AMERICAN VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B, BUATTON. Editor & Proprietor
CARLISLE, PA., SEPTEMBER 26,1861,
OUR. FLAG
“ Fanner float that standard sheet!
Wherebreatlies the foe hut falls before usl
With- Freedom’s soil beneath pur feet,
And Freedom’s banner waning o’er us ! ”
Democratic County Ticket.
For President Judge,
JAMES 11., GRAHAM, of Cumberland Co,
For Associate Judges,
MICHAEL COCKLIN', 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 Shjppcnsburg.
For Treasurer,
.JOHN GUTSHALL, of Carlisle.
For Commissioner,
MICHAEL ICOST, of Silver Spring.
‘ For Director of tl\e Poor ,
WILLIAM CORNMAN, of N. Middleton
For Auditor, .
JAMES R. IRVINE, of Carlisle.
Ugy 'Election, Tuesday, October 8, lSGl.“toa
THE KATIORiL PLATFORM.
PURPOSES OF THE WAR!
Congress, by a vote nearly unanimous.
PASSED TUE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION, WHICH
EXPRESSES .THE .VOICE OF THE NATION AND, IS
THE TRUE STANDARD OF LOYALTY ;
“ That the present deplorable civil war has
been forced upon the country by the disum
onists of the Southern States', now in arms a :
gainst the Constitutional Government, and in
arms around the Capitol; that in this Nation
al emergency, Congress, banishing all feel
ing of mere passion or resentment, will recol
lect only its duty to the whole counfry ; that
this war is not waged on their part, in any spirt
of oppression, or Jo ■■ any purpose of conquest
or subjugation, or purpose of overthrowing or
interfering with the rights or eslablishud insti
tutions oj those I'States , but to dej'end and main
tain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to
preserve the , Union, with all the dignity, equal
ity, and rights of the several Slates unimpair
ed; and that as soon, as v-ijj—*-
iq cease. ■ ,
lir Toting tor President Judge, be it re
membered, the candidate must be yoted.ibr
alone'; and the tickets placed in a separate
box. : The balance of the ticket is voted for in
one slip, and placed in a' box together.
Tickets, —We-are now engaged in print
ing the Democratic tickets. The expense to
us is very considerable, arid wo therefore in
vite the different candidates to call at our offi
ce at once, and pay their proportion of the
cost of printing.
See to the Assessments.— All citizens who
wish to make sure of their right to vote at the
coming election, should be careful to see that
their- names are, on the Assessor’s list of tho
Ward or township in which they reside, at
least 10 days before the election. As the e
lection. this year will come on the Bth of Oc
tober, the 27th of September will bo the last
day for assessment.
[Xy The English Lutheran Church will bo
open to-dny, (Thursday,) and services appro
priate to the day will be hold in the morning
and evening, A sermon suited to -the occa
sion will be preached by the pastor at 11
o’clock, A. M. In the evening, at 7 o’clock,
a general meeting for prayer in behalf of the
country will be held in this church. All
persons are invited to attend.
Our Agricultural Fair.— The Fair of the
Cumberland County Agricultural Society will
open on Wednesday tho 9th of Oclober next,
and close on Friday the 11th. It promises to
be a large and interesting Exhibition of pro
ducts of the soil, fine stock of every descrip
tion, mechanical inventions, works of art, &e.,
&c. Every citizen should contribute some
thing toward making tho display attractive
and creditable. We trust the stringency of
the times will deter none of our agricultural
friends from attending, as it 'was for their es
pecial benefit the Society was instituted. Wo
presume the Railroad will carry passengers
to and from the Fair at reduced rates, and we
shall therefore expect to see a large number
of our,country cousins in town during the
continuance of the Fair.
Aid fok the Volunteers. —ln many sec
tions of the State, we notice that the patriotic
ladies are busily engaged in furnishing blan
kets, under-shirts, stockings, socks, &0., for
our volunteers. This is both thoughtful and
patriotic, and reflects the highest honor upon
the ladies engaged in the undertaking. Cold
winter is rapidly approaching, and those who
are now serving their country on the tented
field, must suffer many privations unless sup
plied with these necessaries by those who re
main at home in comfort. We are glad the
ladies have taken the matter in band, well
knowing that when >• dear woman” under
takes anything it will bo done right. What
say the patriotic ladies of Carlisle? Will they
' not imitate the laudable example of their fair
sisters in. other parts of the State ? Wo have
: now four companies in. the field, and the re
ceipt of any homo comforts would be very ac
ceptable to.our- volunteers.
O'Every , member of the human family
bgg certainly a very largo family connection.
O”We may receive so much light as tn be
blind, and so much philosophy as to be foolish.
Tbe President and the Abolitionists.
The Abolition press of the country have
opened their batteries upon the President
since his.modification of,General,Fremont’s
proclamation. The New York Herald, in
exposing the mischief; they are doing and
have done to thp country, says, for the last
thirty years Abolitionism has waged a cru
sade against the institution of slavery, and its
leaders have frequently declared that they
preferred its abolition to the continuauae of
the Union, and that is their sentiment to-day,
Ry their violence and their propagandises
they have supplied the' ground oh which the
insurgent chieftains have erected the fabric
of Secession, and but, for the Abolitionists
the southern loaders of the rebellion, never
could have succeeded.
Nor will the insurrection bo ever put down
till Abolitionism is cut up root and branch.
The Abolitionists are as much rebels in heart,
and as much disaffected to the Union and the
Constitution ns the Southern Secessionists',
Not only are they the notorious cause of the,
dismemberment ,of the Union, but the main
hindrance to its. restoration. Their organs
assail the government either openly or cov
ertly, prematurely disclose its plans, and en
deavor to force it into dangerous steps by
bringing party clamor to bear against it; and
they even encourage insubordination to the
supremo power. A short, time ago one of
these journals proposed to supercede the Pre
sident by a revolution, and appoint George
Law in his stead by an insurgent mob. Now
several of them again propose to supercede
the President and place high above him-in
authority one of his own generals; Fremont,
at St., Louis, of bis, own more motion, and
without the sanction ot the President, issues
an ill-advised proclamation, which carried
out the ideas of the Abolitionists, justified
the charges of the Secessionists against Mr.
Lincoln’s government, and ignored alike tbe
law of Congress and the. existence of the
Chief Magistrate at Washington. It was,a
high-handed act of insubordination, and the
Tribune and other Abolition journals sustain
him in it, and censure the President for mildly
insisting on the adherence of his subordinate
to the letter and spirit.of the law of Congress,
which the President is bound to carry out in
pursuance of his oath.
The proclamation of Mr. Fremont was a
piece of dictatorship akin to the mutiny and
insubordination in California, for which iio
was tried by court martial and. found guilty,
in the Mexican war. lie was sentenced to
death, but saved by the influence of his
father-in-law. His recent act is far more
reprehensible, because involving more serious
consequences. The President not only ad
ministers a gentle rebuke, but at the same
time asserts his own authority, and proclaims
that neither General Fremont nor any other
general shall, transcend the law of Congress ;
that no slave shall be set free by the author
ity of a general under any circumstances;
that no slaves, even of rebels in arms, shall'
be seized by any general unless those slaves
are proved to have been used in the military
operations of the'enemy, and that whatever,
slaves are justly captured, shall be held to
the end of the war.
IOTVUHtWO, 11l unv nuu uui i L
Fremont gave the President an opportunity
of nobly coming nut before the country ns he
has done. Ilis letter no longer leaves apj
TtouLc of iLo-ttcafgn or (ne government in the
prosecution of the war, and it has saved Ken
tucky to the Union. The President, if is
true, has given mortal offence to the Aboli
tionists, and they will never forgive him in
this world or the world, to come. But he has
made millions of friends, while he has, lost
some hundreds of fanatical followers, whose
support w-as only conditional. The offence
should come some time, and -the sooner the
better. Tho course of the President has
knocked Abolitionism on the head, but it has
saved the country and prevented tho war from
degenerating into Mexican anarchy. If the
ideas of the anti-slavery fanatics were adopted
the war would bo interminable. Two-thirds
of the people of tho southern States are to
day sound -Unionists, and would so declare
themselves if they could. But the policy
recommended by tho Tribune and the other
Abolition sheets would totally alienate the
hearts of thise men, and make them ns deadly
enemies as the most rabid secessionists. In
tho North, too, it would paralyze tho arm of
the government, and deprive the war of that
general and enthusiastic support which is
essential to its success.
, The National Fast, appointed by tho
President, upon the recommendation of Con
gress, “ to bo observed by the people of the
United States with religious solemnities, and
the offering of fervent supplications to Al
mighty God for the safety and welfare of
these States, Ilis blessing on their arms, and
a speedy restoration of peace,” wil) occur to
day. We are glad to see that Governor Cur
tin has issued a proclamation, recommend
ing its observance by the people of this State.
The objects for which the supplications of
the people are invoked, arn what every good
citizen earnestly desires; and our faith in the
overruling power of Divine Providence leads
us to believe that Ilis intervention alone, act
ing through human instrumentality, will be
effectual in bringing them to pass, and thus
saving our country from tho ruin that threat
ens it. The day will be properly observed in
our borough. IVo are authorized to state
that tho banks and public offices will be
closed ; and that the several churches will be
open for service; and we may express the
confident hope that our citizens of all parties
and persuasions, will, with their customary
respect for the holy days recommended by the
oivil authority, close their respective places
pf business and refrain, from' their secular
vocations on this day.
Sad Accident. —We learn that the Rev.
James Maculin, a preacher of the sect known
ns the United Brethren, residing about three
miles south of Bridgeport, in the lower end of
his county, mot with,a fatal accident one day
in. the early part of last week.. 110 was en
gaged in hitching a horse to a buggy, when
\ the animal becnme -rcfractory.. Mr. Machlin
hold him by the bridle, and while in this po
sition the animal reared and plunged, and.
finally caught Machlin between- himself and a
post, where the unfortunate man was crushed
, th brU ‘ BCd m BUOh a ««to cause his
Mr. Mnohlin was about fifty years of ago,
and loaves a wife and ton sorrowing children
to mourn his loss.
The President and General Fremont
The following letter from President Lincoln
to General Fremont was transmitted to- the
latter on. the-12th instant.:
Washington, D, C., Sept. 11, 1861,
Major General John C. Fremont: . >
Sir: Yours of the Bth, in answer to mine
of the 2d instant, was just received. As
suming that you, upon the ground, could
bettor judge of the necessities of your posi
tion than I could at this distance, on seeing
your proclamation of August 30, I perceived
no general objection to it; the particular
clause, however, in relation to the confiscation
of property and the liberation of staves, ap
peared to me to he objectionable in its non
conformity to the act of Congress passed the
■6th of last August upon the' same subject,
and hence I wrote to you expressing my wish
that that clause should be modified accord
ingly. Your answer, just received, expresses
the preference on your part that I should
make, an open order for the modification,
whjdi livery cheerfully do. It is therefore
prdeN>4‘that‘the- said clause of said prock
matmn&e so nidified, hold, and construed ns
to and not to transcend the pro 7
visjpns onlh‘-.-same subject contained in the
act ot 'Congriv'S, entitled “An act to confis
.ente- property used for insurrectionary ,pur 7
poses,”- upokwed .August 6, 1861; and that
said act he published at length with this
order.
Your obedient servant.
The relations of the federal, government to
' slavery, during the present rebellion, are cer
tainly of an embarrassing,.character. It can
not and should not give its protection to the
slave or other property of men who have ar
rayed themselves in traitorous hostility to it,
and yet it has no constitutional or legal right
to interfere with thedomesqoj-ola tions of the
States, except so far as is -necessary to main
tain its rightful authority - . The President’s
prompt-pnodification of.. General Fremont’s
proclamation is encouraging proof of his de
termination to adhere as closely as possible
to the Constitution and laws in the prosecu
tion of the war. The proclamation of Gen.
Fremont evidently went beyond the letter of
any law whieh has been- enacted -on this sub-*
feet. The Jaw of Congress, passed August
6th,’provides that any property which may
be employed in aiding .the rebellion shall be
“ lawful subject of prize and capture wherever
found,” and shall be “ seized, confiscated,
and condemned.” It further provides that
whenever. “ any person held to service or
labor under the law of any State shall be re.
quired or permitted to be employed upon any
I fort, ship, entrenchment, or other military
work against the government of the United
States,” in every such case “ the person to
whom such service or labor - is claimed to be
due, shall forfeit his claim to such labor, any
law of "the United States to the contrary not.
withstanding.” This is the provision of Con
gress on- this subject., It is very guarded in
its terms, and relates exclusively to slaves
that may be actually employed in the re
bellion
General Fremont's language is much more
Sweeping. He says:
“The property, real and personal, of ..all
persons in the. State of Missouri who shall
take up arms against the United States, or
who-siiall be directly proven to have taken
active part with their enemies in the field, .is
declared to ho confiscated to'the public use,
their slaves, if any they have, are hereby
declared free men/' •
This is a forfeiture of all the property of
■.««». and, jsroelaimfe
the freedom of all their slaves,- whotnef“fhey
have been employed iu the work themselves
or not. It is therefore, apparent the General
exceeded the authority granted by that act,
although he might claim the right to assume
what he did in virtue of martial law. How
ever, the President has very properly modified
tho terms of the proclamation in a manner
which will prevent all misappiehension of its
import and design, and deprive the fanatical
Abolitionists —as much^enemies to the Union
as the secessionists themselves —of tho power
to construe it as a step toward perverting this
righteous war for the maintenance of the’
government as it was-founded by the fathers
of the Revolution, into a bloody anti-slavery
crusade.
“The Sinews of War.”
We can make no greater mistake than to
imagine that men, money, and arms constitute
the-chief mid’only sinews of war. There are
other requisites to the successful persecution
and speedy termination of the present conflict,
quite as iudcspensible and potent. Without
a unanimous confidence in our own strength
and resources ; without an implicit trust in
tho integrity of our Government, and a firm
determination to sustain it to tho,last; with
out a steadfast reliance upon tho righteous
ness of our cause, and upon the wisdom and
justice of that omniscient Power who holds
the destinies of nations iu tho hollow of hie.
hand ; without a patriotic and noble resolve
to discard all considerations of personal in
terest, and without an honest and avowed
purpose to cast off the shackles of partisan
prejudice—w o.may succeed in gaining the fi
nal victory, but wo never can succeed iu fully
deserving it.
■ To overlook the mroal issues of tho strug
gle, and tno great moral and patriotic luUu
cncca winch arc daily and hourly giving it
s.iupo lor tnc pen of the future historian, is
to aciy mcro poysical force, and leave to coid
ariiumcuc the glory and tho laurels of our
oulUu-helds. ■
Who hue oarages the South ?
The Democrats tell the Southern rebels that
the enure North is determined to put down
rebellion, and that this unanimous Worth has
the power to do it. The Democrats tell the
Uuiou men of the South to stand firm, that
their rights shall bo protected, and if not
sufficiently seemed at present additional guar
anties will ho given.
The Republicans assure the Southern reb
els that a large number of the Northern peo
ple sympathise with them and wish them suc
cess. The Republicans say to the Southern
Union men, they shall have no further guar
auties lor their.rights, and those they have
already will not ha further respected than
events render necessary.
Who, then, are the true'friends of the Na
tional cause t Who is acting wisely and pa
triotically ?.
I TO * Put, how is coal this morning ?" in
quirod one irishman of another.
“ As black as iver 1” was the reply.
K 7" When is a .ship like a girl in love 7
When she is attached to the hoys (buoys.)
The bill confiscating the property of mon in
.arms against the Government, was signed by
President Lincoln with great ■ reluctance.
Wendell Phillips, in a,recent speech, said the
Senate had to' go down on its knees to Mr. Lin
coln to implore, hie signature. Mr. Russell,
in a recent letter to the London Times, cor
roborates this. Ho sails':
On the very last day of Congress the bill
which sots' free slaves belonging to rebels en
gaged in war. vyas signed with reluctance by
Mr. Lincoln, nnd was all but loit by lapse of
time, for, bad ho not been persuaded to over
come his scruples, the Congress would have
adjourned without the signature of tlio Presi
dent having boon given to that act. Indeed,
; but for the prolongation of halranhour agreed
upon, the signature could pot have been ob
tained, as the President at first refused per
emptorily to put his name to thc bill, alleging
that “It wilt lose us Kentucky but there
was a pressure of Senators put upon him,
and he yielded at last, but ton minutes or before
the Houses rose. On sucii occasions the Pre
sident comes down to his room in the Capital,
and affixes his name, or receives the official
visits of the legislators, and if the clock had
not been put back, and the sitting carried on
beyond the time agreed upon for the ad journ
ment, this bill could not have been, presented
to, the Senate.
The right of the Government to confiscate
rebel property, says the Albany Aryus, is ad
mitted on all sides. But the moment the
slave question becomes mingled with it, it be
comes emharrasing. The Secretary of War
took the ground that only those slaves who
had been employed upon batteries, or with re
giments, or some other way contributing to
A. LINCOLN.
the support'd! Ufo war, should be confiscated;
But the effect of,this was to reward service,
against the country .with the boon of emanci
pation ! The ground was untenable, and had
to be abandoned.'
It is now proposed to emancipate the slaves
of all disloyal men in.the rebellious States;
arid many imagine that this can be done with
the concurrence of the loyal Union-loving popu
lation.. But is it true? Can half the slaves
in Missouri bo set free, and the other half
be retained in servitude? Do not all-Southern
men the impossibility of retaining
a largo free black population ( especially one
suddenly emancipated) in the midst of slave
communities? '
This feeling is certainly strong enough in
the South, to, make schemes of partial eman
cipation, very odious to oven Union men/ It
is well to strike terror in the ranks of the reb
els ; but it is not well to sow distrust in the
ranks of the loyal.
Measures of this kind must bo judged by
their effects; and the President should see to
it that under the pretence of “ confiscation,”
a scheme of emancipation is not attempted
that would consolidate against iis tho senti
ments now divided South.
OCR CANDIDATES FOR ASSEMBLY.
The: Perry County Democrat thus speaks of
the Demneratid : candidates for Assembly in
this district:
The Nomination of Dr. J. E. Singer for As
sembly is received, by the Democracy of Per
ry with pride aiujjdonsure. Ho is a gentle
man of great engrgy of character —has, been a
life-long Deuiocrat—always at bis post when
tlie party needed his services—is possessed
of that purity of (diameter and honesty of pur
pose so much ujflnjed' at this time in our Le
gislature—is jfjt qbciend of the people and the
enemy of llis integri
ty toTh™intorcst"'of
tho Commonwealth and his groat regard for
tho prosperity; of the people would render his
services in the Assembly invaluable to the
taxpayers. .‘As a man and a Christian and a
Democrat he deserves tho vote of every ope
who has at heart die welfare of our great old
State. ' Tho response that comes up from
every quarter of tho county in his behalf is.
truly cheering- Let him bo triumphantly
elected and thef honest yeomanry of the
district will have: cause to rejoice that so
good and true a mftn is their Representative.
John P. Rhoads, has boon presented by
Cumberland county ns the other Democratic
candidate for Assembly. Wo have not the
pleasure of a personal acquaintance with Mr.
R., but are assured by friends in .whom we
have implicit confidence that no man stands
higher in the estimation of the'citizens of his
own county than he. lie is an ardent, hon
est Democrat—ono.who has never faltered in
his devotion to tho party or ever betrayed a
trust. Our- advices from Cumberland .state
that his nomination is received in every part
of the county by the voters of all parties with
unalloyed pleasure. His majority in Cum
berland Will certainly be several hundred.
The Democracy of ferry will give him ah un
divided support, .... f
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lent public A. Godey,
Philadelpl
. A Speec: . McClel
lan is a nn sn lie does
speak, it ii .uc pi, .illiaht oc
casion of the presentation of colors, in the
presence of tile'Prtfcri£ent,- to the Pennsylvania
Regiments under General McCall, tkotroops
were gratified with the desire to sliako hands
with G„n. McCiellmt; when they pressed too
hard,and the captain of the Chicago body-guard
promised if they would fall back that the
General would say a few words to them.-
They instantly complied, when the General
removing his lint, spoke ns follows;
“Soldier- —We have had our last rotvea 1 -
We have seen our last defeat. You stand by
me, and I will stand by you, and heuceforth
victory will crown onj- efforts.”
What riioto could have been said, had he
spoken for hours ? Wo feel that every word
hero has a'nioaning;nnd that is the essentia'
difference between the utterances of the win
dy orator, and the sayings of the man of action.
The intelligence from Kentucky in regard
to the action of her State Legislature, on the
veto, by Govenor Magoffin, of tho bill reques
ting General Anderson to take command of
the volunteers of the State, is another cheer
ing indication of the unswerving loyalty of
her people and her legislators. No matter in
what shape they may ho tried, they are proof
against blandishments and throats. No arts
of the Secessionists and no schemes of thoir
traitorous Govonor can swerve' them from
their allegiance; They deserve, and will re
ceive, tho thanks of the whole nation.
I£7" To make a nice jam—lay your head un'
der a descending pile driver.
Confiscating Slaves,
Good News from Knilneky,
PROCLAMATION OF GOVERNOR CUR
* TIN. ' ’
•The National Fast in Pennsylvania.
llariusburo, Sept. 19.—The Governor has
issued the following proclamation : ■'
Pennsylvania ss. A. G. Coktin, l. s.
In the name and by the authority of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Andrew G.
Curtin, Governor of said Commonwealth,
a proclamation—
Whereas, the President of the United States
qf America, has by PeOclnnmtion, appointed
Thursday the 26th day of September current
as a day of public humiliation, prayer and
nnd fasting, to bo observed by the people of
the United States, with, religious solemnities,
nnd the offering of fervent supplications to Al
mighty God, for the safety and welfare of
these States, His blessing on their arms, and
h speedy restoration of peace— ■. '
Now, therefore, I Andrew,G. Curtin, Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
do order that on the day named therein the
public offices shall bo closed, and I earnestly
recommend to the people to suspend nn that
day their ordinary avocations and to close
their places of business nnd to huniblu them
selves before the Almighty with earnest pray
ers that lie will favorably with mercy look
upon this people.
Given under iriy hand nnd the great seal of
the Slate (it Harrisburg, this nineteenth day
of September, in the your of-our Lord ono
thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, (1801)
nnd of the .Commonwealth the eighty-fifth.
By order of the Governor.
Eli Slifek, ,
Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1
Hi on* Du ices at the South.— The following
{says a Boston paper) is an extract from-a
gentleman 'who has been living in Memphis.
It was mailed in Kentucky:—“Prices arc
getting up so in the South that groat specula
tions are made on all kinds ofgoods. Coates’
spool cotton is worth SI per. dozen, and in
some places it“is selling for 25 cents per spool,
All kinds of drugs are up, to fabulous pri
ces;.—Quicksilver is worth §6 per pound to self
again. I suppose it may be had in Boston for
Toots..per pound. Quinine, morphine, &o,
in tho same proportion. Candles nro worth
30 cents per pound; coffee 40 cents and butter
5Q cents. . Letters are contraband now on
both sides.” . '. , '
Railroad lUosssiere,'
ONE HUNDRED' TROOI’S KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Cincinnati, Sept. .18. — Last night, about
half eight O’clock, a train on tho Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad, containing a portion of
Col. Torchin’s Nineteenth Illinois Regiment,
while passing over a.bridge, near Huron, In
diana, one hundred and forty-three miles West
of Cincinnati, fell through, killing and woun
ding over one hundred soldiers. The news
reached here.last night, When a special train
was despatched to the assistance of the survi
vors. ,
The following despatch has been received
from the operator at the Hudson, dated ton
minutes after one o’clock this morning:—
“The bridge No. 48 .was.broken in two. It let
four oars down into tho bed of the creek, and
one fell on the top of them. The engine and
one car passed over safely. There are about
one hundred wounded and ten orfifteon.killed.
■■—The colonel of the regiment says there are
about that number killed, although nearly all
of one company are missing.”
Up to 11 o’clock this morning about thirty
killed have been taken but, and more are sup
posed to bo beneath the wreck. A train is on
the -way here with ninety-two wounded. The
impression at the scone is that there have been
from forty to fifty killed. , The cars con tained
companies E, E, G, and I, and tho latter two
companies are the principal sufferers. Cnp.ti
Howard, ot Company I, is among the killed..
A'hjore seems Jo. be _Jmt.. little doubt that tho, ~
ondgor munieen him pored with by malicious
or traitorous persons. The bridge was sixty
feet span and ten feet high, and was only re
cently inspected. . -
BSyA. bachelor geologist is acquainted with
all rocks except “ rock the cradle.” '
tie ttu mm.
Great Battle at LeAington, Mo*
The Rebel Gen. Price Repulsed, with
■ a Heavy Loss. ;
Second Way’s Kcsnlt
Wo it It Ifni.
St. Louis, Sept. 18.
The following is a special 'despatch to the
St. Louis ■ Democrat;—
A man named Griffith arrrivcd here to-day
and states that on Saturday last,"Gen. Price,
with’seventoeu thousand men, had surrounded
Lexington, aud had sent a summons to Colo
nel Mullgan to surrender. Col. Mulligan re
fused, when Price is reported to have sent
back word that he would give him until Mon
day, at four o'clock, to surrender, and if ho
did not he would march on him with a black
flag.
Jefferson Citv, Mo.. Sept. IS.
Two couriers just arrived from Lexington,
give the following intelligence, which is be
lieved by the commanding officer hero to bo
in the main reliable;—
General Price commenced an attack on the
intrenchments at Lexington, commanded hy
Col. Mulligan, on Monday. The tight lasted
all day, and was very severe. Gen.. Price as
saulted the works, and was repulsed with se
vere loss. ' , ,
The- fight hal been renewed on Thursday
morning hy Gen. Price, but feebly, when the
couriers left.. "
' Gen. Lane was at Johnstown, Bates county,
on Monday morning, with a force of 2,000 to
3,000 men, marching to the relief of Lexing
ton.
The rebel loss on Monday was reported at
4,000. and that of the Uniqn troops at 800,
which is- probably exaggerated..
Jefferson City, Sept. 18 — P. M,
On Monday afternoon Gen. ;l Price sent word
to Col. Mulligan, at Lexington, demanding
a surrender. Col. Mulligan’s reply was, “Go
to hell!’' \
An attack was immediately iiade by Gen.
Price, he opening with his artillery, and mak
ing an advance under its cover on the town.
Ho was repulsed with heavy loss.l
Gen. Lane, with an estimated force of
5,000 Kansas troops, is reported ti he within
forty miles of Lexington, and rapidly advanc
ing to support Col. Mulligan. Odior Union
troops are also rapidly from St.
Joseph and other points, to roiutpreo Col.
Mulligan. . . \
Tho Eighteenth, Twenty-second, ITwonty
fourth and Twenty-sixth Indiana regiments
have gone by steamer to Lexington; also the
forces sent from St. Louis per the DesUVl.iinos
and White Cloud. These roinforjpmouts
number about 0,000 effective troops, aiid will
reach Lexington to-morrow morning, the
19th. . •
Every confidence is folt here that Col. Mul
ligan will bo able to hold Lexington until tho
reinforcements arrive. 1
The Osage bridge, eleven miles east of
here, on tho Pacific Railroad, is said to he the
first point threatened by Ben McCulloch’s
forces, which are now believed to be rapidly
advancing from the Southwest.
Jefferson City, Sept. 19,
Wo have no definite intelligence from Lex
ington to-day. Dispatches were received
here this afternoon from Boonvillo, saying
that it was reported and currently behoved
that Lexington had been, taken on Tuesday.
Two gentlemen, who arrived hero late I' ll 3
evening, having left Boonvillo at seven o’clock
this "morning, entirely discredit the report-
There wore -4,500 Union troops at Boonvillo,
besides the Home Guards.
The Latest—Jeff. Duels at Munson’s Hill
* — Gen. M’Clellan in the Field ;
' WVsiii.ngton, Fridny, Sept. 20. ■
The latest nows arc of an interesting, if not
important character. From a statement of a
deserter from-the rebel camp, it is understood
that General Jeff. Davis was at Munson s
Hill on Wednesday, together with Generals
Beauregard and Johnston, making reconnois--
sances. Jeff. 'Davis was busily engaged in
specting bur woi'ks by the aid of a Only
one thousand rebels are reported us being at
that place, the balance of the force being lo
cated at Fairfax Court House and Centroville.
They are said to bo now only one hundred
thousand strong, and that fifteen thousand
a short time since been sent to North Caroli
na, for that State’s protection. ■ The deserter
is of opinion that the rcbles did.not contem
plate an.attack upon the Union forces, hut
daily were awaiting one from them. They
hail- formerly intended to have, crossed into
Maryland, hut he Was of opinion they would
not now do sol <
General McClellan, while reviewing the
command of General Franklin, discovered a
reconnoitering party of reblos approaching,
and at once saluted them with shell, sighting
the gun himself. As the shells exploded in
their midst,, they, speedily withdrew. .. Gen.
McClellan next senfra few winged messen
gers among the reifies who were engaged er
ecting a battery on Mason’s Hill, near Mun
son’s Hill. . The missiles having taking effect,
the workmen suspended operations, pro tern.
Everything was quiet along the lines.at mid
night.
Arrest of Ex-Gocernor Morehcad, of Eeniuchg,
and Others.
Louisvii,r,E,Ky., Sept. 19.
Early this, morning, the United -States
Marshal seized the office of the' Courier, and
arrested ex-Gov.ornor Morehead, Reuben T.
Murrett, one of the proprietors of the Couri
er, and Martin W. Barr, telegraphic nows re
porter of the New Orleans Associated Press,
on charges on-treason and complicity with
the rebels;
The prisoners wore carried to Jeffersonville.
Indiana, and will bo transferred to tho oustd
dy of the marshall of the Indiana district.
The transmission of telegraphic news south
ward has been interdicted, and the lines tup
interrupted.
Alleged Frauds of Army Contractors. j
The Government is about to
alleged frauds committed'upon it in the ■sale
of burses furnished by, Pennsylvania oontrao- ‘
tors. The inspector at Perrysvillo, Maryland,,
within the last ten days, has condemned be
tween four and live hundred army wtpons,
and notified the manufacturers to remove
them. ■ .
The Privateer Sumpter., , !
, The piriito Sumpter, concerning whwe move
ments and -fate'so many contradictory, state
ments have boon made-, has been heard from
at Surinam, on the 2lst tilt., destitute of coal
and provisions. Cnpt. So mines hadthrealc’n
ed to lire the.town if ho Was ndt supplied
with what ho needed.
Another Success in IVcstem Viginia*
Prom Western Virginia We haV’ news of an
other success of the Nationaj/iirms. Geh.
Lee, on the 13th- renewed thefattack along
the entire lino at Cheat- Moui/ain. After a
long contest, Gen. Rey.nolda'repiilsed, himi
.with considerable loss oh thePlehel side; and
very litlly oh ours. Leo’s jf-irco was, large,
but he feared the. approaty of Kosencrans.
Wise anil Ployed were rem-Jiting as rapidly
os,pos3ifde, iit the latest itOTtfuutS.
The Removed : of Gen. Fremont Demanded.
—Strange Charges—f it Successor Named.
Washington, Sept. Iff
t> 7 ' * • ■ ■ l -
. The pressure on tbe/Uovernment is very
strong for .the romornftyf General Fremont.
It is now affirmed! hat th'adminlsfratioTi wilUie
forced to supersede him in consequences of
o vorwhel mi ng o vijloui;s of his ifioorapetency.
'Moreover, it is stated that he has bectv dabb
ling in contracts, am is wastefuliy extrava
gant. Talk runs high on this matter to night,
and Generals Meijp and Banks.are variously
spoken of as Erenjait’s successor.- The Cab
inet, hold a imiotipg'on subject' to day, and iti
'is -known that -fie gravest charges against
Freinort came bt.oic it.No decision Ims as
yet been arrivedat. , ;
Arrest o ' Col. F. P. Platt:, Jr
Wo learn.fron Si. Liuis, that 001. F". P.
Blair, jr., has teen placed under arrest by the
Provost-Marshil, on n general charge of us
ing disrespectful language toward superior
■ officers. Til l precise nature of the charge is
not distinctly stated, and the position of
affairs between pen, Fremont and the. Admi
nistration isnat enfiiciontly clear to allow the
ex pressionof any opinion till further informa
tion is reedved.
■The'Prince l)e Palm Saint.
The Prussian Prince Felix de Salm Sahn,-
was toHay appointed Colonel of tho so called
Kent may Cavalry, a force raised in Pennsyl
vania, tnd heretofore burdened and discredit
ed by me Col. Young, who Ims finally been
discarded by the War Department, ns'a mili
tary, idvonturer. The Prince was presented
to lib regiment on Thursday, by the Secreta
ry of .War in person.
Rchl Pickets to he Fired on Gnhj in Self-Dc*
fence.
General McClellan lias issued an order in
sinuating soldiers performing picket duty not
t 1 fire on the pickets of' the enemy unless pro
■.’ .ked, or in self-defence. Colonels have keen
directed to arrest soldiers violating this order.
It is to bo hoped that now the rebels will re
frain from their inhuman work in murdering
our pickets.
Sews from Kentucky.
Louistit.le, Sept. 21.— 1 t is rumored that
Gen. Buckner, of the rebel troops, has ad
vanced on Elizabethtown, but this cannot bo
confirmed in season for the evening papers.
The United States troops are prepared for
any emergency.
The following proclamation has just been
received:, . -
“2b the People of Kcnlnchj;
“ The Legislature of Kentucky have been
faithless to the will of the people. They have
endeavored to make your gallant State a fort
ress, in which, under the guizo of neutrality,
the armed forces of the United States might
securely p spare to subjugate alike the people
of Kentucky and the Southern States. Itwas
not until after months of covert and open vio
lation of your neutrality, with largo encamp
ments of federal troops on your territory, and
a recent official declaration of the President
of the United Slates not to regard your neutral
position, coupled with a well-prepared scheme
to seize'an . additional point in your territory
which was of vital importance to the safety
and defence of Tennessee, that the troops of
the Confederacy, on the invitation of the peo
ple of Kentucky, occupied a defensive post in
your State. In doing so, the commander an
nounced his purpose to evacuate your territory
simultaneously with a similar movement on
the part of the Federal troops; whenever the
Legislature of Kentucky should undertake to
enforce against b >th belligerents the strict
neutrality which they have so often declared.
I return amongst you, citizens of Kentucky,
at the head of a force, the advance of which is
composed entirely of Kentuckians. "Wo do’
not come to molest any citizen, whatever may'
bo his political opinions. Unlike the agents
of the Northern despotism, who seek to reduce
us to the condition of dependent vassals, wo
believe that the recognition of the civil rights
of citizens is the foundation of Constitutional
liberty, and that the claim of the President of
the United States to declare martial law, to
suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas
corpus, ahd to cpnvefl every barrack and pri
son in the land into it hostile, is nothing but
the claim which other tyrants have assumed
to subjugate a free people. The Confederate
States occupy Bowling Greeii as a defensive
position; I renew tho pledgesof the comman
ders of other columns of the Confederate troops
to retire,from the Territory of Kentucky in
tho same conditions which will govern their
movements. • I further give you my own as
surance that tho force under my command
will bo used as an hid to the Government of
Kentucky, in carrying out the strict neutrality
desired by its people, vyhenovor they under
take to'enforce it against the two belligerents
alike. (Signed)
“S'. 11.'BUCKNER,
“ Brigadier General C. S. A
“Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Tl»e Laietit from XiOUisvillc.
Patriotic Proclamation of Gen. Anderson
Gen, Thomas L. Crittenden; Commander of
the Sliliiia—Strength of the Enemy at B oii-
ling Green.
, Loeisville, Sept. 21.—The following proc
lamation has just been issued by General An
derson
“ Kentuckians —Called by the Legislature
of this, my native State, I hereby assume the
command of this department. 1 come to cn
forcJ, not to make laws, and, God willing, to
proect your property and your lives. The
enemies of your country have dared to invade
. our soil. Kentucky is in, danger. ' She has
vainly.striven to keep pence with her neigh
bo's. Our State is now invaded by those wlio
prjfessed to be friends, but who now seek to
'.conquer'her. No true son of Kentucky can
ledger hesitate ns to his duty to his State anil
his country. The invaders must, and, God
Tilling, will be expelled. The leader of the
hostile forces, which now approaches, is, I
regrot to say, a K.entuckian, making war ori
Kentucky and Kentuckians. Lot all- part
■differences of opinion be overlooked. Every
one who now rallies to the support of our
Union and of our State is a friend. Hally,
then, ray countrymen, around the flag our
fathers loved, and which has shielded us so
long. ■ I call you to arms for self-defence and
for the. protection of all that is dear to a
freeman. . Lot us trust in God, and do our
duty as did our fathers. (Signed)
“ ROBERT ANDERSON,
“ Brig... Gen. U. ,S. A,
Gov. Magoffin has also issued his proclama
tion, ordering Gbn. Thomas L. Crittenden to
exoreuto the purposes contemplated by the
recent resolutions of the Kentucky Legisla
ture, in reference to the expulsion of the in
vaders, and Gen. Crittenden has ordered the
militia to. be mustered -'forthwith into service-
Hamilton Pope, Brigadier General of the
Homo Guard, also calls upon the people in
each, ward in Louisville, to moot this afternoon
and organize into companies for the. protection
.of the city.
The Evening Bulletin says,-that from "000
to 8000 Confederate troops-with.twonty.one
pieces of cannon arrived, at Bonding Green
.on. Wednesday, taking a-cannon and 20 stnnd
of arms belonging to the Bowling Green Homo
Guard. .They sent out-six.pieees of camion
and 2000 men to. Gen. Roger \V. Hanson, tho
Cuufcdorato General on 'Croon ’River.,
itoiit of tlie Rctoftis at Rlitc mine.
Kansas' Crrv, Sept. 19.—Fifteen hundred
men, under Col. Smith, overtook three thou
sand secessionists as they were crossing the
river at Blue Mills Landing, on {lie 17th, ami
completely routed them, killing between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred,-,and Ink-’
ing- twelve prisoners. The
was fifty killed arid twe'hty-five whuhded.
Harris.
On the 19th inst.-, by Rev. Jacob Pry. Mr
■ Adam Brenneman, to Miss Sosanna .feTAur
feu, both of York county. V
lint
In this borough, at.the' residence of his sis
ter,-on Sunday morning, the 15th high, Mr-
Wh.i.iaji- Wight man, formerly of Carlisle,
aged 01 years. '
In this,borough, on 'FnescTny morning last,
; Mrs, MAitOAitET Picket, mother of Mr. John
Pilkey, and daughter of the late Mr. Peter
Sollonborgcr, aged about BG-years.
: At Camp Haney, Tcnnalleytown, D. 0., on
Thursday, the 19th inst., Benjamin E. Htv-
EitsticK, son of David and Eliza Havorstidlc,
of Carlisle, ire the iTth year of his ago.
The deceased was a member of Company
A. (Captain fIENDEitsoN,) 7th Kogimept Pa.
Volunteers, which ho had rooe(inly joined. —
He was a youth of many amiable qualities,
and his death has deprived his parents of a
dutiful son and his country of a gallant de
fender,. His remains were brought to Car
lisle and interred in the public burial ground.
fflorbfe.
CARLISLE MARKET. —Sep.. 2G, 18C1.
Corrected Weekly hy Woodward'& Schmidt
Flour, Superfine, per bbl.j ■ r $4,25.
do., Extra, do., ,r v -4,50‘
do., Family,., do,, , . '.'.4,75
do., Rye, do., ~ ' 2,75;
White, Wheat, per bushel, Ijlf
RedWiieat, do.,
Rve,
Corn,
Oats,
Clovksseed,
TIMOTHYREEI),
Please Take Notice.
LEIDICH, SAWYER & MILLER are now
getting in tbeir
Fall' and Winter Dry-Goods,
which, notwithstanding tho cry of “hard times,
will bo more complete than formerly, comprising
nil kinds of goods suitable for
Ladies’, Misses , Children’s,
Men's and Boys* Wear.
Thankful for past favors wo'ask, a continuance of,
tho same, and wo will uso our best endeavors to
make it tho interest of thopublio to patronise onr
Large and Select Slock of Goods.
N. B. All persons indebted to fbo old firm of
Loidiob & Sawyer, are' urgently requested to call
and settle their accounts as wo arc in groat wantof
money. Sept. 26, 1861.
Election.
AN election for officers nnd managers of
the Cumberland Valley Railroad Company*
will bo hold the Railroad Office, in Chambers
burg, between tho hours of 10 a. h. nnd •! p- m, » 0
Monday tho 7th day of October next.
B. M. BIDDLE, Stcty.
R. R. Office, Sept. .26, 1861. .
Pamphlet tuns,
PnoinoNOTAny’s Office, I.
' Carlisle, Sept. 18, 1881* .)
THE PAMPHLET LAWS of the Session
of the Legislature of 1801, bnvo been roc
at this office, and are ready for distribution to
entitled to receive them. Trl?
Sopt. 20, 1861,
4,25>
2,25