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MISCELLANEOUS,
4 NOBLE KENTUCKIAN ON THE
C0PPERaBAOS.
Speech OF Rev Dr. Breckjnridge 2
Lexington.

The Rev. DR. Breckinridge. the uncle of
Johu c., in a speech delivered few days
since in Lexington, Kentucky, said that
his nephew Was more honest and brave
than the Copperheads, because while those
rapscallions are neither honest nor brave
enough to take up arms on eitheS side, he
exposes his life for the cause In which he
is engaged.
He .hen continued Every time | use
the word Copperhe I'd you will understand
that [ mean a mau who hates Che Govern
ment, because he loves the negro better
than his own soul These are the men
that have fallen under this temptation; and
VIXEN we condemn the eminent men who
we're courageous enough to take up arms
against US, don't let us leave out of our
condemnation the great mass WHO are left
behind as bad or worse than they are.
When Simon de Montfort was slaug htering
the Protestants in the South of France, he
was appealed to by certain persons, declar
ing that his men where mistaken, that they
were killing many who were good Catho-
lies. To whi ii he replied, Kill them all;
God knows his own" And this is the way
we should deal with these fellows; treat
them all alike, and if there are any among
them who are not rebels at heart, God
will take care of them aud save them at
last.
DIR. Breckinridge then made brief re-
view of what the Administration had ac-
oomplishpd with the rebellion in less than
four years. Instead of carrying out the
do nothing policy of Buchanan, who al
lowed secession to 60 on unmolested, with
out hesitation, he set to work and has
recovered the major portion Of the seeded
territory, aud if the people would be true
to themselves and their President little
longer, the rebellion would be dead
| made speech here, continued the
Doctor less than two years aso, for which L
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subjoir first the testimony of
The Presbyterian Church. O s.

Through It's General Assembly held at
Newark, n J., in May last, which is as
follows, VIZ:
In the opinion of the General Assem-
bly the solemn and momentous circum
stances of cur times, the state of our coun
try, and the condition of our church de
mand plain declaration of its sentiments
upon the question of slavery, in view of
its present aspects in this country.
From the earliest period OF our church,
the General Assembly delivered unequivo,
Cal testimonies upon this subject which it
will be profitable now TO reaffirm
In 1887 the Synod of New York and
Philadelphia recommended il 70 all I, cir
people to use the most prudent measures
consistent with the interest and state of
civil society in the countries where they
live, to procure essentially the abolition OF
slavery in America.
Iu 1895 the General Assembly assured
all the churches under their care, that they
view with the deepest concern any vestiges
of slavery which may exist in our country.
In 1915 the General Assembly expressed
their regret that the slavery of the Atri
cans and their descendants still continues
in so many places.
In 1918 the General Assembly said,
owe consider the voluntary enslaving of
one portion OF the human race by another,
rs gross violation of the most precious
and sacred rights of human matt re, as ut
terly inconsistent with the law of God,
which requires US to love our neighbnr as
! ourselves, and as totally irreconciiahle with
the object aud principles of the Gospel of
Christ, which enjolns that all things what
soever ye would that men should do to you
| do ye even sUrothem Slavery creates par
adox in the moral system. 1t exhibits ra,
tional accountable and moral beings 10
such circumstances as scare. ly leave them
| the power OF moral action. 1t exhibits
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COMMUNICATIONS,
For the Gazette
The Churches and Slavery.

MeSSrS Editors :-Inasmuch as, 10 these
times especially, the question is frequently
asked and debated, . Is slavery moral
evil, and ought it to be got rid Of, nov
that there is an opportunity of doing So
in a constitutional way?" and inasmuch
as many good and intelligent people
desire light upon this question, not be
ing exactly able to determine it satlsiac
torily for themselves, for the want OF books
and time at hand for such purposes, have
thought it would be an advantage to them
to know what is the testimony upon this
subject OF the different principal deoomi
nations of religion in our country, as ex
pressed through their chief or General
Assemblies, Synods and Conferences. 1t
will be remembered that these bodies ex
press the views of the denominations re-
spectively, and exercise over them chief
control. That the ministers comp sing
them are delegates chosen from the suhOr
dinate bodies OF ministers throughout the
land, and chosen in view OF their matuiit.
in years, deep piety, general learning, ana
especially because of their thorough ac
quaintance with the Divine wor Ii viii
be perceived at once that the views of such
men are entitled to more than ordinary
weight upon this aud all other moral que>
tlons, and this, not only because of the
considerations above named, but because of
the fact that they are not politicians but
ministers, and SO not personally sway by
hope of gain, or office, or emolument Of
any kind whatsoever The testimony. of
other denominations than those that follow
might be given, but not having them just
now at hand, the following will suffice as
they represent the whole. Let i be Oh
served that the following is not only an
annunciation of their sentiments, but con
tans also their recommendations to the
members of the different churches Then
let it be re nembered also that ST Paul,
writing to the membership, says IL He
brews 18th chap. 7th YER, . Remember
them which have the rule over you, Tor as
it is translated in the margin, 'who are the
guides,') whose faith follow" &c And
then in the 18th verse o. the same chap
ter, obey them which have the rule over
you aud submit yourselves" And then
also the language of Christ to the minis
try in Luke lU l6, " He that heareth you
heareth me-"
Ia Subini,. first rho reSti,uopv of
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eF- Galbralth's Omnibuses convey passengers to
and from all the trains, taking up or setting them
Aown at all points within the borough limits.
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SHOE FINDINGS.

WE have Sole Leather, Upper. Kip, and
w Calf Skins; Moroccos. Innings. Bind
ings, Lasts of the best make. Boot Trees,
Crimping Boards. Clamps. Wax. Thread,
Avis, Knives, Pincers. Punches, Boot Web.
bing, Lscers, Color, and a variety of Tools
and other articles, for sale at 5,2 sal
j. b. SELUEIMER'S.
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Large Stock of Furniture on
Hand.

A FELIX is still manufacturing all kinds
a. of Furniture. Young married persons
and others that wish to purchase Furniture
Will lind good assortment on hand, which
Will 10 sold cheap for cash or country pro
duce etNn in exchange for same. Give me
a call alley street, near Black Bear Ho
tel. teb2l
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TIN WARE, TIN WARE,

A LARGE assortment Of Tin Ware. at
N wholesale and etail, constaot1E kept on
hand ; all our own manufacture. mads out of
the best material. SP0UTING and ali kinds
of Jobbing done at short notice. by er3
JOHN B. SELHEIMER.
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He MfNSfRaI
THE CHRISTIANS WALK.

l walk as one who knows that he is treading
A stranger soil;
As one round whom a seTpent-world is spreading
Its subtle coil
l walk as one but yesterday delivered
From a sharp chain;
Who trembles lest the bond so newly severed
Be bound again.
/ walk az one who feels that he is breathing
Ungenal air;
For whom, as wies, the tempter still is wreathing
The bright and fair.
Ny steps, know, on the plains of danger,
For sin is near;
But looking up, pass along, a stranger,
In haste and fear
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NeN Series---Vol. XVIII. No. so.

platform in the same way. If YOU look at
1t with one eve 1t is one thing, aud if you
look at it with the other it is another thing:
but if you look at it with both it is some
thing eise So, if you look at Mcclellan
with one eye, snd at Pendleton with the
other eye, you don't see either Mcclellan
or Pendieton, but the one runs into the
other, and you see the platform. But if
you shut the Mcclellan eye you don't see
the platform; and if you open it, and shut
the Pendleton eye you don't see the plat
form. You have got to look with one eye
at Mcclellan and the other at Pendleton,
or you will not see the platform. The
whole thing is cunning, swindling trick
that does not suit this latitude, and will
not go down
cannot now 60 into consideration of
the platform in detail. But their great
cry Is an aTmistice and Convention Of the
States. What after that? They may not
make peace, and then what is to be drnC?
But, first, how is The Convention to be called?
1t requires two thirds of G, ngress to vote
for such a call, which must be ratified by
! three tourths of the States and these
votes you never can get. What chance is
there of getting three fourths of the
States to 90 for Convention for the pur-
pose Of bringing us under jeff Davis, or
for dividing the Union2 The thing is
absurd. If it cannot be done, what then?
Then We are in favor of any other pence
able remedy Dear, blessed souls Any
other peac, able remedy; nothing that is
not peaceable. Now, for Gods sake, and
for your countrys sake, look at it, Here
we are, after between three and four years
war; after spending two or three thousand
millions OF dollars; after spilling the blood
of million of our brothers, and consigu-
ing five hundred thousand of them to their
graves; after conquering an extent of terri
| tory 1000 miles in leugth by 600 in
breadth, have an army iu every State of
the Contederacy, and the majority of them
! under our control; We have every strong
| hold taken trom them, except Mobile aud
Charleston and Richmond; and notwith-
standing all this, we are asked, as if we
were a set of poltroons, to disgrace our.
selves to the latest generation of mankind,
TO sacrifice everything we have fought for,
and make all the world say free Govern
ment Is worthless, that it cannot take care
OF itself God Almighty in heaven grant
! that every man who utters such thought
may be ehoked until he becomes penitent
and better man.
No, sir! no, sir! we will never do any such
thing. We love peace-lore it for it's own
sake. They love peace because they are
afraid we will first whip the rebels and then
| punish them. They want peace that will
| make new conspiracies, and the peace they
propose is disunion peace, which means
separation of the States and endless ruin to
the whole country. Ten thousand times
better would it have been for us to have
aequiesced at first, and never shed drop of
! blood, than under these circumstances, and
| at this time, to make such peace as that
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Iewistown station.

Trains leave LewiStown Station a. follows:
Westtoard Eastward
N, III Eoross II 10 a. IN
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The Reformed Dutch Church.

At its session in June last, in Schenec.
tady, n Y, amongst other things upon
the same subject says,
ResolUe,f, That as in the overruliug PROV
ideuce of God. who knows how to MAKE
the wrath OF man to praise him, there is "a
prospect opened up for the ultimate and
entire removal of that system which em.
bodies so much OF social and moral evil,
the Synod expresses its gratitude to God
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Another Deserter from the White Flag.
AS fast as the color Of the flag under
which the supporters of Mcclellan are
invited to rally becomes known, de-
sertions become more frequent. The
truth is, loyal men have no liking for
the White Flag raised at Chicago, and
there is q general dis position to repu-
diate it. The Boston Herald, q pa
per of wide circulation, supporter of
Douglas in 1860, has come out against
the Chicago doings, We quote single
paragraph from its article repudiating
the entire concern:
The talk about free speech, q free press,
and the Constitution, is very pretty, and
honest voters. But how is it in the do.
minion OF Jefferson Davis? How about a
free press and free speech there? If a man
in Virginia should dare to utter one word
against Davis or his plans, he would be
hung to the first tree or most convenient
lamp post for his temerity Yet these
leaders are the men that the Chicago Con-
veDtiOn propose to restore to power in the
nation to wreak their vengeance upon those
at the North who have opposed them.
What kind of liberty Of speech and of tho
press would there be then? The success
of the Chicago ticket would be but the
beginning of series of disasters horrible
to contemplate. For ourselves we support
no such doctrines and no such ticket as
those made and put forth at Chicago, and
which we believe will be repudiated by the
people at the polls.
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Lewistown Mills.
THE
HIGHEST CASH PRICES FAR WHEAT, AND
ALL KINDS 0F GRAIN,

or received it on storage. at the option of those
having it for the market
tention to business 10 marit a Iit,eral share of
public patronage.
saTPLASTER, SALT and Limeburners
COAL always on hand
WM B McATEE & SON.
Lewistown, Sept. Is, 1868 If
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26
BY TELEGRAPH
OF shs Raid an LouIsIana.

Results Of shs Raid in LeuIsGaaa.
NEv YoEK, Dec. 24-Geu. Davidson
aid his division Of Union cavalry, some
accounts Of whose rAiding operations i n
the lower parishes of Louisiana was
some time ago repubIished from rebel
papers, have arrived safely at Pasea-
goula, Louisiana, from Baton Rouge.
which place they left on the 9th alt
/ They moved through the Southern por-
tions Of Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
bama, aud the western portion Of Flor
ida, meeting with very little opposition
and destroying large quantities Of rebel
army supplies, occupying q number Of
towns, tearing up railroad tracks, burn
ing bridges, and capturing number Of
prisoners and two valuable nail, and in
hietiBg immense damage. These oper-
ations caused great conssernation among
the rebels in the country through which
they passed. Their entire casualties
were two killed, eight wounded and forty
captured
The rebel guerrillas aud bushwhaek.
ers continue their depredations on the
plantations along The Mississippi river
above New Orleans, but they have near
y cAsed firing on unarmed transports
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26
Additional River Items.



Ths river Is ssiIl eoming up closer and closer "a
the curb stones, but Il wfll probably come 10 :
stand By noos to-morrov.
Tia suEfAea Of tbs vatsr Is SIN esvsrsd wish
immsass qaAntitiss of artff. and steamers tad a
strong eurrsnt 70 stsn.
The arrivals since Friday nish; wsrs the asr-
cary and ,. T. heeombs, Eashsills 70 LoaisvlIls
Dia6sn and Omaha. LauisTiils - 81 Louis. aud
Armada, Caire.
The Diadsm rsgoFss the TsrAsson stlii lying st
owsnsboro, bus every lag Is qsist tbsrs.
Ths Morning Star, she fspofts. vss captured by
= bsnd Of abeat 1oo rsbels, At Ls~isport. robbed
u all that they desired. and Afterwards wAs aom-
pslsd to carry siEtssn sf The sssansrels b Hswss-
vile. where they wsrs landed. II srsp0risd that
twe or three men wsss killed on ths star.
Ths Armada bs0ught ap ass trip. lncladlas 2
80 bids o. tobacco. .sa mack ether freight. shs
~iii rstgrn % csiro aaasr eemuAna Of thai sle-
gAnt and popalAE gentleman. Capt Cos Lsmeks,
~hsss many szosiisassss are oniy squAlisd by hl.
iibssaiiiy saa IArEs hearted sessYplsnes.
Ths ArmHsiA's ssass-rooaas aud sslsls ar. esga.
br@ssd for their eomsoHt aud snmptasasass.. sd
Biiiy DuRa ana Val soFsusaa are siHI ia her
oesas.
We siin thiak ;ss TArascsa wni BE- here. s.
asaai, this sssslHE.
The !. 7. MeComhs and Msrsury BAL sach
burnt bsilsF. bat Managed 90 gst sissE ~ita shs
balance.
Ths omaha aud DiAasm ar rstHrnlug ffom
Leassviils light
The D. D. c@apbsli has steam 40 isr Louisyilis
ans wiu dsFaHt At eass.
The great Magenta is hesFly loeksA Cor, and
isrss auanstty % ssw OFisans freight ls awaiting
har.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26

Nav YoRK, Dec, 24-The Richmond
ErGminey has an Indefinite report that
the rebels, under Breckenridge, had two
engagements with the National forces,
pader Bnrbridge or Stoneman, on last
Sunday and Monday, near Glade Spring.
south-sesteFn Virginia, and defeated
them, and compelled them to retreat
preclpiiately towards East Tennessee.
The rebel salt works al Saltville were
reported to be siill safe, though il is be.
lieved the lead works at Marion are
destroyed
The rebel Col Scott, iu an order dated
at Clinton, La, directs that all persons
eanght going in the direction Of the
Union lines, with cotton TO sell 10 the
Yankees, shall bs punished With one
hundred lashes each.
Some Of the Richmond editors, write
ing and smarting under The late succes-
sion Of disasters 10 their armies, abuse
JED. Davis ia severe language. charging
bis meddhng in military matters as the
cause OF all the disasteFa
The Richmond ScnfinsI Of The 2lst
says Il Is reported that The Yankees
have evacuated Plymouth, N. c. They
have not occupied Washington.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26

We feel that this organization Is sot
progressing with the rnpidisy that insures
an early success Considerable wind
work has been done Tor 1t, bat not =
great deal of recruiting The washisg-
ton correspondent Of the Cincinnati Ga.
setfe says thirty-eight appointments Of
officers have been made for It thus for.
consisting Of one Colonel, one Lieaten-
ant Colonel, four Majors, sixteen Cap
iainsr four First Lienienants and eight
Second Lieuteuaais Oiheers appointed
as 3 preliminary TO receiving their com
missions, wiH be required to farnish a
certified number Of veterans for their
regiments-Capiains, a, least 30, First
Lisatsnants, 25s Second Lieutenants,
% This indicates the partial organiza-
tios Of one regiment At ths-same rate
Of progress, the term Of enlistment Of
most OF those already enlisted will sx-
Pire.6efore ihe corps is ready to take ths
field
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26
Exchange Of Prls0ners-

ne Southern baF5zrians are making
a good thing out Of the exchange Of pris-
oners knowing that the anxiety Of our
people to release their friends from the
muFdsrous elstehes Of the Confederacy
would induce oar Government 10 submit
70 almost any uufairneav, rather than
fail 70 have an exchange OF prisoners,
the scoandrels base re-or,ed to lac
meanest aad most satanic artldce to de-
pFiFe oEr government Of the use Of is
soldiers jas exchanged Their opera
tloas Eave beea successful The last
cartel resulted n lIocrating 81 officers
and lU,052 enlisted men from the prison
pens Of Anderson, Miilen aud Savannah
The officers and men thus exchanged
lncladed only those Eho At the time Of
their Liberation aers declared By The
rebel surgeons - Ne auit for daty
FOR sixty days Out Of the total
uamber. oreT serea hundred have died
since they we're delivered into our hands.
The rebel soldiers, on the contrary,
were in the best of health, a4d to-day are
IN The trenches a Savannah. far more
abs TO resist Sherman than they would
have been lad they never been pris-
ouerG
These facts are weli calculated 70 IRE
The Northern heart, and few tears will
be sAsd over the operations Of sherman
and the various rai9iuv parties. Ruin
and destroy as they may, ne sympathy
viii be felt ia tha Northern States for
the Sufferers vixen The atrocioas treat.
meat Of our prisoners IS remembered,
and the advantage the rebels took Of
their own cruelty 10 efrse.iag an ex.
ehange.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26

FORTRESS MosRoE, Dec. 22-Rebel
papers contain The following

FoRTREss MoSRoE, Dec. 22-Rebsl
papers contain The following
LYScHsuRG, Va, Dec. Ii.
Passengers by the Western train to-
night report raid on the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad, at Bristol, Tennes.
see. The enemy are supposed to be a
portion Of Burbridgs's command. from
Bean Station. They advanced rapidIy
aud entered the town at Eve o'clock in
the morning
They destroyed a considsrabl amount
aud injured a train on the East Tenues-
see aud Virginia railroad, aud an Eas.-
ern bound train on the Virginia & Ten.
nessee railroad between Bristol and
Abingdon
No positive intelligence of The enc
mys numbers have been received, bat
they are supposed to have been 5000 or
5000 The body Of the enemy returned
towards Bean Station, where they en-
countered our forces at ZollicoHer. a
station on the East Tennessee railroad.
nine miles west Of Bristol, where a 6sht
was said to be progressing at last &C
counts.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26
What the Protection OF gombisa-
lions Cost the Government.

The Washington special TO the Gin.
einnaa Gazette says: The SXperintend-
eat Of Public Printing has informed the
Ways and Means Committee that de.
heiency Of half million dollars exists
IN the appropriation for the purchase Of
paper for the Governments priaung
offices, Whea the last appropriation
vas made, the contract price Tor book
paper was eighteen cents per pound, aud
the Estimates were made upon that basis.
but Congress permitted heavy protse.
tive tarlh to remain on imported paper.
whereuPoa the paper makers entered
iato combination and raised the price
OF paper TO the amount OF the duty
Government Is now paying 81 10 81 cents
per ponnd for what previously cost Is
% q cents, hence the deficit Of balf
million. The Treasury receives no rev
enue, As 40 paper IS imported, and il
pays out half million OF its own PRO
hibitory legislation.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26

erer, happier, and doing everything bet
ter than their fellowE Why i il that
tie American States have laughed 10
seorn the predictions Of aIl our financial
msgnates and our writers on 6nAuee.
Who told them that they could not 90 or
with the var for six months without
coming to Europe for loan2 How Is
i that they have deceived aud disap-
pointed the Whole Of Europe2 THear!
hearlI Its because the A nerican peo-
pie have nevsr allowed their Govern
ment to make var expenditure in
time Of peace. That is the whole Sc
eret; they we're spending for the pur-
poses Of their Government fron fifteen
TO seventeen millions Sterling per an
nun when the var broke cut and the
savings then made have enabled them to
20 through this terrific strain. Take
ten millions Of savings for forty wears,
add together ten millioas OF savings for
forty years with compound interest, and
you viii see what fabulous amount il
comes TO- This is what America did"
This tells the story. When the United
States, with their immense resources,
cannot stand 8 taxation, for the supper,
of = righteous war, equal to that which
England bears in time Of peace, ii is
time that they cease to assert their right
70 De considered a nation.
Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-26
Cur Taxation.

Mr. Golden, in bis recent speech at
Rochdale, E1glAad, brought oat a point
on the subject Of American finances
which IS worthy the attention of those
prudent people who desire that the var
should Be carried on without expense.
He said:
People exclain about the American
expenditure s friend It'd me the
other day that the Americans were
spending two million dollars a dav. and
asked ne what I thought of IL said
/ thought II was rather more; but. hav-
ing regard to the depreciation Of Ameri-
can currency, and the present rate Of
exchange, It wss very near the amount
which Mr. Glzdstone, in time Of peace,
was drawing from our Own country
IHearl hear and mind you, as long
as the people Of England are apt 20
think, with thar comfortable compla-
ce1cy Of theirs, that they can only go
abroad 70 ind objects Of pity, they Will
always be persuaded that they are clsv-