BEDFORD GAZETTE,
• B. F. MEYERS. EDITOR.
FRIDAY, I : I i I t~MAY 30, 1862
children of the Sabbath School of the M.
£. Church in Bedford, are requested to meet in the
Church, next Saturday, at 2 o'clock, P. M., for ex
ercise in singing, in view of the sermon to be preach
ed by the Pastor of the Church, and the collection
to be taken next Sabbath morning, in aid of the Sun- j
day School cause.
DELEGATE ELECTION^"
The Democratic voters of the several election
districts of Bedford county, and others who in
tend to with them in good faith hereafter,
■are hereby requested to meet on
■SATURDA Y, 21 ST OF JUNE, NEXT,
at the hour and place to be appointed by their
respective Vigilance Committees (who are here
by requested to give written notice of such time
and place of meeting) for the purpose of elect
ing two persons as delegates to the Democratic
County Convention whieh is to assemble at the
Court House in Bedford, on TUESDAY, 21th
JUNE, NEXT, at 2 o'clock, P. M., to put in
nomination a County ticket to be voted for at
the ensuing election, appoint conferees to meet
conferees from the remaining counties of this
Congressional District to nominate a candidate
for Congress, and attend to such other matters
as may be proper to lie transacted for the bene
fit of the party. It is also particularly request
ed that active and earnest Democrats be elected
Vigilance Committees for the ensuing year and
that their names be carefully reported to the
President of the Convention.
By order of the Dcm. Co. Com.,
JOHN 8. SCHELL, Chairman.
Democratic State Convention,
In accordance with a resolution of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee, THE DEMO
CRACY OF PENNSYLVANIA, will meet in STATE
CONVENTION, at HARRISBURG, on Fin-
HAY. the 4th day of July, 1862, at 10 o'clock,
A. M., to nominate candidates for AUDITOR
GENERAL and SURVEYOR GENERAL, and to A
dopt such measures as may be deemed necessa
ry for the welfare of the Democratic party and
tiie country.
WILLIAM IT. WELSH,
-Chairmanef the Democratic State Ex. Com.
The President on Hunter.
We printed, in our last issue, an article
on the subject of Gen. Hunter's emancipa
tion order, in which article we expressed
strong doubts as to the capability of the
President to meet, fairly and squarely, the.
issue presented by Hunter's pronunciamen
to. In another column, over the signature
of Abraham Lincoln, wc publish, to-day, a
full and complete confirmation of our gravest
misgivings in regard to this subject. The
President has utterly failed to meet the
question, and his ultimate policy in regard
to slavery, is as doubtful and uncertain, to
day, as when he delivered his inaugural ad
dress, fifteen months ago. True, he revokes
Gen. Hunter's order; declares it unauthor
ized and null and void. But does he say
that Hunter's policy was wrong, or that his
order was made in violation of the Consti
tution? Not one word does he vouchsafe to
us OR this subject. The great crime of set
ting at naught the charter of American rights,
ia not even hinted at bv the President, not
withstanding the fact that he is the sworn
depository of that inviolable bond. On the
other hand, he declares that he reserves to
himself the power to decide whether, us
commander in chief of the armies of the
United States, he possesses the power to
tree the slaves, and appeals to, nay, threat
ens, the people of the border slave states,
in order to cause them to take steps for the
abolition of slavery. Is this apparent dis
regard for the Constitution—set in bold re
lief by the heated anxiety of the President
for the destruction of the institution of sla
very—calculated to endear the Union to the
poople of the South? Is it an argument
with the laboring classes of the North (who
must suffer from the influx of free.d negroes)
in favor of the war policy of the adminis
tration ? W ill it, can it, accomplish any pos
sible good? To our mind it is clear that this
last proclamation of President Lincoln, will
assist the Secession cause more tlian a score
of Bull Run defeats. It will be published
in every Secession newspaper in the South
and its abolition sentiments will Is? made
the text of every rebel agitator from the
Potomac to the Rio Grande. Each succeed
ing day seems to draw the nation deeper in
to the vortex of anarchy, and even the pilot
■of the ship of state grows giddy from the
whirl that seemingly hurries us downward.
wThe President has seized, for the use
of the Government, all the railroads in the
United States.—Gov. Cortin has issued a
proclamation calling out the volunteer mili
tia. A requisition has been made upon
•Maj. Sansom, of this place, in accordance
with this order.
wAllen, Peace Democrat, has been elect
ed to Congress from Illinois, in place of Col.
Logan, resigned.
HO M E Jj_E WS . __
IN TOWN. —Our old friend, Maj. Cres
well, of Cassville, Huntingdon co., paid our
town a visit on Monday last. Tho Major is
sound on the great issues of the day.
—o—
BEWARE! —Wc warn our Democratic
friends not to be seen talking together on tho
street corners, as in such case some of the Ab
olition patriots will be sure to hang them up a
gain for Secessionists.
ON FURLOUGH. —Capt. G. S. Mullin, of
tho 55th Pa. Regiment, arrived here, on Tuns
day last, on his way to visit his family in Na
pier tp. The Captain looks well, and repre
sents tho Bedford county boys to be in fine
health and spirits.
—o —
TREAT AND RETREAT. —If you want to
retreat, join Banks or Floyd. But if you want
to treat without the re, take your sweetheart or
your better half to Mrs. E. V. Mowry's and
buy her a new bonnet, hat, or any thing else of
the beautiful variety of ladies' fancy goods kept
by Mrs. Mowry.
——o— —
COOL WEATHER. —The mercury has had
a comparatively downward tendency for some
weeks. The nights are cool and the morning*
damp with dew or cliiil with frost. "Winter
lingered in the lap of Spring," and Summer
trundles on his knees most'patiently the laggard
fir3t-born of the Seasons.
—o —
NEGROES DRILLING. —We understand
that colored men and boys in this neighborhood,
are regularly engaged in a Sort of an attempt
at military drill. Our abolition friends should
by all means encourage these incipient warlike
efforts of their sable proteges. We are in favor
of sending them as a reinforcement to Gen.
Hunter.
lIAIL STORM. —On Wednesday of last
week, wc bad the experience of a rather severe
hail storm, accompnnied with rain, or rather a
severe rain storm accompanied with hail. The
streets were deluged with water and the flash
ing of lightning Hnd booming of thunder render
•ed the scene truly terrific. The storm did not
do much damage in this neighborhood.
—o—
MAJOR TALIAFERRO. —Our venerable
friend, Maj. Taliaferro, is at present on a visit to
his home in this place. The severe official du
ties devolved upon the Major by the breaking
out of tho war, havo overtaxed liis physical
strength, and, we are sorry to say, he is not at
present in the enjoyment of his usual good health.
We sincerely hope that he may soon be restor
ed to health and strength.
—o—
LOOK OUT! —We are informed tbat cer
tain "Republican" Union men in this place now
say that they were always in favor of recog
-1 nizing the independence of the seven states
which first seceded from the Union. These are
the men who said, "Let the South go; we don't
want it!" They had better look out! Seces
sionists are. not allowed to talk in this "neck
of the woods."
—o —
TORNADO. —During the recent liail storm,
a violent tornado prevailed in the Western and
j Southwestern portions of this county, destroy
; ing much valuable timber and seriously injur
ing the grai#. Wc are informed that in some
places a lane of about half a mile in width,
was cut through the timber, the trees nnd bush
es being leveled with the ground. On Dry
Ridge, the grain is represented to have been
shorn off as with a scythe.
—r> —
PARDONED. —James W. Divelbisrt, con
victed of adultery at November term, 1801,
tuid sentenced to undergo an imprisonntent of
nine months in the county jail, was pardoned,
a few days ago, by Gov. Curtin. The petition
forthe pardon was signed by the two Associate
Judges before whom Mr. Divelbiss was tried,
by the jurors who convicted him and by a large
number of the most respectable citizens of the
county.
—o —
HABEAS CORPUS. —There arc a number
of astute legal gentlemen in this place, some of
whom have occasionlly written "Republican"
editorials, who used to tell us, with tho most
learned air, that the writ of Habeas Corpus is
lawfully suspended by the dictum of the Presi
dent. That may lie ail true as far as the white
man is concerned, but tho writ is in full force
forthe benefit of runaway slaves, even if they
are charged with horse-stcnling. At least so
the judiciary of Blair county decided, a few
woeks ago. Beautiful art thou in thy opera
tions, O Republicanism!
BROAD Tor GOAL. —The amount of coal
transported over Ihc Huntingdon and Broad
Top Mountain Railroad, during the week en
ding Wednesday, May 21, was 5,180 tons;
during the same period last year, 5,362 tons;
decrease, 2,182 tons. This decrease was,
doubtless, owing to the burning of several spans
of the Stonerstown bridge, (of which we give
an account to-day) which would, of course, re
tard the transportation.—The amount shipped
previously during tho present year, is 1 19,669
tons, whilst during the same time last year, the
amount shipped was only 58,209 tons, showing
an increase of 61,4G0 tons, or more than douli
le the trade of the same period, last year ! The
Broad Top mines were never in a more flour
ishing condition than at present, and the pros
pect of the future coal trade ia that sectiou, is
brightening every day.
PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OF THE STONER3-
TOWN BIUDGE.—The railroad bridge at Stoners
town, in this county, was partially destroyed by
fire, on tho 19th inst. Says the Mining Itegis
ter: Early on Monday, May 19, the Sto
nerstown Bridge over the Raystown Branch
of the Juniata near Saxton on the Huntingdon
and Broad Top Railroad, 23 miles from Hun
tingdon, was discovered to bo on fire. A coal
train had passed over the bridge a short time
previously, and a watchman bad crossed over
after it, but "no sign of fire was visible, the con
suming atom which did the mischief having
lodged in an angle of tho lattice work of the
superstructure, over one of the piers, where, af
ter a time, it began to ignite the wood and make
asmoke; the smoke attracted the attention of a
watchman on the trestle viaduct contiguous to
the bridge, who gave the alarm and summoned
help.
John Fulton, Esq., the Engineer of the road
and mines, being fortunately near by, led a
gang of men out upon the structure, and by
sundering the weight-sustaining parts of the
spans on fire, precipitated the burning mass to
the ground below, a jjistance of ninety feet
from the track to the water.
When the wrqpk went down, the span upon
which stood Mr. Fulton and his men, was rais
ed up from the pief and looseued by the shock
of the rough parting, so that the position was
made ore of extreme peril; no accident hap
pened to the little party, however, whose promp
titude and forethought undoubtedly saved from
destruction all the structure but two spans.
The bridge has five spans, about 199 feet each,
and is something over 801) feet iu length; the
length of the two spans burned being 328 feet.
Of the iliree spans left in place, one is upon
one end of the bridge and two at the other end.
The two central spans destroyed will be repair
ed immediately with trestle work, and by one
week from to-day it is expected that the trains
will resume their trips.
Meantime, work will be prosecuted in the
mines and the coal stored in heaps; hence when
the bridge is rendered crossablc, tonnage will
lie hurried forward. It is confidently predicted
that, within a month, the Broad Top region
will send down to market two thousand tons a
day, soon to be increased thereafter to a quan
tity in excess of that limitation.
Bad News,
It is with unfeigned sorrow that we record
the recent defeat of our army under Gen. Banks.
This is bad news, not only for the Government,
but for thousands of families in the North, be
reaved of relations and friends by this terrible
disaster. Of course, we are at. present unable
to form a correct idea of the extent and impor
tance of the reverse we have sustained; but c
nougli is known to place beyond doubt the fact
that Banks' army has been completely demoral
ized and scattered. In February last this un
fortunate general had under his command some
30,000 troops. With the exception of some
3000 men, under Gen. Shields, who wore rde
tached, since the battle of Winchester, to rein
force McDowell, we have heard of no with
drawal from him of any fraction of this num
ber. Yet, we are informed by an official des
patch from Gen. Banks, that his force at the
recent engagement near Winchester, was only
4000. What has become of the remainder of
this devoted army, can only be conjectured.
53-STILES, Democrat, lias been elected in the
Bucks and Lehigh Congressional district, of this
state, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
of Dr. Cooper. *
57"We are informed that rumor makes a cer
tain minister, in this place, the author of the
article headed, "A Preacher on the stand,"
which appeared in our last. Wc desire to say
that the article in question was not written by
any minister, and the reverend gentleman who
is named as the nulhor neither knew of its ex
istence prior to its being put in type, nor had he
read the letter to which it was intended as a re
ply-
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
[Correspondence of the Bedford Gazette.]
WILL A no's HOTEL, WASHINGTON, I). C., )
May 23, 'C2. F
FHIENT) R. F. :
I have seen the Kail-Splitter, heard Sum
ner read his confiscation speech, visited the pub
lie building, and dined at Willard's. This is
Washington, all in all—wive and except the pet
formance of the "Canterberry Minstrels," which,
owing to "Freedom" here, now, is accessible on
ly to a mired audience.
Sundry conflicts have lately arisen between
the civil and military authorities here, on ac
count of the "contrabands"—how they arc to
be disposed of—what is to be done with them—
who is to do it—whether they are free, or not
free—who is free, and who are not. The Pro
vost Guard now have a part of the Marshall's
force in jail, and the Marshall hah a part of the
Guard in jail—all on account of a dispute about
an old "contraband" woman. The ease awaits
the decision of the President, and he is too busy
just now with Secretary Stanton, to give it his
attention. The fact is, a few asses, with epau
lettes and gilt buttons,.arc put upon horses, here,
and wanting to splurge in some way, and nei
ther knowing law, nor having common sense,
they find themselves on a tilt, every now and
then, with the civil authorities. Yesterday a
New York regiment was marching off some ruri
a-wny negroes. The police interfered—a gene
ral melee ensued—the police secured two of the
"contrabands," and the regiment took the bal
ance. So we go. Things will be settled nffer
a while we hope. Every bent of the telegraph
ic hammer is watched with great interest for
news from Richmond anil Corinth.
Some of our lioys arc here, stopping with onr
friend Pearson, among them Messrs. Scull anil
Ankenvnnd others. 1 send you some extracts
from this morning's "National Republican,"
to show how tho eat jumps. It is the purpose
of this glorious administration to abolish slavery,
and to do it, if they can, in the name of the
Union/ Some good men here predict riot and
anarchy in the District before many days. More
anon. SOMERSET.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
JUNIATA TOWNSHIP, May 24, 1802.
Mr. Editor:—
I see by the lace Bedford papers, that
sundry correspondents in different parts of the
county, are using the most vigorous exertions to
bring their localities into public notice, and as
you have never had a line from old Juniata, I
have come to the conclusion to write you a few
sentences in the hope that they will be accepta
ble. Your readers must not think that Juniata
is "behind hand," because it has not hitherto
been ventilated in the public prints. We are a
modest people and do not feel like rushing into
print to vaunt our own praises. Neither are
we envious of other portions of the county, Jess
favored naturally or politically.
As for news in this section, it is rather scarce.
Measles and diphtheria are still raging in the
neighborhood. A painful accident occurred a
bout two weeks ago in Mr. John Riley's family.
A little child belonging to the family drank some
hot coffee from the spout of a coffeepot, which
resulted fatally. The weather is beautiful and
people are planting corn. We have a fair pros
pect of a heavy harvest and plenty of fruit.
The people are not troubled about the war any
more. All they want to know, is, what is to
be done with the negroes? We have them plen
ty out here, already. We do not want more.
Nothing important has occurred, of late, except
the robbing of some hen-houses, and some fine
turkeys have lost their heads while sitting on
their roosts, all of which are natural conse
quences of the presence of the genus "contra
band." More hereafter. JUNIATA.
the Gazette."]
STATEMENT OF MONEY SENT HOME BY CAPTAIN
.JOSEPH FIIXEB'S COMPANY.
Mr. Editor:
In February last I received by Adams'
Express, from Capt. Filler's company, (Co. K.)
5.5 th Reg't., I'. V-, then at "Camp Welles," S.
Carolina, for distribution as follows: $lO5 00
From Josiah Haley to Job Mann,
Esq., Bedford, $3O 00
Jos. C. May to D. May, Milli
gan's Cove, 35 00
Jacob Kadebaiigh to Charlotte
Kadebnugh, Bedford, 30 00
Alex'r. Earnest to J. W. I.ing
cnfelter, Esq., Bedford, 30 00
Jacob Exline to John Exline, St.
Clairsville, 25 00
And'w Rollins to Elizabeth Rol
lins, Milligan's Cove, 30 00
Henry Cable to Jacob Cable,
Benford's Store, 15 00
John Coblcr to Isaac Cobler, St.
Clairsville, 25 00
David Ling to Mary Aim I.ing,
St. Clairsville, 25 00
Nicholas Bowser to James Bow
ser, Hopewell, 20 00
James Byerly to Mary Ann By
erly, Rainsburg, 20 00
Henry Dreuning to G. 11. Spang,
Bedford, 20 00
Capt. Joseph Filler to Mary A.
Filler, 100 00
$405 00
On the Ist inst., I received, as above, from
the same Company, then at North Kdisto Isl
and, S. C., $OO2 00
Isaac Fleogle to Elizabeth Flce
glc, Bedford township, $lO 00
Joseph C. May to Daniel May,
Milligan's 25 00
Andrew Rollins to Elizabeth Rol
lins, Milligan's Cove, 20 00
Washington Herring to Isabella
Herring, Bedford, 20 00
John M. Robb to Catharine Robb
West End P. Office, 20 00 '
Henry L. Marshall to Elizabeth
Marshall, Dry Ridge, 50 00
Peter Kinsey to Jane Kinsey,
Bucna Vista, 65 00
Nelson B. Miller to Jackson Mil
ler, Dry Ridge, 50 00
John Gonden to Barbara Ellen
1 Gonden, Dry Ridge, 22 00
Joseph Tcwcll to George Tcwcll,
Southampton township, 20 00
Jeremiah Smith to Jane Smith,
Charlesville I'. 0., ' 20 00
i Thomas Moran to Rachel Mo
ran, Dry Ridge, 20 00
. Jolin Diliert to Adam Diliert, jr.,
Bedford township, 40 00
William Fra/icr to John Frnzicr,
West End I'. 0., DO 00
■ Cnpt. Joseph Filler to Mary A.
: Filler, Bedford, 150 00
Same to G. if. Spang, Bedford, 10 00
Henry Drenning to G. 11. Spang 00 00
$602 00
I also at the sumo time received for Elizabeth
Riseling, of Milligan's Covo, $7B 00
From John Riseling, 43 00
John Riseling, jr., 35 00
$7B 00
This money has all been received and receipt
ed for by the parties to whom it was sent, or
some one duly authorized by them to get it. I
might here add that, our brave boys, so general
ly commended for their patriotism, deserve also
much praise for this substantial and generous re
membrance of their friends at home.
Respectfully, G. 11. SPANG.
Bedford, May 23, 1862.
The Effect of the Democratic Addreas in
Richmond.
[Extract irora a private letter to the Editor of the
Chicago Times.]
WASHINGTON,' May 16.
An intelligent deserter from tho rebel army
roporls that the Democrat ie add res?, which was
lately issued by Hon. Win. A. Richardson and
other Democratic members of Congress, bad
been received in Richmond, through a copy of
the New York Tribune, which had been smug
gled into the South for the purpose of copying
its lending articles, in order to further inflame
the Southern people against tha Federal Gov
ernment.
But the unfortnuate Wythesvillo Gazette
knew no better than to copy the address of
Richardson and friends, the result of which
publication was the expression, by many prom
inent citizens, of favorable opinions in reference
to "the Constitution as it is and tho Union as
it was." And tho Gazette was at once suppress
ed, and the further" 'publication of the address
in the seceded States declared treasonable to the
interests of the Confederate Government, e.s it
tends to a restoration of the old Union, and
thereby demoralizes tho army of the South, dis
tracts public sentiment, and dissipates that n
nanimityof confidence in the Davis Government
which it is desirable to maintain.
The deserter, whose name is James T. Marks,
J states that nothing lu tho northern papers has
ever so alarmed the leaders of tho rebellion as
the address in question, and that the few copies
of it which have gotten out among the farmers
in Grayson county, Virginia, have done more
to paralyze the upraised arm of patricide than
a thousand proclamations could accomplish. It
is considered by prominent traitors and mem
bers of the rebel Government at Richmond as
the most insidious and dangerous attack that
has been made upon the permanency of their
new confederation.
in order to counteract its effect, and al
so WMimulntu the Southern mind to make new
sacrifices and waste more life in their fruitless
rebellion, all the leading journals in the inter
est of tho rebel oligarchy are republishing all
the speeches of Lovejoy, Sumner, Wilson, Chan
dler, Washburne and other omni-confiscating and
omni-emaneipating abolitionists. Mr. Marks
says that nothing helps to revive the drooping
spirits of the rebel soldiery like the reading of
the extreme speeches of those nigger-lovers, and
nothing is used so often and with such complete
success.
KTWO give the following without endorsing
all the views of the writer. We have frequent
ly stated our position upon tho points touched
upon by our correspondent, and in our issue of
week before last, we gave, as we think, a full,
straight-forward and conclusive answer, to the
legal question which our friend propounded. We
have neither time nor room to discuss the ques
tion at greater length. Meanwhile we commend
the remarks of our mountaineer, for their frank
ness and evident sincerity.
SHADE TIN, Somerset Co., May 19, '62.
Mr. Editor:—
I atn convinced, by your whole course,
in this calamitous career of our country, that
you arc a thorougli-sonled Union man; but, still.
I beg leave to differ frotn you. You speak of
'■the Constitution" theoretically, that is. abstract
edly; but / speak of it practically. And prac
tically, th a United States have become " Die-united
States." Therefore there can be no treason a
gainst the " United States." I acknowledge your
tact and skill as a lawyer; but, like Goldsmith's
schoolmaster, lean "arguestill," ignorant Aile
ghanian though I am.
When the former provinces of this continent
revolted from the oppressive rule of Great Brit
ain, tlicy were moved to do so, by the invasion
ot their rights; and thus, said provinces, though
they parted with certain of their rights, never
parted with their right to resist aggression, when
any of their inappreciable rights wore violated.
Shades of Washington—Jefferson—Madison!
Did ye ever think that the liberties for which
you were fighting, or contending, would be vio
lated? and yet, now, the party in the ascendan
cy—the majority—would clamor for the destruc
tion of the interests of your native State!! In
your illustrious times, the slave-holding interests
were recognized and sealed with Democratic
blood. Then it was tho Constitution —but now
prevails ism—Abolitionism—Yankceism—pseu
do-Republicanism. In your time, immortal war
riors and statesmen! —the universal cry, the
watchword, was: "The United States," — "our
whole country.'" You wholly ignored sectioned
interests; from your moral Pisgah, you survey
ed the entire promised land—our American Ca
naan. Thus you conquered and bequeathed to
us a precious legacy, indeed. From your thir
teen States, by following your glorious examples,
we have swelled into thirty-tierce. But bv de
viating from your illustrious precedents, we have
been reduced very much, numerically. One
third of the States have retired from the. Union,
some of which were the most patriotic in the
grand Revolution, and one of them the birth
place of heroes— Virginia —the natal soil of
Washington, the Pater Patriae, where his
ashes still remain. Heroes, sages of the Revo
lution! could you have sympathized with those
who are for a section and not for their whole coun
try—who are not for the United States as they
were left by Washington, but tor the States, as
they have been fashioned in the brains of a Love
joy, a Wilson, or a Sumner!
'I he right to resist tyranny is sacred—conse
crated by the efforts ot' our kinsmen in England
against the Stuarts—consecrated by our immor
tal ancestors against this very England, when
she dared to invade our imprescriptible rights;
and how can we wonder, that Americans, in
heriting the same love of freedom from their an
cestors, can refuse to submit to their would-be
task-masters, —especially, when in the Declara
tion of Independence, there is proclaimed to the
world the following undeniable truth:
"\\ lien a long train of abuses and usurpa
tions, pursuing invariably tho same object, evin
ces a design to reduce them under absolute des
potism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off
such government and to provide new guards fur
their future security."
What right has the North to dictate to the
South 011 the slavery question? You must, Mr.
Editor, strong a Union man as yon are, ac
knowledge, that the matrimonial compact is of
divine origin. " What God hath joined let no min
separate." Now if a man beat and injure his
partner in this union contract, our legislature
grant the injured one the faculty of seceding—
for the yoke—the compact —has become intoler
able to the party. The matrimonial contract is
of dirine authority,—(and according to a major
ity of Christians) is indissoluble. If, then, wo
can dare dissolve a dual confederacy—a union.
of two, though sanctioned by the God of Sinai
—and declared indissoluble by the author of the
New Testament—how dare we say that the hu
man compact between the States, approved by
Washington and other fallible men, is irresclndi
blc, irrevocable, sacred and inviolable, like tho
laws of the Modes and Persians? 1 still think,
that this awful calamity of war might have been
avoided, by some honorable way or another,
and that we, farmers and property men, might
not have been obliged to pay such enormous tax
es as must result from the expenditure of two
nr more millions a day!! and which gladden the
hearts of none but greedy ojjke holders, or ojjice
seekers of the pure Simon Cameron school, from
whom I pray "the Lord deliver us."
QUEKE.
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worse than living death, will find an able coad
jutor in these celebrated remedies. Sold by all |
Druggists, at 20c., 02e., and $1 per box. 100
C-3-i)p to the time of going to press, we have
received no news from Halleck or MeClellan.
03" It is said that the pen is mightier than the
sword." Neither is of much uso without tho
holder.
HIGHLY IMPORTIST NEWS.
OfTeiiaive Movements of tlio Oonfeder
ates,
defeat of roL. kf.vlvs command at
FRONT KOYAL.
Attack oil Gen. Banks at Winchester.
A SEVERE BATTLE.
THE FEDERAL ARMY RETIRES INTO
MARYLAND.
CONFEDERATES REPORTED MOVING NORTH
FROM RICHMOND.
Threatened Invasion of Maryland.
WASHINGTON, May 24—The following disi
patch was this morning received from Gen. Banks
at the war Department:
Strasburg, May 24, 1862.
Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Col. Kenly's command of infantry (Ist Ma
ryland Regiment) and cavalry has been driven
from Front Royal; with considerable loss in kill
ed, wounded and prisoners. The enemy's force
is estimated nt five or six thousand. It is re
ported as having fallen back on Front Royal
and probably occupies that place this moraine
N. I'. BASKS,
Major General.
WASHINGTON, May 24.— C01. Kenly's com
mand, just defeated at Front Royal, consisted of
his own Maryland regiment of infantry and three
or four companies of Col. Thornton Broad
head's regiment of Michigan cavalry. The at
tacking rebel force consisted of a full brigade,
and therefore outnumbered Col. K.'s three or four
to one. Most of the cavalry are safe, though
it is feared most of the infantry were captured.
A BATTLE AT WINCHESTER.
GENERAL BANKS COMPELLED TO RETREAT INTO
MARYLAND—THE ENEMY ADVANCING ON
HARPER'S FERRY.
WASHINGTON, May 25—The enemy, under
Gens. Dwell and Johnson, with a largely supe
rior force, gave battle to Gen. Banks thismonfc
iiig at Winchester, commencing at daylight.
Gen. Banks fought them for six hours and then
retreated in the direction of Martinsburg, with
what loss is unknown.
The enemy are, it is understood, advancing
from Winchester upon Harper's Ferry. Our
troops there are being rapidly reinforced.
Rumor says that Jackson is advancing to tho
support of Ewell and Johnson, and there arc
also statements that still another forco is bo
hind him. Prompt arrangements have been
made to meet these emergencies if truly repor
ted.
A later despatch received to-night says that
Gencal Banks lias made good his retreat across
tho Potomac, nt Williauisport.
General Rnfus Saxton is in command at
Harper's Ferry.
WHO ARETHTTRATTORS?
The Republican papers aro just DOW briiN
ling and blazing all over with such epithet* m
"traitor," "treason," and "disunionist," wiiich
they hurl at the heads of everybody, North or
South, who does not quietly acquiesce in their
bloody platform of the war.
Did not tlu* South warn tho North that un
less it ceased to make war upon her institutions,
it would be impossible to remain in political un
ion with if? Did she not entreafjho North, bv
tho memory of our fathers, and by the common
blood which all sections freely devoted to thea
chievement of our national existence, to desist?
ami did she not declare tliat, whenever a Presi
dent was elected by the northern States alone,
on the distinctive ground of hostility to the in
stitutions and domestic peace of the South, Bho
would feci compelled, in pelf respect, and for
sell preservation, to cancel tho bond of union
which united her to her enemies? To what in
dignities did she not submit before taking the
last step?— How manyyears is it since wo ceas
ed to treat her as an equal iu the partnership
of the Union? Did we not pass laws robbing
her of her constitutional rights relative to her
fugitive "slaves?" Did wo not deprive them
of the right of way in transitu over one-half of
our common country? Did we notelect a Pres
ident on tho avowed platform of locking tbem
out of every inch of the common public do
main? Did we not say by this act that w
would treat them as inferiors, wiio shall have
no share in the territorial wealth of our com
mon country? Nor did we stop here. We
kept up an agitation which renders their prop
erty and their lives insecure. We fostered a
public opinion which sent John Brown assas
sins, and clergymen, and peddlers, with knap
sacks and carpet bags, full of striclinins and
pistols, as missionaries to teach tho negroes how
to murder their masters! Our nothern Sena
tors held them up us tyrants," "thieves," "vil
lains," and "barbarians," in tho Sehate Cham
ber of the United States! Those in the North
who have for years waged a war upon the Con
stitution that was framed by our fathers—who
succeeded at last in breaking up tho Union —
now seek to brand astraitors'the men who have
resisted their unholy and revolutionary doc
tlines. But we throw back the ignominious
words into their own faces, and we teli thsm
that not only do we believe them to be the
real traitors, but, as God is our witness, we be
lieve tliey will receive the fate that belongs to
traitors, if they madly force upon us a war for
the purposes of Abolitionism. If the bloody
doctrines of Abolition are finally to prevail as
tho fixed policy of this government, no white
man, who has not a negro's soul in him, can
hope to live in peace and safety even in thn.
North. If the murderous tempers of the trier*
whom Mr. Lincoln has everywhere pi ami lit
power are to rule us, then wo may as well at
once begin to fight for our altars and our homes.
The men wiio have broken up the country once,
will do it again, and keep doing it, until nei
ther life nor property will have any protection,
unless we crush the serpent's head whore it is.
] EXECUTORS' NOTICE.
J Letters testamentary on the estate
of John Fraisey, late of E. Providence town
ship, Bedford Co., deceased, having been granted
the subscribers, notice is hereby given 10 all in
debted to said estate, to make settlement Ix-firro
the first, dav of August next, and those having
claims against sai l estate., will present them
properlv authenticated for settlement.
SAMUEL FKAZEY,
S. Tree. IF".
JOHN lIANifS,
Brush Cirr? tf., **"* ">>
May 2J -fits Kx'ors.