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.VM L 81 1 7.15, Editor and Propietor
W.V.PeakSr , "Tiis Owes'? is. pUblisbed twice a week nt
.;$4..6i) a jear-75 cents for Nix months-50 cents for
ttmefruleatba--in arlfance. ••
HUNTINGDON, PA.
- •Tuesday afternOon, Sep. 3, 1861
=
Union. Conference.
The • DenfOcratic and Republican
Committees of Conference appointed
by potnty, Delegate
~Conventions of
the partiesi'niet in the Court Rouse
on Tuesday - afternoon August - 27th,
and put in nofnination the following
Union ticket :"
ASSEMBLY, ‘,
JOHN SCOTT, of Hui ting4on
ASSOCIATE JUDUE,
13ENS.P. PATTON, of Warriorsmark
COUNTY COM3IISSIONETt,
JOHN S. ISETT, of Franklin.
COUNTY TRBASUII'ER,
JOhN A. HASH; of Huntingdon
,
. - DIRECTOR OF TILE POOR,
JAMES XEENDERSON, of Cassville
, AUDITOR, -
AItUoN ' SANd,REE of Walker. •
The following resolutions were read
and unanimonsly adopted by the Con
ference :
.• .Resolivii, That it behomies every true pat
riot in this important crisis in our Country, to
lay aside party trammels and sustain the Na
tional and State Governments in supporting
the Cot:181141110n arid preserving the Union of
the States: -•- • • '
Resolved, That we should use every effort
to foster and 'keep'alive the fire of patriotism
now filling the breasts of all true and loyal
American citizens.--
. .
. .
• 12 - et n olti,:Thnt-this Convention, represent
ing bdth'ilie 'political parties of the county,
have the fullest confidence in the integrity
and capacity of ion. GEORGE TAYLOR, and
they commend him to the support of the pes
ple for President Judge of this Judicial Dis
trict, believing him to be a pure and upright
citizen and a learned and able Jurist.
• A Brilliant Victory I
The news we publish to-day of the
complete success of the naval expedi
tion, will cheer the hearts of all loyal
citizens.. Jeff Davis Will soon discover
'that he has more on hands than he
'bargained for. A succession of victo
ries may, pow be, looked for by our
brave army.
Good results may Also be expected
the determined stand taken by
- Gen. Fremont. in Missouri.
leß3' JOSEPH IL TROMPSON;the brave
volunteer, is no more. On Saturday
last, in company with some twenty
five or thirty hands employed under
Mr._David Black -making repairs on
the Broad Top Road on the mountain,
switch-back, the car next to the one
on which he was standing, jumped off
the track, and in turning sideways
crushed Mr. T. between it and the box
of the car on ivhich he stood, breaking
his left leg in two places above the knee
and - badly injuring him in the lower
part of his body. The accident hap
pened about 4 P. M.—Mr. T. lingered
until 10 of the same evening when
death relieved him of his pains. Until
within a half hour of his death Mr. T.
.was perfectly sensible and conversed
freely with his family, who arrived at
his bedside two or three hours before
his death. Ile leaves a wife and three
children to mourn the sad accident and
the loss of a husband and a father.
• Mr. Thompson was a member of the
Standing Stone Guards, and served as
'a - faithful soldier for three months.—
His_eorpse was brought home on Sun
day, and on yesterday afternoon it was
followed - to the grave by those of the
volunteers of his company still in town
and by his family and ri large number
of friends and citizens generally. ;
HUNTINGDON COUNTY AND TUE ARMY.
—This county is pretty strongly rep
resented lif the army for three years
or (hiring the war. We have already
seven companies in the field The
- Huntingdon Infantry, Capt. Harrison
—the SeOtt Infantry, Capt. Zentmyer
—the Lawrence Rifles, Capt. McCabe
—the Jackson Guards, Capt. Miles—
the Negley Independent Rangers, Capt.
MeAnally—lst Cavalry company,Capt.
Hamilton—and the Standing Stone
Guards No. 2, Capt. Campbell. We
hear of other companies forming in
different parts of the county, by Gen.
F. H. Lane, Capt. 'Samuel L. Huyett,
,Capt. Dade, Capt. Brice X. Blair and
Capt. Seth. Benner.' •
PRONIOTED.---=W. P. Anderson, son of
John P. Anderson, , Esq., of this place,
,who served so gallantly as a private in
the 71st',York Regiment, in the
battle of Bull Run, has-been promoted
to a Lieutenancy in the regular army,
and. has reported himself ready for
duty, The officers in command of the
71st, reported young Anderson as one
of the bravest of the brave, Lieut.
Anderson is a "chip of the old block,"
—and if we are not very much mis
taken-his bravo conduct on the battle
field will aeon demand a higher promo
tion. Success to our braveHunting
don County " boys."
Aar Miss Dix acknowledges the re
-ceipt of box of clothing, jellies and
wine from the ladies of Huntingdon,
for the use of the wouri oil and sick in
the army,
CAMP flu NTIDta 001. R. P. Tram
ikon is now in camp at this place, au
thorized by the %\ r a:r,
,Pepartment to
raise a Regiment of Cavalry.. *Already
companies are ifilling - 4,:.and in less
than a month we aspect to hoar of his
regiment being full. No better 'man
could have been selected to 'raise a
regiment of cavalry. Young= men
should 'report themselves immediately
as volunteers; alio not wait to be
drafted.
iII t ,
&WA Standingl-Stone Guards
, No. 2,
Capt. D. Campbell, of this place, left
for Harrisburg on Saturday last, with
Abut GO men. Ono ote more of the
commissioned officers will, return this
Week to recruit the necessary number
of men to fill the companY. Capt.
Campbell may be proud of his compa
ny, for those that have already joined
his ranks are of the finest young men
in the county.
LosT, in this place on Saturday last,
a gold eat bob. The finder will please
leave it at this office.
Peace Measures.
It would be well for the peace men
of the North to consider well the con
ditions of peace the Rebels would offer
us to agree to a compromise. We
copy from the Mobile Jrcreury :
We must dictate the terms of peace,
the first article which should be an ac
knowled.g,ment of the right of secession.
This is a fundamental principle. The
next article should be that she (the
North) pay, to the utmost farthing,
the expenses of this war.
The third is that she pay for the de
struction of all property, both public
and private, which she may appropri
ate to her own use. The fourth is
that, as an evidence of her sincerity,
she impeach and remove from office,
Abe Lincoln, indict him, and hang him
for treason and other crimes."
Support "the Government,
"I am for supporting the govern
ment. Ido not ask who administers
it It is the government of my coun
try, and as such I shall give it, in this
extremity, all the support in my pow
er. I regard the pending contest with
Secessionists as a death-struggle for
Constitutional Liberty and Law," -'—
John A. Dix.
These are the sentiments of the Hon.
John A. Dix, a member of Mr. Bu
chanan's Cabinet, and now a Major
General in the army of the United
States.
-----
The Spirit of Illinois.
[rot. the Pre
If the following extract from a let
ter received from ono of the foremost
patriots of Illinois will, be of interest
to your readers, it is at your service.
The town only sent two companies of
three-mouths volunteers, who returned
on August 12 :
JACKSONVILLE, 111. , Aug. 20, 1861.
I suppose has given you the
news about the dinner to our returned
volunteers, on' 'Wednesday. All went
off finely.
Capt. Woods left last night, with a
e - i'afhpan .) L, ,
strong. Capt. Smith leaves to-night,
with the balance of his company, some
40 or 50 having gone last week. Cap
tain Bozarth leaves on Thursday, with
another company of infitntry. Other
companies aro being raised in the
county.
Gov. Yates has issued a proclama
tion, saying that he will receive all
companies or regiments that may offer
Bar the next twenty days.
The prairies arc truly on fire. We
will soon have 50,000 men in the field,
and the only regret is that we did not
have them sooner.
Yours, Sc
OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
NORMAL SCHOOL. Blair co.
Aug. 27, 1861
DEAR GhOBE:—.111 - tving a few spare
momenta, I concluded to give you a
brief account of the " Blair co. Normal
School."
I had anticipated' giving your read
ers an earlier notice of this Seminary,
before I left for this place, but since I
have been here, my spare moments
were scarce,bcing taken up by numer
ous studies. •
The Blair county Normal School is
located at Martinsburg, Blair county,
iu one of the most populous, wealthy,
and best agricultural districts in the
interior of the State. It is conducted
by the very able Principals, J. W.
Dickerson and E. J. Osborne. The
former, a graduate of the Lancaster
county Normal School, and the latter,
the' late and efficient Principal of the
Rainsburg Seminary. They are men
of energy, learning and ability, well
qualified to officer an institution of this
kind,•to impart a thorough course of
instruction for the professional train
ing of Teachers; and a practical know
ledge to all who intend pursuing an
active business life.
There are now over fifty students in
attendance, and more daily coining in.
The healthful and delightful section
of country and the means of access so
convenient from the Central and Broad
Top Rail Roads, present unparalleled
inducements by any other institu
tion to those who would seek the
priceless gem of Education.
. The farmers are busily engaged in
preparing to put in their seed, and some
have commenced, though merely to be
unpreceded by their neighbors.
Corn looks very good, to take • into
consideration the dry weather and
other impeditneatS to its growth.
Fruit will be very scarce throughbut
this whole region.
Several of the three months' volun
teers started to join the regular army
on yesterday, and to remain for three
years or during the war.
Having nothing more to communi
cate, I shall close my hastily written
letter for the present.
Very truly yours,
PiavENuE.
ANDREW JOHNSON, the brave and in
trepid Tennessee U. S. Senator, is
about to stump the State of Kentucky
in aid of the cause of Constitutional
liberty.
GLORIOUS VIOTO`RY !
NAVAL EXPEDITION TO HATTERA;S'.
CAPTURE OF TWO FORTS
Unconditional Surrender of Rebels.
SEVEN HUXDI?ED AND FLIVELAI PRISONERS.
ps Cannon and 1,000 Stand of Arms
Captured. .
=e3=ii
The following official despatches
from commander Stringham and other
officers parti6ipating - in the naval ex
pedition to Ilatteras Inlet, ;rives the
details of, the victory achieve7l;:which,
it is believed, kill give the possession
of the whole coast 'of North Carolina
to authorities of the United States: '
Orr HATTERAS INLET,
U.S. FLAG Sinn" MINNESOTA, Aug. 30.
To the Iron. Gideon Wellee, &crctary of
the Nary:
I have the honor to inform you that
we have been eminently successful in
our expedition. All that could be
wished by the most hopeful has been
accomplished. This morning we are
taking on hoard the _Minnesota oflicers
and men numbering six hundred - and
fifteen of the rebel flirez,which surren
dered yesterday, after a bombardment
from the fleet of parts of two days. I
shall forward a full account immedi
ately on my arrival at New York,
whither I have concluded to land them,
as requested in your communication
in reference to prisoners coming into
the possession of the navy. After
landing them I shall return to Hamp
ton Roads. ' Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
S. 1.1. STRINGIIA3I,
Flag Officer Atlantic Blockading
, Sp ad ro n .
Orr IlArrnti As INLET,
U. S. FLAG Sim , 111INNESOTA,
11 ug. 30, 7861.
To the lion. Gideon Welles, Secretory
of the Navy
Sm.: I have the honor to enclose the
articles of capitulation agreed up in at
the surrender of the forts at the inlet
of Hatteras, North Carolina. If` , . the
Department have any orders I should
be pleased to receive them at ~Ne‘v
York. Respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
S. H. STuINGIIAM,
Flag Officer -1 tlantie Blockading
Squadron.
OiFF• HATTERAS ISLET,
U: S. FLAG SIIIP MINNEsorA,
August 29, A. D. 1861.
ARTICLES OF CAPITULATION.
Between Flag Officer Stringham, com
manding. the Atlantic Blockading
Squadron, and Benjamin F. Butler,
of the U. S. Army, commanding.
on behalf of the United States CloY
eminent, and Samuel Barren, com
manding
,the naval forces for the
defences of-North Carolina and -Vir
ginia. and Col. Martin, command
ing the forces, and Major Andrew,
commanding the same threes at Fort
Hatteras.
It is stipulated and agreed between
the contracting parties that the forces
under the command of the said BAR
RON, MARTIN, and ANnamvs, and all
munitions of war, arms, men, and prop.
erty under the command of said BAR
RON, MARTIN*, anti ANDREWS, be UDCOR
s JAL - zimudered to the Govern- .
and agreed by the contracting parties
on the part of the United States Gov
ernment, that the officers and men shall
receive thercatment due to prisoners
of war. u witness whereof, we, the
said STRINGIIAM and BUTLER on behalf
of the. United States, and the said BAR
RON, MARTIN, and .A.zuntrAvs, represen
ting the forces at Hatteras Inlet, here
unto interchangeably set our hands,
this twenty-ninth day of August, A.
D. 161, and of the independence of
the United States the eighty-fifth year.
S. 11. STRINGIIAM,
Flag Officer attached to the Blocka
ding Squadron.
BENJ. F. BUTLER,
Maj. General U. S. A., commanding.
S. BARRON,
Flag: Gflicer U. C. Navy, command
ing naval forces of Virginia and
North Carolina.
W3l. F. MARTIN,
Col. 7th Regiment Infantry, N. C.
Volunteers.
W. L. G. ANDnEws,
Major, commanding Forts Hatteras
and Clark.
U.S. CHARTERED STEAMER ADELAIDE,
August 31, 1801.
Sm : I have to report that the expe
dition to Cape Hatteras Inlet has re
sulted in a signal victory over the reb
els, the capture of two forts, 25 can
non, 1,000 stand of arms, and 715 pris
oners, amongst whom are Cspt. Sam'!
Barron, Lieut. Sharp, and Dr. Wyatt
M. Brown, all late of the U. S. Navy.
and Maj. Andrews, and other officers,
late of the U. S. Army.
The amount of loss on their side is
not exactly known. Five are ascer
tained to have been buried, and eleven
wounded are on board this vessel.—
Many others were carried away.—
Mwrdough. late of the U. S.
Navy, is among the number, with the
loss of an arm. We met with no cas
ualty of any consequence whatever.—
The surrender was uneon d i tional. For
all pariculars,
1 beg to refer to the re
ports of flag-oflieer Silas U. Stringham
and Maj. Gen. Benj. F. Butler.
Although the steamers Adelaide and
George Peabody were chartered for
other especial service, yet to further
important operations, I consented to
take the troops on board from New
port News and Fortress Monroe, 000
men, with arms, provisions, and muni
tions of war, and landed part of them.
about 300, amidst a heavy surf, until
the boats filled and became unmanage
able.
The men-of-war hauled in and com
menced a heavy cannonade at 5.15 A.
IL on the 28th, and kept it up at in
tervals all day, recommencing on the
29th at 8.15 with increased effect.—
The enemy's reinforcements endeav
ored to land, and 1,000 or 1,500 men
vere driven back, and at 11.30 they
displayed 3 flag of truce, and were
forced to surrender at discretion. On
the appearance of the white flag I
steamed into the inlet, and laid behind
the fort ready to throw the remaining
troops ashore, either in case of a com
mencement or cessation of hostilities.
The Geo. Peabody, Lieut. Lowry, did
the same. At the surrender we oflici
ated "in the — ceremonies, rifler :ivhich
the prisoners were brought to this
`vessel, and next day, the 30th inst.,
placed them on board the Minnesota,
which - vessel sailed at 2.30 P..M. for
Now York„and we left for Annapolis
with Major Gen.",l3,utler, U. S. Army,
and the wounded prisoners.
I hope my endeavors in the case
may meet your full approbation, and
beg to recommend to your considera
tion the conduct of Lieut. Command-
B. Lowry, associated with one
I in this work, and placed in charge'of
the George Peabody.; of Dr. Wm. M.
King, U. S. Navy, who volunteered
for _the .expedition. I have also Te
-1 ceived ' valuable assistance from my
corps of pilots, and from Dr. T. U.
Stellwagen and James Forsyth, who
acted in the place of junior officers., I
am, respectfully, your ob't servant,
H. S. :41'111.1 - AVAGEN, Corn
To Hon. GIDEON WELLES.
Secretary of the Nnvy.
FROM MISSOURI.
Depredations by the Rebels,
Lamarax, Aug. 29.
The rebels, encouraged by the exag
gerated reports ofthehattle near Spring
field, ale congregating in large num
bers in this and the surrounding coun
ties, committing all kinds of outrages
upon 'Union men nod their property.
If they are allowed to overrun Lafay
ette, flay and other such counties in
this part of the State, as they are now
doing, they will steal enough from the
Union men to subsist their army for a
month. In view of this condition of
things, assistance has been asked of
General Fremont.
The Rome Guars, still occupy the
fortifications here, and are well sup
plied with arms and provisions. They
tan probably hold the place, but rein
forcements are needed to Operate
against parties who are ravaging the
country. Prominent Union men are
daily threatened with death, and Gov.
King, of Pay county has been frequent
ly warned, but his devotion to the
Union is unshaken, and he and his sons
are ready to shoulder their muskets.
Dastardly Attempt to Blow up a Rail-
road Train.
Rou.k, ?to., Aug. 29.—The corres
pondent of the St. Loul6. Democrat fur
nishes the following intelligence.
An attempt was made, yesterday, to
blow up the train dile here at 4.50 this
afternoon.
As the train reaehed a point eight
mile 3 east of here pu explosion took
place beneath the locomotive, literally
covering it with dirt and gravel, and
slightly wounding the engineer. •
On hacking the train to the side track
it was discovered that a keg of powder
had been buried between the rails,
which was exploded in some unaccount
able manner when the engine passed
over it.
The explosion occurred on an enbank
ment over thirty feet high, and had its
force been spent in an upward direc
tion, instead of lattcrally, as was the
case, thc train Would doubtless have
been thrown from the track, and sex:
cral lives lost.
A company of cavalry went down
the railroad to reconnoitre last night,
found several rails torn up in a deep cut,
near Jamestown, and fired on three sus
picious characters on
,I.he track close
by, but with what ro:suft is not known.
Gen. Mcßride, with 1,500 rebels, is
antit -1 011ff
partment.
mpor
uiviNg .INFORMATTON TO TILE ENEMY-
DEATH THE PUNISHMENT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 1301
The - War Department has just issued
the following order:
By the 57th article of the act of
Congress, entitled an act for establish
ing rides and articles for the govern
ment of the armies of the United States,
approved April 10th, .1800, holding
correspondence with, or giving intelli
gence to the enemy, either directly or
indirectly, is made punish:Me by death,
or such other punishment as Shall be
ordered by the sentence of a court
martial.
Public safety requires the strict en
forcement of this article.
It is therefore ordered that all cor
respondence and communications, ver
bally or by writing, printing or tele
graphing, respecting the operations of
the army, or military movements on
land or water, or respecting the troops,
camps, arsenals, entreuchments, or
military aiLirs within the several mil
itary districts, by -which intelligence
shall be directly or indirectly given to
the enemy, without the authority and
sanction of the general in command,
be, and the same are absolutely pro
hibited, and from and after the date of
this order, persons violating the same
will be proceeded against under the
fifty-seventh article o'f' war.
Another order provides that the
commissioned officers of all volunteer
and militia organizations, no matter
whether established under the author
ity of a State or the United States,
will be regarded as having been com
missioned on the day when mustered
into tiro service of the United States,
and will take their respective grades
and be entitled to pay and be obeyed
and respected in their several positions
from that date.
Hereafter no mirors will be mus
tered into the service of the United
States as volunteers without the con
sent of their parents or guardians.
Arrest of Secessionists in Maryland,
TiArmmonE, Aug. 29.—Daniel Deck
ert, editor of the Hagerstown iihtit, a
Secession paper, has been arrested by
order of the Government. Gen. Mc-
Caig, State Senator from Allegheny
county, was also arrested in Wash
ington county, v h ere, it is stated, he
has been ever since his course in the
Legislature rendered him obnoxious
to the Union sentiment of his county.
Both prisoners have probably been sent
to Fort McHenry.
$lOO,OOO Seized by the Secessionists.
FAYETTE, Mo., Aug. 29.—Appreben
sions being felt that the branch of the
State Bank at' this place would hi)
robbedrthe cashier yesterday sent the
specie. amounting to about $lOO,OOO,
to the Allen depot, on the Northern
Missouri Railroad, for transportation to
St. Louis. On reaching Allen depot,
the money was seized by a party of
Secessionists ; headed by Capt. Poin
dexter; and carried off,
- Whether it will be recovere'd'or not
is undetermined;''' Some saying ttlift
Poindexter has been induced to return
it to the bank, while others assert that
he will attempt to cross the Missouri
river, and carry it to Gen. Price's army
in the southeast. .
The Late Battle in Wotern Virginia,
CLAnKSRUEG, Va., Friday, Aug.' 30,
1.801„ 7 -The battle of Cross Lines was
a mere elkixmish. Col. Tyler was post
ed northwest of Summersville, with Ids
regiment in two divisions. The rebels
got between them, flanking Col. Tyler,
who retired with a loss of only. fifteen
men.
:11ajor 'Casement, with the other sub
divisions, numbering 400, arrived at
Charleston yesterday.
'ln the skirmish belowrElkwater. on
the Ilunterville road, yesterday, five
rebels and ono federal soldier was killed.
The rebels retreated.
Gen. Robert Schenck is ordered to
service in the Department of the Ohio.
IMPORTANT PROM MISSOURI.
Proclamation from General Fremont
MARTIAL' LAW PROCLAIMED.
The Slaves of Reb'els Declared Free.
Sr. Louis, Aug. 31.-Tlic following
proclamation was issued this - morning:
I.lE.tnQuAwrEus or• WESTRIIN DEi"T.
Sr. LOUIS, August 80th.
Circumstances, is my judgment, of
sufficient urgency to render it neces
sary that the Commanding General of
this Department should assume the
administrative powers of the State, its
disorganized condition, the helpless
ness of the civil authority, the total in
security of iife and the devastation of
property by bands of murderers , who
infest nearly every county in the State
to avail themselves of the public mis
fortunes and the vicinity of a hostile
force to gratify-private and neighbor
hood vengeance and who find an ene
my wherever they find plunder, finally
demand the' severest measures to re
press the daily increasing crimes and
outrages which are driving off the in
habitants, and ruining the State.
In this condition the public safety,
and the - success of our anns , require
unity of purpose, without let 'or hin
drance to the prompt administration
of affairs.
In order therefore to suppress dis
orders to maintain as far as is now
.„
practicable; the public peace; - and to
give security and protection to the per
sons and property of loyal citizens,
dO hereby •` extend and declare ef-tab
fished Marshal Law throughout the
State of Missouri. , -
The lines of the Army of Occupation
in this State are for the present de
clared to extend from Leavenworth ;
by way of the posts of Jefferson City,
Rolla and 'Teuton, to Cape Girardeau,
On the Mississippi river.
All persons who shall be taken with
arms in their hands within lines shall
be tried by Court Martial_ and if found
guilty wilt be shot.
The property, real and personal, of
all persons in the State of Missouri,
who Hhall take up arms ap...,ainst the
United States, or who shall ho directly
proven to have taken active part with
the enemies in the field, is declared to
be confiscated to the public use, and
their slaves, if they have any, declared
free men
or telegraphs, shall suffer the extreme
penalty of the law.
-All persons engaged in treasonable
correspondence, in giving or procuring
aid to the enemies of the United States,
in fomenting tumults, in disturbing the
public tranquility by creating and cir
culating Pulse reports or incendiary
documents are in their interest warned
that they are exposing themselves.
All persons who have been led away
from their allegiance are required to
return to their homes forthwith. Any
such absence, without sufficient cause,
will be held to be presumptive evidence
against them.
The object of the , declaration is to
place in the hands of the military
authorities, the power to give instan
taneous effect to the existing laws and
such deficiencies as the conditions of
,var demand; but it is not intended to
suspend the ordinary tribunals of the
country where the law will be admin
istered by the civil officers in the usual
manner and with their customary
authority, while the same can be peace
ably exercised.
The commanding General will labor
vigilantly for the public IN-claire, and
in his efforts for their safety, hopes to
obtain not only the acquiescence, but
the active support of the people of the
country. _ _ _
(Signed) _ J. C. FREMONT,
Major General Commanding
Othency in the South.
A correspondent of the Richmond
Enquirer says:
Gold and silver ar,3 now sellinw b in the-
Southern States at from ten to fifteen
per cent. for current bank hills. A
sound and uniform currency is as.es
sential to the health and vigor of the
Confederacy and the governrLent as
healthy red blood is to the power and
endurance of the body. '. This thing of
a depreciated currency is just now more
to be feared than all of Lincoln's Legions.
[t is what ought not to be, and cannot
be submitted to by the Southern peo
ple. It is intolerable that the banks
should be exempt by law from the ob
ligation to redeem their currency in
specie, and at the same time, sell the
very gold and silver with which it ought
to be redeemed for ten to fifteen per
cent. in exchange for their own bills.
Arg these institutions really the
friends of Lincoln ? Just so soon as it
appears that the banks aro to be al
lowed to prey upon the people at this
time ' when they are loyally and patri
otically pouring into the public treas
ury every dollar they can spare, and
bravely looking debt and taxation in
the face, we shall find an abatement
of zeal and a discontent perilous to our
great cause. Whatever circulates as
money now must circulate at par, and
if the bills of the suspended banks are
really declining in value, and arc, in
filet, worth ten to fifteen per cent. less
than gold, it is time to crush them out.
If this evil should be allowed to pro
gress, we shall- soon have universal
ba n krup icy. Cast the money-changers
out of our holy temple. Scourge them
away from our patriotic altars;
Affaiito - ver the IliVer.-
A correspondent of the - Washington
Star gives the following :
NEAR HUNTER'S CnATEL, Va., Aug.
80.—I write to give you some particu
lars as to the position-of the Confede
rate force in this vicinity. From a bill
near S, Terbeteg - ha - MI-not:lm from
hero, a good view of iltunson's bill can
be obtained. Yesterday, to observers
with goodfield glasses, great activity
was noticeable there; qt large- force-'of
infantry, tl.,eayalry, I)eimg visible, as
if they Were 'parridinglbr`blir inspee
thm. In. the afternoon they had a
drill, which; but "for the „ damp,,foggy,
weather, would have been 'an micrest-
ing sight. As it was, their marching,
counter-marching, ,could, be dis
tinctly been. They ,are throwing W up
entrenchments on the slope Orthe hill
—,apparently all around it—and a large
force -was at work yesterday.
Mdst of your readers .are no doubt
frmiliar"With the high, bold, open ap
pearance of the crowned with a
few straggling 'trees. A tall' pele has
been erected on the highest 'point, and
on that polo a secession ling is flying
at least forty feet above the tops of
the highest trees. The' three stripes
are plainly seen. A smaller flag is
visible to the left. No doubt these flags
can be seen rroin the dome of the Cap
itol, in .A7a.shington, with a good glass,
as Munson's hill is distinctly :visible
with the naked eye from that point.
It was on Tuesday, it will be recol
lected, the Confederates drove our
pickets from .this very- positicin, and
took six or seven prisoners. They
moved all along the line at the same
time. When- they reached Tiptop's
house, which our pickets had, occupied,
they raised a shout of exultation,
which was heard in our camps—hoot
ing and yelling like Indians. .7.\.TeXt,
day they - commenced firing from a 6
pounder. One of the balls fell very
near the road, between Corbett's and
Hunter's Chapel.
THE SKIRMISH ACROSS THE RIVER
A nm.s;oTox,'Ara., Aug. state
ment from 'your spe'cial correspondent,
dated Arlington Heights, August 28th,
in relation to the skirmish near Ball's
Cross Roads, is incorrect in some par
ticulars: •
The detachment-was sent out fur
picket duty, consisting of five compft
nies—tliree from the 14th W. S. M.
Regiment, and two from the 23d New
York volunteers. The' skii'ihish took
place about one mile in .advance of the
Cress Roads, just this side of the rail
road, between the enemy and tWe
com
panics of the 2kl York,,and
part of one company - of the 12th New
York, who had not been relieved:. The
attack was made by about sao rebels.
For a few moments the fire was rapid
on both sides.
The companies, undei.; - the command
of Captain Todd avid Capt. Dingleday,
of the 23c1 New York Regiment, con
ducted themselves heroically; return
ing the enemy's fire, which evidently
told upon them severely, and repulsed
them; and, aftei' the rebels- had re
treated, fbll back to the Cross Roads
in good order; after which the pickets
were again advanced to their original
position, and- there remained. Too
much credit cannot be given to the of
ficers and men, as each man behaved
splendidly., Our lost' was one man
killed and two wounded, of Captain
Dingleday's company, from Elmira,
N. Y. It is supposed the rebels lost
"'"
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Senator Douglas' Last Letter.
rl friend of - - Seilator Douglas has
handed to the
for publication, a copy of the followi-.g
letter from him on the state of the
country—the last he ever:wrote:
CIIICAGO, May 10, 1861.
lfr DEAR. Rut :—Being deprived of
the use of my arms for the present by
a severe attack of rheumatism, I am
compelled to avail myself of the servi
ces of an amanuensis in - reply to your
two letters.
It seems that some of my friends ara
unable to comprehend the difference be
tween arguments used in favor of an equi
table compromise, with the hope of avert
ing the horrors of, war, and those urged
in support .of the Government and the
flag of our country, ?rhen war is being
waged against the United States, with the
avowed purpose of producing a permanent
disruption of the Union and a total de
struction of its Government.
All hope of compromise with the
cotton States was abandonol when
they assumed the posito that the
separation of the Union was complete
aid final, and that they would never
consent to a reconstruction in any con
tingency—NOT EVEN-IF WE WOULD run-
Nisit THEM WITII A BLANK SIIEET OF
PAPER AND PERMIT ,TIIEM TO INSCRIBE
THEIR OWN 'TERSE%
Still the hope was cherished that
reasonhble and satisfitetery terms of
adjustment could be agreed upon with
Tennessee, North Carolina and, the
border States, and that whatever terms
Would prove sath,factory to these loyal
States would create a Union party in
the cotton States which would be pow
erful enough at the ballot-btiit- .to de
stroy the revolutionary govern in ant,
and bring those States back into the
Union by the voice of their own people.
This hope was cherished by the Union
men North and South, and was never
abandoned until actual war was levied
at Charleston, and the authoritative
annoudeement made by the revolu
tionary government at Montgomery
that the seceSsion flag shouldbe plant
ed upon the walls of the Capitol at
Washington, and p proclamation is
sued inviting the pirates of the World to
prey upon the commerce of the United
,States.
These startling fuels, in connection
with the boastful announcement that
the ravages of war and carnage should
be quickly transferred from the cotton
fields of the South to the wheat fields
and corn fields of the „North, furnish
conclusive evidence that it was the
fixed purpose of the Secessionists utterly
to destroy the Government of our fathers
and obliterate the United States from the
map of the world.
In view of this state of facts there
was but one path of duty left to patriotic
men. It was not a party question, nor
a question involving partisan pol
icy; it was a question of government
or no government; country pr e po
country; and hence it became the im
perative duty of. every Union nm,
every friend of constitutional liberty,
to rally to the support of our common
country, its governtninkVand- flagr'uctlnt
only means of checking ,the pro&reis
of revolution And of 'preserving the
- Union of States:. • '
ant unable, to answer yourAnestion
in respect to the pOlitty.of Mr. Lincoln
and Cabinet. Lam not in theircordi
deuce, as you 'and the,whole . country
ought to be ftWare,
• neither the
supperteit"of:the,_Partisati polleyinor,
the apologist of 'the' errtirs of .the': Ad
ministration., My , previous, relations
to th em,rema in; u u elm ngad byt Itrust;
the time wilt never eainq When I shall ?tot::
be willing'to make. any '2ieedful saerifiee
of persbnal 'feeling and party policy for
the honor and integrity' Ofthe coirintry."'
I-know of no 'Mode in ,Iyhich ;leyal
citizen may so well demonstrate his
devotion to big cOuntrY ni,by sustain r ,":
ing the flag, the Constitution,
Union, Under all "eiretiinstances,- rind
under every adinielStrfifitin;:regitrdlol,
of party polities, against all assailants;
at hmiie "and abroad. The , contse of
Clay and Webster towards the Admin
istration of Jackson, in ,the 'days .of
nullification, presents,'a ', ' and;
worthy example for all true patriots.•
At the very moment When ;that fikirfid -
crisis was precipitated upon' the coun
try, partisan strife lietweerf Whigs'a.Ml
Democrats was quite as bitter and re
lentless as now between Democrats
and RepublicanS: , t' •-
The gulf,whielrs'eparated Party lead
ers in those days was quite• as broad
and deep as that which now separates
the Democracy from thCßepublicans.
But the moment an enemy rose in our
midst, plotting the dismemberment of tjie
Union and the destracliOn of the' Govern
mole, the voice :of partisan ,strife wits
hushed in patriotic silence.—One of the
brightest chapte'rs in the history of
our country will record the ,fact that,
(hiring this eventful period the-grvil
leaders of the opposition, sinhiny
partisan in the• patriot, rushed to_ t:
support of the Government, and I.
came its ablest and bra Vest defende,
airainst all assailants until the congpii\
acy was 'crushed and abandoned, wiled,
they resumed their former Pbsitions as
intrty leaders upon politicalissues. ,
'These filets of patriotic devotion
have never been dom=ed, evidence of
infidelity or political treachery, on the
part of Clay and Webster; to tlleprin
ciplc and organization of the old Whig
party. Nor have I any apprehension
that the firm and ;unanimous , support
which the Democratic leaders _an - 4
masses are now giving to the ,Consti
tution and the Union- will ever lie'
deemed evidence of infidelity to Dem
ocratic prin'ciples,'or a Want of loyalty
to the organization and ereed • of the
Democratic party. If we hope to r gain
and perpetuate the ascendency of Tr par
ty, we should never forget irizT ,;16.inan
cannot be a true Democrat unless ht , ?. is a
true patriot.
With the sincere hope •thlt
my conscientious convictions, nay co
incide with thtise of my friends, lain,
very truly, yours, •
STEPHEN A. DouarAs.
To Vigil Ilielcox, Issq., diairman
State 11311103raltie Committee.
A Card.
In justice - to myself and the. Secre
tary of War, I make the I'oll6u-big
statement, to refute certain allegations
which, uncontradictod, aro calculated
to do injury to the Goi , ernMerit: •
Under directions of Paymaster Gen t
eral Lamed, I went to IlarrishUrg on
Monday, the 22d day of- July, for the
AMM2
thousand dollars had'been sent to me
by the Paymaster General. The troops
who were present in great numbers,'
were clamorous and impatient for their
money. I could not pay them in coin,
having made every etibrt to obtain it
from the different banking institutions
of Harrisburg in vain. Their anxiety
to get home was 'srich that, after con
sultation with their officers, 1- agreed
pay them by checks' on the Treasury
of -the United States ; taking care to
obtain the full approval of the privates
themselve. I Wormed them that the
checks were not only good, but they.would
redeemed in gold.
In consultation with the officer's who
were anxious to turn these cheeks into
currency, I told them that. any of the
banks in Harrisburg would cash them.
and give them what gold ,they could
spare. -My brother officer, Major Bruce
Cameron, redeemed rbout nine thou
sand dollars of these checks in speci,
but when they were presented at the
Mechanics' Savings Bank, the officers
of which are hostile to General' Came',
ton ; that institution paid oat some
notes (as I am informed) of the Mid
dletown Bank, an in.s.titatio: which
stands so high in Pennsylvania as to
be beyond all doubt, and the notes of
which were gladly received by-the sob
diem
Since my arrival in this city I have
learned, with much pain, that some (,)f
the enemies of ion. Cameron have
used this filet to his injury. I have
only to say that I was entirely igno
rant of any-intention on the part at' the
officers of the Mechanic's Savings Bank
to pay out these notes; that in issuing
the checks upon the Treasury, I did so
at the earnest solicitation of the Offieeti
and men themselves, and that they
were as grateful to me ,for doing so as
I was glad to_accommodate.them.-
ANDREW AL SAL - LIM,
• Paymaster, U. S 1 A..,
MARRIED,
In thk ptace on the 29th, by Rev. Mr. Cron nover, Mr.
Ii 11:1450:1 taCCE and 31Autinra.rr t J. DEAY, of Huntingdon
county.
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