C|e |Utona Crilmne. ALTOONA, PA THURSDAY MAY 2, 1861 Wh«»i»rHe«»r»:ußlino*nto us, our role lor««•- in advance, or a guarantee frcun knoirn persons. It. 1« therefore useless fur all sncti to KOfi oa advertiMioents offering to pay at the end of three or six months. "Where advertisements arc accompanied with the money, whether cne, frve. or ten dollars, we will grvt the adror tirer the fail benefit of cash rates. «. 11. PETTIHCiUtL &CO., Agent*, H» Nassau street. New York, and Id street, Boston, are the Agents for tfio. Altoona Triiunt, and the most Influential and largest circulating Hewspwara to the United States and tho Canatlas. The; arc authorised to contract for us at our lowest rates. ' B®, We have so much of interest to publish, in cur limited space, in relation tho movements °f tbs opposing forces, that we cannot find room to note everything that transpires about home, excepting only those items which arc important or are'particularly requested. We have the promise of a regular correspondence from the ®* TO 7i aß d we give place to' it to the exclusion of other matter, believing it will prove general ly intsrestipg to our readers. TVe hope none will take offence at our seeming want of atten tion to homo matters at this time. As soon as the excitement subsides, which we think will be ere long, vwe.ahall again give special attention to our Usal columns. An Armed If ever there was a transparent humbug, this is one. It is something like the cry of “good Lord,” “good devil,” in the same breath, afraid to take sides with cither, but wishing to be on the side of the victor. Those States, how ever, that have proclaimed for an armed new-" Utility have not even the-esc use of cowardice to plead; ash is evident from the actions of their ' leaders that they are against the legally consti tuted authorities, but they hope, in tbe event, of being- successful' in getting their States armed for howo'brotection, as they call it, that they can then precipitate all into the so-called Southern Confederacy, and make a bolder stroke fof the overthrow of the best form ofgovern aeent the world has ever seen. What would be thought of a-son who could stand calmly by and permit bis brother to insult and abuse his fatb pflf The dottier might have the excuse of a harfy; ungovernable temper, or of being impo sed upon, but the other could have nothing but Stolid indifference, which is far more culpable. 'Just in tbls position stand those States which have refused to take part or lot in this question °f the supremacy of tbe la ws and the preserva tion of our country, apd they thereby wink at and silently encourage those who are endeavor ing.to bring disgrace upon and blqt out several azure field of our fair escutcheon. But,WjiUe these same States refuse, officially, to fnndsh pica to assist the Federal authorities in protecting D. JB. property, they do not prevent their subjects from allying, themselves with the detpoilers. - Yea, they even deny the right of tfw head of the general government to call upon them, its lawful 'subjects,' for help in the hoar of-neod. Why this denial? Simply to gain time, by •« words* “Praifip' ye the |«rd ifor the offemel.'Wbtn tho people willingly tfernT themeilves/’—Judges, v. 2. ; The re «nark*;piade thereon suited, the times. In the contest between Canaanites and Is ratfiiw/ to mhUh to tKr&zt has refefencq, and in which the latter were contending for their country and for liberty, there were some of the Is raelitiah tribes that refused to take port— Among those tribes which refused to furnish their quota of men, was Meroz, and every Bible reader will remember tbfe curse pronounced by God upon that people therefor. The compari-| son drawn between these Israelitisb tribes and 1 thosoStates which have .refused to respond to j the *oaU of the President fortroops, was at once t striking. The wiUingbess with which our pep- ; pic are offering- themselves for the defence of our country and her flag of stars, whs fitly con trasted, with thfe conduct of those referred to ig the tent Throughout; the sermon wan replete with words of . encouragement and patriotic sen timents. The entire congregation seemed to , catch the spirit which pervaded the heart of the | speaker, and when allusion was made to the stars and stripes, it appeared as if all were?, ready to spring up and give vent to their feel ings in demonstrations of applause. tSP We arc pleased to observe tbe Press, of , various parts of tbe State, of all parties, speak in the highest terms of our Senator, Mr. Hall, add, approve the choice of the Senate in ele vating him to tbe position of their presiding officer. We feel prond of our Senator, edd look forward to a brilliant future for him, should life, and health be his lot. This District has been peculiarly fortunate in having her sons elevated, to the position of Speaker of the Senate. By die calling of the extra session, (now sitting,) Mr. Hall has been called to the chair than he anticipated, no doubt; bat that be will discharge the duties with entire satisfaction to. his brother Senators, wc full well .know. 1 Wc have no idea how long tho extra-session : will last. Those are trying times—days of tbe Republic’s danger. \V« believe firmly in the capacity of man for self-government, and we doubt not that the present however bloody it may be; will clearly establish this; and that all will work to extend the cause of civilization, Christianity, and freedom through out ’the world. Our Union will stands—our “Stars and Stripes” float proudly in every clime ns before—our hallowed Constitution be preserved inviolate—pro )f against the covert attacks of traitors, and as long as liberty is appreciated or felt throughout the globe the United States Constitution will exist as a bar rier against oppression and tyranny. Home Guards.— Last week we published the proceedings of meetings held in this place for the purpose of organizing a Home Guard. - The number of members enrolled at the time of per fecting the organization warranted tbe election of four Captains to take charge of the same number of companies, each company to be com posed of 78 men. Already every company has been more than filled, and the organization of the fifth'company is necessary. These compa nies are drilled every- other evening in their different armories. Men who never before thought of acquiring a knowledge of military tactics, may now he found in the ranks of the Home Guards, readily receiving the instructions of the drill officers and endeavoring to perfect themselves in the various manoeuvres belonging to tho science. A night patrol of 31 men is furnished by each of the companies, in regular order, viz:—Company A to-night, company B to-morrow night, etc. These men stand guard from 10 o’clock P. M. to 4 o’clock A. M. The authorities of the borough have accepted the guards thus furnished by the different compa nies, and clothed them with power to arrest per sons found on the 'streets, between the hours named, who con not give a satisfactory account of themselves. Every member belonging to the Home Guards is alloyed' to take bis guh home with him and keep it in order for immediate service. . Thus it will be seen that Altoona has not be.en unmindful of her own intereats- “Pathiot Dauoutebs OF Altoona.”— The ladies of this place have orgaixed a society to which they have given the above title. The ob ject of the society is to provide for the wants of those who have gone from' onr midst to defend the honor-of onr country's flag. They have al ready, in anticipation of a battle, provided a largo amount of lint and bandages with which to dress the wounds our friends may receive. We sincerely hope they may never be needed. It is their intention to provide various other articles for the comfort of the soldiers, and for this purpose they have appointed committees in each ward, to solicit donations. We hope all who are able will contribute cheerfully. We can do much to cheer and encourage our friends who have forsaken all to defend onr rights, by remembering them in a substantial way. The ladies, God bless them, have led off in the good work; let the men sustain and help them. Altooka, April 29, 1861. Manus. Editors.— The current report here is, lam told, that Mr. Jackson Kelly, of this place, who enlisted in the Logan B,ifl» Bangers, deserted that company in Harrisburg, on Sat urday the 20th of April. By request of hi* father 1 contradict this report by stating that I mot and conversed with him in Camp .Scott, at York, on Wednesday, April 24th, We left him in Harrisburg on Saturday nigbt, but he, like a true soldier, followed up the division, and join ed us against Little York. ■ According to call, the ladies of Altoona assembled in Lowther’s Hall, Friday, April 26, 4 P.M., and organized an association Vo ! bo known as the.“ Patriot Daughters of Altoona,” for the purpose of providing lint,- bandages, Ac., Ae., for the use of those who have left our town and vicinity, ~to defend the Stars and. Stripes; A vote of thanks was tendered ,to Mr. Lowther, for the nse of the. Ball; alto, to Hours. Mfiprum & Dern, for printing bills, Ac. v 1 MRS. A. B. CLABK, PreS’b Eaib E. Gwxkk, Seo’y. T. E. CAMPBELL, ZfOtter from Harrisbw^ Hakexsbubg, Messes. Editors r-^mealjefe^apProcla mation of Governor of. the General Assembly oT'"this. State .mek in their respentiro Halls at IS e'cbok im mediately prooeeded'to organize, to the Sen ate, the young and taltoted Senator frAßlair, Hotu L. W. Hall, wkoset tlemanly manners have w|wfofln» the Morite ism of the entire the Senate, an appreciafmllinihase w*ll*36tjtefl favoritism and by the members in the unanimous vote given himior the Bpeakership|rw*-iiW»-oleee«ed»4he regalar session, called the Senate to order, and, upon assuming the responsibilities afitfee Chair, delivered the following well-timed remarks: Fzjtators— The occasion of onr convening bo booh after a final adjournment is an extraordinary one,and Is calculated to diminish those pleosuiahlc emotions which wo Wbnld bare in re-assombijng as and friends, i -The reasons impelling .tho Executive to convene the Gcu- I era! Assembly of the Commonwealth fn extra sifißte fit j this time, (as indicated in hit? Proclamation,) commend j themselves to onr serious attention. In vi*w of the pves ; conditiotTof the country, and the duty Pennsylvania ! owes to the National Government, the impracticability of our present military system must be obvious to All, and tho Legislative power of the State is proparly callffoocto render it available and effective. The statutes regtßbting and organising the military forces of this State weruadopt* ed In u time of peace, when there wok no immediate wnre tension of war—csrtainly none of civil war.. not, tberefor*, receive that careful and earnest coastdeca ! tion which would be likely to make their practical work : ing effective in times like these. | Our people have evinced the* most intense order iu the j service of the State, and a general and irrepressible desire to be called into the field in defence of. the Government*—■ Thousands of brave and hardy volunteers, emulating each other lit the race of honor and glory, who tendered their services.to the. Governor in answer .-to the first call of the President, have not yet been accepted, as the number re quired .wo* before made up. At a moment's warning they will gladly rally around their country’s standard, .tot prompt and energetic measures bo adopted for tbe equip ment and organisation of ns many of oar citizens as offer their services. Let them not moot the foe on an unequal footing. We shudder as wc think' that port of our mh armed troops might have been cut to pieces marching through the streets of Baltimore, thronged with the re bellious mob thirsting for their blood. The stern necessity of providing promptly for any emergency commends itself to our immediate Consideration. Now Is the very crlafV of our National fate. - The border States seem to be preparing for the dork plunge of secession. Wc conn >t, with any degree of confidence expect anything but opposition from most of them. u The fires of revolution are raging to windward.” “Its sparks are borne on the breeze.” A decisive and overwhelming blow struck now, In the begin ning of this conflict into which tho Federal authority has been forced—such a blow as th&gre&t North, teeming with its free millions, is capable of inflicting—may decide tho contest forever. I have been unexpectedly called -upon to diacharae the dutiee of the poeition your kiudocs* elevated me to before our adjournment, and I am not nmuiudful of the difficul tics of the place. I am encouraged, howovor, by reflecting upon the can dor, dignity and decorum, which bare characterized your deliberations during the late session. Nothing could tend so much to relievo my mind from the embarrassments of the office, as a continuation of tho same happy and con genial temper, nud the same attention to the rules and order during the time vro may be here. Mr Hall's remarks were listened to with marked attention, and the business of the extra session actually commenced. The usual com mittees to inform the of the organi zation of the Senate, and to inform the Gover nor of the organization of both Houses, were appointed, and, immediately after the Secretary of the Commonwealth being introduced, pre sented a message from the Governor, which was read—giving tbe reason for the call for the present extra session; in order to appropriate more ample means for the support of our troops, and to provide a more complete organization of the militia of our State. The message is spoken of as a very able docu-> ment, and. meets with general praise and favor. Ten thousand copies of it were ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. A resolution passed the Senate, confining the business of the extra session to the subject matter contained in the Governor's message, and to the currency of the State, The message was referred to a select committee, after which the Senate adjourned till 11 o’clock to-morrow. There are about five thousand troops in Camp Curtin, and more arriving!)/ every train. Three thousand ore expected to be sent from here to morrow. A very great pressure is being con ■ tinually brought to bear upon the Governor to accept the thousands that are tendering their .services; but to fill up the few regiments that ore yet wanting, they are trying to favor those counties from which none have yet been ac cepted and are offered. Then of course little Blair wilLnot corns in, as she already has fur nished a lion's share, although many more com panies are pressing their claims to be accepted. A slight row took place among the soldiers at a hotel on the way-out to Cainp Curtin this af ternoon, in which several of them were pretty badly wounded. This is the first disturbance which has yet occurred among the soldiery. The news from Camp Scott, at York, is quite favorable. The troops are receiving every at tention, and are in fine spirits; The extra session may not last over this week, although no Ume as yet is talked of for final adjournment; but all are knisious to get right into work in earnest, so as to finish up the busi ness as soon ns possible, and rctufn to their' homes. And with a Speaker possessing the effi ciency manifested by the one now occupying the ! Chair in the Senate, it is not to be presumed i that it will be in the least behind the House of I Representatives in business, and prepared to ad- ! journ at any time. More anon. Yours, &c. f For the Altoona Tribune. Sixteen miles North-West of Altoona, at the confluence of Clearfield Creek and Beaver Dam Branch, an ancient salt-mill cxistp, which for want of means to erect Suitable works was aban doned with the expectation that at some future day the work would beresumed. Tbetimeforre opening the mill is now at hand, as it is believed the dark-looking fluid which at the f.me the mill wfis worked was so objectionable was nothing else than the genuine rock oil. Throughout the whole of' this country we have the finest quality of white pine and oak timber, and our bills abound with bituminous and cannel coal in large workable veins. The cool is of such superior quality that it is be lieved it would displace much of the ooal in I market, if a railroad was constructed from-the mines to Altoona, and on which the vast quan tity of white pine and oak timber that abounds in oar forests would be carried to market. The veins of eahnel coal, which it is believed extends throughout the whole of this part of the country, was discovered while sinking the Elk- Liok Salt-Mill. It is about five feet in thick ness, and at a depth of fifty-three feet below the surface. A vein of copper was also penetrated through at great depth. Altoona is greatly interested in the improve ment of this section. The trade that whirls past that town in long trains of cars can be of little use to it,-but a neglect to open the book country may be fatal to her interest. Amboy was settled before New York,and large ware houses were erected, but a neglect to opeu roads to the interior, and make other facilities for transportation, gave to her more liberal rival the trade that a wise policy might have given to her and made Amboy what New York is now, and Which is fast becoming the first commercial city in the world.. Bed Bank was settled before Philadelphia, but the advantages of the navigation of the Schuylkill, and an open -communication with ihc Susquehanna gave the latter such a start that she swallowed up her only rival. Let Altoona construct a railroad to the coal mines and timber lands of this i%gion, and she will secure a trafio which will build her up to be a mighty inland city. But if the railroad should be built'from here to Osceola on the Tyrfone A Clearfield Railroad, it would secure to Tyrone a trade fhieb rightfully belongs to Altoota. EDWARDS. ' Forks or Cx.xaami.o, April 25, 1861. OCCASIONAL, JR, About 5 o’clock on Monday evening the Ist Regiment of P. V. were ordered to march to the station at Ashland furnace, Md., there to em bark for Little. York.; the other two Regiments following. After some two hours of delay on the Pikedcading from Ashland to Baltimore, we were cbmmrtably seated in the cars of the North ern CentralUL R., bound for Harrisburg. But on our way \hrough the town of Little York the citizens requested that we should encamp in the Fair Ground, n short distance from the town, which we accordingly did, and up to this date have been hospitably treated by the citizens of York. We have not been treated better by any citizens of Pennsylvania than by the citizens of this patriotic community. The officers and men who left Altoona are enjoying good health and remain in good spirits J, S. Camp Sco*t, \ York, Pa., April 23, 1861. / Messrs. M’Cbum & Derm;— You trill, no doubt, be somewhat surprised on receiving a letter from me, as I gave you no promise to write, on my entering the C. S. service. Our gallant Captain handed me this sheet of paper to-day, asking me if I did hot wish to write to my friends, so I embraced the opportunity, and accepted his kind offer. As you are aware, we left the town of Altoo pa on Thursday, the 18th inst, under command of Capt. A. M. Lloyd, of. the' Juniata Rifles, 1 Company H, 3d Regiment Pennsylvania Volun teers. Since my connection with the company, I have found Captain Lloyd to be not only a strict disciplinarian and thorough-going soldier, but a kind, affectionate gentleman—not a man of the company but esteems him highly. We arrived in Harrisburg on Thursday afternoon, and took quarters at one of the principal hotels in the city. We enjoyed ourselves to our ut most while there, and the next morning started j for Caifap Curtin, about a mile from the cityf I There we pitched our tents, and took our first j lesson in tho life of a soldier. Camp Curtin ! consists of the Fair Grounds, and, at the time i of our departure, on Saturday, contained about 8000 or 9060 men. It was indeed a sight to inspire a patriot heart with true devotion, to see the marej/ng and countermarching within that enclosure; not a heart among us but was OCRARSIY CORRESPONDENCE. ’ Camp Scott, 1 Tour Pa., April 24, 1801 . { Messrs. RniToma; —Thinking that a history of our march from Altoona, would interest some of yonr naders, we will give it briefly, as fol lows: As you know, we left Altoona on Friday, the letk dv/# April, f° r Harrisburg, and arrived at the Capiat on the afternoon of the same day. AfWrour arrival in Harrisburg, we were order ed taiha ßrady House, and there partook of supper; supper being over, we were again marched to the Pennsylvania Hotel, and quar tered for the night. On Saturday morning at about 8 o’clock, er ders were issued that the companies quartered in the town, resume a lino of march, for Camp Curtin, which is situated a half a mile to the West of Harrisburg, to report ourselves accor dingly, and were then sworn in to support the Federal Government of the U. S., by.Copt. Sim mons, of the U. S. A. After-all the companies bad taken the oath of allegiance, oar arms, bat no accoutrements, none-could be furnished ( with the exception rounds cf cartridge.) Again returnjng-fo our quarters at the Camp, we partook of the first meal pro vided by Uncle Sam, and of which we cat hear tily, and did ample justice. We . then had a short recess granted us, and after (hat resumed our former position in the IGth division, 3rd Regiment, and Company E , composed of 10 fine companies, numbering 70 men in each. The Brd Regiment is composdd of the following com panies;— ■ Two from Holljdaysburg, one under command of Capt. Lloyd, and tike other, under the com mand of Capt. McFarland. One company from Tyrone, under the com mand of Capt. Bell; 1 from Pittsburg, comman ded by Capt Irving; companies from Johnstown, one under the command of Capt Powers, (Capt. of the Zouaves,) the other by,Capt Hinton; one company from Williamsburg, commanded by ' Capt. Neff; 2 from Altoona, the one by Capt. H. Wehn, and tbo other by your humble correspon dent, Capt. J, Szink, I On Saturday evening, about 8 o’clock, private orders were issued, that S Regiments bo ordered to receive their rations, to proceed forthwith, (destination not being mentioned.) Aboutthree o’clock Sunday morning, the three Regiments were ordered to march to the Station of the Pennsylvania Central Bail Road. The regi dientß were ordered in the cars, and after being comfortably seated proceeded over the York and Susquehanna R. R., through a portion of the State of Maryland, cn route for Washington citr. While on our journey, we learned to our as tonishment, that communication between Balti more City and I‘enn’a bad been cut off from the troops, by some of the citizens of Baltimore by | cutting down telegraph wires, and the burning jof the Railroad Bridges on the North Central IR. U. Not being able to proceed further, we I were commanded to halt at Ashland Furnace, a j small settlement situated 14 miles to the West jof Baltimore. Consultation was then held by j the officers in command. After the conference ' between them, wc wore again ordered to a very reliable position about half a ,»Bnle to the right of Cockeysville. After arri ving at the above place, wo were drawn into a lino of battle, to repel any attack which the en emy might make upon us, and it was hourly ex pected by us all that such an attempt would be made. Our position was a grand one, for from it we would have been enabled to have repelled any invasion which the enemy might have made, with the exception of Artillery. In case they should have opened their batteries upon us from a high elevation to the West of us, i they could have cut us all off, and there would i have been a man left to relate the fate of; bis comrades. Or l Sunday night we were cou- i tiuually kept in a lino of battle. Thft enemy ! arrived until within a half a mile of Camp Cock- i eysville, and the utmost vigilance exerted on I our part to watch the actions of the enemy.— ! You may imagine, kind friends, that our | situatiou was very critical 'one, causing us to sum up to our -, assistance, all the fortitude we could, lu order to receive them.* Our men, (now known as Company E ) stood firmly to their posts, and the citiiens of Altoo na may he proud of those men who left their vicinity in vindication of their Country’s insul ted flag. They stood firmly forward to meet I the contest. The night, , indeed, was o night ' of terror to some. One poor,soldier in the at tempt to rise at the call “ to Arms,” bursted a i blood vessel and almost instantly expired. Wc , left him at camp, where his body, was decently ' interred by the company of which be was a member. \ We remained at Camp Coc&gysvillc the bal ance of that night, and not mor ning about 11 o’clock were wc to change the position of our Camp" fSjTrmuch more pleasant situation, toward the left of our former camp. It was a beautiful grove on the I farm of Mr. Green, the manager of Ashland j Furnace. About 3 o'clock, news were received, that we were to take up line of march again for Pcun’a, and in the meantime, there came a dispatch to the effect citizens of Little York, hear ing of our deplorable situation, sent provisions to ns, which provisions consisted of fresh beef and bread, which news was received with joy by all hands, as we had not tasted meat for two days. ;■ ■■■, ; big with enthusiasm at the sight. .We practiced { j marching and countermarching on Saturday, j I and in the afternoon oar .company were sur : prised at receiving a lot of mwkeU, instead of ; rifles, as' we all expected. We naturally ob -1 jected to this,"bat our Captain assurdMis that, on our arrival in-Washington City—cite place .of destination—we would be furnished, with j lilies; that it was not deemed advisable to send as through BaitidWe to Washington, un ! armed, and there was no; rifles at ijurriebnrg. • In tbe evening we received each a haversack, j supplied with provisions, and about 12 o’clock on Saturday night, 2500 of us embarked on the North Central Railroad, for Washington, liu. j Baltimore. We arrived at Ashland Station, ; about fourteen miles from Baltimore, on Sun day morning, and found that all the bridges I between there and the city had been burned ■ down by the Baltimoreans. We then started ; for the city on foot, and about three-fourths of ; a mile from where we landed from the cats, wo ' were informed that about 10,000 to 15,000 ’ troops well supplied with cannon, were in Bal j timore, ready and waiting to pitch into us. Wo ; then formed in a large field on a hill overiook ; ing the Station, in order to deliberate on-what , course to pursue, and soon after, were informed ■ that tbe enemy were approaching in order' to ! force us from the State. And to give credence i to the report, scveral.emissnries were observed j about our camp, supposed to be investigating i our condition and probable strength. Your humble servant conversed with two diflTorent : ones—one of whom told me that we would ; meet with a warm reception on to morrow, (Mon i day.) I am perfectly satisfied that those two | persons were spies in our camp. We then j formed in battle array, expecting, as our Cap i tain said, an attack every moment. Our com • pany, with several others, occupied tbo outside j Hne, and had there been an attack we would i have came in for a pretty good share of the destruction of life. Tbe position we occupied was a most beautiful one, on the brow of the ; bill, tbe moon looking down upon us in all her I brilliancy, as though about to witness a. san | guinary struggle between brothers, as it most surely would have been. We were supplied I with straw under our feet, and ordered to lie i on our arms and be ready for action at a mo j meat’s notice. You may rest assured, Messrs. Editors, that there was little sleeping done i that night. Some of the pien did not lie down , at all, but the roost of us did, and that from ! sheer exhaustion. It appeared to me that about every five or ten minutes we were called up in n line, supposing the enemy were upon us.— The anxiety in regard to the expected conflict was truly astonishing, for such a set of raw recruits as we are; although Lieut Potts tells me we are becoming quite proficient in the art of war. One cause of alarm was thh accidental 1 shooting of one of the Altoona Guards named ! George Amhiscr. One of the members reclining ■ behind him accidentally struck the trigger of; his gun, which was lying on the ground, when it exploded, entering the young man’s feet, inju- ; ring him severely. This very naturally aroused ; us again to our feet. .A short time alter this i alarm died away and we once more sought a 1 little recreation, wo wcre_ again alarmed. A member of the Washington Greys, of Ucthle- , hem, Pa., named Kiper, it is supposed through ! the excitement of the, hour, dreamed the enemy ! were at hand, and actually stabbed himself with I his bayonet, and died almost instantly. This I ‘ have from a member of the company, who heard ! him cry out, “I’m stabbed.” - The poor fellow ; was hastily buried, as soldiers always arc, the * band accompanying him to bis rudely eon- i structed grave; and shortly after wo embarked ■ on our way back to Harrisburg, to await further j orders. I had forgotten to mention' that the good and patriotic citizens of this town sent us provisions sufficient for our whole force previous to returning, and invited ns to partake of their hospitalities on our retain, which we are now j enjoying to ouy hearts’ content. We arrived i here at 10 o’clock to-day, and arc quartered in I the Fair Ground, 2500 men in all. Our men ) all enjoy good health, and are in fine spirits, anxious to have a brush with the enemy. Tell all correspondents with oar company, to direct their letters in the name of their friend, Com pany H, Captain Lloyd, 3d Regiment Pennsyl vania Volunteers; and if we are not here when tbe letter is sent, it will then follow us up. Vours very respectfully, W. 1. B, ! Bull's Mills, Blair Co , Pa., 1 April 23, 18dl. / A meeting of the citizens of Antes township, Blair Co., Pa., was held at Bell's school-house on the 23d inst., for the purpose of expressing their views on the rebellion of the South, and for forming a Home Guard. The meeting was organized by appointing Wm. Pp Dysart Presi dent, Geo. W. Young Vice President, and Sam uel Millikcu Seretary. The following resolu tions were unanimously adopted; Resolved, That wp, the citizens of Antes town ship, assembled in mass meeting for the purpose of giving aid and comfort to families left, with out any one to provide for them, do appoint a committee of six whose duty it shall be to soli cit means and distribute the same to them as may seem necessary, and in a business way. Resolved , That we will organize a company, to be called., the “Home Protective Guards,” who shall, when they number twenty-five mem bers, choose from among themselves, officers to command and make rules for their discipline id military tactics, that they may be an efficient protection in case of a required emergency. Resolved , That those owning fire-arms be re quested to have them in order for duty if called upon, nnd not to have less than twenty rounds of ball and powder on band at all times. Resolved, That, forgetting all political differ ences, unmindful of party lines nnd distinctions, remembering that we are fellow citizens of one beloved country, and that country in. danger, we hereby pledge ourselves to use all our in3u cnce to strengthen the hands of government and cheerfully to bear our share of the sacri fices and perils of the hour. ■The following persons were appointed the Home Belief Committee: Martin Bell, John Elliott. John Campbell, . Thomas Shaw, Dr. Rowan Clarke, ' Samuel Milliken. At the close of tho meeting, one hundred names were enrolled as a Home Guard. For the past, few weeks our town has been one of unusual excitement. The “war” has been the all-absbrbing topic, and a martial spirit pervades the whole community. Numer ous events have transpired, which will serve to be memorable in the history of our country; but since a Home Guard has been organized here, we may consider ourselves quite safe, for the presept, and again resume our usual occu pations. As the painting season is now fully .on us, it may be Well to.say, that, it is a matter of great importance to those who contemplate j doing, or having something done in this line, to know where they can obtain the best and cheapest materials Such can be obtained at Roush’s Drug Store, where they are constantly kept, and whoso stock we can safely recommend to the public. £a?“The guards who patrol our town atnigfat * meet with some rough weather occasionally, ! such weather as is likely to damage their hats ' and caps, but they can easily have these re placed by calling at Jesse Smith’s Hat and Cap store, where they will find, a fiuo assortment of the Articles, just received from the East, Jes se has all the latest styles, and sells at living priCtßv 'Muster-Bou. or ihk Looah farts Rtn am —The following is the muster-roll of the Bi?e Rangm* Company E, Third Kegi me „ Pennsylvania VolnnSirs: ' ’ &y>Uin~~jACo9 * MtjtotffWfßrt Richafr# Crosier. «\ . $L U T —FreV. Cotcnlun Thomas L Miller John L’ufliier John 3loor David A Carol L I* Nixon Alban Harvey Cunn.iu J \V " • Rood Wm AD Oahq David ileinkait Samuel W Clark BoWi t J • X Payday Sol-ajiou Sholo Won ■' 11-avia AVIUU’a Stephens Wm D;/ti£horty John Stuap Samuel DeiaUj Daniel Trout James Etiifield Tvtwiler Goo \V E.'torJinc JuliuM Tipton foeo 31 Krly Jow ph v Tiiuiupsou David Fr.itx 3Vm D Thoinjoon 3Vm Fink John Jl Treax James C Guel.er Uoniy B Plumbc. Henry £ Hamilton Georg') Mustek lit ill of the Jlsiata Bin. es.--Ilia following is the muster roll of tbe Juniata Ri fles, company H, 3d. Ucgimcnt, Pcnnsyltanij Volunteers; Captain —A. M. I.t-om. \*t Luutauxnt —C. N. Snider. .. —S.C. Potts. \J. H Uxm-I Wingate, Com’y of Sub. Sd Regiment. Iri Augustus Button. 2 '( ** —Frank Vogel. 3*l “ —Simon D. Carr. 4/A u —Nicholas Stephens. 50 : “ —James Cnuge. ' Iri o»7»raJ—David K. Yoder. 2d « —C. 31. Kephart. ** —J. T. Pendergrass. 40 44 —David Barr. MiuicUam John Miller. Jr., Geo. WcighamaD. ‘ Edward Keogh. Privates. Ales. McClure. J K Thompson ChrfatlFrank Charles Keem BenJ White Robert Mtuou TUos Maloj J C itw Thomas Green Abraham Qralfiuo Jolm Sellers John U Oanlen John T Beiils Johij.il llenshy Joseph Gates Titoiiiu* llenshy Charles M Fenton Harry Roell Wilfimn Iknll 1 M IJo wo Walter P Byers William C fWscy TillinjHmrt Welds Jacob Voglo W J main William Hicks (J IV Black W J HriuJl-y Cah-lrjEfcton George,Runsh Frederick Shrader John Gates Bdvnird Whito Joseph Erech G W Croao John Piirry Bill Blackstone John \V Loath Benj Coojwr James Barr George Miller Daniel Ullery Joseph Hughe* George Sellers I) P Kinkuad , John Murray . John B Ling' • Wilfion L«»r John Clark - John Lano George Lane George Spade Wm Mrllvafn Thog M Burr George COarbor William lineman MU-hl lloloran - O W Hawkesworth Harry Itrynu Griffin CharloA W Curry II B Huff 0 G Krcsf It P Unmkor, officer* boy. 11 Carr col) Servant WikAT 13 Mauh.vl Law T—At the present crisis, the significance of a term so .much used r and with so little accurate sense of k»mesning r becomes unusually iipporfant. Boiivier defines martial law aa a “code estab lished for tho government of the army and nary of the United Slates,” whose principal rules are to bo found in the articles of war, prescribed by act of Congress. But chancellor Kent says (his definition applies only to tu Hilary law, while martial law is quite distinct a thing, and is foun ded-'-bn paramount necessity, and proclaimed by a miJitnry chief. i Mwrtial law is generally and vngnaly held to be a suspension of all ordinary civil rights qni process—and as such, approximates closely to a mijitary despotism. . It |s aa arbitrary law, originating in emer gencies. In times of extreme peril to the State, either from without or from within, the public welfiire demands extraordinary measures. And martjal Inlr being proclaimed, signifies that the operation of the ordinary legal delays of jus tice, is suspended by the military, which bus for the time become supreme. It suspends the operation of the writof Aaiw-J corpus; enables persons charged with treason to be summarily tried by Court Martial Instead of Grand Jury; justifies searches and seizures of private property, and the taking possession of publfo highways and Other means wffßbmmnni' cation- Involving the highest exercise of sove reignity, U is, of Course, capable of great abuse, and ik only to be jnstifiod on emergencies of the most imperative and perilous nature, such as now appear to exist in Baltimore" and Wash ington. ■ - BSL.Dr. J. W. Cameron can be found at Roush's Drug Store at all times daring the day, and at Mrs. Ripg’s boarding-house at night’ except when professionally engaged. Those who desire his services should note the change of boarding place. The doctor requests ns to state that he wilt give gratuitous medical attention to the families of all those who have enlisted In defence Of the Flag of our Country. . Gratuitous Attekdasce upon VotcsTEEßs’ - Families.— 7b tht Tyrant and Altoona Ecli'f Commute*' thSt in the present crisis it behooves all true patriots to willingly make sacrifices ipsupportoftwr Onion, and in encouragement of those- who have so no bly rallied to its defence, l herewith offer my professional services, free of chaise* to all who may stand in need of asqistaiyte. Da. A. P. Calujuiwoop, Altoona- {<*>aJ«n David ' Xyn4e Ka • ■ ‘ ; Myera J ,>seph Marshall A W MoMnlwu Mttrdieai Montgomery Robert Marshall William II Miller Gabriel lir^w Miller 8w»«el N Ightwim* Jaibes Orork Richard Price WlUmb H Parker Joseph ¥ I’a*ker Samuel D Ottlnlin Patrick. Reeves Patrick ‘Kook Joseph If Stoddard Thomas Sehindlcmeyer Jacob £tuck»U>#rr l»ote r \y Srhicdoagte Amhvhr Snyder Juan-* u Smith Wiiiiaia Tipton Samuel B J®*Burns John, deaeitoU, iVutiif*. WAR NEWS. W**BU«aW«. April 26. 186 h—It is state. h» Umi boot Mtfaprity, thot Lord Lyons, U S&Jlv minister, sent » special messenger jiTSa th# stsamer P*nia at Now York uni ftilldW*«ehw coaid bo forwarded by him ,1:. Homo Government. Lord Lyons is advise l understand, to proffer to the United titAti Government, for the euppwssien of the Slat state rebellion, arms, ammunition, and trooj i from England and Canada. By the I\rtia I nt onieik for three hundred thousand of U JmßfOted Sllaio musket, and for a east numb of the celebrated rMod cannon Orders in ft two aw not to bo 6lled in England for tl Roipl Oorornmont for arms, or ammunitUn, t I Sh U S is°beHewd that an English and Frent [fleet will bo seat to the Southern ports at « I carty day, «° with tbo United Stati 1 fleet in the blockade of-Secession pons. I Louis Napoleon has joinedjsilli I suppress tbo Slate-State rebellion. Id is state I that his offer* of sertico to President Linco) law now on their way to, Washington. I It is hoped here that Yancey and his confei lerate traitor* will be seised by France and Kn; I land and sent to the United States to be Irii [and hung under the extwditiou treaties. Orders bate been issued, it is reported, to tl Governor-General of Canada, to offer to U United States men and urns. | indescribable consternation has spread throng : Virginia because of the arrival here of the U mom General Lane and Captain Montgomery ( Kansas.. They have with thent nealry two hut dred of the desperadoes of the civil wars of th: Territory. They are to act tis an indepeude: corps of scouts'for dangerous and forlorn sd vico. j Thaw aw now twenty-five thousand troops i this city. The Capital and the Treasury or most effectually barricaded with barrels of ct meat, fiour, and the cast-irow plates intendc fof the ebmplotion of the Great Dome of th Capitol. Martial-law has been proclaimed ove the Capitol. Sixteen thousand barrels of fluu are stored in the crypts, together with thousand of byrele of bacon, hogsheads of molasses, am tierces of rice. Tbe people of Cliamborsburg bare organize! a mounted patrol reaching clear to the Maty land tine. They make returns every morning Batteries of artillery nro . being formed a Cbarabcrsburg and ether points of the interior to protect any forward movements of the I'eiin sylvabia volunteers. Baltiuore. April 20.—Secession may be con sidered ns defunct in this city. Tbe Union sen timent is again triumphant, and but few mci 1 are willing to announce 'themselves to day «■ IScccsiomsts. One week’s experience of the I deadly contagion has overwhelmed the couspi- Irators, and the Union feeling is n(»w stronger land deeper than ever. The reaction has been I overwhelming in all parts of the State, and we [are prepared to meet the issue althc ball'ot'boi. A grand spontaneous Union mooting was held to night in East Baltimore. Great entliusiastn’ was manifested ami the strongest kind of strait ■out Union resolutions were adopted, liegttlar communication with I’hiladclphia ds now re-es tablished. - , The Legislature of Maryland, which mot af Frederick city, refused to acknowledge’scees ; Scion by the decisive vote of 53 yeas to 13 nays. GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. txEci'Tivr. CnAMßre. ) Harrisburg, A|iril OUt, ISf 1./ Tv the Senate and House o f Representatives of the fiiimuionuxaUh f>f l\nnsylvmin: [ OsttTijtlllx—Tin l present unparalleled exijrcney in ilia I affairs at oar country, has induced n.e, to call you together lat this time. With an actual amt nntirtl reWlliia, ip .onto [of the Staton af the VUion, iWilnelltous quention.s have he*ll [thrust upon us whlcli call for year deliberation, Mini that [you Bho.ld devise menus by legieiution for the m-iinteiumct [of the authority of rite General (toveriinn-ur. the honor and [dignity of our State, the protection of our citoo-io, end the hearty establishment of peace and order throughout tin [land. On theday of my induction into the F.xecniive office, I Soek ocewwn to uttar-tbe following Heiitiinent*: I “No one who know* (he history of Pennsylvania* and ['understands tit* opinions and feelings of her people, ran Uustly charge-nurlth hostility to our brethren of other [States. tVeiroflfcr&'tchrm as friends and fellow-country- Km*u, whose w*dbin*nvoifot*l a kindred interest; mid we r* • |y*ipdtoe,tn their broadest sense, all our constitutional ol> [tigathms to them. These we are ready and willing t« kfemrre gen»roiuly and fraternally iu their letter am: Uplrit. with mnweiuttiif: fidelity. | is a National Government It has within tic [sphere of its actum afi tie attribute* of (=ov*r/.igut>. an l [among these are the right and dnty of sclf-pfewcrvation.— lit Is based upon ft aa|b4Hu£ to which .'ill the pe<>|4« of yh,; [United States aropartles. ft-is the result of mutual cmi- Icetftiona, whk'h were mode trtp the pur(x»ee of securing re ciprocal bettefita. It aoUHSToetly on tin* pimple, and tlu/ [owe i| a per****! oßignnce. No part of the (ample, u j Kioto nor comhtnftticm of States, can. Voluntarily *ve» • Urine Which tavolvoe the destruction of the Government, pf the Government Is to exist, all the roquiremen U of rh*. ICiUfctitution.inu*t-be obeyed: and it must have ;mWvi ladequnleAo tho eiiforeement «f the supreme taw in everv iStute. It is the first duty of tire national authorities i«» Isuy the progress of anarchy and cniurre the low-, and IPennsyljaulA. with a united people, will give them an Ihonest, fiiithful and active support. The people in.-an to pireccrro tho integrity of the ootioual Union at evt rv h;:z »rd.” It coohl scarcely have been atiticijstted at that time, that we shouldxo soon l»o calletl ujwn for the pileaitkm of these truths iu connecth-n with their shppoit Mii arm of military power. \ L Tiio aj*exampled promptness and enthusiasm with wldWt Pennsylvania and the other loyal States have responded |l»o call of the President, and the etitire nnanlmity with which our people demand titst the integrity of the Gov trnment bImU be prc&ervetl, illustrate the duty of the seve- N State and National Government* with a distinctm-s* fhat cannot be disregarded. Tl«e blaughter of Northern iTonps in the city of foi the pn*t< k nded off-*nce bf marching, at. the call of the Federal Government; jvwiee bb|y»: over soil admittedly in the Union, and-, with llnfeulir mate object of defending our commeu Capital agninst ;m armed and rebellious invasion, together with the ohsfne*- lion of our Pennsylvania when dv«pateheil on the kathc patriotic mission, impose new duties and responsi bilities upon ottr Statu adiiil.iistruthni. At hist atlvice- Ihe Genarnl Govertinient had military iKwsessron of the nmte to Washington through Anna|>olis; !«ut the transit bf troops hmt!H*en greatly eiidanget'til and delayed, and the safety of Washington Itself imminently threatened This cannot be submitted to. Whether Maryland may profe«>s to be loyal to tho Union or otherwise, there can & permitted no hostile soil, no obstructed thoroughfiire, be tween the SUtca that undoubtedly arc loyal uml theirW llonal scut of government. There is reason to hope that the route through Baltimore may be no longer dined kgaihst the peaceable passage of-our people l« Uje service of the Federal Government. B«t we mast l>e fnlly assured of this, and have the uninterrupted cnj.*y lueut of a passage to the CanUol by any and every nmte restntial to Ihe piirpomm of the Government. This must I* attained, peaceably if iKWsible, but by force of' arms if pot accorded. L Pl?T time \* I*®* 4 for temporizing or forbejirinr wilh this rebellion ; the moat causeless in hUtnry. The North has CntiSrSSi *^s. «>«ri»t to Invado a single E!!oi r jS >^f th ‘ ...° n t. hc contrary, all political Codin!r*e^L have fhlly TecoguUed.thc of the great CnZ States, and regardless of our views of State WS!Sb havo respected them. To • JWHwn, thereforh, upon any alleged wrong inflicted or l^ ictcd U P° U the South is to offer W«-hoo.l IshiraklSH SS trt ®s° n - 80 the clvlUzcd World and BKSt* thMin !¥ ,eibrt t 0 ov "throw.U.o most bo »«crui wucturo ol human government ever devised by r .'^, li f n io thr C<>ttnn States, which « fc * li * hn >ro« of a provlsonat orgnai- Eontal^^L~^.!l a I* e th j ! of govern- Noiiia pW'Otnfroßr the investment and bombar!Lf ort "i e D< J , otllcr goverameut properly >o knit Knfels^t^.y l H ‘ ( : *0 ®“*nro personal freedom Ktt *“S Pe°rla nuit cmmusrcj of the Union in kith on« pe°pl« of the loyal Stttee demand, as fad contend for, a* with one heart; answer UoT^Tn. * mnllon «f. faniisylvania's son* will k^~^g^saa:y*e'we.irS, »*hJ anticipating that mefo