'ft ellaitlnt Allbtrtiztp. TICSIOCRATIO PRINCIPLES CXASZ TO LIAN WE GUAM TO VOLUM." WM. M. BRESLIN;' 2ditor Proprietor LEBANON. pi. WEDNESDAY, JUNE . I9, 1861. 04r The Mobile Register recently said—"it is the intention of the Abo litionists to murder the slaves, and thus exterminate slavery." A contemporary, not an "hundred Miles from" Lebanon, indignantly adds:—"that's right pleasant work to have charged against us, isn't it?" Out of their own mouthsr&c. GOOD! The election for members of Con. grins in Maryland; on Thursday last, 'remitted, in the Fourth District, in the defeat of that demagogue, HENRY WINTER DAVIS, and the election of HENRY MAY, who was a supporter of Mr. Douglas in the lust Presidential canvass. Mr. May is a very eminent lawyer in Baltimorevund Uns-commit ted himself, in' the - inoSt;iitnetinivocal manner,' fir the — Uifics). - He is said howtivnr to fltvdr means of compro. .mice, and is not committed in favor of the present policy of the Admin. istration. The First, Second, Third, Fifth, and Sixth districts have all elected the Union can-didates. seir We cannot see the propriety of the constant deceptions practiced upon the people of the North in re. gard to tho resources of the South.— We are told over and over that they are on the verge of starvation—tbat a few months will do the business for them—that they are now paying enor mous prices for the necessaries of life, lie. We would be glad if it were so, for that might have a tendency to in duce them to lay down their arms, but we have every reason to believe that the "starvation business" is as prosperous in the north as in the south; that our people are suffering as intensely as theirs are; and that prices for the necessaries of life rule about the same here as there. To prove 'that the South is "suffering" and paying big prices tho following paragraph is going the rounds of the papers in the North : "The difference between the prices of food North and South, may he seen by the following : Memphis. Chicago. $7 00 $4 25 1 20 72 85 28 80 22" Plour, per barrel Wheat, per bushel Corn, per bushel Pottitone r per bushel 'That Chicago has the advantage in prices is admitted, but we paid in Leb anon, last week, $6 50 for Flour; $l. 35 for Wheat; 65 for Corn, and 90 cents for Potatoes. Eg. The following we copy from the Reading Journal, (Reptiblictin.)— We treat there may be a mistake in the matter! Capt. Ulrich'a -compa ny 'is y in 'the , Regimont - spoken of, and we should bervory sorry if they were so. illy officered : "The Fifth Pennsylvania Regiment, from what we bear of the habits of some of its officers, if not "demoralized" by bad clothing, km.; is likely to suffer from the intemperance of those who above all others should keep sober. Is it not possible to reach and core this curse of the per. vice? We grant that it is worse among the se. cession troops, but why should we be compelled to trust the honor, the fame, end the lives of the brave, intelligent men to drunken officers, who are necessarily incompetent to discharge their duty either in the damp or in the field." ltd- Jo. Severna & Co., of No. 130 South 3d St., Philadelphia, have issu ed a prospectus for a new Democrat ic, Morning Paper, to be entitled ThvoN." The first number Will be issued on the .lat, 'of July. Our Democratic friends, who wish a city paper, can z then be again accommoda ted with good paper advocating their own principles. Oztr It is said that the President will recommend in his message to Congress the calling of 500,000 addi. tional men, and an appropriation of two hundred millions of dollars to carry on the war with the South.— We trust some patriotic statesmen will propose a plan for the settlement of our national difficulties that will avoid the necessity for both the men and money. The people would op• prove of such a plan with unusual en- thusiasml and he who is instrument such settlement would havS the doors wide open to enter upon any position in the hearts or gift of his Countrymen. PEACE I PEACE!! would be moro joyfully wdeomod, and with louder, heartfelt appinuso than was ever w,►te I save by those who profit from it with fat offices and cheating contracts. SOMETHING WRONG. On Tuesday morning a number of corn patties from "Camp Chambers," near this place broke the Guards and rushed to ,town to procure something to eat. These men appear perfectly reckless and desper . te and must become utterly demoralized unless their wrongs are speedily righted. hey complain bitterly of the scarcity of provision—the meat they say, is frequent putrid and the bread never in sufficient tia ntity, and oftentimes none at all, which ey state was the case all day Monday nd Tuesday morning. The hungry men ould stand it no longer and .made a rush o town for something to eat. We do not ow whether it is 'red-tape,' or too much hiskey, among the "Brass Buttons," t occasions this shameful neglect of the ,en;:but from whatever cause it proceeds irhepe to see it remedied speedily and , eslilaye-Chanibersbur9 Valley Spirit. EDITORIAL STTAIAIARY. Immediately after tbo appearance of the Presi. dent's Proclamation calling f0r15,000 volunteers, Jeff. Davie advertised fru. 75,000 co r ms . J. D. is a funny fellow..—The Phoenixville Iron Works are making rifled cannon. Can't oar Foundries also make them ?--z-Col. Wallace, in comman4 of an Indiana regiment, routed, on Thursday last about'soo secessionists Stationed at Rom ney, Va., capturintr, it large quantity of stores, [trim, ic.—The command of a Philadelphia regiment has been tendered to Col. Samuel W. Black, of Pittsburg. He ha: aeoepted.—The $3,000,000 loan has been taken at par.—Hon. Hoary D. Maxwell, of Easton, has been appointed by the Governor, Paymaster General.----The clothing of the State troops, at Chamberburg, continues to be as ragged as ever, and no meas ures seem to be taken to remedy the evil, save that it is stated "that the Governor left Harris burg to see into the evil."—The dying mes sage of Senator Douglas to his two boys was, "tell them to obey the Laws and support the Constitution of the United States."—Several horses, wagond and harndss were stolen in Berks county, last week. Joseph Humberger, in Cum , ru township, lost a valuable horse, and Reuben Gring a wagon and harness. Lancaster county is also suffering in this respect.---The report circulated last week that our volunteers had stormed a masked battery and taken 1,000 seces sion prisoners, was all without foundation.— James Luther McCoy, who was convicted of bur glary at Troy a short time since, was on Satur day sentenced by Judge Peckham to the State prison for twenty-Ova years. McCoy is twenty five years of age and a bookkeeper by profession. —The order recalling Harvey, the Minister th Portugal, went out in the steamer on Wednesday last, according to the trlanhte. We don'tbelieve it—don't believe . that he will be;removed.— The "Gen. Pierce" who figured in the engage ment at Great Bethel last week is a Massachu setts man; . .-‘ , --The President has made a requisi tion upon the-Governor of Indiana for six addi tional regiments.-,--It is feared that Kentucky will'also secede when the proper t ime arrives.— The amount of coal shipped over the Lebanon Valley Railroad la'st week was 5,168 tons—the largest since the shiftent of coal commenced. —Burlingame, whom Austria reftried to receive as Minister from this county, hat bean transfer red by the President to China, as Commissioner. —Edwin George, son of John George, Esq., of this place, is a Lieutenant in an Indiana compa ny now in service. We believe that almost every regiment has at least one Lebaillin boy in its ranks —A special election for member of Con gress will be held in the Luzerne district next Saturday. Tho election 'for member In the 2d district, Philadelphia, will be held, on the 2d of July. The Luzerne vacancy is occasioned by the death of G. W. Scranton.---A special cor respondent of the Baltimore Exchange says "There are' now 123,000 secession troops, well drilled and equipped in Virginia. and that more are arriving at the rate of at least 2,000 daily/ —The steamer Canadian, on her recent pas sage from Quebec for - Liverpeol, struck a field of sunken ice, and sunk in about 33 minutes.— From twenty to thirty lives were lost.—The Governor' of. Illinois has appointed Orville ns Browning, a rabid Republican, United States Senator in place of Senator Douglas, deceased. It was thought that the Governor would appoint a Douglas Democrat, but the "no-party now" principle could not be stretched thus far.—Six or eight attempts at suicide, several of which were sucatesful, Tani° occurred in Berks county lately. In nearly all the castle the subjects bad become diseased in mind from moping over the distressed condition of the country.—Hon. Thomas S. Bell, a distinguished politician and jurist, died in Philadelphia on Thursday, the 6th inst.—Persons in want , of change can now be accommodated at our banks, which are issuing one and two dollar notes under the authority of the new Bank Law, They are Isandsomely en graved and come very convenient Cl. this time. Hon. E. T. Moants having beer. appointed Minister to Constantinople, a special election for Member of Con gress in the Second-District, Philadel phia, will become necessary. Forney's Press tells us that here will 'be an op portunity for testing the patriotism of 'Philadelphia; noneof the lit tle politicians should be permitted to enter the field with their favorites; but one good candidate be selected (by the Republicans ?) and elected unanimously ;" and then the people -are warned "that the Breckinridge element is busily at work in Philadel phia; and that two of his late sup porters have even the impudence 'to talk of establishing a DemOtti'litic pa per in Philadelphia." • the Press .is not alone ca.palile 'of putting forth properifikintilike the above, to smoth er itto Voiee'of the people. Its imita tors are thick as blackberries ; but we notice it particularly, because its atrocious sentiments arc more exten sively- circulated than those of other Republican papers in this section from abroad. The Press is so well pleased with the terrorism it helped to inau gurate several weeks ago that it. holds on to the system like grim death.— What it means above is that the Re publicans should select a candidate and suffer no opposition. We shall see if the Democrats and Atyrdicans I of the second district are such nin nies us not to select and vote for tin man of their choice—the Pt'ess to the contrary notwithstanding. The truth is Forney's revenge againstthe Dem ocratic party is still not satiated ; he thirsts not only for the blood of its leaders but ho would now make slaves of the rank and file. He has preached up a crusade against the freedom of speech and now he would invade the sanctity of the ballot-box. Hence, we are not surprised When he tolls his readers that it is treason to talk of or hope for peace, that it is treason to denounce the military appointments of the administration ; that it is trea son to note the robbery committed upon the poor soldiers by the govern ment; that it is treason to bewail civ il strife, Sic. The liberties of the peo ple are in great dangerfrom the treach ery of these northern demagogues who mask their treasonable hearts behind the disguises of patriotism, and, while pretending to be for the country, seek revenge, office, and the spoils, regardless of the misery it en tails upon the people; and if we were called upon to lay. our fingers upon the chief among them we would se lect the man that writes the treason in the Press. The SEIZED TELEGRAM:O DESPATCHES. I The Comtnievion engaged in examining the seized telegraphic de:tputebas have examined on ly three of the Washington offt,:e during Febru ary and March. Tbey think it will require three months at, least. to.complete their task. --N. Y. Tribune. Thq Albany Argus says t—instalid of seeing its foes "struck by light ning" as it thought, the Government has burnt its own fingers, in the re cent coup de telegraph. Harvey's trea son, when it is traced to its source, will reach back to the Cabinet of Ur.. Lincoln, 'and leading partizans of the Administration, it is said, are impli cated in other discoveries. It is for this reason that revelations are now postponed for three months! The object of the postponement is to throw the matter beyond the scrutiny of Congress. That body, When it meets should force the Government to justi fy its violation of the Constitution, by the proof of vital necessity, or should impeach the wrong doers. SO IT WORKS ! The Philadelphia Inquirer, (Repub 7 lican,) in noticing the many recent "appointments not fit to be made," by the national Administration, holds some of them up in the broad light of contrast as follows :—'4l.4ieutenant Simmer, whose soldierly skill andde cision saved Fort Pickens from the grasp of traitors, remains still a Lieu tenent, while Johu P. Sanderson is made a Lieutenant-Colonel. Cap tain Doubleday, Anderson's bravo and experienced brother officer and valua ble colleague in the defence of Sump. ter, and for whose life the Pal metto traitors were fairly pan ti cause of his dauntless zeal and ener gy, ha4iiiirinarched his men again to the field, but is still only a Captain, while. B. Rush Petriken is made a Colonel. Major Anderson, whose dis cretion and ability as a military corn• tuander, displayed through the'trying siege in Charleston harbor, was, after long delay and apparent hesitation, made a Colonel, while Alexand& Cummings is, at the first leap and with no claim to soldierly science, made a Brigadier-General. "Mr. Petriken, to use mild language, is totally unfit for the responsible du ties of a Colonel in the regular army, and is distinguished only as a local party politican. "John P. Sanderson, fOrtherly of this city, had been made a Lienten ant-Colonel in the regular line, with rank next to Colonel Anderson. Mr. Sanderson is widely and not unfavor ably known in Philadelphia as a law yer and as au editor; but it will be news to the people here to learn that be has any sort of qualification for a Lieutenant-Colonency in the regular service. In this ease, also, it is using temperate language to say that it is "an appointment not fit to be made." Alexander Cummings ! a Brigadier General ! ! Well, be is notappointed. He was to be, however, until it was discovered that the indignation of the people dared not be braved, and he was dropped. we.- Hon. George M. Dallas reach ed his home in Philadelphia, last week, after an absence of nearly six years as Minister to England. He was qui. etly, but cordially and respectfully received by the eititous of :hisliiitive place. TOB REIGINT f oF TERROR IN 1770. Shortly after the Revolutionary war two powerful political parties arose, differing widely as.to the principles upon which the Government should be administered. They wore called respectively tho Federal and Demo. cratie parties. The Federal party was in favor of the centralization of power in the hands of a President, and Senators to be chosen. for life.— It denied the ability of the people to rule, and held as its chief eardinalele meat of faith, that the people must be ruled by a strong government.— The Democratic party on the other hand had full confidence in the abili. ty of the people to govern themselves —was in favor of securing the rights of the States against the General Gov ernment, and, also, that eVeky offiCe. holder should be made responsible to the people at short periods through the ballot boxes. In November 1796 John Adami, the Federal candiditte, was elected President, and began his administra tion on the 4th of March 1797. The Federal party had decided majorities in both Houses df Cbhgi'ess. tinder the pretence of guarding against hos: tile attempts upon the part of France, the administration began to make ex tensive preparations for war, to defray the expenses of Which the President was authorized to borrow intniey at. ten per cent. interest. The cry of the Federalists then was, "a national debt is a national blessing," and they car ried their doctrines into such practice that the national debt grew rapidly in magnitude. Congress also passed what were known as the Alien and Sedition Laws. Under the provisions of the Sedition law, liberty of speech and of the press was fettered, so that if any one spoke or wrote of either House of Congress, or of the Presi. dent, with a view of bringing them into contempt,he might be taken from his home and family, dragged before the courts and sentenced to "two thou sand dollars fine and .two years impris onment." The object of this law was to compel Democrats to refrain from speaking of the misdeeds of the gov ernment, thus suppressing all unsold. i tin and enabling them, as they hop ed, to maintain themselves in power. To distinguish themselves from the the Democrats, the Federalists wore BLACK COCKADES in their hats, and word was given out that all who re• fused to Wear such political emblems were "traitors" and "betrayers of their coniitry." If any man dared to say a word in opposition to .!'.^•so BLACK COCKADES, he was threatened with an immediate imprisonment.— The Democrats always believed, but they dare not speak it in those days, that the army was rather raised to oppress our own people than from fear of an invasion from France, which had, been our ally in the war, from whom there was no danger, and the result PriiVed the truth of their con victions. From - among the BEACH. COCK ADE •gentry Who -Ind offerer their services to the'President, he selected eleven companies; and'added thereto five companies . of the regular troops, and thus formed the army which, un der the command of General M.Ther son, made the campaign agairist - the farmers of Eastern Pennsylvania. GREAT BETHEL ENGAGEMENT A Sad Mistake.—Death of Lieutenant treble.--Retreat of the Federal Troops. 0 , • WAsniNcToN, June 11, 1861. The following account of the re pulse was received and corrected .by Major General Butler for the Associ ated Press Fortress Monebe, June 9, via Balti -nOre,.:7lliii!,•lo.,ltis has been an ex citing and - s6rOwful day at Old Point Comfort._ Gen'! Butler having learn. ed that the rebels were forming an entrenched camp, With - strong batter ies, at Great Bethel, nine miles from Hampton, on the Yorkstown road, he deemed it neeessarrtd - disiodgetheni; accordingly 'movements were made last night from Fortress Monroe and Newport News. - About midnight, Colonel Duryea's Zotutves and Colonel Townsend's Al bany Regiment crossed the river at Hampton by means of six large batteaux, manned by the Naval Brig -ale, and took up the line `(!irintirdh, the fortnetottle tivo miles - in advance of the latter. At thesame time Colonel Bendix's Regiment and detachments of the Vermont and Massachusetts regulars - at Newport, moved forward - to form a junctintil•gth' reed:its from For tress Monroe, at Little Bethel, about half way between Hampton and GMilt Bethel. The'Zotraves paSti'd Little Bethel atedut 4 A. M. 'Colonel Ben dix's Regiment arrived next and took - a position - at the intersection of the roads. Not understanding the signal, the German Regiment in the dark ness of 4he morning firedupon Colo nel Townsend'S column, marching in close order, and led by Lieut. Butler, (son and aid of General Butler,) with two pieces of artillery. Other ac counts say that Col. Townsend's Regi mentfired first. At all events the fire of the Albany Regiment was harmless, while that of the Germans was fatal, killing onelthin and Nibund ing serioney . two othdra;with several other slight casualties. The Albany Regiment being back of the German 'discovered from the at coutreindnts left on the field that the supposed enemy %ins 'a friend. They had in the meantime fired nine'rounds with small arms and a 1101 The Zouaves hearinethe firitrg, l tt&n. ed and also fired 'Updn the - Albany boys. At daybretik t Col. Allen's and Col. Carr's'Rejiinents moved from the rear of the Fortreis to support the main body. The mistake at Little Bethel having been ascertained, the buildings were burned, and a Major withtwo prominent Secessionists, named Liv ery and Whiting, made prisoners. The troops then advanced upon Great Bethel-in the following ord.e l i-, namely : the Zouaves, Colonol Ben dix, Lieut. Colonel Washburne, Cuio. nee .Allen and Col. Carr. At that. point (Me Regiin outs formed, and sue eessively endeavored to take-a large masked secession battery. The effort was futile, 4,er three small pieces of artillery not being able to cope with the heavy rifled cannon of the enemy, according .to some accounts being thirty in ntimber. The rebel battery was completely masked, so that no men could be seen, but only the flashes of the guns._ There were probably less than a thou sand mea behind the batteries of the rebels. A well concerted movement might have secured the position, but Brig. Gen. Pierce, who commanded the expedition, appears to have lost his presence of Mind, uriW the Troy Regimebt, Stood for nn hour expOsed to a galling fire, when-an order to re treat was at .last given ; brit at that moment Li6tit. Grehlb, if the United States army-, and in command of the artillery, was struck by a cannon ball, and instantly killed. He had spiked his gun, and was gallantly endeavor ing to withdraw his command. Capt. Geo. W. Wilson, of the Troy Regiment, after the order to retreat was given took possession of WO gab, and with QuarteremSter MtiAl•thtir, brought it off the field, with the corpse of the beloved lieutenant. - Both were brOught to .Fdrtr'ess Monroe thia eve- There are pi;ohably tsitrity-five kill= ed, and one hundred of the Federal troops wounded. Lieut.Aßutler deserves the greatest credit for bringing off the killed and wounded... Several of the latter are now in the hospital here. THE CAUSE OF THE UNFORTU NATE-MISTAKE. Two of the troops were killed in the engagement which unfortunately took place between the two regiments. General Butler had directed all the troops who went out on the expedi. tion to wrap a piece of white materi al around their arms,.se that they might know each other, but in the excitement, and the darkness of the night, the sign of recognition was not seen. - An officer informs me that the Fed eral troops engaged in the battle were p;ovided with 170,000 cartridges, and that, the men, as soon as they fired, felt to the ground and reloaded. They were compelled to dodge the fire of the Rebels, in all directions, and only retreated when they ran out of am munition, DEATH OF HON. GEO. M. ICBM. On Monday evening. of last week, the Hon. Creorge M. Kelm died at his residence, in Reading, after a short but painful illness. On Wednesday week, while attending to his duties as captain of a company of Home Guards he was attacked with paralysis, and, although every endeavor was made by skillful physicians, it was found impossible to resuscitate him. At an early age, General Keim was elected a member of Congress from BerkS county. In the year 1843 lie was appointed United States marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsyl vania., At the last election he was one of the Treckinridge Electors, and labored' zealously for the cause he es• paused. His loss will be lieenly felt by a large circle, of personal and po. liticat friends. e leaves a family— three sons and three daughters. ARMY MOVEMENTS AT TIE WEST. Important movements are on foot . at the 'West. Troops from Cairo are moving down into Kentucky, and now that Tennessee has gone over to the rebels, it is not improbable that the disunion sentiment in Missouri and KentuckrAvlll grow bolder. There is very little - doubt that General Beau. regard has got the command of that departruentAiTdwill supercede Gen eral PilloW"in' the supreme command, the latter aeting under hinL The ap parently eoAtradictory reports of the whereabouts 'of General - Beauregard, received at WU:11411s Of twoor Aimee days, which .represent him to be one day at Manassas (where be was "last week and addressed the troops! there,) another at Memphis, and aglain at Richmond, may be reconciled by the fact that he is passing from ' . paint to point, receiving his instructions mean time at Richmond; but his ultimate destinatiOn will prove to be in the De partment of the "West, conducting a movement on ""Cairo, shoed such be decided upon. ggik_ Colonel Billy Wilson's gallant Zouaves are having all sorts of stories told about them. A correspondent of the sprightly Milwaukee Sentinel tells the folloWitrg:—"Yesterday, a Meth odist clergyman went down to Staten Island to exhort them. Billy Wilson drew up his men and called "atten tion." The parson tfich'gave them a very edifying and appropriate dis course, to 'Which, in obedience to the colonel's commands, they listened at tentively. , When the parson had fin ished, Billy gave his "boys" a short talk, somewhat in this wise: "Boys, I want you to remember what the minister has told you: It is all for your good; take his advice and fol low it; for there is no knowing but that•in less than six months every d—d one of you will be in hell !" Here a voice froth the ranks called out "Three cheers for Hell!" and they were given with a will. The parson, astonished and aney, asked what it meant. "Oh," says Billy, "the 156ys Much about Scripture.— They think Hell is . sciiiiewhere be t Ween Moritgoriaery and N:CWOrleans, Wl' they ar'eii d itnxidiislo get, down ih 'that libighbdrhood !" if*. The Border State Convention which recently held its session at Frankfort, Kentucky, has adjourned, after preparing an address to the peo ple of the United States. It is signed by eleven citizens of Kentocky,lour citi zens of Missouri, and one ot Tennes see. It is headed - by 'JOHN J. CRIT TENDEN aid , 11SitS GUTHRIE, One a leading OTd Line Whig, and other a DemBdrat. The Conference presents to We:people of the United States two didifict propositions ' in the following words, as a remedy for our national troubles and an effective - measure of tiacification le. That Cmigreos shall at once propmm such constitutienal etnc.naments win 'Are holders ihrir tegal tights,.nnd el ley their appre hensi,,es in regard toipossible encroachments in the future. ' 2d. If this should fail to bring about the results so desirable to us and an essential to the hest hopes of our country, then let a voluntary Convention be called, composed or delegates front the people of all the States; in 'which measures of peaceful adjustment may her devised and adopted, andthe m and calamities rescued fro the continued horrors calamities of civil war. Why not adopt some siiCP.p'ropo'si tion or any proposition Mitt will save the t'Oeintr y from. lAng 'pl i onged into a horrible Ihictibidal war, in which people of the same country and the same blood, who ought to he will be killing each other by thousands and tons of thousands ? How infi. nitelY preferable would such a settle ment be td the destruction of an im mense number of precious lives; the continued utter prostration of busi ness, and the inevitable bankruptcy of thousands and thousands - of people throughout the country ! Let us re store the integrity of the. government by measure of peace, and it will be far more enduring and solid than by any other means. - Had the Crittenden. Amendment been addited last win ter, we would have none of our pres ent difficulties,- and the glorious Stars and Stripes would most probably be waving dyer a united country. The Border State Propositions may ac complish the same thing. The re-es tablishment of peace would create stibh a shOtit df joy 'throughout the • land as would make the "hirdS fall from the very heavens." PEACE RESOLUTIONS IN THE SENATE OF lOWA - - • Although the Legislature of lowa, which is strongly republican, appro priated $1,200,000 for war purposes, we see that the following preamble and resolutions have been introduced in the Senate of the State, and that a motion to lay them on the table was defeated—yeas, 18, nays, 21 : WaesEns, At this time nearly one-third of the States of the Union have taken upon themselves the responsibility of withdrawing, the allegimsee to the Federal Government, and have establish ed a Confederate Government separate from the Government of the United States, and establish ing a Constitution kepublican in form,and have sent commissioners to the Federal overnment to negotiate relative to the property and rights of belligerent parties and, Whereas' It is net only deslsable,lost inCepen. Bible to the security end welfare of the people of the United States that terms of peace be arrang• ed between the portions of the country now in State of war to the utter ruin of thousands of loyal citizens in the States seceded, and in other portions of the Union, who are in no Way respon sible for the fratricidal war now commenced in our unfortunate country, and believing as wo do, that the calm patriotism of the American people may settle upon honorable terms the existing troubles, and believing that civil war, if persist ed in and pursued with the malignity whiCh uni• venially characterises all civil war, will only ter initiate in an overwhelming indebtednesto public and private, without benefiting either of the par. ties to this controversy, and a military despotism in which the liberties of the people will be dis regarded, the butchery of the patriotic and inno cent citizens, as sell as the guilty, and mush a war, if possible. to be honorably avoided, is en patriotic, unteensurahle end antiebristian : Reloolved, That the Senate of the State of 10. we recommend to the government of the United States, in this their most earnest appeal, that while every preparation fur the defence of the government shall be made, a caseation of actual hostilities may take place until Congress shall have time to act in the premises. 2. That we recommend to Congress the calling of a National Convention, for the settlement of our national difficulties, and that every possible, every honorable means shall be first exhausted by the national government before our prosperous people be plunged into a civil war, the ultimate result of which the wisest connot foresee. 3. That we are opposed to a war prosecuted for the subjugation of the seceding States, while it is possible amicably to settle the difficulties now existing. 4. That - we are opposed to the prosecution of a war against,the seceded States; waged under any circumstance for the purpose of emancipating the staves of the Southern slaveheiding States. 5. That the Secretary of the Senate be reques ted to forward a copy of these resolutions to the President of the United States, and to each of our representatives in Congress. Consultation of Rebcl Leclers—_Defen, sine Policy .Determined on. WASHINGTON, Monday, June 10. We have highly - important intelligence from Virginia relative to the contemplated military policy of the rebel forces. It ap pears that Jefferson Davis, Gen. Beaure gard and Gen. Lee had been in consulta tion at Richmond for several days, during which they were in constant communica tion by couriers with Gen, Johnson, com manding at Harper's Ferry. Gen. Lee 'Was eagerly in favor of aggressive action. He made 'a statement in detail, showing that there were 147,000 troops at differ ent poinWin Virginia, and that 10,000 men in North Carolina were ready to march to any` point in Virginia that their presence might be required.. He advised an imme diate attack on Washington and Alexan dria by three corlis d'armee of 25,000 men each, from Richmond. Lynchburg Manas sas Fredericksburg, Petersburg and Culpepper, and further urged an ad vance movement, from Harper's Ferry on the Ohio and Pennsylvania troops. His views, however did not prevail with the other General, and it was finally decided by General. Davis and coincided in by Beauregardto act entirely on the defen sive 'and that no troops were to cross the Potomac in any event. Harper's Ferry is to be held or abanboned as circumstan ces may demand. The line of railroad from Manassas Gap to Acquia Creek is - to be the first basis of defence and will be defended by a force of 35,000 men to be strengthened by an addition of 15,000 more if necessary. SE9 - in pursuance of the policy above indicated, Harper's Ferry has already been evacuated. HEAVY TAXES.—The New York Sun says : The taxes for next year are estima ted at $14,000,000, all of which must come from the business and working poimlation of the city. We have a population accord ing to the last census, of abobt 850,000, but deducting from that enumeration the men Who have volunteered into the ser vice isf the Lfniieit States ; and those who by the suspension of business have been obliged to remove to the country districts in which their friends reside, we have re inaining less than 800.000 to pay the $14,- 000,000, of taxes. The adult male popu laikin of the city is less than 200,000 so that the average taxation will be nearly $7O each for evey man. • Visit of the President to the Fifth Penn- sylvania Regiment. This afternoon, President Lincoln and Secretaries Cameron and Chase visited the camp of the Fifth Pennsylvania Regi ment. They were engaged at the time in regimental drill under the command of Lieut. Colonel Christ and Major Petriken. The Michigan Regiment being informed of the presence of the President, marched on to the parade ground of the Fifth, when the two regiments passed in review before the President and Secretaries. The Fifth have their new uniforms and full equip ment and were complimented, upon their appearance and proficiency of drill by the President and Secretary of War. Col. McDowell, being officer of the day, was *linable to be present at the review. The health of the Regiment is good 'EVACUATION or HARPER'S FERRY. WASHINGTON, June 14-3 P. M.--Mes 'iengers from the vicinity of Harper's Fer ry, with despatches to the War Depart. went have arrived bere. The despatches fully confirm the state ments from Frederick and Hagerstown, that the rebels have evacuated the Ferry. The main body of the Confederate for ces has moved off, leaving only a rear guard of a few thousand men either to de. fend the post or to take of the stores ne cessarily left behind. It is believed that the rebel troops have retreated to Leesburg, London cddlity,Va. This latter statenfent is generally credited here in official circles. WASHINGTON, June the evacua tion of Harper's Ferry has naturally alyak ened increased interest as to the next Movement of the rebeli and the mind is instinctively directed to the Manassas Junction. The present plans and purposes of the War Department are matters of specula tion, but it is evident that the preperations are of such a character as to efficiently meet all contingencies. The United States troops are at Hagers town. Treasonable Proclamation of Governor Jachon. of Missouri. • ST. Lotus, Friday, June 14. Governor. Jackson has issued a procla mation to the people of Missouri, calt ng out the State militia to the number rjf f i ft y thousand, to resist the federal troops and drive them from the soil of I!,iissouti. He recounts all the nenotiaticdis between him.: self and Gen. Lyon, with reference to hid' , offer to disband the militia, provided; that the federal troops were withdraivii from the State— a proposition which Gen. Lyon respectfully declined tp ifetede to---and while acknowledging that Missouri is still within the Union, callg 4oti the people to rise up and drive Mit: the soldiers of the United Statei'go6ernm@ni . Meanwhile the troops under Gen. Lyon's command are pushing on into the interior, a strong body, have taken up a position at the Rolle terminus of : the southwestern branch of the Pacific. El4lroad. Squads have Been stationed at alt,the bridges to protect them from assault, While the main body of the troops are intended for active service in the southwestern portion of the State, wherever sececßion shows its head. hitrosinos.—Two men were convicted at Norristown last court for obtaining money under false pretences. On the eighteenth day of April last, they. went out to collect money for the families of' the volunteers who went to the war, stating hat they were sent for that purpose by a committee from Pottstown. This was false and by this means they procured some money from Rev. Mr, Wendt and from several of - .er persons. Richard W. Missimer was sentenced to one year im imprisonment and Geo. H. Lessig to six monthsirnprisonment and to pay the cost of prosecution. Mr John D. Eckert, of North Lebanon has obtained the contract for carrying the mails between the railroad depot and the post-office, in this Borough. His pay is $75 per year. Bridges at Harper's Ferry Destroyed The rebels at Harper's Ferry destroy ed the bridges by fire near that point last week—one at Point of Rocks, twelve miles east of the Ferry, and another at Berlin, six miles east of the same place, They are seizing and destroying every skiff and other craft Whereby the river can be cross ed by the federal troops near Williams port; but as there will be several parts of the Potomac fordable in that Direction as soon as the water falls, their efforts may prove of little avail. Correspondence of the Advertiser. CAMP PATTERSON, Chnmbersburg, June 14, 1881.1 Mn. Ferrol:—When et home, two months since, I first beard the thunder of rebellion peal ing in the heavens, and its echoes running wildly over our beloved country, I concluded to stand 'by the good old flag of our Union, and constitute one of those who make their breasts a rampart, and pour fourth their blood, a freewill offering for the nation's good. I left quiet old "Steitz" on the 24th of April, and after enjoying a pleasant ride up the Leba non Valley, arrived at the capitol of the Key stone. I immediately proceeded to Camp Cut tin, and enrolled my name with the Keystone'lnfan try, of Womelsdorf. We remained at the capi tal till the 9th - of May, when we proceeded to Camp Johnson, near Lancaster. There I had the pleasure of taking by the hand quite a num ber of my friends, and felt perfectly at home.- -Let me tell you Lancaster is one of the banner places for soldiers. It appears to me there are more pretty girls there than in any place I ever visited, and you must not consider it presumptive in me stating that our company took the shine of all. To convince you by argument, t need but state that they actually quarreled fur the privi lege of doing our mending; gave a grand din ner in our behalf, and presented each of us a havelock .In fact we have -been treated with the greatest kindness and hospitality by the Citi zen, of Lancaster—every man, woman and child being loyal to that glorious flag, we all so proud ly worship. We have taken the oath of allegiance to sap „port Uncle Sam, and serve well and faithfully for three years. On the 3rd of June we give a long adieu to old Lo nen iter, and arrived at Oh ambers burg about midnight. Here we were ordered to sleep in the cars, and make ourselves as comfortable as though we SION at home. Our trip here was somewhat marred by the pattering of tears from the clouds. In the course of our marehes runtrehes" is fig urative, you know,) we were greeted with the warmest enthusiasm. • The day after our arrival here, we marched to Camp Patterson, about 'five miles from town.— This march was very appropriately styled "the soldier's promenade." The mud was nearly knee deep, and every step we took, made a visible im pression. At first t formed an idea that we were turned into this stream of clay to prepare it for manufacturing bricks, but was readily convinced that it was done through kindness, to afford us an opportunity to blacken our boots on a cheap scale; and yet with all these advantages, some feel dsposed to grumble at what they choose to style VI -treatment. After our arrival at Camp, our appearance (that of drowned rats,) alone would. have been sufficient to intimidate 50,000 secessionists; and I was particularly amused as I heard the somewhat signifieantsenteace, "Will we enlist for three years r passing round. This Camp is loe.ited fivemiles south of Chambers:burg. will now give you an outline of our bill fare, the details of which your imagination may fill out. In the morning eighteen crackers, tough. as solo-leather, are divided among six men, which according to arithmetical solution, would allow three crackers to ono person a day, or one for each teal; boiled meat, with its attendant erns far the meridian and occasionally hot coffee.. , --- Now from what I have said about. our bill of fare, you will no doubt etmellide with me, that by this time we have stomachs like alligators, but it is only our constant drilling, that scams up an ap petite for sorb provender. I frequently hear our men grumble with mildewed expression.of coun tenance at the unostentatiousness of our fare— which no one can deny. But it is only through a few ungrateful sybarites who forgot that they cannot serve their stomachs and their country at the same time. Bat as far as lam concerned, there is little disappointment. I did not expect, when I left Lebanon, that in the army we would live like kings in palaces, and those who did, are undoubtedly the disappointed ones. Wee - must become used to soldier's life, and though we have many privations to endure an& much hard Work. we should bear them with Christian resignation and fortitude (I believe those are the words,) re flecting that wo are not fighting for politicians and thieves, whose actions are as disgtlamsful as treason itself! We are drilling constantly, (some of us have actually drilled the heels off our boots,) and if brave hearts and a firm resolution to defend to the last the glorious heritage bequeathed by our venerable forefathers, is any guarantee of success, you may confidently expect :o hear -a good no count of the Keystone Infantry. General Negley is the commander of our di.. vision, and is every inch a gentleman. Ile lee, Lever weary in well doing, end let me assure -TM he occupies a large space in our hearts. We expect to leave here shortly, probe:try fbr Harper's Ferry, • which is a di.stettee, of, thirty miles from this place. Hageristow n. Nyee, tow* teen miles south from cur present. Imodnararters•':! If any of my young friends are, abalones for it,' sitnation, and a desires to make themselves gen., wally -useful, send thous 'Gen, They, need but serve awhile in the army. no hey will not have" the least difficulty in hiring, ante for scarecrows.` Application is frequently neat l / 4 v po,us Eo servo in, that honorable capacity, This SOLVIAB.S, little as - though we had not yet received our equipments; but we expect them woott. "Pennsylvania's ' , settle- ery"is all the rage here, plush, if often rung in a strain that would put to plums if PosSPdc.s, even a nightingale, All of us who have no bronchial erection join in the good: . old chorus, and make the welkin ring„ - with "Then lot the world jog along as it will, We are for the Union still! For the Uniont for the %to o l We are for the Union still!" I may as well tell yea 14ere • .:es anywneett ersa;••• that we frequently RIP g that ereetin song— - ..,yeheny's o.ZOger t h ey • rain me at home, " again." So you see : we en , a n - .. "Maher, cotton back decidedly' musical. • We are not alto - we d he l een , t 4 s c l;l ld e of the mighty upon o htainin- amp, 'except, ' and so we all pretend that nothing' g a permit or tuilot%rh• from the • corentandan: l / 2 Pemades leach even the eloquent Ifettiosthones himself. Ho nm.:egated tit it is true, that the attractive drappingi of romance with which our imaginatien invested a life in the camp, have notfaded assay; and- °cons-inanity es of the riellest incidents. It . ;is elmoit impossible to pen a letter in camp, the inconveniences being so great. When we do we are the witness write we are obliged to squat on the ground, and use our knapsacks or dishes, for writing desks.—. Thif fact is, we are more interested in the proper he - clling Of the musket and stepping to the mu 'sie of military figures, than the pen. I hope you, and all ' others, to whom I have promised to write, will excuse me for not doing so oftener, as T rim nearly always drilling, and after that. feel like giving rest to fatigue. The present appearance of the fields in this vi cinity promises an abundant harvest. The num ber of taidate here may reach about 20,000. Mr, Eli Daugherty and I bold forth in one teat, and our health is good. With my best respects to all inquiring friend', I remain very respectfully , yours, DAVID O. • DISSINGDP.
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