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heart in it at all The very radIcallsm OF
these resolutions. which two years ago would
have been fatal reproach against them, Is
now their most potent recommendation,
The Copperheads will have very differ
ent task of it when they come to frame their
platform Instead of few consistent, sol
id, stable principles, they have got to join
together the most diverse and incongruous
dogmas and policies. Every sort of opin-
ion respecting the right of making war up
on rebellion, respecting the expedlency OF
continuing the war, respecting the policy OF
offering terms to the rebels and the kind of
terms that should be offered, respecting the
future treatment of Slavery, will have its
exponents in the Chicago Convention. To
assimilate these opinions will be impossible.
There viii be no alternative but either to
make platform without any definite prin-
ciples and policy, or to make such a one as
cannot be sustained by more than fraction
of the party, and thus be cause of party
division instead of party union We don t
doubt that vast deal of ingenuity will be
exercised TO cOntrlVe oasis on WHICH all
can make shift to stand, and quite likely it
may be accomplished A common hatred
is always strong stimulent to cooperation,
and all these varieties of Copperheads, if
they agree in nothing else, most certainly
are of one feeling against President Lincoln.
Perhaps they will all consent TO resolutions
of any conceivable shape, that may afford a
chance, or something they can imagine to
be chance, of defeating their common en-
emy. We await with good deal of curios
ity their action in this matter. BUTT is curl
osity unmingled with the slightest appre-
hension. Whether they unite or divide,
make one platform or dozen, is all the
same No earthly device can prevent the
vast majority of the people from pronoun-
cling resolutely and decisively in favor of the
principles and the nominations just put
forth by the great loyal Convention at Bal
more. That ratification by the people is
as sure as their natural spirit is indestructi-
ble
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Andrew Johnson's Position.

ANDREW JOHNSON delivered most ex-
cellent speech at great Union mass meeting
held in Nashville on Friday night a-week in
nomination for the Vice Presidency tender
ed him by the Baltimore Convention. He
denounced the Rebellion in unmeasured
terms, and enunciated sentiments in entire
accord with the platform adopted at Balti-
more. Upon the subject of emancipation
he made this noble declaration II de-
sire that all men shall have fair chance
and an equal start in the race of life, and let
him succeed who has the most merit This,
/ think, is a principle of heaven. l am for
emancipation for two reasons: first, because
it is right in itself and second, because in
the emancipation of the slaves we break
down an odious and dangerous aristocracy.
In speaking of reconstruction he said :
''Why all this carnage and devastation ? 1t
was that treason might be put down and
traitors punished Therefore l sag that
traitors should take back seat IN the acork
of restoration. II there be but fire thou
tioa, loyal to freedom, loyal to justice, these
true and faithfnl men should control The
aoork Of reorganization: and reformation ob-
sOtutely. Concerning the Monroe Doc
trine, he was equally explicit The ma
tions of Europe are anxious for our over
throw. France takes advantage Of our in-
ternal difficulties and sends Maximilian of
to Mexico to set up monarchy on our bor-
ders. The day of reckoning approaching.
The time is not far distant when the rebel
lion will be put down, and then we will at
tend TO this Mexican affair, and say to Louis
Napoleon, 'Youcan set up no monarchy
ON this continent. - His speech was a
mastery and patriotic effort, and shows that
the Union party has put its faith in a man
of the right stamp.
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So Than 2

The New Y ork World, one of the recog-
nized and leading organs of the so-called
Democratic party, and one which we pre-
sumo reflects the sentiments of it's friends,
speaks of the nomination of Lincoln and
johnson as follows:
''The only merit we can discover in this
Baltimore ticket is the merit of conssstea-
'cg; it is all of piece; the tail does not
shame the head, nor the head shame the
tail. A roil-splitting bufoon and boor-
ash tailor, both from the backtcOods, both
gro,oiag up IN uncooth ignorance, they
would afford grotesque subject for a sa-
tiric poet. a"
This sentiment is uttered by paper pro-
pinion that all ,ohite men, at least, are crea-
ted equal The World ridicules LINCOLN
and JOHNSON because they commenced life
as a day laborer and mechanic The ex-
tract we have quoted is downright ,nsult
to every ay-laborer and mechanic in the
land The World" Democratic though
1t claims to be-has thorough contempt
for hard listed farmers and greasy me-
chanics, and plainly shows that, even here
in the North, we have an element of dris-
tocracy which hoots and sneers at the idea
of a laboring man becoming a statesman
an or1stocrdcy which, if it possessed the
power, would allow none but kid glove gen.
try to hold an Office or manage the affairs OF
government. But we presume that this
language, gross and brutal and disrespectful
as it is, will meet with the contempt of all
laboring men throughout the country, and
that all attempts to establish an aristocracy
resting on labor, whether by Southern trai.
tors or Northern copperheads, will meet a
just condemnation at the hands of all honest
and intelligent and hard-working men, who
| are looked upon and considered as mere
buffoons and boorish, uncooth, ignorant,
| poor white trash by these would be a.
ristocratic gentlemen,
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FEW ADVERTISEMENT
TINTED STATES TAX Appr,,.

- tnl,cd states Assessors Once Nin.,--.-,
District, Pa, Office, Curwensyille ClesrssiS =
Pa. Notice is hereby given that the asssse. 20
lists, valuations and enumerstions made 80 u.
ken within the assessment district eoI0ra aHu "a.
the county of Clearfeld, Penn'a. by tba I.O oi
assessor, under the law of the United S.".H
AiIl remain open to all persons concerned f
animation for the space of Is DAYS from ~ "a. "a
day of July, A. D., 1864, at the Office Of D.,;1Ss
Livingston, Assessor, 18th District. Pa !, .I
borough of Curwensville, in the said coun,, .s
CIesrfeld, and, at the same place, the under:;,
ed assessor of this Collection District will s,,s.;
the 22d of July at his office in CurwensyiII-
to receive, hear, and determine all appeals rsi.
tive to any erroneous or excessive vaiuatjons .
enumerations by the Assistant Assessor
In regard TO appeals. the law provides, "Tb.,
&" the question to be determined by the ss.a..as
." appeal respecting the valuation ON .rr
{" meration of property. or objects liable n An,
a. or taxation, shall be. whether the v,Ipe,;y
" complained of be be not in lust rel,.ior %
~ proportion to other valuations in the sans a,
" sessment district, and whether the epumsrs,ioa
" be or be not correct And sil appeals 10 the =.
" SCISSOR aforesaid, shall be made in xr;,i
- and shall specify the particular cause mat,e1
" or thing respecting which decision Is renpss,.
" ed and shall, moreover. state the ground -,
4" principle of inequality error complained Of :,
DANIEL LIVINGSTON.
Assessor of the Nineteenth Collection District
Curwensyille, June eth 1864
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22

Mr.. c. L. Vallandigham has returned
from Dixie via Canada to Ohio, and been
chosen delegate to the Chicago Conven-
ton. We regret to see some Administra-
tion journals urge his re-arrest and rebanish-
ment. We hope not. He is blind parti-
san of Mcclellan, and is needed at Chicago
to prevent the nomination of fighting Gen
eral who believesin the War for the Union.
Better let him alone He willdo good here.
His running for Governor last year was
worth fifty thousand votes to the Unionists
of Ohio. Can't we get him on the Copper
head ticket as Vice President ~ T. Trt-
bune
Mr. Vallandigham' return to Ohio was
on his own responsibility 1t is not known
what, if any, executive action will be taken
concerning him.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22
A little Plain TrI,th.

In letter from rebel officer to General
Pagan, in Dick Taylor's army, we find the
following acknowledgement of the deliberate
murder of colored troops, and also the muir
der of white troops, while they were raising
the white flag. All this by our beloved
Southern brothers ~
After Steele reached Camden he sent ont a
large forage train, guarded by heavy force
We fell upon this train, captured his artil-
lery, all the wagons, and killed the last ne
gro soldier with the train. The Yankees
had full negro regiment, and the Choctaw
Indians fell upon them and killed every one.
After driving Steele into Camden, Gen. Fa-
gan started with $500 for Little Rock, but
fell in with the enemy al Mark Mill, where
We had terrible fight. Our arms were fl
nally victorious. and we succeeded in cap
turing about 800 prisoners and five pieces
of artillery. 1t was complete rout, and
though the enemy endeavored to raise the
white flag, but few of them escaped.
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On the South Side of the James.

The reports of the last week that GRANT
was continuing his movement by the left
flank to the James river, were well ground
ed. The movement has been made nearly
without loss or serious conflict, and the
James river was crossed without opposi-
ton. This fact proves that Grant was
master of the position" MCCLELLAN
was crused down to the bank of the James,
after seven days of fighting, with great loss,
thus closing his campaign i'll indiscribable
disaster and gloom. Broken in spirit and
defeated in its grand undertaking, his army
was little better than wretched mob on the
defensive, its chief security being in its close
proximity to the Navy. There is no shade
of similarity as to GRANT and McCLEL-
Ian on the James The hopes and conf
denoe of the Nation are with Grant Nc
Clellan had neither-he had forfeited both
and there was nothing left for him but to
gather up the fragments of his army as best
he could. On the contrary, Grant is boldly
on the aggressive, and the nation, because
of the skill and ability shown during the
campaign, is confident that he will succeed.
All the chances and the attitudes of the two
campaigns are radically diverse. 1t is on
these facts that the confidence which every
body feels, is based. The rebels think they
detect the strategy of Yicksburg in the
movements of Grant The discovery does
credit to their sagacitity and aptness for
learning in severe school. We think the
country will detect manifestations of the
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22

THE HISTORY OF HOSFETTER'S s STOMACH
BITTERS, The IN ost remarkable medicine of the
day, and the many cures that have been perform
ed with it in cases of Liver complaint, Dyspep
sia Nervous debility, and other diseases arising
from a dsordered stomach liver, places it at
once among the ost astonishing discoveries tn at
has taken place in the medical world. The dis
eases to which hitters applicable are so uni
versaI that there are but few of our friends who
may not test their virtues in their own families
or circle of acquaintauces and prove to their own
satisfaction that there is at least one remedy a.
mong the many advertised medicines, deserving
the public commendation. For sale by druggists
and dealers everywhere
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22

When General Grant set out on the cam
paign in Virginia, he was accompanied by
an immense artillery force so great, indeed,
as to be a subject of surprise among militia
ry men. A large portion of this force con-
sisted of reserve artillery. He has recently
effected an organization in this branch of the
service, and, with view to increase its mo-
bility, has reduced the number of pieces to
four instead of six in each battery The
number of caissons has been increased, and
the large reserve artillery has been consol-
dated with the regular batteries b. these
means he is enabled to carry larger supply
of ammunition, and otherwise render his
pieces more effective in action.
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SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT of the

SEMi- ANNUAL STATEMENT of ths
- Clearfeld County Bank, May 80, 1864
Capital stock paid in, a: actual capital
stock. 50 900 20
Circulation Of denomination
of 81, sI53 90
Circulation Of S5's, 27I35 90
sIO's, Is 900 90 5s.s7s 90
The greatest amount since last STINT 1852 %
Balances and debts of every kind due
banks of this State, 3.l0s 6s
Amount due depositors, Il73eS -
Total amount of debts and Liabilities Of
every description, ?2s III :s
The greatest amount of debts and liza
bilities since last statement was. May
Sd, 1864, 22a,l25 -
Total amount of dividends declared
tax. s402 80. = A .902 81
Amount of gold and silver coin and bull
lion belonging TO the bank-silyer
81, ,205 II. gold 81 $50 90, 5000 !.
Amount of bills bonds and notes diss. il6.eo. y y
Suspended debt oooi % %
Val. of personal property held by bank siS :, -
Ann of undivided profits Of bank 3,oio 81
bx d;scount u ''' % '"' ' a.oI5 p
nrino;nai "n,on ah0'n' she' ai' inu'O''' s43s 70
And a endorsers Seii a.
Total amt of liabilities by stockholders ls,s-O W
Of which amount they are indebted as az m
principal, i4'.ssS 40
And endorsers, ''oO' "
The above statement is correct to the best OF NJ
knowledge and belief J. B. GRAHAM, casnei IL
Sworn and subscribed before me this Seln p''
of May. 1864. Wx. Porter, !. T.
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The n Y. World Cop. lays Little Mac

The n. Y. World Cop. lays Little Mac
on the shelf. 1t says heis too young to run
for President and is identified with doctrines
that are utterly repugnaDt to the radical de-
mocracy. The World further says that
"Gen. Grant won t do, and adds that ''the
Democratic party has no man who ,oW do
for can date" The Worldthinks the on
ly chance for the party is to get up behind
the Cleaveland folks, and endeavor to run
the political blockade astride of the e Wool
" Aorse.'
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DELIEF NOTICE.-The Board of

III -
IL for the county of Clearfeld will meet at the
Commissioners Office in Clearfeld, on Wednes-
day and Thursday the 10Th and 30th days Of
June. 1864
The Board of Relief have directed that the wife
of the soldier must appear before the board, and
produce her sworn statement, detailing name Of
soldier. regiment and company, and when enlis-
ted; the number of children, with age and sex Of
each the {, ,wnship in which they resided at the
time OF enlistment, and their present residence !,
and that she is without the means of support for
herself and children who are dependent upon her
Two witnesses of credibility from the township
in which she resides, must also be produced hose
certificate (sworn to before the Board of Relief
must set forth that the applicant is the person she
represents herself to be- that the statement Of the
number and age of her family is true, that she is
in destitute circumstances and her family in
tual want, and that all the facts set forth in her
application are correct and true.
Forms containing these requisitions can be OBJ
tanned at the Office of the Board of Relief, when
application is made and the witnesses appear.
n. Il. Illness of the APPLICANT, properly proven,
will excuse personal attendance.
June Is, 1864 WM. BRADLEY. clerk.
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same clear, tenacious mind, the same un-
conquerable will and matchless skill in the
present movement, which one year ago were
so conspicuous in the investment and siege
of Vicksburg. With this view of the case,
we can forego speculation. We are firm in
the belief that already has commenced the
grand, and. we trust, the final stage Of the
campaign
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22

To insure attention, the CASH must accompa-
ny notices, as follows:-All Cautions with 81
Strays, 81; Auditors notices, 81 so; Admins.
all other transient Notices at the same rates.
Other advertisements at 81 per square, for 3or less
insertions. Twelve lines Tor less count square.
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no BOND HuLDERs.-An ps

l sons holding Bonds of Clearfeld county da-
ed by Commissioners of Clearfeld county, are
hereby notified that by resolutions of the board
of Commissioners they requested to present
them to the Treasurer for payment on the LIST of
July, 1883 as interest will terminate that day.
At the same time all Court house Bonds due the
1st day of July will be paid. By order of the
Board. w. 5. BRADLEY,
Comm RS office, June 22d, 1854, Clerk
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A Correspondent of the New York Time

A Correspondent of the New York Times
suggests tbat the original of the Cleaveland
Conventidwill be found in 1st Samuel,
xxi chapter, ID verse, as follows:
"And every one that was in distress, and
every one that was in debt, and every one
that %asoo1tentedh con mt h.eaS gathered themselves
them 04ere were with him about four
huxled men, ~
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22

FoUND-several days since, purse con-
taip2 some money. The owner, by dcs-
c1f6ing the purse and money, can have the
Same by calling on H. F. Naugle
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-06-22

uTM. ALBERT 4 BROS, Dealers in Dry ggou,' 5sOu,
w Groceries Hardware, Queensware IIos
Bacon, etc, Woodland, ciearfe county, - In Inn
Also, extensive dealers in all kinds Of .oIie
ber, shingles, and square tim moer, III ,ssS
ted. WOODLAND aug is''
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Aew Adrertisrments.

set large type, czsts our
style ao be charged double price for space occupied
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ARRIMER Il TEST, Attorneys at Law; W; TnerI aassI
IL field, Pa viii attend promptly TO an c,as,
and other business entrusted to their care ~ IsS
field and adjoining counties. Augus'o' io w
nR. WIN. CAMPBELL, offers his pro'essSSri q.
IL services to the citizens of Moshannon, 80 a,
cinity. He can be consulted at bis I.;a.s.
all times unless absent on professions ,ssa nu
Mohsannon, Centre co., Pa, May ls' 1870
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PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS, for sale at
Hsrtwick Huston's Glearield Pa
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Gen. Sheridan raid has been successful
SO far. He gained victory over the rebels
at Trevillian Station and destroyed a por-
ton of the Virginia Central Railroad-had
fight near Gordonsville, but finding the
enemy to be heavily reinforced by infantry
withdrew after severe conteSt-haviDg cap
tured 20 officeLs, 500 men, and 1000 horses
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VIA JAMESTOWN ISLAND, IT 40 A. N. J
At 20 p. NJ. yesterday Smith assaulted
and carried the principal line of the enemy
before Petersburg, taking l3 cannon, sever
al stand of colors and between three and four
thousand prisoners This line is two miles
from Petersburg Hancock got up and
took position on Smiths left at 3 A. NJ to-
day. There was heavy firing in that direc-
tion from 5 to g. No reports have been re-
ceived yet.
DoNT HARDLANDING, Va, June 16-I
P. M.-After sending my dispatch of this
morning from the heights southwest of Pc
tersburg, | went over the conquered lines
with General Grant and the engineer Off
GERS. The works are of the very strongest
kind, more difficult even to take than was
Mission Ridge The hardest fighting was
by the black troops The forts they storm
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MONTHLY STATEMENT of the Clear

IN1 field County Bank, for the month ending
the Sist day of May, A. D 1854.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-02-12

.suvh atv sUme VI the safeguards OF the ION
%stitution thrown around every citizen, and
which the President and every officer. State
and Federal, has taken an oath before high
Heaven to support These tyrauts and des-
pots, after taking this solemn oath, have
searched the houses, seized the papers and
effects Of the citizens; nay, more: peaeeable
aud unolending citizens of both sexes have
been seized aud dragged from their homes
cast into lonesome prisons; some dragged BE-.
fore tribunals unknown to the civil law, tried
for oHenses unknown TO the penal code, and
in open violation o, the Constitution, the only
protection to American freemen. Yes, these
tyrants have not only imprisoned but Danish.
ed, for no crime acknowledged by them.
selyes) the Hon..C l.. Yallandigham; but
mark well, V~aliandigham is not banished from
the affections of the people who love liberty,
but lives to-day in their affections. Yes, for
his,unswerving fidelity to to the Constitution
and Union Of his fathers, his name will DO
engraven with letters of gold, and handed
down to posterity as the faithful, the noble
and the true. Therefore let the enemies of
liberty take warning and remember, for tho
wrongs heaped upon us we as fremen are de-
termined to have redressed, and VIC will de.
mand measure for measure, heaped full and
running over"
And in conclusion, let me say to the lovers
OF the Constitution and the Union not to des-
pair of the Republic of your fathers, but let
us unite MS one man for peace, and hurl these
usurpers from power, restore the Union and
give peace to a distracted country save our
Constitution and preserve our Republican
form of government. The Democracy saved
the country in 1898, and under Gods blessing
they will do it again.
W. A. PURTLEDAuaa
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By Telegraph.
aEPoRTED FoR WE pAILY EMPIRE
g DISPAT0HEs.
XxxVnITH

WARRINGTON, February lL-SENATE-The
Committee called up the bill amendatory to
an act 10 provide for Circuit Courts for Cali
fornia and Oregon. After amendments it was
adopted.
A bill to ascertain losses of loyal States
during the war was referred to the Committee
on claims. The bill reviving the grade Of
Lieutenant General was called up by Mr..
Wilson, from the Military Committee, with
the amendments adopted By the Military Com
mittee. These amendments strike out the
clause authorizing the Lieutenant General to
command the armies Of the United States
also the clause recommending General Grant
for that position. A long debate ensued
Mr.. CONFESS proposed to amend the bill so
that Lieutenant General shall be Commander
in.Chief of the armies under the direction of
the President, and shall retaiB chief com
mand during the pleasure Of the President.
Without coming TO a vote the Senate adjourn
ed.
The House vent into Committee of the
Whole on the enrolment bill. The amend.
ment to draft persons of African descent TO
constitute part Of the national forces, was dis
chased, involving the question of compensa-
ton to loyal owners.
Mr.. Cox favored peace positions, and be-
lieved if Wood we're sent on a mission 10 Rich
mond, peace would be restored in sixty days.
Mr. Smith of Ky said he was the last man
to treat with the rebels-who must Law down
their arms and yield to the Government un.
eonditiOnally.
An amendment by Mr.. Davis was agreed
to providing for the appointment Of com
missioner TO each slave state represented in
Congress. A just compensation, not exceed
ing three hundred doll ara In each loval ownar