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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-09-28

throwing in something not in the programme.
We see in these incidental movements some-
thing of the truth. The old democratic or.
ganization really sympathizes with the doc
trines of secession, and except from dire me-
cessity (as in New York; will not voluntarily
depart from them. The Republicans really
do not like the aspects Of reconstruction, and
once in while let the fact out We see then
the ground swell of new movements. What
are they to be2 Who is to profit by them !?
First, let US look at the Democratic orpaniza.
ton. Practically the Democratic party is at
an end. 1t is Notwithstanding and trem.
bling. It dies for want of principle II d;es
because IL has ceased to be Democratic E 'J,s
present situation will be easily understood, by
referring to Its recent conventions in three
great States. In Ohio it fell back on the '9S
resolutions, embracing the principle of seces.
sion In Pennsylvania it declares the war n
crime, and a blunder, and disgrace In
New York it rejoices in the success of the
war, sustains the Republican President, and
makes itself generally SILLY and rdiculous-
Now here is the so-called Democratic partv
standing on the three angles Of triangle.
and those, at each angle, staring at the other
with surprise. In New York, there is des.
perate attempt to forget. the Chicago Conven-
ton; in Ohio, an equally desperate attempt
to forget the whole of the last half century !;
and in Pennsylvania, forgetfulness, that the
war is ended, and the country has triumphed.
What can you do with such incongruous ele-
ments2 There is no vitality in any one Of
them. In the meantime, two or three elec-
tlons have taken place, and instead of gain
ing anything by landing Mr.. johnson, they
seem to be weaker than ever. In fine the
successful revival of party which sympa-
thized with the enemies Of their country in
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18

c DEATH OF SENATOR HICKS OF MARY
LAND.--Hon. Thomas Hicks. United States
Senator from Maryland, died in Washington
on Monday morning, of q stroke of paralysis,
which overlook him on last Friday. He
was elected Governor in 1858, and held this
Office until 1862, all through the critical
time when Maryland, before and after the
Sumpter attack, was wavering between
truth and perjury, between loyalty and trea-
son. When the secret commissioners of the
Confederacy came to him to sound him on
the sentiment Of Maryland, he persistently
refused every advance, and turned deaf
car to every argument. The effects Of the
conventions which met in February and
March were pullified by his influence, and
to him IS due the loyal Legislature which
met in April and refused TO pass secession
ordnance.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18

Once, No. 70 North Fourth Street, Second Goo
PHILADELPHIA.
CAPITAL STOCK. s75ooC
$50 900 Shares, par Value IS. Subscription Prit
Pull Paid, 81.
The Company own the following described pr
psrty in fee simple
Fifty acres OF land near Cherry Tree Run sa
land is one and quarter miles from Oil Greek. al
i, .bont two hundTed rods from the Well on Cher
Free Ban, that Bows from seyenty-hve TO one hu
drsa barrel, OF Oil per day; and also, an interest
two acres on the Sherman Property with tour we
in val ious stages Of progress on the property one
which is now flowing thirty barrels per day. L
Compsny gets the one-sixteenth OF ali the Ol, eye
of All expense also, two acres adJpining, with 70
wells now in progressive condition in wh'cAl's
Company gets one.thirty Secsndth Of tvs cEi'a
also one acre Of land adioning, yitSane wel d.
ready for ppmping the Company gets enc -sixteei
| Of the land interest clear Of at! Oapease. Also,
one fourteenth Of the 7HorAlng iEteTsst Of the
,,entia acrs. This Company rs formed on b
| that is expected TO, pay dividend Of two per {
! pss. month to.the Stockholders. The Company
I poSst 10. Eiace S25,0eG cash or stock in the Treas
| for tho Development Of the prVp--.J
President, Pro Ter. j. BAKCLAY, Esq.
DiroeAcc.s-M lillian d. Smith, Ii. NJ. Davis u.
| nlcGinley, S. II Swanzey and John Z. Ieung.
Secrstary--li. A. Converse.
| 7reasurer-John b. Young
| February 4, 1865.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18

Negro Troops I'm tho Mebcl Army.
The project of filling up the ranks OF the
rebel armies with slaves is meeting with
great deal of favor even among the most
prominent men of the Confederacy. Benja-
min, in his speech before the recent mass
meeting in Richmond, gave very good ex-
ample of the ideas and arguments of those
favorable to the new policy. lie said:
will nov call your attention to some
figures which wish you to seriously pom
der In 1860, the South had / ,G64 900 arms
bearing men How many men have the
Yankees sent against us In 1861, G54 900 I;
in 1862, 900 in 1868, zoo, 600 in 1864,
they called out 100000. Here you have
the figures that they brought out 3,OOo,000
men, against 100000 Contederates, who
lived at the beginning OF the war to draw
the sword in their countrys service. Our
resources of white population have greatly
diminished; but you had 100000 black men
of the same ages and could Divine prophe-
cy have told US of the tierceness of the enc.
my's death grapple at our throats-could
we have known what we now know, that
Lincoln has confessed that without the 200,-
900 negroes which he stole from US he would
be compelled to give up the contest, should
we have entertained any doubt upon the
subject
feel that the time is rapidly coming or
when the people will wonder that they evei
doubted. Let US say to every negro who
wishes to go into the ranks on condition o
being made free go and fight; you arr
free" five press them they will go agains
US. We know that every one who coult
! fight for his freedom has had no chance
The only side that has had the advantage
of this clement is the Yankee-a people tina
can beat us to the end of the year in making
bargains. Let us initiate them in this;
would initiate them in nothing else. NJ,
own negroes have been to me and said
Master, sc, us free, and we will fight 70
you; we had rather fight for you than 70
the Yankees" But suppose 1t should no
he so, there is no harm in trying. With al
my early attachments and predpiices,
would give up all. 1t can only be done b.
the States separately.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18

MELANCHOLY CONDITION OF QUEEN yicTo-
nrA.--A London correspondent OF the Now
York Tribune furnishes the following state
ment as to the mental condition Of Queen
Victoria:
The Queen will not open Parliament in
person, though she has been earnestly en-.
treated to do 80 by her ministers, who would
fain CRAFTY the community by Withdrawing
her from seclusion and begin the session as
brilliantly as possible. She is more than
ever averse to society or publicity, and no.
body seems to possess influence enough with
her to overcome what appears to be con-
firmcd case of monomana. People who
should know, folks who have access to the
palace, or are intimate with such, tell curl
Gus stories about her. heard very recently
that she had the arm OF the late Prince Con-
sort modelled in wax and clothed, and would
pass hours, sitting with it drawn through
hers absorbed in melancholy reflection, re-
calling the past,
The Duchess of Marlborough, daughter tc
the great Duke and "Qucen Sarah" hat
such an admiration of Congreve that wher
lc died she had an ivory figure made to iui
tate him; also large wax doll with gout.
feet, to be dressed just as the dramatst'
! g0uty feet were dressed in his lifetime. ~
=, glass wasput in the hand of the statue. whicl
was supposed to bow to her Grace, and t
nod in appreciation Of what she spoke to it.
The Queens may be 3 parallel instance, onl
less extravagant, Six months ago, too, wa
informed on authority that put the matte
beyond a doubt, that the apartments of til
deceased Prince were kept in precisely III
same order as that observed in his lifetime
his slippers and dressing gown regularl
aired, his clothes, boots, and toilet apparatu
placed as though lie might come back at an
moment 10 claim them. All of which,
confess, seems to me extremely sad and p
teOus.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18
kziEsMAYsS ADVANCE.


Richmond papers of Monday. the 18th
inst, announce the tapping Of the railroad
by bherman's forces, north of Branchyillc
and between that place and Kingsville, thus
destroying every road centering at Branch
willie.
WAsHTSGToS, Feb. l4-It is stated that
The substance of a despatch from General
Grant to the Government, received to-day,
Is that the Richmond papers Of Monday
(tebruary 18TH say that Sherman has cross
ed the Edisto, which Was the line held by
the General Hardee in defending Branch
VILE. According to the same rebel authori-
ty, portion of Sherman forces are two
thirds of the way from the Edisto to Col
umbia, an important point, forming the
junction of the Charlotte anG South Carroll
ma ana Greenviie and Columbia railroads,
connecting with the railroads to Richmond.
Admiral Porter has tol waIded to the
Navy Department the following
L. S. STEAMER MONTICELLO, OFF
WILMINGToN, n. c., Feb. 9Th, 1865
SIR have the honor to report that en-
tered Little river, S. c., on the night of the
4th inst, and proceeding about eight miles,
with four boats and fifty men, landed in u
small town of All Saints parish, on Little
river The town was placed under guard
without the knowledge of its inhabitants,
and succeeded in capturing some soldiers
and arms. l held the place all the next day,
and discovered and destroyed about SIS.
900 worth Of cotton. also captured two
flats at the mouth of the harbor, containing
twenty'three bales of cotton, which had
some time before been removed from a
3lockade-runner to tighten her. This we
brought of, together with some negroes.
The South Carolina planters, and all the
men met, protessed to be willing to como
back under the old Government, and most
Of them seemed TO be loyal men, and only
awaiting emancipation from military rule.
On the 9th inst. sent two boats crews
ashore in Charlotte Inlet, under command
Of Acting Master c. A. Pettit. He surpris.
ed and routed rebel force detailed to cal,
loct provision in that paupty, capturing six
soldiers with their arms aud equipments,
and destroying the stores that had been
gathered for the enemy at Fanderson. The
soldiers lately stationed at Charlotte mad
been Withdrawn to hssist IN the defence of
Wilmington. 4 hundred vessels are ctill
at Lockwood's Folly. The woods sTO full
of DeserteIs.
Very Respectfully, you- obt serv't
w. T. CUSHING, Lieut.. Commanding,
d. d. PORTER, Rear Admiral, Command
Ing n A. d. squadFon Cape Fear, River,
n. G.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18
= We have only to say to the Cd

2" We have only to say to the cditcr
the Miltoaian that because he may I've
gnorant of some facts, it don't follow that
hey are not true. The statemen we made
IN regard to the factious opposition to the
Court House are not only true to the letter
but can't be questioned. We want no bet
ter argument, however, in favor of the &C
ton os the Commissioners than the follow
ing admission Of the MltOnioH.
The Grand Juries have recommended,
"from time to time, the erection of new
"Court House, until the recommendation
'became mere matter of form"
Surely, if this is true, the Commissioners,
as honest and fuithful officers, had no nl
tentative and having waited more than six
months, their action will be considered any
thing but "snap judgement"
Our neighbors logic is not only marrelIops
but unanswerable.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18
SHERIFF'S SALES.

G7 virtue of Il certain writ Of FIeri Fncias, issued
cut Of the Conrt OF Common Pleas Of Aorthumber-
land county md to me directed will be exposed 10
public snlc, At the Public House OF Thomas lnulds,
~ the town Of TREEORTON, On THURSDAY the
"a day ofMARCH, A. D. 1868, al 10 o'clock a. NJ.
all the following described Lots or Pieces Of GEonnd
to Tit
Lots Nos, IL and Is in block No. l3l, situate in
Trcvor,on, Zcrbc township, Northumberland county,
Pcnnsyl vania, bounded and described as folows ::
the east by Eleventh street south by Coal street.
west ~ lot No. II in same block and north hy an
ailey containing in width each % feet. and in depth
l50 feet, whercon erected two story frame store
and dwelli2g house, frame stable &c
Also upon Lots Nos. 10 and ii in block No. J 81,
,ilun.e IL ssne town, township, county and State,
bounded on the cast by lot No. IL in same block,
she .suIa ~ Coal street, west by lot No. in same
block, and sn the north by I'm alley, containing IN
width 25 feet and in depths so feet, wherein arc
erected two story frame house with basement, &c.
Also upon lots Nos Ic, H. Il and l3, in block No
81, situate in same town. county and state, bounded
on the east by Eleventh street, on the south by Mar
kct street The west by lot No in same block and
on the north by Rail Road, each contasDg in width
IS feet md in dsFth l20 feet all incossd, wherein
are erectes lots Nos. II and - hatcher house,
aud on ot No II an spen she'd &c-
Also upon lot No :, b and Q in Block No. III,
situate in the same tow county and State bounded
on the north by Shamohn street. on the west BY lot
No g. in same block, on the seuth BY an alley, and
on the east by Switch Back. Said lots Nos and
n large double frame dwelling house, two stories
high with basement frame stable, well of water
the door, dc Lot No has warehouse erected on
it.
Also, upon lots Nos i, and IN block No lO2,
in same town, county and state, bounded on The
west by tenth street, on the south and east by Switch
Back, and on the north by an alley, .hereon are
erected ashantyand blacksmith shops sald buildings
are not owned by SayTesl
same town, county and State, bounded on the north
by Market street on tho south by an alley, on the
west ny iot No D. IN same block and on the east ny
ot o 20 IL, IN same block containing IN widh each
20 tf' lee. ana ID aePsh izV deet. :, E, .,
Aiso' upon iots Nor' - nho io' 10 o,och no o.,
situate IN same town, county and stass bounded on
.ne east US Ele'sn'h sHsei on 'he hoIIn py IN asy
ainihs m,aIn @ essn 20 ice, ana ~ aePth Nv @ HG,
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18

ey" The VorE ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT.-Th following are the names
Of the fourteen democrats in the House who
voted for the amendment to the Constitu.
,ion for the aboIishment Of Slavery:
Joseph Baily, Pennsylvania; Augustus G.
Baldwin, Michigan; Alexander II. Cotfroth
Pennsylvania: Jamcs T. English, Connectl-
cut; John b. Ganson, New York Anson G.
Hcrrick, New York Wells A. Iiutchin's
ohio Austin A. King, Missouri; Archibald
McAllister, Pennsylvania; Homer \. Nelson,
New York; Moses F. Odell New York; VIM
Radiord, New YO k; john y. Steele, New
York; Ezra Wheeler Wisconsin,
1.-The absentees, or those not voting. were
Mcssrs. Lazear, of Pennsylvania LOblond,
of Ohio; Marcy, Of New Hampshire; Nc
Dowcll, Of Indiana; McKenney, of Ohio :;
Middleton, of New Jersey; Rogers, of New
JERSEY, and Voorhees,, Of Indiana. all ofwhom
are democrats. As a two-thirds vote was
required, their presence might have altered
the result"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18
II A Il 4 c II 4 n CE!
VALUABLE SGAL LANn FOR SAL

The undersigned will offer at public sase ut
public hons, os TM. N. WEAVER in the tow
SharDekin- esasty ec Northumberland and Stat
Pennsylvania, on SATURDAY,. FEBRUARY .
l.e5, all theiT right title and interest in u Ger
raG; Of
COAL, La N ID!
'it-str IN Rear Dale, Coal township. couGts
State -Efu.eszitl, bounded ai described as fVlIoy
wiz tn the north by Iands-Gf William Wilson
Matthias ZiiEvierE;an , or the90a.h hY lands Of,
Eowrlsa hn6 Be-na?d Trebg east by Mic
ksnil and Matthias Zimmerma1,. and on TIC We.
lauli c6'GaEue3 ScctL
ConinizsiEia &S2 4 AGrs~, moro criS
Il beiAg the same tracts Of lanis tor wh.sh war;
were Issued 70 Ptter Nouyer May +. l7s5 H.
tssapaa, Jan II, !-93, and u ,Iuha y 4.
Jan. 81 1888. The tide or interest ol the vi
sigred, is uhd!sputed. Rerscus de.iying IL pur.
vii! dpd this 10 be ons Of the richest and most
able tracts Of COAL LANDS in this sec ion Of =
sy'vGaia.
t,ny further Information VIII ic eiveu on apl
tign 10 tse undersigned, CT SOL M&LICK, Esa
bi' c9'Se IN the Borough Of SuIhury Pa
Sale - commence ut e'cl9ek p M uf said
when conditions will be made known by the VI
siSaed. GEORGE MOIRER.
J. y. INQUIRER
EM- EIDLER
Executors OF Dahiel Mourcr. deeess,
JVnS =, MovRYa, Attorney in fact tcE the
oi llsnry Aourer, deceased.
fsbEunry ( lSfj.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18

~ Morn On DIscovEnIEs.-W see by
The Butler An,ericaR that considerable inter
est has been occasoned in the county, by
the recent discovery OF more indications -
Already hundreds Of acres have been leased,
and in some parts of the county, derricks
nre being erected, and engines brought on
for the purpose Of boring,
The excitement on slipperyrocS still con-
tinues, and the lands in thar locality are
daily increasing in value, and indeed we
may safely say this Of the entire county, as
land Is rapidly approaching these fabulous
prices, which "the greasy treasure" ALWAYS
creates. But the prevailing opinion appears
To be that this oleagenous treasure is not
confined to the locality of Slipperyrock
alone, but that it exists in other portions of
the county, and that experimenting next
summer with more fully develop the Fact.
Oil has also been discovered in c we'll al
q Wellersburg, Somerset county, in such guam
ties as to settle beyond cavil the fact that
oil exists there. A pump was being remov-
ed from an old well which had been sban-
AoBed, as the owner said, for the reason that
the %ater was so 'stinky and greasy" as to
be unit for use, and in raising the pump it
parted, the lower joint falling back into the
well, which stirred the water up from the
bottom, causing bubbles to rise, which. upon
investigation, proved to be oil, in sufficient
quantities as to cover the top of the water.
The possibility of the "indications" having
been planted there was dispelled by having
all the water pumped from the well and the
well thoroughly cleaned; when the oil again
arose in greater quantities than before II
IS totally unlike the Venango oil, being 6
dark, heavy, consistent tarry looking sub,
stance. corresponding with the Kentucky
petroleum. The fact that it has forced it,
way up SO Eear the surfaee-the well being
only twenty feet deep-and its thick con
sis.ent character 10 held 10y biologists TO b,
asidence cha. j. exists in large quantities.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18
DETiREQENT OF THE GsLF.
4

Morganza (La.) letter states that Maj
Gen. Hur6ut had been on visit of inspec-
tion to that post, where he found the forli.
fications and troops of General UlmanE 5
command in the highest state of efficiency.
Continued scouting parties and reconnois-
sances from Morganzia keep the rebels at II
considerable distance from that locality.
Captain Guest, of the I'D Regiment, was
recently accidentally shot by a sentinel, and
was buried with military honors.
The recent expedition against the guerilla
farmers on Raccouric Buyou succeeded in
destroying some half dozen of their rendez-
vous; the capture of two steamerloads of
stores, and the scattering of band o! these
scoundrcls who had murdered Master Watch
er. During the return of the expedition,
Lieut.. Whitney, of the 42d Regiment, and
sergeant of the I'd New York Cavalry were
captured.
The health Of the garrison at Morganzia
is excellent.
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si;" THE COST OF PEACE ~ EuRoPr-
Those who are alarned at the expense Of
carving on the war against rebellion in this
country, may find comfort in the following
extract from the Paris Sieclc.
"The peace that we enjoy, this armed
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mWi0ns q .trGncs to Europe, resembles war
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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1865-02-18

ASoTIER REPENTANT REBEL.-The st.
Louis Republican says: ANDREW j. Donnel-
son, who will be remembered as prominent
citizen of Tennessee, and who was candi-
date for the Vive Presidency on the ticket
with Millard Fillmore in 1867 recently came
within the Federal lines at Nashville, took
the amnesty oath, and has since been pT:yi-
legged TO go where be pleased in that State
without ist or hinderance from the Federal
authorities. During his tenn in Dixie he
did not enter into either the civil or military
service of the rebels, and did not comIro-
mise himself in support of the cause of
secession further than circumstances COM
PEELED. He passed Cairo few days ago,
bound to Bolivar, Mississippi where he
owns two or three plantations. Nothing
remains OF them, we believe, bat the land,
the negIoes stock, and improvements hav.
ing all been swept away by the Esvages Of
war.
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