AMERICAN VOLUNTEER, JOIIX ,li. BRITTO.V, Editor & Prnpriitnr, S% cakusl::. pa., maucii 3, iso-i. LSI DENT IX 1304, FOII IT.!: "GEORGE B. irCLELLAN [Subject tu tho decision of a Nation .A Convoiuimi.J Remember tho largo t-alo of valuable horses, cows, ami farming implements, one and a half miles south of Kingston, on M on day,! March 7, ISO A, by J. 0. Sastos. * A Success.—The Children’s Fair, in aid of tho fund for siok soldiers and poMiors fami lies, held at Rheem’s Hall last week, was a derided success. The profit, we loam, amounted to some $OOO. Well dune, “ Little Helpers.” i 'FutE.-—About Q o'clock on Tuesday morn* last, a lire broke nut in a row of frame ten ant houses (move familiarly known as Shap ely's Fort,) on North-west street, being the property of Rufus Shipley. Jr. The fire burned very rapidly, notwithstanding tho in ‘clc-mcnt weather and the exertions firemen. Four of the buildings were entirely destroyed. The houses wore occupied by '‘contraband’' tcnan.ts, who suffered can si d eiuhly in the way of dilapidated furniture, &o. The five originated Uic care lessness of st mo of ti e. leonuts. Still they Come. Funy train of cars from the Kai-t conicys hundreds of now re cruits to our town, and the cry is “ Mill thev come." The Carli-do Garris.m is t'*cir place of rendezvous where they are equipped and receive their greenbacks. Thu liberal boun ties offered by khc Government, us well as by towns and townships, prove irresistably nt tractivo to our young men, who are glad tu abandon thoir hitherto peaceful pursuits to act in the capacity of “ bold soger boys."—. Tho army, we are glad to ail 1. is rapidly fil ling up—mo are the'pockets of " loyal" boun ty brokers. A Mistake. —Some of our exchanges an nounce that Isaac Fishbl; a citizen of York county’, tried and oonv.cted fur desertion and giving information to the enemy,'and sen tenced to be shot, has had his sentence coin-* muted tu ten years imprisonment in the pen itentiary, This Is a mistake. Joseph Fi.-ii- ER, who was couvictdU by the same court for playing the part of spy and giving intelli gence to the enemy, and sentenced to be hang ed, had h*a sentence commuted as above, which, no doubt, led to the mistake. Isaac Fi'-i.'kl is to he '•hoi to death at the Carlisle Garrison or* the I3ib inat., unless his sentence bo commuted before that time. G Rate Fryn: Nn —T'ds should nnw be at tended to. Many fciiously injure their \ines by lojudica ns pruning. When the business i> m-i nndersi j..J ( R pt alwev* belter to cmpl y an experienced pe;s.m iu at tend ti it fin; mm-mm f.,nu wlmni the method cun bo easily le.nne l. Ilia belter that very robust varieties like tiie Com; »rd,.Diana, &o, should si->t bo cl im;]v J)J‘Uin. J ; whde .slower growers I ke tbe Dei iware, liehicca, &c. ►!iou1 1 1 bo out ii'iu nnicli nv.re severe! v as they bear ibe b'llh i.f their fruit near the ground. Tnc Lxny's Friend run March.—Tiie March number of The Luih/'c T'nc/ul main tains, we 11;i 11 k, the hiyh reputation.of this r.ew periodical. It opens with a beautiful steel engraving called ‘* The Pel Bird." r *lllOll wo have a hanusmuo double Fashion Plate—such as the public are not accustomed tu except in a (wu-d’-lUr nmgircim*—and a fine piece o{ niu-bc, called the “ Clibftanourra Grand March." Among tiie letter press wc notice two more lino engravings. illustrative' of ‘* Tuo False Ariosi" and ‘'The Trans formed Village;" and a larger number of en gravings illubtralixe of Noicities and Fash ions. Among the stories are " Lops and Gain," bv Virginia F. Townsend; “The False Ar rest," by Miss Donnelly ; “ MabrlV. Miss’on ” At Lii-it,” by Mary J. Allen ; “ The-Tram - fc-nned Village, M &c. Wc uUo notice two articles treating pro and corqUio idea which some adventurous New Y"ik ladies have started, of riding horn back cn cno.ilier. The editor in a Funsiblo, well-written article in her department, takes strong ground against any each innovation. Published by Deacon & Peterson, Philadelphia. Price ?2. The Quota of Cumberland County.— The following exhibit give's the cpmto n[ each Sub-district on the Ist of January. ISG-1. of County, to fill the cull for 500, 000 men and to make up deficiencies. Cred it has been allowed P»r all drafted men lo'ld to service, paid commutation and furnished substitutes, and also for all volunteers up to January 31st, 1804, as far as the same bus been reported : Sbippensburg Borough, “ Township, 'Southampton “ *£?ew. urg Borough, .To wank ip, Mifflin, Netvvillo Borough, '•Newton Tovneliip, West-Pe-nßhorough Township, * Frankfort! Township, Penn “ Dickinson “ N'»rth Middleton Township, Middlesex “ Carlisle, Bn«t Ward. ' “ West Ward, Booth Middleton Township, Silver Spring. *• Monrrie ’ u Upper Allen “ Mcchanieshnrg Borough, Lower Allen Township, New Cumberland Borough, Hampden Township. Last Ponnsborongh- Township, ~{£7* Tho wife of Gcn.‘ Harrison died nt North Bond, on Friday Jest- t THE PRESIDENT AND HIS DEPENDENTS, The office-holders, shoddy'itcs and ” loyal thieves” under the administration, tire mak ing a strong movement in favor of the ro-m> mination of the “ mud-turtle.” as Hegciier called Lincoln some time since. If ’the ‘‘signs of the times” arc to he relied upon, we think it. quite probable they will be suc cessful. for, with the immense patronage an 1 power now in tbo bands of the President, and the unscrupulous manney in which lie makes use of this pnwcr and patronage, lie has only to make known his wishes to have them carried out. Chase, Fremont, mul “ picayune Hoti.ch” are turning their eyes w ist iillv in the direction of the White House, but ‘‘ old Am:” ran laugh at their efforts as ho rattles his money-bags in their faces.— That he will lie the Abolition-Jacobin candi date we have no doubt. Well, so he it. With Lincoln as the Abo- Hti( n candidate, Hie is?uo to be decided will be well understood by tho people. It will be a contest of conservatism agyinst radicalism ; of the true friends of a whole Union against traitors, who have purpose';/ and for political objects, procrastinated* this devastating war, and who declare that the war v; not for Iho Union. It will be an effort im tho part of tho people against those who are seeking to* destroy our country and our vopubli/an form of government, and who desire to build up a monarchy more despotic than that ruled by the Lmpevov of Russ'a. liwill be a struggle of the masses against the hordes of thieves who have been bucking the life-blood' of the nation. With- Lincoln* as .tho Jacobin candidate then, we repeat, the people will go into the contest with their eyes open. Ills acts are before them ; his violated pledges his want of courage. Ids connivance at dishonesty, his lack of ability, and his desire to thwart the people’s wishes by a resort to military brute force, are all fresh in tho minds of the peo ple Wc speak what we believe when wo i say That he contributed more than any man living to bring on this war: and he is deter mined too, to throw every obstacle in the way that will prevent its termination. He is of opinion that by pr dunging (lie war beyond November next ho c m secure his re-election ; and it is well known that he considers tin* interests of him-clf and liis festering Aboli tion party paramount to the interests of the eon ntry. When lie arrived at 'Washington in March. 1801, disguised in a plaid cloak ami Scotch cap. a word from him would have been sufii cicnt to have quelled the storm that was then “convulsing the country from centre to cir cumference. The Peace Congress was then in sessioh, and delegation after delegation waited upon-Mr. Lincoln and implored film, will tears in their eyes, to announce himself in f tvor of toe Crittenden Compromise then pending in Congress and the Peace Conven tioft. liad lie but said the word " peace," lids fair, ' ••urablc, and equitable QoDipru mise imiu no been adopted by Congress and the peace conform cc, and the war avoid ed. Rut no, the Chicago Platform was in his way —a platform patched up by a set of traitors, infidels, lied Republican foreigners and plunderers. Politics ruled him then as now, and lie determined, rather than y ield one iota of his political prejudice, to see civil war with al! its devastations and horrors; lie determined, rather than deny 7 the binding b r.e of the Convention that nominated him, to rcc the fields ami valleys of our lair coun try mails rich wiili the blood of a deceived and betrayed people. He bad declared also, i be it remembered, (previous to bis election.) ' that “ this country could not stand as it was, | part free and part slave, but licit it must be 1 all free or all slave," and a« this was otic o( his wise saying'*, ho felt anxious to prove'its truth by destroying slavery'. IPs pnrtizans in Congress abso clamored for “ a little blood letting." and nothing but war would sa-lisly either Mr. Lincoln nr Ids party adherents. And war wo have—a war rtieh as the world never behold—a war that makes devil.-, out of men, ami rascals of those who formerly were considered honorable citizens. AVliqii it is to end. or bow, God ulono knows. It required but a lew scoundrels—rebels at the South and Abolitionists at the North—to commence it, but millions of men cannot end it, It never can. it never will end under an Abolition Administration. Tiicm, Messrs. Abolitionists, shoddyites bindings ami Imngors-on. bring out your Abraham Lincoln for a second term. The people now know him ami his licasnnable party- —they know his and their designs, and. when the proper lime arrives, they will not he slow to rally in their strengvji to the res cue of their bleeding country, and in a voice like the voice in the wi'dorncss. invite the vandals now in power tu vacate the places they occupy ami disgrace. IVo must and will have n fair election.— Wc have submitted to bayonet rule once, but let the Washington dvnnsty never repeat that experiment again, for wc tell them, in all kindness, tiie people will not stand it.— Give us a fair ehaijcp, a lair election—this is all we ask; and Uug wo arc determined to i have. The State Senate was organized, after n fashion, on Monday. Dr. St. Ct.A'iß.'thc new Senator from Armstrong, look his seat, when, on motion of a llepuhlican Senator, the body proceeded to the election of a Clerk. The Democratic Senators adhered to their position,and refused 10-recognlse Mr. Penny as Speaker; who, they said, was a mere usur per, who hud nut been elected according to law. All tho other officers of the Senate were then selected, receiving ealch 17 votes, the Democrat!* refusing to vote. New Hampshire Election.— Tho New Hampshire office-holders at Washington are raising funds to carry tlre State for the Lin colnocracy in March. Preparations are made to send home all soldiers, nurses, hang ers-on, etc.,, to vote. The Democracy of that Stale arc making a great effort to defeat these machinations, but it will require tremendous exertions to overcome the fraudulent and cor rupt meana iesorted to by tho Abolitionists. 25 22 > 25 - 28 22 2d A Presidential JoKE.-The President offers the'aHclsthnce of tho Aimy of tho United States to enable due tenth of tho voters of any rehcllicus State to govern the other Tiino tenths; and this ho calls "guaranteeing a republican form of Gjverument/' SiUIBO ASD THE 11. S. SENATE. FtrUi Proceeding's of the U. S. Senate rnn one Week.— Xheprocccdinpsoi the U. S. Sen- ate, are nbmft tho same day in and day out, Below we give the Tull proceedings ‘for one Week, only omitting the speeches delivered hy “ loyal” Senators that were made on the different' petitions and motions. It will bo seen that ‘‘ the American citizen of African arcul’’ occupies the entire time of the Senate, and commands the respect of that body of fa natical Infidels on a!! occasions. Occasion-: ally, it is true, the Senate spends a few intit ules to appropriate ihreo or four hundred | millions of dollars to the keeping of the jes ter at the White House, hut a provision is nl-' ways attached to the tail end of the hill ma king the‘appropriation, which provides that a largo portion of the money shall bo used in behalf of the freodmen in our bands.— Some three thousand New England Aboli tionists are now employed by Government as teachers of the colored children in the vari ous military camps, at a salary of from §l,- 200 to 5‘2.000 per annum each ; and the Sen ate, of course, is careful to provide the ways and moans for the prompt payment of these teachers. Notwithstanding our country is I bleeding at every pore; imtwithstanding our people appear to he standing on lice brink if a volcano, which when it hursts may shake the world, vet our United Stales Senators have no time and no iiudination to legislate on any other subject than the negro. -It is positively wonderful to notice the fanaticism of the present day. Those in authority act like crazy men, and it has become a truism that there is not a statesman in either House of Congress of the Abolition party, liut to. the nrbc.eodings of the Senate fur tho week etiding on Saturday: Mr. Ser.iuue (U. I!) presented the joint resolution of the Rhode Island Legislature, asking that colored soldiers shall be put on the same fooling as others Referred to the Committee on Slavery and Freedman. Mr. Sumner ( Mass.) presented the petition of citizens of Rome. New link, asking for the pas-age of an net which will perpetually abolish slavery. ’ Referred to tho Committee mi Slavery ami Fru**dmen. Mr. Sumner presented petitions of citizens *f African desceiU praying tho entiie abol ishment of slaiery, and asking the privilege of the elective franchise. Referred*. Mr. Sumn eu also present ml petitions signed by Ji»iah Quincy, Governor Andrews, and the members of both branches ot the Massa chusetts LegMnturo, asking such amend ments to thc Constiluiion as may abolish shi very. The hilt to equalize the pay of soldiers in the United States army was called up by Mr. Wilson, the pending amendment being that of Mr. Coliamer to include ail thp per.-ons en listed under the call of October, 18G3, in tin* provisions for bounty, except in tho insurrec tionary districts. On motion of Mr. 'Wilson tho Senate pro ceeded to the consideration of the joint reso lution equalizing tho pay uf United States .soldiers. Mr. CuLLAMEßoffeml nn amendment which provides that nil persons enlisted into the *t'nice under the call of 180)3, for three hun dred thousand volunteers, shall reecho tho Mime pav and Ik tinty Mr. Wju.r.r. from tlie Com. on fh’e I)is tlift of CnMiiiibia, reporicd on the resolution directing them to inquire into tin* expedien cy • 1 further providing by law for the enjov ment of equal railroad privileges bycobued persons in this citv, asking to be discharged h-om tho. further consideration of the subject, w hich was agreed to. Mr. Sumner (Mti'-s.) moved the reconsid eration of (lie vote 1 v, whiih the C'-mmiiree on the District of Columbia were dDcharg** I In m the consideration of the resolution in stinct ing I hetn to inquire into the esj edlei ey or tin: P.nactinnu n[ la*.v< giving equal privileges m all persons on railroads in the District of Columbia. Mr. Grimes presented a petition signed by many cii izens of [owa. asking the pa-.-'age <>i a law pinhihiting slavery, which was referr ed to the Committee on Freodmen und Km- vorv Mr. Sumner presented the petition of Joel B. Stockton, of Atkan'ois, which states that e believes (hat the African material Is toe material for n soldier, ami asking that Congress shall establish after the,close ofthe present war a, regular army of- two hundred 'housaml men composed entirely of negroes. Deferred to the Committee on .Military Af fairs. Mr. Sumner presented tv petition Trun women of Ohio, praying that something be done tit ameliorate the condition of those per sona who have been freed from slavery by the present win*. Mr. Summer nbn presented petitions from citizens ol l\cw York in favor of placing all 'iiddiers on u similar footing. Referred to the Comm't'fo on Military Affairs. Mr. Wn.s 'K presented u petition signed hy 20.0U0 men ami women, praying 1 1♦ at enh red hoys may bn admitted into the West Point Military Academy ami the Naval Schools on the 'inmi footing ns white hois, Deferred. Mr. Lank (Kansas.) presented a petiti n ■numerously signed by loyal citizens of six Stales, pravlng that the colored man mav enjoy the right to vote, and the right to hold office. On motion iho Senate proceeded to the cnu-idenUion of the bill repealing the net which prevents colored men from carrying tiie U. S. mails. The SiMvatc then resumed the considera tion of the MU to establish a bureau of freed- man's affairs. Mr. Wilson presented a. petition from cSj izens of Massachn-etts. praying that all men may he considered free and equal. Mr. Sumner presented n petition of like Import. A letter was read from the teachers ofcmr trahands. stating that colored children are more studious ami intelligent than a maj iri ty of white children. i Mr. Grimes presented n petition asking for the right of suffrage for colored men. Mr, Com.ameu cal ed up the hill to remove all disqualifications on account of color in carrying the mails, with an amendment pro viding that in thcGuiirts of the United Stales there shall bo no exclusion o? witnesses on accMir t of color. Mr. Sumner mentioned that it was desired to employ a very respectable colored, man in Boston as mail carrier, but it could not bo , a Senator from New York, now in tho'Cahinet presented signed petitions, and the Sena tor from Kentucky (Mr, Crlltondeir) presen ted petitions, signed by 17.500 .citizens of Massachusetts, culling on Congress to pass raeo&urea to prevent civil war, they ware scouted and spurned, and a deaf car turned to them. No\v this petition is presented aa the voice of the country. It illhecomcs those who would not then regard .the voice of the ■cmintrv-fiirtho passage of Mr, ’Crittenden's resolution!! to present petitions like those. now before‘tin. ' Mr. Sumner made a speech of two hours in length in behalf of colored men. Mr. r \Viuoa made another speech on the same subject, in which, he concurred vic’-s of his colleague. Mr 'Sumner. Ho was in favor of negma voting. - I\I>!f,TMFNT OF AnIUIFAVS FoR I REASON. — A letter to the Philadelphia Inquirer, dated New York, Fob. 27, Sii}’s: “The Grand dory in the United States Circuit Cniirt, before Judge Shipman, have indicted (be notorious John A. f»r treason, levying war against the United States, rc'-isting the draft, and setting on pmt rebellion against the United States.— Andrews will now at last he brought from Fort Lafayette, and arraigned for trial on Monday next.’’ Andrews, it will he remembered, was one of Lincoln's office-holders —an officer in the Custom House, lie was an officer of the New York “ Loyal League,” and was very “ loyal,” and in favor of sending all copper* beads to prison. Like all Well booked up Abolitionists, be was opnosed to peace on any terms, and in favor of the war going on, .and lienee lie conceived that the best way to pro king the war, was to furnish the rebels with powder, arms and clothing. lie was but do ing what man}* others in his party have done in another way. The Administi niton itself has aided the rebels in a different but quite as eflective a .manner. Andrews, doubtless, will lo convicted, and then Lincoln will quietly pardon him. Mark if this is mot the end of the matter. “ Vote rt«u Curtin and Save the Draft,”- was the motto, (sjuvs the Washington llc poiter,) the Abolbioni-ts before the Inst election.. W.ell, -Ct’utis was ejected (wc won't say how,) but how about the draft? — The President's call I’or Jtrc hundred thousand more furnishes the reply. This furnishes another instance of the hollow pretensions of ihe Republican party. The managers of thilt xisivt;/ arc now engaged in the patriotic work of Presldcn-t miking. 11 in proclaimed that the war is about over; tha the rebellion is nearly crushed ; that the experiment of emancipation, confiscation, uml subjugation is a great su ; that through tho patrio tism of the Republican party the Union is nearly testored ; and that tho “ amnesty” proclamation will soon feet everything right.” Painful experience, wo beg to add, will soon demonstrate whether there is any more tnuh in present than in former promises.— To conquer an empire ia a gigantic underta king and has never been accomplished against a united people, nor except under the lead of men of supreme genius-; which certainly our leaders arc* not. A Hroken Pledge.—The proposal to give Mr. Chase the power to sell l the gold in tho Treasury is a direct violation of the pledge upon which subscriptions to the public debt were obtained. Tbe receipts from customs were formally appropriated' to the payment of the interest, and ttic action of Congress is .simply a breaking of faith with the public creditor. The practical value of such a mea >nre ‘s of course pnn-ly imaginary. The ab surd attempts which have k'nii made to keep down the premium <-n o dd arc sudlv discre ditable to the iutellig-nce of our law-makers ; lint they will find lh.it in v will accumidisb little, oxoei't'to gi" M,-. (..'jmsc the to intrrtern with the 1 u-i”*.--, arrangements oi e\cry *meichant and n';nh>r it impossible for any one, except tlm-c in ■' ibe ring,” to tell how to regulate hi-- affairs. 'Phis is. of course, jusl-whut Mr. Chad's slmT. -jobbing friend* desire, und it is, ih'Mvfoie, a men; waste of time to Tmil ’fault. Whatever the shoddy contractors and litlnni-ts want will al ways be granted, And that their plana in volve a partial repudiation of our public debt, is not such -a consideration as will form an object of tlie slightest imn.nuance. Avoiun.'G- the lU\— Uov; times and things say* the Juniata He(/iister.— Two years and a half ego the object of life, seemed to he to get into tile military service ; now the a ays and means of keeping nut ol ii are eagerly sought. Then committees from -every county, ami sometimes many from the same enmity "cro beseeching the authorities to have ihei: respective regiment-.; or cmnpa nies accepted. 'Now committees from every township, hoinrtgh and district, are either diligently searching the rolls to prove that they have already filled tlioir (pioius, «u* rais ing money (o purchase recruits or pay thei commutation. And the most fervent ami ef fective appeal that ran he made to a man’s heart '‘r porker. in to ” avoid the draft.”— “Avoid [he draft” is rung in’your cars at every onr.mr, and reiterate lin every social knot: it is placarded in har-rooms and sa loons, and posted .on bnllotib hoards. It af fords topics for newspaper writers ami tlmmes for all fervent, patriotic orators. To “avoid the draft,” beams'to bo the very sine qua non of existence. Fathers and sons, and Mil bachelors too, Aro sweating their hiatus to know what to do, .But 'mid hope, fear, pud good deal of craft, They all deem heat on avoiding the draft. And why ? 'A Vhat lias this mar velous change? It* It was patriotic to volun teer in 'lBOl. is it not so mm ? Anil if mi! mi now, why in It? Is thorp not a moral in this universal desire and effort to avoid tlio draft ? A Screw Loose I—Senator Sherman, of Ohio, made an eljihoralo. speech-a few days ago on ln opening it Ift took decided grounds against the President's Emancipation Proclamation, maintaining tint it would have been wiser to .leave the I question of slavery to ho settled hy necessary, issues of the w'n'r Withoutdoing any proclaim ing on the silhj'ect. 'A liat does this moan 7 sire the honest republicans beginning ti> fear (ho consequence of the revolutionary policy of tin’s Administration ? At least two lead ing members of the abolition party—Senator Sherriiui. mid Gen. Frank Illair of the H.-iho, appear inclined to refuse to swailowLincoln's policy without a why or wherefore. Fiufus on the Govern rent. —Daily expos ures of the most atrocious frauds in public offices and in connection with the public ser vice, aro constantly attracting the attention of the peoplo. THE APPEAL OF A LOYAL LEAGUER. A certain J. 11. Saunders, of the twenty third Ward, Philadelphia, publishes a card in the city papers, in which : hc eloquently urges men to enlist. Ho ia an officer of the Philadelphia ” Loyal League,” and makes this public appeal over bis ow n signature, for the purpose of convincing outsiders that ho is intensely loyal.” At the last, draft two of his sons wove among the fortunates —in other words, they were drafted, but their ‘kind-heavtcd-Auddy paid down $OOO and got them out of that scrape, lie is a contractor, too, we learn, who lias made his pile, and is now very comfortable. With this explana tion of tfic position lie occupies, wo publish his card without charge : “Men of small means and large hearts, whose circumstances will Ktyow you to go to the war, permit the writer to entreat you to take into consideration whether you would not do well for the best oj Governments and well for yourselves to put your trust in God ami go, leaving behind you for your families ttie large bounties now offered,, anc.l securing for yourselves the high consideration in which every true-hearted, virtu ms volunteer will lie licld by the entire community during his whole life. Go 1 If you fall you die a glo rious death. Man dies but once, and only when it is the -will of God. -Go*. If you live you may rise, rapidly rise, to spheres of great uselulness; to spheres ever enlargingns'long as you live. How limriy. by cneemntenng peril, increase the’means of doing good a thousand Tdd? ’Put your mimes down to the credit of your locality and go. 1 have weighed ihe responsibility of this advice.—r With, your (rust in God you have nothing to Jeur. Men oflimitcd means, who cannot go "with out really and greatly distressing ymir fami lics, the draft is coming. A little time is left to fill up the quota, llich men are per sonally but little inieresteil. Nevertheless, ibev show a great willingness to subscribe ' largely for your s'akos. Tint you mupend all ymr leisure time (and, if possible, increase that time by taking a Tew hours bom your daily labor) in going from bouse to house to obtain subscriptions of not less than $5 each. No healthy laborer should give less. i Then, with your own subscrip tions. hasten with the names to some one of tlio Finance Committee of your precinct. 0 » again ; you will bn astonished at your sue* cess. When you nod a companion willing to eoiist, accompany him to some one ofj’our Committee.” Ocn. McClellan Among the 'Soldiers.— Gcnctnl M’CUdbui waft present at the recep tion of the Fi i>t New Yi>i k cavalry on the 18th, and was received by bis old comrades in-arms with tho most lively demonstrations of respect und affection. After the shouts of welcome had somewhat subsided he addressed them as follows: “ My Friends and Comrade*: I came here not to make a speech to you, butto welcome you home, und express to you the pride I have always felt in watching your career, not only when you were with me. but since I left the Army of the Potomac, while you have been lighting I.allies under others, ami your old commander. 1 can tell you now, consc:en liousjy ami truly, I am proud of you in every respect. There is not one page of your record—not a line of it—of which yum, your State aval your country may not ho proud. 1 congratulate y u on the- patriotism that so many of y»ui have evinced in your desire to re-enter 'he service. I Hope, I pray ami 1 know that ymir future career wi|l be as glo rious as your past. I ha\e one hope, and that is that we may yet serve together some day again.” At the conclusion of Gen. M’elellan’a speech the enthusiasm < if the military present became very demonstrative. They crowded aiourul him eagerly, endeavoring to'grasp bis bands, and to saline him, and only by the utmost ex ertions of himself and of some personal friends uas bo enabled todnpart from the scene. War in Enin rE. —Wo arc sincei-rU rejoiced to know that the Austrians and Danes are at* open war to settle the dispute as to the rights of the Kin-; of Denmark o\er the German portion 'of his dominions ; because this will p* nimbly lead to a general war and give Eu ropean ‘Monarch* something else to do than meddling in our domestic strife, fir establish big a hostile Empire on our borders. The original dispute- between‘Danmark ami Ger. many was a very unimportant matter. So was the seizure of Sileeia by’Frederic (he Gro.it, which however led ’to wars in which' were involved all the great powers., "From that time to (lie present there Ims been no conflict In Europe confined to two belbgor cuts. Pacific profusions'are but diplomatic lies. England ami France, in the present chise, have declared their noXitralily, vet Eng land 'has sent a Hoot to the Baltic to counti— nance the faiher-in-hiw of the heir to the British throne, and France stands ready’to seize the Rhinish provinces ns noon as Prus sia’s conation renders ’•osistanco hopeless.— Out of all this wo may reasonably hope for -noli a struggle in Europe as will relievo us from the most serious peril by which wo are menaced, and leave us at liberty to settle onr own affairs in «*iirmvn way. and then turn ■ ■up attention to Mexico and Canada. Democratic Nation a i^Gonventiox. —The Common Council of Chicago have passed a se rifs* of patriotic res du lions, returning ‘thanks to the National Committee in? its selection of Chicago us the place of meeting of its Con vention.” The hospitalities of .the city are extended to the Convention, and “ gratifica tioV'ia expressed •‘‘■■at tire assembling of the delegates of a groat and patriotic party , in onr midston the nation's natal day,” Several Republican members uf theCuuncil voted fop the resolutions. TiieLincid.n Notions). Convention. —The so-called "National Onion Committee,” being the committee created at Chicago, May Ui, 1860, met at Washington last Monday', and issued a call for a National Cimvontiqn.to assemble in Baltimore on the 7th of June, .1804, to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President of the-United States. A resolution inviting the District of ■ Columbia and the Territories to send delegates, -waif also adopted. •K/“”Somebody, has stolon the-steel plates from which-Mr. Chase prints liitegreenbackg. This is a loss indeed. As Mr, it is easy enough to -make' brigadiers'' hut what is to ho dune when the supply of green backs is stopped ? A KtST 1 Parson Brownlmv is publishing the Knoxville Whig in Cincinnati, lie having skedaddled from Knoxville ns soon aa the re bels threatened to attack-the place. THE PLOT THICKENING. Uncle Abradant Assailed in Front and Rear —Treason in the Camp. ■ • Wo Imvc 'endeavored ns far ns possible to keep the public advised of the movements in the Abolition ranks hostile to Mr. Lincoln's renomination.i We have quoted from lending journals of that party,in 'the East and in the West, articles so severe in* their censure and direct in their attacks upon the President, de nouncing him us a trillcr, incompetent for the high position he (ills, and going so far as even to question his honesty, that, had they origini illy appeared in u Democratic paper, would have suhjoctod it to the charge of trea son, and pointed it out as a fit object for mob violence. BuUwhat wo have heretofore pub lished is light ami inoffensive in comparison with what wo have now to lay before our readers. Hitherto it has only I>ecn -certain nowspa persand individuals, prominent certainly, but probably impelled to the work of opposition by disappointment ambition, chagrin at not finding themselves as important and influen t*al as they expected, or by other causes which explained, would have deprived their efforts of any effect unon the popular mind. But now we have the Abolition National Kxeutivo Ctmimittuo in the field, secretly working, through thoirehamnau, S. C. Pom eroy, to leave Mr. Lincoln. "out in the cold,” and nominate a now man sis their candidate fu • the Prcsidimcv. The plot iscvidently thick ening. the revolution is assuming not only shape, hut formidable prcportloos/and unless the •• old jokers” puls himself upon the plea of ‘'military necessity" and uses the war power*' against those his recreant friends, he will soon find himself powerless to control the nomination upon which lie has so much, set his heart as to violate the Constitution and piulimg the war in order to accomplish it. aWo . ’•c indebted to the Washington Con aiUutioml Union for the following highly im portunt secret circular, which, if wc uro nut greatly mistaken, will cause mn*o tromhlinji andconfuMO iin the Ah »liti mi camp ih.urGon oral Gilmore’s Greek lire, shells and hutebut did among the Clnirleaton rebels'! STRICTLY PKIVAtE. W aSTIINoToN. n. Ik, February 1801.— fl//‘ : The m:»\omeais recently made throughout tho j aintry, to secure tin* of - deni Lincoln, render necessary Home cminier action mi the part of these -unconditional friends nf the .Union, who differ Irma the pol icy of his ndminV'tniiinn, So long no im effo *i-5 wf• in nib to r op s f al the political action of the people, it was ho h wise ami'patriotic hr all mie Ci lends of the government to devote their'influence to the suppression of the rebellion. But when it becomes evident that parly machinery nnd influence are being used to secure the perpetuation of the present administration, those who conscientiously believe that the in terests of the country and of freedom demand a change in favor of vigor and purify and nationality, have no choice lmt : to appeal at once to the pe ipln, b ;f mm it sh dl b > too hue to secure a fair discussion of principles. Those in behalf of whom tins communica tion is made, have thoughtfully surveyed the political field, and have arrived at the follow mg conclusions : , 1. That, even were the re-election of Mr. L'ncoln desirable, it is pr.icii-ally iilipoß-d- Me against the union of influences which will oppose 1 im. 2. That, should be bo re elected, bis rrtani- 1 lost tendency towards compromises and tem porary expedients of policy* will become stronger during a second term than it lias been in the first.and the cause of human lib erty uml the dignity and honor of the nation Miller proportionately; while tlie war may continue to languish dui-inghlg whole admin istration, till the public debt shall become a burl ln*n too great to bo borne. " J. '['lint, the patronage of the government, through the necessities of tlie war. h. is been so rapidly increased, and to such an enormous extent, and so loosely placed us to render the application of the “ i-n •-term principle” ab solutely essential to the certain safety of our republican iirstiiulions. 4. That wc find united in lion. Salmon P. Chase more of the qualities needed in a Pres ident during the next four years than are combined in any other available candidate; Ids record, clear uml nininpaaclnible, allowing him to be a mutesmen of rare abilitv.nnd an administrator of the very highest order, while bis private diameter furnishes the surest ob tainable guarantee of economy and .pitriry in the manag'-ment of-public aflidvs. .S.Tlmtlho discussion of the Presidential question; already commenced by the friends .il Mi*.,‘Lincoln, has developed r.'popularity and strength >n Mr.■ Chime, unexpected oven jo his warmest admirers; and whilq wo are aware that this strength is.at pre-ent unor gairzed and in no condition to muni Test its real magnitude, we ave satisfied thntitonlv needs systematic and faithful effnds to devel i op it to an extern, sufficient to overcome all opposing obstacles. ; For the.-o nasons, (befriends nf Mr. Chase | have wliiuh shall present and at once to the c organization Inn been effected, which already has its evinnee* turns in all the States, and theobjoet of which is to enable his friends everywhere most c*l feetnally to promote UU elevation to the pres idency, Wa wish the hourly co-operation of all those in favor of ihospcedy respiration nl the Union upon the basis-of universal free dom. and who desire an administration of the ! government* during the first period of its now life which shall, totho fullest extent, develop the imparity of free institutions,enlarge tlie of the country, diminish the bur dens of taxation, elevate the standard of pub lic and private morality, vindicate the lu n or of the Republic before the world, and, in all tilings, make onr Annwicari-nationality the fairest example for imitation which hu man progress has ever achieved. , If these objects meet your approval, you can render efficient aid by exerting yourself at once to organize your Rectum of llic coun try; and by corresponding with the Chatman of. the National Executive Committee, for the purpose either ot foceiveing or in formation. Very respectfully, S. C. PoMBUOT, Chairman National Executive Committee, This it will bo perceived is a native inenti—ami as Mr, C., in-at the,heal of the 'Treasury Department, from whenfco issue all the greenbacks, and has, besides, control of tlio new‘Natibnal Bank enterprise, it may bo fairly assumed that the revolutionists' who ■have hoisted his flag and taken the field un der it, will not bo defeated for want of funds. Ills friend’s can say of him what the friends of : ho.is a gentleman and a man usability anil firmness—and this,, lib the present time;’when tiro want of brain# at Washington in the heads whore the brains’ ought to be, is so universally felt and acknowl-. ■nlgcd. will have its weighton the public mind and go far towards determining the action of lie convention by winch finally the fate of bo different aspirants will bo determined. Let the ball roll on, Tilings have been brought to bo bail a pass under Lincoln's i m . b"cilo and reckless administration, that no ’ change innsf bo fur tho bettor. In this fief wc bail with fdonsnro tho signs uf revolt in tho Abolition ranks which are been min* every day,more numerous and distinct. " Tnt Craft Postponed.— The . Federal House nf Representatives fms passed.a resolution, in which it is said tho Senitto will concur, extending tho payment of t|, o three hundred dollars homily to velcrnii’; llK j volunteers to tho Ist'of April. This, if cn . listing should goon as rapidly as it has boon going for some time past, may obviate tbo 'necessity, for a draft, useless, the t’remten* should make a call for " 30?,000 more,'' us rumor asserts ho will. Rebel Demonstration. — li.fjrmntlnn f rQn ; the Army of the Potomac states that op last Thursday night about.one hundred ]) 0 . bels crossed the river near Raccoon Ford, anil made a slight deinimstrnfiiin on our pickets killing two biases, hut in'a tew minutes they heat it hasty retreat across the river, Thir- Icon of the party, however,, took tin oppor tunity to desert, ami came into our lines. Army or the Potomac.— Advices from tiro Army of the Potomac say that fourteen de serters came in yesterday, some bringing their muskets. &e. They had been mi picket, nod hcloligcd to different Slates, several be ing from the First Virginia Artillery. Governor Seymour, of Now York, bn signed the bill parsed by (be L‘gislature ci? that State, providingiur extending the right of voting to soldiers in the field ; and has aj. pointed the second- Tuesday in March for holiling-an election by the people fo dccico the question of its adoption.. Old A lie's -Proclamations come nhnm as thick an'i fast ns' die old Mexican Pro* nunciamcntucs, uml arc worth just about ns much THE-Wit MEWS. .FAILURE OF THE FLOUIDA EIIOITO, " The Federal Trorp-i Repulsed at OluslC' The‘Federal troops cinder General Ou.V M ’UE have met with n disaster in Florida.— The expedition seat recently to Jacksoasvole, ’ alter capturing that place advanced int i the interior of the State. J.icksonsyillc is near tlie northern boundary of -Florida and stand-* on the birder of a bay forniing the m mdiuf Sr. John's River. -This river II iwsn n h .ml curves av mud to the east within a short di-e (mice of Jacksonville. A railroad nun west from Jacksonville t» Ti'l i i mee wM-bi is \\- most two hundred mdes distant. To> Fjl eral expedition was sent along lc-mI to capture Tallahassee, which is the ißvjuul, of the Slate, with the intention of fstahlish iug a new g« \ eminent there. F.»r a few miles it.kept along the border of the river, tint as that rive rgradually curve I to (iaitioiiih* Ward, the expedition following the lined tin railroad, readied into (ho interior. The fan* ply heats and transports also saild no tv r.vertothe place where the railroad left it, aboot i v • in los !ro n Jad-’Rooaville, ami the.o t at bl seed a supply p nt. The expediti a under. General Skvmhie was about six ibousand strong, principally negroes. -For two or throe days it alvanrd without finding an enemy, and on fin* 2’s hands. Five guns we.ro eapiured ami a large number of prisoners. Tin* total 1h will reach lilt'en hnndrid. Reii g deh uiol, the- expedition retreated as quickly as po-i'i- Me to Jacksonville, the enemy pursuing.— On reaching the, St. John's river the supply post ne.a.r J.icks-nivdle was broken up nnd the Federal force withdrew into the town.— A steam transport v liich was aground aiH horned to prevent her falling into the enemy!’’ hands. The Rebels atlas:! accounts were but live miles from Jacksonville. . .The Mill extent of the disaster is not kn tr f, » the steamer bringing the intelligence having saHod .ton s inn to proc'ut;o any details. GlM.JioifK seized all ihe letters id pnsM’n* gers to prevent the news leaking out. d Q also placed Gen. Sittuore under arrest fur lus failurp? though why be should suffer wo uro at loss tocomudvo. Throe hundred wounded have been taken to'liilnm 'Head. This do feat has put end-end to nil hopes of yverruli ning Florida. Precarious Situation of Sherman.' The various movements made by theFndor a\ troops in different quarters, to aid Genena Sherman are at an end. The Army nt the Potomac was ordered to move on M-aiday hid. anti everything was prepared for an advance, hut the auilioritiea no doubt coming 1“ d* o conclusion that the ivapldan was nm renietd and the lime tpo late, to have any influence vr. Sherman, on Tuesday countermanded the order. ■ The cavalry expedition Font from Memphis under General Smith, weut ab utf one tired aim: fifty miles south-east of that place to West Point, on the Tombigheo river, in Missiasi pi. near the Alabama State lino.— Thera-the,Confederates met ami defeated thorn, facing them back with considerable h General -.Smith tlUm cut. off bom Sherman, is now marching back to General ■ L-ongstreot; ‘ whoso march t r ‘ ,n j Knoxville lias been announced, n roportci as having arrived at Atlanta on last. lie is about twenty fiyq inllps Riailh u •Dalton; and i.n position to aid Johnston 01 oppose Sherman. . , •In Tennessee, General Grant did netmaW any attack upon the formidable, p’orks 'Vlny 1 defend Dalton. ;.lle held his advanced turn-in • front of-Tunnol Hill during Thereby lust.-and that night ffdl hack to Tayh ,r Hidge of which this hill forms a part- j loss during die,advance. was three liiumr*? *• ftlnrmii: •On the 25th nit., hy Rov.- Jiicnt Ft.v. John P.Cornm.an to Miss Maria, Ann 1 both of North Middleton, township. , On tho fiuooilhy .hy tho snoif. ®_Vi El | > , I.lAtt AN to T>Ufb JaXC man. hoth of this county.. • » . On-tho same (loyally the saoir. ~ uei. A. Poivt.f.v to Mies Maiut Ann man, both hi-Carlisle,. v u. *on tho 28th «It„ hy tho Rov. 000. * (Inins, Mr. Abraham Wr,RT:\to M 1 "?' *' Ann Waggoner, .both of- L. IM. / In this boronch. on the £Odi ’yk’ Eveline N.. wife of, Mr. Jolm 11.V l!r ' 44th year of her ugo. , On the 28tli nit., near Pliiinfi'dd. jj Agnes, daughter of Daniel Ilouvor, vb years, 9 months and-19 diry»«