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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-20

CoSsuNprroS.-Dr. Man shall Hall, an emi-
nent physician says:
III were seriously i'll of consumption. I
"ouid hve out of doors day and night. except
III rainy weather or mid-winter then would
S'eep IN an upholstered. log. house. He saws
'hat consumptives want air, not physic-pure
air' not medicated air-plenty of meat and
ofeaa 'fhyslc has no nutrimcnt, gaspings
ior ar cannot cure youi monkey capers in a
cannot cure you, and stimulants
cannot cure you.o
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-20

NoGREss OF THE AGe.-A schoolboy, about
Ten years OF age, approaches the master with a
ooiu 'front.' and self-confident air, and the fol-
lowing dialogue ensned.
Boy-Aay 1 be dismissed, sirs
MI Birch, scowlng-What reason have ro,
ior making the request Thomasa
Boy-I want to take out my woman a sleigh
ing, sir.
Mr.. Birch-Tako your scat
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-20
s.To tell to sinners ro,
What dear Savior we had founS ,,

HAVE NO TINE TO REap.-The idea aho,,
the want of time is mere phantom. Frank
I'M lound time in the midst of all his labors 70
dive into the hidden recesses of all his nbi,os-
| opfy, and explore the untrodden path of a.;
| ence. The great Frederick, with an emn;re +,
ms direction, in the midst of. war, on the eve
OF battles which were to decide the fato of his
hihgoom, found time to revel in the charms Of
philosophy and intellectual pleasures. Bona
paFte' with all Europe at his disposal, and a
"orio trembling before him, with kings i'm bts
ante-chaniber begging for vacant thrones ,ri,,,
thousands of men whose destipie, were sus-
pended by the brittle thread of his arbi,r,r,.
pleasure, had time TO converse with hook
Cesar, when he had curbed the spirits of ,b.
homan people, and was thronged with visitor.
rom the remotcst kingdoms, found time for
lhteilectual conversation. Every man has
lifne; II he is careful TO improve it as weUaz
ie might, he can reap three-fold reward
Let mechanics make use of the bours a. tho;.
disposal, if they want to obtain protser f,,an
nee IN society. They can, if they will. hold
q their hands the destinics of our Republic.
hsy are numerous, respectable and powerful.
hu they have only to make the effort and vo
&c lhem qualified to frame laws for the nation
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-20

TRIED AES.-In reply to another paner
"hlch recommends that the candidate, 70,
oinice should be men of ''tried integrity. !" the
Albany hnickerbocker says :-"This il being
oohe IN this county. Ono of the candidate.
,o' 'he. assembly has been sstried" four times
.nroe times for swindling and once for bigamy.
mere Is every prospect that We shall have
long, '''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-20

"sonny, what are wages here s'' aDon,t
A'o"' ""hat does your father get on Sat
urday night 20 "Tight as a brick. >,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-02-20

Inc Lewistown Gazette saws the .ls;an
party thermometers, in that baiIix;,s .rs
uo"h 10 freezo and squeeso all the time.
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VOL. 2.---NO. q.
NOT ASHAMED OF RELIGIoy-

In one of Hannah More's fascinating 1atter.
contained in her Memoirs, she gives her sister
an account of an interview she had recently
hold with the Turkish Ambassador to Gre.t
| britain, on the subject of Mohamedanisnn.-
/ POINTING to some nobleman in the room. the
ambassador said, ssI do not know how these
lords do, but / am not ashamed to own that
| retire i've times day to offer PRAYER and oh.
ia'ioh- HOW this fact may strike the reader
us not Tor the writer to know but he felt on
reading 1t half ashamed of somo Christians
whom he has known to conceal their character
when they ought to have avowed if, and Who'll.
ly ashamed of himself that he has bee, 90
much like them
ny should 1T be so7 Why should II han
pen that We should sometimes in early morn
ing ENJOY sweet communion with Christ in tho
closet or at the family altar, and before night
ieei unwilling that persons of the world. with
whom We have casually come into contact
should know that We profess to be Christ;an.7
Is 1t, indeed, true that We can ever hesitate to
oei'e'e IL the infinite excellence of Christ, or
10 set proper estimate on the blessings Wa
nave received from him7 It was not SO al
ways. There was period when we first dis
covered the preciousness of Jesu. and his
mercy, when We at once aimed
"To tell to sinners round.
" nat dear Savior we had found.,,
were not these happy days, and did we not
eel we had blessed employmenta And now
nat we have received his favors for many
nonths' or even for many years, why hesitate
aVo~ MS cause, or to make known the rich
$ OF his mercy9 Would it not be well to re-
urn TO our former feelings and practice, for
ssuredly 1t was better for us then than now
hristlan zeal should increase the nearer re
aTance to heaven, instead of declining. To,
not, dear reader, be ashamed of Chris, last
Q be ashamed of us-Uatcbnon md E.
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A Washington correspondent saysi

q A hostile demonstration from England Mt this time
would be met by the ant-savery men OF the House
with any preparations for defence They declare that they
would vote for dollar TO aid the govern
in It's foreign difficulties until the Kansas question be
adjusted 10 sut their vews'
is perfectly natural that party which advocates dis
union should be found arrsyed against their country in
the event OF war with Great Britain. Avowedy trail
respect II is not at all strange that they
should be traitorous in all The governing classes Of
Great Britain jealous the prosperity and greatness Of the
United States and DESTROYS Of the termination Of that
prosperity and greatness Of course sympah5e with the
black republicans in their project Of dissolution and the
black republicans in spirit OF reciprocity sympathze
with their kindred sboonists OF England against their
own country great majority Of whose people eprobae
their infamous schemess--Dofroa Free Press.
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/. Remove the platform outside of the church.
AnotLer Contidenee Tnet.

The Fremoners fertile in schemes for punderng the
people, every day brings to light trick The latest
we find in a Rochester paper. II reads asfoIlows:
HOur friend Hon. w. Boss started yesterday for De-
ro with supply of his maps showing the free and the
black empires but board the cars and at Buffalo, the
sales took out his entire lot On board the
Kansas lady who had been wounded by the rufans and
Mr. offered give her the avas Of 200 maps II the pas
sengers would buy them The offer quickly accepted
and the lady received the money"
similar trick was lately played Off on the passengers
in railroad in Pennsylvania with the difference that
neatly dressed pretended to have been robbed
and left destitute whereupon neaty-dressed young man
volunteered to raise subscription for her In which he
succeeded The sequel is similar They divided the profits
Of their trick Kansas has been worth thousands to the
lght-fngercd gentry.
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Showing that the last recorded is by far themos desruo
tive Of any included in the bloody catalogue.

THE MoRMoEs.--Theo Olshausen, of ST. Louis has pub
lished in German history of the Mormons Latter Day
Saints in North America from which appears Amer
lea contains $500 of that sect of whom $4,000 in
Utah 5000 in New York; 1000 in California; 5000 in
Nova Scotia and Canada and 1000 in South America and
the islands Europe contains $4,000; of whom $4,000
in Great Britain and Ireland 5000 in Scandinavia 900
in Germany and Switzerland 500 in France and 500 in
the rest of Europe In Asia there said to be 1000 in
Africa 1905 in Australia and Polynesia 34OO on travel
1900. There are besides, $500 schismatcs including
Strapgites, Rigdones, and Wightites These numbers
amount in the aggregate to ll65oo and it is supposed
that the whole sect cannot exceed 10000.
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THE REPUBLICAN, PROCESS OF ABSORBING THE
.m.U ......g AMERICANS, m


.## N@..N.g AMERICANS. Slit
The Boston Post OF the 2sh instant gives the following
graphic account Of the attempt OF the republicans absorb
the Americans .r ..m
nTaE AaEaIcAs CONVENTIONAL convention Of the
Americans nothings regularly called assembled
yesterday Faneui Hail. in which Isl towns repre-
sented by regularly elected delegates and number of towns
by delegates whose contested This party, in
regular convention have nominated its
and Doneson and yet the divisions Of the convention yes
terday showed that the Fremont faction had o nigh
slanghed e Fmorees The all day in the hail. from
this cause ndescrbabe. The convention ranged it.
self actionsthoSe fo- Fillmore sitting the
side of the hail. and those for Fremont the other side
The organization not completed
One Of the most daring of the Fremoners was
made admit all who had tickets to the convention
TO sit members TOO much wool there, gentlemen
shouted of the Fillmore delegates. Mr. Yose, the Fill
more side babel Of confusion, succeeded in making
his heard and stated that he informed good
authority quantities of tickets of admission had been is
sued from Bee Office He then asked if it treating
any portion OF the convention right TO admit all such to be
delegates This little speech made its mark The obnon
aou motion tabled amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the
Fllmoreites
The outsiders allowed the range of the galleries
and these seemed by the cheers to be about half and
halt. The talk of the Fillmore know -nothngs there
rich When did Fremont join the order said one Hes
a Frenchman and Catholic, another remarked; 'and a
d. of candidate for Americans why don't you long
heel herd with your tribe another shouted Fremonter
essayed speak. Sometimes the cheering in the galleries
quite smart But the feeling Of the Fillmore
of great indignation at the OF the Fremonter
and the heard that il member of the
der couldn't support Fillmore he had business in it, but
should quit and go to the Fremont party. .# .....
The convention meets again to-day when the first thing
will be report contested seats. The Fremont
determined the Fillmore firm and the prospect Of
union among them is not very cheering"
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ult, &C,
HOWELL COBB.
BrsGHAnrox, July Ii, 1856.

BisGHAMToN, July Ia, 1885,
GENTLEMEN special professional engagement prevents
my acceptance Of your generous and complimentary iuy
taton TO attend the grand State ratification meeting OF
the democracy Of Indiana at Indianapolis the nth
But though absent shall be with you in the support Of
Messrs Buchanan and Breckenridge shall be with you
iA the support Of and adherence to, those great and
cherished constitutional principles which lie at the ounda
ton OF political and social institutions and adorn and
strengthen the symmetrical framework Of society shall
be with you in preserving syioate that equality Of right
and freedom Of conscience which guaranteed by
fathers by charter written in blood shall be with you
In guarding with seepess vigilance herghs Of sovereign
States and the people Of Territories from the assaults Of
any members Of the conederacy the encroachmens OF
federal power shall be with you too in unmasking and
hunting from the abodes OF rational freedom that lieen
ou bigo,ed and destroying spirit Of sectional discord
which, like its unclean predecessor, has returned with
others wicked than itself to curse the abode from
which 1t had gone out and finally shall be with
you in maintaining and upholding the beneheent prnc
Piles Of true democracy for which Indiana, that guild
ing Of democratic hope is SO pre-emnently dstin
gushed.
With sentiments OF high consideration and regard
have the honor to be- sincerely, yours,
u. s. DICKINSON.
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Medical College or Georgia,

.e.raas ST. t.a ..a~m AUGUSTA, july 1856.
THE twenty. this institution win
the first Monday in November neSL
FAcuLrY,
G. M. Newton, NJ. d., Anatomy.
L. A. Dugas, NJ ID Surgery
Up. Garvin d. Maera Medical Therapeutics, and Medical
jurisprudence.
a. Eve, NJ d., Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and In
fants.
v. NJ. Miller, NJ d. Physiology and Pathological Anatomy
Alex. Means, Nj. d., Professor OF Chemistry.
L. u, Ford, Nj. d., Institutes and Practice of Medicine
f. Campbei NJ D., Surgical, Comparative, and ictoscopcai
Anatomy
X. Campbell, NJ d., Demonstration OF Anatomy.
3 b. Simmons M. d.. Assistant Demonstralor
ID, Professor Surgery.
Clinical will be delivered regularly the City Hospital,
ample opportunities will be afforded for the study OF practical
anatomy.
Fees for the entire S05
Naturalization ticket, Ito be taken ouco) ..,........
For fu ther particulars, apply to q. NJ. NEWTON,
July l5-dlm Dean
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NOTES ON THE CAMPAIGN.
A Hard Road 10 Travel.

Mr. Fremont has travelled hard roads in his time
He has climbed mountains and lived in deep and
very hard os But the road before him is the hardest
he has tempted and worse than that which leads to
the other SIDE Of Jordan He viii also be surrounded by
pack Of blaekcpublican grizzlies and oceseekers
than any OF the wolves panthes that beet his
path the way Marposa He will find the way tho
presidency the hardest road he travelled and will
never reach his destination
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Ten Cents Reipard.

The above reward viii be paid by the Fremont publish
ing committee of Belknap county for and thrilling
Kansas outrage 1t must contain account Of the cruel
murder of reeState by southern Shareholders with
few burnt houses thrown ina to be cooked up as to
harrow the tender hearts and soft heads of the granny
tribe.-N H. Democrat
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.Seipard and Fremont,

We learn from the newspapers that Senator Seward is
great smoker and in order to enjoy the weed always rides
in the baggage BY this also he avoids dandy
acquaintance lady friends and their children and has
opportunity to Joke with the baggage-masters. If Mr..
Fremont shouldn't happen to be elected Mr. Seward will
draw lucifer match box some other rough
baggage light cigar and make the best ofitBost Post.
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The Democracy of Hartford.

The Times contains glowing account of the late grand
rally of the democracy in the city of Hartford club
formed, signed by 900 The Times says:
The body of the house and galleries filed and the
right democratic spirit aroused The with
the democrats-the hard working with them and
the slightest call they rally around the old national
banner that has long and successfully waved the
whole country.
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Good Mrs..

roaring republican, rushed up to knot Of persons
tho corner day or two since and rubbing his hands
gleefully exclaimed:
GGood newsi more good news from Kausasp
"whnt is Il 2" said the qndnunes, all attention.
another encounter, trO free-Sats h1sd and two
more to be hungp and away the herald communi
cato the joyful intelligence to fresh listeners
[OricaHs en- ~ RspHblicar.
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Where the Money Goes.

An exchange publishes item of which accounts
for of the Kansas aid money, not dollar of which
ever gets there:
"A coa-back niger made fusion speech at Lafayette
few days SINCE in which he fierce in denuncation
of the democracy his white conductors of this part
of the country. He for Fremont free Kansas and free
niggers, the they He said he paid 81 so per
day and found"
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The ONO RysR--Tbe Ohio continues TO recede every
where from Pttsburg Cairo with about two feet at the
former place In the Louisville canal there some three
feet and in lower Ohio considerably less On Tues
day evening at Pittsburg there were % inches In the
channel by the metal mark and falling slowly AT Gin
oinna Ohio same date there ~ feet in the channel
At wbe.ng, on Wednesday evening, there were feet
inches In the channel
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Coal AND woop tooosorryEs.-The Illinois Central
Railroad Company have been trying experiment in
ming their engines. In running hundred and nine
miles the following result obtained Wood cords
at So 75s2s 75 coal, 50 bushels, at ~ centss7 so;
saving, with coal $40 o.
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Prediction ofas Mew Yort Day Boob.

The abolition papers in this State making great
noise about the popularity of their wooyhorse candidate
and all their big and little villains from Greenport to Dun
kirk are Boosting that he will carry the State by fifty
thousand majority There never more froth lit
tie substance than all this talk and husbaoo about Ere
onts popularity. The Sewardites have subsidized the
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press and mean, If possible, 70 carry the day by much
Dragging and making people believe that everybody is for
Fremont
Now We put record, In face of all these boasngs
the following prediction Cut it out reader and put in
your wallet: .a-aa 3.
Buchanan win poll in this State,........225 900 votes
Fillmore /"
FREMONT. ,.........'.'...l400O
We predict further, that Buchanan will carry all the
southern States Pennsy lVania, New Jersey, New York.
Connecticut New Hampshire Maine Michigan, Iowa and
Illinois Now post this up, and next November how
near we right.
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In every democratic paper which receive from Ar
kansas we find Withdrawals from the know-nothing
lodges by the dozen. In the history of political parties
there has been nothing to equal this stampede
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READ THREE PATRIOTIC LETTERS.

The late great democratic demonstration at Indianapolis
addressed through letters by large number of the
prominent national Unionloving statesmen of the country
Our space allows only to give place to the three follow
ing They will be read with delight throughout the
Union;
WASHINGTON CITY, July 2, 1856.
SIR have received the invitation of the State central
committee attend the meeting Of the democracy of
Indiana proposed to be held the 18th instant and
greet that my public duties here will prevent its acceptance
feelings which will animate the assemblage of patriotic
freemen who will that day together The precious
heritage of freedom which received from fathers
in danger The Union and the constitution encom-
passed with pers Instead of allowing the various polit
zeal divisions Of our country State and territorial
principle OF institutions there sections which,
content with enjoying the right of selgovernment for
themselves seek extend their power elsewhere and to
take from American citizens the privilege of regulating
their domestic agreeaby to their views Of duty and
ofpolicy. ,
This Union cannot survive the establishment and
forcement of such doctrine hat think the of In
diana? Are they competent to regulate their domes
tic affairs in their way2 And do they desire the in
tervenon of Massachusetts to teach them their rights
and also how they should exercise them2 And if a cti
of Indiana should to Territory is liberty less
dear to him. is he less able to conduct his political a
fairs than before his emigraon2 And these brief ques-
shaking the Union to its centre and which if is
terminated by the prompt and efficient action of the demo-
cratic party, will proceed to its fearful consummatiop
May that God who guided and guarded fathers in their
days of trial and trouble guide and guard their
when prone hands stretched to destroy the ark
of the constitution
am, sir respectfully, your obedient servant,
LEWIS CASS.
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Injustice 10 The Woolly Horse.

During the presidential campaign of 1s4s Gen. Tay-
lors horse "Old Whitley object of great interest
the supporters of "Old Zach" We see why
"Od Wooy should not receive equal degree of
ton In huzzang for Col Fremont the black republicans
should not forget add ger for "Col Fremonts
descript"
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Fremont a hnop. nothing.

The Mdyqehusets delegation and John c. FrtfaoHt-We
learn that committee Of the Massachusetts, delegation to
the North American convention, assembled in the
Apollo Rooms called Wednesday last John O. Ere
mont at his residence in this city, to question him to
his views the American question. The committee con-
sisted Of Hon. r. O. Baker, Hon Mr. Davis o. from the
sixth district and Messrs Sutton and Cary Col Fremont
received them kindly, and in to his nerrogaors
stated frankly that he approved 9 the features Of n,
American PLATFORM and would oovry then out honestly
be nominated and elected Moreover he would accept tho
nomination of the North Americans though he recaeed
no other, and would their candidate.
ker York Herald June IL
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wwsrrHS rRopucr.--Thc largest amount OF produce
bound East arriving at Buffalo, during day this sea-
SON was received there the 18th ltconssed Of
bushels Of corn bushels Of wheat 1880 bushels Of
oats 81 barrels of -four and merchandise in proportion