• 'them abhor; it proffers to the southern whit* men no terms that hesprefen to extermination— it proffers segro quality or negro domination : it driven the Union men of the Buuth into the ranks of the enetu:s; it opens to us a dreary pra,peot of et firatracted, devastating ruinous guerrilla war fern : it -fiuelt. , the sentiment of the white race throughout the . world. • lO the pre, , ept anpeet of the war, then my trust is not in the begru. 1 - trust in the mercy of •I. Mighty pod to hring thin distracted nation 'buck to pester end union ; cad under his divine-Prey' deuce, I trust to our soldiers' valor and their leaders' skill; to firm and moderate counsels in the Administration of this Government. The `allies whom 1 would welcome are the Union men Of the South. We all know bow lung and gal lowly the Union men of North Carolina and Al abeme and Tennessee move till they were sup pressed vivid - overwhelmed. It is well known how the Union sentiment retarted the progress of as ceOlen in all the Southern State.. It "le not dead. but eleepeth," that Union sentiment which melt of the South have oherished, under perils that we have not been called on to encounter.— Every dispatch that comes to no from Kentucky and Tennessee :ensue Of men rallying to the old flag. I would have the old banner presented to their expectant oyeernot as the emblem of mil tory. despotism, but as the free flag of constitu tional .governinent. I would sea our armies, ettlegtliened and restrained by d WWI ue, moving euuthward with resletlese force ; currying every where peace to the peaceful; the Constitution and the laws to the law-abiding : defeat and rout to southern armies, which could never be rallied norrecruited where the people have their rights. War so conducted will knit our coquina to us, will double our strength, and asp the enemy's. To these victories let us contribute our part.— Let us not, by revolutionary measures, extinguish the rising hopes of those who love the Union.— Let ns not foster and stimulate end pander to public' impatience. It was discussed here on this flour lately what was meant by the great captain of the ago when he said he was forced to give battle prematurely at Bull Run. Sir, I under• stood always that be meant that popular impa tience of delay precipitated his movements. Per-. haps be remembered how at thebegiening of the war with Mello° a congressional intrigue bad nearly-elevated over him an incompetent felt that he must move, or perhaps again experience "a fire in the rear" from politi cal batteries. Let us not repeat our errors, lest we expiate them by defeat ur indecisive victory. Give time to oar white army, and you will not need a black one. I know that hero I run counter to sentiments that are often expressed upon this floor. The gentlemen from Kansas, for instance, in his. ale. quent speech, whieh we all remember, charged it upon the President, ae a grievous error, "littat ':he wished to bring back_ the seceded States on the old basis;" end the gentleman deemed it the height of satire and ridicule to de seribe "McClellan and Dunks and Dix and Hal lock, and the like, armed to the teeth and ready for the fray, wi th sword in one band and the Constitution in the other, prepared to administer death or the oath of allegiance, according to the stubbornness or docility of the subject." Sir, if what ie thus ridiculed is indeed the policy of the President, I will give all a man can give to fur ther and support it. I refer to the speech of the gentleman from Kansas, because it is the frankest and clearest exposition that I have heard here of the doctrine of the party of which he is a distinguiehed lead er. I would soy that the doctrines of that party Might be summed up in four words: "Throw the - Constitution overboard," The gentleman from Kansas sold explicitly, "the wish of the masses of our pimple is to conquer the rieeilad Staten to the authority of the Union, and hold them ae subject provinces." Ile combats, as a fallacy, itmidea that constitutional obligations rest on our Government in its preiecution of the war.— Ile says, "this principle molt be repudiated, or it Is obvious that we are tied band and !tiot." Sly, the rise of the Democrittio party in this conntry was the people's-protest against the con centration of power in the Federal Government. Now, let some party rise • call It the Democratic party—call it, if you will , "the white man's par ty"—which shall protest against these schemes for Wok armies and States held as mulled pro Truly did Jefferson record the parentage of ab. Milton at its r ise, as a political proscription.— He said. in n letter to La Fayette: "On the eclipse of Fade:mil/6m with us, although not it. extinction, its leaders got up the Slieeourlguention, tinder the false front of lessoning the measures of ela -very, but with the real view of producing a geograph• feel division of parties which migh r insure theta the next President.. The p +ople of the North went blind folded into the snare, followed their leader. fora while with a zeal billy mend and laudable, until they be came sensible that they were injuring Instead of aiding the real interests of the eleven. that they heti been nee edinferely as tools tbr electioneering purposes," Such were the words of Jefferson, himself op -posed to slavery,.but more opposed to the attempt Sa aboliab it in Mierouri, through the agency of the Federal Government: "This momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and tined me with terror. I consid ered it, at once, air the knell of the Onion." * * * * "Of one thing lam eertain. that as the passage of slavery from one Pieta to another would nut make • elate of a mingle human being who would not be so without it, PO their diffusion over a baser surface would make there individually happier, and proportionally laralitate the accomplishmenr or their a wincioatiou by dividing the burden on e greater number ofimsdjutore." Let me recall, too, that at that day a ktepre pentodes of toy own State, Henry Baldwin, of Pittsburg, afterwards a Judge of the Supreme Curia of the United States, and one of the ablest, foresaw, with a prescience that rivaled Jelfereon'e, the dire evils that were to arise from a geograph lealifivfelon of parties. in 1810 and 1820, on the floor of this Ihmse.Baldwin driven red, with all the vigor of his rub uet intellect, the immedi ate and unconditional admission of Missouri.— voted the otherday against the bill to ohih. iting the return of fugitives by the military au thdritiee. That bill wee carried through this Mouse under the whip end spur of “the previous question,'" niter a single speech in its favor front the gentlemen from Ohi o , to w hi c h no man we , allowed.to.uttera word in reply. He represent ed, without soy chance fur contradicti o n t h at th e military officer.' were usurping the functione of our ,civil judges and Marshals, and were "run ning deign and bunting men, women, and chil dren, as alleged ,fugitives from slavery," Tho simple fact, as I understand it, is this: that in localities where the civil power is extinct and all jts functions are exercised by the come mending general in the performance of his duty trd hie pledge to protect eh ounstitutinnal rights be-ben protected rights to slave property. We, by our recent legislation, have invidiously die erlininated those rights es the only, ones which he shall not protest, anti th , t at a moment when Our armies are occupying regions where those rights of property are more valuable that any other. Our army occupies a country, say in Ten twee; the Union tnen,weleinne it; their slaves quit their work to hang round the camp.; the own era appeal to the only authority existing for a remedy. The general, who decides everything else, must say, ' Friends, I promised to maintain alr Your:constitutional rights, but here I am pow. ellen: Hi down to where there wue once a court, and if the-judge, who is now a secession colonel, does not bang you as a Union man, be will give you, a warrant, perhaps. If not, all your slaves must, practically, be free; civil society must fall inth edam'. Bo Congress hits enacted." Bir, I did not choose to vote for that enactment. WhOntiver, in the anomalous condition of things Incident this war, it rests wholly upon a mili tary officer to sustain civil society and mairanin the lawn, 1 will ant vote to restrict him in his du• ty.believe that in the progress of this war we alai/ constantly see, as we have seen, the civ il power entirely superceded by the military.— By the rules of warfare the conqueror owes pro Section to peaceful men in 'heir rights of prop erty 3.1 would not Impose a penalty on unr offi cer, for performing this duty, Law and sound polio'', in my judgment, dictate that they should perfurm it, Of course Ido not mean to counte nance the notion that slaves or any other proper ty should be returned to men in arms against the government. But, sir, Ido not wish to see ev. cry column of our army carrying in its train a vast swarm of ungovernable negroee ; a terror to every one_but the foe in arms. Desiree in battle, they Will devastate the land and stain the page of our history with-horrors that modern civilize lion forbide, even in war. How this is to be pre vented I know out, if our officers may not send them back to their labi.r ; nay, as some here have etreonously contended may not even exclude them from the camp. For these eantiments, I doubt not, I shall be etyled "an advocate of slavery." Neither that nor any other imputation shall ever deter me from voting end speaking according to my convictions. I desire to Pee .11 petdy and glorious termination to this war; and I would nut ignore the lessens of history, wilt , it teach that such a termination was never reached through sweeping confisca tions and proseripsions and savage cruelties.— Ton may ruche end call for peeve ; or etanMott clemency to the aid of valor, yoa. . • . and make your earnest vvetortee d ec i s i ve. I our a lilertbetn men With-Northern principles. In this congict:My pride and interwar. ere all enlist ed on theinprthere side, which is my eide. IA in She interests or the'Nfirth that I have. carer b een a pposed alike to northern disunionist, aod , ssfuthert, dleultiOtt Wt. I eeptild loom, l'ttytag children tbe 'union 'th a t ourliationreAsolkAe.ar, Born and bred un the soil nt th o .llllo. o 3lloo i ri proudest title is to be "the. Heyetoix• elate *dere! areh," Ido ant wish to. eee_.l OW Ste Domingo on her sontbirn border. TheetesOsiiini alotimend A?t Pftang,b!iitilac, • ir I a white man. tbaltAllt ZnAttaiSer. :ii i Tt ' ' 4 ,) . -'," ' ' ‘- ?! lllii ~ )1 -' . i,:„ ) ,1 .. \I .: 11 - "S (71 1 ( •wass =maw loamtesst Gun To LW, WI ism so MOO Wit. 11. BRESLIN, Editor and Propiiotor. LEBANON, P.A. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1862 sir The Courier having refused to answer in the affirmative ourquestiOn of whether it is in favor of : v; restora tion of the Union to what it-was be. for the rebellion commenced,-it from neeess:ty follows that under certain contingencies it is in favor of :dis-:un. ton. We are not inquisitive, never.he. less, we should like it. to ,anawer the following le it in favor of the Censtitution of the United Statee, as illterpreted by" the Supreme-Court? Is it, in favor of the "enforcement of all die' Laws?" These questions are pnt in sinceri ty, and more - especially for the .Cou rier's own benefit,, there .being.-naany people in this county who doubt its unreserved loyalty to the Constitu tion and the laws as well as to the Union. sm. It no doubt has. often struck the public that while the Courier is constantly using such slang terms as 'sham de on ocracy,' I oco locos," Breek • n rid gers,' &C., to designate the democ racy, we invariably, when speaking of our political opponents designate them by the names they themselves claim, such as opposition, Republi cans,, or whatever name they may sail under for the time being. It is true they change so often that it is difficult to keep the run of them, yet we always manage to find the label some how. If we chose to pur sue the course of the Courier how ea sy, and what is better how truthful, it would be fur us to twit them as abo litionists, disuninnists, Wendell Phil lipsers, But Are do not delight in epithets, and hence shall leave the Courier in undisputed possession of its chosen weapons. AN ITEM FOR THE KNOW NOTHINGS. —ln the battle near Winchester, last week, an Irish battalion of :a hundred and fifty men, when brought forward and ordered to fire upon the Union troops, refused to fire, and a rebel reg iment Immediately drove this gallant little band forward, but could not com pel them to fire upon the Union army, Forty corpses of the hundred and id. ty afterwards strewed the field. Such Patriotic conduct will receive the admiration of the World. We never doubted the patriotism or bra. very of-our adopted- citizens. The Twig Councillors - of this place will see in this the injuStice of their de signs in 1854 to deprive them of their political priVileges C Cu!. Wm. G: Min'iny, who're!, nobly fighting at the head of hislreg iment in the victory of Winchester, was threatened by - a mob in Hollidays burg, last summer, hat if he did not put out a flag within twenty-four hours, his property would, be destroy ed and he himself would be hung on a gallows prepared for him.- We under take to say that not ono of 'the mob' has yet been harmed a hair in bat tling for their eountry. Jar The Republicans are rery Anx ious to make it appear that Phillips, the rotten-egged man, is not a mem, ber of their party., But so long as they laud his speeches and hold the same principles hedoei,zltheugh they may not have the boldness or honesty to avow themselves disunionists as he. does, they and he- are _o€, the same. party. Its very good satice.,fer them to connect the Deinociacy . with Breck inridge;although we haVe thrown him off long ; ago, but it is not sauce for, them to be classed with the-disunion ist Wendell Ph ill ips,,al though:the-firs t word of diiient of hiin or "his piino - Ides has yet to be heard from, their'. Even last week only the 1 ep.keens of our State Senate granted him the use of their chamber to' 'preach - his • than inonisM. tom. The mob at Cincinnati. corn-: milted a great outrage when it rot ten-egged Wendell Phillips. There . are legal modes to shut up such die unionists and traitors, and we are sorry to find that the precedent es tablished by the Republicans • last year is still preferredand it is true the Cincinnati mob bad an avowed disunionist. in their hands„ still their procedure was wrong.: : gar It is an admitted fact.tlyit. ah a olitionism leads to infidelity. It .has produced that result in the Garrisons. Gldd'ings, Garret -Smiths, and other shining,lights - of the negroyerstiXsion. • •30. - Yancey has not been 'captured. Somebody else mu' mistakmi TEE THEORY OE THE ATTACH--Pee- pie wonder what can be the reason for the fierce and disgraeful onslaught of the abolitionists on McClellan.— The explanation is simple. They formed a plot for his removal some weeks ago, and the placing of a radi cal political general in his place, who would be of political value to their, "party." They declared that they could not afford to let McClellan win a victory on the Potomac. The plot failed. Then they resolved to decry whatever.McClellaushould do, thwart his plans, and "procure his defeat if they could adcoitiplish it. .Henee, the pack of curs are barking at his heels. They will continue to decry all that he does, and wherever and Whenever they can, will play into the hands of the rebels. The abolitionista'no*- de. mend that his army be reduced I There is note man of thein who can imagine where McClellan's army now is, where it is going, where he will strike his next blow, or what his plan of victory, is. But that Makes no difference. They have,not been able to remove. the General, and so they propose to take away hie army. I 'The country have cause . to be grateful that thus far the, war. ha's not heen, and is not hereafter like to he conduc ted by the distinguised military !men' of the abolition newspapers. We ob. serve that every orie of them has suddenly become a brilliant military commander in his own estimation. ear The tremendous "blowing" of the Courier on account of their victo ries, in this county on. Friday .a week, compares to disadvantage with the equanimity and moderation of the Democracy last fall, and on number- less other occasions of real victories over the opposition. We trust the editor didn't tear his breeches in his intense glee over a Democratic defeat in Lebanon county. mg. The Republicanef "read with pain and surprise" the assault . on Wendell Phillips in Cincinnati. They did not read and see with, Pain and surprise the assaults on Democrats last summer. The litter they en couraged, although they hnew they were outraging men in many instan ces a thousand fold better UniOn men than they are; but: when justice is meted out to one of.their own party, it is a "breech of the peace and no good can come from it,"_aithough the object of public indignation falls upon an avowed disunionist and traitor. Otn Forney, in the. -Philadelphia . Press,. is indirectly decrying General McClellan. Of all the men in' the country who would least dealt.° a speedy termination of the, war, And the re-union of the States, dreeley and Forney stand in the front ranks. They too, are more than *any others responlible for our national troubles. sea. One of the great troubles with the Republicans just now is to find a name for their party which will save them from the overwhelming defeat that is in store for them next fall.— They would like to call themselves. the "Union" party, but, in the first place, the Democrats are as good, if not better, Union men than they are, and were approved as such in many, instances last fall, when the true Un ion Republicans and the Democrats: united and defeated the regular Re publicans, as in this county. In the second place they fear that name "Union party" would not , be suitable to themselves and-might Occasion the loss of More votes from their:, rank's: than it could attract, there being so many Wendell Phillips dis.unionists in the Republican ranks. : In the meantime Forney's Press is crying out lustily for the ftepublicans to hur. ry up the cakes, seize the' name of "Union," or the Democrats will not only carry the- next National House, of Representatives, but even have an easy thing of it to , send Buchanan himself from Lancaster oeunty to Congress. Such a consummation would be a- terrible calamity. to. the pockets of many an . office . holder -and contractor. It smells - 6f the etibnifts sion of the rebels, the reconstruction. of the government, the re anion of the States, and consequent rzAcz ! Well if such things are:afflictions we shall endeavor to bear our-share-. O Emancipation is only the de ceptive mask of abolition, anil the advocate of the former will as surely drift into abolition as the advocate,of the latter is certain to fetch up with• its colleagnew-diattnion. OtrT4e abolitionists say that 'slav ery is , file badge of the Rebellion.— The rebels fifty that the abolitionists ,are the cause of it. The Democrats say that both are to blame and will settle theartegether—the one at the point of the sword and the other-at, the ballot•box. Off" Thb fine 'Thifel prcierty. of Daniel liousarn, in Reidthg, vtstP "Par tially destroyed ,by evening a week. The fourth story was occupied by several: Masonic lodges, and it is supposed that the fire originated in the' ante'-room of one of them. Mr.'Mensnra's less is. about4l2;ooo, Including.a.paaitage.4, about in money. fully insured ' , 0::r The commission appointed by Gen. Wool to inquire into the condi tion of the contrabands at Fortress Monroe, Camp Hamilton, &c., gives the number at 1500.. Some of the contrabands are employed trading and oystering, and about 100 by off. cars and sutlers. Some have accom pulled, as servants, officers going South, while , others have unceremoni ously disappeared. Little inclination is manifested to go to work. Com , paratively few contrabands now come to our camps. ildr A new Congressional appor tionment is now before', the begiela ture, This district romaine the same as. in the bill passed last winter—Leb anon and tichnylkill. Another bill hits been reported by Mr. COspa,,in whichAiebanon is at tachedt to„ Verbs ♦ minty. The -bills will be considered thief week. O. 'rho abolitionists , are hard up when they put sentiments aid pressiona-into the mouths of men like Gov. Sprague, which they never at• tered: nor believe in. IKT The Courier belieies that die eretioniathe better-part of valor::— Last fall it opposed theVaion tibket of this county with aillts Now it strives to make the people be lieve that it has ohanged its -views, and is also favor 'of - . Union. Judg irig`from its columns it more dis union than ever. ges. Tie steamer Nashville was not burned as .reported last week. On the contrary she ran the blnekade at Beaufort, N. C., with a valuable•cargo of cotton and naval stores and is now out atsea. - opposition paper asks liwhat, will the Deinocracy do if the question of slavery is settled before the next Presideatial election ?" - We answer, --elect our candidate-for the Presi dency by about a million majority. TEE REAL ISSUE—T-FOR THE CONSTI. TUTION OR AGAINST ITT- . -:— . The Detroit - Free Press thinks the time has come when, the 4epublican pprty must cast off Abolition' disunionisnc—when it must declare-for the Constitution or against it. Until it does-so the De. mocraey have a right to hold it re. sponsible for all that Abolition has done to produce rebellion. A politi. cal warfare against the rebels is no longer necessary. It is , simple ' •non. Sense—waste-of ink and paper. The army fights them. The only politi • cal fight which retnainsfor the-North is under this very issue --Abolition or Union, treason or-loyalty, the Consti tution or no Constitution. This is the real issue; and the 'first 'and holiest duty of evet+ - eitizen' to toar the mask of patriotism from the faces of the extreinists and to, expose thomto infamy as co conspirators-with Davis and Floyd, as the authors of schemes which, if successful, will extirpate liberty from this continent. irr Gen. George Cridwafader, of Philadelphia, was ott.Friday appoint : ed by the President a Major-General of volunteers. He will take the 'field at ohee in con - inland of a Division. The Rattle dear Winchester SUN DAY'S SKIRMISH WlNCupT•Ea,•,March 25.—0 n Sat urday the rebels advanced upon Win chester- under Generals Jackson, Longstreet, and Smith, and drove in our pickets with their cavalry. They approachodwithin three Miles of the town, and, bringinuurs a battery-of artillery, commenced playing nn our troops. - Gen. Shields ordered Rtibinson's Ohio battery to return the fire; - -and while he was dificting the operations, the sPlinter of a rebel shell Struck him hi the left arm, and disabled it instantly. One Man and horse killed belonging to the battery, were the only casualities besides this, on our side-that day. The rebeHosa is sup. posed to be twelve - men. A - few our pickets were captured: At night both armies drew up in front of -each' other, and awaited morning to-renew the- contest The Suiday Battle. On Sunday morning, at ten O'clock, the rebel's =received --rehiftireements, under Or'eneriti daranti;amnUntingto five thousand.more. 'Union for ces did not exeeedtenli7ofisand"men, and with-the exception ,of about five hundred, were of. Gen. 'Shields' divi- sion exclusively. At half past ten the enemy made a feint on our left, commanded by Acting Brigadier Gen. Sullivan, opening a heavy fire of ar tillery, while the real attack• was di rected against our right, with the °b lew:of Ain king it. - Gen. Kimble com manded on the right; Where the heay. -lett fighting . 'was- dohe. Thereethe enemy was strongly potted, in - woods and behind - . a -13terrie - .**ali, ••Ana the rebel artillery was posted on eminen ces on both sides-or their left wing. Our whole artillery force engaged con sisted of fnur batteries, - of twenty four pieces in all. The contest - raged furiously till three o'clock in the af. ternoon, - -the , fighting 'being done chiefly-by the artillery-and musketry, at a range of not more than three or four'hundred yarthi, and often mach The rebel infantry opposite our right noW debifahed' from the wOods, and attempted •to oapt,nre Doan's bat tery-by a Charge.- The first 'effort was nearly -successful but the, heavy - AsSehltifgeef grape compelleittbem to retire , in ~e onfilsiOn. • .11" , secomf- and*, weaker aftelbitAikawiter;fallaci, and« enemy' fell batk, with heavy loss;; behind.the atfinalpftraPiliV."` , Tyler trevrorliercid•hirbrigaile: to charge the enemy's batteries on the left, and a most deadly encoun ter followed. Twice our men reeled under the storm; but in the third ef fort theyrouted the rebels with tre mendous, slaughter and loud cheering capturing two of their guns and four caissons. LATER. A despatch from Gen. Shields states that his command, 7,900 strong were attached , by a force of rebels, num bering over 11,000. After a desper ate battle, the enemy were driven from the field - by our forces, which, besides killing 500 and wounding 1,- 000, captured three hundred 'prison ere, two cannon, a large quantity of arms, ammunition, Our loss was one hundred and fifty killed and three hundred wounded.' Our pickets are six miles beyond Strasburg but Jack. son is npwhero visible. A newspa per publishetatStrasburgstates that Johnsen and Jackson had concocted a plan to surprile Gen. Banks'. corn- Mend, and, with a greatly superior force; try to capture his army; but the impatience of Jackson for a'fight and his subsequent marching on Shields' division spoiled the scheme, and brought a disaster on their arms which'Wili ber felt from one end of the Confederacy to the Other. Se& rotary Stanton has issued an order, Which while congratulating the troops on their tiplendid victory, .sympathi zes with Gen. Shields in his affliction Gen Shields' arm was badly sliitt tered, and, owing to the imperfeet,set tingit first received, has been reset. His condition ; a now comfortable, - and he will iirobably be able to resume active duties in two *reeks. 300 men of the 83d Pennsylvania. Regiment were engaged in this bat tle, and 26 Were killed and 88 Wound ed. Their Colonel, W. G.. Murray, of Harrisburg, was killed while brave ly leading on his troops. The War on the Mississippi. -The Bombardment at Island No. 10 WASHINGTON, March 26.—A dis patched was, received to-night from Carlo, bringing the latest intelligence from Island No. 10,-from which it ap- pears that the main works of the en emy-on the main land are overflowed, and also nearly the whole of the Mis sissippi Valley_ in that vicinity. This delays effective operations by our forces at piesont. LATER. Sr. Louis,-March 28.—T-lie Demo crat's Cairo despatch says that heavy firing and rapid cannonading at Point Pleasant was heard at the fleet, night before last. Point Pleasant. is on . the Missouri side of. the Mississippi, about seven miles below New Madrid. it is occu pied by Gen. Pope, who has erected batteries for the purpose of prevent ing the relieltransports , and gun boats from passing-to and from Island_ No. 10. Captain Maynadier and Col. Bufort who accompanied Prof. Steiner in his balloon reeonnoisance on Tuesday, discovered that shells from our mor tars-had generally fallen beyond the enemy's batteries. The,olevation of Abe, mprtars: and the charge of powder have both been too great. This Will be remedied im• mediately, and greater execution may be expected hereafter. Ate' We have advices from Island No. 10 up to Saturday evening. Du ring that and the preceedin,g day the fire was very .heavy.on both sides.— The rebels opened upon us from a new battery mounting, it is supposed several 128 pounders. From the ae tivity of the rebels, and the constant additions to their;strength dailybe coming visible, it is thought, that they have no attention of abandoning the position. Four ironclad gunboats appeared below General Pope's hat teries (which , now extend fur dio tance of fifteen miles along the Mis souri shore) on Friday. The 'tele graph neglects to state whether or not they ogeeeedeti in ascending the river. 00- By the latest- adviees, General Buell's army.were within fifteen miles of General Beauregard's army.. As severs] Pennsylvania regiments are in I3uell's army, news from that ,quar ter witl_be eagerly loblted for. Gen• oral Buell has taken the field in per son. Morgan's Cavalry -have captur ed a railread .. train on the Louisville and . ITastivllle.Railroad, taking pris oner& Colonel Curran Pope, of a Ken tucky regiment, and several other of ficers. ' TERRlEtutpAtAartrir.—The Gun Car. tridge Factory of Samuel Jackson, corner of Tenth and Reed - streets, Philidelphia, exploded on•SaiurdaY awning, causing a shocking loss of life. A large force - of then, Oils and boys were at work, filling orders for Minie ball cartridges for the. United States Government. The partic ulars-ol the accident are as tolloWs Aout half past eight o'clock on Sat ardarmorning when the hands were all busily engaged, an explosion took place, - wrilob was followed a moment aftrir by a secoriff , and more violent explosion; which-shattered the UM ing to - pieces and Bent the fragniOnts , flying thrringhtbii.air - mingled with' portion of human bodies. The wreck: remaining upon the ground • immedi atrily tdolt fire and the horrified spec tators who were first upon the ground saw men, boys, and= girls creeping from the ruins, with their persons burned and blackened, 'and in` some eases with their clothing on fire; writh ing_in agony upoti the ground. The firemen were soon upon th'o ground, and Were not long in extin guishing the flames. All of the fac tiary that was not blown to pieces was, destroyed-by fire, and in' a very 'short' ,time from the period of the explosion nothing. Was left' but a few*' charred timbers, a shattered wall, - and a de- bris tifliinie Willi, broken tools and ,rimehinery;.and simalitpoitions-of Tuat outside ;Of the: line' of Übe briildifigilho• - body..of a la was found. It was shockingly burned:and ti "thatit fiot, , ta , - - fled at first; but it afterward proved to be theremains of Edward Jackson the son =of the proprietor of the es• tablish men t. There, were but few ; persons who were killed outright by the explo sion, and thOhodres of most of them were blown to fragments. Heads, legs, and arms were hurled through the air, and in some instances they were picked-up hundred-sof feet from the scene , of the exPosion. Portions of flesh, brains, limbs, entrails, &e., were found in the yards of houses, on roofs and in the adjacent streets.— The walls of deveral houses" in the vi cinity had great smears of blood up on them wkere the fraginents of the bodiei3 of the victims had Struck when they were hurledlrom the factory. The noise- of the explosion was heard to a great-distance,, and blind. reds ofpeople -hurried .tothospot un der the impUISC of. crifiosity. Among the throng were the half-dietracted parents and friends of those who had been employed in the devastated building, uncertain as to their safety, and searching frantically about for them in the crowd and-in the neigh. boring houses; and, while-fearing the worst, searching shudderingiy among the fragments of clothing which still clung to the almost gnivertng remains of the mutilated -dead. There were Many painfully affecting scenes'at the spot, and at the , places where the dead and the wounded Avere earried. The exact nuntbse,et !tilled is not . knOwn, but su.pposed. to be bight or ten. The number Orwounded is up wards of 50, two cif whom hare since died, and many other's, will , probably die from their injuries. lOrThe Methodist:Episcopal Confer• ence was in session, .in Philadelphai, last week. The following are the proceed ings of Conference relative to Col. McCar ter COL. McCARTER LOCATED J. M. McCarter was called, and his Presiding Rider stated that Mr. McC. had served as Chaplain during the three months' campaign. Subsequently he had received from the War Department a com mission to raise a regiment, and appoint ing him as Colonel. He had succeeded in raising the full number, and was now Colonel df the Nine ty Third Regiment, P. V. A letter was read from the Colonel re questing the. Conference to leave him with out an appointment A motion was made that his character paks, and his request be granted. The Bishop decided that his request could not be legally granted. Whereupon the Rev. Coonibe moved that in" view of the Ira- possibility of granting his request, a loca tion be granted him. 'Rev. W. Bishop moved to lay that motion on the table, which was lost by a vote'of 54 to-57. Rev. CRarsner moved as a' substitute that Col. McC. be granted asuperannuat ed relation. Rev. P. Coombe, moved to lay the sub stitute on the table, which was carried, by a vote of 75 to 46. Rev. F. Hodgson spoicefeelingly in ref erence to the position slid eulogised the patriotism of Col. mcc. "But, sir, are we prepared to unite the mitre and the sword 1 hi `thetolding of 'inilitary office compatible with holding high ecclesiasti carposition I If men can be holding the office of colonel, and at the same time be in the pastorate, then this Conference can be formed into 'a regirrient, and appoint our Bishop colonel, and have a day for drill." ; , If you do, 111. bring you up to the scratch," said the,Bishop. [Laughter] The mOtion'to grant' him a location was carried by a vote of 87 to-44. - - - The effect of this action is to place-Col. McCarter into the ranks of the local min istry of the church, and dismembers him from the Cnnfe.rence. - MR. Ilnu' uA capital e . speech made in Congress by Col Biddle, of Phil adelphia, w will be found in another column. It-has the Ong Of,true metal in it, and we therefore recomraend,a careful perusal of it by all our reader& DEATH - OF MRS WATSON, THE FEMALE SLAVER NEW YORK, March 28, 1862. Mrs. Watson, the notorious female slav er, who was driven from this, her native city and country, last surnmer, owing, to the pressure_ brought to bear upon the gentry engaged in the slave trade, by United States . Marshal Murry, recently died in Cadii, under the most wretched circumstances, About the time that she left this city three charges were brought against her of haiing been engaged in the slave trade, by way of fitting, out vessels. She did not quit, however, until'She ed that testimony was accumulating a gainst her. She was born in Frankfort, between William and gold streets, in this city. her Maiden name being Mary Jane Lackey. Her brother is now a policeipah in the fifth metropolitan precinct, and ma ny of her leading transactions have been covered by his - naße. She was divorced froin her husband, and as she had under talcsn a business requiring masculine el fort, so she contracted many of the per nicious habits peculiar to the itronger sex.. Information received by the last steamer states that having heard of sever al utterfailures of her vessels on this.side; that threeindictments were hanging over her here, and 'that the registers nt the three vessels; which she-had- chartered at Cadiz had been- withdrawrrby the , eonaul, it is supposed that she fell 'briek into her old habits, became too familiar with the bottle, rind-sank in honer. WY- Several weeks ago, Gen. Wool, on behalf of the Federal Government, and Gen. Cobb, on the part of the rebels, en tered into an agreement that all' prisoners captured in battle should be exchanged.— Our Government has rigidly kept its part of the bargain, but the rebels have broken theirs. The Federal Government has, therefore, determined that no more pris oners now in our hands will be released until such time as the rebels are willing to execute their part of tbe contract. Otr" The rebel iron-clad steamer Mer. rimac, having been repaired, is again ex mated to make , her , apOanmci in liaMp ton Roads. The tough little. Monitor is waiting, zsteam up >aind gins' allotted, to give her a warm Teception : - The. .:coM mander.pf theMpnitor.isiaid tq'be - con& dentthat hecanspeedilyitnitignallzever4 corneitheiebel monger.: WENDELL PHILLIPS MOBBED AT CINCINNATI.. Ottiomiriarr, March 24.--Wendell PhilliPs attempted to lecture at Pike's Opera Rouse to night. lie commenced by avowing himself an Abolitionist and a disunionist. Persons in the galleries then hissed, yelled and threw eggs and stones at him, many of:which hit him. The hissing was kept up for some time. Finally, Phillips made himself heard, and he proceeded until some thing again objectionable was said, when the storm of eggs was renewed. The aim in many, cases was 'good.— Still Phillipapersevered, and a third time was heard; and a third time egg ed and stoned. The crowd fromthe galleries then moved down stairs crying "Put him out !" "Tar and feather him I" with groans for the "Nigger Wendell Phillips." While proceeding down the middle aisle towards the stage; they were met by the friends rof lips when a fight ensued. A Scene of thdiscribable confusion °mimed. The ladies in the audience were screaming, crying, jumping o ver chairs, and ialling in all directions during the akirmish. Finally Phillips was taken off the stage by hie friends i .and the audience moved out. At this 'hour 0.0 &block P. lief.) the streets in the vicinity of the Opera Efouse are crowded -with excited:pqa. pie, who are searching for, but unit-, hie to find-Phillips. NO On e has heed seriously hurt, as far as can be 'au certalued. ttr" A Letter from Paris to the N. Y„, Herald states that since thedeath or Prince Albert the Queen orEng land is subject to fits of depression which at times renders it impossible to approach her; that the Prince Of Wales has become a confirmed rake, and that his habits are vitiated and depraved; that the Crown Prince of Prussia, who married the Princess Royal f England is a man-of dissolute character and a brute. Some time a go her Royal Highness was said to have sprained her ankle, when the truth was that her husband in one of his,drunken its had kicked her down some steps. The Princess Alice after her marriage will live at Frogmore, and she is supposed to have inherited. the talents and disposition of her fa ther in a great degree, she will be a real comfort to the Queen. it is fur ther said in the same letter, that it is predicted in very high places that Al bert Edward, the Prince of- Wales, ill be the last King of England. SAD RAILROAD ACCIDENT CHICAGO, March 27.—Au accident occurred at -midnight to the special train from Janesville, with the 'Third Wisconsin cavalry, five miles from this city, on the North-western road, caused by a breaking of - the axle of the sixth - :car.'ln the wreck made by the ears behind this one running into it ten - soldiers were killed, three seriously wounded'and none. slightly. Col.' Barstow says about one hun dred are more or less injured, bat able to Continue with the regiment THANKFUL FOR. SMALL FAVORS.- The opposition crow over the result of the Ihunieipal election held in Read= ing, where the Republicans, with a Union ticket, succeeded by 70 major ity. As that party, under any name it has ever rallied, hal f always car ried - Reading by from 600 to -1,000 majority, we think the result of Fri. 'day proves than the Democrats are getting thorn down to dots. Let them -get no more than 70 majoriti) in a poll of 2,000 next fall in that city and-Old Berks may be set down at 7,- 000 Democratic majority.—BA, 140, The National Tax Bill, as it stands, will require the appointment of about twenty-six thousand collec tors. What an army of offioe hold ers ! And what a largeproportion of the:tax will it talce to feed them-I-- Why;not save the'greater part of this expense by giving the collection of this tax to the several States? 1 The Chairman of the' State Committee of the "People's Party" has issued a call for a meeting of the Committee in Philadelphia, on the first of May, "to determine upon the time and place for holding a State Convention to nominate candidates ,for: Auditor General and. Surveyor General and to transact 'sash, other bitsiness as may be presentid for consideration." We will soon know whether this committee Will call a "tnion" or a Republican or a People's• Party Convention. It is time to look for a change of name, if not a °belie of actors. As the Committee meets in Philadelphia, William 8. - Thomiii3 and his committee' doubtless prove the convention opportunity to impress upon it the trUtli. so feeling stated in their memorial - that "defeat. will hereafter inevitable attend all nominations made ib the name of the People's Party"—and we will add or in any Otherianfe that this party choolie too assume. TUE Mostron—it Is not genarit: known that this vessel, notwithstanding her-light draught of water, enormous - strength and weight of deck,' side - arnior and revolving turret,. carriei upward'of one hundred thousand pcikuda of ballast to, bring her down to her present fighting draught. The imptutof buoyancy will be 'readily of this excess appreciated. The weight of the turret is upward of one hundred tuns, and - the gun-slides,,compos- - ed of strong Wrought-iron beams form part of the :massive turret. The recoil of the guns will accordifigly be checked by such an enorifiou#4 - thobitt of matter that ordnance of any caliber may be emplol ed. The konitelt, therefore, instead or being oflimifed capacity, is capable creak- rying going tithe Ittrgett size that we can manufactare. These titcts prove conclu sively that we have as yet no idea of the real destru6tive power of the new engine. , Of war, the sudden appearance of, which has startled this country, Mid will startle Europe.sfill more. ter. Bayard Taylor....l* - Amen Minted' by his Secretsry of Lege , titts‘Viiicia., find be has accepted:
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