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BEDFORP PA,. ITU DAY, AUGUST \tl 864
FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Ilimolft.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
4V OK KM' JOHXSOS, of Tennessee.
UNION COUNTY TICKET.
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FRANCIS JORDAN.
PRy.firnxT jr Mix.
ALEXANDER KING. "
I.E<iISjATrKK.
D. ii. ARMSTRONG.
COT.'STY COMMISSIONER,
AlillAM H. HULL
POOR DIRECTOR,
ASA STUCKEY.
AUDITOR,
EMANUEL J. DTEHL.
Oaf The Amendments to the Constitution have
passed in the State by near one hundred thousand
majority.
The Legislature inct on Tuesday in extra ses
sion. The object being to devise measures for the
defence of the State. We give the Governor's
message entire to the exclusion of a column of
original' matter prepared for this weeks paper.
Governor Cckcjn has issued a call for thirty
thousand volunteer militia, to be mustered into
the sendee of the State, to serve during the emer
gency for the defence of the State. The men
east of Johnstown wil' rendezvous at Harnsborg,
and those west of that place at Pittsburg.
Dispatclrtjs received from Secretary Stanton
dated Washtngton Thursday Aug. 11. announce
the evacuation and blowing np of Port Powell and
the surrender ot Fort Gaines. a principal defence
with six hundred men at Mobile on the Bth in?t.
The Richmond papers furnish this new sand speak
of the surrender as shaniei a!.
Gen. Sheridan reports that he is in pursuit of
the Rebels up the Sheaandoth Valley and that
skirmishing commenced between the parties a
bout ten miles from \V mchestcr. No lurtlicr
news.from Atlanta.
Gexrral Shejueax has been temporarily placed in
command of the detenees of Washington, the Mid
dle Department, including Maryland, and of the
Department of the •Shenandoah. This places hint in
command of all the section of country menaced by
the rebel invasion. He has doubtless been sciecteu
for this command by (Icn. Grant, who has tested
and knows hiß qualifications. We have confidence
that he will biting order and system out of the con
fusion that Ims lately ruled, and infuse such en
ergy unto the direction of military movements in his
department a? wsll'pttt an end to the raiding ot the
Rebels Into Maryland and. Pennsylvania. Ibe intel
ligence from Gen. Ave rill we think shows that the
tide has already turned, nud that we may henceforth
reasonably hope for better tidings from the Shenando
ah Valley. Gen. Kelley reports, on the authority of a
scout, that Geo. AverUl overtook the Rebels at Moor
field on Sunday, attacked ihem, and captured all
their artillery and live hundred prisoners.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
A Court of Inquiry has I con ordered hv the President,
at ili .0, i.iityilemjit-ifnneriil Grant. Ueiwml 'tan
nrc in the recent assault upon the rebel fortifications be
fure Petersburg, so snoeesftrlly inaugurated by the - explo
sion of the mine which destroyed a most important work
in front of onr centre.
It is announced that Governor Morton of Indiana
had an interview with Governor Curtin at Harrisburg.
recently, in refcrencer.ee to the raising of troops in the
rebe'tious states to fill up the quotas of the loyal states in
too draft which is soon to take place. Both Governors
wore of the opinion that a large proportion of the quotas
could bo filled from these states were tho business of re
cruiting placed in careful hands.
Gen. Banks has forbid<len|thc traffic in gold in his De
partment, except upon fho condition that the purchaser
deposit, the gold purchased in the Treasury of the United
States at New Orleans, for which deposit the seller ami
the purchaser will be held alike responsible, and which
may ho drawn by such depositor from tho Treasury upon
presentation to the Assistant Treasury or tho Provo-t-
Marshal-Gcnural of satisfactory explanations of the pur
poses to whichit iato.be applied.
The Mot art ITall General Committee, of New York city
met Thursday evening, and unanimously resolved -'"tl at
the masses or the Democratic party cf this city and State
are in favor of peace, and of the instant inauguration of
negotiation* for ending the present vsar, and that the
member' of the General Committee, who have been placed
opi n the delegation from this late to the Chicago Con
vention, lie instructed te cast their rote* for no man n
a candidate of the Democratic parly for President or
Yiio-Preiident in favor ef tho further prosecution otf the
war."
The Cinciursni (Commercial of Wednesday Aug. 4 sayo
'•MajereGenera! Hooker was in this city yesterday, on his
way to Washington. Heats relieved, at his own re
quest, of the command of the Twentieth Artny Corps, Ar
my of the Cumberland, and took his departure from tfce
front On Thursday test. We understand this action ot
General Hooker to have resulted torn a feeiing, on hit
part, that an indignity was done him by the appointment
of General Howard to the command of the Ariuy of the
Tennessee, to: un eed MePherv.is. It will be remembered
that General Hooker is Gepirel Howard's sonior ia rank
and service, and was his commanding general in the Ar
my af Uie Poiomae."
The New York Wortd, seme days aicee, asserted, that
the Democrat*' cerraipendenee,' sent ihrongh tho mails,
is tampered with, and that this criminal act is connived
at-by the Post Office Department, Postmaster Genera!
Blair, in a letter to Mr. M'afct man. which the World pub
lishes, denies 'he allogatior.. uotosiy as nn impeachment
of Its moral but its business integrity, e*p#es ses a desire
to have tho evidence of the charge, and avows his wish
to punish such an act if i! car. be proved to be true. C'f
Bourse, the B'orW reiterate* the falsehood,. tikitigii it
fcllf to forward any proof.
WAR ITEMS.
said to be sick and eonfiacd in doors.
Dr. J. C. Mackenzie, of Baltimore, has been arrested for
disloyalty, and aiding and abetting the rebel.. In his
house were found two rebel flags epd a narnber of phcto
grapha of rebel offiuiaJs, civil unl fnili^ry,
A!! of the Creek, Chickasaw and Cherokee Indians
have been removed to Indian territory, and preparation*
are being made for the removal ff the Seminole*. The
several tribes express great'satisfaction with their retugs
to thetr 01. homes in the territory. utJ lire uuiicd in their
loyalty |q the government.
A <ii*;>at"h. from the Array f the Petowae, states that
the Rebel? cr o • •! a mine unte-r i-ne of cur work ;, iu
In-uc ..I Pn.T.-burt. -u r ; fay. hut lea iu .Whig
very little damage. The Rebels managed their mining
opc.-at. cs very ba.t:-. and tho explosion took place lyrty
rords in front of onr its. They attempted an assault,
afterward.-. ' urn reprise 1 with condderuide loss.—
Both amies ore engaged (drerghtening their defent-ive
* -rkr. Ceuerai Aii.ri:lua hp* fccea ternj '.r...-i'-y t- j
to duty en the Upper Potomve.
Xhe Kansas City Journal learns that several of the
,e ljlian" lately deprul&tuig oo the. plains, tkougb
painted like tog warrior.-? hare remarkably Jong h : .y. auil.
without the scalp look. They era guerrillas, ieu-ungtiio
Indians to lui.-liiities, and are l>e!iv d to be part of
Quantriiri plan as learned last I'cbuary. tin xutrill is
Information from General Sherman's army confirms
the Rebel report of the capture of General. Stone nan and
a portion of his immumL The account of the battle of
the -'Mb before Atlanta shows that the Kcljel aa.-c.ultcost
thorn five or six thousand men, whilst our loss was less
than a thousand.
Those whose fate may require them, to procure substi
tutes should bear in mind that any person offering as a
substitute for the army or navy must be able to inako
affidavit that ho is exempt from si raft, for either of the
following reasons: U That he is an alien. 2. If bora in
this country, that he has served for two years either in
the army or navy since April 15, lbfil. i>. If born in this
country, that ha is under tprepty years of age. These
requirements apply to cither whites or blacks. The fact
that r. bluek man Im-.s been a slave does not of itself make
him eligible as a substitue.
Upwards of $250,000 lnvo been deposited with the
Massachusetts State Treasurer, by individuals, and town
and city authorities, for the procurement of volunteers in
the insurgent States. About $20,000 of this amount have
been furnished by perssns desiring "representative re
number of a hundred and twenty-seven, contemplate con
tributing $125 caoli, that they be represented in the Union j
army. I
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. I
Executive Chamber, )
Harrxsburg, August y, 1864. j j
To the Senate ami House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania :
Gentlemen :—I have called you together la
advance of your adjourned session, for the pur
pose of taking some action for the defence of the
State, irout uio commencement of the present
rebellion, Pennsylvania has done her whole duty
to the government, lying usher southern coun
ties do" in the immediate vicinity of the border,
and thus exposed to sudden invasion, a selfish
policy would have led Iter to retain u sufficient
part of her military forte for her own defence, in
so doing, she would have failed in her duty to the
whole country. Not only would her men have
been withheld froiu the field of general operations,
but the loans and taxation which would have be
come necessary, would., have to a large extent di
minished the ability of her people to comply with
the pecuniary demands of'the L nited Stares- Mm
would also have necessarily interfered with and
hampered all the military action of the Govern
ment and made herself to some extent, responsi
ble for any failures and shortcomings that may
have occurred. Irr pursuance of the policy thus
deliberately adopted, this State lias steadily devo
ted her men to the general service. From the
beginning shehas always been among Uie first to ■
respond to the cails of the United States, as is j
shown by her history from the three month s men ;
and the "Reserve Corps to the present moment. — j
Thus faithfully fulfilling all her own obligations, I
she has a right to be defended by the national force, j
as part of a common country. Any other law j
wuuld be absurd and unjust. She of course can- \
not complain when she suffers by the necessary j
contingencies of war. The reflections that have in ]
too many quarters lx:eu made upon the people oi j
her southern counties are most unfounded. TUev .
were invaded in 1802, when a I uion army much i
superior to any lorce of the rebels, (and on which j
they had of course a right to rely,) was lying in j
their immediate vicinity and north ol'the Potomac. !
They were again invaded in 1863, after the defeat
of the Union forces under MiJroy, at Winchester. |
and they have again suffered in 1804, after the de- i
feat of the Union forces under Crook aud Aver ill.
Mow could an agricultural people in an open coun
try be expected to rise suddenly and beat back hos
tile forces which had defeated organized veteran j
armies of the Government ?
It is of course expected that the inhabitants of
an invaded country will do what is in their power
to resist the invaders, and the facts hereinafter
stated will show, I think, that the people of these
counties have not ffuje'UJt
required to be defended by the national force, it
has only been against the common enemy. It has
never been necessary to weaken the army in the
field by sending heavy detachments of veterans to
save her cities from being devastated by small
bands of ruffins, composed of their own inhabitants.
Nor have her people been disposed to sneer at the
great masses of law-abiding citizens in any other
(state who have required such protection. Yet
when a brutal enemy, pursuing a defeated body of
Union forces, crosses ouv borders and burns a de
fenceless towrv this horridbarbaritv, iustead of tir
ing the hearts of all the people of our common
country, is actually in some quarters made the oc
casion of mocks and gibes ai the unfortunate suf
ferers. thousands of whom have been rendered
houseless. All these heartless scoffs proceed from
the very men who, wheu the State authorities,
foreseeing the danger, were taking precautionary
measures, ridiculed the idea of there being any
danger, sneered at the exertions to prepare for
meeting it, and succeeded to some extent in thwart
ing their efforts to raise forces. These mcti are
themselves morally responsible for the calamity
over which they now chuckle and rub their hands.
It might have l>een honed—nay, we had a right
to expect— that the people of the loyal States en
gaged in a common effort to preserve their Gov
ernment and all that is dear to free men, would
have forgotten, at least for the time, their wretch
ed local jealousies, and sympathized with all their
loyal fellow citizens, wherever resident within tin
borders of our common country. It should be re
membered that the original source of the present
Rebellion was in such jealousies encouraged for
wicked purposes by unscrupulous politicians. —
The men who foT any purpose now continue to en
oourage them, ought to he held as public enemies
of our union and our peace, and should
be treated as such. Common feeliugs — common
sympathies— -are the necessary foundations of a
common free Government.
I am proud to say that the people of Pennsylva
nia feel every blow at any of ner sister States, as
an assault upon themselves, and give to them all
that hearty good will, the expression of which is
sometimes more important under the infliction of
calamity than mere material aid.
It is unnecessary to refer to the approach of the
rebel army up the Shenadoah Valley on the third
day of July last—to the defeat of Gen. Wallace on
the Monoeaey, their approach to and the threaten
ing of the Capital, or to their destruction of prop
erty and pillage of the counties of Maryland lying
on the border. These events have passed into his
tory und the responsibilities will be nettled by the
judgment of the peop!--.
At that time, a call was made upon Pennsylvania
for volunteers to be mustered into the service oi
the United States and "to serve for one hundred
days in the State of Pennsylvania and Maryland
and at Washingiou and its vicinity.'' Notwith
standing the embarrassments which complicated
the orders for their oreanization and muster, six
regiments were enli.stiu and organized and a bat
talion of six companies. Tin- regiments were with
dxuvu from the Mate, the last leaving the 29th day
of Jul V.
I desired that at least part of this force
should be confined in their service to the Elates of
Pennsylvania! and Maryland, and made such an
application to the War Department, as the propo
siti', n did not ir*t theirapprobation it was reject
ed an i f -he general r.r.i/r changed to include the
States nailed and Wa-hitigtOH and its vicinity.
No part or" the rebel army at that time had
come within the State. The people of the border
Bounties were warned and removed -their stock,
aud at Chaiabersburgf and York wer*. organized
and armed for their own protection. I was not
officially informed of the movements of thoFdd
eral angies and o.* course not of the strategy of
their (orumxsdcrs, but it was stated in the news
p:pers iijat tlio rebel army was doAtiy pumsed
atfer it bad erased w Potomac and w.*P retiring
up the Valley of th<- Shenandoah. KSjteifeg
nweesa of our troops were also announftJu una
the people of this State bed just cause to lolfeve
that • puite sufficient Federal &ree had beeu thrown
forward lor its protection Mpon the line ol the
. Potomac.
On Friday, the 29th of July, the rebel brigades
of Johnston and M'Uausiand, consisting of from
'to >.OU.> mou-'P-d im-m \vt: 11 : ix gnr>, ■
sod tho Potomac at Clear Spring Ford. liusjr'
boimutuiml crossing at ten o'clock. A. sj.,- and.
marched directly on Mereereburg. TWe w ere but
45 men picked iu that direction; under the "com
mand of Lieutenant MLean, 0. B.' *iL, and as
the enemy succeeded in cutting the telegraph
communication, which from that point had to
pass tv.cst, by way of Bedford, no information
could be sent to General Couch, by telegraph, who
Was thou, at Chantbersbutg. The head of this
column reached Chaiubersburg at 3 o'clock, A.
M. . on Saturday, the JUtli.
The rebel brigades of Vaughn and Jackson,
numbering about ii,ooo mounted meu ; crossed the
Potomac at about the same time, a, or near
U'iiiiamsport—part of the command advanced on
Hagerstown—the main body moved on the road
leading from Wiliiamsport to Greencastla, An
other rebel column of infantry and artillery crui
sed the Potomac simultaneously at Sheppards
- and moved towards I-leiteraburg, Gen. Av
erill, who commanded a force reduced to about
2,600 men, was at Hagerstown, and being threat
ened in front by Vaughn and Jackson, on his
right by M'Causland and Johnston, who also
threatened his rear, and his left by the column
which crossed at Sheppsirdstown, he therefore fell
back upon Greencastle.
Gen. Averill, it is understood, was under the
orders of Gen. Hunter, but wan kept as fully ad
vised by Gen. Couch as was possible, of the ene
my's movements on his right and. to his rear.—
Gen. Couch was in Chambersburg. where his en
tire force consisted of 60 inlantry, 45 cavalry, and
a section of a battery.of artillery, in all, less than
150 men. The six Companies of men enlisted for
one hundred days remaining in the State, and two
companies of cavalry had, under orders from
Washington, (as I am unofficially informed,) join
ed Gen. Averill. The town of ChamborsDmg
was held until daylight, by the small force under
Gen. Couch, during which time the Government
stores and train were saved. Two batteries wore
then planted by the enemy commanding the town,
and it was invested by" the whole command of
Johnson and M'CajusUud. At 7 o'clock, A. jr.,
six companies of dismounted men, commanded by
Sweeny entered the town, followed by mounted
men under Gilhnore. The main force was in lino
of battle—a demand was made ibr 100,000 dollars,
in gold, or 500,000 dollars in Government funds,
as ransom, and a number of citizens was arrested
and held as hostages tor its payment. No offer
of money was made bv the citizens of the town,
and even Uj they had any intention of paying a
ransom, no tune was allowed, as the rebels com
menced immediately to bum and pillage the town,
disregarding ah.* appeals of women ancfochildfeu,
the aged and infirm, and even the bodies of the
degd were no: protected from their brutality. It
would have beam vain for all the citizens of the
town, if ftrmed, to have attempted, in connection
with Gen. Couch's small force, to defend it.—
Gen. Couch withdrew his command, and did not
himself leave until the enemy were actually iu the
town. Gen. Aver ill's command being within
nine miles of Chaiubersburg, it was hoped would
arrive iu time to save the town, and efforts were
made during the night u> communicate with bum..
In the mean time, the small force of Gen. Couch
had the enemy at bay. Gen. Averill marched on
Chaiubersburg. but- did not arrive uutil after the
town was burned and the enemy had retired. He
pursued and overtook them at M'Conneilsbarg,
in Fulton county, in. time to save that place front
pillage and destruction. He promptly engaged
and defoaa dthem, driving them to Hancock and
across the Potomac.
1 commend the houseless; and ruined people of
Ciiainbersburg to the liberal benevolence of the
Legislature, and suggest that a suitairte appropria
tion be made for their relief. Similar charity has
been heretofore exorcised in the case of au acci
dental and destructive tire at Pittsburg, and I
cannot donbt the disposition of the Legislature cu
the present occasion.
On the fifth day of this month a large rebel ar
my was iu Maryland and at various point# on the
Potomac as far west as New Creek, and as there
was no adequate force within the .Stau-1 deemed
it my duty on that day to call for Thirty Thousand
Volunteer Militia, for domestic protection. They
will be armed, transported and supplied by the
United States, but, as no provision is made for
their payment, it will be necessary, should you
approve my action, to make an appropriation for
that purpose. , ..
cyrresponileiHV between the On. *
ernor's of Pennsylvania and Maryland, and the
President and War Department at Washington.
The Governors ask for 'authority to raise a V ol
untecr force to be employed in the defence oi
Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Secretary of
'V* could not grant the authority.)
In each of the three years, 1862. If 63 and ISf4,
it has beep found aeccssaiy to call the State mili
tia for the defence of the State, and this has been
done with the assent and assistance of the Gorier -
eral Government. From the want of organization,
we have been obliged to rely exclusively qn the
volunteer militia, and with fow exceptions to or
ganize them anew for each occasion. Tliis has
caused confusion and loss of valuable time, and
has resulted in seuding to the field bodies of men
in a great measure undisciplined. The uiiiitiu
bill passed at the last session fol think for ordina
ry times the best militia law we have ever had;
but under the existing extraordinary circumstan
ces it seems to require modifications. I suggest
that the assessors be directed to make an immedi
ate cnrofiiueut, classifying the militia as mty be
thought best; that the officers be appointed by
the Governor, ou the. recommendation approved
by him, ol' a board of examination, composed of
three Major Generals for each division, of Whom
the Major Geucral of jhe dtvititrfi shall be one,
the other two be designated by the Governor,
from adjoining divisions, oriu such other mode as
the Legislature may think fit f that in ul! eases
the pifiwrs jhall be selected by preference from
officers aud men who have been in service, and
shall have been honorably discharged by the Uni
ted States, and that effectual provision be siade
i'.r drafti.it; uq militia when required. The rec
ommendation in re card to appointments is nade
to avoid ihe angry dissensions, and, too often, po
litical jealousies which divide military orgahiza •
tions by the election of officers, and secure the
services ot the most deserving and competent
uieu.
The election of officers iu the volunteer forces
in the field has been found to be injurious to the
service, while promotions by seniority, aud ap
pointments of meritorious privates has prodiiced
harmony and stimulated to faithfulness. In the
enlistment, of new organizations the plan adopted
ot granting authority to officers to recruit compa
nies has been found to be the best policy. I also
recommend that the .governor be authorized to
form (either by acceptance of volunteers or by
draft in such parts ol the .State as he may deem
expedient; a special corivs of miiitia to consist; in
due proportion of Cavalry, Artillery and inlantry,
o be kept up to the ffuU number of fifteen regi
ments to lie styled "Minute Men, who shall be
•sworn and mustered into the service of the State
for three years—who shall assemble for drill at
such times aud places as he may direct, who shall
be clotiicd, armed and equiped by the State, and
paid wlien assembled for drill or called into ser
vice. ami wiio -hall at all times be liable to be cal
led into immediate service for the defence of the
State independently of the remainder of the mili
tia.
As this force would be subject to sudden calls,
the larger part of it should be organized in the
counties lying on our extreme border, and as the
people ol' these counties have more personal in
terest in their protection, the recommendation i*
niade to authorize the Governor to designate the
parts of the .State in which it should be raised
and to save the time and expense of transporting
troops from remote parts of the State and the
subsistence and par in going to and from the bor
der. t
A body of men m organized, will, it is believed,
lie effective- to j ire vent raids and incursions. The
expenses of clothing, arming and equipping such
a force oatinot be correctly ussortain-. -i l k
'jjuaiff-rniaseer-Gi noral hast been directed to mi ke
-approximate estimates for your information,
Which wilb bo indeficnocni of pay and Subsistence,
'The ritstte should provide at leart six four-gun
bostcri.es of field axtiaaiy with all the midem im
provements.
The suggest ioit has been frequently made by
lmretlecting pcrsoasriliat the Statu sbotlld raise a
force and keep it pcrmar. tly iu the field for her
defence. Apart froiSf o titer eon*idert|©n.s it is to
be ob. c vea that ; Ik- cxjjquaes of stich a measure
won't ' i*> qdlte beyt n 1 the present ability of the
'JMe. JBT S| ml Wmf
To raise and maintain an winy of fifteen regi
ments would involve an expenditure of"more than
fifteen ufihioiis of Uollais. and any smaller force
would be inadequate. The plan vtuiieh I have
proposed would, I think, give to the State effi
cient protection, and if the Legislature should
think fit to adopt it, the expense can be readily
provided for by loan or otherwise.
Having an organized force under the control of
the authorities of the State, and mustered into
service for domestic protection, we would not as
heretofore, lose time in arranging for transporta- .
tion and supplies with the National Government, .
when it bectuue necessary to call it into the field.
Whoa thoroughly organized, it should be in ail its
appointments an army which could be increased
BV draft made from QUI- enrolled, and classified
citizens.
The plan whiob I have above suggested is the
result of reflection and experience which f have
had during the lasst three yeaas, and I have felt it
to be my duty to submit it for your consideration.
Of tlm purpose of providing for effectual defence
of the State, I of oonrso cannot doubt your ap
proval. If the legislature should prefer the
adoption of any other plan more efficient, and eoo
nomicaL than the one which I have herein pro
posed, it will give me pleasure to co-operate her
tilv in carrying it into effect.
In accordance with the act of May 4, 1854. I
have appointed for the Eastern Armies Col. 1\
-Jordan as Agent, at Washington, aud Lieut. Col.
James Gilliland as Assistant Agent at that place;
and also for the South Western Annies Lieut.
Col. James Chamberlain as Agent at Nashville.
These Agents are how actively engaged in. the
periormauco of their duties, and it is desirable
that our people should be aware that a part of
them consists in the gratuitous c&Heetioii of ail
claims by Pennsylvania volunteers or their legal
representatives in the ritute- and National Govern
ments. V'oluatoers having claims on either of
these governments, can have them collected
through these agents without expense, and thus |
be reseiicd front theuxtortioirt to whieb it isfeared j
they have sometimes heretofore beta), subjected.
Having received information from the agents of
the State that our' sick and wounded were suffer
iug greatly from the want of comforts and even
nece v aries. I have been reeCnly compelled to call
on the people to contribute supplies mainly in
kind for their relief, and it gives me pleasure to
say that this appeal lues been cheerfully responded
to, as have been all my former appeals to the same
eud.
It seems impossible to exhaust the liberality of
our generous people when the well being of our
brave volunteers is in question. In my special
message, of 30th April last, I stated the circum
stances attending the advance by banks and other
corporations, of funds for tire payment of the mi
litia called out in 1863. Inconsequence the Leg
islature passed the act of 4th May, 1864, author
izing a loan for the purpose of refunding, with
interest, the amount thus advanced, in case Con
gress six mid tail to make the necessary appropri
ation at its then current session. 1 regret to say
that Congress adjourned, without making such ap
propriation.
The balance in the Treasury being found suffi
cient. to re-'nnburse the funds so advanced, with
out unduly diminishing the Sinking Fund. I have
deemed it advisable not to advertise for proposals
for the loan- aud recommed. the passage of an act
directing the payment to be made out of the mon
eys iu the Treasury.
As the omission of Congress to act on this sub
ject involved an nnprecedeut disregard of the good
of the National authorities, I recommend that the
Legislature take measures for procuring an appro
priation at the next sesion of Congress.
The Revenue Bill pa>red at the late session lias
been found to be defective in several points, and I
recommend a c areful aud immediate revision of it.
The Bounty Bill passed at the last session is
found to be defective and unjust in many of its
provisions, and from the manner in which it is ad
ministered iu some parts of the State, oppressive
on the people. I therefore recommend a careful
revision of it.
As the present session has bccu called for the
consideration of matter of vital public import nice,
J. commeud them to your earnest aud exclusive
attention.
A f r ffUBTIY
The Attack on Caaitierlaud.
•
The Cumberland Alhghantcn i has the following
particulars of Hebe! movements in that vicinity :
To this community the past week has been a
season of intense excitement and apprehension.—
It was knows that a Rebel raiding lorce was oper
ating in i'euusylvauia. and it was deemed highly
probable that, in returning to Virginia, they
might strike for the upper fords of the Potomac.
Hence, during the latter part uf last week, all the
r-oads heading into the town were strongly picketed,
and ingress aud egress prohibited On Sunday
morning it was ascertained that they had captured -
and destroyed a portion of Chambers burg Pa.,
bat had been finally driven out by General A verdl's
liirees, and wore retreating towards Maryland.—
On Monday morning the excitement increased to
such a degree that business was almost universally
suspended, the business houses closed, and the
merchants in many instances packed and removed
their goods.
About noon the scouts reported that a heavy
budy of Rebel cavalry uud mounted iufantry was
approaching the town upon the Baitimofe turn
pike, and was then distant but about six miles. —
Gen. Kellev at once took the field in person and
the two pa stationed here were inarched out the
turnpike some two and a,half miles. The enemy
had formed Lis line of battle a short distance be
hind the residence of Jesse Hinkle, Esq.,- his
troops holding the turnpike and his artillery post
ed in high positions in the neighborhood. As
soon as our troops were formed into line, the Reb
els opened a brisk fire, which was promptly re
plied to by bur guns. ,
The battle opened about three o'clock, aud the
artillery firing, interspersed with an occasional vol
ley of musketry continued until six, when the
Rebels ceased firing, both sides occupying pretty
much, the same position as when the contest began.
The dwelling, mill and barn of John Folck, Esq.,
were pretty much in range of our guns and were
struck several times by sheik The barn was fired
by an exploding shell, and was entirely destroyed
with its contents, almost the entire products of the
late harvest. The casualties were not very nu
merous. Forty or fifty, perhaps less, will proba
bly cover the entire number of killed and wounded
on both sides. Fatal injuries were sustained by
only one of our gunners we believe, while the
wounds received are not generally of a severe char
acter. Two or three of the enemy ate said to have
been killed.
Our troops rested on their arms during the
night, and iu the morning it was discovered that
the enemy liad retreated, much to the relief of
our citizens. _ The next point we hear of them is
at Green Spring Rfitf, where thoy Captured and
paroled-( 01. Stowe, and some eighty of his troops,
who arc- hundred day men. The railroad battery
of Captain i y-tric was lying there, the engine at
tached to which received a shell in its boiler, thus
becoming disabled. The battery is also said to
have been considerably damaged. We have hoard
various estimates of the rebel force, but they are
so extremely diverse and conflicting, that we can
not gather from them a clear idea of the number.
Gens. McGausland and Roisser, with their brig
ades, are believed to have composed the force,
though wo have also heard it stated that General
Bradley T. Johnson was with them. A consider
able number of horses and cattle were taken from
the farmers along their route in the lower part of
the county.
'l'llroe citizens volunteer companies were organi
zed to aid the regular military forces in repelling
the invaders. Tiny were placed under command
of General Gharles M. Truston, and were assigned
to active duty upon some of the roads leading to
the city. They were relieved on Tuesday, after it
was known she oaemv had retre-.f-d from the
aMPMNbdi
Hie oxoiuouent bore has not entirely subsided,
ana a - yet tber is nothing like a general resuiup
bu.-iiit-.v. '? h;- ~!.■' - v. ; rc driven In at
Brady s mill, on the Bfiuinrote and Ohio Railroad
fast night. rhe telegraph wires cut. anil the road
raM to have been some what damaged.
i;(4Ti thr Ni.X. Eceniny Fast, Friday* -A-nq. 5.
Au lutenjieir with General Grant..
A gentleman of this city returned home this
morning from City Point, Virginia, having visited
the Army of the Potomac to distribute supplies
for the soldiers which bad been contributed by the
congregation under his Charge in Thirty-seventh
street. After performing this duty, he made a
tour of the camps, and paid hisrepects to Gener
al Grant. Of this interview he gives thn following
interesting account: _ -
"I learned that the headquarters of the General
were about a quarter of a mile from my own stoo
ping place, and immediately repaired thither. To
the person whom I met at the entrance I told ruy
business, stating that 1 was a member of the com
mittee appointed at the Grant meeting held in (
'lJew York in June.
" 'I think the General will be glad to see you,'
said ho ; ! hc is disengaged ;go to him there under
the fly.' .
"I went at once and introduced myself to him.
His address is remarkable. He lias the faculty of
putting everybody in his company immediately at
ease, and it the same time never lowers himself.
There is not a trace of the affectation that charac
terizes a man who has stepped into a rank which
ho feels to have added to his importance ; and he |
is utterly destitute of vulgar familiarly of manner, j
He is a good representative of republican life in i
this country, where a man may take the place j
which his talent, taste and ability indicate, and
yet be 'a man for a' that.' j
■'As soon as salueions had been exchanged I
opened my business, referring to the great meet
ing held in Union Square in dune, where I had
the honor of speaking, as wqll as of signing, the
address which had been prepared and transmitted
to him by die National Committee.
" 'The sentiment of that meeting, General,' I
remarked, 'was to uphold the Union cause atid
General Grant, even though we that same day had
heard of a repulse.'
" 'There is no danger of a permanent repulse,' :
he answered. 'Though seemingly we are taking
a great deal of time, yet we are using up the rebel
army faster than it can be replenished. It will
take more time, but I am fully confident of the re
! suit.'
" 'General,' I remarked, 'the people of New
York now feel that there Is one at the head of our,
armies in whomthey can repose, the fullest confi
dence.
*' 'Yes,' he interrupted, 'there is a man in the
West in whom they can repo.-e the utmost confi
dence, General Shvrman. He is an able upright,
honorable, unambitious man. We lost another.
"Changing the subject, he asked me to make
his apologies to the National Committee for neg- j
lectiug to acknowledge their resolutions. 'I am
glad of an opportunity ol" explaniug why I have
not returned a reply,' said he ; 'I sent the reso- j
lutions immediately to Mrs. Grant, aud they have j
not Wen returned.'
"The position of our army before Petersburg
is one which gives us the advantage. Heretofore J
the enemy have bad the inside, aud been enabled
to manage troops so as to secure ail the faculties
which that position affords. General Grant has
now got that interior line, and can throw troops
I trims one point to another, mass them, and em
ploy them,to the greatest advantage ; and the reb
el general cannot prevent him. Lee has
found his master.
"The attack on Petersburg last week, though
failing to ensure a triumph, was by no means a
serious disaster. The plans ol the General com
manding were such as to avert the possibility of
any enfilading fire ; but some of the subordinate
generals failed to carry out their part of the pro
gramme. Hut for this omission on their part,
Petersburg, it is safe to declare, would have been
ours. It will be, yet, but at a sacrifice of more
time.
"The conduct of the wounded colored soldiers
exemplifies most admirably their fortitude and
generosity. Men with severe wounds in the hips,
thighs and logs made their way into camp, while
I every white man with a serious wound rode in an
ambulence. On the day of the engagement before
J Petersburg I went upon the field with punch to
refresh the men. I offered a cup to a wounded
I man. He declined it with thanks, saying : 'Give
| it to those men there who are crying for water.—
Thev need it more than I do.'
| '-'The colored men have won respect in the
j camps. 1 saw the evidence on every side. One
day 1 observed an Irish sojdier sitting on the
AnotTier lime I saw an Irishman riding in great
haste, with a naked black boy of sixteen at his
saddle-bow. 'What are you doing there ?' he was
asked.
" 'Faith,' said he, 'I found biir. drowned in the
river, and it N sotting him oat I have been after,
and getting the water out of him and the life into
him ; and now I am hurrying to the surgeon to
get him resuseiated, the dariiug. sure.'
"Only one man, in my hearing, spoke disre
spectfully or unkindly of colored men, and he was
a hundred-day man. The soldiers believe in them,
and they have good reason for their faith.
"There is every reason tor confidence in the op
erations of our army in Virginia, They are ex
hausting the enemy, maintainingtheir own ground,
aud encroaching on their adversaries. Their com
mander, too, is an earpest man, and believes inthe
work at which be is engaged."
OPERATIONS AGAINST MOBILE —DE
PEAT OF REBELS BV GEN. AVERILL.
[OFFICIAL BULLETIN.}
"WAR DEFARTMENT WASHINGTON, 1
August, 8, 9P. M. i
.Major General Dix:
The following announcement of the successful op
erations against Mobile appears in the Richmond
Sentinel of this date, and is transmitted by Major
General Butler to the President :
HI ADOI. AKTERS. MAJOR GENERAL BUTLER, \
August 8, "04, 3P. M ( Received 7P. M. j
To Hi* Excellency i A. Lincoln, President United
States:
The following is the official report taken from the
Richmond Sentinel, August 8,
(Signed) B, F. BUTI.ER, Major General.
"MOBILE, August sth.
u To Hon. J. A. Seddon, Secretary of Har :
"Seventeen of the enemy's vessels—fourteen ships
and three iron-clads passed Fort Morgau this morn
ing. The Tecumseh, a Monitor, was sunk off Fort
Morgan. ,
"The Tennessee surrendered, after a desperate
engagement with the enemy's fleet Admiral Bu
chanan lost a leg and is a prisoner.
"The Selma was captured.
"The Gaines was beached near the hospital.
_"ihe Morgan is safe and will try to run up to
night.
"The enemy's fleet has approached the city, and
a monitor has been engaging Fort Powell all day.
(.Signed) "D. H. MACRT,"
"Mqjor General."
Good News from the Upper Potomac—Report
ed Victory of Gen. Averill over the Rebels.
Major General Sheridan has been assigned tem
porarily to the command of the foroes in the Mid
dle Military Division, consisting of the Departments
of Washington, the Middle Department aud the De
partments of the Susquehanna and Northwest Vir
ginia. He transmits the following intelligence;
HEADQUARTERS, MLDDLE DEPARTMENT, \
HARPER'S FERRY, \'a, Aug. 8 —4.10 P. M. /
To Major General 11. W. Halleck, Chief-of-Skiff:
Brigadier General Kelley reports that a scout has
just arrived at New Creek, ana reports that General
Averill overtook the enemy near Moorefield yester
day and attacked him, capturing all of his artillery
and five hundred prisoners. Nothing official has
been received from Gen. Averill, however.
(Signed) P. H. SHERIDAN,
Mqjor General Commanding.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary ot War.
REV, DK, BrcH.AN-.AN, (Episcopal) will preach in
the Lutheran Church next Sabbath morning sA 11)1
o'clock.
General Averill's Victory.
WASHINGTON, Aug. o.—The Star says that the au
thorities here have the most gratifying information
of the victory obtained by General Averill on Sunday
last, gt Mocrficld, West Virginia, over the Rebel
forces under Generals McCauslandftnd Johnson, that
recently burned Chambersburg. Averill overtook
them at Moorfield, attacked and utterly routed them,
eupturing between five and six hundred prisoners,
including GenerM Johnson i who subsequently escap
ed' and his whole staff, with their headquarters col
t vs. lie also took all the Rebel artillery, trains and
I colors, and a large quantity of small arms. McCaus-
I land himself barely escaped by flying into the uioun
i tains. Averill pursued the ncuttered rcmuaut o:
i the Rebel force for- tyre my -five miles, capturms
| many of tie'fog tires. Jlis entire loss in killed i.-
seven ffigne -,r <( • t a;j , V ' j
- -- ——— - i-W 959- UJT.
"i s. i-a
Tli# Secretary ol' Ihotjfaasuiy notice th#t sub
scriptions will be received for Coupon Treasary Notes,
payable thrija years from August 15th, 1884, with semi
annual interest at the rate of seven ant! three-teathi per
cent, per annum,.—principal and interest both to be paid
in lawful money.
These notes will be ct®vertlfctc at the option of the
bolder at maturity, into six per cent, gold bearing bunds,
payable not less than five nor more than twenty years
from their date, a# Use (government may elect. They
wilt he issued, in denominations of SSO, SIOO, 3 ;06, SI,OOO
arid $5,(i00, and'all subscriptions must be for fifty dollars
or some multiple of fifty dollars.
Tihe notes will be transmitted to the owners free of
transportation charges as soon after the receipt of the
original Certificate of Deposit as> they can be prepared.
As tlfe cotes draw interest from August 15, persons
subsequent to that date must pay the in
terest accrued from dote of ortlo to date of deposit.
Parties depositing twenty-five thousand dollars and
upwards for these notes at any one time will Ire allowed a
commission of one-quarter of one per cent., which will bo
paid bj' the Treasury Department upon tbo receipt of a
bill for the amount, certified to by the officer with whom
the deposit was male.. No deduction for commissions
must be made from the deposit'.
SPECIAL ADVANTAGES OF THIS LOAN.
IT IS A NATIONAL SAVING BASK, offering a higher rate
of interest than any other, and the beet security. Any
saving bank which pays its depositors in U. S. Notes,
considers that it is paying in the best circulating medium
•of the country, and it cannot pay in anything better, for
its own assets are cither in government securities or i&
notes or bonds payable in government paper.
It is equally convenient as a temporary or permanent
investment. The notes can always be soid for within a
fraction of their face and accumulated interest, and are.
the best security with banks as collaterals for discounts.
Convertible into a Six per rent. 5-20 Gold Bond.
In addition to the very liberal interest on the notes fbr
three years, this privilege of conversion is now worth,
abut three per ceat. per annum, for the current rate for
I 5-26 Bonds is not less than nine per cent, premium, and
before the war the premium on sis per cent, U. 8. stocks
was over twenty per cent. It will be seen that the actwal
profit on. this loan, at the preset# market rate, is not less
than ten. per cent, per annum.
lib Exemption from State or Municipal Taxation
j But aside from all the advantages we have .enumerated,,
a special -Act of Congress exempt* uU baud* and Treasury
nutes from local taxation. On the average, this exemp
tion is worth about two per cent, per annum, according to
the rate of taxation in various parts of the country.
It is believed that no securities offer so great induce
ment.- to lenders as those leaned by the government. In
all other forms of indebtedness, the faith or ability of
private parties, or stock companies, Or separate commu
nities, only, is pledged for payment, a bile the whole pro
j perty of the country is held to secure the discharge of ail
the obligations of the United States. s
While the government offers the most liberal terms fur
iti loans, it believes that the very strongest appeal will
be to the loyalty and patriotism of the people.
Duplicate certificates will be issued for the deposits.—
The party depositing must endorse upon the original cer
tificate the denomination of notes required, and whether
they are to be issued in blank or psyutio to order. When
so endorsed it mu.t be left with the officer receiving the
deposit, to be forwarded to the Treasury Department.
ScascKirTiON* WILL K RECEXVED by the Treasurer of
tie United States, at Washington, the several Assistant
Treasurers and designated Depositaries, and by the
FIKaiT SAIIOKAL BASK OF ALTOOSA,
and by all National Banks which axe depositaries of pub
lic money, and
ALL RESPECTABLE BANKS AND BANKERS
throughout the country will give further information aaj
AFFORD EVERT FACILITY TO SUBSCRIBER#.
Aug. 12, 1604 -3m.
HEADQUARTERS OF PROVOST-MARSHAL,!
SIXTEENTH DiSTKicT. Parol. r
CHAHBIUBSBEKG, August 8,164. J
The Board of Enrollment of the Sixteenth District ft?
Pennsylvania will hold daily sessions at C'hambcrsburg,
commencing on Monday, the loth in St., for the revision
and correction of the lists of persons enrolled as liable \j
do military duty.
Persons who may be improperly enrolled on account of
alienage, nan-residence. vnsuitablenese of age, manifest
permanent physical disability, or having served two years
in the present tear, are invited to appear, prove tbeir non
liability and have their names .-trie sen from the lists.
Persons contemplating making application t have
their names stricken off tor any of the loregoiug reasons,
had better address a letter of inquiry to the Board of Ec
rohhucnt, for the purpose of LKcertainifig the proofs thai
will be required before making personal application. Ail
letters must state the township and countyin which tiia
i writer is enrolled.
The Board will thank citiiens for information of persons
improperly omitted from the enrollment, as well as for the
names of such as have become twenty years of age or
have filed a declaration of intention to become naturalised.
Every man in the District liable to do military duty is
personally interested in having the names of all persons
not so liab'e stricken from the lists; whilst it is eqttally
his duty and interest to. see that, none, properly liable to
do military duty escape enrollment.
It is the duty of all citiiens to see that delinquent drufv.
od men ara arrested and brought before the Beard of En
rollment, Each Borough nnd Township is charged with
the duty of furnishing its full quota. Drafted men here
tofore delinquent who report themselves : once r/iH qot
he regarded as deserters: but allowed to furnish substitu
tes or pay commutation, if not exempted by the Board.—
In these cases, the township may get obtain credit by
prompt action.
Citiiens of sub-districts whose burdens have baen in
creased by the failure of large numbers of drafted men to
report, arc assured that the draft will be enforced in ev*y
part of the District.
GEO. EYSTER,
Aug. 12,'64-3t. Capt, A Pro. Mar., 16th Dist., Pa.
PUBLIC SALE !
The subscriber will sell at his late residence, in Bedford
township,
On Monday, the liitb Bay or Angnst, Inst.,
the following personal property, vii:
THREE MARES, TWO COLTS,
THREE MILK COWS,THREE BEEF CATTLE,
With YOUNG- CATTLE, SHEEP & HOGS.
Alio,
ONE FARM WAGON,
HORSE GEARS,
A SET OF TANKER HARNESS,
PLOUGHS, HARROWS,
And a general assortment of farm implements.
Household and Kitchen Furniture,
Comprising Bedsteads A Bedding, Chairs, Tables, Bureaus,
Stoves, and a varioty of other articles that will be exhibit
ted on day of sale.
He will also sett ft fine lot of HAY by the ton. Also
WHEAT and RYE by tho bushel.
TERMS—AII sums under $5 ensh, and on all sums over
that amount a credit of Six Months will be given. Notes
with approvod security will be required.
2ggf-Sale to commence at 10 o'clock, A. M.
JACOB RJSIGART.
JOHN ALSIP, Auctioneer.
Aug. 12,1864-lt.
PUBLIC SALE
Of Personal Property !
THE subscriper will sell at public sale at hi? residence,
two miles and ft half from Bedford on the Uollidays
burg road.
On SATTRBAY, 20th or AagnsW tnsß,
ONE GK.AY TELEGRAPH MARE, five years old, v
ONE COLT, two years old,
TWO COWS, one fresh milk with calf,
. THREE HEAD OF YOtINO CATTLE,
FIVE HEAD OF >HT—|ii *
TWO HUYES OF BEES,
ONE FINE HOG, - n ! \ j
ONE 'INTO HORSE WAGON,
And other articles too nqmertms to particularize.
K.VLII AHLEL S?GISM T
Are.. 1 ?. 1894-2'.
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