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Now our flag le 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.
DIEE!nNG OF THE DEMOCRATIC CO•
COMMITTEE
Thellemocratic County Committee met, pursuant to the
call of the Chairman, at Ehober's Hotel, in this city, en
Thursdny, the 15th inst., at 11 o'clock, A. hL The roll
being called the following members answered to their
names:
Bart, William Picket; Breekuock, David lffcColm; Con
estoga, A. R. Hess; Colerain, A. D. Whiteside; Conoy,
John Filbert; Drumore, John Hastings; Donegal East,
Thomas J. Albright; Elizabethtown Bor., J. H. Bletz ;
Elizabeth, Joseph S.'lleener; Ephrata, P. Martin Bottler;
Eden, William Dungan; Hempfleld West, John M. Weller;
Lampeter East, Joel L. Lightner; Lampeter West, Samuel
Long; City, N. W. Ward,. Frederick S. Pyfer; N. E. Ward,
H. B. Swarr; S. W. Ward, John A. Bheaff; S. E. Ward,
William hI . GontilY ; Leacock, Molton R. Sample; Leacock
Upper; Dr. A. S. Bare; Manheim Twp, Benjamin Eby;
Manor, George G. Brush; Marietta, Charles Belly; Mount
Joy Bor., Henry Shaffner; Paradise, Ambs Rocky; . Pegnea,
Lyman Malibu; Strasburg Twp., Franklin Clark; Salis
bury, Truman Wallace; Warwick, T. Liclatenthaler;
Washington Bor. l J. E. Charles.
OnMotion It was
Resolved, That the Chairman of the Democratic County
Committee be authorized to issue a call for a County Con
vention, to be held in the City of Lancaster, on Wednesday,
the 18th of September 1881, for the purpose of settling a
full County ticket. -'
In view of the above resolution, the Democracy of Lan
caster County are requested to meet In their respective
Wards, Townships and Boroughs on SATURDAY, the 14th
of SEPTEMBER, to elect not more than• FIVE nor less
thati" THREE delegates to meet in Convention at Fulton
Hall, in the City of Lancaster, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th
of SEPTEMBER, at 11 o'clock, A. M., to nominate a ticket
for the following offices:
One Person for President Judge.
I , Associate Judge.
" County Treasurer.
" " County Commissioner.
Four Persons for Members of House of Representatives
Two " " Directors of the Poor.
0 P r i son I nspectors.
One Person for Auditor
The Ward and Township Committees will give due notice
of the time and place for holding the delegate elections.
FREDERICK S. PYFER, Chairman.
P. MARTIN HMTLES, Secretary.
THE TRUE PARTY ISSUE
The party now in power in the State and
National Governments has, by its vile slanders
and defamation, forced the Democratic party
into the position of self-vindication. The
Republican leaders havq. charged, and are
daily reiterating the infamous libel upon
Democrats, that they are traitors and disunion
ists, and have thereby, in thus holding out
such an idea to the South, encouraged the
Slave States in their rebellion. The Demo
cratic party has always battled manfully for
the Union and the Constitution, and is now
engaged in the proportion of at least three to
one in defending the time-honored flag of our
common country on the battle fields of Vir
ginia. But whilst they are sustaining the
Government in this war for the Union, Demo
crats mean to insist upon keeping up their
own party organization, and will repel the
vile assaults of the Republican party when
ever or wherever offered. They have no faith
whatever in the principles or policy of the
Republican party, or in its ability to carry on
this war to a successful termination, or to
administer the Government in a creditable or
constitutional manner, and they are deter
mined to war upon it in a legitimate way
until it is swept from power in the State and
Nation. The senseless cry of treason and
traitor will not deter Democrats from the ex
ercise of the undoubted right they have under
the Constitution of examining the conduct of
our rulers, and of condemning that conduct
when they think it deserves condemnation.—
: Democrats know their rights as loyal citizens,
and mean to maintain them at every hazard,
though parasites and pensioners and plunder.
ers of the Government, and their eiders and
abettors, bellow treason at every street corner
or on the highway; nor will they have any
thing to do with a fusion of the parties as
advocated in certain quarters. If the Repub
licans are already sick of their name and
their principles, let them disavow both, and
thereby acknowledge that its baleful race is
run ; but they cannot perpetuate it by the
old trick of a fresh baptism, alias " Union "
party. Its leaders would not resort to this
expedient if their party could stand alone.—
They know its imbecility and odiousness, and
wish to cover up both by a new dodge. But
it won't do. The Chicago platform has had
its day, and its doctrines are a stench in the
nostrils of the American people. Democrats
insist, upon a platform constructed of other
materials.. They must have one that compre
hends the whole Union, the Constitution, the
laws, an economical government, no pecula
tion, and the responsibility of rulers to the
people. Upon this platform they invite all
Union-loving citizens to stand ; and from
this elevated stand-point they mean to hurl
defiance at all who will not subscribe to these
goOd.old doctrines of Jefferson and Jackson.
At the Berne time they will stand by the
Gov
ernment in every legitimate effort it may put
forth to bring the war to a speedy and suc
cessful conclusion, and shall spare neither
men or money to restore our beloved Union to
its wonted peace and prosperity.
CAEN. FREDERICK HAMBRIGHT.
We had the pleasure the other day of taking
by the hand the gallant old veteran whose
name heads this paragraph. He was on a
visit to his relatives in this city. Although
fax — advanced in. the " sere and yellow leaf"
of life, he still looks hale and hearty, and is
the same entertaining and whole sonled gen
tleman as in days of yore. During his stay
' in this city he was called upon by hundreds
-of our citizens, all of whom were anxious to
testify their regard and respect • for the old
..soldier and patriot.
MORE PROOF!
The New York Tribune—good Republican
authority—states that the following resolution
passed the Republican Central Club of that
City, at its last stated meeting on the 15th
instant:
Besolved, That the surest and quickest way
of ending the rehellion and re establishing a
permanent peace, is to declare IMMEDIATE
AND UNCONDITIONAL EMANCIPA—
TION.
ji.)l4=W-43tAtamtai:18 official return of the
killed and wounded at the Battle of Manassas,
31 4 W "gliiii*:2o4algOttiiits, Ines killed and
imatdadil47ll? - • • r.
itetfffblts:
The word übicfnitous means, according to i
Webster, "existing or being every where."
This element - we were never aware tbia w(r.
were the fortunate possessors of until the : pin-1
uere of* Ur/don ofXednesday last pfdied if
to 7/Wwrbiatisfiedon:' ... l - He stated , tfitAt the,
- iesolutioneof the:l)B=4)l7We iJ ion meeting
iGeld at DrnMore centrOn
vire arairit up ifi.thp4ittaligeiiierclace, and .
That one Of the'editortiwas on the thitnnuttie of
Resolutions. W4diirkivill never cease, how
ever and when unfledged Pedagogues assume
control of the editorial columns of a newspaper,
tifra — teralta r- oreonnie, many .evr things are
brought to light, which were never dreamed
of.in _other people's philosophy._ This_ new_
editorial Pedagogue, an imported Southern
adventurer who writes out lengthy reports of
terrible &cession. meetings, {which are-_com
,ptgied,altogether of honest, - industriotts, tupl
!wOrking mechanics and farmars,, and sotind
'Constittrtional-Union•loving Democrats,) for
the purpose of self-glorification, .has
missed the mark. The•editorcof the 'lntelli
tgenber 'Were neither:at the' aforeeatid :meeting,
nor vi ertrthey on the Conimittie of Itistbin—
tionEr;to the best .- of their knoWledge arid 'belief.
- These ReptiblicaM papere, -- tovettrr, and their
hies, pimps and proteges, not only dencionce
Ale Democrats of the'North Who have a proper
-reverence for the little article called, the
Constittition as Secessionists and.Trnitors,
but
- - •
are given most nwhilly to lying, and only
because the latter Traotice
,is, the principal
composition:in their nature, their" only stock
in trade," and of course are entirely at home
in the dirty business.
Why don't this new protege of the Union,
who knows so much about Southern wrongs
and oppressions, shoulder his musket arid
march to the defenob of hig bleeding country'?
The answer is easily given. He is a sneaking
coward, and then it naturally follows that he
must stay at home and slander and abuse
Democrats who will not "
_bow the knee to
Baal," and shout hosannas to Old Abe.
A LITTLE TOO FAST.
The Examiner of Wedneeday. last 1s a
little too fast when it states that the Rev.
T. Fiske, who was detected in purloining
valuables from the letters in the Bead Letter
Office, was " appointed to office by - Bur
ciL&NAN for his abusive slanders of Republi
cans when editing a Democratic paper in
Philadelphia." He did hold office fora short
time under the former Administration, but was
continued by the present. The truth of the
matter is, that this Fiske, " who has been
everything by turns; and nothing long," was
appointed to his recent position by the
_present
Administration, and lately, in a communica
tion to the New York Tribune, declared him
selt an Abolitionist of the deepest dye.—
However, he had a perfect right to hold the
office, for he was only carrying out his thieving
propensities in a small way, whilst his supe
riors under this immaculate Administration
are doing it on a most gigantic scale. Had
he been- interested in the " Beef Contracts,"
etc., it would have been all marvelously right
and proper, according to the Examiner logic.
Oh consistency !
A standing and a very weak argument ad
vanced in justification of every infraction of
the Constitution of the United States which
necessity may seem to render necessary, is
that the rebels habitually disregard the Con
stitution. So they do—and that is the very
reason why it is necessary to use force in
order to compel them to obey. Because they
are treacherous to the Constitution is no rea
son why we should trample upon it. A bad
example ought to be avoided, not followed.—
If their acts are to afford justification fur our
acts, then we would be excusable in rushing
into rebellion because they have rebelled.—
Away with such miserable sophistry I The
Constitution has not ceased to be the supreme
law of the land, though it is assailed on the
one hand by armed rebels, and on the other
by subtle enemies, who insist upon treating
it as an old worn-out suit of clothes.
EXTRACTS
From the Official Organ of the Secretary of
War—the " Harrisburg Telegraph,"—Au
gust 10th, 1861..
The following extracts will have the more
significance, when it is known that Gen.
CAMERON was at home at the time the paper
was issued, and must therefore have been
cognizant of what his creature, Bergner, was
going to publish. Recollect, that the Pub
lisher is the Postmaster of that city. Read
his sentiments :
ler " There cannot and there never will be
peace again in what once formed the United
States, as long as slavery exists in the South.
This is the decree of God himself, who has
declared an eternal antagonism between right
and wrong ! ! I"
fie- " To ta:k of peace, therefore, as long
as slavery exists on this continent, in conjunc
tion with freedom s is both foolish and imprac
ticable 1 !"
tobr "If we intend to be free, the sooner
we go to work to overthrow and banish the in
stitution of slavery, the longer our Freedom
will last and the nobler it will become 1 ! !"
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.
The Democracy of Berke and Chester held
very large and enthusiastic County meetings
at Reading and West Chester,. on Tuesday
last, at which strong and pointed Union reso
lutions were adopted, and the necessity of
restoring the country to its former peace and
prosperity ably urged. The sins and short
comings of the Lincoln and Curtin adminis
trations were freely commented upon, and the
determination unanimously expressed to adhere
to the time.honored customs and usages of the
Democratic party, and have nothing to do
with the new dodge—the proposed fusion—of
the Republicans.
ANOTHER. DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
On the sth inst., an election was held in
St. Louis for a Clerk of the Law Commission
ers' Court, and resulted in the success of WM.
C. HUFFMAN, the Democratic candidate, by
over 1000 majority. The Missourian says
that " counting the votes thrown for other
candidates holding views similar to Mr. 11.,
the clear majority in the city over the Repub
lican candidate is 2,840." A very clever
day's work, truly
AND STILL ANOTHER I
At an election for Justice of the Peace, held
in Columbus, Ohio, on the sth inst., the Dem
ocratic candidate was elected by a majority
of 316, out of a total of 2,052 votes polled.—
The Statesman says :
" When Mr. KRONENBITTER was nominated,
the yelpers commenced their howl that he was
a Secessionist, as they chose to do when any
Democrat is nominated. But it recoiled
upon the authors, as it will continue to do.—
Men will learn before long that Democrats are
not to be howled down by the cry of secession."
GENERAL JOHN E. WOOL
This veteran and experienced officer has at
long last been brought from his retirement and
assigned a position in the active service of his
country. He has been ordered to relieve Gen.
BUTLER in the command of Fortress Monroe,
and has promptly entered upon the discharge
of his duties.
TUE BLOCKADE.
BOSTON, August 16.
The British steamer Eastern State, from
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, arrived to-day, with
442 barrels of spirits of turpentine, and 441
bales of North' Carolina cottgif,'which, it is
presumed, ,escaPed the blockade: , It is said
the owner of the turpentine will clear $17,000.
riIIILVILIEXE ..--- • - i - ,-.' - ',.., :- -.-, :i -, .--:-.: -------:::÷:;;;;,------- - ------,--- - ----,
1 General McDowELL's report of the battle of The Democratic State Convention of Ohio, which LuCA.L DEPARTMENT.
assembled at Columbus on the 7th inst., was the
l AITOTHER DEMOCRATIC INTESTING.—Agree
--
Olßull Run, has at length appeared in
..,.„ ~,,-,-. print.—
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s, largest Convention that ever met at that plane ANOTHER
ateat ab b., rice • large and enthuAtatic Democ r ati c meet' pg
e gives no epee rate list of the ‘Anoijeck-sina .
~, 4--- ',There was a harmoniewafealing throughout,
tsbed at Kirkwood. Colerain township, on Saturday
wounded, and 10,tlittle information esidOont_i the dose three cheerslor the Union as it wan 7 as, eveuiee lest-Dr. J. P.rat' ling. and James
that - which like here fore beet ', pulAierl4+" the . Democrats will try
t. wel t 4. „ugh \ A ware Is L ud g ehy mo m
. •• . .'" , stlegiwptihidde es Mebane - •
IN following explanatioh (Attie battle Whim' HUGR J. JEWETT, of iauski t " 'was Milli- Tollo+lo4 rssoinlio'ns were unanimeitely ad ' g `'' . lb.,
noted for Governor, . - . via:
and 143COTT olt o of .... , wo n opposed to4lle wf l of *error
' ,4 ••••.• : 41 vr ic zt4
tithe offatitH I report. and ma TIVe ?!.,. 1 / 1 3terEt1 4 ,
Hamilton county (a son of late P ant .1)1.1,u- , Tarlbr the jriktr' erY ' . ma as wii thassll will t.
under the iii; an text: 'a
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to our *aders '•;.,± ~-1 -.:.• I -:--" k.r-L" . L.
:.. • •,---• , . .. „ . (4 .2 4 . ; arson ,) for Lieutenant Governe,r. \lo . 4„ , , TT; t- 14 destroy titi l sk4brtng gisteOunVo irtehler.
F : \ Wilit'bisOtill,Ruit with> abouk .i. Ai •
: 2 ',.. 1 '.\ The following resolut:ialik , Viet'? " ted'ltt)an''' ' ' . l., , ---*.": :\t 3 w a N logar '"' d (10, - :ol l. N4ailof setn a . - "'''i.'
Meriiiibl alb, afiris, the - Fifth 'Division'' '.
motudy :
and Richardson's brigade) on the left, at
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other Union men of Ohio, in f. • ngs end 'mikes, and the formation of Sectional
Qtas...7l h ift (g o red opposition to the wise counsels of the
r. 8 untry, as tending directly to the Monism
et= tn o r da tur
t t e lJ d nion, uc hi lo t it h: f een e d
Blackburn's ford to Centreville, and Schenk' 'Co'".4ntionoc'assme_.!
mbiel, adopt and deal the follow- be berme
at of Tyler's division on the left of the log resolutions as the basis upon which they appeal of rmour'firat -
th i f n ogn a ggi l iff
road, near the stone bridge, not participating to alipatriotio Uehm_and libert -lovin citizens to on which our government rested, and as the prime Mlle
States, caused by
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Have beertmimplr z a titnog g ., : kau k y se m_
of +Y P - F ritiattliie - ,;l4Adef' - '4l,4',ioif . 11: - .1.1 1 ,- " ' ott-tuse whoa among onr brethren - of "the Sou th ern
gerlttictni.glia
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bziar :i i e . a t r b :t t r . of . the Slavery ulna:lon,
say, and avoid even the appearance &lrak
_present distracted, is_thejiatural off nn is
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-- darieeDo - - might - haw. been settleitbw concillatlon and btra - compco.. - --
pould which were not i engaged ,elsewbere,
-fiad notieerout a6inidgpn ttieli7th, - -cid , liar
from that time until the 21st to 'bring u_p
f '-
Whatever force e . w
is on"tli a m
-estimating the force to gni-against lthaiassitia,
-I-etigaged not te have - tte.dd,wititthh enemy's
force- under Minato% • then; 'kept, check . i n
,the valley by Major ,General ;Fatter - son,, or
thopicept engagedby: Major General
'and know ebery'effort' was rbade' by the
-41eifeialdri-Chief that this anould he done, mid
Ihatweven if Johnson= joined Beanregard; it
-would not be ha:mueslis touldaiot befollaired
by .General Patterson i -but from emits .stot
necessary for ne to, refer to,--and knew them
all.
This was not done, and the enemy was free
to &seeable froin 'every diieCtion in nutabers
only- limited - by - - , the -amount of his- iitilrdad
rolling stook and his supply of provisic,risi
To. the, forces, therefore, we drove from Fair
fax Court. House, Fairfax Station, ,German
town. and Centreville, and those under .Beau.-
regard at: Manassas, must be added' those
under JOhr3ton at ' Winchester, ' and those
brought up -by David from Richmond and
other places at the South, to which is -to be
added the levy en masse ordered by 'the
Richmond.authorities, which was ordered to
assemble at Manassas. What all thiaaniounted
to, I cannot eay—certainly much more than
we attacked them with.
I could not, as I have said, push on faster,
nor could I delay. A large and the best part
of my forces were three months' volunteers,
whose term of service was about to expire, but
who were sent forward as having long enough
to serve for the expedition. On the eve of the
battle the Fourth, Pennsylvania Rogirdent of
volunteers and the battery of volunteer artil
lery of the New York Bth militia, whose term
expired, insisted en their discharge, which was
finally granted., •
Gen. McDowir.r.. says it was his intention to
have commenced the battle on Saturday, • but
owing to the delay in obtaining the necessary
supplies, he could not do so. And as the time
of many of the-three Months men under - his
command was daily expiring and - the, forces
of the _rebels were howly increasing, he could
not delay ; consequently it was rendeYed
necessary for him to commence the battle on
Sunday.
'VHE PRISISTERS ATILICAIDIOND. t
The Waslaingtcin correspondent of the N. Y.
Evening Post says:
'• The Fedefill prisoners at Richmond are
sending in their.petitions to Mr. Lincoln, beg
ging him to arrange an exchange: It is re
ported that our Government not consent
to this,, lest it should be interpreted as an
acknowledgment of the belligerent,-rights of
the rebels. There is a very strong feeling here,
and among the most zealous friends 'of the
war, in favor of an immediate exchange of
prisoners and the retention of all the rebels
we may hereafter capture on the field of bat
tle. if the prisoners taken in Western Vir
ginia had been retained in our possession the
Government could release every Federal sol
dier now in the hands of the rebel chiefs."
It will be impossible for the Federal Govern
ment to prosecute the war much further with
out recognizing the rebels as belligerents.—
The ordinary rules of civilization in mitige'
tion of the horrors of war are as necessary in
a war for the suppression of rebellion as in a
conflict with a hostile nation. The interests
of our 4iiwn army demand this. Prisoners ta
ken from the enemy should not be released
without their equivalent in Federal prisoners
held by the rebels. As long as the Government
stands upon a mere punctilio, prisoners at
Richmond will be held in confinement, when
they might be exchanged. As to the sugges
tion, at one time freely made, that all rebel
prisoners should be immediately condemned
and hung, we presume that bloody nonsense
has ceased to have a rational advocate since
the fortunes of war have consigned a large
number of Federal prisoners into rebel hands.
MISSOURI
The disastrous result of the recent battle
between the U. S. troops and the Secessionists,
near Springfield—telegraphic accounts of
which are given in to-day's paper—has served
to fix. public attention on the military move—
ments and political condition of that important
State. Speaking of the civil war in Missouri,
the New York World (Republican) says:
There is no State in the Union where the
cauldron of civil war seethes into such active
foaming of contending elements, and no one
State where such momentous consequences
hang on the result ofthe contest. If the rebels
should get the upper hand, capture St. Louis
and hold the State, it imperils all that vast
area of the national domain which stretches
from the right bank of the Mississippi to the
coast of the Pacific. The overland route to
California passes through Missouri, and if the
rebels should take that State out of the Union
they would expect the whole Pacific slope to
go with it. The new State of Kansas and the
territory of Nebraska, to which there is no
convenient access except through the Missouri
river, and which find their natural market at
St. Louis, could not be kept in the Union with
Missouri permanently out of it. With them
we should lose all the territories between their
western boundaries and the Rocky Mountains.
A glance at the map suffices to show that
Missouri is the key to the possession of a
larger area of territory than is comprised in
all the loyal States east hf the Mississippi,
to say nothing of ifs immediate vain° to the
rebels in the supplies it would furnish them
for the prosecution of the war.
THE "OLD DOMINION."
The Boston Post says there is something
almost romantic in the retribution which has
overtaken Virginia. She is made the first
sufferer, as she will also be the last,, in & con
flict which her folly aided so largely in initi
ating, but which, neither from her position
nor her interests, legitimately belongs to her.
Her fields are trampled over by hostile armies
—her homes are disturbed by dread of out
rage, and her soil is being moistened by human
_blood. Her industry is paralyzed, her com
merce and her trade ruined. She is made the
battle field of a terrific struggle, in which, let
who will triumph, she can only be a loser.—
One-half of her territory has repudiated the
authority of the rebel leaders, and organized
a loyal State Government in their stead. She
is trampled over by invading forces from the
North, and treacherous and false allies from
•
the South. Her finances are utterly ruined,
and her credit destroyed, by being compelled
to bear the brunt of the rebellion. The debt
under which she was staggering at the coin
raencement of the revolt was all that the bent
backs of her people oould bear, and the addi
tional burdens, with the impoverishment con
sequent upon her treason, will inevitably force
her into the infamy of repudiation. Her
distinguished men are overslaughed by her
Southern allies, and her leaders, whose ambi
tion hurried them into revolt, are.thrtust into
a voiceless retirement. Gov. Lecher is cast
in tb&shadow. of Jeff. Davis, and Lee le 0-
iingqished in the superior glories of Beaure-
THE WAIL LOAN TANEN.
The Banks of New York, Boston and Phila
delphia have agreed to take. $150,000,000 of
the new,war loap—to be paid in three sepa.
rate iristalmente, to wit:. $50,000,000 to be
fOrniahed at once, $50,000,000 on the
.15th of
Ociteber,. and $50,000,000 on the 15th 'of De
ceniber2 ..da seettrity' thej , are' to brave the
eselasive use cf the.new Trettiniyitotes hear
ing 73-10 per oent. interest.
„fora liortti as welse . Soit, 4 l, and-tad. the Democret t
liayequallfippiLece.fl isbetnista {i i heth ;
-seotionsi, - tuid hairing - , at all imes, zealously son;
tendotlfor.theedutiniatzationef-the
~pent ,within its constitutional limits, tha4 party_ Cs
nO:way+ respelisibki f i lit militinitiesr that' ft.4*-rh
elated 401 e-a deppture from.. it”! dnottizam andai.trik
regard of warning and advipz.. • • .
- That in this iiitiinialiiiiergeneftheDenioairatiy
and other Union men of Ohio, banishing
of, passion or resentment, yril_xenolleet .only .their
:duty td the whole country.; that title war should not
- be. - ennieti. for - conquest or .subjugation,. nor for the
purpose of overthrowing or interfe4nC with tke
reds .or established institutions ofthe Statae, - but
to (defend anti - Maintain the rsupreniiio of the Con
stitution, and to : preserve the Union with.- alt the
'dignity„eqeility and righp3 of the several Stales
unimpaired and'that as soon as'these objeete ail a
comPlisheethe wor ought to ceases - ..r: , l •.r?
• - 3. That while we deem it the duty of aißry, citi
zen to support and sustain' the Gdpirnment 'conatitu•
.tionally eiteistered, we reeemmendthetthe , Likie-
Wares of the several States adopt the proper meas
.-lards for - calling - a 'National - Convention s for the pur
pose of settling our present difficultiel and restoring
and preserving-the Union.
4.- That theroorraptioni.'extrevagenoe, incompe
tency and favoritism shown inthe administration of
the War . .Departments of the State and, Bederal
Governments deserve and receive our mesrungnall
fied condemnation, and ought to 'be immediately
corrected and reformed.
5 , That the volunteer soldiers, who, at- the call of
their dountry; promptly went forth to do battle in
defence of the Constitution 'and laws, and in many
oases have been dowelled to serv.e.under'inexperi
enced officers, are entitled to our hearty thanks for
the gallant manner in which they hive discharged
their duties. .
6. That the privilege of the writ of habeas carpus
is one of the great bulwarks of freedom, and that no
citizen can be legally deprived of the benefit thereof,
except by Congress, and then only in cue of rebel
lion or invasion, when the public safety may require
it, and that the late attempt of the , President of the
United. States to suspend the privilege of the same
ie unwarranted by the _Federal Constitution.
GOV. SPRAGUE ON THE WAR.
Gov. Spneurrz; of Rhtide Island, has called the
Legishiture together for ponsultatibiPin "retard to the
war. Being the Only Governor df - a NOrthern 4 State
who has aotiVely; partibipated in the 'military con
test, his, opinions in regard to. the primped of sub
duing -the Bonth are decidedly dust:motive.. 'Bid
President -d+lutoptqs been equally honest and frank
with the, people thl civil war alight now be in the
train of peaceful settlement. The'Governor says that
,
When the war broke out the country " felt .that it
.
would, from tke necessities of the - case, ke of short
duration. Since that time events have transpired
which have opened the eyes of the Whole country to
the magnitude of the rebellion Which they are called
upon to crush out.. The repulsewhich the army has
'recently suffered has bean owing to so many causes
that it is impossible to attrilinte it to any one which
we should regard as satisfactory—all of them point
ing to the condition of things which we now behold."
The Governor remarks, however, that the change in
.
the programme of the Washington government will
relieve the errors of the past and ensure success in
the future. He goes on to say :
•
The war will of necessity be a long one'. We have
been in error as to the strength of the enemy, and
as to the long and persistent course which has been
pursued by the South tending totiar i this point ;
while we have been occupied in our business they
have been creating revolution. We were under the
impression that they were lacking in all the resources
which go to raise and maintain armies. Whereas,
in almost every particular, we lave . found them
superior to ourselves. We have, found not only the
physique of their men equal to ours, but their cloth
ing, their arms, their subsistence and their means
of transportation—everything that goes to make up
military efficiency superior to ours. And when we
have been obliged to be the attacking force, march
ing under a Southern sun, exhausted, Without+ pr.-
visions and without shelter, they have been en
camped and in fortified positions in a country un
friendly to us andfriendly to them, where they could
receive information of every movement of ours, and
w e ...Id learn nothing whatever as to theirs.
The probabilities are that in no case on the record
of the world's history has an army been called into
the field possessing so little knowledge of the strength+
and position of the enemy ; and such being the base,
it was impossible for any troops in the position ours
found themselves,
to have sustained themselves for
any considerable length of time. It has opened the
country to the immensity 'of the struggle, and in
that view of the subject the result may be bearable.
The troops of the North entering the field against
those of the South have, in every case occupying
equal advantages, been able to dfive them from the
field; but protected by superior position, by batteries
and superior force, it has of course been impossible
—utterly out of the question—to attempt to drive
them from their strongholds.
Such being the case, and the country calling upon
the States for so much more than was at first antioi
pated—taxation by the General Government, and
next by the State, increasing—l have been induced
to call the Legislature together to see whether they
are willing to continue the liberal course which was
inaugurated when this contest first begun.
FALSE DISTINCTIONS
Many of the most violent Republican jour
nals, while in ono breath professing a desire
to ignore all party distinctions, in the next
endeavor to excite animosity between Demo
crats who supported Mr. Doiraidos and those
who supported Mr. BRECKINRIDGE at the last
Presidential election. Every movement and
every expression of opinion that does not meet
the views of the party supporting the Admin
istration with blind subserviency, is at once
attributed to the treasonable sympathies of
BRECKINRIDGE Democrats. Among Democrats
no Such distinction is recognized. The ques
tions that unhappily divided the Democratic
party have ceased to be subjects of controversy.
Those who seek to stir up the embers of an
extinct feud are either inveterate enemies of
the Democratic party, or pretended friends in
league with, and in some cases the recipients
of pay from the Republican party.
The last speech delivered in the United
States Senate by Mr. DouoLes was a more
determined and decided protest against war
than anything uttered by Mr. BRECKINRIDGE,
either before or since the commencement of
hostilities. The former supporters of these
candidates for President alike volunteered at
the call of the Executive. They may, be found
shoulder to shoulder in the ranks'of the army.
BUTLER and Dix and PATTERSON among OUT
Major Generals, were earnest supporters of
Mr. BRECKINRIDGE, and many of the most
efficient officers now in the army weie on the
same side. So was Mr. HOLT, whose eloquent
appeals for the Union have exoited,the admi
ration of every loyal citizen. Mr. RaciswinsoN
recently complained in the House' of Repre
sentatives that the Administration had
appointed so many officers of high rank from
among the supporters, of BRECKINRIDGE, while
the friends of Mr. Doi:rotas were neglected.—
Gov. STEVENS, of Washington Territory, now
Colonel of the Seventy Ninth New York
regiment, was Chairman of the BRECKINRIDGE
National Committee. MILES TAYLOR., of Loui•
siana, was Chairman of the DonoLes National
Executive Committee—and where is he now ?
We instance these eases not by way of reproach
to anybody, but as evidence that, the distinc
tion sought to be made by the Republicans
between BRECKINRIDGE and Nimes Demo
crats does not exist.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio, who' offered peace
.resolutions in the House, supported Mr.
DOUGLAS, and our impression .is that Mr.
VALLANDIGRAM did so also. BENJAMIN WOOD,
of the New York Dpily News, was for DoucLes.
The Democratic organization of New York is
in the hands of the supporters of Names=
and look at their call kir a State Convention
to see where they stand.! Look also• at the
Ohio resolutions passed by the friends of
DosoLes I
In fact, the Democratic party has ceased
to be divided. Both wings stand ,has
in
support. of Constitutional Liberty and the
Union. The labors of the Republicans' to
perpetuate our divisions, and by -this Means
establish their. own asCendanoy, i are .well
understood,. and will not work.—Patriot and
Union. ,
" NATIONAL Zarreivo."—This is the name
of a new German 'weekly paper just started in
NeNi torlr, at the rate of s2' per annum; ''or
fifty cents for three months. ' . l"f is, 'a peace
paper, and strongly advocates a termination
of the civil war now in progress. What its
particular plan is"for bringing about so desir
ablean object, and a restoration of on once
happy. Union, is, not yet annonticed, but we
presurnewill be in due time. _
'l'o tapes Is a large_ one, ably edited:: and
iweatly, prito.'tesiiin4ustts) bop, :Ka wilt: dad*,
less secure an extended circulation.
oort_
__.lesectio - Mi,'aTsd that a day of
rsi , rioutt Wivi oyertakethe- Reauhlicam„leadera mod
prase - for ett.. iwise and.appadridtlommttrpe in preferring
to earry olita mere ltirty - dogrii.a.tii the preservation of a
Blest and prosperous PeOPio trook-theitorrors of disavow
finditeßc,si, &ruin. , , •
not westatiiiecond.tritioneill eizt iciVelbr
flag Constitution and our estimate of :the value of the
Un cia4loysilty to the latter of which - eoMPatible
with striot fidelity tope fortept, andßelueeeadyand.wDl
log to
a ustafit the.COn stitittion and the government thereby
attahlhattddihrturgliciltall tiink r if 'administered aecording
. to its true *At and intept.
.•
Raidved, That the recOnstradtion of, the - Union by feria,
tigainst the 4mbittered- feeling tad the , united strength:of
nearly.onehalf the Stites, is a rolpablenbstirdity mann
'MUM. itopeindbillty, even W
avethei revolted States ahoirld
.be overrun and' subjngsted, they can he held to their al
legianee only by changing our government to an unlimited
.ntenatelly t-and while pursuing' this delusion of riktniting
. the State.s..byperclon, a Standing ' Army has been inland
without Onion-El law,- the freedom of speech has been
-abridged, the right of protection of mere= by Habeas Cor
pus, the right of safety in hornets, papers and effects, the
sight of petitlen for retinal; of grievances,—all these great
.Constitutienol rights, on which our. freedom rests, are
- being violated,' and unless an immediate' check be placed
.upcm.theactutrarpatimut no - remnant of our once free-gov
ernment will remain to no
- Resolved, That the only end to be . obtained by the preeent
coercive policy of the Adminietration is the entire prostra
tion of opr commercial, industrial and material Interests,
a-lasting' separation and an unconquerable bitterness! be
tween the different States, an enormous sacrifice of blood
and treasure, and a complete subversion of our government.
. • .Rosolvoi, That we are in favor of ageneral Convention
'of ell the States, to take into eonsideration measures for
- the immediate and amicable settlement of the existing
difficulties, ante reconstruction of the Union of all the
A similar meeting 'will be held at Twaddel's Hotel, in
Chester county, on Saturday next, the 24th inst., at 3
o'clock, P. M.; and another near Kirkwood on Saturday,
the 7th of September; at 2 o'clock, P. Pt. , •
- ANDTHER SOLDIER. GONE.GEORGE E. Hem
gmow,,a private In Capt. Patterson'e company, died on Sat
urday morning last, of typhoid fever. He wag quite young,
being only in his 18th year, and was highly esteemed by
all who knew him. The funeral took place yesterday after
noon from the residence of hie father, Mr. JOHN lisernamt,
in.Kaat.King street, and was attended by the Lancaster
City' LAl:au, (of which the deceased was a member) Lan
. caster Pencibles, Jackson Rifles; Independent Greys and
;Lancaster Cadets. The remains were interred in the 2141315 ,
burying ground at Wadward Hill.
'_ DARING SIIR.GLATi`i AND ROBBERi. —On Fri-
---- . - -
day night last some scoundrel effected an entrance into
the salesroom. of Lieut. Mitchell J. Weaver's Shoe klann
factory, West Chesnut street; by boring the front door,
near the lock, so as to reach ,add unlock the doo-.
He used # 1 inch auger, with which ha bored nine holes,
Making an opening some five inches in diameter. The vil
lain succeeded in carrying off from $2OO to $250 worth of
the best quality of shoes ' all being of Lieut. Weaver's own
superior manufacture. The' burglar evidently took great
_precaution not to make a noise. In the salesroom was, a
show case, in which were some goods and a revolver. This
was locked, and the thief did not 'venture to break the
glass, doubtless fearing the poise might lead to his detec
tion. It Is to be hoped that the - villain will be speedily
detected and brought_to justice, •
THE JACKSON RIFLER AT • EPHRATA.—The
Jackson Rifles had a glorious time at the Ephrata Moun
tain Springs last week. They left the city on Thursday
morning, and remained until Satarday.afternoon. they
speak in the highest terms of their treatment by "mine
host" Slaymaker, of the. Ephrata' Mountain Springs Hotel.
Their presdoce attracted to that delightful spot a• large
number of visitors, who were loud in their praises of the
Rifles and their noble and gallant commander.
On their way borne they stopped at the beautiful little
village an hour 'of two. Here they went through their
novel and perfect drill to the great delight of the citizens.
They were handsomely treated by our friend Lichtenthaler,
who hi a prince among landlords.
The Rifles returned to the city on Saturday evening, at
9 o'clock. • •
• small log house, belonging to the
estate of the late Dr. Samuel Humes, situated in the alley
between Middle and, Goose streets, was destroyed by fire
on Sunday morning lee, about 1 o'clock. The house was
not occupied at the time. We have not learned the origin
of the fire. •
DRII4L OF THE JACKSON RIFLES.—The Jack
eon Rifles, Col. Hedunaionx commanding. drilled in Centre
Square on Wednesday evening last, - to the infinite delight
of hundreds of spectators. The drill was for the especial
benefit of the. eteran Gen. FREDERICK HAVDRIGHT, of Pitts
burg, who was on a visit to this city at the time and who
is the father of Col HAMBRIGEIT. The gallant old soldier
expressed himself in the warmest terms at the efficiency
and precision in drill the splendid corps had attained.
SAD AND FATAL ACCIDENT.—Two young
boys named Mitek.nack, whose parents reside in High street,
'South-West Ward, were out gunning on Saturday last,
and the younger one, a boy about 12 yew's of age, met
with his death under the following circumstances: They
hod no shot tn load their gun with, and a quantity of small
particles of flint-stones were gathered and used instead.
The gun had been set down, and as it was observed to be
smoking, having been fired off once before, the boy picked
it up and blew in the barrel; the gnu immediately went
off, and the load passed through his mouth and out at the
back of his head„ killing him almost instantly. This is a
sad blow to his parents, and is another waroluit to all per
sons against the reckless practice of handling firearms.
NOTICE.—We are requested to state that
excursion tickets will be lamed on the Pennsylvania Rail.
road to all persona desirous of attending the County Con
vention of Lyceums at Christiana. The tickets will only
be leaned at Lancaster and intermediate stations, end will
be good for the 30th and 3101 days of August, inclusive.
THE "OBLITERATING PROCESS."—The P. M.
General is still engaged in the patriotic work of "obliter
ating party lines" in this county, as follows Hiram Wat
son, Postmaster at Smithvitle, vice John 0. Smith, re
moved. Edward 11. Brown, at Lyle's, vice Hironomus
Eckman, removed.
ACTS SPEAK LOCDER THAN WORDS
On the let of Febuary, 1840, Senator John
P. Hale, of New Hampshire, presented two
petitions from Issao Jefferies and other citizens
of Pennsylvania, and J. F. Woodward and
others, praying that " some plan might be
devised for the dissolution of the American
Union." Mr. Webster, of Massachusetts, was
unsparing in his denunciation of the petitions,
and suggested that there should have been a
preamble to them in these words :
" Gentlemen, members of Congress ! Where.
as, at the commencement of this session, you
and each. of you, took your.solemn oaths, in
the presence of God and the Holy Evangelists,
that you would support the Constitution of the
United States; now, therefore, we pray you to
take immediate steps to break up the Union,
and overthrow the Constitution as soon as you
can."
Yet this petition received three votes, John
P. Hale, of New Hampshire, WILLIAM H. SE
WARD, of New York, and SALMON P. CHASE, of
Ohio. The last two are Cabinet officers.
[See Senate Journal, Ist session 31st Congress,
page 129.]
For The Intelligencer
THE "EXPRESS " AND THE DE.
HOCRACY.
"While prudent mortals curb with strictest care
All vagrant curs, it seems the queerest puzzle
That dogs rage rabid in their lair,
Without the slightest muzzle!
"But Jove is wise and equal In his way,
Howe'er it seems to clash with human reason,
These fiery dogs will soon have had their day,
And men shall have a season I"
Mamas. Enrroas : I would respectfully ask whether all
the cure in town are securely muzzled. Now that the dog
star Is raging, it is quite proper to restrain in 1301:00 way
the lesser species of the canine tribe, as we are taught by
experience that they are the first to become rabid, or at
least they would create that impression if barking were
regarded as an indication of the approach of that disease.
There have for some days past been alarming symptoms of
hydrophobia in the vicinity of the Express Office, and the
hope is that no more violent demonstrations will occur
until the "dog shall have had his day." And yet it would
seem prudent to apply the muzzle, lest the froth and fury,
so amply dispensed, might even frighten such men as
"ideSparrati and Swift, and Welchens and Sanderson,"
and perhaps some other good Democrats, who have the
"audacity!' to avow themselves such, even at the risk of
incurring the righteous displeasure of the supreme embodi
ment of wisdom at the bead of the Express Office.
I would suggest to the trusehearted patriots and good
Onion Democrats above enumerated the propriety of treat
ing the small barking of the Edifer.in.Chief of the Express
with silent contempt, inasmuch as no one has ever been as
much injured by a bad use of his pen as he has himself.
UNION DEMOCRAT.
THE EDITOR'S BOOK TABLE.
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Blackwood's Magazine (from the prom of Leonard Scott
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beautiful number. The "Widow's Mite" is a superb en
graving, and the large Fashion Plate will be' more than
usually interesting to the Lady patrons of Godey. The
numerous other engravings are also admirably executed,
and then the reading matter—prose and poetry—are Just
the every thing to make the book perfect. . The Night of
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copies of any one or more of the above works. Thus:
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, The Grand Jury of the United States Cir-
MUSKETS FOR GEN . Fasnostr.--On Bator- ' cult Court have presented the Journal Of
day week, Adams' Express .Company trans- I Cmnmerce; News, Day - Book, Freeman's
potted to St. Louis fromr New. York, twenty Journal-and the Brooklyn _Eagle, for express
thousandAustrian rifled mesketsi..purobased ing sympathy with the rebels, and ask the
by Gen. Fremont. They were rec eived by the advice of the Court in the matter, saying that
weeks ago. Twenty thousand
i 9ie3 T •4" Pg re
i9le r t i atth r adu : ip
ibrOvafollaiiVed by the - SazOnta,"andare ortheepaperire sujeetoindomenttd
in bond in New York, will soon follow. condign punishment.
Prom the Cineinsatt intinhts% THE BATTLE AT SPRINGS.' ram, 'no.
ROLLA, Mo., August 13.
WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY
....,. REST?). The following account of tip battle at Springfield
ikaer
WOULD THMI ei
is furnished by aOeyOsit94 , who left Springfield
0,1101 tfajfAcCEPTED THE CHIT- on Sunday morning aritlbrcitigti to this place
TENDEN COMPIthMAIS—AN IMPORTANT PAGE on horseback. '
.
IiI" PolavißaLlßlS24itr; ; ;,, ' Our army marched out: of Spri ngfield on Friday
- iti ' ''.--6
--'
l it July 1861., evening, only 5,500 strong,—the liiiite Guards re.
tnaltapct. 5,30, mottling in Springfield.
lb Vie Editor of the Diquirer : ' . Oak' forces slept on the prairie a portion of the
• , •
in the outposts of the enemy ,
_and soon after
or hiiie seen o * .t;_dipment in the Enquirer, , nigh ti abent sunrise on Saturday morning
piecr•iiite the Mataiel, of this city, that thik u. ...-
.. ~..... the k became:mend, . -
1-.;: r 2heattack was made In two columns by Generals
*UAW . - . - ' !SM•I6I represented by their
leadritif — Jeffidikin — DiiiVand Robert Toombs , Lyon aridliturgis, Gen. Siegel leadinga flanking
—were willing to take the Crittenden corn- I force of abdut 1000 men and four guns on the north
promise last winterand Save the Union, but
sunrise until 1 or 2 o'clock
L. : of
Theth e
fi e
g n
h e m t l
raged s Da mp.from
the Republican Senators refused to adopt that I -
and I the a ft ernoon.
measure, and hence our present troubles i In The'Rebellh in overwhelming force, charged on
rdientder.-77-_-Thia statercieb - riirviiheuMin ry de-101pfainViiffen's battery three distinct times, but
nied by my Republican friends. They say i were repulsed with great slaughter.
that the cotton States..-.headed` by Davis "anti General Lyon fell early in the day. He had
_can
..
ilikinfii---writdd—nortalte mat c ioni-- pr — om li e Tfromided ful the leg; and had alierse shot
fro m u nd er him. The Colonel of one of the Kan e s
and that no proof can be given that they I Regiments having become disabled the boys on d
would. Several of them admit that if they out, "General, you come and lead us on!" He did
wo.akti t tive taken_ it,
. a. t err ibl e reatkon ailu y _ so,. and at once put himself in front, and .w.hile
cheering the men on CO theeharge, received al : bullet
ie.itii upon , the . Rmu . b iiii , a , nslor reftia m g , -k " d lii theleft breast and fell from his horse. He [ was
they "thsevire L - they - rm. . never _support' 'that ask e d if he was hurt, and replied "No, not much
party hereafter if it can be shown by doors- tintin a few minutes afterward he expi red ' without a
ineutaryi evidence- 1- - ,Can,,youT. give me illy straggle • . -'• ' '
additional particulars, of ther,circum"iitances General Siegel had a very severe struggle and lost
,
three of his guns. His artillery horses were shot in
underwhich Mr. Doug* bore the . testimony
their harness and the pieces disabled. He endeavored
which:yob. published .'in the-Enquirer a few to haul them off with a number of /prisoners he had
daji Sine . % m'referenee' to this willingness of taken, bet was finally compelled to abandon them,
-the &tab to take the% Crittenden Com Pr- first, however, spiking the guns and disabling the
nage? - -, - tri
'..„ DEMOCRADEMOCRAT; "I a g
At bo eB n . t 1 o'clock the enemy seemed to be in great
We have before'us t h e congressional ' Globe disorder and retreating. Their train of baggage
Oar forces were too much fatigued and out up to
and Appendik for the session of 1860 and 1861. wagons were on fire.
If our correspondent will turn to the Congres
may bo considered as a draw.
, ,
sional Glohe of March 11, 1861 he will find in Gen . Price was not killed.
.
' debate '
it ain the Senate, of March 2, upon There were rurnorion
purses, so the battle
the field that General Me
ttle Corwin Resolution to amend the Constitu - culfooh WaS,killed, but the Rebels denied it.
thin of the United States. In the course of the . On Saturday night, Dr. Marcher and others of our
debate, Senator George E. Pugh said:
army went back with ambulances to the battle field
, from Springfield to see aboutthe killed and wounded.
"The Crittenden proposition has been They found the enemy on the field and were con•
endorsed by the almost unanimous vote of the siderately treated. ,
Legislature of Kentucky. It has been endorsed Gen. Lyon's body had been treated with great
by the Legislature of the noble old Common- respect, and was brought back with some of the
-w
Majornded ,4:: ,,, S r pringfield.
wealth of Virginia. It hits been petitioned wounded to
took command of the battle field
for by a larger number of electors of the United after the
the death of Gen. Lyon.
States, than .any proposition that was ever Gen. Siegel took command after the battle.
..O e uV e oss d is variously estimated at from 150 to-300
before Congress. I believe in my heart, to
ereal ti e
i n e dri wounde d.
e
day, that it would, carry an overwhelming k ill ed,
enemy's n placed t 9 000 kille r ti and
majority of the people of my State ; ay, sir, wounded.
and of nearly every other State in the Union. Our boys captured about one hundred horses of the
Before the Senators from the State of .Missis• enemy. The enemy carried two flags—the Con
sippi left this Chamber, I heard one of theM, federate andiensdtt
marched Stars a
back ndS to e
Springfield in go od
order.
s.
m
ho, now assumes at least, to be President of order. After7ierfecting his arrangemen ts, gathering
d
the Southern Confederacy, propose to accept it the baggage, blowing up what powder he could not
and to maintain the Union if that proposition carry, and destroying other property which ho did
could receive the vote it ought to receive from not want to fall into the hands of the enemy, he loft
. Sp i r le in e gald e , id a e nd on p ies night encamped thirty
the other side of this Chamber. Therefore, of
of that place, the enemy not pursu
all your propositions,. of all our amendments, ink. The only hostility observed. during the day was
knowing as I do, and knowing that the histo- the firing of muskets at the rear guard. Gen. Siegel
rian will write it down, at any time before the is confidebt he could have held Springfield against
the force they had engag ed, but he was fearful of
tenders resolution
Ist of January, a two-thirds vote for the Crit- reinforcements reaching theenemy from the South
in this Chamber would have west, and that his line of communication to Rolla
saved every State in the .Union but South ward be out off.
Carolina. Gen. Lyon began the attack upon the receipt of
Mr. Pugh. said, this.in the hearing of. Sew- intelligence that theenemy were expecting reinforce
e eei r e d e e e e column, which was approaching
t 's
aid, of Wade, of Fessenden, of
_Trumbull, of f rLe m nts t I rom g l a
l .
all the - Republican Senators, and not one A portion of the artillery of the enemy was ad
denied.tbetruth of his assertion. Mr. Douglas mirably served. Their infantry fire was also very
heard it, and confirmed its truth thus. We severe.
quote from the Spr ingfield Guard were not in the fight.
the Globe report of the discussidn,
of March 2. "Mr. Dou l They, together with a largo number of citizens, were
" gas said: in Siegel's camp.
The Senator has said, that if the Crittenden It was thought he would fall back no further than
proposition could have passed early in the Lebanon, where reinforcenionls would reach him.
session, it would have saved all the States ex-- TILE LATEST—GEN. SIEGEL'S COMMAND.
cept South Carolina. I firmly believe it would. Sr. LOUIS, August 14.
While the Crittenden Proposition was not in The correspondent of the St. Louis Democrat,
accordance with my cherished views, I avowed wri l i e in n i! r f a r l ei s n ie it g ni, co fu m r ni ni a s n hy w th as e following i t t h e e m
es
my readiness to accept it, in order to save the General
river, fifty miles west of this l place, yesterday
Union, if.we could unite .upon it. No man (Tuesday) evening, where he had encamped for the
has labored harder than I have to get it night. The stage route to Springfield has been
paSsed. I can confirm, the Senator's declare-, abvi i id e ogi e l tm an ee d te t r he ef stg , )c r k ie brr e a t he h e ere.
arrived withall
.f d
tion, that Senator Davis himsey, when on the the mail matter of that eitce.
committee of Thirteen; was ready at .all times About twenty-five wagon loads of fugitives from
to compromise on the Crittenden proposition. Springfield have reached here, and others are on their
I will go further and saythat Id Toombs wa y'
.r.
was also." Judge Mcßride is reported to be at Big Tunnel,
twenty-five miles from here, with fifteen hundred
This makes the matter beyond dispute, that malcontents, but very little attention is paid to him
the' South would have taken the Crittenden or his movements
Compromise as a final settlement of all our
difficulties. -We will go further, however, and
adduce the testimony of Senator Toombs, of
Georgia, himself. In his speech in the United
States Senate, on the 7th of January, 1861,
he said -
" But, although I insist upon the perfect
equality, yet when it was proposed—as I un
derstand the Senator from Kentucky now
proposes—that the line of 36°30' shall be
extended, acknowledging and protecting our
property on the south side of the line, for the
sake of peace, I said to. the Committee of
Thirteen, and I say here, with other satisfac.
tory provisions, I would accept it."
These declarations forever settle the question,
as a point of history, that the adoption of the
Crittenden Compromise would have saved the
Union and preserved the public peace, What
a terrible mistake was its rejection 1
We are now embroiled in an extensive and
dreadful civil war, without any real attempt
being made by the majority of Congress to
settle the difficulty peaceably and amicably.
Many propositions were made in the last
Congress, but they generally came either from
'the Southern men or from Northern Democrats,
and were all rejected by the Republicans,
without whose assent nothing can be done.—
The proposition of Mr. Crittenden was, as we
all know, rejected by his party. Then Mr.
Etheridge, one of the most resolute ofthe Union
men of the South, and who is now Clerk of the
House of Representatives, chosen by the Re
publicans, drafted some resolutions of compro
mise, whioh was known as the Border State
Compromise. This Compromise the Republi
cans rejected. It was not satisfactory to the
Cotton States, but it would have kept all the
Border States in the Union, and in that event
the Cotton States could not .have remained
long out of it. Mr. Douglas introduced a very
excellent scheme of adjustment that would
have satisfied Virginia and all the Border
States. This the Republicans would . not
accept. They would not accept the'proposition
of the Peace Conference Congress. No votes
were given for it except Northern Democrats
and Southern Border-State men. Mr. Bigler's
proposition, to submit the Crittenden propo
sition directly to a vote of the people, was
rejected when offered by him, and subsequently
when offered by Mr. Crittenden. Mr. Adams,
a Republican member from Massachusetts,
now Minister to England, had a plan of com
promise, but his own party voted that down.
Even the constitutional amendment of Mr.
Corwin,. which provided only what is now in
the Constitution, that Congress should not
interfere with slavery in the States, was voted
against by more than half the Republicans in
the House. Our correspondent will see,
therefore, that no attempt was made last win
ter to settle things peaceably, nor has there
been any effort made since. President Lincoln,
it is true, recommended in his Inaugural
Address, a General Convention of the States
to propose amendnients to the Constitution.—
This scheme was voted for in the House of
Representatives recently, byall the Democratic
and Union members, with Crittenden at the
head, but the Republican majority voted it
down.
Thus we are in a bloody and expensive war,
because the politicians would not allow the
question in dispute to be settled by a fair
compromise. They have evinced wretched
statesmanship, and we fear their patriotism is
but little better. There is not one of the corn
promises we have mentioned, that the people
would not have sanctioned by an immense ma
jority, for the sake of national unity and peace.
The people understand very well, that in this
extensive country, with its varying interests
and local prejudices, there must necessarily be
compromises, in order to keep everything
smooth and in order. It is extremely unfor
tunate that a party opposed to any compromise,
opposed to even having a conference with the
South in a General Convention to see what
can be done; is in power. Shrewd Adminis
trations gain more by the pen than by the
sword.
AN IMPORTANT ARREST.Iy before
noon to-day, we hear, the Hon. Charles James
Faulkner, of Virginia, ex United States Min
ister to Paris, was taken into custody by Col.
Porter, United States Army Provost Marshal,
iw person, at his (Mr. F.'s) quarters, Brown's
Hotel, ani conveyed to the city prison, where
he is now held. We apprehend that the
charges against him are for having aided and
abetted the agents of the revolutionists to
obtaid arms and munitions of war in Europe,
while lkimself holding the commission of
a United States Minister and Envoy Extra
ordinary.: And further, on the charge of
being about-to take the command of .a dis
union regiment alleged to be now: awaiting
his arrival at Winchester, Va.—Wash. Star,
SEVERE SKIRMISH NEAR GRAFTON.,
TWO HUNDRED REBELS PUT TO FLIGHT BY FIFTY VIE
GINIA UNIONISTS -- TWENTY-ONE REBELS KILLED.
GRAFTON, Va., August 14.
A severe skirmish took place within a few miles of
this place yesterday, on the Fairmont and Webster
Road.
Information having been received that a secretly
organized body of Rebels living in this county were
lodged within a few miles of Webster, Gen. Kelley
despatched Captain Dayton. of Company A, Fourth
Virginia Regiment, with fifty men, from Webster to
disarm them. After scouting for twenty-four hours,
he came suddenly on them, at noon yesterday, and,
after an hour's severe fighting, succeeded in killing
twenty-one and putting the others to flight without
any loss to his command.
The Rebels numbered two hundred, composed of
some of the worst characters of this county, led on
by Zech. Cochran, the Sheriff of this county, under
the Lacher rule.
LATEST FROM ST. LOUIS
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PROTECTION OF ST. LOUIS—MARTIAL LAW
Sr. Louis, August 13.
The police office in St. Louis was taken possession
of this evening by the United States authorities, and
special orders issued to place the Home Guards under
arms at the various armories to be prepared for any
emergency. The city, however, is quiet and no ap
prehension of disturbances aro felt.
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it is understood that Gen. Fremont will deolaro
martial law to-morrow.
A loan of $250,000 was effected from our banks to
day by Gen. Fremont.
Heavy siege guns are being mounted to command
the various approaches to the city.
It is stated that Gen. Siegel would have lost
another gun had he not compelled the prisoners to
drag it off the field.
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED—ARREST OF
A POLICE COM NI ISSIONER.
Sr. Louis, August 14.
The following proclamation has just been issued :
Headquarters Western Department,
ST. Louis, Aug. 14, HR. • I
I hereby declare and establish martial law for the
city and county of St. Louis. Major J. McKinstry,
of the U. S. army, is appointed provost marshal.
All orders and regulations issued by him will be
obeyed accordingly. J. C. FREMONT,
Major General Commanding.
Major MoEinstry, the provost marshal, has ar
rested John A. Brownlee, the president of the board
of police commissioners, and has appointed Basil
Duke in his stead. The aws of tho city and State
will, be executed without change.
GEN. HARDEE MARCHING ON PILOT KNOB.
ST. Loins, Auust 14.
It is reported that Gen. Hardee, with 15,0 g OO Con
federates, is marching on Pilot Knob, the terminus the St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad. The
Union force there is about 5,000, with eight pieces of
cannon.
MOVEMENTS OF PRODUCE AT NEW
YORK.
The Journal of Commerce, in its monthly state
ment of the movements of produce at New York,
gives some interesting facts, as follows :
The receipts at New York since January Ist, show
a large gain in flour, an immense increase in wheat,
and a considerable increase in corn. There is a fall
ing off in cotton and naval stores, these coming ex
clusively from southern ports. There is a decrease
in beef and cheese, bat considerable increase 'in cut
meats, butter and lard. The receipts of pork have
increased as compared with last year, but are far be
low'the corresponding total for-1859.
The exports of flour have doubled ; of wheat more
than quadrupled ; of corn nearly trebled ; and in out
meats, butter, cheese, lard and tallow, there is also
a corresponding gain. The exports of beef, naval
stores and manufactured tobacco'have fallen off. .
There are various opinions in regard to the pros
pects of the export trade daring the remaining five
months of the year. Last year $50,695,283 were
shipped up to the Ist of August, and $52,555,371
from that date to January Ist. This year $74,093,-
468, or an (increase of $21,538,094,1 have been ship
ped up to the Ist of August. We do not look for
any further considerable gain during the year, as if
we keep up with last year, we shall reach $126,500,-
000 by January next. We are not yet able to fix
upon reliable estimate of the current consumption of
wheat flour dependent upon this market, as the
amount decreases each month at the rate of four to thousand barrels. Perhaps nothing shows the
magnitude of the prevailing depression in all in
dustrial pursuits so much as this decreased consump
tion of flour at a time when it is so very cheap.
CRITTENDEN AND THE WAR.
We dislike very much to see, in many Republican:
prints, sneers at the venerable CRITTENDEN and his
efforts to effect a reconciliation. He has proved his
devotion to the Government—he voted for millions.
of money and hundreds of thousands of men in Con
gress—he is for a vigorous/ prosecution of the war
and sustaining the arm of authority, and, unlike
most of the senseless 'parrots who deafen the public
ear with loud hurrahs or blood, he is able to give a
reason for what-he-6es. On his way to his home in
Kentucky, from which perhaps he will never again•
emerge, he passed through Columbus, Ohio, where.
he delivered a brief speech to his fellow-oitizens. He
said: •
c , We must meet it like men. It is not a war that
is to be prosecuted for the sake of war, and ought to
be conducted with none of the common barbarities
of war. It must nevertheless be prosecuted by no
half-way measures. My friends, we must gather the
utmost strength of the country, and gird up the en
ergies. of our minds in this momentous contest. . And
lot it be prosecuted only for the purpose that it
ought to be carried on, and concluded for the restor
ation of our government and the Union. •
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g. IV becomes, therefore, a duty to maintain this
great government, and this magnificent land from
the terrible calamity of disunion. This I would aim
by all the powers of my life to prevent. Renee 'it
is that I have just come from voting millions of
money and hundreds of thousands of men, and in
order that the 'glue may be decided more speedily
and our erring .brethren._united 'to no once more.
For, fellow-citizens, I believe, we shall be.re-united.
And I have confidence in the belief that, instead of
destroying or weakening no, this war will make our
Union 'stronger than ever before,".