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AUCTIONEERTNG

The undersigned, having taken out license To call
sales, will sell Real Estate, Personal Property. or
Merchandise, in all parts the State He has had
considerable experience in the business, and feels
confident of giving entire satslaction Persons at
distance wishing bills distributed he will do il in the
neghbOrhosd free OF charge. Thankful for past ia
vors, he socits share Of the peoples patronage in
his line. Address ".F ,s
WILLIAM J. LANK,
myl6 ly Kentoh, Del
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5.iasss' ''l-' -. g, = =: .. :.

a. PROSPECTUS
OF THE
CHEAT RIVER
OIL AND HAlNlNC CO.,
/ WEST VIRGINIA.
Organized under Charter from the State o
West Virginia.
Territory, 1900 Acres s.Riyer Front, about Miles.
Capital Stock, 100000,
DIVIDED INTO 100000 SHARES,
Par Value, S. per Share, Subscription Price, 81 per
$4,000 Shares Reserpsd for Working Capital.
Chief Office, at tNTORGANTOWN, NONONGAIIA
COUNTY, WEST VA.
Corresponding Office, at ODESSA, DEL.
Branch Office, HARPER, DURNEY & CO., Bank.
ers, 50 South Third Street, PhlladclphIa.
OFFICERS or TIE COMPANY
PRESIDENT,
Dr.. ]. F. BIRD, N. E. Cor Eleventh and Green
Streets, Philadelphia.
VICE PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM II. ELLIOTT, Germantown, Pa.
TREASURER,
JOHN APPLETON, Odessa, Del.
SECRETARY,
DR.. B. F. CHATHAM, Odessa, Del
DIRECTORS,
DR. JOHN +. BIRD, Philad'a.
WM ii. ELLIOTT. Germantown. Pa.
WILLIAM G.. SPENCER, Germantown. Pa.
JOHN APPLETON, Odessa, Del.
WILLIAM POLK,
WM. ). VANDYKE,
ED. c. KENMORE,
TIIOS. CANENDER, Middlctown, Del.
NM J. GRIF FIFTH, Head OF Sassafras, Nd.
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This company holds fee simple in a tract oroyer
2OUO acres of land lying on the east side o, Cheat
river, IN Monongaa County, West Virginia, about
hive miles from It's junction with the Mononrah ia
river
The land is heavily timbercd with White Oak
Chestnut and Locust, and abounds in Iron Ore and
ire Brick Clay, of superior qualities, and has run
mag through It's entire extent two veins of Coal one
Z feet and the other feet in thickness.
Inc indications Of the presence of Oil are very
hne; there are numerous Salt Licks on the premiS,
and gases escape from some Of the rayiues and
springs which burn freely upon the application of
lire There is river front of at least five miles in
extent, thus aitording ample boring territory.
The property is also interscctcd by small streams
running into the Cheat river, along the courses q
which, no doubt, wells can be advantageously sunk
In the nelghborhood of this property several wells
are IN progress, with fine show of Oil
The adjoining property, containing about . son
acres, has very recently been sold for s500,OOO.
Cheat river takes its rise in the AlIcghanies and
emptlcs INTO the MonOngahcla river bout nine mil,
below Morgantown, West Virginia, and about toar
miles from the mouth of Dunkard Creek. in Grec1e
county, Pennsylvania, consequently these two rivers
lie IN the same valley, now SO celebrated for the
yielding of Oil.
Twenty five thousand shares of the Capital Stock
have been appropriated and set aside by the Direct.
ors, for a working Capital.
The Company is now thoroughly organized. with
a competent Superintendent and corps Of work.
men on the land, with new and excellent machinery
and boring apparatus in operation for the rapid de-
velopment of the property.
In view of the hatterinp prospects for oIt,;,;,,.
large developments of oil, the contiguitv of the land
to some of the finest oil producing regions in the
country, and the abundance Of fuel aud large extent
OF boring territory the Directors confidently antio.
pate being able to make profitable returns TO the
Stockholders for the amount invested, as any other
organized Company.
=, There ain unsold only about $4,000 shares Of
Capital Stock. Applications for subscrin,ions r.
tins balance may be made to the President or seer,
tary, or to Harper, Durney & Co. Bankers. s.
South Third Street, at the b:al ch Office in PhIadel
phia. ;unI5a,
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From the Philadelphia Epening Bulletin, March TO-
We gratifed to hear of the continued success in
New York, of our townsman, Mr. H. r. Helmbold,
Druggist. His store, next to the Metropolitan Hotel
is 23 feet 'front.' 23O feet deep and stories in height
1t is certainly grand establishment, and speaks favo.
rably Of the merit of his articles He retains his Office
nad Laboratory in this city, which also model cs-
tablshmenls Of their class.
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| Passengers from Baltimore to Milford, Seaiord and
Salisbury will take evening train from Baltimore and
spead night at Wilmington Passengers Tor Dover
NAV leave Baltimore at lis p. and proceed same
| evening. +. q. SEWALL' w.,
| decl6 Superintendent Del r. r.
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FOR MILCH COWS.

The property this Powfrr possesses in in
Creasing the quantity Of Milk in Cows, gives
it an importance and value which should
place it in t!e hand, Of every person keeping
Cow. Ry actual experiment it has proven
that twill increase the quantity of Milk and
Cream twenty. per cent, and make the Butter
firm and sweet. In fattening Cattle, it gives
them an appetite, looscns their hide and
makes them thrive much faster.
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Assets OF the company Liable for ossesi Cost
Morlsages and Ground Rents first cass) 1865 972 &c
Loans OF United States, -Pennsr lvania aud
Philadelphia, l6,32725
Pennsy vania Rail Road. City, County and
other Bonds n. 93,372 Go
bank Kaii koad' ana Insurance Stocks, JIG 1896
Premium Notes secured on Policies, % Rt6 ~
Scrip Dividends parebased by company, ~ 93I %
Loans, accrued Interest, Agents balances,
&c. &c, .. &C, ,9s3,67
Cash On hand in Banks and on deposit in
U,s.T Treasury, ~. 4s.Iss.I9
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STIRINER'S
BAISailnic GNmnh Svrnan

For Conghs, Colts, Croup, Whipping Cough, Asth-
ma, BrochitiS, Splitting If Biood, Pain and Weak
ness Of BreH, DDicuify Of breathing, &c.
This SyrGP is purely VEGETABLE CoMPoUND. 1t
Is pleasant 10 lake and never does injury but owing
10 It's pure ing qualities must do good under any cir
cumsances. lis effect IS truly notwithstanding,
calming and allayng the mosI violent Coughs; Purl-
lying, Strengthening aud nvIeoratIng the whole Sys.
ie1i calming and soothing The nerves; aiding and la
cIlualmg LApecIoralioni and healing The DISEASED
LUNGS, thus stnkihg at the root Of Disease and drl-
wing ii from the system.
& Il o T. p.
No child need die o Group IL 'his Syrup is proper.
ly used aid used IN time. Mothers having croupy
children should watch the first show of the Disease
and always lcop IhI- = Ie,cdy hand.
FOR Coughs aer measles tins syrup is most excel
lent. Experience has proven that il is equaed by
no other preparation.
Price 40 cfs Bottle ar three Bottles for s1.10
Prepared by SA FOUTZ 4 BRO
Al their Wholesale Drug and AledicInc Depot
No llG Franklin st, Baltimore Md
&rtcr sale by James =. FIupcker and J. w Dem
ney SMYRNA and Druggist and SIorekeepers through.
out the United States.
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In all Diseases Of
the Swine, such .
Coughs, Ulcers n
the Lungs, L.,vrr.
&c. By putting
from half a pap-r
TO 4 paper Of these
Powders in a bar
rel Of S"il, the
above Diseases can
vented. By usin
Cholera can be pre-.
Price IS cts. per ]
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}. L. DELACESOgX.
THE AGUE KING
AGUE, OR CHILLS AND FEVER
DIR. SLMnS y SONS
Vegetable Ague Killer

THE MOST POPULAR AGUE REMEDV EIrp
r. known. For The rapid cure OF Ague ~ Chlli. md
probation, or gained so high u oeiebrl,y n, s -
.me as this All who have used il speak of n i'm n
lgnest'etmso OF cOmmeRdRtiOn One box q, :hese po,y
ueIs generally cures. IL not only viii prevent and
cure yOhf chlls but bring back glow al lite aud an
ihaoh To The whole sIea that Is s gular and reen
of this fact " 'PeaN
II contains no Mercury, Arsenic, Quinine Strvcb.
hhe or any other POISONOUS InluroIls dtur. hn, IS
purely vegetable and perfectly harmless even or tho
SMALLEST infants. IL Is perfect anldole 10 Nlnara
anu as an Ague Killer has no equal
~ rflce One Dollar per Boa. with full dire ctions
winch generally cures BY mail SIc5 boy IIyon
Ts use u'ese powders once you will always use them
'n'y are Pheasant TO take Prepared only bv
Ok J. SiMMS SON, Proprietors,
60 Fonr'h and King Streets. Wilmington, Del
ooio oy , ;. Hance. Bait johnson, HOLLOWAY 8
0owden' and Dyoit Co, Phila., and Drueglsts and
oealers generally ~
@J Ask Tor SlRnlu Vegetable Ague Killer, and take
~ ''"eN scpl3y
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SuCn rs Gldu-
ders, Yellow
Water, Dis
t e IN p C r,
Foun d er,
II e Il We 5
Slavering,
Coughs, Fe-
vers, Loss of
Appetite and
Vital Ener-
gy, &c.
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These Powders
will strength
en- the Stomach
and lntestines,
cleanse them
from offensive
matter, and
bring them to
a ahealthy state.
Ill., -
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EOu1Z'A Mixture

fhe Best L'nimem far Man and Beast nOp in Use.
- IhlS IS a safe and reliable Remedy for the cure of
hhenmaiism. Painful Nervous Affections, Sprains,
Burns S"elres' and all Diseases requiring an exler-
nal application on man.
On Horses II viii never fail to cure Poll Evil, Fs-
lula Old Running Sores, Sweeney il properly ap-
pied For SPraIns, Bruises Scriches Cracked IlD0ls
Chaics Saddle or Collar Calls, Cuts and Wounds it is
efficacy.
RHETUfTT TTSN
Persons afflicted Wnh ths Disease, no matter oThOw
Tong standing, can he promptly and cectuaIy cured
by using tins Mixture. There is nothing in the world
SO sure and 80 good Ia take away bad CORNS and
cure tROSl BITES as tins preparation. Try it and
saliSi} Yourselves. Price 25 and so Cts a Bottle
Prepared by ). a. FOUTZ a. BRO
Al their Wholesale Drug and Medicine Depot,
No. / lG Franklin Street, Baltimore Md.
For sale by james z. Ilollecker and j. Wesley Den
ney, SmyH o. and b, Draggests and Storekeepers
Ihrou Ghoul the United States.
The above medicines ran be had at manufacturers
ofJol nston Holloway J CoWden No. % North Sixth
ST., PhliadephIa. my26.Iy
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FROM THE
FROM THE
LARG st
MAUFACTURENG CHEMIST
IN IT f. w OBI n
IN THE WORLD.

I am acquainted with ii. T. Hembod; he occupied
the drug opposite my residence and
fh in conducting the business where others had not
been equally so before him. I have been favorably
Impressed with his character and enterprise.
WIN. WEIGHTMAN,
Firm Of Powers Il WeghtmanJ
Manufacturing Chemists,
Ninth and Brown Streets Philadelphia.
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FRESH ARRIVAL OF
c. @D GID MD SS
A L 2 RIM ROSES

COMMERCE. ST., SMYRNA, DEL.
The undersigned would respectfully say to his
customers and friends that he has again received a
full store OF Goods of every variety, suitable for Fall
and Winter trade HIS stock is almost entirely new
which enables him to sell at greatly reduced prices
from last fall and winter. Ills Stock is nicely as
sorted, comprising all kinds of goods usually kept
first-cass Country Store.
A drTe line of
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62S. HOOP SKIRTS. 62s
HOPKINS

GOWN MAKE" OF HOOP SKIRTS.
are gotten up expressly 10 meet the Of FIRsr
CLASS TRADE.
They embrace a complete assortment Of all the ne "
and desirable Styles, Sizes and Lengths for ladies'
Elsses and Children, and are superior 10 al others
made, IN point Of Symmetry, FINISH and Durability; ne-
ing made C the finest tempered English Steel SrrIts
with Linen finished covering, and havlrg ali rse
metalIc tastenmgs lmmOvably secured, by Improve
machinery TheV retain their Shape and Elasticity
to the iast-and are WARRANTED tORiye ENTIRE SAT-
IsFACTIoN.
Also. constantly IN receipt Of full lines Of sood Ess.
tern Made Skirts, very low prices Skirts Made to
Order, Altered and Repaired. Wholesale q RsIaii at
Mandatory and Sales Room
No. 62S ARCH Street, above SIx'h, PHILADA
01-TERMs CAsH, one PRICE ONLY! aus In
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u n TIC e.
THE STEAMBOAT
W1ls som $ n1 all

Wlll leave Deakyne's Landing on Mondays Wrdnes-
days and Fridays at A. Nj. Returning. will leave
Chestnut street Wharf, PhiIa1elph Tuesdays. Thur
days and Saturdays at O'Clock, A. NJ, touching at
Bombay Hook, PorI Pen Delaware City. New Castle
and Chester, going and returning.
Stages from Dover, Smyrna and Lepsc meet the
Boat at Bombay Hook.
Stages from Collins Beach me ct the Boat at Dea-
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-31
Last of the StoneWall.

The news from Havanna gives us the
gratifying intelligence that the Anglo rebel
pirate Stone,oaU has been deposited with
the Captain General of Cuba, who would
not stipulate however not to give her up
to the United States Precisely what led to
this procedure, is not stated The presence
of number of Federal gunboats ready to at
tack her, and the recollection of the fate of
the Atabdma may have something to do
with it. 1t is not unlikely, however, that
the act was not altogether free one Ad-
miral Hope, in command Of the British
Squadron in the Bermuda waters, having
had time to think over the matter, and hav-
ing, possibly, received advices from his gov
ernment, may have conferred with the Gov
ernor General, wac at first behaved very
unhandsomely, and together they may have
agreed on this method for letting the pirate
down easy That Captain Page was admon-
ished to his course, there is no doubt The
question arises, must not the Governor Gen
eral deliver the .Stone1coU over to the Uni
ted States. Had he right to enter into an
arrangement, except of actual purchase, to
save her from capture or tn consequences of
continuing to fly her flag in her distinctive
character To whom does she belong?
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-31
BY 8. J. ROW
CLEARFIELD, PA, MAY 81, 1865.
THE LATEST NEWS.

On the evening of 24th May the main
ordnance depot, in Mobile, blew up with
terrible explosion. Eight entire squares OF
the city were demolished. One account
gives the killed at five hundred, besides
many wounded and those buried in the ru-
ins. Two steamers, and all on board, are
also said to be destroyed. The origin of
the explosion is not known, as yet.
Gov. Pierpont and several officers of the
new State Government have arrived at
Richmond. They were welcomed, by
delegation of ofcitizens ina public address. The
Governor replied briefly, thanking them
for their demonstration, and promising them
to reorganize the old Dominion at an early
day under the banners of freedom.
A dispatch from st. Louis says that POOLS
gang of guerrillas surrendered on Saturday.
They are the same who lately committed
depredations on the telegraph wires near
Lexington, and the outrage at Kingsville
and Holden, on that extension of the Pacific
Railroad.
1t is reported that Kirby Smith, the last
of the rebel chiefs, has surrendered all the
forces west of the Mississippi-thus virtually
collapsing the whole of the rebellion, and
closing the war.
Additional facts have come to light i'm
plicating JEFF. Davis in the yellow fever
plot, Sanders and Thompson in the assassi-
nation plot, and all of them in new fendish-
ness generally.
A report was current several days since
that the traitor John G. Breckenridge, had
been captured on the coast of Florida, while
attempting to escape from the country.
The disbandment of Gen Sherman army
was commenced on Monday by the muster
ing out of several Ohio regiments.
The negro plot story recently telegraphed
from Memphis is pronounced by Gen. Wash
burn to be pure fiction.
Mrs. Beverly Tucker and daughter were
arrested at Baltimore and sent back to Rich
mond, on the 26th.
Before the war the income of Gov. Aiken
Of South Carolina was $780, 600 year. Now
he is pennyless.
Tefegraphicc has been open
ed with the principal Southern cities
Gen. Sheridan arrived at st. Louis on
the evening of the 9th.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-31
An Illustrious Visitor.

A visitor has arrived at the Astor House
New York who did not register his name.
1t was the celebrated Russian bloodhound
Hero whose personnel and name will be- cad
lily recognized by any returned soldiers who,
during the past two years, may have been
the inmates of Castle Thunder, Richmond,
Virginia. Hero is a huge animal. He is
about four feet high, measures seven feet
from the nose to the tip Of his tail, over
forty inches around the chest, weighs one
hundred and eighty pounds, and has tusks
and strength, in due proportion. He has
fought several pitched battles with wild
bears, and been victorious; can eat eighteen
pounds of beefsteak at a single sitting; when
standing easily drinks from bowl placed
upon a commonldining table, ,andis under per-
feet control of his keeper, who accompanies
him and who was in charge of the commissary
department of the Castle under the rebel
administration. Whenever Hero walks the
streets he creates commotion. He Is cer-
tainly not the sort of an animal one would
like to meet in the woods when alone, espe-
cially if he had been recently disappointed
in receiving his dinner
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-31
Canadian Discomfort.

The Canadians feel very indignant at the
treatment they have received from the Brit
ish Government and people in the refusal to
grant large sums of money for the defence
of the Province. They resent the snubbing
and threaten that unless there is a change
of policy they will-they don't know what
they will do, but it will be something terri
BILE. They would threaten annexation to the
United States, but for the assurance that
Great Britain has no objections to their 60
ing, and the fear that the United States
would not welcome their coming. The
Kingston British american says: ''The
British Government has refused to acknowl-
edge this country as portion of the empire
still refuses to treat it as such by syste-
matically and persistently declaring their
purpose to abandon the Western Peninsula,
and that other portion of the country to the
east of the st. Lawrence in case of invasion,
and how they can either expect the express
sion of much attachment under these cir
cumstances, or taunt with disloyalty peo-
pie who have been thus virtually ostracised
by the only power to which they owe allie
geace does not seem plain.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-31
Getting at the Truth.

The q. S. steamer Suwanee was the first
OF our war vessels to enter the port of Bahia,
Brazil, after Capt. Collins captured the
Florida there. She was received in a very
friendly manner, and her officers were told
that at the time of the capture the Brazil
ians did not make any fuss about it, but were
melted by the resident English, who assert
ed that Brazilian neutrality had been vio-
lated, and their honor was now at stake !"
with all this and a great deal more; but
when the letter of Secretary Seward came
out, it pleased them so that they raised a
procession Of over a thousand people with the
American ensign between two Brazilian flags
at the head, and marched through the
streets crying out, Vira la 4nperiica ~
which of course displeased the Johnny
Bulls very much, but their displeasure "a
mounts to nothing, as they are not liked by
the Brazilians.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-05-31
Condition of the South.

While the rebellion continued, in its ac-
tivity, we had comparatively little opportu-
nifty of knowing the interior condition of
the insurrectionary States, or the measures
and agencies which the usurpers adopted to-
ward the people there. The military part
alone, which was presented to our armies,
was open to inspection. With this, we were
sufficiently familiar. Our soldiers, the most
common-sense people in the world, have
been accustomed to say, in allusion to Gen.
GRANT theory that the Confederacy was
only shell, eyes, when we advance upon
it we always find plenty Of shells" Of af-
fairs beyond the lines, we knew but little,
and, therefore, had the more free and at
tractive field for the indulgence of the i'm
imagination. The conjectures formed about
the condition of the people of the South,
pictured them as suffering great privation,
wretchedness and wrong, by the oppression
of their false rulers. The persistent denial
of the correctness of this belief never mate
rally weakened it. Besides being reason
able indication, it was sustained by some
positive proof But the revelations, that
have already been made, since active rebel
lion was suppressed, demonstrate degree
of misery and variety of wretchedness,
among the Southern people that far tran
scends the widest conjectures. They also
connect these with the INSCRIPTIONS tyranny
of the usurpers, who originated and control
led the selfish and ambitious scheme of Sc
cession. These revelations also associate
the guilty leaders of the rebellion closely
with the horrors of those prison pens, of
which we had but feeble conception till the
latter period of the war. Wanton, deliber-
ate, wholesale torture, to destroy life, or to
render men unfit for military service, seems
to have been adopted as stroke of strateg-
ic policy. Human nature almost shrinks
from making the allegation of such diabol-
ism, as it would from the acknowledgment
of it. Yet alas too true. Yet we have
but the commencement of the revelations.
The stupendous crime, comprehensive of all
other crimes, stands detected and convicted
before the world. When its history is laid
open, in its details, the world will stand a.
gast at It's enormities. We look, with 9th
er motives than idle curiosity, for the devel-
epment that wil be made by the documents
Of the rebel conspirators which have fallen
into the hands Of the government.
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the RAFTsMAM's JOURNAL.
General Robert E, Lee,

( A decided change has taken place in the
public mind. says the Commercial, as to the
share of General LEES responsibility, the
extent of his guilt and the punishment he
deserves. Of this he probably is not igno-
rant and 1T Is not likely that his reflections
are made particle less gloomy by the ar
rest and incarceration of the rebel leaders, with
view of trying and Furnishing them accord
ing to the law of the land There was
was very charitable toward General LEE,
but he dashed it all by his farewell order to
his troops; by his failure to utter a single
word, going to show he would not do over
what he has done in the interest of the Re
bellion, or that his only regret is not that it
failed Furthermore, the damaging fact
appears against him, that though know
ing the horrid barbarities practiced in
the rebel prison, he uttered not a word of
protest, when but word from him would
lave materially mitigated the condition of
our suffering dying men. This circumstance
authorizes the suspicion, to say the least,
that he knew and assented to, not only the
systematic torture of prisoners, but also to
the scheme to burn Northern cities and
shipping, and to perpetrate the other bar
barities disclosed on the trial of the conspi-
rators. This is a grave suspicion, but per-
sons entertaining the most charitable feel
ing toward General LEE will not contend
that he is not clearly open to it. This
change of feeling toward the rebel General
in-chief has been brought about by no sud-
den impulse, but is the result of close per-
ception and careful weighing of evidence.
Those who were disposed to assign to him a
position elevated above DAVIS, BENJAMIN,
and other conspirators, and a high.toned
character that rendered him incapable of
cruelty or any act not in accordance with
honor AMI christianity, have found it impos-
sible to do 50 in the fact of all evidence that
has come to light, showing that he silently
assented to. if he did not advise, much of
the barbarism which has made the Rebel
cause throughout the civilized world the
synonym of all that is monstrous in crime
and crualty