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Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
BarIcr's Qualifications for
Congress,

M5rdecai says he goes in for A minadah
Agony Barker for Congress, fo- the follows
ing reasOns,-
1st- Because the aforesaid Barker is ig>
GRANT, impudent, ego.istical and insolent.
81. Because he IS in favor Of bringing
Buck Negroes to dine at the public tables
Of Hotels, along with respectable white
men.
Srd Because he said that publicly, II am
an Alb ,litiOuizt from tine crown Of my hcaG
to the sole Of my feet"
18th. Because he IS the great Apostle Of
Abolitionism. all the way from the State Of
Maine.
9Th. Because he never drinks anything
stronger than small beer OF cherry brandy.
9Th. Because like the Editor Of the Dam
ocyGt and Ssatinel, he's good looking. AMI
nice man for a small tea party.
eth. Because he can manage - write has
owu name, and would ,herefnre be able TO
frank documents to his constituents during
his term of Office.
9Th, Because he's ths most ulrA Abolition
ist in the four counties, composing this
Congressional District.
9Th Because he sincerely regards Horace
Greeley as the greatest statesman Of the
age, anl has loptel the New York Tribune
As his standard Of political faith.
10th. Because he loves niggers, and enter
tains the most sovereign contempt for the
Dutch and Irish. and Foreigners generally
llth- Because he can deliver a noisy har
angue, full Of sound AMI fury, >i-;nfyimg
nothing, and therefore imagines himself a
( great orator.
18th Because he don't chew tobacco. and
swears only by the hokey ami by the ever
lasting great squash.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

the contest, and let peace lie proclaimed
forthwith. Mr.. Secretary Cameron and the
members of Cougress who are so loud in ad-
vOcating schemes for abolishing slavery IN
the District Of Columbia, the emancl patton
of and arming Of the slaves IN the revoited
states, and other ultra and extreme meas
ures should remember that the following res
olution was adopted by Congress during the
extra session last summer, By vote almost
unanimous. Nearly all the Republicans
voted for it. How then can they now con-
sistently advocate the emancipation schemes
Of the Abolitionist:. and labor to inauguratc
4 fierce and remorseless Abolition crusade
against the South The resolution = brief
but pointed, aad clearly sets forth what all
true patriots have from the first regarded as
the purposes of the war.
That the present deplorablc civil war
has been forced upon the country by the
disuniOnists of the Southern States, low IN
arms against the Constitutional Government
and in arms around the Capital; that IN
this emergency, Congress banishlng all fec
ling Of mere passion or resentment, will
TeCol!eCU OhIT us uuIN 10 thS "tolS CvH'i'' : ;
that this war is not waged on their part
in any spirit Of oppression. or for any pur-
pose of conquest or subjugaiion or purpose
Of overthrowing or Interfering with the
rights or established institutions Of those
States, but 10 defend and maintain the SUI
preTnacy of the Constitution, and 10 preserve
the Union. with all the dignity, equality,
and rights of the several States uuImpaIrel !;
and that rs soon as these objects are attain
ed the war ought to cease
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
The Mason and SiIdeu Affair.

The Eews Of the arrest of Mason and Sir
dell. Of course created intense excitement IN
England John Bull is rampant. The
comments Of the Thmierer, the London
Times are, however, much mi.der than we
anti cipated The affair will doubtless lead
to volumnious correspondence between
the two Governments. but we do not think
it will terminal in war.
z. 5. Since writing the above the mail
steamer, City Of Washington. has arrived
from Liverpool, bringing exciting and war
ike news. The excitement in every quar-
ter of England, against he United States is
intense, and it is said the British Cabinet
has instructed Lord Lyons. TO demand the
immediate restoration Of Mason and Slidell,
and If the demand is refused, 10 immediate
" require his passport, and Withdraw from
Washington. The tore OF the press Is fierce
and defiant. and tie Times boldly charges
Mr. Seward with attcmp ting TO .~eD a
quarrel on the British Government, We
cannot al present sec the end Of the busi-
ness. But 1t sufiiccth tia, the end will
come. and then the end is known
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
Charleston OF fire.

BALTIMORE. Dec. live learn from the
Captain Of a Norfolk boat that he was in
formed by the Captain Of the steamer Ill.
from Port Royal. that he passed within six
miles Of Charleston IIarbor at ten o'clock on
Thursday night. and that tremendous con-
t,gratiun was evidently at its height in that
city. The reflection on the clouds exceeded
anything he ever saw, and the whole Bay.
with the dark outlines of Fort Sumter, was
brightly Illuminated. Il did not appear
like reflection from smouldering ruins, but
from an uncomfortable cuuhagratiun.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
= Battle Imminent I'm Eastern
kentucky

CINcIxNATI Dec. 13-The Gu=eif,'s
Frankfort despatch says that when the
stage left Somerset. at II O'Clock on
Wednesday there had been 10 fghting
The Postmaster wrote.
We are expecting 4 fight hourly
The enemy Is close upon US in force esti-
mated at from 5000 to 1900 men -
Our effective force i aqout :, ,0G0.
Both soldiers and citizens complain
Of General Thomas for not having sect
reinforcemerts to General Shoepf before
this but as it car not now interfere with
the plans. it is not improper to state that
Gen Buel'S plan that Gen Thomas should
get in the rear OF Zollicoffer.
Letters to night. express arprghcn
sions of the result. should ZollIcoffer force
General ShoepT to an engagement before
General Thomas arrives.
An officer arrived from LONDON this
evening. SAYS that il was rumored there
that, after the picket fighting. ZolicofTer
was again retreatiug If this Is true.
General Thomas will not be in time to
intercept him.
Troops continue to pour into Louis
vile. -Four regiments passed through
yesterday.
The Commercials despatch from
Frankfort. says that the paymaster from
London reports Crittenden at Cumber-
land Gap with 1900 Rebels. and large
force IN the vicinity.
a letter to the Representative of Wayne
county says, that Major Helveti, aud
three others captured with him, were
killed by the Rebels after their capture
All the leading men have been driven
from Owensville, Bath county. and the
/ town is III possession of four hundred
Rebels. who are committing the greatest
! PXcesses.
\ letter from Somerset. Ky. dated
the 9TH. confirms the capture by the
Rebels, of Major Helveti and Captain
/ Prince.
! j. b Richardson, Postmaster at Som
erset KY writes, under date of the 1Otb
/ that Zolieoffer has crossed the Culnber-
land river twenty miles below Wartshore
on bridge formed of coal barges, with
| from 5000 to 10, 600 troops. We expect
fight tomorrow. The Federal forces
under Gen, Schoepff are six regiments
and two batteries. The Democrat dis
( credits the above. failing to get a con-
firmatiOn from its correspondent.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

GTRAY YSTEERl-3rOlle into the inprov-
= ed and enclosed lands of Henry Little.
in Allegheny towoship, Cambria county. on
the 14th. day of November 1861. black
Steer with white face. a spot Of black
over his right eve. = little white on the end
of his tail. and on the hind part ofhis helly;
also on each hind ieg; piece cut of the
lower part of the right car, and a piece of
the left ear. The owner i desired to come
forward prove property, pay charges and
take him away. otherwise he will be dis
posed Of according 70 law. HESRT IITTLs.
Allegheny tP. Nov. ., 1861. 81.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
war In Georgia

WAsuINGTOS, Dec, II - etters recei-
we'd at the Navy Department siata that.
on the fifth inst Commando Rodgers
left the Tybee Roads before daylight.
with the steamer Oftawa. S.noca aud
PrrIIina. and crossed the lar al Warsaw
at half tide
The United State, approached the
Fort on Warsaw E-land within a mile.
and sent Lieutenant Barnes to II with a
frg of truce, who f,uni it entirely de-
Serfel
The fort consisted or an enclosed oc-
-agonal work. with platform for eight
Guns on the watrc faces. The guns had
been removed the platforms cut up. and
the magazine blown up
Commander Rodgers states that every
thing had the appearance of being very
recently deserted
Tie letters also says--.l' ON ;he
mouth Of Wilmingron river We observed
q battery herring from us \ W oy W
one-half W, aud distant about three
milcs.
II is on the rfv~r. and ab .ut three
miles distant, -nd just above a house
with Z REQ cuppia. when i on OF the
coast surveys points Of ;rianrnlation and
is shnrt ten miles from Savannah"
We counted FIVE guns apparently OF
large calibre, on the face oF Tho bEttery
towards u- We could only sec one gun
upan the other face. but there may have
been more.
We were nea- enough - see the men
on the ramparts. and the clis,ening OF
their bayonets.
Commarder Rodgers thar battery on
Little Tyboe Island woule be Of no US
whatev9r. although there may have been
a signal gun placed there. and south oi
the eastern head Of it is a commanding
point for observation
The h ighost point reached by Com
mander Rodgers was about eight miles
from Warsaw, being about ten miles
from Savannah. and between four and
five miles from Tbunderbnlt on one side.
aud Montgomery on the other.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

Council az Windsor Castle Three uf her
Ministers, including the first Lord Of the
Admiralty ana the Secretaries Of State and
War, travelled from London 20 WinsdOT by
special train to be present Previous 70
leaving town the three Ministers had attend
cd a Cabinet Council at Lord Paluerston's
official residence.
The ObssTrer also says that a special mes
scnger Of the Foreign Office has been ordered
to carry to Washington the demands OF the
British Government fUT Lord Lyons. anG
will proceed to day by packet from Queens>
town.
The public viii be satisfied to know tina.
these demonds are for an apology, and -
insist on the restoration 10 the protection of
the British flag, the persons OF those who
were violently illegally torn from that sac
rel asylum The Observer adds There Is
no reason why they should not be restored
to the quarter deck Of the British Admiral
at New York OF Washington itself. IN the
face Of some ten OF twelve men OF war,
whose presence in the Potomac would rem
der the clustering Cabinet at Washington as
helpless as Trent was before the guns and
cutlasses Of the San Jaciuto Il Is 10 fault
Of our II II should come 70 this. The ar
rangements for increasing the force In CIn-
ala are not vet complete. but in q very ferv
hours everything will be settled.-In the
meantime large ship Of the Melbourne
line has been taken uP, and Is now being
loaded with Armstrong guns. some 10000
Enfield rifles. ammunition and other stores AZ
Woolwich. 1t Is not impossible that this
vessel III be escorted by one o. tv-n ships
. IF war. The rifles are intended Eor the
Canadian military. a2l = strong reinforce
meut Of field artillery viii be dispatched
/ iurthwith
The Tines city article OF the S05h. saw
. the position of the Federal States of An,rrics.
Is almost in every commercial poiu- VIII
that which was occupied towards Is hy
( Russia before the Crirne7n var. Russia
: had a hostile tariff. while - looked p, s..r
F.! FRA large portion nj au- gaa@-ei ~a.p-y Pc.
( breatistutIs. Eut thr-e IS this nlg'-eli,e-Gr
. IN or preset cas7 thu. t'rc e7mm-n-e-r--.-
would be the breaking up of the b'"e-sa 2e
II the Southern ports. AZ on1e .~.'iu- IN.
our industry from tie anxiety ar -.t-r
famine. an bring ~arc prosperity T. In
castershirc through the Winter Af th,
sam9 time we shall open our trade tn r'r
/ eight million n the Cunfalcra,e Sta--~
( who may desire nothing better than :o l-
/ our customers
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

HALIFAX, Dec. 1.-THE Royal mail
steamer Europa, has arrived at this port
with highly important intelligence She
was detained at Queenstown till the ID, by
order of the Government. She has the
Queens Messenger on board with dispatches
for Lord Lyons.
London. Dec. 1.-The Observer states
hatthat the Government has demanded
from President Lincoln and mis- Cabinet. the
persons OF the Southern ENJOYS 20 the Brit
ish Government. Yesterday afternoon after
five o'clock, ?. NJ, Her Majesty held Privy
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
AInrrnn,S NOTICE

The an5e-si-aci having been appointed
By the Orphans C.urt ol Cunh1il C,uu.y.
Auditor e. distribute tha funds iu the lans~
of c. T. Ellis. Administrative of john E.-~
ran deceased. among the several parties ems
titled thereto. hcrrhy gives notice that he
will attend to the duties IF said appain'-
ment At the Office of Cyrus L. Pgr-hiu- h..
in the RorouEh Of JohnstOwn on St-rrigv
january 18th 1862. at ono O'Clock j. "
at which time and place all parties aIe re-
quircd 10 pr.scn. their claims. or be Lc1ar-
rel from coming In on said fund
DANIEL N'LAUGHLEN.
.Iobnstowl Dec. &c. iS6l-S-
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

New YORK Dec IA private let
ter from Beaufort says that the Stone
feet had sailed from Savannah for
Charleston in company with man-of.
war The ships were to be- sunk in
Charleston Harbor on Saturday last.
Tybee Island i occupied by 600 Fed
eral troops who are n throw mp batteries
for use against Fort Pulaski if necessary.
The slOop of war Savannah with three
Ar four gun boats were off Twice Island
The steamer Baltic with 1000 troops
hal left Por; Royal for Fernandina, ac-
companied by the Bienvilie and another
gun boat The rebel fnrtifcation there
consisted of battery of five guns man
ned by from 200 to 500 men. 1t was
believed that it would fall into our hands
after brief struggle
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

9 2 hcreas Letters Tes:aucnt.sy ar fl-
" last viii ami testament uf John We.
late OF Chest Springs Borough. Cambria
County, deceased have been issued q the
uniersiguei- Ia sail bar.u-f-f.v Y
the Register of said County. ali persons lay
NJ claims against said deceased. are lsrr,.av
ae;iiei o. present tag,a properly au'ns.i;l.
Gated for settlement. and those inrleh,el are
requested to make paymrnr withnu' delay
BENJAMIN T.. TOMB E<.-r
Chest Spring Dee I6. lSul-r'
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

STRAY HEIFER.-Came % my res
Cdence in Summe! hill township. about'the
9TH. of October last, 4 Heifer about two
years old. red and white; the left ear J.
roped off anda slit in the right ear The
owner can have the hsifer by coming for
ward. proving property and paying charges.
&c. otherwise she viii be disposed of ac-
COrding 20 law
FRANCIS J. MCCONNELL.
Summerhiil Nov. %. 1861, St.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
ADMINIsTRAROT.S NOTIcE-

etters of Administration nave been gran
Z 4 ted to the undersigned. by the Register
Of Cambria County upon the estate u5
Farren. decd. iate Of Munster township
Cambria County. Notice Is hereby given
to all persons indebted to said estate 70 come
forward and settle the same. and those iar-
ing claims against It, 70 present them props
er'y authenticated for payment.
DENNIS IA RRFN. Admir-.
18th Dec.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

Bo=ToN. Dec. i The steamer Eu-
ropa has been signailcd of Cape Cat.
and viii be up about half past thrce
o'clock Tha cuparl scamer Africa l.
detained. and will not sail till Monday
uor7tiny
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

Mo'decai says that the Aeary editorials
III the AlegdaEiH remind him of the
braying Of an Ass. aud the Quill Drives"
the yciPing Of A PUPPY A sensible man is
Mordccsi.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18

BUFFALo. Dec. 1.-THE warehouses
formerly occupied by the Michigan Cen
trail Railroad. toge her with the propeller
Dunkirk, were burnt this rnoruing. Five
hundred barrels of -four were DESTROYED
In the warehouses The loss on the pro-
peller amounted to $4,000 the other
losses have not been ascertained.
HALIFAX. Dec 15.-The schooner
Wave. from Philadelphia for New Found
land has betn wrecked under suspicious
circumstances and part of her cargo
brought here, in damaged condition.
The remainder Of the cargo. Il Is expect
CO viii also be brought: here.
Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-12-18
GOEFEEfl0IARY ESfABISRHIIf

The undersigned, respectfully mn,
the public. that heis constantly nan rra-.-.
ING. and has ct all times for sale
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17

forts. and turned with a ferceness which
had before been altogether foreign to his
nature, but no one who saw him after
wards forgot il. Fools" be hissed,
"mind your own business and leave mo
to minel Take her away, will you'll Try
it!' and he went on emptying egg after
egg down the apparently lifelcss throat.
The mother could stand il no longer.
Her tirss born was being tortured to death
before her eyes, and she imploringly
flung herself upon her knees before her
husbands father, who had that moment
arrived.
"Oh, father. do stop him." she gasped;
''he will obey you; do stop him, LIE is
torturing that poor dying child"
The grandfather started forward step
to interfere, for he, too, thought the pro-
ceeding an outrageous one; but stopped
and said MARY, let him alone. Tho
child will die if he does not go on. IL
cannot do more If he does. l would not
say word to him for the world. Tho
child is his, let him use it at his pleasure"
There was a silence then. moment
more there was culver of the eye Lids, q
convulsive movement Of the chest, and the
teeth lost their tension. The father seiz-
ed his child, turned her face downward,
and the poison began to flow from her
mouth. Again and again, as the retching
ceased, he repeated the experimental
life returning still more, and the face
losing its black color every instant
Mory than twenty times albumen had
been administered, and more than half
those times followed by the expulsion of
the poison. When the eyes opened, the
little sufferer lay just alive in his arms,
exhausted, its little life terribly shattered,
but soUed!
Then-when the necessity for determi-
nation and exertion was over-when the
physician had been summoned, and they
knew that darling little Eveleen might
live, after many weeks of struggle be-
tween life and death when the relieved
friends had acknowledged that they had
wronged him first; when the beautiful and
sorrowful wife had blessed him through
her kisses and tears, and all knew that
under God. only such an almost fierce de-
termination could have saved the child
then the father sat down unnerved, and
wept like child.
Not in Little Sister Eveleen" did the
poison do its fearful office. Eveleen is
alive to-day, and her brown eyes are
opened to womanhood. But there is no
hour in my life that brings SO thrilling a
recollection as that of the young fathers
struggle for the life of his child.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17
ShalI the ..Sixth seal" be OPEN
phl

In discussion which arose in the
House Committee of Thirty Three, some
days since, the Chairman, Mr.. Corwin, is
reported to have said: 1.-The people mast
agree to some terms, or behold the open
ing of the .SizM Seal By turning to
Revelations, chapter VI, 18th to 18th
verses inclusive, the reader will find the
following, as the dread alternative presen-
ted by Mr.. Corwin:
"And beheld when he had opened the
sixth seal, and, 10, there was great
earthquake, and the sun became black as
sackcloth of hair, and the moon became
as blood;
"And the stars of heaven fell unto tho
earth, even as fig-tree casteth her un-
timely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty
wind;
And the heaven departed as scroll
when it is rolled together, and every
mountain and island were moved out of
their places;
"And the kings Of the earth, and the
great men, and the rich men. and the chief
captains, and the mighty men, and every
bond man, and every free man, hid them
selves in the dens and in the rocks of tho
mountains;
"And said to the mountains and rocks,
Fall on us, and hide US from the face of
him that sitteth on the throne, and from
the wrath of the Lamb;
"For the great day of his wrath is come
and who shall be able to stand"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1851
Aottrg
From the Grecnport Waterman.
THE TOSCHIN.


Friends, Countrymcn, brothers, behold where you
stand
Wh,, mioh,y onchon,or bos mt Won IN slecn.
Ioannot disoovor. I only can weep.
You sneer and you mutter and laugh in your dreami
~, 49, ~ ~. 49,, sI :. s,s,'.o
- e. ,a,,. ,,,,uo. sh.~r. o., o,rnL.,
Say, why were you taught in your cradle to sing,
10 lien i, ,our dbood groo, Wasbington,s name
A. la, ,o bo hrondod ond h,istorod with sbame7
Where, where Is the hero who will stand in the
Ara rhoro 4. ,ho orr, that ,bo c,or,o, oon re.cb9
M. 80. A.. az. -. ;s,,,;. ra,,
n ..,,. IT, ,.., - 90 a. 49,, "a e-oo
L
~, ~ D.. -. -, .cN.
~ nv fue,.ion s ~" ~ s,'',.,s ''s -
~ SUI ~ ~ " -, ~, a, ,n," So 'u
io"' oe"u''"' ''"U' ""''" '"'.' '''"'0A "AN
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17
Angry LErrEes.-An angry letter i

ANGRY LErTERs.-An angry letter is
much fercer than an angry speech. There
the words remain scorching, not to be
explained away, not to be attoned for by
a kiss-not to be soitened down by the
word of love that may follow so quickly
upon spoken anger. This at least should
be rule through the letter-writing world,
that no angry letter be posted till four
and-twenty hours shall have elapsed
since it was written. We all know how
absurd is that other rule of saying the
alphabet when you are angry. Trash!
Sit down and write your letter; write 1t
with all the venom in your power; spit
out your spleen at the fullest; it will do
you good. You think you have been
injured; say all you can say with all your
poisoned eloqusnce, and crafty yourself
by reading it while your temper is still
hot. Then put it in your desk: and, as a
matter of course. burn it before breakfast
the following morning. Believe me, then
you will have double grsti6cstion.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17

Alas! it is not till time with reckless
hand has torn ont half the leaves from
the book of human life. to light the fires
of passion with from day to day, that
man begins to see that the leaves which
remain are few in number, and to remem-
Der family at first and then more clearly,
that upon the early pages Of that book
was written story of happy influence
which lie would fain read over again
Then comes listless irresolution and the
inevitable inaction of despair: or else the
firm resolve to record upon the leaves that
still remain a more noble history than
the child's story with which the book be-
gan.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17

Iris reported that one hundred n's-
gers have organized themselves into a
com pany, at 0berlin. and rendered their
services to Lincoln, to put down the
South in the event of an irrepressible
conflict Those niggers are now showing
their teeth. They will show the white
of their eyes, looking upward. if they go!
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17
]. RIGHAM. M. ID.

DHYsICIAN Il &sURGEoN, Fredericksburg,
Il Ohio. Respectfully announces his readiness
to give prompt attention to all professional calls.
He is permitted to refer to the Medical Faculty
of the University of Michigan and to the Faculty
of Medicine of the University of New York city.
Sept. 81, IS60.-n32m6
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1861-01-17
DIR. T.. CIV. BOILING.

physician & SURGEON, Millersburg, o
i Office on Main street,--formerly occupied b,
DR.. Irvine. n20tf