what is our object? It U simply to arrest the vway of this leil spirit of Secession. It is to iminisin oar Government* to establish aD(I nd vindicate law and order, without which jteither happiness nor prosperity can exist.— N j re engaged, too, by the strength of your isrins to protect our commerce with other na- Moos, arid when victory crown 3 your devotion to your ccuntry'a cause—as it assuredly will— vou Will i- proudly paiuted at as tho champi ons of Amcriein rights, as men who have iooi their dearest principles, and as 'hose who, Irora this time forward, shall live i, tho most grateful remembrance cf the liv tod whose names shall *le.<eoDd with of imperishable bouor to the remotest posterity. But, soldiers, to accomplish all liji', not merely arm< are necessary, not mere ly men to oarry them, but that powerful and overwhelming spirit which constitutes and makes us men, that spirit which lifts us above the creeping things of tuc earth, and brings us near the Deity in accomplishing his work 03 earth. Oh, then, let us not merely ibiuk that the '-battle is to the strong"—let us not merely depend on discipline and order, but with the lervidness of soul which inspired cur lathers at Bunker Hill, a'nd Saratoga, and V .rktown, come forward and give effect to all that, is valuable io the uarnc of patriotism, unu honor, and religioD. Never, no never, will you soeceed uutil that spirit is otico more manifested and developed which actuated the soldiers of Cromwell, who, t .i the held, invoked the Lord bis God to arise, i; let it be with us. We must bo at least one with hire in spirit. Let us, like Crom well, invoke the Almighty blessings, and, • willed with the panopiy of patriotism and religion, strike for our homes and our country. [lmmense cheering.] Let us—oh, let us- j without reference to any differences of the j si, keep our eye steadfastly on the great j i.hjset to be achieved, the nationality and in-j u. pendence of this country, the salvation of I o'.vilizitiou from the insults and assaults of j barbarism; and tben, but not till tbeu, will j v~u bo wortby to lo recognizid as a distill- j guisbed portion of our great American army. [iiODg continued cheering from the whole regi incut ] Immediately after the speech of Col. Coch r-tie there w*9 a tumultuous demiud for the Secretary of War.. Mr. Cameron came beforo she regiment end said: SOLDIERS: It IS Hte for ms to nuke a speech to Dight, hut 1 will say that I heart ily approve every sentiment uttered by your noble' commander. The doctrines which he has laid dowo 1 approve as if they were uiy own words. They arc my sentiments—senti ments which will not only lead you to victory, hut which will in tho end reconstruct this glorious Federal Constitution. It is idle to r'alk about treating wuh these Rebels upon iheu own terms. We must meet them as our eoemios, treat them <is enemies, nud punish iL in as enemies, until they shall learn to behave themselves. Every means which God has ptnceJ it* our hamlt it U til IT duty to USC for Hie purpose oj protecting ourselves. I urn glad or' the opportunity to say bete, what I have already said elsewhere, iu these few words, that / approve the doctrines tin* event ■ngenunciated by Col. Cochrane. fLiud and prolonged cheering.] A Filling Rebuke from a Rebel lo Senator Saulsbury. Wo think Senator Saulsbury will feel rath er cheap when he reads the opinion of the rcb f. editor of the traitorous Norfolk Day Book *H to the poor Senator's proposition to appoiut Oamiiii&sionert to treat with the rebels "for the reservation of the Union and the inain u io-iiioe of "the Constitution." This is what the , bcl sheet says of the Saulsbury effort: "Wo would reecomuoend to those Constitution cobblers tho peculiar virtues of "Spauldiug's Glue" for their purpose, with the assurance that they will find quito as much virtue in that artioi i as they would likely find in the combin ed wisdom of ail tho statesmen in the world ft); the repair aDd preservation of an instru :t bat hat bjeo so badly rent as what was . :e the 'Constitution of the United States.' .-is for their Union -we would remind them that it us an excellent Union for them, being torn l red of such despicable, Jorsaken scound rels oj were never raked together in one pore of since the v:o>ld has been a world. It is ipu. a perfect dog cat-dog conglomeration of TKgru thieves and pirates; and, as they* have pot rid of the honest ptople of the South, thfy are oto at liberty to go if with a tush./'' It Ic-.ks as if pure whiskey is soiree in re held. oi and that strychnine is doing its work. \V-_ .;;ve another crumb, which is/thrown from the v.ould be misters' title to tljb "dogs." "V.'e wonder if these poor, miserable, de graded, negro stealing wretcjhes do really think to gammon the people of the South still further? What under heavens should we want with a union with them? To share the debts caused by their folly? To share alike with them the contempt of the world? For surely we csa conoeve of nothing else we should g-.ir. by anr further alliauuo with them " V.'e think the peaoe men ha-vc received the quietus, o| Ly a "bare bodkin," but the quill or a secession goose- Tin Rebl steamer, "Nashville," fetirat the A --can merchantmen, "Harvey Birch," parol 1- , and went into Southampton, Eng., for coal. The Americans there want to get aome chance at her, In port or out of it, and thi eisc may iu.iu-j so;:.® trouble. O tliuu iu i tTuion tioops have at last taken -i.: ... of Beaufort, an' .t ii suppose 1 they •ib s<; • a have charge of the Railroad between bar', ton ..:,d Savannah, and hold on; or bath those cities ia their power. O t the ith it. t., (be Unionists sh-Hed a party vf Kent ii out of Ihelr hiding place at Freestone Point, I-el iw Washington. They landed and burnad tour buiiJ :rjs filed with supplies belonging to tbv enemy. '' : R->rora baa pmetratad to Warsaw Sound, G ■ ' : ! the Fort there deserted by the K .-lii-h. G .vernnient ba.s ft opped payment on Pensions to kuuwi* Secessioaisls. Ga.iiF.KrT Pa vis, so old line Whig triced ol iL -;rv L .y ,Is viae: dasU. S Senator from Ken ix-k*, i:i pl ce i t f: liter Breckinri lge. He bad i . Votes in ihj L -litnre, to 12 for all others.— J)arii id l:u sj. in caucus over Mr. Guthrie, who •vd in Piii-ceV OA-aft. BEDFORD INQUIRER. BEDFORD, Pa. Friday Nornlug. Dec- 27, 1861. EARLESS AND FREE." D- OVER— Editor and Proprietor. PRI.VfMC; OFFICE FOR SALE. As the editor aud proprietor of this paper is anxious to settle up his business, running over a fieriod of twelve years, he will sell the presses, types, eood will, Ac., of the establishment, on reasonable terms. The BEDFORD ISQRIBEP. PBINTISG OFFICE is one of the best paying country establishments in the State, as there are only two papers published in the County, aud aH official and orphans' court ad vertising, is published by act of assembly, in both papers. The rates for advertising and job work, are as high as in any part of the State. There are a large quantity of news lype, nearly enough for two papers the size of this, and a splendid lot of job typo, nearly new. This is a rare chance for one or two persons who wish to engare in a good, proiitable business.— Apply immediately or before the first of January, next. Nov 22, 1861. The news we publish this week of the gloti rious engagement ID Missouri, and on the Po tomac, will gladden the hearts of all patriots. Judging from the conduct of our own Penn sylvania troops, and others, we think we can safely predict, still greater rosnlts when the groat actions to decide this contest come off. Our Carrier's compliments to bis patrons, and states that he will be around with his annual address on New Year's ißorniog. He hopes that all bis frieDas will have a quarter, or at least a dime, in store for him Wo publish on tho outside of our paper, the speech of Gol. John Cochrane, and the endorse ment of his views by Hon. Simon Cameron.— Col. Cochrane is one of the leading Democrats of the uatioD, and coming from such a source, his ideas iD reference to slavery are interesting. MORE LARGE HOGS. —George It. BarndoL lar, Esq., of Woodbcrry, killed ou the lGth iost., a hog weighing 583 lbs., and twelve of the nge of 1G months, averaging 351 lis. each. Some pork, that. Quito a aamKer of letters froui our sjldicrs are on band, but wo ore unable to insert them this week. GCD. Scott has arrived home much improved in health. It is supposed that his early arri val home has something to do with our rehtioos wi;h England. It is cow supposed in Washington, that our difficulties with England, can he sett led with out resort to war. The public sentiment iu England still remains bcliigcrant. Gen. War. H. Keim, Surveyor General of this State,'has been appointed, by the Presi dent, Brigadier General in the army. In cousequeuco he has resigned the Surveyor Generalship, aud the Governor has appointed Hon. llenrv Souther, late Seuator from Elk county, to fill the vaeancy. Prince Albert, the husband of Queen Vic toria, died of gastric fever, at noon on Sun day the 15th irfst. No particulars of his death are given.f Orders have beeu seut to Missouri, to pay all tea offiicrs who were io service un der Gen. Fremont. Compliments of the soason to all our patrons. Aid Tor the Sick and Wounded Sol diers. The Ladies of Bedford Borough have, within the past few weeks, manufactured and sent to the Sanitary Commission at Washing ingtoD for the use of the Sick and Wounded Soldiers of the Union Army, the following articles, to wit. 10 white muslin shirts, 10 unbleached mus lin shirts, 12 canton fimncl shirts, 6 red flans Del shirts, 14 pairs canton flannel drawers, 6 pairs red firnDel drawers, 9 dressing gowns; 54 pairs woolen stockings, 10 pairs socks, 2 doz. handkerchiefs, do bandages, 2 dcz combs, 66 towels, 22 pillows, 22 pillow cases, 13 sheets, 13 comforts, 4 quilts, 1 coverlet, G papers corn staroh, also dried fruite, jellies, jams, &o. The rnouey ro purchase the mate-, terials for these articles was subscribed and paid by the citizens-, and wben'purcbased were manufactured by the ladies of the town who felt an interest io the matter. Mrs. Barnhart cf the Township rendered valuable aid in the work—other goods were manufactured and ; seat in some instances by singlo iodividusal; ' aud in addition to these articles some 280 | pairs of stockings were made and sect to the | Commissary General of our own State by the Ladies of the Borough. The Somerset Herald says. Hon. James fit ill assumed the duties of bi9 office, on Wednesday of last week, holding an Adjourned Court in this place Wo learn that he rendered universal satisfaction, and by his suavity of manners, quiet dignity and prompt and clear rulings, won golden opinions from j the members of the bar. If he passes the ordeal of Jury trials, with as m ich ratisfac* i tion to tho profession as he did that of the j "Argument List," we opine ha will discover that bis lot has been cast io pleasant places. BEBFORB M Tbe following interesting letter is fromMaj. J. H. Filler, of tbe 55th Pa. Reg. Vol., to G. H. Spaog, Esq. : ON BOARD STEAMER PAULDING, ( Tuesday, Deo. 10th, l86l. \ DEAR SPANG Our long anticipated de parture for South Carolina, has at last taken place, and while I am writing you, our steamer is off the coast of that amiable old State. We will be in Port Royal to-night. Our regiment will form a part of the force for the invasion of South Carolina, aud 1 hope will paticipatc in the taking of Charleston and Savannah. — Our men are delighted with the prospeot of any amount of adventure and battle, and I cau promise you that if tbe Bedford County boys gel into a fight with our rebel too, they will give a good account of old Bedford County, under Captains Muliiu, Lyous, Filler and Ma dara. iam pained to write you that wc have a considerable number of deaths in the regi ment. Three of Capt. Filler's men died at Fortress Monroe, of di-oase contracted in Camp Curtin. Moses F. Marshall died on Friday last of typhoid fever. Wc could not send homo his remains, but bo was buried in a grave-yard by his Company, with military honors. There is now a much better state of health in the regiment. All that we left io the hospital are doing 6nely, and will soon be able to join the regiment. I enclose you a list of our sick soldiers, which please baud to our friend Over for publication. Our good people at home tuay thus be enabled to give tbem any attention which their benevolent feeliugs may suggest. Wc have had few incideuts worthy of note duriog our voyage, thus far. Eight hundred sea-sick soldiers, vomiting on dock, and be tween decks and iu tbe cabin, cannot be said to be very iuterestiDg subjects for description, heroic as they may possibly bo on land.— Strange, 1 have not beeu sea-siok myself, and I expected to be among the very first. louumerabie sea-gulls follow the wake of the ship to make repast upon the rations which the stomachs of our sea-sick soldiers resigned to them. It wus interesting to watch them, now soaring and wheeling over our heads, and diving down upoD the wave after a piece of re" jected army beef. 1 tried to shoot one of them, altogether unmindful of the fearful story of tho ancient mariner—but 1 am no mariner and the bird was no albatross; besides, I am not a good shot. Yesterday at noon we replied Capo Hatter* as, wherd" our boat stopped to land some sol diers belonging to the Now York 9tb, and the Pennsylvania 4Sth Regiments, which are sta tioned here. It is a most bleak and inhospi table coast. I never siw a more barren and desolate spot. Breaker* dash high against the shore, and treacherous sand-banks, half con cealed by the waves, are all around. The fort wns almost dismantled by the guns of our troops when tlmy took it. It is built, you are a wire, on the narrow strip of land, which runs aloug the North Carolina coast for many miles, and is separated from the main-land by Pam lico Hound, a broad and beautiful sheet of wa ter. The bar upon which the fort stands is scarcity tb,co ,|artera o? a roilo wiio. Tbo entrance to the Hound is guarded by five arm ed vessels. It was here that the rebel pirates found a secure haven. They could ruu their pr.z.-s io with the greatest case. But that garno is all over now. It was very good as long s it lasted- This important position is guarded by tbe gun-boats, the two regimen's 1 Lave named, uud tbe guns of tbe Fort.— ihey are enough for all practical purposes.— You will never hear ol the rebels attempting to retake it, important as it is to them. * * * * * Very truly, your fiieud, JOHN 11. FILLER. List of Sick Soldiers from Bedjord County, in 55 Hi Reft, Pa. Volunteers. Cwpt. Lyons, Company D., in hospital at Camp Curtin—Adam Ritchey, Alex. Mullen, Ilenry Dcrritner ; Fortress Monroe—John Home. Capt. Mullin, Company H., iu hospital at Catnp Curtin—Josiah Ilyssong, John Rouser, Philip Rouser; Fortress Monroe—Saml. Car* son, Charles Davis, William Foster, Thomas Lockhart, John Miller, Robert Smith, William Walker, Christian Whittaker, John Mars. Capt. Filler, Company Iv., in hospital at Camp Curtin—Michael S. Coil, Eli Corle, (since dead,) Sergt. William A. Mock, Lieut. Jos. M. Renmao, Henry Marshall, Andrew Turner, (sinkc dead.) Capt. Company 1., in hospital at Fortress Moaroe—Abijah Madden, James 31c- Gee, Williaul Bird. LISTEN, B6YS, LISTEN !—Toe Frankfort (Kentucky) Uommonwealth says: "The rebel! have two full regiments of ne groes in Louisiana. They have three or four regiments of J adorns in the field, armed with tomahawks aid BOalping knives, iu addition to tbo ordiuaryjweapsus of warfare. Thoy have a batallionfcf Nashville (Tennessee) State prison convicts in the field, the Bull Pups,) commanded/by a beast, lied Bill) that served ton ycar3 in our penitentiary. What do the professed Union men, who are so about the contingency hinted at by John Cochrane, say to these facts! They approve )ihem, of oourse. The confederates ean do nothing wrong. If they violate the Constitution, the rules of decency, and the laws of civilized warfare, it in all right, bo cause fhey have no Constitution, no decency, and no civilizition. But the Government must adhere strictly to tbe Constitution, and throw its protecting arm around the trailers who are tryiog to destroy it. Out upon euon hypocritical cant, say we.— A straigbtout, open, and avowed rebels is in finitely above such Union men, Tbo Traitor Brockenridgc, who is uow a Brigadier iu the rebel army, has also become a hog stealer according to tbo la9t news from tbe South. lie marches iato remote portion* of the rebel territorry of Keutucky, where be surrounds pig pens and captures the porkers of bis own friends, wbieh be boastingly claims as his trophies of war. Noble John O. Brecken ridge! How beautifully he is fulfilling his des tiny—first, as tbo betrayer of patriots : second, as the purloiuer of pigs, and last, as the sub ject of hemp. A Mismber of the Arkauras legislature, ac oouiptnied by some thiriy,or forty companions, Las escaped trom that State anl joined the Union forces under Colonel Pcelps. He re ports the existoQca of a strong Uuion feeling in that Htile. THE ARM? OF THE POTOMAC. BRILLIANT FIGHT WITH THE REB ELS. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.— This morning, at six o'clock, a portion of Gen. McCall's divis ion proceeded iu the direction cf Diancsville on a foragiDg expedition, Bnd for the purpose of making a recounoisano o in that locality.— Draneßville is about midway between McCall's headquarters and Lsesburg. On arriving in that vicinity they encounter ed the enemy, who had four regiments of in fantry. composed of South Carolinians, Ala bamians, and Kentuckians, with one battery of six pieces, and a regiment of cavalry, uuder the command of Gen. Stewart. The only troops on our part engaged in the affair, at Draucsville, were General Ord'i*-bri gade, the First regiment of rifles, aud lias ton's battery of four guns. At four o'clock, after the action, Gen. McCall's sent two offi cers to count tbo rebels who wero killed and wounded, and it was ascertained that they left on the field fifty-seven killed, and twenty-two wounded. Three of the latter died on being removed, makiog their los 9 sixty killed and wounded; a and they DO doubt carried off many inorc. They also left niDe horsas killed or disabled. The enemy were completely routed, and fbd precipitately after a fight of an hour and n half, leaving two cannon and a quantity of small arms, blankets, groat coats, &c., more than could briDg away. Our ineu also brought in some prisoners be sides the wounded. Our loss is, as near as can be ascertained at present, about ten killed and fifteen wound ed. The expedition returned to their camp at Langley's at niao o'clock to-uight. Geo. MoCall, in a despatoh received at head quarters to-night, says too much credit cannot be given to Gen. Ord for bis gallantry and skill throughout the day. Eastern's battery was admirably served and did good execution. The Rifles also behaved finely. REPORTED EVACUATION OF GAL VESTON TEXAS, BY THE REBELS. CHICAGO, Deo. 20.— The Memphis Appeal of the 18th instant has the following despatch es: KNOXVILLE, Teun., Deo. 17. —Two more bridge-burners (Union men), wero bung to day, by order of General Carroll. The Memphis Avalanche of the same date says that Galves'on, Texas, has been evacuated by the Confederates! Jeff Thompson is busy fortifying New Mad rid, Missouri. The Cairo correspondent of the Chicago Tribune says a pontoon bridge is boiug con structed over the river at Memphis. Oa this id* of Memphis there is a tort mounting 102 guns, called Fort I'illow. Fort Randolph, near Memphis, is being strongly fortified. The rebels arc jubilant over the English in terference in the Mason and Slidell affair. The number of Federal prisoners at Mem phis is eighty -scveD. Desertions from the rebel army arc frequent and numerous. Ciaib Jackson was at Columbus on Wed nesday, and has issued a proclamation calling on the people of Missouri to furnish Jeff Thompson with twenty thousand men, and increaso General Price's force to sixty thou sand. FROM PORT ROYAL. NEW YOBK, Dec. 20.— Advioea per the steamer Atlantic state that four huudred of our men. on the 10th, crossed to the mainland, to wards the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, and encountered * rebel force of fifteen hun dred, who retreated, after firing a volley with out effect. The Fourth New Hampshire Rtgiment bad 'gone to Tybee Island. Tus balance of Gan. Wright's brigade would follow. Tbo special correspondence of the New York Tribune , from Port Royal, gives a ru mor of the defeat of the rebel oommoJore, Hollins, and the sinking of his ship by tbo Massachusetts. Universal depression is reported throughout the South. New Orleans is particularly de pressed. A great negro insurrection is reported in Mississippi by wbieh an immense amount of property was destroyed, including §150,000 worth on the Quito m estate aloDe. Confirmation of the Union Victory Colonel Jelf- C. Davit* in Command of tbe Federals. SEDALIA (MO), Deo. 20. —Early yesterday morning, our scouts brought us information that tbe large rebel train anl reinforcements, which had marohed South to intercept our foroce, had divided, and the larger portion were marching South from Waverly, intending to camp at night uear Milford. General Pope brought the main body of tbe army iu position a few miles aoutb of Waverly, and scut a strong force, uDder Colonel Jeff. C. Davis, a few miles south of Warrensburg and KaobkDostor, to come on the left and rear cf the enemy; at the same time ordering Merrill's cavalry to march from Warrensburg, and come up to tbe Tight. Col. Davis pushed rapidly forward, and came up to the enemy io tbo afternoon, drove in bis pickets, carried a strongly-defended bridge, by a vigorous assault, and drove tbe enemy into the timber, where finding himself surrounded, he surrendered twelve hundred men, including two colonels, one lieutenant colonel, one mijor, and seventeen captains. They wero all taken prisoners, and sixty wagoDe, heavily laden with supplies and cloth ing, and a large number of horses and mules, fell into our Lands. Our loss was only two killed and fourteen wounded. That of the enemy is considerably greater. This ii the best planned and executed ac iion of tae war, and reflects great credit on the general commanding, and tbe offijers and rneo who so faithfully and promptly carried nut this object. IMPORTANT FROM MISSOURI. CRUSHING BLOWS TO REBELLION. LEAVENWORTH, Dec. 20.—Tbe Conserva tive, of this city, has advice? (tow Mound City, dated the 15th instant, stating that a portion of tbe Third Regiment, under oemunud of Major Williams, made a dash into Missouri on the 12th, and burned the villages of Papins ville und Butler. Tbe~laiter was the county seat of Bates county. The troops returned with a largo number of Union refugees, stock, &c. Tbey had but two mcu killed at Butler 'J hese towns Lave been for a Jong time tbe re sort of tho guerilla bands of rube's. General Price was at Osceola at the time and was threatening that he iutended to aitrck Sedalia. Two companies of the Fourth F.egimoot of regvlar cavalry arrived at Fort Leavenworth on the 18th iust. having been twenty-two days cemiug from Fort Wise. SEDALIA, Dec. 20 —Col. Palmer** brigade arrived here last night, and Gen. Pope is ex pected to reach hero to-Dight. All the information from tbe west apd north is to the effect that no efforts have been spar ed to send Gen. Price ample supplies of cloth ing for his rebel army during winter. All or nearly all of this has fallen or will fail iuto our bauds. Nearly two hundred teavilyrla den wagon? are already in our posseesion, to gether with large quantities of ammunition and arms, one thousand horses, tents, camp equipage, etc., and between eightccti hundred and two thousand recruits have been takeu prisoners. Mafor Hallard, of tbo First Missouri Caval ry, has captured over 6ixty rebel recruits with iu the past few days, killed several others, and taken a considerable number of tents, seveiai wagons, a quantity of brggage and arms, and burned a mill which bad been sup plying the rebels for some time past; altogeth er, the rebellion has received a terrible shock in this section of country within the present week. It is thought by many that Price will cross the Osage to assist his generals, Htein and Slack, who are now iu the river eouuties with four or fivo thousand men to escort re cruits and supplies to their uuiu camp at Osceola. If he does, he will be compelled to stand u general engagement, in which eveut there is no doubt whatever that he will be badly defeated, and bis army entirely scat* tered. trom the Montreal Gazzttc. PEACE or W All Wc republish elsewhere from the New York Journal ol Commerce an article with the title "America acd Englaud." It is now nearly a foitoight since it was published in that jour nal, but it has lost none of its value by lapse of time. Its tone and temper are such as must wio the approval of all lovers of psacc and good will. As most einoete ~nd hearty lovers of peace wc are glad to reproduce it We could most sincerely wish that other jour nals in New York, Albany and elsewhere would write iu tone. We should have less fear that peace between two great Eu glish speaking kindred nations would be bro ken. We heartily wish we couid accept tbe Journal ot Commerce as tbe exponent of the views of tho whole American people. Peo ple ou both sides of ihe line would be much happier, much mote comfortable. We wish we could believe that tbe class whose views the Journal does truly represent has the power to control the storm uud turu back the boisterous wave which windy decla mation has raised upou the treacherous sea of uiobocracy. But to ask us to believe tbis is to ask too much. One must shut Lis eyes to all the truths cf history ore he can believe that in tbe midst of popular irritation aud excitement the best elements of society come uppermost. Hot any liquid boiling, und the dregs aud the scum and that which has been the most heated comes necessarily to the top. And tbe analogy has ever held good among men. Therefore it is, wc cannot, aud do not, place any rcliauce ou the good intentions to wards us of our ucigbbors. We do believe there are not 500 men iu Britain (apart from those who, being military men, loDg for the honor aud advancement which fighting would bring them,) who desire to go to war with the United States. We should be sorry to be lieve there arc five hundred here in Canada who are so mad, reckless and foolish as to desire to 6cc this province made the theatre of such a war. We heartily regret to see any vaporing, boastful spirit indulged in any where, or anything said which looks like a challenge to the conflict. It is not those people who make most clamor, and who swagger most, who do most effective tjork when the tug of war oomes. We are a young country, having a long and Darrow territory, with an immense frontier exposed to the enemy, with But a sparse popu Ution to defend it Much of the damage done to tho United States seaboard by the British fleet would be avenged on u*. This is inevitable, and we hope no Canadian is bragging what Canada can do, without fully considering the disadvantages under which we labor, and tbe hardships wc must be prepared to endure if war comes. Our neighbors have half a million of men afoot! They could hold the South iu check with half that number; they could garrison their sea-port towns with 150,000, and they could send an atmy of 100,000, swelled by another 50,000 or 100,- 00 new recruits, upon Canada. And we, Heaven help us! have uo access to the sea board except through the enemy's country— and a half dczen regiments of regulars and less than 10,000 volunteers on whom to de pend to fight our battles. As a leading New York journal reoently said of us—wc have only a paper militia, and, so far as our rulers are concerned, scorn likely to have nothing more for some tiaie to come. The Journal of Commerce has described accurately enough why Britain does not desire a war with the United States. We have set forth some of the ieasou9 why we do not, oauaot desire it.— The prospect of loss to us is infiuitely great, of gain infinitely small. And tben we hope that there are not in all Canada ten lily livcred, sniveling creatures willing to disgrace their manhood and tho hcn° or pf the sires who begot them by shriokiug from the ordeal of war forced upon us. We believe wo know the temper of Canada pretty well, and that if the need caino they would swagger little, vapor and crow little, but set thetr teeth hard aod fight as long as any figljN ing could avail auything. it is the cur-do# who barks without biting; the Lull-dog, of which race are the majority of Canadians, bites without barking. We hope Canadians will approve themselves modest to their pre tentions before the time of action conies— tbea let their acts speak for taeui. If war comes to us it must be because our neighbors seek for it and bring it to us. THE SONS OF SENATOK DOUGLAS —lt will be recollected that a few days siDce a messenger from Gov. lieed, of North Caro lina, canto under a flag of truce to Goo. Ilook-i er's Divit-ion, and thence proceeded to Wash ington. Hi* mission was to procure the chil dren of Senator Douglas, to Bend South, to prevent the confiscation of their estate in Miss sissippi by the rebels. Mr=. Douglas, who has the guardianship of the sons of the deceased Senator, very properly refused lo iistcu to lb proposition, contending that the children bo longed to Illinois. Lft Justice be i/one. The New York Tribune alluding to the exe cution of William H. Johnson, who was shot on Friday last, in the presence of a portion of the auny, near Leesburg, for desertion, while approving of the act, thinks that the good things ought to go round, aD j that rich traitor scoundrels should sutler extiemr penalties as Well as poor soldiers; a sentimeul wLich will be generally coucuriad in. The argument is thus set forth : "Now let us hope that this tardy begiuning at the very foot of the ladder is to be followed by blows cqualiy resolute at traitors of loftier position uuii darker guilt. Commodores who traitorously or with cowardly imbecility sur rendered Navy Yards crowded with cannon and ail manner of arms and munitions; navy officers who have allowed privateers to slip by tbem and io*iu the oceau plundering and bnrn lug our merchant vessels; colonels and other commandants of posts who have surrendered hundreds of tiue men and regular soldiers to an inferior force of Texas riff-raff; consuls, na val lieutenants and surgeons who have seized the first chance to escape to the enemy, carry ing with them all the intelligence they could glean aud all the public property tuey could lay their hands ou—soma of these ate already iu safe keeping, ethers are withiu easy reach. Punish the lowest who has proved guilty of treason, but let not the higher go unwhipt of justice ! Deal promptly and sternly with them all!" Execution iu flie Army. Gen. Franklin was on Thursday furnished with a copy of the order for the execution of William H. JohnsoD, a private in the Lincoln Cavalry. According to report his offence was desertion. Supposing biuirelf to be in the presence of a party of the enemy, Le expressed joy that he had made bis escape. The officer ID command then had A private conversation with bim, wheu he freely and anxiously gave such information of the Federal army as would have been of great importance to the rebels.— His revelation? concluded be was arrested, and much to his surprise, on discovering Lis mis take, was taken back to his own camp a pris oner. The execution took place cn Fiiday in tbo presence of about seven thousaud soldiers, be longing to Gen. Franklin's division. A de tatchmcct of twelve men werp detailed for the purpose, eight of them first fired, when John* son fc!l on his coffin, but life Hot being extinct, together four reserve fired, with the desired iff ct. Ibis is the first execution in the arm? of the Potomac. New 1 ork, Dec. 20. A special despatch from \\ asbington to the World says the Gov* eminent despatches concerning the Mason and Slidell difficulty will be of a dignified but most conciliatory nature. They will satisfy the English Cabinot that no insult was intern ed, and there is not the slightest doubt but that the affair will bo speedily, honorably, aud amicably arranged. Have you read the adveitiseinent respecting "Dr. Lehnd's Anti Rheumatic Baud," in another column. According to the report ot those who have tried it—and who have been cured of tbo most violent attacks of Rheumatism by it—there is no remedy extant equal to thi3 in cases of Rheu matism—and having no reason to doubt the state ments we have heard iu favor of the "Band," we cordially recommend its use to those who are af flicted this disease Be sure and read the ad vertisement most carefully. ji29 lm Sacred to the Memory of Margaret Williams. BT REV. J. MILTON AKEEB. She was the daughter of William Williams, a resident of West Providence Township, Bedford County, Pa. Iter form and features were as beau tiful as her spirit was pure. She had not been married a year belore that tell destroyer, consump tion, carried lier away from a large circle of sor rowing friends and acquaintances; away from the sorrows of an inconsfant world to the "realms of glory" above. "Her spirit has flown to its rest, Afar from the suffering clod. Hath gained the fair climes of the blest, And rests in the bosom of God." She was one of earth's fairest, purest children. None knew her but to love, none named her but to praise." I was intimately acquainted with her in early life, and having known her by her tuaiden name I still retain that name as most appropriate. O, Margiret! frieud of my youth, I weep o'er thy early decay, Though I know through the portals of truth, Thou hast enterod the regions ot day. Yet sad is my heart when I think, That friendship on eurtb cannot last, To know there is broken a link In the chain that binds me to the past. But not as the hopeless 1 weep; Though your body is cold in the ground, 'Tis only to sorrow you sleep, Your spirit with angils is found. • In the realms of bright glory above, Again may we joyfully meet, And rerel forever in love. As we bow at Immauuel's feet. No spirit more pure thin thine own, Was e'er to mortalitygiven, None brighter encircles the throne, Than thine in the Kingdom of Heaven. Serenely as closes the eve Of a beautiful, soft summer day, Thy spirit its mansion did leave ' And wag waited by angels away. In the crown of our Jesus on high, * A brilliant she ever shail shine, Where iineudship anl truth never die, But brighten with glories divine. Bottle's Run, Dec. stb, 1881,
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