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A Traitor Judge.


The developments at Washington during
the past few days, have brought to light the
reasons that Influenced Chief Justice Chase
in laboring so industriously for the acquittal
of Johpson. He was called upon, ON Satur-
day, by Welch, of the Philadelphia Age, and
Frazier, Revenue Assessor, to know if he
would accept the CONSERVATIVE" nomina-
ton for President, to which he responded
etcl" 1t is evident that, with johnson and
the recreant Senator'S, he is intent upon
organizing new party of which he is to
be the leader and prospective President.
1t is time that his treachery to the Re
publican party was exposed. He has done
more than any living man to procure the
acquittal Of johnson, in consideration of
which the influence of the administration is to
be thrown in his favor for President. The
cabinet is to be reorganized, and the whole
power and patronage Of the Government is
to be used to enhance his prospects. 1t is
. precious scheme, and only waits to be over
whelmingly and Indignantly repudiated BY
betrayed and outraged people
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IMPEACHMENT.
VOTE ON THE ELEVENTH ARTICLE
The Court Adjourned Over.

MAY l6.-The Senate met at 80 The
galleries were filled and policemen were
standing in the aisles.
At twelve clock the Chief Justice, wear
ing his silk robe of office, entered and took
his seat as presiding officer of the Court.
Senator Edmunds submitted an order that
the Senate now proceed to vote on the arti-
cles according to the rules of the Senate.
Agreed to.
Chief Justice said Senators, in confor-
nifty to this order of the Senate the Chief
Justice will now proceed to take the vote on
the eleventh article as directed by the rule. -
The eleventh article was read by the
Clerk.
The first name on the roll, that of Senator
Anthony, being, ,celled, that Senator arose,
and the Chief Justice, also standing, ad-
dressed to him this formula:
''Mr, Senator Anthony, how say you, Is
the respondent, Andrew johnson, President
of the United States, guilty or not guilty of
a high misdemeanor as charged in the elev-
enth article p
Senator Anthony responded Gully.
And so the vote went on till all the Sena-
tors had responded, the vote summing up
yeas So, nays 10, as follows:
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D - - =. Io
Got What He Deserved

On Thursday evening Sam. Randall,
.Copperhead Congressman from Philadel-
phia, accosted Gov. Hamilton, of Texas, who
was walking with Senator Cameron, by say
ing, care you Gov Hamilton?" He said
he was, when Randall replied, ''you are a
sceundrel. Hamilton at once knock
ed him down with cane, and subsequently
punished him SO severely that he had 70 be
taken to his rooms in carriage. The in
suit was wanton and unprovoked, Gov.
Hamilton never even having been acquaint-
ed with Randall. Samuel run. against the
wrong customer, and got just what he de-
served. His countenance will be in mourn
ing for some time to come, from the ''black"
OF pair Of genuine Black Republican
fSts
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ALWAYS a Unit.

Throughout the Impeachment trial, the
Democratic Senators never once varied in
their votes. While the Republicans. split
up, some voting for one thing and some for
another, the Democrats were always unit,
and always for the President. They had
prejudged the cause of the people, long be-
fore they were sworn to try it by the law
and the evidence, and every vote they cast
during the trial was a partisan vote, in full
fllnent OF their previous promise to acquit.
They were not troubled by conscientious
scruplss, nor did they by thus voting betray
either their principles OR their party.
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s. >. ROW, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
CI.EARFIELD, PA, MAY 20, 1868.
Natural Affinity.

The Democratic candidate for Governor
of Virginia, Robt, E. Withers, was the
Colonel of the 18th Virginia, (rebel1 regi-
ment, in the late war, and Gen. Walker
the candidate for Lieutenant Governor,
served as Brigadier General, at one time
commanding the "Stonewall Brigade.
Thus, all over the country, rebels and rebel
sympathizers are selected as the Democratic
Standard bearers, and the whole power of
the Government would be placed in the
hands of these men who were defeated in
the field, if the leaders of the Peace Demo
cracy could have their way. They have a
natural affinity for rebels and traitors, and an
equally natural antagonism to all who wore
the blue, unless, ,perchance, some Union SOL
dier curses his country and repents OF his
patriotism, when they fondle, caress, beslime
him with their filthy praise, and, possibly,
reward his treachery by making him their
candidate Angels have fallen and become
devils, so too, it is possible for man who
has fought gallantly for his country, to fall
and become copperhead. But if he does,
he falls lower than angels ever fell, and finds
more despicable associates. In comparison
with such men as constitute the Ku Klux
Klan, the inhabitants of the lower regions
are respectable.
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"A Specimen Brick

The following extract from Brick Pome-
roy s paper the La Crosse Democrat now the
favorite organ of the Clearfeld Democracy,
we give as a specimen brick:
'iDo you blame US when we say that God
was just in sending j Ohm Wilks Booth on
that dark Good Friday night, three years
ago, the darkest and gloemiest in American
history, to strike the traitor down, and lib
crate the white freemen of America from
the yoke of despot. God is just. He
struck the tyrant Lincoln from existence at
an hour when the country could no longer
bear the burden of him.
What vile wretch this Pomeroy must be
to write such blasphe nous stuff, and what
equally vile wretches those must be who en-
dorse it2 The Almighty the God of assas-
sins! There is no telling to what an ex-
treme of blasphemous folly modern De-
mocracy will bring men,
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rae RAFTsMAN's JOURNAL.
Sweet William" as Grand Instructor"

OWe6t William aS 0Tanu lnStIuCIof,
The Republican lately published a lead
ing editorial entitled ''4'he Battle, the Bat
tlefeld, and the Candidate, y in which, We
thought at the time, George was decidedly
below his ordinary level, the article being
exceedingly pnerile, and wretchedly written.
1t turns out, however, to have been the
production of ''Sweet William and hav
ing been prepared for a wider field than
Clearfeld, it has been sent to the various
Democratic papers throughout the State, by
that distinguished individual, with re-
quest to copy Among others, the
"Clinton Democrat received circular, -
and complied with the request by printing
the article among its advertisements, and
then commenting upon it, as follows:
''In another place in The Democrat of to-
day will be found an article with the above
caption, from the Clearfeld Republican,
published at the home OF ex-Gov. Blgler
and w. A. Wallace, chairman of the State
Democratic COMMITTEE
The article in question we take to be
from the pen of Mr.. Wallace, inasmuch as
that gentleman has been kind enough to
! furnish the Democratic press of the State,
| with copy in circular form, with a request
| to publish.
We incline to the opinion that the chair
man of the Democratic State Central Com
mittee would very much like to control the
action of Pennsylvania delegates in the Ma
| tional Convention, provided, he was entirely
certain what the general result would be. 10
be explicit, and without intending to do the
| distinguished gentleman an injustice, 1t re-
sembles an attempt in the dark, to place
somebody hOrs dat combat, and at the same
! time deliver the blow in such manner,
| that, failing to accomplish its purpose, room
is left for explanation and subsequent recon
citation.
Now, then, we desire to ask the party or
parties most intimately concerned in this
matter, what good result is expected to be
realized from this covert attack upon one,
| tPendleton) whom every indication points
to, as the unanimous choice of fifteen great
and populous States? Is it true, as report
ed, that the chairman of the State Com
mittee has been coquetting with "conserv-
alive delegation headed by one Edgar A.
Cowan, and in the interest of "a certain ma
jor general, and pet, protege and friend OF
johnson, Seward d 20. Confusion to
towards say we, and shame upon those who
reuuite ''party services by cowardly deser-
/ ton, and at a time, too, when bold move
is the safest, best and truest policy.
If time-serving, weakened politicians,
with their timorous, vascilating truculency
to policy and treason to principle, are to con-
troll the deliberations of the New York Con-
vention, then indeed will the country mourn
in sack cloth and ashes, the cowardiee that
betrayed the cause of constitutional liberty
and self government into the hands of jaco-
bin assassins. whose total defeat and exter-
minatien was badgered away by so-called,
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'iFailnren y

Impeachment is failure exclaim the
happy Copperheads. ''The war Is failure"
they exclaimed in 1864. in Chicago But,
with GRANT leading the Union forces, the
rebel hordes were compelled to lay down
their arms, and our flag foated in triumph
from ocean to ocean. So it will be again
This week the hero of Vicksburg once more
unfurls the Union fag-in the very city
where the war was pronounced failure"
and when the sun goes down on the Sd of
November, his last rays will gid its bright
folds floating in triumph from one end to
the other of the land.
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How He Was Acquitted.

The following cool, deliberate, and villain
Gus proposition is from the Neso York World,
the chief organ of the Democratic party
There are fourteen Radical Senators whose
terms of Office expire in 1869 Beyond th at time
they are sure of no political position SO far as
they know now, they are certain of no paving
place; Surely as many as eight of these men
would far rather be sure of million each in hand
than to wait for the uncertainty of SIS 0oO office
by and by. Let buy Their Uotes at their o,,u
prtce Let the men of wealth in this civ.
without regard to party assemble at the Exchange
OF IN the Cooper Institute, and subscribe sufi-
clent sum-ten million of dollars il need beNt,
buy a Favorable Usrdtct"
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FAITHFUL. Sprague has done
himself honor. He has not only discharged
his whole duty by voting for the conviction
of false and recreant President, but has SO
voted on other questions as to demonstrate
to those who marked him down doubtful,
that he has his own opinions and dare main
tain them, however they may run counter
to the supposed interests of his father in-law
the Chief Justice.
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II. B. THOMPSON.
SPRING GOODS.
WIN. TEN kYCK.

Having just received one of the largest ana oes'
selected stocks of goods, from New York We
are now prepared to offer the same to all
our old customers ito whom We return
thanks for past favors)and the cit
iIens of the county gener lily,
at such figures that will
render satisfaction.
Give us call before purchasing elsewhere
and thereby save from Eve TO twenty per
cent. on your goods
Our stock consists of . great variety, sucn q
Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries. Hardware
Queensware, Clothing. Paints, Oils Drugs,
Fruit of all kinds, Fish, Salt, Leather,
Shoe Findings, Boots and Shoes,
Eastern and Home m ade, in
great variety, and at
duced prices; Tim
ware. Flour, &c.
TEN EYCK THOMPSON
Curwenssills, May 6-3t.
N. B-Hsving re-associated II. B. Thompson
with me in the above trade, desire all persons
indebted to me, by note or Book account, to call
and settle the same without delay.
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Col. FoRNEY.-In the Senate on We'd
nesday last, Mr.. Wade presented the resig-
nation of Jno. W. Forney, as clerk of the
Senate. 1t was laid on the table. Col
Forney, proffered his resignation that he
might be at liberty to animadvert on the
course OF the recreant Republican Senators
ON impeachment. He is pouring hot
into them thick and fast.
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TOWN PROPERTY FOR
Y

Situate in Clearfold borough. on the South west
corner of Cherry and Third streets, (being Rail-
road street, to wit: A lot. with good two-story
plank building thereon, So by Is feet, room on
each floor, suitable for store other business
Also, the adjoining lot, with a two story DWELL
ing house thereon. and several other town lots.
Also lot of well burnt brick and good as
sortment of stone-ware, such crooks jugs, jars,
fruit cans. etc, at reduced prices
For further particulars inquire at the stone
ware pottery of F LE1TZINGER,
May l3. Clearheld, Pa.
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The votes of the Senators were waited tor
with the utmost anxiety, though nothing
more than a general motion OF suspense re-
lieved was made manifest when the vote of
a doubtful Senator was given.
Senator Fessenden, Fowler, Grimes, Ross,
Trumbull Van Wrinkle and Henderson were
the Republican Senator'S who voted mot
guilty"
Senator Wade, when his name was called,
stood up unhesitatingly and voted guilty.
Before the result of the vote was an
nounced, but when it was known, Senator
Williams rose and moved that the Senate,
sitting as Court of impeachment, adjourn
until Tuesday, May Goth, at II o clock.
1t was objected, that the motion was not
in order, as the vote had not been announc-
ed.
The Chief Jnstice-The vote will be an
nounceu. TIe UierK WIN read the Iull.
The roll having been read by the Clerk,
the Chief Justice rose and announced the
there are thirty five Senators who have vo-
ted guilty and nineteen Senators who have
voted not guilty. The President is, there
fore, acquitted on this article
There was no manifestation of sentiment
made on either side Of the question. What
ever were the feelings of the Senators, mem
bers and spectators, they were thoroughly
repressed.
Senator Williams motion to adjourn un-
til Tuesday, Goth inst, was then taken up.
1t was ruled out of order by the Chief
Justice, from which ruling Senator Conness
appealed. The vote was taken, and result
ted yeas "a, and nays Ex-senator Sprague
voting against the decision of the Chief j us
tice. The melton to adjourn until the Goth
inst. was then passed by 81 yeas to 90 nays.
The spectators, who filed every seat and
and the curtain tell for ten days on the ma
tional drama of impeachment. The closing
scene was not marked BY the slightest breach
of decorum or good order.
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"a strange calf must have jumped into
the Journals pasture last week. "-Repub-
lean.
Perhaps SO. The week before there was
stray sheep in yours smelling around
The Battle,the Battlefield, and the Candi-
date" s-5
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GAUTION.--All persons are hereby cau-
toned against purchasing or in any way
meddling with the following properly. now in
possession of Nathaniel Ames Of Morris tov nship.
to wit one sorrel horse, one gray horse, one set
double harness, one two. horse wagon one camp
spread one pair spread chains, i've cant dogs,
five pair double grabs, as the same belong to US
and are only left with him on loan, ubject to
our order at any time.
May 6-3t BRENNER TRICKS co
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Inc three thousand coffee-colored loval.
ISIS WIN control that State (Ohio) no lon
That depends solely on whether Demo-
Gratis can continue to use s.coffee.coloredn
naturalization papers
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The Republican last week published Or
Wis address with Shugart's name to it.
Why did Mt you follow it with Father Ira
cy's evidence2 Was it too fragrant of
Sweet William 90
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- HERIFFS SALE.-By virtue of a W.T.

SHERIFFS SALE.-By virtue of writ
~ of FIeri Fdcias issued out of the
Court of Common Pleas of Clearfeld courtyard
TO me directed, there will be exposed to sale at
the Court house in the borough of Clearfeld,
on THURSDAY, the 2sth day Of MAY. 1858, at
o'clock P. NJ, the following described Real Es-
tate, to wit:
Two certain lots in the town of Glen Hope,an
on ths plot of said town as Nos 3 and 1, bounded
as follows: fronting main street 1872 feet and
hack to spruce street 100 feet or less on the
east by lot No. and on the west by an alley
small house erected thereon. Seized. taken in
execution, and to be sold as the proper rty OF b.
Rakestraw.
May l3. 1858. C. HOWE, Sheriff.
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GENERAL LAws.-We are indebted to
Hon. Frank Jordan, Secretary of the Com
monwealth, for pamphlet copy of the gen.
eral laws passed at the last session of the
Legislature. W.
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A Western paper, in an obituary, speaks
of the deceased as having been an ''exten-
sive Democrat. He must have been one
who voted 'searly and often.
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GsTHE FLORENCE" The Florence

tuTHE FLORENCE The Florence is
L the best Family Sewing Machine made
has reversible feed-runs the work either way
at the convenience of the operator. Changing
the length of stitch can be done whilst the Ma
chine is in motion The tension on the lower
thread is self djusting. The shuttle is much
larger than in other m achines, holding much
larger bobbin. Each machine has complete
outfit of Hemmer Quilter, Self sewer, Brsider'
Corder DC, is highly ornamental and is warrant
ed to be all that is claimed for it.
Machines can be seen at the house OF Tn suo-
scriber, who has them hand for sale, OF can
furnish them on short notice at Manu- sctufeis .
prices. THOMAS MILLS,
May I3, Is8s.3t. CIearfed Pa
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. j. HAYES, SURGEON DENTIST; Office
~ on Thompson street, Curwensyille. Pa.
Teeth extracted by the application of local
t-s,hesia, aud all kinds of modern dental work
done. May Is. l86s-y
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Tuesday, June 10th, 1868.

Citizens, look to your interests and please come
and examine for yourselves, for m determined
to sell. To give any person q chance to purchase,
who desires to do so, the money will not all be
requir ed in hand. but in three payments secured
by Bond and Mortgage. Deed made at sale.
Rare inducements are here offered to purch asers,
the subscriber NJ axes reserve. Positive
sales will he effected at said time.
MAY 20 1868 c. J. SHOFF.
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p U b L 1 c sA LIE.
Great Bargains in Real Estate

The subscriber intends to bring befo,. III.
public his entire property of real estate Citi
zens, take notice that he intends to sell for IN,
reason that he is going West therefore bargain,
will be given. Said property is of the most val.
liable in woodward township, and none of which
is more this one half mile from the railroad lipe
a Puseyville, on CIearfeld creek
Tavern stand, (half or alD in PuseyvilIe-a
corner lot, containing half an acre with four
houses and barn erected thereon; and about
SEQ feet of bank leave for square timbe and saw
logs which rents for twenty ave cents Der foot
yearly, without house privilege.
AIso-the adjoining lot, sixty feet in front, on
Main Street, and one hundred and City feet back
with two houses erected thereon-one 2t story
railroad style. the other cottage style-wsll suit.
ed for any public business.
Also-one two aero lot, one and a-half miles
from Puseyville, situate on the road lending from
Tyrone TO Clearfeld, in the village of Amesville
with two-story house and frame stable erected
thereon, and all necessary out buildings in good
condition The lot is in a good state of cultiys-
tion and the premises we'll suited for a mechanic
of any kind.
Also-a tract of land situate halt q mile from
Puseyville, containing l5S acres and lI3 perches
| acres of which is cleared. with plank house and
| double log barn erected thereon.
Also-one hundred acres of timber land, situ.
! ate On Morgan Run, ono and half miles from
| Puseyville, and one mile above Alberts saw mill
on the same run, with good road to said mill.
Any p erson persons wishing to examine any
| or all of said property will please call on the
subscriber at Puseyvilie, or Amesviile, who will
] be pleased to show them the same and spare no
| pains or labor to live perfect satisfaction. The
| above name ed railroad is now located through to
Puseyvillc- and as good as guaranteed to be COM
| pleted by the First of January. 1870.
| The above property will be sold, in the Borough
| 1nf 100 rGAid nm nrt UaaE
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4f,r Adrertisements.

advertisements set np tnfarge type, of pkaan
style, actH be charged double usual rates No cuts
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NTOOL WANTED.-10o,OO GOO pounds of wool
w wanted for which the highest m arket price
will be paid by ]. P. KRATZER
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TOBACCO AND SEGARS best cayendish
l. congress. spun roll, founder natural leaf
fine cut. smoking Tobacco, best brands of pure
Havana, Connecticut and State seed segars, fancy
pipes, scotch snuff rappee snuff, at
May 20, 1855 j. p KRATZEK,S
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q ORPHANS' COURT SALE
Valuable Timber Land.

In pursuance of al order of the Orphans Court
of Ciearfeld county, the undersigned, Admins
traitor of the estate of James Morrison, late of
Jordan township, Clearfeld county, decea will
offer at public sale, at the Court House, in the
Burough of Clearheld, on
Tuesday, June 10th, 1868,
the following real estate late the property of said
deceased, viz: certain tract piece of land,
situate in Jordan township, aforesaid being part
of larger tract warranted in the name of David
Brown. and described follows: Beginning at a
post at John MAllisters land, thence by land of
Parker Strong North 81 degrees East l06 perches
to a Hemlock. th ence South 40 degrees East 100
perches to a White Oak. thence South 81 degrees
West 106 perches to post thence North 40 de-
grees West 100 perches to the place of beginning
containing ONE HUNDRED ACRES and allow
ance The Improvements on said property are
as follows: Plank Dwell ing House, 20 by 26
and Log Barn. Good water convenient Also
an orchard OF thriving fruit trees About forty
acres OF this land is cleared and under cultiva-
tion the balance is tim ber ID with Pine and en-
lock, having about eight hundred thousand feet
OF White Pine and about the same am cunt of
hrst class Hemlock thereon Whitmore run pass
es through the one side Of the tract.
TERMS OF SALE.-0ne alf in cash. on the con-
hrmation Of the sale by the Court and the other
half in one year thereafter with interest--to be
secured by Bond and Mortgage.
May 20, 1858. JOHN L. MCULLY, Admir-.
EISH, of all kinds-the cheapest in the county
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A LBERT, T,GEARY co. Dealers in Dry Goods,
n Groceries, Hardware. Queensware, Flour Ba-
con, ETC., Woodland, Clearfeld county Pa Also
extensive dealers in all kinds of sawed lumber
shingles, and square timber. Orders solicited.
Woodland Pa, Aug 18th lS63
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CADDLEs, Brides, harness collars 10: lei
- sale at MERRELL BIGLERe.
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E'ISH, Of all kinds-the cheapest in the county
Il at MoSSOP'S.