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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-12-13
COLU MBIA DEMOCRAT.
EsLOOMSBURG, PA.
SATURDAY MORNING, D EoEMBER ia, iso:
PURPOSES OF THE WAR;

CONGRESS, A VOTE NEARLY UNANIMOUS, PASSED the
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION WHICH FXPREssEs THE
THE NNTIoN AND Is Tue TRUE STANDARD or LOYALTY
That the present deplOrahle civil war has been
forced upon the country by the disunonists Of the
Southern states now in arms ne tn II the Constitutional
Government and in arms around the Capital that in
this National erorgency, Congress, banshing all feel.
ing of mere passion resentment viii rCCUCct only
it's duty to the whole country That Hissor Wdged
on her part in any spirit Of oPpresson fer oRy pur
pose Of conquest suiugdon orPHrposeo Of oUerhroing
pterfcriRg s the rights or established institutions Of
those States, but 10 doRd and maintain the supremacy Of
the Constitution, and - preSerDe the Uiop Wh the dg
ny equality and rights Of The srrera States URmpGirtd
dndhq as soon as these objects are accomplished The
oupbt cedsen
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19~ Loss By Gre,-Nr. DANIEL Kos
TENBAUDER, of Locust township, in this
county, lost his fine large Frame dwelling
house, with about al its contents, inclu.
ding his heavy stock of winters meat, on
Saturday asst, by Fire. The insurance
very snail We deeply sympathize with
Mr.. K, and his family, in their severe
loss, especially as it has occurred at this
inclemeut season.
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THE MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.


On the 27ult, by the Rev. William J,
Eyer, Mr.. GEORGE linn, to Miss SA'
DINA RoAT, both of Montour township,
Columbia county.
On the 4th inst, by the Rev. William }
Eyer Mr.. RoBERT, TEpLE, to Miss Lucy
ANN LEIBy, both of Catawissa township,
Columbia county.
AT the Parsonage, near White Hall,
Montonr Co., Pa Dec. lst. by the Rev
A. +. Shanafelt, Lieut.. WILLIAM J. ALLEN
18th Regt. Pa. Cavalry, to Miss SARAH
j. RUNYAN, of Madison, Columbia Co,Pa'
AT the residence of the brides mother in
Moreland, Lycoming Co, Dec. 4th BY
Rev. A. f. Shanafelt, Mr, JOHN CRAMES'
OF White Hall, Montour Co. to Miss JANE
DERt.
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A few words to our Patrons.

To those who promptly pay their sub
scription, we will continue still to send,
without increasing the price of the Coi,m'-
bja Democrat. Those who are indebted
three months, on this year, must pay TWO
DOLLARS, and those o@sng ovcr a gear,
will have their names erased from our list
and collections enforced. We fnd this
course indispensable, to keep up, with
an increase of about 80 per cent on the
price of Paper, Ink, and all the neces5a
res of life, and more especially, to accom-
modate the hosts of new subscribers which
daily swell our package Book.
We have this week erased quite num-
Der of slow paying subscribers A thor
ough pruning Of our list will be made from
time to time, until all distractions shall
have been removed. The cause will be
plain to all hereafter, who foil to receive
the Columbia Democrat
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PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RAILROAD

PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RAILROAD
/ his road is now open from Sunbury
Sinnetnahoning. Going westward, the
Express train leaves Sunbury at 6, 20 a. m,
and arrives at Sim emahoning at 3 p. m
Mail train leaves Sunbury at so p, m.
Going eastward leave Sinnemahonlng at
9,20 a. m, and express train arrives at
Sunbury at IL, 20 p. m, and mail train
at ,35 P. IN.
Samuel A Black, esq is Superintendent
Of the Eastern Division, aud Jos D. Potts
esq, is General Manager,
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COMMUNICATED
TrtCCtdirgs CT Teachers Dist,i,t =,
s1iluIP. ~

Pursuant 10 ojoutnmcnt the Teoo,.
Institute convened at the Atadcor
Boomsbuig, On Saturday. the 9th in., OF
10 o'c'ook, A NJ. "
The meeting was called 10 order 49, 4,
+. Eye + taking the clair. The roll -
called Id on motion The minutes of .So
last NEE ting were read and adopted. aS tc
ter wbic h the committee for the 4, NJ
of Constitution and BY laws, nrosonIg =
the followin ing resolutions which were ,''g ''.g
and adopted '''u
Isl, This shall be term cd "7ie yo,
ei'S' Distrtct InSfitNte Of BiotmsJ,yo y "'"'
I'd. The officers shall consist of D..
dent, Vice President, Secretary and T,o.
surcr. The mode of clecting shall be- r,Sa S",
rOcc; aud the term of Office one mon,l
3D. A committee Of three shall be -.
point ed at each meeting, whose duty sl,rn
bo to arrange the order Of exercises for ,Lo
subsequent meeting. "'
4th. Order oI Business shall be.
First, Calling 10 order and PRAYER.
Second, Reading Of minutes of previor,
meeting.
IhGi, Miscellaneous business.
IjwM, Adjournment.
new election of officers was then bold
when the following we're elected A. u
White, President d. G. Ely, Vice pra.
lent; W. II. Abbott, Secretary and d
A. Beck!cy, Treasurer.
On motion the President was emnow
cred to act as chairman of committee 10
draft an order of exercises for tho nov,
meeting.
He then appointed Miss Amanda Da,;,
and d. y. Beckley as his colleagues
Said committee having retired for a few mo
ments returned aud presented the follow.
ing order Of exercises, viz:
Class exercises in Orthography, by p.
+. Eyer.
Class exercises in Arithmetic, by VII
Abbott.
Class exercises in Writing, D G Elv.
Subject for diScus,i n, "Sohool Gove,n.
mcnt - in which each member is expec,.a
to participate.
The critic appointed by committee, Mis-,
& Freeze.
Ths time allotted to each class exsrci,,
is twenty minutes.
New business next order.
Special and general criticism.
Which report on being read was adopted
On motion the meeting adjourned.
A B WHITE P7es.
W II Abbott, Sec.
Tie Next House Of Representatives.
The following will show the political
complexion of the next House of Repro.en.
tatives.
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SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH Three
boys hHSea'-On Friday morning last three
sons Of Mr.. Jonathan Smergh Of Windsor
township, York Co., Pa, came to their
death under the following painful circum-
stances, 1t appears that some time during
the forenoon they came to the house for a
mattock to dig ou' rabbit that had taken
shelter from the dog under the roots of a
large tree that had been feled by the late
storm The trunk of the tree was cut off
leaving at ordinary length of stump, but
very heavy, and the tree was a large Que.
The lads, the oldest about | 5 or Is years
OF age, commenced to dig under the up.
turned roots, to which was attached large
quantity of soil While engaged in t6i,
business the whole mass turned over to its
original position, burgng the three unfortu
nate boys alive.
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exy" We have received letter from a
gentleman at jersey ytown, who says be has
been reading the lem cratic Leader and
the Columbia DemOcrat until he has be-
come disgusted with the Democracy they
inculcate. He says be wants the REPUB-
LIcAN, and encloses the money for it.
Columbia CO. Repu6ljcan
If DR.. John'S'gentleman at Jerseytown'
is the genuine animal, and has become
ashamed of stealing the Democratic papers,
he ought, by all means, to have the disloyal
abolition "SmW Machine." 1t will soon
teach him every species of treason, outrage
and violence. And if he is an adept in
learning, may soon find himself, following
the code of the Doctors moral ethics, like
his other followers, a culprit before our
Courts of Justice, under Indictment for
" ri0t, and assault and battery!
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Decem Der lst 1862.
Isy- WWbat can be done to save

Eg- "What can be done to save the
country" isl question asked by somebodye
to which an ex Senator has made lengthy,
reply, hot all of which rests upon good
ground. He, or any body else, mi ht have
answered the question in much fewer
words. Tho only thing that can save the
country is to bring the rebels of the South
to terms by force of arms, and then abolish
the Abolitionists--by the same process il
necessary. 1t is pretty hard to tell which
of the two classes are the most dangerou
to the safety oi the country.
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n@~ ~CoNGREss.-T second session of
the Thirty Seventh Congress met on Mon
day December /. There was full atten-
dance Of both Houses with very few alb.
sentees. In the Senate nothing was done
beyond the usual routine business and the
reading Of the message
In the House, after the usual notice to
the President, on motion Of Mr.. Roscoe
Conkl n the naval committee were instruc
ted to ascertain the best mode of placing
vessels of war on Lake Ontario and of es-
tablishng water communication from 9th
or waters to the lakes, and report TO the
House the result of their Investigations
Mr. Yal,andigham offered resolution,
which was adopted, that the Committee ou
the judiciary inquire and report by what
authority Of the Constitution or the laws,
if any, the Postmaster. G eneral decides
what newspapers may and what may not
be transmitted through the United States
mails Mr.. Cox offered resolution con-
demning arbitrary arrests and declaring
that they shall cease, and that all persons
so arrested shall have prompt and public
trial, according to the provi,ions of the
Constitution and the laws of the United
States. Tabled by avote 80 toto. A
motion offered by Mr.. Richardson reques,
ting the President to inform the House
what citizens of Illinois were confued in
any United States forts, the charges
against them, and by whose order they
were arrested, was tabled by vote of "A
to 40.
Thus it will be seer, that the radicals in
Congress, intend doing all the mischief in
their power the present Session. Deter
mined, like "Old Abe" to disregard the
lately expressed warnings Of betrayed
and insulted people, the indications are
that-while the a6oiiiionists hold the pow
cr---they intend to run the machine to the
utter ruin of the country and the oppress'
ion of the people. Their reign is short,
although it may be mischvous.
Loyal citizens, temporarily defrauded Of
their constitutional rights, will have them
honestly vindicatcd by the next Congress.
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Splendid improvements.

Messrs. II w. GREASY q BROTHER
have been making some important i'm
provements in, and additions to, their
Store House in Light Street. A fno
large brick addition has been erected
the past season, in connexion with their
former spacious Store House, which has
also undergone some judicious improve
ments, with the most modern style of office
tastofully erected in the rear of the main
Store Rooms, and midway entrance into
the cellar, which with the Office, are both
Illuminated by elegant side wind ows.-
These improvements, we regard as an or.
nament to the fourishing village Of Light
Street, and most creditable to the energy
and enterprize of the Messrs Greasy, who
Though yet young men-are amongst
the most public spirited citizens of that
place and successful Merchants
Mcssrs. Greasy & Co., sell goods very
cheap, but as they do goodeal in that
way, are enabled to lay by the money and
invest literally in stacks of Brick. At
tention to business always insures auccess.
And industry must proper.
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h@y~ Sad Acciieat On Sunday morn
ing last little son, 10 years od, of the
Widow Sprague, fell through the ice, in
the Canal, at Shickshinny, and in their ef-
forts to save him, her two daughters, aged
10 and Is years, also got into the water,
and were all three drowned
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b9MIcHAEL MEYLERT, Esq, the Ed
itor Of the "SHHUan touaty Dcmocra,'
hasboen appointed, by the Judicial Board
of the Twenty Sixth District, Member of
the Board Of Revenue Commissioners (which
session will open next February in the
City Of Harrisburg.
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n1y-Our drafted militia have mainly
left Harrisburg, for points near the seal
of war, Alexandria, Washington, Suffolk
andF ortress Monroe.
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Multun in ParVo.

Six Of our soldiers Of the Potomac, on
Saturday night last, perished for want of
clothing !-"Old Abe" in his late anccdoto
devoted SO much consideration upon his
pet ne. roes that be entirely overlooked
the last years operations of the Army and
Navy. Quere-does he know we are in a
bloody war H---Threc men on Friday
last, we're crushed to death in soap stone
quarry, near Manyyunk. Abe,
aud his sap-head Secretary Stanton, have
been so awluly scared at the late elections
that they have forgotten to release the
three patriots they last summer arrested in
Luzcrnc county. children in
York county, were recently engaged in
digging out game under blown down
stump, when it suddenly koeled over and
crushed them to death !------"Old Abe !"
must have been trying to hoax the people,
in declaring he is for the Union, when it
is matter of record, that in 1913, ho de-
clared in Congress, that any people has the
right to "reUolutoni7e !"--The snow
and cold snap of last week, Of which we
all had a taste, has closed navigation on
tho North Branch Canal. ---'Old Abe,
will find it Herculean job, to make hon
est people believe, that either he or lis
Administration are for saving the Union,
when the records show, that in 1850, his
two principal Secretaries voted in Con-
gre5s TO d,Sso'Ue the American Union ~
---Wthip the past month, we have
received more subscribers than we ever
did in the same time, to the columbia
DEMocRAr' '--Old Abe's bigger
paper book, is ackuowledgedly the weak
est and most unmoaning composition, that
ever disgraccd the Executive Mansion.
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bag~On Wednesday morning last, Sher-
if Furman made his quarterly visit to the
penitentiary; having in charge Joseph
Crawford, who goes for two years and
nine months.
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r0-JUDoE ELwELL, will open the
Courts of Sullivan county, in the Borough
of Laporte,, on next Tuesday, the 10th
day of December.
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DE EATHS.

In. Bioomsbnig, on Monday last, OF
Dyptheria, LITTLE TOMMY, (colored) an
interesting Son Of Henry Shank asN
near four years.
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issr Hon. JOHN d. STILES, NJ. c., has
our thanks for preliminary copy Of the
Eighth Census.
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Total. 81.
Of these we can safely say that the ab-
olitionists will elect in Vermont in
New Hampshire; and 2 in Connecticut,
making 8 in all. While the democrats
and conservatives will elect tho remaining
20. This will make the next Congress
stand thus: Democrats and Conservatives
l07 abolitiouists 81; leaving a majority
of 26 for the democrats.
The present Congress stands as follows,
democrats II abolltionsts 1O7 aboli-
ton majority 80
Well done democrats.
II. Wayne Times & Union.
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The News.

he cold snap brought much suffering
upon the troops in General burnside
army, many of whom were not turnish-
od with blankets. Ice formed in the
Potomac and Acquia Creek from one to
two inches thick Jack son is reported
10 have arrived near Fredericksburg
with his command. 1t is also reported
that the enemy have extended their lines
several miles further down the Kappa
hammock. On Thursday the rebels open
ed fire on our gunboats lying in the Rap
pahannock, near Port Royal, but they
were soon driven off by few shells
The Memphis papers report the occu-
patton of Granada, Miss last week
Monday, by our forces under General
Hovey. The citizens fed at the approach
of our troops, and the 3Ppeal ncwspa-
per was removed to Marietta, Ga, The
rebels destroyed some fifteen or twenty
locomotives, and about "A hundred cars,
previous to the federal occupation OF the
place The work before this division of
the Army Of the Southwest will be one
OF importance and speedy action
A forward movement toward Murfrecs-
boro is being made by Gen. Rosecrans.
The enemy are between that place and
Dsrhard, in naturally strong position,
and prepared to give battle, McClernand's
Expedition will be ready to move in two
or three weeks. Gen. Changers army
is on the march 20 carry out important
plans, and Gen. Wright is in louisville
on official buriness. Gems. Hndman and
Marmaduke have force of twenty five
thousand men, and are preparing to attack
Gen. Blunt, the hero of , ane Hill, Mo.
AS Gen. Blunt still holds his position,
there is a prospect of another battle at
Cane Hill.
Three of our iron-clad men-ol-war
were launched on Saturday, one al BoS-
ton, the Nantucket, the Cdtskill and
Keokuk hero. The Lehigh, one OF the
small Erickson batteries, is also reported
ready to launch at Chester, Pa. This
will complete Mr.. Erccson's contr act
with the government tor nine vessels like
the Monitor There are now in this
neighborhood five impregnable ships
atIoat, all prcraring rapidly for sea, and
some twelve or fifteen OF the stocks.
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Ra~Court next week at Danvile.
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JUDGE Curtis ON TIC PRocLAMA-
TIoNs.- Ex Justice Curtis, late of the
Supreme Cour. Of the United States, whose
dissenting opinion in the Dred Scott case
was SO much lauded by the abolition press
OF the country, has just pablished pam.
phlet in which he demonstrates, with ire.
sisible force of logic, that both the
emancipation and the martial law procla.
nations lately issued by President Lincoln
are in violation of the Constitution. 1t
may therefore be regarded as certain that
II either of the procamations mentioned
ever got into the Supreme court, they will
be set aside as unconditional, and therefore
null and void. Judge Curtis pamphlet is
the heaviest gun yet fired at Mr.. Lincoln S
recent policy, always excepting the late
expression Of public sentiment at the ballot
box.-Lu2crae Union.
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DESERVED REBUKE.-It will bo recol
lected by our readers that shortly prior to
the late election Theo Fenn, Esq Of thi,
city, published a circular detailing certain
dishonest business transactions Of the Abo.
ltion candidate for Congress, Jobn J.
Paterson. Fearing the damaging e8tct
of this document, Patterson eudcavored to
pr event its circulation among the people
by threats Of prosecution, and did institute
a suit for libel against MIR. Fonn, more for
political effect than with any hope of sus-
tanning such prosecution. The election,
as every body knows, resulted in Pattersons
overwhelming defeat. Well, court met
last week, but the great rejected did not
make his appearance. A bill Of indictment
against Mr.. Fem was nevertheless sent to
the the grand jury, and here again Mr..
Fenn's statements we're endorsed aud
Patterson sigpally rebuked, the grand jury
Ignoring the bill. The 7s'egrapAs white
washing aud Bergnsr's endorsement Of
Patterson S "in'egrity" had as little eff ct
with the jury as the voers Of the dist rict
Rejected by the United States Senats,
repudiatcd by the people, and rebuknd by
the grand inquest OF this county, che late
Abolition candidate occupies position far
from enviable. He is politically dend be-
yond the hope of resurrection Patterson
and his equally corrupt associates have
learned one useful lesson "Houesty is
the best policy Hurrisbvg Puiyioi.
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SUEPAssING STRANGE.-The people of
all parties who desire to see the Union re-
stored, we're amazed and grieved at the
PRESIDENTS emancipation proclamation
they felt it to be another obstacle in way
OF restoring the Union, and they could
see neither wisdom or justice in it. The
idea of single effort of the President 3
will, giving liberty to millions of slaves
could not be comprehended and the pco
pie then, as now, were amazed at the act,
and wondered how such thing could be
done in direct opposition to thee Constitu
ton. They forget that the President was
driven to it by his abolition dictators, with
whom Constitutional restrictions amount
to nothing, especially when the staus of
the negro Is to be effected
The ink had scarcely dried on the cmay.
cipation proclamation, giving universal
freedom to negroes, until another procla-
nation made its appearance which proved
to be too directly opposite to its predeccs.
sor. The first proclaimed freedom to me-
grocs, and the second the most aLomina-
bIe slavery to the white man, and upon
those two proclamations the government
has practic3d ever since.
Freedom to negroes and slavery to the
white man is the MOTTO.
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In the present Congress The delegation
from the above States, stands as fol lows:
democrats As; aholiiopists 90.
The following States have yet to elect
their delegations to ongress.
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Tie Next House Of Representatives.
The following will show the political
complexion Of the next House of Reprosen
tatves.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-13
The Dram ana Governor Lstohsr.

ASsNSA N-S AANAAASaN AAAAIulQNIN AALGAl ~
The military draft is to be executed on
the 10th inst. From what We can under
stand, it Is extremely uncertain II, by that
time, the requisite data can be furnished
Tor the superintendent, AS we learn that
the Confederate States War Department
has been called upon only at late day to
repair the reckless aud strange neglect of
Gov. Lstcher to take any measures what
eSer to obtain the returns Of volunteers re-
cnltsttng, which is the first and necessary
step TO the execution 1.-THE Law. The con-
duct Of the Governor in this matter is said
to have been the subject Of fierce excite
meut in the secret sessions of tue Legisla-
ture; aud IL the fact is true, as We hear it
alleged in different quarters of popular re.
sort, that the Governor, until the sGth of
February, never took step towards the
execution ct the law, and protested to the
Legislature that it was imPracticabIe, aud
that he could not, or Eould not, execute it,
VIC are quite prepared to believe the asser.
tiOu that when the secret proceedings of
the Legislature on this subject are unveil-
ed Il will be shown that Governor LeIch-
er has narrowly escaped impeachment at
its hands or being superseded, il not for
suspected dtslOyalty, At least for strange
and Outrageous neglect OF official duty.