I WS B ARGUS- Whatever politiciansjmay'declare or t.be press publish to the. contrary, Gen. George B. M’Glellan is the fa vorite of the loyal meh.now in arras for the defense of the government.— Whatever may bo his defects,those who are willing to risk life and limb under bis command,do not acknowledge that be:has any, but bavojthe most un bounded comiidence -inj bis prudence and sagacity as a leader. He is the iavoritc • of-'the array ‘ All regard him as the NestorfJof fh [ays, The .President j and his ilogal advisers have coufide.Vieo in him. That confi dence is shown by the; repeated vin dication cfhisi character from the as persions ot those w 1)0 refused to ac knowledge that ho ;waa either fitted by education or destined by nutuio tft bo the our armies. In the lace of thi&^ecogniijoi)—a recognition by the statesmen of the land.— a reef ugnition' from the soldiers of the array and' a rccognkkm fr,onx the tcoundqd and ma.ngled heroes in ihi hospitals of the army, it is worse than folly, if it is not a species of treason, lor tlicj ene mies of Gen. M’Clellan to persist) in their attacks oh his ability, his jwhw* ess and his personal reputation. ‘He .iii the seniof Major General of the | Array. In his hands is; reposed 1 tho task of , defeating our foes. If jwe weaken those hands—if we de- I tract from liis merits, or impugn, his : motives and | question his ability, wo must not be over certain that we are not playing directly into the hands of the cncm.v. Nay, jt is provable that such a* course is actually: and practically contributing, to the shccdr of the rebellion. r . . 1 J I Wo tqok occasion,: a few days since, to indicate our disaproval of the , _ r manner in which the press and the Gapt, A. W. Taylor. gain people treat the commanding Genor officer left here ias,t week t,o rejoin his a ] g i tl ,th'o field.. Factions are forhrir.g regiment. lie was wounded at - the, for the championship or flic overthrow battle of Fair Oaks, and has sinceiiad who\n| are thus constituted rival a severe attack of typhoid fe&rr howfin-dertsion .to ,a severe J 1 day?at one, because his actions do not 1 which settled in bis jeft leg. - lie has wjV.i theirhotions; while to-, vet to use, crutches, and we tear unless j p-loi-rovr. they are either convulsed or -1 he is very careful he will never fiilly i cvUztd' because thoy| imagine that an-; recover its use The Captain- is One | other officer is that army in ■ detenu.; .. n, V best °^ re ' ih • tl ?° : re S : -1 ;;^^ i Se Pr ffinati-is.u i:t Wi;h l the The cdior of this paper, 1. j\t thj. battle, of Fair Oaks lie bellav- j v f i,fc- pword. ■■ Uf such'proceed-. Nk-iiolso-'v.enlisted in-Capt. Darragh s. e j j n a manner to CllieiTtlie • adinjira-1 ; n are painful to discreet and, loyal vouijiUnv! -ot’ ih’rec veui's niep. and is j tion ol ally, although li£ was very uu- 1 men, liow uiueb more so. nm>t the} l,i r raiment. • Tli.>U»g! >«"■ cl ..he «»., and kil. if bi | £ tL c.uors. I.vVTAN-. am. Amilksom, both off fiel(l after tho battle was oyer., w , ho are boulu j together by the iii:«ler the hue cull Oi lae I brave. competent, and fai th lul • officer | •i nd issol übl 6 ties. a re 1 , held tiovci anti iert tor llarrisburg -on we hope he in ay yet recover buffi-jas brothcis -by the influence Moadav..We-arc, thcreforo.left with-; cicnl i v L 0 allow Lira to rejoin bis com-Twhich controls men battling in the f e \ lho the paper properly __ o hope our j baU^ 0 . - ;v wards ,of rival cliques, each readers will bear, with us 10T u : Tt*' . f x ffipro fierce, for each other’s dest ruc •ti!a; .'ifnfd ;I.vv fl-tdrs. Wjfvill fryf -. B@-The case «f.LI V I, Sheets to*. ; thafe; -. they f u „ ffir the and T- the.l'csi we can nuderithe eif- fllie murder of John Ansiey, Oamd up of tho land from the hiimnh4wS'—-angUs '.could ido.noifor trial on Tuesday of last week, ranges of .rebellion,. If I such com i‘i i-hnntrv socnis to reuiiirol Considerable^difficulty was cxpericn- ducft.iii civil life does not dampen the i: i,ic ti.c eouniiv seems 10 require ; \ J . • r ~! . -nlok of meii hattliria for their coun iiH our abli-li-Alied mr7.;aiid the Ccd‘ n selecting a jury, ©even jury- tbcn , h 2 vg bug Generals been - .Leave lira -•!>(?«« i without even | “O’ l exhausted thepanal the iwc.Utiy ]' eBg |j with more, patience..than'ordi-. ,'Tue ••HpviL.’.'i 'Vad to bo selected troni the by-staud-j j )ar j r r m< j rta i # . It must disgust them, 5 BEAVER, PENN’A. ■ Wednesjiay, Sept. 17th, liS<& T. C. Nicholson, - - -■ Editor Ikcplii’s Union Stale /Ticket. . For - Auditor-General, . ' , HON; THO’S. E. COCHRAN. o'r TOBK COrkTY, For Surveyor-General, WILLIAM S. BOSS, OF LLELItSE COCXTY. County Ticlfet. Congress. . JOII.N W. WALLACE,Lawrence do State Senate. : : C. C. McCAZsItLESS, of Bntlet.. ' e / Assembly. ,W.M. •HEYRY,/Falbtdn. . ■ IS k A i All: WHITE; Lawrence. V j Associate Judge; HILTON- LAW IIENCEd Green'd tp. District Attorney. J'AiLRS S. RC TAAv, J|e?ver.: T , . L ! Commilsioner. - , .WILLIAM. EARNER Bridgewater Poor House Director. EAM L WILSON.. Sautli Bearer. County .Surveyor. AZABIAII WYNN, Beaver. County Auditor. CHANEY. Ohio tp. Trustees of Academy. J AMES, ALLISON, Beaver. HEN BY HtCEj Beaver* S. M' Pentengill & Co., ; ,Vo‘ ST Park Jtvu;X. I'-, «V rSlalt si., Boston, »)•*■ our A "cuts for the AtiGtis itr ttose cities, an 1 lire .authorized to take. Advertisement* anil Siikscf-il'tions for us at our Lour'st Kales. V TO OUR, READERS. ussiy ■ The Late Call of the Governed '■ S Tl:t- Cj.veriwVa i-a!F ibr filly t;ii.<T i:id. ib kibiiil Pt-*iiiif.yWaniafiom iu Beaver op Fivi;;v last. 1 Almeetiug was iinm'edi &t•.-ailed. and a ccini'panyfbrgamzed . .to respond to tllat call. Among -the I I *• first to volantt-er was Messes. Henry i I r Bj-iggs.’liugh Anderson and J. G. ! tViimn ; P mtn- who have 4 long, .since passed ..lire'age when tjiey are. expect ed to do military dutylj yet with their hearts full* of patriotism they could not be restrained. Eev. I)J 11. A. McLean; ; ]>. It. veusoi’ tlie numfcqr: also. Hey. V.'.- Cii Taylor, Prof. S.lb. Merc-cr. O.' S. l 4 i»Mg.- of ilic XU’r, 4ud some from .'..ir oiva ulfiee; meir whose ■ business ;:U, liwne Avill scarcely jpgmit them to >r•auMnjrte day. Yet, like true . ii.itrittto tlu-y leave ait at- the .call ot / -s -tiiv»r country Thcitf-arc, maiiy oth- cV4 v.diose names. We- fhayc not men tioned; that deserve trie same credit. "t i:ere are some we conlcfj name wild could *bave "one, but jdid liot. \\ bat excuse will justify them, inftbc eyes of tbo fo mm unity? jict t hei D-. names be treasured cj; and jvday of reckon ing will lyet rcine. | fiuj-AT I Victory;—lt appears from) Monday's telegraph! dispatches',that the Union forces, tinder McGfellan, have achieved u'glprjous victory oven the rebels. The rebels ate skedadr tiling,, vel. for the other sidb oflhe Potomac McClellan is in hot pur .l i ■ -' ■ , i >Uit. • . i ‘ ‘ i ■ Mr. Editor t-’-Please state ,in your! paper that tjjq Governor has expended the time of Dratt in this County [to the 25th insl—Thursday ■w-eek. Giving the townships and Districts time to furnish the number of men called for. from them by volunteers''and thus a void a draft. ■ I It is believed tlie number'of men i [required from each .District ([an bo Toil OF Draft ExTKXDED.-ilt will j published lo-morrowl [ le si-L-a by,'|reSer.un(|e to a note trqra : | Please say that by order' of the! the t. ouimissioqer [ furi this Govcmmcutt . [ pubUshed in another | colump, that -“All Engineers and Pilots .of rcgi.W the lime for making, the draft has been tered or licensed Sled in Boats or Steam extended tin the i 25th insl. . This ships are exempt frotu dralt, will give ito'vnshipji thjit are. behind ->ll persons interested will notice ■ . 1 f . . -> . * »*thut ilua does not exempt from Draft, an bppqr;unity to iprniah their quotas licensed Engineers cr. Pilots Who are not of or attached to “a licensed Steam Boat ” - - ! | . by v vf aiiteers: BSrWe arcLappv 40, notice that j ■: James.PATTspoa, vnr follow -citizen, IL PjHpbcrls, E%, |: Beayci, Sept. IC. j Com’r.i bic-n elected Cdloncl of the 140th j . applied steam to the Ecginionf P. V. j iThe other officers i great practical uses of the age - Morse ;ii o ;;1I e ~ud. Licit. Col. ‘Frazer, of has brought" Galvanism to be the dai-, t’e.UMOiibbutg, has been fijr a number ly servant of millions of men. Xov-j ,■-i_ * ' w . .* • . ■ : , .• . ton unravelled the maces of tbe starsi PhiladelpitiA.Sept. 13.r—Auippatch S vl :v cars en S a S c ® t b’ • caching in Jeffer- ma( j e t,jj C 4r motions U’ic imirincr’s ■ from Col; Thomas A. Scott, from Har < Von College. He occupied at thetiine. gny e on tb®' trackless occafn.. What 1 risburg, -was received in' Philadelphia, onus-enlistment"the chair of mathfe- these men have done in their depart-! on. Saturday afternoon, stating ( thut a ia'Co ’•[’ inents. Dr. Ayer does in medicine.— ' battle was; in progress below >Sagers- Vr ; -o v/.L-wfi r f Mercer romi. He turns the grcatdlisbovcrics; in Sffi-1 town tel ween tlcneral Milos’and Jack- J.. ±J. in ..v , -j ence and Physics tos use in the cure of I son’s force, and calling on our troops ty. -s pee o: Reading young; men ji gease< and makes fhc oc.ulf discover-1 to proceed to /Harrisburg forthwith. ; ; that county. • lie has already seen j ies ot the great chemists available for i Many of our citizens are -h'urryi-ng cgusldu-abic j the wants of every day life. His med- i through the streets with arms in their 1 Wm • liciues for the low prices at which they .‘hands ln> the Pbnnsj-lvania-Rallraad Tr -- A 'J ** .■; ‘ . ... fare sdld, bring within the reach of ev-1 depot. [ Wo 4ry m 'an the beat-'wisdom and Jtho best The Chambersburg operator says:he U i-o Agvicnltunid Fair b»lil lb- j&yi of modern times. £Wiltiiington, j has heard firing all day in the vicinity ■ - .»|uuty this y«t«.! ' ' D*l?‘‘Stat*»m»n.”3 |of Martinsburg. T&o Candidates !for Congress: * Hon. Jnp. W. Wallace and Bon. Jesse Lazcar, the opposing candidates tor Congress, in the 24th . District, were in town during the greater por tion of last week. A J these tVo gentlemen will be the "only candidates before the voters of this District this fall, there can be no} chance for any one to vote unintclli' j gently. 'Every voto tor Wallace is, for the rigorous'prosecuiion of the war, | for the sustaining of'the Administra- j tiou inals endeavors to put down- this j gigantic rebellion., - Every vote for La-j zear is a vote against the Administraj- Ition. ■ ' ’’ i ,j 1 He who supports Wallace supports *onc whOsh record is such that every: loyal citizen may bo proud, of. Ills 1 course in llie last Congress iyas that [of a consistent,' patriotic supporter of |be Administration, and the loyal cit izens of Beater county can in no way, bettoi ( teslify therr appreciation, of I|is edurse than by voting for his re-elcc lion. 1 ■■ j . Gen, Lazear is an uncompromising Democrat, so wedded to his party that t oh eycrv,occasion, when the interests of party demanded, his vote is to he found recorded along with that of Valdnditjham. Xow, voters of Bear er - county, .we ask you to choose between these two—if you are in favor of sus taining the Administration in its forts to crush'the vehcllion,'ybu must vote for Wallace. ", IT ' ' " 'ers.. ;The'examination ot the witness es tor the, prosecution commence],on [Tuesday evening and closed on Sntur day morning. The testimony for the defence conunenfced on Saturday, and. I closed ot}' Monllay. The ease tvi|l j probably go to the Jury; to-day. | • 6®r A coiji'paii*', uun4iu«tu> hundred anil twenty-five men, Jcotrj manded by Capt. Geo. Barkery left Kew Brighton last iVeck for Harris burg, in. response to the call- of the Governor, j We understand cojmpa nies lire, forming in other parts of the county. ’' ■ : ' | B*»Mr- iavenpoi^t,.the Assessor for this District, has appointed as his As. •instants, in this county, Geo. W. llairi iltoni Kli ileno. and Wilson 11. {Trim* bid iMr. Hamilton takes that”p’art bf the county Vying West of the Ohio and Beaver rivers,‘Mr. Bono that part ly inir north'and Mr, Trimble South ;of ® ■ ■ ■ , j • - iof thc Ohio river. J Serious Affray—ManShot.—W ash - ingtoh Gordon, living nt<ar ( IjVcedom, and well to known to our readers, was shot! oh Sunday evening, by ayoung man named liarlly. Gordon is hot expected to recover.. [ I= .u, ‘ - 'Gen MPOlellan. i|nt if ilm'v are brave men : —and that they i are jUave let a year of struggle, of [contest in the field and heart burninj's in jfUo camp, answer. Let all .this answer and rebuke those-’who have carried- their spleen and their person jp too far in this particular.- d -let the answer admonish the ToyaLmen who daily hear and see such "proceedings, that their suppres sion is as necessary .Ip tfie pence and perpetuity ot the : goicrnfnent r -.aB -is the overthrow of the rebellion. ’ \r General GcoVge Bi M’Clellan is the chosen leader of otir armies. As such we hail him . and yieljd to. his actions bur. own humble support... He bas the respect! and regard of his arm}', I and therefore dan afford to.scorn and j pity those- who assumq that he is nn- I worth)’ of the respect and regard of | men in civil life. ; He. has the confi idqneeot the government! and that is'j j the highest proof we desire to convince jus of hi|.cajpae;ly and courage. That i capacity ’ apd courage must bo our ■\ support aiid guide in this, struggle.;— If wo doubt our leaders, we damn our cause. Tf w,d damage pur cause, wo damn our country-T-alid •with that [damnation resting with' all its fearful 1 responsibility upon th ononis of those 1 who still persist in their persecution jpf the coninjanding general of the [iarmy, may cpmc another damnation [from which neither praycir or wailing • can rescue them. Let ns all, then, bo [admonished in time,, if we desire fo remain freq and happy throughout all eternity '.-f ilar. Teh , , ' SJ&.Tho Democracy of this Con gressional District are-leaking des perate efforts to sccnre the election of tlicir man Lazear. ,Thcy had a grand meeting appointed for ,tni? plaice; bat Mr. Lnzear has been ron ltd since and the thing is snuffed out.— Mr. Lazear is sharper than some of his friends, . Ho knows that there : is not 'the slighest hope of success if his real principles are announced to the loyal people of Layrronce, and therefore the faithful are i admonished to do their work on tlibi sly. Dotft be deceived by any 6tJ,their talk Lazear is of. the . V-hllandighatn School of Democrats. His votes rn Congress were'cast with the votes of 1 Vahneligham.' He lias done' all in ; his power to prevent a ,v.igorousprose j culion of the war, and if he should bo elected will favor a compromise 'with traitors, that will givoj ‘them (further breathing room.—JV cw Castle j Courant, of Sept. Vltk. • • li* Situation. ( ■ , It is'nselesr to disguise therfact that oar people have.been alatmed, within a day or two p>st, 4t tlje conflicting and seemingly exaggerated account* which have reacbcd'us Concerning the rebel raids in Maryland, and the me naces which bare 4>,ecu made on our own borders. But this alarm is. not stimulated by fear. - It is the alarm which rouses to action;: It' is the note ot danger which creates soldiers on the instant and elicits the (ppnrage and .es tablishes the fortitude of : men. And yet, while communities and ;lhc com monwealth aVe thus, alarmed at what the rebels are doing, no one seems to think it worth while to pause, and In quire what-tho .government is doing. Where is ? Are Banks. Wool, Sigcl, Echo and' their gallant hosts idle ? T|& very suggestion of such allay fear, .but not arrest prbjfeption bn the part of, the peoples Wlpfcro expected tp-Bcc-. ond the struggles bf.the army in the field. Thopeoplojire in vited.to "arm tlrht the}- rr.ay-fcy ; lit time' toj share in; I he) glory of strjking thcj .last blow at that is to end it forever. Wdtnayfeel perfectly tident that tbovgoyernment is not ifllel j this moraentST peril, but|that:itHs'] doing all it can to meet! the . foe, anil puiiisli him.! “Wcr -ril) in, good time that the government, is not indiffcroiifor idle. i In the meantime, troops by thousands are marching, to the Wat of wart A new army of three bund'red thousand men will be, in the field before a week, is pve£, probably. Let-tie riot give why to ‘foolish panic, but breast the storm like men, resolv ing that wo can contjubr.— Harrisburg Telegraph. * 1 '• i' Wa'sui.wtos, Sept, i^.—[By a spe cial messenger to associated Press.] —. Frederick', Saturday Afternoon.—On our way hither this morning, from Ur bnrinj after crossing the jMonocacy, M'ClCllan and staff passed through Sinnher’s corps, who jomjucd : their ranks for that purpose. The enthusi asm with which he was received by those veteran troops:is beyond do-| scription. *f>. ■ , > ■;.•■) i Before the rebels left, Frcilerick they ■sacked and dcstroyedHho Union news-! paper offiper The ladies here, were forced,to hide' their American flags a-j Ijout tlioir persous to prevcDlthu rob-- els from carrying them off: : -In the artillery! duel, jycrtefday, which lasted nntiloneo’clock, between Gen. Pleasanton"nhjd the rear iguard of the rebels, wo liad three! horses kil led and two men wbundbdJ The rebj els, fearful of being surrounded by infantry, fell back three miles neyon.il the mountain Middletown, from which place they 1 were driven iq, the afternoon. Our tioops held the town during the night, i Sunday] Morning.-\-Thcro is no prob ability that our troops will remain in active.- :.| ■ I. •• There is now no four of an irivasiop of troops are in. excellent (spirits at their reception by the people of this; State.]. The' sick" arid wounded rebels Jell bcro| have beep paroled, | ! i , Yesterday afternoon the Bth Illinois, cavalry, Uoi; Farnsworth, charged on two h'ebcl regiments of Cavalry 'arid three guns, a short distance beyond Middletown, on Ithp road ] to Hagers town. We had three men wbinided and took iforty prisoners. This: charge is represented as having been a splen did affair. ;/ , I Later in the afternoon four squad rons of the 3d‘lndiana cavalry charg ed on a regiment of cavalry, support ed by artillery, onj the road leading from Middletown to HarpcFs Feiry. ft was a despbra.fo affair. We. lost thirty men killed and wounded. Loss of the enemy in killed an ( d.' wounded, ) during jjbsterday,double, that of ours. Our cayah.y 80 ■ pushed the enemy’s wagon trains yesterday that tjiey wore forced to .burn the ,half a mile of wagons to prevent them from falling' into our hands. 'I-' ; A man who leff Harper-s Ferry yes terday afternoon reports].that Long street was repulsed there in the after-] noop. , ' • j . At this-writing, eight o clock a.t m., the battle has been roriowmd iff the di rection of Harper's Ferry. The firj ing is rapid and heavy. | ' ! Our main column,it is thought, will, come up with the enemy this after nooni when a battle, it seems, must take place. The forces engaged by out trobps yesterday were those j cov ering the rebel!retreat. Tlio men are) in tine spirits, and are anxious to- bo led forward to rid tho Marylanders, wbtfhave treated them so well, of all ’nvadors. ■,, - - -! ; v ■i■ ■ ■ '-j,;, r —■ -j , I —The ‘ 23l' of] MaineJs 56,6634«fcyear,{ against Go;,- 895, laait 9,28- {Last year Washburn, RephWican, had; pi {these towns 21 majority j Co-, burn, Republican, has iOf the five members of Congress, Sidney Perbam in the Second Imtnct, James G. Blaine it. the Third, and H. Rice in the! Fiiurtt, arcknownto be elected!; and there is no doubt of the election ef Frederick A. [Pike in the Fifth. • ' A correspondent ' writes ns trbm York County, «bat the .Republicans have lost the # Congressman iri_ that (tho Isl) District—M- D. D. pw.eht; having run out John S’. Goodwjn {Repub.) by 150 to 200 [majority Jin twenty-odd thousand votes.- .Ho eaya the loss is mainly caused, by tho great disparity in the members Ot the cre spective parties brUstibg-rywhicb, sp lur as ho has observed, isjin the pro portion of*ninety Republicans to’ten [ Democrats; Sorte dissatisfaction at tbc choice !of Postmasters contributed t.j llio the result, but the change, is - tnninly,-caused by the above; disparity. —AVF. Tribune. '■ [ J®"The govornmoot is using all the Conti abands that can be fjund; More are wanted than- we now have. ;n.»>Bnsine»» hi > Cincinnati. REBCMK •CBumnd in Corrcßpoudeojee of the .phil*flelphiai Prwfi Letter: ftoni “Ofcoafiionali” !' • : : ’ k;M • ■ I -•- G.J-' ■ ' . .t\ i ’li !•' j; .. . • .-**• 'Jj'. ll ’- 1 ; •!.' WAUUftiOTON, Sopt. 7, I. 802» There is ianothcr rumor hi circula tion, and published as I see in thri New‘York papers to the effect that Me, Stanton has resigned his position in the Cabinet, and is succeeded by General Hal leek. I tbink.it Is about time that this thing should bo ‘stop ped.' Ido not know what motive can actuate the gentleman who circulate these rumors, unless it is a silly love Of mischief; or a wish that is father to the thought. 1 have at all times been ready to criticise. Mr. Stanton, although I can see ho good that- is to be obtained by each conduct towards a public officer at, this [time. If Mr! Stanton, was an inefficient Cabinet minister, o» a disloyal man, or inca pable of comprehending his extraor dinary duties, or in any way uni’eliil ble dr lukewarm, his. removal;would be proper. Ho has boon wanting in norici bf Ithese capaeitie.-, liowcver, ami the indrc I look at his administration of the Warii Department 1 ! the more I am disposed to censure the senseless abuse' that: has been heaped upon him-' ’ ■[ ' .-V-v ' Many' of those who claim especial credit for, being ihefrionda of Gerierj ill McClellan .who use his popiilnrUyj j ;as political ..stock in! trade, /have sought-to ruin, him by that sort friendship which is 1 always ruinous; charge Secretary Stanton witii being the cause of his iriisfprtunes in the Peninsula. | Let its look at this charge one moment. Gen.jMcClellan Was the commander of pur armies. His ■duljj was itdi conqudr the annies of ‘l he re hellion. Mr.' Stanton' Was Setretayy of War. His duiyi.was to so dsgantiso and j. supply the stymy might conquer ' the rebellion. ben Mr. Stanton took the pdsitiou oCßeeretiw ry of War he placed everything at General McClellan's control. His I commissariat - waw organized his quartermaster's department'.etftahlish l.ed du a permanent and dffec.livdj basis —hibs“jJrtiUery made, perhaps, the mo'st Ifberiudablo array : «f arlijllery j*|in; ihc world—this .resources ot the j nation werej placed-at his |dispo|?al. General McClellan himself, in terms of pridey irplcrred tohis army! on leaving for the .jiqnlpsula. - - : What motive could the Secretary li a vie lor hamporingVtholcliief milita|'y coinmander of the armieshe liad ere;' atdfl, and whoso victory wouldjbg the happiness of-‘the nation! and! his own imjmortal fame ? but, ajiart from any motive.;wc have had the pgpliyit evi dence ot the- President of Ihe JU rii tedj Siates.in his speech 4t-the; Washing-! ton war meeting, that Secretary - Stan. - ; ton had refused General McClellan nothing that it was in his power’, tqj sendi!him. It may have been,. tjimt there was an error of judgment in not calling .enpugh trdiips iiiioithe tield.- 1 -i| But tho call (or tn ops' was not ‘made by’ Secret ary Stanton; the basis'on which the afmy w: was aj basis' accepted hy Gob. McClellan him-! self. If an error, it was an error in which the' whole world .shaved, and' Wljibh cannot be justly ;laid to any one ;mail,! or-any statesman, cveh if he j Isolds the portfolio of the Department of Wad; ■ ' Tnis is the most popular charge, a-, i gainst Secretary - ■ Stanton. and L dis cuss it freely now because tiie appoint;, imeiil.df Gun. McC’lcllan to a r.C,w;i.com- I niaiid shows that the. best feeling Cx ;isis between -them both. Gen., Mc : j C'b-iian would- dot accept» from a Minister! whom he Ijc|ieycji tt> have conspired 'against, his\i jnilitayy success! and /-cndeavoi* to i bring dis comfiture-'to his'armies. >! Secretary Stanton would not hold ihc portfolia of War whilo aj general direttetL the, -war operations whom he believed ,to Ibe incompetent and weak. This one fact Will show the utter rceklqssness; of those Who, attempt to lexeitej ani; iri'osity'and bad feeling by causing £ quarrel between the* friends opa see, relary and the i'dieiids of a general, wlien .the ' secretary and general, are laboring earnestly • and harmoniously td bring triumph to our arms, and peace to our homes.. . | Ml.: ;; It has Dcen said, too, with much bit terness, that th 6 Secretary has allied; himself with what is balled‘.‘■Abolition faction,” and is now| endeavoring tq britj<t- about the ruin the of the coun iry in order that in.thc ruins of con atiiu tibnul liberty - , slavery may pcnsly. When: men use this language ibey are in my mind,but a very slight improve ment upon tho Seccssionists/in arms against us. dyer in. Virgiiiia. My. Stanton feels intensely on this great question of Blavcry—but lira soiiti merits are ihoab of almost every joyf ul man ip-UiWtJjbion,: Regarding sla very as the cause of tlie rebellion, he, does not hesitate to • declare that it should suffbr the consequences opahe rebellion.; He would save the Union. If slavery lives he, is satisfied; if 'sla very dies he is satisfied. I do snot know what the opinions of Gen. Me-. Clellan may .bo; but judging from liis latest probceedihgs-on the Peninsula, i his employment of negro labor in bis camps, and his dreadful experience of the perfidy and power of t lie irebellioii, 1 should regard him as being as much of an Abolitionist as the Secretary of War. V 'M, v'Mi-i^l . But .apart from the confidence., 1 ] have Mri Secretary Stanton, and iriy j desire to see Gen. McClellan rcde.bin ] his 1 fame,. and justify tlie, affection Which bis fellow citizens bestow upon him, I would impress upon all who value the liberties of their country the necessity for earnest’ united, and vig orous action, ; All feeling should be harmonized;: all cnmities should bo 1 baried awayl; lor in the immediato fu ture wo have a task to perform wliicb can only be performed by - a uiiion 'of sentiment as; well 1' as a union ;of strength. '‘'.i, M ■ ■■kM'MM!|M,' If wo are divided amongronrselvqs —if we permit any partisan feeling, or the reinembranee,evcn.iOf any’pSst wrong, to; bias our judgement, aind weaken our efforts lor the countiy, we are traitors. Ido riot believe that fn the irisiseee of ttijl people any snob again been i. ‘ V * ■I; .t- ii ' • ti<;4ire eicfsts. They are jioucst,| ami if they: astray, i.f is because! their leaders' irejdishonest. iL,ui jinei[recall 1 Oh old'iiUcnd ( let me remind the pep tolc of tUiHiUiiion the quanel ,ia not dovv beiwtsun Uio parlisaC®*- par and Llio t artSitns of Antdijy, but it is A doiifeut for the, life Of Koine. ; ;>;[• : : rj Occasion. It. 1 Gall: Wills, Sopt.ildi—On We Ines day a ■ sol uni i of the enpniyj about five tbd iik&d, > said .to be 1 undei* the comma) d' of Sen. Boring, the first notice of whom was in our rear, be tween ; Fayette andi Gauley ' made an attack du|fyho 34th and.!37th Ohio, un dcrGolfSiboi/nUn.boringitwclvohuii died in iiij fenCampcd at Fayette. A, desperate battle ivus i lasting till dark.j;* Oitfjffifces caf'their "way through 1 , i retJchfulgGauley I djiriiig the! night, having lost .ohe I hundred killed ."and founded. ; Meantime an- • othW: dblumiV iof the ienemy ? ;qi pybucbcid.'ljlai'lcy Bridge, !oivfbe|f.(:\v % is burg road, ItuUnig off tlio 371 h Ohio, two conlpanios Of the 9th Ya. aiid one company of the 2d Ya cavalry, who were at Summerville. Nothing has since,beet heard of] them. ■, j l Umler these |circumstances, .Cdone! flank and rear beifigi threatened me kn| overwhelming force, 1 ho Was compelled to evacuatei-G uuley, i which wits 1 Successfully done: lon the ;lltb aftef destroying alf the' govern-, mpfit prOpeHyrli^atunable]to.bring 1 uwayi J]lo 'moved down the Kanawha in two Cold i is,' one on each side of the river;! Wfljehing Campßlattodn'.tbd afternoon of the skirmishing the whole way here. lie massed his troops on the north bank of the KknaWliiij biit being hard pressed, re treated during -night,' Beaching Elk riyer, jusif below CharleslowiH on the |2th. lie made another stand on the dower hahkfof Elk 1 river, whore|a des peratc’ fight ensued, lasting from tea in the morning until dark. ;• '■ - r Our forces shcUedand.burned Char leston, two houses, only: being jlefl.— -j The result pF the fight is unknown.— Xpthnigjhas lieeii heai'dl, from Light burn hinjcc Saturday at sixpvm .Up to that- lime our troops were holding theifground, and punishing thpienpmy 1 severely I. . 1 .; { ]i ■' ,r\Ve.understand our forces destroyed all IheiUltMwpijks' Liglitbu.i nbrought six hdpdrbd loaded wagons safely ’ to Elk river. Thoiretreat .to :Elb river was conducted in good order, d Great anrißtklia'tUt for tlib safety, of ;Light burii's command, as well asdor Point Pleasant ,aiid' GaKipolls. Tho m.iUtia arc flocking here from this and adjoin ing, colintiesi Tlitf enemy's 'force is estimated at ten. thousand,jj ' llarrisUro, Sept! 25jt—Ijicayy- ar tillery tiring- was "heard fat Green Gas tic llhiii morning; in the, dir[‘c 'ion of AVdlli iniSp'oft:' . The hiain body cjf t|li-rvhcl ariny does no£ ap pear: to have gone to Ila ; gersto%Vn. Lopgstrectj division is I only there, lumbering tdibnty orjfhir-' ty ihonsa id, apparently to supply for age'and sup] I,,es lor the remainder ot the unity. Theniairi body of the reb i,el army .8 at .Boonsboro. .T. he, pick ' etsjiuve been driven into the Slate iliii'p. j ■ .i \ ; ' " r, - > -nnMcpntini««- **' | Troops!continue to: arrive ant for ;CM>ai|vbe J i i sb'jVg as ja?ft .Ira tatioii i'« n l>e forwarded.) | . i : Gen. Lee in .said to .at I: 41)o rcb|c Iscla i ml anr. ar 190,000 meniin Maryland, also i in Virginia With Which menacing Washington,whiled.h In MaiylanJ; hacks the border i vaiefc i’eui sylvunia. : j ;A InimoT has got ■Govredvor /rants no’iniilitia if rat adelphia. , By authority. this iphai|ic!tlly. ItMiied. Scpd them ilast as possildo, .They arc; iicr ently required;:,' ■ i !■. '■dor' ‘ !l lulbjrinutioufiii to, -no reo. irmy n M irylaiid bas been; -roeeivecl front a tkfoan who - visited their campk and .spout; considerable‘time, witliir theijr; lines. U; ' ‘I j ■/V ■ . Co?. .Tohii ;K. 31urphy, ofj Uio. 291 b ;Ptniusy'lVjiJiiii, arrived heroi morn dug,! e iidcitydripg through the .Govern-. WAo, Inflict oh excKaijgo. ; jHe oilers jhis tier vines to the t Stiate in janf? man- Inor iitjccptable. Major M Bcotjt is) ak. Iso hero on business With the Depai t moht. I- • 'L' 1..',- !i " -T !: . ’There is; no truth in the report as to martial aw being declared hero -Ev erything Wresses.. finely Eroops are still ppuniig in from all sections Of U 4 Stile. . They are being armed as fast and sent te £:imp Curtin fori Instruction belbifo proceed iii.r itd Ghfonbersburg. | i The fioels occupied Middletown to day thousand diUanlry,; followed by. largo wagon -trains. r JL'hi> locality of the late'firing is not definitely [known. but is supposed to ~have been the rebels nnder Jackson and 4 Federal force of 2,501) under While at Martinspurg, or. idles at; Harbcr’s Ferry" Our pickets extend twp thilaa beyond No v Castle, i rebels ucc upy -thc State lino w : th 50 0 caVqijlyj Cob Brin a. EiiZAßETHfovrs, September 14. The' rebels, under Gen. ;Dun:ari, at tacked !or r fortes at Green rlvjr, near Munibrdyillo, about tUrocj o’clock th|s morning. The fight lasletlytill 11 a, ni. Our :‘men fought bravely, firing the last shot. The' rebels; njero re pulsed w tb heavy loss,: and sc fla'g pf truce,' asking ry their dead, which was; grt Col. Wilder, of thelTlh India nianded the Federal forces.; FoiiTßKgs 'Monroe, Sept. 1 hundred. and efSvonj rebel p were Bent to for exchange. i Th6y Suffolk Avcek before last. A b ndinbcr.pf steamers have goi>| der’the pag of truce ito brint tfik|6,6qp Union priaoriera no< ing transportation. ) ' |% , ■oTßtsjLi, ■ Sept ,13i—Hon Thompson, TJ..,S|. die residence, in j Pripeoton,' at i bonrtiftwjinid night;.;lli&flffi would ixpirtd rt>n'f 1 thv <ss*^l ,wT: j' SEVERE HAGERSTOWN, MD. : UNION AR f Washington, Sept. If>—lfearf,jnrir. - iefi Army of the Potomac, Three : Peyond middlefqwn. Sept.A4, fhid p, M ; ( , —To Henry W. lialleck,;Gentasi ( h£ ■■.’.■ • Chief’: '/Aftcra very'severe cngaWj. merit the orals Ilookti and Ronobavecarried the heights ednh dnanding tho ilagtn'Stown load V ~. | The troops behaved inagni^eonUy. They never fouglit hotter. Goh.Fnink- f lin has been'engaged dn the ‘extreme ■ ' ■left. . I do not yej know th'Aresiiltferc- ' dept that the firings indicates pi ogress ■ ob his part, i The .action], .cpntlntied’, ' till afj:er:dark'and* termigatbd leaving >‘ u!s in possession of the entire crest; 1° ; |lt pias;beeii a glorious victory. ! I i r • - cannot yet Tell .whether | the' enemy ' v will retreat during the ; bight or pear in incre'sed force - lii -’tlie morning.,, t' d regret to add that the glallant and ahlo'Gen. Rcnd is killed. : I r ; v H : | : G. D. iTCi.EU.AN, Maj. Gcn, v : i . WASinxo'ro|xi September .15. —Thai i. followiag later intelligence been ’ ! I received from] General M’Ch Ilan. | : : i Headjuarters Anny of the ’ Pofmnc, J-\ iiSept.i; 15 3 aj. in.—Alaj.: Gen; 11..' W., • - II alleck; G e n raj d;n -C h hTI arn h ap. pj’i td iiiforrnjyou that General Frank lin’a ' succession'Gi b left was as com plete as.that on 'the centre and right and resulted in his pelting possession : ; ;.\ dfj.lhe Gapmftera sje'croietigagemoiitr' • in all parts'of ;thc line. ; / : 'Tlie. troops, otd‘and n]ety,- h>-'haved with thetutmost/.steadiness an-f -g;.!. ' , lab try, carrying, with but little usds- ; tancc 'from Our own artillery..'‘.every j iiqsiiioii defended; by artillery and iif; ■, fan try lido •npt , thii![k,dur.los.s i,s‘ very i severe. The j corps, of Ai S. II iU..* anil ‘ : Lbiigstrc.et were engaged /frith dur right. ■ TVo have taken a co‘b.ddcraW«r..v number of prisoners. ■ The ,emm|v dispersed during ; the j tright. Ohr ,■ troops Are how advancing in pursuit i / lot them. Ido not yet kliow wli>-relle, ’ will next be found. : v J I.nfoiynatioiV has yhi's mortica!; iwer. "received completely co|nhnning tiio route amlvdo 4 fnondizalion of tho rebel army. Gen.’Lee is reported-wemnded ‘> ■ • j apd/Gon.- Gai!and;killed. r Gon. Hook- / | |;er s alone has over one tlmcsani more I prisoners,;s[oven 'h’l'ndreu'liavirigiWetfi '■■■■ 1 sent to Frederick. : ■ I I ■ .1 _V •'»/). | GiiAMnEitsßUiUj,' '{Jeptmbbr , : Six o’clock q. ■ mi. , jtll'is imW’iwng state) that is ! u'i cohunand of the forces -c»k«;ut>vAj>? 1 Ha estimated at froia 1, •S.OUV Vti) idjUQ.dv.those under Jackson ■ci'ossedr the river yesterday, fb Sir,numbers be-, ilig slated at 15,000, With thirty pieix-a Of artillery. It Js' supposed th-A ia-, , tbtul an Attack ,on our .troops it. Mar-’...a tinshurg.to day. I ! liming last night three rebels tv ere [ | Captured by our- pickets and arc novf; f Übcki-d up in"C'hainbeisl’urg ' ; j I |■2s o ■cha'ugfe' of pickets! <r»r* in the con-1 dition of; affairs! generally. A: largo, body of troops- arrivcdj this m*raiug from ’ilarfisbiicg. : | l , ; I It is now positively. -known that the [rebel-army cvacanted/Fr/dcriclc Vcstcrdayfpassingllu'onghtU.vohshoro ; iuid liigerstown tOtVafdi'Wiliiamsport . Jive witnesses Stale that the 'cpliipVti ' i/was from nine a, Arty till dark passing | a given point. | 4 Ttiieir throe is osti iiat-, , [;Cd By ah. officer who the: ■ jlinoyeiaCnl iat ‘SO.UpO infantry,-; 0.000 :0 ; licavalrvKarid about niiVotV pieces of • . artillery',’■ [ ■■.' -j ’ - [' . ’ ,-[ ' ' Thoreports -jof the a;rrcst-;.and im prisonment! .of I)n Scott, with, other is dontradioto,!; and [ and no property of any kind has; been ! molested., (It was roporledghat a Mr.' * Bo inian's bo'.ise bnd been enlaced and :’a ‘Union flag, beautiful)y' painted qii ' Vih'b'ccaliri*;,"cut. the,party: committing ;■ otherdepredations. . The rehbls.are rtccuiiing- alt along;ft their lino of marjeh and. quite a .ufftn ber have ypined tjheir ranks.' O A party of rebel . c.a-vahv made a ; dash on bit r,pickets at [the.Stale lino this TofenijoiH , ail'd captured i Joseph' G. Mcßride, a" member of a c/mipariy of- regular cavalry ftoin Ch'.ibirto-. he JeiiJ 'They took hisjartois ;,.nd| pa- ■ i-plod hint lolling him iatjfng oh North .in.a day or-two.* .Nd-iad-- Vance! has been [made this aide i-tha li'rio.j'vj. j: ; , A.,.gentleman vt'ho canie. .fi.o iv near Martinsburg reports,Jackson to ,hav«- j crossed, wi'lh his array at \yilhapiport.- oi> Thursday, and caniped sik“Jfnites west !pf tliat place that .iiiglit., |He .had abbuylajJdO. infantry,yl,ooo! ciiy-v ' airy- and forty, pieces of artillory. lie did - -not ’go to wards Marti nsburg. but took,the road to Western Virginia, it is supposed either to Gov; -Ke'ly|i or to cross the river at Ilan c«Sfk; and enter Pennsylvania at.fi; point,-:tv here he '.Links no troops wilt oppose. him. ;He is said to 'Lavs cut the telegraph and ! destroy-'.d life ■ railroad: A wagon trains Ucs nule west of Hancock, is reported as huy-g ing been captured by some rebel t-av ■ airy: 1 Another rtf mot is to the effect-) that: General' While and his fohse aij Martinsburg were fill lakcm pnsoneri| to-day., Evot y thing up to this pour,ll p. in,; is quiet in front- :j . ; i HAiißibncno, Sept. 14. — On the rot, cojpt of tbo hows here this afternoon of the occupation of Frederick Gilt hy.-Gem Burnside and the advance cl Gen. ’McClellan, the people bcamt wild, and the" enthusiasm knew nO bounds, i The _wev? besoighed wifi) anxious inquiries m regard to the result, and great -confiv dence is now felt hero as to the, saf‘ ! \ ty of the State Ciipitol.,. Troops'a’"® still arriving* on foot hud by rail, anu forwarded. - ■ '' j d leave inspar- jtgers ni)’ .of rJa.OOU in tend t array .nd.i.in- nat |.lie fPbjl-. ds erti- on as ;/ arg- ot in a a to bu nted.— :a, cun .2. One i fisoners ter day sen near intficiont 3 up uni*, down w await* MIRRiEI>4-fn Marietta; Oluo, ™ the 24Ui ult., by Rev. L. Timothy L. Buell and Ijauba Thor>- iley, of Marietta township. p ohu R- DIED—On the li6th of July. &«>• i at his Carouse Powsr, wifeofS. A. Po wo ,! n early lof Rochester, Pa.; aged 29 years sialtem ~By |an pmissioa 6th of should have attended to 1 it, notice did not appear *oopc?. ! YlflCTCsßlOj[Js/ F 1 N
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