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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
South Carolina and Her Taxes.

A memorial has been addressed to the
Secretary of the Treasury by property hold
ers resident in Charleston, South Carolina,
who have taken the oath of allegiance, ask
ing that the collection Cf the taxes for the
sea coast parishes of South Carolina shall be
suspended until the first of next January
Their case is put, of course, in strong colors,
such as those South Carolinians know how
to use. They say that their city is in ruins,
its population dispersed through the interior
of tie State, the cry for food is heard in the
streets, penury and want are everywhere
prevalent, their cotton and tobacco, in which
they had invested their available means,
have been seized and taken away, and that
two thirds of their people being absent, can
not look after their property.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
A Good Sion.

The universal acquiescence of the South
ern people in the issue of the war is shown
in the fact that, though small detachments
OF our troops are now penetrating all parts
of the Southern States, we have not heard
of any of them being in any place molested
Small detachments have gone out and garri-
soned various important points in Virginia
and have entered all parts of North Carroll
ma with perfect freedom. A negro regi-
ment has gone as far as Orangeburg, in
South Carolina, and noone has meddlel with
them. Steamboats, and troops penetrate
the Savannah river as high as Augusta, and
few hundred Union soldiers uccupy Mil
ledgeville, and the Georgians make no pro-
test. Our steamers and soldiers go up the
Alabama River as far as Montgomery and
Selma, without moestation And so it is
all over the South The Southern people
had quite enough of a war in the interests
of jeff Davis and slavery, and are now dis
posed to be peaceful.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Titles of Rehels

1t does not seem to be quite the proper
thing that men whose titular importance has
been acquired by their crimes against the
peace and safety of society, should be greet
ed with their titles, now that they stand dis
comfted and disgraced. We approve the
nice taste that designates the once Hon.
Jacob Thompson, in his present character
as Jake Thompson. Generals, Colonels and
Captains who have borne the honorable
titles, in hostility to their country, should
be by common::usage, stripped of the distinc-
tions which they have disgraced. If they
have their bare names left to them it is as
much as they deserve Who speaks of
General Arnold? Benedict is the name
that identifies the character
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Affairs in Virginia.

1t is reported that the rebels had ma
jority in the Virginia House of Delegates,
or members elected by rebel votes. In many
of the election districts there were few, if
any, Union soldiers, and rebel civilians had
it all their own way According to orders
only loyal men were entitled to the elective
franchise. No person who had ever given
aid and comfort to the rebellion was to
enjoy the privilege of voting; yet it is no.
torious fact that these men were more nu-
merous at the polls than any others, and E.
lected whom they pleased. Under the cir
cumstances it is doubtful whether the re-
turns of the Secession members viii be re-
garded as valid, or whether President John
son or Governor Pierpont will permit the as
sembling of such Legislature notwith-
standing the rumors of difficulty in case the
action of the rebels is set aside. The situs
ton is not very pleasant one, and is calcu-
lated to embarrass the Governor in his efforts
to establish law and order in Virvinia; but,
if no other resort is left, he must be backed
by a military force to enable him to get the
machinery of the State again in motion.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
the RAFTsMAN's JOURNAL,
From Alabama,

The Tribune correspondent, writing from
Montgomery, Alabama, details the march
of the First Division of the Sixteenth Corps
from Blakely, opposite Mobile, to that place.
They passed through part of the country
not visited before by Union army, and the
people were greatly excited and terrified
The wealthy planters tried to hide their
stock and supplies in vain. Mules and loads
of bacon were dragged out of the swamps
and hiding places to replenish our scant
commissary The negroes hailed us as their
deliverers, and the number that followed US
to Montgomery is estimated at 5000. One
old man seventy eight years of age, born
in the North freeman, had been kidnapped
at the age of fifteen, and been held in slave
ry sixty three years-said he was deter
mined, this being his first opportunity, to re-
gain his freedom. On one of the planta-
tions an overseer shot and killed a nogro
and wounded one for not hurrying to
work after looking at some of our soldiers
passing. The overseer's house was burned
down, but he succeeded in making his es.
cape The refugee negroes are rapidly en-
listing. The people of Montgomery are
very sullen, not realizing their being subju-
gated
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
From New Orleans.

Advicesfro New Orleans give the details
of the surrender of Kirby Smiths forces,
but the main facts have already been stated
The report says that some of the rebel Gen
take 20, 900 men across the Rio Grande to
the assistance of Juarez The rebel Gener-
ais were very anxious to obtain permission
to ship and sell cotton enough to pay their
troops, but the scheme fell through The
rebel General Price has gone to Galveston
on the transport Clinton, and Generals Buck
ner and Brant have returned to Alexandria,
accompanied by General Heron, who will
arrange for the occupation of the country by
the Union forces
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Summer Fruits.

Acids promote the separation of the bile
from the blood, which is then passed from
the system. thus preventing levers, the pre-
vailing disease of summer. All fevers are
bilious. that is. the bile is in the blood
w hateveri Is antagonistic of fever is cooling.
1t is common saying that fruits are cool
ing, and also berries of every description.
1t is because the acidity which they contain
aids in separating the bile from the blood
that is aids in purifying the blood. Hence
the great yearning for greens, and lettuce,
and salads, in the early spring, these being
eaten with vinegar; hence, also, the taste for
something sour-for rlemonade-on an attack
of fever. But this being the case. It's easy
to see that we nullify the good effects of
fruits and berries in proportion as we eat
them with sugar, or even with sweet milk
or cream. Ii we eat them in their natural
state-fresh, ripe, perfect-it is almost impos-
sible to eat too maDy-to eat enough to hurt
us-especially if we eat them alone, not tax
ing any liquid with them whatever
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
A Worthy Examnle.

There will open at the city of Milwaukee
on the 2Sth of June; a grand fair, under the
auspices of the people of the whole State,
for the purpose of realizing quarter of a
million of dollars, to establish and endow a
permanent home for Wisconsin's disabled
soldiers. This is the first effort of the kind
made in any State, and the object is so
praiseworthy thatth people of Wisconsin are
taking hold of it with an unanimity and en-
thusiasm that is surprising to see, even in
the wholes- -ouled generous West.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Amnesty and Reconstruction.

We publish, on our first page to-day, the
Amnesty Proclamation of President John
son, and on the inside his Reconstruction
Policy. These two proclamations are i'm
portant documents and are intimately con-
nected, and will be read with interest.
By clause in the Amnesty Proclamation,
it is made the duty of the Secretary of State
to establish rules and regulations for admin
istering and recording the Amnesty oath SO
as to insure the benefits to the people, and
guard the Government against fraud Pur-
suant to this injunction, Secretary Seward
directs that the oath may be properly ''pre-
scribed before any commissioned officer, civ
il, military, or naval, in the service of the
United States, or any civil or military Off
Ger of a loyal State or Territory. who, by the
laws thereof, may be qualified for admins
tering an oath" All officers who receive
such oaths are also authorized ito give GER
titled copies thereof to the persons respec-
lively by whom they were made, and such
officers are required to transmit the originals
of such oaths at as early day as may be
convenient to the State Department, where
they will be deposited, and remain in the
archives of the Government A register
thereof will be kept in the Department, and
on application in proper cases, certificates
will be issued of such records in the custo-
mary form of official certificates
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Sympathy and Congratulation.

The Workingmen of Europe sent an Ad-
dress tothe President of the United States,
in which they tender their heartfelt sympa
thy to our people for the suffering IN which
they are engulphed by the assassination of
the late Chief Magistrate, and in which
they also congratulate the American Gov
ernment on the glorious termination of the
struggle for liberty, law and Christianity
The closing passage of the address thus ell
oquently appeals.to President ohnson:
Yours, sir, has become the task to up
root by the law what has been felled by the
sword-to preside over the arduous work of
political reconstruction and social regener-
alton. A profound sence of your great mis-
sion will save you from any compromise
with stern duties. You will never foi get
that. to initiate the new era of the EMANCI-
PATTON OF LABOR, the American People de
volved the two responsibilities of leadership
upon t,co men Of labor. the one Abraham
Lincoln, the other, Andrew johnson.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Our National Debt.

The following is correct statement of
the Public Debt, as appears from the books.
The Treasurer returns and acquisitions in
the Treasury Department on the 3lst of
May, 1865, are: Debt bearing interest in
coin, 81, los, 1854 50; outstanding, S64,- :
4S0, 4S9 so; interest debt bearing interest
in lawful money, 81, ,033, ,476, 81 04 out
standing, $50, l5S, 3S4 81 interest debt on
which interest has ceased, $7S6, ,27O 90 :;
debt bearing no interest, $472, ,S29.27O 81 :;
total amt outstanding, s2,635, 205, 1853 so;
total amount of interest, Sl24, 63S. .S74 OF.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
General Hooker.

This officer, says the Cincinnati CONNER
ciol has been charged with showing incapa-
city when in command of the Army of the
Potomac, and with intoxication at the battle
of Charlottesville. The report of the COM
mittee of Congress on the Conduct of the
War concerning General Hooker, is, we are
glad to say, decidedly favorable TO that off
Ger. The blame for the failure of the Army
of the Potomac, when Hooker waists imme-
diate commander. is chiefly thrown upon
HALLECK and the charge of intoxication
is, after close investigation, pronounced
unfounded.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
LEGAL Tender Notes,

The circulation of one and two years, ) per
cent notes, is $50, $50, $50 United States; old
issue; S473,603 United States notes, new
issue; $432, 9S7, 900 compound interest
notes; Act of March Sd, 1868, $4,000, ,00O
compound interestnot Act of June, 30th,
1874, Sl60. l43, ,620; total amount, S659,
leo, $50, and the uncalled for pay requisi-
tions amounted to forty millions one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars, while the amount
in the treasury was s25, l4S, 702. There was
$24, CO.. ,s03 of fractional currency in cir
culation.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
New jersey.

Hon. George Bancroft, in his able paper
in the June number of the atlantic Month
~, refers to the action upon slavery of the
fathers of the republic, and says that ''the
vote of New Jersey only was wanting to
have sustained the proposition of Jefferson,
by which slavery would have been excluded
not only from all the territory then in the
possession of the United States, but from all
that they might gain" New Jersey went
for the continuance of slavery in 1887, and
does the same thing now, by choosing Le-
gislature which has recently rejected the anti
slavery constitutional amendment No 9th
er free State stands with New Jersey in this
action and what is more than all this, New
Jersey never changes in her attachment to
the dogma Of Democracy.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Sorth Carolina.

The Charleston Courier of the 3Ist ult.
says Ensign Neil, who was sent to con-
suit the planters on Cooper river concerning
the making of contracts with freedmen, re-
ports that the planters are willing to do all
in their power to promote the interests of
the common country. They suffer from the
depredations of idle, rowing people, mostly
colored, and are anxious to secure farming
implements, mules, horses. &c. The
Charleston correspondent reports the arrest
of Governor NJ Grath, of Columbia, S. c.,
on the 9th ult., for high treason. He was
takep to Hilton Head, and will soon be sent
North for trial. He surrendered himself to
Lieut.. H. Breck, who had been sent to ar
rest him. Wade Hampton escaped, and his
whereabouts is unknown. Columbia is gar
risoned by the 15Sth Ohio regiment The
citizens are taking the oath of allegiance in
crowds The other towns in the interior of
the State are properly garrisoned.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Indemnity Due by England.

The n. Y. World says that the ''Memo-
rial Diplomatique' of May l4th makes pub
lie the important fact that the Government
of President johnson has instructed the A
merican Minister in London to require of
the English Government prompt decision
as to the indemnities due the United States
for losses caused to Federal citizens by rebel
cruisers, such as the Alabama and oti ers,
constructed and equipped in English ports
since the beginning of the war; The Ne
mortal says President johnson only renews
demand several times made by President
Lincoln, and denied by England, but he ac-
cents it with more vigor and energy than
ever
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
Prospects in the South.

The Richmond Republic of the Goth uIt. !,
says: ''From gentlemen who left Danville
Tuesday morning, we have late intelligence
from that section of the State Peace and
quiet reign supreme throughoutthe country
Under wise regulations, adopted by the mil
itary authorities, the negroes are returning
corn and oat crops are most promising, a
fact which we chronicle with the more sat
isfaction since the settling down of the ne
groes to work insures their being properly
cared for and harvested The recent heavy
rains extended as far as Danville; and being
unaccompanied with hail, as was the case in
the country north of Richmond, were most
acceptable to the farmers"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07
A Truthful Sentence.

Victor Hugo writes The Thunderbolt
which has broken on Washington has shat
tered the world. Darkness of this kind oc-
ours in history. After the dawn the night
But the American people is COLOSSUS of
Bronze. Traitors can scratch it, but they
know not how to destroy it. If Liberty
should fall in America, there would be a
shiprweck of humanity"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-06-07

SIGNIEICENT-th fact that certain politi-
clans in this place did not observe the day ap-
pointed by President johnson as a day of
prayer, yet within the last few weeks they
endeavored to convince their adherents that
Andrew johnson belonged to their party
They claim the man, but won t obey his rea-
sonable requests. 1t will be well for the
people to remember these facts