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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06
Secretary Of the Commonwealth

A CAUTIOUS JUDGE.-An irish judge
tried two notorious fellows for highway
robbery. To the astonishment of the
court, as well as the prison ers themselves,
they were found not guilty. AS they were
being removed from the bar the Judge,
addressing the jailor, said "Mr. MOr.
ply, you would greatly ease my mind if
you would keer these two respectable
gentlemen until seven, or half past seven
o'clock, for mean 20 set ou, for Dublin
at FIVE, and should like TO have at least
two hours start of them"
Bsl. If the army Of the Potomac was
in line, marching four abreast and nc.
com panied with wagons, ambuances and
trains, il would extend $50
miles.
EB-A Washington correspondent of
the n. Y. Express makes the startling as
sertion that officers OF Massachusetts, reg
ments complain that they have been COM
pellcd TO pay from $500 10 800 each for
from the State
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

been reached and passed. house diyi-
ded aginst itself cannot stand1 believe
this Government cannot endure perma-
nent.y halt slave and half free. | DO not
expect the Union TO be dissolved-I do
not expect the house TO fall--but do ex-
pect 1t will cease to be divided. 1t will
become all one thing or all the other
Either the opponents Of slavery will ar
rest the further spread of it, and place it
where the public mind shall rest in the
belief that it is in tbs course of ultimate
extinction, or its advocates will push il
forward, till it shall alike become Law ful
in all the States, old rs well as new. North
aS well as South"
| There you are told by the President
elect that this Union cannot permaben tly
endure divided into free aud slave States :;
| that these States must all become fee OF
all slave, all become one thing or all be.
come the other; that this agitation will
never cease until the opponents of slavery
have restrained its expansion, and lave
placed it where the public mind will be
satisfied that it will be in the course of
ultimate extinction. Mark the lan>
guage:
Either the opponents Of slavery will
arrest the further spread OF it 2"
We are row told that the opjec. Of the
Republican party Is to prevent the extern
sion of slauery. What did Mr.. Lincoln
1ayS That the opponents of slavery must
first prevent the further spread of it, But
that is not all What else must they do
And place it where the public mind
can rest H. the belief that il is in the
course Of ultimate extinction"
THE ultimate extinction of slavery, of
which Mr.. Lincoln was then speaking res
lated to the Safes Of this Union. ueI
had reference to tho southern States of
this Con!edeiacy; for, in the next sem
tcncc, he says that the States must all be.
come one Il ing or all the other--'old rs
well A. new, north rs well as south
showing that he meant that the policy of
the Republican party was to keep up this
agitation IN tho Federal Government un,
tai slavery in the Statas was placed in the
process OF ultimate extinction. Now. sir,
when the Republican committee have
published an edition of Mr.. Lincons s |
speeches containing sentiments like these,
and circulated It as campaign document, |
Is 1t surprising that the people OF the
oouth should suppose that he was in ear
ncst and intended to carry out the polls |
cy which he had announced?
TO BE CONTINUED
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THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
HANNSYL EANLA. lSS:

IN The name and by the authority Of the Com
nlonueaAh Of PennSyhania, ANDREW q
CuRTIS, Governor Of said Commonwealth.
PROCLAM1TTON
WHEREAS, Every good gift Is from
above and comes down 10 us from the AL.
mighty, to whom ii is meet, right and the
bouuden duty of every people to render
thanks for uls merces Therefore !, AN
DREW q. CURTIN, Governor of the
Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania, do re.
commend to the people of this Commons
wealth, that they set apart
THURSDAY, 28th OF NOVEMBER
NEXT, rs day of solemn Thanksgiving
TO God, for having prepared our corn and
watered our turrcws, and blessed the la
Dor Of the husbahdman, and crowned the
yesr with His goodness, in the increase of
the ground, and the gathering in Of the
fruits thereof, so that our barns are filed
with plenty; aud for having looked favor.
ably on this Commonwealth, and strength.
ened the bars OF her gates and blessed
the children within hel, and made men
to be of one mind, and preserved peace in
Der borders; BeseeGhing HIM also on be-
half of these United States, that our be-
loved country may have deliverance from
those great and apparent dangers where
with she is compassed, and that the loyal
men now batteling in the field for her
life may have their arms made strong and
their blows heavy, and may be shielded
10y His Divine power, and that lie will
merciiully st!!l the oulrages of perverse,
violent unruly and rebellious people, and
make them cl an hearts, and renew
right spirit within them, and give them
grace tnal they may see the error Of their
ways and bring forth fruits meet for re-
pcntencc, ana hereafter, in all godlines.
and honesty, obediently walk in His holy
commandments, and in submission to the
just and manifest authority of the repub
lic so that we, leading quiet and peace-
ful life, may continually offer unto Him
our sacrifice Of praise and thanksgiving
- Given under my hand and the
! L. S. great seal Of the State at Har-
~- risburg, this sixteenth day Of
October, in the year Of our Lord, one
eight hundred and sixty one.
and of the Commonwealth, the eighty
sixth. A. @. CURTIN,
BIZ THE GOVERNOR;
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

PATIENCE AND DIsCRETIoN-While
A2drea Mantagno was employed at Rome
ty Pope Innocent VIII, a pleasant and
characteristic incident occurred, which
does honor both to him and the Pope
His Holiness was at this time much occu-
pied and disturbed by state affairs. and
1t happened that the payments were not
made With the regularity which Andrea
desired. The iope sometimes visited
Andrea at his work, and one day hc asked
the meaning of a certain female which he
was painting. Andrea replied, with
significant look, that he was trying to
represent Patience. The Pope under
standing him, at once replied, 'lf you
would paint Patience in fitting company,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06
GelI9lous 5nistrIIanp.

r@- There are persons who forgive in
Juries but cannot forget. They bury
their grievances bu. set stone ut
the grave.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

REUNION IN HEAVEN. How short is tho
earthly history Of a family A few shor.
years, and those VINO are now embraced
IN family circle will be scattered. Tne
children, nov the objects Of tender
.solctude, VIII have grown upand gona
forth TO their respective stations in the
world. A few years more, and children
aud parents Will have passed from this
earthly stage. Their names will no long
er be heard in tier present DWELLING
Their domestic loves and anXieties, hap~
pIness and sorrows, will he Il lost and for.
gotten history. Every heart in which 1t
was written Will be mouldeliug IN the
dust. And Is this all? Is this tho whole
satisfaction which IS provided for some Of
tue strongest feeling, Of our hearts How
can such transiloly beings, with whom
our connection Is 80 biei, engage all the
love we can feel! Why should not our
feelings towards them be as feeble and
uusJtlstyIng us ,he, Bat blessed be G9d,
this IS MT all Ui tlls he ha: given US
perfect assurance IN Tue gospel Ol MS Son,
Though to .he eye OF uueuilgHteued ma,
tuIe the uc3 Of domestic love seem scat
tered into the dust, .he spiritual eve Of
iallh percelyes that they have been loos-
eneQ on earth, )uly u be resumed under
far happ er circumstances, IN the regiol
OF everlasting love and bliss. Though
the history OF family may seem TO be
forgotten when The last member Of it is
IN IIegrave, the memory oil IL still lives
wilG immortal souls, aud when the Clrcle
Is wholly dissolved On earth, it is again
completed IN heaven.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

h-Learn in childhood, Il you can.
hat happiness is not outside, bat inside.
A good heart and clear conscience bring
happiness, which no riches and no cir,
ces alone ever do.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

EsS' W hen we find ourselves more in
oIihea to persecute than to persuade, we
may be very certain that our zeal has a
greater amount of pride in it than char
ltV.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

ny9y We are intelligent beings endowed
with minds crpahle OF forming IDEAS and
gaining knowledge. 1t is certainly nee
esSmy that we should glin knowledge Of
business but let us learn to compreEoDd
the great cause OF our cxistencs learn
that its not all Of life to live" and make
money, or glory for ourselves, but that we
should improve what GoD has given
US, storing up knowledge while here
which will fit us to do good to our fellow
men and which viii prepare us to enter
joyiully upon and everlasting eternity.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

&A- lie who lives and tolls 10 accumu-
late wealth per Sc, lives and tolls to no
purpose. Money is a powerful lever for
the elevation Of mans condition if prop-
erly applied, and IRON this purpose it
should not be perverted. There is enough
wealth in the world to materially benefit
the human family il its possessors wou,d
but learn It's proper use. The n iscr'v NO
cumulation OF wealth is one of the r,,s.
senseiess things imaginable. The miscr
Contrivcs and calculates. counts and com.
Pdtes, making invest ments with as much
care and concern as though his life dc.
pended upon the further accumulation
of cent, ,--accumulating money with
which to make mora, always drawing it
from its proper channels and heaping M
TO no purpose and when death comes he
goes into eternity with his hands empty.
and unhappy with the consciousness of
being public robber.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06
LTGnT1N DARKNrss-Travellinru II

LIGnTrN DARKNEss-Travellingup
on one Of the great railways abroad, a, We
came to long, dalk tunnel, which, on our
entering 1t, shutOl from the whole ex-
tent OF The bright and blooming world.
observed that, while the light of day was
fading and flying oil through the Windows
of the swiitly>rol.ing car, some other iight
till then unno'oed, poured forth its rays
till it illumned the whole space. winch
with our fellow passengers, we occupied
1t was the flame Of lamp. hanging out OF
sight above our heads, but coming into
use in time of need. So in the dark pas
sages Of m )rlal lie, where the ms.re oc
worldly prosperity Of life vanishes away,
beams OF comfort from above, which We,
fore we never saw, ,'and perhaps had never
leieved in, visit our gloom, and cheer us
in our deso!ation They are the day
spring from on high they are the dawn
Of another morning upon all Nur nights Of
earthly darkness they are the true ana
lively harhingers Of all our human des.in-
les.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

nS4. The Nashua, n. Ii. Manufacturing
Company have contracted with the Gov
ernment to furnish 100000 cotton flannel
dIs sers, all to be sewed by hand.
pay- The New Orleans Delta exults over
the tact that six hundred shares of the
Bank of Louisiana, owned by Wm. b.
AStor, bave been conf,csted. In good
times the stock was worth $3.50 a share,
which makes Mr.. Astor's loss $4,000.
Bsy1 Colonel Raymond Lee, WHO was
captured by the Confederates in the en-
gagement at Edwards Ferry, was former.
ly particular friend of Jefferson Davis
Lee graduated at West Point in the same
class with Davis, taking the first rank,
while the latter stood ,Tenty-three.
gt5s~ The newspaper correspondents
have begun to kill Breckenridge One oI
them has shot him "by one Of his own
pckets by mistake" 1t is the same kind
OF death that Beauregard and jeff. Davis
and Ben. McCuloch suffefed-only stab,
bed with quill. says the Providence
JournA
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NEW SERIES-VOL. H.--NO l6.

you should paint Discretion at her side,"--
Andrea took the hint and said no more :;
and when his work was completed the
Pope not only paid him the sum stipula-
ted, but rewarded him maguiicently be-
sides.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

nG9p There are multitude3 of men who
all their life long fail Of Christian duty,
but always hold before themselves this
ready shield II mean right" Now the
proper evidence of meaning rights doing
right. There is no evidence that can be
justly accepted. An imbecile good ma.
ture is not meaning right. There are
thousands of men who, if mere a,aiable,
ness is meaning right, if kind useless
benevolence is meaning right, have
right intentions. There are thuus.
ands who pass through life without any
distinct purpose, apparently, without any
seeming desire 10 do right, who hold
themselves to be excusable for their faults
and iaiIings simply on tha ground Of
well, Of having good intention.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

n@L Many Christians are afflicted with
evil tempers they canrot rule their tenn.
pers, or rather, they do not try. Some
indulge occasionally ir fits of anger; and
others are haunted by hubitual, daily, life
long fretfulnoss The one sort is eenef.
ally calm and pellucd as an Alpine lake
but on some special rrovocalion, is tos ed
up into magnificent tempest; the other
is like the BoSphorus on continual STIR.
and even when not breath IS MOVING. by
the contrariety oi its internal currents.
vexing it elf into u cea5eless whirl and
eddy.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

R<sr Suppo"e there was little pond or
lake in the immediate vicinity of the
ocean, unconnected with it--what would
hinder that pond or lake from being con,
stantly full Nothing bat cutting offits
supplies from the ocean. So vita Chris,
lIans and their Savior, There is less
suilcency in him, and if th have not
grace upon grace, renewing. pardoning
jus'itying and ssnctifyng grace. it is be
cause they allow their commune .lion
with him TO be intercepted. 1t is eycr
their privilege to be repieni>hed from his
great abundance, to b. complete in him,
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06

In The name and by the authority Of the Com
n,onweahh Of Pewsyhaaia, ANDREW &.
CuRrIs, Governor Of said COMMUNICABLE.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-11-06
.pEECH OF HON, S. A. DOUGLAS.
on THE STATE OF THE UNION.

Delivered in the United States Sen
ate, January Srd 1891.
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EXCITING MEETING IN PHILADELPHIA.

An adjourned meeting of the citizens OF Philade-
phia, mostly merchants, took place at the Board of
Trade saesrooms on Saturday at noon.
The committee to whom the resolutions at the
previous meeting had been referred, made no re-
port, and there being an evident determination on
the part OF many present. who did not participate
in the last meeting, to force the passage of Judge
Lewis non-coercive resolutions, which was resisted
Dy prominent Republicans exciting scene of
disorder occurred, during which District Attorney
Mann showed Willingness to fight ON the spot
On motion of Republican, the meeting adjourn
ed. but another was imme diately called at the
same place, when Judge Lewis was placed in the
chair.
What took place afterwards, is related by the
Bulletin, Republican sheet, as follows -
In the midst Of very supplementary excitement,
Judge Lewis then took the chair. He said that
when the motion to adjourn put, the Chair de-
ciared it carried. Another motion (as be under
stood it,, put and carrieI, that he (Judge l..
take the chair. Kisses, cheers and confusion.
Mr. Bodget, Secretary of the Board of Trade
No call has been issued for public meeting here.
Misses and cheers.
Judge Lewis-A motion is made that David s,
Winebrenner act Secretary
MIR. w. Is. Mann, then and said that we
should conduct public meetings here in decency and
order A call was issued for a meeting here. to be
priyate, The call was addressed to gentlemen who
wished to allay present difficulties and political
excitement; to stand by the National Administered
tion: and to sustain the laws and the American fac
The meeting under that call has been repularIv
adjourned, and would suggest that all favorable
to Il and all who had right to be at the gathering
RETIRE, and leave the hall to those who wish pass
resolutions adverse to that object. We wish to
stand by the flag of our Union. [Cbeers.
scene of intense excitement ensued, during
which an attempt was made to bully Mr.. Mann
and drive him off.
BE CALAMITY stood bis ground and defantly re-
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piled to the seeming rowdies who attempted to in
suit him. Finding that he would not Ainch, they
became quiet, although he was surrounded by
them.
Another disorderly scene ensued, during which
MIR. Blodget repeated that he could not in his Off
clal capacity allow disorderly gathering or
meeting to create public trouble to be held here.
Several persons Kissed, and declared they were
'the people," and that they were not to be put
down.
Mr.. Dougherty made remarks, the pur-
port of which the confusion would not allow us to
catch.
Finally, Mr.. Mark Mundy stood on chair (every-
body being their feet and said that the purpose
of those present was not to break up the meeting
but to pass resolutions to meet the case.
lie then offered a series of resolutions denouncina
Personal Liberty bills, ETC., and approving Mr.
| Crittenden's resolutions, which were adopted unan
| imOusly.
The Republicans refused participate in the sec
ond meeting and manifested much ill-feeling at tn
conduct of their political opponents in thus overri
| ding them.
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Munstarp aAb GeMmertial Aeulen

BALTIMORE, January s. 1861.
There was very little business done at the Stock Board
day. but for stocks generally prices were pretty well
maintained. Sales made of s4 100 Baltimore City
6s 1890 at o. and 500 do at 95, but there was nothing
whatever done in any of the other stocks on the list
The leading stock Baltimore and Ohio Railroad) was
hardly as strong Thursday only s5s being bid and
s5Sk asked for regular these figures being de
cline Il the prices bid and asked for 1t on
that day Northern Central was however pretty firm
The price sSk was bid for it as on Thursday but
none was offered under $40 regular way For the 1885
bonds of this 40 asked but only AK was bid
Baltimore and Ohio 1855 closed at II bid so asked and
1925 1.-THE dividend bonds at Sc bid, 60 asked
Baltimore City 6 closed steady at 93h bid 90 asked Tor
ls75s and Of bid for 1905 and Maryland 6s 1880 left
off at e5 bid 100 asked The Mining stocks were pretty
firm although nothing was done in them Gardner Hill
closed at s265 bid 81 95 asked Springfield at s75 Did,
&c asked Rudise so cts bid and Guilford at so cts
bid, 60 cts. asked.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD
SATURDAY, January 5, 1861.
4irOO Bait 1904 500 Bait 6's, '90-95
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.
EXPORTS FROM BALTIMORE.


PoNCE P. R Schr. Mohaauk.-l50 bbis -four 10 pun
cheons cornmea 100 bbs do 10 terces rice, 70 Kegs
lard 100 kettles do boxes butter 80 bbls pork, 20
boxes so do herrings, tierces hams bags pep
per- 10 bbs four Is do onions, Is do potatoes, 10
boxes oysters bbs lard oil, 100 boxes candles 200
reams paper Dbl backing boxes scalesl box weights
balance beam box stationary - sets truss hoops,
keg specie l bag do, l box trusses, boiler, axle, l
mandrel box smoke pipe boxes furniture, IL bids.
chairs, box containing mirror.
BREMEx-Oldenburg bark "OldenJmg. hhds.
tobacco 1Os do 255 bags querctron bark casks
ingot "copper" reenas cask rice half Dds
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LATEST NEWS.
TELEGRAMS.

Lincoln's Cabinet--sIr. Mcclure Returns S,as
Cameron's Appointment.
pgrrsRURG, January AIR. Mcclure. Chairman
of me Republican State Committee, passed through
this city to-day from Springfield, where he had
beeu invited by Mr.. Lincoln.
lie asserts positively that the Cabinet appoint
mept for Pennsy lvania has been absolutely deter
mined on.
MIR. Lincoln, he says wishes to reflect the view:
of his friends in Pennsylvania and will appoint nc
one in whom they have not confidence, personally
and politically, as he best Judge from the ex
pressions made from the State to him by the dele
gates to the Chicago Convention and other leadin!
Republicans, who protest against Cameron's ap
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!
Thrown on the Market. 97,GSO,42S
The Philadelphia Bulletin of Saturday evening says:
There again very buoyant feeling at the Stock
Board this morning, with decided improvement in pri-
generally. In Reading Railroad there spirited
H. The supply of money the street is daily increas
ing The for first class paper outside of the
Banks l0Lnl2 cent.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Officers from the city of
New York are here endeavoring to ferret out the
completely of Government officers with the theft
and sale of the State bonds taken from the Interior
Depar tment. The object is to prosecute, in behalf
Of the holders of the bonds who threatened with
loss in consequence of the attempts to recover them