AMERICAN yOLBNTEER. JOHN D. DKHTTffN, Editor & Proprietor. CARLISLE. PA.. AUGUST 21, 1862. OUR FLAG. " Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe but falls before its? With Freedom’s soil beneath our feel, And Freedom’s banner waving o’er vs!" Scniocralic State Ticket. FOR AUDITOR GENERAL ISAAC SLENKER, UNION COUNTY. . FOR SURVEYOR* GENERAL JAMES P. BAM, PITTSBima. DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS. The Democrats of tho East Ward, Carlisle”, will meet at Herman’s hotel, on Friday eve ning, at 8 o’clock, to make arrangements for electing two Delegates to represent said ward in the Democratic County Convention. The Democrats of the West Ward will meet at Burkholder's ho c!, on the same evening, at the same hour, and for the same purpose. CociiT Week— The August term of the Court of Quarter Sessions, &c., will commence on Monday nest,;the 2oih inst. The trial list is not large, and therewill be but few cases of importance. As many of our coun try friends will be in town during fhe week, vre hope those of them indebted to us for subscription, advertising, &c„ will avail them selves of the opportunity, and, “ stop up to the Coptaid’a office and settle.” ’ nod. Joseph Bator Re-nominated. —A de spatch from Newport informs us that the Democratic Convention of Perry county met nt Bloomfield on Monday, and unanimously re-nominated Hon. Joseph Baily for Con gress, and permitted him to select his own. Conferees., Senatorial Conferees, without in structions, were Appointed. Jons A. Magee, Esq,, editor of the Perry County Democrat, was nominated for Assembly. Munificent Donation.— We learn that at a meeting of Cumberland County Agricultu turnl Society, held in ‘this borough on'Sab urday last, a resolution was passed denoting five hundred dollars to the Society at Wash ington; for the-relief of'sick and wounded Pennsylvanians. This-is a generous and timely donation, and the example should bo followed by the different Societies through out the State. ■ . , - - Tub Volunteer Bounty Fund,— lt la with feelings of pleasure that we announce the fact that our County,Commissioners, through the Treasurer, 001. John Gdtsiial, on Thursday last, at Camp Curtin, paid over to the Cum berland county volunteers the bounty guar anteed- to them by, the county. Five hiin-. dred and fifteen men were paid off, each man receiving the sum of §5O. Wo bolieye there, are two companies yet remaining to bo paid. Cur good old county having nobly performed her part, the General Government should' ■promptly pay over the promised bounty , so that our gallant volunteers may go on their way rejoicing. Con Market. —-The market of Carlisle is undoubtedly one of the very best country mar kets in the State., On Saturday morning last it was filled to repletion with all the delica cies of the.season, as wall as the more sub stantial. I’ruit of every kind is moat abun dant, andsells at reasonable prices. Water melons, cucumbers, green corn, tomatoes, <&c,, are very plentiful, and so cheap that the poorest families can indulge in them. ■ Almost a Begiment I—Cumberland county has dime better, infinitely better, than we stated last week. Instead of four, she has now in camp seven full companies, comprising in themselves almost a regiment. Indeed, the war spirit is fully aroused iu Old Mother Cumberland, and our beacon fires burn brightly. Had the time ufvolunteering been extended ten ‘days longer, a full regiment from our county would have taken the field. The following is a list,of the companies now in camp: Carlisle Infantry—Capt. John Lee. Capt. Porter’s, Carlisle. “ Laughlin’e, Nowville. *' Kelso’s, Shippensburg. “ Zinn’s, Meehanicsburg. “ Haffukcr’s, New Cumberland, " Sneoso, (Cavalry) Newville. Nobly done, Cumberland 1 Fifteen compa nies of her patriotic sons gallantly sustaining the integrity of the Union ; eight already have seen service on the battle field, and seven more in camp ready to rush to ’arms. Cumberland County has!performed her whole duty, and we trust all of our sister counties will do theirs. ■ “Wounded and Missing;” —Capt. Wti. L. Fount, of Company B. (Pittsburgh,) 46th re giment, P. R, C., was wounded in the recent battle near Culpepper Court House, and is now a prisoner in the bands of the enemy— Capt. E. is a native of this county, and for merly resided in Carlisle. U e u a SQn o{ tho ;ato God. Willis Fouuc. lie lias many rela fives and,acquaintances in this county, who will hear of his mishap with feelings of pain. Found Dead. —Wo loam from Iho Ship ponshn rg J\ T ews, of Saturday last, that an aged ludy named Elizabeth Cuuonister, liv ing near Leesburg. this county, was found dead in'her tod on Tuesday morning of last week.. The cause of her death is unknown. An inquest was hold over her body by George Waiters, -Esq. ''SPOTTED.” The Harrisburg Telegraph mi. other ven . onioua Abolition journals are bold to assert that certain Domoorata’ In 'difforent sections of this State, are “spotted” or “marked men.” By this we suppose wo are to infer, that for the purpose of getting rid of prominent Dem oofats, they are to be provided with boarding, tree of charge, in one of the Government forts or prisons, and to be retained there until after the election. These “ spotted” men are “closely watched,” wo are told, by certain volunteer spies and .pimpa; aud no man is safe an hour under their patriotic, and laudable surveilance. These watch-dogs—these men of infamy—prowl about shops, stores and of fices, lounge on street corners and in alloys, hoping by their smartness as eavesdroppers, to hear a Word dropped that might, by a forced construction, bo construed into “disloyalty to the Government." Now, we cannot believe that the Administration at Washington has authorized these wretches to employ their Aimo in this-despicable business; we cannot believe that a man occupying tho chair that was filled by a Washington, a Jefferson, a Mabison and a Monroe, would disgrace him self and his Administration, by giving coun tenance to those viper-tonguod scoundrels.— No, we cannot bclieve tbat Mr. Lincoln is prepared to countenance this kink of unheard of tyranny, and convert this Government into a despotism—a monarchy. In saying this much, we wish it to bo un derstood that wo have no sympathy for, and desire no fellowship with tho man or men who, by word cr act, give countenance to the cause of tho rebels in arms against our com mon country. No 1 we detest, abhor, despise such traitors. At the same time wo can say, in the sincerity of our heart, that we know of no such men, nor do we believe they exist in Pennsylvania. Wo may dispute as to the causes ofthe war, the manner in which it has been conducted, &o. ; some may and will con .demn the enormous frauds, robberies and peculations that have been perpetrated, and others may wink at and oven defend those transactionssome may argue that had the OaiTTENDEN Compromise been acceeded to, (as ni,no-tenths ofthe people both. North and South desired,) our difficulties would have been avoided, and others may profess not to believe this; some may oppose the arming of tho half-barbarian slaves, and others may favor this disgraceful resort; some may con demn tho emancipation scheme of tiro Presi dent, arid others may defend it; some may think it wrong to tax the people to. pay for negroes and maintain them at the expense of the Government, but others may argue that this is all right and proper. These and hun dreds of other questions come up in daily con versation, often heated words and denunciations, follow. But yet notwithstand ing all our disputes, wronglings and bad tem per, when it comes down to the naked ques tion “ where ore your sympathies—-with the) North or with the South the unanimous response is, “with the North 1” We arc, wo believe, a unit when that question is asked, notwithstanding all our disputes about minor matters.- We believe, as we lire a living man, that the course pursued by the (and when wo speak of Abolitionists we mean thi great bulk of the Republioaii»party, for here in Pennsylvania the Republicans have en dorsed both Phillips and Wilmot,) is well calculated to give “ aid and comfort" to the enemy; we believe that the dare-devil schemes of this miserable faction of fanatics have cost us thousands of lives and hundreds.of millions of treasure; we believe it is as important and necessary to crush this faction as it is to brush the rebels in arms. . But, notwithstand- ing this is our belief, wo can scarcely think the Abolitionists really desire the success of the Southern traitors, however much their conduct may tend to that end. They are aiding the South, but they do.not appear to know it; and wo have charity enough to believe that they desire the success of our brave troops, and the defeat of Jeff. Davts and bis minions. Those men, therefore, who nt public meet ings, and in public papers, assert that we have hero in Pennsylvania hundreds of men “whose sympathies are with the South,” know thfttjhey falsify. They are bad men—man who, for the purpose of making political cap ital by defaming Democrats, would jeopard ize our cause arid create anarchy and confu sion. These are the rascals—some of them stipendiary half-witted preachers—who are preventing enlistments, arid if justice was done them they would be kicked out of every community they infest. They are.mere par tisan demagogues,.whoso little souls contain not ono iota of dignity or honor. They would “spot” their neighbors, in the hope of strengthening their own party, and They, would persecute, even urito death, any man whose sentiments do not accord with thoir own sordid views. They are the maggots hanging on the putrid carcass of the late Be publican party. Let the President discard these disturbers of the peace—these potty villains who are endeavoring to create bad feeling and strife—and be will be doing an act of manly justice. “ Spotted," indeed Take care, Messrs, pimps, or you may find a storm about your ears that you little expeot- ed, and a retribution you never dreamed of. Forbearance sometimes ceases to be a vir tue, recollect. General Geary. —Wo learn that this gal lant soldier is now with his family in New Cumberland, this 00., and is in a fair way of rapid recovery. The wound is a severe one, about two inches below the elbow larger bone being badly fractured. The joint is uninjured. The wound was caused by a Minie ball, which has been extracted and is nuw in his possession. The ball was Battened out in the shape of a wedge, with the excep tion of a flange on one side, thereby render ing it very difficult and painful to remove. ■ Gen. Geary, in this engagement, comroand -1 ed the sth, 7th, 29th and 66th Ohioyegiments. The 28tli Pennsylvania, apart of his brigade, were not in the engagement, hut wore de tailed by him to guard the signal corps on an elevation, which service they performed with great coolness and bravery. They were Be looted for this duty because of its groat im portance. Wo trust that ho may soon bo able to take the field. The good people of Pennsylvania regard him as one of their bravest officers, and bis excellent judgment and patriotic zeai fully gives evidence ol thio.faot. SUJSI.I’O IN TDEIB SHOES. The Democracv or New York—the Re publicans Frightened. —Tho Now York cor respondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer— a paper which, until recently, was a fair oppo sition journal, but now as vindictive and unfair as Forney’s Press—is evidently fright ened at the movements going on in New York to effect the defeat of the Republican Simmons ites. He says, judging from the present feeling, that “it is certain there will bo a fusion between the Democrats, the late Bell and-Everett party, and tho conservative Re publicans of old Whig antecedents.” “With this combination," ho adds, “ tho ’ Democrats confidently calculate upon carrying the State;” Still, the correspondent of tho Inquirer does not despair. Ho thinks the Democrats may still bo defeated, and'he gives his reasons for arriving at this conclusion,. Wo quote from hie letter as follows: “These calculations of tho Democrats, how ever, are based upon tho previous relative s.tatus.of partios in this State, and can lmve’ but little reference to the great changes in the popular.Vote,which the war has brought about. New York has about one hundred bousand men in the army to-day, and of hose lb is probable full two-thirds are Demo crats. If these are not to participate in the election, it is folly 16 predict future results, under these circumstances, upon past events." Here is an admission by high Republican authority, that the only hope the Republicans have of defeating the Democracy of New York at the coming fall election, is. because there are from that State one hundred •thousand men in the army, and of these “ full two thirds,are Democrats I " Because, then, there are two Democrats-to one Republican in the Union army from the Empire Slate, Repub lican editors are chuckling over the fact, and are urging on their demoralized Abolition faction to renewed efforts to perpetuate their ill-gotten power. And this is the only hope the Republicans have in any of the loyal States. They know they have cheated, be trayed and outraged the people. They' feel that had it not been for their extreme meas ures, and their dabbling with other men’s] business, the contemptible faction of South ern who; first advocated secession, could never have succeeded in dragging a sin gle Southern State out of the Union. They know that even now, (when we are involved in a. bloody rebellion, requiring the good-will and efforts of every loyal man to assist to put it down,) many of their leaders are assail ingpur, Generals in the field and all others in authority. Yes, more than this, they openly avow their hostility to the government, and desire to see the Union dissolved unless a “ new policy,” viz—the freedom of four mil lions of slaves—is: declared. Knowing all these things, then, they also know that the', people will not endorse them at the polls but because "full two-thirds of the army are Democrats’* without ehe power of voting, those, semi-traitors expect to escape the doom that is in store for, them. Vain Hope. It is true, no doubt, that the army does nuntber-at least two Democrats to one Republican;, this has been the case in every war we have overbad; but yet, notwithstanding all this, we can wliip the Republicans at the polls this fall with all case. Hundreds and thousands of mei\ who voted for Lincoln, have-repented in sackcloth and ashes,And are whiting anx iously for the opportunity to atone, as far as they can, for the.great error they committed. The scales that blinded them hove dropped from their eyes, and-henceforth they will bo found on iho sido of the people, the Union, Const!- tution and laws. Mark it. Flaq Presentation. —On Thursday lost the ladies of Shippensburg presented to Oapt, James Kelso’s company of that place, a splen did silk flag. The presentation took place at Camp Simhaons, near Harrisburg, of the nine months’ men; On the part of the ladies Gen. Wu. Willis made the presentation speech, and the flag was received on the part of the company by Bey. Geo. F. Cain. The cere monies were interesting and patriotic, and the speeches elicited frequent outbursts of enthusiasm. Tub Anderson Cavalry. —Tho new bat talion of cavalry to bo known by the above name and attached td General Buell ns his body guard, are to go into, camp of instruc tion at bur Carlisle barracks. A number of the recruits belonging to this crack corps, ar rived here on Tuesday morning, and proceed ed at opco to the barracks to enter upon their duties. Political Prisoners. —Judge Mason and two other political prisoners from Hagers town, passed through Carlisle, in the cars, on Mondny.morning, eh route for one of the forts or prisons, in charge of a squad of sol diers; They wore arrested for refusing to take the path of allegiance. Newspaper Change.— The “Valley Spirit” and “Times” newspapers, of Chambersbnrg, have been consolidated under the joint pro prietorship of Messrs. H. C. Keyser, B. Y. Ilainsher and William Kennedy. Tho pa per will hereafter be called tho “Volley Spir it & Times." Both the papers wore thor oughly democratic ; and we belioye their un ion will odd much to the stability and success of the Democratic party in Franklin county. Pecuniarily and politically we wish tho now firm success. Not True.— The story that was published by the abolition papers throughout the coun try, that Hon. C. L, V alandingqau of Ohio, had been arrested and that evidence of dis loyalty had been Bund against him, is a fab rication without the first shadow of truth— The story was started by the Republicans of Ohio, and was telegraphed by some anony mous operator for partisan purposes, aud pub lished by every Republican paper in the North. There was not even a pretest far starting this story ; it was a manufactured lalsehood from the whole cloth, but yet the papers that.gave it circulation never contra dicted the slander. Such despicable conduct no decent man would resort to. cr Hunter’s Negro Brigade has proved a total failure, all the negroes belonging to it having “skedaddled.” As they took their departure for their homes, they joined in the song commencing, “We are gwino to our good maasa, wo is, wo is,” &o. Hunter’s oxperi-. ment with his "brigade of South Carolina vol -1 untoore,” has cost the Government some sov -1 onty or eighty thousand dollars, but that is a 1 small affair, when we consider that Hunter l is at length satisfied. Ob, dsar 1 WMtNEWS. We have nothing important from Qeri. Mo Clillan’s army, farther than that all per sons sick and inoapablo-ofisiUtary duty have been moved ont of camp and sent down the river to recruit their health. The hews from Qou. Pori’s army is inter esting. Major PirtELD had sncccedcd incap turing several hundred bags of dour belong ing to the rebel States, amounting to about twelve thousand pounds. Contrabands re port that Jackson’s army has been consider- ably reinforced from Richmond. The Union army now occupy the lino of the Bapidan from Raccoon lord to Cave's ford, with pick-, eta beyond. QeU. Sioee, who is in the ad vance, his driven back that part of the ene my’s force which attempted to cross the river on the. morning of the Xdth inst:' Later dispatches state that a general ad vance towards ■! the Bapidan ,wns made a few days ago. , An important change in ;the executive of Kcnhicky ia telegraphed from touisvillo.— John F. Fiske has resigned tbsSpeakerahip, j and Jaues F. Bobinson, a well known Union I man, has been elected in his stead. Qbvem jr Magoffin has also resigned his office, and Bobinson, . therefore, becomes . Governor de Jacto for the remainder of Magoffin’s nnex pired term. M. Johnson, of Lexington, also a Union man, has been elected Secretary of State. These resignations and elections vir tually restore - Kentucky entirely to the Un ion, as by the resignation, of J. B. Temple, Acting Governor Bobinson hpcomes Presidon of the Military Board. From Cairo wo learn that JefT- Thoupbon sent a flag of truce to General Hovet, de manding “all the negtoes within hie lines or to prepare, to fight." General HoVev. dis missed the flog and started in pursuit, with ten days’ rations. Several sma'l fights had aceurred in Missouri. It is repotted that oh the 11th inst., the rebel cavalry surprised a company of the-Third Wisconsin .Volunteers eleven miles from Helena. Our troops, how ever, soon rallied and heat off the rebels. The rebel guerillas were still, on the 16th, carrying on their nefarious proceedings 1 at Gallatin, Term. Late dispatches, however, state that Acting General Miller made an armed rcoconnoissahce to thatplace and found that the rebels had decamped. Morgan had gone to Ilartsvillo, where, it is said, ho had effected a junction with Forrest. Morgan succeeded in capturing one hundred and fifty thousand dollars in United .States Treasury notes in Lebanon. A report was in circula- tion in Nashville that seven thousand rebels were near 'that city. wore or- dered under arms and cannon ;were placed to destroy the city on the first approach of the rebels. “ There wore no statesmen in the last Con gress, otherwise the country would not bo in the position which,we find it to-day.”— H. T. Herald. The Now York Herald makes the above remark to its 90,000 daily renders. Its name sake, the Herald of Carlisle, with not quite so many subscribers to .speak to, has arrived at a different conclusion, and asserts that “the last Congress is) fully equalriu ability, ;nteg rity and patriotism lit any equal number of ■ mtlmbersoffcnyWongrcss.wjf.Lh has-oouvened. in Washington during the last twenty years 1” Great men will differ in opinion at times ; bu t in this instance we think all men of sense will agree with the first-named- Herald. Important Order (tom General McClellan, OENERL ORDERS—NO. 154.' Headquarters, Armt of.the Potomac, 1 Camp Near Harrison's Landing, Virginia, I " August 9,1862.. ) The Major General Commanding directs the attention of the officers and soldiers of the Army of the Potomac to the following Execu- tive order by the President, which has been officially published: ' . , War Department,' Washington, I . . July 22, 1862. J EXECUTIVE ORDEB, First —Ordered, that military commanders within .the States of Virginia, South Caroli na, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississppi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas, in an order : ly manner, seize and use any property, real or personal, which may be necossary or con venient for their several commands for sup plies, or for other military purposes; and that, while property may bo destroyed for proper military, object's, none shall be des troyed in wantonness or malice. . . Second —That military and naval comman ders shall employ as laborers, within and from said States, so many persons of African descent as can be advantageously used for military or naval purposes, giving thepi rea sonable wages for their labor. Third —-That, as to both.property and per sons of African descent, accounts shall be kept sufficiently accurate and in detail to show quantities and amounts, and from whom both property and such persons shall have come, as a basis upon which compensation can be made in proper cases ; and the sever al departments of this government shall at tend to and perform their appropriate parts towards the execution of ..these orders. By order of the President, EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War. No official copy of this order has been re ceived dt these headquarters, and the Gener al Commanding has for this reason delayed the issuing of a general order to carry into effect the views and directions of the Presi dent. Some recent occurrences in this array have, however, shown that it has become ne cessary to do so, to prevent this executive or-, der being made a pretext for military li cense. i.. ' Thoorderofthe President accords sc substan tially with the course uniformly pursued by this army on this peninsula, under the orders and instructions of the General Commanding,, that no material change in any respect is re quired thereby in Us conduct and govern ment. Personal property necessary or convenient for supplies or other military purposes of this army will be, as heretofore, seized and used by the proper quartermasters or subsis tence officers, upon the orders Of command ers of army corps ; or,'in case of troops em ployed on detached service, where army corps commanders , are not accessible, by order of tho officer in command of such detached force. ' In all oases the officers thus making the seizures shall take an account showing the kind and quantities of property seized, and by whose command; the amounts of its esti mated value, and the names of the persons from'whom the same shall have come. When ever circumstances admit of so doing, receipts will be given to the owners or their agents, specifying simply the particulars above men tioned. ' Copies of all such ocoounts and re ceipts will be. transmitted in the usual man ner, by the officers making them, to these headquarters. Ail officers and soldiers of this army are enjoined and ordered to abstain from all sal- Zurcs of private property except in the mode above prescribed; all other appropriations will bo regarded and punished ns pillage. The idea that private property may bo plun with impunity is, perhaps, the very worst than can pervade an army. Marauding de grades as. men and demoralizes as soldiers all who engage in it, and returns them to their homes-anflttted fur the pursuits of hon est industry,' This army is composed mostly of young men; and the General Command* ing, to whoso care they are entrusted, owes it to the parents who have sent their sons and to the communities that have sent the flower "of their youth into the military ser vice of their, country, to warn and restrain them from nn evil so pernicious. The order of the President requires the ap* . plication of a similar rule in the use of real property. This, however, does not apply to such uses ns are'inseparable from military operations—to wit: marches, camps, pastur age, hospitals, depots, quarters aha damages occasioned by active hostilities ; but no use should be made or injury done to real proper ty beyond what is actually necessary or con venient for military purposes. The destruction Of any species of property in wnntqniioss or miUioo is pxprcpsly prohibit ed by the President's order, us well as by the Articles of War and the usages of all civiliz ed nations. All. commanding .officers are earnestly enjoined to exorcise the utmost,vi gilance on this subject Straggling and tres passing are the invariable indications of a tendency to this description of crime. Inhabitants, especially women and children, remaining peaceably at their homos, must not he molested; and wherever.commanding officers find' families peculiarly exposed in their persons or property to mnuradmg from this army, they will, as heretofore, so far ns they can do so with safety and without detri ment to the service, post guards for their protection _ In. protecting private property, noreferenoe is intended to persons held to service or la bor by reason, of African descent. Such per sons will be regarded, by this army,, ns they heretofore have been, as occupying simply a peculiar legal status under S'ato laws, which condition the military authorities of the Uni ted States are not required to regard at all dis tricts where military operations are made ne cessary by the rebellious action of the State governments., • Persons subject to suspicion of hostile pur poses, residing or being near our forces, will, be, as heretofore, subject to arrest and deten tion, until the cause or necessity is removed. All such arrested parties will'-bo-sent, as usual, to the Provost Marshal General, with a statement .of.the facts in each case. The General Commanding takes this occa sion to remind the officers and soldiers of this army that we are engaged- in supporting the constitution and laws; of the United States, and in suppressing rebellion against their au thority ; that wo are -not engaged in' a war of rapine, revenge, or subjugation; that this is not a contest against populations,, but against armed forces and political organiza tions ; that it is a struggle carried on within the - United Stotes, and should be conducted by us upon, the highest principles known to Christian-civilization. . Since this army commenced active opera tions persons of African descent, including those held to service or labor under State lows, hove always been received, proteetod and employed os laborers, ot wages. Here after it shall bo the duty of the Provost Mar- shal. General to cause lists to bo made of all persons of, African descent employed in this army as laborers for military purposes, such lists being made sufficiently accurate and in detail to show from whom such persons shall have come. ■' ■ - Persons so ,subject and so employed have always understood that after being, received into the military service of the United States, in any capacity, they could never be reclaim ed by their former holders. Except, upon ouch understanding oh their part, the order of the of {he'President as’ to.this,class of per sons would he Imperative.'’'The General Commandig therefore feels authorized to de clare to all such employes that they will re ceive permanent military, protection against any compulsory return ton condition of servi tude. - ■ " ’ By command ofMajor Gen. McCLBLLAN, S. WILLIAMS, Assistant Adjutant General. Late from New (Weans. Gen. Phelps on the Rampage—He Raises Five Regiments of Negroes—General liut ter Ruts a Quietus Upon Him—Phelps Re signs—-Interesting Correspondence. . , Head-quarters Department op the Gulf, New Orleans, August 2, 1862.—H0n. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:—Sir— I beg leave to enclose to you copies of ordeis and correspondence with General Phelps upon the subject of arming and equipping the negroes. : , General Phelps, without orders and with out my knowledge, has organized five compa nies of negroes, and the first official informa tion I had of his doings in that behalf was a requisition for arms and equipments for them. It becomes more necessary, in my.judg ment, to employ them differently, and I thought by. other means I could find employ ment for them all, and not raise the question offensively between General Phelps and my self, until it was settled at,Washington, and, therefore, sent the order to employ the ne groes without sending an answer to. his re quisition. But bis letter of resignation has left me no choice but to insist that my order should bo obeyed. 1 submit the ; whole matter to the Depart ment. I need not discuss it. Geueral Shop ley, who has been' with you, can do it much better than;! can/ Mr. Roselius, who I have sent by the Connecticut, can tell you much more fully than it were possible to do in a despatch" what has been the effect of the course of General Phelps. An insurrection broke out among the ne groes a few miles up the river, which caused the women of that neighborhood to apply to an armed boat belonging to us, passing down, (or aid, and the incipient revolt was stopped by informing the negroes that we should re pel an attack by them upon women and chil dren. ' - All is for'the determination of the Depart meat, to which I shall give the fullest obedi ence. 1 have the honor to be your obedient servant. Benj. F. Butler, Maj-Goneral Oomm’g. Head-quarters, Department op the Gulf, New Orleans, July 30,186,2.—Captain B. S. Davis. A. A. A. A. General, —Sir I enclose herewith requisitions for arms, accoutrements, clothing, camp and garrison equipage, &0., for three, regiments ot Africans, which I pro pose to raiso for the defence of this point. — The location is swampy and unhealthy, and our men tiro dvios fit or thred a day. The (Southern Ibyalists'are willing, as I understand, to furnish their share of the tax for the support of tho war; but they should also furnish their quota of men, which they have not, thus far done., An opportuni ty now offers of supplying the deficiency, and it is not safe to neglect opportunities in war. I think that, with the proper facilities, 1 could raise the three, regiments proposed in a short time; without holding out any induce ments or offering any reward. _ 1 have now upwards of three hundred Africans, organ ized into'five companies, are all willing and ready to show their devotion to our cause in any way that it may bo put to the te s L—• They are willing to submit to anything, rath er than to slavery. Society in the South seems to be on the point of dissolution, and tho host way of pre venting the African Irom becoming instru.- montnl in a general state of anarchy is to on list him in the eause of-the Republic. If we neglect his services any petty milifary chief fain, by offering them freedom, can have them for the purpose of robbery and plunder. It is for the interests of the South as -Well as for the North that the African should bo per mitted" to offer hie block for the temple of free dom. Sentiments unworthy of the man of the present day, worthy only of another Cain,- could prevent such an offer from being-ac cepted. I would recommend that the cadet graduates of the present year should be sent to South Carolina and this point to organize and discipline our African levies, and that the more promising non-commissioned officers and privates of the army be appointed as company officers to command them. Prompt and energetic efforts in this direction would probably accomplish more towards a speedy termination of the war, and on early restora tion of peace and amity, than any other course which could bo adopted. I Have the the honor to remain, sir,, very respectfully, your obedient seivant, J. W. Phelps, Brigadier-Gen. TfE AD-QUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, [New Orleans. July 31, 1862.—General:— The General Commanding, wishes you to em ploy the contrabands in and about your camp ,rn cutting‘down all the trees, &0., between yonr lines and the lake, and in forming nb atttis according to the plan agreed upon be tween you and Lieutenant. IVoifzel when lie visited you some time since. What wood is not used by,you Is much needed in this city. For this purposed have ordered the Quarter master to furnish you with axes and tents for the negroes to be-quartered in. By order of Major-General Butler It iS. Davis, Captain and A. A. A. G, Head-quarters, Department nr the Gulf, New Orleans, July 31st; 1862.—Captain R S. Davis, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General. Sir :—The communication- from your office, of this date, signed “By order, Major-Gene ral Butler,” directing me to employ the con trabands in and about my camp in cutting down all the trees between my lines and the lake, &c., has just been received. In reply, I must state that while I am willing to pre pare African'regiments for the defence of the Government against its assailants, I am not willing to become the more slave-driver which you propose, having no qualifications in that way. I am, therefore, under the necessity of tendering the resignation of my commission ns an officer of the army of the United States, and respectfully request a leave of absence until it is accepted, in accordance with paragraph 29, page 12, of the General Regulation. 'While I am writing, at half past eight o’clock P. M., a colored** man is brought in by one of the pickets, who haa just been wounded in the side by a charge of shot which, ho says, was fired 1 at him by one of a party of three hare hunters or guerrillas, a mite or more from our lino of sentinels.- As it is some distance from the camp to the lake, the party of wood choppers which you have directed will probably need a consider able force to guard them against similar at : tacks. J, W. Phelps, Bvigaflior-Oeneral, Head-quarters, Department op-tiie Gulf, New Ormans, August 2, X862.r»-Generftl; By the act of Congress, as I, understand it, the president of the United States alone lias the authority to employ Africans in arms as •a part of the military forces of the United States, ■ Every law, up to this time, raising volun teers or militia forces, has been opposed to their employment. The President has not as yet indicated hfs purpose to employ the Africans in arms. . The arms, clothing and camp equipage which I have here'Tor the- Louisiana volun teers are, by the letter of the Secretary of War, expressly limited: to white soldiers ; so that I have no authority to direct them,, how ever much I may desire.so t0,.d0., , I do not think you are empowered to or ganize into companies negroes, and drill them, ns a military orgnn zntipn, ns X am unexpec tedly informed you. have done. I cannot sanction this course of-action as.nt.pvesent advised, especially when wo have need, of the services of the blacks who. are being shel tered upon tho outskirts of yourcrinip, asyon Will see by the orders for their employment sent you.by the Assistant Adjutant-General. I will ,serid your application to the, Presi~ dent: but.Jn the, meantime,;'you must .desist from the formation of any negro military or ganization; ’ >* IJenj. F.. Butler, Major-General Comd’g.. Brigadier-General. Phelps, .commanding forces at Camp Parapet. PAROLED REBEL PRISONERS SHOT. Chicago, Aug. 14. The Quincy Herald, Of the 11th inst., says' that an officer of the Hannibal and St. Joseph railroad, who left Macon city, Mo., on Satur day morning, states that 26 rehcd, prisoners were shot at Macon city for breaking .their parole. By the same authority wo learn that 12 other paroled rebel prisoners will probably, suffer a similar fate this morning. Contraband Tnocm.ES.—The Fortress Mon roe correspondent of the N. Y. Herald in his, letter hearing date Aug 11, thus speaks of the arrival of contrabands at that point: “A large number of contrabands—men, wo men and children—continue: to pour into Suffolk from North and Sou(h Carolina, and not unlrequontly from Alalmkta. . Sometimes fifty or sijtty of those creatures come in per day, ftnd it is becoming somewhat of a prob lem to find out what shall bo done with them, They are all happily possessed of the power of making away with a full ration daily ; but unfortunately for them, they have a chronic antipathy to any lobor which shall enable them to earn a email part of what they oat. Of course, this is a very disagreeable state of affairs for both Sambo and.Sani, with the odds against our colored bretheren.- If. any, one will, produce a theory by which it can bo made to appear that it is an even thing,.a re ward will be paid that friend to mankind in. the shape of a ,Confcd. postage stamp, orna mented with a picture of Jeff, himself. At the late light at Baton Bongo, it is reported that Gen. John- 0. Breckenbidue, who was in command, lost an arm by a can non ball. Pity it hnd’nt been his head. ®armb. Ou the 12th inst., by the Rev. W. Z. Wal lace, Hon., James Z. McDowell, of Leaven worth, Kansas, to Mias Mary Bell Bleak, of the vicinity of Nowvillo, this county. On the 14th inat., by the Rev. 6. E. Add-, amp, Mr. David R. Carl to Miss Emma Bar rick, both of Mifflin township. On the stb inst., by the Rev. C. P. Wing, Andrew T, Dcdthett to Maggie X Marlin,. both of Pittsburg, Pa. .■ On the 14th ihst., by the Rev. D. Sterrett, Theo. Dobqhebtt, of Altoona, Blair County, to Catherine Bates, of Meohanioshurg, this County. , , , Ihb. In Philadelphia, on the 3Qth nit., In the 52nd year of her age, M r «. Martha D. Show er. wile of Mr. Charles J. Shower, formerly of Carlisle, and daughter of the late Edward J. Stiles, Esq. In this borough on the 12th inst., Mr. Jho. A. Hdurich, (formerly merchant,) ■ aged about 29 years. : In this horopgh on the 15th inst.,, Mr. Ja cob Duet, formerly of Silver Spring town ship, in the 75th.year of his age. In this_ borough, on the 15th inst., Mrs. Mart, wife of Mr. John Vnnaadal, jr., aged about 29 years. , STANDINO COMMITTEE MEETIISB. ■ The Democratic Standing Committee of 'Cumberland county met at tlio public house 'pf David Martin,* in Carlisle on Saturday, August 2d.. After being called to order, the' following, resolutions were offered and adont ed: V - * ■ Resolved,- That tba, members of the Demo cratic* party'throughout'tho’ 'county aro re. quested to meet at the usual places nf'hold their respective township, borough and ward elections, on Saturday the, 23d day of Auqust inst., and then and there elect two delegates' to assemble in County Convention, in Carlisle’ on Monday, August 25, at 10},o’clock, A* M., to form a County Ticket, appoint Con grossional and Senatorial Conferees, nnd to attend to such otbor business of the party as may nnpear to them proper. Resolved , That, the elections will bo held as follows—ln Carlisle between tho hours of and .7, P. M, In the remaining boroughs l )Q > tween the hours of 7 and 9. P. M. In the townships between tho hours-of 2 and 5, P ; M. B. Cornua n. Chairman. C. E. MAOLAuanijN, Secretary Glorious News from Noßtu Carolina,— An election for Governor nnd Assemblymen was held in North Carolina,a few days since. Tho Union candidate.for Governor, was, clee.- fed by 40,000 majority, nnd the Legislature* is almost entirely Union! A hundred guns for that. This is the host symptom from the South wo have yet seen. JEbfeb. CARLISLE MARKET.—August 20, i 802 .: Corrected Weekly bp Woodward dir Sc/imdl Flour, Sapcriino, por bbl., 4,5 a do., Extra, do., 4,75 do., Ryo, do., 2,50 White Wheat, pot bnshdl, J,IS Red Wheat, do,, 1,10 Rye, do.. Conn, do., Oats, now do.. Odd . do., Spmsa Baulky, • do., Fall. do. . do., Cloyeebeed, do., Tihoth.vseed, do.. EXECJITOK’S SAILS . OF VALUAULB MAI ESTATE. WILL be sold db public sale, nn Saturday, September 20, 1862, nt 10 o’clock, A.-st., ou tho promises* tbo following described Real Estate, viz: No/1. A TRACT OP GOOD SLATE LAND, eit uato hi North Middleton, township. ■ Cumberland county, about 3 miles north of Carlisle; oh the Waggoner's Gap road,, and knowp as Tav ern; bounded by land* of W. P. Swiger, Sariiuel Hess, Wm. Ivincrd, and others, containing 8 acres ' w . n apd 14. porches. ‘ The improvements are- a largo two-story PLASTERED . '/■■■ HOUSE, Frame Barn,, Tenant House, uid all other nccosrary out-buildiugs. ( an apple orchard and other fruit, two wells of water with pumps in them, near the. house. This property will bo sold in two separate tracts, op together, to "suit purchasers. No, 2, Contains 4 5 Acres, more or loss, about $ of-a mils northenst of tract Np. 1. The improve ments are a LOG HO USE, Frame Barn, and Spring House, with a never failing spring. About 3 acres Is in timber, bounded by lands of Samuel Hess, Ben- JJJSrsI ry Auckofmjvn and W. F. Swiger.' ;/•! " LlatgS . No. 3, Contains..about 10 acres, adjoining tract n No. 2. . The improvements-are a largo '. Throe story FRAME BUILDrNG, used mm|t as a Woolen Factory. Thp'fract'is well |„g,l»looatod for a Tannoiy or Distillery.?— 4B6BBB9vThere are a number of fruit trees, a good, portion is moadbW land , bounded by .2, and lands dt Henry Auokerman nn'd others. ; No. 4, Contains about 7' acres, thTjbining No; 3. The improvements area two-story,LOG • HOUSE. A good portion i$ inuadow land, tinder good foneo, bounded by W. 11. Swiger, Henry Auckcrman and the Conodoguinut creek. . No. 5. A tract of Mountain Lanp about 3 uitios . north of the Mansion House, containing about 4 ftcroh, and U covered with Chestnut and . Oak timber, bounded >by lands of John, Waggoner. Win. Brown and others. No. 6. A tract of Mountain Land, adjoining tho above tract, containing about 6 acres, covered with Chestnut, Locust and Oak timber. No. 7. Adjoining (lie above tract, on tho spur of* thb Mountain; The-Waggoner’s Cap road pusses through it. It is covered.,.with young timber,, (Chestnut and Oak.) and contaiusVnbnut 6 acres. Terms will bo made known on (ho day of sale. ... W. F. SWIGER. Executor of George Steiger, dec'd. Aug. 21, 18152. Valuable Tavern Siam! . . AT ■ PUBI.IG SiLSiH. On SATURDAY, September 13, 1802; [£7"‘Tr];B undersigned will offer at Public* Sale, on the above day on the premise.*, situated in. Churbhtown, Cumberland county,' containing Jo7' ■ feot in front, and 150 fect.m depth,- mnro nr .‘ess, bounded on the east by Main street, south by Jno,. Paul, north by a public Alloy, and west by an al loy, having thereon eroutodji Tvro-atory Frame WEATHERBOARDED House, mII with a large iwo-story Back Building, Wash House, a largo Frame Stable, Hog Pen, Ico House, and other necessary out-buildings. There is a well of; water and a cistern convenient to the', house, ancl everything is convenient for a Public House. The above property is very valuable, as it is the only Tavern in town. Persons, wishing to. ape tho. property can do so by calling on tho subscriber, • who occupies tho same. ; ' . figs* Sale to commence at 11, o'clock, A. M., when , attendance will be given and: tormp.made. known by ’ A. LIOQBT. : N.’B. If the above property is, not-sold on the, day-of Sale, itwillbo offered for. rent on tho same, day at public outcry.. S. A. X». . Aug. 21,1802-fta. Farm at Pjriyatc Sale. rjtHE offers at Private Sale, FARM, on which ho at present resides, situate iu Middle* ■ex township, Cumberland county, about one milo east of JVJl(Jdloflox, and two miles from Hoover’s raill. The' farm contains 07 1-3 Acres of Liniestano Land, all of which is cleared and in a high stato of culti vation, except about three a,cres. The improvements are a lift H 0 U SE, Lug llara and Stabling, Corn Crib, Wagqp Shod,. Carriage House, and other out buildings* There: is on the premises a Yo\m<j Apple Orchard, together with other Fruit Tree?, Grape vinos, Ao., and ft well of povor-fuj|ing water convenient to the dwell ing. Any person wishing to view the promises will call on the subscriber, who will state terms of salty, Ac. ISAAC jmENXZtf&y August 21, 1862-fiw.* Irving Female College^ M E Q U A N 1C S B U R Cl,, p A. T HIS Institution, chartered with full colle- X giato powers to grant Diplomat aud;oonfor Do greet, will commence its next session on; Wednesday, the 3d of September next, with a full'corps of olfl oiontand experienced Teachers; . . . Student should enter promptly at the opening or the Bossion* . a All students are required to attend Divine tw vibe onoo on Sabbath, at sueh .church as thoir ri* rents may indicate.. For further, particulars tt<l ~ dross • • ■ A. G. MABI-.ATT, 3l, frwirfwl.. 4,75 1,7 i
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