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HARV EY SU'KLEK, Editor.
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TUN KHAN NOCK, PA
Wednesday, NOT. 16, 1864.
AbuUt Our skives
Many of our friends supposing we were
completely taken in hy the late draft, ex
pros much suiprre at meeting us, "in the
laud of the living." We fee', called upon to
axplain.
As we were commanded, we appeared bo
fore the board of examination, in all our "na
krd loveliness alter a m.st searching x
animation bv the grave doctors there assein
bled we were pronounced sound" in body.
We believe . ourselves Sound, mentally and
poiiticaUy ; ami though <t rniy smack a little
of egotism we n >.v deciaru "to ail wlio.n it
may concern," that we potsesa two of the
Important attiibuvs of a perfect man; A
sound mind in as- unj body. This being
the case, we thought it would be wrong to
prostitute either mind or body to c*rrv
ing on a war fir any le*s noble ofj'-ct than
the restoration of the Uni m. Il is said that
the rebds are about to put their slaves into
the army, with a promise of freedom in the
event of success. The war on their part,
therefore, has become a war for freedom
T\ e cannot, conscientiously, lake up arms
•gain*t a pe<-pie struggling for the ineSuma
ble boon of freedom! Wc were influenced
also by other considerations. As Hie back
bone oT the rebellion has b.-en so frequently
broken within the past four years, we con
cluded it must certainly give up the ghost,
(nigger*) before we could artive on tho spot
to aid in closing the i-yes of the concern. If
"Dot, at least we concluded, it would be giving
it last dy ing kick. These kick* are some
times danger, us. L p,wards of a hundred and
fifty thousand *UI eart men, in Gram's &r
my aloiw, have been, hy it, kicked into
aha! low grav-s, during the pai Summer,
Ws have no de.-ire to test Ihe kio.ing p .were
of a rebellion with a broken backbone. We
giro it up. Be*ide, when we "shuffle oft'
ti.n rn irta! cil, we desire above ail things
to have a decent burial.
Thire are other reasons by which wc were
influenced. The woman that spanks our
babies, was not willing that thy ehouid be
made orphans j nor was she willing heiself,
to embark on ihe uncertainties of widowhood
She might have difficulty in getting the pen
sion. As to getting a "sound man" fur her
second spou*.-, that would be out of the
question. Her choice would be cor fined to
fill swarm of abolition "Imbeciles," ivlnch
the draits, in mercy have, spired to drug out
a miserable ex sterce, as "11-'iiie Guard-!."
To such a union she near coul 1 consent.
For these, and other e .gent reasons, we
concluded to decline Abe's very pre*-ing in
vitation to go into the "per.." We know not
what fate may await us in the unseen future.
Perhaps, like a fly, who has once escaped the
meshes of the decep'ive w.-h, we may yet be
drawn into it, nnd be made food f..r tho hi
abolition sphler at Washington. For the
prcent at least we have pui off the evil day.
We found a patriot (■ f the Billy But'on
etript ) who fell it hi* duty to go "to the
wars," for a year—provided he could get
rations, clothing, pay, and six hundred doU
lars. We f< >uud a man who v*.# ra-h e- oug!.
to lend ua the money. We gave it to the
pat riot and 6ent hmi on his wav rijoicing
We now suppose we are fich'it g. by prxv
unless, perchance, we. by pr.-xv, may have
contracted some ol the diseases incident to
camp life—in which case we have ihe d.at
ra—<4" s; mething else, by proxy. A real
convenient.arrangement, i.*n't it ?
This, then explains - ur present situation.
We are herein propria pe.sonohard at work;
Strong, stalwart, and iwmd as ever Though
p.jorer than J.b'a tui key—(we are not in
formed that thai bird owed any borrowed
greenbacks) we arc happy as a claui at hign
tide.
In conclusion we will *av to our mbscir
beis that in order to ei sl le is to corn mile
the publication of the Democrat, wt MIST
tave M- NCT.
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A Word of Advice to Democrats.
In peaceful tunes, after an important elec
tion, parties have been wont to su-pend
their activity, and allow the bitterness
of partizan feeling to subside. Had any par
ty triumphed in the recent con'est but a
•actional one, one nursed into existence by
bate, and whose recent triumph was a tri
umph of hate, perhap* this nitgh'. have been
so now. But m view of the history of the
psst four year*, and of the le*s<iis that the
•vent" of that period have taught, we feel
constrained to adiiion'oh Democrats to pre
serve their l<>cal organizations where thev
bare them, and to orgauiz- clubs where they
have hitherto neglected to do so—,{Unceas
4rg vigilance is the price of liberty,"
Our opponents have been secretly at work,
in Sumner and W-nter, in Spring and Fill, !
organ nit g thew gec/et oalk bound Luagurg
and operating them while Dtin-era's have!
slumbered. These conspiracies have COll
tiolled tho recent elections throughout the
North, in tho interest of shoddv, shoulder- !
straps, Cortracti rs and G vernnient Plun j
dervra. The means and influences employed
by them will turuiah the subj-ct of auothei
article, a subject that shall receive ample at. i
tent ion in due time. But while these intiu
are at work, while these oath-bound !
conspirators continue their machinations, ,
every Democrat who valuea his liberty and j
his coa*tiiuiiuim! rights, who ailii adheres [
to the Union and the principles of the Fa* \
there, must be vigilant and active.
In moat ot the Slates by aniall maj ■ritit a J
the Lincoln ticket was the winning one.— j
This relieves the Democratic party of all re- !
sponsihility fr the policy to he adopted or
continued by the administration. The latter i
now has absolute power in its own hands to
pursue its own plans, both in Congress and
the Executive brancn of the government
This responsibility is a feaiful one. Never,
111 the hist ry of this government, has any
preceding administration ben entrusted with
a tithe of the power uow possessed by the
present one.
In such a condition of things an opposition
parry i more absolutely indispensable to
the safety of the country than ever before.
0"e Sole responsibility attaches to it—that
of guaiding with careful scrutiny against
abuse of pnwr—that "f wa'ching with sleep
less vigilance tlit manner of its exercise.
To tiiia end the Democratic party owes it
to itself and to the country to perfect and
continue its local organizations everywhere.
It propose* no mere factious opp .sitions to
■ the party m power. But it will vindicate
the rights of t<e pe iple ; Mid, standing
steadfastly by the principles of the Father*,
ami the constitutional Union coinm ited by
then* to the peoples gnardtausiitp, defend
them witti its latest breath.
The Result of the Late Election,
With a feeling of sorrow lhat we have no
jKiwrr to express, we announced in our last
I issue the reelection of Ma. LINCOLN.
\\ e need hardly say th*t we liad no inte
rest in the contest, except such as we shared
I wnh all other citizens who depend upon their
industry for the means of supporting them
I selves and their fit (it 111 -a. All such citizens
um*t share with us the burthens and the ev
ils lhat are to follow thi* second triumph of a
sectional party in this land. Another class,
(uiif'-rtuuaiely a Urge uncj are placed by the
peculiar financial policy of the administration
comparatively beyond the reach ot those bur
then* and evils, and in circumstances enab
ling them steadily and *urely to absorb the
wealth and power of the country ! and there
by hold the " Coin in n people" in the saum
aliunde occupied by the m**-, >f ,t )e British
people with referv„e to the British anstoc
' raCV'. Under '.tie pretext of emancipation.and
, m ll.e name of Equality, a revolution has
been already efl-cted in the institutions o'
! this'J. untry that henceforth marks a btoad
ana sill increasing distinction bet when these
1 iwo classes of our people.
Our sorrow has in it no taint of partizan
s'lip. We reck littUof mere party triumphs
| in this hour of the nations calamity
Our opponents will, doubtless, celebrate their
triumph with umre insulting exhibitions of
: pariizan rancor than ever before. For all
this we care tot. To hel il at, a* a party,
i we have been maligned, misrepresented, iu
! suited, sud Heft-ated by false pretence* ot
exclusive Union sentiment, and upon a false
issue, is hard, c rtauilv. But De nocrais
have been dt-ciplined during the past four
years in a severe school. What extent of
contumely such discipline may have taught
litem to hear, doubtless abundant opportuni
ties will be aif >rded iheni of s'i>wing. Bit
unrie. the fro rn .f the apalluig dangers that
now threaten the people and the institutions
of our detracted Country, we cue little
for such exhibitions of partizan malignity,
Horace Giet ley argue I ived and truly the
p >wci ot the rn.si.lent to avail hitn*elf of
tie tieu.i ndou* influences which a condition
of civil, war ill the Country places at his dis
posal tore-elect luuistlf and by revolution
ize g ttie government, seat hiiti*elf fi nrle
and pern.alien'ly ui power. Greeley's argu
i ineni i* abundantly verified bv tlie result of
toe recent CorgtS', and tb* means cmployeu
to achieve that result. But the end is not
yet. T\ heiher the next step shall be a dis
11 .ion peace— (to which Greeley in hts re
cent Hartford speech, gave his express con
sent.) or a war prolong -d indefinitely by etu
aiic-piio.i a< a condition precedent to its er
initiation, until national bankruptcy shall be
come at once the las' hope of a despairing
|e.,p e, and the pre'vxt for revolution on pari
of the administration, it is impossible for the
uninitiated to say. But ft. in any point of
view, the prospect is a one for
the country.
EXPLANATORY.
We feel -.all ed upon to explain tho appear
ance in our lajs'r to day of the aitver'isement
headed "U. S. Internal revenue." As this is
the first time anv thing of the kind has ev
er appeared, we wish to prevent any suspi
cion tn the minds of our readers, that we
have gone over to the enemy, and are re
ceiving these little tit Vits of Government
manna a* the reward of our treachery. The
advertisement is put in at the r. qu *t of Mr.
White, the f >r. man of the, now, almost de
func- Republican. That sheet . last week
gave what seemed to be, a 'ast dying peep of
exhulta ion over the re election of the ' w'd
OW maker" in a little sheet about 7 bv 9.__
It now seem* to he 'in a tra ice,'and probably
nothing Will be seen of it in put.lie for some
t.me. The c cession for it 6 weekly batch of
lies having passed, the thinggha* 'Most its oc
cupatioti."
The advertisement in question is only in- '
tended to be read by Bepubhcans—While !
democrats of the conn ty, probably hsve to
pay the greater share of these taxes, the U.
S' Assessors and Col lec tars have never con
sidered that it was of enough consequence
to them to advertise the day of appeal or the
time of payment in a piper which dem-icrats
read In short they seitn to have no rights
which these high officials are bound to re
spect.
Tl.ey advertise their annual or semi annua) ;
triumphal tours through our County, for the ]
arranges nt and collection of taxes ia the j
Republican ptper. Few, if any Deuiocra'* j
either take or read that ahet. Ten per ceat I
is added to the tax it not paid on the occa
sion of the visit of the collector *f which
the tax payer has no notice! This extra
per centago imposed as a penalty on the atu
p tc c< fjtrhtsda makes a nice little fee for
the Deputy collector. How very nicely every
thing w..rks for the good ot those who serve
their m sater at the White Huue ?
—
£*3T" -Speaking of the result of tho late
election the Jrjf'emmian says:
At present writing it is impossible to give
the result of the election on Tuesday last. It
is probable, however, that the great confica
tor of civil and political rights Ims succeeded
by extraordinary Iraud and corruption, in re
electing himself. llis partizans claim to have
carried every State, though it is now certain
that Kentucky. Delaware and New Jersey
have cast a majority ot their votea for Mc-
OU-llnn. The Estern States, that have fat
tened and become rich upon slave labor,stood
uiautully by their fir*t love —" the sweet
scented nigger."
We have but few remarks to make at pre
sent. In the event which seeius highly pro
bable tho re election of Lincoln—there will
be j^reat rejoicing—
In the devil's osnciuaries, among those who
believe that Heaven >* painted black.
Auiong thoae who want more blood and
slaughter,
Among those who want more drafts,
Among th ite who want more taxes.
Among those who want the country invoi
i volved in mure debt, and
Among those who desire to see devests
tion, starvation and beggary re'gn triumph
ant,
For all these have been endoreed by the
vote on Tuesday last. It is not neoassary to
prove fraud in opposition to the verdict as
| recorded for, if bad men perpetrated, good
j inen were powerless to prevent the mischief
and we are boua I to submit.
But there will be sorrow among those who
l"V their country, and who won! 1 glory in
(tic fame and greatness of the American re*
public.
And there it mousing among thinking
Republicans, who, t party prejuuice,
cast ballots lor Ale Lincoln, against
their belter judgment. They are, EVE* NOW,
shaking and quaking for the consequences.—
We know this, or words and actions are
! lalse.
One of the immediate effects of the elec
tion, i* the rise in gold, of from ten to twelve
per cent, and also a rise of three or four cet*a
a pound ttt the prcu of sugar,
The Next Congress
j Tlio next Congress of the United States
; will probably stand as follow* ;
THE SENATE.
I Abolition 38
j Democrat 14
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Abolition maj ntv 24
THE POLITICAL Co.MPLEXI" N OF THE NEW
H I'NE.
Suites Lincoln Opposition
' Cal'tornia 2 1
Delaware. 1
■ Illinois 9 5
Indiana 8 3
| luwa 6
; Kansas 1
I Maine 5
| Mar) land 4 1
| Massachusetts 10
i Michigan 4 2
' Minnesota 2
I Missouri 5 4
! N. vada 1
j New Jerey 2 3
(Nt-wYork 19 12
jOhio 16 3
i Oregon I
Pennsylvania 15 ®
Vermont 3
Virginia 3
Wiseonsin . .5 1
West Virginia. .. .2 —_
Total iu 20 State* 121 47
STATES YET TO ELECT.
j Niw Hampshire... 3
i Connecticut 2 2
} Rhode Island 2
Kentucky 9
T0ta1..... 7 U
Probable Ad ministration majority 7q
■ Whole number of members 186
The two-third constitutional vote 125
Abolition vote over the two- thirda 3
It will be seen from the above statement
that the Abolitionists will have full swing.
There will be no check upon them. For the
measures to be adopted they will be alone
and entirely responsible t the country. We j
scarcely dare to nope for good aense and a '
proper regard for tuc true interests of the na
tion from thein.
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Frotdom lu Maryland,
The notorious Lew Wallace, commanding
Baltimore, has i6*ued an order concerning
emancipation in Maryland. A Freedman's |
Bureau has been erected ; fines are to be im
posed on person* against whom complaints
are entered ; these fines, together with dona
tiora are to keep up the establishment as a i
rest f..r negroes. Ilia further directed that
should the in neys der.ved from donations
and from fines collected prove insufficient to
support the institution in a manner corres- j
ponding to its importance, Major Este is di
rected to make a list of all the avowed rebel
sympathixers residing in the city, with a view
to levying such contributions on thein for the
support ol the institution as msy be from
time to to time required. The execution of
the order is directed to be proceeded with at j
once.
Negro Soldiery la the Confederacy,
The language of the Administration papers
of the Confederate States, intimates that, to
provide future demands of the war, next
year, and soon, the purp >se is formed to
call some two hundred and fifty thousand i
negro slaves into the Confederate ranks, as
soldiers.
To our mind, the surprising thing is thatj
I the Confederate States have been so late in j
coining to this determination. The hesita- j
tion has arisen from the fact of deep rooted
j traditions of the Christian ages still being
tn those agricultural, and hit-rarchial Sates.'
In the Middle Ages, the "Commons of the I
1 Peace" exempted not only slaves, but all I
humble laborer* on the soil, from the milita
ry career. In England, an *ct of these Com
mons, -atified by Lords in Parliament, and
by the King, exempted from military service
all who had not a freehold ot twenty pounds
revenue each year. But, in this, exception
was, of course, made, when it became a ques
tion of actual invasion of the land. Then, all
had to serve. While it was a tight for po
litical domination, or partisan ambition, the
cCotmuoo" of the "Peace of G l i," establish •
ed it that such battles must be fought out
by the magnates interested, with such as
they might coax or hire, hut that the inter,
eats of humble labor, by which the people
lived, must net be interfered with.
Modern sUndiog armies, and modern
methods of warfare, have revolutionized
these human t leas of Christian civilization.
When States are obliged to put fortth then
xchole power, undvr modern military systems
it is folly to think of exctnptiug the grea
bulk of the agricultural population. This ac
tion, hitherti. on the part of the seceding
States of the South, has been one of the most
amazing evidt nces of the perfect confidence
they flet of their ability to sustain their mc.
tion, and "fight it out like gentlemen."
We were surprised, in 18G1, when the war
broke out, that the Confederate States did
not utilize their negro laborers, by putting
ifietn in the ranks, They were unfit for the
more intiepid operations of the field. Tkey
wouldinever do to ltad an attack, or to serve
a* vigilant, yxkets. But they could man
| breastworks, and serve as details in the
arduous labors that wear •ut soldiers' lives.
The Confederate authorities have gotten
over the punctilio of excusing thei- slave*
from the common hazard* >{ buttle. It was a
punctilio ! A Methodist abolition nurse,
who wss at Port R >yal in 1862, a very hon
est, enthusiastic woman, in her told us
the stcry of a I*7 C ~j n South Carolina gen
''-man lie had attended hi 9 master, and
done his part tu the work of preparation for
defence. Oa the eve of the btrtl •, there, his
master bade hun "g" home ! Yon luvo dune
nothing to exjiose yonr life !" And the ne
gro was compelled to go, though, a* lie said,
asking, with tears in his eyes, to stay and
help his master in the fight.
A people who are,just now, debating the
use of their servde agricultural population a*
common soldiers, are very far yet from Oeing
"pushed to the w!l !"
Toe palling into the army, whether by
draft or by volunteering, of two or three hun.
dred thousand negroes, now slaves, will not
interfere with the institution of negro slavery
at the S.ei'h. It will sirnyly emancipate
that tuany of them—with, perhaps their
wives and childrtn. There are, already,
free mgroes in all the Southern Staiea.—
Their condition is better thin thecxn
mon condition of free negroes at the
North, but, hitherto, tliey have been looked
on hy th *e who had mas'era as "poor nig
gers, not woith anything !" When trained
to artn°, and having acted as soldiers, they
can m.voi agam be treated a* slaves. Their
servitude must be voluntary ! But this will
be a personal distinc'ion. It will have no
kinu of effect on the rest t f their race.—
They— the negro soldiers— will he the first,
and moat earnest, to insist on the discrimi
nation ! " you roggahs neber foogh with
2! 1 w ta' n Yankees couie kill,
and burn u* all! No, go long I" That wili
be poor Cuffy's patent of nobility.
Negroes in tne hands of Southern men, ju
diciously selected, will be a very differeut
thing from negroes in the hands of Northern
officers. The former know their tcu. s, and,
moreover have a real affecttou 'or thein,
which the ne-r(>es appreciate. The latter
are brutal to theui, or else, mistake by treat
ing thein as equals. Either way destroys
negro confidence in the white man. Negroes
in Northern hands aro out of place. Negroes
in the hartda of those who have known them
as masters, and who are attached to them,
I will be a formidable force,
j The i ntroduction of the negro element in
to the military resources of the S mih, which
is, now, we may conclnde, resolved on, will
develop a force, on that side, that has not
hitherto been understood.
But, it will add much to the atorcities rf
the future years of war that threaten these '
States. For the negro will not regard the
usages cf civilized warfare !— Freemen's Jour
nal.
GENERAL MCCJ.ELLAN'S RESIGNATION;—
On tiie Bth instant, the day of the election,
Goneral McOlelian address d a letter to the
President resigning his commission in the ar
my, and requesting that his resignation
might be allowed to date from that day. As
he could not then know wnethur ho resigned
to a be private citizen, orjres'gned to bec< me j
the President elect* of the United States, the
time was appropriately and gracefully chosen.
A* he is not accustomed to act Irom any im- j
pulses, but acts always from delideratelv j
formed reasons, it is doubtless correct to
inter that it was bis purpose, if nut elected
to retire wholly to private life. We hope
that his resignation will be accepted, for we
have BO belief that his determination can be
changed. Wo do not know that any one
connected with the administration will wish
to change it.— World
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J**7 'h* priuier Court week. JS3T <
From the Washington Chronicle.
TIIE EFFIitIS OP OCAS OLDIER,
in the Qnartemasier-General's depart
merit, is a branch under the immediate di
rection of Capt. Jamea M.Moore, Assistant
Quartermaster, embracing several dtpart
; merits of mechanics and industry Among
I ilie latter ia that of storing and caring for
| the effects of deceased officers anil soldiers.
As a rule, all such i ff-cti, wherever found,
are labelled Capt. J. M. Moore, A. Q M
Washington D. C.; and forwarded to hi<
office. When the original owners address is
on the baggage, it is entered on the books in
i the office. If .10 inscription be found* the
package in opened, examined, and such • arks
a.> nay lead to its identification are noted.—
The goods are then passed to their
places.
The building* used as storehouses for these
articles are neccessarily very capacious, for
over six hundred regiments and batteries are
represented here, and each State has its dis
i tinctive apartment ; not only s<, but every
regiment has its appropriate place, and all
articles are alphabetticaily arranged, so that
in two minuiesafter the address on the pack
age is uiade known, the article sought for is
found. Mil applications (or the recotery of
such effects uiust ba accompanied by suffi
cient evidence to prove the applicant untitled
to receive the same, and should be addiess.-d
"li '
10 Capt. James M. Moore, A. Q M., No. 135
| F. street, Washington, D. C.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN APPRISED OP
HIS RE ELECTION.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 9 —At a late hour last
night President Lincoln was serenaded by a
club of Pennsylvanians, headed by Captain
; Thomas Being loudly called for,the Prvsidvn'
| appeared at a window and spoke ss follow* :
FRIEND* AND FEi.Low-CiTizr.NSEven
i before I had been informed by you that tni*
compliment was paid me by loyal citizens of
Pennsylvania frieiidlv to me, I had iiifetnd
I that you were of that portion of my countrr
: men who think that, the best interests of the
nation are to be subserved by the support of
i the administration.
Ido not pretend to say that you, who
; think so, embrace all the patriotism and loy
aity of t'e country ; but Ido believe, and 1
j trust without interest, that the wel
i of ;he country does r> quire that such
j support and endors ment be given. I earn
estly believe that the consequences of this
day's work, if it be as you a-suroe, and as
now seems probable, w>ll be in the lasting
advantage, if uot to the very sa'vation of the
country.
I cannot at this hour say what has been
the result of the electi -n. but whatever it
may be, f have no desire to modify this opin.
: ion : that all who have labored tc day in bo.
! half of the Union organization, have wrought
j for the best interest of their country and the
world, not only fur the present but fur all fu
| tore agoa.
Tam thankful to god for this approval of
the people, hut while deeply grateful for this
mark of their confidence in me, if f know my
heart, my gratitude is free from ary taint of
personal triumph. Ido not impugn the mo
tives of any one opposed to me.
It is no pleasure to me to triumph over
anr one, hut I give rhtnks to the Almighty
for this evidence of the people's resolution to
stand by free government and the rights of
humanity.
i
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Wh > Pay 3 for 9>ainps on Receipts.
The law requires that a U. S. Stamp must
be placed on receipts of any sums of money
exceeding JjlO. The question being asked
which party must pay for tha stamp, the one
who receives the money, being the matter i f
the receipt, or the party paying the money ?
Mr. J. J. Lewis, the U. S. Commissioner,
says that is dependent on the circumstances
j attending the case.
Ordinarily at law. no person is bou r d to
girt u receipt for money paid. The receipt
! is an instrument of evidence useful only to
the person 10 whom it is given. If he needs
a receipt, it is necessauy Jor him to furnteh
the stamp *<r to stump the receipt, if r< quir
ed before it is signed. The person wno re
ceives the money is not obliged to give a re
ceipt unless the other party furnishes the
proper stamp.
If a person gives a receipt without requir
ing that the party to whom it is gven shall
furnish the siatnp, the maker of the receipt
must himself stamp the paper before he de
' livers it. If he fails to stamp it before he
i dylivets it, he is liable to the penalty pro
vided by law for the omission, bu" the other
party may s'arnp it immediately upon its be
ing received.
These stamp duties have always been as
tended with trouble. Our foreiathers had
their bother with them until they abolished
them altogether, commencing with the l, Bos
ton Tea Party and we presume they will
con'inue to bottler Americana in thesu latter
day government managing un til the people
decide that they 111 common with every oih i
er Abolitii n invention, are an intolerable ,
nuwanco. Luzerne Union.
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Two centuries ago not one in a hun- j
dred wore stockings. Fifty years ago not a j
boy in a thousand was al'owed to run at large '
at night. Fifty years ago not one girl J
in a thousand tnade a waiting maid of her mo
ther. Wonderful improvement in this won
derlul age.
SPICCK OF WAR WITH BRAZIL —The recent
capture of the Floirda, a Confederate vessel
while in one of the neutral porta of Brazil, bv
one of our war vessels has embroiled us with
that country in such a manner as to render
it probable that we 6hall have to return the
vessel, and make suitable apoligies, or ga to |
war on account of it.
C3tT Remember the printer next week.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Potato<9 have become the leading article of ex
port from our town, Probably no lew than IS 000
bushels are shipped lom this place annually
Donation Visit—The triends ofßer. C. R Lane
are respectfully invited to make hiin a Donation
visit on Thursday Nov, 21. at his house in the after
t noon (Diuner at 3 o'clock) and in the evening at the
j Union Hall. By order of Committee:
New Grocery—Mr, John Stemples las just
opened a new Grocery storo and Saloon at the old
wood corner opixwite Maynard Hotel. Our friends
who can indulge in the luxury ot a "stew"' will had
Stemples, a good placo to get it.
"Vote lor Curtin anl avoid the draft."—We
are informed that tho county commissioners are or
dered to proceed immediately to enroll all poisone
liable to military duty under the Militia Law of
this State, passed at the late extra session of the
Legislature; and that a draft will then lewade for
tho 1700,0 men provided for under that act
ASD ACAIH —lt is said by those who should know,
that a supplemental draft will now oo made t> fill
updeficien ies in the quotas under old Abe's call
for 500,000 In most of the district*, by reason of
exemptions and desertions, less tnan half the iren
required was obtained, Those who voted at the
late election for a continuance of tho war, should
not wait to be drafted. Wnlk np gentlemen, to the
Captain's ofiice, an I put on tho ' blues." It will
cure you of nigger on the brain.
A War Preacher in the Draft.—The fr'end*
j of the Rev Mr. Peck, of this borough, are circulat
ing a subscription to obtain a fund to procure a sab
titute for him, in the event of bis beiuj pronxnjei
"sound." We understand that this gentleman be
longs to the "church militant; ie:is in favor of the
war—"war to the knife, the knvfo to the hilt." If
this be true, wc are decidedly in favor of Mr Peek's
taking a hoed in. Wo think all such men hare
a stronger "call" U* Jig fit than to prea c/i. Beside*
>f the Pevereud warrior wishes (©serve loth hie
country and bis God. he can do both most effectuallv
in tho army. According to his own theory; it is the
duty of all able bolied men to do all in their power
to "squelch the rebellion." According to his pro
fessions it is his duty to preach where he can do the
most geod. He eertaiuly could get larger audiences
in the army t' an here. For with a strong guard
stationed i<round a regiment, but /tie would escape
the enfliction. som< might be inluced to believe
that millions of white mc\ should sacrifice their
lives for an imaginary benefit to a few niggers. We
feel confident that Mr. Pec* (who by the way. isssid
to be only abou' half a. peck—f >ur quarts) could do
no tetter thing than to go into the army. The late
election has so cffe; tn-l!y "squelched the copper
heads" at home that all his energies 'an cow be di
t reeted against the rebels. Let him go.
The Lady's Frleud—'The DKCEMUER number,
of this magazine is a truly splendid one, being the
handsomest yet issued. The opening plate, "Tnw
SNOW BtßD'a CantsTMAs VISIT," is a perfect gem:
and the Frontispiece of the volume, suggested by is
story of linn? Christian Andersen's is ons of thoie
engravings upon which the ere will linger for a long
time, and turn to again and again. Two more beau
tiful engravings than these are seldom seen in a Mag
azine, The double Fashion Plate for this month it
finely engraved and richly colored no magazine
contains *ai>erior s eel'ashion plates to the Lady's
Fiiend ; while the other engravings are at usual uir
meious, and doubtless highly interesting to tho
ladies. The literary consents are "The Christmas
Gift." by Mrs. Ilostuer ; "Two Falls among the
Mountains," by Mis . lyle ; " The Soldrers llride,"
by Mrs, Barnes ; "From the Sane Stock," an amus
ing sketch relative to visiting your distant relation*
by Francis Le ; 'Cousin Caleb's Will," by Julia
Gill ; "My Aunt Goldbe:.ttr," by Mrs. Ptrieoti ;
"Who Did the Wrong V by Miss Yirgmta F. lowu
send ; Ac., A".
Price #2,5'J ; 1 copi #5.00 ; 9 e-pies #16,00 ; 21
espies #35,00, Specimeu numbers will be sent to
those desirous of m ikmg up clubs f..r .acta. Wheel
er ,y Wilson's celebrated Seisins' Machines arefar
nishti, a* Premiums on certain I emit. Aidrsss
Deacon A I'eteiA.u,
Noic iithe time io and on subscriptions for 1565
——a——.MMaw—a—mac——cja■——a
MILLER— HARDING— On the lith iast. by Rev,
Luther Pock Mr. Tho.s. A Miller to Mrs, Lucy C,
Ilar 'ing, both ol Tunkhannock lorough.
Died,
DECKER— In Lemon Townshipcn Ta.si.iy Sept 20
of Croup, little Ilattie youngest daughter of Solo
mon and Sarah Decker, aged 2 years, 9 monthi
and 12 ad vs.
Death has been here and born away
Our little Hattie dear.
Just in the Morning of her day
To Christ she will appear.
Not long age she fill her placJ,
Around the fireside,
Put Death's demand she has obeyed
She bewed her bead and died,
Hsr little playthings left behind
We put them by with care.
We look but 10, a vacant, spot
For Hattic is not there.
She's gone to dwell whore Jesus reigns,
In, Heaven with ill the b st
Sleep on doer iamb thy jey begins,
Sloep on and take thy rest.
Speclul Notices.
A D M I3IISTK AT It 1 .V'S VtITICK.
Notice is hereby given that letters of Adminhitra
-1 tiou on the Estate of Andrew Slvkler Dec'd, bare
. been granted toths undersigned. All person# in
i dtbted to said Estate are requested to make immedi
ate payment, and those having claims against tho
s ime will present them dulv authenticated for settle
j meiit. FANNY SICKLKK.
Tunkbsnnock Pa. A iinr'x -
; November, 16th 1564.
Administrator's Notice.
I.etrers of Administration on the estate of Henry
W. Fassett late of \V indhain Township dec'd. HaT
ing been gran ed to the Undotsigned. All persons
having claims against Estate are requested to presea
present them duly authenticated for settlement an
ail persons iudebte Ito sail Estate are requested t
make immediate payment to,
AHIRA GAY, A'm'r, or
CAROLINE U FAS-.ii.ri Altnr'x
7TO CONSUMPTIVES. :
Consumptive sutferers wtli receive a valuable pre
■eription lor the cure of Consutniaion, Asthma. Bron
chitis, and all throat and t.ung affections, (ftee of
charge.)by sending their nddress to
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON,
Williamsburg,
Kings Co.,
Now York
v4-nl4-3no.
A GENTLEMAN, cured of Nervous l
ncompetency, Premature Decay and Youthful Error
aotuatee by a desire to benefit others, will be happy
."o furnish to all who need i'., (free of charge ), the
re"ipe and directions for ranking the simple remedy
used in his ease. Those wishing to profit by bis, and
Cossess a Valuable Remedy , w<ll rcieive the came,
y return mail, (carefully sealed,) by addrrssing
JOHN B. OGDEN
No- 60 Nassau street, New York,
wS-n4O-3mOb,