BEDFORD INQUIRER.
BEDFORD, Pa.
rrWm Weriitnf. 3?ay 3- 1861.
"FEARLESS AND FUF.E,"
0. OI'ER-Edllor and Proprietor.
Taylor (inards.
This company of our Bedford boys, under
command of Capt. JOHN H. FILLER, took their
departure for Hanisburg on Thursday morn
ing the "25th iust., ot 9 o'clock. There were
some sad separations front relatives and friends;
lut patriotic ent husiam orerrulcd all other
considerations. They were conveyed in car
riages and wagons, and accompanied by a large
mirober of our citizens to Bloody Run and
Hopewell. A special train of oars was fur
nished by the Huntingdon and Broad Top
Rail Rosd; and from Huntingdon they were
conveyed over the Pennsylvania Central Rail
Road, and arrived at H&rrisburg at 2 o'clock
cn Friday morning. The company was ac
cepted on the afternoon of the same day.
sworn into the service, attached to a Regiment
composed of companies from the Western
counties of Pennsylvania, and departed for
York, the same afternoon, by the Northern
Central Rail Road. Tbo Regiment with eth
er.- is now comfortably quartered at York, and
with others is under the command of Briga
dier General J. S. Neg'ey of Allegheny of
Allegheny county, who served with distinction
in the Mexican war.
Our bravo boys were delighted with tloir
speedy acceptance, are eager to serve their
cone try, and determined to give a good DO
count of themselves. All along the line of
the ro?d to Harrisbnrg they were cheered and
welcomed with every demonstration of patri
otic sympathy. At Blcody Run they were
were offered a free dinner; at Hopewell and
Bloody Run large and enthusiastic crowds
were"asscm tied to welc-me them, including
Captain Morgrct's company at Bloody linn,
and Captain Eicbelberger's, at Hopewell.—
Cheering, banners, innsic, and patriotic speech
es, evinced the cnt'unsiaeui of tho people eve
rywere. In response to loud calls, Opt. Fil
ler spoke at Bloody lias, and Hopewell, and
George 11. Spang, E*q., u*Jo ;j el.qucnt and
patriot speech st'tho laVtr r-boe. The Gap
tain was exceedioly hsrpy •: Lis remarks, in
which he. especially coop, nted bi follow
soldier 9 of the other organ" 5 computus HI
the County, and in terse end IY. - l, ie language
expressed iht hope to med ihtm noon in the
fiil'l to sustain our ft if on the banks of i ' >:
Potomac,the beautiful river which. Washington
JO much loveJ , and the name of which was
made sacred by historic ricollections, end as
the last rest in g peace of the Father of his
Country
The Broad Top Rail Road Company fur
wished a free luucb of excellent provisions at
SdXtcD, aud patriotically refused to accept
anything for carrying the men over the road.
The Huntingdon people also cordially wel
comed our boys, gave them a free supper at
the Restaurant®, and seemed glad of the op
portunity to do what they oould to make all
comfortable.
By special request the company was accom
panied to flarrisburg by Fr. Jorda'n, Esq.,
who no doubt contributed much to tbeir com
fort and speedy acceptance, end to wboai we
are indebted for much of tha information here
furnished.
He reports most favorably as to the zeal,
good conduct and soldierly bearing of both of
ficers and men; and we will wtch and report
tbo fat ore movements of our brave fellows
with tnueh interest.
We were promised a copy of tbe Roll of
the Company, but as it hs not yet been re
ceived, we are compelled 'o delay its publica
tion until anotbor time.
NEWS FROM OUR COMPANY.
We have seen a letter from Captain Filler
♦0 Maj.'.r Wasbabau-h, dated at Camp So.atr,
\osk, Pa., Apr:! 23, 18f?l. Bo copy e few
extracts:
"Out boys are comfort ably quartered,
but the first day ws pretty rough, our regi
ment being iast formed sud having no quar
ter master, but it is all right cow. vy e will
be uniformed to morrow. Our regiment is
composed of eight Allegheny companies, one i
from ]>ut!er county, and cur own. Gen Ncg- i
ley he will mnkc it the 'crack regimen:.'"
"You have never-seen anything like the mi- i
litsry spirit that pervade* all here. \ fight i
is looked tor by *ll, an 1 if there is nsr.e.
(rhieh is to be hoped,) there will be great
Hiseppointmetit. It would amply repay you to
take, a run down to York and w „ this vast
camp. I'hn discipline id vet strict. The
rcv.ehe t sis at r> o does U..j there is a gc
nera! roll call, i u.:o a drill of company at
i) o clock, A M., and regimental drill ut 3
•. M. fj-day, (cunday,) no one, officers or
IDCO, HAS been permitteu to learc the field.
Tbc-ro arc five complete regiments in ctmn,
and oi'By companies tb .i have not been form
tu .oto regiments."
Quite a ooniter of negroes, supposed to be
runaway Eaves, have brr-n seen cr, the uumn
jtaios srouud our iowu.
MARYLAND.
We ere happy to announce the pleasing in
telligence, that Maryland ban almost unani
mous}; announced herself iu favor of the
Union. This is gratifying, the more especial*
ly, ns we feared that she, too, would secede,
after the bad example set her by nearly all
the other Southern States, ami especially after
the brutal mob of Baltimore, witb paving
stones, fire-arms, &c., assaulted and killed
some of the unarmed volunteers marching
through that %ity, on their way to protect the
capital of the nation. Pennsylvania has al
ways been on friendly terms with Maryland,
and h-r people will now stand by the people
of Maryland to the last man. The interests
of Maryland are more olosely identified with
Pennsylvania than with any other State, and
it will please Pennsylvanians to bo always on
friendly terms with tbo people of tfcut State.
FLAGRAISING.
On Monday evening last, the Bedford Ri
flemen raised a flag, in the middle of the street,
from the Bedford Hotel to the residence of
John Cessna, Esq. Msj. S. H. Tate, Francis
Jordan, Esq., Ross Forward, Esq., of Somer
set, and Dr. J. E. McGerr, were respectively
oalied on, and all responded in very able and
patriotic addresses. Four better and more
patriotic speeches have seldom been made on
any occasion. There was a vast concourse
present from all parts of our County, and all
of all parties were animated with the greatest
enthusiasm for their country. Partyism in
Bedford County has been dropped, and only
one feeling prevails—a love of country, and a
determination to crush out rebellion.
We copy the following article from the
Pittsburg Chronicle. The advice contained
in it to the border Counties should be follow
ed. We do not know what may take place,
and it would be well that we should be pre
pared for auy emergency :
ARM! ARM! ARM! YE BORDERMKN.
Men of Beaver, Wasiiicgton, Greene, Fay
ette, Somerset and Bedford, you must arm at
once, without one moment's delay. Form
your scooting parties; enroll your rifi? compa
nies; iquip your mounted rangers; see to it
tint your arms are at band, and Tollable.—
You know net the hour when an invasion ot
our b'tate may he attempted. It is the design
of the traitors to carry the war from their otra
homes into yours. It must not b<r, and that
it cannot be yon must turn out to a man defend
the soi! of y< ur State, *nd your own tire sides.
No less than thirteen counties of Pennsylva
nia border on three Slave States. When
armed and equipped, the old K:y stone ean re
pel them a!!; but delay, as is now Leiug proved
daily, i dangerous and eriuiiual.
MILITARY CAM P.
Why shout! there not b-: a military camp in
Be f ird? A bitialion of fire eompauias, or u
full r- intent of Pcßnsylvaoi volunteers,
should ) stati-toc jat Be i. I. may be
c-.-mc ociessary 'hit iLtj .. e: be ihe case.—
The people in Uuiahctiand and the- vtciuity arc
Iny ti. Their only fears aro tb-.. the rebels ot
V:r rnia, and ot.her States, uuy make an at
tack on '.hit put of loyal Maryland. !: a
military force were *t slimed iu Bedfo-d, tuey
might be of immense benefit in n;-i;ag our
ciitoa ; .-v;:;g fiietfti# in that State, in t-so an
attack were made upon them.
THE MILITARY.
In ad ■iition to the military company from
this County, uow at York, there are four oth
eis that have tendered their seiviees to the
Government—the Hopewell Riflemen, Bloody
Ran Blaes, Clearvilie Blues, and the Bedford
Riflemen—the first three have each more than
the full complemcut of men, and the hst will
he full in a few days. If necessary, a full
regiment can be raised io good old Bedford
County.
Strange rumors from Charleston, by persons
who were forced into the crviee, in tbe attack
oo Fort Sumter, and have stoao oamc North,
who slate that vast numbers of the ret/Ms were
killed and wounded. Bonce accounts ? tate as
many as 1,000 were killed. There is, no doubt,
SOUJC truth in (he report, as quietly r.a the re
bels try to *:cep it.
Tbe met ca Tuesday, in extra
session. Tbe message of the Goveraor is pa
trh*tic, aod refers pariioularly to tho present
exigency ot affairs. He also recommends a
stay taw in eonsequeooe ot rhe present state
• f the times. We are sorry we cannot pub
t !ish it this week.
We have received a Jester from Mr. Samuel
i'ji i , who left our office to serve his couutrv,
dated at (Jnuip Scot', near York, on the 29tb
n!t. He gives a glowing description of camp
life. Iho boys are all "spiling for a fight."
Sea tbe advertisement of Mrs. E. V .Mowrv,
She has opened a new millinery store, at her
residence in East Pitt Street, where she will
be pleased to attend to the wants of her friends
and the public in tho millinery liDe.
Court adjourned on Tuesday afternoon. In
consequence of the present excitement in the
r-'uutry, the lawyers had nearly all the cases
down for trial, postponed.
A greet mary personnel sit. parties were in
Bedford during the present week, and they
were ail unanimous j a supporting tho Govern
tuent ia its efforts to put down the traitors.
We ' *ll attcn-KB to Ec Card of JoilN
Mijoa, Esq., i-f Hopewell. 'Squire Major
is su ixceiicnr peosmao, fitsi-ratc hook keep- ,
er, and will attend with promptness to alt bu- |
sines entrusted to h'-; crrc.
BIBFOEB wmmm.
PATRIOTIC PRINTERS.—TSree of the mem
bers of Capt. Filler's company served their
time in this effioe, viz : Messrs Joon B. Helm,
William Bowman nod Samuel Tobias. D. S.
Elliott, another printer from (his town, is also
in this company Oapt. Filler himself was
an editor.
CAVALKY COMPANY.
A number of our citizens are forming a
cavalry company, with a prospect of beiog
successful. Letj ell who can, join this compa
ny. It ui3y become of the greatest benefit to
our people.
All manner of false reports in regard to
tho war, &c., are, and will be, io circulation.
Our people should keep as cool as possible,
in ttiese troublous times and not allow them
selves to become uuduly excited.
No VACATION AND NO CHAN cue op TEACH
RRS.— It will be interesting to many of our
readers to know, that while there is to be no
cbnngo in the Faculty, the session of the Iron
City College continues uninterupted during the
summer, Students having the privilege of en
tering at any lime. Prof. Cowley, the distin
guished and world-renowned Penman, still con
tinues his connection with the College, while
the other departments are represented by the
same Professors who have for years given this
Institution such a wouderful celebrity and effi
ciency.
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will
be administered (D. V.) in the Presbyterian
Chureb, of this place, on the second Sabbath
of this month. The P.i>t>r expects ibo assis
tance of Rev. Dr. Donoldson.
L'.te News From Baltimore.
THE PLANS OF THE VIRGINIANS.
PERRTVILLE, April *27 The Baltimore
evening papers of yesterday furnish several in
teresting items of news.
There are indications here of % great reac
tion in the public sentiment, and tfie Union
men ajpoar to be n ore horeful. Firm tn
eye witness I iaarn that the Bush River bride's
only partially destroyed before, was fired last
evening about sundown and totally destroyed
Toe mob spread turpentine on the structure,
and it is now totally destroyed. At dayligiit
this morning it was one vast stream of flames.
The tide being low it burned to the wator'e
edge.
It is expected that the Gunpowder btidgc
will share the same fate tonight.
Geoerel Harney, OD bis way to Washington,
via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was ar
rested las-t night by t !JO Virginia authorities,
at Harper's Ferry He was tak.-n pris*u<-r
by a detachment of soldiers at haif-pist two
oVI ck, 'his ni'tri ng. Geo. Hum ey left
Wheeling lor the pmpoaeof reporting himself
at Headq larterS, Wasliogtoti.
11 r >re ihe train reached tUupeiV. Ferry it
wa: t ! pped, and a uoml *r • i ?ti trs i-s moul
ted the platform*, and ! i c she Ira n was
moving slowly on, the soldiers passed ibr nigh
the oars, and the Genet al bn'tig pointed out,
was t into co-tody. lie wis in citizen's
dress, .<ud was treated very courteously. No
doubt as soon as t. >e G tveraor is ui ida aeipwin
"! with the fsot b; G moral will be released,
s wv.s ih" ' use wi.ii tb . ffie-r of tin- Untied
e ,s Army, who v. - St iz d =,t Richaotrj, i
tvw lays since.
' itc ra.su'g of the United States Sag. in
various sections of the city wis witnessed bv
ntuticrou* poisons. re city authorities say
it Tog done without their authority or sauctton.
D..ubis w. re expressed as to the correctness
of the information, but the parties who brought
the news into the city, say they witnessed it
themselves.
It vras reported that a (J is patch had been re
ceived by Goveroor Luc .or, from Mr 0a"-
roo, Secretary of War, loqriting whether he
would bo protected if he casus to Richmond,
tor the purpose of asking an armistice of lixty
days.
This may bo set down as a Southern
fiction. The true story about a proposes! at
misticc is probably that given by the corres
pondent of the New York Times, <> follows:
"A deputation of sixteen Virginians and
eiebt Mrylanders visited <ho President on
Monday, and demanded a cessation of hostili
ties until after the session of Congress. Mr.
Lincoln, of course, decline J the proposition.
One of the deputation s-.ys that 75,00(1 Mary
landers would contest the passage of troops
over her soil, to which the President replied
that ht presumed the r e wis room enough on her
sod to bury 75,000 men. '1 he answer was
prompt and decided."
2;x hundred Siutb Carolina troojn arrived
at Richmond ou the 22 insi.
'l'ho fortification of tbo Virginia troops on
the coast of Virginia, especially tho approach
es to Portsmouth uiid Norfolk, are advancing
rapidly, it was estimated that six hundied men
were hard at work, at the various point", es
pecially Port Norfolk, (,'raney Island and
the Naval Hospital.
Kfforts were making to raise the eUaoi frig
ato Merrimao, the !oop-of-w<ir Plymouth, and
another war vgssel, which it was supposed
would prove successful.
Passing the steamer Georgians in the Bay,
the captain learned that throe eteam transports
were coming up the Bay, from the Capes prob
al ly with troops.
Liiion Demonstration!! in Maryland.
CiIAMBERSBCBO, April 27 PaSCPgtrS from
Hagcrstowo tlii- morning, report a sudden and
most wouieriul change in sentiments, in that
section of Maryland. The Stars and Strip's
were r ised at Hagersf own to-day, and there
are extensive preparations lor further Uni >n
demonstration-:. The election next Work for
Bepresentntive will result tremendously for
Lewis !'. Ferry, a Union mm.
Allegheny county has instructed its repre
sentatives that if iL y vote for secession they
wiil br hung wlicn ihey return home.
The st.as and stripes are waving all over
Fredrick city, OD<l ibe iioine Gua>' ! refused t<>
parade excp: under its folds, and to the tune
of \ ankee Boodle.
At Cieur bpriue every house has its fi ig,
and ihe minors have sworn to resist Setviiou
to the dent';. By next week no eympathiz rs
with the Southern traiteij i?i!i dare to avow
1 their sentiments at Hagerstown, Freda- rick, or
Cumberland.
Aooiher passenger reports the Eastern Shore
counties, except Woroester, as Union to the
core. The Union men will raise A military
company in Ilagerstown at once.
HARRISBURG, April 26.—A confidential
agent arrived here this morning, reports 2400
men at Harper's Ferry, aud 1000 marched to
Alexandria on Thursday. Tho officers at Har
per's Ferry beleive that Gen. Beauregard is
at Riobtnond with 7000 troops.
Another requisition for troops from Penn
sylvania is oonfideatljr expected by the State
authorities early next week. The number will
probably not bo less than 10,000, and may bo
25,000.
John A. Ford, a Philadelphia, but lately a
resident of Petersburg, Va., has arrived hero
with his daughter. He escaped aftor being ar
rested, sad has abmdotied §IO,OOO worth of
property. He leiroed at Richmond tbat the
design of the Secessionists was to attack For
tress Monroe first. If a force sufficient can
be colleoted, they will beseige it and Washing
ton simultaneously. He says that at every
village recruiting is going on rapidly, and
most of them arc teing rapidly forwarded to
tho camps at Aquia Creek and Harper's Ferry.
Every person coming through Richmond had
to procure a pass from Governor Letcher.
ihe troop* at Richmond is variously esti
mated, by passengers, at from two to four,
thousand. They were, however, being trans
ferred Northward as rapidly as possible.
THE SOUTiIERN REBELLION.
MARYLAND ALL RIGHT.
No Convention to be Cat ted—U. S. Troops to
Pass Through The Virginia Delegates to
Montgom ry—j\ews from Washington City.
BALTIMORE, April 30.—From information gath
ered froin gentlemen whose position and influence
puts them in the way of knowing the feeling and
views of a majority of the Legislature of Mary land,
we feel warranted in saving that that bodv will not
even pass H bill to call a State Convention, hut will
content themselves with making a calm and digni
fied appeal to the country.
VF ASUIXOTO*, April 30.—Senator Hunter, Wm.
O. Hives, Wrn. S. Preston and Judge* Cam ten and
Brockenhrongh. have been appointed by the Vir
liinia Convention as delegatus to the Southern
Congress
The reported release of General Harney, by the
Governor of Virginia, is verified. This, however,
is a matter of indifference, in Administration cir
cles. lin has arrived in Washington.
The Virginia Convention has passed an or!i
nancc establishing tho J{avy of Virginia, and au
thorizing the Banks to isswo one an.i two dollar
notes.
The Navy Department, in older to put tba cap
tains of sea going vessels ou theirguird. publishes
a notification that tho light houses at Cpes Charit-s
and Henry show no lights; that a schooner has
been sunk in five fathoms of water, about six miles
north of Hie Wolf Trap; the light ship in the
Chesapeake Bay, the light boat off Windmill Point,
and the light boat at Smith's Point, have ail boen
removed
WASHINGTON, April St). — Secretary Cam won and
General Scott, after consultation with Governor
SfWMgue, have ordered another regiment of Volun
tei Rhode Lit I, they being highl,- pleased
with the parole yesterday, ul the trooos from that
St te th it are now here. '
The Snlianat ItUeliieencer, of to-day, announces
that both Hoiisms „f fho Legislature ot Maryland
i-t night passed a res< lnttou affirming the right of
the General Govt rnmentto march troops through
>1 irylind i;hmit hindrance, to goto the defence
of ihe National Capital.
Ibe Navy Department has issued an affieial
'■notice to mariners,"announcing that all the lights
on Capes Charles and Henry are extinguished.
Vessels have arrive! here today that came up
the Potomac. They report thai the navigation of
tint river has not tvn interfered with.
P..ssi-Mg<.| S for the N- ill are to hi 'iken through
' ' d--'p ,: a Annapolis an-l Perry.vide, be
-1 f* 1 hid uo Northern newspaper ma.M here
for teji days.
Correspondence from the South represent* North
Carolina as out of the Union by ae-lam it ion.
1 bo \ ireinians are removing all tiie machinery
not burned at Harper's Fetrv. to Richiaonl.
UARBiSBcna. April3o—The Chief Justice of
Vermont, now here, was in Richmond on Friday
list, and had a full opportunity of judging the nuta
iser of troops. He estimates that there was then
there about XI,OOO, and that 15,000 were in motion
south of that point for the North.
A gentleman, holding an official position in Wash
ington, airived here to-d.iy, aftor one week's stay
in Virginia, commur.icatei the important fact that
tho vote against iJuccssion in the secret session of
tho Virginia Convention, was fully fifty , and not
sixteen, as reported. This information was derived
from a piominent member of tho Convention, who
dare net make the statement public, and no Vir
ginia paper would dare to publish it.
BALTIMORE, April 30.—A despatch from Fred
erick, says : "A gentleman from Washington in
forms me that Gun. Scot! showed him, yesterday,
the copy of a proclamation to be issued immedia
tely, declaring partial martial law in the District
of Columbia and over the line of railway estab
lished by the Government, fir national purposes,
so jr us to suspend th ) right of habeas corpses."
NEW I ORK, April 30. The schooner West Wind,
Capt. Burnett, from Wilmington, N. C., "JSth inst..
reports thai tin steamer Uncle Ben had been taken
as a prize, and her crew thrown into prison on the
ch irgw of twing spies of the Federal Government.
The Soctssiorisl authorities hv.l sunk vessels in
New Inlet, blocking up the channel. Tba Hade
Ben was a first-class steamtug, chartered by ~the
Government lor service at Fort Senator from tho
wrecking firm of Johnson & Uig. Ms, of this cite
THE PRESIDENT AND THE BALTI
MORE AN 8.
Wo learn, snys the Philadelphia ftallolia,
from a gentleman who has just returned from
Washington, tho paittculars of the interview,
la*t Monday, between the President and the
Baltimore Committee. He thus reports the
precise nature of Mr. Lincoln's expressions on
that occasion.
Tho Committee preserved themselves before
the President, and euterod upon their mission,
f After some preliminary remarks, Mr. Lincoln
said:—''Gentleman, you hive ccme hare to ask
peace on any teruis: such -a .desire, on such
terms, is n<-t like the course of Washington or
J iclt on. I hey ( ti;e rebeL) attacked Fort
SoißpLr. Y'U • ttuck troops sent to the Fed
eral Government for the proiectioti of tbo
same und foY the defence of the lives and prop
city of the iuhnluaDis of this city. My in
tention never sa< t> aitick Maryland, but t>
have those -troops, as I saoi before, for liia
piotiction of Washingtoo.
"Nuw, gentleuun, g< home and fc'i your
people (hat it tt.ry will not attack us, we will
not nttick them. But if they do attack us, we
will retorri it, and that severely. Tuosc troop*
must come to Washington, and that through
Maryland: they can neither go under it, in.r
••an they fly over it, and tbey shall eoiuc
through it."
HannisßUßO, April 20.—1t is now understood
that no ti'iups ili bu mored from batup Curtin
in this till the mhl.Be of uuxt week .
r f From the JV, Y. Tribune.
, Senator Douglas for Suppressing
Rebellion.
r
Speech at Columbus, Ohio
i
j CoLCMBPS, Wednesday, April 24.
j There was an itnprnmtu meeting in this oltv
1 J yesterday, which possesses signifiaaoue. Sfe-
I phen A. Douglas having nrrived hre on tfo>
early train from Virginia, he wa escorted to
i the State-House, and as so >n as it breams
1 known that he was at the Capital, a speech
1 was demanded of him. Of course he complied.
Sereial hundred men and women immediately
! i collected in front of the north stepa of the
5 j State-House, and Mr. Douglas, hiving been
' | introduced by Mr. Burr, Member of the House
( |of Representatives from Delaware County,
| proceeded, in a strong voice and in an anima
ted manner, to speak of the war and of the
1 duty of oitizeos.
R ABSTRACT OP DOUOLAS'S SPEECH.
I He began by expressing his deep feeiiDg uu
> der the exciting and alarming condition of the
■ country. He would not discuss the causes of
! tho civil war, but he had no doubt of the duty
of citizen.. It was to stand by the flag; to
defend tho Capital of (be nation. The ques
tion was, would tho people permit traitors to
- destroy the constitutionally elected Govern
ment, or would they suppress rebellion?—
{Cries of ''Suppress it."] He would never
sanation inv invasion of the rights of tho peo
ple of the South. He would defend them in
their political rights, and in their rights of
property. He would resist interference with
the domestic institutions of the South, so help
, him God, but this was not a question aflfeot*
I iog a negro It involved questions of more
importance than all the negroes of Cbristeu
dom. It a great commercial qnestion.—
Shall a portion of our country which is to the
whole country as the beiu of the garment is to
the cloak, dictate commercial law to the whole
people?
Shall wc have a petty passport system, which,
ot every citzen who wished to cross a State
line, would require such a permit as is now
given in tho South to a negro? Shall our bag- !
gage bo overhauled on every border if we wish
to travel? Shall our commerce be subject to
sectional dictation ? If wo consent that it
shall, at Charleston or at Mobile, we may be
j called upon to consent that it shall at New
York. It is no time now for crimination or
recrimination—no time to institute inquiry
respectiug this body or that—to inquire wheth
er this or that pl itfotia ii most in harmony with
the will of the people. We must rally to the
defense of the Government—to the rcestablisb
ineot of the Union. When that is accomplish
ed we ui i y engage in the delightful occupation j
of quarreling among one another about this j
party or that party.
Declaring that when he left Washington be
did not inteud to make speeches, but expoctc-j
quietly to go to his home in Illinois, Mr. Dou
glas stated bnt on Monday, having been unex
peotrtiiy defamed at Wheeling, he consented ;
to address eit : zeus of O lin aid Virginia at'
Bellair. It softiDid to hiit that the City of!
Wheels"" hid a<3j, lr.;,d to 0Li0,.-u v . -rt~g t
the meeting and -o great tie interest. Wo to j
the uian who bad there raised a Secession flag, j
It was H noble sight to see the people thuie ;
rally around the stars Mid stripes, lie boped
there was not ii man in the Mi'aiosibpi Valley
who did not reaogo-ze every other man as his
brother who was ready to stand by the flag of
the nation-
Mr. D'Ugiis was about to leavo the steps
from which h-- spoke, when there was a quo*
tioa from soar' one übc it G-a. bcoit. Dou
g! a anw- red :
There has been a rumor tbat Gun. Scott- U
about to accept the comaiaol of the urtuy of
Virginia Can there bo a doubt respect ng
that old SOI .'ST and patriot, who for mora than
fifty years has shed hi* brood on every battle
field in defen*-! of bis country 1 I cm make
short work of such a doubt. Last Saturday
before I left Washington I visited Geo. Soett
at bis quarters. He was occupied wriiing dis
patches— so much occupied that be said to tee
bo would like to talk an tour, hut that I would
serve my coiufry if I did not detain biui a
moment. {Cheers ] W vi'iing frtam his quir
t 'rs at the avenue, I uist a gentieoieu from
Virginia, who sail to mo, in a conversation 1
h ;1 with him. thai bo was Chairman of a Ooiu
ruitteo instructed io teudur to Gen. Scott the
supremo oomnm I of all the force* of Virgin
ia. "I hive 'discharge 1 '.hat du*y," said tie
gentlemen, "and the Gene ml answered me
th t for more than fifty year* he had devoted
bis life to too defense of the flag of his ouuo
try. So long as God permitted him to live he
would stand by that flag against a;l assailants,
even tboagh his nitivo S'atu, Virginia, was
among them." [Vociferous cheers.}
Mi. Douglas then said: Now gentlemen,
it is ci'ly necessary to say that tho old htro i*
employed night and ;ay in defense of his o iuu
try byby whole country—without reference ta
tho character or ta toe locality of its assail
ants. [Cheers]
Mr. Douglas was followed by Congressman
Cox of this District, and by Beu Stauto,, is'o
Congressman in tba Logan District, .in i • j
response to lond calls, Gov. Detiui**n t-aeu 1
appeared and made a few pcrtioent remarks, j
wben, with martial music, tho meeting was dis
missed.
A Nmv PLANET.—Horaco P. Tuttle, of
the Cambridge Observatory, so widely known
for his discovery of numerous comets and no
bu'm, a 'dc-d to his brilliant discoveries tbat
of u new planet. This is the Sr-t planet ever
discovered at Cambridge, and tbo achievement
reflects great honor en tho institution a* well
las on the disa verer. To compete at tho pres- j
eut day, with the combined genius and talent j
i of European astronomers for discoveries is ce
lestial apace, requires a Sogioe of man tat and
physios 1 labor arid patiouoo beyond the reach j
uud endurance of most uieu.
ROBERT TYLER HAS guue back to Virginia,!
i from Philadelphia, finding the Liter too not a
place for the traitorous sou of a traitorous ex-
President. The A'urth American of Wtfom*.
uay guys, speaking of the scenes of the pra
viou* dy:
"Seoes.-.onl-ts kept remarkably shady. A
number f rabid ones left the ci'y during Mon- j
day af'eruo; u and night. Mr. Kohait Tylei j
V. JS among the first to Lave, a fnot discover
ed by the ctoird who started u Monday night
o pay their respects to bim."
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE.
liXTR.t SESSION
HABRISKIRG. April 30th, 1861.
HoCSS Of RH'BfcKENTATIVEs.
The Speaker (Mr. D**,*, celled the ROOM
f<> order at 12 0,. lnr.k.
The roll wa caliH, WIR n it appeared that
j the • allowing gert. rn.n we-/. bnt:—Mewm
Arhcom, Wnahry, <•„„, J> 00felIlt Pr „. *
Gibber,ey; Gordon, Mnhin, Fattenon, 8 to ■■ e
| b'-ck, Biri>ot? fti-i T !Jt-r.
The O.rk. .Mr read tho proclama
tion of the Govern r iiinrr Hfl ,*#,!
I „f ,ho i.fcgiolatarr. S " n " K "'
'WO"* truMed
I that the K-prwcnativiu. of tbe great State of
Penosyivanu would take fh c i r true position.
Ihe Government must he atuuhed, Bn d all
| treason against it must he put down
Mr.—Collins offered a resolution, calling
; upon the Governor to furnish a ji„t of the
number of the volunteer compaoies accepted
tor service, and where located: and also the
names of tho companies which have offered
■ and have uot yet been accepted, '
The resolution was adopted.
Mr Thomas offered a joint resolution that no
legislation shall be had during tbe called ses
s.oo except such as relates to national affairs,
Tbe resolution lies over under tho rules.
A I G ° ve '?° r '> was received and
read by the Clerk, Mr. Ranch.
Mr Ball moved that the message he re
ferred to a Select Committee of seven, which
was agreed to.
Mr. Wilson moved that a Select Committee
of Five be appointed to revise the malitia laws
wntob was agreed to
Mr Schaffer moved that 10,000 of the Go
venior * Message be printed; agreed to.
The joint resolution c>f Mr. Thomas, that no
I'U-iness stiall be transacted except such as
relates to National affairs was then taken up
and adopted. Mr. Nuffield asked and obtained
leave to read in hie place a bill for tbe stay
or executions.
Mr. I>3Vj S asked and obtained leave to pre
sent a petition for a law authorizing tbe com
missioners of Venango county to borrow
money for war purposes.
Mr. 1 ncey asked and obtained leave to
read 10 place a bill providing for tbe relief
: and support of the families of volunteers in
j Bradford COUDIV.
| Tho uuai Commit tees were appointed, and
the House then adjourned uutil to-morrow.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
The flarrisburgh Union of Monday contain
ed the following, which speaks too loud to be
oiiunder&'ood:
One of the most thrilling inciJeots connec
ted with tbe military operations of the day
took piace at Camp Curtain ou Saturday aftcr
j noon. A number of persons were engaged in
j raising the Stars and Stripes over The main
| building, used as the head quarters of the offi
' cers, and just as everything wis in readiness,
J and tbe men had seized tbe haijard to run np
! 'he flag, a largo E-gle eaine from r.o one knew
where, HOVERED OVER THE FLAG
AND SAILED MAJESTICALLY OVER
THE ENCAMTMENT WHILE THE FLAG
WAS RUN Ui ! of V wero
ipternod in a moment, and as tbe nolle bird
j looked down, 'ho cheers of three thousand men
| rout the ir' Never sa. such ovation paid the
"Imperial Bird of Jove." it lingered for a few
i minutes, apparently not a particle frightened
at tbe terrifio ticis"—then cleaving the air
with hi* pinions he disappeared n the horrizon.
lu the days of the Roman Republic this
would Lav® bsen looked upon as a glorious
omeo, and we do not see why we should not
look upon it as Mich now.
Never was an incident looked upon w : th
nine favor. It sent a patriotic thrill through
every heart that witnessed it, and tverv man
seemed to be animated with MLO deepest feeling
of patriotism and devcion to the tag of oor
Union.
LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP HUGHES
The following psiricittie letter was sent to
the great Uniou Meeting in New York, by
Archbishop Hughes, and was read nmid maoh
applause:
NEW YORK, April 20, 1861.
Drar Sir: —Uu ible to attend the meeting
at Unrou inquire IU consequence of in disposi
tion, I beg leave io state my seatiuieuis uoou
tbe suhjeot ol your oooiiug together, in the
following words:—
Ministers of reiigiort and ministers of peace,
according to the instructions of their Divine
Master, have not oeased to hopo and pray that
peace and nniou might be preserved in this
great and free country. At present, howavor,
that quantum has been taken out of the baade
ol tbe peace-tinkers, and it is referred to the
arbitrament of sanguinary contest. lam not
au'horiz td to speak io the name of any of my
fellow eitiz.'os. I think so far as 1 can judge,
there is the right principle ammg a'l of tbeui
| wbout 1 know. It is now Ef y years since, a
| foreigner hv Lirtb, I took ibc. oath ef alicgiao o
to this country, under its title of tho Halted
States of A •> M.a. (Loud chsere.)
As uyird-> ooos -ienoe,patriotism, judgement,
I have no lut-giving. Silli desirous of peace,
at: t•Pr >. ideo •; of God shall nave brought
it,l !> y ■ :h-#l IM 'be period of natural iza
-1 :ion,l aav< "one i ut ons oountry. Ia referanoo
to rnv duties as a --i >a •:>, no ohange has eom
over my niuoj .ti-n. The Govern menu
of 'be Ut t. S i'w was tbea, ae it is aow,,
s . ntho'' ; B ilya nt una 9ig, popularly oalfed
•' The Stars .n ,'t (Road applause.)
This has been my flig, anj that! be to the
end. (Cheers.) I trust it h still destined to
display, in tho gales that sweep overy ocean,
and amid the gentle bre-zi* ol uiioy a distact
shore, as I hnve seen it iu foraigu lauds, its
own pecoitat waving lines of beaa:y. Alay'it
live a"d continue to display these asmo waving
lines of bestry, wbsiiier at b mo or abroad,
for thousand ytars, anci afterwarJs as long
as ilesveii permits, without limit or duration.
JOHN HUGHES, Archbishop of NOW York.
Delaware i* responding to the U-nius picvo
insist with vigor and Oiiaestiuess. One of the
largest meetings ever gathered iu that Statu,
was held at VV iimingV'o, on Thursday evening,
nod passed rii'olutioaa sevcreiv deooiiuaing
Senator Bayard for !;i ..r.u-Uui"" course. —
Tro:ps are being euro)led in several portions
of tbe State to ; e mustered mt> 'he oerviea.
It js aFited that Fort Deiaware has been
reiiiioroeu by IW.T hundred men, and on Sat
utday i salute of tbwty-four gun-" vsasfi. ed.—.
There is no danger of its falling ta:c ti:o Stands
g, f the eueuty.