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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-08-27
Admiral Porter on Gen. Grant.

A letter blythe Hon f. c. Squier from
Rich field Springs, to Frank Lcstte's n
{aStrated Newspaper contains the follow
ing testimony by the gallant Admiral d.
ID. Porter in refutation of the SANDERS
which have been heaped upon Cen Grant
by his enemies:
Admiral Porter is visitor at this mod
est watering place-the quictest aud least
obtrusive Of its quiet Summer dcnizens,
who discuss political affairs with moder-
ate zeal, and on whom the fiery appeals
of the partisan press fall with no more
startling result than is indicated in the
following observation from well condi-
toned retired.merchant Of our own city.
"Of course" said this worthy representa-
tive of an important class, "wc must elect
Grant, especially in view of the new re-
yolution now threatened by the Rebels
and their sympathizers ; but what a pity
that the General drinks ~
The promulgators of the allegation
against the General would have skunk a.
way under the frown of the brave and
bronzed sailor, when he exclaimed in re-
| ply.
"Sir, pronounce the story of Gen
Grants intcmpcrance falsehood. l have
known him since the commencement OF
the war. Our relations while cooperat-
ing ON the Mississippi were intimate
They were equally intimate on Hampton
Roads, on the James River, and on the
Potomac. They have been so since the
war, both in Washington and Annapolis.
have shared his hospitality, and he has
accepted mine. | have met him under
all circumstances of fatigue and festivity
in sunshine and in storm, in despondency
and ia danger, and have had every op-
portunity of learning his habits and know.
ing his conduct and say that, during
the whole period of my cquaiatanceship
with him. / have never known him tc
taste nor have / ever heard Of his touch
ing, intoxicating liquors of any kind, not
even wine. In common with all the Of
ficers of the army and the navy who have
served with Gen. Grant and shared his
intimacy, l have been both shocked and
outraged in reading and hearing this al
legation against him aud had my posi-
ton been different, and had it not been
that my motives might be misunderstood
or misrepresented, would have long age
denounced the slander on Gen. Grant as
it deserves. | repeat, Gen. Grant is dc
cidedly temperate man, in principle and
in practice. You, Sir, and those who
hear me, may repeat what l say to you
on my authority as an officer and man.
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Mr.. Seymour says "the great interests
of our "Union demand peace, order, aud
return to the industrial pursuits, with
out which We cannot maintain the faith
or honor of our Govcrnn ent." Are
"peace, order, and a return to he indus
trial pursuits" TO be obtained by electing
Seymour and Blair, employing the Army
to "undo the work of Congress in the
Southern States, tranpling under foot by
brute force all the laws of the land that
stand in the way of ex-Gov. Seymour, ex-
martyr Yallandisham, cxGen. Hampton,
and cx pirate Scmmes? How long would
peace last after Blair's infamous rcvolu-
tionary policy had been inausurated And
are the faith and honor of our Govern
mcnt to be maintained by issuing 81, 2,000,-
100000 in grccnbacks to pay OF our debt,
thus running currency down to FIVE cents
on the dollar, gold mp to 5000 premium,
bursting the whole system of our paper
money, repudiating our debt, and running
our industry and people?
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Schuyler Colfax said in 1861: al will
lay down three facts here, the truth Of
which no man, be he democratic editor
or orator, will dare to challenge: 1st
Every man who is a leader in the rebel
lion in the South, such as President, Vice
President, members of the Cabinet,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives,
the heads of their armies-every one Of
them is a democrat Of the olden time. ID.
Every man they relied on in the north
when they drew the sword of treason
against their country, and raised their
banner red with blood, is a democratic
leader to-day. Sd. The administration
which was in power when the rebellion
broke out, which could by prompt and
vigorous measures have crushed it out in
its infancy as Jackson cruched out nulli-
fication aud treason in South Carolina
thirty years ago-that administration
which looked on with closed eyes and ears
allowing the rebellion to 60 on, and doing
not one thing to save the Union from
destruction-was in all parts democratic
And, further, every man who stood up in
Congress in that dark winter, when State
after State were seeding and said 'No
coercion ! You cannot coercc sovereign
State'-eyery one was demacrat."
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Who Commenced the War.

There are members of the Democratic
party stupid enough to credit the oft re
pcated falsehood that the war commenced
under Republican Administration. As
Republican authority is not valid with
the nose-led Democracy, we gave them
authority of such illustrious Democrats as
James Buchanan and Buchanan's Secrc
tary, Floyd. We gave below an extract
of President Duchanan's message to Con
gross, January Sth 1861, as follows:
"La screraE States ichich hare not get
seeded. the forts, GrScRdlS and magazines
ofthe United States hare been seized
This is by far the most serious step which
has been taken since the commencement
of troubles. This public property has
long been left without garrisons and
troops for It's protection, because no per.
son doubted its security under the flag ol
the country in any State of the Union
Besides, one small army had been sultlci
ent to guard our remote frontiers against
Indian incursions. The seizure OF this
property, from all appearances, has been
purely aggressive and not in resistance to
any attempt to coerce a State or States t(
remain in the Union"
There you have the authority of th'
Democratic President Of aggressive seiz
ure-war operations against the uniteC
States-acts belligercnt and reasonable
Now take the testimoncy OF another
good Democratic witness-the thief Floyd
Buchanan's Secretary Of War. When
instructing anderson, at Charleston, a
part of Floyd's order was thus:
"The smallness Of your force will moi
permit you, perhaps, to occupy more than
one of the three forts, but an attempt tC
take possession Of either one of them vii
be regarded as an act Of hostility, and yor
may then put your command into eithe
of which you may deem most proper t.
increase its power of resistance"
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BlairStOWn Academy.

A school of high reputation during twenty
years, for imparting TO the young ot both
sexes thorough christian education. To
supply the place of Blair Hall burned last,
winter, John /. Blair, Esq, has furnished
the means 10 build on the same beautiful
and healthy hill, a Boarding House and.
Academy. These specious stone buildings
will embrace all the modern improvements,
necessary to render them unsurpassed in.
durability and convenience. The Boarding
House will be completed in the early part
OF the Session. Teachers Of highest quali>
fications in all branches will be employed.
Students may here find a pleasant home,
and enjoy unsurpassed advantages for OBJ
tanning thorough christian education, to
fit for college or for business. Until the
completion of the Hall, students will OBJ
tain comfortable accommodations at Me-
chanics' Hall and in private families. For
partcu! ars address the Principal. Board
and Tuition $3.50 per year of forty weeks.
Next Session commences Oct 9th.
s. 5. STEVENS. A. NJ, Principal.
Bairstown, Warren Co, n. J,)
August ~, 1868. ot
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kidnapping Of Children.

From the Chicago Tribune, Aag. 16.
On last Sunday evening while lad
about y years of age (Gor the sake o
the parents the name is suppressed wa.
returning from church with his people
who reside on Halstcd street, near the
South Branch bridge, he ran ahead of the
rest considerable distance. When out
of sight of his parents, n man in light
wagon called him into the road, and when
the boy had come within an arms length
of the vehicle, he was graspcd by the col
lar Of his jacket by the man and placed
in the vehicle, which then rapidly proce,
eded on its way. They drove until day
light, when the wagon came to halt
before double house with stone base
ment. The boy was than taken into the
house, and subsequently transferred to
the basement, where to his astorishmcnt
he found fifteen or sixteen boys of nearly
his own age already cougrcgatcd.
There were besides, u colorcd woman
aud child, the former apparently serving
in the capacity Of servant. The momcat
the boy was taken into the basement a
plaster was placed over his mouth, which
was only removed at meal times, and BY
means of application of warm water.
The boy remained there in the conCi
ton described until Thursday morning,
when at an early honr, before daylight,
he effected his escape by breaking through
the window. AS soon as he reached the
outside he climbed the nearest tree. The
noise he made by the breaking of the
window awokc those ia the house, and
the most determined search was instantly
instituted. Meanwhile the lad kept per-
fectly quite and while search was made
afar he remained near the house. While
the search was going on, a freight train
came in sight (thc track passing near the
house. and the moment it was observed
by the boy he left his perch, succeeded in
rcachingthe train, was taken on board
and by this means again reached the city.
When the boy reached the train, the plas
ter was still on his mouth, and he was
relieved from his uncomfortable situation
by his rescuers.
Yesterday morning Sergean Briscoe, of
the Twelfth Street Police Station, was
informed of the affair, and the police arc
now engaged in ferreting out the mystery.
Two officers, accompanied by the boy, left
by railroad, by which the boy returned
to the city, yesterday afternoon, it is
probable that ere this the parties guilty
OF this outrage are in the hands of the law
1t Is feared, however, the escape of the
boy has proved warming to them, and
that the premises will be found deserted
ihe lad, whose statement of the adventure
has just been recorded, is extremely
brlghtand intelligent, and the police place
great reliance on his story. As early as
" onday morning the police were notified
u The lads disappearance, aud the case
vas receiving their attention when the
ost one returned. In the opinion of the
police the fifteen or sixteen lads congre-
gated in tho house were there as subjects
or doctors. This is almost too horrible
o be true, aud yet no other reasonable
'ersion can be readily discovered
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The Campaign.

The campaign throughout the country, Is
m mildly opening, ard from Maine to the
Gulf and from The Atlantic TO the Pacific.
the people are forming in their might for
the great affray. Never before were the
Republicans through bout the country more
enthusiastic than they arc at this time. The
apathy which a week or two ago gave the
Democracy so much comfort, is now rapidly
wasting away, and gloom is taking the place
of the smiles which, few days ago, rem
Gered Democratic phizes so radlent. Mass
meetings are being held all over the coun-
try, at which thousands upon thousands at
tend, to attest their determination to stand
by the men who stood by the country in It's
greatest hour of need, and TO rebuke the
orphan asylum burning and repudiating
Democracy for their brass faccdncss, eXh-
bited in their attempt to swindle into tho
Presidential chair, such a man as IloratiC
Seymour, and into the Vice-Presidcncy tho
very recent convert to secession revolution
Ism, Frank Blair. There is no nistaking
the signs of the times; defeat, the worst
that ever fell TO the lot of party awaits the
Democracy this fall. Republicans of Mon
roe, let Us, too, join in the noble work
| Though our vote is but few hundreds, by
thorough organization and active work, those
few hundreds may easily be made TO so ,
great ways in securing the glorious victory
If we are weak, it is only because we lacl
activity. Practice will impart this virtue
to us; and work will make us strong in thu
fight, than which a mere important one wa
never fought. Always bear in mind, that 1
victory this fall-which secures the election
of Grant and Coltax;; and Hariranf ant
Campbell-will put the grand finishing
touch TO the great war for the Union. De
feat 10 US, would prove ruin to the country.
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UO! for Scranton.

We are pleased at being able to announce
that arrangements are about perfected &c
secure an excursion train 20 Scranton, on
Thursday next, on which day the Great
German Orator aud Statesman, Carl Shurz,
4vsll address the assembled thousands, in
that city. The lists arc fast filing up, and
there is but little doubt that the train will
20. Parties who have not yet entered their
aames can do so on application at this Office.
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Gen. Butler and the Spoons"

Gen. Butler has called down upon his
head an enormous load of Rebel lies, pro
bably because Of three facts in his career
which, unlike the insiuuations relative to
"spoons" and Stealing, can be easily sub
stantiated.
l. He hanged Rebel. AS stcadfast
opponents of capital punishment we dis
approve this portion of his career.
2. He compelled the ''ladies" OF New
Orleans to treat our soldiers with respects.
As champions of gallantry and politeness
between the sexes We see no object to
this
3. He collected from the rebels while
in New Orleans, by systematic assess
ments, the money with which he sup.
ported, fed, clothed, and paid his army
and the navy attached to his force, and
with which he paid the expenses of the
City Government of New Orleans, includ.
ing his measures for cleansing and disin
fccting that city-making it healthier
than it ever was bcforc-and providing
for it "a most efficient police = and after dis.
bursting all these expenses he paid over
% the Treasury of the L. States anet sur
pIuS vi ONCE CIGNcu HiiIIOu VI uOIldTS Gee
retary Chase remarked that if all our Gen
erals were like Butler he could not only
caray on the war without grcenbacks, but
without gold. There were generals who
gave no trouble to the enemy and great
deal Of trouble to the Secretary of the
Treasury. Their war was on the Treas
ury aud the pockets Of loyal men, not on
the Rebels. Butler, however, gave no
trouble to the Secretary of the Treasury
and made the Rebels walk in that straight
chaste, and elegant manner for which the
Spanish are 50 widely celebrated. This
suflices to account for the popularity
among Rebels and Coppcrheads Of those
Generals who nearly bankrupted our Trca-
sury, and the unpopularity of Gen. But
ler among the same classes.-N. Y TriG
Hae.
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In two months the national debt hal been

In two months the national debt has been
increased thirteen million Of dollars. Al
this rate we shall owe at the end of the
year nearly one hundred millions more than
We DO now. Is ii not time for the people tc
push from power the men who are thus rob-
bing them ?-MonrOe Democrat.
Why could not the Democrat, have been
honest for once, and told the whole truth in
relation to this matter! Why not have said
that S7,500,000 of this Sl3,000,000 of in
crease of the public debt, was the purchase
money paid TO the Russian Government for
Alaska, under the treaty negotiated by Pre-
sident Johnson, and supported by every
Democrat in both Houses of Congress
Why not have said, further, that, for the
first time, the bonds Issued by the Govern
ment to the Pacific Railroad, but for the
payment Of which, both principal and in
some S30,000000, was added to the public
debt! But for these additions, and the lat
ter item is not an item of debt against the
Govcrnment, except in so far as guarantee
Of payment can make it so, the statement
for the two months referred to would have
shown decrease of some S25, 100000, in
stead of an increase of S13,O00,OOO as the
Democrat so untruthfully has it. AS neither
of these items, nor similar ones, will ever
again come into the Report, and as the cx-
penses OF all kinds are, as ropidly as
Democracy will allow them, approaching
a peace footing, each future monthly Re-
port will show a steady and rapid diminu-
iioa of The amount of our national indcbten-
ness.
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0TThe entertainment gotten up by the
Z" Stroudsburg Amateur Society,"" on Friday
evening last, at Holinshcad's Hall, as We
predicted, turned out to be a complete sue
cess. The audience was large, respectable
and apprcciutive, and the performances were
really excellent We would like TO get NJ
a critical particulariziton of each performer r
and the rendering of each play. But why
do SO! Everybody was pleased with what
everybody saw. and the applause which greet
ed every effort made to please, was a Ear
better criticism than any we could ndite
We cannot, however, torbear mentioning
that, in our opinion, the "Dickory'' of Mr.
c. Jefferson, in '.Thc Spectre Bridegroom y
was real gem. We never saw the char
acter better handled, though we have seen
it in the hands of celebrities before now
a vivid recollection of the side-splltting rep
resentations of ihe Jefferson of some forty
years ago, and whose remains, if we mis-
take not, lie mouldering, peacefully in the
Episcopal Cemetary at Harrisburg, contras
ted with the "Dickory" of Friday evening
last, convinccs us that the laughter.crea,ing
mantle of the elder has, unmista kably fallen
upon the shoulders of the younger Jefferson.
Should the latter chose the Stage as pro-
fession, it needs no prophetic vision to see
for him a most brilliant and successful fu-
ture. The management was as near perfec-
ton as the means at hand would permit =
The public will be pleased to learn that the
performances ure to be repeated this even
ing.
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The Democratic campaign in this county
was formally opened by n mass meeting al
Maple Grove, on Saturday last. We pre-
sumo, from the locality, in which Republicans
are scarce, and Democrats abound and have
free scope TO carry out the fundamental
principle of their party-to vote early and
often, the attendance was large. The meet
ing was addressed, ably and eloquently, OF
course, by ]. d. Storm and S. S. Dreher,
Esqs. OF the efforts of the former having
a vivid recollection of his efforts in 1864,
and at the county meeting in May, and
knowing that he is soundly and Vallandig-
hamly Democratic, all the way through, we
can form some idea. We would. however.
have liked TO have heard the latter gentle
man, whose voice on the stump has been but
seldom heard, within the last six or seven
years. We cannot but ina gine, that praise
OF Seymour and Blair must have fallen like
balls OF hot mush from between his lips. IL
used TO be pleasant TO hear his fine voice.
chaste oratory, and sensible argument in the
days OF seven years ago, and we but await
TO avail ourselves of the pri
Eilege in these time when Democracy means
-he elevation Of rebels to ofiec.
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The Trials Of Life.

What shall dol / am so debilitatcd that
I cannot attend to my ordinary duties. Try
Speer's STANDARD Wine Btters;" they are
unexcclIed, and will act favorably on all the
functions of your system, ana restore them &c
vigorous action. They are simply Specr's
wine, without medication, except by such
herbs and roots as Physicians use daily.
Sold by Fred. Brown, Johnson, Holloway
& Co, and by other Druggists.
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0r The Democratic organs are just now
finding fault, because onr "boys- in blue, ;
ere better cared for than are the Red
coats" of the British army. They say ouI
army costs mole than the English army OF
course it does. We pay our soldiers $l4
per month cash, and furnish the clothing,
rations, quarters and medical attendance
gratis. In the British army, soldiers pay,
quarters, rations and everything, are kept
within the limits of 5000 per man per
month. Last year our army cost us just
$50, ,7i3.4l0 This year it will cost us $685.
O6l ,0l3,--a reduction worth noting in these
days of Democratic hypocritical howlings
for retrenchmcnt.
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! FRANK BLAIR's STRATEGY.-In one
of Gen. Shermans great moves Gen
Blair commanded division in the advance
and he had our narrator, with the brigade
as part OF the force. One morning the
column came to a halt. The men fell
out, and hour after hour went by in idle
ness. At last our friend rode to the front,
and found Gen. Blair accommodating The
passage of river that had house on the
OPT oste bank, and people moving about in
a very suspicious manner. Gen. Frank had
fixed his headquarters for the time under
some shady trees, and through field glasses
and glasses of cocktail was trying to COM
prehend the situation. In this he was
being efficiently aided by his staff.
At last an orderly volunteered to ride
his horse over and reconnoitre in person
Gen. Frank consented, and ordered the
man to strip naked before plunging in /.
The orderly did as directed, aud was about
plunging into the river when Gen. Sher
man dashed by.
"What is the meaning Of this ?" he de-
manded.
Gen. Frank explained. "Tut, tut"
responded Sherman, in his quick, ner.
vous way THAT is all we'll for this brave
fellow, but it isn't war. Here, fetch me
a piece of artillary. Now, my good feI
low" he continued to the lieutenant in
command of the gun, "sec how near you
can send shell to the roof of the house
without hitting it,"
The order was obcyed, and in five
minutes white flag was run up, and
boat came over to say that the house was
a hospital, with few sick and wounded
Confederates left in it.
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G1~ A couple of weeks ago, as we no.
ted at the time, friend WhittIesey, Of The
Northern Pennsylvania, had occasion tc
yisit our town. In his last he publishes the
secret OF his visit, and notices at some
length, our town and his impression of it.
In noticing our hotels he speaks thusly and
rs we are satisfied from what he says, and
from what we know, that he speaks from
s. the book," we have no hesitation in de-
claring every word he says to be true as
preaching, and a little truer than some
preaching we have listened to in our days
" Stroudsburg has five hotels. Speskino
of hotels reminds US that we put up AT one
1t was very uDpretending structure, with
a national name-the American Hotel The
landlord is Jacob Knecht, a thorough.
Yankeefed. good-natured Dutchman. We
were fain TO believe at first that we had got
into the wrong nest-that we had better
seek comfort for the inner man elsewhere.
But the speedy arrival of the dinner hour
convinced us that our Stroudsburg friends
knew The place they had Introduced us to-
We here make public declaration that we
hlve never enjoyed four successive meals
as well as those pirtaken under the hospit-
able reof OF g UHcle Jake Knechi." And
his beds Clean, fresh, comfortable -
StTou 1sburg shall have another visit from us
some day, and our spiFe dimes shall 20 into
Uncle Jakc's pockets."
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OF We were shown by Mr. Harrison
Drake a few days ago, lot Of the finest
tomatoes we ever saw, which he raised IN
sls garden. Mr.. d., had about the earliest
tomatoes in market, and up TO Tuesday
last had sold over fifteen dollars worth.
ills garden is not large, probably does no,
contain over an eighth of an acre, and yet
he has sold over fifty dollars worth of truck
out of it, besides having great abundance
If every kind of vegetable raised in it for
use in his own family. We call this good
garden and good gardening.