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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-05-23


AN ACT defining treason and the conceal
ment of treason. and prescribing The pun
ishment therefor.
SECTION 1. Be az enacted by the General
Asse~biy Of the State of hsdiaaa. That
treason against the State of Indiana shall
consist only In levying war against it, and
in giving aid and comfort to its enemies.
SECTION 2. No person shall be convicted
Of treason except on the testimony of two
witnesses to the same overt act.
SECTION 3. When the overt act oftreason
shall have been commenced 10 this State.
and commenced. within the limits of any
other State Or Territory. the person charged
herewith may be tried and convicted in any
county in this State in which The treasonable
acts charged shall have been commenced or
committed.
SECTION 4. Every person. coevicted OF
treason shall suffer death, or be imprisoned
in the State prison during life. in the discre
ton of the jury.
SECTION 5. Any person having knowl.
edge Of the commission of treason against
this State. who shall willfully omit or refuse
to give Information thereof to the Governor,
or some Judge OF the Supreme. Circait or
Common Pleas Court of this State. As soon
as may be, shall be deemed guilty Of felony.
and shall be imprisoned in the State prison
for any period not exceeding twenty one
years. and fined in any sum not exceeding
ten thousand dollars. and shall be disfran.
chised and rendered incapable of holding
any Office for any period not less than ten
years.
SECTION g. 1t is declared that an emer-
gency exists for the immediate taking effect
of this act. aud the same shall take effect
from and after its passage. and 1t shall be
the duty of the Secretary of State to have
the same forthwith published i'll the Indian
apolis Journal and Sentinel.
JNO. R. CRAVENS.
President of the Sens.e.
CYRUS NJ. ALLEN,
Speaker Of the House.
Approved and signed May 11th. 1861.
OLIVER P. MORTON,
Governor.
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~ The Louisville Journal speaks more

~ The Louisville Journal speaks more
and more boldly for the Union, and defends
the Administration more and more directly
as the conflict progresses. If Kentucky is
only wise enough to follow its advice. she
will feel the good Of it four years hence
II she don't she will feel the evil in less
than q month. In regard to report Of the
probability of a battle at St. Louis. i, says:
Who among US has expected the first
grea. fight IN this war to take place at 81.
Louis between opposing parties in the same
State! May the S,ar-Spangled Banner,
wherever it floats. be upborne by the breath
of million Of prayers E
We may add here that Mr.. Prentice de-
nies emphatically the statement that he had
ever written to his brother or any body else,
that Kentucky, in his opinion. would leave
the Unioe-ksd- Josssal.
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An instrument of death has been invent
ed. and was exhibited in New York on Fri
. day, which is intended to throw an uninter-
rupted stream of four hundred aud eighty
balls per minute. The machine expert
mented with yesterday consists of gun
barrel about three fee. long. at the breech
OF which is attached hanye or balance
wheel. The balls are thrown int, this
wheel. pass into the gun-barrel and out at the
muzzle with speed and force propor,ionate
to the number Of revolutions OF the wheel:
the former. however being limited, from
natural causes, to about four hundrei an
eighty balls.
Rapid motion is given the fange or bal
ance wheel by means Of combination of
gear wheels; the motive power being ap
piled at large fly wheel which is operated
by six men at crsnks. The gun was sta
toned at the foot of Thirty third street.
North River. and a target was placed at
distance OF fifty yards. Most of the balls
took effect in the target, passing through
three thicknesses Of boards. The gun was
afterwards raised to an elevation OF thirty
degrees and pointed across the river where
the shower of balls was seen dropping in
to the water Of the opposite shore. "a dis
tance of about one mile.
The machine operates with but little noise,
other than the hum of the wheels and the
clauk of the balls as they pass into the gun
barrel. This small one is chiefly intended
for street. firing or close action.
A thirty two FOUNDER has also been COM
pleted. which can be be driven By steam,
upon the same principle.
An effort will be made to induce the
to patronizs this new inven
ton. and. it is said, Mr.. Mcleod Murphy
intends taking one for his regiment n.
7. Commercial Advertiser.
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A string of War VIII.

Since Governor Sprague's movement. the
SoutherneTs say they can place no more
faith in Pr0sideace How MARYLAND has
been saved. By sroepe of Northern
friends. AT the South the rebels hang
loyal men. At the North we only n,ak e
disloyal men hang--out the Stars and
Stripes -. We would whisper in the private
ear OF those who have any disposition TO en-
gage privateers, uader JEFF. Davis pratt
cal proclamation, that they may have occa-
sion for good many Prtc1te-tears before
they have gone very far in their nefsFious
business "A traveller recently called upon
Gen. Batter, al Annapolis. and asked him
where he could sleep. ''My dear sir. said
the General. ''do you consiie me the the
chsmbermaid OF this post? As one of
the heads of the secession movement rests
on Gen. Pillow, it will evidently require
great deal OF bolsteriug.... |. is suggested
to these dear women who are weeping over
the absence OF husband Or lover, who has
gone to defend the flag Of his country from
the insults of traitors. that the only tears
appropriate al the presen, time are volun-
teers...... be ge ltlemen rebels appear TO he
very mueh dissasted at the .dea that they
mus; slaeeg<rer the .auFers oi The North.
They need rot be very mach disturbed: the
pauPers may Prefer kIllny TO being
killed A DGtchman in 0ae of the Penn
syl7ania regiments. who was told that the
tact that nobody was killei on either side at
the bombardnent Of Sumter. was owing 10
the wonderful Improvement IN military sci
ence, opened his eyes wide aud said, Den,
by tam. dey had potter NOT pring town our
Dutchmaus, for dey are Sd tam sthupid mis-
science. dat dey could no, go into fgh,
mitout killing somepody-'''
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-The recent

- The recent telegrapbic statement
that Ex-President Buchanan had sold out
and fed from WheaIand. proves TO be a
miserable canard. The old man, when last
heard Of, was at his mansion entertaining
company of Ohio Zousves en- route for the
defense Of Washington. He is reported to
have done the honors OF his house very
and to have expressed the
hope that the Southern traitors would re-
ceive . sound thrashing.
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"a

Henry Ward Dceeher O ia xon0.l
Tha, flag means Lezisgtos-1 means
Bunker Hill-it means rlhe whole GaofSeD
revolutionary var. Il means al Slsas (hs
Declaration Of independence Reans[A
means all that the Constitution msana N0e
= symbol of authority of the ruler was al
lowed to go in II. Ii was ordained BY the
people; that i, meant. and mAt il means.
and by the blessing of God that u ahall
mean TO the end OF time. For. God Al
mighty be thanked. that when bass. degsn-
e,ate men desired to set mp oppreasion at
war with al the instincts Of American lib.
erty. they could not do il under our hag.-
They must have another flag for such work
thanked them that they took anoshes neg
10 do the DEVILS work. and left ous deg %
do God Almighty's work. (Appianss-
II ever the sentiment Of the
text has been fulfilled il has bsen IN ouS
glorious banner. "Thon hast giveD 0om
= banner tha. fear thee. that il may - d.
paJsd;" aud displayed il shall Be- 6oA IL
Atlantic wave. clear aeross. With eagle
fight. 10 the Pacific. that hanaee shaa wave,
meaning oil that il hes meant. Esan ahe
North, whers SHOWS and ice stand solitary.
clear to the Gulf and tropics. thas hammer
has waved. and shall wave forever.
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eaz. The osIers of troops lro,n the Yves,

EW The oilers Of troops rom the West
are astonishing. The Government. it is
said. has already received proffers of service
from two hundred and City thousand men,
all West of the Alleghanles- This immense
multitude is ready for instan. and active
service. Aud each regiment is made up of
hardy troops.
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~ Wigian is represented as comm and
ing regiment of 900 picked men. se lected
from the whole army No man in The regi-
men, is to weigh unaer i7o pounds. to be
6 feet high, or over 36 years old: each man
viii be armed with an Enfield rife. two navy
rsyoissrs and six psund bowie kaiis.
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g It's stated that the Wheeling banks
have moved their specie out Of that city and
State to safer quarters. so that the Governor
viii not be able TO command money from
that quarter to carry OF his treasonsble de-
signs against the General Government
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STATE OF INDIANA,
To-Wit.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
l hereby certify that the above are com
plete and correct copies as taken from the
origina! enrolment now on file in my Office.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, | have hereunto
set my hand and affixed the Seal of
isEAkl STATE at .hs city OF Inslanapolis,
w A FcELLfss, So
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r. O'CAL L A III A N.
AGENT FOR THE SALE OF
II q VK BO.v Will > IA n {.
No. , Mniu 81. tsichmOnd. Ind
Mays.

SrArE OF INpIANA.i .
Wayne Csanty,
In the Wayne Circuit Court Fall Term tssi
For a divorce aud alincny Ne $40
AyorfCE i. hereby sives ssii aefeAntant. whe, ~
appears ~ affidavit ea ale is nen'res'sen. o. tne
s,sse 81 Inasana Of hiinx ani pe7isnx OF the com
laiot entitled cause AMI thss uaiess ne ee
"a appear before the Judge OF the sss wayne sstso.
Coart Of the ncxs term thereoso ne a-Id
ehc Centerviie. in sstf county On IRE
First Nonasy Aasss. tsdi then snd the.s 20
,aerur theyeo. the same will heard and determined
hs absence
wunss Ner d;h Clerk aa3 the Sea! OF said eonfs
this Sssh day OF Apaii. iSei .--., -,
Nay ;. lsei- IVA ssa
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A prscrsDA.r o. wAsH.ro,os-rss

Few York LAY Book says:
''Generai Lee, the commaodss II the
srmy Of Virginia. 10 lineal deseendaas of
Washington. the only oss. - bsisvs, that
re had 10 our army" - Gsfzes
Marshall, Bancroft. Weems, EvesefH.
Ieadiey. Irving. and other biographss Of
Washington never discovered thas washing
IN had any descendants. linsal or other
use. and, il is very clear that If ths nisss.
bic traitor Lee 10 . descendant Of WaSh-
ngson. It must be by some left-handsd
rocess. which the Father OF his County
ever cared u make mention o.
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Secretary of State is hereby required to
have the same published in the Indianapolis
Daily Journal and the Daily State Senti-
nel.
JNO. R. CRAVENS,
President of the Senate.
CYRUS NJ. ALLEN.
Speaker of the House.
Approved and signed May 9Th. 1861.
OLIVER p. MORTON,
Governor
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AN ACT to define certan lelonies, and to
provide for the pun hmens of persons
guilty thereof.

AN ACT to define certan lelonies, and to
provide for the pun hment of persons
guilty thereof
SEcr1os Be 1t endc1 By tie General
AssembIy of the STATE 4 Indiana. that
any person or persons bsnging TO or resi-
ding within this State, onnder the protec-
ton Of its laws, who sha take Or accept a
commission or commissits from any per-
son or persons, State or ~tes, or other enc
mics of this State, or of . United States,
for the purpose of joiniuor commanding
any army or band of a hostile to, or in
rebellion against this Ststs or the United
States, or who shall knowyly and wilfully
aid OF assist any enemies open war, or
persons in rebellion agait this State or
tho United States by joisg their armies.
or By enlissing or procurg or psrsuading
others to enlist for that posse. or by fur
nishing such enemies or pons in rebellion
with arms or ammuni,s,lf provisions, or
any other articles for theiid or comfort,
or by shipping. sending carrying to such
enemies or rebels, or q agents. any
arms, ammunition or previns, or other ar
,icles for their aid OF cemS or by carry
ing on a tratorions sA tondence with
them, or shall iorm y&ts.y wise con-
cerned in forming s- .natioa or plot
or conspiracy for be.rsyI this State. or
the United States. or .h&meI forces of
either, into the hands or Ger of any for
eigu enemy. or Of any odized or pre,en-
ded government engagsn resisting the
laws or authority of the sernment OF the
United States Of America shall give or
send aoy intelligence TO such enemies or
pretended government orees for that pur-
pose, every person so citing shall. upon
conviction thereof. be 1Eisoned in the
State prison for q terDt less than two
nor more than twenty years, and be
fined . sum not exceedItn thousand dol
lars.
\ Sscr,ox 2. Every ps Who shall with.
in this State build. couet alter, fit out,
!, or shall aid or assist ta ding, construc-
} ting or fitting out any u Or boat for the
} purpose Of making VI Fivaseering or
other purpose. to be rif the service of
any person or parties s'eever. to make
t war on the Upiied Stasf America, or to
. resist by force the exenfof the laws OF
. the United States. or ftourpose of pri-
. Watering under authofoSny organized
: or pretended governu. sall, upon con-
: viction thereof, be imgcH Ia the State
= prison for term no4 4thsn t~o nor
' more than twenty -oue trasid be hned .
o sum not exceeding lencADd dollars
. SECTION 5 Ii is he'd selared that sn
IS emergency exists for hed'ase taxing
u effect of this act; ther{e same >issil be
ioeus from and at,ef ssASe. and the
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Ii is said that . nss a VisRiniA has
iven JEFF Davis . ti0O. 900 cheek. Gen.
colt may give him bigger s4sseeke IN
J, 1sa-l Louisvillojo journal .szA sssss-E sss
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Nearly Five Hundred Balls in "a
Minute.
VA.PEELLE

Secretary Of State
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

who were carried down by the current of the
river are known to be now under shelter IN
tenements on its banks. A reconnaissance IL
force was made to-day from Gen. Smiths d.
vision, consisting of two companies of Col.
Friedman's Cavalry, five companies OF in-
fantry, and two pieces of artillery. The re-
suit was the capture of eight rebels, fully uni
formed beyond Vienna, and further informa-
tion obtained OF the position and forces of the
rebels in the neighborhood of Fairfax Court
House.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 26.--The steamer Reli-
ance Gang up from the Potomac f1otilla last
night, bringing up Capt Fox, the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and at one O'Clock this
morning she left the Navy Yard to rejoin the
fotila. 1t is reported that the Philadelphia
ice boat, which has a fine battery of four guns,
and another steamer, ran up past Matthias
Point batteries in the night, and that they are
now between the rebel steamer George Page
and Acquia creek, with the Yankee and Reso-
lutte lying at Stump Neck opposite Greek
Point and the other steamer below Evansport.
The steamer Page is therefore in rather criti-
cal position. She was lying near the captured
schooner Fairfax yesterday evening, and was
supposed to be aground. On board the fiotilla
at Indian Head heavy firing was heald yester-
day afternoon in south eastery direction.
Two schooners with stores bound up, ran the
blockade the night before last without recey-
ing shot.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

The FUNERAL OF Col. BAKER.-The funera
Of Col. Baker was grand and imposing affair.
1t took place from the residence of Col. Webb,
the Colonel's late quarters at Washington.
None but officers of the army, the navy, ana
the relatives of the deceased, were admitted
to the room where the corpse lay. Among
the visitors at the house was noticed the Vener-
able Gen. Scott, who, during the funeral ser
vices, Conducted by the Rev. Byron Sunder-
land d. D., Chaplain to the Senate, sat on
lounge at the head of the coffin. The coffin
was enveloped in the American flag, the sides
and top of it being festooned with fragrant
flowers. President Lincoln, Secretaries Cam
eron, Seward and other members of the Cab-
net present, and Senator Latham of
California Capt. Baker,a son of the deceased
the ColonePs brother, surgeon in the Cali
fornia regiment, and several OF his female
friends. The body was inferred in vault at
the Congressional Cemctry, from which it will
be taken to California.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

WLsoN's ZoUAyES.-The rebel account OF
their attack on Col. Wilson'S Zouaves at Santa
Rosa Island near Fort Pickens, has turned out
to be defeat instead of victory for the reb-
els. The Zouaves were partially surprised by
an overwhelming force from Pensacola. After
severe fight the rebels fed, leaving % killed,
wounded and 33 prisoners on the Island. A
small detachment of regulars from Fort Pick
ems went to the relief of the Zouavcs, and as
the rebels retreated heavy fire was poured
to have been 1900, and their entire loss $50
killed, wounded and missing. Our loss-Zou-
aves, 10 killed, l6 wounded and prisoners
Regulars, 4 killed, 20 wounded and 10 taken
prisoner.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

The NAVAL ExPEDIrIoN.-The account of
the defeat of our Naval expedition at New
Orleans by the rebels, according to their state
The facts are, that several of our vessels run
on bar in their endeavers to avoid a lot of
fire RATS which were dhifted down the river
by the rebels to set cur fleet on fire, and the
steamer Richmond had a small hole knocked
into her side by rebel steam -plow drifting
against her in the dark. Not a vessel, how
ever, was captured or sunk, nor man wound
ed in our fleet. The vessels all got off the bar
the next day. So much for Hollins widely
trumpeted victory, who it appears ran away
without accomplishing anything.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

SHORT ALLOWANCE OF FORAGE The horses
and mules of the army around Washington
are on short allowance. 1t is not possible for
the railroad to keep the forage department
supplied. Already remedy is talked of for
the threatening evil of short supply of hay
and oats, cheaper and more efficacious, if not
more glorious, than arms can supply. The
construction of railroad from Washington
to Nottingham, on the Patuxent, 20 miles of
rails and stills borrowed from some unused
road, would lay the track speedily.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

SHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue Of a writ
~ of Nendition Exponas issued out Of the Court
of Common Pleas of Centre county, and to me di
rected there will be exposed to public sale at the
Courthouse, in the borough of Bellefonte, on Mon
DAY, THE 25th DAY OF NOVEMBER NEXT, all the in
terest of the said defendant, Jos. J. Lngle, being
the one undivided fourth part of all that certain
tract of land situate in the township of Rush in
the county of Centre and the township of Deca :
tur in the county of Clearfeld, containing seven
teen hundred and five acres and allowance being
held in common with A. q. Curtin, ID. L. Pruner,
and Jno. NJ. Hale, all of which said premises are
described by metes and bounds in a IN ortgage Civ
dated Sth September, 1857, and recorded in the
office for the recording of Deeds &c, , in Centre
county, in mortgage book E, page "a &c, with the
improveme- is and appurtenances. Seized taken
IN execution, and to be sold the property of
JOS. j. Lingle GEORGE ALEXANDER
Bellefonte, October "a, 1861. Sheriff.
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CLEARFIELD, PA, OCT. 30. 1851
"FIauREs WON'T LIE"

The editors of the Breckenridge organ in
this place. in their last issue, are exceedingly
exercised about our commeAts on the result of
the recent election. In that statement We said
that four-ff1hs of the Volunteers from this
county were Republicans. In commenting
upon this statement of ours, tho editors of
that reliable sheet remark:
s.To say that sfour- -fifths' of the Volunteers
from this county are Republicans, is to say
"what is notoriously untrue"
After reading the above unqualified state
ment, we naturally expected that they wonld
demonstrate the truthfulness of their assertion
by figures. Accordingly, we referred to their
statement lin the same article) of the aggre-
gate vote cast by the Volunteers from this
county for Representative, and there we found
that M'Enally and Wilcox had received l4I
votes each, and Early and Zeigler 90 votes
each. Well, according to our arithmetic, that
is just votes short OF being four -hfths, and
shows the superior sagacity of he editors OF
the Breckenridge organ in casting up the fig
ures of that ssldrge Democratic majority" in
the army from this county.
Next, we referred to the 'sDistrict vote"
which they published in another column of
their paper, and found the additions to be as
follows: For Early 81, Zeigler 81, M'Enally
425, Wilcox 425 after which they say, "We
are not aware of any other volunteer COM
6. panies to hear FROM" That is the ,chole ar
my vote cast, then, according to the editors of
the Brcckinridge organ, and "what a wonder
full result!;' Their own figures makes the
Republican vote nin the district over seUen-
eighths yet, they assert, that s'ths fact, too,
contradicts the four-fifths rule" Well, per-
haps it does that is, providing 425 is not the
four. .fifths of 4S2. We leave the reader to
make the calculation, and ask him then to de-
eide for himself, whether the figures "1atly
contradict our statement or not.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

The BLOCKADE OF THE PoToNAC.-The Po
tomac is blockaded at Quantico and Matthias
Point. The interval between these is 40 miles
long. The rebel steamer Page is out from
her old lair in Acquia Greek, and on the ram
page among the ferage vessels. She varies
foraging with she'll and shot practice on the
Sickles brigade on the Maryland side, and
with ferrying over rebel marauders.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

"And it is as distinctly insinuated that Cap
tain Lorain is the soficer of Democratic sypa-
thies."-Clearfeld Republican.
Thank you, neighbors Your generosity
is marvellous We only ssinsinuated'' Capt.
Lorraine, did we7 Yes our neighbors say
so. But, why this grataitous hopl at as when
"nobody's hurt 2" Perhaps, there was a small
sore spot somewhere, so that even an imagined
"insinuation'' pinched little.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-10-30

INVESTIGATING CoMMrTTEE.-The Potter In
vestigatng Committee appointed to ferret out
Secessionists in the Departments at Washing
ten, has been in session every day since July
9Th, and examined 500 witnesses. The ex-
pense is some $4,000. The first report of the
Committee included the names of 237Govern-
ment employees against whom evidence of
treason was presented. The second report
gives the names of 235 more, distributed
through the various Departments