SNpil iltiftnte.
, ALTOONA, PA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27. 1863.
The Hews.
We do sot fed inclined, to-day, to (peculate up
onarrayappointments, resignations or movements.
The news of Gen. Bnnuide’s resignation, and the
reported relieving of Gen*. Stunner and Franklin
of their commands, mint take the public by sur
priae. The came is unknown to os, and with oth
ers we await anxiously the desired information.—
It appear* to os like a suspension of operations in
the direction of Richmond, but it may be just the
reverse. The command of the noble Army of the
Potomac now devolves upon the man who has won
for himself the appellation of the. “fighting Gen
eta!."
It 1* reported that Gen. Butler is again to as
sume command of the Department of the Golf,
and we hope the report Is true. He is the man for
that position. If the Government will give him
the men he will give the rebels a “ fire in the rear"
which will soon silence them. He is in favor of
organising and arming the blacks, and be is just
the man to cany it through. Let the government
second him in bis ondertakings and he will have
Jeff. Davis,in bis power long before Jeff's minions
will be able to carry oat bis proclamation against
the Yankee outlaw.'
From the West we have the news that Gen.
Gorman has ascended White River to Duval's
Bluff and Des Arc, taking about 150 prisoners,
two colnmbiads and; 200 small arms.
From New Orleans we have reports that one of
onr. Gunboats, the Winona, had been snnk by the
Sooth battery at Fort Hudson, below Vicksburg.
Also, that Stonewall Jackson had reinforced Vicks
burg with 40,000 men.
; The New York Legislature has at length effect
ed an organisation by electing, Mr. Callicot, Union
Democrat, the Republican candidate,' Speaker of
the Honse.
From the Army of the Potomac.
Nbab Falmouth, Jan. 21, 1863.
At last the army moves. Yesterday the follow
ing order was read to all on parade, and we ai
once took up the line of march for Dixie.
Where we go first I cannot now tell you, but
the Rebels know we are moving. It is, however,
now too late for them to avert the impending
blow.. Perhaps, ere this, you have heard of oui
having struck a blow. The storm, last night, wa
fearful, bat it is not yet vety cold, and wc hope it
wilLnot be the means of again saving the Hebei
hordes.
Head-quarters Abmt of tub Potomac,
Camp near Falmouth, Va., Jan. 20, 1863. )
General Orders No! 7.—The Commanding
General announces to the Army of the Potomac
that they are about to meet the'enemy once more.
The late brilliant actions in North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Arkansas, have divided and weakened
the enemy on the Rappahannock, and the auspi
cious moment seems to have arrived to strike a
gnat and: mortal blow to the Rebellion, and to
gain the decisive' victory which is due to the coun
try. ,
Let the gallant soldiers of to many brilliant
battle-fields accomplish the achievement, and a
fame the most glorious awaits them.
Hie Commanding General calls for the firm
and united action of officers and men, and, under
the providence of God, the Army of the Potomac
will have token the great step towards restoring
peace to the country, and the Government to its
rightful authority.
By Command of Major-General Bnrnside.
Lewis Richmond,
Assistant-Adjutant General.
Burnside's address to his troops was issued
about noon on Tuesday. Immediately afterwards,
Franklin’s and Hooker's Grand Divisions moved
off ty the rear of Sumner's Grand Division, on
the Rappahannock. The rain commenced im
mediately after they began .their march, and they
tniide tJmr progress.
Since the above wee pieced in type we learn
that the army did not move, in consequence of the
heavy tain storm which set in about the time the
orden was issued.
(The following news from the papers of this
morning, will doubtless take the people by surprise:
EEBIGHATIOH OP OEJ. BURUBIDE.
ForeweU Address to the Troops.
Bumortd Semovai of . Gens. Sumner and franklin.
Hkasocabteb* Abut of ibr Potomac,!
January 26th, 1863. f
This forenoon Gen. Burnside turned over the
command of the Army of the Potomac to Gen.
Hooker, who came■ to the headquarters for that
purpose. As soon as the change became known,
a considerable number of superior officers called
on Gen. Burnside and took their parting leave
with many regrets, ; The following is Gen. Burn
side'* address to the army:
Headqoartexs Armt of the Potomac,
Camp near Falmouth, January 26.—General Or
ders N0,9.—8y direction of the President of the
United States, the commanding General this day
transfers, tire command of this army to Major
G-trend Joseph Hooker.
The short time that be has directed yonr move
ments has not been fruitful of victory, or any con
siderable advancements of onr lines, but it has
again demonstrated an amount of courage, pa
tienee and endurance that under, more favorable
circumstances would hare accomplished great re
unite Continue to exercise these virtues. Be
true to your devotion to your country and the
principles yon have sworn to maintain. Give to
the brave and skillful General who has long been
identified with your organization and who is now
yonr commander your full and cordial support and
yon win demrve success.
I take an affectionate leave of the entire army,
from which he separates with so much regret, he
may be! pardoned if he bids an especial, farewell to
hi* long tried 1 associates of the 9th corps. His
prayers are that God tnay be with you and grant
yon continued success until the tefaelUpu is crashed.
By command of
i MAJ. GEN. BURNSIDE.
Idtwts Richmond, A. A .G.
It is understood that General* Stunner and
TnnUia hare also been relieved from the coth
■gods of the right and left grand divisions, but the
mirt* of their successors hare not been divulged,
General Burnside with most of bis
u£itoha,rt been allowed thirty days leave of
Thtj wiH go to New York. The
wabafari* wjtim and ffeasant and the mod is fast
A Remarkable Editorial.
“THU YANKEES BOLD ALL THEY HATE*EVER
HELD"—“ ANOTHER TEAR'S PROGRESS TOMAKE
THEM MASTERS OF THE SOUTHERN CONFEDE
RACY. ’’
From the Richmond Examiner of Jan, 20.
It is mot altogether an empty boast oh the part of
lie Yankees that lha/ bold ali they ever have held,
and that mother year or two of such progress as they
have already made will find them masters of the.
Southern Qmjederacy. They who think indepen
dence is to be achieved by brilliant bnt inconse
quential victories, would do well to look with the
natural eye at the magnitude of Yankee possessions
in onr country. Maryland, Kentucky and Mis
souri are claimed as constituent parts of the Con
federation ; they arc as much in the power of Lin
coln as Maine and; Minnesota. The pledge, once
deemed foolish by the South, that he would “ hold,
occupy and possess” all the forts belonging to the
United States Government, has been- redeemed
almost to the letter by Lincoln. Forts Pickens and
Morgan 1 : we will retain, but with these exceptions,
all the strongholds on the seaboard, from Fortress
Monroe to the Kio Grande, are m the hands of the
enemv. ; ’ ~ _
Very consoling and very easy to say that it was
impossible to prevent all this, and that the occu
pation of the outer edge of the Kepablic amounts
to nothing. Dre wry's Bluff and Vicksburg give
the lie to the first assertion, and the onward move
ment of Bosecrans towards Alabama, the presence
of Grant in North Mississippi, and of Curtis in
Middle Arkansas, to say nothing of Banks at New
Orleans and Baton Bouge, to set at rest the silly
dream that a thin strip of sea-eqast only is in the
possession of our foes. The truth is, the Yankees
are in great force in the very heart of the Confed
eracy ; they swarm on all our holders, they threat
en eveiy important city yet belonging to- us, and
nearly two hundred thousand of them are Within
two days' march of-the Confederate capital. ;This
is no fiction. It is a fact so positive that none
can deny it.
Nor is this ail. The President tells us, in his
message, that the troubles witli the Indian tribes
have been removed, and no further difficulties is
anticipated. The intelligence we obtain from pri
vate and trustworthy sources does not confirm the
President’s sanguine assertions, ..The trouble with
the Cherokees was, in great part", due to the fact
that some seven or eight thousand of them, now in
arms, had not received a cent of pay for fourteen
months. It is true that paper money has been
sent them, and ere now, it is to be hoped, has
reached its destination. But Indians do "not like
paper money. Still it would answer the purpose
tf General Albert Pike remained to disburse it,
and to allay their prejudices, which he, of nil men
in the Confederacy, is best able to do. Pike,
however, has resigned, for good reasons; doubtless,
and a person said not to be the most, competent is
left in his stead. Under these circumstances, we
shall be fortunate indeed if wc escape further
trouble with the Indians. Moreover, wc get from
Missouri tjierahers and others, distressingiaccounts
of the condition of affairs in Arkansas. -
General Hindman is very far from-being a
favorite, even among his own people, and so desti
tute arc some of the new levies who have volun
teered to come out of Missouri to join onr armies,
that whole battallions of them have been seen
marching barefoot through snow three inches deep.
Add to this the fact that, so far as the public is
permitted to know,' New Mexico and Arizona are,
for the time being, lost to us, and that the state of
disaffection in Tennessee and Mississippi (growing
out of the‘appointment of incompetent officers and
the fancied neglect of that country by the Confed
erate Government—not far from any laekof fervo;
in the cause,) which President Davis' visit whs
intended to heal, is likely to revive under the de
pressing influence of Bragg’s retreat add his con
tinuance'in command—add all this to the forego
ing, and it will be seen that the Yankees have
mpth to encourage them in the prosecution of the
war, and we not a little to excite serious appre
hensions.as to the future.
The remedy for this state of things is obvious.
It lies in the extension and rigid enforcements of
that law to which, we owe Our salvation. We
must bring out the conscripts and diminish ex
emptions! ; If this is done, the chapter of failures
in the Southwest will come to an end. The his
tory of the battle in that region lias been sufficiently
uniform to justify a conclusion which shall not he
chargeable with the vices of hasty generalization.
It has hot heen-so muel) for a want of brains os
for a want of men that we have been conqiclled to
lose the fruits of some of the best fighting that
has been done in this war. At Domflson, at
Shiloh, at Perryville and at Murfreesboro, the
story has been always the same—victories, achieved
against great odds, snatched away by overwhel
ming reinforcements to the enemy.
As the past has been so will the future he, unless
something is done, and that speedily, to fill up the
shattered ranks of our armies in the West. Ex
emptions must be diminished. The system of de
tails mnst be adopted. Young men most not be
permitted to evade their duty by slipping into shfe
places. Complaisant friends must turn a : deaf car
to their entreaties. Able-bodied men must not he
allowed tostay at home on the pretext of attending
to twenty negroes. Here in Virginia there are, in
many places, contiguous plantations, numbering
in the aggregate hundreds of slaves, without a
solitary white man left to guard them. The geritle
authority j>f ladies has been found amply sufficient
to control the obedient African population.
With toe first opening of spring comes! the last
tremendous shock of this war. Many of the Yan
kee troopsare nine months’ men. More are enli,-t-*d
for two yeiors, their time expiring in May next.
Up to that time they will be available, - and „we
may be very sure that all the fighting that enn
possibly be gotten oat of them will be had before
they are allowed to go home. They outnumber
us two to one. ' There is a limit to the endurance
of the brave men at Tullahoma, Grenada and
Vicksburg. They must be sustained, strengthen
ed, reinforced. If within the next two. months
we do not add seventy-five or a hundred thousand
men to onr forces in the Southwest we shall come
to grief. If we do add them, we are safe; beyond
peradventure, and next summer will witness die
final triumph of our arms. ’
PrESEST CONDITION OF THE MONITOR. FI.EET
—Of the nine ironclad batteries of tlie '“ Moni
tor” class, the Passaic, Patapsco, and the Montauk
are awaiting active operations in the waters of
North Carolina. Two others; the Nahant and lhe
Weehawken, a re m voyage to join them at the
rendezvous at Beaufort. The remaining four are
situated as follows: The Sangamon is to he ready
to sail on the 17th instant, and the Nantucket
about the 10th of February; the Catskill will lie
finished in a week, and the Lehigh was launched
on Saturday Inst, at Chester. Thus it -will be
seen that the first series of nine iron-clad Ericsson
batteries arc all afloat; five of them being in
sen-ice, and two more about to go into commis
sion. -
This is certainly good progress.
All of the five that are in service have been
tried in severe weather at sea, and every one has
proven bctself equal to the emergencies of our
stormy Their next ordeal—and we hope
to hear of St soon—will be the trial by bajttle, out
of which IWe feel confident they will come in
triumph.
The Armies, or thb World.—The peace
establishment of Austria consists of 740,000 solr
diets, and yet Austria has a population only five
millions larger than that of the United States,
counting id all its provinces. Prussia maintains
a still larger army in proportion to her population;
having 720,000 soldiers in time of peace in a pop
ulation of j 7,000,000. France with a population
of 37,000,000, has a military peace establishment
of 630,000 men. The army of Russia is relatively
the smallest, being but 850,000 in a population of
70,000,000. These European armies are'not rair
litia, occupied in productive pursuits in times of
peace, but soldiers,'kept" In constant
equipmehtWnd preparation for service; The>-e are
so many thousand men taken constantly fibre pro
ductive labor, and maintained by the labor of the
remainder dl. the people, and so are the citizens
under arms in this country.
From Captain Palmer, of Anderson
Troop.
Fhe following letter has just been received from
Captain Palmer, by a gentleman residing in Phila
delphia :
Baltimore, January 22, 1863.— My Dear Sir:
I have succeeded in making my escape from rebel
dom, and will be at home in a day or two. after a
visit to Washington. lam much ugrieved to hear
the troubles existing in the Anderson Cavalry, and
all the more so when f think that they might nev
er have occurred, had I not unfortunately been ta
ken prisoner before the completion of its organi
zation. I have read General Rosecrans' Field
Order, No. 0, and approve every word of it. Noth
ing can excose such an act of insubordination, and
no extenuating circumstances prevent history from
recording that over half the regiment “ marched
to the rear to the sound of the enemy’s cannon.”
Remembering the character of the men, most of
whom I recruited personally, and the admirable
manner in which they behaved when Longsteeet
threatened the Cumberland Valley, I find it diffi
cult to realize that, in four months, they could so
utterly have lost ail patriotic spirit and soldierly
pride; and cannot bat believe that they will yet
prove themselves worthy of their colors, and of the
name of “ Pennsylvanians.” Better material was
never Summoned to battle, in any age or country,
than that which composed this regiment at the
time of its organization. But it would appear that
lack of discipline'has produced its usual and nor
mal effects. ■
If it were possible for the gallant conduct of a
part to atone for the defection of a majority, it has
been fully done by “the noble three hundred.”—
Their heroism has shown what the regiment might
have been had the spirit of discontent and insubor
dination not entered into it. I heard of the death
of Kosengarten and Ward from the rebels while
yet in captivity. They had been my companions
in-arms for a year, and no one knew better than
myself the gallant stuff they weie made of. I
fondly hoped the news untrue', but on my return
the unwclcomed confirmation is forced on me that
these brave soldiers have perished in their gener
ous rivalry—each to outdo the other in deeds of da
ring and loyal self-devotion.
I hear that some of the friends of the insubor
dinate members of the regiment have, in my ah
since, charged that there was some deception in
the representations made at the time of recruiting
the regiment. After I reach Philadelphia I desire
that all such individuals should call on me, and
present personally, any charges of deception, and
any othet complaints-or charges whatsoever; or,
if they prefer, make them public through the news
paper press, that I may have the opportunity of
satisfying their authors of the injustice of them.—
But as the condition of the regiment requires my
immediate presence at Nashville, I request that ail
such persons should prefer their charges during tnv
stay (of a few days) in Philadelphia, or else, by
implification, acknowledge that thev were mista
ken. ' •
The regiment was authorized by the Secretary
of War, in consequence of an earnest request made
to that effect by Gen. Buell, who then command
ed tlte Department of the Cumberland. That
General considered the- “Anderson Cavalry,”
from the character of its material, &c., peculiarly
well fitted to be attached to his headquarters in
the field to act as escort, scout, make reeonnoissan
ces, and perform such duties as the old Troop had
done, together with other and still more honorable
service wiiich the old Troop could not perform
from its inferior numbers. Gen. Bcell not unlv
intended it for this purjiose, hut stipulated express
ly that it should he comjKjsed of the same quality
ot men as the old troop, in order that thev might
be tit for the intended (losiilon.
It is true that the whole regiment is -not needed
fora "body guard." so called—hut daily alternate
details would have been made and the tchoic would
have been attached to headquarters, and have been
on hand (or any service requiring intelligence and
spirit. After my capture, and before the regiment
reached the \V est, Gen. Bcell was relieved, and
Gen. Roseckaxs took his place. Commanding
generals always choose their escorts, and assign
regiments to particular duties in their departments
as they think best. The War Department usual
ly litis nothing to do with this.
Tliis, the old Troop was recruited for General
Uoeut Anderson, hut before it was fully organ
ized, both he and Gen. Sherman, his successor,
.who had. taken command, also chosen the Troop
as his escort, had been relieved, and were followed
by Gen. Bcell, who, only because it suited him,
ratified the choice of ids predecessors.
In the present case, General Rosecrans, who
had a perfect right to choose his escort, did not, it
appears, select the Anderson Cavalry. Kvery man
in it knew when he joined the regiment that it
was to be attached to Gen. Buell's headquarters,
as it would undoubtedly have baen. But if the
War Department or the President chose to remove
that General the men had no right to believe that
they would descend as a legacy to his successor—
who was yet unknown as such—although there
was a reasonable probability that the same quali
ties which induced Gen. Buell to select them for
the post of honor would influence him who suc
ceeded. Thin only wot beyond question Every
innn knew that he was talking an oath to sene the
United States for three years or the war, to ohev
his superior officers, and to fight the rebels';
which, if done well, would earn them os high hon
or as the world erfn give.
Hoping to see you and all my friends by Satur
day, I am yours, very respectfully.
Gov. Bradford firm for the Govern
ment.
On the 9th inst. a secesh sympathizing citizen
of Leonardtown, Md., addressed a letter to Gov.
Bradford, of that State, asking him to “ use the
poworof that State to protect and defend the laws." ; . Edward Everett’s SoN.-At the Union So-
Ihewnter goes onto compimn that the United | ciety i„ Cambridge College, England, there was
WsvlnmT r hospi,a at i-eonarftown is an j recently a public debate on American affaire, in
l . ay negroes ’“V d r demands that, i which a son of Lord John Russell and a Mr.
d l>een exempted from the opera- | Trevelyan spoke ajainst the Union cause, and in
h n .l7. T proclamation, the Gov- slippor £ of the A son of Edward Ev
e™° f r J h “ ! Z the slaves of Maryland are not , ero ,t, who is a student at Cambridge, followed in
tteatod as the slaves of Vingima and the Caro- defence of hiscountrv and Government; and an
"'*l of H i P 7"fi U ln lU f O . "’ ords : -‘; The English clergyman who participated in the debate,
people of the country can and will protect them- writes- “ Ator him m .m .In. fv«N,n nri
selves against Point Lookout (the hospital) if the | ward FjVe '4 t t’s son,) who, bvL bye is consioe^l
of°tlm SmT|t : m ThTr n ngh v b> V he P °-’ er i one of the most distinguished men hi Cambridge,
of the The Governor replies by saying I whole house against him, hut cool and wr
that under ordinary circumstauces there would be I fectlv collected He took TravelvanV anm-h
SSfcr'» ° f Wal - f" der • m P n ‘? t,ca “« die : and he had it all his mvn y way It was * |
FSiSEi = vF? 1 **
in selHdefence the Government of the nation lias
been forced to take up arms. The Governor says | ~ ’" * ‘ — : ~
tbat loyal sufferers will no doubt bo reimbursed at ; The WebhaWken is a Gale.—The Wee
the end of the war, characterizes any attempt to j hawken has arrived at Hampton Roads, three days
bring out the militia fo r the protection of slave ; from New York, having ridden out one of the most
property as preposterous, and declares his intention | terrific gales experienced along the coast for manv
to support the Administration in its efforts to sup- . months. Capt. Rodgers telegraphs the history of
port the Union, even if he agrees with it on no { the voyage to the Navy Department. When off
other points, and sometimes doubts the expediency 1 the Delaware Breakwater, the tug which had the
of the means it uses. It is notices ridiculous than Weehawkcn in tow—frightened by the coming gale
impracticable to call upon the militia of the State —put. in, but Capt. Rodgers stood his course,
to cornel the army or tte nation, engaged in the saying he wanted to see what stuff his vessel was
war for national salvation, to disregard the laws made of. Tho.storm of Tuesday night was ahm -
cstahlished for its government, and abide by those rjeane. The waves ran thirty feet atid rolled over
prescribed by the Maryland code. the deck. A little water leaked in at some of the
t-a-e*-* ’ i portholes, and there was a slight leakage forward.
Distressing Occurrence.—Lieutenant Ford, u - n “ damage was done, and no repairs are re
of Cp. C. Captain James, Frovoat Battalion, of » uire
this city, was shot and mortally wounded on , *-**«■ ;
Wednesday last, at M’Connelsburg, Fulton county, 1 New York, Jan. 2').—The steamer British
by a deserter named John Fortney. ’As far as Queen has arrived with Havana dates to the 27th
we are able to learn Lieutenant Ford, with a and Nassau to the 30th. The Bahama Herald of
squad of men, attempted to arrest Fortney, when the 17th announces the arrival of the British war
the latter turned upon him with a rifle and gave j Steamers Galato, from Bermuda, and the Spiteful
him o mortal wound, Lieutenant Ford was from ! from Havana, and says il is reported from a high-
Warren I’a., and was well known in this city as a ly creditable source that the commander of the
young man of unassuming manners and kindly : Galata has received positive orders to taho Adrai- !
disposition. At the last accounts no hopes were ral Wilkes when and wherever found and convey
entertained of his recovery from the wound.—flbr- j him to Bermuda, whore ho is to be detained until
ntbtoy Patriot and Union. further order* from England
Gen. Fitz John Porter, whose trial has been
going on at Washington, for some time past, bas
been found guilty, and the finding has been ap
proved by the President.
j The charges, on all of which Gen. Porter has
, been found guilty, may be briefly stated aa follows:
| Disobeying, on the 28th and 29th of Augnst last,
: sundry orders of Gen. Pope, then his superior offi
j.ccr. Pennitring certain of his brigades, in defi
| ance of positive orders, to march Back to Centre
| ville, thus greatly delaying the arrival of Pratt's
; brigade on the field of battle of the 30th August.
| When peremptorily ordered into battle, he “did
there shamefully disobey, and did retreat from
the advancing forces of the enemy without any at
tempt to engage them, or aid the troops who were
already fighting greatly superior numbers, and
were relying on the flank attack he was thus or
dered to make to secure a decisive victory, and to
capture tlie enemy’s army, a result which must
have followed from said flank attack, bad it been
made by said Gen. Porter in compliance with the
said order which he so shamefully disobeyed.
In that, “ being with his army corps on Friday,
the 29th of April, between Manassas Station arid
the field of tattle then pending, add within sound
of the guns, and in presence of the enemy, and
knowing that a severe action 1 of great consequence
was being fought, and that the aid of bis corps was
greatly needed, did fail all that day to bring it on
to the field, and did shamefully fall back and re
treat from the advance of tbe enemy, without anv
attempt to give them tattle, and without knowing
the forces from which he shamefully retreated.”
That “ being in the belief that the troops of
Gen. Pope were sustaining defeat and retiring
from the field, did shamefully fail to go to the aid
of said troops, and did shamefully retreat and fall
back with his army to Manassas Junction, and
leave to the disaster of a presumed defeat the said
army, and did fail, by any attempt to attack the
enemy, to aid in averting the misfortune of a dis
aster that would have endangered the safety of the
capital of the country.”
I hat being commanded to “engage the enemy’s
lines and to carry a position near their centre,
and to take an annoying battery there posted, did
proceed in the execution of that order with un
necessary slowness, and, by delays, give the en
emy opportunities to watch and know his move
ments ; and to prepare to meet Ins attack, and he
did finally so feebly fall upon the enemy’s lines as
to make little or no impression, and did fall hock
unnecessarily, and without making any pf the
great personal efforts to rally his troops to meet
the sacrifices and to make the' resistance demanded
by the importance of his position and the momen
tous consequences and disasters of a retreat at so
critical a juncture of the day.”
Gen. Porter was defended by the Hon. Reverdy
Johnson and Charles Eames, Esq., with such em
inent ability as to make the defense especially
notable, and it lead to tiie opinion that he would
be acquitted. The hearing was long and patient,
and the largest latitude was allowed to the accused
consistent with the rules of war. The record of
the trial, made, up by Judge Holt, was laid before
the President on Wednesday, was by him ap
proved, and the sentence ordered to be’ forthwith
executed.
The findings of the court were that Gen. Porter
was guilty of every one of the charges (we think
the last one above quoted was abandoned in the
outset,) and the sentence was, “ Dismissed from
the service.'' The news of this sentence was com
municated to Gen. Porter Wednesday evening.
He was painfully affected, and greatly astonished,
evidently not having anticipated such a result.—
Indeed, it is more than probable that he counted
on a fall acquittal, as but a day or 'two since he
applied for temporary leave of absence.
Hear as Irish Patriot. —“ Let the politicians
who have been using us long enough, stay at home
if they will, but let us go and fight the battles of
the nation, and when we come home, a grateful
nation will extend to us sufficient to meet our wan ts.
I have always been a Democrat. I was going to sav
that lam still; but I will not allow any politics to
interfere with the discharge of my duty. I take the
know nothing hij the hand as adirolher if he carries
the musket or sword alongside of me in this con
test. Ido not care where the man comes from,
or what may be his shade of politics, whether he
is a republican, an abolitionist, or something else
—it is a perfect matter of indifference to me. I
only want to sav that I know no man but as he
discharges his duty to that flag ; and, as I said in
Baltimore, men were never called upon in this
world to jierform so sacred a duty as yon are, mv
countrymen, not only for your own sake, but for
the whole country with its coming generations of
men.”—[Speech of General Corcoran at Philada.
The Price of Printing Paper.— The Phila
delphia Xorlh American says: ■‘Printing paper
of ordinary quality sells at this moment from 20
to 23 cents a pound. Its legitimate price is about
0 cents. Between the pirce of paper materials
and the manufactured articles there is nothing
like adequate proportion. A large commission
house this week received a consignment of rags
from Havana. Knowing the exorbitant price of
paiper, he expected to realize a handsome return
to the consigners. He visited successfully all the
paper makers in this section of country, ahd cor
responded with those more distant. The utmost
he could obtain for them was 5J cents per pound.
All the paper mills are stocked with material:
waste paper for remanufacture has been- thrown
upon the market by thousand of tons; and yet the
price of printing paper is kept up by speculation,
or something else, to 22 cents per ’pound. Here
is a mystery that requires explanation. Who will
give it ?
Wm. J. Palmer.
• Conviction of Gen. Porter.
Important from Mexico.
Advices from the: city of Mexico to the 21st of
December, represent the Mexican [>eople as being
thoroughly united in their determination to resist
their, invaders. Tlierb has been no movement
whatever upon the fortifications of Puebla. The
French still occupied their position at Palmar,
some thirty miles from Puebla. The Govomorpf
Tluxcnla had left for Puebla, with a body of troops,
to join the Mexican forces there. On the oth of
December the Mexicans celebrated the defeat of
the Spaniards at Ayacucho in 1824, with great
tciat. The Mexican Congress bad passed an act
to treat all French prisoners as the French shall
treat Mexicans. Gen.-Negrete had issued a pa
triotic uppeal to the army to stand by the unity and
independence of Mexico. It has been ordered to
punish nil priests goilty of insubordination by fine
and imprisonment.
The Mexicali Congress had adjourned at the pe
riod fixed by the constitution, and the speeches of
the President and Vice President on that occasion
show that the honor and patriotism of the people
are being folly aroused. The high dignitaries con
tend that Mexico is a free and independent nation,
and that with her inexperienced soldiers and citi
zen Generals she will face the renowned armies of
France and hand down fresh laurels to history.—
The Congress passed an act denouncing all the'acts
of the authorities appointed by the French, desig
nating them as traitors and usurpers.
So far from there having been any advance of
the French on Pnebla, that stronghold was every
day increasing in strength, and new troops were
pouring in for its defence. General Ortega, a
skilful and indefatigable officer, is in command,
and the labors of the soldiers on the fortifications
were continually increasing. Hospitals were be
ing established in cobvenient places, and the ladies
were collecting money, clothing. &c., for the.nseof
the wounded. The times “give note of awful
preparation.”
Important. Religious Movement. — A move
ment of considerable importance is now going on
in England, looking toward a union of Congrega
tionalists, Bahtists and Presbyterians in one denom
ination. The London Patriot, the organ of' the
Congregnfionalists, recently published an article
in favor of such a union. The Baptists generally
have long been in favor of open communion, and
Spurgeon has more than once made the public
declaration that he considers Presbyterianism to be
the government Scripture has ordained. The
movements will be watched with deep interest in
this country, ’ where there lias long lieen a
desire among the most intelligent and devout
Christntns to find some means of reuniting the
scattered and feeble fragments of the Protestant
Church. The difficulties in the way of such a
movement will be greater here than in England,
because here our Baptists are mostly close-com
munionists. ’
A Fast Fleet about to Depart
While New York was busy, other Navy Yards
were not idle last week. The following squadron
of fast steamers has been sent off, or commissioned
to go, within a few days, on most important busi
ness Lackawanna, steam corvette, navy built;
Iroquois, gunboat, navy built: Pawnee, gunboat,
navy built; Monongalicla. gunboat, navy built;
Ticonderoga, preparing. These are all
new 1 , fast vessels, and only one of them, the Paw
nee, was ever at sea before. The Ladouna, Hend
rick Audson, and Giber useful purchased vessels
are sent away. The work to be performed bv
these ships, and the fleet whose names we printed
cd a few days since, will soon be heard of.
A Big Hanging.— lt was thought that the
thirty-nine Indians hung in Minnesota was one
of the most extensive executions of the kind in
modern days, but the English have one which ex
ceeds n. An officcr.and fifteen seamen, from the
British gunboat Henguin, having landed on the
ejast of Arabia by invitation of the natives, in or
der to procure provisions, were harberously mur
dered. Seventy of the natives who were princi
pally concerned in the murders, had been cap
tured and were to be hung.
Early Physical Degeneracy of
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
JUST PUBLISHED BY DK. A. STONE,
Physician to the Troy Lung and Hygienic
Institute.
A Treatise on the. Causes of Early Physical decline of
American People: the cause of Nervous Debility, Con
sumption and Marasmus.
This wmk is one of high moral tone, written in chaste,
yet thrilling language, nn 1 appeals directly to the mural
consciousness of ALL PARENTS and Guardians espe
cially, detailing scientific and reliable aids and treatment
for curt*.
it will be sent by mail on the receipt of two (3 cent)
Stamp*.
93. Parents and Guardians: Fail not to lend and ob
tain this book.
men! Fail not to send and get to it book.
You too should at ouce secure a copy of
his book.
A Word of Solemn Conscientious Advice to those
who will reflect.
A class of maladies prevail to a fearful extent m the
community, dooming at least luu,oou youth of both sexes
annually to an early grave. Those diseases are very Im
perfectly understood. Their external mani.estatfuu, or
syraptons are Nervous Debility, Relaxation and Exhaus
tion; .Marasmus or wasting ami consumption of the tissues
of the whole body; sliortuest cf bresthing or hurried
breathing on amending a hill or flight of stairs; great pal
pitation of the Heart; Asthma, Bronchitis and sore
Throat; shaking of the Hands and limbs ; aversion to so
ciety and to business or study; dimness of eye sight, loss
of .Memory, dizziness of the Head, Neuralgia, i'aiu In va
rious parts of the body; Pains in the back or limbs. Lum
bago, Dyspepsia or Indigestion, irregularity of the bowels,
deranged secretions of file Kidneys and other glands ol
the body, as Leucun h<*a or flenr Albua, Ac. Likewise
Epilepsy, Hysteria and Nervous Spasms.
.Nowin ninety-nine cases out of every one hundred, all
of tlie above named disorders, and a host of others not
named, as Consumption of the Lungs and that most in
sidious and wily form of consumption, of the Spinal
Ncrvw, known u T>tbn Dortnlen, and Tslki
have thnir seat and orlgrp in diseases of the Pelvic Viscera
Hence {he want of snuce*i on the pait of old school prac
tice iu treating symptoms only.
Dr. Andrew Stone, Hiysiciau to the Troy Lung and ||y
gituic Institution, U now engaged hi treating this clast
ot modern maladies with the iuo»t astonishing success
The treatment adopted by Hie Institution is new: it is
based upon wdentifle principles, with new dlscor ml mu.
edies; without minerals or poisons. The facilities of cure
are such that patients can be cured at their homes. In any
part of tha country, frdtn accurate descriptions of their
case, by letter; and havb the medicines sent by Mall or
express. Printed interrogatories will be Ibrwarded uu an
plication. r
V*- Consumption, Catarrh and diseases of the throat
cured us well at the Home of tiie Patients as at the In*
stitution, by sending the Cold Medicated InbaUßO Hal*
BAMIO Vapors, with inhaler and ample direction* for their
use, and direct correspondence.
ta. Patients applying for interrogatWaa or advice, most
enclose return stamps, to meet attention . ,
Tima,tending Physician will be found at the In
stitution f r consultation, from 9 a. tn. to 9n. m each
day. Sunday iu the forenoon.
Address _ DR. ANDREW STONE.
Phys'cian to the Troy Lung and Hygienic Institute, and
9^Fm,' R St^t D^:N° f Y fll - U,art ’
Altoona, Dec. 30th. 18Q2.-1 y.
NEW
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE,
Corner of Annie and Harriet Street *,
EAST ALTOONA.
subscribers would respectfully in
. f ? r,n eitlreus of Altoona, that they Imre' Jut re
cciveil and keep constantly on hand k supply of •• Pattons
yille Lxtra.” ami Kxtra Family Flout. j„ barrels and V
anil % barrels in Sacks; also. Chop ami Corn Meal, Unitor
and tggs fresh from the country; also an extensive stock
i£ o rr.T- hf Sugars, Molasses, Syrups. Cof
<nh4Cr» fc“' ’n? 1 ’^ aco i 1 ’, Dried Bect Fish of all kinds,
n™ ®*’eese, Spices, Tolnicco, Cigars, Buckets
Brooms, Tubs. Brushes, l)ri-d Fruit, Confectioneries.’
Queeosware, Ohusware, Coal Oil Lamps. Coal Oil. Fish
CABIX 11 ° f WLid ‘ - « -S«:
Altoona. Jan. 1. J Q3-6m, d. M. BARK A CO
4UEGULAH MEETING OF THE
•iifhPhrtd F *, IK VIK ' V cemktkiiy associa-
Will be held on th« •ecufedTharadarevetiinrol each
month, in ill® Council Room.' 3J.CLABAUOII
Ji3. President.
Secretary. tMayls-’62]
MEN AND BOYS’ COATS, of evorv
•tyls and color, of good quality, at
' : IAUGBHAK’S.
Br. SWEET’S
INFALLIBLE
LINIMENT
* i
THE
GREAT REMEDY
FOR RHEUMATISM, GOUT. NEURALGIA I.UMBir
STIFF NECK AND JOINTS, SPRAINS. BRCISM °
CUTS AND WOUNDS, PILES. HEADACHE;
AND ALL RHEUMATIC AND NKR.
VOUS DISORDERS.
For all of-whlch it fa a speedy ami certain rerntd.
never Bull. This Liniment i« prepar-d f r „ ra th, .
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and has been osed in.lit* practice fur more than ttr T '
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AS AX ALLEVIATOR OF PAIN, it is unrlulled
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every case, however distressing. 11
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TUDK arising from imprudence or excess, this Lieim
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ie* eaaily prevented and cured in their incipient itages.
hut confirmed cases are beyot d the possibility of a rudi*
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faithful application will always remove the lameness, fcnd
enable the horses to travel with comparative ease.
every horse owner
should hare this remedy at hand) for its timely use »* tb*
first a pearanc* of will effectually prevent tbow
lormidable diseases, to which all horses are liable, sso
which render so many otbetwlse valuable horses uesrly
worthless.
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IS THE
Soldier’s Friend,
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CAUTION.
To Avoid imposition observe the nfcMtare •»<!
of Dr. Stephen Sweet on every label* w«d*l»°**® l 55?>K
Sweet'e Infellihle Liniment” blown in the fUwof««
bottle, without which none ere genuine.
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M, Sold by *ll d#*lere ererjwhere.
Omnbwl,lHL-I).
pniMi «• "CsutiT h»’
TRIBONE power-pres
q cc
PRINTING office.
. witbid ilw |Mwt two ywrie msde coiwidrn
KlStoour esUblishuicut in the way Of new fit
* IJ ‘SrS» PreSTl*»* > * r Cu ' t ' r ’ Canl Cut,, r - “•«»«
l,l> * Card Power Press, and Urge Newspaper Po
i ’" l4 ’ isnt of which we give above) we are now prepi
ITrss, i anything in the lino of printing or rnlini
w t' tec ~~T .i pa- any establishment in the .-tale. an
W.c« execute, mu short ootictu
! -
mi*** invitktton, Visiting. tall A Business Cat
Circulars, Programmes,
•IAIIMOTHi POSTERS. SALE BILL
Pamphlete, Pay and Check 80l
BLANK BOOKS,
and blanks of all kind
111 ws ask is a trial, feeling conldent Dial wo can
infection If we hl»ve the opportunity.
“'wale i i Luwiheifa building, corner of Virginia and
uiestreets, opposite Superintendent’. OM-w.
LOCAL ITEidES.
Paul Sharp’* Medal.— We were shown
few days since,-‘he medal got up for Paid (her
fore spelled Powell) Sharp, by the passengers
,he train horn Pittsburgh, on the night of
Utb November. In circumference it is about
common siae of gold watches, and about the thi
ness of a gold eagle. Around the outer edge
ca ch side is a raised wreath. On one side is
following inscription:—
Presented to
PQWELL SHARP,
Engineer on tbe
Pennsylvania Rail Road,
iiv the Passengers on the train from Pittsbiu
Nov. 14, 1802,
Id testimony of their admiration for his nobl
and heroic conduct in saving their lives
at the risk of his own.
On the reverse is an engraving of a locomoti
It is certainly a beautiful and valuable testimot
snd will be highly prised by the recipient. ’
medal can be seen at the Motive Power Offlct
;he P. R. R
While heroes ore now. daily rising from
ranks of our armies, and are entitled to our res|
and gratitude, yet we venture to say that
greater hero than Paul Sharp lives to-day, and
name will be cherished with more warmth t
mentioned with more respect, in tbe homes
those whose lives he saved, than will those of
brightest Generals of the age. The childrei
mie of the Sunday Schools of Philadelphia w
mi highly pleased with his actions on that memo
;>le night, that they at once contributed f2.">
make him n life'member of their Missionary
i-icty. Tbe certificate of membership was sect
.aided by a touching letter, expressing their
probation of bis conduct.
Handsome Testimonial. — Wo were to
►liown a neat rose-wood box, containing a full
f the most improved mathematical mstrumc
Liivfcnted to bur late townsman, S.
Alexander, more recently Foreman of the H
stone Loootno Ive Works, of HopcweK, on the H
ringdon and Brood Top Railroad. On the to
ihe box was tbe|followiug inscription:
Presented to
, S. A. Alexander, Esq.,
By the Proprietor and Euydoyees of the
Khistone Locomotive Works.
.1* a mark of their friendship and esteem.
' Hopewell, Jan. 15. 1863;
Accompanying the box was the following
amble and resolutions:
Whereas, it; has seemed expedient to Mt
•V. Alexander, (o dissolve his connection with
Hopewell Machine Shop of tbe 11. & B. T. 11.
Resolved, That we deeply regret the never
wMcb deprives {ns of bis'kind supervision
friendly society. ; '
Resolved, That we assure Mr. Alexandei
our confidence in him, as a skilful mechanic
competent master-workman, of our esteem for
a gentleman and a friend, and of onrbest w
vs for his welfare and success in life, and that
-ball ever cherish for him a grateful remembrai
Resolved, That a copy of these resolution.-,
presented to Mr; Alexander, and that they be p
»sbed in the Huntingdon and Altoona papers.
Hopewell, Jan. 16, 1863.
The testimonial is well deserved. Mr. Alex
Her is certainty a skillful mechanic, and most clc
and friendly companion, and we- are pleased
ootc that his abilities and gentlemanly deportm
tave met with a handsome reward.
Trclt * Patent Lock; —One day last-wi
our townsman, Andrew Clabangh, exhibited U
a patent lock of his own invention, which we c
drier one of the most ingenious affairs of tbe k
ever got np. He has foi warded a specimen
; he Patent Office and mode application fo
patent, which wlll be readily granted, the dep
roent considering’it a truly meritorious invent
We wi.l not attempt a description of the affair,
could we give lit if we desired. With all the
»iruction and. Insight we have had into it
don’t believe wei could unlock it, even with the
and uncovered lock in our possession. We
* a . v , however, that it is so arranged with spri
1 *c., that we believe it impossible for any one
acquainted with its construction to open it «
with the key, and utterly impossible for the i
I ‘ngenious lock-picker to pick it. It is .very c
I loc^e d, and likewise easily opened, by one who
| derstands it, hot the least false torn of the
I “loping, returns the bolt lo its original posh
I . yis not considered a Yankee, but he has
j , a . m ?y played a Yankee trick on lock-pieker»,
I w invention will undoubtedly prove profitabl
A “ Bow-wow” Stopped.—A “yalier” i
the cnr species, came in contact with the wh
a car op engine, at the crossing on Annie sti
° n at <*rday morning last, and not being ah
tUm 'k® opposing body from the track, said '
“jlaller” dog over on the track,
*d« a divide: of his carcass, giving one po
e tail, and the other the head. The vain
cr portion will be about the same to the c
: t the tholt animat was, ere the dogastr
oor c *ti*en» will not regret
less iha “ hereafter be one nightly “ bow-i
Jaf AlJ> Valley R. R.—Onand after!
“ *Wrf«!r passenger train will tc n
««*•. Mi,ianvingTjiotw at S.Ofr A. M 1
£“* “ mt A. M., retn
R. M„ and amvu