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H. B. MA8SER, Editor tk Proprietor.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1863.
I'.IION H TATE TIC MKT .
f OR aOVKRSOR i
A. G. CURTIN,
OF CENTRE COUNTY.
FOR JVDOE OP THE SCPAEME COt'RT !
DANIEL AGNEW,
OF BEAVER COUNTY.
THE NEGRO AND THE WAR.
We are not among those who believe that
the question of slavery was tbe cause of the
Rebellion. The traitors, however, wanted
tome pretext, and cone could be used to
better advantage than this. Gen. Jackson,
in one of his letters, Just before hi death,
stated that tbe pretext for nullification or
attempted rebellion in 1833, was the tariff,
and that the pretext for the next rebellion,
would be slavery. That the question of
abolition is involved in this contest, there is
no doubt, but it is the result, not the cause
of the war. The abolition of slavery in
some of the slave States, is a necessary
consequence of this rebellion. Rut tbe
slaveholders, are, alone, responsible for this
suicidal act. They, themselves, have effect
ed what all the Abolitionists of the North
could never have accomplished. The negro
has hitherto played but an unimportant part
in this) "grand drama of guilt and treason,"
but now tbe scene has changed. The pro
priety of using the negroes for the suppres
sion of the rebellion can no longer be
questioned. Conviction is now forced upon
every mind, that the arming Of the negroes,
under proper officers, and using them for the
purpose of bring into subjection their dis
loyal masters, has already brought many of
them to their senses. In the letter of Mr.
Adnms, a prominrnt Southern politician,
published in another column, he states dis
tinctly, that this great clement of power in
the hands of the government, is more feared
by the slaveholders than anything else, and
they now see and feel, that nothing but
ruin and desolation is in store for them,
unless they submit.
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Convention for the nomination of
candidates for the so called democratic par
ty assembled at Court House on Monday
last. The result was pretty well known be
fore the delegates assembled. The charge
of fraud and corruption was boldly made by
the candidates, especially by the defeated
candidates for Sheriff, who charged the suc
cessful candidate in having polled more
democratic votes in bis own township than
were in the district, including all parties.
The Convention was organized by appoint
ing Win. II. Kase, President, and Jesse C.
Horton and Mr. Geis, Vice Presidents j S.
D. Jordan and J. Rccder, Secretaries.
The following is the result of the vote of
the different townships :
Senator :
D.R.Montgomery, 1,742
J. W. Brown, , 1,216
Assembly :
Truman II. Purdy, 2,295
Geo. C. Welkcr, 631
Sbkrifp:
Wm. M. Weavet, 1,002
Dauiel Becklv, 06
Martin E. Bucher, 640
Martin Gass, 880
Charles Snyder, 27
PltOTnOJIOTARY :
J. J. Ruimensnyder, 1,735
J. II. McCormiek, 1,442
R. F. Weiuier, 709
COMMISSIOXKtt ;
Joseph Oass, 2,053
Daniel Bloom, 609
Tkrabcrkr :
R, n. Awl, 2.431
Amandus Miller, 440
Auditor :
C. F. Little, 407
After tho business of the Convention, J.
Woods Brown, was called upon to address
the meeting. Mr. Brown commenced by
stating the great pleasure it afforded him,
to address the democracy who had just ig
nored him. Like Hcdibrabr, he belieVed,
that
Doubtlen, (be pleasure iias great,
"In being cheated, as to cheat.
He next referred to tho important fact, that
he was "born a democrat," as but no one ob
jected to his pedigree, his certificate, or
Dautehein, was not called for. But how a
true democrat, of the Jackson or Jefferson
school, could ask for a nomination from a
copperhead convention, he did not explain.
Mr. Brown concluded by settling an impor
tant historical fact, that Pennsylvania was
yet a Province.
After Mr. Brown had concluded, Mr. Rci
mensnyder, Jr., was called on tho stand. The
young orator evidently imagined himself
representing, not only Demosthenes, Jr., but
Va'landigham, Breckinridge and Jeff. Davis
at a school exhibition. He was Cited with
rhetorical tropes and figures, to the very
throat. When he opened, these came out
in such rapid succession as to make the
audience hold their breath in astonishment
"With word, of learned length, and thunderingsound,
Ha auisied the gating rustics raued arouud,
And still they wondered, and Hill the wonder grew,
That oue Muall tend should carry all he knew."
The military character of the convention
was represented in the person of Gen. Kase,
the Chairman, who proposed a series of
cheers, not for the army, but for Gen. Mc.
Clellun and others, in which he was heartily
seconded by that Peace Democrat, the dele
gate from Snyder county, whose business
it w as, as chief of the "Knights," to see that
only members of the "Golden Circle," were
put on the ticktt.
FiT The President's li tter, to the Spring
field Committee, in published. Us speaks
encouragingly of our prosiRrts, aavs tvtu
our dc uni ratio Ciemruls approve the uw
the m urcH-a to (lylil the rebels, and compli
ment their bravery.
Jif'Tlis Cirrus of Gardner and Hem
mings will exhibit in this place, on Wed
lis.hty, the I1 111 in.t. 1 1tia company Is said
lo the U-st in tl s country, nd will, no
doubt, UtsUlisively patrunUid. For fur
ther particulars, we refer to lis admtie
bAmt Id somber w!utrB.
tijr Wood ward and Stevens. It is a
singular fait that in I860, while Judge
Woodward contended that the rights of the
South were invaded, Alex. II. Stephens of
Georgia, contended that no such rights had
been violated. In December, 1800, Judge
Woodward, now a candidate for Governor
of Pennsylvania, at a public meeting in
Philadelphia, saldi
"It is seems to me that there must be a
time when the slaveholders may fall back
on their natural rights, and employ, in de
fence of their slave property, whatever means
of protection they possess or can command."
One month afterwards, Alexander II. Ste
phens, now Vice President of the Rebel
Government aud one of the ablest men in
the South, uttered these words before a
Georgia State Convention ;
"What rights has the North assailed f
What interest of the South has been invad
ed ? What justice has been denied I and
w hat claim, founded in justice and right,
has been withheld I Can either of you to
day name one Governmental act of wrong,
deliberately nnd purposely done by tho Gov
ernment at Washington, of which the South
has a right to complain? I challenge the
answer."
What copperhead of the North will un
dertake to answer Mr. Stephens ?
JdtT" The news from the South, from re
bel sources, show s that the rebels are every
day growing weaker, and their cause more
piopeless and desperate. Their defeat nt
Gettysburg, Yicksburg and Port Hudson,
has convinced, even them, that they cannot
hold out much longer. Jeff Davis' own
paper, says their only hope now is aid from
the French, and the success of the copper
heads in the North. The French will do
nothing for them, and if true democrats of
tbe Jackson school, will aid in crushing out
the copperhead politicians at homo, the war
will soon be ended. We think the lust great
battle has been fought. There may be some
hard fighting by Rosccrnn's army, in driving
the rebels from Tennessee and Alabama,
and a battle, perhaps, by the Army of the
Potomac, under General Meade. But we
do not think the men lately drafted will see
much fighting.
EtF The friends of the defeated candi
dates feci very sore. They believe they are the
victims of n conspiracy a secret power.
One of them openly expressed his opinion of
of the nominee for Assembly, by saying that
the party must bo in a bad way to nomi
nate a d d Secessionist, w ho has been only
about two years in the county, over a life
long democrat. That the Knights of the
Golden Circle had a hand in this nomination,
is plainly evident. Jack Cuminings, the dele
gate from Snyder county, was present, nnd
was one of the busiest men in the conven
tion. The deafeated candidate for Senator
declared that his opponent electioneered
against him, in the lower townships, on the
ground that he was J'a war democrat." Such
a charge, could not, of course, be made
against the successful nominees for Senate
and Assembly. They were all that Jeff.
Davis could desire copperheads of the most
malignant character. With these friends
in the North the South declare they can
continue the war severul years.
J2FThe Harrisburg Telegraph thus al
ludes to the services performed by Captain
Clement, the Provost Marshal of this Dis
trict. This District, especially during the
invasion, was the most important and cer
tainly the most laborious in fhe State, and
we know that its duties were promptly and
faithfully performed :
"The Provost Marshal of this District has
faithfully discharged every duty imposed
upon him, and the draft in no other district
in the loyui States has been conducted with
the same degree of order, promptness and
success, as in the Fourteenth District. We
make this statement in justice to Captain
Clement, at whom the "Tory Organ" tlings
out one of its dirtiest insinuations this morn
ing. Tec fact is, that the stern rigor with
which Marshal Clement enforced tho law.
appalled the cowardly whelps whom the
"Tory Organ" had hoped to stir up to resist
Mic draft, and now, in its disappointed rage,
tho same sheet loads itself with falsehoods
concerning the Marshal of this distriot, and
seeks to create the impression that be is
neglecting his duty. Like all the efforts of
the "Tory Organ," this allusion to Marshal
Clement is transparent in its object of mis
chief. So far as the notification of drafted men
are concerned, these have leen regulated
with a view to prevent confusion, The ob
ject of Marshal Clement is to deal fairly
with all; while the purpose of the "Tory
Organ" is to create dissatisfaction.
CS7 Latest News. General Blunt, in
his official report of tho battle of Honey
Springs, Ark., says : "The 1st Kansas (col
ored) regiment particularly distinguished
themselves. They fought like veterans,
and preserved their line unbroken through
out the engagement. Their coulnees and
bravery have never seen surpassed. They
were in tho hottest of the fight, opposed
to the Texan troops, twico their number,
w hom they completelp routed. One Texan
regiment (the SOtU) thai tought against
them, went into the fight with three hun
dred men, and came out with sixty."
J5F"Frocekdixos is Kansas. A feeling
exists in Eastern Kansas which, unless
promptly checked, will lead to most dis
astrous results. Enraged aud almost fren,
ceid by tho recent slaughter and devastation
at Lawrence the people dwelling u the
eastern border of that State cry out for
vengeance and retaliation, and threaten
that as early as their forces" can be organized
and concentrated, they will cross tho line
into Missouri. The sufferings of Quun
trill's murdered vielms pral to the sym
pathy of every loyal heart in tho country,
but no jiutriot can at this hour when t
very life of the nation itselt is in peril,
endorse an act which must inevitably cause
the iunoceut to suffer equally with the
guilty the horrors of an invasion based
solely on vindictive motives.
A MONO the letters found in Jeff Davie' II.
brary in Mississippi, was one written by
Johu llroadhrad, of IVuusylvunia, in 183U.
The w liter save :
"I KUI t!rtMl if Lidiur Mi alrtlfjl ml Alt
North and long for home in the suuay
fcoutu." '
V mar surelv hm. ih.i iir....n....i ..
Ulned lbs object of hit longing aud is Bow
tvutwbwt, la tu "sunny bwiti."
4iicu. ldniiH on lit- 'Iiiiu "Abli
lloiiinl.
General Jon A Logan, on arriving home
at Duquoin, Illinois, from General Grant's
army, delivered a long and interesting speech
to his constituents, from which we make
the following extracts. General Logan is a
Democrat, of the Stephen A. Douglas school,
and his remarks on the term "Abolitionists,
spplied so often to all our soldiers, will be
read with interest,
ABOUT ABOLITIONISM.
There is one other thing I want to ssy to
yon. It is this ! I want to give tbe folks
of this country nn idea of it. They say
John Logan, Billy, Jack, Bob, Tom, and all
us chaps down in tho nrmy arc Abolition
istsregular straight-outs. Why nre we
Atxilitionist f I want them to tell me how
they know I am an Abolitionist. 1 have
never made a speech until jcBtcrdny, since
the war commenced, except once, when 1
spoke a short time to get some refruits.
I have never made a speech since 1 have
been in tho army, of any kind, that could
lie called a political speech. How do they
know that we arc all Abolitionists t Did
we tell them so f Did we ssy so t Why is
it that they consider us all Abolitionists ?
Why, I will tell you tho reason. It is be
cause we arc in the army and Abraham Lin
coln is President. That is the reason.
These men don't know enough, or don't
want to know, thot Abraham Lincoln, be
cause he is President, dou't ow n the Govern
ment. This is our Government. This war
ain't fighting for .Mr. Lincoln. It is fight
ing for the Union, for the Government. 1
suppose that when a man went to Mexico ns
a United States soldier, it did'nt make him
an Abolitionist.
If fighting under Abe Lincoln makes
every man an Abolitionist, I suppose that
fighting under Polk made every oody a De
mocrat. That may be true, but when they
came home, if you recollect, they elected
General Taylor, who was a Whig. I don't
care a cent what they call me. All I have
to say to any man who calls me an Aboli
tionist is, that "a rose by any other name
would smell m sweet," and that they can
call mo any name they please. If fighting
for the Union of these States, with tho old
flag over iny bend ; fighting for our Govern
ment, against rebels and traitors ; if that
makes me an Abolitionist, nil right. I only
wish there was a million more of them than
there arc. (Applause.) If that makes a
man nn Abolitionist let mc warn these gen
tlemen that there will be a ureat many of
them. If loving the Government of our
fathers, revering the Constitution, fighting
for the same Government and the same
cause, is sufficient to these men to call such
names, let them do it. We have no objec
tions. We don't care. We laugh at it. It
is only fun for us to be called such names.
We care nothing about it. We know that
that the country knows what we arc doing,
and God in Heaven, who views the hearts of
all men, knows we are earnest and true to
our country. Would to God these gentle
men could say tho same. (Applause.) No.
my friends, i makes a man a patriot, noth
ing less, to fight for his country. It does
not make him a Democrat, or n Republican,
or an Abolitionist. Whenever this war is
over this is a free country. If we want
politics then, we will have them, that's all.
If we don't, nobodv need get mad about
it.
They bad better let us alone and not call
us nick-names before we get home. Let us
alone until we get back, gentlemen, if you
please. We will be the most peaceable and
quiet men in the world. Wc will be perfect
ly well educated in all the tine arts, and
sciences nnd gond manners. Wc will show
these gentlemeu some of the politeness we
have learned in the army. We will treat one
another kindly and respectfully, and, if we
get a little mad about anything, we w ill just
settle it rij;ht there. ("Laughter.) But 1
suppose folks are joking who say these
things. They don't intend anything wrong
I do ask them to just let the boys alone, and
let the people alone.
If they don't want to be for the Govern
ment, let people alone who are for it. If
they do that, there will be peace at home.
We don't think it makes us Abolitionists to
tight for our country. We don't think it
makes us Abolitionists because niggers run
away. Jut lure let me tell these gentle
men, w ho talk so much about Abolitionists
and nigger stealing, that all the prayers that
can be sent up tit makes uo difference, out
side of proclamation or anything else), that
machine is gone up, played out. It will
never do a day's good again. (Applause.)
There is no doubt of that, ttud the people of
the North are not responsible. Nobody is
responsible but themselves for the loss of
their slaves.
Let me say to these men now, who have
such great sympathy for the people of the
South, and are crying out ngainst soldiers,
that these men iii the South lost more nig
gers in thirty days after the rebellion com
menced than tiiey would have lost in many
years bv all the AlMilitionists iu tbe United
States. I told vou that the arm v which was
in front of us stole everything they could
lay their hands on. The "rebels steal every
nigger they see and take them to some State
where they think we aro not likely to go.
They arc afraid the Yankees will steal them
These nre positive facts. The rebel soldiers
men who never owned a nigger in theirlives,
steal them and run them off, uud sell them
for two or three hundred dollars a piece.
They say that the institution is gone, aud
they don't think it w ill ever amount to any
thing again. They jut want to be inde
pendent of us; t liiit's all they are lighting
for.
A (Ultra In ICIclimoud.
From the New York Tiuiea.
A gentleman who left Richmond less than
a week ago, brings us information of the
state of agairs in that city. Ho is one of
very muny others who ha"vo succeeded in
escaping lo the North to relieve themselves
of the Imrdi-liins incident to ilu li.dllii.,.
He states that from his personal knowledge
there are not less than twenty persons Tn
this city, aud twenty jn-rsons' in Philadel
phia and Baltimore, who have lately got
through the lines to the North, and whom
ho has met during his short say. He repre
sents the stole of feeling there, in reference
to the war. a gloomy ami despondent to
the last decree. All hope in the success of
tbe Confederacy Hp ars to have vanished.
There may lc a lingering glimmer of ex
pectation in koine iniuds that France tnuv
come to their aid ; but this is indulged iii
by very few.
The miserable storv that a I'linnl liml
lilnced around Jeff. Davis house to keep
him from running away, is, of course, un
true. It was probably intended as a joke.
He bears emit in uud news of dcleHt nnd iii.
aster as bravely us ho may. His health,
However, Is completely broken down. Our
informant does not believe that lm Plait lliil.l
out nmiiT Vi-nr ltnf r. Ho lookavfrv it-urn
and sick, and he hue been suffering a great
deal. He still rides out whenever he is well
enough, at alwut five or fix o'clock iu the
iiftcruoon, cither iu a carriage with his wile
or on hoursebuek with his nephew. During
tht first disasters the people were bitter
Siraliist the Government ami tl I'n-I.l.ni
ami partisanship is of course, still ril's ; but
much this feeling is chauged very lalrly
lulu total hopelessness of the cause of the
Knit h uuHer hiiy IcBdcndiip.
I ll Uieif a ho Luht th ( oorcdcrt nimu-v
are I'twtriiug Such stories until they rail pet
rid of It for oin thing uiortt substantial.
Those IwoiiIm wLu hold lha Cool. . I. r..la
ih bu are the most nuiloua tif auv lor an-
univr iriai m euct. a It U lllwaml deal h
lll.lller With Iheui. "I In e am ruln.l If
OwtaMracy falls. U tb wai should dsn
with year, the Confederate debt would tie
about three thousand millions after all the
claims should come in, of which it Is ac
knowledged that there is little possibility
that a farthing will ever be paid. Hut the
most humiliating thing of all, it would seem,
is the fact that United States "greenbacks"
arc exposed in the Brokers' windows, and
are soul at the rate of ten dollars in Con
federate paper for one in United States
paper.
There Is no chance in circulation smaller
than fifty cent Confederate notes, except
occasionally a postago stump. There were
smaller notes, but they have gone out of
circulation, i there is hardly any article
now that costs less than that sum. Fifty
cents bears about the same proportion to
articles of purchase there as three cents docs
hi . A glass of w hiskey nt a bar is one
dollar ; a julep is $2 00. Common brown
sugar is two dollars a pound t ho good ba
con can be got, but the wretched stuff that
is sold, is about tw dollars a pound ; a pair
of good boots costs a hundred dollars ; a
pair of gaiters fifty dollars ; shoes forty-five;
servants' shoes, lowest price, thirty dollars;
u common black suit of clothes costs five
hundred dollars. With these prices day
laborers receive four dollars a clay. It can
lie imagined what kind of living they can
procure for this money. A theatre has been
in operation, and has done well. Lately the
iatronagc has fallen off very sensibly, owing,
it is supposed, to thedepie'ssed state of pub
lic feeling.
Our informant states that the defenses of
Richmond are very formidable, and thinks
that although they are not manned by n very
large number of men, yet that any attempt
to carry them would prove a failure. Rich
mond, he says, can be taken cosily by cut
ting off the James River Canal and' the com
munication from the north side. Thecntting
off of all supplies would be the most effec
tive strategy in the case of the investment
of the city.
Bai.timow?, Aug. 30. The Richmond
Dispatch of the 27tli inst., announces the
death of General John B. Floyd, at his resi
dence, the day previous, after a long nnd
severe illness.
The same paper contains a column of cor
respondence between Generals Gilmore and
Beauregard, regarding tho shelling of
Charloston, the substance of which has al
ready been published. Beauregard is char
acteristically bitter.
Bai.timokk, Aug. (10. Richmond papers
of the 29th have been seen by a party here.
They are silent regnrding affairs at Charles
ton, but have some rejoicings over the cap
ture of small Government transports, laden-
ed w ith hay anil other Government goods,
near the mouth of the Rappahannock, by
the gunboat Reliance, another gunboat cap
tured in the Rappahannock.
The capture of these Federal gun-boats
was effected by decoying tlie commanders
into an ambuscade, under pretence of reliev
ing distressed Union people, w ho werenwait
ing to escape from Dixie.
frcKculiit ion of a Mupi'rb sivvord lo
Major (jiviM-rul (eorj;r . .tlcudo.
si-El
iCIlKS OFOKNiniAI. CHAWFOIID, OKNICHAl,
MKADK, AND HON. A. . II KT1X.
Abont six o'clock General Crawford
stepped forwatd, and having opened the
magnificent testimonial which had been
prepared as a memento for General Meade,
addresses the commander of the Army of
the Potomac as follows :
.General I stand before you to-day, sir,
the representative of the olticers of" that
division which once culled you its chic'.
Impelled by a disire to perpetuate the
memory of your connection with them ;
desirous, too, to manifest to you the affec
tion and esteem they bear to you, they ask
your acceptance to-day of this testimonial,
which shall mark it forever.
General Meade then stepped forward,
amid tremendous cheers, and responded as
follows :
General Crawford and officers of the
division of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps :
I accept this sword with fellings of the
most profound gratitude. I should be in
sensible to all the promptings of nature if I
were not grateful and proud at receiving a
testimouiul of approbation from a band of
officers and men so distinguished as has
been the division of the Pennsylvania Re
servo Corps durind the whole period of this
war. 1 have a right, therefore, to be proud
unit tiiey should think my conduct uud my
; course have I wen of such a character as to
'justify them in collecting together here so
j many distinguished gentlemen as I see
! around me from different Darts of the conn
I try and our own State to present to me this
handsome testimonial. It in effect savs lo
I wc that in their iudmcnt I have done hit
duty towards them and towards the country
(Applause.) 1 began my career in this ariny
by commanding the Second Brigade of
your division. 1 faithfully endeavored ilur
ing all the tune I held that command uud
also the command of your division to treat
the officers and men iu a manner that would
express to them my high appreciation of
iiieir conduct as soldiers and brave men.
I am very glad, sir, that you have men
tinned your distinguished guest, the Govcr
nor oi l eiiiisyivania. Clieers.) 1 have u
personal know ledge of his patriotic efforts
in lu.li, .11' .. ,U ...l.l! nv. 1 . : ...
... "-.... w ti.c Diiiuii-19, io nun iiie coun
try is indebted for putting into the field iu
is noiir oi sorest neeilllus splendid corps,
mm i imve waieneu with pleasure and
satisfaction the solicitude hu has uluuvs
shown to see that all its interests and wunts
are attended to. 1 have been with him on
the occasions when he has visited the officers
unl men from our State, and I know that
thee are iiidchii-rl in Idm r.,r ... ... .. ...... .r..o
and that the country is indebted to him for
worusoi eioipictice w hich he addressed to
them to inspire them with iucreased ia-
i . . '
uitMisiii nun courage. queers. 1 am
gruutiea that lie is here to witness this
presentation, and I heartily join with you,
sir, in the hope that his fellow-citizcus will
rememlier on election duy his services iu
promoting the interests of the country aud
i ne suppression of the reU-llion. Long
conunueii applause. Iu speaking of the
piuie winch 1 experience in receiving this
sword, l tcel mjself justified, even ut the
me rise, ol iming churged with egotism, in
Bu.-I... '.... I
'-.""3 iew worus auoui iiie services
reiideretl by this division. I say unhesitat
ingly here before this assembly and 1 am
ijuiie Mire that wheu the history of the war
. .....nu ,uc uieis win viniiicalc me that
no division in this glorious Army of the
Potomac glorious as 1 conceive it to be
is entitled to cluim
uniform gallant conduct and for the umouut
of hard fighting it bus gone through than
the division of the Pennsylvania Reserve
Corp. (Cheers.) do not w ish to take any
credit to myself iu this. Jt is not of my
own R-rouul services that I would speak,
but ot the services of the soldiers of the
privates of the PcuusylvaiiU Reserve Corps
(cheers,) and 1 have ouly tu wppeul lo
Druaiesville, where the first success Ihut
crowned the arms of the Army f the Po
tomac w as guined, unaided and alone, by a
single brigade of the IVnusylvauia Reserves.
(Uiccrs.) I have only Iu riUr to Mecbuuits
ville, where U'gau the six days' tigtiiliig on
the jHUiusula, and where the wholu of
l.ous'Oeit's uirp was held in check for
several hours ami victory really won by
only two brigades i the Ru.rvi. (t httr)
I refer )ou In New Market Cross Roads,
sometimes called OuiiiUle, and 1 fvler
emphatically tu llisl lHI 1 causa eerlain
Uiccrs of tho army not know lu tb lru
i.icisoi i uti cast, ami mislead at II limu by
the slaleuaids of others npially ly.uorsu.1
lilt Ihiiusclvta, uud whose sUUuuuls have
iota Ue j-roveU lucwr;i, Uwgutiarv '
against this division on that occasion. I
was with the division during the whole
fight and until doik, when it pleaded God
that 1 shauld be shot clown and carried off
the field. I have been told that the divi
sion ran off, but I know tnat I stayed with
It until it was dirk, aud my riicn were
eugaged in a hand-to-hand contest over the
batteries with the enemy. (Cheers.) I do
not say that there were not some who ran
away, but that is nothing singular. There
are cowards in every division j there are
bad men in every corps. I do sav, however,
that the large bodv of the gallant men of
the Pennsylvania Reserves remained on the
field until dark, and did not leave it until
tlie enemy had retired.
FROM Till-: AH.HV OK THK
'UMI AC.
PO.
KXECCTIOH OF FIVE SUBSTITUTE DKSEtlTKltS.
Head Qt'AnTKHs Anvir or the Potomac,
August 29, 1808. The execution of the
substitute deserters, sentenced to the penalty
of death in General Orders No. 84, took
pluce to-day. More than ordinary interest
was exhibited in this execution of military
ln.w, nnd it is estimated that not less than
25,000 persons wctc present. The ground
ground was well selected, and every arrange
ment so complete that no accident occurred
to mar the solemnity of tlie proceeding.
The position of the spectators was upon a
semicircular elevation, partially surmounting
thu place of execution.
Previous to the execution the scene pre
sented a remarkable view to the spectator.
Two of the sentenced were Protestunts, two
Catholics, and the fifth a Hebrew. The
spiritual advisers of each were present nd-
nioo.xici oii mc nisi consolations oi religion.
The criminals were sitting upon their re
spective coffins with the vawning craves in
the year. The troops wore drawn up in close
column by division, covering tho complete
senii-cncle, separated iiom the spectators by
a creek. The order for the immediate exe
cution was issued by General Griltin. ot S
o'clock, P. M., and the Officer ol the guard,
Luptain I'rocKcr, ot the Onc-hnndred-and
eighteenth Pennsylvania Regiment, recalled
the clergymen from their spiritual duties.
The rest is briefly told At the order to tire
tlnrty-six muskets were discharged and in
stant death, as announced by the surgeons
in attendance, was the result. Tho bodies
were placed in their respective graves and
the clergy performed the religious services
over the deceased.
The spectacle wns nn linnsiinl one. The
Catholic, the Protestant, nnd the Hebrew
stood side by side, each uttering prayers for
the departed souls.
The names, ages, residences, &c, of the
deceased nre as follows :
George Kuhn, Hanoverian, twenty-two
years old, resided in Pennsylvania, unmar
ried. John Felani, Italian, twenty six years,
Pennsylvania, wife and family.
Charles Walters, Prussian, twenty-eight
years, w ife and child.
Kniile Lai, Prussian, thirty years, wife.
The clergy who attended the unfortunate
were the Chaplain of the One hundred and
eighteenth Pennsylvania Regiment, the Rev.
C. L. Egan, of ft. Dominic's Church. Wash
ington, and the Rabbi B. S. Sculd, of Balti
more. These gentlemen were unremitting
in their attendance upon the deceased, from
their sentence until the final hour.
Tho Spirit ut the Soutli.
ISiom thr XitioMnt liitctHtjeuccr, Aug. 29.
The very interesting letter inserted below,
is from a gentleman of intelligence and
honor, personally well known to us, ami
whose statements of fact are entitled to full
credit. He is, moreover, a thorough loyalist,
and has been n uniform and decided friend
of the Administration. The result of bis
observation in a recent and extended tour
in the South, he has thought of sufiicient
interest to be communicated to the public
here, and wc arc sure that nil of our readers
will agree w ith him.
Nohvoi.k, Aug, 5fl. 16G3.
Tu tiit Editors of thr. Sariotnt Inrciyfictr.
Having just returned from n tour through
portions of the (stales of Virginia. North
Carolina. Alabama. Tennessee, uud Kctitrfc icy
and having met in my travels many of the
former prominent politicians of those States,
and, as was most natural imili : the cir
cumstances, had frequent conversations with
tin-in on the subject of the War its origin,
objects, bearing on tho present and future
of our country, audits probable result I
feel assured to some extent that a brief
synopsis of the impressions made on my
miutl will not be altogether unacceptable
to your readers. The War, they argue, was
instituted for the purpose oi securing further
guaranties to their own peculiar institution
Slavery ami to repress Abolitionism, or
Northern aggressions on their lights. Its
bearing on the institution has been to weaken
and endanger its entire overthrow. They
admit they have been deceived by their
political leaders, und thut nearly all their
promises have proven failures. They see
they feel, the ( rushing effects of the War
upon the Slave flutes, aud admit, if it
indefinitely continue, that the institution of
Slavery will not only be in danger of annihi
lation, but that their former slaves will be
drafted into the army of the United States
for the purpose of continuing the war on
the South. 'J'liin one iuijle. Jaet btur more
hntcilji ujion the lit than inojthimj liar Gmiueted
trtth the ll'ifr and, to escape this now
apparently inevitable fate, they express a
willingness to accede to any terms which
shall not humiliate and degrade them. Thov
affirm (in fact, they expect, they hope, they
pray for it) that it is not for them to beg
for peace, but for the President to hold out
the olive-branch ; und if the President were
to issue a proclamation holding their leaders
to a strict accountability for thu Rebellion,
and offer tho people protection iu litis and
property, leaving the institution of Slavery
to the constitutional immunity of State laws
they will not only accept it, but will hail
the act as magnanimous, noble, great. Thus
it will lie perceived that the gtat masses of
the Southern people arc standing on a point
of honor, w hich to them is of far greater
import than defeat in battle, the loss of
strongholds, or the reductiou of their armies.
All this they can bear, but dishonor, thev
cannot lcar ; and they hope, they expect,
inev pray, mat the I'resident will spare
them tins unspeakable humiliation. In
view of these simple truths, I would ask,
Messrs. Editors, throne, h the medium of
your invaluable Journal, if the i'resident
cannot afford to lie magnanimous? If, after
the full of Charleston, he cannot afford to
oiler some turns which shall induce the
great body of the Southern iieopie lo return
10 iiieir allegiance to the rcdcral L id on and
the Government of the United Stalest If
he is ambitious of tu inhle fame, he w ill
do it ; if he dcirca to bo reinemUn d as the
second W ashington, he will du it ; if he
Hl.lies to secure to himself lliu ampliation
of Abraham the Gnat, he will doit: if hit
wishes to imitate the exhiiinle of Him wl.
said, "Go thou and sin uo more." he will
.1.. i . i i . . .... 1 . V "
i... i.i ami, i uiay aim, u lie wishes to
proei.iin uiupo iiuur sfiilimeul CM he Amer
ican people, and I lie sentiment f I. o, .,,;,
clviluuliou ami Christianity throughout hu
world, he will do It; which Uod Krant for
peace's sake. Yours, wry tru.'v '
JOHN ADAM, j.
Wt print the above eiat ll li .........
lo baud, and shall rndcaw m rvitt il luirlv
MuliilaiuiiiK from the on t set thi tiii t:..t'.
, eruaieut ol the L'alud Mau-s, should at all
, times t lift frvt by , prvaa ,( J.y public
tHuiimmi to lutlte aud Mai v lbs return
ot Ilia revull.! Kii. i.. I.. ..!. -. . .
urUv moturol custstmi with tbt Ksrt.ji
dignity and its own honor, w e mean to ssy
mtllitni. lnn..n.!.. L t 1 . ! . ' . V..
i, mi.vuaiBiciii wiin (inn position. ICh
1 - . r . . ,
which we have many reason to believe
accurate, so far as a very large and hitherto
controlling class of Southrons la concerned
invites the following suggestions :
I. When the President was urged to issue
his Proclamation of Freedom, I'is A'ationnl
Intelligencer and its whole "Conservative"
school denounced and stigmatized that
step as inevitably fatal to the Union cause.
"It will unite the South , nd divide the
North," was tho Conservative cry. "It hat
united the South nnd divided tlie North,"
they insisted for months after the final
Proclamation appeared. But now Mr.
Adams (he is The Inlttligcneer'i witness,
not ours) testifies that this very Kmanci
pution policy of President Lincoln insures
the Union's ultimate triumph and the Re
bellion's complete overthrow. It is the
fact that, under this policy of Emancipation,
Slavery mutt, die, and the Rebellion w ith it,
that is put forward by Mr. Adams's "promi
nent politicians" of thu South as their
chief reason for despairing of the success
of the Rebellion unci wishing to return to
the Union.
UAKM.t'iti: at iawiii::ci:.
un iiuvd cxuuBu ok tiuiueru omiiion
TPnrlit-ulnrM tinil Inciilcntn.
From tho Leavenworth Times, Aug. 23.
It is hardly possible as yet to procure a
succinct and consecutive uccouutQf the
diabolical proceedings of the (juantrell
guerrilla gang on Friday morning. How
ever, through the kindness of Mr. R. S.
Stevens, we ure enabled to furnish n few
additional particulars of the dreadful affair,
in regard to which wc have beard no ex
tenuating circumstances, no features- which
redeem it from an appearance of the most
atrocious and cold-blooded niussnere w hich
has ever disgraced the annals of any coun
try or nnv age. In barbarity it exceeds the
Silver Lake butcheries, and its perpetrators
are fiends when compared with tlie .Minne
sota Sioux ; the conduct of the rebels en
gaged can only find a parallel iu the savage
atrocities of Sena Sahib during thu Indian
revolt of 1857.
Incidents ot the mnssacre crowd upon Us
so fast ami arc so multiplied by new arrivals
from the scene of the disaster that we find
it difficult to retain them in mind sufficient
ly long to place thein upon record ; but
hereafter thu facts und incidents will be
collated und published in lasting form ns an
evidence of the degradation to which I.U
inanity may descend, and that mankind,
claiming to be civilized, ale even more bar
barous uud fiendish than the savages of the
j Southwest. Men were ruthlessly uud le-
motselessly shot down in their own door
j ways and in the presence of their wives und
I children ; they were pursued like beasts in
the streets unit deliberately murdered, and
I their bodies left where they fell, to be either
consumed in the tire, or charred by the heat
i beyond recognition. A wail goes up from
Lawrence to-day which will reach Heaven's
high throne, and cull down celestial ven
geunce upon the accursed destroyers of
innocence, und that wail will reverberate in
the ears of a loyal people, knitting them
uiore firmly in the deep resolve that never
while a traitor lives will they lay down the
sword or cease to pursue, attack und lie
j stroy.
Kansas, the birth-place und sacred battk
I ground of freedom in the West, the first to
siici essl'ull resist the huge wave of Southern
j aggression, tnnt ;. shall not, be overrun
! ly the common enemy. Kansas can protect
herself; she can administer like for like, and
unless the military arm of the Government
I is successfully interposed to protect her, she
I will again, in the strength of her brave, free
und intelligent people, sound the tocsin of
w ar ui.d make in Missouri a track of lire
: and blooii which shall bu visible to the
world, and stand for ujc in the Kulcudi.r as
: a record of n Kansas vengeance. Our pco
l pie demand of thu Government that the
j guerrillas of Missouri shall be cxtcrminutcd.
root and branch ; uud if the Government
fails, with its vast resources, the war on the
border will be decisive, bloody and terri
ble. Mf. Ptone ttas tilled by one of a party
which remained in town utter the main body
hud gone, They remained with the avowed
purpose of killing Miss I.viiia Stone, her
lather and brother; uud for thut purpose
! ordered all in thu housu to form u line out-
side. Hearing this Mr. Stevens went up
; stairs and informed Miss Stom- that she as
' well as himself was marked for A victim,
and asked if you would not try to escape.
j The brave girl replied that it would be use-
less; thut they would probably kill some of
j them, and that sire wc-tild share the dangir:
I "it might us well be her us uny i f the
others." During the confusion which n-
sued ill front of the house, Mr. Stevens nnd
, Mr. Stone, Jr., escaped by u buck door and
I secreted themselves on the bunk of the river.
Finally thu house wus cleared und the citi
i zens formed in a line outside, when the
villains commenced questioning them, ask
ing their names, w here they were born. etc.
A gentleman answered, "Cent nil Ohio,"
when one of the party ni-.iarked, that is
worse than Kansas," and shot him, the
wound, however, not being fatal. A lady in
the house was thm fired at, when Mr. Stone
commenced to remonstrate with them, und
was immediately shot, the hull entering the
left side of thu head, killing him utmost in
stantly. Citizens without arms, who came to the
door in obedience to their cull, would be
shot ut sight. Several were shot down
a bile on the siduwulk, nnd when the build
ings burned their bodies would roast.
Others could be seen iu the burning build
ings. Judge Carpenter was shot once, and fell ;
his wile uud daughter immediately threw
themselves upon tin in, but a find placed a
pistol between them und shot him through
the buck, killing him instantly.
Mr, Riggs, District Attorney, was saved
by the coolness of bis wife, they were iu
the yurd when a s.ivuge rode up mid prepur
cd to shoot. Mr. Riggs started to run, when
the rnllian, w ho was mounted, drew on him;
Mrs. Riggs pulled the reins of the horse,
and the I all did not hit. He shot a'ain
but she pulled therein, and her husband
escaped.
Mr. Dix had been taken prisoner and bis
limine set on fire, w hen one of the fiends
told him if he would give tin in his money
he would not le killed, otherwise he would.
Mr. Dix went into the burning house and
got a thousand dollars aud handed it over.
He was told to march toward the river, and
hud not proceeded twenty tri s when bu
was shot ilcad from U land. Mr. 1 lumpen,
clerk of the Provost Marshal, had a ivvolver
and tried to defend the few things hu had
saved from tho Johnston House. His wife
intcrlcreil, and thev told him if hu would
surrender he should b tnmu-d as a prisoner,
aud be sul'e from harm. He surrendered, and
was immedi.iti.4y shot from bybiud. tho bull
i-utemijf near tho apiim uud coming out
ni.ari.Mi kidneys U Iront. The wound is
not considered fatal.
In one Instance iua wife and daughter cf
man threw themselves over Ida Uulv, Ih- .
K'imj lor his liu.. Rut oue of the marauders
leli.icrstcly thrust his revolver down be-
tu mc tag wotueit auj killnl Ibo man.
frfeMSMoklM - Trailf,
thuMuais, isf n, laUJ.
a . m Cms.
.al fc 4 A W) ,
I ! iuri, " U
Ts mm Uat Um ;sw,
11 i It
A OsSTi.ira, onrsit of Korrmn PeMU
eompMrncy, Premature Pway and Touthfnl
aotualed by deslra to benefit oiliars, will be tin
furnish to all whoneril it (frt-ti of clinrfcr) lbs
and direotiuDs for making to profit by his expo
and piMM a Valnnbla Remedy will roccl
sine, by return mail, (oarclullr ' aled.) bv
ing . JOHN li. (SdbKf
No 60 Xsmiiu bireet, New Vi
Bopt. 6, 1B83. 3m
f KM ALES! FEMALES ! FEMALES I
Cis that Safe, riearsnt Kemedy known as
HFLMBOLD'S EXTRACT Bl'CIIC,
For all tlio Complaints Incident to tbi
Xo Family should b without It,
And nono will wlion once- tried by f
It Is used by
YOUXO ASI) OLD,
In tlie Deolino or Cbnnge of t.ifo.
lieforo and after Murringi.
During and after Cuuflnement,
To Strengthen Ihe Nrrvu.
lluslorc Nulure lo its lVnpcr Chnnnel. and
nvitfuriite. the llroken-dnwn Constilut
From wlmtever Cauoe UriinHtiiig.
t'PE NO MORE WORTHLESS FILLS!
Take
HELMUOLD'S EXTRACT DUCHL.
Poo AdverlNcmcn iu another column. Cut i
and send lor it.
aug 2m
tils Ki!or.a Rawsn Macinc. Ora Lettki
Familv t:wino M venule in fart sining a wn
wide reputation. It is beyond doubt the. bet i
ehenpesi and mnnt beinititiil ofall Kmnily Hew
Mnehiem yet offered lo Ihe public. So other Fun
Isewiiijt Mitcllien hna ninny useful iipplitincefi
liemminn. binding, Felling, Tie king. Unlln'rii
llioiging. Ilriiiding. Kiiibroblcring. Conling. nnd
forth. Noolher 1'ninily sewing miiehien Iiamxo mi
capnrlty for Brent variety of work. Il will tew
kind' of eloth. and with all kind of thread, (in
and recent improvement!! make our Fninity Sewi
Mnchion niont reliable, and most durable, 'nnd no
cerlnin in action nt nil rnten of .peed, li makes I
interlocked stitch, which ii Ihe best sliteh know
Anj file, even of Ihe mo.t ordinary enpneity. can si
nt a glance, how trt nno tlio Letter A Family Sowi.
Machine. Our Family .eitin;; .Machines are finish
in ohnpte nnd exquisite tyie.
The. Folding l'acof the Family M lehine i a pie.
of ennning workmnimhipof tlie most useful kind,
proleets tho nini liien when not in ue. nnd win
nliont to be operated mny be opened as a s.neious ai
iiibstniitinl Inble tosiitni'n Ihe work. While some
I Ciies. made out ot Ihe ehoiee-t wood, nre fini-hi
I in Ihe siiopli-t ami ehnsteit manner nwrille. olhi
in u.oii oeu aiiiuvMsueu iu ine inosi costly niui super
uianner.
Il Is absolutely necessary to nee the Family Ms
chine In operation, so as to judge of ilsgrc.lt cupaeil
nnd beauty. It is Put becoming in popular for f iini
ly sewing an our Manufacturing machines nro fo
uinuufaciuring purposes.
The llrnneh Officer nre well supplied with sill
twist, thread, naedlc. oil, Ac, ot'tiio verv heal ouali
y- '
Send for a pAMrnt.KT.
Tub .Si.nccu MAM'rvcTrmsn Ci mi ahv,
4irt Hroadway. New York:
fcfiicc 810 ChtsiiiutSt.
. l'hil.idcf phii
t.lBRRALITr op ruvaiciAsa. Tl has nlway been
said I hut pliyri'iaiis would dnpanigc nny remedy,
j however valuable, which Ihiy did not nrigimiin
themselves. This lins been disproved by their lihernl
J course toward" Dr. .1 0. Avkii's pt-epnralim.s. They
. hnve Adopted them into general use in their praelice,
j which shows n willingness lo connteniiu'e article
; that hnt-e intrinsi" uo-i its which deserve their atten
tion. 1 his d-'rs the learned profession great credit
nnd cfl'eetitHll.r ctrntradiets tlie prevalent erroneous
notion thut their opposition to proprietary remedies
is based ill their interest to dise ird ihem." We huvn
always had confidence in the honorable, motives of
our medical men. ami are glad lo find it sustained
by the lihral welcome tbey accord lo such remedies
ns Aver A Co.'s inimitable remedies, even though
they nro not orhi ed in 'he books but are made known
to the pto'dc ttrou;'ii ihenewswipers INew Orlrui.i
Helta .:t
MADAME roRTER'S ITKATIVE IIA I.SAM
has Ion nested the truth ttu! tin re nre lint principle
in M' li ;in ns there is in Science, and this Me licino
is compounded on principles suited lo tin? maniiold
null c of Man ! Thocurenf ( oldp is in keeping open
the pore?, and ero,iling n ;:etitl internal warmth,
nnd this caused by the use of this Medicine. Itj re
medial (futilities are bised nn its power to assiht il-o
healthy and v igorous cireul nil imf b!ood Ihrouli t In,
bums, il enlivens the muscles an t assists th skin In
perform iis duties of regulating Die hunt of the svs
tem. Mid in gently throwing off the wist., sab. tuner
from the surface of lb,, body. It is not v iolent reme
dy, but the emollient, warming, searching und effec
tive. Sold by ull drugi! ut I I uud I'.i cents per
Utile. nuT. 1 tf
m a k n i a j i: h .
On Tuewhiv ltist. I v I're.1. I rtztirtts Ht q.,
Mr. Wm MlI.I.r.H to Miss SARAH IUY.
TKXSTKIX. both of Chiili-ionn.mi..
i t: a ii .
At Philadelphia nn Thttr-- lav tho 27th
n!t., RAf'IIKL M. HAAS, wife of Daniel H.
1 1 ti is, nged !! years.
In Lower Ati;ustn. on tie.! '.Hill, Mrs
IIANXAII YARN'AU,, :i;;id (:J years. 1 1
months nnd H duvs.
BUUDURV
8 00
$1 SO a t t'.u
DO
till
MARKET.
Fggi,
I'.ulter,
TuMovr,
hard,
Fork,
Il'ieoil,
tfalil,
Shoulder,
Flour.
13
10
IJ
Iu
H
10
12
V
I WhnK,
Kyi-.
Corn,
01.
1 11....1 .. 1
50
"5
tl 00
ft 00
ui:r.m lien.
Flaxseed.
Cloi ersoed.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A VAIXA1JLK l'ARM 1'OR SAI.K.
T'llEiulscrihrr orTors for stilncluap. n good FARM
in i'oi.it towtifhip. Ihe impioveuients lire n
good two-ory Sioii- Dwelling House nnd a I.05
House, a new li.ink U.iin. two good Apple Oreht.rds,
nnd good water convenient. Tbero is a good Water
I'ower upon it for a S.iw-Mill. Knuuire ol
(5EOKUE CXll l.
1'ppfr Augu.!n, Pept 5, 1M . it
.li'- l jkicliool 'IVtii'licrw.
Vl'l'LUIATMNS will be received by the llo ir !.
ol Kdioul Directors, nt the tioss School llous.-.
No. i. I'pper Augusta School Dirtriet. lor six (f.)
teachers for the w inter s diools of said d.iriel, on
Thursday. Octntcr ISO'l. nt In o'clock, A. M., nt
which lime und place ihe I'ounly Superintendent
will meet vxuiuihg applicauts. and out eeriili.atcs
to all thus upplving.
WM I'.KLD.Secy.
I'pper Augusts, Sept, i. HU.-31
ISAAC K. STAUFFER.
Yt'utt-ls .llnUrr iinil .lewder,
MASlK.VCTl'ltL'lt OK
SILVER WARE & Importer of WATC1IM
No 143 North Second Corner Qsurry. rilll.A
Df.l.i'lilA. HE has constantly on bund on nssnrtwent of Hold
nnd Silver i'ulcut Lever. Lfpino nnd l'luiti
VVulelies; Fine Hold (.'h-siits, Seals and Keys, llreasl
Fins Ear Rings. Finger Kings, llraceletr, Mininturo
Coses. Medallions. Lorkctr, i'eueils. Thimble, r-pec-tacles,
Mirer Table, Desert, Tea. Suit and .Mu-tarl
hpoom ; Sugar Sjsior.s, Cups. Napkin Kings. Fruit
and liutter Knives, Shields, Combs. Diamond Point
ed Fens. etc., all ol'whidi will be sold low for Cash !
M. I. TOBIAS it CO ! best quality full jeweled
Patent Lever Movements eoiisiumlv ou hauj ; alvj
other Makers.nl superior quahtv.
N. B. Old liold and Silver tcuijhtfjr ca-.h.
Sepl 4, ly w
EVili: & LAND EL U
FOURTH ; ARCH TV.l:i;!
PHILADELPHIA.
Ar, ,'. in",
FALL r A 1. 1. T K A D U t
French 5IF.lUNOl'!,
Good UL.M'K iULKS,
PnrW Figured SILKS,
New 1'LAll) Sll.KS.
Ne Fumy H.ANNKl.
UALMuRAl. i'KITU 'OATS.
Red, White and IVue KI.ANN KI.S, etu
Sepl i. I sol -Sin w
THIS TARIS MAN I'll. I. A, I I.i A li. A.M.
li it i:HMitii ii,
'o. t20 Curssi Krasitr. i Formerly Xo Tui.)
PUlLADi.l.l'.ll t
J. W PK'K'ToH A CO.. iioit. lb allentiou of
lhir Flleiidl 11 Ibell laife and hulb .Slock ut
Fine CLOAKS and 1 1 111,
npafslleted la any former s.-a.s
The iDKraased see. a,S'.sl ilioli sltoded iu sur new
loaaooa, eiia'dcs u lodcute Ik ti.lmi siiruliua
lo eur
I'ar tiMrliMrsi
!.L- will k fuui.d ll ruii.tohed wild svary 4s.
aeiiiHi.!' msi I is Fl Ha. a Li. a mil as (usiau.
loo aa sia.ais4, of its a.vir paid mil be
Iua I'd
l IU'LltS asf ail will U osi lly sues.l.d Is.
sad lixiixcxd. lipisss euaij-i paid, su4 4 .. a
us4d ai tuw muss.
J W riKHTiilt 4 CO,
fe I. 1 '