BY DAVID OVER. $o 11 r i]. THE RISiSG OF THE PEOPLE. Poem delivered be/ore the Phi Beta Kappi Society of Harvard University. BY ELBRIDOS JCFFIRSOX CUTLKR. The drum's wild roar awakes 'he laud; the fife is < ailing shrill; Ton thousand starry bann era 1 laze on town, and bay, and hill; , 5 Our crowded streets are throbbing with the sol diers' measured tramp; Among our bladed cornfields gleam Ibe white tents of the camp. Tbe thunders of the rising war hush Labor's drowsy hum, And heavy to the ground the first dark drops of battle come. The souls of men flame up anew; the narrow heart expands; And woman brings her patient faith to nerve her eager hands. Thank God ! we are not buried yet, though long in trance we lay. Thank God! the fathers need not blush to own their sons to-day. Oh ! sad and slow the weeks went by ; each held his auxious breath, Like one who waits, in helpless fear, some sorrow great as death. Oh! scarcely was there faith in God, nor any trust in man, While fast along the Southern sky the blightniug shadow ran. It veiled the stars, one after one; it bushed the patriot's song, And stole from men tbe sacred sense that partetb right from wrong. Then a red flib. the lightning across th; darkness broke, And with a voice that shook the land the guns of Sumter spoke: Wake, sons of barons, wake! Tbe age of heroes dawns agaio; Truth takes in hand her ancient sword, and calls her loyal men. Lo! brightly o'er the breaking day shines Free dom's holy star. J'eaee cannot cure the sickly time. All hail, the healer, War ! That call was beaid by Plymouth Rock; 'twas heard in Boston Bay; Then up the piny streams of Maine sped on its ringing way. .New Hampshire's rocks, Vermont's green hills, it kindled into flame; Rhode Island felt her mighty soul bursting her little frame: Tbe Empire Cily started up, her golden fetters rent, And. meteor-like, across the North tbe fiery mes sage sent; Over tbe breezy prairie land, by bluff and lake it ran, Till Kansas bent his arm, and laughed to find him self a man; Then on, by eabin and by camp, by stony wastes and sands, It rang exultant dowu tbo sea where the Golden City stands. And wheresoe'r the summons came, there rose an angry din, As when upon a rocky coast a stormy tide comes ir.. Straightway the fathers gathered voice, straight way the sons arose, With flushing cheek, as when the East with day's red current glows. Hurrah! the long despair is past ; our fading hopes renew, Tho fog is lifting from tbe land, and 10, the an cient blue ! IVo learn the secret of tbe deeds tho aires have handed down, lo fire the youthful soldier's zeal, and tend his grc en renown. Who lives for country, through his arm feels all her forces flow, 'Tis easv to be bra ve for truth, as for tbe rose to blow. Ob! Law, fair form of Liberty, God's light is on thy brow. Ob! Liberty, thou soul of Law, God's very self art thon : One the clear river's sparkling flood that clothes the bank with green; And one the line of stubborn rock that holds the water in— Friends, whom we cannot think apart, seeming each other's foe . Twin flowers upon a single stalk with equal grace that grew. Oh ! fair ideas, we write your name across our banner's fold; for you the sluggard's brain is fire; for you, the coward bold. Oh f daughter of the bleeding past! Oh ! hope tbe prophets saw ! God give us l,aw in Liberty, and Liberty in Law! Foil many a heart is aching with mingled joy and pain, lor those who go so proudly foith and may not come again; And many a heart is aching for those it leaves be hind, As a thousand tender histories throng in upon the mind. The old men bless the jonng men and praise their hearing high; Ihe women in the doorways stand to wave tbem bravely by. Una threw her arms about her boy, and said, "Good bye, my son; God help thee do tne valiant deeds tby father would hare done." o°* held up to a bearded man a little child to kiss. And said, "1 shall no* be alone, for tby dear love and this." And one, a rosebud in her band, leant at a sol dier's side; thy country weds thee first," she said; "be I thy second bride." v) h 1 mothers, when, around your hearths ye count A c ß e rished ones, nd miss from tbe enchanted ring the flower of all 1 jour sons; " ! wives, when o'er the cradled child ye bend at i evening's fall, r " voices which the heart can hear across tbe distance call; maids, when, In the sleepless nights ye ope ! the little case, . I 1 "ok till je can look no more upon the proud j young f acßj ot only psay Lojj 0 f Life, who measutes i mortal breath, tk" Absent hack unscathed out of the Are , Oh I ' P**y with that divine content which God's best favor draws, "* J *^* t#oeTcr or 'lie, he save Ms holy j Paper, Devoted to Literature, olitics, the Arte, Sciences, Ajrionlture, Ac., Ac—Terms: One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance. So out of shop and farmhouse, from shore and in land glen, Thick as the bees in clover time, are swarming armed men; Along the dusty roads in haete the eager columns come. With flash of sword and mnsket's gleam, the bngle and tbe drum. Ho! comrades, see the statry flag, broad-waviug at our head. Ho ! comrades, mark the tender light on the dear emblems spread. Oar fathers' blood has hallowed it; 'tis part of their renown; And palsied be the caitiff hand would pluck its glories down ! Hurrah ! hurrah ! it is our borne, where'er thy colors fly; IV e win with thee the victary, or in the shadow die! Oh ! women, drive tne rattling loom, and gather in the ha\; For all the youth worth love and truth are mar shalled for the ft ay. Southward the hosts are hurrying, with banners wide unfurled, From where tho stately Hudson floats the wealth of half the woild; From where, amid his clustered isles, Lake Hu ron's waters gleam; From where tbe Mississippi pours an unpolluted stream; From where Kentucky's fields of corn bond in the southern air; From broad Ohio's luscious vines; from Jersey's crchadrs fair; fnora where, between his fertile slopes, Nebras ka's rivers run; From Pennsylvania's iron hills; from woody Oregon; And Massachusetts led the van, as in the day? of yore. And gave her reddest blood to cleanse the stones of Baltimore. Oh ! mothers, sisters, daughters, spare the tears ye fain would shed: Who seem to die iu such a cause, ye cannot call them dead. They live upon the lips of men, in picture, bust aud song, And nature folds thorn in her heart, and keeps them safe from wrong. Oh! length of days is not a boon the brave man prayeth for; There aiea thousand evils worse than death or any war— Oppression, with his iron strength, fed on the souls of men, And Licenses, with the hungry brood that haunt his ghastly den. But like bright stars ye fill the eye; adoring hearts ye draw; Ob! sacred grace of Liberty; oh! majesty of Law. Hurrah ! the drums are beating; the fife is calling shrill; Ten thousand starry banners flim > on town, and bay, and bill; The thunders of tbe rising war drown Labor's peaceful ham; lhank God that we have lived to see the saffron morning come— The morning of the battle call, to every soldier dear! Oh joy ! the cry is "Forward I" Oh, j >y ! the foe is near ! For all the crafty men of peace have failed to purge the land; Hurrah! the ranks of battle close; God takes his cause in band ! i ! For the Inquirer. C I'MBKB LAND YALLET, Sept. 1861. Ma. EDITOR :—As wa are no* in the midst of what some people call the "Black Republican war," we would like to inquire what the name "Black Re. publican" means, and from whence it originated.— i Time and again have we beard persons who profest to have good tense, call their neighbors, (honest union qpen) "Black Republicans." Do tbey call all who uphold the present administration Black Republicans ? If so bow many good, honest, Dera ; ocrats from the ranks ol the (soidisant) Democratic ! party, do we find among the number? Are they Black Republicans ? They must be according to their own specious reasoning, for they are found (as they say) in bad company, hence from this we eonclude that all who uphold the present adminis tration, are "Black Republicans." Those persons who call their neighbors Black Republicans, in the face of everything that has been said, notwithstand ing the hill that congress has passed, declaring that to free the negroes is DO psit of the object of the ( present war itiey still assert, that the otject of the j war is to free the (niggcMj negroes. If they had had, no light upon the subject, we might then reason with them ; but since they have had all the light and information that any reasonable man could ask, we in the language of the poet would say, "A man convinced against bis will, Is of the same opinion still." also that one mark of a liar is to persevere in a false assertion in face of eveidence to the contrary. If the name "Black Republican" means an "abo litionist" or one who wishes to free the negroes, we disclaim it. We are not an "abolitionist."— While there are some who uphold the government, who do entertain such views, it is not fair to call all the friends of the administration "aboiitiouists. If the name Black Republican means an uncompro mising union man, we r-joice in the cognomen It this then is the true state of the case, (aud it must be according to their own showing) all who are not 'Black Republicans" must best be enemies of the Government, TRAITORS TO THEIR OOURTRT There is no crime in ail the catalogues filed in the archives of human depravity, that exceeds in enormity, the sin of the TRAITOR. Letihose whose Mack hearts are plotting their country's ruin, learn their fate from Romans 13, 1, 2, and while there is no salvation tor them we deem ourselves justifiable in adding the cause which Moore puts in the mouth of bis "Fire worsnippers," "O for a tougue to curse the slave, Whom treason, like a deadly blight, Comes o'er the councils of the brave, And blasts fhera in the hour of might! .May life's unblessed cup for him Be drugged with treacheries to tbe brim, — With hopes, that but allure to fly, Witb joys, thai vanish while he sips, Like dead-sea fruits, that tempt tbe eye, But turn to sphes oo the lips! His country's curse, his children, sbatne, Outcast of virtue, peace, and fame, May be, at last, with lips of fl ime, On the parchecMcsert thirsting die, — While lakes, that shone in mockery nigh. Are fading off untouched, uritasted, Like tbe once glorious hopes he blasted f And when front earth his spirit flies, Just prophet, let tbe dammed one dwell Fall in the sigbt of Paradise, Beholding heaven, and feeling hell ■NISUKOSMIAN. A sensible wife looks for ber a u joyai eot at borne— a silly one, abroad. BEDFORD. PA.. FRIDAY. SEPT 27. 1861. CAMP TENNALLY. D. 0. Sept. 11th 1861 DEAR INQUlßEß:— Suffering from a severe attack of "Chills and Reaver," I have been unable to write yau my accustomed letters, but as I am once more in a state of convalescence, 1 will endeavor to keep you posted with tbe movements of the ' Reserves," in future.— Yesterday, and to-day have been of more than I usual interest to us, as the announcement wa< given for a grand review, of the 12 regiments, | under Gen. MoCall, at which time His Excel lency, A. G. Curtiu would be present, to pre sent each regiment a full stmd of colors. The regiments were drawn upon the review ground, one half mile from the encampment, of the Bth, on a beautiful eminenoe. Gov. (Jurtin was proceeded by the President, Gon. McClelland, ar-d Staff with distinguished Pentisylvauians, among whom were Secretary Cameron, Hon. E. .Mcl'hcrson, Alex. King, and F. Jordan of 1 Bed ord. Gov. Curtin, appeared in a baroto'ie : and was introduced to the President, by Gen. McClellao, a cordial welcome was given him, after which he proceeded to present the colors of the respective regiments, which were amoog tho finest standards iu tho service. The num ber of each regiment is neatly inscribed upon the banner. Gov. Ourtia then addressed the regiments in a fuil, clear voice, but the concourse wis too great, tor all to hear. His remarks, WL-ie spirited, and produced a happy effect. The Btb, on returning to canon w ere address j ed by Lieur. (VI. Ollipbant, up-m the iui j portanoc of protecting tbe "National Emblem," ! which wis firrt presented tbetu, and asking them to pledge with him, their live? fot tunes, and sacred honors in carrying it to victory or death, to the present struggle "He was assured by tbe mosttrem-ndous cheering, of the bloody Btb tbat they would follow him, and the flag wherever they might lead. To-diy the great est exoitemeut prevails in camp, oweiug to heavy firing, in the direction of Lcwinsvilla, as we oooupy an eltvared position we can see the smoke of each discharge, as it cutis its way through the groves, distinctly aud occasional ly a bomb is seeo to burst in the air All is excitemout, and we are purposing to go to the scene of action. Before we received the or? ders to march, the 8 b were ready, and re paired immediately, to Gen. McCali's head quarters, ia Tennally, near ono half hour bee fore any of the other regiment* arrived. Tbey started on double quick for chaiu bridge, two miles distant, where they arrived in a short time, but as night oorne on, '.be firing ceased. And they were ordered back to camp where tbev arrived, just iu time to avoid a heavy raio. All seemed disappointed, in not having a uhauoo to get a smack At the rebels. We learned from the hoys the true statement of things, which was tbat (Jol. Stephens of the New lark "Highland Rcgturoov" bad gone toward Lewiusville, with some 1000 men to make a reeonnoisance of the Oouutry which he effected without any molestation, but as he was about returning .some 5000 rebels, at? tempted to cut him off, but as (he boys had a battery with them, tbey drove tbo rebels before them silencing their batteries. The killed on ao our side will amount to some six or seveo, of tbat of the enemy, there can be no correct estimate. Yours, &c., FRANK. Flag Presentation to the Pennsyl vania Regiments. WASHINGTON, S pt. 10, 2 P. M.— Tbe weather this morning was cloudy, but it soon oleared off splendidly. The city was very quiet and orderly. At nine o'clock Gov. Curtin and his party ; started from Williard's for the camps of the Reserve Regiments of Pennsylvania, to whioh the Governor was to present tbo flags. The Governor rode in a carriage and was escorted by the Fifth Regiment of Reserves, Col. Simmons, and there were five military bands also in attendance. A train of forty carriages containing distin guished Pennsylvanians also followed. At about eleven o'clock the procession reached 'be CAtnps. The twelve regiments were drawu up, six in the front and six in the rear, on the crest of a gentle elevation. President Lincoln and Secretary Cameron arrived in a carriage soon after the Governor, and the other members of the Cabinet follow ed in other carriages. Thon came Major General MeClellan and bis staff, who were received with applause tod oheers all along the line. Salutes were fired in honor of the President and the Governor. The colors to be presented to the regiments were then brought forward, and Gov. Curtin proceeded to the ext reins left of the line, and i delivered that designed f<>r the Twelfth Reg iment to its commanding officer Col. Taggert. Tbe Governor said, "In behalf of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, I present these colors to tbe Twelfth Regiment." Col. Tagg&rt replied, th inking the Governor for tho gift, and deolariog tbat the oolors should ever be honored iu the bauds of the Twelfth. Stirring national music was played by one of the bands as the color company took oharge of the flag. The same ceremony, with little variation, was then repeated with Col. MoCalmont'a regiment, the Tenth; Col. Harvey's, the Sev enth, end all the others. Mr. Kinsnll, oorrespoodeut of the London ' 7Y*ej was present, with many other newspa per people. He surveyed the proceedings with a supercilious air. All the Peonsylvanians present were delight- ! ed with the atfair. The troops are in perfect drill and excellent spirits. The camp is in a fine piturcsqae position,. with long modulating bills oo all sides. At a ! distance Washington and the Potomac are seen, while multitudes of white tents glitter on tbe hills. Among the spectators present ware Morton MeMiehael, Henry 0. Carey, (Diaries Gilpin aod Sheriff Kern, who arc a Committee here to urge upon the War Department tbe erec* tion of defences for Philadelphia. They had an interview with Secretary Cam eron, early to day, and their project wis fa vorably teceived. Dating the exarcises tbi? morning a despatch | was delivered to Gen. MeClellan, which be • pondered over intently for some tiuio in con sultation with his staff* ) *. . i Interesting from Frederick, Md. FREDERICK, MJ., Sept. 18.— Immediately after the farce was gone through with yesterday afternoon, of calling the roll and adjourning I the two branobos of the Legislature, ao uuu* BUII stir took place iu this community. Corns ! panics of a Wisconsin regiment were observed pissing through the city iu different directions, und very socui it wis found that the city was I walled in with troops, so far as an ou'lot was ooncerned. No ooe WHS allowed co p<<s out without a pass from the Provost Marshal, waoss office was soon crowded with an excited ihroag of people who had been stopped and iuraed hack. In tha meantime Lieutenant Caruiieluel of the Baltimore Police, was moving quietly about with his officers, accompanied by a >qud of military, making arrests, commencing witb the Legislature, and especially tbe clerks, who contended that tbey would keep tbe Legisla tive mxobine going until a quorum should ar rive. The first occupant of the guard bouse was tbo Clerks of the House, Milten G Kidd.— llis Assistant, Tbnoris 11. Moore, could not j ba found till late in tbe evening, but he was j finally (arrested. The Clerk of the Senate, ' Mr. Kiigour, and his Assistant, Mr. Carmack, were lao found after much difficulty, uu<l ta ken to the same destination. Mr Gordon and Mr. MeCubbin.of Alleghany, wore next taken aod soon Messrs. Salat&on end Darant were also in durauce vile. Au effort was then made to find M s?re. Kessler and Mills. At a late hour Mr. Kess ler was arreted, but at the last accounts Mr. Mills had not beeu taken. The aim of tbe officers was to arrest ail tbe members who vo ted for Mr. Wallia's fimous report, 30/100 oopios of which were yesterday seized, and appropriated lor camp uses, as being a treason able ducuuieot. During tho afternoon the Union members of the Senate and House met j: iu caucus, and resolved, that the action of the ' Senators present io Dot assembling, having : virtually brought tbe Legislature i" n end, i 1 they would return to their homes and nt again attempt to reassemble! Mr. Long was it) the meantime delegated to prepare a brief state ment, to be signed and published by tbe uii'io hers present. The arrest of the clerks will I prevent them from calling tbe roll, und so tbe ; Legislature is at an end. Several of the most uoisy and active Seces sionists in town have also been arrested. Tbe prisoners remained io the guard house all night 1 and will be sent to Fort McUeury this morn- 1 ing. [SECOND DESPATCH] FREDERICK, Sept. 18.— The Union mem ber* of both the House and Senate refused to meet this morning, and the Legislature is vir* tually dead, all the officers being under arreat to prevent tbe calling of the roll. The Union metubora will leave this afternoon for home aod the Seoession members for Fort McHcnry. Tho city is quiet. The talk of an invasion by Johnston is laughed at. Union fl>gs are flying, with the motto "The Uniou must be preserved." A KENTUOKIAN ON FREMONT.—A letter from Mason county, Kentucky, to the Cincin nati Gazette, says:— That's tbe talk! Fremont's proclamation It will alfeet more than a dozen victories; has the ring of business; looks the struggle plump in its face, and with a single blow breaks its back. It is folly to dodge round this matter any longer; tbe Cotton States have preoipiti ted this rebellion upon us, and we must accept ; the issue with all its diro catamites. Foes anybody suppose that the slavery question oan be kept out of the very i6ua it has oreated? Up to this time our Government has endeavor 1 ed to ignore it with no very agreeable results, it must be confessed. Heieafter it must take its place in the contest, and every day it lasts will slavery more and more advance towards the front of the fight. This is an inevitable result. All tho statesmen & philanthropists in the world oould not prevent it. STARVATION IN MEMPHIS Huoger begins to pinch the rebel* iu Tennessee. The Mem phis Avalanche says that the destitution of the poor io that city is daily on the increase. The sum donated to the wives and ohildreo of volunteers by the oountv court is un longer paid, the amount having been so much larger than was anticipated, emptied the treasury.— The result is that those soldiers who enlisted, relying upon reooiving the amount appropriated new see their wivea and children io an aotual suffering condition. From Western Virginia we have news of another success of tbe Natioual arms. Geo. Lee, on the 13th, renewed the attack along tbe entire line at pbeat Mountain. After a long contest Gen. Rey nolds repulsed him, with a considerable loss on the Rebel side, and very little on ours. Loo's force was large, bat he teared the approach of Rosecrans. Wise and Floyd were retieating as rapidly as pos sible at tbe latest accounts. Tbe police of Baltimore were yesterday actively engaged in arresting tbe Secession members of tbe Maryland Legislature. So many have been taken , or frightened away, that a quorum cannot be ob- I tained. Mutational. EDITED BY C. W. GREENE. K?"All communications for this department may be addressed to the Editor, at Bedford, Bedford county, Pa We invite the attention of our readers, to I the following extract from the Memphis School | Report. The arguments advanced, admit of an extended application, aud in view of opin ions we have lately heard expressed by citi zens of this county, we deem theai particular- I ly appropriate for this locality. We occasionally meet intelligent men io our owo city, who seriously question the justice and expediency of those laws whioh imposes tax upon the property of cue man to educate the children of another. No man presumes to doubt the policy of that system of taxation which is essential for tbe administration of tbe etiiuioai justice of the country, and which keeps iu employ meet a police force to guard the life and properly of the citizen in tbe broad light of day, and through the s'il! watches of the night. And yet, is uot tbe policy, which through the conservative influences of educa tion anticipates and prevents crime, wiser and more economical than the one which waits for its cotumisitcn, ntglec's and discards the mor al forces of society, and then incurs au enor mous annual outlay by resorting to the terrors of the code and the penitentiary for \\9 pun ishment and correction? I? it not better to build school-houses iu every ward of our city, and place there sentinels of truth aud knowl edge, who, by early, constant, and wholesome discipline, will prepare the minds of our youth for the useful sud honorable employments of i lffe, and rouse their natures to generous and ! heroic self-sacrifice in the race of virtuous con duct, than to station a police m&ti in every nook and alley, and adorn our squares wirb houses of reform and fine specimens of prison architecture? Our school teachers will con stitute a moral police stronger tiiau all the myrmidons of tbe law. Wa are not so roman tic as to suppose that e 'coition will altogether arrest the march of crime, but that it will be j greatly diminished, as ihe moral and intellect- 1 ■iai t me of the community is raised, no longer admits of question among the most enlighten ed teachers and legislator*. Iu this couneo I tion, we will introduce a brief extract from a recent school report of tbe Board of Educa? j tiou of Chicago: "In 1847,1,122 persons were ennviotej of crime in the several counties of the Siate of New York. Of these only six wore reported as well educated, and only twenty two as hav ing a common school education. Iu 184S, 1,345 persons were returned as criminals io the same State. Of these ten were reported as having a good education, aod ouiy twenty three as having received the advantages of com mon scnoois. Fur nine consecutive in the same State, from 1840 to 1849, iuclurive, 27,949 persons were returned as having been convicted of crime; and of these, 128 were "well educated;"' ona-balf cf the remainder could only read and write: and the Lai DO-, 13,112 were entirely destitute of iuy eduoa* tiou whatever. The same is true < f other States, and the history of criminals, whetever found-, preseuts tho same dark picture lor our consideration." It is not our desire to enter upoa the broard aud beaten field of argument upon this ques tion. But we know that insiduous efforts have been made, and will continue to be made, to break dowu the free school system; and it bes hooves every friend of that system to have a constant and vigilant oye to its stability and support. Free schools with us have become a daily necessity, aud, iu spite of occasional olamor, are deeply tuterwoveu witb the hopos and sympathies of a large portion of the oom. munity. Nearly five hundred children are ed ucated from year to year in these sehools, wbiob, but for them, would receive no educa tion at all. Let us suppose five buudred hu mau beings throwu auuuaily upon society with out a single idea derived directly from a book or a .newspaper, and many of these without the udvantagea of home discipline, and tbat too in a popular representative government. Lau it be the iutertf.it aDd policy of our citi zens to tuoourage auoh a condition of things, aud to deny the boon of knowledge to BO large a number of those growing up in our midst? ID reading over some of tbe New Yo;k -ohcol reports, we lately met with a speech of the Hou. Wu). W. L'umpbeli, Judgo of the Superior L-uurt, delivered on the occasion of au lunugurution ola school building m one of th- w rds of tbe city, from which we give the following extract: "In a country like ours the cause of educa tion is of vital iuteteat. The spirit of our in stitutions makes every man a ruler. Ques tions affecting government, and individuals, and communities, are brought directly before him for his decision. In the exercise of his power as a freeman, in the use of bis elective franchise, he disposes of peace and of war; overturns one prty and sets up another, ana thus aids in directing and controlling the march of empire. lie becomes thus all powerful for good or for evil. He may not wield the sword, but he wields the greater power— the power wbioh directs and governs tho sword. The ballot wbioh he holds in his hand falls it is said— "as still As snow flakes fall upon the aod ; But executes a freeman's will As lightning does the will of God." "How importaut that he should be educated. How necessary that he should be familiar with the history,tho policy, and tho interests of his VOL. 34, m. 39. country. The child mast be educated 00 1 1 t the republic suffer DO barm from the iguoranot of the oitiaen. The property of htm who bis DO obildren to educate is taken for the edoc 1- tioo of the ebildreu upon the same principle that it is taken for the support of government and to sustaiu the administration of juvtioo It is for the benefit of the Commonwealth, as it is used to render life and liberty, as well as property itself, more secure. This I under stand to be a great and cardinal principle of American progress Ho* far it is consistent with this great ptimstple to cloths with equal power great masses of ignorant men who have grown up to manhood without education and without ezpetienoe in liberal institutions, must be considered at other times and in other pla ces. We are here to rejoice io the education of the children of the Republic. May the i time arrive, and that speedily, when every man , and woman in the whole land shall at least be able to read and write. May we always re member that the power of a country grows and strengthens with the growth and education of t b people." 'LETTISH FROM PRESIDENT LIN COiS. To His Excellency, B. Magoffin, Governor off ffte Stole of Kentvckp. fiii: Your letter of the 19:b inst, to which IOU "urge 'HE removal from the limits of Kentucky of the military force now organized aod in camp within that State*' ia received. ; I may not jv.s-hss full and precisely accurate knowledge upon this subject, but I believe it ia true that there is a military oroe in camp : wi'hin Kentncky, acting by autho ity of the UoiUd States, which force is not very large, . and is now being augmented, 1 also believe that some arms have been j furnished to this force by the United States. I also believe this force consists exclusively of Kentuckiaas, having their camp in the im modi.te vicinity of their own homes, and not | assailing or menacing any of ibe good people | of Kentucky. In. pit I have di ne in Che premises, I havo <<cted upon the urgent solicitation of many Kentuokiatif, and in accordance with what I believed, and still believe, to be the wish of a majority of all the Union loving people of Keutucky. While 1 have conversed oa this subject with many eminent men of Kentucky, including a large majority of her members of Congress, 1 do not rememoer thai any on* of ihetn, or any other persoD exorpt your Excellency and the bearers, of your Excellency's letter, has urged me to remove the tniiitary force'from Kentucky, or 10 disband i;. One other very worthy citi zen of Kentucky did solicit me' to bavo the augmenting of the force suspended for a time. Teking all the means within my reach to form a judgement, I do not believe it is the popular wish of Kentucky that this foroe sha 1 be removed beyoDd her limits; and, with thia impression, I mast respeotifully decline to remove it. 1 most cordially sympathize with your Ex cellency in the wish to preserve the peace of my own native State, Kentacky; bat it is witlj regret 1 search and cannot find in your not very short letter aoy declaration or intimation that you entertai any desire for the preserva tion of the Federal Union. Your obedient servant, A. LINCOLN. Another Railroad Massncre- Over One Hundred Killed and Wounded, CIMCIN.NATI, Sept. 18.—Last night about half past eight o'clock, a train on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, containing a portion of Colonel Torohin's Nineteenth Illinois Regi meut, while passing over a bridge, uear Huron, Indiana, one hundred and forty-tbree miles west of Cincinnati, fell through, killing and wounding over one hundred soldiers. The news reached here late la*t night, when a special train was dispatched to the assistance of the survivors. The following despatch has been received froui the operator at Hudson, dated ten minu tes after one o'clock this cnoming. "The bridge No. 48 was broken in two. I It let four oars down into the bed of the creek and one car passed over safely. There are about one hundred wounded, and ten or fifteen there is about that number killed, although nearly all of one company aro missing. It is thought that the bridge was weakened by some malicious persons. Later Intelligence. CINCINNATI, Sept 18.— The disaster on th* Ohm and Miasissippi Railroad proves worse than at first reported. Four passenger cars were procipitated into the creek, and one box and one baggage oar fell on top of them. I hose cars contained Companies K, F, i ar V* ,n< * lwo letter companies are the J principal sufferers. Captain Howard, of Coma, pany I, is among the killed. Up to eleven o'clock this morning abotH thirty killed bad been taken oat, and more aro supposed to be beneath the wreck. A train is now on the way here with 92 wounded. The impression at tbo scene is that there have beeo from 40 to 50 killed! There seems to be but little doubt that the bridge had been tampered with by maiioioua or traitorous persons. The bridge war sixty feet span and ten feet high, and was ooly reoently inspected. LINCOLN AND JACKSON.— David Tod, the old wheel horse of Demooraoy in Übio, said in a recent speech at Cleveland, "I am frank to confess that I heartily indorae and approve every act of Mr. Lincoln ainoe hi* inaugura tion. I would support him as soon as X would Andrew Jackson."
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