J3 F. MfXEIL. Edit: ox* and Proorietoi*.
a he jßuitoil jfapim
IS PUBLISHED
Cvcry Friday Morning on Juliana Street,
OPPOSITE THE MEXGEI, HOUSE.
6EDTOK.D, BEDFORD COUNTY, PA.
TERMS:
$•3.00 a year if paid strictly in advance,
;2.25 if not paid wiihinthrea months, $2.50 if not paid
thin the year
Rates of Advertising.
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One Square, each additional insertion less than
three months 30
3 Months, 6 Mouths, 1 fear.
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i Column 12 00 20 00 35 00
One Column .20 00 35 00 65 00
.Administrator.-' and Executors' notices $2.50, Auditors
noticos $1.50, if under 10 lines, Cslrays $1.23, if but one
head is advertised, 25 cents on every :u}Uitu>nul ae;E
One square is the SPMCB becupiadby ten lines of injn
ion. Fractions of a square under five lines eeantas a
half square, and all over five lines a full square. Adver
tisements charged to persons handing them irv
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.
r. K. AKEKS,
ATTOUXEY AT LAW, BEDFOII!>, PA.
Will attend promptly to all business entrusted to his
care. Military claims speedily eelleeted. Office on Juli
ana Street, two doors north of the Inquirer Office.
April 1, 1804 —tf.
ESI'YH, AOiJP,
ATTOUJCKY AT LAV.. BLS>FQ]>, PA.,
Will faithfully and promptly attend tti all business en
trusted to his earc in Bedford and adjoining counties.
Military claims, Pensions, back pay, Bounty, Ac. spee
dily collected.
Office with Mann A Spang, on Juliana street, 2 doors
south ofthe Mengel House.
April 1, 18(51.—tf.
j. K. nntnoKsow,
ATTO-tSBT AT LAW. BiiPFOtlß, PA.
Otlicc one door south of the "Xfengel House,"
Will attend promptly to all business intrusted to Lis care
Collections made .n the shortest notice.
Having, also, been* regularly licensed to prosecute
Claims against the Government, particular attenuou will
tie given to the collection of Military claims of ail
kinds; Pensions, Back Pay, Bounty, Bounty Loans, Ac.
Bedford, apr. S, 1864—tf. .
ALEX. KI O,
ATTOUXF.T AT LAW.
And agent for procuring arrears of Pay and
money. Office on Juliana.street, Bedford, Pa.
April 1, 1364 —tf.
Kin*!. El. A EIXGEXFEETER,
ATTOESBYB AT LAW", EEPPOSI>, PA
llave formed a partnership in the pra tice of the Law.
Oftico on Juliana Street, two doors South of the Mengel
House.
April 1,1864—tf.
JO MX MAJOR,
J r. STICK OF TUB PEACE, HOPEWELL, EEDFOP.D COCJJTT.
Collections and all business pertaining to his office will
be attended to promptly. Will also attend to the sale or
renting of real estate. Instruments of writing carefully
prepared. Also settling up partnerships and other ac
counts.
Aprii 1, 1864—tf.
JXO. MOWER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
BEDFOEI), PA., .
April 1,1364.—tf.
JOSEPH vr. TATE,
ATTOKKMY AT LAW, BEDFORD PA.
\vrrLL promptly attend to collection, and all business
VY en t rusted to his care in Bedford and adjoining eouu
'ics. Monev advanced on Judgment, Notes and other
Claims, lias for sale Town Lots, in t&teaville. and St.
Joseph, s on Bedford itailr ad. barms .and unim
proved tend in quantities to raft ptsfchasSrs.
Office opposite the Banking House of Reed A Sehell.
apr. 15, 1364 —It) m.
J( y tlN LLXZ)
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ASD
Regularly licensed agent for the coliactieii of Govcrn
mer.t claims,bounties, back pay, pensions, Ac., will give
prompt attention to all business entrusted to bis care.
Office with J. K. Durborrow, Esq., on Juliana Street,
Bedford Pa.
August 19th, 1864.—tf.
RUFP, SHANNON, & CO., BANKERS,
Deiif'ord, DR.,
BANK OP DISCOUNT AND DEPOSIT.
/"COLLECTION;? made for the East, M est, North and
vO South, and t.hcgeneral bu.-uaess of. Exchange, trans
acted. Nidcs and Accounts t idiccted. and Remittanees
promptly made. REAL EST AXE bought andeold.
G. W. Iltrrp, 0. E. SHANNON, F. BEXBDICY.
apr. 15, 1864 —tf.
DANIEL, BORDER.
PITT STREET, TWO DOORS WF.ST OF THE BEI>FOBJ> HOTEL,
Bedford, Pa.
Wntchnakcr A ROLLER In Jewelry.!>eetaeleH. AC
HE KEEPS ON HAND A STOCK OF FINE OOLD
AND SILVER WATCHES. SPECTACLES OF
Brilliant Double RcS&cd also .>cotch I eohto
Glasses. Gold Watch Chains, Breast Pins, Finger Kings,
best quality of Gold Pens.
He will supply to order any thing in hi* line not on
hand.
aprl 8,186:1 — zz.
&C.
DENTISTRY.
i. N. BOWSER, Resident Dentist of W ood
bury,
YITILL spend the second Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
YY nesday, of each month at Hopewell, the remaining
three day, at Bloody Run, attending to the duties of his
profession. At all other times ho can be found in his o -
lice at Woodbury, excepting the last Monday and iue.,
day of the suae month, which he will spend in Martins
burg. B'.air county, I'enna. Persons desiring operations
should call early, as time is limited. Aii operations war
ranted.
Aug. 5,1?'4,-tf.
C.N. HICKOK
DENTIST.
OFFICE IS BASK BUILDING,
BEDFORD. PA.
April 1, 1864.—tf.
DR. B. F. HARRY,
Respectfully condors his professional services to the
citizens of Bedford and vicinity. Office and residence on
Pitt Street, in the building formerly occupied by Dr. J. H.
Statu,
April 1,1864—11.
J7L. MARBOURG, M. D.
Having permanently located respectfully tenders hi#
ofessional services to the citizens of Bedford and vif
nity. Office on Jnliaaa Street, opposite the Bank, ond
oor north of Hall A Palmer's office. t j
April 1, 1864—tf. ? ... ;, t |
HOTELS." ■>.; 7
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
HUNTINGDON, PA.
JOHN S. MILLER, Proprietor.
April 29th, 1864.—ft
UNION HOTEL.
VALENTINE STECKMAN. PROPRIETOR,
West I'itt'Street,; Letlford, I'a.,
{Formerly lii' </.'■•"> IJu'ii.)
THE public are assured that be lias made ampe ar
langements to aceommodateall tliatyui favorl him
eir patronage.
A splendid Livery Stable attached. 'apFC
• R A LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO POLITICS, EDUCATION, LITERATURE AND MORALS.
0. S. ?J LOU.
The Secretary of die Treasury gives notice that sub
-I'ript-ions will be received for Coupon Treasury Notes,
payable three ycags from August 15th, 1861, with semi
annual interest at tho rate of seven and threo-tcntba per
cunt, per annum, —prtncir-al and interest both to be paid
in lawful money.
These notes will be convertible at tho option of tho
i. Hder a (-maturity, into six per cent, gold bearing bonds,
payable not less than five nor inorc than twenty year*
from their dive, a? the Government may elect. They
■vill be ir. ued in donptiinations of SSO, $l9O, SSOO, SI,OOO
and $5,600, and all subscriptions must be for fifty dollars
OF some multiple of Sfjy dollars.
The notes will be transmitted to the owners free of
trjiusportauon charge# as soon after the receijst of the
original Cortifieate <>f Deposit as thqy can bo prepared.
As -the notes draw interest from August 15, persons
; re liking deposits subsequent tb that date mu>t par the tn
;< i\ fiecnse J froyi daw of note to date of deposit.
Parties depositing sweaty-five thousand folk#!,. aftjD
ir jw;:Vds for these note# at any out- tfimc will bo allowed a
<?lfv licribii 'id dhd-ijuaitfr of one per euui., which will be
pi id by the Treasury Department upon tho reoelpt of u
bill for ihe amount, certified to by the officer with whom
tjie dep aft was made. No deduction for commissions
is; be taaaie from the deposits.
SPECIAL AiIYWTAIiES OF THIS LOU.
IT (A A NATIONAL SAVINS BASK, offering * higher rate
of interest than any other, and t'"i iten-ity. Any
saving bank which pays its depositors iu U. S. Notes
c.nriders that it is paying in tfc best circulating medium,
of the country, and it cannot pay in anything better, for
iU own assets ore either in goverub&at securities or iu
notes or bonds payable Jr. gov.■rnmont paper.
It is equally cunvenient as a temporary or perm an cut
investment. Tire note car; alway- sold for within a
f-ivetton of their face uad aueu.Butati interest, and are
the best security wrfh banks as for discounts.
Convertible into a Six per tent. 5-29 Gold Bond
In addition ttho very libera! interest on the notes for"
three years, this privilege of conversion 1* Trow worth
about three p:. auitt. pot" annum, iLr the cunreal rate fo
-20 Ib.iuis U't .h>- than nic\}or etiif. ands
rbedbre the- War the preipiam oh ?vx jiSlf eer.t, D. 5. sto6k
w: -s over twenty per cent, it will he f-oen that the acton*
profit en ♦his .loan, at the pre sent luarkot rate, iswot lesr
than ten per ceiit. per apmtm.
U KxemiHion from State or Munlcfpal Taxation
Bu* aside from all the ndvantasjes we have enumerated,
a special Act of Congress c.-> im/tyatl funic/* unit Trittturj/
Jnoles /ram iotad UuMtw*. Op'the average, tkjf cxemp
tion is worth uhattwo jr cfenf. pcf amprm, acrording tp
4tm vale of taxation in various r-aVts' or the country.
It is,belie veil rhat no securities offer so great induee-s
monU to lelideis as tboie issued ; >y tbc n vei-niaent. In
aif other forms of utuelltedness, I Be" faith 'or ability of
private parties, or stock cowpsniffs, or separate eouimu
liities, iHily, is pledged for payment,'while the whole pro
perty of the c untry is htbi to secure .the discharge of oil
the ofthe United States.
VViti'c tfce -government offer# the mout liberal terms fur
t' foafis, it . sieves that the very strognest appeal will
leto the loyalty and patriotism of the people.
Duply;.... certificates will be issued for the deposits.—
1 ho party depositing must endorse upon the oriyinal eer
ificate the denomination of notes required, and whether
tliey are to be issued in blank or nayubie to order. Who
HO endorsed it tnust be left with the officer receiving then
-deposit tt> be forwarded to the Treasury Department.
StrBSCWTPWojrs wu,t r. k RECMVKD by the Treasurer of
the United States, at Washington, the several Assistant
Treasurers and designated Depositaries, and by the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALTOONA,
and by all National Banks which ore depositaries of pub
'lic money, and
< ALL LE." DEC TABLE BANK 8 AND BANKERS
.hrocgaont the country trill give further infbnnarion and
AFFORD EVE li A FA POLITY TO SUBSCRIBERS.
Aug. HI, IBfi4-3ia.
ITOtHO BONDS.
r I THESE Bonds are issued under the Act of Congress of
A March Hth 1064, which provides that all Bonds issued
under this Act shall be EXEMPT FIiUM TAXATION by
ur under any etajfc; or municipal authority. Subaeriptione
to those Bonds j§c received in United States notes of Na
tional Banks. They are TO BE REDEEMED IN COIN,
at the pleasure of the Government, at any period not leu
titan ten nor ntofe than forty year* front their date, and un
til their redumption Five Per Cent. Interest will be
Paid in Coin, on Bead* of hot over one hundred dol
lars a initially. The interelt is payable on the first days
March and September in each year!
Subscriber? will' receive cither Registered or; Coupon
Bonds, as they may prefer. Registered Bonds are re
corded on the Books of the U. 8. Treasurer, a ltd can bo
trail?;erred only on the earner's order. Coupon Bonds
are payable to order, and are more convenient for eom-
Ejer uil uses.
Subscriber# to this loan will have the option of having
their Bonds draw interest from March Ist, by paying tho
accrued interest in eoiti —(or in United States notes, or
the notes of National Bank s, adding fifty per cent for pre
mium,! or receive them drawing interest from the date of
subscription and deposit.. As these Bonds are
Exempt from Tlunieipal or State Taxation,
their value is increased front one to three per cent pet an
num, according to the rate of tax levies in various parts of
the country.
g{At the present rate of"premium on gold they pay
OVER EIGHT PElt CENT. INTEREST
in currency, and arc of equal convenience as a permanent
and temporary investment.
It is believed that no securities offer FO great induce
ments to lenders as the various descriptions of U. 8.
Bonds. In all other fprms of indebtedness, the faith and
ability of private parties or stock companies or separate
communities only is pledged for payment, while for the
debt.? of the United State- the whole property of the conn
try is holdcn to secure the payment- of both principle and
interest in coin.
These Bonds may be subscribed for in suits from S6O
up to any magnitude, on the same terms, and are thns
made equally available to tho smallest lender and the
largest capitalist. They eaa be converted into money at
any moment, and the holder will have the benefit of the
interest.
It may be useful to state in this connection that the to
tal Fun led debt of the United State* on which interest is
payable in gold, on the fid day of March, lSfit, was $768,-
*J7<j,ooo. The interest on this, debt for the coming fiscal
year will be 543,937,126, while th< a4*V>nis.rev*nue iixgold
for the current fiscal year ending J que 30th, 1364, haabccn
so far at the ftit oof over sWe.{oo,4kM per an unci.
It will be seen that even toe present gold revenues of the
Government are largely in excess of tho wants of the
Treasury for the payment of gold interest, while tho re
cent increase of the tariff will doubtless raise the atfriunl
receipts from customs on tho saiuc amount of. importa
tions, to SI 60,000,(MM) per annum.
Instructions to the RftttirmpAßnnh.vartlngtaloari agents
were not issued from the United States Treasury until
March JO, bit in the first thri e weak? of April'the s*b
ieription* averaged more than Ten Afillious a Week.
Subscriptions will be received by
All National banks
wb ; .ch arc dvp < st f ari es r 'f Public tnoncb, nnd all
RES?J:CTARTE BANKS AND BANKERS
throughout the country, (acting as agent# of the National
Depository Banks.) will furnish further information on
'AFFORD EVEBY FACILITY TO SUBSCRIBERS.
May 13, 1861-Im.
—r: TJ —f r~ .
HEADQCARTBBSOR PROVOST-MAUSHAI., ]
J . SIXTWUKTU DISTRICT, Pennsylvania, K ,
Ca4lta*Uß*h September 3rd, 164. J
I have lx*n directed to make public tho following an
nouncement :
CAPTAIX, AMD PgovoaT
SNTRK-QS II Di-srKi' T, Pennsylvania. J
RJXC^OI-L^TEERS:
VOLUNTEERS tfill bo accepted and counted wn the
' quotas of the present call, nplto the lt practicall mo
went before the drafted men ere aeceoter tod rent to
remktvou.-. Townships and Fob-district? winch have
not filled (heir quotes, arc urgefl to io so at, unco.
All tinao that can possibly bo given allowed,
bu r th draft will commence as soon after tho oth OS eep
b r :is practicable,
Credits will be gi*A-, and Gaoorameut bounty paid to
) iVoiuntcer? until further orders,
By Order'(jf
Cii'T. RICH 1 no L. iiopcr.,
I A. A. P. M. General,
( MIL,I.(AM Stfdm tKV,
I 1 Capi. and A. A. A. General.
1 Aug. SI, 18('!.-r-fit
BEDFORD. Pa., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 14, 18G4.
Sfct
For the Bedford Inquirer.
We give below the instructions under which
County Superintendents act in giving temporal
certificates, we trust every teacher and director in
the county will procure a copy of thein and read
them carefully.
J. W. DICKERSON,
Co. Supt.
QUALIFICHTIONS FOR PROVISIONAL
CERTIFICATES.
So far as is practicable, a uniformity in the stan
dard of qualifications of persons receiving provis
ional certificates is desirable. The grades given
by Superintendents, in different parts ofthe State,
should represent, as nearly as possible, the same
attainments. To secure this object, the following
instructions are prepared as guides for Superin
tendents, to be followed so far as existing circum
stances will permit:
I. Moral Character. —By the new form of the
certificate, the Superintendent certifies to the good
moral character of the holder. Good moral char
acter is one of the most important requisites, and
uo person should be licensed to teach whose char
acter is even questionable.
If Superintendents arc not personally acquaint
ed with the applicants, or are in doubt as to their
character, they should demand testimony from
some responsible individuals, who are known in
the community, before certificates are issued.
11. Intefhxtital'Attainments. —lt is not expect
ed that all teachers will be equally well qualified in
this respect, hut all who do not reach a certain fix
ed minimum stan-krd in each of the branches to
he taught should be rejected. It can hardly be
necessary tunc for Superintendents, in any of the
counties, to issue certificates with as low a grade
at five, and in but few should it he as low as four,
in any of the branches. Examining officers
should not, either dispense with these low grades,
and then have two and three represent the same
standard of qualifications as would have been rep
resented by the lower numbers had they been at
tained. Certificates whose grades say, "good'
"very good,' ' should be issued to those only who
arc good or very good teachers. If. however, the
lower grades are used, they should be given to
those only who have a knowledge of the simple
elementary departments of the branches represent
ed in the grades, but who are not Competent to
teach the more advanced classes in our schools.
The figures in the grades above four should
represent as nearly as practicable the following
degrees of scholarship:
Orthography. —3. Ability to spell correctly,
orally or by writing, the words of the language in
common use, with some general kuowledge of or-
thographv.
2. Ability to spell correctly the words in the
language that are in common use among our best
writers, with a thorough knowledge ofthe elemen
tary sounds of the letters, and the characters by
which those sounds are indicated in the books iu
use in the country.
I. Ability to spell correctly, orthographicnily
and phonetically, all the words in the language in
general use, with a thorough knowledge of the
principle of the science of orthography
Reading. —3. Ability to read with facility, and
enunciate distindy, with a knowledge of the rules
of punctuation.
2. Ability to read readily in different styles of
prose composition, a general knowledge of ortho
epy and elocutionary principles.
1. Ability to read well in different styles of
prose aud poetry, with the proper tone, inflection,
modulation, pronunciation and emphasis, with a
thorough knowledge of elocutionary principles, as
found in our more advanced readers.
Writing. —3. A uniform plain hand, with a
knowledge of the proper position of the body,
and the method of holding the pen.
2. Ability to write a good, fair hand, with some
knowledge of the elementary principles involved
in the formation of letters.
1. A beautiful style of writing, easy and rapid
in execution, with a thorough knowledge of the
art of penmanship, and ability to give the analy
sis and classification of the letters according to
some standard system ; also, a good idea of the
proper classification of pupils, according to their
advancement.
Intellectual Arithmetic. —3. Ability to solve
readily, explain clearly and with correctness of lan
gunge, any problems usually found in our prima
ry arithmetics.
2. Power to concentrate the mind upon the
question presented, so as to repeat and analyze
correctly problems involving the combination of
the four ground rules, together with fractions and
percentage.
L Ability to give promptly the most rigid an
alysis, with full and clear explanations of any of
the examples usually found in our advanced intel-
Jectual arithmetics.
Written Arithmetic. —3. Ability to solve prob
lems in common arithmetic as far as involution,
with a good knowledge ol the principle ofthe
rules thus far.
2. Readiness in the solution of the problems in
volving all the principles found in our common
school arithmetic, with ability to explain the op
erations.
1. A thorough knowledge of the seience of
numbers, with ability to apply its principles to
ordinary arithmetical questions that may be pre
sented, and explain fully and clearly, and in the
most approved methods, all the operations per
formed by the solution.
Geography. —"3. A good knowledge of the defi
nitions of terms used in geography, a knowledge
of the boundaries of political divisions, location
of chief towns, rivers and mountains with some
acquantanco with map drawing.
1. A thorough knowledge of physical, political
and "mathematical geography, with ability to ex
plain the phenomena connected therewith; a thor
ough acquaintance with map drawing, and aptness
in teaching by this method.
Grammar — 3. A general knowledge of the
elements of English grammar, embracing orthog
raphy, etymology and syntax, with ability to give
instruction therein, and to Qompose readily punc
tuate and capitalize correctly, together with ha
bitual use of correet language.
2. A sound knowledge of English grammar, in
all Of its parts ; ability to give the logical analysis
aud syntactical construction of sentences, and to
apply the proper rules, and iamiliai ty with the
: ,'ft i,|i
i ules of prose comjosition.
I. A thorough knowledge of English grammar,
some acquaintance with the philosophy of the
language, the rule# for the different styles of Eng
lish composition, spd their application ; ability to
give clear explanation, and oral instruction, with
some aequaintancywith derivation of words.
Theory of tcochiig. —Familiarly with the theo
ry, or science of touching, is of the highest impor
tance to an individial who expects to engage in
tho business of impairing instruction. Superin
tendents should fjiestion candidates upon the ar
rangements, gouirmnent and classifications of
schools, and requre them to give reasons for their
opinions upon th<se topics, their familiarity with
standard works upon the theory of teaching, and
the general histcjry of education ; their duties
and responsibilities as instructors of youth, their
active connection with the educational organiza
tions of the district and country. Certificates
should be graded upon this topic in accordance
with the familiarity ofthe candidates with the sev
eral subjects presented in the examination.
Practice of TcacMtp'. —The ability to teach and
manage a school weii can be exhibited only in the
school room, and before classes ; hence Superin
tendents should not grade certificates in this topic
until they have visited the schools of the candi
dates at least twite, and noticed particularly the
total and average attendance, classification, modes
of instruction, progress, methods of conducting
recitations, clearness of explanation, manner of
keeping the monthly reports, order and studious
ness of pupils, their general deportment, and the
condition of the school room and grounds.
Other Branches. —If candidates are to be ex
amined in any of the higher branches, the grades
and qualifications, required to be entitled to those
grades, should be uniform with those enumerated
in the branches required to be taught in our com
mon schools. The more advanced departments of
science are taught in so few that it is not deemed
advisable to prepare any special instructions rela
tive to them.
Remarks. —It is not expected that examining
officers can follow these instructions to the letter.
They are given as a guide by which they are to be
directed, so far as is practicable, in the discharge
of their most difficult and perplexing duty, viz ;
the examination of teachers. After all, such offi
cer must exercise his own judgment, and be gov
erned by the circumstances in which he finds him
self placed—circumstances which no one but him -
self can understand.
C. R. COBURN,
Superintendent Common Schools
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT )
Harn'iburg A pril 2o, 1864. }
THE GUNBOAT GENERAL.
While circumstantial evidence shows that Gen.
McClellan was on a gunboat o ring the battle of
Malvern Hill, there is positive testimony that he
was on a gunboat during the terrible battle of
White Oak Swamp or Glendale, the day before
(June 30); and that when the battle of Malvern
Hill was fiercely raging, he was several miles from
the scene, selecting, as he himself tells us, "the
final positon of the army and its depots," when
as he expected, it should be defeated. We sum
mon his Chief Engineer, General Barnard, (now
Chief Engineer of the Army of the Potomac be
fore Petersburg,) and the Rev. Dr. Marks, an eye
witness and one of McClellan's army friends, to
assist his defective memory.
Gen. Barnard, in his review of the Peninsular
Campaign, in which he was Engineer-in-Chief,
and at McClellan's right hand, says, on page 44,
when speaking of the great battle of the 30th: —
"It was an eventful day and an eventful point,
central, too, to the general position of the army.
Where was the Commanding General during this
battle ? At the extreme left, and for a considera
ble portion of the time on a gunboat.
McClellan, in his report, page 135, confirms
this statement He does more. On page 138 he
says:—
"It was very late at night before my aids re
turned to give me the results of the day's fighting
along the whole line, and the true position of af
fairs."
"It may be well doubted," says his disgusted
Engineer-in-Chief, in alluding to this, "whether,
in all the recorded dispatches of military comman
ders, a parallel to this extraordinary avowal can
he found. We supposed it the special business
of a General to know at each moment, 'the true
position of affairs,' and have some agency in rul
ing it. Here wo find the day's fighting' all done,
the results —for better or for worse —accomplish-
ed, and 'very late at night' the Commanding Gen
eral just learning about them!'
Let us hear what Rev. Dr. Marks says of the
Commander-in-Chief on this eventful day, in his
sketch of"'the Peninsular Campaign in Virginia."
On page 298 hi says:
"The Commander-in-Chief was evidently op
pressed with the deepest solitude, for he accom
panied the Prince [de Joinville,] and his nephew,
to the war-steamer, and remained on board until
late in the afternoon, communicating*his orders by
signals and couriers. Dr. James Rogers, Brigade
Surgeon of Robinson's Brigade, who had been ill
with fever for several days, was likewise on this
steamer, and afterwards related to me the e
vents and scenes of that day as they came under
his eye. He said Gen. McClellan was evidently
laboring under the deepest depression, and appre
headed the worst results. But about 4 o'clock a
dispatch came from Gen. Marey, saying that our
army was holding the enemy at bay at all points,
and in all probability would drive him from the
field. This message seemed to lift an immense
burden off the heart of the General, aud he arose
and walked the deck with a buoyant step; and
from this time evidently listened to the battle
with new hope. But about 5 o clock the Com
manding General rode into the lines of our army,
and remained until the action closed. Gen. Heint
zolman had sent to him a message that the troops
noticed his absence, and it was exerting a depres
sing influence on them, and he could not be an
swerable for the consequences if he longer held
himself so for aloof from the scene of action and
of danger."
Commenting in this battle, Gen. Barnard says,
page 46:
'The army was saved in spite ot General MeC icl
lan's ignorance ofthe 'position of affairs' and 're
sults ofthe day's fighting,' and consequent inca
parity to give intelligentordcr."
Speaking of the battle of Malvern Hill, the
next day Gen. Barnard, asks and answers:
"Where, this day, is the Commanding Gener
al? Off with Capt. Rodgera to select the final
position of the army and its depots. He does
not tell us that it was on a gunboat, and that this
day not even "signals" would keep him in com
munication with his army, for his journey was
ten or fifteen miles jlown the river, and he was
thus absent until late in the afternoon. This is
the first time we ever had reason to believe that
the highest and first duty of a General, on the
day of battle, was separating himself from his ar
my to recconnoiter a place of retreat.
Any candid man who shall read General Mc-
Clellan's Report carefully, will be thoroughly
convinced that the brilliant battles on the Penin
sula were solely the work of the corps comman
ders, and but for the interference of McCleliaa, as
Connnande-in-Chief, Richmond would have been
taken and the rebel army destroyed.
JYmg ffi.omsjbtmiltnw
M'CLELLAN IN THE ARMY,
A Correction--A Soldier on Peace.
HEADQUARTERS 76th PA. VOLS. )
IN THE FIELD BEFORE PETERSBURG VA. V
Sept. 21st, 1864. )
DEAR INQUIRER. —Although I have nothing of
great interest to communicate, yet I wish to occu
py a small space in your columns. A few days
since a Bedford Gazette made its appearance in
our midst, and in it I see a communieatiTn writ
ten over the letter 11, from the 76th Pa. Vols, and
for the sake of simple truth I, wish to correct one
of the frequent misrepresentations contained
therein.
In the first place he states that he wrote on a
day of great rejoicing among the troops of this
command over the announcement that McClellan
was nominated, as candidate on the Democratic
ticket for President at the coming election.
Now I do not wish to dictate to any man. who
elects to do as he pleases, in exercising his right
of suffrage, but to say that the army is rejoiced
over the nomination of McClellan, is, |as far as
public rejoicing is concerned, utterly FALSE, I, aud
I can call four fifths of this brigade to witness,
have never heard any rejoicing, not even a single
man, as far as I know, and if any cheering was
done it was done within the rebel entrenchments,
in our front-
Now in the name of good sense, can it be possible
that a soldier who has served in the anny for three
years, and borne all the dire privations and suffer
ing, run the risks of a score of battles will sup
port a man or a cause that is willing, yes begging
his enemies, traitor* in arms, who have fought
him in a score of battles, to come back into the
Union, and will compound with his most deadly
enemies, in treason, and would place the humilia
ting spectacle before the world of an army, the
mightiest in arms, and numbers, and of late the
most successful, that ever trod the earth, af
ter sheddinng rivers of blood, coming down to
beg its enemies to come back and all the blood,
shed, and the gallant dead, be sold them in a mis
erable compromise, for peace, and they to pre
scribe their own terms. It is the most ignomini
ous and humiliating thought that could be enter
tained. We all espoused the cause of the govern
ment in the day when it was attacked by traitors
and believing, as we do now, that he who stood a
loof and would not support it, was and is a traitor,
and if there is any man insane enough, or who is
now convinced thr government is wrong, and to
take plea with its enemies, why in all reason don't
he go into their lines and take up arms in accor
dance with his convictions. That is my opinion,
and I think every sane man's also.
I speak generally, but that Lincoln is "played
out" is a fact that I never knew, and I am a
member of thelOth Army Cforps "near Peters
burg Va." McClellan may, speaking with all al
lowance get a small vote with the army, but Lin
coln is the man for the Army and Navy of tho
United States, and we want no better commander,
and to say that the Army before Petersbnrg is ju
bilant at McClellan's nomination, is a libel the
most dishonorable, and for one I would feel out
raged in having my people believe it, for I hold
that as a soldier, we waut a war man, and if we
are following our own conviction in sustaining the
government, we don't want to be defeated, and in
view of all the suffering, bloodshed, desolated
homes, sorrowing families, murdered comrades,
aud above all the justice of our cause. What man
could say compromise but a cravan, a coward, or
an avowed enemy of his country. * * *
All is quiet, and we have beautiful weather.
Very Respectfully,
I. IL RAWLINS,
Sergt. Major.
Secretary Chase on the Stump for Lincoln-His
Speech at Cincinnati, Ohio,
I come here to-night for the purpose of joining
my voice and my efforts with yours for the elec
tion of Lincoln and Johnson to the Chief Magis
tracy and Vice Chief Magistracy of the nation.-
I knbw that the people are to do this work, and
that what I or any other speaker may say will
have little to do with the general result—the tri
umph of the glorious cause of the Union aud free
dom, represented by these candidates. I have
before spoken to you of this theme; but the theme
of Union and freedom will not be exhausted in
this land uutil the last rebel has laid down his
arms, and tho last manacle falls from the last
slave. [Cheersand "That'sso." And justsolong
as this battle remains to be fought, I wish to be
on hand to take part in the contest. [Cheers.]
Slavery is wrong. It is wrong to hold a man all
his life long as a mere instrument of profit and
pleasure for another. Originally, however, we
had no power to interfere with slavery in the
States; but when this war was commenced by the
slaveholders for the defence and protection of sla
very, then arose that contingency which many of
our wisest statesmen have regarded as vesting in
• the General Government complete control over
the institution of slavery. Years ago John Quin
cy Adams declared in his place in Congress—and
no man was found bold enough to meet his argu
ment —that, in the event of insurrection, when the
war powers ofthe Government were called into play;
or, in the event of a foreign war, when the same
powers should be called into exercise, slavery
would be as much at the disposal ot the General
Government as any other local institution. [A
voice—"The Rebel vice President himself said so
in one of his speeches just before the rebellion."]
Vol. 37: No. 43
Yes,it is the commonly received doctrine; and no
man who reads the Constitution, and weighs the
powers of Government in any just scale, can doubt
that this is the true construction of the Constitu
tion. So when the Rebels, by making war upon
the Government, put intbe hands of the President
this power over slavery, what was the President to
do but to exercise the power by breaking every
yoke and letting the oppressed go free? [Great
cheers] * * * * *, # *
Now, lam no officeholder, and no candidate for
any office ; but I am simply ono of the people,
and am very glad to be one of the people. I speak
to you without any interest except that which you
all share, and I say to you to-night, that in my
judgement there is hardly a sublimer thing than
the fact that, in the midst of this great rebellion
we have been going on with our works of interna'
improvements such as no other nations accomplish
in time of peace. Think of it: We are now
making arrangements to complete the railroad to
the Pacific ocean, to link the Atlantic with the
Pacific, and there is no public work like it upon
the face cji all this earth. This nation tarrying
the immense burden of the war, is great enough
and strong enough to undertake this great work
of improvement. [A voice—"We can stand it! |
Stand it! Why yon will add millions to your
prosperity. And this party for the Union is the
one that undertakes it.
(A voice—"We will begin it under Lincoln and
finish it under Chase, who Is to follow him.") —
That would be too long to wait, my friend. [Loud
laughter. ] Then there is another thing. They
tell us that we are not bold enough in our actions
in lespect to foreign powers. Well, let them wait
a little. They have not said what they intend to
do; but we have told them that we don't mean to
look with the least allowance upon tho establish
ment of a foreign empire in America. [Cheers]
I trust and belive that this doctrine will be carried
out, and that monarchies in Europe will find that
they have something to do at home of more im
portance to them than sending their Emperors
into this country of ours. I say country of ours,
because we have a common interest with o tlier
republics on the continent: and no foreign power
can touch a republic in America without touching
the interest of the United States.
A iarge portion of his speech was made np of
comparisons between the Chicago and Baltimore
platforms.
Remember; the Democrats were in power in
every State that seceded from the Union under
Jeff. Davis. Thai's the way they adhered to the
Constitution in the past. The Chicago platform
says they will adhere to the Union in the future
as in the past. Comment is unnecessary.
The only States in which soldiers cannot vote
arc Indiana, where the great Democratic conspi
racy was organized, and New Jersey, where that
conspiracy was sanctioned and helped on by the
Democratic leaders.
The Colonel of a New York regiment now in
the trenches before Petersburg thus writes home
to his father. The writer never yet voted any
other than the regular Domocratic ticket:
"The blanks have been forwarded to us to vote.
I shall have to vote for Lincoln, not onaccount of
himself, his party, or for economy's sake; but be
cause of the Chicago platform, and the real neces
sity of showing the Rebels that we mean business.
That peace is only to be obtained on terms of sub
mission. The re-election of Lincoln will be dread
ful to them."
General McClellan's letter of acceptance is one
of those specimens of plausible rhetoric in which
the art consists in saying nothing in words of ap
parent significance. The delvers for its meaning
are placed in the position of unsuccessful specu
lators in petroleam wells. There is a deceiving film
on the surface of the watery verbeage, but the
most indefatigable explorer fails to "strike fie."—- •
Boston Transcript i
The rnmors of peace conferences between Gov.
Brown and Alex. H. Stephens, of Georgia, and •
General Sherman are revived with more positive
ness than ever bv the Louisville Journal of last
Suuday, which states on what it calls "trustwor
thy authority," that "Gov. Brown, of Georgia,
has tendered peace propositions to Gen. Sher
man." The General has appointed commission
ers to go into the rebel lines and confer with the
State authorities of Georgia. Gov. Brown, it is
rumored and believed, is sustained in his policy by
Alexander 11. Stephens, who is operating iu the
back ground. The commissioners are said to be
already in conference with the Governor, and the
peace propositions will soon be forwarded to
Washington for the President's approval.
How TOTKI.I. A LAM. —Two women shall gotinto an
omnibus, and though we never saw either of them
before, we shall select the true lady. She does not
titter wheu a gentleman handing up her fare knocks
off his hat, pitches it away over his nose; nor does
she receive her 4 4 change " after this (to him) incon
venient act of gallantry, in grim silence. Sho wears
no flowered brocade to be trodden under foot, nor
ball-room jewelry, nor rose-tinted gloves; but the
lace frill around her neck is scrupulously fresh, and
the strings under her chin have evidently handled on
ly by dainty fingers. She makes no parade ofawatch
if she wears one; nor does she draw off her dark neat
ly fitting glove, to display ostentatious rings. Still
we notice, nestling in tne sraw beneath as, such a
trim little boot, not paper-soled, but of an anti-con
sumption thickness; the bonnet npon her head is of
plain straw, simply trimmed-for your true lady never
wears 44 a dress hat" in an omnibus. She is quite as
civil to the poorest as the richest person who sits be
side her, and equally regardful of their rights. If
she attracts attention, it is by theunconscius grace of
her manner, not by the ostentation of her dress. We
arc quite sorry when she pulls the strap and disap
pears; if we were a bachelor we should go homo to
our solitary den, with a resolution to become a better
and a—married man.
Estray Heifer.
to the premises of the subscriber living In Ilnpo-
J well Township, on or about the 7th of September, a
white and rod spotted heifer, tho owner is roquosteii to
coino forward, provo property, pay damages, and take
her away. PIAS LITTLE.
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ITT AS lost f the villi, go of Blocdy Kun r.n 2-nd inst ,
YV a SMALL SratiJß CASKD GOLD WATCH.—
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