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PUBLIC SALE
T V.RLUARLF HE.4L EST8rF

OF FRLUHRLP 6E.4L ESTATE
The subser;LeT, executor of the last win -, =
testar~as OF Jacob Snowberger, late Of M;tat~
"oodberry township, decd, will offer for aals az
ihe premises, in said township, on ~
Saturday, the 7fh day of October, merit
the following real estate, viz: THE MANSl0s
PLACE OF said deceased, adjoining lands Of John
EsheIman, David Boyer and others. containIno G.
acres and 20 perches, of good limestone land, oe,t
measure. The land lies about one mile noytb =,
the town of WsodberrT. Aboet IS acres of The
land are cleared and in high state of cultiyatioa
the balance is we'll timbered. Re other innrovs5
meuts are two log frame dwelling houses bent
barn with wagon shed, and other outbuiIdipos ami
a well IS feet deep of good Iinestoae water beor
the door.
Also--a tract OF timber land in the sac t,,yn.
ship, adjoining lands OF David Boyer, DaveI Ieidv
and others, containing about acres and II pelhet
AlSo-one other tract of land stuste about M
mile east of Woodberry, adjoining lands of JacS
s. Brown, John Keith aad others, containing Il
acres and l2l perches, with good log dwelling
house and barn stable thereon erected, spring Of
never failing water rises near the house.
Sale will commence at one O'Clock Of SAID day
when the terms will be made known.
JOHN 3. REPL0GLE, Ex'I.
Sentemher g.
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Wirz and his Confederate.

If half that is testified to against Wirz be
true, he richly deserves hanging. But as Wirz
could not have abused and murdered the Union
soldiers who were prisoners of war IN his charge,
if Secretary Stanton had consented to exchange
them, Stanton ought to be tried as a conApirator
with Wirz and be condemned and punished with
him. 1t is quite clear that to every barbarlty
practiced against our men by Wirz, Secretary
Stanton was an accessory before the fact and he
should be held responsible accordingly. Had
the poor fellows, some OF whom were shot and
others starved to death in Southern prisons,
been promptly exchanged, they would have es-
capped the terrible tortures to which they were
subjected. But 1t is notorious that Mr.. STAN
ton obstin2tey resisted all overtures and ap-
peaIs to effect arrangements for the release of
the national soldiers captured by the rebels and
that he sought to justify his inhuman conduct
in this matter by saying that he would not agree
to exchange ''fat men for skeletons" Even
il this alleged difference in the physical condi-
tiou Of the prisoners taken or both sides, had
rzsrily ax;etcd, would lave r-sauea 10y
warrant for the heartless policy adopted by Mr..
Stanton. Bot the truth is, that Stanton first
allowed the Union soldiers to remain in captiy
ity until they were redaced to skeletons by
cruel usage, and then made the infirm and dy-
ing conditions, to which we had suffered them
to be brought, the chief ground of his refusal
to rescue them by exchange from thelr wretch
ed situation. All who have read the testimony
against Wirz must regard him as a rare mon
ster, whose crimes totally shut him out from
human sympathy, though he is not whit more
culpable and odious than the unfeeling fiend
WHO, as the head of the national War Depart
ment, virtually acted as his confederate, by
putting it in his power to torture and destroy
hundreds of the brave defenders Of the ration
Sunday Mercury.
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Facts are Stubborn Things"

After serving faithfully three years and three
mtnths in the army and losing his right hand
in battle the Pittsburg Gazette, of the 28th
ult, has the objectionable impudence to say
that Col. Davis chad neither the gallantry.. or
p.triotism to re-enlist in l864-5." Had Col
Campbell, the Republican nominee, the gal
Imtry and patriotism to re-enlist in 1865 p
We find he was mustered out September 3,
I364, one month before Col Davis, who was
Mustered out Oct. /, 1854, and although Col
Campbell was not disabled by any wounds, he
dd not re-enlst. IF the Gqzette's logic Is cor
ret, therefore Col. Campbell has less ''galan-
ty aud patriotism" than Col. Davis.
Three-fourths of the l04th regiment did not
r-enlist, Consequently Colonel Davis could not
p-enlist as an office, and his loss of hand
uade him unfit for private soldier The
4lh regiment did re-enlist, (Iieut Col. Linton
vas not mustered out till Feb. s, 1862 but
Col. Campbell did not re-enlist as its command
r, nor as private soldier. The Gazette had
batter ''dry up on the patriotism" question,
AMI cOrfne itself to its advocacy of the rights
Ut the negroes. EbeaS6tsrg hseas,v.~.-
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Minnesota Abolition Convention.
ANDY JOHNSON READ OUT OF THE PARTY!

Sr. PAUL, September 6.-The Republican
State Convention after nominating George w.
r. Marshall for Governor and Hon. L. II.
Armstrong for Lieutenant Governor, passed
resolutions affirming that neither mans color,
race, nor birth place, takes away his political
rights; that no portion of oar subjects shall re-
main degraded and ignorant; that this naticn
shall not allow the Imperial Government of
Macmillan to role in Mexico; and demanding
that our Government force the withdrawal of
the invaders of Mexico. A resolution approv-
ing of President Johnson's military and civil
course was Voted down.
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New York STATE CONvENTIoN.-The Demo-
cratic Convention of the State of New York
has made the following nominations: For Sec
retary Of State, Major General Sloeum, for
CunJ Jvr>as~y Z-..cius Esela--4s.as c State Enqin-
eer ). II. Sweet; for UaHal Commissioners. <.
II. Armstrong; for Attorney General, john
Van Buren,; for State Treasurer, NJ. K. Pat
rick; for State Prison Inspector, Col. McNett.
The resolutions adopted declare "that the
past history of the Democratic party is to be
found in the proudest records on tbe country,
that they congratulate the people on the termin-
alton Of civil war and the return Of peace
.'that as the first fruits of this triumph the
people demand the subordlnation of military
to civil rule, the restitution OF the antho'Hy
of the courts. and the recognition OF the equal
ity of the States tiat regard all efforts, Ell
ther by prolonging military rule, by denying
the right of representation to States in order to
compel them to adopt Negro equality or negro
suffrage as an element of their constitutions,
as tending to delay and prevent the paciica-
ton of the country, and to subvelt the princi~
pies of the government and endanger the lib
critics of the people; "apprOVe of President John
sons plan of restoration; recognize the obiga-
tions by which the whole resources ofthe coun-
try are pleged to the payment of the national
debt return thanks to the soldiers and sailors,
reafirm the Monroe doctrine, and resolve ''the
frank and generous acceptance by the southern
people Of the condition in which tley have been
left by the recent war, including the abandon
ment of slavery, removes the main difficulties
in the way of the restoration of anicabe feel
ing among the States; and that it should be met
on the part Of the Federal government in a
spirit Of Cancellation and kindness"
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Will You Endorse Stanton?

1t cannot be denied that EDWIN Nj. OIall-
ton, Secretary of War, is Justly chargeable
with the long detention of our prisoners IN
the Southern stoekades, he having refused
persistently to exchange them, onthe ground
that the rebels would not exchange whltsss
for negroes. Thus, on account of St9gfoh's
whim in regard to the status Of tHe negro,
thousands of the unfortunate brayesmsEho
fell into the hands of the rebels, perisFssls
IN the prisons of the South. This is ss@e=
stantiatcd by Mr.. J. H. Browne, the cor
respondent of the n. Y. Tribune, who was,
himself, prisoner at Andersonville, and
who has always been an ardent "Republi-
Cau. In a ln4+n,- d,tea August q, 1865.
Mr.. Browne uses the following emphatic
language: "rhat they (the Union pris-
oners at the South) We're not saved, IS due
alone to IHr. Eden, II. Stant0n's peculiar
policy and d0gged Obstinacy;' and, as |
have remarked before. HE IS UNQUES-
TIONABLY THE DIGGER OF THE
UNNAMED GRAVES THAT CROWD
THE VICINITY OF EVERY SOUTH
ERN PRISON, WITH HISTORIC
AND NEVER-TO-BE-FORGOTTEN
HORRORS" This monster, who held in
so light esteem the lives of the men who
were fighting to save his very neck, has
Il |
manner by the late Abolition State Con-
vention. The resolution of approval of his
official conduct IS as follows:
Resolved That we recognize in Edwin NJ Stanton, the
present honest and able head of the Department of
public who has deserved we'll Of his country and
borne himself clear in his great Office to merit
the gratitude of ali loyal men, and tender TO
lin and to his distinguished colleagues in the Cabinet,
our thanks for their yauabe services the of ber-
~ and law.-See Bedford Ia2Hirer, Aug. 25.
Now, it is plain, that every vote cast for
the Abolition State ticket, at the coming
election, IS on aPPr0oaI oT Stanton'S con-
duct IN refusing to erchahge prisoners.
Are you quite prepared to do that, fellow
.citizens? Are you entirely willing to say,
with the Abolition leaders who passed the
foregoing resolution, that the man who
might have saved the prisoners at Ander-
sonyine, but who permitted them to sink
into nameless graves, ''merits the earnest
gratitude of all loyal men p Remember,
If you vote for Hartranft and Campbell,
you give your endorsement to Stanton, and
declare to the world, that yo,t approve of
tie policy dy aohtch thousands of tie 6ruee
sotaiers of the Union e0ere doomed TO fear
Jml privatton, horrible suffering and se7s-
timely death. Hoe can you do III
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Negro Sufra ore.

The REPUBLICAN or UNION PARTY
in the following States have passed resolutions
IN favor of allowing NEGROES to vote:
| MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA,
RHODE ISLAND, IOWA.
The Republicans of PENNSYLVANIA,
through their County Conventions, have deca-
red in favor of ''Universal Suffrage in the fol-
lowing named counties
| CRAWFORD, NORTHAMPTON,
! SUSQUEHANNA, UNION.
The following named Republican newspa-
pers have declared in favor of "Uniyersal Suf
| frage"-advocating either a change Of the State
or Federal Constitutions:
Press, Philadelphia city.
Gazette, Pittsburg, Allegheny county.
~ 3 Commel cfnl, g
v Dispatch, ="
Telegraph, Harrisburg, Dauphin county.
! 6 Examiner, Lancaster, Lancaster county.
Record, Reading, Berks county.
! Democrat, Kittanning, Armstrong co.
/ .fHeghnniaH, Ebensburg, Cambria county
! 10 Reporter, Towanda, Bradford county.
/ Dispatch, Mercer, Mercer county.
| l2 Gazette, Sunbury, Northumberland co.
l3 .fmerfc4n, DanvIlle, Montour county.
4 Herald, Norristown, Montgomery county.
- Herald s. PhfS, Somerset, Somerset ca.
lG Western .7dU0eate, Greene co.
Il Tribune, J0hnstown, Cambria co.
| IS Reporter g. Tribune, Washington co.
| 10 Miners Journal, Pottsville, Schuylkili CO.
30 Vliage Record, Westchester, Chester co.
81 american Republican, Chester CO.
ezrThe foregoing we copy from the Harris
burg Patriot & UaiOn, and add to the above
list of Abolition papers which have openly ad-
yosseed'Negro Suffrage, the Bedford Inquirer,
giving as our proof the following extract from
the Inquirer, of June ,:
SNOW to be plain, tOe know seoeraI dozen Of
eoiored men that aOe Would sooner see march 10
tie ballot bor and cast their ballots than an G.
quat number Of CoPPerheads De can aanse."
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BEDFORD NURSERIES,
BEDFORD, PEENS 1
Il. WI. LYNCH

Offers to the public and Dealers large stoek Of we'll
grown fruit trees consisting of APPLE TREES { 10
20 feet high, PEAR, standard and dwarf, PLUM
CHERRY, APRICOT, MECHANICS, OUNCES.
GRAPES OF all the desirable kinds, CHERRY r.
RANT and other fine varieties, OOSEBEkRiES
SPANISH CHESTNUT, ENGLISH WALNUT,
SHADE Il ORNAMENT AL FLOWERlNG TREES,
Evergreen trees, Shrubs and Vines ia vafiey, aon-
eysuckles of all Kinds, Hardy as-patua blooming
Roses, Flowerng Shrubs, DRhliss, Fancy 7sf.eIies,
Fuchsias, anthemams, &c.
Upwards Of l5n,0 900 trees are now on tas grounds,
thrifty and healthy. Great Inducements are offered
TO those intending TO plant largely, hose buying
10 sell again, especially OF apple.
Catalogues sent free TO those applying
Persons at distance VIII please write iog further
information.
GS~Agents wanted to sell trees. Good wages
paid [Sept. s-3m
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SHoDpY GONE Up IN IowA.-Tbe soldiers
and the Democracy of Iowa, with their candi-
date, Benton, are bound to carry the State a.
gainst the negro suffrage candidate Of the Re-
publicans, Judge Stone The Soldiers eonven-
ton numbered $50 members-ail soldiers and
aaany of them wounded. Three delegates
only withdrew, because Stone was not enGcrs
ed, viz: one commissary and two quarternas-
ters clerks, who are knowu TO the soldiers as
"sow bellies These three held Stone meet
ing and endorsed their negro suffrage candidate.
X was bad move for the Republicans of iowa
to put their candidate on the black platform,
directly and openly. They should have been
sifewd, like their Pennsylvania brethren, and
so constructed their platform as 70 mean one
thing or another. Had the Iowa Repubs a
platform like the Cameroh gutta percha arrange
ment, they could, if successful, declare that it
was an endorsement Of negro ''rights and "uni-
versal suffrage" and if defeated, they eoaid as
easily deny that they were whipped on the black
Issue. They need Simon out in the western
edition of Massachusetts, to say "wig-wag"
for them.-PatrTot & Union.
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Civil Reconstruction in Mississippi--Let-
ter from the President to Governor
Sharkey.---fhe Southern People to be
Trusted in the work of Restoration.
New ORLEANS, September 7th--A special
despatch from Jackson, Mississippi, to the Times
OF this city, says General Slocum, has recalled
his order opposing General Sharkeys call for
the militia
Governor Sharkey publishes the following
correspondence:
I. is believed there can be organized in each
county force Of militia tospreserve order and
enforce the civil authorities of the State, and Of
the United States, which would enable the Fed
eral Government to reduce the army, and with
draw, to great extent, the forces from the
State, thereby reducing the enormous expenses
of the government.
If there was any danger from an organization
of the citizens for the purpose Indicated, the
military are there to suppress, OH the fiist ap-
pearance, any move insurrectionary in its char
acter. One great object is to induce the people
to come forward in defense of the State and
Federal Government Gen. Washington declar
ed that the people, or the militia, was the arm
of the Constitution, or the arm OF the United
States, and, as soon as it is practicable, the o.
Iiginal design of the government sho aid be re-
sumed under the principles Of the great charter
of freedom, handed down to the people by the
founder of the republic. The people must be
trusted with their government, ami if trusted
my opinion is, that they will act in good faith,
and restore their former constitutional rela-
tions with all the States composing the Union
The main object of Major Gen. Carl Schurz's
mission to the South was to aid, as much as
practicable, in carrying out the policy adopted
by the government for restoring the States to
their former relations with the federal govern
ment. 1t Is hoped such aid has been given
The proclamation authorizing the restoration
of State government requires the military to
aid the provisional governor in the perform
ance of his duty as prescribed in the proclama-
tion, and in no manner to interfere or throw
impediments in the way of the consummaton
of the object of his appointment, at least with
out advising the government Of the intended in
reference
(Signedl ANDREW JOHNSON.
JACKSON, Sept. G.-The L. S. troops are ar
irving here, preparatory TO the evacuation of the
State. The people rejoice at the idea of the res
toration of civil authority.
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Speech of President Johnson.

1t is with pleasure that we publish the an
nexed speech of President Johnson, to delega-
tion of Southern gentlemen who called upon
MIN, on Monday last. 1t has a very strong
Democratic tendency. We hope the Bedford
Inquirer will not forget to publish it. Mr..
Mcfarland, of Virginia, having addressed His
ExceiIency, his speech elected the following
REILLY OF The PRESIDENT
The President, in reply, expressed his sur
prise at receiving SO large number of gentle
men from the South. He had uo idea that
SO many persons would call upon him when he
consented to this interview. He could net
command language sufficiently to express the
deep qualification he felt at the visit and at the
patriotic remarks of the speaker who had just
retired. He spoke of his anteeedent position
before the civil war. He. had urged his South
ern brethern to remain in the Union and then
contend for their Constitutional rights He
felt it was their only safety and protection He
had always been for the recognition of all the
Constitutional rights of the slave-owning States
and believed they could have been. preserved
in the Union, if the issue had been made in
the forum instead of in the field. He himseh,
nad Deen u slaVenOluer, DuC ne Na0 maoe up
his mind that if the issue ever narrowed itself
down to the question of Union or slavery that
slavery must go and the Union be saved. He
had confidence in the expression just uttered of
devotion to the restoration Of the Union, aad
the professions of loyalty 50 generally eVidenc-
ed, and he was assured that the disposition
was to aid in building up the waste places of
the South, and restoring peace, happiness,
goodwill, and Union.
He did not believe the sensation letter wri-
ters and editors who were endeavoring to Gre
ate the impression that there exists in the South
disaffection and dissatisfaction for the presence
os so many eminent and distinguished gentle
men, representing such large constituency
fully disproyed the fact and gave the lie to
their penitent and malignant utserancsss He
had confidence in the professions of the people
of the South, and of their purpose to restore
the Union upon the principles of the Constitu-
tion; and he hoped and believed they were
ready to come up and rally around the uRion
and the Constitution.
The feud that existed was in family circle,
and the ties of friendship, now it had ended,
he trusted would be stronger and more endur-
ing than ever. The mission of this great peo-
pie is &gh and holy ore, and in the onion
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eg-A new disease IS described minRte!y by
the n. Y. Commercial. The first symptoms
are thus set forth They are itchlngs of the
palm, especially when the patient is in the set
of handling other peoples money; an excite
ment of the bump of secretiveness to an alar~
ming degree; desire for solitude, especially on
being inocculated with the virus q loss of ,faem-
ory when questioned respecting certain .b5ttle
discrepancies tendency to commit erress in
striking balances; and the desire to change HE
appearance of certain figures in bank and ac-
count books. There are other symptoms. of
this disease, but we have named sufficient to en-
able the F'Court physician to make out very
accurate diagnosis. -
A premonitory symptom of the above DIS
ease, is Union Leaggeism and excessive aloy-
atty"
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Ohio Democracy,

The Ohio Democracy seem to be closing their
ranks for a vigorous fight. Hon. Chiffon A.
White, the nominee of the petty State Sover-
eighty Convention for Lieutenant Governor,
has written letter declaring that the nomna-
tion was made without his knowledge, consent
or appreciation. He adheres to the regular
Democratic party and supports its representa-
tives as designated by the Convention which
met at Columbus on the oath ult, whereat
Gen. Geo. w. Morgan was made the standard
bearer of the party for Governor.
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6RANDRs PlLLs,
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HAS OFTEN SAVED LIFE

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Tfese celebrated Vegetable Pills are no pew. nm
tried remedy, they have been used and tested in the
United States for thirty years. and are relied upop
by hundreds of thousands of families as almost their
sole medicine when sick. No care or expense ia
spared IN their preparation, and il is certainly true
when assert that no King can have medicine 81
fer or snTer than Brandreth's Pills.
They produce good effect upon disease almos,
Immediately they are taken. BY some wonderfuI
power, perhaps electric nervous influence, the
progress of diseased action arrested; where watch
fulness and pain have been present, the system oe
comes queteT, and The patient soon obtains refresh
ing sleep.
The genuine BRANDRETH PILL B0Xha. upon
II UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT STAMP
with B. BRANDRETH in white letters in the same
September lin.
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T0TEGE.

The Subscribers having sold their entire stock Of
goods to Mr. Richard Langdon, who will continue
the business at the old stand notice hereby given
that the books of the firm ready for settle
ment. All notes and book accounts pertaining to
the business of the firm must be settled on or be-
fore, the first day of December next, otherwise
they will be placed in the hands of an officer for
collection, Also, all notes and accounts of the firm
OF States Co., must be settled by the same time,
OF they will be similarly disposed of.
STATES u STECKMAN.
STATES < CO.
Bloody Run, Sept, ltd.
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GEN. SLoCUN's NoMINATIoN.-A question as
to whether General Slocum, now commanding
in Mississippi, will accept the Democratic NOM
ination for Secretary of State in New York,
seems to he SGT at rest by ihe Albany Argus,
which states ttlat his noninatioa was not made
until after very frank expressioa made by
him in a letter of concurrence in the Democrat
ic policy, and a declaration that if nominated
he would resign his command i. the array to
meet, if necessary, the exigenees of the canvas.
This would seem to dispose of a statement ir
the Syracuse Journal, republican, that be de-
claned the nomination.
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Nem A0pertisem
AUDITORS NOTICE

The undersigned auditor appointed by the Or
phans' Court of Bedford county, to make distribu.
ton of the funds in the hands of Isaac Darr, admin
lstrator with the will annexed of the estate of John
Darr, late OF Juniata township, deceased, will az,
tend to the duties Of his appointment at bis office,
IN Bedford, on Saturday, the 30th dAv day OF Sep
tembeT, inst, when and where all parties
ed can attend if they think proper.
E. NJ. ALsIP, Auditor
Septe ember Is, 1865.
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How SIRouLAR-How strange il is that..the
men who are so eager to tear down the distinc-
ton between the whites and blacks, and make
them all equal at the ballot-box, are at work
with equal persistency to build up distinctions
between rich and poor. To this end the reve-
nue. and tax laws are SO arranged that while
the farmers and mechanics are taxed on all
they produce, the bondholders are exempted
from bearing their share of the expenses of tho
Government.