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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
COLUMBUS, O.
Speech of Chief Justice Chase.

COLUMBUS, o., October 6.-Hon.
Salmon P. Chase arrived here last night
and was enthusiastically received by the
citizens. He made the following speech:
FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS :
This greeting takes me entirely by sur
prise. / came to Ohio to perform some
private duties, and one public duty.
have avoided as far as possible, for l
thought myself bound to avoid, all pub
lie demonstrations. In the position
which occupy, am not at liberty to
take an activ, part in political canvass
Il have my opinions, however, as a
man and as citizen, and it would be
mere affectation if on an occasion like this
] should refrain from saying that abide
in the faith and cherish the sympathiss
you have so often heard me avow. am
not, as you know, q man given to change
my vote, therefore, on Tuesday next it
will be given for the candidates of the
great party whose proud distinction is
that it demands equal rights and exact
justice to all men, and insist on main,
taining inviolate the public faith. My
whole political life and my whole public
conduct pledge me to this, and rejoice
in the belief that the noble people whom
1T has been my pride to serve in days
not long past will, on the one hand,
sternly refase their sanction TO any vio-
lation of national contracts, and on the
other generously extend the right of suff.
rage to all men to whom it is at present
unjustly denied. With these few words
and thanking you again and again for
the kindness of your welcome tonight,
and for the kindness with which you
have followed me ever since | entered
public life, you will now permit me to
bid you good night
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
The Presidents Line ofDefense

A New York letter to the Charlston .Conr-
ier, says: 1t is we'll known among a GER
tain class Of men that Mr.. johnson, during
more than a year past, has carefully collects
ed all the sperchs, and even Parts Of speech
es, made by Republican and Democratic
Sen aiors in reference to the impeachment
question. For that purpose, a corps of the
very best of our city steDographers have
been constantly on the wing, following in
the track Of the intinerant Senators, and
making transcript of these speeches appear
antly for publication in leading New Tork
journal. but really to serve as powerful
weapon in the hands Of the President when
ever the opportune moment shall have arr'-
we'd. tits, understand, the intention OF
Mr. johnson, in the event of articles of inns
parchment being sent to the Senate, to bold
ly declare that he will not be tried by SEN
ators who have declared ihemselvs either in
favor or against his impeachment. lie
takes the ground that the meanest criminal in
the country even when tried upon u cha rye
of pretty larency, has the right to challenge
his jurors. And he claims, with good deal
of sound rea.oning, that important matters
Ike this, it is simply due to justice that his
judge who hold him guilty even befor the
trial has commenced
The moment matters are approaching
this crisis, the stenographers who, during
the past year. have been taking down the
Senatorial speeches, directly or ind irectly
abiding to impeachment, will be summon
ed to Washington, and be called upon to
sware to the correctness of their reports now
in the Presidents possession. Among the
judges against whom special exception will
betaken BY Mr.. johnson are Senators How
ard, Thaysr Nye, Summer, Wade, and Chan,
dler.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
Editorial Clippings.

The Neic Ycrk Times, which sups
ported johnson as long as there was a
single fact TO make an argument upon,
and which has always been opposed to
extreme measures, of any kind has chang
ed its opinion very deeisively. In late
article on the non -fulfllment of the Pres.
ident in obeying the laws and performing
his duty, the Times says "The fact that
Mr.. Johpson refuses to recognize this
conception of his duty, and prefers in
stead to obey the prompting of mcrcena,
ry adherents and unscrupulous pettifog-
gers, is proof that he can no longer be
intrus ted with the administration Of the
law. The functionary who examines the
law simply that he may bring it to
naught BY that circumstance demon
strates his in6tness for his office. Aud
the Executive who assails author
ity which Congress intended to
make independent of him, aud
EN- ploys the ecciden advantages of a
co Institutional position tn pick holes in
m ensures formed toprovide for the safe
ty and unity Of the Republic, provokes
the exercise of harsher means of re-
straiut than have yet been employed
against him."
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
The Election.
The Result IN the State Doubtful
The Returns Incomplete and
Struggling.

To put the worst look on the
incomplete returnsof the election
in this State yesterday, we will
concede, until something better
is received, that they make the
result doubtful, with the odds in
favor Of the Democrats. The
vote was a light one, the gains
of the Democrats-as in Phila-
delphia--decided, with a pretty
uniform cutting down of the Re-
publican majorities. If the re-
port of six thousand in Berks is
correct, it is indicative that the
Democrats have held their own
in their strongholds. Under such
circumstances we can not quite
perceive how our majority in the
State last year-which was H.
174-can stand the drafts, great
and small, thus made upon it:
The result in Philadelphia wipes
out something like forty per cent.
Of it. Aloss of one thousand is
reported in Chester. While we
have offsets in the reported re-
suits in Fayette and a few other
counties, we are apprehensive
that they will not prove suffi-
cient to withstand these losses.
Our friends in Philadelphia ex-
press considerable confidence !;
but unless they have figures de-
cidedly different from those we
have, we do not quite see where
fore. We hope they are correct
and shall await returns that are
to prove they are with interest
and as much hopefulness as the
circumstances will permit
Pittsburgh Commercial.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
Attempt to Seize IIIict Stills

PHILADELPHIA, October 3.-The revenue
inspectors made q raid on the unlicensea
whisky stills in the northern part of the
city on Saturday last, and were driven of
by the people in the vicinity To-day they
made another raid with an increased force,
but Jared worse than Saturday, having sew
eralof their party badly wounded with bricks
and pistol shots. They siczed reveral stills
and were taking them off in cars, when
large crowd of men and women attacked
them, recovered the copper vessles and drove
the off officers. Deputy United States Mar
shall Schuyler received six serious wounds
Thos. Lance, one Of the rioters. was shot in
the head. The affair occurred near Port
Richmond, which is mostly inhabitol by
Ia lowest class Of Irish.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
OHIO ELECTION.

From all that we can gather from
our Exchanges with regarl to the
election in Ohio, we are inclined to
believe that the Republican majority
will besmall, in comparison with that
of the last election, and it may be
possible that the majority will be on
the other side.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

SENATOR Freliughuysen in speech al
Newark on Wednesday evening, in speak
ing of public debt, said that this gener,
alton ought never to attempt to pay a
dollar of the principal of it. The next
generation will be larger in number and
in wealth, and burden that would break
the back of one man can be borne easily
by two. This is the spirit of Senator
Morton's idea, but the reverse Of Secre-
tary McCullech's, who thinks the debt
should be paid off in thirty years, Ac-
quiesceace ia the oo,rary doctrine is in-
creasing and is likely to prove the germ
of settled policy.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

DsM0cRATIC uYPoCRACY.-Tha the lso-
der may fully understand the hypoeracy
of the Democratic party exhibited IN their
present prolessed love for them to secure
their votes, we refer to the fact that this party
during the war polled one hundred and six
ty thousand votes in this State against the
constitutional amendment giving our SOL
diers right to vote in the field. Berks,
Northampton, Monroe, Schuylkill and 9th,
er exclusively Democratic counties alone
gave majorities against the amendment,
while every Republican county in the State
without exception, rolled up a heavy major
ity in its favor. The Chairman of the DEM
ocratic State Central Committee at that
time uttered the following sentiment: IA
voter DISTINGUISHES himself and ceases to be
a citizen when he becomes q soldier" Can
any soldier, with any self-respecs, vote with
party that denied his right to exercise the
privilege Of freeman because he chose to
fight valiantly for the preservation OF the
countrYP
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

THE removal of Col. Messmore, Dep
uty Revenue Commissioner in New York
is likely to bring down upon the head of
Secretary McCuIloch tho thunders of the
National Intelligencer and strengthen the
influence which is urging the President
to ask the Secretary to resign. So far
has the purpose of calling another to the
Treasury progressed that the question
who shall be the Secretary's successor
has been seriously canvassed. As a
matter Of fact, Secretary McCulloch
thinks as little of Mr.. johnson as Mr..
johnson thinks Of him Twere is no
prospect of much love being lost between
them.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

The LOUISIANA ELEcTIoN.-Advices
of a trustworthy character have been re.
eeived in Washington which show that
the Louisiana convention has been called
by majority Of about seventy thousand
votes, thought it appears that at least
twenty thousand of the registered votes
we're not cast.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
Election in Butler County.

Returns come in slowly. We have
heard from IL districts, and if We
can Judge from these, the majority
for WILLIAMS, for Supreme Judge,
will be about 400. The Assembly
and County ticket will not vary much
from that figure.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
SENATOR Morton, who has been elec

SENATOR Morton, who has been elec.
tioneering in Ohio, has returned to In
dianopolis. His health is much improv-
ed, but he was obliged to make his
speeches sitting in his chair, not being
well enough to stand Eut he makes
good hits never theless The other day
ne said, amid the heartieSt applause
"Who, my friends, they say this is a
white mans government l will tell
you something worth two of that it is Ia
loyal mans government"
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

In Northren Ohio, according to the San
dusky Register, the eject of the drought are
very serious. For nearly three months hard
ly any thing to be called a shower has fall
len in this pars of the Reserve. Every
thing in the way of foliage parched, black
cned and covered with Gust. Cisrns long
since went dry, and now ninestenths of-the
wells are ne arly exhausted. In some cases
cattle are driven six miles to water, and for
zen miles back from the shore people depend
upon the lake for water Last week water
was hauled from the lake, at Sandusky, TO
Bellevue--twenty miles by railroad inland.
In some locnlities water hauled. great dis
tancc is sold by the pailful, for cook ing and
washing purposes.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

GENERAL Logan in a recent speech,
insisted that if JEFF. Davis had been
President indeed, he could not have in-
ficted more injury upon the Union than
Andrew johnson. The point of contrast
is, that Davis must have been an open
enemy, and the country would know
where to strike him. But johnson is a
sneaking and dishonest foe. While he
pretends to support the policy of Con :
gress, he is really doing all in his pow
er to overthrow it, and while writing
letters and making speeches in defence
of Congressional acts, he is striving by
every means to defeat this question.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
Democratic Loyalty.

In politics, it is said, everything is
fair. At least, parties strive to make it
so as they stop at nothing likely to insure
success. Just now the Democrats call
themselves the loyal party In Ohio,
Yalandigham, notorious for his trcason~
able utterances aud conspiracies, is pro,
mineat as their candidate for United
States Senator, and everywhere his
welcome at their mass meetings In
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Woodward, who as a
Supreme Court Judge decided that the
draft was unconstitutional, who wished
that his State was included in the Com
tederacy, and who attempted to prevent
Unior soldiers in the field from voting,
as their candidate for Congress, to gil a
vacancy. In Wisconsin, "Brick" Po'
mercy, E1itor of the infamous Crosse
Democratic, is their favorite apostle. In
Connecticut, they rally under the lead
of tom" Seymour, who pronounced the
war for the Union "usurpation" and
sand "crime.,' So everywhere, The
same men who were allies Of the Rebel
lion and foes of the Government when,
it was struggling for self preservation
are bright and shining lights Of Demos
cracy now and the ideas they then up--
held, are those now supported by them.
Do they expect the people to forget
their recreancy and their unpatrlotism ?
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
THE STATE.

News by our Exchanges would in.
dicate that the State is doubtful, but
has probably gone Democratic but
it is impossible from any data in our
po session to give anything positive.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

A SOUL conversant with virtue resembles $
a fountain for it is clear, and gentle, and
sweet, aud communicative, and rich, and
innocent. s.. .t.U
The most luudabie ambition is to bs wise;
and the greatest wisdom is to be good.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09
INDIANA.

Election in Indiana was held only
for County officers. In Indianapolis,
the Union ticket was elected by 100
majority, being gain of 500 since
last spring.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-10-09

THERE are but few men who have char
acter enough to lead life of ildeness.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29
How a Yankee took a German Bath,

One day at Vienna, we went to a
large bathing establishment, which is
very much resorted to by the inhabi-
tants of that rather dirty city. 1t is
built on scale Of great splendor, and
surrounded with flowers and trees
All the apartments are costly and ele-
CANT, and one finds there not only the
usual accompaniment of such place,
but Refreshments. of every kind. As
my fellow traveller, whom will style
Mr.. B, as that was not his name,
seemed to need no help, and rather
scorned its offer, left him to his own
devices. When he came forth from
the little watery den in which he had
been parboiIing himself, asked him
how he liked it.
"Pretty well, replied he, "but don't |
they give you rather queer soapY
"Why, it was brown Windsor wasn't
it?" said | with the air Of one who
knows. at was what | had"
II don't know what they gave you,
but mine wasn't hard, and it wasn't
like any Windsor that | ever saw. |
suppose it's their style, though, and
I've no fault to find"
What did it look like ?" said |.
lit was thick and white, and they
brought it in bowl"
"In a bowl? Well that is queer.
replied |.
LET us ask one Of the walters and
find out what it means. If there Is
any thing new OH the tapis | should
like to understand it"
1t required very little time for an
explanation. In u few expressive
words, eked out with many express
i've shrugs of his shoulders and intuit-
i've winks, the garcon informed me
that the gentleman ordered what he
understood TO he soup. As the dish
Tor that day was veal soup, which is
thick and white, when well made, he
had brought q foamiUg bowl of it. and
it was with the aid of this that Mr.
B. had performed his additions With
some difficulty restraining the laugh
ter that couvuloed me internally,
asked him to explain how he had APP
piled this elegant unguent to the
adornmcnt of his person. This he
proceeded to do. Looking upon it
as novel cosmetic, a new kind Of al
mond paste for example, he had ap-
piled ii vigorously to his head cOpiOus-
Is TO his body, aud rubbed it i'll smart
~ III his efforts to get up a lather
Failing III this, and exuding essence
Of cali at every pore, he had done the
next best thing, and phiIosophicalIy
given himself an elaborate friction
with towel, like a cabinet maker
polishing up a bit Of second hand fur
nitnrc. He had not been cntircl,
successful, however, in removing al
vestiges of the article, for here anC
there traces of unctuous ointmen
were still visible in a sort Of sympa
thctic and pertinaciOus glow, tn
more prominent Oh some parts OF hi
face than others.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

NOTED IMPOSTORs.-Men have al /
ways been fond Of power and infu-
ence; and when they could not be OBJ
tanned by legitimate means. have re-
sorted to tricks and impostures. A
few of the more celebrated of these |
impositious may not prove uninterest-
ing to our readers.
Albebert, in the eighth century, pre-
tended that he had letter from the
Redeemer, which fell from Heaven at
Jerusalem, and thus induced multi
tudes to follow him.
Gonsalvo Michael pretended to be
the angel Michael, and was burnt for
his heresy by the Spanish Inquisition.
in 1880.
George David, the son of a water
man at Client, styled himself the neph
ew Of God, sent into the world to
adopt children worthy of Heaven
He denied the resurrection, preached
against marriage, in favor of a com
munity of women, and taught that
the body could only be dehled by sin.
Sabbath Levi, a Jew of Smyrna, pre-
tended to be the Saviour, in 1860.
Elizabeth Barton, known as the
Holy Maid of Kent, was brought for
ward in England to hinder the Ref
ormatiOn. She pretended to be in
spired, and foretold that Henry VIII.
would have an early and violent death
if he divorced Catharine Of Arragon
and married Anne Boleyn. She and
her accomplice were hanged in 1884.
In the first year of Queen Mary
reign in England, Elizabeth Croft, a
girl of eighteen years of age, was Sc
GREETED in a wall, and there uttered
many sedtious speeches against the
queen, and the mass and the confession
She was called the Spirit of the Wall
William Hacket, fanatic, person
ated our Saviour, aud was executed
for blasphemy, in England, in 1891.
James Naylor also represented him
self to be the Saviour. He was con
victed Of blasphemy, whipped and haC
his tongue bored through with ho
iron, 10y order of the House of Com
mons during Cromwell's administra
ton.
The Cock lane ghost is often allud
cd to by writers of the last century
William Parsons and his wife wer,
the authors of this imposture, in 1852
They had female ventriloquist, b,
whose aid they made credulous mul
titude believe in the existence of
ghost, at the house No. SO Cock lane
London. The parties were punishe,
by Imprisonment and in the pillory.
In the United States, Matthias i
the most celebrated imposter on re
cord. He protested to be the Mes
slab, obtained many followers, an
was tried for blasphemy, in New York
in the year 1880.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29
ADDITIONAL BOUNTIES
And Increased Pensions

CHAS. 1. VAIL, Attorney at Law, Iras-
burgh, VT, is prepared TO prosecute claims OF
soldiers and their heirs, for the additional Boun
ties and Increased Pensions under the late acts OF
Congress granting the same. The following per-
sons are entitled TO receive them, viz:
Widows of soldiers who have received only
500 Bounty or less, are now entitled to 500 adj
ditional bounty and 81 per month additional Pen
sion for each child under sixteen years of age
If no widow, then fathers, mothers brothers and
sisters are entitled to the additional bounty
Soldiers who have served three years. or have
been discharged ON account Of wounds, having
received only 500 are now entitled to 500 adj
titional bounty. If enlisted for two years. $50
bounty. Soldiers who have lost, or are disabled
equivalent to loss of legs or arms are now en-
titled to SIS, $40 or S25 per month pension, ac-
cording TO rate of disability.
Officers discharged at the close of the war ale
now entitled TO three months extra pay, under a
late act.
Fathers depending on deceased soldiers for
support, are now entitled to pension.
All the above claims procured with great DIS
patch. Being located at the County seat, the GER
nfcate and seal of the Clerk ofthe Court, which
is required by law on all applications, can be pro-
CURED and the claim forwarded the same day APP
picatiOn is made and thus much time saved.
Business can be done by mail if required.
Address CHAS. l. VAIL, Irasburgh, Vt-33tf
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VIM. B. DENISON, Cashier.
Irasburgh, VI. Dec. y, 1866

An Act relating to the redemption of bank notes
Il IS hereby enacted, sc.
SEC. l. After the expiration Of the charter OF
any bank chartered by this State, or after the
termination of the existence of any such bank,
agreeably TO the laws of this State, such bank
may cause notice TO be published in all the week
iy newspapers in the county where such bank IL
located for one full year, setting forth that said
bank will redeem its outstanding bills the day OF
the expiration Of its charter, or the date OF the
termi alton of its existence, and copy OF this act.
And upon due publication of such notice neither
such bank nor its officers shall be liable to any
action for the non-redemption Of any of its out
standing bills, unless the same shall have been
duly presented, and payment thereof demanded
within the year aforesaid at the banking house of
said bank.
SEC. 2 After the expiration Of the charter,
or after the termination of the existence of any
such bank as aforesaid. such bank shall cease to
he subject to the operation, liable TO the pro
visions of the sixty-third section OF c h ap t Ell
eighty nine of the General Statutes.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect from its
passage.
Approved. Nov. l. l666.-5lw53
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-29

GREAT SCHOLARS NOT ALWAYS THE
BEST TEACHERs.-'1 am quite full, !
assure YOU" said huge water-bottle
with very narrow neck, that was sus-
pended over the flower bed. aFull
or empty, it makes no difference to
US, said the flowers, "for we get moth
ing out of you. Yonder shallow can,
though it holds but little, is worth a
dozen of you, for what it has it pours
out, and we have the benefit of it.
You are welcome to the credit of
having, but we prefer those who un
derstand how to give"