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if they take them from the post 6ffice, whether they
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Business Carlis.
JOSEPH W TATE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
Will promptly attend to collections and all busi
ness entrusted to his care, in Bedford and adjoining >
counties.
?ash advanced on judgments, notes, military and
other claims.
Has for sale Town lots in Tatesvillc, and St. Jo- |
ph's, on Bedford Railroad. Farms and unimproved i
land, from one acre to 130 ocies to suit purchasers, j
Office nearly opposite the "Mengei Hotel" and j
B.ihk of Reed fee Schell.
April 1, 1864—1y
J. R. DUREORROW,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA.
Office one door South of the "Mengel
Wili attend promptly to all business entrusted to his
care in Bedford and adjoining counties.
Having also been reguUrlv licensed to prosecute '
claims against the Government, particular attention !
will he given to the collection of Military claims oi
ali kinds ; pensions, back pay, bounty,bounty loans,
sc. April 1, 1561.
ESPY M A LSI P.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD PA.
Will faithfully and promptly attend to all business
en'rusted to his cate in Bedford ard adjoining coun- i
ties. Military claims, back pay, bounty, See., j
speedily co'lected.
Office with Mann (e Spang, on Juliana street, two
doors South of the Mungel Horn. Jar.. 22, 'St. j
U7l A K EftS,
ATTORNEY .IT LAW, Bedford, Pa.
Will promptlj attei.J to all business entrusted to '
his care. Military claims speedily collected.
on Juliai.na street, opposite the Bank, ;
one door north of John Balmer'* oiS'-e.
Bedford, September U, 1563.
F. M. KIHMSLL. '• W. LINOENXFLTKS
KIMMELL & LIFJGENFF.LTER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW FEDFORO. PA
[T3"T-eve termed a partner '.:n th prae'ver o ;
the Law. Office on Jul ana street, tv-c doors f-cnth
ef the r'Menge! House."
G- tl. SPANG-,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, PA ]
Will promptly attend to collection* am! all i>ui
oess entrusted to Sis care in Bedford and adjoining
count i°s.
on Juliana Stret, three doors south
of the "Mengel House," opposite the resilience of I
Mrs. Tate. MIJ 13 1864.
J • ft ft P. RKKD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BF.DFOKD, PA., !
Re xpftfully tenders hit services to the Public.
jr?"Office second door North of the Mengei (
House.
At 1, 1862 . 1
JOII ft PALMER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, BEDFORD, FA j
promptly attend to ell business entrus- i
ted to bis rare. Office on Julianna Street, (near
ly opposite the Mengel House.)
' Bedford, Aug. 1, 1861.
A. 11. rOFFROTH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Pa.
'Till hereafter practice regularly in the severs.
Courts of Bedford county. Business entrusted to
bis care will be faithfully attended to.
December 6, 1861. >
F. C. DOYLE, M. D.,
Tenders his professional services to the rilixfrs of _
Bloody Run and vicinity. Office next door to the
hotel of John C. Black. [June 10 IS 4.
J. L. MARBOURG-, M. D.
Havirg permanently located, respectfully tenders
hia professional services to the citixeus o! Be'ioH
and vicinity.
Office on West Pitt street, south side, seany op
porite the Union Uotel.
Bedford, February 12, 1564.
F. M MARECURO. M. D ,
SCBCLLSBURG. PA,
Tenders his professional services to the people of
that place and vicinity. Office immediately oppo
site the store of John E. Colvin, in the room for
merly occupied by J. Henry Schell.
July 1, 1554.
P. H. PENNSYL, M. D. t
RAY 3 HILL, BEDFoRr. Co., Pa
Havirg located at the above place renders his pro- j
.essional services to the community.
August 12, 1864. f
DAVID DEFIBAUGH,
GU N SMITH, BEDroitn, IjA1 j A ,
Workshop same as formeily occupied by John
Border, deceased. Rifles and other guns made to or
der, in the best s'yle and on reasonable terms. Sne.
efml' attention will be given to the repairing of fire
r ma. Jul >" * l^oi—ly.
MM I EL KETTLE M IS,
BEDFORD, PA..
Would herebv notify the citi/.ens of ie-ford
county, that he La moved ro the Borough of Bed
fcid. where he may at all times b found by persons
wishing to see bint, unless absent upon business
psrrtaintrig to Lis office.
Bedford, Aug. 1,1861.
JaCou Rsed, J.J. ScHgt.t.,
HEED AX!) SCHELL,
BANKERS fc DEALERS IN EXCHANGE,
BEDFORD, PKNN A.
tETDRAFTS bought and sold, collection? made
aitd money piomptly iemitted.
Deposits solicited.
J. ALSiP &. SON,
~Deers & Commiss'fln Mercuants,
BEDFORD, PA .
Resbfccifuß.y solicit consigunsents of Boots and
Drv Goods, Groceries, Clothing, And all kinds
for AUCTION and PRIVATE Sale.
REFERENCES.
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Bbilip Ford St C Hon. Job Mann,
Boyd R Hough, Ilon> w T £) aufc
\ranor Young & Bros-, f Meyers
fsr.ua ry 1,
SCOTT & STEW "
AUCTWHHRS tw<Um,,
fayoe's Marbb- Buildup.
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Apr n. isw-if
j VOLUME 60.
L\ T EW S£fti!& j
"BOKawB - SMMMManj
McG lellan ** Lincoln.!
Damning Disclosure of the Treat
, ment of McClellan by Stanton and
Lincoln.
TESTIMONY OF GEN. 11. M. NAGLEE. ;
. Secret History of the. Himous Hirst Coun-1
l °f W"ar—Litvohis TVecikn and
I Stanton s JiudtncA#—.l If itji j i in
the i II Aite House, and a JJrute in the
Har Department— ]} hat Stanton said
of McClellan. and z-rhat he wrote to
Jam The Plot to Ruin McClellan
and his Army tin veiled.
Losses in McGloilan's and Grant's Cam
paign's Compared.
THE HOST ASTOUNDING REVELA
TION OF THE AGE.
Pnn.ADKU'uu, Sept. *27, 1834
-Vy Dear Si : —Our acquaintance ami all
ilic r.'i ttior.j" that have ever existed betweu u-?
| are cooiiueJ to two or three acchF-ntal mcct
at on r - of which you were p!eac 1 to re
lier to liicv l isting impression made upon you
when a poor boy, by the kindness of niv fath
er who always took you by the hand an d gave
you cheering, friendly words of encouragement
and advice. You were pleased to acknowledge
to the son, the kind and valuable iufluence re
ceived by you from the father, and to proffer
your friendly services whenever thay would be
acceptable
Under the above circumstance*, you prep r
ed for me and toy frit-mis no ordinary surprise
when you dcliociKU-iy composed, 'oliyero l and
published in The Press, of the 23d in t-, a v ;i
--untary, unprovoked attack i pon me ia'the fol
lowing v.ords:
"It gijt out that the President was deter
termh.ed to have the array moved, and it was
toendthat General McGle.U.in had r.a plan
and here I may state that we owe thr Penin
sula ctmipaign to tiiose distinguished Senators,
L uhn n, iff California, and Rice, of Minneso
ta, and a brigadier in the column of Jos. Hook
er. Gen. McClellan's plan was concocted by
others, and put into his hands. It was agreed
on in a council of war That plan was sub
tiiiiiiui t: tin* °pai.L>nt ft w.is s.itj.nittei in
the pruiiuii,-., of v ... ,
put them through a strict, course of examina
tion. One General, Blanker, owned that he
did not understand the plan, but would sustain
it, as he thought he had to obey the mandates
of bis chief. General Nag! .-e was one of tlicsr
present, und Stuutoti observed that he hud but
one star. 'Sir,' said Mr- Stanton, 'you have
no right here :' 'I urn representing Gen. Honk
er,' said iio. It was afterwards found out that
Genera! N a glee was absent without leave, and
that fighting Joe Hooker knew nothing ot the
I council- [Applause.J*
Now, my dear sir, this statement is simply
faße, and on the part of yonr *ri>nd, Mr fcd
[ win M. btanton, Secretary of \\iir, malicious-j
| ly false.
! The Peninsular campaign was not indicated
by "Senators Latham of California, and Rice •
• of Minnesota, and a brigadier in the column Y.
Joseph Hooker," as asserted by you. Geiii-r
--al Naglee was at Washington with proper leave,
and with the full knowledge of General Hook
er, and was a member of the council ot war by
i directi i of Gen. McClellan, to represent the
divioioi of the army at Uudd a terry, in the
a'acenco of Gen. Ilooker, who was too tar re
moved fr>m Washington to be present. And
unfortunately fur the veracity of Mr- Stanton,
i the impertinent remarks which you ascribe to
' him could not Lava been made, lor there were
j no efficere of the council of war entitled at
! that time to more than one star.
Now Judge, you know or should know, th<u
' the reputation of Mr. Stanton for truth and
veracity is not above suspicion, and tint yon
: may well believe anything that m:ly be said
! regarding his great incivility and rud mess,
] not excepting yourself, I liave : wo-ssen or
• heard of any officer or civilian v.-', . did not
j condemn him for the utter want ot all o, the
; requisites of a gentleman.
This is not the tirst time Mr. Stanton has
j been guilty of the most deliberate, ninuiious
| misrepresentation, and-for your gratification 1
j will relate an instance that occurred upon my
' arrival in Washington, immediately alter the
conclusion ot "the seven days fight, ;n tbo
, beginning of July ot tBo2, and when ? was
! surprised to learn thai curing the continuance
• of thai desperate struggle, and during tue time
jof dreadful suspense, whilst nothing could be
I heard of Gen. McCldtan and his gniiunt ar
my, Mr. Stanton had everywhere denounced
! Gen. McClellan as a traitor to his country,
! and as incapable of comma ruing a regiment. —
: I learned this from a number of tha nicmoers
!of Congress, who were astonished and con
j founded, and with pain eagerly sought trom
rue some explanation of such extraordinary
c conduct, I could render luem'no satisfaction,
■ but reported tlie circumstance to Geu. Met Icl
! Lan upon niy arrival at his headquarters on the
following day, the Bth of July. His surprise,
Judge, was greater than mine ; without utter
ing a word, he turned to his portfolio, took
from it a letter which he placed before me, and
|said: "Head that; I bavejuit received it from
] Sir. Stanton."
With his consent, I made a copy of the let
ter, and, returning to Washington, p laired it
in the hands of those who had heard the de
nunciations ot Mr. Stanton, and who had ad
vised me of them. They desired to read it to
• Senate, and to publish the outrage an-i the
| Mention, and they telegraphed to General
ed to gi v Jii permission, which no declin
,i the letter : following is a copy of
PI—JLI :w 'L 'J — J. i. . , 111 i. j
g . <r& "
Hon. F Non XI -Candicws.
i Juilge of the Un; Hstates Circuit Court, President
Corner Ve in a S't. Clair Sis., Pittsburg, Pmn.
Ihe Largest Cheapest and Best.
?#> Puys for a full Commercial Course.
!f extra f!nrzes for Manufacturer#, Steam
boat, Railroad and Bank Book-Koeping. Ministers"
Sons at bait" pi ice. Students enter and review at
: any fir.ie.
This Ir-sfitution is conduced by experienced teach
< era and practical accountants, who prepare voting
men lor active business at the b-a.t expense and
| shortest notice, for the most lucrative and responsi
; ble situations. ihvfaoatA* granted for merit only, j
i Hence the universal preft-rence for graduates oft bis. I
: Coliee, by business men.
PROF. A. COWI.EY, the bet Penman of the Union. 1
who holds the largest number of IST PRKNIVMS and j
ovf competitors, teaches Rapid Business Wri
ting.
j t'fßcrLAa* containing full information sent fpxe j
on application to the PrfoeiotN.
JENKINS SMITH,
Pittsburg, Pa.
CC7"Attend where the Sons and Clerk..- "'J Bankers I
>, anil Business Men graduate,
j November 8, jsaa.
\ naw u . nave raised between us ur men
own base and selfish purposes. No man had
ever a truer friend than I have been to you,
and shall continue to he. You are seldom ab- .
sent from my thoughts, and I am ren ly to make
, any sacrifice to aid you. l ima aliows mo to ,
say no mure than that I pray Almighty God
to deliver you and your army from all peril, i
i and lead yuu on to vietoi-y.
Yours truly,
EUWIN M. STANTON.
Now, Judge, what think yon of this rnnn.
who, made Secretary of War by the request
and influence of Gen. McCF lan, Was villi
lying and abutting arid uttering falsehoods
against him, nnd who could at the same tune
*it *1 and deliberate!;* write such a letter?
You have referred to the council of war
held in Washington fn March of 1862. Eve
ry effort has been made, in vaitv, to bring life
proceedings of that council before the public*
A call was made for them in the House of
Eepresen tatives, and was tabled by the Repub
lican party. A request mvL bv the recorder
of that council, of Mr. Stanton, to allow him
Id have the proceedings made up in proper
form, was refused in a most rude and insulting
manner, and the papers have never been allow
eu to leave his possession since.
Now, Judge, for your especial benefit, I will
relate '.tie history of that important event, that ,
you may, if you will, do iustice to all concern
ed.
The cone! of war e . -i-'t-l of Brigadier
G literals Sumner. M -Dowell, Franklin, F. .1
Toner. MrCall, ileintzlemati. Kcycs, A. IVr- ■
tor. W. p Smith, Bernard, Blenker, Naglee. (
Each cfltilled to but ''one star." It was culled ,
luge?.'-, u- by order of General McClellan on the
night of March 7tb, of 1832, to convene at 10 j
a, in., on the following day.
Gen. McClellan came into the council room
at the hour appointed, and, placing on the ta- .
hie a large map, explained his proposed Pcnin- '
sular Campaign, which before this tints I be
lieve to hui'A bsei\ known to no one present rs *
Porter. Upon retiring, he left upon the table,
for the considersti >n of the council, the follow
i
ing inquiries: ■
i. Whether it is advisable that the base of
operations shall he changed, the transportation
being ready at Annapol's in all of next week.
11. Whether it A better to make an al
i vanco to the front before, changing the bus?,
| should such a clia ige be determine 1 up m. '
HI. VV aether a forward movent sat, with ;
i the obj .*.ct of destroying-the river butteries, is
advisable, and when it can lit commenced, and
whether the naval force, wit l , the assistance of (
the Ericsson battery, can ufo: accomplish that
object.
After a session of throe hours, the council
wore summoned to appear before the President.
He advised tlietn tliauhe was quite unwell and
exceedingly nervous, that the pressure had been
intense against Gen. McClellan. He expressed
himself gratified to have the opportunity to see
and know the officers of the army, and to be
1 instructed by them in regard to ar.ny m i tec-,
which weto to him very incomprehensible,
j 1 informed him that, as recorder of the coun
cil 1 war which had licki its session by order l
of Gen. McClellan, 1 would advise him of the
result of its proceedings, and then read them
Mto him. "What," said he, "have the council'
decided by it vote of eight to four—two to one
—in favor of the Peniusular campaign t He
then a.>ked many questions in regard to the
saute, until ilr. Stanton came in, and I pro
posed In rend the proceedings to him. He ro
t plied, "Give me the papers, I'll read them my- j
sell',"" and, after reading them over and prepar
ing Li> notes, he. as you say, "put them (the
council) through the strict course oi examina
tion"' which YOU refer to. l'his examination,
. made for the purpose of neutralizing the effect
of the decision of the council of war on the ,
. mind of the President, and thus carry out the
i objects of those who had been insisting upon
tbe removal of Gen. McClellan, lasted tour or
• five hours, during which time it was only infer
; rupted by an occasional expression of the i'res
j ident. indicating his satisfaction and gratifica
i iioa at the uianv explanations of the military
movements contemplated, and which be had
; not before been able to comprehend.
; I It was now getting dark. Mr. Stanton's
- questions indicated approaching exhaustion,
and finding there was a silence whi.-h called ior i
, a cessation of hostilities on his part for the
- night, Mr. Lincolu expressed himself highly
i gratified with the interview, said he wat irn
- pressed with the earnestness and intelligence of
the officers present, nnd that he had every con-
T fidence in them. He now determined not to
. remove G n. McClellan, as he had promised lo
- do, but that lie should make his campaign, as j
j i approved by the council of war, under rcstrie
j tions, which he would make known on the fol
. | lowing morning, at ten o'clock, when he destr
i! Ed that none of them should leave the city. j
1 Before leaving the President, the Recorder
i of the Council approached the Secretary, and j
said: "If you please, Mr. Stanton, permit me
- j to have the proceedings of the Council of War
t that they may be copied in a fair hand, ar.d ,
General Sumner, the President of the Council,
- will sign them, the Recorder will sign them,
i and they will then be in proper form." "I'm
• just as good a judge of the form as you arc,"
was the reply of your friend.
OP r incivilities have been attempted hy
[ Mr. Stanton toward* me, the manner atid re
iuit of which he has neither nor for
. WHF.iIEAS, iu and by an Act of Gt-'i
' bly of the tlommonwesfth of Penng?lvnnia, entitleM
"An Art tar#gulte the General Elections witbiu
this Goto moil wealth," il is enjoined opon m to ?ivs
public notic. of said elections and to irl
i said notice what otficeis sre to Le elected, j, JOHN]
ALDNTADT, hheiiff of the county of BeJfoid, <IM
hereby make known and give th> public notice tc
the electors of the county of Bedford, that a Central
F lect.ion will be held in said county, on the
TUESDAT (S/l) DAY OF NOVEMBER, ISi'tw
at the several election districts, v*z :
I'he electors of the borough of Bedfor J and town,
ship ot Bedford, to meet at the Court House in sad
borough.
Ihe electors of Broad Top township .o meet at
I the school house in the village of Coal Pale.
lbe electors ot the borough of Bloody Run ti
] meet at the house of Daniel B. Gtt in sail borough
| Ihe electors of Colerain township to meet at
house ot D. Stuckey, in Kniiisburg, in s .id to wnahip,
j The electors of Cumbeilan.o Valley township td
I meet at tbe new school bouse erected on the land
) owned Uy John Whip's heirs in said township.
-be electors of Harrison township Lo meet at
| *chooi hou.-e Nj. 5 ; near the dwelling house of Hen
-1 ry Keyser, in aiu township.
1 he electors of Juniata township to meet at Key
j ser's school house, in said township.
lbe electors of Hopewei 1 township lo meet at tha
■ school house near the house of John Dasher in said
j township.
j Hie electorsJfpftta'V'errv township to meet at
"I win permit Gen. McClellan to carry buf
bk campaign. He shall leave*'sufficient force
ttdefend the works before Washington. lie
sittll embark 50,000 men from Annapolis, and
tEn. unless the batteries on the Totouiac, which
yiu assure me will necessarily be abandoned
at withdrawn or silenced, I shall reserve nuv
• atthority to embark other troops." lie then
| stid, "I have determined to divide Gen. Me
: QeilaaT army into four corps, nnil 1 shall ap
' joint the commanders of them." And aftet-
I tvirds l-e promoted the four officers who had j
oipoeed General M'Clellan's campaign, three •
oi whotu he appointed to the command of corps, !
aid witn tlie exception of Generals Franklin '
and fijunth, who have been the subjects of con
. stint annoyance and indignities since, the others
hue all bt.'.n dismissed from the army
Ftie Teninsular eamjiaign wa- proposed by
(jen, McClellan whilst commander-in-chict of j
tie armies of United, States, and was intended j,
In be mad - with the forces then under his com- i
mand iu Eastern estimated at over (
200,000 men. It was so accepted by th" Pre-- '■
ident, and tbe movement v.-us commenced upon :
that basis. General uicC'leiian bad scarcely \ j
left Wasuingtuu to t.-:: • foe !i dd, when the Sec- i ,
ivary of War relieved him of all the armies j
no- under his. Gen. MoClellen's immediate | j
command, and assn..ted command of them hint- |;
s**lf. • The troops Mt In itoi lheartern Virginia j ]
were plioel tauler command of McDowell, : ]
Hanks, Fremont and Sigel. each bt ing irvlepeii- j:
dent of each other, an lof 'General McClellan, (
and ull subject to tbe order of Mr. Stanton.— ! J
Whilst the above division uf our army was tak- (i
ing place, 'he Confederates concentrated theirs ; ;
until, on the 25th day of June, Gen. M'Ulellan i i
found himself before Richmond with 85,01)0 1.
men (including M'Call's division,) and was at- ' *
tacked by the concenti atetl Confederate f.irce ' ,
of 175.000 at the very moment when M'Dow- ; t
ell, under protest withdrew his assistance from : i
M'Ciellan, by the orders of the Pre-,dent nnd • <
Secretary of AVar. 11
OOUf'irtSi.-" n. M nt did not il
That of Clian-ellorsville, in which the i..-„ |
alii* • of that army were estimated at 30,000 I <
ir.L.i, aud which but for the Providential kill- • 1
ing of Stonewall Jack-on would have been an- t
ihilated. was planned by the President an*l s
General Hooker, *jr to use the Pre:-idai.t'3 own i
words, by "Joe arid I," of which the Secretary J
of War and General Ilalleck were kept pro-j
foundly ignorant, and was not commenced un- j
til May 2, 1862 ; whilst thai of the Peninsula, ;
for the delay of which M'Ciellan was so much
censured, was commenced on the 25th of March
1862, forty days in advance of either of the
others.
Why this bitter enmity and persecution of
Gen. McClellan, why in the begiuing of March
was the President pressed to death to remove
him, even before he had made his first trial in
command of the Army of the Potomac Why
did a distinguished member of the Senate on
the 17th of March, write me: "The crv against
McClellan is increasing ; every effort is being
made to crush him?" What possible chance |
had Gen. M'CleUan to succeed, when his own [
government did everything in their power to j
. embarrass his movements, and break hint down ? j
One would think his task sufficiently! onerous, !
laborious, and resjKinsible, when, without ex- !
perience, alter the first disastrous route at Bull :
Run, he reorganized the armies of the United i
States and was preparing to fight theiu with- j
out the additional conviction being forced upor. ;
him at every step that his own Government
were determined "to crush him."
Judge, you and I met within ten days after
the dreadful battles before Richmond. You at
tacked Gen. M'Ciellan with a bitterness and
feeling that ill becomes a Christian gentleman.
I then begged you not to break down General j
McClellan until you had given him a fair trial, i
and until you had found a better man, and
' challenged you to name a better general. 1 j
now do the same thing, and appeal to the rec- j
ord <>f the past thirty months and to the rivers ;
of blood that have flow h since to sustain what !
1 then asserted. 1 refer you to the opinions of '
foreign officers, and I assure you that among :
aie old officers of • IC army I shall be fully sus- ]
tained. i
The preference of Gen M'Ciellan for the Pen-
' insular campaign and the condemnation ot j
the President's plan have been fully sustained, j
i The families and friend-* of the 130,000 men !
lost south of the Rapidan since the Gth of May |
last proclaim it over where. Mr. Slant m told ;
t!m country at that tiuie, that ho had a lniu- •
drod thousand men more than he wanted, and ;
now he tells you lie wants a hundred thousand ,
more me A.
: Gen. Grant crossodthe Rapidan with an
army variously estimated from 100
nnd eighty thousand to 120,000 ■.
i lie afterwards added Butler's 40,000 J
He was rein for -d 40,000 J
Making, exC tsive ol Higol's 30,000. .200,0t30 |
, On the Ist of Sept. our forces were esti- j
' mated, excluriveof Sheridan's 30,000, at 50,000 J
Gen. Lee had on the liapidau, after he
had concentrated hie army 86,000 !
Beauregard joiucd him at Richmond with
! his forces from tbe South, which, with
those near Petersburg amounted to- 30,000
Breckinridge brought. 10,000
And f,oe was reinforced probably. .... 30,000
Mailing in all. . '•••■'. • "205,000
On the Ist of Lis forces wcaver*-*.-
ivtte.
tqjwwa—mi ■■ ■ nil rii'Hfiwwa—P———— g
WHOLE NUMBER, I©7o
FOL. 8, NO. 12.
tirnated at Richmond, at 45,000
Exclusive of Early's command 30 000
Showing tbe discharge and los# frc-in
Grant to be 150,000
And that of Lee to be 85,000
judge Keiley, were the record of tha council
of war, and that of "the strict course of exam
j ination" made by Mr Stanton, indicating the'
very difficulties and dreadful losses Grant haa
lately sustained, ever pi.iCed before him ? And
why not ? And who is responsible for the JOO,-
000 men unnecessarily and wickedly sacrificed
south of the Rapidan, in the experiment tnaue
to prove that General McClellan and th.j coun
cil of war were wrong, and that the President's
plan was tight ?
The army of the United States, asycu found
it at the commencement of this war. was corn
posed trf a high-toned, intelligent, honorable,
gallant set of men, fully equal to the contest
! before them ; they had always studiously av.d l
! cd all political connections, many of them had ,
j been thirty years in the service of their c mr.-
, try, and had never toted- They held their
country and the honor and integrity of it be
fore every other consideration. Had a rule
been adopted requiring that no political subject
should be introduced into the army, but that
| all political rights should be respected, and had '
army officers only been held responsible tor the ,
conduct of the war, it would have terminated
long ago.
At y have M'Ciellan, and Sedge wick, and
M'Piiorson, qi.d Bayard, and Franklin, and
Buell, and Meade, and Averiil, and Port r.
and a sooro of other general officers, with I*. ;n- j
drcds, if not thou-auds ef*oSieers of an irtferi- *
or grade been offended and held back, audi
many of thern di-aiistel from the ? r*ny without
a word of explanation, an arbitrary act un- )
known in Great Britain, whilst Tope, r.nd
Burnsiie, and Hooker, and Butler and Hunter
and Banks, and Sig * and Sickels, and hundreds !
of others, certainly no better than the former,
have been prefer; d ? Why was Gen. St-one, ;
then wii m there is not a more loyal man, and j
accomplished gentleman and gallant soldier in
the country, confined in prison for 15 months?
And when released by an act of Congress, why t
was it that neither the President, tior Secretary <
of \\ ar, nor Secretary of State, or other per
sons at Washington would assent to any kaowl ■
e lgc or any participation in the arrest ? Such- (
outrages arc calculated to break down the hon
or and esprit da corps of any army, and all have
looked ou with di-*g<tßt and horror, and pain :
,7 - , r- J 'oinMiec and outrages that have !
Oct Ino nilS and comrade, 111 inns, K-noni 4 iic y !
know incapable of an o agent lemanly, dishonor-;
able, unsoldierly or disloyal act.
Why did the Committee on the Conduct of
the War investigate and falsify with snob nice i
prcci-ion the conduct of M'CleUan and his friends, j
an 1 overlool. the volume of charges filed in the j
War Department against Fremont, and Fig* 1, i
| and Hunfor, and others, and entirely overlook- •
ed the immense slaughter at Chanoellorsville, ■
and Fredericksburg, and south of the Rapidan ?
Why did a secret political inquisition, with no
other pretext than they suspected him of politi-!
cul ambition, sit over five hundred days and
manufacture over seventeen hundred p.iges of ,
ex part; testimony against a young officer, a-
Christian gentleman, an hottest man, who heav- j
en only knows, never had but one purpose an ]
that to serve his country and his God?
You know, Judge, that whilst in Washing-j
ton General MeClcUan studiously avoided all;
, political association, and to such an extent that j
I many of his friends of both parties were much ;
! offended.
The*first knowledge that 1 ever had of any '
; political ambition on his part was after he
! had been retired from active service and sent
jin disgrace to Ne-.v Jersey, aud this was after \
I his fitness for the succession had been discover- j
by Mr. Lincoln, and the people had signified
, their affection for him- His letters and order#
| have been called political, but thev were eini- .
ncntly proper, and refer entirely to the military '
policy of the country. Buf, Judge, suppose 1
we admit that General McClellan, had an am-1
bitiou to be President of the United States, j
was it not a laudable ambition, and is there any j
j impropriety in it ? L the field not open to him
J as welTas to Mr. Lincoln, or Mr. Fremont, or
Mr. Chase, or the many others infinitely his in-:
j foriors ?
j So far as the objections to his military qua!-
I ificati'in are concerned we have only to remind
j von that, within the last sixty days a confiden
i tial friend of the President was scut to offer
' him one of the most important commands of
■ the army. But this proposition was coupled
j with the most dtaho.iorble condition that he
should decline to be a candidate for the Presi
! dency. Gen. MiClellan restrained his in Jigna
j tion and replied to the bearer of the message,
j "Go back to Washington, an 1 say to the' Pres
j ident for me, that when I receive official writ
ten orders he shall bavo my answer."
Beware, Judge, of the intemperate abuse of
j your political opponents, as proud and loyal H->
you are. who would rather see the Continent of
t America sink into the ocean with all that dwells
i upon it, than gee our nationality destroyed:
*! who will not endure this constant usurpation of
■ authority aud encroachment upon their
I and whom you may drive into a dreadful con
flict, in which the Abolitionist and the negro
| may fn; 1 themselves arrayed agaiust all who
; will unitodly stand, hand iu Land, and shoulder
I to suoulder, in defence of the Constitution and
! tfco fundamental laws of the land.
Vers- respectfully-
HENRY M. NAGLEE.
i To Hon. \Vx. D. KELLEY, Philadelphia
©rTho recent draft has drawn largely upon
the public officers of Sullivan county. It has
taken the Sheriff, Prothonotary, (C- C. Finch.)
1 Register and Recorder, and Treasurer. Mi
chael Meylert, editor of to# Deuioctat. is also
. n conscript
i mr - i iyygt# r mmW*
Ratrs cf
Ofle Squsre, tbxce w*kcr I**#. ?; SK
OTE ADDITIONAL MJERTICA LESS
than tbtti month* ,". '.*... 3®
3 *O!fTH|. 6 MOKTBS. I USA*
One square • . ... $3 30 $4 26 $8 Od
Twosquare* , AOO 700 10 00
"'hree square* ..... 630 600 !•'. 00
(P 1C 00 20 CO 33 00
® 20 00 35 00 63 00
,; f an d E xecotor*' neweeaja.so, Au
mon lf "** l 10 tice# ' s? ' ooit
I or ! "|. .iaaolhM 20 'lines. Ki'rays,
! every'additional beaui ' s * 25 *•*<"
M The spire occupied *f v of llI(
| type counfsone square. Al. o{ square
under five w.ll b" measured * . s _, l£ra
. and ail over fire lines es a lul'***quare a-l) |ai
adver?ießnent will be charged t*j the }><.>•,,.
' nig tbem in. |fa*—w
)f "A BARREN WASTE."
) I (ion. Huoier brought deslruLion tipun t!
■ town of Charubersbur j by hw atrocious cor.
)' duct in the valley of Virginia. In rcmovitxr
i him fi .n that department, it w;wuppoeed t<: t
i otr. Lincoln meruit to pot a ?top to bis mode of
| making war or: ths CT ii; 1 the poople of
the border counties of 1 ..•;• CM .in, breathed
fiver end fleeper. They lis c surprised anil
Harmed to leant that the rebels have been fur
nished with freb excu-;.. tor (pe com mi Hon of
: outrag ':. by a no less distinguif .d personage
| than the Lieutenant Genera* of the United
' j tstftes Army The following ie from a letter
from the Valley of Virginia to the New York
j lie, aid :
1 On 1 horsday, September "29, (sen- C lister's
' and Merritfs divisions were sent tip the \ alley
:to destroy, accord,og to the following order:
Jleadqu-i'-ters. fee D all the damage yon
can to the railroad and crops. Carry oil st<>ck
of ail do criplions and negroes, so as to prevent
j ferllier planting. If the warr* to lu*t auutlier
I year, let the Shenandoah Valley remain a bar
, ren waste. H- S Grant.
It IR further given out that Gen. Gran; has
ordered the above to be so completely earned
out that a crow, flying over the Valley, will
have to carry its own rations.
All t}ie day of lho 29th both Custer and
j Mvrntt were engage ! in destroying the crops,
: mills and all property of use to the rebel army.
: i be scene
a very saddening, but still a very necessary one.
' Tn the course of the day we destroyed enough
j wheat to subsist the whoL übel array for a
• year to come, besides collecting Ui'tacu Luna red
j hen ! i>f cattle and about litres thousand bhecq).
On Friday, the 80th, the destruction and col-'
j lection operations were .continued IV Hes the
: rebel Generals Stuart an! Il.np'on ma le their
i famous cavalry raid through Frauklm and Ad-
I am? <yunti"S. in the fall of iS id, they did not
! destroy or in] ire a c, o building. with the cx
cej lion of t ,or lilt ad depot and s' <<[ ■■ and a
warehouse o. t.o. i -g Goverisftitrnt arms and
am:i •■it* iiicy passed by scores of uniis
Oiled with flour and g'ain, and hundreds of the
. largest barns in the crammed with the
i rich ar. 1 recently gathered harvests of that
' highly productive region, and yet never appli
i ed a match to a single one of tl.em.
The next year Lee came with his whole ar
-1 ri*\ into tlie CumWrlsnd Valley. Tliey spread
■ aii over Franklin, Cumberland, liu'k and Ad
| ams counties, and visited every mill and nearly
j evt-rv burn in all of them ; and yet, wh-m they
i Chamhersburg, learning that tliroats had been
.'made to destroy the extern.vo mills located
' near the bear* of the town, sonic or the otL—
I cers, without being requested to do to by the
■ owner of the mills or by any other of tkecit
' iz.uis. cot a guard with ttnet orders to per
: nut no damage to he dono to tltcfii. Nor wero
they damaged in tl.e slightest degree
j SVher. the rebels came again, they came in
' wrath, to avenge Hunter s outr.ig.es in 11 > a val
ley. and the centennial anniversary of the fair
and flourishing town of CHutnber&burg was cel
ebrated in away that will never be forgotten
by tlie witnesses of the scene.
I The man v. ho thinks it impassible for the reb
els to come into Pennsylvania again, must be
I influenced by his hopes of the fu'ure rather
; than by his experience ol the p:ist. l'ut it
' ought to be remembered that the tide of victo
ry has on several occasions set quite us strong
lv m our favor as it has for the last month or
i two, only to be turned against ua by the skill
and enterprise of the enemy, or by the bung
i ling of our Administration. It is therefore by
no means iuipo.- laic, indeed it is not a&aii
improbable, that before thoc'ose of th : s ur.for
• tuuate war, the r?bel army may again tread the
I soil of Pennsylvania. This is almost certain
!t 0 be the caso in the evant of Mr. Ltncola'o re
election. Ho oilers them nothing but ruin and
degradation as the reward of their submissioa,
t and it tie is again elected, tin j will carry i tbW
I war with redoubled energy.
And htno vv!!l they carry it ca if its ever va
rying for tones bhov.l -ht in to come hero
I n'stuti t This is ay tit- <'•■■ th* people of Lanr
' •a,canh'i/ should j)ou-ier seriously, f/e, if be
' c,. nes ;i"un, may not con tine his operations to
j the Cumberland Valley and its immediate neigh
borhoad. Having twice failed 'to accomplish
: Ins leading objects bv giving battle in that re
j gion, he will be very apt to try a new field next
■ tunc.
Whete would lie lmd richer spoil than HI
Lancaiter, tlia garden of America? And if
he should come with a determination to avenge
the work of destruction which appears to be go
ing on in t! e valley of Virginia by order of
Gen. Grant, with tire sanction of President
Lincoln, and most probably by his express di
| reelion, where else would he find so many mills
j and well-filled barns to destroy, or such fertile
' tiehls to convert into "a barren waste?"
He publican farmers of Lancaster county,
i you are standing over a volcano which your
j votes on Tuesday next may throw into action,
i and which way swallow up and consume ah
: that your industry has acquired. If you givo
a majority in this count s "heavy enough to car
!ry the State for Line la, and thus give tin
! sanction of your approval to tlm savage war
• fare he is now wligTng in valfey of Virginia,
I you will have htiTm'o if tb torch
' s of the rebel ahaU ono day aet your mills and
, j your baraa iu a blare.— [jiari&ter lnteU>g&*c~r
'• i
| fyTho laboring man who rotes fur Lincoln,
we cars not to what party he majLbolorjg, wul '•
"repent of it in sackcloth and ashes,* i£4ja lives
to the ©nd of aaother Presidential term. Four
year* of his rule ought to satisfy any man of
1 see e. ■ -
J TH* DRMOCKATIC P'ANXMTM—" L"H£ UAKW
i at nil liazarda."
. • THE IDKYCBHICA* PI.STKOBM. —"Abolilioa at
" ail hazard* "