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Annexation.

Very strong feeling in favor of annexation
to the United States is reported to be growing
in the Canadas, despite the protes of some
Of the journals and politicians, who I'M
imagine that their interests require them to
make, for the present, very loud protesta-
tions of loyalty The Reciprocity Treaty de-
monstr;,ted that free trade with our coun-
try was of i'm mense service to our Northern
neighbors I; and If they can not 5 cure its
advantages on any other than annexation,
they will not be slow to favor that measure.
The London Economist, in well written ar
ticle published some time since, demonstra-
ted In the clearest manner, that Britain, her
BritiSh-American provinces, and the Uni
ted States, would all advance their material
interest by the transfer Of the provinces to
our country. 1t will cost Great Britain
much more than her posse slOns are worth,
financially, to securely fortify them and it
will plunge the provinces into chronic
state of insecurity to make their fate con-
stantly dependent upon the uncertain chan
ces of a war between Great Britain and the
United States, which may at any time sud
denly arise. The Economist contends tnitt
pride and sentiment, not interest, maintain
the preseut relations between England and
her North American Colonies; and it is by no
means improbable that John Bull may some
" tuSNG uIIC NdS . SION HCdIIL4y Iueu VI SUf-
erning colonies which tax his resources Sc
verely, and that the colonists will find the
control of government in which their in
forests are not represented too burdensome
and unjust to be longer borne.
Our past history abounds with instances
in which immense districts of territory,that
are now Of priceless value, were peacefully
and honorably acquired The purchase of
Louisiana, the acquisition Of Florida, and
the Spanish title to the land west of the
Mississippi and north of the forty second
parallel, the annexation of Texas, the ac-
quision of California, New Mexico, and A
rizona, are some Of the fruits Of the past
The future may yield us almost equally val
liable extensions of territory on our North
ern and Southwestern frontiers. But their
is no necessity for undue haste or for dishon-
orable invasions of the rights of other ma
tons There is no advantage to be gained
by striving to pluck a pear before it is ripe.
In due time manifest destiny viii unite
politically on this continent all the people
whose true interests win be promoted by
such Union.
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Christian forbearance; and the curse, rising
like bubble from the turbid waters within
me, breaks into nothingness in the rarer at
mosphere which he throws around me- If
he could speak to me from that other shore,
he would say, what all his actions and all
his words said of others not less guilty than
his assassin; ''My murderer was mad and
mistaken as well as malignant He thought
he was doing great and glorious deed on
behalf of great and glorious cause. My
death was necessary to the perfection of my
mission, and was only one sacrifice among
hundreds of thousands of others made for
the same end All that other shore
The commander-in-chieti is with his army
now. More are they that are with MIN in
victory and peace than they who still tread
the earth The largest body of the soldiers
of the republic pitch their white tents and
unfold their golden banners and sing their
songs of triumph around him. Not his the
hosts of worn and wearied bodies, not with
him the riddled colors and war-stained uni
forms, upon his ears breaks never more the
dissonance Of booming cannon, and elashing
saber, and dying groan, but youth and life
troop around him with love purer than
ours, and a joy which more than balances
our grief
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Rebellion Revived,

The value Of the military presence in the
recent rebel and slave States, is again strong
ly vindicated. Their confessed poverty and
the generosity of the Government in its civ
il policy and in its efforts to alleviate the
sufferings produced by their wickedness,
have not inspired the slightest abatement in
their arrogance and iusolence. The conduc6
of the traitors of Richmond, and. according
to the late intelligence, of those in North
Carolina, will only damage themselves. The
hope that they would be permitted again TO
stab the Government under the amnesty and
reconstruction policy of the President, has
been sternly dissipated by the summary re-
vocation and Reputation of the election at
Richmond, and the same chastisement will
of course be inflicted upon the enemies of
Governor Holden in North Carolina. How
steadily thesemen are provoking the bitter
est retribution How completely they are
fulfilling the worst prophesies of those who
have contended that there was neither faith
nor truth in them And how, on the 9th
er hand they are disgusting those who have
insisted upon reposing confidence in them!
If however, the Southern people will have
the iron rule, they must be accommodated.
We trust we shall now have no more judi
cial nonsence and newspaper logic 10 prove
that the rebellion is at an end. The politi-
clans who have been slandering Mr.. Stan
ton on the subject of military courts, and
who have been clamoring for the restoration
Of the habeas corpus, wiilrevise their judg-
ment and cease their clamors, if they have
any sence ofpropriety or selfrespect.
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The Indians.

The whole Indian population within the
limits of the United States is estimated at
about 800, 600 to 100000; 1900 or l., 900
of whom are located east of the Mississippi
River, in New York, Wisconsin, Michigan
and Mississippi A new Indian war has
broken out along the line of telegraph, be-
tween San Francisco and the eastern sea-
board and as the Indiansd eclare they
will make death-struggle against advanc-
ing civilization, it is probable thousands of
them viii be destroyed by the contest they
are madly provoking, and that we are about
to have the last great Indian war. The
Secretary of the Interior has instructed the
Indian agents, that in all cases of difference
of opinion with the military authorities "a
bout the policy to be pursued to hostile or
dangerous tribes, they are to defer to the
judgment of the latter; and our soldiers will
make fearful havoc among the red maraud-
ers when they fairly commence desperate
conflict with them,
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VOL. 1l.---NO. 40.
TRUE TO ITS INSTINCTS.

The New York World is now engaged in
the work of destroying confidence in the
credit of the Government. In this it will
feel at home, for it has had four long years
of experience in the business, and has de-
voted itself to the labor with great diligence.
1t says:
Secretary VI Culloch, then, is at the end
of his tether. He cannot come into the
market to borrow another dollar, until after
Congress meets and authorizes another loan;
and it is currently estimated that, by the
middle of December, there will be three
hundred millions of unpaid acquisitions; or,
in other words, that the excess OF the habll-
tiles OF the Treasury over It's resources will
reach this amount.
After giving utterance to this alarming
statement it adds:
This condition of things prove such want
of foresight, prudence and capacity on the
part -four Republican rulerS, as demonstrates
the necessity of putting the Government in
Democratic hands at the earliest period the
election will permit Instead of congratu
lating the country on the success of the late
loans, we are filled with Indignation at the
disgraceful management by which the Treas
ury is brought to the verge of bankruptcy,
MISUNDERSTANDING tilC "di thC uSAs
month after Congress adjourned.
To which the Buffalo Express replies that
in such stuff it finds the milk of the cocoa
nut. The government must be put in Dem
ocratic hands. There is one difficulty the
World will find in the way of its remedy,
and that, we apprehend, will prove very
serious one. The people are to decide the
question of handing this Government over
into Democratic hands, and they will have
to forget the history of the past four years,
before they again entrust power with par
ty which gave aid and comfort to the enemy,
by assaulting the misunderstanding
its mismanagement-d its credit,
and declaring openly that the war was fail
ure when infallacy is indelibly stamped by
the record upon its every position. The So
called Democratic Party can never attain To
power in this Government until traitors, reb-
els and the murierers of our fathers, brothers
and sons are permitted a voice once more in
the ballot-box When such are restored to
the rights of citizenship, there may be kin
dred power enough, North and South, to
take the Government from these who have
saved it, but we do not believe it, The 10y
al heart of the Nation will preserve it from
such a calamity. The Indignation with
which the World is filled, is more on ac-
count of the crushing of the rebellion, the
arrest and Imprisonment of Davis, and the
execution Of the ccnspirators, than because
of any financial trouble it honestly antici-
pateS
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Tho Escaut, Of Antwerp, relates an in
cident which occurred last week in the Zoo
logical Gardens OF that town. In the even
ing, one of the keepers, armed with long
whip, entered the large cage of the monkey
tribe for the purpose Of driving them to
their compartments. All the inmates scamp
cred off to their cages with the exception of
one of the oldest and largest, which obsti-
natey refused to come down from his perch,
and onreceiving sharp lash with the whip,
it leaped on the keeper, got astride on his
shoulders, and began to scratch and bite him
with great fury The keeper beat the mon
key with the handle Of the whip, and would
soon have got rid of him, had not the other
monkeys come to their companions assis-
tance and joined in the attack. Thus as
sailed, the man was obliged to cry out for
help, when several keepers hastened to
the spot, and on their approach the animals
took to flight. The man who was terribly
scratched and bitten in twenty-three places,
lost so much blood that he was obliged to
keep his bed for two days.
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The General Episcopal Convention.

In view of the approaching General Con-
vention of the Protestant Episcopal Church,
at Philadelphia, in September, Bishop PoT-
TER, of this Diocese, has addressed frater-
nal letter to the Southern Bishops. The
most important portion of the letter is en-
braced in the subioined paragraph Bishop
POTTER says Il have correspondent on the
subject with the Bishops, and think myself
authorized to state that they sympathize
with me generally in the desire to see the
fullest Representation of the churches from
the South, and to greet their brethren in
the Episcopate with the kindliest feeling.
If this appeal should be responded to by
the Southern Bishops in the spirit in which
it is made, the result, politically as well as
in a religious point OF view, viii be Of the
greatest importance. Opposition viii doubt
less be made byia minority of the Convention
to the representation of the Southern church
es But there is no doubt Bishop POTTER
correctly interprets the feeling of the vast
majority of the members of this communion.
They desire to set an example of peace and
fraternal regard And in doing SO they do
their duty both as members of the church
and citizens of the republic
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-08-09

NIGHT THE Poor MANS FRIEND
Night levels all artful distinction. The beg
gar on his pallet of straw snores as soundly
as king on bed of down. Night-kind,
gentle, soothing, refreshing night, the earthly
paradise of the slave, the sweet oblivian of
the worn soul, the nurse of romance, of de-
votion how the great painting heart of so
ciety yearns for the return of night and restl
Sleep is Gods special gift to the poor, for
Quiet, they,have none; and instead of quiet
city waiting the approach of events they fret
and repine, and starve sleep and chide the
tardy hours, as if every tomorrow were big
with the fate of some great hereafter. The
torrent of events goes roaring past, keeping
eager expectations on tiptoe, and drives
timid slumber away.
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Seltet 2osttsl.
Good MIGHT. Ely CHILD.

Good night my child-good night
May angels bright,
" it'll glorious wings outspread.
Surround thy bed.
And gently scan thy closed eyes
Till morn arise,
With its refreshing beams of light,
Good night, my child good night
Good night my child good night
May He whose sight
Extends from pole to pole,
Watca over thy SOUL
And keep thee guileless all thy days
From evil ways,
And learn to walk his holy ways upright
Good night, my child good night!
Good night, my child good night
Let thy delight
Be in the constant love
OF III i'm above
And always in thy daily prayer,
Implore Him there,
That He would still uphold thee in His nigh
Good night, my child good night!
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EEAUPT & CO., at Milesburg, Pa, col
To furniSh cnstinrs of every descrint

ENAUPT & CO., at Milesburg, Pa. continue
Il Il to furnish castings of every description at
short notice. They have the best assortment of
patterns in the country for steam and wa ills
Of every description All kinds of machine and
pillow castings furnished NewWorld and Hatha-
way cook-stoves always on hand They make T.
horse sweep and 2-horse tread power threshing
maehines-price at shop, Sl50-with shaker and
30 feet of strap. Warranted to give satisfaction
in threshing, and kept good to thresh one crop,
free of charge. June q. iS65-y.
ISAAC HAuPT at Bellefonte, continues to take
risks for insurance in any good stock company in
the State Also in New York; the Royal and Et-
ma at Hartford ; and the Liverpool and London,
capital S6, 600, 0e0.
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The True Man.

He is above mean thing He cannot
stoop to mean fraud. He invades no secrets
in the keeping of another He betrays no
secrets confded to his keeping. He never
struts in borrowed plumage. He never
takes selfish advantages of our mistakes.
He uses no ignoble weapons in controver
sy. He never stabs in the dark. He is "a
shamed of inuendoes He is not one thirg
to man face and another behind his back.
IF by accident he comes in possession of his
neighbors counsels, he passes upon them an
act of instant oblivion. He bears sealed
packages without tampering with the wax.
Papers not meant for his eye, whether they
hutter at the window or lie open before him
in ungarded exposure, are sacred to HIM.
He encroacEes on no privacy of others,
however the sentry sleeps. Bolts and bars,
locks and keys, hedges and pickets, bonds
and securities, notices TO trespassers, are
none of them for him. He may be trusted
himself out of sight-near the thinest par
tition-anywhere He buys no Office, he
sells none, he intrigues for none He would
rather fail Of his rights than win by dishon-
or He win eat honest bread. He insults
no man. He tramples on no sensitive feel
Ing. IF he have rebuke for another, he is
straight forward, open, manly. In whatever
he judges honorable he practices toward
every man.
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AZ EYsToNE MARBLE WORKS,

IN " WOOuIanu. JIearntIu county, Z a.
J BINN DEHAAS, respectfully informs the cit
izens of Clearfeld and adjoining counties. that
he has iust received fine stock of foreign and
domestic marble, which he viii work into Monu-
ments Ton,bs. Head and Foot stones, Door steps
Window sills and InteIs, Table. Stand and Bu-
reau tops &c &C., on reasonable terms and short
notice All persons in want of anything in his
line will please call, address him by letter, at
Woodland Clearield county, Pa. Orders by mail
will receive prompt attention. July26. '65-y.
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z licensed AUCTIONEER.-WI WILLIAM
EIM BLOOM of Pike township desires to in
form bis friends and the public generally that he
has taken out License an AtCTIONEER and
will attend to the crying of sales in any part OF
the county at the shortest notice. and at the most
reasonable charges. Address, either personally
or by letter, either at Curwensville Bloom
ingvlle May |, 1869 IT,
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UCTIONEER.-T undersigned having
IA been Licenced an Auctioneer would inform
the citizens of Clearield county that he will at
tend to calling sales, in any part of the county,
whenever called upon. Charges moderate.
Address NATHANIEL RISHEI4,
Feb % lSR5 Clearfield. Pa.
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The RAFrsMAN's Journal is published on Wed
nesday at $500 per annum in advance ADvER-
EASEMENTS inserted at 81 30 per square, for three
or less insertions-Ten lines Tor less counting
square. For every additional insertion 90 cents.
4 deduction viii be made to yearly advertisers
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old wuns; ''who coodent foller thee, and
sich as thee, forever and forever.
PETROLEUM " NAsHBY,
Late Pastur Nv the Church Nv the Moo
Dispensashun
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WHISPERS! !WHISKERS!-Doyo you want
w Whiskers or Moustaohesi Our Grecian
Compound will forca them to grow on the smotn-
est face or chin or hair on bald heads in Six
Weeks Price, 81 90 Sent by mail anywhere,
closely scaled, on receipt of price. Address,
WARNER & CO. Box l3S Brookiin, n. York
March 10Th 1868
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aIusiaeas 1lrcttora.

TRVIN. BROTHERS. Dealers in Square & Sawed
/ Lumber, Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour Graln,
&c &c, Burnside Pa, Sept. 23, 1868.
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a AUCTIONEER.-Th undersigned having
"A been Licensed Auctioneer, would inform
the citizens of Clearfeld county that he will at
tend to calling sales, in any part of the county.
whenever called upon Charges moderate
Address JOHN MQUILK1N,
Nav i3 Bower Po., Ciearheld CO., "a
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IA RIM ERS7
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPA-
NY OF YORK, PA.

Insures against loss damage by FIRE. 1t is the
safest company in the State, and has made no as
seSsIuents since its establishment, and hence it is
the most economical SJ. ROW, Agent,
June u 1863 Clearfield, Pa
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FENHoMAS w MOORE. Land Surveyor and Con
/ veyancer Office at his residence, mile east
of Pennvi!ls Postofice address. Grampian itlils
Deeds and other instruments of writing neatly
executed June 7th, lS65-iy-
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fDROVISIONS.-Flour bacon, lard, cheese,
\ dried beef, dried fruit, received regularly. at
the store Of Mar %, Up. KRATZER.
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NlTM, ALBERT & BRO 5, Dealers in Dry Goods,
w { roceries Hardware, Queensware, Flour,
Bacon etc WOODLAND, Clearfied county. Penn "a
Also extensive dealers in all kinds of sawed lum-
her. shingles, and square timber. orders solici
ted Woodland Aug. 18th. 1868.
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WILLIAM F. IRWIN, Marketstreet, Ciear6eIdr
w Pa, Dealer in Foreign and Domestic her,
chandise. Hardware, Queensware' droceries' ana
family articles generally NOV ~
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T ARRIMER & TEST, Attorneys at Law. Clear
/ 4 field Pa VIII attend promptly to all legal
aud other business entrusted to their care in Clear
field and adjoining counties. August g. 1896.
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NREDERICK LEITZINGER, Manufacturer of
Il II kinds of Stone-ware, Clearfeld, Pa. Or
ders ssolicited-whOlesale or retail. Jan. |, 1868
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~R NJ WOODS. PRACrIcIyG PHYSICIAN, and
Examining Surgeon for Pensions.
6fiaa Southwest corner of Second and Cherry
StreSt CIearfeId Pa January 81, 1868.
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-y-OFNs sGVFIICH Manufactures of all kinds Of
81 Cabinet-ware Market street Clearheid' ia;
He also makes TO order Collins on short notice ana
attends funerals " it'll hearse. AprlO' %. e.
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y P KRATZER, dealer in Dry Goods Cloth
u ing. Hardware Queensware, Groceries; Pro-
7isi, us &c Front Street, above the Academy,
CIeo, field Pa April 81
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rgyHoMAs J. MCCULLOUGH, Attorney at Law,
4 Clearfeld. Pa. Office, east of the "Clearheld
CO. Bank Deeds and other legal instruments pre-
pared with promptness and accuracy July >.
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TB MENALLY, Attorneyat Law, Clearfeld.
d Pa Practices in Clearfeld and adjoining
counties. ofice IN new brick building of } Boyn-
/ a. zlI street. one door south of Lanicb' 8 Hotel
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ID ICHARD MoSSOP, Dealer in Foreign and Do
/ 1 mestic Dry Goods, Groceries, Flour, Bacon,
Liquors &c Room, Market street, few doors
west OF JoH77laI Otfce, Ciearfeld, Pa. Apr21.
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~ OBERTJ WALLACE, Attorney at Law. Clear
n field, Pa Office in Shaw's new row, Market
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HRANS & BARRETT, Attorneys at Law, Clear
I field Pa May l3- 1868.
H. J. cRANs. WALTER BARRETT.
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A number of Federal appointees in the
Southern States have been unable to execute
their bonds and take the required oath that
they have never voluntarily borne arms, or
given aid and counsel or encouragement to
persons engaged in armed hostility against
the United States, and that they have not
yielded voluntary support to the late reb-
ell government, &c
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4RTSWICK h HUSTON, Dealers in Drugs,
Medicines. Paints. Oils. Stationary, Perfume
~. Fancy Goods, Notions, etc, etc, Market street
Clearfeld, Pa. june ~ ioof'
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=" BUCHER SWOOPE, Attorney at Law, Clear
field. Pa OfEce in G rahams Row, four doc
vest of Graham Boyntons store. Nov ~.
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"F. NAUGLE, Watch and Clock Maker, and
|. dealer in Watches, Jeweiry DC. ROOM III
Graham S row. Market street. NOV ~
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East India beetles are i'll great request
n Paris for ladies' ornaments.
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''My gracious!" exclaimed an urchin in
New York, on beholding an English car
riage with three footmen in livery, well,
if it don't take three British to make one
nigger!"
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PoLYGAMY in Utah will speedily be de-
stroycd if the reported discoveries ofgold in
that Territory are confirmed. The fair sex
nowhere find more numerous ormore ardent
admirers than among the hardy pioneers of
mineral regions. They have theory that
the Mormons marriage system Is yalld SO
far as the first wife is concerned. but no
further. Ifthey should emmigrate, in con-
siderable numbers, to Utah, the Mormon ell
ders will find it impossible to preserve their
peculiar institution from the inevitable
assaults of these chivalrous knight t-errents
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PETROLEUM NASHBY MEETS A RE-
CONSTRUCTED S0UTHBRNER.

A better burlesque we do not remember
to have seen than the following. Its chief
value however, is that it is ''too troo :"
& AI>r,,S p Ircu lrrLioL l. In tla Sta:+