.MERICIB VOLUNTEER,
JOIIW Bi BItfITTON,-.Editor & Proprietor
CARLISLE, PA., SEPTEMBER 12, 1861
OUR FLAG.
‘ Forever float that standard sheet!
Where breathes the foe but falls before list
With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom’s banner waving o'er us! ’’
Democratic County Ticket.
” For President Judge,
3 ANTES 11. of Cumberland Co
For Associate Judges,
MICHAEL' COCK.LIN, of Upper Allen
HUGH STUART, of South Middleton.
For Assembly,
JOHN P. RHOADS, of Carlisle:
J. E,. SINGER, of Perry County,
• For Sheriff,
J. T. RIPPEY, of Shippensburg.
For Treasurer,
JOHN GUTSHALL, of Carlisle:
For Commissioner,
Michael host, of silver Spring.
. For Director of the Poor,
WILLIAM COBNMAN, ; of N.- Middleton
Y- ' ,For Auditor, ■
UAMES R. IRVINE, of Carlisle.
tins' Election, Tuesday, October 8, IS6I.“XBa
THE XAWOWAL PLATIFOBM.
PURPOSES OF THE WAR!
Congress, bv a tote nearly unanimous.
PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION’, WHICH
EXPRESSES THE VOICE OP THE NATION AND I:
THE TRUE STANDARD OP LOYALTY :
■ ’“That the present deplorable civil war has
been forced upon the country by the disum
onists of the Southern States, bow in arms a
gainst.the Constitutional Government, and in
arms around thoPapitol; thht in this Nation
al emergency. Congress, banishing all feel
ing of more passion or resentment, will recol
lect only its duty to the Whole country; that
this wat is not, waged on their part in qiiy spirt
of oppression, or for any purpose of conquest
or subjugation, or purpose of overthrowing or
interfering with the rights or establishad insti
tutions oj those. Slates, hut-to defend aiid main
tain the supremacy of the. Constitution, and to
preserve the Union, with dllth'e .dignity, equal
ity, and rights, of the several States unimpair
ed ; and that as soon as these objects are ac
complished, ihe war ought id cease."
. Carlisleof no Account.—As will bo seen
% reference to the. Republican ticket, not a
single man resides in Carlisle, except fho can
didate' for. the poor office of Director of the
Door, I’or sane reason or other; {So country
Delegates to fhe Republican Convention ar
rived here swearing .vengeance against their
Republican friends of Carlisle! Hdyett,
Rheeu, Inhoff, Homer, Sener, .and Hai,-
Bert, were anxious, and willing to servo.:.the
dear people, were thrown overboard, without
the benefit of Clergy, As a Republican said
to ns last evening, “ they have ostracised Car
lisle, now let them elect their ticket, if they
dan.”
Ketp Cool.
Tfe hope none ot our friends will allow
themselves tobe carried away by excitementat
the present time/ Becalm, and to uso a com
mon phrase, keep your wits about you. Re
main calm, men, thinking men, and do not
allow-yourselves to become the creatures of
. passion and fanatical excitement. Do your
duty, i’our whole duty, as good .citizens—he
true to your country, its Constitution and its
laws, sustain yourselves with the hope,
■of seeing our beloved Union happy and united
■once more. -Noisy'and tumultuous discuss
ions can do no good, and may do much harm.
. There is no use in wasting time in talking and
arguing with fanatical bigots—for they will
not hear reason—and if your views happen to
clash with theirs, they will at once sot you
down as a traitor and secessionist. AVe re
peat, there is no use in wasting words, argu
ing or bandying with such fanatical block
heads. AVe are far from advising patriotic
and common sense citizens to refrain from
fearlessly , expressing their sentiments with
regard to the important questions now agita
ting the public mind. That is what every
true freeman will and should continue to do.
It is a sacred right belonging to every Ameri
can citizen. AA r e have always exercised it,
and w 6 advise others to do so. But we do re
commend'to nil, as wo said.at the beginning
of this article, to keep cool,, avoid excitement,
and not to waste their breath byarrguing with
those whoso minds have been rendered invul
nerable to reason by ignorance and prejudice.
Tomatoes. —There ere but few persons who
are not fond of, this delightful esculent, and
■pearly every family has been busy the past
ten days in putting them up in cans for win
ter-use. The “ tinner” has been in demand,
pud we think we , can safely say that over
two thousands cans wore put up during the
present week; But a few days more and it
will he too late in the season to can tomatoes.
•Those, therefore, who have not done so as
yet. should not neglect it. They are sweeter,
Viper, and better flavored at this particular
time, and when put up ate less liable to
jspoil. .
s Arrest of the Editor of the Hagerstown
JM’ail.— Daniel Dcchert, Esq., proprietor of
the Hagerstown;. (Md.) Mail, an alleged Se
cession paper, passed through Frederick, on
bVednceday, on his way to Washington, in the
custody of 001. Lainon, one of the 0. States
officers. So says the Frederick Union,
Lallandingham has boon repudiated
the leading Democrats of hi* own- district.
DOS. JMES D. GlUlUill.
The Judicial Conferees re’presonting the
Democracy of this District, meet at Newport
to-day (Thursday, Sept. 12,) to place in uom
ination a candidate for President Judge. Of
course, Judge Graham will bo unanimously
nominated; and, wo may ‘add, elected on the
second Tuesday of October.
Of Judge Graham, it is scarcely necessary
for us to say a word. The people of the Dis
trict know him, and that is sufficient, A law
yer of acknowledged ability, and with the ad
vantage of ten years’ experience on the Bench,,
be is peculiarly qualified for a faithful dis
chargo of the heavy and responsible duties
that devolve upon him. dudgO Graham was
early admitted' to the Bar, and practiced Law
for twenty-one years iri this arid the adjoin
ing counties. In 1851. the' people of Cum-
berland, Perry and Juniata called him' from
the Bar to the Bench, and most fortunate
wore they in their choice. As a judicial offi
cer ho stands at the very head of his profes
sion, and no man Was over heard to doubt his
honesty or his. patriotism. Stern, inflexible,
just and upright, ho combines, in an eminent
degree, the qualities of a sterling Judge!-
Such bsing his character, such his qualifica
tions, why, wo would inquire,- are the people
of this district asked to make the election of
Judge a-political question ? Why hot “let
well enough alone?" Ask any intelligent
Republican in the District, and he will admit
that James 11. Graham is not only an able
lawyer and upright judge, but one of the best
in the State. - Ask,if he is not honest, impar
tial, conscientious and just! and it will be ad
mitted that he is. Why then ask for a change?
Why should wo, drag in politics iq selecting
this officer? , It is not the people who ask for
a change, for they' do not desire it,, but the
politicians—men who would, drag the judicial
orminb in the dust, if by doing,so they could
gratify their political animosities',
lu politics, Judge. Graham is a Democrat:
but, with n very pro.per appreciation of liis
position, has taken no part in political affairs
since hie clevtiti'on’to the Bench, beyond that
which is the hounden duty of every citizen—
the expression of his-opinions through his
vote. That he is a. true and loyal Union rnan,
he sanctity of the oath that binds him to
support the Constitution of the U. States "
and obey the laws it is his duty to adminis
ter, arid the fidelity with which ho has .kept
that oath, afford a sure guarantee. Wo have
the best authority for saying that he regards
the doctrine of secession as utterly untenable,
and an infamous and treasonable'subversion i
of the Constitution; that in the issue between
the National Government and the rebellious
States, ho believes the former to be both logi
cally and legally rjfeht, and the latter
ly wrong; and that hh% in favor of a vigorous
prosecution of the waiyas the only means of
vindicating the rightful authority of the Govt
ornment, and the sorest way to bring about a
speedy peace. Those-are Judge Graham’s
sentiments upon the great and vital question
that now absorbs all others, in' the public
mind. That they accord precisely with those
entertained by the Democracy of -this Judici
al District, the brief but- emphatic rcsolm
tions adopted by the Democratic County Con
ventions of the throe counties, affonl. positive
evidence. Judge -Graham stands where- be
always stood—a Democrat,;a Onion and Coa-
stitution-ahiding ami, hacked by the
unanimous hominatiombf the party that, du-
ring three-quarters of a century, in war as in
peachy' has never, for a moment faltered in its
devotion to the Union, oho and indivisible, he
will receive not only its united vote, but,.‘the
votes of nil men who appreciate theiiiestiind
ble-importance of having upon the Bench a
pure, upright; capable and loyal Judge.
Dr. J, E. SINGER.
Dr. J. E. Singer has received the nomina-
tion ..of the Democratic Convention of Perry
county for Assembly, .and we therefore place
his name attha headof our editorial columns.
Dr. Singer is an educated and highly intelli
gent gentleman, nndis deservedly popular in
Perry county. His, sterling integrity, un
questioned patriotism, and urbanity 61 man
ners, have secured for him the respect and
confidence of all who know him. Since his
nomination wo have conversed with a num
ber of men from Perry county —Republicans
as welt as Democrats—and they all admit
that ho will carry that county triumphantly.
AVo. bespeak for him, then, the cordial sup
port of the Democracy of Cumberland,'for he
is, like the candidate selected by this county,
Maj. John P. Rhoads, capable, worthy and
deserving. AVe congratulate our f. lends of
o District upon having such unexccptiona
blo’candidates for Assembly. The interests
of the Commonwealth and the people require
the services of just such men in the next Le
gislature. This District was disgraced and
betrayed last winter in the lower branch of
the Assembly, and it is time we have honest
men to guard our interests—men who have
some respect for the welfatjj|>bf their constit
uents, and less solicitude fbi^ealth'y,' monop
olizing, grasping corporations. Maj. John
P. Rhoads and Dr. J. E.Sinoer, if elected—
and we feel satisfied they will he—will neither
disgrace thfimsolvos nor their constituents:
The miserable horde of borers who flock to
Harrisburg at the assembling of ever Legis
lature, with honied words upon their lips and
gold in their hands, will never dare approach
such men ns Rhoads and SinoS.4.-,, They are
| above and beyond the reach of r brl)jory and
corruption, and will favor economy and re
trenchment in our public expenditures.
If the people of this Representative Dis
trict are true to themselves, and have a re
gard for the honor and welfare of’the State,
they wi11,., regardless of polities, oust their
suffrages for Messrs. Rhoads and Singer, the
nominees of the Democratic party for Assem
bly. Let them do this, and thus wipe' out the
stain, as far as possible, that has been inflict
ed upon us by the recreancy of the men who
misrepresented us in thd House last winter.
So mote it be.
O” The son of Light Horse Harry Lee, of
revolutionary renown, commands the forces
?LV rK V! ia - llia chief Aid isJ. A. Wnsh-
Wiishi’., on ’y„J' vin K representative of Goo.
■l“ ;r;“r
f ho second or third gonorntionl
CT’Tho Grape Crop in the vicinity of Cin
cinnati promises to bo very large.
THE KJiO#,NUTI(INB-PEOPLB,S-REPUBLIOIN
. UNION CONVENTION.
The greatest difficulty now-a-dayS with pol
iticians is to know by what riamo to desig
nate the opponents of the Democratic party.
In writing against the pestiferous principles
and designs of .this party or faction, we have
of late years been compelled to encounter
this difficultyi' In our early experience as a
wo had no annoyance of this kind.,
Our opponents then wore .Whigs, and, genort
ally speaking, honorable men, and men too,
whoso principles'were at least worth contend
ing for. We never believed in the principles
of the old Whig party, but yet we freely con
fess that the Whig farty never.'advocated
principles antagonistic to the welfare <Jf the
State or Nation. Indeed, the Whig party
was high-toned, wrong in many of its ten
ants, but honest in intention, and bold in the'
advocacy of its teachings.
But, we are off our subject. Wo commenc
ed this iirticlo tHth the intention to say a few
words about the Convention which assembled
in the Court House, in this place, on Monday
last, at 11 o’clock, A. M. Our difficulty in
doing so', as Wo have said; is in not kniyW-.
ing by what name to designate the party now
oppesod to the Democracy. We have, there
fore, Ireaded'.tlloso remarks with the different
names our opponents have sailed undvr for
the last Tory years, in the hope that wo have
hit tipofi the name by which they designate
themselves at present. Like an old thief, our
opponents usetin indefinite number of aliases,
the bettor to cheat.tbo people and evade the
responsib lity of their infamous nets. . They
have bi on playing for a number of
years,apd by'it .have covered up.- a. groat
many mls-doings. ‘ ...
The Convention of our opponents (onr read
ers may select the name of tho party out of
[ any of those wo mention ht tho head <jf (his
I article,) organized'by calling Wjj. 11, Woon
bukx to the Chair. Tho doors then, by resolu
tion, Were closed. We had a reporter in the
room, however, concealed in.a corner, just ns
we formerly bad n reporter in the.'Know-
Nothing, lodge of this place, who always ret
vealed to us tho doings and sayings of the
dark-lantern fraternity.
The first vote taken was on the nomination
of Judge, when lo and behold, Judge Watts'
had 3,1 votes and Lemuel Todd (J/a/or Lemu
el- Todd,) had 18 votes 1 ■ This was a most un
expected result, and tho Todd men ’(so onr re
porter . tells ns,) looked at each other with
eyes as big as oivl’s. They couldn’t under
stand how it was that tho loader of their par
ty was defeated by a man .who despised the
party , and nil its teachings. But, the die
was cast; the vote had “been taken, and Judge
Watts, tho_ bitter revilcr of Republican prin
ciples, was the man who, defeated Lemuel
Todd, tho loading Republican of Cumberland'
comity. Mr. Todd’s influence with the'Pres
ident'had procured the'appointment, of ; noar-
ly- every Postmaster in this county, and
the.imprecations that word Ireapqd upon those
poor dependents, by Todd’s friends, for nol
doing more for him, were fearful to listen to.
Removal is threatened 1
The balloting continued, with tbofollowlng
result: Associate Judges, John McCurdy,
John C. Dunlap. -Por.Assemblyi-jA'MEsMAU
siiai.i, (who is ho?) of Perry .county, wo be
lieve.- Fur Sheriff,. Richard Anderson, ;ol
■Monroe. For Treasurer,. John .Bowman, ol
Franklord. For Commissioner, Daniel May,
of East' Pcnjisborough,' Tor Director,of'the
Poor, Franklin Gardner, Of Carlisle., Poi
Auditor, Jacob Hcmmi-vcrr.
Such is the’ticket of. our opponents. It wil'
bo seen that Irwin’ and Lpiv.TiiEß, '"'ho rep
resented, or rather,.wo should say, ’wu'srepiv.-
soutod us in the House of Representatives
last winter, were repudiated. Bepubliean
liko, however, no resolution condemnatory of
their course "was either offered or adopted.—
Why were those men refused a re-nomina-
tion?. They had served but . one year, and
courtesy, ■ custom and decency, made it im
perative that d second.nomination should, be
tendered them. It was not ,tendered them,
and why ?. Because they had, as members o:
Assembly, in common with all other Repub-
ican members,'proved false and recreant to
heir constituents. But .yet knowing this,
ho Convention had not the courage todisap*
prove of the votes of Irwin and Lowtiier.—
The Convention refuses those men a re-nom
ination, and thus disgraced them, butyet had
not the moral firmness tooondeinn theircourse.
The Convention remained in session until
alter dark. Various orators spread them-
selves, and a number of old scores wore bro’l
up,and disposed of. Col. AVoodiiurn of New
villo, a gentleman who is gifted with a con-
siderable amount of a certain kind of oratory,
occupied much of the time of the Convention,
in trying to explain why he opposed the nom
ination of Mr. Hocii last fall for Commission-
er, and this fail for Sheriff. Woodburx was
•eplied to sharply, by a young man. whoso
name our reporter could not ascertain.
All in all, the Convention was a turbulent,
noisy , affair, and after the ticket had' been
formed, nearly every Delegate, (as he loft the
Court House) swore it would be defeated from
top to bottom. That prediction will bo veri-
O*’ No' one can read the accounts of mas
terly reforms introduced by McClellan into
the army, the thorough re-organization, the
correction of abuses, the close attention to tho
comfort of tho individual soldier, without
feeling that the real war has yet to begin.
Tho desperate nature of tho enterprise un
dertaken by the rebels obliged them to see to
tho efficiency of every officer in whose charge
they put their men. Wo, with a sort of blind
confidence, thought wo must conquer under
any circumstances ; at least, such is tho only
possible explanation for the-appointment of
petty politicians, notorious drunkards, anu
othor irresponsible hangers-on, to respon
sible commands. Such a state of affairs ren
dered the Manassas’defeat inevitable. -
Now all is changed.' Politicians are hum
bled, and military merit recognized. Wo
have had our probation, and may no\y expect
iriumph.
New Orleans.— The Now Orleans Pica
yune says the heavy growth of grass in some
of the streets in that city would pay the mow
er fur ids trouble.
Dr?" General Bragg, with three regiments,
is said to have been ordered from the Florida
coast to- Tlibhmend. Ho loft an equal force
behind him. .
DECEIVING TEE PEOPLE.
The Now York Tribune and a few other
nowspapertkiii the country, daily insist that
there is ajmrty in the North who are in favor
pf submitting to the Jeff. Davis’ Confedera
cy; Who tho ‘‘.party ’’.are, where they exist,
and when organized, (says the Chicago Times)
wb cannot ascertain. We are, therefore, in
clined to believe that it is a more “party of
tho mind “—an imagination of the disordered
brains who have, dreamed during many, years
that negroes deserved freedom. It is un
doubtedly true that there are a few men in
the loyal States who so far forget their own
honor and tho best interest of their native
land ns to indulge the desire for peace at any
sacrifice; but Such men are a mere faction,
without organization or unity of design ornc
■tlon, nttd are in ho respect entitled even to
the name of a party. . To make them of po
litical importance is to deceive. the nation—
the worst of crimes at a period of so great
peril—and tenches foreign people to believe,
that wo are approaching civil war oven in the
loyal States. -Is this true? We ask the peo
ple, who-piust determine all matters hcou
, lately now, wo ftsfc them, is there a party at
the North in favor of submission to Jeff.
DaVis? ' If there is hot, why do those nows-,
papers insist there is? Wo believe that they
desire' and design to give aid and comTprt to
the Southern Confederacy, by causing the
rebels to believe that they have a largo nuin- '
her of influential friends at the North. What
other design can they have ? Certainly the
traitors will fight with' more energy against
a divided than against united North; This
is so plain a fact that the journals which as
sert that Ihorc is a. submission “parly” intho
loyal States' must understand it, rind, there
fore by publishing falsehoods intend to en
courage tho enemies of thfe Republic.
I Now we deny that there is, or ever , will bo',
a party of submissieriists ,to Davis at the
North! There is no proof of the fact in tiny
direction! On tho contrary, : tho perfect'secu
rity with’ which the ordinary officers of the.
law have suppressed the few' journals tvhicl
espoused 1 lie Southern side of. the war, de-
•m'onstratcs'tluit they possessed very little in
fluence, aild'hiiil so few folloyfcfs, even where
they wiffiTpnblishcil, that they wore suppress
ed as easily ns a brothel or a gaming, house.
Certainly the New York .Aries was an organ
of tho submission '“party,” if any such “pain
ty” exists.; YVill any sano man say that a I
paper which is quenched with the.case with
which wo would put out a candle, is sustain'
ed by a “ party " of sufficient consequence to
form tha staple of daily newspaper articles,
and be an object of alarm td patriotic citi-
zens ?' ' targe parties, oven respectable mi'
norili’es, do not sutler the organ of their opin-
ions .to:' die so- tamely. Yet the newspapers
wo refer to continually: harp upon the theme
that there isa “party,” dangerous in designs
and formidable, in numbers, who are deter-
mined to dishonor the Republic by submission
to the Southern traitors. The result is,-.that
the South believes that wo are divided in sen-
timent as to-the cunduct of the wai^-thatwc
are losiVig.whatJittlo sympathy lingers in tho
hearts of foreign powers for tho United States,
and that’ oqyowu people are kept in n state'
of agitation 'iwbieb. seriously' interferes with
their, conduces to inaugurate
.scones of paitbr'and violence.
■ Wo rSpoatfit, it Is the worst of crimes .to
deceive ; Men and newspapers'
who do it oti'ervo tho severest reprehension of.
the Government as.disturbers of the public
peace and ns friends of the enemy.
The. Nation - .!i, Loan.— Secretary Chase,
has issued an earnest appeal to the pcoplo’in
behalf of the national loan, showing 'that it
is the interest as well as the duty of every
one who has money to invest, to place it, at
this crisis, in-the hands of the government.—
Ho points to the tact that the valuation of. real
and personal property in the loyal’States
amounts to'eleven thousand millions of dol
lars ; that the surplus earnings of the people
of those States amount to four hundred mil
lions; whereas the cpst of the war, on the.
calculation of high military authorities, if ju
diciously conducted, will not bo more than
two hundred and fifty millions., The interest
on loans at the rate authorized by Congress—
namely 7, 3-10 per cent. —will bo on loans.of
$5O, one cent per day ; on, SlOO, two*cents;
On 5500, ten cents; on-Sl,ooo, twenty cents;
and, on $5,000, ode dollar.- Mr. Chase urges
the, speedy acceptance of tliis loan, and an
nounces that boohs vrill bobpenpd at once in
the several cities and -towns in the United
States to receive subscriptions.
—-
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, Republican.
The; Coal Contraelsr
A highly respectable. gentleman from Lu
zerne, county, PaV, who is the. owner of large
coal lands, has been here endeavoring to ob-.
tain a contract to; furnish the Government
with coal. Ile.is ti personal friend of Simon
Cameron, and applied to that gentleman, for
information. 'llckaid that .the army did not
use coal to any extent; but ho would give him
a line to his friend Welles, Secretary of the
Navy. Ho wont to Welles, but Welles did
not know anything about it. The Navy, of
course, consumed coal, but he did not buy it.
He was then referred to another department,
and after oiroumlocuting through tlio masses
of red-tapeism for three or four days, he bro’t
up' in the Engineer’s office, whore they did
buy coal, and where ho found a very imperti
nent young man who could not toll the differ- ,
once between anthracite and cannel. Ho was ,
asked wlui t'Kind Of coal the Navy required,
when he answered, “ the Navy Department
always buys coal which will generate steam !”
■By this tiuip the gentleman from-Luzerne -
discovered that,there vyaa a. “ring.” formed l
through which his portly body could notpass
without subjecting it to a trying, sweating,
process. .
, It is hinted here that Col. Forney, George
M. Lauman, and some others, have under
their especial oars'the supplying of the “Ar
my” and Navy with coal and such other con- <
tracts there is “ money in.” ‘
A Question. —lt would give un great plea
sure to lend the Ar//ns the typo of Judge Holt’s
speech in. Now York on Thursday evening.
— Journal, , . °
It gives us great pleasure to accept the Jour
nal’s offer and wo publish the speech in ques
tion this morning.
Now lot us ask the Journal a question. Mr.
Holt was turned out of the War Department
by President Lincoln,land Inooiupetoncy and
Corruption wore installed in his place. Will
the Journal unite with us in calling upon the
President to reatiro Mr. Holt? We pause for
a reply.— Albany, Arr/us.
O’Gen. McClellan is asking for as much
artillery as can bo provided. Ho is evident
ly of Napoleon's opinion,- “that God is on
the side that has.the Besf artillery.", (
Major General Bailer's 'Views on the Present
Position of Affairs.
A loiter is published in Lowell, from Major
General Bdtler, dated Hattsras, August 27,
in which life replies to .some patties respecting
pur political affairs, in the following manner:
.. As I hate stated tnyou, and as I have pub
licly repeated, when' I loft homo I loft all pol
ities,.in a party sense of the term, behind mo,
and I now know no politics in any sense, save
as represented by the question—llow.bcst to
preserve the Union and restore the country in'
Us integrity. Pence is desirable to nil, and
to none more so than to die soldier who has
left his friends nnddiis homo to do his duty to
his country.
But however desirable, if is not to bo pur
chased upon any terms, save the recognition
of the authority of the Federal Govornnient
over every inch of territory which ever be
longed to it. . Upon no condition whatever,
other'than this, would I cpnsent to peace. A
peace involving the disintegration of the
Union, or until the supremacy of the Govern
ment is forever established, would be simply
a declaration of perpetual war of sections. —
Were the Southern Confederacy to day ac
knowledged in the fulness of good, faith, two
months would not elapse before causes of war
would arise, sufficient nut only to Justify; blit
to demand n renewal of thfe conflict. No two
riionths have passed in the last ten years at
least, in which , outrages have not been com
mitted upon Northern men iu the SOutli,.
which, had they, been perpetrated by a for
eign nation, would have demanded a redress
of grievances, under pain e'f a suspension of
diplomatic, relations;
But we have borne these Outrages because,
there was no tribunal to the arbitrament of
j which wo could submit them, and it was a
gainst the genius of our people to appeal to :
arms. Therefore I see- with pain, upon .the
part of some' of those'with whom,l haye act
ed in political organizations, a disposition to
advocate peaceful settlements wherein there
l ean be no peace. Therefore this wnrmnstgo
on, not for the purpose'of subjugation—but
if those who liavo commenced it lining upon
themsclfc? that .'condition ds. an incident, it
will only he another illustration of the fruit
of sowing tho wind. Besides those there nro
no other politics.
On the'matter of'the nomination-—1 can
not consent that iriy name shall bo used by
any party. ; While on. some things, ds you
are aware, I do not agree,with the principles
upon.which both the State and the National
Administrations wore inaugurated, yet we
are a long -way past that. The Republican
party, having.Won.a. political victory, both in
the State arid in. tho nation, it is entitled to
tho patriotic endeavor of every man to give it
a fair trial in.the administration of tho Gov
ernment, and in that, it should, as it does,
take tlie load in official positions., AW now
there'-is nothing left for us to contend against;
save any.corruption, .inefficiency, or impropri
ety' of administration, which I doubt not
would at oiioo be rebuked as well by Repub
licans as by Democrats.
Ex-PaESinKNT PIEttCE C.il.f.ED O.V FOR A
Speech. —Ex-President Pierce was at Lafay
ette, Indiana,.Thursday night ofvteok before
last, lie was waited n'pon by so'irio citizens
of tho place and serenaded, lie made a few
remarks, a portion of which , are reported os
follows;
“I left New England to observe for myself
the attractions and advantages of a portion of
flic Great West, in the most qififtt manner
sibl.ft, arid vtUh alrt irrevocable purpose not to’
make 1 a speech during m'y absence. I give
you my sympathy in this hour ofourdbnntry’s
severe trial. I give ynu'my sympathy in your
love for the glorious Union which our fathers
delivered to us, and in your rc\ cron ic for. and
fidelity t0,. a1l tho provisions of tho constitu
tion upon which that. Union has , reposed.”
A Ton’*:' Soldier; Kinfcs Axorrifl'n.—We
learn Irdm the Philadelphia papers that a
murder, yas. committed- iij the oaanp of. the
diicksoh - Guard Cavalry company near, the
HestonvillC depot by'Edward .Jacoby, former
ly a resident of York his victim being. Henry
Lickway,who,, also belonged to York.
. Wo have read several versions of the affair
in the Philadelphia papers, but us their ac
counts are so contradicting, we a’rb 1 unable to
arrive at any definite Conclusion ip reference
to it. It is asserted in several accounts that
the deed was'done in seif defense, and that
'Jacoby was first, assaulted ; and oho account
states bo was knocked down three times be
fore 1)0 used the tatal knife upon tlio deceased.
The Medical-Surveying, Office 'ifi New
York, is represented to be a scene ofgr'eat- ac
tivity. Regiments are furnished with every
thing they can possibly wanlin the. way of me
dical stories, from'pens and papers up to horse
■litters and sets of amputating-instruments.-
Four packers are kept constantly employed,
and can scarcely keep peace with the numer
ous requisitions,daily received from regimen
tal surgeons. The bulk of medical stores for
tho.'LL S. Ariny is purchased in Now York, -
O' Since the Easton Scnlhid was mobbed,
Ex-Gov. .Roeder has'addressed;-a meeting at
that place, strongly denouncing the mob, and
appealing to men of all parties to set their
faces against such lawless violence. Ho is a'
leading Republican, and deserves to bo'.oorm
mended for bis patriotic speach. A strong
Home Guard has been formed at that place
to prevent future occurrence's of the kind.-
Military Sentences. —Tlio sentences'passed
upon the prisoners recently tried by general
court martialon Governor’s Island have been
read out. Some of tho sentences are very se
vere, tlio delinquents being doomed to confine
ment in the guard-house for tonus varying
from' three to ter. months, Some, of tlio
“ hard cases” will have a thirty-two' pound
ball attached to the right leg by a short;
chain, T his .punishment is rarely inflicted/
except upon confirmed deserters. •
0“ Henry Potts, Esq;, President of the
Bank of Pottstown, and a prominent and in
fluential citizen of that borough, died last
Saturday at the ago of 04 years. His death
was caused by paralysis, with which he was
attacked <x few weeks previous.
■ Hon. Charles R. Buckalew, late United
States Minister to tho Republic of'Equador,
in South America, returned homo on the 29th
ult. Ho is now on a visit to Washington.—
His health, wo are glad to learn, has greatly
iniproyed .-
Washington, Sept. 7,
Jefferson Davis Not Dead.— A gentleman
who has reached this city from Richmond,
Ya., states that ho saw Jefferson Davis, on
horseback, at half-past ton o’clock on Monday
night, in the streets of Richmond, The rebel
Chief appeared to be in excellent health.
This is reliable.
Southern Cavalre,— A -Richmond letto r
to the Memphis Appeal reports the arrival of
two cavalry companies from Georgia, said to
bo the finest and most efficient troops, and
with the finest horses ever seen. , • I
THE WAR HEWS.
Martial Law In Missouri!
All Rebels TaiUei* in Arms te be
!-'i SUot.
REBEL’S PROPERTY CONFISCATED.
Slaves, op Rebels Declared Fbee
PROCLAMATION OF "GEN. FREMONT.
St, Louis, Saturday, Aug. 31, 1801.
The following ftrochuniitiou was issued this
morning: ' .
“ Headquarters, Western Department, 1
St. Louis, Aug. 31, 1861. j
Circumstances, in my judgement of suffi
cient urgency, render it necessary that the
Commanding General-of this Department
should assume the Administrative powers of
the State. Its disorganized condition, , the
helplessness of the civil authority,'the total
insecurity of life, and the devastation of pro
perty by bands of murderers and robbers who
infest nearly every county in the State and
avail themselves of the public misfortunes
and the vicinity of a hostile force to gratify
private-and neighborhood vengeance, and who
find an enemy -wherever they find pluder,
finally demand the severest measures to re
press the daily increasing crimes and outrages
■which are driving off the inhabitants and ru
ining the State. In this condition the public
safety and success of our arms require unity.,
of purpose, without let or hindrance, to the
prompt Administration of affairs.
“In order; therefore; tb suppress,disor
ders, to maintain ns far ns now practicable
the public peace, and to give security and pro
tection to . the persons and property of loyal
citizens, I do hereby extend, and declare es
tablished, martial law throughout the State of
Missouri. The lines of the army of occupa
tion in this State are for the present declared
to extend from Leavenworth by way of the
posts of Jefferson City, Holla, andlrontoh, to
Capo Girardeau on the Mississippi Kiver.
“ All persons who shall bo taken with arms
in their bands within these lines shall bo
tried by fc’mn't-rii’artiai,.and, if found gilty will,
be shot. The property, real and personal, ,of
al l persons in the State of Missouri who shall
take.up arnts against the United States, and
wlro shall tfe directly proven to have taken ac
tive part with their enclitics in the field, is de-1
dared to bp confiscated to the public useand
their slaves, if aiiy they have, are hereby de
clared free..
“ All persoris ridl'o.stiall bo proven to have
destroyed, after the publication of this order,
railroads tracks, bridges or telegraphs,.shall
Suffer the extreme-penalty of the -law,-. ■
' “ All persons engaged in treasonable cor
respondence, in giving or. procuring aid to the
enemies of the United States, in disturbing
the. public tranquility; by creating arid circu
lating false reports or.incendiary documents,
are in their own interest warned'that.they are
exposing themselves,"
“ ,AH persons vvbo have been led away from
their allegiance arc required to return-to their
homes forthwith ;, any such absence without
sufficient, cause will be held to .the presump
tive evidence against them.
~ “ T' l e object of this declaration is-to place
in the hands, of the military authorities the
power to give 1 instantaneous effect to existing
laws, and, to supply such deficiencies as-the
conditions of war demand. Brit it is -riot'in
tended to suspend the;’Ordinary'tribunal 'of
the couDtry|whero the’ law will be adriiiniste’r
cd by the. civil officers in the usual manner,
and with their customary authority while the’
same can be peaceably exercised. '
-“ 'i'ho.Oomnianding General will labor vigi
lantly for the public welfaie’, and in his effort's
for their safety, hopes to obtain not only the
acquiescence, but the. active support of the
people of the country.” . . ■
• • J.,C. Fremont*'
Major-General Commanding.
ovciiicMls of llio Rebels Beyoiul
the Potomac!
Ke.connois.mme of Munson’s.JJill!—Signs cf
the Rebels Fullint/ Buck 1 — -Gen'l M’Clellan’s
Sunday Ordinance!—A Faro Bank Closed /
—Sate from ,Alexandria !• — j Hebei Cannons
. Bhiinlerred at Alexandria!' ,
EROM WASHINGTON-
■ ‘'Washington,' Sept. .7"; •
Reports of various points on the Virginia
side of the Potomac represent all quiet there
during last night-and this morning. Our
troops near Alexandria found six brass six
pounders buried in the ground n short dis
tance ffpm the railroad station. They were
taken to Fort Ellsworth.,
ihe proprietor of a faro bank was arrested
yesterday; it being reported that a paymaster
in the Navy, who is detained here in custody,-
has, been patronizing the' establishment by
large ventures of money. . The various
other gambling establishments were closed
last n ight an early hour, probably from a fear
that their bt sluoss would also be interrupted
or if uspended by the Government authorities.
Ihe rebels- seem extending their lines .mid
coining within strickmg distance of the city,
in one direction at least; ■
At daylight, this, morning, as' the relief
guard of one of the regiments was going tlie
rounds ,near the advanced outposts, they were
fired on from a,concealed enemy. They soon
discovered Unit the rebels had thrown forward
two regiments during the night, supported by
a battery of artillery. They are said to bo
now engaged in digging, rifle pits. This is
the nearest approach they have yet made, be
ing not more than five miles distant from the
President's house.
A roccohnoisdnee of Munson’s Hill was
made this morning.- It was ascertained that
the rebels are inactive there. Only one on*
visible, and not-more than
mounted on the' defences
Thero is.an impression that they are prepa
ring to fall back. . e
Two negroes came into our lines to-day, who
had escaped from Mujison’s Hill. They say
that some of the negroes who have attempted
to' escape and boon re-captured, have been
shot. They have been closely questioned, but
the replies elicited from them indicate that
he rebels mm making no preparations for on
.■■ijMSalimr '„ s been received herefrom prison-
Raleigh, N. C„ whither he
and others have been removed from Richmond
It gives no information.
.' Tho Provest Marshal’s Guard hero is seiz
reforts 1 BUppre33lng vtiriou3 private drinking
At this time (1 P. M„ ) everything ap
pears to bo quiet on the other side of thf m
er, '
, r of , th ? Private who is to bo shot
on Mondy for having been found guilty of
sleeping at his post is William Scott;of Com
v o Kin tee ° Eogiment, Vermont
The War Department received a dispatch
trpm Gen. Roseorans, in camp near Sutler,
.V “ill 1 ®? y. e ? t °rd«'y. from which'it is infor
rablo that all is well with this command.
Ihe Stir of this evening says: Lieut. Col.
Pranois B. O’Keefe, of tho Fifteenth regiment
of N. X. volunteers, has been court-martialed
and sentenced to bo cashiered f Qr drunken
ess, disorderly conduct, Ac.—Get McClellan
has approved of said eontoncOhd formally
declared him no longer an officer in tho mili
tary service of tho United States.
OBSERVANCE IN THE ARMY ORDER
OF GENERAL M’CEELLAN
■Washington September 7.
mMged f ° lloWinS ° rder 1,113 jMt'boen pro-
Armv op the Potomac, 1
, Washington, Septonibor C, 1801. (
GENERAL ORDER No. 7.
Tlic Major General Cmnmanding. desires
and requests, that in the future thorn *
bo more perfect respect for .the Sabbath
part of his command. Wo arbfighthmi
holy cause, and, should endeavor to diwL a
the benign favor of tlio Creator. Unless'' 6
ortsoof attqok by the enemy, or some other t.?
treme military necessity, it is commeiided i •
the commanding officers that all work shift!
bo suspended on the Sabbath; that no C
necessary movements shall bo made on tlmt
day, and that men shall as far as possible Z
permitted to rest from their labors ; that t'hev
shall attend devino service after the cnstoni
ary Sunday morning inspection, and that oft;!
cers and men alike nso their iniluciicc-to ml
sure the utmost decorum and quiet oh that
day. The General Commanding regards this
as no idle form—ono day’s rest in seven ia"
necessary for men and animals. More than
this, the observance of the holy day of the
God of Mercy and of battles, fa our sacred -
duty.
G. B. M’CLELLAN,
Major General Commanding,
—r—Williams, A. A. G. ' .
Official
Washington, Sept. 7.— A1l is quiet here to
day. , , ■
We have advices of marked disaffection in
the ranks of the.rebOl army. The success of
our forces in North Carolina is having a tre
mendous effect. Look, out for
startling in a few days. “
Secretary Welles, of the Navy Department
is to-day absent from his post, having gone'
North on a visit.
Attorney General Bates has given a
written opinion against the legality of . the pro
posed divison of Virginia—and-tho formation
of a new State, to bo called Kanawha.;. It is
a violation of the constitution. .
Uffi“Tho Eepuhlican papers keep quitemum
on Secretary Chase’s reocommondation to re
duce the duty on iron. If a Democratic Sec
retary had recommended the same thing,
wouldn’t they have made .Romo howl!
'O’A. TJ. Tomllson, of Bloomington, N.
C., has put up a machine, to run by steam,
to make shoe-pegs, which the South has al
ways heretofore been content to buy from the
North,
. A change of fortune hurts a wise man
ho more than a change in the moon; " .
.3Earte.
CARLISLE MAEKET.—Sep. 12, 180.1.7
Corrected Weekly hy, Woodward d>. Sthmiil/.
Flour, Suporfirio, per bbl.,
do;, Extra, , , do., ,
do., Family, do.,
do., Ilyc, do./
Wnirri. Whea*?, por bwahot/
Red WriEAT, .. do., '
Rye,
CORff,
-Oats, •
Clovesseep‘,
TimothyseeD,
do.;
do./
do./
do.;
. PHILADELPHIA MARKUP
, ' Philadelphia, September 11, 1861.
Flour AND.MBAi*—Thofo is, very little Flour
coming forward, and the stock’, particularly of the
lower grades, is very much reduced.; There is little
or no sfaippvng : demand,, and the sales are. only in n
• small way for homo use, ranging from $4 50 to §5
per barrel for fresh ground Western and city*sso(l
a 5 for extras; $5 37 a 600, for extra family, and
SO 25 a 7 00 for fancy. Rye Flour is drill, with
salcn! at $2 75 a $3. Corn-Mealls scarce, aud sale
of Pennsylvania is worth. s’2 81V
• Grain.— Tho receipts of Wheat al'o light, nm*
prices arc firm, Sales 7000, bus. atsl 10 al IS
for prime Purina., andßclawarored; wbitoriwia*
atuboutsl 24 a i 25: ,Byo '
Tonna at COo, andridmab-04a 6frc. <'
very, little but the demand foritis liunl
od at'ssJ.a 56c; forpriinu Southernand'Porinsyivunia
; yellow. ;Oats'are in,good request rff2B a;29 cents fur
now Dbleware. Old mixed at-Sbc/aml.oldPonmi;
at 31 a 326* No *s?alos of Barley or Mult,
- ia s4 50 a‘4 75 per Cl
.ItteV, Timotby.ia in fair request at $2 a 2 26 nor bur;
Flaxseed id worth $135 a 1,42.
: 'WinsKY is ita study'deniand: - tfaWofOhio bbls;
.at IS* cents, and choice paplcages atvlOc; Poun'a.'
cents; and Brtidgo at 18 cents.
GREAT IMPROVE MEM PS IN
SEWING MACHINES;
EMPSKE
shuttle machine.
Patented . February' l'4lh 1860.
SALESROOM, SIO' BROADWAY.
WEW YORK.
, TifiS Machine is- constructed on an entirely new
principle of mechanism 1 / jtassos'sing many rare ami
valuable liA’pVoVomonts, htrvjng been examined by
the most, profound exports', arid pronounced to bo
Simplicity and PenpucTioK CbiifciNjjD.
The following aro the principle objections urged
against Sowing Machines;
I.—Excessive fatigue to 4.—lncapacity to ' sow
• the operator* every description of
2 Liability to got put of materia!.
ordcf noiso
3 Expense, trouble and while in operation.
loss of timeropairing. , 1 •
TJig Empire Sowing Machine is exempt front
oil these' objections.
It has a straight noodle perpendicular action/
makes the Lock or Shuttle Stitch. which wilt
Neither n IP nor Ravel, nudis aliko
performs porftict sowing on every inscription OfmV
tonal, from Leather to the finest Nansook- Musliu,'
with cotton, linen or silk thread, froih the coarsest
to Uio finest number.
Having neither Cam or Coo Wheel, and the least
possible friction, it rims as smooth as glass, and is
Emphatically A Noiseless Machine!
It requires Fifty Per Cent to drive it .than any
other Machine in market. ' Ji. girl 'of twelve years
of ago can work it steadily, without fatigue or inju
ry to health. ’ ■ ' • , ’
Its strength and'Wonderful Simplicity of con
struction render it almost impossible to get out of
order, and is Guaranteed by the company to give
entire satisfaction.
Wo respectfully invito all those who may desire
to supply themselves with a superior article, to call
andexamine this wiritiled machine.
But in a more especial manner do wo solicit tuo
patronage of
Merchant Tailors, Dress Mahers,
Coach Makers, Corset Makers,
-Hoop Skirt Manufactures, Oaitor Fitters,
Shirt and'Bosom Makers, Shoo Binders,
Test and Pantaloon Makers.
Religious and Charitable Institutions will
bo liberally dealt with,
PRICE OF MACHINES, COMPLETE:
No, 1, or Family Machine, $15,00, No. 2 sihall
aizod Manufacturing, $60,00, No. 3 largo Size Manu
facturing, $75,00. ~ .
Cabinets in every Variety.
We want Agents for all towns in tho XXniteA
States, where agencies are .not alrofcdy established;
to whom a liberal discount will be given, but wo
make no consignments. .
t. j. McArthur & co.,
510 Broadway, New ¥6rlc.
September 12, 1861.—X y.
, Notice.
LETTERS testamentary "on the estate o
James W. Moore, dco’d, late of D‘“‘ n 8”"
township, have been issued by tho Register or .
berlaud county to tho subscriber, residing in v‘
inson township. All persons indebted ‘ v .
tftto arc hereby requested to malte iroinodia I
merit, and Ihoaolmving claims will present
duly authenticated, for settlement, to _ Tr
’william gaebrait l
Sep. 12,1801,—6t
$4.12
4,37
4,75
2,75'
1,05