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Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-03-19

THREE hundred vessels and twelve huhoreu
men are now employed in the bai'ihoie -
trade,
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-03-19

The Boston Post wants to know why credit
should not be given to the physicians in notices
Of deaths, as well as to clergymen in notices of
marriages.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-03-19

The young lady who was suffering from the
ear-ache was completely cured by young man
whispering a few words in it.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-03-19

yran1ors have been rendered in si1ty-two dis'
tinct case, against the steamship Aose' Taylor.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-03-19

THE RESULTS OF THEIR WHOLESALE coNscRIP-
TIoS-REMARKABLE ADDRESS REBEL SOL
DIERs IN ARMs-THEY DESoUYcE THEIR LEAD
Frs AND REFUSE TO SERVE.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-03-19

TT Is WELL KNOWN THAT AMONG THE
| various kinds of cheap Sewing Machines in
the market, some worthless but the reputa-
ton of the NEW ENGLAND . is becoming well
established, having been sold in this city and
various parts of the State during the past year.
These Machines are we'll adapted to meet the
wants of every Family, not only on account Of
the low prices, but for the ease with which they
are operated and kept in order They
WORK WITH A STRAIGHT NEEDLE,
consequently will do HEAVIER WORK than those
using IL curved Needle with less liability of
breaking.
Each Machine is fitted to the Trcadle or Foot
Power, which can be had for $40.
Every Machine ES Warranted
STEWART & SHEAR,
General Agents.
s Mont somery street, opposite .Masomfe Temple.
48.3m. San Francisco.
Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-03-19

AN EDITOR RoBBED.-A burglar entered the
residence of VIM. Bivcns editor of the Beacon
at Stockton, on the 9th ult., and stole lot Of
little girls clothing, dolls underciotnes'
bows pants and jacket, containing printer
rule and fish line, etc This miserable thie
made a great haul. He should Immediately take
the fish line and hang himself.-AarysriHe En-
press
He should be subjected to an even worse pun
ishment than that. He should, if caught, bt
obliged to subscribe, pay for and read the Err
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
"Recony,ruction,, i'm Alabama. .

The name of Jeremiah Clemens must be
tolerably well known to intelligent Demo
Gratis. lie has been leading Democratic
politician of Northern Alabama since Gen.
Jackson's day, when that section used to
give Old Hickory at least nine-tenths of its
votes.
Huntsville having been for some time
under Union rule, a large and jealous Union
meeting was held there on the 18th inst, at
which Mr.. Clemens spoke fully and fearless
ly. Having been in the L. S. Senate with
JEFF. Davis and his fellow conspirators, Mr..
Clemens knows Secession from the egg, ana
knows that it was never deliberately in
dorsed by the people of the South, but was
imposed on them by fraud and force He
knows that the Ordinance of Secession was
not submitted to the People of Alabama Gas
of several other States) because they were
known to be averse to it. and would have
voted it down if they had been accorded a
chance. But here is one statement made in
his ''ote speech which lets in new light on
that most atrHcious bombardmcnt whereby
the Rebel leaders commenced the War;
"In 1861" said Mr. C,'"ahortly after the
Confederate Government was put in opera
tion l was in the City of Montgomery. One
day, | stepped into the office of the Secreta-
~ VI W VI, Ncu w NulhtT, anu louHu thclc,
engaged in very excited discussion, Mr.
Jefferson Davis, Mr. Memminger, Mr.. Benja
min, Mr.. Gilchrist, member of our Legis-
lature from Lowndes County, and a number
of other prominent gentlemen. They were
dis cussing the propriety of Immediately
opening fire on Fort Sumter, to which Gen.
Walker, the Secretary of War, appeared to
be opposed. Mr.. Gilchrist said to him:
"Sir, unless you sprinkle blood in the face
of the people of Alabama, they will be back
in the Union in less than ten days. The
next day, Gen. Bcauregard opened his bat
teries on Sumter, and Alabama was saved
to the Contederacy."
Does any one believe that great nation
is to be torn to shreds By such men and such
mcansl
Alabama we counted among the last States
to return to the Union. Take off the pres
sure Of the military dcspotism that now
enthralls her, and we believe she would re-
turn to-morrow.--N Y. Tribune.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
The Rebels Moving Toward Ciin-
ton.

CAIRO, March 27.-A dispatch from Co
lumbus, KY, says that Forrest aud Faulkner
are between that place amp Maytield. Their
forces aro in n crippled condition, but their
strength is much greater than was at first
estimated.
Maytield is filed with rebel wounded
from Paduoah, From l 200 10 | 800 are
said To have arrived there. One regiment
lost 100 aud one company had 50 kill
ed,
The rebels were marching towards Clin-
ton AZ the last accounts. should they attack
Columbus they will receive still warmer
reception than at padueAh,
The steamer Perry MAS hTed into while
passing Hickman, yesterday, A large num-
ber Of rebels were la the town, and great
number of shots we're fired, but nobody was
hurt.
The steamer Graham brought up GOO men
from New MAdrid Sho changed through
the tosn, but the rebels had fled. They
belonged 10 faulkneT's command.
800 rebels NeTo killed al padueah, and
over !, 600 were wounded.
several eilirens of lhe place we're Killed
during the fight and Ihe city is Resfly Ia
fnins
kNhohi % fAl-liH 90 fOi, CHOrtlAk
4 dispatch tom fadueah bays she homo
guarl hal 'nlpnscd and eap,nrsd Col Cru.a
Ian and ffssn " biz sgsiiFlla, asaT Ma auld.
ksui.et..
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02

They looked for some ray of light, some
patriotic declaration, some good and strong
reason for remaining with the party of their
affections and their confidence. But all
that was vouchsafed them were tho resolu-
tions we have quoted, the election of Mr..
WIN. ii. WITTE as president of the Conven-
ton, the election of Mr. G. L. WARD, of
Bradford, as chairman of the State Com
mittee, and the election of such men as
RICHARD VAUx, WILLIAM BIeLER, and
ASA PACKER as delegates to the so called
National Democratic Convention. if there
are to be found in any portion of the coun-
try five men who, by word and deed, have
shown more violent and envenomed
hatred of this war for the preservation of
the Government, they must be sought for in
the ranks of the. rebel army, or in the
gloomy conclave At Richmond. Fitting ar
chitects these of platform for a national
Democracy Two or three of the number
helped the Shareholders to destroy the old
platform all of them sustained BUCHANAN
in those unparalleled prescriptions and tyr
anies which paved the way to war; and
every man of the set voted and worked for
Breckinridge in 1860, while the great Douglas
was making the South to ring with his
predictions that that act was pressing the
Republic to the precipicc of disunion and
bloodshed Piitadelphia Press.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
The Proclamation Of Freedom.

When the final draft of the proclamation
was presented by the President to the Cabi-
net, it closed with the paragraph stating
that the slaves it liberated would be reCeiv-
ed into the armed service of the United
States. Mr.. Chase objected to the appear
ance of a document of such momentous i'm
portance without one word beyond the dry
phrases necessary to convey its meaning
and finally proposed that there be added
to the Presidents draft the following SEN
tence:
And upon this act, sincerely believed to
be an act of justice, warranted by the Con-
stitution, | invoke the considerate Judgment
of mankind and the gracious favor Of Al
mighty God"
Mr. Lincoln adopted the sentence as Mr..
Chase wrote it, only intcrlning after the
word Constitution" the words upon mill
tary necessity" and in that form the procla-
nation went in the world and history.
The President originally resolved upon
the policy of issuing this proclamation in
the summer of 1862. As he expressed it
himself everything was going wrong we
seemed to have put forth our utmost effort
and he really didn't know what more to do,
unless he did this. Accordingly, he pre-
pared the preliminary proclamation, nearly
in the form in which it subsequently, appear
ed, called the Cabinet together, and read it
to them.
Mr.. Montgomery Blair was startled. "lf
you issue that proclamation, Mr.. President -
he exclaimed, you will lose every one. OF
the fall elections"
Mr.. Seward, on the other hand, said, Il
approve of it, Mr. President, just as it stands
approve of it in principle, and approve
the policy of issuing it. l only object to
the time. Send it out nov, on the heels OF
our late disasters, and it will be construed
as the convulsive struggle Of drowning
man. To give it proper weight, you should
reserve it till after some victory"
The President assentod to Mr.. Stewards
view, and it was withheld till Fall when it
was issued almost precisely as originally
prepared. The one TO which Mr.. Chase
supplied the concluding sentence was the
final Proclamation, issued on the subsequent
first of January. - Correspondence IF Cincia
mott Gazette
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS
HARRISBURG, March 80, 1864.


The Legislature is now busily engaged in
doing the work which should have been
done two months ago. The members are
now, however, pushing business as rapidly
as they can. To-day, in the Senate, there
was spicy debate on resolution to IN
crease the pay of the soldiers The UniCn
members were, of course, in favor of the
measure but some of the so-callcd demo-
Gratis, in order to curry favor with the sol
t,iers, whom they refused the privilege of
voting, offered an amendment, that the sol
dcrs should be paid in gold. This was, of
course, intended to bring the greenbacks into
disrcputc. No soldier, and certainly no good
patriot, ever refused or objected to the
greenbacks, and until they complain or re-
fuse the national currency, it is neither
wise or patriotic to attempt to prcdiudice
them against currency, which every loyal
man should sustain by every act and deed,
and under all circumstances. The speeches
of Mcssrs. Johnson, Lowry, Fleming, and
Wilson, were most pointed and severe. Mr..
Wilson, particularly, rebuked their pretend
ed loyalty, as he termed it, and told them
that history would do them justice, and as
sign them a lower position than the cowboys
of the Revolution.
In the Senate, Mr.. johnson, of Ly-
coming, called up the bill giving to our SOL
diers the right to vote, which was put
through bya strictly party vote. Numerous
amendments were offered to embarras the
bill, but all were passed; the vote standing
1G to Is. Mr. johnson deserves the graft
tude of every soldier in the country in this
matter
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
Division Of the Mississippi.

ST. LOUIS, March ~.
Our losses at the capture of Fort De Rus
sey, on the Red river, were seven killed,
two mortally wounded, twelve severely
wounded, twenty-sevcn slightly wounded,
and six not specified. The rebel loss was
five killed and four wounded.
About thousand men composed the gar
rison of the fort, but more than one half had
been withdrawn to defend Alexandria,
which, according to the latest advices from
New Orleans, had also been captured by our
troops.
The credit of the capture of Fort de Rus
sey belongs to the army entirely, the gun
boats not having participated in the engage
ment. Fort dc Russey is seventy miles from
the mouth of the Red river, one hundred
and iorty-three miles from Alexandria,
and four hundred and fifty miles from
Shreveport.
MEMPHIS, March 24.-Major VIM p. Nor
ris, paymas:cr of the army, Il native of Phil
adelphia, died here on the god.
Adyices from Nicksburg to the 18th fur
nish nothing of special interest. The brick
railroad depot at Nicksburg was entirely
destroyed by fire few days since. y
large portion of the cotton it contained was
saved.
The Memphis cotton market is dull at
5Sc for good mitlttlings.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
The Presidents Amnesty procf.s,
NATION Defined.

IA N = II
s,, H. $50, ~ i"' i.aI, ;.,,s,,".
nro ent;t,ed - tbo BENEFITS Of t5e prorIamo,
t;o, nf tha pros;dont ~ tbo In;,ad Statos
which % uaS n,aIo ON ,Ha e;nhth dor of No.
con,Lar IeGo and tbn n,onn.r in Which ,hoy
Sham ,,rooooi 20 o,a;l thn,nsoIros nt thn.a
:,onniitps r.
IL ,,La,.,,. -Lo o,;oo,. of tho, procIo- =
motion ,ve,e 70 .,,nnress tLo ;nsurrrctinr
and to rcstnre tho ontboritv nf rho Tritrd
Stntos
JnJ ,,bc.,o. Tho onnost, thero;, nrovid.
od hv tbo pros;,Iont ,,,s otTcrcd viii r,frr-
o,,onto tIosa oi,;eot, aI>n,,.
Nv thoroforo H,rolor, inc,In
President of the Jrn;tea St,tes dn hereby
nrocl,im and decI,re tbot thc said nrocn-
r,o,;n,, L., ,,,t o,,,,I, a., +l, c,sas ~. nor
cons who ar III. ,imn whom thov cock to oh
toin the benefits thereof Inv t,kino the oath
thoroI,v ,,roscrihoI ara in niIit,rT naval nr
civil confnomont mr. cretndv or under
honds or np noroln of the civil military ar
naval authorities or sgents of tbr I'n;trd
Statns ne prisoner, If war or norsons 6rt,in,
cd for ofranceS of onr l,inl eithnr haforr mr.
of,ar convictinn on3 thnt On the cnnntr,rv
If docs onnlv nnIv to nersons vino heinn
vet at LARGE opd.free from any arrest com
iinement or lures shoIl Voluntarily come
forward and take the said oath with the
nnrnose of rostor;no neoce and cstabishipo
tba not;onoi onthoriti, Prisoncrs ovclnGni
from the amnesty offered in thc soid nrocla.
nation nav ot,nlv ~ the Pres;drnt for
clemoncy lilo oII n,ber otfnndars and the;r
onnl;catior will roce;vo dna considers.
Tinr rir'0'
do f,rtbor doc,orc and nrocloim thot
.ha oo,i, 0 rasar;hoI i, tha ",' raeo;I mron
i" ~ o;a,t.,, " naoor,rolr tsGa
,''a.' - .ai' ~ l,,an;t',,d hac,,.,, ~ ;,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
Depnrflncmf Of fhc liuiG

By the arrival of the steamship Evening
Star at New York yesterday, we have dates
from New Orleans to the 18th inst
On the 10th inst, a part of the Federal
fleet appeared opposite Alexandria and de-
mands its surrender. The demand was
complied with without any show of opposi.
tion.
Gen. Banks intended leaving for the field
carly in the week, but his departure was de-
layed. He would probably get away on the
2oth or 2tst.
The army in Western Louisiana is again
on the move. General Lees cavalry CORPS
has opened the campaign. His advance oc-
cupied New Iberia.
Our force bad fight ut New Iberia. and
pursued the enemy a distance of nineteen
miles.
Two of our gunboats crossed Berwick S
Bay and Grand Lake. and assembled the
Grand river to Butte ala Rose. This was
the scene of desperate engagement last
year. Before reaching Bute-a-la Rose they
came upon a rebel camp, and at once open
ed fire. The rebels ran, and men were land
ed from the gunboats, who burned the tents
and camp equipagc, and captured the arms
and ammunition of the entire force.
! The Free State Executive Committee have
adopted the following resolution:
Resolred, That the Free State party is un-
compromisingly opposed to assuming any
debts contracted by the State of Louisiana
while under rebel domination, for the pur-
pose of carrying on the war against the
| United States.
Governor Hahn has called an election for
/ delegates to the constitutional convention
to take place on the 2Sth inst.
New YoRK, March 27.--A Mobile paper
of the Sth says, "No firing on Fort Powell
yesterday. The encmy's fleet is three and Q
! half miles from the FORT
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
InynsiOm Of IAen1uclScy.

Reports were circulated this morning, that
the rebels, under Forrest, attacked Paducah,
Kentucky, fifty miles above here, yesterday,
and burned part of the town; but as the
tclegraphic communication was cut off, no
authentic information could be obtain
ed.
The steamer Satan, from Nashville, passed
PadGcah st 5 o'clock this morning: and
steamer Joseph Pearce, which passed two
hours later, brings the following accounts of
the affair:
Forrest, with an estimated force of 5000
men, captured the place at ? o'clock yester
day afternoon, and sacked and fired the city
Col. Hicks, commanding the post, occupied
the fort below the city with about 500 men.
The rebels made 4 assaults on the fort, out
were rcpulsed each time Three of our gun
boats opened on The city during its occupa.
tion by the enemy, and much of it was burn
ed, including the Marine railway and the
steamer Arizona. The warf boat and about
5000 in habitants of the city moved across
the river upon learning tho approach of the
rebels.
When the Pcarce passed at o'clock this
morning, the enemy had left and the people
were returning to the city. The fires We're
dying out. The amount of public and pri-
yate property captured is unknown at pre-
sent, but Is supposed to be large.
Our loss was twelve killed and forty
wounded. From one hundred and fifty to
three hundred rebels are reported killed,
and among them General Tompson.
Twenty-Five houses, around the FORT were
destroyed by cur troops, they being used as
Il screen for the rebels shnrpshooters
The headquarters and Government store
houses were burned by the enemy.
\ reporter has gone to Paducah, and will
furnish correct information as soon as posi-
bic
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02


s-g@ The QUoTA OF PENNsYLvANIA.-
There have been several erroneous state
ments respecting the quota of Pennsylvania
under the three calls of the President. The
last statement, which appears in one of the
very unreliable dispatches from Washing
ton, on the subject of quotas of the different
States, did great injustice to Pennsylvania,
and We are glad to.see that Gov. Curtin at
once dispatched an agent to Washington to
have it corrected. Instead of our State be-
ing deficient in seventy -four thousand men,
as given in that despatch, information was
received at Harrisburg, on Tuesday last,
that the real figures under the late CALL are
sixty-nine thousand instead of seventy four !;
and the probabilities are that after the sub
ject shall have received that attention at
the hands of the authorities which it de-
serves, it will DC found that the quota of
Pennsylvania, under the call for five hun
dred thousand men, has. been filled, and that
we will have credit of from ten to twelve
thousand under the late call for two hun
dred thousand. This places our State far
ahead of New York.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
Religious Notices.

Divine service will be held every Sabbath in this
Borough as follows:
pREsBYTERIAS CHrRCu.-Opposite the c 4
X. Depot, Rev. j. II. Young. Pastor Divine service
every Sabbath morning at lOt o'clock Prayer
meeting on every Saturday evening.
GERMAN REFORMED CnURcH.--North west corner
of River and Blackberry sts., Rev. W. c. Cremer,
Pastor. Divine service, alternately every Sabbath
at 10 A. NJ. and Gi p. NJ Prayer meeting Fri
day evening.
EvANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCu.-Dccr street
below 5. V. 4 p. X H., Rev NJ Rhodes. Pastor
Divine service, alternately every sabbath at 10
o'clock 4. NJ, and 81 =. NJ. Prayer meeting Oh
Wednesday evening.
Sr. MATTHEWS Up. e. CHuRcH. H.--Broadway
above Market street. Rev. l.. W. Gibson. Rector
Services alternately Sunday mornings at 10! clock
Every Sunday evening at o'clock. Fridays and
during Lent at a ? NJ; Holy Days, 10. \. VI
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
w A r N E w S.
WAR IN THE sOUTHWEsT.
Omcinl Accounts from Paducni,.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.
The following despatch was received by
the Secretary of the Navy:
CAIRO, March %, Up. NAT 3P. M.
yesterday the rebels made an attack upon
Paducah The steamers Peosta, Paw-Pawr
and Fort Hindman at once opened fire.
Capt Hicks holds the fort. The front part
of the city is destroyed, our shells setting
fire to the houses on the levee. A brisk
cannonading was continued until about 10
p. NJ, when the fire of the rebels ceased
The attack may have been renewed this
morning. Our dispatches are received by
boat, the telegraph communication having
been destroyed.
The fort made desperate resistance.
A. NJ. PENNOCK, Fleet Captain
SECOND DESPATCH.
March 20.-I have just received informa-
ton that the enemy is still in force on our
front at Paducah.
A flag of truce was sent in by them, to
negotiate an exchange of prisoners, which
was refused. They twice demanded the sur
render of the place, saying they would give
no quarter if refused. General Forrest has
five hundred prisoners from Union City,
Rcintorcements are going forward, and there
is no danger of a surrender.
THIRD DESPATCH.
March o6.-Paducah is safe. The rebels
left at midnight.
FOURTH DESPATCH,
March Information has been received
from Paducah that the rebels have rctreatcd,
with loss of 800 killed; the number of
wounded is Unknown. Forests force is
said to be $500 men, with guns The
rebel General \. B. Thompson is reported
killed. a. NJ. PENNOCK,
Fleet Captain
CINcINNATI March 2S.-The CONNER
ciul's despatch from Chattanooga says that
the rebels are very strong in our front AT
Dalton, with 5000 cavalry this side. De
serters report that Bishop Polk is reinforc
ing Johnston's army.
A despatch from Fort Smith announce:
the Army of the Frontier in motion, ant
It's supposed destination is Northern Texas
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02
From Washington.
WAsIfINGToN, March

w AtulIl ~O
Governor Bramettc, of Kentucky, and ex-
Unite States Senator Dixon, from the same
State, who arrived on Friday. are still in
Washington. Their business with the Prcsi-
dent is with reference to the draft. Those
who profess to be well acquainted with that
subject confidently say that no difficulty is
apprehended rs to the execution of the draft
under the amendatory enrolment act in that
State, and that all proper measures will be
taken by the Government to prevent mill
tary eXccsscs and Il contravention OF the
rights Of citizens, anG further that kentucky
will promptly furnish her full quota under
the draft.
1t is rumored in military circles to-day
that the entire organized militia of the North
is to called into active service for n period
Of six months, to hold certain strategetical
points during the campaign against Rich
mond, which is about To commence.
An order has been issued authorizing Off
GERS and privates in the Invalid Corps, of
sufficient service and fit for active duty, to
enter the Veteran Corps. The change will
undoubtedly be jumped at by all who squirm
under the popular misapprehension that the
Invalid Corps is body of pensioners. They
will get bounties too.
WINE experimenting with nylng ma
chine yesterday at the Patent Office, the at
tached balloon, filed with hydrogen gas,
exploded, shattering the windows, and
slightly iniuring the gentleman testing the
merits of the improvement.
The balloon was of lndia-rubber, and the
explosion was caused by the electricity with
which it was accidentally charged previous
ly rubbing it, The subsequent experiments
were successful. The machine is designed
for military purposes.
4 great number of ambulances went
through the city, to the front, to-day.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-04-02

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