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The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-07-24
His Reports Of ExplOrations and Discoveries.
THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF FREEDOM

written in the discharge of official truss-yybicb W.
sert without abrdgnent-yv be found very iuf-reS,,,r
ana instructive feature OF this work and furnish the best
possible index TO his aud cbsr.cta-
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06
WAsuISGrox. july %. 1856.

w Jul| lCOD-
The House has passed the Army Appropri-
alton Bill, by vote of 81 to Sc, with Mr.. Shcr-
mans amendment appended, which is as fol-
lows
s'Prorided, nerertheless, That no part OF the
military force of the United States herein pro-
vided for shall be employed in aid of the en-
forcement of the enactments of the alleged
Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kan
sas, recently assembled at Shawnee Mission
until Congress shall have enacted either that
it was or was not a valid Legislative Assembly,
chosen in conformity with the organic law by
the people of the said Territory. .4nd prori-
ded, That, until Congress shall have passed on
the validity of the said Legislative Assembly
Of Kansas, it shall be the duty of the President
to use the military force in said Territory to
preserve the peace, suppress insurrecton, re-
pei invasion, and protect persons and proper
~ therein. and upon the national highways in
the State of Missouri, from unlawful seizures
and searches. find be ii further prorided, That
the President is required to dsarrn the present
organized militia Of the Territory of Kansas,
and recall all the United States arms therein
distributed, and to prevent armed men from
going into said Territory to disturb the public
peace, or aid in the enforcement or resistance
Of real or pretended laws
The bill as amended has gone TO the Senate,
and the responsibility is thrown upon that
DraAch 10 say whether supplies shall be voted
to the Army or not. Not content with this,
the House wheeled into line under the lead
OF Mr.. Grow of Pa, and substituted Mr.. Dunn's
Free Kansas bill for Mr.. Grows and put it
through TO its final passage by vote Of IS to
"A, and that has gone to the Senate also.
Dunn, Haven, Harrison & Co. voted for it.
The bill repeals the Kansas y ebraska Act. re-
stores the Missouri Compromise, and provides
carefully for thorough reorganization of the
Territory, and the Executive power and au-
thority in and over it to be vested in a Cover
nor, who shall hold his office four years; the
appointment of Secretary and the election of
Council and House of Representatives-the
first election to be on the Tuesday after the
first Monday of November next; that all the
laws passed by the Legislative Assembly and
Governor shall be submitted to the Congress
of the United States, and if disapproved, shall
be void and of no effect; and that all laws or
pretended laws, whether now existing or here
after enacted in said Territory, in contrayen-
ton of the provisions of this Act, shall be
void.
There is considerable speculation whether
The Senate will reject or adopt this Kansas bill.
Many believe that it will adopt the bill. If it
does not, the House will insist upon the amend
ment to the Army Appropriation bill.
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be abandoned; and Indignantly frowning upon
the first dawning of every attempt to ALLEVIATE
one portion of our country from the rest, or
TO enfeeblc the sacred ties which bind togeth-
er its various parts.'
Z, Resolred-That in the life and services
the integrity and the honor of MILLARD Fill
MORE, we have the most sacred assurances that
he will be faithful to our beloved Union and
maintain the equal, sovereign rights of all the
States-that at home and abroad the govern
ment Will be admins stored fairly, firmly and
purely, in conformity with American princi-
pies, and to the honor and glory of the Amer
ican name.
8, Resolred-That we will devote ourselves
to the maintenance of our glorious Union, and
10 the furtherance of the great principles of
our party. fathers did TO the cause of
Independence, consecrating to their support
sour lives our fortunes, ,and our sacred hoEors.'
9, Resoiref-that for the better support of
these principles, and the candidates of our
party, We form ourselves into an American
FILLMORE 4 DoNELsoN club, and that will
recognise members all who may subscribe
their names to the platform of principles en-
bodied in these resolutions, and pledge them
selves to the support of our candidates.
10, Resolred-that the proceedings of this
meeting, including these resolutions be pub
lished.
VIM. s. Bradley and II. B. Swoope were u
unanimously elected Representative and Sena-
torlai Delegates to the State Convention on
the 9TH inst. to form an electoral ticket. 1t
was on motion resolved, that the officers of
this meeting be declared the permanent board
of officers of the club.
The meeting then adjourned to meet on the
Wednesday evening of the Court, in the Dia-
mond. The proceedings passed off in the ut
most harmony, and it was in every particular,
the most respectable meeting held in this bor-
ough. during the present campaign.
G. ". RHEEM, }secretaries
l.. r. MERRELL,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06
A NEW TRICK

Be ON YOUR GUARD!!-We see it stated that
the Locofocos have raised large sum of mon
ey, which is in the hands of the wire workers
at Washington City, and is principally to be
used in carrying Pennsylvania for Buchanan.
The Democracy are well aware, if union of
the Fillmore and Fremont elements is effect
ed, that Buchanan will lose this State by a
large majority. Their main object now is to
prevent union, and for this purpose they are
distributing funds, with profuse hand, among
such pliabie politicians as may be found in
our ranks, engaging them to oppose all efforts
TO unite our forces, and to stir up dissention
among us. Humilating as it may be, it is
nevertheless SO, that there are individuals to
be found who are venal enough to thus sell
themselves to the Locofoco wire-workers to
further the cause Of Buchanan. We trust
our friends will be on their guard. No one
who at heart wishes to defeat Buchanan will
oppose union of the opposition forces upon
some fair and reasonable basis.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

PUBLIC MEETNG.-In pursuance OF previous
notice given, meeting of the opponents of
Buchanan and the policy Of the present Ma
tional Administration, met at the Court House
on Saturday, the 2nd inst, and organized by
selecting MICHAEL A. FRANK as Chairman. and
S. 3. Row, as Secretary. The object of the
meeting having been stated to be the select
ing Of Congress sional Conferees, on motion
Alexander Irwin, ii. d. Patton and Michael A.
Frank, were chosen as conferees for Clearfeld
county, with power to substitute. A motion
was made and carried that the delegates be in
structed to vote for Hon. C. B. Curtis, as the
choice of this county.
On motion, the following persons were cho-
sen as committee to make the necessary ar
rangements, for the holding of the Convention
to nominate county ticket, and also for the
Peoples Convention, which are to be held in
this borough on the Tuesday of Court week,
viz j. b. NJ Finally, Chairman. W. II. Ro-
bertson, Lewis r. Carter, David B. Rodkey,
b. ). Dundy, James W. Owens, Alex. Irvin
Isaac S. Shirey, John Patton, Benz. Harts-
horn, Philip Antcs, James VI. Kelly, Ellis Liv-
ergood, Orris Hoyt, Wm. Mitchell, Henry 3.
Smith, Nathaniel Rishel, Thomas G Snyder, J.
II. Jones, James P. Nelson, BENZ. Spackman,
Samuel Sebring, John Carlisle, Robert Mi
chaels and David S. Moore.
On motion, resolved, that these proceedings
be published in the Rqt1sman's Journal. The
meeting then adjourned. M.AFRAxK, Pres't.
S. B. Row, Secretary.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06
CLEARFIELD, PA, AUG. 8, 1855.
UNION OF THE OPPOSITION.

Among the many plans suggested TO unite
the forces opposed to Buchanan, the follow
ing, we believe, is one upon which all can a.
gree, viz Let 26 electors be jointly chosen
by the Fillmore and Fremont men. Then let
the Fillmore men choose a 9th and the Fre-
mont men a 27th. Let both parties vote the
26 common electors, adding the Fillmore cleo
tor at the head if they wish to cast their vote
for Fillmore, or the Fremont eector if they
wish to vote for Fremont. If this ticket
should be successful, let the electoral vote be
divided between the two candidates in proper
tion to the number of votes which each shall
receive. Thus, if Fillmore gets half of the
votes cast for this ticket, give him half of the
electors, and Fremont the other half. If one
of them should receive two-thrds or three
fourths of the opposition votes in the State,
give him that proportion of electors. BY thi
plan every man would be certain for whom his
vote would count. If he cast his vote for
Fillmore, it would count for Fillmore if for
Fremont, it would count for Fremont. This
would be fair and just, would leave no man in
doubt to where his vote would 90, and
would be the means of carrying the State a.
gainst Buchanan. The members Of Congress
from this State have called a Convention to
meet at Harrisburg sometime in the month of
September, for the purpose of adjusting the
difficulty, and we have no doubt it will be ar
ranged at that time to the satisfaction of both
sections. Our friends should not permit them
selves to become disheartened, for We have an
abiding confidence that all will yet end right
The man who would oppose a union electoral
ticket upon as just and fair basis as the fore
going, must at heart be for Buchanan.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06
For the Rattsraau's Journal
"Opties sharp have they, ween,
Who see what Is NOT IN he sonn Z,

W no see what Is not to be SEEM.
Mr.. Row FL was strongly impressed NTH
the truth OF the above couplet after reading
the criticism in the last Republican on Mr.. W.
A.Campbeli's letter, in which it is alleged there
are 81 mistakes. In majority of instances,
though some of the expressions may be some
what obscure and lack the elegance of the ed
ftor's diction, the alleged blunders are suscep-
tible of easy calculation, whilst few are sane
toned by common usage, as for example the
words ssus'' and sswe.'' But this attack is un-
fair, for instead of even attempting to prove
that mistakes exist, the editor alleges that
there is a large number, and in effect asks that
Mr.. Campbell shall show that they are not mis-
takes. This is like arragning a man and ask
ing him to prove himself innocent, instead of
the prosecution showing that he is guilty.
But, presume the Republican man has taken
this plan TO Withdraw attention from his for
mer unjustifable attack or a scholar and the
principal of the Institute. / don't know who
the s'critque'' of the Republican is, for the
editor says he is ssnot acquainted with all the
rules laid down in Kirkham,'' useless eau
ton, for no grammarian would ever deem him
guilty of such acquaintance, but l am dispos-
ed to think Pope might have had "a similar &C
NOUS IN his minds eye, when he wrote that
''Some have at first for wits, then poets pass'd.
Turned critics next and proved plain fools at last
Some neither can for wits nor critics pass,
As heavy mules neither horse nor ass
IGNORANUs
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06
WHO Is JAMES BucHANANl

ssNo One,'' SAYS the New York Sun, sswill
seriously ask, who is James Bucbanan!' This
is said with much unction and evident satisfac-
ton. Well, it is pleasant, is it not, Mr.. Sun,
to have a candidate for the Presidency at last
of whom somebody has heard something be-
fore he was nominated But if it should hap
pen that any one should ask: ssWho is James
Buchanan ?'you can tell them at once, and
without stopping to think about it, ssWhy, he
is the man who abused Madison and the war
with England, in Fourth of July oration in
1915, at round rate, He is the man who was
such rampant F Federalst that he solemnly de-
clared, before God and man, that if he thought
he had a single drop of Democratic blood in
his veins he would open them and let it out.
He is the man who was four times elected to
Congress as Federalist. He is the man who
came to Mr.. Clay in 1926 and tried to make a
bargain with him, or at least held out tempt
ing offer to him, namely that he should be Sec
retary of State, TO vote Tor General Jackson !;
and he is the man who led the General to be-
lieve that Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Adams had made
a corrupt bargain. He is the man who heard
this charge made, reiterated, and the changes
upon it rung all over the country for fifteen or
sixteen years, and yet, knowing it to be false,
never contradicted it. He is the man who
said to General Clinch, in 1914, that he could
make those Dutchmen in Pennsylvania be-
lieve that Mr.. Polk was better protecfire-tar-
iff man than Mr.. Clay and he is the man who
took the stump in Pennsylvania in the fall of
1914, and by pledging the honor of gentle
man to the people of that State, that Mr.. Polk
was better rprotective-tariffman than Mr.. Clay
did make them believe it, and vote for Mr..
Polk, whereby they lost the tariff of 1912, and
he got the Office of Secretary of State, all of
which he knew beforehand would take place );
and he is the same man who said in a speech
in the Senate, that The best projection that the
manufacturers could hare 1cas Low WAGES
bring wages down to TEN CENTS DAY, and
they would need no other protection. Now
who does not know who James Buchanan is p
Wash. Organ.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

GONG Down HILL.-Thc Buffalo, n. Y,
Commercial remarks very truly: The nomina-
tion of Mr.. Buchanan fell still-born in all the
free States. There was no spontaneous, hear
ty response from any quarter, and he has been
growing weaker day by day, from the hour
Slidell overreached the supporters of the 9TH
or candidates, and secured his triumph, up to
the present time, and we see no reason to
doubt that this decline in his popularity is to
continue up to the period of his final over
thrnw. In this State he stands no chance
whatever. The most sanguine among his in
telligent supporters do not, even now, profess
any confidence in favorable result, and the
current will leave them high and dry ON the
sand, before the tide is at half ebb
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

a MEETING was held in the Court House on
Saturday evening, ostensibly for the purpose
of selecting delegates to the Convention to
form Fillmore electoral ticket, which met
yesterday at Harrisburg. SO far as selecting
delegates goes, we have nothing to say against
it. The course, however, that was taken was
calculated to distract our own forces and en-
bitter men who should move in concert. 1t
always has been, and still is our desire to
unite the forces opposed to Buchanan, so as
to enable rs to carry the State against him.
To abuse the candidate of one of the parties
opposed to Buchanan, as was done on this oc-
casion, is certainly lily calculated to effect
such desirable end. The spirit manifested
was anything but conciliatory, and. therefore,
imprudent, at least. Although a very respec~
table number of persons were present, many
of whom were Locofocos who had gone thith-
er to witness the ssfun,'' we believe not over
ten eleven identified themselves with the
movement. We will, however, for the pres
ent, refrain from further comment.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06
COL. FREMONT's RELIGION.

some OF the newspapers have started the re-
port and it has been industriously circulated.
with a view to injure the peoples candidate for
the Presidency, that he is a catholic. ssA lie
will travel ten leagues, while truth is putting
on her boots 80 but the annexed statement
made by Mr.. Nelson, gentleman who was
raised and educated with Fremont will fully
arrest this falsehood. 1t was published in the
New York Tribune of the 2lst of July last. and
is as follows -
sin the Morning Express of Saturday, Mr..
Brooks asserts that Col. Fremont received his
education in Roman Catholic Institute. in
Charleston, ,. O., under the late Bishop Eng
land Although opposed 10 The parfy ,ciicd nom
fnafed htnl-ln justice to himself and the mem
ory OF his mother-I brand those assertions as
utterly false from beginning to end. Born in
Charleston,l have known him from my earliest
days. lie was my schoolmate for many wears.
was member of the same Sunday School
class with him; and while he was a member
OF the Junior Glass, of Charleston College, he
was my most intimate friend. l was standing
within few feet of him when he was confirm
ed in the Protestant Episcopal Church by the
Bishop of South Carolina. | can vouch that
he never had his foot inside of the Catholic In
stltute spoken of; and L am sure he never
spoke to Bishop England ir his life. He was
porn Protestant, educated a Protestant, and
has more of Protestant principle about him
than the editor of the Express.
Respectfully yours: j. g. NELSON"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

REMEMBER.-The pro-slavery party propose
to ''save the Union," but at the expense of
Freedom, and win make it a slave oligarchv.
Listen to the noble words of Col. Fremont.
and say-Will you have one or both?
ssIf am elected to that high office for which
your partiality has nominated me, will en-
deavor to administer the Government accord
ing to the true spirit of the Constitution, as it
was interpreted by the great men who framed
and adopted it, and in such way as to pre-
serve BOTH LIBERTY AND THE UNIoN''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

The WHEAT CROP is now pretty well Sc
cured all over the country, except the extreme
northern portion, and we have never known n
harvest to pass with so little complaint of in
jury to the crop as this year. There is, there
fore, every reason to believe that the yield of
SOUND wheat is unprecedentiy large, and con-
sesq,uentiy, seq, without large foreign demand,
.ht Nun no chance for shipments to California,
the price must be low
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

HORNE TooKE ridiculed the practice of sea-
bathing, and said if any of the seal species
were sick, it would be as wise for fish physi-
clan to order them to go on shore. Parsons de-
clared that bathing was only reckoned heal
thy because many persons had been s.known
to survive it; 20 but Sheridan's objection to salt
water was most quaint. Pickles. said he,
stdon't agree with me.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

TURN ouT!-By notice elsewhere in to-
DAYS paper, it will be seen that a Mass Meet
fng ei those opposed to the Administration
party will be held in Woodward township, on
Saturday the 10th August. Every one who
can attend, should do so.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

BORDER DIsTURBASCEs.-Thes New Orleans
Creole, of the 2lst, says there are appearances
of serious disturbances on the border Of Texas
and Louisiana. Certain free negroes, mulat-
toes and white men, to the number of forty,
with the Sheriff at their head, who had been
ordered for some reason to leave the country,
have refused to do so, and have fortified them
selves some four miles above Madison. They
are reported to have hundred guns, besides
pistols and bowie knives, and bid defiance
to their opponents.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

MARRIED-On the 3Ist July, by the Rev. A
Crowell, Mr.. Henry NEFF to Miss MELcEsA
HURLY, all of Cambria county.
MARRIED-On July 31st by Rev. J. ". Ell
lott, Mr. JAMES p. FARwELL to Miss HosoRA
NJ. O'NEIL of Pike township
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

'sHe refused to publish the toasts because
some of them expressed Democratic senti-
ments.''-Repu6licdn.
This, in the dignified language of the Re-
publican, is ga positive and unqualified false
hood" and the editor of that paper must have
known it to be such, for we informed him at
the time the toasts were handed in that we
could not give them for lack of space, and for
that reason alone were they omitted.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

HoHocay's Ointment and Piiis certain cure
Tor Scald Head.-Henry, y, Maria, 10, and
'ohn Ames, ., of Apalachicola, Florida, were
all three affected with this disagrecable mala-
dy !; Maria in particular was in a wretched
plight with it, and although there were MANY
remedies trled, yet the malady did not seem
TO decrease, indeed the disease spread itself
all over the surface of the head, to the great
annoyance of the parents & discontinue Oft the
enid the blood of the others was equally I'M
pure. AT last the parents put the three under
course of Holloway's Ointment and Pills,
which cured them all in the space of nineteen
days. Their health has since considerably
improved. These remedies are wonderfully
emcacious in all diseases of the skin.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

LuMBERMES's MEETING.-We would remind
our readers that at the Lumbermen's meeting
heid here on the 4th July, it was resolved that
the meeting assemble again on Monday after
noon of August Court week,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

=. III Is said Barnum is going to hire surgeon
70 q. examine the body of James Buchanan for
mat .lia, drop OF Democratic Blood Blue lights
WIN oe useo on the occasion, and ten cents ad-
mission charged,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-06

S NJ M. FULLER will please accept our
.nanks for favors received.
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1ttES. ~ Iafxe Anu rf--.--
kadies,, Gentlelnens' and Chiidrens
5sfor sale at Moss0ps. Jn- sl5-
The Nevada journal., 1856-10-10

one from the section that is faithful and
trustworthy, but all are heart and soul
in the service of their rival for spoils-
They tell us Buchanan owns the men
from the South now enlisted under our
Union colors. "They tell US we are
weak, unable to cope with SO formidable
an adversary, to strike our national
flag, surrender and suffer dismember-
ment, like unhappy Poland, at the hands
of rapacious enemies.
1t is in vain to tell us that sure and
certain defeat awaits us. Are we to gain
our knowledge from crafty enemy p
Can we not read the signs of the times
as well as they? Better, for our optics
are not deranged with excitement and
passion. We can view with hope and
pride the council fires of our forces
beaming on every hill. They light up
the horizon far and wide and portend
destruction to our foes.
But, what if we fail : Is it not bet
ter to fall, battling manfully for the
right, than triumph like bandits, in the
wronga Has the spirit of Henry Clay
suffered extinction in these days of tur-
moil and dread "I had rather be right
than be President" was his noble ex-
clamation. Does not our spirits revive
with the afflatus of the statesman of
Kentucky Once the heroism of Le-
onidas and his Spartan band, who dared
to face the marshalled millions of Xerxes
and sell their lives for home and country
was theme for eulogy, and gave inspi-
ration to the patriot in the darkest
hour.
Is the age SO degenerated that treach-
cry and desertion are successors to the
most sublime patriotism and heroism p
Can we not emulate the virtues and cor
responding deeds of an age long gone
byl
The American party, standing alone,
bulwark against the waves of popular
faction and fury, beating back intestine
enemies clamoring for the life's blood Of
our nationality, and endeavoring to still
the storm by an appeal to the under.
standing and patriotism of men, presents
a sublime spectacle. 1t is the epic Of
politics. The love of country for which
an Algernon Sydney yielded up his life
is once again most signally displayed
Our position challenges the admiration
of the world. There is no stain upor
our scutcheon-but few faint hearts in
our camp. Our cause is right and mus
prevail. Our hearts are nerved for the
crisis, let it be what it may. Fillmore
leads ON the column. May he be
crowned with the laurel wreaths of vic
tory.