RATES OF VWF.RTISING.
AKI
n"rUlJLISHKU 15VEIIV 1-ltIDAY MOHNINU
tr TUB OOMJitntAN BD1LDIKO KEAIlTni
couiit itotrsn, jit.ooiisnur.cii rA., )iy
CHARLES D. BROCKWAY,
KDiTon and rr.orniKTon,
Ttra:"Two Dollars a Year payable) In advaneo.
JOB PlilHTINO
orAlldcscrlptlons oxccutcd with ncntncB nnd
dispatch ntrensonablo rates.
" Columbia County Official Directory,
AuoctatcJtutucs-UlAU VIM. ISAAC H. moh
Jteautcr conlfr-Wn.hi" II. JACoti. .
District A Horn ry JAMES iiihbom, J 11.
jirror-A Alton HMITII. ,
AVnvtft))- ISAAC 1IF.W1TT.
KSwri- t'vnvs' UoimtKB, HliiAJt -J.
Hi I M 11. W1I.MAM HltAVFll.
t.,'i iwm' acr':-Wii.i.'AHKitci:iiAW,
;iu .-t'. .1. I'AMI'UEW., DANlt.I. LEE.
I HAI.M ' t'DNNr.U
L- ftIt' r-'. lltliiii.i it vivnrti t
.1, . I
-IAI.1..
c .
;,j i-.iHoidtnl-ti'AliUiB 0. JJAekmiy
, J,.r .TiVriW-Dlrrrtors, B. It. MlU.nn
1 - KhAJtrit, lUoomtuurv, nud JoiiimoSI
1 l .OllinWOOll, CHAltLlMUiNNEll.hiec'y. .
Iloemsburg Official Directory.
hn l,in-n Urmlinn Cti.-JollN A. TuKSlOM
1
lr
J
3. V
.
Si 0
(iui
r
J.J
lilri 1. 11. 11. Ui:nra, Cashier.
..( Aeftiimi y:aii.-t'iiAS. 11. l'AXTON.rrcs't ,
'. TrsTis. cashier.
-r.,
., Jl. I.ITTI.K, U, V.
-v r. riiAront,' Prcs't., Jll.lioii.iRoN.Sec.
1, s,mvMu"itil totting' Fund Auortation--,
1 nowi.n President, C. O. Daukluv, Sco'y.
Oliuroli Directory.
MiEsr.vTF.r.tAN cm'ncit.
..mi r-llcv. StUnrl Mitchell.'
fMbbnth Arnrcj-10.J-A. M.; 7K1'. JI.
tittUath ArAool-0 A.M.-.. '
J'rmcr 3IecUnn Wednesday.")! I'. M.
Beats frees 110 pews rented! .htraugcrs wcl-
Bloomsbtirg Dirsctory.
riAl'l ltllAGH Just lecelvid nud fornnlonltlie
I C0I.UJH11AN Olllce.
DWH) I.OWEN11KIM1. McrcliautTnllor.Mnin
Lt., above American llouae.
WX1. MOllHIM, Mcrclinnt Tailor, over ISosen
nl()Cl;s conli'ctloiiery,opiioallei;ndmnnslur
nlluio warerooms.
DltUaS, OlIKMigALS.' Ac.
n 1'. LUTZ, DniBBlstaudApatliecnry.MnlnBt,
17. 1
, below tlie Tost Olllce.
CLOCKS, WATCIIKS, &0.
Ci .. SAVAUt' dealer In Clocks, Watches nud
lev.elrj , Muni 6t just below tbo American
llmirc.
Lul la nF.Itmi AUD, Wntch and'Clock maker
ucarsoutbcaslcoruor Mulunndlrpu uts.
Ri ATIICAUT, Watch and Clock ilakor.JIar
, hi t btreut, below Main, 1
BOOT
shoes.
n Jl. KIn OHlt, IJcalcr In Bqola and HIwch, latest
t'j. nud bi st styles, comer Main and XIarhct
atrc in, 111 1110 oiu i-osi uificc.
hHIM, Mniuiro;tiire'r and denier ln
d Hhocs, aioceneH.'ete.jl.Inln urcet,
nr.NltY K
llonts am
Ln. t rtoomsburu.
I'KOPESSlONAIi.
Dlt. it. v. Il()Vi:it, BurecouJicntui, .Miuusl.,
above the Couit lloniiC. .1
Dlt. Wil. M. ItEllKlt, Burgeon nud I'liyslclau.
Olllce over the l'list Nnlloual I'.nik.
( (I. 1SAUKLEY, Attorney-at-I.-.w. OUlee,2d
U. lloorln Kxcliaugolllock, nearllie"Kicbnut'o
Hotel."
1 li. MeKKIAM. l).,Burceon i.'suiriijblclau
J , north sldo Njun St., below Market.
T ('. ItUTTfrit, 11. I). Burgeon ..nd riiyclclnu
.J , Market street, above Main.
T II. ltoniBON, Attorney-at l.ii ., OlUcellnrt
), man's building, Main strict
I .it. 1), 1'. K1WNIJV, Mnri-enn Dtntltt. Teeth
ii ciinuti'd witlioutpntnr Main St., nearly op
. ili KpLscopul Chinch,
T 1. I VAJf, M, 1)., Buret "U .mil I'liyslclau,
I . aitb side Min street, below Market,
I'll'. A. I . TtntKEIt, IMiys'elnii and R111 Kcon.of
1 lire uvi r Ktiliu's Dnm Stoiu, iiKlitimo one
ttoor bi low Iti-v. 1. J. Waller.
'iT.LINEIIY A FANCY GOODS.
1 t Ti'IlMAN, .Millinery til d laiicy Cloodi,
, oppi. ate Kpisiupal Climch, Main bt,
1 m )Y?,li: l'.AUKIiUY, I.nillnir, llanitey
liuilmns Main htlect.
'ss M. nnitlllCKKON, Millinciy and Kancj
Uoods, Malust., belo Murket.
'IS. JULIA A. ft BADE UAltKl l:Y. I.ndlt'
' io: I'MindllieHs l'altem.., southeai,t corner
itml w. si tU.
V.I' 1 s II MtMAK Mllllnervanil Kuuct
hi., Maui si., below Aiuei lean iloiiKe,
HOTELS AK1) SALOONS.
7,1' i hn HOTI'L, by T. Unit. Taylor, eabt end
i "1 .Mum MlLet.
'LUC'IIANTS AND GROCEIIS.
''. ..1AHH, liry Goods and Notions, south
' i." 1 entner Multi mul Ironsts.
n'X a WI'.HII, Conleetlonoiy and ll.ikeiy.
1 uulc ale and retail, Exchniice lilock,
I I I . IIOWI'H, Ilatseiid I'aps.DootsaudBbocs,
U. 'Iain St., abovo Couit House.
; l1. MAIZE, Mammoth Grocery, lino o ro
il, (tries, l-'inlts, Nuts riovlslou, Ac, Main
ill", idle Ktiects.
t , 'KI.LVY, NKAL & CO., dealers In Dry Goods,
III (rneerlts, Kloui, l''eed,Biilt, Klsh. Iron, Nails,
te. N. .. cor. Main and Market its.
u II. MILLER ft SON, dealers ln Dry Goods,
' ( 1'oeerlcs, Quocnsvaro, I'lour, Bait, Bhoes,
' ion' , etcMainst.
Ml.-X LLLANEOUS.
1 '. I UltlKI MA N. B.Hldle, Trunk a Harness
1 . mal-er, Blilvt . lilm 1: Main Btreet.
1 W. IlonillNB.Ilijuordi alei Neeouildnoi Hum
i 1101 inwi-bi cut ni-r Main and Iron sts.
l !. T1IOUNTON, Wall l'ajior, Window Bboilf.
T ad flstur.s. llupeit block. Main i,t.
I V'. e-oHELli, Kurnlluro ltooms, three sl,ry
' 01 id:, Main Blreet, went c.l Markut st.
I I norTNriTOC'K.l'hcto'iaplier, over Jtobblus
II' &l.yer'u Store, Mnlnst.
. Kl'llN. dealer In Meat, Tallow, etc., CUciu
uu tin's alloy, 1 bui of American House.
. ASlliEL JACOHY-, Marblo and lirowu Stone
W'liks, East HloonisbnrjftUenvlck load,
TO M. ItAni', dealer in furniture, trunks, coder
" llov. v.are, i.eor tlio Korks Hotel.
I' 1!. HIDLEMAN, ARcnt for Mmison's Copper
Tubular LlElitiiliig Hod,
ii laisTElt.Glue M'lker, and While and Fancy
' , Tanner, bcottuwu,
HOTI3 IiOOKB. nud blank IIOTEH.wltb nrwlili.
A',- "ut exemption, lor sale at the Cor.uauiAN
wi .11.
Catciwifjaa.
'' ',,V'I,-A.;,Mcrcl,aut Tailor, HecondBI
. I. jbidns' llulldlnir.
.1 J. U. li'jiiniNH. HniReon nud I'liyslclau
' nu ' I below Main,
Ll i .CI .V KLINE, dry eoods, groceiles, and
f II. KIBTLKH, "Cnttawlssn Honco," Nortii
. Corner Main uud Meouud Btroots.
! KLILT'It, lllllard Bnloon, Oysters, and Ice
1 . e ream lu season Main Bl.
1 1. IlItOUfiT, dealer In General Mcrehai.illke
. uij tiiMiiiH, urncfricB Ac.
il i.)I 1.11ANNA i,i iipl.ii irr.if.i u T.-..at
1,1 "J rl'ropiletor.siiuth.eastoorntr'Maluaiul
. 11 1 1 iiei-i,
'f. H. A1IUOTT, Atloiney tt law, Main St.
Light Street.
1 OMAN ft Co., Wlicolwrlebts, Hist door
UPUUUUI IIUU.Vi
I ' N A.OMAN, Miinulacliuer and dealer In
' ' ' , UMll bilin,.u
I) s.L.'Vi dealer lu Btoves nud Tin ware In
IMMIlClltlN, g.
Ill Tl it 1 NT, Mllh r, and denier In all kinds 01
I ' rebuild , lo,"''lltl1' ic- All kinds olUiniii
Bfjpy.
T..Kf 1 W,f- ttiXZt,,m 11111
J t i
VOLUME VI.---NO'22.
Buck Horu.
M
Atl.W. It. HHOt'.MAKElt. dealers ln dm
Roods, Kroccicric and genoral mercliaudRe
Oafarigevillo' Directory.
Dll. IIEHIHNO ft llItOTHEU.Carpenlcronud
. Guilders, Main sU, below 1'lnc,
BlttCK HOTEL mid refreshment Baloon, by
HohrM'Henry cor.of Main nnd rinost.
Dn. O, A.MKaAltaEL.rhj-RlclnnnndSiirECOu
Mnln st, 1 next door to Good's Hotel,
. ....
DAVID mmUINO. ElournndarlstMlll.nml
Denier In grain, MlllBtroot.
0AmWm. HAltMANiCablriet Maker auiruu
dertakcr. Mnln 8t. nclow l'lne.
SCHUYLEH ft CO., Iron foUnrtcrs.MacIiluists
nnd Mauufactuicis of plows, Mill Bt.
AMi'ELRHAItl'LES'l.MaktroriuCHiiyliitrst
Uialu Cradlo. Main Bt.
1TILLIAM DELONG Bhoemakernu.t mouufae
V lurer of llrlck, Mill Bt west of Pi no
Philadelphia Directory.
YAiNWiuoirr & com
WHOLESALE dUOCEItS,
N. E. Corner Second and Arcti Streets,
, , l'liiLAnEtritlA,
V 1'cnlcis lu 1 '
TEAM, SYltUTS, COFFEE, BUOAIl, MOLABBl
mcE, BPicra.ln cArm bopa, so ac
3"0rdera will receive, prompt attention,
may 10,07-tf,
jg-ATWEY J. WALKER,
WITH
ME Alt. SOIIKOPP A
CO.
. ia I'oitTrr-s a'rd ioiiiiuns or
I'illNA , 'tlLAB3 AND ftUHENWMii:,
K0..J08 NOUTII 8ECbt) sf .,
rjirLADELl'lIIA.
, i'0rli!tual nsforted packaKes of (lueensware
ewuniaimv 011 uanu.
leb'ii'72-tl.
Business Oar da.
Jji' : IL LITTLE,".
ATTCiiNEY AT LAW.
Office Conrt-IIon'p'o AilrV. below thd Cor.UM
uiah ODlcc, llloOmsburB 1'n,
0.
B. BROClCWArYr ;
., , ATTOItNEY AT LAW,
; ' iitotasi!tjnr,lpA.
a OrriCE Court House Aller. In Ike Co-
r.usiurAN building. Manl.'OJ,
1 W. MILLEK,
ATTOlilSY AT LAW,
nniMnnn ir-.,.. ah uin,-
HIAN Olllce. liouutlcs. Ilack-Pav and Tensions
colleqted, llloOmsburu Pa. fcep.U)'b7
1 JOHN -M. CLARK, ) .
ATTOHHUV AT'JjAW.
OFFICE nbove flower's Store. Maln street.
llloomsburg, l'a, , , 1
ROBERT P. OLAltK,
ATTOIlNIax AT liAW,
Ofllco Main Btreet below the' Court House.
Illoouisbmg i'eun'a.
B.
FllANK ZAHIt
ATTOUNEY AT LAW,
"r.LOOMBllUKO, Ta."55'
Olllce wilii J. G. Ficeze.ltrower's Illock.
Can bo consulted In Ocrmau or Eusllbh.
lnch'J0'7.Mf
JlIAItLES O. LEIDY,
ori'icn on oak stheet, mount cakm el
NOBTllUMIIKllLAND COUNTY, I'A.
Collections uroinritlv madp. Convtvancini:
luatly executed am all other buslnebs eouncet-
t(i wiiu 111s pciebhjon eaii'iuuy nueniitti 10 m
Montour, Ntiilluimbirlaud and Columbia couu-
lltt. IllMVl'll,
jEW STOVE AND TUN SHOP.
1BAIAH HAGENUUCH,
Main Btreet one door nbovo E. Ifondenball'H
ture.
A lar.;o assortment of Btoves. Hoaters e.ud
taiixc coustautli on hand, and lor sale at tho
owest rates.
llunlii!; lunlHts branches carefully attunded to,
nd batlsraclion L-onrenteed.
Tin work 01 all klndi wholesale, and retail. A
tal Is requested.
Jan 171
jLOOMSBUHU
31 A a CI E. n V' K IL s.
MAIN RT1IEKT, IlEr.OW MAl'.KET,
llI.OO.MSIiUUO, l'A,
Monuments. Tomlis. Headstones. Ac. Work
neatly executed. Outers bv mnll will receive
sneclul attention, N. II. Work delivered Ireeol
clinw. T. L. GUNTON, l'roprlelor,
ocilu'71-ll. l'. u. uox OT.
JAUGAINS BAKOAINS.
QUICK BALES A.Vn SMAI.I. PIlliriTS.
UAVH YOUIt MONEY.
Go to
IIKNltY YOST.
East lUou-nsbuiK. l'a., lor ell kinds of the best
home and cltv made
F II lt N I T U H K ,
Trices leasonablo nud tho be- ' -irx done,
Jan 1'7 tl
"yULCAN WORKS,
V A N V I L L E 1' A.
WILLIAM II. LAV,',
Mauuluilllicr ol Wi'miuli! Iron I!ititjrc... Ilotltis.
(i.iblKikliis, Fliepriinl lluildtn-ts, WioutilH Iron
Uiiotliij.'. ItiinlliiK l'raoies, KInorltii; and Doois,
1 mm units aim luucuig, aiiiii wtiiUKiii iriiu lap
in!!, Blacks and all kinds or.Smlth Woik, t'.c.
Iti'palis piomiitly jittended to.
1. , it. jjiawiiigs auu rsiiinuies supplied.
oct'.T71-ly.
"57 J. THORNTON
JljJ would nnuoiincolo tho ellipiis nf TtluiinmH
bull! nnd vicinity, that he Im lust ncelvtdu lull
and complete absoitmeut ol
WALL PATEIt, WINDOW SHADED,
FlXTUltra, C0UD3, TASSELS,
oud all other goods In his lino of business. All
tho newest and most unproved patterns ol tbo
day are always to bo found In his establishment.
mar-O.-OO-tf .Main Bt. below Market.
NEW YOllK. COHIf. ANn r.lVl'lllWiT
NLW AM) H;LL-t'OWl.UIvI) BI'EAMSIUJ'a
THE BIX LAKOEST IN THE WOULD.
OCEANIC, CELTIC, ItEl'UllhlC.
ATLANTIC, BALTIC, ADlilATIC
0,000 tuns burden 0,01X1 11. p. each.
Baillug I10111 New Yink 011 BATUHDA YH, from
Liverpool on THURSDAYS, and Cork Haibor
the tlav ftdlowlini.
From tho While Star Doik, t'.ivonla Ferry
Jerbey City, "
i-abrii(.'cr iiccniiiiiiouatious iiur ail clashes)
uuilvalled, combining
SAFETY. SPEED, AND COMFORT. Haef
Baloons, blate-iooms, binoklug-ioom nud hath
looms lu iiiUlbhlp bccilnn, wheio least motion lb
lelt, Hiiigcons and btewnuleoses nccouirany
tin so bltUlllt'lS.
1 1 AH n bullion, Si cold. Bleeraae. t.10 curren
cy. 'I I10.0 wlshliu; lo bi nd lor friends Irom the
Old Couiiliy con now obtain steel us u pupaid
ceitltleatcs.SllltiHieuey. 1 1
i'ubbiiigeis Lool.til to or finm all pails ol
Anuilia, Purls, JlnmbniRli, Norwny, sucden,
iiiilia, Aubtiuila, China, t tc.
I.iiuiblun tliketsgiunlcdat lowis.t lutes.
ljiafis tioin XI upwards,
o.1.'i'!'1,'"'f.c'ct!.Ii1;,01 l'!n nd other Inloimatlon,
apply to No, 10 llioadway, Newr York.
J. ll.BPAHKH. Ai-cul,
, .,, ''Q W, PEACOCK,
.Ji lllooiiibhinc, Pi.
TO HOOK AGENTS.
MARK TWAIN'S NEW HOOK.
" HOUGHING IT "
Is ready for CiiuvaMers. No hook Is looktd for
inoro Impalltiitly Ihau this, and litems will tit.
well lo ki t lenltory lor It as early na possible.
Apply lor Cliciilius nnd tcims to
HUH ll.I.ll ABHMEAD, PuhllHier.
711 Kausoiu SI., Phllatttlplilii.
EUSINJCSS CARDS,
YIHJTJNU UAUD.4,
KITKU IU'LVUH,
HILL 1IEADH,
I'ltOGUAMMIM,
POSTH1W,
fttl., AC.
Neatly anil Ciionjily PrlutoJ
From tho latist Blyles or 1 yn at the
UOLUMIIMN GFFK'K
Miacollnnconrj.
E N T I S T R Y.
mostnpprovcd methods, nnd nil operations on
tlioleclh carefully and properly attended to,
Itcsldonco nud ofllco a row doors nhnvo the
Court Hono, samo sldo,
nioomsbure, Jan,T71 ly
rjpiIE GREAT MAGICAL
tl A 5 n V O It C 13 Jl J
Will forco n benutlful iset of Whiskers or Mus
tache, in from two to thrco months, on nuy per
son over twelvo years old,- It Is ono of tbo best
preparations to innlto tbo whiskers grow that
ever was known. One bntllo of It Issulllclcnt to
produce n very strnni: heard, It. does not ln any
way stain or lnjuro the skin. Try HI It Is no
humbug. 1'rleo 85 cents per bottle. Bent by
mnll post pnld, to nny nddrcbs, on receipt ol
price. Address WILLIAM C. WAGNEIt,
Arendtsvllle,
atnf.i 71-ly. Adnms County, Tenna
I N a It A N OE AGENCY.
Wyomlus !211,(xm
iTZttin I,(ioo,OiiC
Knltnu N. Y 400.0HO
Nollli AUerlfh ...r....- SW.uo
City.. ...,... .-. 450,iki
Internnllonnl N,Y 1,hxi,i
NlRKainN.Y .. i,000.l
Merobants , :(.,( 0
Kprlur'leld WJfjO
Farmeis' Dnuvlllo K.Y EW.t.KI
Albani City 400.000
Uii'ivllle, liorso Theft Mutual.
Atlantic, N. Y 1,000,0(0
Gormanln, N. Y v 600,000
FItEAS U1'.0V,'N, A'vtnti
tor.tt.l7I ly, ' lliioy9nuBrt Pa,
JINKLEY KNITTINO JIAC'iliE
THE BIMPLFST, ClIEATEBT AND I'I'tT IN
' USE! HAS r.UT ONE NEEDLEI A
CHILD CAN ltUN IT!
Designed ssrtelallyfor tho use of rnmllles.niul
ndics vshotlcblictoliull for Ibo market. Will
do tvoiy btltch of the knlttlui; In a slockliif,
wldenlnt; antt nnrrowlng as lcndlly ns by hand.
Aie.siijfndr(l"'ltir wrrsf.s 'ami fancy work,
TAK1KU IJVJ5 Dll'FEltENT KINDS Ol
BTriClI! 'Alb very cny to rannne,o, and not
Jlablo to tcfdut of ordtr. i:ery Fumllybhould
linieone.
AVu v imt r.u Aucnt In cveiy town to Introduce
nnd pell llicmtowhrni veollcrtliomcstllbcir.l
Inducements. Buul lorourClteularaudBamplu
ttocklne. Addicss.
lIlNKLrY KNITTING MACHINE CO..
nov. 10,'71-ly. Until, Me.
jgr c. ii O V E 11,
b,us opened a tlrst-oloss
HOOT, BIIOE, HAT CAP, AND 1 Ult UVIIl L,
at tho old stand on Main Street , Bloomsbnrg.nfow
doorsabovo tbo Court Houbc, Hlsbtocklscom
pnsedofthovery latestnnd beststyles ever otter
ed to, tho citizens of Colufirbla County. Ho can
accommodalo tho public with tbo following goods
at the lowest rates. Mch'a heavy double soled
stoga boots, men's double ami single tap soled
kip boots, men's henvy btot'Obboes of nil kinds,
men's lino boots nud shoes ot all Kindts, boy's
duuble soled boots and, shoes of all kinds, men's
glove kid llaltnornl shoes.mcn's, womcu'3,boys's
niul misses' lastliiE trailers, women's L-invn iri,i
Polish very fluo.womcu'slnorocco Ualmoralsand'
can shook, wonien s very uno nut nuiuiueil gait
ers. In short boots ol nil dcscrlnlloiu both peg
god and sewed,
He would also call alleutlou to hl-i ane as.orl
incut of
ATS, CAR. FUKS AND NOTIONS,
which comprises nil tho new and ponulat vnrl
etiesat prlccswhlchcAnnotfalltosnltrdl. Thcso
goods ore offered at tho lowest cas.li rates r.nd
will bo truarantecd toglvo satisfaction, A call
la solicited bcloro purchasing elsewhere as lt Is
believed that better bargains aro to bo found
than at nuy olhor.placo In tho comity,
Tan P71 .
rpim OUANGEVI LLE MANUKA C-
JL TUllING COMPANY.
JIAKUrACTUIIEKS Of
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
of tho most Approved Patterns.
33111 "caring1,
JoIibSn?,
and :i.slftins
of all ilcscilpllous.
DEALEKS IN
General MercliamUse, Lumber, Ac, Ac.
ORANGEVILLE, PA.
Wo would nnnonnco to tho public lu central
that wo havo taken tho well known Aitilcullur
al Works ol this placo nnd shall mako lt our nlin
to nintiiitncturo Urst Class AKi'Icultural Impl"
mcnts equal toany other makers ln tho State,
suclias
Tlncsliiiis riJatltinos,
l'olh Lever nnd Tread Power.
Plows of every SJcsci iiiliou,
nmoug which will bo tho celebrated
KNOB MOUNTAIN HERO,
ncknotilcdgcd by all to ho tho best plow extant
lor t lie lariuer. Also tho
Cliiiitijifoii, .Sterns,' I'nictit ami
Tlso 3Ioistrosi.
ALSO, DOUBLE CORN PLOWS,
tUitKhn'.oJw,
Cron atclllcs,
t'.ml t.'asllii;7H
of ovi ly description. Wo shall use nonobnt tho
bet materials and employ nono hut ri'inpotent
mul experienced mechanics and our pilceswlll
eumpaie lavorably with any other maauUctur-
CIS.
Country Produce, Lumber, OU Iron, taken In
exchange. Woaisohavoa stoio ln connection
Willi our AKilcultural WoikH, wbern may be
lound n full assortment of SIEItCHANDISE
willed will to sold at small profits. Glvo ns a
callbeioio puicliiibluij elscwheio uud wo guar
antee butislactlou.
inirch!'7 '-ly.
Hotels.
B
ENTON HOTEL.
W. F. PIATT, Proprietor,
II ENTON, COLUMUIA COUNTY, PA.
'lhls will known Houso linviir- btennutin
thouuii'h lenalr Is now oneu for tho rccention ol
visltoib. l.o pains havo been bpnred toeiibure
tlio perltct conilort of guests, Tb piopilelnr
also inns 11 Stage liom the Hotel to Hioniiisburt;
and Intermediate points 011 Tuesday, Thursday
Uliu bautiuuy 01 eacu ween, uau i ipii
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COMtlADEB AND FltlENDB ! A'i lllO
last mcctlnp; of our Association, you
delegated to mo tljo honor, liowovcrun.
deserved, of addressing you upon litis
tho occasion of our soventh Annual Re
union. At such n time, among such as
sociations as cluster around our organi
zation, amid such a concourse as Is hero
assembled, composed of cltlzcn-soldlcra
of our parent Stale, what topic springs
so spontaneously to tho heart and to
tho lip as our own Commonwealth 1
Lot us pass the hour In rcccjntlng her
triumphs, In recalling her power, and
in petitions for her prosperity. For
whoso hearts should bent more warmly
for her honor and good niimo than tlioso
who havo faced peril In her defence
and shed their blood for her preserva
tion ?
When our sturdy ancestor, William
Pcnn, pitched ' his tents on tho banks of
tho Delaware, Hlto Emerson's architect,
"lie buililcd wiser than he knew." A
Royalist Jilmsolf, and vassal of a king,
ho ijjihUeda nation of republicans. A
man of penco qnd 0 .hrtter of war, ho
unwittlnerycrcated a "ra'Ce of soldiers,"
and our Royal Quakor would havffbfien
dumb with amazement could tho veil
of two centuries havo been lifted to re
veal to him tho result of his own handi
work. Tho feeblo colonv nlautod bv his hand
E0011 ripened Into a powerful commu
nity; nravo, uccaiiso 1110 times turn tno
situation demanded that men should be
alert to protcctand avenge; intelligent,
beeauso its founders were no reckless
adventurers seeking now fields for plun
der and oppression, but men of reason
and thrift, Joving bocitd older and ro
g.irding Intelligence a its foundation.
As time advanced and tho masses of
Etiropo sought hero that freedom which
win denied them at home, tho industri
ous Swede, thrifty Oermaii, enthusias
tic Irishman, and cautious Scot all min
gled their varied characteristics in our
primitive community, and produced
tho Pennsylvania of '70 and of to-day.
Men may vary in their moral and in
tellectual traits, in their nationality,
religion, taste, habits, and feelings, and,
yet all know what liberty is. Tho idea
of freedom is sweet to any man wheth
er ho como from tho D.uiubo, Tiber,
Thames, or Susquehanna. Ho is ccmally
inspired by its possession and writhes'
tinder its I033. When, therefore, Great
Britain attempted to lay a heavy
hand upon her American colonies, and
strove to wring from them vast sums'
to defray the expenses of her European;
wars, tho peoplo of our primitive colo
ny diHering os they did from each
other in birth, training, and lineage
sprang as ono man to resent it. Con
sider what forms of oppression Great
Britain tried to exercise, and howsting
ing they would bo to a Pennsylvanian
abovo all others. Sho compelled tlio
American farmer to send I1I3 products
to England, and to buy all his goods in
British markets only. Sho forbado
American manufactures. Sho de
nounced our iron works as "common
nuisances," and declaied that Ameri
ca "had no right to manufacture oven a
nail for a horseshoe." With Pennsylva
nia, therefore, revolution was notir-iisl-1
noti. ji was a htruggio ior sen-prcser
valion, and how gallantly sho main
tained it I Within her borders, on the
very spot afterwards sanctified by tho
Declaration of independence, was held
in 1771 a Continental Congress before
oven tlio first gun of Revolution was
fired at Lexington. Sho wa3 ono of tho
earliest to commit herself to tho strug
gle, and how sho prosecuted it every
Pennsylvania school-boy is familiar.
Tho Continentals, in their semi-Quaker
uniforms, woro tho steadiest ranks of
tho army. When other troops had ex
pended their impetuosity and wavered,
or too often tied, tho Continentals stood
a living wall which nothingconld break.
And who wero the Continentals? "Tho
Pennsylvania troops of tho line." Let
tho history of these men, led by Milllln,
Cadwallader, and "Mad Anthonv
Wayne," show what Pennsyh-ania di'd
in tho field. What sho did in tho Cab
inet, tho record of Robert Morris will
tell. Ho it was who wielded the finances
of our impoverished country, created
resources whero nono existed before,
even stripped himself of his own pri
vato fortuno to cast it in tho public
store, and died lu penury a voluntary
saerifico for his country. What Penn
sylvania did nbroad let Franklin an
swer. That patriot-sage, to whoso wis
dom and majestic simplicity even kings
paid court, secured tho moral and ma
terial aid of tho most potent of En
gland's rivals. In him all civilization
recognizes not only tho diplomatist,
who gained Kingsanti ministers to Him
self ami his cause, as if by some process
01 oncnaniment, nut also tlio accom
plished philosopher. Tho world is still
shocked by tho recent death of Profes
sor Morse, But that man, illustrious
as ho is, was but tho pupil of a greater
man ne, anu 1110 toiegrapn sprang irom
tlio master hand of Franklin guiding
that of Morse.
With tlio Revolution mav bo said to
have ceased tho first groat epoch of tho
history of our State. Sho eamo out of
that struggio crippled and exhausted,
nut nut 01 rceouico anil vitality. Her
vast stretch .of richest territory, in ex
tent tliofecond of tho original thirteen
colonies, with her hills and valltys
studded with tho most precious miner
als; ner peopio energetic, tiirnty, anil
lovers of law and order. Then com
menced a strido of unparalleled pros
perity which piaceu our nonio com
monwcalth tho foremost of tho State.-i.
and mado her tho reliance of tho coun
try in the mighty shock so soon to lm
pcntl, as sho had been In '70. Tlio inter
mediate wars with England and Mexi
co, but served to polish her weapons,
and tho beginning of tlio lato war lound
her a powerful community, strong lu
men, money, valor, and patriotism.
Tho history of a peoplo is tlio aggro
gato of individual histories. Tho part
borno by our Slato in the war for the
Union Is mado up simply of what hull
vidua! Pounsylvanlans did. All truo
I'ennsylvanlans aro proud of their ro-c-ird
made by our citizen soldiery, and
of these let us take tlio Pennsylvania
Reserve Volunteer Corps as a type, and
recall our own experience Any honor
that wo liavo won i the honor of car
t'oinmiiiiweallh also, and without ex
pnsure lo tho Iiiipulatlon of unduly
iicraltlii.tr our owji exploits, wo may
1'altly recount tho story of our Corps us
a page of llio illustrious record which
Pennsylvania has written for tho Union
ttnil for liberty itelf.
The e.xt'ciillnii of tho act of May loth,
1801, Biiminoncil the Pennsylvania Ro
servo Voluntei r Corps Into existence
'i'o 0110 man ninrti than any othordo
wo look as the father of tho Reserves,
whoso name still-ts tho ehoids of lovo
and sympathy in tho heart of every
iruos'Oitiier, wnoso iritiu 11 bo insepara
bly part of our war history that Us
very mention drives back tho title of
recollection ten years, and recalls tho
thunder of cannon and tho rattle of
musketry, as if they wero present real
ities, 1 mean Pennsylvania'!! war Go
vernor, Andrew G. Ctiitlu. That far
sighted magistrate saw what the autho
rities at Washington failed toseo, that
tho strife would bo protracted and
bloody, Wo wero assembled for Statu
defence, and weio entitled to limit our
scrvlco to our own borders. But In
Fliinlly Ih" dlsllnellon lioiwoen Halo
FRIDAY, MAY 31,
hnd Nation was cast to tho winds, nnd,
With tho noblo McCall at your head,
you forgot that you wero "Reserves,"
rind honrncd to tho front. Hero lot it
bo rcmomborcd that Ponnnylvnnin sent
llio first troops to tlio field. On tho
friornlng of tho 18th of April n handrul
of gallant Philadelphia reached
Washington and announced thomsclvos
hs ready for duty.
Out of tho chaotic mass of soldiers
ftround Washington tlio skilful hand
of General McClcl Ian soon brought or
der and organized tho Army of tlio Po
tomac historic name completo and
perfect itself. Our Division was given
tho postof honor tho right of tho lino
hnd at Dralnesvlllotho first victory of
tho Army of tho Potomac was achieved
by n portion of tho Reserve Corps. Tho
disastersof Bull Run and Ball's Bluff
had thrown a gloom over tho North.and
tho result of this minor engagement cast
n gleam of sunshine upon our dark
ened prospects.
After tho transfer of tlio army to tho
Vonlnsula, tho Reserves wero again
placed on tho right of tho lino, on tho
Chlckahominy, nnd In a short tlmo
plunged into tho tcrlblo "Sovcn Days'
Battles." The first of theso wa3 the hot
ly contested action at Mcchanlcsvlllo,
whero after untiring exertion and
heavy loss, tho enemy, largely superior
In numbers, by yourstubborn resistance
was proventctl from turning tho right
of our line. That night untl tho next
morning wo fell back to Gaines Hill,
whero tho Roscrvcs under General Fitz
John Porter wero fiercely engaged. To
givo you a Ilttlo rest it had been deter
mined to hold tho Division in reserve,
but hardly had llio battlo commenced
beforo you wero in tho thickest of tho
fight. For tho tlmo engaged this was
the fiercest and inoit sanguinary battlo
of tho war, and in tho mind of uvery
soldier tho nnmo Gaines Hill is tho syn
onymo for slaughter. Without rest or
respite succeeded tho engagement at
New Market Cross Road?. Here, as In
tho preceding days, your loss wits
great. Tho attempt of the enemy to
drlvoour army very nearly proved suc
cessful. Divisions wero disorganized,
brigades broken and regiments scatter
ed ; men fought sldo by sldo without
roferotico to organization or commander.
Columns formed under thobannorofthe
Union, and charged wherover an officer
led. But, their lines shattered and de
cimated, ttnablo to contend against tlio
concentrated 11 roofdoublo their number,
they sullenly fell back over the field
which had been theirs.
Tho remnant of our exhausted army
next mado a stand at Malvern Hill. Tho
result of tltis contest wa3 undoubtedly a
completo, though unavailing victory for
our army, but wo wero in no condition
to lako advantage of tho demoraliza
tion of tho'enemy. During tho30 sovon
days and nights the sons of Pennsylva
nia boro themselves as heroes should,
nnd covered themselves and our Com
monwealth with iustro. Tho Reserves
lost nearly one-fourth of their number,
and tho remainder woro worn out and
exhausted from over-exertion and hun
ger. Our lino of march ond halts for
battlo mado ono vast pestilent ceinctcry.
Men and horses dropped down from ex
haustion. Wounds wero fatal which
elsewhero would havo been harmless.1
Scorchiuir heat, poisonous marshes.
thirst and hunger, joined with tho bullet
of a. powerful and over-nresent enemy
to magnify tho horrors of that week of
eic.iiu unu tiisn.stor.
At Harrison's Landing, tho harvest
of sickness and dentli was pitiful. To
dio for one's country may bo sweet, but
to bo racked with fever, palsied by dis
ease, aro forms ofdoatli forono's country
which reasonable beings, although ho
mes, would not select. You boro your
selves as became tho tons of thoso who
suffered at Valley Forgo.
Tho lonecd for chance eooii came.
Gen. Leo hnd advanced down tho Shen
andoah, ami tlio Army of tho Potomac
was recalled from tho Peninsula lolnter-
cepthlra. Y'ou mot your old enemy In
an artillery si;irraisii near ualncsvlllo,
and tho next day you wero plunged in
to tho fierco engagement of Second Bull
Run. In this action all tho availabio
forces of both sides wero fully engaged.
Our army had been marching for days
without rest, and with but Httlo to eat.
rno artillery aim cavalry horses hail
been in harness and saddled for two
weeks, and wero in no condition to givo
battlo to our confident opponent. Tho
futo of the battlo was still against us,
and tlio Armyof thoPotomac hadanoth
or page of fruitless heroism to add to Its
history. Will, can any member of tho
Rcservo Corps forget tho inspirating ac
tion of our gallant and fearles command
er, General Reynolds, wiicn the troops
on our right gavo way in confusion ? At
mat critical instant nograspctl tho Hag
of thoSccond Reglmentand dashing to
tho right rodo up and down tho lino.
Tlio effect upon you was electrical. Ev
ery man put fortli renewed energy and
In a short time tho thinned ranks of the
enemy gavoovidencoofyour earnestness.
vain enort 01 tno neservesi tho ior
tuuo of war still frowned upon our arms.
Death had held carnival In our ranks,
and our wasted and bleeding columns
withdraw from that fleldjustns the rays
of the setting sun tinted tho ilrmanent
with a ruddy glow, us if tlio reflection
of tlio scene ol blood benenth.
Tlireo days after, tho Army of tho Po
tomac was encamped within tho lines
of dufense around Washington, and wo
wero gladdened by tho return of our old
commander. Almost Immediately by
his masterly ability, ho collected them
into tho well-disciplined army It had
been beforo his removal. By this tlmo
Gotieral Leo with ills wliolo army had
crossed tho Upper Potomac, and was de
vastating Maryland man threatening
Pennsylvauia. Gen.McCIellan, collect
ing nud organizing his forces as ho went,
advanced to mcot him, and two wooks
after our Inglorious tlefeat at Bull Ruu,
n portion of tho Army of tho Poto
mac, stormed and carried Soutli Moun
tain as you foughtyour way up tlio east
ern side of tho mountain. Inch by Inch
the enemy combatted your ascent, and
pouted showers of lead from every ra
v'no uud rock. Tho summit was valu
ed and tho joyful shout that went up
from tlio whole lino and re echoed by
our comrades along tho plko iu tho val
ley below, hastened tho llight of tho pa
nic stricken enemy down tlio western
slope. This victory, after a series of
disasters, electrified tho country. It
seemed us if tho reward of our trials and
sufferings was at hand, and tlio current
of hticcess had set in our favor.
Tin) ovening previous to tho battlo of
Antletani.tlio Keserves again took tho
advance, nnd tho llorco coutest In and
beyond tno corn lieiu couvinceu our an
veisary that tho old spirit remained.
and was 11 foretasto of tho fiercer contest
of tho 17th. In this engagement you
nob v fullllleu tho part nssli'iieu you.
and whon night Hung Its veil over tho
scene, as it to screen tuo guastiy specta-
e 0 from 1110 eyo 01 neaven, uen. ijoo,
his army, crippled ordered n retreat
across the Potomac, leaving tho field to
our victorious troops' nut a victory I
For fourteen long Hours two largo ur
mles. with numberless pieces of artll
lery, had struggled with tho ferocity of
ilespcratiou. Arotimi us my tuoustuius
of our deatl ami wounded comrades,
while a still creater number ufthe outi-
my had been left blilned. A fow moro
such victories ami tho Pennsylvania
Reserves would huvo existed only In
tho inomorv of their country 111011.
A pause followed this fearful struggle
and when tho Army of tlio Potomac
next met tho foe, it was under n now
commander, lt was thought tho Inter
psls of th rvlcn demanded a change
1872.
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(JOL.
nrintln.. n-.l O.., . tnf nil r, ,1 ,1-n m.
Ill lUltllUlD. tllllt Ulll, iIll.lHJIIlll ,To .v-
inoved. In tho wisdom of this chango
I hardly think tho mass of our army
agreed, nnd without thinking to urgo
our Bontlmcnts upon tho convictions of
tno country, ior ouctiienco anu not crit
icism is tho duty of tho soldier. Gen.
McCloIlan'a successor, howovor, was ono
of tho most gallant or men. If unfor
tunnlo, It was rather from tho conjunct
ure of ndverso circumstances than tho
want of merit in himself, and tho
nnmo of Burnstdo Is worthy of the roll
of commanders of tho Army of the Po
tomac. At tho battlo of Fredericksburg our
Division now numbering Ilttlo moro
than n brlgado was selected to mako
tho attack, on tho left, that was to break
Gen. Leo's lino. Y'ou ndvanccd ond
drovo tho enemy from his entrenched
lino and occupied his camps boyond,
securing a substantial advantage The
Issue of tho battle turned upon tho ro
scrvcs holding tho position they had
boon ordered to gain and had gained.
Gen. Leo know this nnd concentrated
his ovory effort to recover that portion
of his line. Mossivo columns in gray
closed around that dovoted band of Ro
6crvo3,yot youstood an unshrinklngtar
got for tho pitiless lire of your powerful
adversary, hoping to tho last tlut you
would not bo lelt unsupported. Still
no asslst'anco catno, and when ammuni
tion and hopo Itself had failed, you re
tired step by step to tho ground left two
hours bororo,shornofoi(B-thirdyournum
her. Tho other Divisions had vainly
thrown themselves against thostrcngth
ened heights back of tlio town' and nf
ter fearful slaughter tho army withdraw
from that field. Certain demagogues
and newspapers, by dlstauco secured
from danger, had clamored for action.
In ohcdlcnco to tho outcry Gen. Burn-
sldo fought this battlo against his hot-
torjittigmcnt, anu it terminated, ns no
drended, in disaster, a further lesson of
tho hitler fruits of incompetent dicta
tion. Another chat) go of commanders was
followed by another defeat, and Chan-
cellorsvllle was added to tho list of re
verses to our arms. In this battlo only
n portion of tlio nrtlllory of our Division
was engaged. Tito bocroiary ot war
acceded to tho personal appeals of Gov.
Ctirtln nnd tho infantry hud been order
ed to return to the vicinity of Washing
ton, there to fill up your depleted ranks.
During tho whole of Juno, (03) from
Information received by Gen. Hooker,
lt was evident that Gen. Loo meditated
a movement that was to strike terror to
tho hearts of our people, and revive tho
hopes of tho confederates. When
therefore, you heard that tho Potouiac
had been crossed with tlio unmistakable
intention of invading Pennsylvania,
you promptly petitioned for permission
to rejoin tho Army of tho Potomac and
assist In defending your threatened
homes, families and firesides. Could
this request bo granted you felt that you
would not diminish, if you could not in
crease, the lustra that already attached
to the name of tho Reserve Corps. In
rosponso to theso appeals tho necessary
orders wero issued and with lightened
hearts and springing steps you sped
away on tho march towards our lmper
ilcdCommonwealtli,cach muscle nerved
by tho stinging memorie30fGaines Hill
and Fredericksburg, and every oyo
glancing mingled hopo of revenge and
Joy at tho opportunity. VTou wero at
tached to tho Fifth Corns then com-
tunneled by ono who had been your im
mediate commander from the time vou
entered tho service. You felt that under
his eyo you would bo invincible.
But on tho march you heard the
Army of tho Potomac hailed a now
commander. Tho hand of another
was to suido It ln tho annroachinrr con
flict. And ho was a loader worthy of
this mighty trust. Ho had entered tlio
struggle liko ourselves, and as comman
der of brigade, division and corps ho
had shared tho fortunes of tho Army of
tho Potomic in Its victories ond do-
treats. Ho was a Penusvlvanlau. aud a
Reservo liko ourselves, our corarado ;
a soldier trained to tho pursuit of arms,
in tno stuuy, as in tno tieiu. lie nau
fought under tho flag of his country on
tho plains of Mexico. An accomplished
gentleman ; a man of thought as well
as action.
"A bngo ln council
An Achilles ln tho Held,"
need I speak his name? Recognition of
tho plcturo cleams in tho eve of every
soldier within sound of my voice. Gen.
Meauo was tlio chosen of tho lioroes to
lead tlio veterans of tho Army of tho
Potomue to battle. It was an appalling
responsibility from whoso weignt it was
no uisgraeo ior any soldier to snriuic.
Leader idler leader had successively
grasped tho ill-fated baton, but under
each defeat and disaster had been our
portion. When ho ascended to that
deadly eminence thcreforo, tho heart of
each Reservo felt a thrill of prido with
mmgicii npprenension, tor u socmen ns
If Fnto itself had pro determined that
our arms should bo for a sport aud
mockery. But tlio bloody splendors of
ttie uattio lieiu wero to no unioiuuu on
our own soil, and It wji- fitting that tho
honor of our Slato and tho defence of
our homes should bo cimmlttcd to his
baud. With equal fitness.' tho gallant
Reynolds, nnd tlio knightly Hancock,
sons of our Commonwealth became his
chief lieutenants ; and Pcnnsylvaulans
led the van In tho deliverance of Penn
sylvania.
When tho battlo of Gettysburg was
fought I was on recruiting duty iu tho
Interior of .our State, and was not per
mitted to participate in tho glory you
had won. What I havo to say of this
battle Is not drawn from personal obser
vation, i) ut i to tn tno relation or my
comrade-., and what has passed into his
tory.
When General Moado assumed com
mand of tho Army of tho Potomac, tho
enemy was murchlng up tho Cum
berland Valley, ono hundred thousand
strong. Hushed with success. Large de
tachments already occupied i one anu
Carlisle, while others metiacod Uolum
bin and Harrlsburg. General Meado in
tended u movement of his whole army
to engage tho enemy and forco him to
fight wheuover and wherever ho should
encounter him. In the execution of this
plan General Reynolds was sent for
ward to occupy tho heights at Gettvs
burg, whllo at the sarao tlmo Hill's
Corps followed by tho whole of tho con-
leuerute army, assumed a uno 01 march
ior tuo same piace. two nines irom uet
tvsuurg tno comuatams met. uon
Reynolds louuti our cavalry already
engaged, mat impetuous iioro iiesitu
ed not nu instant. Ho sent for no In
structions, knowing it was General
Meudo's intention to tight tho first op
portunlly. and hero was tlio opportuni
ty. Ho hurried forward tho First Corps
to occupy it hill on tho west. Tlio enemy
cunrgou our uaucrics. uenerat uoy
nobis placed himself at the head o
Wudswortti'a Division mid ordered n
CQuntcrchurgc. The mon sprang forward
as if In it spasm of enthusiasm. Tho
whole Division seemed hurried on, ono
and all, by a fierce frenzy, which im
parted unnatural physical' strength
Heedless of danger or destruction, thoy
received tho storms 01 snot, which thin
tied their ran its, without n pati30 or
shudder. With Hashing oyo and the
donsesnioUu wreathing in clouds around
him, General Reynold! rode every
where lltto some war god of old. a mark
for tho deadly hall of balls which mado
the very air musical. Whllo personally
directing the disposition of hU troops it
bullet struck that fearless lender, and he
reeled from his horso with it mortal
wound. Reynolds had fallen I Ho died
ns a poldler would wish to die, on the
DEM. - - VOL. XXXVI NO. 16,
field of honor, surrounded by his faith
ful comrades.
Tho successive arrival nnd onsot of tho
remaining corps of tho enemy was moro
than our troops could repel, nnd thoy
slowly fell back toComoteryllall.whlch,
on tlioinonow, becimo our permanent
nuu ui uiuue. uy tnreo O'ciocic on tno en
suing day tho condition of affairs was
vastly changed. During tho night nnd
early tho next morning tho other corps
oi our army including tno intropld
Fifth, composed of tho Regulars and
Pennsylvania Reserves, hnd succcasivo
ly reached tho Hold and taken position,
whllo the Sixth was romlnc tin hv fnr.
ccd marches. At that hour tho enemy
wa3 ready for tho nttack. By somo.mis-
tano HicKios' corps had ueon located
nearly a mile in ndvnnce of tho nosltlon
assigned to lt, nnd beforo tho lino could
uo cnangeit tno enemy's uattorics open
ed nnd his masslvo columns ndvancod
ngnlnst its front nnd flank. Tho Fifth
Corps promptly obeyed tho order to
cover Sickles' retreat and check tho
cnomy, now yelling in pursuit. Tho
Regulars charged, but thoso sturdy
soldiers in thoir Impetuosity allowed
themselves to bo out-llankod, nnd were
In imminent danger. Tho crisis of tho
day hnd arrived. Tho foo must bo re
pelled or our entire lino nbandoned. It
was then that tho Reserves wero singled
out lo retriovo tho day. Y'ou know tho
fierco struggle had now come, and that
upon you was tho duty of deciding it,
Not hooding tho tempest of balls, you
received the first shock, nnd tlion, with
your peculiar battlo shout, you sprang
forward and boro down your opponents.
Fresh columns of tho cnomy hastened
to support their yiolding comrades.
Thoy fought with desperation. Tho
steady ranks melted beforo tho rapid
and murderous firo of tho Reserves.
You wero fighting on your own soil.
Lovo of homo nnd its Imperiled safety
steeleu every muscle nnd aimed every
musket. No foocould withstand acliargo
impelled by such motives. Y'ou swept
tho denso masses of tho foo qver thoir
own dead and wounded from tho Hold,
and, liko loosened cliff, roiled headlong
down tho steep. Evening had now clos
ed in aud tho conflict for tho second
day wasoveron that portion of tho line
But a brigade of tho Reserves was bear
ing its triumphant standard on a dist
ant part of that momorablo field. A
detachment of tho enemy h ad occupied
Rountl Top tlio key-point of our left
wing, which if held would render our
wholo lino untenable As tho shadows
of night began to tail tho third brlgado
advnnced suddenly nnd quietly up tho
hill, surprised tho enemy nnd drovo him
in confusion down its south-eastern
slope Thus ended a day of lustro for
tho Pennsylvania Reserves: though it
closed without decided advantago to
either army.
At dawn of noxt morning tho conflict
again commenced, aud for full six. hours
tho enemy hurled his solid masses
against our well defended linos. Our
men stood liko a part of tho primltlvo
rock on which it rested, and bafilcd tho
fury of tho assault at every point. Tho
volleys on botli sides wero as rapid as
lightning, and it was ono incessant peal
of musketry and thunder of artillery
along tho summit nnd slopo uf that
ueattiy riuge, mi tno uno oi our corps,
as It stretched across tho Held, now
sallying forward bending backward,
and springing to Us place again, looked
liko a huge serpent of firo waving to
and fro on tho eminence. Nothing ln
tho war had equalled thoso hours of
carnage. Suddenly a pause as of death
spread over tho wholo Held, and this
agony of silence lasted thrco hours. Tho
enemy was massing his guns to sweep
the hills with a concentrated flro.silcuco
our batteries, drive our infantry from
mo iieiguis, anu men, uy pushing lor
ward his whole forco. to canturo and
occupy our lino. Tho sagacious mind of
General Meado comprehended tho
enemy's design. Tho terrific artillery
nro was responded to oy our oattcries
for a tlmo, but thoy gradually ceased,
when tho enemy, supposing them si
lenced, uegan mat last mighty euort
by which ho hoped to avert disaster.
His massed columns deployed into tho
open field and assaulted our wholo lino.
Our artillery, which had husbanded
its ammunition and its strength for this
supremo moment, opened with all its
accumulated fury, and from right to
left aud left to right tho doublo charges
of emulator, spherical ease grano, and
solid shot, swept and tore in fearful
havoc through their columns. But
straight on thoy camo with an Intre
pidity worthy a better causo, aud tno
conflict hccauio tho close, struggle of
despair, tho Dattio was raging in every
part of our line. Tlio wliolo field was a
seething moss of combatants. Tho left
was held by tho Pennsylvania Reserves.
At threo o'clock you woro ordered to
chargo tlio enemy. This onset was those
of tho two preccdiug days repeated. In
tno laco ot a murderous nro oi artillery
playing ou your course, you dashod up
on line after lino of tho enemy, scatter
ing them irom your path, driving mm
back to tho second ridge. Your impo
tuous valor had carried you beyond
safo supporting distauco, and under
other circumstances the position would
havo been full of noril. But success had
smiled upon our efforts along tho wholo
Hne,and supports could bo spared to ad
vance to your renei. isut you uiu not neeu
them. Boforo tlio support reached you
darkness closed tiio sccno nud the van
quished and disheartened onemy with
draw irom tno ueio. uetiysuurg was
ours, and our powerful adversary ro-
eelved n shock irom which no never re
covered. Pennsylvania was freed from
tho tread of an invading foe, and tho
success of tho Union arms dates from
that moment.
Such was tho battlo of Gettysburg.
Tho deeds wrought by both contending
armies during thoso threo days of strife
would furnish themes for tho poet,
painter, and historian. But lot not tho
enthusiast visit tho scone after tho con
flict if ho would rotaln his lovo of glory.
Nearly forty thousand men lay within
tlio short simco of live miles, disabled
by wounds orsmltton with death. Tho
air was froighted with uroaus and en
treaties for help. Foemen hud fallen
across each other as thoy fought, and
lay liko brothers claspod in the last em
brace Every form of death and variety
or woo were vislblo. Wholo lines had
sunk whero thoy stood, and lay utnid
wrecks of artillery carriages, neglected
sabres, uud ownerless muskets, in the
language of tho greatost of warriors up
on a similar scene "Tho spectacle was
suiucicut to lnsplro princes with tuo
lovo of iicaco and horror of war."
Upon the edge of that Hold whero ho
had been carried when ho fell ou tho
flwt dav. lav tho noblo Reynolds, wrap
pod Iu tho btilliiess of death. Thus ho
had lain for two days near his beloved
Reserves, but unconscious of their
wishes or thoir struggles. For two duys
tho tread of tho tons of thousands that
moved to battlo was heard, tho roar of
cannon shook; tno enrin, ami tho
cloud of war covered tho plain in
which two hundred thousaud men wero
In mortal combat; but our intrepid
leader was heedlcM of all. Ills good
sword, that had Hashed foremost iu tho
charge, was no longer seen. It lay still
uud motionless besldo its master, lis
work ulso done. With tho Resorves.
with tho wholo tinny, tho exaltation of
victory was tempered uy sorrow ior tils
death, wo nun lost a urotner, tho na
tion one of its truest sons, Ills effort
of tho first day, iu which liu lost his
life, had secured for the Army of tho
Potomac that advautagoeua position
the key to the field of operations
bv which wo wero enabled to van.
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was ono of tho bravest of mon, nnd tho
pftttorn of an accomplished officer. Ills
lldolltyand kindness to his command
had won nil tho stern lovo which ono
soldier enn bear nnothor. On tho sp.it
whero ho fell n statuo of him will bo
erected next month, to which each of
you considered it n prlvllego to con
tribute your mite
As perhaps I wenry you with your
own eulogies, my comrades. I will re
vert to your further careor but briefly.
After Gettysburg followed n succession
of marchings nnd counter marchings
Willi occasionnl skirmlshos until tho bat
tle of MIno Run closed tho campaign of
'03.1nthofollowlng May began thosorlcs
of important actions.or tho Wilderness,
Laurel Hill, Spottsylvania Court Houso
North Anna River, nnd Bethesda
Church. In all theso tho Reserves took
nn nctlvo part. Thoy maintained tho
old lustro of their nnmo undlmmcd.
Thoy wero fighting for tho glory of
their yet unsullied banner, and the re
putation of our belovod Common
wealth. Their term of service had expired bo
fore the battlo of Bothesda Church, yet
those dovoted men stayed to meet tho
enemy onco rnorol although tho charms
of repose nnd tho allurements of homo
necKoncd thorn from tho field; I'ethosda
Church thus bereft many a gallant Re
servo of tho opportunity of seeing homo
anu lrienus. Alter tins action tho Penn
sylvania Reserve Corps withdrew from
ine sorvico, which ror tnreo years tnoy
had so honored, and sought that repose
which they so richly merited. You re
member tho rejoicings which welcomed
your progress homeward. At Harris-
iiurg you wero liancu witn a puunc tri
umph, such as erected a conqueror of
old. Tho arrival of a reglmontor com
pany nta town or vlllazo was tho signal
of a gala-day. Yot amid thisjoy many
a heart was wrapped in tho silent dra
pery or woe Tito Reserves nati gono
forth a corps of fifteen thousand men.
and had dwindled to less than a brig
ade. Tho spcctaclo of your wasted
ranks, where so many familiar faces
wero wanting, struck to tho heart of
many a mother, wife, sister, or child,
tlio keenest realization of bereavement.
I havo said that tho Reservo Corns
left tho service after the battlo of Beth
osda Church. But some rc-cnllstcd and
contiuued with tho army of tlio Poto
mac until tho end. I will not speak of
thoso who remained. Wo wero few in
number, but wo endeavored to main-
Int., 4t-n l,nnn. if llin l.nnnnv
lain inu uunui ii uiu itcoQi vu uauiiui,
and prcscrvo tin tarnished the traditional
lustro of our name At Cold Harbor,
Potorsburg. Five Forks, and at Appo
mattox Court Houso, you were repre
sented. Therefore, my comrades, tho
Reservo standard was borne in every
battlo fought by tho army of tho Poto
mac, until tho fan or Ricnmonu gave
poaco to our weary land.
i havo thus rar traceu leeuiy tno ca
reer of the Pennsylvania Reservo Corps
as Illustrative of tho conduct of our
Commonwealth in tho war for the Unl-
I havo chosen that Corps, slnco it
is tho appropriate ono for the present
occasion, and as in it is found tho typo
and examplo of that vast body of self-
sacrificing men which Pennsylvania
contnouted in tno miguty contest.
Dropping then "tho pomp and circuia
stanco of war," let us view our native
Stato in its other arid peaceful aspect. She
is tho geograpical, political and moral
centro of tho United State?. She stands
among tho foremost in the arts of peaco
as in thoso of war; and in material re
sources she Is peerless. She is tho cham
pion producer or tno union nnu pro-
Bared for any emergency in any respect,
iocs tholcountry need Iron In its various
shapes and dovicea? Every hill and
mountain that diversities our rugged
landscapo offers its priceless mineral
treasures. Coal to work lt? Tho lavish
baud of naturo has built the very foun
dations of our broad surface of this sn-
bio wealth. Our vast fields of teoming
crops and countless flocks, abundance
ror an. ten or tho husbandman's thrift
and promise. Tho marlner treads tho
deck of Pennsylvania oak, launched
from Pennsylvania dockyards. Our
artificers apply their skillful hauds to
overytning that can minister to tno
need, comfort or luxury of mankind.
Tho thunder of trip-hammers, tho hiss
or molten iron, tho rattlo of tho shuttle
nnd tho click of the reaper tunlto in a
triumphant chorus of varied industries.
Lot tho preservation of thoso industries
and their multiplication bo the study
and aim of overy Pennsylvanlun who
loves ins state and values iter prosperity.
We aro a community of workers. Tho
truo Pennsylvanian is tho laboring
man. Tho brawny-armed and hard
handed son of toil, whether ho pushes
the plane, wields tho hammoror follows
tho plow, Is tho representative of our
people. To the working man wo owe
our prosperity nnd our position among
tho States to-day. His prosperity is
that of the Stato itself. His good should
uo our stuuy.
jjoes tno nation need men ; roansyi-
vanla's eight hundred thousand stal
wart sons of Intelligence and patriotism
aro at its service. What thoy havo douo
Is tho host guarantee of what thoy can
and will do. Tlio foil that bred them
Is not exhausted. It teems with such.
In Stato craft our Commonwealth has
furnished masters. In law. Glbsou.
Tllghmau nnd Siiarswood haveand w III
havo their successors. Their mantlei
will fall ou jurists no les-i renowned
than they. In meeicltie our Stato inn-
sesses tho oldest and foremost schooH uf
tho continent. Colleges nnd univeiM-
ties radiate their benign Influences fri'in
overy quarter of our territory. Oar
uomuion school system is tho model ior
tho world. It is voluntary ns become-)
freemen. Wo havo raised vast educa
tional establishrnouU where n gratelul
Stato maintains and trains tlio children
ol her fallen soldiers. To Governor
Ctirtln we are Indebted for this Justice
to our comrades, ills was tun muni
that suggested, aud tho heart tint
oxeecuted this scheme of practical grt
ltuue, ins Kindness and care ior us
and our comrades does not close wi ii
lifo, but extends to our children nf-
icr us.
Our magulflccut stretch of territory
affords almost overy varloty of clima'o
aud production of the soli. Tho bracing
north and mciiow south aro rcprcm u-
ted within our distinct boundaries.
Every section has its peculiar excel-
leuco and modification of wealth. Thu
northwest contributes with lavish hand
tho rlchos of petroleum. Tho west and
centro rejoice in wool and grain while
tho wholo Stato poura forth coal nud
Iron in profusion. Tho city of Philadel
phia has moro capital invested iu man
ufactures than any other this bide of tho
Atlantic, aud Pittsburg, the Birming
ham or America, is not rar uciunu. tho
busy hum of tho factory and soug of the
husbandman, are heard ou every hill
and lu every valley throughout our
entire extent. Our northwest aud
southeast diagonal terminates at each
extremity Iu twoof tlio finest harbors lu
tho United States-at Erie aud Phila
delphia; whllo a sail of two hours over
tho peaceful bosom of Delawaro bay
brings us to tho broad Atlantic il.seir,
Our stato character Is mado up of thu
mlnglod peculiarities, of all nations.
Mon of overy clime, religion uud langu
age find homes uud competence upon
our hospitable acres, and process of
tlmo fuses theso varlablo characteristics
Into ono moi'ld that of tho tradltloual
Pennsylvania!!.
1 have spoken of Pennsylvania's eons.
Shall PeniiBylvanla'fl daughters Hud no
volco In tliisgalliuit concouroV In such
an assemblage us Is hero convened, who
cos tin i u on rorinn 1'akk,