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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
Highly Important.

NEW 1oRh, Dec. "a.
The news from the South through all
sources, public and private, shows ,he cx-
istence OF great dependency and discon-
tent jeff Davis is heartily abused on
all sides, and the misfortunes which have
overtaken the Confederacy, are attributed
to him. The bitter feeling OF Georgia
and Alabama towards the Confederacy is
evidently increasing.
A Plymouth, North Carolina, letter
says, the ram Atbemarle lies so that part
of the casemate and bow are visible. 1t
is estimated that it will cost $4,000 TO
raise and reiit her
Deserters from the rebel army, who ar
rived at New Orleans, state shat the reb-
el General Sterling Price died recently in
Texas, of disease contracted during the
late campaign in Missouri.
Hoods loss in the campaign against
Nashville is estimated at twenty thousand
men, twenty-one general officers and 81
guns.
A French paper says one of the rebel
pirates at st. Nazairo is taking her guns
on board and preparing for sea. 1t is
thought the Minister OF Marine will not
allow her TO leave port.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
Death of Hon. Robert R. Reed.

Mr.. Kelley. Mr.. Speaker, the melan-
choly duty devolves upon me of announ-
cling to the House the death of my col
league, DR.. Reed, which occurred on the
18th of last month The circumstances,
as | understand them, are briefly these !:
Some members of his family being on a
visit to ueighboring town, contracted
varioloid. Most Of the household were
taken i'll with it. He nursed and attend
ed them almost day and night, complete
ly exhausting himself, until at last he too
was stricken down with the malady in its
worst form. For four or five days the
symptoms appeared favorable, and the be-
lief was entertained by his physician that
he would soon be couvalescent. But on
the morning of the 14th great change
was perceptible in the symptoms. The
disease had receded, aud although his
physician applied every means known to
medical science, he sunk rapidly, and died
at ten o'clock that night.
The sad and unexpected event has caus-
ed the profoundesS sorrow in the commu.
nifty where he lived and was much loved
and indeed all over the western portion
of the State, where he was widely known
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
From, the Shenandoah.
WASHINGTON, Jan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. II.
The cavalry expedition of 500 men
consisting of detachments of the Sth
Illinois, under the command of Col.
Clendenin, and the 18th hnd 10th N.
Y, under Col. Gansevoort, which
started from Prospect Hill, has return
ed having secuted through Fairfax
and London counties as far as War
renton. They found no large bodies
of rebels in arms, but brought in So
horses and IL prisoners. During Fri
day, Col. Clendenin with his com
mand, dashed into Leesburg and cap
turod mail carrier with letters from
men in Rosser's command of rebel
cavalry, now stationed in the Shenan-
doah, to parties in Loudon county
In this expedition the Union troops
did not lose man.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
COUNTY, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY l. 1865
i'm in the discharge of his duty.

him in the discharge of his duty.
We publish the above in the hope that
it may be initiated in Pittsburgh. We
feel confident that the officers charged
with the duty Of administering the law
will be faithful; but they can be materi-
ally assisted by the cooperation pledged
above.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
Commissioner.


In the spirit of this circular between
one and two hundred of the most wealthy
citizens of Cincinnati have signed and
published the following document:
WHEREAS, Much dissatisfaction xists
in our city and vicinity on account Of the
apparent inequality of the returns of in
come tax; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty and interest
of every good citiaen, in the discharge of
his conscientious obligations to himself
and the Government, 10 bear fair and
equitable portion of the burthens Of tax
alton.
With view to accomplish this object,
the undersigned hereby propose aud bind
themselves, each to the other, to make
such exhibit of their income for the year
1868 as shall satisfy the majority of the
undersigned of the correctuessol their re-
turns, and in case Of any error, to correct
the same.-
And they further agree to present all
returns that they believe to be insufficient
to the Assessor Of the District, and aid
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
Special Income Tax.

Atprcsent scarcely anything is enlist
ing so much interest among the business
community, as the Income Tax aud the
enforcement Of the law. This interest
promises many advantages to the country,
and looks directly 10 more diligeut ad-
ministration Of the law, and an increased
revenue. 1t is not too much to say that
it has resulted principally from the pub
licatiou of the tax lists IN some of the
principal cities Of the country, whereby
opportunities were afforded for more per-
feet scrutiny of the operation of the law
and the fIi,hiulness OF individuals in ma
king sheir returns. Among The results OF
the discussion thus provoked and The facts
eliciteds is an important circular by Com
missioner Lewis which sets forth and en-
forces in plain language the duty not only
Of officers connected with 9be admiuistia-
ton of the law, but Of every citizen Ii
is as follows:
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-02-01
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. 1865.

Complaints continue to be received at
this Office that many persons liable to in
come tax fail to make full returns. Those
complaints have become SO general that ]
deem it a duty | owe TO the public SER
vice to call the attention of assessors to
the subject, that they may exert the nee
ssary diligence to remove, If possible the
cause.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19

will not allow it. The great prophecies
the gifted singer-the sister of the mighty
Moses to bear her leprosy, and be
shut out seven days from the camp of Is
lsel. That was severe-and doubtless
salutary to her and all her sisters in Isra-
ell Would it be harsh, excessive to pun
ish those leading Rebels by shutting them
out from oar camp for seven years As
President johnson has said repeatedly,
"Treason is crime, the worst of crinas !;
and must be punished" 1 think soiaoo.
We cannot dispense with punishment,
and vindicate our insulted authority, and
violated laws Our tens of thousands of
dead heroes, as well as the living ones, call
for some mark that win make Treason for
ever odious.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19


/" o shame where is thy blush p And
we are told that they now ''rejoice ex-
ceedingly that such opportunities for the
exhibition of tyranny and outrage have
been taken from the paltry officials who
SO freely used and abused them"
IF your rejoicing is sincere and your
opposition to "tyranny genuine, there is
certainly a great and married reformation
taken place in your case for heretofore
you have been strenuous advocate of
one of the most stupendous and outrage
GUS systems of tyranny that was ever
practised in a civilized government, and
even at the present time judging from
the character of your paper, you are cling
ing tenaciously to the dead carcass of the
same system. Before you commence to
preach opposition to tyranny and out
rage, and more especially where it does
not exist, you should take the beam out
OF your own eye, ana then you Will see
more clearly to pull the mote out Of
your brothers eye. We have not notic-
ed this article, because we believed
it necessary to enter into defeuse
Of the Board of Enrolment of the ODD
District. They are of age and compe-
tent to speak for themselves; and their
acts are open for investigation and will no
doubt bear the closest scrutiny when
truth is applied as the test. When you
again undertake to vent your spleen up
on the Provost Marshal and his % Paltry
officials inform yourself as to the truth
of your assertions.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19

Trial AFTER ExEcUTIoN.-The bust
ness Of trying and acqaitting Mrs. Sur
ratt, now that she has been executed, is
beng pretty extensively engaged in by
certain journals, and Others, how really
the accomplices Of Booth, there is not at
present any evidence to show ArsSsSus
ratt was as fairly and fully eengieted as
ever a criminal was. TherezJre, ,.doubt1
less, reasons enough, why her frieftS aIIif
sympathizers in the cause for which $40
died ignominiously wish to see at least
some doubts created as TO her guilt. They
cannot hope to establish her innocence
a man named Brophy has undertaken to
volunteer some testimony in this behalf,
but has proved no better than bounty
jumper, not even as geed as the average
of fellows who are In the q witness line. y
The most disereditable part of the busi-
ness is that the Associated Press agents
should send forth the Inventions, and
thus become the means Of doing an inju-
ry to the cause of justice and morality.
We hope there will be found some means
t2s snedy this.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19

There are many good boys in Butler,
of whom we feel proud, our remarks
therefore, do not apply to them, but are
intended for the unruly, disobedient and
malicious-and these, we desire to win
from the paths of wiekedness, and thus
be instrumental in bringing them into
the path of duty rectitude and honesty
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19
rss- 4 Charleston letter snrs III

GGS- A Charleston letter says; The
praise of President Lincoln sounds more
and more grateful to the people of this
State as his character becomes known,
and they cannot be repeated too often
Said a late rebel officer: 4The North
did not know him, and the South knew
still less of the best friend she had in the
United States" On the other hand the
name of jeff. Davis is received indiffer-
emily at best. An eminent lawyer ex-
presses his opinion that "South Carolina
hated JEFF. Davis as much as she hated
Mr.. Lincoln during the rebellion; and if
be is proved guilty of countenancing the
assassination, the people Of this State
want him executed" sI
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19
THOMAS ROBINSON. = : Editor.
NJ. w. SPEAR. Publisher.

HS-"Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One
a nd ms epa rabIe. ID. Webster.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19

Judah 7. Benjamin, the rebel Sec
ratary of State, is reported tc have arriy-
ed safely at Bermuda
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19

PLAINLY SPoKEN.-Almost the
only thing the Detroit Convention
did, without qualification, delay or
debate, was to adopt the declaration
in favor of protecting American cap
ital and labor against foreign compe-
tition, and that this policy has be-
come necessary to maintaio the ma
tional credit. In whatever else the
Convention failed it did not in this
TEMpERANcE.-A National Tenn
perance Convention will meet at Sar-
atoga ON Tuesday, the first day Of
August. Some of the most infuen-
tial advocates OF the cause are lead
ers in the movement. The call says
intemperanee has cast deep shade
over the sorrows of the war and i'm
pefiled thousand of brave defenders
whom shot and shell have spared.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1865-07-19

WEST PoINT CAKE.--One pound Of
sugar; one ponnd of -four; one half lb,
Of butter I'VE eggsj one cup of'ssoan
cream; one teaspoonful Of pearlash.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-06

GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION u
return to you my sincere and heart
felt thanksf for this undeserved expression
of your confidence in me. Bringing to
the discharge of the duties of the chair
no experience, under some circumstances
1 should distrust my ability to conduct
the proceedings of this Convention, as
they ought to be; but, knowing, as do,
that the gentlemen of the Convention are
here for one single, undivided purpose OF
accomplishing, decently and in order, the
business for which they have assembled,
I do not anticipate that any particular
ability will be required on the part Of the
chair. And while I return my thanks
gentlemen of the Convention, for the
honor you have conferred upon me
allow me, for a single moment, to con
pratulate you, and, through you, the De
moeraov of Ohio, for your present posi-
ton. perfect organization, and grea
strength. (ApPlause)
It's now many years since have peel
acquainted with the assemblages OF TIT
Democracy of this State in Convention
For the last four years. need not sa'
to anybody-thrOugh which We have
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-06
internal Revenue.

The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
made about three hundred special rulings in
reference to taxes. The following additional
ones are furnished by the Brooklyn Eagle:
The Collector Of Revenue is authorized to
receive all he can get, and hand as much as
he can afford over to the Government.
A man that has got no income can swear
that he has, and if he pays the taxes on it,
the law don't insist on his taking the money
back.
Ifa citizen fails to assess himself in any
sum, the Assessor is authorized to double
the amount and add one hundred per cent to
it.
Ifthe Assessor thinks citizen has assess
ed himself too much, the law requires the
Assessor to say nothing about it, for fear of
hurting the citizens feelings.
When a man and wife have each separate
incomes and don't live together and the wife
boards with her aunt, who is a widow and
has property OF her own in government Sc
curities, real estate or oil stocks, and the
husband is not in the habit OF paying his
wife's board or 1illiner's bills, the tax for
which he is liable VIII depend upon the
amount of his revenue, if he has any. His
wife's aunt cannot be held liable for his in
come tax unless the man should die and leave
his property TO her but should he die and
leave no property, then the Assessor may re-
NIT the suut's income tax, except on what
she actually owns.
Widows are not required to pay tax on the
income their husbands might have earned If
they had lived; neither are heir second hus--
bands liable therefor.
A merchant who has made ffty thousand
dollars this year, on indigo, cannot deduct
seventv-fi9e thousand dollars he has lost IN
I849. on gum-cowrie beeswax.
A man may deduct the rent OF the house
he lives in, whether he pays the landlord or
not.
That's the landlords business.
A young man who is entirely dependent
on his aged mother for support is not requir-
ed to pay her income tax.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-06
WHOLE NUMBER 178.

ed by large windows, which were open at
the time, with the front piazza. They were
pleasantly, and one of them was
playing the piano. fearing no harm, although
the head Of the family was absent, and there
was not a male servant about the premses.
Suddenly an uncouth looking object, about
six feet high, and dripping with water, came
bounding over the fence, jumped on to the
piazza, and preeipitated himself headforemost
through the window into the room The
queer intruder proved to be a brawny, red
headed Irishmsn, naked as he was born, who
planting himself in the midst Of them, the
terror-stricken, horriAed women hid them
selves behind curtains, chairs, sofas-any-
where, to shut out the shameful object before
them.
To all ofwhich he only responded: "Give
me suit of clothes and III get out Of here
fast enough. Ifyou do not 1 will not stir"
The upsbot Of the affair was, that the la
dies were actually obliged to furnish the feI-
low with suit of clothes belonging to the
absent head Of the house.
Never did man show more joy in recei7-
ing, or celebrity in donning hirt, breeches,
boots, vest, coat and hat. Nor did he Inger
q moment, either to return thanks or to offer
insult, but disappeared as mysteriously as he
came, to the unmeasured relief Of shocked
female sensibility.
The next day it was ascertained that the
model artist was an escaped convict from
Black%elTs Islsni, who had managed to get
off and swim the river, and took this auda-
cious method of providing himself with citi-
zen's dress The disguize was successful and
he was not retaken.
The family alluded to above begin to think
It don't pay to live in Ravenswood, and are
going to remove.
The story was too good to keep, and some
how leaked out in the neighborhood.
Our informant says that if any fellow
wants a good blasting let him ask one Of
those girls for "a suit OF clothes"
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-06
StIttt 9Uttrg,
cox's EBONY "wA1Es."


GENERAL J. DoLsoN Cox, I tell you is "some,"
As is shown by his letter TO FAIRcHIDs and
PLUM
ae comes out so plumply, as most people view it,
And tells, in extensio, how " not for to do it.
When ask'd ifthe cOlOr'd folks, mostly called
Wallets,
That are in this State, should be trusted with
ballots,
Not to say /" yes" or ''nO' does theGen'ralyOuch-
safe,
But replies that a negro up North is "waif."
We are told by a leurn'd man-Webster, by name,
That a waifi goods found to which no one lays
If such be the case, the term wallis a misnO-
mer,
For Coz's clan Is Ofthe negro the Ownerl
He is their whole stock IN trade, and has been
FOR years
They stisk to their idol disregardless of jeers-
As will might you rob the rumIOver of zig
gers"
As from the Cox party to take away "niggersr p
But there's no such good news, I fear, for they
They're coming to the North by thousands ev'ry
day
Like the worm that's called Palmer, there COM
ing in focks
Those ebony waits" of the redOubtable Cox!
Obi then, won't you vote, on the 10th of oc-
tober,
To open the ballot box, as with big erobar,
To let in the votes of these "waifs" that so
lucky
For Cox and his party Cow fast from Kentucky
Tis useless to try to fool "bummers" Of sHIR-
MAN,
Or hoodwink conservatives, Irish or German
For they see plainly ROW, if they've not all the
while
The heels of the darlSey stick cat Of the wood
pie.
Twill enable the shoddyltes here and elsewhere
Ever after to keep from paying their Just share
OF the debt the Cox party incurred for these
"waifs"
While old Uncle Sans bends lie untaxed IN theiT
Safes
Then down on your -bones-lOw kneel al
the shrine
OF the "waifs" of Ohio-for Cox, and, in fine,
All Oberlin's friends-not excepting the Re
serve
For NEGRO EQUA1Irr' ''go in OF their nerveF
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-06
Speech OF General Sherman at the Officers, Ban
quet, at indianapolis, on Tuesday Evening
He is against Negro Suffrage.

The indianapolis Sentinel, in giving a
sketch Of General Sherman's speech at the
military officers banquet in that city, says :
"In reply to interrogations as 70 his views
upon the negro question, General Sherman
responded frankly and fully. He was dis
tinctly opposed to any miscellaneous ming
ling Of the races. In his opinion, it was in the
order Of Providence thai the white race
should rule. He would not withhold from
the negroes any of their natural rights, but
was wiling to extend to them education and
every privilege necessary to their happiness,
but further than this he was not willing to go.
He was opposed to comforting upon them the
elective franchise, but, at the same time' ne
vindicated the right Of the Government to
govern both the white and the black races.
"He remarked that our Government was OF
A peculiar nature, and that powers were left
to the States up to certain point, with which
II +vss not in the Providence Of the General
Government to interfere. Congress has
enough to do, without interfering with the
local Government of the States, and it should
not usurp powers which did not rightfully be-
long to the National Government. The
President was not the Government, Congress
eas not the Government, and the Supreme
Court was not the Government but all were
subsidiary to the Constitution. He said mil
itarv rule. which in time OF war was neces-
sarv was law to itself, but it had been his
study during his military career of the past
four wears, to be prepared, at the end OF the
rebellion. to surrender the military to the
civil power, and it should not be forgotten
that whatever might be done under military
nile all would finally have to pass. the arbi'
trarent Of the Supreme Court from which
there was no appeal Referring to President
Johnson, he said he did not propose to make
on1 suggestions to him in regard to his duty
brt he felt confident be would execute his
oaics to the best of his ability. He thought
it best to let him alone, and if he desired 0u'
advice he would no doubt ask it.
"The speech ofGeneral Sherman last night
more comprehensive and elaborate than any
Iotber which he has yet delivered, must have
convinced every hearer that he was not onI1
soIdjer but statesman, and that he ha'
hIIv mastered the questions involved in tn
recent difficulties Of the country. We onl,
regret that his effort was not heard by a
the people of Indiana, for it presented, II
giving back to the people their own thought
forcibly and happily expressed, one CT tn
evidences Of true genius.
Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-09-06
Prices Adopted by the State Conventions
RICE OF sUBsCRIPT1oss.

PRICE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Bssaksd. That We, the Publishers OF tne'
Weekly Papers of Ohio, agree to adopt tgo oot--
I7rs and ftfy cents in advance, as the subserlp-
zion Drice Der annum for each copy OF our said
Parers- from and after the date Of the adopuons
of this resolution.
ADvERTIsIEG-LEGA5 AND GENERAL
Tbs Committee on Legal and General Adver-
+isino Submitted report, fixing the rates for all
kinds of advertising, which was adopted.
For legal advertising, no paper shall charge
less than one dollar per square foT the nrsJ lnser
ton, and fifty cents per square for each suose-
4'TTils The committee adds this recommendatioa
That in all cases where revenue taxes are de-
manded, the amount be added to the etlls
rendered.
rpon the following minimum rates for basis OF
charges:
not less than $50 per column for 3 montnsi
not less than S35 per column for 3 months
NOT less than $50 per column for months,
not less than $50 per column for month;
not less than 80 per single square Tor l year
not less than 81 Per single square lot
months not less than s. per single square toL LOT .
months; not less than s. per single square ioI f
months not less than So per single SQUARE LoL l
month not less than $50 per one-hat coIuInn
| for one wear: not less than $50 Der one-haII
column months; not less than SoO IeI OHo
/ fourth column for l year. -, -+.s.- t+-ort1-.
| All advertisements in special PiaceS' I"tn'1 =
All marriage and death notices shall be charged
fifty cents. ..--,,,5ss 4 cbaron Of effv
cents per square for notices OF benevolent So'l'-
ties, Religious Societies, SC e., DC, tr,rsiont
ali political notices to De cn''Se'-
The Committee also begs leave to recommend
tba I2Tonrigtt of fixing the measure Of squaI9
al a space Of not more than ten lines Nonp'r'i-
type.