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hoBs IN LEGISLATURES.

The people OF Pennsylvania have lately
witnessed the assembling of q mob at their
State Capital for the express purpose of brow
beating the members of the Legislature, and
controlling its action in the election of Uni
ted States Senator. A similar scene may be
| witnessed in the Assembly of New York,
where, for a fortnight or more, the organiza-
ton of that body has been prevented by the
presence of a mob, whose object is to intimi-
date and oyerawe the Democratic members.
The consequence is that the whole business OF
the Legislature is stopped, and the Assem- bly,
| is nothing but riotous and isord-rly gath
ering, disgraceful TO the State and the nation.
The Senate has taken the subject into con-
sideration, and on Monday last a series of
resolutions was passed condemning the inter
| ference of the mob, calling on the Governor
to put it down, and appointing committee
to confer with him and urge him to prompt
action. In the course of the debate on the
resolutions, Mr.. Low, of Sullivan, Union
Democrat, made q speech, from which the fol
lowing is an extract:
* II Il. own 10 erery citizen Of albany,
there armed t0tth pistols, stones and
deadly 1eeapeRs as he loas informed By eye ,cit-
nesses; ii kaolgn 10 The boys az The street.
certain 1t is to most people in the State.
The papers gave vivid accounts of the procee-
dings-that scenes of the most 6isgraceful
character were enacted in the Assembly Cham
Der on Saturday last Violence and blood
shed were threatened. The Senator from the
Thirtieth had not, in his remarks, stated the
case half as bad It was. Threats Of person
al rioEence 10 members rere made, shouting and
abHsiUe epithets ,cere iudulged in, rOlcfyism was
rampant in The gallaries and iob6ies.''
Other members bore like testimony TO the
Mr.. Young of Cattaraugus, who present
on Friday and Saturday, said that one mem
ber had stated that if Mr.. Calcott, the Repub-
lican candidate for Speaker, should be elect
ed, he would never be allowed to take the
chair. Mr.. Low heard the same declaration
made, and said that it was received With
cheers and shouts by the rowdi les in the gall
leries. The details of the rowdyism stated by
mure disorderly, indecent and violent mob
than that which has gathered to overawe the
New York Assembly.
II is by means such as this that the modern
Democracy have resolved to defeat the will Of
the people and control the action OF their rep
resentatives. Win not the people bear these
scenes in Harrisburg aud Albany in mind, and
see that hereafter they send men to the Leg
islature CT the right political character, whom
the mob will lot dare TO approach
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TnE RAFTsMAN'S JOURNAL,

lawful money of the United States. for any
OF the certificates of indebtedness that may at
any time be unpaid, or for any OF the Treasu-
ry notes heretofore issued under the provis-
ions of this act a motion to make revenue
payable in legal tenderwas voted down. The
second section was amended so as to author
ize the Secretary to ssue four hundred million
in Treasury notes, the interest not exceeding
6 per centum, payable semanuually in coin,
and the principal payable, any time after three
years from date such notes receivable for in-
ternal duties, and all debts and demands due
TO the United States, except imports; nothing
in this section 10 be construed to authorize
any additional issue of legal-tender notes. A
motion TO strike out the section authorizing
the issue oil $500 900 900 ofIegal-tender notes,
was lost. new section was adopted, that
after March l 1868, the coupons of all bonds
of the United States heretofore issued, or
which may be issued under this act, may at
any time thirty days before they become due
be received for customs, as coin under such
regulations the Secretary of the Treasury
may prescribe. The Committee, before COM
pleting action on the clause taxing banks, laid
the bill aside. The days proceedings were
closed by patriotic speech from Mr.. Arnold
of Illinois.
In THE SENATE. January 23rd, some changes
were made in Committees to give new mem
bers a chance. The bill to print an annual re-
port of the Banks of the United States was
passed bill TO provide means and modes
OF taking evidence in support of claims in
certain cases against the United States, was
referred TO the Committee on the Judiciary.
A resolution was adopted inqnirng into the
case of invalid soldiers in the couvalesce Mt
camp. Mr. Wilson offered significant reso-
luton instructing the Committee on the Con-
duct ofthe War 10 Inquire whether Major
Gen. Burnside has since the battle of Freder-
icksbnrg, formed plans for the movement of
the Army of the Potomac ,or any portion of the
same, and if so, whether any subordinate Gen
erals of the said army have written to or visi-
ted Washington to oppose or interfere with
the execution of such movement, and wheth-
er such proposed movements have been arres-
ted or interfered with, and if so, by what Au-
thority. The bill to provide for the greater
comfort of the sick and wounded soldiers aud
10 promote the efficiency of the Medical De-
partment, was amended in some particulars
aud adopted. The House. spent the entire
session in Committee of the Whole on the f
nancial scheme OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee. 1t is now to come before the House
and will probably be voted upon on Monday
The Secretary of the Treasury has succeeded
in carrying II the important amendments pro-
posed to the first copy OF the BILL The House
adjourned 10 Monday.
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the prop erty of a husband responsible for
words spoken by the wife. Also resolutions
to investigate the late election of State
Treasurer--representatio having been made
that unlawful means were employed in refer
ence thereto. An act was passed TO iegalize
certain bonds issued by the Commissioners of
the County OF Erie, for the payment of boun-
ties to volunteers and to authorize tax for
the payment Of county orders issued for that
purpose.
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a SSIG NEE'S SALE OF VALUABLE
~ LUMBER PROPERTY -rha snh...;

II
bers offer fer sale two contiguous tracts of well
umbered land situate IN Morris and Snowshoe
twps counties OF Clearfeld and Centre State Of
Pennsylvania, knowi as the Saw Mill and Lumber
property of 81. 4 j. Shock, containing in all
SCI acres and 48 perches. One tn ereof boun-
ded by lands of Francis Quincy. and Others in the
warrantee name of John Nicholson containing 433
acres and l53 perches. The other thereof situate
IN the townships, co mites, and State aforesaid
bou nded by lands OF Jonathan Nesbit and Others
In the warrantee name of Francis Guruey con-
tanning 4S3 acres and I53 perches. The buildings
are composed OF 4 steam mill capable of cut
ting two million feet of lumber a year large
two-stOIy dwelling house. three or more tenant
houses, and a large barn, &c From so to 100 a.
cres of said land are cleared and in a good farm
ing condition. Sale to take place at the Court
HohIse az Bcliefoslts, at o'elock mr. on Sa,u,.
dog, february 14ta. 1868
TERMS OF SALE-one half of the purchs.s
money to be paid on the delivery of the deed, tbs
residue TO be paid year thereafter with inter
est TO be secured By bond and mortgage ON the
premises T. HIESTAND, and
JOHN KLINE.
Assignees Of 4. II. L J. Shock
Beilefonte, January 2I, 1858.
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~ B0GGS EsTATE,-To VIM Boggs. Robert
Boggs, Margely, wife Of Baxter, formerly Mar
gerry Bcggs; Elizabeth. wife of John MConkey.
formerly Elizabeth Boggs; Martha Jane, wife Of
Henry L. Hensley. formerly Martha Jane Boggs;
WILDER f Boggs, Henry Boggs; Mary, wife of
VIM Chandler. formerly Mary Boggs. and Roland
Boggs, heirs OF Moses Eoggs, late of the State of
Missouri and formerly of Clearfeld county, Pa
and TO all persons claiming the Real Estate in
Cleareld county aforesaid Of the said Moses Bcggs
either as heirs or under said heirs;
FAKE NOTICE, that writ Of partition has been
issued out of the Orphans Court of Clearfieid
county aforesaid 10 directed. for the partition
among the aforesaid heirs of certain real estate in
said county, viz: One tract piece of timber
land situate in Bradford township in said county
containing 70 acres 81 perches. more less. An
other messuage or farm situate formerly in Brad
ford now Graham township. containing about I2s
acres and 90 perches
In pursuance Of which writ. onWednesday ay IIth
day of March. 4. d. 1868, upon the premises q.
ioreSaid- al and after 10 O'Clock A. NJ of said day
will proceed to hold Inquest of Partition to
make partition, if the same can be made and in
qulre and make report thereof according to Law
AT which time and place all person. interested are
notified 10 attend and be present
ED PERKS. Sheriff &c
Sherifs Office january 2S ISs3-6t
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THAT'S So Gen. Rosecrans is Democrat.
In a conversation with Mr.. Sessions, OF Colum-
bas, had with that officer at Murfreesboro.
since the battle, Gen. Rosecrans said:
We OF the North did not fully understand
the enemy We had to deal with; they fight
like deamons, disregarding flags of truce and
all laws OF civilized warfare, forcing boys in
TO their army, as the many wounded ana dead
boys showed. Why, be said, Bragg sent in
flag Of truce and his men captured fifty priso
ners immediately behind ii aud being remon-
Strated with, justified himself after consider
ing upon it five days. His condemnation of
the peace Democrats was scathing. He saws
they will lick the boots OF these Southern
thieves and liars. who will turn around and
kick them they mean fight, fight, fight; and
We can never conquer except by lighting in ear
nest, expecting to lose many valuable men.
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ADJUTANT GENERAL THoAAs.-There are
fresh rumors OF a lack of loyalty in this officer
A lady tells the Washington correspondent of
the Springfield (Mass) Republican that she
communicates, regularly, with her Southern
friends through his connivance. She says ::
81 hand my letters to Adjutant General Thom-
as, and FROM him comes all the answers Is
II right for the President, in these simes to re-
tain in a position OF so much Importance as
Adjutant General, a man who is even suspec-
ted of disloyaltyl
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PUBLIC EDUCATION AND LoYALrY.-Mr. Rob-
inson, the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion in Kentucky argues that ignorance was
the tool OF treason in the South. He produces
statistics to show that the counties in Ken
tucly in which common schools have been
most largely established and most hberally
sustained, are those which have been most
distinguished for cordial, immovable and
self.sacri6ciug attachment TO the Union.
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SEALED PROPOSALS will be received a,

SEALED PROPOSALS will be received a,
~ the Office of the Clearield Creek Bridge Com.
pany, until the 2Sth day of February next for
the cree ion of n Toll House at the East end OF
the Bridge. Said building to he one and a half
stories high and sixteen by twenty feet in dimen-
sions-to be completed by the First day of July
next. The plan and specifications can be exam
ined ~ the Office of J. b. Graham. Proposals
must be addressed to J. b. Graham. President of
Clearfed Greek Bridge Company
Jan. 81, 1863. W. W. BETS, Sec'v
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ISDIANA.-There vas crowded and very
enthusiastic meeting of Union men al Indian
apolis on Monday a-week. The speaking
was of the most decided kind. Col. Richard
Ryan said he was convinced that as Indiana
had sent a hundred thousand men TO the bat
tie field, she had as many more totrample on
treason. Those who were so pititul as to-
whine aleug our streets about tyrany, would
find there was spunk enough ie # at home to
attend to them. The storm is evidently rising
around the ears of those who in this perIous
hour are whining about the rights and the
wrongs of traitors; but who are too cowardly
either TO stand up before armed traitors in The
field, or to face honest and ind ignaut friends OF
OF the government at home.
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VALUABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE

SALE.-Ihe undersigned is desirous of sell
ling his farm situate in Penn township. CIearhelc
county Pa, one mile from Pennvilie, on the road
Leading to PgnAsutawney, containing one hun
dred acres and allowance. Sixty acres of said
land are cleared and in high state of cultivation,
of which p acres arein meadow. There is erect
ed on the premises a comfortable L story dwell
ling house, good barn and other necessary out
buildings There is also quantity Of most ex-
cellent Pine and other timber on the land A
clear and indisputable title viii be given TERMS
one fou<th in hand, and the balance in three
equal annual payments, secured by mortgage or
dgment bends. For further inform alton Apply
10 the subscriber residing on the premises
THOMAS NJ MARTIN
Penn n
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GEss SHERxAs.-From Washington We learn
that Gen Sherman acted at Vicksburg un-
der thS order of Gen. Grant, and formed the
right Sing of his army In accordance with the
beliefthat Grant would come up, but the lat
ter having his communication cut of, failed
to notify Sherman.
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THK VICKsBURG Ctr orr The saeacious
plan adopted by Brig. Gen. Williams last fall
of cutting off Vicksburg, from the banks of
Mississippi. by making diversion in the chan
nal OF that river, appears likely to be carried
out most effectually by the operations of na-
ture. The rise in the river is widen ing and
deepening the artificial channel or cut of Gen.
Williams to such an extent as TO alarm the
citizens OF Vicksburg, lest they should find
themselves in inland town before next
spring. 1t is thought that the course of the
Mississippi will be so changed at this point in
few months that vessels ofthe largest class
can go through the channel and navigate the
river without passing Vicksburg at all.
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CLEARF1ELD. PA. JAN'Y 20. 1868.
BULLY FOR BOYER.

Doctor Thomas Jefferson Boyer, so called
Representative in the State Legislature. hail
ing from our own county, has delivered him.
self Of a lengthy letter, in which he makes a
statement of s.certain Transactions" that he
alleges took place between Gen. Cameron and
himself, relative to the recent election of u
United States Senator. The distinguished
Doctor, believing, as he states, that attempts
would be made 10 bribe some of the frail men,
bers of his party into the support of Cameron,
I'd having evidently the fullest confidence in
the continuity of his own we'll known uncor-
rupted and incorruptible virtues, conceived
the project of putting himself in the way of
the operators" for the double purpose OF de-
ceiving the tempters and keeping some OF his
more susceptible politco- Legislative associ-
ates from being drawn into the meshes by
which he supposed they were surrounded. In
this Boyer displayed elf-sacrificing spirit
never before witnessed, which his party doubt
less appreciate fully; though the fact that
Boyer should be deemed more Trustworthy
than any other Member, will not be regarded
In this community as very high compliment
to tie integrity of the Democratic Assembly
men, generally.
But, we presume. our readers would like 10
know what these transactions were, con-
corning which Boyer has SO long story 20
tell Well, in brief, they amount to this,
that one day, on his return from Philadelphia,
the observant Doctor, on meeting Mr.. William
Brobst, of Lewisburg, s'noticed some unusual
nervousness on his part, and from his con-
duct was soon led to suspect that bis busi-
" ness at Harr risburg was not OF very public
character" and accordingly when Brobst ask
ed TO see him privately, he sat once proceed
/" ed to his room,'' where, after disparaging
the Democratic candidates and expressing his
preference for Gen. Cameron, Brobst, as Boy
er avets, offered him $1,000 for his vote.
These figures Boyer thought too low. The
next day the 'sfgures' were raised TO SIS 600;
and finally, on Thursday, Boyer concluded the
bargain with John J. Patterson for $50, ,O00-
$4,000 to be paid in hand. aud the bslance
when Boyer had performed his part OF the
s:ipulations.
This is about the substance cf the worthy ~
Doctors statement, dvested OF the exesed-
tngiy segacious comments, allusions and hints
with which it abounds. The production is
rather rich one, and il il were less lengthy We
would like TO publish it for the amusement OF
our readers. Whether the statement is or is
no; correct, We are unprepared TO judge, know
Ing nothing about the NATTER but If half of
what he says OF himself is true, Boyer has set
his own character before the public in light
which will envy, and exhibits the ex-
treme depth of degradation TO which an indi-
vidual can sink himself. Hereafter Boyer's
name will be the synonym of meanness.
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STATE TREAsuRERs-0n the 18th, the txo
Houses Of the Pennsylvania Legislature met
IN Convention and elected VIM. B. McGrsth
State Treasurer. The vote stood. NcGr.th
66, II. D. Moore, 81.
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THE HISTORY OF THE WAR.

Orders of President Lincoln to Gener-
al McClellan-The PRESIDENTS Opin-
ion of the Peninsular Route-Gen' 1
Mcclellan S Orders to Gen. Banks.
In the Mcdowell Court of Inquiry on Friday
the 10th day OF January. the following impor-
tant orders, issued by President Lincoln in
January and March last, were read:
An Order to Occupy Manassas Railroad
Ex MASsIos, " AsHNGToN, Jan. 81, 1862.
Presidents Special War Order No IL
Ordered, That all the disposable force of the
Army OF the Potomac, after providing safely
for the defence Of " ashington, be formed in
to an expedition for the Immediate object of
seIzing and occupying point upon the rail
road southwestward of what is known as Ma
nassas Junction; all details to be in the dis
cretion of the general in chief, and the expe-
dition TO move before o. the 22d day of
February. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
An Order for the Defence of Washington.
EXECUTIVE MANSION. March 8. 1862.
Presidents General War Order No. 81
Ordered, That no change OF the base of op-
erations of the Army of the Potomac shall be
made without leaving in and about Washing
ton such force as in the opinion of the Gen
eral-in Chief and the commanders of all the
army corps shall leave the said city entirely
secure.
That no more than two army corps (about
fifty thousand troops) OF said Army of the Po-
tomac shall be moved en- route for a new base
of operations until the navigation OF the Po-
touiac, from Washingt ton to the Chesapeake
Bay, SHALL be freed from the enemy's batteries
and other obstructions, or until the President
shall hereafter give express permission.
That any movement aforesaid en- route for a
new base of operations, which may be ordered
by the GeneraI-in- Chief, and which NAV be
intended to move upon the Chesapeake Bay.
shall begin to move npon the bay as early as
the 18th March instant and the General-in
Chief shall be responsible that it so move as
early as that day.
Ordered, That the army and navy .oper-
ate in an immediate effort to capture the ene-
my's batteries upon the Potomac between
Washington and the Chesapeake Bav.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
L. THOMAS, Adjutant General.
The President Doubts the Wisdom of the Penin-
sular Plan.
Ex. MANSION. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 1862.
Major Gsnerel Mcclellan My DEAR SIR
You and have distinct and different plans for
a movement of the Army of the Potomac
yours to be down the Chesapeake, up the Rap
pahannock to Urbana, and across land to the
terminus OF the railroad on York river-mine
to move directly to point on the railroad
southwest of Manassas. If you will give me
answers to the following questions
shall gladly yield my plan to yours
/. Does not your plan involve greatly lar
ger expenditure of time and money than mine
2. Wherein is a victory more certain by
your plan than mine
3. Wherein is a victory more valuable by
your plan than mine
T. In tact, would it not be ls.s valuable in
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

set ta large type, ents or out fu,,
syfff 1e ehaFged double price for space occniS@
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DR. R. Y. WILSON, Practicing Phy.ic;sn
~ Clearfeld. Pa. VIII attend to all pros.,,,
sional business. Office corner of I'd and Locus,
streets. Jan. 2s. 1863
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The shipments of gold from California du-
ring the past year were SIC, 900 900 less than
during the year 1861.
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DB NJ. WOODS. PRAcrIcIye PHYsIc1.y. and
Examining Surgeon for Pensions.
otlce, Southwest corner of Second and Cherry
street., Ciearheld, Pa. January 81 1869
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Ac3l
Land Tor Sale.

FBNlIE subscriber offers for sale all of his real
l. estate in Meriaylle, on the road leading
from Jordou's Corner to Bangor, distant 70 miles,
aud ii from Ellsworth, consisting of ESQ acres Of
exec lent farming land, most Of it entirely free
from stones, about 80 acres cleared in moving,
tiIa &c and pasture, about Is tons of hay average
crop The balance is covered with heavy growth
Of timber, Hemloek, spruce and hardwood. There
arc two streams running through said land,
tributaries to the Union river,) one each 81 ID
an1 about 40 or % RODS from the buildings, OF
which has an excellent water power IL improved
for mills. both streams have a considerable extent
of intcrvale which when cleared will produce
tons of hay to the acre and both have logs drove
in them thence to Ellsworth every spring at an
expense of 7jcts per 1000 it,. The henloek bark
on said land is estimated at $50 or 500 cords The
buildings are ten years old, we'll finished, and IN
good repair, house 2sx36, l. 2lxt0. shed lSx26,
Joining the l. with the barn which is 3Gx56, and
has two sheds attached, house and l. IL stories.
Good watc~ aud large cistern of rain water in
The cellar with pump in sink. Also the FARM
stock, cows, heifers, steers, colt, span Of
team horses, u sheep, together with wagons,
seds sleigh, &c.
The above will be sold at bargain to the pur
chaser all together in lots to suit the purchaser
if applied for before the first of October NJ XII
Terms one fourth cash. balance i'll three years.
For further Information address,
20 JONATHAN BARKER, Mariaville, Maine.
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10 NERVOUS SUFFERERS OF BOTH SEYss.

A REVEREND GESrLEMAN HAVING BEEN BE>roW-
ed to health in few days, after undergoing all
usual routine aud irregular expensive modes Of
treatment without success, considers it his sacred
duty to communicate to his afflicted fellow crea-
lures the means Of cure Hence on the recent
Of an addressed envelope he will send (frcc) a
copy Of the pre- efiP;iea used Direct to DR.. JoIv
York. eomlyl
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EnswOrth-July 9th. by Rev Tenney, Rev
d, 5. Hubbard Of Rastbrook, 10 Miss Sophia :
Pearson, adopted daughter Of the officiating cIer.
gyman.
Extraordinarily Esd. by VIM. Somerby, Esq,
Mr.. Andrew J. Clark, of franklin to Mrs, Mary
Carlisle Of L.
waitham- 18th inst. by Calvin Kingman, Esq,
Mr.. Samuel r j, rdan VI W. to Miss Maria
Springer Of Elstbtook.
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d [ II d.

stctson-Iuly 9th, of diptheria, Freddie f..
son of Mary Ann Clancy of Ellsworth, aged 7
yours and I months
Nantaskett, Mass.-Wm, W. Kcndrick, Prcsi-
dent Of the Bank Of North America agci g yrs.
Banger-2sth inst Annie liercc, wife OF b.
+. Bradbury, aged u years.