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n 7rfnify Of Asses.

The Tribune makes brutal and
perfectly characteristic assault upon
Judge McCuhn for having issued n
writ of hdbeds corpus in tho case of J.
o. Peatt, of Texas, who was, as turns
out, held by no legal process whatever,
but only by Gome sort Of military ipse
dirt, which no civil court could
respect without dishonor. In defense
Of Barlow's refusal to obey the writ
Of liberty, the Tribune quotes the case
of Abelman against Booth, in which
Chief Justice fancy decided that q
prisoner held by tho authority of the
courts of the United States could not
be set at liberty by State court. But
the case is in no particular like the
ono between Judge McCunn and Bar.
low. In the AbelmaD case the prisoner
had been tried and convicted by a
United States court, and was held by
the United States authority under The
decision of the court. But in this
Texas case tho prisoner was held by
the United States Marshal, under
what claimed TO be the order of n
State court Of Texas. Judge McCunn
correctly held that the pretended pro.
cess Of the Texas court was without
lawful Jurisdiction 10 the State of Now
York. Barlow, who appears to be as
ignorant Of law as the editor of The
Tribune, refused to obey the writ OF
the court Of New York, and the Judge
promptly declared his purpose TO issue
an order for the arrest Of Barlow,
whereupon Grant telegraphs Barlow
TO use whatever f0rcc might be neccs.
sary to keep limself from arrest.
Judge McCunn stood firm INV. v.tba lay,
should have possession, either of his
body or that of the prisoner thus ille.
gally held by the military. The re.
suit was that the United States Com.
missioner discharged the prisoner,
therefore confcssing that Barlow was
an ass for attempting 10 resist the
authority of the court by United
States soldiers; and also confessing
that poor Grant was an ass for tcle.
graphing Barlow 10 call out the sol.
dlers to resist the authority of the
civil law Now, will the editor ofthe
Tribune confess that he was an ass for
Safeguarding Judge McCunn because
he was faithful 10 his duty aud the
laws IN y. Day Book.
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SOMETHING ON A TRAvEL.-The AL.
toona Vtndicaior says: "a Locomo
tive built by NJ. Baldwin, of Phila.
delphia, was placed on the Middle
Division, P. r. r., in September, 1866
under the charge of Mr. John Chris.
topher Irwin, one of the best engineers
on the Division. From that time un.
I'll August, 1869, the engine was run
by Mr.. Irwin, steadily, without once
having been lifted off her wheels for
repairs. During that time she made
an aggregate run of one hundred and
scUen thousand, seum Hundred and
three miles, or moro than four times
the distance around the earth. Rail.
road men who profess to know some.
thing of the running of engines,
declare that this is the best time of
which they have any knowledge.
The engine weighs O,lOO pounds, and
the circumference Of the wheels is
ilfly-four inches. The great number
of miles made by this engine and the
length Of time she has been in service
without repair, speak well for Mr.
Irwin, and is the best recommen.
dalion he could possess"
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GRANT AND CoLFAx.-These celc.
bratcd "Govornment" twins are going
under a little faster than they arose
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Herald says:
"a prominent republican politician
OF Indiana, who arrived here last
evening, gives il as his opinion that
the democrats will be Successful nj
the local elections in that State this
fall. The dissatisfaction with the
administration rs very great, and has
been brought about by the character
OF Grants appointments, his lack of a
decided foreign policy and tho extray.
aganoe of the Congressional travelling
committees. Coliax, this gentleman
says, has lost whatever popularity be
had IN Indiana, and n strong party OF
politicians is being organized to op.
pose bis aspirations 10 the Presidency.
Tho Republicans have lost all conh.
denoo in Grant, and are bitterly rc.
gretting his election. The gentleman
who brings this report was a delegate
TO the Chicago Convention and the
most prominent manipulator for the
nomination Of Colfax."
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Bosfwsrr and ihs .srsfkmeffssf
flfrk.

The correct sum Of the public debt,
August l, 1866, was s2,662, ,OO0,0 900.
The following colloquy will show how
Il was figured down TO s2,4sl ,O00, 900 /.
Boulwoll-Deduct Oh 600, 900 of Q 80
bonds loaned TO tho Pacific foad The
debt, s2,4sl .000, 900, Is too high
Clcrk-Why deduct themf They
are Government bonds, and as much a
part of the debt as any other. But
here goes. Deduct s6l 100000 Re.
suit, S2,001 100000.
Boutwcll-Not low enough. De.
duct that sl26,00O,0OO cash in the
treasury.
Clcrk---Why deduct thatY This
money is not available for the pay
ment Of the bonded debt. The law
restricts the sinking fund TO s25, ,00O,-
600 year. Besides, there arc heavy
cash payments awaiting 10 be fpadc,
and part of this money belongs 20 the
Smithsonian and Indian Trust Funds.
However rs we only part with IL on
paper, here goes. Deduct Sl26 ,000,.
GOO. Result, 80 100000.
Boutwell, No. low enough yet
Deduct the s27 100000 bonds liz the
sinking fund, aud the premium and
interest on them.
Clerk-.Of course you know this il
as Objectionable us any Of the rest
but here goes. Deduct 1000 900
Result S2,447, 100000
Boutwell-Dow you have got tot
low. The people will not swallow sc
largo q decrease. Add on the "a 900,
900 of accrued interest.
Clerk-This is the sharpest trick o
all. Well, here goes. Add s34, 900,
900. Result, 81, ,4sl 900, 600
Boutwell, (musiug)-Let me see
81, ,4el 100000 will show a decrease
since last month Of sS,000,00O. Yes
| think that will do. 1t shows n mic,
deduction, and the people will no
take the trouble TO ascertain what
fraud it is. Bedford Gazette.
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Too Much .Tififcrv.

.1yiUiery wae sSilIAIss sgSlIIsry Y q there, ere, mill
.n,ngs aSsgsS a local igdge csn os, s.. U.So' !.
State authority over a prisoner bul
we have the farce of military dem,
onstration, and that, too, by order Of
the President of the United States.
The military satraps Of tho South are
ever present, and put their hands, or
rather their sword, into all the poiiti.
cal and social affairs of the people.
One decides this way to day and anoth.
er that way tomorrow, and the un.
fortunate Southerners, whether they
have gone through the process Of
reconstruction and disorgauization.
everybody, as a consequence, appeals
TO the military. We take the latest
news from Virginia ns an example Of
what is occurring in other parts Of the
South under this system of military
rule. In the news from Richmond
published yesterday il is said :-"Ac.
counts have been received at head.
quarters of iiots and disturbances
between the whites and blacks inf
various portions Of the State. Several
parties have been killed during the
week A negro was shot yesterday
In q riot at Heathvlle by a white mob.
A sailor was arrested by the military
commissioner, bat the citizens the
same night released him from Jail. A
white man named Lett, murdered a
deputy constable in Brunswick. on
Tuesday, who was trying TO arrest
him. General Candy has sent dctach.
ments Of troops to the several counties
where these acts Of violence have been
committed. 1hegovernmcnt author.
tiles will say, probably, that these
disturbances show the necessity Of
military action. But il is the military
government over the South and lis
incessant meddling with the local
affairs Of the people which cause these
disorders. Let theSouthernors govern
themselves and let the civil law be
supreme, and there will be peace
Under the existing state of things
both tho government and people will
be imbued with the military idea. IL
is high time that the President, Con.
gross and all the subordinate officers
should divest their minds of this idea
and restore seli.government and the
civil law to all parts OF tho republic
Neio York Herald.
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aO,r Dumb .frtmnl..y

"Tbo Massachusetts Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Animals,
publish a paper at the Club" under
the title which heads this article
The object OF the society is good one,
and we introduce the names Of the
gentlemen who manage both the so
ciety and the Journal: George T.
Angel, President; II. Saltstall, Treasu-
rer; I. b. Fay, Secretary, Now, we
beg in connection with animal neglect
and animal cruelty by the gp(ssliRg
tention OF those gentlemen TO a
spccies of cruelty they are practicing
toward their own race, TO which the
reformers Of the dumb animal school
are singularly oDlivious. Girls are
fogged on the bare back in New
England schools. Little children, of
o tender age, as we'll as adults, are
overworked and under paid in New
England factories. Poor, halfstarvcd
seamstrcsses in New England make
shirts at twelve cents each. Paupers
are foggcd in Now England poor
houses. Convicts, male and female,
young and old, arc allowed 10 bathe
together, pell nell, in the prisons of
New England, and to bo added to
these cruelties, physical and moral.
New England fanatieism has its heel
upon the necks of the people of the
South today, and is practicing a
worse than Russian barbarity upon
their own brothers and sisters in the
great human family. viii Messrs.
Angel & Co. be kind enough TO take
their eyes for a moment off the ami
mails and look into these specified
cases Of cruelty TO humans p Warren.
ton { Vd.) Sentinel.
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The temperance leaders In this
State have TO great extent pinned
ihoir faith 60 Gcarys coat tail, with
tho hope Of having some sumptuary
law enacted in the event OF his cleo
tion as Governor. Covodo, the Chair
man Of the Radical State Committee,
also assumes to be n strict temperance
man yet privately, these two politi-
cal vagran,s get as drunk us Bacchus.
In further proof of their hypocrisy,
we give the following from The Wash
ington correspondent of the New
York Herald
'John Covode, Chairman Of the Republican
gate Committee Of Pennsylvania, arrived her,
to-day. The object Of his aying visit was TO con
suit with Commissioner Delano about the opera
tions Of the Internal Revenue law In Pcnnsylva
mia. The whiskcy interest, especially In th,
western part Of the State, Is very influential, and
Mr.. covode, as a shrcwd party manager, is anxiou
to have Il On his sido In the campaign which u
about to open. The whiskey men complain tha
certain features Of the present Whiskey Tax bill
which were intended to punish dishonest distilier
are equally oppressive upon honest disiillers ans
injurious TO their business. OF course this u
charged upon Congress directly, and indirecll,
upon the Republican party. II there is not som'
temporary lot up, with a promise Of substantial
amendment next winter, the whiskey men In Penn
sylvania aud elsewhere propose to make common
cause against ths Republican party, which the,
conceive to be the source Of their trouble. Mr.
Coyodes mission here was TO soc II Commis
sioner Delano could not make some modification
in the administration Of the law whereby the hard
ships complained Of by the whiskey men nigh
be at least ameliorated.
Thus we have the worthless afCre
said, publicly "hob.nobbing" with thu
Temperance Ring and privately will
the Whisky Rings, even to the exten
of defrauding the Government out o
the legitimate revenue due from tbii
source. The conduct of these men il
evidently for success in the most un
scrupulous manner. And yet, they
are the twin leaders of the party "con
trolled by grand moral ideas| lie
tho meanest knavc in tho State b,
pointed out, and see whether he car
play his part any better.
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s~ss s.:. as.,:':.s. .,s :.ssn. e .sssl es. Pro-

During the last Presidential cam.
paiRn Gen. Frank y. Blair, tho Demo
cratic candidate for Vice President
predicted that if Gen Grant should be
elected, he would never quietly resign
the great power Of his office niter II
should be once placed in his hands,
but, under one pretence or another,
would make himself Emperor. This
prediction Gen Blair proiessed 10 base
upon his intimate knowledge OF Gen.
Grants character. He ridiculed the
frequent idea of Grant as a simpeton,
and declared him TO be a man of deep
cunning and unlimited ambition. AT
tho time this prediction Of Gen. Blairs
was made, il was but little Needed.
Few believed that il had any substan-
tial foundation.
Gen. Grant has recently performed
one public act much more becoming
the head OF an unlimited. monarch
than Republican President He
has addressed an official letter 10 a ciril
officer, authorizing and requesting h'm
10 use all means 10 resist his oUn arrest.
The officer acted up TO the letter Of
his instructions, and surrounded him.
self with body Of United States sol.
diers fully armed and equipped, and
prepared TO resist the service upon
himself Of any process issued by the
State Court.
The letter to which we refer wal
addressed by President Grant TO Fran
els g. Barlow, the United State,
Marshal for this district and is ~
follows:
General Barlow, United States Marshal, southeri
District, New York
hereby direct you to maintain the laws Of th
United States, and to resist all efforts to take }
II. Pratt from your custody, whether by order 0
, Judge McCunn or any other officers Of any of Oh
State Courts also authorize and request 20
to use all to resist the attempt to eject you
arrest aud stop the execution Of the laws Of th
United States. U. S. GRAsT, President.
This is quite different from what ]
would have been had it only directe'
Marshal Barlow 10 retain his prisoner
II directs him TO rosist his own arrest
1t assumes the power, in time OF peace
to exempt from the jurisdiction of tn
/ State courts a civil officer of the Uni
. ted States.
If Gen. Grant has this power-if b
, can exempt man from punishment
c for one offence, be can exempt hin
! from punishment for any other offence
e If he can exempt man from punish
{ ment for contempt Of court, he ca
G exempt him from punishment for muI
, der.
q AT the time this order Of Gencri
c Grants was issued, the prisoner
I Pratt, whom Barlow was directed {
I keep at all hazards, was safely locke
9 up in d fort OF the United Statel
: where he was securely guarded. Maj
r sbal Barlow was threatened with al
a rest for contempt Of the Superio
Y Court of this State; and il was {
Q guard against this that he kept aroun
$ him fer days-and Us it now appear
J by order of the President--onc hur
r dred and fifty armed men.-N y. SUI
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CoUNTERFEITlHo.- When the loil
system Of banking was given to the
public, We were told that counterfeit
ing would be at an end yet, accord
ing to the Washington correspondents,
the spurious ten.dollar legal tender
notes are coming into the Trcasurer's
office from the banks of all tho north.
crn cities, more particularly from the
New York City banks. As a matter
of course the Government experts in
the judgment Of money are kept busily
engaged in selecting the spurious from
the genuine, matter difficult 10 ac-
complish, so nearly perfect is the
counterfeit. Tho American Note
Company cngrave the faces and backs
of the ten.dollar notes, while the Ma.
tional Bank Note Company have for
a long time past been engaged in
printing these notes A face plate
and a back plato have been stolen
from either one or the other Of these
companies vaults, and retouched and
used for this fraudulent issue, or else
two of the printers who have been
engaged in printing the genuine notes
colluded together and while one OF
them has obtained the lead impression
Of the face plate, the other has OBJ
tanned the lead impression Of the back
plate, and thus obtained a complete
lead impression Of the note. Aud
moro, Mr.. Wood, Treasury detec.
tive. saws that the Traasnrv Daneyyyr
on uoiIars Of counterfeit and spurious
notes, as well as bonds.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-08-25

PTous VILLIANY.-In the town of
Slaunton, Va, there is largo Metho.
dist congregation, composed entirely
OF members Of the Southern branch Of
the Methodist Church. In the same
place there are probably half dozen
white men, including preacher. be.
longing to the Northern Methodists.
by military order, the Mcthodists
of Staunton have been compelled TO
give up their church every other Sun.
day TO these half dozen white men.
and with their large congregation, 20
wandering about in search of a place
TO worship. A moro detcstable piece
OF secular and ecclesiastical despotism
has not occurred since the dark ages
The like Of il cannot be found to. day
outside Of Poland. We talk of the
cruel old times whom men persccutod
each other on account of their religious
iaith some men groan in spirit over
alleged ecclesiastical tyranny in Spain
and Italy, and yet, in our own land.
such abomination as that at Staunton.
scarcely provoke passing comment
Our own country is landed as the home
OF political as well as religious freedom.
and, in point Of fact, it has about as
much of one as the other. We do not
arraign the military man by whom
the execrable ordor was issued TO turn
larger congregation out of its own
church, because he is simply the in.
strument in the hands Of his superiors.
TO whose "secular arm" The Southern
heretics have been handed over BY the
Northern inquisition. Tho Northern
Methodisis arc responsible, and sorely
responsible for such unchristian. per
scouting acts and 50 long as they con.
tlnuo, the cause Of religion suffers
Banner of Iiberfv.
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TnE "INTELLIoENT CossRAnASp."-
The skill Of the Southern people in
manipulating negroes, and 10 getting
so many Of them in Virginia TO vote
against the ultra niger candidate,
has alarmed tho Mongrels beyond dc.
gree. The Washington Republican
says:
THE sylt,m Of putting the ballot-box into the
hands Of the ignorant inasses--no matter OF What
origin-if continued, cannot fail TO lead 10 very
serious, u not disastrous results Congress Will b,
remiis In it, deity 10 the country Il carly action on
the sulject is neglected."
This means that measures must be
taken TO see that no nigger votes 9th.
erwise than pleases Congress. The
ballot was given TO the Niger for the
sole purpose OF keeping this Congress
in perpetual power lf the darkey
wont do that, why then, presto, make
another change TO force him 10 vote
right.
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A Farm for Sale or REM
Educational.
CLEARFIELD ACADEMY.
Rev. ?. |. Harrison, A. NJ, Printpa.

THE FIRST SESSION Of the bsIi ,sl,
IL las,ie year Of this 1nstitution villseHHas
% MONDAY, the 9Th day Of SsPsemt,r, lse.
Pupils can enter at any time. Thsy sil
charged with tuition fron the tine tksy tiiG b
the close Of the Senicn.
Jhe epurse ~ ins'---afinr srnhraees s.ssy uti
iseiaoed In thorough, practical ard issa.
piished education for both sexes,
The Principal, having had the adrashr u
much experience In his profession, as,ur,i y.
rents and guardians that his entire ability VI
energies will be devoted 10 the moral and ua
tai training Of the youth placed under bic sA.T
TERMS OF TUITION.
0rthography, Reading. Writing. and Pfurr
Arithmetic. per Session an wseks) . 80
Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, and
History uN
Algsbrs, Geometry. TrigonOnstry, Men.
surAtiOu, Surveying, Philosophy, Physi.
ology, Chemistry, Book Keeping, BotAny
aud Physical Geography ms
Latin, Greek and French, with any Of u,
above Branches si,t
MUSIc-Piano $50 lessops) slte
GE-No deduction will be made for .h,.ra
Ef- Fer further particulars inquire Of
Rev. =. L. HARRISON, AN,
Feb. 4, 1899 n. s.3sl Principal
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GRANGE OF NAMEs.-The Secretary
of the Navy has made the following
changes of names of vessels, 10 con.
form more fully with the law Arzo.
ma to Nevada Hocla 10 Nebraska
Hercules TO Oregon; Thunderer to
Massachusetts, Asturia to Omaha
Cambridge TO Congress Detroit to
Canandaigua Achilles to Madoc ;
Btna TO NaDsett; Argus to Kako 4;
Atlas to Nahant; Castor to Mahopac ;
Spitfre to Suncook Stromboli 10
Wassucj Tartar TO Ynzoo; Tempest
to zuma; Nemesis to Wyandoite /;
Vixen to osceola; Tornado to Win.
nebago.
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TIM lRoN.CLAD OArH-General
Stoneman's liberal construction of the
law exempted n certain class OF
officials, not executive or judicial,
from The operation Of tho test oath,
The order issued by him rendered Il
possible to carry on public business IN
virginia. Bot that order has now
been revoked by General Candy, who
seems determined TO enforce tho law
70 every instance, and, if highor au.
thority does not interpose, 10 impose
It upon the Legislature. Shall marti.
net lioutennnts, strutting their brief
hour of authority, be suffered TO reign
IKE military satraps and to postpone
indefinitely the happy day ofSouthorn
reconstruction
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-08-25


FRED. DOUGLASS, JR., THE SoH.rs.
Law or THE PRoFEssoR The Journals
OF the country are circulating the an.
nouncemcnt of the marriage OF
Douglass, Jr., the niger, to "the
accomplished daughter of Professor
A. Molyneaux Hoatt, of Harvard
University" This sounds well, and
carries the idea that the Professor ~
Is white man. Molyncaux-for he
is not known as Heatt--is a niger
who was at one time loafing about
the English manufacturing towns as a
prize fighter; but low as are the Eng.
lish bruisers, we believe white man
and tho nigger never made up q prize
match. Hc was, however, picked up
py some Harvard genius and brought
over TO give the students lessons in
boxing, and his 'profcssorship"
simply embraces the art of punching
the hands Of the collegians during
their term of study. Mrs. Fred.
Douglass, Jr., is the daughter Of this
nigger prize fighter, who is in tho pay
Of the Harvard boys, to teach them
the usc of the gloves, sor. of Pro.
fessor of black eyes and bloody noses.
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The above premiums will be paid 10 the pcr.on.
70 whom competent Judges shall award them.
ihe cnlirc premium list will be published soon
ior the fsif next year In the hope that man, ma
be induoed 10 compete for The premiums, and thu,
encourage good cause.
The Society have also determined to omen the
fair uround on FRIDAY, the 18th dav Of OcTc.
Der, 1859, a, u O'Clock, for the nsrpo,e Of I,
,rotting match on the track, for citiren,i rur.,
o. $50 best three in Eve. In single harness 10
trot against time. Open TO All horses owned h
.he county ~ least fnccn days previous. m.
ground wiz Be open from one 10 We o'clock, n, m
AdmiiiAnee'2S ecnts to all persons. Person, do
desiring 10 enter their horses 10 compete for m,
purse' can do % by giving noiicc cithcr 10 person
o. nl writing 10 the Secretary, aud hv thc nav.
meni o. an entrance fee or 81 ~
hoped that township organizations will n.
got ~ In The meantime In the different tn~n,hir,
ana thai a greater interest may be mapife,,ed ,r
nc e-nse "i agriculture. Meetings and di,cu..
ilnns Do much good. II requested. The socistv
van tend speakers TO meet any ef ths ors.ni,..
uons once OF twice, with a view Of encopregIr,
sud promoting home discu~i.n,. vs.
O. r. BARRETT, pr..,d.n.
Y e''s''V' sVii
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allnrrifd.

In curwcnsylle, on Thursday, the lsth instant,
by the Rev. W. NJ. BuncHFIELp, Mr.. JOHN r..
MORGAN, Of Lawrence township, and Miss
BLMINA J. WISE, Of PIKE township.
Accompanying the above notice, the printers
received handsome cake, for which We return
the newly made happy couple our thanks, and
wish that their path may he strewn with the bad.
Of promise, the dOrsrs Of hope. and the fruit. Of
wellspcn, life.
On the 18th Of August BY Daniel Moorc Esq.,
Mr.. JOHN BAREFIELD Of Karthaus, this
county. to Miss RUTH A. ooNowAY, Of Cen.
tire county, Pa.