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The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-02-26
Horrors Of the Southern Con-
ScriptiOn.

CAIRO Feb. 15.--The most perfect
reign of terror the world has ever seen is
now being experienced by the unfortunate
! residents of North Alabama and Mississip-
pi. In the latter State the Legislature
recently enacted law embracing all con-
script men not included in the Confederate
act, which includes all from eighteen to
! forty years of age, and that recently passed
takes all from forty to sixty years Of age
The territory has been laid off into dis.
tricts of twenty miles, and recruiting
colonel appointed for each district >
thousand colonels have been appointed to
enforce the ccnscript and militia acts in
North Alabama. There are many Union
men in that section of rhc State, and mil.
lions of property belonging to them. The
efforts to force them into the Confederate
ranks has driven hundreds Of then, to the
woods, where they continue to hide and
! suffer rather than be taken as conscripts.
This induced a novel hunt for them
Guerillas and bloodhounds have been 2u.
! upon their track, and many poor victim
has been smeit out in this way. Not long
since, young girl. carrying food to her
father, who was hiding in cave, was
attacked by one of these bloodhounds aud
torn to pieces. 1t is estimated not less
than one thousand Union men from Mis-
sissippi and Alabama, have made their
way to Corinth, where Gen. Dodge made
all possible provision for them. Gen.
Dodge sent out and brought in families of
prosecuted and down-trodden Union men,
and has established sort of encampment
or home for their families at Purdv,
where they are likely to be free from per-
secutions.
At Corinth, regiment is forming of
Union men from Alabama and Mississippi
There are already six full companies j.
G. Cameron, the provost marshal Of the
district Of Corinth, is to be colonel Of this
regiment.
Among those who have recently suffered
persecution are Abraham Kennedy aud j
4. Mitchell, of Hackett and Bod settle
ments, Monroe county, who have beer
hung by the rebels for indulging in Union
proclivities.
Mr.. Hall Mark and daughter, Of Lane
county, have been shot, ard the latter
killed. Peter Lewis, an immediate neigh
bar, and suspected of Union proclivities,
was hunted down by bloodhounds, and
captured. The houses of j. a Palmer,
Wesley Williams, and other Union men,
We're burned over their families heads,
and the people living in the neighborhood
notified that if they harbored them, their
own houses would be burned
Mr.. Peterson, living at the head of
Bull Mountain, was killed for Union SEN
timents- Two women, in Itawimain
county, were torn to pieces by blood
hounds
In addition TO the foregoing, hundreds
of families, driven out Of Alabama, have
reached Corinth on foot, without food or
clothing. Some of them are men eighty
years OF age.
y rigid enforcement of the conscription
act probably induced return to Memphis
of many old citizens who went away under
order No. |, but who, when called upon
to fight in war of their own making
skulk away to Memphis, and seek the pro-
lection of the guns Of the very men
against whom they have all along yaunted
their undying hatred.
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a NATIONAL CoNVENTIoN.-In the
Penna House Of Representatives, on
Thursday last, Mr.. PERsHING, o. Cambria,
offered the following petition:
Wherecs. The unhappy condition of the
country ut this time is due 10 causes which.
in the opinion of patriotic men, require for
their correction certain amendments 10 the
existing Constitution of the United States.
for the effecting of which, when deemed
proper, the Constitution itself makes ample
aud legal provisions; and whereas, several
such amendments have been regularly pro-
posed tefore the Congress of the United States
by an eminent statesman, without leading 10
any definite action ION the part of that honora-
ble body: therefore, we earnestly desire and
request that, in the intcFst If peace and
harmony the Legislature of Pennsylvania do
row enact constitutional call for the hold
s,sr OF a National Convention of the people of
the United States, to consider alrd effect such
measures of pacfication and reunion as may
arrest and heal the political wounds which
now divide and rapidly running our coun-
Cy.
All this sounds very we'll on paper, but
Nas Mr. PERsHkSs, cor any other man.
xece;yed the assurasce that South Carroll
n, and MississipSi will allow themselves
10 be represented ia the proposed Ma
t;opal Convention ~ On the contrary.
have not they, as we'll as all the other
Seeded States, repeatedly declared that
M terms of ..peace and harmony what
avn, will receive The slightest e"nsiIcrI-
ton on their part, except they be BASED
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2 ICENSE NOTICE.

Il NJ
EL The following named persons have fled
Petitions in the Office of the Clerk of Quarter
Sessions of Cambria county, for Quart aud
Tavern License. To wit
TAVERN LICENSE.
Peter Soley, borough of Cambria; John
Coad, borough of Cambria Durach, 80
ward, Johnstown; James B M'Creight, "a
ward, Johnstown: Anna Maria Kurtz, Isl
ward. Conemaugh borough; Francis Dashner
Allegheny township; George NJ N'Gough, Clear
field township: Henry Foster, Ebensburg,
West ward Samnel Paul, Croyle township;
Michael kearns, Croyle township; Frederick
Feigel, Washington township; Joseph Cole
Carrolltown borough; John Moore, Richland
township; Daniel Confair, Taylor township !;
Ellen Masterson, 3G Ward, JohnstoWn.
QUART LICENSE.
Tudor & Jones.
J. MDONALD, Clerk.
Ot;icn of Clerk Quarter Sessions
i;bensburg, February 10, 1858 I
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Arnsing the Negroes.

A great deal has been said by the sell
styled conservatives against employing
the blacks in the military service for the
suppression Of the rebellion Divested OF
the political bearings attempted to be Civ
en- it. by the so called Democrats, it is a
very plain, simple question. The objec-
tions urged against it are illogical and
absurd. Can the blacks be trained into
regiments and brigades, and improved in
military science, so as to be made effective
soldiers? That they can be instructed by
white officers in military tactics, has been
demonstrated. Ever since the days of the
American Revolution, experiments of this
kind have been made, and in no case on
record have they failed. But will they
tfght after being drilled in the science of
war? Gen. WASHINGTON said they fought
we'll in the days of the Revolution-Gen
JACKSON has left on record his testimony
that his black regiment behaved most gal
lantlv at the battle of New Orleans-and
they have been tested in this war. These
things being settled, the only remaining
question left for discussion is simply this {:
When there are from fifty to seventy-fvc
thousand negroes ready and even anxious
to he mustered into the military service,
shall we accept their services aud thereby
relieve that number of whites from enter
ing the army, or shall We refuse to take
them, aud thereby compel cur fathers and
brothers and sons to 60 in their stead-s-
There are thousands and tens of thousands
OF colored men with Anglo Saxon blood
in their veins, ready to go-and 1t is the
united testimony of all military command
trs that they make the best of soldiers
The bill authorizing the President to raise
volunteer blacks for the army was most
vchemently opposed by the Democrats in
the House, but, thank Heaven, it passed
in spite Of them. We must have more
men soon, new recruits must come from
somewhere, and yet the Democratic policy
j. to conscript the whites, instead OF ac-
cepting volunteers from among our colored
friends
iie may just as well look the truth In
? &c, as to try to dodge it. Slavery
country is virtually dead The
e our natural allies they stand
help us if we will let them. BY
1t, we weaken the rebels and
,.rengthen ourselves. By doing it, we do
an act of justice to the colored race, and
give them an opportunity to help their
friends aud punish their enemies. But
two things stand in the way-the tender
regard Of the Democratic party for the in
stItution of slavery, and the deep seated
prejudice against the race. Both should
be swept away, while the loyal men OF the
country should rise with the occasion: and
put in requisition every agency within
their reach to make an end of the most
atrocious rebellion that ever cursed the
earth
-- -D----
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HNO IUMHERMFN >

IL Wanted, at c. ALBRIGHT l. co.'s Uni'
ted States Bakery, Nos. 5, and Dock 81
Philadelphia, Two Million feet SPRUCE
LINN, POPLAR or BEECH LUMBER, ard
One Million feet SPRUCE, LINN, PoPLAh
OF BEECH BOARDS, ten inches wide sna
one inch thick. Also, Two Million LlGhi
BOX STRAPS, five feet SIX inches long, sh''
we'd ready for use. Persons proposing for TIC
above any part of it will state price on
cars, and their railroad station, or in raft "
Dock Street Wharf.
Address c. ALBRIGHT 4 co.'s
L. s. Bakery, 5, Z and Dock ST,
janis, 1868 PHILADELPHIA
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{ IST OE LETTERS


IL Remaining in the Post Office. Ebe,,
burg, Pa, up 10 February Is, 1868
Mrs Rachel Brees, Daniel James,
" Emma Bryan, Mary d Jones,
q Ann Baxter, 2, David ID James. Jr
- Burn, Rich'd Kaylor,
John A Bradley, VIM A Kelley
Abraham Brown, Abram Longnecxe,
John Coke, James d Mkinsia
Miss Rosanna Caine, Joseph Myers
John Davis, James Gooney
Thos Davis. Wm II Maxim,
Sarah Davis, Robt A M'Cov
Daniel Davis, Bridget VI M'Culloupb
Mary Jane Davis, Mrs Morgan.
Thos Davis Proves. Marshal CAN.
Robt Davis bria co.
Sarah Evans, 2, Peter Noon,
Maggie Evans, Isaac Paul,
Evan Evans, Mary Jane Reese.
VIM G Evans, Samuel II Reese
Maggie Evans (north) David Rowland,
Thos Evans, Abrarn Ribblety
David E Evans Jane Roberts
James Ferrcl Catharine Donovan
Rich'd Cuttings Amos w Rowland
Samuel Cuttings, Mary Jane Reese.
Griffith Griffith, James VI Spalding
VIM W Griffith, Emanuel Sullzba1cb
Agnes George, Thomas J Shumate
Margaret Glass, 2, VIM Stonebraker,
Sue Gallagher, Ephraim Sand,
Joseph Helner, Charles Shorland,
Josephine O'Harra, John Thomas.
Rev d J Irwin, John Wilkinson.
Mary f Jones, Hannah WestoYer,
Hannah Jones, Daniel Wiley,
Thos James, Doct Robt Young.
VIM Jones, Frederick Yingling.
Esss~ Persons calling for the above letters
will please say they advertised.
JOHN THOMPSON. Pm
Ebensbure February 10. 1863
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| SSESSOR,S NOTICE.-

IA Persons having monthly returns %
Manufactures, Slaughtered Animals, Liqu0iss
Beer, Ale, Coal, &c, to make under the U ;. =
Revenue Law, in the Divisions recently
charge of joseph Miller, Timothy R. ps,. ',.,
G w. Strohecker, James Conrad and fe',,
M'Cov. are requested TO make them 10 NeN.H W.,
I. Roberts, as he is now authorized 70 rees
them. NEWTON l. RoBEFIs'
Ehensburz, Feb. IL, 1883.
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During the lates draft, twenty nine
persons were exempted from military SER
vice in this county on the ground of con-
scien,ious serupies.
Played out our sleighins.
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A DMINISTRATOR'S MOTTO

A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
"A Letters of administration on the estaio
OF Mary Rager, late of Jackson tp-, Cambrls
county, having been granted to the undersign-
ed, by the Register of said county, all persons
indebted to said estate are requested to make
payment, and those having claims OF demands
against the same TO present them TO
GEORGE SHAFFER, Admir-
Jan. %, lS63-6t
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AMBROTYPEs

RsY- Rooms above Il. Davis store, High
street. 7. H HARE.
Ebenshur., Feb. -, 1893.
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1860. TISwARE' 1860.
SHEET-IRON WARE COPPER WARE
j. HI. .EEERRINGTOy

Desire to call the attention OF tie public to
their new TIN SHOP now opened in the large
brick building on the corner OF Main and
franklin streets opposite the Mansion House
and next TO the Banking house of Bell, Smith
Co, Johnstown Pa, where they purpose
manufacturing all kinds of
TIN, SHEET-lRON AND COPPER WARE.
Their work will be made by the hest work
men and of the best materials. They are de-
termined to sell all kinds of ware at the
cheapest rates, wholesale and retail.
p. S.-Al orders for SPOUTlNG ATTENDED
to on the shortest notice and on reasonab'
terms.
Jehnstown, December 8, Is5o-tf
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IL Remaining in the Post Office, Ebep,
burg, Pa, up 10 February Is, 1868
, 1863-01-16
5pfdal II otites.
A REAL. REMEDY.
II .4:f. -~x .t4 IT
BRANDRETH'S PILLS.
These Pills Expel the Principle Of Disease, and
Increase thu Principle Of Lie. >, 80 =

DR.. Lu1l. Of totadAsn VINO 1tks used them Twenty
Year. In his practice. ssss~" They are \ Vegetable
Compound, which iuy1rotntc. cleanse mud purify the
blood cnr7cct and regulate MI tho ecerrons. and By
purg.tion discharge Tho whole aas Of morbid snsttns
from the s,scm without reducing tho strength. They
ore admitted 10 be tic bc4s pusEauvo and anublous
n.edleduc. aad have not t9e1r equal Cor ltheomasH
Colds. CouEht Asthma. 80. &c. sud ~ puunen and
&weetncss Of the blood, ttry ars without Ffsa1"
sTATKxkxT or GAIT. Tu1xxa- T.
This Dec 4lh 1sGs United htases Maftnc Afauof5. u
Frwtrurn c. Nays thaI his Second Lieutenant. Cha4
II. pcene, wss attacked with Typhoid Fcres. that he
cout1pucd TO g1ow xorse. and Eas. gtvca up By tho
toctora who had been unable 10 open his bowels.
Cah. nu]mrreonc1uded to try nEASDRETHBriLLs.
medicine Which he haa used from his childhood. nn
gave seven o1cr night aud requested the nuso to give
revcu more In Shc morning. The effect waa thorough
the dclsium passed oT. and the young Lieutenant
eney and cr.dently much better. In tho e~ca1ng
he able TO gel IN. He look tho Fiaa ter days.
continuing to Improve and tho typhoid 5cror was
cured, he WIS tllen attacked with Fcrer and Aguc,
Aenin the pnla were relied uron and they cured bill
lever ard Aguc also. In few days he was fully ~
stored to health.
1cal1 rpon the Surgeon General to see To 1t that
eu,,r1y ii BEASDRETHS PILLS are among the
Medicinal StaFe4. j. HshAuEEIA-
Principal omce for nnASDRETH's PILLS. .ess Canal
street. New York.
For p.ie By all respectable dealers in medicine
3nt6- NJ
, 1863-01-16

Liberal Contribution from n
1fiudO0.
Richard H. Dana, 1r., announces, through
the Boston .ddet4tiser, that he has received,
through Messrs. stearns, Hobart d Co. Of
Bombay, the sum of 81 900, the gift Of Hin
doc gentleman Of that city, Karsondas Mad
hayadas, with request TINT 1t may be given
for the reliefof somefamily which has suffered
in this war. In announcing the donation, Mr
Dana says:
had the pleasure Of making the acgualnt-
tnce Of Karsondas Madhayad0s ut Bombay, in
1850, at the house Of Mr. Stearns, and received
from him kind attentions. 1found him stu
dent OF English and American history and
literature, and deeply interested in the ad-
yaucement Of liberal Institutions and freedom
in the social systems Of mankind. Feeling
deeply that our contest is one of the climatic
ric struggles for the preservation and dignity
Of free popular soctnl systems among the dy-
nasties Of the world, he has desired to testify
his feelings By this contribution, which he
very moderately rates.
Alter consultation with Governor Andrew
and others, Mr.. Mr. Dana concluded to divide
| the gift. between two families. One Ia the
family Of teacher, who sent his two sons
| and they were his only sons-to tho war, cdu-
cliusetts regiments, one Of whom was killed
| at Antietam and the other died Of fever, leay-
Ing their fhthcr with family Of six daughters.
The other family is the widow and very young
| children OF major Of artillery, field and
staff officer, who have lost in llim their only
means Of support. atr. Dana, III calling ut.
tention to this transaction, very properly
| says: =.
TIT is certainly something to arrest our at.
tention, and d'worthy Of surious reelection, thai
for people as antipodal to us In everything
else as in geographical position, there should
conc out thfs act Of sympathy and cncour
agc1nent. 1t seems as If tile tide Of philau
thropic missions were flowing backwards. Al
reproach to all who allow themselves to sym
patlizc with political system founded on th'
compelled and permanent degradation Of :
race; but 1t is no less a rcbYke to slowness ii
approaching and du1uess Id feeling the dfgni
II and paramount claims Of this contest
, 1863-01-16

c. H. D. Armstrong, aid to Gen. Rousseau,
writes as follows to the Louisville Journal:
notice In your paper Of this date, letter
from Mur1fecsbo1o, In which Maj. Gen. Ros'
scau's division, through inadvertence, no
doubt, is enumerated among those which were
driven back By the enemy. The statement Of
your correspondent, unintentionally, doubt
not, as have said, but none tho less cartain'
ly, Is gievously wide Of the truth. The, enc
my did not drive Rousseau one quarter Of an
inch, nor the tithe Of the breadth Of u rnathc-
NAUTICAL line, ut Murfrcesboro, although the
mass Of their army, flushed with success, WAS
launched upon him with terrific fury. They,
drove him Just as the WAVES Of the Mediter
ranean are accustomed to drive Gibraltar from
its aaamantlne base--not otherwise. The at
tack rolled in from the right upon the centre
| with resls1ess success, until it struck Rcas-
seau's division, but then it stopped. What
| enabled Rousseau to check it was not yalor
| alone, for that had already been lnyishly cx-
| pended III win, but the skill with which he
chose his ground and posted his lines With
| out this, It would hart been possible to be he
i roic, but not to be victorious s-to be emassacrcd
breast and break the tide Of fame. Before any
portion Of his division became engaged, he
asked, and at once obtained from his veteran
corps commander, leave to fall back out Of
the cedar thicket, where, after strenuous eS-
ertions, It was seen to be impossible to get
the division into line, OF to make the slightest
use Of the batteries, and to take position IN
open ground where he could Eight. He
| thought that to fight was what he was there
for. Thepossibpity Of getting into position
once assured, he posted his division, not with.
out loss, with the skill Of Wellington, and
fought It with the heroism Of Ney; 50 that
the enemy, instead Of rolling on. and taking
our gallant left wing in front, and flank, and
rcar at once, ,as they would have done had they
succeeded IN breaking the centre, were hurled
back through the cedarforest with murderous
loss and in the utmost confusion
, 1863-01-16

The Mobile Register for December 9th some
whnt imprudently let's the world into some
secrets Of British journalism, which shows
where 1t is that the Saturday Revie,p the LON
don Herald, Times, STANDARD, and other pro.
slavery Journals get their inspiration. It
prints :.:.priyate letter. from London, from
which VIC learn that the writer's Of the Inder,
the rebel organ III Englsad; arc also employed
on the Journals NC have named above.
This letter makes some revelations Which
will be annoying In London: d.: -:
l. The editorial sanctum of the lndex has be-
come the focus and rendezvous Of Southern
crncrs int London. II is Il seminary Of South
ern intelligence, and l., school Of Southern
| writers, not for its own columns, ,&but for: the
| now. engages some Of tile ablest pens In Lon
don. 4 few months ago these men knew moth
ingabout US, and cared less. Amongthe contrib
Etofs and leader-writcrs fortl!e Index arc J. B.
| Motl;ins and Percy Grsgg, es9a. Both Of
capital statistical paper before the Social Sci
| ieuce Congress, On nt.ThcproGuctiyeness Of the
| South" which has attracted much attention,
and made Lord Brouglam very angry. The
| same gentleman has lately written an intro
4aetion to '.The South Vindicated.r By Gen,
Williams, abook just published in London, III
magnificent style, and well received. THIS
WORK, Us some Of our readers will remember,
| was first published under the title, of s'Let-
tcrs during the Presidential canvass Of 1861, In
Nashsille,". By James. Williams, late minister
copyrighted under the Confederate States.
leader writer's of the 4SaturIag Revic,c the lead.
ing London weekly, and writes admirable
Southern articles. He is an editorial contrib.
utor to the Morning Herald and Standard, both
| of. .rh3n}, In a{fn1f dHf1u Gan Thorn
, 1863-01-16
How the Proclamation Works
in Virginia..
fWaehipCton Dispatch to the n +. Tribuuc.1

" dEHlQEl0H 0iSpAAcH ~ lut y. /. AtlrAuE.J
-. - WASHINGTON, Jan. u, 1865.
. Gen. C1usseret has. written to a Senator,
under date of January :, at Winchester, let
ter that will give that perfect soldier stronger
claim upon the admiration Of his adopted
countymcn- He says: :,
ave have receiycd-Gen, Milroy and myself
the Presidents proclamation Of freedom. In con.
sequence, we yesterday posted On all the walls Of
Winchester, and scattered throughout the country.
from farm to farm an order from Gen Milroy nofi-
the 1T OF January, and have the right to cls,rn
WAGES from their matters. OF to quit them and that
in this case the troops will protect their rights pre-
clscly As they will thore Of all other citizens"
The northern neck Of vlzgfnia, the heart Of
aristocratic aud wealthy slavery, is alive with
vast hcgira Of bondiucn and bondwomen,
travelling under President Lincoln's pass.
The proclamation is depopalating tho whole
region between the Rappa11anuock and the
| Potomac. In farm Wagons, In coaches, on
horseback, atoot and in buggtes with valuable
| property, in every case, this second move:
ncnt from Egypt to the promised land flla
I the highways and the woods. ~
The freed slaves COME straight to our lines,
| On The other sfde,: rebel raids daily snatch
| valuable slaves and hurry them southwark
| and westward to the mountain Businesses for
| security. It wis so that masters hid awa1
their perilous property In the mountains d
San Domingo. In Baltimore, the proc1ama
lion daily strikes the frttcrs off The largt
number Of slaves sent for safety to that city
from the Shenandoah Valley. They clailr
their freedom. apd-for reasons that colonixa
tiouIsts understandable masters and mis-
trrsscs make 10 resistance to the claim. :