1 1(1 Pill fellffllf If 1 i 1 4 II lOKGR, Kilitor and Proprietor. ';roi HUTCIIIXSOX, lublislier. I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT. Hexry Clat. TEEMS-82-00 Ii:K.AXIVlJ3I. VOLUME 4. DIRECTORY. "List of ist offices. Olices. Post Masters. Districts. V.-na's Creek, Hjfael Station O.irrolUown, ClieiS Springs, 'O.-eisosi, yijcasbiirg. ValUa Timber, H illitzin, tlsiulook, Jo'uustowa, Loretto, ilineral Foiut, t,(au3ter, rerihing, Plattjviiie, IloiolauJ, St. Augustine, Salp Level, Huuman, Saainierhill, S i:ii:uit, josepu urauam, uaer. Eaoeh Reese, Blacklick. William Jones, Carroll. Dual. Litziusrer, Chest Win. W. Young, John Thompson, Isaac Thompson, J. XI. Christy, Win. XPGough, I. E. Chandler, V. shields E. Wissinger, A. Durbin, Francis Clement. Washiut'u. Ebensburg. White. Gallitziu. Washt'n. Johnst'wn. Loretto. Conem'gh. Minister. Coneni'gh. Andrew J Ferral, Susq'ban. (1. W. Bowman, W hite. Wm. Ryan, Sr., George Conrad, B. Xl'Colgan, B. F. Slick, Miss M. Gillespie, Morris Keil, Clearfield. Richland. Washt'n. Croyle. Washt'n. S'merhill. ITHUUCIIUS, JliXISTURS, Presbyterian Rev. D. IIabisos. Pastor. Preaching every Sabb.uh. morning at 10 t'-iock. auid in the evening at 3 o'clock. Sab bath School at 1 o'clock, A. M. Prayer meet ing every Thursday eveuing at G o'clock. Methodist Episcopal Church Re v. S. T. Show, Treacher in charge. Rev. XV. Lose, Assis tun. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately fcf lOl, o'clock in the morning, or 7 in the evening. Sabbath School at l o'clock, A. M. Prayer meeting every Thursday evening, at 7 c clock. Welch Independent -Rev Ll. R. Powell, Pastor. Preaching ever- Sabbath morning at lu o'ciock, and in the evening at 0 o clock, j Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer J meeting on the first Monday evening of each j month ; and on every Tuesday, Tnursday and Friday evening, excepting the lirst week in each month. OalelnisUe Methodist Rkv. Jons Williams, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at 2 and o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock, A. M Prayer meeting every Friday evening. T 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock. Disciple liKV. W. L:.ovi, Pastor. Preach ing every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock. 'Particular ILip isls Re. David Jenkins, Pastor. Preaching every ."'abbalh evening at 3 o'clock. Sabbath School at at I o'clock, P. M. Catholic Rev. M. J. Mitchell, Pastor. Services every Sabbath morning at 1 O.J o'clock tni Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening. i:i2E.SRUR( 3IA2L.S. MAILS AliUIVK. Eastern, daily, at .10 o'clock, A. M. W-.stern, ' ' at 'J o'clock, P. XI. MAILS ri.osi:. K istern, daily, at 4A o'clock. P. M. "Western, at o'clock, P. XL R&r'ty mails from !lutler,Indiana,Strongs t j.Vii, ic, arrive oa Thursday of each week, at 't o'clock, P. M . Leave Ebousburg oa Friday of each week, iit s A. M. 5i3, The mails from Newman's Mills, Car rol: nvn, ifcc, arrive on Monday, Wcdncsday -n 1 Friday of each week, at 3 o'clock, P. M. L'Mve Klien-ibarg on Tuesdays, Thursdays kul Saturdays, at 7 o'clock, A. M. II A H SA O A li SCU 13 U I. K CRESSOX STATION. West Express Train leaves at Fast Line " " Mail Train Last Express Train " Fast Line " Mail Train - WILMORE STATJUX. Wc: Express Train leaves si t Fast Line k Mail Train " East Express Trair " Fast Line " Mail Train 8.51 .rij 7.:;o 7.12 12.17 U.50 M. M. M. l M. M. XI. 9.13 A. M. :.18 P. M. xi. XI. XI. M. P. P. P. 7.20 1 1 55 0.J3 A. Ju ljes of the Courts President, lion. Geo. Taylor, Huntingdon; Associates, George W. Uaslcy, Henry C. Devine. Prolhonotari--Joseph XP Donald. h'f-jisler and Recorder Ed.vard F. Lytic Sheriff John Buck. District Attorney. Philip S. Xoon. County Comif.Usinners L. T. Storm, James Cooper, Peter J. Little. 'Tt-'bsurer Thomas Callin. Puor IF uie Directors Jacob Horner, Wil liam Douglass, George Delany. Ptior House Treasurer. George C. K. Zahni, Poor House Steward, James J. Kay lor. Mercantile Appraiser -Jo!in Farrell. Aulitors John F. Stull, Thomas J. Ncl eon, Edward R Dounegan. Cox.ity Surveyor. E, A. Vickroy. Coroner. -James S. Todd. Sup'l. of Common Schools Win. A. Scott. riu:si$LUM no ii. offickrs. Justices of the Peace. David II. Roberts Harrison Kinkead. lluryess George Huntley. School Directors E. J. Mills, Dr. John XI. Jones, Isaac Evans. EAST W1HIJ. Constable Thomas Todd. Town Council Wm. Davis, Daniel J. Davis, E. J. Waters, John Thompson, Jr., David W, Jones. Inspectors John W, Roberts. L. Rodger. Judge of Election Thomas J. Davis. Assessor Thomas P Davis. west ward. Constable -"XI. XI. O'Neill. Town Council William Kittell, If. Kinkead, R. L. Johnston, Edward D. Evans, Thomas J. Inipecto,MZ, D. Thomas. Robert Evans. Judge of Election John Llovc. -dMfwrRicltard T. Davis." EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER G, 1862. THE WAR IN SOUTH CAROLIHA.-- Tlie Attack on tlae Cliarleston ana .Savannah Kail road A Kloody and Obstinate Rattle Full Particulars of the Ea gagemcnt. By a recent arrival at New York from Port Royal, we have the details of the late attack of the Union forces on the line of the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. Several Pennsylvania regiments wsre en-jra-jed in the fiirht and behaved most nobly. The details may be found in the subjoined correspondence, from the New l'ork Herald : XIackay's Point, Bkoad River, S. C, October 23, 1SG2. I have to vrie you of another hard fought battle. The brigades of Generals Rrannan and Terry eucountered the ene my yesterday at a point about four miles from Pocotaligo, ou the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. They routed the rebels from their position, drove them back, pushed them across the Pocotaligo river, the enemy destroying the bridge as he retired, thus preventing further chase. The contt&t resulted iu a victory for our troops, purchased, however, at a fearful cost. The expedition yhosc history I am at tempting to record had this for its object: Firsta complete recounoissanee of Jiroad river, together with its tributaries, the Coosavratchie, the 'i'ulifiuiiy, and the Po cotaligo ; second, to test practically the rapidity aud safety with which a lauding could be cfiected ; third, to learn the strength of the enemy on the main land guarding the railroad between Cliarleston and Savannah; fourth, to accomplish so much -jf the destruction of the railroad as could be done in a single day. The land and naval force. participating in the movement sailed from Hilton Head at about 11 o'clock on the right of the 21st. The following is a list of the ves sels and troops comprising the expedi tion ; 1 (Junboat Paul Jones, Captain Steed ma.i. 2 Transport Ueu Derfor-J, Captain Ilallet, with GOO men of the Forty seventh Pennsylvania Vols , under Col. Good, and 400 of the Fifty-Fifth Pennsylvania, un der Cul. White. i tJunboat Conemauh, Commander Reed W'ovdcn, with S50 of tha Fourth Xew Hampshire Vols., under Col. Bell 4 Gunboat Wissahickoti, with 250 of the Fourth New Hampshire Vols. 5 Transport Roston, ('apt. Johnston, with 500 of the Seventh Connecticut reg iment, under Col. Hawley, and 1S0 of the Third New HuuosTiire, under Col. Jack son. G Gunboat Patrons, Acting Mastei Cranu, with 50 of the Third N. II. 7 Gunboat Uncus, with 50 of the Third New Hampshire. 8 Transport Darlington, with oOO of the Sixth Connecticut, under Col. Chat field. 9 Transport Relief, with 200 of the Sixth Connecticut. 10 Gunboat Marblehcad, with 230" of the Third Rhode Ldaua Artillery. 11 (Junboat Vixen, with 70 of the Third Rhode Island. 12 Transport Flora, with 300 of the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, under Col. St rav. bridge. 13 Gunboat "Watei Witch, with 150 of the Seventy-Sixth Penna. 1-i Ai uud transport George Washing ton, with 250 of Serrill's Engineers, un der Lieut. Col. Hall- 15 Armed steamer Planter, with 450 of the Forty-eighth New York, uuder Col. IJartoiT, aud a battery of the Third Rhode Island, under Captain Gould In addition to the above, a section of Light Company U, Third United States artillery, and another of battery M, First United States artillery, the former in com mand of Lieut Gittings, and the latter under Lieut. Henry, were towed from Hilton Head iu lighters constructed for the purpose. Aluckay's Point, which wo reached shortly before daylight, is at the conflu ence of the Broad uud Pocotaligo rivers, and has been for several months occupied by a strong picket of the enemy. Its distance lroui Hilton Head is twenty-four miles, while the village of Pocotaligo lies about eleven miles to tha northwest. From the point to the village the road leads through fertile cotton lauds and cool, shad groves, past a few fine plantation mansions and neat, uegro riuarters ; yet the lands were neglected, the dwellings destrted, and only the tramp of the ene my's videttes, it seemed, had prevented the obliteration of the narrow path. Over this road, at an early hour, the brigade of Ccru Rraunsn took up its march, the artillery of Lieut. Henry in the advance, supported b the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania, and followed by the Fifty fifth Pennsylvania, the Sixth Con necticut and the Fourth Ne.w Hampshire. Close behind followed Gen. Terry's com mand, comprising the Seventy-sixth Penn sylvania, the Seventh Connecticut, the Third New Hampshire and the New York Volunteer Engineers, preceded by a sec tion of Hamilton's battery, under Lieut. Gittings. From the fact that an attempt on the part of Captain Gray, of the Seventh Con necticut, to bag the picket at Mackay's during the night had resulted merely in surprising them, it was inferred that the enemy had timely notice of our approach, and would be prepared for us in strong force. We met him at noon, about seven miles out. The rebels had stationed field artillery on either side of the road at the summit of a slighc ascent, to reach which we were compelled to cross an open field and a narrow causeway. Here, as the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania cauio up, the enemy poured into ns a fearful fire, of grape and shrapnel, which was promptly answered by our musketry. Lieut. Heu ryrs artillery also pressed forward at great speed, aud got so close to the rebels as to play upon them with grape aud canister. As the ball opened, aud the echoes of artillery grew more frequent, our boys pressed ou with cheers that were caurht up by the entire column, and in ten min utes the rebels had been forced from their position. They fell back, fighting as they went, our troops crowdiug them a distance of a mile and a half. Tha rebel fire was from the first well directed and well maintained. It was hot and terrible beyond anything 1 ever saw before, excepting, perhaps, that at James Poland. A single shell, exploding iu the midst of Lieut. Henry's guus, killed one man and wounded four others. Still his pieces were served most faithfully, his gallant artillerists standing to their work till ouly three were left to man his right piece. The battery of Lieut. Gittings, of the Third regular artillery, wa3 also badly cut up. j The brigade of General Terry was at once thrown forward, and iu a few mo- ! meuts from the opening of the battle, were actively engaged in assisting General Brancan's troops. The Third New liamp- j shire and Serrill's engineers were held in reserve, and though through the day these troops were under severe lire, they escaped alinosLentirely without injury. The Forty-seventh Pennsylvania and Fourth New Hampshire, which supported Henry's guns iu the advance, were terribly shat tered. The former lost one hundred and forty, and the latter about fifty, iu killed and wounded. After the rebels had assumed a second pes'tiou, our ammunition had become par tially exhausted, and our fire was in a measure moderated, but as the enemy in variably redoubled his eiforts as we slack ened ours, another advance was made. The rebels resisted stubbornly, but were again forced back, and took tip a third position at the iron bridge across the Po cotaligo, half a mile this side the village. Here they made another desperate stand. Iu artillery they were much the stronger, having not less than twelve pieces playing upon ui, while our own artilien' consisted of but four Parrott guu3 and three boat howitzers from the Wabah, brought up by the Paul Jones. These piece were under the connnaud of Lieut. Phoenix, of the flagship, and were m st beautifully served. The conduct of the bravo tars who manned them filled our foldiers with admiration. The Fourth Ne w Hampshire here made its mark. v By a dashing charge, in whiob hey were supported by the Fifty-Fifth Pennsylvania, they again routed the reb els, driving them across the bridge. The enemy at once destroyed this structure, tearing up the plauking and pulling down the trestle-work, thus placing it beyond the possibility of immediate repair. The fight had lasted from noon till nearly six o'clock. Slowly but steadily tho rebels had been forced back, until it was now beyond our power to pursue them further. The whistiing of locomotives and the clattering of trains, bringing to the station close at hand fresh troops Iron? Charleston, were distinctly heard. Night was hastening on. Although preparations were made by the engineers to provide y, crossing, it was determined to leave the field. . To General Terry was given the con duct of the retreat.- It was n'ade in most admirable order, each regiment preserving its line, and covering itself with honor as it retired no less than iu the trying ordeal of the afternoon. General Bran nan and Terry express themselves delighted with the conduct of the troops. They were steady', true and brave, I know the troops are satisfied with their generals, and I have yet to hear the first word prejudical to the conduct of any officer upon the field. If heavy losses may indicate gallantry, the palm may be given to Colonel Good's noble regiment, the Forty seveuth Penn sylvania volunteers. Upon this command the brunt of battle fell. Out of GOO who went into action, nearly 150 were killed or wounded. All of the Keystone troops did splendidly, as did the Conneticut Vol unteers, under Chatfiel I and Hawley. When the fight commenced. Dr. Baily, of the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania, was placed in charge of the hospital. When the wounded men were brought in, I could not but notice the kind attention he bestowed upon them. Iu the care of the sufferers he was ably assisted by Dr Schall,of the Seventy-sixth Pennsylvania, Dr. Merritt, of the Fifty-fifth, aud Drs. ! Porter and M'Clcllan, of the Connecticut V olunteers. This morning the wounded are being taken to Hiltou Head. They cannot num ber less than four hundred. The Boston has uearly one hundred ou board, aud will leave at ten o'clock. The force of Col. Barton, comprising four huudred and fifty men, of the Forty eighth New York Volunteers, aud one company of the Third Rhode Island ar tillery, uuder Captain Gould, had also an important duty to perform. As the force moved toward Pocotaligo, the steamer Planter, with the above force, was des patched up the Coosawatchic. The Plan ter, together with the gunboats Vixen and Patroon, penetrated nearly to the village, and lauded a portion of their troops. The latter were just iu time to intercept a train of three platform and two passenger cars, laden with troops, which had been tele graphed for from Pocotaligo, and were on their way to that poinc Col. Barton opened upon this train with small arms and with grape from a boat howitzer, and killed and wounded from twenty-five to forty of the force among them the engin eer. The Planter and the Patrooo shelled the town, while a party of the Forty-eighth went ashore and destroyed the railioad and telegraph, tearing up the track aud tie3, and bringing off abaut a quarter of a mile of the wire. They also captured one prisoner from the train. The arrival of heavy artillery compelled Col. Barton to fall back to the Planter j but by the destruction of bridges, as ho retired, he prevented pursuit. A few of the enemy's infantry followed him, skulk ing along the woody shore, and maiutain iug a ceaseless racket of musketry. They were driveu out by the Patroon, which fired no less than 122 balls among them. As I have said, we have gained a victo ry, but at a fearful cost. The expedition did not result iu the material success that was hoped for it; but of our troops, who, crowded on -shipboard, were deprived of their rest; who marched the next day ten miles and fought the enemy six hours; who returned liuugry, thirsty, worn and weary, and who, to-day, are busily re-era-baiking, I think too much cannot be said in praise. They have answered the mof.t ardent expectations of their commanders. Anothei expedition was on the tapis, in which troops now at Mackay's Point were to participate. Whether the fatigues of yesterday will delay another and more im portant movement remains for Gen. Mitch ell to decide. U.riv ITpati X C t X TI. I ofiiciul list of the killed and wounded in the late fiirht shows our loss to be less heavy than I supposed on yesterday, when t I forwarded from Mackay's Point a hurried estimate, of our casualties.' My account ef the battle was necessarily hastened, from the fact that the Circassian was under sailing orders; but she has been detained, and I am able to send you to-day a full record of the engagement which I omitted in my despatch of yesterday. The contest, rightly named, might be i called the battle oi l1 ramptoa and Toeotal ij;o Bridge, for at the former point the enemy made their strongest stand, while at the latter we accomplished the work of driving them across the stream. When the enemy were driven from their first stand point, they left behind ihem two caissons filled with ammunition. It was sent buck to them from the boat howitzers of the Wabash, and proved to bo our'salvation at Frampton's. Had we been unable to avail ourselves of this most opportune bequest of the rebel-, we would undoubtedly been compelled to retire, in asmuch as the ammunition of Lieutenants Henry and Gittings had become exhaust ed, and we were fighting some eight or nino miles distant from supplies. We captured seven prisoners, four of whom were taken by a party from the Pan! Jones, under Acting Master Ormond, before daylight. Their horses were also ' bagged. They know of our approach, and ! were prepared for our advent before we ! met them, The Union forces were under command of Brigadier General J. M. Brannan, Gen. Terry being second in command. The rebels were commanded by Col. Walker until our arrival at Pocotaligo bridge, when Gen. Beauregard, who had just ar rived from Charleston, commanded the rebels in person. The navy, which was represented in the fight by Lieut. Phoenix, and Ensigns Wal lace, Adams and Pierson, with their ad mirably drilled gunners, was under the command of Captain Steedman, aud ren dered valuable assistance, not only in transporting troops, but in protecting their landing and departure. General Terry remained on shore at Mackay's Point until the last man had re-embarked, when the buildings, which had been occupied by the rebel pickets, were fired and destroyed. The following comprises the list of casualties in the Fifty-Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, Col, White: Company A Killed: Sert Samuel Hester. Wounded : Orderly Sergt. Abraham Alstead, Sergt. Patrick ilode, Serrt. Harry Xlarlett, James Litziner, John II. Wagoner, William Gallagher, Hugh XPAraminyt Company B Wounded: Corporal Franklin Kearn. Benjamin Iiirchtel, Daniel Rich, John K. Micklos, Cyrus Bonner. Company D Wounded: Samuel Kennedy, Samuel Diehl, Henry Smith. Company F Killed: Cart. Horace Bennett. Wounded: Orderly Sergt Winfield Beuseman, Sergt. George Parry, Cornoral John Magee, Thomas XIagee. Company G Wounded: Corporal William Boone. Company K Killed: Orderly Sergt. Wil liam Martin, William Leech. Wounded: Ser geant George E. Xleech, John Miller, John Coffey, John Fraser. Ioyal Soulliorsiers Spca.li.ln?. At a meeting of Southern exiles at the Cooper Institute in New York, on Saturday evening, there was some strong and earn est speaking. We have only room for a few brief extracts. Among the resolutions adopted was the following: llcsohed, 1. That we regard the Confis cation act and the President's Emancipa tion Proclamation as eminently just and constitutional measures, which should be sternly enforced. Mr. Hamilton, of Texas, said: I intend to contribute my humble efforts to pull Slavery up by the last roots. Loud aud eoutiuued cheers. I know that Slavery must perish, iu order that Liberty may survive. Great applause. I know that the manacles must fall from the fettered limbs of the black race on this continent in order that the white man be not manacled. A cry of ''Good." I take myr position ou the side of my race. I demaud liberty for my childreu cveu at the expense of negro Slavery. If the whole planet of the earth, aud all the oth er planets of the universe were crowded with negroes under similar eircumstauces with those iu the South, I would strike the manacles from every slave. Loud cheer ing. .The man who attempts to delude you to-uicht with any arguments iu favor , of the distracting influence of Slavery to f. this war, is an imbecile, a fool, or an in- cinieut traitor. Great cheering. I tell you that the non-slaveholders of the South will never be free again till the last negro has been swept from the couditiou of bondage. Applause. Mr."j. T. Boynton, of Florida, was the next speaker. We take a single point : Just a word about the -Proclamation. We accept it as the conclusion of the in scrutable, irrefragable and inexorable logio of events. Applause. Wc would guard the Constitution, aud to do so most effect ually we would save the nation- Does not the spirit of the Constitution abide in the body of the nation? Do souls remain. on earth after bodies are dead. &ive the uatluH if you would save the Constitution. Mas the President shown haste to exeicise doubtful powers. ? Did he uot for a long time propose to save the Government aud Slavery, too '! Does he not now propose to do so, if the rebels will lay down their arms '( Is it not lawful to save the nation at any expense? I there any phrase in the Constitution which can 'be Drtured into intending that rebel soldiers have a right to be supported by slaves or anybody else? If it is lawful to shoot rebels in the field, is it Jess sq to kick from uuder them the prop which supports them in. the field ? Rev. Mr. Iloye, of Mississippi, said : With regard to this proclamation, about which we have heard so much, I believe j it is right, and for tljese reasons : hcu I was among the soldiers of the rebel army, I found that they employed slaves. They had slaves as sappers aud miners, as cooks, 4is teamsters, as artisans, in the blacksmith shop, making swords and knives to cut the throats of the Unioa NUMBER '0. troops, and all this by compulsion; and I think it strange indeed if we should not divert this labor from that chaunel. Great applause They do not object to it, and why should we ? Another reason why I think this slave labor should be diverted is this: Tallahatchie county, Miss., ka but 550 voters, and that counry sends 600 soldiers to the rebel army. They havo 15,000 or 20,000 slaves, and these s!aVcs are at work in the field?, producing the hog and the hominy, of which you have heard so much. If these slaves were lib erated, these GOO men would be compelled almost to a man to go home to produce that hog aud hominy which is necessary to the support of themselves and their families. I am asked if I believe that this proclamation can be carried out. Yes, I believe it cau be carried out, just bo sure and just so long as negroes have legs. ; Laughter and applause. For they will escape to the Union lines at every oppor tunity. They came into the Union lines long ago, but they learned it was the pol icy of the Government not to receive them. It was opposed tj the views of the Gener als, and Gen. Nelson and Gen. Wood and Gen. Amnion have tied up the negroes and whipped them and sent them back. This I have known to be the case, and have seen to be the case. One of them has gone to his reward. "More of 'em will go I" I am stating things now that I know to be true; that I have seen with my eyes. We are often asked this ques tion : "Will the slaves make good soldiers? Arc they sufficiently intelligent ?" Let me tell you that the slaves are more intelligent than the poor whites in the South. Why I went into a house not three mouths ago, and there was a lady belonging to this class of sand-hillers, and I remarked by way of passing my time, as I was waiting for her husband, that there .was a picture of the Presidents. "Yes," said she, "them's the picters of the Presidents, and some of 'em must be gittin' mighty old . by this time, if they ain't dead." Prolonged laughter. I remarked, in addition, that that one at the head was Gen. Washington. "Yes," said she, "I've heern of him ever since- I was a gal ; I wonder if he's dead yet." I told her that I had seen an account of Lis death in the papers. Continued laughter There were two families in Tishamingo county who were going to move, one to Texas and the other to Ar kansas j- but the wife of the Texas man wanted to go to Arkansas, and the wifo of the Arkansas man wanted to go to Texas.. The men were out huntiug one day, aud were thinking about it, and at last they agreed that to trade would be a good plan. Laughter and applause. As I am rela ting the matter just as it occurred, I shall have to relate the express words. Oae of the women was eld, and the other was young. "Neow," said one, "if you had an old mar', and I had a young filly, you wouldn't want to trade even, would je ?" Great laughter. The other agreed with him, and o they compromised the matter, by the one who possessed the old wife giving a double-barrelled shot-gun and eighteen dollars to boot. He paid .ihe eighteen dollars, however, iu coonsLins, aud things of that sort, Now, this is tho cjndition of the poor whites in that vicin ity. The slaveholders rule them.. There 13 one thing that they complain of bitterly, and that is this they are compelled to patrole the country to keep down insurrec tions of the negroes. Then there is the question about wheth er the negroes will fight against their masters. The negroes are a very kind people, and they are possessed of a very great deal of piety indeed, I believe that the real piety of the South is ensconced in the bosom of the slave population of that couutry and they would not wish to destroy their masters, however they might abuse or whip them. But every inau irj the South is not the master of every spe-t ciSc uegro in the South ; that negro' wo'4 not fight against his master, but he would fight against every other master in tha South. I have relatives in the South j I unfortunately have thre-3 brcthtM-in-law olScers in the rebel army. If 1 knew I was aiming at oue of them, I would uot shoot ; but I would fight willingly, and if in fighting I should kill one ci them, I should do it with a good conscience. I have beep asked. Will there be insurrec tions? I say uot, so long as the negroes can run away; so long as they can run, and uud protection, there will be no insurrections- But there is great alarm In tha South through fear that there will be in stirrectious. I attended the Synod of Mississippi, iu October list, st Natchez, and I was t;d that fifteen negroes had been hanged there for fear ofiniaurrection. Others said it was not true, and that they were hanged upon ijvespousible stater, meuts of irresponsible persons. While J. was in Macon last summer, six negroes were executed, uud one was burned in tha f Cvir'u lei m f'wth -ni-re. 1 L r i j
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