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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
What is Thought of the Gold Panic.
-TFrom the New York Herald

i From the view 1Ofk ueIdiu
sREcKLEss SPEcuLAToRs"-Sin the
passage of the gold bill by Congress, buying
and selling the precious metal have ceased
in the Stock Exchange. There are no long
er any official quotations Of its price. A
few reckless spectators, many of them with
more sympathy with jeff Davis than the
Union cause, have taken advantage of this
condition of affairs, and are announcing gold
at all prices from two hundred to two hund'
red and thirty. Others have increased the
excitement for the purpose of accomplishing
the repeal 6f a modification of the new law.
The Copperhead press yesterday morning
quoted it as high as two hundred and ten,
and endeayored to make the public belie7e
that the rise was caused by the failure OF
General Grant in his operations on Peters
burg. The effect of the gold bill has fur
nished the secesh sympathizers with splen-
did opportunity to rush through Che street
and keep up a clamor and buster, announcing
gold at any price they choose. That is the
business that they are engaged in j.st nosi
which explains the whole affair. Let one
of our merchants visit Wall street with ten
thousand dollars of gold to sell, and he will
very soon ascertain that gold is not bringing
any such price as the seccsh street brawlcrs
quote it at.
from the N. Y. Tribune.
"GoLD Gold gambling has
long been favorite resort of treason and its
sympathizers in our city. The intercepted
correspondence last year ofprominent rebels
burrowing here showed that they believed
they were serving their master, jeff Davis,
as much by forcing up the price Of gold IN
our market as they could do by leading his
regiments in Virginia. Congress. by the
new gold act, has struck them telling blow,
and they writhe and foam madly in conse-
quence. Their craft is in danger or worse,
and they are making desperate exertions to
wreck the credit and finances ofthe Union
! in order at once to glut their rapacity and
| SCCuIC liIC Oi Slo'NhcidNio IL
bellion Such is the essential impulse to
the spasmodic and convulsive ex,ggeration
of the premium on gold during the last two
days.
ANY man who has green
backs can buy gold with them in peri CT
obedience to the law of Congress, or he can
sell gold (if he has any for greenbacks.-
What the law forbids is selling gold you
hare NOT, or buying and not paying for it,
Betting on the price of gold at future day,
and other forms of gold gambling, are like
wise forbidden; but actually to buy or sell
gold, paying or taking pay for it in the legal
currency of the country, is nowise forbiddes
or discouraged. You are swindling your
readers, sir and trying to coin their credu-
lity into disloyalty and national ruin Be-
ware!
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Gov. Andy johnson.

When the secessionists in the Senate oi
the United States were leaving their posts
for the purpose of plunging the country into
civil war, Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee
then U. S. Senator, pointed his finger
significantly at Jefferson Davis, said: "If
were the President would arrest you as
traitors, try you as traitors, and hang you
as traitors!''
His course from that moment to this has
been consistent with the declaration. 1t is
this right character and determination, dis.
played whenever and wherever there has
been occasion for il, that has given him the
nomination for the Vice Presidency. May
God prosper and protect the two Andy's.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
Sound Advice.

The Milford Eagle, having learned that
our whilom friend, Geo. H. Rowland is ad-
vertised as aReader" at Rattlesnake, on
the 4th Of July, without learning what he
is to read, suggests that he reads the follow
ing resolutions, which were adopted by the
Convention of the Democracy of Monroe
and Pike Counties, which nominated him
for Assembly two years ago. The suggestion
is sensible one, and if it should happen
to be taken to heart, and followed by
George, would doubtless have good effect
upon his auditors, though it might make
them stare on learning the difference be-
tween what Democracy was then and what
it is now. We do not see that any harm
could come of it, if other leading Demo
Gratis beside George could be induced
thus to freshen their memories little.
RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, Our Country is at present
seriously convulsed by wide spread re-
bellion which has eliminated in a civil
war, in which portion of the people of
southern section of the United States are
in army array, intent upon the disruption
of the Union, and the destruction of the
Constitution, and whereas it is highly
proper that parties and people should
make a public avowal Of their sentiments
and feeling in tavor of the maintenance
of the Union, the Constitution, and the
Laws, be it therefore
Rcsolccd, BY this Convention, repre-
sentiug the feelings and views of the
Democratic party of the counties of Pike
and Monroe, that We are fully determined
to sustain the Federal Government in its
efforts to preserve the Union and the
Constitution, aud that we favoa all just
means that may be used in the accom-
plishment of these ends.
Resolced, That we favor an energetic
prosecution of the war on the part of our
Government, by the immediate exercise
of all the powers within its control, until
rebellion shall have been crushed where.
ever it may exist in our land, and until
traitors shall have been brought to an ac.
acknowledgement of allegiance to the Union
and respect for the Constitution and the
Laws.
Resolued, That in our opinion the Fed.
eral Government cannot with honor, or
safety entertain any propositions of peace
or compromise until the rebels shall have
laid down their arms, and acknowledged
the binding force of the Constitution, the
laws, and the treaties made i'll pursuance
thereof, as the law of the land.
Rcsolced, That we demand of the can
didates before this Convention, full and
unequivocal endorsement of the princi
piles contained in the foregoing resolution;
and pledge that they will willingly act
in conformity thereto.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
Acquitted.

Mr.. Jeffrey ". Wetherell, who was
on trial in Philadelphia, last week, for
the murder of Aaron Bertrand, was hon.
orably acquitted. The reader will re-
member the circumstances connected with
This case, as a full account of the transac-
was published in the Jeffersonian at the
time Of its occurrence. After his term of
service as detective agent for the Govern
mcnt had expired, Wetherell was arrest
ed and held for trial in this county. Ow-
ing to the excitement against him, it was
feared he could not have an unprejudiced
trial 10 our court, and the Legislature, on
the facts being represented to that body,
passed an act removing the case to Phila-
delphia, where after representation Of
all the facts to a jury wholly unacquainted
with the parties, a verdict of acquitted
was obtained.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
Glad to See Him.

We had the pleasure of taking by the
hand day or two since, our old friend
1T. CHARLES WYKoFF, who is now on q
visit to his friends in this neighborhood
For nearly three years Charley has been
serving his country in the South West,a and
has participated in nearly all the battles
of that hard fighting region. We are
pleased to see him looking so well. He
is at present, with portion of his regi
ment, the 18th Regular Infantry, doing
post duty at Newport, Rhode Island.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
POstponement of the Chicago Conyentio,

New YORK, June 23.-At meeting
of the Executive Committee of the Ma
tlonal Democratic Committee, held in
New York on the 22d day of June, 1864,
1t was voted that in Difference to the de-
sire of large number of the leading
members of the Conservative Union DEM
ocratlc Party throughout the country, the
meeting of the National Convention be-
postponed to Monday, August 29, 1864,
at Il NJ, at Chicago
August BELMONT, Chairman.
FREDERICK V. PRINCE, Sec'y.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
The Soldiers right TO Vote.

La to-day's paper the reader will find
the Sheriff. proclamation, ordering the
Special Election to decide whether SOL
diers shall have right to vote The
Election will take place on Tuesday, the
End day of August next Voters, of
Monroe County, on that day you will be
called upon to decide whether, because
they have evinced greater patriotism
than you, and marched forth to brave the
bullet, the pestilenee and the death incl
dent to a soldiers life, that the life of the
country may be spared, your sons, your
brothers and your friends are worthy to
be considered rational men, or whether
by so doing they have forfeited all the
rights and franchises of freemen There
is DO other question in the contest, and
be who would attempt to urge another, for
the purpose Of warping your judgment
and Influencing your vote against SO right
eous measure, is Copperhead of the
deepest dye, and should be spurned from
you as you would spurn malignant SER
pent Think, then, over the matter Sc
riously. Think for yourselves, and then
ask yourselves, whether it ispossible for
man, really loving liberty, and con-
sistent in his desires to have others en-
JOY it with him, to SO vote as to deprive
men, who suffer everything it is possible
to suffer, that the right of franchise may
be preserved to him, of the enjoyment of
the same blessed privilege. Remember
the 2nd day of August, and so arrange
your business that nothing may keep you
from the polls on that day.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
NOISE.
Thinks / to myself"

Thinks I to myself"
What hubbub some men
Can make in the world
If they choose,
As heard man prating
And ranting on taxes,
And knew he had nothing to lose.
Better, far better, it had been,
Had his breath
Been employed in
Extoling the while,
The fitness and beauty
N garments for Summer
Made and sold
At the Emporium of PYLE.
Pyles Easton Hall of fashion, opposite
the Old Easton Bank, is certainly we'll
worth visit at this time, filed as il is.
with large and splendid stock Of Ready
Made Clothing and beautiful Piece Goods.
His Cloths, Cassimeres and yestinss sur
pass anything we ever saw.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30

A drafted man, who fails to report, is
held to be deserter, but the borough or
township from which he is drafted is held
liable to put him in the service. In case
he does not report or pay Communication,
another man will certainly be drafted
from the sub-district to which he belongs.
That is all that can be made by counsel
ing drafted men to evade the law.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30

The Radical Germans of Chicago have
published protest against the late Cleve-
land Oonventlon-or rather against the
delegates thereto from Chicago, who were
not elected by a majority of the Associa.
ton. They declare themselves for the
nominee of the Baltimore Convention, and
VIII dlscountenance every effort to divide
the Union party.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30
The women have gone into the fields

The women have gone into the fields
in many parts of the country to attend to
planting the crops. In Cosehecton, Ohio
the women are doing the work in the
fields, to replace the labor of their fathers.
brothers, husbands and sweethearts, who
have gone to the war. While the men
defend the women, the women feed the
men.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30

The total Indebtedness of the South to
Northern merchants is estimated at $780,
000, 900, of which New York holds 1885,
500, 900; Philadelphia, s24, 600, 900; Bal
timore, $4,000, 600; and Boston, ST.
100000.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30

Among the "rules" of the hotel in the
"diggings" at Reese river, are the follow.
ing: dodgers inside rise at FIVE A. NJ.
10 the barn at six o'clock, each man
sweeps his own bed; no quartz taken al
the bar; no fighting allowed at the table
Any cns who violates the above rules
will be shot"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30

~ Hon. Aaron III. Cragin was on
Friday last chosen Z. s. Senator from
New Hampshire for fall term of six
years fron the 4th of March next, whsn
Hon. John 2. Hale's present term will
expire.
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The
The
GREAT CONTEST

GREAT CONTEST.
| Ne,es to Friday Norming-The Mstor-
tune of Wednesday Retraoed-Our
Loss $500 in Killed, Wounded, and
Prisoners--No Fighting on Thursday
Night.
Headquarters Army of the Potomac,
June %, 1S64-p. m.
The attack upon the I'd Corps on We'd
nesday, near the Weldon Railroad, did
not result so disastrously as at first sup
posed.
The line was formed by Barlow's divi-
sion, being on the left; Briney's, Mott In
command, in the center, and Gibbons on
the right.
1t was expected that the 9th Corps
would have connected on the left with
Barlow, but it seems quite gap was
left. into which A. P. Hills Rebel corps
entered, and before our men were aware
of it they received a volley in the rear,
which created quite panic in our ranks
and caused rapid retreat to the woods
in the rear of the Sd Division.
This left the flank Of the Sd Division
unprotected, and the enemy, taking ad-
vantage of it, charged through and fairly
into our pits, ordering the men to surren-
der.
The troops, however, left the trenches
and fell back rapidly, but many of them
we're captured, and quite number were
killed and wounded before they got a
way.
The number of our loss in prisoners is
reported at 1000, while some make the
figure higher.
Our loss in killed and wounded is pro-
badly 1900
Some four of our officers engaged in
this fight had just joined their commands
after being exchanged, and when sur
rounded and ordered to surrender, re-
piled, "Never! Death rather than the
Libby Prison '' and, fighting their way
out as best they could, many of them
succeeded in getting back safe to our
lines.
At 8 p. m. a charge was made by the
I'd Corps and the line of works from
which they had been forced in the after
noon, was recovered.
We lost scarcely man in this ad-
vance, as the Rebels fired too high, the
balls all passing over the heads of our
men. A number of prisoners were ta-
ken.
Skirmishing was kept up all night a.
long the line, the pickets being, at some
points, not fifty yards apart.
At daylight this morning an advance
of the entire line was made, when it was
found that the Rebels had taken new
position some distance further back
where they had thrown up some strong
intrenchments during the night, which
they still hold.
Col. Blaisdell of the 18th Massa-
chusetts was killed to-day by sharp
shooter while visiting the skirmish line.
Lieut.. w. H. Child of the 18th Penn.
sylvania, who was to have been re-insta-
ted yesterday as First Lieutenant, was
shot dead by Rebel sharpshooter on
Thursday evening.
Maj Halsey Of the 11th New-Jersey
is missing, and is supposed to be cap
tured
The 9th Corps moved toward the rail
road this morning, driving the enemy be-
fore them, and during the afternoon re-
ported that they were in possession of the
road, and arrangements were at once
made to destroy it.
At p. m. a large force of Rebels was
seen moving toward the front, as if to re-
sist the advance of the 9th Corps, and an
engagement in that direction is expected
tonight.
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Headquarters, Saturday,
June 25-6 a. M.

The only fighting that took place yes
terday was an attack made by the enemy
on Gen. Burnside; but whether intended
as feint to cover some more important
move, or an attempt to break through his
lines, it was failure They opened with
a heavy fire of artillery, which was re.
turned by our batteries, and the Rebels,
making a charge, were driven back in
confusion, upward of 100 being taken
prisoners. This occurred about a. m,
and the artillery firing was kept up for
an honr, when all became quiet at tha,
point.
About the same time battery opened
in front of hospital on the left of the
9th Corps, which the Rebels seemed de-
sirous of cleaning out, but they were de-
tered by our guns before any damage re-
suited.
Picket firing is still kept up along the
entire line, and in almost every hospital
are few victims of this species of war
fare.
1t is almost impossible for change to
be made in the skirmish lines without
some loss from the enemy's sharpshooters,
and these lines have to be relieved always
after dark on that account.
The engagement between the 9th corps
and the enemy for the possession of the
railroad on Wednesday was quite severe,
particularly in front of the 2nd division
commanded by Gen. Wheaton only a
Short distance off the railroad, had been
destroyed, when the party were attacked
by heavy force of the enemy under
Gen. Anderson, supported by Wilcox s
division. Capt. Beatty, of the 3rd Yer
mont, was in charge of the party that
reached the road, and he fell back slowly.
while the skirmish line held the enemy
in check, but body of the enemy made
flank movement, expecting to turn the
left flank of the line of battle. They.
however, did not penetrate far enough
although they succeeded in taking a large
number of the skirmishers prisoners
principally of the 4th and 1lth Vermont
brigade.
The enemy afterward advanced and
attempted to break through the line at
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-30

attack on Gen. Btunsitle-The Rebels
attempt q Charge and are DriUen
Bach IN Confusion- Constant Picket
Friag-The Fight for the Railroad
on Wedaesday-lEe Lose Many PRS.
OnerS.
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Ne,cs from Gen. Hunter-He Has Done
His Worb- Wilson's Cavalry Tearing
Up the Roads South Of Petersburg.
Washington, June 25, 1864.
The War Department to-day received
information from Gen. Hunters COM
mand, which, having fulfilled the mission
upon which it was sent-the destruction
of the Central Railroad in the vicinity of
Staunton, of the Gordonsville Il Lynch
burg Railrood, and of an important por-
tion of the James River Canals sue
cessfully pressing forward to the point in
Western Virginia to which he was or
dered.
A dispatch from Gen. Grants head
quarters, received to-day, states that yes
tcrday's Richmond papers say that the
Union cavalry forces under Gen. Wilson,
which few days since left Gen. Meade
Corps, were at Prince George Court
House, few miles south of Petersburg
and that, after tearing up some miles OF
the Petersburg & Weldon Railroad for a
considerable distance below Petersburg.
moved next for the south of the railroad
connecting Petersburg with Lynchburg,
and were the day before yesterday tear
ing that up also.
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several points, but were met with such a
heavy fire from our forces that they were
driven back every time with heavy loss.
They finally at dark gave up the effort
and retreated across the railroad bank,
where they took UP an advantageous po-
sition.
Our loss was very light IN Killed and
wounded, while that of the enemy, it is
supposed, was more than double ours.
We lost quite number of prisoners,
but the figures cannot be as yet correctly
given.
The railroad from City Point to Peters.
burg is placed in order, an an engine and
cars are already procured to put on it as
soon as it is in running condition.
Supplies are received at the front reg
ularly, and the troops lack nothing II
this respect, but they suffer somewhat
from scarcity of water.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-11-23
The Only National PARTY.

One of the grave charges against the
friends of Abraham Lincoln, III 1860, says
the Telegraph, was that he was sectional
candidate and minority President, forget
ting that if he was elected at all, it was on
account of the efforts of traitors to break up
the Democratic party and divide the Union:
and that # he received few votes in the
South, it was also because his supporters
were intimidated by the pro-slayery mobs
Now Abraham Lincoln Is elected by large
majority Of the votes Of the whole people
of the United States, excluding, of course,
the seeded States, and by majority of the
electoral votes of all the States, adhering
and seeding. He did not get a Southern
electoral vote in 1860, and now he carries
Missouri, West Virginian and Maryland,
and has received an almost unanimous sup
port Of Louisiana aud Tennessee, where the
friends of the Union claim the right to vote
for Presidential electors In 1860, but ff-
teen States voted for Lincoln in 1864 TWEEN
ty-six States gave him tremendous maiori-
ties In 1860, the gentleman who ran for
Vice President on the ticket with Mr. Lin
coin was Northern man. In 1864 the l.
Mon candidate for Vice President is South
ern man and a Southern Democrat These
facts are eloquent, and prove the great
strength of the cause for which our armies
are fighting, and its broad and genial ma
tionality..
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-11-23
LanSbeTy's Politics.

We observe it stated in number of pa
pers. in their notice Of the recent horrible
murder Of Col Butler. that Lansberry Is a
Republican Is is said that four years ago
he voted for Mr. Lincoln Whether he did
or not we are unable to say, but who he yot-
ed for more recently is perfectly well known
in this community At the August elec-
ton, he was brought up the back alley. and
voted against the Amendment to the Con-
stitution allowing soldiers TO vote. At the
October election, he was again brought to
the polls, guarded by seven men armed with
revolvers, to vote for Gov Biglcr and the
balance Of the Democratic ticket; and, no
doubt if the murder of Col Butler had not
occurred in the interval, he would have been
promptly on hand with his body-guard to
vote for VI Ciellan and Peudleton
1t Is also perfectly well known in this
community that he attended the Democrat
ic meetings held previous TO the election.
He was present, circulating through the
crowd at the Mass Meeting held in this town
on Court-week and was at the Pole Rails
ing at Reed s. "He doubtless attended 9th
er meetings also, but as to his presence at
the two mentioned there is abundance Of
proof
The fact of his support, perhaps, reflects
no discredit upon the candidates for whom
he voted. But there is no use in attempt
ing to create false impression in regard to
it, and thus contribute TO make its effect
worse than it would otherwise be-
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-11-23
4 Fair Election.


Inc Greensburgh Herald OF the ls.b
slant, thus illustrates the manner N - 10 a
the Democratic election officers in thai i-loa
ough labored for "a fair election Tbs,.s Y'''
impartial fairness characterized the oo.S -l,''
OF the same men all over the corptrv. 49,
Two members Of the Proves, c.,
this place-both belonging TO the a. Ia Il
Corps-the one an Irishuan and thl l'i'9la
4 German-both single men bavins no. o-L9'
over two yesrs in the army, aud boz ss',el
ralized few weeks since. taxing nm. Nh 7,
papers in Pittsburg-both hayinc - i. ,LaI
sessed and having paid taxes in tbis bis'I rs s''
ough, presented themselves a, the IN .;
tuesday. 1t was claimed and NJ, FJ,'s ,}ls.1 y1
that neither had any residence gnr -,.te1 -
place in the United States. and W: I'm I'l9r
rlshlnan was allowed 70 vote. and tIa 'itS E /
man was refused that privilege, Y NJ D%,
any OF our readers want to know 49, -;oS %
'one was taken and the other lei, ~ ,Ie
swer: The lriShman was pojpe n r,.. an IN
VI Clelian, and the German was ,,; o,s 10y
vote for Lincoln. That was he rs5sal Ing .
the oRtV reason. ''" alc