The Lebanon advertiser. (Lebanon, Pa.) 1849-1901, October 02, 1861, Image 2

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fbanon atitertion.
'WHEN DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE:I CEASE TO LEAD, WE ORASE
ra Fot,Low."
WDi, 111. BRESLIN, Editor and Proprietor
LEBANON, PA.
•
WEDNESDAY, QCITTIFER 2, 1861
DEMOCRATIC & REPUBLICAN
UNION TICKET.
President Judge:
John J. Pearson,
-Dauphin County.
A filsociate Jaidges:
William Rank,
Swatara Township
Thomas Kramer,
Londonderry Township
Assets) bly:
Isaac Hoffer,
Lebanon Borough.
Sherifli
Jonathan Bender,
J ackson. Township
Pr4ollion illary:
Henry Siegrist,
.Leb;won Buryugh
Treasurer:
John All wein,
South Annville Township
Commissioner:
Jacob Bucher,
South Lebanon Township.
Director of the Poor:
Elias Walborn,
Bethel Township
AitiMor;
Jacob Zu g,
Milli:reek Township
iiiir Next Tuesday is election day
The present, condition of our National
.!. affairs makes this election, which un
der other cirenn.ustances would be hut
an ordinary one, of considerable im
portance. The "Union must and shall
) be preserved," and to do so treason and
! rebellion must be crushed. The gov
i ern men t looks to the people for an en
i {lorsement of its efforts in the accent
'i plishment of that object. At the bal
lot-box is the place where the people
'truly and significantly speak. .11eUce
the verdict recorded through the bail
,'l. lot-boxes next, Tuesday Will be keenly
1 examined.
In Pennsylvania no State election
ii takes place this year, but the opinion
II! of the people will have to begatbered
:;' from the votes east for the various
county offices and members of the
' Legislature.
In Lebanon county we haVe two
tickets presented to the voters for
4 .
V, their endorsement—one made by a
Itil.spartizan assembly and of the usual
partizan character; the ether by a
4 Union Convention of al{ parties, and
'`.which will be supported by Demo
t
t)erats, Republicans and Americans in
i discriminately, who have laid aside
,I , party feeling and party attachments
for the present, and 'whose only ob
ject is "Union for the sake of the Un-
io .
There need be no appeal to the yo
'tars "to come out." All who appre
ciate the importance of the present
.election will rally to the polls with an
unusual enthusiasm. Let every man
do his own thinking, and vote accord
ing to the promptings of his own
heart, and the popular verdict will be
ight. In the hands of the viiters we
leave tbis Matter; feeling confident,
however, that they will record such a
verdict in this county for the - Union
'ticket, next Tuesday, that will prove
an era in its history. There are ma
ny reasons why it should be so, but
the time for argument.is now past—
the time for action is at hand:
Siar Gov. Curtin has issued a pros
amation prohibiting el tizens of Penn
sylvania from enlisting in companies
.r regiments raised for or iu other
'States, under any authority but such
s may be authorized by this State.
itir Voters of . the Union ticket
vill examine their tickets carefully,
nd see that they conform with the
icket published at the head of our
aper.
isEIL, A private named Lanahan, last
.week, shot dead the Major of the 46th
•en nsylvan ia Regj'inent: He was tried
tiy a dram-head court martial and sen
6ienced to be hung: Previous to the
xectition of the sentence he com,
i.
itted suicide by cutting his throat,
In one of the raffles by the Irish Brig
ide at Lexington, Company A of the First
Mods Cavalry, accompanied them.—
fhis company - remised the shot of the
whole battery of the rebels, and all went
own— horses and riders. Not a man
eturned.—Ohicago Tribune.
1 17IIE UNION TICKET.
Ma. Emron,:—The people in this
part of the county alb ; want' to unite
on the Union ticket, because in sup
porting that they can give the adinin
istration the most effective suppoilt.—
And if all men were willing to subor
dinate private interests to the public
good, the straight ticket would not
get many votes in this county.
But the Union iiatet.io opposed by
what is known in the country as the
"Court House Clique," because - it efts
formed by the people,
and if' itsec=-
ceods, their own tic ket, formed by_
them, in the main more-:than. a •month
before the convention lnet, will have to'
go down. This wOuld utterly destroy
their power, break up their selfish and
despotic ring, and again secure the
political power of the eonnty to the,
people; where it justly belongs.
It is a tact well known through the
county, that no honest man can be
nominated fbr any County - office worth
having, if ho does not at first secure
the good will of this clique, and to do:
this he must Enrrender, his manhood
and consent to become, ;a willing- in
strument in their. hen& for any pur
pose they choose to use, him. If he
has too much self-respect for this,,they
will ignore his claims, and he . cannot,
get upon the ticket. , ilundreds 0: the
very best; men of the party know,t4is.
from their own experience, anchys.ap ;
peal to:them to :verify what we, have
hero said. , . • :- „
By supporting, the, n ion ticket, we
can, therefore accomplish two, objects,
viz : unite and harmonize the people,.
and secure their .unanimous. support
of the administration,. and in fay.or, of
a vigorous, prosecution;: of thee war,•
and smash the "Court,Tionse,Oliquer
the tatter being, but a mere ,;popse
quenoo of the former, butstiliis . very,
much desired by the, people:, ; :This we
call killing two : birds with. one atone.-
And. we well know 010 . people will go
it with a- - rush when 'the..time for ac,
lion comes. •,
REPUBLICAN .OF JACKSON
F M
. or e'
HOW THE STRAIGHT TIOKET
WAS FORMED:: : .
. It was well knoWn for monfls' be
fore the convention met,' that , thOSe
of this borough 'Who ' compose what
is commonly known as the "Court
House Clitne" thrOughout the county,
were determined , to nominate Mr.
Shantz for Sheriff. ' 'He was their pet,
and for hiM every othercandidate be
-the convention would have been
sacrificed. It was so declared by,
them week's before the 'confention ,
met. Mr. Bender, who had also an ,
nounced himself as a candidate fpr
that offiCe; was much too strong for
Shantz through the county. Outside
of this borough, he Ivould havegot
three votes' to Shantz's one, a i
:and n a
fair race for the nomination the latter
would have been beat out of sight.—
Ho consequently could only be put
on the ticket by utterly ignoring and
defying the wishes of the people, and
this was deliberately resolved upon
weeks before the call for the Cotinty
Convention was issued.
Of course they required the co4Te
ration of some of the other candidates
to do this, and these for the sake of
making their own neminatiOn, cheer
fully hlped them.
On the day of the convention,those
candidates who were in the ring brought
their delegates for themselves only, and
these were then combined by the wire - -
pullers here, and the ticket they have
nominated is the restillef their actien.
Some candidates before that con
vention, were of course defeated,' but
a number of them willingly acquiesced
in this and helped to carry out , the,
programme previously fixed up by
the Clique; becaUse liberal promises to
help them next time, were made them.
Will the voters of Lebanon county
support a ticket. thusforined? 1 think
not. ANTI-CLIQUE REPUBLICAN.
For the Actrertiscr
JUDGE RANK.
The-principle of , -"rotation in office"
is strongly urged• against this gentle
man- by the straight voters. They
will of course-resort to Anything to
help their ticketit ut , this argument,
we think, does not , make much in
their favor.
Judgo Pearson has„been nominated
and elected time and again, and yet
nobody bears of any objection to him
on this ground.
The experience which Judge Rank
has acquired on the bench will make.
Mint so much more useful to the pub
lic, and if ho has hitherto faithfully
served the public, why should he be
turned out now simply to make room
for another who has , had no such ex
perience. ~',
The offices are made for the public
benefit, and not for office seekers, and
whenever the community has a com - -
potent and faithful officer;. it is bad
policy to turn him out to make room
for another because ,"zonation in of.
flee" requires IL
Would a farmer, merchant orother
business man who bud hired a servant
or clerk for a year, turn him out When
that year was up, if he gave satisfac
tion, simply to make room for another?
Clearly not, if he had respect: to his
own interests; and so the public
should act in regard to the Offices.
THE UNION TICKET
The great body of the American people love .
their governinent,—and well they may, because
its equal can nowhere' be found since civil insti
tutions have been known toexist among_mankind.
The sages and patriots of the revolution guid•
ed by profound foresight, and the loftiest patri
otism have founded it upon the fundamental
principles of justice and equality, and so long as
morality, and a love of liberty, dwell id the
hearts of their descendants they will cherish it
with unfaltering devotion. .
History details the,dangers and sufferings whir/
our forefathers. have encountered before it was
securely established, and in the • eventful war
which preceded it, the interposition of Divine
Providence, in behalf of en infant people, then
struggling for their independence may be clearly
discerned. Thankfulness to God, and ,gratitude
to them, independent of self interest, and, paren
tal affection would naturally prompt them to make
every sacrifice which the moat ardent love of
country could evoke, to preserve for themielies
and their children that happy systein of govern.
meet thus prepared to - their hands. Tuts was
not doubted; but it was feared thatattachment
to party into which the people necessarily would
become divided—would unduly incite their pas
sions, and becloud their understand trig s thapte.
ice!. and bitterness of political ert!tentionht
beget distrust` end alienation among them,' and
that densigtigues,.taiiing advantage of the'ex.-
citement 'thus occasioned,, mist` lead them to
their ruin.
For the .4deertiter
This "was the source of endless trouble; and
proved the ultimate ruin of theltepublics of an
tiquity.
qur §tatesinen of revolutionary mem.
ory saw the danger to which we would be sub
jected from these causii,s,:and they
every occasion to adthilnish us sighinst tdei
,None felt ,a ,deepor ude 2 , or gnve
_way-tn.
more gfoomy forebodings than the lanieuted'Wash 7
ingtoU, arid he has left as a liiiinuihent of 'wisdom;
and'instructlonJ on 'this iu bj t, Faieiv el f
AddreSS. ' '
The teMper , and disposition of the American'
people was never fully: tested until , the present'
National Administration,catne 'tete power, , ; The,
political campaign wit ich. had. preceded. the Olen
tion;. was probably the most violent through
which-they. littiVever passed. .:Questions 'of great
magnitude and overshadowing.interest, were tilt,
issue and they were'debtatid . pre mid eon in our I
legislative assemblies,-and' before the people - with
great zeal. and acrimony. The - political - CO Idrort
boded and seethed. and the public exeiteusent was
intense. Yet . wfien the - election was . over the
Northern people unanimously submitteddui`
deeision: h iota ;the people ,h Old LI L O , the' ova.
net; provided„hy .the constitution. PThe Cotton,
States alone rebelled. : As soon, however, as they,
°untie itted Overt awe of 'treason age the`gOi - -
ernalCOr, the masses', of -the North, trte.apeitive of •
patty, rushed te.the stipport. of - the , govertimiit, , , ,
The revolted Stateafor years previous,. tied
bered - to the Dertmettrein prirtY, yet %the , Cubtifinfr
they- laid v ittletiv he ntla,upon - t Mt altar, of or lib ,-
o r ki e s
,and assnuted :to „destroy, „car, nationality;‘,
_their Delneciltic brethren of the . Nerth drew
their `.sword iiprA trent.
They , retail turf fy 'gathered /a - round the ad Min
istra,tien.vtthieh they; hakendetteored to kepp out. ,
of power, •fndsup . portett lib) , their united strength:.
`in - Orr tiiirelie' Of ' ionatiin linnet authority,
against traitorttin toni-pittlititivi
who- withlarms in_ their hands,-„werri endeavoring.
to resist arid oyerthrow . , it ; The Sou thern.:Mi n;..
'spit:lbis - Sought to nullify, theelMitionVeeatise it
went 'thud. • The 'masks of the',,Detniy ,
eratie ~ p art,p, of the North ; ; the soiter.-
riga, vi ill of the people, deciaredilirough the, bat
respeeteti, bilti eliti'Migh we Shotild
have preferred 'to see ' the' ailoisien the titlirit"wiir,' ,
yet ; it, was con . atilittionally etude andAtillowfirro ,
versiblo, ,Siieiry Stale,anti_citizen within Federtillfolditi umat'subetitjt4 Resistance is
reiohition 'and niukt htOput del 4m fotjmu" • -
This, et ,eettrse, pus: ;1110rh. than 'duty laid:
patriotism de-Mended. in, making this.emphatie,
dechiration under the 'tryilig eiretwestebees by
which they were surrounded; they'only -shitived
their, layalty, to the government and fulfilled the
coustittytional, obligation
_which . their citizenship ..
imposed open. theta. R
ta. ut it nevertheless affords
. gratifying evidence to °Vet/reflective mind, that
public . virtue still' :prevails among the 'people,
-while it,. is the itatuft_ triumphant, vindication of
"their capacity for self - gbverament that has 'yet
been given. ,
Who , has' a' heart to proscribe: those men '
on account of past political differences ?,
1 urn:quite Were, save these who have it keen .
longing for the offices . ; and whose attachment to
I party is graduated in .proportion to their Minuets ,
of getting them. . Amid the . universal , outgu.sh- h
lug of patriotism, every where witnessed, p,?liti r
atitecaehts 'Zhou le be forgotten . ;' conciti a .
harmony . and fraternal - feeling. should WS+ .
cultivated ainong-thepeeple.., This is-indi4peli--
sible to our national safety. Let us, therefore,
net revive party animosity—at present so happi
ly extinnmisitedlay.en over greediness to catch
the few :ffiee.s - notr ,be filled. To obviate , this . :
danger . the Union ticket lots been formed 'The
nominees are excellent men,' of spotlegs private
characters - -; weliqualilied to -diScherge thci
ties of the olio:este r bich,they have . been. named;
they gyre strouglyr,iti ; favor of their comaky end:
against the rebellion; and this is ling.& 'care'
about.' In this; however; iht-thinot nand' atone.
The Republicans, of lowa, Oliio , and New-York.'
have united with the Union- living Democrats of,
these - States in the formation of Staie
Although the Republican pftity' wits largely in
the majority in these States at the last presiders;
fiat nleetion, they cheerfully gave up the spoils,;
to unite all the people in support of - the
tratiun.
' •
In the city. ef-New York,. w here the Democratic
party, has a,.majntily of 00,60, a Union -war
ticket is being formed whieb no doubt will be
elected by a large majority. In many 'of the"
counties of this State .the SIIII3C thing has been
done. In the Scranton Congressional District,
of this State, the Republicans hare given their
einataituout support to a Democrat, Air Congress,
because lie was loyal to the government, and the•
entire North commended them for their, patriot
ism and liberality.
In the First Congressional 'District -of I."hilit
delphiworbichbas nitherto been Republican' by
over 4,1)00 majority, it became necessary
,a -few
months ag6 to elect a 111¢V1h0: of Congress--,t 10
then incinnbent haring been appointed to a`-for
eign mission. Tile people claolored. for a- Union.
nominee pledged to
,support the administration
and against the rebellion, but the politicians and
managers of the Roptablican party, as 4,114 - liave
done Wilk as, took the'matter, in band - and made
a partisan nomination, and 'when the election
rame, the. Union Itapublicanit refused to go" to .
the pollsthits rebuking thaininertiettnee of po
!ideal managers by their inaction—and th'e Dem
obratic nominee was eleeted. -
All this indicates that the pooplc.have no heart
in 'Wildcat wrangling while the life of the. na
lion ia threatened. This is highly honorable le
them. -It ought not to' he - otherwise..
Ancient history informs us that,Belshawiar was
occupying his time in drinking,' feasting and
merry mting while the beleaguering army en:
tered Babylon, the-capital of. his ,Empire.; that
Nero was fiddling while Rome was burning.--
This as a simple biographical notice Of these men,
is a bomplete deliniat ion of their characters and
has secured. fur them -an immortality of - infamy,
Let modern ,history not record of us, thatwhile
the sky, Was hired with the blaze of civil war,
end our National exiStanee was treulbling in the
balance we occupied our time in fierce debate
and in politicai,vontentions about a fewitteal.of,
fires. , -
UNION, FOE. THE SAKE OF T E llEloii
[Correspondence of the Lebanon .4etrereiser.]
LETTER FROM `CAPT. LANTZ'S
COMPANY.
CAMP TEMALLY, Comp. C:,-7th•lß.eg.
EDITOR ADVEREIS :—llaving• been absent
from Comp apowpieketduty at: the Great.:Falls;
o f the rtitlfiiltle fur two 'Week's, T haye not hita
time to write, to you. We 'bud w lively time of
it while there, and felt the enemy in theihapeof
shut and shell, and .1 mest give them ,the, credit.
of kneWin - g how to use,thetn well.
We returned on Monday, and on Tuesday night
were.ordered to the. Chain Bridge, with the other
reserve regiments,.on a double , The Boys
received the order with cheers, and were. formed'
and out on the road in a jiffy. The-Scene on the
road was of the most .exciting description,. as
regiment after regiment foil into line; the utumet,
enthusiasm wits manifested, and cheer after cheer
went up front thOthroats of the thousands assent:.
bled. It was evident that the honor of our noble
old State was safe in the hands of her sons who
are present in the Reserve Reglinents.
We were halted when near the Chain Bridge
and ordered, to return to camp, the fun heing:oviir
before we arrived. Geu. McClellan passed thro'
the lines at a' gallop, and weehilted - with the
most detifenitig cheers.
Wo were revitmed the next' day by Gov. Cur
tin, and each regiment presented with a flag freM
the State. The Governor made a speech,. but L
was not near enough to hear what was said. The
colors are handsome, and the buys are quite Proud
of them. May those who bear them return Zthe
same with honor.
For-Vie Advertiser.
We left the folloWing afternoon for picket duty
again,.and when wereturnedmext day found that
our camp had been moved considerably nearer
the Chain Bridge, and as it was ruining very
hard at the time, and out things lying around
promiscuously, thermwas , eonsiderable sWearing , ,
.1 assureyou. however, ivo have.now cleaned up.
our new quarters and era
_ITO' pleased with our
situation. ilowlotig it will last of online we
caunot.relli . .
To-day we paid the: last tribute of. resPoct to
one of . our companions.: who died, from Chronic
Dysentery;-11Unry LOrah. An upright, man ;
a good and- faithful soldierg one who, although'
advanced in.yeers, was wiliing.to offer up his:life
in, defence of his country's tleg.• lie was respect
ful and attentive to the'commands of his supiri
ore in the service, and kind and affithic - to his
companions in ranks, witb no word of Complaint
at any time. His loss will be keenly,felt both by
officers and'men. Longfellow's beautiful lines
are peculiarly - •
Art is long—Time is fleeting, .
And ourheerts, though stout and brave,
• Still, like. muftted"drutris, areheathig
Funeral marches to the grave.
Be died as a 'Soldier should die, in the fall be..
lief of salvation, promised- us in the erronit Book.
We have been visited by several young men
from Lebanon attached to other regiments with
in a day or two, but not heing personally ac
quainted with them I cannot mention names:
. The_ Boys are well; and there
of any kind; in fact you of Lebanon are better
poeled than we, in regard to' the 'Moyementfigo
ltkenni as we are not allowed to paseout of camp
on any pretence,•oacept for.duty,evithoit a pass
from the commanding officer of the regiments.
am glad to see that the people of Pennalbre
pia have entered- heariily. into the Union move
lbent, and that party-lines 'are about to be oblit
"eraied, at least until' the war is over and treason
receives its juit..punishment. It shows to those
wile are in the field a disposition upon the part
of the people.. I.c...wipe out the stock jobbers and
political' gamblers who have too long held the
poryer,ip alLparties.. ,G. 04 great. that.. it-nay be
ftlie *use of 4.afting; triligtinct:issue between lb")
real friend, of our country and the'whfoing titer
cenaries who Inalte,politics a trade, and whose
'pehanarand - pheontary interests "are the sole ob
jects ef.,ihp ir aeabieiun. . '
We'lleve been. placed in the •2d Brigade under
Gen. Mead, and the Boys areanxionslY waiting
fat- somethingto".tuin up that _they may bairn a
chanee to do l somo fighting, satisfied 'that ander
our gallant , paionel.we are bodtkd to.win what we
stalt for.' I remain_ yours, -' . J. V.
7i -SKLEIMISITING.
_An ttctive - skirmish , took place at
Bloc ! Mills. Landing, MisSouri, lagt
week, -
:between 4,00 rebels and 570
Union ;Men. The 'hitter lost near
.100 - men in killed and ,tVounded.
•On the 21st-. GenJLant's force stir
•prised :a:r largo body- -ot rebels at
.Papinsville; Re. After a severe fight
the latter were routed.
.<' Lane's loss.
was 47,Itilled and :a number wounded;
tthap:dithelrebers was 40 killed, and
I.oo,captsxreid k ; All the enemy's tents,
w a z t,rolis,.an d; Supplies, were taken.
'A sliirmish occurred on Thursday,
~Scpt;l9pa. B luck , tiv er, Missouri, , be ,
ttweein, tehiree co m pan ies ofi In dianaivol:.:
•uriteeit, andii• Major GaVitt,i and a
.cavalry .body ,of Tebels, , .under• 'Ben
Talbot, in:which.: 'five , of Ilia rebels
i led and. Soh r ta k ri so n ors,
`and thirty five horses and•Ar quantity
; of- a raw cap rared.. :IThe -balance, scat
tercel in ctirections,..and'being'fa
milif
fa
th the- coustrhl eluded-Var . - ,
Jsultt.. i' -
t islstatad. that a fight: occurred: at
Mariatown, Mo.; du:Tuesday, the 17th
, between .National -*troops,
under Cols. Montgomery and johns=
ton;andi4oo-Rebels. The latter were
.completely routed, with the loss of
'seven killed. .100 horses and alj their•
tents andsupplies-were captured. • On
our.side we:had a serious-loss, the
death of Col. Johnston, who fell pierc
ed withnine balls. We also lost two
privateSanci had ,six - wounded.- 1
GRAFTON, Ira., Sept: 25, /861.
_
Five handred of the Fourth -Ohio
reciment, with . one,.pieee of artillery,
and the. RinggokiJJa.V.alry, .seventy
five in number; under Col. = Cantwell,
and, four huhdred7of the Eighth Ohio
regiment .6oLllartemade an advance
from .New: Creek -onllionday,teward
Romney- They drove ,the. 'enemy,
seven, hundred strong cutof Meehan , -
icsville - Gap, on Monday morning the
-24th and advancing on Rom ne,y storm
ed ,the town.,eausing the-encmy,whose
force numbered one.. thousand four
'hundred in fan try WI cl:eavAlry to re
treat.to4 he -mountainsi 'with a boss Of
about thirty five : killed -and a large
-number-wounded. i Our loss amount
md 'to three,killed and ten- wounded:
WAent NOTON ) Thursday, Sept,. 26.
There Was brisk skiriniSlryester
day in the neighborhood of Fall's
..ohureli between , a portion of General
Smith's division a44the-rehel battery:
The firing from the latter, however,
wholly ineffectivei! though they -had
six guns in action. On the other
hand,- Griffin's and . Mott's batteries
did.=severe , execution to the rebels, and
finallyseattered them in all directions:
With this exception everything on the
line. , ,)pf_llie ,- I",otornae remains quiet.—
: The rebels are busy. in the vicinity of
'Munson's hills, and can be seen' dis ,
tinctly- throwing up earthWorks.-T
AlLfears of nii attack on McClellan's
army it-appears, are notabandoned by
a good many people in Washington.
The::pickets are doubled and all pas
ses denied -by Gcn. McClellan.
FROM. IiENTVOKT, ;
Forty,,Thmisand Troops to , be Raised.
. . FRANKFORt Sept. 25.-lathe House
to day: , .111r.,- , 13 derwOod .reported an ,
amended bill from the Committee on
:.Military :Affairs, calling out 40,000
volun tors for service from one to-three
years. Jt,waspassed by the vote of
67 to 13. The Senate concurred :in
the above bill by a vote of 21 to 5. .
•- The Senate also passed by -a vote
of 16 to 10, Irbil] providing2thatKen -, .
tuckians :who • vela n tarily joined the
rebel foree invading the State shall
be ineapaplu of 4.itki ng any estate in
Kentucky hydevise, bequest, divisien
Or diStributionc , unless they return- to
their allegiance within 60 days, ores.
*ape from •the.:invadere 'Soon:as
possible.. - • -
The House-of RepresentativeS of
Kentucky have ordered a committee
of th•irteen,,to , bo appointed by both'
Houses to prepare a. bill •to proVide•
for the•eallingOf aNational Canton.
Lion to consider .I.llo„.:,misfortunes- of
the nation, with a View:to their per-.
Oaanent , Settlement, 'based= consti:
tutional.provisions, mutually forgiven
the wrongs:oLthe pasti , and assuring
good fellowship in • the future:.• • Also
a bill calling both sections for an ar
mistice ,of ninety dayS, to give time'
to consider these propositions and to
provide for a pint commission.. •
WHO IS COLONEL MULLIGAN?
The Detroit' Advortiser gives the
following interesting, sketch of the
hero of Lexin.ton.
Col. lames.A. Mulligan Was be;
in the , city:, of Utica, New, York; in
the year 1829,- and is consequently in
his thirty , second.year. „His parents
were.native&oKrAland. . His mother,
afterthe death :of , his , father, which'
took place:when ;he was . a child, re
meved to Chicago, where she has re..
sided 'wit& her •son for the-past twen
ty-three 3, , ears.i 'He was educated - at
the Catholic College of North Chica
go, under.-the superintendence .of the
Rev, lir. Kinseller,,riow•of New York.
city. Ile,is strict -member :of the
Catholic Church. In 1852 and 1853
and 1854 he.read-law in the office of
tho Hon. IsaaoN. Arnold, Congress
man from the Chicago district. For
a short time he edited the Western
Tablet, in Chicago. In 1856 he was
-admitted an attorney at laWtin,Chica
go. At this time he held the posi
tion',of 2nd - Lieut.' in the Chicago
Shieldl-s. Guards, one ofthe- companies
attached to th elrisli Brigade now in'
Missouri, and Which hits done_ so, well.
..at texington,..l4l:the-wAnstertirlBs7:
Senator Fitch, of Indiana, tendered
him a clerkship in the Department of
the Interior. He accepted, the posi—
tion and-spent thawinter at Washing
ton. During;his residence in Wash-:
ington hacorresponded with the Util
ca Telegraph.
After his return from Washington
he was elected Captain of the Shield's
0-Mi'rds. On the news arriving of the
:bombardment -of, Fort Sumter, 'he
threw- bis'soul into the national cause.
The Irish American companies held a
meeting of which he was - Chairman.
Shortly afterwards. Wen t tai Washing
ton with a letter, - Written by'the late
Senator Douglas on his-death-bed, to
the President,tendering a regiment to
be cal h Brigade
was: -elected Col and immediately
went to work : with .a will., Thecourse
of, the !tßrigade," uP.to the battle at
Lexing,Con is well known; it' haa nobly
bracely and honerably done its duty.
Hai& a riged temperance man, al
though he is jocund and,i wholc-souled
to a fault, is six feet "three inch
es in height, with 'a
wiry, elastic frame,
' large; lustrons,hazel eye 7 -an open
,frßnk, Celtic, face, stamped with cour
age, pluck, and independence, sur
mounted with a,ljushy profasions
hair, tinctured With gray.
TIIE EXPEDITION TO UIIARLESTON.-
The 'New York Trifritife - sdy General
expedition 'to the Southern
: coast will salt within-three weeks at
the 'furthest: 'Fifteen or twenty reg
iments Will have the .privilege of go;
ins to Charleston, as the princilial of
:fieeta f n command believe,orlo Mobile
or NetV-Orl &ins, tis - othe,ts conject,uro.
'-Goii:ph'drrno not strike the - on;
Fly . bib* 'on - the 'seadeast.
THE WAR INTMISSOURT.
fihe Surrender of te.-eington
Ilim.soir, MO., Sept. 23.--The folloWino
aeomint of the Siege of Leiiington is furn..
ished 'to the St Louis Republirait by
Henry Bradburn, one of Col. Mulligan's
soldiers, who left Lexington on Saturday
morning.
The fort was surrendered on Friday
afternoon. The men fought for . 'fifty-aine
hours yithout water, and had only three
barrels of vinegar to quench their thirst
During all that time there were no
springs or wells of water in the camp
ground, as hes ,been stated. The' supply`
of water was entirely from the riirer.—
There were breast Works all around the
I camp,, with the exception of the portion
next to the river. It was here that the
hardest fighting took place,
The Rebels procured a large-number of
•
hempbales and rolled them in advance,
and under their cover gradually; succeeded
in securing a position in the rear."'They
then cut off the supply of water and had
the fort completely surrounded: 1
They made but few charges upon the
breastworks dw ing the entire
Their object seemed to, be to surround
the fort and cut off the supply of water.
Having succeeded in this, they waited , ,
unit Col. Mulligan was compelled to yield
to a foe more terrible than the 27.000 reb
els who surrounded him. Previcius to his
surrender he offered to take a position on
'a level spot of ground and give Gen. Price
the odds of four to one in a - fair and open
fight, but no attention was paid to it.
An immense amount of gold, supposed
to be about a quarter of a million of dol
lars, fell into the possession of the rebels.
It was taken from the Banks and buried
by Col. Mulligan in the camp ground,
some time ago, but the rebels discovered
and'unearthed it.
Col. Mulligan wept like a child, when
he found himself compelled to surrender.—
The morning alter the surrender, the men
were.relmsed on parole, and * ferried across
the river. The officers were retained. -
The-first attack -or-the rebels . proved
more disastrous to them than the long
siege which followed.% For a day or two
previous to-the last attack they were en
gaged in-btirying their dead.
PARTICULARS OF THE BATTLE
OF LEXINGTON
ST. Lotus, Sept. 25.—Lient. Harris, of
Col. Marshall's Illinois cavalry, who was
in the battle of Lexington, has arrived
here. He states that he disguised him
self in the uniform of the enemy, after the
surrender and passed through their lines,
escaping without taking the obligation. -
' He reports that a large amount of gold,
seven cannon, forty-five - hundred rifles
and•muskets, the equipments OfMarshall's
and Mulligan's regiments, 'a number of
wagons. and a considerable quantity of
provisions, fell into the hands Of the rebels.
On Wednesday, thel9th, General Price
having been reinforced by Green and
Harris f commenced a most determined
attack. The fight lasted from 9 o'clock
on Wednesdarmorning till 4 o'clock on
Friday afternoon. during which time the
fighting was so incessent that our men
had neither time' to eat or sleep, and water
was very sca.rce.,-
Ben McCtilloclris marching rapidly - . to
form a junction with Gen. Price, with
large, Well armed and well diseiplined:
.force, , and a good-supply of artillery.. -He
'is noW very near Lexingtetr.
The totalloss of Col. Mulligan was not
overt 150, - and that.of the rebels not more
than 300.
UNION TICKET IN LANCASTER Co.—The
Union Republicansand Democrats - of Lan
caster county, held a mass Convention on
Monday last, for the purpose of nominat
ing a Union County Ticket in opposition
to the straight Republican Ticketthat was
nominated some weeks ago. CHRISTIAN
S. KAuErmAN, Esq., of Columbia (a promi
nent-Republican) was President of the con
vention. A committee, composed of an
equal number of Republicans and Demo:
Brats; was appointed, who reported the
following excellent ticket, which was unan
imously ratified by the Convention, viz:
President Judge.—liebry G. Long, (R,)
City.'
AsSociate Judge.--4eerree Brinton, (a 1)
Paradiie.
Assernbly. , —Col. James - Myers, (R,)
West Hempfield; Nathan , Worley,(D,)
Manheim Borough ; Samuel A. Worth, (R,)
Colerain ; Abraham Peters, (0,) Manbr.
County Treasurer.—Esaias Billing.sfelt,
(R.) Adamstown.
County Commissioner:—William Spen
cer, (D,) Strasburg, Borough.
Prison Inspectors:—George L. Eckert,
(D.) Paradise ; Samuel Redsecker, (D.)
East 'Donegal. ,
liirectors of the Poor.—George -Yeis
ley, (ii.".) City;" James Barnes, (D,) Dru
'A,
AtulitlrTacob•• A. Miller, (a.) Conoy,
_
rugt„ The. grave of the late Major
Ringgold who fell in - the battle of Pa
lo Alto, is in Greenwood;. Cemetery,
near altimore. -it is marked by no I
monumental stone, but it is surround
ed; simply by a steckade of Mexican
muskets with 'ied bayonets • which
were taken in the battle named.
attir Thomas J. jeffries, Esq-, of
Philadelphia, paid 9,7isit to Washing !
ton, a few days shice at the', request
of the War Department, to make ar;
rangements -for organizing a huge
blacksmith shop-for the Department.
The amount of work is very large.
Kir . The oak trealives in a state of na
ture one thousand five hundred years.
•
(0" A,good one iStold of a Quaker Yol
unteer who was in a Virginia skilitisi
_Com* in pretty* close quarters with a
rebel here.marked--“Friend, -unfortu
nate; 6ut thee stands.juA where I am, go
ing to shoot," and blazing away down
came the Secesh.
KTSpeak little, and well, and.people
will take you tor somebody.
Or A romantic indiVidual was adlted
the other day why - he showed greater At
tachment to a very thin lady than to one
that weis more steilt
"It is," said he, ~ b ecause I am= nearer
her heart." <
COUNTERPETT.---There is said to be in
eirculation a well executed photograph
counterfek ($5) on the Farmers' Bank • of
Schuylkill County. Look out for, them.
ARREST OF JAMES B. CLAY AIM OTHERS
AT CINCIENATI.-A dispatch, dated Cin
cinnati, Sept. 26,1861, says
"Yesterday, afternoon : Lieutennnt - - 020111 ,
onel Letcher, with a detachment 1:11 Col..
Wood %yard's' regiment, captured James 11, 1
Clay, with sixteen of his then: - while on
the way to join - Zollicoffer. They were
taken to Camp Dick Robinson.:' John C.
,Breckinridge was with their .party the.
city, but escaped:'
THE STRENGTH OF THEREBRT.S.
A Confederate officer, lately taken psis.
oner, says'that the strength Of: the rebel
armies before Washington, under Beaure
gard and Johnston, is not less than the
highest estimate that has been made—
,namely: Beauregard's, 90,000, at Fall's
'Church, Munson's Hill, and near Alexan-.
dria ; and Johnston's, 85,900, at the mouth
of Goose creek, near Lewinsville and near
Ball's Cross Roads; that not only Beaure
gull and Johnston, but also Jeff Davis
himself, have been on Munson's Hill, where
they have an excellent view of Washing
ton, of all the roads leading to it, and of
all the fortifications that have-been thrown
up to defend it ; that while the _rebel lead-
have abandoned the idea of 'attacking
Washington, they are satisfied that their
own works are of such strength that the
Union army will not venture to attack
them ; that _they have been diligentlY oc
cupied, ever since they took possession of
IVlunsod's Hill, in fortifying not only that
hill, but alSo Mason's Hill to the North,
and Upton's Hill to the south, and in mak
ing a complete line of fortifications, nearly
parallel to our outer line of defences; from
Lewinsville to Springfield:station, near Al
exandria ; that there is not a hiil along
this whole line that is not crowned with
a. fortification or redoubt of more or less
strength, ace: riling to the importance of
the place; that every road and defile lead
ing from Washington toward Fairfax and
Manassas is commanded by batteries
mounted by guns of long range, that can
sweep them in every direction; that the
rebel leaders are satisfied that these nu
merous defensive works are ofsuch strength
that the Union army will not dare attack
them, and will be successfully repulsed if
they do ; that they believe the Union army
in Washington, including the columns of ,
Banks and Stone, on the Upper Potomac, I
and of Cen Sickles,, below the city;
mounts to 200,000 rnen; that Beauregard
and. Johnston are well.satisfied to remain
where they are all_ winter, •if they (-an keep
the Union army in Washington , that
while the two armied . thus remain in statu
quo the integrity of the line of the Potomac
remains inviolate, and that 'the South does'
not desire more than that to be accom-.
plished by Beaure,,oard 'or Johnston ; that
the rebels believe.that Washington cannot
be defended by less , than 200,000 troops , ;
for that the moment that any considerable
part of that force is withdrawn for offen
sive movements elsewhere, Beauregard
and Johnston will attack it, crossing the
Potomac on the ice, if in the winter time.
...gour2l - krzo3:ll.l.e. Serr 21,1861
Agre•Ahly to' preeivtis. notice. the Directors anti
Teachers of Routh toWnship tact in &Mimi
11euee No 7 ou Fatutdity,,S listott 1 o'cite It. P.
.111.. for tin:purpose of anopthig an tagliali Grammar
and a United states ilistory fur their actinole, and ,to
organist. a Te.chcr's Association. After a t.ter and e •
spirited iIiFCIIBSIOD the , sulijects English 0 rale max
anti itt.l States II tatory, iii which Teachers and Di
'rooters took: piit, the Dttectuirs adopted Ditiwn's
.Eng.
lisb.Graniinar pod Anderaon't United Ste te, history; I
alter wlrc'i S. II Harper was appointed to the choir
and J. 3 Krumbias Saorat,iy, te:oniora
their t asociation by unanimously electing the feihrei ,-
tug efficere—viz t 11. Illarne., Presinew ;
bine, Vice Presitimtt D W r. Secretary ' and 11'
FI Ehrman, Treasurer The idllewing ware then ap ,
pointed a s teachers to- report at our next meeting on
the following alleluia v.-Analytical Orthography, Un
R. Rio inert'; Mental-and' Written Arithmetic, "Mr.
Totteigert. Phyisical Geography, S. 'torpor; Reading
r. Trotel English-0 rata titer, D. W. Miller; Algebra
anti Geometry, J. S. - lietntdife:
' Adjourned to moot in two weeks hence, at the mane
'Pace, at 8 o'clock, ^P 31
TALL INTO ItA.IVES
TREREGIM.:ENT ..authorized
. .
to be raised by Rev..l M. McCARTEit, the
lets Chaplain of the I4tn Regiinent,,P. V.,
is Biting up rapidly in LEBANON. PA.
A CAMP tabli Merl la the town.. men
• are 'flustered in, and .put under paY, and
ellbSlSt mice immediately, in Coinpanies,
squads. or singly. „
The oleo of this Regiment will secure all
isc senefits airen to State troons, and those
arising out of spacial direct. connexion,
with, the Wax Department at Washington'.
A few COTHPaIIieF from beyond the limits of Lebanon
County. will, be accepted
. It Is designed to make this bemment one of the best
equipped and officered goina from the : tats. end one
whose ebaracterim Ica will invite the confidence of
all those wield ng to enter the sorvice of their imperiled
country.
.No man is too goad to servo his country. Duty
-to God
and such service are to be regarded tie identical.
All necessary leformatiou will be furnished by ay"•
plying. to the undersi..wid. at LEBANON, PA.
J. M. McCARTER,
COL. COMMANDO:O, CAMP COLEMAN.
September 25, 1861. Lebanon, Pa.
shiffie's IL Kelley /
SIGN OV,tilE n4AMMQT.II WATCH,
Eagle Buildings, Ou.ntherland Street,
- LEBANON,
nm e P
Es to the an elegant andextensive assort
1t../ meat
OF PARIS STYLES OF FINE JEWELRY,.,
consisting of Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Pearl, Stone,
Cameo, Enameled Work, and Etruscan Coral Breast Ship,
Ear Rigns and Finger Rings.
,
Got& CRAWS or every stylo
'' 4 1 1 ""'"" -. and quality.
English, French, Swiss am) Anteri.
-can Gold and Silver Watches of the must approved and
celebrated makers. Clocks of every description. A
large variety of Fancy Goods, Paintings, Vases, &e,
The stock will 'be found among.theJargest thiesee
tion of Fonnsylyania. and has been selected with-great
care froM the Most celebrated importing and manufac
turing establishments in Raw York and. Philadelphia.
R&PAntme done at the shortest notice; and- in a most
workmanlike manner.. . ,
illy friends, width° Mlle generallynreinvitedtonn
. examination of my superb stoCk. • •
' •JAITES Rifi t LY,
- • he lli. Watch
Labanon4ul 3,--1861 : Sign of t
"They g o Right to the Spot.'
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They give strength and volatile to the Toicet.
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I advise every one who has a Cough,orilinskY coke
or a-Bad Breath, or any -difficultrof. the Throat, to got
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you instantly, and you will agree with .me that 'lthev
go right to the spot.. You will thahthent .PHertli
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you tiy elle package Inm cafe in saying that you -
tyrii-afterwards consider them indispensible. You wilt-,
dud them at the Druggists and Dealers in Medicine S..„
PRICE TWENTY-FIVI CENTS
My
r ei g nqure is on each package. All thttkers aio
• counterfeit. '
A Vaekago.vidll tie sent Uy mallannahl, eta seceizt. of
Thirty Wilts,
Address,
D. 11. 31.1.Latt. 800. Sec'y
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CURE
' 4 4 kinds ` 7.
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at the commencement of an
. attack immediate. relief
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They seldom fail iirremoring the Nausea and *.ZriarE.
ache to which females are so settled. .
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and nit persons Of S.P.DE•I , ITAILY HADITS, they are
valimblotton L.tEATlVE,'iMproving the APPETITE,
giving TONE-and VIGOR `tothe digestive organic and
restoring the' natunil elasticity and strength Of the
whole system: =. -
The CEPPIALIC PILLS are the remit .of long hive&
tig,ation and carefully , eondlieted , experiments,-haring
been in use many years, during which time they, have
prevented and relieved a vastanumr,t of pain , and suf.
fering from Headache, whether originated in the ner
vous system or from a deranged state of the stomach_
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making any change or diet. end thenbiterme of any dis
agreeable taste renders it easy to adiainister them to
children.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS')
The genuine have five signatures of Henry C. Spalding
Sold-by Druggists ATICaII other Dealers hi 3fediettles:
A Box will be sent by mail prep:nil nn'niceine-of the
PRICE 25,CE.NTS.
. .
An orders should be addressed to ,
HENRY C.:EPAI;DING,.
43 Ceder Street,'New-York, - •
TILE FOLLOWING ENDORSESINNTS OF
SPALDINWS
CEPIIALIC PII..LS,
WILL GONVINOE ALL MI6 SUFFER FROM
.*'.l . A-VA. Calif'''
THAT A
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As thete Testinumials uicrt unsolicited by Mr. SPALDINit
they afford unquestionable Proof oftlie efficacy
' of this truly scientific aiscavery.
Masonville, leb. 5, 1661
Mr. Spalding. ; . .
I have tried your Cephalic Pills, and I like them s,
wed that want you to iend me two dollar wm-11.
more,
Part of these are for the aeiglibore, to whom I ga r.
a feW oat of theitiiit.box I got from you.
Seed tho . Pille by moil k oblige
" Your ob't Servant. •
all ES K1112.1.1pr
Pa.„ . isb. 6, 1863
.
air.
I wish you, to lied me one more tree ef .you Copka .
Pills, I lures ieeei , ed e greet. deal of ballt!dit from'the .t.
leers, reeneetfelly, .
MANX ANN STOISNOUSZ.
Spruce Creek, finntipgdna Co„ Pa,
January 18,18'61.
H C. Spalding.
Sir:
You willplease seud gm two boxes of your . Cephidi..
Pills. .Sent them immediately.
Respectfully yours,
JOHN SEHONS.
p. S.--I bare used one box., of your Yule, and Sr
Urn' excellent. . . • -
Belle- Vernon", MAN. Jan. 15,1861
Henry C. Spalding Esq.; •
Please Ilini.inclosed twenty-five cents; for which en
me another box of your Cephalic Pills. They are truf
the best Pills I•bays over tried.
Direct
A BTOITBR, P. - M.
Belle Vetnote: WyoudOt Co. 0
Bererly, Mass.; Duc:ll, -1860
11. O.,Spalding, 11m,,
I wish for-sonic circulars or large show bills; to brio
your CePhalie Pills more particularli• before my 'mot.
mers. if you bavb anything of the kW." Vience-seo:,l
tO me. -
One of, my customers, who is subject "to Severe Sic c
Ilea, ache, (usually lasting two days,) was cured of a. ,
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Respectful ly urs.
Reynold — ntitiljri•ailklin Cci.;ol.li6,
.atiniiltry . 9; 1.01.:' j
floury C. Spalding.
No. 48 Cedar stN.Y. "
Deur Sir
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tars of “Coplialie rills" Send - to addresirof Res. W -.
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nient way for repairing FurnitUre, Toys, Crockery, ,to„
SPALDING'S FREPARED 'GLUE,
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the stick ing point.
"USEFUL IN EVERY HOUSE."'
N. IL—A Brush accompaulps each Bottle. Price s 25
cents. Address,
TIEN= b. SPALDING,
CEDAR Street, New-York.
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Market Street motel,"
Forner Market and Chestnut Streets, Lebanpu.
. . ... .
JOHN 'hi' ATTIIES, Proi rietor.
Ii.AVING taken the- above Stand, long osenplixt by
Air. LEONARD ZIMMERMAN, I Will spare no pains to
make the Traveling Public who stop at it, perfectly;
comfortable, and invite an to give me n -The.
Rouse is large and:well arranged. The Table supplied
with the hest seasonable edibles ; the Bar stocked with
the choicest Liquors', and the Stabling large and com
modious. ' JOHN MAITRE&
Lebanon, May 8, 1861. " ,
JAMES T. YOUNG,
GAS FITTtR
NITALNUT STREET, next door to A 8. mars o
vvSce, L'EBANON%I'A. Valach.l3. 1.861.
MUMM