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The Placer herald., 1862-04-12
Daniel Webster on Free Speech.

The following is an extract from speech
Of Daniel Webster, the great Constitutional
expounder, delivered in the United States
Senate:
"Important AS deem it to discuss, on all
proper occasions, the policy of the measures
at present pursued, it is still more important
to maintain the right Of such discussion in its
full and just extent Sentiments lately sprung
up, and now growing fashionable, make it
necessary to be explicit on this point. The
more | perceive disposition to check the
freedom of inquiry, by extravagant and un-
constitutional pretenses, the tirmer shall be
the manner in which shall exercise it.
1T is the ancient and undoubted prerogs-
tive of this people to canvass public meal
sures and the merits Of public men. 1t is a
"home-brcd right" fire side privilege. 1t
hath been enjoyed in every house, cottage
and cabin in the nation 1t is not TO be
drawn into controversy. 1t is as undoubted
as the right to breathing air, or walking on
the earth. Belonging to private life as a
right, II belongs to public life as duty; and
it is the last duty which those whose repre-
sentative am shall find me to abandon
Aiming at all times to be courteous and
temperate IN its use, except where the right
itself is questioned, shall place myself on
the extreme boundary of my right, and bid
defiance to any arm that would move me
from my ground.
"lhis high Constitutional privilege | shal
defend and exercise, within this House, anC
without this House, and in all places; in tim
of peace, and at all times. Living, | shal
assert it; and should leave no other inherit
anre to my children by the blessing of Goo
| will leave them the Inheritance of free prin
ciples, and the example of a manly, indepen
dent and constitutional defence of them"
The Placer herald., 1862-04-12

PLAcERvILLE RoUTE-It is estimated that
the expenses Of repairing the road between
PIacerville and Washoe will exceed the ori-
gnal cost Of building it.
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EXPULSION OF SENATOR BR1Gnr Every
Democratic paper we ha e received from the
East, and even some Republican journals.
say Bright was expelled solely on party
grounds The Boston Post says: "Partv
hue and cry proved fatal to Senator Brigh';"
and ;he National Mtellgencer, a staunrh
Union paper. remarkable for its fairness and
conservatism, exposes in clear terms, the in
justice and Inconsistency of the Sena,e's
action. Sumner, Fessenden, Clark, Wilmot,
Trnmbull, ar'uaed entirely by party ami
mostly, voted tor his expulsion. The Judi
ciary Committee of the Senate, composed
exclusively Of Bright's opponents, reported
in his favo'; but neither facts nor arguments
could silence party clamor. Nominal
Democratic papers Of California unite with
their Republican brethern in praising the
Senate for expeIIing him. What further
proof is required to convince the people that
the allies agree in sentiment and only differ
in name?
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CoAL.-We learn that the San Francisco
coal mining company, in Corral Hollow,
about 80 miles from this city, has been chan
ged in ownership, Mr.. Peter Donahue, of
San Francisco, having released large in
terest The company have struck a solid
vein of coal in the mountains seven feet thick.
During the coming summer, it is anticipated
large quantity Of mineral will be taken
out. Another company, the principal part
of the stock in which is owned in this city,
we hear is to be organized and enlarged.
Their claim is several hundred yards below
the San Francisco Company, near the vein
first opened by Carroll and Wright several
years since. Stockton Repu6Llcdn.
To JUDGE AN Ox-A member of the
Massachusetts Agricultural Society says the
way to tell good OK is to be sure he has
fine hazel eye, large nostrils, broad at and
above the eyes, rather slim horns, toes straight
out before him, straight knees. full bosom,
straight back and wide at the hips. If you
find these points, don't ask what breed he is,
but if you want good yoke Of oxen, buy
those having such points. Black-eyed oxen
are of ugly disposition, while short-heads for
get the whip.
The Placer herald., 1862-04-12

LITERATURE IN JAPAN-There are large
public libraries in Japan, literature is com
moo, and books are widely circulated.
Thousands of illustrated novels are printed
every year; and, to Judge from the pictures
with which they are profusely illustrated,
they contain much the same ingredients as
our own-love, murder, suicide. Their books
are printed from wooden blocks, on fine silky
paper doubled, so that the exterior sides on
ly are printed upon. The Japanese are
much further advanced in painting and
drawing than the Chinese; they understand
perspective, and many Of their wood illus
signed, in their peculiar style.
The Placer herald., 1862-04-12
Those Who do not like Union Victories

A New York correspondent speaking of
the general rejoicings in that city over the
late Union victories says: The radical Ab-
olitonists among us are an exception, per-
haps to the General rule in regard to popu'
lar rejoicing. The class Of which the Tri'
bune and Evening Post, for instance, are the
exponents Of public sentiment, say but little
and look detected. They are disunionists at
heart. They have been laboring earnestly
for the resolution Of the war into two con.
federacies-slave and free one. They pray
therefore, for no success 10 the Union cause;
and by keeping up the cry of "Emancipa
tion," they hoped to exasperate the South
into such a prolonged and desperate resist
ance that the North would weary at last Of
the contest, and consent to separation.
The present aspect Of affairs is anything but
favorable to their prefdious hopes, and hence
their gloom amid the otherwise universal
outcrv Of bos erous satisfaction. Bat the
Tribune is rapidly going down lis ex
treme views and uenunciatory habits are fast
reducing it to the position of the AntiiSlavery
Standard and Garrson's Liberator
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Is THERE CoNsTITUTIoN?-Th New
York Tribune says there is not, and it is au-
thority with its party. Seward says there is
"higher law" than the Constitution, and
many of his followers and other leading Re.
publicans derde it. The New York Journal
of Commerce rejoins to the 7ribune's attack
upon it, by putting to Greedy the following
pertinent questions:
but why not drop the practice of calling
the Southerners rebels and traitors, or why
not adopt the name for themselves? Rebels
against what? If there is no Constitution
what do they rebel against, or in what are
they traitors? If the radical Aboitioniss
agree with them in considering the Consi'
tuition thing Of year, paper to be chan,
ged or disregarded at will, we do not see
why they are not the same sort of rebels
that the secessionists are"
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Curious Trait in a Gamester.

OF Colonel Francis Edgeworth, curious
trait is related 10y his grandson, the late
Mr.. Edgeworth:- :-'IIe was a man of great
wit and gaiety, fond of his profession, quite
a soldier, and totally regardless of money.
Of whom, an English lady, was widow Brad
stone. Again, as in a former instance, which
have mentioned the widow had daughter,
and beautiful daughter, by her first hus-
band. This daughter, Miss Bradstone, my
fathers half sister, married Thos. Packenham,
father to the first, and grand father to the
present lord Langtord. Thus we became
connected with the Packenham family. Col.
Francis Edgeworth besides being straitened
in his circumstances, by having for years
large jointure to pay to his mother, was in.
voved in difficulties by his own taste for
play, taste which, from indul gence, became
an irresistible passion. One night, after
having lost all the money he could command,
he staked. his wfe's diamond earrings, and
went into an adjoining room, where she was
sitting in company, to ask her to lend them
to him. She took them from her ears, sayI
ing that she new what he wanted them for,
and that he was welcome to them. They
were played for. My grandfather won upon
his last stake, and gained back all he had
lost that night. In the wamrth of his graft
tude to his wife, he, at her request, took an
oath that he would never more play at any
game with cards or dice. Some time after
wards, he was found in hay yard with
friend, drawing straws out of the hay rack
and betting upon which should be the lon
gest.
REDUCED TO AN AcE.-The Abolition
hand is pretty nearly played out. Their
bower the Knave of the war department. is
gone, and nothing but a solitary and shabby
ace is left. The Washington RepubH
can says:
The only bright spot which the Republi-
cans can see is in the appointment of Gen.
Lane to an independent command in Kansas.
And old Abe has just played General
Jim out,
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OYSTERS AND THEIR AGEs-A London
oysternan can tell the ages of his flock to a
nicely. The age of an oyster is not to be
found out by looking into its mouth; it bears
its y ars on its back. Everybody who has
handled an oyster shell must observe that i;
seemed as if composed of successive layers
overlapping each other. These are technical
ly termed "shoots," and each Of them mark
a years growth; so that by counting them,
we can determine at glance when the crea-
ture came into the world Up to the time
OF its maturity the shoots are regular and
successive; but after that time they become
irregular, and are piled one over the other,
SO that the shell becomes more and more
thickened and bulky. Judging from the
thickness to which some oyster shells have
attained, the mollus is capable if left to its
natural changes unmolested of attaining a
great age.
The Placer herald., 1862-04-12

"What a censorious iar!" exclaimed old
Mrs. Partington, as she read in certain pa
per an account of new counterfeit, which
was said to contain three women and a bust
of Washington on each end.
"What" said she, General Washington
on 'bust!' "Iis not so!"
And the old lady lifted her specs, and de-
clared she had known the old gentleman for
the las. thirty years, and she never heard Of
his being on a bust-much less with three
women.
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And again /:

"The people y y have elevated to power
one of these heterodox factions, whose lead
ers, now in power, care not for their pledges
nor for the interests of the Nation, but seek
only their own selfish aggrandizement, and
the consummation Of their wicked purposes.
To these ends they have nullifed the Const-
tuition, and tramplcd upon the nearest and
dearest rights of the American citizen"
As also:
at is not their purpose to restore the
Union, but to continue this war In order TO
secure their own political and personal inter-
ests.'
1t requires no fariDg capitals to render
the meaning of these extracts apparent
Disaffection and Treason are SO plainly
stamped on every syllable of them, that
he who runs may read-and understand.
And what shall we say to the vile migrate
who enunciates the sentiments they con-
tain This-that he is disgrace to the
Patriotism and Common Sense of the
"Mountain County" While the Union
of our fathers is in deadly peril through
the Vaccinations Of Traitors-while the
fair fabric of our liberties is shaken from
turret to foundation-stone, and our dear
est and best interests involved-he, for
sooth, stands coolly by and glibly prates
of 'party," and "platforms:" and "pledg-
es," and "abolitionism," and does his
small utmost to encourage dissensions
among the people, and thereby embarrass
the Administration ! The man who can
not in this trying hour sink the partisan
in the patriot is as much an enemy to the
cause that thousands of our brethren are
doing battle for as the most broad mouth
ed follower Of the trembling fortunes Of
the Stars and Bars of Secessia.
Such an individual is he of the Dem. 6
Sent. A Traitor by every manifestation
that has been allowed to proceed out of
his mouth, his name should be stencil
in the nostrils of every lover of his coun-
try. An migrate to the Government which
protects him, he should be Stunned as a
viper. A disgrace and shame to his ma
tive county, he should be kicked and
scourged from the presence of every hon
est man therein And in the end, the
community viii be justifable in hurl-
ing after him, and each one like unto him,
their heartfelt malison-in this wise
"In hel's hottest, fercest furnace cramm'd,
May he be damned-superlativeiy damned;
And why not damned for such trunscendant
crimes
Yea, damned eternally, ten thousand times !"
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A Few More Choice Extracts.

The hostility Of the Democrat & .Senti-
net to the Administration becomes daily
more apparent The miscreants who con-
troll that journal seem to have thrown off
all disguise in the premises, and come out
now openly and above board as the cham
pions of Jeff. Davis aad his spurious Con-
federacy. That they have all along been
secretly the enemies of the Republic and
its holy cause, and tacit believers in the
doctrines promulgated by Traitors and
Tories, is a matter patent to all {; but a
salutary fear of well-merited punishment
-'.deep, dank dungeons" and that sort
Of thing-has hitherto deferred them from
avowing their pestilentist heresies. Now,
however, since pre-arranged and unani-
nous howl has gone forth from the throats
of every unkicked Secession-sym pathizing
cur in the nation-a howl of opposition
to the stringent measures about to be
adopted by the Administration for the
suppression of the Rebellion-the Dem
q; Sent. issues from its kennel, and, in
all its hijeous deformity, ranges itself
under the banner Of It's first and only love-
has arrived aud it rushes frantically and
joyfully to its. self-imposed and damnable
task of Will eying the government and the
constituted authorities, hoping to breed dis
sensons where should be unity and har-
mony Of both thought and purpose 1t
haunts its true colors to the breeze, boldly
and defantly, and ''Disunion" is indelibly
inscribed thereon.
We are not surprised at this step in our
sists simply il. being gratifed An open,
avowed :-eneiny is less to be feared than
he.w sabs covertly and in the dark,
and the DEM 6 Sent. is now permanently
located.
AS sequel to the foregoing remarks,
we CLEAN a fow extracts from the Dem. Dc
Sesit of the 10th inst, which we here re-
produce, that our readers-Democrats as
well as Republicans-may see for them
selves that we judge Alright
LII speaking of the prosecution of the
war, to which the Administration has lent
its heartiest and most earnest efforts, that
paper Says:
'.The Republican party has, already, proved
itself inadequate to the undertaking-it is not
capable of aycrting the fearful calamity which
il has, during its brief administration, inau-
eucateG upon the country, and for which il
uust be held responsible"
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EBENSBURG:
THURSDAYS: ULY 81
The Peoples Platform.

"That we hold it to be the duty of all loyal
men to stand by the Union in this hour of its
trial to unite their hearts and hands in ear
nest, patriotic efforts for its maintenance
against those who are in arms against it; to
sustain with determined resolution our patri-
otc President and his administration in their
energetic efforts for the prosecution of the
war and the preservation of the Union against
enemies at home or abroad To punish trail
tors and treason with fitting severity, and to
crush the present wicked and causeless rebel
lion, so that no flag of disunion shall ever
again De raised over any portion of the Re-
public and to this end we invite the coop
Grafton of all men who love their country, in
the endeavor to rekindle in all the States such
patriotic fire as shall utterly consume all
who strike at the Union of our fathers and all
who sympathize with their treason or palliate
their guilt
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xes- The Paterson Guardian has thil
timely "reminiscences I:


2ss- The Paterson Guardian has this
timely remiuiscence ;.
at is fact not generally known that
during the Revolutionary War, when a
citizen vas drafted in Virginia, he was
allowed TO find an abe-bodied man as a
substitute, and no distinction was made
on account of color. Very many of the
slaveowncrs sent their able hands to fight
in place of themselves or their sons, aud
history says these sons of Africa fought
! bravely and well, spilling their blood
freely for our Independence.
!. eAfter the war, these black soldier pat
riots desired to be FREE MEN, but their
owners put forth their claims, in every
instance, and the blacks who survived
thewar, after having served till our free
dom. yas achieved, found out that there
Was to be no freedom for them with their
owners s consent-for the owner of slave
seldom relaxes his grasp.
-"Thc Legislature of Virginia, at the
instance of Thomas Jefferson, in order to
render justice to- these blacks, found it
necessary to pass a law declaring that,
having served through the war, imperiled
fheiY. lives for their country, they were
entitled to their freedom, and law was
accordingly passed to carry into effect
. this just and public determination
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summary of War News.

The Rebel report Of the battle Of Seven
Pines has just been issued. It claims the
capture Of 10 cannon, 5000 muskets, one
garrison and four regimental colors, tents,
and camp equipage. They admit loss of
about 1900, but add, as eataplssn, that
the Union loss exceeded 10000.
Dispatches from Gen. Pope's army state
that Stonewall Jackson is at or near Cor
louisville, with force Of &c, 600 men, and
his intention is to break our lines and
make dash at Washington, so as to force
N 'Clellan to leave the Peninsula. Gen.
Ewell commands part of Jackson's for.
ces.
Senator Jim Lane has been commits.
stoned by the Government to raise and
organize an army in the Department of
Kansas. He has the assurance of the
President and Secretary Of War that this
time his peculiar plans shall not be inter:
fered with
The following order, appointing Gen.
Halleck General in Chief of the United
States armies, has been issued by the Pres
ident: Executive Mansion, July IL.
1862-Ord cred, that Major Gencral Hen,
ry W. Halleck be assigned to the com.
mand of the whole land forces of the
United States, as General-in- Chief, and
that he repair to this capital SO soon as he
can with safety to the positions and op-
erations within the department now under
his special charge"
Morgan, the rebel guerilla chief, has
been driven out of Kentucky.
Gen. Dix, on the part Of the govern
ment, and Gen. Hill, on the part of the
rebels, have made arrangements for gen.
eral exchange of prisoners.
The first order under the CenEscation
bill was issued from the War Department
on the I'D. 1t directs that our comman-
ders in Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, and Arkansas, shall seize any
property necessary or convenient for mill
tary purposes, and enspFoy as many Atri-
cans as they can advantageously use |,
keeping accurate accounts of both proper
ty and negroes, fer future settlement. The
negroes are to be paid for their labor.
The President has decided that nine
and twelve moaths volunteers under Gov
ernor Curtin's late proclamation will be
received only until the 10th August after
that date they will be sworn in for three
years or the war.
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BS@ The announcement viii be hailed
with universal qualification that arrange
ments have been made by General Dix
whereby san immediate and general ex-
change Of prisoners" will be Effected
This is but an act of simple justice to
thousands of our brave soldiers, whose
terrible experiences of prison life in rebel
dom have thrilled the whole North with
horror and Indignation. Let us have them
released at once, and restored to their
homes and families; and let the release
indeed be general" as promised. The
sufferings Of Colonel Corcoran and hin-
dreds of his brave comrades, whose pa
tient endurance has wrought upon the
sympathy of our people, have been sufii-
ciently prolonged, over a year having
elapsed since the battle of Bull Run,
while the only reward meteG to their
gallantry was the terrible tate Of captivity,
aud the slow torture of u cherries dungeon
The Government, in coming to this
decision to exchange prisoners, has done
nothing that the most captious stickler
for conventional etiquette can cavil at i:
has admitted nothing and recognized
nothing, save that its own citizens must
be protected everywhere, aud by all
honorable and lawful means, from contain
ination with disloyalty.
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MARE -

STRAY MARE -
~ Ran away from the subscriber, on Mon
day evening, June 3Cth, a small dark bay
Mare, with heavy name, three white feet.
large star the face and callous lump
her back, caused by saddle gall. She had
on saddle and bride when she left. a re-
ward is offered to any one who will give in
formation concerning her whereabouts.
Address J. R. MMURRAY,
New Washington,
July II, lS62* Clearheld CO., Pa.
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A UDITOR'S NOTICE.

John Roberts, Esq, Sheriff of Cambria
County, rs. George Cupr.-In the Common
Pleas Cambria county, No. / 81 Sept. T., 1859
AL Fl. Fa.
The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Court of Common Pleas of Cam mSris
county to report distribution of the proceeds
of the above stated writ, hereby notifies all
parties interested in the same that he will
attend TO the duties of said appointment at
his Office, in the borough of Ebeusburg, on
WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of AUGUST
next at one o'clock, p. NJ.
F. A. SHOEMAKER, Auditor.
July II, ls63-3t
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A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

IA Letters of administration on the estate
of Gordon Sinclair, late of Carroll township,
Cambria county, deceased, having been gran
ted to the undersigned, ali persons indebted
to said estate are hereby requested to make
payment without delay, and those having
claims will present them properly authentica-
ted for settlement.
ALEXANDER SINCLAIR,
GEORGE NJ. REED,
July II. lS62-6t Adm'rs.
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A DMINIsTRATOR's NOTICE.

IA Letters of Administration on the estate
of Martin Wagner, late of Blacklick town
ship, Cambria County, deceased have been
granted to the subscriber, residing near Bel
sano, in said township. Persons indebted to
said estate viii! come forward and make pay
ment; and those having claims against it
wilfpresent them, properly authenticated, for
settlement. JOSEPH SHIREY, Admir-.
Belsano, July 3lth, lS62-6t.
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esa- The Post-Ofics Department will
Will be without gluten, and will be re-
aeemable at the Treasures, or exchanged
ut the Post OEces for stamps intended for
postage.
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nA- The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, with characteristic liberality, have
donated $4,000 toward the Volunteer
Bounty Fund of the State. This is wor-
thy of emulation by other corporations.
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nea-. Ex-Presilent Martin Van ,Buren
.d;edson Thursday, 24th inst, at his resi-
:iabee, is. Kindcrhook, K N. Y Only two
presidents, elected BY the people, are
nov lirirg-Frenk,i lin Pierce ahd james
Euciianaa.