MERIC AN VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B. BhATTON, Editor k Proprietor..
CARLISLE, PA., FEBRUARY 20, 1862,
O U a F L A G.
" Forever float that standard sited !
'Where breathes the foe bnt falls before Usl
With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet,
.And Freedom's banner waving o’er us!”
(£7*ld the article, in our last, headed
Our Nero Fiddling," a sentence was misti
fied, by the carelessness of the compositor,
who, in correcting the proof sheet transposed
a liii'e. The provoking blunder was not no
■ ticcd by us until the entire edition of the pa
per had boon worked off. The good sense of
mistake of the types.
. O' “ A Lady In Carlisle” sends us two
poetical effusions, with a request that we in
sert the same in " the excellent Volunteer.”
Our fair friend must first giv.e us her real
.pamej qfter that, we will read her produc
tions carefully, and decide on their fate.
. Sabbath School Anniversary. —The Sab
bath School scholars connected with- the First
M. E. Church will celebrate their Annivera
ry in the church building, on the evening of
the 22d inst.. The exercises will consist of
singing, speaking, dialogues,’ftp., and will, we
doubt not, prove highly entertaining. The
proceeds are to be appropriated to the pur
chase of books for the School Library. We
hope to see a full attendance on the occasion.
- nrn frequently asked why we do
not publish the death of such a person, or the
mariiageof such a couple. To this question
we can readily respond. We will cheerfully
give all marriage and obituary notices an in
sertion when they are promptly handed in by
a-responsible person, but we cannot find time
to run around the country and gather up these
items,' however interesting thoymaybeto our
readers. '
Death Andrew Roberts; —The corpse of.
our former* respected fellow-citizen, Andrew
Roberts', arrived in the cars from Philadel
phia, accompanied by the family of the dc
-ceased, on Monday afternoon. Mr.R.diodlho
day previous, after'a short.illness. Ho was
well known to all our citizen, and was a genial,
kind-hearted man,- who - had .many warm
friends. Peace to his ashes, .
■ Fire in Kingston.— A fire broke-out. in the
'house owned by Mr. Wilson Reed, in the vil
lage of Kingston, on Sunday last, and before
the, flames could be arrested, the building and
out-houses, together with an adjoining dwel
ling, owned by Mr. Da vid Reed, were reduced
to ashes. The buildings wove frame, and
burnad. rapidly, and. it was with much difli
, culty .other properties were saved. The fire,
we learn, originated from a stove pipe. No
insurance. ; ■
. Washington's Birthday. —Next Saturday
willbe the tioenty-sccond —the anniversary of
the birth of, Washington. At no time in the
history of the-American people has the com--
momoration-of this day seemed a move sacred
duty than at present, when the'country to
yrhoso serviceable life wasso-nobly devoted, and
whose “Father” lio is : reverently called, is
, rent with civil feuds, and drenched in frater
nal blood—the fearful, but predicted conse
quences of a disregard of the solemn od'moni
tiohs of his Farewell Address.
Yes Sin.—All small bills should now bo
promptly paid. They are quite as likely to
he neglected as large ones, because people
feel'that they are not of. much importance,
and oan.be paid at any time.; but in the ag
gregate they are of great importance. In
many kinds of trade the bulk of the receipts
is in comparatively small’sums, as in the prin
ting business, forr instance. Let all the small,
bills be punctually paid, and the largo ones
will’ take care of themselves, for it is upon
the- small’ bills that many a tradesman or me
chanic depends-to pay the large-ones he pws.
BT7” The Union feeling in Richmond is not
yet altogether smothered. • From a Richmond
paper we learn that a number of persons
have been arrested, and after being ex
amined have been recommended to be hung
as traitors.
Too True.—ln the U. S. Senate, a few days
since, Mr. Wilson, Republican Senator from
Massachusetts, in speaking on Government
aflame, said:
“Wliy, tUa view tba world lias on us, is
Hint wa nre a nation of—lie almost said —
thieves ; but he'would’ say plunderers, in the
midst of a war for the 1 life* of the country.//
That is true enough—and-the Senator might
'linvo added' uiirr tho men of hit- party are the
thieves.
#®“ Mexico is really surprising the world
by her now energy. Jaurez has revised his
cabinet; a heavy tax has boon levied; 150,-
, 000 volunteers will soon he in the field ; all
the fnetiona'hnvo united to save the nation
from foreign subjugation.
B®* Prince Albert has willed the whole of 1
his property —a very considerable sum—to the I
Queen, fdrdhe ultimate-benefit of their young- \
er children - . Ilis ears of tho revenues of tho
Duchy of Cornwall will result in tho Prince
of Wales having nearly half a million in hand
when he comcs of age next November, togeth-
er with the annual income, in the best order.
Jt is also stated, on good authority, that tho
late Princo bequeaths Balmoral, which was
bis own property, to her Majesty.
BOANOEE ISLAND tICTOEY.
"Now by St. Paul tha Work does Bravely On,”
It will gladden every patriot's heart to
read the war new# we give this morning,
Trae, copious tears will ho mingled with tho
joy, for in the brilliant fight and victory at
Roanoke Island, many scores of bravo
troops perished, and many hundreds received
painful wounds. Such is the late of war--
■ feelings of gladness and feelings of sympathy
for our heroes who fell, take possession of
the Northern heart simultaneously. Homes
have been rendered desolate, and hearts are
wrung with anguish, but yet we cannot but re*
joice through our tears. i
All honor to tho heroic Burnside, his offi
cers and men. They deserve and will re
ceive tho Nation’s gratitude. His splendid
victory at Roanoke Island, is a blow against
the rebel cause which will be severely felt by
tho traitors in arms. It was a hard-fought
battle, hut our troops acted the part of veter
ans, and with a determined coolness seldom
witnessed, stormed every stronghold of the
enemy. Doth sailors and soldiers went at tho
task inspired by the confidence Which a good
cause, high courage and reliance upon the
skill Of their commanders always impart.
From every side of tho. Island, mainland
and sand-pit the rebel batteries poured their
fire. Behind these therehel gunboats, armed
jvith the most destructive guns, continued to
throw shot and shell. Into the face of these
death-dealing missiles wont the Union ships f
returning fire for fire, followed by tho solid
regiments of our troops attacking them on
liuul Tho victory. has hnnn niirnhiißptl u-ilh
a considerable loss of-life, but it is neverthe-
less-a substantial one. Roanoke Island de
fended all the inland approaches to upper
North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia.
It was capable ofa vigorous its en
trenchments being supported by batteries on
the land upon.both sides. Only one channel,
the western one, would receive the largest
ships of the expedition. But the navy did
its work handsomely, and not only destroyed
the batteries, butfollolved up and annihilated
the rebel fleet.
The Philadelphia/njuiVer gives the follow
ing description of Roanoke Island:
• Roanoke Island is about seven miles long
and three broad. The Rebels had thrown up
five' forts, an entrenched camp in the centre,
and the whole garrisoned with from three
thousand to five thousand, troops. On the
main, land, * opposite, also, were extensile
works, provided with heavy ordinance and
well manned. The capture of the island
shits off the water cbmmnnication between
the two sounds, and the carrying of supplies
thence to Norfolk. It also commands Cur
rituck Sound, a strip of water fifty miles long,
ten wide, add navigable for vessels drawing
ten feet, running parallel to the North Caro
lina coast, and opening into Albemarle
Sound.
Supplies for Norfolk from this point can be
cut off hero, as also from the course across Al
bemarle Sound, northward to the point where
the .Pasquotank and North Rivers empty.
There are two routes from this last point to
Norfolk—one by. Pasqaotank*River, Dismal
Swamp Canal and south branch of Elizabeth
River, and the other by the North River of
Albemarle and Pamlico Canal, Currituck
Sound, the North River of Currituck, the
upper cut of Albemarle god Pamlico. Canal
and the Blibabeth River. The first is passa
ble during the w inter months for vessels
drawing about six feet. The latter route, it
is said, can be taken by vessels drawing eight
feet during the same season.
It is not surprising that the Rebels at Nor
folk, knowing all .these facts, are fearful of
thq result. No doubt hundreds of private
families are now leaving that city, fearful of
being placed between twofires—that of Burn
side and the force at Fortress Monroe.
More Glorious News,
Fort Donelson is ours ! Huzza! Our vic
tories now crowd upon each other so fast, that
it is almost impossible to keep count of them.
The back-bone of the rebellion is broken,
and wo have hopes that two months more
will bringus peace. Gen. M’CLELLAN’splans
are now being developed. Had Cameron
been removed from the. War Department two
months before be was, the war would now,
we believe, hoover. M’Olellan and Stan
ton —both Democrats and honest men—will
put the war through with a rush. They are
■ not after the spoils, but after the rebels.
Let Abolitionists in the meantime keep very
quiet, or Gen. M’Gi.ellan may be under the
disagreeable necessity of hanging a few of
them. ,
Later and Better.
Just as we were going to press, the tele
graph informed us that Gen. -Price’s entire
rebel army had' laid down their arms to Gen.
Curtiss.!' The bells of our town are now
ringing a merry peal, and joy js depicted in
every face. ,
Small Notes. —Nearly nll the Banks in the
State have issued small notes, and they have
nowbeoome our principal circulating medium,
to the exclusion of coin, and to some extent,
of bills of a larger denomination. Gold dol
lars, among business men, are becoming, like
angels’ visits, “ few and far between,” and
silver is by no moans as plentiful as it "used
to bo. Of course everybody takes the small
notes,- and glad to get them, too. The mis
ers who hoard up tho gold and silver in their
strong, boxes and long purses, are a little
suspicious of small paper money, and conse
quently pay them out as fast as they get
them, which is a real blessing, for it keeps
money in circulation, and has a tendency to
make tho times better than they otherwise
would be.
(£/—Our Navy, that was tho pride of the
war of 1812, has lost in this war nothing of
its Ancient renown. Dupont, Foote, Strino-
HAjf, and Burnside are names that will be
trnsmitttod tohistory with those of Lawrence,
Perry, Hull, and Bainuridge. If the Euro
pean Powers should ever interfere in favor of
the unholy rebellion that has attempted the
destruction of our Government, we shall look
to tiro Navy to maintain the freedom of the
seas, and carry the flag of tho Union in tri
umph through the contest.
Disloyal Feeling in Delaware. —The
Legislature of Delaware has just adjourned,
having declined assuming tho State’s quota of
the national tax, and refused to pass a resolu
tion instructing her Representative and Sen
ators to sustain tho Government in the prose
cution ofthe war. Tho Legislature also passed
a resolution expressly denouncing any mens
uro to abolish slavery in the State;
JOBIIAST.
The Abolition journals are jubilant over
the expulsion of Senator Bright l from-the
United States Senate. Whether Bright
merited this indignity, is a disputed question,
and one which we are willing to leave to his
Immediate constituents —tho people of Indi
ana— to settle. Senator OowaN of this Slate,
as also several other Republican Senators,
spoke against and voted against his expulsion.
But, whether his ejection from his seat was
right or wrong, certain.it is there are several
others in the Senate who deserve to bo ousted.
Wo have not, in tho land, a bolder or,more
impudent disunionist than Charles Sdmneb,
iof Massachusetts. There are others, too, in
that body— Wilmot, Jim Lane, Wilson,
Trombell —who are not a whit behind Sum
ner in their disloyalty. If they had the pow
er to-day to reconstruct the Union as it was,
and thus put an end to our troubles, they
would not do it. For years these men have
worked with their whole heart and soul, for a
dissolution of tho Union. Sumneß, ever since
he has occupied a sCat in the Senate, never
permitted an opportunity to pass without as
sailing some of the provisions of the Constitu
tion. For the people of the South, he cherish
ed the most hitter and revengeful feelings,
and hurled his sarcastic and incendiary phi
lipios against slavery and slave-owners at
all times and on all” occasions. lie could not
open his foul and treasonable lips-without
abusing and defaming the Union, the Consti
tution and Southern men. He fairly offered
up prayers for a dissolution of the Union, that
we might he cut loose from, the “ slave oli
garchy." These’ speeches of this fanatical
demagogue, made at a- time when the -coun
try was enjoying peace and prosperity, were
paraded before Southern men, many of whom,
. like Sumner, being secessionists* at .heart,
used them* to inflame the,minds of the igno
i rant, who were made to* believe them to be
tile-sentiments of a majority of the people of
j the North. SuMNEßpredioted ndissolution of
[ the Union; so did the traitors of South Caro-
I lina; Sumner libelled tlftu'South; Southern
[ hotheads in turn, libelled the North ; Sum
ner stigmatized Southern men as cowards
and predicted that they “could be subjugated
in sixty days;" Southern men replied that
Northern men were cowards, and that the
South never could ,be subjugated. Thus,
when wo were at peace, these throats and
taunts were being made. Had Sumner and
other Abolitionists, as well as their co-labor
ers in tiie South, been Silenced or hanged, as
they should have been, our present troubles
would have been averted, anij our pe'ople
would now be enjoying the same pence and
prosperity they enjoyed during Mr. Buchan
an’s administration. But, tile people want
ed a change of rulers—a change of policy—
a miserable, Abolition sectional party, to take
charge of the destinies of our country. They
were gratified—they got the change, and
with it they got a bloody civil war, high tax
es, distress, starvation, robbery, plunder, and
scoundrelisnu. They—a majority, of the peo
ple of the North—placed this party, of infa
my in power; they warmed the sectional vi
per into life; and now that they feel its sting,
let. them bear the infliction, with, becoming
meeknes. ......
But, we are a little off our subject. The
expulsion of Bright may have been right
and proper. Now let the Senate beconsistont,
and expel the other secessionists who disgrace
seats in that body. Let Sumner’s bo. the
first head brought to the block, and then the'
people will have more confidence in the
Senate’s integrity, and will be forced to be
lieve that it was not Bright’s politics that
caused his expulsion.
WHY DON'T THEY DEFEND DIM!
Why don’t the men who voted for and
elected Mr. Lincoln to the. Presidency defend
him, now that ho is being attacked ? Almost
daily, in Congress, he is sneered at, ridiculed,
and his policy (if he has a policy,) denounced.
Scores of Republican papers are joining in
the cry, and publish the speeches delivered
agaiusthim, withouta word ofdissent. flow
is it? Are they afraid to defend the Presi
dent of their choice—afraid of the Abolition
ists? It seoms so, for we have not as yet no-
ticed a single Republican paper that dared to
rebuke tho traitors who are attempting to
bring both the President and General M'Clel
lan into disrepute'. Why is it, wo repeat?
Tho President, if be wishes to be sustained,
must out loose from the Abolitionists ;, ho
must stop his half-way policy, and come out
boldly and assist to thorttlethe rebellious ras
cals who dosiro to put all law, the Constitu
tion and decency at defiance. When he does
this he willbe manfully sustained by the great
Democratic party, and by tho masses in gen
eral. This is his policy—lot him pursue it.
The Treasury Note Bill passed the Sen
ate on Thursday, by a vote of 30 yeas to 7
nays. The Senators who voted against it,
Were Messrs-. Collamor, of Vermont; Cowan,
of Pennsylvania; Kennedy and Pearce, of
of Maryland; King, of Now-York; Powell, of
Kentucky ; and Saulsbury, of Daloware.'. A
proposition to strike out tho legal tender
clause was negative by 17 yeas to 22 nays.—
The amendments adopted by tho Senate raise
the rate of interest on the five-year bonds to
7J por cent., direct the payment of the inter
est in coin, and make provision for deposits
of tho Treasury Notes at 5 per cent, interest.
It is bolioved tho House will promptly concur
in all the Senate’s amendments.
Col. Corcoran to be Released-.— -It will
bo good nows to tho country, especially to our
Irish follow citizens, to loam that Colonel
Corcoran is to bo released from a southern
prison and sent homo -within tho coming two
weeks. Such, at least, is the assurance re
ceived from Washington, Secretary Stanton
having taken the matter in hand. , Colonel
Corcoran’s bravery at Bull Run, where ho
would not run away, and his subsequent good
«induct under the most trying circumstances
at the South, have endeared him to the whole
country.
Thunder !—Some fellow, writing from
Harrisburg, compares Morrow B. Lowry to
General Jackson. We wonder if that chap
couldn’t see a similarity between a sore-head
ed tom oat and a lion 2 „ ,
o”The Rebel Gen. Crittenden, who
roceutly had command at Mill Spring, has
ljust been arrested at Montioello, Ky., for
I drunkenees and'treachery.
KEEP IT] BEFORE TEE PEOPLE,
that $100,000,000 have boon stolen from the
treasury of the United States, in less than ton
months of a Republican Administration, by
Republican office-holders and republican Gov
ernment-contractors.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that tho expenses of the Government, under
the rule of the Retrenchment and Reform
party, have, been increased from seventy mil
lions a year, to more than six hundred mil"
lions per annum! '
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that tho whitemen of the North will Uc taxed
to pay the expense of furnishing. runaway
negroes by hundreds at Fortress Monroe and
other Government posts, with shoes, rations of
provisions and clothing, while Government
does not provide for the wives and children
and families of those who aro on the tented
field fighting for the Constitution, Union and
enforcement of law.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that those Abolition scoundrels and Black Re
publican editors in the North, who cry “trai
tor,” in order, to hide their own disaffection,
are the very men who have been most instru
mental in producing our present difficulties,
and each-one should be furnished With three
feet of rope, with a slip noose at one end!
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that the Democracy arC now, as they always
have been, the .friends of the Constitution and
the Union, and-do not * .Consider the one “a ■
league inith MU,*’ nor are willing to lot the
other “slide.” . .
KEEP ITJ3EFOB.E THE PEOPLE,
that the Democratic party are, in favor of the
’iitir
suppression 01 bullion, the punialimonf ot
treason and the maintenance of the govern*
meut at, any. cost ol* hazard* and opposed to
any further concessions to foreign despots in
their officious intermeddling in ourdomestic
difficulties* ' .
keep ia? beEobe the people,
that a vigorous successful prosecution of
the war can oefly bo secured by decision on
the part of the Administration in regard to
its policy, and honesty on the part of those
entrusted with the execution of its views,
qualities not shown by either I
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that .the Abolition press of tho North has no
denunciations ./for the Government robbers
who have been, exposed by the Van Wyck
investigating committee, but attempt to con
ceal all the thieving operations of their own
partisans, undir.the garb of silence 1
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
that the historian will hand down to posterity
a record of this war, its instigators and causes,
and some of those who now are loud in their
cries of “traitor/’ “secessionist,” Sea., will
wish they never had been born, While their
descendants to the latest posterity will curse
Abolitionism and fanaticism, as the cause of
inflicting a stigma as lasting as the leprosy of
Naamon 1
A PBEDICWOS OF 1860.
■ln the campaign of the Hon.-1). D. Bar
nard, of New iork, a gentleman of high char- ,
acter, and fojUnariy years a prominent and
ill tbaf State, ad
, dressed.-a lettep to a public meeting, givingthe
reasons why ho.could not and would not sup
port Mr. Lincoln, for the Presidency. From
that letter we: make the following extract,
and invite to it the attention of our readers:
“ For me to support or countenance in any'
way this Repdblican organization, would bo
treason. I uo.not regard other issues ns wor
thy'to be taktia Into the account at all; in,
comparison of'the one great issue now before
tho country, namely; Whether we sh. U keep
our country, in its integrity and unity, just as
the fathers of (he Republic constituted and or
ganized it and'bequeathed it to tis, or whether
we shall now lay the train that is to seaiter.it,
in broken and bleeding fragments, by mining,
with our own sacrilegious hands, a deep trench
of division and separation botweenthe two
great sectionsaf the country, North and South.
We shall.do this—just this and nothing loss
when we shall instal in the common Gov
ernment ot the country a party of the North,
triumphant by tho support of the North alone,
and to be sustained in the Government by the
North alone, and for no other reason than that
it is a party p£ the North against the South,
the implacable enemy of the South, and
pledged to make its enmity felt to the utmost
of its power in respect to an interest which is
her own. exclusively, which is linked with her
existence, is secured to her exclusive control
by the very dondition on which the Union
and the Constitution stand, and with which
the North has no more right to interfere than
it has with a similar interest in Brazil or in'
the dominions of Spain. In short, the great
issue is whether we shall have a country so
grand, so imposing in the presence Of the
world, so emipently prosperous and happy,
or only such fragments of a country, and these
distracted, torn with civil dissections, and red
with fraternal blood, as may remain to us ]
' after the threatened triumph of tho cause of
Anti-Slavery,, vindictive and unsparing as it
has shown itself to be through the success of
the Republican party.”
The campaign bad scarcely been concluded
and the result generally known, before many
who lipd voted for Mr. Lincoln began to fear
that Mt 7 Barnard had presented the great
istue in its true light ;.and now, everywhere
throughout the North, sober-minded, thinking,
patriotic monjpf all parties, feel that what was
then predicted.to bo the result of the success of
a sectional Presidential candidate, is already
upon the country. ,
Judgement Liens against Soldiers. —The
following is n copy of an important, bill for
the benefit of the creditors of persons in the
military service, which was introduced in the
House of Representatives, at harrisburg, on
the sth iust., by Mr. Pershing, of Cambria
County
An Act relating to the Lien of Judgements
against P&sons in Military Service.
Be it enacted, &c., That the lien of all Judg
ments against any person or persons, who
have been/'pit may be, mustered- into the ser
vice of this State, or of the United States,
shall bo and remain good and valid during the
time for which such person or persons shall
bo engaged in such service, and for one month
affer he or they shall have been discharged
therefrom'; although said judgements shall
not have been revived -within five years from
the date of entering the same.
[£7* Pike. »f the Augusta (Me.) Age, for
several years has been a reporter of the Sen
ate. At oho time during the session of fro
lic, when no business was on hand, the Pre
sident asked him to take the chair. The re
quest was complied with, and Pike presided
with grace. When :lhe President returned,
Pike said ho should avail himself of a venera
ted custom, alwayi/ observed by the retiring
President, of stealing the inkstand! af the
same time article
which embellished desk.
[Erom tho Somerset Democrat.]
Past—Piesenl—Future.
The fact that internal war exists in tho
United States is known throughout tho length
and breadth of tho land. That its commouoe
mont dates from-April, 1861, is well known;
but when it will terminate is uncertain ns
the day of our exit from the earth. _ That
there will be no gain to any human being by
the operations of the war is a , fixed Tact,
when we except the cormorants and vultures
that hover around tho Capital and the army,
and feed and riot on tho misfortunes of the
country: or the wants of the soldiers. Such
creatures whose every breath is pullution,
and every act oppression, will langh and
grow, fat awhile their country is .bleeding' at
every pore. Yea, ’many of them will prate
patriotic speeches for the public ear, whilst
they are sucking the life-blood from the na
tion. Such men should only be known to be
despised.' But while Cameron, and Cum
mins, and .Morgan, and a host of such buz
zards, are feeding and fattening, the country
is sinking, the people are suffering, death is
entering almost every family circle, poverty
and want are knocking at the doors of hun
dreds of thousands of mir_ citizens, and our
very existence as a nation is sorely hazarded.
And if we inquire, why is all this ? no man
can give a satisfactory answer. Every man
knows that within a brief space of time, our
country has been converted from a nation of
peace to a nation of war—from a people en
joying comfort and prosperity to a people op
pressed and sad. Every one knows that such
a state of things can only have been the re
sult of gross error or gross wickedness, or
both i combined. But when wo attempt to
fanthom the causes of our difficulties and
sufferings, we encounter ' the' authors who,
with oiled lips, divert us frequently from the
track. It is the duty of Congress to fanthmn
the depths of fraud and villainy that abound.
But when wo turn our eyes in that direction,
we find that even the members of Congress
jtPB-JlQt'alV frPft frem~ Pllilt.—Thn ill
in ‘ their blind zeal for party triumph, have
permitted a [portion of the Glalphins to enter
those halls of representatives; and there, al
though sworn to support the Constitution and
do their duty faithfully as representatives of
the nation, they daily connive at fraud and
perjury,, violate the fundamental law of the
land, and share the spoils with the plunder
ers apd robbers. This state of things will
continue until the people in their sovereign
capacity take the matter in hand, and hurl
from place, and power all gamblers, drunk
ards and liars, for none of them can be trust
ee( and select honest,, upright, true
places of trust and power. This done, the
tide of peace and. prosperity will again set
in, hope for the future will beam in the coun
tenances of our citizens, confidence will again
be, restored, and the day of delivery from in
ternal strife, from war and oppression, will
again dawn upon the 'nation. Now is the
tinie to move in this matter. There are no
candidates in the field at present. Let the
people themselves make the selections, and
let them do it calmly, soberly, thoughtfully
assured that blind party zeal in favor of
solf-consequentialaspirants, will never secure
Us any permanent good. The old Jeffersoni
an principle is a safe one in practice ; let it
be reproduced and have universal and lasting
sway. Apply the test to every candidate:
“Is he honest? is ho capable? is he faithful
to the Constitution V‘ and if a favorable res
ponse can be given to these interrogatories,
you have the right man—but if either one of
the questions cannot be answered affirmative
ly, the candidate is unsafe, he is not trust
worthy, he ought to be rejected. We must
make an effort, and never cedse Until success
ful, to restore the simplicity and honesty Of
our ancestors in the practical administration
of our public affairs. We owe this to our
country, our bleeding country, we owe it to
ourselves,’ we owe it to posterity., ~ Then lot
us go.to. ln earnest . :■>
“ And raise, on liberty’s broad base*
A structure nf wise government, and show,
ta our now world, n glorious spectacle
Of social order. Froo men, equals all,.
By reason swayed, self-governed* sclf-itnprOvod,
And the, electric chain, of public good
Twined round the, private happiness Of each :
And every heart thrillodby the patriot chord
That sounds the’ glory of America.’’ ■ .
THE MU Mim*
Late News-from Ft. Donelson
THE EORT CAPTURED!
The Logs Heavy on both Sides!
St. Louis, Feb. city is perfectly
wild with excitement and rejoicing at tlio an
nouncement just made public, that the Amer
ican fla°- now waves over Fort Donelson.
The loss has been heavy on both sides.
One of General Grant’s batteries was taken
by the rebels, but was soon recaptured by our
gunboats are said to be badly damaged.
Cabio, Fob: 10—[Special Despatch to the
St Louis Democrat,] --Commander Foote
reached here about 12 o’clock last night, on
board the gunboat Conestoga. 110 stormed
Fort Donelson on Friday afternoon, with the
gunboats Saint Louis, Louisville, Pittsbuig,
C'arbndclet, Tyler and Conestoga. After
Ugh tin * a little over au hour, ho withdrew.
' Fifty’-four Were killed and wounded in our
gunboats, Pilots Kiloy and Heuton being
among the wounded.
Commodore Foots, while standing on the
pilot house of the St, Louis, his flag ship, was
slightly wounded.
The St, Louis was hit by 61 shot. Two of
the gunboats were disabled. , '
■ The Tyler and Conestoga remained out of
the ninge-of the enemy’s guns.
The lino of battle was ns follows ; The St.
Louis on the right, next the Louisville, then
the Pittsburg and the Cnrondolot en the left.
The enemy’s firing was very accurate.—
They had three batteries—one near the wa
ter's edge, one fifty feet above this, and a third
fifty feet above the second. The upper one
mounted four 18-pounders. This was hold in
1 reserve until our boats got within 400 yards.
Our firing was directed principally at the
water battery. One of the enemy’s guns burst,
and a number were dismounted. The rebels
1 could bo seen carrying the dead out of their
trenches, , ' ,
All the gunboats were loft up the Cumber
land except the Conestoga. She loft there
Carondolot burst killing
81 T™o rudder of the Pittsburg was shot away.
The mortar boats loft hero yesterday morn
ing for Port’ Uonelson. ■ '‘
The above is gleamed from statements made
by gentlemen who were aboard the St. Louis
during the engagements. ,
Later— -A gentleman, who loft Port Donel
son yesterday afternoon, at 3 o’clock, and
reached here at noon to day, says that the
fight had boon going on all day yesterday.
The right wing oftheenemy’s fortifications
was taken, and the Stars and Stripes were
Waving over them. , " ,
The forces were breast to breast, and the
fight was to bo renewed.
Cario Feb. 16—The steamer Minohaha ar
rived here from Port Donnelson, having left
the fort at 5 o’clock last evening, bringing a
military mail and despatches, and 150 of the
wounded to the Hospital at Paducah.
The fight commenced on Thursday and
was continued on Friday and Saturday, The
fight during the latter day was desperate.
The Illinois Eighteenth regiment suffered
severely, and the lowa Seventh sustained con
siderable loss.
Swartz’s battery, which was taken by th*
enemy, was recaptured by our men.
Two Colonels were wounded, and two killed.
The lost is heavy on both sines. •
Tho upper fort was taken at 4 o’clock, and
the Union flag now floats over it.
Our troops behaved with great gallantry.
■ Tho gunboats_ St. Louis, Louisville, arid
Pittsburg wdrs disabled, ■> , .
Tho Minnehaha met the mortar boats at
Paducah going up.
St. Louis, Feb. 16.— Despatches received
at head quarters say that all the gunboats
are pretty effectually disabled except one.
Commodore Foote was wounded twice, but
not fatally. -
Tho upper redoubt taken by our troops
commands Fort Donnelson, and General
Grant telegraphs that he would be able to
capture the fort to-day, Sunday.
LATEST -BY TELEGRAPH.
GLORIOUS NEWS.
REBEL AND FEDERAL ACCOUNTS!
Capture of Gens. Sidney Johnson,
Buckner, and Pillow !
Fifteen Thousand Men Taken Prisoners!
Flight of General Floy
The Eckels Accuse Him of Treacher;/ and
Cowardice-Terrible Slaughter in the JiaU
tie—lnteresting From Kentucky—From
Fortress Monroe—A Battle Near Savnnah—
The City dapiured !
The War In the West—movement
Cincinnati, Fob. 17.
This morning’s Commercial has the follow
lAnrnino-_1,1)n.1, t.lin_rßhols,wora OTA(!l'
atin" ■ Bowling Green, Gen. Buell ordered a
forced march by Gen; Mitchell. 46 save, if
possible, the railroad and turnpike bridges
on the Big Barron river. They had; howev
er, been destroyed when Mitchell reached the
banks of the river.
• The brigades of Brcckenndgo and Hindman
were, until Thursday evening, at Woodland
Station.
The rebels left nothing at Bowling Green
except a few old wagons. Part of the town
is reported burnt. It is believed now that
there are no rebel forces in Kentucky east of
the direct road from Bowling Green via
Franklin to Nashville. . ■. ■
Crittenden is trying to organize another
army at Carthage, on the south bend of Cum
berland. This is the only rebel force on the
lino from Bowling Green to Nashville.
e Breckinridge and -Hindman’s brigades
have fallen back on Russelville, where Buck
ner’s and Floyd’s brigades have been stationed
foVsome time. Hardee and Johnston were also
believed to bo at that point ou Friday. It is
presumed, with the exception of the above
brigades, the whole rebel army have been
moved,-to Fort Donnelson and , Clarksville.
What movement may have been - made by
rebel forces since Thursday'oan only be.con
jectured, but the probabilities are that , they
have concentrated the whole force on the
Cumberland, tf, however, they have not
done, so, the divisions of Nelson and Mitchell
will bo ample to cope with al they may have
between Bowling Green nndjJlNashviHe,
It is believed the divisions of McCook and
Thomas embarked at the mouth of Salt river
on steamers -for Cumberland on Saturday
night and yesterday. The troops that have
been in the camp of instruction atßardstown
were at Louisville yesterday, embarking for
for. the Cumberland. '■
Three -' Indiana rogimCiits and a batter
ry of artillery leave New Albany to-day.
The aggregate of these reinforcements is
about 40!000. . ■
Gen Buell, wfi Understand, goes, with
McCook’s division to take command in person
on the Cumberland, where our force will by
to-morrow night nitiriber about 80,000.
While ho presses the enemy on the Cum
berland with his tremendous force, their
flank and rear are passed by the heavy divi
sions under. Mitchell and Nelson.
Since writing the above, We learn that ten
regimentanaw ip Ohio camps are ordered at
once to the Cumberland. ‘ .
MONTiCOLA,
-The Caplm'o of Fori Itoiielsou.
Cincinnati, Fob. 17.
Fort Donelson Was captured yesterday.—
Generals Buckner, Pillow and Johnson, with
15,000 rebels are taken prisoners.
[later.-]
St. Louis, fob. 17.—Dispatches received
from Gen. Grant to Gen. announce
the surrender of Fort Donelson with .15,000
prisoners, including Generals Johnson,-Buck
ner anil Pillow.
[second dispatch.]
St. LoCis, Peb. 17.—Further official advi
ces from Fort Donelson say that General Floyd
made his escape during the’ night,, and the
rebels in the fort denounced him a black-hear
ted traitor and coward. ,
I'he enemy were known to have had 30,000
■poops; 15,000 of whom arc our prisoner’s,
),000 escaped, and the balance are reported
:o bo killed or otherwise disabled.
Our loss is not stated, but the slaughter in
our ranks is mentioned as being terribly se
vere. ■ ■ ‘
By a flag of trace to-day wo hear that Port
Donolson surrendered to Gen. Grant yeserday
(Saturday.) Generals Johnson and Buckner,
wore taken together with It),000 other pris
oners. We are also .informed’that lighting
has been going on near Savannah, and that
that city has probably boon captured. .
Tho.propellor Planned; arrived this after
noon from Baltimore, having on hoard the
submarine cable .to be laid .across the bay
from this point to Capo Charles. The line
has already been completed from Wilmington,
Delaware to Capo Charles, and also from the
head quarters of Gen. Wool about a mile and
a half up the beach to the place selected for
the crossing. ,
" The cable will be, sunk m a few days, and
as boon its the necessary arrangements can
be made this Department will be connected
directly by telegraph with Washington and
Now York, and the Government and the pub
lic will become informed of important nows
transmitted hence from fifteen to twenty hours
earlier than at present. ,
The line will be, under nianagoment of W-
H. Ileiss of the U. S: Military Telegraph and"
will bo of the greatest value to the Govern
ment. The Pernandina sailed this afternoon.
Wind N. E., clear.
In anticipation of a visit from the Secreta
ry of War, the Tenth Now York regiment
was ordered to pargde'at seven o’clock this
morning and the Secretary was to be received
by a salute and other honors.
[ Special to tho St. Louis Democrat .] —Ac-
cording to tlio latest advices the Federal ar
my was in hot pursuit of tho rebels. Price’s
army vvas on Crane creek, 29 niiles,from here,
on Fl-idny evening, and our forces five miles
in the rear, preparing to make an early start
in’pursuit next morning. Price had placed
his train in advance—about one. hundred wag
ons, containing supplies for him, brought into
this place from Forsythe a few hours before
his retreat. --
The rebel sympathizers boro claim that
Price will bo reinforced by twelve or fifteen
regiments from Bontonvillo, Arkansas, under
Gen. Van Dorn, but Gon.'Sigel, who-is ad
vancing on the rebel collnmn in a different
route than that pursued by Gop. Curtis, may
strike a blow on their flank, and upset Price’s
calculations.
THE OFFICIAL DESPATCHES.
Despatch Front Com. Foote—Clarksville Il
be Attacked by the Mortar Fleet. ~ j|p||||| 8
“To Hon. Gideon Wells, Sec. of the Naiy ''- v? '*■
“Cairo, Feb. 17,18G2. I
- “The Carondolet has j uat arrived from Fort |
Donclsoh, and brings information of the cap- 1
ture of that Fort by the land forces, yester- £
I day morning, with fifteen thousand prisoners. [§
rpnn ia TC ecß on- “JohnsonTand Buckner were taken prison- 2
of Troops.
Erolrt Fortress Jffonioe.
Fortress Monroe, Fob. 16.
From Missouri.
. Springfield, Feb. 16.
Fou^robolofiiceTs-nnd.thirteen privates foil
into oar hands on Friday-, and are now hero*
The o(Beers are the notorious Col.- Freeman'
Major Barry, Aid-dc-Cartip to Gen. Mcßride'
Ciipt. Dickinson, Chief Engineer, and Captain,
Downel, Quartermaster. .
A pony express, with relay posts, has been
established by Capt. Baldwin between R 0
and tbis pdint.
OFFICIAL DESPATCH tO OEN. tf'cLELLAN.:
To Major General McClellan.
Cabio,. Feb. 17. 1862.—The Union P[ asr
floats over Fort Donelson. The Carondelet
Captain Walker, brings the glorious intellil
gence. The fort surrendered at 9 o’clock
yesterday (Sunday) morning. Generals A.
Sidney Johnson and Buckner, 15,000 priso
ners, and a large amount of .material of war
are the trorihies of victory. The loss is heavy
on both sides. Floyd, the thief stole away
during the night previous with 5000
is denounced ny the Rebels as a traitor,
I am happy to inform you that Flag Officer
Foote, though suffering with his foot, with
the noble spirit characteristic of our Vary,
■notwithstanding his disability, will take iip
immediately two gunboats, and with the eight
mortar boats which; he will overtake, will
make an immediate attack on Clarksville, if
the stage or the water will permit.
Wo are now firing a national salute from
Fort Cairo, Gen. Grant’s late post, in honor
of the glorious achievement.
(Signed,) Geo. W. Collin,
Brigadier General Volunteers D. S, Army
and Chief of staff mid Engineers. •
“Floyd escaped, with five thousand men,
durirfg the night.
"I go up with the gunboats, and ns soon ns
possible will proceed up to Clarksville. Eight
mortar boats are on their way, with which I
hope to attack Clarksville.
“The wound in my foot Is painful, hut not
dangerous. The armv has behaved glorious
ly. I shall be able to take but two iron-clad
gunboats with me; the others are disable’!. ,
.“The trophies of war are immense. The
particulars will soon bo given.
(Signed) “A..H. Foote,' Flag Officer.”
THE BURNSIDE EXPEDITION.
1 The news from the Bnfniside expeditioncon
tinues to be exceedingly interesting. In ad
dition. to various details of the Battle at
Roanoke Island, we have reports of the occu
pation of Edenton, Hertford, Coleraine and
Plymouth, In North Garolinah Wo make
the following extracts from the Norfolk Day
Book—■
EDETON IN POSSESSION OP THE U. St AXES.
Norfolk Fob. 12.—Intelligence has been 1
received here, which , announces, that tho
United States forces are in possession of Ede
ton, and that they" have landed about 5000
troops there.
Petersburg, Feb. 13—-The editor of the
Express has received a letter from Suffolk,
dated to-day, which says that Edentop and
have both been captured. Five gunboats
moved slowly to tho wharf at Edeton on yes
terday, at 9 o'clock, and landed their troops.
Very soon afterwards fifteen.,more gunboats
arrived. The citizens raised a, white flag.
Between three and five thousand United
States troops have landed at Edenton. Tho
population of Edenton is about 2000, and dis
tant from Suffolk about fifty miles. In the
afternoon, two gunboats went up the Chowan
river towards Winton, and several other to
wards the month of the Rbanoke.
. A-gentleman who has Juat arrivcd from
Gatesvillo says that seven hundred horses
Were landed at Edenton last night, and also
that a large number had been lauded at
Elizabeth city.
Hertford, the oapitol of Perquimans county,
was taken by the the'United States forces on
yesterday. It has a population of about fif
teen , hundred.'
On the 13th inst., hy the Rev. J. Ulrich,
Mr. Julian Alfred Lourent, to Mias Mary
Ann Elfline both of Carlisle.
ffinrkrla.
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do., Extra, do., ...
do., Uyo, do.,
White. Wheat, perhusfeol, i '
Re* Wheat, do.,
Rye, do., J*
Coen, : do., . t J"
Oats, do.; If
Spring Barley, do., ; ‘ JJ
Fall ■ do. , 40., ‘ . JJ
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Flour, superfine,
" extra, 2
Rye Flour, :
Corn Meal, :
Wheat, rod, :
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Clovbrseed,
Triennial Appeals.
a HIE COMMISSIONERS will hold the Ap-
X peals on the Triennial Assessmontpf-tho eef-.
eral boroughs and. townships of Cumberland coun
ty, for the year 1862, at the* following times and
places :
Monr )o—At the house of T. A. Liggett, on Monday
the 10th day of March.
Silver Spring—At 'the house of Jacob Otstot, on
Tuesday, the day of March.
Hampden and Lower Allen—At the house of Geo.
Duoy, on Wednesday, the 12th day of March.
East Ponnsboro and Now Cumberland, at the house
of t Jacob Sholl, on Thursday, the 1 13th of March.
Mccljoniosburg and Upper Allen, at the house of
Goo; L, Sponsion in Moohanicsburg, on Friday
, thft 14tR day .of . March. ,■, •
Middlo&ex and North Middleton-—At the Comrnjs*
Vsionprs’ pffice, on Saturday, the ’l6th of March.
Mifflin, Frankford and the bouse oi
Jolin M. Woodburn, in Newvillo, on Monday the
17th'day of March.
Hopewell and Ndwburg—At the house of Jana
Akin, on Tuesday, tho 18th day of Maro.h.
Sorthampton, Shippcnsburg Borough and Shippr” 5 '
burg Township, nt tho house of John F°r (l i
Shipponsburg, on Wednesday, tho 10th of Marc •
Newton—At tho house, of C. Mollingor, on Tour
day, tho 2011) day of March. ’ m „
South Middleton—At the Commissioners- Owes,
Friday, the 21st day of March. .
Carlisle—At the Commissioners’ Office, on Safer .
the 22d day of March. ‘ u.,
Penn and Dickinson, at the " Stone Tavern*
Monday, tho 24th day of March. . on
West Ponnsboroegh—At tho house of L. mt '
Tuesday, the 26th day of-Maroh.
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■ If. fCOAT..
February, 20? 7962* ‘
Notice.. . ,
To the Heirs and Legal JlQprescniaUeet oj
Helm, deceased: ,
YOU are hereby notified to be and l
at tho next stated Orphans’ Oour , m i,crlnnf
at Carlisle, in and for tho county of o . ncil,
ON TUESDAY, THE 18TH DAY Wf m Es
-1862, and accept or refuse to aecopt me * (IwW
tate of tho said deceased at tho valuoh >
cause why the same “houW not b^so^
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