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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
Pnre Conner,


Our readers will remember the order
issued by General Burnside on the lst
day Of June last, suppressing a paper
called the Chicago Times on account of
the repeated expression in its columns OF
disloyal and incendiary sentiments The
order was rceinded because it did not meet
with the appreciation OF the President
but mol loyal man doubted the justice 1t
sought to evoke however much he might
doubt the propriety OF ISSUING It, oar
own opinion was, that The order was right
and should hayFheen enforced, ana we
are confirmed N tha5 opinion by " recent
circumstance. winch SHOWS no aDotelneIi'
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

of the Union They told us that seces-
sion was necessary to save slavery. Dur
ing the ten years preceding the rebellion,
the State of Alabama had not lost ten
slaves year We had rebellion, and the
consequence now is that there is not one
man in the State of Alabama who can say
he has the title to single nigger. Not
one of us have title to anything The
practical result is Emancipation. Cotton
they said was King-would secure us rec
oguition and independence The results
Confederate money is worth five cents on
the dollar They said that civil liberty
and State rights would be secured by Sc
cession The first act of the Confederate
Congress deprived the people Of thoright
to select their President. If pian own
ed twenty negroes he'was excused from
military duty. If aman had ten starving
children he was not. The man who own
ed the negroes could stay at home with his
wealth; the man with starving children
must leave them and 20 to the battlefield.
You and may have had some fear, "
the Confederacy. Thank God there is
now no prospect Of its succeeding"
Judge Humphreys was equally eloquent
in donouncing the rebellion, and still more
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
The New Revenue Bill.

The Washington correspondence of the
N. Y. Tj5'me has the following on this
important subject:
A fuller and more correct statement OF
the leading provisions Of the new Reve-
nue. bill before the Sub Committee of
Ways and Means is, that tobacco is taxed
twenty-five per cent in advolorcni'in in the
leaf, and forty corts a pound manutactur-
ed. Pctrolouuriiye cents agallon on crude
and ten cents on refined, and distilled spir-
its dollar gallon The great difference
in the qualities Of our tobacco, the Con
uecticut River hoing about as good as
Cuba, and Michigan not quarteras good,
made the ajyalogam tax inevitable Two
Of the Sub-Commiytec are said to oppose
a high tax on tobacco; one Of them is
said to be obstinate in his faith that tax
Of fifty cents a Gallon on whisky viii pro
duce uore ioycnue than tax of dollar,
So the taxes imposed in the bill prepared
at the Treasury on tobacco and whisky
may 20 into tho Ways and Means Com,
mittee reduced, and possibly, but moi
probably, go into the House reduced
Its estimated that the charge Of ten
ccuts on Peunsylranis petroleum hdsbecu
already raised BY the subcommittee
In addition to the above very large in
crease Of the revenue is sought to- be made
by the new bill by doubling the price Of
stamps on notes, bonds, &c, and taxing
instruments and forms not heretofore reach,
ed, such as letters patent, deeds for con
vayanee of personal property, copies Of
Instruments and documents read in court
executions, processes from justices courts
&c. If the people can only know that il
is estimated and intended in the Treasury
Department that whisky with dollar tax
on it, can and shall pay one quarter of al
the internal revenue to be raised in thC
United States, and tobacco one-eighth o.
it, the public sentiment surely will SEE
that those two things don't escape the sa
cred duty Of bearing those burdens.-
There is no tax whateycr on malt Bee
is taxed 81 80 a barrelj this inchde
lagar The temper Of the House and o
the Senate grows daily in favor Of highe
and bolder taxation.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

For the Citizen.
=. IhE REIuRN oE SPRING.


The day was declining while far in the west,
The day-god was sinking slowly to rest
While paused for moment TO museingly gaze
And listen in rapture to the little birlSiays
The winds gently sighed ameng the bare trees,
Where swelling bud will burst forth in green leaves
Recalling to mind that the season has changed-
That winter is over and spring come again
That soon tho brown meadows in vcrIure will glow,
That stern winter decks with but frost ice and snow
Heyiving AID uaturc causing all tJ be gay
A. the dark clouds oi winter Nre Wnitednway
Again docs tie heart beat With pleasure and love
A. we thank he Great Oliver # e,odiroi'abo'e,
That tir z in his waywurltigbt has not bcrnc
Om spirits aWtS "a rusions unknown.
Thus stood for a moment lt pleasant thought
And bound new seemed to thtt beaufui spot
Where 5topPc.i for q monrHt to ponder aud muse,
Arl watch thc beauties that rntureinirse.
ThaItuso of ll,e ea.t wore n golden ike hue.
AMI the sky o. .Chal above was % beautiful blue,
Aud the brock at mNt feet g5 i sped on H. way,
Eeeniel .nlu1nr'iag tlmt winter WIS passing away
was hapry crtrar,tc.i with scr,e SO fair,
A poets inrc gilt OH sigh 70 share,
Ny pen ,sosLl vieii ~ pCiuriuG true,
Tie bcldti,,a Of uature spread ont to my view
Hut a lesson tbcn learned, Gnc'er shall forget
AZ the sum i1 t'ie west SO rnie-tCily SGT,
That bniut, . auile tilt fdo- IN an horr,
Wien sathgtlI's -.orias "truld uad lower
..rrlo+ might lre De, mautlc Of dm.po.soycr earth,
Uushet NIs The Will binds sarg ui riirtN,
and t1a winds diJ a low silent requiem wave,
That seemed sighting slow solemn march to the grave
That thr h"p iucss, beauty only eau bring,
Are t1rusipu. and tcetiug rs q sunset In spring,
And Tint t1 be- happy, is 90 be Wise good md tine,
And the sky tltu above US will be shining nnd bIuc
BE true 10 myself thy friend and thy God,
Then when pn DEATH all around thee hath trod
With an eye uulilniue,l breast from guile
We still VIII be happy, look upward and smile
The beauties of nature and art must decay,
And nov like stern winter must soon pass away;
But If We live right in this world Of care
We then shall true happiness cternnly share
KATE S. BuRKHtRT
Butler tp, March 22d, 1864
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
A Scouts Exploit.

A letter from Port Hudson says: One
of our scouts, Philbrick of the Sd Massa-
chusetts cavalry, recently rode out alone
within the enemy's lines, and captured
rebel colonel, with the audacity that de-
serves special notice Colonel Bradford
was visiting his aaiancel, at plantation
house four miles from Jackson, where he
supposed himself entirely safe, for the
rebel pickets were within call Philbrick,
late at night, stole into the negro quarters,
and learned from the slaves, who are al
ways our friends, all that he wished to
know. Quietly fastening his horse, he
crept to the front door, burst it open, and
pistol&n hand, astonishcd the assembled
party with the sight of Union soldicron
the rampage The scout thunerodo out his
orders to an imaginary company through
the back window, kicked over the whist
table, smashing the goblots and bottle of
Widow Cliunot,' that had probable paid
recent duty at Baton Rouge, disarmod the
colonel, and took both him and his servant
prisoners, mounted them on their own hor-
ses. and them offSamid the tears and la
mentations of the affianced' and her
friends. Through by-roads the unlucky
colonel was brought safely to camp, and is
now on his way to Virginia with letter
of introduction to General Butler The
prisoner nearly ground upa fine set of nat
ural teeth, when he learned that his cap
ture had been effected by a single soldier,
armed no better than himscf"'
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

A SERVANT GIRLS PREBoGATIvEs.-
q Now, Miss Bradford, 1 always likes to
have an old-fashioned talk with the lady
lives with before l bagins. I'm awful
tempered, but I'm dreadful forgiven
Have you Heeker's flour, Beebo's range,
hot and cold water, stationary tubes, oil
cloth on the floor, dumb waiter ?" Then
follows her self-planned programme for
the week Monday | washes, Use to be
let alone that day Tuesday | irons. No
body's to come near me that day. We'd
nesday I bakes Use to be let alone that
day Thursday | picks up the house
Nobody's to come near me that day. Fri
day ! goes to the city Nobody's to come
near me that day Saturday ] bakes, and
Saturday afternoon my beau comes to me
Nobody comes near me that day. Sun
day has to myself"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
Speech Of President Lincoln,
A TRIBUTE TO LOYAL WOMEN.

y IEIBl H 10 i4D1 Al NOhENs
At the close Of the Patent Office Fair
in Washington on Friday night, Mr.. Lin
coin, in answer to loud and continuous
calls, made the following remarks:
Ladies and Gentlcmcn: l appear, to
say but few words. This extraordina-
ry war in which we are engaged falls
heavily upon all classes of people, but the
most heavily upon the soldier. For it
has been said, all that man hath will
he give for his life; and while all con-
tribute of their substance, the soldier puts
his life at stake, and often yields it up in
his country's cause. The highest merit,
then, is due to the soldier. Cheers.
In this extraordinary war, cxtraor
dinary developments have manifested
themselves, such as has not been seen in
former wars, and among these manifesto.
tions nothing. has been more remarkable
than these Fairs for the relief Of suffer
ing soldiers and their families. And the
chief agents in these Fairs are the wo-
men of America. [Cheersl
II am not accustomed to the use of
language of eulogy; have never studi-
cd the art of paying compliments to wo-
men, bnt | must say that if all that has
been said by orators and poets since the
creation of the world in praise Of women
were applied to the women of America,
it would not do them justice for their
conduct during this war. l will close by
saying God bless the women of America !"
[Great applause
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
Educational Department.

For the Citizen
Farewell TO School Mates and Teacher.
Farewell dear school-mates, We must part
Those words with sorrow fill my heart.
no more wen meet here day by day.
Wen soon he scattered fan away.
Fnrcwell awhile 10 books ard ALL
To-day we part from iearnng's hall
There is a sadness nj my heart
When think from all have TO part
Farewell dear teacher, best of friends
My thoughts Of thce shall never end.
Oh Kate dear teacher now farewell
al my sorrow cannot tell
know TN miss Won every day,
But fr your welfare ! viii pray
know III miss ynu when look
Upon the pages Of my book
But will love you tyermore,
And nc'er forget the days Of yora
MARY a. BURTNER
Clinton, tp, March IS 1854 lastday Of School No, l.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

Aeg" The rebels in Virginia are active
ly preparing for movement Of some sort,
but what they propose to do, seems not to
be understood. In some quarters, it is
supposed that grand movement viii be
made lown the Shenandoah Valley, with
a view of invading Maryland, Or attack
ing Washington, but we should think
they have had enough of the invasion ex-
periments. 1t is natural, however, that
they should, at this juncture, try to do
something, knowing, as they do, that the
Army is in an unsettled condition, grow
ing out of the impending reorganization
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

Mrs. DoUGLAs,-It was denied some
time since that Mrs. Douglas was officia-
ting as a clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment The Washington correspondent
of the Wisconsin, says, however, that pas
sing through the Treasury Department the
other day, / met Mrs. Stephen A. Doug
las, who is filling the duties of a twelve
hundred dollar clerkship, in that depart
ment,"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
WIrc AND WISDOM.

AMlN with glass eyes can't rea7-eyes
any thing
TN NOT fond Of cat-nip, as the little
girl said when pussy bit her nose.
SOMEBODY says that Arabian children,
bofoa cutting their teeth speak gum-Ara-
bic.
"YoU hayoa very striking countcnance," "
as the donkey said to the elephant when
he hit him over tlto back with his trunk.
If the substitutes who go in place of
drafted men, charge upon the enemy as
hard as they do for going, the rebellion
will soon be crushed out.
Bon" said 4 young fellow to his COM
panion at a fancy fair, "you are missing
all the sights on this side
Mover mind, Bill" rotortcd Bob,
I'm sighting all the misses on the Other" "
A WONDERFUL story-teller, addicted to
humming an air, beginning "Strike the
Lyrc," was much surprised when one of
his acquaintance, taking him at his word,
Knocked him down.
O'BRIEN- said to Horne Took, on the
hustings, So understand you have all
the blackguards in London with you
II am happy to hear it, sir, on such
good authority"
A MAN named Oats was hauled up re-
Gently for beating his wife and children
On being sentenced to Imprisonment, the
brute remarked that it was very hard that
man was not allowed to thrash his own
cats.
+" ANTHONY" said father to his son
one day, when he caught him shaving the
down Off hi upper lip, don't throw your
shaying-wotor out where there are any
barefootod boys, for they might get THEN
feet prickcd"
A rRoruoArE young uobloman, being
in company with sober people desired
leave to toas, tho devil
9" Oh, certainly" said gentleman, eve
can have no objection to toast any Of youl
lordships friends"
AN Illinois soldier at Yictsburg de
scribes the country there as made with ar
eye 10 economy; tho ground being set Oh
edge, so that both sides might be cultiva
ted. The rayinos arc very deep, and run
in most labyrinthian manner
TuEAa Is man out West so forgctfuI
Of faces, that his wife is compelled to keel
wafer stuck on the end of her nose
that he may distinguish her. from other
ladies; but this does NOT prevent him from
making occasional mistakes.
REYNOLDS, the dramatist, observing tc
Morton the thinness of the house at on'
of the plays, added he supposed it wai
| owing to the war. No." replied Nor
ton, " I should Judge it was owing to thu
piece"
A PERSON speaking Of deaf man aut
getting angry at his not catching his mean
ing, said
"Why, it's plain as A B O."
"That may be, SIR" replied the poo
man, g but l am DEF
WISDOM or Town LANES" Pa
why don't you buy a hen, 50 We can hav'
all the eggs We want
Ny dear, one hen would not lay al
the eggs We want"
"why, yes it would, Pa, we only us
a dozen eggs day and good hen woul'
lay that many"
| Our devil says this young lady is sis
ter to the one who thought milk wa
pumped out of cows, and that the tail wa
the pump handle
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

Esg~ The Colorado Territorial Conven-
ton, held at Denver City, on Friday,
elected six delegates to the National I'm
ion Convention to be held at Baltimore
in June. Resolutions endorsing the Ad-
nlinistration, and pledging to it the coop
Grafton and hearty support of Colorado
were adopted, and also asking Congress to
pass an enabling act providing for the or
ganization Of State Government, and
for the admission of Colorado into the
Union.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

BB~ The report ofthe Committee of the
Ohio Legislature, appointed to investigate
matters connected with the escape of Jno.
Morgan and several of his officers from
the Ohio Penitentiary, has been publish
ed The Committee exonerate the Off
GERS of the Penitentiary, and fix the re-
sponsibility upon the military authorities.
Thty find Lieut. Judkins, Of Gen. Ma
sons staff, especially culpable and recon-
mend his dismissal from the service
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
TuE RIVAL SINGERS AND DIR. ARNE

THE RIVAL SINGERS AND Dr.. ARNE.
Two gentlemen having differed in opin-
ion which was the best singer, it was
agreed to leave the case to DIR. Arne, who,
having heard them both observed to the
last gentleman that sung
" Sir,'without offence, you are the ,eorst
singer ! ever heard in my life"
"There there p exclaimed the other,
exultingly, Il told you So"
Sir . said the Doctor, You must not
say word, for gou can n'tsiDg at all !"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

as From rebel papersit appears that the
General Assembly Of the Rebel Presby-
terian Church meets At Charlotte, n. G,
on the 3D. Of May Rev. James A. Ly-
on. Moderator Of the Convention of all
the rebel churches, has been called upon
to devise some plan to check the increase
of vice.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

The NATURAL HISTORY OF. MoRMAY-
TIES Tho Mormanites are set of brutes
little superior TO the Baboon, and they
may be ranked under the head of Orang-
Utahng.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30


GEN GRANTS LINEAGE--Gcn Grants
family is of Scotch origin, and his immc-
diate progenitors were Pennsylvanians.- =
His father, jesse r. Grant, tanner by
trade, was born in WestMoreland county
in 1894, and is now living at Covington
Kentucky. When five years old, his faith
or removed to Ohio. In 1921 jesse mar
ried Hannah Simpson in Clermont county.
She was the daughter of John Simpson,
and was born in Montgomery county, Pa,
from which her father in 1918 removed to
Ohio Ulysses Simpson Grant was the
first child born of that marriage, his birth
day being April 27, 1922 Erehange,
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

gSa- A traveller, relating his adycn-
lures, told the company that he and
his servant made fifty wild Arabs run
which started them; but he observed
shat there was no great merit in that,
g for. said he, =" we ran, and they
ran after us.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

E1y- Tho Peoria slfoRseript, says =
Cover in Iowa, in the city of Muscdtinc,
lives Perley Vallandighari, nephew Of
the maytyrcd Ohioan, who is married, and
lives with wench as black as a Guinea
native A brother Of the first named
Vallandigham lives on this side of the
river opposite to Muscatine. He, too, is
married to negro"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

soy- Col. Gowan, an American, has leas
ed so 900 acres Of land in Russia, to car
ry on explorations for coal oil, similar to
that Of pennsylvania.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

psy- Virtue may survive in the midst
Of splendor-as the burning bush Of Mo
ses was uncensumed by the fame that
surrounded it.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30

Bs5" On Saturday nighta party of guor-
rillas, supposed.to be a portion of Gill
more's band, made dash into the village
of Bath, Morgan county, West Virginia,
and made prisoner of Mr. Bechtal, State
Senator, and Mr. Wheat, member Of the
House of Delegates. Gen sigel at once
ordered pursuit, and some of the mis-
creants arc reported to have been taken.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-30
NUMBER 16.

by some nations they have been extensive
ly practised for these purposes. The per-
feet forms of the Greeks, Romans. and
'Persians, were the result of this branch
OF education receiving large share of
national attention. Athletic games were
instituted among them, having for their
object the creation of robust frames, and
increasing the capability of the sinews to
the performance Of their proper functions
Ample provisions for exercise, we think,
should be made at all colleges, seminarics,
and institutions of learning. Violent
gymnastic exercises, however, may be in
jurious as even in the robust and health
full strains and ruptmcs may be occdt
stoned.
{. As youth passes into manhood, care
should be taken to form judicious habits
the most important of which, Is that of
intempermcc-proper solEcontrol of the
appetites and passions. A wild and rcck-
less course in Youth tends to weaken and
cause an early decay of the faculties in
manhood Selfcontrol therefore, should
be Que Of the FIRST principles of youth,
for without it success in life is matter of
extreme doubt. In the pursuit Of hap
piness, wealth or honor, it should be
leading characteristic
We do not wish it understood, that
the physical education should be the sole
object of attention, and the intellectual
and moral culture be neglected, although
we do hold it to be of first importance,
however little attention it may receive
Every obscrvant individual must be but
too well aware of the fact that while our
people are growing rapidly in knowledge,
they are certainly degenerating as race
in strength and stature Does this not
demand public attention? We contend
that it were better Chat high intellectual
attainments should not be reached, than
that the coming generation-thc sons Of
hardy orcfathers-should become race
Of pallid, sickly striplings, without the
power to put into practice their acquire
ments, to obtain which the boon ofhoalth
has been barterod.-S School .JoUrnat.
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Revolutionary Soldiers,

Revolutionary Soldiers,
Only twelve Of the old veterans of the
revolutionary. war, survive to SEQ the pres
ent struggle to preserve the heritage of
freedom. But few Of those stern and
steadfast men who shouldered the muskct
and the knapsack, and few Of those who
witnessed their departure for the camp
and the battle, now remain to see the dan
gers that threaten the institutions forwhich
they periled their lives. That gallant
band is melting away, and none may ever
again .behold the sunshine of National
peace. Their companions have gone on a
returnless march.
"An army now might thunder past
And they heed not its roar"
The generals and the captains, with the
rank and file, who first rallied around the
starry flag that still waves in triumph over
the armies of the republic, have gone be-
yond the reach of wars alarms. The lit
tie platoon, as rear guard, still encamp-
ed on theshore, havealso received "march-
ing orders" have slung their knapsaeks,
and are slowly treading down the slope, to
the solemn music of the tolling bells
Soon they, too, must answer the final call
of the ''rolP' and form into line, with the
advanced guard, that has gone before
dead" will soon be written on the Ma
tional record-"dead," the brief word
that closes the account, and tells that the
last revolutionary pension has been paid,
State Journal.
YANKEY N0sHUNs. noshun that
skulo houses are eheepor than states priz-
ius.
The noshun that men are better kept tu
raize than anything else.
The noshun that the world IL markit
for mans wits.
The noshun thata people who hey branos
cnuif kant be governed bi cnybudy but
thairselfs.
The noshun that if you kant maik man
think jist as you do, tri an maik him do az
you think.
The noshun that the Yewnited Stats
IL liable at any time to, be dubbed, but
ain5 liable at any time to he divided
Thenoshun that Unkcl Samm kin thrash
his own children when tina need it, an kin
thrash the hull world besides when tina
need it.
The noshun thatthc Yankeys arc a fore
ordained rase, an kant be kept from spred-
ding an striking in, am moar than tarpin-
tine when it wuns gifts luce.
j BILmNGs.