American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-11-30

were all bnrned to the ground by the
yandal foe, few days ago. The officer
in command of the vandals, who were
sent to execute the work they so ruth
lessly and successfully performed, allow
ed the family, who were living on the
premises, only fifteen minutes to remove
their furniture from the house, and all
that was not removed within that time
was destroyed by fire. The same party
burned the Court House, Academy. both
hotels, Jail, land about two-thirds of the
best dwellings and business houses in
| Canton.
4 force of some 5000 or 1000 van
walls were within mile or two of the
town, while some seventy of the band
were sent into the town under an officer,
with orders to burn the house of Cover
nor Brown, the public buildings and
house of all who have been prominent
Southern men.
1t is now evident that Sherman has
inaugurated winter campaign and that
| Georgia is the field which he designs to
desolate-a terrible crisis therefore is
upon us Every man in the State, able
to bear arms sh ould rally to the rescue,
In the hands of the military authorities,
however, the defense of the State is left.
We have no suggestion to make. What
we have long looked for has come at last.
NEW YORK November 25.-ln the de-
bate in the rebel House of Representa-
tives on the 10Th, the fact is developed
that the war against Vice President Ste
phens, is extending to all reconstruction-
lists; and Boyce, Brown, Leech, Vance,
Stephens, Cobb and Foote, are denoun-
ced as needless agtators Of dangerous
questions.
The House of Representatives, like the
Confederacy in general, is divided against
itself, and cannot stand long.
In the excitement produced by Sher-
man, the debate shows that Governors
Brown and Vance have taken positive ac-
ton against the execution of the con-
seription laws. In the course of the de-
bate, which was on a resolution reported
by Mr.. Staples, eff Virginia, fer de-.
crease in the number Of exemptions from
military service Of the State officers Mr..
Leeeh, of North Carolina, said he was q
States Rights man, and he could not vote
for the resolution which looked to the
conscription of State officers. 4 great
hue and cry had been raised about Geor-
gia, because Gov. Brown and Vice Presi-
d6nt Stephens dared to differ from the
annointcd. He wished to gay that he
endorsed every word that had been ut
tered by Gov. Brown, and every line thas
had been written by MIR. Stephens If
that be treason, he asked she poor privil-
eye Of being hanged with them.
AEr. Miles, of South Carolina said he
regretted to talk about peace and recon-
structiou, or a,Conyention of States, &C..
He believed it could only injure us. 1t
would encourage the enemy in the pros
ecution of the war, stimulate them to-
greater efforts, while it could only tend
to depress our own people. 1t was idle
to talk of our friends at the North. We
have none.
Mr. Foote, of Tennessee, said persons
high in official authority have stated that
treason was abroad in North Carolina, and
ask for the suspension of the writ of
habeas eoipus to suppress it.
Several voices | call the gentlemen
to order
Mr.. Lester of Goorgia-I rise to q
point Of order The gentleman must
confne himself to the question before the
House
Mr.. FOote-l can never allude in my
remarks to any official authorities without
half dozen gentlemen springing to their
feet and raising points of order. [ am
not going to be choked off in this way
Men here have made skulking attacks
upon Vice President Stephens. They
have said of him what they dare not say
to his face. 1t was in order to denounce
the Vice President, but is not in order
to vindicate him. 1t was in order
Mr.. Miles, rising-The gentleman from
Tenn. speaks of skulking attacks upon
Vice President Stephens. haves spoken
Of that gentleman / wish the gentle
man from Tennessee to say if he means
| have made skulking attack. 80.
Mr.. Foote-No sir, a poor one.
| call all attacks in secret sessions,
skulking attacks. The gentleman
from South Carolina says we have
no friends in the North. / make is
sue with him. Isay we have friends,
good, true, and valiant friends in the
North. Every vote given for Me-
Clellan was for peace. If McClel-
Ian had been elected, he (Foote) was
prepared to make from his seat, pro-
position for a Convention of the Sow
ereign States, North and South, and
he believed that the South could
have secured from it peace and indie
pendence. If the South had met the
North in Convention she would have
proposed league offensive and de-
fensiyo, with the North, for strict
enforcement of the Monroe doctrine,
a liberal and commercial treaty, and
we soon should have the whole North
American domain, and perhaps Cuba
Referring to Gen. Buffers speech, he
said, infamous as Butler is, his speech