El2c 61obe.
HUNT,INGDO_
Wednes•3ay morning, Jan. 20, 1864.
W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor.
Our Flag , Forever.
•• I knom of no mode in which a loyal eiti
ion may so welt demonstrate his devotion to
hls-country as by sustaining the Play the
Constitution and the c'nion, under all circling
-sfancfs, and UNDER setar. ADMINISTRATION
Rios:tams OF PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST All.
SASAIt.ANTS, AT lIOXt AND ADZOAD.77-.-STETUEN
A. DovoL.l.B
AaNY Nzurs.—Thero is no news of
importance from our armies. The
hard winter has put a stop to active
operations.
Volunteering.—The armies are be
ing rapidly filled up by volunteering.
COSPRESS.—Congress has not yet
got through with amendments to the
Conscription Act, It ispretty certain
that the $BOO commutation will stand:
us. The inauguration of. Governor
Curtin takes, place to-day, Tuesday.
EXTENSION OF BOUNTIES.—Tito Pros•
ideut has approved and signed the net
for extending the bounties to volun
teers to the let of March.
Tux ta t o Senate is still at a dead
/ogle, but Senutor White, who is a pri
soner at - Richmond; it is expected, will
be released in a few _days, when the
Union men will have a majority and
the Senate will 'homed to business.
W.c call attention to the Ciicular.of
General Hancock in to•day'a issue, and
trust that his appeal will be heartily
and promptly, responded to by our cit
izens. Geneiml -Hancock is known in
this community, having led many men
of this county through some of the
hardest fought battles of tLe war.
Charleston,
Private information received from
rebel sources, is to the effect that
Charleston is being gradually destroy
ed by the fire of our batteries. On the
26th of December, two blocks of build
ings on King street, in the heart of the
city, belonging to the estate of the Into
Senator Buller, were destroyed by fire
kindled by Gillmore's' shells. Several
large Warehouses, occupie'd by_ the
Confederate Government,-and filled
with army supplies, were also destroy,
ed about the same time. The city is
almost deserted by all except the mil
itary. The poorer classes have erec
ted temporary accommodations in the
anburbs out of the range of the fire.—
Great destitution pretails among them
The telegraph operators in Charleston
have been notified not to telegraph for
publication the effects of the fire upon
the city. The several newspaper offi
ces have removed their presses and
furniture ont of range of our guns.
se. By a vote of 51- to 15, the Leg
islature of l4ryland have recognized
the overwhelming sentiment of the
people of that State, and have declared
their purpose to call a convention to
amend the State Constitution so as to
effect, as BOOR as practicable, tho hboli
tion'of Slavery. Thus, hope- and pre
diction aro again justified, and anoth
er step in progress is taken towards
renpkin,
Tut usually well posted correspond
ent of the Boston Herald, writing
from the - fleet off Charleston, dated
December 22d, says: "I see by the
papers that there is a great deal of un
easiness because the navy here is idle.
Let me say that . if the people of the
North only knew the reason wby we
are idle they would stop grumbling.—
In dne season they will have a chance
to rejoice over the doings of the navy
before Charleston. To prove that this
is no idle statement, I - am willing to
wager one hundred dollars with any
Northern grumbler, that, if everything
works according to the plans laid out,
Charleston will bo occupied by the
Union forces in sixty days from date."
What Women do in England.—By
the now census just taken in England,
there is presented some vory interest
ing items as to the employments of
women. They do not seem to ho ex
cluded from the business of life as
much as in this country. The report
says thst 17 are bankers and money
lenders, 374 commercial clerks, 400
are printers, 15 are doctors, 6 are re
porters, 17 are dentists, and 44,000 aro
out-door laborers, engaged as field
hands, and doing everything which is
conneoted with farm work: There are
many more who ate designers and
• draftsmen and engravers upon wood,
many of whom aro artists of a high
order.
ita, The total number of colored
trooris now in the.sery'tce.of the; Ifni
,ted States. is 00,1410, with qnite as ma
ny, not armid, iii the Quartermaster's,
Cemmisstriei and Bogia.pr's Depart
-11301:1tB. Trio . total number of Pegroes,
of ali.agas auk! conclitious, the
rebels bare si> far Ipst by tiro war, is
eetin?,?,teLl to to at least half
The Representatives of the. People
ON " -
TEN IPRESIDIENTIAL QI7I3EITION I
PENNSYLVANIA IN rAvoR
. OF THE
Re• Election of Abraham Lincoln I I
The following eircular letter, signed
by all the Union men in the :Pennsyl
vania Legislature, will be read with
satisfaction' by all the truly loyal Uni
on men in the nation : ,
To Iris Excellency, Abra - hani Lincoln,
President of the United-States:
PEAR Sin :—Tho undersigned, mem
bers of the Legislature of Pennsylva
nia, thus early in the session of that
body, hasten to congratulate - you on
the eticcess of the policy of the Nation
al Administration, and the auspicious
circumstances under which the second
Congress of your term has been . or
ganized. When it is fairly considered
that the policy of your Administra
tion was made the issue in the late e
lections—when it is known that in the
contest for the most important State,
as well as the most insignificant mu
nicipal office, the issue Involved all the
essential principles of the policy of
your Administration, the result must
be the more highly appreciated by the
friendS'of freedom abroad, and cheer
ing to the defenders of freedom, the
Union and the Constitution at home.
We. would be unmindful of the duty
wo owe our country, if we hesitated
to acknowledge the force of that poli
cy in the elections which placed us is
our present legislative positions. When
fearlessly advocated and set before the
people, it won us victory in the face
of the most perSietent and bitter oppo
sition from the foes of free govern
ment. You need not bo reminded of
the effect which the late election of
Pennsylvania bad on the destiny n
the nation. The triumph at the bal
lot-box aroused the ardor, and seemed
to breathe fresh valor into the hearts
of our soldiers, for the achievement of
victory on the battle field. And if
the voice Of Pennsylvania became thus
potential in endorsing the policy of
your Administration, we consider that
as the representatives of those who
have so completely endorsed your offi
cial coerse, we are only responding to
their demands when we thus publicly
announce our unshaken preference for
your re-election to the Presidency in
1864.
The hope and the life of the Ameri
can' people are now centered in .. the
purpose and the effort of the Govern
ment to crush rebellion. In more than
two years of struggle we have discov
ered that the rebellion is continued for
an object more important than that of
redressing even a real wrong. It is
waged for the establishment of a dog
ma and the recognition of a barbarism
It is carried on against the Govern
ment for its absolute destruction. In
such a struggle there can be. no com
promise devised to offer or considered
for acceptance.- One or the other of
the contending parties must triumph.
Justice must be vialicated by the full
recognition and operation of the Gov
ernment in all the States—or the
claims of the traitors will be maintain
ed, this magnificent structure of our
Government destroyed, and the rights
of men forever ignored. To make a
change in the Administration, until its
authority has been fully re established
in the. revolted States, would be to
give the enemies of the Government
abroad the pretext for asserting that
the Government - liad failed at home.
To change the policy now in opera
tion, to crus' rebellion and restore the
land to peace, would be to afford the
traitors in armslime to gather new
strength, if not for immediate victory ;
at least for ultimate success in 'their
efforts permanently to dissolve the U
nion. Having a firm faith in the log
ic and the reason of these positions,
we aro frank in our endeavors thus to
urge on you the acceptance of a re
election to the Presidency. We be
lieve that the policy of your Adminis
tration rendered us victorious at the
last election, and we now insist that
that policy, if represented by yourself
in all the States, would give the victo
ry to the Government in November,
and thus forever put an end to all
hope of the success of treason.
We do not make this communica
tion at this time to elicit from you
any expressions of opinion on this sub
ject. Having confidence in your pa
triotism, wo believe that you will a
bide the decision of the friends of the
Union, and yield a consent to any hon
orable use which they may deem pro
per to make of your name, in order to
secure the greatest good to the coun
try, and the speediest success to our
arms. Pennsylvania has always wiel
ded a potent influence in the politics
of the country. Her preferences have
always been tantamount to the sue
eeSik of. the statesman to whom she at
taches herselfand her voice has nev
er failed to give the victory.. to the
right. And while we, the representa
tives of the great majority of the
of the Commonwealth, thus avow
Our confidence and reliance in your
official action and capacity, we fool
that we are responding to the clearly
expressed preferences of those masses,
and that Pennsylvania would bait
your re-election as the.omen of con':
photo victory to the Government. Ex
pressing what wo feel to he the lan
guage not only of our own constitu
ents, but also of the people of all the
loyal Sates, wo claim to indulge the
expectation that you will yield to the
preference which has already made
you the people's candidate fur Presi
dent in 1864.
Hoping, sir, that you may live to
eee the full triumph of yrur efforts to
resent) your 'country from rebellion,
and enjoy many years thereafter of
its tranquil peace and prosperity, we
remain your friends and fellow citi•
zoos.
•
Respectfully,
MEMBER/3 . 0Y THE ROUSE
Henry U. johnson,Wm. Bargwiti,
Speaker.Nath. Maeyor,
John D. Watson, H. B. Bowman,
Wm. Foster, Wm. Windle,
Ed. A. Price,
_ _
W. W. Watt,
Jae. N. Kerne, CC. Staubergor,
Luke V. Stuphiu, Wm. Henry,
Ed. G. Leo, R. R. Reed,
T. j. Rikham, ' J. W. Huston,
R. A. Di:Mamie, P Frazer Smith,
Jas. 'Xiller, Wm. D. Brown,
haae H. O'Harra,Geo. H. Wells,
.8. G. Paneortat, Daniel Etuier,
Thos. Cochran, Alfrod Slack,
W. U. Dennision
G. D. Coleman
Wm. F. Smith, Esnias Billingfelt,
John 11. Negley, Chas. Koonce,
Wm. Haslett; C. C: Musselman,
J. R.csochran, H. C. Allman,
Bryan S: Hill, •;'.John Balsbach,
Jas. R. Kelley, Sam. 11. Orwig,
Hans B. Herron; Chas. A. Barnett,
John I'. Glass, D. Lilly,
Isaiah White, Jos. H. .f.arsh,
Ed. K. Smith, " John W. Guernsey,
Robt. L. APClellan,A. G. Olmstead.
Daniel Keiser,
- I do hereby certify that the above
letter is signed by every Union mem
ber of the House of Representatives
of Pennsylvania; and 1 cheerfully con
cur with them and wish to unite with
them in the same.
A. W. BEsEimer,
Chief Clerk House Representatives.
' MEMBERS OF THE SENATE.
Jeremiah Nichols, Chas U'Canslless,
Henry Johnson, W Worthington,
Thomas 10 ,, In e
I G W Householder,
M. B. Lowry, D Fleming,
Wm. J. Turret', B Champneys,
S F Wilson, J AI Dunlap,
James L Graham, George Connell,
Jaeoh.E Ridgway, J Penney, Speaker.
I 'do certify that the above letter is
signed by every Union member of the
Senate of Pennsylvania, (except Seng:
tor Harry White, of Indiana county,
who is a prisoner in Biehmond,) and I
cheerfully concur with them and wish
to unite with them in the same,
GEO. W. HAMMERSLEY,
Clerk of the Senate
IMPORTANT NOTICE !
HEADQUARTERS RECRUITING SER
VICE, SECOND CORDS, ' '
HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 15, '64.
Authority having been given me to
recruit the 2d Corps to fifty thousand
(60,000) men for such special service,
under my command, as may be desig,
nated by the War Department, I ap
peal to the citizens of Pennsylvania to
aid me in filling up the regiments and
batteries of my command, which owe
their origin to the State.
They are as follows :
81st, 140th, 116th, (battalion,) 148th,
58d, 145th, 71st, 72d, 69th and 106th
regiments of infantry, and batteries F
and G, Ist Penna. Artillery, and
and F, Independent Penna. Artil
lery.
Until the Ist of 'March next the fol.
lowing bounties wilt be paid by the
General Government:
For veterans $402 ; for others $302
All volunteers enlisted for this or
ganization will be accredited to the
city, county, town, township or ward
-which they may elect as the place to
which they desire the credit given
When no such election is made the
enlisting officer will give credit to the
place of enlistment.
Each locality is therefore interested
in increasing the number of enlist
ments to the extent of its quota in the
draft, and any stimulus given by to
cal bounties or other efforts will have
the effect of preventing those who de
sire to volunteer. from leaving the
place of their residence and enlisting
elsewhere, Avhcre thelndueements of
fered may be greater.
The same regulations that have
hitherto governed enlistments in this
State, as to the persons empowered to
enlist, the rules for mustering and for
furnishing transportation and supplies,
twill apply in this case.
Any one desiring to enlist in either
of these organizations may do so in
any part of the State by making ap
plication to the District Provost Mar
shal, or any recruiting officer from the
2d Corps, no matter to which regi
ment said officers may belong.
I have come among you as a Penn
sylvanian, for the purpose of endeav
oring to aid you in stimulating enlist
ments.
As this'is a matter of interest to all
citizens of this State—its quota being
still nePrly 30,000 deficient, I earnest
ly call upon you all to assist by excc
ting the influence in your power in.
this important natter.. To adequate
ly reinforce our armies in the field is
to insure that the war will not roach
your homes, and will be the means of
bringing it to a speedy awl happy
conclusion, and of saving the lives of
many of our bravo _ soldiers who would
otherwise be lost by the prolongation
of the war and in indecisive battles
It is only necessary to destroy the
rebel armies now in the field to insure
a speedy and permanent peace; let us
all act with that fact in view; let it
not be said that Pennsylvania which
has already given so many of her eiti
zensto this righteous cause, should
now, at the eleventh hour, be behind
her sister States in furnishing her quota
Of the men deemed necessary to and
the rebellion. Some States have filled
their quotas; others will do so; a little
exertion on our part will soon fill all
the decimated regiments of the State
and obviate the necessity of a draft.
Let it not be that those organiza
tions which have won for themselves
and their State so much honor, shall
pass out of existence for the want of
patriotism in the people. Unless these
regiments are filled to the minimum
strength they wILI soon cease to exist.
It will be necessary to act quickly to
insure success. Other States by hav
ing used greater exertions, and by the
inducements of local bounties draw
away your young men. By giving
bonnties'at home, and stimulating tho
State pride you will secure to your
regiments that portion of the male po
pulation Whose circumstances readily
permit them to take the field.
WINFI'D S. lIANCOCK,
Maj. Gen. U. S. Vols.
Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 15, 1864.
Row to discover &wit Pox in its Ear
ly Stage.—Tho Eclectic Journal, in an
article on small pox, admonishes phy
sicians not to be hasty in passing an
opinion that any eruptive disorder is
that . loa.thsomo disease until they
prove the following diagnostic symp
tom:
"Now we offer tliis Boor° t to the
profession—so soon as the eruptions
appear, and by pressure with the point
of the finger may distinctly be felt the
small, hard substance, precisely as if a
small, fine shot, had boon placed under
the cuticle of the skin. This peculiar
appearance belongs to no other erup
tive disease. We have - applied the
term secret, here; fur whilst it is and
has been known to a few physicians,
it is not mentioned in any of the stan
dard authorities; nor does the writer
claim the credit of the discovery. At.
ter this, all works upon practice will
add this unfailing diagnostic Pyinptorn
FROM. CHARLESTON.
General Gillmorg Throwing Greek Fife
into the City.—A "Sorious Fire Caug
ed.—The Charleston Hotels Closed.
IMEMIEME
The herald's Polly Island coml.
epondent, says: Gen. t§itimer° has
been amusing the enemy by throwing
Greek fire into the city. On Sunday
week twenty shells thus loaded wore
pitched into the city, and every one
exploded. The result was that g large
fire was kindled in the southern part
of the city, which burned with consid
erable fury during the balance of the
day.
:Heretofore Gen. CAillmore 'has not
been able to throw 'shells containing
Greek fire into the city, as they. gen
erally exploded in a second or two af
ter leaving the gun, but by a recent
contrivance-, shells have been made to
land their fearful and destructive con
tents just where they aro wanted by
our artillerists, but where they are
most unwelcome to Charlestonians.
The city is now regarded- at our mer
cy. The fleet is 'perfectly quiescent.
The steamer Fulton brings Charles
ton mews to the 3d Inst.
The siege of Charleston was yet in
progress.. Twenty shells wore thrown
into the city otrAnursday, ith
with what result was not known.
Late Charleston papers 'give us an
inside view of matters •in that city.
Affairs present by no means the cheer
ful aspect•somer-would have us believe.
The Charleston hotel is already clos
ed, and notice is given that the Mills
House will shortly follow the exam
ple. The reason .assigned for thus
closing two of the fashionable ho
tels in the South is the great destitu
tion of provisions of all kinds necessa
ry to conduct the establishment in a
manner agreeable even to the unfasti
thous taste of the guests. The con
gregations of two churches publicly
invite the Congregation of a third to
join them in religious worship, for the
reason that the' edifices of the former
are subject to danger from our shells.
Nearly all the-warehouses situated in
the vicinity Of the - piers are emptied
of goods and abandoned.
Gillmore's fire, then, is after all of
fective.
From the Army of the Potomac;
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Accounts
received tomight from •the Army of
the Potomac show that the reported
movement of Stuart's Cavalry occa•
0011 S no alarm, as it is not believed
that he has a sufficient number of men
even for a less arduous duty than a
campaign on ourtright. If a cavalry
movement is progressing in that direc
tion it cannot be. of much magnitude.
Trains are running to and. from our
army in Virginia as usual, and nobody
anticipates any interruption,
The Star of this evening contains
the following :
We learn that on Wednesday night
a party of guerillas made a raid into
the village of - Vieura, and captured
fifteen horses, two of which belonged
to the Government; and two to Dr.
Lockwood. of this_ city, another to Dr.
Lloyd, of Virginia, and others to Ales.
srs. A ntliony. Sw6eter and others. The
guerillas-also maid o an attempt to get
to the horses oA, the Second District,
Regiment, but the guard discovered
them in time, and firing at them rais
ed an alarm, when they made off, cut
ting five of the horses iOJBC , that could
not travel fast enough for them.
Guerilla Warfare in the Shenandoah
Valley.
Particulars of the Repulse of Mosby
I . Corrovontlt.nce of the Baltimore American.
CA MP ON LOF , DON llmoirrs. Lon
don Cianty, Va., Jan 10, 1864.—0ur
new camp on Loudon Heights
just before the Orly dawn this morn
ing, baptized in blood. Precisely at
half-past four o'clock
.this morning,
A.Losby's Rebel Battalion, himself in
person at their head, avoiding our
pickets on the roads, crossed the fields
and dashed into,our camp with a fiend
like y. 311. Thorpoured a vol'ey of bul
lets into the tents where our ollicers
and men lay.,sleeping, wounding many
at the first fire. ' Many of the teats of
officers and men, were soon surround
ed by mounted and dismounted caval
ry, and a demand for instant and un
conditional surrender made.
This demand was answered by a
shout of defiance from our boys, as
they rushed from their tents half-na
ked, in the midst of their assailants,
and with their trusty carbines and re
volvers drove back the astonished re
bels, who bad promised themselves
such an easy victory over the "sleep
ing Yankees." The rebels rallied,
and so did our men, as best they could,
and a "rough and tumble" fight of fif
teen minutes ensued, when Mosby
sung out, "retreat, boys; they are too
many for us I" And the discomfitted
Major and his midnight assassins made
a precipitate flight in the direction of
Hillsborough. The rebels fought with
the most desperate vindictiveness,
which was only equaled by the cool
ness and undatinted valor of our gal
lant boys, who fought, I will venture
to say, as scarcely over men fought
before, partially surprised, as indeed
they wore. To' show the animus of
the rebels, I will hero state a fact,
which, as a faithful chronicler of
events, it pains Inc to record.
Corporal Henry C. Tritch, and
others of Captain Frank Gallagher's
company, declare that at the first as
sault of the rebels, Captain William
R. Smith called out to his men : "Give
the damned Yankees no quarter, but
secure the arms and horses." "Horses"
was the last word he ever uttered, for
at that instant a Yankee bullet wont
whizzing through his heart, and he
fell lifeless front. the saddle. His dead
body now lies in its white winding
sheet of snow on the spot where it fell,
a few feet , frOut the tout in which I
write. A. few yards from Captain
Smith lies cold in death, in a pool of
his own frozen blood, the body of Lieu
tenant Colson, of Baltimore, and ono
of General Trimblo's rebel staff, as will
appear from the following pass found
upon his person :
"Cur.rErrrat Coun'r HousE, July 27,
1863.—Guards And pickets will pass
Lieutenant .Colson, Major•Geuotal
Trimble's Staff,'in and •out at pleas
ure.
"By order. General R. E. LEE.
"H. B. tiridg. Commanding, Major
and Provost Marshal, Army Northern
Virgiliia "
'• A photograph of a beautiful young
lady was also found written in pencil
—"For brother Willie from Flor
ence.
- Further on, on tho edge of the camp
lie three dead rebel soldiers, map and
rank unknown.
Three prisoners . arc also in our
hands, two of them severely if not. fa
tally wounded; of the latter, one is
Lieutenant Wm. Turner, of Baltimore.
Ho says his uncle, Captain Turner,
recently commanded the United States
war vessel Ironsides, at Charleston.
The name Of the other wounded re
bel soldier is Paxton, who resides near
Leesburg, in this county.
Many of the wounded rebels are ly
ing in farm houses between this place
and Hillsborough.
Our own loss is four killed and fif
teen wounded, among the latter of
whom is Capt. 0. W. P. Vernon, of
Company A, who is,severely, but I re
joice to say not fatally-, wounded in
the head. Lieut. Rivers, I regret to
state, is severely wounded in the foot.
Tho killed are Sergeant J. J. Kearns
and A. L. Stone, of Capt. Fiery's com
pany; George Burford, of Capt. P.
Gallagher's company, and one man of
Capt. Vernon's command, whose name
I have not learned. Major Cole is
about preparing an official report of
the affair, when I shall be enabled to
send you a complete list of the woun
ded and the character of their inju
ries.
The Reaction in Arkansas.
Extraordinary Meeting at Little Book
[Correspondence of the Mlesoutl.Democrat.l
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec 25.—There
occurred one of the most remarkable
little incidents hero last night that has
ever gladdened the heart of loyalty in
all the South since the commencement
of this rebellion. A meeting privately
gotten up by the quasi Union men
and rebels was, after all the triggerS
were set and the "tricks" arranged,
suddenly about one o'clock P. M., an—
nounced in the following grandiloquent
style : "Come one, come all, Sec." The
Union men of the city did not under-
stand what it meant; but suspecting
that it was designed to misrepresent
the Union. sentiment here both in the
State and abroad, they, attended in full
force, though not a word had been said
to them.
At the
_appointed hour the crowd
was on hand in the beautifully lighted
circus pdvilion, and such a crowd you
rarely see. More than two thousand
persons were there. Soldier and citi
zen, male and female, Union man and
rebel—all were there.
The prime movers of the meeting
had previously sent off to Pine Bluff
for Mr. A. C. Rogers, whom they had
supposed was a Copperhead, inasmuch
as he was a large slaveholder. He
came—he spoke, and (how the ladies
squirmed under it) he was radical.—
Pretty soon after he began ; and just
as the robs and Copperheads had
squared themselves to enjoy the rich
feast they thought they had prepared
for themselves ; "Hark ! ain't that man
an Abolitionist ?" The broad grin
changes iuto the stare of amazement.
Then the. contemptuous sneer; then
the red blush of anger—the ladies be
gan to twist,and grumble; "I wont
stay hero !" "Take me out I" "I'm
mad enough to fight !" 'The dirty
Abolitionists I" But their more politic
husbands who had invited the speaker
remonstrated against their going out,
and by way of consoling them, they
told them to "Wait until Fishbacks
gets up—they will call him out, then
ail of you leave and blow him con
tempt."
After'Mr. Rogers had finished, Mr.
Fishback was loudly called for, and,
as he went up, the ladies went out.
Mr. Fishback said as this meeting
was an entirely unknown affair be
would not speak, but would offer a few
resolutions; and as he was about to
read them, recollecting a remark of
Mr. Rogers deprecating a division in
public sentiment, he addressed himself
a few • moments to this division and
showed how much and how long the
non slavebolders had deferred to sla
very and sla7eholders, and asked how
these men could have the assurance to
ask the non-slaveholders to ro estab
lish' an institution from which they
had so suffered 7 "Shall the non slave
bolder come to the terms of the slave
holder after all the con Cessions he has
Made, or shall the thing be reversed ?"
He then read the following resolutions
which wore passed unanimously, (reb-.
els not voting.)
Whereas, It is the duty of every pa
triot and philanthropist to sustain that
form of Government which secures to
the masses of the people the greatest
prosperity and happiness; and
Whereas, No Government, now ex
isting, has secured these objects in so
great a degree as the Government of
the United States,
Resolved, That its unity and per
petuity is paramount to all other ob
jects, and a sufficient reward for any
sacrifice however groat.
Whereas, A portion of the States,
constituent parts of the Federal Union,
in the height') of prosperity, enjoy
ing equal privileges with each and ev
ery other Slate, inaugurated a rebel
lion, seized properties belonging to the
Government; placed armies in the field
to resist its lawful authority, and es
tablished and maintained a Govern
melte independent of and antagonistic
to it, thereby, if successful, destroying
the Federal Union, therefore
Resolved, That it was the impera
tive duty of the Government, made so
by the necessity of preserving its own
existence, to put down those armed
insurgents by force. Also to use such
other means as would aid in ileelatil
plishing that and most speedily with
the least possible sheddin g of blood.
Whereas, The rebellion inaugurated
became formidable, the necessity arose
for according to the insurgents the
rights of belligerents, and the struggle
of the Government for existence be
came doubtful; and
Whereas, The inset-gents possessed
four millions of slaves, which they re
lied upon to furnish subsistence and
material of war; therefore,
Resolved, That the President of the
United States, being Commander-in-
Chief of her armies and the executive
officer of the nation, was justified in is-
suing a proclamation of emancipation
by which those slaves were made free,
and will be sustained by every lo,yal
citizen, it being a measure made nec
essary
by the exigencies of the times.
AVhereas, By the issuing of such pro
clam:Won the President made the G
vernment a party to a contract with
those freed men ; therefore,
Resolved, That the Government, to
sustain its dignity and honor as an en
lightened, Christian nation, must re
deem its pledges to those freed men
for all time to come, by force of arms
if need be.
Whereas, The Government, strug
gling to maintain its existence, in the
legitimate exercise of its powers to ac
complish that end, has abolished slave-
ry in the State of Arkansas; and
Whereas, We believe that its rimes.
tablishment, under existing circum
stances, would be prejudicial to the
best interests of a majority of the citi
zens of this State;
Resolved, That the State Govern
ment be resumed under a constitution
forever precluding its re-establishment.
Resolved, That we have the utmost
confidence in Major General Steele, as
a faithful, gallant soldier, and a gentle
man of integrity ; also, that we return
him our sincere thanks for the uniform
kindness and courtesy which has mar
ked his intercourse with the citizens
of this place since its occupation by
Federal forces.
After he sat down, Dr. Meador, the
editor of the Copperhead sheet pub
lished here, introduced a series of res
olutions in which the Copperhead doc
trine was carefully but covertly enun
ciated. In one of the resolutions ho
announced that the President's procla
mation was a finality on the slavery
question. But the trick wouldn't win.
Colonel Fishbaek moved to amend. A
discussion ensued. Col. Caldwell then
introduced a set of radical resolutions,
which were unanimously passed as a
substitute. I regret that Dr. Meador
withdrew his resolutions and that Dr.
Ca Id well's were misplaced.
When the vote was taken it was an
nounced, with a great deal ofassurance
from the stand that none but citizens
should vote. The President then call
ed all in favor of the substitute into
the ring of the circus. Nov the rubs
were exultant. They felt sure of their
case. Tney had called the meeting
without letting the Union men know
anything of it, and mustered all their
strength. But when they saw some
three hundred citizens jump and
scramble into the ring amid the shouts
of the multitude you ought to have
seen their faces. "You need not take
the negative, Mr. President," said Dr.
Meador. But Mr. Fishbaek insisted
that it should be taken. It was taken,
and nary vote dared show itself. Nev
er were a set of fellows so completely
taken in as these fellows. Copper
headism is dead here. That is, it has
lost its energy for a time, at least.
The Forwarding of Supplies to the Rich-
mond Prisoners
The Baltimore American of the 13th
CHI
We are gratified to be able to an
nounce to our readers that the flag of
truce boat New York was despatched
from Fortress Monroe on Wednesday,
in charge of the indefatigable Colonel
Mulford, with over one thousand boxes
and barrels of supplies for oar prison•
ers in Richmond. The packages anti
boxes sent to our care are being daily
forwarded. The Baltimore and Nor
folk Steam Packet Company convoy
all our boxes, free of charge to Fortress
Monroe, and the Adams Express Cora
-1 pany daily call at the American elfin
with their wagons, to take them to the
boat free of charge also. After their .
delivery to us there is no charge for
forwarding to their destination. Those
at a distance, who may be disposed to
entrust us with the packing and for
warding of boxes from Baltimore, can
enclose the necessary fonds, with the
assurance that their wishes will be
promptly attended to. All such per
sons had bettor indicate the articles
they would preA..r having sent. Ns to
clothing, there need be no uneasiness
on this score. Our information from
returned. prisoners, both from Libby
Prison and Belle Island, leads us to
befieve that the supplies of clothing
forwarded by the Government have
been fitithfully delivered to the men,
and that they have an abundance for
present need to prevent suffering.
Relief of the Prisoners at Richmond—
Senator Howe's Bill.
Tho following pro:made. and joint
resolution for the relief of the officers
and soldiers of the United States, now
field captives in the rebel prisons at
Richmond and vicinity, were presented
in the Senate the sth instant by Mr.
llown of Wisconsin :
Whereas, Persons in authority under
the traitorous organization which for
the last three years, have made relent
less war upon the people of the United
States and their Government, hold in
barbarous captivity many officers and
soldiers of the United States, and re
fuse to exchange them except upon
the condition that they are allowed to
retain such of our soldiers its they call
negrocs, and such of our officers as
have commanded negro troops, and
upon the further condition that we will
also release upon parole all the excess
of rebel prisoners now in the hands of
our Government, amounting to many
thousands.
And whereas, The same persons are
tillable or unwilling to make suitable
or even tolerable provision for the sup
port of their captives, thereby render
ing their imprisonment as gross an
outrage upon the dictates of humanity
and the laws of war as it is upon their
duty as the legitimate subjects of these
laws.
And whereas, They have denied the
charity of the loyal people of tlic Uni
ted States the privilege of supplying
the most pressing necessities of their
brothers in these prisons, and have re
fused oven to receive a flag of truce
from the, authorities of the United
States, unless it is forwarded by an of
ficer of their own approval.
And whereas, It does not become
twenty-two millions of people, having
the rights of, and ability fur, self gov
ernment, to allow rebellious subjects to
dictate to them what agents or officers
they shall employ, nor,does it become
them to•feed plentifully at home while
their brethren starve within one hun
dred miles of their own capital; there
fore, be it.
Resolved, By the Senate and Ilouse
of Representatives in Congress assem
bled :
SECTION 1. That the President of the
United States is hereby authorized
and requested to call out and arm one
million of volunteers, to sorre for the
period of ninety days unless sooner
discharged ; and to be employe'd to
carry food and freedom to every cap
tive held in the rebel prisone r and to.
plant the flag of ifie United States up
on every prison they occupy.
SEC. 2. That the' President be re
quested to assign Major General Ulysi
ses S. Grant to , tire command bf the
forces raised' under this call, together
with such of the forces now in the field
as may be joined with them; rind he
is hereby authorized to detail for the
subordinate commands in the' forces to
be raised under the authority of these
resolutions; such officers or privates
now in the field as he may deem best
qualified therefor • or be may assign
to such command person or pee
sons who may volunteer on the same
authority : Provided, however, that
any officer orprivate now in the mili
tary service of the United States, who
may be detailed to any such command
by authority hereby; shall receive
an additional pay for .such a snbstitu
' ted service, and no volunteer under
the same authority, who shall be de
tailed to any such command, shall re
ceive more pay than the pay ofa private.
SEC. 3. That persons volunteering
under the authority thereof shall be
sworn into service on the—day of
February next, and the term of their
enlistment shall commence from and
after that day.
SEC. 4. That both houses of Con
gress will on the day ,d• Mardi next,
at twelve o'clock meridian, adjourn to
moot on the 4th ofJune following, and
immediately upon such adjournment
each member thereof under fifty years
of age, and who shall report himself to
the commandant of company in the
forces hereby provided for, and shall
thereupon be sworn into ie military
service, unleiS sooner discharged, shall
continue in such service, witholt pay
therefore until the expiration of the
period for which the three are enlis
ted.
The above was referred to the Coni
mittee on Military Atihirs.
What Becomes of the Horses ?
Among the quaint sayings charged
to the account of our estimable Presi
dent, is the one that "you cannot to
day, buy a poor horse in Pennsylva
nia." The explanation is that all the
bad horses have been sold to the Gov
ernment. This is to a great extent
true. When the demands of the Gov
ernment were at first made known for
animals for military uses, it was under
such an emergency that it was impos
sible to properly inspect the quadru
peds tendered for a martial life.—
"Rings" were formed and contractors
scoured the country for horseflesh.—
The price was fixed at an arbitrary
figure, and like the Procrustean bed,
each Rosenante or Bucephalus was
made to fit. A few good beasts were
reduced Mom/ their actual value, while
droves of spavined, wind galled, ham
strung specimens were hurried into
the service at full prices.
Fortunes were acquired so rapidly,
that a "horse contract" was looked on
as entering its lucky possessor into
"horse-heaven." The venerable and
ancient nag, who had been reared
among the stone barns of York or Lan
caster, found himself suddluly trans.
ported, Pegasus like, to thelltiry roads
of Virginia. The sturdy roadster, who
bad been ten lerlv eared fint_within.the
red.roolil barn of Berks county, was
mercilessly exposed to the peltings of
the storm whose fury both he and hie
rider alike shared. Some idea may be
formed of the consumption'of, horse
flesh in a great war, from the follow
ing statement :
"There are eight thousand teams
connected with the Army of the Pao
mac, which, if placed in a single line,
would extend sixty miles. The hor
ses, including the cavalry, number nut
far from seventy-five thousand."
It would be safe to say that in the
Army of the Potomac the mortality
has been one third of the number, ma
king a total of one hundred thousand
horses in that delta, ttnen t, which have
been abstracted from the uses of peace.
Of course the miserable creatures
who formed the first squadrons, h a vo
gone the way of all flesh, and t
bones have been duly picked by the
faithful buizards that, arc the true
camp.followers. Those which are now
being purchased are generally sound
and sturdy beasts, awl the price, of
course, has advanced. The original
range of bids.was from one hundred
to ono hundred and ten dollars each.
Now their price is from one hundred
and twenty to ono hundred and thirty
dollars. Few would believe that so
many horses could be furnished tow
ard a war without their loss being felt;
but it is a singular fact that, while a
scarcity of men is daily deplored, no
body speaks of the scarcity of horses.
It is ono of the many remarkable evi
dences of our vast resources in every
department, of civilized and progrmive
lifb.—Phila. Evening Telegraph.
Negro Soldiers.
Four regiments of negro soldiera
have been raised.in Philadelphia, and
a fifth is rapidly approaching its full
complement. Those regiments that
have been in battle have proved that
they contain as good fighting material
as any in the service. Those that re
main in camp prove that in discipline•
and good order they are quite equal to
the best white •regiments that have
been encamped here. Their camp is
never a scene of disorder and rowdy
ism, and the people living near it have
no reason to complain of depredations
and thieving, as they often had when
white regiments wore about. It is
perfectly demonstrated that negroos,
properly disciplined and well officered,
make as good private soldiers as any
men in the world. Their habit of obe
dience is ono of the very best qualities
in a soldier; their natural taste for
display makes them proud to take part
in a military pageant, and ambitious
to make it as fine as possible. The
more intelligent of them, who of course
influence all their comrades, see also
in the employment of nogroes. by the
Government, in a war against the sec
tion that has degraded and enslaved
them, a groat humanitarian as well as
political experiment, on the result of
which the future of their race depends.
.They, theretbre, feel themselves, and
excite in their associates a spirit of
earnestness and emulation which is
sure to have a ;veld effect upon all of
them as soldiers. There are probably
fifty thousand nogroes now under arms
in the United States service. It will
be a good thing for the country when
the number is trebled or quadrupled.
—Evening Bulletin.