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The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
Southern State Debts.

Delegations from the South are arri
wing in Washington daily, to obtain the
views of the President and Others on
the Reconstruction Bill. Gov. Jen
kins, Of Georgia, head Of delegation
from that State, will soon be in Wash,
ington, and among other questions he
will call the attention Of the Admins
tration to its reputation Of the State
debt Since the close of the war, the
Georgia Legislature passeda law pay
ing the old debt of the State by the is
sue Of Lew bonds, which, being issued
under the authority of the present Gov
ernmcnts, declared illegal by the bill,
are now worthless AllSouthern States
are in the same predicament. Facts
like these strikingly show the reckless
legislation Of Congress, which at one
time makes the Southern States States
in fact, and at other periods resolves
them into territories dependent upon
the action of Congress. They have
been States for getting rid OF Slavery,
repeating ordinances of secession, re
pndiating the Rebel debt, legislation for
the enfranchiscmcnt and mellorating
the condition offormcr slaves-but for
representation in Congress, for rights
of persons and property embodied in
the Constitution of the United States,
they are just so many nobodies. All
this neither looks well, nor is well. 1t
shows either our falsehood years ago,
or our present tergiversation, aud We
submit that no government can afford
to occupy such q position in the eyes
ofthc civilized world.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
THE LATEST BARBARITY
stevens COnfiscatiOn BiIl.

!, The measure cntitled"a bill relativ,
to damages done to loyal men," intro.
duced into the House last week BY Mr..
Stevens, is 4 conliscation act Of the
most sweeping character. The follow
ing is the bill:
,a Whereas, 1t is due to justice, and as
an example to future times, that some
proper punishment should be inflicted
Jon the people who constituted the
rContedclate States of America both
because they, declaring an unjust war
against the United States for the pur
pose of destroying republican liberty
and permanently establishing slavery
as well rs for the cruel and barbarou:
manner in which they conducted said
war, in violation of all the laws Of civ.
iiizcd warfare, and also to compel them
TO make some compensation for the
damages and expenditures caused by
isaid war; Therefore,
II BE il enacted by The Senate and House
of Rcpres ,ntatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled,
That all the public lands belonging to
the ten States that formed the govern
mcnt of the so-called Confederate
States of America shall be forfeited
By said States and become forthwith
vested in the United States.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted.
That the President shall forthwith pro-
ceed to cause the seizure of such ofthe
property belonging 20 the belligerent
enemy rs IS deemed forfeited by the ACT
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
Jefferson Davis.

The New York Heralk is calling upon
the President to release this prisoner.
After asking w.lat is the use of retain
ing the leader Of the rebellion in custo-
dy any longerI the editor says:-
ale can 90 no mischief ifset at large
on his parole TO answer any charges
that may be brought against him.
Congress should, therefore, pass res
olution requesting the President to re.
lease him. Such a measure could do
10 possible harm. On the contrary, 1t
would do much to encourage the good
spirit which. in spite of the remnant OF
political fire eaters left in the South, Is
evidently now Beginning to prevail
there"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

READ TnEM-Onc of our exchanges
remarks that those who fail to read the
advertisements in newspapers often lose
more than they imagine. Advertise
ments are printed to be read just as
much as any other item ofnews, and it
is lust as essential to read them. There
is not an advertisement printed that is
not of Importance to some PERSONS
Nothing speaks more clearly of aman's
prosperity in business than the MAJ ner
in which he advertiscs. DO not fail to
read them. ....
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

"Bob, that is fine horse you have
there how much is he worthy
"Three hundred and fifty dollars
"Not so much as that p
"Yes, every cent of it-another fifty
on top oft"
"Are you sure?' ....
"Ycs, I'll swear to it."
"All right" ..5..
"What are you so nquisitive for"
"Merely for assessing purposes.
am assessor Of this ward, and only wan
ted to know what You rated your nag
at"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

No notice can be taken Of Anonymous Communica
tions. Whatever Is intended for insertion in
The Home journal, must be authenticated BY
the name and address of the writer--not nee.
essarly for publication but Us u guarantee for
good faith and responsibility.
All business letters for this office should be ad'
dressed to "The Home Journal, +" Winchester
All communications for publication must he writ
ten on one side of The page, and with all other
matters connected with the editorial depart
ment, should be addressed: Editor of The Home
Journal Winchester, Tenn
We cannot, as a rule undertake to return articles
not found suitable for publication. re 2
Personal articles will be inserted only us advertise
ments and at double rates.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

At a recent meeting Of a parish, O
most exemplary curate submitted re-
port in writing Of the destitute widows
and others, who stood in need Of as.
sistance from the parish. "Are you
sure, reverend sir" asked another sol.
emn brother, "that you have embraced
all the widows9" He said he believed
lie had.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

A Coop SroRY.-Thc Dubuque Her.
aid says: A good ory is told in
Washington OF Mrs. Harlan, who still
has a fresh recollection of the days when
the Reverend james was simple Meth
odist minister. Being introduced to
the Marquis de Montholon, Minister
from France. she astonished him by In.
quiring on what circuit be Travelled.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

The LAST Gcar.-Samuel Downing,
the last Revolutionary soldier, died at
Edinburg, Saratoga county, New York.
on the 10Th ult., IN his l06th year. A
notice of his death has been entered on
the jouanals of the United States House
of Representatives.
What startling change has the coun.
try undergone within the space of this
one mans life.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

Whenever you hear radical spout
ing about loyalty, you must not think
that he means loyalty to the govern
ment ofthe United States. He means
no such thing. He means loyalty to
radicalism loyalty to Thad. Stevens,
loyalty to Congress, loyalty to anything
except the Constitution of the Union.
.-Shel6yril2e Union.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

The radicals pretend to favor univer-
sal suffrage. Then why do. they at
tempt to disfranchise two-thirds OF
more of the white people Of Tennessee
They profess one thing and do anotl'
or. They will not do to trust.-Mel
byviiie Union.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

The Concord IN. H.) people have
talked abou, nominating the editor OF
the Monitor newspaper for Mayor OF
hat city, hut he declines, saying that
'cruel and unnecessary punishment is
forbidden BY the laws Of New Hamp.
snirc.'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

"W here are You going so fast, Mr..
Smith Z" demanded Mr.. Jones. "Home,
sir, home; don't detain me; have just
bought my wife new bonnet, and
must deliver 1t before the fashion chan
qes,"
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28

A dandy, wishing to be witty accos.
ted an old rag man as follows:
"You take all sorts of trumpery In
your cart, don't you2''
"ies jump in-jump inr'
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-28
CALL FOR A CONSERVATIVE
STATE CONVENTION.

NASHVILLE, MARCH II, lS67.-The un-
dersigned, Conservative members OF the
General Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see. deeply impressed with the dangers
which imperil our beloved country, from
the reckless disregard upon the part of the
maiorities in Congress, and the Legislature
Of our own State, of the sage counsels OF
the founders of our government, anu the
fundamental principles of our constitution,
respectfully propose that there be held in
the city of Nashville, on Tuesday, the 10th
of April next. a Convention of the true
Conservative Union people of the state
of all who wish, in the language OF the
Father of his county, that our Union and
brotherly affection may be perpctuated; !;
that our free constitution may be sacrcdly
maintained; that its administration in ev-
ery department may be stamped with wis
dom and virtue; that the happiness of the
people of the States, under the auspices of
liberty. may be made complete by the
careful preservation and prudent use of
this blessing-in short, a Convention of all
who oppose the tendencies and ruinous
Dolicy and practices of the dominant party,
for the purpose of taking counsel for the
common good of all the people of the
State. and to select standard bearer, in
the approaching canvass for Governor, who
shall be a true loyal Union man, . firm and
determined defender of the constitution
and, laws of the land, and around whom
may rally all the people Of the State who
desire the full and complete restoration OF
peaceypresperity and happiness in our be-
owed State. 'l.a
I'D. JOHNSON. ,JonN S. BRIES,
Up, Thomson, JAS. JONES,
W. j. MCFARLAND, WM. W. COLEMAN,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
The Oopperhead Address.

The editor of the Clearfeld Republican,
having last week referred to the remarks
of the ~. Y. Tribune, in proof Of the tone
of the Address of the Republican State
Committee, should now be honest enough
to give the Tibune's opinion of Mr.. Wal
lace's address to the Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania. The Tribune says:
THE address of the Democratic State
Committee of Pennsylvania has one merit
it is short. But, brief as it is, it contains
almost as many false assertions as sentences,
and is a specimen of the very worst kind of
political trickery All the evils of the war
the loss of life, taxation, debt, high pri-
ces, paper currency-are enumerated as the
direct work of the Republican party. Not
word is said of the Rebellion. We won
der what stuff Democratic State Commit
tee can be made of which gravely submits
such an argument as this to the people.
1t is true that we have great debt,
which bears as heavily upon Republicans as
on Democrats it is true that we are severe
ly taxed to pay it it is true that prices are
high, that the currency is deprecated. Ali
this we know and lament; but it is also true
that we owe these evils, first, to the Rebels,
and second. to the Democratic party, and
wholly to their combined efforts to destroy the
Union. 1t seems almost absurd to repeat
these truths, for no ingenuity will ever con-
ceal the great fact that the South rebelled,
that the Democratic party sympathized
with rebellion, and that the Republican par
ty directed and maintained the War for the
Uuion, and brought it to a triumphant end.
1t is notorious that the Rebels depended
for aid upon the Democratic party that
the official action of that party was hailed in
the South as an encouragement to persist
in rebellion that if it had not been for Dem
ocratic opposition the war would have en-
ded years, perhaps, before it did, and that
the debt and all our national evils would
now be immeasurable less. There is moth
ing palmer than that the Democratic party
next to the Rebels-is responsible for the
war and the misfortunes that have followed
it. We repeat therefore, that to compare
the rate of taxation in 1860, with the rate
in 1866 in proof that the Republican party
has mismanaged the finances, without a
word of reference to the war, is simply the
neanest kind of fpolitical trickery, and certain
to damage the cause it was meant to help.
This address is insulting to the intelligence
of the reader, and SANDER of the North,
for the Republican party and the North,
throughout the war were one and indivisible.
1t is all the loyal States that this Democratic
Committee accuses of tyranny, and hatred,
and corruption"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
Genuine Oopperheadism.


C.Chancy Burr, a notorious Copperhead,
has been lecturing in New jersey, before
Democratic associations and receiving their
countenance and approval for his political
sentiments. He edits a magazine called the
Old Guard, which is exclusively patroniz-
ed by the Democratic party. In late num-
Der Of this vile publication, Burr says:
1--WE think we are safe in saying that
there are more intelligent white and black
men and women in this country to-day, who
respect the name of John Wilkes Booth,
than there are who respect the name of A
braham Lincoln.
He also used the following language in the
same paper, in speaking of Mr.. Lincoln:
1T is year since Old Abe was taken
suddenly sick in the private box of thea
tire, on Good Friday night, with Booth on
the Brain"
And he opens his editorial comment in
his last number with these words Thank
God 1 still boast of my disloyalty''' This
man is the chosen spokesman of the Demo-
cratic party and an acknowledged exponent
of its views. What right has such party
to complain when We charge them with dis
loyal sentiments?
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
THE RAFTsMAn,s JOURNAL.

fore obliged, in obedience to the statute, to
refuse the aUocatur prayed for. Allocatur
refused.
The case, as we have said, now goes to
the Governor, to be disposed of in one of
three ways, viz: He may sign her death
warrant, in which event she will be execu-
ted on the day therein appointed /; or he
may refuse to sign it, in which case she will
remain in Jail under sentence, it being the
same in effect as to commute her sentence
to imprisonment for life; or, thirdly, he
may pardon her. Whatever may be her
fate, her counsel can rest under the convic-
ton that they have faithfully discharged
their whole duty. She was zealously and
ably defended, had most fair and impair
tial trial, and was only convicted because of
the overwhelming evidence of her guilt.
Her case is but another proof that murder
cannot be perpetrated with impunity how
ever secret or insidious the means, but that
the avenger of blood is both swift and
certain.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
sHARSW00D ON LEGAL TENDERS
Extract from His Opinion in the Gas. os
Borie VS.. Trott.

On the whole, then, am of op;D;o.
that the provision of the act of Congress Oa '.
February 25th, 1862, declaring the notes : "
sued In pursuance of that act to be lavs,t Il
money, and legal tender, is uncon,,;tl
ttondi" "'''"'
This renders It unnecessary that I sborI,
consider the other question which has uia bSlI
made, as to the effect of the special 49, a
ment to pay in lawful silver money of ,T.
United States. / am in favor of epta.as :as
judgment for the plaintiff, but as ms;or
ty of the court are of different on;n;oa
judgment for the defendant. - Copisd f,out
the Philadelphia Age of Februarv % issa
where the opinion is published in full.
1t may also be found in the Legal b,,p;.-
gsmcer of March Is, 1864, page 92
In the same copy of the Age is a carefr,,,,
prepared eulogy of the Judge and this
opinion, in which is the following:
Judge Sharswood reasons upon and 4.
cides the case as if he were some lofty sn;,
it sitting far above and out of the copten.
tions and strifes Of the world"
Will not the holders of greenDacks and
Government bonds consider the Judge 3.
quite too elevated and ETHEREAL for such
earthly hcnors as seat on the Supreme
Bench.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
Commencing Treason.

The Clinton Democrat, an outspoken
Copperhead organ which advocates the
election of Judge Sharswood, because he
boldly essayed to cripple the power Of the
Government by attacking its credit, describes
Admiral Semmes, the rebel pirate, as win
ming HONORABLE FAME IN AN oNoRABLE
cAUsEr" Semmes, in the name of treason,
committed more piracies of greater atrocity
than were ever laid to the charge of captain
Kidd. Semmes despoiled the merchant
marine of the North to the amount of mil
lions-he insulted and trampled on the flag
of the Government, and engaged with our
ancient enemies for our defeat For doing
all this Democratic newspaper published
IN the State of Pennsylvania, vociferates
that Semmes won honorable fame In an
honorable cause! Certainly this is reaching
the remo:est point of Copperhead audacity
in approval of treason
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
What General Meade Thinks,

Major General Meade has been at Long
Branch. A correspondent says he has had
"a pleasant chat with him, and that the
General gives his views with a moderate
sort of freedom that is simply easy in man.
ner. The General has little confidence in
politicians, as such lie thinks the Presi-
Dental nomination is being manipulated at
present with considerable amount of
shrewdness, that class of men are now
putting General Grant forward upon one
side and General Sheridan on the other,
and when they have sufficiently pitted these
two popular military men against each other
they will both be dropped and Secretary
Chase be taken up as the third man,
being civilian and supposed to be availa-
ble He agreed with us that the position of
General Grant is better one than the
Presidency :; but though the time would
come when Grant would naturally desire to
retire from public life, and it would be
more desirable to do so from the White
House than from the head of the army. He
conceives that the friends of Chase will
leave no means untried to secure the nomi-
nation.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21

Republican County Committee.
d. B. SwooPE, Chairman, Clearfeld.
Samuel Hegarty, Beccaria tp.
John w. Bell. Bell township.
Algernon Holden, Bloom township.
David Adams, jr., Boggs township.
William Hoover, Bradford township.
DIR. r. Y. Spackman, Brady town'p
Jack Patchin, Burnside township.
Louis j. Hurd, Chest township.
Joab Rider, Covington township.
Col. E. A. Irwin, Curwensville Boro.
James Albert. Decatur township.
Luther Barrett, Ferguson township.
Alexander Murray, Girard township.
H. 81. Morrow, Goshen township.
j. Lucien Ward, Graham township.
G. w. M'CuIly, Guelich township.
A. Lucore, Huston township.
William Thompson, Jordan town'p.
Edward NJ Garvey, Karthaus town 2.
Abraham Walker, Knox township.
Milton Lawhead, Lawrence town'p.
G.. 81. Lytle, Lumber-c city Boro.
Ed. G. Bremen, Morris township.
DR.. s. M'Cune, N. Washington Boro.
Alfred Shaw, Osceola Boro.
Elisha Fenton, Penn township.
Allen Hoover, Pike township.
Benjamin Harley, Union township.
James Stott, Woodward township.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
At Their Old Tricks.

Misrepresentation seems to be perma-
nent article in the Copperhead creed. Re-
Gently the Patriot and Union, and other
leading Copperhead papers, published an
article purporting to be an extract from the
Salem Mass. Journal, in which Pennsyl-
vania is stigmatized as ''poor, ignorant,
" stupid old Dutch State. in the hope of
influencing the Germans to oppose Hon.
Henry w. Williams. The article in ques-
tions was at once sent to the Salem Regis
ter. whereupen that paper declares that no
such paper as the Journal is published in
Salem, and that no such article erer appear
ed in a Republican paper IN Massachusetts,
But no sooner was the above falsehood ex-
posed, than the leaders of that party con-
coct another, to wit, that Mr.. Williams was
an advocate of reputation in Allegheny
county, some years ago. The Pittsburg pa
pers have promptly exploded this falsehood,
by denying the truth of the statement, and
challenging the Copperhead papers to furn-
ish the proof of their assertions. A more
honorable citizen and upright Judge, than
Hon. Henry W. Williams can not be found
in the State; and no meaner and more ma
licious forgery and falshood than the above
was ever attempted to be palmed upon an in
telligent and con6ding people. But, let the
Copperhead papers and leaders continue to
falsify and misrepresent the Republican can
didate. Sich falsehoods will only recoil
upon their authors, when exposed, and in
stead of iniuring Mr.. Williams, will have
the effect of largely increasing his majority
in the State, in October next.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21

CHANGE OF COMMANDERS. Tho Presi-
dent has prepared and sent to Gen. Grant
instructions to issue an order assigning Gen
Sheridan to the command of the Depart
ment of Missouri, Gen. Hancock to the De-
pertinent of the Cumberland, and General
Thomas to the Fifth (Sheridan 81 military
District. The order was to be issued on
Monday, unless Gen. Grant shall suggest
the substitution of some other names in
place of Hancock and Thomas. In that
case Sheridan may be assigned to some 9TH
er command than that of Missouri, but GER
tain 1t is, the order relieves Sheridan from
the command of his district The Presi-
dent had determined to assign Hancock to
the Fifth, but he has concluded to give that
position to Thomas.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21
ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO HOGS.

Be 1t enacted BY the Burgess and Town CoHa't
Of The Borough Of Cfearfetd, and it IS hrTs5s f.,
acted by tie authority Of the same, Thst It shat
be unlawful for any swine, shoats hogs, or Pigs'
to run at large, in the Borough Of Ciearhsl1:
And if any such swine hogs, shoats or PIGS haLi
be found running at large, the same shall os ioI'
feited to SAID Borough, TO be sold by the 5Alg1
Constable, at Public Sale, who is hereby autnoIl-
zed and required TO take up such SWINE h0s5,
shoats, or pigs and make sale Of the same ana
remit the proceeds arising from said SALE ai'e,
dedueting expenses of sale and keeping ssIo
swine, hogs, shoats, OF pigs, to the Borough IpeA
surer, said proceeds to be appropriated Tor DOi'
ough purposes.
In failure of the High Constable to take oP
any swine, hogs, shoats. or pigs, found rannlps
at large, any citizen of the Borough is authoriiea
to take up and make sale CT the same, IN manner
aforesaid.
The said constable or other persons making
sale Of said swine, hogs. shoats, or pigs shall DO
allowed the sum of one dollar for such sale, 70,
gether with fifty cents for taking up each h0s'
shoat or pig.
Be 1t also enacted. That the Chief Burgess mE
at any time before the sale, remit the forfei'als
OF, any swine. hogs shosts, or pigs. Pros,'eo,
That on application of claimant he may oee"
there is sufficient cause for so doing.
All former ordinances relating to hogs is hers
BY repealed. This ordinance Is to 30 into oPe''
ton on tho 18th of September, a. D., 1854.
Attest: C. P0TTAkf,
Wiz. PORTER, Sse'y BURGsss.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21

TAMANGo, a Japanese port, has been
opened by the government of that country
to foreigners. The duskey know nothings
are gradually giving way We suppose,
however, it would still be huge offence in
those far off isles of the sea to run for judge
without having been born in Japan. The
copper -colored Democracy of that land
would denounce it terribly.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21

The Democrats of Conewago township,
branch of the party. Last year in Collecting
the school tax, the. Democrats paid 81 per
head, and those who voted the Republican
ticket 81 20 per head The rule did not
work well, and the tax gatherers fearing they
might get into trouble, are now engaged in
refunding the extra twenty cents to the Re-
nuhlicans
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1867-08-21

A terrible state of affairs prevailed on
election day in West Tennessee. At Jack
son mob of ex-rebels gathered around the
polls and compelled negroes to vote the Con-
servative ticket. At Gibson county there is
an organization of e1-rebels pledged to
drive every Union man out of the COUNTY,