into the Union of Slates. It is not too much to say that hid it not been for the active part taken by Colonel Geary against the pro-slavery party then in California, this result might. net have been accomplished. Private affairs of great importance re quired his presence in Pennsylvania, Coll. Geary left San Francisco in February, 1852, and repaired to , his farm in West moreland county,where he remained until i again called into active public life,through his appointment, by President Pierce, as Governor of Kansas Territory, which appointment, without the usual reference i to a committee,was confirmed by a unani-1 mons vote of the Senate He received notice of his appointment in July, 1856, and having delayed only long enough to receive his instructions and make the necessary arrangements,he proceeded to Sansas,reaching Fort Leav enworth on the 9tb of September following. No pen can adequately describe the terrible, condition of the territory at the time of his arrival. The scenes he had witnessed in California were being re-en acted, with horrors greatly intensified.— Civil war was raging with more the fiend ish ferocity; and all on , acount of ela very. Men were flocking from all parts of thg South, of desperate character, with passions inflamed to the highest pitch,and with the express and avowed purpose of making Kansas a 'Wave State by any means, however/airier foul! And these again were resisted by actual settlers and new comers from the free States, equally as determined,though not to brutal and fe rocious. . The fiercest passions of huniin nature, with all their dreadful conse quences,were visible on every hand. The smoke of burning buildings blackened the air; fields of grain Were laid waste and desolate; women and children were driven starving and naked from their homes to perish on the desolate prairies; and the dead bodies of murdered men were strewn along the wayside. Chaos reigned in preme—pacdernonium had poured forth its demons—and crime, in lilt its most hideous forms, ran rampant through ttie land. Such was the gloomy prospect that pre sented itself to the new Governor. A man of less nerve would have looked upon it with amazement, and with dismay fled from the scene, as did two of his prede cusors, and many others. But Governor Geary was not the man to he easily intim idated. 11le had passed already through many a fiery ordeal. He took in at a glance the entire situation. .'''rotn this dismal chaos; from this hell of discord ; from all this terrific and Confused mass of conflicting passions, he was expected to produce Order, peace and, harmony. He faltered not, however, but buckled on his armor, and 14 good earnest applied him self to the difficult task. And so earnestly and effectually did he &Vete himself to the work, that as early as Beptember 30th he was enabled truthfully to write to the __ i -Secretar •of State, saying : "Peace now ieigns i; Kan s as, Confidence is grad :tally being restoreel. Settlers are retu rn ing to their claims. !Citizens are resuming their Ordinary pursuits, and a genera/ gladness Prevades the community." He had arrested criminals, driven brigands from the roads, disarmed and disbanded invadii3g armies, and insured protection to all peaceable citizens I But this state of tranquility,thus effected, was precisely the reverse of what the pro slavery party in Kansas and the adminis tration at Washington !desired. Governor Geary's Mlle, instead of receiving their approval met their deci;ded condemnation It was' intended 1 that ithe agitation and excitement should crtntinue until the Free State men 'were either aunihilated or dr/rot/rem the .7 i 4rritory, and the pro-slavery party, could'have e'vreything in their own hands. He ce the Governor's rrporte to Nyashingto ; were coldly re ceived, and, if answer fl at all, as coldly answered. There was no mistaking the tenor anti spirit of their communications In the meantime the leading ruffians were becoming more and - more embadened by the encouragement they, received from the seat of the. General Government. At • the Lecompton post office, the Governor's letters and papers,both private and official were opened and the contents scrutinized The few troops that bad been left to guard his person and official documents, were gradually removed by order of Jeff. Davis, then Secretary of War. Pro-slavery murderers whnin he had caused to be arrested, were 'liberated by order of Chief Justice Lecompte, and -public meetings were held in which he 'was denounced as an Abolitionist for refusing to give his sanction and 'assistance to the vile plots to force the institution of slavery upon an unwilling people. One villain, actuated and aided by others less bold, was 'foiled in an attempt to assassinate him on his departure from the Legislative Hall; and almost in sight of the members there as sembled. ' I To ,crown all, the pro-slavery men of all parties, the great majority, however, being old line Whigs, mostly from the South, met together in convention at Lecompton, and organized the "National Democratic Party." There was much discussion in regard to the adoption of this name, the leading me? of the convention declarine that they could not swallow the' word "Democrat," having been life-long "Whigs." But this objection was "over ruled, by the argument that the nano would not change positior s ' while it would assure them the supportiof , "the Wash fington Democracy." The platform of the "National Democratic Party," thus adopted, is clearly expressed in the fol lowing unanimous resolu ion of its Leg islature : 1 "WHEREASi We believe that on the sums of our party deptnds the perpe tuity of the Union; therefore, "Be it resolved, By th`e Honse of. Rep- 1 i • resentatives, the Council cioncurrieg there ! in, that it is the duty of the praslavery I party, the Union loving! men of Kansas Territory, to:know but oue issue, slavery. and that any party tnalridg or attempting to make any other, is, and should be held, , as an ally of abolition and disunion." In carryinii out this doctrine, all the , Free State Democrats were excluded , from membership with the "National Democratic party," not one of them being received into fellowship o allowed to take . , part in its tproceeduegs. This platfotm was indorsed by the Democrats at Wash ington at th6t time, and wa,s . subsequently I adopted and carried out by the President to the full measure of perfection. So far , as he' had the power he oletracised all Free State Democrats, no miter bow long or how faithfully they had Served the. party. The "National , Democratic Party" , ! being thus organized, the next >movement was to commit GovernoriGeary to its pol icy. Accordingly, the Chairman of its Central Cointnittee called upon the Gov ernor, with the assurance that' if he would I connect himself with the party he should i be one of the two United States.Senatorst aeon to be chosen; The Chairman urged 1 the matter with such determined perti• teach.) , that Governor Geary -ordered him Out, of his office, and declared that if he should dare again approach him with so vile an offer he would toss him through the window., I Soon after these proceedings a Coned. tntion, known as the "Lecompton Consti tution," was received in Kansas by the "NatiOnal Democratic Party," i direct from Washington, whereat had been carefully prepared;; , and agreeably to the directions accompanying it, au! attempt Was made to have it adopted by an improvised conven tion and' returned , to Washington in-the shortest 'po;ssible time, regardless of the known wishes of the people-1 An act of the Legislature .to this effect was imme diately passed, which was vetoed by Gov ernor Geary,l for several reasons, tile most ~prominent or which were, tbat no ) rovis, ion was made for suimpitting !the Consti tution to the people for ratification, and that ho was; Milked that a largo majority' TEIMS.--$1.50 PER ANNUM. (of the actual residents Of the terAttcy Iwere decidedly and'streingly opposed =w the institution of slavery, which the'edri stitution was intended to force upon thein. s This having occurred afte! the election of Buchanan, but before his 'Bengt:retitle, Governor Geary addressed him letters, stating the true condition of affairs ;'but received no reply. He did, hoverer, receive positive evideace, from other sources, that the newly elected President 'had abandoned the true Democratip prlti ciplee and adopted the platform of- the "2%rational Democracy!! Heade, GOV ernor Geary resolved at once rot to hold an office under his adtninistration, and on the day he was installed in the Presi dential chair, wrote and forwarded his resignation as Governor of Kansas. On the 10th of March, 1857, he left the ter ritory, and again returned to the quietude of Titivate life. Had Governor Geary been sustained in his honest and manly course in Kansas, by the administration at Washington, there is reason to . believe 'the destructive war through which' we [ have just passed, and was then foreshad owed, and even threatened, might never ' have occurred, and the hundreds of thou.. .=ands of brave soldiers who now sleep the sleep of death, would be living to blei4 with their presence the homes Made au sadly desolate. ; ' • i' Although GovernOr Geary thus refused all connection or fellowship with <the "National Democratic Party," he persisted in adhering to the doctrine he advocate d in California sixteen; years agO, and still more recently in Kabsas, .that the insti tution of slavery should not be foice4 upon an until:ins, people, and never hen itated to express hisliisapprobation of the institution in all its forms, and sentiments'; which have since formed the basis of the Union 'Republican I •platform. Hende, after his return from Kansas be ases4i. ated himself with thdparty that sustained . . Stephen A. Dougle. which was greaVy instrumental .I'i breaking up the pre-sla very fact. ; .on, and effecting the electien cof A.trcalaam . Lincoln to the Ptesidency,l a result which be foresaw and was destroos - of having accomplitied. . •i ` • . • i No sooner was t h e result of that elec. tion.known, than plans ivere being aclopt!ed by the "National •Deniocracy" to fulfill their oft reiterated threat to destroy the Union. Consequenily, when after the inang,nration of Mr. Lincoln. a war agai4st rebellion became snevitable, Governor' Geary was again ariong the first to offer his military service* to the Govern mept. He raised and equipped, at his own ex pense, the Twenty-eighth regiment !of' Pennsylvania velunteers, of which, he'' took the command. , With thiseplendid regiment, numbering over sixteen haii. died uteri, he entered the 'field in Judi-, 1861, and continued . i n active service during the entire four years of the war, with the exception of twenty eight i days,- and when he vas incapacitated for duty by wounds received in battle.' , For meritorious deeds he was promoted to tne rank of Brigadier General on the , 25th of April, 1862, and Breyeted Major General January 12th, 1865, "for the fitness to command and pretmptness to • execute." ~ - From reports filed in the office of the Secretary of War, it appears that during his Perm of service General Geary was engaged in over fifty hotly contestedbat des and important skirmtsfieti, bides many others of lesser note. Among these engagemeUts may be especielly named that of "Bolivar Efeig,hli," "Cedar - Mountain," the.three days' fight at Clan ' eellomville; the struggle at Gettysbur g , , which also lasted three days, had resulted - in driving back 'the enemy from the soil' .of Penneylitaoia, "Wanhatchie," ',Leek out Mountain," "Mission Ridge," "Rierss: gold," "Triano," "Mill Creek-and Snake Creek Gaps," "Resaea," ( ~ tcro days);H "New Hope Church" (seven days), "Muddy Creek," "Nose's Creek," "Kolb's Farm," "Keeesaw," "Pine Hill," "Mari. etta," "Peach Tree Creek," siege . and '- capture of Atlanta (twenty days),_. siege of Savannah (ten' days), which was cap• tared by. his division ten hours before alp o;h3r troops reached that city; as 'war also Foit Jackson, both of which reae3s were..- surrendered in person to General Ge. tp In this capture three hundred and fifty prisoners,one hundred and fourteen-pieces [ of artillery, thirty-eight thousand five' hundred bales of cotton and five oceela :- steamers, with ap immense variety of ammunition and other stores, fell into the hands of the victors. _ , Upon the capture of Savannah General Geary was appointed by Major General Sherman its Mainly Governor, shies! position he filled with signal credit to: himself until he I ;eas relieved, that het might accompany he triumphant army of Sherman in its further march through; the Carolinas. Tri the haute of Bolivar? Heights he received a severe wound lei the right knee, arid at Cedar 3lntintainl he was slightly wducided in tbeleft ankleyi and seriously through_ the elbow joint ot the left arm. He was also struck in thol right breast and severely injured by tnek: [See next page.] EN MEI ED E ~ : - - ME
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