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ba u rAtrtiotr.
*RSV DZSOCRATIO PRINCTPLtS OSAIRE TO LEAD. Wt MAIM
TO FOLLOW."
WM M. BitEMIR, Editor , and Proprietor
LEBANON, PA.
WEDNSBDAY. AUGUST 28 MI
OUR POSITION.
The people of Lebanon county
will have the kindness to read the
following article. It is exactly our
position,—is the position we have
heretofore maintained, and shall
continue to maintain until prevent
ed from so doing by an "indignant
mob," or some other overwhelming
power, If there is any treason in
such .a position-we cannoftee
If we have committed treason here
tofore nnder such a banner—and
we have never fought under tiny
other—we are in "happy igno;
!ranee" of our misdeeds. That we
lhave ever gone a step 'beyond this
in print or conversation we deny
resolutely, and hence; if there is
no treason in the position here dis
tinctly announced we throw back
in defiance the charges of treason
and secessionism freely made a
gainst us--mostly by persons whose
patriotism is equivocal, or of recent
date. We beg the people of Leb
anon county to read this ~article
, dispaasionately. Let them lay par-.
ty aside in this dreadful emergen
cy of our country and its institn,
tions, and bring their heads and
hearts to reasoning for the .gool of
themselves and their posterity.—
Lot them faithfully enquire—party
aside—if there is a single point in
our position that they-can gainsay.
Does it not show light in the dark
distance for a satisfactory settle
ment of our troubles and for the
preservation of the whole Union,
which the party seal or voluntary
blindness of
,those who are bell
ing and laisreriesenting us do not
present. Let the Reptiblicans have
the charity to inform themselves
where their Democratic friends and
neighbors really do stand—what
their opinions and feeling really
are, before accusing them of deeds
the vilest in human nature, sim
ply because they have heretofore
differed with them politically. L
- position so plainly set forth
below is the one we have occupied
from thebeginning Of our national
tron-bles, and we sincerely believe
that the Democracy of this county
to a man have thought and felt as
we did—do so yet,—and that while
thinking and feeling thus the fires
of patriotism are burning as bright
ly in their brew ta, as they do in
those of airy who ere threatening
And maligning them :
[From. the Reacting Gazette."
THE DEMOCRACY & THE WAR.
We commend to the attentive Con
sideration of our readers of all politi
cal parties, the fbllonihg article from
the Albany Atlas and Argus—the lead
iinglOemooraticjournal of New York.
It ; presents, in a calm and temperate
manner, the several phases of the war
question, and gives its own views as
to the best and most practicable
mode of bringing the war to an end.
It opposes separation upon any terms,
—denounces the attempt to make the
war one of slavery emancipation, as
directly subversive of the Constitu
tion—points out the danger arid al
most absolute impracticability of
holding the rebellious States in sub
jection by military power—and final
ly advises the restoration. of the
Union by the exercise of the same
spirit of forbearance, conciliation and
compromise that inspired our fathers
when it wtisoriginallY formed. Sure
ly these suggestions are both ration
al and patriotic; .and the elore they,
are considered, .th.e snore will all .re
heating aen see :their force and pro
priety- We believe the time is not
far distant when the people will take
the very ground here . presented, and
demand a conclusion oithe war upon
just such terms- In this belief, we
copy the ankle, and give it Our hear
ty endorsement .
There may be four different modes of treating
the present war, each of which probably finds
iitots.er &Ise hear 4 the *minds of the' people at
ehe peewit time. Let as dwell brielly upon them
severally
1. Separation: The Administration, pressed
with the terriule responsibility of °endowing/nab
a war al this, is likely ta be tempted to fad re
lief front it, in letting the seceding flow go—in
accenting tint, perhaps, to a truce, but finally to
• separation. Whatever denTele' may be inter
posed ty the friends of the President—indeed,
whntetere.wnt be ble.own , feelings on tbie point
at gilt' easy tastes that, IC difficulties
ar the 'firlt Magnitude (Brittle war is.
veal. Itself, the Mindy of eienteNill:be to in
ellste him to asape from the horrors which alum
tev slowed him through the pathway of capers.
7o Mho 111061 of tad I portion of tho iitoloth;
lican party—the extreme Anti-Slavery portion,
and Tue Taraurrarsottool—will readily assent;
and, indeed, wilt
,dituaittld this course, unless
their wish to convert the war: inlo ant 4 ;ubolition
crusade can be gratified. We need hardly?,,,say
—what we have so often relterritedthat td,-this
muds of ending the war, we are amphatidally
opposed, as full of calamities for the future. If
such a result becomes a necessity, the nation
must submit to lt, as to any 'other unavoidable
affliction, but we are in favor of resisting 'it to
thdeitent of the ability of OM Ohiedurnent, and
until further resistance is mere Madness.
2. Eataricipation : It cannot be denied that
there's a large class of zealous supporters of the
war, whose principal interest in it is the hope
that it will assume the ettarieter 'of a war of
emancipation of the slaves and - become a grand
crusade for freedom. It is quite apparent that
this can never occur without an , utter disregard
of the Constitution, and practical subversion 'of
our present - form of Government— , but this mat
ters little with the advocates of dbl. plan, they
are men of "one idea"—abolition of slavery is,
in their view, the Only gond_to be accomplished
and every thing else should' be sacrificed to that
end. If the war cannot--assume this mission,
they are for separation. = The. men of this .class
are more numerous than' may be generally sup..
posed. They include not Merely your Cheevera
sod Beeehers and Greeter!, but a vast Anti , Slav.
cry army which swelled the triumph of Repub.
licanism at tbo last election. The Asiministra,
lion has already diseitrensly felt the . pressure 'of
this radical wing of its party and givett way be,
fore it in its "on to Riehmoed" movement. .It
will continue to feel it, and , timid the difficulties
and trials which this 'war wCfl involve, - he
sorely tempted to hoist the . banner of , fiegio
emancipation, and, it is quite within #ie
of possibility, may do it. We' peed hardly say
that such a movement - - - such a usurpation •of
power and subversion of the Constitution-?will,
be opposed by, Democrats and, conservative eiti
sena to the bitter end, and eon hardly fail to pro
.
duce a counter revolution 'at the North.
3. Sesofrgation: There is a plausibility .in in-
sisting that this rebellion emelt; be crushed out
and Rebel States brought. ha* Atimitly -to their
loyalty to the Federal laws and itte.ponstltution,
and - we have nothing'to urgtagaisi4t.
of those, who advocate the prosecution the-war,
solely for that end. They. are acting within the
limits of the Constitution—engaged in upholding
the dignity and power, intieed.the very existence ,
of-the Government, and Rs far es they' go, they
are acting wisely and well, , and certainly have
our sympathy anti co - -operation, and we believe,:
that of-Democrats tied conservative' men goner ;
ally. But, in all soberness, and. candor,• we, ask.
such men if they believe that military-force alone,
will ever restore the Union—ever tiring back the
citizens of the Seceded Stites to loyalty to the
Federal Government? •Can. we eonquerthe South?
With the disidvantage of conducting the_war in
their territory, is it reatonaltle to believe that
this can he done, even "by• a bloody struggle of
years' duration? Admit that;we calm beat :them
in the field and disperse their armies and march
our vierbrioue legions over every rebellious State;
will that restore theni to loyalty t` Will it not
become necessary, to garrison - the whole SOuth,
and hold it in subjection with in immense army
and at an expepse utterly ruinous to us In - a
word, will mere subjugation of the South - restore
the Union? - We think'not--Demeerntwand con
servative men of the North; so far: as we - know '
their views, think .not—and this brings - us to a
consideration of what is 'necessary.
4, Restbration : eight millions of people can
not be conquered: They matt he beaten in_ battle
at every point, but the war which seems to be
ended today will break out at some new point:
next week or next year. Mere . defeat will not
resteie their loyalty nod sankethem faithful citi.
wens and willing 'members' of the Nine. Re
hellion may. thus be smothered, but its fires_will
burn lit the bones..of sueeessive generatiOns, and
break out anew at every opportunity.-. Loyalty
cannot be restored in a rebellious people except,
by concession-on the part of the Government..—
.It never was restored. since the worlanommeneed,
in any other way. No great revolution - was ever
effectually. crushed out by the iron heel .of
tary power. An amnesty, a liberal consideration
of causes of complaint, generous_ noncesaions,
have often triumphed where ball and - bayottet
failed—triumphed, too, Without weakening the
Government, without Inviting the repetition
_of
rebellion, but adding strength to the Government
by bringing willing hearts and strong arms to-its
support.
In the light of these principles,•wer. think. the
Union is. to be, restored by the same spirit of for
bearance, Conciliatitin, 'and cotopfomise, which
inspired our fathers in its original fortnation,
and that vigorous pro:meatiest of the war
shoul•i be accompanied by the most liberal
.prof
fent of peace." If we are tauntingly asked what
terms of compromise wa- propose,..we answer such
et Holt, Crittenden, Guthrie, Johnson, and other
tried and deputed Union men in the Boider
States, shall say..-are necessary to build upra Un
ion party and restore loyalty at the South.
We believe - we have fairly preempted the views
upon which the Democrats and conservative men
of this State intend to - stand—those which have
just been put forth by the State Committee—
those we anticipate the State Convention of the
4th proxies° will approve, and. that upon these
views—coupled with a stern condemnation of ttin
Corruption and jobbery which have thus far dis
graced the prosecution of this war—the Demo
crats of the State, and all fthe sympathize with
them and condemn the imbecility of the Present'
Adtninistration, are willing: to' 'appeal to - the
people and abide their verdict.: do these prinei- ;
pled alone can the .war be ended with honor and
the Union preserved.
AN APPEAL
The course pursued by many men
in the Northern States at the present
time is to be deplored. While there
should be union and harmony against
the °timid% of our country, we find
many mischievous persons, who, un
der the guise of Unionists, are the
most deadly foes the Union has.—
The word union, in their estimation,
embraces only party, and every one
who is not willing, to bow to their
party in every respect, and evinces
an indisposition to vote their party
tickets, from President down to Coun
ty And itot; is a secessionist and a trai.
tor. This spirit is so fostered, and'
has so many advocates, that in many
localities it is unsafe for a Democrat
to have an opinion differing from
them on any political subject. It is
a foregone conclusion with them that.
all Democrats are at heart secession
ists and traitors, and no matter how
freely they may sustain the Govern
ment either with money, or by en
listing themselves, they are neverthe:
less traduced and threatened with in
jury 'to person and destruction of
property. This is all wrong, and
will yet lead to the most deplorable
consequences. It create', a feeling
of animosity and hatred.that,is Any
thing bat favorable to the cause of
the Union. In this county there is a
most malicious spirit rife against the
Demoorata. It is without reason and
has no foundation in love for the Un
ion. The Republican papers have in
augurated the disposition by ' false
charges of secession sympathy and
treason, and insidiously pointing to
Democrats, (particularly to such who
they know will not shut their mouths'
and eyes to the rascalities 'practiced
upon the poor soldiers, and the hand
reds of other misdeeds daily practic
ed by those in the employ of the
State and National Administration,)
and recommending that they be
"strung up," "wiped out," Stc. The
result of preaching such doctrines is
already visible in many other places,
by mobs taking them at their words
and practicing their preaching by the
most frightfulexcessea. All this, we
reppat, is wrong And may load to a
EMIM
state of society that will „cause alt.
good and ehristian people - to deplore.
For our part, we have a CoUrt
Jury in this county Who drill not.
wink at treason or secessionism.—
Hence, if there is such printed, spo
ken or practiced, there is the remedy.
There need be no feartthatif, brought,
before Judge Pearson an a - L e anon
county jury, and if really >guilty of
the 'charge, that any one Will escape.
But we beg of 'our Republieati dotem
paries to cease foate'ring and recap 3.
mending . the mcib,spirit. We beg= of
our neighbors to,tease accusing men
of treason unjastly. We beg of them
as patriots and layers of the. Union
not to incalcafe tbatmen Who haie
differed with.thera on political Ties-,
tions, but who are now as good 'Un
ion men as they ever dared to be, but
who yet honestly differ with them - in
regard to details, not to accuse tbem
Of what is
s most ignoble in nlan, 7 --
TREASON, until they have just cause
to do so. Let them turn a little more
of their attention to fighting the
Southern secessionists and traitors,
and they,will have less time todevote
to , breeding' and paralizing the
Union and loyal sentiments of , the
Worth. - '
Sir It is suggested { that the publi
cation- of report.s'-of ineubordination
in ear army is treasonable, _while the
administration itself Is parading .in
dozen's of newspapers of this State
the names of three or four:hundred
of - Col. Mann's regiment is , : untrust
worthy and disloyal. bout - such pub : .
limtions 'elate our enemies.),
WHO ARE PATRIOTS ?—The Repub.
attin liapers say:
"The office 'cif the 'Easton Sentinel, one o 1 the
Ureekinridge newspapers whieh. have= been af
lording. aid and comfort to the Secessionists, was
attacked on 'Monday by an indignant mnb, and
its contents distroyed. It - is evident that.; ,- the
Unlit to the - foam:wane° of OUP patriotic citizen,
has nearly been reached r and .that, hereafter: : few
men can safety avow in public their sympathy
with treaSon." •
According to the above an uindig
nant •mob" are our . "patriotiecitizens."
. We shall next- be told that_ the big
geE3l thieves are the pinks of honesty;
that the bardest swearer is the purest
christian,that day is night:: The'Sen
tinel wnai n favor of peace:and compro
nage. That was its sin • and if that
is treason, and every man received
his deservings, we shall before many
months have more people in our jails
than out of tlem. ,
The De,inocrats of Lancaster
county ►eiill bold a .county convention
the 18th of September, for the pur.
pose of nominating a full county
ticket.
TRUE PATRIOTISM
From the Presbyterian.
There are two classes of persons
amongst us at present who ,claim to
be true patriots, and warmly attach
ed to the Constitution and Union, but
they show their,regard for them in
very different ways.
The first class are influeneed by
reason and religion; they have delib.
erately made up their minds that our
Government is a good one, and that
it is ottr_ solemn duty to do all in our
- power to perpetuate and transmit it
, unimpaired to coming, generations.
Our own voluntary sogagements i
the welfare of the people, the pros
perity of the country, the interests
of civil and religious liberty through
out the world, -and all coining time,
and the glory of God,all require this.
This class bf persons are - cool, dela,-
crate, and firm, but kind; they do not
make many violent and denunciatory
speeches, nor write many- inflarnato
ry articles for the press. But they
are either in the war themselves, or
their sons are there, and their prop
erty, time, influence are at the dispo
sal of the Government. They are
greatly grieved at the present state
of affairs, and bear their country,
their wh4le country on their hearts to
the merey-seat daily and hourly. -The
burden of their prayers is, that;God
would perpetuate our glorious Union,
and grant us a speedy and honorable
peace. These are the true friends of
the country ; they are those on whom
she lies with the most implicit confi
dence in this the hour-of peril.
The second class arc very zealous,
noisy, blustering, and tumultuous.—
On all occasions they are ready to,
make bitter and denunciatory speech
es, write intiamatory articles for the
press, or preach warlike sermons.--
They denounce the 'President, the
Cabinet, and all who--:do not agree
with them as • tardy in their move
ments, vacillating ..and timid in, their
policy ; they seek to establish their
own patriotism by denying the loyal
ty of others. Pretty much all they
do for their countryis done with the
tongue, or pen. They are not to be
found- in the army themselves, nor
any of those who are - -nearly allied-to
them ; and so far from -devoting
their time and property to the service,
of - the Government, they are eagerly
watching every opportunity for pro
moting their own aggrandizement;
and fill their pockets by plpridering
the nation. Instances of this-kind of
patriotism might easily he 'mention
ed, but this is not necessary.
-I recently heard a minister,- after
he-had a flaming sermon - on the state
of the country, when speakingnf the
South., say, - "Kill the devils kill the
devils!" This seetned to me, was
very unlike the Spirit of Christ and
his Apostles. and the entire gospel. L..
These persons are governed by a bit
ter, denunciatory, wildly fanatical
malignavit s,pirit, rather than en:
lightened, Christian patriotism. But
they are very far from being the best
friends to the conntry. >on whom- she
Can rely with; the-greatest confidence
iii this the tithe of her-danger. -This
she very well understands, and appre
elate* tiunn accordingly.
Pitolll LOUISVILLE---PEACS MgET-
Loutsvit,LE,, Algust
. 17th.—A, mace
-meeting, called by protninent Secession
iits for this evening, was hekrat the court
house. As the crowd entered the hall,
many were singing the "Star-Spangled
Ba,tmer." - .
limes Speed I.irtkintst) area called - - to
the chair.
„Roes Trabue (Secessionist) was also
nominated ,by The persons calling the
meeting. A “division of the house” took
place, when Mr. Speed:was elected.
The SecessioniSts, numbering about a
hundred, thenwitluirew, shouting for the
Southern Confederacy.
Speiehes were made by Messrs. Speed,
Wolf, Hamlin; and others, and resolutions
adppted with one dissenting voice.
After a Preamble stating that there is
noluistaking,the position of Kentucky ,n 1
the present civil war, that she is unalter,-
ably for peace, it was • -
Resolved;; lst, That whilst this state de
sitei t 6, be true to the Union, she alsO de
sires to haVe peace with the people of all
Other States. - •
2d. That We earnstly desire the resto
ration of peace in every part of - our be
loved country, and, as the ispeediestaand
serest mc;de 4:if effecting the 'result,. we ap.
peat for a c cessation of the -War now being
made upon them..
2 . 111 - That' We behold in the-dissolution
of the Union , a remedy for no evils,. , but
an 'aggravation of them all.
4th, .That we do-..not see how peace„
enduring-anct subStantial,js,to be attain
ed by the : establishment oft,two,independ
entlgovernments within our midst.
sth That we deprecate,the attempt be
ing made to produce by force the disrup
tion of thh Union.
6th That, for the purpose restoring
peaee,all patriotic men lhould abandon
seetiOnalparties, North and - South, and
the riglits of the Government shoUld not
be abandoned to the dictates -of armed
rebellion: ' ,
7th. That Kentucky's neutrality but fore
shadowed her love of peace: that all nego
tiations looking to al constitutional settle
ment of sectional direrences, and the ,pre
servation of the Union,should receive, her
hearty cooperation
'
-Bth. That we a-unwilliug that any,
,
foreign power should open the mouth of
the-ilississippi, or dny , of the ports of the
Union, and therefore are unalterably op
posidto a diSsolution of the Union. We
are for the country now and forever,
whether assailed.by foreign or demesne
enemies:... , - .
The resolutions were unanimously pass
ed by the;crowd s who Med' the hall to
overflowing.
Ate. A dispatch from Washington
states that'attacks - updn .members of
the Cabinet are regarded as ditiloYal,
and tending to, thwart its policy of
effective preparations; in other words
they are regarded as treasonable.—
Stuff! nevertheless our Republican
friends had better take care how
they talk about members of the Cab
inet - hereafter. Cameron may not
only get all the offices but also get
his enemies to jail !
tar On, Saturday all intercourse
either by letter, express, or otherwise
in.the future, with the South, was in
terdieted by the government.
AN INFALLIBLE REMEDY POT DYS
ENTERY AND PROTRACTED DZARRIEREA.
—Dr Page of Washington, .commu
nicates,-the follo7,ving to the Republi
can of that city: -
The following simple remedy, long
known in flimily practice, was-recent
ly tried in the camp of the New York
Twenty-second-Regiment where there
were from 80 to 100 cases daily of
dysentery, and with rapid cares -in
everv-ease
Receipe: In a tea cup half full :of
vinegar dissolve as much salt - , as it
will take up; leavlng a little exeessof
salt at the bottom of the cup. Pour
boiling water upon the solution till
the cup is two thirds or three quarters
full, A scum will rise to the surface
which roust he removed and the solu
tion allowed to cool.
Dose: Tablespoonful three tittles a
day till relieved;
The rationale > of the operation of
this - simple medicine will readilyoccur
to the patholOgist, and, in many hund
redtrials, I have •never known it to
fail in dysentery and protracted diar
rheea.
1 1 TUE CEDISTIS."—The unrevised num
' bers of , the populaticin enumerated at
the late census have already been pub
fished for England, Ireiand, and those
for Scotland'having just been ascer
tained by the officials of EdinbUrg,
the result for the entire country may
now be stated. The total number of
inhabitants of the United King,doni,
including the Wanda in. the British
seas, may be set down as not less than
29,031,164. Of these 20,051,725 were
numbered in - England and Wales, 3,-
061,117 in - Scotland, 5,764.543 in Ire
land, and 143,779 in the Channel Is
land and the Isle of Man. The.army
serving abroad and in Ireland, and
the navy and merehant seamen absent
at sea, are not included:
,
ABOLITION. OP SPRINGS' IN JoLOOP
Sicnt.rs.--The London Standard report
in full - the proceedings of a meet
ing lateliconvened in that city by a
Duchess at the desire of Queen Vie
toria, to , which Only the creme de
la creme of, fashionable , female society
were admitted, for the purpose of
presenting a. pro Position to her-Majes
ty to abandon hoops en the ground of
their s clanger and the number of deaths
which they had caused. Of course
the idea was generally received with
consternation- Some very aristocrat
ic ladies could'remember no person
of rank who had suffered from wear
ing them and enuldn't see why they
should relinquish .hoops, because, com
mon people, to whom they were , an
inconvenience, preiume to copy their
modes. Avigorous discussion ensued
afid_a-proposition was finally carried,
which declared forthe .abelition of all
steel .hoops and, wrings in
What is to be offered as a substitute
is not yet known:
SOLDIERS' RATIONS
Orercg•CowilleaßT- 01119EILLL 4.l3ea,tatarrce,
.: ', 1 •
.14essittqft3NE - Aug, gr 1881. •• ':
14 13
From the:n=ooou/. lattelliio s 4(avir.tmen ry,
tarred to tbkotlice, oolOplaitib. go - sir cuit .
food, end ttaffbrailiqualith , -0 , hat : ru rbed IS ,
the Commiiiiriit to the vole] teers;-- am - led.:hir
believe that a brief statement of the truth may
give satisfaction to the public mind.
Before the action of the last Congress, .the-sa.
tion (used by the Army for many years) furnish
ed to thq voinn teers,was as follows :
2 .pound of pork. of ‘ bacoii, or 1} pound of fresh
or salt beef; 18 ounces of bread or flour, or 12 oun
ces of pilot bread, or 11 pound of corn meal.
To 100 Rations-8 quarts of beans or peas,- or
10 pounds of. rice, or 140 ounces of dessicated po•
tatoes, or 88 of..
of deisiCatedl Mixed vegeta
bles; 10 pounds of colfee,"ls - pounds' of sugar; 4
quarts of vinegar; 11 polipti of adamantino eart
hiest, 4 pounds of soap, and 2 quarts of salt. -
This ration ha's!fmen found;k4 long experience
in the regular Army, : to be - ample,
Coogre:s, by an act of the last session, increas
ed this ration, until it is now as follOvrs:
f pound - -of pork ar•bacon, or pound of -fresh
or salt beef;,22.. °dimes : of bread or flour, or 1
pound of pilot breed;
Td 100 Rations-8 quarts of beans; 'lO pounder
of rice or liominy, and 1 pound of potatoes, three,
times R week,'ora substitute therefor; 10. pounds.
of eoffee,_ls pounds of sugar, 4 quarts of eine: .
gur, 11 pounds of utrattkaiitine - nandles, 4 pounds
of soap, and 2 quarts ,
Extra lessee uf.mu tutees arepocasionally made.
This ration, if cared fur and prOpirly. cooked,
is more than eon be eaten'; and this'eation thi Go.
vernment is ready to ferniek.
The method of procuring it for the regitcents
is simple ; Each Captain of com pany makes to
his Colonel a return . Stating the number Of men
in his company and the numbers of-days .drawn
for, signed by .him.. These company returns are
consolidated by the regimental' Quartermaster,
and 'signed by the Colenal. 'This 'return . is an
order on-the depot . or Brigade . Commissary for
that quantity of stores ;.and it is the duty of
the regimental Quartermaster to see that he; re•
coil's's the full' amount, .ad that it is all of good
quality.
Wbee the storesreseb the_rtegiment,
,it is the
duty. of each Captain to See that' his company
teceivei t heir due,iiittli:dan forhy - iiim . Oiftis 're
turn, and that the quality is good;
If the regimental Quartermaster and _Captains
attend to their duet., the men mast receive their
full alloWanee na set forth in the ration above,
and not en eturtiele.but . or good quality. -
The, fictyprnmen t has 011. band ample supplies
of the vary, hes' t_qiiality, and is defiirous of doing
ftilfjustice in the volunteers. If the - veltinieers
do . not reeelvelethe fault is that of their own
officers, 4. P. Tart,ort, A. C. 0, sub.
PROCLAMATION 'FROM GOVER
NOR,'CU.RTIN. - •
HanuniiwnicTueeday Ang:2o;i4k-
Goir. Curtin h4l;i:r Oftriee#bd
following' proelainsition
PEN:I4BYIIV.ANTABS. " I "
In . the name and lethe authOitr
of the Commonwealth of Penneyisfa-!
viii, AN DREW' G. CURTIN; Geier
ridi thee CoiWmeon Wealth. -
A Ptigatt,lattdifle Freemen of the tom-
moiiwesith litilfOnneylwanie ' •
Washington believed to be_ in danger.
The President has made an appeal for ail the
men that can be Ininisked to be sent forward'
without delay. If Pennsylvania now pate .forth
her strength the hordes of hungry Rebelsmay be
swept down to the Ltitudes where they belong.
If she falters, the Seater 'tumults, disorder, and
rapine witty be traneferreti to-her owls soil. - Let
every Ulan .Iso act tlat.be wiil.not be ashamed : to
look at his mother, his wife or sisters.
.•
In th is emergency it-devolves upon me to s alt
upon all. Commanders of companies to-report-im
mediately to -the headquarters of the Commun ,
wealth, at Harrisburg, that peens may.be pro d.
dad for their immecilutelrensPertation, with the
men under their eoutinesids. • - .
The tbree - tnooths rolunteers, whose discharge
has so weekeoed the army, fire urged by every
considersdoe of feeling, duty, and patriotism, to
restithe their armee at the - call of their cooritryi
and aid the other wen of Penney!ramie its:quell : ,
ing the traitors.
. .
Qiren under my hand and.the great seal of the
State, at Harrisburg; this 20th day of August; in
the year of oar Lord one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-one, and of the Commonwea/th the
eighty-sixth
Oovcnwon. ELI SLIFER,
- Secretary of. tbe..Commonwealtli.
The above proclamation lee 'beep
nobly responded to. More:thap $;990
men have already been forwirded i .to-
Harrisburg,
ImPOILtANT ORDER. . THE
WAR DEPARTMENT. '
The foilowing impoilant orderfrom the
Way Department was , - piablished on Mon
day of last week.:--
WAR DEPARTgENT.I
IN
- WASHGTON. August 16, 1861. j
AU comm anders of regiments of:volunteers accepted
by this Depatimmit In the States Of PenaltyAmnia, New
Jorser , New York, Connecticut, BLiasachusette,Ve. mont,
Rhode Island, New Hatil dl eshire; Maine tunildichigan, will
take notice of and conform promptly to tbe general order
tbia day direoted.to. the Governors of-the States above
named, which is as follows: •
To TR.. GOVEHNOR'OF The SPATE OF
By direction of the President of the United . Staten, you
are urgently requested to forward, or causo to be forwar
ded immediately to the city of Washington all volunteer
regiments, or parts of regiments, at the expense of the
United States government, tlOtt may tmw'be enrolled
withinyour State, whether under immediate .000 trot or
by acceptances issued direct from the War Department,
whether such volunteers are armed, elliPPer or uni
formed or not.
The office, of each regimental organization that may
not be full shall leave recruiting oritersit their several
rendezvous and adopt.. such other measures as may, be
neeeetary to t il l up their ranks at the earliest date
poesibltt. -
•
All officers of volunteer regiments on arrival will re
port to the Comniatuilmi General, who will provide equip
mentaand ether supplies necessary for their comfort.
TO insure the Movement of troops more rapidly than
might otherwise tee done,' you will.pleose confer and aid
all officers of independent regiments in such manner as
'may be necessary to effect the object in view. All cloth
leg belonging to or contracted f the several rag menu
shall be forwarded to Washington tor their use, detailed
reports of whictisball be made to the Commanding Gen
eral. . . • SIsiON
.
• .Secretary of War,.
'
•
OBNOXIOUS istRWSPAPEtts PIESENTED.
tu liewfYork, on Friday:lot, ,the
Grand .Tury ofthe United-States•Cir
euit Court, made a presentment con
demnatory. of the course of the fol..
lowing papers :--Journal of Commerce,
the • Daily and :Weekly ffews, the. Day
Book, -the - Preeniates' Journal (Catho
lic) and the Daily Eagle of :Brook
lyn, for the utterance of language
wbick rt expressed in :the street would
be considered a - eriine against . t4e go
vernment. • • -
FROM BALTIMORE.
BAlA.!swim Aug. 28. _
Mayor Barrett. At Wishibgton, pas
sed through .hore - ai a prisoner this
morning,. deatinedfar - FOrt Lafayette,
in New York harbor. " - •
The. Bakti more 'COun:ty. ;Court -- house
at,Towsont4iiii, was cyrejtikiS Morn
ingg by an incendiary.. ' The, 'record
office ; WWI destroyed biit the rest of
the_ building escaped.
TRENTON, N.. J. Aug. 24.
The. True Democrat, tlie Democratic
organ of the State, suspended public
cation this .morning, and gives as
reason that the Government has vir
tually interdicted the publication of
every paper that does not support the
Adminitstration. The, paper is one of
the oldest and most prosperous in. the
State. , _
The Second German regiment, of - Ohio,
when they went to the war, took with
them a laundress for each company, ten in
all. When the regiment, with their Teu
tonic ladies, arrived at •the field of opera
tions in Virginia,-General Rosencrans
looked•at them and then looked over the
articles of war, and having assured him
self that there was nothing therein contain
ed allowing soldiers to have clean shirts,
he despatched the ten washerwomen back
to Cincinnati, where their safe arrival was
chronicled.on• the 20th inst.
. .
It is saisittiii Mr. Webster, of Philadel
pbta, *M'cleili'dfei 8100,0001 oh his, con
tract for overcoats,
NEWSPAEIIf3 MADE • a NTRABAND. —
Rn theenTval of the New-York train
Phitiaillphiireiri Tuesday morning,
Vsbal Millward, as
kt.
wated • r o ars, vtmined all the
Dandles `Of pipers bitugYit by the
train,
and seized every copy of the
New York Daily-News.... saln,wa,s.
totally suppressed. The Marshal alio
seized all the bunfiliiyof—Daily 174108
at the expresi °ace In that city' for
the West and .South , including over
one.thansapud copies for Louisville and
noaily`five ,h'undred for' Baltimore,
Washington,`Alexandria and Annap
olis. The same afternoon the Mar
shal took logeof ,the office of
the Christian observeritßA ll o4 l -Phia•
A NEW STATE OUT .07 VIRGINIA .
The Wheeling, Va.,. _Convention .on
=Wednesday adopted t an ordinance
St t to be called Ka
creating a nei,ir a e n
awba. - This includeeB9,counties, and
provides that, certain adjoining eoun.
ties bay join it in‘casc a majority of
the people "' agree: • =The ordinance
also providie ilk iilection• of dele
gates to , a CAnetititliinal Convention,
and for' sibinitting the question to
the people. The election will 'take
place on 6'47,1th - of =October.
Freya The Kanxicha.—Skirmish• At
Hateh's Mrinia.-4,000 Rebels
Driven ltaik-•sl.l.trined ,
„attioittOtamit, Aug. 22.
A skirmish at Hawk's Nest, in .the
Kanitivba valley; eight beyend.
Guilin., occurred; on =the ~20th:. Tho.
Rebels. 4000 stroni . ,aagii,JikexktoWhorep
thejlth ; Ohio • regiment. had %doted
harri*eck and were ifritieh back with "
the loss of 50 killed ailif
ber wolindid and taken prisonerm•-;--
Our loss was none killed, two (nightly
wound' it andone inlifilingrr-Our for
c08• capttueil, quite a number Of -her
selLind equipments. --"*" •
10114ENERAL - 417,TLEIL has been
authorized: 4if five
thousawrineifin lifaseacfilisett4 and
is to 'be granted a leave.of absence to
superintend in personAhe imkkariiza
tion Of thadivision. Gen..=Butlerrivill
have fifil power to thordughty apmint
tbo new diFision,-,providing it does
notoi6et more in lifiuuniebuaktre - :than
it would - cost - in Washington. -
BONI:TA/WM.13NT GAtLYES-
TON, TE - X4.Bg
The eity Vralvesttn, 'Nies, was
subjste&W„aprettypevere boakbavi
mop. Statestii(he*. ,
sels*Souti(Ciitoliiia
a~iii'Dart; on on
day, the bth inst. They emit:limed to
throw iikells into the City ,foi; half .an
hour,, doing : considerable'-damage.—
The batteries on the shore resPolitted,
and Thought that "the -South
Carolina had received some hurt, as it
Was ebserired . that she was undergo.
repaira after the ight was over.
the citizens of Galveston 'sent a pro
ti;ist qn 'board, under a flag of truce,
against the alleged violation , of the
rules of war in shelling the kity with
out.gifinguOtice to remove- the wo
men-and children. These' facts we
learit-froiu.Sotithern Squivdt4..
se i . The Republicans of.T.Tuton,'Sny
der., - and several other Republican
onkitiee . have.- already . showil their
true Union spirit by making strict
party nominations. The Uniob sen
timents of the Republicans, in such
things, depend a great deal upon
their power..
,•• , •
APPREUETIDED - 21.1[0T AT ALLENTOWN,
Sbe - riff, ppith county ' , issued
a progiaMitOn 9,117 T 4 arsday, to quell an
riot. A Posse of '2OO
meri s Wee'called out u i pon notice given
th4-090iiet4s it the Altentewn . -
Deinoeratarid . the _ROL b/i/ioner,.(fi;Ge r
man paper,) that their offices were in
danger. The.' pgaini :were standing
guard .about the all Thursday
and Pridr‘y. Intense excitement-pre.
*veiled, : •
Kr The - Office of the'East . on Sentinel,
a. Democratic paper advocating peace and
compromise, was destroyed by a mob on
Monday night ofla.st week. Ali the type,
cases, desks, paper, books, and moveable
materials, were thrown into the streets,
and afterwards burned. The offices of
the Argus and Correspondent (German);
of Easton, were. also entered by the mob,
and their' contents partially distroyed.—
Early the same evening, Hon. Philip Jo,hn
son, the member of Congress from the
Northampton distri6t, was burned in effigy
in frOnt o 1 his own house.
The office
_of The Jeffersonian, at West
Chester, Was "cleared out" on Monday
night, and the type were pitched in the
street.
LOUISPILLS Aug. 22.—A special despatch
to the Courier, dated Paducah, says that
'the gunboat Co'nestori came here this
morning sidtb.2so, i tilen and captured the.
steamboat'H. B. Teary and took her to
Cairo.. Yesterday 1,000 Lincoln troops
came tq . .Plandsv,ille, Kentucky, and cap.
titnNl:two citizens of that place, and took
Owl tß,Cairo as prisoners.
TheVourier also says that the excite..
ment at Lexington yesterday was very
great on the arrival of the guns sent from
the Federal Government, which was in
creased by the tnrning out of the Home
and State Guards, and the arrival of; cav
alry: The 'Courier says that a difficulty
would have beeninaugurated but for the
persUation ofJ. C. Breckinridge, who ad
dressed the crowd, urging no violence,
but to permit the troops to take and con
vey'the guns to their deatination. The
,cout* 'says that the excitement is so
great that further shipinents Will not be
!Palle km the present.
•
41.• aisle-hi-St. Louis, out of loi're to the
:binightol Oen &the South,takes all the
Northern Pipers he can get; puts them in
to bottle; with a little flag in the cork, and
sends tb c p down, the river,. to bp picked
up and the'refiels below. He
calls this'his floating telegraph.
LARGE SALmuss.--The Presidents of
the Mutual MUrine Insurance Companies
of New York receive princely- salmiesit--
The President of the Atlantic - Mntual re
ceives re
ceives $25,000 a year, the President of
the• Sun Mutual $15,000; of the great
Western - $lO,OOO, and the President of the
two leading Fire and Life offices receive
$510.000 each. The salaries of the bank
cashiers vary from $4;000 to $7,000.
The secession sympathizers in Wash
.ington seem to have been certain that .
Johnston and Beauregard: would make
theit appearance befatt4e National lines.
last M onday- n 10411114 it is
stated actually watteiteill.eighi: They , ;
will have a long time to m wait:. ,
Triti lieftantiessinui NE0:094-4 101
Chicago,.'on VridaY afternoon, attOtit
negro boy, some 'sixteen years of age -
wiiilleitteinpting to get On the car
ofiabovie railway, fell upon the tra9k.
Before the horses could be stopped
botirowiieeis had passed odor his head
and when those who
,witnessed the
scene expected!to;aee' a crushed and
battered skull, and of• coarse a.a - dead
boy, they ners o . co; n s d id s e o r r a a h t l e y h s h ur is p h ri e se ad d
to see triealet:u
a little, an - :,wallted -off unharmed,-- 7
'The car *wahlthitewo-from the track by
the iobstrutittOp..-
INTELLIGENCE has reached this city.
from - Halifax, Mira' Scotia; upon the au
thoriee of the commander ofa French frig
ate stationed there, that as soon as rein-.
forcements from the other side of. the At
lantic, now on their way, arrive to join the.
Engligh and French fleets, they„ : **ll:. both;
sail for thetiouthern coast or the , United
Shates., and open the blockade. .1t is not
_at all improbable that such is the inten
tion. eitheGovernments of England and
France, but, at the same time, it may' be
that the French officer who made this
statement has no positive knowledge of
the. destiriitticin tif the squadrons, although; .
of course; the concentration of so large a
naval Circe. on. the:North' Amerioan coast
at this-time would , naturally indicate to
the effibers in commend a contemplated'
movement in the direction of our :South- •
ernports,--N. Y. Herald. ,
Col. Da-vid RenncP, a- native of BOW
county, and - well known as a former .
ident of ..Bernyille.; where he carried 0n..•
busineasas a.-builder of:boats.and
•
was arrested InThriiiiiel*a on Monday
evening " a week ; and placed in the custo
by of the United States Marshal, on the '
charge of tiaationablecnrnmunication with
the SoUtherrt rebels: , The circumstances
attending his arrest;-ssrere as follows: Mi:-
Renno, who went'Sbrith about eight 'yeari;
-ago, and has singe - teen , esttertsitelior eie
geeedialiridge btgltiriid in'Mirth Carotins,
- South! Carolina, arid% fermessee,, visited
South : darolifiditnitakantelytbefore or.' di.
rectly lifter the fall. of Pet ,Stanter, and
obtained a contract for building bridges
on a railroad between Chariest•an•ondlets•
lumbia. Shortly afterwards 1* came -la
the North, and ordered the iron-Work;kir
these bridges at , one of the Iron Foundties
in Reading. After the commencement of
hostilities, the proprietors of the fciundry
at Reading refrained . , from sending their
work Southward, notwithstanding the re
peated.ilemandiiifgr:Relmo for the same.
On Monday Morning:he arrived in Read
ing accompanied by his wife and mothet4
in-law, for the"purpo, as he- avowed, of
ascertaining the cause of the• - detention of
the iron. While_ here, it is : 'said,' he was
overheard to utter strong . secession senti
ments. This soon became . , noised about,
and those who heard of it, determined to
have him arrested: hut befcire it could be •
accomplished, it was discovered that Mr.
Renno had taken the afternoon train to
Philadelphia. He was placed in a car
riage, and taken to the Filbert street sta
tion-house, where he.when,
detained until
Tuesday morning, . When;!after a partial
examination, he was . ..tin - mi.(' over to the
U. S. Marshal, in whose custody, we un
derstand, he still remains.
The folinAting report, was drawn up
by the Ilietril4' AtOertey. at the request or the
Grand Jury,' , and - sabinltted to them, but finding
that there were men in the Jury who suspected
that be hod some political object in view, he
withdrew it:—,
To the Honorable the Judges of the Court of
Quarter Sessions of the Peace in and for the
County of Lebanon.
The Grand. Inquest of the Commonwealth of
Penneylrapia, inquiring in and for the body of
the podfity of Lebanon
liespzadfully teport : That they havecompleted
Ike..criminal business laid before them by the Dis
lirotAtCorney, and the other duties fur which
they/ were assembled, and return their cordial
thinks to the Court, and other officers for. the
prompt attention with which their' wishes lave
been
_not •
That before separating they feel eonatrained
by a sense of duty; and as representatives of, in
the forcible languagh ot the law, - "the body" of
this county, as also in view of the eloquent and
clear remarks of the President Judge, upon the
Act of the General Asseribly of this Common
wealth, approved April ISth, 1801, and entitled
"An Act supplementary to an Act to consolidate,
revise and amend, the penal laws of this Coos
moowealth,"-to place a brief exposition of their
views ispon the record of Ois Court, with the
hope that it may reach and attract the attention
and careful consideration of every loyal citizen
in this county.
They recommend to every citizen of tbie coun
ty, not merely a careful observance on hie own
part of the provisions of the act okAssembly re
ferred to, which they believe from their know.
ledge of the - people generally to be. scarcely nee.
essary, but also to watch carefully, that stranger.
and loose characters who in times of civil-com
motion Peritide Communities for the wOrst.and
mo=t mischievoua purposes, are not permitted to
fulfil them with impunity. They shireldietneut
ber that they arc the det.izens of a valley where
upon God has showered his benefits with the ut
most prefuattm, and that their fertile fields, their
Well.etticked farms, and their groaning granaries,
- are no slight temptation to troops engaged in a
contest wherein they rapidlt!:! their resources
•
diminishing, especially of d. soul suizetset,
Should misfortune agate oceitake our armies
is no improbable result, that this valley' will- be ,
flooded zirkth rebel troops, and Consequently every'
one, should take eare that in-no way information:
should reach the rebel leaders which would make
their knowledge of it, at all accurate, and their
consequent progress through it; more easy.. The
Act of Assembly in question, as expounded to us•
by his Honor Judge Pearson, furnishes judicious
ly applied en ample remedy' for evils of this kind
as well as others, and we recommend a careful
study ef it, by all the peace of eons-of the county,.
mid - Re strenuous enforcement by every citizen
whatever his position.
We further consider it our duty, under the sol
emn obligation we have taken to recommend to
all whose bodily strength, age, and health will.
permit it, to prepare themselves to render to their.
Unhappy country, Convulsed with the machiba
tions of truitors, that perronal service to which
she is entitled from ovary one of her children,
not only by the universal law of God antteature,
bilt else, and especially, because until;thleflime,.
the Donstitution and Union mow athOlied b y
wicked-men and their deluded:Albeit, bsa 4thow
ered down everywhere within its broad seeps, and
'without regard to placeer person, übudulteratod
and accumulated
main
. y
, cii theAait:Wase.ofrnotimnentbtaisl
troops valley h'wthoat thein
waged the tie & of tho Revolution was
drawn, which war gave un ouroivil mind religious'
liberties, as 3 as it was also from the ;Same
triet that those troops came, who bore the Star
spangled banner-in triumph along the resound: -
ing shores
-of the mighty Niagara, which.‘er es
tablished.us• among the .Cations. of be. earth.—
We bcipii - that those o'T them 'when ;live in this
country, to Whom our gloriuus Conetilition has
always secured,,inahe language Of the immortal
author of the Declaration of jnidepetidence,,Tlifis
” 7
liberty; and'the - pursuit of bappiPl , . " ll ' cot
now in the most trying eeniuncture which has;
yet visited- s. . tfottptry shrink from emu
lath:lg the - towage; and patriotism of their fore
fathers. • If they do,„they will prove that like
Israel of old, they are not content with being
hefty' and' prospbrous under the immediate pro
lectioe of Dirine Providence, but blind and be
totted seek for a king. To such an end must the
sueeespbf this rebellion come, and he who does
not dells utmost, to support the Government
anti, pet and part, of the most wicked, cause
lessbe,d ppnatural civil war, which has ever dis
graced humanity. He is willing to use the civil
and religious liberties of himself,. hie nation and
of inankihd, go down forever into oblivion amid.
the convulsions of society, the shitiiihter of kind
redolle.overthrow ofjustice and tlmatusenlancy
of .despotism. Far be atroiseutiteetitsfrom eve
ry loyal'citisen and to Wittlifippur_dslkstation of
them we have hereunto sat-our halide chic aoth
day of August, A. D., lsea: .
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