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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16
New Military Arrangements.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following
military arrangements have been made
First By order of the President Lieu
tenant-Grant is assigned to the command of
the armies of the United States.
Second. Major General Halleck is reliev-
ed from duty as General-in-Chief, and as
signed to special duty at Washington as
Chief of the Staff of armies
Third. Major General Sherman is assign
ed to command the Military Division of the
Mississippi, lately commanded by General
Grant, and comprising the Departments of
the Ohio, Cumberland, Tennessee and Ar
kansas
Fourth. Major General Mcpherson is as
signed to command the Department of the
Tennessee, recently commanded by Gen.
Sherman.
Fifth. Lieutenant General Grant will es-
tablish his headquarters in the field, with
the respective armies operating under his
personal supervision
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The Florida Campaign.

Gen. Gilmore, it is now positively assert
ed, and not the President, planned the Flor
ida campaign. Rational men knew this, but
the copperhead press used the lie that the
President had planned the campaign pur-
posely to bring the Government into dis
credit. The fact is, that the President new
er plans a campaign, any more than he
makes a calculation for the various bureaus
Of either of the departments of the Gov
ernnent. He may order campaign, sug-
such enterprises, the policy Of the underta-
king but that the President should do the
work of the military officers of the Govern
ment, is alike ridiculous and absurd New
ertheless, the plan of the Florida campaign
was in all respects good one; and had not
its execution been entrusted to military
upstart and fellow of low prejudices and in
stincts, it would have been success.
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Release of Harry White,

We see it announced that Major Harry
White has at last been released from the
rebel dens at Richmond, where he has been
confined for some six or eight months
Great efforts had been made for his release
or exchange previous to, and afterthe meet
ing of the Penn a Legislature, but all to no
avail Now, however, that he no longer
holds a position in the State Senate he is
released. This is nothing more than could
reasonably be expected, as bis further de-
tention by the rebel authotities could no lon
ger accrue to the benefit of the factious mi
nority in our State Senate, who sympathise
with Jeff Davis and his minions.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

EiiEF NoTICE--T le Beard Of Relief
IL fer the county of Gle ar eld y IL 2leet at the
Commissioners Office in Gle arfelS on Wednes-
day and Thursday, thu, 2:d arr 24th days Of
March, 4 ID. 1864.
The Board of Relief have iirects5 that the Hifs
OF the soldier must appe ar cfore ths board. and
produce her sworn state mel Al, det-jiig name Q.
soldier. regiment and comp any, aad when enlis-
ted, the number of chill dren with age and sex ot
each tho township in whie b they resided at tie
time OF enlistment and tn cir p-assflt residence
and that she is without tn mes-se of support for
herself and children VINO re dependent upon her.
Two witnesses of cretiibi lity from the township
in which she resides, ust also he produced hose
certificate (sworn to be for the Board OF Relied
must set forth that the app lican istke person she
represents herself to be- II the statement of the
number and age of hcr ia miiy IS true that she is
In destitute circumstances. and Ser family in ae-
tual want, and that ali the facts forth in her
application are correct an q tres-.-;
Forms containing tn rec 1isitioa5 can be OBJ
tanned at the Office Of the Board Of Relief, when
application is made and the illnesses appear.
n. b. Illness of the appJicart properly proven,
will excuse personal att ,ndsrcs
Mar 2. 1864. WIN 5 BRADLEY. Clerk
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MRS. ALIENS pHoroGF .ApH .rpI,,,-

MFRS. ALIENS PHOToGF .APH ALRrps
ISl AND PRIZES.-I will SEND, on Of NV bsar
tiful Photograph Albums, made of the fnest Tn-
key Morocco, wlth double heavy gold plated ex-
tension clasps, ard valuable pri sc. by sznres.
prepaid, for five dollars.
No one need send the mont V till they know
what prize viii accompany the Album Persons
can first send ea their names :and try tksir luek
They will be notified by retur.n all of the result
of distribution, when they have the privilege
OF sending for the Album a nd prize or not as
they choose. Splendid Inducements ogered to a.
gents. ladies as well genI en-, IN. Fal partie-
ulars' with circulars, sent by mail address
with stamp for return postagel hIs Lacy Allen
box 5.565 New York City
2 ANY person who VIII ut oat his adver
tisement and enclose it in IL lett er to some friend
in the army, and notify Of the sact and to
whom sent, shall receive by ret nrn MAJ! a beaut-
ful and exact life photograph of Aaior General
Grant. worth at retail 40 cen 6. A -ingle stamp
will answer both for the retul Photograph and
trial of luck, as both can 'De snt IN one letter
March 9Th, 1864 MRS ALLEN
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

APPRopos.-Generally, when the editors
Of the Copperhead organ find themselves in
a tight place, they raise the cry that we have
''Stoten" cur remarks from somebody else
Now, of one thing we are sure, that we new
er stole an idea from them, for they have
but one, (the niger in his multifarious
FORMS and it would be an irreparable loss
to steal that from them-neither have we
ever clandestinely copied a communication
of theirs, and published it before they had
given it to the public; a fact which, per-
haps, cur Copperhead neighbors can not as
sert with truth! They who live in glass
houses should not throw stones
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16
The Penn'a State Senate.

On tuesday morning, the Sth, this body
assembled as usual Mr.. Connell OF Phila-
delphla was absent on account of sickness
which was signal for the Copperhead MI
nority again to show their factious and dis
organizing disposition. The Speaker OBJ
serving that no quorum was present, order
ed the roll to be called, whereupon every u
MON Senator except Mr.. Connell answered
to his name, but not one Copperhead Sena-
tor was present. Under existing circum-
stances the Senate was compelled to adjourn
In referring to the course pursued by the
minority on this occasion the Harrisburg
Telegraph says:
eve asserted, a few days since, in these
columns, that the conduct of the minority
in the Senate, reminded us forcibly of the
action of the conspirators in Congress during
the last year of the Buchanan Administra-
ton. The traitors III Congress went on pa
wing the way to secession by offering all kinds
of bubbles TO the progress of legislation
provoking all sorts of passionate debate, un-
til they had prepared the minds of their ig
nOrant followers outside the halls of legis-
lation, to second them in their desperate
games 10 DF6dk up JHe 0ONeTHHloHt Iueu-
tically in the same line-proceeding step by
step in the same directioR-with like de-
fapce of the public safety, the dignity of
legislation and the perpetuity of the Gov
ernment, the leaders of the faction known
as the Democratic party, and the avowed al
lies of the shareholders in rebellion, have
been conducting themselves in the Senate of
Pennsylvania, until their action eliminated
on Tuesday morning the Sth, in an act of
secession such as opened the war of rebel
lion on the part of the Southern conspira-
tors. At the roU-caU IN the Senate dtts NOR
ming, not a single Democratic Senator ,oas
IN has seat to dns,cer to has name! This is
organizing secession In the State of Penn
sylyania |! 1t was not the result of an i'm
pulse which only seized these ''bold, bad
men" this morning; but the conclusion of
plan long in deliberation, to reach the aw-
full point of a bloody struggle IN Pennsylva-
MIA, by which the State Government is to
be disrupted, and whatever willing force
there is in our midst, cast in favor of the
shareholders rebellion The representatives.
Of the Knights Of the Golden Circle soho
met In the IaRd o6ice fen days since, I'M
doubtedly coRyened to encourage the Jactious
Senator's ocho left their seats this morning,
to the suicidal course achich they hare thus
inSaaely Gdoptedr
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

SHERIFF'S SALISS.-By virtue of sundry
~ writs of VendttiOnt Ezpoaa-S, issued out of
the Court of Common Pleas Of Clearfeld coun-
ty. and to me directed. there will be exposed to
public sale, at the Court House. in the Borough
of Clearfeld, ON MONDAY THE 2lST DAY OF
MARCH, 1864, the following described Real
Estate, to wit:
certai in tract of land situate in Graham town
ship, Clearfeld county, Pennsyly ania, Bounded
by lands of Joseph Thompson, Bratton Rickets,
Moses Denning, Dc others, containing one hundred
and fifty acres and about hundred acres
cleared and a large two story house and log Barn
erected thereon Seized, taken in execution, and
to be sold as the property of Edmund NJ. Jones.
ALso-a certain tract of land situate in Kart
haus township, Clearfeld county, Pennsylvana'
Bounded and adj Joined by lands of Elisha Tick
ner. Nicholas Sh after, Martin Kopp, George
Heichel, and others. containing forty acres more
or less, with about four acres cleared. Seized
taken in execution, and to be sold as the property
of Joseph Casebeer
ALSo-a certain tract of land situate IN Jnez.
township, Ciearfeld county. Pennsylvania OTul,
ded as follows, viz: Beginning at post on iilo
South Ii degrees west l6O perches to post tsen'1
south eighty-eight2 degrees eastone hundred ana
sixty perches to a post, thence by land OF IhohaH
wilson north 50 degrees west "a A perches 20 PIt
of beginning containing 179 acres and 90 peru
es, and the usual allowance. % acres cleared Gn1
small log house and barn thereon erectea-9ei1s n
a portion of larger survey conveyed by "a
Reed and wife, to Simon Rorabaugh, oeaiine
date 1st May. 1S48. Seized, taken in execution'
and to be sold as the property of John Penhins
ALso-all that certain tract of land situate nf
Chest tp., Clearfeld Co., Pa, bounded by ah1 =.
Simon Rorabaugh and Solomon Tozer, lands ,@'0
of Moses Pearce and others containing 81 aeIes
about one cleared. Seized, taken IN eae-u' <
ton, and to be sold as the proberty OF Asi'1
Pcarce. -,
ALso-By virtue of a writ of Fisra taes-'f, -
following described Real Estate to vi. =, If
All of Defendants interest in and, TO ~. WI
Ground situate in the Borough of CieaElela. by
known as lot No l43, Bounded oa the o0!tn On
Cherry Street, on the East by the let no. 10
the North by an alley and the West ny Sasn ioS
132, being about so feet front By l7z 1ee' he
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sofa q
property of George w Orr. e,if
EDWARD PERKS. ShetssH'
Sheriff Office, Clearfeld February i1th' i'V'
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Interesting from North Carolina.

The news from North Carolina is full of
interest The Kinston correspondent of the
Raleigh Coafederdte in speaking of the
hanging, on March 9th of twenty three cap
tured soldiers belonging to Colonel Foster S
command, as deserters from the conscription,
says the prisoners were accompanied to t3ae
place of execution by large concourse of
people, and strong military escort. They
ascended the scaffold with a firm, elastic
step, and met their fate with unfinching
fortitude' and determination They asked
for no quarter, and scornfully spurned all
oyertures of concession on condition of re-
turning to duty in the Confederate service.
After making their peace with God, they
fearlessly proclaimed their readiness TO die
for their country, against which they say
they had been forciby conscripted to fight
A more sublime exhibition of loyalty to the
old flag was never witnessed The multi
tude was moved to tears, openly Denounced
this cruel massacre, which is causing deser-
tions from the Confederate service by the
wholesale, and creating an Indignation which
it is feared will be uncomfortable. Ira Neal
a drummer-boy, Is years of age, who had
never been in the rebel service, was among
the number hung. These executions are
evidently part of the system of terrorism
to which the Rebels think themselves com
PEELED to resort to keep the old North State
in the Copfederacy But there is a restive-
ness and threatening spirit among the peo-
pie that cannot be subdued. A great riot
took place at Raleigh on the occasion of the
hanging of these native Union soldiers at
kinston, during which the stars and stripes
were conspicuously displayed, and much vi
olence and excitement prevailed. Rebel
troops were hurried on with all possible dis
patch to quell the outbreak. The press
was not allowed to speak of the matter, and
the Raleigh ,Standord was suppressed soon
after. The native Union troops have taken
the matter into their own hands, and have
given such of their officers who disapprove
OF severe measures an opportunity to resign;
and have also given warning that Immediate
death will be inflicted on any officer who
hereafter offers to surrender 10 the enemy
or TO ask for any quarter. Deserters from
the retel conscription, and those who have
been in the rebel service, take the ground
that after accepting the Presidents amnes-
ty proclamation they become loyal citizens
o. the United States, to which Government
military service is justly due from them, and
which they have no desire to withhold, but
i Il L II
service. Being deserters they expect to be
hung if caught by the enemy, hence their
enlisting into the United States service will
not increase their danger As for repairing
to Fort Monroe, for the purpose of being
sent North, and being thus expatriated
from their families, they will not submit to
it. The enlistments into the Union army
are on the increase, and several native regi-
ments are ready for action.
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Rombardment Of Fort PnWall.

New Orleans advices of the first, received
by the steamer Western Metropolis, state
that the bombardment of Fort Powell, be-
low Mobile, continues vigorously. The reb-
el batteries replied, but none of our vessels
where seriously hurt. A letter from the
feet says that Admiral Farragut intends to
silence Fort Powell, SO as to send his mus
quito feet into Mobile Bay; by so doing,
he will cut off forts Morgan and Gaines. The
Bay is said to be obstructed for three miles
below Mobile in such manner that vessels
are compelled to pass under the guns of two
iron-clads and battery. Mobile is strong
ly defended at every point. 1t is almost
entirely free of soldiers, 10000 having gone
to meet SHERMAN. A letter from Key
West gives rumor that. one Of Admiral Far
agut's steamers had passed Fort Morgan un-
der terrible fire, and another rumor was
that he had captured the works.
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Declination of Mr.. Chase.

We published yesterday morning, says the
PittsbWg Conemerciat of March 18th let
ter from the Hon. Salmon p Chase, refus-
ing the use Of his name in the coming Pres
idential canvass This step is In harmony
with the high character and honorable SEN
timent of his whole life His splendid abil-
tiles and invaluable services have drawn a.
round him host of admiring adherents,
who were anxious to elevate him to the
Chief Magistracy During the ordeal
which has tried the Nation as with fire, Mr..
Chase has supplied the 'sinews of war; in
such a mastery manner as to challenge the
admiration of the financial world, and the
instructive conviction of the people is that
he ought to be allowed to continue in the
sphere which he has so highly adorned.
He has never sought Office. The Presiden-
tial chair would add no lustre to his name.
As Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Chase
stands without an equal, and now, when the
country requires the concentration Of all its
strength against the common enemy, it is
gratifying to every lover of his country to
witness men of his ability and influence
sinking all desire Of personal ascendency in
the single purpose of suppresSiRg the un-
halowed rebellion which seeks to destroy
the very life of the nation. In his letter of
withdrawal to Hon. JAS. c. Hall, Mr.. Chase
gives utterance to noble sentiment, when
he declares that lit was never more impor-
tant than now that all our efforts and all
'our energies should be devoted to the sup
"pression of the rebellion, and to the resto-
ration of order and prosperity on the solid
and sure foundation of freedom and i'm
partial justice, and earnestly urge all with
whom my counsels may have weight, to
ALLOW nothing to divide them while this
great work, in comparison with which per-
sons and even parties are nothing, remains
unaccomplished. -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

Ninety out of one hundred and seven u
MON members in the Ohio Legislature have
signed the following resolution indorsing
President Lincoln, and recommending his
nomination
Resolred, That in the opinion of this Con-
in the field demand the denomination of A
braham Lincoln to the Presidency of the T.
nited States.
But six members refused to sign it; the
remainder were absent.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

ANOTHER PERvERsIoN-The Copper
head editors, in their last issue assert that
we charged the Democrats with traducing
and maligning our soldiers. We made no
such charges against Democrats Far from
it. We did say, however, that the Copper
head leaders, or semi .SecesSioRtsts in the
North, have been ''traducing and maligning
and terming as 'Abolitionists' our soldiers
and all others who favor the restoration of
the National authority over the rebelhsus
States and we stick to that text. This
attempt of the editors of the CopperAead
organ to place themselves and their satel-
iites alongside of Democrdts-such men as
Andrew johnson, Daniel S. Dickson, Jas.
7. Brady, Thomas Francis Meagher, Benia-
min F. Butler, and host of others-is too
ridiculous for serious contemplation. But,
can't our neighbors tell the truth, once, and
astonish the devil and jeff Davis; or are
they so enchanted by his Satanic Majesty
that they dare not violate his precepts ?
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A Portrait and a. Photograph,

"The man who is honestly in favor of the Union
and believes that it can only be restored by wig
orous prosecution OF the war'-and who endorses
the present war policy of the eAdministration-and
who does not voluntarily offer his services to the
Government-is either kuave. fool, cow
ard. If, in the above portrait, we have correctly
described the position of our Jacobin neigh Dor
specting the war, he will have difficulty in
guessing where think he ought to be.-Cop-
peykead organ, March 9, 1864.
In the Union army, fighting for the resto-
ration of the authority of the Constitution
over the rebellious States, to be sure
VICE VERSA. The Northern man who
is ia favor of offering terms of peace to trdi-
tors with weapons in their hands-who cav
lis at every act of the National authorities
ia their efforts to subdue the rebellion-who
never utters word of condemnation against
the rebels for trying to destroy the Union
and the Constitution-who C sympathises with
the traitors in the South and calls them
dear Southern brothers who disparages
and belittles the Federal victories over the
rebels, and who seemingly rejeices when the
Union soldiers are worsted in a tight-and
who is engaged in raising funds for the trail
ter Vallandigham, combines the very es-
sence of a fool knave and coward; in short,
is Copperhead and more to be despised
than the armed Southern traitor, and is
only a beftting associate of Benedict Ar
mold. Our Copperhead neighbors, we pre-
sumo, will have little difficulty In identifying
the foregoing photograph.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company are
experimenting with steel rails and steel cap
ped rails. The first cost is much greater
than that of iron rails, but it is claimed that
In the end they are cheaper, that they are
less liable to break, that better time can be
made on them, and that the wear of the
rolling stock is less.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

NEW HAMPSHIRE Observation-Disclosures
from New -Hamshire are nearly complete,
only ten towns remaining out The figures
are Gilmore, Union, SO, 757; Harrington,
Dem, 30.759 Gilmore's majority, 5,998.
The towns to come in may reduce this lit
tie, but probably not below 800. The
Councillors are, Union, l Dem.-Union
gain of the Senate, g Union, 3 DEM
same as last year. The House shows a gain
of nearly 20 Unionists, giving on a joint bal
lot about IS Union majority against SO last
year
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1864-03-16

$50 far from believing that slavery must
die says the Richmond Wing, I'VE have
long held the opinion that it is the normal
and only humane relation which labor can
sustain towards capital When this war is
over we shall urge that every Yankee who
ventures to put foot on Southern soil be
made slave for life, and wear an iron col
lar, as badge of inferiority to the African.
Slavery will stab itself to death about the
time the Yankees learn to tell the truth and
no sooner"
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Return Of Sherman's Expedition.

isO9u4u VI SLOIBIdh LA pJIit1cus
Gen. Shernans expedition has atlast been
officially heard from. Its safe return has
been announced. Gen. Sherman penetrated
80 miles beyond Meridian, and destoyed all
the railroads in that vicinity, with 80 loco
motives and large number of cars. 1t is
said that he also destroyed forage and pro-
visions enough to subsist the rebel army
from three TO six months In one place he
destroyed over 50, 2,000,0 900 of property, and
at another immense stores and thousands of
bushels of wheat After destroying the
railroads in the vicinity of Meridian, he
turned Westward, and reached Canton on
the Memphis and New Orleans railroad with
but little opposition ; and from thence to-
ward Vicksburg. He brought with him
large droves of cattle, several thousand
mules, eight thousand negroes, and over
four thousand prisoners. The expedition is
considered as having been an entire success
General Sherman's loss in killed, wounded
and missing, is said, will reach about 500
being very small, considering the extent of
territory that he traversed.