Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-08-09
THE NEWS,

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Every Pardoned Rebel who accepts the
oath of the amnesty proclamation, is asworn
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to be eternally and
implacably the foe of slavery. If they did
not solemnly swear to be all this-if ev-
cry traitor who desires to re-possess HIM
self of the franchises and the privileges of
American citizenship, did not thus pledge
his honor by his oath forever to resist the
re-establishment of slavery they could not be
pdrd0Red-THEY COULD NEVER BECOME
CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES The
oath is explicit, yet some at least of those
who have taken this oath manifest bitter
hatred and open hostility to emancipation.
This is perjury? If they cannot comply with
the conditions of pardon, in good faith, they
ought to abide the consequences of their O.
riginal crime of treason. Honorable men
would do this and those who do not, are,
and should be held, as doubly guilty. Ifa
few examples were made of this class of
traitors, it would have good effect upon
the mass of them.
The Carlisle tPenna Herald learns that
missioner of Exchange, who have been for
some time boarding at the Carlisle Springs,
left the other day in quite huff. The
cause of offence was that on the 4th ult. Mr..
Woods, the proprietor of the Springs, had
his house decorated with quite display of
national flags.
Some of the citizens of Ebensburg, Cam
bria county, have been the victims of a
Jeremy Dider, " named Charles Day, to
ofabout | 800. Day represented himself.as
Canadian stock dealer, and in various
ways ingratiated himself into the good opin-
ion of his victims
The story that Gen. Kirby Smith was tax
en- prisoner, with his 40 companions, by the
Mexican Government, turns out to be un-
true The General arrived safely at Mon
terey, and, after resting few days, pushed
on for the City of Mexico
Advices from the Red River of the North
distinctly reiterate the former charge, that
British traders in British sentiments openly
supply hostile bands of Indians with arms
and ammunition to prey on our frontiers
ihO OhitSu ObdtCS 4hLiItdiy SSiIOol III
Philadelphia has been closed in consequence
of the cessation of the War The school
has furnished 500 officers for colored troops,
free of expense to the Government
A man named Fuller, from Indiana, has
been arrested in Washington for represent
ing himself as an agent of the Republican
Executive Committee, and collecting about
S44, 900 from various oficehelders
Mr.. Benjamin Everett, aged lO1 years, .
months, and % days, died at Fishkill, July
29th. He was soldier in the war of the
Revolution, and through his long life main
tanned an exemplary character.
By the will of the late Marchioness of
Londonderry, which places all her property
at compound interest for the next twenty
one years, the then Earl Vance will be the
richest man in England.
The formation of new county out of por-
tions of Venango. CraA ford and Warren
counties is still being agitated, and it will
probably be accomplished.
Chang and Eng, the Siamese twins, now
old North Carolina farmers, are soon coming
North to exhibit in public. They are said
to be strong Union men.
The oldest inhabitant of Harrisburg is
Mrs. Stone, residing on Ridge road at the
age of one hundred and seven years, and in
active health
4 young man named Irwin brutally MUIR
dered his father and mother at Deertown,
near Hamilton, Ohio, on Saturday last
The total appropriation of the last Con
gress will amount to $500, 600 in round
numbers.
The increase of population in Boston since
1860 is IA, 362