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A Proclamation.

ALMIGHTY COP, our Heavenly
Father, has been pleased to vouchsafe to
us rs q people another year of that ma
tional life which is an indispensable con-
dition of peace, security, and progress.
That year, moreover, has been crowned
with many peculiar blessings. The
civil war that has so recently been
among us, has not been anywhere re-
opened. Foreign intervention has ceased
to excite alarm or apprehension. 1ntru-
sive pestilence has been benignly miti-
gated. Domestic tranquility has i'm
proved; sentiments Of conciliation have
largely prevailed, and affections of 10y
atty and patriotism have been widely re-
newed. Our fields have yielded quite
abundantly; our mining industry has
been richly rewarded, and we have been
allowed to extend our railroad system
far into the interior recesses of the
country; while our commerce has re-
sumed its customary activity in foreign
seas. These great national blessings de-
mand national acknowledgements.
Now, therefore, I, ANDREW JOHNSON,
President of the United States, do here
by recommend that Thursday, the
twenty-ninth day of November next,
be set apart and be observed everywhere
in the several States and Territories of
the United States by the people thereof
as day of Thanksgiving and praise to
Almighty God, with due remembrance
that in His temple doth every man
speak Of His honor. recommend also
that on the same solemn occasion we do
humbly and devoutly implore him to
grant to our national councils and
to our whole people that divine wis.
dom which alone can lead any nation in
the ways of all good. In offering these
national thanksgivings, praises, and
supplications, we have the divine assur
ance that the Lord remaineth king
forever; those that are meek shall ii,
guide in judgment, and such as are gen
tie shall He learn His way. The Lore
shall give strength to His people, ant
the Lord shall give to His people tn,
blessing of peace.
In witness whereof I have hereunt,
set my hand and caused the seal of tn
United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington thi
eighth day of October, in the year o.
our Lord one thousand eight hundre,
and sixty-six, and of the eindependenc
of the United States the ninety-first.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
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THE people ofthis county can look back
with satisfaction upon their conduct tow
ard thecandidates for Senator and Repre-
sentative who reside beyond the limits
of the county. Mr.. Jackson's majority
for Senator is greater even than that for
Governor, and Mr.. Chalfant's vote for
Representative is fully up to our party
strength. Thus have these nominations
from other counties from the Senatorial
and Representative Districts been hon
orably sustained. This was right and
will have good effect in the future
The putting down of disorganization in
this county will be remembered to oul
credit by the people of neighborinl
counties and the example will not bt
lost upon them when disorganization OF
treachery to our cause shall be attempt
ed amongst them.
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WE desire here and now in this, the
closing number of the Campaign, to say
that, from personal observation and
knowledge, we are satisfied that ex-
Sheriff Billmeyer, whose name was
connected with the "Tate Bolt" upon
the withdrawal of the Colonel, came in
and worked honestly, faithfully, and
laboriously for "the ticket, the whole
ticket and nothing but the ticket"
In the township of Centre, also, the
largely increased vote for the ticket
shows that Andrew Freas, whose name
likewise had been used in the above
connection, gave to the entire ticket his
support. We make these announce
ments with undisguised satisfaction, be.
cause it proves that these gentlemen are
sound at heart, and true and devoted to
our cause.
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servative Republicans and War Demo-
Gratis, the latter, in nearly all cases, men
who have made q creditable record in
the field for bravery.
THE OREGON LEGIsLATuRB AND THE AMEND
MESr.
A telegram has been received here
dated Salem, Oregon, October sixth,
saying: To-day the Oregon Legislature
virtually expunged the former ratifica-
ton of the Constitutional Amendment
by a vote of twenty-four yeas against
twenty-three nays.
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Valedictory.

THIS Is the last number Of the CAM
PAIGN, and the editor retires from Its
management with the consciousness
that he has performed his duty to- his
party during the canvass, in supporting
all of its regular candidates. and oppos-
ing the disorganization and treachery
which were attempted in this county by
few men who had BEEN trusted and
favored by it. When our sheet wa:
thrown out to the public there was nc
newspaper in the county which sup.
ported the whole ticket, or whose col
umns could be used for such purpose
Our two newspapers had sold out to the
enemy, and the men connected with the
Democrat and Star in particular, were
In constant intercourse and consultation
with the editor of the Republican or
gan about political matters, and plot
ting the disruption and defeat of ouI
party. We came into the editorial
arena upon the necessities Of the occa
sion, and as a matter Of duty to Ou
cause, and the task which we took II
hand has been performed. But tn
emergency has passed away. Our can
didates have all been nobly sustained
by the Democracy of this connty-ant
the traitors against whom we wrot
have been rebuked and put down IL
their nefarious schemes. This is all w
desired or expected in undertaking tn
enterprise Of campaign paper; ant
we now ask no other reward for our Ia
Dor than the appreciation of the goo'
and true men of our party who hav
acted with us in the contest.
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Doctor Johns self-saoriflcing Dispo.
sition.

1t Is sometimes amusing and perhaps
profitable to philosophise, even upon
the useless qualities of nuisance. Doc
TOR JOHN possesses industry, and so far
~ we know, temperate habits, which
ought to elevate the meanest capacity,
at least to the level of mediocrity. Yet
we find him, although occupying a con-
spicuous and responsible position as edi-
tor of newspaper, sinking steadily
and surely into insignificance, IL not OBJ
scurity. TO illustrate the cause of this
strange phenomenon, we refer again to
his having printed and distributed
bogus Democratic ticket and secret cir
! cular, with Mercur's name substituted
in the ticket for Judge Elwell's, and
headed "The Regular Democratic Tick
et," las published in our last Campaign
as an instance of his attempts at trick
cry and deception. This, among other
things shows his disposition to sacrifice
character for truth and honesty. We
don't say sacrifice character, because
that was gone long ago but disposi-
ton to sacrifice it if he could. 1t would
have been a sacrifice in another respect I;
for what reward could he have expect
ed from Mercur, who is without influ-
ence at Washington Nor could he
have been working for principle, for he
offered to sell his jacobin principles, his
party, and Mercur along with them for
the Assessorship. Yet while doing the
drudgery, he stoops to such trickery
and deception in Mercur's interest, as
even Mercur would be ashamed to do
for himself. His only reward for all
this is the qualification of spite against
what he calls the Disorganizers."
Herein Doctor John shows a self-sacri-
ficing spirit of q peculiar kind not a
disposition to sacrifice time, money,
ease, and every worldly good, except a
good name, in the accomplishment of
good objects; but the reverse! He
shows disposition to sacrifice character
for truth and honesty and nothing else,
and that too in a bad cause-viz: graft
fication of revenge. OF course he finds
that anger is Q passion which is ever un-
grateful to its votaries. Herein consists
the secret of Doctor Johns degeneracy.
He possesses a self-sacrificing spirit, but
of the wrong kind; and in order that
he may advance in the scale of civiliza-
ton, it is necessary that he should re-
trace his steps, and try to do good in
stead of evil. That he should use a
portion of that zeal and willingness in
sacrificing his time, money, etc., in a
good cause, that he now does in trying
to sacrifice character for truth and hon
esty, (having none) in a bad cause. The
man whose character is opposite to that
of Doctor Johns, having self-sacrific-
ing spirit in the accomplishment ofgood,
is on the sure and only road to happi-
ness. Or in Bulwer's language, "He
who takes the broadest road to the hap
piness of others, takes the shortest road
to his own" But 1T would be inconsist-
ent for such person to sacrifice his
good name, and his character for truth
and honesty. Duty may require him
to sacrifice every other worldly good
but these, never.
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The Elections in Columbia Connt.

Inc EleCUlOuS III SOluu1piu Sohhoy
ELECTIONS in Columbia County as
compared with. the elections in many
other places are pure and honest. In
the late election so far as the Democracy
are concerned, not one dollar was sent
into the county from abroad to influ-
enee results. Nor swas money raised
here for electioneering purposes. Our
men performed what labor they could,
bore their own expenses, and used no
means of corruption in any way what
ever to accomplish their purposes. The
great and splendid vote secured was
honestly obtained and those who gave
it do so from conviction and without
undue influence Of any kind. We think
tire free use of money at elections is a
great and growing evil in this country,
and we rejoice that our elections in this
county are comparatively uncOntamin-
ated and without reprOach from this
cause.
1t is true we shall die with the con-
victiOn that there was some Mercur
money about and used in getting up the
Bolt on Assembly, in subsidizing the
Press, and in corrupting few purchase
able voters. This is reasonable expla-
nation of sundry things which have
happened. But the results produced by
this means were quite insignificant and
the amount expended could not have
been very large rs it passed, no doubt,
through the hands of DR.. John. In
such cases it is his habit to take the Lii
ons share to himself! He absorbs po-
litical contributions as naturally as a
sponge takes water. 1t is perhaps for
tunate that the Radical corruption fund
passed into the hands of a sponge
otherwise there might have been more
than half q dozen traitor votes and eight
scratched tickets at the Bloom election
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No Democrat Of this county can look
at our local election returns without
feelings of satisfaction and pride. The
vote was fair one, honorably obtained,
and the majorities are magnificent!
Never before were such majorities given
in this county in any contest where po-
litical lines were drawn and the actual
strength of political opinions fairly
tested. All honor to the freemen of the
county who have spoken so strongly in
favor of Union, and against the degra-
dation of suffrage in this county,!
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IN this district Mercur, negro suf
frageite, is probably reelected to Con.
'gress by one thousand majority, upon
an enormous increase of the vote in
Bradford. Majorities have been given
against him in Columbia, Montour, Sui.
iiNan, and Wyoming, amounting to
about twenty-seven hundred; but the
Bradford Argus reports the majority in
his favor in Bradford County at from
thirty-four hundred to thirty-seven hun
dred, with an allegation of unfair voting.
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COLONEL FREEZE addressed q fine
meeting at ThompsOn's Hall, in Dam
vile, on the night before the election.
This was his second speech at Danville
during the canvass. On the same even.
ing General Ent and Captain BrOckway
addressed large meeting at Lewisburg
on the preceding Saturday they and
Colonel Freeze spoke at Muncy, and in
the evening Captain Brockway adressed
the citizens of Milton.
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Nosic. erIssuss.,-Eu.,. or Lev, Ashton,


late OF Plne Township. deceased TO the heirs and
legal representatives of Levi Ashton, late Of Pine
township, Columbia County, deceased, to wit; to-
Wiliiain j. Sprowl, Ann Ashton, Sarah Ewes, who
reside In cnlnmbia County, Stephen Sprowl. Of
Watsontawh, Northumberland CoaAsy, Apeneth
Hess, of New Columbus Luzerne County, Louisa
ep'idihg and Allen Ewes, OF Gglis.n's Mills, ErIo
county, State OF New York. R,yvin Ewes, OF Guy
ahoga Falls Summit County, State of Ohio, and
Jesse Ewes, of Califorpias, yaa and each OF you
nre hereby notified that in pursuance OF u writ OF
partition or valuation issued out OF tho Orphnn's
Court OF Columbia County for the partition or
valuation OF ttq reai estate Of said deceased sll>
uate in the Township of Pine In said county IN
VII u certain ntessuage and tract of land situate
In Pine Township, in said county, adjoining lands
oi benjamin Ewes ON the north and east lands Of
John Love on tho south. aud John Legyot on tho
west containing ton aerea, more or less, among
the heirs and legal OF the said dc,
ceased, will hold an inquest ON the said premIs-
es, In Pine Township. ON Tuesday, the 9TH day
oi November next, at II o'clock In the forenoon ot
Said day when and where yaa are requested 10
attend II you think proper.
sAMURI. SNYDER, sheriff,
ShrH's otice, Bioemshurs, Ae1A r. iSl-o
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THERE was little shabby voting in
Catawissa and Berwick. But no mat.
ter. There are true men in those dis,
tricts, and they will do better on the
next occasion of trial. The general re
suit in the county is SO good that ther,
is hardly any reason for complaint Ovei
particular cases of exception. And be
sides, in the case o. Catawissa, We
received valuable iribution of vote,
upon the question of Congress from in
dependent Republicans.
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CoNYNGHAM and Centralia did ex-
ceedingly well in the first full vote that
they have given at any election. The
Borough lines were run, it is said, to ex-
clude Democratic voters from within
the corporate limits. But this piece of
sharp management has failed in its OBJ
ject. Both Borough and Township are
Democratic, and firmly fixed against
the Radicals for the future. Aud SO
"mote il be-"
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From Washington.

THE FEN1AN PRISONERS IN IRELAND.
COLONEL THOMAS ID. KELLEY and
Captain John Cafferty waited on the
President on Saturday and laid before
him the case of certain naturalized citi-
zens still held as prisoners in Ireland by
the government of Great Britain on sus-
picion of completely in Fenian revolu-
tiOnary measures, together with the
resolutions recently adopted at meet
ing held in New York, making an ap-
peal in their behalf, and asserting " that
the honor and dignity of the United
States have been seriously compromised
in our foreign relations by those having
charge of them, both at home and
abroad" and asking that Minister Ad-
ans and Consuls West, at Dublin, and
Eastman, at Cork, be Immediately re-
called for having, as the resolutions as
sert, "acquiesced in the declared doc
trine of England, that subjects of that
country could not throw off their alle-
glance to that despotic power by assum-
ing the duties and status of American
citizens" The President received the
delegates with courtesy but it seems
that the interview was not satisfactory
to the delegation.
THE CROPS IN SOUTH CARoLINA-TuE FREED.
MEMS BUREAU.
Lieutenant f. p. DOcherty, of Booth
capture notoriety, has Just returned
from four months residence in South
Carolina, and gives rather discourag-
ing account of the crops and the gener-
al condition of the country. The corn
crop in that State is almost a failure.
Many plantations will not yield over
two bushels to the acre, and very few
more than five. The cotton crop was
moderately good, which is all that the
people have to rely upon.
Lieutenant Docherty was for several
months Provost Judge for the Sumter.
Clarendon, and Kershaw District, in adj.
ditlon to discharging the duties of u
post commandant, and is therefore IA
miliar with the workings of the Freed
mems Bureau. He epronOunces the con-
tract system failure, and is decidedly
OF the opinion that the labor question
would soon adjust itself to the advan-
tage of all concerned if left to itself.
The solution of Provost or Military
Courts he considers would also contrib
ute to peace and harmony, and better
subserve the ends of justice.
THE REcKSr HxEcUrtvp .ppo,Sr,,,,,
can say, upon authority, that the
PRESIDENT has not knowingly appoint
ed any Copperheads or secesh sympa.
thizers to Office. Mr.. johnson has sd-
hered to the rule adopted upon the ad-
vice of leading Democrats and Consery-
ative Republicans, and specially set
forth in the account of the Interview
with the New Hampshire delegation to
the Philadelphia Convention, viz: to
appoint to Office none but Conservative
fepuolicans-men who supported Lin
coin ana Johnson-and War Democrats
OF the Dix school. If there has been any
departure from this rule, it has been in
cases where Mr.. Johnson has been de-
ceiVed by the professed friends of tho
Administration. Forty-nine out of
every hfty of the appointments made
thus far are men selected from the politi-
cal classes above mentioned. viz: Con.
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Birds of q Feather, etc.

TATE and Doctor John were made
friends together, when the Democratic
party was to be broken up and sacrificed.
So on the same day when Jesus was to
be crucified, "Pilate and Herod were
made friends together; for before they
were at enmity between themselves"
Jacoby.also, and Doctor John were made
friends together when the Democratic
party was to be betrayed.
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WE have delayed our paper in order
to give the full official vote of this coun-
ty at the election on Tuesday last, and
we furnish it in another column as as
certained Iby the Return Judges 1t
will be seen that the majority for ely
mer for Governor is one thousand six
hundred and eighteen, andfor Judge
Elwell, for Congress, one thousand
seven hundred and thirty-siX.
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DIED,

Near 'Espy, or he third Instant, CLoTwoRTHY
r. FISHER, age IS years, months, and "a days
In Bellviile, st. Clair Coanty, Illinois, on the
sixteenth ultimo OF cholera, FREDERICK FIDLER,
IN the hfty-frst year Of his age. Also at the same
place. on the twenty-second ultimo, of cholera,
MAGpALENE, wife Of Frederick Fdler, and daugh.
Ter OF Jacob lsler, of this county, in the fortyrst
year Of her age. Both formerly OF this place.
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THE Democrats of the lower end of
Lycoming County assembled en- mass,
at Muncy, on Saturday afternoon last
The meeting was immense. In the af
ternoon Major Shriner and Captain
BrOckway addressedit. In the evening
after a splendid torch-light procession
the meeting was addressed by Colonel
Freeze and General Ent. The best feel
ing prevailed.
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THE Democrats met in the Town Hall
at bloomsbury, on Monday evening,
filling it to its utmost capacity. They
were addressed first by DIR. p. II. Freeze
and he was followed by Senator Bucka-
lew. The Bloomsbury Brass Band was
in attendance, and ex-Sheriff Billmeyer,
President of the club was in the chair.
The result in Columbia County is highly
gratifying.
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THE same spirit that mobbed Senator
Andrew johnson in Western Virginia
when he was en- route against Southern
secession, also mobbed President An
drew Johnson when he was en- route
through indianapolis against Northern
secession.
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A. FRIEND calls our attention to the
fire vote given in Centre Township, at
the late election, and claims that that
district bears off the palm. We are half
inclined to agree with him in opinion
about that vote. 1t is what Doctor
John would call a settler, if given on
the other side.
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SENATOR BUCKALEw addressed a
monster meeting at Pottsville on Satur-
day afternoon last. Hester Clymer
was also present and spoke for over an
hour.
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IN Conyngham Township in this
county one mans vote was rejected as
a non-reporting drafted man. Upon
the next morning promptly prosecu-
ton was instituted, and the Judge of the
Election and one Inspector were bound
over to appear at court. Upon the same
lay civil action for damages was
also commenced against the parties, by
the voter agrieyed,
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d. L. ORvIs, Esq, of Williamsport,
addressed the Democratic club of
Bloomsbury at Snyder's Hall on the
Saturday evening before the election.
His speech was good one and duly ap.
preciated by the audience.
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Our friends in Orange did we'll, admi-
rably; they polled every Democratic
vote. Our friend DIR. Montgomery, we
are pleased to say, was able to be out to
cast another vote for the party to which
he is an >nor. May he live to cast
many more.
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Mr.. CLYMER, Senator Buckalew, and
Others addressed an immense meeting
at Pottsville on Saturday preceding
the election. 1t was estimated that
there were fifteen or twenty thousand
persons present.
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NILLER'S STORE.
FRESH ARRIVAL OF

MlLLER's STORE.
FRESH ARRIVAL OF
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS.
Tho subscriber has just returned from the citics
with another large and select assortment Of
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
purchased In New York and Philadelphia at the
lowest figure, and which he is determined to SELF
on as moderate terms rs can DO procured else
where In Bloomsbury His stock comprises
LADIES' DRESS GOODS
of the choicest styles and latest fashions together
with large assortment Of Dry Goods and Gro.
ccries, consisting of tho following articles:
Carpets,
ON Cloths.
Cloths.
Cassimercs,
shawls,
Flannels,
silks,
White Goods,
Linens.
Hoop Skirts.
Musiins.
Hollowwaro
Cedarware
Queensware. Hardware.
Boots and shoes.
Hats and Caps,
Hoop Nets,
Umbrellas,
Looking -t'lasses,
Tobacco.
Coroe.
sugan,
Teas,
Rice.
Allsplcc,
Ginger.
Cinnamon,
Nutmegs,
AND NOTIONS GENERALLY.
In short, everything usually kept in county
stores, to which he invites the attention OF the
public generally. The highest price will be paid
for country produce in exchange for goods.
$. II. MILLER,
Arcade buildings. bloomsbury. Pa.
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MARRIED.

In Orangeville, on the fourth instant, by Rev.
w. c. Hesser, SAMUEL Il. JOHNSON to MARY C.
HUGHES, both of Orangeville, Pa
In Catawissa, on the fourth instant, by Rev. S
c. Swallow, LLOYD FAHRISGER, OF Locust Town
ship to ALICE HENDERsHor, Of franklin.
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THE REsULT.-From the returns re-
ceived of the election throughout the
State, 1t appears certain that Geary is
elected by a majority of about ten thous-
and.
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IN California Chinaman cannot tes-
tify against white man or a negro.
Here is an opportunity for more philan-
thropic amendments to the Federal
Constitution.
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THE Radical orators in the late can
vass discussed so many dead issues that
we suggest in future they hold their
mass meetings in graveyards.