North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-02-10
\ Prociama ION of Amnesty TO My "ErriIs
Sisters"

The fnllnwoing, trrm the Bangor Maine,
Democrat, is good 'take of" II displays
| full as much sound sense, and great dea
more wit, than Lincoln's Proclamation o
"amnesty," and really echoes Lncolnistn in
much better manner than Lincoln can do is
| himself.
wHERyAs. A doysn of my ~aywsrd IS"
tsrs" did, on q certain day, eloPe from nv
boarding house, with a worthless scamp
named Southern C, nf.dracy, $50 called, }
without cause or provocation, having set up
house keeping for themselves in rickety
shsnty, situated south Of the old home stead:
and,
WHxREAs, This shauty was built on my
land, rhich Inherited from my old Puritan
Father aud,
WHEREAS, The aforesaid "Slslers" have
bec0ine greatly reduced in circumstances -
insumuch as to be in want of certain necessa.
ries, such as tea, bacon and dImlty and,
WHEREAS, The rebeiIious Spirit Of a por
ton of these ''Slsters" has becutne subdsed--
they have repented of the tran>gresSinns
and become converted TO the true Abgahamic
| fai'h:
Therefore, I, in the sweetness Of my ten
per, AMI 10 the magnani,nty Of my generous
nature, do ord.Iu, prumulgare, sci forth AMI
let Il, the c,ud"Ipn, UPON which they may
be received again into nay bo.'n
| First: These runa way h.rH4k's. ab W men.
TUNED, "re r'qIire psek NJ 'hrr ear rings,
bosom pun, sric coin''A, perfume bot les cups
and ssucrrs, candle IN ,ul Is AMI all other "rna
ments, usually d.no,n'na e1 an "l>e heepin. ~
and deliver the same within thirty DAYS ut
| Fortress M"hrne, in the care "f M,In-
General Butler, who has a peculiar knacG
t'r the safrkeePins IF other pe"pIe's pro.
perty.
Second Every Sister owning Ger ain chat
ties c4i!s negroes. mnat'ors, q "a irn MS or
oth.r Ernp rty, uf mIxed nr ca "red nature
are required /" paste over Their eyes postal
currency, ni a denomination not less than five
GEMS, and III such manner as t. prevent
them from ever finding the: way hack and
cau.e them TO b. delivered, without delav at
the "E ma cation B ir-aI," sO,n to be erected
IN wash nRtun, AMI of w.nch ,<hut K GIi
.iings, WenieIl Pn Hips an Parker Pliisbnry
are 90 tr. the Gr.ai n 'rs. an l Susan B an
thnnv. Lucrrtla VI IT aul Mrs Il ,se n. Yes
tai Virgins [, the mean'imp. wdIle .hIS
e lut e is being c'rstruc the su'i n.srp,.
will occupy the m",-e yard formerly c.IIs
Mar, ani hut which Of late. by direction ot
the President, has BEEN hunan-Iv converted
Into psStur. suitable f,r :h's plrp' '.e.
Third: A. the said s,SrSrers,' At: r they r..
turn, will have no frrtl-r U.s.. FIR trr h n.e
aud l"t where the. have been Iivins, III y dr.
hereby "rierel To br,Ds Al ,ny wi:h ine'n
qu't -raim deed "f the sanr, winch will b.
taken ~ u,rt ',ttnm f.r MIR bari al
u; her TX ~ ,S., lIr," trrir Fl 'Ia,e.
Tne ,b We ier.n> h,v' ~ been 60 mpllel witt
the f II WING u,tiI atfiru 4tInn If sub-crih
r", will seal the rr>tnrati'n, u"lcss h4pp-"
10 range nv mai. Pcra,ps mty c,1
cIurle To ln II in sum nt,,rr war, anl hence
no" Sister" will b. nbhg-i tntal. It uI!e>s
she wants to
FuRM.
I, errIng Sister, ii" her b. tffi IL and dscIa
r., that will suppHt, for President Of the
Unitel states, my be ,efac'or, DR. Faust. lur,
ing his natural life. That | will supp ~t all IN.
pr''clamatr:ns, hntn past, tni pr'>en thns
uade last year an1t h,'se I" be rnadr ,ext Year
Tat will support oil h,> utter4lc..s, wine
ther he utterS them or u It; all his wink >,birk>
grimacea, snt cd"teE, cun!ortinns con IL
drums and the <m all PIX 4 ri tlr:rr c.
are tn II. lnctS.th. - ID; '.SlrIi .lIi
the hon r, al when there Is M immediate
prospect. will .rIluIt hi sr.h ,,B bb," (.~
c.lle.i) with .i,- sAin" ievpti N a. IN the case
of the sire AID !urther declare that, il CASE
| shouli ever tin IN self d,ubt aS !Ipw 10
set IN any premises whatever s'lI ~, rely
up m ny pwn col'cna:e rt' W II IpO'y i'm
n tdlaiely Ia ihtafpr. SID A rh3uy, VI ~ and
Rose, ur 10 their srir'tua! adv,ftr. Horace
uTeeIN tO lDbtTuC iue w 'Ut NAY az ftlH ;hiIy
FAUST
S. deem IL lr"rnr :" -rate that
have mt se. " nd Il PhIlrs stu.e tm
stn III" retire have net Told him thar tn. i II
in If this pr 'c'sm,r"n ssis The most tooiish
act Of my life"
TIE -xeepf'"ns Z" the above a'nu"s'y are
'h' 'a.ral. W." Ut'ttd ava, H., .u ~ SIS
IRA Who 'r dnlv G. ast,s sei wien catch
,h.nI II lie | chAnp nv mind
The state Srnate.
The dead lock c m',rlps m the S.ua'ea1l
from pr"s' i,D',r'r:.I pr'n-.' t"c,n
tim. !rr sun un'. lliAIS aS 'ri.",nJ,r
ary says, ''pnblc "pinirn shru'i he str 'ry
enough 'n c'npel the A p,lItr 'ni.'. I, ahm
dom 'hsr" untenable p,sri"n the 'p'nn