4N "r ty of sonic *English relatives for scv. eral mon ths,We re.em ha Aced at. South• iimpton tur home. Before •starting, tirlfill3t looking along . the dock-yards, the Stars -Lind Stripes came in view, and, if ever we felt patriotic and hap , py in our lives, this was the occasion. A small brig bore them, and, as they I gracefully waived in the gentle ' ring air they presented a picture of beauty wenever saw before, The "Homeward Bound" was far more pleasant than tlie 'Outward,' yet, nevertheless, rainy weather and fog did much towards making it uncom fortable. In fact I almost imagined that old Neptune, so tenacious o his rights and privileges was determined to act in such a manner as to give me a surfeit of lea-life, and, if this was his motive, I surely think ha has succeed ed admirably. Several days, during the passage, were however extremely. pleasant, and at the close of these it was my privilege to behold a "sun-set at sea." No doubt, to one who has had so extensive an experience at sea' as yourself, this may be devoid of in terest, yet, to a novice in marine af fairs, it was a scene attractive in the extreme. 1 never saw the sea look so beantitally as it did this day. The water was gently moved by u little and,us its undulations would catch the effulgent beams of the sun, so far as the eye could reach it seemed like a field of diamonds—each trying to out.vle the other in brilliance. Bat, -alas, in the language of an old tar ?near by, that such a day was, a"weath er. breeder," we felt that it .could 41i=ot, last long. The next morning proved -the potency of his remark, and we 'had disagreeable weather during the whole of the voyage. We saw a great many icebergs, and- the temperature, while passing them, was as cold as the.middle of winter. Thirteen days' sailing brought me safely home, and as we wore landed at New York, 1 felt like one who had ample cause to thank God for having delivered me several times out of the very jaws of death. W ithoutpresuming any furth er on your columns, 1 am, as ever, your sincere friend and well-wisher. RICHARD GEO. ROGERS. hanint '11,11144 SYNOCINATIO PILINCIPLICO CEASE TO LZAD, WE OBABC TO FOLLOW." WM. M. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor. LEBANON, PA WSDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 1861.' Z It is said that the Secretary of State has prepared a plan of compro. miss, and which will meet with favor from the President, to be submitted to Congress, which may put an end to the present troubles of the country. We hope so, earnestly hope so, Such a plan, if .successful, would be the most -signal feat of etatesmantihipthe world ever saw. Ur Two regiments left Camp Cur tin on Friday for the relief of Colo nel Wallace, at Cumberland, Mary land, who has got himself into a dan• gerous position there. The troops passed over the Pennsylvania and Broad Top Railroads to Hopewell, from whence they had a foot march of fifty miles by way of Bedford.— Troops were also advanced from Pitts berg for the same relief. The proba bilities are that a serious fignt will take place in the neighborhood of Cumber land. "No PARTY."—The Libanon Demo - hat shows its "no party" proclivities by insinuations that there are more Democrats than Republicaris in the Secession armies. Soppose there are. We very well know that the Repub. limn party is a sectional party, and that very few of its members are found inob the Southern States, hqt i* that matter to talk of at the present time, when "no party now" is all the .ory.? We trust our neighbor will lay party aside. for ths present and stick to his country, while there is a button to his shirt 1 le. It is said from Washington, and we presume by authority, that Congress will remain in special ses sion about three weeks, and that the action of tho houses will be confined to the following subjects i. A fun tonetion of ihe President's measures in eenneetion with the war. IL A 'bankrupt law; end 111. A<tax upon tea and coffee. A bout the only luxury the roar 'have is tea and coffee, and hence, if the 3d clause of the contemplated action of Congress should be verrifled, poor people, if they have the means would better now lay in a full supply of these commodities. It would also seem that the man worth exactly nothing IM ex pected to pay, mouth and mouth alike, for the expenses of the war with the man worth millions, or "stop off" his luxuries. If such will be the action of Congress we shall lose all belief in the justice of mankind in this nine teenth century. The bone and sin. tie do the volunteeringth e hard work —the weary marches—the entrench ing—the fighting—and, if necessary, the dying, in this conflict, and then, in the end, to be compelled to help to pay the expenses in proportioil with President, Cabinet Officers, Sena tors, Members and millionaires, or, forego their tea and coffee, is piling it on a leetle too thick. The above is no doubt only a "feeler," but shows that it is in contemplatA. If Congress wilt,pass such a law it is beeause De. rooarkey is powerless. EDEt'ORIAt SUMMARY Jackson, the slayer of Cu!. Ellsworth, is being cannoniscd in the South. The State of Virginia has Miepted his wife and child, while in every Southern city subeeriptions ate being taken up in behalf of Isis family.—The ten new regi ments Par our regular army will consist of 2300 men each.--Candidates in Lancaster county, although there is "no party now" are already an nouncing themselves; and what is strangest, all subject to the decisiotrof the County RoptlstiAn convention.—The fly is materially affecting the wheat crop in the middle and lower sections of Kent county, Delaware. The variety princi pally affected is that generally known as the "blue stem."—To those uf our readers who feel like taking a sail, a fish,.and a plunge in the bri ny deep, we commend the advertisement of the Atlantic Railroad, published in another column, and headed "Sea Bathing Near Philedelphia." —The following unique argument is offered in hirer of raising mo.•e corn than cotton : Corn is a necessity, but cotton is only a convenience. A man 'can live very weil without a shirt, but what can he do without whiskey ?—Those who cry loudest "took out for treason,"' might for the moat part be properly told in reply, "look in fur treneett."-4 fellow 'has recently invented a destructive weapon of war which, he says,. is so powerful that it "would kill the devil." A use ful instrumenti----Henry Bubb left this place last week for the wars. Wo understand that he intends to go as a teamster.-----Hon. Andrew Johnson has gone on to Washington, having been obliged to leave Tennessee, on account of his Union sentiments.—The steamship Bavaria, from Hamburg, last week, brought between 8,000 and 10,000 stand of arms for the United States Government.—Mr. David Tice, left, on Sa.tur -day night for the West.'He accompanies Mr. Boyd, who goes to purchase horses for the Gov. 'moment. —Mr. Joseph F. Ebur left this place Ott Monday for Camp at Westchester. He joins Capt. Mutest company. Ile has the courage and physique to make the right kind of a soldier.— Aaron Jones, the pugilist, is said to be a corpo ral in the Alabama State Militia. Ile takes out his rations in "Old Rye."—Corporal Brownell, the man who slew Jackson after he had killed Ellsworth, has been appointed to a 2d Lieuten ancy in the regular artny.--There will be no State Agricultural Fair held this year "owing to the unhappy and deplorable media - ton of the country."—Hon. J. J. Crittenden has been elec ted to Congress from the Bth distect of Kentucky, by a large majority. The Union candidates were also successful in the 3.1 district and in the Lou isville district; in the latter by an 'immense ma jority.—The New York Tribune still contends that the present war is to sot the niggers free.— It says that if it *ere for anything else it would be the 'moat foolish crusade, or the direst butch ery, that this earth was ever stained withal!"— A petition is in circulation in Boston, praying, 'Congress to purchase all the slaves in Delaware, Maryland, Missouri and Kentucky, at an aver age of three hundred dollars each,' which will make an aggregate of one hundred and thirty millions of dollars. What will we do with them after they are purchased?----The Enfield Rifle is neither more nor less than the United States Springfield rifled musket, christened in England the Enfield rifle, after the place in that King dom where they are being manufactured under the foremanship of half a dozen master workmen imported from our Springfield Armory works-- 4,089 tons of omit were shipped over the Lehe non Valley Railroad last week.----A Lieutenant in one of the regiments that passed through this place last week s bad one of his legs cut off by falling under the cars in passing over the N. J. .Central road.—We see it stated that the Ron. Jeremiah 'Schindel, late State Senator, who re cently resigned his five ministerial charges in Lehigh county, has been tendered the position of Chaplain in the First Pennsylvapia Regiment. —The 2d Rhode Island Regiment, which pass ed through this place, laativeek, takes the place of the first, which leaves for home in two weeks, the time of their enlistment being out at that-pe riod.—Mr. Crittenden will again offer his Com promise et the extra session of Congress.-4---The. Philadelphia Daily News says that the Mayor has appointed an old simon•pure loco-foe° on the detective force to infuse a little vitality into the Police of that city.—The difference in the dis tance between New York and Washington byway of Lebanon is said to be only 17 miles more than by way of Philadelphia, with the advantage that no change of cars is necessary.—General Scott says that the 'Rebellion will be suppressed before the Ist of May, 1862.—The President, in eon sequence of the pressure of Puri° business, is obliged to decline receiving any more visitors from thia l eintil the opening of the next session -of Congress.—Beware of one, two and three dollar bills on the Farmers' and Drovers' Bauk of •Waynesburg, Greene county. That Bank has, as yet, issued no small bills, and all that aro in circulation are forgeriad.—For the past few days there has not been a single neersp •per ad vance of the rebels, and not one of out- Brigadier Generals has run brave men at railroad speed up on masked batteries.—ln one of the New York companies that passed through this place last week there were no less than 00 men who had served in the German and Crimean wars, Cadwainder at latest accounts was still at Wit. liamsport with 6,000 men. The enemy's pickets are at the river opposite and threaten to bombard the town. The main body of the enemy of that section are four miles from Wit , chester, 11,000 strong. THE OBJECT OF THE WAR The object of the present war we apprehend is not merely to drive or starve the South into submission, or to test Northern endurance of taxa tion and privation, but to procure an early and permagent Peace. War and conquest are not the legitimate objects of a Republican Government, and we are satisfied that the people ! d., not desire to „see it waged a day longer than ie Deoessary to maintain are integrity of the Government.— The War has already been in Opera tion three months, and notivithstand •iug the President has at his command an army of some 300,000 men, expen ded millions in money, the subjuga tion of the Southern States by torce of arms, is apparently as far off as ev er. There is a much better and cheap er way and we trust Mr. Lincoln will try it ? In a few days Congress will be in session. John J. Crittenden is returned as a Representative from the Ninth District of Kentucky. .Now let Mr. Lincoln advise ivith Mr. Crit tenden, and men of his stamp, and drive away the bloody Abolition con spirators by whom ho is surrounded, and we engage that the war will bo terminated inthirty days. Let thepeo ple have' an opportunity to vote on one or more of the series of Resolutions before the last Congress ; this would even be better than Peace dictated at the cannon's mouth. Will he do it mg, The Connecticut Legislature has, before it 7 peace resolutions similar to those we published last week as adopted by the lowa Senate. STILL "No-PART] Now."---The Del egates of the People's Party of the 2d district of Philadelphia, hdld their convention on Saturday, and nomi nated CLIARLES O'NEILL as their can didate to fill the vacancy in Congress occasioned by the resignation.of Hon. E. Joy Morris. Before the nomina tion. Mr. Loughead introduced a so . ries of resolutions inviting the 00-op eration of the Dernocrats and . AMer icans to make a no.party nomination. Mr. West Moved to lay the resolu tionsoon the table. • Mr. G-arviii H. Woodward said be was opposed to having anything - to do with the "Bell Ringers," as he looked upon them as -Secessionists. Mr.' West desired to, know the rob: ject of the resolutions. They were the People's Uiiion party,and should select a man to represent the District. They had a duty to perforM,andtber should perform 'that duty as men, and not as children. They had an Aanain istration to support, and they 'must support it with men and means, and not expect the Democrats to do it.— Ho believed that the majority of the Democrats in Philadelphia were Se cessionists, and the COnstitutiOnal Union men . were in the same category. A delegate here jumped up and ex citedly declared his belief that there was a “nigger, in the wood pile." Re had seen hincoreeping about all day. He was in favor of nominating right off, and thus make every one show , his hands. Mr. Loughead disclaiMed any know le'dge of the nigger, arid while he did not come to iutimidateor to be intini- Witted, he would say that if they.dis: regarded the voice of the people now, they would be swept away. He de. nied that the Democrats were Seces,: sionists. It was no time to , throw slurs upon any party. Mr. West insisted upon his belief that the majority of Democrats were Secessionists. Mr. .Loughead had no doubt but that the Democrats would meet him in the same spirit and agree to a can didate for the People's party,one who would be acceptable to all the people of the District. Mr. West still opposed the resolu tions, and insisted upon „a party nom inatiGn. Mr. Jenkins . dcclared himself, a par ty mad, but in favor of the resolutions at this crisis. Mr. Stokely was willing to take the responsibility of a partylioniination, and he opposed delay, as there was money floating around. Men had been offered $lOO for their votes. Here the cries of ‘q - .la rue him" came from every part of the. room, but Mr. S. declined to accede to the request. He; however, wished a vote to be ta ken o.n the resolution as more respect able than laying them on the table. A vote being taken on the resolu tions, they were lost by a very deci ded majority, as follows :—Yeas 13, nays 20. General nominations were now made as follows :—Charles O'Neill, John M. Pomeroy, Isaac Hazlehurst, Wm. M. Bull, IVm. M.„Meredith, and Mor ton McMichael. • , A letter was read from Mr. Morton McMichael stating that "if the action of the Convention is to be of a pure ly partisan character ho did not do sire his name to be presented to it." The roll was now called, and Chas. O'Neill was nominated. The vote stood as follows: Charles O'Neill, John M. Pomeroy, Isaac llazlehurst, The above shows how little _regard the Republicans have for "no-party" where hey think they can carry the election. Abusing the Democrats and calling a "majority of them Seccs• sionists," has, of course, no tendency "to divide and distract the north in the present contest - for the preservit. Lion of the Union," but it might get Mr. West and his fellow blackguards well flogged iu some localities. • rrec., "No PARTY,"—This term, so freely used by the Republicans, has quite a different meaning from what most people attach -to it. In means that in Democratic counties there shall be Mo.partY nominations this fall, but an equitable division of the offices be made between the Demo crats and Republicans, and in Repub. limn counties thc usual course be pur sued of strict party nominations. PEACE PROPOSITIONS. A Washington correspondent of the New York World, says that commissioners from Jefferson Davis are now in Washington, and have made overtures of peace. Two prop. ositions have been submitted, viz : Finn, That the 'United States un conditionally recognize the existence of the Southern Confederacy, and that the latter be permitted for a term of ono, two, or three years, to carry on their government as an experi• ment. That the expenses of the war, thus far incurred, be equitably arrang ed between the two sections, and that each do its best for the maintenance of . friendly feeling and intercouse be tween the two people. And that if, at the expiration of the time agreed upon, it be found that the experiment cannot succeed, a commission be ap pointed to reconstruct a union. This proposition was Peremptorily Rejected. Whereupon they put forth another, as follows: • SECOND, The South will• be content if the Government will pledge itself to pass, at the coming session of Con gress, an irrepealable constitutional provision recognizing and legaliel ng forever the institution of slavery -be. low THIRTY•B7X THIRTY ,'which l 9 the southern boundary line of the mate olMissouri. This done, the Southern Provisional Government pledges itself instantly:to abandon the war, and to reestablish Twee° and the - most cor••' dial relationship, so far as i ts section is concerned; to redirect the bonne of trade into its accustomed„shannels, and in every way restore the happy days of our forefathers. As to the reception which this prop• osition received, says the World cor respondent, my informant was posi tive, though from another source I gather a doubt. He states that it, also, was pereMptorily rejected. It seemed to the party. of the second part a mere intensification of the Crittenden amendment, and not vary ing greatly froth the Adams proposi tion. Others say that the acceptance of this proposition would not be un •acceptable to the 'Secretary of State, and, therefore, will meet with favor from the President. Between the two I cannot decide. Mr. Davis says that his retreat from Harper's Furry was-a stroke of peace ful" policy. He had -troops enough there to withstand any. force which General Scott was prepared to . bring against him, and it, was not biicause he feared the result of an engagement at that time, but because he knew that he bad no 'fore° ,with which to meet what might subsequently be sent against hitn.- Kr Our statement .of two :weeks ago is verified, that Mr. Traitor Min ister Harvey has pot been and will not be recalled. • It is said that he is deeply interested in :contracts, and that the administration prefers his residence at Madrid. Goodness, but wasn't it lucky for us that Harvey is 1. Republican ? • • Henry Winter Davis, last week defeated for Congress in Maryland, has been tendered, by the President, the Mission to Austria. We recollect the abuse showered upon Mr. Buchan an for a similar taking care of his friends. If the principle was wrong then it is wrong still, but the Repub licans have not a word of fault to find now. If they were not hypocrites then what are they now for quietly suffering one just rejected by the Pee pie to be foisted into a high office. Out... Republican antagonists, having in a measure used up . their State Administration at Harrisburg, are now turning their attention to Washington. They say things of it that if said by - a Democrat would bring the halter of a mob around ails neck in less than twenty-four hours. Their .censures are right without a doubt,but lose a vast amount of weight when we know the dissatisfaction is produced by disappointment in the distribution of office. The N. Y . Tri bune, in noticing the recent, appoint ments of officers for the new regiments of regulars, says : "We congratulate the powers that be, at Washington, on the rare virtue of consistency, which is, figuratively and proverbially, a "jeWel." Emory, the secessionist and traitor, who had resigned,' has been restored to an hon orable position in the Ariny. flow must our brave and glorious privates delight to serve under such an officer ! They must experience a feeling akin to that with which the Revolution would have rushed to the leadership of Arnold just after the execution of Andre. But this is only in keeping with many other kindred achieve ments. HilirVey still flourishes.in spite of his admitted treason; the Depart thetas are incuinbered with known secession clerks; Ross Winans has been permitted to return to his treach erous and traitorous occupations at Baltimore; and who knows hut the pirates recently captured an board the first privateer may yet be organized into a petted body guard ? Your friendS are already voura; . buy your euemies. IS,not this a doc trine for the present day ?" The Readipg Times says : "The appointing power- at Wash is liable to be misled by false representations and to be influenced by personal motives and friendships to OW infinite detriment of the public service. Bands of thieves are now hanging about Washington looking out for and getting contracts. The incompetent and the corrupt fear nothing so much as an independent newspaper." In the language of the Press we say that such talk is "calculated to divide the people; create dissatisfac• tion among those in the service; and demoralize the army.—lt shows a disposition to embarrass the opera tions of the govern tnent; and the peo ple, who are tired of trifling with trai tors in their own midst, will make short work of the man who attempts to prevent the present vigorous pros ecution of the war!" • So look out Messrs. Tribune and Tens& Don't the Philadelphia Press endorse the appointments .as follows : "The hew array appointments will satisfy the public of the groundless. ness of complaints which have been made in certain quarters. General Scott said, in conversation with the President and other gentlemen t,that,. during his long connection with the ser vice,he had never knowrrso much care taken in the selection of officers. The veteran Lieutenant General was em• phatie in expressing his 'approval of these appointments." • Notwithstanding all this you find fault. Look out we again say There is such a word as "Treason !" WHERE IS ?-W here is John Co vode, who recently presided over the celebrated Investigating Committee for political effect in Washington His services are very much needed now, to expose to public gaze and to just punishment those whom his in vestigating labors were intended to place in official. positions. There is now a good chance to defend honest tax-payers against emTuption and rob bing, and the Prince of Investigators, after getting his hand in so nicely for political effect, should not now loose a good opportunity to practice on a reality. THE VIENNA. AFFAIR .On Monday of last week a train of cars was despatched from AleXandria to Vienna, taking Col. MCCook's let Ohio Regiment, accompanied by Gen. Schenck. The object.of the expedi• tion was to drop companies along the road to guard it. The expedition got itself into an ambush of the enemy and was severely. handled. The fol lowing is GEN. SCHENCK'S REPORT. WA.sHlNorox,.June,lB, 186/ [By Telegraph from Camp to Lieut. Gen. Scott.) Left camp with 568 rank and file, twenty-nine field_ and company offi cers, in. pursnanee of Gen-. ItteDow ell's orders to go upon this expedi tion with the aviiiiithle force of one of my' regi m ents. The regiment selected being the First Ohio Volunteer's, left two com panies I, and K, aggregate' 136 men, at crossing Of road'; sent Lieut. Cot. Parrot with two companies, 117 men, to Falk - Churoh, and' to patrol roads in, that direction . ; stationed twocom panics, D and F; 135 men i to guard the railroad And bridge, between Cross ing and Vienna; proceeded dowly to Vienna with foiit companies—total 275 men. On turning the eurvoilowly within one quarter of a mile of Vienna, wo were fired upon by a raking masked battery, of I think three, pins with shells, round shot and 'grape, killing and wounding the men, on the plat fork» and in the ears, before the train could be Stopped. When the train Stopped the engi neer could not, on account of the dam age done to some part of the running machinery, draw 'the train out of the fire. The engine being In the rear we left the cars and retired to. the right and left of the train, through the wbods. Finding that the enemy's batteries were sustained by what appeared a bout a: regiment of infantry and by cavalry, which force We have since understood to have been 1,500 South Carolinians, we fell back alone , the railroad throwing out skirmishers on both flanks, and this was about 7 clock, p. in. Thus We retired slowly bearing our wounded :5 mites to - this point which we:reached at 10 o'clock. CAISUALMES : 5 kilied, 6 wounded, and 14 missing. The engineer, 'when the men left the pars, instead of retiring slowly, tis'l ordered, detached his engine and one passenger car from the rest of the diSabled train and abandoned us, running to Alexandria and we have heard nothing from him since. Thus we were deprived of a rally ing point, and of all means of acebm panying the wounded,,who had to be carried on litters and in 6lankets.— We wait - here -holding the road for reinforcements. The enenirdid not pursue. - I have - ascertained thatthe enemy's force at Fairfax Court House, four Miles from Vienna, is now about 4,- 0.00; - • When all the battbries opened upon us, Major Hughey was at his station on the foremost platform of the car. McCook 'was with me in. one of the passenger cars. Both these .offi cers, with others of the commissioned officers, and many -of the men, be haved most nObly under this galling fire, which we could not return, and from batteries which we could not flank or turn, from the nature of the ground. . The approach to - Vienna is through a deep, long cut In the railway.. In leaving the cars and before they could rally, many of the men lost their hav ersacks or blankets but brought off all their muskets except, it -may be, a few that were destroyed by the enc . - my's first fire, or lost with the killed. [Signed,] ROBT. C. SCHENCK., Bri , aciier Genara.l. GREAT BATTLE AT BOONEVILLE MO. SECESSIONISTS ROUTED, AN.l* 300 KILLED. Sr. Louis, Mo., Juno 18, 1801. A special dispatch from Jefferson- City says that Gen. Lyon's expedition left there yesterday in two steamers, destined for Booneville. Gen. Lyon landed four miles below Booneville, and opened a heavy can- onade against the rebels, who retreat ed and dispersed into the adjacent wood, whence, hidden by brushes and trees, they opened a brisk fire on Our troops. General Lyon then ordered a hasty retreat to the boats; and the rebels, encouraged by this-movement, rallied and fol lowed the troops into the wheat field. General Lyon halted, faced troops about, and bringing the whole force of his artillery to bear . , opened a murderous fire on the rebels, 300 of whom were killed, and the bal ance fled. General Lyon then moved forward and took possession of Boone ville. General Price was taken with violent diarrhcea at the beginning of the battle, and was taken on a steam er and carried to his home in Chara. ton. Goverr.or Jackson viewed the battle from the distant hill, and fled for parts unknown after the defeat of his forces. There is great rejoicing among the Unim men here, and' the Stars and Stripes are hoisted on the Capitol, guns were fired and the "Star Span. gled Banner" was played' by the regi. mental bands. Scouting Parties-will be sent out in all directions tomorrow to cut off the retreat of the rebels. _ - The steamer J. C. Swan -btu, arrived with two cannon, ammunition and ar tillery men, which have heen.planted at Colonel Boernstein's head-quarters. John Fitzpatrick, one of the most violent secessionists of the State, took the oath - of allegitince to the ..United State government in the presence of all the officers here te ; day. The Democrat learns from a gentle. man just, from Lexington that yester day evening, while an advance guard of United States cavalry, under Cap. Lain Price,were moving along the road' &Om Indedendence, they suddenly came upon a considerable body of State troops stationed on the top of a with cannon commanding the road.— Four secessionists are reported killed, one of whona was 'Colonol Holloway, in command of the troops. There was 130 pursuit of the cavalry. ANOTHER REPORT. We have another version of the battle ttt BodueVille, which makes the rebel loss 20, and' the United States loss 2 killed, 9 WoUnded and 9 missing. The rebels lost 100 G e"tand of arms and a considerable quantity c, - if ammuni. Lion. Gen. Price resigned and Went home provioas, battle.lt is-; thought that the 'rebels will make an other stand at or near Lexington, un der command of -- . Col. Weightman, formerly of the 13.::5. army. . As-wz EXPEPTED.—ZWe see that the rot ten Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company is again s.Swartved," notwilistanding the hit our liberal Legislature gaie - tfiem last winter. They now propose to lease the concern toe Pennsylvania;,Rail- bcimpariy, for -a period of 999 years, we presume, for the purpose of cre ating a corporation.strong enough to con trol the polities this State for all time to come. Will.themembers who voted for the thieving ± ikitrOad bills last Winter, tell us about what the State is to be benefited by their acts 1 Jar Tas Wsshing;ton correspondent of the New York Tribune gives President Lincoln a rap for not having a national flag or some symbol of Unionism hoisted over the Executive Mansion. It declares that the Government does nothing for "exter nal effect," which is one of the great ele ments of success. That's right. Make the President show his hand. Possibly he may be a traitor since he don't plant a flag over his Mansion. RUMORED BLOODY FIGHT AT PIED MONT. GRAFTON, Va., June 20 It is reported that at Piedmont, Va., a guard of 40 Maryland volnteers, with one cannon,vstationed at a bridge, being at tacked by four or five thousand rebeltroops showed fight and resisted bravely till all of their number was slain but two, who escaped. The rebels suffered. terribly, nevertheless , they captUred the bridge and gun, and now occupy ihe' town.— Lieutenant Colonel Thompson °lithe reb el army, has been captured byi.United States seouts near Phillippi. THE REPORT UNTRUE GRArroN, June 20.---It now, appears from good authority that the reported pos session of the town of Piedmont by the rebels is false. Mier burning the bridges and cutting the telegraph wires, they re treated into the country, but it is said that a large force is still in the neighborhood. The guard at the. bridge made their es cape. Rumors of an attack on- Phillippi are rife,but no advance has yet been made. THE VIENNA BLUNDER The blunder at Vienna now appears in a still more ridiculous light than it did according to the first advices. It seems that the rebels ran as soon as they had fir ed a single round, and that the troops from whose presence Gen. Schenk's com mand retreated were a detachment of Uni ted States cavalry. NEW STATE GOVERNMENT IN VIRGINIA. The Virginia Convention, now in session at Wheeling, passed an Ordinance, by 73 to 3, providing for the entire re-organiza tion of the State Government. It declares null and void all the acts of the Rich mond Secession Convention, deposes all the State officers who adhere to and obey the mandates of that body, and restores the Old Dominicin toots former po'sition in the Union. Every . officer is obliged to swear allegiance to the United States, and to repudiate all other allegiance. The Wheeling Convention on Thursday com pleted the work of re-organizing State Government by the election of Gen. Pier pont of Marion county, as Governor, to gether with •a Lientenant-Governor and Council. In addition to the oaths to• sup port the Federal and State Constitutions the new officials are sworn to resist the authorities at Richmond. After the in auguration of the Govern6r, the bells were rung, cannon were fired, and the whole town was. Wild with delight. A new State seal and other emblems of 'au thority have been ordered. ARMY MOVEMENTS. _ - The main blow against the rebels will be struck from the Federal capital. The ar my on the right and left banks of the Po tomac, distributed so that it can tie concen trated at one point in less than two now consists of fully forty five thousand effective men. Ten thousand more men will be added to this immense body early next week.— Ten thousand with the District militia will be efficient for the defence of the capital so that a grand army of forty five thou sand as spirited troops as can be found anywhere can be moved against the rebels. With the aid of General Patterson's corps d' armee they will be more than sufficient to,break the lines of the rebels, and drive them in the directien of Richmond. Five regiments on this side of the Poto mac are under orders to march at a mo ment's notice, thus inclicatiug a prepera tion for sudden emergencies. THE DUTY or TEE CLERGY.—In these exciting time it it clearly the duty of the Clergy to endeavor to throw oil on the troubled water—not to add fuel to the flame. It becomes men in their position to try to allay the fury of war—not to add to its horrors. They should pray for PEACE, and like Paul, "preach Christ and him cru cified." It is a notorious fact, that in the French Revolution when the streets of Paris were (1,-.luged with human blood, the Priests and Fish women were the most crut' el and bloodthirsty. Our present national misfortuneS have developed the same feel ings' on the part of some men who' profess to be Ministers of grace representing the meek and lowly and mereiftil Jesus. •We have a few (and a very few, we are glad to say,) of these gentry among us, who are for waging a war of Subjugation and extermination—who would rejoice to see a universal insurrection throughout the South—who would shout hosannas to a general butchery of the entire white race in the Southern States, and prdclaim a.soi emn to deton over the destruction of cities and towns. ' Can such men. be Christians I Are men whose hearts overflow with such sentiments proper persons to preach the Gospel of Christ I can the fire now rag ing over the land be quenched' by throw ing the pulpit into the flames If the God. of Battles has six dtlya in which to; do his work, should not the:pooe ? .:(it Nemo have , one devoted exclusive to him 'I We leave reflecting and intelligent citizens to an= swer these qUestiOns for themselves.—Eas ton, Argus. ..se- Tan Luoisi.e.nvr. GUAttu, 4:frearili ed immediately after the adjournment of the Legislature, were ordered to report themselves at Camp Curtin on Sunday lash About a dozen members only re• ported themselves, and held a meeting, at which a committee reported that Gov. Cur tin had not formally accepted the services of the company 4 as it might lead to ember rassavnt in case an extra session , was cal led. By a resolution of thoie present the company disbanded and 'adjourned sine die. So ends one of the greatest farces ,of the day. . . SCRAP OF HiSroßif.—During the Rev°. lutionary war, Gen. t afayette, being in Baltimore, was invited to a' ball. - He went as requested, but instead of joining in the amusement, as might have been expected of a young Frenchman of 22, he address ed the ladies thus: "Ladies, you are very handsome; you dance very prettily; your ball is very fine--but my soldiers have no shirts x" This was irrisistible. The baR ceased'; the ladies went hdrne and wni t to• work, and the , next day alarge number of shirts were 'prepared by the fairest hands or Baltimore 1-;./r the gallant defenders of their country.- r -Exchange . • Just sue. l ) a speech should be .. ad dresses to , the balks, parties, receptionedke, that nightly take place at Washington; in the year 1861. fo - a - Tu* rage for relics of departed he roes is•frequently carried to a ridiculous excess. The flag which Cokmel Ells worth. seized and carried, the oil cloth orr which he fell, &c., have been dividett. andi the pieces are carefu ly preseved-hy curP osity hunters. A resident of Pattersair; N. J., boasts of possessing and is exhibi ting a piece of cheese which the gallant Colonel had in his haversack! This has been divided into a doten parts and to as many persons. per- Gen. LYON, commandinct the Fed eral forces in Missouri has issued a procla mation from the scene of his late exploit at Booneville, of the acts by which the Seces sionists bad endeavored to overthrow the authority of the Federal Government; he reassures the people that their rights are not to be interfered with by • the •Federal troops, and warns all in arms against the Government to lay down their arms and return to their homes. ,Gov. lackson, it is understood,'hasidlcd to ArkahSaisf audit is believed .that the rebeisOpMnd to make another stand at-• Lex , ingtcp, under MTV mand of Maj. *eiglitman fate Of:theseru, - lar Army. Several important captures bf arms and munitions are reported to have been made in various'parts of the mato by the Federal. troops,' andi nifinerous arrests have taken plac,) within a day or two. BLISTERED FEET.—The following% relation to foot traveling may be • ve. ry useful to our volunteers :in :their expected travels South, this Summer. . Cut the following out, boya, and paste it in your hats r- "I had, for :several years, two sons at school at Geneva, Switzerland. In their vacations they, in.:company with their tutor, made excursionsthrough Switzerland, Italy, Germany, &c., on foot, bearing their knapsacks, con, taining their necesatity wants for a month. They systr6 - provided with is small bar of, common brown soap, and before putting on their stockings turned them inside out, rubbed the soap well into the threads :of them, consequently they never became foot Sore, or had blistered fekit. Let our volunteers. try it, and my:word for it, they won't complain of sore or "Wis. tered feet." WA - The Vayette Geniusof Liberty, sayi:--L"The short but bitter experi ence we have had in Republican leg islation has been disastrous in the ex treme. It has east a great deal more than it is worth; These who Ivere anxioue for "a change" are now„.like poor Richard, cofhplaining that paid too dear for the whistle. If oar finances ara, managed another year or:tWo.as they have been the kit,. ft will he an absolute burden .ta own at: farm, or be in possesslana wealth:op, account of the en. 01911 - US taxes -our people will. be:es:wave Wi-lay." 1 Among the loudest" mouthed' ranters WI the subject of treason, is•, the _Boston .Litierciror which hears at., its head these words : "The United States Constitution is a covenant with death, and' an agreement ; with Hell 1" We presume that is not treqeon Boston, How THE JAPANESE FADED .I`I.IO,W . EAS. After a boquet is drooping beyond all remedies of fresh, water, the 4€ . panese can bring it back to all its first glory by a simple and seemingly most destructive operation. A writer at Na, gasaki says I had received some - few days ago, a delightful bunch of flowers from & Japanese acquaintance. They coatis!. ued to live in their beauty fore nearly two weeks, when, at last, they faded,, Just as I was out to have tlyza ti thrown away, the same gentle? an,, (Japanese gentleman,) came. ta see me. I showed him the facietfltoWers,, andlold him, that :though lastirigt ii long time, they had now becomense less: "0, no," - said .he, "only- put -the ends of the stems. into the' fire, and they , as-,good .before!!. was incredulous.; -so he took them himself; and held the stems' ends in— to the dre,until.theywere- complete ly charred. This was in the morn- - ins*; at eveniog theywere again ing fresh and vigorous, and Intve„eon:; tinned so Tor another -week, What.. may be the true agent in thise~ivi,n: Process; I am unable to determine ly; ,whether he heat dri•ging one* more the last, juices ,into. the very== leaflet and: vein, 'or:'whether it t thn. bountiful supply Of cakhon furhishek, by the charring. I aminclineci; how- , ever, to the hatter copse, as the effect was not prodftced. until eight„ hours afterward, acod ,l 4° it sechmthat,:-. if the heat was: the principle agent, it, must have been, sooner- Feliplwedeby visible changes. 'leir When you dispute with , °a ibok, he is very certalp itti3e eimtlarly ere r . played.
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