AMERICAN VOLTOTEER. 7l)lix B. BRATTON, Editor k Proprietor (^iVc CARMSLE, PA., JAM'AUV i*. F"lll FOR rUI'.SIUF.XT 1\ 1 ?<’■ i GEORGE I!. irCLELLAN [Salnect l<> the ileridinn of a National Convcnlion.] mr.CTIVG OF TI3E HEIIOCRA XIC SX/USOIXG*€OJIM ittebj. The Puraocratie Standing Committee of (’nmberliind County will meet at SrnuiNF.a’s Ilorni,. in the Unrough of Carlisle, on .Sitfnr iht’f, F’hruai'i/ Cilli, at 11 o’eloelc, A. M. A full attendance is requested. ■ KUFCS K. SHAPLIIY, B'-ST'Tho Hon. Wu. H. Miu.et;, M. C.. wif accept our thanks for Congressional favors. We arc also indebted to Messrs, Hither nnd Bowman, of the Slate Legislature, for favors received Pint, Weather.— The weather fur the hist few da vs has’hoon mild and pleasant. After the severe cold snap wo had, it is really a lYcat to bo able to leave the heated room and enjoy out-door exerei.se. fjT” “ The Harrisburg Thespians," having 1 een J Isappointed in obfai n ing llhoem V 11 all, fir Wednesday and Thursday evening*, will perform on F idny ami FUnrduy evenings.— Fir particulars see bills. CZ/" Humors are plenty. Wo have one that the Rebels have ma-L another hiil fur pea.'O. An-'thor that General Kutlur has ar j.mged a cartel of exchange, which the HelJ d.-' havo accepted. ,f'.\vu.Ry.—’Capt. Si.-vr.rvF.n, nf Mmdanie'- 1 urg. having received authority to leCfuit a Jhi i! allien of Cavalry, would hi rite all those cb-siring to enter that branch of service to en list ns mem hoi s of the 20 th I'errna. Cavalry at cnee. Capt. S. has been in the six months service, and is known to be a judidou?,.kind and eliideut officer. Death or “Wells Covkrlv.—Mr. IVtu.s f 'l’F.ni.r, the well-known hotel keeper of Karri-burg, died at bis private residence, on Front Hreet, in that city on Sunday. At the tune of bis death he was one of tbo > *propri e*'>rs of the “ United Slates Tlntei'' of Har i.-dnn-g. AViJcly known ami highly tstoem el. liw d--;»lli will bring sorrow to his boats c f friends. OZ/* It- may bo interesting to the lady read ers of the to know that the hum press of Austria, has the smallest waist in Uhridond m, Ir measures fifteen Mid n quarter Indies, about the circumference o! her ' husband's neck. And yet (would yo ll believo it, girla?) the of bet body at the shoulders is thirty-three audit half indies. A Good Sale.—Si.critf Rmu-r. Trustee for the sale uf the real es ato of Christian WiiM.nu, Into-of Hampden township, doc’d., cli-po.-ud uf the property at public outcry on Tuondiiy last, and realizoil one hundred and sixly-ilirre dollar* ]>•')’ acre. The tract con tains P.)2 acres, 40 of which arc woodland of an extra quality. This is the highest price per aero for such a* large body of land that lias over been paid in tins county. James McCormick, Iwpp'ar Harrisburg, was I Vie purchaser. , The York, Gazette.— This old a.ml able Democratic journal comes to us this week greatly enlarged and otherwise improved in typographical appearance. The Gazelle is one of mir favorite exchange?, and is conduc ted with marked ability ami energy. It must be in a very prosperous condition, or its enterprising editors, Messrs Small and W et.hb, would not have enlarged during the present pressure in the paper market. Suc cess to the old Gazelle, say vro. “With McClellan' as oup. Leader.”— The Democrats of Montgomery and Hunting c}pn counties have appointed Delegates to ,the next Democratic State Convention, with instructions to support Gen. McClellan for President. That’s righto Give us “ Little Mac*' as ou'T standard-bearer, and‘all the tliTeves, shoddy contractors, office-holders, bribed Senators and bayonets in the country Cannot prevent his election. He is a states man, soldier and patriot; nay more, he is an honeni man. Let him be nominated, thau, by acclamation. ' Death of a-Bank Officer. regret to announce the death of Mr. AVm.-W, Cashier of the First National Bank of Car lisle. Uc was the second son of Judge Hep •iii’RX, and a. young man of excellent head and heart. As a Bank officer, lie was-kind, obliging and prompt, and bad gained the confidence and respect of all who transacted business in the institution, lie had been sick for some tort days, but was not consid ered in any dangou by his family. On Mon '• j n gbt, however, fatal symptoms wertv manifest, and early on Tuesday nmrnmg he nr'MiheJ Ids hist. Green be the turf that •‘Overs the ashes of Wsr. AY. He earn:,-. Select School. —Select scholars for Goto, bo? and' November, 1.-iOr,: 501,.ml Xo n.—llom-y Spiuij.onl.wr;, Cl.ai, iv. Beetem, Jesse G. AYuU. ■Solj.jol No. 12, r Mina .(Jur.li.er, Annie- JMcCurtuey, Alice Graham. _School No. 111.—Kilte Bri-htljill, Kuima JTaannn, Minnie Fleager. School 'No. 14j—Miirtin It, Tobias/ John AYetzei, Clies. J. Arnoy. ‘School No. 15.—Rebecca A. Hoover, Eve line AY. Brigh-tbill, Kate 11. Turner. School No. IG.—Sami. A. Duncan, Henry AY. Swigort, Jesse-P. Ziegler. - School No. 17.—Harriet C. Thompson, Virginia E. Sellers,. Julia, Fridley. School No. 18.—Geo. lb Keller. George D octler, Goo. Lb Zdlingrr. G. F.cki L‘J, F.- THE “ LOYHj” TIMEYES AT WORK ! Never in the history of any country on the face of the earth was such a system of fraud, perjury, plunder, corruption and treason; so completely P3'stomatizo«l mul carried out ns ia this cuuntr\ T of ours at this time. It niits to ugigantic conspiracy, a-ftd is conn- am'in need nnd abetted by nearly every man tk'nan utlmritv, from the President down to the nmst petty menial in other*. Indeed, a maids “loyally” appears to l 4 *e hy the A in an amount lie can hteal from the treasury and the obstacles ho cun throw in opposition to an honorable peace. In the eyes of the world the Abolition members of Congress have violated their oaths and arc traitors to their country. Nor are liiev ashamed to con- fess this. Not long since, that creature o( in famy, Thau Stevens of this State, chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means in the House, said ho was well aware that some things they (the majority in Congress) were doing were unconstitutional acts, but yet he “eared not for that.' 1 ’ Ami yet this man and the majority who vote with him, took a solemn oath, previous to taking their scats, that they uonld support n/t the provis ions of the Constitution. Arc they not per jured men ? Hut, it is about the frauds, corruption nnd robberies wedc.-ire more particularly to epeak in this article. We might fill the tour pages of our paper every week with accounts ofdc veloped frauds and robberies hy the “ loyal", pets of this most corrupt administration, and then not one ease in a hundred would bo mentioned. Recently tin; startling. disclo sure was made that a prominent Abolition Senator received bribes from prisoners, in C'haiviuan the military bastiles, in consideration of his political influence with the ft'ecrolary of War, It appears that the .Senator and the War oilt cer understood each < ther perfectly. First they set aside the writ of haleru corpus ; then, by order of the Secretary,"hundreds of prom inent and ircatlhi/ men in all parts of the country, wore arrested, (without warrant and without charges being preferred against them,) and cast into prison. After being tortured almost to death, some government scullion —a go-between—n'mild whNpor in their ears thatthey cnuM be Tclea-ed and -el at liberty, by paying (wo or three thou sand dollars to Senator Half, who ‘’had great influence with the Secretary of War.” The bargain was made ; the money couiitcd d nvn to the “ loyal” Senator, who used his ‘■‘influence” bn the Secretary of War;" the prison doors swung open, and the prisoners wore released without a word of explanation. Is it hot fair to infer that the money thus ex torted from the released prisoners was divi ded between those high olneials who under stood each other so well ? Again, it is announced that the head men 5n the New York Cit'-tom House—all ofwhmn arc hauling members of the Loyal League in New York, atid wh < favor the: rc-nmninatSMi of the poor incump'tout who now disgraces | the Presidential el.air-—have been detected j in coining money out of the blood of the na- j tlon, by furnishing arms, ammunition, cloth- I ing, and other supplies to the Rebels! This ! game of treason has been going on for the last two years, during which time the Rebels have received aid to the amount of millions from Lincoln's Loyal League minions at New York! These arc the mjyi tvho delight •in slandering the only commander the army of the Potomac ever had—Gen. McClellan. These are the traitors who havo been in the habit of stigmatizing as “ Copperheads” the Lest and purest patriots of our country. These are the scoundrels who are fed by the wretched Lincoln dynasty, and_ who Join Union Leagues, the better to hoodwink, and deceive a too credulous people. Will their property now be confiscated, and will they be shot? We shall see, but wo predict nut. Close upon the above revelation, a. robbery of the.'Philadelphia Custom House followed. Two large bags, filled with gold, wore stolon by some intensedy loyal thief, and neither the gold nor the thief can he found. The Custom House, since it has been in. the hands of Lin coln’s friends, has been a kind of head-rpmr ters for the Union League patriots to meet at. They were permitted to visit its various appartnicnts-,.dictate who should bo employ edJinsido its massive walh, ami who dis ernargode Finally they' robbed the concern of two bags of gold, thus giving proof of their “ loyalty” and their admiration of “ Old Abe.” We might go on and write for a week on. this subject. Wo might mention the ten thousand frauds committed by “loyal” gov ernment contractors, ship- owners, clerks in the Departments, members of Congress, members of the Cabinet, and others, but we refrain. Mr. Lincoln is cognizant' of these robberies, frauds and treason, hut his only anxiety appears to be to cover them up fur “ fear they will injure his party.” Indeed, it Ims been broadly asserted that ho himself is engaged in gigantic speculations, and from a poor man has become, like Chase, (the manufacturer of green-backs,) one of the wealthiest men in ,our country. In connec tion with this subject of government frauds and scoundralism, the New York Herald says “The radical leader, alarmed by Llic rev elations which are dull}' being made of offi cial corruption and peculation in their ranks, j are trying to weaken the effect the} 7 arc pro ducing by sham motions of economy and ro j tronchment. Thus wo see that Senator AVil ? son is about to amuse Congress- with a reso lution reducing the salaries of the-collector, naval .officer and surveyor of this port tosG-,- 000 a year and making it .penal for them io receive foes or perquisites. Of course no one I believes (Scnator-AVilson least, of nil) that {such a proposition will be seriously enter i tainod. The pap hy which the organs of the party arc fed is supplied mainly from those official proquisites, The Jicniiny 1 b.v/, {through one of its proprietors, who is,a na val officer, has derived an income, it is said, 0f.580,000 a year from this source since the present administration has boon in office.— The motion iu intended merely to clear the skirts of the radical loaders from the olium attaching to the business. The public will ■not, however, aquit them of the responsibili ty of having assisted to place their authors jin the way of robbing the public. As to the necessity of putting an end' to official perqui sites of every kind, and‘instituting, the most rigorous economy, in nil the departments of lha. government, there is but-one opinion amongst honest mem It will not, however, die done by the present Congrats or under the present administration.” CI7” Gold wn< quoted yesterday in Phila delphia frt 17b GOV. CGRTIVS INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Andrew 0. Cubtin wbs • imuigunitcil Go vornor ol Pennsylvania fur a second .term, in front of tilt State House, at Harrisburg, on Tuesday of last week. We have read bis Inaugural Address, andj when we consider the mannev in which .Cfimr was elected, and the kind of man he '*, we cannot but re gard it a literary curiosity. The Inaugural .commences thus: | “ Pellow-C'lti/.ens of the Senate and Hoii*e j of Representatives : --Called hy tire partiality j of my fell jw-eiti/.eiiH to tho office of Governor j of Pennsylvania for another term, I appear before you to solemnly renew the proscribed obligation to support th.e Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Pennsylvania,-and to discharge the responsible trust confided to me with fidelity." The idea of CiEtin saying that lie. was j “vailed by the partiality of my (his) fellow ! citizens to tho office of Governor of Pennsyl j vania for a second term," is decidedly rich, ;if not cool. Can it be possible that this man , is not aware that the people of Pennsylvania j repudiated him and his truckling, thieving I administration at the last election V Poes he 1 not know that he was only saved from an j ignominious defeat hy the Abolition troops, who were sent home by or der of the’Secrctniy of War? Poes-he for got that In many places hundreds of Pemo erats were bustled from’ the poll* by armed soldiers? "And is lie not cop nivoint of dm fact that in ry county of !hs Com momv Cad lb fraudulent voting was permitted, nnd that in the eltie* of Philadelphia and Pittsburg the hallot-boxrs were stuffed ? A ve. he I* aware ~ ■» of nil these outrages: and yet ho has tin* brazen impudence md only to assume the duties of nn olliee obtained by LinC'CaP bayonets, and by fraud and perjury, but to boast that be. ha* been called to thi* position bv a majority of the people ! \Vhy, A s ottr.w C». Cl in lv. cmild the people of IVnn-y 1 vania declare their sentiments, ip they were for merly perm itU d to declare 11 mm, (before n e, had a despotism cstablislie I,} limy would put you out and .Judge Wooowahp in the Governor’* chair by a majority of a hundred thmmand or nVore. And he appears before Ids “ fellnw-eit 1- 'zuns,” lie t'di us, “(> solemnly mn ir tin’ proscribed obligation (oath) to support the f'onstitu'fion of (ho United Slates and thr Constitution m! the Suite of Pennsylvania.” Now, it is wcdl known that Cntrrr; did not adhere to his (jgtli during Ins first term, and wc have no hope that be will do So during bis present term. He is the mere tool of the National Administration, mid. in violation of an express provision of the Constitution of the United States and of the Constitution and Stale laws' uf Pennsylvania, and of the “obligation” he bad taken, he permitted men I 1 1:0 arrested and dtagged iroi:> this State, without a hearing, hy onLr of military upstarts and tyrants. It is known, too, that, he chimes in with Lincoln, in all Ida tira sonablo schemes against both the 1 ohm and the Con-uitution, and is., neither for the one or the other cx-eqit with anrh' and if*. Jh*w hs dared, in the presence of his Hod, take an i oath to support the Constitution, when he laic.v ho hud no intention of doin' 1 ’ so, is to us a nivsterv. We quote again from the Inaugural.— I Speaking of the war he sny'; | “ Even when llehelliun presented the sword i ns the arbiter, we exiiau-sted ewrv cfl'-r: cm biMent with the existence ■»!’ cur Govcrnmoni to avert (he bloody drama of the last three years. The -insolent alternative pteseniud by treason, of filial dNmcmhcrinci.T or inler invine war, was met by generous eif.irls t>> a a °rt the storm of death which threal«‘i»ed to fall, but the leaders of the Kehellhin spurned peace, unless they could glut their infih'ial ■ambition over the ruins of the nohhest and freest Government ever deviled by man.” “Wo exhausted every effort consistent with the existCDCO of our Government to avert the bloody drama of the last three years,” says Curtin. Not true —a falsehood from the whqlc cloth, so far as the Aboli tionist? are concerned. ' About the time Lin coln writ sworn in as President, a Peace Congress Resembled at Washington, composed of men from all the States. The Governors of the several Slates appointed delegates to this Peace Congress. Curtin appointed five men from this Slate. Wl)b were they ? The most rabid Abolitipniats and anli-pcaco men in the Commonwealth. The notorious Wil mot was at their head, and the record will show that they voted “ no” to every proposi tion looking to a reconciliation of ou-r then difficulties. War and nothing but war would satisfy them. The Crittenden Compromise, fair and just as it was, was spurned by the Abolitionists both in Congress and in the Peace Convention, and bully CH-ANDMitt, of the U. S. Senate, speaking for Ins' traitor party, declared that a “ httle blood-klthiy was what wc wanted .” No, no, Gov. Gur'inn, you deny recorded facts when you assert that your, party “ exhausted every cffofTW'arert the bloody drama.” You and your fellow conspirators took the other side, and clamored for a ‘ little blood-letting.” Lincoln, Sew ard, .Grei:ly and Fred Douglas (the negro,) danced with joy when informed that a colli-1 sion had taken place ; they looked upon it ab I a glorious piece of fun, and predicted that “ thirty days would end it and bring the re bels to their kreos.” Poor dupes. ll,id wc had statesmen at the head of affairs, the war might have been ended - at least inside of n year; but with pigmy traitors hr authority it can never end. The “ little blood-lotting”, has swollen to a river of gore, and a million of men sleep the sleep that knows no waking— and all this to satisfy just such fanatics and demagogues as Andrew G. Curtin, Fled Douue.vs (the negro who was , educated by Boston Abolitionists,) in a rc i cent speech declared- that “ the man who did , not see the object of this war fnmi the was either blind or very ignorant,”’ “The object of the war,” lie continued, “ whs to free all slaves and to educate those slaves at -the expense of the ; Govci'nmcnt, and give each man of thorn 100 acres of good land. Then give them the right of suffrage, and make thqni eligible to office, mid placo- them on a 1 full equality with all other men.” ( .l AVhen " these things *aro accomplished and agreed 1 to,” and every foot of ground in the South confiscated, and all rebels killed or banished, the war may possibly end, but 1 j not one hour before.” Encouraging that, very. Fred/ it .is eaid, has his eye on -the I Vice Presidency. , a D'a 1 There is no army news of impmß-n.-e FBJDDS IN JUNIATA COUNTY. military hoard lias been in session at MifUiiitown, Juniata county, for some time, to investigate certain charges (made by the editors of tbd 7V«e Dcmon-af, of that place,) of' fraud and col'rupdio.n in the examination and exemption of drafted men, by the Pro vost Marshitj, Ids assistants, and the examin ing physician. iSullieient evidence has al ready been elicited to show that a, regular system of fraud, perjury and- extortion was resorted tv) by the K\amining Hoard, and l that any man could purchase a discharge for | one or two hundred dollars I So wc go. The “loyal” thieves of Juniata, like their breth ren in other parts of the country, arc deter mined to coin fortu. es out of the blood and tears of the people. Corruption, indeed, seems to exist everywhere, and “loyal sup porters of a " vigorous prosecution of the war” arc growing riel; hy defrauding the government, swindling drafted men, and rohhiii'g the soldiers. hat a beautiful Ad ministration wo have I Tuf ritKV ark Pled ;k» to. — At a recent mee'iiig of the J'niun (?) League of the *2!tli 'Wuril; Philadelphia, an address in favor of the re-nomination of the great Union hreakcr, A. Lincoln, was adopted. The ad dress closes its fallows; “ Ibdicving, then, tTint ihr Interests of tli£ cause to which we lm\o pledged ourselves, can host he subserved l»y the re-election of Abraham bineoin, we desire to join in the popular fcdatnathm which designates him a-* the chosen candidate of loyal Union men : ami to this end we would cordially invite the eo-operatJ>*n of our fdhdv-clti/'.ena, without regard to former political distinctions.” “ Tlio cause to w1 1 i«• h ve have pledged ourselves I’’ These h-11-uvs mean by this that the}* desire to go on vhdaiing law and the Constitution, and opposing all inodes suggested for restoring the I nion. They mean, too, that the}' want to go on, unmo lested, in robbing ti: p Government, of hun dreds of millions afinuallv. They moan that they desire to be railed “ inyal” when they • a<-t the part of traitors- ami deserve to be shot fbr their crimes. These are their reasons for advocating old Ann’s re-nomination ; this the “cause” they are “pledged” to. The Tax on- P.ut.k.—The resolution re cently oifered in the House of Representa tives by !lon.\7m. 11. Miller, proposing a rcmo\al of Vbo lax on printing paper, is emi-1 nearly worthy of the favor of Congress and the people. The present p.riec of paper 1 in this country at. this time, is really and griev ously oppressive, upon publishers especially. The newspaper press, which the public de pend on for Current information, is feeling the advance in the cost of paper very pain fully. Some journals have actually gone out of existence under it, and maiiy' more have 1 hern compelled t*r rai\f* the price per copy to j their readers. Thus the present tax on for- I eign paper tends to keep up and continually j advance the cist to consumers of American ] paper. If the duty were abolished, foreign . paper would come in, and canid be sold here at much less rates than arc now charged for the domestic article, and, of course, the hit" ter mm hi necessarily bo reduced'in price.— The tax is not ivecded as a protection to our I paper manufacturer, nor i.-, ft of much impor ! lance a< a Miurce of u.ii -nal revenue. Let jit be, therefore,'-repealed. L Is doing no ap preciable good, but a great deal of positive harm. It ism tax. indeed, on intelligence, and snrh Imposts should never be favored by a Citivcrnmeiivt which i j professedly based on 'popnhir'erdigh'tin'en-t. < \jZ?" The (]isuninni-'is”in our State Legisla ture have addressed a letter to the joker at the White House, asking him to consent to a re-nomination fur the Presidency for a second term I As Lincoln U imw (and indeed has been all his life,) hostile to the Union and the Constitution, and is usi:*-» bis best efforts Co smash our country into pieces, he is the very man'traitors and dhuuumists ought to for; and heuco it is all’right and proper that the Abolition members of our Assembly should ask for bis re-nomination. Next fall, however, the people will take this question into their own hands, and call a statesman and patriot to the Presidency. They have suf fered long enough from having incompetent and visionary fanatics at the head of affairs, affd intend to apply the remedy the first op portunity. Wuat Cumberland County Pays.—“ From the Auditor General’s Report, we learn that there has been paid Into, the State Treasury, during the hist year, from- this county, the following sums: Tax on corporation stocks, • $4,640 Tux on Bank dividends, , 910 00 Tax on real and'personal estate, —35,253' 86 Special Tax, * 5,438 21 Tavern licenses, 1,073 75 Retailor’s licenses, 2/104 51 Pedler’a licenses, 140 00 Broker's licenses, 57 39 Distillery and Brdwery licenses, .09 17 Billiard rpoms, &c., , 38 00 Mating houses, &c., 406 12 Tax on writs, wills, Ac., 528 12 Collateral inheritance lax, 3,818 01 Tax on Enrollment of laws, 85 00 Free Banking system, 176 00 Tax on Brokers, 204 32 ‘'-The Soiltli in despair.”— Abolition pa per. We suppose so, now that some .of Lin coln’s “loyal” thieves who'have been snp-' plying the rebels with arms, ammunition and clothing for two years, have boon discovered. This is, indeed, a hard blow to tlio rebels, and no wonder llioy 11 despair.” Tin; “ Sol Dinas’ I’uinxns.”—A few days since, Mr. Dennison, the Democratic member of. Congress, from the Luzerne District, in tins State, introduced a bill in the House in creasing tbe private soldiers’ pay to thirty dollars a month, which was opposed hg the whole solid Abolition vole. Ob the same day The Abolition majority-passed a resolution to give a batch’ of Abolition Committee Olerlce, four dollars per day ! Comment is 1 useless. OCT” The Hev, Mr. IlKNKi.F.and B, 0. Har ris,"Esq.,’ both promir.entoiti7.ons of Balti more, were arrested by Gen. Tvler, a few days ago’ and exiled to the Sontli; They had’expressed themselves opposed to the war if its sole’ object wan the emancipation of the slaves, but in favor of the war if the restorer’ tion of the Union was the object. GEN. mtcCEEEEAIV’S REPORT. SHARP LETTER TO STANTON Wo arc not now surprised at the anxiety Of the Administration to keep Gen. McClell an's report of tho Peninsula campaign from tho public gazo. As soon as it was ascer tained that ho was not willing to convert a war for the rostoVation of tho Union into one for negro emancipation, tho lladicals deter mined upon his Removal from his command of thojirmy. His lotters’to the Administra tion, exposing their blunders, were sunk-, cither in the President’s private bureau, or in the tomb of tho War Department, while, at tho same time, congressional committees, and Abolition conspirators were engaged in load ing him with slander. Seventeen months ago McClellan's fate was determined on ; and from that moment until tho present he has been a constant mark for Abolition do? traction. The following letter from Ocn. McClellan after tho battle of Gaines’ Hill, will give tho reader an idea of tho criminal neglect of tho Administration, in failing to adopt his time ly suggestions. Had ho, instead of measur ing tho forces of the enemy, and making timely, suggestions to tho Administration, de monstrating how to successfully confront them, confined himself to issuing emancipa tion proclamations, he would now he high in tho councils of his most malignant traduccrs. But ho appears to have contemplated the man at tho head of the War Department, and wrote to him accordingly ;■ this letter of tho General was permitted to pass without reply from Mr. Stanton, ho of course being unable to answer its reasoning or allay the indignation of its perplexed and afflicted au thor ; LETTER TO STANTON, On the night of thfi 28th I scut the follow ,ng to the Secretary c*f War: lleai/qrs Army of the Potomac, ] S.waok Station, > ’ dune 28, 1802—12 : 20 a. m. ) I now know the full history of the day.— On this side of the rivcr-=-the right bank— j we repulsed several strong attacks. -On the loft bank our men did all that men could do, all that soldiers could accomplish ; but they were overwhelmed by vastly superior num bers, even after I brought my last reserves into action. The loss on both sides is terri ble. I believe it will prove to be the most terrible battle of the war. The sad remnants | of my men behave as men, those battalions who fought most bravely, and antlered most, 1 arc still in- the best order. The regulars were superb, and I count upon what are left to turn another battle in company with their gallant comrades of the volunteers. Had I (20,(700)- twenty thousand nr even (10,000) ton thousand fresh troops to use to-morrow, I con Id take Richmond ; but I have not a man in reserve, and shall be glad to cover my retreat and save the material amiprison net of the army, If wo have lost the day. we' Imve'yct preserved our honor, and no one need blush for the Army of the Potomac.* I have lost this battle because ir.y force- was too small. I’ again repeat that lam not re sponsible'for this, and I say it with the ear nestness of a general who feels in his heart the loss of every bravo man who has been needlessly sacrificed to-day. I still hope to retrieve our fortunes : but to du this the Gov ernment must view the matter in the same earnest light that I do - . You must sent mo very largo reinforcements, and send them at onco. I shall draw hack to this side of the Chickahominy, and 1 think 1 can with draw all our material. Please understand that in this bat tie we have lost nothing but men, and tho-u* the best wo had. In aldi tiun to what I have already said 1 only wish to say to the President that I think lip is wrong in regarding mo as ungenerous when I said that my force was too Weak—T merely intimated a truth which to-day has been too plainly proven. If, at ibis instant, I could .dispose of (10,000)’ten thousand fresh mea l could gain the victory to-morrow. I know that a few thousand more men would have 'changed the battle front a defeat to a victory. As it is, the Government must not, ami can •not, bold me responsible for the result. I feel too earnestly to night—-I have seen too many dead and wounded cojnrades to feel otherwise, than that the Government L?.v not sustained the army . If you do not do so now, the game is lest. IJ I save this army now, I tell you plainly that I oirc no thanks to yon, or to any other person in Washiiif/fon, YOU HAVE DONE YOUR BEST TO SACUI - PICE THIS ARMY. g, pa McClellan. To lion. E. M. Stanton. Maximilian Accepts irte Mexican 1 Thilone. —A letter dated New York, Jan. 23, says: “An extract from a letter written by the Archduke “Maximilian to Gen. Almonte, is published. The ‘ Archduke states that ho does not hesitate about accepting the Mexi can crown. This dissipates all-doubt on the subject.” Excuse .for RASCALiTY.T-Y r oiing Corn wall, a Treasury clerk at Washington, who has lately stolen one hundred thousand 1 dol lars from the public treasury, and has con fessed the crime, excuses himself on- the ground that “ robbery on every band was go ing on upon Uylarge scale, and he thought it no harm ,to rush in and get his share.” Good excuse. If big rascals can steal millions, why should not poor “ loyal” clerks steal a few hundred thousand ? 377“ The Suprotoo Court of this State has reversed its former decision respecting the Conscription Act, and dissolved' the injunc tion granted by Chief Justice vious to his retirement from*the Bench—the new Justice, Agnew, taking, sides with Jus tices Strong and Reed. There has been no change in the law , but the late’ election placed an Abolitionist on the Bench in the place of a Democrat. " That’s wlmt’a the matter.” $50,297 15 lE?* Tbe largest and fattest scoundrel in tbe fraud and treason department of the New York Custom House, has escaped arid cannot bo fouvd. It is supposed ho took passage for Europe, and was assisted in-bis escape by the Now York “Loyal Union Longue,” of .which institution he was a Vico President.—, Ho--has taken with him - about $&t)0,000 of ’ Uncle Sam’s gold I The-Term Traitor Detineiu —Benjamin Wade said, in bis place in the United’ States' Senate, that the man who “ quotes..the Con stitution in this crisis is a-Traitor.” Daniel Webster sajd: “ 2Vie Constitution of the United Slates is a written instrument, q recorded FUNDA MENTAL LAW; it is the bond, the ONLY BOND OF THE UNION of the States-, it is all that gives n ’ national character.” Ky” Genual Kilpatrick is now “ alone” in the world. Ills father, mother, brothers, sis ters arid wife are dead, and his only child died at "West, Point, Now York, on Wednesday last. The Fair of llie Ladles’ Mile Society. CarUsi.e, Jan. Iff, 1804, TVc, the undersigned Managing Comhiittco of the “ Ladies’ Mite Society,” Carlisle", take pleasure in announcing to the public' the sig nal success which has. crowned our labors in carrying through to a successful termination our late'’Holiday Fair for the benefit of our sick and wounded soldiers. Wo hereby ten der our thanks to the generous public who, have aided us by their contributions, and no knowledge our obligations to the many ladies and gentlemen, who by their Untiring per sonal’efforts contributed so largely to the grand result. The following statement ex hibits the amount realized and the disposi tion of the Fund, to wit; Receipts of Society pro- . vious to Fair, $ 101 13 Receipts of 1 air, 1302 48 Disbursements, embracing Expenses on Goods sold on Cummisaion, 484 7-1 Kct cash receipts, Sl7 74 One piece of muslin remain ing unsold, valued at 18 81 Whole amt. for disposition, ?83G 58 Wo have made the following donations, to wit: To the 11 IT. S. Christian Commission,” sooo 0Q To the “ U. S. Sanitary Commission,” 150 00 Soldier’s " Aid So- cicty,” Carlisle, $5O 00 Also 1 piece of mus lin valued at IS 8-f Balance in Treasury, $ll7 7-i C. Moore, M. K. (IITNER, B. l y . B.uun, Mrs. T. C«»ni.yS/ F.i.ixn K. Irvine, Curnmidcc. The following communications from the respective societies, in response to the dona tions sent them, have heen received by the committee w*SC. . V. S. Christian Commission, ] H Bunk Sfrraf, V Philadelphia, January I'*. 1*04. J Jfrs. Ellen E. liriuc, Treasurer " Jm'Ucs’ Mile Eoeir/i/,” Carlisle, Eenn'ft. We take very grout pleasure indeed in ac knowledging your note of the loth inst./bn closiug the handsome donation of Five Hun dred Dollars, rart proceeds of a recent Fair held by your Society in Carlisle. Our thanks arc’moreover especially due to the Managers of the Fair for their very kind appreciation of the labors of the “ United States Christian Commission,” in its efforts fur the benefit of sick anti wounded soldiers, ami for tlio assistance of the Defenders of the Union in body, mind ami suni, wherevn* found. We arc glad to find that fheVc is rn nva’ch interest in your town for this noble enter prise : anil especially so that Ladies arc found willing to db*all they’ can for the’inter est of the soldier. Christian Faith and* Beneficence going hand in Land, must lie'able to Dud objects for the tcndCreat Care amidst the mtuiv open ings we see about. The soldier need's our watchful attendance a-*nd‘ protection fur his gallant defence of all we hold dear, and on the other hand for the great and terrible pri rations ho is culled upon to endure. We do not send our brothers and son's and fathers away from cur midst to forget u-s, never more to ho thought of. It shnjTn hc our Cndoavbr to bring Che'comforts of our ho nit* nearer to them and by this meins to-keep therr over in dear remembrance of the good and holy tilings they have gone away from lbs to strive for. Again allow us-ln tender you our fierwTuVu thanks for your kind donation. Wo rrcglad to ho able' to find’so much earnest desire for giving help to the soldiers among yonv We arc yours very truly, Ch-:o, H. SiiiAiir, Chairman', United State* Sanitary Commission, V ' Women’s r’liNN’A. Branch; > 1307 Chestnut St. Phi In , Jan. KV, T>4. j* Ellen F. Irvine, Treasurer "Ladies’ Mile So ciety,” Carlisle. Dear Mad’am.—l have received' thisrinorfi ing your letter of Jan. loth, enclosing a check for one hundred and fifty dollntff. The pleasure that P receive in tins generous con tribution for the Sanitary Commissiorivariaes not alone from thoughts of the suffering sol diers, that your bounty will help to relieve ; hut from the confidence' which ymu* Society has shown in l our organization". f /b;o people of Carlisle have worked faith frilly and efli ciently for the braVc'iron Who are “suffering much' and perilling nil” for us, and this mark ofTheir appreciation'of oar efforts iff truly most gratifying* • With regards, f am truly yours, C. J. Moore, Cor. Sec. ArrttNT^ENTk.—The World says that an active Republican, in view of the recent exposures respecting Dick Bustcod, the custom house, and other Efratters, remark ed to a friend that there appeared‘to be three sources of appointment at Washington—Lint, coin, Seward an.d 'Chase. Mr. Lincoln ap* pointed many traitors, with occasionally a fanatic j Mr. Sewa&d appointed many loafers, and sometimes a man of ability; and Mr. Chase has appointed many fools, with a sprinkling of great scoundrels. That Repub lican has been expelled from the Loyal League. Arrest or Another “Loyal” Thief.—A letter from Baltimore, dated Jan.'24, says Col. Fish; of the First Conneticut Cavalry, until recently Provost Marshal of Baltimore, was arrested to-day by order of the Secreta ry of War on e charge'of fraud anjl corruption. C7’ Capt. White, Provost Marshal for the Lycoming district, has been arrested and is now confined in the Old Capitol Prison at Washington. The old story—stealing from Uncle Sam*. Ho is a Loyal Leaguer. OCT” Beau regard has been giving his opin ion. He thinks that Charleston cannot hold out much longer against Gillmoro's guns, and that the city is at the mercy of the latter whenever ho shall choose to reduce it. DC7” Gen.'Hancock has boon■ authorized to raise 50,000 Jnon for special service, and ho itppoalk to the citizens of Pennsylvania for aid in this purpose.' E 27” More shells wore discharged in the single battle of Gettysburg than were em ployed in all the battles 'that Napoleon ever fought. r ~ OCT’Tho Now York Church Jburnal (Epis copal) sums up the duties of this pertinent sentence: ■ “ Sound divinity is bettor material for ser mons thart poor politics.”* Court Proceedings.— The following nr> the proceedings of the court of common for the January term. Wp are indebted for the rhport, as well as that of'the Quarter scs siond, published last week, to the courtesy of L. J, W. Foulko, Esq! " 3 Pliilip Arnold vs. Jonathan Gorman Sum monii Trespass on the case for putting cellar door in the passage way. From' 1798 till 1530 there bad been a right of way loading to a pump granted iu all the deeds of conveyance At that time there had been ah alteration in the buildings and built over the old way, a ). lowing a new alley instead. This new \v av wns afterwards shut up by reason of the a f. (oration and digging above. Jury Deft. Motion made fur a ne-lv tyilil by pif,. counsel. Watts & Parker for I-lif, Todd fur Deft. Wm. 11. Allen its. David Clevt'r. Action of Trover and conversion of an old mare that had been turned but by Plft. as useless, taken up and sold to Mr, Clever who-kept and fed her all winter, in thh neighborhood ol I’llf wibtont his claiming hor; and in th’6 Snrinir brought action to recover tho value of the animal. Vordict fur Deft. Miller & Todd for Pltf., Penrose So M’Clnre for Deft. 1201 35 A. W. Rami vs. Robert Wilson & Son Summons in debt., called for trial and Judge Watts making an addition to the pleadings in' tho case, it was continued and ruled that tho' Dof’t., pay tho costa of the term. Hender son and Hays for Plff., Watts ifc Parker fur Deft. Sam’l. Pnguo it John Pugue vs. Wm. Hen derson & son. Settled hy the parties. Jp, Clure for Plft’s., Henderson and Hays for Deft’s. Davi'd M’Gavy and films floorer vs. Henry M. Inhoff. Summons in Trespass on the. case upon promises. Case continued, ami ruled that Def't., pay the costs of the term.— Penrose and C3iHelen for PUT.,- Miller ami Shearer for Def’t, Jacob Ja’coby'w. Christian Lale'y et.al,at tachment, execution. &o. The papers in this case having been lost, tlio case was continued. Mi Him- for PlfT., Watts, Parker, Todd and Pen rose* fur Deft’s. OR SI ge tents to freeze, sicken, ami perhaps tMc, from* tire effects - of this barba-T'* ouM exposure. Furthermore, is said to ho practiced a system cf the most shameful ex tortion-. During tire excessive bold weather, some of the rweir btnrght little fHiect iron stoves, worth $1 25 at retail-hi This city, to place iiv their terns, for Which' they wore charged the au-nv of $lO each. A l t one time the only well *m the Island was frozcn 'jjv; for two doys the men were without a*supply of Water, and''when water was brought then: by lighters it was so foul, from the vessels in which it had been brought, as to be unlit, for use. At this time, it is'said, water win sold at $5 per canteen full. Forty cpjits were demanded and paid for a six-penn*’ pic, and twenty-five cents for a- paper of chewing tobacco. Torcuixc Incident. —The funeral obse quies of the jate Stephan C. Foster,-Tio au thor and poet, took placat Pittsburg onTiiuis day, at tlio Trinity Episcopal church. The' church was crowded with the relatives nnd friend*# of the lamented deceased, nhd tlio scene wafc nSbdt soloni'h-.GYid'irtrpressive. On the arrival of the cortege’ at the cemetery it was met by a‘brass bond; which' performed, in a touching manner, tbo, ballads, “Como t \vhcrc my Love Lies Dreaming,” and the “Old Folks at Homo,” both compositions of the de ceased, and singularly appropriate on the sol emn occasion, 05* President Lincoln has .ordered an oleo* tion of State officers for Arkansas on the 28th of March; proximo': This election will bo held'on the basis of his “ one-tenth” idea.— Ho thinks Tie has iirTpbrted’about' that num ber of Abolitionists into Arkansas. AVbat a' farce. The Legislature failed to electa Stole Treasurer on Monday, consequently n hill must be passed fixing somo'other day before an election can bo hold. This, however, can not bo done until after, the Senate succeeds in effecting an organization, which may or may not take place for a month to come. Excitement in stocks still prevails.— Mining stocks are favorites with speculators, and prices are tending upwards, with very heavy transactions'.' O"” The public schools in Madison, -!>' ■> have boon closed'in’consequence of the lug price of fuel. The price of wood there 18 from clght to nine dollars per cord. H"7” Pocket picking is unusually lirieh ta Now* York. l —Boston Bost^ Yes, nnusallyj and no pockets suffer' . severely as Uncle Samuel’s.— Journal oj merce. . T>The wife of St'ephah A Dougla sis en gaged as a clerk in tho Treasury Depart® 011 at Washington. • > ■' 8®" The President of one' insurjmce cen^ pany in'No'W York-rocoivosasalaf/of •!- > per annum.' ' B 3 r ’ 1 A man near Utica; Now York, lalc'J (told his wife to a widower fOr/aC 0 "/. ’