ij \ ALTOONA, PA. TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1863. ’ Bpithete. We do most cordially diglike the epithets ap plied to men and parties by the political writers and speakers of the present day, and we are pleased to note the effort making to bring the P»ctice into discredit. There is no argument, and.less wit,‘in uncouthepithets, and no beneficial: results flow from their use. There is . something so childish, if , not really nonsensical, in the appli cation of vulgar names to men or parlies, that we always become disgusted with a speech or compo sitionin which they abound, whatever may be its merits otherwise. If a man has the right side of a question, ami brains enough 'to conduct a eon troversy.he heed not have recourse to epithets. They always betray ignorance or weakness. A profuse use of epithets in arguraOnt, may be fitly compared to mod forts and ‘‘quaker guns’' in iqilitary strategy, intended to overawe at fine sight, bat net admit of investigation. Instead of benefiting a cause, they seriously damage it in the opinion of .right-thinking men. We alway.- question the veracity of a man who interape.ses his story with many expletives, and the same h true of arguments abounding in epithets. All w< want is a plain statement pf the facts in the case, and we can fin in the'expletives and epithets to suit ourselves. J Did the appellation of “Black Republican” ever win a man over to Democracy ? or the term ■‘Copperhead” ever convert a Democrat to Re publicanism? Certainly not. Perhaps, a few weak-minded individuals, who (have not sense enough to know which party they belong to, and never inquire into principle, may be influenced by party names, but they are not to be relied on, and we would not count much on their accession to any party. If party names, and not principle, changes a man's politics, he is, very uncertain. We refer to men who think and act from principle, when we ask whether epithets ever chapged theii opinions, and not to men who have no opinions, or who change their opinions to gain money or position. No white man can be a black Republican, neither can a human being turn into a copperhead, consequently the names are senseless and useless, especially since there are proper namesl which express the meaning desired to he conveyed. Men and patties should be known by their propet names. If {he term “Black Republican" means Abolitionist, why not say Abolitionist ? and if “Copperhead” means traitor, why not say traitor ? All Republicans are not Abolitionist, neither are all Democrats Copperheads; but the application of “ Block Republican" and “ Copperhead" to the parties named Would imply that they are one and the same. No man Who loves his •country and desires.the unity of the people, will be guilty of using language which he knows is not applicable to the opposite party, us a party. There are bad men in all parties—-men who would destroy the liberties of the country, the peace of communities, or do anything devlish, could they thereby secure gain or revenge. These require, watching. The principle aim of political writers and speakers of the present day seems to be not to convince each other of error, by plain reasoning, but to see who can call hta opponent the meanest name the Utes more wc would' all have been prisoners. We oftenest in the same length of time. Few of I ?® re l h en ordered to fall back, and in performing ... , , .. this movement we began to lose our good men.— their articles or speeches contain the essence of Col. Crowther and Major Jonas were the last to controversy—soft words and hard arguments— leave the works, in Consequence of which, nei hef calculated to instruct and win over to thfe truth, of them got safe away. Col. Crbwther fell in Lieut. but thev reverse the order and use hard words and C^!u*- V 8 ami his last .woids were “ stay . j .. .. . ... ,■ , with me till I die, but, poor fallow, he was gone , soft arguments, engendering ill-feeling and then , and the enemy were too close upon us to al alienatlng those who should be one in purpose. :Ipw us to bring him off the field. Major Jones Unprincipled politicians are the bane' of our wa * seen to fall the second time, but no one knows country, and if they are permitted to go on, coin- for i cert “'n' v, >stherho is alive or not. . 'v ... V . . ■ “It is not pleasant to run, bpt we had to obev ;img opprobrious epithets for Opposite parties, they orders. We retreated to the rear of our will rnin tis; All they desire is to stir up strife, on- a hill behind its, where we were relieved by Right-thinking men most put their feet on this fresh troo[is, who drove the rebels back. Berdan’s hatefnl monster ere he grows so laige that, when Divisi ° n ,\ a " d ,1 ? e - v ..•••. . , “ „ are a bravo and dating setof .men. On Mondav *ncy 9°®® to-arttwsk }>un, he will be able to swallow we commenced throwing up earth-works to protect them. He ip growing fast and should bo throttled it-frdra the sharp-shooters, ami while we were at once.' Shalt it be done? Will sensible editora, working their balls! were singing past onr heads. • i, , .. ~ . ,it was at this June that oor good tuid brave Gen Wri»»a ppd speakers. caU men and partus by , W hij,pi e ww 8 tnan i. a traitor, wUI The writer then details the diffienbies attend- W all his party as ing thq re -crossingi*of the river, and the wading the m? ,L?t proper distinctions'!* made and ; tbwngh the mud t 0 their and remarks wUl soon be seen. A Republican edito. does nQt „ to||ph , jko h( , me lt did the opporite party a “Copper- before we started. We are like a family without Jieadf" uiml then pursuca his criticism, winding np i parents. The loss of Col. Orowther and Major .with the' charge that the whole party is copper- will not be replaced ngain. They were \ it. ».1 . . A ‘ e ‘ . , iHolde, brave and true-hearted men, rtnclv to do lt * known to the reader of the article ‘ an y, hing for onr comfort that, that was ii, their that thoae around him wtyo belong, to the party power.: But they Were not tlio only good men charged -with copperheadism are true and loval, fell on that memorable day. There were tberoforo he doubts whether the speaker re- t Ser?1 ’ w ; -w . r Bigg, as good and hrave a ip in, as ever shotildercd ierred to; differs id any “pay from those whom he a musket, has given his life for his country. I knows, consequently the effect which the'Repuh- ; .will give you a list of the killed and wounded in lican editor intended should be produced is lost by f : j • „ reason of falsehood,' nr' a failure to discriminate, Salto. The case beatß reversiou when applied to Demo- j,; JfbioMferf—CorpJA.,A. Cramer, John Oaugh cratieeditors who stvle ail Republicans “Black ibrtv, Peter Stilfler, Henrv Ji. Bilker, John Snvdcr. RepoUicans” or “ Abolitionists.” i; [ A/iss/nj.-Wm. S. Holland.” But few Republican* are “Abolitionists,” .and T-hc Inteat reports from Hooker s army arc to but few Democrats are Copperheads, Copperhead- iiithe .effect that on Friday last lib again ciosaou the ism and Abolitionism tire equally dangerous to f :Wiver, but found no enemy, the rebels baying beat to tire perpetuation of the Union, There are a i«>‘ftsty retreat in thp direction of Richmond, leav few men In both parties named who, on account of , > n « th » r dead unburied and their wounded un tbeirabi|ity and are very dan-! cdred ' gerons, and antes their influence be broken by i It is evident that the destruction of the bridges direct attaclu upon them they are likely to do mis- ! on th “ ,ine 6f railroed between between Richmond bbifff. In ’ attempting to subvert their influence, 1 ? nd F redcricksburg cut them short of supplies and however, it must not be undertaken to pull down t * !e ? were J-’ompelled to* leave; So scarce were the whdjs patty with which they have heretofore , their pr°' >swna thsjs Gen, Leo: was compelled to Ven who have ucted, ind still claim 0 on. Gen. Hotting,fof- tbejuisoners with tlie JJempcratic party, have proven thefflr pd 'vounded which fell int#hi» hands, : fejvee enemies of tht> Government, and covert m forward movement having again com agepts of Jeff. l)avU & Co., and Abolitionist have ncnced > we now feel confident that Richmond tbCT bad 'no more respect for the Con- :*»«*■*«. if not fy, investment, a s paper, and Hi* is Bctmgdn General -o-il 'taa&M Xinibn desobfed ,tb«ro that Hooker, and U nowtlnMng jf v com v • *7. ; ; : ~ juamoation twiuth m Richmond. The place will abrtciy Then why cull 80011 too i lo j for Jeft and hia crcw. if they have op 41 Black K«pobUcans, ,, or nor. Already pscapwtfrom if. il Abolitionists," when trnitots is their properl name.. It does nOt follow that because there are! a tew bad men in a {party, all are dangerous.— ■' Democrats and Republicans who are loyal to the Union are insulted by the appellations of *■ Cop perhead,” “Black Republican,” and “Abolition-| ist,” when applied to the parties, because their I teal principles are as opposite to those ex-, pnssjdbytho epithets as loyalty is to treason, 1 yet they must rest under these vulgar titles, so I tongas designing and ignocantiWriten and speakers i conlin ne to apply them. ; Aside from, the injustice; and bereave! of ignorance, the practice is humiliating to u« us a nation. Unquestionably it lowers us in the esti mation of all nations, and affords them a pretext tor predicting the downfall of the Republic. We would think there was something wrong in England or France, did the newspapers of those countries come to ns filled with articles so abnsiveof men and parties as those; which the political papers of ; this country contain. This is a free country, where freedom of speech is tolerated; but is not that inestimable boon being shamefully abused? The use made of it is bringing, discredit upon the country, and disgrace upon thdeditorial profession. We earnestly hope that party epithets and vulgar names may be dropped,' anil to this end we would recommend that the editorial profession set the example. If editors cense to use them, and make the practice discreditable, public speakers will follow their example. G«n. Hooker’s Advance. Scarcely bad dur tost edition, containing an ac count of Gen. Hooker’s first advance, been circu lated ere we received information that he had again fallen back to the North side of the Rappahannock, Just when we imagined the rebel army, under Lee, is within the grasp of Hooker, our calculations rc knocked into “ fli” and our spirits sink rapidly tin ier the adverse teiegrai'n From the multitiuli ■lous accounts of the baHlewt Chancellorville, and he reasons for the retrogade movement of ,our irmy, it is almost impossible to make up a rejjort of the engagement which would lie at aH accurate, >r to arrive at a proper conclusion of the cause of he retreat. The names reposted are very meagre, when compared with the number reported killed, wqunded and .missing. Letters received from soldiers who were in tbc battles at Chanecllorville an Saturday ond Suftday, say the roar of cannon »nd musketry was'most terrific and the slaughter awful, exceeding any engagement of the war. We have hut little information through the newspapers, from tlte regiments recruited princi pally in Ibis county, but from a private' letter re ceived from a member of Company H, (Captain Hopkins) of the I Kbit Regiment (Col. Crowther, of Tyrone,) we learn that this regiment and the gallant 84 th weroin Sickles Division, and marched to Clianceilorville oti Saturday, May 2d. About 2 o’clock in the afternoon the Division moved for ward and took position in an oiten space and planted their batteries, throwing out the infantry :o feel for the enemy. Shortly after the llo.lt and 84th were detached from their Division and ordered to report to Gen. Gridin to Mtp|xjrt bis battery. The wtiter says:— •• We were soon in our new position ami the fight commenced. It was not long until a i avutrv regiment of our own broke through our line and j Jivided us, and the four right hand companies were marched a short distance into the woods, but com panics H and I held their position. At this time .he roar of musketry and cannon was tlte most terrific I ever heard, and if ever a regiment gained credit, ours did on tins occasion. There!was not a company to be seen on the field except those be longing to the 1 lOib. We were ordered to hold die position at all hazards* until Snndav morning. »Vo were marched a short distance to’the right, bet it got a little too hot for us there and* we were* marched to the left and took position behind some earth-works titat had been thrown up, and from | his [toim poured a volley into the rebels. We re- ( mained in this position over an hour,*holding the j enemy in check, and took several prisoners and I retook several pieces of artillery and a ■ stand of I ■colors which had been lost in tlte morning. Our | -situation was still getting hotter, in consequence j of the right wing of our army falling back, but our j brave little band, with the 84 (b on our right, held our position. Our brave Colonel walked up and ] down the lines, gtvipgus words of encouragement, j as a father would to his family, hut they were fast | closing in on our right and left, and in three min- GLORIOUS VICTORY AT PORT GIBSON Retreat from Vicksburg Cut C2T. Grand Gulf, May 3, 1863. 1 Via Memphis, Tenn, May 7, ( M n J\ Gen. 11. H. H.ilkvk , GenerM-in-CdeK iVwMnr/ton ■ Sl8; \Ve landed at Bottiinsbnrg April 30, we moved immediately to Fort Gibson, met the ene my -(11.000 strong) four miles south of Port Gib son, at 2 A. M. on the Ist inst., and engaged Irim all day, entirely routing him, with a loss of many killed and about 500 prisoners, beside the wound ed. Our loss is about 100 killed and 500 wounded. The enemy retreated toward Vicksburg, des troying the bridges over the two forks of the Bayou Pierre. These were rebuilt, and the pursuit has continued until the present time. ' Besides the heavy artillery at this place, four field pieces were captured, and some stores, and the enemy were driven to destroy many more. The country is the most broken and difficult to operate in I ever saw. Onr victory has Iteen most complete, and the ememy are thoroughly demoralized. ' Very rcspecifullv. U. 8. GRANT. Major-General Commanding. Springfield. in., Saturday, May, 3, 1,863. — The following dispatches was received late this night: Guano Gulf, Miss., May, 3. 1863. We gained a glorious victory at Port Gibson on the Ist inst. The enemy are in full retreat. Our forces are in close pursuit. The Illinois troojts as usual behaved with the greatest gal lantly. The loss on onr side is 150 killed and 5tK) wouudedt We have taken 1.000 prisoners The loss of the enemy in killed and wounded was much greater than ours. RICHARD YATES. Cincinnati, Saturday, May 9, 1863.—The fol lowing is a special dispatch to The Gazette : Memphis, Thursday, May 7. Gen. Grant has captured Grand Gulf,'Port Gibson, and Willard VoJlcv. On Wednesday, Gen. Grant's main army was 30 miles up tlte Big Black River, marching on the rear of Vicksburg. The army was enthusiastic at the prosjiCct of speedy victory.- Cairo, May 10.— The Memphis Tivlletin of last evening says that Gen. Gram lias sent 1,900 prisoners to Milliken's Bend. A portion of itis forces, when last heard from, were witiiin twenty miles of Jackson, and had taken several davs rations with them. It is reported that the bridge pver the Big Black Bayou destroyed, thus cutting off the rebel retreat front Vicksburg. Raid of tha Harris Light Cavalry VArktows, May 7, 1863.—T0 Major-General Halleek :—Colonel Kilpatrick, with his regiment, the Harris Light Cavalry, and the rest of the Illinois Twelfth, have just arrived at Gloucester Point opposite this lon. They burned the bridges over the Cliickaliominy,. destroyed three large trains of provisions in the'rear of Lee's amiy, drove in the Hebei pickets to within too miles of Richmond, and have lost only one lieutenant and thirty men, having captured and paroled upwards of 300 prisoners. 1 Among the prisoners was an aid of Major-Gen eral Winder, who was captured with his escort far within the entrenchments outside of Richmond. ritis cavalry have marched nearly two'.hundred miles since the 3d of May. and weie inside of the for.lieatioris of Richmond. On the 4.h thev bunted all the stores at Aylctle's 'Station on the Malta jinny. On the otb they dest roved all the ferries over tbe-l’iimonky anil Mattaponv, and a targe depot of commissary stores near and above the Rappahannock, and came in here m good con dition. They deserve great credit for what thev have done, it is one of the lines: hats of the war. KUFU • KING, Briga lier-General Commanding 1 ost. Vaulandiguam's Akkkst. —The Cincinnati Coinmrrda/ gives the following account of V allau diglnun's arrest; “A sjiecial train left this city at twelve o'clock Monday night, with a company of the Thirteenth Gutted States Infantry, s.x.y-seven men, with di rections from Gen. Burusaie, commanding the Department of the Ohio, to attest i '. L Vidian digliaui, at ids residence in Dayton. The train reached Dayton at hall-past two o’clock, and. pro needed ip ValUiidijdiaiii's house, placed guards on me streets in the vicinity, and me Cap ain com manding, with a squad of men. surrounded the house. The door-bell was rung, ami Valiundigham ap peared at the window and inquired what was wanting? The cajitain told him, hut he was not disposed to % go along peaceably. He showed tor the jioliee loudly, ami die female members of the family joined their cries to his. 1 he. captain lold him he might as well stop the disturbance, as he had the force him, and would certainly do so. “ Vallntfdighnm then said he was not dressed. The captain 'old him he would have time to dress himselt, hut he'redoubled his shouts for the police, when an attempt w.as made to fotee the from dour. Tlie door misied die i Sorts of the soldu re. and Vallandigham nourished a revolver at the window, and tired two or three shots widiout effect. “ A side door was then* forced, and the squad, finding all the doors in the house fastened, broke open four of them before they reached the apart ment occupied by the indiviuual with whom they hud business, who was taken and escorted to the train, which was in waiting. “tome of Vallnndighams’ friends, hearing what was going on, rung the lire I tells, with the intention of gathering a crowd ioattenipt a rescue. But lew persons appeared, and titty gave no trouble - VaUaiidignuni was brought to the city, and lodged >" the prison on Columbia street, be tween Sycamore and Broadway, w/ere no one was permitted to see him without an order from Gen. Burnside. ’’ Excitement in Philadelphia.—The excite ment on Third and Chestnut streets, yesterday, readied a point that was almost dangerous, it has been usual since flic beginning of the war, for crowds to assemble and discuss the news upon the bulletin boards of the different papers, but at no time since the fall of Fort Sumter lias the agitation and confusion been so great as yesterday. About half-past two o’clock, a soldier who was passing the office "of The Aye, si new Democrat ic newspaper, next door to the Post-Office, tore down the )tosters in from of the establishment. These contained an allusion to the action of the Govern ment in reference to Vullandigham, and used the words “cowardly arrest.” It is alleged that there were outer objectionable and offensive expressions, such as “Sigel snuhlted” and “awful disaster,” The placard having been destroyed, the crowd around the front of the office increased In altout half an hour it was swelled by an acquisition from Third and Chestnut streets, and the number pres ent could not have been less than twelve hundred persons. 'Hie pavement optioslte the Aye office was filled, and even the streets were occupied by curi ous spectators. As the excitement was consider ably on the increase, Mayor Henry was sent for and readied the offjee in time to prevent any dis turbance. A file of policemen was sent from the Mayor’s office and ranged themselves in front of the Ayr establishment, and along Chestnut street &r a third of a, square. While, affairs were at this point the parties ofthe Aye made an effiirt to place a pew poster u|fen their bulletin-board. This new paper also contained an allusion to the defeat of our array. It had ’scarcely been in position for five minutes, immedialely under the eye of the po licemen, before it was again attacked by some of the crowd and thrown upon the ground in pieces. There were numerous cries, at the same time, of “tear them ou',” “tear them oiff,-” again Mayor Hy-nty apjtcaicd upon tire scene and calmed the troubled populace,, who seemed disused to render him every respect. After t t«ia the police main tained their position until nearly dusk, but the as sembly quietly <1 interscd, and dating ,the evening all was quiet.— lnquirer of'Saturday. Stouemaii's Cavalry Raid. FULL ACCOUNTOF HIS EXPLOITS. Tho People Supply our Troops With Provisions.* A correspondent who accompanied Gen, Stone-. man's cavalry raid gives the following interesting account of the expedition: KEhLrsviLLE, Rappahannock River, May 8. 1863—One of the most swcessfnl military en terprises of the kind ever undertaken in this or any Other country tenniiia'cd to-day. I refer to the recent raid cf our cavalry to the rear of the rebel army and within its lines. On the 13th ultimo, Gon. Stonenian. with a portion of his cavalry command, moved up the. left bank of the Rappahannock, with the intention of piercing the enemy's lines at the most favorable opportunity, then, if possible, cut his line of communication and destroy pnhiic properey wherever found. On the Hill, the first of a series rf rain storm com menced, causing the river to become so swollen as to render crossing impracticable until the 28th nit., and even then a pontoon bridge, was used. Thus the weather detained the expedition for fif teen days. In the meantime the fords at different points were tested, foraging parties were sent across the river, and several skirmishes n o ; place without any important results. On Wednesday, the 29:h nit., the whole force was again pm in motion, and crossed the river at Kelly's Ford with out opposition. Gen. Averill immediately moved bis division to the Orange and -Alexandria rail road, where two regiments of the enemy were met, and a skirmish took place, terminating by the enemy retiring towards Gordonsville. In litis encounter onlv two of ohr men were wounded. Gen. Stoncman moved the main body of his command across Fleslttnan's river, and encamped for tile night in an open field (luring a heavy rain storm. At this point the enemy made a dash upon our pickets, but did not alarm the camp. Thursday morning early Gen. Buford crossed the Hapidau two miles below Raccoon Font, (Mor ton’s Ford.) and advancing up the opposite bank caused a torce of sixteen hundred rebel infantry, with one piece of artillery, to leave in g-re it haste from Raccoon Ford, where soon af.er G. n Gregg crossed with his division Here a lieutenant and thirteen privates of a rebel artillet y company were captured.. Near this |s)itit ait army licet con tractor Wits overhauled and $28,000 in confederate bonds taken from him. A rebel engineer with a wagon load of material was also captured on the road, Tlte whole force en jumped at night one mile fom the river.— Friday nto Tiitm heard cannonading on the right, which proven to be Gen. Averill’s command having a little fight with the enemy at Rnpidan Station, on tlte Orange and Alexandria railroad. This was the last Gen. Stoneman heard of Gen. AveVill, Next day, got close lipm the heels of a large reltei force at Orange Springs, who, to escape, abandoned wagons, provi.-totLs, ic.; captured a a lieutenant of Jackson's slati returning ficini leave ot absence. At night camped at Greenwood, just outside of Louisa Court House. Tlte town was surrounded, and Col'. Kilpatrick took possession of the place at 6 o'clock, a. in., May 2d, without opposition, capturing u few rebel soldiers. The citizens were astounded tit find the place in pos session of the Yankees, and ovetjoyed when thev became convinced that the Yankees were really iiviliz.-u Immati beings and that they had not come to murder men. women and children in cold Mood, as was firmly believed, and supplied the troops freely with victuals and drink. The track of the Virginia Central railroad, connecting Gordonsville and Richmond was de stroyed at different jjoims for ten miles, ‘.wo trains of cars burnt, telegraph wires cut ami destroyed, and .some commissary stores were also-apprupi luted. During the nigl.i a. Jciaclum in if the Fust Manic cavalry, doing picket, duly jive miles Op the Gor donsvilie road, was attacked and itad two men killed The enemy disappeared the moment a brigade advanced, after tiring a few siiuts. On the afternoon oi the 2J. the command moved on through \ unceville to TlnmijisoiTs Four Corners. From this j»>in; detachments were scut out in different d ructions. One jiattiy destroyed a (Na tion of tile railroad lictween Gordonsville and Cliariifttcsviile ; aiiotner, consisisting of four hun dred men. under Col. Wymibam, proceeded to Columbia, on the James river, where the Lynch burg am) Richmond canal crosses tlue river. An unsuccessful aiu-mpi was made to destroy the aqueduct. F'ive Jocks were destroyed, the- bank- of the canal dug away at different ]k)ints, three canal hoals loaded wiili material for the rebel arniv. and five bridges were burned. A huge quantity oi' com missary stores, mcdieines, &c.. were also destroyed, and several hundred horses were cajitured. A party under Cnpi. Drummond, of the iiftli cavalry, reached the river between Columbia ami Rich mond and destroyed locks, levels, and set fire to n bridge across the James river. Grn. Gregg pro ceeded to the Fredericksburg and Richmond rail road and destroyed at Ashland I lie dejici buildings, railrod track, a train of care, provisions, and tel egraph. He sent a detachment to burn the rail road bridge across the South Anna, but it was strongly guarded by infantry, and tile party scnl fell back. Gen. Gregg returned 10 Thompson’s Four Corners, bnt a jjortion of ins command under Col. Kilpatrick, moved eastward fo the Central road, destroyed the bridge on that road over the South Anna, captured and destroyed a train of care, culverts and the railroad track for miles and then passed down to the Peninsula. Another portion ot General Gregg’s command, under Colonel Davis, Twelfth .Illinois, crossed both reads near Richmond, destroying railroads, telegraph, bridge over Brook riWr, and railway trains. A detachment of General Gregg’s coin mund also burned all the turn pi ft bridgts over the South Anna, to prevent the enemy making a Hank movement, and catching Gem-mi Stonentar. in a trap. Monday morning, the 4th, Hampton anil 1). 11. Lee, with two brigades, attacked about sixty of the Fifth cavalry, on picket duty near Shannon Hill. A charge of the rebels was met by n counter charge ; the r.-bel advance was tem liorarilv repulsed, but rallying, captured seventeen of the Fifth- cavalry. Our force captured thirteen ot the enemy. General Btiftml advanced upon the cmetuy with his command, but they fled. The night of the 4th General Gregg moved to near Viiitccvillo, and was followed to that [stint next, day by General Stottoman with General Buford’s command. Here a man, a native of North Carolina, came into camp, who had been concealed for a year to avoid serving Jeff. Davis. Near Yanceville seventeen C. S A. wagons, with mules, were overtaken and captured. On the sth the retrograde movement commenced, and crossing the Raccoon Ford the whole command arrived at Kelly’s Ford Friday morning, the Bth. I bus the command of General Stoncman re mained neatly nine days within the 'enemies lines, visited nine different counties, destroyed all lines of communication bet ween the rebel capital and the-anny of the Kapahannock, so they cannot be tiAjx! again fir weeks to come, destroyed the Lynchburg canal on whose waters are trausjtorted all the provisions raised in the rich valley of the James, and from which sotuce along the rebel army in Virginia receives more titan half its sup plies ; captured several bundled .horses, and de stroyed a large quantity- of public pro]ieriy. all with only the loss of two men killed and not over fifty-wounded ami prisoners. IJtit a greater in mnjih than all this has been gained. The [tcoplc in the counties visited have had a good look at live-Yankces and found litem neither savage nor hatuli.s. Thanks to the good management of the Com manding General, 'lbe people whom he visited will have hutlittle cause ot complaint at the in vasion. Tfivatc property and private persons were nowhere imerferred with, except in such cases as are rocogniaw} by all civilized nations. The jwople at the same time were astounded and gratified ; astounded in the tirst instant to see a Yankee Toroe in their midst, and gratified to'find us a civilized people. A few Utilon families were tnet with. These could , not restrain their tears when they saw the dear old flag Tub negroes joined column in docks, and bagged to be taken away. : i Some Of these poor people were so overjoyed' that tbc,v went into hysterics; others kneeled in the street and prayed, thanking Jesus for sending the Vankccsi Ail these people tell the same: story ; their masters had told them that if the Yankees came there they would lie sold to Cuba. branded, and many i f them wonid tie murdered in; cold blood; They did not believe it. * ” The negroes everywhere gave valuable informa tion and'- acted as guides. Hea.ing of (bur ap ptoach at several points, they sat np ail night and baked batches of bread, which was passed out to the soldiers, aiilt milk, water and whtuevei 1 else, they had, with unstinted hands. Proclamation: by the President. j ENItOIXME dV Ur THE MILI TIA S Whureos, The Congress of the U need States, at its last session, educed av hud entitled., “ All act for enrolling and calling out the national forces, attd for other; purposes,” which was ap proved on the 2d day of March las. ; Au.l I Vhtreus, it is recited in the said apt: that there now exists in the Lulled States an insurrec tion and reladlion against Ihe authority thereof, aud it is, under the Constitution of the United States, tile duty of the Government to surpress in surrection and rebellion, to guuran ee to each I State a republican form of government, tind to I preserve the public tranquility; Ami Wha-eus, tor titer asons thus recited, it was enuMed by the said stature that all able-bodied male citizens of the United Sates, and persons of foreign birth who shall have declared on oath their intention to become citizens under and in pursuance of the laws thereof, between the ages ot twenty and forty-five years (vyitli certain txccjaions not necessary to bo mcnioned). are declared to constitute the na ional forces, and shall be liable to petfotm military duty in tbs service of the Cniiud States when called out by the president tor that purpose ; Aml Whereas, It is claimed by and in. behalf of persons of foreign birth, witiiin the ages specified I in'the said act, woo have heretofore declared on ( oath their imen ions to become risizmts, under and j in pursuance ol the laws uf the United States, ami wtio cave not exercised tho right ot' Si.tfnige ot any other political franchise under the laws,of the United Stales or of die State* thereof) are ndt ab solutely included by the aforesaid declaration uf intention ftotn renouncing their purposes to become ci.izuits, and tha - on the conrary such persons, under tho treaties or law of nations, retain a right to renounce that purpose and to forego the privileges of eitiz mship and residence within the United Mates un ler the ob.i jat ons imposed by the afore said act of Congrej)* ) Now, therefore, to avoid any misapprehension concerning the liability of persons concerned to Iterfbrm the service required by such enactment, and to give it full effect, I do hereby order and ptochiim that no plea of alienage wilt be received or allowed to exempt from the. obligations imposed hv the aforesaid act of Congress, any person ot foreign birth who shall have declared on oath bis intention to become a citizen of the United States, under the laws thereof, and who shall be found with*tt the Lnited States at any time during the continuance of the present insurrection anti re bellion, at or after the expiration of the period ol six'y-fivc days from the date of this proclamation. Nor shall any such plea of alienage he allowed in tut or of any such ].c -sons who has so, as aforesaid, declared his intention to become a citizen of tin Cubed States, and shall have exercised at any time the tight ofsi.tt'age, or any oilier political fran chise within the United Slat s, under the laws •la-rent, or under the laws of any uf the several Statel in witness whereof I have hereunto set tn\ hand, and caused the seal of the United States a. be affixed. Done at I lie city of Washington, tiffs, the Btl. Jay of Mav, in die year of our Lord, one thoiisam eight hundred ami six y-three, and of i lie I tide peiideuee of the United States the eighty-seventh. ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By the. president —Wm. H. SIiWASi). For Hjiis, Mice, Roaches, Ants. B€Q Bugs, Moths in Furs, Woollens, &c. Insects oil Plants, Fowls, Animals, Sue. Pat up n 25c. See. anil *1 utt B ■*•■«. Bottlee. . d flasks audio sizesf rII 9ELS. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS Ac " Only ittfall Mr remedies known.” “ free from P- 'irons,” ” N'd dangerous to the Human Family." *• Rats come out of their holes to die.” *9- Soli Wholesale in all largo cities AS* S**hi by all Oauooisf and Rcrutass everywhere, Aij- !'! iiLWAKK”! of nil vrerthl-ss imitations. See that --COSTAR’S” name is on each Box, Botth ami Flask, bt-lb e yon bay. o , HBNBY B. COSTAR **-Princial Depot 4«2 Broadway, N. Y. *»" Sold by <1 W. KESSLER, Altoona, Pa April 7.1863.-Cm ». FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE! THE UNDEIiJH.rNED OFFER* for sale, or exchange for property In A - a- „ beam, a house and two lots of ground sit ante In the village ot New Washington-MM I { l|A Ikfliatia canity. Pa. Tlte house Is a TWO- MSI a STORY FRAME BUILDINIi. IS by feet, flouting oil tw.i streets, with stable an.l other ont bnildi-gs. Tln-ni is also a ruei.iv . i FRUIT TREES and SiIUUBoEKY on gethei with a w-Ii of excellent water at the* door, The lots lire 60 feet trout by 180 feet deep. Pile session given at ii'ot.Ti, A n' *; rt, ‘» r information can be had by apply to om J ” hU ® lHDdun ’ uf Armagh, or the s bscriber. at Al- S.tM.lgas-tf. X-VWHENCE P. WORK, CUHSCKIPTION SCHOOL—Ab the , I’ubhc Schools will close May 18th. the umkrsigned hat eciincluded to leach two months by snbecriptitm in the ro.au now occupied by them, to afford an !Zor t^hmger.* 0 C ° UliUoo th - ir Childr '" ch^wm "A Sm 1 ;; Tra.tB.-For each pupil. $1 oo per month, to be paid in the last week of each month. ’ * u Mav ea icao JNg- RUTHERFORD, May 28,1863. M. g, McCROU. pAIN’JING. GLAZING and PAPER ■ . HANGtNO.—Tim -ufwriU-r dnirn t > inform iho citizens..! Aftwim and Ticinity that lie is preiwred to u,i -j irV , r. B .a ny m"V m ' 1 " l w ' ,rk •» bh lino.and:h«f«.l.‘o.Sn duit. fiom hl» looirniionenco in the Tmsineaa. that hecan r.;;, e r ««»prica and theanuh ho pots n|«m hw work hstimatrs made at any time. u,y Um 50 “« Apriliil.lWß-am. J A. DAUK. gTAB FLOUR MILLS. .nakiue choice io-aod,' of Flour, and tli-M* wanting “ artlcls. Kvorj- barn-1 of Fk-iir sold Usara. w * . • „ . bUDiMCK, SHfiTTS i fY) lrW A P rn'|.’-is« R K l - For .1. F. Lcdw.ck, I?0li UhN I.—i he basement of Work’s new building. mi Virginia «trwt. adjoining ktmWa jmiperty. u .’Here.! fin- relit, give£ 1*...!,.'* ately. For further information. apply to W LAWRB.ICE P. WQRK, Feb. M, 1863-if A H KOIJLA H M EET!NG OF THK jCV **JB VIKW CKMITTICRr ABSOCIA a tllbc hcld oil too sec udThiirsdayoT-iiliikbroach to anli. in thr Council Itwiu. M. CLAIiAUUII. Ji», towrntF, TS, b , Secretary. (May IS-'C2] Dr. SWEET’S INFALLIBLE li nim Err THE GREAT REMEDY . E 0« RHEUMATISM. pOGT. XEUEALOIa i r Wo "STIR? NECK ANoIIOINTS, SPRAINS. W,*' 6 " CUTB>.ND WOUNDS, PILES, lIRaDaOR* AND ALL RHEUMATIC AM) x ftt VOUB DISORDERS. For all of which it is a Speedy and certain never Biiie. Thi» Liniment » prepar'd from .i.®' 3 ’'- *“■ Dr. Stephen Sweet, of Connecticut the famous s and haa Rent need in Ui practice for more year* with the moat astonishing •ncce*<. ‘ ! * r »n AS AN ALLEVIATOR OF PAIN, it i. any preparation before the pnMic, I.;‘ >.vi n ,A T U,J ■ skeptical niay be convinced by a atopic trikl.. This Liniment will core rapidly and ruiknU,. MATIC DISORDERS of ever} kind, ant mb!™ Ru « cases where it haa been iiaed it lias never J* 8,1 * fail. ' FOR NEURALGIA. ft willaflom mira-dia.. every caie, however diitretfMiog, 1 ,It will relieve the worn case* of UK.u>m Jit. rolouteeand \* wnrran etftodo it. ,p TOOTUACUB also will it cu)t> in*untiv - FOR NERVOUS DEBILITY AND OKXbiul , TUOK arising from impn»d**nce oi* thu Lini ‘ is a most happy and namUine remedy. A« ti- *j- rc '“ npa« the o«tvi*u* tiMuee. it *tnnn^in‘ii K H ud syetetn. aud restores it to ela ticity and vq-nr. * ' ne * t ' i ’ FOR PILE?.—A« an external mnwiy, cin-n t -. is the b*ft Uuown. ai»d we challtQigf tl:r vn.ri, HI) equal. Kvery victim of thi- dwtri’dijinj ' (t >V? U ' should jdvo it a trial, far It will imt fail tn ,} ' ate relief aud iu majority- ofaue* will effect Initoa/tj,; QUINSY AND SOHK THROAT are wim-tiu.,* ly nmlignaut aud dHUgorau* but a timely . c this Woimeat will never fkil to care. SPRAINS are aometlwee very olistimit*. ami L ,.j. meut of the joint* i« liable t.M>ccur ,*f negl*ct*«* n w* rat ease may be conquered by this Liniment iu tv three days. BRUIBKS CUTS. WOUNDS. SORES. ULCKUS.BLi-v \ND SCALDS, yield readily tu the wonderful b. v properties of DR. SWEET'S INFALLIBLE USIMtVV when uswl according to direction** AUo. ClllLui m FROSTED FEET, AND INSECT HITES AND STIM'; Dr. Stephen Sweet, of t’onnectinr The Great Natural Bone Setter. Dr. Stephen Sweet, of Connection. la known all over the United States. Dr. Stephen Sweet, of Connc-cncm U z'.ui author of “Dr. Sweet's In fall Hi I■: tiniiutnt." Dr. Sweets Infallible Liniment Cures Rheumatism and never tails. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible .Unimoni le a certain r mody for Neuralgia. Dr. Sweet’s lul.iil.ble Liuiuiem Cures Bun - uud Scald* iujmowij wurld. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment In* beeu u«etl by more tbac a million people .jraiae it. ■ Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Lini 'iieni Taken internally curee Colic, Cholera Uurbu* and Cbom* Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment Is truly a *• frieud in need,” and every ikmily ihouJd t-*« t at liuud. Dr. Sweet’s Infallible Liniment it for »ale by all Druggists. Price 26 and 60 oenU. A FRIEND IN NEED. TRY IT DJI. SWEETS INFALIIBLE LINIMENT, m «n a termtl remedy, is without a rival aud will alleviate pai: more apefdily th u any other preparation. FomliKlH malic and Nt-rvoii • Disorder* it is truly 1.1 fallible, and »•t -u Htive for Sorest, Wounds, Sprain*. Bruises.* 4c mothing. healing and powerful saength-niiig J excite the Just wonder and adtotiishmeur of aliwb«b»-« given it a trial. Over one thousand cvrtiflcatv* -• •’emarkable curet, performed by it within tb* -U»t * lielett but it may be alleviated by this Liniment, and >’•' fiiithfnl appiicathtn will always remove the iamenew. ll: - e.iabte the horses to travel with comparative ease. EVERY HORSE OWNER •honld have this remedy At' band* for its tinarly uw first a pearanc* of Lameness will effectually pr»*veni formidable diseases, to which all hors** are liable. which render to many otbeiwise- valuable bor*e* u<‘ r *' wurthlem. DR. SWEET ? INFALLIBLE LINIMENT IS XliK Soldier’s Friend, And thousands have fujund it truly A FRIEND IN NEED! \ CAUTION. To avoid imposition observe the •ignature * of Dr. Stephen Sweet on every Üb-L and also Sewt'i Infallible Liniment” blown in the flaw bottle, without Vfhlch none are genuine. RICHARDSON A CO . . ri Sole Proprietor*. Norwi« v -' MORGAN A ALLEN, funeral A*»«"; k 43 OlifTStreet, N* w * or * y t 5!. Ro!1 iiLOYI) * o f g are eobecrlptien ageata tadkp Tu »Rd to b« accoauWd ** ufcpjMiHy [April 14. V IaOOAILI I Poob Feu.ow.—»Al thin writ™ our window stand*—or rather lea hnate. ’bereft of reason and equi raving rolled abool on the soft ... lottos are so suited that their ori finely be diacoiwred, be has at by the comer of a shanty, i ptwilum of a man; bnt bit rol tumbling knees indicate a down end the spark of reason still retnefa aim to bold on to bis present snpp , picture! Has he a mother, or age. ho is only in the prime cf lift op their feelings, conW they behol mw? A more disgusting sig Jish to look upon. Poor humani jte sow that wallows in the mire with the ilthiest of Mute*—r fted—speech broken—fe strength departed—friend fonakeu Oh! man, hare you a wife? Hp ser in your present: condition? yon with a smile and a kias l At no longer the source of her comti die author of more misery than y lint words fail to portmy the writ oicture before us and the misery i ;nrn to ask, whence comes it, am sible? From tire sale of spirituo inebriate being responsible, wi a rained, aud ibe liquor sutler resfs son was dethroned. Court Proceedings.— fhc nraces all the cases of interest ths the Quarter Session ; CommonwcrUth vs. Arthur 1 iictment, knowingly marrying the True bill. Verdict not guilty, am linger, the prosecutor, to pay the Same vs. Susan P. Kissing; •idiiUerv. True bill. Not guilt Jvisinager, the prosecutor, to pay Same vs. Same. —Indictment, hi, not guilty, and Francis Kissinger, _o pay die costs. v| Same vs. Joshua Price. —Indi iently concealing personal propt vColl. pros, upon payment of costa Same vs. Henry Wearer.—Tudr True bill. Roll. proa, entered by Same ys. Siwan Burget.—lndi don. True bill. Deft, plead gnil pay a fine of $5 and coau. SUme vs. J. Cunoingbam.—lu iod battery. True bill. Pleads : Same rs. A. Votvinkle.^—lnr and battery. True bill. Contit Same ral Samuel Wert*.—lndi ion and bastardy. Noll. pro*, e of Court op payment of costs 1 Sane v*. J.-G. Fleck.—lndi Not a true trill. Same vs. Samocl Myers.—lndi Pleads guilty and.snbatits. Same, mD. D. Dotnar. Indi tion and bastardy. Troe bill, i In the case of the Cos ✓ Nicholas Ehringer, charged wi |atb of one .Martin Hannon, tor Week of Coart, the case was cor tAance of the Commonwealth, iriwney stating that it was im tp try, owing to the absence < has never been here since ho u which Dft. was committed. At dnntinnod Hon. I. W. Hall, coni .proved that He be admitted to argument tlte Court decided to t was held in sufficient sureties *lO,OOO to answer the charge at pyer and Terminer, in Jnly. pot appear against him at tfaa U urn out that the charge be ' *know of no too soyci jo him. The second week of Coo Vridaf lest, after disposing ° jcirii owes. The most import] jof John Miller, of Hollidays! Penn’a Rail Road Co. The about t«,ooO—the alleged vali can or , tracks, which he held t •bound to take from him at tfaei items of die Act tor the sale o under which the Co. purchased jThe jury, under the direction of yerdict for the Dft. the ease tn atrocritm the Court gave the «ta Plain tiff based bis right to reco ! Xtu.cn.—We have no ac, takes by the 125th Regt. in i Fredericksburg, and do not 1 wore in the engagement, as a j bA «e notice that two tnetnbei | Huntingdon, were wounded, ai company D, of this place, w» j forbwriqß we derive from thi I a letter waived in this plane ; last, from a .member o£ coi ; Acquia creek op thte Sth Inst I Jad his leg sgverelf shattered |Ae was still living, ahhong apaioedot