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HUNTINGDON, PA.
Thursday afternoon, May 8, 1802
Our Flag Forever
DID THE CIVILIZED world ever read
of more,heinous and diabolical crimes
than those committed by the. Seces
sieniSts, upon the dead and wounded
soldiers of the Federal army, who fell
bravely defending the Union, the Con
_stitutiOn and laws, and the honor of
their country: , :.TIM Sephys of India,
- never resorted to more hellish deeds
than liiivethe'relicis of America: Dicl
the eiVilized world ever imagine that
ono-half Of America .was. composed of
men worse 'than savages? . Would it
not haVe .insulted the Nation, if such
an idea bad'ever heen prothulgated by
a foreign ally ? Would'not the Amer
ican people have arisen up'as one man
and resented the - outrage.? Yet we
read every day, ,of .an internal enemy
cOmMitting crimes upon , the Union
'soldiers whieh,.defy a parallel in the
recorded annals'.of history.' It is be
yend,icavil, or, doubt,that the brave
defenders-
,of- our country have been
dug up from: their -graves, and their
bodies burned, their bones used as or
naments, their skulls : turned into
drinking , cups, and the " chivalry - "
have gone so far asto use the bones of
Men for drum - sticks, finger-rings, etc.,
etc.' Cah any
,human being read these
facts without feeling that we arc fight
ing' an enemy far worse than vas ever
known ' before ? The' Sepoys' never
waged,a . more barbarous war than is
evaged by the peOPle of the South.—
h aman - nature 'taught the savages of
tho - forestthat such deeds were ungod-
Jy. We are now malting history that
-will throw into the shade any that has
; yet been written. Future generations
: will read it with mingled horror and
'indignation. -The world will be
shocked- at the horrid tales told by
the suffering martyrs of to-day. The
future progeny'qf the South will read
the sufferings and trials of the unfortu
nate Federal soldiers with , contempt
and disgust for their sires of 186 i.—
Europe looks on with amazement and
.surprise at the conduct of the rebel
lious- hordes, and enters a protest.
against such--crimes, before unknown
to civilized •warfitre: Nothing is ,too
despicable for them to descend t.B.
The woundeth - patriots arc :butchered
and left' to die in the
. rebel 'dens, and
the perpetrators 'of the infamous deeds
laugh to scorn the groans and lamenta
tions of the dying soldier. The scene
is revolting in the extreme. The man
of the worldlooks on calmly and com
placently, and wonders how such deeds
,Can be committed by a civilized and
.enlightened people. The question is
easily answered. -Men who will vio
latetheir oaths, and seek to destroy
the very instrument they have sworn
AOAltiiiglityldfalto"proteet and defend,
'are,fit only for -
"Treasons, stratagems and spoils,"
and nre - ready,to . devise'and carry out
any 4eCit:whiCh. the inventive genius
of nian Can condo& The high est crime
known to. law istreason: • The lead
.ers'of tlieiebollion are guilty of pm:ju
ry 'anetreason, They first violated
the-oath to support the Constitution;
ACCOndly,-thefareguilty of treason to
the'GoVernment. Now, men who arc
guilty of both perjury and treason arc
'fit subjeCts to
,commit any crime that
can be'dcvised Hyman or devil; hence,
the' unholy, unrighteous, inhuman and
damning treatinent.of the rebels to our
dead and wounded soldiers, as well as
prisoners. 'Hell yawns to receive such
men into its fiery bowels. Angry
flames blaze with double fury, and the
devil seri:anis with impatience to con
duct them into the cell he has heated
seven times hotter than all hell itself,
that be may reward them for their
treason, heir attempt to overthrow
the best Government ever devised by
man, &Fidler their crueltyto the Union
soldier. '
SuloN CAmi.:noN, U. S. 3.linister to
Russia, sailed from New York on yes
terday. Ile was accompanied by his
family and his Secretary of Legation,
Bayard Taylor and family. Simon
was handsomely feasted by his friends
in Harrisburg last week. We suppose
all the rotten horse contractors were
present to honor their particular friend.
One of the most prominent Republican
Senators of last session, has predicted
that Simon will be back before the
meeting of the next Legislature. He
wants to get into the U. S. Senate
again, where he can help himself and
friends to contracts great and small.—
Until his handd aro washed clean of
the small speculation in hope flesh in
this county, we cannot consider him a
safe man in any public position.
PIIOTOGRAVit a-iALBUMS—new and im
proved styles—just received and for
-.ale at Lewis' Boot: Store
THE BALT, COMMENCING To :ROLL—
A. K. McClure, Chairman of the "Peo
ple's State Committee," and Attorney
for the rotten horse contractors who
swindled the Government out of fifty
thousand dollars in the horse specula
tion in this
.county, has issued a call
for a State Convention of " the people
of Pennsylvania who desire cordially
to unite in sustaining the National
Administration, etc." We desire cor
dially to support President Lincoln,
because we believe he is honest, but
we protest against supporting such
men as A. K. McClure, Simon Camer
on and others who desire to be consid
ered friends of the President and in
favor of an economical administration
of the affairs of the Government. The
time will come when the honest "peo
ple" will repudiate such dictators as
are now attempting to lead them. We
have as little confidence in the politi
cal honesty of McClure & Co., as we
have in Welsh & Co. Neither can lead
us in the future. We repudiate both
organizations as unworthy the fitvora
ble consideration of honest and loyal
men. The one struck down the Dem
ocratic nominee for President to grat
ify the Disunionists of the South—dis
organized the party of the State, and
supported the traitor Breckinridge.—
The ,Othet is under the influence of the
worst men in the Opposition or "Peo
ple's Party." We cannot act with
men who were instrumental in leading
the Democratic party into the support
of a traitor,' and who gave, and still
give, " aid and comfort" to the Rebels.
Neither can we act with men who
have themselves dishonestly fattened
upon the calamities brought upon our
people,by desperate and unprincipled
politicians, and encouraged and defen
ded others in like traitorous conduct.
We Wish RA° bd UnderstoOd that we
Intend to act independent of party or
ganizations—at least until loyal and
honest men can be ,selected as leaders.
If the people, who have been too long
misled by corrupt politicians, will
stand by us, we
.must go down rather
than pursue a course: opposite to what
wo believe to'be Strictly ,and honestly
our duty',to their interests and the
prosperity and happiness of our coun
try.
PARSON BROWN LOW'S WONDERFUL
Boox.—This highly interesting work
Will be ready for publication about the
middle of the present'month. It will
be published in one volume, 12ino,
fully illustrated, ,of about 400 pages,
at $1.25. A. TYnutsr, ESQ., our As
sociate, has been appointed agent for
Huntingdon county, by Ceo. W. Childs,
the publisher, and will canvass the
county soliciting subscribers for the
work. Persons living in the country
he not - reaeli, - who desire a copy
of the work, by leaving their names
at Lewis' Book Store, either person
ally or by letter, will be promptly at
tended to.
The narrative is one of personal ex
periences, and the author vouches for
the accuracy of its statements. Any
one who desires to know the treatment
of Union men in Tennessee, should not
fail to obtain a copy of the work, as it
will lay bare the persecutions and cru
elty which , marked the development
of the secession conspiracy in that
part of the country. The book will
be characteristic of its author, as the
following paragraph from the Publish
er's prospectus intimates:
The public are well aware that Mr.
Brownlow is a bold-speaking man. In
this narrative, composed mostly while
confined in the jail at Knoxville, he
has uttered his thoughts in language
of extraordinary force and fearlessness,
scathing his adversaries even while in
their power, and appetiling to his coun
trymen even from his cell with the ur
gency of a martyr.
:Nltts. PaEsumsr DAVIS, or we scarce
ly know how or in what way to men
tion her gracious Majesty's (?) name,
for fear of insulting her dignity, says
that the rebellion is "about played
out." Fact beyond question, and yet
Mrs. Davis has not cat that 4th of July
dinner in the White House at Wash
ington. Yes, Mrs. D. the Southern
Confederacy is "about played out,"
and so is your liege lord's term of play
ing President. The next thing you
will hear, will be of a tight rope
performance in which your President,
Jeff Davis, if justice is done him, will
be the principal actor, and after the
" show" is over, he will be carried to
his dishonored grave to the tune of
the "Rogue's March," or some other
favorite air.
FRADiK M. Boana.-We regret , to
learn by a letter from Mr. Wm. Porter,
that the brave young Boggs, who fell
wounded at the battle of Pittsburg
Landing, died on the 28th ultimo, on
board a boat whilo on his way home
in care of John and James Porter.
THE grain crop will be immense the
next harvest if nothing injures it be
tween now and then. We never saw
it look more promising between this
placo and Philadelphia. The appear
ance of every kind of fruit trees also
promises an abundance.
OUR young friend, Lieut. John S.
Campbell, has been very successful in
recruiting men for the regular service.
We also learn that he has been success
ful in recruiting for himself a partner
fey life in the person of Miss FANNY C.,
daughter of Alex. McCormick, Esq., of
Altoona. SUCPCBS to the fortunate and
happy couple.
WAR NEWS.
The Ordnance Captured at York-
town
DESPATCHES FROM GENERAL :WEIZMAN.
1 1EA1QUARTERS ARMY OP THE 1
POTOMAC, May 4, 11:20, A. M.
To the Hon. Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War:—An inspection just
made, shows that the rebels abandoned
in their works at Yorktown the fol
lowing ordnance:
Two 3-inch rifled cannon.
Two 41-inch rifled cannon.
Sixteen 32-pounders.
Six 42-pounders.
Nineteen 8-inch columbiads.
Pour 0-inch Dahlgreens.
Ono 10-inch columbiad.
One 10-inch mortar.
One 8-inch siege howitzer.
With the carriages and implements
complete. Each piece is supplied with
seventy-six rounds of ammunition.
On the ramparts there are also four
magazines, which have not been ex
amined.
These do not include the guns left at
Gloucester Point and their other works
to our left.
(Signed) 0. B. ITCLELLAN,
Major General.
Latest from New Orleans.
Ocenpation of Baton Rouge Confirmed.
—Landing of Gen. Butler's Army at
_Yew Orleans.—aa i,nn Amount
of Cotton Diseorered.—An
Union _Heeling.
CITICA(10, Nay 5.—A special dispatch
to the Tinu's, from Cairo, dated to-day,
says :
A refugee from - Memphis, brings news
of the recapture of Baton Rouge, Lou
isiana, IT the United States forces, and
the passage up the river of the United
States gunboats.
Gen. Butler's army had landed at
New Orleans.
An immense amount of cotton had
been discovered.and seized.
The Union citizens of New Orleans
had held a meeting, whichwas attend
ed by large numbers, who indulged in
the most enthusiastic demonstrations
of joy.
According to our informant, but, lit
tle opposition will be made to our gun
boats coming up the river.
A few rebel troops, lately enrolled at
Baton Rouge, were stationed there,
but they fled on the appearance of the
United States fleet.
LARGE AMOUNT Or COTTON, SUGAR, ETC.,
CAPTURED
Sr. Louis, May 5.—A refugee from
the South, who was at New Orleans
when our fleet arrived there, says our
forces captured a large quantity of cot
ton, sugar and other property.
The Enemy Make a Stand at Wil
liamsburg.
Two Rebel Redoubts Taken.—Two Rebel
Colonels and Two Lieutenants Killed.
—l5O Rebels. Captured.
WAsnEcuTox, May 6,—The boat to
Cherrystone Inlet has arrived with
despatches for the government.
The enemy are in strong force and
entrenched near Williamsburg, inten
ding to dispute the further passage of
our troops there.
There has been some brisk fighting,
in which Gen. llaneock's division had
taken two redoubts and repulsed Early's
rebel brigade by a brillhint bayonet
charge.
In this engagement, Gen. Han cock's
forces are said to have killed two rebel
colonels, two lieutenants, and captured
150 prisoners. Gen. McClellan highly
compliments Gen. Hancock's conduct.
At the time of sending off the dis
patches our loss was not known, but it
is supposed to be considerable in pro
portion to the extent of the engage
ment as the fighting was quite severe.
Brilliant Affair at Lebanon, Tenn
SOO Rebel Cavalry Routed.—A Large
iNrumber Killed and 150 Prisoners Ta
ken.—Erynhoop's Pennsylvania Cav
alry in the Fight.
LOUISVILLE, May
.0-A dispatch to
the Journal says that General Dumont
with portions of Woo Word's, Smith's
and Wynkoop's Pennsylvania Cavalry
attacked Morgan and Wood's rebel cav
alry 800 in number at Lebanon on
Monday morning at 4 o'clock. The
rebels wore utterly routed, a large
number plain, and 150 prisoners taken.
Nearly all their horses and arms were
captured. They fled after fighting an
hour and a half. Gen. Dumont being
in full pursuit, he will capture the whole
force.
The prisoners Nv iI 1 he here this even
ing. it was a brilliant affair and man
aged with great skill by Gen. Dumont.
Morgan is reported killed. Col. Smith
is wounded in the leg. Col. Woolford
was wounded in the abdomen seriously.
Tho rebels were completely , surprised
and outwitted.
From Louisville,
Surprise and Capture of Union Troops
LOUISVILLE, May G.—Captains Ilas
lettand McKinney, Lieutenants Carey,
Chambers, Dial, Thomas, Leonard, of
the Second Ohio regiment, with 70 pri
vates; Captain Jeufer and Adjutant
Neal, with fifteen M00, , 0f the Eigh
teenth Ohio, Lieutenant Mitchell, the
General's son, of Kennet's cavalry,
Captain Ewing and two Lieutenants,
of the 21st Ohio, with 53 privates, were
taken prisoners at Pulaski, Tenn., on
last Friday by 1,000 of Morgan's rebel
cavaly, after a fight of two hours and
a half.
The prisoners were subsequently re
leased on parole and are now at Nash
ville. Morgan lost six killed and two
wounded. Our loss was two killed
and three wounded—one missing.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE
A. Rebel Steamer icith coal for the Mer
rimac Purposely Run Ashore.—The
Crew _Escape to Our Lines.—Their Ac
count of Affairs at Richmond.—At
tempts
to Sustain the Rebellion Pro
nou need Sheer .Folly.—Exchange of
Prisoners.
BALTIMORE. May 6.—The Fortress 'Monroe
correspondent of the American reports the ful
lowing : yesterday afternoon a schooner came
down the Jumt ivet from ilichmoud. and,
when near Newport News, was run ashore
on the south side of the river.
Ifer singular movements attracted consid
erable attention. Men were observed to im
mediatelytako to their boats and pull for New
port News. On arriving they announced
that they had intentionally run her ashore
for the purpose of reaching our lines, and
that she contained sixty tons of coal for the
Merrimac.
Several boats were immediately manned
and started out for the purpose of endeavor
ing to tow her off, but finding this to be im
possible they set her on fire and she was
burned to the water's edge.
The Merrimac was in sight at the time, but
she did not v3nture to save the vessel.
The crew were taken to headquarters and
gave a deplorable account of affairs at Rich
mond and among the troops, who regarded
all further attempts to sustain the rebellion
as sheer fully.
In accordance with a notice given by Gen
eral Huger to General Wool, a few days since,
Capt. Millward proceeded at noon to-day
with the steamer New Haven up the James
river, to meet the rebel boat in which he
promised to send down from Richmond 500
federal prisoners in exchange for those re
leased by General Burnside. Up to the hour
the boat started no tidings have been beard
from them. They are expected to arrive to
night.
GLORIOUS NEWS FROM Me-
CLELLAN.
The Fight of Monday a Complete Vieto
ry.—Flight of the Rebels from TM
liamsburg.—Over Thirteen Bandied
Prisoners Taken.—The Loss heavy
in Hooker's Des
patches front Gen. illeClellan.—Lt.
Col. Dwight Severely Wounded.—The
Rebel General Richelts Killed.—Our
Cavalry Still Pursuing the Enemy.
Good News from General McClellan
WASIITNOTON, Nay 7.—llecpatehes
received from Gen. M eelellan announce
the evacuation of Williamsburg by the
rebels, and that our army is following
them vigorously on the road to Rich
mond.
The battle of _Monday was very se
vere, and the loss of the rebels proves
to have been large.
Despatch from General McClellan
'ASHINGTON, May 7.—T h e following
has been received at the War Depart
ment:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE NTOMAC,
' WILLIAMSBURG, 'May Gth, 1862.
To the Hon. Edwin J[. Stanton, ,S'eere
tary (11' IVar :
1 have the pleasure to announce the
occupation of this place as the result
of the hard fought action of yester
day. The effect of Gen. Hancock's
brilliant engagement yesterday after
noon was to turn the left of their line
of works. lie was strongly reinforced
and the enemy abandoned die centre
position during the night, leaving all
his sick and wounded in our hands.
His loss yesterday was very severe.
We have some 300 uninjured priso
ners and more than 1,000 wounded.
Their loss in killed is heavy.
I have sent cavalry in pursuit.
The conduct of our men has been
excellent, with scarcely an exception.
The enemy's works arc very exten
sive and exceedingly strong both in
respect to their position and the works
themselves.
Am I authorized to follow the ex
ample of other Generals, and (upset
the names of buttko to be placed on
the colors of regiments? We have
other battles to fight before reaching
Richmond.
(Signed) G. B.I.(eCLF.LTAN,
.Nlajor-General Commanding
Further Particulars.
WI WA MSBUBSI, May G.—The enemy
evacuated this place and their works
in front last night, the rear guard pass
ing through about 6 o'clock this morn
ing.
- At nine o'clock Gen. McClellan and
escort entered the town and took pos
session. .A bout one hundred and fifty
of the enemy's sick and wounded were
left behind without any rations, medi
cines or Surgeons. They also left a
number of their dead unburied.
The enemy suffered terribly. Gen
Ricketts was killed.
The enemy had a force here, yester
day, of 50,000 men, and only decided
to evacuate after the gallant bayonet
charge, of General Hancock. The
town is very pleasantly located. and
the majority of the white inhabitants
are remaining. The number of the ene
my now in our hands is about 1,000,
including the wounded.
General Winfield Scott Hancock,
the hero of 'Williamsburg, is a Penn
sylvanian, a native of Norristown.
Later Despatch from McClellan
WAsnLsanoN, May 7.—The Fortress
Monroe, boat, ‘vhich left at eight o'clock
this morning, has arrived at Cherry
Stone ; bringing the following:
WILLIAMSBURG, May 6th.
To the Hon. E. H. Stanton, See.retary
of Mo. :
".livery hour proves our victory
more complete. The enemy's loss is
great, especially in officers.
" I have just heard of five more of
the enemy's guns being captured. Pris
oners are constantly arriving.
(Signed) "G. B. McCLEr.r.AN,
"Major-General Commanding!'
The Fall of New Orleans.
Full Particulars from Union Sources.
New Yong, May 7.—The steamer Colum
bia from Havanna with dates to the 3d has
arrived.
The United States gunboat, Daniel 'Smith,
arrived at Havanna. on the 30th from Fort
Jackson with dates to the 26th ult.
The attack on the rebel forts below Now
Orleans commenced on the 13th ult.
On the 23d, Commander Farrag,ut, in the
United States sloop. of war Hartford, with
thirteen steamers, passed the forts, and Gen.
Butler landed four thousand men above.
The rebels lost eleven gunboats and the
Hollins turtle, known us the Manassas rain.
Our forces took four hundred prisoners.
We lost one hundred and fifty men and oue
gunboat. Tho Verona was sunk.
On the 24th a flue; of truce was sent to Corn.
Porter asking conditions for a surrender, to
which COM. Porter replied, " No CONDITIONS."
Our flag now waves over the Custom House.
An American war steamer reports captu
ring three rebel steamers and sending them
to Key West.
Another rebel steamer was chased into Ba
hia Honda.
Twenty mortar and three gunboats wore
engaged against the forts, silencing them af
ter six days incessant fighting.
The chains across the river wore removed
by our gunboats. The rebels sent fire rafts
down the river but they did but little dam
age. Ono set fire to the Hat [ford but it was
speedily extinguished.
The U. S. gunboat Verona and the rebel
iron-clad steamer Webster had a splendid en
gagement. The Webster run into the Vero
na and sea. Ler, but Mete ving under the
Verona's crow poured inn volley of eight
guns so destructive and crushing that both
the Verona and Webster went down togeth-
Arrangements for the surrender of Ports
Jackson and Philip were to be made on the
27th ult.
The day after the steamer D. Jackson left
Fort Jackson.
The ram Manassas was sunk by the United
States steamship Mississippi.
Our forces sent small boats to the fire rafts
and towed them out of the way before they
could do any harm.
The rebel loss is unknown.
THE FRENCH MINISTER'S - VISIT
TO RICHMOND,
IMPORTANT, IP TRUE.
[Correveudence of the N. Y. Times.]
WAsulNaroN, Monday, May s.—The
recent visit of' the French Minister to
Richmond has occasioned some specu
lation on the part of the public, but
nothing like what its extraordinary
character would have justified, among
a people more skilled in Statecraft
than ours. Such an event could not
have occurred under like circumstan
ces in Europe, without absorbing the
attention of all the Cabinets, and lead
ing to immediate explanations on the
part of those engaged. Suppose, for
instance, Ireland in a state ofrebellion,
and the French Minister at St. James'
visiting the headquarters of the insur
gents in the midst of the fray. Would
not England know why he went, at all
events, before he returned and resumed
his amicable relation Lo the English
government
- The speculations of your cotempora
ries on _NI. Mercier's visit have, so tier,
been extremely superficial and absurd.
Ws mission had a fair deeper import
than any one has yet publicly indica
ted, and it is well to let the people
have a correct idea of it, that they
may be prepared to meet the political
necessities of their position.
And first, M. Mercier did not visit
Richmond to look after the French go
vernment's tobacco, for be is not a
commercial agent, but a diplomatist.
Secondly, .If. Mercier did not go to
Richmond in the interest of the rebels.
He could not as an honorable man,
have gone through the Union lines on
a mission unfriendly to the Union ;
and he could not, as the representative
of an honorable Government, remain
at Washington plotting adversely to
the Government to which be is accred
ited.
Then what did the French Minister
go to Richmond for? The answer is
this: To assure the rebels that the Em
peror of the French does not recognize
them as a Power among the nations;
that England and France, by recog•ni
zing them as belligerents, did all that
could be expected on the part of neu
tral Governments; that the blockade of
their ports is effectual; that they aro
fairly beaten in arms, and their inde
pendence as a nation impossible; that
a continuance of hostilities, by the
threatened destruction of the cotton
and tobacco crops of their citizens,
would only be a wanton injury to the
commerce of the world, injuring France
and England even more than the -Uni
ted States; and that a resort to gueril
la warfare, as proposed, when their
armies are destroyed, would demoral
ize society and be simply a return to
barbarism.
The rebels have been admonished,
therefore, that a cessation of hostilities
is a duty they owe to themselves and
to the world, which all civilized na
tions will unite in requiring of them.
At the same time, to save their hon
or and their existence as a free people,
the French Emperor has assured them
that civilized Europe will not approve
the enforcement of any hard terms on
them by the United States; that their
society shall not be disorganized, their
industry shall not be overthrown ;
their flunilies shall not be impoverished
by general and indiserimate confisca
tions of their property; and that Mr.
Lincoln's Administration will be held
to a faithful observance of the pro
gramme with which he appealed to
Europe for forbearance at the outbreak
of the rebellion, to wit : A restoration
of the Union on the basis of the Con
stitution, with the inherent rights of
all the States preserved.
The adoption by Congress of Mr.
Lincoln's policy of voluntary and
gradual emancipation by the Slave
States themselves, with the co-opera
tion of the National Government, sat
isfies the conscience of European Gov
ernments, and the immediate over
throw of the institutions of the South
by National power is condemed on-the
same grounds as they condemn the
destruction of the present crops of cot
ton and tobacco by , the rebels them
selves. It is contrary to the highest
interests of commerce, civilizatiol and
true philanthropy.
That M. Mercier would not make an
important communication to the rebel
Confederacy without instruction of the
Emperor, is certain. That the Empe
ror would not have such communica
tion made without the knowledge and
consent of the President and Mr. Sew
ard, is also certain. It follows, that
the mission of M. Mercier to the Con
federate Government, is a voluntary
effort of the Emperor of the French
for tho restoration of the Union, on
the basis_laid down by the President
and 31r, sQwar.l, a•nd gloriously vindi
cated by the armies of the Union.—
The President could not but consent
and approve of M. Mercier's comnut
nication, because it involved no armis
tice on our part, no abatement of the
demands of the United States Govern
ment for the unconditional submission
of the rebellion, but sustained the
President in his defence of the Consti
tution and Union in their original
spirit, letter and integrity.
When M. Mercier returned from
making his communication at Rich
mond, most significant events followed.
lie was borne to Washington on a
French war-vessel, the deck of which
is the "soil of France." This is the
first time in history of the close meet
ing of the two sovereignties. The
President and Mr. Seward received M.
Mercier at the Navy Yard, on his ap
proach to the Capital—a distinguished
honor—and when the President stop
ped on the • deck of the Gassondi, he
was welcomed by a salute equal in
honor to that accorded to the Empe
ror. That was not a tribute to the
head of a dismembered country, but
to the chosen ruler of one of the first
Powers of the world tried in the cru
cible of war and found triumphant.—
Within a day or two after the return
to Washington, the Ambassador of
France is entertained at dinner in _no
ble style, by the Seereta7 or State,
and the President and his Premier ex
hibit that remarkable serenity which
says to all the .world, " We are masters
of the position."
On the other hand, the visit of M.
Mercier to Richmond is followed by
disaster and dismay for the rebels.—
Their Congress adjourns precipitately,
leaving numerous communicationsfrom
Jeff Davis, whom they call their "Pres
ident," unopened on their table. They
adjourn when the fate of their rebel
lion, for weal or woe, is within two
weeks of final decision. They leave
in such confusion and haste, that the
rebel papers of Richmond mock them
for cowards and fugitives that will
never return. The next result is the
abandonment of Yorktown by Gens.
Lee and Jo. Johnston, the best point
for defence in the Southern Confeder
acy, and the retreat, in tumult and dis
order, of the best army that Jeff Davis
has had in the field. The reason is,
they are hopeless and demoralized.—
They have no future, and cannot fight
except for the mere relief of escaping
the shame of discomfiture in death.
On the dispersion of the armies of
Gens. Joe. Johnson and Beauregard,
which Jeff. Davis can neither acceler
ate nor prevent—for he is no longer
the shadow of a power—the rebellion
will be ended, and the Union restored
on the basis originally prescribed by
President Lincoln, and enforced on the
insurgents by the French Government
as a political and international neces
sity. The war will cease; Southern
industry will not be overthrown, but
gradually regenerated; the present
cotton crop, and increased future crops,
will enrich the commerce and manu
factures of the United States and the
world, and France will share in the
glory of the achievement.
Each hour of the immediate future,
as it comes, will but reveal new con
firmation of this reading of the State
craft which is closing the rebellion,
and so settling it as to leave as few
traces of its existence as possible in
the future domestic and foreign rela
tions of the National Union.
LETTER FROM A REBEL PRISONER AT COLU3I
1117S, Onto.—A good deal of interest has been
excited by the conduct of many of the rebel
prisoners taken at Fort Dunelson and . sent to
Columbus, Ohio, where they are 'now located,
creating all sorts of excitements. The peo
ple have become greatly disturbed because
these prisoners have been permitted to roam
at large and to indulge in what has never
been allowed to the Union prisoners in Seces
sin,. But among these men at Columbus are
many who are heartily sick of the part they
have played in the rebellion. The following
is a letter from a captured rebel captain,
now at Columbus, to the Hon. Milton S.
Lathan', Senator from California
" CoLunnus, 0., April 20, 1862.
" Dear Sir: Having often heard my broth
er-in•law speak of his acquaintance with you
in California, I assume the liberty of addres
sing a letter to you. lam a prisoner-of-war
at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. I used to
be captain of Company K, Forty-first regi
ment, Tennessee volunteers; but my commis.
sine has played out (as I think the whole con
cern will soon do,) and here I am. To be
brief, I have ever been an opposer of Seces
sion, and each succeeding day makes its error
more palpable. I used every effort of nature
to resist Secession until in November, 1861,
the force of circumstances, drove me into the
rebellion. I came out as a private in Cap
tain Logan's company and served in that ca
pacity until the 31st of December, 1861, w hen
Captain Logan resigned and I was elected
captain. I now ask the simple boon of ta
king the oath of allegiance to _ the Federal
Government, and 1 will swear by the God that
made me, and by every hope that fills my bo
som, and by every sweet memory of the past,
ever to remain true to the American Union
in all time to coins. What more can I do?
I am now caught in the condition of poor dog
Tray; but, were it required, the testimony of
thb most nrominent Union men iu thoGovern
merit could be produced as evidence of my
Union proclivities. If you can do anything
by which I may be separatedfrom the goats,
and go back to enjoy the society of my Union
friends in Tennessee, I will ever be your hum
ble servant.—"
Interesting Letter from Gen. Grant
The Como/cm/a/ publiShes passages front
a letter received front General Grant, in reply
to a letter informing him of the nature of the
critioism,of his management of the battle of
Pittsburg Landing. General Grant says ,;-" I
will go .on and do my duty to the very best of
my ability, Without praise, and do all Itian,to
bring the war to a speedy close. I - ,aratoot
an aspirant for anything at the close ef•-the
war.
" There is one thing I feel.veiy well as
sured of, and that is, that I have the-,confis
dense of every brave man in my command.—
Those who showed the white feather will do
all in - their power to attract attention from
themselves. I had, perhaps, a dozen officers
arrested for cowardice in the first day's fight.
The men "ore necessarily my enemies. : As
to the talk about our being surprised„noth
ing could be more false. If the enemy had
sent us word where and when they would at
tack, we could not have been better prepared.
"Skirmishing had been going on for two
days between our reconnoitring parties and
the enemy's advance. I did not believe, how
ever, thatthey intended to make a determined
attack, but simply make a recounoisance in
force. My headquarters were at Savannah,
though I usually spent the day at Pittsburg.
Tro,,ps were constantly arriving to be as
signed to the different brigades and divi
sions, All were ordered to report at Savan
nah, making it necessary to keep an office
and some one there. I was also looking for
Buell to arrive, and it was important that I
should have every arrangement complete for
his crossing and transit to this side of the riv
er."
LETTER rROM COL. ConcortAN.—A letter
from Cul. Corcoran, under date of Richmond,
April 19th, says:
We have been officially notified that we are
now detained in consequence of Gen. Wool
having failed to comply with terms of agree
ment. To say that lam not anxious to be
honorably released from my present position,
would be something more than might be ex
pected from human nature, but to say that I
am not perfectly content to patiently await
proper action, would be equally untrue.—
Therefore be not uneasy, for my health is
good, and my spirits
,buoyant, and I hope I
may hereafter profit by my present experience.
I know and apprdciate the vast amount of
trouble, &0., my friends have taken in order
to obtain my release, and I trust all will be
guided by past experience and let the matter
rest for the future. lam without knowledge
of Much that transpires: I cab, perhaps, form
no real idea of what prevents my exchange.
Yet I know that circumstances are likely to
arise frOm'time to time, which may require
considerable diplomacy to arrange, and I al
so know that the matter is entitled to the con
sideration of our Government, in which I
have the most uubounded confidence.
NEAT TRIC7Z.OF THE SHARESIIOOTERS.-21,
few days since the " Berdtms " changed their
habiliments. They went out as usual nest
day, and gut so close up to the rebel Enos
that they could hear them talk. One said
" I don't sec any sharpshooters to day." Ills
comrade thereupon got up to look, and, as if
assured of their absence, was less careful than
usual about his person, when crack went a ri
fle and the carcass of another traitor tumbled
across a gun-carriage, bereft of the breath of
life. His companion thereupon peered over
the parapet and sung out :—" There ; that 'H
do, d—n you ; we know who gnu are. ,What
have you dune with your grey coats and
caps ?" The " Berdaus " never reply, save
with the sharp crack and whistling ballet of
their five-shouters.
REBEL DESERTERS -TILL leish Revull.—At
Gen. McClellan's headquarters, before York
town, five or,six deserters from the rebel ar
my come in every day. 'A
deserter from ono
of the Georgia regiments reports that the en
emy's right wing numbers fifty thousand
men. He made good his escape - during ,the
exchange of dead and wounded with the lid
and Gth Vermont Regiments, who were the
victims of the skirmish of the —th. He was
a Vermonter, and during the exchange, rec
ognized from conversation many acquaintan
ces whom he had known years before. Mr
had lived in Georgia several years, and was
impressed into the rebel ranks about four
months since. Much sickness prevailsamong
the enemy. The Irishmen in their ranks,
and some entire Irish regiments, have broken
out into revolt; and refuse to fight against
troops bearing the green Irish banner. lle
says they caught a glimpad'of the flag of our
Irish Brigade, and since that time have ex
pressed a determination never to fire a shot
where that banner can be seen.
THE REBEL CONSCRIVTIO'N AcT.=!--The Char
leston Mercury prints the conscription act in
full, and says of it editorially:
This is a most important document. It do
clues substantially that every citizen between
eighteen and thirty-five years of age is in the
army. The present organization of compa
nies, regiments, &c., is to be maintained, the
companies to be filled up to one hundred and
twenty-five men. When thus filled up the:
soldiers are to have the privilege of electing
their officers in the same manner as under for
mer laws, but the commissions will be issued
by the President. Another feature of the bill
provides that three months' additional service
be asked of all the present volunteers whom
terms aro about to expire,linlees such as are
otherwise entitled to discharge shall sooner
be relieved by the substitution of recruits un
der tho operation of tho new law.
ENAMELLED CARDS.-Art exchange says:
" A little child of our acquaintance was ren
dered seriously ill last week by chewing a
handsome enamelled ball ticket, which its
mother had given it to play _with: - For the
benefit of those who do not know, co would
state that the enamel on these cards contains
arsenic !"
IMPORTANT.-If the ladies, supposed
to be teachers, who purchased three
books and award cards at Lewis' Book
Store, on Thursday the 3d inst., will
call again when convenient to bo in
town, or write to us informing us of
their locality, they may hear of soMe
thing to their advantage. tt:
DIED,
In this place, on Sunday last, Pun.-
ONENA wifo of Frederick Schneider, Sr.
It was a sorrowful sight to see an af
fectionate mother followed to the grave
by a kind husband and eight interest
ing children. '
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