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Questions for johnson Clubs.

l. Are you johnson man in the Union party,
or out of it2
2. Did you vote for Andrew johnson for Vice
President or for George II. Pendleron, who re-
fused to vote a man or dollar in defence of the
Union?
3. Are you in favor of Rebel Suffrage, or of
the Registry Law
4. Do you endorse the "Qualified Negro Suf-
frage" policy of the President as advocated by
him for Tennessee and advised in his instructions
to the Provisional Governor of Mississippi; or do
you oppose the democratic principle that g Taxa
ton without Representation is Tyranny"
5. Do you approve the reiterated sentiment of
President Johnson, that "Treason is odious, and
Traitors must be punished )" or do you believe,
that he has "Tylerized ?'
6. Is Andrew johnson your choice for next
President of the United States in preference to
Robert 3. Lee; or do you support any part OF
his policy, record and antecedents, except his
Restoration" scheme, as you understand it?
Z. Are you friend and supporter of the Pres
ident at all or is your object to use him for sin
lister purposes, to divide and destroy the Union
party, to build up s'new party without refer
ence to loyalty, and to secure the patronage and
power of the Executive?
Finally. Do you approve the exercise of doubt
full powers not found in the Constitution, because
you believe the ''War Failure" or do you "spit
upon the Constitution, which expressly confers
the law-making power on Congress, because, in
order to secure the "fruits of victory" Congress
demands guarantees for the future stability and
peace of the Union?
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The Way Treason is @Made odious.' .

Raphael Semmes, late commander of the pirate
Alabama, recently released from prison by order
of the President has been elected Judge of one of
the Courts of Alabama. The President has, how
ever, instructed the commander of our forces
there that Semmes shall not be permitted to en-
have been pardoned. 1t will be remembered
that John T. Monroe, an ex-rebel of the most
vrulent type, recently elected to the Office of
Mayor of New Orleans. Gen. Caby would not
permit him to take possession of the Office until
he was pardoned. Only few weeks elapsed un-
til the necessary pardon was procured and he is
now Mayor of New Orleans. We shall not be
surprised if in brief time the ex-rebel Admiral
will be known and recognized as Judge Semmes.
With Lee President of College, Joe Johnston
and Beauregard as President of railroad compa-
MES, Clement G. Clay going wherever he pleases,
and Henry A. Wise defying the Government
and declaring that he will never take the oath of
allegiance, and as soon as jeff Davis can be put
through the farce of trial by his coadjutors in
the work of the rebellion, no doubt ne will be
deemed sufficiently 'loyar' to occupy some high
position of honor and trust.
The fires of civil strife are not yet exdnguish-
ed-the corpse Of Abraham Lincoln, murdered by
order of the So-called Confederate Government,
scarcely cold, before we see these men, more
atrocious than any criminals in history, not only
set liberty, their past conduct entirely vndica-
ted but their atrocious deeds appIauded and re-
warded
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War in Europe.

Late foreign steamers bring the news that the
pected to delay, if not prevent the beginning of
actual war, has been definitely abandoned. This
is alleged to be owing to the demands of Aus
tria, which were regarded as unreasonable and
inadmisseble by the neutral governments of Eng
land, France and Russia. The hostile powers
have now the sole disposition of the questions at
issue, and at the latest accounts there was no
hope that peace would be preserved.
The nations now armed for the strife are Aus
tria, Prussia and Italy. Austria and Prussia are
contending for the possession of the Holstein and
Schleswig duchies, which both combined to wrest
from helpless Denmark two or three years ago.
The two robbers are now disputing about the
prey, the inhabitants of which are in no way
consulted about the matter. Italy takes advan-
tage of the embarrassment of Austria to regain
possession of the Venetia, which has for many
years been governed as an Austrian province
The Italians consider themselves in condition to
assert their nationality. Popular enthusiasm
has been awakened and thousands of volunteers
have focked to the standard Of Garibaldi. to
whom has been assigned an important military
position. In the war which is beginning, each
power will seize what it can from its neighbor,
and the final victor will win the richest prize.
The war will not be contest for principle or
for civil progress in any sense it is merely a
strife for territorial spoiS among crowned heads,
uho assume III v;pa r;frbt n oo.+uoI Al loz.:
mics of nations.
Immense armies have already been organized
and moved to the frontiers Of the respective
countries. Austria has 800, 900 men in the field ;
Prussia has nearly as many, and the strength of
Italy is reckoned at nearly or quite halfa million
Altogether the hostile forces now in array of bat
tlecannot number less than two millions-amul-
titude of fighting men only inferior to the hosts
that were called to the field during the war in
the United States. If the European war goes on,
as now seems inevitable, Germany and Italy will
be the scenes of military operations of almost
unparalleled magnitude. If France, England and
Russia should, from any cause, be drawn into
the strife, the ensuing struggle will be of yet
greater and more fearful import.
These convulsions in Europe cannot be with
out an effect upon our own interests. We al
ready feel it in the heavy drain upon us for gold
which is required in payment for the large i'm
portations we have lately made. Commercial
relations must be seriously disturbed, and the
change in the value Of foreign merchandise will
effect every class. War anywhere is in the end
misfortune and injury to the whole world, and
the conflict which is now invoked to crafty the
ambition of European despots, will be no ex-
ception.
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The Record of the Democratic >
Party.


We never read one of the numerous COM
plants which apgsar in the So-called Democrat
ic newspapers abodl the burthen of our public
debt and the consee hent heavy taxation, with
out being reminded IF the fact that the Demo
cratic party is responsible for the rebellion and
whatever evils followed in its track Every dol
lar of our national debt was expended in sup.
pressing the rebellion inaugurated by the South
ern Democrats, and connived at and sympathized
with by their Northern allies of the same party
This accounts for their desire to repudiate this
debt, interest and principal, and at the same
time explains the secret of their constant com.
plant about +" heavy taxation" Western or
ator tells the truth, in his own way, in the fol-
lowing extract:
Let Democratic journals and orators howl over
the debt and taxes their war has brought. They
but magnify their own sins. Every dollar
of debt is Democratic legacy. Every tax is a
Democratic gift. Every Government stamp is a
Democratic sticking plaster. Every person in
the United States drinks in Democracy in his
tea, his coffee and his whiskey, and in the sugar
wherewith he sweetens them. Each ingredient
pays its quota for the cost of Democracy to the
country. The smoker lnhaleS Democracy. The
sick man is physicked with Democracy. The
laboring man gives about one hours labor every
day to pay for Democracy. The capitalist
pays one-tenth of his income for the cost of the
Democratic party. Every transfer Of property
is saddled with the Democratic burden. Before
he is begotten the child is subject to the Demo
cratic tax. From the cradle to the grave he never
is free from it. The funeral mourning must first
pay the penalty of Democratic rule and a
portion of that which he leaves behind must go
into the Democratic vortex Generation after
generation will carry this Democratic burden
from birth to DEATH But for the Democratic
party our people would hardly have known the
nature of taxation. But for the Democratic par.
ty the hundreds of Thousands of young men whose
bones strewn over the South would now be
productive laborers and the support and comfort
of families now desolate. No one can attempt tc
deny this indictment No one can pretend thai
the Democratic party had any cause for rebellion
Yet 1t has the efrontery to cry over the burdens
of taxation. As the father of the Democratic
party, when he had stripped Job of family and
possessions charged it to his own sins, and sough
to draw him from his integrity, so his Demo
cratic sons come forward now with equal effron-
terry and charge their doings upon the loyal peo-
pie, and hypocrtically howl over their Affections
and seek to seduce them from their integrity, IL
elect to power the party who has brought al
these woes upon the land
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- The bludgeo is again coming into use
at Washington as a means of restraining the free
dom of speech. On Monday of last week, Mr..
Grinnell, a member of the House from Iowa, gave
offence to Rousseau, of Kentucky, by some re-
marks made in debate A few days subsequent
ly, General Rousseau, who is a tall athletic man,
in company with several of his friends, overlook
Grinnell near the entrance to the Capitol, and
dealt him several blows over the head and face
with rattan cane, which he carried with him.
only ceasing when the weapon was shivered to
pieces. The assault was perfect outrage as the
alleged offensive remarks of Mr.. Grinnell were
made in reply to some bitter personalities of Cen
eraI Rousseau himself It seems likely that the
House will take measures to bring this modern
Preston Brooks to account for his brutal behav-
Tor.
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va The self-styled Democratic papers take
great pleasure in styling the present Congress,
composed Of the ablest and most patriotic men in
the country, representing the loyal millions
whose sacrifices and patriotic devotion saved the
country, the Rump Congress- The term
Rump'' would apply much better to the Dem
ocratic organization itself. At the opening Of
the war the mass of the Democratic party was
embraced within the limitst ofthe Southern States
and composed the principal part of the material
which inaugurated and carried on the rebellion
That which was left remaining of the party at the
North was mere g rump' of the original con.
Germ, and an insignificant one at that. The great
desire now expressed by the Northern Democra.
cy to have their late allies represented in Con.
gress, is for the purpose of bringing. about re.
union ofthe broken parts it is impossible for the
"rump" to get along further while detached
from the main body.
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The johnson CLUBS.

Saturday last was the day selected for the
meeting Of citizens of our county, to form them
selves into johnson Clubs. AS we are "out of
the ring, no official account of those meetings
have been furnished US, and we will consequent
ly have to await until to-days issue ofthe Jour
nal appears to know how nobly the call was
responded to. We have, however, heard from
few of the districts, and if the proceedings in
these are to be taken as specimen, the C john
son party +" in Baltimore county is in a mighty
bad way In another column will be found
communication from the Sixth District giving
an account of the meeting there. We are rather
surprised at the action of one gentleman whose
name appears among the officers of the meeting,
for we really expected better of him the rest we
care nothing about. In the Eleventh District
split seems to have taken place, but whether two
meetings were held or motive have not heard
One meeting was held, however, but from the
published resolutions the formation of club
seems to have been indefinitely postponed. A
correspondent at Reisterstown says that the
SINCE Cat " meeting in that district was great
affair, the audience being confined entirely to
men whose sympathies have heretofore been with
the South Perhaps there is no better criterion
by which to Judge of the character of this meet
inget Reisterstown, than by the statement of the
bare fact John S. Fisher, a noted rebel, and who,
for his disloyalty during the war underwent con-
fnement in Forts McHenry and Warren, was a
prime mover in getting up, and an active parti-
cpant at the meeting. We do not know wheth-
er or not a meeting was held in this district
We have anxiously inquired concerning the sab
ject and our best information upon the matter is
that none was held. Ofthemselves the rebel party
in this county can do nothing, and we think they
are now finding out that the Unionists OiU not
affiliate Nth them in politics.
.S.-Since the above was written we have
seen the published report of the proceedings in
the twelfth district. The meeting seems to have
been composed entirely of registered voters, and
one of the resolutions cordially invites the earn
est cooperation of all registered citizens" but
doesn tsay aword about the great unregistered.''
This is too bad. These meetings were called to
advance the interests ofcopperheads who couldn't
get registered, and now to exclude them from
these patriotic congregations is adding insult
to injury" We notice, however, that resolu-
ton opposing the Registry LaW was unanimously
adopted
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Circuit Court for BALTIC. County.
NAV TERM 1266

Before Hon. D. c. H. Emory, Judge John T.
Ensor, ESQ.,, States Attorney.
WEDNESDAY, June 18th
Douglas Sterling VS.. Nelson Cooper. Action
for damages for breaking buggy. Tried before
a jury judgment non sut.
State VS.. Solomon Tarlton, indicted for burgla-
ry, eight cases. All removed on defendants aft
davit to the Criminal Court of Baltimore city.
State VS. Charles Davis, indicted for assault
and battery on Frederick Hahn. Tried before
the Court. Adjudged guilty and sentenced to be
confined ten days in the county Jail.
State VS.. Daniel Lauman, indicted for selling
liquor without license. Slotted by the State S
Attorney
Frederick Bake VS. Thomas H. Dennison. At
tachment suit.
Frederick Bake VS.. Levi Tischmyer, garnishee
of Dennison.
DR.. James Higgins VS.. John Wethered Ac-
ton for services in making geological survey of
land in West Virginia. Tried before Jury
Verdict in favor Of plaintiff for $2l3 334.
Hamilton J. Bayly vs. John Eshach and John
3 3. Esbach, trading as John Esbach & Sons-re-
ported yesterday. Jury still out.
THURSDAY, June ..l4th
Hamilton S. Bayly VS.. John Esbach & Sons
Before reported. Verdict in favor of plaintiff for
ST., GOATS.
State VS.. James Moore, colored, indicted for
robbery Tried before july. Verdict guilty.
Sentenced to be confined for three years in the
Maryland Penitentiary.
State VS.. John Williams, indicted for the same
offence. Tried before ajury. Verdict guilty
Not sentenced.
FRIDAY, June 18th.
Isaac Schnavely VS.. T. j. Schaefer- appeal
from Justice Fisher appeal dismissed. Will
liam Rapp, indicted for selling liquor without a
license stettedby the States attorney. Thepet-
itjury was finally discharged for the term, and the
court adjourned until Saturday, when equity ca
ses will be heard.
SATURDAY, June 10th.
Jervis Spencer vs. Adam H. Krout before re-
ported not finished. Levi Gise vs. Charles
Buck action on an open, account referred to
Hon. Richard Grason. An application for writ
of hdbeas copus was made by Robert Dobbin, Esq,
attorney for Alexander Mccain, one Of the parties
charged with the murder of David White, and
the caseis fixed for hearing on Monday, the
25th day OF June. Court adjourned until NEXT
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NOTICE

TITO PROPERTY-HoLDERS on the line of
i road leading from the termination of
West Baltimore street in the direct line thereof
to the Garrison Forest Road and adjacent
thereto, in Baltimore county;
TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned Com
missioners, appointed under and by virtue of
an act of the General Assembly of Maryland,
passed at the January Session, 1854, Chapter
23,) entitled Gan Act to make certain improve
ments in the vicinity of the State Live Scales,
in Baltimore county," have completed their.
survey plot and assessment of damages and
benefits, and this day returned the same to
the County Commissioners of Baltimore coun-
ty in pursuance of the 4th section Of the act Of
1866, (chapter 1907 amendatory of the law
above referred to; and the said plot, assessment
and proceedings are now on file in the Office of
the Clerk of the said County Commissioners at
Towsontown, and open to the inspection of all
persons interested.
Persons deeming themselves aggrieved by
said return and proceedings will be entitled to
a hearing before said County Commissioners,
on day to be named by them, of place and
time due public notice will be given by the
said County Commissioners of Baltimore Co.
JOHN S. BERRY,
CAREY McCLELLAND,
JOHN SLACK,
Commissioners under act of 1854, CHI. %, &c.
June 16.-3t.
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state Central COMMITTEES.

Pursuant to previous notice, the State Central
Committee of the Unconditional Union Party of
Maryland, assembled in Baltimore on Wednesday
last The following communication was offered
by COL McKellip, of Carroll county, and adopted
by the Committee
Resolved, 5y the State Central Committee, That
holding our appointment as such under and in
pursuance of the authority of State Conven-
ton of the Union people of Maryland, and upon
a platform of principles laid down by such Con-
vention at the time of our appointment, we do
not recognize the right on our part to alter or
change such platform-that duty devolving So
lely upon the people, in convention assembled
and that in the appointment of an executive or
business committee, we do not confer upon it
the right to make platforms for US or for the
party in general.
Tue members of the Committee from Baltimore
city were appointed as the State Central Com
mittee
lied to appoint member of the delegation from
each county, whose duty it shall be to distribute
documents and to attend to other similar require
mentS in connection with the ensuing campaign.
John T. Ensor, Esq, was appointed to that duty
for this county.
resolution was adopted calling State Con-
vention for the nomination of State Comptroll-
er on Wednesday, the 18th of August at Balti-
more.
resolution was also adopted authorizing
the Congressional District Conventions to nomi-
nate candidates for members of Congress to as
semble on Wednesday, the 22d of August, at the
following places
First District Cambridge, Dorchester county.
Second do.-Baltimore city.
Third do.-Baltmore city.
Fourth do.-Frederick city.
Fifth do.-EIlcotts Mills, Howard county.
The Committee then adjourned.
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COUNTY ITEMS.

County DIREoToRY.-We are frequently ap-
pealed to for information concerning our coun-
ty officers, particularly magistrates, consta-
bles, &C., and we thought it would be well
come item, to our readers to give them list of
all our county officials. The list below is, we
believe, complete:
CIRCUIT COURT.
Terms of Court LIST Monday in March Sd
Monday in May; 4th Monday in August; LIST
Monday in December.
.JaIdoe-Hon. Daniel G. H. Emory.
States Attorney-John T. Ensor.
Deputy States Attorney M. Price.
Clerk-John H. Longnecker.
Deputv C5erks-John M. Wheeler, Robert II
Thompson, Rufus King, VIM. Galloway, G. N.
Whittle, William E. George.
iSherif-John X. Harvey.
Deputy Sherif-Charles T. Harvey.
Clerk-John F. Conrey.
Crier-Robert s. Smith.
Bailifs-Thomas j. Hill, Samuel Pinkerton
George W. Seipp.
Iaterpreter- B. Freeland.
Warden at JaiL-Gideon Herbert.
Auditor-Benjamin G. Borroll.
Commissioners to take Testimony William s.
Keech, Robert L. Rogers.
ORPHANS COURT.
Meets Tuesday and Wednesday of every week
Judges Stephen W. Falls, James A. standi-
ford, Joseph Merryman.
ihf-David Blackjack.
Register of WSlls-John Philpot.
Deputy. Register-William M. Isaac.
CZerkZThomas Philpot.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Regular Meetings first Tuesday and Wednes'
day in every month.
Commissioners F. Cockey, Daniel ].
McCauley, James Button.
Clerk to C0n1ns'rs and Co. Treasurer-William
Foster.
Clerk to Ireosurer-Edward L. Larsh.
Bailifr to Comns'rs and Night Watch at Cowrl
House-Henry Clark.
Keeper of Court House-Henry Kone.
Z" :" Lot. H. Longnecker.
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A CANDID REBEL.-A Nashville paper reports
a conversation between Mississippi planter and
a rebel soldier, regarding the passage by the Leg
islature of Tennessee of a. bill DISTINGUISHING
those who had been active in the rebellion. The
planter was very full of wrath because of this
legislation, but the soldier said
g can't blame the Legislature for acting as
it did. IL did nothing but what we intended to
do had we won the fight, in place of the Yankees.
If we had held Tennessee we would not al
lowed Union men to vote or hold Office, and
there is no sense in my abusing others for doing
to me what had fully determined to do to them
had circumstances been different. don't deny
that it is pretty rough to be denied vote, but
still it is the fate of war, and | know that we
Confederates were determined to disfranchise all
who were against us. We have no business at
all to complain
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SALES OF LAND.-Messrs. F. v. Bennett & Co.,
Auctioneers, sold on Friday, 18th instant, at thu
Exchange Salesrooms, 81 acres of ground on the
York Turnpike, at the FIVE mile stone, being par
of Prospect Hill, in high.state of cultivation
purchased by R. j. Cuttings, Esq, for $3.50 per
acre.
bine on the Baltic & Ohio Railroad, has been
recently sold for $50 per acre, Mr.. W. H. Glib.
son being the purchaser