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One oil the strangest items we have read
of late is that which informs us that several
persons have been arrested in New York
city for eireuidt,ng Petitionsin faUor of peace.
Il seems scarcely possible that in this age,
which boasts Of its progress'towards univer-
sal freedom, such statements as this can
be be fact Yet, we have The uncontra-
dicled assertions of The New York journals,
TO testify to It's :ruih h, and il presses itself
upon the public mind with all the startling
effect Of d great official wrong. The Re-
publcans have emblazsued on their ban>
ners, for the last five years as one of their
cardinal prine ples the sacred doctrines OF
ssFfee speech" Some of their most i'm
pressiye arguments against the South were
based on the charge that this guarantee OF
The Constitution was constantly violated in
that section, and that il was dangerous for
man 10 speak his honest sentiments there.
Can il be, that after their professed devo-
ton TO freedom of all kinds, they have the
assurance 10 attempt 10 carry the country
into condition like that which prevailed
Wnlle Mf Adam was PRESIDENT, Wnen tne
men were punished for candid dissent from
the views of the Administration One
thing must never be forgotten in America,
that, however erroneous mans sentiments
may be, he has the right under the Cousti-
tuition 10 exercise them in whatever way he
pieases, so long as he commits no overt act
ofopposition TO the legal authorities of the
country. Any other doctrine would be sub
versiye of Que of the dearest rights, which
we have always believed 10 be secured 10
us by the Constitution. Does the Republi-
can party endorse these acts of its New
York creatures If so. ii is high lime that
the people should be OH the alert, or
worse calamity than sectional strife will be
upon them -Erchdnge.
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The Tariff.

Pennsylvania would never have voted
for niggerdom, except through the potent
assistance the Republicans received by q
dexterous and hypocritical use of the Tar
fff issue. They were the great protection
lists of the age, and succs seded as usual in
humbugging the roninterests into the be.
lief that Republican success would insure
a heavy Tariff on their staple production
Well, how is it? Old ABE-"honest old
Abe"-whiIe avowing himself as protec-
ZIONIST before the election, declared imme-
dately afterwards that he did not under
stand the subject but would give it attention.!
His Secretary of the Treasury, under whose
supervision the whole sub ject passes,
was known 10 be a free trader at the time
of his appointment, and in his report rec
but reduction on Iron While Mr.. CHASE
would put len and fifteen cents per pound
on Tea, five on Coffee, and two and half
on raw sugar, he would reduce the duty on
pig iron from six 10 five dollars per tom
on bar iron from fifteen 10 fourteen on
railroad iron from twelve 10 len, and in III at
proportion on all the varieties of iron ! =
A principal reason assigned for the re1uc.
tion'on iron is that it is necessary in order
10 increase the revenue. How ? Certainly
only by encouraging impor,ation-by in
ducing our people to import their iron in
stead of'purehasng from home manufac;u-
rers. This is the protection The wolf gives
the lamb.
OF course, at any future election, if a
seedy party wants votes badly, it'need only
cry out protection" and the iron men will
all fall into lis jaws again.-Lock HaUen
Democrat
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AKorHrR DARING BuaeLAsY-on Wed

ANOTHER DARING BURGLARY.-On We'd
nesday evening last, between ii and II
O'Clock, the Boot and Shoe Store of John
NJ Woods, on Mill Street, this place, was
burglariously entered by set OF thieving
rascals, and several pairs of Boots and
Shoes extracted therefrom 1t appers that
the workmen, who are in the employ of
MIR Woods, and also his sol, are in the
habit of sleeping in the store, and had gone
down 10 the river 10 bathe On returning
they sat down on the front steps prior 10
retiring The burglars, who had made
their entrance through a back window,
doubtless hearing them in conversation,
made their escape. Several drawers and
boxes were found open, and tracks of bare
feet were plainly visible on the counter
Suspicion is directed to couple of youths,
whose elonious propensiies will be sud-
denly checked, in case they continue their
midnight depredaiions much longer. They
doubtless have accomplices much older in
years aud in crime. Efforts should be
made to ferrst them out at once.-Dan-
uilie Inteiig encer.
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PART OF THE REPUBLICAN CREED-
Joshua r. Giddings, a late leading Re-
publican Congressman, the recently APP
pointed Consul 10 Canada, used .the follow
ing language, in speech made few years
since. If we are 10 Judge of the persistence
with which the Republicans ia Congress
vote down every proposition looking to
a settlement OF our unfortunate civil war
difficult les, short of an annhilaiion of the
Southern people and freeing the negroes,
we must come 10 the conclusion that old
Giddings' prediction is about TO be verified.
Compare the following extract OF his speech
with the doings in Cong ress during the past
week and see what conclusion you come
To-
81 look forward to the day when there
shall be sERvILE INsURREcTIoS IN THE
SOUTH when the black armed man with
British bayonets. and led on oy British Off
ceis, shall assert his freedom, and WAGE A
WAR OF ExTERMINATIoN AGAINST HIS MASTER
when the torch of the incendiary shall light
up the towns and cities of the South, and
blot ont the last vistige of Slavery. And
though may not mock al their calamity,
nor laugh when the fear cometh. yet | will
hail II as The dawa of political mile MUM" :"
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Ma JOHN. MERRYMAN, who was arrested
by General Caewallader, and confined in
Fort M'Henry, under the charge OF treason,
was handed over TO the civil authorities on
Saturday last, when he was released by the
United States Court, on bail in the sum OF
$40, 900 10 answer the charge in November
next. This is precisely what Judge Tauey
desired TO accomplish when he issued a
writ of hGbeas corpus for the surrender OF
Merryman 10 the civil authorities, and for
which he was so roundly abused as SYM
paihiser, with treason. Merry man might
have been brought before the Court imme-
.diaie:y after his arrest with perfect safety,
as the same evidence that induced the grand
jury 20 find an indictment against him
would have compelled the Judge 10 commit
him Tor trial.
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WHEsEvER and wherever you see man
clamorously denouncing every effort TO sci.
tie our National difficulties, without incur
ring the loss of life and treasure that must
eventually ensue, if the struggle goes on,
ture, that less ;han complete annihilation
of the entire South will do, it may be set
down as a fixed fact that that individual is
not going 10 peril his life for the success of
his doctrines II is an undeniable truth,
that boislerous language and a cowardy
heart, always go together
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SEND IT dLONG "A eonsids able nun.
Der of our patrons dIe ia arrears one, tp1 and
more gears They w,H obites US by senftiag us
The snlaE amounts due Printers dues are SicA
as ought 10 be discharged by every body, and ~
no cuSe, osah they be teff % run along after hs
expiration Of HE year. 1aen The nmouhts are
Na1R and can be easily paul Send them aIons
friends and giUe us lchat IS honestly our o,Oa.
During The past ioesk tCs haze ''pruned' oar
Gst conside' abiy, and unless Il number Of ac-
counts are soon settled, IRE shall haUP 10 do !
httte more Of II. HoweUer desposed 10 do so, !hs
tunes do no, ailotc us TO 5uy PIper pud tcoyE On
1t. and thea mol recGre amy pay for seOera!
gsdrS.
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MAJOR GENERAL McCtEL1AN.-This off,

MAJOR GENERAL McCLELIAN-Thi Off
Ger, who commands the Federal Forces in
Western Virginia, is a son OF the great sur
geon, George Mcclellan, OF Philadelphia,
who d led few years ago. The General is
a West Pointer, fought in Mexico, went 10
Europe on a military commission a few
years ago to examine into the science of
war in the camps OF the great powers in
the Crimea afterwards resigned TO become
Vice President of the Illinois Central rail-
road, and then accepted ;he Presidency of
the Ohio and Mississippi road, from which
he was called by Gov. Dennison, of Ohio,
as Major General of the Ohio volunteers,
and from this into the regular army, by the
President, 10 accept The position be now
holds. He is thirty-four years of age, and
presents a very youthful appearance. So
says the Washington Sunday ChrOaiels.
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CoNTRABAND NIGGERs.-The Aboliionis1s,
says the Northumberland Democrat, have
always denied the right OF property in slaves
pretending by virtue of such a denial that
slaves could not be taken as property into
the Territories. This was one of the corner
stones in their platform, but in their anxiety
to liberaIe the negro they have overeached
their pretensions. and not only given indi-
cation that their real purpose in 2rosecu-
ting this war is TO get the slave free from
his master, but have also, through their char
acteristic stupidity, made an unequivo cal
admission Of property in slaves. Who ever
heard of a man vile or children, or his
apprentice, being made conlraband of war
Nothing can be taken as coniraband that is
not in the strictest sense property. Gen.
Butler believes that under the Constitution
slave is property-hence, his consistency.
The Administration and lis supporters,
either ove1oyed al new process of liberia
tion, or thro' an oversight or ignorance, re.
iIerate "contraband niggers," forgetting that
it is a fat reprdialion Of long cherished
heresy of their parry. Properly niggers,' p
@conHaband of war; Who expected such
a confession from the Republicans
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Some lime ago the Bucks County Inteih-
gence- tried the experiment OF denouncing
Mr. Henry Black. former resident OF that
county, but now of Philadelphia, as Sc
cessionist and traitor, for no other reason
than because Mr.. Black was an active
Democrat, and not quite SO ferocious in his
animosity to the South as the Inteh'gsneer
deemed that The crisis demanded as proof
OF loyalty Whereupon Dir. Black. prose-
cuisd the publishers OF The paper Tor libel.
The case was iried in Philadelphia before
4. =, !.
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a Republican Member of Congress PIE

a Republican Member of Congress pee
senied bill before that body, few days
ago, asking 10 have slavery abolished ia all
territory in Virginia now taken in possess
sion by the Federal troops. OF course, il
as laid by for the present. Such acts as
this in the halls OF Congress will not help
the cause of the Union, but do much 10
abou, abolishing slavery, in or out OF Con-
gress. All abolitionists ought TO have a
halter slipped around their necks Ihe mo-
ment they open their mouths on The sub
ject of abolishing slavery anywhere at this
critical momeat. They have the Govern
ment 10 sustain and the Union TO recon
struct which=should be done at all hazards.
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The Lexington Statesman OF the 9th inst ]
chronicles the departure of Gas gallant a
4corps of citizen soldiers as ever kept step
"to martial music, for the Confederate State
"servicen The same paper understands
that twenty Kentucky companies are now
concentrating al Camp Boone," aud pre-
diets that in two months there will be ten
such brigaGes of Kentuckians in the Con-
federaie service. We should ike TO kAGw
what is meant by neutrality in Kentucky.
What are The Union men of that State, who
recently gave majority Of $4,000 for Union
Congressman about, that they permit COM
panies to be organized under their very
uoses sor the rebel service
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!. WM q y4coBY, EmToR.
BLOOnSBURG, WEDNESDAY, JULY "a, 1861.
NV TARrr BILL -TEA. AND covFrE TO BE

NEw TARIFF BILL -TEA AND COFFEE TO BE
TsxED.-The new Tariff bill has passed the
House substantially as reported by MIR. Ste
sens, leaving the-duties on iron, Steel, and
most Textile Fabrics, as they now stand
largely increasing those on Sngar, Salt,
Wines. and distilled Liquors, and imposing
pretty heavy rates on Tea, Coffee, Co.
Goa, and Chockalale. Such are 1--WE believe)
the principal features Of the bill as it goes
TO The Senate. II will be useless TO give
the details until it finally passes, for the
Senate may modify il materially.
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Dangers of {he Hour.

The most alarming among all the signs
of the times is The disregard shown by many
of the leading political journals 10 the spirit
and The letter of The Constitution of the
United States. 1t is no longer concealed, it
is boldly avowed day after day iha. the
Constitution must be invaded, overslepped, (,
or in other words, trampled upon, in order
10 carry on and carry out this war. This is
corruption OF the rankesi sort. This is tho
utter abandonment of political morality !;
and the country is in The last stages of de-
sirable existence, when good men on whom
we have relied as the supporters of nation
al virtues, tell US that the Constitution is
not TO stand in tne way of the President,
in the management of our public affairs
Such men should remember that the Con-
stituiion is above The President No man
swears allegiance TO the President, bat all
men owe it 10 the Constitution. And when
the doctrine becomes popular, as it is TO-
day, that in times Of great public danger
and national ''exigencies, the character OF all
our political rights may be disregarded by
those who are sworn 10 defend it, then our
liberties are already gone, and they can be
recovered only by such Struggle as it
takes 10 cast out devils from one possessed.
-New YorE Observer: PrestyterisR.
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CoNeaEss have voted the Presiden, more
money aud men than he asked for 10 prose>
cute this war in an effectual and speedy
manner. A bill has been passed, voting
the administration $500 600, 900, and five
hundred thousand men. The government
is bound 10 be sustained, and rebellion
against il effectuallY crushed out. If meH-
ey AMI men will sustain this government,
and prove TO other countries that it is not a
failure, the President has the free aud Iiber-
al use of both 10 accomplish that end.
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Movement # Tie Army we give in an
other column the particulars ofihe movement
OF the Army opposite Washington, for Ma
nassas Junction, and of the first encounter
with the enemy tha, took place on their
onward march. Doubtless before this paper
reaches many of our readers we shall be in
receipt of the news OF a much more exten-
sive battle, and the capture of Manassas by
our brave troops
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We visited, in company.with one of the
proprietors, few days siuce, the Stony
Brook Powder Mills, situale this side OF
Orangevile. We found them in good run
ming order, making powder as fast as their
facilities permit, and that which is said 10 be
of the very best quality. They dispose of
all they manufacture, and could find mar
ket for great deal more if 'hey Only had
it. These war times will bring powder in:o
market, and no doubt cause high price to
be paid for it.
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DOUGLAS SPEECH Our readers may profit
something by giving the very able and pa
triolic speech of the late Iamented STEHHEE
A. DoUGLAs, careful reading, which will
be found on our fret page. 1t speaks of
war in its true light, and there can be no
misundersi anGing the doctrine advanced in
this speech. lis The last public act Of this
man's life, and we hesitate not in saying
that all who read ibis speech will pronounce
i. a noble act.
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SOUND DEMOCRACY Convention which
nominated Col Charles Biddle for Con-
giess, in Philadelphia, passed The following
admirable resolution. 1t embodies the sem
timenis of Democrats and true patiots ev-
erywhere -
RssolUed, That we believe il TO be the du.
ty oil OF the candidate whom we have this
day nominated, if elected, 10 do all in his
power TO sustain the present government in
lis effort faithfully TO execute the laws OF
the country, and at the same time 10 use all
honorable means 10 terminate the present
unnatural conflict between the States as
soon as possible, and reslore peace TO our
distracted coun,ry.
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Cor. WILLIAM HoPKIss This veteran
Democrat, and truly honest man, has been
nominated for the State Legislature by the
Democrats of Washington county. He was
Speaker ot the House of Representatives
during the celebrated 3uck-shot War, and
distinguished himself by promptness, abili
ty and infexible integrity. He has since
filed number Of important public posi-
lions. We hope he may be elected. The
stale wants the services OF such men, at
this iime.-Erckange.
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TBs FIGBT.-In remarking on the proba-
biIiiies of war between The Federal Gov
eminent and the seeded SIa'es, an ex-
change very justly remarked as follows:
els it not TOO hastily assumed that the
contest now opening, though it may be
sharp, will be short The prediction is ad-
veniured that the South will miserably fail
for want of capital, credit, food, the means
of warfare, or even of subsistence. No
doubt the people Of that section will suffer
many things But war can he carried on trhen
nothing Else can be. When the Seven Years
War; was raging in Prnssia, Macaulay
says: 1.-THE coin was debased the civil
funciionaries were left unpaid; in some
provinces the civil government ceased to
exist. Bnt the re were still lead and gun
powder; and while tie means OF sustan>
ing and destroying lie remained, Fredrick
was determined 10 fight it out 10 the very
last
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The telegraph dispatches received at this
place, for the last two days, have been ex-
agerated considerably. They are decidedly
too sleep-lake everybody by surprise
The papers give much more favorable ac-
count of the late battles for the Federal
troops. The dispatches here would have
it that we were defeated at Manassas juno
lion and driven back.
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DIED..

In BluomsbuIg, on Saturday last, OF Con
sum ption, Mrs Hannah b. Stineman, wife
OF l.. b. Sruemau, il the 4slh year Of her
age.
In Berwick, on Sunday last, Mr.. Isaac
Welsh, aged about 81 years,
In Montour township, Columbia county,
on the 18th inst, Simon Lynn, Jr, IN the
10th year of his age.
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NIeeERs SUPERIOR TO DEMocRATs.-in or
der TO show the sentiments of some of the
represen taiivss OF this administration, and
in What contempt they hold while men
Demorais-ii may be well TO refer 10 the
opinions they have expressed in times past,
when they did not want them 70 fight their
battle. Here is a sample:
.'Some niggers are far superior 10 some
Democrats. Indeed, they are doubtless su
perior 10 the great mass of the Democratic
party while some democrats are superior
to some nigsers, aud perhaps 10 the greater
portion of the African race. Yet all Demo
crais, however intellectually inferior they
may be to the nggers, are entitled TO live,
and to enjoy their liberty. aud the fruits OF
their labor And while We are endeavor
ing 10 sustain these equal and universal
rights, we ought not 10 be dra vn into any dis
cussion oil the moral or social superiority OF
tie niggers over the Democrats. .''-toshua
r. Glddings. in he Ashtabula Seatinef, oil
September 81, 1851.
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NohtoW Couaiy Abed-rhe Treasurer Of
Montour county paid, on last Tuesday, into
the Stale rea>ury nearly So 00O-lhe State
Tax for lS6l-therehy saving per cent 10
the county. 10 The efficien, and ludIciOus
management OF the present board "t Com
mIs>ioners, the county Is indebted for ,hts
prompt action on the part OF The Treasurer
DaaUlHe UembcTGf
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LOST N0TES.

1.-TWO Notes of hand, drawn by Morton
McMichael, in favor of C w. NcKelvy
s. Co., dated July 9Th and July ION, 1861,
on four months, for STA so, each, tailed
10 reach their mai! destination. All per-
sons are cautioned against negotiating tor
either of said Notes. A suitable reward
will be paid for their return TO Morton Me-
Michael, at Philadelphia, or 10 ihe under
slAed, al ths Calta wissa Paper NJ lis.
c. w. McKELVY 4 Coz
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We regeet 10 harn, that Mr-. Horn. ,hs
wife OF Lieu, Horn, of the 'Montour Rifles,
was robbed OF one hundred dollars last week.
The money had been sent to her by he:
husband We hope The thief will be found
out and punished.-DgnuiLLs Democrat.
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"No PARTY. Mr. Goodwin, a genuine
WIImot Republican, has been appoinieL i
Postmaster in our neighhoring borough Of
Kingston, IN place OF A n. Reynolds. ESQ
Democrat. removed. Thus is the guilo,ine
al work upon the heads OF Democrats, IA
commemoration of the mo parry" era
about which we hear so much now-a days.
-Luserne Union
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Mn. GREELEY says that he does not regret
the affair at Fort Sumler because it has
shown .he patriotism of the North.
Rather an expensive business 10 so use-
less a diseovery-no one but Greeley's
school of politicians ever doubted it. The
s.pairiotism Of the North,u will hardly pay
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The DEnscRAcY are loyal and have ever
been hey hare proved that fact in other
wars, and are proving il in this to perfect
demonstralioIi. And yei, sorry to say II,
some teav iool- hardy persons are denouncirg
the Democrats as traitors, disunionisis and
secessloaisls As far a. our acqnanlance