BEDFORD INQUIRER. [ BEDFORD, Pa. rridT >*rnlp. May 24, IS6I. "rRIRLRFS AN!) FIUSE." I>. OVER-L'dilor and Propi idcr. The Gr.ztllt r.f last week publishes ihe mes sage of the traitor, Jeff. Divis, to the so-csil ed (Confederate Congress, und it states in an editorial article calling attention to it, 'hat "this ioctnnsnt sot? forth in a terse and suc cinct history, the wrongs soil grievances com plained of by the people of the South;" and in ano'herpart of the article the editor says, '•Mr. Davis justly complains" of "the wrongs and insult* experienced by the Suuih!" Why did the editor of this secession and disunion journal publish the massage of that arch trai tor, Jeff. Davis unless it was for the purpose of giving encouragement and argument to tLe twenty other disnnionists ic Bedford County I Docs cot his editorial article establish the truth of our supposition? Why does the editor not publish the spea dies aud lei ft r of Cjss, D< uglis, Wool, BickinsoD, Dix, Butler, and other leading Democrats, on this war, which his fcrt tfcer drsuuionists vf the South and their Not there apologists, have forced upon Us? — Is it not because Lo fairs to let bis readers have the light? Why did ho not publish the speech of Douglas before the Illinois Legislature, and especially after being requested to do so by life long Democrats? Are we wrong in our opinion that had'tue editor of that paper the courage, provided l.e lived in the South, he would be in'the secession army? But as be lacks that quality, he would only preach up secession and trease* to others, and not risk bis own life to powder or rope. The Maryland Legislature has passed a res et utioa calling uputi the Pres-dent "in the' name of God" to cause making war upon the South— Bedford Gazelle. The President is "Lot making war upon the South." tie and the Cabinet, and patriotic men in all the loyal St.to, ire ooiy defending the Union against the war tuado upoo it by the diaunicnisls and traitors, who ara encouraged by just ruch persons as the editor of tho Ga zelle, who is weekly publishing lying articles and ciiuendos like tin's. Why has not the f, 1- I* ifcc manliness to come right straight out, iibci Lr bis c< ut try ,or rga't st it? An open oueuiy is better than a secret foe, or oos who sometimes pretends to be a friend, but is all the lime pUymg-inio the bands of tba enemy. The wheat, rye and oai crops in Bedford County, lock remarkably well, and promise a Una birvest. Uu." furiuors, ou account of the wet weather, have been late iu getting in their corn. As it is not toi Iv'e to plant, wo be pe tbpy will put iu all the ground*tbty possibly ouo spare ;n eoio, potatoes, &a. If tho war goes on, pi educe will I ring good prices during the fall and winter. Tun Mu.itv.av Bum. —Tie new military bill which 1 ass -d the Legislature, has received the signature o! the Governor. By its provisions the Associate Judges au 1 C'u.mlssiouers of lba several Coun ties, are require 1 to afford relief to the families ol volunteers in tho service, who may need relief. We wiil try and publish tho most important pro visions of the law next week. A few days ago, io common with • number of our c:t zens, we were presented wnh a nice Ircah shad, by our friend, Samuel L. Creuta borg.'lLq , of Philadelphia, for which we are under obligators. It is snppr sed thet England will acknowledge the Confederate States, as a Lellfgc-rant power. This is .quite different from acknowledging them as an in dependent pow. r. The repoit tb;t John C. Breckinridge war going to join Col. Anderson, and fight for the Union, turns out to bo not true. Sauza.— We hive long supposed th.-.t this cele britod drug, had come to be an exploded humbug, hnt we are assured hy thosa skilled in tho healing k art, that not the Saisap-frii la itself is to he blamed for this conclusion, but tho miserable worthless preparations of it th.it have been palmed off upon the community—preparations which contain about u much of its virtues as they do of gold dust. Ii is a commercial fact that almost all of tho Sarsa p.. . • gathered ;n the world, is consumed in the oid coi.i.t it's of Europe, where Ihu science of medicine, ti.s reached its highest perfection, and where they know the bc.-t what ta employ for the mastery of oi _s*. Jenc% we are glad to find that wn are now lo have a compoui.d of this iX celKnt al'tr-tiv", which can bo relied on, and our community will i, ,t need he assured, tlut any thing Doer. Ave.i makes, i* worthy of thtir confidence. Be has Uen tor ) ears engaged in eliminating this remedy (aw i dv'g cols.) designing to make it !ii s j "r'rf/ - r' M Tt which bcuid add the crowning glo-y ' to -.{ready enriabio reputation .Imetican Cell, . JS'eu. Ycrk. A Coup ant n y .[<..mca Tha P.ev. li. VV;e mrr, A. ■ .. ij,,. r . r V of iit. Viuerct. | */\\; " ■ C y' ' '• ' Op jifiuc 11 '.Clone the members •; < his eoofrs ?r: :Y„ [[[3 com pany . * nciyrt u .., 0 .c.ty L -R '.. nt be expects (<► get 11.t<> Servian eie long in which event, it will on doubt be shown that mu cm bo good ciuLtLo* ani pood soldmrs *t j<> and the ssuic time.— VAronick. Leilers from fa~p Scott, We had the pleasure of receiving the fol lowing letter from our IrKud, Capt. John H. Filler, of tbe Taylor Guards. Though the letter was not in-tended for publication, and private, yet wc take the liberty of laying the greater portion of it br-fore readers, and we believe tbe Captain will excuse us when he learns that everything coming fiotu out ♦•boys'' at Camp Scott, is read with avidity by all classes of the community : CAMP SSGIT, York, Da,. ) May 10, 1861. J D. Ovxn, Esq., Dear sir . —You will excuse tr.y delay in writ inf. 1 did not iniend writing strict y private letters to you, tut some mem oranda for publication. But I bavo really no time to write auytbiug for the publie, and hav ing come to that conclusion, 1 determined to cuter upon my ptivatc ami; friendly eorrespon d< n< e with you. There was great disappointment among our meu yesterday afternooo, wteu they saw the first regime ut, fully armed and equipped, march oat of camp lor Baltimore. We felt sorry to le left lehind. The 12th and 13th Regiments will march together when wc do go hence. Wc arc not yet fully equipped, but everything to put us iu marching condition will be here to-morrow. We had a dispatch front Philadelphia to-day, that they had ship ped enough to "arm, clothe and equip" nil the men in Camp Scott, aud from the hurry that is manifested ou ail sides, 1 am of opinion that wc will soon move, either to Baltimore or Washington. The Captains of companies of the 13th Re giment, have all put themselves down for the war, and have thiough Col. Rowley so notified the Governor. There has been a strong ex pression in favor of continuing for the war in my company, there being when Gen. Negley addressed us the other day, not a dissenting voice. Among the men, ours was the only company that was unanimous ou the suty et. Of course, at the eud of three months, some will want to go Lome, ami that, too, at the very moment when their services arc urgently needed. But Col. Rowley has assured us that before the time is up every courpauy will be fully recruited. So you need not look to see toe at home for a good while to come. * * 1 like the military.life—that is to S3y, I anti cipate that I wilt like it when we get into ac tive service. Col. Rowley is a fine officer and au excellent gentleman. He served with dis tinction iu the Mexican war. He, as well 9 our Adjutant, Kiukead, who is an exccllem soldier, served with Lieut. Win. Fiudley Mann in Mi xico, at least in the same regiment.— Adjt. Kinkeud w:,s iu the seme company with hi iu. Our rcgiiac-ut is out on dtill for about threo hours every day, and although wo are green as yet, oar diilis oil the common west of Yoik, ait: nut gteat crowds of citizen* every morning. Toe buys weio considerably out of butuor when they first camo here, m-t being used to ccok tLcir own food, ami look out for them selves generally, but they are quite good hu mored now and anxious fot a fight. The wea ther was very bad, and one or two nights we were ;n the w t r slightly, When I gut u • la the Horning ;b< raui u r i iuo in under me, and my head was wot with tba wa let-that j-d puuioJ ih.ough itio roof of ioy shanty. lam at camp every night, and wc nbare all the evil and go on tn.it Gomes iu iLe ra.no dug no. My tieai to has -tdtil excellent, and I liave gained three pounds avoirdupois iu the 3eah. "So genu'" suits me very vrell. 1 dou't kuuw now it will be iu tbo tud. * wa * • • JcJsn llcJju aLd Al.x. Mower, make good Eoldier-. Alick Mower, in particular, is at tentive to Lis duties. Alex. Boor is doing lir.t-iy. Wa>h. Muiiin is all right, but not greatly iu lovo wiili the mu-ku'. lie would rather draw the sword. Will Filler is a gay soldier toy, and youog Elliott is getting along Snei'. John liovhic was s ek yesterday, and 1* had him iu the hospital, where he was el tended by a hiod.-ome young lady. Under her treat ment be is better to-day. I will speak cf tbo test if the boys in uiy next. Bui X must say that Jorrv Brown ne ver behaved so weil in Lie life as he does now. lie is always well dressed, and neat in tits up pearance. Write uic soon, and 1 will answer. Very Truly Your Friend, J.NO. 0. FJLLER. From a subsequent Utter from Oapf. Filler to a trictid in Bedford, wo have been permit ted to urako the following extracts: CAM? Sourr, Yoik, Pa., ) May 13, 1361. j DEAU : * Our Company wcro all out in full uniform (hid evening in dress regimental parade, and were much complimented for their line appeaiauce. They got iheir unifoitus this morning, and 1 am of opinion that there is not a liner company on tins ground, so far as the mntiriit is concerned. A litt'o rnoro drill is all that is required. Vo are in for ttio war you my depend upon that, in a few days wo uiiy be off for W'a-b -j iugton or Biltimcro. Sou aof our men will want to go home at (be end of the three months, but wo wid open in Pittsburg a Recruiting | Office for all tbo Companies in our Regiment, | and fill up the places of all who may desire to Ihe di.-cuarged. an the meant;tuc you may give ; notice to any of our Bedford boys that there i wilt be IK line chance for them. All bunds uere are iu line spirits. Tell Simon Cook that i Prank is well and likes his new blue uniform except that it is a litile too smnll for him! j Toe livolust soldiers iu camp arc Will. Filler, ' Elliot, NuPon .and Clem Miller. Frank Poorman, wuom you enlisted in ; Se! elisburg, you remember, is a treasure. * He is Company Cook, and occupies his spire time <n foraging about the form houses and hen coops iu the neighborhood of York, and levies contribution* on the market men una shop, keepers in ihe towu. There is hardly a day ! 'hat Frank don't come in with poultry, batter ' sud egg*-, from the country, or air occasional haul or shoulder, and ho never returns from town to t-amp without packing in sundry small uw -nvwnk*st article, iike ua.i.piato, Waives I •*nd fo.ks, shoe blaektfig, whukey a „d fjbacco. ! ii.o ' aruul dodger' himself *ts nothing to i 1 rank Doorman, lor which see Dickens' Oliver Twist. In an enemy's country Frank would be invaluable, but the danger is that iu bis foraging expeditions he would be cut off. It is mat the boys need anything hero. They ' BEBFOBD IMBIBER. have plenty of pood bread, fine beef, bam, nee, | beans, sugae.nrid coffee, with occasionally po- i tatoes in their repular army ration o . They I have plenty of clothing and a splendidly or ganized medical department; and when any one of them is sick he is sent in there, and pets his broiled steak, bis toasted bread, and every ether nice little luxury that a sick man covets. Above all bo is nursed by a beautiful lady from Pittsburg, the ♦ Florence Nightingale" of the "gay 13th Regiment." My health is very good. I have not had a day's sickness, and weigh over one hundred aud seventy-eight pounds. Our Regiment is fully Kiuippod and is under marching orders. Rut letters will be sent after us, snd I hope U hoar from you soou aud will answer, giving all I can of camp life. I must now eloso.— The tattoo Ins beat, and lights must out— Yours Very Truly, JNO. H. FILLER. Alf AGCRESSIfE* EXPEDITION Two Virginia Batteries Destroyed. A Summary Check to the Rebels—They ore Scattered in all Directions—Capture oj two Schooners— Thirty Rebels Taken Prisoners. WASHINGTON, May 20. On Saturday afternoon, the Steamboat Star, foimerly the Monticello, discovered a partially- I'ornied battery at Sewall's Point. Two gun's from the Norfolk Navy.Yard had beeij mounted, and : embrasures had been prepared for about a dozen others. The Star opened fire and had dismounted one gun, when the Too mas Freeborn, Capt. Cash, i attracted by the filing, ran down from Fort Wash i ington, and getting nearer shore than the Star's • draught permitted, speedily overset the second.— ! The Freeborn then sent a shot toward a body -of 20 or 80 Secessionists, who stood near the ruined ' battery, which cut clean through them, and scat : tened them in all directions, and then steamed away. Lust night the Freeborn, while cruising in the Potoiuac below Fort Washington, overhauled and ! captured a couple of suspicious schcooners. The : first was the Virginia from Alexandria. The sec ond was the laabel, which on being hailed, de i claired herself to l>e laden with fishier Alexandria. Until threatened with a shot, she refused to stop, but. on being hoarded, was found to contain thirty of the oddest kind of Secession fish, ail well armed. There was no cargo as had been declared. The Isabel was towed up to the Navy-Yard, where she now lies under guard, with her thirty prisoners on board. \aval Action at the Mouth of the Potomac. ' Jl Const Guard Steamer Jlllncked by a Rebel Propeller—Repulse oj the Rebels Loss IJn known—tour United States Soldiers Killed \ —Five Wounded. Special despatches to the lianing l'ost and CM mercial report that one of the Government Coast steamers got ashore last night at the mouth of the Potoin ic and was attacked by an arme I propeller, Irum Kichuiond, with a largo force of tlw Kebels. After a brisk contest the Kebels w<.r repulsed.— : Their loss -a unknown. 1 Four United States soldiers were killed and five wounded. The latter wero landed at Fort Wash ington to-day. Another steamer, with fifty soldiers, has gone in pursuit of the pirates. [The above has since been contra licte 1. ] Edward Everett on fhe War, At a meeting held in Itcxburv, Mass"., to coiiect funis in aid of the fuuitlias of volun teers who have enlisted forjjie war, Edward Everett made an eloquent address, of which the following extract is he conclusion: My friends, i deprecate war—uo man mere so; and, ot all wars, I most deprecate a civil war. And tliis, i; prosecuted by the South, in the spirit in which she Ins commenced it. wiil be what the Mern poet of civil wars of llomo called a tedium plusquam civile —a more than civil war. i d-pre.-ate, more th:yj I can expre.e, a war with the South. You know my political course. Begat), iko Indian chief, moiir*4.u.iv exeiainjed: u Suol> was my love for the -v. kites, that my countrymen pointed at mo as they passed, and said, Logan is the tuend of white men!" 1 have been pointed at | for many years as (he friend of the South For : maintaining what I deemed her constitutional rights, 1 have suffered no small share of oblo quy, and saciiticed the favor of a large portion of tbo community in which I was boro, aud which, from my yomh up,l havo endeavored to serve laboriously, dutifully, and affectionately.' i was willing, whim tins ill-stirred movement I was confined to the Bt.tes of the extreme South, and they ab.-t.ine i from further aggres sion, that they should go in peace. This course, I thought, would retain the Border States, and bring back the scceders in a year or two, wearied and disgusted with burdensome and peiUoua experiment. Such I understood to have been, in substance, the programme uf the administration. But the Sou'h has willed it otherwise. She has struck a parricidal blow at the heart i t the Union; and to sustain her in this uDDatural and un righteous wir, ts whit my conscience forbids. Neither will 1 remain silent, and sea ibis ma jestic framework of government, the uobiesl political fabric ever reared by human wisdom, prostrated iD the dust to gratify the disappoint ol ambition of * j. ,y a.-piring men (lor tb-it Mr. Vicd-President Stephens bravely told his fellow citizens last November was the cause of •a great part of our troubles'), and this under ' cove.- of a sophistical interpretation of the : (/onstituijon at war aliko with common sense, ' with contemporary history and the traditions } of the government, unsupported by a single authority among the frauiers of tbo Constitu tion, and euiph.itically denounced by Mr. Madison, their leader and chief. What then remains, fellow citizens, but that we should, without unchristian bitterness towards our misguided couutrymen, meet calm ly and resolutely tho demands of the crisis; that wo should perforin the duties of good cit zens With resolution aud steadiness; lhat wo should eordiiliy suppbrt the government of tho country iu the difficult position in which it is placed; that we so illd~t)llecr. and encour age the bravo mou who havo obeyed its call, by a generous care of their iamalie*; and to sum it uil in one word, come weal or woe* that wo should stand by the flag of ,tbe Union ! <£*' A late arrival from California brings intel ligence of the prevalence of a strong Union •euiimeot iu that state. The few sympathiser* with secession are quite under the powertul Union feeling. It is expected that tho State will be represented in the lower House as well as in the Senate during tua Extra Session of Congress. ' TUB STAY LAW. HARRI-BURG, M>y IC. —The following is a true copy of the bill offered by Mr. Diffield, and which has passed both brioches of the Legislature, relative to juJgmiuts and execu tions : SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the. Senate and HoU'e of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, I'll at upon all judgments now r imaiuingjunsat i-ified, or which may ba obtained within six mouths from the passage of this act, there shall he a stay of execution for one year from the passage hereof as regards judgment* now ex isting, ami from their datiTas regard.! judgments obtained after the date hereof. Provided that the defendant is possesed of real estate "within the respective county or counties in which such judgments shall have been obtained, or in any other county within this Ooumiouwealth, to which the said judgment shall have been trans ferred, subject to bo sold for the payment of such judgment, worth in tho opinion of any court o? any jutigo in vacation, or alJertuan having jurisdiction of such judgments, at a fair valuation, a sum s i.Tistent to piy or .satis fy the same, over and above other incumbran ces, aud (he amount exempted from levy and sale on execution, or waid defendant shall give secuiity for the payment of tbc same, to be approve 1 by the court, or a judxe thereof in svacution, or the justice or alderman before whom the same was obtained or may be depend ing, withtu sixty days from tho date of the judgment, or Iroui the passage of this act, which security smR! consist of one or more -persons, who shall srtisfy the court, judge or I justice,, by oath or affirmation, aud such other evidence as may he required, that.they are the bona fide owners of real or personal estate witbio the county where such judgment has been entered, worth at a fair valuation double the amouut ot such j judgment, ovrr and above all other debts and incumbrances, to which se cof.ty the pliifliiffs may fiie exceptions as now provided by law. And that in all aetioos now pending, or instituted within twelve months after the passage of this act, in any of the courts of this Commonwealth, on notes, bills, bunds, or other investments, for tho pay ment of money, or fur the recovery .of book debts, wherein the defendant or defendants of of auy stage of the proceedings before actual sale by the sheriff, shall liavc filed 4n affidavit setting forth that the majority of his or their creditors, whose demands exceed two thirds of his or their en:ire indebtedness, have agreed in writ.ug to extend the time of payment of trie debis doe them respecti ely, tho court shall ; direct the protbonot try,to report the terms of | the said extension, upon oven evidence submit- ! cl to him by the defendant or defendants, j I and thereupon tho court shall enter at. order in i the cause, that no execution shall issue, except ! at the periods when, and in the proportions which n shall appear by .the report of the pro tboutUry of the majority of the creditors of the defendant pr defendant;, whose demands ex-f oeod two-thirds of hiaur their entire indebt edness, have agreed, as aforesaid, to extend the time ( f payment of the debts duo them respectively, and no person or firm, bank or broker, Loluing coll-tdrak od -fwuritv for debt? de or to booute de, shall within" on* eeari .from the Ukiog effect of lis act sell ar j Its or private sale auy -ucb collaterals, wh®tl>J <r U e same cot -ist of mortage, bond, not,-, j or other secuiity', commercial v , r otherwise, iu J any party selling och collateral securities I witu.u such t UJ ; >iiii become responsible for I the same at double the amount for wbieh it was j pledge i to the owner of such collateral. And j provided Jurlher, iiiat the provisions of ibis i act shall extend to judgments entered or to be ? ontered, as well upon tnnd and warrent of at- | toruoy as upon mortgages to secure the same, | aud to any subsequent grantee or owner of the i premises so bound, as well as to the origional ' oh igor or mortgager, and also to all judgments j j or debts upon which stay of execution has j been or my he waived by the debtor in any ■ : übiigatiou or contract upon which such jodg- j uient has been or may hereafter be obtained or by any stipulation eutercd into at any time scperate from sii<l obligation or contract.-- And provided, Tkit nothing in this act oon taiued shall be construed to stay uu txecutiou that may be issued after tbo expiration of six ty Jays from t bo passage of ibis not for the purpose of collecting interest due, or to be come due, ,upou any judgment for auy sum, uot kss than SoGO, heretofore obtained; but no such execution shH bo issued for lens than six mouths, arrearages f interest. Provided, ii.ut this act shall uot apply so a° to stay the collection of interest on judgment entered for the security of the-payment of money to wid ows, orphans, or minors. Provided further, luat '.his act shall riot apply to any judgment obtained for the wages of labor, or debts con tracted after the passage of this act, but shall apply to all corporations, whether defendants or holders of collaterals. •SEC 2.. I hat M all cases in which a defend ant shall bo entitled to a stay of txeoution under the provisieus of this act, and shall neg lect or refuse to claim the hour fit. thereof, any mortgage ot tho premises levied upon, or other lien creditor, .whose estate or interest therein would be affected by sale of tho said premi ses, shall have tho like right with the defeud am tj claim such stay of cxccuti-'a. Sic. 3 I hat upon all judgments heretofore entered, or which may hereafter bo entered, upon con'itional vej'Jicts in octious of eject ment, a like stay of executions shall be hud upon the same terms and couditious provided in the first section of this act. SEO. 4. That tho provisions of this act shail be considered to apply to all judgments on which a sale by judicial process has uot been actually made. FROM .BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE. May 17.— 1t is very quiet! here to-day. One company of artillery, reg ulars, passed through Washington. lhe Eighth New York Regiment have been j ordered back to Washington. They seem loath to leave their pleasau. camp at the Re lay House. Tho men there are in good health, very few being ou tiio sick list ia either of the threo regiments. Major Mulligan'* Irish Brigade. WASHINGTON, May 17.— The.Iri.-h Brigade, over 1,000 string, tendered by Major Mulli gan, wis to-day ueceptcd by Secretary Came ron for service duriug the war. it is probable that their destination ss Washington. j 1 MAJOR ANDERSON has bceu promoted fo a J Colonelcy in the U. 8. Army. i NEW YORK, Jlay 20 I From the St. Louis Re publican, rf May 15HI Interesting front St. Louis. j GEN. HARNEY AND THE VOLUN TEERS. ' MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF THE WEST, ST. Louie, May 15, 1861. My attention has been called to publications tn several of the city pipers, to the effect that j the volunteers under my command at this post | were disordctly, and they were acting, to some ex'eut, in the defiance of the discipline of the army. 1 deem it my duty, and it affords tne great p!cauie to say, that these publications are wholly unfounded, and do great injustice 'o the volunteers. These troops have submitted I cheerfully and with alacrity to the discipline i of the service, and nothing has under my ob servation, OJT been reported to me, that should subject thetn to the injurious publication to . which I Lave alluded. | 1 beg to express my entire disapproval of ) such unfounded publications, as they aro only ; calculated to ii.jare the public service, and cre ate disquiet and ill-feeltug in the community. W. S. HARNEY, Brig. G?n. U. S. Army, Commanding. | ; THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT A ND SLAVERY IN MISSOURI. GENERL WM. B. HARNEY, COMMANDING THE MI LITARY DEPARTMENT OP THE WEST, ST LOUIS, Mo.—Sir: In common with thous ands who have perused your admirable procla mation of this morniog 1* return you the thanks of a cit zeu of Missouri for its patriot ic tone and tranquiliziog assurances. There ia nothing in this piper which, in my opinion, needs explanation; yet I wish to be : able to answer, wi'lt the authority of your i name, a question whico 1 have already replied j toon my own judgment. Last evening, a gen* ! tleiu n n of the highest respectability and intel i geuee, from Green county, Missouri, asked me : whether I supposed it was the intention of the UuifeJ States Government to interfere with the institution of negro slavery in Missouri or any slave Stale, or impair the security of that description of property. Of course, my answer was most unqualified ly, and almost in dignantly, in the negative. I told him that I bad no means of forming an opinion which wore not open to every other private citizen; but that felt certain that the force of the United States would, if ueeessary, bo exert:d for tlie prelection of this, as well as any other kind of property. Will you be good enough to spare i.om ycur engrossing military duties so much time a., may be required to say wheth er I answetod correctly? 1 have the honor to be, with the highest re | speet, your INO-t obedient servant, THOMAS T. G.ANNT. ST. LOUIS, May 14, 1861. MAY 14. 1861. THOMAS T. GANNT, Esq'., SR. L uis, Mo. : SIR: 1 HIVE JUST RCE-IVOU pur note of this . date, inquiring whether, in my opinion, you were correct in replying to a oitiztu of south western Missouri as to the purpose of the United Sutas Government respecting the pro tection of negaro property. I mast promise by saying that I have no I speak! instructions oa 'bis bead from the War | Dep trtmet t, Bat 1 should as sooa expect tc j : hear that (he or I<TS of the Government we?* i j directed towards the overi brow of any cthet i ! kind of property as of this in rregro giaves. ; j I entertain no doubt whatever that you an- I stored the question you me tit ton j I should certainly have ui-wered it in the j same manner, and I think, with the vtry fcel | if'gs you describe. 1 urn out a little astonislt : ei ih.t such u question cuuld be seiiou-iy put. Already since the commencement OI these J uttb.ppy disturbances, slaves have escaped J from their owners, and have sought refuge in ! too cauips of the, United States troops fmm 1 Northern States, and commanded by a North ern general. They were CAN fully sept back : to their owner. An insurrection of slaves , WAS reported to have taken place iu Maryland"; A Nor! OT;N general offered to the Executive ot that State tho aid of Northern troops under his otto command, to suppress it. luceudi -rics have asked of tha President permission lo in vade the Southern Siatcs, and Invo beou warned that any attempt to do this wilt be punished as a crime, i repeat it, I have no special means of kuuwiedgo ou this subject, but what 1 have cited, and my general aoquaiu tones with the stutesmaulika views of the President, makes ute confident itt expressing the opinion above given. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, WM. 8". HARNEY, Brigadier General commanding Military DE partment UF the West. | REGIMENT OF FREE COLORED MEN. —Gov- j ernor Moore, we havo heard, U.is authorized j the organization ot a regiment of free colored tueu. We have always relied upon the fideli ty of she free colored men who weto born in New Orleans — the descendants of those who j J fought upon tho plains of Übalmitte. And [ we expect that when the regiment is fully or- [ gaoizod, and if the tuean, false, dastardly Black ' Republicans of the North CNJ eavor tj mate A j hostile approach 'o New Orleans, o ir free col- ; ored regiment willhe.ilp to teach them, by a bloody lesson tO, that they know i..eir true . ' from their false friends. We heard it - 1 that Felix Labu'Uß. Esq., an old, esteemed MIL 1 wealthy citizen, would be requested to B OOUIE ; ' Colonel of the regiment — JVew Orleans Ad- • . to, Ap"U 30. | ' How WARS ARK DECIDED. —Successful . ' wars are usually decided ou U given p: tut : od single Jay. It is the greatest error to suppose ! ( a eanipaigo extends to every tillage ia a State, I and is composed of a series uf combats, lit - J sia VA9 overwhelmed at Austeilitz aod P'ried- ! ' lind by troops that had U<.ver her roil; ; 1 Napoleon was hurled from his tbrone at Wa- ' trlon; Austiia WA° humbled UT S" ! F 0 *D"0 -ND ' the victory <U Wolfe at Q tehee, wo.T (Jinatia ' for Eugl.ii 1. in IBE CRIMEA, tho legiuus of * NICHOLAS were pxhaust :d in bebastopol. 1 SECESSION-. THE THIRTY. YEARS CONSPIR ACY —Every American citizen should be fa- T Uiii ar with those words OF Rhett, of South ( Carolina : "> "Tbo secession of South Cirolina is not an * event of A dav. It is nothing produced by A .Mr. Lincoln s -button, r BY the non execu tion of the fugitive .-lave law. It B-S BEEN ;1 f nut'er which L-JS hrcn GATHERING head for thir ty years." At least 300,000 volunteers have tendered s their serviees to tho govert meat. t I f From the Natxonatlntelligencer', May 17. The Point of Honor. The subjoined lefr-r from Kx.President BUCHANAN WA# received at the iffice of the ' Motional lnUHistnar a <cw davs ago. a | friend of die Ex P. e-i dent's who "happened to „ read the letter, end who feel* uiucb interested tj in ifie question of buoot and duty, which the t letter incidentally bat very s'rocgiy states, e unci thinking that the opinion of one who has e served (he cnomty an * r spicuoosly ana so j longmight xert salutary influmee on the t npiuioiie or othei*. arkfd and obtained the e j consent o! the otstioguiah ed writer to its 0 ! publication, aod it i* published accordingly: d ! WHEATLAND, May 6, 18<rl. e To the Edi'ors of lha National Intelligencer: . j GENTLEMEN: Iu rho confusion of the d times 1 have not received your tri-weekly ~ numbers 9,157 and 9,158 of April 27 and April 30, I belisve. As yours is the only paper f i ot which I preserve a file, 1 should feel greatly y j obliged if you would aend me these numbers. Several items in the Intelligencer have _ awakened uiy atteutiou to the facility with j which militiry gentlemen relieve themselves | from their oaths and change their allegiance. s , A military oaiif mi been held sacred ia : all agea aud in all countries. Besides tbo j j aolernn sauctons of religiou, (here is j i dded the highest appeal to peroDni hooor. j ) Each military officer swears that be will bear . i true allegiance to the United States, aod serve p | them honestly and faithfully against all their Jeu juries and opposers whatsoever. They do j not swear to support toe Uenstitution ot &Dy f j State. Educated by the Uoifeti State*, they , j belong to the Federal Government iu a pecu . lias seuse. Whilst I can imagine why an 1 offioer might rtsigo rather than shed the blood of citizens of his native Srate io war. yet it is d.lficuit to excuse or palliate the next step, , woich is to go over to the enemy, and make , war upon the time honored fltg if the country, i M "j jr Beauregard, when he di.-charged the , br.it guu against Fort Sumpter, lighted a flame vvhien u will icq iire a long time to extinguish. The people of the North at present are enthu siastically unanimous. They never were aroused untii that shot was fired. I often warned >cutbeiu gentlemen ihst this would be the inevitable result. 1 enjoy good health, and as tranquil a spirit as the evils impending over uiy country will permit. Your friend, very respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN. riiE LEQISL.VTUKE.—The final adjourn men t ot the extra session of this S:ate, took place on Thursday week. The last -ot done by the members was the formation of a military coiu j I'*kyi "Dl the tender of its services to lye general government, the Speaker of the House, Mr. D.vis, Bctiug ms Captain. The bill au t.n.riz.og a loan ot three million* of dollar# and providing lor oiuiiug and equipping fifteen regiments for the detence of the State, passed the House on Thursday, aod on Saturday passed to a third reading in the Senate. It was somewhat amended in the ILuie. The main Contest over the bill had reference fofHS appointment of a M'jor General and .wo Bi g' udier Generals for the new rogimenia to be . .r. i t ■se who Wt re no: willing to cn ; trust to the G rerimr the responsibility of the 1 seieofion cf officers for positions so important, •X.vireu, first, to make these officers elective j by the ccmmissioucS officers of tha force, and ialiug iu thi*, to give an advisory power in I thrir appoint meet to the two House* of ihe • Legislature. But all efforts in this direction j tailed, end the Governor is empowered to make : the appointments. 'ihe stay law has passed both Coaxes, as also have various ac's author ziug different counties to appropriate money for the support o? families of volunteers. Tho time for the resumption ot specie payment by the Link* has been extended until the second Tuesday ia February next, sul vaious other miner acts passed tuotiiave been deemed called for by tho present exigency* in our S.ate tfluirs. REPORTS FROM GJUMBERSbURG. ■ CUAMHEB&Duao, PA., .May 20.- Severn hundred Virginia troops hive arrived oppesiti VVdlUairport, ou the Poiouiio river, iwsjitjf siz tulles south of-this poioi. It is believud here that they iotoo'd to mike •bTrryptton into the southern borders of this State. grow in'erc-ting hrrd. Several gentlemen have arrive! hero this morning from Hagerstown. They state that about seven hundred tnen bsvo ascended the i liver fioto liirper's Ferry to a point opposite I WiilLmsporf, a town in Maryland of five bun ' DRED inhabitmts A Secessionist, natudi Abraham Lighter, in WiliiaiDsport, Las two thousand barreß Or flour, aoJ it is believed that on account of the j scar.-ity of provisions the troops seiard this I flour. A geu'lemen whopissod them on their wvy ' from Martioshtirg, says theps were lodiaus tu ibo r to h Cberokoes, Irom North Carolina. Wiliiuutsport is twenty eight miles from this place. The people of the whole Oauiberlani valley, paiticulaffy -t this point, are., very ' much excited, fcawiig an invasion by a strong corps of teu thousand uu-n. They "do not fe .r permanent conquest, but forays exhaust ing their resourco*. PherO are'iliros tbotssapi troops at this point. Miryf.pd Irai UQ troops to resist an :4vane of Virgmiius. A U too man.living in ?Irylan i, who voaab e.l foi i i-ntireiy reliable, says ho was at Har pc i L\rry on Friday night, end saw fistv-ea us ia one etiaad, but did uot sea more. He ssys sruull pox is known to exist among the troops at Harper's Ferry, but to what n tun it prevails is no. known, lie believes tbs troops are for the .'iroseut being eeattered over Berkley, Jeffersoo, L ilon, Freitniak aud* Clarke counties, to carry heoi for Becessioo on Thursday next. The legitimate voters of these ct jties are hrgeiy for the Uniou. Passengers tins afternoon from U <>.efsiowD fay fifteen hundred more tiecesaion troops nra expected nt Wiriiampert to nieht. They "were scut over the rtver for bcc.ls to con-, struct tents, indicating the purpesq of formiog a regular cncsuiptiicnt. Ib - fl oir alluiod to above is being rerno-ed from \\ titi iuisport to m;. lly, _ THE question is often ASKED, what is a'GHnti ot arms?" Properly speaking, it is a complete set, of arms for one tfhich would inliadfe the bajouet, musk .-t. and tin aq^parteuancea.
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