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The Naked Truth.

The Florida Tines, issued at Jackson
vile, with reference to the conflict of as
sertions respecting free negro labor, has
the following transcript from its expert
ence:
We daily come in contact with repre-
sentatives of the two classes, and it is in
structive to listen to their expressions
and contrasting their experience One
comes in from driving his 'niggers, and
with despairing, haggard, yexed counte-
nance. declares, the id niggers won't
work, and there is no use in trying them
Il pay fifteen dollars per month, and ra-
tions more than they can consume, and
one of them won't do as much work as
two slave-they won't work-we can
raise no cotton by free laborp Another
planter replies. i have no difficulty
work fifty hands, pay them ten dollars per
month, and two of them do more work
than three slaves? 1t is the way you
treat them. find no difficulty
San intelligent STAKEHOLDER, a gentle
man of cultivation and liberal views, met
large planter foaming, fretting, cursing,
despairing--the country was ruined, no
more cotton could be raised. 'niggers'
woulden't work, his plantation was valu-
ulcss. gu, &c. what will you take
for your plantation 2 asked the gentleman,
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slavery throughout the United States.
was defeated last winter by astrict party
vote. This, was therefore made an issue
this fall With what great Joy then, will
the friends Of freedom learn that New
Jersey, too, hhs gone for the Constitution,
the Union and impartial freedom to all. /"
Yes, New Jersey is now redeemed, cleo
ting a Republican Governor by $500 ma
joiity-with one of a majority in the SEN
ate and handsome majority in the house.
One of her first acts, therefore, will be to
adopt the Constitutional Amendment,
thus placing herself squarely in the
''union column Elections were held,
on the same day, in Illinois, Minnesota,
Wisconsin, Missouri, Maryland and Mich
igan, all ofwhich went as usual Republican
New jersey was the last; the only foothold
OF Democracy,on free soil and that foothold
Is now gone forever. Nor do they appear
to share better fate in the South. Their
favorite candidate for Governor of South
Carolina, Gen. Hampton, is defeated. al
though first accounts were different. The
only spot to which they can now turn
with ray of hope is Louisiana. The
Democracy of that State-mainly return
ed rebel officers and soldiers--are organ
izing with view to gain power. They
have nominated Fix Gov. Allen, who was
Governor when the State seeded. lie
is row In Mexico, and, it is said holds an
official position under the Government of
Maximillian. But it is said by his friends,
that this don't disqualify him from acting
us Governor of reconstructed State
Should these Radical Democrats succeed
in gaining power in the South, we may
look for great exodus of Northern pol
iticians of the Copperhead persuasion,
to that section, if that would fail they
will be likely to follow the example oe
Gov. Allen, and seek the favor of the
Imperial Government of Mexico. If
they should be unwilling to meet their
fate in this way, it will then be a ques-
tion for the loyal millions to decide wheth-
er Montgomery Blair's deportation pol
icy would not be advisable, applied to a
few of their leaders at least.
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List of Causes.
Trial List for December Term, 1865.

Trial List for December Term, 1866.
FIRST wEEK.
Ann CaippbelI VS. VIM. Adams,
VIM. Stpry IS VIM. Adams,
Nancy CarDahan VS. George MCnndless,
Mrs, Susan G. Sullivan VS. Jacob Shugart
John Callaher VS. DR.. S. S. Citristy.
Philip Storiiler vs. Jacob LING. ct al,
Neal M'Cool VS. Patrick Bergan.
SECOND WEEK.
G. w. CrOzier. Adm'r Of DR.. James Gra-
ham, decd. vs. jacob Iiegler,
Mordecai Johns VS. H. H. Slater.
G. Il. PETER vs. Ieigler, Fnler Co.,
VIM. Stewart vs. Robert Allen.
VIM. Lctholl by his father and next
friend, G. EsLcithold VS. Christian Bauman
Christopher Rassman VS. Andrew IIcckcl
Robert Smith VS. Andrew Addleman CT al
David Emery W Jesse Joseph Fix,
Robert Boyard Ex'r Of VIM M'Guk de-
ceasel VS. Margaret NJ Guk ct al,
Mary Turk VS. Joseph M'Cannon,
James B. Matthews, Admir- VS. j. n.
Matthews,
Commonwealth Ex'r Rel Oyersccrs Of
jackson tip VS. KEELING,
Eleanor Hines vs. Jacob Winner, jr., ct al
VIM. Dunn for use VS. A. Blakely.
WM. ST0OPS. Proth'y.
Prothonoiary's Office, Nov. s, 1865:
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The Orphans Homestead.

The late struggle for the life of the
Republic is succeeded by many new and
onerous duties. OF these, one of the
imperative is our care for those over
whose prospects orphanage has brought
desolation and gloom. We know that
many thousands of the children Of our
gallant dead are now looking to the hu-
name people of the country for that sup
port which their fallen fathers would
have given them. In behalf of these
orphaned little ones thus left upon the
country's care, an Association, represent
ed by the undersigned, has been organ
lied to raise fund to found an Asylum
in central locality The Institution is
designed to be erected, as far as practical
bic; by the Sabbath-schools of the land
"a national memorial of our perpetrated
Union.
As q means of interesting the schools
therein, they are furnished with photo
graphic copies of the historic picture
found grasped in the hands of the dead
soldier Of Gettysburg Sergeant Humis-
tom, together with copies of the beauti-
full song composed upon the touching in
cident-"The Children of the Battle
Field" Schools taking shares" in the
Homestead will receive, if desired, the
value Of their contributions in copies Of
these affecting relies of the war.
1t is proposed that each Sabbath-school
contributing to the fund trenty-tice dol
lars, shall be said to hold one share in
the House, and shall be entitled to name
one orphan for admission into il as also
to have one vote in selecting the spot
where the Institution shall stand-wheth-
er on Cemetery Hill, at Gettysburg, or
near Valley Forge, of Revolutionary re-
nown.
Our Sabbath-schools are nurseries of
patriotism, as well as of piety. 1t is ear
nestly hoped that superintendents will
promptly second this appeal in behalf of
the soldiers orphan, and as early as prac-
ticable have their schools to cooperate
in our interesting, patriotic and humane
enterprise.
But we must appeal also to the gener-
al public to aid in our undertaking. Hav-
ing already an available fund of twenty
two thousand dollars 1922 ,000), we pro-
pose at once to receive orphans under the
care of the Association in temporary
way in the city, until the fund may war
rant the choice Of the country site and
the permanent erection Of the Home
stead
JAMES POLLOCK, President.
p B. SIMioSs, Treasurer
j. FRANCIS BURNS, Nj. D., Sec.
No $50 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
October q, 1865.
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Why not support the Demo-
cratic Ticket.

The Evening I1ost--long a most ardent
efficient champion of the Democratic par
ty-gives the following excellent reasons
for opposing its success at this election:
4" 1t is not yet sufficiently clear Of the
olastaint to command an implicit conf
decce. 1t still permits such speakers as
Montgomery Blair, James W. Gerard
and Horatio Seymour to entertain its au-
diences Its newspaper organs are still
filed with the old virus of pro.Slavery-
ism. Forgetting few of their old preju-
dices, they learn little from the progress
Of events.
1t is very certain that the greater
number of those who are opposed to the
reconstruction of the nation on the only
secure basis Of freedom and popular
rights, will do their best to elect the
Democratic ticket. 1t is quite certain
that all those who used to be opposed to
coercion who said that if it were at
tempted the fighting would be north OF
Mason and Dixon's line;' who insisted
all through the war either that the slave
holders could not be or ought not to be
conqu red who called GU; gallant vo''un-
teers 'Lincoln's Hessiaus' and the min
ions of despotism : who denounced the
late martyred President as a usurper and
a tyrant, and opposed nearly every act of
his 60 put down the Slavery revolt Z;
who characterized the present Chief
Magistrate as 'boor, low clown a
drunken tailor'-the syonym Of 'Caligu-
las horse;' who in solemn convention
proclaimed the war failure, and asked
for immediate efforts for cessation of
hostilities ); who supported Vallandig-
ham, the author of the bill to divide the
Union into four parts, as leader who
belong to the knights of the Golden Cir
Gle, secret organization in the interests
of Secession who hailed the infamous
riot in this city as an uprising of the peo-
pie, or who took an active part in it--in
short, all who we've openly or secretly op-
posed to the assertion OF our Natiol integ-
rity, will vote for the ticket called Dem
ocratic,' Others better than these-men
who are not yet able to rise abroue their
party ties, will also vote for it; all par
tics have their good men But to coun-
teract these, to prevent the success of a
bad or doubtful element, let the Union
ticket be upheld"
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f. Maurhoff, Esq, Saxonburg; John
milford, Allegheny John Adams, Slip
peryrock Henry Carnrhan, Brady; Da-
vid Millinger, Oakland ; Andrew Slough
ton, Concord; Henry Ekas, Clinton; Wm
Cross, Worth; Henry Albert, Centre /;
John Bolinger, Cherry; Robert BARLEY,
Jefferson; VIM Kennedy, Penn; William
Hay, Middlesex; Robert Gilbraith, Buff
falo; Samuel Parks, Adams; John Winner,
Muddycreek; Jonathan Andra, Fairview,
Philip Vogel, Butler; VIM. Smith, Win
field; Jefferson Allen, Clay; John Berg,
Sr, Bor Butler; Thos. Mahood, Wash
ington Jacob Dumbaugh, Cranberry !;
Hugh Smith, Connoquenessing
TRAVERSE JURoRs-FIRsT WEEK.
VIM. Speer, Adams Samuel MKam-
ey, Allegheny; Thos ID. Bryan, Brady !;
VIM. H. Carson, Buffalo; David Borland
Butler, Jacob Ziegler, Centre; John Will
son, Clay; Wilson Thompson, Cherry i,
Owen M'Rride, Clearfeld; John Glas-
Cow, Clinton; Nelson Sutton, Concord !,
Moses Freeman, Cranberry; VIM. Allen,
Connoquenessing; Samuel Thornburg,
Donegal; George Thorn, Fairview; VIM.
Albert, Franklin; Samuel G. Douthett,
Forward. Thos. Wilson, Esq, jackson;
John Dougherty, Jefferson; Casder Ull-
man, Lancaster; Samuel Mcdonnell, Mar
ion; Jas Buchanan, Mercer; John Law
all, Middlesex; Thos. M'Collough, Mud
dycreek; JDo. H. Millinger, Oakland;
Jacob Fetter, Penn; VIM. Say, Parker;
H. II. Vincent, Siipperyrock; Henry
Dougan, Summit; George Mclaughlin,
Venaugo; Isaiah N. Meals, Washington !;
H. II. Bicket. Winfield; John Craig,
Worth; Geo. Weckbaker, Bor. Butler
Samuel Morrison, ,Centreyille; Chas Hoff-
man, Saxonburg; Eraneus Bentel, Zeli-
enople; A. J. Evans, Forward.
TRAVERSE JURoRs-sEcoND WEEK.
Francis Covert, Harmony VIM. Nor
rison, Harrisvills; Jacob Rosebaugh,
Prospect, Ebenezer Graham, Millers-
town; Saml. Brennoman, Portersville !;
Andrew G. Stewart, Adams; Geo. M'lel-
land, Allegheny Jas. @. Canadian, Bra
dy: Thes w. Elliott, Buffalo; Jacob Boos,
Butler; Michael Thompson, Centre; Jos.
Thorn, Clay Sam'l p. Hays, Middlesex /;
Patr'k Mclaughlin, Clearfeld; John
Jones, Clinton; VIM. Starr, Concord /;
Jas. Covert, Cranberry; Alex. Walling,
Connoq'g; Conrad Wick, Donegal VIM.
Rodgers, Fairview;Sam'l Anderson, Frank
lin; John S Dumbert, Forward John
Walteas, jackson Daniel Duffy, Jeffer-
son Jacob Wise, Lansaster . Dominic
Mclaughlin, Slipperyrock John febay,
Muddycreek John McElwes, Oakland !;
r Nj. Douthett, Penn Thos A Shryock,
Parker Robert II. WeakH Slipperyrock;
Isaac Double, Worth Jshn McKain,
Venango; VIM. Rumbaugh, Washington;
Sam'l snyder, Winfield JAS. A. Balph
Bsr Butler
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made its basis for represeutatiOD n Con-

made ITS basis for representation in Con-
sress, and in the ELECTORAL college. Sim.
pie justice demands this at the hands of
the present Congress. Such an amend
mendment could be put through Congress
in twenty-four hours and could pass the
Legislature of every loyal State within n
few weeks-including Kentucky and
Missouri We trust that Congress will
at once take hold of this matter and set.
tie 1T in such way that if in the future.
rebel Generals and politicians are allowed
to return to the halls of Congress. thew
VIII be allowed only to represent their
loyal followers, and not perpetrate a
great wrong, in addition, by mis-reprs
senting the loyal millions Of country
they strove in vain to DESTROY.
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Unionists, l43 Democrats, Al.

Unionists, l43; Democrats, fl.
The whole delegation fsom the late
Rebel States, if admitted, would only
amount to 5S. This added to the Dem
ocratic strength from the North, would
only make 80, leaving us clear majority
OF Al. From this examination it will DO
seen that we have little to fear, even from
this coalion. But these delegations arc
not yet admitted to the floor of Congress,
nor are thcy likely to be soon Hon. l..
5. Foster, Of Connecticut, will call the
Senate to order, as President, and j. W.
Forney will act as Secretary, while the
Clerk of the last House, Mr. M'Pherson, Of
this State, will call the house to order
and preside over it till properly or
ganized by tho election of Speaker,
which in all probability, will be Hon. $.
Colfax, Of Indiana, Speaker of the last
House.
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Thanksgiving Day in Pennsylvania.

. . - -~'''-~'
The following is Governor CuRrIS's
proclamation, setting apart day for
thanksgiving: "A
Penasylvaaia, $. .S.-fn The name and
by the authority of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, Andrew G. Curtin, Gov
ernor Of the said Commonwealth.
PROCLAMATION.
With feelings of the most profound
gratitude to Almighty Gcd, invite the
good people of the Commonwealth to
meet in their places of public worship, on
Thursday, the 7th day of December
next, and raise their hearts and voices in
praise and thanksgiving TO him, not only
for the manifold ordinary blessings which
during the past year He has continued to
heap upon us, for abundant and gathered
harvests, for thriving industry, for gener-
al health, for domestic good order and
government, but also most expressly and
fervently for His unequalled goodness in
having so strengthened and guided our
people during the last four years that
they have been enabled to crush to earth
the late wicked rebellion aud to EXTERN
mate the system of human slavery which
caused it.
As we wrestled in prayer with Him in
the dark time of our trouble-when our
brothers and sons we're stalking life and
limb for US on many bloody field, or
suffering by torture and famine in the
Hells of Andersonville or the Libby-so
now when our supplications have been
so maryellously and graciously answered, 4,
let us not withhold from Him the hom-
age of our thanksgiving Let us say to
all, CHOOSE ye this day whom ye will
serve, but as for us and our house we will
serve the Lord"
Come then ye people whom He hath
so helped and led-come ye war,worn and
mutilated men whom lie hath spared to
return TO your dear homcs-let us throng
the gates of His temples-let us throw
ourselves on the knees of our hearts with
awful joy at the foot of His throne, and
render aloud our praise and thanksgiving
to Him, because He hath made the Right
to prevail-becausc He hath given us the
vietory-because he hath cleansed our
land from the stain of slavery-ahd be-
cause He hath graciously shown forth in
the eyes of all men the great truth that
no Government is so strong as Repub-
lie, controlled, under his guidance, by an
educated, moral and religious people.
Given under my hand and the great seal
- of the State at Harrisburg, this 7th
l.. s. day of November, in the year of our
- Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-fve, and of the Commonwealth
the ninetieth.
BY the Governor Eli SLIFER,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
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victory! Vict0ry!!

The last hopes of the Democracy have
gone for ever. 1t was thought by some
that the burthens iutailed by the war,
would naturally, enough produce dis
pondcncy in the people, the more so, that
these burthens, as well as all matters cal
culatcd to stir up want of confidence,
on The part Of the people in their rulers,
would be pressed upon them by set of
hungry ofiice-seekers and rebel sympathi-
zers. These considerations had led some
to. suppose that under this state of things
some Of the fall elections might be car
rled by the Democracy. They, too, in a
last effort to break the Union line" had
determined, at the sacrifice of conssten.
cy and honor, to throw away not only
their principles, but their own men; Gin
both Of which they knew the people had
no confdencc). In New York for in
stance, they put upon their ticket one Of
the present Republican officers. Placing
Gen. Slocum, a successful Republican
General, at the head of their ticket
This was strange movement on the part
of party led by such men as the Woods,
Seymours, &c. The rank and file of the
party understood it, however, to be a
military necessity" and so submitted
quietly, feeling that if they could, even
in this way, break the back k-bone of the
Republican party, they could afterwards
come in for share Of the spoils themselves
The Republicans boldly took issue with
them on their loyalty, charging them with
having conspired with the: british Minis
ter in the interest of the rebel cause
with having been against the Govern
ment, during the pendency Of the great
civil strife so gloriously terminated
charged them with being unsafe recepti-
Gals Of the peoples power, and unfit to be
intrusted with the care of the interests
and destiny of great nation.
The result of the issue thus made up
was looked for with great interest, and is
now before us in the decided majority of
$4,000 for the Republican ticket-car-
rying both branches of the State Legis.
lature. Thus ends one of the most in
teresting campaigns witnessed for some
time
The decision of the Empire State,
therefore, is that the men who stood true
to the Constitution and the Union in the
days of darkness and poril, are the safest
to intrust its interests to in times of peace
as also that the Van Burens, the
Woods and the Seymours, have been
tried and found wanting. Henceforth,
those Conservative statesmen are laid en-
the shelf, to be kept there as relic of
a selfish race, now no more to disturb the
wholesome progress of the nineteenth Gen.
tury.
But great as is the joy felt in the sue
cess of the Republicans in New York,
the result in New Jersey, is still more so.
Two years ago the Democratic ticket was
elected by Il, 900 majority; that is about
equal to a majority of5o, 900 in Pennsyl-
vania. Last year, Mcclellan carried it by
1000 over Lincoln The Democrats be-
ing in a majority in her Legislature, the
Constitutional Amendment, abolishing
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Stray Mare.

(tAME 10 the residence of Adam Shra, Washington
tp about the 81 day Of October A. D., Ise5, ono
fea bitten GRAY MARE, supposed 10 he fifteen sir.
teen years old shod all round about 16 hands high.
thin In flesh The owner i requested to come forward,
prove property pay charges otherwise she VIII be dls
Nov. is. s5. THos. 7. cHRIsTY, t. D.
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LOST /!

rJyIIE undersigned will lberaIly reward any person
who will give him such information as will enable
him TO find a PocKET-BooK which bs Tossed between
Butler and Michael Nlggel's Hotel on the Prospect
road, Saturday last eontaSing three sioo Govern
ment bonds Such information can be communicated
to T. srJunkn. Esq the Pocketbook, II found, can
be left with him. PH1NEAS sufLlfF.
November 15 1866.
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DIEIO;

September 25th 1865, Alexander Hamilton Maxwell.
Of Newton and Priscilla MAXWELL aged six years
and two months.
them not for Of such is the King lom Of Heaven
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Boston, 2Sth Sept, 1855.

hg-Solemn masses are said in the
principle churches of Madrid, to i'm
plore deliverance from the visitation
of cholera.
1t is said that Wilkie Collins is
almost as great an opium eater as
De Quincy was.
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There is only one small contract
said a young lady, that she would care
about embracing or embarking in, and
that is promise Of marriage.
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no the soldiers OF iseI-e2I

A MEMORIAL 10 Congress for the equaiizng ofov
N ernrnent bounty has been left 81 the PTothonfy
Office in the Court House fr signatures Of all et
fs61-6e. Call and sieB immediately
WM STO0PS
o. A. CTENTNGH4H pa
IN T. MOORE
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Veudue.
Teusdoy, Nouember 2Sh.l 1863,

ryHzREwiH he exposed to sale at public outery, at
the house Of the Undersigned, In Jefferson township.
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suit of Michael Meyers and Elizabeth Meyers
for use of jeremiah M'Gonigle.
UN. B.-The Sheriff has made the fol-
lowing the conditions of the sale, viz, one
fourth of the purchase moLey on each SALE
to be paid at the time the property is struck
down when the sale amounts TO $500 and
upwards, under $500 and more than 500
the one third. under 800 and more than
$50 the half; less than $50 the whole
amount. otherwise the property will be inn
mediately put up to sai again, and no deed
will be presented for acknowledgment un-
less the balance Of the purchase money be
paid on or before the following Monday.
JAMES MYERS, Sheriff.
Sherif's Office, Ebensburg,
Fob IL 1S65-3t
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contamination is variously caused by mercural
disease, low living, disordcred digestion from
unhealthy food, impure air, filth and filthy
habits, the depressing vices, and, above all, by
the venereal infection. Whatever be its origin,
it is hereditary in the constitution, descending
from parents to children unto the third and
fourth generation :" indeed. it seems to be the
rod of Him who says, d" l will visit the inlqul-
ties of the fathers upon their children" The
diseases which it originates take varouS names,
according TO the organs it attacks. In the
lungs, Scrofula produces tubercles, and finally
Consumption in the glands, swelings which
Suppurate and become ulccrous sores; in the
stomach and bowels, arrangements which pro-
duce indigestion, dyspepsia, and liver com
plants; on the skin, ernptive and cutaneous
affections. These all having the same origin.
require the same remedy, viz. publication and
invigoration of the blood. Purify the blood,
and these dangerous distempers leave you.
With feeble, foul, or corrupted blood, YOU can
not have health with that =" life of the flesh -
healthy, you cannot have scrofulous disease.