Attention!! - When Andrew &.’Cartittaiisnmed the powers and duties of the Executive 7 ; office of. Pennsyl- we will noise; that tire condition of the State,' in the, various departments of her gov ernment, in the industrial phTsuits and corpo rate enterprises of tie, people, was not prosper ous, ' It Was at V period of profound peace, notwithstanding it was at a time when the Bemoorhtic slave drivers of the south, with their dough face sympathizers of the north, were completing their plans to overthrow the National Government; •' f . Is the yeah 1862 ?he receipts from oedin- ABY SOURCES OF BETENCE !/CEBE IS EXCESS OF RECEIPTS FBOU THE SAM - SOCRCE IN 1861, ONE MILLION THIRTY THOUSAND ONE HUN DRED AND SEVENTY-SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTY-TWO CENTS, [tin exeat of interest .paid in 1862 oner ’ that of 1 \ol,being $144,095 37,] and that the erdinar&expenses for 1862 were ninety-fit* thousand these hundred AND’ SEVENTEEN DO BLABS' AND, SIXTEEN CENTS LESS THAN THE YEAR’PREVIOUS 111 ■ This hesltby londition of the revenues and the’exoess of the receipts oyer the expenditures, secured by the’ rigid and general economy_ which was insisted-upon Ly- Governor Curtin in every department' oi the State Government, induced him to recommend to the Legislature, a revision of the revenue- laws, with a view to the legalizing of the burdens of taxation. At the. same thuf, , Curtin also reccom-. mended to the’ Legislature the justice and ex pedienoy-of restricting the, fate of local taxa tion, which has heen,lnnd££iU is, in some parts of the.Commonwealtli, oppressive. Considering the increasifi of taxation hy jhe National Govornjnent, and considering, too, the, enormous!' enlargement oisthe wer expenses, these figures at pose ‘ redotfcd to the credit of GovernorOurtin and the pdo'ple of Pennsylva nia. We want the tax payers carefully to pon der these 7 facts; We wat| the. tax payers to remember, in (he first yearjsf Andrew G. Cur ■'tin’s administration.' '7 That he iscreamld tb.® -revenues of the State, one. million, int'dir thobsasd, one nCSDBED ‘AND SIXTY-SIX "DOLLARS AND EIGHTY two cents ; and * ! 'i , . That theoedinary expenses op the State FOR THEYEAH.IBS2, WERE NINETY .FIVE THOUS AND THREE HUNDRED AND DOLLARS LESS THAN THE YEAR PEEK&US, and • That Andrew O. Curtin, ty.lhe rigid economy which he enforced during Suj entire administra :'*on, even while hei was eqltipping and sending out thousands of while he was relieving the wants of the soldiers -family, while he was succoring the sick and' wpiinded, and bunging the dead from thehatiXe field home to be buried among their kindred, BE v£js enabled to kec- C,O)(BEND 'in THE FACE OF TJfItSE EXTRAORDINARY expenses, a be vision of liras .revenue laws WITH A VIEW TO THii REDUCTION OF THE RATE OF LOCAL itND STATE TAX ATION!!! • 1 ' • Tbe'AdmiuUtration of $0 other State Gov ernment in the Union, conjoint to such a rec ord for the past three years-. The history of no government in the world exhibits such re sults. These fsdt* prove .economy and a wish stateshianehip ent&jly due to Andrew G. Curtin,. They put torest all doubt as to. his claim, to-a re-election. [They prove that in his hands, the interests of the Stats and the welfare of the -people are’ Safe.-• Will the tax payers- qf'.Pennsylvania,i;oocept the proof? Will the people■continpe repose in Andrew G. Curtin, the confidence rind approval with which they attended his slips during the past, for the coming, three lf they do not, they must expect increased taxation a.nd en larged indebtedness. , If-iffy do—if the people of Pennsylvania decide, ibs we believe iltey will,) to re-elect Andretti CuAin Governor of the State, just in pbopoetjon'as the revenues HAVE BEEN INCREASED ifc‘D THE STATE TAXES WERE REDUCED FOR THE FASfc SO WILL THOSE 'REVENUES JSE AND THAT TAXATION REDUCED IN’ THE COMING YEARS OF ANOTHER ADMINISTRATION. This ban important fact'."'lt can be viewed only in one light. Itcahnot be distorted or misrepresented. The fessilt id figures, of the increase of our revenues a2jd the reduction of the State taxes, depend entirely upon the con tingency that ANDIUEIfV G. CURTIN BE COMES GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE EX PIRATION OF HIS PRESENT TERM ! TAX PAYERS OP PENNSYLVANIA! REMEMBER THESE PAjEJtS! l-Samslmrg Telegraph.' \) - ' TWO BATTLES. , Pennsylvania has recently been the theater -cl war, and upon her s£il a great battle has been fought, a glorious vfeory baa been gained. Those principles of freedom ’ and government upon which our past and future nationality are based were fiercely defended. and nobly vindi cated. We knew the importance of victory then, and all. the North tnderstood, as it wait ed in fearful suspense', -vice terrible penalty of defeat. ■ Thousands of bravo men died on the field of battle to avert th[4t fearful evil. They perished not •in vain ; f(“f the deeds' of that three-days battle saved tSa-nation from a fear ful blow, and the desolation and dißgraoei„PennBylvaJ»ia ; aB now-the' scene.of anotber nontest,: not leeji important than that of Gettysburg; 'in anofhtr way her fame is to protected, her loyalty assorted-. Once again is committed to .her principles of lib erty; she is.asked-once.hslre. to'give her aid to the Government which 'gmbodies them. In this crisis, an election as important os an army. Will one battle; ie as glorious as the other? We know that if the people,of Penn sylvania are. true, to theirj-bwn record the Octo ber election will repeat tS;:.glory of the battles of July. Are -hot-' of the two contests so closely umteithat, practically they may. be-considered identical? ? Was, or was’ -not, theryjotory of Gettyfhuyg a victory fog the Government ? .Beyond’'feestion, .the Army of the Potomac there - defended the Government and the present- Administ&tion,-and the knowl edge of this fact aided if'^b. fight so gloriously. If, then,,(heiloyal peoples rejoiced in this vic tory, will they not'give their energies to re peat it? The party which nominated Judge Wooowarb the next Governor ( of. fho, State' is opposed-to- the GoVernmTnt and the war, apd is, therefore; by the sternest, logic;opposed to the- cause which the yictc-fy sustained. There cannot. hh.'_tht»e ; aides so. this'great-question which Rehelliah .are.arguing with arisies. . And no lojial' man, appreoiatfDg the issues at stake; can doiiht (or a.moment that the. election of Oovefno’t .. Ccriin will be as ;■ thoroughly - 1» vietoifyt’ fit: liberty anddaw. as truly f <l< i-.it foh»l*very| »nd rebelUo'D, aa was that great batdo .Whicsi 'sd' gloriously rolled back invasion.' —Philadelphia Press. ■■’’’v i THE AGITATOR. M. H. COBB, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. WELLSBOBOUGB, PBNN’A: WEDNESDAY, : : : SEPTEMBER 2, 1863, UNION STATE TICKET. FOB. CO-TEBNOB, ’ ANDREW G. CURTIN. FOB JUDGE’ OF THEj SUPBBM COUBT, ’ DANIEL AGNEW, OF BEAVER COUNTY. LOYAL COUNTY TICKET. FOR ASSBUBLT, JOHN W. GUERNSEY, of Tioga. 1 (Subject to the decision of the Conference.p FOB PBOTHOSOTART, JOHN F. DONALDSON, of Welhhon. FOR REGISTER ASD RECORDER, lIENRT S. ARCHER, c/'Welliboro. . FOB TREASURER, ALONZO M. SPENCER, of Richmond. ' ■ FOB j MYRON ROCKWELL, of Sullivan, \ , , FOB AUDITORS,. , JUSTUS DBARMAN, of Knoxville. ■ JAMES I. JACKSON, of Selinar. KOPPEBYBKEAK. We are about to take some liberties With the name and character of an individual jilst now übiquitous. Not to know KoppERTBNEkx is to argue oneself unknown. A very Proteus, he now appears in the .form of a loan, lank, pnk ish.specimen of humanity, andnow rotund, unctuotiy, self-satisfied. His office in! society is to besmear that which is Clean and comely, make crooked that which was strait, to smother innocence with crime, to deepen the misery of misfortune, to magnify and applaud evil, to be-, little and decry all that is good and noble, and otherwise to bring decency, virtue, and moral excellence into disrepute. The present time of public distress is Kop perysneak’s harvest-time. He was happy in the days when Bull Run, Big Bethel, and Ball’s Bluff saddened the hearts of loyal men. His heart was heavy and his face was lugubrious when New Orleans surrendered to the Union forces. He fattened on the disastrous cam paign of Gen. Pope, and lauded the epanletted villain whose cowardly treason brought about that disaster. He gloried over the defeat of Burnside at Fredericksburg, and of Hooker at Chancellorville. The surrender of Vicksburg and Port Hudson, and the defeat of Lee’s great army by Gen. Meade, gave him the sulks —in- deed, made Kopperysneak quite miserable. But this succession of calamities did not en tirely crush Kopperysneak. The great and popular Copperhead uprising in New York, however, gave him heart; he stood erect and smiled. And such a smile! Since Lucifer rejoiced over the revolt of all tta devils in-To phet, no face of man or fiend has worn such a smile. - He smiled ; and not till Messrs. Grape & Canister persnaded Gov. Seymour’s friends to retire to their lairs, did the phiz of Koppery sneak resume its elongation. But he was not to succumb so tamely, lie saw capital in the draft, and set about develop ing it. If you have been a fair observer of Kopperysneak you will recognize him as we are about to paint him. Thera be goes—with a trembling victim of the draft under bis wing. The victim doesn’t want to go, and cannot pay ; or can pay, if he chooses, and be no poorer. But be loves his money-bags, and Kopperysneak knows it. lays the latter, “ this draft is ; what could you expect better from the Abolition tyrants at Washington ? If you pay your $3OO, there may be another draft in six weeks. Then old Lincoln will require another $3OO. If you send a man, you only help this tyrauical administration to perpetuate itself arid prolong a useless war. The South can never be put down—that’s certain. The war is useless hxcept to aggrandize Lincoln and bis minfbns. As for me, I will neither go, send, noV pay. This is a war for the nig ger. There’ll never be good times in the country till the democratic parry get into power.” But Copperysneak does not stop here. If be can find the father of a drafted young man —a man whom be thinks can -be secured by a little chicanery—ho straitway sets about the work. “Itis a pretty hard thing,” says Kop perysneak, to have one’s flesh and blood dragged to the slaughter, and all for the nigger 'at that. But what better can be looked fur from an abolition administration? “The worst of it,” continues Kopperysncak, “is that we may have a dozen drafts yet, and there will he a vacant chair in every family. This is what we get by electing Block Republicans to office. Elect Woodward and tlieso things will bo stripped; There is no other way to stop this dragging of men to the slaughter-pen. Elect Woodward, and all will be well. B—n the Abolitionists, say I.” These, and tnariy other things saith Koppery sneak. But the rest of his doings, are they Dot known, to every- man who has eyes and ears ?, • Since the greet Copperhead Peace Meeting in New York, Fernando Wood has subsided into “ expressive silence.” ft has been n mat ter of wonder with the loyal public what bad become of the great Copperhead apostle. The Washington Chronicle offers the following ex planation of bis silence, which may bo prefac ed with the fact that Fernando visited Wash ington the day following that on which bis Speech was delivered. The paper referred to says that the Provost-Marshal called on Fernnn do-a few hours after be left the Meeting, and read to him a despatch from Mr- Lincoln, re questing him to visit Washington without de lay. Fernendo complied, and presented him self at the White House next day. > Mr. Lin coln conducted him into a private room aud fShe TIOGA COUNT'S,AGITATOR. confronted bim with a report of bis speech of the previous day. Indicating several senten ces,' Mr. Lincoln asked : "Did yon proclaim these sentiments!” Fernanda replied in the affirmative. " This is treasonable language," said Mr. Lincoln, “ and renders you liable to condign punishment ; if repeated, you eball find that justice does not sleep forever 1" " Fernando departed in’isilehoe, and from that hour hae been quiet as a “sucking dove.” Only the day before, in his speech, he eloquent ly exclaimed: “ Perhaps I may be the next glorious martyr !” But when he beheld the stake and the fagots in the dim perspective, be thought better of it, and concluded to save bis bacon. It is not of such stuff that martyrs are made. ODE CANDIDATES. We risk nothing in laying that the Repub licans of Tioga county have' never put a less objectionable ticket in the field than that made by the Convention- last j Friday. And we are glad to say, that from all we have been able to gather in conversation with loyal men from all sections of the county, the gen eral satisfaction and isj considered invincible. Mr. J. W. Guernsey, of Tioga, candidate for Assembly, is one of the ablest and most suc cessful members of the bar. lie served in the State Senate from 1849 to 1852, with credit to himself and satisfaction to. his constituents, lie deserves and will receive the united support of loyal men. Mr.' John F. Donaldson, of Wellsboro, for Frotbonotary, is so well and favorably known that we Deed not, say more than that he is “ hard to beat.” Mr. H. S. Archer, of Wellsboro, for Regis ter and Recorder, has filled one term with abil ity and fidelity, and deserves as be will receive, the support of all loyal men. Mr. Alonzo M. Spencer, of Richmond, for Treasurer, is one of the solid men of that township, a man of sterling integrity and ex cellent business tact and talent. He will be elected. Rev. Myron Rockwell, for Commissioner enjoys aa excellent reputation for integrity among bis neighbors. He will be elected. Messes. Justus Deabman, of Knoxville, and James I. Jackson, of Delniar, for Auditors, are men who have both the ability and inclination to fill the places in a most acceptable manner. They will be elected. Hurrah for the ticket 1 Let us go to work and give every man on it the biggest kind of a majority. We ate rejoiced to learn by the Reporter, that the unhappy divisions among loyal men in Bradford county, are in a fair way of being healed. The Chairmen of the Republican and People’s County Committees have united iq a call fora Union Convention for the nomination of candidates for local offices, and in such a spirit of toleration - that none but the enemies of law and order can fail to respond. This is as it should be. It is no time for local and personal quarrels. The common foe requires our undivided attention. We hail the fraterni zation of Bradford loyalists as a promise of united and successful effort in the State cam paign. Lot local feuds die the death. A friend suggests that we 'might further ventilate the Copperhead argument to prove the loyalty of Judge Woodward. The state ment of the argument is this: Woodward has two sons in the Union army; therefore Wood ward is loyal. Let us see : Dr. Lewis Darling, of Lawrcnceville, has two sons in the rebel army ; therefore Dr. Darling is disloyal. But— Dr. Darling, and one of bis sons, is in the Union army ; therefore the presumption is that tire Doctor and that son are loyal. But the ar gument to prove Woodward’s loyalty seems to be reflexive : therefore, as Dr. Darling and one son are in the Union army, the two sons in the rebel army are loyal. But— L It may be objected that, os neither Wood ward nor bis sons are in the rebel army, the cases are not parallel. Let os see : In December, 1800, Judge Woodward pub licly said: “ It seems to me that there must be a, time when slaveholders may fall back on their natu ral rights, and employ, in defence of their slave propaiy, whatever means of protection they pos sess or can command." Bj this it will be seen that Judge Wood ward entered the service of Jefferson Davis as early as December, 1800, at the critical period when South Carolina was accomplishing her secession from the Union., lie then declared for armed revolt on the"part of the South, afad has continued in full sympathy and co-opera tion with tho slaveholders’ rebellion from thit day to this. The cases are, therefore, parallel. Wuo will vote for Geo. W. Woodward ? The man who thinks that the soldier should be deprived of the right of suffrage, and thus placed on a level with felons, as respects civil privileges, will, of course vote for George W Woodward; for he it was who decided that tho soldiers’ vote was unconstitutional. He it was who decided that when a man sheulders a musket in defence of his country, that man is no longer a citizen, but an alien, to all intents and purposes.- Every Pennsylvanian who hates freedom and champions slavery ; every man who prefers the rule of Jeff. Davis to that of Abraham Lincoln, the constitutionally elected President of the Republic, will vote for Woodward. Every man who .counsels resistance to the draft, or who seeks to fan the flames of discon tent among men upon whom the draft has fall en, or who blabs about the nnconstitntionality of the drafting law, will vote for Woodward. It is said that Jeff. Davis is about, to arin'anji put in the field'tiOO 000 negroes. ‘ Biish 1‘ ' r; '' Republican County Convention. L, Pursuant to call of the Republican County Committee, the delegates from the several elec tion .districts assembled in Convention at the Court lieu;e, in ’Wellsboro, on Friday, the 28th of August, ultimo, and organized by the elec tion of C. U. SEYMODR, Esq., Chairman, and J. B. Niles and Justus Dearman, Secretaries,. The following delegates presented their cre dential* : Sion— J. P. Taylor, J; J. Bowes. Brookfield —Wm. Simmonde, Jobs B. Wakclee, Clt/mer —W. 0. Bristol, G. R. Burdick. Chatham— Isaac Suttos, L. 0. B^aeb. Charletton —Dexter Catlin, Hiram Brooks. „ Covington —£. Klock, V. 0. Spencer. Covington Boro —G. M. Sutler, J. C. Johnson, Dterfisld—B. M. Burlingame, E. S. Seeley. •• Pelmar —It. Heed, D. Osborn. r Elk —John Maynard, J. E. Smith. > Klkland J?oro-—J. G. Parkhunt, B. Dojrance. Farmington —o. H. Blanchard, J. E. Peters, Caines —J. L. Ogden, D. K. Marsh,* ‘ Jackson —Obadiah Inscho.f Knoxville —Giles Roberts, Justus Dearman. Liberty —U. S. Diffeahaoher, G. M. Bastian. Lawrence —Charles Baker, M. S, Baldwin. Latcrenceville —D. W. Nobles, J. C. Beemsa. Midddlebury —J. B. Niles, A. C, Cole* Harris —E. Blackwell, H. F. Beers, Hansfield —Phillip "Williams, n. Allen. Jfninilarg —A. C. Witter, A. F. Packard. Kelson —Chas. Smith, E. Campbell. Osceola —A. E. Wightman, N. Strait. Richmond —W,’ C. Ripley, S, B. Elliott. Rutland —J. G. Argotsihger, J. B. Horton. Shippen —H. Broughton, J, A. Darling. St/llivaa —Isaac Sqnires, D. Bradford. Tioga —W. B. Keyes, C. P. Miller. Tioga Boro —C. H. Seymour, H. S. Johnston. Union —W. K. Rathhnn, Patrick Wynn. IFarrf—Peter Cameron, H. F. Vanvarlen. t Westfield—J, 0. Thompson, A. Mintonye. TTcllsloro—Charles Williams, H. B. Card. A Committee on credentials was appointed by the Chair. Also, a committee on Resolu tions. During the. absence of these Committees H. W. Williams, and S. B. Elliott, addressed the Convention by invitation. The Committee having returned, on motion the Convention received nominations and pro ceeded to ballot A for Representative. The names of the following persons were presented; John W. Guernsey, of Tioga ; Wm. T. Hum phrey, of Osceola ; S. B. Brooks, of Elkland; C. 0. Bowman, of Knoxville; R. C. Cox, of Liberty ; G. W. Stanton, of Lawrenceville. Ballots Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, 6th, 6th, 7th, Bth, 9lh, Guernsey 23 23 29 29 29 26 31 33 41 Humphrey,... 886553 2 Brook?, 4 44 4 1 Bowman, 16 15 16 17 20 24 22 26 27 Cox, 13 14 9 13 13 15 9 Stanton, 4 44 John W. Guernsey, having received a ma jority of the whole number of voles cast, on the 9th ballot, was declared duly nominated. The Convention proceeded to ballot for Pro thonotary with the following result: John F. D0na1d50n,...47 A. J. Ross, 21 Jghn F. Donaldson was declared duly nomi nated. The Convention proceeded to ballot for Trea surer, as follows; A. M, Spencer, 34 . A. Growl, 20 Morgan- Seeley 12 Mr. Spencer was declared duly nominated. The Convention proceeded to ballot for Reg ister and Recorder, ns follows ; H. S. Archer, 37 J. N. Cache, 27 h; H. Fceley, 3 Mr. Archer was declared duly nominated. The balloting for Commissioner resulted as follows; Ballots, let, 2d, 3d, Myron Rockwell, 29 31 38 Ephraim Hart, 21 22 20 Selden Butler, 15 14 10 J. J* Hammond,. Aljron Rockwell was. declared duly nomina ted. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for two persons for Auditors, one to serve for two, and one for three years, as follows ; Justus Dearman,...23 0. H. Blanchard,..l3 C. Kathbone,. James 1. Jackson,..23 C. E. Phipps, 14 M. H. Abbey 14 Jos. Darling, & Messrs. Dearman and Jackson, having re ceived tho highest number of votes, were de clared duly nominated. On motion, the nominations were made unanimous. - The Committee on resolutions reported the following series whiob were unanimously adopt ed: f - Resolrtd, That the platform adopted,, the I’lttahm’g Udjod Convention, has our most hea|ty approval, as jtp nominee* shall have our united and vigorous support. jicsotved, That In our interpretation of the Constitution, «e will remember that it Is the .spirit and object of that in* , straroent which should -give form and force to legislation I under its grants of power, os well as direction and scope to the policy of the Executive who obeys Its behests, and this in all times, but more, especially in great and unforeseen ' emergencies, liko that with which we And ourselves con* , fronted to-day. Nor will wo forget that, while tho Constitu tion was Intended to secure the blessings of liberty to the 1 people, it makes a broad distinction to exist between “liber ; ty” and “license," a distinction that our opponents are en ; deavoring lo obliterate, as it was obliterated in the French i Revolution. j Resolved, That with Stephen A. Douglas, Lewis Cass, Dan ! {ei S. Dickinson, Benj. F. Butler, John A. Due, and many I other lifelong members and leaders of the Old Democratic party, we hold that there can be bnt two parties m this con test, those who are for the Government, and those who are against it; the first class composed of men who are no lon ger partiians, hut patriots, and who arc giving, and will con tinue to give, a fail and hearty support to the measures al ready adopted for the chastisement of rebels, until they shall submit to the law; the second class composed of trai tors in arms, under the lead of Jefferson Davis, and traitors too cowardly to take up arms, and who follow the lead of Horatio Seymour. Yallandlgham, Geo. W, Woodward, Fer nando Wood, Francis Hughes, and others in the loyal States; and for the suppression of the rebellion of these latter poli ticians, we pledge the last man and the last dollar, if that be necessary. Rewired, That the election of Andrew 0. Cnrtln, and Daniel Agncw, will be equivalent to-a decisive victory in the fluid, Inasmuch as the rebel press already declares that the rebellion has little hope nowbut in Foreign intervention and divisions in the North—divisions sought to be created In the name of liberty and justice, but really created for the over throw of all liberty, and the destruction of the guarantees ’ by which the scales of justice are held In even balance. Resolved, Thai that portion of our citizens who are serving their country upon the battle field, are, at least, as well entitled to the privilege of voting, as those who remain at home; and that we are in favor ■ of such, a change of the Constitution as shall give them that right. Tbe following was adopted without dissent: Resolved, That A. C. Witter and 11. S. John son be appointed Bepresentative Conferees to meet the Conferees from Potter County at Coudersport, on Tuesday, September 22d, with power to substitute. Voted —That this Convention do now adjourn to meet at Mansfield at tbe call ef tbe County Committee. C. H. SEYMOUB, Pres’t. J. B. Niles, | Secretaries. Justus Dearhan, ) *There were two setts of delegates from Games, bat the Committee decided in favor of Messrs. Marsh and Ogden. -f-Jackson was the only district not represented by regularly elected delegates. Mr. Inecho was voted a seat in the Convention without dissect, and awarded two votes by a close vote* Governor Pierpont, of Virginio, fans estab lished .himself at Alexandria, and for the present the affaire of the State will be admin istered in city. .1 THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON. Official Dispatches from Gei>. Oil more—Fort Snorter in Rains— Tbe Bombardment of the City. Morris Island, S. C., August 24tb, 1863. .Maj.-Gkn. H. "W. llalleck, Sir: I have the honor to report the practical demolition of Fori Sumter as the result of of oar seven days bombardment- of that work. Including two days of which a powerful north-easterly storm most seriously dimished the accuracy and ef fect of dnr fire. ■ ", Fort Somter is to-day a shapeless and harm less mass of roins. . My. Chief of Artillery, Col. J. N. Turner, reports its destruction so far complete that it is no longer of any avail in in tbe defences of Charleston. ~ Qe also says that by a longer fire it eonld be made more completely a ruin and a mass of broken mason ry, bnt.could scarcely ber more powerless for tbe defense of tbe harbor, i My breathing batteries were located at dis tances varying between 3,330 and 4,340 yards from the work, and now remain as efficient as ever: I deem it unnecessary at present to con tinue their fire upon the mine of Sumter. I have also, at great labor and under a heavy fire from James Island, established batteries on my left, within effective range of the heart of Charleston, and have opened with them after giving Gen. Beauregard due notice of my intention to do so. My notification to Gen. Beauregard, his reply thereto, with tbe threat of retaliation, and my rejoinder, have been transmitted to the Army Headquarters. The projectiles from my batteries entered the city, and Gen. Beauregard himself designates them os' the most destructive missiles ever used ip war. 1 The report of my Chief of Artillery and an accurate sketch of the rains of Sumter, taken at 12 mi-yesterday, six hours before we ceased firing, are herewith transmitted. Q. A. GILLMOEE, Brig.-Gen. Com’ding. The latest news from Charleston leaves Fprts Sumter and Wagner still in Confederate hands. Beauregard, according to the Richmond papers, refusing to surrender, f Over 100,000 bales of cotton belonging’ to the rebels have been captured, at Hatches, Miss. - The army of the Cumberland has’ crossed the Tennessee at four points, with infantry, ar tillery and cavalry. Gen. Reynolds took a large force of rebels at Shell Mound, and a camp at Falling Water. i Over two hundred citizens were killed by Quantreli’s men at Lawrence, Kansas. Nearly 100 of the murderers have been killed by par string parties. Gen. John B. Floyd and Mose by are dead. Two rebels gone to their account. Seven deserters were shot at the headquar ters of the Potomac army on Saturday. James Monroe on the Power of General Government to Draft. The disasters that attend onr arms in 1813 and 1814 rendered it mecesaary to adept other measures to form a new army, and President Madison recommends to Congress in bis mes sage that entire dependence on the militia be discarded, that the regular army be filled, and 100,000 men be raised by a draft to be ordered |jy the General Government. .ThenAos now, it was i urged that the regular army;could be filled only by voluntary enlistments; find-that the Government had no power to draft. This position was met by Secretary of State Monroe as follows: “ Congress has a right, by the' Constitution, to raise regular armies, and no restraint is im posed in tbs exercise of it, except in the pro visions which are intended to gnard against the abuse of power, with none of which does this plan interfere. It would be absurd to sup pose that Congeess could not carry this power into effect otherwise than by accepting the vol untary servico-.of individuals. It might hap pen that an army could mot be raised in that -mode, whence tbe power would have been granted in vain. “ The safety of the State might depend on euch an array. The idea that the United States cannot raise a regular army in any other mode than by accepting the voluntary service of in dividuals is believed to be repugnant to tbe uniform construction of all grants of power, and equally so to the first principles and lend ing objects of the Federal compact. An un qualified grant of power gives the means neces sary to carry it into effect. This is an univer sal' maxim which admits of ho exception. Equally true is it that the conservation of the State is a duty paramount to slLothers. The Commonwealth has a right to t&e service of all its citizens, or rather the citizens composing the Commonwealth have a right, collectively and individually, to the service, of each other to ropel any danger .which may be menaced. Tbe manner in which the service is to be ap portioned among the citizens, and rendered by them, are objects of legislation! ' All that is to bhdreaded in such a case is the abase-of power, and happily our Constitution has provided am ple security against that evil. But it said by drawing the men from the military service into the regular army, and ■putting them nnder regular officers, you violate a principle of the Constitntion, which pro vides that the militia shall be commanded by their own officers. If this - was tbe fact, tho conclusion would follow. But such is not the fact. Tbe men are not drawn from the militia, hut from tbe population of the country; when they enlist voluntarily, it is not as militia men that, they act, hot as citizen?. If they are drafted It must be in tbe same goose. Inboth -instances they are enrolled in the militia corps, but that, as is presumed, cannot prevent tbe .voluntary act in tbe one instance, or tbe com. pulsion in the other. The whole population of tbe United States, within certain ages, belong to these corps. If tbe United .States could not form regular armies from theis, they tonld raise none at all.” ; This argument is perfectly conclusive as to the power of the Government in the premises. The early conclusion of peabe rendered-it unnecessary to order the draft;; but if it had been done, it wonld not have bean through the Governors, for several of them stood in a po sition of avowed hostility to war, and .'adopted every means to embarrass its vigorous prosecution. —Albany Journal. , Dp to this time sixty-four companies have applied .to the Treasury Department for authority to act as as National banks un der The new hanking law. They are large ly from Ohio and Indiana where the local j'hank currency has hitherto * been very in secure. A Voice front the Ohorche*. At (tie annual meeting of the Tioga Baptist Atu elation held with the Covington BaptUt Church hu following preamble and resolutions were patted eiit only five dissenting votee. “ Whereas, We believe that the inhuman and wjjv ed enslavement of four millions of onr' taco bij brought upon ut a war of most direful retold in the destruction of lives and property, and threaten the utter destruction of this Government, established and sustained by the blessing of God on the blood and treasure of our forefathers. Therefore Saolted, That as an association of Christians, no will at whatever cost of life and treaters, aid ’the Government in exterminating this evil and pitting an end to this rebellion. ° Saolvtd, That in reviewing the past year, we fcr. vently bless,God for the signal unanimity Bahaa inspired among the people in sustaining cur Ration* al Government, and for the signal measure of sucten Be bas bestowed on onr righteous cause, orermlU| even car reverses for good and especially for deliver, ing car own beloved Commonwealth from invasisn, plunder and bloodshed. -Beiolred/That in the name of liiberly which we love, in the name of Peace, which we would make enduring, in the name of Humanity and Religion', what kindred hopes are blended, we protest against any compromise with rebellion, and -for tha mainte nance of the war on snob a basia, whether for a lon. ger or a shorter period, we pledge in addition to oar' prayers, onr lives? onr fortunes and ear sacred honor.- The following resolutions are taken frem the min utes of the Chemnng River Bap list Association which among others were passed at itspast annual session. BaoUti, That the affirmation that Slavery is di vine, and that it is the proper onderiier of Civil Got. eminent is the evidence of existing barbarism, a font blot nn humanity and an insnlt to God. Beiolred, That we have no fellowship whatever with sympathisers with the 'South, and those who still clamor for party, that with snob wo will have no intercourse, with the minister to hear him preach, pray or converse j the trader to buy his wares!; tbs' farmer, to purchase bis grain or cattle, the aspirant for power, to vote for him; the smith to shoe onr hor ses ; the laborer to do onr work, and the young 'man to marry onr daughters ; no, not so mneh as to eat at onr common spread table, to say nothing of the Lord’s table that be may be ashamed. To which may be added the word* of the Saviour, " If these should bold their peace, the atones would immediately ory oat," AugnskSfl, 1863. DR. JACKSON, THE CELEBRATED REFORM ROT Alf 1C AND Indian Physician, 1 OF ERIE CITY, PENN'A., ifay he Consulted as folloict—Free of Charge. Corning, N. Y., Dickinson House, Saturday and Sunday, Sept 12 a vi\Z‘ TIOGA, Pa., Johnston House, Monday, Sept. 14 tWELLSBORO, Pa., U. S. Hotel, Tuesday, Sept. 15 ■NAUVOO, Pa., Comstock's Hotel, Wednesday Afternoon, Sept. IS BLOCK HOUSE, Pa., Woodnxff'ikfiotcl, . Thursday, S«pt. IT Bath, N, T., Union Hotel, Tuesday, Sept 29 Elmira, N, T., Brainard House, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept 30 and Oct 1 TBOT, Pa., Troy House, Friday, Oct 2 Those Stiffem? from Chronic Disease, of any description may be assured that their eatei will he treated fairly and candidly, and they will not be encouraged to take my medicine without a corres ponding prospect of benefit. Dr. Jackson can be consulted at his Booms, in re gard to all diseases, which he 'treats with unprece dented success, on a'new system. He cures Chronic cases of diseases, which have been, pronounced »ncu ruble by the Medical Faculty generally, each as Ner vous and Neuralgic Affections, Diseases'of Women, Paralysis, Epilepsy, Asthma, Salt Rheum, Remittent and Intermittent Fevers, the diseases of Children, etc. All cases of Seminal Emissions which is carrying thousands to the grave annually. Remember the Doctor does not promise to core all stages of diseases. While all diserfe#*4g» if taken in season, all etagee are not. Tour case may he curable <At> week, not neart—to-day, not hence the danger of delay. £3s* Consultations Free. Diataut Invalid ».—Patients usable to visit Dr. J. by appointment, con communicate their symptom by letter, and have proper medicines sent to any part of the world by express, with certainty and dispatch. All letters of inquiry must contain one stamp to pre pay reply. Address Dr. A. C. Jackson,'Pne, Penas., Box 30. Sept 2,1863. UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGER. No. 1, Large Family Wringer , .. $lO 00 No. 2, Medium u “ 708 No. 2* “ " “ 6 00 No. 3, Smalt u “ 6 50 No. 8, Large Hotel M ..... 14 00 No. IS, Medium Laundry fto run steam \ 16 00 No. 22. Large “ ( or band. / 30 00 Nos. 2i and 3 have no Cogs. All others are war ranted. *No. 2 is the size generally used in private families. Orange Judd of the American Agriculturaliet, says of the ** ! UNIVERSAL CLOTHES WRINGER. 7 11 A child can readily wring ont a tabfull of clothes in a few minutes. It is in reality a CLOTHES SA VER! A TIME SAVER! and a STRENGTH SA VER ! The saving of garment* will alone pay a large per eentage on its cost* - Wo tbifck the machine much more Ibnn HAYS FOR TTS’ftLP EVERY YEAR in the saving of garments! r There are several kinds, nearly alike in general ‘construction, but we consider it important that the Wringer be fitted with Cogs, otherwise a mass of garments may clog the rollers, andi the rollers upon the crank-shaft slip and tear the clothes, or the rubber break loose from the shaft. Our own is one of the first make, and it is as GOOD AS N£W after nearly FOUR YEARS' CON STANT USE.” Evqry Wringer with Cog-Wheels Is Warranted in every particular. Ho Wringer can be darable without Cog-Wheels. A good CANVASSER wanted in every town. On receipt of the price from places where no one is railing, we will send the Wringer free of u* pente, * r For.particulars and circulars address R. C. BROWNING, 34LBroadway, N. T, Sept. 2, 1863. li. & H. T. ANTHONY, Manufactures of Photograph Materials. Cpl |BRO-A-X> - W:A."5r, XT, -srv CARD PHOTOGRAPHS, Our Catalogue now embraces considerably over FOUR THOUSAND different subjects (towhich ad ditions are continually being made) of Portraits of Eminent Americans, etc., viz: 72 Major Generals, - 525 Statesmen, 190 Brigadier Generals, ' 127 Divines, 269 Colonels, 116 Anthers, 84 Lieutenant Colonels, 30 Artiste, 207 Other Officers, 112 Stage. 60 Navy Officers, 46 Promlnent.Woinen,. 147 1 Prominent Foreign Portraits, 2500 COPIES OF WORKS OF ART, including reproductions of the most celebrated En gravings, Paintings, Statues, Ac. Catalog* e* Modern receipt of Stamp. An order for Oflb Down Picture* from our Catalogue will be filled en receipt of sl.Bo* and sent by mail, FREE. Photographic Album*. Qf these we manufacture a great variety, ranging in price from 50 cents to $5O each. Our ALBUMS hare the reputation of being sup«- nor in beafoty and durability to any others, toe smaller kinds can be *ent safety by mail at a postage of six cents'per oz. The more expensive can be sent by express. We also keep a large assortment of STERESCOPES AND STERESCOPIC VIEW - Onr Catalogue of these will be sent to any addr«» on receipt of Stamp. E. AH« T- ANTHONY, * Manufacturer* of Photograph Material** r 601 BROADWAY, New-Yorlu Friends or relatives of prominent military ®*o will confer a favor by sending «s their likenesses copy. They will be kept carefully and returned un injured. „ * FINE ALBUMS MADE TO ORDER tor Congre gations to present to their Pastor, or tor ether pm!*" ses, with suitable inscriptions’, Ac. Sept, 2,3563-6 m,
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