BY DAVID OVER. REPORT OF <SEI%. BUTLER. The following is the report made to General Wool by General Butler. U. 8. FLAG SHIP MINNESOTA, 1 Augnst 80, 1861. J GENERAL —Agreeably to your orders I em barked oo the transport steamers Adelaide and George Peabody, 500 of the Twentieth regi ment New York volunteers, Col. Weber coin* tuandiug: 220 of the Ninth regiment New York volunteers, Col. Hanking; 100 of tbc Uniou Coast Guard. Oapt. Nixon commanding; 60 of the Second U.S. artillery, Lieut. Le-; muel commanding; as a force to operate in conjunction with tue fleet under flag officer , Striogbam, against the rebel forts at Hatter&s Inlet. We left Fortress Monroe on Monday, at 1 o'clock I'. M., and the list ship of our fleet arrived off Hatteras Inlet about 4 o'olock oa \ Wednesday afternoon. Such preparations aa were possible for the lauding wero made in the evening, and at day light next morning, dispositions were made for attack on the forts by th fleet, and for the j landing of the troops. Owing to tbe preva lence of south-west gales, a heavy surf was 1 breaking on the beach Kvery effort was ! made to land the troops, and after about 315 \ ware landed, including 55 marines from the fleet and the regulars, both tha iron boats upon which we had depended wera swamped in the surf, and botb flit boats stove, and a brave attempt being made by Lieutenant Crosby, of the U. S- Army, serving as a Post Captain at Fortress Monroe, who had volunteered to come down with tbe steam tug Fanny, belonging to the army, to land ia a boat from tbe wat steam* er Pawnee, resulted in tbe beaching of the boat so that she could not begot off It will be impracticable to land more troops, because of tbe rising wiud and sea. Fortuna tely a 15 pound riled bore gun, io&ncd us by the flagaship, and a 12 pound howitzer, were landed, the list slightly damaged. Our land ing was completely covered r.y the shells of the Monticello and Harriet Lane. 1 was on board tbe latter, directing the disembaroation of the troops by means of signals, and was •bout landing with, theto at the time the boats wrere stove. We were induced to desist from further at temple at landing troop* by the ot the wind; end because, in tbe meantime, the fleet | had opened fire npon the nearest tort, which j was finally silenced, and its flag struck. No tiring had opened upon our troops from i tbo other fort and its flag was also struck.— Supposing this to be a signal of mrreoder, Col WKBJR advanced bis troops, already lauded, upon the beach. Tbe Harriet Lane, by my direction, tried to cross the bar to get iato the smooth water ot tbe Inlet, when a fire was opened upon tbe Mcntioeilo which bad proceeded in advance of us from the other fort. Several shots struck ber, but without causing any oasualiij, as i am informed. SJo well convinced were the officers of the Navy aud Army that tbe forts had surrendered at this time, that the Bu*que- | hauna had towed the frigate Cumberland to an 1 effing. The fire was then io-opened (as there was : no signal from either) upon both forts. In tbe l meantime, a few men from tbe Coast Guard had advauoed up the beach with Mr. Wiegel, who was acting as volunteer aid, and whose gallantry and services 1 wish to oommcnu, and took possession of tbe small fort, wbicb was found to have been abandoned by the enemy, and raised the American flsg thereon. It had become necessary, in coDseqnenee of the threatening appearance of the weather, that all tbe ships should make sn offing, which was done with reluctance from necessity, thus leaving the troops upon shore, a part iu posses sion of tbe small fort (about 700 >ards from tbe large one) and the rest bivouacked upon ithe beach, near the place of landing, about two milea north of the forts. Early next morning tbs r llarriet Lane ran in shore for the purpose of covering any attack upon the troops. At tbe same time a large steamer was observed coming down the Sound inside tha land, with reinforcements for the enemy, but she wae prevented from landing by Captain Johnson of the Coast Guard, who bad placed tbe guns from the ship and a 6 pounder from the enemy in a small sand Littery, and opened fire upon the rebel steamer. At eight o'clock tbe fleet opened fire again, tbe flag ship being anchored as ncor ai the water allowed, and the other ships coming gal lantly into actios. It was evident, after a few experiments, that our shot fell short. An increased length of fuse was signalled, and tbe firing commenced with shell of fifteen seo .qsds fuse. I bad sent Mr. Fiske acting aid .de-camp, on shore for tbe purpose of gaining intelligence of the movement of tbe troops and of the enemy. 1 then went with tbe Fanny for the purpose of effocting a landing of the remainder of the troops when a wbito flag was ruu up from tbe fort. 1 then went with tbe Fanny over tbe bar into the inlet. At the same time tbe troops under Col. Weber marched np tbe beaob and a signal was made for tbe flag ship to oeaae ifiriog. As tbe Fanny rounded in over tbe bar, tbe .rebel steamer Window went up tbe channel, having a large number of secession troops on board, wbicb she bad not lauded. We threw a shot at her from the Fanny, but she proved to be out of raDge. i then sent Lieut. Crosby on shore to demand the meaning of tbe white flag. Tbe beat soon returned with the meinc randum from Commodore Barron, (already given,) and a veida] communication *fc ting that be bad in tbo fort 016 ui*u, and 1,000 more within a few hours call, bat tbat be was anxious to spare the effusion of blood. To ■both tbe written and verbal communications 1 A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences. Agriculture, See., See— Terms: One Dollar md Fifty Cents in Advance. made the reply; (inserted in other despatches.) After waiting three quarters of an hour, Lieut. Crosby returned, bringing with bitu Captain Barron, Major Andrews and Colonel Martin, of the rebel forces, who oo being re ceived on board tbe tug Fanny, informed me ibat they had acecpted the terms proposed in tny memorandum. 1 in for rood them that as the expedition was a combined OD, that the surrender must be ! made on board the flag ship to flag officer I Stringham, as well as to myself. We went on board the Minnesota fur that purpose, when the articles of capitulation were agreed on (already given ) 1 then landed aud took a formal surrender of the ports with ail the msn and munitions of war, inspected the troops to see that the arms • bad been properly surrendered, marohod tbem out, and embarked thciu on board tbe Adelaide, j and marched my own men into tbe fort ami raised our flag upon it amid the cheers of our men aud a salute of 13 guus which beeu shot* ted by the eneiuy. The embarkation of tbe wouuded, which was conducted with great circ, from a temporary wharf erected lor the purpose, took so long that it was impossible for the pilots to take the Adelaide over tiio bar, thereby causing de lay. I may mention in this connection that the Adelaide in carrying in the troops at the mo ment that ray terms of •aptulation were under consideration by the enemy, had grounded on the bar, but by the active and judicious exer tions of Commander Stellwagen, after the same delay, was gov off. At the seme time the Harriet lace, in an | attempt to inter the bar had grounded and re i maraud fast. Both wers under the guns of; the fort. This, to mo, was a moment of the greatest auxictv. By these accidents a valua ble ship of war and a transport steamer, with a large portion of my troops on board, were within the power of the enemy. 1 bad demanded tbe strongest terms which i he was considering. He might refuse, aud, i ; seeing our disadvantage, renew the action.— But 1 determined not to abate a tiile of wtiat I 1 believed to be due to the dignity of the Gov ernment, not even to give an official tide to | the officer in command of the rebels. Be ides, my tug was in the lulet, and at least i could carry on the engagement with ray two rifled i srx-pounders, well supplied with sawyer shell. I Upon taking possession of Fort Hatteras, 1 found that it mounted ten guns with four ! yet uomounted, and one large ten-iuoh coluin biad all ready for mounting. I apptnd the official muster roll of Uol. Martin, furnished by him, of the officers and men captured by us. Tbe position of the fort is and exceedingly strong one, nearly surrounded on all side* by water, and only to be approached by a nwnb of 500 yards cirouitously over a long neck of sand, within hi if musket range, and over a causeway a few feet only in width, and which was commanded by two thirty-two pound guns loaded with grape and canister which was ex* pen led in our salute. It bad e well protected magazine and bomb | proof capable of sheltering seme three or four j hundred men. The parapet was nearly of an i octagon form, enclosing about two-tbirds of au j acre of ground, oovered with sufficient traverx i ses and ramparts, upon which our shells had made but little impression. The larger work nearer this inlet, was known as Fort Hatteras. Fort Clark, which was about 500 yards northerly, is a square redoubt, mounting five bewy tu s and tw J Bix{poundere> The enemy had spiked these guns, but in a very inefficient manner, upon abandoning these works the day before. 1 had all the troops OD shore at the time of tbe surrender of the forts, but re-embarked the regulars and marines. I disembarked tbe provisions, making with the Btores oap'ured, i about five days, rations for the use of tbe troops. On consultation with flag Officer Stringham and Commander Stellwagen, 1 de , teimined to leave the troops and hold the forts because of tbe strength of the forlifica , tioc, its importance, and because of the diffi- I ! eulty of its recapture, if again in the posses sion of tbe enemy, wi'h a sufficient armament, r i until I could get further instructions from the i j Government. Commodore Striogbani directed the steamers Moutteeilo and Paw nee to remaiQ inside, and | these, with the meD in the torts, are suffi dent ; to hold the position against any force wbtoh is ; likely to he sent against it. The importance of the point cannot be over rated. When tho chaunei is booyed oat, any vessel tuay cary fifteen feat of water over it with ease. Onoc crossed there is a safe bar > bor and an borage in all weathers. From there the whole coast of Virginia sod Nortb Carolina, from Norfolk to Cape Lockout iis witkia oar rcaah by draft vessels, which cannot possibly live si sen daring tbe winter ! months. From it, offensive operations may be made upon tbe coast of Nortb Carolina to Boqoe Inlet, extending many miles inland to I Washington, Newbern and Beaufort. In tbe language of the Chief Engineer of the rebels, Cot. Thompson,.in an official re port, ,4 lt is key of the Albemarle. In my ! judgment it la a station seooud in importance ' ooiy to Fortress Monroe, on this coast-; as a ! depot for coaling and supplies for the block ading squadron, it is invaluable. As a harbor for oar ooasting trade, or inlet from the winter i sterol, or from pirates, it is of the first impor | tance." ' By holding it Batteraa Light may again send forth its cheering ray to the storm beaieu mariner, of which tbe worse than vandalism ot the labels deprive htai. It has but one d"w I back, a wautoi good water; but that a con denser, like the ono now ia operation at For | tress Monroe, at a cost of a few hundred doL t lars, will relieve. I append to this report a BEDFORD, PA.. FRIDAY. SEPT. 13. 1861. tnbular statement of the prizes which Invol been taken into that Inlet within a few days, compiled from the offioial report of the Chief FiOgineer of the coast. .Defences of tbe Reb- i Please 2nd also appended a statement of the arms and ammuaitioo of warcaptuted with the fort, as nearly as they can bo ascertained. While all have done well, 1 desire to speak in terms of special commendation in addition to those before mentioned of the steadiness ! and eool courage or Col. MAX WEBER, who we were obliged to leave in command of a de- i tachment of three hundred tuon on a strange ooast, without cauip equipage or possibility of aid, in the f:.co of an enemy 600 strong on a ' dirk and stormy night; of Lieutenant Ooluuei . \V tiss, who eouduoted a rcconuoUaace u. i utili ty men; of the daring and prompt efficiency of Ospt. NIXON, of the Coast Guards, who with bis occupied Fort Clark during the first night, although dismantled, in the face of au enemy of unkuown numbers. I desire to commend (o your attention Captain JARDI.NE, of the New York N'ictb, who was left in command of tbe detachment of his regiment, when the un fortunate casualty of tbe Harriet Lane pre* , vented Colonel HAWKINS from Finding. Permit tue to speak of the efficiency of the regulars under Lieut. Gamed, who worked zealously in aiding to land their comrades ot tbe volunteers, overwhelmed wiib the rolling • surf. 1 wish especially to nuke acknowledg ments to Messrs. Wetgelaod Durviage, voluni ! teer aids, who plauted the American flag npoti Fort Clark on ihe second morning, to indicate to the fleet its surrender, and to prevent the I further wasting of shells upon it—a serviee of great danger from the fire of their own friends. I made honorable mention of young Fiske, who risked bis life among the breakers: being thrown on shore to ray orders to tne i : troops landed, and to apprise them of the i movements aud intentions of the fleet. Also, ray thanks for the valuable aid of Captain iiagerty, wiio was employed iu visitiug the pi i* i zes in the harbor while we were agreeing upon the terms of raj ituiatiou. Ot the services to tbe couutry of tha gen tlemen of the navy proper 1 may not speak, i tor uo one should prai*e when he has no right t. geosure, and they will be appropriately meu j tioued, 1 doubt not, by the commander, who is c.pHpie of appreciating tbetr good conduct. I am emboldened to ask permission, if the Dep-rtuiein shall determine to occupy the poiot as a permaueot post, that its uame may be changed by general order Irotn Fort Hat teras to Fort Stnogbaai. But of those geutkmeu who served under my immediate comraaud, 1 make honorable mention, as I Lave done before, of tbe zealous intrepid and untiling aciion of Lieuteuitit Crosby, who took an armed canal boat, the •teatn-tug Frany, from Fort Monroe to Hat teras Inlet, in order that tbt expedition might have the aid of a steamer of the lightest draft. Oapt. Shuttlewurth, of the Marina Corps, deserves well f r his loyalty and tffijieu -y in his active detachment of uieriues. Much of the success of the expedition is due to the preperaiion of the transport service by Commander Stellwageu, and the prompt presence of mind with which he took the trOupfe from their peril, when the Adelaide touched ou the bar, is a rare quality in au i ffi otr in danger. Although Captain Faunce, of the Pawnee, now in command of tue Harriet Lane, was ! unfortunate enough to get his vessel on oDe of the uumerous s*nd bars about this inlet it happened, I believe, in consequence of a deter uriuatii u crcditible to him to aid rue, by botog near to cover the troops in lauding. Captain Lorrey, who had the George Peabody in i charge, brought in his vessel with safety, with the troops, who were pleased with lbs care aud conduct. He still remains at the inlet. In fiue. General, 2 any congratulate you > and the country upon a glorious victory in your j department, in whioh we captured more than seven hundred men, twenty-five pieces of ur j tillery, a thousand stand of arms, a large quius , tity of ordnance stores, piovisions, three val- i uable prizes, two light boats and four stand j of eolors, one of which bid been presented ( within a wea, oy tuo ladies of Newbero, N ! 0., to the N r:n Carolina Defenders. toe , goodness of taat Providence which watches over our nation, no ono of the fleet or army was in the least degree injured. Tne enemy's loss was uot officially reported to us, hut wis a.-oertxinei to be twelvo oi fif- i teeu killed and died of wounds, and thirty Ave wounded. 1 also herewith enclose the official report of j ibe rebels wounded, by Dr. Wis. ML King,of the U 3. storosbip sopply. I baw the honor to be, very respectfully yoor obedient servant. feigned/ BENJ. F. BUTLER, Msj. Gen. U. 3. A. Oomtn'dg Volunteers. Maj. GCD. JOHN E. WOOL. Glorious News from North Carolina. FORTRKSS MONRO*, Sept. 5, via Baltimore. —Xbe steamers Montieello and Harriet Lane ■ arrived from Hatteras Inlet this morning and report the gratifying intelligence that the reb els have abandoned their strong fortitioations at Oerocoke Inlet Multitudes of North Carolini ans have demonstrated their loyalty to the Government by coming to Hatteras Inlet to take the omh of allegiance. Col. Hawkins sends word that he administered the oath to between two aud three huudred per.-ousin a sin gle d >y. The steamer Pawnee still lies in the Inlet uod the Susquehanna on the outside. The 6UH| itiianoa rau down to Ocraeoke In let and fouud the fortifications there complete ly deserted. The rebels had carried away the guns, and the white fl*g was evcrywueie tx- Bibite*. ihe United States Navy. A certain class of persons are constantly com plaining of the inefficiency of the navy, and point ing to the escape of vessels from the biockadiug squadron as evidences of a wont o( energy on the part of the Administration. These croakers caunot have carefully examined the operations of tbe Navy Department or watched the gigantic <-tf>rts which are now being made to increase onr navy. When the Adinmiftrat'on came into power on the 4th of March, our fleets had been purposely scattered over foreign stations by the traitors of the defunct Administration; our Gu'f Squ .Bon existed but in name, and the work of creating a navv and recalling ships of war necessarily devol ved upon the new government. The Secretary of tha Navy immediately pro ceeded to or>kr home ail vessels within reach, ami to strengthen the service by the purchase of ves sels which could be fil'.e-l out with tbe least ex pense and the greatest despatch. Tbe result oi nearly six months of unremitting labor is that We have now our original navy at home, with the exception of twenty-two vessels. Ol these latter, three steam sloops, one steam frigate, two sloops and two store ships, are on the Pacific coast; one steamer and one sloop are on foreign stations; and four steam sloops, two screw steam ers, three sloops and two storeships are on their way home. Of the regular vessels of the navy now engaged iu blockade sew we are four frigates ot 50 guns each ; five screw frigates, four carrying 44, and one 12 guns j ten sloops of war -arrving from 12 to 24 guns ; two steam sloops carrying 15 guns each ; two screw sloops carrying 0 guns each ; two side-wheel steamers of 11 guns each ; one hiig of t> guns, and one side-wheel steamer of 5 guns.— Thirty-one ve*e!s, isugii.g in cats from the steam tug carrying oueganto the propeller gun-boat of nine guns, have bih purchased aud are now active ly engaged on blockade service. This force has an aggregate armament of ti'J7 guns, una carries 9,- 212 men. On ilia Potomac river we have, of- the regular .navy, four Vfg-els. Twenty-ono havqjfbecn pur chased. or are under charier for this depirtment of the service. Empowered by the recent acts of Congress, tbe Navy Department has ordered the construction of eight steain slftops-af-war, all ot which are under way, and four will be launched within a short time; twenty-three gunboats, five of which hive already been launched, and r. tof whi fi ur ex pected to be reu .y by tiie firs of Oetot>cr. and twelve side-wheel steamers. U- oi VV JIO.I wII oe built at navy yards, aud sev a by private con tract. In addifion to this the Government have pur chased fifty Vessels, tiility seven of Wnicil art: now beiug converted into gunnoats or store-ships.— These vessels comprise al - iw. Irani tile steam tag to tbe steamship, and from the schooner to the ship. jßi'-.eeu bnilks have also b\vn purchased, which will be MUK at Ililets on iho So..t;.- r>i coa-I. The pri ces p.id lor tke vessels j ur chased y ihe Government have vati<d from to sliUU,wlf. l'hia does not include, Mower er, the cut of the tiulks, ot which no statement has \et been made. Nix steamers, enumerated above as on the blockading or Potomac squadrons, are under charter at from 117,i<00 to S&.Of.t) per month, and four steam 'ugs have beeu couriered for immediate service at from $25 to $lO dollars per day. Th.it the Gorworoeut has nut been idle can be plainly seen, and that the vessels on Service have i not t*en unprofitable cruising will appear from the : tolb-wiug : Tlit ic have been caj tured by our blockade and Potomac fleets thirteen shij-s. x lurss, four biigs, forty-five sclioou rs, tiuce stoop.-, four boats j and two privateers, besides a number of other ; Vessels. The Capture of the Forts at Hatteras Inlet. The intelligent? of the tr HGut success of the secret expedition, which, under the ssilful j management of General HCTLKR and Uototito ddre STRING!!AM, WHS rfOenily lilted out at Fortress Monroe will cuse great rejoicing j throughout our country, it is in many respects one of the most important events that have oc , curred since the eoiuuienecineot of the present war. it proves that the seoittx of the Govern ment are now so well kept that cur eueni'es j will hcreaftat be attacked in the old English fashion, with "a ward aud a blow, and III' blow first,'' and not have aunouooed to them, days to advance, the exact spot and the manner in which they are to be assailed. The aetual results of the expediticu cannot easily be overestimated. Wo have uot only taken two of the forts of the eneiuy, kiiled and wounded a number of their mea, and cap* tured maoy prisoners, oanuon, and arms, but it is beleivcd that we have gained virtual pos session of the whole coast of North # "*r-.litia. vhich has heretofore bcjo the favorite erutsing ground of the vessels which wished to braak our blockade, and furnished ports of entry (or the prizes captured by the rebel privateers. Be sides, it has been rumored that a large number of the people of North Carolina are still loyal, and only wail ing for a fair opportunity to revolt against their Secession despots. If this state ment i? true, many of them will have an ex oellent chance to rally under the banner of the stars and stripes; and even if it is false, they will be forced to respeot their oountry's flag. This splendid success, too, is we trust a glorious harbinger of future victories of a similar character. The coast of the insurgent States is very extensive, and in a briel period our navy will be very large and effective. The natural result will be, that expediiions can soon be fitted out on a much more gigantic scale than the one wbieh captured Forts Hat teras and Clark; and while the insurgents are attempting to posh their lines northward, their troops will not be particularly rejoiced to hear that their own Southern homes are at our mer cy. While they are vainly boasting of their power to capture Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, it ie not altogether impossible that Wilmington, Charleston, Savannah, Mobile New Orleans, or Galveston may fall into our ! possession. Ail history shows thi in an ex tensive w>r Powr that can command the seacost of M enemy can derive immense ad tages from soch a superiority. The victory at lUtteros is a new illustration of this truth.— Many more, we trust, will soon follow.- PhUa deiphii Priss. j OrftiiDg oeel—the evenings Cbtttationnl. EDITED BY C. W. GREENE. - i communications for this department may j b< addressed to the Editor, at Bedford, Bedford county, Pa * i Economy in School Mailers — No. 2. We have gathered from the School Report, for the yeaT ending June 4tb, 1860, the fol lowing statistics of ihe expenses of our Com mon Schools, The Report for the present year, js cot yet published, but the hguiea for this county will be nearly the sauie. The average number of scholars attending public s-hoois >Q the couuty that year, was 5,153; and the whole amount of money levied for school pur poses, including an uncommonly heavy tax for buildings, was $19,191.,39, or an average of $3,78 expended for each scholar, during the vear. This include? every expense, and the cost of instruction is considerably less . the total being $13,571,75, or $2.63 per scholar. Is rbis so much that it ueed be less? Is net the education of your children of sufficient importance to be equivalent to such an expen diture ? If aot, then the schools may as well i be abandoned altogether. The rate of taxation upon the property ID the county, is for school purposes 44 mills oo SI,OO or 45 cts. upon $100; and should this sum be grudgingly paid to support suoh an in stitution as the Free School? When compared wiih the rate in neighboring counties, we 6 d it much lower than \a ! he rest, lu li'.ir it; rite is 51 cts; it, Oasubr'a 57 its; in Fulton 69 cts; iu Uuntin/djT. 50 eta: in Somerset 51 cts; and in many counties of tie S'a'e tiiu h mor- then in either of these. In i: • letig h of school terms we are considerably ire hiul the ave rc, it being in the Si.'r 5 ! njontbs -Jiid 5 ays, and in the county only 3 m 'Ot'.IS nd 24 oyfs. In ti> salaries of teach ers we are agio in the rear, the average iu the Stite being $24 ,20 and in the couutv s2l, 65. lo the township to v hiob we referred "wit wee - t as uaviug reduced the wages, ic was fc o ore at a lower figure than in any other, excrpf tm;,; the average salary being but sl6 per mouth. Will auy saue and thinking uiju osri<i b r th>* a fair remuneration fur a nuu Capable of tea I . ing? Is that sufficient inducement fr young meu to qualify themselves as teachers? Will it pay for man t , attend school four months dui iug the *u miner, at an expense of net less tt.au in doiiar- per month, aud then teach l four months in the w inter, for sixty-four dollars, and pay ins bu rd and clothing bills out of that? Supposing th -1 iis board be obtained at the low rate of six dollars per month, how by a simple t-aicul ,tion, will bo lott at the ex piratioD ot tie tight mcnths (or clothing and incidental expenses? Why! the wages are less for a teacl.or here, than for tho common cay : labortr iu rn.Bj sectioos of the country, while I the latter uijy h>tvt uever spent one day in | learning 1 is business, sdJ the former must de ' vote yeais of bis life to preparatory study.— And oau you, under such a system of economy, j expect to obtaiu the services of thoroughly competent teachers? Even if a man be actu ated by purely philanthropic motives aoJ has ; no mercenary aim, he like all other men must have a living, and if teaching will not afford | it, ha is obliged to seek other employment.— ; ibere is, perhaps, no busiuess in which equal 1 ability receives so inadequate remuneration, ! and a person ueeds a vast deal of charity and benevolence, as well a a irugaiity and patienoc, to eugage in the profession of teaching under existing circumstances. We often bear the argument advanced, by i those who forget rhe time expanded iu prepar atory study, that the teaober should receive no uiore compensation, by right, thin the farmer or mechanic; acd a disposition is manifested to grade teachers salaries by the etaudard of farm wages—a course, which cannot ou exami nation, appear otherwise than unjust, since the live teacher must be contiauiliy purchasing new publications, that he may meet the re quirements of the times and he prepared to ; adopt the improvements which are being con : stantiy made in educational matters. Again, the olothing mast be much more expen-ive, as his | position in the school as au example, and in | sooiery, demands that his dress be of a bettor quality than the farmer needs to wear. livery reasonable and well informed person i acknowledges that the people of the county wih be caueh better able to pay tbs usual : school tax the coui'ng year, than they have been this; and there is ouly one thing whiob will ca ute a reduction of wages—the avarioious j ness and covetonsness of a few close fists I, mou :ey loving,miserly men,who are re dy *t any time I to take advantage of the cry of ' Hard Times," VOL. 34, NO. 37, to save tor their own coffers even the pennies I belonging to their obildren; and wbo woold be just as loud in their bowl for retrenchment 1 and reduction, if the cost was but one fourth !of what it now is. But what will be its ef fect upoD the coudition of the schools? Do i the people, or the Directors suppose that the competent teachers will submit to any aueh imposition and extortion, and remain here to teach, wheß the people of neighboring coun ties are offering more liberal remuneration? We are informed by the Superintendent, that several of the best teachers have already sta ted tbeir determination to leave the county, : if such a course of fatie. economy is decided upon: and we admire iheir spirit. We do not Jat preseot, advocato any increase, Dor will wo wiiliuglj assent to any reduction of wages, which are now t>o insufficient, since the tiaiss do uot really demand it. Teachers, stand ly your rights* and do not submit to such overbearisg extortion, as ! though you were mere tool# in the hands of a few meu, who, either through iguorauce in re lation to the true condition of our couoty, or aTaticiousDf s- 1 , are disposed to take aivautsge of you. Use your influence in your own lo j cwiicies, and keep us acquainted with tbc ac | tion of Directors. Our columu is open to contributions from ati quarters, and we invite a free expression tf opinion on either side ol the question. | A hllßimi; PiittCLIMiTIOS The proclamation of Governor Ya'es, of Illinois, issued on receiving the recent order of the Secretary of War, e n'sins those Stir ling passages: yibiis ! the war is on yoor hands—the ewmv cow, i;i large number#, is mareb'Qg '©ward i. ii- herd -. y prominent point "ti vour i vers i- iter .'t'i j, l with attack.— Shall :t f e -..id that .be numbers, whose ob ject it is to eustsin n vcrnment as good as ours, arc noi oro-third so large as those which are in arms to put it down? Shall the hand , ful <f cur first volunteers be required to op j pose vastly superior numbers? flow long shall j the brave Siegel, in the unequal conflict, be forced to reireat? How long shall the ;-L .1 !of the noble Lyon cry from the ground :um censed? How long shall the fatal blunder and ' foul btot f M. Tessas stair our escutcheon? ! "The ":.r.v in which you ere to engage is a good one. You te to tight for a Government i yon love, the very b.-' Government on earth, < n feared to you by the boundlessness of the ; blessings it confers; which h-s protected and '.urged you with ail the loudness of a mother for her child; woicb has couiod our country at home and abroad, and made the ti tle 'American ciiiseu' prouder than th it of •Roman citizen' in the days of the Soipios and i Ctesars. What undying memories cluster < .iround it! What joys, what fears, what tears, what smiles, what des inies, what hopes aro associated will it' The gift of Washington— i the hope of our children—tbc asylum of the oppressed of every nation on earth; to aim for ! its pcrprtui'v is t!i s lufti st summit of pvtriot ' ampliation, ani to vindiva'e it the mostshiniQg height of h juun achievement. To fight for, i to live for, to die lor such a Government, is glorious. "We fight for our nationality, for the life of liberty itself, for our Union—for the Stites to be one and undivided, now and forever; to establish, now and always, that there is a pow er in a Government of a people, founded npon the equal rights of all and upon the rights of a majority, to defend itself against alb traitors at home and all enemies abroad. Host wbat it may then—an empty exchequer, ruined cred it, prostrate commerce, and fearful loss of hu man life—the war, at any cost, will be cheap; and history, in all her ample ohrouicles, shall indite no sublimer event than the spontaneous upr'wing of this great people to establish tho proposition which all Ihe ages have not settled; that a free govtrnmeut can be stroug euough and vigorous enough to sustain itself, and that man is capable of selLgovctnmeut. "llliooiios! traitors aro marching upon j your National Capitol to tear down the fLg I which Washington planted upon its dome, aud which for oightyi-fivo years has waved to the battle and the breeze —the emblem of oar na tional sovereignty, aud the proud ensign of * our national greatness aud renowu. Let us meet them, never giving grouud, uever yteld i ing au ioch, till the jubilant shouts of triumph j. shall go up from all our charging columns and all our victorious legions. Let there be no compromise till the last traitor shall lay dowu > bis arms and sue for peace. ! "lllinoians! we are soon to make a record . of our State. Each Scale will bo justly emu } lous to inscribe Lor name highest on the scroll of fame, which the historian of this war hat. already commenced to write. Shall not t the star which answers to Illinois be brightest i in the galaxy of the thirty four l On many a j field of glory she has written an imperishable record of her prowess, aDd while tho names of r her llarsin, her Rissell, her Shields and her Bikei, and the gallant men around tbem re , main, ber fatne is securo. "Let 0% now send her proudest chivalry in to the field, and do nothing to mar tho glories already achieved. Let us raise au army which, - in numbers, discipline and prowess, shall of i itself he sufficient to sweep the last vestage of _ I treasoo from the Mississippi Valley, and to our flag in triumph to the ends of the Re public. 5 "RiOUARD YATES, "Governor and Commtndet ia Gbief."
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