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ALTOONA, PA.
THWUSWIY, SEPT. 25,1862.
‘“The Task Before Us.”
Wewereamasedon reading the leading
oolanm of the “Clearfield Republican," of
its issue of the 17th. Banker secession
sympathy, and aid so far as words go,
never were displayed. The aim of the
editors aeons to beto show that it is
“rnin” to go ahead in this war—a war on
our part-to sustain our government, ’to
maintain our constitution, and execute the
' laws of .the land. Can it be that at this
hour of our danger, when almost every
day we bear of some desperate battle in
* which brave men die for their country’s
sake, that such feeling is exhibited as this
article shows ? Surely the editors of that
paper reflect the sentiments of but few of
t|ie citizens of Clearfield county. Will
they , inform ns whether their candidate
for Senator, Mr. Wallace, endorses their
views on this war?
That we may not do him injustice, we
copy the article just, as it appeared in their
paper- Our. readers will see the base use
sought to be made out of the earnest ap
peal of the brave Col. Wilcox, to his
countrymen, to rise in their strength and
subdue {this Unholy and causeless rebel
limi:
Tub Task Before Us. —Col. Wilcox of Mich
igan, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Ball
Bun in 1861, and who’ was fellow prisoiufeirith
Col. Corcoran, until the late exchange wflKade,
made a speech at Detroit a short time since, in
which he is ported as saying that the Confeder
atesyean, whim it is necessary, raise from “one
million to fourteen hundred thousand fighting
men,” add that, connring the advantages an in
vaded people possess over the invaders, it would
rapine ns to raise “/foelh’me* at many," if we ex
pected to whip and wnqucr them.
Cob Wilcox is «n army officer, an intelligent'
nun, arid lias had the very best meansof judging
thecharacter and strength of the rebels—and he
made this declaration in a war speech, nrging his
firilow-eitixant to fill np the broken ranks of the
Michigan regiments.
If he is conect -we have no difficulty in seeing
exactly the nature of the task before ns. Taking
the rebels even at the lowest estimate of Col. Wil
cox, and we must send to the field of battle jive
millions of men. This we might possibly do.—
But it would take all—leaving not a single man
at home. The. plow wonld stand in the furrow,
the workshop be closed, and famine and desolation
surely cover the land; hot if his higher figure of
one million four hundred thousand men can be
raised by the rebels, an army of seven millions will
have to be raised by us, if we expect to put down
the rebellion by the sword. This is simplr be
yond our reach. It is not in the wood;. and Col.
Wilcox ought to have been arrested for “discour
aging enlistments!”'
In the face of such evidence, what must the
people think of snch declarations as that “Not un
til there has been a funeral in every family will
the government and the people make np their
minds to wage this war as it should be waged"
—that la, we presume, emancipate the negroes; or
that “the man who talks of yielding to a compro
mise k-n traitor.” Such yielding it is declared,
wonld be “disgrace and ruin.”
In such a strut, what, ip the name heaven, are
the people to do? Col. Wilcox proves that it is
certain rain to go ahead; and the Journal tells
ns that it is “nun” to stop.
Mxmxoop Govaanoa's,—On Wednesday last,
the Governor’s of all the loyal States, with the ex
ception of the Governor of Minnesota, who was
detuned by the Indian difficulties, and Governor
Morgan, of New York, were present either in per
son or iiy proxy. Their sessions were secret, and
although a number of reporters have given sketch
es of their proceedings we incline to the opinion
that there was considerable guess work about the
reports. The convention adjourned to meet again
in Washington City andthe Governors have gone
thither. '
Moxeia Disbanded.— The emergent
which induced the calling out of the mi
litia, for the defence of the border of this
State, having passed away, the regiments
are being recalled to Harrisburg, mustered
out and sent home as fast as transporta
tion , can be provided for them. They
hays accomplished all that was intended
—that of deterring foe rebels from mak
ing a raid into the Cumberland Valley.
CramawmoKS Wanted. —The Surgeon
General of Pennsylvania appeals to the
Ladies for foe immediate contribution of
bandages, lint, arm-slings, towels, pillows,
plain shirts or night gowns, sheets, slippers,
preserved fruits, jellies, foe., for foe wound
ed Pennsylvanians in foe late battles.—
All packages should have the contents
marked outside, and addressed to Gen.
Hale, Harrisburg.
T'bb State Faik.—The State Agri
caharai Fair, which was to be held in
Norristown the latter part of the present
month, is postponed until next year “on
jteooont the unhappy military condition
of eqgjlipffi,” ■
iSrThe draft has been postponed until
of ChjtOber, to enable those who
rOiratenred in the militia service an op
portaoitf of elaimirjg their exemption <
fipa they dears to do so.
Our Army Correspondence, “ t
of the same opinion still. We will take no port
in discussing questions irrelative to the welfare of
the cobntrr, but we bare no objections to publish
ing communications from our friends recommend
ing candidates now in the field, so long as they
leave oat all personalities and abuse of parties.
All parties have the use of our columns on corn
farming to the above.
■Washington Crrr, September 17, 1862.
Magana. Editors :—Once more do I tom my
■Mention to Altoona. Neither is it my native
i place or that of adoption, yet by a strange coinci
■ ing Imre I acquired an affection for it and a deep
| reverential respect for its inhabitants, that I re
| joice in its welfare and prosperity, and shall ever
i deaire it, even as I would that of my own native For the Altoona Tribum;.
: town. As an evidence of this avowal permit me Messrs Editors We this morning had the
: to convey to yopr citizens, through the columns of picture of taking bv the hand our worthv mem
your paper, a few inklings of news pertaining to of Congress, Mr'. Blair, the first time since
i Yo *» aware that we were called ! jjjg return from Washington at the close of the
back from the Peninsula and the safety of Wash- i session, who, we are pleased to sav, looks quite re
| ington once more placed within the keeping of. Gen. ! viTed with the ghort since ' the dose of his
McClellan. He was at once placed in command anlent labors> during the recent session of Con
of the fortifications and defences of Washington, gress. No harder working main graces the hall of
After remaining a short time, in the city, in or- Congress than Mr. Blair, with his untiring energy
der to prepare; himself for the responsibility as- a „d perseverance, his whole time is devoted to
signed him by the President, be placed General uiuiy, his many courteous acts , of kindness per-
Banks, a tried soldier, in immediate command, he f ornie d toward our brave soldiers from thlis dls
again took the field, and set out after, the enemy, will long be remembered by them, and had
who had already crossed the Potomac into Mary- diey the privilege, (which they have lieen deprived
land, and fiercely threatened an invasion of Penn- i 0 f j,y a decision of the ! supreme court) they would
sylvania, even ,to its very capitol. This was a j respond freely at the ballot box in his favor. He
bold and dating move of the enjemy but quite at | east - w iu be gratefully remembered by the
characteristic of, the traitors. They have a wiley friend? of Ca pt. Clark’s cavalry company,
foe to contend With, one fully equal to this as he ( w bich left here last fall,) who were likely to be
has proven huqself so on previous emergencies. f orce( l much against their wishes, into a foreign
There is no occasion.in all the history of this war, regiment, when he, by his untiring perseverance,"
where Gen. McClellan was perroiited to cany out although repeatedly refused, still persevered, and
his own original plans that he did not prove him- WO uld take no denial until he finally succeeded in
self equal to the task before him. Take for in- having them transferred into the regiment of their
stance, the siege of Yorktown. There the most choice, for which the brave men returned their
determined resistance was offered him. Having heartfelt thanks.
previously fortified themselves the rebels looked The friends of these soldiers, now that they are
out from behind, their strongholds with defiance (deprived of the privilege, should feel that thev
at our little army. But our noble leader, nothing have a duty to perform, and I feel assured will
daunted, but firm and secure in the confidence of not be forgetful of Mr. Blair for these noble acts
his men and consciousness of his own superior towards their relatives on the second Tuesdav of
ability, proceeded quietly to work, determined to October, and this is but one instance, of which
drive them hence. And was he not successful ? man v might be quoted.
There was anticipated a most bloody and terrific Mr. Blair is the mau for the times, he has been
finite, yet they were compelled to evacuate this tried, we know him and can trust him, let us not
apparent stronghold without a general engage- have a change in these perilous times, but let us
ment, and but comparatively slight loss of life, elect those who have-been true and who we know
Gen. McClellan ■; followed up the absconding reb- will do their dutv. OBSERVER
els, engaging them fiercely at Williamsburg, driv- .....
ing them thence, on and on even to within sight
of the rebel capitol. Here he was compelled to
remain, only Sailing to inarch into Richmond
through scarcity of men to contend with overwhel
ming numbers of the enemy. Those who are
posted in the matterr, have repeatedly remarked
that had Gen. McClellan received the reinforce
ments he asked, and which might have been sent
him, Richmond would long since have been in our
possession. No,*; he must remain there for the
present. A “big talk” was had about the matter
and the enemy getting all around him, he deter
mined to attempt the greatest and most daring
feat ever accomplished in modern warfare. He
succeeded, and during its accomplishment fought
several desperate and bloody battles against fearful
odds. During all those trying scenes the army
maintained unprecedented confidence in their Gen
eral. He was perinitted to remain for a time at
Harrison’s Landing, where he kept the enemy at
I bay, and within their own territory. Being called
hence for the avowed -protection of Washington,
the enemy soon followed him and in turn com
menced the invasion of Pennsylvania. His supe
rior qualifications as a General were again called
into requisition in; this last extremity of our pros
trated country, and witness the success! In the
course of two short weeks he has driven the ene
my out of Frederick, as witness his most trium
phal entrance into and through that town. There
he was received by the people with the most un
heard of demonstrations of joy and enthusiasm,
hailed as, their deliver from Southern tyranny.
The ladies in the height of their enthusiasm deco
rated his horse with miniature flags, and finally
carried him from the saddle. He is driving-the
foe frantically before him, engaging them in every
quarter with success. And now they are com
pletely surrounded and out of ammunition. True,
it has cost the lives of several brave officers and no
less brave soldiers, as also the evacuation of Har
per’s Ferry,.yet the sacrifice has been necessary in
order to accomplish so magnificent results. For
very apparent reasons the enemy have abandoned
the invasion of the Old Keystone State, and the
final subjugation of the North, and earnestly de
sire and endeavovto retrace their steps into Vir
ginia, now little better than a desert. I have spo
ken this about the man in order that the public
out of the army (the army are satisfied to a man)
and more particularly his few slanderers, especially
Horace Greeley, of the N. Y. Tribune, may know
who the hero of this war realty is. To-day has
been fought the most bloody and murderous fight
of the war, feaifdt to witness. The enemy are
flying ip all directions, perfectly panic-stricken
scattering their aipas in eveiy direction, so eager
are they to escape tfie vengeance of “Little Mac.”
I have it from the highest authority that to-day
has been most murderous in the annals of war
fare. It is said the rebel Gen, Hill is killed, Gen.
Lee wounded, and Gens. Longs treet and HoweU
Cobb wounded and prisoners. I have no infor
mation whatever from the 62d regiment and com
pany M., but confidently believe they are nobly
doing their duty in - the great and final straggle.
I may possibly write yon again very soon should
anything important transpire.
1 remain, Yours, very respectfully,
BLAIN.
j Fire. — The Duncansvilie correspondent of the
| Standard, nnder date of the 20th inst., says that
| at about one o'clock of that day, a fire broke ont
| in a large frame building, in the east end of town,
■ owned by Mr. Christian Kephart, who occupied a
• portion of the house, together with two other flun
! Hies. Mr. Thomas' Hamraell and his father occu
pied the back port of the house, in which it is sup
posed the fire originated, from a bad due. When
first discovered, an "effort was made to extinguish
the flame, but the fire spread so rapidly that all ef
forts to stop it proved fruitless. Mr, Kephart suc
ceeded in getting nearly all bis household furniture
saved, while the other families were less fortunate,
having occupied the second stoiy, it was not deem
ed prudent to venture so near the falling timber,
and they consequently, lost everything in the sec
ond stoiy. An adjoining building owned by Ma- |
jor Leet, and occupied by Mr. Jacobson, was also i
damaged, the fire vhaving communicated several |
times, but by the extraordinaiyexertiona of the
excited crowd it wjui extinguished before Jnipg
much damage.
Gen. Rosecrans Victory.
Cairo, Sept. 2u.
Gen. Kosecrans commenced moving from Ri
enci to luka, Mississippi, yesterday, morning.
During the afternoon his advance came in con
tact with the enemy’s pickets, and heavv skirmish
ing ensued until night. The fight was resumed
this morning and lasted until nearly noon, when
the enemy gave way in a southerly direction. It
is stated odr loss is between 400 and 500
killed and wounded. The rebel loss was
not ascertained, hut it is believed to be greater
than ours. Gen. Little, formerly Governor of
Mississippi, was killed in the fight, and General
Whitefield wounded and taken : prisoner. The
rebel force is stated to be fifteen thousand, under
Gen. Price. The battle took place two miles east
of luka. Gen. Kosecrans is in pursuit of the en
emv.
GEN. grant’s OFFICIAL REPORT,
Icka, Miss.,*S<jpt. 20, 1862.
Major General Commander-in- Chief';
Gen. Kosecrans. with Stanley’s and Hamilton’s
division, and Mitzner’s cavalry, attacked Price,
south of this village, about two hours before dark
yesterday, and had a sharp fight until night closed
in. Gen. Old was to the north, with an armed
force of about five thousand men, and had some
skirmishing with repel pickets. This morning the
fight was renewed by Gen. Kosecrans,; who was near
est the town, but it was found that the enemy had
been evacuating during the night, going South
Hamilton and Stanley, with the cavalry, are in
full pursuit. This will, no doubt, break up the
enemy badly, and possibly force them to abandon
much of their artillery. The loss op either side in
killed and wounded is from four to five hundred.
The enemy’s loss in arms, tents, eoc., will be large.
We have about two hundred and fifty prisoners,
and have reliable information that it was Price.s
intention to move over east of the town. In this
he has been thwarted. Among the Enemy’s loss is
Gen. Little killed, and Gen. W hitefield wounded.
I cannot speak too highly of the energy and skill
displayed by Gen. Kosecrans in this attack, and of
the endurance of the troops under him. Gen.
Ord’s command showed untiring zesil, hut the di
rection taking by the enemy prevented their taking
the active part they desired. Prices’ force was
about eighteen thousand. U. S. GRANT,
Major General.
LOUISVILLE SAFE.
ARRIVAL OF PEN. BUELL’S ARMY.
A Brilliant Cavalry Engagement Un
der General McCook.
Louisville, Ky., September 24, 11 o'clock, p. n.
The intense excitement of the last few days has
given place to great rejoicing at the immediate
proximity of seven divisions of Bnell’s array
which are coming up from the direction of Sa'lt
river.
The enemy seem to he concentrating at Bloom
field. About 12,000 were seen this morning be
yond Salt river on the Bards town road.
Louisville is now considered entirely safe, and
though a fight may occur in our vicinity before
the arrival of Buell’s divisions, nobody has any
fears respecting the result.
Gen. Nelson is confident that he can hold this
point against any odds until the approaching Fed
eral reinforcements shall arrive.
On the 17th our cavalry captured 450 rebels
at Glasgow.
Our forces hod skirmishing all along the road
hitherwards, and captured numerous small squads
of rebels. ’
He had skirmishes at several points, killing for
ty-sevenof the rebels in the aggregate. And, in
conjunction with Kent’s command he took fifteen
hundred rebel prisoners and twenty-four waaon
loads of provisions. '
„ , three mgiments of cavahy under
ben. McCook, drove eight thousand rebel cavalry
Old of Munfordsville without any Federal loss.—
The rebels lost a Colonel and a Lieutenant-Col
Louwailus, Sept. 21.—Near Midnight—Gen'
iJnell has Just arrived here.
How Thet Fire in Battle.—An army cor
respondent says :—You wonder whether At regi
ments fire regular in volley, or whether each man
loads and fires as fast as he can. That depends on
circumstances, but usually, except when the enemy
is near at hand, the regiments fire only at the
command of their officers. You hear a drop,
drop, drop, as a few of the skirmishers fire, fol
lowed by a rattle and roll I which sounds like the
falling of a building, just as some of vou have
heard the brick walls tumble at a great fire.
Sometimes when a body of the enemy’s cavalry
are sweeping down upon a regiment to cut it to
pieces, the men form into a square, with the
officers and the musicians in the center. The
front ranks stands with bayonets -charged, while :
the second rank fires as fast as it can. Sometimes
they tofrn In four rqnks deep—the two front odes
kneeling with bayonets charged, so that If the
enemy should come upon them they wonld run 1
against a picket fence of bayonets, .When they
rorm in fids way, the other two ranks load and
are as fast as they can. Then the roar is terrific,
and many a horse and his rider goes down before
the terrible storm of bullets. ■ ”
Proclamation of the President.
By the President of the United Stales of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
I, Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States of America, and Commander-in-Chief (if
the Army and Navy thereof do hereby proclaim
and declare that hereafter, as heretofore, the war
vrill be prosecuted for the object of practically res
toring the Constitutional relations between the
United States and each of the States and the peo
ple thereof, in which States that relation is or
may be suspended or disturbed.
That it is my purpose, upon the next meeting
of Congress, to again recommend the adoption Of
a practical measure tendering pecuniary aid, sub
ject to the free acceptance or rejection of all the
Slave States, so called, the people whereof may not
then be in rebellion against the United States, and
which Slates, may then have voluntarily adopted,
or thereafter may voluntarily adopt the immediate
or gradual abolishment of slavery within their re
spective limits, and that the effort to colonize per
sons of African descent, with their consent, upon
this continent or elsewhere, with the previously ob
tained consent of the Governments existing there,
will be continued.
That on the Ist day of January, in the year of
our lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty--
three, all persons held as slaves within any State
or designated part of a State, the people whereof
shall then be in rebellion against the United States;
shall be then, thenceforth and forever free, mid
the Executive Government of the United States;
including the military and naval authorities there
of will recognize and maintain the freedom of such
persons, and will do no no act or acts to repress
such persons or any of them in any efforts they
may make for their actual freedom.
- That the Executive will, on the Ist day of Jan
uaiy aforesaid, by proclamation designate the
States or parts of States, if any, in which the peo
ple thereof respectively shall then be in rebellion
against the United States, and the fact that any
State, or the people thereof, shall, on that day, be
in good faith represented in the Congress of the
United Stales, by members chosen thereto at elec
tions wherein a majority of the qualified voters of
such State shall have participated, shall in the ab
sence of strong countervailing testimony, be deemed
conclusive evidence that such State and the people
thereof are not then in rebellion against the Uni
ted States.
That attention is hereby called to an act of
Congress entitled “An act to make an additional
article of war,’’ approved March 13th, 1802, and
which act is in the words and figure following
"Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, that hereafter the following
shall be promulgated as an additional article of
war for the government of the Army of the Uni
ted States, and shall be observed as such.
“Article—: All officers or persons in the mili
tary or naval services of the United States arc
prohibited from employing any of the forces of
their respective commands for the purpose of re-:
turning fugitives from service or lapor, who may
have escaped from any person to whpm such set- i
vice or labor is claimed to be due ; and any officer '
vvho shall be found guilty by a Court-martial of
violation of this article, shall be dismissed from
the service.
I " f “ 1 i 2 ' And /je ' t J ur,lier enacted, That this ; question of the admission of Missouri in
1 \ * The sixth a collision ta-.
entitled *‘Au act to suppress insurrection, to puii" ■ kWecn tiie .Legislature oftreorgia and the
isli treason and rebellion, to seize and confiscate i Federal government, in regard to the lands
the property of rebels and for other purposes.” given to the Creek Indians. The seventh
•"f in . l **° ** Cher ° keeS in Geo^a ‘
• Section 9. And be it further enacted. That all; 1 . el ? hth was the memorable nullifying
slaves of persons who shall .ItcnSafter Ijc engaged i ordinance of South Carolina, 1,882. The
in rebellion against the Government of the Uni- j ninth was in 1842, in Rhode Island be
t'-n Suffrage association and the State
and takiw refuge within the lines of the anny, j <UI plenties. Ihe tenth was in 1806, on
and all slaves captured from such persons or de-i I die P the Mormons, who resisted the
serted by them and coming under the control 1 Federal authorities. The eleventh is the
0f r ,hc V Uited S . t!ites ’ and allU present attempt of secession,
shoes of such persons found on or being within i
any place occupied by tlie forces of the United I!
S’fl’ 9 "'!' «“I» t *vc S or war, and shall o»An old bachelor says he used to be
be toie\tr tree of their servitude, and not again tor ‘ui,, i ... .
held as slaves. tenibly bitten by mosquitoes until ho got
, “Section 10. And be it further enacted. That no I marr ied, when the bloodthirsty villains
Slave escaping into any State, Territory or the I found out that his wife was much The
District of Columbia from any other State, shall 1 tenderest, and he has not been troubled
he delivered up, or m any way impeded or hin- ! T-rib Tui u e,r u
dered of his liberty, except loi crime or some of- ' ? ■!', 1 lk ° f the selfishness of the old
feuce against the laws, unless the pereon claiming ' bachelors.
the said fugitive shall first make oath that the per- 1
son to whom the labor or service of such fugitive SiT An exchange Comes to US with; the
is alleged to Ik 1 one is his lawful owner, and has ; notice fbat “ IViifl.*’ 1 , . .
not borne anus against the United States in the ‘llf . r ™ th 18 CrOVvded out of thlS
jirescnt rebellion, nor in any way given aid and lssue ' Intsis almost as bad as the up Cdun
comfort thereto " ' ' try editor who said: *“For the evil effects
No jierson engaged in the military or naval ser
vice of the United States shall, under anv pretence
whatsoever, assume to decide on the validity of
the claim of any person to the service or labo'r of i <Q* A German writer observes that in
any other person, or surrender up any such person | America there issucha scarcity of thieves
i ‘i" y «• •» *i
order all r*raons engaged in the military and na- th ° lr dI " COVer >''
val service ol the United States to observe obev ~,, ’ •
and enforce within their respective spheres of ser-i Ihe green turf is the poor man’s
vice the acts and sections above recited. carpet ; and God weaves the colors
And the Executive will, in due time, recom- - ‘ ;■
mend all citizens ot the United States who shall
have remained loyal thereto throughout the rebel- CONFECTIONERY
hon. shall, upon the restoration of the Constitu- AND OYSTER SA LO O N
tional relation between the United States and the ’ r PHE SUBSCRIBER WOUT T) IV
people,' if thati-elation shall have beep suspended X FORM the citizens of Altoona amt vieinitv thi n*
°r o compensated for all losses by acts i CONFECTIONERY, NUT and FRUIT STORE alwav.
of the L mted States, including the logs of slaves. 1 !!I p E ll ' d 'V I th . the v . ery ~ert *rticln to be had, and in gr<*t
In witness whereof I have my hand, : r ' y^“ C r h "^; o,,n ! ?
and caused the seal of the United State to be OYSTER SALOON t
, , ! attached to hi. store, in which he will,erveup OYSTERS
Done at the city of Washington this the 22 evorj Btyle d wring the M«mn. r
day of September in the year of’our Lord one BREAD d PIES always on hand.
thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and of the or nic X. pr#pa H to „«PPly cake., candieei ie„
Sss*“ ot *• “ass &SJV
By the President, | ’ , Remember, hleatoreend nekaml.
sf*. , : “SSJK : i
The Surhesdeh of Harper's Ferry.—The if \ vir Fn D „, ;
surrender of Harper’s Ferry continues to excite i (t. PRACTICAL
indignation and disgust There is no' doubt that . educes _ .
it could have been held. Three officers arc nc- ' «nUl y , that he.tuiS.ff | CANCER CURED
cnscd of this shame—Col. Miles, Who was in °". Tir s i 2 li,fr * "here h W ! . 1
: command ; Gen. White, who should Itave been in v John p..pe, .11 uu-a.
r?". d CoL Ford - who the I DmSTWg l^ 0113 ’ VARNISH - I.?’ ><00typ001 ’ Monmoouhire. En s l«u4 -riMs.
• , 17 find Heights, Ford, publishes ft curd saving : . Attention to and a dwire * a*».
he can prove that in evacuating the kei* to the nrv- M regards price and quAlitv h« Sir:—-An old woman i« this place ha* wished rac
sition, he obeyed the oniererf Ws suierioS !■ write you renting LnfM.fsUtoon w». f
he can prove that, it will clear his skirts; if not - aud all order* from aYhtonw a«endMo! te ™’'’ Whkh Yt *° Dnd *”“* b * neßt > “ nd wishM t 0 hav/ “ a wti '
on him must fall the odinm. Gen. White has not ‘ ph t rsic ‘ an » prescriptions c*reftUly ‘°il-tr : morB Sh e has been suffering from a disease of a cso<«.
been heard from. h— r- —~ 1 ; nu * “»>»» for the last .<v r ~~ n.e s.nehier
Miles is dead, but his, death should hot prevent I ,V '““lilXlh BASE.—Having Dltr- i Wljo ** ** T * Dg * n America, obtained It for her, and -ent h-r
a full exposition of his conduct. There are those - Base'faißnnS a - tO «Sl“ o ® ictu re ‘he COREUTK i ei * ht ** n hWttles. She U now quite out of it, and I barf
who that the surrender was ' deliberate I P"‘ «P d entuS 0 n thfr ue ?? i written to her daughter twice and have received no so
°n hl j P® l *' is “ well known fact whlchis far superior to the old Wer P n| B ? ip,e ’ ' Wer; ofconr * e she Is anxious to get more, to get cow
*a Mtles was drunk at Bull Hun, «£“£• 5‘ di “i or ’ I «-H her I would write to yon for the
fmm h *L 8 !l. o JlSl ha u e been “* tl “Mme dis- whereby metaf plate, o“fen h«T«o , l £„£. , ’ r,lßlc actYon' i “ffency in this country, and she felt very miicA pleased !■'
S"£ Z f™’ bm, as was the case with I ■*»«if! s t^feU'"SntS Per ~H I h '"“*“* * 1 ** *»“*you„ wh.t term,y
&hismfwlll lln E dred K otbe r , ’ I,e H“ retained ’'ftv,,, na i S*Blt&£T >M I Wi " « pp 'y>»Of yo« wm%lea« Lr iu mind tb-c«
nnul his misdeeds brought serious calamity to our > . J,n 2 Office |u M«o„| c Tempfr ! ri W>. « d »»PPly me a. chean „ mwible. The cam**
Bv thia Rnpn,n,lai> . .i I T>INE AND T4W TY /ytt c, — —r—- lon the one dosen bottlea wae £1 8e «sd. The medicine w«-
turef the rebels took’ f Z 4 “P" i ' phene. Burning Plnld i • prewnt from her daughter. I would like to bare tb«
one fourteen thoHtandfivt kmdnd \ 3, ‘i6-tf 1 * d, Carbon °U, fc,t f Blood Searcher in a Jar or small ca»k, if you can h-uJ "
,0m y rations for j, —■. ■ . KESStEK’S. 1„ that wiy.or in pint'or quart bottle, 1 will ,md a bib
guns, (some of theZtfobat’ph ll i O HAND AT McCO RMICK’S Store thro “ gh banilc or registered letter, Which ever will he molt
Qrtilkry. * \ ty Jtela \ ; r ' ■ ' Nor. 26,-tt paro®l MMcoritj. I would send you a stamp to an
~ ; ,wer ‘his, bitt aa U fa uncertain of this reaching yeu, m
account of die country being in six and seven-, a term
which is commonly mod, yon will be kind enough I"
charge me with the postage.
"ASIiSi
fore * for B^|’nr l ii^. lh T|i c XT A lit, HA’X, TOOTH SHAVINC ■ ts Yoan,mp«lWlj.
from Maryland. They left ■ Piiut - S"* l «nd V.ruUU BnuLw «i ' IN ®> i r J Bi * n « l l JOHN POPK.
Lu!r^.i I l’^ andl ’ 200 . WOllndedbetWM,nSt,y “rp-i - KKSSLKR'S, I «»• totter which U publish'd In lokJ.j«
i TV' , The r are being pareW - ■ «*<**. than Joho Pep* « d wi.v. «w be *»««-
8 ?".1 ° f COlOrS Were taken flnSgSe EOtort DOpptch POUb^H.
of the Antletam, and have been receivfdat
headquarters; seventeen, more, know.i to hnve I -
been captured, are in the hands of diffbrent !
ofthfr' - Far f le J recQnn °lwanoo of the other Tbie
sssz "isii At;
ton by the President. ' IMPROVED
Whereas, It has become necessary to
call into service not only volunteers but
also portions of the militia of the States,
by draft, in order to suppress the insurrec
tion existing in the United and
disloyal parties are -not adequately re
strained, by the ordinary processes of law,
from hindering this measure, and from
giving aid and comfort, in various ways,
to the insurrection: ' »- •
NOW. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED
First, That during ; the existing insur
rection, and as a necessary measure
for suppressing the same, that all rebels
and insurgents, their aiders and abettors,
within the United States, and all persons
discouraging volunteer enlistments, Resist
ing the militia drafts, or guilty of disloyal
practices, affording aid and comfort to the
rebellion against the authority of the Uni
ted States, shall be subject to martial
law, and liable to trial and punishment by
court martial or military commission.
Second , That the writ of hapeas corpus
is suspended in respect to all persons ar
rested or who are now or may hefeiutler,
during the rebellion, be imprisoned ih any
fort, camp, arsenal, military prison, or
other place of confinement by any military
authority, or by the sentence of any Court
martial or military commission.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
[l. s.j ABRAHAM LINCOLN-
Done at the city of Washington,
tiiis the twenty-fourth day of September,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty two, and of the indepen
dence of the United States the eighty; sev
enth.
By the President;
WM. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Eleven Rebellions. —Since the or
ganization of the Federal government,
eleven attempts have been made to resist
its authority. The first was in 1782 —a
conspiracy of some of the officers of the
Federal tinny ; to consolidate the thirteen
states into one, and confer the supreme
power on Washington. The second, in
1787, called Shay’s insurrection in Mas
sachusetts. The third, in 1794, called the
whiskey insurrection of Pennsylvania. —
The fourth, in 1814, by the Hartford con
vention. The fifth, in 1820, onthe
of intoxicating drinks, see our inside.’*
L'J.RQCERIES. —-A LARGE AND '
‘ LL : KINDS OB' PRINTING
i *““* executed et the
ALTOONA;.TRIBUNE oFHi
TTAIR OILS, COLOGNES. POM. I
Bh * T,ns Creu >>.;ToOe| Snpa. tc. for utle by : »a*u over Ou corkt to prfir*'
OPPPTinr PO 1 OW.KKBBLER; , by Dr OtWM H. Ktnn, Pitt*b«r»l
S AND ETE PBESEE. i -‘JgJtaAttjoa. b, 4. Bona .„d O W. Kimu«: “
V«T.*»r«Urt ÜBSUtK-B. *«S«S3 "ico.
BLOOD SEARCHEij
a nnuc eras roa
Cancer,
Cancerous Formations,
Scrofula,
Pitnples on the Face,
Sore Eves,
Tetter Affections,
Scald Head,
Costiveiie^
Old and Stubborn Ulcers
Rheumatic Disorders,
Jaundice,
Salt Rheum
Mercurial Diseases
Ge ncM Debil itv
Liver Complaint,
Loss of Appetite,
Low Spirits,
Female Complaints,
Epilepsy or p„.
Paralysis or Palsy,
.Syphilitic Diseases ami
Caries of the Bo ni>
Together with all other disease* havi M
origin in a depraved condition of the blond
cuiatorr system. ™
CASE OF DANIEL A, BOYD.
Pittsburgh, D-c, m!,^ r
I>b. 11. U. KlV see :—I take pleasure in making '»,«
untai*)- statement in favor of a medicine prrp:i r «i |„.
called " Li.xdbet’B Blood Searcher," I had suft rtfd '“.
five years with Scrofula which broke out „„ m/l, < . a , ] '
forehead so as to disfigure me very much, and took on
hair when the disease made its appearance: it alsoW„k,
on my; arm above and below the elbow, and eat
skin and flesh so as to expose a fearful sort. The ,ii„
on my head went so far that several small piece.
came out. 1 was very week and low spirited. « urt k j'
given up all hope of ever getting well, as I had tri.-.t
era! skillful physicians and they did me no good. i„ ....
leather last, 1861.1 was Induced to try 1n;,., , ,
PROVED Blood Srabchrr.” I must confess I had „„ Ul!h
in patent medicines, but after I had u»ed three bottle,
Blood Searcher, the ulcers on my head and arm btgsa t
heal. 1 have now taken eight or ten bottles, and tny k.«
and arm are entirely well except the scars remaining itae
the sores. 1 will also state that 1 had the rheuniatea
very bad in my arms and legs. The Blood Searcher ti. •
cured the rheumatism. lam now a well man, over t„m
years of ag«i, and I feel as snple and young a. | did «i„ ' ;
I was twenty, and have increased in weight twenty p u om.
I would also state that the disease in my Ton-heard w».
bad that when I stooped ami lifted anything heavy. »,
blood run out of the sore. Dr. Keyset had a ph„togni|,i
taken dl mo by Mr. Cargo, the artist, after I began t..
well. It does not show ray appearance as I,ad a» i,
l>eforc I commenced taking the medicine. You can
the photograph, one of which is now in my posse.,,..
and also nt Dr. Keyset's 140 Wood street. I would si
tuate that 1 took the Blood Searcher which was made ■
lore Dr. Keyset commenced oinking it. Although i;
helped me some, I did not recover fast until I got thekitj
made by pr. Keyser himself. One bottle of his did is,
more good than two of the old.’ I believe it is a great d-si
stronger (tnd better. I have recommended the i 11,....
Searcher Ip a great many of my friends lor various h
eases, and I believe it has helped the whole of them V„
may publitjh this if you wish, and 1 am anxious that d.
who are utpicted as I was may be cured. 1 live intlmcm
Xo. 4 Pine I street, and am employed at Collville i .t,„,.,
son s Uniotj Marble Works. 54 Wayne street.
A BUND MAN CURED.
1 live lij Sligo, at Clinton Mill, auri bave be™ ae.rlj
blind in Ixjth eyes for nearly four years. I called on Bf
Keysor ale nt three months ago and asked him t„ sm .
directions jto the Institution for the Blind in Pbih.ieJpbi.
lie told me that I need not go to Philadelphia to g-t well
as he had inedicine that would cure me, as he said my Ji
ease was,in the blood. I was treated for ii two „ r thref
times in the hospital in this city, and was relier. d. bm
my disease always returned after a month or two after I
came out of the hospital. I found my disease hi.
tnrning and 1 called, by the advice of a good friend
mine, on Dr. Keyser, who has restored my sight, aud
eyes are. nearly as well as ever. The Doctor gave m,
' Lindsey's Blood Searcher” and a wash.
pittsbnrg, July 5,1861,
Witness-K. F. M’Elroy,.- Anderson
City. w
A BAD SOKE LEG CURED
I*ITMtB«M«, September 18,1861.—1 hereby certii'j tJ"it
1 have had * sore leg, for over a yexr. It wascovt-M
with ulcers and sores so that I could not work ti>r
a year. My fog swelled so that 1 was utmbl* mdo any
thing for h long time, for at least six nu'Dthf. I ii>J
•everal of tht beat doctors in the city, but without ,»n\
benefit; finally 1 called on Dr, Keyser. ut .V>. 140 Wood
street. wlfo.tnly attended me About two w»*t'k*. and j»v.-
me but twp tjottles of medicine, and I am now
well and have confined so for six months. lam employ!
at the Sagle Engine House, on Fourth street. wh-i> -*d»
one can see me.
Cutaneous Disease
El >-sipelas,
DAMKL A. liuUi
DAVID KIXXOLLV.
Clintou Mill*, Sligi.
THOMAS FARKtLL
iriknc.
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praw, (a rut of which we give above) we are now prepared
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,tvlM of
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Mti'fection if we bare the opportunity.
.Mice it Lowther'. building, corner of Virginia un.l An
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IjOO-AJLiJ items.
Volustkkh*’ FAMUjiM. —We cannot see why
it is that the families of] men who are wealthy or
in comparative affluent | circumstances, are dearer
to husbands, than are the families of persons who
c compelled to labor daily to procure their bread ;
or why husbands of tbc| latter class should be so
much more largely represented in the army than
the former who have tfce most at stake with the
rise or fall of the government. Yet from facts
which exist we might be led to the conclusion that
ihe poor man has no family ties which are not
easily severed, no ambition to gratify except an
indulgence in the carnage of the battle field. But
far from this is the cake. Their home endear
ments and family ties are just as warm and strong
those of the wan of wealth. Aye, wanner and
wronger. Else why would they leave their homes
sad their almost destitute families for the bottle'
field to uphold the flag; under which thby have
been less prosperous than the mep of wealth.
Their bravery .and patriotism is worth more than
wealth, mure than powjer, and they most be re
paid for their labor and ■ sacrifices. The country
.uves them a debt which can never lie liquidated.
We haye their families bmong us, and it Is the
.cry least that those who remain at home can do,
10 see that they do not suffer in the absence of
husbands and brothers to fight the battles of the
country. There are probably bnt few necessary
coses now, but there will be numbers of them be
fore winter comes. To be prepared to care for
them, look after their necessities and discriminate
between those who are really needy and those who
arc not, organization is- absolutely necessary.—
Hence the partial measures already adopted by
aid and relief societies will prove insufficient. Let
there be organization and system st once, and ev
en- precaution taken to secure tbe,desired result.
We know that the Legislature has made provision
for the wants of soldiers’ families, hut considerable
detail is involved in this process, and many fami
lies will snffer before they can obtain relief through
this source. A plait must tie adopted which will
cover all emergencies.
CT At a special meeting of the Trustees of ihc
Altoona Fair ViewfJemetcty Association, held on
Monday evening. Sept. 22, the following resolu
tion was unanimously passed :
Resolved, That the circle plot in the Fair View
Cemetery be appropriated for the purpose of in
;c rr iog all soldiers of this borough and immediate
vicinity who have died or may die during this re
bellion. " ,
The following committee was appointed to wait
"it the relatives and friends of alldeccased soldiers
to inform them of the above resolution and request
them to accept bf the proposition :—A. A. Smyth,
D. Laughman and G. VV. Kessler.
Destructive Fire. —A fire broke' out iu this
j place, about 10 o’clock on Wednesday night last,
in the grocery store of Mr. Farrell, corner of Vir
ginia and Allegheny streets, which cons am ed the
| building, together .with all the contents. The
i dwelling house adjoining also took fire and was
| nearly homed to the ground. It was owned by
[ -'k- Alex. Gwin, of Logan township. The family
| filing in it saved some of their clothing and furni
| l 'ue, but iu a damaged condition. The Good
, Will Fire Company was promptly on the spin, with
I 'fieir Engine, and by their untiring exertions, no
[doubt, saved the adjoining properties. What the
loss is we cannot say. The store was partly in
•ured in the Lycoming company.
American Excelsior Cofeee. —We have re
j reived a sample of the above Coffee, and must say
that.it is most excellent. ! It comes nearer to Java
fin flavor than any other,: whilst it Is more nutri
tious and digestible than tea, or coffee of any vari
r -■ One pound will go as far as two pounds of
puiy other coffee, and the price is only about one
ptalf as much. Try it once, and we think yon will
F r J it often. To be had at the clieap Family
procety of John H. Fritchey, comer of -Caroline
kid Main street.
He will also have on hand a large lot of fresh
lutter i on Saturday morning.
For the Altoona Tribune.
Hbmks. Editors:—lt has been asked “Why
0 not the Ladies of Altoona do something for the
°®fort of the; sick and wounded soldiers? - ’ We
fould say in reply that, while we have not had
® organ!ie<l jsociety since last year, yet during
at ; tun ® individuals have l)ecn laboring con
kndy, and quite a number of boxes have been
ent fo different hospitals. Since we organized,
0) > the Bth. ctf this month.) We have prepared
n sent six boxes; three containing canned fruit,
H** other three were large boxes packed
'*• hnt, bandages, pads, compresses, shim, coats,
w S, pocket handkercljicfs, pillows, pillow-cases
"d sheets. 1 I
kate! e. gwinn, Secy.
A** Yoc Assessed?—Voters will remember :
l"’***** t y gf bein 8 assessed ten day before the j
*T 00 ’ ™ to procure their rotea at »b*
a^ 8 9 Ch^ gr etect *°* > ’ Those who deaire to
id wiU hunt,t* the siywoc