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AGENTS WANTED FOR THE
"a 3 Il II E-E ATS

And how they lived fnu ght and died for the Union
with scenes snd incidents in the Great Rebel
lien, cnmnriSiny ma raiives of personal adven
iurr-thrilling Notwithstanding exploitS-he-
role dee't<-wnntl erfu eScares-Iife in the I'M n
field and hoSpital-ad venture of spies and
scoutS-ie.,.ther with the songs ballads anec
dotes aud Humorous incidents ot the war
SpIendialy iiIus'rated with over InA fine nor
irnifS and hrau'iful cngr.vinrs There ia a GER
tnin PARTON of the war that will never 20 into
the etnisr ht"r'c> nor he "in bniipi in rom Ince
poetry. which is real part nf il and viii l.
If preserved. Convey ~ sue -ecliug .p rrntinns :,
better i:ea {" the Sp'ri' of the conflict Than many
drv reports or careful narratives IF events and
thiS rart may he caiici the s.ssip rhe fun III =
prthos "f he var This iius-r ra es he character
If the lea 'ers the hum"r Of the soldiers the lie
vuti"n If women the hr ,very of men the muck
al our heroes. The romance har Ishin- Of tho
service The valiant an bravo naIr-ei the pic
tnrrsqne aud iramatr: the witty an | in.rveinus
the ten Ter aud irth~tic AMI 'hr wh lie ,nnrsnIa
af the war ate here thriiiingv nnrtravei in a
mI-.erly IN tuu.r.nt once s:"rc Il and romantic
rendering II the most amp e. un,q H. hrI liant and
rca u bile hn'k IN ~ ;hc war has c1!lel forth
Anus m-nt ~ well rs in~tru ten m ~ be f-und
in every page a. :riphic irtaii b-ii i1ot wit an
hen ic history skill fully interviewer in
this work of literary art Send f,r cir:u'ar, AMI
see teruS and fun description ut tha week
Address JONES BaOTIiEkS K i'n Philadelphia, a,
Penn n Ian IL l~6S-.t.
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s. J. ROW, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
CI.EARFIELD, PA, JAN. %, 1868.
Showing the "Cloven Foot. F"

The Ohio Legislature. and the New Jer-
sey Legislature, both Democratic, have re-
pealed the resolutions giving the assent OF
their respective States to the pending Four
teenth Article to the Federal Constitution.
Mr.. Colfax's assurance that Congress would
take no step backwards seems to have star
ted the Democracy just in that direction.
That the Democracy would also retIact the
consent of the States to the amendment a.
polishing sl-very, every man knows who
knows anything of the real spirit of the par
ty; they might hesitate for a w!.ile to re-
turn to bondage those who have been eman
ci?ated, but the Northern section would, as
q party. stand by and see their brethren of
the South do it. Fortunately, the abroga-
tion of contracts and the repeal of regularly
ratified amendments is less easy than tie
Pendleton regulators would desire. That
the Copperhead leaders arc really in favor
of repudiating our national obligations, Is
clearly manifested in this attempt to destroy
the fourteenth article - the Constitution of
the United States-which article, if once
fully engrafted into the Supreme law of
the land, sancti6es and secures the debt for
all time to come. We hope, the people
who sustained the late war and preserved
the Union from destruction by Rebels, will
remember that the Copperhead leaders will
repudiate our national debt. if they are
placed in power and that the only way to
prevent so dire calamity Detailing us, as a
nation, is to continue the Republican party
in power, until all the late Rebel States are
restored in the Union with proper safe
guards against future rebellion
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22

JUST So "A parry Of Democrat poli1i-
clans are clamoring for the removal of the
Collector OF Philadelphia, SO that room
may be nst'le for sone5o ly who will admin
lister the office with due regard to the com
ing election. We wish the tine would
come when neither Democratic nor Repub-
lican politicians would have power To inter
fere in such removals. 1t is by yielding tn
such pressure that Mr. johnson has thought
the revenue system into its present discred
itatle situation, and he can only reform it
10y making his appointments with regard
solely to fitness and honesty.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22

A CANDID ADMssIoN.-A Western
Democratic paper urges the party in the ten
disorganized States to send delegates to the
National Democratic committee, and meek
~ says:
I'm recognizing the Southern States on the
committee. we do not necessarily recognize the
bogus State governments now being adopted by
military power and negro suffrage. They are gen
uine States. whose governments are at present
suppressed but which we propose in good time to
recover"
Nothing but the restoration of rebels to
power will satisfy the Democracy. \ vote
for that party, is vote to place the nation
in rebel hands. 1t is voice to make rebel:
the custodians Of the funds with which in
valid and orphaned pensioners are to be
paid.
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Washington City Gossip.

The reinstatement of Mr.. Stanton. as Secreta-
ry of War, created some excitement and n good
deal Of curiosity manifested to know what
would be the upshot of the whole proceedings
On Monday evening the President as well as Mr.
Stanton and g en-. Grant, was officially informed
of the action of the Senate. and there were all
sorts of rumors TO what Stanton would do and
wb at the President would nd th ere were vague
intimations that or the other of these distin-
guished individuals would do something desper-
ate, but nothing of the kind has yet transpired.
In fact there neither fuss noI difficulty n the
proceeding of taking possession of the office Mr.
Stanton acting though he had Just returned
from prot acted absence and Gen ,iraat Ieav
ing though he had occupied his place during
his absence. About whether Mr.. Stanton will
resign. there appears be some question On
Tuesday n petition circulated in the lou .e of
Representatives and signed by every Republican
member, asking Stanton to remain in the War of
fee. ani not to resign. il had been iotimated
he intended TO do iInm ediatey after his reinsafe
ment Whc' her he will take tie advice Of his
friends. remains TO be seen. His resignation no
doubt would prevent al further mnpleassutness
between him and the Presidert, hut should he
coacIude to remain. it will rest with Mr. johnson
The keys OF the Secretary's private off :e were
handed to Mr.. Stanton at 10 y clock on Tues law
and he took qniet possession an remained until
p. IN his Ii ual hour of closing his day : ab.r
lie visited by Gen Grant at II O'Clock who
remained in conference with him for nearly an
hour. lie had interviews with other parties dur
ing the lay, and in the afternoon issued an or Ter
to the employees of the department informin =
them that he was again at the head of aff lirs
Thus. the law of The land has been esfab.ished
and the course of Mr.. Stanton vindicatod n the
reinstatement of the Secretary of War by the U.
s. Senate.
Gen Meade in n telegram to Gen Grant dated
Atlanta. January i2tk. says Unless the PENDING
bill in Congress directing military comm anders
fiji all the "h;es in the State uud n III cir erin-
mand rescinds the test oath. and prov les for se-
lection from qualified voters l am informed its
execution in this district will be entirely prac-
ticabIe."
An interesting and rather exciting scene, oc-
CURED in the House Wednesday January 9TH
The supplemental reconstruction bill was up
Ferua ndo w cd had the floor. and had proc eeded
but . few mom ents when be pronounced he pend
ing bill IA ponstrosry y and the most infamous
of the most intam ois measures of this most infi
Gus Congress The words fell with startling
effect the House and crowded galleries, and
Mr. Bing nam, Of Ohio, promptly rose and called
Mr. Wood to order, and asked, according to the
rules Of the House, that the words pc taken dovn
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22
Tng RAFTsmAn's JouRnAL.

and reported at the Clerk g desk, which was done
and the Chair tGen. Garfield temporarily presid-
ingl ruled the words out of order The question
under the rules then put '-sha j the In emi er
be allowed to proceed in ORDER aad the House
by 80 to l0S-a party vote-refuscd TO allow him
toc"ntinue his speech Mr. Dawes. of Mass then
offered n resolution to censure Mr. Wood for the
words which he had spoken and the Sneak n rep
rimand him forthwith at the bar of the House
No debate followed, but Mr.. Kerr Of Indiana
moved TO lay the resolution on the table which
was lost. Avote was then taken on the resolution
and it passed by yeas IA, nays S9-a party vote
fhe Speaker called Mr.. Wood to the bar of the
House, and tn at gentleman. with the utmost non
chaiance left the seat where he had been sitting
az statue and came down 10 the end of the right
hand aisle. where placing his hand a desk he
remained stationary. The utmost silence PIE
vailed on the floor and in the crowded galleries.
lie read extract from Mays tarl;amt ntary Di-
ges', showing in what light his ofcnse was con-
sidercd IN Parliament. and in other delberatire
bodies. wherein IA memb Der had expressed him sc If
in contempt of them, md then said You ha We
been ceisured oy This House f,I having violated
th' fundamental rule of II deiberative bodies
This duty being performed you will resume yosr
seat" Mr.. Wood retired Ia Lis seat and asked
permission tn rontinae h is remarks This " as re
ceved with loud lau ,h the Republicun side
and WAS ruled out "i order in view of the action
of The House. The ieha.e WAS then cuntii ue,l
among other membe Mr.. Farnsw"rth of hi
hois. in Tire of his trks alluded to IT.
Democrat as the reneI hreihrsn of Gen Hancnrk
for whirh he was cale'l Z" u,der. AMI the Sreak-
er decide his rei..ark, out uf order Mr. Nun.
gen. of Ohio off red u rcso ution of cenzure and
il vnred Iowa UiU, UJrs
Colonel lie !. who rejected a few DAYS ago
by the Senate for the posIitn of Collector Of
Brownsville. was appointed on the day To- owing
his ri -ciion specia! agent the Treasury be
pnIlncnt which iii &c requires 10 co rmatlou by
the Senate
Mr. an Wyck is authority for the astonishing
| statement. :" hieh he male in Cong ress .asr week
that of the 81 201 ugg The Geil,srurg IuiteI
scheme proposes raise. but SI0.0uU will be Civ.
| en- fur the benefit of The soldiers Postmaster
GeHeral rdall has got himself inle Il tight
place by recom ui,.Hfing his twenty ,housand sub
srdinates 10 help this notorious swIndle. The Su-
ereAe Court Of iae United States will soon have
the ease bef're it, hat in the meanwiige tL opcr-
atOFs are coming money out of the publ
As ory printed to The effect that sSe retary
Stant.n had dcawn b.uf pay for the interval BE-
tween the time of his suspension and his rein
meDt ling to r3 000. The disharsing on =.
in official card denies this and says Stanton ha.
refused to take the back pay though il is legally
due him
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22
Tue C.sR PLAINLY SrArrn -0nrD Dem

The CASE PLAINLY STATED.-Our Dem
ocratic friends are much alarmed at the ex-
penses of recohstructing the Union, and are
anxious for retrenchment. If they had
never rebelled, these expenses would never
have been possible. II, having rebelled at
the South, they had not encouraged the Re-
bellion at the North, the expenses would
never have reached half their present fig
ure. Having made these expenses ilevita.
BILE, they will abandon their efforts toward
reputation, we may soon lessen the rate OF
interest on the national debt from six to
four per cent, and save the country 10.
900, 600 year. And, if they viii cease
their efforts to continue the oiitical slavery
OF four millions of the Sou:her people, and
place no further obstruction in the way OF
the Reconstruction OF the South, the Union
will be restored, AMI all expenses of Recon
struction stopped.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22
In Favor of Reputation.

OF the fourteen resolutions constituting
the platform of the Indiana Democracy, a.
dopted the other day in convention, three
are directed against the credit Of the coun-
try, as follows;
Third That the national bank system. organ
ized in the interests of the oondholders ought to
be abolished, aud United States notes substituted
in lieu of the national hank currency thus saw
ing to the geople in the interest alone more than
eighteen million dollars annually; and until such
a system of banks shall be abolished. We demand
that the shares of such banks in Indiana shall be
subject To the same taxation. State ana In inici-
pal. as other property of the State.
Fourth. That the bonds and other securities OF
the United States with every other description OF
property. should bear their equal proportion OF
taxation for State county and municipal purpo-
ses, and to that end the bonds and other securi-
ties of the United States ought TO be taxed by
Congress for national purposes, IN amount suo
staLtially equal 10 the tax imposed on property
in the several States for local purposes
Fifth That we are in favor of the payment OF
the Government bonds in treasury notes common
Iy called greenback. except when expressly made
pa yable in gold by law at the earliest practica
bic period.
The Conve, tion also passed resolution
endorsing Hon. George II. Penlleton, the
great American repudiator, which may be
classeG with the above.
The Ohio Democracy, lately in conven
ton also endorsed Mr.. Pendleton and urgec
his nomination for President, and passed {
number of resolutions limiting at the repu
diation of our national bonds and nationa
currency.
Thus, day by day, is the fact being devel
oped that the Democratic party is in favol
of repudiating our national debt and plung
| ing the country into utter ruin and discred
it. VIII the people remember these facts
and ponder them well, lest they inadvert
| antly lie made the instruments in the hand
% designing demagogues to destroy the
| and business interests. -
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22

OHIo u. S. SENAToaSHIp. -Ju lge Thur
man has been elected Unitei States Senator
from Ohio. The vote in the Legislature
was a, follows Senatc-lS for Thurman,
Democrat; l6 for Wade, Republican.
House-55 for Thurman; 40 for Wade.
Thurman majority on joint ballot, ]. Val
landigham made great deal Of noise, but
the Thurmani,es dispatched him with the
greatest ease. The election of Thurman is n
Democratic gain The election of Ha milton
by the Maryland Legislature, simply makes
good the vote OF Reverdy johnson on the
Democratic side
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22

AN ANALYSIS OF Foop.-It is stated
that hungry man who sits down before a
pound of beetsteak, tender, juicy, and an
inch thick, and eats it, will find upon anal
ysis that sixty four per cent. of his steak was
water; that eighteen per cent. will go to
give him an aldermanic feshiness and that
eighteen per cent. is assigned to warm him,
and make him feel comfortable on cold
day OF the flesh forming Ingredients, ac-
cording to DIR. Play fair, every ore, of an av-
erage, require ninety-two pounds annually
TO Keep up a proper boldly condition. If it
is not obtained from steaks, then it must be
secured from something else. Cheese is Il
great flesh former, Thirty per cent and
taken with beer speedily conceals all traces
of unsightly bones. Two ounces of flesh
formers per diem will keep man alive if
he is NOT fore ID t, labor, but hard labor re-
quires six. or the bDdy will ran short of
starch and sugar, andgo behindhand in
heal h anl strength. Ii 100 parts Of wheat
there are 10 pounds OF flesh but there is
nearly double the amount in the same guam
titv of oatmeal.
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THE GULF STREAM AND THE LATE
EARTHQUAKES 1t has been ascertained
that the ia,c earthquakes have increased the
veuci y of the Gulf Stream from three ami
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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22

FoR GRANT.-On January 10th, in Phil
adelphia, the National Convention of the
Grand Army of the Republic nominated Gen.
Grant as the choice of the soldiers of the
country for the next Presidency. The speech
es of Generals Hurlbut and Sickles on the
occasion were unqualifiedly radical. A res
olution was adopted suggesting national
convention of soldiers, to meet in Chicago,
on the nineteenth day of May, for the pur-
pose of expressing the feeling and desire on
the Presidential question of the men who
e,nposeI the late armies of the United
States in the war to crush rebellion.
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A REBEL EypoasEMExT.- Basil w.

A REBEL ENpoRsEMENT.- Basil w.
Duke, of guerrilla memory, familiarly
known out West as the brains of John Nor.
gan. has kiHlly Published letter OF in
struc,ion to the Democracy of the South
vest. in which he suggests Mr.. Pendieton
as the proper candidate for the Presidency
Does General Duke propose to fill the same
Office for the Democracy as he did for John
Morgan? His unGueslioned ability as a
guerrilla chieftain certainly entities him to
promotion in the ranks of the rear guard
gucrillas OF the North.
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A ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE-Let

4 ters of Administration on the estate Of
VIM H. Tozer. late of Chest township Ciearfeld
county. Pa decd. having been granted to the
undersigned. all persons ndeb ed TO 5 id estate
are requested to make immediate payment. and
those having claims against the same will pre-
sent them. property authenticated. far settle
ment. SARAH c. T0ZER
Jan t5. IShS.6.p Admr'x
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Dos'rLIkE Hm-Genaral Hancock i

DoN'T T LIKE HIM-Genaral Hancock is
not so sure OF being the Democratic candi-
date for President, with all his efforts to
make himself popular with his country S
enemies at New Orleans Mrs. Surratt' S
hangman;" as the New York Day Book
calls him, because he was the active officer
who had in custody the assassins of Lincoln,
will have to get down much lower before he
can command the suffrages of the faithful.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1868-01-22

FOR SALE.-The subscriber offers for
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Township Ciearfeld county. of over 100 acres
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