IR
- over C. IL to Mechanicsville along side of which
svh.Ware Standing. He Asked who had seen this.
II 2°lo itn that kbad seen great part of it my
and verified the whole. Ile then told me to
watch that road, ordered me to detach several
'tpielteta - to the other side of the bill, scattering
them on each side of the road, and ordering me
into the position I have mentioned, saidl should
retreat rico ly along the Beaver Darn 'rood. and
send him an Orderly as soon as the - er.aloy ap•
rpeored, if they t trtne'in that direction. lle thee
' bade megedirclay, Said . I should come to see him
:es icon as Ireould and' rode off. I suppose, he
- well knew that with MY small force I could be of
little:eke, and would hive plenty of time to get
and.swee,'phritepe, afraid I would charge if
I reosaitteewhere'rvisa and throw away 'laymen
to no - purpette. •
,So far as mild understand our Amovements
from thia point,, it appeared to be the object of
titliTommandisr, to draw the enemy on to the
.petition at Beaver Dam Creek. I speak, of course,
only what T saw myself. The spiadron Showed
, front occasionally, deploying as skirmishers on
eaob side of the road; the country being open,
and then filed off toward the creek. When we
CAlite. to it, we found Orderly Heirland, of Co. G.
of our regiment stationed there, who told me •th at
his orders were to destroy the bridge as soon as
we got across. I could not help smiling, as it
'trae`not wider than many a leap that I have seen
shoe; and from what I caw of the defensive
'
preparations, I felt snre that the rebels,' even if
They got across the rivulet—Far it was nothing
bore—would get hooka„ great deal faster than
they came. I did not think of the artillery, how
ever. - Cavalry I saw none. Along the side of
thelefebank of the stream, which at that point
MoVerithrougts a meadow about 100 yards wide,
elevation of about 40 feet above it, were
honstructed v breast-works, rifle-pits, and ahattis
all •fikalg the -left bank of the stream. These
"iveresoecupied by MoCall's - The anti
tny came on about 30,1/00 strong, and to oppose
`them 'We hafit the diviiion named, which had
absiut 10 1012;000 men in its rinks, and what
13;ier strength - GUI Fitz John Porter bad on its
right; whieh:Thave not heard and do not know.
As we were ordered, we went off to the rear, and
Saw nothing further of the battle of Thursday.
`Certainly, we ;gained nothing by it, as before
'tang, we caters:within the precise range of the
'rebel shells, and being stopped by a wagon train
were-obliged- to-remain stationary under their
fire, fora much 'auger thne than was agreeable,
During' this time we could hear the sharp rattle
of the musketry in our roar, and the continuous
r6ar"of the artillery as it s'howered grape and can-
Wei oil the enemy, for, on this day, few shells
'vivre thrown by our guns. When you consider
'this oddeng4inst them, that there were three of
'the enemy to'one - of bur men, I think, even the
New York papers which are so chary of praise to
any bo'dy hailing from Pennsylvania, will own,
-indeed, their c6rrespoiidents have done so in•mild
terms already, that the Pennsylvania Reserve
Corps did their duty in the most splendid Mith
hpr. At any rate they repulsed the rebels with
- enortuoutt loss to them, whilst they suffered vary
little'compiiratively thinselves. Foor fellows!
'they "what Providence bad ordained
they - sh Mild suffer on Friday. I presume that
they bad a'presentiment of it, for, many whom
I Met on Thursday night, swore awfully at the
order to retreat, and said that even if Jackson
had flanked' them, which was the rumored reason
.(although.as I believe, and shall by and by state,
mot thwright one) for our failing back, they could
'hold their position in the centre of the rebel ar
king or no flanking. Thewliole Reserve
fell back about'five miles, or more perhaps. In
fact - Gen. Seymour ordered Capt. Herron to Gen.
'Reynolds' Head 'Quarters, but when we arrived
'near them, we were informed, that they had been
removed. We then sent back to the regimental
camp for forage, and in'reply were ordered to the
regiment. A ride of two miles took us there,
and are found that they had been drawn up all
day in line of battle. As soon as Capt. Herron
einlained Gen. Seymonr'a orders to Col. Childs,
be ordered us back to the position we came from.
On our arrival there we found the battle really
over for the day, although the cannonading was
still at 9 P. M., going on briskly. Just as
we - halted to form line, and prepare our bivouac,
shell struck within ten feet of the column. Wo
'took this'as a gentle hint to move our quarters,
these being unpleasant bed fellows, and went in
'to a peaolccirchltrd a tittle to the right, where we
remainell'lndiettnbed until about 2 A. M., when
We were again on our - march, with orders to join
'the regiment ae soon as possible. Du Friday be
fog thus nearly ail night in - the saddle, We were
kept marching and halting. as occasion required,
untilat length about 9 A. M. we rejoined the re
Mainder of the - regiment under Col. Childs, and
finally reached the position, where another stand
waslo, he made. The regiment now consisted of
ellialtrootirninieS, and, was organized as follows,
Viz: let Squadron • Cr. Capt. Ilerron;'and
- -
.. . , -1; - . '.riumg as - a, squadron on the
lefentiderlts Captain, lifeCellongli.--Two Wm •
peaks We are 'told are at Williatosherg.---Co. 1.,
Vent. - Taylor, was detailed as soon as it arrived
tie a body.guard . to Glen. McCall ; and two alter
idiripintestrotheard from since we left at Trader
-I,3lte.burg, except &vague rumor that one of them
'hid been captured at the White House. We
were Totthed in the order of squadrons named, at
the'base - Of . a hill probably 150 feet high, with - a
gradual, but i•ather steep ascent. Our right rest
ed on the main road, which' mete down the hill
in a; lightly slanting direction, crossed a small
creek, aid deep:ditch at the lowest part of the
ineidOW;whielticas not vary wide 'at this point,
and then ationded the opposite elevation bending
toward the left•hand; as you followed it, passing
a tuipseenia the top, 'which was selected as the
itesnital; batik the place where'ohr troops finally
Walled, after' their rout, the - reinforcements
_cone.
ing up itethat place. The whole distance from
the topfef'the hill,in front of which our infan
try were pleced;:to that of the hill on which the
'hospital was, may be about the folith of a Mile.
On' our left, a. nd nearthe two* of IMAM, ..tish's
Lancers Were nested. ' in our rear and after
Wardeat ottillift - wlis a squadron of the sth Reg
ttlar'Cavalry. "Li this• position we remained un
til abatt,3'o Clock; I was sitting - in the shade;
With our old friend Lieut. O'Rourke, of the Ist
Reg.,:Pannl'lteserres; (who, by the united testi-
Many of all his, comrade,, and by' that of his
Colonel, -Biddle Roberts, borne to me, personally
and voluntarily:has disiingniibed himself by his
cameo) and goodWoudnet in every fight, that Ite
birhednin, - ,,,wherethe fire Vegan. Of course ev•
Ory Midi finrriell+to hfipost.. No man who is in ,
it, bees riforeef a 'battle, than that which passes
intWriatUately itrmarillim, - unless remarkably fa.
toted 1 9 ; tirennialanCes. - • Wiwere in a position
While wee could see nothing. 'We could hear our'
bared' (Risiton'i, subseenently taken, and re
oipttlied dia llddeday.)- pewring its fire into the
entenA4nit we could treaf the 13b 614 nursting over:'
dut - bettlst,-' as Well,ed the rascally round lianiami
Inillty , filled With tli'dike(Miltets, Whihh they use
inetead- Orehelli, • crashing around as, but we
oditlti See - orilesti thith hag 'more; 'where we were
Tiltded. - ' . '`, ' .l- 1-''''. • • • - . ' •
l ' I feinwie r Myliattlhis evening (JulY fithi) with .
*Perin in somewhat•bitter. condition, so that. I
think , yeti wilt have lees difficulty . ..in making out
this'il'iMiiiiiider of this letter. After the fire had
ofidtifilitid fer about two hears, perbispelese, one
iiittegfir - aftei'another-teede his appearance on
the; ldr4fe of the hill on ottr right, tihtil their
tottiVidnitiolea'add to a stream of fugitives from
thefiiitti: The - road which came down the hill,'
also on nul , ",rtglst,":beia t u e crowded with . teams
Mit aMiClAtrees,titb fermer.distreoted with ter.
rlailtiid Urging fantail /heir horses and moles
ita4leVritiiitsfrantie haste . ;l the latter; driven by
solitAriis'finheeding' th' a tlttieler 'Way, but still
sitiViettsr-to , "get the WM:Hided-men in, them not of
dabger; aitil,'Or.tioiirae, in, their haste, adding to
the 'Coliftisfeti. ' Aire was a.'bridge across the
riviilet,Whieb'rew through the bottom of the val•
ley, and along side of it, a ditch about' ten. feat'
adriniVitiadfotir feet deep; with steep banks and
difficult tb4lll:i at any time. • Just as we were or
derid-tcr for th on the caber Side of - the- stream in
tliilila rank, - ii'tettion. - ran Into an ambulance
on` thebridge: - It happened fortunately, that
Mitt-Was room - on - the' hitheriide:..ef the' bridge_ :
fiCraotte‘tioiee to piss, but tee Vilife'itailted to lean: ,
ittAitirseirofer, the ditch; - 'indl itieltintli turn'
Witt
,tO : therjeft. on the* brid,ge beret* 'we'odtild
OltWO* - piteition. The dilEdulty:Wite iriry illicit,'
a l'iltiti 'ilisirly had then croisited the hill' ,
SW would Viva been a' terrible Slaughter. Ali ,
thaw 'we knows how, for there
Witi:3lhl aftiffupt at order,
I, with' the tees 'ae o 7l - 5a - 1 ,
ritatiti7 whit% hennead from the ''boaster in 'the ' •
eqiiintile fietoes the 'ditch and bridge.
.The niti =
meat ail - werii-ovet,- who were - to cross, being the
right thereginsent, composed Of the let
aill 2diettdadiaris,t the. elearvoice of COL Childs
rang above the thrtnder:of the 'lei - 1(M8 'bottle Or.
daring to Whealtio 1i4„ ,- Whial with • done by
tbe t 'entii,,tinder estaffible 'ifie,With the - precision
and'amillittek - of a dress ?made. • Yoli!mnet 're;
etftinibee'thit:eititiiit *Hide preitit' sititinitiliing,.
:did
,a'aeliktit•litiellineOroug. oattif!' for etteitial*
diYirgittforitOfilititt soldiers 'ha d a evei" ilea 'ender
Kiii. -711 0 - en. , P." Bt. George ca'aiiti, 'Chief or the'
*tiger Varalej, was it , much etrqck with the`
061Zifird -- didilierati manner in which the tatincen
viit*itiVerfirthed, that hisent-dkult ilif orderly
telneatit whet regiment:. it .wht..'t - ' . * Ale time
wiyiiiiof formed and turned the digit' :Abe lams- .
tritoWartt ati-right, threatenineW • a them'
irthey did not - keep clear of olitOrtforf,- which
Mieietbini up tliti ' , bill be 'Wit: tte toward' , the
atttiOriet7 heitilitti);iiiii itin alle Waal] we bad
e b
latralit obeaklonall4 . blibffl,"4' gait` to patter - Itke
ralliAfrdtit_ofd;:eittnct iio: 'nevi iit one
t.biik s .: littip)Larlittittiltrittilttiiipe, Whiot(ittairit II
' , ,!;':', :' , 4:. ~,',',,,, - .1., : 'Ar". ta "V`' , ' ' . , • • - , %?' : '
IMMI
theni less fearful than the shells. If you hear a
Minio ball the danger is over, which is not the
case with a shell, by any manner of means. I
was silting in front of ray company, when I
thought I heard a strange anise. I turned my
horse partially around, and there lay Corp'l Ben
net's horse, he being the next but one -to me, al
ready shivering in the death-agony, and Bennet
on foot behind bins, having, of course, fallen with
him. Bennet bad complained of illness for a
day or two, and was evidently very much soared.
I told him to take his blanket and over-coat from
the saddle, and go to the rear, but he slipped off
without doing so. I saw no more of hint until
Monday, when I found him under arrest among
the artillery, as a suspicions character, utterly
crazy, with fatigue, hunger, thirst, sickness and
fright. Be has wandered off in that condition,
although I sot a guard of four men to watch him.
Ido tait-know what has become of him. His
friends reins at .or near-Standing Stone, War
ren county, sled are, I believe, very respectable
people. Thiewas the only casualty I bad in my
company.
We wore the last regiment of any arm to leave
the field, which we did, in-good order, by- ,twos,
at a walk, about dusk, receiving tiled:eery of the
noble let Reg't P. - R. V.t., who under their gal
lant and amiable Col. Biddle Roberts, formed on
the hill behind us, and before'the hospital, in the
most beautiful order, and 'rift the same coolness
as if they were to be inspected. The gallant
69th came up at the same time, and united with
the let Reserves, in receiving and .giving loud
cheers, aswith coats off they rusb e'd forward to make
the furious and bloody charge, it - hich drove the
enemy hank hearty half a mile Over the ground
they had gained and strewed the field with their
bayonetted corpses. The amount '-of it is just
thie. If the officers of a regiment will maintain
their ordinary demeanor, and preserve their cool
ness the men will fight until they are cut to pie
ces. lam satisfied that the cool courage and ad
mirable conduct displayed by Col. Childs, difring
the three fights in which we-were engaged, ware
'the main cause of the excellent behavior—of the
- regiment, and when the left wing did skedaddle
bat, Monday, nothing but the presence of mind,
anti - calreness of deineanor on the part of hire
self tiad the company commanders, saved that
portion of -the regiment from utter rout and dis
persion. Frem our position we could see the
manifest indifference to danger which Col. Rob,
'erta and his officers displayed; And their conduct
was emulated by their men. Some of them have
owned to me that they i'rere ashamed to run and
leave their officers, though well disposed to do so.
Aa we passed hack of the Ist Pa., and on their
right, we met the re-inforcements eent up by
Gen. McClellan. New lines'icere forming out of
the defeated troops, and cheer after cheer went
up, as the men just arrived rushed forward to the
front, to take the place of our • peer `boys 'fretn
Penna., who had for two days, 'aglitst cobble
their number, and at one time at odds trf tree to
one, so nobly maintained the honor of the State.
Many regiments fled because their aninitinition
}lave out, but most of them because they were
'tviirm:uut, hungry, thirsty, feared for their attp.
pert!, 'cidlibted whether they wettid be "reinToreed,
and * - Wsks hverpowered liy rihthheri. The rebels,
unless otrastrained by nee.ess'ify, *Mitre* a reg
iment when it has fired ten or twelve times, and
• replace it with a new one. This enables the men
to rest, clean their guns, straighten their ram.
rods, and refresh themselves with food and drink.
Our men had to stand for two or three hours, fir
lfig as many as sixty rounds, .in one ease 120
rounds. All the rebel prisoners taken in the
fight, had whisky in their canteens, and most of
them were half drunk; a gond many entirely so.
It is related, that it was by this means, that they
succeeded in getting their Irfsh Brigade, which
did-terrible execution on our men, to fight, they
having twice refused to march, before they were
anpplied with liquor. The enemy ceased their
esertuit as soon as our reinforcements arrived,
and we Bought our beds, under the free canopy of
heaven, with plenty of room to stretch oerseivee
on the sandy soil, and with wearied bodies, but
grateful hearts for our trifling loss and merciful
preservation, soon , sank into the profound sleep
of the tired soldiers, as soon es the halter straps
could be loosened from their rings, and fastened
around the wrist, arm, or body of the rider.
[To Et CONTINTJED.I
tb ait.on Zfbiltriisrr.
'WHEN DENOCP4TIC OWL TO LZi, WL 0th.83
:TO ,1,01,L0W.7
LEBANON, PA.
i'VEDNESPA X, JU . LY 30, 1862
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL
ISAAC •SLENKER•
UNION COUNTY
FOR SURVEYOR. GENERAL :
JAMES Pi BARR,
ALLEGHENY 'COUNTY
WAR MEETINGS
Large and enthusiastic meetings
are 'held ail over the - country, for the
r,rerpose of stimulating recruiting.—
Large amounts of money are subscrib
ed at, many of them. The misfortune
at most of these meetings, however
is, that the President, vice President's,
Speakers, and most of the crowd con.:
eider themselves out when it comes
to signing the roll. They talk mud
—look patriotic, but -wontlist. pi:,
Philadelphia they had a tremenelis
gatheiing on Saturday& --"thirty-five
thousand people present"—all anx
ious -that . soinebody should enlist, but
they dont seem ,to 'knowtthat their
own precious selves it 'e in exista.npe
and suitable for juste that purpose 4
The "enthusiasm was extraordinary,"/
and the enlistments are expected.—
Holding meetings and subscribing
money just now wilt not pin 'down
the rebellion: The emergency re
,
' quires men—men with pockets full
of IlltnltY as well as men Who have
no money—men with
•brave hearts
who will shoulder the musket and
say cone on boys—not go on boys.
" We notice a call posted about our
town for a :rneetiug this Wednesday
afternon, in the Court House to de
vise means for raising the quota ex
pected from Lebanon county— F two
1
companies and the fill'lh
p ohe.
old companies. This utllyrobibly
require five- hundred me, 4orn this
:county. How are they.t,:,..,e raised?
The way is very simplo. s.46 l4et each
ono count himself one,-bylteriem
. .or
by'Pyoxy. If he cannot '' '' inifir;
attend to nu other buein '
~ :ii 4e.
pi . ..bettie s & man who can go. tVx:r TUE
MEN'! A all uverits TRY
IXIP• Sen,si Labe' hap gone West
to. recruit troops, •by apthority, be
says. He akpecte, toatii) one white
,twa black .regireepteit the field in a
fewweeke.
VV'
:
A sharp-lusine ss is said to be
.practised just now in the recruitin g
line-. Parties are followin g -th e army
•enti - Cifl g m e n to desert for the pur.
pose of getting.the tn to, join the new
regimentlAnd-obtaining the bounty,
which" is prdbably ep 0 1 -vi444-
tween-them. • -
MliMM=
Ser The abolitionists say that “Mc-
Clellan has lost the confidence of the
people." We deny it in toto. If ev
er there was a . man in our country
who had the confidence of the people
it is McClellan. With the politicians
he is slightly below par, but with the
people, and, what is better—to the
soldiers, he is the star of hope, the
beacon of success. You can hear it
in every household—in the public pla
ces, in the streets, everywhere. The
old pray for him ; the middle.aged
defend hirn,.and the children sing his
praises. Men, women 'and children
all strive to do him honer. And the
soLumas—ask them ! High or low,
officer or private, all • have the most
unbounded confidence.. We do not
believe that there over was a general
in the history of the world that had
the confidence and love of hissoldiers
to such an extent as McClellan has.
Ask any of his soldiers and title very
sound of bis Mune 'nalree lam "volluble;
doubt the ability and patriotism of
McClellan to a soldier,.and ecese or
fight is , the 'result:. Yet politicians
tell us that McClellan has lost the
confidence of the . people. It is not
true. •
ter- The adjournment tonress
is "looked upon as a great step to.
wards the suppression of the rebellion.
It was equal to the winning . of a great
battle, in 'fact, bet Ween the - taking of
Richmond and the 'adjournment of
Congress it will be difficult for histo
rians to decide whether the latter
was not a more important sntcess for
our .e,ide than the former would have
beet.
FROM GEN. POPE'S COMMAND
Gen. Hatch recently made a recon
noisanee to the Rapidah river, from
whence he pushed on a company of
cavalry towards Gordonsville. His
whole force was obliged to fall back
before two rebel brigades; commanded
by Ewell, with the loss of twenty
eight men of .Company A., New York
Cavalry, who were captured.
It is said that Jackson is at Gor
donsville, with 30;000' men, and that
his present intention is said .to be• to
assume the offensive 'and break our
lines,. and if successful, to demon
strate upon Washington, for the pur
pose-of drawing off Our forces from
Rich-Mond.
Thai Jackson is in great totce at
touiea , and cordonsvilteis beyond t
doubt, and that he intends to •attack
us at an early day is fillly'belicked:—
Gen. Pope's forces Berra have no ob..
jetttitn, but rather deitire that he will
make tbe attempt.
airtP2 P,ra en.t has a
t armies of the United States.—
Ike will reside at Washington, and
superintend the operations- of the
land. forbeei overthe whole
McClellan and the other generals
tain their present commands. Hal
leek has arrived at Washington.
Itar The army of the Southwest,
under Gen. Curtis, in tits march .from
Rolla, Mo., to Helena, Ark., marched
756 miles. The expeditions from the
main army made 641 miles additional,
and vaxions other• expeditions from
Batesville, Pea Ridge, .mac., swell' t4te
distance to an incredible amount:
Gen , Btevene - Command, fecis`
South Carolina, embracing among
other ' . regiments the:soth and 97th
Pennsylvania, arrived at Hampton
Roads last week, intended to re-in.
force the army operating- against.
Richmond • ~ -
At
..cap, Samuel,kl A., arriadt), or
the 95th N. Y: liegi mer,l :is published
as a deserted by order of .Major :Gen.
Pope. He left his company and went
to New York—and wont come back:
kcents reward is offered for bi ap
keheosfop. :Samuel can't be ot much
EAOIII3 t jadgiog from. tli e :reward Of
feted. - • -
Rlstir, The tresi den t Jeer Ar eir, in
accordance, with .late action of Con
grew, has , -issaed proclamation au
thorizing negroesto be freely employ.:
ed as laborers in the army and-navy
The Tribune, Poet, and other aboli
tion papers are deeply grieved be
cause he says nothing about, freeing
the negroes and spreading tam over
the north.
440' We learn froth Southern papers
kitafiltAg. Seauregard has obtained
,
relief from kW command fora few
•
months, and that. he is at present
with his family at' Blitdin Springs,
South Alabama.
VlCZOBtritet .—Qur naval force before
Yieksbarg has not been idle, btit the
- 5 not yet taken,` owing to the
tit's v
co-operating land force.--
Even i Z.:a-Navy , were to silence the
batteries, fan D6rn, with a large reb
efforce, is iying back of the citr,,snd
owing to thiti tiztOitan success thcre has
this far beeu delayed.
say- A,. band 9f forty rebets recent
ly attacked a wagon train near'Pitts
kurg Landing,, and captured' six ty
wagonti conveying commissary and'
quarterrnaitee 'Stoles. h. '
get. spirit4atioqe.will cease
Navy ifter , the Tat of Sapticanbei, and
6 eriiebb_ira:iirlitiatipafiiiti al;#,Vci: in,
- • '
ENCOURAGING THE REBELS.
The New York Tribune has been
for many year-s.the organ Of the op.
Position. Its sayings and opinions
were the sayings and opinions of all
the small fry of the same tribe through
out the country. That the opposition
papers and orators frequently said that
we would be -better off without the
South Oran with it—that it coat us
more than we- obtained from it, is
known to -everybody. But the fol
lowing extracts-from the Tribune show
how anxious it wail to get rid of the
Southern State
IFroin the Tribune of Nen:ember 9, 1660].
If the cotton States shall become satis
fied that they Or' do better out of the
Union than in it , ,uwe,lasist on letting them
go in peace. The fight to secede may
be a revolationary 'one ; Sit it 'exists,
nevertheless..* We
must ever resist Itie right Of Efrly . Btate to
remain in the Union and nullify or defy
the laws thereof. To withdraw fromWe
Union is quite another matter ; and when
ever a coniideratle section of our Union
shall deliberatelP4resolve to go out, We
shall resist all coeriive measures deSign
'ea to Itetip 'it in. 'We hope never to live
in a republiC whereof One'Section is pinn
ed to another by bayonets.
[From the Trib4m-of November 26,18601.
If the Cotton unitedly and earn
estly wish to''witdr4W peacefully from
The Union,' ive th'e'y shduld and
`would 5e alloWe'd to di) so. Any attempt
to compel theme by farce 1.0 remain would
be contrarx:to .the::ritilittples enunciated
in the immortall*claration of Independ.
erice, contriry tt 'the fundamental 'ideas
on which huma!ii•libetlty is 'Sae&
[From the Tribune of LiccerAir 1,7, 11160.]
If it (the Declaration of Inoependence)
justified the secession from the British
empire of three millions of colonists in
1776, we do not see why it would not
justify the. secession of five millions of
Southerners from the Union in 1861.
[From the Tribune of February 23, 1861.]
We have repeatedly said, and we dn'de
more insist that th•e - gitalt principle's, em
bodiedzby Jefferxon' t in'the .Declaration of
American IndepeZ
eitce, that governments
derive their just poweri:from the consent
of the governed, isiSound and just; and
that, ifthe slave States, the cotton States,
or the Gulf States only, choose to form an
independent nation, they. have a clear
moral right to Ao-so. * * * *
Whenever it shall be clear that the great
body of the Southern-people have become
conclusively alienated from the Union, and
anxious.to escape from it, we will do our
best, to forward their views. •
The Tribune and its adherents are do
ing their best to forward .their views.
We have lcoeen:sorry a thousand
times that the oppogi , tion
,are so in.
discreet an duniust; as to he contiMial
ly a enniwing Demoei-ats assecession
ists -and sympaphisers with . Creation.
Democrats volunteer as freely 'and
fight as well as abo Vti on iSts-L-I f
not more so ; 'they Con tri bate as free
ly, and sustain the . administration in
all its:ecrnstitutiO - nal pfforts, .to sup
press etc) the: abolition=
of n e I
Ma co to e‘'t valaiot'zta.irr the peat '
• 1.• 't ',.. fi • ' :
as they will do. : - = ina:Atte. future,;- but
notw - ithstanciing`allflifi . they are malt
ciously,' unjtistly and i for politics' sake,
denOuneed and abused: We say that
we aro sorry for thiubecause the 'ef
fect' Call 'onty te, .'evil . They are
loOked upon -- as, - 4cl...called, traftdrs,
but when volnnteers i ttre to be obtain
ed—money contributed . ). -436 c. then they
)
are good enough :, , Would it be any
wonder, if many !of ifirern would think
"we have the-name arid may as well
have the fame," end:„ abstain from all
tctive patticiPittr . zi in mistaining the
Govern ment: I" . eitaympathies and
t
.
prayers are of course. with .the gov.:
eminent, hitt-under the load of oblo
quy - they are comptlled to bear it
would be no :woridertif -they became
coot: We trust the :opposition may
at once:Ceti:Se the abuse, and inaugu
rate h are 3 07 A nd' ikod feeling, and
un:cinir4ity *'H tr&.,,,.' 'Consequence..—
.If Democrats do tdi 4i - with them in
ti
regard to the policy of, certain meas.
ures that is no reasoi, that they are
sympathigera,with treason. Do - not
mealy of liiis .opOotation themselves
differ with-V,Ae administration in the
same respect? Thle matters should
be roeo'fof. reieetion-foll tam
Two young men named Alfred 11.
Harvey, and David Patterson, were
arrested on Tu4l.6 . :afternoon, in
New York, chartd*ith having used
tang-lege of.a ch orderly and perni.
cious character,,b3; advising that
Beecher, Greelartuqpiever i and other
prominent aholitiehipkbecaught and
hung, that in thefr opinion being the
best mean of onistag the war.—
They witVlOcked uptluring the night
at, the police ,headquarters, and clis•
charged the following morning by
Justice Kelly.
Theabovelwe find in the last
week's. local Roma of the New York
papers. That we are rapidly drift•
ing into a despothini, is evident in the
fact that arrests and imprisonment
for causes like the above are not only
allowed, but are applauded by the ab
olitionists as just 'aid proper. How
!Mira the- Mighty t 'tent A few years
ago- the . very wlla of 'New. York
would have : ft-ie:l;o4i in denunciation
of such an. outrage :against the free.
dolilv Of
MD ) but= now the Is hard
ly anrother way than submission to
'the ttrtfini. ,Pei4ons have been
prisoned for speak4ig the truth of alx,
the, prmadept, has been
astablishect,:ankthapetop.: by step-We!
are drifting ';in't,o:lo„tieeptitisixt s ind)
Reign`--
••1 ralL.
'ifir It< ite4eit6rgett
fto 'a 'conrylanci ,
Ti*.
tht*F4C4l,l4tilli'4Bl3 oral..
Some Plain Thoughts of a
At the time of writing my last article
—some weeks before it was present
ed to your readers—l indulged the
hope that the present war was" near
an early and successful issue. 1 am
less sanguine now. I believe that
the abolitionists are bent on prolong
ing it. So long as they can plunder
the public treasury ; or wring their
millions from the earnings of the soh
dier, or steal a morsel from the sick
and wounded they will seek to pro
tract it. Conduct worthy of their
antecedents! They have been . Seek:
ing for the past ten years to destroy
the Constitution : first, under a differ
ent name,- seeking •to - disfranchise
fordi'gfilidrn Citizens, and wiling in
that'they - Steceeded in fhrnishing
'preteXt - jo - rebellion which 'has del g.
ed our rand in blood.
I mean not now to characteriie the
loyal portion of the Republican party,
—the Tanis:ant:l'6le who, tit° to the
instincts Of 'Mill. fathers, have rushed
to meet the foe, ready to seal their
faith with their blood, nor those pa
triotic lettders who have upheld the
arm of our country in her crisis, • but
the !unprincipled demagogues and
political trickster who are seeking to
incite Di4unionism and the spirit of
InsurreetiOn and Mob-law and Des
potism in our midst.
The despicable Wide-Awake who
flung aloft his greasy lamp, in time
of peace, and shouted the blessings
of nigger eutality, and now when
his country needs his services scalks
cowardlike at home wailing the beek
of his Judge Advocate to commit a
felony; Wendell Phillips iVinf) 'Can
boast with impunity that be has
spent tWenty years of his life in la
boring to destroy the Union, and who
seeks to instil into h:smiseratle party
the spirit of mutiny, nalbes the Pres
ident will bend his polio)' to suit the
views of abolitionism. A fanatic
press that sing pecans to John
Brown and to every insurrectionary
mob - that has since distracted the
peace of law abiding citizens. The
nigger loving mercenary in the garb
of an Editor who prostitutes his col
umns to persuade men to withdraw
their patronage from, or to commit
violence upon a loyal citizen who dif
fers from him in political views. The
committee of bald faced jockeys who
go out of their way, during apolitical
conclave, to spit their venom at loy.
al newspapers. En passant, I wish.
to say a word of that same conclave;
'four and twenty black
„birds
that have gone to so much trouble to
rear+ a had eminence. One of the
number has- since dec-!arc l / 4 1:ttat he
knew nothie g-of are 'l'esol'etTeeno the
time,—waa notryesen't when 'it; . t:s
drawn or r assed i —tha:t he thinksft
'unedited foe. Another when twitted'
on his patriotic ? resolution,
knoW what it wasi Their resofution.
basely insintiatea.charges which they
cannot prove,' : I doubt if they have
read the papers theycop,denin. I- am
•
3pe i for their: 'own
sake, that Liam riglit,'for surely noth
ing else than Ethiopian ignorancecan
palliate folly, so egregious. " •
In the matter of opinion;l believe
that the Courier,'--So far as its• influ
ence extends—is all and 'more. than
all that the 'black birds' havecharged
against the , AnvEarrseal--I believe'
'tat the tone of that paper is calcu
lated to incitethe spirit of Disunion.
ism, Insurrection, and Mob.law, and
I can find Mnre than two dozen of
mein who Are rei'dy to express the
same opibion. -
But we shall not hold :a 'delegate
meeting to 'Resolve' Our viewsi—we
shall not threaten to demolish-the
Courier office n solicit our - frien'dt
to withdraw their patronage, because
we believe that a free press is, or
ought to be, the right of a free peo
ple, and if that freedom degenerates
into license, and 'if discussion is su
perseded by threats of violence we
will bide our time and seek -to_ right
I ourselves by constitutional means.--
613ut fe.:-.different is the spirit of Abo
litionism. It is it spirit that would
rather reign in hell than live in -heav
en.. it is. a Procrustean bed that
measures ..all things by'-its beloved
'nigger:. It would drag down the
pillars 'of the temple of constitutional
Liberty; to build.from the rtiins.a hnt
to shelter its .sable idol.. Its fanatic
mob sense.
lest bullying in the 'Trent affair'-its
nigger. proclamations—its . ravings
against the policy of the Administra
tion,-,haVedisgraced us in the eyes
of Europe aii'd have strengthened the
arm of rebellion against_ us. Its very
breath of life is Disruption of - the
Union and Destruction of the Consti
tution.,-- Carthage delervla Abe=
litionism.mitet-be effaced: .We mast
destroy it or petish with it,Atnid. the
ruins of co, 'country. But let us not
forget that there is an Urgent and
even more pressing danger. - :Qur first
great duty is: to sustain our 'govern.
men.t in quelling the rebellion.- We
must lend heart and hand-our treas.
ire and our blood for We. We must
not pause to question the acts-of con
stitutionalauthority. We must.leive
questions-'of policy to - the peaceful so-
Intioniok the ballo:..box. But we trust`
stand arouthi"the Constitution-.- - -4tis
the corner stonerof our liberties. It is
the ark of our covenant-and if.a role.
guided' wretch dares.: to stretch loith
against it a:sacrilegious hand, , let him
share the fate of 'lTizah.- citte,
ser- If the government ,w9ilh to
draft the Candidates for Assessors and
Collectors of the National Tax, they
could obtain at one "fell sureop''. the
required 300,900 men.-
CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CABER --The
apprehension-of being drafted is pro=
duetivo, of • singular effects in :some;
Pi".PicllY! .. of this country: Ar.en who ,
have been wearing wigs and dying
thoirombiskersand. passing forttbiXty-
Oiel er .nine Yelall4 Of, agt ,ki4VOl
6144 '4, - own qd z , up ;to
;7fOX'fiyAVA,
e ..yqupg,lielcs who h woo : passed,
Witib Ate girls tw-in4YehRY,,B-Atorlii.
hapJr.to, the, other side of eighteena
1103
Plain Man.
DEATH OF EX-PEtk'DENT VAN
BUREN
MARTIN VAN BOREN, the Eighth
President of the United States, died
at Kinderhook, N. Y., on Thursday
morning the 24th inst. He was born
at the place where he died, Decem
ber sth, 1782, so that he was in the
80th year of his age. A recent vio
lent attack of asthma, followed by a
violent catarrhal affection of the
throat and lungs, was the cause of
his death.
As his name Indicates, Mr. Van Bu
ren was descended from one of the
old Dutch families that 'settled on the
Hudson. He was educated for the
Bar, and at an early age became a
DerneVratic politician. In 1808 he
was appointed Surrogate of toluttl
bia County, N. V. In 1812 he was c
lected.to the State Senate, and con
tinued a member of that body till 18-
20,Tailt -cif 'die 'tithe also 'Weft th - e
Orme 'of Attoir.ey Of the
State. lie was also a member of the
State .Constitutional Convention in
1821, and in the same year was elect
ed to the United State Senate, :to
w - Efft'lle was re-eleCted in 1827. 'ln
the folloWing year, after Governor
Clinton's death, he was the candidate
of the Democratic Party - for the office
and was elected. But Jackson, cona
ingin to the Presidency,appointed Lim
Secretary' of Slld,te,and be resignet the
Governovahirtitaipt the place in
e 'CAI net. He" Was also nominated
by the President for Minister to Eng. :
land, but the Senate refused to con
firm him. .
At the Presidential election of 18-
32, he was elected Vice President,
- Jackson being re-elected Preeident.—
in 1836 he Was 'elected President, and
in 1840 was nominated again by the
Democratic party, but was defeated
by 'General Hai:risen. Jie then 'retir
ed 'to kiiidethooi, he preferred
to call it, "Linclenivald," and was lit
tle heard of till 1848, when he was
'the Priesidential candidate of the
Caen it contiderah'ie. 'called by
some "Barnburners," by others "Free-
Soilers."
Since 1848 Mr. Van Buren lived in
retirement, ta;laiing no liabfic Part in
political affairs, but, until within the
last year, retaining all his mental
powers, and a degree of physical vig
or rarely found in one so aged.
REBEL CAVALRY DEFEATED.
Gen. Pope writes to the War De
partment, under date of the 24th
inst. :
A Cavalry expedition sent out, by
General King. on the 22d instant
from Fredericksburg returned last
evening. Early yesterday morning
they net and •defeated a body of. Con-,
federate 'OaValry about one hundred
strong, stationed near Carmel Church
on the -telegraph _road from Freder
iAkUbairg to Richmond, burnt their
camp and six cars loaded with do'rn,
and broke *.p 'tore telegraph to Gor
doneire. An boat later a large body
of Stuart's cavalry came up to attack
them, and theso, too, were defeated
and driven across the .North Anna
riye4,a,nd,,,parsa!adjilVivithin sight of
07a, a large number of horses and mq
ny arms were brought back. A march
of seventy miles, and the encounter
and defeat of two bodies of rebel cav
alry were. acotnplished in twenty.
nine hours, and, without the loss of a
man. . •
• itiOTING-7--,TRE EFFECT OF NEGRO
- EMANCIPATIoN.—The influx, of Ne
groes into Toledo, Ohio, at last bro't
abonka.terrjble riot in that .city- in
whieh oae *iyhite hian was killed by
the negroes:: ` The difficulty sprang
out of the employment of negroes, to
do Work heretofore done by white
men.. rn Cincinnati, last week, there
'was also a riot between the ? Irish la
bormrSni f s EM,Negl'oeS on the, levee
Springing from the same reason.---
The influx of Negroes in Ohio, their
readieess . to labor for loiv 'wages, is
bringing about its le,Otqnqe ts.—
The white littot'ing tneii of Chia will
not Submit to being bioright: into coML
petition with negroes.
;..Arrangements have been made
for an m mediate and general exchange
of; prisoners.
05'" The New York Sunday Times
thinks-it was quite .eharacterietic of
thefienate•to '!spite" the I Tesident.by
deblining to confirm deneral
lan'S father-in-law, Colonel Marcy;
the legislative body that could be a
feaid tei arraign Senator Simmons
foie diPettlY Making money but'of his
country's dittress because he. was a,
ble to shOw that his colleagues did
likewise, is exactly the kind or an 'in
stitution' to resort to such small pota
to vengeance. Thitnk Heaven we are
rid of it for the present:
Ser -A delegation of, dnion Bien
from - T*33MS lam Washington L trying
to induce the , 4overmen t to 'send a
force immediately to that State: The
delegation is composed of leading
men of Texas - and the'y `represent a
large body of Union citizens who
have organited a secret Union League
which extends to - every department of
the State.
MILITARY MATTERS.—=FrOM pres
.efit-appearaneee, there will be no.ne
cessity for the Goiernment to resort
.
EpAraft to obtain the quota from this
State. If the •occasion for drafting
should arise, it would be done as' fol
lows : Rolls are prepared of thoie
to semt,--able-bodieci. men, he
*Veen the ages of eig,hteeh sand for
ty-five-----and the rellilisite blittiher of
names :fie ditivn by
. lot, in the. pret
ence of prescribed officers. The per
sons so drawn are notified ; and giv
en Opportunity to prove themselves
exempt,or provide suitable sUbstitutes
failing iri which, they are botopelfed
to serve, or submit to heay pena,tlies
generally iMill•lsonnient.
Notwithstanding the numerous
bounties offered by. our Government
and' from private individuate to:those
tirbe enlist id tbe - Military and n> a val
:service,Ofi ailo.been
tprovidedr.by tthe General f oFernment
!Ice the heirs tFrtli.O.:ae bat.
tle.The Peusigu.:is_paital3;;follows: ,
'First torthe' widpve.z of.. suetf- deceased.
soldier, if there be one. Second, if
there be no widotr, then to the ehil•
dren of such deceased soldier, share
and share alike. Third if such sol
dier left neither a widow, or child, or
children, then, and in that Dep, such
bounty shall be paid to the foilewipr
persons, provided ..they are residen'7.
of the United States, to wit: First, tc
his father; or, if he shall not be living
or has abandoned the support of hi:c
family then to the mother of such sot.
Bier; and, if their be.neither father or
mother as aforesaid, then such boun,
ty shall be paid to the brothers and
sisters o: the deceased soldier, resi
dents as aforesaid.
sm. The total loss_of Gend&Can't;
division of Pennsylvania Reserves, in
the late six days fighting near Rich
mond, was as follows.:.
Kaled. toweled- Missing. Total.
Mrat 8rig4044 68 417, . 312, 799
Second Brigade, .65 • 45e7-• .•
Li $199 1.634
Third Brigade, ' 303' z‘'• 556
Batteries and Cat. 23 83 . ' y , • 18 91
2,223 4667 3AI
Total,
As the division numbered' titfirrb.ls6t..l
SOOQ men at the beginning of tht
fight itrg,lt Aeett 'f.hVt. the 111,70-
portion of=tboAosses was very great
—much greater than that of any oth
er division engaged.
Or Few are aware that velvet is
madeln this country. Yet there is
a factory at Valley Creek, Chester
county-, Penn., where the finest silk
velvet of every style •and pattern is
made.
NINE AND TWELVE MONTHS MEN
ACCEPTED BY GOVERNMENT.
1-lAIiitiMBURG, July 24.—The statement
of the Associated Press Agent at Wash
ingforitiich has gained a made circula
tioKthat the nine and twelvemonths men
enlisting and.yreparing to enlist in re
sponse to the, proclamation of Governor
CURTIN, Will not be accepted, is entirely
without foundation. This contradiction
is made by authority.
Ajar law of Congress recognizes such
enlistments, and 'twenty-one !cements, the
Oche of PenifS'ylvania, will •be received
and mustered into the United States
set vice *ft the terms of the• GOv
ernor'fi This statement is
authentic and may be implicitly relied
upon.
But it is proper to be noticed that the
law does not allow any bounty_ to the
nine months men except the twenty fire
dollars paid at the time of being entered
into service. The remaining seventy
five dollars is only payable to those who
enlist for three years or during the war.
TEIREA.TENED RETIREMENT OP SEWARD.
—The New York Herald of Thursday,
contains a dispatchSfrom Washington, of
which the following is the sul)stance:
"There is a crisis in the Cabinet. Mr.
Seward, who has so ably filled the De•
partnlent of State, is unsettled as to what
hiS future course shall be, and is desirious
df bent Vefleved from the further care of
hft•apfelialt position. The reasons for
Mr. Seivard's indisposficea- to remain
'longer in ofEee, Art Well knoWn in politi
cal circitt !fete. 'Ffe. 'Objects to .radi
cal policy.partialry,fotCed upon The Presi
dent by the Cenfiseation . eld Militia acts
of the last Congress.
etelvirrit's-;dq-.
been to conduct this war in such a man
ner as to make a reunton, ;of the States
possible. He therefore wished the gov
ernment to have a record, at the close of
hostilities, such as no other nation ever.
had before at the conclusion of a war.
* *
.Mr.. Seward will consent to remain in
his present position only upon the condi
nip, that the recent acts of Congress shall
be so interpreted as to conform as far as
tessible, to . .the preyious policy of
the government, so thatno.general pillage
or destruction of private property in the
South shall , be permitted ; and.tnat slaves
shall not be used, except merely as labor
ers in the army. lf such modifitation is.
decided upon, Mr. Seward may . remain
in the Cabinet, but not otherwise."
ATTEMPT AT HIGITWAY ROBBERY:--On
Saturday night last, two "contrabands''
attacked a white man in Rose alley,,near
the School Rouse, with the purpose of
resllWhilici of.his Valuables, but he made
so stout a resistatibt that they were com
pelled to run off, Leaving , their victim IT..
ing in the alley until hest . morning, with
his clothes torn front hiS body. Such an
act, in our city, reciiidttlt the prompt In
terposition of the strong. RAI of the
in Order to intimidate others o a like
character now roaming abotit.--Reading
Times.
SACRIFICES OF SOUTHERN UNION MEii.-:
dorrespondent of the Mobile Advertiser
says that the faintly of Hon. Mr. Wick
liffe, the -Union. M. C. from Kentucky,
has entirely deserted him on account of
his adherence to the UnionTause. Three
of his sons are in the rebel army, his two
daughters, one married to Judge Merrick,
forrettly of Wathington, and the other to
Senator V'tilee, have given him up, and
even his wife declares that she cannot
Side with him, and will heifer again cross
the Ohio. That's what the Herder State
,patriots have to suffer, and lathe craven
abolitibh radicals at WashingTOn--in and
out of Congress—cooly cOndertin them,
and turn.a deaf ear to their Weird - egg and
entreaties.
AN AERONAUT' KILLED.--Ari aeronaut,
named Westbrook, ascended - - at Spartit,
Ohio, on the 4th, and when he was, shou t4oo feet from the el:jun*l, the balloon:
which was an old and damaged one, burst.
He struck the ground feet foremost, his
heels going 'through the close wicker
work of the side of the car, and sinking to
the depth of nearly two hi - chg.- "WaS
immediately taken out br G ar in it to
tally tirreonselOUS 'cotutitibiz. Ob* of s
legs was braked, and the internal injdries'
to Vital parts of his `bolt' and brain pre
chided all hope of recovery.
Otr A man in kiinklin, N. R., enlist
ed about a week ago, but on the second
thought, did riot want to - go to war , and so
went"home and chopped off one of his fm-
Ors .with an axe. - He geld he did it as
he was driiring a stake into the Wound,
but itibst of the people in F i kankliii do not
drive stakes with the sharp end °fan axe.
tar Massachusetts 'has settled with the
General Government her
,proporilon of
the:tifenty. Million tax oflB6l,monnting
(less fifteen per cent for'.collectiou)
8700,804. Her whole claim on, the
UnitedSfa tekra,aorUideiforlbewir up
to Sinriary.l . , - ISM.,, was $3,165,128.
• She , is making anise thing " out of the
war t :An wind, dace