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A. SANDERSON. Associate. •
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-OUR MI MI _A. C3l
Now our flag is flung to the wild winds free,
Let it float o'er our father land,
•nd the guard of Its spotless fame shall be
Columbia's chosen band. •
COUNTY CODIMITTEE MEETING
The Democratic County Committee of Lancaster County
will meet at the Hotel of Emanuel Bholier, in the City of
Lancaster, on TIIIIIIBDAY, the 15th day of AUGUST,
1881, at 11 o'clock, A. M.
Every member is earnestly requested to attend, as busl
nen of great importance, connected with the approaching
campaign, will demand the consideration of the Commit
tee. F. S. PYFER,
Lancaster, August Bth, 1861. Chairman;
The following named persona constitute the Committee:
Adamstown—Eleory Stauffer. City, N. W. S. Pyfor
N. E. W.—N. B. Swaim
B. W. W.—John A. ShealL •
S. E. W.—Wm. M. Gormly.
Lancaster twp.—B. Huber.
Leacock—John L. Lightner.
Leacock 11—Dr. A. 8. Bare.
Bart—William Pickel-
Brecknock—David McColm.
Crernarvon—Dr. B. F. Bunn.
Clay—John Eiger, EN.
Coleraln—A. D. Whiteside.
Columbia, N. W.—C. Grove.
" S. E Murton
Little Britain—R. Helton
Cocallco E.—Cirns Ream.
Ovalle° W.—Wm. Beehtel.
Conestoga—A. R. Hess.
Conoy—Henry Nopheker.
Donegal E.—P. J. Albright.
Donegal W.—J. Doneoker.
Drnmore—John Hastings.
Manheim Bor.—A. J. Eby.
Hatheim twp.—Bonj. Eby.
Manor—George G. Brush.
Marietta—Charles Kelly.
Martic—H. L. Thompson.
Mt. Joy Bor.—H. Shaffner.
Mt. Joy twp.—J. Nichols.
Paradise—Eli Rutter
Earl—Dr. S. Ringwalt
Penn—Hiram It. Hull
Earl not—Geo. Guchmen
Pequea—Lyman Fulton.
Providence—Dr. J. K. Raub
Rapho—H. B. Becker.
Berl West—Jacob Busser, Jr
Ephrata—P. M. Helder.
Elizabeth—Jos. H. Keener.
Elizabethtown—J. A. Gross.
Eden—Willism Dungan.
Fulton—Wm. F. Jenkins.
Strasburg B.—W. T. McPhail
Strasburg twp.—F. Clark.
Bathhury—John. D. Harm
ISaliebury—T. Wallace.
Warwick—T. Llchenthaler
Waahiagton—J. E. Charles
Hempfleld E.—C. Hoffman.
Hempfleld W.—J. M. Weller.
Lampeter E.—J. L. Lightner.
Lampeter W.—Samuel Long.
AN ABOLITION THREAT
We have had the subjoined letter in our
possession for the last three weeks, and refrain- •
ed from publishing it, in'the hope:that the
cowardly scoundrel who penned it—and he is
known—would attempt to put his threat into
execution ; for nothing would afford us more
gratification than to have the pleasure of
knocking the scurvy fellow's teeth down his
throat. The letter was written and endorsed
in this city, mailed to Philadelphia under
cover to the Postmaster there, and re-mailed to
this place on the next day when we received it
in the Post Office. We publish it verbatim, et
literatim, et punctnatim for the benefit of our
readers :
Now Wheire July 17th 1861
l'hila co Pa
Hon Geo. Sanderson
Mayor of Lan. P ,
You are a traitor to your God, to your county and to you
fellow man,
of which yon will get a copy before long,
All we ask of you is to come out In your next issue and
defend the union at all hazards, if not you will meet the
desert which you so deserves a traitor,
depend upon it,
A ➢IASKED BATTERY
The Express is wilfully mistaken. We, do
not even suspect—much less accuse—General
BUTLER. and Mr. Hour with being Abolitionists,
or in favor of making the war for the Union
an Abolition war. Both of those gentlemen
are tried Democrats, and it is for that reason
that wo trust them, and could sincerely wish
that the Administration would listen to their
counsels instead of being influenced by the
silly, but wicked ravings of BANKS and BUR
LINGAME and CHASE and WADE and BEECHER
and PHILLIPS and SUMNER and LOVEJOY and
GIDDINGS. and BLAIR and HICKMAN and STE
TENS and the other Abolition leaders, for
which the Express has not a word of censure.
General BUTLER and Mr. HOLT are true
Constitutional Union men, and opposed to
Secessionism and its twin-sister Abolitionism
in every shape and form. But not so with
the fanatical leaders who now "rule the
roast" at Washington, and who will lead Mr.
LINCOLN . to certain destruction unless he at
once discards their counsels. They are the
real disunionists at the present time, as they
have been for many years past, and it is
owing to the pernicious doctrines inculcated
by them and their traitorous colleagues in
and out of Congress, that the Union is now
severed in twain, and ruin and destruction
sown broadcast over the land. As the Express
is the lesser organ of Republicanism, a sort
of "masked battery" for the Abolitionists.
of this county, and known to be in the confi•
deuce, if not in the pay, of Mr. STEVENS,
would it not be well for it to tarn its attention
in a homeward direction and furnish advice
where it might be appreciated. No Democrat
either covets its praise or regards its censure.
Notwithstanding its propensity for evil, its
character for mendacity and mischief is so
well known in this community as to render
anything appearing in its columns perfectly
harmless. The editor-in-chief had better
turn his attention to his old profession of
censor moron; it is more in character with
the man than his present calling of Union-
Saver.
A.DJOIIRNRIENT OF CONGRESS
Congress adjourned the special session on
Tuesday last. Amongst other things they
did not do was tha refusal, on the part of the
Senate; to pass the resolution endorsing all
the acts, legal and illegal, constitutional and
unconstitutional, of President LINCOLN. The
Republicans had the will to do it, but they
did not wish to see their names spread upon
the record in favor of such a measure. It
would " luk so ugly," as an old Hibernian
friend of our's once said in Court ; besides it
would be brought up in judgment against
them at a future day. Mr. BRIECKINRIDGE and
other Democratic Senators dared them to the
issue, but they wouldn't "toe the mark," and
Mr. LINcoLN has to go unendorsed by his
party friends.
PRAISE-WORTHY
One of the acts of Congress we can most
cordially approve, and that is the increase of
two dollars per month on the pay of soldiers,
sailors and marines—the men who have to do
the hard drudgery and fight the battles of
the country. This will make their pay thir•
teen dollars per month, and we are only sorry
it is not twenty. This addition to the monthly
pay will increase the expenses, on a force of
300,000, seven millions tier, annimi, or, on a
force of 500,000 men; likreisi3' million& But
this- the people will cimerfully pay, because
they tfloy that it is .appropriated to a good
IL O necessary purpose. There is to be no
imar — ease of the diem' pay.
, .
or Oar thanks are due' to Hon. THA.DDEITB
Errixass fora copy of the President's Mes
itige'and aesoinpanying donnierits.
, s...L , F.4.4KMALT , I'Ivitr._ .4. l .Xrnwanlual.' , " -, ...T.isfieVlrlttoilisk:A.Ticillf. - '"'""1
7.: A MILLION IND A QUARTER PEE DAY I Nothing could be more unfortunate for the
In a debate in the House of Bap 'manta, cause of the Union as involved in the current
w . ar, than the enactment ofd e confiscation::
tivea, on the sth inst., on the bill adding fo t ir
bill now before Congress. sent back lb
tth ''''
the
Senate per month to the pay o_i' a zwm.. from thiHouse, it seems to amount
'commissioned officeni r musioians and: / privates to a scheme kir taking 'any 'and every man's"
negroes from him, who choose to fancy to be.
of thargunteers, marines, seamen. and oidi
. - . :. . - .. • turned loosikupon society.' Or, in other words,:
naryseamen, n and approving andtfe ge p r i„„
ra to :a virtuatproclataation - on ' thiltAeart4f thii
all she illegal And Onenni*atinnia seta - of Governmeitithat the end and aiitfof thn wpr
the 4'resiWdr. svitirsisi-Inoved to redMe • iato abolieWalaverYith gti t the South.
„ , . riku on
at as the tiope\of ending 'the oentest .
the - "proposed increase of pay 'from four to -
speedily
concerned,
and at a reasonable pecuniary cost,
two dollars. Darbi gthe
.discussion he re the enactment of such a law;
marked that the expenses of the Government will be eminently disastrous in its effect upon
were at the rate of ana/ion and a quarter the Union cause. Were Congresato vote the
per d a yoligarchy a hated - rid thousand soldiers, and
, and tha he could not see where the
money was to come from—hence his amend- t r l a i i e s la' tZir°vfo-is%d p ! t ro b v i lil as iOn-theiki :f or a ray,
much strengthened
meat. - for a prolonged contest, as-by making the bill
We do not wonder that even Mr. STEVENS, in question,. law. - - --: . - -
who has never before been known to hesitate
More than half tie
-population of the SontlV
stand ready to side actively and earnest'
at.the reckless expenditure of public money, - against theroli hy, so soon . and,
the United'
is staggered at the magnitude of the. delft Su t tee crippl e th e i r power b y irillitii3, means. .
which is pow, even at ,the threshold of t h is Had we won the battle at Bull's Run instead
of losi ng it, not one in ten of the people ' •pf
civil war, staring the country in- the face.-,-
air ax, London,. Jefferson . , Frederick , and
If, the expenses are at the rate of-one million
i - Hampsh i re counties who failed to follow the
and a _quarter -per day, and we suppose'Mr. oligarchic army, would'have adhered. twenty
S. would rather underrate than overrate them, four hours afterwards to the "'Southern Con
the expenses of a year will be FOUR Hipt-
federacy." With this bill a law, however, the
- DRED AND FIFTY-SIX MILLIONS, TWO .
effect will be to unite the Most of the South as
one man against the cause of, the '
Union as
HUNDRED- AND 'FIFTY THOUSAND 1,43 ingin reality a mere cover fora war forthe
DOLLARS !
.or 1114,70 for every' man, extermination a slavery . from
. ; the :: United
woman and thildLlyvhite 'and blaCk—in the States ; and to engender throughout the North
wholethirti-fotir States of 'the Union 1 No wide spread and' embarrassing opposition;,to
its prosecution With energy likely to o - bring it
Wander; we -- repeat, that the Chairman of the speedily to a triumphant issue. -' ' -
Committee of Ways
~and Means stood aghast We .sustain the cause of the Government
at the prospect, and that he could not tell with heart and soul, as being the cause of the
re!toration of the , Union; . and there are
where all this vast amount of money . was to millions on millions of- the most reliable sup.
come from. _ . porters of the Government's:WarpolioY, who,
One year of this civil war, according to the with ms, deprecate a resort on its (the`GOvern
oho-re estimate, will cost as much as the seven meat's) part to unmistakable- revolutionary
years' war of the Revolution, the three years' m as e t ii h n e s to de ch r eo ec kainteatlethr e ev o o l l igi t t i re on hy, as
heartily
w ar with Great Britain, and the two. years ' which Y the P oligarchy.havo r a esorte a d y to ss c e o a m a p s as e s
war with . Mexico, combined ; and should it the re - vdlutionary ends at which they aim.
continue for two or three years, what then 1 While we do not pretend to look to the Con.
We leave our readers to make the calculation stitution and laws as they now exist, to furnish
the means through which alone the Union May
for themselves, be restored, in the name of the millions of non
- - -- sympathizers with abolitionism now sustaining
the Government with might and main, we
protest earnestly against the unnecessary ap
parent entire change of the purpose and
character of the war, that bids fair to be
involved in the enaottnent of the bill in ques
tion, as amended in the House. '
The Government may get volunteers without
limit as to numbers, and money without stint,
with which to fight.for the. restoration of the
Union—but not apparently .to work out the
mere purposes of abolitionism.— Washington
Star. •
, s THE, RIGHT NAN, &DO,
A few weeks since, we noticed in commen
dation, the valuable services rendered to the
government by Col. Taoaces A. SCOTT, the
Vice President of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, in reconstructing the railroads and
bridges destroyed by the rebels, and thereby
affording speedy transportation for oar troops,
provisions and munitions of war. We are
how pleased to announce his appointment as
Assistant Secretary Of War, a new office,
created by a recent act of Congress. This is
putting the "right man, in the right place,"
and we are assured thaCCol. Scores ability,
energy and great administrative qualifica
tions, will add much to the force and efficiency
of the War Department.
G. V. Fox, Esq, at present Chief Glerk in
the Navy Department, has been appointed
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, another new
.office, created by a recent adt of Congress.—
Mr. Fox served many years in the United
States Navy, and is a gentleman of high
character, and rare abilities, which, with his
long experience in the Navy, peculiarly qualify
him for the position to which he has been
called. There has been much complaint,
whether just or not we do not pretend to say,
of want of energy and efficiency in the Navy
Department. The appointment of Mr. Fox,
as Assistant Secretary, will, we doubt not,
contribute much to remove the causes of such
complaints in future.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
The official account of the Bull Run or
Manassas battle has at length been published
by General MoDowELL. From it we learn
that our killed in the engagement amounted to
19 officers and 462 non-commissioned officers
and privates; aria our wouudod to 04 timers
and 947 non-commissioned officers and pri-
vates—in all 1492. " The return of the miss
ing," he says, "is very inaccurate, the men
supposed to be missing having fallen into
other regiments and gone to Washington—
many of the Zouaves to New York."
13 nmeron el y
Of the loss of the enemy, he says, " noth
ing accurate is known. An officer of their
forces, coming from them with a flag of truce,
admitted 1800 killed and wounded, and other
information shows this to be much under the
true number."
The General speaks in high terms of the
bravery of the troops in his command.
KENTUCKY ALL RIGHT
This gallant State still remains true as steel
to the Union. At an election held on the sth
inst., for members of the Legislature, a very
large majority of Union candidates were
elected throughout the State, and the popular
voice is overwhelmingly against Secession.—
This noble Commonwealth, we take it, is more
reliable than either Maryland or Missouri,
and its influence will not be without its
proper effect in the other Southern States:—
Kentucky, next to Pennsylvania, is one of the
most loyal States in the Union, and her voice
will be potential for good.
s CONGRESS NOT FOR PEACE.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio, introduced a resolution in
Congress, that Edward Everett, Millard Fill
more, Reverdy Johnson, Martin Van Buren,
Thomas Ewing, Franklin Pierce and James
Guthrie be appointed Commissioners, with
authority to request the appointment of simi
lar Commissioners from the seceded States, to
meet at Louisville, in September, for the pur
pose of conferring and reporting to the next
Congress, a Pzecz proposition. The proposi
tion was voted down by a vote of 85 to 45.
The forty-five who voted for it were mostly
Democrats. The Republicans all voted
against it
WHO PAYS THE PIPER I
The great bulk of the direct tax assessed
upon Pennsylvania will have to be paid by
Philadelphia and the heavy German counties
of the State. The shingle and lumber oo'un
ties do considerable voting, but very little
fighting, and pay only an exceedingly email
proportion of the tax.
PINE PICKINGS
The Philadelphia Inquirer says that the
contractors who furnished blankets to the
Government for our soldiers, have realized the
handsome little profit of TWO HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS And "'a corres
pondent of the Gincinnriti Commercial states
that one of the eons of Secretary Cameron is
said to have made about $20,000 on a single
horse contract!
SICK.—Some sixty of the volunteers be.
longing to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Penn
sylvania Regiments were sick at Carlisle last
week, mostly with fever. Four deaths had
occurred, three of which were in the Mount
Joy company. The Regiments were encamped
at Carlisle on their return from Virginia,
waiting for their pay. Tgese are the same
Regiments which were quartered on the Fair
Ground, near this city, at the time they were
mustered into the service.
To CAPITALISTS.—We direct the attention
of buyers to several excellent farms advertised
in The Intelligences-- , amongst others to the
properties of the - late Asmnsw METZGER, in
East Hempfield township, and to the real
eetate of the late. JOHN DOUGHERTY, in Man
helm township, also to valuable lands in Cum-
berland county.
AnzonaNED.—Both branches of the Mary,
land Legislature. adjourned on Wednesday
last, to meet again at Frederic* on the :17th
of September.
THE NEW TREASURY NOTES.
The Treasury notes, the emission of which
has recently been authorized by Congress,
have already been issued in part. A portion
of the low, denominations are made: payable
to bearer in coin, (ss's, slo's and s2o's,) at
places designated on their face. Others of
the same denomination bear 3 65:100 interest,
payable one year after date, with . the privilege
of the holder, when presented in sums of $lOO,
to exchange them for Treasury notes having
three years to run, bearing 7 3.10 per cent.
interest. All Treasury notes may be ex
changed for twenty years' bonds, bearing 6
per cent. interest. All the Treasury notes to
be of and above $5O denomination, bear 7 3.10
interest, and are made payable in three years.
The new notes, however, do not seem to
take as well with the employees in the De
partments at Washington as did gold. The
clerks in the Interior Department, on the Ist
of August, refused to take their pay in Uncle
Sam's new issue of-paper ; and others, it is
said, informed Secretary Chase that they
knew of no law to compel them to receive
anything short of the specie.
The truth is, this turning of the Govern
ment into a gizant.i. Dank or Issue is one
am ong the worst features which we see in the
policy of this Administration. It is a step in
the direction of the old Continental money,
and the people will suffer in the end by it.
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE UNITED
For those who take pleasure in the splendor
of war's panoply, and exhibitions of military
magnificence and greatness, the spectacle
which is presented to the country, at the pres
ent time, is exciting beyond the possibility of
a parallel. The federal army is fast approach.
ing an aggregate force of 500,000 men, and,
ere the lapse of many months will be equal in
numbers, strength and discipline to that of
any power on the globe. In bravery, it has
already shown that it can vie with the veterans
of the French empire. Badly officered, and
under the most disadvantageous circumstan
ces as our soldiers were at Big Bethel, Bull
Run, and elsewhere, they fought with a valor
that could not have been exceeded. Under
the auspices that will hereafter attend them
they will raise American exploits in war
to the highest pinnacle of fame:
THE NEW . TARIFF BILL
Along with the direct tax bill, both Houses
of Congress on Friday week passed a new tariff
bill, which materially increases the duty on a
large number of articles. A tax of 2 cents a
pound has been laid on sugar ; molasses, 5 ate.
per gallon ; teas, 15 cents per pound ; coffee, 4
cents per pound ; chocolate, 6 cents ; figs, 5
cents per pound; nutmegs, 25 cents; pepper,
6 cents ; raisins, 5 cents ; turpentine, 10 cents
per gallon ; brandy, $1,25 per gallon ; hides,
10 per cent; sole leather, 30 per cent ; all
wines, 50 per cent ; ;silk and velvet silks, $3
per yard ; silk ribbons, 40 per cent.
FR OM FORTRESS MONROE
The town of Hampton has been laid in ashes
by the Confederates—so say the telegraphic
dispatches, whilst tho Southern papers charge
it upon Gen. Butler. It appears that on
Monday night Gen. Magruder, with a force of
7,000 men encamped at Great Bethel. On
Tuesday night they advanced toward Hamp.
ton, and at noon the next day took up a
position on Back river, some three miles from
the town. Daring the succeeding night the
town was fired, and almost totally destroyed,
in all about 500 buildings.
Gen. Magruder has encamped near New-
Market Bridge, and it is supposed he contem
plates an attack on Newport News.
REFUSE TO COALESCE.
The Democratic State Central Committee of
New York have refused to coalesce with the
Republicans, and have called a State Conven•
tion for the purpose of nominating a
Democratic ticket. The Democracy of the
Empire State, like their brethren of Ohio, are
unwilling to step in and help tlie Republicans
to bear the load which is pressing them to the
earth.
DISTURBANCE IN BALTIMORE
On Thlrsday evening last, Mr. BREcsiN—
RIDGE, stopping over night in Baltimore the
guest of Hon. Henry May, was called upon
for a speech. In: response to the call, he
essayed to make a few remarks, but was
repeatedly interrupted by a gang of rowdies
who applied to him the grossest and most
offensive epithets. Such is the boasted " free
dom of speech" in the Monumental City. ' -
InGHTING FOR TERNS OF PEACE
The Washington , correspondent of thi
Springfield Republican writes: The President
is very firm. To all who despair of putting
down the rebellion he says, "Remember that
"it is just , as necessary to conquer the rebels
4( t o dictate decent terms of separation as it
"'for the 'pUrpose of preserving the Uriion; If
";we weietb stop fighithg now ao rebels mould
rif # I 7F as emit aluili Bee
"Thire would : no living with titers. m
44 peace
Funeral Obsequies of libitum Bowman.
The funeial of the Right Rev. Saninel Bow-,
matt, D. D , the painful particulars of whose death welkin!'
already given, took place f on Tuesday seening, And *as,
solemnly interesting. Nat anlytheinatebtell of tiskEPbt-
copal Church in this city, but. imner ill denominations
felt that they 'were about to opmfign nishunb the. re
mains of one whom place coulirjaot be Mid as he; bad:
filled It; and this was indeed Oki feeling of alt who knew:,;
him throughout the diocese in' Which be bid laboestl sot
....tably for the past three yes* 4 :4'. • .
mcceasive train, aftiar,;,ple end Wigan:Se big
death was known, brought sympathising yet themselnit
bereaied friends—for all felt that they had indeed met
with an irreparable loss.
The afternoon train brought a large number of the
clergy, of whom there were about seventy in the funeral
procresion. Among them we noticed Bishop Odenheimer,
of New - Jersey; Illahop.Leei of Delaware;. Rev. - Vlll. Dorr,
Wilmer, Dunchet, Clay and Vaughn, and Rev. Mears.
Chx;3lartie,TL'lß. Miller, .a/L'Bosanell; Wasbliertin 'Ea •
ben, Rndderrow, Helm, Rodney, Winter, Morris, Conrad,
Lundy, Applaton,,George Bri o shunt, Keith, Hale, Atkins,
Mason, Carden Nutt, 'Newlin, Hare..Nerruultcliialtim,
.Edwards..Cracraftleatty.Yernalk.niehl, Egan, Graham. ;
Childs Ind Camp ey phriadelehiat Rev. Dr. Clemson,,
-Chi lds IL of
of Chester 'county; Bei. 'Bream
Van Damien, )3wope, Hodge % ,Taylor., Ely, and Bmitb, ,_of
Pittabunr; Dr. 'Malmberg, of Heir YOrk, lin author
tbe beautiful hymn,._.L would not lire alwayet,'', Rev.
Oiler, of Altoona; L e k and Paine% of Harriaburg
Abell, Lebanon ; Dr. Paradise, and Rev. Henr yl
Potter, - (son of Bishop Potter,) of Troy, New Tork,.. with
others whoise 'llama we eannot
The Rector and Vestry of St. James, and leading mem
-berg of the rongnmitbin; were active and untiring in ex-
Aending their. tuntoteety to. the strangers, and In effecting
such arrangements as would secure that, order and plum
-nit/ so befitting the occasion, hi which they had' the ear
nest and able no•operation of the elahope and.. Clew
nregent.
- About 2 o'clock thefrioadi of the flexseuted were permit.
tad to take their last locket the fare of anew dearlyNeloved,
and from that hear until the closing"of that coffin there
Was an Appeasing stream of friends paseing in and ouL
The body lay in the front valor, enclosed in a coffin nov.
ered with black cloth; very handsomely - mounted with
silver. The Bishop was arrayed in fall canonicals, and the
Placid serenity, which' ovenpreed his Ana features gave it
She appearance of one gently sleeping. fact, we lamed
for a moment; so natural did he look, hla face beaming
'with the =me sweet and winning_suille whichc he so freely
extended to those who 'alight his acquaintance, and it was
almost impossible to realise that we were standing by the
bier of one who •tied . closied his eyes on earth , for eternity.
The lid of the coffin had inscribed on . a sayer plate the fel'.
lowing; '
: • EL Rev. fIAkfOREBOWMAIt D. 8.. •
Born May 215t,1800.
bled - August' 3rd, 1811. ' - --
The grief manifested by those who knew hits best was
not confined to sect. Many expressions were heard.,de.
tailing his roving kindness and munificence, and Sorrow
was depicted on every countenance. Awned citizen -re.
marked, "Oh, how we shall miss him i—the poor will miss
him—the sick and afflicted •Will miss hint—those palsied
with sorrow will miss him ; ve " and, with falWingutterance,
sorrowfully vereatedes ha : diked way, "we all shall miss
him." 'We all shall miss him. • -
As dye o'clock drew near, the hour appointed for the
performance of the.last sal rites, the crowd in front tit the
house .visibly increased, Among these present was. ex
-President Buchanan, who- gazed seriously and earnestly
upon the lifeless features lying before him, ,The venerable
Father Keenan was. also present, and appeared very much
affected at theandilethieas with which :death had robbed
him of a friend of many, yews. The tolllavg.a, muffled
bell gave token to those' who tarried' that 'the inintites
were fleeing rapidly that Would shut out forever the pres
ence of pastor, relative and friend. _ .
A short time before the hour for the Enteral bad arrived,
it .waa concluded to take a cast of tbe faccef deceased, and
Mr. T. Aug. Beck, our ,Lineaster sculptor, was sent for,
who succeeded admirably (detaining the services but a
few minutes) in preserving a correct copy of the Bishop's
features as a memorial for his friends.
. .
The sollhohaylng been eloped, a black velvet pall, On
which was inscribed the monogram, was thrown over it,
and the solemn prooission began to move: Eight Carriers
had been. selected, four from each church, vial' Dr. John
L. Atlee; Eir.;.And on. A.L. Hayes, wardens, .and Hon. E.
O. Reigartand - Edward Morton, vestrymen, of it.. Janios ;
and Isaac Diller and James L. Youngman, wardens, and
Henry P. Carson • and H. E. Slaymaker ' vestrymen of 6t..
John's Free Church.. 'The coffin was borne by tines, Rev,
Drs. Clay, Vaughn Dorr, Clemson, Killikelly, and Rev.
Messrs. Cracraft, Rodney and Diehl bearing the pall. -
The bier was followed by the vestry of Bt. Jamea, next
the vestry of St. John's, then the family and relatives and
friends of the deceased. • ,
The clergymen present, arrayed in their, gowns, separated
and stood on eieh bide of the entrance, permitting the,
body tram borne through to the front of the altar ; , Bishope
Lee and Odenheiriter, Doctors iduhleilberg, Dimachet, Wil
niter, Van Deu.serm 'Kerfoot and the Rector, Mr. Mombert,
kneeliug within the chancel, engaged in silent prayer,
on
the approach of the cornet,. Seats were reserved for the
clergy on each side of the altar. The large concourse in
waiting were then admitted.
We noticed that all the clersymeri of tam:aster, belong
ing to the different denominations, Joined in the procession,
showing their respect for the deceased by wearing the
usual badge of mourning. .
The Church wee very appropriately draped In mourning,
which greatly added to the solemnity of the scene. Those
emblem& of sorrow will remaitinutil they give place to the
festal evergreens which are the outward sign of the Joy of
-Christ's Church while celebrating the day on which He
came into this world, proclaiming himself "the resurrec
tion and the life." The emblems of mourning were beau
tifully and tastefully arranged, and everything expreSsed
the one feeling of sorrow which was shared in not only by
the Immediate congregation but by all who were present.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Odenheimer, of New Jersey, reed
the opening part of the initial service in a very' impressive
manner. The Rev. Dr. Docaclust read thli lesson from the
20th Chapter First Corinthians, and it was with great diffi
culty he succeeded, as hie utterance was nearly choked
with emotion. Mr. blombert, Assistant Rector of St. James'
Church, then gave out the 124th hymn, commencing with
these words:
" Hear what the voice from heaven declares,
To those In Christ who die;
• Released from all their earthly •••••a
They'll reign with ILIM on high,"
which was sung by the whole congregation standing. The
organist was the Rev. Jubal Hodges, of Pittsburg, who
played In a very feeling manner the time-honored old tune
Dr. kluhlenberg, of New York, read the lesser litany,
the responses to which were both deep and loud, the con
gregation uniting as with one voice. Fervent prayers were
offered for those bereaved by this dispensation:
the Rev. Dr. liCerfoot then read the follow I ri it resolutions
At a meeting of the clergy of the diocese of Pennsylvania,
assembled in St. James' Church, this afternoon at three
o'clock, the Right Rev. Bishop of Delaware being in the
chair, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted.:
WHEREAS, rt bee pleased God, in His wise providence,
to removefrom Hie church on earth the Right Rev. Samuel
Bowman, D. D., Assistant Bishop of the Protestant Episco
pal Church of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, we, the clergy
subject to his jurisdiction, desire to make public this our
sad tribute to his memory. We therefore resolve,
First. That. while bowing submissively to this sudden
and heavy affliction, we cannot fail to deplore the loss of
one so eminently qualified, by his mental and moral en
dowments, to adorn the holy office to which he was conse
crated.
Second. We should be ungrateful, if we did not record
our high sense of his - worth, his sound learning, hie earnest
and unaffected piety, his singleness of heart, his rare Mtn
pllcity and high•souied integrity of character, his uniform
kindness and courtesy to all, his warm sympathy with the
suffering portion• of the clergy, his generous alacrity in
ministering toward their relief, his fervent and quenchless
zeal in the discharge of his high duties, "his success in
giving vigor to the active Instrumentalities for the good of
the Church, and in knitting together the clergy and laity
of the Church in the strong bonds of Christian love and
unity.. „ ,
Third. While his life Is so eiciinent of Instruction, his
sadden death has bequeathed to us a timely and solemn
warning to prepare for our own approaching end, and to
bang so loosely by the world as to be ready to depart at a
moment's warning.
Fourth. That a copy of these resolutions be engrossed,
and conveyed by the Chairman and Secretary to the family
of the deceased, the Bishop of the Diocese, and to the war.
dons and vestries of St. James' and St. Solin's Churches,
Lancaster.
Fifth. That the clergy will wear the usual badge of
mourning for the period of thirty days.
Sixth. That the proceedings of this meeting be furnished
to the press for publication.
A fervent prayer was then offered, and thecortege pro
ceeded to the graveyard attached to St. James' Church, in
the order observed on leaving the Parsonage.
The remainder of ',the solemn service was here read by
Bishop Lee and Rev. Dr. Wilmer. As the imprissive words,
"Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to duet." were re
peated, Dr. Dacachet holding -some earth on the shovel,
the Bishop, with his hand, dropped portions on the lid of
the coffin, the ellen being untutnislirimpressive. •
It was noticed •that the sun, flickering in the western
sky during the services, sank behind intervening hills at
its conclusion, but its bright, refulgent ray threw up
gleams of sunset so gorgeous In color that it was the sub
ject of remark as well as contemplation.
The Bishop was inferred in a vault, by the side of his
loved ones who have gone before him, within the shadows
thrown by the 'Church, the scene of over thirty years
faithful labors, as the enn each day sinks behind the west
ern bills. That anti which set so gloriously upon the lent
sad tribute paid to his mortal remains, rose again this
morning In all the glory of his eastern effulgence: and so,
on tue resurrection morn, this faithful servant of God
shall rise , again, his mortal putting on immortality, to
dwell forever in that Better Land—
"Where the saints of all ages in harmony meet,
Their Saviour and brethren transported to greet—
Where the anthems of rapture unceasingly roll;
And the smile of the Lord is the feast of the souL"
—lt was a subject of general regret that neither Bishop
Potter nor Bishop Bowman's sister or brother could be
present. The health of Bishop Potter has been in a very
precarious condition for some time past, and; in company
with his wife, he recently started on a ruraltrip in the
Eastern States. He was telegraphed to on Sunday, but
not having been heard from, it was supposed he had not
received the tidings in season.
Major Bowman was supposed to have been at West
Point, although he may have been temporarily absent on.
special duty. His sister, Miss Mary Bowman,' was visiting
relatives in New Hampshire, and being in feeble health,
she was unable to reach home before the foneral—.--only
arriving in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.— Wednesday's
Express.
Tamara or BESPE9T, TO. THE MZEKIIti or TIM LATE EN.
Rxv. Baum. BOWllA2e.—lat a meeting of the . Vestry of Bt.
James' Church, Laneaster, held Sunday morning, 4th lost,
in consequence of the intelligence of the sudden death of
the Rector, theßight Reverend Samuel Bowman, D.-D., on
motion of Dr. John L. Atka ,a committee of three Was ap
pointed to draft resolutions expressing the reuse of the
Vestry. Whereupon Dr. John L. Atlee, Hon:A. L. Hayes
and Rev. J. I. Mombert were appointed the committee,
who reported the following, which• were unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God, in his I:upstart-
OUS Providence, to remove suddenly from the sphere of his
usefulness the Rt.ltey. Samuel Bowmen, D. D., the Assist
ant Bishop of this Diocese and the Rector of this Church;
Be it Resolved, That while lamenting this sudden depri
vation to the Church at large and to this Diocese, we, who
for thirtYtour years have held intimate communion with
our beloved Pastor, who have been warmed 'by his elo
quence, instructed by his counsel, animated by his faith,
and led by his example, feel most deeply the irreparable
loss.
Resolved,*That In all the qualities which dignify and
adorn the character of a Christian gentleman; as illustrated
by his elevated patriotism, his public spirit, his enlarged
charity, his .unmeasured and disinterested benevolence,
big devotion to duty, his stern integrity, his active sym
pathy with those in offering and affliction, atid, above all,,
by his humble piety and unwavering faith in the sacred'
truths of therGespel.of Jesus Christ, Bishop Bowmiva was
a preeminent exempla,.
,
Resolved, That we deeply eympathire with his bereaved
relatives; and respectfully tender to them our sincere con
dolence.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the
family of the deiessed, and that they be published in the
local and Church papers.
Attest, WhL AUG. ATLEB; 'Registrar.
• • ,
RELIGIOUS.—Tbe Jackson . Rifles, Ceti. HAM
BRIGHT commanding, attended divine service at the Duke
Street M. E. Church; on Sunday morning last. An eloquent
and appropriate discourse was delivered by the Rev. Jana
E. Ihtarnratt.
B. Psalms D. HOSKIN% of Philadelphia, has accepted
the call to the Rectorahip of St. John 'e •Free Epis
copal Church of this city, and will shortly - enter upon his
duties.
THE JACKSON RIFLESAT EPHRATA MOUNTAIN
Srantrs.—The Jackson Rifles, Col. Hascsaraur command
ing,:intend to Proceed 'to Ephrata Mountain Springs on
.Thureday next, and spend two or throadays at that de
lightful watering place. They will be accompanied by the
Fencibles r superb Band. The gentlemanly proprietor., Mr.
8.0. ELLIMAXER, will doubtless do everything in his power
to make their Visit agreeable and interesting, The Rifles
will leave , the city in omnibuses early Thrirsday Morning:
Corirnacre . .-Among the recent
ArMy etgattactektiarded was olio ta4ohn .Dellinger
of ate pity, . for 20.000 flannel shirts, and another to Thos.
A. way Mr 20;000 canton 'flannel drawers: The piles re• %
attired Ser. the ahlrtilie 84 - witder elttlht the drawer*
cents per pair. These gentlemen are hilly prepared to ao
their work in the right manna.
"But optics sharp tt needs, I neon,
To see what Is not to be seen."
Our mild and amiable neighbor of the
Union has got terribly frightened about the Democratic
Union meetings being held in the southern part of the
county, and also at the mysteriontitturrem.nta, as it seems
I" to birth of the "Jackson Home Guard" of this city. Our
neighbor should not permit 'big fears to get the better of
r.. l oitladirment. Mather the-Democrats In the southern..
part °Otte county nor the Jackson 'home Guard are at-all
,
daaatellaa, Wware correctly Informed at to their object
ADOS I O III I II , antleur Pouttowittr Porrf in
this Prom and properry.So long as bielcharatt, imself es a
7 gool damn slweild do. In order to rtatT relittel*lds
;mind ant a tlitt hysterhas. - or, something moue
anw we boreal - procured licOso"l4:the exualtik-f
By-Laws of th e Home Guard an d ; publish It for
his special benefit:
Aar= I—Name.
The name, style and title of this organization shall be
"Tao JACICIION Home GIJAILD or ?az Car or LLNCAStIi."
ARTICLE 2—Organization.
gismos I. The Guard shall consist of one or more cont..
panics. The commissioned officers of &company shall con
sist-of 11 eePt.44 l l. one Brat, one rocond, and. one second
second Lieutenant.
giCTION 2. The nonoommisdoned officers shall consist of
five Sergeants and four Corporals, all of whom shall be
elected by the company. Also, a §ecretary and,Tressurer,
who shall be elOted adtmally. r - •
e - • Airiects- 3—Uniform. - -
The dress shall be such as may hereafter be provided . ur
designated by the company.-
AIM= 4—Meetings and Quorums.
fleglrrow 1. Stated meetings of the Guard shall be held
once a mouth, on the -first-Thursday evening. Special
meetings may be called by order of the Captain, due notice
thereof being given by the Secretary.
Ssortow 2. A. quorum shall consist of fifteen members.—
The- Captain, or In ids abseece the !senior officer pretest,
shall preside at each . meeth3g. - • • -
Arm= and Parades.
• Sums L The Guard shall aiiemble for drill at such
time and place as may hereafter, be designated by resolu
tion of the'company, or by orcler'of the Captain.
• fiacriosi 2. Parades shall be ordered by resolution of the
Guard, but the -Captain shall have power to order the
Guard out for service, should the-urgency of the necessity
thereof not allow opportunity for a formal meeting of tbe
company. . .
. .
• Aymara 6—Fine and Onitributlons.
'Status 1. The roll shall be called - by -the Orderly Bar
'gearit at every meeting of the Guard, and the abeenteee
noted.
gnomon 2. The flosatbr non-attendsnee 'lull be 10 cents
Tor absence from stated meetings, and 6 cents for absence
from drills.
BrenoB 8: The cent:08018'ot each member .hall be 10
(mita per irtontlx.
Amu' 7—Orderly Sergeant.
• Sierra 1. It shall be the duty of the Orderly Sergeant
to all the roll at every parade, drill or meeting, and not*
thertbrenteee.
'Ramos 2. Re shall nolleet all tines and oontrlbattons,
and shall report to the Captain the names of those who re.
thee or neglect to pay their dims for the space of three
months.
&orlon & He shall procure a book In .whlch he shall
reoord,'nuder the superintendence of the Captain, all orders
issued by the Captain's °miter roll.
Amine B—Treasurer.
BZOTION 1. It shall be the duty of tho Treasurer to re.
cave from tne Orderly Sergeant all moneys cx.ilected by
and pay all orders drawn on him by the Captain cud
attested by the Secretary. HO obeli keep Jugular end eon'
sect accounts of all moneys received and paid by him, and
shall, at the expiration of his term of office, deliver to hie
successor all moneys, books, papers and. Touchers in his
.hands, and shall Rive satisfactory security before entering
upmt - the duties of his office. '
Samoa 2. And when the money In his hands shall ax.
seed one hundred dollars, he shall report the same to the
Qtptain, ho shall draw therefrom one hundred. dollars,
and invest It in some safe fund, to be approved by the
. Anima .24—Secretary.
It shall be the duty of the Sectary to procure a book,
Iner re
hich he shall record the proceedings of each meeting
of the Guard:
- ARTIOLI 10—idembership and ElecHomi.
ki zOnosi 1. Anyvespectable citiserof Lancaster or vicin
ity may be proposed for - membership, and, upon a favorable
report of an investigating committee of five members, shall
be balloted for, when a majority of the members -present
shall be necessary to elect. ,
sccnox 2, Any membersoiy be permitted to leave 'the
company by permluslon of a majority of the members pres
ent, and may be expelled by order of &majority of the
members present for sufficient cause. • • -
BrcrioN.3. Elections for officers shall be held on the first
atated meeting of each year, and the officers shall be
elected by ballot.
ARTICLE 11.
_- -
The foregoing Constitution may be altered or amended
at any meeting of the Guard for business, with the coit
al:screw:ea two-thirds of the members present. '
:Gls the Union satisfied? Will that paper now be
obliging enotigirlcr inform the public what the “llNiott
Cmammme or 8.517.re' was organized for, in what private
'gariet of thin city. it meets, who are its officers, and all
about it? The people would be 'glad of the information,
and we know of no better soiree of knowledge than, our
good-natured and - obliging neighbor.
•
•
ANOTHER GREAT DEMOCRATIC MEETING.—
Another very large end enthuldastio Democratic 'meeting
_was held .in
_the beautiful grove attached .to the ptiblio
house of Mrs. Henry Rush, at Drumore Centre, Drnmore
township, on Saturday afternoon last. The meeting was
presided over by that glorious old Democrat and fearless
patriot, Mr. John McSparran, and addresses were made by
Messrs., Sanders McCullough, J. W. F. Swift, Dr. B. P.
Sides, and others. The greatest good feeling prevailed,
and the determination was manifested by those present to
maintain their rights at all- hazards, and to stand by the
Constitution and the Union.
The following preamble and resolutions were Unani
mously adopted.: • .
WHEREAS, Our once . happy country is now engaged un
necessarily in a civil war, without a proper effort on. the
part of. the preeent Executive having been made to settle
the causes of difficulty by compromiee; therefore
• Resolved, That we are now and ever have been, ready and
willing to adjust our National differences upon the Cone
promise proposed by Mr. Crittenden, believing that (since
the commencement of our ors/tent triels) such a Compro
mise would one met with the approval of a large
majority of the people,
Resolved, That we are In favor of a cessation of hostili
ties until another effort be made to restore peace and pros
perity to our beloved country, by some such compromise
as the above.
Resolved, That we witness with dismay the Constitution
violated in many of its plainest provisions; the military
power overriding the civil;, the liberty of speech and of
the prose, the writ of Habeas Corpus (that venerated and
almost sacred safe-guard cf the citizen) set aside, under the
plea of a "military necessity."
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be pub.
Belied in the Lancaster Intelligencer and West Chester
Jeffersonian. JOHN McSPARRAN, Chairman.
W. P. JENKINS. Secretary.
Another Democratic meeting will be held at Kirkwood,
Colerain twp., on Saturday next, at 8 o'clock, P. M.
=After the above meeting adjourned a small Republican
meeting was organized at the other end of the grove, which
was addressed by Mr. J. R. Sypber, of this city, lately of
Memphis, Tenn., and others.
COL. HENRY A. HAMBRICHT.—We under
stand that the War Department has detailed Capt. HALM
amour to raise a three years' regiment, and that he will
at once commence operations. The Command has been
conferred upon him. We congratulate our gallant friend
on his well-merited promotion. A more accomplished offi
cer and gentleman does not ilia within the broad limits of
the Old Keystone. There is every reason to believe that
the regiment will be raised in a very short time.
iIIAYTOWN INFANTRY.—This fine com—
pany, lately attached to the 10th Pennsylvania Regiment,
arrived to the village of Maytown, on the 2d Mat., and were
received with open arms by theirfellow•citizens, and were
tho reciplenta of a fine collation. This, however, did not
suffice, for on Tuesday last a grand Pic Nic was gotten up,
for their special benefit, by the lovely fair sex of the vil
lage. (God bless the ladies! They are always doing good
deeds.) The Pic Me, which was a glorious affair, was held
at Donegal Spring. After a splendid dinner was partaken
of by the large company present, touts were given by the
members of the Infantry, and a good time generally had.
The Maytown Infantry is one-of the finest military organ'.
rations in Lancaster county. Capt. HENRY A. Hems is
the commander. He is a eon of that veteran and orthodox
Democrat, Avast HAIIIXB, Esq , of Maytown.
THE EDITOR'S BOOR TABLE
• PETERSONS' COUNTERFEIT DETECTOR. for August
1,1861, le published to-day,with its usual valuable contents.
The fourth page of this number ought, to be cut out, and
pasted up for refereine, as it gives the descriptions of many
plates, engraved in - ,the beat style, and capable of being
altered to varioui banks throughout the country. The
recent issue of notes of small denominations by our country
banks, will afford room for the issue of a new batch of.
these fraudulent bills, and tradesmen ought to make them
selves acquainted with the description of these fraudulent
plates.
Here are 36 counterfeits put into circulation in one
month. Such a publication as this of Petersons' is Indio.
pensable. Everybody who receives and pays money must
have it. If they are wise, they will take the double issue
—of the 16th as well as the Ist of each month. The com
pleteness of the " Detector" makes it thoroughly reliable,
while the low price places it within the reach even of the
poorest artisan. Price, Monthly, One Dollar, SemlMonthly,
Two Dollars a year. Indeed, it strikes us that the working
classes, who earn their money with difficulty, have the
most direct interest in being able at a glance, cheaply to
ascertain the authenticity of all bank notes received by
them. They ought to subscribe to it at once.
THE WESTMINSTER REVIEW for July,lB6l, has been
laid upon our table. Among the papers are several which
are very valuable for the information they contain. .All of
them are able and interesting. The contents of this num
her are: The Life and Lettere of Schielermacher ; The
Salmon Fisheries of England and Wales; The Critical
Theory and Writings of H. Thine; Mr. Milne on Repro.
sentative Government; The Countess of Albany; Equa•
tonal Africa and its Inhabitants ; Mr. Buckle's History of
Civilization in England; Christian Creeds and their De.
fenders; Cotemporary Literature.
THEN AND NOW.
Acotemporary give the following reasons for
voting for LINCOLN, before the election :
" Second, because his ejection will eve
peace and quiet to the country, of which it is
sadly in need."
"Third, because in his election all branches
of industry will revive, business will be good
and wages high."
The poor people are now having a taste of
what the Republicans mean by "peace and
qUiet," and " good business and high wages.'
FREEDOM. OF THE PRESS.
On Thursday last, the office of the Demo
cratic Standard, a Democratic antiwar paper
published at Concord, N. H., was attacked by
a mob, and its contents totally destroyed.—
There is a complete "reign of terror" inau
gurated in some parts of the country.
j Hon. JEREMIAH S. BLACK, late Attor
ney General and Secretary of State of the U.
States, having resumed the practice of the
law in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
and of the United States, has fixed upon the
Borough of York as his future residence.
- MISSOURI STATE CONVENTION.
This body, on Tuesday week, by a vote of
fifty-six to twenty-five, declared vacant the
offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and
Secretary of. State ; and by, another ballot of
fifty-two to twenty eight, vacated the seats of
members of tbe *present General Assembly r - -
Neit day by votes of sixty-eight, sixty-one.
and sixty-one respectively, they appointed as
provisional officers, in place of the recreants,
for Governor, Hon. Hamilton R. Gamble, of St.
Louis ; for Lieutenant Governor, Willard P.
Hale, and for 'Secretary of State, Mordecai
Oliver. The appointment for Governor was
loudly applauded, and he was inaugurated at
3 o'clock, P.'M. The small minority, denys
log the power of the amendable take Bach
action, declined to vote at all.
` Tgß" - 2YsW~~ffi'~f~~Bi BILE: --
TWENTY MILLIONS DIRECT TAX FOR WAR FORM-
.
On Fridipweelt,igitiv Houses of Congress
finally passed the?billproviding for a diveot
.* - and intermadriti'es to raise the sturi,„ lif,
,000,000 as an additional revenue for dm
•
.., "Yinit,the exikinseq:of the Government. Th Thy: 4 ,.3
tall is,*lite 10n,q44 consists of seventy•eii •
.-ileetianti. '4.1- - ':::- •-- .%. ..
-.,
Section first apportions;the amount among
the several States, ki follows :
Maine $120,826 Indiana $904,875
N. Hampshire 218,406 Illinois 1,146,551
Vermont
_211,068 Miammi 761,127
Massachusetts 824,581 Kansas - 71,743
Rhode Island 116,96' Arkansas 261,886
Connecticut _ _ 308214 Michintm_ _ -
..501,763
New York 2,603,918 Florida , 77,522
New Jersey 450,134 Texas 355,106
Pennsylvania 1,946,719 lowa 452,088
D e l aware 74,681 Wiseoru3in 519,688
Maryland' - --' , ,•=, - 466-, Oalifornia-=- - - - 254,538-
Virginia . 7 937,„559 Minnesota . , „ • ; 108,554
North Car:Alai I' 576,194 Oregon ' " -.'.-'' - `35,140
so u th ozmuns,.., A 63,570 New 4iO.I4CCW • , ..65,1148
Georgia .584,3q1Jtab. - .: - , 26,982
o} l
'Alabama. : 529,31314'84in' gion
Mississippi ' - ! 19,321
Louisiana _ - 385,886 Nevada,.
Ohio - 1,567,089 Colorado. . • _ 22,905
Kentucky ' , 713,695 Dakota ' - • 3,241
Tennessee •. ; , 669,49 Dist. Golnitabia , . .; -49,437
The:tax is to, be assessed, and laid on the
value of all,lands and lots of .ground, ; with
their:improvements, to be valued by the
assessors at the rate each of them is worth on
the'ist of April, 1862. 'Every man is .to fur
nish the assessor with a list of hirreal estate,
and any fraudulent return is to-be •punished
by a fine of $5OO. • , , •• ; :
A tax of three per cent. per annum is also
to be laid on all ; yearly incomes of over $BOO,
no matter whether this income is derived from
any source tit bulginess, trade 'or vocation,
dividends of stooks, interest of money, - salaries,
or interest on fegaeles. Where a corporation
fa Bank, for instance) 'pays the whole tax on
its profits, the stock of eachindividual is not
to be taxed. The bill requires every person
to prepare a statement ,of his profits, gains
gni ince-nes, by the let of Apnl next, which
statement sheathe verified by the.oath of such
person and handed to the assessor. '
' The income from a farm or the rents derived
from real estate are:not to be-included, as all
lands and houses are already taxed.
On gold watches a tax of L one dollaris laid,
and on silver watches fifty cents.
Carriages "are to be taxed according to their
value, from one dotter to fifty. •
Spirituous liquors are to be taxed five cents
per gallon, in all. Oases to. be paid by the
owner of the distillery, and malt, liquors two
eenbs . 4 gallon or 60 cents per barrel, when the
barrel conts4na over thirty ge r lions, the tax to
be paid by" . .the distiller,- N7ho is required .to
keep a swornlecord of the number of gallons
manufactured. '' -.- '.' ' - '
The President:will divide We country= intn
collection districts and appoint collectors; and
after the second Tuesday, in February the
, Secretary of the treasury shall.establish reg
ulations to govern, the assessment and' collec
tion. The,salary of the assessors ranges from
$2 to $3 per fiay. - Tti,the event of a refusal
to pay thr;taxeB, - tbe'ecilleaters shall collect it
by distraint and sale of thelgoods, chattels, or
effects of the persons delimplent as aforesaid,
at publlo ; auction. This distraint , does not
include tools or imPlements of, a.trade or pro
fession; beasti of the plou g h necessary for the
cultivation of improved lands,arms, household
furniture, and necessary apparer..
Any; collector guilty of opptasion; - or injus
tice, or extortion, Shall be liable to a. fine
,of
$2,000,-, Any person guilty of : perjury shall
he liable to,, a fie-r of $5OO. „
All taxesnot paid June 30,1862, shall draw
interest at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum.
Neglect or refusal to pay this tat renders the
Offender liable to imprisonment 'until the tax
is paid. Should any of the people be in actual
rebellion at the time the act goes into -effect,
the President shall cause its provisions to• be
executed within such limits, whenever the
Governmen't authority is re established. All
tares thus collected shall bear interest.
It is made lawful for any' State to assume
the payment of its share of the direct tax, and
undertake the collection of it through the local
officers. In this case a deduction of 15 per
cent. will be made by the. General Govern-
These additional taxes will, Of course, prove
burdensome to the peopld and cause a great
deal of grumbling and dissatisfaetion. It is
the, first time within the — hist fifty years that
our Government has been compelled to resort
to direct taxation, so that the people are un
accustomed to it. But we are surrounded by
difficulties from which we cannot extricate
ourselves, The war is here and it cannot be
carried on without money, and when the usual
resources fail, the wealth of the country must
come to the rescue. The thing is not now to
be avoided, and the people may as well submit
to it with a good grace. Bet us all pay the
taxes without grunibling and adopt as our
motto the old German adage: " Soffining
besserer zeiten." We have fall confidence that
in due time the ballot-box will bring all things
xight.--Easton Argus.
PR.FaDICTION+.ITS PULP ILMEN T•
In the campaign of 1856, the Democratic
gmeoutive Committee of this State issued an
Address, from which the following is an ex—
tract :
We know very well how easy it is to sneer
at any suggestion of danger to the
But we know also that the federal relations of
this Government are so delicately constructed
that they may be ruptured at any time by a
serious error •tif the people in choosing a Chief
Magistrate. 'The States of the Union are not
held together by-physical forcerlike the de
pendencies of a Kingdom, nor even• by a po
litical power, like different parts of the same
State. They are• independent 'sovereignties
united by the gentler law of mutual attraction.
This law, operating on their own free will,
made the Union'; and when "it ceases to
operate, the Union will- he unmade?. Let a
President of the United -States.be elected ex
clusively by the votes- of one section, and on
a principle of avowed hostility to the men, the
measures,. the feelings, and the interests, real
of sopposed, of the other section, and what
must le the "consequence?' We do not say it
would certainly or necessarily • dissolve' the
Union. Perhaps the good. genius of the Re
public, which has brought us through so many
perils, might save us again. But that man
must be intellectually blind who does not see
that it would put us in fearful,danger. For
this reason, the election of a sectiopal candi
date must:be:regarded as in itself a 'great pub
lic misfortune. The party that 'avows oppo
sition and hatred towards a certain class of
the States, as its motive and rule of action, is
entitled to no aid or comfort from any man
who loves his country or desires to lie faithful
to its government. The greatest. the wisest,
and the best men this 'country ever produced
have warned as that the Union could not last
under the control of a geographical 'party.—
Need we refer you to Washington's Farewell
Address? Need we remind you of the ad
monitions which JEFFERSON and JACKSON have
given ? If the solemn voices which come from
the tomb at Mt. Vernon, from the sepulchre
at Monticello, and from tho Hermitage, hbve
ceased to be regarded, then we are lost in
deed. • (Signed by)
John W. Forney, Ch'n.
LETTER FROR PRE S IDE AVE C OLN.
Four of the Maryland Congressmen lately
wrote a respectful letter to tho. President re
monstrating against the search for arms in
houses of Baltimore, without - special warrant
for each search. Mr. Lincoln's reply is as
follows
"Eason:rims MANSION, *Tilly 27, 1861.
" Hone. Edwin H. Websler;•J.LW: Crisfield, C.
L. L. Leary, Charles .B: Caloert
" GENTLEMEN--Yount of to day, xith the en
closure from Mr. Ridgeley, has been received
and referred to General Scott, as I knew noth
ing of the particular case.
May I beg you to consider - the difficulties
of my ,position and solicit your kind assistance
in it ? Our security in the seizing of arms for
our destruction will amount to nothing at all,
if we are never to make mistakes in searching
a place where , there are none. I shall continue
to do the very best 1 can to discriminate be-:
tween true and false men. In the meantime,,
let me, once more, beg your assistance in al=
laying irritations which are unavOidable.
"Yours; very truly, Lnwors."
stiy- Hon. Wm. H. Dimmics, an ex.member
of Congress from -the Sudiinehannah district
in this State, died at his late. residenoeA
Honesdale, on the 4th inst.
Mir Prince Neßoleon `end', spite:visited ;
Monnt'Veriion line& tonib or Waiitinkton
on Tuesday last.
ATTITUDE OF
T EMI DEMOCRATIC
PARTY.
Time always vindicates the wisdom of the
policy orate Democratic party and of its ad
ministration. *lt has dime so in connection
with recent events, with more than usual em
phasis. For years 'and years it warned the
ieountry that this eternal agitation of the sla
very question if not stopped, would bring the
greatest:calamities upon ns; that it would
least, to a - divided Union and'civil war between
tho.leationi ; to national and individual bank
ruptcy; to personal and political ruin. It
plead with its political opponents North, with
the mad-fanatics of the South, to forbear, to
stay their hands, to stop what they called their
"irrepressible conflict," for the good of their
country. Their appeals were spurned. Their
'warnings were disregarded. We were told
by the Republican Statesmen that the agita
tion should go an, that it did not endanger the
Union ; that a sectional triumph would
do no mischief ; that in case they were
successful, all would go on as gaily as a "mar
riage bell." The people tor once listened to
'their syren-soothing voice and installed them
in power. We would like to have seen the
Democratic predictions proven false—we had
a million times rather that they would have
had the name of false prophets, than to have
seen our country in its present lamentable
condition. But all the worst fears of the Dem
ocrats, all their worst predictions, have been
more than realized. Look at the condition of
the country—look at the present—survey its
future. For all the evils, present and prospec
tive, the Democratic party is guiltless, as it
lifted np its voice and warned the people of
them. Had the Democratic policy not been
deiiarted from, and its wise counsels been lis
tenelto, we_should have been to day a happy
and united people, and prosperity would have
smiled upon the land. The Democrats ad
vised that the slavery question be let alone ;
that the Compromises of the Constitution in
favor of the institution be adhered to with
strict fidelity. Its strong common sense en
abled it to perceive that this great country
could only be saved by a compromise and con
ciliation of all the - various interests, and that
as long as nearly one half of the States wore
slaveholding, it was egregious folly to suppose
thr,t our General Government mid pursue an
anti-slavery course, without the greatest
troubles and disasters to the whole social
fabric.. Our opponents believed otherwise.—
We give them credit,' at least the masses, for
honesty ; but, oh ! how terribly have they been
misled by demagogues and political idiots to
the brink of destruction!
The old, stereotyped charge of corruption
was also instrumental in causing the people
to vote down Democratic men and Democratic
policy. What have we seen? Why in less
than three months it is an admitted fact that
those purists who support the administration
of Lincoln have stolen more from the Govern
ment, from the brave soldiers, than all the
money that 'has been abstracted from the
Treasury for half a century. Since the 4th of
March—Republican papers themselves being
the witnesses—there has been a regular car—
nival of corruption, that puts to shame every
thing we have seen in that line. The conduct
of the Democrats in the wards also another
evidence of their warm and ardent patriotism,
that has extorted praise from even their polit
ical opponents. While opposing the policy
which has led to it, believing it unnecessary
and injudicious, they were the first to respond
to the call to arms, when they were left no
other recourse. A large majority of the offi—
cers and soldiers who are now in the front of
the enemy are Democrats, while those who
have instigateCt l he war, preferred that way
of settling our Mculties to a peaceful com—
promise, remain comfortably at home, assail
ing other Democrats and Union men, who
have ever been and are now fur their country,
as traitors. These leaves, drawn from the
great book of the past, indicate the policy to
be pursued by the people in the future. Turn
out the politicians of the Lincoln stripe as
quick as possible. They have shown them—
selves incompetent to govern the country.—
Turn them out at the elections as fast
as you have the opportunity, and restore
to power that organization which would have,
if it hsd been permitted, averted all our pres—
ent evils, and whose policy yet can alleviate
and mitigate them.—Cincinnati
(Douglas.)
PATRIOTS AND TRAITORS
In good old times, when we wero a happy
and united people, that man was regarded As
a Patriot who loved his whole country, revered
,the Constitution, obeyed the laws and faith
fully performed all his obligations as a citizen.
He might support the Administration in pow
er, or oppose it, without having his loyalty to
the Government or his patriotism questioned.
Men equally good and true were to be found
on both sides. But in these troublous times
a somewhat different test of patriotism is
sought to be applied.' Loyalty and disloyalty,
patriotism and treason, are not what they
were in the palmy days of the Republic. We
live under a new dispensation, and words
have acquired an entirely novel significance.
If, for instance, a citizen who used to exer
cise the largest liberty in abusing the Presi
dent of the United States, ridiculing the
Supreme Court, encouraging violations of the
Fugitive Slave Law s advocating the "irre
pressible conflict," and hinting that, in cer
tain eontingencies, the Union might slide, is
now a fast friend of the Administration, in
favor of gagging or hanging every person who
ventures to whisper a word of dissent to its
policy, he is a Patriot. He may not be re
markable for individual or official honesty—
he may even be connected with fraudulent
schemes to take money out of the Treasury—
in plain words he may be growing rich by the
spoils of war, yet he is= a Patriot. He may
encourage violations of the Constitution, in
fringements upon private rights, turbulence
and mob vielence, and still he is a Patriot.—
He must have a keen scene for treason and
Traitors. He must discover that his honest
neighbors, who do not participate in his vio
lence, are " secessionists," and mildly suggest
hanging. If these neighbors should intimate
that the President of the United States is not
exactly a second Jackson, our Patriot will
mark him as a suspicions character ; and if by
- any chance he shonld go no far as to express
the obsolete opinion that the Constitution is
the supreme law of the land, suspicion will
deepen into absolute conviction, and our Pa
triot no longer doubts the necessity of estab
lishing the guillotine to rid the country of
pestilent Traitors.
On the other, band, if a man deplores the
exercise of unconstitutional powers, he is a
Traitor. He may perform all his duties as an
upright and loyal citizen ; he may never have
been guilty of a dishonest, mean or discredit
able action ; he may have fought the battles
of the country, and have contributed liberally
of his means to sustain the Government and
provide for the families of those who have gone
forth to fight, nevertheless he is" a Traitor.--
Our modern Patriot, with his pockets puffed
out with plunder, says so, and who shall
gainsay his word? Let the good citizen be
a Democrat, and venture to declare that if his
advice had been followed these things would
not now be, and if the zealous Patriot does
not bavehim strung up for uttering treason—
able •language it will not be his fault.
Now, at the risk of being denounced as
traitors, we venture to affirm thkt every citizen
of this Free Republic (we are not yet prepared
to admit that this is a misnomer) has the right
to examine and criticise all the acts of hie
rulers—public servants they used to be styled
—and to express either approval or dissent_
If the Executive has exceeded the powers
confided to him by the Constitution, he has a
right to say so—and if the public money is
squandered it is his right and his duty to
protest. The plunderers may protest, but that
is to be expected. They may prescribe hang—
ing, but what of it? While law governs there
is not much danger. It is true that in these
times, when the habeas corpus is a practical
nullity,- the citizen is not entirely secure
against illegal incarceration—but this power
has been exercised in so few cases that it has
hardly caused a perceptible flutter._ Men still
dare to regard themselves as free citizens of a z.
free and enlightened country, and so long as
they respect the laws and perform all their
obligations, they will continue to form and'
express their own opinions, unawed by power
and unrestrained by the threats of violence
from pseudo Patriots.—Harrisburg Patriot,
MAINE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
AUGUSTA, Maine, August 7.
1 • The Repabßoan State Convention met here
' today, A large and enthusiastic meeting was
held.
Governor Washburne was unanimously re
nominated.
Resolutions were adopteedeclaring that
the present war has been forced on the North,
and is to be waged without a desire for sub
jugation or conquest ; but fe maintain the
supremacy of the laws and pr4M 4 441:1 'Et
nity and equality.of.tht SN'S - ute 8 an
that when this object has been ,Stooompbahcsi
the war shall cease.