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Volume XX. No, 31. SlielbjTillc, Indiana, April 28, 1864. Whole No. 1028

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ItEUBEX SPICER. TERMS: 01.50 A 1 HAH, INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE. Bt f un'.il thtexr-iratinn of6 month", 1.7 Bot vil until the expiration of the year, 2,0 IQ"Ila terms sill be rigidly adh-red to. RATES OF ADVERTISING: 7T"7 Ten lines Nonparicl or its equivalent in space eonMtutet a I'juare. T l 'k r 3 -V-T 3 ni-s""j"rn"rTj 1 y"r gure, fo.75 j l.J." SH.im ...mj -.i0 hm7 T'o.o J iqti rf. l.fm -.'.MI I 4.W 7.iHry 7.M 4 colurnn. 1 S column. 1 .!)( j-olnnm. j T ! -i-l.W Xi To.nn VTV Nstires in the pwial notice column will be charged pr cnt In addition to the above rats. f r" All transient advertisements miist be paid for In adanc. JO" Ltt adrrtisment nvutbe paidforin adrance. or IB expiration, lal mivertW.-menU will be charged fifty mj repon'.M person einrant.-e the payment of tlw? :imc fnis a Sfjnrf lor e:cn invrtmn. Jt f" Announcements of marriages and deaths gratis. juUr advertisie j; r Ues will le charged for all obituary tm&rks. f Announcing candidates for office 8'2 always in al- . ince. Jl f A discretionary liVrslitv will be extended to all tines of a rlisious and charitable nature. JT- Advertisers will be restricted to their legitimate u line si. SIIELBY COUNTY BRANCH" national Claim Asrcncy OF WASHINGTON CITY, D c. CUVBI CTCn BT HARVEY. COLLINS !k BRACE, General (loverument Agents and Attorneys, 476 Senth Street, Wt, Washington Citt, D. C. 0l sims Presented and Prnpecutofl before the Departments and Court of Claims. I'atents. Pensions. Bounty and Bounty Lands seurl. JIjGeneral Bufiness Transacted. sTked. L. llmi n, J-o. F. 'Collins, Jiurg Brace, f Washington city. of New-York, of Cincinnati. We (tire personal attention t procure p1??SI0NS, B0fTNTIKS. BOUNTY LANDS, BACK PAY, &c, accruing to Boldiers who hare htn onndeil, contracted disease, or the families f sucUashxve ilied or 1h.'i' killed while in the discharge of their lin of duty, as sm h, during thepresentor ny previous war; claims asainst the Government for indemnity for private property taken for public uses, or for damages to surh prowrty : collecting, subsisting, drilling nl organizing volunteers ; and for horses lost in tke service. Aw charge in wv ,ii vni-x i'cf'i7. kfA.ia7ii. r. iAvis, AYTORNEY AM) CorSSKI.I.oR AT LAW, Teh.2663. AGENT, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Ind. BOOTS and SHOES AT OLD PRICES. FTVIE undersigned takes pleasure in saying to the prop! 1 ot rheloyville that he mn open 1 in the room occupied IvC. J. MOKRI: UN us a Jewelry tore, a large and well elected suk if Boots siinl hoes HI 4 4 KB. HATS AND CAPS, Roupht direct of the manufacturer and lx:fore the late heavy advance therefore I can m '.I ;.-i.is in my line from 10 to -0 per cent Cheaper than any one that bought recently. Call and Examine my Stock, which embraces every variety of Roots ami Shoes, Ladies Walking Boots, Gaiters, Balmorals, Bubbers, Jlats and Caps, Hosiery, Suspenders, ecc. I might enlarge upon the merits of my merchandise, but prefer that my g.,,s s,all tell th. :r own st'oy, and as to hik es, I only care to ,iy that 1 cm n'Ver s-me bar'jains which would tmpt a uiis.-r. Conic then and exchange your Orfen-kacks for tiling that will irii eyou more pleasure, and at the thesimr tinvti t:.fv to y.-.ur good taste. I say to all. I will .-'las CHEAP as, ,r CHEAPER than any other Imu' iu ti ii place, and 1 mean. just what 1 say. KememUr the place. South suie of tK' Public Square, two floors Wot ,.: EAilLAHt-NS. Aprilti-fim J. l. S7I1TII. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. MISCELLANEOUS. Shelby Co. Auctioneer. WfAVING taken out a license under theNational Excis 11. Lawas Auctioneer for Hitlby County, 1 m prparel f attend to all business in that line, and 1 reby notify all person stlliog at public outcry without license, exvjt as provided is said law, that they lay themselves liable to a penalty of $00. Adlress JERRY WEAKLEY. Slwn-yTUIe.IVe. 4, lai?. RICHARD XORRIS, Countg Surveyor, Slll.I.ItVVll.I.i:. I!D. Special sXtention civen t ) the drawing up of Deeds, Mcrt fates, and all conveyances, whrcm a desc,riptiou of laud i. rnuired. N.B. ten absent orders may be left at th Recorder's Oilios in the Count House. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. K . M . 11 OKI), Ofic over Tost OSce Drug i'ore, SHELBVY1LLE, IND. Particttlar attention giTen to the ViHection of Soldiers laims, Pnions, Back. Pay, Bousty, Tsto't a. M'riRLiKs. j. ioiv, xoTrooMBtt. !tl'FAHL.AXD ic ?IO.TaiF.Il V, ATTORXEYS A T LA W. "ill praU in the 4ih and alb JudiWal Circuits .4 Ccmsnon riFM (.ourt tncreot. aisj in the Supreme Keiltral Courts. ? attention vea to the c i!e;.,.i . f claims. Otr ville Ind.at.s. ocr Lr. K Druj fore, Py - J mr.s liAicicivov ATTORNEY AT L A W ftsKtortwr lUrrison an 1 Frur.Vlm Struts, second story E9ntrai-.onrt il or S..r;h of P. t 0co. 7SI8 SHKI.I5YVU.LE IND. II. t. LOVE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 3flMHortt-Wetfrnsrrutlie Sq:iar,cTt5 Fcitf iicre,

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Sour Eructations, Sinking or Fluttering at the Pit of tin Stomach, H imming of the Head, Hurried and Difficult Breathing, Flutterii.g at the Heart, Choking oo Suffocating Sonsationswhn in a lyine Posture, Dimness of Nision, Dots or W ei she-fore the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head, Deficiency of Prespiration, Yellowness of the Skin and Kyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs, &c, Sudden Flushoe of Heat, Burning in the Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil, and great Depressien of Spirits. REMEMBER, TflAT THIS BITTERS IS NOT ALCOHOLIC, CONTAINS NO RUM or "WHIS KY, CAN'T MAKE DRUNKARDS, but Is the Best Tonic in the World. HEAD AVIIO SAYS SO : Ftom the Rev. Levi G. Beck, Pastor of the Baptist Church, Pemlierton, N. J., formerly of the North Baptist Church, Philadelphia. I have known Iloofiand't German Bitters favorably for a numl ier of years. I have used them in my own family, and have lieen so pleased with their effects that I was induced to reccomend them to many others, and know that they have operated in a strikingly beneficial manner. I take great pleasure in thus publicly proclaiming this fact, and calling the attention ot those aflleted with the diseases for which they :ive reccommended, to th.ise Hitters, knowing tioia xper'ence that my reccomniendatien will be sustain ed. 1 do this more cheerfully as Hoof!ands Bitters is intended to benefit the aflleted, and is "not a rum drink.'1 Yours truly, LEVI G- BECK. From Rev. J. Newton Brown, D.D., Editor of the Encyclo pedia of Religious Knowledge, and Chiistain Chronicle. Phildelpbia. A lthon jh not disposed to favor or recconimend Patent Medicines in general, through distrust to their ingredients and t fleets, 1 yet know of no sufficient reasons wiry a man may not testily to the Umefits he believes himself to have rerieied from any simple preparation, in the hope that he may thus contribute to the benefit of others. I do tbts the more readily in regard to Hoofland's Ger man Bitters, prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, of this city, liecause I was prejudiced against them for many years, under the impresion that they were ciiiotiy an alcoholic mix- j tore. I s'.in indebted to my friend, Bohert Shoemaker, Esq.. for the removal of this prejudice by proper tests, and for encoueagement to try them, when sulVerinufrom great and long continuitl debility. The ue of three bottles of these I'itters at the leginninir of the present year, was followed by evide.it relief and restoration to a degree of lxxlily and mental viaorwhich I had not felt for six months before, and hail almost despaired f regaining. I therefore th;;:ik God and my friend for directing me to the use of them. J. NEW TON BROWN, Philada. From the Rev. Jos. II. Keruard, Pastor of the 10th Baptist Church. Dr. Jackson:-Dear Sir: I have 1011 frequently requested to connect my name with commendations of different kinds of medicines but regarded the practice as out of my appro priate sphere. I have 111 all cases declined; but with a clear proof in various instances, and particularly in my family. if the usefulness of Dr. Hoonand s German Bitters. I depart for once from mv usual course, to express mv full convic tion that, for ijrtu-rol dliUtJ of the lU-M tllnl fxtiiriittI11 f.tr Lirrf .'miifihiint, it in it Hiif? rttl va'njfdi: jn piintiinn. in some cases it niiiv fail; but usually, I tloitM not, it will K very beneficial to thefe who sutler fruni the alx. ve cause. ours, very respectful 1. v. J. H. KENNARD, Eighth lielow Coates Street, Philadelphia. From Rev. Warren Randolph, Pastor of Babtict Church, Germantow 11, Penn. Dr. C. M. Jackson; Dear Sir:- Personal experience ena bles me to say that 1 regard the German Bitters prepared by you as a most exoellert medicine. In tascs of severe cold and general debility I have Wen greatly benefitted by thi u-e of the Bitters, and doubt not they wnl produce simitar ellects on others. lours, truly. WARREN RANDOLPH. .. Germantown, Pa From Rev. J. II. Turner. Taster of Heddicg M. E. Church, Pliila.fa. lr. Jackson: Dear Sir; Having used your German Bit ters in my family frequently. 1 am prepared to say that it has been of great service. I believe that in most cases of general del i lit v of the system it is the safest and most val uable reined v of which I have any knowledge. Yours, respectively, J- H. TURNER, No. 72G X. Nineteenth Street From the Rev. J. M. Lyons, formerly Pastor of the Col umbus (N.J.) andMilestown (1 a.) Baptist Churches. New Roche! le, X. Y Dr. C. M. Jackson: Dear Sir: 1 feel it a Treasure thus. of mv own accord, to bear testimony to the excellence of tl German Bitters. Some years since )e;ng much aHiicted with Dyspepsia, I ued them with very beneficial results. I have often reecomniei.deti tf.em to persons enfeebled by that tor luenting disease, and have heard from them the most tlatteriut; testimonials as to their treat value. In cases of gene ral debility, 1 believ it to be a tonic that cannrot be sur passed. J.M.LYONS. From the Hi. Thos. AVinter, Pastor of Roxborough Baptist I lunch. Dr. .la -kon: Dear Pir: I feel it due to your excellent preparation Hoofiand German Bitters, to add my testimony to the deserved reputation it has obtained. 1 have for years it a time, tieen troubled with great disorder in my head ki.d nervou system. I wa a.1 vised by a friend to try a 'ootile of iour German Bitters. I did so, and have experienced ereat and unexpected. rehot: my he-lth tas hcen very cia terially leiief.tted- I confidentially recommend the article where I meet ith cases similiar to niy own. and have been ' assurred by many of tlieir good effects. Respectfully yours, T. W INTER, Roxtxjurongh, Pa From Rev, J. S. Ffertnan, of the German Reformed Church, Kutztown. Berks County, Ta, Dr. C. M. Jackson; Respected Sir: I have 1-een trouliIcd with Dyspepsia nearly twenty years, and have neve used any medicine that did me as much ogort as HooCand Bitteis. I am very much impreved in health, hiter havinfclakeu five bc ttles. 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llftS FlBnilt, tt3 'iTNte-his sixty - first.

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ALL SOETS OF PARAGRAPHS. Speaking of Freemont and Butler as

I'residential candidates, tn iroy nua says the first is principally noted for par ting bis hair in the middle, and the last for something besides his religious convictions. Prentice tells us the truth in a nutshell when he says we are not fighting the Southern States, or any other State. We are fighting rebels. That's all. "When Republicans speak of burying the hatchet of party warfare, it is suggested that they generally mean to bury it in the head of their opponents. An Irish gentleman having taken home a large turtle, placed it in the servant's bedroom in order to enjoy her surprise. Next morning, first thing. Biddy bound ed into the breakfast room exclaiming. 'Be jabers, I've got him!" "Got what?" inquired the head of the house, feignin ouipii-c. xu uuujr ueu-uug mat s been atein' the childer the last month: I've got him sure." Wendell Philips is "not certain that slavery is dead until he sees it buried." The New Haven Register says if he will go to the "Freedmen's" camps along the Mis sissippi he will see it buried at the rate of several hundred per day. It is stated that John Morgan has ap pointed a barber for each of his regiments to shave oil the hair, whiskers, and evebrows of all the Federal officers that he may capture. We shall be glad if those of his guerrillas who are not barbers don't do a great deal worse; we expect to heai 01 their shaving oft prisoners' heads. The Emperor Napoleon has conferred the Cross of the Legion of Honor on Mr. Claxton, of Baltimore, for his improvements on and experiments with an American invention Broadwell's breech load ing cannon. A London surgeon, it is said, lately put a dog to sleep with chloroform, .and taking out a piece of his skull, inserted a watch crystal, through which he can see the changes ia the brain produced by sleep. f Politeness goes a good waysT" Henry Ward Beecher says, "an impudent cWk can do as much injury to his store as trie neglect of the proprietor to advertise his oods." Two undoubted and significant acts rt-hich every one interested will please bear in mind. A Western wag remarks that he has seen a couple of sisters who had to be told everything together for they were so much alike that they couldn't be told apart. Recent reconnoissances have proved the possession by the rebels in Fort Sumter of three columbiad guns, mounted so as o command the channel. It is also known that the rebel garrison is two hun dred and fifty men. It is getting to bo too much the argutnont in tins war tnat, it a soldier sees . t .1. i a grist mill and has a torch, he immed iately makes the application. The Washington Aqueduct is capable of supplying 67,000,0UO gallons of wa ter per nay to the city. By the shape m which it will be drunk, the quantity of the lluid will probably be doubled. "Can vou tell me how the word saloon s spelt?" was asked of a cockney by a Philadelphian. "Certainly," said the Londoner, with a tone of triumph; "there is a hess, and a hay, and a hell, and two iocs, and a lieu." N. Y. C. R. R. The annual report of his company allows that the earnings for the vear lbG3 were 810.897.C31, 31. being an increase over 1802 of $1,541,803 (31, and over the year 1SG1 of 3,588,589 32. The earning for ten years amount to 875,400,518 97. The Court Journal says: 'xV grand scheme for beautifving Ireland comes ino operation on the first of the vear, when vaccination is made compulsory, under a heavy fine." The whole number of postofflces in this country on the 30th of June, 1863, was 2,9 an increase over last yoar of 127 830 offices have been established and 053 discontinued. The rebellion, say the ultras, is dead. We notico it is beginning to be very ofknsive. The Boston Transcript says the Republican party acts "in a manner repugnant to common sense." It isn't a new characteristic. A Detroit paper mentions a gentleman of a statistical turn of mind who has kept a careful record of the desertiong from the rebel army since the first Bull Run, as they have been reported in the journals from time to time, and the gum total shows that three millions and three hundred thousand rebel soldien have aban doned the Confederacy and come within our lines. The New York Independent says : "In the iar luture, the negro will wash his face into the paleness with the blood of white mens veins, Ihe Indepen dent is a government organ. Indiana has filled all calls upon he by the Frtklent of the United States, and thiiteen bundled and thirty over. Who says we do not do our duty? The farmers in Hungary are said to be starving. The crops all failed last year. n l " - i ... Drignam 1 ouLg nas just tanea a now

Second Chronicle of the Sayings and

Doings of the Abolition Party. And it came to pass in those days in the reign of one Abraham, whose sir name was Lincoln, that he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord. He having made a compact with one Satan whose sir-name is the Devil, for the destruction of the Constitution of the United States of America. And it came to pass that ho not feel ing himself competent to accomplish the iniquity that he had undertaken so he commissioned Chase, Seward, and sever al others, whose principles he knew to be as black as his own, to sit in his counci chamber to advise him as to the best way to bring about the one grand result that of emancipating the beloved nig gers, or freeing him and bringing him on a level with the whites, or if any differ ence a little above, and in order to bring about his scheme the more effectually, it came to pass that one Oliver P. whose sir-name was Morton, was commissioned and sent forth at the head of the Abolition horde3 of Indian to assist him in his perilous undertaking, he being a ruler in one of Abraham's provinces; and it came to pass that on' a certain day the true friands of the . Constitution and the Union, the Democracy of the land, assembled at Indianapolis to hold a Convention for the purpose of deliberating concerning the welfare of our distracted country, and after the meeting had closed and the assembly werejeaceably leaving the place, it came to pass that said O. P. whose sir-name is Morton, thought that this would be the best time for him to do his masters bidding, so he sent forth a band of the most lawless brigands to, arrest the Butternuts as he called them. They placed their Canon in front of the cars and surrounded the train with muskets end bayonets in their hands, while a few of their comrades more degraded than the rest, undertook the task of pilfering the passengers, under the pretence of searching for traitorous weapons, but in reality it was for plunder, for they even went so far as to search the ladies pock ets, baskets and bosoms, in the most rude and indecent manner. Then after they had performed this dastardly act, they boasted of their victory over the Butter nuts, calling it the greatest one they had yet gained, and congratulated themselves on the laurels they had so blooulessly won. And it came to pags in those days that the Priest shook oil his cloak, he pretending to be a good Democrat the first year of his sojourn, and up to the time of the election in October last, when the said priest consorted with these nigger lovers and cast his vote with them, and as soon as the election was over he took his pitch er ai d went to a certain nigger loving lana'.ic in the town ot h airland and asked him for some good Union milk to go in his coffee having got tired of Butternut milk. This was another great victory I acmeved by the abolition partv. I c.'n . . . -., , nun not content witn waving won so many bloodless battles, they picked on one of the most prominent leaders of the Democratic party in Sugar Creek Town ship as a target for their vile dirt, and persecuted him enough to kill any one of their own party. A few of the most black hearted ones who thought to hast en his decease, procured the requisite ma terial and made a collin, which they took and left at his door, thinking no doubt, that when he saw it he would give up the Ghost. But it had a very different effect to what was anticipated, for it had the tendency to strengthen him ten fold. ODE TO TKE SECOND CHIIO.MCEESOF THE ABOLITION JPAKTY. Come stop and hear the news, Our martyred Smith, he is not dead, Twas but an abolition ruso By w hich the tidings false were Epread. Kow David wa an honest man His principles were true, And so this nigger loving clan Did seek to put him through. To church now Smith did faithful go "Which did their conicience smite, For with them it -was never so, They rarely eamo In eight. Emith'f encrnUa from far and wida In sacret council moet. But business they -will lay aside A nigger for to greet. His enemies are men of war As everybody knows, 'ot one of thm can show a Bear, They never coice to blowi.. Though they all are fighting men Tis not with sword or pun. But if the fight of words don't win They then are sure to run. The abolitionists love the law That frees their colored friend, In it no one dare pick a flaw or try their law to mend. They too are men that pray And that with all their wight, That our severed states n'eer may Again U brought to reunite.

Now they their plots did lay For a crime of blackest d je, They aought friend Smith to slay "Whilst on a sick bed he did lay. Someone must do the deed "Who wore a soldiers dres, By them that was agreed To make the danger lesi. Smith's enemies all love O. P. And ith a wink, and nod, They raise their voice in jubilee And spread his fame abroad. Satan they claim as a friend "Whateer may them botide, They are certain he his aid will lerd "While they are on his side. They do their deed3 all in the dark Fearing the light of dav.

Thev scarce dare let one glimmering spark Tit 1 Atiuuie meir guiuy way. Their deeds of darkness and of crima They strive to keep them still, Their wickedness will out in time Though much against their will The martyr of old Sugar Creek, He is as true as steel, Although they try to make him week llis power they yet may feel. For rouse tho Lioa in his den, Then let them measure strength, Then they will find and not till then They have gone quits their full length. That they need not be toll Tis plainly for to see, Their language then like one of old, Is amen, so mote it be. Now after these black hearted fanatics had persecuted Smith in every form which heir hell born principles could invent, having prayed for his death in vain, the Lord having brought him through and ed him by a way they knew not of, so that he recovered out of his sickness. They felt very much disappointed but thought he being yet very weak they weuld put the finishing 6troke to his ca reer by destroying his property. So on Thursday night April 7th, while all honest people were locked in peaceable slum ber, these poor degraded imps of darkness sallied forth between the hoars of twelve and two, with the incendiary's torch in meir polluted hands and set fire to his barn, burning up all his grain and hay, having first taken a part of the horses out or what is more probable all and left one ot their vagabonds m order to get one that was of some account. They started with two of his best horses but the fire reflected through their seared conscience. they began to repent of their hardness to an innocent man so after getting away some distance from the house they thought it would be too bad to burn his barn and then take all his horses too for to assist in freeing their brethren in bondage, so they turned one of them loose where it was found the next morning, but the other one they kept. They thought that he would take the loss of his property so to heart that it would soon put a stop to his interference in their hellish designs But in this they were mistaken, lie takes it very well. It is not as had as might have been expected from a party that had its origin in the bottomless pit with Satan for its father. They do not understand the man they have to deal with that is sure, for he can stand all the persecution these imps of darkness can invent for the benefit of their unbleached brothers of African descent. He has friends that will standby him in six troubles and will not forcake him in the seventh. Their persecutions has not injured him neither in health or worldly prospects he still mantains his principles. YENI. A Fremont Organ on Lincoln; An able and spicy paper called the New Nation, has recently been establish-1 ed in New York, devoted to the interest of the Fremont wing of the Abolition party. In an article reviewing Lincoln's Administration, occurs the following scathing sentences. The editor is terribly severe on the "Government," and evidently has no exalted idea of "his" honesty or capacity. "After three years of patient silence. we have a right, and it is moreover our duty, Mr. Lincoln, to examine your acts and show them to the nation, l ou commenced by confiding the fate of our cause the honor of our sons, to men taving no higher claim to such than a host of voters of the command whose support you coveted in order to advance the welfare of the nation. We have allowed yon to further your political and personal interest and to transform into heroes nen whose inefficiency has swallowed up thousands of lives and millions of treasure, so that yon might be able to dazzla tha eyes of the people with victories far more apparent than real. We have permitted you to sacrifice tried patriots whos popularity alarmed you, and whose energy disappointed your calculations. We have allowed you to deceive the people, we have let you transform disgraceful defeats into victories ; and even we made no outcry wh;a you were re duced to beg exoneration for acts which have eternally difgracel the honor of your arms. You have toll the country that both the rebellion and slavery were deal ; you have told the people that the forces of the rebels were reduced by desertion, and that they could not be recruited fed or clothed ; and yet you are forosd to act

upon the defensive, being threatened at all points. Whenever ' yotl have directed the action of our troops, hey have been uniformly unsuccessful ; you have perpetually offered ns the wretched spectacles of splendid resources and excellent chanosa of success sacrificed to incapacity. The sole concession we can make to your honesty, is that you hsve improved upon the changes of base ia 1342 ; yon destroy fewer soldiers and Lunr'.fss of the nations property. How is it, that after three years cf incomparable victories, according to Halleck's facetious expression, "unprecedent

ed in the military history of nations you are still pondering how to preserve) the National Capital and your base of op erations . Tho whole truth is this : You are leading the nation quietly to its destruction bv deceiving the people as to the dangers which threaten it. In the first part cf the campaign of 102, you gained advantages which you were unable to utilize or even retain in lbG3. You sacrificed the entire West fcr the capture of Vicksburjh, and then you proclaim to the four winds that tho Mississippi is free, while not a single steamboat can navigate it without being attacked or perhaps burned, and without every passenger having the fear of death or captivity before his eyes. ere our ancestors to visit the earth they would certainly bo surprised to see that eighty years after the lie volution which gave life and liberty to the nation the Lincoln party could rind no other definition of loyalty than a blind submission to the decrees of the Government. But we have exercised this blind and mute submission during three years ; daring three years we have kept bilent and what is more generous than silence. And you have not displayed more tal ent or energy abroad. Napoleon has trampled upon the rights of a friendly re public ; he has insolently "notified us of his blockade of the Mexican coast, And thrown the Monroe doctrine in onr face. We ask then, who is master now in America, he who lays down the law, or he who submits to the same? Is it Napoleon III, or the successor of Washington ? God alone, by bestowing upon the country inexhaustible natural wealth, and that ardent patriotism, which nakes every soldier a hero, has saved the country from the ruin into which your selfishness would plunge it. This is the secret of the difference between your currency and that of the South. We have been imposed on long enough. The ruin which you have been unabla to accomplish in four years, would certain ly be fully consummated were you to remain in power four years longer. Your Military Governors and their Provost Marshals override the laws, and tho echo of the armed heel rings forth as clearly now in America as in France or Austria. You have encroached upon our liberty, without securing victory, and we must have both. Away with all tho impesters who have invaded the temple of liberty, and turned it into a vote market. Let there be an end of this rediculous farco of unconditional loyalty, which is only fit to secure t!i3 votes of those fools who, instead of delving to the root of the matter, blindly believe all the interested falsehoods published by journals that are paid to applaud and submit, whether right or wrong. Mr. Lincoln s honesty is of a stranro description. It consists in nearly ruining our country, and in disregarding ils interests to make sure of power for four years longer. But even ii President Lincoln were tho honest man that his" paid organs represent him to be, how dangerous would hLi reelection prove to the liberties of the people under existing circumstances. surrounded as he is with the military influences that he has at his back ! Let us remember the teachings of history and the instances of feigned or real imbecility, all of which have resulted in despotism. Amending the Constitution. The gTeat Geobge Washington, whose birthday has just been celebrated throughout the country with unwonted enthusiasm, spoke as follows in his farewell address : "Towards the paeservatioa of yonr Government, and the permanency of your present happy state, it is requisite, not only that you speedily discountenance irregular opposition to its acknowleged authority, but also that yon resist with care the spirit of innovation upon i principles however specious the pretexts. One method of assault may te to effect in the forms of tho Constitution, alterations which impair the ensrgy of tht system and thus to undermine what can not be directly overthrown." A Pointed Qtestiox. Tho Baton Ucoga (La) Comet a-ks Horace Greeley the fallowia '"clincher." "What do ru mean, Horace, by writing daily articles to prove to the j cople thafih ; war ruurt te vi-orou.'ly t rwscurtM lur a res1 ttration of the Unbn. when in the same ' parer fcnd kh tie i-anie pen, you labor to ! prove that -the restoration cf the oU laiotl ' a neither pcssitla wr. desirabier

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