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Public Sale.
ESTATE OF EDWIN n. SMI

ESTATE OF EDWIN n. SMITH.
rEEHE public are hereby informed tha; there
4 will be sold by the undersigned Auction
eer, at public sale, to the last and highest bidder,
at the residence Of Chs. B. Smith, on Upper
PlaquFmine, on
Saturdoy 5M March hect, 1864,
the following described property. belonging to
the Estate G: s. ii Edwin M. Smith, deceased,
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ST. Landry February 18th 1861.
PUBLIC SALE.

SUCCESSION OF CELEsTINE eDRNTER.
10y virtue of an order from the Honorable tue
y sth District Court of ilre State Of tonisialla,
holding It's session in and for ihe Parish Of St.
Landry, the undersigned wll aiFsr fer sale at
public saA. to tfIe last and highest bidder, ON t
Tiautation Of bile deceased, situated about IL
miles South Fast of 8pplonsas,
On Tuesday, 8th March 1864,
The properly hereinafter described belonging ta
the community heretofore existing between The
said iass3Celestine Cofmier and her surviving
husband, Iheodule Lalonde, 10 wit:
@ A Marra.nras ay7
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From the Houston News.
SOUTHERN GIRLS SONG.
AIR--"Donnie Blue Flag

From the Houston News.
SOUTHERN GIRLS song.
AlR--"I,onnie Blue Flag
Oh, yes, I anl Southern girl,
j nd glory in the name,
And boast It with far greater ptitie
Than & ittsrng wreath or fame.
We envy not the Northern girl
With robes OF beauty rare,
Though diamonds grace her snowy neck,
And pearls bedeek her hair.
Ct.eRus-HurTah!-H
For the Sunny Sa,?th SO dear.
Three cheers for fks4 lsnmespun dress
That Southern Ladies wear.
My isouespnn dress is pia;u know
My hats palmetto too,
But then it shows what Southern gir!s
For Southern rights will do,
= We have sent the bravest OF our laud
To battle with the foe
And we asill lend a helping hand,
We love the South, you kuoT.
CHoEus-Hurrah! &c.
Northern goods are cut Of tiase,
And since ''Old Abe's" Blockade,
We Southern girls can be content
With goods that Sauthtons make,
We sent our sweet-hearts to the war,
Bnt.daar girls, never mind
Your soldiers love will II eg forget
The girl he's LEFT behind,
CHoRus-Hurrah. &c.
The Southern lands glorious land,
And has a glorious eaHss;
Then three cheers for Southern rights
And fer the Southern boys.
We seern TO wear a stitch OF silk
Or strip Of North IN lace,
But make our nonaespnn dresses mp
And wear them with such grace.
Chorus Hurral. &c.
Tho saidisr IS the lad for me;
Il brave heart adore,
And when the Sunny South IS free
And fighting is no more,
I'll eiioase ME then, a lover brave
From out that gallant band,
The Salder whom love the best
Shall have my heart aud hand.
EHoRUs-IIurrah! &c.
and now, young men, q word to you,
If you would win the fair,
Go to ffa field where honor calls
And win your lady there;
Remember that our brightest smiles
Are for the true and brave;
and that our tears are all for those
That fll soldiers grave.
CHORUS fIurrah. &c DELLA.
e
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Il . r. i'm IT Err 8

T.ANE SEOT Of all dimensions 'oF sai; -:
~ the undersigned at $3.50 per pound
LOUIS WAITER.
Opc!ousas February 6, 1864. 4i--tf.
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NOTICE..

YaEHE UnderSigned, comprising Tie Board n
& Examining Surgeons Of Conscripts for ,bs
State Of Louisiana, hereby give notice that ons
member Of the Board will visit the several p,r
ishes within our lines, at stsch points and o,
such Ga as Is herein below stated. for the INV
pose of examining those consclipts who NAV
consider themselves exempt from military sc.yjrs
because OF disability. Al such persons should
be in prompt attendance:
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DiHD--In this Parish, on The 9th Instant, aR.
AETHrR PE.RAULT, aged about 36 years.
At his residence, in his town, on he Il:h
itst., Mr. FRITz L SAspoz, aged 10 years.
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FROM HAyANA-Ihe Btockade Ranners. -
The b.oelsade runner Isabel arrived at Havana
on the 18th inst She run the blockade at No
bile, and had cargo of four hundred and eighty
hales Of cotton, and threw overheard one hun
dred and twenty y-lour bales of' Tortugas in a
gale of wind. The blockade runner schooner
Union, with g cargo of cotton from the coast Of
Florida, also arrived at Havana on the 18th inst.
She was chased by the United States gunhoat
DeSotc. The latter vessel was at Havana when
the Morning Star left. Several blockade runners
were fitting out at Havana. II was rprorted at
Havana that the steamship Harriet Lane, former
ly United States gunboat Of that name had been
fitted up at Galveston, Texas, for blockade run
ming purposes, and was expected at liaTana
shortly with 4 tu!l cargo of cotton
. True Delta of TIE 30tb Jan.
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4 N egro1l aIl

A~aaz. named NafcIsse, aged about IS yea.s. :.
One horse; enc cow ami calf; =
One work OK; 8 head of sheep;
I One hngs a stilYaFd aSfi u loakit.s ee.4ss
Terms and eondit5oas:-E aditditatio.s 81
len dollars and under. payable cash; and each.
adjudication upwards of ten dollars payable upon
a credit of one and two years from the day
-of. sale Purchasers furnishing their notes viii.
twoseeurities in solido to the satisfaction, Of ia,
Administrator Of SAID Estate, and made lpavabl.,
at the Office of Jean Boaffartig#p, Notary Public
at]Gros Chevreaii said notes to bt,ar interest At
the rate Of par cent per ann,ifn from maturity
until paid, And moreover the slave reinainlntr
specially mortgagpd INTO sail Estate until fuiI
and entire payment of capital aud interest which
may accrue thereon.
j. BoUFFARTIGUE.
dattioaccr
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7-3O Government Loan.

In another column of our paper will be
found an advertisement of "United States
7-30 Loan" to which we would direct the
attention Of our readers. This loan seems
to us the most liberal Of all yet offered.-
An exchange in speaking of this loan, says,
the general rate of interest is six per cent,
payable annually. This is seven and
three ienths, payable semi-annuaHy. If
you lend OH q mortgage, there must be a
searching of titles, lawyers lees, stamp
duties, and delays, and you will finally
have returned to you only the same kind
of money you would receive from the gov
ernment, and less of it, If you invest in
this loan, you have no trouble
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-13

MORE RICHMoNDs.-We observe by the
Newspapers that o ZAird Republican Ma
tional Convention will assemble at Buffalo
New York on the 22d day of September.
If Lincoln and Fremont withdraw in the
meantime they will try and nominate a
candidate who shall be able to combine
"Shoddy" and "Radical J" if they 10 not
resign, then a 7hirdPresidential abolition
ticket will be put into the field.
Amid all these distractions, the United
Democracy, having chosen Standard
Bearer, and inscribed upon their banners
"Liberty and Union, One and inscparable,
Now and Forevcr"-will march triumph.
antly to victory. The days of Shoddy
Abolitionism are numbered; and the scep-
tire of power is once again to be returned
to the Democracy by the Sovereign peo-
pie,
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-13

sa~ 1t is whispered BY the knowing
ones, that the Philadelphia Loyal League
has completed arrangements for buying up
all the preachers in the State of Pennsyl-
vania, who can be bought, and they COM
prise the large majority and intend TO
have them take the stump this fall in fa-
vor Of Lincoln, despotism drafts and blood
shed. We shall therefore very soon hear
these apostles of peace howl for war, these
sheep in wolves clothing, who have sold
their Master and themselves for green
backs, assume the blood stained carmen
of aJudas, and howl to the Loyal Leagues
in favor of the innocence of theft, rapine
and murder.
Surely the League has dono well. And
we suppose thirty pieces, rot of silver will
purchase the soul and body of each one
of the crew, whose "Hungry sheep lool
up, and are not feed.n
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say- The Presidents Fast Day was
seized upon by our Preachers as fine oc.
casion to preach political harangue and
they improved it vastly.
Mayor Gunther was denounced for ask
ing the New York clergy to pray for peace
Drafted men, not reporting were stigma
tized as sympathisers ! and many other
silly things said by these sleek apols-
lists for despotism, and defenders Of divine
right.
Now we can tell these reverened Lincoln
ties, that if declining to be dragged from
their families and sent by force into the
army constitute "sympathizers with Trea-
Son" they themselves are in that category
as their late petition and protest shows
and shame ought TO keep their mouths
closed. They are precious party of poll
ticians.
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He took the notice to friend, who read
it and made understand the nature thereof.
And this is the way he took on f;
"Wat--wat--wat damed foolish ting am
dis yeah Iso freeman Las spring dey
send me up Mort and tell me Ise free
man-dat de Iincum sojers hab lib rated
me. Now wat am dis dam foolish ting
for I'll be dun gon for il Ise got 10 gwino
to dis yeah wah. A niger don't stand no
show down dab now. He get shut of hesei
right smart reckon If Id know wat dat
printed ting was I'd frow him down in the
stree, jis like dis, (hc threw the notice into
the street with jerk an den dey neber
fool dis niger Why didn't dey let de
nigger stay dare or stay heah :"
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FOR PRESIDENT IN 1864,
GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN
(subect to the decision Of the National Convention
say- CAMPAIGN SupscrBEes-we will

Ddy" CAMPAIGN SUBscIBERs.-Wew will
send the Columbia Democrat from now,
till after the Presidential Election, for so
cents in advance. This is so low that ev-
cry man should have IT, and see that his
neighbors haveit IF they cannot pay for
it club together and get it for them.
Many friends have sent in their names for our CAN.
PmeS DEMOCRAT" and with them, the money $50 cents
cach for which we thankful but, we beg to make
suggestion which we hope will meet their approba.
tion and prove mutually advantageous II is that they
their influence get up clubs in every section asd
township in the County tf Columbia A club Of Ten
Subscribers, at so cents each easily be obtained in
any location, and IS 90 enclosed weuld make il OBJ
ject to the publisher or Twenty two subscribers at
the same, and $40 co. with copy to the geer Of
the Club, would greatly advance the cause of Demo
cracy and benefit tine objects Of tho ensuing Campaign
Democratic friends, will you make the effort, AND DO
We need urge the Importance of sup
porting your Local Press. Much depends upon
your active xertons render its labors effective and
TO class of our people is this appeal made with
more drectness than to the "Youne Democracy"
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A NEGRO VICTIM OF THE DRAFT.-
How He FELT.-The Lacrosse wis
Democrat, place where they have lately
been drafting, says: Among the victims
Of the late draft in this city, was Sam, a
graceful motioned oontraband who was
given leave to leave the the South last
Spring and become freeman "up Norf I
Early in the Spring he did chores at the
Harrington House. Later in the season
he hoed gardens, got married, and black
ed stoves till they rivaled the gloss on his
checks. Monday he was drafted, and on
Tuesday served with notice to be at the
rendezvous within ten days along with his
white brethren, or be considered a desertsl
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HS,q= HuNIrJATINa- The Harrishur,

asaT HUMILIATING.-The Harrisburg
correspondent Of the Philadelphia hqus'-
er says that Gov. Curtin has for a long
time been msuccessiuliy soliciting permits.
sion, from fhe Federal ETecuttUe TO organ.
ieethe militia Of Pennsylvania! Couhl
there be a more humtIiating confession than
this ? A Governor begging permission t o
organize force of which the Constitution
declares him cemmander.in-c chief ! Has
Curtin entirely lost his manhood
Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1864-08-13
Next Presidential Election.

The passage of the bill by Congress in
relation to the States which have been for
mally declared TO be in iusurrectlon, takes
from the right to vote at the next Prcsi
dent election, and will reduce the number
of votes of the electoral college upon tho
election OF President and Vice President
of the United States, to two hundred aud
forty-one. One hundred and forty -one
will therefore be necessary to a CHOICE
The States which will participate, will be
the following
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Bea. Old Abe's ultimG.nm, "lhe aban.
donment Of Slavery" as the sole condition
Of peace, brings the Ecclesiastical and
Historical view of Slavery" by Bishop
Hopkins, once more prominently before
the public. We have already recommend
ed it as work Of most profound research
and ability, which 0ughtto be in the hands
of every man in the country. We under
stand few copies can still be had of Col,
Freeze--also q few of McClellan's Report.
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49, =
THE WAR.

Mobile is situated at the head Of long
bay, and is thirty miles from the sea. The
mouth of the bay is almost closed by =
long, narrow strip of land putting out on
the eastern side, and narrow sand bar,
called Dauphine Islaod, on the western
side. Between them is the harbor entrance,
three miles wide, aud defended by Forts
Morgan and Gaines one on each side. In
Mobile Bay, five miles below the city, is
Dog River Bar, above which vessels draw.
ing more than nine feet of water cannot
go. On Friday last Admiral Farragut be-
gan his operations. He captured Dauphine
Island, in the rear of Fort Gaines. Fort
Gaines appears to have either been cap
tured or abandoned, for nothing is heard
Of any operations there. Farragut's fleet
then advanced to pass through the open
ing between Forts Morgan and Gaines
The iron.clads sailed first and then the
wooden vessels. A very brief resistance
was expected here,as the iron vessels could
easily pass the forts. Fort Morgan open
ed fire, and one Of Farragu,'s iron clads,
the Tecumseh, was sunk. Three other
iron clads and fourteen ships succeeded in
passing the fort. The Confederate feet,
under Admiral Buchanan, then engaged
Farragut. Farragut succeeded in captur-
ing two of the Confederate vessels, the
Tennessee and Selma, and running third ,
the Gaines, ashore, Admiral Buc hanan
was wounded and taken prisoner. Farra.
quits feet then sailed up the bay as far as
Dog River Bar. 1t could 20 no further,
and anchored The iron.clads then en-
gagged the various Confederate batteries
above the bar. This ends our Intelligence,
all Of which comes from Confederate sour
ces.
Gen. Averell captured four cannon and
five hundred prisoners from the Coufeder-
ates at Moorfeld, on Sunday. Tho col
umn he attacked was a small lorce of Con.
federates marching southward from New
Creek. They had no connection with the
main body OF the Confederates in the
Shenandoah Valley.
There is very little of Importance trans
piring at Atlanta. Two Federal generals,
Dodge and Sweeney, engaged in fight
with each other on July Goth. They were
unable to decide whether the previous bat
tie was victory or not. For this Gen,
Sweeney was removed from command and
court-martialcd. General Stoneman's cap
ture is confirmed.
Five blockade runners have recently
eluded Admiral Dahlgren's feet and pass
ed into Charleston.
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President Lincoln insists on an
Abolition War.

The curses of the mourners and suffer-
ers in this terrible war will rest upon the
head Of Abraham Lincoln. Again he re-
jects oversures of peace, and this time he
openly announces that this is an "Aboli-
ton War He proclaims "to whom it
may concern that the abandonment of
slavery as condition precedent to peace.
The Constitution authorizes him 10 en-.
force the laws, to uphold the Constitution
to suppress insurrection-but he puts him-
sslf above the Constitution, and, in the
character of an Infamous desp,t, announ-
ces that States shall not return to the Un.
ion, that rebels shall not become loyal cit.
izens, until the State Constitutions are al
tered, and slavery abolished. Where does
he get the authority to make such con
dition Not from the Constitution-no-
where, except in his own despotic will.
! This war is now confessedly waged to
abolish negro slavery. For this our fellow
citizens are dragged to the Geld of battle
for this their bodies rot and their bone;
bleach upon Southern soil--lor this a hal
million more are TO be conseripted for pri.
vation, wounds and deaths. Will the peo
pie give Mr.. Lincoln a new four years
lease to desOlate the country and murder
its noble sons and brothsrs--and all on {
quixotic crusade against negfo slavery
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The Congressional Address.

We give this week parts Of the Con-
gressional Address recently issued by
Democratic members Of Congress, and will
hereafter give other extracts. The length
of the Address prevents its publication en-
tire in one number of our paper, but as
the subjects treated By it are arraoged un-
der appropriate heads, lit can be given con.
veniently in detached parts.
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MARRIAGES.

In wilkesbarre, on wednesday evening, Aug 80 6y
the Rev Geo d. Miles, Mr.. Isaac X. Appleman, oi MI
Pleasant twp, Columbia and Miss Frances stevens
of New Columbus, Luzerne county.
Al the Exchange, in Bloomsburs on the 7!h inst by
Rev, ]. r. Dmm, Mr.. John Z. Richart ana MISS wary
r, Masprard both of Greenwood twp, Columbia co.
At Town Hill, on the 7th inst, by Rev. u Wads'
worth MIR Hiram A. Boston, of Paramount. aud Miss
Diantna Carey of New Columbus, both oi Luz CO.
On the 7th inst. by Rev VIM j. Eyer Mr.. sohn u
Wagner, and Lydia Miller both of Locust twp Col
co Pa
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List of Causes for Sep. Term 1864,

I Philip Winlcrstecn va Val. Wlnterslech.
Henry Wcllr W George Kin ly.
elijah McMurtre vs. Christian Noli.
Jacob Harris vs. rct'r 'acoby.
George iiughs, 1t al vs j. V. CriSwcli.
Rus .rl p Stoker, vs. Nm keller.
w LUngenbrrgcr, ct al vs. c. " of ct al
Daniel Scyb,rt, W Reuben Nicely.
- D. +. Rhghart 4 Bros Silas ID Edgar
10 Joseph Hartman vs. Rrlb n lins.
II Samuel Buck and Charles Buck Jesse Guck
II DAVID Achynhack vs john WaEd'n.
I3 Wm Long, vs. u L heghaft
II John Gigger vs. Richard u Ncnugt.
10 I.ougcnbcrger Jet al JJshus Robson, and Wu
Boyes.
10 Henry Gilmer, VS. Moore Creveng.
II The Com of Punna vs. Jacob Fisher.
Is JnO Alcgar and >arah Alicaur VS. JnO AllGIpr
~ Enos l. Adams,v b f. Seybrrt AMI Henry DnaS,
20 Samuel Williams vs. Charles II Dsatcrch aud Geo,
Herring.
g u Rcghard vs. Elizabeth VlusCNc
- Luke Roam aud Anna Kuau vs. thIs ii nirttGfigl
90 James l. Dun1 Michael I}r0hst.
81 Phi ip DiettcrLh vs. VIM Long.
j! Wilson Agrr VS. Joseph Long.
2i Hugh MckeynOlis ct Al vs. Peter Oiphrft
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DEATHS. 4.

In this place. the 10th inst Dr. Eleuzef Brothwel
aged IS years.
In Iisht Street the sth inst, A. Jackson Eyer,
aged % years, months aud 10 days.
Near Rohrsb on the 26th of July, of dipiheria
Gu EIma Maria, aged years 9months and l3 days,
and on the 27th BENJAMIN Porter, aged year, mos
and "a days children Of Chrstiana and Joseph Rcece
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Estntn of -Lucnh Mills DecenSed.

Estate Of Jacob MWs, Deceased.
T ET'rERs Tes,amentary on the Estate OF Jacob
IL Mills late of Madison township, Columbia county
dec ease have been granted by the Register OF Colum
bia county, to ithe undersigned all persons having
claims against the estate of the decedent are requested
TO present them to the ExecutosIa at thsir residence
in said township without delay, and all persons lndeD'
ted to make payment forthwith - ~
JOHN u. Mills,
JOHN SMITH.
Ang. l3, 1sGi-Gw 8? 00t. Executors.
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BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs.-Ths
beneficial effects resulting from the use of
this Remedy and its extensive use for
Coughs, Colds and Throat Affections, has
brought out many limitations, most of which
contain injurious ingredients. The Troches
have proved their efficacy.
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EXECUTORS NOTICE.
Estate of Jacob Eycyiy, deceased.

I ETTERS Testamentaty on the esate Of Jacob Wy.
| crly, late of Bloom township, Columbia county
deceased have been granted by the Register OF WINS
c. to the undersigned both residing in Boomsburp All
having claims against the estate Of the deceh
dent ire requested to present them to the Exec
without refay and all pirsons indebted to make pay
nent forthwith MICHAEL +. EYERLY,
ROBERT CLARK
Aug. 49, 1864. Executors.
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PATRIOTIC NoNsENsE-0ne Of the
shoddy organs styles itself "a loyal un-
conditional National Union paper"
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION

NOTICE is hereby given that the Demo-
cratic Electors, in and for the several Boroughs
aud Election Districts will meet at their respective
places Of holding the General Elections, on
Saturday, the 9Th day Of august meat,
between the hours Of and O'Clock p. of said day
for the purpose of choosing by ballot. two Delegates
from each District to meet in County Convention, at
the COURT HOUSE, in Boemsburg, on
Monday, the 29M day Of august,
at O'Clock D. m for the purpose of making the usual
annual nominations OF the Democratic party OF Col
umbia County,
VIM. II. JACOBY. Chairman.
II, W. MoREysoLDs, JOHN A. FUNSTON,
WM KRiCKBAUM, HIRAM BOWER,
JACOB YEAGsE JOHN HEGARGELI"
Democratic Standing Committee.
Bioomsburg, July 30, 1854.