VOL. 47. AMEKiOAJV VOLUNTEER. PUBLISHER EVERY THURSDAY MORUINO BY JOHN B. BRATTON. TERMS. Suuscn’TiON.—One Dollar and Fifty Cents, paid fa advance; Two Dollars if paid within the year,* and Two Dollars and Fifty Cotits, if hoi jJaid'witbln Jttie.yoar._-These terms will bo figidlyadhcAodto in tivory instance. No subscription discontinued Until ydl arrearages ate paid unless at the option of the Editor. ’• bytlietJAStt, And tiot oxeoodittg ono ’ square, will bo inserted three Sidioa for Cne Dollar, and twonty-fivooonts for cacti additional insertion. Those of a greater length in proportion. _ .. . JOD-PRlNTfS'G—Such as Hand-bills, Poatmg-bills* Pamphlets, filauks, Labels, &o. &c., executed With •hoouraoy and at the shortest notice. til B AMMAN FLAB. At'this time; when probably a thousand flags,-largs and small, arc flung to tbo .broozo in-ovroy town, and so much homage is pbid to the glorious Stars and Stripes, wo doom it a.fitting occasion to publish J. Rodman Drake’s Odo, ns revised rind improved by Fitz G llKr.Nj- HAlleck. It is unquestionably i one of tbo finest pieces of American poetry over! Written, and at this particular juncture is calcula ted to make tbo patriotic chills ran through the blood of every, lover of the Union 1 When Freedom from hor mountain height Unfurled hor standard to the airy 'She tore.tho azure robe of night, Arid sot the stars, of glory , there. She mingled, with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldrick .of tho skies, And striped its pure celestial White With streakings of the morning light; * Then from his mansion iri tho suu She hailed hor eaglo-bearor down, And gave into his mighty hand Tho symbol of hor obosori land. Majestic monarch of .tho cloud, .Who rcarost aloft thy rogal form ,To hear tho tempest-trumpiugs loud, And see tho lightniiig-lancos driven ; When stride tho warriors of- the storm,. ■■ -And rolls tho thunder-drum of heaven! ■ 'Child of tho sun I to thee 'tis given To guard- tho hiinnor of tho froo I \ To hover in the sulphcr smoko, - To Ward away tho battle stroke, , - And bid its.blendings shino afar, Like rainbows in tho-clond of war— Tho harbingers of victory I Fla/; of the brave ! thy folds shall fly, The sign of, hope and triumph' high y When speaks the trumpet's signal tone, And the lung lino comes gleaming on, Ere yet the life-blood, warm and wot, Hus dimrn’d the glistening bayonet. . Each soldier’s eye shall brightly turn To where thy sky-born,glories burn; And as his springing stops abVanoo patch war and vengeance from the glance And when the cannon-moutliings loud ‘Heave 1 in wild »wrcntUa the battle shroiidji V And.gory sabres rise and fall’ - ■ / X - Like shoots of flame on midnight's hallt— Then shall thy meteor-glances glow, And cowering foes, shall si£ beneath Each gallant arm that strikes below That lovely messenger of death ! Flag of the soas! on ocean’s .wave Thy stars shall glitter o’er tho bravo; When doath, carooring on the’gale;. Swoops darkly round the, bclliod sail. And frighted waves.rush wildly back Before the broadside’s reeling rack, ■Each dying wanderer of tho sea Shall look at onco to llcavon and theo, And smile to see thy splendors fly . ■ln triumph o’er his closing oyo f ■ Flag of the free hearts hope and homo, By angol-hauds to valor given, - Thy stars have lit tho wolkin dome,. ■' And all thy hues woro born in heaven! Forever float that standard shoot Where breathes tho foo that falls before ns, With Freedom'- soil beneath our foot, - And Freedom’s banner Streaming o’or us I "ROCK DIE TO SLEEP.’* ' 7 [From the Knickerbocker for May.j , "Wo remember reading, some fow months agb in one of our Now Hampshire exchange papers, an account of the death of a citizen patriot, eighty-five years of ago; The last words of tbo old veteran were, 1 1 want to see. mother! She had been dead more than forty.yeara! This incident has just boon called to mind by the touching linos, 'Rock .me to sloop.* sent us by an old friend and correspondent, now exiled from his early homo and friends in far off California .Backward,.turn backward, 0 Time !in your fllghl Mi>ko me a.child again—just for to-night! Mother, come back from the eoholess shore, fake mo again to your heart as of yore : Kiss from my forehead the furrows of oaro, ■ Smooth tho fow silver threads out of my hair : • Over my slumbers your loving watoh keen Ruck me to sloop, Mother—rock mo to sloop 1 '‘Backward, flow backward, 0, swift tide of years lam weary of toil, Xam wearyof tears; Toil without recompense, tears all in vain, Take them, and give mo my childhood again I X have grown weary of dust and decay, Weary of flinging, iny soul wealth away, Weary of sowing for others to reap; Rook mo to sleep, Mother—rock mo to sloop ! "Tired of tho hollow, the baso, the untrue; Mother, 0 Mother! my heart calls for you! Many a summer tho grass has grown green, Blossomed and faded, our faces between ; Yet with strong yearning and passionate pain, hewg I to-night for your presence again : Come from tho silence so long and so deep-—* Rock mo to sleep, Mothor-rook me to sloop I '‘Oyer my heart in the days that are flown, No lovo like molbor-lovoeror haa shown ; No other worship abides and endures, Faithful, unselfish, and patient, like yours: None like a mother can charm away pain From the sorrowing soul and the world-weary brain; Slumber’s soft calm o’er my heavy lids creep; Rock mo to sleep, Mother —rook me to'sleep I "Come, let your brown hair, just lighted with gold, ball on your shoulders again as of old; Lot it fall over my forehead to-night, Shielding my eyes from tho flickering light,’ her oh 1 with its sunny-odgod shadows once more, iiaply will- throng the .sweet vision of yore; Lovingly, softly its bright billows swoop— ook mo to sloop, Mother—rook mo to sloop! Mother, dear Mother I the years havo been long Hmoo last X was hushed by your lullaby song : hung, then again !-to my soul it shall seem womanhood s years havo.boon only a dream • Uasp to your arms in a loving embrace ’ With your soft, light lashes just sweeping my face, Neror horeaftor to wako or to woop j b * g ' Hock rao to sloop, Mothor—rook mo to Bleep!” Who wrote those iines? They are brim-full of tears; and wo envy not tho man who can road them without emotion. O’ ‘Can you toll me, Jim whore they get •?° "i, from to manufacture into whis key I ‘Why, no,’ says Jim•, ‘but I can tell ery well whore the corn comes from after the whiskey is made.’ five-years old boy sometimes says Sister .twr es 'f ona ay *>o said to his little' Whero rt i ,?n I fiot Win e s > I'll take you up ' er ? I8 i. caose your too little togb alone' stay with Mangels while 1 go back and get mamma 7’ Bitscellawm )PEKIH ASD ITS PMIKDER. Pekin is, without any. exception, the most contemptible city to a stronger lever saw; it is built upon a perfectly level plain oi mud, so that there is no drainage, the Peiho, into which it might be turn’od, being fourteen miles distant, and so sluggish in its current it Would not carry what was thrown into it awtty, There are no latrines or any recepta cles for filth, the public and crowded streets supplying all-demands without Regard to de , coney. Two or three of these are os broad as" Regent or Oxford street, but the majority of. them ire very narrow. In the broad ones a mud cartway runs up the centre with a ditch of stagnant stinking water on either side, then comes a deep pathway, on which itinerant vendors of everything, more par ticularly.of-old clothes, mended shoes, travel ing “old curiosity shops,” and the man who has “ killed his pig,” brings it to market, erect their stalls, of spread their wares on the ground, Hero you may have your din ner from a portable cooking shop, selecting your luxuries from puppy dogs, cats, or other, suspicious-looking th ngs which no one but a Chinaman has any name for in the lardcf vo j cabular.y. . j Here' the barhnr, with his shop on his i shoulder, stops, makes,room for himself, tin kles a little bell, and as soon has sevei a' heads to shave and tails to repla't. Hero is a blind fellow, playing a full band of instru ments, consisting of cymbals, flutes, fiddles, bells and drums, altogether with his arms and legs; a little j uftHer on you come on two or three boys yelling forth Chinese songs, like our own folks at home, and selling little books to them, no doubt at “three yards a penny;” we stopped to see him, his invitation to do so was so polite; we next came upon a juggler, a man whom had Barnum once seen he would have been bought up on the spot, and carried to England or America, tb astonish you at home, as he certainly did us; . ' Tbosliops on either side of the street arc only one story high, and, amid all the mud and filth, are made as gaudy as guilt and the primitive colors can make them. They have no windows, the only light being given by the door, which in windy weather is closed by a curtain of matting to keep out the dust, which, by the way, is very peculiar. Out side the'city it is common brown mud, hutin side the walls the ground .is black, and on hot, windy days, blown about in clouds. The day the treaty was eilgned, the whole of the embassy, and those who accompanied Lord Elgin to see the ceremony,, were like so many sweeps. Pekin is not nearly so.large or so densely populated as wo have always been led .to be lieve. It has little or no suburbs, and, judg ing from a ride through both Tartar and Chi nese portions, I should 'Say it was riot much larger than Manchester or Glasgow. The in habitants certainlyprtfek vory olosly. but tl.cif the houses are only one story, and every one has some pretentions to a garden behind it. The grounds Of the Winter Palace; and the beautiful park around the temple of Heaven, are each several iquaro miles inextent, while the different yamuns, or houses of the numerous nobles and mandarins, take up acres upon acres each, so that the ground occupied by the general population is comparatively small,, and I should estimate the latter as a little more, perhaps, than that of Glasgow. 1 The Winter Palace no one has been allowed to see, and the only two other redeeming points about Pekin, which save it from being con temptible to a stranger, are its walls arid the Temple of Heaven. As you approach the city the walls have a very imposing and grand effort. They are built of gray-looking brick, and rise sixty-two feet high ; large square bastions stand out about every quarter of a mile at the top ; the walls are seventeen paces thick, with a para pet pierced with loopholes for gingals, but hot for guns. Over each gateway there rises a massive structure, with, four tiers of loop-holes, like a m»n of-war, forty eight in front and sixteen on each gable. At the four corners of the walls these, towers have only two faces, with sixty-four port holes in each. There are no guns in them, however, the holes be ing filled up with a shutter, on which the muzzle of a gun is painted. Indeed, there are only three or four on the walls altogether. The view from the top over the city is .very striking. Owing to your elevated position, you see little more than a forest of trees, a few straight lines of streets, the tops of joss houses, the pagoda of the Temple of Heaven, and the Winter Palace, built upon a high ar tificial mound, with the walls running all round. When once a palace is built in China, it seems as if it was supposed to take care of itself forever afterwards, no attempt being rhade to repair the ravages of time or use, and the consequence is that these fine walls are fast falling into ruin. The Temple of Heaven is n magnificent structure, situated in thecentre of the Chinese city, and sourrnunded by a walled park as largo as Hampton Court and Bushy Parks together, and very, like them, too, with its avenues of old trees crossing in all directions; one lends directly from the entrance gate for about a mile to the foot of an inclined plane, which takes you to a terrace hidden by the trees until you are upon it. It is about half a mile in length, 17 paces wide, and 20 feet high, and paved with slabs of white marble. On reaching the top, on your right stands the Temple of the Earth, a beautiful building in itself, but completely eclipsed by that of Heaven on the left. For some reason or other the doors were closed, and when we werembliged to content ourselves with only walking round the earthly building, but a good riaturod priest opened the gateway of that of Heaven for us. You enter its portals of beautifully-sculptured marble, and come into a large enclosure, in the middle of which is a raised, platform, approached all round by steps. From this the temple, or pagoda, rises in all its beauty. It is about 150 feet high, and has three steps of roofs, exquisitely proporti oned to its size. Inside it forms one octagon al room about 60 feet in diameter, containing the altar and chairs of state for the Emperor and his family, no one else being supposed to worship here. The walls inside are compos ed of brilliant blue and green enamel and gold; eight very, graceful pillars, carved in pas relief, support the first roof, and the whole is lighted, by windows, which are scarcely seen from the floor. The outside is encased m blue and green enamel titles, and is a per fect picture of quiet and repose. There is no joss or'figure inside the temple, but in some houses round its enclosures there are a great many. The Emperor visits this temple' once a year, espeoially.to plough and sow grain, to show he still retains tber simplicity' of life' of His ftritfe'Rkorfl. Ho is very la mo, having' lost the Use of both legs; in all bis apartments at the Summer Palace; pairs of crutches wore found. The Summer Palace is about seven miles north 'of Pekin-, situated ,ih grounds many miles in extent, laid out with, artificial lakes ahd Cttnnls, crossed by fantastic bridges of the old willoW mounds on which pagodas and Lama feiiVplca are built, and the Whole bnautiftjlly wooded. It midst, indeed-, have bben a lovely place in its pride; but now noth" ing remains but the hare walls and blacken ed timbers of forty-two palaces that were burnt. It has been estimated that tbe amount; of property pillaged , and destroyed 1 exceeds $30,000,000. Every soldier who was present, is replete with loot. On entering the . emper or’s particular residence no one knew what to take ;, silver was thrown away to take up gold and gold to take up jewelled watches and gems; ehina and enamelled vases (the manu facture of which is lost) of priceless value, wore broken because too bulky to carry away. Rooms full'of,costly silks, bronzes, jade stone ornaments,: and the presents received by the emperors, every article being labelled with the name of the donor, were ruthlessly looted and destroyed. Much more has been buried be neath the ruins-, however, than was carried ap-ay. *lllO emperor’s washstand, basil),' and ewer of gold studded with stones, were sold for ten thousand dollars by the captor. Lord Amherst’s watch was Bold by a French soldier 1 for twenty dollars ; it was Worth two hundred pounds. - . •: Many men have 30 pounds or 40 pounds of purie gold in their ' and others have pearls and precious stones of unknown value. Four hundred eunuchs were found in the palace, .and it is worth noticiug that all the ladies of the court, must have had natural sized feet, all the slippers found in their rooms being large—not-a single cramped-footed shoe was seen. The winter has regulaely set in. the thermometer sinking to 22 dog. at night. Wo have been particularly fortunate in the weather during the whole of the campaign. If it had been a wet soasnri'At would have Leon next to an impossibility for the nrmy to reach Pekin, the roads throughout tho coun try being nothing hut.cart tracks through the fields, and after a few hours rain, becoming a footer eighteen inches deep in soft mud. There is no drainage, tho water being pur posely kept on the land for agricultural uses. WU:«t Crop Sli.-ill We’lllaiiuie. Discussing the time when manure, should be applied, the Genessoe Fanner, touching on the,above query, reasons in substance as fol lows;—“ English farmers, as a general rule apply, the bulk-of their manure to the turnip crop. Our cold winters and hot summers are against its extensive cultivation as a renova ting crop,” and we have no ‘ fallow crop’ ta king its place—“serving at once to clean and enrich the soil.” Beans come nearest to it in character and culture. * * * “ Our principal renovating plant is red clover. — ‘ Manure your green crops,’ is the English rule, “Insure me noropof turnips,” says the British farmer, ‘and I will insure you every other crop in the rotation.* '‘ Acting oh this principle, it,follows, froiu the preceding oon should apply to efoyer.w’Jhia ta contrary to the general op inion, and tvfe state it hesitatingly. Such a method of manuring may not produce the most immediate benefit, but where farmers keep plenty of stock, when clover hay for winter feeding is properly appreciated, and Whore one of the chief objects is to make ma nure and keep up the fertility of the farm, we think it will he found in the end better tlian.tq apply the manure directly to grain ■crops.” As to the time and state when applied, the farmer says it should be composted during the ; summer, reducing it in bulk and weight, with but little loss of value, and applied to the young.clover early in the fall, when it'-will : produce an increased growth astonishing thos'p who have never before witnessed its effects. ’ ■ ■ We have applied composted manure in tho spring on rather poor land which wo wished to seed to clover with oats, and the effect Was, very gratifying; and Wo would commend the practice in like cases to those who Wish fo gdt" a good catch of clover on poor soils. Piaster was used also, after the clover came up; -the manure was harrowed in with the seed.-. , The Minnie Rifi.e. —The first i-jfte in vogue in. Franco was the so-ealloil pillar rifle of Thouvenin, but the invention of M. Minnie, is the one which has .practically revolution ized the firearms of tho present day. 1 The improvements made by Mv Minnie are con fined almost wholly to the form of the pro jectile, and have very little reference to that of the gun out of which it is tired. The hall is of an oblong conical form, something like an acorn without its oup; but instead of be ing solid, this cone is hollowed out at the base into a cup-like form. The advantages of this form of projectile are that it offers loss resist ance to tho air than'a round ball would,'and that having its centre of gravity in its fore most part, it has no tendency to turn over in its flight’-; but its chief merit in a military point of view, is that with it tho rifle can ho loaded as easily as the ordinary sm -othlmrod gud, the forcing of the ball into, tho grooves of the barrel being effected by the explosion of the gunpowder, and not by the ramrod.— The ftrra of the rifle proper to these conical missiles differs very little from those used with tho old spherical pullet, except that ft throe grooved rifle lifts superceded the old two grooved gun, and it is still an unsettled ques tion whether four grooves would not be bettor titan throe. With this weapon tho soldier win make far hotter practice at five hundred, or oven , one thousand yards, than ho could with tho old uiuskot at ono hundred or two hundred yards. 1 Powder Mills. —Great fears are expressed > for the safety of Dupont’s powder mills, in ’ Delaware. Wo learn from: a well-informed • source that they have not yet been in danger, but it is unite evident that nothing ought now bo trusted to chances. It is, therefore, wor [ thy of consideration whether a military guard should not be promptly placed about them. —- There is but one powder mill in Virginia and eight in Maryland, and none in tho rest of the South, while Delaware has nine and Penn sylvania sixty-seven. From these figures it will bo seen that if wo could keep possession of Maryland.and Delaware with their powder mills, the solitary powder mill in Virginia, would be tho only one to supply tho South.- In Pennsylvania tho vast extent of the min ing interests, necessitates the large number of powder mills, and those in Maryland are doubtless owing to the same sort of interest in the Cumberland coal region, which is still true to the Union. Such things are of high impifrtarteb now, when we must contemplate the necessities of war in every point of view. Tho war will give an immense impetus to tho manufacture of powder, and indeed of all the munitions of war. But tho powder mills should bo especially looked to, as in time of n great war. tho cost of powder rises rapidly in consequence of its scarcity. Applications, by the! conspirators : have’ boon made, to Du dont’s powder milts for a largo quantity of powder, and when it was refused, a throat was,made' to take it by force. But thoplgco' is well guarded,— N. American, ■ " OUR COUNTRY—MAT IT ALWAYS BE RIGHT—BUT, RIGHT OR WRONG, OUR COUNTRY.” GARL ing hotels of that city, and, being somewhat like “our Southern brethren’* in their jms pensity to confound a gentlemanly discussion with a rowdyish brawl, soon commenced to exchange epithets not agreeable to cars polite. Seeing that a serious quarrel was likely to ensue, other parties at the table- attempted to turn the matter into a joke. This, however, only caused one of tht-disputants to say something, particularly insulting, to which the other , responded by dashing A goblet of Wine into htsfacc; This, of course, “brought things to a focus, 1 ' and put all thoughts of conciliation out of the question. It required the efforts.of all present to prevent dn imme diate collision, and it was some time before the heated youths, could he prevailed upon to retire by different the-following evening, the one who had boon baptised with the Wine sent a challenge to his adversary, carelessly entrusting it' to the post. The cartel did not reach thd party for whom it was intended, but folk into the hands of his only sister, who took good care that he should know nothing about it.wTho young lady is devoted to her. brother,. hut she knew that his “ honor” would suffer a fatal stain if some reply was not riiade to the challenge, and, with a devotion worthy of a bettor cause, she determined to dori d;suit of his clothes and fight the challenger herself—trusting I that her striking resemblance to her brother Would enable her to carry out the deception. Accordingly the adversary was promptly favored with a note accepting the gage of bat tle; naming pistols ns the. weapons to housed, ami designating a noted dueling field just out of the city, ns the place of meeting. The appointed hour found her in the field, very pale, but firm as.n feck and determined as a Frenchman.. Ueapite her close diguise, however, the young man, her opponent, de tected the whole imposture at a glance, and all his anger gave place to an emotion of min gled amazement and ■ admiration. For the sake of .having a little spot with his fair ene rtiy; ho .detcrminod to humor the deception and try her nerves. Obtaining the right to the fire, he, deliberately took; his position, leveled his pistol at the disguised lady, and appeared to take particular-aim iat the region of her heart, expecting to see her either scream er faint., But she did neither, and he was at last compelled to fire ip the air. The lady, however, had no idea of coming out for nothing; and, now that it was her turn, she took good care to hit something. Eaising hor pistol to a level with the young gentleman’s shoulder, she drew the. trigger and lodged a bulletin the right “wing” of her antagonist, On receiving her fire the ypung man advanced slowly toward her, with a ghastly smile, placoif. hia left hand upon his wounded shoulder, Irfiwod, and fell sense less at her feet., ; ,l V; v 'r-’ix j4-*' No soonqr, was that."the,Ttß--,] mini rh-ijaiApheii’'o4&f thd,A|nasoh and, - with;! loud shrieks for help,' the lady knelt besides I the wounded man, and endeavored to staunch the wound with her handkerchief. In this position they were, found'by the police—who got wind of the transaction when too lato to prevent it—arid wore carried to the city to gether. ’ The Prussian authorities are Very strict .in'-matters of, this kind, and our heroine might have been sent to prison for attempted murder; hut as the wound of the.young man was not very serious, and he ardently exone rated her from all blame, the magistrate be fore whom they wore arraigned concluded to overlook the offence. i The brother of the courageous lady has tened to nppoligzo for his offence as soon ns. ho. heard of his adversary’s condition tlie young lady herself was so truly penitent for what she had.done tlmt.she volunteered to nurse her late antagonist hack to health. . Our readers may iipngine the sequel. .The invalid grew so fond of his nurse that ho would not consent to.givo her up at all; and ns soon as he could leave his hed, they, were married. The whole story was told recently in one of tho Gorman zeitungs. Dreadful Accident. —A horrible calamity occurred at the oil well of Little & Myrick, on the Buchanan Flats, near Franklin, bn Wednesday. A vein of oil was tapped, and a spout thrown up two hundred feet in height. A crowd collected to see it, when the oil took fire, andan explosion took place, killing four persons instantly, wh ise bodies were consum ed in the flames. Mr. Bowser, of the firm of Bowser, Mitchell & Brown, was burnt, so that he died at 3A. M., on Thursday. Thirteen were dead at 4 o’clock, P. M.. on same day, and ten were not expected to live twenty-four hours.' Thirty-four persons in all are linnwn to have boon burnt, and as there were many strangers present, it was supposed many more liav.o perished. A son of 11, Gardner, of Michigan, was burnt to death, and a portion of his hrtdy wits recovered. The legs and arms, and a portion of thd head, were all con sumed. ' His remains were brought down on the be Clare, in charge of Mr. M. 11. Kelsey, who is conveying them to the lad’s parents in Michigan. Mr. Bowser, immediately after the calamity occurred, despatched a man for tin officer and made his will, in which it is stipulated that §50,000 be given to the poor of bis country, §2OO to each of the two men who rescued him from the fire* &c;~those and other features in the will showing him a.man of benevolence. There were four-wells con sumed in the vicinity, and also a barn belong- Ing to Mr. Buchanan. Goble & Hardener lost seventy-five barrels of oil. The owners of the oil at this well lost two hundred and fifty barrels. Buchanan’s loss was One hund red and six barrels. The Bice well lost one hundred and twenty-five barrels. The Wads worth well lost,two hundred barrels. For the above details wo are indebted to Mr. Williams. Sfflithfleld street. Ho was on the ground when the affair occurred, and gave us a graphic account of the whole transac tion.—Pittsburg Chronicle. Invaluadle liiams.—A waghasmn.de tho following summary of what ho calls tho “ In alienable Rights of Americans.” which aro not enumerated in tho Declaration of 'lnde pendence; To know any trade or business without ap prenticeship or experience. To marry without regard to fortune, state of health, 'Osition, or opinion of parents or friends. To have a wife and children dependent on contingencies of business, and in case of sud den death, to leave them wholly unprovided for. , ' . To teach your children no good trade, hop s' g they Will have, when "rown up, witonough to live on tho industry or other people. , To enjoy general sympathy when made bankrupt by reckless speculation. . To cheat the- Govornnltent,' if yorf possibly C» a .. 8 ’ fraternal indulgence ns an evidence of weak- proas mannorin w_ ~ ' ness, and have insanely looked to a united et the State \a\ • - .JV of nor ohi’ South ami a divided North to give success to provided for the families of tho. eof our oiti ooniii, alia a uiwutu 11U1 . who are now under arms. In many tho wild nn.bit.ori that.haled £ ™ “»£« of th# Commonwealth,. Grand Juries, of our national arse . v ort Vlho plniv and Courts and mnnioiphl corporations have ment and bombardinen nirnev upon reemniivmided 1 tho appropriations of moneys our co g mlo°r U ee "mid now aims at the possess- from their publicffunds. for the same commep "on of The National Capitol. The insurree- dable p.irposo I would recoin mend the Mon must now bo mot by force of arms; and passage of an Act legalizing and authorizing M ro-os ahlish the Government upon nn en- such appropriations and expenditures. , ‘ basis by assorting its entire suprema-' It may ho expected that, in tho present dc to ro-possoss tlio forts and other Govern- rangement of trade and commerce, and tho nio’nt property so unlawfully seized and held; withdrawal of so much industry from itsordi fo ensure personal freedom and safety to the nary and productive channels, thOsolling vni- I people and 'commerce of tho Union In every uo of property generally wilt Vie’ depreciated, section, tho people of tlio loyal States demand, and a largo' portion of our citizens deprived of 'as with one voice, and will enn'tcrid for, as tho ordinary moans of mooting engagements', with ono heart; and a quarter nf a million of Although much forbearance may ho' expected Pennsylvania’s sons witl a'nswor tho call to, from a generous and magnanimous people, arms, if ne'od ho, to wrest us from a rcigri of yot I feti it mV duty to' rceom'mend tho pas anarohy rend plunder, and secure for them- Sage of a judicious law to prevent tho'sacrifioo solves and their children, for ages to pome, of property by farced sales in tho collection'of the perpetuity of this Government and its be- - debts. noficont institutions.. ) Yon meet together at this special session, fintcrtninig these views and anticipating that more'troops would bo required than the number originally called f0r,.1 continued to receive companies until wo had raised twetity threc regiments in Pennsylvania, all of which have been mustered into the sorvicp.of the United States, In this anticipation I was not mistaken. On Saturday-lost, an- additional requisition was made upon me for twenty five regiments of infantry and one regiment of cavalry; and there hove been already more companies tendered thou will make Up the entire complement. Before the regiments could be clothed, three of them were ordered by the National Government to proceed from this poiht to Philadelphia. I cannot too 'highly commend the patriotism and devotion of the men who, at a moment’s warning, and without any preparation, obeyed the order. Three of the regiments, under similar circumstances, by direction of, and accompanied by officers of the United States army, were transported to Cookeysvilie, hear Baltimore, at Which point they-remained for two days, and until’by di rections of the General Government they were ordered back and went into camp at York, whore there are now five regiments. Throe regiments mustered into service are now en camped at Ohambersburg, under orders.from the General Government; and five regiments are now in damp at this place, and seven have been organized and mustered into service at Philadelphia. The regiments at this place are still supplied by the Commissary Department of the State. Their quarters are as comfortable ns could he expepted, their supply of provisions abun dant, and, under the instruction of .competent .officers, they-are rapidly improving in milita ry knowledgeiind skill. I have made arrange ments to clothe all our regiments with the ut most dispatch consistent with a proper econo my, and am most happy to shy that before the close of the present week all of our people nov>- under arms will be abundantly supplied with good and appropriate uniforms, blankets and other clothing, Four hundred and sixty of oilr Volunteers,, the first to reach Washington from any of the States, are now at that city; those are nsw provided for by the General Government; but I design to send them clothing at the earli est possible opportunity. lam glad to he able to state that these men, in their progress to the'National Capital,-received no-bodily injury, although they were subjected to insult iu the city of Baltimore, such as should not have been offered to any law-abiding citizen, much less to loyal men, who, at tho call of tho •President, had promptly' Infl their own State in the performance of tho highest duty and in the service of their country. A.large body of unarmed men, who wore not at tne. time organized as a portion of the militia of this Commonwealth, under, the command of officers without conimissions, at tempted under the call of the National Gov ernment, ns Tun'derstand; to reach Washing [ ton and Were assaulted by armed men in tho ■city of Baltimore;, many of their number ‘ jvore seriously wounded, and four wore killed. Tho larger pnrtof tnis body returned directly to Philadelphia; hut many of them were forcibly detained in Baltimore;, some of them word thrust into.prison, and others have not yet reached thoir homes. • ", I have the honor to say that the officers and men behaved with the utmost gallantry. I This body is now organized into a regiment, and tho officers are commissioned ; they have I boon accepted into the service,.and will go to Washington by any route indicated by the Federal Government. I have established a camp at Pittsburg, at which the troops from Western Pennsylvania will bo mustered into service, and organized and disciplined by skillful and experienced officers. , I communicate ; to you with great satisfac tion, the fact that the banks of tho Common wealth have Voluntarily tendered any amount of money that may be necessary for tlio com mon defence and general welfare of tho State and the nation iii this emergency; and the temporary loan of five Imnderbd thousand dollars authorized by tho Act of the General Assembly of the 17th April, ISfi 1, was prompt ly taken at par. Tho money is not yet ex hausted; ns it has been imnvprissihlo to have tho accounts properly audited and settled with the accounting and paying officers of the government Us required, by ISjr, an account of this expenditure cannot now ho furnished. The Auditor General and State Treasurer have established a system of settlement and payment, of which I entirely approve, that | provides amply for tho protection of thCi State, and to which all parties haring claims J will he obliged to Conform. , i , A much fai'geV Sfftfi will bo required than | has been distinctively appropriated; but I could not receive nor make nngagenrents for mony without authority of taw. and 1 have called you together, not only to provide for a complete of tho militia of tho State, but also, that yntl may give nlo'.aii thority to pledge the faith of the. Common wealth to borrow silftp shins of money as yoff may. in y'oilr discretion, deem necessary for surrounded bjr circumstances involving tlio most solemn responsibilities; the recollections of tho glories of tho past, the reflections of the gloomy present, add the uncertainty of the for turo, all alike call upon you to discharge your ' duty in ft spirit of patriotic courage, compre hensive wisdom and firm resolution; Never in tho history of our peace-loving Common wealth have'the hearts of otir people been so stirred in their depths as at the present mo ment. Apt), lieel, that I need hardly say_to yon, that in the performance of your duties 1 on this occasion; add in providing .the ways and moarjs for tile maintenance, of oitr coun- glory and our integrityAs d natiop,*ybfl should be inspired by feelings of self-aacriuee. kindred to those which animate the" bravo nien who have demoted .theii 1 . lives;t(s tlle.porila of tho battle-field, in defence of otir nation's flag. ■ Gentlemen, I place the honor of the Stafo in your hands. And I pray that tjiC Almigijy ty God, who protected our fathers id.. their. d£ forts to establish this otir great constitutional liberty—who has Controlled, tlib growth of civ ilisation and Christianity in our midst, may not now forsake us; that He may wirteh oryr your counsels, and may, in His provideries, lead those who have left the pitth-of duty, nn4 are acting in open rebellion to the govern ment, back again to perfect loyally; and res tore ponce, harmony, and fraternity to.ear distracted country, ’ The reading of the mCasUrfe being epnolut dod, Mr. BALL moved, that it he referred to a delect committe of seven. . :' . . Mr. WILLIAMS moved to amend by add ing the words, “with instructions to report by bill or otherwise,’' Mr. BALti icoepted thd amendment ns 1 ft modification; and the motion as modified was agreed, to. ' ' ' BEVISIOM OF MILITARY LAWS: Mr. WILSON' moved thdt it select Commit tee of five bo appointed to revise the military laws of this Commonwealth* " ; THE STAT LAW. . Mr; DUFFIELD (on leave given) road .in place' tl bill entitled, “an Act relating to judg- : irients iihd executions/’ arid moved Its refer* cnee to the Special Committee of. fcevcn. to whom were referred the sevorM^EPbjeetß^eiS braced in the Governneis-lfiossage, The bill was so referred. Bs-PrctldeiU Pici ccoli lire;Crisis. Concord, N. 11., April Si; 1801. ' Es-President PicrfiO made the following speech, from the balcony of the Biigld Hotel, to a mass meeting last night: Fedlow Citizens and NEtotthohs: Jf I hltd been apprised of your meeting last night seasonable, ! sbodld have boon present. But, the notice did flat roach mi) till this morning. I wish to shy, in advance, that fliiicd’itljr’orri vtll hero the resolutions which yoii liitvo pass* od have been read to me, and have nly cordi al approval; You call fir me, niy ftlehds, ns lovers of our country and of' tho blessed Uni on which ohf forefathers transmitted to us oh an occasion more grave, more ntorilo'ntoilS; and I more deeply fraught with painful fc.nfotions than liny under which I nave over addressed yoii. But I rejoice that that flag (pniriting to the flag of the United States), floats there.- (Cheers.) Love for the flag ofoitf eoflutry is a sentiment to us all; at least Id ntyhoat-t it is Do new emotion. My’.father, followed it from the battle of Banker If ill iiniritdrriipted -1 y till the enemy ovaciinted Now York in 1783. My brothers were with, the galhirit rricn who Upheld it in tho war of 1812. Can l,.canyou fail to refflonlbor how proudly jt floated at n niche recent date, from Palo AltrV ict Buon'a Vista, on oho line of operation, fro'W. tho -cas tle of San Juan D’Ulloa to the city of Mexico on another. Never can wo fdrgfc't, that the gallant men of the North Unci erf; the ; South moved together like a band of. b'r'dtho'rs, and mingled their blood oh ninny a Bold id tl/c corft mon cause. i Can J, if I would, feci other than’ the’proud est sadness when I see that those who so oft-, en stood shoulder to shoulder in the face' of foreign foes, and now in imminent danger of standing face td face ns, the frit's gt tech Other* But they should have thought of this As ttflll as me. At all events, there is rid time how to consult our feelings. The (juostid'n, has resol ved itself into ono of patriotism and atdr’n du- y- v Wo cannot fall lo one what tho niilhraof tho contest is to bo, and, to some limited extent, the' fehrfulness of the progress and consequen ces. tfe must not, however, tiircf otif faces frorti them, because thoftruc way to moot dan ger is to see it clearly, and to encounter it 6n tlic advance. (Applause.) I, for .one will never cease to hope, ns long as the fratricidal strife is not more fully developed than at the present time, that some event) some power, niay yet intervene, to save us.from the worst calamity that ever depended over a nation. The opinions of many of the vast crowd before me, with regard to the cause which has pro dneed the present condition of public affairs, are known to mo, and mine arc. well known to you. Ido not believe aggression by arms is a suitable or possible remedy for the existing evils. Still neither of theso matters ought to be considered now. . ' They may ho well waved—may, they must bo—until wo have soon cadi . other through our present trials and future dangers. Should the hope which I have expressed hot ho real* izod, which may a beneficent Providence' forbid, and a war of aggression is to be waged against the national eapitol and the. North then there is no way for us„ns citizens of the thirteen States, but" to stand .together and Up bold the (Jag to the Inst, with' all the right# which per fain to it, and with the fidelity and endurance of brave men, 1 would counsel you to stand together with one mind and one heart—calm, faithful, and determined. But I give no countenance to passion and violence, | which are really uninst, and often in periods like these the harbingers of domestic strife. Be just to yourselyes, just to others, true', to your country, and may God, who has so.sig nally blessed our fathers generally, interpose in this hour of clouds and darkness, and save both extremities of the country, and cause the old flag to ho uphold hy all hands and all hearts. Born in the State of Now Hrmpshire. I intend hero shall repose mv bones. I would hntjive in a State the rights and honor of which I was not, prepared to defend at alt hat ards and to the' last extremity, [Applause.J Saddened Meiiout.—Tho perfbmoa of ft thousand roses soon die, but tbo pain canned by oho of tlioir thorns remains long after. A gaddonod remembrance m tbo midst of imrt& is like tbo thorn among tbo roses* ■' CO?" “Angels in the'grave will notouestion thee as to the amount of wcaitlV fboa faaatJeft behind, but what good deeds thou hast done in tbo' world, to entitfo thee to a sentamong tho’ blessed.“ tt'T'Ho conquers Wico. who rtstralnaJiuD s*Jf in victory .* *ys^3. r ,^. ■ , j NO. 48. „ A. G. 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