if In Dtmotrat HARVEY SICKLER, Editor. TUNK.HANNOCK, PA Wednesday* 3larcli 1,1865. "He was the mildest mannered man That ever scuttle 1 boat, or cut a throat." The editor of the nigger organ at this p'ace, in his issue of last week, in speaking of the brutal murder of Isaac Sickler, by one of Lincoln's minions, uses such soft and mild expressions, as would almost raise a doubt in the minds of his readers, as to the fact of Sickler's being killed at all. And, if killed, a probability that the killing was justifiable. This mild minded editor is in as great per plexity, as was that other ass, which hesita tingly stood between two bundles of hay— and starved to death. lie "lias seen three versions of the case. Which, if cither, is correct, he does not pretend to say.'' lie simply knows "that a man of that name was killed in Exeter Township." lie can't form such an opinion as to "condemn or justify." His only objection, to a full investigation of the case ,by the civil authority of this County is, "the loose and dilapidated state ol the county prison!" He has "perfect < -.nfi dence," that Judge F.lwell will mete out justice to the accused." What a very meek, confiding creature ! How very much flattered Judge El well will be, to learn this ! In speaking of our article on the subject, he says: "We can hardly approve the flamingpre-con .e- - ing article in last week's Democrat on this subject— A sworn peace office generally appears to belter advantage by aiVer, than prejudgment—Our motto is, he ir both sidc then judge." Indeed! Mr. Avery, you are the very quintessence of meekness and charity. How long since you have adopted this mild motto 7 Does it apply, only, incases where white men are killedl Let a plain narative answer. Last July, a nigger de serter was shot in Eaton Township, while in the act of desertion. Among the most vin dictive and violent of the crowd, which gath cred around the Provost Marshal's offke, where his murderers had repaired, was (his meek, cautious, lia Avery, Theirs/ man to make the necessary oath to procure a warrant, was Tra Avery. In his charge of murder were included two men , who took no part in the affair, whatever. One of them distant a half mile from the place, and in an upper room of his hotel, when it occurred. Did Ira Avery wait to "hear both sides th< n judge ?" Not a bit of it ! Rather than do that, ho swore to what, a few minutes inquiry would have satisfied him, was false, as to both these men. But the victim, in that case, was a nigger —one of that race of the human family, for which Tra Avery's great sympathetic heart had been bleeding for years. Ard though a perjured deserter, shot in he act ; Ira Avery was not only ready to aid in bringing his murders to justice! but,in doinw so, to put his own soul in jeopardy, by making a hasty and inconsiderate oath. When we wish to "appear to advantage either in the character of journalist, or a "sworn peace officer," we shall hardly follow the precepts or examples furnished by this nigger worshipping editor, THE NINTH NATIONAL BANK OF THE CITY OF NEW YOKR— Joseph U. Orvis. Pres ident has been one of the most enterprising and successful agents for the various Government loans. Over fifty million dollars have been placed in the hands of the people through its agency within nine months, and it now ad vertises to furnish the 7-20 Notes by expre s free of charge, it< all p:rts of the country Its object is patriotic, and the high reputation of its officers, as well as its capital of a mile lion dollars, is a.sure guarantee that the 7-30s subscribed for through its agency will be promptly forwarded. ty The subscription to the 7-30 loan, received by Jay Coke yesterday (Tuesday) amounted to §3,439,850. Gold was quoted in the yesterday's papers at 201$. £tsr The Harpers have made arran e ments with the French novel writing qua - roon—Alexander Dumas —to have the h.siory oi Mr. Lincoln's first term done up in a book of "eight hundred thousand letters." A more suitable historian could not possibly have been selected ; first, because a large amount of fiction will have to be incorporated in order to dighify it into the semblance of readable matter ; und, second because no white man with while insiincts, would bebase bitnsell by attempting to write the actors in the poli tical events ot the past foui years into re spectib'lity. The "material is all to begot ready by the Harpers, when, in a few weeks or months, the "historian" wilt arrive and "slosh" round, among it, then pocket his gains aDd retire with the approviug smiles of the shoddy aristocracy. THAT IS SO —Some music teacher once wrote that the "art of playing on the violin requires the nicest prcception and the most sensibility of any art in the known world." L pon which an editor comments in the fol lowing manner: "The art of publishing a newspaper and making it pay. and at the Bame time have it please everybody, beats fiddling higher than a kite." THE CAPTURE OF WILMINGTON, Official Report of Admiral Porter* CAPE FEAR RIVER, U. S. FLAO-SHIP MAL VERN, Feb. 22— Sir : I b* Te the honor to infurm you that Wilmington has been evacu ated and is now in possession of our troops. After the evacuation of Fort Anderson I pushed the gunboats as far as the water would permit, the army pushing up at the same time on the right and left banks of the river. After sounding and buoying out the mid dle ground at Big Island. I succeeded in getting the gunboat over and opened fire on Fort Strong, the work commanding the principal obstructions, where the rebels had also sunk one of their large steamers, the Northeastern. Our fire soon drove the reb els away from the fort, but now and then they would fire a shot, one of which struck the Sassacus below water mark and set her leaking badly. She was struck once or twice, but with no loss of men. That night, the 20th. the rebels sent down 200 floating torpedoes, but I had a strong force of picket boats out. and the torpedoes were sunk with musketry. One got in the wheel of the Osceola, blew her wheel house to pieces, and knocked down her bulk-head inboard, but did no damage to her hull. Some of the vessels picked up the torpedoes witlx their torpedo nets. The next morning I spread two fishing nets across the river. Yesterday evening General Ames, with his division moved within a short distance of the fort and had a sharp encounter with the rebels. On hearing the musketry, and see ing where our troops were, I opi ned a rapid fire on the tort and along the enemy's line. The fort responded with three or four shot, but was soon silenced. This morning we heard that General Ter ry was within the works, and the road was clear to Wilmington. The Montauk could not get across the shoals without lightening, which was a work of some labor. I had the pleasure of placing the flag on Fort Strong, and at 12 o'clock to-day shall fire a saluto of thirty-five guns, this being the anniversary of Washington's birthday. lam sir, very respectly, yours, &c , I). D. PORTER, Rear Admiral. | Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of the Navy. M 'or Generals Crook and Kelly Captured by Guerrillas. I WHELIXG. Va. Feb. 21. —A party of rebel cavalry dashed into Cumberland before day light this morning, surprised and captured the pickets, and carried of Major Genera's Crook and Kelly. It seems to have been a very daring and well planned affair. A cav alry force has been sent in pursuit of the re treating rebels. Th j War Sneaks, 1 here is no sort of men in all this country who ought to be so thoroughly despised by good soldiers as the war sneaks. These creatures are the meanest cowauls alive They cry out for war. but do not go. They thirst for biood, but shudder at the thought of spilling one drop of tneir own. They want the rebels exterminated, but won't help to exterminate them. They are opposed to •'compromising with traitor-," but afraid to light them. They are great friends of the soldier, but never go to help him on the field of battle. They Support the government," by stealing from it- They prove their loy alty to it by bawling for it. They believe that every citizen owes it service—therefore they give it their breath, hut demand that all others shall give it their bodies. They hold that it is our solemn duty to carry on the war as long as there is a man or a dollar left; but their duty consists not in going them selves, but in damning eve r ybony else who don t go. They believe all Democrtas to be Copperheads, and al! Copperheads to be traitors; and they would like to see all of them dratted and put in the army, because the worst tiaitors always make the best sol diers' " These are the views and the chaiactcris of the war sneaks— the meanest, the most contemptible, the most hypocritical, the most malignant, and the most cowardly creature alive ; a creature for whom every brave and manly soldier must feel the utmost ctn tempt. It Is hardly necessary to add what is well known to all, that the war sneaks are unan imous and enthusiastic in their supoort of Lincoln .Ex.— Artcmas Ward, Jr., travelling showman, is about investing his "surplus filthy lucre" in the "Mud lien Lake Co." which he thus describes : Those comply, accordin' to the prospecti cus, is the knee Plus Ultry. It has 1000000 akres an' a half t rch of land, with all the i modern improvements onto it ; a well of nev er failin' cod liver oil ot the front door, and anuther at the barn, an' a fine stream ofdou j ble refined Petrollym parses throo the preiu i lses ; also, ttvril men, bosses, engines, an' other animals erected on the property, fer diggin' an' pumpin' the same. I make bold to say that Mud lieu Lake air unsurpassable. Its stox should be in every well-regulated family. They go right to the spot an con | taine no Mi rkury, and the Ladies'air deliteil with uui—etsettvry. Three Facts, If before the war, it had been certain that ; all who might favor war, would have been j compelled to shoulder the musket, there wo'd I have been no war. / | If now, all who arc in favor of "a vigorous prosecution of the war," were to be compell , ed to join the ranks, the war would come to a speedy end. i • If no money could be made out of the war, I it would stop very suddenly. JFST Fred. Douglas is now traveling to , enlighten his white brethren— preaching the I equality of the white and black races. The Christian Commiaaiou, We notice that some of our exchanges are criticising: rather caustically the management of this concern in viewef the fact that the society is again calling for another cool one hundred thousand dollars for the spring campaign. Fr<oks, 60; chapters, 1,189, verses, 31,172 ; words, 753,006; letters 3,- 500,080. The middle chapter and least iu the Bible is Psalm "xvu „et us not pretend to question the ways of Providence too closely. The he catombs of dead—the maiming of thousands of our brethren—the desolation brought to so many homes—the devastation of portions of our land- -our etubarassed finances—the check given to our progress as a nation—all these may prove to he hidden good, blessings disguised Abohlion Sermon. Yes, very much disguised, indeed. They look so much like calamities , that pessimists might be pardoned for taking them to be what they so much resemble. j&zST" The Tribune is in favor of Wilson's congressional law to compel city railroad com panies to allow negroes to ride on their cars. Why not pass an act of Congerss to compel landlords of hotels to admit negro guests to their homes and their tables? Or go still further, and force every white man to sleep with a nigger ? Let Congress go ahead until "the great cause of humanity" is duly en throned everywhere ! - ■' ■■ ZIST Some one having read something about "Old Abe's last, being a big thing," de sires to know how big it is. Judging by the size of his boot, we should say the last was about sixteen inches. - CIT A PROMINENT bachelor politician on tlie Kennebec remarked to a young lady that soapstone was excellent to keep the feet warm in bed. Yes, said, the young lady, who had been an attentive listener, "but some gentlemen have an improvement on that which you know nothing about." The bachelor turned pale and maintained a wistful silence. (From the New York £xaminer>) Facts A pout the T-30s—The Advantages they Offer. THEIR ABSOLUTE SECURITY.— Nearly all active credites are now based ou Government securities, and banks hold them as the very best and strongest investment they can make. If it were bossible to contemplate the finan cial failure of the government, no bank would be any safer. If money is loaned on individ ual notes or bond and mortgage, it will be payable in the same currency as the Govern ment pays with, and no better. The Gov ernment never has failed to meet its engage ments, and the national debt is a first mort gage npon the whole property of the country, While other stocks fluctuate from ten to fif ty, or even a greater per cent, Government stocks are always comparatively firm. Their value is fixed and reliable,beyond all other se curities; for while a thousand speculative babbles rise and burst,as a rule they are nev er below par, and are often above. ITS LIBERAL INTERST. —The general rate of interest is six per, cent, payable annually. I'iis is seven and three-tenth, payable semi annually. If you lend on mortgage, there must be a searching of titles, lawyers' fees, stamg duties and delays, and you will finally hare returned to you only the same kind of money you would receive from the Govern ment , and less of it. If you invest in this loan you have no trouble. Any bank or banker will obtain it for you without charge. To each note or bond are affixed five "coup ons" or intereil tickets-, due at the expira tion of each successive half-year. The hold er of a note has simply to cut off one of these coupons, present it to tli® nearest bank or Government Agency,and receive his interest; the note itself need not be presented at all. Or a coupon thus payable will every wnere be equivalent, when due, to in >noy. If you wish to borrow ninety cents on the dollar upon the note?, you have the highest market to do it with. If you wish to sell, it will bring within a fraction of cost and interest at any moment. It will be very handy to have in the house. IT IS CONVERTIBLE into a six per cent, gold bearing bond. At the expiration of three years a holder of the notes of the 7.30 Loan has the option of accepting payment in full or of funding his notes in a six percent gold interest bond, the principal payable in not less tkan five, nor more than twenty years from its date, as the Government may elect. These bonds are held at such a pre mium as to make this privi.ege now worth two or three per cent, per annum, and adds so much to the mterest. Notes of the same class, issued three years ago are now selling at a rate that fully proves the correctness of this statement. Irs EXEMPTION FROM STATE OR MUNICIP AL TAXATION. —But aside from all the ad vantages we have enumerated, a special Act of Congress exempts all bonds and Treas ury notes J r om local taxation. On theav crage this exemption is worth about two pr-r cent, per annum, according to the rate of tax ation in various parts of the country. IT IS A NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK —Wnila this loan presents great advantages to large capitalists, it offers specie! inducements to those who wish to make a safe and profitable investment of sina'l saving?. It is in every way the savings' Bank ; for every institution of this kind must somehow invest its deposit profitably in order to pay interest and ex penses. They will invest largely*in this loan, as the best investment. But from the gross interest which they receive,they must deduct largely f<>r the expenses of the Bank. Their u?ual rate of interest allowed to depo>itors is 5 per cent, up n sums over §SOO. The per son who invests directly with Government will receive almost 90 per cent more, Thus the man who dep isits §IOOO in a private Sav ings' bank receives 50 dollars a years inter est ; if he deposits the same sum in this Na tional Savings' Batik he receives 73 dollars. For those wish to find a safe, convenient.au I proftable means of investing the surplus earn ings which they have reserved for their old age or for the benefit of their children, there is nothing which presents so many advanta ges as this National Loan. THE HIGHEST MOTIVE —The War is evi dently drawing to a close, but while it lasts the Treasury must have money to meet its cost, and every motive that patriotism can inspire should induce the people to supply its wants without delay. The Government can buy cheaper for cash in hand than on credit. Lot us see that its wants are prompt ly and liberally satisfied. Cause and E fleet, The unerring pen of history must record, that whilst the nation has run uiad after this Republican disunion party, all sorts of calatn itics have overtaken it, and multiplied to an appalling extent. Among these, are a divided country hetacombs of slain, distrust and corruption everywhere, and a gigantic debt lor future geuerarions to pay by sweat and toil. The Democracy must, indeed, be diminished iu numbers and influence, or these sad fruits ol a change would not exist. Under Democrat ic mle, we had union, peace, plenty, and prosperity, Uur government imposed no burden on the people, but conferred blessings which, like the dews of heaven, descended upon rich and poor alike. What we have gained in their place, all of us—the poor more than any—see and feel ! It was not Democracy, nor the four of De mocracy, that produced these calamities.— Let the record stand. Let it go into history that the preseut is not Democratic rule;— that the party that for generations managed the Government in peace was diminished in numbers; fell into a minority, and then came disunion, cm' war and the prostitu tion of free institutions. As the power and influence of this pasty waned, calamities in creased—Sunbury Demociat. —Correspondence. We make the following extract from a pri vate letter from a Republican friend in Wash ington, showing that even the republicans themselves, begin to be disgusted at the ne gro equality and theories of their leaders. "This memorable Congress will soon expire. The reci rd ot its, second session will stand out before posterity more vividly, perhaps than that of any Congress which has pre ceeded it for many tears, whether that rec ord will then be a dark or a bright spot upon the page of history, inscrutable wisdom alone can tell, The abolition of slavery, has been the result of the uiad attempt of an aristoc racy built up and fostered by that institu tion, to destroy the unity and perpetuity of this government, aided by a few impractica ble men in the north, whose sentiments and expressions, rather than their acts, tended in that direction. What next will float down the political stream, over which issues will be made up, and parties base their or ganizations ? The position taken recently, by Judge Kelly in the House, and long since by Sum ner in the Senate, upon the question of ue gro equality and negro suffrage, are to me, somewhat indicative. The Democratic Par ty hal been gathering strength and power, until its equilibrium was overcome, and it fell, and with its fall came all of the blood and misery that the history of the past four years has recorded. Such, in my judgment will inevitably be the fate of the Republican Party. The consequences to the country will not be so direlully experienced, but to the Party, equally fatal. A large and intel ligent portion of that party can never be Committed in favor of the social or political equality of the negro, with the while race of this country, and no fear of Democratic reasceudency, can bring them up to that point. • True, after peace is restore*! and nor'* 1 ' u OIKI southern democrats again united, three or four hundred thousand black voters, would be an important element at the polls ; but we have already too much of ignorance and corruption, indirectly wielding the des tinies of our government, and any attempt to so largely swell that muddy pool must be met by the unqualified and unmistakable condemnat ion of the people. The abolition of Slacery was claimed to be, whether prop erly so or not, for the best interest of the white citizens of the United States, the cl.angina of the political status of the email cipate 1 stave as above slated, could but be to our degradation. The Democratic party have only to pre* serve a judicious silence upon that question, and they will in all probability ouon find themselves once more in good company." Asking exemption. A petition was presented in Congress a few days since, signed by numerous minis ters, asking exemption from the draft and from all military duty. We sincerely hope their prayer may not be granted. Ministers, of all other men—we are speaking of Aboli lion uiiuisters—forced this war upon the country. For years they worked for it, and prayed for it. Hundreds and thousands of them signed petitions which they sent to Congress ' praying fur a dissolution of the Union." They knew very well that Con giess could not and would not heed or even treat with respect their incendiary petitions, but yet by persevering in this traitor busi ness tl.ey had in view, as Beecher said, twenty years ago, they continued "to agi tate ! agitate!" and finely accomplished their object. And now these same men, when they see our once fair land red with the blood of our sons, want to shirk all re sponsibility and to escape all fighting. They are willing to hold ulliee under Lincoln ; willing to act as Chaplains, and draw large salaries and do nothing, but they are not willing to take up tha musket aud fight.— Oh, no—they are very anxious that other men join in battle, but as for them, they bog to be excused. The impudence of these clerical gentleman should be, and we hope will he rebuked by Congress. They are "loyal" men —that is, they are in favor of negro equality and the abolition of slavery. Let them then be put into the army and fight as they preach. They are no better than other men, and should not be permitted to shirk responsibility.— Sunburn / Dernocr&l No NEGRO EQUALITY.— The follwing pas sage occurs in the correspondence af the es caped abolition corre6p indent of the N. Y. T, ibune: "As the Libby we were compelled to keep our quarters clean ourselves, and cook our own food—to do the work of menials and scullions under the most adverse and obnox ious circumstances' There was no need of this, as there were dozens of free ngroes in the prison, whom the rebels had stolen from the Northern armies, and who would gladly have performed such offices; but the South ern blusterers and bullies were anxious t o degrade the gentlemen they held in custody to the level of servants and scavengers." Indeed! And would these sticklers for the equality of all colors and conditions of men have their favorite hobby—tho negro, for whom they desire this war to be prosecuted to the bitter end —compelled to do their men ial offices, when, by the doctrines they teach those negroes are as good as they ? If these Abolition demagogues desere to htve negroes continued as "servants and scavengers," why do they seek elevation above such occup&tious by iuspiring them with notions of perfect so cial and political equality with the white race? To use a homely phrase, "they can not have their plum cake and eat it too." Patriot $ Union. The Post Office, at Ilardwick, in Warren Co. N. J., has been discontinued by the Postmaster General, as there is not a Re publican in the place to whom can be entrus ted the position of Postmaster. The citizens have,consequently, to ride five miles to get thoir letters and papers. • • " preferring to leave them to physicians, who under stand them better. BuJ such effects as aie seen in our midst, on affections of the lungs, by Ayer's Cher ry Pectoral on scrofula complaints by his sar3aparilla and on the several complaints that they cure by Ay er's Pills, should not bo ignored.—|Keokuk, [lowa] Journal. £ We call the attention of our readers to an advertisement of ARRAXOALE A Co., European Jew elers' Agents, of New York* The New fork Albion, speaking of them says ; "V e have just impeded at the office of Arrandale A Co's Agtncy for European Manufacturing Jewel ers a laige assortment of fashionable and valuable jewe'ry, consisting of gold and silver watches, chains, bracelets, ladies' sets, rings, Ac., all of the new and most fashionable patterns. We also notice a large quantity of silver plate, consisting of goblets und drinking cups, cruet stands,fruit-baskets, spoons, forks, 4*c. We understand that the whole of these newly imported articles are to be disj ised of on a novel principle, giving great adiantaves to buyers, and affordirg extensive employment to agents. Our readers will find all particu'ars in our advertising columns; aud we know the fitm in question to bo very respectable, and thoroughly worthy of public confidence." /Married.. COOK VOSBURG—Feb. 26, at the house of the bride's father, by Rev. Luther Peek, Mr. E, F, Cook, of Plymouth, Luz. Co., to Miss S, L. Vos burg, of Tunkhannock twp. COOK-VAXT U-YL Feb. 22. by Rev. C. R. Lane ElmerC.wk, of Washington, and Eienora. daugh ter of Mr, Hiram VanTuyl, To The Public. ISAAC SICKI-ER, an industrious and worthy citizen ef Exeter Township Wyoming County who was bru tally murdered by one of the possee of a Deputy Provost Marshal a few days ago, was the father oj eight small children seven of them girls, who with their mother depends upon his labor for supports He was in possession ofa small pioce of land which is encumbered to some extent. In vie wof these circumstances, and that the fami ly of the deceased may retain their liomo, it is pro posed that the citizens of the county who feel wil ling to do so, make the family a Donation visit on Thursday the 2d day of March next. Afternoan ami evening MANY CITIZENS. BJssojynoH OF CO PARTNERSHIP, The Co-partnership heretofore existing under the firm name o< H* L. HARDING A Co. has this day boen dissolved by mutual consent. All persons in debted, will please call on H. S. Harding, at Hall tead'sStore, and settle up without delay. H, L. HARDING A Co. Nicholson, Feb, 7th, 1565. 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