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Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1862-01-25
Correspondence.
CAMP OBERTEUFrEn,
Jan, 18th, 1862.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
Dear Sir, I again find few leisure
moments which shall improve according
ly. We are pretty we'll initiated into
camp life, although we have not been here
three weeks. The novelties of camp, are
so diversified, and being new to the most
of us, we enjoy it very much. On the
evening of the 9th, snow fell to the depth
of inches the boys were not discom6ted
at the appearance of a new visitor, but
enjoyed it. We at once proceeded to re-
move the snow from our streets which oc-
occupied but short time individuals
who form opinions without knowledge
would certainly be amazed to visit U.s.
They will find cheerful contented and in
no wise down hearted set of boys
They long for service and wait impatiently
for marching orders. Company "F" is
composed of young men with the exception
of 5 or 6 who can be put down at forty,a all
strong and vigorous and if engaged witt
the enemies of our constitution they will
make their mark. A portion Of our regi-
ment, companies D G and II, were under
marching orders, and left camp on the 9tt
at eleven o'clock A. NJ. Tho remaining
companies cheered them, and no doub
may envicd til len their position. They
crossed over to Philadelphia took refresh
ments at the volunteers saloon, then pro-
ceedea to the foot of Washington St ant
embarked on board the steamer Arasaph,
for Fort Delaware. Rumor says we vii
be under marching orders soon but no
certain. If England persists in her unjus
demands and declares war, they will NEE
the columbia county Boys at their posts
who will extend an introduction at the can
mons mouth. That was the motto of thos
who wrought our freedom, and placed th
fairest soil and Government in our keep
ing, that the sun ever shonc upon. Tit
British lion growls satisfaction in our dis
sentions at home. BY taking advantage o
us they expected to retrieve the diShono
they sustained in being defeated in tn
wars, which they would be loath to attemp
at any other time.
0BERTEUFFRR.
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gss- As our Congressman are casting
about for objects of taxation, how would
1t do to put tax on every man commit
Aing matrimony Make all that wish to
take unto themselves wives take out Ii
cense and pay the Government dollar or
two for it, Surely no man would remain
single for the sake of snvingso small sum
aud the tax would yield an immense rev.
enue to the national Treasury.
1t is evident that the editor of the Eas-
son .4rgus, where we find the above, is q
married man. Else, we think, be would
put the tax upon the bachelors, in order tc
force them into taking a position. Being
himself in situation 10 escape the tax, h'
is careless Of the effect it might have upor
others. Then besides that, would not thu
Preachers and Squires have to pay thu
tax at last, in diminished feesl
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look Ont for Them.

We take from the Chicago Times the
following paragraph, we'll worthy of pro-
found consideration
"TREAsoN AT HoME.-A Democratic
paper at Flint, Michigan, makhs start
ling disclosure upon, it declares, perfectly
reliable authority, to the sffect that a sc.
cret political society has been organized
in that city, in pursuance OF q general
plan designed to embrace the whole North
and upon which numerous societies have
already been organized elsewhere, whose
single purpose is to make the war the en-
CINE of complete and entire emancipation
The Flint paper states that the society IL
that place is considerable in numbers
We ourselves know the place to be hot
bed of abolitionism."
We learn from the Boston Courier, thai
this refers to the "Emaneipasion League
meeting to inaugurate branch of which
took place in Boston few weeks ago, and
which was so complete failure, so far as
my sympathy was manifested with it, ex-
cept by the stereotyped list of old abolition
lists. To the same purpose is the ouir a.
gcous memorial to Congress printed, drawn
and signed by just the same set of men in
New York, SO far as we recognize then
names at all. These are the proper in.
mates of Fort Lafayette and Fort Warren
and if they and such as they had beer
sent there in the beginning of our troub-
les, the breach might soon have beer
healed,
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Governor Curtin,
le Luzerne Union says -

The Luzerne Unton says -
For Clerk Of the Courts the people of
this county, at the last election, elected e,
B. Ceilings, his majority being large en-
ough to be above the army vote and all
other. Mr.. Baldwin, the old incumbent,
got up afrivolous pretext for contesting
his election, which was overruled By Judge
Conyngham and the Office awarded to MIR.
Ceilings. The Court approved of his
bonds and they were forwarded to Har-
risburg. Three weeks have elapsed, but
no commission has come. Governor Cur.
Gin refuses or neglects to commission Mr..
O., and thus under the law Mr.. Baldwin
holds the Office. So it seems that the
Governor too is treating elections as though
they never had been held. He sent a
commission to Mr.. Grant fer Associate
Judge whose certificate was bogus: but
for Democrat elected bya majority OF
the votes, army and all, no commission
can be got, because it keeps a political
friend in an Office that the people have
given to another Again we ask, why
does not the Governor send on the COM
mission
And yet this is the mar, who, himself
holding his Office by the suffrage of the
people, deliberately denies to them the
right to exercise that constitutional pre-
rogative. He treats an election as if il
had never been held, de6es the power and
derides the right of the citizens of Penn.
sylvania. In the ease of our Judicial dis
trict, when unanimous request was pre-
ferred to him to appoint to the Judgship
William Elvell with deliberate and
characteristic disregard of their wishes
and petitions he refused. When the peo
pie next fall in their sovereign capacity
elect Mr.. Elwell, what will his excellency
dol Will he repeat Luzerne county OIL
as, and refuse or neglect to send on hi:
commission We shall see.
And this is the an,witb whose fulsomt
praises DIR. John week after week disgust'
his seaders. Who for present politica
popularity, declines to levy the "Specia
Tax" of one.half mill laid by the Legisla
ture, 20 pay the interest, and so far as il
might reach, the principal, of the State
war loan; preferring to leave the one I'm
paid and the other to accumulate, so tha
ipthe end still more tax will be required
Sc facing the music at once, and having
ske tax laid, collected and applied to it
legitimate purposes,
We shall not escape the payment by th'
Governors dodge-lt is only putting Of
the day; and at the same time increasing
what at the lightest will sufficiently bur
thensone. But these are the shams ant
shifts and subterfuges of a defeated, dis
graeed, and broken down party, they ma,
DO forgiven, but not forgotten.
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ssy~HoN. JOHN CESSNA, of Bedford ,
has gained the contest for seat in the
Legislature, in place of Mr.. Householder,
(Republican) who was returned as one OF
the Representatives of the Bedford and
Somerset district. The Committee who
tried the case, reported on Thursday the
following facts, to wit: That Bedford
county, under the Cons titution, was clear
ly entitled to separate representation
that the union of Bedford and Somerset
by the Apportionment of 1857 was unjus
and unconstitutional and that, Mr.. Cess
ma, having had 1000 majority in Bedford
county, was duly elected its Representa-
tive. The report was accepted, and Mr.
Cessna was immed lately sworn in. HI
will be an able and valuable acquisiti on t.
the Democratic side of the House.
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RepdeIl Phillips on the Administration.

Mr.. Wendell Phillips, the crest Ajax Of
that phalanx Of agitators to whose persists
ent mischief making much Of onr present
national difficulties is attributable, has re-
Gently enlightened Boston audience with
another exposition Of his peculiar views on
the conduct of the war in general, and on
its conductors in particular.
Hear what he is allowed to suy of the
truly conservative President Lincoln:
" If we had President who could open
his eyes and see something besides Ken
tucky, and if the Cabinet could see any
thing but political preferment, the country
would have some reason for hope; but as
thing were going, their memories would
sink to the infamy which perpetuates the
names of Aaron Burr and Benedict Ar
mold"
Mr. Wendell Phillips, we believe is still
at liberty. We will ever advoo ate liberty
of speech, but { ought to go all around.
This Northern disunionst praises the
Southern leaders with as much vigor as he
abuses the Administration. He says:
"7he South DESCRIBED TO succeed. She
had exhibited better steamship and more
capacity for the contest. She had created
finances out of nothing She had subsi-
died every press and Court in Europe
The South had subsidized the London Times
the same way she got Texas. She had
like skilful pilot, weathered every storm y
Concerning the prospects of the war,
this disturbcr of the public peace says:
"Gen. Mcclellan proposes to restore
f, the Union by going to Richmonn, Char
lesion and New Orleans. Let him do it.
1 don't believe in defeating this rebellion
in ninety days, and if we do not we are
nationally and politically dead. If our
arms are not victorious by April LIST, the
Southern Confederacy will be achieved,
unless, indeed the slaves shall rise"
We make these quotations, not that we
are surprised at them, considering the
source whence they emenate, but to show
our readers that the Abolitionists are as
bitter enc mics of the United States Gov
ernment, as the Secessionists, and more
dangerous, because they are permitted t.
speak their rebollious sentiments in the
loyal North, without speck of the cour-
age which has driven the Shareholders in
to open rebellion.
! When shall we hear definite announ-
cement by the Government, that the war
is for the maintenance of the Union, and
not for the abolishment of slavery? We
are aware that President Lincoln has
made this declaration in several official oc
casions, but so long as ctrtain parties are
about him, occupying CONFIDENTIAL posi-
tion, so long will the abolitionists be en-.
couraged to entertain and express opinions
such as these uttered by Wendell Phillips.
4 PHILADELPHIA Eevnning Jowasat.
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A NEPHEW OF THApDEus. The ST.

A NEPHEW OF THADDEUs. The ST.
mon Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, who four
ishes so extensively in the sale of Halls
rifllsd carbines, which ho purchased for
50 so each, and sold to Fremont s22,5o
each, as appears in the testimony before
the Van Wyck committee, which we pub
lished last week, is nephew Of the Hon.
Thaddeus Stevens, the pious aboitionists of
Lancaster and was until recently employed
in his uHcles law office. This transaction
proves him to be good representative and
faithfully but progressive student of his
uncle +" Thaddeus. twenty dollars profit
on riAed carbine which cost two dollars
and fifty cents makes better speculation
than building railroads Gin woods or
casting shot for buckshot war;"
sn E1stoa Sentinel
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More" No Party"
healed.

The Boston Post says "The speeches
and votes upon the organization of the
Legislature were remarkably harmonious
in favor of ignoring all party distinctions
and prjudices, an equal unanimity has
been exhibited in the appointments at the
State House since-n0t q Democrat hos
been selected for any appointment"
Our Republican friends at Harrisburg
were little more liberal than their breth-
ern at Massachusetts,. Out of the thirty
Eve or forty minor appointments in the
Legisla ture, they generously gave the
Democrats one and he an assistant Door,
hseprt And this in the face Of the pop
ular majority for the Democrats, at the
October election, of not less than thirty
thousand in tee State This is carrying
out the " No Party" principle with ven-
geance.
We cut the above from an exchange
Wonder if it is true!
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Uniformity of Prices IA New Feature in Business
Every one his Saesmanl JONES Il co. of the
Crescent One Price Cothing Store No 204 Market stree.
above sixth, Phi ade phia,
In addition TO having the largest, most varied and
fashionable stock of Clothing in Philade pha, made or
pressy for retail sales have constituted every HE
own salesman, by having marked in figures each ar
tec at thevcry lowest price can be sod for 40 thss
cannot pos biy vary all must buy alike.
The goods well sponged and prepared, and great
pains taken with the making 1hat ell buy with the
full of getting good article nj the very low
est price Also large stock of piece goods hand Of
the ateat style and best qualities, which will bd made
to order in the most fashionable and best manner 20
per cent, below credit prices.
Remember the Crescent, in above Sixth Street
No. 2O4. JONES co.
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Congressional
MONDAY, January, 6.


Mr.. ROSCOE CONKLiNG. of New
York, (Rep.) rising to question of priv
ilcge, called attention to the fact that, on
the second day of the session, a resolution
was adopted with referanoe to the battle
of Balls Bluff, and said that the answer
to that resolution by the Commander in
Chief had been evasive. lie proceeded to
demand an investigation of the affair, de
claring tn at it was the most atrocious nail
itary murder ever committed in our his
tory. Besides the defeat and the large
loss of arms and munitions of war, there
was sacrifice of nine hundred and thirty
men, Mr.. Conklin, in the course of his
remarks, said that the Government is
spending 81 100000 day, with over six
hundred thousand men in the feld.--
Whenever we have made an advance we
have been outnumbered and ANONYMOUSLY
defeated and yet the House and the couu,
try are denied the right of kn owing who
are responsible. If we can't have iudem-
nifty for the past, in the name of humanity
let us have security for the future.
Mr.. Richardson opposed the resolution.
Mr.. Crittenden also opposed it, saying
that the House has no power under the
constitution to inquire into matters purely
military.
The debate was continued by several
gentlemen. Mr.. Lovejoy introducing the
subject of slavery, and declaring that the
war was not successful because slavery
was not properly dealt by.
Mr. Wickliffe (Ky.) called Mr.. Love
| joys attention to the resolution passed by
the House in February last, declaring
that neither the federal government nor
the people of the North have the right OF
legislate on the subject Of slavery in the
South. This was voted for by Owen
Lovejoy ! Are.you the man daughter,
Mr.. Lovejoy responded-"l | am the
man." and continuing his remarks, he be.
lieved the people were determined to carry
on the war in such way as to put down
the rebellion in the speediest manner. He
had no doubt that the government will
gracefully yield to the popular sentiments
He repeated, We have the right in time Of
peace to interfere with slavery in the
States. He asked Mr.. Wickliffe if he
preferred the pcrpetuation Of slavery rathe,
than the Union
Mr.. WiokliGe replied that he was for
preserving the Union under the Constitu.
ton, regarding the obliga ions imposed
on every citizen, state or section. He
was not for violating the Constitution when
it was not essential TO The safety of the
Union. He would preserve the institution
Of slavery under the Constitution, by the
principle declare by the House and voted
for by Mr.. Lovejoy and other repre- sensa-
tives, and also declared in the inaugura
address of the President and in the latter
two messages.
Mr.. Lovejoy asked if the ship must b'
saved by throwing overheard of a portion
of the crew, which woula the gentleman
prefer
| Mr.. Wickliffe responded-"I woult
prefer throwing the abolitonists overheard
Mr. Conkling's resolution was final.
adopted, 70 to GA.
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Hon. Mr.. EIy's Re eturn.

Narrative Of his capture and subsequent
retmeut.
Congressman Ely, returned to Washing.
ton, Dec. 9th He states that upon Sun
day, previous to the battle of Bulls Run,
he walked alone to the brow of hill some
distances below the hospital just this side
of the run.
Numbers of men were passing at this
time, apparently on the retreat. lie
asked what it ment. They said, eve
have whipped them, but are falling back
Thinking it was a strange victory, he went
still further just this side of Bull Bun,
he stopped by tree. At this moment a
rife ball whizzed up the road, tearing up
the ground by his side. In few mcputcs
q cannon ball tore the limbs off tree on
va few feet above his head.
Not knowing which way to turn, he con
sidered it as dangerous to 60 back as tc
remain, when, in a few minutes, from the
firing, a company of infantry and two mer
on horseback matched from the thicket
Mr.. Ely up to this time did not suspect
anything wrong. When one of the officers
rode up and asked him, "Who are YOU :
he replied, "My name is Ely" "Wha
State are yeu from p "From New York
sDo you hold any civil position under th'
( Unsted States Government !"
! Mr.. Ely then suspected that he was lost
With hesitation he replied eyes sir ;
am a Member of the United States Con-
gress." "Then, sir, you arc my prisoner
you shall be treated with the utmost res.
pect but fall in behind,' lie then fel
in alongside of the officer, who was noun
ted, and was marched towards Bnll Run
/ They had gone but short distance whe
an officer rode up wearing the uniform Of
colonel.
Captain Mullen, who had taken MI
: Ely, said "Colonel Cash, allow me to in
: troduce Mr.. Ely, Member of Congress {
3 the United States"
G The Rebel Colonel drew a pistol, cock
i de it within three feet of Mr.. Ely's heat
i. exclaiming, "You white livered scoundre
IS God-you 1 will blow your brains out
n AS he was about firing, two Rebel Office
II ran up and threw their arms about hin
and said You must not shoot him, Co
onol, he is our psisoper"
- With great difficulty they succeeded
l. Wrestling the pistol from his hands and G
v him away. Captain Mullen said, co.
D. Colonel is drunk, but shall not harm yc
IS, The men appeared much exhausted al
g. said they had come long distance upon
forced march. Their clothing was of bl
material, the same as is worn by our rel
ments.
Sc They then marched great distan
n. when they were joined by a large numb
of of our officers, who had been taken prison
e, of war, They were then placed under
til charge of another force, and marched t
ne wards Manassas Junction. There th
ce were placed in a low open field. Abe
90 clock 1000 men were huddled togeth'
the Rebel soldiers forming line arou
of them, standing close together with musk
,ut loaded.
Is Many of the men fell exhausted FRI
H. their wounds, and thirsting for water.
was the most pitiable aud hesrtrsndi
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TIE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
The case of the contested seat of the
First Congressional District of this Sta tc,
was yesterday decided by the House of
Representatives at Washington, in favor
of William E. Lehman, the sitting MEM
ber The Committee on Elections report
ed in favor of Mr.. John NJ. Buffers claim
to the seat, but the House, by vote of n
to 65, declared that Mr.. Lehman demo.
Gro. was the rightfully elected member.
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MORE OF CAMERoN's OPERATIONS
SHIPPING LUMBER FROM PITTsBURa
pa 10 Kansas

MORE OF CAMERoN's OPERATIONS
SHIPPING LUMBER FROM PITTsBURa,
Pa, 10 KANSAS.
Simon Cameron is distinguished fer his
regard of Pennsylvania and her interests.
The latest instance of it we find in the
Chicago Tribune, the leading Republican
paper of Illinois, in lis issue of the 2sth
1t says =
"Pennsylvsnia may be truly said tc
have contracted. What will be thought
Of trans porting at Government expense
rough pine scantling from Pjttsburg tc
Fort Leosns,cOrth, and yet such ship
ment actually passed through this city will
such destination few days since. Th'
pieces were 4x4, about eight feet long ant
rough as when they came from the saw
mill. Think Of carrying common pin
lumber across four States, to the west banl
of the Missouri, that some Pennsylvania
contractor might pocket a liberal margin
of profits, and that too, with plenty 0
lumber yards full Of stock, slow of sale, o.
the Missouri river. This almost passe
belief, but is an actual fact. The enor
mi ties under the name of carrying on thi
war, would ruin financially any nation o
earth. Who will stay these teeming evil
or is the nation really given up to tn
thieves and robbers Are the people I
look in vain to Congress to attack th
grea. army of fraudulent peculators an
cleanse these Augean army stables ? HIS
the government the dssirs to correct thes
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More Of CamerOn'S Good Management

A difficulty is presented at Washington,
as to the disposition Of all the cavalry reg.
iments accepted in the service. The COM
manding General asked fer TWENTY
SEVEN regiments and the whole number
accepted and authorized to be raised by
Genl. Cameron, the Secretary Of War, is
SEVENTY THREE! This is forty six
more than Gen. Mcclellan either wants OF
knows how to dispose Of This excess will
cost the Government just about SAC 900
900 of needless expense, but what of that
1t gave Simon Comeron's friends an op-
portunity to buy up about FORTY thou
sand OLD HORSES and sell them to tn,
government at an enormous profit. Tint
government now owns so many horse
that they don't know what to do with then
and the animals have been put out to boart
by the thousand, among the farmers il
Delaware ), Maryland and the lower par
of Pennsylvania at 40 cents day. 1t i
now proposed that the number ofregiment
actually required shall be rendered
effcieEt as possible and the others eithe
charged or turned into infantry. AT
ter that is done, the poor old Horses vii
be sold at from thirty cents to ten dollar
a head. TIE corrupt rascals who bough
all these horses should be made to tax
them back or eat them.-Eas,on Arga!
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Robbery.

We print elsewhere some extracts from
reports, speeches, &c +; in relation to the
robbery which the federal treasury has
suffered at the hands of republicans
Read the exposure
Talk of the stealing done by Floyd and
his company Why that was mere petty
larceny, compared with the gigantic and
stupendous frauds and robberies commit
Ted by the hangers on of this most pious
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MILITARY UsiFoRMs.--There is perhaps, no depart
ment OF mi itary business iH which there has been
marked Improvement than in the clothing Of sol
drrs Not many years since officers and prvates wsre
clad in garments which were almost skin'tight They
leather stocks which were worthy of the name, rot
they krptthe in tribuati0n while their padded
breasts aud tgbt sleeves made voton matter of ferra1
difficulty. Daring the prcsent war such Of our v0lun
tscrs procure their uniforms at the Brown stons
IClothing Hall of Rockh & Wilson, Nos. 6O3 and COS
Chestnut street, above Sixth Philadelphia, obtain elo
thing that is perfectly easy substantial and becoming
The firm named have gone largely into the business OF
making Military Clothing, and their facties enable
them fill the largest ordsr in the shortest po'sbls
time.
Sept. 81 1861.