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The Claims OF Mcclellan.

The strong probability is that M'Clel-
Ian will be the Copperhead candidate for
President. A contemporary thus correctly
states his claim and chances of election
Ii We were 20 say to an average Democrat
what we undoSbtinsly bclieve-that
two-thirds of those now noisily or NJ
Clellan would rather vote directly for the
rebel General Lee, he would probably re-
sist if not resent the assertion; but no
candid M'Clellanite will deny that Lees
generalship has done more for Mcclellan
than M'Clellan's own. We appeal to ev-
cry candid observer for the truth and per-
tinence of our averment that Union fail
ures and Union Encouragement ale
the chief grounds of hope for NJ Clel-
lan's success. Here is Union General
aspiring to be President of the Uriou, who
is to be selected, if at all, aot on the
strength OF his own achievements, but on
that of his antagonists! Suppose Burn.
side had triumphed at Fredericksburg, ta-
ken Richmond, broken the rebel power,
and re-established the authority of the
Union over the South, does any man be-
lieve that Mcclellan would have been a
formidable competitor for the Presidency
Ditto, as 10 Hooker's Charlottesville ef-
fo-t? Or sup pose Gen Grant had routed
Lees army at Spottsy and run him
thence headlong into North Carolina, who
would, to day be taking stock in General
Mcclellan as a Presidential aspirant p
Suppose it were now morally certain that
the rebellion would finally collapse in
September, who would give button for
M'Clellan's chance Of election in Novem-
ber Who does not see that his fortunes
rise as the country sinks, and that his
chances would be frightened by his coun-
try's ruin
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The rebel papers in Richmond. and
Herald in New York, are talkino .ho ua
an armistice, and rumor has besn 'Ous
afoat that Mr.. Lincoln is about 70 put
pose one. This We are coz fdent is viii &
out the slightest foundation. Tbero In :.
little consequence to be attached 70 u!
demand by the Richmond and the MI
ern sympathizing press, since we bavo ,t-
printed declaration by jeff Davis tb.,
terms will be listened to that Go not -. 30
template the absolute independence of l, th-
South. Notwithstanding this has ~
put squarely before the country. the Dsn
oeratic press and those corsair iournsI.
which have no higher aim than to onnoaS
Mr.. Lincoln, even if they break the cam
try, will continue to cry out for peaea .,
though it wero attainable except BY 6ybt
ing the war through and the rebell;on
down. Why not take jeff Davis at HI.
word 2 Ipdependence or annihilatiop h.
says he viii have. Who will stand or, W.
and say openly he is for recognizing the
Independence of the South Why NOT
then, support the only other course, which
is the determination, if not of JeE
Davis, at any rate of the rebellion? To
talk of an armistice is the cream of foIv
If JEFF. Davis wants au armistice. le.
him say SO. If he has terms to propose.
let him propose them, and that, too
squarely, and not by irresponsible back
door adventurers, coming by way of Can
ada Why should we seek an armistice /?
If the rebels do not wish one, why should
we, unless We are prepared to accept the
terms of Davis, of which we have been
informed semi-officialiy?
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The history of the cool courage and en-
tire presence of mind manifested by the
woman of Chambersburg during the late
rebel raid remains to be written. Ev-
ery day brings US some new development
Of their heroism and dauntless courage
When the rebels came into the centre of
the towr, and were purposely piled with
whisky by their officers, that their fiendisE-
ness might be increased, the wife OF the
Methodist preacher of the town went boldly
to the half savage wretches: care you
ordered to burn churches 7" she asked, as
they were about to- apply the torch to the
market-house. "No," was the reply, "we
have no orders ot that kind" ..Then
don't fire the market-house," said she ''if
you do, you will also burn the church" :"
The fellows desisted, but to make assur-
ance doubly sure, her husband, the minis
ter, pulled down all the fences surround
ing the church that fire might not be COM
municated. A noble lady, Mrs. WClel-
Ian, also went among TIE rebel troops,
fearlessiy and bravely. Pointing to a
little house she owned-''There," said she,
sis all my earthly possession. IF you
render me homeless, [ will follow you to
the bar of God, and at the day of judg
ment will call upon the Almighty to
avcnge me" The house was spared.
There was staying in The town at the
time of the raid a noble lady from Pitts
burg, Mrs. Reid The lady was there
upon visit. Finding the marauders an
the city, she gathered her most valuable
clothing in bundle, and taking her child
in her arms started on foot for Shippens-
burg, distance of eighteen miles. She
met upon the road squads of rebel soldiers
These soldiers commiserated her wearied
appearance, carried for her her bundle
aud her child, and told her that nothing
but the stern orders of Gen. M'Causland
and Gen. Early had produced the dire re-
suits that drove her forth for safety. A
druggist in the town did brave deed
Two rebels entered his store, and locked
the door behind them. They took the
druggists bottle of turpentine and poured
it upon. the floor. They set fire to it. a
dense black smoke arose. In their haste
to get out of the back door they dropped
the key upon the floor. Both simultane-
ously stopped to recover it. The druggist
iu the meantime had loaded doub1e-5ar-
rel shot gun with bullets. "Click, click"
went tie locks. The druggist sent both
into eternity while they were searching for
the key. Two men, we are in formed, were
shot by their officers for dereliction of du-
ty in sparing buildings that they had or
dercd to be fired. But that the soldiers
were abundantly supplied with liquor,
their inhumanity would have been much
less marked. Rev. Mr.. Terrence, Agent
of the Pennsylvania Bible Society, yester-
day wrote to the citizens of Chanlbersburg.
rendering on behalf of the. society bible
to each and every family who had lost
their family bibles by the flames. The
bibles in the Methodist church were res
cued by lacy seventy-fve years of age,
when the church seemed likely to be given
to the flames.
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DEPORT-
IL OFFICE OF THE BURGESS AND TowS !

COUNCIL OF THE Bono. OF EBRNsBURG. !
The committee upon payements have re-
ported that the pavements of the following
named persons need repairing and reiaying,
as follows:
High Street,-South side: J. 4. Moore, rep
Thomas o. Evans estate, new. Mrs. Martha
Evans, rep. Johnston Moore, rep. Philip
Moons estate, new. John Williams, rep.
John Thomas, rep. Presbyteria Church
property. rep. VIM. James, new. John Evans
1Smith, rep. Daniel J. Davis, rep. David
Lewis, new Thomas Rees, rep. John Rodg-
ers, rep ThomasJ. Williams, rep. N. Thon-
as, aud Jas. P. Murray. rep. alley John
Dougherty, new. Mrs. Hutchinson, rep
North side: Robert Roberts, new. David
Davis, Tailor rep: Thomas d. Rees, rep
Morgan Humphreys, rep. Mrs. Jane Wherry,
new Johnston Moore, part new. Rees J.
LLOYD, rep. and new. l.. Il. Powell, rep. Ed.
Shoemaker, Office, new. Ed. Roberts, rep
William Kittell, rep. Mrs. Ed. Evans, new
School House property, rep. P. Maioy, new,
and rep. VIM. Wherry's estate, new.
Julian Street,-West side: james Myers,
new John A. Blair, new. Mesach Thomas
new Joshua D. Parish, new. Mrs. Catharin
Jones. new. Mrs. Elizabeth Edwards, new
A. c. Mullin, new.
Center Street,-West side: R. L. Johnston,
new, aud rep. Mrs. E. MDonald, rep
East side Court House and Jail property
rep. Mrs. Rhey, rep. ]. A. Moore, new
Rees J. Lloyd, new.
Which report being adopted, 1t was resolved
that the Street Commissioner be authorized 10
give notice ofthe action ofthe Town Council, re-
specting the repairing and reluying otthe pave
ments, that the said repairing ana reayins
are required to be doue by occupiers ana own
ers, within two months after notice, ana INA.
If the same Is not complied with, the Salu
repairing and relaying will be done 10y INC
borough, at the expense of the respective 'o'
owners. 80,
Extract from the minutes certified TINS -'-'
day of July, 1864.
A. A. BARKER, Burgess.
Gro. NJ. READE Secretary.
Ebens burg, July 25, 1864,
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ne- It is stated as quite certain t

n@- 1t is stated as quite certain that
the draft ordered to take place September
5th will be commenced on that day. For
some time past reasonable doubts relative
to the enforcement of the Presidents
order at that time have been entertained
by the people, and even by many military
men. 1t now seems,s however, that it il
the intention Of the Government to com.
mence the work on the day appointed,
and prosecute it to completion as speedily
as possible. The enrolment has been
completed and the machinery for drafting
is in working order, ready for the tus,ing
Of the wheel.
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Aug. IL, 1S64-2t.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
~ In the matter of the petition of David
Davis for the specific performance of the con-
tract of the said petitioner and Richard Da-
Wis, decd.
The Commissioner appointed by the Or
phans' Court of Cambria County to take tes-
timony in the said case, will meet :he parties
interested, for The purpose of the said appoint
ment, at the hotel of J. Alex. Moore, in Eb-
ensburg, on WEDNESDAY, the 7th day Of
SEPTEMBER next, at the hour of one O'Clock
p. ~, when and where they may attend with
their witnesses. CYRUS ELDER,
August 1, 186i-4t- Commissioner
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BigOtry.

Tie blindness of partisan bigotry was
never better illustrated than in the late
special election. There were three amend
ments to be voted on at that election
one giving soldiers the right to vote,
another prohibiting the Legislature from
passing laws in cases where the Courts
have jurisdiction, and another restraining
the Legislature from passing any law
having more than one object, which must
be clearly expressed in the title. There
might be partisan reason for voting
against the soldiers amendment; but what
sane man could have any objection to the
others And yet those who voted against
the first amendment voted also against the
others.
The published returns show great uni
formity in the vote against the amend
ments There are fewer votes, of course,
against the second and third, than against
the first, because there must have been
enough men of good sense in the party in
every county to make the difference but
the disparity in the votes is not great, and
the fact is plainly shown that the bulk of
those who voted against the first amend
ment voted against the others.
In years gone by the principles involved
in these two amendments were Democrat
ic hobbies. In the Legislature and out
of it Democratic leaders have tried to
distinguish themselves by their outcry
against the fraud Of Incorporating two
objects in one bill, and of numbering the
Legislative files with laws in cases where
the Courts have, or ought to have, jurIs-
diction. The arguments in favor of these
principles were SO strong that the Legis-
lature, years since, Incorporated provisions
similar to these amendments In the joint
rules of the houses. No one questioned
their propriety; but interest sometimes,
was powerful enough to break down a
nero Legislative rule, and time has shown
ii 10 be necessary to make them part OF
the Constitution in order to make them
effective.
But 10 no sooner are they offered In
the shape of Constitutional Amend
ments than the Democracy, which
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p@. 1t turns out that Gen. Burnside
has not been relieved of his command, as
reported. A dispatch from Providence,
Rhode Island, dated on Tuesday, says that
the General is in that town on leave of
absence, and adds positively that he has noe
been relieved. The,Court of Inquiry into
the cause of the late failure at Peters
burg, In which General Burnside is impli-
Gated, adjourned on account OF the neces-
sary absence of some Of its members. The
investigation has therefore not been con-
cluded. e.
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A n ORDINANCE.

"A 1t is hereby ordained and enacted, :!
the auth ority of the Burgess and Town Ooun-
Gil of the Borough of Ebensburg, that =, reg
ular Market be established within the Hmi" .,
of the said borough, to be held at the MSfAs'
House, in the said Borough; that the nl'I.
ket days shall be on Tuesdays and Satufua!5
of each week, the market TO be openeu ~. =.
clock and closed at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ va "a
no marketing shall be exposed TO SAFE, SU rh
bartered, or huckstered within the Borousa
on Mondays and Fridays of each week, or o on
said market days before 10 O'Clock, ,.a. A.,
and that all persons violating this ora'np"rs par
shall be liable to forfeit and pay 10 the pU.
orgh fire of not less than One nor nv "a
than Ten Dollars, at the discretion q
Burgess Passed 9Th September, looo,t
y true extract from the minutes.
A A. BARKER, Burgess.
GEo. NJ. READE, Secretary. ty-9
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claimed to be their father and fast friend,
rises up and does its best to throttle its
own offspring! Was there ever such an
unnatural monster! Or rather, was there
ever before party SO blinded By its own
venom as this? 1t is all owing, We sup
pose, to having the election i'll August,
when Copperheads are popularity supposed
to 90 blind
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B9- If timely reinforcement OF two
hundred thousand men had been sent to
Grant and Sherman, say month ago,
Richmond aud Atlanta would now be
ours, aud Grant would be pursuing Lees
broken army into North Carolina, and
Sherman would be chasing the fragments
of Hoods army into South Carolina.
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The New Militia Bill.


, The new bill in reference to the organ
ization of the militia of the State has
passed both houses of the Legislature, and
is now in the hands of the Governor for
his approval. 1t contains ten sections.-
The two first of these relate to the bor-
rowing of money to defray the expenses
of the militia The third authorizes the
Governor to appoint one Major General
and two Brigadier Generals to command
the forces. Section fourth has reference to
Quartermaster and Commissary matters.
Section fifth authorizes the Governor to
organize military corps for State service,
to be composed of fifteen regiments and
called the Pennsylvania State Guard, in
due proportion of cavalry, infantry and
artillery; the members thereof to be
armed and equipped, clothed, disciplined,
governed and paid ,chize IN actual service
rs similar troops in the United States
service, and to be enlisted for the term of
three years; this corps to be liable to De
called into the service of the State at such
times as the Governor may deem necessa-
ry; the Governor to have the appointing
of the regimental officers, and the several
companies composing the corps to choose
their company officers. Section sixth
authorizes the Governor to provide all
necessary hospital arrangements, camps of
instruction, arms and accoutrements, gar
rison and camp equipage, transportation,
&C., &C.. Section seventh authorizes the
Governor to cause to be made an imme-
diate enrolment and classification of the
militia of the Commonwealth, and to draft
from the body Of the same when volun-
teerins fails to fill any quota called for
Section eighth authorizes the Governor,
if practicable, to organize the militia on
the basis of the enrolment made in the
several districts of the State by the Uni
ted States enrolling officers, to remain in
effect until the time fixed by law for
making the enrolment Of the militia of
the State, but # this be impracticable, he
is authorized to cause to DO made an I'M
mediate enrolment; one competent ply
sician and the county commissioners OF
each county Cor city commissioners of
city) to constitute 9 board with power to
determine exemptions from enrolment;
the Governor to have authority to make
and enforce all orders necessary in his
judgment to carry out the provisions of
this act, and to effect speedy enrolment
and organization of the militia. Section |
ninth relates to the sale of unserviceable |
ordnance by the Quartermaster-General.
Section tenth makes provision for the
payment of the assessors OF county.
If properly executed, this Law cannot
fail to make our militia forces available for
self-protection We contain within our
State all the elements in profusion nee
essary to the organization of State
Guard such as is authorized by the law;
and with such State Guard in existence,
and on our borders, fully armed and
equipped, we could successfully bid def
ance to all raiding parties similar to the
fend M'Causland's We will print the
bill IN ertcnso next week.
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Bsg- Last week, a portion of Grants
army advanced and took position on the
line of the Weldon. Railroad Subse-
quently the rebels attacked this force, and
fierce battle was fought. At last reports
we still hold cur position.
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who knew how to grow rich by fleeing
clients, shaving notes, and deing a great
many other things calculated to make the
rich richer and the poor poorer, he would
be far more acceptable and just the man
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NOTICE. =
IN All taxable citizens of the borough y" "
Ebensburg are hereby notified that Appe~S
will be held at the Office of the Burgess a. a.
Town Council on Monday, the 9th Septeinh
1864, in relation to the assessment OF poioas ssr
and Bounty or Military taxes for inc
EVAN EVANS,
WM CLEMENT.
Councilmen appointed to holo APp'
August 8, ls64-td,
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Special ElecliOn---OmCI Re-
turns.

The following is the official and COM
plete returns Of the vote cast in the State
for the First and Second Constitutional
Amendments:
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS

IN An examination of School Teachers
will be held at the School House, in the bor-
ough of Ebensburg, on SATURDAY, the 9th
inst, a one O'Clock, P. NJ, for the purpose Of
suppl yiug the Union School of said borough
with one Female and three Male Teachers
The schools to open on the first Monday Of
September next, for a term of eight months
BY order Of the Board.
d. j. JONES, Secy.
Aug IL 1S64-2t.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07
A Draft is Wanted In Tennessee.

We have at least forty thousand rebels in
arms against the United States from Ten
ncssoc, whose treason does not allow them
TO come within our lines and there are at
least thirty thousand more in the three di-
visions Of the State talking treason, and by
every means in their power giving aid and
comfort TO this rebellion, and still they claim
the protection of the Federal Government,
and are more difficult to please than any
other class of men. We have occupied
Middle and West Tennessee for more than
two years, and East Tennessee for one
year.
What we now want in Tennessee, is the
enrolment of the militia, and draft for
twenty thousand men for the defense of the
State. Loyal men are willing to 20 into
such an organization, and even TO be drafted.
Let Us make rebels come into it or drive
them out Of the State Let us have a draft
let us put the rebels into regiments where
a majority are Union, and will make them
do their duty or die.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07
Action of the Convention.

The Committee Of three, appointed by the late
Convention held in the court house, composed of
delegates from most of the counties Of East Tcnnes
see, made the following report, and the same was
unanimously adopted, and ordered to be published
in the Knoxville Wing.
The Committee to whom was referred the subject
Of the expediency of having the militia called out,
make the following report
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this Convention
that our safety and peace imperatiycy demand that
the militia of East Tennessee should at be or
ganized and armed and drilled at stated intervals
and that at least one third thereof should be kept
on constant duty for home defence, to repel raids
and destroy the guerrilla bands th0tnow infest this
portion of the State and that out of the militia as
large a number thereof bcmOunted as can be done for
the service either permanently or as necessity may
require. We hereby call upon the authorities at
once to organize the militia Of East Tonncsceor more
if necessary for home protection against the stealing
bands of Confederate, that now intcst the land. We
especially call upon Gov. Andrew johnson to give
this subject his immediate attention; and we also
call upon the United States authorities to cause the
said militia to be enrolled armed, drilled &c, and
to have sufficient portion thereof called out for the
defence of East Tennessee against the gucrrillas,
and 10 rcpel raids. o. p. TEMPLE,
Il. II. BUTLER,
JAMES ?. SWAMI.
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-07
The Great Conspiracy.

A. part and parcel Of the great conspiracy entered
into between the Copperhoads Of the North and
Northwest, and the rebels Of the South, they have
nominated Gen. Mcclellan for the Presidency at
their late Chicago Convention. They claim to be
the pcace party of the country in favor of speedy
termination of the war and are disguised with the
arbitrary arrests made by Mr.. Lincoln. And yet
they have nominated man who has on all occa-
sions declared himself in favor Of a rigorous prose-
catios Of the car as the only means of putting down
the rebellion This is not ALL or half Of their incon
sistency. When Mcclellan was appointed as chief
in command, the successor of Gen. Scott he ordered
the arrest of the whole Legislature Of Maryland
composed of Peace Democrats and Mr.. Lincoln had
to interfere in their favor to keep the whole body
out of the Maryland penitentiary.
But the effort has been to get man that the Var
Democrats can support, the Peace Democrats will
support anybody placed on any platform that will
catch votes. Could any other policy have been cN-
pectcd from Convention made up Of all the odds
and ends of creation? Look at the materials COM
posing that Convention. Who are they Peace
Democrats War Democrats, Old Line Wings Ne,c
W HloHi bNl'htcu N'lihuAl'S III bAlNt' blvNt-
down politicians, deaulters to the Federal Govern
ment, open and avowcd rebels, rebel sympathizcrs,
dismissed army officers offce-seekers and host Of
gamblers, who care nothing about the country, or
its fate SO they can live for the time being. II is
enough to ruin any man in the estimation of patri-
otto men, to know that he is in favor with the molly
gang that composed that Convention; and it is suf-
fcient 10 damn him in public esteem, to find him
accepting Of a nomination at tie hqads Of such Il
body Of meai
The assembling of the Chicago Convention, and
It's nominations, were nothing more or less than "A
part-and an important part-of the great conspi-
racy between the North and the South, to destroy
the country and to break up the Government of the
United States Both have been the result of secret
negotiations between Southern rebels and Northern
traitors In the future those who are found advoca-
ting the election Of the Chicago nominations will be
found TO be the men who are either rebels, rebel
sympathizers, or those who claim to be Union men,
and are ctcrnally finding fault with the policy Of
Mr.. Lincoln and of our military authorities. True
hearted Union men will not act with them, or be
deceived by them. True men are for putting down
the rebellion first, and they are for those who have
proven themselves to be true to the Union and the
country-LINcoLS and JOHNSON.