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Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22

ARRESTED FOR TREAsoN.-Hon, Thomas
A II. Nelson, of East Tennessee, who has
pelsistently opposed the action Of his State,
was arrested on the charge of treason in Lee
Co., Va, on the 4th. He was on his way to
Washington to claim seat in Congress. lie
will probably be tried.
That is the way Union meh are treated in
the south, but here IN the North traitors and
secessionists preach disloyalty and treason
with blazon impudence, and when the Gov
crnment attempts to stop them in their trea-
sonable work their sympathizers cry out that
hsliberty of the press, and freedom of speech
is being violated How much longer will
these things be allowedt
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
Pictures Pictures Pictures !!


We wish, once more to call the attention
OF our readers TO the important fact that
Mr.. Schriber is still in town, tahing pic
lures, ss low as 25 cents. People coming
to town next week will do well to call and
have their ''faces taken," as Mr.. Schriber
intends to leave town shortly after. Call
in, call in, only twenty-five cents for real
good picture.
R9T David Todd, the old wheel horse of
Democracy. in Ohio, said in recent speech
at Cleveland, "I am frank to confess thet |
heartily endorse and approve every act of
Mr., Lincoln since his Inauguration. I would
support him as soon as | would Andrew
Jackson" How different from the bastard
Democrats who are secretly and underhand-
edly trying to prejudice the people against
the Administration.
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION three hun
dred thousand Shareholders in the Rebellious
states rule and ruin Thirty Millions of people
for the benefit of slavery Disguise it as you
may, this is one important question now bes
fore the American people. Having failed to
do it with ballots, they are how resorting to
bullets. Shall they sucoeed? Every patri-
OF will thunder NO!
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
For the Democrat.
Associate Judge.
Mr.. EDITORS /:

Mr.. EDITORS
You will favor the people of lIalfmoun and
the Townships in the upper end of county
by announcing the name of Samuel Osman
ESQ., as candidate for Associate Judge
Mr.. Osman is one of our best citizens, hard
working, intelligent mechanic, speaks both
the German and the English language fluent
ly, and if elected, would honor not only the
office, but the great republican party. Please
announce his name subject to the decision of
the Republican Convention to be held in
Bellefonte en- Wednesday Evening of the
August Court.
HALFMOON.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
Freedom of the Press.

Under this head the Watchman of last
week notices the suppression of ore Union
and two rebel newspapers. It first speaks
of the Democratic Standard, published in
Concord, N. H., which was mobbed, carried
into the street and burned. Of course it
dis approves of the act and calls it the com-
mencement of the reign of terror, and i'm
plores the help Of God en- those who "fall
victims to the drunken mobs of abolitionism. !"
Next, it notices the suppression of Brown
lows Knoxville Whig in the following brief
manner
"We learn that the secessionists have suppress
ed Brownlow's Knoxville Whig,' Union paper
published in East Tennessee
And that is the amount of the notice the
Whig receives at the hands of the editor of
the WatchnaGn. Not one word in opposition
to this act. No terror" in that. It is all
right as far as they are concerned. They
have no word of objection to utter against
the destruction of Union paper, by the reb-
ell mob; ; they must spend all their ire upon
the Union men for destroying what they are
pleased to term Democratic anti war jour-
nails" For this we do not blame them much.
1t comes natural for them to defend their
own kind. If they were to say that it was
right to destroy these rebel Offices, it would
be kind of "dog eat dog" arrangement;
and if they were to reprove the secessionists
of East Tennessee, it would only be an in-
stance of "satan reproving SIM"
Then comes their notice of the Bangor,
Me.) Democrat another Democratic anti
war journal" " and in this paragraph is an
attempt to say hard things about the men
who engaged in this "damnable outrage
perpetrated by the hired tools of mobocrats,
upon the rights and liberties of American
citizens" and says that 'hell will be to cool
and the devil too kind to these miserable
minions of despotism"
We draw two conclusions from their mott.
ces Of these three papers. First, that because
| of their disunion sentiments, they are ter
ribly "riled" because the Union men of two
different places became SO disgusted with
papers like the Watchman that they ''stop.
ped" them. And secondly, that they were
greatly pleased with the manner in which
Brownlow, Union man was treated by the
rebels. 1t would be their chief delight tc
see the Office of every Union man in the coun-
try destroyed and their places filled with
the advocates of Rebellion. The Freedom Of
the press is glorious thing, but no more
does 1t sanction the publication of treason,
than the law allows murder or theft, because
the perpetrator is a free man. We do moi
consider it an infringement on the freedom
of the press, to suppress rebel newspapers
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
Preparing for Emergencies.

With view of meeting all contingencies
which may arise, the Administration has is.
sued orders, for the forwarding to Washing.
ton of all the troops in the States of Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connect
cut, Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island,
New Hampshire, Maine, and Michigan,
whether such volunteers are armed, equip
ped, or uniformed or not.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
Good News for Freemen.

The U. S. Grand Jury have presented
the Day Book, the Journal of Commerce,
the Daily Nescs, of New York city and the
Brooklin Eagle, as traitorous and disloyal
publications, injurious to the cause of free
dom.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22

Surely there can be no one so ridiculously
insane, as to think that Government pinned to-
gether with bayonets and cemented with blood,
will be a type of that Eequeathed us by our fore,
fathers.- Watchmon.
Our fathers resorted to The bayonet and
poured out their blood to establish this gov
erment, during the period of the Revolution
In 1872 they resorted to the bayonet and
poured out their blood to maintain it. Shall
We, their sons, not take the same weapon in
our hands and pour out our blood in its de-
fence, when necessary? This Union must
be preserved, peaceably if possible, forcibly
if must
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
MANY CITIZENS.

& Every person paying his
subscription, 10 this paper, during
Court Week, will secure the ad-
vance terms. Tumble in. friends
and save half dollar.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
For the Democrat.


MR.. EDITOR:-
would respectfully suggest
the name of Ed. Blanchard, as suitable
candidate for the State Senate on the Repub-
lican ticket. Mr.. Blanchard has long shown
himself to be the uncom promising enemy of
that suicidal policy that has at last brought
the country to a civil war, and arrayed Sec
ton against section and traitors against the
Government.
MIR. Blanchard is now the Chairman of the
Republican County Committee, and as such,
is well known all over the district; be is a
firm friend of that Government that must be
sustained if we are not to have civil and re-
ligious liberty blotted from the face of the
earth.
Give US Mr.. Blanchard and you will see
such Udion vote polled in this district as
will make the few secession traitors amongst
us forever hide their tory heads.
A REPUBLICAN.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
]. J. BRIsBIN, EDITOR s. PUBLISHER.
W. W. BROWN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.

TTNHE Peoples Party of Centre county, and those
in favor of sustaining the National and State
Administrations the Constitution, the union of
the States and the enforcement of thelaws Those
who desire to see rebellion punished and our ma
tion i honor vindicated, are requested to meet on
Saturday the Oath day of August, in their respec-
tive Townships and Boroughs, at the usual places
of holding elections, and choose by ballot, three
delegates from each Township, whose duty itshall
ton Room, in the Borough of Bellefonte, on
Wednesday evening, the 2Sth, (Court Week. at
o'clock, P. NJ, to nom mate candidates for the
several offices at the general election. The cleo
tion for delegates to be opened at o'clock P. NJ.
and to be kept open until o'clock Of said day.
EDMUND BLANCHARD,
Chairman Of County Executive Committee.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
M R RIED .

On the 3O.h ult, bV the Rev. Mr.. Warren
of McEyansvilla, Rer. T. B. Riddle, of Gen.
tire Co., and Miss Mary G.. Packer Of Sum-
bury.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22

BGE We take pleasure in calling the at.
rtention of our readers to the card of Chauney
Hulburt, in another column. Mr.. Hulburt
was formerly resident Of this place, and
was noted for integrity and business tact,
and we feel confident, that in the business he
is now engaged, he will give entire satisfac-
ton to those that may patronise him. From
his long connection with the Wholesale trade
of Philadelphia, he possesses all the knowl-
edge requisite for successful competition with
others, and understanding the wants of
country merchants, they will undoubtedly
find it to their advantage to call upon him.
Possessing great energy, with every facility
for the transaction of business, he will suc>
ceed.
Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1861-08-22
DIE D

On Friday the 10Th inst, in Bellefonte
Mrs, Rebeca Hart aged Al years.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

OLD FOSSIL Political LETTER WRrrERs-In
every political crisis, great or small, we have a
lot of old political fossils who set to work,
might and main, with all the wisdom Of the
seven wise men of Greece, to save the Union.
SO it happens that this present fearful crisis of
dissolution, revolution and circumlocution has
brought out these old fossils, weeping and
wailing and expounding the law and the
prophets. Thus Union saving letter has APP
peared from ex-President Tyler almost as long
winded as Henry A. Wise; another very dole
full has been vouchsafed by ex-President Pierce;
another, very fat, by ex-President Fillmore;
another by the immortal John Minor Bolts;
"and the cry is still they come" This bust
ness of Union saving Is somewhat cool on the
part of Fillmore and poor Pierce, when we
consider that it is to the spoils, corruptions and
desperate political tricks at Washington for
which they are responsible that we are mainly
indebted for these troubles which now af1ct
the country. Ex-President Van Buren,, who
practically commenced this work Of dissolu-
ton in 1s4s, has not yet written letter on the
crisis, being too busy, perhaps, in looking after
his potatoes and cabbages. To complete the
cx-Presidentisl schedule, let us have a letter
from the Sage of Lindenwald.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

AID TO THE GENERAL GovEnSMENr.-Severa
of the Northern States-New York and Ohio
among the rest--have offered material aid to
the federal government, and Mr.. Secretary Dix
has pointed out a very feasible plan through
which the patriotic sentiments Of our republ-
can friends can be carried into practical effect.
AS our readers are aware, the States received
some twenty five years ago the surplus revenue
of the government on deposit without interest,
said deposit being reclaimable on demand Of
Congress. Mr.. Dix now suggests that as the
government cannot borrow money, except at
high rates of interest, the States should restore
the funds left in trust to them. The share OF New
York was about three millions of dollars, which
would 90 great way towards relieving tho
federal treasury of its present endorsements.
viii Mr.. Speaker Littlejohn, who is very clever
st drawing up buncombc resolutions, give M
one more, directing the Comptroller Of ,he
State to draw his warrant in favor of Mr.. Cisco,
United States Sub-Treasurer, for this small
amount. That would be the very best method
OF rendering ''money" 70 the general govern.
mauL. A. f0r the ''mcn," they will be forth.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

The WASHINGTON LoBBY-It appears that the
irreprcssible lobby agents at Washington are
taking advantage of this crisis to engineer
through Congress or the Executive departments
some very fat jobs. The Pacific Railroad bill
is the monster Of the lot; but we have some
hopes that it will be swamped frem the quarrel
started by Mr.. Douglas in the Senate, over the
list Of tho corporators. John Wentworth, of Illi-
nois, one of the names incorporated in the bill
as II came from the House, did not please Mr..
Douglas. and 50 he contrived to have that Of
fcnsive name stricken out Of course, the re-
publicans of the House will put II in again,
and before this matter can be adjusted this
Congress, we hope, will be too near its end to
save the bill. Absurd as the scheme is, under
the present condition of the country, this is
perhaps the only hope Of defeating it, and its
demands upon the public treasury and the
pockets of the people, of at least one hundred
millions of dollars. Let Mr.. Douglas hold fast
to his objections to Wentworth and the Little
Giant may become a great one among the
people.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENTAL appears that
"just above vicksburg, by direction Of Gov.
Pettus, battery has been erected, and that
every boat hailing from north of Mason and
Dixon's line is compelled to round to and give
an account Of ITSELF" This, we think, what
ever the specific object may be- is dangerous
experiment on the part of the local authorities
OF the State Of Mississippi. The people of the
Northwestern States regard the Mississippi
river as a free national highway, their natural
commercial outlet to the sea. They also have
the will and the power to make good their
claim against any attempt and any combine
ton to obstruct the free navigation of said
river, or, as Mr.. Calhoun called it, "this inland
sea-" Therefore if the authorities of Mississippi
do not wish to invite a collision with the eight
or ten millions Of people of the Northern and
Northwestern States who are directly interest
ed in the right of way up and down "the Father
Of Waters" these batteries, which would re-
duce the lower river to the condition Of the
Dardanelles, will be abandoned. There can be
no such thing as the control of the Mississippi
river by Southern State or Southern con-
federacy. 1t would be as easy to turn back
the mighty stream itself as the trade which ma
ture has declared shall float upon its bosom to
the sea.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

PRospEcr OF CHEAP SUGAR.-The republican
party in Congress threaten to repeal so much
of the existing tariff law as imposes duty Of
twenty-four per cent on foreign sugars for the
benefit Of the Louisiana sugar planters. This
repeal, too, will be perfectly fair and lcgiti-
mate with the secession Of Louisiana from the
Union; aud 1t will be positive gain to the
other States Of the confcdcracy, inasmuch rs
the effect will be, in New York, for example a
reduction of the prices Of sugars to the extent
of twenty-four or five per cent In other
words, with the repeal of the sugar duty,
seventy five cents will buy the sugar for which
we now pay dollar. This cheap sugar plan
of coercion is much better than war. As q
Union movement, we have no objection to
cheap sugar
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

ENGLAND TO ACxNowTA DOE TIE ISDEpEs
DEsca or THx SOUTHERN toSpEDEnAcY.-we
have received by telegraph from Toronto,
Canada West the very important Intelligence
that the Toronto Leader, the government paper,
of yesterday, declares it is id position to an
nounce, in the most positive terms, Ahat it is
the intention of the English government to ac-
knowledge the independence Of the Southern
confederacy as soon as it is formed The Ca
NADIA authorities, in view of the probability Of
all the British provinces of North America
being soon annexed to our Northern States,
take deep interest in our affairs. The in
formation has probably come direct from the
English government, in reply TO question put
by the Canadian government, which would be
naturally anxious to know what part itself
should play in the event of disruption of our
confederacy. The answer is that Great Britain
will recognise the independence of the South
ern Union.
This was foreshadowed in Lord Palmerston's
peech, which we published yesterday, and any
one at all conversant with the history of the
British government might have safely arrived
at that conclusion long ago. 1t is a govern
ment whose prosperity is founded on trade, and
it would sell all the abolitonists of Exeter
Hall and New England together for its COM
mercial interests. The rampant republicans
who, in refusing to make concessions, de-
pended upon the support of the English gov
eminent to aid them in the coercion of the
South, on account of the anti-slavery senti-
ment of the English people, will now find
themselves as much disappointed as they may
hereafter be in the expected instruction of the
slaves The English government never vet acted
against its own interests for sentiment II
did not foresee the disastrous effects of its abo
ition Of negro slavery in the West Indies; but
1t is well known that if that measure could
now be only undone it would never be carried
in the British Parliament. As to any moral or
religious scruple about slavery operating in
favor of the North with the British government,
the idea is ridiculous. The British govern
ment for gain, encouraged and protected the
worship Of the idol Juggernaut in India, while
thousands of votaries were crushed beneath the
wheels; and it has friendly relations at this
moment with the slave empire of Brazil
The interests of the British government all lie
in the Southern States. There is the cotton
upon whose manufacture 30 many Of the Eng
lish population depend for their lives; and
there Great Britain will find her best customers
for those articles as well as her other manu-
features, which will probably be admitted duty
free. Here is the immense bride held out to
the English government, whose conscience is
to be found in their pockets; and it is sufficient
reason why it should intimate even now that it
will not permit the North to wage war upon the
Southern States merely for asserting their inde-
pMdence
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

MEETING or THE EVANGELICAL AETT-SLAvERY
SouErY.-We published yesterday a report of
the meeting Of the Anti Slavery Convention Of
evangelical ministers and members Of all the
religious denominations" held appropriately at
''the Church of the Puritans." The object, we
are told, was to pray over "the grave aspects Of
slavery" If, instead of praying about what
Toes not need their prayers, the condition of
happy negroes in servitude under Christian
masters, who provide them with food and raj
ment and shelter, and take care of them in
sickness and old age, these philanthropists
would only direct their efforts towards the
amelioration of the temporal and spiritual con-
dition of the free negroes at the North, to say
nothing Of the numerous white slaves starving
in all our large cities, willing to work, but I'M
able to get anything to do, they might accom-
plish some good. Our social system of free
labor makes no provision for the destitute, and
gives the white man no legal right to demand
sustenance.
In consequence of the disturbed condition of
the country owing to these anti-slavery evan
gclicals, commerce, manufactures, trade and
every description of business are injured, and
thousands of workngmen are thrown out of
employment. They are in far greater need Of
commiseration than the sleek, well fed, fat
negroes of South Carolina or Alabama But
"the aspects of the slavery question are
grave" in another sense; for the fanatics of
such conventions as that just held in New York
have succeeded at last in splitting the Union
into two fragments, and perhaps in bringing
on a long and bloody civil war. "Grave,"
indeed
There is one consolation which may be de-
rived from the meeting of this Convention, and
it is significant sign of the times 1t is this: the
meeting was complete failure; nobody attend
ed. just as in the case of Helpers lecture it was
ga beggarly account of empty benches" The
tide Of public opinion has turned at the North.
Abolition is at discount; but we fear the re-
pentance is too long delayed. The people
now clearly understand that the anti-slavery
agitation is the cause Of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of
the Union, and whatever calamities may follow
from it; but they have now only short time
in which to practically exhibit the revolution
in favor of the constitution which has taken
place at the North since the Presidential cleo
ton; and it may be that all their efforts to heal
the breach are now too late. How often have
we warned them of their danger, but in
vain.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-25

ACTION OF THE BORDER STATES UPON THE BEL
LIGERENT DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
LEGIsIATrREs.-We publish to-day copies of
two resolutions adopted by the Legislature of
Tennessee, in response to the "men and money!
manifesto of our incorruptible legislators at
Albany. The Governor of Virginia has sent
a message to the Legislature of that State ex-
pressing views similar to those held by the
General Assembly of Tennessee; and the State
of Kentucky has likewise formally entered a
protest against Littlejohn's resolutions. We
notice, too, from the tone of the journals all
along the border, that the people of Maryland,
Kentucky, Delaware, Virginia and Tennessee
are quite unanimous in their feeling against
the action OF the lobby operators and militia
there, as it is here, that Littlejohn's resolution
was concocted for the purpose of making q
little political capital with the extreme black re-
publicans in the rural districts, and that Gene
raj Sanford had a similar object in view when
he rendered the services of the First division
for any emergency" Littlejohn will never
fight with anybody except Hon. Massa Greeley;
and Sanford, Judging by his magnificent mill
tary man9uvres on the occasion of the visit of
the Prince Of Wales, would be too far behind
time to hurt anybody. The worthy General is
only figuring little to retain his commission
bill to legislate him into private life being
before the Legislature. The movements of the
warlike Kerrigan, who now rOars, like Bottom
in the play, as gently as a sucking dove, are Of
as much account as those of Littlejohn, Sand
ford Il Co. In their hearts they all agree with
Mr. Lucius Robinson that 1t viii do very well
to talk of war, but it is very different thing
to 60 into battle. So our fellow citizens in the
border States need have no fear. We will eat
with them, drink with them, and, above all,
trade with them. As for going out of our way
to fight with them, that is simply an absurdity
gotten up by a few small politicians who wish
to take hold of the present disturbed condition
Of things as means by which they may tempo
rarily emerge from obscurity into that sort of
notoriety which is as cheap as il is con-
temptble.