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O tTH IF Hi AIGI- - Now onr flag Is flung to the wild winds fr« Let It float o’er onr rather land, And the guard of its spotless fame shall be Colombia’s chosen band. COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING. The County Committee met agreeebly to the call of the Chairman, at the Hotel of Emanuel Shober, on Wednesday the 28th lost., at 11 o’clock, A. M. On motion the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Etsolvid, That the Chairman of the County Committee is«ue a call to the Democracy of the city and coanty, for the election of delegates, on BATURDAY, JUNE 14th, 1882, in the several wards, boroughs and townships of the county, to meet in County Convention, at Fulton Hall, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of JUNE next. On motion, the committee adjourned. TO THE DEMOCRACY OP THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LANCASTER. In accordance with the resolution of the County Com* mittee, adopted at their meeting Wednesday, May 28th, yon ore requested to assemble in the several wards of the city, and boroughs and townships of the coanty, on SATURDAY, the 14th day of JUNE next, then and there to elect the nsual number of delegates to a County Con* ventlon, to he held on WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of JUNE next, at 11 o’clock, A. H 7 at Fulton Hall, in the City of Lancaster, for the purpose of selecting six dele gates to attend the Democratic State Convention, to meet Ip Harrisburg, on Friday, the 4th day of Jnly next. The local committees are requested to give early notice in their respective districts of the time and plaee of meeting for the election of delegates. Jn accordance with the established usage of the party , Vie several districts will each nominate one person to serve on the County Committee for the ensuing political year, and also nominate their local committees to serve for the same period of time, and place their names on their respective credentials to the ensuing County Convention. By order of the Democratic County Committee. P. Martin Heitlsb, H. B. BWARR, Secretary. Lancabter, June 3rd, 1862. BATTLE NEAR RICHMOND. Prom McClellan’s Army-—The Rebels Driven Back at the Point of the Bayo net, From the Battle, Jane I—l 2 o’clock, M. 2b Eon. E. If. Stanton , Secretary of War: We have had a desperate battle, In which tho corps of Genorals Sumner, Helntzelman and Keys have been en gaged against greatly superior numbers. Yesterday at 1 o’clock, the enemy, taking advantage of a terrible storm, which had flooded the valley of the Chlcka hotniny, attacked oar troops on the right flank. Casey’s division, which wa6 on the first line, gave way, unaccountably, and this caused a temporary confasioo, daring which the gnnß and baggage were left; bat Genl’s Heiatzelmanand Kearney most gallantly brought up their troops, which checked the enemy, and at the same time, moreover, succeeded, by great exertions, in bringing across Sedgwick and Richardson’s divisions, who drove hack enemy at the point of the bayonet, covering the ground with the dead. - This morning; the enemy attempted to renew the conflict hat was everywhere repulsed. We have taken many prisoners, among whom Is General Pettigrew and Col. Lang. Oar loss Is heavy, bat that of the enemy most be onor mona. With the exception of Casey’s division, the men behaved splendidly. Several fine bayonet charges have been made. The Second Excelsior made two to-day. . (Signed,) G. B. McCLELLAN, Major-General Commanding. A. Telegraph Station in the Air. a Baring the whole of the b&ttle of this morning. Prof. Lowers balloon was over-looking the terrific scene from sn altitude of about two thousand feet. Telegraphic com munication from the balloon .to Gen. McClellan and In direct connection with the military wires, was successfully maintained. Mr. Parker Spring, of Lancaster, acting as operator. Every movement of the enemy was obvioas and instantly reported. This is believed to be the first time in which a balloon reconnoissancebasbeen successfully made daring a battle, and crrtainly the first in which a telegraph station has been established in the air to report the move meats of the enemy and the progress of a battle. The ad vantage to Gen. McClellan must have been immense. THE a PRESS’*— A PROPOSITION, The Lancaster Intelligencer must be a gresv eyesore to the Blaok Republican Clerk of the United States Senate. In last Thursday’s issue of his veracious sheet he devotes a col umn and a quarter to the Intelligence r, inter spersed with an occasional fling of bitter and vindictive malignity at ex President Buchan an, Judge Cadwalader, Hon. William B. Reed, and George M. Wharton, Esq. On first reading of his tirade of abuse, we felt strongly inclined to reply at length and with soiqe degree of severity; but on a second perusal we entirely changed our purpose, for the following reason : It is very seldom that the readers of the Press are regaled with any truthful remarks in reference to passing events, and therefore, by copying some half dozen extraots from our paper, the editor, unintentionally perhaps, has contributed somewhat to the public enlightenment—con sequently, we have no objection to stand his abase, and smile oomplacently at it too, if-he will continue to publish the articles he finds in the Intelligencer. Nor do we presume that the distinguished gentlemen above mentioned will have any objection to being made the targets of his poisoned shafts, if he will consent to our proposed arrangement. Now, then, let the editor of the Press go ahead with his abase. Let him open upon us his heaviest battery of malice and detraction, and let Blip the dogs of war. We shall bear it all patient ly, so that he will but copy our articles, or even extracts from them, and let the readers of his paper have the truth in that way , aB they can get it in no other from his pen. We hope to hear from our quondam friend often in the Bame manner be noticed us in his issue of Thursday. EVACUATION OP CORINTH. The abandonment of Corinth by the rebel army under Beauregard concentrates the chief interest of the war on the great issue pending at Richmond. The retreat is, on the whole, a misfortune, as there is every reason to belieye that, had the rebels awaited an attack, Gen. Halleok would have won a great victory. The evacuation mußt havo been in progress for several days, but the country is so thickly wooded that no vigilance could have detected the rebel movement. We publish in another part of this paper the proclamation of President Lincoln, in whioh he assumes the responsibility of the appointment of Cummings, Morgan & Co., and to a large extent claims the censure passed upon Cameron by Congress, for the pecula tions and corruptions in the purohase of arms, vessels, &o. It is a strange document, to say the least of it. A New Daily.—S. A. Wylie & Co., of the Inquirer, propose starting a daily paper, in this oity, on the Ist of July, to advocate Be* . publioan principles and the policy of the present Administration. We had supposed that the Repress was dark enough for the purpose of the Abolitionists, but it appears .j,mehis nottheoase—henoethe establishment of a new organ. BjW>g^£^gjj2ji2£j32ii OBS. BDTI.KIVa PBOCL.ABATIOS. We publish below an extraordinary procla mation b; General Bdtlxr, at Near Orleaiuk In it be deolarea that any femaft-whopliaU by; “word, jestnre, or movement,” insult or ehow* Contempt for anylbflioer or fgjdier jif the, United States, alkali bSjkegM|p an4;ireato4; as a coma&n haStbtl ftbis w|i nnnOQH*arjc. ; 'New Origins is ini thejhands af.Gen. Rons*.; It isattihe of tbe Upion araiy and gunboats. A sneer from a Secession female oonld not work snem injury to the Union oanee as to call for such an order as this. Nothing could so pointedly sting the people of the South to their very eonls, Union men and all, as this treatment of their wives, end sis ters, and mothers. Nothing oonld bo effectu ally rouse the secession army' to deeds of daring and desperation even, as this; and .already the order has been read to the rebel army, and it is rooßing the most intense feeling of revengeand of hatred. The Union. Cause did not require this unmanly attack upon females in New Orleans. The war is not with them or. their sneers. If they were doing harm to the Federal army, the remedy was not ,to:deolare them prostitutes, with an order that they be treated as eneb,..whioh the Southern men will look npon as an invitation to the soldiery to outrage the women of the oity. Better have imprisoned or pnt them nnder guard. It Is a most unfortunate and injudicious order. Indeed, is General Butler the right man to command at New Orleans ? Headquarters or the Dbpt. of the Gulf, ) May 15, 1862. ( As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subject to repeated insults from the women calling themselves “Ladies of Hew Orleans,” in return for the most eornpnlons noninterference and courtesy on onr part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall, by word, jestnre or movement, in sult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States, she shall Is regarded and held liable to be treated as a ■woman of the town plying her avocation. By command of Major-General BUTLEB. Geo. C. Strong, A. A. G. GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY ! “ Lehigh has done Better !” Hon. J. D. Stiles, tho Democratic candi date for Congress in tho Bucks and Lehigh District,"(to fill the vacanoy occasioned by the death of Dr. Cooper,) ha'B been elected by 584 majority—showing a large gain over the pre vious Congressional election when Cooper had only 143 majority. At the election in XB5B a Republican Congressman (Longenecker) was elected in the district by a considerable majority. And all this, too, in the teeth of the pronunci amento of John W, Forney who, a day or two before the election, insisted that Mr. Stiles, whom he denominated a “ Breckinridge Dem ocrat” and a “ Sympathiser with Secession,” must be defeated at all hazards and the place given to a Black Republican of the Greeley stripe. But it was no go. The Demooraoy of Bucks and Lehigh know Forney, and his power for misohief is at an end in that region, as well as in every other part of Pennsyl The result of this election, taken in connec tion with other municipal and township elec tions throughout the State, and also the triumph of Col. Oharlbs J. Biddle in Phila delphia laßt Bummer, should satisfy the Re publicans that the charge made against the Democrats generally of being “ Breckinridge Secessionists ” is about played out, and that it is full time for them to cease their vile slanders and defamation of the Democratic party which has always been true to the Union, the Constitution, and the flag of our oountry—and that is more than these loud mouthed Republican brawlers of the Abolition s tripe can say for themselves. Chairman. Since we read in Scripture of the nervous lady who was grievously tormented by a devil, our pity has not been so greatly aroused as at the condition of the editor of the Phila delphia Press. The ghost of the “ Breckin ridge democracy” is omnipresent to him, by day and by night, Bleeping or waking, alone or in company, its sepulchral tones are in his ear, its bony finger threatens him, its ghoatly arm waves him on. Like most nervous suf ferers and hypochondriacs, he takes melan choly satisfaction in relating these things, but instead of boring but one or two, he inflicts all his readers with the rocitai, until his sheet has become a mere chronicle of blue devils. Can’t the friends of our Black Republican Clerk do something for him ? Is there “ No power in holy men, Nor oharm in prayer—nor purifying form Of penitence —nor outward look—nor fast — Nor agony ” Washington, June 1. that can avail ? Is there no medicine, nor balm in Gilead, nor catnip tea that can heal ? In a debate on the tax bill, in the Senate, on Friday last, Senator Fessenden, (Rep.) of Maine, stated that at the extra session last summer and this session they had appropriated $535,000,000 and over, and last March they made the regular appropriations—not less than $65,000,000 —and the debt was then $120,- 000,000. 110 thought, taking all the odds and ends, the debt on the first of July, 1862, would be about $720,1)00,000 . » This does not tally with the assertions of Mr. Dawes and others, published in another column, who have evidently been trying to throw dust in the eyes of the people in refer ence to this matter. Mr. Fessenden does not appear to be “ in the ring”—hence he tells the naked truth. Tho Greensburg papers announce the death of General James Keenan, senior Proprietor of the Democrat, and late D. S. Consul at tlong Kong, China, in the 39th year of his age. He died of Consumption, at New York, where he arrived several weeks ago from China. General K. was a brave soldier in the Mexican war, and held the office of Adjutant General of Pennsylvania under Governor Bigler. He was appointed Consul to Hong Kong in 1853 by President Pierce, and filled that important and responsible position with great credit and ability until superseded by the present Administration. TROUBLED BY A GHOST. THE PUBLIC DEBT. DEATH OF GENERAL KEENAN, ALL QUIET AGAIN. The military excitement, growing out of Gen. Banks’ retreat across the Potomao, has subsided. Two or three of our military com panies were nearly ready .to start for the seat of war, in accordance with the requisition of Governor Curtin, when a dispatch was re ceived from the War Department counter manding the^ order. Of course, our brave vol unteers have again returned to the peaceful pursuits of civil life. 86f The Rev. Dr.- Tiffany, of Chicago, started for Pittsburg Landing with contributed supplies for the sick and wounded soldiers in the Union army. Ou the steamer he took so much whisky to correct river water that he became orazy drunk. When he got sober he immediately returned to Chicago, resigned his pastoral charge, and his resignation was, of course, accepted. This is the same clerical demagogue who was prominent in the Dark Lantern party in 1854-5, and delivered an inflammatory harangue against foreigners and Catholics in Fnlton Hall, in this oity, during the hey-day of Know Nothingism. We have known this man for about fifteen or . sixteen years, and never believed that he had “more religion than the law allowed him,” and the event re corded above only goes to confirm ns in that opinion. _ ; TREASOS AT THB SOUTH. Tlie AtooUtlontats nfaiiaf to ffiomlEli . mere Troop*. We have again and again j demned tha fanatical and treasomlbleipolicy. of.jkbe abolittoSets—aaifironded' oqj&e elngle ' emanMjpation,; jind failing sj' giving iXtifih* character, of Sbandofclpg itf and leaving Gove^Maeptwi l^# ito the-TebeiKoif It-Bay be'&at ; have sometimes regarded our condemnation ' of this class of then as too severe, and’have hesitated to believe them gnilty of a crime so nearly approaohing the treason of southern, secession; botwe have been nhable to extend that degreerof ~cbarityto theabolitionleadere of the Tribune school, because the proofs have been abundant that they took no interest in sustaining the Government id tibia straggle for existence, beyond their measure cf success in perverting the contest into one tier negro: emancipation. When that effort Anally toils, they will 1 be prepared to the Tribune did in the beginning—a separation and recognition of the Southern Confederacy. Fresh evidenop of the oriminal disloyalty whioh animates this olass of radicals is jnst afforded. The President appeals to the coun try for additional troops, to fill up the ranks of onr armies in the field, thinned by sickness and death. l<oyal citizens, are .prepared to respond to this call with patriotic alacrity, bnt the Tribune politicians treasonably, de clare that they “ will demand an anti-sla very policy before they will PILL' dp the regiments 1” We quote from the Tribune of the 22d instant: Leading men from the East and the "West alike express grave doubts whether their States will promptly furnish their respective quotas of men under the forthcoming call of the President. — There would be no difficulty, they say, if the people were.sure that the war was to be - conducted loith as single, eye to the suppression of the rebellion, whether Slavery went down with that Which it caused or .riot. A war for the maintenance of Slavery, as this seems in some quarters to be, a war in which the recruiting officers are instructed to accept no loyal men whose complexions are dark, is not one they think likely to make -erilistments rapid. Some name sixty or ninety days as the periods within which it will be possible to raise the number required,' while others say that their citizens WILL DEMAND AN ANTI-SLAVERY POLICY BEFORE THEY WILL FILL UP THE REGIMENTS. We submit to all candid men—wo especi ally ask Republicans who are willing to judge impartially of this declaration of a print claiming tp be an organ of their party— whether this language is cat disloyal and treasonable ? The Tribune proposes to cut off the supplies of the Government—to refuse it soldiers to overcome this rebellion and vin dicate the supremacy of the Constitution— unless it will first proolaim “on anti-slavery policy.” Is not this treason ? And shall such a journal be permitted to afford aid and oom fort to the rebels ? —New Yorlc Argus, of Saturday. UNION PARTIES. The Louisville Democrat, in a review of the resolutions and addresses of the “ Union party ” movement in Now York, gives expres sion to the following sentiments, which we commend to the consideration of all “ good oitizoDe,” without reference to past party dis tinctions : Whatia this but ths Chicago platform dished in a different form ? No party but the Repub lican party, is the plain English of this ad dress. These men recognize two antagonistic powers —one of slavery, trying to obtain the control of the Government, and another anti slavery, whioh succeeded in the last race.— Now, it is requisite that the anti slavery power, having got the eontrol, should crush the other out, so aB to be troubled by it no more. They are to have no more Blave States ; no more slaves in the District of Columbia; no more slaveholding influence; that is, slave holders and pro-slavery men are to have no position in the oountry. Rebels are to lose their slave property, and the Government is to add to this pressure against slavery the temptation to States to get rid of it. These men exult that the operations of the army are against slavery, and that whilst Congress cannot in time of peace interfere with slavery in the States, it oaDnot be damaged by the military power. We have here drawn out in full the Repub lican creed, and it is now to be foisted upon the oountry under the name of Union; and all who do not swallow the Abolition pro gramme are not for the Union. No doubt Conway, Lovejoy, Julian, Jim Lane, Giddings, Sumner & Co., will take pleasure in such a j Union party. .Men who have execrated the Union for a quarter of a century will act as ' apostles of this new Union organization. The Union men of this latitude don’t re- ! cognizo the legitimate existence of a pro- ' slavery power or its antagonist. They j denounce the doctrine that there shall be no ; more slave or free Stateß. We deny the right , of any party to uso tho Federal Government! against the institutions of any State. Men North have long waged war upon the institution of slavery, and have generally failed. Some ambitious and unscrupulous j men South, who have themselves already lost | political influence, undertook fo buoy them selves up by the slavery question, and have got up this rebellion. A genuine Union party will not recognize this irrepressible conflict between two powers; or, in plain terms, between two sections of the Union. They intend to consult the interest Of the white race in this affair, and leave the negro out, to be dealt with acoording to tho Constitution ; and we now admonish all Dem , oorats and Conservative men in the free States to scrutinize these Union addresses and move ments ot the dominant party. If they will have their old creed, let them take their old name and cheat nobody. The change of name, with the same creed and purpose, is a ' fraud. THE REPUBLICANS ALARMED. The Republican papers are alarmed at the Democratic watchword, “Organize.” We admit it has an ominous signification. It is the death-knell of a party noted for its iniquity and sinfulness—a party that has been nurtur ed by scheming politicians for personal ad vancement, and who would carry out its dog mas, even if it caused the overthrow of the government. A short time after the inauguration, ample arrangements were made for their personal safety. The country was agitated from one end to the other, when a patriot and statesman, Crittenden, offered a compromise that in no way affeoted the rights of any class of our people. It nnfortunately was rejected.— Peace, with all her blessings, was snubbed, and the power of might, not right, invoked. Sectionalism, embittered, by personal hatred and rancor, hold full sway. And what are the results ? A disregardment of the sacred writ of habeas corpus— large numbers of persons sent to Forts McHenry, Warren and. Lafayette without a hearing—the freedom of speech and of the press curtailed—printing offices mobbed —the decision of the Supreme Court treated with contempt—and last, though not least, the abolishment of slavery in the District of Columbia, at a time when we needed the sym pathy and co operation of the Union men in the South, and who will doubt the integrity of Lincoln’s Administration-, having no guarantee that their rights will be respeoted. These are the reasons why the Republican party is so alarmed at the significant ory, “ Organize 1” It portends the downfall of that iniquitous organization, and the reinstatement of the Democratic party, as founded and organized by Jefferson—a party that has always observ ed and respeoted the rights of the States guar anteed them by the Constitution.— Crawford (Ohio,) Forum. J@y*The Philadelphia Press says—“ War is the most expensive luxury of modern times.” To style war a luxury is certainly a new idea, and but for the light from the Van Wyck committee would be inexplicable. Possibly, however, Forney has been one of the pecula ting jobbers and contractors who have grown rich by indulging in the luxury of plundering the Government. To such it is no doubt a luxury, but not so to the brave men whose patriotism is not that of the hireling.—Som erset Democrat. • U. S. Senator.— r Governor Sprague, of' Rhode.lsland, has , been elected a U. S; ! Senator for six years from the 4th of March ■next-uv.: - i I UOTHEB STEP IH THE ABOI.ITIOH PUOOUAMMR. In a recent nnmber of the Ashtabula Rat tine!, Joshua R. Giddibos, Consol General to Canada nnder the present has a letter, over his own signature, addressed General U. S. A.,” South Carolina. In Erring iftithiaflettw: to the Carolina negroe&Mr; i “I would call that the Government which has so long op pressed them, has abandoned them altogether. Congress can agree upon no legislative action in their favor, and they are now placed precisely in the same condition in which the people of California found .themselves A.D. 1849."" They are without any Government. v Nothing is,- or.ean'bfljolwrerptoimymind than that it is the doty of these people, at onoe toform a Government for themselves.— Ibdeei/lhey have ever. the right to abolish or alter the Government-of South Carolina acbording to the Declaratitin' of liidepehdehbe, but that Govenunantbaviogabbliahad itself and left the loyal people without a Govern ment, there pan be no doubt as to 'the right or duty loyal people ti> faiqrganizc ihi governmental powers of that State in suchform as to them shall appear the most likely to secure their interests and happiness.’- Do hot, how ever, understand, me as adopting; the doctrine of the Democratic partyj fay . declaring that they may form their own,domestic institutions in their own way, by enslaving other persons. They may consult their own interest and happiness,' hut they .most hot invade the rights of others. They must hot enslave their former masters, hut they may govern themselves. . Now, sir, I suggest that the,greatest service which you and other philanthropists, public officers and teachers can do your country, or mankind, is at once to rally these people to the formation of a State Covemment, or, if you please; to re organize the old State'Govern ment of South Carolina. Let a day be agreed upon at once ; let these people elect good and loyal men to their legislature. When elected, let them conveno and.authorize a convention to amend the Constitution. Let a free Constitu tion be adopted, and in ninety days or before Congress will again convene, let us have a free and loyal State Government in full operation, just as we had in California. This will inspire the emancipated people to obey their own laws, to educate their children, to acquire knowledge and become useful. It will silence that constant inquiry of conserva tives, “What will you do with them when free V : These people must remain where they are to supply ns with ootton. Every European nation now demands that they shall exercise their rights as men, shall cultivate the soil, and supply the people of other oountries with its produots, thus contributing to the wealth, the comfort and the elevation of the human family, while all Christian nations will protest against the removal of these from their homes, from the land of their birth, their childhood and youth, from the plaoe where they will be most useful to themselves and to mankind.” WHERE RESTS THE RE3PONSIBII,. ITY OP THE COBIFROHISE. Forney,—over the signature of “Occa sional"—in his answer to the address of Demi ooratio members of Congress, gives an extract from a speech delivered by the present pro visional Governor of Tennessee, appointed by President Lincoln, to prove that because “ Six Southern men” refused to vote against the proposition to supplant the Crittenden with the Clark proposition, that therefore, the respon sibility of the defeat of the Crittenden plan of compromise, rests with tho Southern men. What is a compromise ? It is an amicable agreement between parties in controversy to settle theifdifferences by mutual concessions. In that Congress every Democrat from the North, and all the moderate men from the South—both demoorats and Union men—were' in favor of the Crittenden plan. It teas op posed bp the Republicans in a solid body. The ' extreme men of the Squth stood off—refusing to vote. Had they voted with the Democrats and Union men they could have carried either the Crittenden, or any other of the plans of adjustment over the heads of the Republicans —and for not doing so, they are now charged with defeating and preventing a compromise* But, suppose they had voted, and then carried either of those measures would there have been anything of Compromise about it ? Certainly not, for the reason that the Republicans, being a party to the controversy, and having op posed, and resisted the measure of adjustment, could not be held as a party to that compro mise. There could be no adjustment without the assent of the Republican party as repre sented by its members of Congress." It is therefore perfectly absurd to charge the defeat of that, or any kindred measure, to Southern secessionist? ; and it is equally obvious that the whole responsibility of the defeat of that measure—and consequently of the present ruinous war—rests with the Republican mem bers of the 30th Congress. The offer was made them in December, and stood open for their acceptance until the 4th of March.— They refused to accept, and likewise refused to offer anything instead. Are they not, then, alone responsible for all our trouble*? - In proof of what we have said above let us call the late Senator Douglas to the stand. — On the 3d January, 1861, he said : “ I address the inquiry to republicans alone, for the reason that in the Committee of thir teen, a few days ago, every member from the South, including those from the cotton Stales (Messrs. Toombs and Davis) expressed their readiness to accept the proposition of my ven erable 'friend from Kentucky (Mr. Crittenden) as a FINAL SETTLEMENT of the contro versy, if tendered and-sustained by republican members. “ nENCE, THE SOLE RESPON SIBILITY OF OUR DISAGREEMENT, AND THE ONLY DIFFICULTY IN THE WAY OF AMICABLE ADJUSTMENT, IS WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.” Because certain of tho Senators—who are now active secessionists and rebels—were then opposed to compromise—as were the aboli tionists, and like the abolitionists desired to break up the Union, is no justification of the Republicans. By: refusing to accept any of the measures of adjustment that were offered, ’they placed themselves in the same category with the Abolitionists and Secessionists. — Clearfield Republican. EXCITEMENT AT EASTON, MARY LAND. Last Saturday Deputy Provost Marshal James S. McPhail, by order of General Dix, commanding this Department, proceeded to Easton, Talbot county, Md., to arrest Judge : Richard Carmichael, Judge of the county, and James Powell, prosecuting attorney, upon charges of treason. Marshal McPhail, with several officers, arrived at Easton on Saturday evening, and took lodgings at the Easton Hotel. Early on Sunday morning, the purpose of their visit was rumored, and a follow named McNabb was actively engaged in exciting the people. Some called on the Marshal and stated that the attempt would be resisted by at least 100 armed men. On MondayWhe excitement was intense, and threats of violence were repeated; still the officers were patient and quiet, but determined to make the arrest or die in the attempt.— The. Marshal telegraphed the state of affaire to Gen. Dix, who sent 125 of the Delaware Regi ment. They rcaohed Wye landing yester day at noon. The Marshal met them, and gave an order for them to be in town in an hour. In the meantime the Marshal and his officers went to the Court House, where the Judge was presid ing, and told him that he must consider him self under arrest, and a prisoner. The Judge demanded his anthority for such a proceeding, and was answered by the authority of the United States. The judge replied that he did not regard that authority under the circum stances. Here a call was made for the sheriff, but the crier was soon stopped and one of the officers ascended the steps to arrest the judge. The judge resisted, and kicked the officer, who drew a revolver and struck the judge on the head with it, inflicting a severe wound. Other officers arrested Mr. Powell and two citizens, Wm. McNabb and Elixir Pescault. The proceedings were prompt and derisive,' and all was accomplished in a few minutes, the greatest excitement prevailing in the court room. The military soon made their appearance outside, and after a short delay, the whole party, including bis honor; were marched to the steamboat, and brought to this city, .when they were lodged in Fort McHenry. ■ Who would be without a first-class Pianoforte, when they can obtain' them for the 1 emsdlsuin as advertised by Messrs. Grovesteen- A Hale, in another- column. These instru ments are nnsdrpassed' in beauty of tone, fine', touch, and general finish* LOCAL DEPARTMENT. Lieut. McPhaid.—We bad'the pleasure jMterdiy of tiktog bj tb» bud oor old fHeod Llent Wk T. •HoPbui, or Con posy E, (Lancaster Guards) Ist Regiment, Pennsylvania ITnWirsos Ybi* gallant, esteemed and effici- ent young officer bed been seriously Ui for pome yreek*-, .andarrivod at?hto fidberioxetklence th StrlsbargJnbdut fen tos ax&to' meruit hJsiraUh. improved: ;nplqjtj£ snniftfrorts toleave on? TfranNUy nefer ThoXUuteoaatStas oordtolly Mnpned: dtjKpHl* ability, cjSftoltty ’ of manner sad always malm Uni' troopa of friends be j&es, xn&Jwe Dampen to greatorJ&v<fliw»inoog.tKa offl* s S#f» add men of Regimwtt. A JFRNciBLBa' Battalion.— The Fencibles, having now more members than are required bj the milt tary law of the Stated bate It in contempt talon, we under stand, to .organise a battalion of two or three companies. By all means let the battalion be raised, and let the gallant mid esteemed commander of the Fendbles be promoted to the-UaJorshlp. A Fenciblea’ Battalion would be an honor ~a£d eredit to the city, and we are sure Capt. Fumn la Jnsttho man to command s.ocfa a body of men The Fen* dblaSliave the finest reputation of any infantry company In the State, and a battalion of such material would eclipse 'allothers. \ ' ' Diaonothian Anniversarf.—The 27 th an niveraary of the Dlagnothian Sodety-of Franklin and Mai -1 dmll OoHegstook place*At Fnlton Kail, on Friday evening last. A large assemblage was present, and the exercise ■ were highly Interesting. Etfler's Orchestra fnralahed the mode on the occasion. . . Death of One of tbs Union Guards.— Mr. WnIXAX G. MoCmih, a private in Capt. Baton’s Union Guards*died in this city on ThnrUay last. This was the firft. death which, occurred in the ranks of this splendid company. Private McClais contracted.* severe cold whilst on duty at Gamp Plsrpont last winter. It settled on hla longs, and he gradually grew worse, until death relieved him of his sufferings. Be was a great favorite among hla* comrades, and the information of hla death will be sad news to them. His decease, also, will be generally regret ted by a large circle of friends and-acquaintances. Peace to the young soldier’s ashes. The funeral took place on Sanday afternoon from.the .residence of Mr. Java Giavnr, In .EaatStrawberry street and was attended by the Artillery Cadets and the Union Fire- Company, No. 1, of which latter organisation the de ceased was', a member. . The Cadets fired the customary salute over the grave. The remains w'ere Interred In the laneaster Cemetery. 1 A Telegraph Station in the Air,— Mr. .Pastes Bprinq, who accompanied Professor Lowe, in his Balloon reconnoissanca at the battle near Richmond on Saturday; as Telegraph Operator, an .account of which Is given in another colama, is a native of this county, and was for many years a resident of this city. * He Isa gentle* man of abent thirty years of ago, and is considered one of the most accomplished Operators in the country. Be learned his profession under the late Mr. Andrew Denni son, of this city. Pole and Flag Raising — The Humane Fire Company, No. 6, raised a splendid pole, over one hun dred feet high, 1q front of their Engine House, Manor street,'on Saturday evening last. A large and beautiful flag floats to the breeze from the top. The Humane “boj s” are patriotic to the heart’s core. r- Countermanded.—The order calling out tbo militia of (he Btate for ~ the defence of the National Capital was countermanded by Governor Curtin on Tues day evening. The volnnteers in this city, who were ready and willing to go. heard of the countermanding order early on Wednesday morning. So much for the “big scare” which happened to “the powers that be” at Washington. The excitement “went up like'a rocket, and came down like a stick.” After a terrible amount of fuss the whole thing ended io amoko. Narrow Escape of a Lanoasterian.— We find the following in the Williamsport correspondence of the Philadelphia Inquirer: “When the array was encamped at Strasburg. Lieut. Edward Muhlenberg, of Best’s United States Artillery, a* resident of Lancaster county, and one of the most intrepid men in the service, went Moto bathe in the Shenandoah, accompanied by a private and servant. While enjoying themselves in the water, the enemy appeared upon the other hank, and commenced firing, killing the private and caosing the negro to “skedaddle.” Finding the balls fall* ing rather closely, Llent. Muhlenberg called ont to them to stop firing, in response to which the rebels told him to come over, and bring the two horses which he had with him; “‘All right,’ Gaid the Lieutenant, and in another mo ment ho was swimming across, leading the animals. In front of him, however, was a tree, under which the rebels were exulting at their easy conquest. He brought himself into a direct line in the rear of the tree, and, suddenly turning, swam back to the shore he bad left, and thin running, in a state of nudity, at full speed, safely reached his camp. Lieutenant Muhlenberg belongs to the old Pennsylvania stock, and inherits all its valor. Drowned.— A email boy, named James H. Lutz, about four years of age, was drowned in the Cones toga on Saturday morning last.. The drowning took place near Graeff’s Landing, and after considerable search the body was found. The little fellow had been playing on the rafts bolow the bridge. He was a son of Mr. John K. Lutz, who lives near the Conestoga. Attempted Suicide.—On Thursday last, an old roan by the name of Daniel Huffman, who keeps tavern in the village of Neffaville, attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself in bis barn, bat before life was extinct a neighbor accidentally happened to enter the barn, and, noticing him, cat him dojvn. He gives as a reason for his foolish act domestic difficulties. Suicide.— A man named Frederick Renka, who bad been a resident of the County Prison for soroo time, on a charge of attempting to fire tbo property of some citizen of this county, committed snicide there a few days ago. Further than his name, nothlog with regard to his family connections, his previous history or his mo tive in committing the rash set is known. An inquest was held and a verdict rendered lu accordance with the above statement of the facts. Tribute of Respect —At a meeting of Company B, 79th Regiment, P. V., held at Camp Morebead, a committee, consisting of Capt. David Miles, Lieut. John 11. DrackcnmUler, 0. S. William S. McCaskey, Georgo W. Derby and Abraham Baer, was sppoiuted to draft resolu tions expressive of their feeliogs in regard to the death ol Private David Miller, of Oregon, Lancaster county, Pa., and # reported tho followiLg, which were unanimously adopted: Whereas. It has pleased God, in Ui* wise Providence to remove from cur Company, our friend and companion, David Miller, and We are deprived of an earnest and patri otic worker in the cause of humanity; therefore, belt Resolved, That while we bow in bumble submission to the will of Him who doeth all things well, we mourn his loss as a sad bereavement to our Company. Resolved, That in the decease of David Miller the Com pany have lost a brave comrade, and our country a valu able soldier. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the friends and relatives of the deceased, who have been called to mourn bis loss. Resolved, That a copy of theso resolutions be sent to the friends ami relatives of the deceased, and be published io the 7th Brigade Journal and Lancaster city papers. Terrible Death on the Railroad.—Oo Thursday, about noon, an old mm named Wolfersberger, from Marietta, whilst returning from church at this place, was overtaken on the Pennsylvania Railroad, opposite Simpson’s boat-yard, by the first freight train west. Tho whistle of the engine was blown as usual on approaching the curve near the furnace. The old man was at that time on the right band track or sideling, and, alarmed by the whistle, stepped npon the main track on which the traio was appreachiog. The engineer saw bis mistake and sonnded the alarm. Wolfersberger then became aware of his peril. He was on the main track which runs within a few feet of Mr. Simpson’s shop on the left. In hie con fusion, instead of returning to tbo sideling, he ran ou the track, evidently aiming to reach the upper end of the shop and there escape to the loft of the road. In bis haste, however, he caught his foot in a drain, or on a tie, and felt, and the engine was npon him before be could recover himself. Go was horribly mangled, and killed instantly, i His head was nearly severed from bis body, holdiog only I by the skin, and both legs and arms were cut or torn off. I The brakes were put down on the train when the whistle sounded, but.it was a very heavy one, and could unt be checked in time. This is one of the most dangerous and fatal localities on the railroad, and should be avoided by pedestrians, especially the old and feeble.— Saturday's Co • hmbta Spy. Messrs. Editors : An event, worthy of the age, came off in this borough od the evening of Thursday last. Aud what think von it was? A “Nigger” hall. Oh! I beg par don—bat, to ase the words of the Bxlo Bbeet of booth Queen street, “on Thursday night the Odd Fellows’ Hal) in Columbia was crowded with the beauty and fashion of the colored population of Columbia, and vhiting delega tions from Harrisburg, York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Lancaster, all of which sent a full representation,” ( odor included,) with the friends of tho Chairman of the Com mittee of Ways and. Means. Now, sirs, such an agglomer ation of variegated colors 1 am sure waa never before as sembled in the Odd Fellows’ Hall of Columbia. The Tribes of Africa are numerous every one knows—bnt to see tbr-m together eclipses astonishment itself, Opts and Arabs hand in band—Turks aud Jews dancing— Fuidahs, Jalloops, Ftebps and Mandingoes, with Hottentots and Congo “dig gers” besides a fow Thugs and Tow Bill darkies ••dressed up to kill,” os the sequel will show with other people’s clothes on. One “Congo” wench wanted a “ head-dress percisely like Mrs. Lincwn's" —another “Hottentot” lady desired an outfit “ dczacUy Umelah to Mrs McClenar's" — and thus, sirs, they kept the institution of Bonnets and Dressmakers in a continual uproar for at least a month prior to the “Odd Fellows’ liall being crowded With the beauty and fashion ” The little episode that occurred in the street, as I learn, of which the {earned editor ot the Bxlo speaks, didn’t amount to much. Some cf the Fmdahs and Mandingoes thought they would go out aDd get a little “Tanglefoot”— the virtues of which articlo tho learned editor frequently lectnres h!s readers on!—and while In the street the F*s and M’s became a little obstroperons, whereupon some of the boys “frowi-d dat las’ brick fast,” and the F's and M’s made for tho Hall and regained there, until, a* the editor tells ns, “the wee small hours of the morning”—!, e., tix o’clock, A. M. You should then, sirs, bare been in our streets to behold the beauty and fashion marching towards ‘•Tow Hill.” Congo darkies with frizzled hair and long tailed coats on! Arab Lily Daffodils I with dove-colored silks trimmed with silver lace and a fioioer-garden on their heads, walking with them!! Young Tow Hill darkies fol lowing after, and looking on with as much amazement as a goose might be supposed to look ou the Greek alphabet! 11 Why, sirs, the thiDg created an excitement similar to tho arrival of Dan Bice’s Circus In our town. Baltimore, May 28, Now for the sequel: Yesterday one of the sweet duennas was arrested for appropriating to herself without permission oj tho storekeeper silks, Ac., valued at $30 —for which be nevolent act I have not the least doubt sbe will become a pensioner on county charity for the next year. Still the donble-refined editor of the Bxlo tells the men “of Colum bia and Lancaster who delight la disturbing the enjoyment of others to take shame to themselves, if they are not lost to shame, when a persecuted aud down-trodden race excels ‘them in regard to convivial propriety.” So mote it be. Columbia, May 28th, 1862. TOM. THANKING GOD FOB. CIVIL WAR. A correspondent of the New York Tribune writes: “ The first act of record of this Government since the prohibition of the Blnve trade was yesterday made (the District Bill) distinctly in the interests of freedom." And, the writer continues : “ While looking at the scene on the floor of the House, I thanked God even for this war \ with its present and prospective misery and suffering.’’ | Thanking God for war—for this civil war 1 i Why the very ghosts of the patriotic slain, j from Bull Bun to Pittsburg Landing, must scowl, from their gory graves, and squeak an<( j gibber at you, overmuch profanity aV this 1 — j God, whose name is thus taken in vain, was 1 twenty five and thirty years ago, peaceably j working out His ends, when there stepped in l these devils incarnate of war agitation, who j have clad the land in- crape, and fixed and , fastened upon generations, and upon the coun try, a heavy taxation, that is to grind down labor as the slaves of capitalists, it may be forever 1 And this impious writer is thus thanking God for the emancipation of 2,000, ■negroes in the District,- while 30,000,000 of white men, are losing the habeas corpus, the freedom of the press, the right to baivto trial by jury, Ac.,'and to be gronnd in taxes there for, York Exprms. For The Lancaster Intelligencer. WAR NEWS. Corinth Entrenchment* iWiHflpia4‘ hy -JPciTeral Troop*—-The He heU &etnt(!,Bltly«eveik Allies to Oke< ion, ■ :.>3 v : ;- .- WABawwoK, May Bo. r/ A telegraphic ffiaaateir fere j ust bren received from tat ; TBPoffictoi loft Corinth last night, ;*nd UfartQen. Hme eMd their entrenchments it 8 morelnk W • >, . .4,2?-. • DISPATCHI \ Wax DiPiincure, May 80. A jOftpateh jpftt'Toraliedftiliy corroborates the former message that (fcrlnth ta evaeofitod by the rebels and occu pied by oar troops. Prisoners say that the enemy left last night for Okelon, n point about 67 miles south-of Corinth on the Mobile end Ohio railroad. Official Dispatches from Glen. Halleck. Wax Dxpaxxxxht, Wissuraros, May SO. The following has just been received at the War Depart ment. - Headquarters Dxpastxxxt otyhi Mississippi. V. Camp on Oorintb Road, May 28,1662. t 7b Hotu K JC iS&rafoo, Secretary of ffhr; J Three strong reeonnoitering columns advanced this mferhiag,-bn the right, centre and left, to feel the enemy and unmisk hie batteries. The enemy hotly contested hto ground at each point, but was driven In with considera ble loss. The column on the left encountered the strong est- r - kflled and woundtd- The enemy left thirty doad »n the -field,. Our losses at other points arenoiyetaseertained. Some five or.six offlcarsAnd a number of privates were captured. The fighting wfil probably be renewed to morrow morning -at daybreak. The whole country to so .‘thickly wooded that we are compelled to feel our way. ... (Sighed) --H.W. Hiiucx, Major General. Wax Dspasvxxht. \ . WAssoiatoH, May 80. j The following dispatches were,received at the War Department this afternoon: ----- Nias Gobxhvh, May SO. To Hon. E, M. Stanton, Secretary of W!tr: Geh. Pope’s heavy batteries opened upon the enemy’s entrenchments yesterday abootlO o’clock,and soon drove the rebels from their advanced battery. Major W. T. Sherman established another heavy battery yesterday afternoon within one .thousand yards of their works, and skirmishing parties Advanced at daybreak this morning. Three of our-divisions are already in the enemy’aadranced works, about three-quarters of a mile of Corinth, which to In flames. The enemy has fallen back of the Mobile railroad. (Signed) . H. W. TTaraerg, GeneraL . [SEOOKD DISPATCH ] . Nxas Co&iHia, May 80. To Eon. E. M SUmtoni Secretary of War ; Onr advanced guard are in Oorintb. Conflicting ac counts as to the enemy’s movements. They are believed to be in strong force on onr left flank, some four or five miles south of Oorintb near the Mobile and Ohio railroad. (Signed) n. W, Hallick, Major GeneraL . .Washington, May 81. The following despatch was received this morning at the War Department: Headquarters Oak? near Corinth, > Friday, May 80,1862. f Hon. E. M. Stanton. Secretary of War: The enemy’s position and works In front of Corinth were exceedingly strong, and he cannot occupy a stronger position in his flight. This’mornlng he destroyed an Im mense amount of public -and private property, stores wagons, tents, Ac. For miles ont of the town the roads are filled with arms, haversacks, Ac., thrown away by hiß flying troops. A large cumber of prisoners and deserters have boon captured, estimated l>y Gen. Pope at 3,000. Gen Beauregard evidently distrusts bis army or he would have defended so strong a-position, nis troops are gener ally much discouraged and demoralized. In all tbelr en gagements for the last few days their resistance has been weak. H.W.HALLECK, Major General Commanding. From the N. Y. Times. GENERAL BANKS’ CAMPAIGN. Sketch of Gen. Banka’ Three Months’ Campaign in the Vwlley of the Shenan doah—His Triumphant Mareh from Harper's Ferry to Staunton—Hls Dlsas* trous Retreat from Staunton Into Mary land. Precisely three months ago, on the 26th of February last, the army of Major General Banks crossed the Potomac at Harper’s Ferry, and took up its line of march along the valley of the Bhenandoah. The column'numbered some thirty thousand men, finely drilled and.well equipped; and was composed of regiments from almost every loyal Btate in the Union —from New England, from New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland, and from the' Northwestern tier of States as far as Wisconsin. Its worS was to destroy 1 or drive from the valley the Confederate force under God. Thos. J. Jaeksoo, (commonly called “Stonewall” Jackson,) who had, during the winter, held possession of that section of Virginia extending from the Blue-Ridge to the hills in Berkeley county, and from the Potomac on the northeast to the southwestern limit of the State. Gen. Banks’ column set ont in high spirits, anxious to measure swords with the Confederate foe, soldier and statesman who was in command. The day after reaching the soil of Virginia, the advance began. The enemy was driven from Charlestown, dlacomfitted In - innumerable cavalry skirmishes, his whole army was defeated at Win chester, he was pursued to Btraabnrg, from thence to Monnt Jackson, the terminns of the Valley Railroad; from -tbenre to New Market, to Harrisonburg, and to Staunton—a dis tance of over a hundred.miles from where he started; while a harassing series of cavalry and infantry skirmishes was kept up along the whole line. Gen. Banks’ work, bo far as bis own Department was concerned, was now nearly completed. He had only to advance upon Staunton, defeat or drive away • the Confederates thefe, hold the railroad runniog across the Blue Ridge, and then bis fine army would i>e ready for further operations wherever it might bo ueeded. Suddenly, and while near this point, it was darkly given ont from Washington that Banks’ army was on* tho retreat—why, no Common mortal could divine. It was reported that early in the'present month to be back at New Market, back to Woodstock, back to Strasburg, wbere it temporarily made a halt, and it leaked out from the telegraph that one half of the column (Shield’s division) was on the wing over the Manassas Gap Railroad to Fredericksburg—for what purpose nobody but the war gods at Washington could tell. The Confederates, In the meantime, came up with the remnant of Banks’ army at Strasburg, defeated a part of it at Front Royal, drove the remainder back from Btrasburg to Winchester, defeated it there, with great loss, drove it back in haste from Win chester to the Potomac; and there,on yeßterday,itefferted a crossing into Marylaud—after a retreat of a hundred miles—precisely three months to a day, as we have said, from the time it set out. The advance, so gloriously and hopefully made in February, after all bnt accomplished its ol joct, ended in disaster and disgrace to the National arms In May. For which whoever may be responsible, General Banks is not. We will recapitulate, a little,more in detail, some of the events of the forward and retrograde movements. As already mentioned, the army reached the Virginia shore on the 26th of February, crossing the Potomac on a pontoon bridge. (The main Confederate army, it most be remembered, was at this time still at Manassas.) It at ouce took possession of Bolivar Heights, near Harper's Ferry; the next day moved forward to Charlestown, where the enemy was discovered to be in some force; bat he was driven out with loss, and on the 28th that town was oc cupied. Hundreds < f loyal refugees, who bad been ex pelled by- the Confederates, returned to their desolated homes, and the loyal inhabitants were overjoyed at the deliverance, they, too, bad received. Martiosburg, also, occupied by the Union troops, and the work of recon strncting the Baltimore and Obioßailroad, which bad been held by the Confederates for nearly a year, was actively carried on, and every point of the road was protected from Harper’s Ferry to Cumberland. The weather at this time was very cold, and tbo snow and slush tried the endurance and strength of our troops, bnt they stoutly bore op under their hardships. . . In the first days of March, General Banks began to posh but detachments to occupy various important points off the line of the railroad, to prevent the possibility of the Con federates outflanking him: Now began a series of severe and harassing skirmishes between our advance and the rear guard (Ashby’s cavalry) of the Confederates, in which frequently several regiments of infantry took part. Skir mishes occurred at Berrysvilis, and a hundred other places. Indeed, every foot of ground was contested by the enemy, thoughhedid not dare to give battle in force. On the 6th of March it was ascertained that the Confederate Jackson’s column web in foil force at Winchester, behind formidable earthworks, mounting sixty guns and supported by field batteries. On that day we occupied Smithfield, seven miles north-east of Charlestown. On the 7th, General Banks detached Colonel Geary’s force, wtflch marched down to Leosbnrg, drove out the Confederate Gen. Hill, with hia whole command, from the town and the surrounding forte, and occujHed the place. This brilliant achievement— a well-timed blow and a skilful manoeuvre—gave us posses sion of a position which, up to that time, had been con sidered as one of the greatest Confederate strongholds, and bad by them been often pronounced impregnable. They did not, however, attempt a defence, as Gentral Banks had completely outflanked them, and resietance was useless. From Charlestown Gen. Banks began to move forward toward Winchester, and his proximity to that point and Str&sburg, from which he could menace the rear of the Confederates at Manassas, caused the evacuation of that world-famous stronghold on the 9th and 10th of March. On the 12th, Geo. Banlu advanced upon Winchester, and Jackson’s Confederates escaped from the place Just In time to save their skins. (In these retreats the Confederates had the advantage of our forces, in that they traveled upon the railroad, but tore It up behind them to hinder pursuit, aud our army had to flounder along through mod and mire ) Our advance immediately began to feel its way from Winchester toward Strasbnrg, in which direction Jackson had fled, and brisk fights took place daily with Ashby’s Confederate cavalry; while a portion of Banks’ column pushed forward and parsed over the railroad to Manassas—making our first communication with that point from this direction since the region fell into Con federate hands. Gen. Banks himself seeing that the Con federates were flying out of the valley, crossed the moun tains, preparatory, it was raid, to establishing bis head quarters at Fairfax Court House, and operating in another din-ction. Whl’e these movements were being made, the Confeder ate force had retired a few miles below Strasborg. Jackson, imagining now that nearly our entire army bad left the valley, came out from hls covert aud passed through Btrasburg toward Winchester, for the purpore of devour ing the small National force he thought to be at that point. He attacked our outposts on Saturday, the 22d, and on the subsequent day advanced upon us with an army ten or twelve thonsand strong. General Shields—who, in the temporary absence of Banks, was in command—was pre pared for that very event, and suddenly sprang upon the Confederates with his whole division, and gained the very important victory of Winchester. In the meantime, Gen. Banks bad eome up, and next morning gave the Confeder ates chase, and did not stop till he had reached a point five miles beyond Strasbnrg, where he had to halt on ac count of destroyed traeks and bridges. The pursuit was a terrible one for the enemy, and bis loss was estimated by the Commanding Officer at 500 killed and 1,000 wounded, besides the demoralization and almost complete breaking up of this division of the Confederate army. Oo the Ist of April, Gen. Banks had things ready for continuing the pursuit of the enemy; and by this time Jackson, also, had again succeeded in getting hls force in some sort of fighting trim. Banks advanced toward Wood stock, the Confederate cavalry disputing every foot of ground, and rendering pursuit almost impossible fay their destruction <f bridges. Ou the 2d he reached Edenburg, soveuteen miles from Straaburg, where he had some sharp skirmishing with Jackson’s rear guard, while the main Confederate bod; retreated upon New Market. Banks was delayed some time building a bridge; bnt oo the 16th he made a sudden movement upon Mount Jackson, the rail road terminus, and from there marched to New Market, fighting hls way with artillery, and captured many prison ers. The enemy attempted to make a stand, bnt, having hls lines open, soon effected a hasty retreat. On the 19th the Confederates 1 were pursued to Sparta, eight miles from New Market, General Banks having had to construct no leas than a dozen bridges between the two points. From there the chase was continued to Harrison burg, which place General Banks occupied, and tele graphed that the Confederates had abandoned the valley, and were en route for GordonsvlHe, by way of the moon | tains. The work of clearing the Shenandoah Valley was 1 now nearly completed, end It only remained to advance , upon Staunton, when the whole region could have been 1 permanently held fay a small-force. Troops were thrown | forward towards Btaunton, and It was demonstrated that ! Jackson with hie whole army had retreated to the east side of the Ffaennnddah. On the 29th of last month Banka’ column was within tworor three miles of Staunton, and waa advancing upon last Confederate' position in the , valley in high spirits and with great jay—the soldiers i baing proud of the “little Iron man** who had led them on J inch a long and triumphant march, j All was ominously quiet now from Banks’ eolnmn (or ten j days, when, id thaOtb of May, It waa suddenly announced I by telegraph that he and hi* army were again at New ; Market—2o miles north of Harrisonburg, and 40 from Staunton—onthe back track. Then we began to bear of , Hbe Confederates following ns up; and harassing terribly ! 'our retreat, and we began also to bear of the Union people who bad befriended our army being persecuted ana butchered by the Confederates. ,On the 13th, Banks bad reached Strasbnrg, Evidently moving in haste; and the j Confederate papers communicated the news that Jackson i had been largely reinforced*both with .man and courage, -and was in turn giving chase to our retreating army. Not ■ wKhitandlng thattbis.waAweUknownfOuehalf of Banka j army was detaehed aud'seht to reinforce McDowelL ) •’ Then came thrdiatKtolngwTests of tho last week—the ; defeat at Front HoyaV.tfaAporiuijttp Wlneheater, wi de* i feat there at the scene'of burfogier glorious triumph— : ft to portaft from: end to the I Potomao-the fedlowihff OP Suaday nigjit to, the yarHoa of tho ihw? od fiw. wwnt rf Bank* «n barely aacaping Into Maryland. Thus began In gloiy ni& cured In disaster, tho tfareo months campaign In tho Val toy of the Bhenaa4osh. Aadaowtoo wbotoreglott.lt one* mote la the hands of tho wDl again. have to bo won from thos ta~tbo*SK£4wMtor df-onr ormy. Gen. Fremont ton** osf-th*ivM*«'ostbe Vslley, and in the roar of Jactaton. and we sriU doobtlen soon have a . glorious afterpicoe-to the InadrpicfoUA drama Just cloasd I’HUiiOKLFHUcatiBEiIPOSDBXOII, s*. -A- > SSth.lSSi \ KiSnSc^EsßOXi: The totally and.- of fti« «?£ M metropolis : aitf «W« beautiful to behold, eepadallywhen they are eallMhlnto fetkm at a moment's n<mee as was tbaease a few deyaegowben the nows of tfa* Shenandoah Talley u scart”c*mw to town; Our dtisaa eoldkry,rwho have always beeir laughed at as “cellar-door guards,” etc., were prompt la obey log the call to armi, and. now that the scare has subsided aa rapidly as It rose, are very properly taking the unction to themselves-that they are at least as brave as some other people, Horaee Greeley for Instance. One thing In this new uprising of the people of Phlla* delphla,and Pennsylvania, and.the whole north, Is the suggestion which It mast earry with stunning weight to the rebels In arms that the north Is invincible in this con* tett, and that every new demand npon os is met with aa alacrity that brings back again the days of last April. Thirty thousand men offered from tht« dty alone on lion* $ day jest; it Is estlmsted that throughout the entire north over three hundred, thousapdbrave patriots sprang to arms at this single rumor of * fresh danger. Is there nothing , in this fret to convince the leadenofthls wicked rebellion 4h«ttheir tieasoniahopelessl • ■ The work of finishing the newiron frigate, “Ironsides,” l* progressing rapidly st the Nsvy Yard, and her boilers and armament are In a state of forwardness, so that in five or six weeks at farthest, we will have the first grand Iron vessel of our new navy ready torse*. Then we shall have one antagonist tor the Warrior of England, La Glodre of France, or the walls of ForVSumter, The other vessels at the Navy Yard are the Yorktown, Juniata, -Honongahela, etc., all receiving extensive repairs. The principal ship* bouse la also being cleared away and put in. ordst ready for the commencement of the new gun-boat, Shenandoah. Nearly two thousand workmen are at present engaged at theyard; The city hospitals for sick and wounded soldiers am now pretty well filled, over eight thousand patients being thus quartered In iur midst. They are the recipients of every bounty and attention from oar citUens and their Camilles, who teem to vie with each other lu lavishing attention nporrthem. One good anecdote la told of a poor fellow who when asked bya Isay if she couldn't wash his face, or smooth his pillow, or do something tor him, said gruffly, “No 1 cause you'd be the eighth blessed one who has been doin' on it a'ready this very momln 1" Yesterday, when we paid our usual visit at the Merchants' Exchange, what was oar surprise to behold in Its old place the New Orleans Picayune t It has dwindled down to a yellow, dckly-looking sheet, of no acoount whatever. We are glad to notice a disposition in the great Foreign Reviews ton the current quarter to say little or nothing about the Rebellion—* question which, singularly enough, they never did and never will understand. Thus the new “Westminster” hasn’t a single word to say on the subject, and the London Quarterly, in so far as it does say any* thing, (subject Uerrlruac and Monitor) says it pretty near* ly on the right side. By this means all these great peri* odicals will be especially welcome to readers this quarter. The Westminster contains ten masterly articles on as many themes. The “ London Quarterly ” has nine papers, one on Hymn* ology being absorbingly interesting, and one oq thaTrain* log of the Clergy very applicable to this country as well as England. A fine critical paper on Thorabury’a Life of Turner late out the knout fier.ely, as it should; and Stan* hope’s Life of Pitt is genUlly reviewed. As we have said, both the Reviews are floe numbers. Two'fine duodecimos, both novols of different countries and periods, issued In one day, by one house, from the pen of one author, is a feat not often accomplished. Yet here we have it. from the active press of Tlokuor <& Fields, in the form of two distioct new novels by Mrs. Stowe, “ Agnes of Sorrento, an Italian Romance,'’ and “ The Pearl of Orr’s Island, a story of the Coast of Maine.” These are both beautifully written novels, aud we Should be doing Injus tice to Messrs. Ticknor k Fields to omit saying that they are beautifully published. Readers of Agnes of Borrento in the Atlantic Monthly will of course want this charming story In Us connected form. The picture of the preaching and martyrdom of Savonarola.is grand, and the entire story is a noble addition to classic literature. But Mrs. Btowe is best at home in New England, and the story of the Pearl of Orr’a Island will doubtless find more readers than the finished mediaeval romance just re ferred to. It is brlmfull of rough, hearty New England life, many of the characters, and especially Captain Kltt* rid ire, a regular old salt, being depleted with wonderful skill. The usual lights and shadows are intermingled in the story, the whole worked out with that fascinating power peculiar to Mrs. Btowe. Another new book by the now famous author of East Lynne is published this week by Messrs Dick k Fitzgerald, Now York, in a neatly printed half-dollar pamphlet. “The Heir to Ashley ” will certainly find many admirers. It would even were the authorship notkuown,buthow much more since the knowledge goes with it that Mrs. Wood is the author. Her stories cannot be written or published too fast; a dosen a month would not more than supply the demand. The same publishers issue a capital humorous book, “ The Old Judge, or Life in a Colony,” by Judge Haliburton. Sam'Slick here is devoid of such of the coarseness charac teristic of some of hla works, and gives us a pure work of humor nicely whittled down to a point of satire that pone* turos but does not fester. The picture of the old -skipper John Barking, in the opening chapter is absolutely Inimi table. The warm days.'coming on nothing could be better for a lounge somewhere lu the shade than Tbe Old Judge. A spirited new Indian tale, translated from Gastaol Aim ard. the Cooper of France, is just published by T. B. Peter son & Brothers. “The Indian scout” may be called a sequel to the Flower of the Prairie, by those who tave read that work, but it is also ah independent story, fall of dash, vigor and brilliancy. Aimard is more like Mayne Reid than Cooper, bis tales possessing a certain off-handedness rarely found lu tbe more studied and elaborate works of tbe author of tbe Prairie. Tbe Indian Scout is one' of bis ' very best works. Still another of tbe tales by the author of East Lynne and Tbe Ch&nciugs !s published this week by tho Peter sons, printed from the manuscript aud advance proof-sheets purchased from tbe author. It is called “ A Life’s Secret, a Story of Woman’s Revenge.” Written with groat power and feeling this fine tale exhibits how. thoroughly Mrs. Wood 1? capable of depicting domestic tragedy. The denouement' is remarkable for its dramatic Intensity. The more we read of Mrs. Wood the batler xro we satisfied she Is at the llring female novelists. A very fine little volume is just published by Messrs. Gonld A Lincoln, Boston, entitled “Tbe Testimony of Christ to Christianity,” by Petei B-iyoe. Mr. Bayne is welt known everywhere by his former writings, first among which we place his delightful Essays lu Biography and Criticism. The present essay Is fall of tbe fervid piety and earnest conviction of the deep importance of hlB subject, which he characterizes The Christian Life. He has before written upon the same theme, aud he always handles it aa a master. The same publishers issue, in a fine crown ootavo vol ume, anotberof their valuable works for the biblical scholar. This Is the “Introduction to the Study of the Gospels,” by Brooke Foss Weßtcott; Professor Racket, of the Newton Theological Institute, presenting tbe work, as the Ameq|f can editor. It treats of every distinctive subject in the entire range of gospel 6tudy, with sufficient illustration In each to make It clear, yet being unencumbered with detail it crowds into the one volume what might otherwise fill a dozen. It will provo a great assistance to the inquirer after truth; we give It an honored place in our library of bibli cal commentary. H. GOV. ANDREW’S RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR MORE TROOPS. The following letter from Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts has been received at the War Department: Boston, May 19,1862, Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War : Sir: I have this moment received a tele gram in these words, viz: “The Secretary of War desires, to know how soon you can raise and organize three or four more infantry regiments, and have them ready to be forwarded here to be armed and equipped. Please answer immediately, and state tbe number you can raise. L. THOMAS, Adj't.-General” A call so sadden and unexpected finds me without materials for an intelligent reply.— Our youDg men are all pre-occupied with other views. Still, if a real call for these regi ments is made, I believe we oan raise them in 40 days. The arm 9 and equipments would need to be furnished here. Oar people have never marched without them. They go into camp while forming into regiments, and are drilled and practiced with arms and muskets as soldiers. To attempt the other course would dampen enthusiasm, aod make the men feel that they were not soldiers but a mob. Again, if our people feel that they are going into tbe South to help fight rebels who will kill and destroy them, by all means known to savages as well as civilized men, will deceive them by fraudulent flags of truce and lying pretenses, as they did the Massachusetts boys at Williamsburg, will use th‘eir negro slaves against them both as laborers and as fighting men, while they thfmselves mast never fire at the^' enemy’s magazine, I think they will feel the draft is heavy on their patriotism. Bat if the President will sustain GeD. Hunter, and recognize aft men, even black men, as legally capable of that loyalty the blacks are waiting to manifest, and let them fight with God and human nature on their side, the roads will swarm, if need be, with multitudes whom New England would pour ont to obey your call. Always ready to do my utmost, I remain, most faithfully, your obedient servant,- JOHN A. ANDREW. A Week Later. Boston, May 26. Tbe following is published this morning. By the Governor and Commander in-Chief : A PROCLAMATION.. Men of Massachusetts : The wily and bar barous horde of traitors-to the people, to the Government, to onr country, and to liberty, menace again the -National Capital. They have attacked and rooted .Major General Banks, are advancing on Harper’s Ferry and are marching on Washington. The Presi dent calls on Massachusetts to rise once more for its rescue and defence. The whole active militia will be summoned by a general order issued from the office of the Adjutant- General to report on Common to morrow. They will march to relieve and avenge their brethren and friends, to oppose with fiery zeal and courageous patriotism the progress of the foe. * May God encourage their hearts and strengthen their arms, and may He inspire the government and all tho people. . Given at headquarters in Boston, at 11 o’olock this (Sunday) evening. May 25th, A. D. 1862. JOHN A. ANDREW. from WASHINGTON. : We bear that nearly 75,000 troopsare sick, disabled and missing—troops that are down on the pay rolls and who are under pay. -It is rumored that a very large number of the troops that went down th e Potomac to march - upon Yorktown sire in the lisfc of the sfek, and that they are. not included in the above. The papers at the War Department fix the entire number, of Government troops to be somewhere m the neighborhood of six hundred thousand. It is safe at least; jadedhet one hundred thousand from fox duty.— Washington JkpubWeaft, J '
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