IEBIOAN VOLUNTEER A . JOHN B. GMT TON, Editor & Proprietor, CARLISLE, PA., JULY io, 3SG2. OUR FLAG :sLiSr “ Forever float that standard sheet! H here breathes the Joe but Jails before ust With Freedom's soil hcnealli our fcet y ■ And Freedondsbaitner waring o'er ns!” democratic State Ticket FOR .AUDITOR GENERAL ISA AC SLENEER, UNION COUNTY. FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL JAMES I’. BAKU, PITTSBURG, ,A- Sharpe, Esq.— la oiuvlaat-w.e stated tlmt it was-feared, this, gentleman had been taken prisoner by the rebels. IV6 are happy Rj* state that.such vras not tho caso. -He is at Horinth, in'gopd health, . , . Companies Forming. —lVo learn’ that a number .of our young, men are already form ing into Companies, that they may be ena bled to tender their services to the govern-, moot at an.early day. Success, to our brave boys. Proffessor. IVvMANj the woidd-ren'cntried ventriloquist, and ivizzard,' will exhibit to night .at Rheein's Hall. His great ability «ud laughter provoking powers should secure him a full house. Lieutenants E. Beatv, James Piper, and I. H. Graham, all wounded in the recent battles, arrived home a few da3 r a since, and are doing-well. They are flesh wounds, but painful. 1 All these officers expect to be ready for-duty in a few weeks. Maj. Lemuel Todd.^—A Jotter from Col. LoiiEUTs, of the Ist Keg. Pa,, Reserves, in- Joima us that Maj, Todd, who was engaged in three of the battles before Richmond, es caped .'without injury, and is in good health, f-ul. R. commends- Maj. T. highly tor the cool ness and courage-displayed by him on the field of battle, and congratulates his friends in Carlisle.on his safety. ‘ -Cs*" Pavxd llaters'i;iciv, for many 3’ , oars Sexton .of the-. 2d Prcsbyteriajn Church of this place, was among tho killed before Richmond, Himself and son belonged to Capt. Hender son’s ■ Company. The son died ,in his tent I somoiifeo-since, and now flu! father follows him. Sad, sad must be the feelings of the desolate fa mi 1 3' at-home. Mr. H, was an in dustrious mechanic, a patriotic good man,, and was among, the first to tender his own and,his sons’ services to the cause of his country.. Mayhis’filoop bo sweet I ; Ijie Killed a.vd'Woexded uelonging to CuMiiEnL.iMD Ciib'.vTv.—iFj-om private letters rocohed from friends in the army, after the late battles hail been fought, and also from the accounts as published in the daily papers, wo gather the following list of the killed and wounded belonging to this town and county; Killed— Lieut.. Joseph Stuart, David llav crstick, and Jackson Noble, of Carlisle. Wouurted Lieut. E. Beaty, of Carlisle, bullet through thigh ; Lieut. Janies Piper Carhslo, bullet through thigh ; Lieut. I. H, Lrahain, Carlisle, bullet through arm; Cieor-o Spangeuberg, Carlisle shut in thigh ; 'William A. Isnsnungcr. Carlisle, one linger shot nil'- J. &. Humor, shot in shoulder; ,Ser"-t. Holmes’ wounded m hand; Capt. llnl.lv, wounded in head, and absent; W. Gulp,' wounded in arm ■ and groin ; Sergt. John Burkholder, wounded andmissing; Harris, Decker, llvtc and Nateher,, reported wounded; llubinson’, auu Snodgrass, missing. The late Lieut. Joseph Stuart. —Among tiie slain id tho-lato battles before Richmond •waa bur townsman, Lieut, Joseph Stuart— as bravo a iinm as ever fell. Fur inanyyears Lieut S. was a police officer of our town, and ivas well known to every man in it. lie was n:i motive Democratic partisan, and wielded an enviable influence in ,1110 East ward. "We received a.letter from him a few weeks since, in which ho complained bitterly of the con duct of fiie “Abolition traitors in and out of Congress,” who ho regarded most dangerous enemies to the country in this crisis. Ho was n true, patriotic, warm-hearted man, and most sincerely do we condole with his afflicted fam ily on the irreparable loss they have sustained. He leaves a wife and Ann* little children to mourn the death of a kind-husband and fath er. Peace to the assies of the lamented Stu art. - Fatal Rail-Road Accident. —The Harris burg Patriot & Union, of Thursday hist, gives (ho following particulars of the accident which caused the-death of our follow-citizen, Mr. •John Snyder: ■ Shocking Railroad Accident. —An acci ceut. occurred at Reaver Station, on the Leb amm. alley railroad, near Ilumuiclstown Knu e i ■I 1 ? *“ u r n ing about G o’clock, which ro in tbn u l° John Snyder, a carman iwg Mcrcbauta 0 , cXta 8011 & ForWMd ‘ ca^ be T platform to empty the basin, tiou is that he was standing with one foot on each platform of two care, when the couplinc broke and the ears parted, throwing him on the track, when several cars passed over him, cutting off both legs, and one arm. The un fortunate man was immediately placed in a car by the train hands, but ho only survived about an hour, breathing his last just as the train.came into this city. It is a most remarkable circumstance that a parman should bestride two platforms just at a time a coupling breaks, as they are gen erally careful not to do so at any time. , I Snyder's remains were taken to Carlisle, w.iero ho has a wife and family residing. i TUB DEMOCRATIC’CANDIDATES. In another column will bo found the pro , ceedinga of the Democratic 4th of July State Convention, to which wo invite attention, — IVc attended the sittings of the- Convention, and can testify to the harmony, good fooling and enthusiasm that prevailed from its meet ing to the final adjournment, 'The gentlemen nominated for the positions of Auditor General and Surveyor General, are unexceptionable in every respect, and be yond all question, will .bo.elected by a deci sive and triumphant majority. Messrs. Slen keu and Barr arc men of sterling worth the first a prominent member of the Bar of Union county, the other the able and fearless editor of the Pittsburg Post. IVc fell proud of our candidates, for they aro worthy the confidence of every man who has the welfare of the State at heart. Ihe resolutions unanimously adopted by the Convention r havp the ring of true metal, and the doctrines they inculcate will-be en dorsed by the people at the polls by 50,000 majority. The days of Abolition-Secession ists are numbered in Pennsylvania. 'The yeomanry of the old Keystone have sworn in their hearts that the Rebels of the South as well as the Abolition-Secessionists of the North must and shall be put down. “Bul lets.for the Rebels, ballots for the Abolition ists,’- will bo a. very good motto to bo bla zoned upon the banners of the people during the pending political, contest. TVe place the names of the Democratic nom : inoes at the head of our columns, there to re main until ■, wo cry “ victory’’ in the oafs of our readers. More anon. Juniata County.-—The Democrats' of Ju- niata county, met in County Convention, at Miffliiitown, on ’the 30th ult.,* to nominate a County Ticket.' .Dr. E. D. Crawford, who’ has represented this District in the State Sen ate tor the last three years, was nominated for the same position, and conferees appointed with instructions to support him. The doc tor made it faithful Senator, and wo hold him in high esteem,, but wo .must say that “little' Juniata’’ is not afflicted with modesty, or she would make no. claim to that office for atlqast the next nine years to come. Cumberland, a county that would make four like Juniata—- its valuation,, tax,, aud taxabler being four ties as great—never lias claimed, and, we think, never \vill chym the 'Senator for two terms in succession because be happens to be one . of her • own citizens. Notwithstanding [ county is almost as groat in population as tire three other counties of tins District put together, wo intend to Stick to the rule of the party heretofore observed, and demand the Senator when ho belongs to us. Pony makes no claim to the candidate—she- has none,— Juniata has no claim, nor will she have for nine or twelve, years. The Senator, there- fore, belongs to either Cumberland or Mifflin, with the argument in lavor of Cumberland. We hope our friends Of Juniata may pause and ponder. Whew ! Sweaters ! — The last few days wo have ■whether that would have been a credit to Demarana or Borhice, or any other tropi cal ports of entry. We do not'rememher that wo-over experienced such a flood of heat as wo have for the last few days. On Sunday people tried to keep up appear ances,, on starched.shirt collars, in spite of their wilting, but ontliedays followingall re straint was thrown aside, and people discard ed vests, coats, cravats and shirt collars. Anything for comfort, and-yet men arrayed, in tlie thinnest of linen, who had occasion to take the. prpmenade, panted like lizzards or race horses after the third heat. People sighed for a lodge in somo vast wilderness, and one. follow wo heard of was so .far gone that ho swore that nothing but a lodgment in somo vast ice house could recu perate him, and keep his\Llood froiu being boiled into-jelly Although the weather has been very op pressive ou fat and lean people alike, it is not without its uses. It finishes up, the hay crop, and puts the grain ‘in condition for garnering, _ The ground .being well soaked with the heavy rains that have fallen, the corn and potatoes will make humming time in the way ofgrowing. We shall doubtless hear of deaths-from sun stroke. We shall again,take occasion to re mind oiu*Toadors of the necessary precautions. Never drink much cold water while over- heated, and if warm, alwa} wet your wrists before drinking an}*. If exposed to the rays of the sun, place apiece-of wot cotton cloth in your hat, or even leaves, if you can do no better. So eaith a eminent physician, in whoso judgment wo have confidence. Gex. M’Clellan’s Address to ms Army --Read the spirited address of Gon t M'Clellan, issued to his heroic army on the 4th of July, tfc is beautiful in composition, patriotic in tone, and full of hope. M’Clellan will yet whip the insolent rebels who confront him, notwithstanding their vain boastings, and the “fire in tho rear” ho is receiving from Abolition-secessionists, lie is novy regarded by all good judges the greatest military man living, and had he not been thwarted in his designs and plans by coxcomb civilians, Rich mond would have been bagged by him in two days fighting. lie was compelled to enter the contest with not ono half tho force that opposed him, and y’et for every man ho lost he killed two Rebels, and is now posted in an impregnable position. Had ho boon fur nished the force ho plqad for from tho first, Richmond would now bo in our possession, lousands of valuable lives would have been spared to our country and our cause.— Rut, no, said the Administration— Fresiont, Banks and M’Dowell must each have an ar my to stand off and look on while M’Cllellan was contending for the life of tho nation.— But wo have no heart to write on this subject now. Tho contest—tho Richmond battle—is still pending, and wo repeat our confident be lief that our Anioriban Natolion will thrash his enemies in his front, and* mark it, ho will also thrash tho miscreants who now har ass him in the roar. A Suoiit Difference.— ln Washington the powers that be, take the churehes of the people fur hospitals, and deprive tho church going people of a place of public worship. But they rent and pay for a block of fi„o brick houses .to keep emancipated slaves in. Is this what tho Abolitionists mean by the “ electioneering trick" of “ free homes ?” Tile Theory and ihe -Practice of the Fire- Balers, Tiro recent slight reverse in the neigbor hood of Charleston is very deeply regretted at the North. If there is any spot in the so ceded States where, above all others, the tri umph of the Union forces should have boon placed beyond a poradventnre, that spot is Charleston., There, Secession had its birth ; there, it was fed and nurtured ;■ and there, its most noisy and insolent advocates reside. The' public sentiment of the North has de manded that the .retribution to bo visited on that city should hi) certain and sufficient, al though it might be tardy. It is therefore to bo deplored that any reverse should have overtaken that portion of our army whoso province it was to meet out to that hot-bed of rebellion the punishment it so richly do servos. .. Bufc tho reverse on James Island, although it should never have occurred, is not to he re regarded us the failure of the expedition against Charleston, Our forces, not now strong enough to accomplish their work, will bo speedily reinforced,-and the city is already doomed. Indeed* the acts of the “ chivalry" indicate their foreknowledge,of the fate tlmt awaits them. -The Charleston Mercury, the organ of the most pestilent traitors in the South, ;whi’ih has all along be<jn so loud in its boasts, and so earnest in .its oxortations to its readers to “die in the last ditch,” rather than to give way before the vandals of the North; has displayed a commendable degree of prudence in removing its Iloe press out of tlie reach of danger, and transporting it to Columbia. This it.does, in the conviction that Charleston must be destroyed. It will, also, no doubt, transfer, the persona of its fife-eating Editors to thosanie comparatively, secure locality. The Duetts, who more than any other men. have led the,South into her present deplorable condition, will take their bodies to the. State Capitol, and no doubt make good time, from there also, as soon as the power of the Federal Government pierces into the heart of South Carolina. The patriots of the Charleston 'Mercury breed are as prudent as they are bombastic. They use.big words in.defiance of the Podei al authority, hut they will take good clue of themselves. They call upon their follow ci.ti- zoos to stand firm and die in the, last ‘ditci hut they will be certain to leap-that ditch, themselves, and to seek safety in a skedaddle on the other side. The Heroic Pennsylvania Deserves.—’ The conduct ofdur gallant Pennsylvania Reserves, in the recent battles before Richmond, is-com monded by all. They were engaged in four of the hard fought and sanguinary contests, and conducted themselves like veterans dnall occasions. Not a man flinched even when the enemy presented a front of three to one. The host troops ever commanded by NaßO leon or Wellington never exhibited more cpolness and bravery in battle than the Penn sylvania Reserves exhibited before the infam ous traitors who confronted them before the rebel capitol. All honor.then, to ourheroes;. they have covered themselves with glory. A correspondent of the Now York Herald thus speaks of tlie ‘Reserves : ■,, Tho Pennsylvania Reserve Corps fought on Thursday, Friday, .Saturday, Sunday, and ■Monday, on each and all.df thelbadiug fights, and their losses are ..terrible. In all cases’ they behaved like good and gallent soldiers, and the Commonwealth they represent has nothing in common with (hem of which she may .not be. proud; The Deserves did not lose more than one,hundred and fifty inen hi the engagement of Thursday; at Mcohanicavillo; -but after the fight of .Friday, they reported the almost incredible loss of twenty-two hun dred. men,. The subsequent encounter must have raised their loss to four thousand, and in this is- contained three Generals* including General Meade, several Colonels,. Majors, Captains, &b.,- representing every part of Pennsylvania. . Among the rumors llaont bn the field of battle.when wo loft"on Tuesday, was one that General McCall had been killed. Wo understood, from ■what scorned to be reli-.i able .quarters, that Gendral Meade and Gen. Reynolds were missing. . Thfso two grand batteries of Gon. Smith's Division, tliat-havd figured in a half-score en gagements, were never more deservedly prominent than during the late crisis. Not only in the two fights before Smith’s Division, on Friday, and Satuday, but at White Oak, Swamp they covered themselves with, glory. Capt, Mott loved his pieces as so many chil dren,,and their loss at White Oak, on. Mo nday, made him almost wild. Ho rigged up temporary wheels from quartermasters’ wag ons and fired to the last. ; ° I lie hirst and Fifth Regular Cavalry made a dashing but not very .circumspect charge at Gains’ Ililh The. First bad but two compa nies ; the Fifth had about six hundred men. They charged up tho hill and galloped around a couple of divisions- of Rebels,, firing their revolvers in their faces, Tho Rebels waited with fixed bayonets. Returning, these regi- came pell-mell over one of our own batteries. The Fifth next morning reported but one officer. Colonel Gallagher, of tho ElevenfclrPenn sylvauia Reserves, was killed in Friday’s fight. Lieutenant Colonel Porter and Major Snodgrass, of the same regiment, wore mis sing and prisoners. Tho Bucktails report about one hundred and twenty-five men loft. Four of their companies were with Kano in tho Shenandoah valley, and six with McClel lan. A whole company was'taken in the fight of Thursday. Major Stone commanded during tho late battle. The Sixth Regiment of Reserves were doing picket duty at Tun stall’s station, and it is believed they all es caped harm -up to Saturday, but subsequen tly they might have suffered seriously. Gon. Seymour, who commanded the brigade for merly commanded by a General, of Drains villo fame, had two horses killed under him. The Reserves made several desperate dashes with tlm .bayonet Their ammunition'gave out at* six o’clock on Frida}*, up to which time they had discharged one hundred rounds, fifty in cartridge-box and fifty’ in haversack. General McCall and the Pennsylvania Reserves. —Not only Pennsylvania, but tho whoio country will rojoico at tho intelligence that General George A. McCall, reported killed in tho buttle of Monday last, near AVhito Oak Swamp, is not dead, although wounded and a prisoner. His division of Pennsylvania Reserves, disciplined under his training hand, and. Jed into battle by him, rendered illustrious service during the week of incessant battle which closed finally in the triumph of our forces on Tuesday last. They were on every occasion in the thickest and hardest of tho fight, and always went into and-camo out of tho struggle With tlio steadi- ness of veterans. It is said that when Kear ney's Division was sorely pressed at White Oak Swamp, McCall’s Division, moving promptly to Kearney’s support, saved him mid tlio fortunes of tlio day. Tho country, therefore, folt profound sorrow at the'intelli gence of tho death of the accomplished and gallant General of so noblea corps, and it will now bo correspondingly rejoiced to learn that tho sad rumor was founded only on his iH2i(£rcr U<l ll * B ca l’ turo by tho enemy.— Phil, democratic state- convention. In accordance with the call issued by the Democratic State Control Committee, the del egates from the several Senatorial and Rep resentative districts mot in the hall of the House of Representatives at 10 o’clock on the 4th of July, and wore called to order by the Hon. W. H. Welsh. On motion of Mr. Searight, Gen. OfcoftoE W. Cass, of Allegheny county, was unani mously chosen temporary Chairman, who was assisted by several Vico Presidents and Sec- retnrios. Tho list of Delegates was then called oror, whoa 131 answered to their names. Ifon. Samuel Hepburn was tho Representative Delegate from Cumberland county, and Tbos. O’Brian, Esq. of Perry, was the Senatorial Delegate from this district. Permanent officers of the Convention wore then elected, viz President, lion. P. AV. Hughes, of Schuylkill, with a Vice President from each Senatorial district, and a number of Secretaries. A committee on resolutions, consisting of one from each district, was then appointed. Judge Hepburn represented this on tho committee. Tho committee retired, and after some hours returned, and reported the following: , AVnEREAs, The American Constitution Was ordained and established by our fathers, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, ensure,domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote tho general welfare, and secure tho blessings of liberty to posterity; therefore, ■ ■ , Ist. Resolved, That tho only object of the Democratic party, is the restoration of the Union as it was, the preservation of the Con stitution as it is. ‘ 2d. Resolved, That to tho end that the Union be restored, and tho-Constitntioh and laws enforced throughout its whole extent, we pledge our hearty and unqualified support to tho Federal Government in the.energetic pros ecution of the existing war. ' 3d. Resolved, That tho true and only object of the war is.to restore the Union and enforce tho laws. Such a purpose alone is worthy the awful sacrifice Which it costs of life and of treasure; with such a purpose alone can we hope for success. And those who from sec tional feeling or party or private motives would give any other direction to the. efforts of. ourarraies and unworthy to be entrusted with power, and would cause all our exertions, extraordinary and unparalleled as they are, to prove futile in tho end. 4th. Resolved, That wo justly view with alarm the reckless extravagance which per vades some ofthe departments of the Federal Government, and that a return to rigid econ omy and accountability is indispensable to arrest the systematic plunder of the public treasury by favored partisans, and that in view of the recent startling developments of frauds and corruptions at the Federal metrop olis and throughout tho country, that we hold an entire change of administration to be im peratively demanded. ’sth. Resolved, That tho party fanaticism or crime, whichever it niay bo called, thus seeks to turn the slaves of Southern States loose to overrun the North and enter into competition with the white laboring.masses, thus degra ding and insulting their, manhood, by placing them on an equality with negroes in their oc cupation, is insulting to our race, and merits our most emphatic and unqualified condem nation. " Gth. Rcsoleed,, That 'wo denounce Norther)}' Abolitionism arid \<inlh'irn Secession . as-the co-operating sources'of our present calamities' —alike ireas'ondbje to the Constitution and inimicabld to tlitfv| doit, The only-wayto a ; restored' Union amt n respected Constitution with returningpGaceand prosperity is through the overthrow of both. .. , , 7th. Resolved, That the Demoernej'of Penn sylvania is equally opposed to all sectional legislation and geographical parties, which base their hope for continued partisan success on the agrarianism of emancipation and hy percritical philanthropy—abolition: because neither is known to the Constitution, and both are intended to aid disunion arid subvert the Constitution and to prevent the restoration, unity, pence and concord among the States and people. •' ■ ’ , Btii. Resolved, That the Constitution and the laws are sufficient for any emergency, and that the suppression of the freedom of speech and of the press, and the unlawful arrest of citizens and the suspension of the writ of ha beas corpus in violation of the Constitution,in States where the civil authorities are unim peded, is most dangerous to civil liberty, and should bo resisted at the ballot-box by every freeman in the land. ", 9th. Resolved, That this is a Government of white men, and was established exclusive-. ly for the,white race; that the negro race are not entitled to and ought not to bo admit ted to political or- social equality with the white race, but th'bt it is our duty to treat them with kindness and consideration, ns an inferior and dependent race ; that the right of the several States to determine the position and duties of the race is a sovereign right, and the pledges of the Constitution require us as loyal citizens, hot to. interfere therewith. 10th. Resolved, That Congress has no pow er to deprive any person of his property for any criminal offence, unless that person has been first duly convicted of the offence by a verdict of a jury; and that all acts of Con gress like those lately passed by the House of Representatives, which assume to forfeit or confiscate the estates of men for offences of which they have not been convicted upon duo trial by jury, are unconstitutional, and lead to oppression and tyranny. It is no justifi cation for such acts that the crimes oommittr ed in the prosecution of the rebellion are of unexampled atrocity; nor is there any such justification as State necessity known to our Government or laws. 11th. Unsolved That the Constitution and Union and the laws must bo preserved and maintained in all their proper and rightful, supremacy, and that the rebellion how in arms against them must bo suppressed and put down, and that it is our duty to use all constitutional measures necessary and proper to that end. 12th. Resolved , That the soldiorscomposing our armies merit the warmest thanks of the nation. Their country called, and nobly did they respond. Living, they shall know a na tion’s gratitude; wounded, auction's care, and dying, they shall live in our memories, and monuments shall be raised to teach posterity to honor the patriots and heroes who offered their lives at their country’s altar. Their widows and orphans shall be adopted by the nation, to bo watched over, and cared for as objects truly worthy of a nation’s guardian ship. Tho resolutions were unanimously adopted, amid loud and enthusiastic applause. On motion of Mr. Lamberton, . Resolved, That this Convention do now pro ceed to tho nomination and election of candi dates for Auditor General and Surveyor Gen eral, which was agreed to. Tho Convention then proceeded to ballot, with tho following result: Ist. 2nd. 3d. 4th. 6th. 6th. W. P. Soholl 21 25 30 32 20. 17 Isaac Slonkor •» 18 21) 32 33 12 72 F. Vanznnt 20 15 IS 12 6 00 J. Zoiglor 21 17 1 00 00 00 U. L. Wright 39 42 40 50 40 39 J. M. Wethoroll 4 4 2 2 1 1 On the sixth ballot, Hon. Isaac Slonkor, of Union county, having received tho largest [ number Devotes, was declared nominated amid the most vociferous applause. , On motion of R. 11. Kerr, the nomination was made unanimous. ' The Convention next proceeded t 6 Vote for a candidate for Surveyor General, with the following result: SUBVEVOB GENERAL . Ist bal. ' . 47 j. P, Burr W. T. Hi Pauley 25 Dr. Chas. Hill 15 *John P. llhoads 0 *Joei E James 2 'Col.' L.L. Tate 17 »W. 0. Snyder 3 S. A. Backus 7 Col, J. F. Hartranft 2 after the first ballot, On the second ballot J. P. Barr, having re coivod a majority of all the votes oast, was declared nominated, amid loud aud enthusi astic applaßso; 7 7 On motion of W. C. Wilson, tho nomina tion was made unanimous. The Convention then proceeded to appoint a State Central Committee—selecting one from each Senatorial district. Johnll.CiMs woll, of Shipponsburg, is the member on tho committed from this district. lion. ,F. IV, Hughe’s, of Schuylkill, was unanimously cho sen chairman of the committee. A motion was then submitted that the Con [ vention adjourn sine die, and resolve itself in to a mass meeting, which was agreed to, when powerful addresses were delivered by Hon. F, W. Hughes, of Schuylkill, Hon. W. H. Wittlo, of Philadelphia, and Hon. Samuel Hepburn of Cumberland. The Convention then adjourned with three cheers, for the Union, three for oiir brave troops, and three for Slenkeb and Barb, the nominees IMPORTANT -CORRESPONDENCE. three hundred thousand Addition al TROOPS TO RE CALLED OUT. Washington, July I.— the following cor respondence between the President and the Governors of the several States will explain itself; To the President :—The undersigned, Gov ernment of. States of the Union, impressed with the belief that the citizens of the States which they respectfully represent, are of one 'accord on tho : hearty desire that the recent successes of the Federal army may he follow- up by measures Which must ensure the spe’edy, restoration of the Union, and believ ing that, in view of the present important military movements how in progress', and the reduced condition of bur effective forces, in the field, results from the usual unavoidable casual tiesbf the service,'that the time has arrived for prompt and vigorous measures to be adopted by the people in.support of. the great in forests committed to your charge, we respectfully re-, quest, if it meet with your entire approval, that you at once call upon the several States for such number, of inch ns may be required to fill up all the military organizations now in thq field, and add to the armies 'heretofore Organized such additional number of men as may, in your judgement, bo necessary to gar rison and hold all of the numerous cities and military positions that have been captured by our armies, and too speedily crush the rebel lion that still exists in several of, the South ern States, thus practically restoring to the civilized Woidd our great and good Govorn men' Wo believe that tho decisive movement is. near at hand, and to that end the people of the United States-are desirous to aid prompt ly in furnishing all tho reinforcements that you may deem needful to sustain bur Gov- ernment. Israel Washburn, Sr., Governor of Maine. N. S. Berry, Governor of New Hampshire, Frederick Holbrook. Governor of. Vermont William A. Buckingham, Governor of Con necticut. . ' E. D. Morgan, Governor of Now York. Chas. S. Gldon, Governor of New Jersey. A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania. A. W. Bradford, Governor.of Maryland. I’. 11. Piorpbnt, Governor of Michigan. ‘ J. B. Tomlo,: President of Military Board of Kentucky. ■ Andrew Johnson, Governor of Tennessee. 11. R. Gamble, Governor of Missouri. O. Pi Morton, Governor of Indiana. Pavia Tod, Governor of Ohio.. . Alexander Ramsey, Governor of Minneso ta. .■ Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois. Edward Salomon, Governor of Wisconsin, RESPONSE OE THE PRESIDENT, Executive Mansion, IVasiiington, ■, July Ist, 1802.. • '■ Gentlemen.: —Fully concurring in the wis dom of the views expressed to me in so patri otio a manner by you in the communication of the 28th of Jimo, I have decided to call into the" service an additional force of three hundred thousand men. I suggest aud recom mend that the troops should be chiefly of in fantry. The quota of your States would be, -—-• . I trust that they niay be enrolled withoul delay, so ns to bring this unnoessary and in jurious civil war to a conclusion. Ah order fixing'the quotas of the respective States will bo issued by the War Department to-morrow. (Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Jin Abolition Lie. The Philadelphia papora-T.uosday morning contained the following telegram ; Democratic Sleeting in West Chester. OPPOSITION TO THE WAR AND THE WAR TAX. West Chester, June 30.—The Democrats held a meeting hero to-day. to elect delegates to the State Convention. Speeches wore made against the Administration, the war and emancipation, and against paying the war taxes. There is not a particle of truth in the above, except that there was h Democratic mooting, or Convention, hero, on Monday, and that speeches were made. What is said ns to the character of these speeches, will be recogniz ed by all fair minded men who beard them, as false —an Abolition lib, manufactured in this place, by soma of the mean and un scrupulous slinks of the town whoso daily vo cation it is to misrepresent and belie Demo crats and all others who are opposed to Abo litionism, Messrs Hemphill, Monaghan and Brinton made the speeches referred to, but the re marks of neither gentlemen, (although doubt less somewhat galling to Abolition disuuion ists and wide-awake stay-at-home patriots,) warrant, to tho least extent, tho false and ma licious telegram'above quoted. They were alike against Southern Secession and North ern Abolition, and in favor of tho Constitu tion as it is, and the restoration of tho Union as it was. President Lincoln was commend ed in all his acts conforming to the Constitu tion. There was no speech" “ against tho war,” but the plundering of certain war pa triots was denounced ; Ncgroism in all its phases was repudiated ; and while tho mam moth debt and heavy taxation, which are overshadowing tho country and tho people, wore justly noticed, nothing was said” against paying war taxes.— West Chester Jeffersoni an. K7*Tho rallying .cry.—Tho Union as it was, tbs Constitution as it is.. \ - ••‘.f \fTTt Meeting of the Conservative Members of Congress. Washington, Juno 28. A mooting was hold this afternoon in ac cordance with tho invitation announced yes terday of tho Conservative members of Con gress in the Hall of the 'House of Represen tatives. lion. John J.. Crittenden, of Ken tucky in the chair, and Mr. Cox, of Ohio, not ing as Secretary. At the previous meeting, Messrs. Critten den Wickliffe, ’Richardson, Biddle and Cox wore appointed n committee to prepare resolu tions, and Mr. Wiokliffo.uow presented a series for tho consideration of tho meeting. Several of these resolutions gave rise to discussion, principally with reference to their phraseology. The resolutions were then all adopted in an amended form, as follows; Feeling the great weight of our responsi bility as members of Congress, we have mot in no party spirit, nor for any party purpose, dmt-for-the purpose for-deliberating-and con sulting, together how we may best perform our Congressional duties in the present groat and perilous crisis of our country’s fate, and we have come to tho following conclusions, viz: 2nd bnl 79 25 Ist. Resolved, That tho Constitution, and tho Union and the laws, must he preserved and maintained in all their proper and right ful supremacy, and that the rebellion now in arms against them must ho suppressed and put down ; and that it is our duty to vote for all measures necessary and proper to that end. 2d. Resolved, That the .true interests of the country, as well as the dictates of humanity, require that no more war or acts of war should be prosecuted or done than necessary and proper for the prompt and complete'sup pression of the rebellion. 3d. Resolved, That the States are . compo nent and essential parts of the Union, bound together inseparably by the Constitution of the. United States ; that none of them can cease to exist so long as that Constitution sur vives,. and that it is the exclusive sphere and ditty of the Slates to order and direct their own domestic affairs. ' While the rebellion, there fore, has not annulled . the Constitutional re lations of the so-called “Seceding States" to. the Federal Government, neither has it dives-, tod those States of any rights or powers, mu nicipal or otherwise, properly belonging to them as members of the Federal Union. The actual exercise, of those 1 powers, and rights may for a time bo interrupted or obstructed by the rebellion and some illegitimate autho rity may bo' substituted,in its place, but ns soon as that rebellion is . suppressed, these States will be entitled of right to resume the exercise of nil the rights .and powers, digni ties and immunities, which properly belong to them as Slates of this Union. .. 4th, Resolved, That , the present war as avowed by. the President and Congress,, arid understood by the people, was commenced and prosecuted for the'.purposapf suppressing the rebellion and preserving and Vindicating the Constitution, the. Union and the Raws, and for that purpose ionly. It was .a great and noble purpose, high abovq anymore sectional I party objects, and at once it inspired rind united in its support all lbynl men of every creed, party and section. At the call of the Government a mighty army, the noblest and most patriotic ever known, sprungat once in to the field. And is bleeding and conquering in defence of its government. Under these circumstances, it would in my opinion, be most unjust and ungenerous to give any new character..or direction to the war.for the ac complishment of any other than its first great purpose, and especially for the accomplish ment of any mere party or.sectional schemes. sth. Resolved, That the ninny and great victories, lately acquired by our armies and navies whilst they ought to convince the rest of the world of the vast military power of our Government, give its the pleasing assurance, I that our deplorable civil war will soon bo, I brought to a oloso,-.should the proper objects (of the war, as .hereinbefore defined, be 'kept. stcadily.in view.- When that is done, and when such punishment is inflicted on such of the guilty leaders as will satisfy publjc Jus tice, and upon such others as have made them selves conspicuous for crimes committed in the prosecution of the rebellion, it is our opin ion that our Government should adopt such ' wise measures of . clemency ns will tend to bring back a cordial reconciliation and peace to the whole country. , Oth. .Resolved, That the doctrines of the Se cessionists and of the Abolitionists, as the lat-. ter are note represented, in Congress, are alike false to the Constitution and crreconcilable with the peace and unity of the country. The first have already, involved us in a cruel civil war and the others, the Abolitionists, will leave to the country but little hope of the speedy restoration of the Union or peqpe if the schemes of confiscation, emancipation, and other unconstitutional measures,'which they have lately carried dnd.attempted to car ry through the House of Representatives, shall bo enacted into the form of laws and remain unrebuked by the people. I 7th. Resolved, That Congress has no power to deprive any person of his property for any criminal offence, unices that person has been first duly convicted of the offence by the ver dict of h. jury—and that all acts of Congress like these lately passed by the House of liepre sentalives, which assume to forfeit.or confiscate the estates, of.men for offences of which they have not been convicted upon due trial by jury are unconstitutional and lead to oppression <tnd tyranny. It is no justification for such acts that the crimes committed in the prose cution of .the rebellion am of unexampled afrooity, nor is there any snchjuslif cation as State necessity known to our Government or laws. - 9th. The foregoing resolutions are in expla nation and roaflirmance of the resolution passed at the extra session of the present Congress known as tlie “Crittenden Resolu tion,?’and which declared'“that this war is not waged “on our part in any spirit of op pression, nor any purpose of conquest or sub jugation, nor for the purpose of overthrowing or interfering with the rights of the States, but to defend and maintain tbe supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpaired, and that ns soon ns these objects are accomplished, the war ought to cease.” , A committee was appointed to superintend the publication of, and procuring of signa tures to tbe resolutions. There were about thirty-five members pres ent, and various reasons, were given lor the absence of other gentlemeu. S&'Wo have received the two first num bers of The ConslitiUional Union, a Demo cratic weekly paper just started in Philadel phia by Thomas B. Florence & Co. It is of largo size and well printed, and edited with marked ability*- It will do yeoman service in the “ good old cause." The terms are single copies, $2 00. -Two copies, $3 50. Five copies, §7 50. Ten copies, $l2 50. Twenty copies, $2O 00, The editors say: “We shall give to the Government a cordial and willing support in all its efforts to maintain the Constitution in violate ;-btlt we shall claim the privilege of fearless criticism, and of freely canvassing all public measures, in any manner affecting the rights and interests of the people." More Rebel Prisoners. —A special train passed through Carlisle on Sunday, contain ing thirty Rebel prisoners, destined for Camp Curtin, Harrisburg. They presented a de plorable appearance—dirty, ragged, hang-dog looking rascals. FfiQM HfIBRISBUBB, MILITARY I’BEPARATINSIN PENNSYLVANIA HARRismma, July 6—Tho moat common dablo spirit is .manifested in-ovory part of th State to reinforce our army. More than tliir°. ty dffors of comparties have already; boon made to the Adjutant-General’s Department and troops .will doubtless begin to arrive i m ! mediately at"the central depot’ Cainp Curtin near this city. The quota required from’ Pennsylvania, and the regulations governing enlistments, have not yet been received from the War Department. The Governor, liowoy. er, is acting in advance. No’regimental officers will, wo understand bo appointed, until regiments are formed of companies ih'camp, and company officers will bo appointed in proportion to the number of men furnished. Wo learn that it is consid ered just nn&pijoper that fffcld officers, gener ally, should'bo selected from among the men now in active service, and- who have, by ex perience and meritorious conduct, earned this distinction. The Governor returned from Now York bit Thursday evening last, and although wo are gratified to notice a marked improvement in his health, ho still needs the further attention' of his‘Surgeon, his engagements with whom' will require him to return to New York in a few days. The Military Department of tKa" State is, however, now so organized, that the absence of his Excellency will not interrupt the regular machinery .which will be put in operation previous to .his leaving, for fully and promptly furnishing the quota of the State., Be Ciirerfiil at Youn Meals,— The bene fit derived from .food taken'depends much up on the condition of the body while eating. If taken in a moody, cross or desparing. condition of the mind, digestion is much less perfect and slower than when, taken with a cheerful disposition. The rapid and silent manner too common among Americans should be avoided, and some topic of interest intro duced at meals, that all may partake in, and if,a hearty laugh is occasionally indulged in, it will bo all the better. • ■ ■ - It is not uncommon; that a person dining in pleasant rind social company can eat and digest well that which, when oaten alone, and the mind.absorbed In some,deep study, or brooding over cares and disappointments, will lie long undigested in the stomach, caus ing disarrangement and pain, and if much indulged in, becomes the cause of permanent and irreparable injury to the system. THE W DS. THE TERRIFIC RATTLES ON THE PENINSULA, Rebel Account of the Battles of Mon- clay and Tuesday, .TJGKKIBILE SIiABJGMTER. Eight Thousand Rebels lost in a Single Division. AVashington, July 4.—The Richmond pa pers of July 2d furnish a number of items with regard to the battle of Monday. : They say‘that on Sunday General Hill and' Long street with tbeirdivisions, crossed the Chiokri hominy; and, Into on Monday afternoon at tacked the enemy about five miles nm-tbcast o,t Dartowu, on the Now Market road. This .conflict,was terrible,' and by half-past 8 o’clock the enemy had been drived-a.mile and a half. At half-past 9, the enemy being heavily re inforced, made-another stand. The loss on urn- (the Rebel) side was terrible. The situa- tion being evidently powerless against such overpowering forces, General Hill slowly, ro- IreaAed, amid .the vociferous cheers of tho Yankees. ■ The Examiner says it thinks that the Divi sion which went into tho fight on Monday 14,000 strong, could only muster 0000 men for duty, and that the loss of life exceeds that of any battle or seige yet fought. At 8 o’clock, A. M., on Tuesday; Jackson and Lluglier’s divisions' attacked General M’Clol lan’s loft flank on tho West bank of. tho Chiokahominy, 17 miles from Richmond. Later in tho day, Geueral.Magrudor fell upon his right flank. ■ Fighting was going up to nino o’clock on Tuesday night, Heavy firing from tho gun boats on James River was heard on Tuesday morning. A number of Federal transports are in the river, with reinforcements from General Burnside, but they have not vet landed. The above extracts, from the Examiner , re-, late to Tuesday’s battle, in which, according to General McClellan.’s despatch, received yesterday, tho. Rebels wore badly whipped. Advices received lit tho AVar Deportment,, show that there was no fighting on tho Penin sula on AVednesduy.or Thursday. THE BATTLE AT PEACH ORCHARD. At daylight on Sunday our whole lino of earth-works had been deserted, and our artil lery removed a mile to the rear.' Hero it wasjudiciously disposed, the batteries masked, and the infantry covered by thicknesses of woods. The spot was a part of the battle ground of Fair Oaks, but it is designated as Peach Orchard Station. At daylight the enemy came eastward on the Williamsburg road, one column advanc ing down the railroad. They opened from two batteries on the left; but their firing was awkward and ineffective, as. likewise their musketry, which; was close and might have been more serious. When they reached a line of march about three hundred yards from our front, the .whole terrible lire of our "cannon burst upon them. They staggered, but before the full effect of our discharge was discernible the pe.ices rang again and their columns wore fearfully thinned. For a half hour our fire was so close that it seemed that the perpetual echo of a single deafening report, a continuous blase of flame and ball, to which the Confederates replied feebly, but with spmo show of determination.- General Sumner rode in the thickest of this light, and the gallant brigade of Meagher was like a wall of shamrock. Indeed, Richard son’s Division vied with Sedgwick’s and Hointzelman’s troops were not behind hand in the rapidity of their discharges and the steadiness of their behavior. 'The whole fight, though it lasted from eight o’clock A. M. to twelve,was like one incident, and it terminated with a loss to our side of not more than one hundred and fifty men, to the Rebels of not loss than one thousand five hun dred. The efforts of the enemy to overreach us on the left were made futiloly, for we took pains to rover our lino of general retreat along the Williamsburg road, by deploying our loft along that road to a creek that crosses it more. than a mile in the rear of Savage s. They ondoavord.to charge through the bri gades of Burns, Dana and Gorman, but the steady fire of such Regiments as the Massa chusetts Twentieth baffled them' ni that re gard. Having hold the place until, in the judgment of the Generals, our teams, heavy artillery and ambulances wore far across White Oak Swamp, our troops fell back lei surely to tho , neighborhood of Savage 8 Station, and again drew.up in order of notion. Tho fight of Peach Orchard for so it called, was a decisive victory to the bmo U'oops. 1 ■
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