AMERIC AN VOLUNTEER.
JOHN B. BRATTON, Editor k Proprietor.
CARLTSLK, PA., .TUNE 12, 19(33.
O U R F L-A G.
“Forever float that stanflard sheet!
Where breathes the foe hit falls before usl
With Freedom’s soil beneath: our feet,
And Freedom’s banner waving o’er-vs!”
I’errv Counts - .— The Democrats of Perry
met in County Conveii-tion on the 2d inst.,
and appointed J. A. Magee, Esq. the Dele
gate to represent, that county in the 4th of.
July State Convention. '
Cumberland Valley Railroad. —The
company are about laying a sidling from the
Harrisburg bridge to the head of the river
grade, for the acceleration of business which
has increased so ns to make this necessary.
.Beautiful Strawberries.— -Wo are, in
debted to our fiiend Mr. Alfred Moore, for
several boxes of his superior strawberries.—
Mr. M. expects to pick some three hundred
bushels during the .next six weeks, and will
serve his customers in Carlisle from Inuopf’s
store, its formerly..
, lC7*tVo are indebted to our townsman,
Capt. Thos. P. Dwen, at present/Provost
Marshal of the city of Fredericksburg, Va.,
for sending us copies of the “ Christian Ban
ner," a religious Union paper published in
Fredericksburg: We may make extraots-from
the Banner’s articles hereafter.
A Present,— Wo return pur thanks to the
lady friend who placed on our table a most
tasty and beautiful boquet. It was sent us
"as a token of approval of our editorial sen
timents,” an expression of confidence which
we would appreciate from any one, but more
particularly when it comes from a lady.
American Agriculturist.— Among the valu
able articles in the Juno American Agricultu
rist m\\ be found “ Tobacco Culture, No. IV,”
Cost of keeping a horse,” “ Tim Banker,
Esq., bn Roots,” “ Insects on Fruit Trees,”
by Dr. Asa Fitch, Now York State Entomolo
gist ; “ Espalier, or Wall Training of Fruits,”
“ Preserving Fruits,” " Chemistry for Be
ginners,” etc., etc.
New Firm.—By reference to their adver
tisement, it will bo seen that Messrs. L. T.
Greenfield and A. K. Sheaper have pur
chased Mr. Evster’s interest in the now Dry
Goods store, East High street, and it will bo
conducted hereafter by the newfirm. Messrs.
Greenfield’ & Sheafer are active and enter
prising business men, and their stock of goods
hasbeen selected with care and judgment.—
Wo always feel an interest in new beginners,
and therefore commend the now firm to our
readers.
Among the. Wounded.— Col. Charles T..
Campbell, of the Fifty-seventh Regiment,
P. V., was wounded twice, once irf the thigh
and again in the arm, at the recent battle on
the Chickahominy river, near Richmond.—
His wounds are not considered dangerous—
We hope he may have a speedy recovery, and
*oon rejoin, his regiment. Charley is a
hrayo man, and the country cari not afford to
lose his services for any length of time, lie
is a citizen of Chambersburg, and, it will ho
recollected, was, a witness against HazLet,
(one of John Brown’s murderers) when lie
was bri trial before court in Carlisle.
Good Crops. —AVo learn from every direc
tion that tire prospects for good crops of al
most every kind were never better, than .at
present.. The recent heavy storms have not
injured it to much extent, except in very low
; grounds where the fields have boon filled with
sand. In the fruit lino the “ oldest inhabi
tant” never saw finer indications than wo
now have of an abundant yield. There is
much in this to rejoice us, for if with a civil
War, there should bo a scarcity in our crops,
it would add very materially to the distress
already in the land. So amid the desolation
the War is producing there is still room for
hope and comfort loft us.
Dickinson Coi.i.egb. —AVo have upon our
table the annual catalogue of Dickinson Col
lege, from' which we learn that the whole
number of students, at present, is 104, inclu
ding 31 in the Preparatory Department. The
annual exercises of the institution will com
mence on Saturday, June 21, with the orator
cal contest by the Junior class. Baccalau
reate Address by Prof. AVu.so.v, on Sunday,
June 22, at 8 o’clock a. .ir. Anniversary of the
Bellos Letters Society, Monday evening Juno
23. Anniversary of the Union Philosophical
Society, Tuesday evening, Juno 24. Com
mencement exercises, Thursday, Juno 20, at
10 o’clock, a. v.
Good News. —ln our War News column
will bo found glorious news from General
HallEck’s army. General'PopE is pressing
fast after the retreating army of Beaure
gard, and has already taken ten thousand
prisoners and'capturcd fifteen thousand stand
Gf arms, and a number of locomotives and
railroad cars. Beacu'eguard has told his men
to “save themselves as best they could."
And “thousands are throwing away their
arms 1" The news is official, and can bo re
lied on. The credit of this success must be
given, m a-great measure, to the gallant
Col. Elliott, who made a circuitous and haz
, ardous march, to the enemy’s rear, and dis
troyed his railroad communications, thus
leaving at least his rear guard at our mercy.
All honor to the gallant army of the West 1
A soap maker of our acquaintance has
discovered a new plan of obtaining lye. lie
boils down a few copies of the New York
iribime and Philadelphia Press.
IS IT MADNESS OR' TREASON.
Tlic abolition press are constantly engaged
in abusing' and misrepresenting the Demo
cratic party, and stigmatizing its lending men
ns “ secessionists." Nay, more, they at the
same time eulogize and defend such semi-trai
tors ns Sumner, Loyejoy, Phillips, Oreklv,
Beecher, Hunter, and their associates. —
Previous to the breaking out of this civil war
it was seldom indeed that an abolition speech
found its way down South ; seldom that ah
Abolition paper could bo soon in that section
of the country. How is .it now ? Thousands
of those Abolition journals—those incendiary
publications—can bo .found in the most re
mote Southern States, and their articles are
copied by tho Southern press. The procla
mation of Hunter, and tho speeches of Sum
ner, Lovejov, Beecher and Phillips have
had a wide publication through tho rebel
journals, and, beyond all question or doubt,
have injured tho Union cause more than fifty
thousand Union troops could do good. With
Abolition speeches in one band and Abolition
papers in the other, the recruiting agents of
Jeep. Davis can enlist more men than they
know what to do with. It is tho very stimu
lus, the very capital the rebels want with
which to “ fire the Southern heart." The
course pursued by Abolition journals and
speakers has cost us hundreds of millions of
treasure and thousands of valuable lives; and
we really believe if this course is to bo con
tinued, and traitorous editors and speakers
are to bo permitted to go on with their insane
ravings, 'this Union can never again bo re
united or our troubles ended.
Wo noticed in one of bur city exchanges a
few days since, a brief account of a conversa
tion that took place between a Union officer and
a rebel General who had been taken prisoner
by. our troops. Our officer asked the rebel
“why do you of the South prolong this war—
can’t you see your Cause is hopeless ?” “ No,
we see no such thing,” replied the rebel. “Wo
have had very bad luck of late, it is true, but
nevertheless wo expect tbnohiove our indepen
dence,” “ Well, do you bxpcct’your luck to
be better hereafter ; if so what induces, you.
to arrive at that conclusion ?” “Why,
sir,” answered, the rebel, “ all the Northern
papers wo receive, (and we receive thousands
of them,) .tell us that, the Democrats of the
North sympathize with us, and are doing all
they can for the, Davis Government. It is
true, we have never felt this sympathy, but
yet we expect to feel it, for the papers in the
interest of Mr. Lincoln assure us that the
Democrats of the North and many of the old
line Whigs are secessionists. Wo expect to
gain our independence, sir.” “ Why,” re
sponded our officer, “do you believe the de
clarations contained in those northern papers
you speak of ? Do you not know that the
people of the North are unanimous in deolar-'
ing that this rebellion must be crushedbut?”
“ Do I believe what I have read in your own
papers, you ask. Yes, I have believed that
they spoke the truth. If they have not, then
your Northern editors must be groat liars,
and at the same time very fond.of blood.”—
So ended the conversation.
Such was the dialogue between two officers
—one Union, the other rebel. It goes to show
the impression that has been loftou the South
ern raintt by the distribution of Abolition pa
pers find speeches iu Southern States. True
it is, as the rebel said, “ Northern editors
must be great liars,” and their lies recently
have had a most disastrous effect. Why, them
wo ask, are these Abolition scoundrels per
mitted to go on and persist in their treasona
ble course ? Is it madness or is it treason ?
Wo believe it is the latter.
MB. WRIGHT’S LETTER.
Bead the admirable letter from the lion. H.
B. Wright, member of Congress from Luzerne
district, which wo publish on our first page
to-day. Col. Wright was elected last sum
mer, and, supported by both political parties
of his district. At that time the Republican
party pretended to be for the restoration, of
the Union as it was, and the preservation of
the Constitution as it is.,, Since then aohangfe
has come over the spirit of its dream, audits
representatives in .Congress are striving to
convert the war into a crusade against slavery,
whilst Col. W right remains true to his pledg
es and is earnestly laboring for the mainte
nance of the Constitution, and salvation of
the country. The sentiments of the letter on
the issues discussed are the same that we
have uniformily advocated in the columns of
of, our paper. The similarity of ideas'and'
even language on some points is remarkably
striking. Is Col. Wright a traitor because,
ho-wont bo an abolitionist? Will our simon
pure patriotic neighbors inform us ? A short
time since he followed ,the remains of an only
son to his final resting place, who fell a sac
rifico to the cause of his country in the army
of Gen. M'Ci.elean. Is he still disloyal IHo
must certainly bo according to the abolition
standard of loyalty, for he utterly refuses to
. walk in its footsteps or obey its dictatorial,
i commands.
; Capt. M’Oci.i.ocgii Kir, led. —AVo regret to
announce the death of Capt. Hugh AV. M’Cui.-
lougii, of this county. lie was killed in bat
tle, in Kentucky, on the Gth inst. The fol
lowing letter explains the circumstance of his
fall:
Depredations of rebel Guerrilla hands—Fight
at Tompkinsville— Captain M’ Culloufh of
Pennsylvania, killed.
Louisville, June 7.—A letter to the Dem
ocrat, horn Clinton county, says, Champ Fer
guson’s men, of Morgan’s cavalry, are mur
dering, robbing and committing ravages of
all kinds.
At Tompkinsville, Monroe county, Ky.,
yesterday, Capt. M’CullOugh, of the 9th Penn
sylvania Cavalry, with sixty-five men, was
attacked by a hundred of Morgan’s men, un
der Capt. Hamilton. Both M’Cullough and
Hamilton were killed. Three were wounded
on each side. The rebel cavalry were driven
off. .
077” The man who cannot hold his political
ablitiohism in abeyance, in a time like the
present, when ho knows that it can only add
to the bitterness of the strife, and when he
knows that emancipation drootrines cannot
,he pushed further, without infringing on
limits, is neither a ebrjstian
1 not a patriot.
077* Tun Bereavements of the war—so far
as the single city of Now Orleans is concern-
C i'r V 0 r droadful exemplification in the
appalling fact, admitted by t h o Delta, that
here aye now no fewer than twonty-four
hundred orphan children in the several asy-
Jumns of that city,l
TEE FIRST DISUNIONISTS.
In this crisis of our country’s history—in
this day of our tribulation and trial—wo have
many traitors to contend with. Wo have a
fire in front nhd n firo in tho roar—both aim
ing at the same object—a dissolution of the
Federal Union. Who are tho men thus en
gaged in this work of disunion ?—who tho
dare-devils who hayo lifted their impious
hands against the authority of tho Union and
against tho Constitution? Wo all kndw that
Southern traitors are now, and have been for
tho last year, in armed rebellion against tho
Government. Our army will bring these
traitors to a . just but terrible account, and
teach them to conduct themselves like honest
men hereafter. But hero in the North, who
instigated tho rebellion—who clamored for a
dissolution of the Union ? Let us see.
As early as 1859, the Abolitionists held an
immense State Convention in Now York, at
which the following resolutions, among others,
were adopted:
“ 10th. Whereas, The dissolution of the.
present imperfect and inglorious Union between
the free and Slave Slates, would result in the
overthrow of slavery, and the consequent for
motion of a more perfect arid glorious Union,
without the incubus of slavery ; therefore,
“ Resolved, That we invite a free cor
respondencewith THE DISUNIONISTS OF THE
South in order, to devise the most suitable
WAY AND MEANS TO SECURE THE CONSUMMATION
‘ SO DEVOUTLY TO BE WISHED 1 ."
Another resolotibn directed that the pro
ceedings bo sent to Governor Wise, of Vir
ginia, and the last resolution directed the pub
licationtof the proceedings in the county pa
pers and in the New-York Ti'ibune.
The Abolitionists of 1859, are the so-called
Republicans of 1862 ;. and the Nciy-York Tri
bune, the organ of Abolitionism at the time
the above resolutions were adopted, is now
the organ of Lincoln's weak and vascilkting
administration. It is evident, therefore, that
the men who. compose the Republican party
of to-day . were the first secessionists—the first
to rebel against the Government.
But, to proceed. Republicanism first taught
the people of the North and South.to hate one
another, by attempts to gain power through
the assistance of a sectional platform, and
tho use of sectional appeals. ■
It, elected a President who was strongly
averse to one-half the States of the Union. •
It made the people believe that there was
no danger to tho Union, telling them that .the
“ South' could not he kicked out” of the Con-
federation,
It rejected tho Crittenden Compromise Bill,
which Senator Douglas said would have been
accepted with pleasure by oven the Cotton
States, as a settlement of tho National dis
pute.
Its Representatives in the Peace Congress,
spurned all propositions that were intended
to heal the political troubles of the nation,
preferring war to compromise.
Its leaders forced the unfortunate battle at
Bull Run, which proved so disgraceful to the
Union cause.
It has made tho army tho victims of the
most unprincipled set of . public plunderers
that ever was .known in the history of man
kind.
It has through its mismanagement of tho
public funds, loaded the country with millions
of unnecessary debt- ;
It has fettered the ;Preas, endangered the
freedom of private' citizens, filled the public
offices'with a host of incompetent and corrupt
men, arid aided in destroying'our-national
happiness.
It, in short, has, with tho assistance of the
secessionists,- brought the country to just
what it is, and that, alas, is too sad a picture
for any one to desire to contemplate.
No candid man can correctly deny the truth
of these charges. We do not contend that
the masses of the party are responsible for
all these frightful calamities. They have
been deluded, betrayed and made the victims
of mischievous men who were determined
upon getting into power if they wore obliged
to reach it over their country’s ruins. The
time is coming when they will sooeivo their
just reward. No civilized community will
long submit to such atrocities as these per
sons have coirimitted, and we believe that the
period is nigh at hand when the voice of a
misguided people will-cry. out unanimously
for tho vengeance which must eventually over
take the founders* of their country’s woes.
DfT” As. tho reign of theAVondel Phillipites
draws rapidly to a close, the more reckless
the semi-secessionists become. The American
and Herald of this place exhibited their tooth
beautifully last week; and cut and slashed at
the late Democratic County Convention in a
manner that proved quite amusing to Demo
cratic “Union savers." AVo can. tell these
plunder’ sympathizers that no scolding ort
their part can avert the doom that awaits 1
Northern Abolitionists and Southern seces
sionists. Their motives may be different, but
their object is the same—the dissolution of
the Union, and the people know it. Demo
crats may be considered “ fossils of the Val
andinghnm stamp,” in the sage opinion of
the American, or “ Brockinridgers," ns the
Herald balls them; but in the estimation of
the sovereign people, they are the men to res
cue the country, if it can bo rescued, from the
hands of the infamous abolition faction that
brought our troubles upon us. Go on then in
your slander, Messrs Abolitionists, for your
day of grace is near at hand. Traitors, plun
derers, and their abettors, must clear the
track, or the Democratic locomotive will grind
them to ashes.
Accidental SiiooiiNG.-On Tuesday evening,
a gentleman, whose name wo could not learn,
called to see a Miss Wingard; at the house of
Mrs. Redwitz, (formerly Eliza Dorstine,) in
the Sixth Ward. Later in the evening, the
man going to sleep, a pistol was found in his
pocket, when it was proposed to snap a cap
in his ear to waken him. In arranging
tbo cap, the pistol, whilo in the hands of
Miss Wingard, wont off, and a ball, of which
they had no knowledge, entered the side of
Mrs. Redwitz, coming out near the centre of
the buck. A great commotion ensued, and
surgical aid immediately rendered. Mrs. B.
is not considered dangerous. The above is
the story of the parties implicated, but dis
covery being made that the two were prepar
ing to leave, information was made relative
to their arrest.
Since the foregoing was written we have
been informed that Mrs. Redwitz died at 12
o'clock yesterday noon. Miss Wingard was
arrested by officers Campbell and Becker, and
committed to prison to await a further hear
ing this afternoon. A great variety of rumors
are current ns to the cause of the unfortunate
affair, hut wo believe that the deceased testi
fied before her death to the facts as above sta
ted.—-Patriot and Union, Harrisburg,
Wliat the “ Dougin's Democrats” Think of
Forney.
’ Tho Pittsburg Post, tbo loading Domoorat
io newspaper in ‘Western Pennsylvania, anil
a firm and consistent supporter of Mr. Doug
las in the laat Presidential election, ad
ministers a scathing rebuke to John W..
Forney for his impudence in presuming to
speak for tho frionds of Mr. Douglas through
tho columns of the Philadelphia Press, while
ho is in the pay of tho llopublican party.
Tho Post gives a sketch of the career of Fon-
nbt shows that up to tho time when ho
quarrelled with Mr. Buchanan ho was the
most obsequious and pliant tool of tbo “ slave
power”'of the South ; declares that Douglas
never trusted Forney, and that tho groat
principle of Popular Sovereignty, for .which
Douglas contended was used by Forney as a
mere pretext; that he remained in the coun
cils of the Douglas Democrats only to betray
them; and that, from tho malignant oppon
ent of Simon Cameron, ho became that man’s
tool, and was, through his influence, reward
ed for his treachery by being elected Clerk of
the Senate of tho United States. Tho Post
continues;
“Wo have thought it necessary to remind
our readers of those few points in this trick
ster, Forney’s career, because ho still has the'
assurance to speak in tho name of*the Doug
las Democracy. His game now is to. arouse
as much feeling as possible against what ho
styles tho Breckinridge Democracy of Penn
sylvania, and after harping upon thatstring for,
a suflioiont time, a union of tho Dougina men of
Pennsylvania with tho Republican is to bft
proposed. Forney’s papers has been at this
game for more than a week, and after if is
.properly Ventilated, we arc to have another
convention of -such Douglas men as himself
and John Hickman to propose and accept
such terms as they can command. It is the
old dodge, but it will not succeed. J. W.
Forney has run his course; he never can
transfer another Democrat to tho ranks of
Abolitionism. We too, are, for a Union, a
Union of democrats, regardless of former diff
erences in regard to dead issues, and we are
for extending tho right hand of fellowship to
every man who is in for the suppression of
.the rebellion and the restoration of the Union ;
but no affiliation with that poisonous thing
Abolitionism ; no communion with those
whose hatred of slavery is stronger than their
love Union. Tho restoration of tho
Union at all hazards and at all costs, no mat-
tor who or what suffers in bringing it about.”
AYe are glad to seo that the genuine friends
of Douglas are so fully aware of. the game
which this insolent demagogue is-attempting
to play for the benefit of his Republican mas
ters. Tf Eobnev can succeed, in
enough Democrats from their organization to
defeat the Democratic party, he. would
be. in a position 1 to claim a magnificent re
ward for his services, and this is about all he
cares for. They seem to know what he is
driving- at. In the language of the Post,
“his power for mischief to the Democratic
party is gone, and gone forever ; they know
him, and hone so well as those he has so.
shamefullybetrayed—the Douglas Democra
cy of Pennsylvania;” '
Inmner as a Champion of the Constitution.
As a certain notorious personage who is
supposed to exhale an odor of brimstone, can
quote scripture when it suits his purpose,’ so.
Charles Sumner can appeal to the Constitu
tion when it suits his purpose. ■ Yesterday he
offered the following in the Senate s
AVaratis, '.Tsaward Stanley,, assuming to
not under, the, letter from the Secretary of
War appointing him Military Governor of
North Carolina, a post unknown to the Con
stitution and the laws, has undertaken, by
virtue of such military authority, to surren
der fugitive slaves, contrary to the intent and
meaning of the act of Congress recently adopt
ed; also, to banish American citizens, in vio-,
lation"of the personal rights secured by the
Constitution ; also, to close the schools main
tained by the charity of good men for the
education of colored children, in defiance of
every principle of morals and religion, arid
degrading to our National character; there
fore be it
Resolved, That the President, be requested
to cancel the letter of the Secretary of. War
under which the said Edward Stanley has as
sumed to act.
Now mark the hypooryis of all this 1 Mr.
Sumner insists that the rebel States hava
committed suicide —that they are no longer
States but Territories, and should be gov'
erned as Territories —a proceeding unknown
and unsanotioned by the Constitution and
the laws. lie believes that rebellion has an
nulled the Constitution within the rebel States;
yet he appeals to the same Constitution,
which he trampled upon, against the Milita
ry Governor ol North Carolina, for no other
reason than that Gov. Stanley has seen fit to
enforce North Carolina law in North Caroli
na. Bat again: .Mr. Sumner has during the
past year witnessed the incarceration ol hun
dreds of American citizens in Government
baatiles without judicial process, without in
formation or trial, by the unrestrained exor
cise of arbitrary power, and has never once
raised his voice to. protest against these “vi
olations of personal right secured by the Con-,
stitution.” •
He played the dumb dog so long as his en
emies were being punished, but the moment
Gov. Stanley ships a meddlesome Abolition
ist northward, Sumner is all on fire and ter
ribly outraged at the banishment of an Amer
ican citizen. Was hypocrisy over more trans
parent 1
The affectation that the Secretary of War is
responsible for the appointment of Governor
Stanley, and not the President, is miserably
shallow in the very teeth of the late message,
wherein Mr. Lincoln told Congress that the
acts of his Cabinet where all his acts. — Rar
ishury Patriot & Union.
Gen. Grant’s Politics. — A friend of Gener
al Grant writes in a letter to the Cincinnati
Gazette:
“ Of his political asperations, ho has none.
Although now forty, years of ago, he has nev
er voted for President but once in his life,
and that was for Lincoln, in I 86 0; and he
has been heard to say that, if ho should over
after bo disfranchized for the act, lie thought
it would be right/for giving such a vole.
K 7” General Greeley is still giving direc
tions as to how the war should be conducted.
Why doesn’t he strap on the epaulets, don a
Major General’s uniform, mount Fremont’s
Rocky Mountain horse, and take the field to
himself ? The country losses invaluable ser
vices by his absence from the army.
IC7* Tho Chairman of the Republican par
ty has issued a call for a Pcoplo’s'State Con
vention" to meet at Harrisburg, on tho 17th
day of July. Wonder what has become ol
tho Republican party i
Eloquent Extract
From tho Speech of Mr. Voorhees, of Indi
ana, in tho House of Representatives at Wash
ington, Fob-10, 1803 1
“Sir, to ray mind'it ns an omen of ovil that
tho spirit of Abolitionism, like n lurking fiend
of mischief, a Mophistophlos iniquity, should
boldly stalk in hero, and’ in such a crisis as
this, assume to control American legislation.
Its croaking raven cry is, a baleful sound to
the cause of tho Union. Its arrogant and de
fiant demands future with gloom. It
no longer contfflfii hero tbo skulking mid
despised that it once was; but with
,tho elevated mien and swaggering port of n
conqueror, it strides over the man
gled form : of constitutional government. It
no longer hides, and 1 cowers, and denies its
name and its nature, and assumes false
shapes, like Satan in the garden of Paradise,
with which to beguile and deceive, ns it did
a few short years ago. The veiled Prophet
of Khornssan has revealed himself, and his
hideous face is almost enough to affright un
ion and concord from the land.
“Why comes this fell spirit hero now ac
companied by its train of horrprs ? It has
no merit in the past to entitle it to control
tho present or shape tho future. It con joint
to no good act that it has ever accomplished.
The cause of Abolitionism is barren of benefi
cent results.. No State, no Territory has it
ever dedicated to free labor, and no slave has
it fiver sot free except in violation of law. It
has never had the sanction of the great and
good names which, like tho stars in tho clear
upper sky, adorn and illuminate our history.
On the contrary, it has boon the object of
their incessant malediction from the hour of
its birth. , Its presence in tho balls of Con
gress was their abhorrence, and the prognos
ticated “evil, and evil only, and continually,”
from its - influence in public affairs.
'“Why comes it here now ? It never was
a friend to the Union, and it is not to-day.—
It never wanted a Union with Slave States
or a fellowship with slaveholders, and does
not now.”
Enigma.
I am composed of sixteen letters.
My 1,8, 12, 10, is an island in the Grecian
Archipelago.
“ 2, 10, 4, is a town in China.
,r 3,9, 12, 4, is a volcano in Sicily. •
" 4,9, 2,3, J 2, 16, is a city in Greece.
“ 5,0, 1,2, 12, 8,4, is a gulf in Europe.
“ 6,7, 3, 14, 12, 11, is a town in Prussia.
“ 7,8, 10, 5, 11, 12, is tlie capitol of Por
gal.
“ 8, 11, 12, 8,4, 12, is a group of islands in
the Moditorroninn sea. . .' 5 . •
“ 9,2, 8,5, 3, 1,-is a county in China.
“ 10, 4, 13, is a village of Itesse Cassel. .
“ 11,'2, 8,6, is one of the.Dnited States.
“ 12, 4, 12, 9,3, 10, is a city in Trance.
“ 13, 7V 7,8, 12, 0, 10, 4, is one of the Uni
ted States.
“ T 4, 2,8, 7, 11,' 2, is a.late battle ground.
“ 15, 2,3, 5,3; 16, is a famous city of an
tiquity in Greece.
“ 10, 4,. 8, 12, 1,2, 3,7, 3, 12, 4, is a noted
island, of the South Atlantic.
My whole is the cause of the present war.
A Negro Exodus. —The retreat of Gen..
Banks from A r irginia was the signal for a re
gular'Nogro Exodus. It is estimated that
about 5000 crossed the Potomac with him,—
They were all sizes and ages, of all colors,
and came over laden with spoils, Numbers
of them arc locating in the neighboring towns
in this section of the State, and others aro
pushing on North. A small minority of them,
may have industry and management sfiiuoient
to enable thorn to make a living, but the great
body of them will speedily become a burthen
upon the community. Quite a large number
.have passed through this place, while Cham
bersburg and Mercorsburg are full of them.
None have tarried long in our midst. 1 AYe'
think it is high time for the people of this
State to devise some means of protecting
themselves against this evil. AYe are in fa
vor of a law preventing any negro from com
ing into this State with the design of settling.
AYe believe the people are ready for'such ac
tion, and wo expect to sop the next legisla
ture besieged with petitions to this effect.—
So let it be.
Ugy-Tho charge of treasonable sympathy
for Southern rebels, whenever made against
a Pennsylvania Democrat, or any true Demo
crat, is simply a lie—a. mischievous; wicked,
devilish lie,"that destroys confidence at homo,
encourages the rebels to further desperate ef
forts, and gives their leaders thft most direct
and substantial aid possible to be given from
the North. Well doestho plundering proprio
ter of the Harpitburg Telegraph know this,' but
he has his fists into both the State and Na
tional Treasuries, he is gorging his pockets
at the expense of the people, ho is a pig in a
corn crib, a Hessian and a knave, and what
more wants Ac? So says the Patriot and
Union, . '■
0"Tho Hon. Thomas A. Scott, Assistant
Secretary of War, has resigned; and will en
ter upon the active duties of Vice President
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The
services of ]VIr. Scott have been invaluable
to the government during the trying hours of
this infernal rebellion. The ill health of J.
Edgar Thompson, President of the Peuna.
R, R., compelling him to visitEuropo, will de
volve almost as great and responsible duties
upon Mr. Scott as that of Assistant Secreta
ry of .war. But all who know him, know
him equal to any duty ho assumes.
(£y” If “ Old Abe" succeeds in his grand
plan of emancipating the slaves and coloniz
ing them in Central America, ho will not bo
ikely to find much difficulty, in obtaining offi
cers to govern them, Sumner will probably
volunteer to act as their President, Love joy
as their Vico President, Greeley as Coni
mander-in-Chiof, and Phillips, Garrison
and Beecher will readily go as their mora
instructors.
The Abolitionists are continually say
ing that the slavery question did not bring on
tho war—that it was not only a pretext. At
the same time, they belie themselves by call
ing.it a slaveholder’s war, and declaring that
we would never have had it, if slavery had
not been in the country. There is no more
consistency in their assertions than sweetness
tho in thistle.
Tho Abolition press are busily en
gaged abusing the Democratic party. Many
allow themselves to bo led off in their vitupe
rative abuso clear beyond the bounds of de
cency. . They appear to bo striving to put
dovjUsthc Democratic party of the North as
wclTas dissolve the Union, and in which ef
forts they will most certainly fall.
(C7"Hon. J. L. Dawson, of Fayette County,
announces himself in the Genius of Liberty
as a candidate for Congress, subject to the de
cision of tho Dombcraoy of the District,
■The water in the .Delaware and Lehigh 18
falling rapidly, and has receded about twelve
feet. It is still too high, however, to enable
anything'like an accurate estimate of the
damage to the canals and railroads to be
m! The Lehigh Talley railroad is said to be
very badly .torn up. The Belvedere De
laware railroad will bo repaired in a day
or two, .The Delaware and Lackawanna
railroad will bo in running order in about
a week. A fart pf tho basin of the
Delaware canul hero has been washed out
and two broakos reported in the first levee.
The lower gates of tho outlet look are gone.
Tho damage at Glondbn is very great. The
furnaces are all chilled, and tho town Pre
sents an appearance of utter desolation, tho
drift wood, lumber, &o„ being piled up upon
tho flats. A raft of lumber, having upon it
sofa's, chairs, and every variety of furniture,
is lodged upon tho Island at Bethlehem.
There has been no telegraphic communica
tion with Munch Chunk yet, ami the extent
of the damage there cannot be ascertained.
Hunderds of canal boats have been lost. Tho
lumber men have been heavy looscrs by this
disaster, millions,of feet of sawed lumber and
thousands of logs being carried away.
AVo have no mans of asoortaing tho num
her of persons drowned* but -tb© list will bo
fearful..
Terrible Destruction at and above lHaunch
Persons just arrived from Mauncli Chunk
report a fearful accoutofthe damage above.
The dam at Maiinoh Chunk, as well (is two
others, are swept away, and many houses de
molished. The railroad, bridge is also gone.
Canal navigation is stopped for the season,
and the Lehigh Valley railroad will not bo
in runing order for several wcqks. ■,
, Tho whole town of'.AVbissport is washed
away. They are but' throe houses loft out of
about three hundred. Many families were
drowned. The loss of life has been terrible.
For tho Volunteer.
The ReceniPreshet.— Prom .every direc
tion wo lienr of groat loss of ..property, occa-'
sioned by the recent freshet. Over many of
-the streams all the bridges have been swe.pt
away. ; Particularly is this the case on the,
smaller streams between the Susquehanna
and 'Delaware rivers. In our immediate vi
cinity those over the Swatara were especially
unfortunate. . All the bridges- from Jones
town to Middletown, with but two exceptions,'
have been destroyed. Notwithstanding the
sudden rise'of these streams —and tho-more
sudden compulsion.of many families to leave
their submerged dwellings, we hear of but
few cases of.loss of life. “The Susquehannah
commenced to fall:rapidly oh Thursday night
—while the' smaller streams have' dwindled
down, to almost, thoir.natural size.—Harris
burg Union. ’ ,
Terrible Storm —Soldier Killed hy fight
ninrj.—Oh Saturdary afternoon last a terri
ble storm passed over the country. before
Richmond. A .letter to the Now York Times
says :
The gallant Forty-fourth regiment, just re
turned from ■ the battle of Hanover Court
House, had one mah killed and four badly in
jured in their ; camp, by lightning. Their,
names are as follows :—Killed, Quartermas
ter Sergeant H. Ilowlitt; injured, Soar
geant-MajOr Webber, Sergeant, Godfrey, Ser
geant. Williard, private Jacob Doans.,
Trees were blown, down, injuring many of
our soldiers by. their falling, and tepts were
prostrated. In several of the camps there
have been lives lost. Two houses and a
barn were struck by. lightning in the vioihity
of New Bridge. The tornado lasted about
three hours, and was accompanied by heavy
peals of thunder and rain. The roads are
again in a frightful condition. .
Address of Gen.ltleClcllalii to Ills
. Troops.
Headquarters of Gen. McClellan's l
Army, Tuesday livening, June 3d. j
The following address was road to the ar
my this evening, at dress parade, and receiv
ed with an outburst of vociferous cheering
from every regiment. •
Headquarters of the Army , of the Poiothac, j
Camp near New Bridge, Juno 2. , j
Soldiers of the Army of the Potomac—l have
fulfilled at least a part of my promise to you.
You arc now face to face with tljo Rebels,
who are hold at bay in front of the Capitol.
The final and, decisive battle is at hand.
Unless you belie your, past history the result
cannot bo for a moment doubtful. If the
troops who labored so faithfully and fought
so gallantly at Yorktown, and who so bravely
won the hard fights at Williamsburg, West
Point, Hanover Court House and Pair Oaks,
now prove worthy of their antecedents, the
victory is surely ours.
The events of every dnyprove your superi
ority. Wherever you have met the enemy
you have beaten him. Wherever you have
used the bayonet, ho has given way in panio
and disorder.
t ask of you now ono last crowning effort.
The enemy has staked his all on the issue of
the coming battle. Let us meet him and
crush him here in the centre of the Rebel
lion.
Soldiers 1 I will be with you in this battle,
and share the dangers with you.' Our confi
dence in each other is now founded upon the
past. Lot us strike the blow which is to re
store peace and union to this distracted land..
Upon your, valor, discipline and mutual
.confidence the result depends.
(Signed)
- GEORGE B. M’CLELLAN,
Major GenoralCominanding.
Only too True.— Prentice, the loyal editor
of the Louisville Journal, in view of the per
sistence of Congress in passing unconstitu
tional abolition measures, repeats his well
founded lament that the Abolitionists are do
ing everything in thoir power to make the
Southern friends of the Union its enemies.
017“ Tho secessionists carry a flag of eleven
stars. Tho Abolitionists in' 185 G and 1800
marched under one with sixteen stars. Tho
Democratic flag is the flag of tho whole
Union, without a star erased or a stripe pol
luted.
KT’Tlie Abolition leaders bate an honest
man so intensely, that they can’t boar to have
him associate with them. Witness their at
tempts to drive men like Dawes, Cowan,
Washburne and Bkownino out of the party.
[CT’Wo can’t see the propriety of the Re
publican papers of this sootion publishing
General Caueaon’s “ vindication,” when they
have never given a single one of the facts
against which hia feeble defense was made.
C 7" Senator Wade thinks “ the constitu
tion is suspended for the present.” If Sena
tor Wade, and few like him, had been sus
pended” themselves years ago, there would
have boon no trouble in the nation now.
K 7” “ The fools are not all dead yet,” is an
bid maxim. Governor Anduews, of Massa
chusetts, and Gen. Hunter, are striking ex
amples of its truth.
0“ One of our public functionaries of this
county says his office scarcely pays incendi
ary expenses.
Tlio Freslict,
Easton, Pa., Juno 6, 12 m t
Chunk.
Easton, Juno G
THE WAR NEWS.
Lalor, from the Clitckahomiir
A DInT AI L. S D AC C O U.\ T
The .Rebels Completely Rom ca ,
Union Loss Three Thousand!
Over Twelve Hundred Rebels L, e f t
Dead on the Field !
Headquarters of Gen. McClellan 1
; Jr . ‘ ’ |
Two days of tlio battle of Richmond have
been fought, on both of whidh our troops
have been victorious. Tho loss on both sides
is heavy. The battle was opened by the ene
my making an attack ou Qen. Casey's divi
sion, encamped hear Seven, Pinos, on tho
turnpike loading over Bottom Bridge, uni
within seven miles of Richmond.
Tho attack was made about I o'obek oil
Saturday afternoon by Gen. Hill’s division
—composed of five rebel brigades,, tho troops
being for tho most part from, Virginia, South
Carolina and Georgia. Tho fight hero wn s
disastrous. Gen. Casey’s division was forced
to retire before superior numbers, leaving all
their camp equipage and two batteries.
Bailey, in endeavoring to save bis batteries '■
was killed.■
Some of the troops in this division, which
was composed of New York regiments, be
haved very badly; Many of tho officers were
killed and wounded in endeavoring to rally
their men.
Gen. Heintzelrann, on ascertaining the re
sult, ordered forward a portion of the divisi-'
ons of Generals Kearney and Hooker to re
gain the day. Gen. Kearney’s men, on be
ing brought into- action, charged-with the
bayonet, driving the rebels before them, and
regaining all the lost ground—about half a
mile—when night coming, on, operations
were brought to a close. .
General SumYier’s two divisions, under Goris.
Sedgwick and Richardson, crossed the Chicka
hominy at about 3 o’clock on Saturday after
neon,taking a position on General Hointzlo
nian’s right. Hero they encountered Gener
als Longstrcet’s, Rains.’,, and Unger’s divisi
ons—the flower of the rebel . army. The
fighting was desperate—every foot of ground
being hotly contested ; but our soldiers wore'
too much for them.
The enemy would stand manfully at a dis
tance of sixty yards,.to be fired at, hut they
wore afraid of the bayonet, and jn every in
stance that our men charged they were victo
rious.
These two Divisiohsdidhobly driving the reb
els at every ,point until dark. The enemy’s loss
was here very heavy, many of them being
killed by the bayonet.
i General Pettigrew of South Carolina was
taken prisoner. Wo have about 500 prison
ers, among whom are',several prominent offi
cers.-
On Sunday, as soon as it was daylight, the
fight was resumedby General'Sumner with
marked success, lasting nearly the whole day.
The rebels wore driven at every point w/t/i
heavy loss. The ground gained by Gen.
Sumner was about 2J miles.
Gen. Hointzelmart, oh Sunday morning, re-‘
took the ground lost the day before by Gen-,
eral Casey. Our loss in the two engagements
in killed and wounded will amount to about
3000. A great number arc missing who will
probably return, having strayed* away. All
of the enemy’s killed and most of his wound
ed fell into our hands. The country in which
the battle was fought is swampy, with thick,
underbrush. Most of the fighting was in the
woods. Owing to the nature of the ground
very little artillery was used..' Both balloons
were up nearly all day. Yesterday all the
troops left Richmond and marched out in di
rection‘of the.battle field. The railrondhas
been of inestimable service to us, the curs
running within a mile and a half of the hit
tie field .bringing forward'ammunition ;i .\
supplies, and the wounded were immediately
put aboard the cars find sent to. the White
House. General. McClellan was on the bat
tle field on Saturday evening, where ho has
'remained over since, directing-all the move
ments in person. His presence among the
troops had a great effect. '■ ,'
, Four separate charges, with the bayonet
wore made during yesterday., In one instan
ce the enemy were driven a mile, during
which 173 jwore killed by the bayonet alone.
Lieutenant Washington, nn aid to*'General
Jo. Johnson, was taken prisoner. The ene
my’s dead left on the field amounted to over
1,200. ' •
Gen. Howard Was wounded twice in the
arm. Col. Miller, of the 81st Pennsylvania,
and Col. Rippoy, of Pittsburg, wpro killed.
Col. Campbell, of Pennsylvania, was wound
ed in the thigh. ' .
NEW YORK TIMES’ ACCOUNT., 1 '
The Now York Times says of tho fight on
Sunday :—Flushed with their seeming victo
ry of Saturday, the, rebels awoke with confi
dence on Sunday to follow up thoir move
ments—sure of driving us this time to tho
Ohickahominyand.beyond, but they had made
tho unfortunate mistake of estimating the
strength ,of our reserves by the weakness of
our advance. Most bitterly did they pay for
their mistake. Pressing eagerly forward,
with .confidence of victory, they wore mot by
the troops of Ileintzelman and Sumner, whoso
unyielding columns cheeked their fierce as
sault-turning tho lino of battle everywhere
against them, and forcing them at'the point
of the bayonet on towards Richmond. It
was their turn now to break and run, and
thoir losses of the Sabbath left; them little
cause for rejoicing over tho trifling gain of
Saturday. .
Terribly did the rebels suffer on tin's as
well ns tho previous day from the -well-direct
ed fire of ourr artillery, piling", the ground
with the slain. Terrible also to them were
the frequent charges of our -solid columns,
pressing them back,-step by stop, to the last
point of endurance, when they broke and ran
ingloriously, leaving behind them many of
thoir. men and officers, as well as privates,
prisoners in our hands. • Tho number of
those it is not possible to ascertain, Several
days necessarily elapsing after every engage
ment before a full inventory can bo taken.
The Associated Press’ report of the loss nt
the late battle has been erroneously printed
300, it should bo 3,000 killed and wounded.
One cause of the disaster to General Casey’s
division was owing to the'great number ,of
officers sick and unfit for duty. Soma regi
ments wont into action with only one field
officer, and very few of tho companies con
tained their full complement of officers. This
division has suffered more from sickness than
any other on tho peninsula, from tho fact ot
its being composed of troops raised last, soma
of tho regiments, in fact, having boon in tho
field but a few days, while the other divisions
had an opportunity, while encamped around
Washington, to get, in a measure, aoolimatpd
and accustomed to camp life.
PROM GEN. HALLEOICS ARMY'-.
Corinth, June 5.
Gen, Hallook moved his headquarters, to
this place to-day, occupying the house former
ly occupied by Gen Bragg. .
Gen. Thomas occupies the house formerly
in possession of Beaurgnrd.,
The enemy are reported to bo 80,000 strong
between Baldwin and Okolona. ,
At the last accounts, General Pope s a
vanco was this side of Twenty Milo of 00 ’
and the enemy’s roar guard on the sou
side, still retreating, .
An Englishman, who was an officer in
rebel army, and has deserted, says tna
Confederate officer, high in position, tola ‘
that they left hero 120,000 strong, but W
they arrived at Boonvillo 50,000 had doser •
The latter wore mostly Ahbamians, Louisi
tins and Mississippians,