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ernors and Provost Marshals; the Bill
forbida electors for President, the prscia-
nation and defeat of the Bill threatens
as with civil war for the admission or ex-
clusion of such votes.
II x X x
A more studied outrage on the legisla- !
tive authority Of the people has never
been perpetrated.
Congress passed Bill; the President
refused to approve it, and then by procla-
nation puts as much of it in force as he
sees fit, and proposes to execute those
parts by officers unknown to the laws of
the United States and not subject to the
confirmation of the Senate.
The Bill directed the appointment of
Provisional Governors by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate.
The President, after defeating the law,
proposes to appoint without law, and with
out the advice and consent of the Senate,
Military Governors for the Rebel States
He has already exercised this dictatorial
usurpation in Louisiana, and he defeated
the Bill to prevent its Limitation.
Heneeforth we must regard the follow
ing precedent as the Presidential law of
the Rebel States:
"ExEoUTIvE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, March Is, 1864.
"His Erceltency MicAael Hahn, Governor
at Louisiana:
"Until further orders you are hereby
invested with the powers exercised hith-
erto by the Military Governor of Louis
lana. Yours, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
This Michael Hahn is no officer Of the
United States; the President without law,
without the advice and consent of the
Senate, by private note not even coun-
tersigned by the Secretary of State, makes
him Dictator Of Louisiana!
The President persists in recognizing e
those shadows of Government In Arkan-
sas and Louisiana, which Congress for
mally declared should not be recognized
whose Representatives and Senators were
repelled by formal votes of both Houses
of Congress-which it was declared for
mally should have no electoral vote fol
President and Vice President.
They are the mere creatures of hi:
will They cannot live day without
his support. They are mere oligarchles
imposed on the people by military orders
under the forms Of election, at which
generals. provest-marshals, soldiers anc
camp followers were the chief actors, as
sisted by handful of resident citizens
and urged on to premature action by pr
vate letters from the President.
/ No monarchy of the old world has il
the last half century witnessed such al
act of high handed usurpation.
When there was pretense that hi
outrages upon the Constitution were t.
aid him in his weak blundering efforts t.
suppress the rebellion, his apologist
might be pitied and despised, but now h
overrides Congress and the Constitution
for the sole purpose of fraudulently con
tinuing himself in Office.
If the American people suffer thi
outrage to be successful they deserve tn
ruin which awaits them when LincolI
installs himself for another four ears.
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MARRIAGES.

MARRlED-On the 11th inst, by
Rev. VIM. D. Lowery, Mr.. JAMES FoLaEB
and Miss ELIzABErH ANN FINLY.
BY the same, on the same day, Mr.
JOHN T. HANNAHs and Miss SARAH e
STEPHENS.
by the same, on the 18th inst, Mr.
CooKsEN CARPENTER and Miss BARBARA
E. HANNAHs, all of Monroe county.
-On the 3lst ult., by Thos. s. Fowler
Esq, Mr., VIM. BRUNEI and Miss ELIZA.
BETH a. HAYS, all of this county.
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Deraaocrafic Convention.

BANGOR, Me-, Anguss l6.-The Dem
ooratis State convention, held in this city
to-day was large, and the resolutions
adopted denounced the administration
and declared that the democratic party
is as it ever has been, the true Union par
ty. The resolutions are understood to be
compromlss between the peace and war
wings Of the party, and the nomination of
Howard was the result Of the csmpromiss.
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s| IF Howard was clapped into Fort
Lafayette, long ago, for getting up forg--
ed proclamation, announcing National
Fast and calling for four hundred thous-
and men, what ought to be the fate OF
Mr.. Lincoln, for also proclaiming Fast
and calling for FIVE hundred thousand
Boston Courier.
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GEN. BURNSIDE RELIEVED.

Headquarters Army Of the Potomac,
August 16.-General Burnside was re-
lieved yesterday and left his command
last evening. Gen. Wilcox temporarily
commands the 9th
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FIVE Hundred Thousand More
to be Drafted-What They
are to be Drafted for.

To WHOM TT MAY CON.
CERN--NO PROPOSITIONS FOR
PEACE TO BE ENTERTAINED
UNTIL THE NEGROES ARE ALL
FREED - LINUOLN'S PROPOSE
TION.
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Nslp aobsrtissnlsats,
p ublic Sale.

propose to sell the following property, on
Saturday, the 10th of Septem-
Der 1864.
HORSES, HARNESS,
WAGONS, BUGGIRS.
JACKS, JENNETTS,
GOATS, CATTLE, SHEEP,
Mansy's Combined Reaper and Mower.
Plows, Harrows and Farming Utensils Of
every description.
At my residence in Adams township, on the
road leading from Woods6eld to Bsailssille.
WILLIAM HILL
Aug. "a, 1s64-3t. pd.
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= A union of hearts, union Of hands,
A union that none may sever;
A union of lakes, union of lands,
- The AMEIcAN UNION FOREVER"
Democratic state Ticket.

For Secretary Of State,
WILLIAM w. ARMSTRONG,
OF Seneca County.
Supreme Judges,
. (FeR FULL TERM,)
PHILADELPH VAN TRUMP,
OF Fairfield County.
(ro FILL vAoANeIEs.)
Long Vacancy,
MACHIAS G. WHITELEY,
Of Hancock County.
Short vacsncy.
ALEXANDER s. BOYS,
OF Highland County.
Attorney GeneraI,l
& LYMAN h. CRITCHFIELD,
OF Holmes County.
cousptrorfsr Of the Treasury,
WILLIAM 8. v. PRENTISS,
OF Frsnklin County.
3I Scfoea Commissfcnery
ALEXANDER 8. RAMSEY,
OF Hardin County.
Board Of Public Works.
(FULL TERM,)
WILLIAM LARWILL,
of Ashland County.
fToR VACANCY,
CHARLES BOESEL,
Of Augiaize County.
pnzsIDRsTfAB EbRcToRs reR THE STATE 4
LkRGE.
ChARLES REEMELIN,
On Hamilton County.
THOMAS w. BARTLEY,
OF Riehlaad County.
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JOEL r. RANDOLPH.

+ Mas. Com. Monroe Com. Pleas.
August "a, 1854. -$l7.2o.
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Mark the contrasti The bill requires
a majority, the proclamation is satisfied
with one-tsnth; the Bill requires one oath.
the proclamation another; the Bill ascer-
tains voters by registering; the procIama-
tion by guess; the Bill exacts adherence
to existing territorial limits, the proela
nation admits of others; the Bill governs
the Rebel States By Law, equalizing all
before it, the proclamationscomm them
to the lawless discretion of military Gov
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ernors and Provost -Marshals; the Bill
forbids electors for President, the prscla-
nation aud defeat of the Bill threatens
as with civil war for the admission or ex-
clusion of such votes.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

of slavery in the rebel States; for the mo.
ment arms are put into the hands of slaves,
that moment slavery is abolished, South
as well as North.
= You have made this negro abolition
war. You have changed its original pur-
pose, and therefore the negro should be
called out, and should fight the battles of
the party which has taken them into their
keeping. I do not, for one, intend to re-
sist your movements in that respect any
ionger.".
Thus has Mr.. James Brooks, one of the
shining lights Of the Democratic party,ta-
ken a position upon the slavery question
almost the opposite of that he has hereto
fore held. IL rscoyaizes The abolition of
slareyy His speech may be regarded as
the first prominent avowal Of the inten-
ton of the Democratic party to abandon
its position of opposition to the rapidly
developing anti-slavery sentiment of the
country, The Democratic papers from
which we have heretofore quoted merely
paved the way for these er cathe7ra dec
larations of Mr.. Brooks. lie manifested
his shrowdncss in porceiving the fact that
this war is destined to break the chains Of
the slave and let theopprcssed go frec,and
he showed his boldness in admitting that
fact upon the floor of, the House. We
look for the whole Democratic party in the
coming Presidontialcampaigh tofollow his
example.-PMsJwgk Gazette.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
O. Puddle STYX.

WHAT BECOMES OF DEAD HoRsEs.-
Some people will no doubt be astonished
to learn that large fortunes have been
made every year since the commencement
of the war, out of the dead horses of the
Army of the Potomac. The popular
idea is that when Rosinante yields up the
ghost, he is buried in some field, or left
to moulder.into mother earth in the woods
somewhere Not so. He has made his
last charge, and gnawed his last fence
rail, but there is from $40 to $40 in the
old fellow yet. 4 contract for the pur-
chase of the dead horses in the Army of
the Potomac, for the ensuing year, was
let few days ago, to the highest bidder,
at 81 ,76 per head delivered at the facto-
ry of the contractor. Last year 100000
was cleared on the contract, and this year
it is thought 100000 can be made on
it. The animals die at the rate of about
fifty per day, at the lowest calculation.
At the contractors establishment they
are thoroughly dissected. First, the shoes
are pulled off; they are usually worth tif-
ty cents set Then the hoofs are cut
off they bring about two dollars set
Then comes the caudal appendage, worth
half dollar. Then the hide-I don't
know what that sells for. Then the tai
low, if it be possible to extract tallow from
the army horses which | think extreme
ly doubtful, unless he die Immediately af-
ter entering the service. And last, but
not least, the shin-bones are valuable, be-
ing convertible into variety of articles
that many believe to be composed of pure
ivory, such as cane heads, knife-handles,
&c. BY the time the contractor gets
through with the " late lamented" steed
there is hardly enough of him left to feed
bull-pup on.
Hereafter, kind reader, when you see a
dead hoss," don't turn up your nose at
him, but regard him thoughtfully, as the
foundation of a large fortune in single
year He may, individually, be nui-
sance, but /" there is that within which
passeth show 10000 year
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

APRonIBIToRY LIQUOR LAw.-There
is now before the Legislature of West Vir-
ginia, bill concerning spirituous liquors.
1t provides that from and after the first
day of February, 1865, it shallnot be law
full for any person in this State, to manu-.
facture or sell intoxicating liquors, in the
same. Any person in this State, who
SHALL after the day and date aforesaid,
Manufacture or cause to be manufactured,
sell or caused to be sold, any intoxicating
drinks whatsoever, shall be punished by
fine not less than fifty nor more than five
hundred dollars, or Imprisonment not less
than six nor more than twelve months in
the jail of the county in which the offense
was committed The form of arrest and
trial shall be the same as in other cases of
misdemeanor All fines arising under the
provisions of this act, shall be paid into
the school fund of this State. If the bill
should pass, and its friends think it will,
it will knock all classes of liquor dealers
into cooked hat. 1t takes "all the pret-
ty chickens and their dam, at one full
swoop."
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
COURAGE.

Onwardsl throw all terrors OIL
Slight the scoiner--scorn the scoh.
In the race, and not the prize,
Glory's true distinction lies.
Triumph herds with meanest things-
Common robbers, yilest kings,
Midst the reckless multitude!
But the generous, but the good,
Stand in modesty alone,
still serenely struggling on,
Planting peacefully the seeds
OF bright hopes and better deeds.
Mark the slowly-moying plow:
Is its day Of victory nowi
1t defiles the emeral sod,
Whelms the flowers beneath the clod.
Wait the swiftly-coming hours
Fairer green and sweeter flowers,
Richer fruits will soon appear
Curnucopias of the year.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
The New Western Campaign.

Gen. Sherman's expedition is now so
far advanced that the Western papers
seem to think no harm will come from
publishing pretty full details of its com
position, and even hints as to its destina-
tion. A heavy cavalry force. is already
sweeping through Central Mississippi
Infantry from various points have gather
ed in great numbers at Yicksburg, the ar
my corps which form its nucleus having
been reinforced by the garrisons of all
posts along the river, the holding of which
is not military necessity. Under COM
mand of Gen NJ MPherson they are NOV
ing'eastward upon Jackson. A third col
umn Of considerable strength is marching
from Natchoz. The three are to unite at a
point not yet indicated, under Gen. Sher-
mans command, and together to enter up
on a campaign in the heart Of the encmy's
country.
The advance of this formidable force
may furnish clue to the sudden retreat
of johnson from Dalton, He held a po-
sition near that place, of great strength
to resist an attack in front, but it seems
to be the Characteristic Of the campaigns
through this vast territory that no posi-
ton is defensit.e. against movement in
flank If Gen. Sherman starts his col
umns from Vicksburg, five hundred miles
marching due East, johnson is instantly
sensible that they may reach point in
Alabama which threatens his hold upon
Northern Georgia. They may atall events
attack point which the Rebels cannot
afford to surrender without struggle
Hence, on either theory, johnson has no
choice but to abandon Dalton, and fall
back to cover Montgomery or Selma.
The distances which Gcn, Sherman,
supposing him to contemplate such a
movements has to traverse are enormous.
Seldom has an army penetrated country
so barren of resources and far removed
from supplies It's only the railway and
river transportation which makes the of-
fort many degree feasible. Gen. Sherman
may reconstruct, as he advances, therail-
way from Vicksburg to Jackson, and from
jackson to Meridian, and if be is able to
maintain such line and to fortify the lat
ter poiut as a secondary base, Ire may pur-
sue his campaign hence in whatever di-
rection he chooses. What the direction
is to be, everybody is at liberty to settle
for themselves 1t is sufficient to say to-
day that the campaign is of vast impor-
tanee not only in itself, but in relation to
the other movements which under the
guidance Of Gen. Grant the Spring is to
witness. There neeasno longer be any
apprehension, if any has been felt, that
the war on our part is to be waged as de-
fcnsive struggle. Armies in motion so
early as this do not mean to halt till they
have fought and won decisive battles
Gen. Sherman has taste for active work,
is competent to command an independent
column, and may be relied on for an enor-
ic campaign. The wishes Of the country go
with him on his pcrilous way.
----ss>>-+-Sae.--s<s--
bs1@A 'big fngin" of Capt Andrews
oo,,,.o NE:ab;s.,,, Volu,toara r-ct INFO
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02


AN ALABM.-Going to see a pretty
girl on a winters night is a pretty thing
and anybody can see it with half an eye.
'Tis delightfully."- delightful to sit in par
lor where there is blazing fire and where
there's pretty girl by your side " with a
taper finger resting on your sleeve -
And, to this be it added, it is delightful
to know that about nine clock or ''some-
where along there" you'll be treated to
some pie and some cider-the pie of the
lady's own making-tho cider Of her dads
own making. This is all delightful, but
sometimes these "sparkings' or corner.
ings," or whatever else we may call thenf,
are broken in upon and instantly and un-
cermoniously ended We have an in
stance of this kind to relate. Not long
since a young man who resides not thou
sand miles from " Pintle Hill," c. Pintle,
Hip everybody knows is in North Fay
cite township,) called upon his fair inamo-
rita. His coat and hat were taken, the
lady was smiling her sweetest smile and
everything looked fair and propitious to
the young man for pleasant evening
Twas windy night--a rcyywindy night
but doubtless the young man thought
that though old Boreas should whistle his
loudest whistle and shrek his loudest
shrek, it wouldn't effect the pleasures of
the evening. With the wind wbistling
without, the fire would only burn bright
er within, and the ''sparkiu" would be
remembered longer and considered bet
ter, being done on a wild, howling night.
Wen, as we said, in spite of the whist
ling wind and the binding storm the
young man went sparkling. The evening
was passing pleasantly, beautifully, de-
lightfully, and the hour was 81 o'clock
pretty near the time for the pie and the
cider-when Boreas in one Of his biggest
glees brought down the. chimney with
crash. The young man thinking a whole
regiment of the most savage rebels in
Joffdom had charged on the house, in
stantly fed, leaving his hat, coat and
girl, and never once giving thought to
the pie and cider History says he nev-
or stopped nor looked back until he was
under the quilts and coverlets at home.
When the fellow next doth run
May we be there to sec.
q pVTnDTF STyE
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"And what God hath joined together

"And what God hath joined together
let no man put asunder!"
Hoorah p continued John. Wot's
the price ?-how much ?-spit it aout-
don't be afeared-ye did it jes' like a
book, old feller!-'eres a V-never mind
the change-sen' for a hack, lan'lord-
give us yeur bill-Ive get her Hail
Columbis-happy land p roared the poor
fellow, entirely unable to control h S joy /;
and ten minutes afterward, he was on his
way to Providence depot with his acife
and the happiest man out of Jail.
We heard the details of theabove scene
from an eyewitness Of the ceremony, and
could not avoid putting it down as one of
the weddings.-N T. Illustrated Nelrs.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

A VEIN of gold as big as mans arm
has been found in Bucks county, Pennsyl-
vania. Considerable excitement prevails
in consequence
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- =, -

Rv@A @big Ingin8 Of Capt Andrews
company, Michigan Volunteers, got into
Chicago day or two ago, and after wan
dering foufd that he was lost. He hunt
ed for directions awhile, then stopped,and
scratching his head, exclaimed, Waugh
Injun lost No. no! Injun not lost
Wigwam lost-Injun herc" A very con-
soiing reflection
Tue quota Of Philadelphia is semi-of-
fcially stated to be 1888 men. Over
5000 of these, it is said, have been OBJ
timed by enlistment.
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VOLUME |.
The American Citizen.

is published every Wednesday le borough of Butler
by THOMAS ROBINSON & @. h. ANDERSON Main street,
opposite to Jacks HOte-Ofice up stairs in the brick
orinerly occupied by Eli Yetter, as q store
TERMS; s;-S so year, If paid in advance or within the
first six monhs 81 fn0t paid until after the expir
ton Of the first six months.
RATES ADvERTIsISG:one square non. (ten lines or
In-. ~. ir.n LIN N
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

THE Wisconsin Legislature is seeking
some constitutional mode of Furnishing
those who have skedaddled to Canada to
cape the draft.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-04-27

s@ Shreveport is the capital of Caddo
Parish, Louisiana, situated near the foot of
Caddo Lake, in the North. Western part of
the State.- IL is finely located for business
on the Red River, being surrounded by an
exceedingly fertile, planting region, about
thirty miles below the "great raft"
The Richmond Enquirer says: Since the
war Shreveport has been an extensive depot
for cemmissary aud other stores for the
Trans. Mississippi Confederass Troops, and,
up to the time of the siege Of Vicksburg,
formed an important link in ths"chain of
supplies" for'our Western army. There is
military prison there, which has at times
contained large number of Yankee pris;
oners.. It is two hundred and thirty miles
from the mouth Of the river.
Alexandria, one hundred and fifty miles
from the mouth, is, we believe, the highest
point on the red river ever visited BY the
enemy before the present expedition,
Eighty miles above is Nachitoches, au old
French town, settled in l7l3; 1t is noted
in history as the scene Of hard battle be-
tween the inhabitants and the Natchez ln
dams, 1872, resulting in the extinction o.
the Natehez as distinct nation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-04-27
To Farmers.

We afe sorry to learn, says the Peters.
burg Erprcss, that some of our agricultural
friends have not been able to plough up all
the land they intended planting in corn
The Interruptions of their work by the late
rains have been serious ands greatly to be
deplored. 1t is not only important but alb.
solutely necessary that every acre of ground
that was set apart for corn, sorghum, peas,
&c., at the beginning of the year, should
be cultivated. The probability is that the
vet weather will end in a few days and that
then all the fields and lots not yet ploughed
can be prepared in time for planting, say by
the 25th April or even the LIST of May
But if this should not be the case, we sug-
gest and urge that the old fashion of listing
be resorted to, which will answer very yell
under the necessity WHICH dictates the poll.
cy. Full cropsof corn; sorghum and peas
must be planted, if not in: the usual way
and at the usual time, in the next best way
and at later time. Everyfarmer, we pre-
sumo, knows what listing means. 1t is
simply turning two furrows upon one anoth.
er and crossing them with single furrows
from four to five feet apart. When this is
done the field or lot will be ready for plant
ing, and the intermediate uuplowed spaces
will be turned up at the successive workings
of the crop. The yield may not be quite
as large under this method of cultivation,
but it will not be materially less than under
the regular one. At all events, the cir
oumstances of the country demand its a.
doptlon if the season should continue to be
uufayorable for following week or two
longer. In past years we have seen excel
lent crops of corn made from listed land,
particularly when the double plough was
used for the furrows. We hope that the
farmers will: spare no effort or available
means to produce every thiDg:in the food
line that they possibly can this year. <