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-'4IIItskINGIDCIN, PA.
VV—Lewis, Editor and Proprietor
Wednesday morning, Sept. 2,,1863.
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Our Flag Forever
I know of no mode in whirl a loyal citi
zen may so well demonstrate his • devotion. to
his ebuntry as by sustaining the Flag the
Comtitution and the Union, under all circum
stances, and UNDER EVERY ADMINISTRATION,
REGARDLESS 01' PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALI
ASSAILANTS, AT FICIIIE ATMOAD."
A. DOUGLAS
UNION STATE TICKET
FOlt UOVEIiNOI,
ANDREW G. CURTIN.
FOE SUPRENIE JUDGE,
HON, DANIEL AGNEW,
of Beaver County
UNION DISTRICT TICKET
FOR SENATOR.
peor g e W. Householder, of Bedford
UNION COUNTY TICKET.
For Assembly,
DAVID ETNIER,, of Cromwell
For Prothonotary,
`WILLIAM C. WAGONER, of Brady
For Register and Recorder,
'D. TV. WOMELSDORF, of Franklin
For Treasurer,
DAVID BLACK, of Huntingdon.
For County Commissioner,
'JOHN HOUSEHOLDER, of Penn
Director of the Poor,
JOHN LOGAN, of Barrec.
For Auditor,
4BRAIIAM HARNISII, of Morris
Tun NY.ws.—We have received but
very little war news of late. What
we do receive is mostly mere rumours
—nothing reliable.
WANTED,-A girl to (10 house-work.
ill'obcf wages will be given. , Inquire
itt: 'this Office.
WE aro not certain we will be sus
-4;110 in our independent course, btit,
come weal or woe, we shall pursue
just such a course as we believe will
give:the, most aid to• the' preservation
of our Government, and the most ef
fective opposition to the rebellion,
traitors and sympathisers. .We have
in.•our midst, and throughout the
country, men who profess to be loyal
Union men—men who believe they are
as,•good Union men as any of those who
have Voluntarily offered up their lives
in the battlefield in defence of our flag,
but in our opinion they are betterpar
ft/ men than they are either good Un
ion,men or good citizens, A disloyal
man is not a good citizen. Ho can be
disloyal, and yet be ignorant of the
fact,. He has always been a support
er, of Democratic nominations, and
now that the organization has got in
to the hands of traitors—the friends of
the, leading rebels in rebellion against
our government—he still sticks to par
ty, votes the ticket, and by so doing
gives the rebels as much aid and com
fort as he possibly could were be
an Open sympathiser or in the rebel
ranks.' If Woodward should receive
a inajor4y of the votes at the next
election„ it would be received -by the
gouth as an evidence of the strength
of their friends in Pennsylvania, and
would have the effect of encouraging
Jeff. Davis to hold out against the Un
ion'army and the government. Every
vote cast for Woodward and the so
entre(' Democratic district and county
tickets,. will be a vote against our ar
my. ' Every vote cast for Governor
Curtin and the Union ticket will be a
vote endorsing the character of our
army, the war policy of the National
and State Administrations, and will
be received by the rebelsas a condem.
nation of their treason. No man can
be a loyal man who gives the rebels
aid and 'comfort.
W. S. Baer, Esq., of Somerset, on
Friday last, was nominated as the De
moei.atio 'candidate for Senator, in op
position to Mr. Householder, the Un
iorceandiabte. Mr. Baer, has ability
to fill Um position, bat he can't be
eleeted Oils opponent is a butter man
an:Uneonditional Union man—the op
posite Or. Baer, who- works in har
moriy` with the Vallandigimin traitors.
Mr. Householderwill ; haveit_majority
in overy.co.unty in the - dikriet the
Uniortandn,ilo their whole duty:
'Alp nation TIOVOr. had . a greater
cause, OF the State I% grander Opportu
nity the. present. As -much by
his . inorit as. his ,fortune,-Gov. Curtin,
at fAi§ , .momcnt, represents the cause
of the4STation and , the interests of the
State., „Judge Woodward stands op
posed to the Government, opposed to
our soldiers, opposed- to the -war, and
in synipathY with, the South. Ire - is,
thettffore,"opposed to 'all the interests
and kiiteioii)sfri of the State. We d .
.woul
notteled Jefferson Davis PreSident 'of
the 1.1-nited, States. it would not be
quite so bad to make Woodward Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania.
The Richmond Whig of August 21.6 t
OM
" The loss of Vicksburg and the fail
ure at Gettysburg arc the two events
of the year, which seen to render
highly probable a long-and almost
initc continuance of the' war. Apart
from the victories we may achieve in'
the field,-there are but two means of
counteracting the baneful effects of
these events and bringing hostilities
to an early close. These are foreign
intervention, or a determined and sue
cessive,opposition -by the• conservative,
masses of the North to the Abolition
faction, which has the control of the
thivernment at Washington."
What stronger evidenee„will. the
people ask for tosatisfy them that the
rebels look upon the efforts no making
by the "Democratic party" as favor
ing their cause—encouraging the , re-
I3ecanso the traitors were
defeated at Vicksburg and Gettysburg,
they think there will be " a long and
almost indefinite continuance of the
war." Why do they come to such a
conclusion ? Is it not plain that they
do not intend to lay down their arms
-STEPHEN
until they aro successful in destroying
this government or are conquered by
our loyal army. They hope for suc
cess—they expect to succeed with
their rebellion—not by their own
strength, but by " either foreign inter
vention, or a determined and successful
OPPOSITION by the CONSERVATIVE masses
of the North to the Abolition faction
which has the control of the Government
at Washington." The "conservatives"
arc the party now {organized under the
lead of Woodward, Vallandigham, Sey-
mour, & Co. It is best known as the
" Democratic party." To this party
the rebels look for aid—this party
the rebels expect will make a deter
mined, opposition to the Government
at Washington—and in this they will
not be disappointed if the masses of
the party can be persuaded to close
their eyes and vote as the leaders di
rect. Honest men—loyal men—act
your part well. Cut loose from an or
ganization having for its object the
dessemination of treason.
LOYAL PEOPLE OF .I.IUNTINC DON
COUNTY, READ !—R. Milton Spoor, the
real editor of the rebel Monitor, the
would be aristocrat, and a pettifogger,
declared on our streets ono day last
week, that if "he had not the means
to get out of the draft, he would cut
his throat," before he would go into
the Union Army. Also, that if he
were a citizen of Ohio, lie would vote
for Vallandigham, These are his words
as nearly as they were told to us.
Loyal mon and women of Huntingdon
county, what do you think of such a
man as R. Milton Speer, Esq. (?)
Young public servant, in ono sense of
the word, dependent upon _tho_people
for his daily bread, uttering such lan
guage ? Can you patronize such a
stuck up thing? Is not the mention
df his name in your presence a stench
id your Desire's ? Does be deserve to
be recognized, much less patronized,
by loyal men ? Is he not a traitor of
• the basest, blackest type ? • Does not
he and his cohorts deserve a severe
ninishment for their treason. Does
not, he and his followers the acknowl
edged leaders of the "Knights of the
Golden Circle" and Dinonyeratic party
of this county deserve the just scorn
and contempt of all honest, loyal, law
abiding, Union-loving citizens. - Voters
of Huntingdon county, can you, will
you go hand in hand with such men
and assist diem in electing men to fill
high places, who will destroy their
Government, and sell their "birth
right for a mess of pottage." Men of
Huntingdon county, think of it—pon
der it well before yokpoll a vote that
will disgrace you all your life, and put
you to the blush whenever you think
of it .Look well before you leap.
ELECT Andrew G. Curtin and you
keep in the Chief Magistracy of the
State a man whose heart is with his
country, and against her enemies—
whose action has ever been wise and
patriotic, and whose principles are
those of Washington. Such a man as
times of danger demand, and one in
whom the people may trust as a lead
er, to whom the soldier may look as a
friend. Keep him in the gubernatori
al chair be fills so nobly, and you de
feat the rebellion at the polls of Penn
sylvania. We ask. you, Democratic
voters, can you vote against this Gov
ernor simply because ho is not your
party cardidate ? Are you offered a
hotter man ? Think of what Governor
Curtin has done; of bow well he has
been tried, and answer if party politics
shall force you to oppose him, that a
rebel symYathizer may occupy his
place. Everyinap Who feels earnestly
oPpas6ff'to the success °ltho ieheilion
must Vote' fo-r,
Calling.. Out of Half. a illillion Black
firoopsby.JeffDavis.--Southorn papers
received at Morebead.City, N. C., say
that Jeff Davis has declared, after a
conference with the Governors of the
Confederate States, to call out half a
million black .troops, who are to re
ceive their freedom and fifty acres of
land at the end of the war.
vs. A numerously attended Union .
meeting was recently held at Pelham,
'greenbaY county, Tenn., at which roe-
Ulationg V ,' 'Cri3 passed cxpressive 'of the
desire to return to UM Union, repudia
ting the act of secession passed in 1861,
and recommending the reorganization
of the State.
Read.
" The reference of the Globe to the
absence of H. Bruce Petrikin, from his
regiment, is worthy only of a brute.—
Mr. Petrikin was in Philadelphia, serv
ing hi the . ranks•of Captain Thomas'
company, when he was suddenly sum
moned home by a most painful domes
tic afiliption."—Xonitor.
• The Monitor's desire to have our re
ferenee !Bru'c'e's absence from his
regiment misunderstood, makes it ne
cessary for us to expose his soldierly
conduct still further. It was all right
cfor Bruce to be at home--- 1 -indeed; for
ail the service he rendered the Govern-
Inca ho might as well never have
went from home. , But to his"sen;ing
•iti 'the! ranks." While his-regiment, re ,
maim(' hero, he was seldom seen in
the ranks, and never but once or twice
answered to roll call. When the regi
ment went to Philadelphia, Bruce took
the passenger train to avoid mixing
with the common soldiers. The regi
ment arrived in Philadelphia and were
taken to camp—but where was Bruce?
he made his headquarters at a hotel,
where he remained until called home.
He had not been "in the ranks" at all,
and was hard to find when wanted at
home. And for his services as a private
he received a new suit of clothing, and
full pay, from the day the company
was organized to the day it was mus•
tared out. Bruce did not expect to
serve as a private when he joined the
company. As soon as he was sworn
in he asked to be made Colonel of the
regiment, but he couldn't come in.—
cxt he, would accept the Lt. Colonel
cy, but he wasn't asked to accept.—
Then be would accept the position of
Quartermaster, but it was no go— all
the companies knew him to be a small
mail, and not sound on the goose.—
Poor Bruce, he had to remain a pri
vate, but with privileges others who
joined in good faith, could not enjoy.
It was a buncombe movement of Brace
in joining the company—and after he
got his foot in he couldn't get it out,
so ho concluded to keep up appearan
ces and kill time the best he could.
- While we think of it wo must give
Bruce credit for "showing fight" while
a high private. While at home, in a
controversy in front of Hoover's Ho
tel, he got to blows with young W. A.
Orbison, and after receiving several se
vere charges in the neighborhood of
his eyes, which placed Maven his back
im the gutter, he surrendered ; but was
able to report for pay when the regi
ment arrived• at Harrisburg.'
Tun war Democrats of Indiana had
a great meeting at Indianapolis on
Thursday last. It was the first pub
lic demonstration of an organization,
in that State, which is composed en
tirely of life-long and faithful Demo.
crats, who mean to rescue the name
of their party from the disgrace which
is befalling it by reason of the action
of those Copperheads and pro-slavery
politicians who tAbla call ' themselves
Democrats. There were 'from /fifteen
to twenty, thousand persons present,
and speCches were made, resolutions
passed, and letters read, which show
that there are yet leaders of the De 7
mocratie party—Gov. Todd, 1). S.
Dickinson, John Brough,
Hovey, and many others—who are
animated by the spirit of Andrew
Jackson, and have no sympathy with
miters.
Au Opinion from Hon. Thaddeus Ste
vens on the Conscription Law.
The Lancaster _Express publishes the
following opinion of Hon. Thaddeus
Stevens, in regard to the effect of the
payment of the $3OO commutation by
a. drafted man, which sets forth the
law of the case in so clear a light that
we cannot see why there should be any
conflict of opinion on that point. The
conclusion arrived at is not only law
but it is common sense; and laws
ought certainly to be construed in ac
cordance with common sense
LANCASTER, August 27, 1803
Dear Sir: In answer to your inqui
ry, my opinion is that the payment of
the $3OO commutation and the furnish
ing, a substitute have precisely the
same effect. Either of them frees the
drafted man from further draft for
three years. He is in effect in service,
either by himself or another. The
payment of $3OO makes the Govern
ment his agent to procure a substitute.
The Government has consented to act
as such agent. The law says ho may
"on or before the day fixed for his ap
pearance furnish au acceptable substi
tute, or pay such sum not exceeding
$3OO for the procuration of such sub
stitute, and thereupon the person fur
nishing the substitute, or paying the
money, shall be discharged from further
liability under that draft." No one
doubts that furnishing a substitute'ex
cuses for three years. To give a dif
ferent effect to the payment of the
commutation seems tome little less
than an absurdity.' Itis a very mis
chievous misconstruction, which, if'
need be, Lbave no (Wit, Congreas will
correct.' THADDEUS STEVENS.
En. REILLY, Esq.
Another Soldier Gone.—JAMES C.
aged about 21 years, son of
Brice Blair, Esq., died at his father's
residence in Dublin township, on :Alen
day morning of last week. He had
been shot through the elbow at the
battle of Gettysburg and was brought
home, whore the diarrhoea * and his
wound • ended his clays' ori
Young Blair was a good and bravo
soldier.
Major General John B. Floyd, the
thief and traitor, died at his residence
in Abingdon, Vr., on the .2Gth ult. He
escaped the rope.
-•vrmir-el, — Pizravr .
IT is a mystery to us to know—for
we do know it, seeing it every day—
how men who call themselves loyal,
can associate with traitors, and make
as mach of them as though they were
the most loyal men on earth. For in
stance, promenading the street© arm
in arm with them, countenancing them
upon every occasion, inviting them in
to their society, and virtually holding
out every inducement to.them to go
on in their unholy work, for we don't
care, only we will call you Copper
headp; Traitors, &c., &e. Now, we are
in direct opposition to all such 'pro
ecedipgs, for we believe that a traitor
deServes the scorn and-contempt of ev
cry loyal man and woman, and as far
as we, perAonally, are concerned, they
receive it, and ever will, even unto
their children, and their children's
children. Traitors must not be coun
tenanced. If we do, we may as well
recall our armies, and declare in favor
of a Southern Confederacy, and let
the people thereof erect a monarchy
over our heads, and call us their sub
jects. We are sorry to see so much of
it done in this borough. Every one
may not feel as we do, but we think
the traitors in this town, county, and
all over Lho North, should be treated
the same as we treat their allies in the
South, who are in arms against us,—
Those in arms aro an honorable foe,
but the cowardly whelps in the North,
who are far worse than their friends
in arms, stab the Government upon
every favorable opportunity, and then
turn round and claim its protection.
Governor Curtin and our Soldiers,
Mom the Phila. Bulletin
General Meade is not a politician.—
We are not aware that he has ever vo
ted in his life, though he is understood
to have sympathized with the Demo
cratic
party before the war. But he
knows no party now, and we are quite
sure he has no political aspirations.—
No ono knows better than he what has
been done by Governor Curtin during
the whole period of the civil war, and
his testimony on this subject is not to
be questioned. In his speech on the
28th, on receiving the sword given to
him by the Pennsylvania Reserve
Corps, General Meade said :
I am very glad, sir, that you have
mentioned your distinguished guest,
the G ovcrnor of Pennsylvania. [Cheers.
I have a personal knowledge of his
pa ti ;otie efforts in behalf of the soldiers.
To liim the country is indebted for put
ting into the field in its hour of sorest
need this splendid corps, and I have
watched with pleasure and satisfaction
the solicitude he has always shown to
see that all its interests and wants are
attended to. I have been with him on
the occasions when he has visited the
officers and men from our State, and I
know that they are indebted to him
for many comforts, and that the coun
try is indebtedto him for words of el
oquence which he addrecsed to them
to inspire them with increased patriot
ism and. courage. [Cheers.] I am
gratified that he is here to witness this
presentation, and I heartily join with
you, sir, in the hOpe that his fellow
citizens will remember on election day
his services in promoting the interests
of the country and the suppression of
the rebellion. [Continued applause.]
It if! thus that the gallant leader of
the Army of the Potomac speaks of our
noble Governor. lie speaks not as a
politician, but as a soldier and a patri
ot, who is ready to lay aside all per
sonal and partisan prejudices for the
sake of the good of the country. The
voice of the soldiers is expresSed by
the lips of their commander, who
knows well how faithful Gov. Curtln
has been to tho army, to the State, and
to the Union. The people trill remem
ber an this on election day, as General
Meade hopes they will. They will
member, too, that Governor Curtin's
opponent; George W. Woodward, rep
resents the clique of demagogues and
politicians who oppose the war, and
whose "platform" expresses not 000
n of d of sympathy for the Union cause
or for the soldiers that are risking their
lives to sustain it. •
A Word to Young Voters.
You may have many years to live—
Reflect. If you support Curtin, you
support your Government—l?cflect.
If you support Woodward, you sup
port the Rebellion and prolong the
war—REELECT. No local issue, how
ever important, should influence you
to give a vote that, would be counted
against your Government and the suc
cess of our arms—REFLECT.
THE German Reformed Ilressenger,
of Chambersburg, thus discourses, on
the rebellion; .
" Foremost among unbounding ini
quity, must We place the Rebellion it
self. This is the great iniquity of the
times in this country, because it is a
deliberate attempt to sot made the di
vine authority of the civil government,
and thus it is a rebellion against God
as well as 'against the Government.—
With thi) masses of the South it is
doubtless, to a large extent, the result
of ignorance and excitement, but with
the leaders it has been a crime of cool
calculation. The immense suffering
which they have brought upon them
selves, as well as upon the whole land,
has shown that the authority of civil
government is not a thing to be resis
ted without incurring the penalties
pronounced against all such offenders
in God's word : "They that resist shall
receive to themselves damnation,"---
Let Churches take warning. The war,
en the part of the Government, is a
necessity. . We must maintain the
laws, even with life and treasure.—
But let men see to it, that, while they
give, life and treasure, they lose not
also their souls."
THE Philadelphia daily Dial is a
most exec:ilea Union paper.
Startling Letter from Robt. Toombs'
WASHINGTON, Aug: 27.—The Chron
icle has received the Georgia eoll3titit
tionalist of the 24th of August, con
taining a letter from Robert Toombs,
late Senator of the United. States and
late rebel Secretary of State. It is
undoubted and startling evidence of
the utter bankruptcy and failure of
the Confederacy. He boldly exposes
the wickedness and corruption of the
bogus Goernment, and says that the
whole rebellion is rotten, uselessi' and
wicked. The laws aro weak, and the
rulers oppressive, and t Staiving com
munity are impoverished and plunder
ed. I quote the following remarkable
paragraph : " Can I say more to ex
pose the boundless folly of our present
financial system ? The history of tlw
currency of our enemies, since the begin
ning of this war, is humiliating to vs.
Either had foreign credits. Both had
powerful and established State Gov
ernments to back them. We were
united :in favor of the war. They
were divided. They hare kept twice the
number of men in the field that we have
upon half the money, and paid their sol
diers better than we have.
_Their Treas
ury ?totes sell at a' discount of less than
30 per cent.; ours at more than
ONE THOUSAND. The reason is solely
that their Government, has better un
derstood and more firmly adhered to
the true principles of currency than
ours. In all else we had the advan
tage." Toombs proceeds, and says
that taxation, rigid comprehension,
and loans, arc the only ways by which
sound currency can be obtained. He
thus concludes:
" Tire must act, and that quickly. The
public interest and public safety will no
longer allow delay. Our present system
utterly insupportable. It is upsetting
the very foundation of private rights;
daily weakening public confidence in
our cause at home and abroad; sow
ing among the people dangerous dis
contents, which (WC daily deepening
and Widening. Patriotism demands
that all good men should unite 'to cor
rect the evil.
Tun great and true principles of
which the National Union party is the
exponent, are the only principles which
can save this country from perpetual
war, wrangling, and destruction. We
firmly believe that the teachings of
Judge Woodward's party are those of
disunion, for we know that hisplatfortu
is that upon which the South seceded.
Every Union man, to be consistent,
must vote fur Andrew G. Curtin.
Is Judge Woodward an honest man?
For an answer inquire of R. F. Haslet,
Spruce Crack. Mr. 11. is considered
good authority- in " Democratic" cir
cled, as he was the choice of the " De
mocratic" Conn ty Convention, .:for
Senat-r---imt did'nt get it. Gummed
ar b min
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ARMY OF THE CIIMBER.L AND
Tennessee River crossed by Rosecrans.
Capture of Rebel Pickets.—Genera
Burnside near Kingston.
STEVENSON, Alm, August 29—The
Army of the Cunibeilaud crossed the
Tennessee river at four points to clay,
With infantry and cavalry.
The 2d Kentucky Cavalry captured
thirty-five pickets at a point opposite
Stevenson. General Reynolds captur
ed a large force at Shollmound, and
took a camp on Palling Water creek.
Among the prisoners captured are the
notorious guerilla Nays and the rebel
Tennessee Congressman Cannon. Lit
tle or no resistance was made.
The rebels are reported in force at
Pomo and Cleveland, and along the
Georgia State Railroad.
General Burnside was in the region
of Kingston, and will attack that place
before long.
FROM CHARLESTON.
Baltimore, August 21st.—The Rich
mond Enquirer, of Saturday, says:—
"The War Department, up to last
night, had received no later news from
Charleston. It was understood, how
cvei, that Sumter, though seriously
breached in the wall, would not be
abandoned, and that Deauregard had
expressed his determination to hold it
to the bitter end. It is thought that
this may be done by the erection of
temporary fortifications. The fire of
the enemy continues to be divided be
tween Sumter and Wagner, and the
bombardment, up to our latest advices,
was progressing slowly, without any
decisive result."
Governor Aikin of South Carolina
iu Prison.
'Vote from Parson Brolonloio
I have this day conversed with Dr.
Everett, Surgeon of the Fifth East
Tennessee Infantry who was recently
confined in the infamous Libby Prison
at Richmond. He tells us that he was
confined in the same room with Es-
Governor Aiken, of South Carolina,
and held frequent conversations with
him. So many ounces of bread and.
meat were dealt out to each prisoner
per day, and the venerable old greY
haired patriot received his allowance,
while the boys in prison volunteered
to do his cooking for him. The offen
ces fur which he was imprisoned were
refusing to take the oath of allegiance
to the Confederacy and to contribute
means to save the rebellion. In con
versing about his confinement lie
would very frequently shed tears.
This venerable old patriot, who has
served his State as Governor, as a Con . -
gressmam .and. as a member of the Le.
gislature, is the largest slavehokler iu
the Confederacy. and about the weal.
,no Conn). .acy, •6_ uu
thiest man in South' Carolina ; but lie
is a Union man, and stubbornly •refh;
SOS to be anything else. His cruel
confinement has been kept a secret
from the outside world and it has been
kept out 9f Boutbern pfwers because
his villainous persecutors were asham
ed to let his imprisonment be known.
There is no organization in South
Carolina that can afford Governor Ai
ken relief; and I insist that our Gov
ernment (flight, without a week's de
lay 'arrest live. prominent' rebel citi
zens, and confine them in irons until
this old man eloquent hi set at liberty.
If Mr. Lincoln and Seward do not at
tend, to it, 1 . propose fo Oen. Rosecrans
and Governor Johnson that they at
once seize upon five prominent Ten
nessee rebels, and confine them in our.
State Prison, until the old South Ca
rolina patriot is released. , It is- due,
to justice, and above all, to the loyal .
sentiment of the South.
August sth, 1863. -- - •
An Appeal to Democrats;
.To the Editor of the Press:
SlR—Darin!'" a long life, now fifty
seven years of ago, I have seldom
struck the ticket, generally voted for
every man on it. My first vote was
polled in Locust ward in Philadelphia,
and every vote I have polled since has
been in that city, my present legal
residence. The old Democratic party
was, as is well known, broken up by
Southern traitors and their sympathi
sers in our midst. New men and new
principles, adverse to the perpetuity
of our Government, have assumed the
title of Democracy, and slander and
vilify that title. I am sorry to see
sonic old friends adhering to the new
organisation, grasping the shadow ,
while the sub:Mimeo, has departed.
Many of m,}• old friends love the name
Democracy so well, that without stop
ping to reason or to think of the con
sequenees, continue in bail company.
I implore them to pause ere it be too
late. For example, let them look to
the conduct, of Gov. Seymour, of New
York, who was elected by the war'cry
of a more vigorous prosecution of the
war. How cruelly have the masses
been deceived by him and his despe
rate political associates! Ho has, with
all his cohorts, labored to embarrass
the Government in the prosecution of
the war, by exerting his every energy
to prevent men enlisting, to vigorous-
'ly prosecute the war. How is the war
to be vigorously prosecuted without
soldiers in the field. His letter to the
President in reference to the draft is
among the leading proofs against him;
but the President, with the iron will
of Jackson, says this firing at the brave
army ill the rear must,cease, and the
ch•aft must go on ; and on it is going,
without more bloodshed and sacrifice
of property to the city of New York.
No thanks to Gov. Seymour. It is not
his Adjutant General, Sprague, an of.
fleet' in the regular army. Is it meet
that he should continue in the army
while he continues to be the tool of
Seymour and his corrupt faction in op
position to the army ? We think not,
and I call the attention of lie Secre
tary of War to that matter.
Do not these things speak in a voice
of thunder to the people Of Pennsylva
nia, and warn them to secure, by all
peaceable means, an unquestionably
loyal man for their Governor at the
coining election ? Andrew G. Curtin
is the man. lie has been tried, and
not found wanting. Had he been of
the Seymour stamp, such as Wood
ward is, the farms of entire Pennsyl
vania would have been desolated, and
its beautiful cities, sacked, if not, reda
cts to ashes by that vile traitor Ito.
bort L. Lee, and his 'deluded Ibllowers.
Lee's ingratitude to his Country," that
fed, clothed, and educated him fl•om
early boyhood up to the date of, his
treachery, will point him out forever
as an ingrate of the blackest die.
The brand of traitor will follow him to
his grave, and descend to his latest
posterity I trust my old Democratic
friends throughout Pennsylvania will
abandon ea 2)msBo the dishonesf, con
clave' get out of liwl company, stand
by the Union, and vote for the indus
trious, energetic and faithful Curtin,
and elect him by such an overwhelm
ing majority as may forever rebuke
the plotters of treason in the old Key
stone State.
George W. Woodward, the Copper
head candidate for Governor, attended,
and was one of the chiefs at the meet
ing held at the Girard House to cele
brate the hist 22d of February, at
which the regular and stereotyped
toasts, the President of-the United
States, The Army and Navy of the
the United States, were omitted. Do
you want stronger proof of his Sey
mour character ? If he could not toast
the President , what' had the Army
and Navy of the United States done ?
I remember, toward the close of that
assemblage of certain eitizeno, Wood
ward (as if to fix upon him intention
al disregard of the President and the
Army and Navy), in order to call out,
an officer of the army who was present
did condescend to give "The Army."
No man can tell whether he meant
the army of Jeff Davis or that of the
United States, he did not state which.
Will the fathers anti brothers of the
bravo boys in the field,or of those who
have fought their last battle, and
sleep, covered with glory, vote for
such a man ? I don't believe it, Col.
Forney. However distant I may be
from my native home, Philadelphia,
I will try and be in the city on the se
cond Tuesday in October, to vote for
Gov. Curtin, the patriot, and faithful
sentinel on the wateh-tower_ of our
dear country.
I am, sir, yours, truly,
AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
The Kansas Massacre.
LEAVENWORTH, :lug. `,24
The Conservative publishes the fol
lowing account of the Lawrence mas
sacre, from one of its editors, just re
turned frpin the ruins
We arrived in Lawrence at seven
o'clock. Flying rumors bad painted
a terrible picture, but the reality ex 7
eceded the reports.
We found Massachusetts street one
mass of smouldering ruins and crumb
ling walls, the light from -which cast
a sickening glare upon the little knots
of excited men and distracted women,
gazing on the ruins of their onee , hapi
py homes and , prosperous business:
Only two business houses were loft
on this street; ono known as the ar
mory, the other the old Miller block,.,
About one hundred and twenty-five
houses, in all were burned, and only
one or two escaped being ransacked
and everything of value carried away
or destroyed,
Six:oy eight soldiers,_, who_` camped
upor.7 this side of the river, and who
fired across at every rebel who ap
peared upon the bank, deterred,the
'cowards from destroying some of the
houses near the ferry, and frOm cut
ting down the flag-polo. The force of
the rebels is variously estimated "froin
250 to 400.
Reliable parties jdace it 'at 300.
Their every act during their stay in
the city was characterized by the most
cowardly barbarism, They entered
the town ,on the gallop, firing into
every house, and when the occupants
appearedat the door they were shot,
down like dogs. 'Five bodies burned
to a drisp, could not he' recognized.
LPHiteett'ont'of twenty-two unarmed
recruits, camped south of town;_ were
liitirdered in their` tents. Their . 1k)-
dies by in 'the':ColOroil
we arrived. Messrs. Trask, Dr. Gris
wold, Baker, and Thorp, were, shOt
down in the yard of Dr.'G., before the
eyes of their families. ' Judge Carpen
ter was wounded in his yard, and Tell,
when his wife and slam threw Ahem
selves upon, his body, begging former
cy but to no avail. The fiends dismount
ed, stuck their pistids' betw,een, the
persons of his protectors, and' fired.
Miss Storm.,-daughter of they-propri
etor of the City Hotel, had'dclimmind
ring stolen from , her finger,.. Qnant
rill obliged the to restore it. In
revenge for this the ritilianseanie bdelt
and shot her father before 'her inoth
ens eyes. They also tried to kill Miss
Stone.
General Cella more went into .his
well to hide, ,and the bad air killed
him. His son'and Pat Keefe lost'tlieir
fires trying to get the flither'oett.
The life of District Attorney Riggs
was saved by the heroism of his wife,
Who seized the bridle of the ,rebels
horse, who attempted to shoot him as
ho ran.
Several cases of remarkable brave
ry of women were related to' us. -
The wife of Sheriff Brown three
successive times put out the fire kind
led to burn the house. Her husband
was hidden under the floor. ThelotiSe
was saved by her heroism. •:
The offices of the Journal, Tribune,
and Republican wer'e, of,course, level
ed to the ground: John Side], Jr., of
the Tribune, started for his home from
the office after the rebels came in. Mr.
Murdoch, a printer in•the,:office, tried
to induce him to accompany him into
a well near by, for safety, but he would
do nothing but go home to defend the
house, which he did and was killed.
Murdoch went into the well and was
saved. A younger son of John'Spear,
Sen., killed a rebel and left. _ The
guests at the EltLitige House were,
ordered out, their rooms pillaged, and
some of the people shot. Two Men
from, wounded. Ohio there, and
are ow in this city. 'Only the pres
ence and peremtpry ,orders ; of Quant, 7
rell prevented the massacre`Of all the,
occupants after they had been march
eel out into the street.
The rebels were told that a negro ba
bywas still in the house, but they said,
" We will burn the G—d d—d little
brat," and they did. 'We saw its
charred remains, bunted black as the
heart of. its murders The books of '
' the county and district clerks, were
• burned, but those of the register -ot
deeds were in the safe, and are sup
posed Lo have been saved. Every
safe in the city but'two 'were' robhed;
in t,l Le : , ri Lige tore • James -El
riag,e and. James Berlin° gave tbe,l'e.
belS all the iriomer:in, tliare.; . • and
were instantly shot- down. All the
hotels were• destroyed except the City
Hotel. The loss in eash . is estimated
itt5260,000,-and in property, and all at
$2,000,000. That is a low ; enough es
' thnate.—Cincinnati Commercial.
4M.
The Lawrence Massacre.
Pursuit of the Guerillas-310g of the
Plunder Recaptured—about Eirilefy of
the Assassins .Known to hare been
Killed.
KANSAS Car, Aug. 27 -Quin troll's
mon are scattered in their lhatneaso'
throughout the border conntry i an t
arc still being hunted by all the avail
able troops from all parts of the dis
district. Many of them have abandon
ed their warn-out horses, and goneinto
the bush afoot. They were all re
mounted at Lawrence on horses cap-
tured, and went off leading their own
horses laden with plunder, nearly all
of which they abandoned in the chase
before they got far into Missouri.
Over three hundred horses have been
taken, by our troops, including seine
of those taken at Lawrence. Most of
the goods and money stolen have been
recoved, and will as far as possible be
restored. Reports that twenty-one
more men have been killed have been
receive since yesterday, making a to
tal of about eighty, which will proba
bly be largely increased before any
considerable part of our troops with
draw from the pursuit. No prisoners
have been taken, and none will be.
All houses in which iitolon goods have
been found have been destroyed, as
all the horses of known guerillas wher
ever our troops have gone.
Gen. Ewing intends to destroy the
houses of, persons in the border
counties outside of our military sta
tions who do not remove by the 9th
of September, in obedience to a gener
al order.
11E3-,Fi11 , 0, Cigars and Tobacco, for
sale .'t Lewis' Book Store, •
MARRIED,
At tho - parsonage, ' on the 27th ult.,
by Rev. G. W, Zahniser, Mr. AUGUSTUS
R. STETI,I33,' of Montgomery county, to
Miss LUGT 4.onaAN-, of Huntingdon, Pa.
PkILLADELPIIIA DiAltiiEITS
Muir) , and Extra Family Flour.
Common and Sara:Mao
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'Corn Meal .
Rxtm Moto Wheal.
'Fair and P. inn Red
Corn, In hue Yellow
Oats
Cloverseed, 11114 Rom
nmotlp•
2'1313,5u041,
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Hides
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