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Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1863-03-13
Beauties of the Emancipation Policy

We extract the following from the Cairo
correspondent of the Chicago Times:
Since the first of January the children o.
Ham are having hard time oft. They arc
free with no one to care for them, nothing tc
live on, half clothed and worse fed. God onl,
knows what will become of the poor creatures
COL Bussep, Post Commander, is a true gen.
tlemau and well liked. Prompt, courteous
and business like, he is a good man for tn,
position. Every day negroes are coming int,
his camp with their little bundles, claiming
protection and food. Thursday afternoon the
following actual event took place:
j. B. Pillow, brother of the rebel General
who has beautiful plantation few mi.es
from Ifalcna, and who was woIt! a half mil
lion Of dollars previous 10 the war, came into
camp through the lines, with one hundred and
eighty three negroes, of bo:E scxos and of all
ages. AT the head of his servants, who fol-
lowed in single file, lie walked to tho Colonel's
headquarters, where the following convcrsa-
ton took place
Good morning, sir"
Good morning, SIR
"Where is the commandent of the post 2"
"Beforc you, sir."
"Well, Colonel, here is my small change in
the shape of free Americans of African des.
cent, which deliver over to you. Here is .
correct list Of their names, ages, sexes and oc.
cupations. Pleas send them on to the Presi-
dent, with my compliments, and say to him
that, if he wishes anything else under my roof
on my grounds, or in my pockets, oil be ha.
to do is to ask and receive"
Mr.. Pillow, l cannot receive the people-
| have no food for thcm--have nothing fo,
them to do-have not food enough for ou,
soldiers, hardly"
"And l cannot Use them. I had bacon te
keep them on, but it has been stolen. had
corn, but it has been gobblcd. Now as have
nothing more for them to eat, and as Mr.. Lin
coin hts sdrned his army into nigger board
ing housc; sou Mil please scat these people al
your table,"
but have no such power
"Thcn give them work. If you fail to man.
age them, will teach you. The art can hc
learned in about thirty years."
81 have nothing for them td do"
"Nor haveI. You will not see them stsrve
hope. lam loyal man-havc been pros
porous one, but can no longer care for these
people. You have surely some use for them.
Nearly all trades are hetc represented among
the men, The woman yoi, can find use for
somewhere"
"Wcll, can't take them"
"My God what will they live on, Can
you sell me bacon and corn ? They will starrc
unless you do"
"No, cannot
"And you cannot keep thcm9'
NO"
"Well, God only knows what will become
of them"
At the head of his servants he left and tho
free people followed him back, crying and Won
dering what next will come in their behalf
lhc poor creatures come into camp, steal pro-
visions, &C., are kicked and cuffed about by
all hands, and at times most numerically
pounded by some soldiers who will not stand
their sass The only idea ninety-fye of every
hundred Of slaves have offreedom is case, free
dom from labor, theft and lust.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1863-03-13

TIE DEAD SUBJECTED TO THE national
REvNUE LAWN Boston, the city clerk has
to give permit before body can be buried
in a gtavcyarb. The question has arisen
whether the permit had to bere stamp, and,
Commissioner Boutwell, has decided that it
must. So that a man cannot be buried in
Boston unless his friends first pays 10 cent
tM: This. ia tunning the revenue laS "in!o
the ground; Inquirer.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1863-03-13

Those who hold that people should ac-
commodate themselves to the policy OF their
rulers, might M well teach that man should
to cut and clipped By his tailor to lt ltis gar-
mcnt.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1863-03-13

BsavA whito womsn at Fistkill, New ork,
has eloped with negro preacher. taking all
tue nlauy her husband ha l. aa,i l"avms him
tlr,r small iiliren.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1863-03-13

Rgs. II our fathers didn't intend tho Con-
stitution for war times, why didn't they make
pair Of Constitutions, one for war and tho
ether for peace-asks sage Prentice.
Maryland free press. [volume] (Hagerstown [Md.]) 1862-18??, 1863-03-13

ELECTION IN GENEVA, N. Y, March g.
The charter election here to-day resulted in
the success Ct the entire democratic tickct.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

\ Picture FOR CHRISTIAN Men TO LOOK
AT. The Memphis Bulletin thus g,aphi-
cally sketches the condition of Tennessee:
There is portion Of this State 50 de-
vastated by the civil war as to be practi,
cIlly abandoned by the foot of man. The
men are slumbering at Shiloh, Corinth
and Stone River; the servants have gain
cd their freedom the women and chill
rcn have fled to more remote and quiet
precincts. Falling in behind the retiring
footsteps Of humanity come the fourfuot-
ed beasts and creeping things The fox
makes his burr0w under the ruined dW ell
lings where happy people once dwelt.
The serpent crawlS under the floor Of the
church and school house. The squirrel
chatterS and builds his nest upon the To-
Gust tree in the old yard, once noisy with
the mirth Of childven. The guln4s rot
ting in the cool spring. The partridge
whistles from the ridgrpole Of the cabin.
The wild bee seeks storehouse for his
honey, fearless of detection by the hu-
man eye. All returning to state Of ma.
tnre. What a monument Of ravagcs Of
war"
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

POSITION OF TIE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.-
The Portsmouth Democrat, in reply to
the Concord Statesman, violent Aboll-
tion organ, kept up 10y Government pat
ronage, which accuses Democrats of "a
mere party opposition to Mr.. LincoIn'S
Administration, makes the following man
ly rejoindcr. The Democrat expresses
the views of every true Democrat in the
country:
We are sorry that the Statesman per-
slSis in looking al our mati0tf%f S|0d2>He,.
Fl iOm party standpoint; and we are cs-
pecially grieved that it should suppose
that Democrats do the same thing. In
this last ;;articuiar, we know it is mista-
ken. We know that there is not Demo-
crAt in this State who would not rejuice
unSpeSkably it MT. Lincoln Wo"ld reStOTe
the Uniun 10. MmTuw, 0r at any other time
during hiS Administration. II he will
take measures which PROMISE such re-
suit, 40 " i'll sustain him AS chc.Iiully as
We would have Sustained any one Of our
own party; anG IS heSe MezSOFeS >houid
6e crowned Nth SHcccSS, nn iHeH viii eX
cei Democrats in the depth and ivrvW Of
th,ir rrjoicIng1.
The Democratic party asks nothing Of
the AiMini~tI alton. lthAh supplied man
k~ H.Nn to hsht its battles, Hut has had
Vuy hmited share vi u,s cSirsni honHS
and PTuhts. We have Aad enough, how
cvrr Tue less Of such hereafter, the less
cwrHptioN there will be; for We cannot
Conceive that n true Democrat will look
s~ hoHor sr pr Gt M the paths ~ which
MIR. Lincoln wou!d lead h,M. The Ad.
nni,A, EatiOW compelS W. te stand by our
selves We will not adopt its p"Iicy-we
viii esist it. ut all times aud by all lawful
means.
Oar position is this: First Of all, our
sincere ahd perpetual prayer iI, that Mr..
Lincoln sill Restore ~ ~ U.i+I aud
Peace. AIHt.>t hopeless ot tnis, W. trust
trAt GNOi viii give us grace aud strength
AWA iuk klity e'Inu2h tI oL!tive the cor
ruptH'", the ptOHsirte~ and threats Of this
-AA'~ ~-.I~tration, SO that we ISay have a
Dem,.~Hais party which viii Isotore tue
UnioH when Abe Lincoln is done wlIh it.
We thiwA party which h~. outlisoG the
vicis>itude. Of more than halt Il century
will be found equal to is work.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05
-N~NND

PoLIrICAL PARSONS. We commend to
our political parsons the following Senti-
mcnt uttered by Father Byles, the first
pastor of the Park Street Church, Boston.
What rtbuke it is TO preachers Of the
Star King order :"I have thrown up four
breast works, behind which have en-
trenched myself, n4ither of which can be
forced. In the first place, do not un-
derstand politics; in the second place, you
all do, every man and mothers son of
you in the third place, yea have politics
all the week, pray let one day in seven be
devoted to religion in the fourth place, |
am engaged in work Of infinitely more
Importance; give me any subject to preach
Of more consequence than the truth |
bring You, and will preach on it next
Sabbath"
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

W. N. BRADSHAW has just received and is
now opening, at Newbauer's old stand, fine
assortment of new goods, consisting of misccl.
laneous and school books, Photographic al.
buns, blank books, stationery. Yankee notions,
cigars, tobacco, etc. His stock of blank bonks
and stationery is large and well seIected, and,
At his low prices, will command ready SALE -
Among his new books we notice q The FIRST
Year of the War" by Pollock, and The Life
of Stonewall Jackson" by Daniels. We have
to thank him for copy Of the fnmer, which
from cursory examination, appears to be a
bold and well written work. and severely crit.
icises many acts Of the Confederate aurhori.
ties. General Rozencrans' ability is highly
praised at the expense Of General Ice. and the
suthor classes Siegel among the great Cap
tains of the war. The reader will at least bc
impressed with the authors apparent desire It
write the truth. and astonished ut the candor
with which ne chronicles disasters u The
Southern arms, and awards praise to the skill
of many federal officers.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05
THE OIrx AND COUNTY
DsAru OF An OLD AND EsT1xAstE Crrrznx.

DnATH OF AN OLD AND EsY1xABLE CITIZEN. -
Asother link in the great cham of life has been
severed Another geHSrOns spirit hsa been
called from time to eternity. Another Niend
has "taken bis chamber in ihe silent halls VI
DEATH" Another happy home has been made
desolAte. On Saturday morning last ~hd~ in
9fSsAy CaYsaN. 81 sh% |iSNr of his mAnhood,
befOre times "effacng fingers" had impressed
the seal Of decay upon his features, was Sum-
moned hence by Death. the pale messenger
But few days befnre, he apparently elj"yed
good health, and the suddeuneks Of his death
startled and grieved his friends and Saddened
our community. He was highly esteemed and
blessed with muny estimabe qualities. ProMi-
nent among which were serene temper, open
handed charity and urbaniiy 1t tnaAner. He
had many friends and bat few enemies; 70 the
former be was devoted, to the latter forgiviDg.
He was worthy citizen, IN upright officer, a
good neighbor and fond and dinduIRent father
and husband. He was an old resident Of our
county, held several public Offices, and Goa
Quoted them efficiently and with clean hands
The death of such q man. So useful, so gentle
and 50 generous, shrouded our city in nourH-
ing and forced tears "from eyes unused IN
weep" On the public buildings and on the
Plaza flags were displayed at half mast in honor
of the dead. On Sunday afternoon his body
was followed to the grave by the Masonic Fra
ternity, of which order he was an hoHored
member, BY the Fire Department, BY the mill
tary, and a lAVgs couccurse Of sympaihisiuG
friends. His fuSeral was lhe largest we ever
Witnessed iH Placerville. Eternal verdure 70
the acacia above thy grave, departed friend and
brother!"
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

\ DISUNIoN PARTY. Wendell Phillips,
the pioneer Republican, in one Of his
speeches made in 1886, thus extolled the
Republican party, whose purposes he
knew:
"There is merit in the Republican par
tv. 1t iS the irSt sectional party eve or
GanlSca in tiis country. II is the Nutth
aIroyed sxain>A the South. The hrSt
cVSrk in the iceberg is visible. You will
I.r-r it go with a crash though the cen
tre."
Here one Of its chiefs admits that the
Republican party is sectional party
H''NtaA t%~t it was organized to array the
North s6riuSt the South. 1t has, accord.
ing to the rrrAictnn of its champion,
eons "With crash through the center
n the Cni"n." 1t vas organized tn de-
%roy tHt4 Cniun and it has succeeded. =
1t provoked and is responsible f. thu
~M. And it cannot escape the resron}i
hili,y. Nothing will satisfy its ficndi>h
spirit but the su'JuSstion or cxt,rmina.
ton "f the southern people Its leaders
boldly rroclaiA that the var is carried on
for tASt purpose. Senator Wilson, the
rN'ri,h.riece Of the Administration, in his
New Hampshire speech, said g:
We shall Suhjngate the rebe! States
that's the word rd-suljugatiun."
Men who support >uch party cannot
he friends nf the onion.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

LYING ADMITTED. The Springfield
(Mass.1 Republican,a fair and able Rcpub-
lican organ, admits that the AdminiStra-
tion don't deal fairly with the press and
the people in the matter Of news. Thus,
in regard to the battle Of Chi, kamauga, il
never admitted serious disaster until
such an event was necessary to excuse
the dismissal Of ROsencrans. It says
Secretary Stanton has from the begin
ming made it leading aim to ban. bOozle
slie people" He has, and has succeeded,
and the more he humbugS them the bet
ter satisfied they appear to be. The Ad-
mini>tratinn is perPeruating itself by
fraud and falsehood. II the people were
permitted u know the Hnth in regard
to our military and financial condition,
they would institute some reform speed
lily, aud SOme oI the leaders OF the party
in power, instead OF occupying high p"-
>i,ions wOOIa be $P-N'iiNg their time in
State pri~"'.. 1t is necessary, for the
sue SSS Of tt't perty, to cover us and c"n'
ctsl the rS-cality Of its leaders, aud for
this purpose yiHg rsporNS are circulated
and RepubicA" papers are established
and supported by 1.-THE Government. -
IL is we'll knOwa fact r.. leading Ab.vH-
tioD L. wCn nlS ne ri a. 60 - Nrs hir,s3 hr the
Cabinet 1t WashinItOn ~ support the
As4niS>i> trats0~ s~@ slAn-ar tie DcmocrAt-
ic p~rty. They &-S dawes G power aud
dare not diSobsy tie order Of their. own
srs. This e1phias, in a measure, why
the Union lies so hubtually and renorSe-
IesslY.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

JEFFERSON AND Tue HABEAS CukPUS -
President Lincoln suSleud> the ~lit Of
habeas corpus in lawabi,!ing and t"!a
States, and men protesting to be d >clprs
of j, tfvr>un sustain and praise him for it.
Is it ;ga~rancc or interest that actH,te,
tNrmy We give below Jefferson : views
on this important subject. As statc--
man a-d patriot he could n"' approve "t
Il H-essure 10 tyr,nnica! and i,$loic. Ii
TIE year l7S6, whr-i residing IN Paris, a>
MI+.tSter hOm the Sta,e>, he wrote to
Madison as fellows, the subject Of the
Constitution being then under d>cu>Sion:
Nhy suspend the habcaS corpus in in
>urreCtions aud rcbeiionS line parties
who may be arrested may be instantly
charged with wr,,,i.tined crime; at
course the judge viii remand them.
Examine the history If England.
Sc how few T the cases of the snSp.n-
sion OF the wrlt Of the hahcnS corpus laT
have been worthy Of that su-pcn,lon.-
thry have been either real treason, whore
the PARTIES might a> we'll have been chrrG'
c'l at once, or sham plots, where it was
siIaInHill that they should ever have bern
suspected.
Mr.: Jefferson, remarks tie NV Haven
Register, was opposed To tie >n-Hc">irn
Of the hahea> corpus at all, even in States
where there acre iu>u,ircilou aad rc',!.
ion, ahi sAyr .jI-t rca>"'sS foF lis "pi.'
ions. H. recommended the al pti"a nI
the Constitution 10y Nu-inil, n'ae,r',
with the amendments tat are HuY il it
kuoun as the Biil of Rights.
by declaration Of rights" he wrote
to friend, ~ near cuc which shall >til-
uatc freedom Of religion, freedom Of thr
press, freedom of Comrnerce against no
nopolics, trial by jury in all cases, no >us-
pension of the habeas corpus. no standing
armies. These are fvttcrs against doing
evil, which no honest government should
decline"
Jefferson propositions were carried
out, in effect, in The amendments proposed
by the first Congr, s., and are embodied
in Article ". V and VI of those amend
mentS which were adopted by all the
States. 1t is utterly impossible for a sup
porter Of the Administration to be fo!
lower of Jefferson. Lincoln, Sumner x
Co. repudiate his creed.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

BEAUTIES OF REPrELICANISM.-T the
Republican party is led and controlled by
fanatics and knavcs, few will have the
hardihood to dispute. Butler, Cameron,
Phillips. Sumner, Wade, Lane and Jenui-
son are specimen bricks" Of its leaders.
They are all champions of the Admins.
tration-al traitors to the Government,
and are laboring to Subvcrt it. No intel
ligcnt man can come to any other conclu.
sion after reading their speeches. jim
Lane, in a speech at Kansas not long ago,
thus proclaimed the real Republican doe
trine-a doctrine which they are deter
mined to inangurate at the point Of the
bayonet, in spite Of the objections of the
people;
The Constitution as it was is played
cut its technical definiti II i the rc>tor-
alton Of slavery, aud am ready to see
any Kansas man shot down who lavors
the Union as it was.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05
------~e~N

EXTERMiNArIoN OR SUBJrGATIoH Tho
restoration of the Union is played out, "
a4v the Abolition lea lcrs. Tie war is
no ihn-ed prn>rcIt Il t. restore the Union
and cufnrcr the laws, hut to free the he
srocs and "Xtrrm;natr or su'jnga:r the
white people " the S'utb. Tn, is now
tie AVo~ea p>ticy 0f theSAd!Ajni>trati'n
1t Is no longer HeSr<>arv 70 cen ,esl its
designs and d.iule the l-ople by profess,
ii.c to be in fAv.-r Vi the Cnion. 1t has n
maj'-ity in Congress, and by violenre
ard fraud has elected ia tools Governor
in OhtO aud PennSylv~+.in, and it can now
throw aside its RlSk without fear 4
correspondent Of the New York Indepen-
dent, wTi,'ng Eon Washington, closes
i,%S letter With tI,e following paragraph ::
IL AIN hopeful. We are I" bring this
civil war to clo+-' not Ivy co,np,"~ise.
Compromise, thArk Cod is impossible. -
1t is to come by su'jngation or cxtcrni-
nation Of the rebels, and in no other
way"
Compromise, thank God, is impoS>i-
bic. Suhusation or determination. -
This is tae drmnniac purpose of Aboli-
tio"i>'n, says TIE Bridgeport Farmcr for
it rivers of blood have been poured out
and millions Of treasure s9uandertd, and
to day how stands the case ? Are VIC
any nearer the conSummation Of the eXter-
minating and subjugating process p
Without some compromise this war may
be waged for fifty years. The cxternina'
ton or subjugation Of ten millions of peo.
pie is an impoSsibilty; and in the at
tempt to conquer them, we have already
sacrificed The dearest and most sacred
rights Of American freemen. Mnrt the
war continue longer, before the people
will become aware Of the imposSibility as
we'll as criminalitv of this desperate uu-
dertaking of the recklcssneSs Of the Ad.
ministration, and the madness Of its Wis.
ionary schemes
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

SOLDIERS OUTRAGED. The Louisville
journal, war journal of the first water,
says that ;wo Ohio Soidicrs, who votcdi j
for Vallandigham at the camp in that city,
were Immediately arrested and placed un.
der guard. 1t is absurd to talk about the
soldiers having the privilege of voting
their sentiments. All who vote the Dem.
ocratic ticket do so at their peril.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

NINE thousand clerks and army con-
tractors, plentifulIy supplied with green
backs, were sent from Washington, at the
public expense, to Pennsylvania to vote
and work for Curtin, the Abolition candi-
date for Governor. The Administration
has defeated the will of the people of
Pennsylvania by fraud.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05
AYERS >AE>APARILLA.

De'itt3. D,.D5h.io ami L,di1c,|jop. E.,~p6tlt,.
BASE M 81 .4H'i 'HG's Fire. 0HH tnfef1 ne Winie
cl'A> of r''tHfs ~ t"i"g fo.n Inpn"dy 0t NE
Ba i
hi, compound vii b. fDnrl a great promoter II
health. when 'ahcn in tie snriLg, t" rxp'l ihr toul
lu1i'rs wHjr E.S,er in IT,, blood at iat season Of
The Nrir Ey tie time rvpulsion of them many
rit.l NJ di-"r'l~r> ave niirci il IL" bgd Multi
III :. IAN hv e aid Of t!.I> r,mcdy, spaur them.
elves from r vIiiulanrc nf foul rrupiuI> aud ul-
crroU> sores. "u@h which ih' >y.',u will strive to
J'l j'.cf C"riGriof :. Z not s'td 10 do tbs
ihrn ;g' the natural channels of h body hy an al
tcr:tjvr Ia'djrnr. CLEANS. GUY Tie tia ed blood
wil.I,"ycr y"r I'D t' impurities ,rsti. = through
The kin in pinlr'rS. cruP ion, or sores cleans it
,cu.vvr L i tonl, and your t.rliugs Will tell Won
wu'n. Ev"r whar' no particular disir.cr is felt
people enjoy better health. t!rl live longer. for
e. an-ing 'lr blood Keep the blnnd healthy. and
all Is u but with this pabuunl o. life d surtt red
tl,cir can he 10 lasting health Sooner or batter
something must =" wrr' e. aud The great machinery
ofli e is diSofdcrtd or nvri;lrown.
During late wears the p biz have been mi-letl by
arg. bottles, pretending To give quart Of Extract
Of SarsiparlI for Onr dollar. Most Of these have
been fraud. upon the sick, for they not Ouly contain
lttl" II any, SarSaplrilla, but often no curative
properties whatever Hence, bitter and painful dis
appointment has followed the use Of the various ex-
:rarts uf SArsapArla whch food the market until
the name itself is justly dcspised and has become
synonomous with imposition and cheat. Still We
call t.is compound Sar>aparlla, aud intend to sup
ply snch "A remedy as shall rescue the name from the
load Of oblOquy which rests upon it. And we think
We have ground for believing it has virtues which
are rresis BILE by the ordinary run Of the diseases
it is intende'i to cure.
Prepared by DR.. J. g. AVER 4 CO, Lowell, Mass
Price $l per bottle; six bottles in one package, IS.
SOLD BY
Il. White and r. J. Van Voorhies Co. Placer
willie.
r W Cunningham, Ger rgetown;
NJ D. llindman, Fl Dorado
X. II. Mcdonald 4 Co., Sacramento;
Crane Bingham, San Francisco, and all dealers
In medicine. de0S
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

PROVIDED Fox. Tom Ford, of IIarpcrs
Ferry notoriety, has been given a 81 900
clerkSnip in Washington. The Admins
tration has happy faculty of rewardinS
defeated military officers, and removing
successful ones.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

PRovosr MARsHAL.-A. J. Lowry has been
appointed Deputy Proves. Marshal for this
County, in place of E. B. Carson. DECEASED
Mr.. Lowry is a young man Of fine business
qualifications, good habits and excellent char
actsr, and bis appointment, we believe, gives
ssusEAl sstishsti0s.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05
-SS~S

ON Ihr evening "i the 3 instant. thr'r
Nerr ~Ime officers rr:t" ,.rV,'.'> 'Ht-...
the country bnyj": hi 4 p''i "'ne' IT, =
for their masters t. tsi, (ner' t"l.u,;''.~.
XIV. .,hd willie ON their ,At IN X r''rn,',
one oi the >rounir,i> had the ,npp .rucc
to attack litue sr|ooi xiri I.jaI ht'
ha' H.. he p'oce,Ici /" accpiuii-'ta M.
hniIibl. oui,I-r. Whva t." "a re," 81.
el homr She iaioru,i hr ptr. n'~ at w',a'
hal hap,,en"l. Ine Oh -c't.rtnr' i,'
cretrd t, the l2th krpts;rk, ca.n.', .rr''
r.po't,d 10 Myrr l'c't u>r.o Va" i'.'n'
Airtc'y tut eve ' u-Glnur e. A.l'L l"r
Old scut 'uan went t"u- at h' isnt
hi> danLh,,r in, a,d sc d,~1l'"G T..
r,Ito hrf,.e >"- >ar any oi tenn. -
Injbti hii, ont a"l h. Wa take" hy
Du4 .,i'l.i> aii >loj "n tie ~r';.
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05

RoBBERY.-A Johntown correspondent, wri-
ting under date Of the 30th Of November, says :.
"On Friday morning last, as Mr.. T. a. YSc"-
tine wSS driving q team on the road between
Johntows and Uniontuwn, he was stopped b.
. high ~symsn who demanded his money, At
the same tia,e presenting a Colts revover.-
Mr.. Valentine, being unArmed, handed over
bis money, amounting to twelve dollars, saving
he would much rather part with his money
than bis scalp. The robbcr politely assured
him that he did not intend to hurt him. He
stated to Mr.. Valentine that he was slrapp,d
and had resorted to rnbbing to make a raise
He returned Valentine u dllAr to pay toll
across the Uninntuwn bridge and bit To bnv
drink, rtmarking that he never tooSs Lils,
anyhow"
The mountain Democrat., 1863-12-05
ORDERS

TNRoM THE COUNTRY viii receive prompt At.
II tentiOn at the same low prices q - buZsn
were present.
REMEMBIR
The Old Stand of II. A. CaRwin b Co."
IRON FRONT BUILDING,
MAIN STREET, PLACERVnL1.
CHA0. D. HD4S1S.