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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14
Representative Convention.

Pursuant TO CALL the Representative
eonferees Of the district composed of the
counties Of Clearfeld, Elk aud Forest met
in Convention, al the Court House in
Ridgway, on Thursday. Sept. S, 1864.
There were present from Cloarfiold
county, c. Kratzer, F. Short, and Alfred
Walters, Esqrs. From Elk county, Jacob
McCauley, Phil w. Hays, and Laurie J,
Rlakely, Esqrs. From Forest county, Jas.
Painter, Col Hunt, and D. Eldridge, Esq,
The meeting oiganized by calling c.
Kralzer, Esq, to the Chair, and appoint
ing Laurie j. Blakely Secretary.
The object Of the meeting having oeen
stated, Mr., Painter, of Forest, nominated
DR.. T. j. Boyer, of Clearfeld; Mr.. Hays
nominated DR.. c. r. Farley, of Elk.
The Convention having baIlotted, the
result was announced as follows: Of the
votes cast at the first ballot
DR., Boyer received
DR.. Farley
On moteon of Mr.. McCauey. of Elk,
the nomination was made unanimous.
Mr.. Short, of Clearfeld, moved that the
| place of holding the next Conference be
( Brookvile Pa.
Mr.. Painter, Of Forest, offered as an
amendment Marion, Forest county, which
was lost.
The question then recurring on the
original motion, a vote was taken, and the
motion carried.
Col. Painter Of Forest, moved that the
time of holding said Conference be the
first Friday in September next. Carried.
Mr.. Short moved that the proceedings
of the Conference be published in the Elk
Adrocate, Clearield Republican, Brookvillc
Era and Je7erSonian. Carried.
( committee of three having been ap
pointed consisting of Messrs. McCauley
Hunt, and Short-to inform DR.. Boyer OF
his nomination, and having performed
that duty, that gentlemen appeared, and
thanked the Conference for the honor
conferred on him.
Mr., Painter moved that the Chicago
platform be endorsed. Carried.
On motion, three cheers were given for
Mcclellan and Pendleton, three for GOV
Bigler, and three for DR.. Boyer.
The Conference then adjourned.
c. KRATZER, President.
LAURIS j. BlAKELY, Secretary.
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LETTER FROM THE ARMY.

[The friend who hands us the following
letter assures MS that the author, previous ,
to going to war, and up until the Presi-
dent perverted the war from its legiti-
mate purpose to that Of an Abolition cru ,
SADIE, was zone Of your stitiest kind OF
Republicans" He belongs TO the upper
end Of this county.
CAMP OF l05TH P. ", Aug. Q, 1864. +
Dear Sister After long waiting TO hear
from you, lift my pen to pen you few .
lines. We are quietly resting in front of
Petersburg. Nothing has been done since
the blowing up of the rebel fort. The ,
negroes have been tried, and found want
ing when it came to the scratch. Though T.
the experiment cost many lives of our
brave white officers and men, it is to be
hoped something will be learned, at least
by the papers that puff 50 much Of the
superior va.or Of the black soldier over
the white, Some may think it is very
pleasing to the white soldiers to hear the
negroes praised above themselves; but
tell you il is not the case Those who
write and editors who publish such bal
derdash should hear the soldiers curse
them when they read such things. They
had better keep all such stuiI out Of the
hands Of soldiers, and send their papers
TO those woolly heads at home, where .hey
are perhaps more numerous. They must
think the army made up Of such material;
but in that they are much mistaken. The
soldiers here arc for settling this war in
such a way that the integrity OF the whole
Union will be preserved, and do not be-
: lieve that to do so it is necessary to fight
and quarrel for years 10 come for the pur-
: pose of abolishing slavery. In fact, we
never can have Union at heart without
slavery. 1t is an institution the Southern
people are identified with, and it will have
to wear out by degrees, if ever abolished
at al. In fact, we might as well endeavor
TO engrast the institution Of slavery in the
North ] AM anxious TO hear the result
, of the election ia old Pennsylvania, now
= that things are being done according tc
j. law. The Constitution sGnuJd not be
. overlooked, and should not be changed
= only by the vote of the people; anC
should the law provide for the soldier:
l vote, that they may exercise their
I own judgment and will, good account
will be given for Little Mac. am well
= satisfied that nothing but a change of Ad
, Ininstration will save the Union auC
: preserve the institutions of our country
5 know great change has taken place il
: the Army. The election is anxiously
looked to in hopes of a change of Admin
i istration. If the soldiers get vote, tha
e change is certain. The Withholding o
y the soldiers pay so long, when their wive
$ and children are in the utmost need, i
telling the result as plainly as the hanc
c writing on the wall. Paymastera bay
been sent out to pay off the Generals, &c.
I but not greenback have they for tn
e poor soldiers.
IS As my paper is full | must draw to
s close advising you all to exert yourselves
u take off your coats, roll up your sleeves
and 90 in for Little MAC. E. B. c.
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A Slight Difference.

In speaking of the character Of the men
now entering the military service as sub
stiiutes, our neigh6or says;
They are evidently the very bone and
sinew of the Co mmonweallh."
On the same subject the Times, Lncoln's
chief organ in New York, discourses as
follows:
"Ifwe were to Judge Of the disposition
Of the mass of men at the North from
the desperation of some of the efforts
which we witness on the part Of towns,
counties, and States even, to escape the
draft, we might fairly conclude that, II 1t
were possible our next army would be
composed Of the S,oeepingS Of emigram ships,
of negro S'avcs, and OF any other refuse we
could pick up"
Is this the "bone and sinew Of the Com
wealth" our neighbor refers to? His
wachword used TO be put none but
Americans on guard" But the Time
goes on
"There is hardly n county in the North
at this moment which is not busy selling
bonds in order to buy up for service II
the Army tie ,corSt military material 10 b
folmd in the Western wOrld-TogEIGN MERGE
.NARIEs AND LrRRRArED SLAVES"
Here is certainly a wide difference. Bu
our neghbor is ungenerous, as we'll as
false. He not only claims that th
eulistments nov making-including thes'
CELEBRATED slaves" and foreign mercena
ries"-are "the bone ard sinew" of tn
country, but that ain many respects the!
differ from those 'cho hare heretofore gone t.
the war" This is certainly highly com
plimentary to the nigger, but anything els
to the Uhitc man. 1t is high praise to tn
foreign mercenary, who, for the sake of
few hundred dollars paid to him by som
cowardly Aboltionist who affects to bt
lieve the war to be right, is willing t
enter the ranks but it is n mean an
dirty insult 10 the war-worn veterans
those noble men such as the Pennsylvs
MIA Reseryes-who entered the service /
preserve, not to destroy, the Union an
p the Constitution.
: Shame on such cold ingratitude.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14
Communicated ]

hARTHAUs TIP, Aug. 2o, lSOi.
Mr.. Editor: An article appeared in the
Republican, dated Marion, August l3, 1864,
in which the author tells us he disputed
with some friends about the word MULE
that he asserted the word was not in the
Bible, ami that the mule was net made
at the time of the creation-namely, in
the six days iu which all things were
made that was made. Now | admit
that j. d. NJ. did not show very exton-
sive biblica, knowledge by the assertion
that the word MULE was not in the Bible:
for from Geneses TO Zschariah, the word,
in singular and plural, is mentioned nine
teen or twenty times. Absolam rode upon
mule when he fought against his father
David Solomon received tribute in mules
year by year; and Mordecai, under Abas-
uerus, sent letters by mules to the Jews,
acquainting them of the reversal of Ha-
mans order. But il is very doubtful,
nevertheless, whether mules are meant in !
many places translated so, and especially
in the place referred to by j. D. M-Gen
36th chapter, Oath verse. But, be that as
it may, l think j. ID. Ms second PROPOSE
tion is certainly correct. that they were
not created, but are cross of the ass and
the female horse. Anah may have been
the first 10 discover the process by which
they were introduced, and the mule did
not exist, perhaps, before his dav.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14
Blgler for Congress.

Our citizens were very much surprised
on last Friday evening, on the return Of
our Conferees from the Congressional Con-
vention at Ridgway,Ito learn that our fell
low townsnian-Ex-G Governor BlGLgR-had
been placed in nomination as the Demo
cratic candidate for Congress in this Dis
rict'
Those who are aware of the political
complexion of the 10th dstrict-giving
Curtin, as it did last year, some 3,4OO ma
jority- will not suppose that this selection
was made with any very confident hopes
of success.
But il seems that the conservative cili-
2ens Of the district we're determined to
have candidate, and their representa-
tives determined to give them a man OF
known public and private worth and char
acter, one whose political record was not
only right for the occasion, but for all time.
Hence the Convention unanimously se-
lectcd the Ex-Governor. If the people of
this district, therefore, are in favor ofsend-
ing man to Congress who will use his
potent influence to secure an honorable
"eace, TO restore the Union, to put stop
the increase Of taxes, 10 heartless con-
,cription, and in favor of constitutional
currency, they will give him their votes.
1t will DO remembered that Gov. BIeLER
laborcd with untirinE energy, along with
the late Crittenden of Kentucky, in the
U. S. Senate Of go and 'Gl, to refer the
questions in dispute between the people
Of the North and the South TO THE PEOPLE
OF ALL THE STATES. But the Abolitiopists
stubbornly refused. They were qfraid ofMe
people. Had this been done, war would
have been averted, and the Union to-day
would be stronger than ever it was before.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

"CAS'r GO LINCOLN - This is the en-
phatic declaration Of about one out OF ev-
cry four Republicans Is this strange Z!
The people are tired Of war. They are
for peace; for settlement for q restor ed
Union for reduced taxes; for return to
the Constitutional currency; and they
know that Mr.. Lincoln's reelection would
defeat all these darling objects. They are
opposed TO a national debt, and partiou-
larly to further increase of our present
one-and they know that this can only be
prevented by the success of the Democrat
ic party. Is it strange, then, that they
"can't go Lincoln1"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

C"."-,..-- IIo"oAJ.- TIo cunning lead
ers OF the Abolition ALPHABETICALLY
those who do not hold office-aro very
anxious to "swap" Lincoln for some 9TH
er horse" Their efforts to get Fremont
to decline have signally failed. 1t is un,
derstood that Fremont is willing to de.
cline if Lincoln will-but not otherwise
and it is altogether probable that new
National Convention will be held the lat
ter part of this month, as is now strenuous
ly urged by those Abolitionists who see
clearly enough that Mr.. Lincoln ammo
be reelected.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

ElSy."A Subscriber" and perhaps vel
wishing friend, writes us to inquire "why
we advertise patent medicines" We vii
here and now answer him that we dc
not Our readers are aware that we have
for years excluded everything of the sort,
and the only seeming exception that we
know of is the advertisement of DR.. j. G..
Aver & Cos remedies, which now stands
in our columns. If our friend does not
know we will inform him that these are
not pantent' or even secret medicines
Their composition has been made as pub
licly known as any other scientific fact
and has moreover had the approval fthe
highest medical authority in the land.
But what affords us perhaps still greater
confidence in their worth is our personal
knowedge of tue man who makes them
and the results that have followed from
their use resnlls as familiar to our read
ers and to the whole community as they
are to ourselves
1t has been our privilege to know DR..
Aver ever since he graduated from the
Penn'a University in the same class with
one OF our personal friends, nor have we
ever ceased TO watch with interest his
singular success in aud untrng devotion
TO the noble profession he has chosen. If
anybody will tell us what we can adyer-
tise of more interest to patrons than reme-
dies that will cure them when they are
sick, we shall cheerfully give it the hene-
6t OF our circulation ---T',s,1-or1 ! III. B1p-
~
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GosR TO THE GuERrLLAs.-William NJ

GONE TO THE GUERILLAs.- William Mar
tine aud William Pollard, two young mer
of Henry county, a few day ago SURPRISED
their friends by joining Jesse's band oI
guerrillas, They stated as reason 70,
the act that they could not remain quiet
ly at home and be forced to submit to tbs
insults frequently offered by negro sol
diers. One day last week the Smithfield
Iostofiice was robbed by Jess's gang oi
thieves. On the day, and at the same
place, Bryants store was broken open and
piundered. Mr.. VIM. Palmer residing
near Campbellsburg, has suffered good
ueai oy oepredations. On Friday night,
the outIswe were encamped on his farm
LydNs1s J6gsNat, "
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14
Is Reunion Possible 7

We believe it is. Place the Democratic
party in power. When this is done. let
an armistice be agreed upon between the
Federal and Confederate authorities Of
sufficient duration 10 enable the people
of all the States 10 send delegates TO a
National Convention. This would be the
result of intervening negotiation between
the two antagonists. Once so met, we
have not the slightest suspicion that the
sword would he resumed. Much time
might be consumed; many failures to
come to terms might take place but the
delay would not be expensive, as the sol
diers could be furloughed and sent home,
and two thirds Of our daily expenses would
be saved. But the experiment would not
fail. The people Of both sections are heart
lily tired of war; and once their angry
passions are allayed by a brief cessation of
hostiliIies- which opportunity an armis-
tice would afford-neither intrigue nor
stratagem on the part of the interested
leaders Of either party could again induce
a resumption of the carnage. Give them
a taste of peace, so that they can realize
what they have sacrificed TO The spirit OF
war, and no apprehension Of resumption
Of hostilities need be entertained.
We therefore say that the way to peace
and reunion, though difficult, is by no
means impracticable. 1t is natural, and
almost certain TO end in success. Much
may have TO be sacrificed to the spirit OF
concession and compromise but nothing
inconsistent with She terms OF the COM
pact agreed upon by the patriots of 'S7.
Let US of the North agree to blot out of
our statute books all Personal Liberty
Bills, and agree faithfully to adhere TO our
Constitutional obligations and let us fur
ther agree to add to the stipulations in
that compact an obligation clearly defining
how any grievance on tho part of a sover
eign State may be remediod. This would
not be difficult to do and if done, future
war would be impossible.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14
AYER'S
CHERRY PECT0RAL

The Worlds Great henie1Gy G,r.
Coughs, Colds, Inclpient EyH
sumption, and for the reiiei
ofConsumptive patients
in advanced stages
of the disease =.
Thi. la, been 50 long used and - 20 r,0r. Sr
versally known, that we need do no J. 'Ic Ispi
than assure the public that its quality ,s,t m
up to the best it ever has been, nr ana dous. 'n
may be relied on to do all it has .r0 ever Co.. Co,
Prepared by DIR. J. c, AJEI i,,ll; S,,T.l,, : sUs
f'"'''''' WV Lowell, Ms's
Sold by all druggists every where ~l
-ssS SOLD by C. D. WATSON and HIsi,.1s HIs.',r1si
HusroS, Clearfeld; L. A. lRvls' oa,. .o,p. u.
FosrEn 4 McGrRK, Philipsburg; >; hss''
anu 0' ''''' sept IA, ss'y'
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

PEACE, OR WAR?-This is the issue be.
fore the American people in the coming
political contest. Those who want more
war, more conscriptons, increased taxes,
more manned soldiers, heart-broken wild.
ows and destitute orphans, will vote for
Abraham Lincoln and all other Abolition
candidates.
But those who desire peace, and re-
stored Union those who wish 10 put q
stop to the shedding of fraternal blood
10 hlling the land with weeping and
mourning-will vote for Gen. McCLELLAS
and all the Democratic candidates.
Place the Democratic party in nowor
and the war will cease; and the now dis.
severed and belligerent Commonweal,bs
will soon traternize and re-unite.
Re-elect Lincoln, and the fatal expert.
inent of war will continue 10 be prosecu.
ted until the last man and The last dollar
is spent, rendering restored Union more
impossible than ever.
Choose, ye, then, which you prefer !:
P5ass and Orios, or Rqy and nswii5n
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

DR.. BoYER.-By the proceedings of the
Representative Convention held at Ridg-
way last week it will be seen that this gen.
tleman was unanimously nominated for
reelection. His election is certain by o.
bou! 1900 majority, Wonder if our Jaeo-
TN neighbor has discovered the "fun q
head Yn
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER,
CONRAD BAKER, Of Knox twp.
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Ns0 SNdtrtissn,,nt,
Farm for Sale

TNHE subscriber offers for salo nm,
i terms, 40 crcs Of Land, mora "a ~ asi'tIss,
uate in Girard township, ClearfelS .s =, le'i d.
about 40 acres cleared, with buldin,..O .OIn'A sa
tod thereon, being the same premi,s's &c, s'w'
by Smi h d King from George r. S,l,n p,anteas.l
terms and particulars apply to ,bs n,as ~I'l,' IA
at Clcarlicld, Pa. 1aaefalssl
Sept. II, 1854. If. oVul
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FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY,
y. NJ. MCCULLOUGH, Of Clcarfcld
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DiED-ln Frenchvillo, on ,b0 2J,|
years months and II DAYS, s"V,ass
In Union township, August 25b =,
BLANCHARD, aged 2 years month. uyisls,
On the 4th instant, ADELLa, s.an anu s9d,s
months and days. On the lax S'a oys,n,
aged 4years months and ~ 'a a INST, ks
dren of W.J and S. A. CaldwoN '-aA s.
With dysentery, August 20, 1861 c,n
3 years 0 months and 20 days, IAvnau, Anu, w
GEORGE Nee, aged l year, man,Ss m,SSsua ID
days. August 2Sth, AMANDA jaw aaas
years and months-all cbildrsD !, !, ,aged /
and Mary Lounsberry, of Graham ~ VI CAM,
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TO2 SHERIFF,
JACOB A. FAUST, Of Curwcnsvillo.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

rAUTION..-ALL persons ere n.,' ray vls
u toned against trusting or baIoyr'nss "a bsst
Catharine, as she has left my eea ", a md fss
wihou any Just cause or provoca'iehs :, ssr,r,s
determined not to pay any dess s,.s.p"r o. Ds'
I'M rfsr mi. '-.s -'tf ,.r,.t
Tg,t..r, Er- IS Lt.s
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
HON, GEORGE II. PENDLETON,
OF ONO.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-09-14

fSNeold dust Is The orly legal tender
~ Idabo.
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TIE Tn i peculiar t.in.r
infection 6 which y
call ScRorrt, huh
in the constiudonss
nnGltitudes iG Of men i
either produces q,
produced by an =
iecblcd, vitiaei ), J.
Of the blood, vhsn''
,ulat fluid beconss'
competent to ,gs,
'the vital forcesjps'
vigorous action, \
leaves the systeu,
fall int 1,.1
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET

FOR PRESIDENT,
GEN, GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN,
or PENNSYLVANIA.
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MARRlED-0n the lst inst :. =
Burchield, Mr. John G. John,,y kss. n,
township, to Miss W. A. Curv~ C0, q JONI,
On the sth inst, by Isaac Lemot o. gao,
Mccracken to Elizabeth Jane sss, D,a
Ferguson township. ' Lewis bod
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FOR COUNTY AUDITOR,
Z. L. G. EVANS, Of Pike township
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FOR CORONOR,
.IENRY W. PARKE, of Clearfeld
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DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
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DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS-,
HON. WILLIAM BlGLER,
OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY.
FOR ASSEMBLY,
DR. Z. JEFFERSON BOYER,
OF CLEAREIELD COUNTY. q.
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DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT TICKET.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-02-13

A gentleman Of this city jast sTiysd from
Mississippi reports that be saw the city Of
Jackson fer third time Surrendered 70 the Fed
erals, last Fi5sy night about suu down. His
errsud was 70 Jackson, bat he got 70 the east
bank Of Pearl river just ia tims % take the last
train eastward which brought aHsy tha rem
rant Of the public stores. some fUzisiyes and
wounded soldiers. All the public property at
Jackson was saved and the wounded wn speak
Of were shot down by the Federal advance wh.le
dsstroyi e tie Pontoen bridges which operation
they were leis TO perform without the cover Of q
single piees OF artillery though there was sn
abundance Es hand.
SheimATS amy Ess estimated at 20 600
strong, aud running fight with it bad been
kept up from the Big Black by Less cavalry
alone No Infantry Tad been engaged. With
the exception Of repuiss when hey first a.
tempted 70 cross the Big Black, the enemy had
moved stTsight riong eod took possession Of
jackson without serious opposition. ali our
forcss are east Of Pearl river with ths exception
of Less cavalry, which remained to hsfass the
snamy. Oar iRlormAnt thinks be SAN Confeds
rate so,d:eB enough IN Mississippi to sTailoR
ShsTman's army uubatteT6d, and Presu@es the
cecupSiion Of jackson, aflsr 30 long notics
that they were eoniug, has bsen suffered for
serDe deep military stacey, CT peThsps TO per-
mis- them to f1Esify in jackson in order 10 take
no undue advantage Of the fot; hut It is Gus TO
truth to ssy ihss cur friend Wss ia very ds-,
aati5fed frams Of miad.
TIE Eews, boWeyer, i5 certain thss Jackson
vas occupied b. ths enemy OR the 5.h-sl-
though he Mobile papers Of the 7sh make no
mention OF L. How Tar ne Misunderstanding
between teisgrsphie operators aud oompSn es
may explain Tho absence Of information iIom
tia. scarce, we are unable TO say; but It is car
tsinly remarkable that 50 important news should
have been lett to passengers. We are confident,
however, that it may be relied oh-AacOH TSl-
egTsPh