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Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12, 18111
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KENTUCKY U. S. SENATOR.—Garrett
Davis was elected U. S. Senator on the
10th, for the remainder of the term of
John C. Breckinridge, by a . vote of 84
to 12.
GOINO INTO ACTIVE SERVICE.-All
the soldiers in and about Harrisburg,
will leave for active service within ten
days. The men who were in Camp
crosman, we hope will have a happy
time, and an early opportunity to show
their mpunk.
.THE TRAITOR BRECKENRIDGE, who
is now a Brigadier in the rebel arm—,
has also become a hog stealer, accord
ing to the last news from the
.South.
He marches into remote portions of
the rebel territory of Kentucky, where
he surrounds pig pens and captures
the porkers of his own friends, which
he boastingly claims as his trophies of
EMS
PRESENTS.-On-Wednesday morning
Miss Ed. Benedict presented us with a
regular Pennsylvania Union sausage,
three feet long and something less
than three feet in circumference.
Miring the same day, we received
!handsome messes of sausage and pud
.Uing from Mrs. E. Thomas, Mrs. Dr.
:Dorsey, and firs. V. Crouse. Let the
4rkers squkal! The ladies have our
„thanks.
No invite the attention of our
wonders, and especially the ladies who
;are members of the "Young Ladies
Soldiers Aid Society," of this place, to
the letter of our correspondent "Plus."
He thanks them in an eloquent and
patriotic manner, and portrays the
feelings of the members of Capt. Mc-
Cabe's company, in a vivid and in
spiring way. "Plus," you write a
magnificent letter, and the only fault
we have to find with you is, you do
not write often enough. Come, whilst
you brandish the sword so dexterous
ly, wield the pen in writing " thoughts
that breathe and words that burn."
CoNanEss.—Senate, Dee. 11.—Mr.
Sumner (Kass.) presented a petition
for the emancipation of the slaves of
the rebels without compensation.
House, Dee. 11.—Mr. Bingham (0.)
inbroduced a bill to confiscate the prop
erty and slaves of persons who are in
armed rebellion against the United
States:
Mr. Blair (Mo.) introduced a bill to
punish treason, to provide more effec
tually for the collection of taxes, to
remunerate loyal citizens for the loss
of property, and to provide homesteads
for soldiers employed in suppressing
rebellion. Referred to the Committee
.on the Judiciary.
iOur Army Correspondence.
-POINT OF ROCKS, Mn., Dec. 7, '6l
EDITORS :—There has little trans
pired to interrupt the monotony of
..our line of pickets on the PotoMUc.—
It is true that the rebels daily visit
various points of the opposite shore,
to scrutinize our complete system of
picket duty, and, if possible, to inform
themselves of the movements of the
." Yankees," us they term us; and it is
also true in many instances, fewer of
them return than come. They could
not realize the long range of our En
field Rifles, until taught it by sad ex-
I pegience. Of late, the rebels do not
:septum near the river's edge. Their
mode of gaining information is carried
,on by means of mounted scouts. They
never place pickets regularly along
the line of the Upper Potomac, there
fore, we can recognize none. The
many terrible reverses which they
)lave mot with at the hands of Colonel
ge 4 ry's command, cause them to look
pn this regiment with fear and tremb
sing. Tl?o folowing is clipped from
the Richmond _Enquirer of a late date
of November: "There is a regiment
on the Upper Potomac, known as the
28th Penna., commanded by John W.
Geary, that neither fears God, man,
nor the devil. We would rather fight
Gen. Banks' whole division than them."
This is saying much for the regiment, 1
and needs no comment. What the
next week or two may bring about in
this section, must be left for time to
reveal ; but if rumor is worth even a
consideration, we may all be farther
down in the land of Dixie, in a short
time. The late movements of troops
here, indicate anything but going into
early winter quarters. But what those
movements are, or to where they aro
tending, would not be prudent to make
known to the public at present.
The "Lawrence Rifles" (Co. 0) have
received from the "Young Ladies Sol
diers Aid Society," of Huntingdon, a
pair of good woolen socks for each
member. In receiving them, each in
dividual member expressed his warm
and heartfelt thanks for the generous
gift, which, coming from the hands of
the patriotic ladies of their own coup- •
ty, 101 ho remembered as warni me
mentoes during the approaching win-'.
ter. Expressions of brave and manly I
pride were portrayed on their counte
nances, and feelings of unbounded pa
triotism seemed to fill them with a new
determination to redouble, if possible,
their efforts to assist in quelling this
mirighteous rebellion. It was not the
mere value of the articles alone, that
all joined in landing the donors, but
the simple knowledge of even the fair
ladies of Huntingdon county, contrib
uting their mile in the same loyal
spirit that actuated the daughters of
the Sires of '7G. We would say to
those kind ladies, that in your humane
and patriotic efforts to ameliorate the
wants and relieve the sufferings of
brave soldiers, you are performing of
fices in which blends charity, purer
and holier than any kindred associa
tions in our distracted land. May that
kind Ruler, from whence charity flows,
bless your unceasing efforts, and may
you be endowed with a long life of
happiness and peace.
This company has enjoyed unusual
good health, when it is considered that
it has been picketed on the banks of a
canal and river for almost three months.
This locality is reputed for its inter
mittant fevers. A few cases still lin
ger in Company 0, but the cool weath
er is fast driving diseases from our
regiment.
The Paymaster, who has been looked
for, for the last three weeks, is prom
ised us to-morrow. Some of the boys
doubt Uncle Sam's punctuality, but
our pay rolls were not cared fur, and
were lost sight of' for a time.
The weather is cool, but the boys
are well housed and do not suffer.
Yours in haste, PLUS.
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASUINUTON, DC?. 10.
Moderation in Congress.
The President is determined to ad
here to the patriotic sentiments of his
message, and his position is producing
the happiest effects upon his 11•iends in
Congress. lie does not lose sight of
the announced objects of the war, nor
of his oath to support the Constitution.
lie stated to a gentleman on Saturday
last, that nothing would induce him to
change his views. In consequence of
this well-ascertained fact, many of the
ultra emancipationists are accepting
confiscation and colonization as the
true remedy.
The Rebel Force on the Potomac
It is believed, from all that can be
gathered, that the rebel force in front
of our lines numbers at least 100,000
men.
The ~ Backtail" City
The " Bud:tails," ono of the fineA
regiments in Gen. McCall's division of
the army, have been busily employed
for a week past in putting up log cab
ins on a new and elevated camp-ground
which They have selected, about half a
mile from the present encampment.—
They have cleared off the wood, cut
the stumps close to the ground, and
are using the timber in the erection of
their cabins, into which they will re
move in a day or two. The site is on
the side of a hill, with a gentle decliv
ity, and is every way adapted for com
fort.
The " Buektails" are from the inte
rior of the State of Pennsylvania, and
are a hardy, jovial ret of mmi, well
drilled and excellent marksmen.
The Rebel Batteries on the Potomac
The demonstrations of the enemy
on the Potomac have become quite
tame. The report that there are 25,-
000 troops along the river is not cred
ited. A number of vessels passed the
batteries last night, but sustained no
injury.
The Removal of the Confederate Con-
EEM
We have corroborative proof that
the removal of the Confederate Gov
ernment wps proposed in Congress,
but withdrawn through Virginia's in
fluence. We have also good authority
for asserting that the removal will take
place, if; in the meantime, General Mc-
Clellan does not catch the whole batch
of Senators and Congressmen napping
in Richmond, and remove them to
Fort Warren. The removal of Con
gress from the State and the division
of Virginia into three parts, virtually
wiping the State away from among her
peers, will afford a good commentary
upon the folly of the course she has
pursued in this wicked rebellion.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The Ken
tucky Congressional delegation declare
that if Republican caucuses continue
to be held, they will call a Union cau
cus, in order to see whether party
spirit shall prevail or not.
1 P. 31.—The Senate Chamber pre
sents a solemn BCCVO at this time:—
The death of Senator Baker• has been
announced, and various Senators are
giving eloquent testimony to his noble
ness, heroism, virtue and patriotism.
President Lincoln occupies a seat be
side the Vico President, sli,olring by
his presence how great a love he had
for the deceased Senator and soldier.
WAR NEWS.
MISSOURI
Capture of a Rebel Guerilla Band
(iLASGOW, MO., Dee. B.—The notori-
ous marauder, Capt. Sweeny, :Did his
band of robbers, who have, for some
time past, kept tins section of the
country in terror, were captured yes
terday at Roger's Mill, near hero, by
detachment of cavalry under Capt.
Merrill. Sweeny's pickets wore sur
prised and captured, and his whole
band, thirty - -five in number, taken
without firing a gun.
FROM MARYLAND
Appearance of Five Thousand Rebels
near Williamsport.---One Roues Can
nonading.---The Rebels Forced to Re
tire.---Twelve of them Killed.
The New York herald contains the
following special despatch:
SANDY HOOK. l)ce. 9, via Frederick,
Md.—The rebels opened a cannonade
of shot and shell against Dam No. 5 of
the canal, near Williamsport, yester
day afternoon.
The firing lasted over an hour, but
it was badly directed, and did no dam
age either to the canal or its defenders,
except the wounding of one man.—
The long range rifles of the 13th Mas
saelmsetts Regiment compelled the
rebels to retire. Theirloss is unknown.
General Banks has ordered General
Hamilton to SandyHookto reconnoitre.
The rebel battery engaged was Pen
dleton's artillery.
Knapp's Penisylvania Battery has
been ordered to Williamsport from
Frederick.
I will send more details if anything
important transpires.
The enemy has opened the railroad,
and is running cars from Winchester
to Harper's Ferry, and assembling
largo bodies of troops near the Ferry•.
FatanaticK, Dec. o.—The rebels re
newed the fight this morning at day
break, coming within good range of
our Enfold rifles. In fifteen minutes
they were forced to retire, leaving their
guns,which they subsequently regained
under cover of a company of rebel ri
flemen. In this encounter twelve of
their number fell. No loss on our side.
They have live thousnnil troops op
polite Williamsport, under Jackson.
Gen. Hamilton has returned, and re
ports all quiet. He brought with him
a deserter and two hundred dollars in
rebel scrip, taken from a prisoner.—
Colonel Leonard commanded our men.
Affairs on the Lower Potomac,
Four Houses Burned, and a Large
Amount of Stores
WAsniNoTom, Dec. 10.—The Secre
tary of the Navy to-day received the
following letter from R. IL Wyman,
lieutenant commanding the Potomac
flotilla, dated on boar 4I the United
States stefunerllitaid Lone, off Matta
woman creek, Dec. 9, 1861:
SIR I have the honor to report to
you that this morning, about half past
9 o'clock, seeing the enemy's pickets,
three camp wagons, and a mounted
officer, coining down the road to the
southward of Freestone Point, and
halti»g atsomebuilding near the beach,
I directed the steamers Jecob Bell and
Anacostia to shell the buildings. I stood
in with this vessel as far as the draught
of water woald admit, to protect them
in the event of the enemy bringing a
field piece to Freestone Point. After
shelling the buildings and hill, and
driving back the pickets, Lieutenant
Commending McCrea landed with a
few men, and fired four houses, which
have since burned to the ground. As
eighteen hours elapsed before the tire
subsided, I judge that the quantity of
stores must have been 'considerable.
The enemy fired but a few musket
shots. The houses contained sutlers'
stores, flour, &c.
Good News from Xentueky
Loutsvir,rx, Dec. 10.—The report
that Capt. Nevitt, with 40 men from
Col. Burbridge's regiment, burned a
bridge at Whippoorwill, five miles from
_Russellville on the Memphis branch
railroad, is confirmed. They attacked
the rebels guarding the. bridge, num
bering 13, killed two and took the re
mainder prisoners.
[Russellville is southwest of the reb
el forces at Bowling Green, and the
destruction of this bridge cuts off their
direct communication with Memphis.]
Late and Important from Port Royal
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—The U. S
transport City of New York has arrived
Beaufort has been occupied by the
U. S. troops.
Cotton-picking was going on by the
contrabands employed by our troops.
A force has been sent to Tybee Island.
[sEcoNn DESPATCII.]
The transport City of New York,
brings Port Royal dates to the 6th inst.
Gen. Stevens with one thousand men
had occupied the town of Bcaufbrt.
The gunboat Pawnee, several trans
ports, and a number of troops, left Ra
ton head on the 4th inst., to occupy
Tybee
Gen. Sherman had appointed Col.
Noble, of the Seventy-ninth New York
Regiment, and Col. Suydam to super
intend the picking and securing of cot
ton at Hilton Ilead and the adjacent
islands.
The health of the troops was good
o fighting had occurred.
Review of Eighty Thousandßob3l Troops
at Centreville.---Panic and Stampede.
The Government has received valu
able information from deserters who
have lately came into our lines. A
colored boy came in on Monday, from
Centreville, and has made a statement
which is deemed reliable. Ile says the
rebels had a review of eighty thousand
troops at Centreville a few days ago.
Beauregard and all their principal
generals were present. During the
review an alarm was created by the
report that our entire army in this vi
cinity was marching to attack them.
A panic and stampede took place, ri
valling the retreat at Bull Run. Sev
eral guns were left on the field, and
not recovered until the next day. Ar
my wagons were capsized and wagon
poles broken off, and their drivers fled
in dismay. The scone is said to be lu
dicrous in the extreme. •
Release of Mr. Faulkner
BOSTON, Dec.ll.—Ex-MinistexFaulk
nor has been released from Fort War
ren on parole, and has gone to Rich
mond to endeavor to exchange himself'
for the Hon. Mr. Ely.
Secretary Cameron'S Views Fully Ex
pressed.
The original draft of the Report of
the Secretary of War, before it was
submitted to the President, contained
the following passage, for which the
concluding
portion of the Report was
afterwards substituted :
It has become a grave question for
determination what shall be done with
the slaves abandoned by their owners
on the advance of our troops into
Southern territory as in the Beaufort
district in South Carolina. The whole
white population therein is 6,000, while
the number of nogroes exceeds 32,000.
The panic which drove their masters
in wild confusion from their homes,
leaves them in undisputed possession
of the soil. Shall they, armed by their
masters, be placed in the field to fight
against us, or shall their labor be con
tinually employed in reproducing the
means for supporting the arms of
rebellion ?
The war into which this Government
has been forced by rebellious traitors,
is carried on for the purpose of repos
sessing the property violently and
treacherously seized upon by the ene
mies of the Government, and to re-es
tablish the authority of the laws of the
United States in the places where it is
opposed or overthrown by armed in
surrection or rebellion. Its purpose is
to recover and defend what is justly
its own.
War, even between independent na
tions, is made to subdue the enemy,
and all that belongs to that enemy, by
occupying the hostile country, and ex
ercising dominion over all the men and
things within its territory. This be
ing true in respect to independent na
tions at war with each other, it follows
that rebels, who are laboring by force
of arms to overthrow a Government,
justly bring upon themselves all the
consequences of war, and provoke, the
destruction merited by the worst of
crimes. That Government would be
false to national trust, and would just
ly excite the ridicule of the civilized
world, that would abstain from the use
of' any efficient means to preserve its
own existence, or to overcome a reb2,l
- and traitorous enemy, by sparing
or protecting theproperty of those who
are waging war against it.
The principal wealth and power of
the rebel States is a peculiar species of
property, consisting of the service or
labor of African slaves, or the descend
ants of Africans. This property has
been variously estimated at the value
of from $100,000,000 to 61,000,000,000.
Why should this property' be exempt
from the hazards and consequences of
a rebellions war?
It was the boast of the leader of the
rebellion, while he yet had a scat in
the Senate of the United States, that
the Southern States would be compar
atively safe and free f.•om the burdens
of war, if it should be brought on by
the contemplated rebellion, and that
boast was accompanied by the savage
threat that "Northern towns and cities
would become the victims of rapine
and military spoil," and that "North
ern men should smell Southern gun
powder and feel Southern stool." No
one doubts the disposition of the reb
els to carry that threat into execution.
The wealth of Northern towns and
cities, the produce of Northern Ihrins,
Northern workshops and mannlhcto
ries, would certainly be seized, de
stroyed, or appropriated as military
spoils. No property in the North
would be spared from the hands of the
rebels, and their rapine would be de
fended under the laws of war. While
the loyal States thus have all their
property and possessions at stake, are
the insurgent rebels to carry on war
fare against the Government in peace
and security to their own property?
Reason and justice and self preserva
tion fbrhid that such should be the pol
icy of this Government, but demand,
on the contrary, that, being forced by
traitors and rebels to the extremity of
war, all the rights and powers of war
should be exercised to bring it to a
speedy end.
Those who make war against the
Government justly forfeit all rights of
property, privilege, or security, de
rived from the Constitution and laws,
against which they are in armed rebel
lion; and as the labor and service of
their slaves constitute the chief prop
erty of the rebels, such property should
share the common fate of war to which
they have devoted the property of loy
al citizens.
While it is plain that the slave prop
erty of the South is justly subjected
to all the consequences or this rebel
lions war. and that the. Government
would be untrue to its trust in not em
ploying all the rights and powers or
war to bring it to a speedy close, the
details or the plan for doings°, like all
other military- measures, must, in a
great degree, be left to be determined
by particular exigencies, The disposi
tion of other property belonging to the
rebels that becomes subject to (Mr arms
is governed by the circumstances of
the case. The Government has no
power to hold slaves, none to restrain
a slave of his liberty, or to exact his
service. It has a right, however, to
use the voluntary service of slaves lib
erated by war from their masters, like
any other property of the rebels, in
whatever mode may be most efficient
for the defence- of the Government,
the prosecution of the war, and the sup
pression of the rebellion. It is as clear
ly a right of the Government to arm
slaves when it may become necessary
as it is to use gunpowder taken from
the enemy. .Whether it is expedient
to do so is purely a military question.
The right is unquestionably by the laws
of war. The expediency must be de
termined by circumstances, keeping
ill view the great object of overcoming
the rebels, re-establishing the laws, and
restoring peace to the nation.
It is vain fin• the Government to car
ry on this war, or hope to maintain
its existence against a rebellious force,
without employing all the rights and
powers of war. As has been said, the
right to deprive the rebels of their prop
erty in slaves and slave labor, is as
clear and absolute, as the right to take
forage from the field, or cotton from
the warehouse, or powder and arms
from the magazine. To leave the ene
my in the possession of such property
as forage, and cotton and military
stores, and the means of constantly
producing them, would be madness.
It is, therefore, equal madness toleave
them in peaceful and secure possession
of slave property, more valuable and
efficient to them for war than forage,
cotton and military stores : Such poli
cy would be national suicide. What
to do with that species of property, is
a question that time and circumstances
will solve, and need not be - anticipated
further than to repeat that they can
not be held by the GoVerinnent as
slaves. It would be useless to keep
them as prisoners of war, and self-pres
ervation, the highest duty of a Gov
ernment, or of individuals,' demands
that they should be disposed of or em
ployed in the most effective manner
that will tend most speedily to sup
, press the insurrection and restore the
authority of the Government. If it
shall be found that the men who have
been held by the rebels as slaves are
capable of bearing arms and perform
ing efficient military service, it is the
right, and may become the duty of the
Government to•arm and equip them,
and employ their services against the
rebels, under proper military regula
tion, discipline and command.
But in whatever manner they may
be used by the Government, it is plain
that, once liberated by the rebellious
act of their masters, theyshould never
again be restored to bondage. By the
master's treason and rebellion he for
feits all right to the labor and service
of his slave; and the slave of the re
bellious master, by his service to the
Government, becomes justly entitled
to freedom and protection.
The disposition to be made of the
slaves ofrebels,after the close of the war,
can be safely left to the wisdom and
patriotism of Congress. The Repre
sentatives of the people will unques
tionably secure to the loyal slavehol
dors every right to which they are en
titled under the Constitution of the
country.
' SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of \Vai
To TII} PRESIDENT.
The following is the concluding por
tion of the Report substituted for the
MEI
It is already a grave question, what
shall be done with those slaves who arc
abandoned by their owners on the ad
vance of our troops into Southern ter
ritory, as at Bcauthrt district in South
Carolina? The number left within
our control at that-point is very con
siderable, and similar cases will proba
bly occur. What shall be done with
them ? Can we afford to send them
forward to their masters, to be by them
armed against us, or used in producing
supplies to sustain the rebellion ? Their
labor may be useful to us. Withheld
from the enemy it lessens his military
resources, and witholding them hast)
tendency to induce the horrors of in
surrection even in the rebel communi
ties. They constitute a military re
source, and being such, that they should
not be turned over to the enemy is too
plain to discuss. Why deprive him of
supplies by a blockade, and voluntarily
give him men: to produce supplies?
The disposition to be made of the slaves
of rebels after the close of the war can
be safely left to the wisdom and patri
otism of Congress. The representa
tives of the people will unquestionably
secure to the loyal slave-holders every
right to which they are entitled under
the Constitution of the country.
A Kentucky Divine on the War and
Its End.
Rev. Dr. Robert J. Breckinridgc,
whose lofty patriotism and burning
eloquence arc illustrious in the midst
of-the treason and rebellion around
him, is before the public with another
powerful article, in the Danville Quar
terly Review ' on the civil war, its na
tures and end. All of his views are
so forcible, and so ably reported, and
the whole argument so complete, that
we regret our want of space to devote
twelve or fourteen columnS to its re
production. : -
At the.outset, he shows the restora
tion of peace to be impossible except
on the condition of the preservation of
the Federal Union and Constitution.—
He shows clearly that no division of
the country can be agreed upon, and
he says :
" We readily admit that there is
hardly an imaginable contingency, in
which the Confederate Government
can ever conquer, or the - nation over
concede any boundary—that ought to
be an allowable basis of peace. But
this only shows how clear it is, that
the nation can contemplate no alterna
tive but triumph or ruin; and that the
conspirators against its peace and glo
ry have madly plunged into a wicked
rebellion, which could have no result
but the subjugation of the whole na
tion, or their own destruction. At
first, their pretext was—the right of
each State to secede. Now, they seek
to inner States that refuse to secede.
l'erthlions, at first, to all the Stat 6.—
Perfidious now to each separate State.
NviI,I,IStINFISS or vita NOWI'll 'CO DO ;Ms.
TICE TO TIM SOUTH
We have felt obliged, many times
in the course 6r many years, to con
demn certain tendencies in the north
ern mind, and various acts which
seemed to be approved by the mass of
the northern people,hobtile to the rights
of the southern States, and incompabi
ble with their own ditty as citizens of
the United States. In the same spirit
of fearless justice, we now give expres
sion to our grateful and confiding ad
ministration of conduct on the part of
the North, full of high and multiplied
proofs of wisdom, magnanimity and
heroism. We solemnly believe this
day, that the North is willing to clothe
the loyal States of the South, more in
every way, than any magnanimous
southern man would have the heart to
ask. What a shame—what a burning
shame—that men should be betrayed
by villains, to seek each other's lives—
who,•if they did but know one another,
would rush into each other's arms !"
COUNTER REVOLUTION IN TUE SOUTH.
" still await, still confidently ex
pect the counter revolution through
out the South—which, - under ordinarily
wise and courageous treatment, would
have crushed the secession conspiracy
as soon es it had developesi its nature,
spirit and designs—but which must
now extinguish it when its course is
run. The grounds upon which we
expect it, instead of being removed,
are every day confirmed by the pro
gress of events. It is more certain
now, than it was at first, that the con
spirators have reason to dread, and
that loyal persons may confidently re
ly- on the resolute purposes of the Amer
ican people to uphold the Union, the
Constitution, and the laws; so that the
assurance of unavoidable failure to the
one, and of speedy and complete dolly
erain!e to the other, becomes day by
day the very nourishment of the reac
tion which is inevitable in its set time.
That which is thuS unavoidable, in the
nature of the case as it exists,.eannOt
be called in question, by any one who
believes that there are such human en'-
dowments as patriotism and common
sense; by any one who confides in the
capacity of mankind for self-govern
ment; by any one who knows that to
deceive a people, and thdn betray
' them, and then oppress them, and then
impoverish them, are crimes which no
people can forgive; . by any one who
understands that the indignation of
mankind is relentless, in proportion as
the sacrifices have been costly and bit
ter, which the folly of corrupt rulers
forced them to make, to no end but
ruin and ignominy; by any ono who
accepts the assurance of God, that civil
society is an ordinance from heaven,
and is incompatible with the perma
nent reign of anarchy. •Nor do the
innumerable facts, which, in a thousand
ways, reach us from the whole area
covcreT bY the ustirped,
,povier of the
Confederate Government, fail to con
firm, in the public mind, the conviction
already stated. On the one hand there
comes up a subdued but incessant wail
of a loyal people groaning for deliver
ance ; on the other, a fierce cry for
blood and plunder, mixed with a wild
clamor about cordial unanimity. The
nation pities and heeds that wail of our
brethren, and, by God's help, will make
it audible throughout the earth, as a
lesson to all conspirators. And so far
is it from being credible that their de
liverance cannot -be acomplished ex
cept by the slaughter of vast popula
tions—nor maintained afterwards ex
cept by immense standing armies; all
the facts of this sad case show, that
what has happened in all ages and
countries, will happen again here, and
the mass of the people speedily and joy
fully return to their allegiance, as soon
the military force of the rebels is bro
ken, and society is allowed to return
to its ordinary condition. These are
episodes in,the history of nations. No
people has escaped them; it is the fee
ble only that perish by means of them;
the great survive them, and become
greater."
THE MORAL CHARACTER OF THE REBEL
LION.
" This rebellion begins in an outrage
upon many of the clearest obligations
of natural religion : loyalty, love of
country, fidelity to public trusts, grat
itude fbr honors bestowed, truth mid
manhood in the discharge of obliga
tions voluntarily assumed, nay eagerly
sought; how many leaders of this re
bellion aro free from the stain on their
personal honor, of deliberately trans
, essino some or all of those natural
obligations, which no contingency un
der heaven can justify any one in vio
lating 1 We speak not of the mere
fitet of treason, as defined by human
laws. What we speak of is the perfi
dy, in every revolting fbrm, , vhich has
marked this treason in its birth, in its
growth, and in its present frantic strug
gle. Men seeking to overthrow mon
uments cemented by the blood of their
immediate ancestors. Men dishonor
ing names illustrious through many
generations. Men betraying their
friends, their neighbors, their kindred.
Men seducing children to take up arms
against their parents—and then band
ing them with savages to desolate their
own homes, with fire and sword. It
is a madness—a fearful madness. No
madness can be greater, except the
madness that could induce this great
nation to suppose that God allows it
to let this go unpunished."
TIIE CUIVALRY OF REBELLION.
"The secessionists would have man
kind believe, that there conduct is
prompted by the most elevated princi
ples, and directed by the noblest in
stincts. In illustration of these pre
tensions, plundering the government
under which they were Senators, mem
bers of Congress and Cabinet officers;
those who were in the naval and mili
tary service, betrayed the flag of their
country, and delivered up, not only
strong places, but the troops confided
to them: those who had the opportu
nity, robbed the government of money :
those who were on foreign diplomatic
service, used their positions to the
greatest possible injury of the nation :
and if there were any exceptions of
honorable conduct amongst them (we
do not' know of a single one) they oc
curred amongst those of subordinate
rank, and have been concealed by their
comrades, as marks of weakness. All
these degrading evidences of the total
demoralization of the party, occurred
' in that stage of the conspiracy, im
mediately preparatory to the com
mencement of open hostilities by them.
At first, they seemed to have supposed
that the nation would make no serious
attempt to reduce them by force;
and
that a great people, betrayed andsold,
would accept the ignominious fhte pre
pared for it. When they awoke from
this stupid dream, their first resort was,
very naturally, to an exhibi ;ion of the
quality of their heroism; and their wail
of ".11 - o coercion" resounded through
the land—echoed back by loyal states,
" Peace, on any terms with our brethren!"
Their next resort, just as naturally, I
was a manifestation of their reality of
their boasted confidence in themselves,
in their resources, and in their cause. •
This, also, they exhibited, in a manner
perfbetly characteristic. Emissaries
were despatched to all foreign nations,
embraein ,, even the distracted govern
ments south of us, and net forgetting
even our Indian tribes or the Mormon
kingdom. Everywhere, under the sun,
where the least help seemed attaina
ble, by whatever means they supposed
might be effectual, they eagerly sought
it. Sometimes by menaces, sometimes
by solicitations, sometimes packing al
liance, sometimes protection, some
times offering everything, sometimes
begging for anything—even for aKing,
if they could get nothinr , better. But
always, and everywhere, help was what
they wanted I Help, against their own
country, which they had betrayed.
01, ! patriots ! Help, a r”mi nst their own
people, whom they professed to have
terrified, and to be able to subdue. Oh!
heroes ! A more shameful record does
not disfigure the historr of segilion„!'
We make but random extracts to
show the spirit of the article : to its
argument no eXtracti, of course, can
render justice, 'The writer concludes :
"`The indispensable elements of suc
cess are, Infernally, the perfect preser
vation of our political system, in its
whole purity, its whole forge, 'fold its
whole extent; and, eternally, the com
plete independence Of the nation, of
all foreign powers. In 'Maintaining
the farmer, our immdiato necessity is
to extinguish, at whatever cost, this
civil war. In preserving the latter, out
immediate iaecossityls to repel, ami-'
cab ly if we cane with arms peed be, ;.
and at every hazard, all foreiTi inter- -
ference in support of this rebellion.
We are able, if God requires it at Our
hands, to do both, by His help. Out
star-is set when we fail of doing either.
With nations, there is a great choice
in the way of dissolution. The choice
between the contempt, and the vener
ation of the human race."
in ARRIOD,
At Petersburg, on • the 9th inst., by
Jos. Johnston, Esq„. Mr..LEVI - 11ANLY
and Miss SARAH 13ERREAMER, all of
Another widow—Mr. Ifitnly left on -
the next day for the army.
7 "
PITILADELPIIIA M%I KERB.
. Dec. 11, 1861.
Fancy and Extra Family Flour ~ 15dp.12 1 ,4
Common and Supertino $5,374@5.50
nye Flour ' 04,(1:r
Corn Meel . $2,87%
Extra White Wheat $3,40p1,44
Fair and Primo Red 41,320)1.37
iteye
Corn, prime Yellow.
Oats
Cloverseea t il 6-1
Timothy
HUNTINGDON MARKETS
CORRECTED WEEKLY.
Extra Randly Flour ? bid
Extra do cwt
Whit° Wheat
Red Wheat
e
Coln
Oats
Cloverseed
Flaxseed
In led Apples
Butter
Eggs
Lard
Han,
Shoulder
Sides
Tallow
CJTItAY COW.-
Caine to the residence of the PM)•
scriber ' in Welker township. alarm the
let, of l ast month. a BLACK COW sop. 1
posed to be about 7 years old. Tire on n- ,
or is requested to come Ihrward and
prove proper ty, pay charges and take
it awry, otherwise it will be disposed of according to law._
JOHN DOPP.
December 10, 1661
IVUDITOR'S NOTICE.-
The undersigned Auditor appointed I.)etlin Of..
pilaus' Court of liontingdon county, to distribute tho
balance in the hands of John It. Frazier adinitiktratur of
.have.. T. IVilson.4l,eased, ;Moat to the duties of hie
appointment at the adieu of 3liles A Dorris. on Irrid.t.r.
the 27th day oh Member, at ten o'clock. A. .M, 'Mien and
where allpoisons interested will present their Maims, or be.
debarred from coming in for a share of said fund.
WILLIAM DORRIS...In..
llvntinglo ,Dec. 10,1 Cl. 3w, altailefr,
,®E'DITOR'S NOTICE.-
The imam siftned Anilitot iippailied by tine Or..
pilaw,' Clout t of Huntingdon comity. to ilbotibuto the
balance in lite linnds of Jahn B. Frazier. tillniiiibitratof off
I. Wikin. deed. alit attend to the dittiea of hie.
appointment at the Oleo of Milo. A Dorris, on Friday,.
the 2.7 th day of December nt ten o'clock, A. M., alien,
mini RllOlO nil pertain, intere.ittel, teill preeent tlieir•
claim., or be debertul lions miming in for a Atare of said,
WILLIAM DORMS. JR..
II untingdon, Dec. 10, 1001.—.1mr. Auditor.
1)1\IINISTR R
ATO'S NOTICE.-
A...
[1 de or Andrrtu Allison. Eked.]
Letter. of Adoduiltration noon the estato of Andrew
Alhoto.. Lite of Cambria county, deed, having heen
granted to the under , igned, nil person, having chino , '
ogninst the eotMe nee requested to prevent them to Um
tootee.iemol. awl all persons to irhte , l will uu,6r, i 111 l nedi
ate l..tlmrnt. AMANDA E. ALLISON
Admiuistrat:
Huntingdon. Pa.
I=3l
cy NIIIFF'S SAL E S.—By virtue of
)„,y sundry nrihi of Vend. Esp. and Lep. Fa. In
nte directed, I will expose to marlin retie or outcry, at the
Coact Hoene, in the heroin:3l of Iluntingden, ON MON
DAY T 111: 2.10 DAY Die DRCRJIDEII. Pint, nt ton
oclock, P. M., the following described Real Estate, to nit:
Pone hu n dred acres of hotel, more or less. situate in Tn.]
township, t I ent ingeon comity. adjoining lad stirveye I in
the none of Richard Clark on the went, land of Evatti
Hamilton and livery Rhodes on the east, and land of
Speer ii Dongberty on the north. Abut the moth bled
fiveANllts of 220 mans of land adjoining the above on the
north, and the Pollen county line on the ',mobile - mirth.
land roti,eyed by Speer and Dougherty to the S. V. Sl' 11,
T. 11. R. Company. Seined. taken in exerution and to lu
add 101 the property of the Shermates Valley and Blom!
Top Railroad ComPtilY•
ALSO—AII that lot of ground, situate in Frenklin town.
ship Hooting/10n county, 011 the Routh of the Spew.
Creek and Wateratroet Tornpike road, alma one and it
half 'miles Crud of Spence Creek Village. having thereon
erected n t wo story railing home, being 25 feet front along
said road by 33 feet deep, with n kitchen:l6 feet square,
thereto attached. mot the lot or piece of groomd anal cur,
Wage amen tenant to the ~al,l budding, Seined, taken in
eYeelll 101 l and to be Plitt 11 , 1 tine property of Henry L. liar-.
cry end John MeNtml, on Here or reputed on micro Met
coo tractors.
Notice la l'urchnsers.-11illit•rn at Sheriff'a Kale" will
take moire that immediately open the property beim:
hunched down. fifty per rent. of all kilo moler $lOO, awl
twenty-live per relit. Of all Lida over that stint. nurd Le
paid to the Sheriff, or the property o ill Le met op agaii%
and sold to other bidders who, will eomply with the ohovel
terms._ _ JOHN C. IVATSON, Sheriff.
Iltlittingdon, Dec. 5, 1801
MITE BOOKS OF LEVI IVES T
nitoni; 6mvc been placed In our hands for intniecli,
vet coll•cll,m for the benefit of creilitur4.
thile , s the ncconat% are paid ,eitisin three week.. wr.
will put therm, in the hnn,l ore Justice of the Peace, eta%
proceed to collect all b.ll.tacce
6COTI' t BROWN;
Allorneye at Law.
Huntingdon, Dn. 3,1.801.-2 Av
OUSTS AND A LOT OF GROUND
volt SALE,
Tito subscriber offers for sale. n LOTOF GROUND. nt
McAlory's Fort, known no the Groooman Lot in .hickitott
township, Huntington county. There in erected on the
promisee, ONH LA INGR DiVtLLING 110 USE, AND A
NEW STORK HOUSE: AND A ItIIODY. togother with
er out buildings. Title is a good stead to or], goods.
1A3113i tY ADZ
Dec. 3. 1851-3 w.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
The uniler,ignell A o In distribute the NA
in the Minds of mina Miller. Timmer to Pell the Reel.
F.alato of Samuel Thompson, deed., oHHY attend to tho
nation of bin uppointment nt the office of Blair S Speer, on
Wednesday, 18th Decenther nest, at 10 o'clock. A. M.
I=
L vTJDITOR'S NOTICE.-
1
The 'undersigned Auditor. to distribute the money in
the hands of John Owen.., }No., and Itobt.j..
Executor.; of John Henderson. deed., -front the
sale of the Real' ERtain of said deeertied. will attend ht
the duties of bin appointment at the ;dice of Blair A:
Speer, on Thursday, 19th December next. at 10 o'clock;
A. M. 11. MILTO.N
Huntingdon, Nor. 25, Audifdr.
AUDITOR'S NOTICE.
The mole, MuLtor to di3trilotte the NO
iu the band.. or Oration Miller. ..fiuntee to ad; the Heal
Estate of John French, dee'd., 0111 attend to the antic, of
appointment at the office of Blair Speer, on Faddy,
20tlit of December next, at I o'clock. I'. M.
I=
TRIJSTEE'S SALE of REAL ES
TATE.
-
the mulersigned Truster, appointed by thn Court to sell
the Bent Estate of Jacob Curfnum, bite of the ben - mgt. et
Casey'lle. deceased. expobo to Public Sale, ea tiof
premises, in Cass tow nbldp, Huntingdon county, In., on '
Friday, 13th December, 2861,
The following Real Estate, to wit: Ono good farm con
taining 182 Acres '1,1,1126 perches more or less, awl bound ,
ed by loads of Curium's on the north. Conrail Corp
man Still Christian Miller on the south, and domes Hen
derson on the east; having about 100 antes cleared and
in good stato of cultivation, upon xhidi are the following,
among many other improvements: A tap story log house,
a doubt° log barn o ith a good granary attached, 2 ex ,
cellent apple orchards, and a saw-mill with tine water
The arm is well supplied with never fitting springs,
and lime stone is abundant. This property is bet twib
miles front Casabille. nod twelve miles fi out the Penney'.
Vanua Hain:sill at Mill Creek. It is adminahly adapted to
tho raising of stock. and commands a goal home market,
Possession will be given on the Ist of April, 1662.
Also, on the premises. iv the borough of Cassville,
On Saturday, 14th day of Dec. 1861,
Tho following additional property, to wit: Two lots of
ground fronting on Main street 122 feet, we i extending
back ltO feet ton street; said lots adjoining each other,
and bounded by Main Cheat on the past, on the north by
an Alley. frillti on the south by lot belonging to the heirs
of Jesse Wright; hating op them a good two-story log
weather-boarded ItousweitX a kichen, wood house, pen
ury, stalde in:4 spring.
Also t At the alma time, four ether lots, adjoining each
other and containing about Italian acre each, fronting eta
Main street, and bounded on the north by lot of Elizabeth
Curfman, on the south by lot of Caleb Swopo's heirs, and
on the east by mountaln•enrsey. These aro all desirable
lots. rossemon will be given on confirmation of solo.
Egle trill commence each day at 10 o'clock, A. M.
TrIRMS OF BAIA: I.otie titita of the purchase money
to be paid on confirmation of sale, one third in one year,
with intetest. end tho residue at the death of the widow•
of decedent, with interest thereon to be paid to the u blow
annually nod regularly during her natural. 11th, to be se
cured by the hoods and mortgage of the purchaser.
For any further information concerning the Abell
premises, agply to
LEWIS STEVF,R, Trustee,
Cassville, Huntingdon Co., ra.
November 12, IFGI.
•
AGENTS
Can make from $3.00 to $5.00 per day selling eur
variety envelepeik
COLEMAN I; CO..
003 Chestnut St., Plat
BEDE@
4 660 ®4as
.$177.5@1,8VA;
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.3,10
..1,.05
.1,00,
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B. MILTON setno.
.Audifor.
It. MILTON SPltlift.
Auditor.