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D W. MOORE. ,.,
VOL XXXIII. WI10LK i0 17.T,
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CLKAU.IKLI), iA WLDNLSDA V, NOV. yt, l,T,'J.
Hrd htn.
nu: dhai ti.i) vii)i:-n aki:.
I n cl.ir'.ous Wide. Awake,
All nam Lit in n row ;
Ai.'l vuro ii 'l.inv oil-cloth cape,
About tw i je.ir. uo.
Our ..n-lit-.4 tiiiiut .1 ft it turi eatine.
Ami iho fleets with sumbe :
Ami vt were .-lire, uhiit'r uii'-litceiiie,
Iriei'eidon was it j"ko.
O, if I II, 'n laol on!v dri'iun.'d
1 lie IIii'nl'-i iiint n iw 1 know,
I ne'er liml been a Wido-Awiike
About two years nn
I snid the Snni'i wen! I nor"r ilara
To ri!u n .'in;!" blow ;
I til. u. lil tliut Mn'V nere cowards thi n,
Aboet p,u yenr i no.
And to I leiireheil behind ii mil,
A.'na 1 niili n whIlto an J maul ;
Will, liorn'nt Abe, i'., .in ii flu-r,
A boiitinan ; ;uini an 1 tj'l.
0. if I t '. i e n L.id only drenmed
Tlio llr.n :s vthiob now I knew,
I ne'er hinl been a Wide-Aoriiko
About tnoyeiirs ui-o,
My wnik wns nl my wnro.s lii'b.
And lireml nnl rn" wn Jew;
Tlio ilvor jiu-lu 1 ui :ay purse
About two yean i.o.
Jn eaeo my nii'u r...J eliil.lrcn duel',
II"! '.v the l?v? ! i.-ii;il:iy.
Ainl war l,(.t the kuiiul cur.-
Of ermines "ur n-.vny.
V, if I then hail only ilreiune l
Tlio things which now I knew,
I ne'er had been a V ido-Aw iiku
About two years nn'o.
My wife sits I'li'.onnd wirepin;: now,
My children n ir.rf low ;
I d'd in i liiink d, ,'0 to war
Aha-,' tw,. . ii :
And no nee n i:,ru t?..-ir I'.ii-i.
No one v. .!! l,u t',, , .r . bit Id :
tio.l lu lj, tiiein t li :i I be in death
1I. the blneitv )..),! !
0, if 1 tl.in : 1 enl- ilr-jin .1
Tl.l-tbit.M Wli!..-':.-V 1 Mi. iv.
I ni 'tT brel been n ". Ai&be
Aii ut f.vo year? a'o.
One I ri.tlur'.. l,or:es Iki, ' burie.i I i .
K-.-.T the Antiel.in.'s !w :
IK' ;vns :i i.;i'irv,ba; jiy in d
Aln.M it-.,, y ." r j -i j r -AmI
v.nere Ih-I'liiek-ihi.tniny
Mi ves (donf l'i.T,.rdj tlio ei-n,
':- left um.tl;kr' ated reri '-'e -I
mil the bi t (it' t : 1 1 0.
(i, if 1 lie ii ba 1 in ly dre:i:i:ed
Xbe thing? Klii.'b in' I ki.ow,
I neVr huu beer, a V. '..li -A ivakn
A' cut two yenrs niro,
Jut! lion I jaw my lurch and c ic,
hieh onee nindo vtn h n t.huT ,
1 ;,. v . i not bow wha.t ei:ee thiy Rcemod
nl -.ut 1m ' 1 1 io.
I il.nu;ht ! (ur ied 1 n i-.;. riv ):-.!. t,
In thut mi.. I .. , t! ii..'.Ti- I reed :
I' v K iirr.e't 1 li.,r d . -i. ti.i,V t-r-.-b
Ti::it v,d h.i? t; !,t ll:e l.,nd.
0, if 1 ll .1 1 unlv ur 'iiieed
Th i! ':' !: n-w 1 !.ii'-ir,
I i...',:r ! ' n V b.-Awi.k.-Ale
i, -
AUSTYeU; ):"- fiTIS"4!.
We oo.y the lU,lv:- . ;'. : : h-
.r.Jw;l.,i, uLi ir ! it V. C; ...:,
in nnl.'T to yiiow vir rcr.doi's, '.. i d
en rulers arc :t. Tho.' ,.!.i,.)'3 v.x u- :
i y ft "!.--ra of l!e man .!..") Irm sm oath
"i. 'I-t'.iO'l in lii'.u'cii, lo pottvt anil Cm
Ifiul'' (i;;i- (''.i:i-liUit!i.iil iic'ht. C'ot'l 1
h" iliiiti ry tin-ill III",' i' edh'f tu:illy li:. i l.r
"v. im to da so? 1'ho (i .vonior v.-ho thus
'-vs (!..: . Ui,' i: t;f;i .'.'l.iiii tii lie 1 1
.: i le-ymiil i; Loidcri!, is unlit lor the
!!. li hnliN.
Ao;iiki: ' 'r ?v ' t: i mv tii: 0'-rm'-
I v. '.V. Niiii i iy i.:-t, Asntu.w Ui.. :n r.,
. I -J-WflMrt i'il i..'H of WitV II. !.') u 1', in
I'cunt v, v.,is in i i'-ti .I !iy l'r .vo.-l M ir
' 1 1 1 I'.rn., i.i'imvlit t Wc-t ('!'!-, tcr. r:i''.
I. iiimiti,.' ! loom' I'l'ivm I ; t ho iiij'it,
Next mnniir.!!, I dV.rati :ij..iicnt'u-n oouhl
: ni'iih' lo Jii.k' I'.'iti : I'.iv it itil .( h i-ci-'!l.;is
UfMv.ii ii";iH"l t,i!' 1 y til'""
M u-li'il, Mnl incar; t'l'rU'. '1 in I'm t Dil.n
rv, uliiTc In; n iii jii'olnlily ho lc'.aincl
! "lIio jiii'.vi'-t'S Hint ho," f'rr. i'c.v nioiitl'.s,
I'.'l l!i mi ili-eh'c.'cil, tvilliotit ti'i..l or tin
'I'l'iM'timity of vin licalirV; hiiuelf.
The oll'oiU'O Kiiid to ho the usu.tl one
which Ahniifumiam alleges again -t fill
men who elnitu ntxl cx-Tciso tho coriHlitu
tionixl rights of freedom of thot;;ht anil
Fpeeeh "I'isloyr.l practices ai.d Didcour
nj-'itig enlistincnt?!'' ,
There is no just ground on w hich to
huse such a chiifgo .if iipt Mr. Bender.
lie tuny express himself freely na to the
purpose und duinjrss of Aholitinnisni. and
the present nationul Administration. All ; and the substitution of Gen. Burn-ido in
this, he, with every other v.ln'e. freeman, I his place, has ft secret history which it
has a right to do. But us to "discoiiiag- will be well for tho puhlio to understand
ing enlistmentR," it is a base lubrication j It is tho dircat result, it is said, of the
of bitter and unprincipled panizans. It verdict of the people in tho recent dec
Anthony Bender had been disponed to ' tionp, and was brought about by a formid
discourage enlistments, he waul, not havo j able cabal organized by the radical politi
conveyed one of his foiis 21 miles to join cians of this city, in and out of tho Cabi
Duroll's Battery of tho Ringgold Artillery, not- As soon us the result of the elections
with which ho is now serving in tho urmy. was definitely known, a meeting of tho
nor would he have permitted nrioiher son , Cabinet was held, at which, il is under
to rally with tho militia, t.n lor tho Into stood, President Lincoln announced to
call of Gov. Curlin ! j tho as-tmbled members that in his opin-
It Mr. liender had been guilty, howould ion tho result wasaverdict against the
not have been sent to a Port, but boon radical policy, and especially against the
tried and punished iu our Court, under emancipation proclamation, and that Mr.
the State Law which imposes a severe pen- Seward, Mr. Blair and Mr. Smith echoed
ttlly upon thi olfence: and his Lurried Lis words and ar.'uments. It is said that
removal to a Military Fori, will bo regard- as soon an the conservatives in tho Cabi
eJ as an admission of his Abolition cne- riot bad expresod their views, Mr. Chase
hum, that be Uan innocont man. calaily and deliberately told Mr. Lincoln
llil Columbia, hippy Uod. " that ther Kf r two coarh opn for him.
Anotiilr Victim oi- Ahoiition Pkmpot- 11 ho withdrew the proelanintion mid disj
h m I f r 1 1 : a n. Somo hro months or tnoro cat deil the policy ho hud heen pursuing
ii'o, I't NMs Hii Ktv, an honest hearted since it was issued, tho war would he
JiisJiman, of .New London, this county, ; promptly stopped, assuring him at tho
was kidnapped ly fi couple, 0f Marshal sanio timo that upon tho opening or Con- '
Milhvaids deputies, and curt id off to'greM Mr. Sjmner and Mr. Wade in iho'
Jl-oi't Iilayette, where he has hem con- j Senalo, and Mr. Stevons and Mr. Love joy
' fined until recently, when he was dis. jr, the House, wero rcadv to niako a nron.
Icharped witliout a heiirin' or trial. At
I first it was staled that ho had heon arrest
ed for re-iisting the enrolling olliccr ; hut
the Marshal of New London, although a
KepuMic in, promptly (.-avo thu lio to this
allegation, hy a puhlio card stating that
I'enni-,' conduct towards him had heen aH
proper t.: that of any other person enrolls
ed ly him; and then it heeamo known
that tiio offence was ndvouutinar tho Con
stitution, and opposing Al ulitionistu,
whi'.h Llack luuni'ulicanisni coustru oa in
to "uisloyitl sentiments ntnl diseour.iging
enllstioents '."
Jeni.i.s' arrest v.-.-.s alter this fashion:
oino ten days prior to ilu ocearreneo.
tivo strangers, hailing from tho city, call
ed at his house enter.'-d. iiiLo conveisa
'.ion with him profes:-od to admire his
little property talked ah out haying it
Hiked about some of his nci-hueis got on
to tho uaraud Abolition and, ulLer tell
ing hitn they would brin their father out
to look at the lot, as it v.'.".: far Lira th-y
wMie 1 to purclne; ;, they iv, i;t c-l". A few
iays sub.-0'iuei.t they roturi.ed : told I'en-
;nS th.-y had brought their father with
j th as l.ir as the vilh'go cf Ne'.v J.onuon
iero tiiey left him on aci cunt oi'su.iden
ilin .-! ; a.nd then, alter
vi : e.ii.n a hf ut the lot,
for::
pn
.1' oer coii-
.-cl that he
:d ;j0 m it li
tl'-r.tl.er.
.r.' liiair-e
.'u'-ii! I get into tho can!.'.'
t'.i i.i to New London and "
Ileal once, without l;iai:in.
f i lo'ihing. except to put oi: a cf
1 e, ill: them cut t the road; al
, wai.v
r.f.t :n-
t'l li:
(:1!'
a ' '
which started iai!. i. "ha! .-!y
it ,i I id rate not towards New London,
jhui, to tho Baltimore Central K illi-o.nl,
iand thane by railroad to I'liiladelphia,
!:m wliii-li i ,;... e no was
I .
)rwardi;d to
l'.irl I.a!ivcMr
.s'lieli is an llhi. ii a'.ioti of fioec rniuciit
a-; nutr.aii.-ti.r?.l ' y the t:u!j v '.iaates of
l're.sidoi,t Ianco'ii, ui;!iin the limits cf the
pi.T-uoil and loyal tato of reni-ylve.uia.
whi i -. the com '.
laivs titi'dj-ti'iii'ii
v'e will pro' a'
11 or. ;: and the
lie, heieaft'M', to
on this imioitiga
;:; r.l u;.i':' ely a
li'.-naal A bolitlon-
give Other laid:' i '.'. in
1 1 I oil trage, wl: :!
co.iplo of bt'.t(.r a.-al ii
f I
:;n ami New I.o. d'V.i, who have
il I mils l .-eaii. ii he. is an Irish.
1 a 1 it-nio "ra t, will find that if they
o-n ii-.'-''ruiii'-,.it.'l in itil'ietir.g a
ii : pile
i'. a '
!,. - 1
I'iC. t iv I
I...W. !.t
Kclves
i.oaoi.;'.
. i.: i -;u an icnGOeiit r:..i!i, tiu-y
. j i: iuo liin , rendei ed them
t'.y inFoos h' the minds of all
, i ,ir li'i-.ii .1 tittle n-.
We I the l ho follow!;!.; letter from the
New York 7. ''., of the i lli inst. There
is not tho lead doubt but that, Lhfsc,
Sumner, k Co., desire to have things just
as. the writer l' dates ihein, and it has al
ways i ::t.r eari'!' 1 opinio'i, that if
t! ''.j'.' nun h" 1 ti e hast idea that our
raof.'.r v.ould be reui.iied at the end of
this struggle, and that it would be. impos
eillo for them to prevent it, they would
not vole another man or u dollar to con
tinue the htiugglo; but would fclind
ama.i'd at'thfcir wi"h.edooss and folly, and
f.co f.oai tho fro -a of I h"ir wronged and
outirg'.al coun'.rymen. l'ead tho letter:
Wash rsi.TOM, Nov. l(i, l,s(i2.
Th,- S ,vt of l-nn;l f.-r! -Uri's ,,,.,,
n- i'.s Execute r..,,,,, .VFMITlnj
I, '',r,' !! ifi'-r P,;li.H.t''.- h WltM.-a-oi
!e .1 ire S-t'pt'.ct vi'l ! J-'urnisL-d to the
A ' H7ia( 7W' ; 'ev oi Impnrt-iht Cnh,
in.t fe.oK-.".? The Vt7,-i ; ,Y.r,veV-)'.9 t
tic .,.i.-V.i!j-Jr. t'iii.;..' Jh.'.r ,,th .VK
aii m Seward, Bl.vr nnl Sifith Oi ll'i'M'
draw, (fac, dr.
It i rumoreil here that tho removal of
Gen. MtClellan from supremo command
- " i - i
federaey : thut not another life should be
lost, nor anothor dollar ppent, if this war
was to ho a war for tho restoration of
very; that as theso genilemon controlled
a majority in the Congress which is to
Kovern tho cotuilrv. so far as the r.-M i o-
priations go, for another year, they wi
in a poiition to dielato the tourso of the
administration. Ho besought Mr. Liu-
coin to contiiiuo in the course ho had
been jiursuing, irrespertivfl of the verdict
which had been given by tho people. No!
only inu.it ho adhere to the proi lamation
as i:s-ac;l, and to all Its ra '.ical feature.-',
lut he must, moreover, give it the btmelil
of gem rals in the field who believed in it.
Tho adie.ini.-tratioii had lost the election
hecauoj of ils noti-etitce.-s in tho Held, on
aecotiat of tin lielav I'ttending the move-
, . , " i ,, , ,
mcr.t ol our armies, find the I re.-tdent
must now take advantage of the situ.".! ion
lo remove these g-neriils v.'iio wire re-
spoiiiobk) fi tho delay, and sub;ituto i':'
their places geneials' who not only fym-
pathied ni'li tho emancipation prcolaniii'
lien, but vho wo'ild move uviftiy a:,.l
stiadi'y upon tiie enemy.
It is aho btated that Mr. Chase further '
iiiformed tlio Cabinet, who were a-to:;;',ii-
el at the boldness of his tone, that t!o-j..
suit ha 1 been hi'.'c.een, and tiiiit the t mer-
gency had boon provided for iy the, radi
cal;, who had forced tiia i-.-Liamx of tho
c:niineip.uiOii proelamation. We wero in
the ir.i-'-'t t f a revohUir.'., and eo:t! lake
no sUp bai'liv.'ard;'..
U'.hjr Cabinet consultations aro known
to iiave foilowed, and to the surpii-o ol
all Y'a.hin"lon it is nir ,i,.l!nitJ ,
1 a- -ii..., m..il'i-
i . i ., , ., ,. , ,
!;loodtuat the radicals have more eo.ro
plele eonlrol of President Lincoln than ev
er before. It ismor:' vcr iindeistoo.'. lh"t
Mr. Seward, Mr. Smith and Mr. l'lair avo
to ittiro from J lie e'abii'.ot shortly uTtor
the meeting id Congress, and after tho an
nual repcrtsaro submitted by the reparato
heads of depai'lmcnts. It woul I seem,
therefore, th..t wo are not only to have a
radi al policy, but a radical Cabinet and
radical genet als to carry it into cll'ect.
In connection with thk', it is understood
that ittte:s were received liero 'rota Sen
ators Sumner, WaJe, Wih-on, Fe. jendoii
and the other radical leaders in t!j. 'ein
itc, and from Stevens, Lovejcy, Ko-eje,
CanLling and cthor radicals in tho liouso,
taling that if the emancipation proclama
tion should 1 e withdrawn the war iriu.-l be
stopped, i.in! weul 1 boftopied. 'i hi - for
midable abolition cable, oiginized ugiiim t
tho consul vative eloiucnt that was trying
to mako itself heard at tho Whito House,
did not fail to produce a great impression
on tho mind of tho Chief ilxeeutiue.
Patriotic and honest to a fault, and still
obliged to yield to the radicals, who eo
thoroughly hold tho sway, the President
found himself in a most cruel dilemma.
'('!.. r. , ...rt, .I'i .. t t a llinl l.rti.a i.i'i.t.A
.... . ,'..,
and that will be made at the coming sera
r , . ,
sion of Congtess will carry Mr- Lincoln to
3 . .
ine inn oi ii is lerm oi ouiee. ii is eiiiicu
that iiis advisers have succeeded in ir.)-
pressing him with tli3 idea that there is
no polcmy in tho present election, save
as an expression of tho people; that it
cm in no wise alb ct tho conduct of the
war or tho supplies of tho government,
and that it is not meant as a rebuko to
tho emancipation proel imation.
His repoitod in well informed circles
here that as soon as tho result of the elec
tion iu your State was known to the res
ident ho nusdis.po.sed to kick the radicals
overboard and withdraw theproelam'ttinn,
but was met by the unexpected dilemma
into which th e radicals had provided to
plunge him. It was Mated that tho res
publicans fctill had an immense majority
in the House and in tho Senate ; that the
revocation of the proclamation would bo
a signal for tho immediate stoppage of all
supplies to tho government for continu
ing tho war ; that a war for the perpetua
tion of slavery ought not to cost one dols
l.ir or one life, and that the President
must make up his mind either to continue
in tho course he was pursuing or recognize
the Southern confederacy.
This is stated here to bo the secret of
the removal of Gen. McClellan. Mr. Lin
coln has surrendered unconditionally. The
Cabinet is to bo recognized on a radical
basis; the genorals in the field are to
swear by tho proclamation, or else they
must go, and the radicals, who the peo
ple had fondly hoped were to be consign
ed to oblivion, will hereafter rule the roast
at the White House.
osition for peace with tho Southern con -
I f Ui-se reports tire to ho hdievc 1, the
ndmiiiitr:tiinn in tnoto iirmly committed
to tlio rtdienla thnn over, mid the remnvnl
of (ieneriil McClellun is a foretiislo f the
policy wo may expert it to pursue here,
after.
It is helieved hore that tho l'roii.li tit is
ull riL'ht; thut his ohieet is toron hict the
i ...
1 war under tho constitution, and dually
reUoio tho good old Union nsitivas; 1 ut
must be confessed that he is at tho iner-
ey of tlio comiiiL! Congri ss fr rthe :oipples
'')' "hieh nlor.e the war i an be pi o.- a uied.
The excitement here is inti iise, .and ev-
cry one is washing i t ! i rnu.di cm iositi-
and no littl ! anxiety the devwlo
lnent o
Ihur.eiieal plat ugain-t tho I ' n ion . No
one can i.t puvent foieeee thn result ofils
mcivs: but I inn ns-ured by persons high
i" the coun-i'ls ol the republicans that the
principal members of that parly, in their
vcr anxiety lo m-i vo tho ii i'"j iv- di .
Higher, would have promptly ronm out fr
peace and the recognition of the Sau ! he in
oor.foderae;' in cae Mr. I.iiiooln had wi:!i-
drawn hi proclamation and retained tien
oral Mci.'Iehan m c-innvind.
,, " , ',
Tae SurrciiLcr ct liarpcr s 1 err y.
1 J
juroKT ft' the i.w.tii:atinu cosimittkk.
Til0 inve. iiga! mg ( -tnmi.-sir.n, in the
eieler f Harper's Ferry,
-n-"'"r f '-'hih.'T tho faoU, tamo, to the
follow in;: eonchu-ioiis:
In Ihoca.-o of Colonel Ford, ehargrd
"',h ilnl,'"'!u'i' c oiVio.'l in abandoning the
eLa lar. 1 l. lIil', the otnuii-stoti, after
e. raieiiH heat-ngol the evulein'o pro hi
red by the Government an.
by tho d-'.'.'.i ,.-, and a due
of the ai L'utrent ; c 1 . V r . d le
it re!i"d oi
re n hi' lr:
f.;-.!''l.
ration
1 iiat o:i tii'i '.ill of '-ej . ;c:.i! i r, (.'ohao l
Ford via.- placed in riiinmand of Mary
land lleiel.ti by Col. Mile?. That Cel.
l'V-:d, findiiig the levltion ur.prej.are-1 1 y
let tifieatii i.'-', i-aine.-tly urged Col. Miles
to furnish Li in means by which'tho liigin
could be made tenable for the small foin
under his cemtn md, .-hotlld a heavy cue
bo brought ar. he. t him, That these rca-lon-il.'ie
de'ii:nii.- ueie, jVom f-omo cause,
unknown to the Couimi-siou, not respon-th-p
to l.v ti a o:'"eer iu coianntxt ol Har
per's I'eiry.
Tiial Eiil.ei'pjently when the enemy ap
pealed in heavy force, Col. l-'ord frc-.itii-nt
ly and earne. '.ly called upon Col. Mile
for more trn.-j ?, reprejcntiug that lr.
c..uid not l.'dd tho Heights unless rein
foicf'd. l'l.at thc.-e deriiiinds weie feebly
or not vt nil complied with. That as lute
as the Morning cf tlio l.Ub, Col. Foul
tent two written detiinuds to Col. Mik.
for leinfoterment', and saying that with
the troops then under his command he
could not hold tho Jfeigh!3, and unless
relieved o." otlienvi-e oidered, he would
have lo ab.'i.ndoii I hem.
That as late as 11 o'clock, A. M., of the
ldth,afew hours previous to the abandotn
men, of this position, Cel. Miles said to
Col. I'ord that bo (Col. Fold) could not
have another man, and must do tho best
he could, end if unable to defend the
place, he must spike theguns,llirow them
down tho hill, and withdraw to Harper's
Fctrv in trood order.
Tho c.ourt .a (h(,n saliffi(Hl (lat col, Ford
..... ,
was given a d.-erelionrry power to alnn-
, "., 1T . , , , . . ,. , ,
ilon tiie Ifetg.-i is as bis la tter judgment
might dictate : and it believes from the
i vi'ieiiee, cii cum.- tantia! and direct, that
the l c.-ult di I not to any gteat extent .-ur-prise
nor .'n any way ilhpl.wso the o.'iieer
in command at Harper's Ferry.
But this c.ine'.ii-ion so much relied up
on by the defen-e, forces the commission
to a consideration of tho fiet did Col.
I'ord, under the discretionary powi r thus
vested in him, make a proper defense id
the Heights, and hold them, as ho should
liav c done, uutd driven oil' by Iho ene-1
in v
Tho evidence shows eanckisiyely that
Ihe fotee iiioti the Heights w as not well
ma naged
I'.,:- weak
Ih.'i'tae, point mi. -I ces-ed
v defended as to number.
alter the wounding of the Col. rf Ihe lll'.'.th
regiiiiviit, Now Yelk Infantry, it was l.-ft
v it hunt a competent ofliccr in commanil, j General MrCL Uan could and i houl 1 have
Col. l oi'.Innt himself appearing, nor ilesig ; relieved and protected Harper's. Ferry,
nntirg any other who might have restored ' and in this opinion the Commission fully
order and encouraged the men ; that the 'concur.
abandonment of the Heights was prcma- The evidence thus introduced confirms
tgre is clearly proved. the Comuii-sion in the (pitii.ui that liar-
Our forces were net driven from the 1 per's Ferry, as w 11 as Maryland llriiljls,
hill, as fall time was given to spike the ( was prematurely sui rendert d. 'J'ho gar
gunsand throw tho heavir ones down risen should hue been satisfiel that r
the cliir, and retreat in good order to Har.Jliof, however long .lehiye ), nould c omeat
per's Ferry. The next day a force re-, l.,-t, and that a liioinand mi u kil.ed in
turning to tho Height's found Ihem unoes Harper's Ferry, woum have made a small
cupied, and biought away unmolested loss, had the pot bem sav. d. and proba
foui abandoned guns and a quantity of bly saved two then, and at Antietam.
ammunition. ; How important was this defe-n-e ho c.o.
In so grave a case as this with such (li s now appreciate,
graceful consequences, the Court cannot It i, not r.ece-'sary to accumulate evi
permit fsn officer to shield himself behind (lenco from the m.i. - that throughout
he fact that bo did a well us he could, if scarcoly i-ffords one fad in contiadicti-n
in d.iing so ho exhilnts n lurk of r i! A uy
rapacity. It U clear to the Coiimii o.n
that Co!. Fold should not have ).,,..,
eed in cotntimnil on Maivlni.d Hevht:
that ho conducted the del', nso without
ahilit v. mid nhandoned his position wi.lis
out Mtiheii-nt enn-e, and has Miuwn
! thri.tndiout kii.I, n lord. .f mdi. ,i v r. ,,..!.
' ly as to ,iib,u dity him in tho i. pinion of
the Cornnii- i, n, lor a command in tlm
n-i i. e.
l iie f ennui-. ion has approached n cons
-i del :it inn oi' t h i. i ! li i a-1 's -in! ;. el in eons
tieet i in u i t ii I he -uni'ieur r, liilpcr'o
l eiry with I'Atri me n itn lance. An olli
ccr Mho o:, I. to t, s.j.j i jf be!n; . an -.;rliily
tribunal to au-'wer or rvplain chaiL'ei
rev ely atlei tin' hi. chaiaidir; win) i,a
met hi-, diatli at t he hands of the enemy,
even upon the. -pet he di-graeeailiy Mir
rend, r, is eati'.h d .) the tend "lest care
and mot en ml iuve.-ti.'atian, This
L'onimi-sien Las aeoi,! led (',,!. Milt.;, and
in giving a !"ei.-io;i only repeat what runs
through our '.o a pagei r.i" te.-timony
:-ti "it: .'(-Iy ua.ae.in.i.us upon the (act, that
l.'uh Miles' incapacity, amounting to :.ls
tno-t iiiila-eilily, hd lo the diaitjele 3 sur
render ol'thi.-; ii.ipt'itant post.
Lilly as (he 1 ;h of Augu-t he diaiheys
the order.' id'MaJi.':' (Iciieial Woo! to forti
fy Maryland Height'. Win n it U sur
roiimle l ar.d attacked by ihe enemy, its
natui.'iiiy r'.ror.;; po itlc.i.s i.:e unimprov
ed, and Iron 1 hi.-c:iii.iu-d llegh-ct, to use
the mil'lest term, the !.. go f.e.eo (if the
enemy is alm--t upoi an jii.-iity with
the "nail i-: "C under h:.-; c unmand.
lb' lif t to : to have 1111 di'r.-too'i, ai d ail-
milted to
Heights i t
yi t he pi a-,
a feeble h U'
en them by
: Oiii.'era, that Maiyl m I
hey to the J i -1 1 i o 1 1 , and
ed . 1 crd in eonimand, v. ith
m-ihes i:o el! : L tottrenth
.ti!i(.";'i;i;.;, :othoii'.h be-
'..vein the otL and ! lib of Sej.tcmber
iheicwas at.i h) limo !o do Fv and to
C: 1. Feu d',-repu ted demands for moans
tCt i.lrera li ate , ami
he mah'.'S eiihcr an
no le-pvo e at all.
I '-.-ril reinforcements,
iti. iv.jto.t return, or
He ei.es Col. Ford a
.Ji-eri'tioii:i;y power ;;i io u'on he thai!
anamlon the II
ll is
-the I. ict o! ab. '.ti
dentin nt ha', itig, it s em.-,' e( n concluded
on in his own mind. Fc heii ilus un
h.ippy even!, really occurs, hlo only excla
mation was to the (d'tect that he feared
Col. Ford had given upt..o soon "although
he must have known that tho abnndoite
metit o." Maryland Heights was the sur
render of Harper's Fcirv. 'J hu - leaving
tie- h( v t f th
-ll.J'l to
I 1
1 1".
ol
Col. Fold, with ui-rre' ionai y jioiei", after
the arrival of tl ,.i cap d ie nr. 1 co'.i: ageou
othcer who had waived his rank to servo
wherever ordered, is ore cf the more stri
king fa. t.i illustrating the inra: acitv of
Coh'Mlles.
Immediately previous lo, and pending
the siege of Naipor'a liny, h-"1 paroles
rebel i : Isone: s.and permits indeed, sends
tiiei.i lo the enemy's Lead pa ,rteij.
This, tea, when he should have known
that the lacl; of (iiiimuuiti' ii, the bad
conduct of ioiiiu of our trooj s, the entire
absence o( fortifications, and tho abandon"
mcnt ce M: ryland Heights, were impor
tant fac . ti icy could, and undoubtedly
did, connimnicato to the cm my,
Sih .a of there piL-em is ware paro'.eil
on Ihe 1 1" i li , and a pa-s given them in ihe
handwriting of Col. Mi -. while a rebel
(dllcers by Ihe m
me
of Lou-
alter an
e-cape, i-- retaktn.and rail -eipn iitly ha-', a
private intei view with Co!. Mile:--, is jia
roled, end after the surrender.-: appears at
the brad oi l. i ; treoi among Iho first to
enter IL.t j i t's Feriy.
Tim coininir ion has remarked freely on
Col. Miles, an old oP.lccr who h.'is been
killed in the si rviee of his coutiliy, and it
cannot, from anv unlive; ol delicacy, rt-
, f,:iin hom ceiuiu ing those in high come
maial, w ben it thinks such een.-uro ih ser
ve.L
fl.e Gcr.cii
-m
-Chief has testified
that Gen. McClellan, after having reccivi
lord eis to i
t.ie in. toy invaditii the
' state (.f Mai land, man
ed otiiy six miles
W 111 11 111 ll i.;g
The Geiiernl-i'l-in
his opinion.
i per
l.iv, on i n averae.e,
this ii.v.idiiig enemy,
' Chief ulo te-ti;ies, lint
to what each one eslahli- hes, that Colonol
Miles was it. cri alih' ol'ion liutin a dc
lense -o iieptu Innt a-. w;u this of 1' erpet '.l
ferry. 1 ho Com tni-sion would n il havo
duelled upon this painful ml j i t wero it
not for the (act tint the oilier who phis
eed liiis incapable olhcer in command
should share in the rc-poti ibility, and in
iho opinion of tho Comm. -ion .Major
lien, ral Wool is (Mii'iy to thi.i ixtent of a
ei'i ve il ,-a ti r,aiid should be ..ensured for
his eon Ii.i t.
f thu a.',', oj men ciopo-in;- at that
time the wlndo of Lee', aimy, i.ioro than
one till i 1 u;evit...;k;..-g K.;.: -.:'.! Ferry.
Audol hiis, the main body was i i ii';.'in
ill. By I ei'ei ( nee to the end. I e it will
be m c:i that at the very aioiiu-a: Colouul
I'ord abandoned Mai viand li' :;hts his
it! army was in reaiay laiievi ; iiy (ion.
Franklin and Suiiiiici's co.-ps at Cramp
ton's (lap, v, ithi'i r eviiii miles ol iiis posi
tion, and thai aider the .allien. f ; of Hal''
; ' :''s Ferry no tin,,; v,'n giv.. n to parole
piii'.i.ils l i;:'o;e e,,iii Irooj :, ere burn
ried from Virginia, and the entire force
went oil' (in a double opiick to relieve Leo,
whowas being atta'l-:ed at Aiitiei.a-n, Had
the gf rri-osi Icon slower to surrender, or
tie' -i my of the, Potomac siviftor in match,
the enemy would have been forced to
re.i .e tho seig", or woi'.hl have been taken
in detail, with tho Potomac dividing his
forcea.
The Great Abolition Proci'saion-
The "Nine JSandreil 'I iiimsanit" Coming.
I'ioiu tho New York Jixprus.s.J
It is with leelings of the suprcme't saU
isfaelioii that we are enabled ta ainiouneo
that tiie Ni::e Hundred Thou and Men
whom tho ll'e'e,: proiol.:cd would bo
feitl.eoming to swell the grand armies of
the Union, as : con :; the J'rediJenl'j Ab
olition Proclamation v. as is. acd, will ar
rive in this city (over the left) l''OUl Ct!l
.ral Ne.v York, New Lngland, iVc, iomos
time iu tho collide of next week, in the
h.!lo.ili:g;
oi'.ma: or riiucEs: io.v.
Provo..t Mar-hid, with aids, in Lincoln
Crron. eenator S;i:r.i:cr, cf 2I..ssa
cliu.-ctts, crcorled bv (naiscurs.
d'A fViiue.
Prove-1 Marrhal.
Gov. Andrew, of Mas?aehu-etts, with the
Knights of Altoena.
Band.
Ce),.Vi(--la:id
Managers ol the L'ndei ground Iiaihoad.
t.vo abreast,
l'rovo.-i. Ma:. -dial.
Joshua U. (iiduit g ,, Fred. Douglas (black
man) and Abbey Jidly Foster, reprc
tenting the Three Giaees.
Strong -minded Women.
Lev. Ilemy Ward Bccehcr.
Sergeant Fit.'.orald, ol tho Corcoran
Legion,
rand "Li.it, oh Lie.;."
More Com i.. lauds.
Sup"! of tho Negro Schools at Port Loyal
Proo-I Mat'dial.
Tho Libellers of Gin. McClellan,
biting a lile.
Aunty Slavery, led by Undo Tom.
Fremont.
More She bly Conti actors.
Tho Ghost of Magna ( Inn la.
fioddeos of Libei ty with i. broken
Con- titulion.
Knigtnr, of tiiei'ider of Foi l Lafayette.
I'rovosl Mar.-l d.
The mortal remains of tire late Habi"
Corpus, ll-i,.
Piovo-t Mai-hid.
Pail Bearers. Manrneis, Ale.
Provost Marshal.
Army Speeul iter-.
Field M ir.-ha! Hoiiieo Gively and tnf
a ith Asfistai.ts bu iring Bandera's Box.
'f al le..u Li picn tiling Servile. InsuriC'
ti-'ti Young St. l)omim;o Apothoo
sis of Tou.--a;iit L'l hivei tore, itc.
Provost Marshal.
'1 he Geniii:! of Ui-uniun.
Banner witli the insciiplion, "Let II.
Union Slide."
Band.
Air "John Brown's body lies moiilde.
ing in tho grave, Mo.
Pro Ost Mic .- hal
Lev. Dr. Ciit'ever.wi'.h a Man and Brothe:
Helegafes frotu llxeter Hall
Po-'age Stamp-.
Wide-.wnke.
rotitrahaiids.
Provo-t Marshal.
More Wid-. Awakes.
Nine Hun del and Ninety N'ir.o Thous
and Substitutes.
r".. Adam wa fond of h: joke, at
when he saw hi" sons and daughters mu:
rving one anot her, he deyly retr.-o led :
Fv.-, that if there lind been no nt plo, (lie;
would have la en no ai 'ng.
t'sj"" The di iiium li'i;.;.',.-: of '
world h elo- dy eo: i .' ! ; h '
pendant upon the exuit-i.-... jf nuuuui b -ncvolenct.