gPt»ona®ri!mttr.
ALTOONA, PA.I
TfiUHSDAIjSEPT. 11,1862.
SbUMwanos Pkhhsltlvaiiia Militia,
Harrisburg, Sept. 10, 1862,
QKHKBAI. ORDER,) i
Ho. 86. f
■ Iminr of die danger of invasion now threaten
ing our State, by the enemies of the government,
itfadfaed necesoory to call upon the able-bodied
men of Pennsylvania to organize immediately for
dm defence of the State, and be ready for march
iag orders, upon one hoar’s notice, to proceed to
sdeh paints of rendezvous as the Governor may
direct It is ordered—
Kr*t, 'That Company organizations be made in
apcoidance with the number required under the
laws of the United States, to wit;—One Captain,
Ist Xieutenont, 2d Lieutenant, 80 privates as the
minimum, and 98 privates as the maximum stan
dard of each company. The company officers to
be elected by each organization.
1 Second, As the call may be sodden, it is desir
able that the officers and members of each compa
ny provide themselves with the best arms they
can secure, with at least sixty rounds of ammuni
tion to suit the kind of arms in possession of the
soldier. Such persons as cannot secure and bring
aims frith them, will be famished by the govem
ynent after their arrival at the place of rendezvous.
JTurd. Each officer and member of the company
■hull pmvide himselfwith good stoat clothing,
or otherwise,) boots, blanket and hayer
■»* ready to, go into camp when called into ser
vice. j
Fourth. Each company organisation to be per-
soon as and report the name of
officer in command, the number of men
place of its beadqnatters, to these headquarters, in
order that they may be promptly notified to move
when their sendees are required.
/If/tA. Organizations, when ordered to move,
will he furnished with transportation by the gov
ernment.
Sixth. On arrival at the place of rendezvous,
they will be'formed into regiments or such other
organizations as the Governor, Commander-in-
Chief of Pennsylvania, may direct.
Beneath. So tar as practicable and os may be
found consistent with the interests of the public
service, companies from the same localities will be
put together in such larger organizations as may
be famed.
Eighth. Organizations formed under the recent
proclamation are earnestly requested to adopt with
out delay such measures as may be necessary to
comply with this order.
Ninth. Organizations called into the held under
this order will be held for service for such time
only as the pressing exigency for State defence
m*y continue.
ißy order of
A. G. CURTIN.
Governor and Commander-in-Chief
A. L. Bcsbeix, Adj’t Gen. Penn..
I Down With Party Politics.
{We arc to-day more unequivocally opposed to
the agitation of poliitkal questions than ever we
have been, because we can see no good that will
result from it. We profess to be,-and believe we
arc, as sincerely devoted to the cause of the Un
ion as any of our fellow men in the North; and
■drimngh we may not have the ability to make that
devotion tell as effectually as some of our cotem
potaries,we arc determined to do all in our pow
er, as jonr-nalista, to prevent the germination of
seeds of diacord sown at home by rabid pot
itkgui*.
AW men do not view political questions, and the
«cb of our civil and military authorities, in the
same light, hot these differences of opinion do not
necessarily effect their loyalty to their country.
We should always be willing to accord to others
that which we claim for ourselves—the right to
Wdnk and act according to our convictions, prori
ded we do notthereby furnish aid and coinfort to
the enemies of our country. The all-absorbing
question in the present campaign should be, “is
the man who solicits my vote a sound Union man,
and will he, if elected, sustain the constituted au
thorities in their efforts to pat down the rebellion 7”
Ifhe be such, then we care not whether he be a
Bepobliean or Democrat; and if he be doubtful,
we care not if he be our bosom friend, we should
oppose him to the bitter end. Let every one vote
for the man whom he knows will work for the
-good of the conntry, who is honest in profession,
if there be'honest politicians, and all will be well.
. We an almost as much pained to read the po
litical articles in some of our exchanges as we are
to leant of rebel successes. The latter can be
only temporary, while the former is destined to
wdric injury now and mine serious injury hereaf
ter; Onr only hope is in the belief that those who
can so fiur forget their calling as journalists, their
duty to promote harmony, and place so small on
estimate upon the necessity of unity at home, are
without influence for evil. Every editor, Demo
cratic or Bepobliean, who charges disloyalty upon
the entue oppashioD, becaose of the fanaticism of
a few individuals, insaitH.aud outrages the feelings
of better and more loyal men than himself. Ev
ery man who desires to be informed must know
ffiqt there are just as true and loyal men in one
party as the other; and this is not the tin... to
qrit-hatn in endeavoring to find out whichparty
contains the moat loyal or disloyal members.—
There ore radicals in both parties whose zeal for
.patty blinds them to the interests of the country,
but the whole party to not to be condemned be
eamothereof.
• W« believe there we men who would rather see
t l||i dian that slavery should not
be abolished; sad time are others who would rath
m-lattfaßUainri alkie than .that slavery thoald be
eboMMd. Aw such men the true frieadsof die
IWob ? b slavery paramount to the Union ?
Should It pot be onr flrstjssre to save the country
and let slavery take care of itself. If It be neees
sarv to the perpetuation of the Union to continue
to hold the slaves where they are, then we say let
them remain in slavery; but if our country can
only be saved by freeing and emancipating them,
then let them be freed at once, and stop the effu
sion of so much noble blood. The reply of the
President to Horace Greeley was brief, plain and
sufficiently augmentative, and evidenced that he ;
had the welfare of the country at heart. The re
ply did not satisfy the person to whom it was ad- i
dressed but we;believe it was satisfactory to the \
maim df the people. We have our own opinions
as to the final issue of this conflict, but lest our po
siton should be misunderstood we do rA here state
them. Besides; we do not think that a statement
of them would be beneficial to any one. We may
be wrong, and if we are, we expect to be con
vinced of onr error. If those who hold contrary
opinions are expect them to be con
vinced and come over to onr side. Time alone
can determine whether we are right or wrong.
In these exciting and dangerous times, when the
fighting blood tuns warm through the veins of all
loyal men, we know that they are not inclined to
stop and reason, bnt hastily form their opinions of
men by their conversation. It is against hasty ac
tion in such cases that we wouldi caution all per
sons, lest injustice be done. Remarks are now
more readily misconstrued, and rumors should be
well authenticated before they are.received. ,
We care not: what a man’s professions of loyalty
may be, if be wilt publish or circulate reports cal
culated to alienate those who should now be joined
hand in hand, he cannot be considered a true
friend of the Union.
While we caution against undue agitation of
political questions in this hour of ~ our country’s
peril, we nevertheless desire the people to scruti
nize closely the different candidates for office, and
if any of them are unsound, let them be .so pub
lished and every effort made to defeat them, but
do not let their disloyally be made the pretext-for
assailing the whole party to winch they belong.
A Week of Excitement.
The past has been a week of intense excitement,
equal to that which succeeded the bombardment of
Fort Sumter and the attack upon the Union troops
passing through Baltimore. Accounts, often ex
aggerated, of the invasion of Maryland by the reb
els have awakened onr people to a sense of their
danger and their utter inability, in their present
situation, to meet the foe. While we have never
harbored the idea that the rebels would invade
this section of the country, nevertheless, such a
thing is not out of the range of possibility, when
we consider how rapidly cavalry can be moved.
Should such an attempt be made they might do
considerable damage, but we doubt whether they
would ever get back to their own dominions. We
are sure they would not if we do sir duty in pre
paring to meet them. We have at different times
urged the formation of companies for home pro
tection, but the ridicule to which the “Home
Guards” were subjected prevented those so in
clined from entering into or attempting to keep
up such organizations. Now that it has become
actually necessary for eveiy man to enter into
such an organization, for the purpose of repelling
a seriously threatened invasion, this stigma will be
removed, and if the excitement turns out to be
merely excitement, it will at least have accom
plished one desirable, object, that of putting the
State on a perfect war footing. Now this matter
of enrolling, and drilling at least two afternoons
in each week, must hot be neglected, or we shall
surely pay for our carelessness. A wily foe will
not venture where he knows he will be met by
equal numbers, well drilled, upon their own soil,
but he will assuredly make a raid if he knows the
inhabitants are reposing in fancied security. What
resistance could be made by the regiment of able
bodied men in this place, if they remain in an unor
ganized condition, make to the attack of even 50
well drilled and Hvell mounted cavalrymen ? None
at all. But if we do our c duty at once, and per
fect our organizations, in less than five days we
will be prepared to successfully resist ten times
that number, and to give aid to' our neighbors on
the border who may be in danger. Lcthaigy
most not succeed this excitement. We must have
a half-dozen or more good companies, and they
must be raised at once. The excitement is not
over. The danger play be greater before it is less.
Let us lose no time, but forsaking business for a
few hours, twice a week, prepare ourselves to do
something in the way of protecting our homes, our
families, onr all. If onr brethern will forsake
their homes and comforts they there possessed and
go a long distance to meet and repel the foe, shall
we, while enjoying all the blessings they have sac
rificed, be so ciminally careless as to neglect to
prepare ourselves to defend our own and theirs,
should the foe appear at onr doors? Certainly,
it cannot be that we are thus indifferent. Our
people are now excited and in earnest, and we
want to see the organizations perfected while it can
be done.
P. S.—The excitement of the last two days, to
gether with a heavy amonnt of job work, has de
layed our paper until this (Friday) morning. For
latest news see telegraphic despatches in .fifth col
umn. “To Harrisburg!” is now the cry. We
are living ages in days.
43* The Congressional Conferees of this dis
trict met at Tyrone on die 2nd inst., and after
sundry ballots re-nominated Hon. S. S. Blair, of
this county. Mr. Blair to an earnest and able ad
vocate of the principles of his party, and has made
a faithful representative. In these trying times of
onr country’s peril, it may be questioned whether
it to advisable to change too frequently onr mem
bers of Congress, where they are loyal and true.
We before mentioned that the Democratic confer
ence placed in nomination Col. McAlister. Both
candidates arc now in the field and it is for the
people to choose between them.
Louis W. Haul.—We learn that the Senatorial
Conferees of the Union party met at this place, on
Tuesday last, and unanimously re-nominated L. W.
Hall as their candidate for the Senate. No strong
er nomination could possibly have been made.
Mr. Hall is so well known to the people of the
district, that on announcement of the fact of his
being candidate is all tye propose to do_ at this
time.
new paper, styled The Monitor, has been
started in Hnhtingdon, and is edited by Albert
Owen, £sg. Tit makes a very neat appearance.—
Should it prove to be of the right stamp we hope
it may live Monger than some of its predecessors.
Our Army CoiTespoudence.
Camp at Fort Barnard, Va., 1
September Bth; 1862.)
Messrs. Editors :—The same day! on which I
mailed my other letter to yon, Companies D and
F ware ordered to strike tents, pack up and march
—we knew not whither; bnt we were not kept long
in suspense, for, after inarching about three-fourths ,
of a mile, over a hill, we were ordered to halt and
pitch our tents upon the site of onr; present en
campment, which is a nice place, jus* outside of
Fort Barnard. As soon as we were fixed up we
commenced drilling, four hours each day, with
the heavy artillery in the Fprt. It was great fan
for the boys, inasmuch as our instructors were
Germans, (of Blenker’s Division) whose knowl
edge of the English language was not as thorough
as their artillery discipline. Besides, we had been
led to believe that as soon as we could handle the
. guns properly, we would be stationed in the Fort
and thus be exempted from tedious marches and
all that sort -of thing. But, alas 1 many a poor
soldier’s “ calculations” have been knocked into ;«
by “ General .Orders,” and so it was with ours.—
In a few days the Germans were oidered away,
the Ist Maine Beg’t took their place; the balance
of our Regiment joined us, and we have not been
in the Fort since 1 Company drill; battallion drill
and picket duty occupied our attention until Sun
day morning last, when, notwithstanding a heavy
rain, weTvcre introduced to a duly which had, thus
far, been entirely new to us, as a regiment, al
though, individually, many of us had already had
as much experience in that line as was really de
sirable. The duty referred to was,' digging and
shovelling. We were set to work in trenches and
that kind of drill has been faithfully attended to
from day to day by all the companies not on picket.
How long the work will last I am unable to say,
bnt 1 feel certain that nobody cares how soon it is
done.
In regard to war news, you are better posted
than we arc. Madam Bumor seldom tells us the
truth, and we know nothing but what we see with
our own eyes. On Wednesday last we saw 1 den.
Banks’ Division returning from Ccntrevillc; it
halted about a mile in our rear. Quite a number
of McClellan's troops are also encamped near us,
and many of our acquaintances from the 49th,
84th, 110th, and other Pennsylvania Regiments,
are daily visiting us. Vou may depend, it gives us
pleasure to take them by and welcome
them to our camp; to hear from their own lips the
stories of their hardships, bair-bteadth escapes, and
occasional “skedaddles.” On the other hand they
are anxious to hear from home, to talk of “old
times,” and to see so many of their neighbors and
acquaintances now in the field, ready to stand
shoulder to shoulder with them in the next strug
gle. They feel encouraged and I have yet to hear
from one of them the expression of any such green
eyed sentiments, or rather insinuations and slurs,
in regard to'the nine-months volunteers, as those
contained in the letter trom Captains Hicks and
Wayne. And here just allow me, in behalf of the
125th Reg’t P. V.. to return thanks to you, Messrs.
Editors, for your prompt refutation of the unchar
itable, nngentlemauly and insulting insinuations of
the two “ commissioned officers" above referred to.
In regard to the injbrmatipn which they desire, I
have nothing to say, more than this, viz :—judg
ing from the letter, they are in quest of an article
which they stand very much" in need of. The al
lusion to “drafting" is simply contemptible, and
tlare not be mode verbally, fiice to face! “As to
sums donated by private citizens,” allow me to
say —they were only promises, and have never been
fulfilled. Neither have we received the $25 boun
ty from the Government, nor the “one month pay
in advance." The bounties offered the nine
months voluntcdfc mag have induced some to en
list,—not because they lacked patriotism, but be-
cause that money would place their families out of
the reach of want, until the volunteers would re
ceive their monthly pay. Bat 1 dp not wish to
occupy any more time or space with such “small
potatoes.”
Now permit me to notice a contemptible affair
which occurred at home since we left. The wife
of a fine man in our company, was recently waited
upon by her landlord, for his rent, long before it
was due. On being told that site hadn’t the money,
he raved like a tyrant, and told her that if she did
not pay it on a certain day, still before it was due,
he woold send the constable there ! Now, Messrs.
Editors, I would like to know how many souls
Idte that landlords it woold lake to ; fill a gnat’s
bladder. Another man in onr company, having
mure house-room than his own family needed, hod
rented a portion of it to another; but the soldier
has recently been obliged to turn his tenant ont
for insulting bis (the soldier’s) family by such lan
guage as tins: “Any man who would leave a sal
ary of $lOO a year to be a private in the army of
the United States, could not have stood very high
in the estimation of hto fellows.” I only give this
one sentence as a specimen-leaving l out. his con
demnations of the Administration and all who
labor for the preservation of the Union. Now, 1
would just like to say to him that the soldier re
ferred to does stand high in the estimation of his
fellow-soldiers. I believe him to be a good man,
too, and I doubt not he will “stand high" at the
right band of Clod when such men as his tenant
and the hard-hearted landlord before referred to,
together with all “secesh” sympathizers, will be
squirming in the bottomless pit like eels in a fry
ing pan!
! September 6th.—This morning we went ont
to work, as usual, but were called 'in about 11
o'clock, and ordered to prepare for marching.—
We are now ready and “the boys” are all in fine
spirits. Various are the reports os to onr destina
tion; but 1 presume few care where we go, if we
can only accomplish something beyond digging
dry canals! Ah! here is the decisive, order—
“cook three days’ rations and march as soon as
possible”—nobody knows where, hot we shall find
out when we get there, and yon shall then be in
formed by yoor humble serv’t Brevier.
: I’ll tell Pa when He comes Home.—A
friend of ours, who had taken pride for several
years itfcnltivftting a full crop of hair on his &ce,
was called away from home on business some time
since. While absent, an inexperienced barber
spoiled his whiskers in trimming them which so
elmgrinet} him that be directed the barber to make
a cleanjob of it by shaving whiskers and mustache
both off. The barber obeyed, and onr friend’s face
was .as smooth and as delicate as when in bis
teens. He returned home in the (light. Next
morning his little girl did not yeognize him on
waking np. Looking over her mother, and seeing
as she supposed a stranger in the bed, she re
marked in her childish sftaplicity, “Mistir, you get
out of here; Til ttU mg Pa when he route* home."
—Pittuburg Pott.
For the. Altoona 'Tribune.
What Should beJDone.
Messrs. Editors :—ln these times 1 it
is not amiss to take a calm and careful retrospect
ive view of circumstances which now surround ns.
And what a scene is presented to our sight—broth
ers of a civilized country warring with each other
—desedation and rain fast taking the place of pros
perity—the noble fabric of our national govern
' ment apparently tottering on its basis. And to
this may be added sorrowing hearts of parents,
wives and children, mourning for the loss of those
who were dearly loved, and who have been called
to spill their blood upon the field of conflict in de
fence of the Union. It is not our intention to
■ look o’er the past, and endeavor to search out the
: authors of this wicked rebellion ; but to give our
opinion as to what t«, and should be, the part to be
taken by every true lover of his country and its
institutions.
And what is that duty ? It is to uphold the
hands of our chief magistrate and his assistants in
controlling the Government—to use every effort in
our power to crush out the rebellion now raging
in our country—to give our time, our energies,
and, if need be, our blood, in the defence of our
beloved nation.
The question may be asked, “why are we call
ed upon to make these sacrifices?” I answer
that we should feel tjhat wc owe it to future gen
erations to show that ire as a nation can maintain
a representative Government. The maintenance
of the Union—of our Government, with its untold
blessings, demands these sacrifices. Every ' past
blessing which we have enjoyed colls upon us to
perpetuate the free institutions upon which our no
ble Government is erected. Does not the memo
ry of the trials of our forefathers to procure liberty
for their successors and children, also call upon us
to use our utmost efforts to transmit to our chil
dren, the blessings, they bequeathed to us ? Cer
tainly, every sacrifice that can or may be made is
not too great for the support of our Union.
Let every citizen, whether he is high or low.
ted that ho. individually, is a power in our coun
try. Let each one feel that on him rests the res
ponsibility of sustainingthis Government—let him
feel that it is las duty to do all that lays in his
power—not saying let this ot that one go to the
battle-field, but yo himself. Let us as a people, feel
our duty—first to our God, second to our country,
and then to ourselves. Let each be moved by pa
triotic feelings—not by mercenary motives—the
spoils of office—ambitious plottings for a name on
the scroll of history. If-, the powerful influence
now exercised by politicians to secure their aims
were used for the sustaining of the Government,
how marked would be the aspect, of affairs. Wc
are firm in the belief that until all partisan feeling
is thrown away, and all unite as one for the pres
ervation of the Union, many long days will elapse
ere the rebellion will be crushed- What motives,
what entreaties can we use to bring our people to
a true realization of their duty? The future hap
piness of their children, of unborn generations,
(and we may say of the world) depend upon them.
These call upon them to sustain our nation and
its free government.
Let us state, in conclusion, that we know in
some measure the state of feeling that exists iu
the South against the North, and are convinced
that all our energies must be put forth to suppress
the tile endeavors of traitorous hands to destroy
the fair fabric of our glorious Union. Let the
spirit that animated our Revolutionary Fathers
exist in our veins and soon shall we see jieace and
prosperity restored to our land.
i; Cling to the Union—'twa* purchased with blood,
*Twaa wet with the tears of the brave and the good
The spirits that formed it have gone to their rest.
And the turf lieth green-on each patriot’? breast."
A VoTXNTEER
The Aggregate Quota of Troops to
be Raised by Each County.
The following table shows the number of troo]>s
to be furnished by the several counties. The
quotas embrace all the troops called for since the
commencement of the war, excepting the three
.months’ men. Then umber assigned to each coun
ty will be apportioned among the several townships,
and boroughs and precincts by the Commissioner,
in accordance with the enrolment ; and he will
creidt each township, precinct, &c., with the men
already furnished, as shown by the enrolment,
and make a draft.' for the number necessary to till
the quota, unless volunteers are furnished on or
before the day fixed for the draft Credit cannot
be allowed for teamsters, mechanics in the army,
men enlisted in regular army or marines, or for
volunteers enlisted in regiments of other States.
Several counties have already raised there full quotas
and there will be no draft in such counties. The
troops to be raised for the old regiments are not
embraced in this table. There will probably be a
special draft for those.
Adams, ' l,Gf6 Juniata,
Allegheny, 10,593 Lancaster,
Armstrong, 2,124' Lawrence,
Beaver, 1,725 Lebanon.
Bedford, l,s77;Lehigh,
Berks, 5,532 Luzerne,
1,634
Blair,
Bradford, 2,944
Bucks, 3,758
Bader, 1,986
Cambria, 1,725
Cameron. 278
fcarbon, 1,250
Chester, 4,397
Centre, 1,593
Clarion, 1,504
Clinton, 1,046]
Clearfield. 1,113
Columbia, 1,447
Crawford, 2,866
'Cumberland, 2,477
Dauphin, 2,861
Delaware, 1,801
Erie, 2,923
Elk, 344
Fayette, 2,362
Franklin, 2,485
Fulton, 538
Forest, 52
Greene, 1,436
Huntingdon, 1,659
Indiana, 1,992
Jefferson, 1,083
Not to be Tradeh With. —'Die attention of
brokers and others who have already cotnmehced
demanding a premium on the new postage stamp
currency, is directed to section 195 of the act of
Congress, passed March 3, 1855, which reads as
follows: “It shall not be lawful for any postmaster
or other person to sell anv postage stamps for anv
larger sum than that indicated upon the face; and
any person who shall violate this provision shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con
yicrion thereof shall he fined in any snm not
more than five hundred dollars."
Shocking Infatuation.— The wife of Jno. Sick
les, a resident of Wharton township, Fayette county
in order to prevent her husband from enlisting, cut
off the two front fingers of his right hand with an
axe. It is said he had told her he was determined
to enlist, which so excited her that she resolved at
onre to render him incompetent to bear arms, raid
during the night, while he was in deep sleep, she
drew his hand to the bed mi 1 and dropped the axe
c«refnliy on his fingers, taking them clean off at
the first joint.
959
6,860
13,66
1,766
2,878
5,358
iLycoming,
2,209
, Mercer, 2,186
; McKean, 529
[Mifflin, 963
[Monroe, 987
[Montgomery, 4,147
j Montour, * 771
Northampton, 2,810
{Northumberland, 1,709
{Perry, 1,343
Philadelphia, 33,414
I Pike, , 433
Potter, % 674
SchuylkiiE 5,304
Snyder, 890
Somerset, 1,583
Sullivan, 244
Susquehanna, 2,157
Tioga, 1,887
Union, 837
Venango, 1,482
Warren, 1,135
Washington, 2,783
Wayne, 1,892
Westmoreland, 3,178
Wyoming, 744
York, 4,006
50,000 Hen Wanted
Adjutant Grnkrals Office,')
Harrisburg. Sept. 11. )
General Order No. 36.
By Authority of the President of the U. States.
Fifty thousand of the freemen of Pennsylvania
are hereby called for immediate service to repel
the now imminent danger from invasion by the
enemies of the country.
Officers in command of company organizations,
authorized by General Order No. 35, dated Sep
tember 10th, will at once report by telegraph the
place of their head-quartets, so that orders may be
issued from these head-quarters for transportation
to Harrisburg for such companies as may be or
dered to move. Further calls for additional forces
will be made as the exigencies of the sendee may
require.
The formation of companies under the general
order of September lOthi should continue to be
made as rapidly as possible—until all the able
bodied and. loyal men of Pennsylvania are enroll
ed and ready for service.
By order of
A. G. CURTIN,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
A. L. Russel, Adj't Gen. Penn.
FOR HARRISBURG.
The first company recruited in Blair county in
response to the Governor’s last call, passed down
to, Harrisburg Inst night (Thursday) on the Fast
Line. It was from Williamsburg. More will
follow to-day and to-morrow. ■ -
THE VERY LATEST.
Harrisburg, Sept!. 11.
Nothing very definite received here to-day by
telegraph. Great excitement in Chambejcsburg.
People fleeing in all directions—say there is not a
man there to defend them.
Jackson is at Hagerstown-—has torn up the track
of the Cumberland Valley R. R., and is said to be
moving on Green Castle.
Capt. Palmer, with a body of the Anderson
troop, who was sent out by Col. McClure on scour
ing duty from CbambersbUrg, it is feared has fal
len into the hands of the rebels, as he was to re
turn lost night surely, and has not been beard
from. Business of all kinds suspended in Cham
bersburg.
All the volunteers and militia here are getting
ready to move at very short notice.
Special Instruction Relative to the
Draft.
We copy (he following instructions relative to
the draft in this State from the Hnrrisbnig Tele
//ra/ih, where it is published by authority:—•
Executive Chamber,
Harrisburg, Sept. 6, 1862. j
To —— Commissioner q/'— County
Sib ;—You will herewith receive a Copy of
General Orders No 121, issued by .the War De
partmcnt. giving particular instructions as to the
care and organization of drafted men. You will
examine the orders carefully and cam - out their
directions faithfully.
The quota for your county to fill the several
requisitions made u|>on this State by the War De-
I>ariment, is men.
You w ill apportion this quota to the different
townsbi|is, boroughs and wards in your county, in
accordance with the enrollment made by tlie Mar
shals,, of men subject to military duty. It will
not be made however, until the appeals are held,
and the claims to exemption are decided, as it
cannot be justly apportioned until the exact num
ber of men actually subject to military duty in
each district is ascertained.
When the propel proportion of each sub-divis
ion of the county is determined, in accordance
with the men actually subject to military duty,
you will ascertain from-the enrollment, the num-,
her of men each district has now in the service and
credit therewith on its quota. In this credit, men
enlisted in the regular army, in the marine ser
vice. blacksmiths, bridge builders, carpenters,
teamsters, clerks, &c., and men enlisted ita regi
ments or companies organized under die
laws of other States, are not to be embraced.
Von will credit only for men enlisted in
the volunteer regiments and companies; recog
nized and commissioned by the Governor of this
State. 1
1 ou will also observe carefully, to guard against
the same men being credited in two districts. In
some instances, young men whose parents reside
'in one district, have been laboring cm- temporarily
residing in another, and there enlisted; afid they
may be credited on the enrollment in both. When
you detect any such case, give the credit to the
district where the person enlist was pursuing bis
lawful calling at the time be enlisted, without re
gard to the residence of his parents. :
If any districts in your county have finished
more than their quotas, yon will' ascertain : the ag
gregate of such excess, and apportion it asm cred
it to the other districts of the county, in accord
ance with the enrollment. V
If any companies or squads of men in your coun
ty have been mustered into the service of the Uni
ted States since the enrolment was made, wm will
if possible, procure copies of the rolls of si*h com
panies or squads, and credit them to the proper
districts in which the men resided. ?
Although the orders or the War Department re
quired the enrollment of all men between jjhe ages
of eighteen and forty-five years the militia laws of
this State exeutptjrom mititury duty, all versone
under twenty-one years. You will therefore, when
holding appeals, erase from the list, all persons
who establish the feet to yonr satisfaction, that
they arc under twenty-one years. Yon can ex
amine such persons under oath, when yott are not
otherwise satisfied. ;
Y° u will at once give notice by hand bills, that
on the 15th day of September, yon will proceed to
draft for each district, the number of men neces
sary to fill its quota, unless the district fitrnishes
the men as volunteers on or before that dag: State
in your hand bills distinctly, that each district can
ofler volunteers to fill its quota on the Hay the
draft is to be made, and thus obviate the draft en
tirely. Such volunteers may be offered yoh at anv
time, but you are not authorized to subsist them
until the day fixed for the draft.
Should you find it impossible to make die draft
on the 15th of September, you will notify the
Governor by mail or telegraph, as mav be neces
sary, and name the earliest day on which': it can
be made. Upon satisfactory assurance that dne
dtllgence will not enable yon to make the draft
-on that day the time will be extended, but the
extension will not exceed fire days. U
For special instructions as to how von Will pro
ceed to make the draft, you are referred td Gener
al Order No. 99, of the War Department; aheadv
furnished you. •
You will have printed as many copies of the fol
lowing notice as you believe mav be needed in
your county, and deliver one, witi his name writ
ten therein, to each man exempted on the grounds
of conscientious scruples. r
To - You are herebv notified, that
having been exempted from military duty becau.se
of conscientious scruples against hearing arms, in
accordance with section 2, article VI of the Con
stitution of Pennsylvania, yon will be held liable
to pay to the Commonwealth snch sum as “an
equivalent for personal service" as tho Legislature
may direct by a law enacted for the purpose.
— pommuetoner.
■September 6, 1862. '
Kespectfully, !'
ELI SLIFERj
Secretary of the Commonwealth.
JMNDSRY’S IMPROVED
BLOOD SEARCHED
A SORB CURB FOR
Cancer.
Cancerous Formations,
Scrofula,
Cutaneous Diseases
Erysipelas. Boil,
Pimples on the Face,
Sore Eyes,
Tetter Affections,
Scald Head,
Old and Stubborn Ukers
Rheumatic Disorders,
Jaundice,
Salt Shenm,
Mercurial Disease;
G«“end Debility
Liver ,Complaint,
lion of Appetite, N
■ Low Spirits,
Fctmlc Complaints
Epilepsy or Fiu,
Paralysis or Palsy,
Syphilitic Diseases and
Caries of the Boo«
Together with all other diseases having their
origin in n depraved condition of the blood or cli
dilatory system.
CASE OF DANIEL A. BOYD.
PrmnmoH, December 3i, Bui.
Da. Q. Hi Kxtsxrl take pleasure in making this'roj,
antary statement In favor of a medicine prepared br
called “ Linusxt’s Blood Searcher.” I had
five jean with Scrofula which broke out oa mj bead
forehead so as to disfigure me very much, and took off tin
hair when thed Isease made Its appearance; it aho brok< oai
on my arm above and below the elbow, and eat into &
skin and flesh so as to expose a feorfal sore. Th«
on my head srent so far that several small pieces of buu
came out. 1 was very week and low spirited, and feu
given up ail hope of ever getting well, at I had tried m.
eral skillful phyaiciane and they did me no good. Id %-y.
teuiber laat, 1861, 1 was induced to try “ LimdsiTi u
proved Blood Searcher.” I must confess I bad do ibu
in patent tpedicines, hot after 1 had used three bottkc 3 ;
Blood Searcher, the ulcere on my head and ana begu u
heal. I have now taken eight or ton bottles, and mjb*,
and arm are entirely well except the scars remaining fro*
the sores. I will also state that 1 had the rbeunati«
very bad in my arms and legs. The Bleed Searcher
cored the rheumatism. lam now a well mam over fan
years of age, and 1 1 foel as tuple and young as 1 did «h*c
I was twenty, and have increased in weight twenty pound*.
I would also state that the disease in my foreheard vu *
bad that when I stooped and lifted anything bean, tb,
blood run out of the sore. Dr. Rayser bad a photoprint
taken oi me by Mr. Cargo, the artist, after I began to £>•
well. It does not show my appearance as bad as it **
before I cotmneoced talcing the medicine. You can
the photograph, one of which is now in my poeseuioc
and also at Dr. Keyser*e 140 Wood street. I would al*
state that 1 cook the Blood Searcher which was mad* be
fore Dr. Keyser commenced making it. Although if
helped me some, I did not recover fast until I got the kite
made by Dr. Keyser himself One bottle of his did at
more good than two of the'old. I believe it is a great dal
stronger and better. I have recommend*! the Biw>;
Searcher to a great many of my friends for various <ll*-
easec, and I believe it has helped the whole hi them. Yk
may publish this if you wish, and I am anxioiu that all
who are afflicted as I was may be cured. 1 live in Ufa cut,
No. 4 Pine ratreet, and am employed at Collville * Aao»r
son’s Union Marble Works. 54 Wayne street.
A BLIND MAN CURED.
1 live in Sligo, st Clinton Hill, and have bees uaii)
blind in both eyes for nearly (bur years. I called on Dr
Keyser about three months ago and asked him to give m.
direction* Ui the Institution for the Blind in Philadelphia
Be told me that I need not go to Philadelphia to get veil
as he had medicine that would core me, as he said in; die
ease was in the blood. I was treated fur it tvo or dim
times in fob hospital in this city, and was relieved, bet
my disease always returned after a month or two after I
came out of the 'hospital. 1 found my disease was re
turning and I called, bp the advice of a good bleed n
mine, on Dili. Keyser, who has restored my sight sad aj
eyes are nearly, as seel) as ever. The Doctor gave bi
4 Lindsey’s' Blood Searcher* 4 and a wash. ,
Pitjttborg, July 5,158 J.
Witness—E. P. M*Elroy, Andersen street Ailegbesj
City.
A BAD sore leg cured.
PmmromfcH, September IS, 1861.—1 hereby cwilfy tbn
I hare had a eon leg (br aver a year. It wmcovenJ
with ulcere and aorefl eo that I could not work for notrly
a year. SI; leg swelled 10 that 1 wa* nnabl« to 4o “!
thing for 4 long time, for at leaat nix. montbi. I
eeveral of the beet doctor* In the city, hat without uj
"benefit; fiat Jly 1 called on Dr. .Keyset, at No. 1W Wood
etreet, who only attended me abont two weeks, sod gs«
me but two bottles of medicine, and 1 am now eotirtW
well and bane confined eo Ibr six months. I ate etoployei
at the KagU Engine Home, on Fourth street, where soy
one can see me.
CANCER CURED.
A Limit Fbow Kjrenom.—Mr. John Pope, of Blaeta
von, near jkootypool, Monmontabire, England, write* “
follows: J
Sta :— An old woman in this place bas wished me
werfte yon; respecting Uswifa Blood Siwchbx, free
which she found gnat benefit, and wishes to hare a Uttle
more. She bee been suffering from a disease of > cant*
one natnre for the last six or seven year*. Her daajbw
who it living In America, obtained it for her, end sent
eighteen bottles. She la now quite ont of it, and Ik"
written to tier daughter twice and have receited no is
ewer; of course she is snxlons to get more, to sot wo
pletely ended. I told her I would write to you fcrtt<
agency in this country, and the felt very muen pleased w
hear me say so. I now beg to aek you on what terms J- 1
will supply me; yon will please beer in mind the or
riage, and Supply me as cheap as possible. Tbs carriaj"
on the one doxen bottles was XI 8a 6d. The medicine v»
a present from her daughter. I would like to here d*
Blood Searcher In a jar or small cask, if you can send n
in that way; or in plot or qnart bottles. I will «nd a h
through bank or registered letter, which ever will be t*
convenient to yon, if you will send mo carrier’s receipt '
the parcel ito security. I would send you a stamp 1° * l
awer this, but aa it to uncertain of this reaching yen- 01
account of the country being In six and serene, • ur "
which is commpnly need, yon will bo kind enough '■
charge me with the portage.
To an, respectfully,
[SipuxJ] . JOBS PO^
[We tuTo weß the letter which la publiehed in
Dispatch., from John Pope, and believe it to be geuuitc
Editor! Dit] atek Pittsburgh.
Look/or Dr. KegstPs name orer tlu corks to
by Dr Quasi U.Kmsa, Pitt*** 1
Sold in Altoona by A. SocaH and 0. W. ■*
HoUldaynMra by J. B. Pantos and Jaoos Srytt*-
Jane as7life.-ly
Dyspepsia,
Costireaesi,
DANIEL A.UOYD
DAVID KISSOLLV,
Clinton Mills, Sligo.
THOMAS FAKBEU
SUm fribww.
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GtarWl’* $660 “Cumtry Press."
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f"*;,!, i TT »iiiM is the Ha* of pHattoj or rauaa In
lit teauT cstebUshawnt la tba State, aid at
low. We can execute, on short notfco, all
w2di*e. '*“*•■!* Ball * Buslaoia Cards,
Oiroulars, Programmes,"
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mu* Mm imwtEMSA®®
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BLANK BOOKS,
uaNIFCSTS. AND IWhltl OP ALL KINDS,
an «t>k Isa trial, fteUaf conSdaat that we can jit t
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LOCAL items.
I.HK.OCTIOXB ro* PmKPAMNO Hoshtai
Storks. —Some time A** w« published a short
mtide giving instructions how to prepare lint foi
hospital use, but we presume it escaped the notice
of all not engaged in the work. The following
very plain inatrnctiona have been sent ns by a ladj
who its deeply interested in the work; and aa the
moat of the ladies hi the town and country are en
gaged in preparing hospital stores, it may he of
gnat advantage to them: —
In the first place, the. anrgeona state that much
of the fort sent is not properly prepared, and, in
most cases, cannot he .used. Most persons who
utepate lint go to the trouble of scraping it, which
is not only unnecessary labor, but the lint'. thus
prepared can bo used only in exceptional cases.
The proper, way to prepare it is to take old sheets,
or any other article of par* Hum, old being rather
preferable to new, and cut it in pieces from three
to six and twelve inches in lenghth. ‘ These J»e
ces should then be simply unraveled, thread by
thread, and laid together in skeins or handles,
«m< tied or rolled up in paper, different lengths in
separate pmckagtw. The saigeons can then roll it
aa Mr pat it in any shape wanted in a moment.
yfiia scraptd teit is used in most wounds, it
closes np the wounds, and the blood or pus unit
ing with it forms a hard mass, which not only ir
ritates, but it is difficult to remove ; while the tm
taveled'lint keeps the wound cool and in a heal
thy condition. The reader will see also that it is
much more easily prepared than the scraped lint.
Bandages should be made of unbleached muslin
of medium quality, say such as can be bought for
ten or twelve cents per yard. They should be
four, six, eight and ten yards long, and ranging in
width from one-half to four inches wide—say ;
inch, 1, I}, 2 V 2J, 3J, finches. - The edges should
bo cleared ,of all ravels or loose threads, which
cause delay or annoyance to the surgeon in apply
ing them in j an emergency. Each size of band
age should be rolled up in ribbon style.
■ Pads for wounded limbs are in demand. These
are mode of old calico, or anything that will hold
saw dust or bran—the latter being preferable.—
They are made in the form of bags, of three sizes
—4 inches by 6, Bby 12, and 12 by 18. When
filled there if enough bran put in to make them of
a uniform thickness. .These are use to lay under
wounded limbs. They may be filled by those
who make them, if preferred, though the material
for filling can usually be had convenient to the
hospitals.
Another article much in demand is sand begs
These are muslin bogs which go in pairs, and an
used ha the improved foethod of treating fracture,
of the lower extremities. One of them should be
long enough to reach from the hip on the ontsidc,
and the other from the crotchet, on the inside ol
the leg, to a point two' or three inches below tht
foot. They should be 3 or 4 inches wide at tht
lower end and 50r6 at the top. They are fllle.
with sand at the hospitals. These are now uset
instead of splints for fractures of the lower extrem
ities, which is said to be a great improvement ami
the old style of treating fractures.
In addition to the foregoing, old handkerchiefs,
common shirts (open in front and tied with strings
and noder-clothes of all kinds are constantly ii
demand. Jellies' suitable for convalescents, and
oranges and lemons, are also always acceptable;
but cakes, pies, and pastry generally should be
kept out of both camp and hospital.
To persons visiting military hospitals we would
also say a word. In entering a ward you should
not distribute oranges or the like to the inmates
anlee* yon hare enough to give to all. Surgeon*
and none* say that it is no less painful to them
than to die slighted ones to see a distinction
made among men who are equally brave and de
serving." Sick and wvunded soldiers are naturally
sensitive. Away from home, with nothing to en
gage their attention bnt their own sufferings, their
thoughts naturally run on the friends, the affec
tions and the comforts which they sacrificed for
the sake of their country. They, therefore, sec
and feel a slight where none may. have been in
tended. If you bare anything to give, and can
not beat aQ it is better to give it to tb«
nurse or die surgeon, to be added to the genera
stock, out of which' all will be supplied alike ai
their necessities may require. —Lancaster Express
Lint and other surgical dressings contribute*;
for the benefit of the wounded soldiers, and di
rected to the office of the Surgeon General, wil
be forwarded to Washington by Adams’ Expresi
Company free of charge.
Whom to Warns to at Washkotok. —.
there are many persons who wish to cammnniei
*iththe different bureaus of the war Departing
* meawtandain of the proper persons to addr
may houseful to our reader*.
AD letters relating to pa; of soidierson fnrkmgi
or in hospitals should be addressed to Gen. B. F
Earned, Paymaster General.
Applications for back pay and the $lOO bonnt;
of deceased soldiers should be addressed to Hon
B. B. French) Second Auditor.
Applications for pay of teamsters, employees a
Quartermaster's Department, or for hones killei
i® sendee) abofijd be addressed to Hon. R. 1. At
kh “oe. Third Auditor.
Applications relating to pay and bounty In tin
marine or navsil service should be addressftl b
®°u- Robert Berrian, Fourth Auditor.
fetter* concerning soldiers in the army shoal
fe addressed to Lorenxo Thomai
Th* Flaw Compakt.—The first compa
formed in this place, in compliance, with the G<
«rnor , s Prodpmatioo, organised on Monday ev«
*•** by electing the following officers
Oyfofo-r-H. E. Devlin,
lat Ham. —ij. T. Prendetgast.
Zieat.—-Wm. A. Bpyden.
The company is styled the “HcCteUan Gnatd
m**nh(Bji an determined to drO?, rain.
"fcA Toang men are sordtslly invited to >
*** company, ; "