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authorized to receive subscriptions and advertisements for
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garded as paymenUi. — -- - -
jar JONES WEBSTER'S ADVERTISING AGENCY IS located at
N 0.60 North fah street, Philadelphia. He is authorized to
receive advertisements and subscriptions Air The Lancaster
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Now our flag is flung to the wild winds free,
Let it float o'er our father land,
And the guard of Its spotless fame shall be
Columbia's chosen band.
Ex.. President Bucuenex has been
very much indisposed for a week past, having
contracted a severe cold. He is now conva
lescent, however, and hopes to be about again
in a'day or two. This will account for his
non•attention to his numerous correspondents.
THE GREAT REPUBLIC
The immense and unprecedented uprising
of the people north of Mason and Dixon's
line to defend the Union and the Constitution
against the rebellious hands which have been
lifted up for their destruction, will strike with
astonishment the monarchists of Europe who
hate our free institutions with intense hatred,
and who would rejoice over our downfall with
fiendish joy. Nothing like this outburst of
patriotism has ever before been witnessed in
the history of the world. Great armies have
been put in motion, as if by magic, in the
course of a few days. The old, the young
and the middle-aged, alike have entered into
the contest, and the star-spangled banner of
our fathers is consecrated anew to the spirit
of Constitutional liberty. The ~war upon
which we are entering will convince the des
potisms of the old world that the American
people are the most warlike and most abun
dant in resources of any nation on the face of
the earth, and that we have a strong Govern
ment capable of protecting the Union and
perpetuating its own existence. With such
a Government and such vast military resources
at command, we may hereafter bid defiance
to treachery within our own borders or the
combined attack of all the nations of Europe.
It will be a long time before other nations
will undertake to measure swords with the
athletic and vigorous young Republic of the
West.
A. WORD FOR OUR NEIGHBOR
We were not aware, until we saw the Union
of Wednesday last, that there was a censor
ship of the press established in this city for
the special benefit of TILE INTELLIGENCES
but it now appears that to our new Post
master has been delegated the important pre
rogative of reviving and enforcing the sedi
tion law of the elder Adams. And because
we will not fall down and worship Abraham
the First, and admit that be is immaculate
and can do no wrong, we are threatened by
this potential knight of the quill with utter
extermination.
After reading the Union article we turned
to The Intelligencer of Tuesday to see, if we
could, what mortal offence wo had committed.
Every article there, in reference to the war,
fully and unhesitatingly sustained the Ad
ministration in its efforts to conquer a peace
and put an end to rebellion ; and, therefore,
for the life of us we could not divine the rea
son for the threat that " the rod shall be laid
on unsparingly and recreant shoulders 'shall
feel its smartings," nor the equally pugnacious
manifesto that " the war will be carried into
Africa." • We looked over its columns a
second time carefully, and our eye at length
rested on article copied from that orthodox
Republican paper, the Dayton Gazette, headed
"the lie twisted out of him," and we were
forced to the conclusion that this article, al
though solely relating to the Post Office ap.
pointment at that place, was what excited the
ire of our doughty cotemporary.
Now, we have but a word more to say to
our neighbor. So long as we control a press
we shall reserve the right to print just what
we please, regardless of his pleasure or dis
pleasure. We shall give the Administration
a cordial support in the prosecution of the
war, and in its efforts to preserve the Union
and the honor of our flag; but that we shall
be required to endorse all its other acts and
keep our eyes shut to its delinquencies, is
more than the Union and all the Republican
papers combined can compel us to do. We
are not constituted of that pliable kind of
material. We shall criticise Mr. LINCOLN'S
actions whenever we deem it necessary to do
so, and if this don't please the fastidious taste
of our new and sensitive Postmaster, then all
we have to say is
"Lay on Maeda'',
And (we don't swear) be he who first cries
hold, enough!"
MAJOR ANDERSON
This gallant officer was announced to leave
New York this morning for Louisville via the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He may therefore be
expected to pass through this city. Whilst in
Philadelphia on Saturday, he made some
strong Union remarks in response to Mayor
Henry, &mongst other things he said that
he, entered the service of his country thirty
-years ago, and considered it then, as he does
now, to belie duty to stand by and sustain
its honor, its glory, its power, and its pros
perity. '. He also remarked that though some
have found fault with the preceding Adminis
tration, and some are now disposed to find
fault with the present Administration,
,he
hoiied to be permitted to say that both have
acted with discretion, and seemingly, too, under
what he considers Divine inspiration.
TROOPS AT CAMP SCOTT
The troops at Camp Scott, York, were
reviewed by Gov. Curtin on Sunday afternoon,
and the sight is said to have been a magnifi
cent one. The troops are under orders to
morel' and will leave York in the course of a
day or two,' it is supposed for Washington via
Baltimore. The crack companies at Camp
&came the Fencibles and Jackson Rifles of
this 'city, and the Allentown Rifles, all of
which are attached to the Ist Regiment,
which is fast perfecting itself in the drill, &c.
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MAJOR GENERAL Drx.—Hon. John A. Dia;
1, of.. New Muir, late Secretary of the Treasury
in-President Itnolwan's cabinet, has accepted
ttie:appnbitniteut of Major General of the New
YOrirforcesialich:avas.iendereit luui some
Wags ago by Governor Morgan.
There may be nothing wrong, but Pennsyl
vania and the General Government are hurt—
at least they are "bleeding'? freely„%or men
are oomplaining without just cause. The
complaints have babome io general that whet
at first were m ere inainuations againtut men
whoiiiie jobbing have now sestrined the shape
of bold chargek:}which must be met, or a
fearful,reatioxvibnitywill zest' tiOmeeshezee
The correspondentofthe Pittsburg Diapiita,
writing from Camp Scott,bpens a broadside
on the commissariat there, by declaring that
the provisions furnished are not fit to eat.—
The - samw paper contains the followii:4-ii:;".
icant advertisement:
70 BLANKETS WANTED.—Owing to the miser
ablel*ity-of:fhlibillf brinketifurnisharat Thir;
risburg, the WARRINGTON INFANTRY, No. 1,
Company A, 13th
quarters. Regiment, are suffering from cold
at t, in t h eir Any good blankets left
at nigh the DISPATCH OFFICE wi ll be forwarded at
once for their relief. my 6
- It is openly asserted that the price paid for
each is for a full, thick hlanket, and not for
half horse blankets, through which the sun
could shine We copy the following from the
Evening Journal of Monday:
Is THESE No MONEY l—We regret to hear that
those who are now emploYed it the Girard House
called on the cashier, on Saturday, for their wage!,
and received only a small portion of them. How is
this? What is the cause? •Has the appropriation
of five hundred thousand dollars, made by the Legis
lature, been exhausted in a proper manner?
If so,
then we call on the members at this extra
session to make immediately a proper appropriation
—one sufficient to meet all emergencies, so that the
great and patriotio State of Pennsylvania may not
be disgraced by having her sons and daughters of
toil, who have families dependent on them, turned
away, with but a patellae of their hard earnings.—
It is the duty of our State to see to it, not only that
our brave volunteers are properly clothed and fed,
but also that the men and women who are laboring
by night and day, for meagre pay, are paid
promptly.
"Is there no money ?" That is a very sig
nificant question, and it appears there is not,
otherwise the hotel keepers would be paid for
furnishing subsistence to the troops, and the
operatives at the Girard House paid their
wages in full. It therefore looks very much
as if exorbitant prices had been paid, or some
jobbing done to disburse the State appropria
tion in three weeks. Let us have a fair,
impartial investigation, without respect to
persons ; for this is a question in which the
people at large are interested. The following,
from an Ohio paper, shows that jobbing is not
confined to this State:
MAKING IT PA-Y.—The gentlemen who have the
contracts for subsisting the volunteers of the State,
will, doubtless, soon make a sum sufficient to retire
on. The rations in the regular United States Army
are commuted at thirty cents per day for each sol
dier. The contractors in our State receive fifty and
sixty cents per day for each man, while the rations
furnished our volunteers are of much inferior quality
to those' furnished the regular army.
The miserable food which has been dealt out to
our volunteers at Columbus, it is said, does not cost
the contractors fifteen cents a day. The number
now at Columbus is about 8,000. The profits, there
fore, per day, must be about $4,000. .L'his is patri
otism with a vengeance !
It appease that the General Government,
too, is being plundered by unconscionable
speculators. We find the following floating
among the items in our exchange papers :
A LARGE SPECULATION.—We see it stated in sev
eral papers that George Law and others have ob
tained a contract from the Government for supplying
the newly raised army with twenty thousand beeves
at eight cents per pound live weight—equal to four
teen cents per pound when slaughtered. By the
operation the contractors expect to realize a nett
profit of $000,000! This is one of the ways the
Government is plundered, and the Treasury de
pleted ! A few individuals are making princely for
tunes at the expense of the tax-payers of the coun
try.
This is too bad. It is an abuse which calls
for correction, immediate and unconditional.
The people of Pennsylvania, with a unanimity
unparalleled in the annals of patriotism, are
imposing upon themselves onerous taxation,
and are willing that the Legislature shall
exhaust all the resources of the State to assert
the supremacy of the Government, but they
will not stand unprincipled men enriching
themselves at a time like this at their ex-
We are at a loss how to stigmatize men who,
at this particular juncture, would take advan
tage of patriotism to plunder. They might
with great propriety be classed among those
who, on the day of general resurrection, would
despoil coffins of their silver plates.—Harris
burg Patriot.
MOB Lew.—An outrageous attack was
made on Senator BAYARD, of Delaware, in the
streets of Philadelphia, on Tuesday last. It
appears that Mr. B. had recently been at
New Orleans attending to business, and upon
his return home the hue and cry was started
against him that he was a secessionist and
had been to Montgomery, Alabama, concoct
ing treason with Jefferson Davis, whilst the
truth is that he had not been at Montgomery
at all !
The Bulletin is doubtless correct in saying
that the act was one " of a few lawless men
and is disapproved of by nine tenths of the
community" of that great city. But when
such a mob spirit prevails, even though it be
confined to a small portion of the community,
no man is safe either in his person or proper
ty; and in all such cases of violence the
strong arm of the law ought to be stretched
forth in defence of the citizen, and to severely
punish the guilty offender against peace and
good order. We have not-learned that any
legal measures have been taken against the
guilty perpetrators of the above•mentioned
dastardly outrage. It is not yet too late for
the civil authorities to vindicate the good
character of Philadelphia by punishing the
offenders.
THE CROPS.—The growing wheat in this
county 'looks well, and the prospect for an
abundant crop was never better than it is
now. The late rains have added much to its
appearance, and our farmers look cheerfully
forward in anticipation of a glorious harvest.
The grass crops also look promising. Peaches
we think will be a scarce article, but the
apples, pears, plums and cherries look prom
ising.
THE LOAN BILL PASSED.
The Legislature at Harrisburg, passed on
the 9th inst., by a unanimous vote, the bill
creating the $3,000,000 loan, which raises
fifteen regin;ients beyond the requisitions of
the Predident, making a total of fifty-one
regiments. The act for the immediate relief
of the volunteers now in service, and to pay
the bills now contracted before the Quarter
master's department was organized, also
passed.
TENNESSEE
The proceedings of the • Tennessee Legisla
ture have just been made public.
AnOrdinal:6 of Secession and alliance with
the Confederate States was passed, subject to
a vote of the people on the Bth of June.
A military bill was passed, calling for 55,-
000 troops, and apprcipriating $2,000,000
unconditionally for war purposes, and $3,000,-
000 conditionally.
BALTIMORE ALL RIGHT.
Col. Patterson's Regiment of Philadelphia
Volunteers, accompanied by Sherman's Bat—
tery, and the U. S. Troops from Texas passed
through Baltimore on Friday afternoon. They
landed from steamboats at Locust Point and
took the railroad to the Relay House. There
was a large crowd along the route, and the
troops were received with enthusiasm. No
attempt at disturbance was made. The force
was about 1400 strong..
THE SPECIAL CONGEESSIONAL NLECTION.-
Governor Hicks, of Maryland, - has ordered a
special election to be held on the 13th of
Jane, for the selection of representatives from
this State to, the extra session of Congress,
which will commence On the 4th of July.—
Baltimore Patriot.
- AIftIitINMIII9IIPMMLTIONIL
The Secretary of State, Mr. SEWARD, in his
instructions to the new Minister to the French '
Wirt, Mr. Tharrox, is very explicit on the
subject of the relations of this Government
the rebellions States of the South. We give
the concluding portion of his letter:
The path of executive 46y bas thus far
been too idainly 'marked out‘ by stern
necessities tote mistaken, while the solemnity
of the greatemergeno7, and the responsibility
ifi
devolvee, have extinguished n the public'
councils every emotion but those of loyalty
and patriotism. It is not in the hands of this
administration that this government is to come
to an end at all, much less for the want of
=Tony or — devotion - to the country. - Mr.
ThouvenePs deo:aration that the United States
may rest well assured that no hasty or pre—
eipitate action will--be taken on the subject of
the apprehended application of the, insurrec-.
tioniats for a recognition of the-independence
of the so-called confederate States, is entirely
satiefactory, although it was attended by:a res
ervation' of views concerning general principles
applicable to a case that need not now be dis
cussed. In the unofficial conversation,Mr. Faulk
ner says that he himself expressed the opinion
that force would not be resorted to, to coerce
the so.called seceding States into submis
sion to the federal authority, and that the only
solution of the difficulties would be found in
such modifications of the constitutional (aim
pliet-as would invite the seceding States back
into the Union, or a peaceable acquiescence in
the assertion of their claim to a separate
sovereignty. The time when these questions
had pertinency or plausibility has passed away.
The United States waited patiently, while their
authority was defied in turbulent assemblies
and in seditious preparations, willing to hope
that the mediation offered on all sides would
conciliate and induce the disaffected parties to
return to a better mind. But the case is now
altogether changed. The insurgents have
instituted a revolution, with open, flagrant,
and deadly war, to compel the United States
to acquiesce in the dismemberment of the
Union. The United States have accepted this
civil war as an inevitable necessity. The con
stitutional remedies for all the complaints of
the insurgents are still open to them, and will
remain so ; but on the other hand, the land
and naval forces of the Union have been put
into activity to restore the federal authority,
and to save the Union from danger.
You cannot be too decided or too explicit in
making known to the French government that
there is not now, nor has there been, nor will
there be, any or the least idea existing in this
government of suffering a dissolution of this
Union to take place in any my whatever.
There will be here only one natio - Tend one gov
ernment, and there will be the same republic
and the same Constitution that has already
survived a dozen national changes, and
changes of government in almost every other
country, and these will stand hereafter, as
they are now, objects of human wonder and
human affection. You have seen on the eve
of your departure the elasticity of the national
spirit, the vigor of the national government,
and the lavish devotion of the national treasury
to the great cause. Tell M. Thouvenel, then,
with the highest consideration and good feel
ing, that a thought of the dissolution of this
Union,peaceably or by force, has never entered
into the mind of any candid statesman here;
and it is high time that it be dismissed by
statesmen in Europe.
AN HONEST CONFESSION
The fact is forcing itself upon the minds of
all, and is becoming every day more undeni
ably manifest, that the Democratic party is
furnishing the bulk of the fighting element of
the North, and that a vast majority of the
volunteers now on hand for the defence of
Washington are from the parties who opposed
Mr. Lincoln's election. Their loyalty and
their patriotism cannot be questioned. The
Philadelphia Inquirer, a Republican paper,
truthfully says :
" The very men who have violently opposed
Mr. Lincoln and the republican party and
platform, are now found among the foremost
in defence of the Governmentoof which he is
the constitutional head. They regard the ex
igency of the times as paramount to partisan
distinctions. Hence' our Democratic fellow
citizens are rallying enthusiastically to the
support of the Stars and Stripes. Breckin—
ridgers and Douglasites vie with each other
in patriotism. The supposed sympathy of the
former with the South is now seen to have
been only a regard for whatever there was of
plausibility in the clamors of the South, and
not an indiscriminating justification of its
hostile assaults upon the integrity of the
Union. Our national history shows that the
Democratic party has ever been a war party.
Its exhaustless masses have always sprang to
the ranks when battles were to be fought and
won. It was so in the war of 1812. It was
so in the war with Mexico. Indeed, their
supposed beligerent propensities have been,
at times, rather a source of trepidation to
placid and respectable elderly gentlemen and
ancient women. They would now belie all
their antecedents and their olden fame if they
were backward in the general movements.—
On the contrary, we find them true to their
traditional impulses, and enrolling themselves
by the hundred among our volunteers. It is
gratifying to find that whatever may have
recently been the internal condition of the
Northern Democracy, they sre, nevertheless
in the hour of trial, sound at heart on the
great question of maintenance of the Union
and strong of arm in its defence."
SEIZURE Or GOVERNMENT FuNns.—The Nash
vile Banner alludes to a seizure, made by
order of Governor Harris, of Tennessee, on
the 29th ult., of seventy-five thousand dollars'
worth of Tennessee bonds and five thousand
in cash, belonging to the United States, which
were in possession of the Collector at Nash
ville, and says:
This seizure was conditional, as we under—
stood it at the time, the property to be held
in trust until the Government restores the
property of the State and its citizens involved
in the seizure of the steamer Hillman by
troops of the Federal Government. The
amount of bonds, as reported to us, was $72,-
000, and cash $3,000. The paperi in this city
were requested to make no publication of the
matter at present, but as it has got in print
without their agency, we presume there is no
impropriety in stating the case correctly.
The steamer above mentioned was seized at
Cairo by the Illinois troops, we believe, be—
cause she was laden with munitions and other
articles contraband of war.
GEN. Dix ON THE WAR.—In a letter to a
Union meeting, at Rye, N. Y., Gen. John A .
Dix says :—"The Confederate States, under
the lead of active and daring men, have for
the moment, overawed the friends of the Uni
on within those States, and have undertaken
to break down by force the Government es
tablished by our common ancestors. The
attempt must be resisted and frustrated at
any coat. The trite men of the South must
be sustained and protected. The Union must
be preserved in its integrity. The first gun
fired upon Fort Sumter has not proved, as
was intended, a challenge of disintegration.
The country, with the exception of the States
in which all freedom of opinion is suppressed,
has accepted it as a signal of unity. The
ancient landmarks are to be preserved and
defended. It may take time ; it may cost
treasure ; it may call for the sacrifice of life ;
but it must be accomplished. And the banner
under which we array ourselves should bear
on it this motto : "The Union—a morel( in
heritance froin our fathers ; it must be unbro
ken at all hazards."'
TICE ARM' AND Nevr.—The troops called
out by the new Army and Navy orders are, it
is said in addition to the seventy-five thousand
volunteers already required, so that the whole
number called for the Government thus far is:
Volunteers by proclamation, 75,000
Voltinteers for three years' service, 40,000
Regulars for five years' service, 25,000
Seamen for five yeais' service, 18,000
Total, 158,000
That is 75,000 week before last, and 85,000
now. Several of the States have enrolled
double the number of regiments asked of them.
kl.usisxsxorr.Pbarles Henry Fisheri, a yrell
imown.bankseufilldladelpliia, has suipended.
His liabilities are set down at about a million.
RETITRN OF ALDERMAN DAIITR.—Jecos F.
kurrs, Esq., who left this city in September last, to act as
Quartermaster of the 17. S. Botindary Expedition between
California and Utah, returned home on Sunday morning
week. He is well and bosky, is fre,his ussod buoyancy
of spirits, and with th e addition ot2s idaCwhitelbsant
presents quite a patriarchal appesisacexVnosibe Abler
man left Lancaster be has travOst a imitsibianee. He
proceeded to California's's the . owsrland route, iusd. came
home by way of water to New Toiia He has been in Cal
ifornia, New Mexico and Utah, and' several &the Smith
western States, and pilled oterlbi battle ; Bab
4116 and %sacs de la Palma,alid *deed iniquatooknoris
and other relics of those sanguinary struggles. Hellas
brought home with him a large"collection of we shells of
all Skin and varieties, and specimens of gold quarts, silver
ore, An, making one of the fined cabinets of curiosities we
have ever seen. The Alderman has been cordially Tel
eomed home by his numerous friends.
- —Alderman Kum internees that-he saw-thesirsve of
Wittman Damn, whis died andli laded on Abe bazar" of
thoOdonsdo River. California. Hb dca*y acnk plate Wert
tha yea.. 185Ini 'sa He wee formerfY aieildent of Mercer
county, Pensurylyarda, and is supposed to hare relatives
dill Mingle - Alit county. ghoiddiltli-paregraph meet
their eye, and they desire any further information, it,wM
he cheerfully furnished them by addreedng aletter to this
- ELECTION Or-Zara:a, DI ELECTORS.—At the
annual election for twelve School Directors, on. Tuesday
arternoon.last, the following gentlemen were-reelected
without:opposition: Item. 0. Y. %rote', Rev. I. S.
John W. Jaetion, William Carpenter, William Whitimide,
D. W. Patterson, William R. Wilson, A. Herr BmlthalenrY.
H. White, Wm. Aug. Attee, Horace Rathron and Dr. J.
Hoti ItEnzziatho I—Snciw fell to the depth
of twelve inches atgametreet, Pa., an the night of the 38th
ult. At. Chambereburg it wee four Inehee deep...and here
in Law:miter about one inch. They must 'have had a win-
try time of it in the Glades.
Tas .lieNcesram-Gxtmunt.,6-. This fine 00111.•
Pany 'have offered their services to the Government for
three years. The officers amt. Captain Aldus J. Ne ff ; let
Lienienent, P. L tr.itortilt.2d do, William T,NaPhall,
and better selections could hot . lve 'been made': Capt.
Neff is one of our most promising young laWyers, and at
preient holdis the position of City Solicitor. Prom his
talents and courage we have every reason to believe that
he will make. an accomplished officer and strict ,discipli-
Baden. Lieuts. O'llourk and McPhail are also admirably
qualified for their parttime, and will render a good account
of themselves. The Guards hold themselvs ready at an
hour's notice to march off to duty. The company is coin.
posed of able-bodied, stalwart young men, , who haven't
much of the article called fear about them.
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THE UNION GUARDS.—This company, not
withstanding the grievous disappointment they received
on Saturday week, have resolved to offer their services to
the Government for three years, and in fact have already
done so. Though composed of young men accustomed to
all the oomforts and pleasures of life, we are satiefied that
they will soon become Inured to hardships, which they
will bear . without complaint, and , should they be milled
into battle will render as good an account of themselves as
any company which has yet left our goodly city. .
THE FRIENDSHIP GILD Ds.—This Company,
composed mostly of members of that splendid organization,
Friendship Fire Company, No.l, have offered their services
to the Government for three years. 'The officers are:. Cap
tain, George Masser, Jr. Ist Lieutenant,' Edward McGov
ern ;, 2d do.,
Casper. Bruner. Capt. Musser is now First
Corporal of the Lancaster Fern:Able' and is on duty with
that company. Ira served in the Mexican War, being at
tached, we believe, to one of the Kentucky Mounted Regi
ments, and participated In several battles, among others
that of Buena Vista. He has a fine, soldierly 'bearing,. is
of very gentlemanly address, and will make a superior
commanding officer. Lieuts. McGovern and Bruner are
young and well-known citizens, prominent and:efficient
members of the Fire Department, and exceedingly well
qualified in every respect for the positions- to which they
have been chosen. We-restore to say that a finer-looking
or braver body of men cannot be found anywhere than
those of the Friendship Guards.
Molls COMPANIEI3.—Prof. John—Wise, the
distinguished Aeronaut, and Capt. William G. Kendrick,
one of oar best known• mechanics, are raising companies
to tender their services to the Government for the term of
three years, and we learn the ranks are being rapidly filled
up. Both gentlemen are fully competent to make brave
and efficient commanders, and doubtless their patriotic
endeavors will meet with a favorable response from the
Government.
DEPARTURE OF THE OHIO TROOPS.—The let
and 2d Ohio Regiments of Volunteers, -which were
encamped on the Fair grounds, left in two special trains
for Philadelphia on Wednesday morning last. On Tuesday
afternoon both regiments, under command of Col. Geo. W.
McCook, made a full dress parade through Several streets of
the city, and presented a truly tine and formidable array.
Their marching and appearance excited general admira
tion. Indeed, we believe, it would be an impossibility t.
gather together a flner-looking body of men. They left
our city with the good wishes and heartfelt sympathy of
all our citizens, with whom they had become great favor
ites. The scene at the depot the morning of their depar
ture was enlivening. Two or three thousand citizens of
all ages, sexes and conditions were assembled, and amid
the thundering cheers of the men and the waving of hun.
dreds of handkerchiefs of the fair sex the trains passed in
and out of the depot.
MORE TROOPS ARRIVED.—The 14th and 15th
Pennsylvania Regiments arrived in thin city from Harris.
burg on Thursday afternoon last, and are now encamped
on the Fair grounds. The Camp is called Camp Johnston.
The following is a list of the officers and companies;
FOOSTEINTH REGINZAT.
Colonel—John W. Johnston.
Lieut. Colonel—Richard M'Michael
•
Major—William D. Watts.
Union Guards of Reading, Capt. Griffith; Keystone In.
fantry, Capt. Shearer; Ridge Rangers, Capt. Johnston;
North Huntingdon Guards, Capt. Marchand; Columbia
Guards,Capt. Ephlin; Tyrone Cavalry, Capt. Orouther ;
Lafayette Rifles, Schuylkill county, Capt. Jennings; Mar
tinsburg Infantry, Capt. Robb; Blair County Rifles, Capt.
Holland; Allaquippa Rifles, Capt. Snyder.
PEPTLSNIFf liZaffiENT.
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Colonel—Richard A. Oakford.
Lieut. Colonel—Thomas Biddle.
Mejor—Stephen N. Bradford.
A. Keystone Guard, Lucerne county, Capt. Bradley.
B. White Haven Yeagens, White Haven, Lucerne county,
Capt. Anthony Brown.
C. Lackawanna Rifles, Lucerne county, Capt. C. Robin
son.
D. Pittston Artillery, Luzerne county, Capt. Stormer.
H. Verbeke Rifles, Harrisburg, Capt. John Nevins.
F. Waahington Rifles, Mount Joy, Lancaster county,
Capt. J. K. Waltman.
G. Nagle Light Infantry, Luzerne county, Capt. M'Gov
'
ern.
IL Union Guards, Petersburg, Huntingdon county, Capt
Joseph Johnson.
I. Curtin Infantry, Potter's Mills, Centre oounty, Capt
Frank W. Hess.
K. Marietta Cameron Guards, Marietta, Lancaster co.,
Capt. James A. Congdon.
—Col. JOHNSTON, tho commander of Camp Johnston, has
issued the following, which we hope to see generally ob.
served by all our citizens :
To the Citi:ens of Lancaster:
The undersigned, commander of the Camp now estab
lished in your vicinity, on behalf of the men, would
return to you his thanks for the many acts of kindness
and courtesy extended to them singe our arrival amongst
you. I would also say to you that abasing those composing
the force are many young men whose habits of life are
not yet formed, and who may be carried away by excite
ment to indulge in strong drink, and perhaps in your city
sow the seeds to produce an appetite for intoxication that
will, after their return from the campaign, unfit them for
the duties of a citizen as it certainly will disqualify them
for those of a soldier.
In mercy to those, as well as to an others, keep from
their reach, as much as possible, the bowl of intoxication.
I well know and appreciate the kind feelings that prompts
your action, but, believe mo, 'tie mistaken.
Any comforts you may have for the men, and some few
are needed until Government regulations are perfected,
will be thankfully received and gratefully remembered.
JOHN W. JOHNSTON,
Colonel Commanding Camp Johnston.
LANCASTER, May 10, 1861.
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TOKEN OF RESPECT.—The following pre
amble and resolutions were adopted on the occasion of the
death of Coporal Edward Houstack, whose funeral was no
ticed in our columns last week, by the company of-which
the deceased was a member :
Wnanzas, It has pleased the Great Commander in Chief
of the armies of Heaven and Earth to remove from: our
ranks, by death, Corporal Edw. Houstack ; therefore be it
Raolved, That although we deplore his lose we are will
ing to bow In meek submission to the commands of our
Great General.
Bete/red, That this company will ever revere his meat
ory, both on account of his amiable disposition and his
cool courage.
Resolved; That this company tender their sincere thanks
to Mr. Lewis Reidy, of this city, for his disinterested be
nevolence In erecting a fine tombstone to the memory of
our departed fellow•soldier. _ _
ALEX. MoILVAIN,
T. E. DOUGLAS,
JOSEPH S. HEDGES,
Oommittee.
The monument referred to was a free gift on the part of
Mr. Moldy, and as such will not only be prlz,ed by the
companions of the brave Houstack, but be fitly remem
bered by the citizens of. Lancaster. The stone is of the
beet Italian marble, and the finish. Inscriptions, &c., upon
it in the best style of art. Mr. Reddy was unremitting in
his attentions to the poor among the Ohio Volunteers, and
this last act only proves that his big, manly heart is still
in the right place.
PUBLIC MEETING AT MANHElM.—Pursuant
to notice, a public meeting of the citizens of Blenheim
borough and vicinity was held in that borough on the
28th ult. The meeting was organized as follows:
President—David May, Esq.
Vice Presidents—Philip Arndt, 0. W. Miller, Michael
Schwartz, Levi Uhler, John Rice, J. M. Enerminger, George
Long, G. Shaffner; Jacob Neavling, Benjamin - Donaven.
Dr. J. M. Dunlap: moved that a committee of dye be ap
pointed for the purpose of drafting resolutiona expressive
of the sense of the meeting. •
The chair appointed Dr. J. M. Dunlap, U. Arndt, Dr. 0.
J. Snavely, J. PI. Moore and George D'hliller, Si., the com
mittee for that purpose.
Daring the absence of the committee the meeting was
addressed by Means. George Nickerman, G. Shaffner arid
N. Worley.
The committee returned and reported through their
chairman, Dr. J. M. Dunlap, the following preamble and
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
WHIBLUI, Several of the 'Southern States have armed
themselves in rebellion against the Federal Government,
with a view to ita subjugation and overthrow, and to usurp
a power foreign to its Constitution and its lams. levied
war upon the . forts and arsenals of the United States; and
threatened to plant their seditious flag. upon the National
Capitol:
Alin WECIEBSAB, In this hour of the country's trial it be
hooves every patriot to discharge with,. fidelity his duty to
his country, to protect the National Flag from dishonor, to
set his face against treason and rebellion in every form
and shape, and to lend his aid in defbn'ding the National
Government to the beet of his ability in this trying crisis
of affairs • thgefore be it
.Remired, Tat we the citizens:Of the Borough of Man
helm and its vicinity, in general town meeting assembled,
earnestly implore Him who rules the universe and governs
all its affairs, to aid and sustain us in this our country's
calamity, humbly beseeching Him to avert the evils which
now threaten us a Nation, and to preseive this Republic
as hantb3d,down to us by our forefathers; thatno menace
may prove able in the end to harm us; and that the acts
of traitors may result in their own overthrow/ and con
fusion.- •
Resolved, That we denounce the overt acts and rebellious
attacks which have been made and are still threatened
upon the forces and property of the General Government
and the National Flag as wicked and traitorous; and we
pledge ourselves to assist and lambda the Government in
putting down the rebellions spirit now manifested by a
portion of the citizensin the Southern States:- - -
Resolved, That in the present state of our countrj , it is
the imperative duty of every citizen to put aside all parti
zan feelings:and prejudices, as there mu be, of necessity,
only two parties in the country—Union-loviug men and
Resolved, That we approve of the recommendation of the
Grand Jury to the Commissioners of Leo:tenter county, so
propriating the stun of $20,000 for the relief of the families
of our noble volunteers, and it affords us great pleasure in
:bearing testimony to the concurrence of-the Commission
.ers in the same; and, should the present appropriation
prove inadequate, we would respectfully recommend that
an additional appropriation be made.:.
Resolved, That as the idanhelm Bides, under the com
mand of Capt. F. Rnsminger, expect dilly'. to receive a Call
to march in defence of the Flag of our cormtry, we there-
Yore pledge ourselves to administer to the Pemba, of their
respective families during their abeence. P _
Resolved, That an executive committee of _sieven.be ap
pointed, to act in conjunction with ihe'executive coulmit
tee of the county,receive subscriptions' nd contributions,
and appropriate the same for the benefit of the families of
the volunteers during their ibeenee.. ' • •
Berolves That we recommend a, committee of three be.
Uppoinhid to wait upon the Bargees 'and 79wn (kinncil,
at their Brealabeth4 after:the departusnofnur srdiudeem v
to solicit that body to make an appropriation, for the sup
,
L'ad r
in dahlias of their country.
Resolved, That a committee of ten ladies be appointed to
visit frequently the families of our voluuteers to ascertain
their wants, and report the same to the emotive commit.
tee; and to render such other aid as they in their patriot
ism/nay deem advisable.
.-'27csoloni, That while we ahalimake every effort in our
Power to administer to the comfort and happiness of the
absent volunteers. we mould recommend the:appointment
ofa - Commhtee of live, mho shall stooge proceed to obtain
thirnsunet of our citizens who are favorable 1* the frinea
tibst-of. essompany ot Heine tiluarda, fad as soon as dirty
maned. amr enrolk& to convene a meeting for organizing
that body.
Thot-the.Promiedlugo of thiP inoodoi be PO'
Inhedirvithe Santini," and that the Lanai*
,pity•poperk be resPectfullyrolicitedingivepublicltyto ths
name.
The chair appointed the following committees called for
in the-reeclutions:
Executive Committee—Nathan Worley, P. Arndt, Dr. 0.
J. Snavely, Dr. J. AL Dunlap, Michael Schwartt, L. Uhler,
H.: Arndt.
COmmittee to walt:ori Councilamttel Elce , Jacob
Needing, George D'Ailller, Sr. •
Yielting Cotomittee—tdrs. Nathan Worley,' Mrs. Levi
Uhler, Mrs C. J. Snavely, Mrs Samuel Mee, Mrs. Henry
ArndtLletOa aarlae Marital= Harriet Arndt, •
Long, Min HiiiiArndt, Miss Lizzle
- Committee. on Home Gaarde--G., Shaffner, Beolamin
Donavan, Hekialain L. GM% George AP...harm/to, George
Mangle. • -
...after a fervent prayer, asking the InthoehMerdnii On the
proceeding', the meeting adJourne3. - •
.
ELacitori.—At an election of the Lancaster
anti iSusritu3hanna Slackwater Nictitation Company, meld
on the 6th inst., the following gentlemen were &team
Menagerie' for the ensuing year: lathes Reynolds, Req.;
Lewi seaf. Hurfncti, Abraham Peters, Benjamin Snavely, John
&Sh
dt a . aubsequent meeting of the Board of Managers,
James L. Reynolds, Esg., was elected President, and Geo.
Calder; Sr., Secretary and Treasurer.
LANCASTER TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE. —WO, are
glad to learn that Maj. William M. Gormly, of this city,
has been appointed, by the Court:Constable for Lancaater
township—the Constable . elect, Mr. - Benjamin Lents, de
clining to serve. There being nciapplicant residing In the
township; and Maj. Gormly having the moat signers to ids
application was accordingly appointed. He will make a
faithful' and efficient officer. •
•
"Trt SOIDIER'S GIIIDE."—Our friend West.
hearer, 44 North Queen street, has sent us a pamphlet,
bearing the above title, just, Issued from the press of ffi. B.
Peterson A Brothers, 306 Chesnut street, Philadelphia, and.
purporting to 'be a complete manual and 'drill book for
volunteers and militia. It has been compiled by an officer
of the United States Army, and from a cursory glance ap
pears to us to be well adapted for instructing our volunteer
soldiery in the first rudiments of military tactics, and its
price—only 25 cents—brings it within the reach of all.
For The Intalligencer.
Mime. EDITORS: As the Editors of the "Daily Evening
Express" have the care of the person, morals, sentiments
and private business of every individual in our community
devolving upon thein, itis only proper and charitable that
those philanthropic and busy gentlemen should be relieved
of a portion of such disagreeable and laborious employment.
-It gives me pleasure to assure them—through the col.'
awns of the "Intelligencer"—,that from henceforth they
will be excused from all trouble concerning the ladles
poesessing husbands with "supposed eeteltaion proclivities. 7
There are a few MEN still in Lancaster who,- respecting
worth, Intelligence, refinement and femininity, will see
that said , ladle, are. safe from the threats of cowards, and
left' in the andistrirbed enjoyment of "free speech," to
grace as long as they may see lit the, choice society of our
little city. Manly hearts will ever beat in sympathy with
defenceless, suffering women, whose only crime is that of
having been born in the South, and of loving that Southern
'mime to whichlhey are bound by many sweet, fraternal
ties. And because they possess this natural affection, and
give expression to it in language unpleasant to some ears
—when goaded beyond endurance by cruel, Insulting
tongues—they, with others of our most respectable and
loyal citizens, must be slandered with the abusive names
of "traitors" and'"seceisionists." It seems we have amini :
us a ,few persons whose contemptible business it is
gather for the retail trade the thoughtless speeches used
in heated feminine discussions, and who are base and
pusillanimous enough to threaten these discussionists—
these ladies—with--one scarcely knows OW.
Well, let them attempt to put their threats in execution,
and scores upon scores of our brave sons of liberty will
arise in their might to crush out this spirit of tyrannic
persecution, indulged in only by the most craven and de
graded natures. Our high-minded, peaceable citizens will
never submit to tlae.tyrannical reign of a mob.
'Us, therefore, to be hoped that the Editors of the Ex
press will no longer feel themselves necessitated to the
exceedingly indelicate and odious task of exposing respect
able females to the notoriety of the public gaze, and thus
bringing into still greater disrepute their own little im
maculate sheet, particularly as the ladies. in question feel
themselves neither elated by the approval, nor dismayed
by the censure of these wondrously chivalrous and ex
tremely patriotic scribes.
I would not thus give farther publicity to a matter
which has so grossly outraged the delicacy of the parties
most interested, were It not with the hope of cheering
them with the intelligence that our community, in the
main, protects woman and loves Justice.
• ATROCIOUS SENTIMENTS.
The Boston Atlas and Bee of the 24th ult.,
makes the following infamous suggestions to
the National Administration. The Atlas and
Bee is edited by the Adjutant General of
Massachusetts :
Let the Government send a strong force at
once into Eastern Virginia, accompanied by
such chaplains as STELLA MARTIN, FRED.
Dorm Less and Box BROWN, with'as many Muir
volunteers as can be raised in Canada and the
free States ; declare martial law, so that it
shall override the law of slavery as it over
rides
all other law, and declare freedom to
every slave that will join the federal army,
furnishing arms and ammunition at the same
time. By prompt action of this sort an army
of 40,000 men may be raised from the slaves
and free negroes east of the Blue Ridge, that
would take care of Norfolk and Richmond be
fore the return of the sickly season. It is
healthy, even in the counties near the Chesa
peake, until July, and immediately below the
Blue Ridge it is healthy all the year round.
Put STELLA MARTIN, and such missionaries
as he may select, ashore, each under the pro
tection of a battalion, on either bank of the
Rappahannock, York and James rivers—let
them stump it at the nearest court house, and
Eastern Virginia will be a free community—a
strong power, with us and of us, before the
emasculated whites of that region fairly learn
that they are out of the Union. Do this, and
away with the nonsense about abolition. We
want deeds, not offensive and useless words ;
and we want deeds that will save life and lead
to freedom. oar The meaning of this fight
is the doom of slavery, and the sooner the Gov
ernment dct upon this idea, the less will be the
carnage. We must buy into freedom the
slaves of the loyal States, if any such remain
at the close of the war.
REMARKS OF HON. MR. CRITTENDEN OF
KENTUCKY.-At a flag raising in Newport,
Ky., on Thursday week, Hon. Mr. Crittenden
spoke in substance as follows :
He said that a Roman veteran, after thirty
years of public duty, was discharged from
further service. He had been thus engaged for
forty years and was now called upon to take
the first lesson. He was born in the county of
Bourbon, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Every path that he had pursued on every sub—
ject, every sentiment now entertained he had
derived from Kentuckians.
We had lived to see our great institutions
shaken and reeling like a drunken man. We
were really in the midst of civil war. Armies
were mustering around us. The civil war was
not a rumor, but an actual fact. You of the
North and South are aiming your guns at our
breasts.
What was old Kentucky to do? He wanted
her to do her duty, to preserve her honor.
Her bravery could not be denied. It had been
tested on too many occasions. But Kentuckians
were called upon to act a part. Active hos—
tilities were all around them. They should
try to preserve the peace. He had tried to
bring it about in an humble way in Congress.
No one could complain of. Kentucky that she
had brought on this strife. • She had always
fulfilled her constitutional obligations, and had
a right to maintain her neutrality. He con—
cluded that it was the highest office she could
fill to raise the hand of mediation between
brethren.
Both parties were urging Kentucky to fight.
She might have the choice of sides, but we
could do both sections infinitely more good by
our present position. He was in favor of an
armed neutrality. Sections said they could
not trust Kentucky in this position. Why not?
Had she ever violated her faith before ? Should
Kentucky go out to, join a vulgar fight. Would
she secede? Kentucky secede I He had never
thought, never dreamed of such a thing.
Kentucky knew her rights and her duty, and
until she was forced, by circumstances, to do
otherwise, her present course was the right
one for her to pursue.
Mr. Crittenden's remarks were warmly ap—
plauded throughout.
MISSOURI AFFAIRS.
ATCUINSON, Mo., May 7.—At the municipal
election here the Union candidates were elec—
ted.
ST. Louts, May7.--ahe Union Home Guard
of the First and Second wards, to the number
of fifteen hundred, have been sworn into the
service of the United States.
Captain Lyon has orders to receive 10,000
men, and he has already 5;000 enlisted. The
Home Guatd will exceed the complement
called for. They will remain with their
families, but do guard duty one day each
week.
Nsw YORK Thoors.—Three hundred and
seventy-three companies had been accepted by
the •Commander-in-Chief of New York State
up to Friday last---a• force equal 'to 28,700
men. This'is independent, of the full equip—,
pad and uniformed' regiments of the State,
which is equal to thirty thousand. This doeti
not include the volinteers formed into 'regi—
ments in New York city . and other portions of
thetate, , Which would swell the.present
fairy of tfle . pta.te, tQ . Betven*fivo - thtiOand
men.
FREDERICK--PRESENTATION OF A
FLAG...SPEECH FROM HON. REFER.
DY JOHNSON.
Fannzarcs.,-; .- May 7.—The' occasion of the
presentation` o£ a national flag to the Home
Guard to day by, the ladies of Frederick, was
quites_spirited Union demonstration.
'Ffoi.jteverdy Johnson presented the flag to
thel Ghard, on behalf affthe ladies, in the
piaencehf a large tui4ntlinsiastio gathering.
One htin4ed: andfifty.members of the Guard
were-milant%4Mitirtiveath was a forcible arid,
efirectivtfeffort.-Afiiisidinthe original causes
which have produced the present emergency,
Maryland had no- share. Her people ever
- were and now are sealomi in support of a
Constitution and Government which they were
-fdreinoWiri tonning-and - adopting:. -
No threat of treason has ever been whispered
within, her limits, while the blessings and ad
' -vantages of - the - Union - have - ever - baetrfally
estimated and appreciated. The loss of these
advantages would be, it is felt, utter and ir
remediable rnin„ In this ruin all the States
would - mire or lei(' shitre, but , our geographi
cal position would-Make-It to us immediate
and total: Peaceable separation is, as our
wisest statesmen have ,predicted,. impossible;
and the truth of these predictions is about to
be manifested. Bat for the resistance to its
just and legal anthority, the Government had
given no cause; and had the friends - of consti
tutional righh3 reinained at their posts in
Congress, the power of the .Government to
transgress its authority. could have been
effectually. thwarted.
- The secessionists bad desecrated the name
of Calhoun in, support . of_their heresy, but
that great statesman had pronounced the doc—
trine both null end in violation of common
sense. The leaders of the rebellion were in
fact actuated by an unholy thirst for official
power. The fact is evidenced in the elevation
of all who had desecrated their official posi—
tions in plotting treason. But their efforts to
dishanor the government from which many of
these leaders had borrowed their renown,
wouldsfail. They may as well strike at the
heavens with their arms as against the Ameri—
can Union. Defeat was certain to the rebellion.
The, free States, according to the last census,
have three millions, seven hundred and seventy
eight males between 18 and 45 years. The
slave States had one million, six hundred and
sixtyfire, and the seceded States, exclusive of
Virginia, only five hundred and thirty one
thousand, and the difference in wealth is pro—
portionate to that of men I. With such a vast
disparity, the end of the struggle is beyond
doubt.
For Maryland to encounter such odds would
be to - doom herself to desolation and destruc—
tion. Even should the South render her aid,
they would be driven back ; and our State be
left to mourn over her calamity and crime. It
was the aim of the South to confine the war
to the border States.
Mr. Cobb was even now congratulating them
•on the removal of it from their midst.
But Maryland should frustrate this coward
ly policy. Let those who have provoked the
war, bear its entire brunt. Maryland's proper
position is to remain firm in her loyalty to the
Government. The rebellious leaders had done
all they could to achieve Mr. Lincoln's election
as the means of precipitating revolution in
the South. They relied for the success of their
plans upon the intervention of the Border
States and divisions in the North.
But, shortsighted men I the first gun fired
at a noble and starving garrison in Fort Sum—
ter was a blow at the nation's heart, and a
united North had sprung to arms in vindica—
tion of the flag and for the maintainance of
the Government. Heaven forbid that the duty
of that vindication should be forgotten by
Maryland. Temporary causes may have cast
a doubt over her loyalty, but every true man
of Maryland is devoted in his attachment to
the national emblems, and will unite in the
sentiment of the chorus of our national anthem.
Speeches were also made by Col. Maulsby
and ,ea Senator Cooper, which elicited much
applause.
The Home Guard and the audience then
united in singing the Star• Spangled Banner.
A IAIII2IOTR LABORATORY
Among the objects of interest which abound
in our city and in its vicinity there are per
haps none more generally inquired for by
strangers and persons from a distance than
the Laboratory of our friends and neighbors,
Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co: One reason for this
interest, we suppose, lies in the fact that
through the mediumship of the press their
names have become familiar to the readers of
newspapers throughout the length and breadth
of the land, and their remedies have acquired
a reputation rarely if ever before accorded to
proprietary medicines. Hence many who
feel little, or no interest in our cotton and
wollen factories are eager in their enquiries
concerning the operations of Messrs. Ayer &
Co., and yet so admirable is their system of
business, and so perfect and complete are all
their arrangements, that few, if any, even in
our midst, are aware of the extent to which
the preparation of their remedies is carried.
To gratify the wishes of many who are known
to us, and we doubt not but that these items
will be equally interesting to many to whom
we are personally unknown, we have taken
the trouble to gather a few statistics relating
to their business, which, though imperfect
and detached, will give the reader some idea
of the magnitude of their operations. Messrs.
Ayer & Co., in the manufacture of their reme•
dies annually consume 72,000 pounds of
drugs, of the value of $93,600; 28,000 ga
llons pure spirit are used, of the value of $B,-
450 ; and 118,000 pounds of sugar, costing
about sl7,7oo—making an annual expendi
ture for these three items alone of $119,150.
One would naturally suppose that no greater
expenditure than this could well be afforded
by a.firm devoting its attention exclusively to
the production of four popular medicines,
Gerry Pectoral, Sarsaparilla, Cathartic Pills
and Ague Cure,) but mark the items which
follow: The number of bottles used annually
in this establishment is 625,000 ; of pill boxes
850,000; of packing boxes 225,000 square
feet ; of card board 61,000 square feet, and
the length of twine annually brought into
requisition is 5000 miles. 5,000,000 copies of
their American Almanac, (which, by the way,
is of itself an institution of no small magni
tude, ) printed in the English, French, Ger
man and Spanish languages, are annually
distributed gratuitously. The circulation of
this Almanac exceeds that of any other pub
lication in the world, not excepting the Bible
itself, going in some countries, like China and
Japan, where the Bible does not. These
almanacs are printed by steam power, at the
establishment of Messrs. Ayer & Co., on two
Adams', one Ruggles', and one French per
fecting press of the most approved constrction,
which prints both sides of the sheet at the
same time. 138 tons of paper are annually
consumed in the manufacture of these Al
manacs, which, if piled one on another, would
reach a height of 5/ miles, or if the paper
was spread on the ground it would cover an
area of 500 acres ; or if all, the pages were
printed in ohe continuous 'page it; would ex
tend 22,000 miles;'or if printed in one con.
tinuous line it would extend 1,232,000 miles
forty-seven times around the world and have
3000 miles left to tie a bow-knot.
The coot of paper and printing ink used
annually at this establishment is about $43,-
000.; 925 tons of freight are shipped annually,
at an expense to the firm -of $13,000 ; 72,000
newspapers, domestic and foreign, are annually
received and examined by the clerks of the
advertising department. and their postage
bill amounts to about $2,100 a year, being
much the largest mail in llte St4e.
It is a striking curiosity for strangers to
see their shipments marked and destined for
every habitable portion of the globe, and their
mail- which brings letters, orders and advices
in almost every langdage and from almost
every country and people under the sun who
suffer,from sickness an t i want to be cured.
Fully aware of the :benefits resulting from
a liberal and txtendedisystem of advertising,
they have employed this medium freely and
discriminatingly, and annually disburse
among the newspaper, publishers of this and
other countries, buts chiefly in the United
States, a sum exceeding 160,000. Though
there are many establishments in the city
employing a larger number of hands, and
more capital, there' r is an interest felt in
Messrs. Ayer & Co., and their operatione, by
a greater number of people, and over a wider
extent of country or countries, than towards
Any other fiim or corporation in the city, or
even the State. Lowell Sentinel.
DEMOCRATS -IN THE FIELD.
The Harrisburg correspondent of the New
York Herald states that at least two thirds of
those who are enlisting in Pennsylvania, voted
the Demixmatici ticket. -- The Cleveland Plain—
dealer says a the companies which enlisted in
the Western Reserve' (Giddings' district) five
to one were:Denworats. We do_ nut regard
this se anYtildea. - gtriPAufor , tile Demsgratu
-16Tre931011 anti %V i a citennntanCe4 .the
warm friends of the nien.—iiitibitrrq.POit.
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Pumanstmlls., May 9th,1861.
MESSIEURS LES EDITHUBB : OILCI thought, one
purpose, one action stirs every.individual member of
this loyal old metrimolis....'llte deep fixed purpose
everywhere-apparent that this glorious old ship of
State must not be interrupted in its united advance.
meat to still further greatness and power, exhibits.
itself at every turn. And the beauty of it 'all is
that the Democracy is thegrand element upon which
the government has to depend. Three-fourths of all
the soldiers now under arms In this old common
wealth are volunteers from - the Democratic ranks.
This is a fact which only the ' mOstOgnorsot or per.
verse will dispute \ .
Oolonal Patterson'a gist, Ileadinent left the city this
morning for the seat of war. The ranks were fall,
and so were the streets through which they peeled to
the depot. Such enthusiasm we haven't seen before
in a long while. If we should say that the people
turned out by thousands, and lined the streets,
windows,and housetops, to bid them a hearty "good
bye," you coals form but a small conception of the
truth. As the brave fellows entered the Baltimore
depot to take the oars, many of them we fear look
ing treir last - 4as scenes familiar to them, the whole
scene was thrilling and touching in the extreme.
As an illustration of the truth of our assertion that
the Democracy is the grand arm of the nation in this
hour of trial, we need name bate mingle item, -that
of General Patterson himself, the centre of interest
in all the movements in Pennsylvania, Delawar%
and the loyal portions of Maryland. He was, is, and
always will be, a firm, true, staunch Democrat.
Here's to him !
The two regiments of Ohio troops which were
recently in your city, arrived here yesterday after
noon, one detachment remaining here, the other
passing on to Wilmington, Del. They are a line
body of men, as you axe aware, and they speak in
glowing terms of the manner in which they were
treated during their sojourn in the City of Lancaster.
They say that your ladies especially vied in their
attentions to lend aid and comfort to the strangers.
There is an enormous number of men constantly
going sonthward. The government is very . quiet. in this
matter, not only sending off the troops in daylight,
but also In large numbers after dark. They come
from Maine, Massachusetts, New York, and other
points, and the central point of departure is ttie
Baltimoredepct, at Broad and Pine streets. Whistles
are sounding incessantly, and the roar of the .oar
wheels is ceaseless. The crews of the ferry boats
used between the Camden Depot.and Walnut Street'
Wharf complain that they are never off duty, and
the engineers, brakesmen and conductors on the rail
road are completely fagged out with their labors.
These signs are significant, and show the way of the
wind.
Of course there is a dearth in literary news, and in
the issue of new books from the press. Still some of
our publishers.keep up a • moderate supply of works
in general literature, while of military books there is
a perfect flood. A volume eminently suited to the
crisis is Mr. Kellogg's " A New Monetary System
The Only Means of Scouring the Respective Rights
of Labor and Property, and of Protecting the Public
from Financial Revolutions." Its aim is folly ex
plained in its title, as above. The poverty of the
producing classes, and the =immolation of capital
in quarters which do no labor, are the fruitful themes
of the book, and the author has laid down many
suggestions of practical value to every one interested.
His chapters on Interest and Banks are fall and to
the point. The book is certainly an admirable one
on the subject.
A beautiful volume, externally and internally.
that is to say in both mechanical and literary merit,
is one from the press of T. 0. IL P...l3urnhano, Esq.,
Boston, entitled " The Semi-Attached Couple," by
the author of The Semi-Detached House. The nar
rative is of course the old, old story, with a new
name. In its treatment it has not suffered in the
fair author's hands. Heart-barnings, jealousies, and
strifes, the inevitable attendants upon an ill-assorted
marriage, are worked up with consummate skill and
grace, and' the plot is one of action and sadden
denouements. The lady'tt satire is not bitter, and
there is a playful grace and lady-like refinement in
her manner which will warm the heart of the reader
toward her. The novel is about fifty per cent. above
par, and it will pay the boyar.
For the season, in fact for all seasons, Messrs. J.
E. Tilton, . & Co., Boston have just published a time
ly little volume, " The Parlor Gardener, a Treatise
on the House Culture of Ornamental Plants," by
Miss Randolph. This is a little volume designed to
instruct especially in the cultivation of flowers with
in doors. It shows how, at little expense, every par
lor, chamber and kitchen may be converted into a
miniature hot-house, cheerful in appearance and
healthful in effect. There is a moral in flower-raising,
which this little book will nurse. Ladies especially
should take to it, as no doubt they will. The volume
is beautifully illustrated, printed and pOblished.
Theserial publications which we have noticed from
time to time do not seem to be interrupted by the
crisis. Dean Milman's magnificent " History of
Latin Christianity " has reached its seventh volume
in the press of Messrs. Sheldon & Co., New York.
One more volume, to be issued this month, will com
plete this noble work. The edition is perfectly ele
gant and cheap, the press work being the finest that
has yet come from the famous press of Houghton.
, As a religions and historical work this History is
past all comparison with any other work of =Morn
times. It is , in fact a history of the world from the
date of the Christian era, and its study is absolutely'
essential to a complete historical or religions educa
tion. Of itself the rise of Christianity in the early
centuries is a fascinating study.
Another splendid serial is Messrs. W. A. Townsend
& Co's unfailing edition of Cooper, with Barley's
illustrations. "Afloat and Ashore " is the volume
for May. This work, too, draws near its close, so
that those who wait for a Work until its completion
will please take notice. Four more volumes will
complete the sett. From the Pioneers down to the
present volume no series of books more uniformly
elegant and perfect has ever been issued from the
press. We can also say that no set of books has ever
been more successful. Let any reader examine any
of the volumes of the series. He can form but one
opinion as to their beauty and cheapness. All the
other volumes we have referred to above can be had
here of Lippincott. Of the Darley Cooper Mr. S.
McHenry, of Fourth and Walnut streets, possesses
the sole agency.
The last of Mrs. Austin's pleasant little books for
the juveniles is published this week by Tilton & Co.,
Boston. It is called "Susan and Frankie," and is
a book that goes hand in hand with the oharming
little volume about Bible Men, from the same inter
esting pen and press. It is the story of two interest
ing little children, who may well be taken as models
by the little folk of the present day and generation.
Mrs. Austin writes with much sincerity and sim
plicity, andwe wish that the doctrines she inculcates
could be instilled into the minds of all children.
These, and all others founded upon the Bible, strictly
inculcated, would soon bring the reign of universal
peace upon earth. H.
GOVERNOR CURTIN COMMENDED
AGAIN.
HARRISBURG, May 10.
An application made from private parties
in the Eastern States, to Governor Curtin, to
permit bodies of armed free blacks to pass
through Pennsylvania, has met with his un
conditional refusal. Great • satisfaction is
expressed here with the refusal by men of all
parties. The object of these applications was
to rouse the slaves of the Southern States to
rebellion.
The above we clip from the telegraphic die,
patches from this city to the Public Ledger of
the 11th inst., to which we add our unquali
fied approval of the course of his Excellency,
Governor Curtin, for an ant that reflects the
highest credit upon both his head and heart.
We know and feel that the - Governor will be
commended for this act of refusal, on his
part, to permit'the soil of this Commonwealth
to be polluted'by the tread of a horde of
blacks, under the leadership of John Brown,
Jr., or any other fanatical villain who could
conceive the dark design of lighting the torch
of the incendiary, and applying it to the
defenceless habitations of the innocent victims
of their savage cruelty. It is enough to cause
humanity to shudder when we conteniplate
the depth of depravity to which men must
descend who could harbor the thought of
stirring up the negroei of the South to deso
late the homes of the Southernpeople and
give over to rapineand wholesal butchery
the mothers, wives and daughters of those
States.—Patriot & Union.
THE PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
• HARRISBURG, May 7.—The Adjutant Gen—
eral's report to the Governor shows that. there
has been over three hundred and forty Vol—
unteer Companies which have tendered their
services for the three months requisition made
by the President, above the amount called for.
A large number of them are performing camp
duty at the different encampments throughout
the. State. They will-all have to return home
unless the Legislature passes a law to keep
them for drill or any emergency that tray take
place.
The new requisition of Pennsylvania for her
quota of the forty-two thousand additional
troops for three years, unless sooner discharg.
ed, is expected hourly.
• BT JAMES iII'OAITLICIT. • '
:Rouse brothers, rouse, let our prayers be ascending,
Let as gird on our armor and fly to the vap
Let us breathe our last sigh, our loved country defending,
E'er traitor or treason shall ruin our land;
For why should our eagle proud yield to the faithlesscrowd,
The graves' silent relies reponding say, No!
Be palsied the demon's hand that threatens our Union's
bonds,
The knots which our fathers tied still shall be so.
Hark, hark, the loud war cry, our homes are invaded,
The knaves and the traitors are martialed in league,
The rural retreats where our fathers paraded
Are dens of sedition, misrule and intrigue. •
And hark to our chieftain's voice, hark to our Nation's
choice,
Unica be our's, that the who!s world may know
That there shall no unholy hands sully those silken bonds,
The knots which oar fathers tied still shall be so. - ,
Let tis press to our bosoms that choicest of treasures,
Bequeathed by our fathers in blood•writtea
Our country the cradle of freedom and pleasure,
Where true independence and freedom entwines,
Reeolving with heart and hand nobly to act as one,
Buoyant and free as the zephyrs that blow, . •
And will the proud eagle's wing o'er our lov'd Nation hung,
The knots which our fathers tied still shall be so.
While the trumpet of war is the tumult promoting, ,
Our ramparts are manned by true patriots bold, ,
Whilst our Beg in the bream o'er our battlements floating
Holds glory triumphant secure in each fold.
Though lovely and handsome still, think bow Its ransotn
bill • '
Hot from tbe'veins of our fathers did flow,
Who thus while in slumber lend to our memory cry,,.;
The
The knots which our fathers tied still shall be so. -
We awear by that Flag whieh. Cheers ear legions to glorY,
MIA gives to the stranger a reception and home,. - i
;Aswear by the battle field smoking and gory, . ,
dLaurels which wayeVer the patriot's tomb, ' ,•
:w e 'F l ow by that matchless man, Father of Ireedwn's
17110 Se name is w dread to the traitor and for
:That our wetchwontahrdl hes linimaaridharmony,4
The knote which our fatheis ttid tall shall be so.