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CHR JUSTICE TAaEY.

l.sst ssss;tg, II tee EllEgiss before teo,
u a. rsasssts is the cItr. Robert y.
iTsss. re venerable Chf! Isstice Of the
Ssts. hs,ss. sfeaihsd sis i.st. Thus 10
sersft Ssa'ssf .! iLe Inks ~k,cs censect
tsis s'.ss 9Th the early days Of tse
rspss 8.
- n Tirey v,s ssrn il Csi,crt csan-
". -. ~ tts l7ih ~ March, l7y7. He
klssE-d u ss EssIisA Csths!ic faailr
wkieh ssit,es y N,rslssd 10 the, i6th cen
tpfJ. ssd Ef.tsates A. E.ckssssn Csilsse
6 1873. lie arssn tie ttsdY sf lac IN
Az ~ . 1896. sn asaiiiea 10 The bar
MI end fepesssstsa tis cssuty in the
Fsste :, hfi.sstes. Ia Is9L he rsmoved
- ffst,utt 81 10 1915 ~as elected State
ssns.ss. 10 .hics capacity Ne served sir
yssfs. He rsm.,es . Bi'tinsss ia 1921
xsssri, go kish rspsiItiss 40 sla~yer,
"a f...yh 4reidtS Henscrt ~as sp.
p,itss s-.srnar 81 opposite politics
Apafes, .gs.fh II toe slste 10 1896, aud
ne 80. st5t Attorney 6ssersl al the
Usis s.ks ~ Gcsersi Jsckse.. whc
.e.sga.i .sts's,es sis Secretary 81
ss F'sgNt< :, IS fssssd Of Mr.
psstf. l. &c ~ 'sh pssltisa he co.
cggsf,srS it, tier hsstilfsf Of the WhiEs
fs - teQts II scrsvisE tks tspsslL.
6ss / Bei.s ,sjes B.ss. The sesst'
ssisfts y ssatrs s'sssnia4ti-s in ysse
1sss. tsf ~ 'slis- 10 stss Sea. ysetssi
nsgis'ss so rs tssgfst gs.tise II To-
suseeEs IStrs ~ lie srss,s iske6nits.
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rsog PETERSBURG.

Richmond, Oct. 2s.--Tht following gu
ciai dispatch from Gen. lee. vas receives
At the War Department tonight:
Hsn. jams n. Seldom ;--l;en. Hili ".
port. that the attack Of Hrth yesterday On
the Boydton Plank Road, was made oy M'
hone with three brigsdes 10 Hank ana
tie same tine BY Hampton 10 their fe''.
Malone eapiursd three cslOr' and ~ pl \.
ces Of artillery. The latter could 20. !"
brought OF. The sueay are holding 20
bridge. In IN attack subsequently, ~ -
enemy, Mahsne broke through his llas
battle. AID during the night the enemy y. -
tired frsm Boydtos road, leaving ms wss'a
ed aud more Than ESQ dead on the nee, a
About sP. NJ. . small force assau .',
and took possession Of our works asa Vs.
tsry on the read 10 front Of Petsr'os's'
bst ,hey we're soon drivea OF.
On the Williamsburg road yss's,os"
Gen. Yield captured upwards Of is ,.. w. w..
died yrissnsrs ssd seven sslsrs.
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PRoCLA NJ ALTON.
.PpolsTINa 4 BAY PoR PUBLIC WORSHIP

APPOINTING BAY FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP.
|. is meet that the people Of the Conf,s.
crate States should. from time 10 time. A..
semble to acknowledge their dependence
an Almighty God. TO render de,out thank.
tar Ills manifold blessings. 10 worship hi.
Raly name, to bend ~ prayer al His lost.
stool. AMI TO accept, with reyerrne sab,nu>
sion. the Christening Of 81, All. wise and
All.merchul Providence.
Let Us. then, ia temples and in field.
unite our voices recognizing. with .dor.
Ing gratitude. the manifestations Of His
projecting care ia the many signal vic,s.
rirs with which our arias have berz crewn.
ed I; in the lru.tlaings, with which our land
has been blessed. and in the unlmpairsd
energy and far;,tade with shich lie ha.
inspired cur hearts and strengthened our
arms IN resistance to the lnIqultsus d.,is1
oi our enemies.
Aud let u not forget that. while era
eieasly rouehsa6ug 10 u. III. projections.
our sins have merited and received srier-
Gus chasusemest; that nans Of our best
and bra,esi have fallen ~ battle tha, "a.
~ NttANIN SNE NAAAt uNtu III pitNNHNt
that ar:e.dlstrIeu Of our eOnntry have
been dsysststsd with savage f,rseitt. the
reaf.ial homes de,trsseu, ard heiplr.s
wenisn ssd chi.dren driven away in desS.
totem; and that with kehGish nslignty
the passion, Of a ssrvlle race taye eees e..
cited by cur ioss isss the conni.siog u
Atrocities fron which death j. Sel,ssr
escspe.
Nav. therefore. |. igrFkases narr.
PrssldeHt Of inc coE,.d,rsle sSsAtesoi s.
mcrlca. TO issue tbs nv Prsciamitiss.
setuas apart "Wednesday. To. sii,renrh
eay Of November neti. - . d.y 70 b, ,Ps.
] ciaiy devoted TO the worship Of simishy
a;ed I; aud da invite aad invoke AL Ihs
people Of these CsSi-dera,e States tSD.
sensle en- the day Aforesaid. ~ their re.
sp.ct,,s places oil psblic ~sr.hip. there 10
unite IN prayer "a eur Hssvrsir fithsts
that He bestes III. ta,er sp-n ~: that Ne
extend ever ., the prsteStisa e. ms o.
mighty arm !; that he slnedl, lis chsstse-
uenl 10 sar inprsyemssss 80 thar ~e nay
tstu away from evil paths aud walk ri.e'.
sou,ly 10 His sight; and that Ne IA. re.
siors peace IL eur believed country. healing
is bleeding sssnds. and securing = y.
the eostiDued srjs,e.Rt 81 or ssu r'shs
Of sail. gs,.rnnse, cod independence; AL
lhrl II. ~ill graeisusiy sesrkts 4 =.
-hiis No ascrlbs e Hlu the Ps~sr and
glory Of cut dellreranct.
-. Gj,en under ~ hand ard NE
{ seal sfsthe Coaledsrate States, a
sat { Riehmeod. this s6,A day Of Oetsoer'
sS,Sess in the yssr sf our Lord. oss thea.
sand siahtkantred and sixty. four.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
| BY the Prssidsnt;
Up. BEulhrs.
Secretary Of State
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the majority do not eontroi, eaca Stale
being free, my opinion is that they will
report back to the States as whole, and
that each State will then pass upon the
question. Now suppose that has taken
place. what is the enects The first thing
is that the independence and sovereignty
Of the States is Acknowledged, the great
principle for which we have contended-
that principle without which We could not
carry on the war. For this reason. fellow
citizens, / have said We ought to sgree to
the proposition. Lock at this srnIstlce,
peace by land. peace by water, aud the
blockade open! Who can estimate the ad-
vantage OF raising the blockade Why,
gentlemen, time Tor US is victory. This,
then, is the head and front OF nv offending,
and you are called upon 10 condemn me
for il.
might say much more, Blu, at this lste
hour. it would be but trespass,ng upon
your time. thank you, therefore. kind
", for the atteatioa. you have paid TO the
remarks have made. THANK you for the
courtesy extended on this occasion. And
whether my counsels or those Of others be
the best, hope the best csuGsels may be
adopted. and that We may live 10 zee at no
distant day the end OF the war. aud our
country peaceful. prosperous aad indspen-
deaf. Then, when We lock to the scenes
through which we have passed. We NAV
cencede to each his share in the great
work we have accomplished.
Col. CUNNINGHAM wish 20 ask the
gentleman a question. II We 20 iato ;
cenvscation Of sovereign states, and ma.
jerity is with the North, what then will be
our fatss
Ma. BoYcR- In going into this conven-
fioa or csaIscati,H Of sovereign States,
this is one great adsan:age that viii result.
As We might expect the South would be :
unit, because If We have been eraoles ts
endure war without disturbing ear integ.
rity as nation. il must be supposed that
we wculd stand equally 6rm in peace. l.
Is the North that will b. divided. Asoii-
ton Nav England would then eonfroat tbs
conservative Northwest. and the princi-
pies Of the tws sections viii tnen be atosgni
into direct sntagoai.m. We would then
NC ~ . pOtilibu " " INC
il if these h.ls-heund. Of Se~ England
that are making Is she'd eur. slosd. W.
will make such treaties Nth you As wi
secure natasl advantage aad prosperity
and thea LEI - both turn sgsins. these "a.
nsiied vrstches and drive then int u,
scsaa o. Csnada. Aai if in that cenven
tisa, eSsid do ne better. Ike the Wis,
kEs Lsss II. would take q bsx Of gold
ssj il yOs eaaast bpv IN. North west.
certainly have vsry iItlle respect fur ysur
diplomacy. lf Hsjsrjtiss are against Us
va eli retire. and ss.iag failed. vs sss a
laS only fall back laS agsis assume IN
eskdisss ia wsica "a are AZ the ereseu,
meussl.
0si csssinEsip ,sen asked. If u,
FOrts-fs STATES srs saltez agaisst as il
wa, cat gssrss,se csn 30 farslsaed ths
th,y ~,ll BET be aslses against ~ /,
lsssf'
Re tk1 ht. Bsyes made q brief reply
vtist. ~ tie cssfssisa Of the aeneRi
escssst the or ~ tks reporter.
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Important Decision. w. Learn from ID .
Raleigh ftousss. ,b.i ihe suptsms Cour at i,se,lL
ID session last wset decided tbs, I'll person. belong.
ing 10 The force knows .. The Senior Reserves, CEN.
po-.d q men between IS sad SO ,esr. ns entitled
y dnchaiss % striving ., The ass of.6fy.
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The Yellow Fever in Newbern, since N y,
and cold weather, has abated until the
cnly enc or two day. Over sixteen hundred Va,
KEGS have persisted, and asou, ono hundred ci,.n.
- 1850 in all.
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Hen. Edward stanly, formerly member Of Can.
gress from North Caroina, and military Governor Il
that State for "a time under This admns,r alton 1Dov
Of caiiOrnis0 has written letter declaring 70 Nc.
Clclan and opposing the policy Of the fadmini.tr.
lion.
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The syaod ~ Ne Pts,syrsn Church 10 North
cTolin. convened ., Gresosbo,ousA % Wednesday
evening last, add Alter plrassnt ,nJ b,tnOn,sn.
session sIisurnsJ % saturday evening. IL nsrss~.
sion gill b hsa ., Psye,lsviiis IN October. Is6s
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small, few men wounded. The snemy's loss va.
severe.
Accounts from the Valley state that Gen. Early !.
again driving Sheridan before him.
The guerrill,s arc becoming troublesome to ,ba
Yankee ttsnspsr,s on the Mississippi
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nay Ter numiIls,,oa and Prayer.
oclobat So.

Ths President Of the Csnislersse s,,,s b. is.u.
Cd . proclamation spTOisiioy Wednesday. the 18th
Of Ns,subsr instant. - day = b s,see,l, devoted
70 The worship Of Asghiy God. asJ in,sks. the pee.
pie Of the Cshferr,cr To ssembls On ih,l day. and
snils 10 prayer % our Hssusalr Rshsr of bis f.vor
and pro,setios
Ths synod o. The P,.,b,tsrsn Church Or ssrlA
CsrOin.. 10 ,.sisu la., week :. Gfsen,5siou.s, bad
the ssms ss,se. ladsr consideration. and upos n.
appearance sfibs proclamation q TO pfssdsst sdop
led he day % Be observed b. H. congregation,
u The Prssby,srisn Gaasebss ~ Ibis 5isis.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

itnot been for his remonstrance, they would
have made good their promise We don't
believe that there were any here who wish
ed to see this threat consummated. We all
know that paper has been anything else
than friend to the cause for which those
brave boys have sacrificed everything dear
to them, and being an enemy to that cause,
it cannot be justly said to be friendly to
the soldiers, but We were willing that it
should go on in its efforts to defame the
Administration, its only effect (although
not so intended) was to drive loyal men to-
gcther. For this reason therefore, we
were in favor of letting it go on in its eff
forts to detract and defame-as also for the
additionalreason which Burns urged yainst
his "Brunstone majesties' using his cat
of nine tails on Holy Willy.
But had the soldiers known that the
Herald had putitself in a state of defense,
it is very doubtful whether even the inAu-
ence of their friends could have restrain
ed them from their threatened raid Why
did not the Herald announce that it was
ready for any emergency before the brave
boys left? 1t is certainly very brave of
it now to avow its courage? 1t may rest
assured that its" Democratic friend" would
have been as impotent defence as the
name of Gen. Mcclellan seemed to be =
Nothing Snort of the ''old flag to which
that paper was reluctantly driven, on a
former occasion, could have saved it from
the righteous indignation of those Union
braves.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
Departure of Veterans.

Being in the city on Wednesday last,
we embraced the opportunity of bidding
adieu to quite number of the veterans
of this county, who were going east on
the evening train.
We reached the depot before eight in
the evening. The train left about half
an hour afterwards, and we were much
pleased to see that the cheerful counte-
nances of those brave soldiers were not
changed, even at this, their last hour, (for
the time being) with their friends. "Ral-
ly round the flag boys" was sung with
a will by these of them whose voices en-
abled them to be heard in the promiscu-
Gus crowd in the open air, while the rest
endorsed the sentiments of the song. Un-
qualified curses were pronounced upon
traitors. and no one who observed those
brave boys as they were about taking leave
of the peaceful scenes around them, to
again return to their duties in the camp
and on the battle field, could for mo-
ment suspect that % greenbacks" we're any
part of the consideration which induced
them to risk the hazards of military life.
On the contrary, all felt that their motives
could be nothing short of the highest i'm
pulses of the patriot-the end of their
ambition the crushing of the rebel army,
the overthrow of the rebellion; the main
tenance of the Constitution, and the res
toration of the Union over every foot of
territory.
After the veterans had been seated in
the cars, platoon of colored soldiers,
whom we were led to believe had been
brought in from camp, and were possibly
on their way to the southwest, we're halt
ed on the platform Immediately along side
of the cars, the windows of the cars were
up and quite number of our veteran
soldiers struck up one of those negro mel
odies, prophetic ofthe near approach ofthe
year of (" Jubilee" and general good
feeling seemed to peryade all present, Of
both eolors.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
The Herald and the Soldiers.

From an article in the Herald of last
week, we learn that it was quite alarmed
for its safety while the soldiers were home
on furlough. 1t says: "We called on
some of our Democratic friends and found
them ready and willing to defend us, and
if need be to exact reprisals from the in
stigators Of such an outrage were it. COM
mitted" Can it be possible that the Her
aid found it necessary to call on its Demo-
cratic friends to protect it from the fury
of the brave soldiers of that gallant army
who fought so nobly under "littls=Alac," "
while the name of that General was at its
mast head as its choice for the Presideu-
cy? This is certainly betrayal of that
professed confidence which that paper, in
common with its copperhead cotempora-
ries, profess to have in the devotion OF
the soldiers to that ambitious intriguer.-
But the editor is mistaken in assuming that
there was no such design on the part of
the soldiers-that it originated with "a
few cowardly, bowling hounds who infest
the county of Butler" We have been
informed by several Of them that before
they left their camps they had determin-
ed on paying their respects to that con-
cern; and while Ney were here, we were
informed by one of their favorites, that had
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
The DcGcnces of Mobile.

A correspondent of the Chicago 7}tJ,mo
writing from Huntsville, Alabama, con-
tributes the following interesting intor-
ton, gained through military sources:
In the rear of Mobile, and as much as
five miles from the city, are three very
heavy lines of carthworks. Fort No. I is
on the southeast side of the river, oppo-
site the termination of St. Michael street.
As you go down the river and turning to
the left, is the landing of the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad Here is located battery
No. 3, consisting of three rifed 81 pound
guns. and one ~ inch gun. This is call,
ed the Spanish Battery. Further down
the bay, to the left, is Battery No. 9, call
ed Pinto's Battery Between this and
Fort Morgan are Batteries Choctaw, Ce-
dar Plain, Grand Spell and Light House
Battery, in all, six, consisting each Of six
32-pound rihed cannon.
At the time my informant was there,
Fort Morgan had 500 men in it of the lst
Confederate regiment, and Fort Gaines
was garrisoned by about an equal number.
Upon the walls and within the embra-
sures of Fort Gaines are eighty guns-or
thirty-two guns and the rest howltzers-tO
repulse a land attack. Fort Morgan has
one hundred guns and number of how
itzers Two of the guns from Fort Sum
ter, used in sinking the Keokuk, have been
removed to Fort Morgan, and are now
there prepared to do more of the same
kind of work
About the harbor of Mobile the rebels
have two gunboats, the Morgan and the
Gaines, each having on deck some ten
guns, but the propelling power Of these
boats is defective. They move very slow
ly.
There is third gunboat called the Sci
ma made like barge, after the monitor
pattern carrying eight guns, but she can
not be of much effect, from the same
cause, defective propelling power. In ad-
dition to these the Confederates have two
very small iron-clad monitors, but they al
so move clumsily alohgin the water. They
have howitzer in front and five port
guns each. These, with the Lady Davis,
ten guns, and Richmond, eight guns, and
two others, not so large, carrying six guns
now off or in the vicinity of Richmond
constitute the rebel navy now stationed
at the two points mentioned
With the. exceptions named, my inform
ant says the entire distance from Meridi-
an TO within six miles of Mobile was un-
fortified, and unprotected by Confederate
soldiers Except the railroad is torn up
and completely destroyed, there is nothing
to prevent a force from moving direct by
that route. At the same time the cavalry
troops might cooperate by moving them
south faom Jackson as far as say Broad.
haven, and then cutting across the country
obliquely and in south westerly course tc
the rear of Mobile
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

How / was amused to reflect that it
was for the singing of just such melo-
dy that Gen Mcclellan had ordered the
+" Hutcheson family" outside of our mill
tary lines in the spring of 1862; and
that these same veterans were a part of
the army of the Potomac, of which that
same General declared that the avowal of
radical sentiments would disintegrade it
surely the world moves.
The fatigue of long campaigns, the de-
cemipating effects of many battles, the
painful suspense of
Days of danger nights Of waking"
have finally enabled that brave army to
rise above the prejudices of its early a.
ucation, and to recognize as an ally, every
one, however ebony his skin, who is will
ing to bear with them the hardships Of
the camp and the dangers of battle7
This is as it should be; and had Banks,
a Rosecrans, a Grant, or Butler, the
organization of that army, it would have
been so long ago. The border State pol
icy would not have cursed the country SO
long. The impulses of the army were
always right, and now, that the fogyism
of commanders is not allowed to stand in
their way, all will soon be well.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02
A Comprehend isebuIxcd.

While standing on the platform at the
Depot of the Penna. Central, awaiting
the departure of the Veterans ofthe l02d,
we noticed a copperhcad of this place,
and clever fellow too by the by, APP
preach a gentleman frcm one of the
districts of this county, and with rather a
curious air inquired, Have you seen the
squad of recruits from --Township ?
No! where are they, was the reply
There they are, was the answer, pointing
to a squad of colored soldiers near by
l would rather associate with these men
than with half the Copperheads in my
township. The former are willing to fight
for their country, the latter are not" Our
copperhead neighbor yielded to the re-
buke, in the best possible manner, with a
slight shrug of the shoulder and dry
laugh.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

We are indebted to Mr. Haslett, of the
House of Representatives, for copy of
''an act to provide for the better assess
pent and collection of Taxes"
The following remarks upon the Bill,
and synopsis of the same, taken from the
Pittsburgh Gazette of the 18th ult., will
be found as comprehensive as anything that
we could give. We therefore take the
privilege of placing the same before our
readers.
"The bill is important inasmpch as it
contemplates radical change in the meth
cd Of assessing and collecting taxes thro'-
out the commonwealth. 1t provides for
the appointment of Commissioner of Rev
enue, to take charge Of all matters pur-
tanning to the assessment and collection of
taxes collect statistics relating to the re-
sources, productions and trade OF the State;
receive from county commissioners full re-
turns or schedules of the several assessors,
with the amount and value of all real es-
tate, as revised by Board of Revision
On the second Monday OF November,
1864, and in each year thereafter, the
commissioners of each county shall issue
a precept to the assessors, requiring them,
on or before the second Monday Of Janu-
AIRY next ensuing, to make outa true sched-
ule of all males over twenty-one years, with
all others holding in their own right or IN
ranl fanrgpnaI mr. mn
ed, and classify the same as taxables. In
addition to these persons, the assessors shall
also make out list eff all merchants, liq-
uor dealers, auctioneers, peddlers, butch
ers, drovers, dairymen, artists, manufac-
turers, coal dealers, oil dealers, insurance
companies, stock and money brokers, mer-
chandise brokers, common express carriers,
public amusements, sporting saloons, eat
ing houses, inns, and all occupations and
professions yielding clear annual incoms
of over six hundred dollars.
Each taxable, when required by the as
SCISSOR, shall prepare statement showing,
all moneys at interest, stocks, ground
rents, bonds, notes, mortgages, or other
obligations for ihe paymrnt Of money, all
horses, mules, cattle, sheep, hogs, carriag-
es, buggies, wagons, watches, clocks, gold
or silver ware, and all other personal prop
erty, including all capital employed in any
trade, profession or business of any kind,
the capita, of which is not taxed under
any other provision Of the act, with the
actual aggregate value thereof. Also, the
number Of dogs owned and kept by each
| taxable.
Merchants, bankers, insurance agents,
and all others enumerated under the vari-
GUS classes, shall return the gross amount
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-03-02

CONCERNING DEsERTERs FROM THE
ENEMY.-By order of the Secretary
of War, deserters from the enemy
who come into our lines, and on exam
ination prove to be bona fde deser-
ters, with the intention of taking, the
oath of allegiance under the Presi-
dents Amnesty Proclamation, will be
sent to the Provost Marshal General
of the defences South of the Potomac,
by whom they will be released on ta-
king the cath of allegiance; their
horses shall be bought by the Quar-
termaster's Department, ifthe service
needs them, at a valuation determin-
ed by a Board of Appraisement. No
personal property, excepting arms,
will be taken from such deserters.