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Wednesday, Feb.~ flth> 1668.
SJK- L. IMBRIE, Editor & Proprietor.
-/ ■ S. Me Rontengill * Co., J r j.
*37 Mffiw, X K, #G SIaUH.,SMm>
»re our Agents ter the Accra in those cities*,
and are authomedjto tgke Advertisements and
r- Babscriptiohs- foe'ns at our Lowctl Rata.-
ir I
IfirWc direct the attention of con
tractors apd. builders to Ibc Advertise
ment toundln miothor
rcolamn.'
ER
TREASON.
Where are the of the
Korth- drifting? Surely and rapidly
' are the conductors of the Democratic
presij in the'Nojth preparing to take
'aii dpbn stand against their Govern
ment* And in favor of the jirm
,ued rebels and traitors dl the
- Wehavo be|dre os tbe Newcastle Condition of the South
v Journal and The or-_, goulhA-n newspaper? which
mer of these papers.holds the follow havo received, gtvd very clear
ing language in regard 4o the Admin- tbat the authorities of jibe
■ . ; r* 4 I rebel Statds’are greatly alarmed, by
i /*Theife«^ L iß-dr.jhngjTnany fc Ao ma6nitn de of the preparations
support lbe f south.. Jf this emoncipa- P*® S . I i « ,
; lion criieade is the real policy of the made by the Government of the Tin -
Government, we look upon-the South ted States fora simultaneous attack
as the champions .of State Eights, U pon all their principal, lines andplu
liberty and order--This may seem . o f-defcnce, and evidently consider
• bold; but it Ktrne ! They are. inreaK wbr at i.and.i .
itv since the purpose of the-war is ulo . rv “‘ V ' ,,D '
. changed, fighting foisthe rights of the Jo meet the storm jwhichUhcy see
whole nation—ibr the present Ad- impending, they arc makinglthe most
ministration has acted .no other way (extraordinary exertions, astrthe Gov
't ban sectional The p.apty . f most df the Rebel States
ceived in prnrfl ■ ■ - . . -.A-u--.
- ciples, and flourishes upon disunion b ave put for h app ’
and sectional argument. They; proi affording convincing.proof lhatfit the
> for rain, rather thtvff loiise .armies- are now successful^
: der anil revenge ! Are they, thqT tllo 0 f the South to carry
£«■ lon the rebellion must bo ex
and the rights*of their. :: - : | f
' i country ? WV were for this war?S*|nauBt,ea._ , | > L .
long.aa it was for the maintenance-ofj i of : Alabama, [in ‘ a
the Union, and it*- .fundamchtar' »{’roournftll. appeal lo the people of
’.fbut since it has turned to a-nigger-j that the conpcrip
: : &'W‘iSpSoa fit f
care.hot ,wb.h £nows it, and if it is bio to| military duty are shrinking
r treasbn they ftray make the mbst JVom the hardships and perils of the
of it.” . <1 - war; and that lafge numbers df the
j k Thus, does !thei blatant, , babbling, officers and.tnen, tinker.vAriousiexcn
- foul-mouthed traitor pour forth bis g CBi aro staying at hptne. He implores
file and traitorous utterances in the| tbe people to drive thm;«to thcir.du
i loyal and gallaht : county of .Lawrence. a nd fdi r the young and old inennot
i The writer says that this language is ii a ye to military duty, to cnrolithcm
bqhU.Wo tell the stnpid ass,/that it Re ives aud ; bold themselves ready at
is bold, just aa the braying of a fool thecall of their'President, to drive
jf' is bold. knows that, by fh®im R g- back the invading Yankee fee, who
' nahrmity.- of the ' government,' such wbd aro about to attack,tb? Statp
imall vermin as he are not noticed, and Q. om several quarters, vyitb largo for
thus expects to go we ceBj t 0 subjugate and enslave tb 6 peo-
•ncha traitorous whelp. It may be
1 '' jhht he-wants a place in Fort ’ Lafay-
." Seitepf so we would not gratify him,
M'fZ but would * as-cend him upwards” by
the heels to the “limb of a soprapple-
merited eastigatio.i which
• received at the hands of a man
whom he' jnsultedrdocs not appear to
'hiiye helped and he turns
in. airthe intp-nehy \of wrallTbf which
’ /(ffhlq, aittioiigb'hialignniitS-.aturo,
is vent his veiioniupon the
'■ government that jiurturedana-proteet
'• Eyeiy.sentifico ho utters is
’ EvSty; thought he puts
, toith js misrepresentation. Eveyy
' paragraph'be pens contains more than
lie. lies are base, ~ ignoble
v. 1 the boWLront of his
master, Jeff. Davis, and his revered
| idols, Cobb, Floyd -and Thompson,'
r*' does this little liar blnrtXorthdiis ma-1
lignaht f falsehood, but r sneatdngiy,
. miserably in an underhandedjnan tier
-Jike a man conscious- of the part be is,
j playing, dares not look you in the
... Lace. But^n.ough-of this miserable
•■"i -creature. -Welfrope that the people of
’ - Lawrence bounty will fat least kick
I Inrn out ot the community he disgra
• cos by his presence; j . . ' .
Turn we riowvto the twin brother
ot thisjj the Star. Oh opening tbit'
tlclecta)blefslieet the first thing-which
is a spcecdi by Yallam
i , dighani, the notorious traitor, and op
poers of the war—.not content with
j the ti ash and sophistry of
this common cou’ntcy'
p before editor in an edt
i itoriul endorses aiid ; of the,
1 ; speech and endeavors to whitewash'
the character of the: traitor. *Slmn.e,
■ b Brpr Long, : shamo,upon you; you have
. hot the excuse ot the editor 'of the
: Lawrence Journal —for you have sense
enough to kndw bctter. You can not
‘ plead, as he may, utter worthlessness
; of character. for yon have heretofore
- sustained some respectability ,as to
reputation. . Quityour foolish course,
for it issurelydri fling you to„ari abyss
of’lrcason. You oppose and find fahk
_ with every effort that is made by ther
I* to put down. this rebel-
« lion—nbdifferencewhatitis. Xnd you
*■’ - know, as well as any one, that to op-
--
r ....!
. — «1
I _ posa the emancipation proclamation
•is to help the cause’of the-rebels.—
Ton an-well aware that mad
who opposes ,or ridicules the employ*
. mentof negroes, is secretly in favor
. of the -.rebellion and opposed to the
• -• Government You- know that every
fling made at'the Executive is but an
inuendo in support of Jeff. Davis
Joa fcnpw ttat Slavery Is asitvanii
youkiiow that its destruction would
not only be an act of humanity, but
that it would be. in accordance with
the principles’ of the,religion 1 which
yon profess. Yon, a member ot-lbat
church Pilose founder -declared 'Sla
very bo the; sum _of all villames;
you tomry out hn|ftap
itarian the pre
tense too bald ? Ys ndt too much
like hypocrisy for yothto be pretend
ing to he a follower of 'thb*' teachings
of Hira-who taught that all men aie
brotherfe,and yet employ pressjde-
arouse tbeprejnd-ces al
ready eiistjjig against that-
nate racoinja blind opposition to this
war. Oh, it. is loo; bad. Either, re.
bounce one or the other. Don’t -try
anylongor to serve two masters. • It
cannot bo done. Either up Jeff.
DavFs and the Devil, dr pretend
longer" to bej a follower ortho meek
and:lowly. |
by one last, great and conclusive ef
fort, to defeat their
the independence ofthe South.;
the. Governor of‘North Carolina,
more bitterly laments the skulking;
from duty of large of troops
in that State in thb hoar of their
greatest peril, os ho characterizes it;
endervoring to find some excuse for
their cowardly spirit, or want of pa
triotism, or want of-i n the j
I success-of their cause. Gov. | Vance (
says there is an almost irresistible de
sire among the officers to see their
homes'and friends, ; hut. he, in severe
ternrtv announces that if they fail to
return to their duty before, the 10th
of February; they will be apprehend
ed, tried for desertion, and,! if con--
'victed.-be made to suffer death; as
traitors to the Southern cause. He
then appeals to them toj stand by their
cbunliy for' a little while, yet; nofrto!
suffer theu State to bo; desolated by a
brutal and savage foe; a!nd notjto sully
. its glorious ; reputation- by desertion
and cowardice.- : ; T- - f .
There are still further sign'sitha't the
Confederacy has fallen upon evil tinier
GenvLeo, commanding the 'military
department of a part of, Georgia and
part of South Carolina, “that tot-bed
of treason and rebellion, has; issued a
general ocder,in which he says “he has
been informed there are a number of
descrterSf tories and conscripts resisl
ing the lavs in these Statcxj and that
he has despatched; a puli t ary force to
■ suppress insurrectionary movements,
fan’d to-capture' deserters, and, to re
store order lie fur
ther says “lie desires to dp it peacea
ibly if hejean, forcibly' if ho must," He
warns all'malcontents (who appeario
be voiyF numerous) ip organize into
military commands, and promises a
free and full pardon to alt'complying
With his warning, except such as have
rendered themselves obnoxious to the
charge of violently opposing the laws
of thojConfedcracy, and declares that
if they pci siskin t heir open
he will pursue them to t.heir fastnea"
see, and use ail the means and power
-under bis control to arrest them and
bring them Ip condign! punishment.
He will order to fire upon
them whenever found, and at*ll has.
ards lb capture the last! man in favor
of the Union, until this treasonable
movement in the South ia completely
suppressed. ■ - : -
I ‘We were entirely Unprepared for
such a revelation.' We badj supposed
from, the tone of the rebel leaders in
the South,, and their alliea (the cop
perheads) in the North, that entire
unanimity and harmony prevailed;
and all trace dctantintd to die in th«
“last MA* •» 8»tlan» "indppen
denoe.
It certainty; pro** the . 7r<
a wide spread spirit of Intubordinis
tion and insurrection in the. States of l
Georgia and South Carolina, which
has heretofore been most carelWly
concealed. "It is cvidenfthat the rob*
ela havoonongh on their hands, when
in addition to fighting the National
armies, It is necessary to employ their
troops in suppressing dangerous and
threatening insurrections at home.—
The people have become tired of a
war against the government under
which they so long lived happily and
prosperously, and we doubt n6t so
soon as they lean receive aid from our
government' throw Off the
yoke of Southern bondage under
which they have groaned for j
years. I It is certain that wo should
continue the war with increased and,
nnflagging seal and*energy, and that
by our successes we should convert
the, ‘‘treasonable manifestations” in
the South into rallying points for .the
restoration of the - Union and the su
premacy of the Constitution; and
Laws. i '*S. i !
Soon we expect to nee the loyal
people of;the Southrebuke the.inter
nal and treasonable spirit of the then
in the (North who, under the name of
‘Democracy, exhibit the most fiendish
and mialignant opposition -to our free
Republican institutions
Os FcßLOuan.— Col. B. P. Roberts
and T C. Nicholson,-Esq., of the 140lh
Regiment, ate at present at home on
furlough. 1 Col. Roberts has beet late
ly commanding the Brigade iri the ab
sence of any regular Brigadier Gcn
e'ral. iHo looks' -remarkably-. well,
though a little hardened by the rough
usage camp life. He rep
resents the health of the regiment as
oxccllent-j-not a mnnfrc m this boun
ty having]died in th* regiment. i
JIT; NicbolsoiT is also in the very
best bf spirits, and looking much bet
ter thtln when be leftthe sanctum for
the - battle field. Soldiering agrees
with liim.v We are plea'sed to Hear
that be has been promoted to a Lieu
tenantcy in'.Co. I, vici Geo. S. Sballen
berger, who has been promoted to a
Brigade Quartei mastership,,with the
rank of Captain. When the day
of conflict comes we will hear a good 5
account of thcee officers, when they
shall be cal led upon to meet the foo
—-■ 11 uftAftgeor vemrer- — ;
: The article we published in onr is
sue of last week,
to havefallen like abomb-shell among
some of the Pennsylvania members of
the House of Eeprescptatives, wound
ing [several of them bndlyfcStwing
them to howl and rave fearfully. Tho
men referred to have but little merit
in themselves, but owing to their po
sition wo will take theih as foemen
worthy (jf • our steel; and when we
receive a record of their speecbcs and
action in the matter we will reply to
them in proper terms. Wo have no
opportunity of doing so on the floor
of thcHouse ;'but we wjll, in bur own
humblc Vfay, defend ourselves against
.their unprovQked and uncalled for at-,
tacks,though the heavens should fall;.
Probably we Will pay them our re
spects. in our next issue, -i i _
Labcest.— Bonaparte Miller and
David Vankirk were lodged in the
Beaver jail on last Wednesday even
ing, upon a charge of stealing fourteen
pieces of meat from the Spring House
of Mr. Brittain, near Darlington.—
They escaped from the jail on last
jfriday, but were soon recaptured and
again lodged in prison.
A "CARD." ■ '
Editor Beater Argus In your
issue of Feb. 11, apfwara u petition to
Goy.i Curtin in behalf of lira. Barker,
to which our names are attached, and
on which arc statements that wo do
not fully endorse. Wo have a rccol
lecfion of signing a petition on the
evening of a Festival, on which occa
sion the house was greatly crowded,
thereby rendering the circa instances
[very unfavorable to its reading; and
ns j wo understood the representation
made to us, we looked upon it in a,
very different light from what It now
appears ;?and hence felt disposed' tstr
subscribe our names, without reading
the petition. In common with nearly
alhotir fellow-citizens, we did and do
•sympathize with "Mre ,Barker; yet
we feel that such sympathy, does hot
leadens to declare that “the charge is
wholly groundless,” or that she il en
tirely innocent; some of ns were
nbt the “associates" or'even personal
ly acquainted jrith Dr. Barkcr in his
Jife-time; personal acquaint
anoMiow with; his family, and know
nothing, (except what has .been re
cently developed.) ofaho character of
the I ufn‘-Eey ,»nd hence coujla not con
scientiously make the assertions con
tamed in thepetilion. There are.otm
er declarations therein contained,
which we do hot deem necessary to
. enumerate, which we have bad no
menhir of ascertaining, and of which
we know nothing. 1 Our main pbmet
was Simply to express.our sympathy
for-Mrs. Barker and family, audio
petition • for executive clemency in
their.bebalf. " ELI BENO; '
* K. 8. JOHNS,
: Feb U, *BB. J. T. HOLMES;
■'' Harrisburg XkmrespOndenoe.
18,1868.
Ki* Xooot>»1K( Legislature met
onMonday a^t
or so in the usual .rantlne. -Although
tboao-calledDenbonitr aredailyuro
tcsUnn azkinsl' the SgiUUonof the
than (hit Petftidos igiiut negroes i
coming into Penneylvania; peijtjons
against paid. emancipation; petitions
I and freedom Of
|any sort ;Ths Governor mskca the
i Legislature tot request Congresa { to
i pass laws promptly trying and pun
ishing treason. • Tb« leaders orjfcufd
be leaoers, 'stiSb 11 as Hopkins, Kane,
4c., tried to smother the message by
referring it-to the. Committee on Fed
eral Belationa, of | which Hopkins is a
member. Bnoagh loyal men were
found to .Vote ra.mvor of printing it.
Glenn tlronld not obey the command of
bis colleague.-Wakefield would not
belie bis profession altogether.—
This, though a small matter, is on
conraging. -Nis-effort is. left untried
to destroy the government. Here wo
have a little, cashier circulating the
lie that peopW? are refusing to. take
Treasory notes, whilst the fellow
knows that they a?e preferred to any
notes. A trai|prj''a few nights since
made d speech on presenting a flag to
a company here, advising them to deal
tenderly with their SOuttera bretkern.—
These are discouraging items, but let
no man’s beait fail, him on that
account. These things are painful
but they are not overwhelming.—
These wretches, are all cowards
The boys in the army are
talking very plainly of these home
traitors. A sure sign that the brave:
boys in tha army are feared by
homo traitors was 1 exhibited in the
Senate this week. "A resolution was
offered amending the, constitution. 1
which a locofocb Supremo Court had
broken, so as soldiers to vote: —
After parry fencing a while it
received a wiaminous vole.' | Let me
admonish thepo Kanes, &c., who are
so intent on a*sgorons prosecution of
the war against their own government,
•hat they are noticed. resolves,-
petitions, and speeches, are recorded,,
and assuredly will rise up in judgment
against them, and that ere long.—
Letters have bsen written to the sol
diers in the army to poison-their
minds. These have beep sent home
in many instance*. : I\ hpve some of
thorn in my posaewrion. 4 / •
The appropriation bill)has not! yet
been reported. Nothing of much
importance done, though the third of
the session .is over. 7; iour jmsiness
should be well done. Yon have two
members, and sometimes,thrive,attend
ing to your affairs Qpo a legitimate
miunber, and two illegitimates. The
difficulty is these aUrntrUates arc quite
tod willing : to meddle in affairs which j
do not concern them, and pi which
they are totally ignorant. If these
men wonld heed an bumble reporter,
•• - .»•.:„£•«> ■ -x-jittendtp their
—A. B. C.
czlstrobtta
1- -3
comer]
Message from the Governor-
Change of. Venue- 1 :• '
Gov. Curtin bos vetoed the bill for
change 1 of Yenne_ in the ease of the
Commonwealth vs. Mrs. Barker et. at.
We publish a copy of the veto mess
age ■
\Tho Deputy Secretary of the Com
monwealth baing introduced, .present
ed i message from the .Governor. 4
Thc tneseadß was read.as follows:
NEaretmvi Chamber,. )
flarriaurg Feb. 9,1863. }
To the ‘Senate dm House of Bepreserita-
of'the ' Commohusealth of Penha.
Gentlemen I herewith return to
[ the Senate, in which it originated, the
bill entitled; “An Act to ! chahge the
venue, io a certain case,’ from Beaver
to Fayette county," with my objec
tions thereto. , • ■ *>
In. prosecutions by indictment or
information/|Be accused have a fight
to a speedy public trial, by an impar
tial jury of the] 1 vicinage, | and this
fight is re affirmed by ihejOtb sec
tion of pur bill of rights, which forms
tins 9tb article of the Constitution.
The bHI which 1 now return directs'
the removal of an indictment for trial
to a disfant county, without any alle
gation that an impartial jury cannot
be had in.the vicinage, l (thatis to say,
in the countv-in which the offence is
alleged to. nave, been committed,) or
that the removal is desired by the
SiartioH accused; nor does it provide
or holding the parties to bail for their
surrender for trial in the county i to
which the cash is thus proposed to bo
removed. ; 1 - j- : ' - . ■'/
If the --Legislature should V think
that probable cause exists for; a change
of venue in this case; 1 should not ob
ject toan act-anihorizing-or 'directing
the court in which, the indictment : is
pending (oh the application of the
accused/ showing that an!; impartirl
jury cannot be had/ in vicinage) ;tb
i change the veriuotd mracother county/
ond-tftihold the, parties to bail to ap
pear therein. . - A. G.^CURTIN.
Mu. Cosmell. In view of the ob
jections mode,by the Governor, I have
no desire to pi&ui the bill which is
now returned t^H^Senate. : I intend,
however, to present, this afternoon, a
bill which will meet jhja objections.
The ouohtidn before be
ing, Shall :ihc bill pass notwithstand
ing the objections of the Governor ?
the veas and: nays weretaken/lr. ac
coldonco with the requirement of the
Constitution. //
The result was as follows :. .
TBAs-None.
; K ATS— Messrs. Lougbter, Bound,
Boucher, Clyraer, Donovan, , Glair,
Hiestand, Kinsey, Lowry, M’Cmndless,
Jl’Sherry, Mott, Penney. Beilly, Bob
ineon, iSerfil), Smith, Stark, Stein,
Stutxraan, Tnrrell, I Wallace, White
and Lawrence, Speaker—2i; |
So the bill was negatived.
Another Bill has neec reported by
the Judiciary
Mnlnrming to "the suggestion mada
fay the Governor in b(a, message. If
passed in that shape, w« presume It
Will be entirety salkfhmery.
L#tt«r ftom New York. ]
p; NkwYork, Iteb. 11th, MBS.
I: Editor A**trsSolely ‘’the a»l*
incßoly day* W® cone, the saddest
of the year,” and ■With them a
cboly conviction that the dragon of
rebellion still Mift* its horrid
and that Its. back bone though broken
in tnanv places, still hangs together,
dind is on the Whole a most extraordi
tfiwy tough piece of architecture,' ■ )
|P The road tdns far through the re
bellion has behn thorny and difficult,
Witt many lions in the way t with gi
act despair looming up at iitnes moat
fearfully in trying to gain the “prom
peed j land”' of Dixie. Treason has
stalked unblnihingly through the land,
the Capitol ■ has reeked with it, and
New Yorkjlalsp, especially in tlio
rodcfi wards and dingy outskirts buik
plied by tkei Herald, World and the
! mighty Eagle whose rank growth, fos
tered by these Satanic ijiinisters,
throws its shadow brer theiballot box
and chokes itip the path of progress,
and public servants have pot hesita
ted to convey important government
secrets to tlid [enemy ■ .‘'Who can We
trust ?” has; been the almost despair
ingquestion jof a betrayed ! and swin
dled peopled > T b-, r '
- The wicked doctrines Of Calbpun,
which has plunged the country into
the horrid ,'yortex of civil war, has
not only caused those engaged in the
rebellion to (use: all in their power
against the] nation, but many in the
North pretending to be friends of toe
Government] nburished and educated
by it,have-been throwing their talents
and influence in favor, of this-^ cause
less and hence atrocious rebellion;; if
such as these , were punished
its they Observe many would go forth
more willingly fo fight their country a
tatties; butf this should not have fa
tendency to discourage j the friends,
of the Union should go forth ntoro
firmly unite i in clashing this rebel
lion. It must be accomplished; there
should be ho such thing as, dispaiiy It
has been a period of almost ei|imerian
gloom ; occasionally a flash of light
has 'glistened through the darkness,
and hope revived hoS plumed her
wings in the faith that day was break
ing; hut, hi yet,, it has been only mo
mentary, and a deeper gloom' would
settle, down, upon us ‘like an incubus.;
But the friends of our cause, always
true to themselves, have never yield
ed to despair, and now alter passing
through a series 'of trials 5 which might,
have apalied them, could they have
been foreseen, are beginning to rejoice
once moroijn the hope that the end ip
nigh.' Again,' methinks j the th)ck
clouds areibeginning, slowly and suj-|
Wily, to break away, and once again*
thc beantcO'is beams of the highl and
morning star of hope hnd peace illu
mine our rough and fearful pathway.
But yetjthcrej is a mighty ■workfto be
accomplished, and that peace is
fb be purchased at the; expense of
much preclous blood. And what tn
6i~i«e thnen,-Hniinih~ dfarer
have left j every thing at their coun
try’s call jJ her wailing cry of sorrow
and distress suibto not, i upon .thefr
ears in ,vain j oihcrs lagged behind,
bqt not they; others filled with, fears
avoided thjo dreadful issues ojT the go
ry battle field ; but they marched Un
faltering ti» the cannon’s month\«nd
sealed .their devotion with their; tfrofe
Their blenching bon £8 upon the field
-of honor, are their, most appropriate
thonuiivenje, and a sgerfed legacy) to
generations yet unborn, ; J.- 8.-L : i
New Turk, Feb- 15.—The? Royal
mail steamship New York, from
Liverpool] on the 31st nil., via Queens
town on me Ist' inst. arrived at this
port to-day.' : l : - 'h.
It is reported that if Napolcph’s
proposal is| rejected, Franco will | re
cognize the South? i j-i I-' 1
The operative of Bradford have a
dopted a memoria 1 thanking: America
for the 'relief afforded to them, [and
'suggesting to' them to
emigrate to tW United States is a
more effectual watl of affording them,
relief. / i- 'j ■ j: ■' ]■ ■ 'V(„- •
. It is averred by several writers that
the proposal |of mediation made by
the Em pi ror is merely the prelimina
ry to tab re important steps, arid if
refused that recognition of the Con
federates will probably follow, wheth
er England joins in the movement pr
not. It] is reported that the proposal
of- Napoleon was not submitted to
Slidell ini advance, and Re as well as
the other secessionists in Eui'ippoj pro
nounce the plan entirely, inadmissible.
There! are rumors of new difficul
ties occurring between the British and
the U. 8. Government, owing to the
seizure of English Vessels too near the
coast of ] the 'Bahamas., ] y • ,
The London Times indulged in ; a.
most gloomy picture, of the present
cri|is m l America, both military and
financial!
,Sir Bpbt. Peel, in a recent 'speech
declares himself favorable to a separa*
tion of ithe North and South,, and
strongly condemns Mr. Lincoln’s
Emnncihation; edict.‘ : i :; ]
(mg.
| HAKEiBBDBO, Feb.J2.—Gov. Curtin
has received -intelligence froih < Gen.
Rosecrahs, with regard to the Ander
soon troop. All the members have re
turned to duty and the work of reor
ganisation is to bo at once commenc
ed. Col.. Palmer has arrived at Nash
ville, and is [exerting a gqpd influence.
Gen. Bosecrins' adds that the regi
ment contains the material to perform
deeds that will wipe out the |tain of
refusal jto join their comrades in battle,
and exceed the highest expectations
and hopes of its friends. | *. | ’
Seward, in answer to
the call: * for information about U.
Meroiers! visit to Richmond, say,/that
“Since March 4,1861, ho communica
tion, direct or fbrmkl, [save
in relation to prisoners of ;War, baa
bepn held by this Government, or by
the Secretary of State, , with; the in
sorgenls, their aiders; nOj pas (port
baa been granted to any foreign Min-.
py toe A’mwnra roy>t.~ ,
j ' I’ -for the Argo*
Wkutehall be SK»e with Ho
- Negro ,” :
ManTpolitlcianaaridpolitieal ecoo
omlsts are at the present time,, troub
ling taeAHclvea with this important
question. The prbpositon to employ
them as soldiers i meets with, * great
many objections, amongst'which it is
averred that oor soldiers will not fight
if | the negroes are employed; How
far this may be free, has not been) de
monstrated; bat at first sight- it
seems that it is asoming, more than
common sense wodld warrant;. How j
eouldbuy eoWieriobjectto the employ
ment pf negroes to help;him.figfitjthe
common enemy? if a regiment of
white men should bo saycd.lrom ultjer i
ahnibijaueh by, the timely rednforee-i
ment of j one or two regiments of sn
ble-bned warriors, we can apt see why
they should, on that account. feel that
they were in any manner ill-used or
ill-treated. : Nor is it easy to conceive
that aiiarrayof negroes who should <
step forward and perform the
work |of entrench me nt, fort i Sea t ions,;
and other drudgery .of camp ( life,
would so excitejlhe iro’of the soldiers,
so relieved, ihat theyiwonld refuse to
fight from tjiat cause; , I
Thb objection ismade upontheas
sdroption that the soldiers and negroes
are to be placed upon a perfect cquah
ity, and to be intermingled in a j pro
miscuons manner'. Now this assump
tion,so fai from being the fact,is exact
ly thj? reverse. It is npt proposed in
any manner to j make jjtlie black j man
the equal of the white man, npi in
any way interfere with tjj'e rights of
the. white men; Nor is it necessary,
for the support Of the army, \hat this
aJSiSn,#* 1 6 f ■
Nb roan, when drowning.would ob- The death pi tins distinguished ad
ject to the coldrof the man who should! voeato of native industry took place
Jump into tha water to savCbim ; s residentc in j Ciuftimiatij oh
neither would any map ip any diifficul-j IB]; after a severe
ty make it an pbjcctidh, that tiib aid’| lllness* He was boni
by \t hosc timely offer-he was extriea- N. J , Jan uary ,16, 1753,
'tedicame from a source not aftdgetb- affSphad consequently completed a
er White. • ■ t. [ ' • more-'.thaiv'his ;eiglitvtfirrt
The assumption is also based upon year at, the lime, o.t-his .dentil. .Mr.
another ci'ror] that is] that the preju- Longworth devoted several yours ti
died agifinst tr.en of color is so ; nvet- ■■ the . early part of his h.tc to mercantile
eraticthat it can never be removed j pursuits in-South - Caroias assist
and! tins very prejudiced,Jhstead of, bc A tant to aifolder brother jbo -
ingi dOno awuy r as'-it Should bo, iaai:SoatHern-:
augmented and increased to its utmost I|p:heiilth, Jie' returned io las; aitivo
extenrby thievery persons whojjweit Shite, ’and/cpiqni"encwl • ,tlw study «i
it, as an argument.; ' The faefs are -law.’’ -In the year IMJJ. he emigrated :
that prejudice, wheh it is only preju- .tp.Ohio,-a,n,«l
dice, and‘founded in .error always; (Jii.ciunati.tlieii in its inluuey. .Ho
givjes! way ! mote or less, when allowed wus futed tor the b.'ir hy Juctiu iiur-.
to be put the test of fair trial.' The net, : onc of thcjiruist eminent Jawv,-|s..
jealousy and prejudice of the Chinese of that region. ' ami, lit ter t-veirty tov
against foreigners, of the Japanese, yfeton «t‘ pructit-e.-W-rei-ined 1 . irma ifc“;
of our ancestors against Jcivs, hre fa- pi dfcssiorp,devoting, the rem':iii%j
raNfar examples 6f the wearingiaway his life to tlie;cayo of t,;*
of "prejudice whpa men are Drought anch tc praeiicle inr ICII ]■
into contact with each Other. ■ ,Lo%vyorph pa, best, known
JA • p . I, nect on with the cultivation; ot IV.
• But it is urged, that-the ero-, „ ra Ulltl t - fco ; mJ n.hlan..re dh -iu .
ployment oivitbe negroes as soldiers, g 1 h . f • j , rv txiv j
T it 1 be tlie first
control to o% a ;.- eounhv : 4 l^ T tiisi
gehnee upon the holpiess. • nmnov After. ■.repeated-damn - ; !
rors of « servile war are portrayed in he turned to me. .'MjJ'o
allltheirHintensityi'ahd we nre asked .iiod eea-e in
if wo are anxious to re’ennctlthe lior- pjdduw. il f' , !r
rors of the masßaerc:of Sah, Doinin®[ ; "
Those who erst while had ;ni|)t p word l Y eoin;ji« reaii- ■],'
to say against the barbarities of south- mark< t-e lie . d,r s ii; . :
cin slavery, arcalfpt once-h.e'eo'mo the ah'l ntt'em'oi. i|» tie- i!:.nr<-v!a'.-i:-i.j,oi
peieuliar champions of h.umaii'fy. and •‘•tawoerr,. . ur ! e.pva.'-:!' e
the ground being changed. We -hear o|i,deisto()d to have niade .ar,:v ;1;‘
the Abolitionists denounced iin un- prontable • iin i-stimints ja r v: ~
m^i^uredterms,aseriiel. hlpod-thirSty, lY t meiniiali a,ml its. yiemity, >yj.
iinplacablo b’gots. willing «oj carry: by ttieir inervase in vulne, iVu.,
desolation to the hearth slohesSof bur ; him one of the : w.eauliiyst. capii
in iiscrimhato slaughter of their wives '
ai d cbildrch\ , " '.■; v 1■ . ■
But lit is » Sufficient answer to nil
tins rlietorical flourish. lo say that In
np way Oan the blacks, who may be
set free by the Prdelanidtion, be/o
cc mpletely controlled [hiid j' restrained .
within their proper?bounds as by or
ganizing them into regim\-nts. Mili
tary discipline and .miliiaryVulo are
the mpsti, .Stringent of all regulations
fer the enpi reesion or those of
18 wless recklessness,;the commission-
Oi’ whibb the objectors'so much de
p .oro , Organized into regular com pa
n es, at all events,; they would Ibe i nn
dar the conunand of experienced pffi
c ;rs, and hot one tithe lbe : danger
need bo approhended. fiom them un
der military regulation that there is
from them in their; present’'situation.
. These are the piincipal objections
that are urged against the policy ot
arminjg the negroes] The beneficial
rlsults arq almost entirely overlooked
by those who are loudest in’" urging
oDjections. ’ But wb have made this
article already longer .than it was >;■-
tended ;| perhaps at ; another, tjimo we
may endeavor to point out some of the
more prominent benefits to beidefdyed
from ajspeedy arnttng of the blacks
by the Government 1 . " '! 1
] “Ihdkx.”
" -■JJ;. ; v-|\
IMIIM
j ■tt.F rom private Ictßrs received
hefe on last Tuesday, wo learn that
a!portitn of Company A< oftbo IRh
Eegimept of Cava It y waaSurprisedby
a| scout in|j parly fpF rebels while on
picket - -duty about five miles front
Staffortl Court House, oh Wednesday
night, I'ob. 4. After a brief resistance,
finding themselrcs completely sur
rounded, thdwii jle'parly. was captur
cd except two or three. ,1 - .
J The following isijfhe list of casual! •
ties and prisoners reported. : .-.s
,; Kiluo : Milo Cain, Leonard Miller.
j Wounded : Li sat: P. A; English, in
theleg seyerely., ~ :■ j IT
; Pbisomebs : Brice* Bamsey, David
Hall, Sam Cbnstler, ■ John Mbwry,
Jos. Potts, Harper Kevin, Arthur
While, Godfrey Miller, D. M. Bruce,
and D G. Brmii.—Star, IBth inst-
JBrTbe Union' iron-cub! Qneen,
wfifoh a few days ago ran the Bebel
blockade at Vicksburg, has ”roturned
tlo Milliken’s Bend. Below Vicks-'
burg she (band and destroyed three,
steamboats loaded with provisions for
the Bebel arav. She jiassed down!
'within long range of Bort Hudson,
wbMeatW wwflM.at. , ; h |
Etbel Eielrepß.
' "in the Rel Cl < i <
■jy captured oh the B uiiti
nothing of, - ißpefciaS . iiitortst. Vxcilf -,i
some evidence of y,e .
sthHity antFdi'siro H wiu.inVi
lithe insurgent Sla'les. Wckkm. ’!.'
& Co., (royemment eontiaetnri.
Richmond, write to the Rebel Sc er e 'V
i tary of Vi ar that the freight j.ef tuh
: frOin Nassau to a Confederate j, ort ; s
8500, payable lit Advance, and Htol "
to 81,000 in Richmond. ‘ Tins ■ emVi-.
molts rate makes It impossible tiinj
port on private aecoiUlt many nris.-r,,,
indispensable to by -supplied!" ami \i, B
Goverrtmcnt is urged to undertake
on it* own account, the business 6j
■ running! the blockade. { Prices are in
: proportion ta freight. Salt, worth V
■’87.50 -per tun in Nassau. hriigs 81 70ft,
;in Richmond; Coffeeis 824 u per ’i nn
1 iih Nassau-HSS,SUp in Richmond. A ’
liblockade wliicii v bas isised prides t 0
, this extent cannot he wholly im-ffeett;.
1 al, though something of ihd inflation
is fairly .chargeable to the i indrilinate
expansion- of ibe Rebel currency..
‘ Be the causes whul they m.iy, d, e y
■fuel of great" and increasing
cy of the most necessary supplies ami':!
munitions \pf» war: notorious a r „i -
undisputed!., Proposals were J,
solicited from England lor "rtiter '%<s:'
cents, and the prpSpeetsj of geU':di,>; !
at that price were by r.o means 4*
I tering) Why* do: Wo no t take,- ndvam J
! tage o'f such necessities ? Wc do bt-: i
lieve.that by immediate, skillful, dc- I
terininech, land persistent assault on |
all assailable points, the! means {which '
the Rebels possess of
war might oe absolutely exhausted id
,a month. , ‘ J; •_ -■ , ;
i - j ! .■ _j
... LeAVSNAvORIH,: Fill).': 1 4 —A.
ami enlimsiaSlic ot .1
diuoujil tJuiiin men was Wld In"
wignt. {■ Resolutions were
iniHivjmWusijv that vijlien trV;i>o’J
corned tioltf and; defiant in bur nilK.
Whem loyal, peaceable;'citizens art
ruireutened with death through i't ?
c|>liufins ■ ot? .treasonabletiowspajr^
and. the mouths; of. traitors, whin,tip
Govevhment .'.Hit openly asstiilo.l.
Scoffed at, and'insiduous moans
to seduce liyalnien from their
aiice., when public meetings an> J -liW
to propose arid, promulgate tren-' n
it is tinto joyafmen itnite lor the., pr";
lection of , themselves. to
speak vs becomes la loyal pcop.jV :'fha’
all- who ask "for p&cp with rclh
arrab.against, the -Government; yxqf|t
on terms ot u ncoiei.t ioiml -1* h m'-■''''■ , '
tb.the Constitution and lu-vts. ortho*
who propose a sdparittion ot-
Union in any manner, are tnutorf !
that It would W-a stain Oh the tarn'. I
of Kansas, as a loyal State, to p«"'“
the making of any treasonable ytOj,
position er the adaption of any tret
sonable resolutions ,n our : nud>t. an |
it shall not be done. This werresoko
with to carry to.,
the leltef; that death is
tidnal and legal punishmejjt/fbr-tr. 3
h . that the noh'ey oT;incarccratinf
ingthem, withoutfurther punishment,
/‘ot proper. Jjegal panishmcnt
Should H i>>Ji^ cd '
* That wc cordially endorse the 1
That* confident in the final t,. i
it the Government,
fidelitv to the 4^-
to support the Government throu,
vicissitudes unto the end. r (
VdeSifcl Biiint addressed j
inc lie said the little
suppressing tlio 'ii’HriUirer. iha
Sin absence was or.o th^
trusted would be lollovved ,1} «
Slates. That dirty job bad
koh off his hands ; Ho r .
time had ®me wl.pn vt
tied whether Copperheads
men arh to fulo[the| country- „
bus taken the initiative, aud^T
proud of it. -
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1; CitYvMO.,
joint session for this elect ion epiJ y
States Senator ad>oi.r..e.l l , 1 :i
till the 12th
'thirtieth ballot rJsultl'd '
Phelps, 47i 6. ?'
1 Breckinridge, g«...
oiMiy tor a'phw* Ti- ■
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