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" Disregarding" the Law

One cf the most preposterous reports
that has been lately sen; from wash
ington els the assertion that the
President proposes to disregard the
Tenure of Office Bill, and treat it as
nulity until the Supreme Court decides
whether it is constitutional, " Here's
richness" again; and the Copperhead
Doctors shake their heads Opprovingly
over the report and exc.aim, Nothing
could be more absurd than to dispute
the right of the President to bring laws
which he believes unconstitutional to a
judicial test" ' % h
The President, as President, has no
thing whatever to do With the etunconsti>
tutionality of laws after he has opposed
them by his veto. HIS sole duty iu re-
gard to them after they are passed over
his veto is to see that they are faithfully
executed Thcu, il anybody feels him
self to be aggrieved, he will bring au &C
ton in the Supreme Court. But if the
President, having exhausted the veto,
proposes to treat all laws which he does
not approve as unconstitutional and res
fuse to see to their execution until they
are legitimated by the Supreme Court,
nothing can be palmer than that every
law passed by congress must be sent into
the Supreme Court room and approved
before the President viii take care that
it is faithfully executed, Nothing could
be more absurd than such view of the
duty of the Executive except oil the rest
of the Presidents theories.
OF course, as the Cupperhead Doctors
truly remark, this appeal to determine
the constitutionality of a law I" is right
possessed by every citizen" But to say
that nobody is bound to obey law until
some Court has decided it to be eopsti-
tutional is simply to declare chaos come
again. The Tenure of 01ice Bill IS q
law-and not a very wise one; and the
President has just as much right to dis.
regard it as he has to nullify every othe-
law upon the statute book He is cit
izeuIof the United States like the. rest OF
us and if he disobeys the law he will
inevitably suffer the penalty.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
BUTLER BUTLER COUNTY, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER

shal could provide for them. 1t was the
end Of Early's army the end of cam,
paigniug in the beautiful Valley of the
Shenandoah.
The effect upon the Government and
the country was electric. The first ru>
mors of disasters were painful and wide,
spread On the heels of these came
Sheridan's dispatch, announcing the re-
verse and is retrieval, and giving a faint
hint of the splendid prizes artillery for
an army, transportation ammunition,
small arms in profusion that could
scarcely be estimated. General Grant
telegrsphed from his position before
Richmond :: al had salute OF one hun.
dred guns from each ofthe armies here
fred in honor of Sheridau's last victory.
Turning what bid fair to be disaster
into a glorious victory, stamps Sheridan
what I alwaps thaught him, one Of the
ablest OF generals" The Secretary of
War endorsed and published this to the
world. The resignation of General Nc
Clellau soon made vacant Major. Gen
eralship in the regular army, and to this
highest prize in his profession Sheridan
was promoted sH ..E ".H '1 is9s p
1t was giddy height to which our
modest little red>faced Captain, who
thought be might yet be Major, had
risen but his head was not turned. he
did not even give vent to his exultation
in congratulations to his army "Every
one realized our suecess"-so he wrote
soon after ia his ofic! al. report-"cop q
g,atulatory orders was unnecessary, and
every officer and man we're made to un-
derstaud that when victory was gained
it was no more than, their duty noroless
than, their. country eIpeced from her
gallant sons, But the country could
at least make its own congratulations,
The name Of Cavalry Sheridan was in all
mouths. lIis exploits became tha faSor>
ite theme of speakers, the Inspiration of
p oets, the argument against a who held
to t Chicago declaration that the war
was a failure. Sherman had not yet fasS
tened the gaze of the nation by his.
grauder operations Grant had still to
gain Richmond as proof of his title to
the power with which he was vested /;
and for the time Sheridan was lie most
popular Of our generals. '
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
!, ON THE OLD TRACK.
Ifthe Democrats wish to have tn

If the Democrats wish to have their
war record forgotten, as theg uuquestion-
ably do the way they take to accomplish b
it proves them to. be still under the ia
tality of blundering, which has marked
their conduct for years past Ry charg'
ing the debt, discord and taxation of the.
country on the Republican party, they
take the most certain aud direct method
of keeping alive the reeol lection of their
owu rompiioity with theseditious leaders
of secession, in bringing these burdens
upon u.s. The falsity Of the alleea tions
will not only keep the remembrances Of
the past fresh in the minds of ,Repub>
licans, but will make It an active force
in their political contests with the Dem.
Ocratic parity which 6rst abettsd a tre-.
mendous wrong, and then tries To, fix the
odium of it on others. ,,a -,v 4r5t tcs,
Their naming of G. H. Pendleton as q
candidate for tie Presidency, IN oppo-
sition TO such1a man as General Grant,
is IA further evidence of tho doomed
blundering of the party, as we'll as Of
their preference of the, Rebel to the
Urion principles The false democracy
Of the former adhered to him through all
the countrys trials, and be steadily sym
pathizei not with the, defenders but with
fhe, assailants of the Union. Its pro-
posed to, place him in. opposition to Giant
whose true democracy transferred him,
in the day of his country's danger,' into
the fellowship Of the Repdbliean" Union
party. And While the one only eaviled
ae tho Govern meat e measures aad was
apparently, atbleast,l Indifferent gtois its
success, the other devoted himself to its
interest and became the grand engineer
Of its success. The naming of Pendle!
ton Tor President, byths Democrats, aud
especially in opposition TO Grant, a will
bring up to Republican minds with freshs
ness and yigor, the, remembrance Of the
old days of sympathy with the Rebels
and hdlred Of Union defenders. 1t seems
to indicate either stone blindness or
blank Despair. 0rif the party really
INDUCES any hope in such contest, it
gives evidence of nothing SO much as a
low estimate of the peoples judgment
and capacity. If the party should throw
out Mr.. Pendleton and take Mr. Sey-i
mour, il would not be much better for
it, and if General NJ M'Clellan should come
home and take the party, it could not be
much worse, General Grant, should he
be nominate in form by the Republican.
Convention, is able to beat either
Pittsburgh Commercial o, r5vs s'a1a.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

THE INFLUENCE OF NEWSPAPERS -
Daniel Webster once remarked: "Small
is the sum that is required to patronlze
newspaper, aud amply rewarded is its
patron, | care not how humble, aud un-
pretending the gazette which he takes.
1t is next to impossible to fill sheet
with' printed matter without putting; in
it somethingzlaa22..s is worth the subserIP-
tion price. Every parent Hose Sih9'se son Is u,
away from home at school should supply
him with newspaper. Twill remember
what marked difference between those
of my schoolmates who had aud those
who had not access to newspapers. Other
things being equal, the first were always
superior tQ the last in debate, composi-
tiop, and Intelligent ee"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
LABOR OF LOVE.

Governor Seymour has undertaken the
task OF plotting the Democratic party in.
to power again. But just: as he gets
fairly at work he finds the prospect de-
stroyed and all his hopes dispelled by
the certainly that General Grant, the
Republicanj candidate, will be the next
President. There is in this that which
amounts almost to cruelty. Banished
from power and patronage for years, on
account of their dsloyalty, JUST as the
Democratic leaders begin to entertain
lively hopes of returning again to the
offices which at one time they seemed to
think. were created fol, them, the pros
pect changes to one of absolute certainty
against them In Seymour's case the
circumstances ss peculiarly aggravating.
Having kept himself aloof 80 that he
might come upon the track as the most
available candidate of the Democracy /;
having nursed his ambition to an inteuse
pitch, aud banished from his mind ev-
cry douJt that his fine was at hand, his
disappointm is necessarily of the keen
est description. In general way the
IisappontI ent is shared by the Demo-
cratic leaders and party. Their finely
concocted schemes for presenting issues
as well as candidates, their plans for
carrying States in detail and parcelipg
out Offices among the faithful Sel-nigh
faIished from long banishment to short
commons, are all at once upset by sim
gle stroke of adverse fortune 30 over>
whelming that, ina the language of the
Pittsburgh Post it will be useless to
make an effort, Under these circum-
stances, Mr.. Seymour win be excused il
his eloquence should be less effective
than usual, and the applause of his party
feeble aud uncertain. .7-Finsburgh Com.
mercial. fy-r.. .s~gs as3 O., ys-.rsii
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

AN IoE CAvE.-Nearly all the ice US
ed on the Pacific coast is obtained from
a never falling ice cave in thu Northern
part of Oregon. This remarkable sub,
terranean cavern, where the ice remains
in perfect state the year round, is si,p:
ted on stream known as the White
Salmon which empties into tho iColum,
biasriyer on The Washington Territory
side, about thirty miles below the Dal>
lies. The entrance, to this icy chamber
is near the base of Mount Adams, which
stands twenty miles from tho Columbia,
and whose melting snow constitutes the
waters of the White Salmon. The di,
mensions of this cave are vast, extend,
ing many miles under the snowy moun.
tain, and the scenery inside is supremely
grand The Ice is found in columns
formed by water falling from above and
eeugealing asit fallssy These columns
are cut ou: iR blocks aud conveyed on the
back of animals u the Columbia river and
from thence are shipped to oil markets on
the coast.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
NUMBER 46
-, r.Q.7 = ~ - =
Trial of the. Arch Traitor.

Chief Justice Chase has given notioe
that ne will preside at the trial of j effsr-
son DAVIS, provided the parties will con- i
sent TO bring it on Nov. 18th instead of
, Nsoy; ZlthI-the latter being the ,dar
spe,ccitiledd. pee ned. in Davis, bail bond for his an
pearaance to answer to the. Indictment
found against hum, As the Chief 'jus-.
tics i to preside in the, Supreme Court !,
which commences its annual session ON
the first Monday in December, his re-,
quest is reasonable, and, We presume viii
be acceded to, SO We nav consider Il
settled H. that the trial will commence on j,
y inc 18th inst !, and that the Chief j u.s.,
tice viii preside. This, ths whole, coun,..
Try WI, be glad to hear. May We not 4
now hope that the Attorney, G e6eral will.
lead the ,rrospcutisp I This is no O. patty
larceny matter. It were sheer affectatiohs
to mistake il as other than a great, Stats,.
triai-6ne destined to be cited as a prsci, =
dent-to be studied and commeptea m
through many years. Tbs questions ia. !,
vowed 9H., l are those Of public aud constitu-,i
tlppaal law llawf1thsre are po facts in dispute.
and the examination Of witnesses n cad
not occupy two hours, We. judge, also, :
that the ippannelipg of the jury .peei !
excite excite little interest, since che Issue must
depend on the law of the case a. ruled
By the Court That Jefferson Davis .
lesiea war against the United States ia
as incontestable . fact as that Andrew
J9hrnsot is now PRESIDENT, OF Salmon RI
GhIass jtIaS Chleef Justice; We cannot sup pose,
tnat eminent lawyers will hesitate to adj
nrttits And, as the only grave questions
involved are, questions of law, Il would.
sfem plain, that the law on, WHICH con-.
Victlon is demanded should be preponuds
ed dan and set set forth BY thsihighestlsw officer.
.! tn9 doyernlnsArt n sA Tin ssfsct, BY the
Government itsslf f,Igvs sJ Yg.s rsw l,,rTI,
Sixty years have. elapsed since, the,
first great State trial in ourIFederal, his
tory-that Of Aaron Burr, late ,Yico
President of the United States, also. for
treason. Davis has no: flied quite SO
lofty station, Having been u. B. SEN
atsr aud ss6fsfsry Of wsaf::hbtpfKa5 he
was thePresident Of confederacy which
for four years dividsd and defiedi thes
whole power of. the hUhion.ni Then dthea
Chief Justice was from the South, the
accused from the North now the f,osioi
tions are reversed but it is notableitkab
Richmond is the scene of both trials. l.tF
Judge Underwood would havs tried
the ease with perfect upfightness and
judicial fnpartiality !; yetsit is filter That
the Chief Justice should preside Aud
the properties dictate as plainly that the n
Attorney General should lead the pross1
eutiopa bet Il be borno In mind that
the American people are viftdally the
plaintiff in this CASE and the civilt
izedT world will note its progress and
award the ultimate verdict. a. GermaaHa
to,ou Telegraph. 20 bf@oS''a a2,'t Hs"A
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

He whois sore pressed with tempt
tation need not fatter himself that
by and by tho temptation viii cease
aud he be delivered fyom ain for temp
tations will not cease, and must come,
nor from change in outward circum
stances, but from strength given to
the inuer man, lifting. the soul above
temptation. Thus may help come, il
|. comes at all .r .-it,g. .e. .a-s.., a.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

CoLoRs MADDENING ANIMALS. -
what reason can be assigned for the
wellSknown fact that red, more than any
color, excites many animals to the high
est point Of desperation? Many persons
have unquestiopably lost their lives ia
consequence of wearing articles Of dress
which provoked domesticate animals to
such pitch of fury as to leadrto melan.
choly fesqlts. Females, for example, in
attempting to cross a pasture, wearing a
red shawl, a red covering for The heed, a
scarlet dress, or flowing scarlet ribbons,
where bulls are grazing, hazard their
lives. Oxen, otherwise peaceabiy dis
posed, become intensely infuriated at
some seasons by the sight of bright red
handkerchiefs, ,~or almost. any article oi
female dress of that particular hue 1t is
equally curious that turkeys manifest the
same restlessn es and ultimate excitement
at red flags or red dresses. The. turkey
cock on such occasions assumes extraor,
dinary dignity, gobbling most uproar'
iously land creating immense excitement
in his, family, not accustomed to the
sight, Nearly all the wild grazing ami
mails exhibit surprise, if not positiv,
fright, when o red cloth floats before
theu. Perhaps the carniverous quadru
peds feel the same annoyance under like
circumstances but, at all events, as /:
cause for all this turbulence is not ex-
planned, it is always safe not to proyok,
the ire Of animals which are thus affected
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

LosT TIaE.-Let any man pass an
svering in vacant idlebess, or even in
reading some silly tale. and compare the
state of his miad when be goes to sleep
or gets up next jrnoraing with its state
some other day when he has spent few
hours in going through the proofs by
facts and dreasoning of some ofthe great
doctrines in natural science, learning
truths wholly new to him, aud satisfying
himself by careful examination of the
grounds on which. known thruths rest,
SO as to be not only acquainted with the
doctrines of themselves, but able to show
why he believes them, and to prove be-
fore others that they are true, will find
as great q difference as can exist in the
sbme being the difference between look
ing back upon time unpro6tably wasted,
and time spent in selfimprosemept, he
will feel himself in one case listless and
dissatisfied 10 the other comfortable and
happy. Ia the one case, if he did not
appear to himself humble, at least will
not have earned any claim to his own
respect in the other case he will enjoy
proud consciousness Of shavipg BY ms
own exertions become wiser, and there
fore more exalted nature,-Bro,tghon'
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

40. 1t is doubtful whether there be
in the world many things more useful
than we'll balanced mind. To Sc
cure the balance it must have an
equal smattering Of pros and cons on
all subjects of thought. The best
work of the world is done by men
who have craze, a twist, a bent for
it. 4 u p ,.4s s4eJ g57se}i 5ra
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

Make the heart right, aud the man
will be right, the woman will be right
the child will be right make the men
women and children right and the name
will be right make the homes right, and
the town right and the city will be right,
-'-eA44ha towns and the cities right and
the Stats viii be right, aud tns .s. ssa
viii be night make the nations flghN sss
the world will be right q
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

No mind so bright but drink
will befool it;' no fortune SO ample
but brandy will beggar it the hap
piest il will fill with misery; the
firmest health dissipation wi I sharteE
no business so thriving that Bhiskey
cannot spoil .r.--- -.--. = y ~
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

IF you want to get at the circunfer~
enee of a man, examlns him among men;
but if you want to get at bis actual di-
ameter, measure him at his freside,
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

General Kilpatiiok, Minister o
Chile has sen. in his resignation '3,g Of " /
position in the army, which il Cspia 2
in the First Artillery. His breye. rsek
is Major General. Fbis isths third time
he has rendered ID, and il win stw b.
accepted.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

Religion is but another word for the
mind according to what il is, acting
in the spirit Of love toward God and to-
ward men.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
For the Citi. en-
LINES on 1rE DEATH OF A sRorAEa.

Gone in thine innocence meek suffering one
Thy weary spirit bresthed Itself TO sleep,
On cheek and brow uDeerthly beauty lay
And told that lifes poor cares had passed away
Mark but the radiance of his eye,
That smile upon his wasfsd cheek, s'Fafss
They tell US Of his glory nigh
In Langasge which no ton gue can speak. ltAf
We miss the at morn, noon and night, pr H.
All day we miss the everywhere 80
Gem Of onr hearth, our housshold pride,
Yet bunbly we bow TO fates decree. 7- sfrri
Thy clay tsnafnent beside abrother lies, nGf 'ar
Who for his couutry sought, A --...,s .
Sleep as In the tented held
% Death isslsin and earth is vanished. go -, =
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

A DAY.-A day 1t has risen upon
US from the great deep of eternity, gigt
round with wonder; emerging from Tho
womb Of aarkness ga new ereationi2f
life and light spoken into Being by ths
word of God 7sIn itself one entire aud
perfect sphere Of space andttime, filed
and emptied Of the sun. Every past
generation is represented in it.; il is, The
towering ofall hlstorys pnd ia, 50 much,
it Is richer and better than all othor days
which have preceded it. And we have
been re created TO new opportunities,
with new powers-called to this utnlosr
promontory of actual time, this centre of
all coming life And it is for todays
work we have been endowed it is for
this we are pressed and surrounded with
these faculties. The sum Of our entire
being is concentrated here and today
is all the time we absolutely have. = Cha!
pm. '''a --I' -
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

-one Of our finest writer's sayss :. ,,,s, =,
mighty dews come down upon Us Ike
blessings" How very different the daIv
dues come down upon u.s."
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
,

Gen. Mower has issued an order ap,
pointing Saturday November 20, as the
day for the assembling Of the Louisiana
Convention to frame the new constitution,
instead Of the 10th, as before stated.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06

The grave Of freeman is far gran,
der than the throne of q slave.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
TROUBLE AHEAD. very dis

TROUBLE AHEAD. Many very dis
Greet persons are under the impress,
ion tbat we are on the eve of anoth ,
or civil war. The Washington Chron,
icle makes the remarkable statement
that letters baye been received from
the South, ,showing that tho ex-rebels'1
of that section, including eertainneSsr,
paper editors, expect asrenewal Of
the late civil war on the re1assemsS
bling Of Congress. The writer's argue
that the. paroles given by the rebel
soldiers to Gen. Gran prevent them
from fighting against the North again.
except under the leadership Of somc
recognized power in the government
and they expect President. Johnson
will furnishathe leadership when Com
gress attempts to impeao hJhim. Tho
canards published in the Administrn-
ton papers, apparently authorized
by the President himself, regspding,
the intentions lof the radicals North
and their alleged inclination to forci:s
bly, dispose Johnson from the Ehiso
House, have so excited the people pf
that section that they are actnally
preparing themselves for war With
these facts before them, says the
Chronicle, our, readers preccive, the
significance of Gen. Mowers recen1
order in Texas and Louisiana, pro-
hibiting the establishment of unauths
orized military picket guards at night
in those States. D.-s- -.t.-.l
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
ALABAMA.

Gem Pope has direcsed the sAlabsma
Conv vention ts assemble at Montgomery
on Tuesday, November s. Not more
than fifteen colored delegates were choseua
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
RECONSTRUCTION ELECTIONS
VIRGINIA.

VIRGINIA.
Contrary to the. confident expectation
of the opponents Of reconstruction in
Virginia, the Republican conventionis.s
have carried the day. The returns from
ell the counties have not yet been re-
ceived, but as far as heard from 7n.777
votes have been cast for a convention
and restoration, under the acts Of Con-
gress, and 44.925 against, The rest of
the state will probably increase the ma,
jority. This was ,qpite ppexpscted to
both parties, and the white population Of
the State very greatly preponderates over
the black, and is overwhelmingly com
mitted to the rebel cause. No influence
could be foupd strong enough to produce
any impression upon their array, and for
the 6rst time in the history Of Virginia
the, working population have stood up
firmly for their ,own interests and, voted
in direct defiance of their employers.
Richmond gave over 400 majority fer
the Republican ticket The zeal and
earnestness of the eolored voters surpassed
anything heretofore known, in political
annals. While in line awaiting their
turns to vote, they were fuEpished with a
wagon load of bread, meat, coffee, and
other eatsbles, and, seemed determined to
exercise their prerogative, and to light
it out on that line. The Republican
delegates thus. far chosen are about ones
half the white delegates These returns
az we'll as those from, ,ou isiapa render
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-11-06
A DAY OF THANKSGIVING

The President of the United States
has issued his proclamation for the usual
National Thanksgiving Day, and has ap.
pointed Thursday, November 28. 81 T.,