MERIC M VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B. BKATTON. Editor & Proprietor.
CARLISLE, PA., MARCH 0; 1862,
OUR F L AG:.
" Forever, float that standard sheet L
Where breathes the foe but falls-beforeust
With Freedom’s soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom’s banner waving o'er us !
CUMBERLAND VaLLEY - Bank —'A CHANGE.
As will 1)0 seen by an advertisement in anoth
er column, Judge Hepburn has purchased
the intrest of Mr. Sturgeon in the Cumber
land Yalley Bank. Mr. Sturgeon hat retired
TiMMTffle T T)Dnoornrnli®^^
takes his place as cashier. Mr. S. was a very
kind.and accomodating officer, a gentleman
in demeanor, and an estimable citizen. His
successor, Mr. Hepburn, has had experi
ence as a bank. officer, and we feel satisfied,
trill discharge his duties to the satisfaction of
the stockholders and the- community general
ly. In the addition of the name-of. Judge
Hepburn to the old firm, vve feel convinced,
from his energy of character and moans, that
the Banking House will bp made useful to the
whole business community.
“tOW Talks” are corning! Those
Ghostsand Goblins of the days .of yore wil]
give us a sweet morsel of the music of the days
of our great-great Grandfathers. They are to
sing at Bheem’s Hall on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings, March 12th and 13th.—
The singing of this famous Company is said
to be truly excellent;' Their toilettes are of the
oldest possible style, genuine, and compared
with present fashion present the most ludic
rous contrasts. . We heartily recommend the
entertainment of the Old Folks to alllovors of
real good- old fashiorid genuine soul-stirring
music.
Assessors.— The Kevenue System of the
State will bo remodelled this winter, with the
view of'meeting the unexampled condition of
the country. It is, therefore, important that
at the approaching township elections special
Caro should be taken in selecting persons to
serve as Assessors.
J®“The order issued by the Secretary of
War. announcing that the Government; took
military possession of all the telegraph lines
in the United States, and forbidding all tele
graphic communications in regard to milita
eperntions not expressly authorized by the
War Department, or the Generals command
ing the- army in the* field, is evidently intend
ed to put a stop to the business of certain
sensation journals in N. York, which have,
through their publications of intended move
ments, been furnishing important informa
tion, to the enemy. The Government baa
ineffectually tried milder means to abate this
. nuisance, and on the eve of important milita
ry movements, is compelled to resort to the
most stringent^measures. The public will
approve this proceeding and await actual rc
.suits. .
On the Subject or Coffee. —-There are few
peoplein the world who do not like a cup of
good coffee. It has never appeared tons to
he of-any very essential service-to mankind,
and its use probably might be abolished with
out'matorially increasing the bills of mortali
ty, but the custom of using it has become so
common-, that many people persuade them
selves into the full belief tliat they could not
live without a cup of good coffee for breakfast,
and another for supper. The custom would
certainly be “ more honored in the breach
than in the observance” among the rising
generation, but the aged and infirm will be
ill at case to have the barriers of old habits
broken, down, on the principle established
■ among old’sports, that “ it is difficult to learn
an old dog new tricks.” .
The spirit of speculation in the'se war times I
has driven coffee up in price to a figure that
is appalling to nervous old women, and to
soothe and allay their alarm certain domestic
economists have set to work to remedy the
«ril j hence it is that we daily encounter in
the. newspapers some new “ substitute for
eoffSe.”" One of them recommends rye, anoth
Mr rutabaga turnips. Beets, ch’osnuts, wheat
and barley, all prepared after the manner of
the berry itself, are in turn recommended by.
different persons as an excellent substitute,
to say nothing of dandelion coffee, and the
essence of coffee, &c. Wo have never used
any of the substitutes but the dandelion,
which, by an admixture one-half Java, is
hard to distinguish from the pure and undul
teratod ; but we should suppose that they all
lack one essential qualification of coffee it
self, and that is the fragrant odor. Deodo
rized coffee must bo like the play of Hamlet,
with the character of Hamlet omitted.
We confess a weakness for a cup of good
coffee, and' we mean to have it as long as we
can get it—and when we can no longer get it,
we shall'fall back upon first principles, and
slake oat thirst in Adam’s ale alone. “ When.
I use hatter,” says an old .ioker, 11 1 use good
hatter, hat when I get down to common fir
kin butter, I - , use no halter.” The same we
say in regard to coffee—when we get down te
substitutes, wjo. shall cavo. We therefore
give tliO'following as the receipe of the sea
son ; ■
Coffee having risen to an. enormous price
the economical ore looking about them for a
cheap substitute. A great many vegetable
substances, burnt and ground tho same ns
coffee have a bitter taste, and those who have
4 fertile imagination can swallow them- un
der delusion. Those, however,, who feel un
willing to buy coffee at the present exorbi
tant prices, will find the best substitute, in a
jug of clear cold water. Try it.
“ABODTTO MOVE!?’
In the State Senate,.el few days since, Col.
McClure, Senator from Franklin-,, in the
course of a fow remarks made by him on. in
troducing a bill for the action of the Senate,
stated “ that it was well known that the army
on the Potomac was about to move.” Whore
the Senator got his information, he did not
state, but we presume he had,good authority
for making the statement he did.
Taking it for granted, then, that General
McClellan meditates an early attack upon
the rebel lines, may wo not hope that it will
be the final battle —h battle that will prove to
bo the harbinger of peace? That battle,
when it comes off, will be desperate and san
guinary, for the rebels Know, and fool that a
defeat to them at Manassas, will be tanta
mount to a defeatof their cause. McCli.elan
will bo in command and at the head of his
legions bimself, and, our word for it, will
“ fight on, fight ever,” until victory perches
upon his banners. lie will strike, with im
pulsive and ponderous blows, “ till the last
armed foe expires ” or surrenders to the
Union troops,. Should that, battle prove a
complete victory for our intrepid warriors,
(and wo feel satisfied such will be the result,)
then the back-bone of the rebellion will'in
deed be broken, and? a speedy reconstruction
of the Union will certainly follbw. Richmond,
at present tho rebel capital-, will surrender,
we (believe, without a : battle, after we have
taken Manassas. Prom Richmond wo can
open up communication with our fleets “away
“ Hi ” Jimd. If necessary, attnck.tho
enemy in front and roar. But, as wd said
before, we believe a victory to our arms at
Manassas will “ settle the hash ” for Presi
dent Jeff., and that little if any fighting will
bo necessary after that.
• We believe that thousands and' tens of
thousands of Southerners are Union men at
heart to-day, and as soon as they are convin
ced that they can and will he protected, in
person and property, by the(Stars and Stripes,-
they will gladly seek refuge in the shadow of
the glorious old flag. Why should they not ?
True, their “President” has told them that
the .object of the North;, in waging war,-is
“ the subjugatidn of the South, the; confisca-
tion of-'Southern-property, and the liberation
of the slaves.” True, the Abolitionists in the
the North (too many of- whom are in Con
gress, wo regret to say,) have said the same
thing; and have thus libelled the Union cause
and multiplied our difficulties. But, these
extremists, North and. South, must not be
heeded ; they are bad men, and have been
working together for many years to effect a
dissolution of the * Federal compact, - No.
“ The Union, the. Constitution, and the enforce
ment of the laws,” is what the North is con
tending for, the insane ravings, of Abolition
agitators Jto the contrary notwithstanding.—
In the language of a. resolution adopted al
most unanimously by Congress last Spring,
“ this war is not waged on their pari (the part
of the North,)- on any spirit of oppression, or
or for cmy/purpose of 'conquest or' subjugation,
or purpOse of overthrowing or interfering with
the rights or established institutions of. those
(the-. Southern) ■ States, ' but to dejend and
maintain the supremacy of the Constitution ,-
and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity,
equality, and'rights of the several States un
impaired; and that as ' soon as these objects are
accomplished the war ought to cease,”
' Itiiswell kn.owri, too,, that President Lin
coln endorsed and approved the sentiments
cqntainedjn the above resolution, and in his
Inaugural he expressed himself in-wery sim
ilar language. Let Southern men, then, take
heart; and, casting aside the miserable dema
gogues and traitors, North and South, who
hayo-deceived them, let them again put their
trust in their old-frioud, tbe-Union, and they
need have no, fears either- of tho fanatics of
the North or the hot-heuded rebels-of the
South. These disturbers of the peace must
bo silenced, even if wo are' compelled to the
last resort, the imprisonment of the ring-lead
ers. Lot those who desire peace, espouse the
cause of McGi.ellan and the Union, and all
•will yet bo well. , ’ _ •,
O’ The Carlisle Herald, of last week, pul]
llslies, with evident gusto, a-blackguard aril
cle against our paper, taken from, the columns
of tliatdirty little smut-machine-, theShippens
burg Newsi- 'W'o.doh’t know that wo can aff
ord to waste time, ink and paper, in replying,
at any length, to the calumnies of the office
holders under the Administration. Any puppy
can bark and call names at all times and mal
occasions, but in doing so the rabid, saliva
emitted from his mendacious jaws is gener
ally harmless. Had the' Herald, or the New,.
or the American, stated their objections to the
article in our paper of which they complain—
had they, or either of them; like honorable op
ponents, attempted to refute or answer us, we
might then have been toinpted to reply, and
reaffirm our allegations, or if we found our
self unable to do this, wo would have said
so at once. But, not one of these papers at
tempted to gainsay what wo had said, but all
flow into a passion, and like hyenas at bay,
exhibited their teeth, and made ugly faces.
“ Treason,” “ traitor,” “ secessionist,” &c.-,
have become hackneyd words, and have boon
go often used by the plunderers of tbo Govern-'
mont when. they, were• ravelling in the Treasu
ry up to their arm-pits, that the people are be
ginning. to.understand'why the robbers and
their apologists apply those.terms to every
man who has the nerve to expose their scoun-"
derlism and villainy. Many a burglar has.
attempted to draw attention from himself, by
the cry of “ stop thiof!” but a. discriminat
ing public can see through those dodges, and
will no longer be deceived by the rascals who
resort to the trick.
jsgy> By the Niagara at Halifax, wo have
European advices to the 9th ult. A number
of interesting official documents relative to
the Tuscarora and Nashville had been pre
sented in the British- Parliament; also the
declaration of Earl Russell. to the Southern
1 Commissioners, that England could not nc
-1 knowledge the Rebel States until the war, or
1 further negotiations,.more clearly doterminr
\ ed their position..
Ahmt Resignation. —First Lieutenant
John A- Siiui.ze, First Cavalry United States
Army, has tendered, his resignation, which
was accepted.
On the Retired List.— Colonel Beall, 1
First, Cavalry, Major Chandler, Fifth lufan-|
try, and Major Underwood, Eighteenth in
fantry, have been placed on the retired list by
order of the War Department.
LET THEM BE WATCHED,
Gen. M’Clellan is now about th© boat
abused man in our country. The* Now York
Ih'ibtme, published by that arch disunionist,
Greekt, contains a daily assault upon th© dis
tinguished General of our armies, and theso
assaults are re-eohoed by the email country
organs of tho Abolition party. Theso attacks
upon Gen. M’Ci.ELiiAN are calculated and in
tended to sow seeds of discord in our Govern
ment and in our armies, and are therefore re
garded by good and loyal men as treasonable
and mischievous, Tho m’en engaged in this
despicable business, are and have been for
years, opposed ,to tho Union’ and, the Con
stitution, and have sneered at and denounced
both on all occasions. Horace Greeey never
pretended to be* a Union, man, and like a bold
traitor, as ho is, lias repeatedly expressed
himself anxious to see the u Union, slide.”
Wo can therefore respect him for his can
dor if wo cannot approve his sentiments. Not
so, however, which the little whiffets- who
endorse Greely’s sentiments and attempt to
imitate his bark. They would have their
readers believe that they are zealously at
tached to tho Union cause, and that in libell
ing and slandering tho General at tho head of
'our armies, they are performing a patriotic
service. Miserable dissemblers and cowards.
They know in their hearts that they falsify
when, they make these 1 professions.. They
are opposed to a rc-construction of tho Union,
;and opposed to Gen. M'Clellan, because ljo
ns in favor of it.
Manvof thecountry scribblers who arc now
:and havo boon for months, casting dirt at
M’Ciiellan, are either office-holders under
tho administration, or army contractors. It
is their interest to complicate our difficulties
and prolong-the war, and-henco their anxiety
;to divert tho present contest from its original
object, as declared by President Lincoln, in
his Inaugural, and , by the almost unanimous
voice of Congress. A contractor in our
hearing, in Philadelphia a few weeks since
-—one of those honest. patriots selected by
Cameron —remarked, “ Oh, that this war
'- may last three ycars longer ,r then I would not
call Queen Victoria my mother, if I could ;
I will have my pile.” That same Government
robber followed-up his, remark by uttering
volleys of abuse against Gen. M’Ci.rjLLAN.
Like.other G'ovornment-plunderers, he felt
embittered against the .commanding General
: because ho favors-vigorous measures arid a
.speedy termination of our difficulties and
idistress.' These vultures, we say, attempt to
‘ hide their true characters by affecting great
.solicitude for the Union cause at the very time
they are hurling- their anathemas -against
tho man who has our cause in his keeping.
Their designs are evident; thei r treason ap
parent to every discriminating mind'.
We end, these remarks by repeating the
caption -of this, article—let those who are as
sailing the commander of our heroori bo looked
after—" let them he watched.” Thcyare-acat
torod all over the North ; we have a small
nest of the vipers here in Carlisle, whose hiss
ings annoy the public oar, and disgust truly
■loyal riien, They as richly deserve the exe
orationsoftho people as Jeff. Davis. Beaure
gard, or thief Fs.oyd. Let thembewaiched,”
arid if they refuse to abandon their treasonable
work, letthem,bo punished. Secretary Stan
ton sent one of this- class to Fort Warren. re
icently, and there are. hundreds of others now
engaged in abusing M’Clellan who deserve,
and should receive similar treatment; .
TOE POOR lA¥ALIb I
Wo notice in the Harrisburg Tekgrap7i— a
vile Abolition and, secession paper,, for the
'Abolitionists, of the North and the Socosion
ists of tbo South have been and - are now
working for tho same object, a dissolution of
the Union—publishes a call for the assembling
of all the Republican editors of the State, at
Harrisburg, on tire 12th inst., for tho purpose
of comparing opinions, and, in tho language
of the call, “ to; procure more concert of ac
tion, a more perfect understanding in regard
to the best course to sustain tho National
cause, and prevent a division of strength on
minor issue}." ■ ■ ' ■
The last resort ot a very sick and dying
man is a request to summon all the physi
cians in the neighborhood, that they may
“ put their heads together” and give their in
dividual opinion in regard to the patient’s
symptoms.- This, wo say, is always a lasi re
sortofa dying man-, and'ninoty-nine cases out of
a hundred, it proves a useless expense and. a
failure. The patient dies.
So is it just now with the Abolition or
Republican party. Tho. doctors who have
administered doses to that vaseillating and
treasonable faction, are .now fully aware that
their patient is dangerously ill—almost labor
ing, in the throes of death. They have ad
ministered blue-pill and ipecacuanha without
avail, and’the patient (the Republican party,)
continues to sink, and tho symptoms now as
sume- a- typhoid character. The patient, not
long since youthful, buoyant, jubilant and
impudent, has of late indulged in all sorts of
vagabondism, has caroused, gambled', re
mained up late' o’ nights, and hist, but-not
least, has been convicted of the robbery- of an
old gentleman who was recently rich, hut
now poor, named Uncle Sam-. Ho is there
fore just now very sick—his wickedness, de
bauchery and thieving propensities have
brought his hood to the pillow, and ho is at
this moment in the agonies of dissolution.
Such being his situation, such his case, the
Republican doctors of the State, embracing,.
w”o have no. doubt, much talent and sagacity,
are to meet in consultation, and if possible,
devise moans for the resuscitation of their
rakish patient.. Their mooting will bo in
vain—it will be fruitless. Republicanism
must die ; ayo„ not only die, but dio with
the execrations of a- robbed people upon its
memory. The days of this party of infamy—
tliis scab upon the-body politic—are number
ed.
O’ It is.rumored' that a proposition is soon
to bo made in the D, S. Senate to lay a tax
of ton.per cent..on the pay of the officers and
soldiers in the army.. Wo do not object to
the tax being levied upon the pay of the offi
cers, but we protest against any tax reducing
the poor pittance paid by the Government to
the soldier.. This would be a n not of injus
tice which, would bo indefensible. Rather
let us suggest that the members of Con
-1 gross cut .off their mileage and tax thoir
own pay fifty per cent. They would then
receive much more than they earn. Wo will
see if they are patriotic enough to do so.—
Da»i. Dem,
ICT’Don’t forgot to go and aee tho “Old Folks.”
t THE INAUGURAL OF JEFF DAVIS.
We have no room this week, and if we had
room, wo don’t think we would use it, to pub
lish “President” Davis’ ' Inaugural Address.
Very littlocah be learnedfrom it of the inton"
tions of the rebel government,.more than that
the situation is felt to be a most-oritioal one,
and the result far from certain.. The Inau
gural is intended more as an appeal to foreign
nations for sympathy, and help, than as an ex
position of the principles of Government. —
Jeff Davis evidently, feels that ho holds his’
position on a very doubtful, tenure, and that,
his boasted Confederate Government is ready
to,topple down, and crush him in its ruins>
without interposition from some quarter. —
Prom all accounts, the inauguration was a
mostmonrnful affair—no cheers, no rejoicings,
no enthusiasm, eoilluminations. While this
mournful ceremony was-taking place on the
James river, that other capital on the Cum
berland was being occupied by our troopc
amid the rejoicings of an emancipated people
One could feel admirntion for n man who was
willing to risk nil dear to him on earth for the
deliveninoe of an oppressed country, and our
admiration would increase to find, him still
firm amidst surrounding disasters; but the
cause, in which Davis and {us brother
rebels is engaged- is. so detestible, that wo can
only feel abhorence to men who would so wan
tonly inflict such miseries npon their country,
and would prostitute their abilities and influ
ence to such unhallowed purposes.
"Well Said.—-A proclamation, dated
corcri^mm-ji
ftryr-xi
borough and Gen. JJusnside, to the people of
North Carolina, says the mission of the expe
dition is-not-to invade-any of their, rights, but
to assert the authority of the United States?
anti to close with them'the- desolating war
brought upon the State by comparatively, few
men in their midst-
The proclamation concludes as, follows :
“We invite you In,the name of the Constitu
tion, and in that ofvirtuous loyalty
zation, to separate yourselves at once from
their malign influence, to return to your alle
giance, and. not compel us to resortJurthcr to
the force under Our
.ment asks only that its authority may be rec
ognized, and wo repeat in no manner or way
does it desire to interfere with your laws, con
stitutionally established, your institutio is of
any kind whatever, your property of any sort
or your usages in any respect.”
That’s the doctrine.* Goldsborougii and
Burnside are hot only bravo and intelligent
soldiers, but they are statesmen* who are able
to take the-right view of the- present war.—
Let their example be imitated by all our Gen*
erala in commands .
SE*rn or witLiß Lincoln.
The whole country feels a lively sympathy
for the President and his estimable wife, in
the domestic affliction tWt has recently over"
taken them, in the death of a beloved, child.
Like Mr. and Mrsl Pierce, these parents are,
plunged into sorrow flfcon. after the highest
honors of the, country had been confered upon
them. The following beautiful-anil touching
remarks, which .we'copy from the-National
Intelligencer, on*, the dpftth of'little . "Willie
Lincoln, wftl find pa
rent’s heart: ■ •
' A shallow has fallen upon tho.Whvte House;
Little Willie, the second son of the President
a favorite of all the visitors, of the Presidon
tint mansion, 1 and a-child of unusual promise-,
died yesterday: evening at five o His
sickness, an intermittent fever, assuming n
typhoid character,-had caused anxiety arid
alarm to his family and friends for a week past;
since Monday hisafflidted parents hat© scarce
ly dared to hope; Wednesday ho seemed sink
ing; and yesterday morning it was evident
that “the last of .earth” to th«, little'sufferer
was at hand. Per much of the time during
his illness he has been delirious, Brs- Stone
and Hall have been his attending physicians,
and their attentions have been" unremitting,
but unavailing. The President, kind and in
'duh-erit in health, has been by his side much
of the time, scarcely taking rest for ton days
past, in his anxiety for the safety of the dar
ling of his affections. , . it- r
Willie-was a hoy of pnusual intelligence, of
groat mental activity, and of gentle manners.
His memory was remarkable, and his facility
of acquisition was the frequent remark of his
tutor. Very inquisitive was he upon subjects
far beyond his.years, and. apt in
appropriating the results of his inquiries. So
-systematic ■ was he, that he was accustomed
of his own aecmd, of a morning, to arrange a
programme of his duties.for tho.dnjy,.giving
to each its appropriate time, and manifesting
much thoughtfulness and originality in, their
assignment. Among his studios, which were
thoroughly pursued and various in theirrange,
as wits ptoper for one of his nervous tompein—
ment, ho was especially proficient in map
drawing, and- very credahle in, composition,
which was assigned by his tutor every Friday,
and which usually resulted'in a pleasant spe
cimen of autobiography on Monday. Our
readers will rcraomhora little poem, published
in the Republican, upon the death of Col- Ba
ker, from his juvenile pen. It was a note
worthy effort for a biiy of cloven years, and
its publication gave tho fine littlo fellow Infi
nite pleasure.' ■ , ' ’ . ~
Ho was exceedingly interested in his 'Sab
bath School at the church of Dr. Gurley, and
for a long lime has been only absent on one
occasion,, on which a friend presented him
with a pony on Sabbath morning which so ab
■sorbod his attention that his much loved
school was neglected. Telling of his fine pres
ent the next day, with a touch of regrot ho
added, “but I lost my Sabbath School ” Ou
his hist day at school, ho told his teacher that
ho had decided upon his profession in life—
ho should oither ho a teacher or a preacher.
But lie is gone, nnd desolate are the hearts
that are stricken. Station, honors, dignities,
that rest upon tho bond of our honored head
of the Republic, arc no recompense for a loss
that can never on-earth ho made good. All
of them nnd much more would tho mourning
parents doubtless,lay down, to save from the
remorseless grave their little Willie. Ho has
gone as an envoy, to tho Court oftho Ring of
Heaven, nnd already wears ensigns of higher
lionorfj than earthly courts can confer.
IC7" The gallant Shields, who was wounded
at Cerro Gordo, and at Chepultopoo, has
again been received into service under the
old flag, tho Senate having confirmed his ap>
poi atmon t as a Brigadier General.— -luzr.hanr/c.
The old- hero’s confirmation was bitterly
opposed by the Abolitionists, whose only ob
jection to him was that he had been a “ Breck
inridge Democrat.” It made no difference
to them that be now boars upon his body the
soars- which ho received in his oountry’s
cause in Mexico, at that his entire life has
been one of patriotic devotion to the Union,
—the simple fact of his having been a mem
ber of that branch of our party which has
furnished a N’Clei-ean, a Butler aJoiiNSON,
a Dix and a. Stanton, is sufficient in their es
timation to overbalance in all his nets of use
fulness. It is a burning shame that tho na
tion should be disgraced by such acts of par
tisan malignity at this time.
THIS NAVY DEPARTMENT.
' Under the adove caption the Philadelphia
Evening Journal makes the following suggest
ions, all of which we heartily endorse s'.
Now that the War Department has been
placed in honest and competent hands, its
lobby cleaned of the : corrupt crow that des
poiled the Treasury, and robbed honest con
tractors; now that the Van Wyok Committee
stamped with ineffaceable shame the unseem
ly transactions of the Navy Department, and
laid bare the crimes that were committed un
der the guise of patriotism, there remains but
one other step for. its essential purification—
the immediate removal of’Mr. Welles and all
others in authority under him, who wore in*
any degree concerned in the shameless mal-
that cortvertcd the high reputation
of the Department into that of a first class
junk shop. •
Wo are convinced that the President will
assume the entire responsibility in this impor
tant matter, and perform his duty with the
.same nerve as lie evinced in the discharge of
the, lato Secretary of War. An indignant
people, who are willing to coin their blood
into money for the support of honesty and en
ergy in the Government, expect this, and the
President will not fail in meeting their expec
tations.
The delay in making the change is only
’temporary, and results from an earnest desire
insecure the best man.for.the place. The
only names prominently connected with the
* organization of. the,Department, ere those of
General Walbridge, of New York,, and Gene
ral N. P. Banks, of Massachusetts. Both,
these gentlemen are self-made men—practir
cn l_jpf extensive commercial knowledge and
tmcqualcd administrative abilities. The ap
pointment of either would reflect lustre oh the
Government, and begin a new race of glory
for this important branch of the service.—
Such an appointment is.nbw needed to efface
famy^ralrßl^vsSat^ ,
tin* in
ment.
General Ban lea commands a division of the
■army of the Potomac—has won for .himself
the character of an able Commander—da en
deared to hia men, and fully, acquainted with
the details of the campaign. From hia pres
ent position he cannot be spared, and the Pres
ident and General McClellan know that the
efficiency of his division would be much weak
ened by his withdrawal. Thus, however
much his friends may desire his appointment,
the field cannot be deprived of the action and
counsel of this able oitiaen soldier...
Gen. Walbrid'ge has long been closely iden
tified with the groat maritime interests, pfthe
country—is thoroughly conversant with the
needs of the department—-has studied in all
its bearings the want of efficiency ol our Na
val police, and was among the first to urge the
building,of gunboats, which, day by day are
corwning our flag with fresh laurals. His in
timacy with the moneyed interest of the coun
try, his .well khown ideas on economy iti pub
lic expenditures, and his enlightened views
and genuine patriotism, mark him as the man
for.the place. :
Our exchanges from all parts on tho coun
try connects bis name with the position. In'
many of them, we find his celebrated speech
of August 21, 1856—upon the maritime Inter-,
ests of the country:—in which are foreshad
owed some of tho necessities that now are on
usi Wo may print this admirable speech in
exteiiso.. Suffice if to say now, that no more
acceptable appointment could be made—none
more honorable or creditable to the govern
ment than that of Gen, Walbridge.
A Prodamattoa of Amnesty.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Commercial says;
The prprioty of the issuing of a prnolnma:
tion of amnesty, by President Lincoln Jias been
ithis morning,the.subject of earnest discussion:
:iri tbo ccmimitpso—n>omß at t-bo FapUob—-
While all agree that the leaders in .this re
bellion. especially those officers who have
fought against thoir flag; should he punished,
there is a disposition to pardon those who
have boon forced into a renunciation^ of their
allegiance, provided they return to_ it at the
earliest possible moment,. Yf is that
it should not.be forgotten thattlieinability of
the United' States government, temporarily
paralyzed by treason, to afford ■protection, vir
tually absolved from their aHcgmnce aU who
were threatened with death unless they, re
nounced it. .
Ex-Goyenor Pennington Poisoned.
EIGHT GRAINS OF MORPHINE yAKBNRT MISTAKE-
The I'lOn, )Tji. Pennington', of Newark’
lath Speaker of theHouso Of Representatives’
died at his residence yesterday morning at
six o’clock, from the effects of morphine, ta
ken by mistake.
The govenor’s last appearance , in public
was on Thursday evening last, when he atten
ded a lecture at Liberty Hall, when he com
plained of being unwell, and unfit to be out of
the house. The following morning, ho ap*
peared to he in failing health,and Dr. Parker,
of Now York, and Dr. Pennington, of New
ark N. J., were summoned and remained in
attendance upon him, employing every effort
for. his restoration. His complaint was ty
phoid fever, which at times affected him so se
verely as to cause temporary .aberration of
Yesterday, morning ho appeared to be no
better, and a proscription was written for qui
nine, and sent to.the drug store of Dr. 0. W.
Badger, on Brmd street, Newark. The pre
scription, directing powders, was dispensed
and labelled “quinine.” Shortly after the
powder was administered to the Governor. In
the course of a few minutes it was discovered
that there, was , something wrong, and on ex
amination the powders were discovered to he
morphine, eight grains of which had been ta
ken. The sad affair will he fully investiga
ted," when particulars will bo made public.—
N. V. Commercial, Feb. 17.
A Singular Fraud.
The Washington correspondent.of the Chi
cago Tribune has the following statement:
Much excitement has been occasioned by
the discovery that the hill introduced by Mr.
Wade from the “Conduct of the War” Com
mittee, and passed some time since, authori
zing the President to take possession of Rail
roads, also authorized him to “extend” Rail
roads'by construction. It appears tlyvt since
the passage of this hill a contract has been
made by the War Department to build a Bail
road one hundred and eighty miles long, from
Lebanon. Ky., to Knoxville,, Tennessee, The
House, to-day, repealed that portion of the
bill almost unanimously, and there is talk of
a motion to discharge the Conduct of the
War” Committee from further session.
The New York Tribune has a special dis
patch to the, following purpmt, on the same
subject:
EBAUDS IN LEGISLATION DISCOVERED.
Tho Border State policy got fetched up yes
terday with a very round turn in the House.
I nd inquiries nre ponding in both branches of
Congress, which will elucidate still further
and expose, if it is too late to remedy, a fraud
in legislation without a parallel m recent
years* Three weeks ago a hill was rapidly
around' through both Houses by which the
President was authorized to take military pos
session of the railroads aud telegraphs of the
country. There was some objection to a grant
of such extraordinary power, but it was given.
It has, liowover, been discovered that the bill,
as passed, contains those words: “And to ex
tend, repair, and complete the same”—mean
ing railroads. Those words clo not appear in
the bill as printed, and as believed were in
terlined in it on its way from the Senate to
the House. However this may be, tho clause,
unnoticed by legislators and repealed nlmost
unanimously by the House, has been acted
upon to the great advantage of Kentucky.
Hon. GUbhet Davis, “Union” Senator from
Kentucky, spoke in tbp Senate of the United
States,' on the 23d ult., as follows : ■
“If Congress would legislate for the white
man, and let the negro alone, it would he
better. Oh, how much better it would be.
If at the outset you had proclaimed that this
was to be a war upon slavery, you would not
have had one fourth of the force, in -the field
that you now have. * * These fanatics,
these political and social demons—your Beech
ers, your Chepvers, your Philipses, and your
Garrisons—come here breathing pestilence
from Pandemonium, trying, to destroy this
Union, so as to secure over its broken frag
ments to the emancipation of slavery. ■
The utterances they have dared to put forth
in this city have desecrated the Smithsonian
Institute. If the Secessionists had dared to
give expression to the same
would havo-beon sent, and properly sent, to
Fort Lafayette or Fort Warren. What will
you do with those monsters ? I will tell you
what I would do with them, and with that
horrible monster Greely, as they oome sneak
ing around here, like hungry wolves, niter
the destruction of slavery. If I had the
power, I would take-them and the worst be
cesliers and hang them in pairs. [Laughter.]
I wish to God I could inflict that pun shment
upon them. It would be just. They ctrc the
disuiitenists. They arc the madmen, who are
willing to call up all the passions of the infer
nal regions, and all the horrors of aservije
war. This they would carry out over the dis
jointed fragments of a broken Constitution to
obtain their unholy purposes, and Lam too
fearful that the honorable Senator from Mas
sachusetts [Mr. Sumner] sympathises with
them,” -
A BATTLE AT WINTON.
Washington, March 1.
A dispatch from Commodore Goldsborough
to Secretary: Welles, doted United States
steamer Philadelphia, off Roanoke Island,
Fob. 23d, says:. The reconnoitering paw
sent up to the Chowan river has returned. It
did not go up beyond Winton ; there the ene
my in considerable force opened a heavy lire
Got Q Tariff. upon the vessel in advance, the Delaware,
t chases “ v ‘ force to attack- H in return
them—-a real live high that kmioks b{j hrought ,- tn benr -, Tbe enemy soon
“fro trade and cheap S9 olls , -jL took to flight, and the houses he occupied as
come' and "gives p»t«rt.on .to * tv er ’ c burned . Mot a man on our
try,” such as manufacturing “rye coffee, qua™ ... ■ ; n ; ure d.
trying to raise sugar cane for molasses and * ■ * -'
raising and spinning- flax to supply the
place of cotton goods which have become so
excessively high in these good republican
high tariff times that poor-people cannot aL
ford to buy them. This republican high tariff
is a splendid institution. ■lt keeps all rascally
foreign products from ruining this country by
selling the laboring man coffee for 10 cents
per lb; when he can just as well be made to
pay 25 ots„ and from dressing his family
with cotton goods at 10-ots., per yard when
he can just ns well have them dressed with
the same goods at 20 cents. The poor labor
ing man has been the object of tender regard
among the republican leaders, he gets about
half the wages that he used to and
as niuch for what he buys, and that is cer
tainly a great “protection.”— Sunbury Demo
rat* - . - •
THE WAR NEWS.
}~ptesemrinanif}
important' From Tennessee
The News of the Evocation of Nashville Con
fumed —The city in possession ofihe Union
Troops —White Flags Flying at Memphis .
Cario, Feb. 25, 1862.
Nashville was yesterday occupied .by 10,-
000 troops under General Buell; The Union,
flag is now flying over the State House.
■The Tennessee Legislature adjourned Satur
day week and met again at Memphis. ,
A gentleman, who arrived from Nashville,
reports that the rebels will make another
stand , tit Murfreesboro. All the rebel troops
had left Nashville, a police force.
Wh’eirGoverhbf‘"Ifarris fled w'lth'tbe-Ssjfeiola“:
turo to Memphis, he burnt the State library;
and distributed a large amount of commissary
stores and provisions among the citizens.
Stores were closed and business suspended.
The rebels were leaving with their stock and
the negroes, following the rebel army.
St. Louis, Mo, Feb. 25, 1862.
■ Two old citizens of St Louis who left Mem
phis on Tuesday last have arrived here.
They report that the day they loft Memphis
the Legislature arrived there trom Nashville.
They were to meet on. the following day to
discuss. State affairs. They state people were
rapidly’arriving from Nashville and in large
numbers.
All the gold: arid silver that could be got
hold of had been moved to Memphis. A pan
ic of colossal dimensions had seized tho peo
of tho State, and Confederate script was of no
value whatever.
FEDERAL OCCUPATION OF NASH-
The DcmnoraFa Clarksville dispatch of the
20th says, Gen. Nelson is in command at
NashviUe, Gen. Buell being still on tho north
side of tbo river,
Tho Union sentiment was very strong, and
our troops were received with great cordiali
ty. ' ,
The Evacuation of Columbus.
Rebels to Fall Back to Island No 10— The
Memphis aud Ohio Railroad io he destroy
ed.
St. Lodis, Feb. 28.
The Memphis papers of the 19th say, that
General Polk issued orders, on the day pre
vious, directing that the track of the Mem
phis and Ohio Railroad should bo torn up and
the beidges destroyed, preparatory to the
evacuation, of. Columbus and demolition ol
the fortifications.
The Columbus forces are to fall back to Is
land No. 10, on the Mississippi, about forty
five miles below Columbus, which,,it is said,
completely commands the river, and can be
fortified with heavy guns, and made impreg
| natlo aga'nst any river attack.
Important From Arkansas.
Pursuit of Price ar^/tu’Setreating
The Union Troops in Possession of B aycttc
ville—Capture of Hie Enemy’s Flores, Am
, munition. Baggage, dec—Union Troops
Poisoned by the Rebels.
St. Louis, Fob. 27, 1862.
The following dispatch was sent from
headquarters to-day ;
To Major General M’Ci.ellan, Washington t
General Curtis has taken possession of
Fayetteville, Arkansas, capturing number
of prisoners, stores, baggage, &o. The ene
my burnt part of the town before leaving.
They have crossed Boston Mountains in great
confusion. We are now in possession of all
their strongholds.
Forty-two officers and men of the rifth
Missouri Cavalry were poisoned at Mud Town,
by eating poisoned food which the rebels left
behind them. The gallnnt Captain Dolfert
died, and Lieutenant Colonel Yon Deutoh
and Captain Sohenan, have suffered much,
but are recovering.
The indignation of our soldiers is very
great, but they have been restrained from
retaliating upon the prisoners of war.
H. W. HALLECK, Major General.
From 1U« Upper Potomac.
Bolivar, Feb. 28.
Gen. Banks’ lirmy occupied Harper’s Ferr
unopposed, on Wednesday, with all the neces
saries for a permanent occupation. The ad
vance took possession on Bolivar Heights
yesterday, pushed its reconnaissance to
Charlestown, capturing a few prisoners.
The Loudon Heights are also occupied, in
order to prevent any flank movement by the
enemy.
To-day Charleston was occupied by a strong
TLe Abolitionists.
YILLE,
St.'Lons, Feb. 28.
Ibroo, and will be held against any attack;
The plans of the Commander are not known*
but the movement is, probably,, intended to
cove.rthe re-construction of the Baltimore and 1
Ohio railroad and bridges, and may, perhaps,
mean piore. ' p
A train of cars passing Berlin Station was
fired at to-day by a rebel battery, but no
barm wasdone.
The troops are in excellent condition, and
will bo protected from inclement weather.-
No .accident occurred in transporting the
troops and supplies over the river. The pen.
toon bridge was a complete success.
Hundreds of refugees have returned do
their desolated homes, arid those remaining
are overjoyed at our presence.
Nothing reliable has been heard from Win-
Chester, but the current reports say it has
been considerably reinforced. A small body
of tiro enemy are supposed to lie south of'
London Heights, fororfivemilesbaokfromthe
river, but they are not of sufficient strength
to cause any alarm.
DEATII OF GEN. LANDER,
Washington, March 2,
Gen. Lander died this afternoon at Paw
paw, Western Virginia, from the deliberating
effects of his wound deceived at Edward’s
Ferry, His body is bn the way to this city,
where his widow resides.
ffiiwlrtk
OARLI^LEJiMJABKEX— Mar, 5, 1862.
'Corrected Weekly by Woodward <& Schmidt
Flour, Superfine,, por bbl., 4,76
do., Extra, , do., Mo
do., Rye, do., ...
White Wheat), per bushel, . 1* 25
Red Wheat, . do., 1,18
Rye, do.,
Corn, do.,
Oats, do.,
Srnixo Barley, do.,
Fall do. do.,
Clovrsshed, do.,
Timothyseed, - do..
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.—Mar. 4.
Flour, superfine,
“ • extra, :
Rye Flour, s
Meal, :
Wheat, red, :
“ wfiito, !
Rye, : t ;
Corn, yellow,
tf white,
Oatb, :
Whioky, :
Cloverseed,
ffiarwb.
On the 27th ult., hy the Rev. J. Ulrich, Mr.
Buas. D. Shekek to Miss Lizzie A. Henri
both of this county. .
l&b.
In this borough, on the-26th pit., Mr. Wil
son Bosler, in the 39th year of his age.
CUmBEKIiAND TALLEY BANK,
NOTICE —It will be seen by the following
advertisement that Henry A. Sturgeon, Esq.,
Inis retired from the firm of Kor, Dunlap & Co;,
and that Samuel Hepburn, Esq., of Carlisle, Cum
berland county, Pa., has been associated with tho
remaining partners in the firm of Ker, Dunlap A Co.,
and’that Wit. W. Hepburn has been elected Cashier
in tho place of Mr. Sturgeon.
TEE PROPRIETORS ROW ARE I
William Ker, 1 Isaac Brenneman,
Rickard Woods, John S. Sterrett,
John C. Dunlap, I John Dunlap,
Samuel Hepburn.
This Bank will continue to do a
GENERAL BANKING AND EXCHANGE
business,
At their Banking Ho « so >su Carlisle, under the
name and stylo of KEB,, DHNLAP & CO.
Money will be received on deposit nnd paid back
on demand, without notice; Certificates of deposit,
bearing interest at the rate of five per cent., will ho
issued for ns short a period ns four months. Inter
est on. all certificates will cense at. maturity, but U
such certificates are renewed at any time thereafter
for another given period, they shall bear the same
rate of interest up to the time of renewal. Twenty
days notice must bo given of an intention to with-,
draw interest deposits.. ■ ' _*
The proprietors would call the attention of •» far
mers, Mechanics'and alt others-who desire a,safe
depository for their money, to tho fact that they are
not only liable to tho amount of their stock in the
Bank, but are individually liable to tho extent of
their whole estates for all tho deposits and other
obligations of Kcr, Dunlap, A Co. ~
Particular attention will be given to the oollpc
tion of Vendue Notes, Foreign Bills, Drafts, ChooW,
do., in any part of tho United States and CanadH.
Remittances made to any part of tho Unites
States, England and Ireland. . .
They will at nil times bo pleased to give any in
formation desired in regard , to money matters m
and confidential oxoeution of all
business entrusted to them may ho relied upon.
The Bank will bo open for business frem 9 o clock
in the.morning, until 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
Discount day. every Tuesday.
Collections from Philadelphia, New York and
Boston made on favorable terras.
Tho proprietors refer to
Jat Cooke A Co., 1 Philadelphia.
B. IV. Clahk A Co., J
IVinslow, Lainek * Co., New York.
Clabk, Cuenet A Co., Boston.
W, W. HEPBURN,
Carlisle, March (!, 18G2.—ly CaeMer.
CLEMENT & STARE'S
GREEN MOUNTAIN
WASHING- MACHINE.
PATENTED JUNE 8, 1858.
THIS machine is so very simple in con
struction, and efficient and easy in operation,
that a boy or girl 10 or 12 years of age can perform
tho services of Washing with ease, and do “
the time that a grown person can without a
chino. This is a-great saying to tb ® k
also, to tho bono and muscles of those who nr, _
polled to enduro tho trials of tho w ? sb, s®
This Machine is a great aelf-lahor . ftT4
It is tho universal expression of-thoso j
used it, and they aro logion, thatthe' A qu lclc
and laborious work of washing day is “ 9 t i, o
and easy,” by tho use of this be with
timo is now at hand when no family eh
out ono. , .. ; n s&y-.
The Proprietors have no b °?^\ c 7 aohino In
ing that this is tho acme of WaP . b *¥ combined
vontion, and worthbmore tb J n ®JL?Jr A »» : n this iino
It is in fact the “&E PLUS ULTRA « t* cflU
of invention. For confirmation o WEAVBB*
and examine one at tho shop of J*
North Hanover Street, Carlisle.
Carlisle, Deo. 12,1861 s —ly*'
Notice _ fr ,
IS HEREBY GIVEN th . at “P A^mbiy.,
JL Liconco, under the several Ac ij e foro the
must bo filed with the undersigned, on o not l,a
17th day of March, inst.,otherwise tney
heard.
March 8, 1862.
4.00
2.00
: - 537
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: : 3 25
• 3 00
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1 37 a 1 45
27 a 261
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