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Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31
IgESOEU
Passed BY the Pierce County Demo
cratic Glib, at a meeting held at Els
vortA, Karc6 81, 1862.

WHEaEAs;-A Government based
upon the wishes of the people, as express
ed at the ballot box, is in every sense Of
the word the only truly liberal form Of
Government; and whereas; In all past
ages rs at the present time, questions of
National policy have arisen, wherein the
interests of the people are concerned; and
whereas; In the great and loyal Demo
cratic party, upon the platform laid down
by Jefferson. and handed down to this
generation by such good and wise men
as jackson. Douglas, and others we
might mention, is, and ever has been,
party whose first great cardinal principle
has been strict and unwavering adhere
ance to the principles of the Constitution,
and as a party, have ever deprecated any
attempt to violate any of the many COM
pacts Of that instrument, believing any
departure from the principles there laid
down to be the harb;nger of sectional
difficulties, and if persisted in to any
great extent would produce civil war;
Therefore
F3 Resolved, That we believe it to be the
duty Of every loyal man, in this day of
great national calamities, to unhesitating-
ly and without faltering, attach himself
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31
The kissing Deacon.

In one Of our New England towns
lived Deacon Brown, staid, dignified
sort Of Christian and mode Of pro-
prietv. Deacon Brown had the misfor-
tune 10 lose his wife, and at the age of
forty found himself with a family of four
small children, without n mistress to his
farmhouse. As he could not immedi
ately take another wife ard avoid scan
dal, and could not get along without
some one to take charge of the kitchen
and nursery. he had recourse to employ
ing n young woman as housemaId.-
Nancy Sterns was laugh Gg, romping
beauty, who delighted in experimenting
upon the Deacon, by way Of testing the
strength of human nature. For long
time the Deacon was invulnerable; but
at last, in moment of unguarded weak
ness, he was led into temptation, and in
to committing "slight indiscretion" with
his beautiful housenaid. When in his
wonted GOODNESS and presence of mind,
he was Mortified at the enormity of his
sin. In vain he repented aud gricved
over his lost virtue.
Finally, as last effort for easing his
conscience, at the conclusion Of the scrv-
ices on the follow 'ng Sabbath morning,
he arose aud requested the forbearance Of
the bretheren AMI 81 tiers few ms mentS,
when lie electrified them by making the
following confession:
''My Christian friends, You all know
that lost my dear wife some months ago
(sobs and tears), and that Nancy Stems
has been keeping house for me; AMI you
know at have little child not year
old. Well, that little child would cry in
the night, and i: would be long time be-
fore l could quiet Il; and last Tuesday
nighl-God forgive me.-tho child cried
so hard that Nancy arose and came into
the room, and leaned over the bed to
ush the child-and, brothers and sisters,
her leaning over made me forget
Christi
Here The worthy deacon broke down
entirely, and stood weeping, waili g aud
blowing his nose.
"Nhat did you do?"s;crnly demanded
the minister
:I-I-I kissed her." stammered
ont the Deacon, between his sobs, "bu!
/ have been very sorry fnr it, and prayed
to be forgiven, and want YOU TO for
give me and pray for me, brothers and
sisters"
As the Dcrcon bow 6! himselfupon his
seat Ike the mighty oak before the tor
nado, Deacon Gooliclow arose and as
tonishcd the audience still more by say
ing:
"Brotlors and sisters, Won have heard
what bro,hcr Brown has said, and now
he wants our forgiveness. For my part.
think brother Brown is truly penitent,
and ! am willing to forgive him with my
whole heart. And. brothers and sisters,
| WI add still further. that. ii | had no
wife. and = pretty girl Ike Nancy Stems
should como into my room, and lean
over my bed. and lean over me. III kiss
her and abide tic consequences"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31
Probate Notice.

Pierce County Court, in Probate. In the
matter of the estate of Lewis McKuen, de-
ceased.
an reading and filing the petition of Thorn
~ as Clary, of Pierce County, representing
among among other things that Lewis Nc
kueil, late of Rice county and State of Min
nesota. on the 2Ist day of July. 1861, in the
State of Virginia died interstate, leaving goods,
chattels and estate within this county. Where
fore. to the end that said estate be legally adj
ministered your petitioner would pray that
demonstration m, thereof be granted 20 him the
said Thomas McClary
1t IS ordered that said petition be heard be-
fore the Judge of this court on Monday, the
10th day of November next, at one O'Clock r.
NJ at his Office, in the city of Prescott. And
1t IS further ordered that notice thereof be
given to the heirs of said deceased and to all
persons interested by publishing a copy Of
tins order for three successive weeks prior 10
said day of hearing. in the Prescott Journal.
weekly newspaper printed aud published at
Prescott, IN said county
25w3 WILLIAM Howrs,
County JudgS-
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31

GIDemagogues thought they were
doing q grand business in holding out
Vallaudigham rs a martyr TO the consti-
tatonal right of free speech. They real
ly imagined that they had only to mako
out 'by Tie card" that bis arrest was out
of the line of civil precedent, TO induce
the people to pat the highest trusts of
the State into his hands, their theory
was, that the people were weak enough
and false enough to he ready to sacrifice
tho Government itself, rather than any OF
its forms and ordinary procedures
There never was a more complete delu-
sion. The present generation of Amer
leans understand the value Of fixed pro-
ccsses of law quite rs we'll as their fathers
did, and in ordinary times insist with
quite as much earnestness that they shall
be followed. But, for all that, they are
none tho less able to realize that state
of war brings with it its peculiar war
powers, and that Ihe President, rs Com
mander-in Chief, may use those powers,
Oh his Official responsibility, for the pub
lie safety. Knowing that ValIandigham
was abusing his free speech for the promo
ton of sedition and rebellion, and assur-
ed that President Lincoln in good faith
considered it a public necessity that he
should be stop ed i'll bis evil career, the
people Of Ohio have, without the slight
est misgving, crushed him with their
mountainous vote.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31

A MIssEssIPPI JUDGE.-During the
summer of 1888, landlord was
brought before Judge Hawkins (who sat
on decayed stump in front of the hote)
on a charge Of selling liquor in quantities
less than gallon, being contrary to the
law of the State. The process was COM
mcnced:
Prisoner, are you guilty or not
guilty?"
"Not guilty." the landlord replied.
prisoner" exclaimed the Judge, 'you
know that's lie! | have drank in your
honSe more than twenty times day my
SELF"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31

with radiant dyes, though November
must soon come clad in russell.
A purple haze hangs upon the hills
like the mystery of a poets dream, and
the landscape wears on expression of
tender repose that seems waving us to
the deep solitudes, where we may lind
tongues in trees, books in the running
brooks" and the alarms Of war may
never reach us.
But even in these calm, bright days
our hearts are throbbing with the pulse
of the electric wire that brings us news
Of the battle; and we shudder at the
contrast Of these peaceful scenes and
those fields where grim carnage stalks
amid fire and smoke. and shouts and
groaus. Yet, though tears are shed for
the brave who fall, the face Of our beau
tiful north lend is udisturbed; the clouds
sail slowly by, the leaves rustic, the au-
tumnal flowers bloom on our prairies, the
swift hours come and go from dawn to
gray, on wings of sunbeams-and so we
bid farewell to September days.
ELMER LEssEL.
-.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31
ARrsTocRAcY.-I can respect the arts

ARIsToCRAcY.-I can respect the arts
tocracy of family--the consciousness of
blood that has flowed through historic
veins and throbbed under blazoned
Shields Of renown. can respect the ar
;s.ocracy of talent, rising above all mate
rial conditions in its splendor and power.
| can respect the arstocracy of enter
prise that bursts all Obstacles, and holds
with n modest self-exertion. But of all
aristocFacy, the aristocracv of mere vul-
gar wealth, d nothing else, is the emp
test and siIlest 4. II. Chaplin.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31
HENRY WARD BEECnER has take

HENRY WARD BEEcnER has taken
quit fancy to the monks in Europe
In his last letter he says:
81 am bound to say that | have been
agrceably disappointed in the appearance
Of the monks and priests in Roman
Catholic countries. AS general rule,
they have appeared to be n clear-faced,
intelligent, and sincere mer. Only once
or twice did we meet the legendary type
Of monk-round fat and worldly. In
Switzerland ana in Northern Italy the
general impression produced upon me by
the priests has been highly favorable to
them."
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31
When Nicholas Biddle. famili

When Nicholas Biddle, Familiarity
called Nick Biddle, was connected with
the United States Bank, there was an
old negro named Harry, who used to be
loafing about the premises. One day, in
a social mood, Biddlo said TO the darkey.
"Well. what is your name my old
friend q "Harry, sir; old Harry" said
the other, touching his seedy hat. "Old
Harry" said Biddlo, "why that is the
name they give to the devil, is it not?"
eyes, sir" said the negro. sometimes
ole Harry, sometimes ole Nick" (Bully
for tho darkey.)
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31

Why THE VoTE AGAINST VALLAN-
DIGHAM WAS NOT LARGER.-'.Tell the
people of Ohio" said Gen. Garfield, be
fore the election, 'that the vote for
Brough in the Army of the Cumberland
will be smaller than it would have been
had not the friends of Vallandigham
killed off some thousands of our bors."
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31

A BAD FIx.-"Vonce, ven vas court
in | vas gone to my field to hoo po-
tatoes. Veil, den sec my Caterire com
in in der road, so | links give her Won
vas boo; 50 climbs tree, ond shust rs
going to boo her, falls on der hemlock
fence, end sticks pine knot-ho!e in my
pantRloons CATERING vas laff, ond make
more shame as Il sheep nit Won tam tief
on his pack"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31

THE TEUE RELATION OF OH AND
You've Why must children be with
perfect people, any more than people
wait to be perfect 10 lie friends |: The
secret isis it not ?-for parents TO feel.
and to be willing their children should
know. that they are but little older than
themselves, only class above, and able
to give them SONS help in learning their
lesson. Then parent and child keep
growing together, in The same house.
Let them blunder as VIC Numbered. God
is patient for us; why should not we be
for them Aspiration teaches always,
and God leads by inches. A perfect be-
ing would hurt 81 child no less than an
imperfect.-Mdrgaret Fuller.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1863-10-31

@ IT woman could talk out of
the two sides Of her mouth at the same
time, there would be good deal said on
both sides.
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

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n .s~-~te,s y aaH insl4eies @,egs firlerss Hs~ss
wss.a a 80 sa .s,s,s a. ,,,ss 20 20 a 80 ra. 1
The New York herald., 1863-07-28
Ys,R aALE.

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faro,~sa ia~s.~s ~ ~ rttnesH s1srf sae fanf
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,.a.~ - ne fpftSss 1<sf - f<sss1
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sr,. rs.ssr seA ssssr ate t~,ssgsai, $50
...,'. .S - 80 ss<sfsssts As \.
~ l,s brsnshss yos fartbsr ssfrsfs sdxsss 80 ~
poxl g~es - 1s.nse, ~
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

IN GRAND STREET. Two DOORS WEST or
n broedvay; Money sdysBess 90 Washes. J.w.ly,
ton J. A Jackson, Brsssr and Commission Nercbani
Once hours from A y. unhl ~ P.h
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

7 HENRY HYHAr-sss BRoApwAy CORNER or
"A Bsnd street room ssvp stairs vii rsy The highest
cash for Dsuonds set or unset watches and Shve
war;, advances made the same and also on Psnos
etS Broadway
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

LN0R SALE-A LARGE DWELLING, USED Az
boarding housc with about one acre of land and beau
tfuy situated Mf Neck about -four miles from Glen
Cove On tho premises and 10 be sold herewith Il Grist
M In good order large barn. carriage house. tea1ent
house and other outbnildnas Conneng with the above
dock. 70 which sioops come and TO enrprsins
would lie good depot wood and coal Tho bay
short distance Ia the of the hols and wide branch
OF IT, called the creek the houss anorne salt
water bath and ESQ hu1 fishing oysterng boating
The situation eapini one Tor country residence %
boarding house For particulars apply TO JAg +. TRAY
Eks - Hickman street. New York. on the premises TO
HENRY DBMiLT
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

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pU~ ~ Ts0 ssss&
The New York herald., 1863-07-28
ExpREssEs.

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~ ss1sg.sr..t 10 ssss Thlstg o.s ssussi s~s--<b
e~-,.sg a. Elfs q rssos. mhHwrs ~. t1ass
sss shsp~s psr1 Lag ~sse.s fos rsxsv,.s fsrs.
T5rnaars s,sfst
r, A prssuAns Vnurras RrrRsss AsD
tv~~n yfA asfh srsnaNs. rssp- ufv~ss stsssssr,
Af, bsssl sss ssyy~t y - pesv - ywA a~.ev~x
seur~s.
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

Lsoa BRID0Erony-pAfLY LiHE-rnn srgAagR
II sEip1krohT sss.ss Ger " Es~s rssf, dsny. - 4
oyo<s srriflnan nfaFsp<r 10 fn@~ ~tth
ths No1sst0ek Nasktpcs ss- ffstea snd Nsfsfcrs
frads Ala. he tNss t4ns ksgtfqos Asa ss- L<sssen.
The New York herald., 1863-07-28
sTEAMDOATs.

'rHs AsIoR LfBRsnr WILL w CLOSED IRON
i senhss, Aasnss o. 70 konfsr, Aagss ~. isss ~ ~.
der w The Ifustss.
The New York herald., 1863-07-28
SPECIAL NOTICES.

4 MOST LAuxwrABLs cAsg,-hApAwE nrnfx,
N ''Qvssn Of WHARF. ard vsv ssssr isdy - us sss
nax~ fsssanrAnt Hsftsn, whsrw abe 10
great sasissss DARING ihs rc. shs 2. yurnss ost q
ssevplhiaf tras~ssed-hsy life b~ns fst All
sJuabs lss~ip wsrdrDt~ ssi trins~ss ssrnsd
sso losrG ksf ready so~ shs sants slsn~ vt.cst
ore snee ~ end ~ any AID -etthr
essr resy y ts ne videf snf erpA1. a. sis
eas~ surusthlnr 10 fon~ for hsr ~ Ives.
r~saarsnt Hsri~n f1>lh sns f9h VII
e~ise anv eontrt nsioB. ttst nay - ssfe
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

L,ARM wASTED-CONTAINING ABOUT SIXTY
acres OF good land with good bouse and ontbnid
the water preferred Long Island, for which VIII
he given In EXCHANGE large three story brick Hone
Of tho principal busnea IN rooxyn
all the modern and bu Ia the best
All must full description, location and price.
Address o. W., Brooklyn Post onloe
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

NOTICE TO SHIPBUILDERS AND ENGINEERS
In The Copper Coating Company coating iron spikes
and bolts for shpbuldng at oneonrh the price
Of copper and half the price OF composition which
warranted superior to either for ships fastening good
supply Samples will be furnished and infor
nation given application 70 T. MILLS Agent l95 Broad
way
The New York herald., 1863-07-28

III xr street 0t~ door cses of hSBo~rry Oil pay The
rsst Price netss of Diamonds waebss Jswslry dsns
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-07-29
STARTLING CHARGE AGAINST AN EX-
SHERIFF OF INDIANA COUNTY.

Joseph w. Ellwood appeared before Alder
derman Taylor, of this city, aud made oath TO
the following statement, which may well rivet
the attention of the loyal men of Western
Pennsylvania, and fire anew that high toned
and uncalculating loyalty, which has stamped
ours as the most unswerving of any district
in the United States in support of the laws.
Ii these statements are true, the Indignation
of our people will impel them to renewed ac-
tivity in behalf of our country, and her brave
defenders on their return from our defense,
cannot fail to be impressed with deeper ha-
tired of their enemies and ours-the skulk-
ing copperhe ads amongst us.
Ellwood says he went to the borough of
Indiana, in Indiana county, to enroll himself
as member of cavalry company being
formed in that borough, 10 obedience to the
late call OF the President for six months men.
David Ralston was TO be the captain of this
company, and, on Elwood presenting himself
for enrolment, Ralston asked him elf he was
all right Being answered In the affirmative,
Ralston told Ellwood that he was raising a
company, but did not intend to go to the war,
but intended to make use of the men TO resist
eled in Indiana, Westmoreland, Arm strong,
and Allegheny counties and had ssany amount
of men ready to resist the draft. That there
were fifteen thousand stand of arms in Indiana
county to be used for this purpose, and elf
Indiana could furnish that number of arms,
what the devil could Westmoreland do 20
He then took Ellwood to a private room in
his house, che keeps the Indiana House, in the
borough of Indiana and offered him a new
revolver, stating at the time that he could get
more furnished-sany number of them, -
and further declared that when the nine
months men returned to Indiana and demand
ed that the Indiana Democrat should hang out
the ssstars and stripes"-(as we believe they
have declared they would)-he (Ralston) had
men concealed in his stable, with sixty rounds
of ammunition, in case they attempted any VII
olence on the building.
United States commissioner Sproul sent
warrant for the arrest of Ralston to the Pro-
vost Marshal of the 2lst district, when Rails
ton, hearing of this, gave himself up, and was
brought to this city, where he was lodged in
Jail to await an examination. A large number
OF witnesses are summoned in the case, and
the time necessary to secure their attendance,
prevented us announcing when the examina-
tion will take place. When it does come off,
however We will keep our readers advised
of the further developments in this, the grav-
est charge which has yet disgraced Western
Pennsy ylvania.-Putsburg Gazette. .July 2lst.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-07-29
A WORD TO MOTHERS.

Each mother is historian. She writes not
the history of emp Tres or nations on paper
but she writes her own history on the imper-
ishable mind of her child. That tablet and
that history viii remain indellible when time
shall be no more. That history each mother
will meet again, and read with eternal JOY or
unutterable grief in the far coming ages of
eternity. This thought should weigh on the
mind of every mother, and render her deeply
circumspect, and prayerful, and faithful in
her solemn work of training up her children
for Heaven and imm ortality.
The minds of children very suscepti
BILE and easy impressed. A word. look,
frown, may engrave an impression on the
mind of child which no lapse of time can
efface or wash out. You walk along the sea
shore when the tide is out, and you form
characters, write words, or names in the
smooth, white sand, which is spread out so
clear and beautiful at your feet, according
as Your fancy may dictate but the return
ing tide shall in few hours wash out and ef-
face forever all that you have written. Not
so the lines and characters of truth, or error
which your conduct imprints On the mird of
your child. There you write impressions for
the everlasting good or i'll of your child,
which neither the floods nor the storms OF the
earth can wash out, nor Deaths cold fingers
erase, nor the slow moving ages of eternity
obliterate. How careful, then shou Id each
mother be of her child. How prayerful, and
how serious, and how earnest to write the
eternal truths of God on his mind those
truths which shall be his guide and teacher
when her voice shall be silent in death, and
her lips no longer move in prayer in his be-
half, in commencing her dear child to her
covenant God.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-07-29
THE COTTAGE DOOR.

How sweet the rest that labor yields
The humble and the poor,
Where sits the patriarch of the fields
Before his cottage door
The lark is singing in the sky,
The swallow in the caves,
And love is beaming in each eye
Beneath the summer leaves
The air amid his fragrant bowers
Supplies unpurchased health,
And hearts are bounding mid the flowers
More dear to him than wealth
Peace, like the blessed sunlight, plays
Around his humble cot,
And happy nights and cheerful days
Divide his low1y lot.
And when the village Sabbath bell
Rings out upon the gale,
The father bows his head to tell
The music of its tale;
A fresher verdure seems to fill
The fair and dewy sod,
And every infant tongue is still
To hear the word of God.
Oh, happy hearts Ito him who stills
The ravens when they cry,
And makes the lily meath the hills
So glorio 8 to the eye
The trusting patriarch prays to bless
His labors with increase
Such ways are ways of pleasantness,"
And all such paths are peace!
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1863-07-29
THE WEAKNESS OF THE REBELLIoN.

IL statistics of population and material re-
sources were not sufficient TO prove that the
great advantage of strength in this war rests
with the loyal States, the history of two years
would be itself enough. From the mere mil
itary attitude of the belligerents, independent
ly of victory or defeat, can be inferred how un-
equally the power is divided. The States in
rebellion have confessed their inherent weak
ness by assuming an attitude of defence the
strength of the loyal States is exhibited in
perpetual menace and unceasing attack. The
inequality of the two powers is never changed.
Wherever we look we find the rebellion con-
centrating all its energies to meet some dread
ed attack, or falling back helplessly when the
attack is made. Thus far, the only success
the rebelious States have obtained has been
in postponing sure defeats; they have repulsed
the Federal armies again and again, and this
is all they have done. Their greatest triumph
is that Richmond has been held against all our
attempts to take it, and even this triumph is
but negative. Even from their defensive po-
sition they have been driven, as Missouri,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana,
and the Mississippi river prove.
When the Southern States have attempted
to change this defensive attitude TO one of Of
fen>ive war, their failure has been complete
The rebel invasions of the North have been in
variably rebel defeats. Twice has the Army
of Northern Virginia attempted to transfer
the seat of war to Northern soil and twice
has the attempt been foiled, and once, lat least
most emphatically punished. Repeatedly have
the rebel armies in the West threatened to in
fict upon the loyal States the horrors of war,
and prophesied the capture OF Northern cities.
Execution of these threats has been in no case
attempted the prophecies have melted into
air, and when daring men, tempted by dreams
of poss ible plunder, have actually led horse
stealing expeditions into the North they have
been forced either to make their robberies very
brief or have been caught running away with
their stolen property. The fate of MoRGAN's
expedition is an instance of the misfortunes
which usually attend even the most trivial in
vasions of the N North.
Such contest can have but one result. We
have discovered in two years of desperate war
that the South virtually united, is not only
unable to invade the North, but is incapable
of opposing the gigantic invasion with which
the power of the North embraces her. Month
after month gives additional demonstration CT
the weakness of the rebellion, aud victory up
of the Government of the United States, that
its authority should be re established over ev-
cry inch of its territory.