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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-06-14

WE had the pleasure of attending the
examination of the Graduating Glass OF
the Binghamton Commercial College, on
Tuesday, March 18th. The exerc ises
were initiated by ageneral Lecture on Laws
from the Hon. Ransom Balcom. 1t was
a clear, practical and highly instructed
lecture, exhaustive of the subjects treated,
and was an admirable supplement to the
general course of Law Lectures delivered
during the winter by o. w. Champman
ESQ. These we are informed, are deliv-
cred regularly, on the Tuesday forenoon
of each week.
The Graduates, by the promptness and
correctness with which they met the vari-
GUS questions and problems proposed, did
themselves great credit, and clearly evin-
ced that they were masters ofthe different
subjects taught in this high toned and most
excellent institution, some of them who
were pointed out to us as having been in
attendance but some six and eight weeks
even astonished all (but their Professors
who seemed to take it very much as mat
ter of coursc) at their ready proficiency
At the close of the examination, they
were favored with appropriate and sug'
eestiye remarks from the Reys. Dlessrs
Roardman and Pierson of this place.
The success of this Institution, in these
stormy times, has been wonderfully bette
than we could have any right to expect -
And we truly feel that the energetic ant
laborious Professors who have done ou
Village the honor of locating their Col
lege therein, are worthy of the highcs
credit, and they should be warmly sup
ported and encouraged. -BinghaHEo" Rsi
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! up close, when one of our men saw them
coming, SO he dismountod and ran into
some bushes that were close by, and as
these three men raised up to shoot the
men that were still on post mounted, our
man in the bushes fred too soon for them
and he shot the largest man through the
right breast, he fell, and followed as loud
as he could. The other two run. The
poor wounded man got up, and we told
him to come in, he came, but in walking a
distance Of fifty yards he fell three or
four times, We then sent for stretcher
and carried him into our headquarters
lie was asked what he was doing out in
the bushes, on his hands and knees. He
said his Colonel had sent him out to re-
connoitcr. l asked him what regiment
he belonged to. He said North Carolina.
l then told him their troops were all call
cd in. He said he did not know it. He
then told me he enlisted to fight for his
home and negroes. | asked his name and
he tod me it was John Murphy,
He is the most impudent man | ever
saw. We asked him several questions,
and he would damn us, and say 'you
Yankees cannot whip the South The
contents of his haversaok was a small
piece Of hoe-cake and piece of bacon of
the poorest kind. He also said they were
evacuating Richmond. Johns wounds
are such that l think he is dead ere this.
He said he weighed about ITO pounds.
There was an accident happened to Thos.
Welsh, of Company I. He was cleaning
his pistol and (it being loaded) went off,
and the ball passed through the thick part
Of his leg, below the knee. 1t is a flesh
wound. Our regiment was out skirmish.
ing yesterday, and two of our men were
shot. One the ball entered the side of the
nose aud coming out at the back of his
head. He is still living. The other was
shot through the thigh. His leg will be
amputated. Our regiment is in good
t health, and the men are eager for the
fight which is pending before Richmond
1t will be hard fight, or else none at all
We will soon be in sight of the Rebel Cap
f tol. There was flag of truce came il
| yesterday.
. There will be abundance of fruit il
. Virginia. Apples, peaches, and cherric
S plenty. The wheat is nearly fit for har
4 vest. To day it is plcasant-thero is
= fine wind and it is very comfortable. W.
s have just received marching orders and
e must hasten to close, for ! think there
b, some fun ahead.
r Your obedicnt servant,
= NSHINE
, I just got the news that Watt, of Co. /
shot man by the name of Evans, of tn
same Co. That is the second man she
! since ten o'clock to day.
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REACTION AMONG THE GERMANS.-Thc
New York Sm says; ga tremendous
reaction against the Republican party, as
lately constituted, seems to be in progress
throughout the entire German population
ofthe Northwest, In Iowa the Demo.
Gratis are looking tor thousands of German
votes where they never had them before
and in Minnesota, Missouri, Michigan
and even Ohio, the change of sentiment
is astonishing"
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"Taking the Responsibility"

President Lincoln somewhat ostenta.
tiously addresses Congress message, to
take the responsibility of one of Gamer
on's acts of administration. He is silent
as to the others upon which the House of
Representatives have passed virtual sen.
tence of impeachment. But he has, by
appointing the condemned Secretary to
one of the highes missions abroad, virtual
ly assumed, also, his corruptions.
The President took the responsibility
also, of the arrest and imprisonment of
Gen. Stone, and of the denial of o trial =,
in spite of the evidence of his innocence.
lie is doubtless, as Chief Executive, re-
sponsible for these acts but we believe he
was ignorant of them till they were done.
Why, then, does he hasten to assume q
personsl as we'll as official responsibility,
in cases like thesel He may think that
there is a popularity to gain, such as Jack.
son won, by boldly assuming the conse-
quence of the acts of his administration
But Gen. Jackson took the responsibility
in defense Of the Constitution, and in put
ting down and Furnishing gigantic corrup-
ton. That was the difference between him
ang Lincoln.
We believe that the President is the
victim of men who surrounded him, and
who are drawing him into acts which he
dislikes, and compelling him into policy
from which his judgment and feelings alike
recoil. They will do acts and force him
to stake the responsibility" until he finds
himself no longer the head of People
but the chief of small but dangerous and
uuprincipled faction that has ceased tol look
for or desire a restoration of the Union, OF
continuance of the Government.
Nes0 YORK .Argus.
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JOHN DREW, the celebrated comedian,
died in Philadelphia, on Wednesday after
noon, of congestion of the brain. lie was
a native of Ireland, and Oamo to this
country before he had attained manhood.
He married, about fourteen years ago,
Mrs. II. Hunt, talented actress, and
leaves three children. He hal just CONS
pleted highly successful engagement of
one hundred nights at the Arch-strees
Theatre, ard was about starting on a..
ond tour to Europe. - co
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Cu(umhla Dtmurrat
THE NATIONAL PLATFORM I
PURPOSES OF THE WAR;

CONGRESS, ny VOTE NEARLY UNANIMOUS. PASSED THE
FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, EXPRESSES VOICE or
THE NATION AND is THE TRUE STANDARD LOYALTY
"That the present deplorabe civil war has been
forced upon the country by the dsunonists of the
Southern states, in against the Constitutional
Government and in arms around the Capital that In
this National emergency, Congress- banshing alt feel
ing OF passion resentment, will recocc onlv
its duty TO the whole country that this uar udged
on their part IN any spirit Q oppression, for dny pur
Of conquest suHgaiioR purpose of
or interfering nth the rights established institutions Of
those States, but TO deHd and maintain the supremacy Of
the Constitution, aud % proscrUe the Union nth the dg
nifty equality, rights Of the serorai States uninpdrcd
and that as soon these objects accomplished the
Ought to cease"
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Miscellaneous,
The Agricultural Society.

We understand that the meeting of the
Society, came off, as advertised, on Satur-
day last. We are informed that it con-
sisted of about two dozen persons, all of
whom were most intense Republicans, with
but two exceptions. These were Demo-
Gratis, and occupied back seat, looking
as they doubtless felt, lonely and disconso-
late. Of course, it turned out mere po-
litical machine, and was put in motion by
preconcert, one Republican nominating
another, and the othor Republicans elect
ing him, and the "you tickle me and I'll
tickle YOU" operation continued until the
old officers were reelected. When nomi-
nations we're made for three additional Of
hcers as the. Executive Committee, three
of the nominees were republicans and two
OF them Democrats. OF course, the Repub-
licans filled the board with persons of their
own political faith, ,and the whole concern is
now in their hands-not Democrat repre-
sents that large, able and influential class
of farmers and mechanics in Columbia
County. Yet the Society draws a hun
dred dollars year of their hard earned
taxes out of the county treasury, and
which support they must have or the So
ciety will collapse. Even a local spirit
actuated those present to such an extent
that Bloom township monopolizos most, if
not all the managers of the concern. Let
the people of the county, look at these
things. We ask what justice there is in
such conduct? If it is desirable that the
Society should prosper, why do not the
managers take more liberal, high-minded
and honorable grounds as basis for their
action!
Beracick Gazette, May Oath.
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TINWARE g. STOVE SHOP.

FJ,fE undersigned respectfully informs his old irend
i and customers that he has purchased his brolheIs
in above establishment, and the concern WIS
hereafter be conducted by himself exclusively
lie has lust received and offers for sale, thc larg
hffh est aud most extensive assortment of AMY
GJsTOVES ever introduced into this market
- His stock consists oC complete assortment oi
the b, Al Cooking and paOT stoves in the market oget
or with stove Fixtures oC every description, OYen ana
BOX stoves Radiators Cyndar stoves Cast Iron Ar,
Tight stoves, Cannon Stoves, &c, &c SloVeplpe ahu
,nware constantly on hand and manufactured to order
All kinds Of repairing done, usual, on short n"llce
,rariGh,v soIiS,ted 4 VI. RuPERT.
Bloomsburg, Move ember ID lsbO.-u
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Beracick Gazette, May Gath.

TIE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AGAIN.
The editor of the Republican denies
that politics had anything to do with the
election of officers for the Agricultural
Society. A reference to the proceedings,
which we publish elsewhere, is sufficient
refutation of this canord. Every man of
them is of the Republican stripe. Did it
happen so, Doctor, or was not the whole
thing understood, before the election came
off? Come, now, make clean breast of
it. Any attempt to white wash the action
of the Society, in this particular only
exposes their partizan action, the moro to
the public gaze. We think the managers
of the Society are doing more than any
one else, to getup and keep up partizan
opposition to the enterprise, and as long
as such conduct continues, like Banquo's
ghost, it will not down at their own bid
ding, or that of the editor of the COi14nr-
Jia County Republican. Those Demo-
Gratis that were present, we presume, did
insist upon change, but their entreaties
we're "passcd by as the idle wind" The
only and proper way to accomplish the OBJ
iect is to kick "politics" out. AS a friend of
the Society we trust this will be the rulo
of action in the future.
Bera0ick GaSette May 81,
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TRUE,-Thc Albany Argus truly says
that the man who cannot hold his political
abolitionism in abcyance, in a time like
the present when he knows that it can on
ly add to the bitterness of the strife, and
when he knows that emancipation doctrines
cannot be pushed further, without infring'
ing on Constitutional limits, is neither a
Christian nor patriot.
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COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT.
II l.. TATE, PROPRIETOR.
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE IA 1862.

sss-A letter from Nashville says -
"The hardest fight the Union men here in
Tennessee have is to defend themselves
against the Internal machines sent dowr
South in the shape of Abolition speeches
and aston in Congress-"
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Army Correspondence.
CAMP GREGG, Sth Pa. CAVALRY, }
May 1862.

Mr.. Editor Il again wish to say
few words, as have seen some fighting
lately. On the 14th inst, the Regiment
to which belong, was in fight for the
first time. We made charge at the en-
emy through field. They opened vol
ley Of musketry on us and a battery of
two howitzers. The shot and shell
poured in on us but did not stop our pro.
gress, until they were completely routed
This force consisted of two regiments
of Infantry, four hundred of Cavalry and
one battery. Our force was five hun
dred. One sergent of Company F., was
was wounded in the arm, slightly. We
did not ascertain the loss of the enemy,
but it must have been considerable, for
we gave it to them fast, as we have the
Sharp's breech loading rifles. We can
fire ten shots a minute.
Shortly after we routed the rebels, Gen.
McClellan's wagon train of one hundred
and fifty were near being captured. If
we had not been there the whole train
would have been lost. This happened
about four miles from Hanover Court
House, Kent co., Va.
On the 10TH, we advanced again, and
overlook the enemy at Baltimore Store,
we then chased them to the Chicahom-
any river, and there they opened seven
batteries on us. We fell back and waited
until reinforcements came up, then skir-
mshers were thrown out, and we skir-
! mished the woods, and found the enemy
in force, and our rifle cannon was placed
| for action and as soon as the shell burst
the enemy returned the fire. Thoy shot
for three hours when il got too hot for the
enemy, and they took to their heels. As
the Sth Penn'a. Cavalry was the only
mounted Regiment there, we were order
ed to pursue the enemy, and soon We
were on full galIop when we overlook
them. They turned on us, but all of nc
use, so they retreated, and could have
eaten my breakfast on their coat-tails.-
There were some of them that had los
their coat-tails-it looked as if it had
happened by running SO fast, for they
have done their share i'll Virginia.
We are now on the Bottom Bridge
Road, and our pickets are within five
miles of Richmond. On Saturday, the
gath inst, we had hard fight. The reb
els made a'stand near were we are now
cncamped. The fight lasted five hours
Our loss was two killed and 26 wounded
but we routed the enemy with good success
we found 90 robels in one pile in thC
woods, and saw negro woman, wht
said "dey took wagon loads of dar dee
back" / asked her if the rebels run
she said "gess dey did, mass, an dey sa.
dey will lick de Yankees too"
Yesterday our company was out oil
picket duty, and the rebel pickets kept u
their picket shooting There was on
picket kept shooting at our mounted me
> but could not shoot any of them, so h
! and two others, thought they would cree
4
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For tho Columbia DCmOerd

Mr.. EDITOR Having some personal
knowledge of matter mentioned in the
African Republic0n of week or two ago,
l take occasion to say that | know the as
sertion made by that sheet about citizen
of Benton to be false. Throwing aside
for moment the meanness of dragging
before the public, by any iuucndo or in
sinuation, the name of person who is |
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Hon. W. H. WELSH, Chairman of the
Democratic State Executive Committee,
has issued call for the assembling of a
State Convention on the Fourth of July
next, at Harrisburg,
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Quilted states Internal eeyeoue.

NOTICE IS hereby given that The duties and taxes
= uhdtf the Excise Law ot the United states have
became du3 aud payable and that the Collector viii AT.
rnl IN lhc county Of COLUMBIA, at the tme and places
nnremaitcr mentioned, for the purpose Of receiving
the same, viz
bloomsbnrg Thursday & Friday 9Th aud Uth Of Jan.
uhry, l5IJ at Exchange Hotel
dcr's Hotel "
., Numod'9, Monday January 18th, lsG9 at Jackson
Georges Hotel.
ser's. "
Brwiok, Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1863. at i Niceiy's
, ,0ranPovllle Friday, Jan. lOth 1868, at Alexander
Hughes.
N Eisolso given, that 1l persons who neglect to
|" pay the duties aud taxes assessed upon them
NUhh ih' timo specified VIII b. table TO pay ten pcr
htuh additional upon thc amount thereof PAYMENT
may b. made at any orn ab1ve times and places men
''H di may best suit the cuuvunieucrof tax pi yers.
r'V'rlh'ni money only viii b" received from mo but
!" ac,Cmmndnte tax payers, have made arrangements
hF winch ctn take bt sidrs Government fuuus good
drui' payable in New York philadrlpnia par funds
or tue common currency Of tue cuuutfy by allowing the
ulsCJuyt,
II. LhWGiNCE SCOTT,
CuIloriO 18Th District, Puuua.
Collector Once, Tuwaldc. Pa.
Dec. - I-G1.-ny
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From Havana.

New York, Dec 22-Thc Steamship
Union arrived this morning, from Hava-
M, on the 18th. She left the u. =.
steamers Wachusctt and Sonora, of Ads
miral Wilkes eqna'ron, at Havana. All
were well. There is no later news from
Mexico. The new Captain General
Dulce had arrived at Havana, and Gen.
Serrand left for Spain. The secession
symphathizers at Havana proposed join
ing in the ovation to him, by accompany.
ing him to the entrance Of the barber in
steamer, but he requested them not to
DO so, General Dulce forbade it.
There are still 600 boxes OF tho old
crop Of sugar on hand.
he nnuaually heavy rains had injur-
ed and retarded the new crop, which will
be small. There wore no accounts of
rebel vessels, save two with cotiol. One
was from Matamoras.
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AunITNR,S NOTLNE.

N THI GrPUAS'S COURT, FOR THE COUNTY
OF CDll.AUlt, ESTATE OF HENhI hNU.A
LATE or MDNrOuR TOWNSHIP DECD,
~. persons inter s,aj, win take notice mat the
p undersigned, apPuiutad Auditor by HE Orphan 3
conn nf CoIDhu cugy. 10 report distribution OF ihe
h4iauc, ia to haul, OF CgoEGF nltrNtR ana Phi@R NJ;
KAUsHNrG, Executors ol Hsa'y hfnm' deceased, l"",u
p,uo,Ia tt gt.ps ui lla GrCud. .ut M meet the par
lie, Interested at his Office in B"omsbnrs ON
:. hprsdly, the TDsat y.a"h day Of Ja"@ary' H. H. le-''
tor the purposes Of his appointment an persons IN
t,rrsttd are required Ju present tif 'ias be'I' Wv
''' ''''' ROBERT I, CLARK, dati'o
Bloom sbu.g, Dy,un,b.I 40, l-13-"
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TINWARE 4 STOVE SHOP.

rTIE undersigned respectfully informs his Old friend
and customers. that he has purchased his brothers
interest in the HhcNe esab hucnt and CONCERN liz
hereafter be conducted by bimSrli exclusively.
p Tic has Just received and offers for sale the iarq
f8Ia eSi aHt most extensive assortment Of + A NCY
sEr,s 5 SPoN y y ever introduced into this market
~ His stock consists Of a complete assortment Of
he best Cooking and parOr in the market togcth
with stove Fixtures Of every description, oven am &
Box Stoves Radiators. Cylindar Stoves Cast Iron Air.
Tight stoves Cannon Stoves. SC, &c S,,ovtpipe and
Ynwarc constantly on hand and manufactured 20 order
All kinds ot repairing done. usual sA0ri notice.
iEt patronage Of old friends ana customgrs re-
prcuuliy solicited A. - GCrERT.
Bloomsbury, November 3d lsGs-,r
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1.-THE Washington STIR says that our
wounded at Fredericksburg amount to a..
7C0. 1t does not give the number Of killed
and missing.
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SHERIFF's SALE.

by virtue ofan Alias TtstotUm ptRdiiioni Erponds Is.
sued out Of the Court Of Common Peas Of the County Ul
lulernc, and tom directed viii be exposed to public
sale at the Court House, in Bloom sburg Friday the
2d day Of January, A. d. isGJ,
All that certain tract of land situate
In Hriar Crock township. Columbia County, PcnHa.,
BOUNDED and described as follows On the north by
lands ofcubpu Niller Daniel H. tlossler aud the
ist by lana Of u ubn Miller on the South by lands of
John HOsslcr, Jacob Fcnstcmakcr others, and on
tht West BY lands Of John h. ussrr, containing fifteen
acres, nj OF which is cleared land herron is erected
ah iron Foundry, frame Store House, irnmr barn
Il blacksmith shop,a Pow Shop, aud one Ware House.
S-iIed taken in Execution and to he sold as the prop.
rriy Of \. q W. \. Klinutob
JOSIAH II. FURMAN.
Boomsburg, Dcc.G 1859. ShcriT
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TO CON~UMPTIVTS.

TUE Advertiser, having been Ie.,.rrd 4 heath in n
few Wcrht. by very Simple remedy an r having
suffered several yeats with lung HA ,tl0n. and that
dread dI,ease C9nSamption-s anxious to make known
10 his fellow sufferers the means of cure.
TO ai who desire H. be viii send copy of the pre.
scHpion used r1c Of chargc) with the urcctIons for
preparing and using me same, which They will find a
The only object of the advertiser sounding the Pre-.
scrpInn Is 10 benefit the afflicted ,Prrad infaImA
ton which he conceivc to be nvaluuhr and he homes
every sufferer viii Try his remedy II Will cost thoa
nothing ana may prove blessing
PuEucs wishing the prescription will please address
REV, EDWARD a. WILSON
Williamsburg, Kings COlaty. Nov YORK
Sent 81, lSl2-- 3no.
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asg"A Congregational moetin~ w be
held in St. PauIs church, B'oomsburg, on
Saturday, January 3rd, 1863, for the pur.
pose Of selling the Pows for the ensuing
year: aud until Faster Monday, 1864.
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ny~Thc war news Of the results Of the
battle Of Fredericksburg are most distress.
ing This region has suffered heavily
We have colated what VIC could Of the
disasters.
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COLUNBIA DEMOCRAT.
SATURDAY, DEGEMBgR 27, 1862.

Uay- ol Freeze will deliver o Lecture
before the "Ladics Army Aid Society" Of
Mi.ly'lc, on this, Saturday Eve ming.