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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
Closing Up.

1t has generally been the custom OF
merchants and business men to close up
their stores and places of business on the
4th of J1y.
We know of no reason why every
American citizen and Individual who is
permitted to enjoy the rich blessings Of
civil liberty which was purchased by our
Revolutionary sires, should not refrain
from their usual occupations on our Ma
tional Sabbath. Will we not all agree in
this matter, and rest from our labors upon
that dayI No person should be SO mar
row contracted in his views as not to be
willing to close up" shop for one day
in each year, in remembrance of the
great deliverance wrought out for us
through the blessings of God, by our
glorious ancest ors. We wish to have it to
say of the citizens of Butler, that we have
patriotic, liberty'loviDg people; that
the spirit of '76 still courses in their
veins; and that they honor the memory
of the patriotic dead-and that they adore
that Divine Providence who gave us the
victory, the fruits of which we are now
enjoying.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

GOVERNOR WELLS having declined
to comply with General Sheridan's re-
quest to vacate his office, was informed
by the latter that he would, if necessary,
be expelled " by force," whereupon the
Governor, to use his own eloquent aud
expressive language, surrendered to the
sword"-this being figurative and gub'
ernatorial way Of saying that he surrend.
cred in order to save Brigadier General
Forsyth the necessity Of taking him by
the collar of an ordinary black broadcloth
coat, aud dragging him out of the Gov
ernor's room. General Sheridan has
written letter to Secretary Stanton,
justifying his action and giving an accOun:
of Mr.. Wells ofiicial career which is
anything but fattering. As we have
said before, we think the country will
heartily approve of Gen raj Sheridan's
course, and will readily believe his ac'
count of any louisiana politician. The
only question was whether the Govern
ment at Washington would feel justified
in sustaining what at first appeared 70
Ue the reulOVdi vi du UtuCet Simply lOI
having appealed from the military COM
mander's decision but General 5heri'
dan now explains that Mr.. Wells's depo.
sition has been due to his general char
acter ond that of his administration.
We believe it is the testimony of every
honest man who has set foot in New Or
leaus-since General Butler left it, at
least--that a NOR, corrupt, selfseeking
set than many of the leading Unionist
politicians of that city there does not
exist, and worse record of knavery than
strict investigation of the First National
Bank would reveal, it would be hard to
find, as it ives through this establishment
that they carried on their operations.
That an honest soldier like Sheridan
should have at least got his hand on
them, as we'll as on their rebel neighbors,
and should as thoroughly understand
their character, will give hearty satisfac'
tion to everybody who believes, as we do,
that no political opinions, however
sound" can make knaves and charla-
tans anything but curse to the commu.
nifty THE Nntso~.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
Dem ecratic State Convention

On Tuesday oi last week, the SO called
Democracy of Pennsylvania met in Cons
vention at Harrisburg, to place in uomi.
nation candidate for the Office of Judge
of the Supreme Court, to be supported
BY that party at the ensuing fall election.
q. f. Boyle, Esq, of Fayet:e county,
and late member of the Legislature
ras the permanent Chairman of the Con,
ven:ion. On the second ballot Hon. Geo.
Shsrswood, of Philadelphia, was chosen.
A better selection could not have been
made from their ranks, At this writing
we have not seen their resolutions how.
ever, they profess to have the good and
glory of our country at heart. The peo
pie will expect them to repudiate une =
quivocally the Infamous Chicago platform
denouncing the war as failure, and the
platform of their State Convention
solemnly adopted last year declaring
the history Of our great war to be but
L" "debt, slaughter, and disgrace" They
ought to take back these offensive insuli 5
and apologize to the soldiers and the peo>
pie for their reasonable acts.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
For the American CltiEe.

For the American Citizen.
Mr. EDITOR: My object in pennine
these few lines is, to impress upon the
minds and hearts of the youthful reader,
of the Citizet, words of great worth, that
fell from the lips of beloved but now
glorifed sister in Christ. Those to whom
they were addressed sustaing to her, the
endearibg relation of children, will doubt.
less accord to them space on memory's
page, to the last hour of their earthly ex>
istence. But language fraught with such
excellent advice we woul wish to i'm =
press on the minds of every youth who
shall peruse the Citizen. They come to
us from one of mature years, with the
shadows of death gathering around her
and with the yearping of mothers heart
that her farewell words might be as a
beacon light to conduct them to the bliss.
full port she is so soon to enter. The
words which | would wish all the youth
full readers of the Citizen to heed are as
follows: " My children, don't be out at
night" What innumerable snares would
the feet of unwary youth escape would
they but heed the advice, " don't be ou,
at night" To amplify in regard to the
various temptations that beset the youth
who spend their evenings from home,
would require more space in the Citizen
than we feel at liberty to occupy. Pa,
rents, portray them to your children, and
a lmonish them to shun the appearance
of evil. Study the tastes of your chill
dren, and provide hem with home en-
joyments, suited to their tastes, to be guile
the evening hours and thus prevent their
wandering from the parenta. roof in
search Of happiness. s. A B
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

THE New YORK Herald, under the
head of Increase of Intem appearances"
says:
Extremes in legislation are bad
They increase the evils whi,h they are
intended to suppress When forgery
aud arson were punished with death,
those crimes were of more frequent occur,
renee than they are at present Offend.
ers counted upon the scruples Of jurors
for immunity. Sumptuary laws have
just the same tendency Whenever an
unnecessary interference with the tastes
or epjoyments is attempted, it is sure 10
! provoke excesses in the very habits which
it is desired to correct. This has been
the effect of :he present Excise law
There never was so much drunkeun ess
observable as since it came into operation.
People will always resist what they con-
slider an injustice. The liquor law is
unjust, because il restricts the enjoymsnts
of the poor, while it favors those of the
rich and the poor man will drink ell
the more from the desire to oppose it.
The authors of this measure have great
rcsponsib ility to answer for. They have
made more drunkards by it than tho
liberty of free indulgence would ever
have created"
We do not copy the above because
We suppose any one fancies it worth
refutation, but because we wish to fx
attention on the fact that rum selling
revOlts at any restriction or regulation
whatever. Wherever it is menaced with
prohibition, it pleads for re ulstion in
stead but it conforms no more to rcgu>
lation than to prohibition. 1t will either
control the laws or DEFY them, save as it
yields to the strong arm of compulsion.
If we had prohibitory act in operation
to day, it would not be denounced and
dotested one whit more by the ribald
press than the present moderate license
law is. Let these facts be carefully
treasured.-N. Y Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

NEXT to the perfect silence of the
Democratic State Convention On the Free
Railroad question, is its silence concern.
ing Andrew johnson. For him they
have not a word like squeezed lemon,
he is cast aside. One year ago the case
was wholly different. Then hundreds oil
offices fascinated hundreds Of Democrats
Having either lost or won the spoils, they
have no further occasion to speak well f
him.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

THE President, il is sreported, threaten:
to convene Congress in August, if it doe:
not come together in July, giving as a
reason the trouble growing out of the
reconstruction laws. One would suppose
that the President would prefer almost
anything before meeting Of Congress
aud we question very much if the report
truly reflects the Presidential purpose.
If the South has any influence with Mr.
johnson, it had better use it to keep
quiet-enforce the law-aud have Con-
gress as far away from Washington as
possible.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

FIX Gov. WELLS on Saturday yielded,
under protest, to a note from Gen Sheri.
dan requiring him to surrender his office,
and Gov. Flanders has quietly succeeded
him. General Sheridan reminded Mr..
Wells that he had not only acknowledged
the right OF the District Commander to
remove civil officers, but had urged it in
other cases, only disputing it in his own
Gen. Grant denies that he had censured
the action Of Gen. Sheridan, and we can
see no reason for expecting any interfer-
ence on the part of the Government Mr.
Wells has written to the President, how
ever, accusing Sheridan of malice, aud
another letter to the General containing
counter charge
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

have another coutrov v,rsy. Such con-
troversy can have but one result-for the
people are with Cong ess, aud will sus'a n
it. The danger is that the wise and
temperate measure of last session, under
which the country is doing SO well, will
be succeeded BY measure less wise and
temperate. Everything is doing we'll
We entreat the President and his Cabi>
net, for their own sakes, as well as for
the sake OF the country, to let well enough
slone.-N Y. Tribune.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

THE late Democratic Convention was
fully in harmony with the party, which
has but one mission and one aim, and
that is to get into power. If there is any
force in the common business maxim
about fixing the mind aud directing the
efforts upon one hiag, we think the i,em-
ocratic party has reason to be hopeful,
for it apparently has thought of nothing
else than the regaining of power in the
country even since its own treachery tn
the interests of the country forfeited aad
lost the power With single eye to its
chief eud-the seizure OF the " seeptre
of dominion as it was expressed in the
opening of the Convention-the plans
of the party we're developed and exhib,
tied in the platform. They do not en-
brace anything relative to the general
Railroad Law, the great popular meas,
ure o: the State. Whether this omis
siun results from their opposition to II e
law, as some maintain, or to an absolute
forgetfulness of the interests of the State,
through complete absorption in those oe
the party, it betrays a want of public
spirit aud of concern for the general pros
perity, that cannot be trusted by the peo,
pie with the management of their affairs
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
From RichmOnd---The RepuA.
Iican Party HarmOnfzed.

RICHMOND, June 1.-THE two com.
mittees appointed by the two wings Of
the Republican party at the conference
last night, met Senator Wilson and three
other delegates from Union League,
Clubs of New York, Philadelphia, and
Boston, at the Ballard House, where all
existing divisions of sentiments were ad,
justed. Hon. j. NJ. Bits accepted ON
behalf of the friends Of the Charlottesville
convention, proposition for lint con-
ventIon Of the two wings. as follows {:
To the Unconditional Union Mem Of
Virginia The Republican State Com,
mittee, and the undersigned, citizens of
the State of Virginia, who here avow our
selves unconditional Union men and
members of the great Republican party
of the United States, call on all others OF
like condition as common sufferers not to
throw away this golden opportunity to
rescue ourselves, our children aud our
State from the hands OF those who have
brought nothing but war, des1lation,
want and wretchedness upon our land, to
meet in council at Richmond as more
convenient than Charlottesville. on Au-
gust lst. next, at noon, at the African
church, for the purpose Of extending and
perfectipg the organization Of the Re.
publican party, commenced by the con-
vention assembled at Richmond on the
18th of April last.
The call is signed by the State Com
mittee, Gov. Pi 'rpoint, Hon. j. N. Botts,
Lewis Mckenzie, Of Alexandria, and 300
others.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

IT would seem from the following that
Russian America, lately ceded to the
United States, is not such barbarous
region as some would have US belive. In
1858 there were nine Othodox Greek
churches in that region. These churches
numbered twelve thousand parishioners.
Five fthe ordained ministry were natives
of this country, of the mixed foreign and
Indian decent. Religious books had
been translated into native tongues.
Several schools were connected with the
churches The Spiritual Seminary" had
been lately removed from New Archangel
to the Yakoetsk. Not one crime had
been reported in their parishes for forty
years This is the information which
comes from Russiau statistical returns.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
Rail Road.

Our people appear to be much concern
ed with regard to Railroad which shall
pass through our county. We arc often
asked, "What about the Railroad p and
we are as often compelled to answer that
we have no reliable information to the
effect that there is the least probability
that we are to have road under any
present arrangements. So far as we are
informed, we are about as far from get
ting Railroad as we have been at any
previous period. We have mad so many
promises, and have as often been deceived,
that we have no confidence in anything
that is said by the corporations having
control of this matter, and we have set
tied down to the conclusion that, if we
are depending on the power that has con>
trolled the Legislature of Pennsylvania
for so long, to build road through But.
ler county, we are sold for less than Esau
got for his birthright. Provisos, which
we were told were binding upon the Pa
Central Railroad Company, and would
compel them to build US a road have,
thus far, not been worth to us the paper
upon which they we're printed. 1t has
been all promise and no pay. IF those
who pretend to know and are in the Sc
crets of the monopoly of Pennsylvania
have anything to say, that will enIighten
the people on this subject, they will now
l. l.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
Military Power i'm the South.

The military power in the South not
only corrects the abuses of civil authori-
ty in the unsettled States, but provides
for the general security by strengthening
civil authority. Ga the one hand, Gen.
Griffin has removed the police of Galves-
ton, Texas, for injustice to the negroes
and il Georgia, on the other, an order
has wisely been issued by Col. Sibley for
the filling of all vacancies in civil Offices,
whether they be local or State
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
The CrOps.

Nine-tenths of all the reports received
at tn Agricultural Department during
the past month agree as to favorable
prospects for the coming harvest. Never,
according to the Commissioners summing
up, has there been so general an expires
sion of encouragement.
Information received at the General
Land Office from the " est states that
the entire country shows signs of plen,
teous harvest The crops of wheat, rye
oats, barley, grasses, and fruits Of all
kinds are said 10 be in condition never
exceeded in this country. The corn is
not high, but good, and gives every prom
of great harvest.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
IT is established that General Graz

IT is established that General Grant
backs up Sheridan IN removing Wells
and those who hindered the restoration
of the State on the basis Of loyalty. This
proof of General Grants devot on to ideas
and aims involved in the struggle in
which he won so much renown, was not
needed to satisfy dispassionate observers
of his course, and as an Interpretation of
the ground wherever he stands, it will
silence all eavif
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
Crops I'm the West.

A writer in the Chicago Journal com
pares the present with former backward
seasons, and comes to an encouraging
conclusion as to the growing crops. For
twelve years he has kept a record, and
from it he perceives that the present is
by no means the mos, backward. Ga the
contrary seasons more back ward than this
produced good crops. Referring to Iowa
in particular, he says az The prospect
for wheat was never better in Iowa at
this time of the year than it is at the
present. A great deal Of corn has been
planted, and much of it is now coming
up, aud while admitting that the season
is backward, | can but believe (judgiug
the future by the pasD that there is ye'
time for an abundant harvest of corn,
wheat and oats, in 1867
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

White men having refused to accept
reappointment to the City Government of
Mobile from Gen. Pope, Gen. Swayne
has directed the vacancies to be filed
with colored men. This is right, but it
shows that loyal men should have been
chosen at fist
Two colored men have been appoint
ed to Offices by the City Council! of
Washington.
"A convention of the Republican
party of North Carolina is called for
Ssptembsr 4tff.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

The Legislature of Texas, in 1866,
having no better way to remove loyal
Judges, and wishing to protect the guer-
rillas of the State, abolished the Judi,
eial Districts in which Union men were
elected Judges. Gen. Sheridan has de-
clared that act null aud void, aud directs
the Judges elected to perform their du-
ties.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
THE latest peculiarity developed in the

The latest pecuiiarity developed IN the
Tribune, is its frequent threats at Secre-
tary Stanton, of whom it speaks as Sub
servient" to the President. The Tribune
is consistent. 1t could not speak other
wise of Mr.. Stanton after the part MIR.
Greeley took in setting Davis free. Could
Mr.. Stanton have had his way, the or
ganizer and head OF the rebellion would
have had justice done him long ago. Mr..
Stanton's efforts in this behalf render
him &c mark for the Tyi6urs's shafs.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19
Indian Amlr.

The true condition of affairs in the In
dian country is disclosed in the followins
dispatches from Governor Hunt and Mr..
Mcclure to the Secretary Of War, and
the instructions issued BY the Express
Company to its agents. We clip them
from the Rocky Mountain Nsys of Mar
28th.
GOV. HUNT TO SECRETARY STANTON.
DENVER, May 27, 1867.
To Il. NJ. Stanton, Washington, ID. C.
SIR :-Depredations from Indians, On
our eastern and western borders, are of
daily occurrence. The present military.
being mostly Infantry, are entirely inad-
equate for the protection of settlers and
the great thoroughfares. l would most
respectfully ask Gas in Montana, author
ity to organize mounted volunteers for .
campaign against the savages. Three
hundred friendly Utes will join the ex-
pedition, with your permiss ion.
Respectfully,
A. G. iIusr, Gov.
HON. A. X. Mcclure TO THE SAME.
DENVER, May 27, 1867.
To Il. H. Stanton, Washington, d. O..
SIR 81 beg your prompt attention to
Governor Hunts dispatch. I have bees
detained here two weeks, because Indians
raid the western route at pleasure, and
there is no pretense of adequate military
protection. Please give prompt and de.
cisive orders. Passengers, mails and
emigrants are wholly at the mercy of 10.
dians. A. X. M'CLURR.
Mr.. w. H. Cottrell, superintendent Of
the United States Express Company, Dea,
yer Division, has issued circular Of in
structions to agents and employees on the
plains, urging upon them the utmost Wig.
lance and promptness. One paragraph
contains wholesome advi,e:
"You will hold no communication with
the Indians whatever; and if they wish
to talk they must 20 to the regular posts.
If Indians come within sh Joting distance,
shoot them; show them no mercy, or
they will show you none"
New-York tribune., 1867-01-04
60 fet.

A COTTAGE on One Hundred and Eleventh.
~ to RENT; hmetis,e Possession; god ueghborho'- d c.
KNIGHT, No 200 Broadway, Room No ~
nESK ROOM To LET by the mOnth.-hqure
~ At No III Broadway. Room No "a
rNO LET-FLOORS of Rooms each, on
Eighty thirt near croton marble msntss,
Rent $50 Apply bOPHR DAVIS corner rhrysi'hs asd
Frstays.
rTO LEr-At Paterson. New Jersey, the three
stor, And attic, :a9 STONE BUILDING with good water pose
uson MIL Apply to No 2l Nasssus' Room no =
New-York tribune., 1867-01-04
FOR SALE.

Il ALLEN 4 BROWN
No. ~ Broadway
sale tue following described 6rscass HOrSES and LOTS
Fhhage sire 4stOry hg
MadsOn-aye, corner extra SIZE 4s'oTy brown stone
On Aadisou.ay between Porteh and Forty 6rstsis
On Twenty drst-st. near broadway
Twenty seconist., near Eghthaye.
On Twenty this, st., near Seventh
On Twenty fourh-st between Fifh and SIh-ayes
On Twenty Stbst.. west Of Sirhaye.
Twenty seventlst, between Broadway and Nufhave.
TWENTY. ighth-st between Sixth aud Se,ehih-a,o.
On Thrift thirl.s ST. Fnh-iye
on Thirty. fourth EChth-ave
ON Thiug.fft-st Ffh.ave
On Thirty .sixih-st between Finh and Sitibayes.
On Thirty.seyenth-st between Fifth aud SJthsyeA
Forty-frst- st.. Hfh-aye
On Fofty.second-st between Sixthave and Broadsay
On F0rty-ifh.st. between Fith and Sixthayes
Forty-sitth 49, between Fth and SiIthayea
On Fortv.seycnth-st. between Fifth and Si1thayes
a of othe IN desirable locations
New-York tribune., 1867-01-04
6tlp manieo.

WANTED--A respectable Lad for OUT
w DOOR WORK Salary IS per week Apply reference
10 G. CoBLOuGH No. 200 Broadway, Room 80 2l.
q M PER DAY SURE.-AGENTSW WANTED
I'D ~ the United
wHTEWIRE CLOTH HkSLINBS Write for particulars AMERICAN
Wire Co. Once No. i4s Broadway, ~ " Room No. B.
New-York tribune., 1867-01-04

-EW-YORK and NEW HAVEN RAILROAD
ls6a WINTER ADVANCEMENT. 1907.
COMMENCING DC 10, 1876
TRAINS LEAVE NBw-YORG.

ger station in Yors Twenty yentit and f"u
ave- EltuIce on lsctty -se,elth-st
New-York tribune., 1867-01-04
Gotcls, &-r.

A MEXICAN HOTEL, Broadway and Eighth.
n st. Newlork, the European plan Rooms In suits spg, Al
moderate rates
CT JOHN HOTEL, broadway, near Eight-st.,
- NewYork EUROPEAN PLAN centrally located aud
nswIy atte up open suite and singy handoey
ard furnished sith
yae table desired Single from so per week upward
New-York tribune., 1867-01-04
stanonerp ano Sautp GOODS.
nJeSolns. GarbS. 81.

AT WIN. EVERDELL~ SONS, No. 104 Full
~ st.-wEupi%G CARDS and FINE STATIONERY lRs,sb.
Asbsd lSisl
New-York tribune., 1867-01-04

II NIT4 N4AITIfF y . IiIIIS INV y ~" -"
IA of Chsmiersst, Payonia Ferry; NJ, -
ga m Day Erpes m Rochester Buffalo Salamanca, Dunkrk a
all points o ani south.
P.i5 A m WAY Train daily % Otsyile.
10 a m Express Mail Buffalo, Salamanca, and West
D. rr WAY for Port Jcris, SeWblryh, warwick
80 m night Express, Buffalo, Salamanca, and Dunhih
C,O m Night ESpress daily for Buffalo Salamanca Dunbl a
all points West AID south , -,
P,n Trains ron in direct connection with al Southern and Nest'
lines HUGH RIDDLE Genl Supt