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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09

News FROM EURopE.-The Moravia from
Liverpool Feb. I6, via Londonderry, Feb.
II, arrived at Portland Wednesday with
two days later news.
The Rebel steamer Shenandoah was at
Ferral and said to be leaky. The news of
the Peace Conference produced great de-
preston in commercial and financial circles,
which ceased, when from later accounts it
became apparent that the war would go on.
The O,u of London claims to have received
from special sources Of information the
the terms of peace proposed by Lincoln
through Blair to Davis. They are said to
be as follows Abolition Of Slavery to be
left to the Legislatures of the Southern
States, restoration of the Union with the
same rights of the Southern States as be-
fore, incorporation of the Confederate Army
with the Union Army, with a view to for
eign wars, the past to be forgotten.
Cardinal Wiseman died on Feb. 10
The French Chambers were opened by
the Emperor on Feb 10 His speech was
entirely silent Oh the American question,
and with regard to Mexico, expressed graf
ifcaton at the consolidation of the Impe-
rial Government and the development of
the resources of the country.
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8radtord geporter.
Towanda, Thursday, March 9, 1865.
THE INAUGURATION.

On the Fourth of March, 1861, the oath
of office was administered to President LIN
COLIN, who had by stealth arrived at the Cap
ital of the Nation. Washington then swarm
ed with open scecessionists and secret en-
emies to the Union The life of the Chief
Magistrate was hardly deemed secure from
the malevolence. of the cOnspirators who
sought the overthrow of the Nation Ad-
dressing, on that occasion, the multitude
which surrounded him, the newly made
| President plead in an honest and fervent
manner for the peace and prosperity of the
country, and for assistance to guide the
good ship of State safely through the perils
which had already begun to environ it on
every side. His earnest desire was that
the Union should be preserved inseperable
and that the madness which ruled the hour
should be allayed and our "erring Southern
brethren" be brought back to realizing
sense of their duty to their country, and of
the wickedness and futility of the schemes
which had been formed and which were
| just beginning to develop themselves =
There was in his address at that time, moth
ing but words of kindness and persuasion
utterances which acknowledged the rights
and privileges of the Southland which
should have caused the wickedest and most
desperate of the conspirators to pause in
their mad career.
Since that time four years have passed
four years of fratricidal war, of unholy re-
bellion, of blood and carnage, and desola-
ton. The South has been ravaged by the
conquering armies of the North The re-
| beIion, confined to limited section of her
| territory is now about exhausted, and tot
ters to its fall Again President LINCOLN
takes the oath of office, and in compliance
with universal custom, addresses his fellow,
citizens, who surround him. On this occa.
sion he is greeted by thousands of loyal
hearts, and treason, if it be present, hides
| its head in silence I'd secret The voice
which four years ago besought the South
! efn leaders 10 return 10 IIelr QuUy ana al
legiance, now properly utters the truths
which the events of the intervening time
have written with characters of blood upon
the history of the Nation. TO those who
have doubted, by the President, the realiz
alton of the causes and objects of the Re,
bellion we commend his plain and earnest
words ITO strengthen, perpetuate and
extend the institution of Slavery was
the object for which the insurgents would
rend the Union even by war; while the
government claimed no right to do more
than to restrict the territorial enlargement
of it."
| In this wal, with its desolation South, and
its misery North, the President acknowl
edges the purposes of the Almighty. That
it may speedily end is his fervent prayer,
to which an anxious Nation will respond
! Amen
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09
CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

Since our last publication the news has
been heralded to all corners of our land,
that Charleston, the naughty, the guilty city
of Charleston, has fallen. Her proud crest
is lowered her haunting insolence is silenc-
ed, and gloom and sadness hangs over her
dismantled ruins. A just retribution. No
fortunate event of this terrible war has
been hailed with more quiet, serious salts
faction, by the Union-loving people of the
North, than this closing scene of this mis-
chievous, and rebellious city. Not that the
loyal people take pleasure in her misfortune,
not that they bear malice, not that they
take delight in the suffering of their enc.
mics Nor yet, that they are pleased to
see this turbulent city humbled to the dust,
her population sent adrift, houseless, and
breadless-for they would feed them if they
conld-and her walls darkened with the
smoke of the scourged fire No, for none
Of these are we satisfied but, because
justice has been done, because punishment
| has come where punishment was deserved,
and needed, because the sword came to him
who slew with the sword If a man sets
| fire to an inhabited dwelling, burns it part
! ly down, and some of the inmates are con-
sumed i'll the flames, the right-minded, the
humane, the just, nay all rejoice if the GRIM
inal is punished Not that all these take
pleasure in suffering, oh no, only this, that
the merciless, the wicked, are punished for
inhicting sorrow and suffering on others
So here-Charleston-( we can hardly name
the blasted city with composure) deliber-
ately kindled civil war in the best gov
ernment under the sun, and the consequent
loss, sorrow, and suffering, no human tongue
can tell and people, the world over, so
long as man lives, will rejoice that ven
geance came to the perverse jade who kin
died this torch
| Columbia, the capital of South Carolina,
and second only to Charleston in criminal
ity, fully as proud, as rich, as rampant in
bitter hostility to the government as influ-
entail in Southern councils, and as domi-
neering, has also fallen into our hands The
conquering legions of SHERMAN took this
boastful city, and her palatial surroundings
| The first secession ordinance was concoct-
ed, promulged, and adopted here and here,
as in Charleston, the last ditch of the chiv-
airy was to be found When the trial came,
the Wanting braggadocies of South Carroll
ma, who were going to show the world an
example of heroic devotion to cause, such
as had never been given before, took to their
heels and ran when the yankee bayonets
bristled in their sight We suppose these
braves consoled themselves with the old
adage
He who fights and runs away.
Lives to fight another day
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09
WHO MADE THE WAR!

That pink of mOdesty, and honesty, R.
NJ. L. HUNTER, the sullen demagogue who
used to figure in the United States Senate
as a Senator from Virginia, and who, more
recently was one Of the rebel Peace Com
missioners, made speech at war meet
ing held in Richmond, after his return from
our lines, in which he says We (meaning
the rebels are not responsible for the war"
This bold and infamous falsehood is in char
acter with the whole rebel programme The
rebellion was started on a lie, and it has
been sustained by lies up to this hour. 1t
could never have been inaugurated, if the
people of the Southern States had not been
deceived as to our feelings, and the intend
ed action of the general government, tow
ards them. All manner of frauds were per-
pctrated in order to mislead, and get them
into a fighting fever against us, and now
the brazen-faced HUNTER says we are not
responsible for the war" What does the
record say?
1t is a we'll known fact, that the Southern
democrats, who commenced the war upon
the government, have almost always had
with the aid of their Northern allies, who
invariably went with them on political is.
sues, the control of the government, and
, could and did legislate about as they pleas,
ed, 1t is equally patent, that if the rebel
! riu la aadnrc haA loSnr+nl thn
ment, they would still have had the control
of both Houses Of Congress, after President
LINcoLN's Inauguration. This power too
they could, in all likelihood, have retained
until their party was again in the ascenden-
cy, for it was through their own division
that they were defeated.
Then, when the factious, discontented
and arbitrary South demanded new conces-
sions, and new guarantees-all unneces-
sary because they had still power over the
legislation of the country-many, perhaps
/ the majority of the people of the free States
were willing to concede their insoent de.
mands, not that they thought them right OF
just, or had any cause to make them, but
because the shareholders threatened to
break np the government, if the North did
not yield and rather ihan have even pre-.
tended cause for this, the people of the free
States, were willing to submit to almost
anything. With this view Mr.. CRIrrENDEN
of Kentucky, introduced one set of pacific
resolutions, and Mr. CoRwIN, of Ohio, another
for the purpose of satisfying these demands
of the South The moderate, and reason
able men of the South declared either Of
these measures ample, but they generally
preferred that of the former. This meas,
ure, when il came up III the Senate was de.
feated by six of the Southerrers refusing to
vote, and these six scOundrels-HUsTER
among them-afterwards became the ring.
/ leaders in the rebellion Moreover, these
men with their colleagues, who withdrew
from the Senate, declared when leaving
their purpose to make war upon the gov,
eminent Then followed in rapid success.
sion those aggressive acts upon the govern
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s@ The First Presbyterian Church Of /

SaT The First Presbyterian Church Of !
mira is the scene of so many accidents s.
to make its name almost unpleasant j
has been burned, lives being lost by ts
contiagration. Last summer storm thre'
down some of its walls. Now we lear
that a scaffolding fell, injuring number d
persons, The Elmira Gazette of Feb. 2i1
says; An accident occurred at the Fir
Presbyterian Church this morning, about j
o'clock, caused by the failing of scai'c
ing while the masons We're at work orS'
menting and finishing the ceiling 1t ia
to the floor, some thirty feet, with SFe'
crash, completely burying the workmen "
meath the ruins Of mortar, boards and u
ber. Mr., Geo. French was so seriousI!
jured that be was Immediately taken 10 J..
residence in a carriage, How serious "
injury may prove we were unable to ie"',
Several of the masons were badly hra''''
bnt considered themselves fortunate IN g
Gaping with their lives. The cause OF u.
accident is charged to the carpenters, l''
having removed some of the braces hV'
the scaffolding a few days since
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CITY POINT, Va, March 81 y
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTON4l
HEAD QUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoToMAc, ;
Friday, March 3, 1860

HEAD QUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoTOMAC
Friday, March 3, 1865.
NO NEWS.
Nothing Of Importance is transpiring +,
this Department.
DEsERTERs.
Deserters continue to come into our line,
in large numbers, 56 have arrived TO-DAY
nearly all bringing their guns and cqui,.
ments with them, for which they are to +.
paid The number of muskets receive
from deserters since February -. is ~
all of them in good order.
THEIR STORIES
In addition to the usual stories told r
these men, they say that two compani~
from each regiment Of several brigadr,
have been detailed from the army detcndil.
Petersburg, and sent to hunt up deserter,
thousands Of whom are said to be scatter.
through the country, endeavoring to reas
their homes, This is purticularly the ca>
with North and South Carolina troops, W
are all sick and tired of the contest, al
anxious to join their families, now wit
our lines. These are principally vetera.
Of three and four years service, and maE
of them are those lately exchanged 4
of them being refused furloughs and l
paid for a long time, nor any prospect
getting any soon, they took % French leave
A CoRPoRALs GUARD
A few days ago sergeant was sent CO
in charge of a team and six men TO g.
wood.
The men were unarmed. The sergear
was armed with revolver and a swol
After getting outside the lines, the mun
apparently ran away, but the sergea
guided them straight for our lines, and th
whole party arrived safely They receiv
for the mules 500, which was diyiia
equally,
ELoQCENCE AND WHISKY.
The cheering among the rebels onW
day evening was on account of their r
! ceiving a ration of whisky, which seems
be quite rarity in their Commissary l-
partment. Gen. Cook, commanding a by
ade in Gen. Heth's division, is said 10 ta-
harangued his men on that occasion, VII.
greatly intoxicated
DESERTERS SHOT.
Anthony Raymond of Company 8, 81
Newell j. Engle of Company II, Of the >-
ty fourth New York Volunteers, were s.
to-day for attempting to desert to b
enemy. Five regiments Of the First Div
ion of the Second Corps to which the or
inals belonged, were assembled to witne
the execution, the details of which were
charge of the Provost-Marshal of the J.
vision.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09

THE OATH ADMINISTERED.
Chief Justice Chase then administered
the oath of office to the President elect,
whose clear tones were heard in the pro-
found silence that reigned, far out in the
assembled thousands of his countrymen
who had focked to the National Capitol to
visit the second Inauguration of their chief
magistrate. AS Mr.. Lincoln kissed the book
the great applause burst forth louder and
more earnest than before. The roar of the
artillery salute, reverberating through the
recesses and halls of the Capitol building
startled the non-military portion If the as:
sembly The bands played the national
airs the column of the retiring procession
began to form, and the people filling every
street and passage-way hastened toward
the White House. The column returned uI
Pennsylvania-avenue in somewhat the same
order as it had approached the Capitol III
the morning.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

The annual report of the Secretary of War
was laid before Congress Thursday. Mr..
Stanton says it was delayed in order to
give General Grant an opportunity to fur
nish a summary of his military operations ;
but the summary has not been received, as
the activity Of the campaign i'll progress
demands his unceasing attention. The Sec
retary says the military events of the past
year have been officially published as they
occurred, and are as fully known to every
branch of the government as throughout
the civilized world They constitute Il
series of successful marches, sieges and
battles, attesting the endurance and cour-
age of the sold ers of the United States, and
the gallantry and military skill of their
commanders
"The report of Provost Marshal General
Fry says, in reference to the re-enlistment
OF veterans, that during the Autumn of
1863 more than one hundred and thirty six
thousand soldiers, who would otherwise
have been discharged, were secured for
three years longer Organizations which
would be otherwise lost to the service, were
preserved and recruited and experienced
officers were retained in command. This
force has performed an essential part in the
great campaign of 1864, and its Importance
to the country cannot be overestimated
The result of recruitment in tho rebel states
is reported as unfavorable
"The arrest of deserters and stragglers
is continued with vigor, and 1892 were
arrested between October |, 1868, and Oc-
tober l, 1864 The total number received
from the establishment of the bureau to
October l, 1864, is 60,760. The Veteran
Reserved Corps, on October !, 1864, consis-
ted of 764 oficara and 2S,78S men. The
report Of the secretary gives a summary of
reports of heads of several bureaus con-
nected with the War Department, and con-
cludes by saying the general exchange of
prisoners effected under the instructions of
the department, is in course of execution,
and it is hoped that all our prisoners who
are ia the hands of the rebels, will soon be
returned"
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sa- The reported expulsion of the Ameri-
can Consul from Matamoros is confirmed by
the latest w-OrleaRs adyices, and the re-
port given that our flag had been hauled
down by some person unknown.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09

TENNEssEE.-The loyal men of Tennessee
voted on the 22d on the amendment of the
Constitution Of that State abolishing slave
ry and otherwise adapted that instrument
to the changed condition of the people
The vote in favor of ratifyipg ihe amend
ment was nearly unanimous, and will reach
$4,000 throughout the State. Davidson
county, in which Nashville is situated gives
over 1850 votes for ratification, and the
other counties voted about the same way.
Tennessee is free.'
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LATEST WAR NEWS
SHERIDAN AGAIN AT WORE
Reported Defeat and Capture of Earlv
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 5, 1865
To Mqj.-Gen DIX: The following di.
patches in relation to the reported defes,
and capture of Gen. Early by Sheridan,a and
the capture of Charlottesville, have beer
received by this Department Gen Sberi.
dan and his force commenced their move.
ment last Monday, and were at Staupto,
when last heard from. Ma. Gen. HancocJ
was placed in charge of the Middle MjEts
ry Division during the absence of Genersi
Sheridan, headquarters at Winchester
l.. NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War
"CrrY POINT, Va, March 5-Il a.. m.
Hon. L. NJ. STANTON, .Secretary of Var
Deserters in this morning report that Sbcr
ldan had routed Early and captured Char
lottesville They report four regiment,
having gone from here (Richmond) to rein
force Early.
L. S. GRANT, Lieut-G
CITY PoINT, Va, March So an
"Hon L. NJ. STANTON, Secretary Of va,
Deserters from every point Of the enemy.
line confirm the capture of charlottesville
by Gen. Sheridan. They say he captured
Gen. Early and nearly his entire force, con.
sisting of 1900 men. -Four brigadcs Were
reported as being sent to Lynchburg, IL
get there before Gen. Sheridan if possible
q. S. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen
CITY POINT, Va, March 81 p III.
'Hon f. NJ STANTON, Secretary Of Var
Refugees confirm the statement of desert.
ers as to the capture of Gen. Early and
nearly his entire force They say it took
place on Thursday last, between Staumo
and Charlottesville, and that the defeat wa,
total L. S. GRANT, Lieut-Gcn'"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-09
IN A u G Z r A Ito N .
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
WASHINGTON, March 4.

WASHINGTON, March 4.
The procession reached the Capitol at
about quarter to twelve o'clock, ,escorting
the President-elect
At subsequent period the President and
Vice-P President, together with the justices
of the Supreme Court, members and ex-
members of Congress, foreign ministers
and other persons of distinction, assembled
in the Senate Chamber.
There was very large attendance, and
the scene was one of marked interest.
At II O'clock Mr. Johnson was introduced
by the Vice-President of the United States,
and addressed the audience until l5 min
utes past r. The members of the House
of Representatives then entered the Senate
chamber and stood behind the persons
seated in the circles of the Hall. The oath
of office was then administered by Chief
Justice Chase to Mr. Johnson and he was
duly inaugurated to the Office of Vice
President of the United States. The newly
elected Senators were then sworn in, and
before l25 the marshals had cleared the
passage and President Lincoln entered the
Senate chamber. A procession, there
formed of the persons on the floor moved
out of the Hall and lentered the rotunda
pass to the platform erected on the steps
Of the east entrance of the Capitol The
Judges of the Court and the members of
the Cabinet were. seated on the left of the
Senators, and members of the House on
the right of the stage. The members Of
the foreign legations were seated behind
the Judges and Cabinet officers, and a
pressing crowd of ladies, membere of the
press and other persons soon filled the
stage and the landing of the east entrance
of the Capitol. On the ground below, and
on the vast platform erected in front of the
south wing, not a foot was left unoccupied.
The vast assemblage extended into the
park, half filling it with its swaying mas
ses, and long columns occupied the streets
beyond the public grounds. The procession
! from the White House had already arrived,
and coiled itself in numerous folds in front
| of the Capitol. Just as the President and
| Vice President came forward and took their
places between the officers of the Court
and Cabinet on the left and the representa-
tives Of the people onft the right, the thin
clouds that had overcast the sky were dis
PEELED into thin air, and the sun shone
brightly on the scene, lighting it up with
dazzling splerdor. The court dress of the
diplomatic corps reflected DIAMOND light
and rays of gold from the stage and over
the vast field between the glitter of the
sabers and bayonets of the sOldiery, the
gaudy plumcs of the cadets and the fiery
uniform of the engine and hose companies,
formed center-points i'll the immense con-
course that surround them. When Presi-
dent Lincoln appeared on the stage, the
music of the bands was drowned by the
cheers of the people. As soon as the
marshal had quieted the multitude the
President rose and thus addressed the peo-
pie around him:
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THE OATH ADMINISTERED.

peace among ourselves and with all ma
tjons
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-29
SHERIFF SALE.

Susan II. Clark, Executriy, VS.. G. c. Breed.
BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION WHICH
issued from the Office of G. C. Breed, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Montgomery county, Tennessee,
to me directed will expose to sale and SELL to the
highest bidder for cash, at the court house door,
in the city of GAINESVILLE
On Monday, the Sth day of january,
1866, the following described lots in Roberts adj
dition to the town of Clarllsvillc,> viz Out Lots
No. 40, 80 and 81, Except that part of each of the
aforesaid lots, conveyed by G. c. Breed to Allen j.
Harrison, which is % ? 10 feet on Westinghouse,
running back across the east end of said lots
22s o-l2 fectA upon lot 81 are Two Small Frame
Houses, which are included in the levy.
o. NJ. BLACKMAN,
Deputy Sheriff Montgomery county.
Dec. 8, 'GJ-4t-Prs fee, Sc 90.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-29
In Chaucery nj Dover.

Isaac Williams, Ad'tsr, Us. John S. Cowen ct ais.
IN this cause it appearing TO the satisfaction Of
the Clerk and Master, from the allegations in the
bill and the affidavit annexed thereto, that the de-
PENDANTS, Mary Gray, A. G. Scott Mary Ellen Scott
aud Jessie Buckner are non-residents of the State
Of Tennessee, so that the ordinary process of the
law cannot be ser-ed upon them. 1t is therefore
ordered that publication be made in the Clarks-
vile Chronicle a newspaper published in the city
of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, for four successive weeks,
requiring said nonresident defendants to make
their personal appearance at Dover, Tenn. on or
before the FIRST Thursday after the 50 ond Monday
in April next and plead, answer or demur to COM
plainants bill, or the same will be taken for con-
essed and set down for hearing erpdrts as to them
w, ]. BR0ADDUS, c. & NJ.
Dec H. '65-4w-pr fee, SO.