Opening or the Sanitary l air. F. It. Brnnot, Esq., Chairman "1 'l' Executive Committee of the Sanitary i air. introduced the Governor, a- Orator of the Day, in the following words: Ladies and Gentlemen : I have been told that it is my duty, as Chairman of the Executive Committee, to open the cere monies of the occasion ; and that, in imi tation of the doing* in the great metropo lis, I should make a speech to the ladies, handing over to them the results of their own labors. All that can be said to the •'Fair" has been said—ever since Adam began to talk in the Garden. AH t-hat enn profitably be Said of the Sanitary Fair and its holy purpose will doubtless be found in the address of the Orator of the Day. j I therefore open the ceremonies by intro- j ducing to you Hi* fcxcelloncy. lion, A. G. Curtin. Three cheers we re immediately propp ed for the Governor by Joseph K. Hun ter, Esq., and the Auditorium trembi I with the shouts of the thousands therein assembled. GOVERNOR CURTIS's AEDREBB. | Governor Curtin then stepped to the front ' of the platform, amid loud applause, spoke . as follows: Of the many occasions of public inter est in which 1 have been called officially to take part during the past three event . fill years. 1 can refer to none, which is ! more grateful in all its associations, than J the present; and I turn with profound j i admiration and gratitude to this people. i and their benificent and pious purpose. Stoce the commencement of the rebel- i lion, my field of labor has been at the j same time a post of observation ; anil with ; ■the knowledge of the fidelity of the pe . pie of Pennsylvania to principle—oftheii generous sacrifices—of their enduring and persistent devotion—l regard it as an in ' estimable privilege, to bo permitted to unite with them, and for them, in the common I cause. The day has passed, or is in the future : of a restored and happy country, for the discussion of questions which led to the ! bloody, wasting war. now sweeping ovc so large a part of our land. The eviden j ces of undeniable facts ought, etc thi . to . have convinced every citiz u of thetrutlr. and it is wonderful to suppose that any i intelligent mind can doubt in forming eou j elusions, or hesitate in theav nv.ilof them i Would there were none; and 1 am proud < to say there are very few in Pennsylva nia, who do doubt, and they scarce meet the broad light of that sun of patriotism. ; which now illuminates the landscape ol death; but, when the shouts of frccdmen are ringing in their ears, an 1 the air i ablaze with heaven born cuthusia.-m. u i! in dark corners', craning paeons to a sla very which is forever broken bv its own struggles for supremacy, and sighing the return to national ]>ower of men wh arc fit denizens of perdition. [Applaui ] The cla«s alluded to,l. repeat, is compos posed of but few. The masses, differing, as they always will, upon political i ues. and taught to discuss them as they hav e been wisely for more than three-quartet of a century, are loyal tothecorc. and dc voted to the maintenauceof tlu-ir Govern ment, and any attempt to prevent discus sion, or cull hard names is as unwise as it is unjust, llere today have we not as sembled to uuite in the performance of a duty so sacred, so undeniably pure, so un questionably right, that we can sink itithe sublimity of the hour, party and sect, re ligion and creed, and lay upon the altar ol our distressed country, the great offering of a free people, and magnifying »urGov ernment above all earthly Mossing- -we-ir to maintain it against the united a--:.uli of insane ambition, folly and trea- n.— (Applause.) In such a moment, is it n well to turn to the teaching- of the lath ers of the Republic, while tiny dealt. ; - they best could, with the means and peo ple then existing, and with almost (tod like wisdom and foresight, formed tlii great •country; Does not every line and precept of the past indicate to us that they feared for our future, and saw the great problem that wc must eventually solve . Else, why did the author of the declara tion himself " tremble when he reflected that God was just or why did the tuan who once laid his iron hand on treason and crushing the ''nullifiers," protecting this Government from the attempted secession of that day, utter in a private letter to a friend, which has recently been published, the following words of wisdom aud affec tion ? " I inclose herewith the usual gift to this namesake that 1 have bestowed in all my others. It bears the impress of the oagle of his country, displayed on all her banners; and as the child grows in years and in wisdom, I have to depend upon you to explain to him, with this injunc tion of his godfather, that when be arrives at the years of manhood, he will always be found sustaining the eagleof his coun try from the insult or grasp of •> foreign foe (cheers) and the still mor<' dangn enemy, the intestine traitor, poud applause] who mni/ engage in the wicked tchem of tevering our glorious Union , upon whiek depends the.perpetuation of our hap py Government , which will endure so !"ng as our confederated system lasts and no longer. Instil in his mind that our Fed eral Union must be preserved. To the pa triotism of his dear parents, I trust this lesson will be early impressed, with all j moral virtues, on his mind. "I beg you to kiss the dear boy for me, and present him with my blessing. My prayers will be constantly offered up for niin, that he may have a long and useful life; that he may be a blessing to his par ents in their declining years, aud a happy immortality. With my sincere prayers for your and your doar husband's welfare and happiness here and hereafter, and that ef your amiable family, " I am vory respectfully, your friend." Remember that these burning aud im mortal words of Andrew Jackson were uttered after he had twice received the j highest honors of a grateful people.— When be was stricken in years, aud was i •boot to retire to the shades of that Her- j from whenoe he never returned to j public life ; and when with prophetic vis- 1 ion his anxious eye looked aloue for his country'B safety; and that, after a lapse of so many years, the wordß which this { great old man desired should be the teach- ' ings of the American mother to her boy. have found the light, and fallen like the words of inspiration on the hearts of the > ! American people. (Apjl tne.) 1 pray : tiod that if that boy now lives, it is in a I noble manhood, and oue. that illustrates in patriotic devotion the grandeur of his uamesake's wishes. There is nothing to be found in the his tory of the past so dark and bloody, noth ing so atrocious in crime, as therebellion; and nothing so grandly sublime as the unceasing struggles of this people to pre serve and perpetuate their Government. No heroism like that of our gallant men in the field ? Death is met, as if in such a cause, it were welcome; pain aud suffer ing is borne with a calm fortitude beyond all .conception; and the decimated rank# of our armies are fillod, as required, with an ardor and devotion which seems un j ceasing; and the benevolence of ourpeo ; pie, without the compulsion of arbitrary j | |i wet, or directions of passionate influ- j cnce, enlarges with the wants of the hour; , and they pour into the uninterrupted -itroam of their liberality, endless offer ! ings of patriotism and love. (Applause.) t Ob! how suggestive the thought that! j the mother whose son has perished for the | Constitution ; that a wife may now hear ! me, whose husband is numbered with the I mighty dead ; and that fathers and broth- J ■ ers and sisters, now stand around me, who I have lost their nearest and dearest,in this (cause; and yet they continue proud ex j emplars of the patriotism of the day, and I are lieie to find alleviation from theirtrou j ides in these works of benevolence. Aye, j men and women, rich and poor, are alleu | gaged in this great work, and will he ad i mired for it while charity has a Votary,or j religion a teacher or afollower. Thenar- I dy soldier, while he paces the lonely and cheerless picket, or lingers on the field wounded aud bleeding, cheers his sad ! heart with the reflection that those who \ are at home are preparing, constantly pre paring. the means which are to provide | i'or him, whether sick or wounded; aud ' that, dying, those near and dear to hint I are to be kindly and liberally cared for * 'lbis ought not. therefore, to be left to ! individual effort, but, working in admira ble system. the .Sanitary Commission and its kindred co-worker, the Christian Com ; mission, are endeavoring to make all these I efforts of the highest practical effect. ln'all this there is a high philosophy, I These free offerings of men and wealth— | these sacrifices of health, ease, and domes- I lie comfort— in a word, of life itself, vol untarily made, witnout - int yr drawback —this ueneral abnegation of individual .| sentiment, upon points which, at other ! times, and undty- different circumstances, | have kept men apart in the warfare of ! opinion—this joining of hands by those i who had hitherto been divided upon ques ] tiou.i of local iuterestor governmentalpol i icy—all show that we must succeed: [cheers and applause.] They demonstrate that having been imbued with the spirit of our : institutions, and growu wise, strong and faithful, we are willing, able, and deter mined, to transmit them to coming genera : tions, at whatever present cost, aiid surely never was work done for a nobler object. The soldier of the Republic 1 The true noblemen of the State ! The flower of the land, who braves long marches, ter i rifie encounters, the storms of cold and winter, the pestilential miasmas of the j Southern climate I For him we labor; , for his victories we send up our tliauks- I giving; aud we pray the Lord of battles, j that he maybe saved from disaster.' "lis for the army we work—we applaud its he roes. we mourn for its dead, and deeply sympathize with the sufferings of those who are wounded, or consigned to the frightful affliction of a southern prison. And wc ret not here ; for in every cotn j muuity that has contributed its youth and manhood, in every home that has parted with one of its treasures, there,are buss bands at work. The hearts that throb with anxiety, are ministering to their wants, and endeavoring to alleviate their I sufferings. We trace the course of these volunteers throughout the war. Wt' see them as they come from their homes; from the i borders of the lakes; from the ocean- 1 bounded States ; from the valleys of the West; from the mountains and the fields 1 of agriculture in the Middle States ; reg i ; ituent after regiment, they move onward. ' a mighty host, with its representatives > j from every city and town, aud hamlet, in i ! the loyal communities of the land. We i j 112. llow this army in its campaigns from , first to last, and when the sod*of the val ■ | ley are mouldering over the gallant slain, ! a grateful people will. 1 trust, forever i guard and protect the widow aud the-or- I phan. j We, of Pennsylvania, whilst yielding | to none in pride for our birthright, with . | its histories and traditions; its system of j public education; its elcrance in religion; its physical and moral developments ; in . every way. will unite with our brothers of other States, in fortifying and strengthen ing the great nationality, which can alone | sustain us in the enjoyment of our privi : i leges. Providence be thanked that our peo ple have been so blessed ; that amid all these drafts upon us and upou our resour ces, tho sun of heaven has warmed, aud its dews and rains have fallen upon our soil, and that it has not failed in its pro ductiveness; that the iron and coal of our mountains have found hands to dig aud I to manufacture; that our harvests have boen gathered, our workshops kept active, our regiments filled and re-filled, every call for troops, Suite and National, respond ed to, and that iu every way all of phys ical aid that has beet] wanted has been promptly and freely given. And whilst we are thus thankful, we recognize in this that the bow of promise spans the horizon of our country's future. For surely the nation that has proved all this is destin ed to come out of the contest purified, and, as with a new birth, to march onward in the fulfillment of her destiny ; and as she does, she cai alone build up a worthy monument to the soldier and the frieud of I the soldior, who have been true in the ; hour of utmost need ; and by this alone | oan her people worthily exhibit her grati- I tude. Then let us unite, one and all, to | complete the great work before us. My ' friends, it is useless to disguise that there :is work for us alt. For the preservation/ , of this nation all must unite, j At the iuoeption of this war. no one es timated, that by any possibility, it would ever attain its inimeuse proportions to which it has already reached. The band i of conspirators who had deeply laid their . plans'; tilts diph uiatis? ami i,ate-ijieu ot other lands: the loyal ckiicns the I'ui'.n ; all. were alike blind, as to the de velopments which the authority of our fro*; Republic, the first determined attack upon the national life. Xone knew the .ength to which politcal infidelity had gone, noi how thoroughly its cankering poison could corrupt the minds of many of our citizens, who yielded to its first influences. It is not to be conceived that the arch traitor himself, who now issues his edicts from the City of Rich mond, had ever imagined the intensity of wickedness into which he and his coad jutors would be ted. Charity forbids that in passing judgment upon those men. wc should fix upon the uttribu'es of de mons ; that for any idea—for any fancied or real grievance— for any dream of polit ; ical power, they would, with premeditation and aforethought, have deluged this land with the blood of so many fel j low citizens ; trampled under foot the es tablished usages of war amongst civilized i men; laid waste their own fair and bcau- I tiful - il; and compelled the utter annihila tion of the accumulated wealth which i the nation had for years been gathering together. On the other band, we our- Ivc- did not. in the beginning, see with #h at cosd»d'life and treasure we would i bate to pay for our loyalty to the Union, and the defence of the national flag. We ! may wonder, and the whole World won ders.at the exhibition of power and en durance shown by the States that have been true to their allegiance. Let us continue to challenge alike their Wonder i and admiration. United, industrious, liberal, and true, let each in bis allotment labor to produce the grand result, and having discharge ! Irs whole duty patriot ' ic-ally and well, leave the mighty arbitra | ment to .od. [Loud and comtinued ap ■ ! plausc.] 51 OH (jienentl 4«r;int First Mu te rod the Present War. i Never was the question " Man propos es, hut God disposes," more strikingly ex i ! cmplified than in the following anecdote lof General Grant:—At the commence • | ment of the rebellion an Illinois Repre sentative called upon Gov. Yates to re commend to him Mr. Grant as a fit per son for some military position. The Gov ernor had received application from some • icn over six feet iu height and of tiius- I cular frames, and, therefore, curiously ; | eyed the small man, attired in homespun, I that stood before him as an applicant ! He then a«ke.l his grounds for mik ng the application. " I wa-educated at West • Point." said Grant, "at the country's ex . pense. 1 served in Mexifo. and when i went out to Oregon, I thought I had re turned to the country an equivalent for my education, so I resigned. Iho coun try is now in trouble and 1 wish to servo | her iu her need." Gov. Yates had no . appointment for him, and be. therefore, left. Sfomo short time after this occur • i rence, the Governor was very much dis . tressed in regard to the raising of the | quota of the State. lie had plenty of of !'i fers for officers'positions but he persoaal . j ly did not know tho minutiae of regimen ! j tal organizations—how many privates eoiu ■ posed a company or how many subordinate ; officers there should be in a regiment.—» In his distress he asked the Representa tive id' that plain little ma.i, to whom he . had been introduced, if he knew anything . of these matters. The Representative re plied by bringing Grant into the Govern . or's presence. "Do you understand the . organization of troops?" inquired the lioveriior. The reply was iu the. atfir.n i . live. '• \\ ill you accept a dc.-k iu my of ( ficc for that purpose ?" was the next ques | tiou. " Anything to serve my country." • I was Grant's reply. And to work he at , | once went. And but for thisGrantmight i i still be unknown to the world. 15y his energy Illinois became noteiTfor the speed with which she filled her quota. 3 ITOW GRANT 11KCAME COLONEL. AM) s For ND HIS OWN TRANSPORTATION. When tho 21st Illinois volunteers was .. organized, a fine looking man was chosen by the company officers as Colonel, but . having no military capacity, whatever the regiment fell into disorder, and became I the terror of the neighborhood where it . i was eticanqied. The Governor refused to i | commission the nominee of' the regiment, . ! arid asked G.raut if lie thought he coyld i ! bring the turbulent mass to order if he . ' were appointed the Colonel. Grant tho't jhe could. Half an hour afterwards an i- application was made to <lov. Yates tosend . | a regiment to Quincy—one hundred and | twenty ui'les distant ; bur the trouble with , j the Governor was. not the want of men. i ; but the lack of transportation. '• Send j- my regiment." said Grant, "and I will ; J find transportation." Tt'e command was , j given and before night the regiment f| was under orders to march. On foot the . j regiment was transported to Quincy. and . ! when the men were there encamped they . were reported as belonging to one of the best disciplined regiments of Illinois vol unteers. FORTRESS MONROE, May 81.—Licu l tenant General Grant's communication ■ with the White House is complete and all is working well. Richmond papers of the 30th has been received here. They have changed their views with regard to the military ability , of Grunt, aud say they have beeu under rating him. 1 hey say ho is smarter than they bad dreamed of, and jnauifest some . fears in regard to the safety of 1-ee. or ; rather as to Lee's success in repelling the | Yankee army. i j A message from Geaeral Grant reports , that on Monday morning our army reach ■ i ed Medianicsville with but littie oppost j tiou. Geueral Sheridan bad routed the j enemy's cavalry at all poiuts and captured ■ many prisoners. i I Heavy cannonading was heard iu the j direction of Mechanicsville. •The highest hopes are entertained by those competent to judge of thesituatiou. The following order has been Usued by General Butler: "In accordance with orders from the War Department, and for sanitary reasons, no bodies will be disin terred in this Department until the first , day of October. Ry order of MAJ. GEN. BUTLER. B&r Men often attempt, by the light of I ; reason to discover the mysteries of itcrni ty. They might as well hold a caudle to I I see the sun. r <riic Citizen. ■ " ' - " ■ ! TY^l THOMAS ROBINSON, U.j. „ : CYRUS E. ANDERSON, }*■<"">*»• M. W . fIIPEAR, PkiMliher. BUTLER PA. I WEI>*ESDAY ,H \i; u. lsoi. ■w" Liberty and Union. Now and Forever, One and 'nseparable.''—D. Webster. FOR I'RESIIIENT IN 1804: A Tilt Als A.TI LI\C'OIA. | Presidential I'.lcclors. SkNVTOIOAL. M rturi MMicl.vl. Philadelphia. Tlwina.- If Cunnirisrluim, H' -iver cuunty. , txfaisENT.iTires. 1 Hobert P. King. 3 n«*nrjr Ilnnun, 4 William 11. K*-rn, 112« Barton IF. Jenki, rt ClmrlM M. flunk, 7 Robert Pnrkor, 8 A.iron Mull, 9 John A. Ilf»«*tnn«l. 1«) Ktrliard 11. I'-indl, 11 t&lwnnl HolH.|..'v, 12 t imrles K. Heed, 1.1 Wins W. lltitl, 11 Charlf* 11. Sbi lner, l r > .lohft Winter. 10 DuvM >1 i '••nuughy, 17 David W. Wood, 18 laaac Ben->n, 11* John P.»lt«in, 20 Sannu'l B. I : k, 21 Fvnrord Hierer, 22 John l» Pcnnev. \'J!l Fl.ei.f/.r M .finikin, -4 John W. Blanrhnrd. j UNION REPUBLICAN! PKLTIAHV KLKCnOXS AXD EDlnm i!DiIY j At a meeting of the I *ni• n Republican County Committee held in Butler, on Monday, the lOthinst. it was /'rxolvrtl, 'I lint (lie I'niov lt<j.illiliriui voters of Butler county, and all other I'nioii riti-mx who desire to unite with tlieni in sustaining the National and State 1 Administrations in their patriotic efforts ! to suppress the mth'tly ri h /liioi. and to sup port by every means of the Government, ' our hrroi'r hrotlurs and fvitmh now in the I field, arc hereby requested to meet in their I respective election districts throughout, the county, on SATT ltl'AY. Til l , lib OF .11 Nlv coming, between the hours of ona and s x o'clock. I*. 51., of said day and vote by l>nltot for the candidates lor lie nomination for the different offices to be filled at the fall electi on.to wit: < >!,»■ p'-r uji fir I 'ni)f/n 4s*. Tirn i>i'r.o»x fir Awmbl//. Our /)'fur ('nuit't/ ('ommtHrioitrr. Oil' pi run fur ('imnti/ Anilifnr. and further, to select one of their number in etch district as a iti rntN .it'titst;. or ]>] t KiiA t'K. to convoy said vote, and meet with similar delegates on the following. Monday, at 1 o'clock, p. m, in tlio Arbi- I rut inn room, in the Court [Fain*, for the purpose of casting up said votes, and do daring the nominees, and to take such further measures as the imperiled con dition of our beloved country may then seeui to require. •TAJIKS MITCIH.T.T,. Chin'n.pro. tein. 11. C. Graham, .SV'-'//. P&~'flic Pittsburgh Sanit ry Fair if a complete success, its receipts thus far have reached 8200,000. 11 will doubtless reach 83u0,000 ; well done for Pittsburgh. The cash contributions of Fair view township, to the Sanitary Fair, which i was made through the Balaam Associa tion. was one hundred and forty dollars. Maj. W. C. Adams, was the agent for the township, and is entitled to much credit, . ! for his active efforts in the good cause. In to-days paper, will be found the , professional card if Archibald Blakcley. Esq., who, it will be seen, has opened a law office in Franklin. We arc pleased to learn that the Col. j has determined togo into business where . he has. because many of our people have interests there—are in fact there them -1 selves, and will thereft re be triad to sec I ... . . a familiar face, in whose business capaci ty and legal knowledge, they have confi dence. We advisa all \>L' i get into any business difficulties, or need lagal advice, ' to give him a call. May sue Otis atteud him. SAt a meeting of the Conferees of the several counties of the 23d Congres sional 1 district, held at Free port. A rmstrong county, I'a., June 1 Xtb 1864. for the pur pose of electing two delegates to repre sent said districts in the National I'uion Convention to be held in Baltimore. Juue 7. 1804. Hon. Samuel A Furvience of Allegheny county, received seven votes, Alex. Reynolds, of Armstrong, six vote", and of Butler county, five votes. On motion, the nomination of Messrs Purviance and Reynolds, were ma le una liuious, with power to appoint substi tutes in case of inability to attend. Williamson, of Butlertown ship, received a telegraphic disparoh on Monday last, from a reliable source, that his sou. Lieut. Jaoies G. Williamson., was killed ou Friday last, while leading a charge. He belonged to the 23d I'a. Regt.,Col. Birney. Lieut. Williamson, was one among the first to enter the three month's service after war had been declared, and has been in the service ever since that time. He en tered the service as a private, and has been in many hard fought battles on the Po tomac, and from his gentlemanly man ners, as well as his heroic bravery, was pro . moted to the honorable position which he 1 held when he fell. He was well and fa i vorably known to this community "Peace i to hit) aelies." Ti»e WoiiiiiU'il iu £iov-n' ■ Hiuce tile wen: battle.-, .jetier I anx i icty has pervaded tlie c .lti.itutii \ —nut I only to know who hud fallen, and who were w iinded. but also for the final fate 1 of many wli mi wo lea ned had been plac- ; ed in hospitals, for whose recovery we know every effort was being made, liut alas, in spite of all the efforts which hu- I man industry, sympathy, and skill could make (whie the groat majority of them are improving) some, we are sad to learn, sro down under the fatal wounds they have received. Hard lis it is to see a brave man die on the battle-field, surrounded by | the din of arms, it is still harder to part ' [ with one with whom you have watched— j | whose wounds you have dressed and for ; 1 whose recovery all your anxious hopes j have gone forth. While this is all nat-j ural, still wc should prepare ourselves for the worst, recollecting that God's waysare not as man's ways; andthat M the King of Kinfri A1 -ne can stay life* parting wing-i.'' Doiuocriillt* Sontilnfills. On the first page of to-day's paper will be found an article from that staunch I Democratic journal, the XDO York Day Book. We give this article entire, for the purpose of letting our readers see the sort of sentiments which are so well j received in Democratic circles ! at the same time, to exhibit a speciuiau of the , | leniency of our much abused Government, j Were it half as censorious as some would j have us believe, such papers as this would I not lie allowed to labor—as it and other i kindred sheets do, to poison the public ; mind, an I thus fan the flamesof treason, already blazing in many a uortl ern heart ! After attempting to prove that thedoini- ' i mint party at the north are a set of luna- ! | tics, while the south is controlled by wise counsels and is in effect, fighting to pre serve our nationality. "A (white) confed | eiation of states, and Democratic institu I tions for future generations of Atneri ! cans"—this journal tells in, that "This j frightful contest between lunacy and rea : son" that is between the Fcdeial Govern i uicnt and the Jeff Davis usurpation, "be j iween niggerism and Democracy, despo ,:sin and confederation, ruin, de. olatiou and deatb against American civillzutioti. Would soon be decided, were it not f<sr y..ui war Democrats." In other words, wete it not tor the loyally of m.iny ! -mo cra s who have sustained the ivo\eminent i in its tryingsituation, the rebellion woii'd ! liavobeen a success, the national ti ivein j iuent overthrown—uiid our unity, our ! greatness and our glory gone forever.— J And the perjured trai ors now trembling j for their lives, iu view' of the final sue- \ ce-s.of tlie advancing leg'ons of Grant, would be fyrauizilig it *ver us all a- t lie \ have for the last fifteen years lorded it over their willing vassals, the northern 1 'emoeracy. If there is one portion of the regions . of dispnjr, whore the torments are more intense than another, it will doubtless be : : the future abode of those, who, ibr the , I last three years have labored to divide the j millions of the north—thus weakening the Government whose .strength consisted Sin their unity of purpose and loyally of \ heart—but their efforts have in the main i failed—the people are more united to-day than they ever were before, audits effect , is seeu in the successful movements of our combined armies which will soon finish j 1 up the present unhappy strife,after which ; . those who have been issuing forth their i treason at the north will be attended to, ; \ The following is found in the same is- I ! sue, of the same paper. '• Persons iu forward uig subscriptions. : or others who feel interested in the cause. ' i could do us a valuable service by seuding | ' us the names oftuw or thrrc active iJnno crat* at each post-uffit:i: in their respec , | tive counties. th:)~ Democrats who receive Specimen i Copies arc requested to Bkb" Distribute: Tit KM among their friends and raise ; (Jlubs."^sJ War Democrats, how do yi u like the ! Day Book? What do you think of the j ! party tint sustains it and endorses its ! c sentiments ? The Fallen UravCM. The advance of the two great armies of the Republic, Grant's and Sherman's, is ' looked to with unusual intercut. Thcsuo cess of these campaigns assures us of the speedy end of the rebellion, and conse (jueutly, the end of the war. The rebels recognize this fact, and therefore have 1 strained every nerve to baffle, and if pos sible, defeat us iu these objects. This be ing the ca.-e. it is not to be expected that these great armies can accomplish what they have before them without sacrifices. si.mewli.it corresponding with the gnfeess les anticipated. Indeed, the eastern army has already suffered ■e. ereij, ill its ih iioc ye finished, 'i lie iie/ei e.i; vii has yei to lie taken. Lee's army has yet to be captured or destroyed. Eighteen hundred aud sixty four must, therefore, rec ord the fall of many a patriot whose death j must throw upon a sympathizing commu nity many a comfortless wife and helpless children, it is to be hoped tnat no com munity will give to those uuioi tun i;e fam ilies a cold shoulder, It is, of course, impossible, as it will be unnecessary, for all these families to be supported at the expense of the commu nity. \\ hat is wanted, is attention, sym pathy and advice. The most of those families, having been blessed with affec tionate, industrious protectors. have known i little of the upa aud downs of life. lu-1 . kaOW i!. O ;u"licallji of hu'-V ■ !>*•_» j have, themselves been supported. Nov> ; that faithful piotecioi id ami the;. ( are at once thrown in contact with the < world. The most of these families w;l! ( receive some back pay ami bounties, nil ( will receive pensions; these small amounts should be so used as to best advancetlie comforts of those for whose benefit they | were intended. In many instances the small amounts ; thus obtained, will not be sufficient to ' maintain those entitled to them—in these 1 eases the community should at once step : in and assist. i. Above all, see to it that no orphan whose father (ell in defense of the old flag, or in other words, who fell in defence of «>//• i homes and firesides, shallbe absented from i i school for want of books or clothing, or i for any of the necessaries of life. They i have a right to.and should receive an ed ucation at the hands of the community. Now is the time for all to unite in miti gating the bitterness of the cup of nfflie- ( tion. Kind looks, kind words, and kind actions, all have their effect—let all act faithfully their part in this hour of afflic tion ; and may the God of the widow and tlio fatherless, protect and defend | them; and in his own good time may those j 1 families now bereaved, bo re-united with j 1 their former protectors, in that better world | above, where traitors to Gotland mannev- j j er can disturb their felicity. s * Our County S.ooliisig E"p. We have understood, that on the 21st j ! of last month, the Commissioners named ; | in the Act chartering (he Frecport and Shcnango Valley Itailroad Company. met |in Philadelphia. I!. P. King. Esq., of j Philadelphia, was appointed President. ■ and J. Ziegler, of Hutler. Secretary ami ; j Treasurer. The act requires one thous- , j and shares of stock to be taken before Let- 1 l tors Patent shall be granted by the Gov- j j oruor. This amount of stock was t;tk< n | | at once, and we understand that engineers will be on the route in a short time. An | election for President, Secretary, ami a j i Hoard of Directors, will be held in Phil-j adelpliia, in two weeks, and it is con ft- j ilcntly expected that (Be whole line will | Ie built. This road, if made, will dcvelope a great | mineral region, equal, if not superior to ! any other mineral region in the State.— ■ | in fact, no <OIO c an overestimate the real j I wealth of this section, and if Philadcl- ! i i hi: iii .-nd others would but come here : .a ; sec !nr thein ei.es, they would not so | readily invest their capital in bogus spoc | tuitions. We are in favor of railroads j .II every nook and coiner of our county. I i 1 matters not to us where thev go, or to \ what place they lead. All add to our ag- j : sjrogate wealth, and our lie i wishes attend j j every entei j rize calculate I to bring us a i home und a foieigu market. Bfe" We have received several commu- j ! uicatiuus on the subject of our Congress- ' ! ioiial nouiinafion ; but, after full teflcc I ! tion, have concluded not to publish any 1 thing futlier ill this subject. Thus far ! things have gone off smoothly and we be j lieve upon the whole, satisfactorily, a re | newalof the discussion now might have a | tendency to stir up bad feelings among i those who should cultivate friendship and | harmony. Saturday will close this mat j ter up so far as our county is concerned. . and we are glad, to know that it will be so ; soon set at rest. 1 While Mr. Williams will doubtless, re | ceivea scattering vote in this county, the j great majority of our people will, we have j no hesitation in believing, vote for Major j j Thompson. And this being the case, we ; | trust Mr. Williams will not think that his : friends here are measured by the number j of votes polled for him. Such a conelu- j sion would be far from correct. The large vote which will be given to M ijor' Thompson, will be given on local grounds and not oo any objections they have toonr 1 present able Representative, and while they would be much pleased to have the Dis trict confer the nomination on a Butler county man, they will most cheerfully ae quiess in whatever they in their wisdum may determine upon. us wind this matter up by anotfrer meeting at Freeport, (for instance). Let our oltl friends, Marshal, Bagley, Buck master, &c., be present, and all will go | | well. SfciV" We have learned from reliable au- ! thority, that James Tiuiblin who was wounded recent battles, has since died of his wounds. We are not inform- ; as to the character of his wounds, or j iho lime of his ucath. Mr. Timblin. was ! a clover hearted good citizen, and uo doubt, I made a good soldier. He leaves a wife and a targe family of children to inouin his.loss. We trust they will receive the active sy infjjit iiy of the christian commu- , nty, in the in. i.,; of which it is their good 112 j."!u:!|» to reside, as they will receive the ' eaie id iiiin. whosaitt, •• sutler little chil Irt n to come uini me." Tiic Kilq^Ueii. As we goto press there is no intelli gence of any general engagement from Grant's army. On Friday last the army was in motion. Several of the corps ad vanced, carrying ue inn of the ene;.i:e --| rifle pits. If Lee fights at all, outside of, Riehuioud, he must do so at once. From . hermaii the news is good—he is advancing without much opposition, in deed it is doubtful whether Johnson has foree sufficient to give him battle with any hope of arrestinghis progress. We hope soon to be able to announce the" oeeupa- I tion of Atlanta and the fall of Richmond, i (o n Jiv * ic.yr t ws. Fur lite Citron. M its. .it units:—According to an n uineenieut |jy ban (bills, a concert ot vocal music war. held at Clinton l". P Chuich, on Saturday, 28th ult., by a band of young ladies and gentlemen, led by Mr. George Luve. The proceeds were for the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers. An admission fee of fifteen centp for ludits. and twenty-five cents for gen tlemcii. -was collected at the door. 'J lie audience was good, but not so large as 1 had ex| ee'ed. yet. the proceeds amounted to about wli.eh, by a unanimous vote, was.given to the Christian Commission, and Mr. James Norris appointed to hand it over. The exercises commenced be tween one and two o'clock, p. ni., and opened with prayer by Rev. W. 11. Hutch ison, and after about an hour's singing of sacred music in an attractive manner, judging from the attention of the audi ence, a short address was delivered by the Minister present; after recess the audi ence were highly entertained by the choir, with both sacred music and some appro priate and well sung songs. In all, we think the audience were well pleased, and the soltl iV/'s will be benefitted |jy the pa triotic effort, and that the name of God was, and will be glorified. I understand that they may repeat this effort at some future day, for the same or similar cause.- n. Sanitary Fair. Win Ft May 25. 1864. Mi. Wm. CanipbclT. Chairman Sanitary Committee, Hutler county. Dttt r Sir: —1 enclose you 88(5,15 in mondy for Sanitary Commission, collected n this township—ami also, !l pair socks, and 2 bundles bandages—estimated at 82. Some done nobly—others poorly—others übstinakh/ refused 1 feel assured, that with the mns s of the people, loyalty and sacrifice abound strong and vigorous May our little mite bring comfort to some no ble follow struggling to the death for the overthrow of this wicked rebellion, and the unity of < ur Government. Yours, most respectfully, WM. SlT.W.uit. Contributions lo the Sanitary Commis sion in Winfield towndrp, Butler county, 1 returned to Win. Stewart, as follows : Kueheti ll.iziett, Sr.. No. 2 School, $2 1.45 I James Kennedy. 11. <j.. 5 " G,7.> John P. Bricker, 4 10.20 j .Mi ■ Jane • rook batiks,3 " 1.2> Mrs. L. I>. Kaufhold, " " 1 Mrs. Margaret Stewart, 1 " 3(5,50 Norman Kuklaiid. 4' " 4,_0 Pd. by Hamilton Kc Icy, 1,00 j " .1. Snyder's little son, 6 J. Paskov. small boy, Id 1,15 8815,15 4 pairs socks, say 2.'.1) j 2 bun If I amlages & lint 50 2.5t) i Total, W.M. S-UI.WART, Colli. JC-,V" Report of thee mmittees of Con j n quenessing township, Hutler county, ; for the Sanitary Fair. No. 1. School District.—Committee, 112 Robert lleniy*nd Jennie Uryson— cash. | .?s. Ii cans preserved fruit, 2 pair socks, i I towel. No. 2. School District. —Committee, linos M'Donaldand Jennie Martin, cash, 84(!.i!5, 1 blanket, valued 85, 1 pr. socks, 25 cents. No. '■>, School District.—Committee, -ylvan us Davis and Miss Cunningham,. | cash, 52!'.!15, 12 lbs. dried Apples, 5 lbs. ! hard soap. ii pair socks, 2 towels, (i cans fruit, 1 jar fruit. No. 4, School District.—Committee, (iiecr M'Candless and Lizzie Slianmn, . cash, 824..id. No. 5, School District.—Committee, ' TheophilusGraham and Augusta Rasely. cash, 827,'J0, 1 pair pillows. No. t>, School District.—Committee, Franklin Dike and Nannie Dodds, cash, 811.75, 2 pair socks. Mr. Win. Campbell:—Will you please publish the same in two Of the county papers, and you will gratify the donor*, and oblige yours, in behalf of the suffer ing. ' W.M. 11. JA.MIKSON. Sherman ami Joliumloii. The ni.jveinentol Sherman s a. my i'r m Chattanooga to Dallas (Ga.J has been a continued series of successes. JTjhnslon was flanked troin both siies, and coiupel- I ed to leave the almost impregnable nioun ] tain fast noses south of Chattanooga, tie was flanked at Resaca, and is now flanke t a third time—utterly preven -1 ting the Outtle whitcli he ought,and prob ably w.iuf: have given at the passage of the Etowah river. By marching i'lom Koine, through Van Wert to Dallas, he made itceitaui that it John*, ton remained at the crossing of the Etowah, Sherman lVollid i.e af Ml ie.t:'. and Cll him oft' cil j tirelv a' At,aula. Hence we find him re , treating. Ihe two armies are now at the .ust spur- ot ihe Blue Ridge, as they j break ..It uto knobs and finaiiy tcrniiu ate near Hunt ville. It Juhnsti ri is driv ; en Lack any further (and he is now only tivcu'y in. .:.s from Atlanta.) the last of i '.he rou hand defensible mountain eoun iry will Ie pasted, 'llieie will be befbie Sherman a r eh. protiuetive country, in which .i ,:niy will find rations ana for age uUi, eui Jor their iuiure a ova nee. Uue ot ihe most ridiculous ideas the leb "els have got up, is that Johnston is draw ing Sherman on. expecting to get eonie grea: a v. mage! '1 hat is the way they have been drawing us on, all the time; and he efi will le attended with the same a<i\ auta es as rhc others. Accord ing to ihe i<* e he ny, it was ve:y wrong .ii u" to.go tKin iiowling Greeu to Na-'li i vilie. and lroin Nashville to Chattanooga.
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