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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10
P0LETENESS.

MEssRs. EDIToRs.-There is perhaps
no other subject belonging to refined So
ciety of more Importance than pohteness; !;
and few receive less attention. Especially
is it neglected in our towns and villages
Although those who have been reared in
the city as general thing, have all nee
essary opportunities of cultiyating the po-
liteness of character which is necessary to
the formation of pleasing manners. True
politeness is seldom found in the city,
To true lover of good breeding few dem
onstratioRs of politeHess are noticed which
attract the attention sooner than the pleas
ant 9 good morning" of the farmers boy,
as he is met when vending his way to
pasture-feld before breakfast. Although
it does not always proceed from one who
possesses a knowedge of the courtesy which
one man owes to another, yet it is nearer
advance toward true politeness than the
pedantic, jumped-at, nicely of those who
foolishly claim superiority. A man who
prefesses true politenes must have its prin-
ciples implanted in his heart he must
censcient!ously feel that he owes certain
degree of respect to his fellow man, re-
gardless of his position in this world
Perhaps one of the best evidences of the
neglect of this important duty, is the de-
gree of enmity that is shown toward the
laboring man at the present time; | do
not attempt to say that man in order to
be polite, must be what is commonly term
ed working man." but | think there is
degree of respect due to the laboring
class by those of all professions, which
but few seem to understand.
I am pleased tcsee that you devote a
portion of your columns to subjects OF
this kind A.. +
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

THE R6ErNG PASSION STRONG IN
DEATH.-The Painesvillc. Telegraph mar
rates thefollowing laughable incident, con
nected with the late railroad accident
near that place: Hon. NJ. Lowry, Senator
from Erie to the Pennsylvania Legislature,
was passenger on the train run into by
the Accommodation last week. He was
thrown through u window and landed
headformost into snow bank. The first
thing he was heard to utter was: The
Pennsylvania Legislature can now organ
ize with impdnitv"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

REBEL GENERALs.-The Richmond
correspondent of the London Telegraph
writes ON the Doth of December, some
curious gossip from the rebel capital. The
writer says that JEFF. Davis, having de-
Tended Bragg as long as he could, was at
last compelled to supercede him after the
defeat at Lookout Mountain. In the choice
of successor, Hardee, who declined, was
first thought of Beauregard was not
thought capable of commanding large
army, Longstreet was most valuable as a
corps commander, and joe johnson was
next talked of. The writer afiirns that
he is little thought of in Richmond. 1t
is said there that he does nothing but re-
treat and assign plausible reasons for his
failure to achieve success. He has had
three large armies during the war, and has
had no victory except at Manassas. 1t
was believed in 1862 That Richmondwould
have been taken by Mcclellan. had John
son remained in command. The feelings
of Gen. johnson are understood to be very
hostile to Davis, who, on the other hand,
does not rate highly the capacity of the
General. He wasaverse' to assigning him
to any important command, after the la
mentable experience of the Mississippi
campaign last summer. On the other hand,
General Lee, and many members of Con-
gress, have confidence in Johnston, andi
Difference to them Davis hiss yielded his
own deliberate judgment in committingto
him the command in Georgia.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

Bss~ The Memphis Bulletin says that
'as the steamer Bertha was coming down
the Arkansas river, on her lasttrip, man
was observed running toward her, ON shore,
pursued by party of guerrillas. The
fugitive made signs of distress, and asked
to be taken aboard. AS the boat was
loaded with soldiers it was deemed safe to
land, so they ran ashore and took the man
ir. The guerrillas rode up and fred their
muskets at the craft, but did no damage.
The man proved to be eonscript they
were trying to take in out of the wet"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

Esgn The Washington correspondent of
the New York World affirms that Secreta-
ry Seward has senta peremptory dispatch
to the French Government concerning the
construction of rebel ironclads in France;
and has received such reply that hemust
either abandon his positioii or iitvolve the
United States in war with France. This
same paper few days ago charged Mr..
Seward with abandoning the Monroe doe
trine, and yielding tothe French oecupan-
cy of Mexico. The public may take their
choice of these stories.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

PosIrTeN OF THE AcTING GOVERNOR
OF Observation-Disclosures Governor Fla !,
Of Missouri, in announcing to the Legis-
lature the death of Governor Camille,
says:
Ny chief, constant efforts sh all be TO
cooperate with the Federal Govern ment
in its efforts to suppress the existing re-
bellion. In doing this | shall not be soli-
citous to find fault with the President,
Congress or generals in the field. | shall
rather defer my objections to Whatever |
may consider blameworthy to a more pro-
pitious period, and trust by cordial sup
port of the Gorern netft of the United
States to contribute something to the res
toratioh of peace"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

THE RIGHT WAYTo READ,-When
the lateeJeremiah Evarts was in the
sixth year of his age, he came to his
father and asked him for new book.
His father asked him if the last book
he had given him was worn out. "Oh !!
no, sir, said jeremiah, "but | have
readall the sense out Of it." He meant
to say that he hadread it thoroughly,
and made himself master of all the
ideas it contained.
Io never took up book for the
sake of passing away time. He ever
took the advice of those who were wi
ser than he, andread only good books,
and he read call the sense out OF
them.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

LAWYERS FEES IN New York
Some of cur eminent limbs of the law are
fobbing immense fees nowadays the in
comes of the most favored advocates be-
ing almost fabulous in amount. Twenty
five thousand dollars year used to be
considered well worth any lawyers while,
and the hope Of enjoying even a 1.-THE
OF that sum has made many an hum
bic bar-tender's mouth water Bat in
these troublesome and litigious times the
bigger lawyers look upon twenty five, thir-
ty. or even forty thousand dollars as no
great affair of an income, and retalncrs OF
one. two and three tIrAsand dollars drop
into their hands with as little concern on
their part us oue-tenth the sum was wont
to aspire ten OF n dozen years agone. To
prove that political prominence pays, |
NAV instance the case of leading Dem
ocratic lawyer who last year received one
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
for conducting two suits, and also the case
of the most notorious of our Radical Re
publican attorneys whose fee, in a certain
celebrated Mining Company's law suit,
was one hundred thousand dollars worth
of the Company's stock-whieh he Gre
allied on at sixty-fye cents on the dol
lar. just think of sixty-fve thousand
dollars as single counsel fee +! / ought
to add that most of the prominent lawyers
Of New York are in the enjoyment of in
comes ranging from thirty thousand to
seventy thousand dollars year. Talk
about the uncertainties Of law Surely,
the only doubtful or uncertain thing about
it-so far as lawyers are concerned--is
whether they couldn't get more if they
had the cheek to ask it Their motto
would seem to be borrowed from Scott's
Marmion-"C CHARGE, Chester, CHARGE"
= Cor Boston Post.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10
Rebellion against Rebellion.

We have already, in few brief intro
ductory remarks, noticed the most obvious
practical point Of significance in that fierce
denunciatory Address, which was found
by one of our scouts to be circulating
among the rebel soldiers in Johnson's
army, now scattered over parts of Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee-those in the lat
ter being probably, for the most part, strag
glers and deserters But that most obyi-
Gus practical point of significance, (name-
". the evidence it affords Of the periidy,
selfish ambition. and barbarous tyranny of
the rebel leaders being exposed at length
so Enthusiastically, that their long misled
followers--the rank and file Of the rebel
armies-representing the common people,
the remnants of what we should have de-
scribed as the Southern masses, before the
destroying angels of war, pestilence and
famine. had swept their land of its inhab-
itants-can no longer be kept from seeing
the wretched impostors, the blood-stained
monsters, in the true light of their own
late self-rcvelations,) is by no means ex-
haustye of the meaning and import OF
this remarkable document
As we have already said, this evidence
Of the growing disaifection of the rebel
soldiery towards their naughty and impe-
rious leaders encourages every brave and
true hearted man IN the North to perse-
we're. with renewed hope and energy, in
the work of marshalling anew the mighty
army of deliverance, which. must break
the chains of the grinding tyranny against
which even these long-deluded bondsmen
are lifting up their voices. But it may
and ought to do more than this-forit sug-
eests and encourages deeper thought
aud higher hope than that Of mere mil
itary triumph, Of a mere victory in the
field. and a speedy suppression Of the re-
bellion, as consequence thereof. ltponts,
we think, to an accompanying, or colncl-
dent, moral triumph and victory OF un-
measurable proportions and incalculable
force-the reactionary element whose land
marks Of feudalism, and other false CON
structions, can resist and therefore prom
ise5 to all who participate in the first or
material. success over the slaye-mOngerlng
conspirators against liberty, a further, and
what must be Raat success, because it
will not merely take away the actual form
and presence Of the ACCURsED THING, rs
even now has been done in violent way
by the inevitable necessity of the war it
self, but also the very possibility ofitsre-
turn. by destroying the love of it in the
hearts Of It's yotarios, and the ignorance
in which thatlove was rooted.-F'W F'WsJnygh
GdzeHe.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--Thc Starpub-
fishes the following:
Fortress Monroe, FEB. 5.--HoH. e. ~.
Stanton, Secretary Of Var: A dispatch
received FROM Newbcrne, dated Feb. Sd,
says the enemy has retired on Kinston.-
Newberne is relieved.
TSiened1 BENZ. r. BUTLER,
Mai. Gen. Comd'g
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

MILITARY BoUNTlEs.-Now that the
question of bounties for military service
is so much discussed, it may not be unin-
tercsting to state that since the organiza-
ton of the Government to the close Of the
last fiscal year there had been granted fof'
naval and mihtary services 6G,S96, AZ
acres of bounty land. Estimated at the,
price of 81 % per acre, the total value Of
the land is $50, ,370,177 so.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

FoRT SMITH, ARK, Feb. 5-Captain
Russell, General Hunters Adjutant, was
brought here to-day as prisoner. Gen.
Hunter is a son of Senator Hunter of Vir-
ginia, and is commander of an Indian
brigade under Cooper. tis recommend
ed that Capt. Russelfbe held as ahostage,
and the delivery of Quantreil be demand
cd for The murder of Maj. Curtis, at Bax-
ter's Spring, last fall
General Price, who superseded Holmes
in the command of the Departmental Ar
kansas, is still at Longwood, west Of Cam
den.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

w. p. Thompson, discharged.
James Thompson, died.
r j. A. Wilson, reenlsted.
a. A. Wassor, 9
L. c. White,
Nixon Wade, discharged.
Fred Wiles, reenlisted.
j. s. Valley, detached.
A. c. VALLEY, reenlisted..
w. II. II. Wasson, reenlisted.
j. NJ. White, discharged.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10
subscribers to Bounty Fund.

james Bredin, [. J. Cummings,
C. Duffy, c. M'Candless, Jno. NJ.
s71. $4,000
g. G. Puryis. $500
Capt. Jacob Ziegler, 5000
Capt.J. Kirker, Capt Allen Will
son and j. G. NJ Curdy, 3, each
$40, 10000
j. II. Klingler, L. u. Mitchell,
G. L. Anderson, A. Nj. Neyman,
Arnold Rosenthal, j. Campbell,
j. II. Negley, 7, each $50, 210,0O
Adam Troutman, jas. A. Neg
lev. 2. each s26, $500
j. G.& w. Campbell, VIM. f.
Miller, II. c. Heineinan, 3, each
S25, 1900
Clark Wilson. 23,00
DIT. Pape, W. s. ziegler, C.
Emmerling, John Frazier, A. Q.
Roessing, Lewis Walker, w. Mar
dorf, j. II. Bell, J. NJ. Brsdin, X.
NJ. M'Lure, Charles Koch, b. W.
Breden, VIM Vogeley, s. S. Sed
wick, G. Cochran, Is, each $40, 10000
Jacob Reiber, Harvey Colbert,
J. C. Redick, J. b. M'Quistion,
George Frederick, Stephen Bre-
den 6 each SIS. 10000
stein 2. each SITS, $3.50
VIM. Noah, Walker Stewart, 2,
each SIS, 5000
FGrnhort Waooner. I4,00
Jobn Conn 1900
Peter Biehl, Alex Lowry, Geo
Miller & Son, f. S. Magee, p.
Brown, j. A. sedwiek, Ash & Ly-
oil, B;ckcl & Shriyer Rocssing &
Stein, Martin Reiber, J. Britton,
W. s. Boyd, Stephen Gould, Rev.
Fritz, Jordan Eyth, +. Neff, W.
Siebcrt, Joseph Mechling, W. NJ.
Spear, Saml. Graham, 20, each
SO, 200,O0
John J. Laurent. 900
eFs eoeb Sc 1900
Stephen Shmitt, Lewis Miller,
2, each 81, l400O
George Vogeley, WV
George Krugh 5,lS
A. N. M'Candless, Ignss Stch-
ley, Jos. Elliott, conrad Smith, Tho.
Stehiey, Gabriel kohlcr, John
Stok, Martin Reiseman, Phil.Weis-
sror, jacob Keck, conrad Roessing,
r. Lintz, ID. IT. Mackey, Alex.
Troutman, Henry Eitehmiller, Jno.
Negley, NJ. Reno, Jos. Kennedy,
George Weaver, II. O. Graham,
Daniel Beatty, John cochran, JAG.
Rciching, Jas Shanor, "a, each
S. 10000
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

ARMY MuLEs.-Army mules arc
going to Grants department in large
numbers. They arc to be used as
pack-mules for supply trains, for
East Tennessee, as the roads are i'm
passable for wagon trains.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

GOLD IN THE TREAsURY.-The
Treasury Department has now in its
vaults over twenty millions of dollars
IN gold. Persons having interest due
in gold, need not, it may be inferred,
have any apprehensions on that score.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

B The value of the flax grow in
Ireland last year was upward Of A.
100000 pounds.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10

NEGROES IN RIcHMoND.-.The
Richmond Sentinel says: The hire of
negroes has fallena considerable sum
since the 1st of January, and the
agents are somewhat bothered to know
what tc do with them. People are
getting tired of paying exorbitant
Prices for servants, and will do with
out them altogether before they will
submit to such rates as have been de-
manded. The owners should be sat
isfied if they can getpersons to clothe
and feed their negroes these times of
scarcity.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10
Meeting Of Veterans.

In our last issue we mentioned the fact
that there was to be a meeting of the Iet-
eyqa soldiers in Butler on the 18th inst,
and stated that we were not then apprised
of the nature and design of the meeting,
but promised to speak of the matter again.
The following extract from a letter writ
ten by Rev. A. NJ. Stewart, Chaplain of
the 1921 Regiment, to Watson j. Young,
explains the object of the meeting; and
we feel satisfied that it is not necessary for
us to urge upon our fellow citizens the ne
cessity of general attendance, as they are
always ready and willing to help in every
good work.
PrrTaBURau Pa. Feb. 4th, 1864.
Dear yomg Friend Il have justwrit-
ten a note to our mutual friend Squire
Stoops, with respect to proposed meeting
in Butler, on the 18th inst, in connection
with the veterans of Co. II, 102d Regt.
Let me ask of you, as OF Squire Stoops,
your personal attention, 50 far as needed,
in having the right Kind Of a come Of
a grand affair." as Co. II, nobly deserves
it. But why ask this of you? OF course
YOU will Whatever of festivities there
may be, let Temperance be cIioracteris-
tc
Ny desire is, to- have Collection, 'wor-
thy of the occasion, to help the Lords
work in the Army. You know the urgcn-
cy and the need. I hope to make such an
address as ability allows and thereby dc
some good, All the rest when we meet
Tn Jesus.
A. NJ STEWART.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10


The Ny. Tribune says: Thc best
military minds in the country are la
boring earnestly to impress npon our
authorities the vital Importance of Sc
curing thorough harmony and active
cooperation between the army of the
Potomac and the armies under the
command of Gen. Grant in the Spring
campaign now opening. Properly con-
sidered, the two forces have but one
enemy, and if, with the first available
weather of the Spring, the army of
the Potomac pressing down upon the
enemy from the north, should act in
conjunction with the army of Grant
moving upon Atlanta, and against
the rear Of Richmond, our struggle
would have reached its conclusion.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-02-10
sSO,G8

ARMY OE j OlphaNf chii' 80 - ~
el Captain of the Sixth Virginia cavalry,
came into Gen. Gregg's lines a. short time
since, stating his desire to take the oath
of allegiance, and that he had abandoned
the rebel service, because he was con-
vinced that it was useless to hold out long
er, and that, in his opinion, further resis-
taneo to the government of the United
States would only result in destroying
what is now left in the Confederacy and
desolating the entire South. He says 1t
is madness and folly to combat Fate, now
that it is certain the South must yield obe-
dience to the Constitution and lays of the
government from which they attempted to
secede; and that the conclusion is very
generally arrived at, though not admitted
by all, that the sooner the soldiers in the
Southern army lay down their arms The
greater is their chance of again beng in
the enjoyment of hone and happiness.
The numerous desertions from the reb-
ell army encourage the officers and soldiers
of the Army of the Potomac to believe
that the time is not far distant when there
will be total disruption of the Army Of
Northern Virginia. No officer of intelli-
gence in our army supposes that the reb-
el army elsewhere has been recently rein
forced. from Lees command.
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Arrivals and Departures.

LivrRroot-Steamship City OF Bshimore-wm G,as.
ssw lady and fous children; Miss inuc. Mr. Harick lady
Over ana two children Mr. Thacssr ady and servant
Glare and lady, Mr. Adams Mise Adams Harduck and
lady Mr. Peuat aud lady, Mrs Barker and daughter Miss
A Redmond, Miss shelton, W. smeaten, w Osborne, q
Cor Goodman, y Warmer, Buck Icy. Mr. strobe
Scga s.eso a VIM Oliver % Moore oliver
Parker, = Y Chaplain, Sundelnnrer. Marsh, Jos MI
rsnds l. a. Zee, y Hertz, Dav les q Hernes n Mar.
sha 4 eoabe, W iampshre. Kirby, VIM Hync and son.
VIM Eddy, shaw, New Mr. Iy neil, Rev Mr.. Lynch ";
Rev Or Barrier Capt Fuller Capt Of Her Ma
INV on,s.M sss RsyssA.-sseaS.hip Havana -fros,
New Orleaus-Mrs Ehrsbssh Lowd Miss Dora Yagener.
p m Lscn eeisae, Mrs Menough. Mite r. Mcnough,
Justin OthulA W Braddcn, Miss Ellen, Mcdonnell,
sapi Locke, Miss Mary 2 Leckc Or y IL Gibbs. Mrs y
ssd ys sis ss.s.s
Bailey Prod Inmcyer II q raxsou Phiips, II
Wheeler i Il Reed MRS A Andry, r. Andry, W Huntpg.
ton Mrs Huntington, child and ,crvan; Meipeder,
Mr. Me9s Ms. Pnsop na. NM Ar lss NJ Ann
rows Mrs 4 Bishop Miss j Bishop JOS Carols mrs Wait,
From Hasana--M del Monte. Mrs del Mcat. two
children and four servants, Roas Eoi1s Eve
children and two sersantsi Morels, JorFe, Mon
Met Dye, l. Tadua, PHELPS pnrnal Cne,
Ben mn, Mrs " Benja@in 4 Jnnsnd, y ssngnea n
Owe, CO anova, 0taee. A Jores. Esteysrrs Eshe
~ soser \ I Bsrrese, cspixx,w VI Fpppin,J McCcy
Carro, |. vsrrs e Boisscan. Newton mrs oe ssvsr
Nsvarretc kavsrrsts mrs rsysrreic. emily and ser.
ssan, a Ssicouns, M J Morn MIRA Eorn, child aud
servsst u por "a Lrrirs cfarors J oNver. ur
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Action of the Senate on the
Tax Bill.
REDUCTION or THE TAX on BULLION.
Debate on the Tax ON Bank
Circulation.
PEACE PROPOSITION IN THE HOUSE,
10, Ae. &s.
wAsuyeroS. May 50. 1864.

WASHINGTON. May so, 1864.
a.iA ACTIVITY or THs CUE uLLAs.
Fairfax county again with sliorias who IRE.
quently come down within very CIV miles or the city.
Nearly NIL the loyal residents have hasy fed, abandon
ing crops ard stock tender OF the euemy
Our cavalry sept the alert but yet have met
with indifferent success
IiErr col. BAILEv's APPOINTMENT.
evening paper hero to-day erroneously states that
Lieut.. Col Bailey had been confirmed Bripadier
General This error. lie was nominated Breyet
Brgadier General saturday bat tho Senate has net
oecu in executive since There Is doubt Of his
confirmation to even a Jul brgad;cr II nominated
- THE PR oERDINGs OF THg HOUSE.
The proceedings the House very dun to day,
and nothing OF eeneraiinterest transacted. To
fowthe Tara bill up after the morning hour land
win be put through the House without delay to be
ready for action in Senate hen il gets through with
the Tax bill, on which good progress is being made.
goa ARRIVAL OF woua'DED.
The wounded continue TO arrive mere from General
Grants army, and large number Of mechanics still
Employed fitting W hospitals the barracks used by
groops sent to the 'front.' The proportion OF officers
usually great, twelve hundred having ,epotei TO
Che Medical director here besides those who have gone
20 other points.
aErrEn FROM THE CAPTAIN GENERAL OF CUBA
RELATIVE TO ARGuELLEs.
The Captain General OF Cuba the arrival Of
rgueiles at Havana, in custody Of the Spanish agent
The Captain General In his letter returns thanks to Mr..
Coward FOR the service he has rendered to humanity by
furnishing tho medium through which great number OF
nen will obtain ,hor emancipation, whom the escape
ArRuel!es would have reduced TO slavery. Yhc Captain
auera adds that the simple presence of Arguees his
Foturn to this island has already, and 10 few minutes
EAsn liberty to elghty-sx human beings.
ARRIVAL or oONrRABANDs.
This afternoon about thousand contrabands, two
chrds OF them children arrived here from the Rhbor
hood Of the recent batleaelds, bringing with them
bedding and large bundles of clothing They separated
Tor various parts Of the city in search of homes.
| SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT LOAN.
The subscriptions 10 the ten forty loan to-day re-
ported az the treasury Department amounted to nearly
million and a half dollars