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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26
Secretary Seward.


1t is no transitory or superficial feeling
that has been awakened for Secretary SEW
ARD. When it was believed that he too
would die victim of the assassin S dagger,
the prayers that were offered up for his re-
covery, by every loyal heart in the land,
were those of genuine sincerity and truthful
earnestness. His great usefulness is apple-
ciated, and the universal sentiment is that
he alone can complete as it should be COM
pleted, the labor that has fallen to him in
matchless ability is conceded, and the need
of his clear intellect in the closing scenes of
the great struggle, to manage questions, old
and new, growing out of it, is universally felt.
We doubt not the concern for him abroad
will not be less than the regret and hor-
ror on account of the Presidents death.
There he is known and felt probably more
than any man of the Nation. Fortunate in
deed Is 1t that We are not now called upon
to solve the question whether his place
could be filled at the present juncture of our
affairs. We all feel that the high position
he holds is filled to the credit of the coun-
try, at home and abroad, and in a manner
that will insure his fame among the great
names of the time in which he lives. 1t is
with heartfelt joy and thankfullness that the
country receives the daily reports of the dis
tineuished Secretary improving health.
With the supplications for its perfect resto-
ration is mingled gratitude that, though
brought nigh to death, he has been spared.
We trust-it is the prayer of all loyal hearts
that he may live many years to serve his
country and behold the fruits of his great la
bors.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26
The Course of Justice,

MosEBY, the guerrilla, instead of surren-
dering himself, is fugitive hunted by some
of his own men to earn the reward of two
thousand dollars offered by General HAN
COCK for his capture MosEBY is no worse
than the rebel leaders generally In fact he
is not SO bad, and we would be glad to see a
large reward offered for JEFF DAVIS and
the other rebels, who, to escape their de-
serts, are endeavoring to get out of the
country
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26
To u. S. Tax PAYERS.
April 26, 1865

All persons knowing themselves Liable to assesl-
ment under the L. ). Revenue Law either for Ia
come for the year 1864, Gold Plate Silver Plate,
Gold Watches. Buggies. Carriages. Spring Way
ons. Pianos or Melodians for Licenses fer lo6'
are requested TO meet me at the following named
places on the days appointed where will receive
all such returns; and in default of which the pen
atty of twenty five percentum will in all cases ts
added TO the proper duty.
For Clearfieid Bor'o, iawr-nce Up and ali oth
ers convenient nj Isrcal rests ois 'e ia C'earasld
on Monday. May list.
For Girard, Covngton and kaTthsus tps, 81 tE-
house of John 3. Mil.op. MulsoEburz, on Thurs
day May 4th.
For Morris. Graham and Bradford. at the heuss
of James P. Nelson. ky lertown Monday May5th
Eos Decatur and Boggs, af the house Of Milo
Hoyt 0sceoia, Thursday, May. Ith.
For Beccaria. Guelich. Woodwar and Jordan,
at the house of D. PauIhamus, Glen Hope, on
Monday May 18th.
For Burnside. Bell aud Chest. at the house ..
d. 5. Plotner. in New Washington Boro, on Thurs
day, May 18TH.
For Ferguson Penn and Lumber City, at the
house of VIM. Reed. on Monday, May 22nd.
For Brady. Bloom and Union; ST the house Of
VIM. Schwem Luthersburg. Wednesday
May 9th WI. HEMPHILL-
Asst Assessor LIST Division 18th Dist, 70
CurwenSville, April 9th, 1885
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26

ston's instructions to Vance to be set ss;d.
does not appear "e' 'ue'
Raleigh, n. c., was captured last Tim
day, with very little fighting. and thar urs- enr
fined principally to the cavalry and sl;1 1Ua
mishing between the advanced picEe,N Aii as
both armies The supplies of Sberm.nn%Sl Sbn "
army are all concentrated near Roanoks +.
land, and the vessels lying at anchor ,s
waiting the orders of his chief co,pm;sssrn
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26

PRESENT FOR Mrs. LiNcoLN--A move
ment has been started in Boston to raise
100000, by one dollar subscriptions, to be
presented to Mrs Lincoln, as token of the
respect -and,affection felt by the people for
skeir departed President
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26

A SoUNp MEXICAN. "A letterfrom Quay
mas, Mexico, says that Gov. Pesquiera has
made ample preparations to defeat any force
the Imperialists can send against Sonora
He had ordered the illumination of Quay
mas whenever Richmond was taken by the
United States troops
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26

REREL SOLDIER FEELING. %, 600
rebel prisoners at Point Lookout, through
their sergeants of division, have expressed
their adherence at the assassination of
President Lincoln, and their sympathy with
the bereaved family
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26
Aew Adrsrtis

AEpertrseanentsSet large tgpe, etts OUt efxsa
sfyir 'ctH be charged double prize spaesoesuys
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26
Total,
VIM. D. BIGLER,.
Cnnlcli

We the undersigned Auditors OF oieafas,af
ough having examined the account o. % -.
of said Borough. do certify them cofisot .,-s,
cond;,;an IF aid borough. The assets exceeGins,
the liza bilities two hundred and seventesns tss%T
aud sixty Eve cents. Z
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26

The real carte de visite-a Doctors gig
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26
Total,
Excess of assets,

Due r. Mitchell, Treasurer,
on Macadamizing second street,
Market street
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-26

STATEMENT OF THE FINANCES or
- the Borough of Clearfeld for the year ending
4th AnriI IS65
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07
Mr.. LOTHARIO's APOLOGY.

Your coming in last night, my love,
Was thing sudden. was helping Nell
To tie the ribbon of her rgolotte;
She put the crimson OF her veil up-wen
I'm flesh and blood, and then you singing
came,
Into the room, and tossed your head for shame
cav a sort of maiden northern lights
Shoot up Your cheeks and tremble in your
eyes;
like such things. like to see the wind
Drive frightened clouds across the troubled
skies;
like the sea, and when it's easily had,
very pretty woman, very mad
liked the dangerous and regal air
you bear a queens name, and a queen you
With which you donned your thibet opera
CLOAK,
And clasped it with diamond like a star;
Twas charming IN my mIstres But my life,
1t would not be SO charming IN my wife.
l like the wild things, as l have said, but then,
should not like to own them. Who would
be
Proprietor OF earthquakes, or loose hurricanes,
OF comets plungIng in celestial seat
Or wed maid that could, # she should please,
GIVE him a touch OF one and all OF these
Not |. Don't let female thund er-storm
Brood 10 your eyes, with every now and then
A # ash OF angry lightning. You have had
Your March ana April, now be June again;
And let your fine cut sllKen eyebrows sIlken
span,
Be bows of promise TO your tayorIte man
I've had my laugh, and you your Pout, and nov,
you'll spoil that rosebud If you twist It SOL
Give me both hands, that may say Good Bess,
The good Queen Bess, whose heart and mind
and lace
Teach me TO love all women-asa race!
So when kissed your pretty cousin Nell,
| honored one who taught M to admire
Fair women in their twentes-don't you see
But then. dear Bess, as / was standing by
her,
Her lips quite clOse-now this 10 entire nous -
Upon nv soul made believe twas you!
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07

and the more you butt against them the
worse will you hurt your heads.
Consider we'll whether you had not better
leave of that Pharisaic prayer, God, /
thank thee, / am not - other men," and
adopt that Of the publican, "God be merciful
10 me, sinner % Then, just in so far as the
catholics can "be put down" by the faithful
preaching of the pure gospel of Christ; by
holy. upright living; by humble. penisent
pray ers, offered in the name of Christ. for
things agreeable to the will of God, and of
fered in humble submission to that will by
the exercise and manifestation of the spirit
of Christ, the spirit of love, of pity, of gentle
ness, of meekness. of torbearance and for
gIveness, why, just in SO far will the Adro.
cate aid you. You may depend on that -
And then. if we cannot put down the cstho-
lies In that way if we cannot, or will not,
preach better, pray more fervently and more
scceptabiy, live more holly and unblamably
if W. cannot evince higher degree of chris
tian attainment, be more upright and con-
sistent than they, and do more good than
they. why We will have to let them alone
Do let a poor, sin cursed world have the beet
form and manifestation of religion il can
get; and if in this we cannot surpass the
| catholics, let them alone.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07

The whole abolition press and their entire
rabbls of orators for years denounced Mr..
Buchanan as . sympathizer with the south
and q traitor because he did not take meas
ures to nip the rebellion in the bud In
other words, because he did not insugurate
the war by attacking the confederates De-
fore the assault upon Fort Sumter. This
rnst,er has been made the foundation tor
neroetual ,lsnds, upon the democracy and
constant villi6cation of Mr.. Buchanan. But
when it becomes necessary to justly the acts
of their own favorites, they are prompt to
exeol this very course OF Mr.. Buchanan as
wise and patriotic. For instance, MIR. Blair
recently made some very damaging charges
against Judge Advocate Holt, who was In
Mr.. Buchanan's cabinet, in relation 10 the
neglect &c relieve Fort Sumter. In Justify
ing his own conduct Holt finds 1t necessary
to do Justice to Mr.. Buchanan and to demon
strate the knavery of his own present $3.50
ciates. In his reply to Blair he says
That the batteries around Sumter were not
fred upon while in course OF construction, was
becau.e the president shrunk from the dread res
ponsibility of inaugurating civil war, ana deemed
torbearance his duty, not because he was res
trained by any agreement or understanding what
ever. Looking at the glorious results of the
war. and remembering how wonderous!y provi-
dence has dealt with III its progress, and how
sublimev the firing upon instead OF from Fort
Sumter. served to arouse, instruct and unite the
nation and TO infiame its martial and patriotic
spirit, we stand awcstruck and mute, and that
man would be bold indeed, who, in the presence
of all that has occurred, should now venture TO
maintain that the policy of forbeaFance was not,
at the moment, the true policy"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07
TAXATION OF U. :. BONDS.

John Van Buren,, in a recent speech 10
New York, referred to this subject a. follows
His conclusion is a very reasonable and safe
one, and we doubt not large portion of the
bond-holders agree with him in it,
''The democratic state convention resolved
that this taxation must be equalIzed; that the
enormous amount of property in the hands of
privileged holders must be reached by taxation
and it is their intention to carry that resolu-
ton. Now, | am asked how this can be done
Why there are various ways. la the first place.
il has already been done in part by the income
tax imposed upon it since these bonds were is
sued. Again, in my judgement, there is nothing
in the constitution OF the United States which
prohibits congress from taxing this property in
any form that they choose. State constitutions
contain prohibition upon state legislatures that
:hey shall pass no law impairing the obligation
of contracts; but there is no such prohibition
upon the power of congress nor, in my judg-
ment Is there any about the power of congress
Co equIliZe this taxation. But if there is there is
another mode in which they can be reached -
am one of the holders Of United States bonds
That portion OF bonds that / hold constitutes
very considerable part of the smaIl property
that possess Others nearly related TO me pos
sess large amount of tIese bonds. Sngulzrly
enorgh, there was time when the government
needed money more than did, ana then invest
ed some money in these bonds. have a right
to contend that they should be taxed, and Ger
tainly shall consent to it, for know the people
of this and of the United Sites 50 well that
/ am entirely certain that if this inequality of
taxation lasts and this injustice Ia continually
brought to the public obserya alton, il will he
when this tax presses and this debt grinds the
poor, the debt will, beyond all question, be re-
pudisted by the people of this country. Ishould.
therefore, a. matter of policy to myself and
IN regard to the property that am interested in,
prefer moderate taxation upon these bonds in
stead of the exemption that they now enjoy.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07

picnics, meetings, professions. celebrations and
parties, all of which consider themselves sighted
unless the public are informed through the morn
ing papers OF their proceedings. Very many Of
these things are got up for effect, and the effect
Ia immensely curtailed unless those who cannot
participate are kept informed by the daily papers
Comparatively lew OF these things are failures,
and, as a result, most of the notices of them are
favorable. Many OF these notices occupy space,
and cost in composition considerable money, and
for none of this expense are the proprietors
munerated except oy their admission tickets
The value of these, if they were purchased, is
not a 1.-THE Of what they in return cost, anu as
they cost the people who present them nothing,
Chat is the presence of the reporters rarely acts
an exclusion af anybody else), it will be per-
ceived that under the dead head system a Qui.l
pro que is not the result. For ourselves, we care
rot how soon it is abandoned, but so long as it
exists we protest against the general belief and
assertion that the papers the gsiners by it.
Such is not true. Were paid at current rates
for the labor and expense we return for il, we
would be able TO take several seats at every en-
tertainment and pay the highest price for them,
and then come out largely ahead at the end OF
the year.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07
ell Put.
The (English) Saturday Rerie1 puts the
case very aptly In the following statement;

The fEnglishl Saturday Rerteu puts the
case very aptly In the following statement;
.Tbe numerous statements which purport 70
prove the moral and intellectual aptitude OF the
emanclpaied slaves may be dismissed as SIMPLY IN
credible. PhilanthropIsts ought TO Understand
that if liberated southern slave were really III 10
share in the government OF the republic, ne would
furnish al unanswerable apology, not ony Tor the
system in which he was trained, but tor the slave
trade on which the institution was originally fouh-
ded. Mr.. Wendell Pm Hips himself would scarce
ly propose to admit a heather African savage 10
the q ectoral booth and experience has shown
that neither missionaries nor traders can make
perceptibe impression on Indigenous oarparism'-
The distance by which the freedman IS separated
from the Ashanteee measures the benefits OF Amei-
ican slavery and if the coiOred population IL now
worthy OF sovereignty, the cotton plantations must
have been the most efficient schools OF reilgion
and morality which have hitherto been established
on earth. scrupuous conscience would ieei the
urpept duty of kIdna 2plng the remaining popuia-
tUa of Central Africa, to pass them through the
process which has refined and subiImateo their
happier klnsmsn beyond the Atlantic
The Review may tell ''philanrhropists"
what they ought to understand, but such
philanthropists as we have on this side of the
water care very little for such teachings
These people once taught that the blacks,
while in slavery, were so debased rs scarcely
TO know their right hand from their left
But, the moment they were freed, they held
them up as quite capable Of exercising the
elective franchise.
Ga this side. we can easily discern the ana
mus which leads to taking up positions so
contrary The motive has been rather hs
tired to the white Shareholder than Kindness
for the black slave. So long as it desira-
bic to call down curses on the head of the
slave owner for holding men in slavery, it
was an object TO represent the slaves i'm
bruted by the system maintained by the
masters. But, when these last could no long.
or be worried by attacks on them as masters.
the tactics were changed and they are now
assailed, as ctizsn3, for refusing to extend
the ballot to those imbruted slaves who are
now held up as capable of making an intelli
gent use of the ballot.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07
The Press aud "Dead Heading.v

A great misapprehension prevails on this
subject, though We should not think it suff
GENTLY important to notice had we not met
with the following remarks by the Detroit
Press:
We presume the press of the entire country as
a general proposition would prefer to paw their
way, and to be paid for their services. The re-
suit OF this would be unquestsonably profitable
for the proprietors of the papers, and would re-
lieve their reporters from some OF the most Or
duous a. we'll as the most di-agrseable Of their
duties. Every large paper in the country must,
under existing circumstances, employ permanent
ly, ut large salaries, from two to ten gentlemen
for the purpose of keeping the public informed
OF what is doing in their respective communities.
Half of the time of this part Ct their force il
ployed in attending 10 various theatres concerts,
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07
BY TELEGRAPH
Reported for As Daily Argss.

INV YoRK, Nov. THE n. Y. Tribune's
Wilmington special says:
Intelligence received at the general land office
shows urther discoveries IN the gold region of the
northeastern mines
internal revenue receipts yesterday were over
81 500, 900.
But II forts will be retained and sarrisoned ar
round Washington.
IL is Understood that there are and diff
ference. IN ;he quartermssters' department which
the CLERKS are trying to rectify before congress as
sembes.
The \. y. Worlds special says:
Chief Justice Chase 10 satisfied that he cannot
preside over court tor the trial of JEFF Davis, in
Richmond for the reason that there 10 regular
organized court IN that CITY.
The president maintains that he cannot be tried
at any other place, and the impression 10 that he
will be released and be expatriated-
NEW YoRE, Nov. The New York Times
W ashIngton special says:
No official information of Wirz's sentence-~e
have the best grounds for the belief that he will
be sentenced to death and approved by the presI-
dent and the judge advOcste-but the final decss-
ion of the president to commute the sentence 10
imprisonment for life will be made public Wed
nesday Thursday.
Yesterday the president re-appointed Henry w.
Hallerv dIsbursng sgent of " InnehagO CITY Minn
Sam'l Houston, Jamita CITY, Kansas. A. White
SCI, Bayfield,, Wis, Edward Hard, New Orleans.
The y. v Herald's special saws:
The treasury bureau Tor abandoned and onfs-
eaIeo property 10 likely to have important cases
for adjucatIon soon. The rebels are resortiny TO
all manner of tactics to regain possession Of their
cotton land to transfer II loyal persons or those
holding treasury permits to purchase MIS- Doug
las, among the latter class, Is believed TO have
been seriously imposed upon nv unouestionabl,
dIsIoyal persons.
Thos. Miller, notorious rebel sympathizer, n.
tertaIned Gen. LOngtreet, 10 Gsrret and other
rebel officers at a dinner party yesterday.
INV YoRE, Nov, 7.-Msj. GenIsJ. D. Webster
and Lewis Wallace have both resigned their posi-
ton IN the army.
Maj. Gen. Schofsld leaves thi- city. for Europe,
IN the next steamer, one years leave of alb
sence.
Wallace ". Whittle.ey, arrested last Septem-
her for the embezZiement OF funds ftom the L. :.
treasury, and altering coupons, has been indicted
BY the grand jury ofthe L.. s. circuit court, and
wall be tired At the approaching session the
perior court.
Arguments were yesterday heard for and sgaIn.,
the order requiring Edward b. ketcham to tesii.
~ previous TO la. sentence.
In the SUIT against the assiguses OF ketehum S
Co. the decision reserved.
CertaIn real estate, belonging TO Morrls Ketch.
om, was sold under the direction of assIgnets yes
terday.
The coroner. inve.tg CATION Of the -. John dis
ter begins to-day.
BUFFALO, Nov. As tar .s-a.ceusined no &c
past few DAYS.
large flee, arrived here safely Yesterday.
The Wind has subsidized.
The weather il cold and cloudy.
The schooner Driver was wsteriogged on lake
NEIGH, and went TO pieces. Oae man drown
cd.
Voting proceeds quietly.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-11-07

VIsCIous SroRIEs.-ft seems the report had
that white man in gia had sawed off both
the legs of negro to prevent his running away Is
not true. The person accused of the deed who
10 DOCTOR has sent letter exposing the fals-
~ of the published statement. The authorities in
North Carolina have also explicitly denied the in
Vulnerable reports which have been sent north that
negroes being hung and shot and stabbed
wholesale in that state. In short, most OF the
tales which came for a while fast and num-
herIess from the south, about unparalleled and
fiendsh cruelty 10 black men, have been proven
false.
The friends of the negro are doing him Infinite
harm by the circulation Of such falsehoods. Cred
ulous people may believe them for few days, but
their contradiction destroys faith, not only in the
men VINO send them, but in the really truthful
complaints concerning the treatment of the color
co people. The blacks assuredIy, some
places, suffering many wrongs Mt the hands Of the
superior race, but these will never be corrected
by the publication of sensational talsehoods.
The above is from the New York Times,
and is in reference to matters to which we
have hitherto drawn attention. We expected
from some of these men who have gone south
and written for papers in the north lust such
slanderous falsehoods as the Times -ebukes
These falsehoods have the ear marks OF those
which were set afoat previour to our civil
war, to sire the heart" of tho north against
the south. They are now set afoat for the
same purpose. We counsel the people of
.hs south not to passthese lies over as empty
words. They owe it to their own peace. dis
agreeable as the duty is. TO hunt them NJ,
expose their villainy. and mail them to the
counter" More than that the individual
liars ought to be held up for execrstion.-
Some of these lies are manufactured at the
north, but where they are invented and circu-
lated by some rascal, who can be caught at
the south he might very 6tly be made q sub
1ect OF military discipline. Six months or so
within prison walls would be some punish
J nsns Tor the lies he had already told, and