Stoi«»:'-ldohi»t.- ALTOONA, .PA TUESDAY, APKIL 14. 1863 A Proclamation, WheraostbeSenate of t(ie United States, de vootly recognizing tbe Supreme Authority and Just government of Almighty God, in all the affairs of men and of nations, has, by a resolution, requested the President to designate and set apart a day for National prayer and humiliation. And irltercas it is the duly of nations, as well as of men, to own their dependence upon the overruling powerof God, to confess their sins and transgressions in bumble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon, and to. recognise the sublime truth announced in the Holy Scriptures and prove by aU:histoiy, that those.nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord. * And, insomuch as we know, that bv His divine laws, nations, like individuals, are subject to pun isments and chastisements in this , world, may we not justly fear that the awfnt calamity of civil war, > whtchs now desolates the land, may be but a pun ishment indicted upon us for' our presiimptons sins; to the needful end of opr national reforma tion as a whole People? We have been the re cipients of the choicest bounties of Heaven. We -have been preserved, these many years, in peace and We have grown in numbers, wealth, and power, as no other nation has ever grown, But we have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand which preserved us in peace, and multipliedand enriched and strength ened us; and we have vainly imagined, in de ceitfulness pf our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and vinue_pOoar own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have been too selfsuiiirient to fe.lthe necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made ns 1 It behooves os, then to humble ourselves before the offisnded Power, Jo confess our national sins, and lo.pray for clemency and forgiveness. Now, therefore,: in compliance with the request, and fullr concurring in tne views of the Senate, I do, by tnis-mv proclamation, designate and sei apart THURSDAY THE 30m DAY OF APRIL, 1863, as a day of national humiliation, fisting and prayer. And Ido hereby request, all the People to abstain that day from their ordinary secular pursuits, and to unite, at their several places of public worship, and their respective homes, in keeping the day holy.to the Lord, and devoted to the bumble discharge of the religious duties, proper to that-solemn occasion. All this being done in sincerity and truth, lei US' then rest humbly in t|ie hope, authorized by the Divine teachings, that the united cry of ilk Nation .will be heard on high, and answered with blessin/gs, no less than the.pariion of pur national sins, and restoration of otnHiow divided rind suf fering cottony to its former happy condition ol unity and peace. • In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this 31st day v of March, in the year of our Lord one [l. s.] thousand,eight hundred and sixty-three, ; antT of the independence of the United States the eight-seventh. V . ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the President: *WM. H SEWARD, Secy of State Our Army Correspondence. Hilton Head, Sooth Cabolina.) April! sr, 1863. ) Musses. Editors ;—Amidst the clamor and - confusion of preparing for the march, I find time to write a for lines for the Tribune. Well, 1 have mentioned about going away in several previous letters, and at length we have received orders to be ready for lhe march. Bound, for Charleston! v Yes, Charleston is all the cty! Hurrah for Charleston ! We are gping to do some fighting! 'Yen, the Keystone Zouaves are ready for any emergency! Never fear for them! They are sons of Pennsylvania's soil. Won’t do though to boast; 'might offend somebody, or somebody else. , Just wait until you bear from ns. We have had Mane very stormy weather for several days back. Sad weather for vessels, as the sea is yeiy rough. Company F isstill getting along O. K. Speak of company F leads me to make a few remarks in referenpe to .the state and condition of the com pany. JBy referring to the company books we find that onr company only numbers fifty three pri vates. bring thirty-two less than the number re quired in die formation of a full company. We vrant tbilty-two recruits to fill put our company, and we mint good men; we want good soldiers. .Whh, of who trill read this letter, wi)l volunteer. Wo do not want drafted men, but we want volunteers. For the information of such penpns who may wish to serve their country, and who wrlib to connect themselves with a good raiment, ;! would remark : If you want to enlist in a gdpd regiment, the Keystone Zouave regiment is the veiy, one yon should join, and company F, ,of said regiment, is the company yon should belong to. Perhaps you may wish to know why I am so anxious to have pur regiment? I .have several reasons..of which the following are a few.: : ’’ ’ Ist. We have food officers, which is one great advantage. 2nd. are well drilled, there not being a ■ legiment in the 10th army corps that can beat ns. SrdiWe ate well clothed, haying the real . French Zouave costume, and pronounced by all who have.seen it; to be the most handsome, com fortable and serviceable tmifoim in' the service. •4th. We are well fed. Of coarse we have not luxuries which we enjoyed at .borne, but vre get veiy gopd and nourishing food, end plenty of It, so tttatwe are never in want. Sth. We have swell powder and exchanged ieadWitb.therebels, and are not afraid of thenh ,6tb. We have only about one year to serve vet, we having servedalmost two yearg. And lastly— we are Zouacet, not only Jn name but also in friMt|i(et and arc pretty good "looking blioys generally. It is the doty of every citizen of the United States, capable of bearing arms, to enlist and help defend - the land of the.; free 'and the home of the brave. Onr forefathers fought and W- to secure .for us the privileges we have pßjcysd and..which we .still enjoy. They se to and a homo at a great price, and shall we, their ehUdren, softer this conn try to be taken ftoro ns ? Will we permit ourselves to be bound hand and foot?, No : J; Thou sands have responded to our country's call, and are now. eiiduring the hardships and privations of camp life.: And there are! thousands ydt, who ought to be in the army, but wbo are stiliataying at home, saying, “there -nrecnough without us," “ when we;: are needed we will go." When you are needed ! Why you are' needed nout! It is the duty ofeyery man to fight for his. country, and if you stay at home while others are marching against the foe, you act ihshduestly! What right have you to'stay at home more than others? Sup pose every' man was to remain at home, and say, “I iMhd not go, there are enough r without me.” Where would we get men to defend our country? And veil every man has equal : rights. One man has no more right to remain at home than another. And here is another thing to be considered;. If you do not enlist you will be drafted. Go you must, and had yon not; better go voluntarily , than to be forced to go? Now Ido hope you will meditate on what I have juafsuid, and that you will be. induced to enlist and join the Seventy-Sixth Regt. Fa. Vojs. Of course wc do not want the two young men, if I may call them so, (they dq not deserve to he be called men) who, when they were solicited to enlist refused, and when they were enrolled and were afraid of tiding drafted, plead off, one on the plea of Iteiug and theother on that of hot being naturalized. They are both Gentians. lam glad to be able to say that they do' not live in Altoona, although not a hundred miles from .there. Hope tliey will have left the United States_before we get homo. 1 mast bring my scribbling to, a close for the present. You may expect to be kept posted in regard to tile movements of the expedition,- if your correspondent does not get put under the sod. Respectfully yours, J. E, KINSEL. The following is the action of the 135th Kegt., Second Brigade, First Division, Twelfth: Army- Corps, of the Array of the Potomac. ■ ; ' HEADQUARTERS 1 25th Regt,, Pa. Vot.S.y : j Camf near Acquia Creek, Va. - ' April 2, 1363.) Whereas, Certain persons in .the army and at home have circulated base and scandalous rejiorts concerning the Army'of the Potomac, it is wiih pain and regret we have no ticed the unfounded but too universal belief of, the demoralization of this army—a report put in cir culation by a set of Northern traitors to. justify their own wicked designs, laying to our charge the imputation that we arc in favor of peace on anv terms. For the purpose of; refuting so base a slander, alike insulting to onr character us soldiers and citizens, we, the members of the one hundred and iwenty-sfih Regiment, Seconc Brigade, First Division, Twelfth Army Corps, do therefore re solve: : I. That we denounce ail snch reports and alle gations, and declare’most emphatically that there are no men to lie found in our ranks who would not blush at a dishonorable and inglorious peace, or would; not rather sacrifice their all for the maintenance of onr Cons itntion, the integrity of .our country, and the crushing out of the iehellioii. 11. That wearying and toilsome as thVprufus sion of a poldfer may' he, and as much as we long tor the society of our sweet-hearts and .families, and the endearments of home, we feel it our duty to carry oil this war to the Inner end ; mid what ever the cduseqneiiccs to ourselves may‘he, the Array of the Potomac will be true to its hag. and does not desire jicace until the last rebel hits van ished from our soil. 111. We warn our friends at home to beware of the traitors’ in their own :midst—“wolves in sheep’s clothing”—and never to forget that the duty of a good citizen” and true patriot is the maintenance of his rightful Government, arid sub mission of all little, persona], political or social in terests to" the great common cause. The blood of thousands; of our friends and comrades; already sacrificed upon the altar of our countiy, Cry aloud to you to follow cheerfully their glorious example, and to fill The thinned ranks of an arniy which will never submit to an inglorious peace. IV. It is our sincere belief that the safety of the country lies in rallying around the Govern ment, in » hearty co-operation of all'the branches of civil life in a vigorous prosecution of this war,; the stern resolution to fight until the last rebel in aims is subdued, and the “Stars and Stripes” arc again floating ever.every inch of the territory be longing to the United States. We hivite our friends at; home and abroad ip join with up in the motto: “High the flag of our country ; death to traitors, South, or Jforth, East or West, ; ' Respectfully yours, H. C. S. B@»Are there traitors in! the North? Bead the following item from the .Star and''‘Banner, Gettysburg, Adams county; ! . ;i ' A DaStaedut Act. —The copperheads of Lib erty township committed a most dastardly act on the evening after the election; at the school bouse where the! election poll is held. The teachers, and pupils, we believe,died some time previous pro cured, a beautiful Union flag, which was Jcft dis played at ;t]ie school house ori the dgy. of,the elec tion; in the evening after the polls were qjbsetl the Hag was seized by these yellow-bellied .lizard.- these white-livered reptiles—these worse than his sing copperheads, and literally torn to! shreds— trampled iu the dost—and fragments of it sent to leading Union men in the dlisiriet. We do not intend to" waste words on ‘these God-forsaken wretches—-these scape-goats from ugly, liideoos traitors, more than to say they are known and their names are it) the .proper hands, .and that if they do not stretch -hemp for their treason I cannot come to Philadelphia, how am I to get the Bonds? sth What interest do they pay, and how and when and where is it paid, and is it paid in Gold Or Legal Tenders ? ” (itli. Ho.v docs Secretary get enough Gold to pay this Interest ? 7th. Will the face of the Bonds he paid in Gold wiicn due? rtiii. Can I have tire Bonds payable to Bearer with'Coupons, of registered and .payable-to my order ? t*:li* What size arc* the Bonds? Huh. Will 1 have fo pay the same tax on them as 1 now pay on my Railroad, or other Bonds? I lilt. What is the present debt of the Govern ment. and what amount is it likely to reach il the Rebellion should last a year or two longer ? 12!tli. Will Secretary Chase get enough from Custom House duties and Internal Revenue, In come Taxes, &c., &e., to make it certain that lie can pay the Interest puncuta lly ? I have no doubt that a good many of ntv neigh bors would like to these Bonds, and if you will answer my questions I will show the letter to them. Very Respectfully, S M F . • <- 1 Office of Jay Cooke , Subscription Agent, } at Office of' Jau Cooke «S* Co.. Bankers. U 4 S. Third St.) Philadelphia, March 23, 18U3. Dear Sir : Your letter of the 20th hist, is received, and 1 will cheerfully give yon the information desired by answering your questions in due order. Ist, These Bonds are called “Five-Twenties ” because, while they are twenty year Bonds, they iwnj be redeemed by the Government in GOLD at any time alter Jive years. Many people suppose that the Interest is only 5.20 per cent. This is a mistake ; they pay Six jer cent. Interest. 2nd. Legal Tender notes or checks' upon Phila delphia or New York that will bring Legal Tenders, are what the Seferetary allows me to re ceive. No doubt your nearest Bank wifi give you a check or Legal Tenders for your country funds. 3d. The Bonds are sold at Par, the Interest to commence the day you-pay the money. 4ih. lliave made arrangements with your nearest Bank or Banker, who will generally tave tlrp Bonds on hand. If not, you Can send the money to me by Express, and I will send back the Bond’s free of cost. ! ■ Stir. The Bonds pay Six' per cent. Interest in I Gold, three per .cent, every, six months, on the | first day of May and November lat tiro Mint in i IMiiladelphia, or at any Sub-Treasury in New York lor risewerc. If you have Coupon Bonds, all you ; have to do is to Cut the proper Coupon off each | six months, and collect it yourself or give it to the i Bank for collection. If-you have Begistcred Bonds, you can give yourßaoka power of attorney I to collect the interest for you. ! 6th, The duties on imports of all articles from I abroad most bo {raid lit Gold, and this is the way i Secretary Chase gets his gold. It is now being [ paid Into the Treasury, at the rate of two Hundred • Thousand Dollars, each day, which is twice, as [.lunch us 9e needs to pay the Interest in Gold. ! 7th. Congress has provided that the Bonds shall j be I’aid in Gold when doc, f Bth. You can have either Coupon Bonds, paya ble to the Bearer, or Registered Bonds payable to your order. j 9th. The former ate in 50’s, 100’s, 500’s and 1000’s, —-the latter in same amounts, also ssooo’s and $lO,OOO. 10th. No! Yoa'wUl not have to pay any taxes on these Bonds if your - income from, them does not exceed $600; and on all above $6OO you | will only have'to pay one-half as much Income j Tax as if your money was invested in Mortgages !or other Securities. 1 consider the Government i Bonds as Jirst uf all —all p:her Bonds are taxed | one-quarter //er rent, to pay the Interest on the ! Government Bonds, and the Sdpremc Court of [ the United States has just decided that no State, or City, or County can lax Government Bonds. ■ , 11th. The present Ironclad debt of the United i States is less than Three Hundred Millions, [ including the seven and three-tenths Treasury Notes : bat the Governriieijt owns enough more in - the shape of Legal Tenders, Deposits in the Sub ! Treasuries, Certificates of Indebtedness, &c., to ; increase the debt to about eight or nine i mud red , millions. Secretary Chiists Iras calculated that the debt may reach on; thousand, seven hundred ! millions, If the Rebellion lasts eighteen months I longer. It is. however, believed now that it will j not last six months longer; but eveg if it does, ; our Natibfial Debt will be small compared with ' that of Great Brilian or France, whilst our rc sonrees are vastly greatet, i I 1 Jth, I hare no doubt that the revenue will not only be ample to pay the ordinal}- expenses of the Government and all Interest on the debt, hut leave at least one hundred millions annually to ward paying off-the debt; and that the Movemmcnt will be able to get ou| of debt again as it has Interest. [From the Phiiadel/ihia Ledger, March 27.] twice before—in a few year* after the ch*se of the* I hui** that all who have idlernonev will ar, once purchase those Five-Twenty Year Bond.*. The light to demand them for Legal Tender* will end on the fir 6 l day of July. 18CU5. as j.vr tiio follow ing authorized notice : SPECIAL NOTICE, On and after JULY Ist, I?• OIL th£ privilege of convening the present is*ue of LEGAL TRNDET NOTES IXfo THE NATIONAL SIX TKK CENT. LOAN ; (commonly called Five-TVemk-;' will cease. x All who wish to invest in the Five-Twenty Loan must, therefore, apply before the first of JULY next. JAY COOKE, Subscription Agent, No. lid S. Third Street. Philadelphia Those who neglect these Six per cent. Bonds, the Interest and Frincipal of which they will get in Goi.ii r may'have occasion to regret it. lam, verv trulv vonr Friend, ♦ ’ JAV COOKK, Subscription Agkst, At Office ou whom we can rely that these proceedings are unanimoii.-h endorsed by the £iuire regiments named. Th-- 84th and 1 1 Oth regiments contain manv men from this county. Tliey address their friends language. Head the following:— Whkkkas. The volunteer soldier left home t>< serve !iia country in the armies of the rcjmhlie, to maintain that great and good Government, be queathed to u< by our revolutionary fathers, en couraged ami cheered on hy the friends he left behind: And ivhfi't 'ua, Before the llnai hanh* fought or victor’ won, there are some wlm . ' '* pence" when there is no ]>eaee, and are readv m give uj) in despair, thereby encouraging o.e enemics and increasing our therei* uv. Rvsoh'ttL That the oHieers and soldiers of th»- hrigade send to their fiiemls and fellow citizen.- at home the following address, ns expressive their feelings and on'the war: f'rirjuis mu/ tilfotv (Jittzms :— We arc here. a you all know, at the bidding of our helm u country : we came hither to assist hy fm-e of ai in-* lu that Government. ol uSiieh even man in it an uqnal >hare. it 5- your Govern ment, «,m: Government, the < iov; mineiir of ea> ii of ns. ami the Government of all. Bat there i.- this ditierence : Von have been contented to re main at home, in the enjoyment ot v»nr accus tomed avocation*; we left homes and friends a* dear to us as yours are to you. You are content to carry on this war by force of your opinions; we have prepared to take up arms and meet the foe on the ha: ile-hcld. Yon discuss the prater order of battle af.er a comfortable dinner bailie.- without dinners. Von sleep eotnf'v.-; • i»I \ in your hc» is ; the soldier sle on ihe e-.. When left home yon all hid n> (iod : tin* :u ■ , fathered round and h.-i ed as, our ;uo;iie!> i sisters, our wives and daughter-, moi'-d an■, ; their tears and waved us on : even, the iinlv l and ltiris waved their titty llap. and tAptes-ia:: a noble patriotic sense, sent up nnnnv “loizza"’ the Cnion ; gun* were luvr i:s siars and s; dome ; every one seemed :o go on. my l»i .t\VM. S. MILLEK. S countrymen; put down this wicked r-.-li-Ji ion : r ■■•- I'KK AMI >LE 'AND KJ£m )I UTlONfc ‘establish ihe'old banner on everv lull io;». and 11‘ ; . , ’* * need be we will come to thereto. We I, ad hop.-d x V \" l ’ KL : A '; A l> irty is being organized in the that the war would be shon-that the misguided " iih rls av ’ muJ ul, J“' ot 1,1 •*■"« people of the rebellious Stales would soon lav down " :J -I '' 1 ""I'' 1,1 ! ,MI ' S •■gmiistjue general Gov - their arms mul muni .o their du.v and to their i en, ?* n , ; a,,J * ! he at V ncl - V ?'« allegiance, * i l»u>.il.ruu-h the lana seeds ot dus ir * 'i>t u i i ; con*•'MU an I ;ivi,-on : and But not so. Iliev nave only become roaro u , i • j , v , \> hkui.a*, Auw:u hostile as their wicked cause has become more , , 7 desperate. ;.1 at _t..-y ,r. midge mg u-e , , 1 “ . , . , , c- U'-'iiif' :11 - ■ i :. 'lit- UiaiJ :a;U !■!;'• . 1 Inis tar war ha* been earned on with a gcmle . . , » . hand on our part. It was inijNissible to coniine- ‘. h ' !!p !. .0 t.. .u-iii..ii.,n. me bend at first the extent and magnitude ot’ this re- , llK ■' 11 ; ul 1 ‘ ll '- 1 1 K 1 .' ha■> 1 hellion. The Government lias treated it like a‘kind b ‘'' u,, ‘ 6 7»-^'zed t and mu. t.-ruu as to the J and indulgent parent wmld treat a refractory .-'mti. result. ,o aeeomphsh wind, we entered tire ’child: the parent bus been content to exhibit the -••vk--*t <...r eonn.ty I l.erctore be k I rod and to mingle kind words with gentle reproof; , ” a; e V ,u f n - , bem S a | but this has onlv made the- child more hi.eful ! P”'«*. w local to the 1 wicked and defiant. The public sentiment of the j b ‘7 '!"‘.' rt * sf 4 ll,al bmlv ’ ol jf “"'■"an country, 1 country demanded this moderation, under the In.- I '. wl * s ° } on * :ii ac “ "h«l>“ee to the govem pression that the .'southern jieople would ere long, ‘"b" 1 ■'■ uni ° 1 I,u *>dy, the general govern , return to their senses. The recent elections- in : • 1 nat.. as the powers; that be have Jrren I several of the local States indicated this semi- ! b -' lb ,' > votl ’’ 111 « h.wi.,l and eon tnent bv large majorities. 15. u the leaders of the i sumtl ™;' l "‘“‘""b any attempt to oppose the rebellion, instead of appreciating .bis unparalleled ’’T'' , tb " s o’caied cannot but tend to produce generositv, tell us, ••We spit upon vottr peace : ” ,d 7‘.’ s,ve rcs, ' lls ' l ! "ot tnglonons defeats, ,n the offerings, we desitisc you. we dn-y von; we ask 1 l-' a,,d -: , w subversive of the no peace short of our subjugation or a Southern ; ! ,s l" lllu l’y” 0 n emjx.'ia.ttc government, viz; Confederacy.’' i tna. tlte n.ajomy am.tf rule. ■ Thev tell ns again. "We ..re your masters, ami ; f H^ oire<1 ’ we ’ in the defence there Shall be no peace except inch as we shalll ° f t Il!: c.mstiWton and the laws, and champions dictate ,at the capitol at. Washington with *!'"_ trecdom and universal liberty, armies thundering at vour gates." Thcv tell n<. uaspn-an ns a lettois, clnini the pnvi as they di.l at the outset, " You are knaves and ’ K-f?e (A 'r vou.v ... condemnation of tbost; I cowards, and lice of you arc not equal to one j ‘ ,n | VU ‘;? ?" d *>**o than traitors, wbjr iofus in battle P’ and in their incomprehensible nr- ‘ m * elZ1 "" oppoi tuuify to cnibarntss t.ie I romance and solf-coneeit thev still expect to beat ot o«rgovernment, by uttering treasot^ the reveille ami have rooleali at the base of Bunker i l lb ? anti in other Ways, thus givinfe | Hill monument 1 Under these ,einmmstanee.s we nuJi md eotniort to those in rebellion * itrix tnore than ever for the wav. We. are now, . OU ; y"’■■ . . , riienvcforth and lorcvci* in favor of bn ihe I i ‘- tn * ,or ,e [ ia,n roxn Pwar ft. dead earnest. - ‘ cxprrss.on to the contenqi; and sexim we feel for We are opposed to all-at home who oppose the I ' ";lm. least ol all, have cause for coln ; - i w,r and cry " peace" when’.here is no peace, and ; lwm “ n v-gorotts pn.seeumm ot the war, as thev loathe no |«aco except at. the ex,ense of our’ ‘"""“dureu .tone ot its hardslups, and experienced nationality, our honor ami our manhood. j Im'scs, amiet are suemg tor peace with We admonish all such, as eoniisel peace and , ‘ .‘*7 r’ '' 11 tnt " r . Cl ". ulon> ' nre Itointed offer their sympathies to our enemies, that they J,7 ’., * [beu-.. bayonets are atony are making a damning record for themselves and , u 11 ,':“ r Ure grades of treason, their descendants for all time to come, am! we 1 1 ‘ U ,hat . most de»pieable traitors furthermore suggest most respcc.fi.llv, to all who ! -pyrng, every benetit guaranteed to feel competent to criticise the war, amt .dins how ; 7 „"7 !*•', toeral government, are stali- I battles, should he fought and victories won. to; ", “ ■" ■h'.Oyh mmg devoid of a.l manly cony shoulder the musket and come down to the front ! k t)r . " ll 'r' l VMUIt? ' Vc J™?* J. lt least' lespcut and give praciieal evidence of their ability ju the f ' t w ba » ! '" 6 w fnep. science of arms and the duties of the soldier. j ' put Nld deaf those princtj- Finally, we can see no reason for doubting <>r , J. . "f ' v ';" t / t< .‘ ba ttle halting in our onward career. If the war. on onr : , ' n '° " es 1 i" 1 *tave sustained ps part, was right in its inception, it is right still - j 7’’ Z 1", monoton - T S f Nor have we any reason to be discouraged.; It is I ~u , er b bnrning spn or ip true we have lost some battles and that some ! ..f actuated: by grand mistakes have been made, bnt no'chimp, 1 rj! > ,, t i- I . in w 1 e sustmned us m the held r • ? k ’ ot battle, or in tne crowdaa hosinlnl • that wo strill however just, was ever tmtmmn.eti w.thtm. dt-s- , cllcrigll .hose, prlwipletyTo thmmh’t of whteh hS aster. Buta candid the war shows, yn ■ .... .. . . /, . ,* . ■ : l ' ,a ; 01 «*ncn n.w I tlie whole, every reason for encouragemenc. In ! ' ’ * JI V.’ 11 'iy lol y an d patient in defeat; 1 Kentucky tlievreltel lines one extended ns far - • ‘ a ' e en^ red l ,l » c ‘f"' ls «»«1 privations ! Xorth us Bowling Green. In Missouri,. J'rieo :“ • s carcer for those; tenets, to see them i earritd his rebel banner us far Xhrth as .Lexington 1 ! ' ! ' v <; ""d miditre rmto the bitter end and menaced St. Louis. In Tennessee, Billow 7* 1 ' '* S °i r - r 3 g’nve with those of our eom.- and Floyd held Fort Donclson andjhe rebel annv : * ,a ‘ OII,> '' ,lo '•**« already-Jnlteu. domineered over all the country, from Ctnnbei-i ,i e *° u ”'.’ *• "o curdtally endorse the aqtion laud Gap to the Mississippi river. • But 18(12 saw I °j. M', u 'l=" r s' the means and manmjr the eiiemy driven out of Missouri and Kentucky, | *■'.. 1 7 V'" " ,u *■' '"0 future, and express a Columbus evacuated, Island Ko. 10 eapiurisl, the | 7\'i' bt . n* 0 ' 1 . lat over . v man not already in the whipped at Fort Henry, fought and'eon- ; , 7' 1 ,1S endevors to have the quCred at Fort Donelsou, bemeti at Shilo, 'driven 1 (rOtn his strong hold at Corinth and finally soept ,■ ,: at ' vu . 'd’l'h any peace obtained out. of Tennessee, North Alabama and Mississippi: ! V ’.!' l ' are yc: in apus would he nnsjih- Sirtye then our alms have carried our victorious I ’"""Uim, btmjil atiug and a dishonor to the coatj bapner down die father of waters, sweeping Ar- i '-"“...•"M «vpe««t u* be permanent and redeit kahsas by'the: way, shaking hands with Banks, ; J* u " ur "P" l '' ,IIH "'M the government must - be ;a perches near Port Hudson, and now that match- j ’ c<>m|nered piace.” _ ; less river is ours and rebel Louisiana lies at oar Nuso/c. d, int the thanks of the people arid feet, ’ soldiers of out sharp are dud to his Kxeellenei i and-whipped in Mary- .SAS ta "nSlnt larid, and it Richmond still remains to 014 Vir- eomimmu-nmilUendhcr f„„i, ,i. . V t a’ rffissfiSK?-i £ . I ■ ■ ■ . 1 oul niost nuaiiy apj.. oval, proving him to he!a in fact the enemy has been driven on all sides | Butriot and a|tttat«itnan,'iu'wliom wo have die and through the centre, and the rebellion can read"! utmost eonliuehce, | • it< destiny by the light .of glistening bayonets on the land and hear its d->om in the roar of cannon from the navy .that hangs like an electric eioud nl.'n g fifteen hundred mil 's of ihe southern coast. V\ e say without hesitation, that wo stand pledged to tins contest. The is made up. The hand of destiny is u|«on us. find alone holds in -his hand the issues oiMhe or death. We am for the v.at. and in favor of any measure ;ha r will hurt the rebel*. Pcti.-u trade,: p^.; .!j (vmm.vce, perish slavery, p---;di e\e;yij,ing and ocivhodv that xan.i- m :!a- way or iluu cause f»r wmVh we have* pari ted our uv-.-s an 1 a»v ready to die. Mich be the wid r? H«-aven. Some ol'oe.r t'dUnv ci'izeiw at home insist that tins war must, bo car: hd on ” according to the (\n»Mian ion ” Hu\v do the ivbeK cam* on this war.*' Did they hatter dn.vn tin* walls of £0:1 Mmire‘-acemdiiig to the ('m.s; itution ? Do thev I.om min ‘.ajuin large armies in dotrov us under tli.* j/;’o\ isioits •of ihe Constitution i l.)o 1 ho: r p.Va Dal 'hip-' go I .rdio-u the iu_m ,ii) destroy •■u c.nnnjeico under the iegisuf the Coasntu.ion 'i I* n 1 oijsiitmionai for the rc-hols uf de>:rov the Coiisiiiuiion e.ml tn-desirov the count-v. and n v:o;;e a tic**’.rncti\e war against us on sea u«.d land 'i Must wc light them nA if they were esjiectal and jaiiiiUi.ir hiends? N6I This conceited, wicked, irhcl child has ignored the Constitution of the I micd Sin es ami has made one tor himself— he ha> made war upon his household- I —lie has put his 'iienligiuns huntl ut the tliroat of his mother, an i he in..-*! he treated a.s amoutlaw, lie mast he p a dmvn Ilk-* any other enemy—he has no rights n, ti. ■ \- ot.-ctfrl under the Consmutioii he stands aiiiu-d io destroy. Tile daV for kind for gn:!c admonition, is passed—:he;o is no time left l-*r temporizing and delay. Let the heavy hand ut war he laid heady on the rebel States—let the in l»* ” La\ on Macdutf, and let him he dahined w ; 1( - c. h> enough I’’ until this rebellion is fought to aln uinp'.a at result. i o tins mid wc pledge all we have and all we arc. lh ail iltt‘ sacrifices alreadv made hv us. by strung in:- fiaoi>hips already endured by oar eimurrv u n. !• \ ail ia.’ b'>n;> ui' our b-llow slaiu, ;; ; r s;. iuj, ie> i I our tvvolivtiuiiai v fathers—a> mug a> • gras- grows and water runs,” as sure as liiciv i- a iii'il aljuvts we w ill stand tor the light :11:ii tin.' rebellion L- jmr dovVn. Opinions of the 76th Regiment P. V, I'l: • h liMA'in.: of the Tfiyh Rdg’t ) witiirii < Hicks’ und i*’incil(*v's r. v i rnuiiv (’apt, Wiivik-'sj companies from tld< • aar- , ..re atia-iird. have been s?nr us Cor publi ra.a-a. lua h-tin from Captain Findley to his Ca:h- r. Or. 'A'. K. Findley. lie .-ays that after the [ ivanii'i** an«i res"lafions Imjtl been endorsed and I i-y cm tv commissioned officer in the regi iii ni, ili-- ivgimont was drawn tip in line and the v. riii'li mmi any unanimously, rluae not being a u;--rii;;;ig \> ace Pr>nr,im,:- oi a Meeting of llie Officers of the 7i-.li Keg t P„ V.. called lor the purpose of cx pu-.-mg ifsapjj. ohaiion of die coui>e O’ ceilaiu parties'in the North, who arc endeavoring to bring about a dishonorable jK*ace : Hi-:ai) Q.rs. 70m F. V., Kkvstone Zouaves, ) Hilton Head. 8.- 0.. March 27. 18i>;5.) I'!it- ullirci'' ;nc)i piu>n:im t;ali \VU f: V,';;S i*;ll>. • i !<> ofi;.r iilhi ns olj.el Slab'll hvCoJ, ; > C. . v iran hriiiai.-. <)u motion of Capta in Hieks, v 'i. i) C. >:»awhiidee was elected Chairman, i I o i mo ion of Lieut. Win Miller, Cajuain \V. >\ a- defied tv-OTretafV. It was tin*; - . |im- imj or' iliafring n.-.-oaxnon> exploring lUe > i :t:*■ n.' ui the sm.*c-tin.LT. 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N* w Sold by all dealers everywhere. ! December 4,1862,-ly. Altoona IriJmut ~ &=> trilUt « CuifWTs m f**' TRIBUNE p&wek-pres ' '■ ** r* g wHmP ■ ca. PRINTING OFFICE. w^orTf^ . Ocr-w Port*. Farter Cutter, Card Cutter. Ruling '•t; l"l«r *«., aud large Newapaper !'«' ?! ' "■ (» cut of which we glee aboee) we are now prepa . P T7iute anything In tlie Hue of printing or rulinj 10 , .inedual to any eetablmhuiei.i in Iheiftate, aot * equally low. We oun'etteoutc. on abort notice, Sti-lea ®f !■ Woddioa. Invitation, ViiitUifl. Ball It Busings* Cpr Circulars, Programmes, mammoth posters, sale bill gdfUL AM® IySTSIK-IHHiA®©- pamphlets, Pay and Check Kol BLANK books, and blanks of all kino ill we aak ia a trial, feeling couddent that we can -tiafactioii if *f« hare Hie opportunity. i)fßro la Lowther’a building, corner of \ irginlaanJ i. atroeta, opwwite Supeviutendout’e Offl.o. Five-Twenty U. S Loan WM. M. I.LOYD & GO., Altoo If are anhecription agenU to dlapoae of tbla F Twenty Year* U. a Loan. Amount* can be bad to .iiemwtua of different individual*—the Ihtereat being .tie»?dto be accounted for half-yearly in Gold, April O* ’SSf-Fw* ■ , . LOCAi XTEIfcAiS. Of Contributions to the Soldier’# Moiram KhikS, way at any time be handed to B. K. B Treasurer, at the Gen‘l Supt’s office. The following contribution was received da: tht|[ past week: Amount previously reported Mountain H R A Chapter No IbU f‘295 B. F., BOSE, Treasure: Altooka, March 31, 1863*—A meeting of N ational Union League was held in Patton's 1 mi Tuesday evening, March 31st, 1863. President VV. H. Wilson, in thewhair. Minutes of the last meeting read and appro' The Constitution and By-laws prepared by Committee appointed for that purpose, were ■ mined for and on motion the pective sections were taken np and adopted follows: \ PREAMBLE. We, the undersigned, citizens of Altoona vicinity, knowing the danger which surrounds Government, in consequence of an armed rebel in the Cotton States, and believing that we i as much to fear from cowardly, hut not io.-s ])mato secret foes among us. as from opotr known traitors ' with weapons in their henn.U ; tieving, also, that the permanency of the Fe> L’nion and the jierpeumtion of civil and relig liberty- depend upon unity of action on the pa citizens at home, as well as soldiers in the t \ve would to this cud ignore all partylines unite upon one common platform—that ot wavering fidelity to the Government. Wo convinced that there can lie no neutrality in war—that there can ba hut two parties—-out the Union,’the other against it; that it is duty of all ’loyal citizcns-to lend their cordial unqualified support to the general Govciwmei its efforts to suppress the rebellion,, wherob cun alone obtain lasting peace nmT security; believing that we can render aid more effleie when offered in nn organized and syster manner, we do hereby form ourselves into a sociaiion for the object aforesaid, and dc ourselves entirely disconnected from old pci parties, so far as this association Is eopcc having no other object than that of upholdtn Government, we cordially invite to nnite wi all loyal men why) are in favor of a vigoruu hesitating, and uncompromising prosecution i war against open and covert traitors, and i iiereby establish the following Constitntioii By-laws far our government t CONSTITUTION. ARTICLE I. This society shall be known by thb name “ Rational Union League of Altoona,” its being set forth in the proceeding preamble. ARTICLE 11. Sec. 1. The officers of this society shall President, two Vice Presidents from each and two ftpm £ogan township, one Recoi Secretary,i one Correspondiig Secretary, Treasurer] a Board'of Managers to consist of persons, and such standing Committees as m required. , Sec. 2. jit shall be the duty of the Preside preside at all meetings of the society, to pre order, enforce the laws, and generally to ex. all rightful and necessaiy anthonty, which i committed to tuber officers. In the absence c President, ons ■of the Vice Presidents p* shall Uecjeted to the chair. Sec. 3"! The Recording Secretary shall k< a took (prepared for that purpose) correct mi of the proceedings of the League, ♦hkh si ail times be open for inspection of members. Sec. 4j The Corresponding Secretary dial duct the 'correspondence, keep a record of may do, J assist the Recording Secretary win sirjd.and perform such other duties as m required of him bv the League. Sec. 5 The Treasurer shall receive all that tnayi come to the use of the league, ant pay alt demands against the same, under rules and regulations as may be prescribed 1 Board of Managers. He shall keep regul N counts of all his transactions, which shall t settled to the Board of Managers at their ] montblv.mecting. Sec. 6. The Board of Managers shall ha exercise a general' Superintendence of the of the society; shall control and mans ' property! and effects, having power tomal cessary contracts, but shall b power to make the society Kable for any 4 yond die amount In cash in the hands Treasurer at the time of making the contra. ARTICLE 111. Officers shall "be clccied for a terth ot months, and may lie re-elected froii, time t< at the pleasure of the society. Liectim officers shall lie held on the rir»t nigbt.of n in the months of July, Cb-tolier, Janos. April. 1 Elections shall |bc by ballot and the receiving the highest number of votes cai be elected. ' ARTICLE IV. Sec. jl. A candidate for membership si proposed by a member, who; in a book m . for that purpose, and kept by the Record! rslary,! wall register 'be candidates nat residence and shall add the date of such and bis own signature. Sec. 2. The President shall appoint an \ Committee, consisting of live members ' League, who shall examine the candidates onoßinevery week, and report to the, next Meeting ihe names of all the candidate they n)*y* think, proper to recommend foi sion. |lf no sufficient cauae be shuwn to tl ing against the admission of • cs recommended by tiie committee, he. tjerivedas a member on Signing the a we association, ahd paying to the Trea entrance ihe. s2*ro 25