Lie 6lobe.
HUNTING-DON, PA.
Wednes:liy morning, April 20, 1864.
W. Lewis, Editor and Proprietor.
Our Flag Forever
• " I know: of no mode in which. a loyal citi
zen may so well demonstrate his devotion to
hts country as by sustaining the Flag, the
ConstitutiOn and the Union, under all circum
stances, and UNDER EVERY, ADMINISTRATION
REOARDLE§B OF PARTY POLITICS, AGAINST ALL
ASSAILANTS i AT DOME AND A.BROAD."--STEPEEN
A. DouoLes
UNION STATE CONVENTION
The loyal mon of Pennsylvania,
comprising the National "Union party,
will moot in State Convention, in the
Hall ,of the Home of Representatives,
at Harrisburg, at noon, '
ON'THURSDAY, APRIL 28th, 1804.
Each district will bo entitled to -the
same representation it now has in the
State Legislature, and the delegates
will be chosen at such times and in
such manner as shall be directed by
the respective county committees.
The State Convention is called for
the purpose of placing in nomination
an Electoral Ticket, selecting dele
gates at large to the National Con
vention of the Union Party, to be
held at Baltimore on the 7th of Juno
nest, and taking such action as it may
deem_ proper in references to the ap
proaching Presidential canvass.
The selection of the district dele
gates from Pennsylvania to the Na
tional Convention is left, where it
properly belongs, to the people assem
bled in their county conventions; but
the different county committees are
earnestly requested ;to adopt such
measures as will procure a full atten
dance at their respective conventions
and thereby secure, in the choice of
delegates, a full and fair expression of
the will of the people.
The, committee cannot forbear to
congratulate all lovers' of liberty and
the Unfon upon the recent triumphs
of the gdod cause in New Hampshire
and Connecticut, and to express the
hope, shared by all loyal men, that
they are only the forerunners of more
splendid victories soon to bo won in
the same cause alike by the bullet and
the ballot. • -
In behalf of the Union State Cen
tral Committee.
WAYNE M&VEAGH, Chairninn
GEO. W. -11ADIERSLY,
W. W. HAYS, .Secretaries.
„ The Next Congress.
Thef) is a lively contest going on
just nciar:inl3lair, county, between the
political friends of two prominent gen
tiemen of that county, Samuel Calvin
and L.-*: Ifall, - Espc., both parties'
anxious td utve the pleasure of pre
senting:to the Union Congressional
Confernce'of this District, the candi
date to pill° the place of Mr. McAllis
ter. The &lends of the gentlemen na
med should remember that other coun
ties inthe District have claims. Hunt
ingdon county, at the proper time,
will offer. for nomination, affable and
a tree man. • •
Ansooft4ltENT.—lt has been agreed
upon by both HouSo of the State Leg
islature, to.adjourn on the 28th inst.,
and to Meet again on the 23d of Au
gust next.: There will be a special
election on the . first Tuesday in Au
gust, on the constitutional amOndments
allowing soldiers to vote, and the ad
journed session - "Wilt bd necessary to
arrange the law under the amendment
in order to onablO the soldiers to vote
at the October election.
TUE APPORTIONMENT BILL.—As pas
sed by the Senate, mixes this county
np as follows
.
21. The counties of Blair, Hunt
ingdon, Centre, , Juniata 4nil
Perry shall compose. the Twenty-first
district, .and tiled two Senators. .
The countiesof Huntingdon, Mifflin
and Juniata - to` - two membert3 of the
Houso.
]lam John C. Rives, Esq., the propri
etor of the Globe newspaper, and pub
lisher of the debates in Congress, died
at his residence, near Bladensburg, in
Prince George's county, Maryland, on
Sunday morning, the 9th inst., of rheu
matic gout. Efe was . a native of Ken
tucky, and was about sixty nine years
of age.
Z °' It is said that when Gon. Grant
was going dOwn from Washington to
the front, the train, having attached
to it the special car, stopped at Bran
dy Station: Seme soldiers who were
waiting to go down asked if they c'ld
not get into the car. 'No,' was the an
swer of the officer; 'this is Gen. Grant's
special car.' Gen. Grant, who was
sitting by the window, aomptly put
his head out of the window and said:
'General Grant oceupios only one seat;
the soldiers can ride.
REB„ There were killed at South
Mountain 443; wounded, 1,806. At
Antietam, killed, 2,010; wounded, 9,-
416; missing, 1,043. At Gettysburg,
killed, 2,834; wounded, 13,709 ;missing
6,643.
The Rebellion.
A period of three years has now
elapsed since the firing of Fort Sum
ter. In that period, we, of the North,
have had times of universal joy, and
times of gloom, almost producing gen
eral despondency. We have seen our
armies marching from victory to victo
ry, and again we have seen the rebels
triumphing but for a swift following
defeat. In the days of victorious news
we have shouted for joy, and given
thanks; and in the days of gloom and
defeat, we have confided in the strength
and ability of our armies, and implor
ed Jehovah for succor. Such is the
alternate state of circumstances and
such the state of popular sentiment
since the war began ; and although the
weight and value of the victories gain
ed by us outweighs and over-recom
penses the losses sustained by defeat,
yet we are still more gratified by look
ing at the situation at this time.
The loyal States of the North and
West are in a condition well adapted
to continuing, and even Suppressing, a
war—be it ever so sanguinary. Their
men and means appear to be inex
haustible, and -if the large army of
700,000 moil should fail in accomplish=
ing anything in the next campaign,
(of which, however, there need be no
fear) their ranks could immediately
be filled.. Our finances and credit are
in a flourishing state, and, in a word;
we can be considered in the light of
being ready to end a protracted strug
gle, and also prepared, if occasion sh'ld
arise, to commence and continue an
other.
But contrast this condition with
that of the South : We continually
hoar of the Southern people complain
ing bitterly at the treatment they
have sustained at the hands of their
leaders—we find many deserting the
ranks of the conscripted host and flee
ing to the Northern army—and thro'-
out the South the people aro entertain
ing and cherishing a hope of speedy
return to the. Union and peace. With
their fields desolated, famine and death
staring them in the face, their lands
covered with blood, and, withal, no
shadow of success to give them en
couragement in their efforts to dis
solve the Union and destroy the Gov
ernment, they have no desire that the
war should be prosecuted any longer.
We now find the rebellion, which, in
the opinion of a great many at the
commencement, was to last but three
months, still in existence, after three
years of war—the most terrible. Still
the armies of.the rebels are in the
field, to meet us, and, if possible, to
defeat us. Though greatly reduced
in numbers by casualties and deser
tions, they appear to be determined,
in the army, to hold out to the last,
notwithstanding the opinion that is
gaining ground among their brethren
at the South that their cause is hope
less. " As they are determined, so with
determination they will have to be
'met and fought, ere they will succumb.
.We cannot but believe that the com
ing war campaign, for which such gi
gantic preparations are being made,
will be anything less than a vigorous,
determined and successful one. Tho'
the rebels are in the "last ditch," and
will, no doubt, fight with the despera
tion of madmen, yet we have cool,
courageous and hardy veterans, and
true, patriotic and decided recruits
who can and will subdue them, under
skillful generalship.
Each side in this great contest have,
through lessons of experience drawn
from the war of the last three years!,
been Made wiser, and the world, in
general, been struck with admiration.
The North has found the strength of
the South, which she supposed to be
so feeble, to have great significance;
and the numbers she supposed to be
so few in the South, have proved to bo
many, and possessed with strength,
courage and perseverance. The South,
who vainly boasted of the ability of
ono Southerner to whip five Yankees,
has found, by dear experience, that
one "Yankee" is fully equal, in point
of physical, and all other, capacities,
to any Southerner. She has also dis
covered that the people she thought
so easily to conqUer, aro possessed
with' courage and patriotism equal to
her own. Thus aro wo made wise
from the trial and test of our own fool
ish-presumption; and we are taught
not to underrate nor despise an ene
my. The world, looking upon this
contest with anxiety to know the re
sult, are surprised at the patience,
perseverance and audacity of the
South in struggling against such fear
ful odds, and are also struck with
wonder in witnessing the courage and
patriotism of the Northern troops, and
amazed still more at the numbers sent
forth to quell the rebellion. This war
cannot lower the North in the eyes of
the civilized world, but our magnan
imity, courage, and the cheerfulness
and promptness with which we liber
.ally bestow from our exhaustless re
sources in treasure .and in . bone and
muscle, will become known and ad
mired by all, and will be a breastplate
in the armor to guard us from the en
croachment and oppression of any for
eign foe.
We have only to await the issue of
the coming campaign of our, armies,
when we will see the rebellion; if not
entirely squelched, nearer its last
struggle than at any time previous.
But while our army in the field is do
ing its utmost to end the rebellion, the
loyal people, at home, should not for
get that in our midst are those who
are treasonable to the Government,
and aro cooperating with the rebels
in arms by secretly working to destroy
that Government, and substitute a des
potism. These are the rebels we are
to defeat, and every effort should -be
put forth to do so.
Gen. Grant's Operations at Chattan-
ooga.
Tho report of Gen. Grant of tbd op
erations last fall in and about Chat
anooga and in East Tennessee, has
appeared. When Gen. Grant relieved
Gen. Rosoorans the Army of the Cum
berland was in an extremely. critical
situation. It is a part of unwritten
history that when Gon. Rosecrans left
it, the army was on the point of re
treating from Chattanooga, under the
pressure arising from the difficulty of
procuring supplies. The seizure of
the point below Chattanooga called
Brown's Ferry, through the masterly
conception of Gen. Wm. F. Smith, and
executed under his own immediate di
rection, solved that question. Previ
ous to his arrival Gon. Grant telegraph
ed to Gon. Thomas to hold Chattanoo
ga at all hazards, to which he replied :
I will hold the town until we starve.'
The army was frequently, and for a
long time, on one-fourth of the usual
ration of hard bread, bacon and coffee,
' and not much better off when the bat
tles of Chattanooga wore fought.
The report of Gen. Grant details
rapidly the leading circumstances be-.
fore and after these battles, which
show their intimate relations with the
situation of affairs in East Tennessee.
Referring to the grand feat of the war
the storming of Missionary Ridge—he
says :
The appearance of Hooker's col
umn, was, at this time, anxiously loo
ked for, and momentarily expected,
moving north on the ridge, with his
left in Chattanooga Valley, and his
right east of the ridge. His approach
was intended as the signal for storm
ing the xidgo in the centre with strong
columns; but the time necessarily con
sumed in the construction of the
bridge near Chattanooga Creek, de
tained him to a later hour than was
expected. Being satisfied from the la
test information from him, that ho
must by this time be on his way from
Rossville, though not in sight, and dis
covering that the enemy, in his des
peration to defeat or . resist the prog
ress of Sherman, was weakening his
center on Mission Ridge, determined
me to order the advance at once.
Thomas was accordingly directed to
move forward his troops, constituting
our center, Baird's division (14th cps)
Wood's and Sheridan's divisions (4th
Corps,) and Johnson's division (14th
corps,) with a double line of skirmish
ers thrown out, followed in easy sup
porting distance by the whole force,
and carry the rifle pits at the foot of
Mission Ridge, and when carried to
reform his lineB in the rifle pits, with
a view to carrying the top of the
ridge.
These . troops moved forward and
drove the enemy from the rifle pits at
the base of the ridge like bees from a
hive—stopped but a moment until the
whole were in lino, and commenced
the ascent of the mountain from right
to left almost simultaneously, follow
ing closely the retreating enemy with
out further orders.. They encounter
ed a fearful volley of grape and can
luster from near thirty pieces of artil
lery, from still, well filled rifle pits on
the summit of the ridge. Not a wa
ver, however, was seen in all that long
line of bravo men. Their progress
was steadily onward until the summit
was in their possession. In this charge
the casualties were remarkably few
for the fire encountered. I can ac
count for this only on the theory than
the enemy's surprise at the audacity
of such a charge caused 'confusion and
purposeless aiming of their pieces.
The pursuit of Bragg's broken ar
my was kept up n 6 farther than Ring
gold, about twenty miles. It ' was a
favorable moment, and the following
tells why it was not improved as un
der other circumstances it would have
been :
Had it not boon for the imperative
necessity of relievina. Burnside, I w'ld
have pursued the broken and demor
alized retreating enemy as long as
supplies could have been found in the
country. But my advices were that
Burnside's supplies could only last till
the 3d of December. It was already
getting late to afford the necessary re
lief. I determined, therefore to pur
sue no farther.
It was only a few days ago that it
was announced that General Gordon
Granger had been relieved from the
command of the 4th Corps. Tho fol-
lowing quotation will explain some of
tho reasons, though wo aro convinced
others still exist, not necessary and
perhaps not proper to enumerate :
Returning from the front on the
28th, I found that Granger had not
yet got off to Bast 'Tennessee, nor
would he have the nuMber of men I
had directed: Besides, he moved with
reluctance and complaint.
Gen. Group bears testimony in the
following manner to the services of an
()Meer whose great skill and industry
contributed very largely to the success
of the campaign, and who for those
qualities holds no second place in the
estimation of the Lieutenant-General:
'To Brigadier General W. F. Smith,
Chief Engineer, I feel under more than
ordinary obligations for the masterly
manner in which he discharged the
duties
.of his position, and desire that
his services be fully appreciated by
higher authorities.'
ARMY MCALLISTER is played out as
a war Democrat. He. is opposed to
expelling traitors front the Halls of
Congress. He has tryed to be on all
sides, and is nowhere. To be a man,
a man must be able and willing to act
a manly part.
gei,.Fine Cigars - and Tobacco for
sale at Lewis' Book Storo
A Word to hemoorats.
WebSter demos Deniohnicy in the
following words : 'Government by
the peciple; a, form of Government in
which the supreme power is lodged in
the bands of the people collectively,
or in which the people exercise the
powers of legislation.'
In the House of Representatives, at
Washington, on Saturday, the 9th, a
scone occurred pending a motion,
made by Mr. Colfax, the Speaker, to
expel Mr. Long, of Ohio, for advoca
ting the recognition of the Southern
'Confederacy,' of which the telegraph
gives us a pithy report:
'Mr. Harris (Md.) endorsed every
sentiment uttered by Mr. Long yes
terday, and ho would stand by the
latter for weal or for woe. If there
was any honesty in any party they
would rise like a hurricane and sweep
away those who are preying on the
vitals of the Republic. He (Mr. Har
ris) was not only in favor of recognizing
the Southern Confederacy, but acquiesced
in the doctrine of Secession.
'A scene of great excitement ensued
owing to the words of Mr. Harris, and
for this ho was compelled to take his
seat.
'Mr. Fernando Wood (N. Y.) said
the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Long)
had declared in his written speech that
he would prefer the recognition of the
Southern Confederacy as an alterna
tive rather than the people of the
South should be subjugated and exter
minated, and he (Mr. Wood) endorsed
this, and they could expel him for IL'
Do the democracy §top to reflect
that all the speeches made and votes
cast to sustain this Copperhead Long,
who professes to represent an over
whelmingly Union State, were, from
Democrats, or rather from men elect
ed by the so-called democratic - party ?
Do they reflect upon the principles
actuating the rebellious faction which
this traitor Long. proposes to recog
nize? A section which has governed
the nation, either directly or indirect.
ly, fully four-fifths of the time that it
has been a nation, enters into an elec
tion and failing to carry it according
to its own wishes, refuses to abide by
the result and makes war upon the
majority. Arid this is done in the
name of Democracy. - The Democra
cy which believes in 'a form of gov
ernment in which the supremo power
is lodged in the hands of .the people
How far. this rebellious section has
carried out in practice the democratic
principles which it pretended to ad
here to in theory, is illustrated, first,
by the refusal to abide by the will of
the people, lawfully expressed at the
ballot-box ;
.by the tyranny of the oli
garchy at Iliclunond ; by the persecu
tion of all men in the slave States
who have endeavored to maintain the
Union ; by the attempt to elevate Cap
ital above Labor, 'through Slavery,
and I)y_ utterly ignoring every princi
ple of equality, justiCe, and fair play.
This species of Democracy cost us
Bull Run, Ball's Bluff, Big Bethel, the
Cumberland anti the Congress, scores
of thousands of precious lives, wounds
and maimings alhaost without number,
grief and sorrowl inexpressible, thou's
ands of millions of dollars in treasure,
devastation among our commerce up
on the high seas, and now, as the last
grand sacrifice, the patent Democracy
of the day calls upon us to give up our
nationality, to permit the Union that
Washington, Maras and Jefferson
formed, and Madison and Jackson sus
tained, to be destroyed, the nation die—
membered and disgraced, its flag de
graded, the name of the groat repub
lic rendered a by-word and reproach,
.and the hope of true Republican liber-•
ty and genuine Democracy put back
for centuries. And all this to be done
in the name of Democracy ! Such de- ,
mocracy as stole ,Goverament dollars,
bonds and cannon ; such 'Democracy
as fired upon the . _stars and stripes at
Fort Sumter, and,such Democracy as
made almost a St Bartholomew of N.
•York in July last. Messrs. Long, Cox
Harris and Wood are not quite so da
ring as the party which followed up
the bold work commenced by the
'Venerable .Ruffins at Charleston, nor
so openly beastly as the brutes they
instigated to rob, murder and burn in .
Now York; but they aro no loss mis
chievous and dangerous. •
Let the genuine but deluded Democ
racy ponder the truth, that such
__sen
timents as those uttered by tho Cop
perhead orators upon the floor of Con
gress, on Saturday, would not be tol
erated by any other government un 7
der Heaven but our own ; that from
the time of the beginning of earthly
powers down to . the present period,
such impudent treason would be re
warded with the Tarpcian rock, the
bow-string, the guillotine, the Bastile,
the 'stake, the block, the • gallows, or
exile, anywhere but in the loyal States
of America. We are more merciful in
our own country arid in our own day
and generation. Lot the Democrats
also remember that no country can ex
ist long in a state of anarchy. Such
sentiments as those uttered on Satur
day must, if suffered to pass unrebu
ked, result in anarchy, and anarchy,
over since the world began, has inevi
tably given birth to arbitrary power.
Madame Roland, when on her way to
the guillotine, during the Reign of Ter
ror, exclaimed 1 Liberty what
crimes are committed in thy name!'
We might repeat the exclamation of
the talented French woman, and say,
'Oh ! Democracy, what crimes are com
mitted in thy name !'
When the name of Liberty, is used
and abused to sanction the worst of
tyranny, and when Democracy is made
the synonym for barbarism, despotism
and treachery, and when its creatures
preach treason in the Capitol of the
Nation, it is time for genuine Demo
crats to take the alarm, and for those
who aro deluded by a barren name to
be admonished.—Phila.-Ev. Bulletin.
Capture of Fort Pillow by Porrest---Reb-
Plendishness---Women and
dren IMirdered---The Garrison Butch
-
ered.
A despatch from Cairo, dated April
14th, gives the following account of
the capture of Fort Pillow, by the reb
els under Forrest:
"On Tuesday morning Forrest with
some 6000 men attacked Fort Pillow.
Soon after the attack Forrest sent a
fitted truce, demanding the surrender
of the fort_lmd garrison, in the mean
while disposing of hia force so as to
gain an advantage. Major Booth of
the 18th U. S. heavy artillery, former
ljr the first Alabama Cavalry, (color
ed) refused to receive the flag of truce
and fighting was resumed. After
wards a second flag came in which
"was also refused.
Both flags gave the rebels the ad
vantage of gaining now positions. The
battle was kept up till three o'clock
P. AI., When Major Booth was; killed
and Major Bradford took command.
The rebels now came in swarms over
our troops, compelling their surrender.
Immediately upon the surrender,
there ensued a scene which utterly
baffieS description. Up to that time
comparatively few of our men were
killed, but insatiate as fiends and blood
thirsty as devils, the incarnate Confed
erates commenced an. indiscriminate
butchery of the whites and blacks, in
cluding those of both colors who had
been previously wounded.
The black soldiers becoming demor
alized rushed to the rear, their white
officers having thrown down their
arms—both white and black were bay
onoted,,shot or sabred, and oven dead
bodies were horribly mutilated : Chil
dren of seven or eight years of age
and several negro women were killed
in cold blood. Soldiers, unable to
speak from their wounds, were shot
dead, and their bodies rolled down the
banks into the river. The dead and
wounded negroes were piled ih heaps
and burned, and several citizens who
joined our forces for protection were
killed or wounded. Out of a garrison
of 600 men only 200 remained alive.
Among our cilia& officers aro Capt.
Bradford, Lieuts. Barr, Ackerstrom,
Wilson, Revel, and Major Booth, all
of the 23rd Tennessee Cavalry. Capt.
Poston, Lieut. Lyon, 13th Tennessee,
and Capt. Young, 24th Missouri acting
Provost Marshal, were taken prison
ers. Major Bradford, was also taken,
but is said to have escaped; it is fear
sod lowever, that ho had been killed.
Tho steamer Platte Valley came up
about 3i o'clock: She was hailed by
the rebels under a flag of truce, and
her men sent ashore to bury the dead
and take aboard such of the wounded
as the rebels had allowed to live.
Fifty seven wore taken aboard, in
cluding seven or eight colored men;
eight of them died on the way up.
The steamer arrived here this evening
and Was immediately sent to the
Mound City Hospital to discharge her
suffering passengers.
Payment of the State Militia.
We are enabled, by the courtesy of
Adjutant General Russell, to lay the
following official document before our
readers, It will be found to be of
great importance to those who served
in the militia of the State in Septem
ber, 1862:
UNITED STATES ARMY,
PAY DISTRICT or PENNSYLVANIA,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF PAYMASTHR,
BALTIMORE, MD., April 9th, 1864
Arrangements for the' payment of
the Pennsylvania emergency troops,
called into service by the Governor in
September, 1862, will shortly be com
pleted.
To facilitate the work, I have divi
ded the State into three districts, with
a supervising paymaster for each, viz:
First District, Major David Taggart,
at Philadelphia, embraces the counties
of Berke, Bucks; Carbon; Chester,
Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, North
ampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and
Wayne. Second District, Major D. IL
M'Phail, at Harrisburg, the counties
of Adams, Blair, Bradford, Cambria,
Centre, Columbia, Cumberland, Dau
phin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon,
Juniata; Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne
Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northum
berland,erry,
.Snyder, Union, Wyo
ming and York. Third District, Ma
jor Russell . Errett, at Pittsburg, the
counties of Allegheny, Armstrong,
Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Indi
ana, Lawrence, Warren, Washington
and Westmoreand.
These, as appears from the returns
to the adjutant General of Pennsylva
nia, are all the counties in which were
organized any of the troops in ques
tion.
Any information desired by parties
interested will be promptly furnished
on application to the proper supervis
ing paymaster.
Each of the named supervising offi-
cers will arrange the details within his
district, looking to the convenience of
claimants and the finishing of the
work assigned him with the least prac
ticable delay. Ho will designate the
points and dates of rendezVous,, and
the paymasters to officiate at each.
These, at the proper times, ho will
have announced in thi3 newspapers of
the district. •
Where the officer or soldier cannot
be present at his designated place of
rendezvous to sign the rolls, the pay
ment may be made to his - attorney
upon power duly executed. Form will
not be exacted. The simple authori
ty, in few words, to sign and receive,
will bo sufficient. But in all cases the
power must be acknowledged before a
notary, justice or other magistrate. If
the first, his seal notarial must be affix
ed. If the others, the exemplification
under the seal of a court of record.
These conditions are indispensable to
protect the GoVernment against frauds
B. W. BRICE, Chief Paymaster.
For Rent.
The rooms on Railroad street oppo
site the Exchange'Eotel, lately occu
pied by Dr. Green. Inquire on ihe
premises. tf.
Speech of Genl, Neal Dow in Boston.
The address of Brig. Gen. Neal Dow
at the Boston Tremont Temple, "On
Life in Richmond, and the South as it
is," was an interesting narrative of
personal observations and experiences,
given in an easy and familiar manner,
and listened to with manifest satisfac
tion by the, audience, which, though
not large, comfortably filled the body
of the hall. The speaker was accom
panied upon the stage by Rx-Governor
Kent ) of Maine, "Rev. Mr. Anderson,
Secretary of the Board of Foreign Mis
sions, Rev. Dr. Bullard, and others,
and was introduced by Mr. Joseph
Story.
After referring to the request ex
tended to him to give a short and fa
miliar detail of matters at the South,
occurring under his own observation,
and of matters connected with prison
life which had come within his own
experience—topics which ho know
were exceedingly interesting to the
people at the Ndrth, especially so far
as connected with our soldiers in con
finement among the rebels- 7 -the spea
ker spoke of the steps taken to prepare
the people of the. South for Secession,
and to insure its acceptance. Most of
the people, ho said, were entrapped
into secession, being assured by their
leaders, and the men who controlled
public opinion, that it would be peace
able and successful. Among those who
had made it their special vocation, du-.
ring several months, to go through the
Gulf States, collect the people together
in large: numbers, and advocate its
adoption, were such men as William
L. Yancey, a man who was wont on
all such occasions to pledge himself to
drink every drop of blood which sh'lci .
bo shed in the attempt to secede. An
instance was cited of a certain officer,
Major Chase, who issued a pamphlet
containing several letters addressed to
the people of the South, discussing the
whole question, and assuring the peo
ple that not only was the whole thing
easy and advantageous, but that if the
North should attempt to coerce the
South, the governments of England
and France, would be compelled, in
consequence of their necessities in con
nection with cotton manufacturing, to
interfere in behalf of the South.
After secession was fully inaugura
ted, however, a reign of terror began,
Union men being everywhere proscri
bed, and their property, if not destroy
ed, being confiscated by law. The
South was at the •ne exceedingly
prosperous. The f
ik
'eat branches
of business at the S the raising
of cotton, sugar, tlfb o, and the
slave—were in the full tide of success;
and the people were making more mo
ney than at any time before. Every
thing was now changed at the South,
andits present
.condition, compared
with what it was then, formed a con
trast the like of which the world had
never before seen. Everything was
desolate, both in the Federal lines and
elsewhere. Outhouses, fences, and
what was of more importance to the
rebels, the slaves, aro all gone. Eve
rywhere, in the city as well as in the
country, it was like a Now England
village on a Sunday, In New Or
leans it was not so bad; but in Rich
mond, Atlanta, Raleigh, and other
large places, everything was at a stand
still. A striking contrast with this,
was the condition of unusual prosperi
ty which ho had found in his own
State, and which extended, as be
learned from his means of information,
throughout the whole North. Every
where peOple wore busy, wages high
er, and workingmen in great demand.
The rich and extensive plantations
of Louisiana, abandoned by theirow
uers at the approach of the Federal ar
my, at the time of the capture of New
Or - leans, and now under the control of
the government officials, were referred
to as instancing the readiness of . the
negroes to do the necessary labor of
gathering the crops, showing more
alacrity under the stimulus of the
small remuneration of three dollars
per month, than under that of the
lash, supposed to be necessary in order
-to secure any exertion on theirpart.
In regard to the finances of the:
Confederacy, although it was general
ly well understood that they wore ut
terly ruined, yet the people, even the
most intelligent, had some very queer
notions upon the Subject, imagining,
for instance, that, the difference be
tween the financial condition of the
South and that of the North was sim
ply to be attributed to the manage
ment of the two Secretaries--Mem
-minger and Chase, the whole . matter
being simply a questibia, of skill between
on© and the other: - People frequently
confessed that they did not understand
finance as well as the poople,.at the
North, who were used to such matters.
A minority report of a committee of.
the reberCongress at Richmond was
I cited, in.which it was stated that the
rebel currency had become depreciated
two thousand per cent., whereas every
schoolboy knew it could only depreci
ate one hundred per cent. . And when
the Confederacy came to substantially
repudiate their eight hundred and fifty
millions of currency by taxing it a
hundred per cent., it, was a matter of'
no surprise to the people, for they ex
pouted repudiation, whether the South
succeeded or not; and people treated
more as a matter of jesting than oth
erwise, the monstrous inflation of their
currency; Some of the Richmond
newspaper writers . had proposed to
got rid of it by burning,.but it was arz
gued, upon the contrary, that to burn
it all at one time would greatly endan
ger the city, and to burn it at different
times•would require more men than
eould be spared from the army to at
tend to it. It was now proposed, af
ter having virtually repudiated eight
hundred and fifty millions 'dollars of
their bonds, to issue another series.—
The actual circulation of the-Confede
rate currency no one knew. The
newspapers spoke of it as being in the
hands of speculators by the bale, and
worth hardly any more than waste
paper. •
Although very few intelligent won
in the South expected success, they
yet hoped that anybody else would be
nominated for the next President, ra
ther than Mr. Lincoln. They believe
that the nomination of anybody else
would indicate a change of policy, but
Mr. Lincoln's name was identified with
the determination to crush out there
bellion. .
No man, the speakerremarked, had
a greater respect for General Fremont
or Mr. Chase, than he s or a more abi
ding and thorough conviction of their
loyalty . and ability to carry on tho af
fairs of the nation with honor to them
selves and advantage -to the nation;
but, at the same time, he should re.
gaid the nomination of any other man
than Mr. Lincoln, at the present time;
a great national misfortune.
The ultimate success of the Northi
the extermination of slavery, the just
ness of our own suffering on udothint
of our connection with that institution'
the prejudice , manifested, at first;
,
against enlisting negroes,slefe alluded
to, and instances of the bravery of Col
ored soldiers in his own department
were related.
But they are taken prisoners some
times and then it was understood
what Mr. Sumner meant by the "bar
barism of slavery."- I l he Whole tone
of Southern society was barbarous so
far as any regard fertile rights of oth
ers was concerned. And men might
as well fall into the hands of the blacks
in the interior of Africa, as into the
hands of people like, these.
A description was given of Libby
Prison, where, prisoners were taken
'and subjected to every privation, and
the commander of which was a young
man whose father, a rich man, lived in
a magnificent stone house on the bankfi
of -the Rapidan, which had been pro
tected with great care by oar soldiers.
The speaker referred to the manner
in which the rebels soon acquired the
habit of appropriating the supplies for
warded to the prisoners bythe Sani
tary Commission, and stated that the
late escape of a hundrod or more from
the prison wu3 aided'by their being
taken to be rebels themselves stealing
Federal culturing from the' storehouse
nearby..
A visit, by permission, to the priso
ners at Belle Isle, was mentioned.—
The prisoners had suffered so much by
starvation mild exposure as to become
at first wild, and finally almost idiotic
in their expression of countenance.—
A.- note to General Wyndor stating
their suffering condition and asking
more attention to their comfort, the
speaker stated to have been endorsed
—"it is false and contemptible," and
returned. Permission to visit them
was refused, and another rebel officer
placed in command of them. And yet
after all the extreme sufferings of our
prisoners, Jeff. Davis had congratula
ted the returned rebel prisoners upon
their escape from the Federals, whose
treatment they could not retaliate, be
cause humanity would forbid.
In conclusion the speaker remarked
—"The rebellion is now very nearly
at an end. It is without money and
without credit. It is.not possible for
it to obtain in any way either money
or credit. And if we have a vigorous
and successful campaign this year, as
I think we shall, and as all appearan
ces seem to. indicate, I am sure that it
will be the last campaign, and we shall
have a restored Union, under the same
glorious old "flag, recognized all over
tho country, and loved everywhere
throughout the country, and what is
better than all, it will float over slaves
no more forever."
General Dow spoke for nearly an
hour and a half, and his remarks were
received with frequent applause.. At
the close of his remarks quite a num
ber of persons from the audience gath
ered upon the plttform to greet him
and converse with him. •
The Illinoh3 Outbreak,
The Chicago Post more nearly re.
fleets the sentiment of the majority of
the Demerats in Illinois - than any
other paper published in the State.
One of its editors has been visiting
Coles county and the scene of the re
cent copperhead massacre of 17nion
soldiers; and in a long letter written
there, giving the particulars of the af= .
fair, he says that the outbreak was tho
result of a regular copperhead conspi
racy formed several months. ago. It
was a regular military organization,
calling itself the 'Mighty Host;' its ob
ject being to render aid and comfort
to the rebels, with whom the leaders
were in correspondence.
The attack -upon the, soldiers at
Charleston on Monday was a premed
itated affair; the scoundrels had been
drilling and preparing for several
days, with the avowed purpose of kil-
Jing the Union soldiers, and the sol
diers were fired upon without the least
puovocation. -
A FARM AT PRIVATE SALE.
rrnE FARM contains 220 . Acre s) more
33 or less, 70 of which are cleared and in a good Mite of
cultivation, with riming water la every field. 20 acres
are partly cleared for paatnro, Welt adapted for meadow;
tile balance Is well timbered. '
The improvements aro avail twostorydwellinghonse,
with basement and Collar ; and a never falling well at the
door; legend frame barn, wagon abed with conicrips ' and
other outbuildings; an orchard of choice bearingfrult.
trees. The Farm is susceptible of great improtimments
and productiveness and could he made to be one of the
best stockefarms in the township. . - There is. also.one of.
the beat natural locations for a water power with twenty
feet of fall on the premises. -•
It is situated in :Blackleg Valley, Shirlay_townebip,
convenient to school and mill, and within 12 miles of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and Canal at Mount Union.
It will be sold , on reasonable nail accommodating terms!
Title liblisputable. For Bather particulars call on tbo
subscriber in Blackleg Valley, Shirley township.
Aprill3-3m. IIDWARD BUMMER, Agent..
18 6 4
SPRING AND SUMMER
FASHIONS !
ROBT. KING,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Hill 'St., one door west of Einier's Store,
HAS A PINE ',ifElOßElan OD
GENTLEMEN'S DRESS GOODS:
llie imortanui coneißta of
CLOTIIt
PLAIN AND FANCY PESTI:NOS;
the neatost and boat thnt could be fonitd in the city. all of
whioh he will take pleasure in , exhibiting, and making
up to order.. It will coat nothing to call and examine hie
goods. Call soon.
Iluuthigdon, April 6-3 m
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VAMI.LY GROCERIES.
Family Groceries and Provislo v of-all kinder,
for Rale at LLOYD & HENRY'S.
TRON.—Charcoal Bar Iron, Nails, and
I.Btoel, oral! kinds, at LLOYD & IDENRY,S.
Horse Bills
Printed on short notice at Lewis'
Soli Printing Office.
ONE splendid Guitar, pipe $3O,- for
sale at Lewis' Book Store. This in
strument could not be bought in the
city for $4O, but•the owner has no use
for it. htf..
Silir For neat JOR PRINTING, call at
the "GLOBE JOB PRINTING OFFICE," at Hun:
tingclon, Pa
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