OSO. unmßMll *DMOB. 4m fAHDKRAOVi Aiwelrtt* LANCASTER* PA., 1862. 'tr-SSS«Mg ls&s&mKaBF%< So. mSmawv, g” Jggfr «• wttudsad to nostro sdrartfsenonto for The £i(mU> wot, u£ our k>w«t rate*. . . v 49* Y. B. Pauax, the American H»*4WK _rff2r» ?• X. earner RiUi ud Oheefamt Street* Pb&ddpbte, U •utbortedtoncatTB eubefcriptlonxuiid adroctfamaf for this ippgg, rtjwar lowoot wffl !»»■ ■Bdod oil payment*. - 49* Jon wnnß* Asnnisn Aonr ii located at Ho. 60 North 6tb street, Philadelphia. He is authorised to noolro advertisements and subscriptions fin* The Lancaster No. 1 Beollay’s Building, Court St, Boston, Is qbranthorised Agent tor neetring advertisements, 4a How oar flag It 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. DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET. FOE AUDITOE GENERAL: ISAAC SLENKER, Union County. FOE BOBVEYOE GENEEAL: JAMES P. BAER, Pittsburg. MBKTISG OF COUNTS COMMITTEE, The Democratic County Committee met pureosnt to the call of the Chairman, at Sbober’e Hotel, 4n tbe City of Lancaster, on Thursday, September 4th, at 11 o’clock, A. M. in the absence of the Chairman, Gxorqx G. Brush, Esq., of Manor, was chosen Chairman pro tem. The object of the meeting was stated to be to take into consideration the recommendation of the State Central Committee pro. posing s proper celebration throughout the State of the 17th of September, the anniversary of tbe adoption of the Constitution. Hknkt BEinm, Esq., of Mount Joy, then offered the following resolution, which, after some discossion, in which Messrs. SaaizviK, Swire and North participated, was unanimously adopted: Sesolved, That the Chairman of the County Committee be instructed to call a meeting of the citizens of Lancaster County, who are In favor of tbe Union as it was and the Constitution as It Is, in Centre Sqaaro,,in the City of Lan caster, on Wednesday, September 17th, 1862. at 1 o’clock, P. &L,40 celebrate tbe anniversary of tbe adoption of the Federal Constitution. There being no further business, on motion, the Commit, tee adjourned. GEO; G. BRUSH, Airo&xw J. BxEiHKiH, Sec’y. Chairman pro tem. GRAND lASS MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF THE Constitution and the Union, A Grand Mass Meeting of tho citizens of Lancaster county, who are for the Constitution as It is, and the Unlou as it was, will be held in Centre Square, in the CITV OF LANCASTER On Wednesday, September 17th, AT 1 O’CLOCK, P. M Bally friends of the Constitution! the sacred compact made by Washington, Franklin, Madison and their com peers. Tbe hoor is one of peril to our country, and a free expression of opinion is demanded. Como up in your might, and avow your purpose to maintain the Constitu tion as it is, and restore the Union as it wasl Come, and show yourselves as fully resolved to pot down Abolitionism at the ballot box, as you have shown yourselves to fight against Becessionism In arms I Come, and Bhow that you are the best supporters of the government, in the exercise of its constitutional powers, and the sworn enemy of trea son at home or abroad. Come, from yoar farms, and your workshops, and give a day to your country I “ Come as the winds' come When forests are rendedl Cornu as th* waves come. When navies are stranded I” 49* Able speakers from abroad wilt be present to ad drau the meeting. By order of the Democratic Connty Committee. R. R. TSHUDY, Chairman. LINOASTXR, September 9tb, 1862. THE PEOPLE AROUSED! The dangers that menaoe us on the Southern border, and the Proclamation of the Governor, followed by that" of the Mayor, calling upon the people to assemble for military drill, had ah inspiriting effect upon our citizens. Accor, dingly, some eight hundred or a thousand assembled in their respective wards on Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, (the places of business all being closed) and commenced an organiza tion into squads and companies for the purpose of discipline. They also met again on Satur day evening, at 5 o’clock, and will continne to meet every day for the same purpose. It is probable that they will receive arms in a day or two, and will then form regularly into companies and battalions. The same spirit is displayed in Columbia, Mount Joy, Marietta, Strasburg, Manheim, and in all the villages and townships, and in a very short time we shall have a considerable army of flome Guards in Lancaster county ready and willing to meet the foe should he invade onr soil. In consequence of the unfavorable news from Maryland, a meeting was called in the Court-House, on Sunday afternoon,’ by the Mayor, where it was resolved to close the plaoes of business at 3 o’clock, until further orders, so that the drills may be proceeded with more vigorously and efficiently. The proceedings of the meeting will be found in another column. THE WAR NEWS. We give at considerable length the details, of the recent severe battles in Virginia, whioh resulted in forcing General Pope’s army back to the Potomao and endangering the city of Washington. So that, in reality, we are now just about where we started a twelve-month ago, and mußt do all the fighting over again before Richmond*falls into our hands. Whose fault this is, or whether anybody in particular is to blame for our reverses, we do not pretend to say; but one.thing is certain that nothing substantial has yet been accomplished byway of suppressing the rebellion, and unless there iB more energy and earnestness thrown into our military movements another year or two may be suffered to pass ronnd before the war is ended. Sinoe Wednesday night last, when onr army fell back from Fairfax, there has been no fighting of any oensequenoe; but a rebel force orossed the Potomao on Saturday and took possession of Frederick City, Md. Their pick ets extend seven miles on the Hagerstown road. General McClellan is sending all the troops be can Bpare up the Potomac towards Harper’s Ferry, and another great battle is imminent. announcement of the restoration of General McClellan to the ohief command of all the forces about Washington, was re ceived with unbounded joy by the entire army. It is said that even the sick and wounded soldiers gave vent to their feelings in rounds of applause. ; i®* The Committee of Safety have issued •B Address to the people-of the eounty, but jro could not obtain a oopy of it in time for onr paper. It would appear in the evening papers of yesterday. We give, in another oolnmn, the resolutions of the Republican County Convention and the speech of Thaddzub Steves, as puhliehed in the Express of Wednesday evteing. If any: doubts heretofore existed in die minds dt any. thesoj^ust mow gge way tb the item e|mbit#.in proceedings of the Contention. Tbe body vriie completely tinder tba-eoDtrolof proceedings vere; directed by him, and the candidates, with bqt'oneor two exceptions, are all wool dyed Abolitionists of the most radioal stamp. :Wo cannot .believe that this Convention re flected the sentiments of a majority of the citizens of this county, nor even of the Re publican party. The ultra course of Mr. Stxyzns and the other Abolition• leaders in Congress have already brought : tbe country to the verge of destruction,- and if hfli and they are again returned to. the National Conn oils the Union will be irretrievably gone beyond the possibility of redemption. The only hope, the only safety of- the RephbKo depends upon the .people repudiating the ‘ counsels of snob disnnionists, and electing as their representa tives honest and enlightened 7 men who will hold up the hands of President Lincoln in his efforts to restore the Union as it was. The question for the people of Lancaster oonnty (in, connexion with their brethren throughout the Commonwealth) to decide at the ballot box will be—shall Abolitionism prevail and the Union be destroyed ? or shall it be crashed ont and the Union saved f This is the great, the all important issue for the people to decide every where throughout the Northern States. What will Lancaster connty do in the matter ? Will she sustain or repudiate Thaddeus Stevens, and by so doing sustain or repudiate Abolitionism t Will her oitizens vote to destroy or restore the Union ? The seoond Toeeday of October will determine the great question, so far as their votes can do it, for all time to come. GBHERAL MCCLELLAN. The President has exhibited his good sense and firmness of character by reinstating General Geoeqe B. McOlellan in command of the army of Virginia. No wonder that Mr. Lincoln has come to the conelusion that snch braggadoeia Generals as Pofe do not suit to eontend against the able strategists who com mand the rebel army in Virginia. If the plans of General McClellan had not been in terfered with, Riohmond would long ere this have been in our possession, and the rebel army driven from the soil of the Old Domin ion. As it is, we are incalculably worse off than when the orazy olamor against him first began to gather force and strength. That he will again be equal to the oooasion we have not a doubt; hut the diffionlties which now surround him would be sufficient to orush any other man not possessed of the ooolness, intel ligence and profound military sagacity whioh he has exhibited all through this terrible war. The restoration of General McClellan to the command is a bitter pill to the Abolition ists in this vioinity, who have, all along, been denouncing him as an imbecile and a coward, and some of them had the andacity to go a step farther in their malignity and oharge him with being a traitor ! They are dumbfounded at the aotion of the President, and ourses, not loud bnt deep, are uttered against the Chief Magistrate himself. ANOTHER TERRIBLE FIGHT. The papers of Wednesday morning bring us the intelligence of another severe engage ment on Monday evening near Chantilly, about two miles north of Fairfax Court House, in whioh tho enemy, comprising a portion of Jackson’s forces, were driven back a mile by a part of the army of General Pope, which occupied the battle field up to three o’clock, Tuesday morning. Oar loss was very heavy, and according to report included Gen. Kearney and Gen. Stevens, both of whom were shot while leading their Respective com mands into action. Farther particulars of this engagement have not reached ns ; but it would seem to have been a very heavy one. General McClellan has been appointed to the command of all the defences ton and all the troops employed for the pro tection of the national capital. This appoint ment, we take it, gives him supremaoy over all other generals commanding in Virginia, General Pope included. It offers a fair con tradiction to the mean slanders of some of the radioal journals which have been recently endeavoring to damage Gen. McClellan’s rep utation by stating that he had heon superce ded, and so forth. ' The news from the West continues most important. The rebels are pressing, north ward through Kentucky in the direction of Covington, on tho hanks of the Ohio river opposite Cincinnati. Business is entirely suspended in the latter city, and martial law is proclaimed in the oities of Cincinnati, Cov ington and Newport by General Wallace. There can be nothing more contempt ibly mean in this world than to aoense a man who haß ever been true to his oountry, to the Constitution and the Government, of disloy alty. The extraordinary effort of the Aboli tion press of this State to brand certain men with treason merely because they cannot and will not violate the Constitution, is a base hearted subserviency to party, never before equaled in the worst corruptions of political depravity in any age. They see the “ hand writing upon the wall,” that Abolitionism must die in this State, and hence their unscru pulous attack upon Democrats to deceive those who voted the Republican ticket in 1860, that they may holdfon a little longer to their lease of power —they have not got rich enough ont of their plunderings of the State and National treasuries yet. But their unhallowed schemes will not win. While wreaking all over with expressions of traitorous Bentiment—sneering at the Constitution of the United States— openly advooating violations of laws passed by Congress, these political Pharisees, now accuse men who never had a disloyal thought, of being enemies of their country 1 Such hypocrisy has no parallel. Not one act—not a sentiment ever expressed is attempted to be pointed to base their charge. They have no foundation whatever, the whole thing is for partisan purposes. While the oountry is bleeding at every pore, the very existence, of the nation resting upon the edge of a terrible preoipice, while the government is calling upon the people to come to the res oue, and foroe back the armed traitors that are striving to roll the oitadel into the awful golf beneath, these leeches upon government pap, are endeavoring to stir up strife and contention, and oasting obloquy upon those whose patriotism has thus far saved us from irretrievable ruin. Bnt the honest masses see through the gauze-like covering which hides their rottenness, and when opportunity occurs they will teaoh them that they have mistook their vocation. The people are not blind— they can see thejobject and aim of these cor morants without speotaoles, and in beholding their oorrnptions)will apply the corrective. ORGANIZE AT ONCE t The Governor has authorized companies of 60 men to be raised immediately, and oalled into service at Jonoe. Now, this is an excel lent chance for pur ybuDg men throughout the bonnt; to show their patriotism and avoid a draft by enrolling themselves on sight. The Boston Post publishes tits following extract from a letter written by an officer in the army of the Potomao,; who was m r ti]Ee £even days’ battles, in command of ajwttwy, and who distjtpijtished himself : , ? Perhaps I batenerartoldyoo why we ware WofsnoMßsfal j.-t-will & so now* ; When Sen. McClellan lasted at Fortress Monroato commence hiamarehon Richmond, he had lls,Qoo.men. IPs plan wag to: engage, the enemy before YortjOwu, aim the Secretary of War agreed to send Gen McDowell, then at Fredericksburg, to West Point, to attack them in the rear. Had the programme been faith fully followed, the result coaid have been no other than the eaptnre of the entire force of Magrnder. McClellan left-the Fortress with his splendid army in the highest spirits,; they halted'the first iiTgbt atßig Bethel, the strong entrenehments of wbicn the rebels evacuated without scarce firing a gnn. Early the next day the Union army resumed its march) and in the afternoon, encountered the enemy at Howard’s Mills, a strongly entrenched place, six miles east of Yorktown. That night Mo- Clellan rested at Howard’s Mills, within the rebel works. Every thing now looked well; he had found the enemy in large force. Gen. Porter, with a balloon, had examined the extent and disposition of their forces ; by his telegraphic line, whioh was completed each day, so thatheoonld hold communication with Washington at eaoh encamping place. He telegraphed, tiie satisfactory state of affairs, and in reply he .was informed by Secretary Stanton that the. government had concluded not to send McDowell as had been agreed; that he had force. enough, and that it was thought unsafe to remove McDowell farther from Washington. McClellan's consternation was great He called his generals aboat him and showed them Stanton’s telegram. The question what wbb to he done was then discus sed. They knew by aotnal reoonnoissanoe thaffheir force was insufficient to storm the strong works of Yorktown; they were equal ly certain that a retreat at that time wonld be disastrous. It was finally conolnded to form an intrenched camp before the enemy’s works, and approach them by parallels, until the government coaid reinforce them and oarry ont the original plan. This was done, and as far as McClellan’s army was concerned, you know the result. By his judioious skill he drove the enemy from their strong works, cap tured eighty large gans, followed them, fought and whipped them at Williamsburg, and then pursued to the Chiokahominy. All this time be was urging "the government to reinforce him. The responses were unsatisfactory, and no new troops were sent in time to he of ser vice. At Yorktown the army was redoeed 15.000 ; at Williamsburg 5000 ; at Fair Oaks 8000. The battle of Fair Oaks was ended on the Ist of Jane, and it was not until the 20th that the first and only reinforcements reaohed us; they consisted of some 8000 or 10,000 troops, under McCall, and not enough to make good the losses by siokness in Jane. Upon arriving at the Chiokahominy, and after Fair Oaks, our army therefore numbered, including the sick, 92,000. ‘With this number, , so small compared to the opposing army, the same course had to be pursued as at York town. An entrenehed camp was indispensa ble to proteot oor retreat, in the event of not receiving the required aid. Without it we conld not have held onr position a week; without it we could not have reached our present location; in short, without it, destruc tion was inevitable. mm** Five or six weeks did McClellan wait before Riohmond, hoping for reinforcements, but in vain, and then the change of our base, and the position of the gunboats agreed upon, and fully and successfully accomplished. All these facts are known here, and will, I think explain to yon why we are not in Rich mond, and will also convince you that the responsibility of this campaign rests upon the shoulders of a oliqne who are jealous of the sucoess of any military leader, and who, until reoently, 1 have influenced the affairs of the army to an unfortunate extent. Tbiß clique is oomposed of radical political leaders, among whom are many in the departments. I find that the most intelligent and best informed offioers have the most unbounded confidence in Gen. McClellan ; you are safe, therefore, in continuing your good opinion of him. THE MINNESOTA MASSACUE-WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IT * The late terrible slaughter of over five hun dred whites in Minnesota, by the Sionx, and other Indians, is a matter of terrible impor tance to the people of that State, and one that should enlist for them the sympathies of the civilized world. But for the greater excite ment growing out of the war against the giant rebellion in the South, the sad subject would, doubtless engage the earnest attention of this oountry—bnt, as the ease is, a half column in the newspapers, detailing the horrid facts, disposes of this great tragedy. Some of the newspapers have, incidentally, stated that this massacre was prompted by Secessionists, or their sympathizers. This, we trust, is not true. When we consider the remoteness of the bloody scene from the land of Secesßia, we oannot regard this statement ae probable. The following paragraph, whioh we out from the National Intelligencer, published in Washington City, plaoes the responsibility with the Federal Government: The Indians in Meeker 1 00., Minnesota, exasper ated at the non reception of the money due them from the Government attacked the whites and killed several persons, including men, women and ohildren. Several are reported also to have been massacred at the lower agency. The settlers are alarmed and are coming down the Minnesota river. Four companies, nnder ooznmand of Gov. Sibley, are ordered to the scene of disturbance. AeaiD, the Intelligencer says: We have alarming aoconnts of murders in Minne sota committed by the Sioux Indians, v)ho> it is said, are exasperated at the non reception oj annuity money due them by ihe Government. This implies that if the Government officials had promptly paid the money due the Indians, as all former administrations bad done, there would have been no trouble. Why oould not the money have been paid ? Doubtless it might have been paid, promptly, on the day when it was due. How long it has been due and unpaid we know not, but it is fair to pre sume that the Indians would not have been exasperated to such an extent, by any ordinary delay. While Mr. Chase has his money-making machine u in the full tide of successful expe riment” or operation, there certainly is money enough to satisfy all such claims as that of these Indians. If the Government is rich enough to buy all, or any considerable portion, of the slaves of the South, to buy a country for them to live in and to pay, say $lOO per bead, for sending them to this negro Canaan, it certainly must be ablo to pay the Minnesota Indians their annual dues, without any delay. If it be true that this infernal massacre of the white men, women and ohildren of Min nesota is really attributable to the neglect of the Government to pay the Indians what, under our treaty with them, was their ack nowledged due, a fearful responsibility at taches to the men in power. Contractors and swindlers in and out of Federal offices, have, within the past year and a half, plundered from the people more than enough to settle all the olaims of all the Indians on the conti nent against the Government. While these infamous scoundrels who are among the loud est of loyalists and friends of “ the Govern ment,” are fattening upon the misfortunes of the country, and basking in sunshine of official favor, over five hundred of the people of Min nesota, including gray haired old men, defence less women and innooent ohildren, are butoh ered in their dwellings, because of the negleot of the Government to pay the Indians the comparatively paltry pittance due them. Can it be possible that the men in power, at Washington, are responsible for this most inhuman slaughter of innocent people ? Is this another sacrifice to the Molooh of “ infer nal ” Abolitionism f —Evening Journal. WHOM TO WRITE TO AT WASH As there are many persona who wish to communicate with the different bureaus of the War Department, a memorandum of the proper persons to address may be useful to our readers: All letters relating to pay of eoldiers on furlough or in the hospitals, shonld be addres sed to Gen. B. F. Lamed, Paymaster General. Application for back pay and the $lOO bounty of the deceased soldier, should be addressed to the Qon. E. B. French, Seoond Auditor. Applications for pay of teamsters, employ ees of Quartermaster’s Department or for horses killed in service, should be addressed to Hon. R. l. A.kinson, Third Auditor. Applicants relating to pay and bounty in the Marine or Naval service should be addres sed to Hon. Horace Berrian, Fourth Auditor. Letters concerning soldiers in the army should be addressed to Adjutant Gen. Loren to Thomas. IHGTOS. i DEPARTMENT. THIS WAR EXCITBHEIT, , Tbe past week was one of intense exoite uat throughout. On ftUg, morning 'tho flontnnrh prodomoUon vu remind, and at noon of tho mmo day tbolfojcr’o procjomotianwu bonod. at. thodocvmootol.lintil In ,a£?..■ PnoCLAKATtoWBIEjefOyteBOROIISTIDi: CbMMMPBBKjfc iff SBv In the ntm» aadby the ksfeortty bttfcs Commonwealth of Aadrett&Cfcrtln, Governor of the said CNUMBWWItb. • ' \ • • • * ■' »*ocJr**A«xo»;" y WsniAfl, In the preeeaCpoeitlaa of a&iilraritl* expedl -ea)t that measures should be tekaa tifarm and'prepare out people for defence: Now, therefore, Ido earnestly recommend the Immediate formation, throughout the Oommonvealth, of volunteer companies and regiments, in eomformity with the militia act of 1858. Arms wQI be distributed to the organisations eo to be formed, agreeably to the provisions of that act. It is farther recommended tbit, in order to give doe op portunities for drill' and instruction, all places of business be doeed dally at three o'clock, p. m., eo that persons em ployed therein mv after that hour be liberty toettetri to their military duties. ' The cheerful alacrity with which the men of Pennsylva nia hare hitherto given themselves to the service of the country has pressed heavily on her military, resources. ~X am relnctant to aft her people to assume further hardens; bat es their safety requires that they should do so, it is In their behalf that I put forth the reoosnmendations herein contained and urgeje prompt compliancewith them. Given under tay hand and the Great Beal of the State at Harrisburg, this Fourth day of September, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Sight Hundred and Sixty-two, and of the Commonwealth the Rlgbty-eeventh. f/— * By the Governor, { siiu V . Eli Euro, Secretary of the Commonwealth. f THE MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION. fTo Abmsl To Arms! t In obedience to the proclamation of his Exeelleney, Got. Curtin, I do hereby request all the dtisens of Lancaster, capable of bearing anus, to assemble In their respective Wards this afternoon at 8 o’clock, and every afternoon, (Bnndaya excepted.) nntH farther orders, for the purpose of drill and military discipline. And Ido hereby request all stores and.plaees of business to be dosed, from 8 until 0 o'clock each day, for the purpose of enabling the employees to do military duty. Our country is In danger—therenemy is approariiing our borders, and it becomes every patriotic and loyal men to step forth in defence of hislcountry, his fireside and his home. The N. W. Ward will assemble at Trout’s Hotel. Tbe N. E. Ward will assemble at the Locomotive Works. Tbe 8. W. Ward will assemble at No. 1 Cotton Mill. Tbe 8. E. Ward will assemble at tbe Circus Lot. GEO. SANDERSON, Mayor. Lancastxr, September 5,1862. The different plaoes of meeting recommended by tbe Mayor were largely attended, competent drill officers were •elected, and onr citizens generally have gone into the matter in real earnest. In the evening meetings were held at the Humane Engine House, Manor street, and at the Washington Engine House, North Queen street, and at two or three other places. Tbe former meeting was pre sided over by Gen. B. A. Rhaeffer, assisted by Messrs. Adam Trout, Davis M. Fralm, John Schlodle and Samuel Killian as Vice Presidents, and C. H. Sbnfflebottom and Abram Shank, Esq., as Secretaries. Remarks were made by Qen. Bhaeffer, Mr. Henry Shanm, Street Commissioner, Mayor Sanderson and Abram Shank, Esq. At the request of a large number of ladles of that portion of tbe oity, the Mayor made a few brief and appropriate remarks to them In front of the Engine House. The meeting adjourned with three cheers for tbe Union, three for Gen. McOlellan and three for Mayor Sanderson. THE EXCITEMENT ON SUNDAY. On Sunday about noon despatches were received stating that the rebels In force had crossed the Potomac in Mary land, and bad marched on and taken possession of Freder ick City. A number of gentlemen immediately waited upon tbe Mayor, Informed him pf the news, and requested him to convene a general town meeting at the Court Honse. He convened the meeting at the ringing of the bell at 3 o’clock, when the following proceedings took place: Tbe meeting was called to order by Capt. John Wise, on whose motion Mayor Sanderson was ealled to the chair.— The organization of the meeting waß completed by the se lection of the following officers: Vice Presidents—Major Joshua W. Jack, Capt. John Wise, A. 0. Henderson, Esq., MaJ. A. D. Ditmars, H. B. Swarr, Erq, Capt. Mitchell J. Weaver, Capt. E. K. Young. Secretaries—E. M. Kline and Clias. R. Fralley, Eeqs. On taking the chair Mayor Sanderson briefly stated the unfavorable character of the news which had reached the city, and the necessity of preparing to meet the enemy. Col. Patterson moved that a committee of five be ap pointed.to proceed to Harrisburg to confer with the State authorities in regard to procaring arms. Col. 8. H. Price thought the proper plan wonld be to im mediately organize companies and tender their services to tbe Governor. Dr. John L. Atlee, Sr., moved the appointment of a com mittee of fifteen citizens to be called the “Committee of Public Safety.’’ This committee to have a general super intendence of affairs relatiog to the defence of tbe city. Col. Patterson’s motion created considerable discussion. A. H. Hood, Esq, said that he had a shotgun at home which had not been used for twenty years, and that as soon as he retamed from the meeting he would immedi ately go to work and put it in order. He advised every one present whp had a gnn—anything that wonld kill a rebel—to do likewise. J. B. Amwake, Esq., thought that there would be no dif ficulty In procuring arms. He said we most not arm and drill about the streets of Lancaster, but most march forth at once to meet the foe before he crossed the borders of the Sta& Wm. Ang. Atlee, E*q-, favored the appointment of the Committee of Safety, and also stated at the cloee of the meeting he proposed forming a compony, and wonld re ceive recruits at his office. Mr. J. M. Willis Geist suggested that much time might be saved to the committee, under Col. Pnttereon’s motion, by at once holding telegraphic communication with the Governor, as there Is a telegraphic wire connecting direct ly with the Adjutant General’s office. Co). Dickey favored the organization of companies nnder the act of 1858. He thonght that by so doing we conld procure the necessary arms much sooner than by sending committees to Harrisburg, He had some doubt whether the authorities wonld issue arms at the call of a town meeting.’ The proper way to proceed then was to form companies, elect officers, and let their officers make requi sition for the arms. Wm. R. Wilson, Esq n thonght that the matter of most importance at the present time was the organization of a military force. Ho had do objection to a committee, but In the event of their appointment he desired to know what powers would be in this committee. Dr. Atlee said the object was not that the committee should possess executive power but that It should be ad visory in its character. Col. Dickey moved to amend the original motion as fol lows : “A Committee of Public Safety to actin conjunction with the constituted authorities.” Dr. Allee accepted tho amendment Col. Patterson opposed the proposed committee. He de sired that his motion should be coDsidored, and that the committee, if appointed, should confer with the State au thorities. ' The question was hore called for, when the chair stated that after listening attentively to the discussion, he could see no conflict between the two motions. The motion was then put in the following form: “That a committee of fif teen be appointed by this meeting to be called theCommlt tee of Public Safety, to act in conjunction with the consti tuted authorities,” which was carried. , On motion the chair appointed the committee, which after a brief delay was announced as follws: Dr. Jcho L. Atlee, Sr, H. B. Bwarr, Conrad Oast, Peter McConouiy, William DUler, Amos S. Henderson, Joshua W. Jack. Hon. Isaac E. Hiester, 0. Hager, Hon. H. G. Long, Dr. F. A. Muhlenberg, David G. Eableman, Henry Franke, Gen. George M. Steinman, Dr. Henry Carpenter. The motion of Col. Patterson was then submitted and adopted, and the following committee appointed: Col. D. W. Patterson, Col. 0. J. Dickey, W. W. Brown, Esq., B. F. Shook. Capt, John Wise. The'hours for drilling were fired, by the meeting, bo ween the hours of 3 and 6 o’clock, P. M., during which time the places of business will be closed. Tne chairman stated that there was a distinguished mil itary gentleman in the city whom he proposed should be added to the Committee of Public Safety. He referred to CU. George Naatnan, of the U. 8. Army. Tho proposition was unanimously agreed to. Tho meeting then adjourned. The Republicans in Council.—The Re publicans—or, more properly, the Abolitionists, held their County Convention at Fulton Hall, la this city, on Wed nesday last. The Convention was presided over by that rank and somewhat celebrated Abolitionist of the Greeley and Phillips stripe, Elwood Greist, of Badsbnry, who, It would Beem, la the only man In their dark party" fit to preside over the deliberations of their Conventions, be having been the regular presiding officer for the last four or flv« years. However, no better individual can be found anywhere to carry out the orders of the great Mogul of Abolitionism in Pennsylvania, Thaddzus Stevens. Of course, Stevens, the man who would rather than that he should waver a hair-breadth from the Chicago Platform prefer to see “the Union shattered into ten thousand frag ments,” was unanimously nominated for Congress, and thereupon made a characteristic speech, assailing the Pres ident for not carrying out his infamous Abolition designs, and accusing him of being nothing but the tool of Mr. Seward. We pnbltsh the speech as a matter of record, and we copy it in its modified form from his daily organ, the Fxpreu, so that there can be no mistake about the senti ments he expressed. The following is MR. STEVENS’ SPEECH. Fellow Citizen*: I have come for the'purpose of thank ing you and accepting your nomination. It is always gratifying to a public man to bo assured of the continued confidence of his people, bnt especially so in times like these when the wisest men differ on questions of policy.— I had prepared to speak on those questions, and to criti, cise, not in a fnlsome manner, but as I thought it deserved tho conduct of the war and the present policy of the Ad ministration; bnt in the last hour I have hesitated whether to speak as I had intended—whether it were pro per to criticise now, in this hoar of deepest gloom, when we know not where cur armies are, but know that they are nowhere successful. But, whether we advise the Gov ernment or find fault with it, we mast all do everything to strengthen the bands of our nation. Let us not despair; life is not all sunshine—it has gloom with joy, adversity with prosperity—nor is the victory always to the just human energy and earnestness will often wrest from fate what would seem to belong to Jnstlco alone. Possibly we have not yet suffered enough; but let no man falter in his loyalty to his government, no matter how he may criticise its policy ; for he who falters now is a traitor, not only to his country, but to humanity and to his God. I have not determined whether to speak as I had intended; perhaps when we know the result of these few days, I may meet 3 on and speak to yon. I have protested against the present policy, not only to the face of the President and his Cabi net, and on the floor of Congress, as those know who have done me the honor to read my speeches; told them that they were exercising too much lenityat the request of bor i r , B J_7*°2®. of w hotnJ In my judgment, has l o y*‘ t y |Q his heart. I have accused the prime minister to his face for having gone back from the faith he taught neTy man, Hack or white, who would fight for this Union, withholding a well-meaning President from doing so until, as we advance into their our t ftT “ies dwindle away from mtMma and disease, they spring up behind us and retake what we 5* and » tlll hold the Mississippi, ssd threaten os eren on the banks of the Ohio; all bwanse the i l ro ,e »t°th^ o ™io? 0 f 1 . T i! D? i. thl!m °° trouble—because we are, at the point of the bayonet, keeping them loyal to Utnr matter* Instead of to the Union l I have told these things to the President snd Cabinet, and they replied— “lt may come to this.” “Ome to this I” when 200,000 mem haye melted away, and $200,000,000 spent: “Cbme !o this” -when another half-million lives shall have been lost, and a million of dollars laid upon yon in taxation I 2cannot and will not stand this—end ir you elect me I shall rote that every man ho armed, Mach and white, who can aid In crushing the rebellion: that every inch of rebel soil be taken and sold to pay the debt of this war. I will not no with the President In paying for all the slaves—l did not vote for his resolution—/ l oiU not vote to pay for any slave of a ribdl Bat I will uphold the Administration as far as possible—saying at the same time that it la all vain un less they change their policy. Would It not be better that 15,000 armed slaves should bo unburied around the battle fields near Manassas than that your Mends and mine should thus be there? The rebels might have slain them • they would have saved us, and our own men would have gone fresh into action and to victory. Yet at this sympa thirers with treason at the Ncrth cry—“ Abolition P* Abo lition—ytx'l abolish everything on the face of the earth but this Union; free every slave—slay every traitor—burn every rebel mansion, If these things be necessary to ore serve this temple of freedom to the world and to' onr pos terity. Unless we do this, we cannot conquer thetnl have spoken thus in Congress—and in the last week, after a few remarks of mine, the vote was 84 to 42—84 agreeing with me where a year ago not fifty could have beenfound and if I go back there again, if we have anyone left to fight by that time, the whole nation will be with me!— Either we must pursue that policy, or the war will be din gracefully abandoned at last and our country divided—and he is a traitor who talks of separation on any terms ! Again I thank yon. I have said more than I intended when I began, lew than I expected last night; bntlhsre they iejSfdCT. 1 ’ e " n ““ 7prlnd I >1 “ be “""W. Judge Champnxtb, of thla city, was nominated as ona of tlm candidates for the Legislature by acclamation, which will doubtless cause “one universal about of exultation all over the Commonwealth, Mr.” He also made a knee* which exactly suited the minds and hearts of his Abolition hearers; (oh, we beg their pardon—we mean the loyal men of LancMtereonnty whowere present.) Ihe speech was 10 ‘b'JP^WJrtyleof hla Honor,andwTiSJ «te- fcllowlng ticket was nominated. lor one or two hxn th» Mrfiwt PfnniT mpsctsn* sy* l ”- MBlmaait ndf uSa atnngth and char arfwtoUiaomoOT; but Uuothaiaanalldaapslvad Ab oUHDnUtaoflbawontUßdofStamia- atrip.: Coagma-Hoa. Haitoi, Btarai>a, City. Anamto—Hoß.»abjamtoOhampneya,atT; Nathaniel Merer, Dntmore; Dr. a a. -Bowmah, Menhelm twp.; HentJ 0. Lehman, last HempfleW. ’ &rT OT ~ 0 ° L? ““ 1 Sx^Oohnnbl.; *- > County .Surveyor—A. R. Wlboer, Minor. • Audita*-. John Strohm, Jr, TTotlilzihl • Joax J. mu i tfthto tfty, os* of the edlton of the Vskm, atfoneeffcor mortlotfaZ and patriotic *ao Finn* men, reported the neolnttou. It will he observed that nothing is said In them of the violet!oos ..of thet time-honored OonsUtntlon which made ns a great ani proaperons nation, bat a lot of namby-pamby staff aboat arming ”nigwm,” the destroetion of slavery, eto We have flaffcirad particular points of the rasolatfcma, which were n3xanimoa»ly adopted: -Jtoobsd, That this Convention, representing the opin tour of thdr eonstttoents, proclaim their aafaltering de termination to stand by the President of the United State* -in eabdaing rebellion a&d preeerving the Union. 2. That thl* gigantic rebellion which threatens the ex istence of this government, is the legitimate'offspring of hnman slavery; the.enemy of Freedom and Civilisation!; aaa 'tiat no permanent peace can eoer be established until that casueU entirely destroyed. • & Xhat we oordially-approveof the legislation of the last Congress in confiscating and using the property of rd>els, and that toe heartily approve pf the employment Toyol Macfcs apaaext white traitors in wkateoer way Huy can bemost effectively used. 4. Thai we will support the Government in seising the property of rebels, and applying the —*ny to the ciTPfmm of the war.' * & That we wDI give all aid and comfort in oar power to the Government to snbdoe rebellion, crash insurrection punish treason; and preserve the Integrity of the Union, and will snstain.it in all its efforts to such end, withont regard-to what maybe the consequences to penoni and property of men In arms against it, having foil confidence In the Integrity and parity of the President of the United States. 6. That the thanks of people ere doe to Gov. A.G. Onrtin for the promptness with which be has responded to the ealla of the Genatal Government fbr troops; the en ergy displayed in potting them In to the field; the able and -patriotic efforts he has made in a great national crisis. 7. That we look with just pride to the namber and char acter of .the patrlotio volunteers who have gone from our county in the country’s defence; that the beet wishes and prayers of every loyal heart follow them, and that those who remain behind will sustain them in their efforts to the last dollar and last tn*w. 8. That the nominations of the Btate Convention at Harrisburg, on the 17th day of July last, for Auditor Gen eral and Surveyor General, meet our entire approbation, and that we adopt its candidates and platform as our rally ing cry in the ensuing election. 9. That the.officers of this Convention be instructed to communicate a eopy of the fiiet five resolutions to the President of the United Btatee. The following resolution was also adopted: . -ffcrolced. That the ticket this day nominated will reoelve our cordial support, the candidates upon it representing the principles of the loyal men of the Old Guard. Democratic County Contention.—The Democratic County Convention meets at Fulton Hall, in this city, on to-morrow, (Wednesday,) at ll o*doek, A. M. The following are the delegates as far as heard from: City—N. W. Ward—Thomas Coleman,' Adam Trout, Jchn A. Seheurenbrand, Henry R. Fahnestock, A. J. Ststnman. “ N. B. Ward—James Stewart, John Best, Garret Everts, Jr., William Bales, Henry 0. Biggs. 3 “ S. W. Ward—Gen. Ueorgo M. Steiaman, Abram Shank, Dr. D. McCormick, John Witlinger, M. Withers. ' “ S. E. Ward—Christian Widmyer, William A. Morton, Bernard Fitzpatrick, Davis Hitch,' Sr., James M. Channell. Upper Leacock—Dr. A. 8. Bare, Cyrus Miller, Washing ton Simmons, Henry Heller, Grafcill Swope. Columbia—North Ward—Joseph M. Watts, N. McDon ald, Augustus Pelen, Conrad Swartz. Jacob S. Miller. Penn—Emanuel Keener, Sam’l Plasterer, Jacob Eberly. Donegal West—Jonathan Diffenderfer, Jaeob Kants, Gotlleb Gebhart, Abraham Sweigart, John Harmon. Elizabethtown Bor—H. T Shultz. John W. Sheaffer,! J. H. Bletz, Jerome B. Shultz, Gabriel Youug. Paradise—Robert Taggart, George L. Eckert, Ell Rutter, Jacob Brua, Charles Laverty. The Draft.—Jaheb L. Reynolds, Eeq., of this city, has been appointed Commissioner to superintend the drafting In Lancaster county, and Dr. Jossph EL Levkvkb, of Paradise, Surgeon to examine those claiming exemption from the draft. Mr. Reynolds has fixed the following places and times for he&riDg and determining the excuses of those enrolled who claim to be exempt from the performance of military duty, viz: ' At Town HaH, in Columbia, on Monday, September Bth, between 8 and 12, a. m ~ and 1 and 6, p. m., for all enrolled within the boroughs of Columbia, Washington and Mari etta, West Hempfleld twp., and that part of Manor town ship west of Little Coneatogo creek. The public house of Henry Shaffner, Mount Joy borough, on Tuesday,-September 9, same hours, for all enrolled with in Mount Joy and Elizabethtown boroughs, and East Denegal and West Donegal, Conoy, Mount Joy and Rapho townships. The public house of Mr. Lichtenhaler, Litiz, on Wednes day, Sept. 10, same hours, for all enrolled within Warwick, Penn, Clay, and Elizabeth townships and Manheim boro’. The public house of John Hinkle, in Hlnkletown, on Thursday, Sept. Utb, aame hours, for all enrolled in West Cocalico, East Oocalico, Ephrata, Brecknock, Caernarvon, Earl, Bast Earl aud West Earl townships and borough of Adamstown. The public house of Charles Colgan, Lemon Place, Para dise twp., Friday, Sept 12, same hours for all enrolled io Paradise, Salisbury, Sadabury. Straaburg, Leacock and gart townships, and Strasburg borough. The Buck Tavern, Drumore twp., Saturday, September 13, same hours, for all enrolled in Fulton, Little Britain, Colerain, Eden, Drumore, Martic anil Providence twps. Tho Court House, Lancaster City, Sept. 16, and the fol lowlng-Tuesday and Wednesday, between 9 and 12 a m., and 2 and 3 p. m.. for all enrolled in the City of Lancaster, apd Manhiem, Upper Leacock, East Lampeter, Pequea, Lancaster, East Hempfleld, and Conestoga townships, and that part of Manor twp., east of Little Conestoga creek. The Enrolment ia now complete, one township having been incorrectly stated in our paper yes terday, owing to an error at the Marshal’s office. Rapho was divided in two districts, and but one of these had been set down in the list. The addition h** been made and as It alters all the figures at the fooling op, it is neces sary to republish the list complete. We have, in the third column of our table, given our estimate of what each district will be required to furnish under the draft, In addition to the volunteers already furnished—the Uty, Marietta, Eden, and Strasburg bor ough and township, having furnished a surplus. In this calculation we have assumed that one man out of every three enrolled would be dratted. We think this is a frac tion too high, bnt we have adopted it for the sake of round numbers—deducting from the third of the total in each district the numbfer of volunteers in the service. This result gives probably 6ome four hundred too many in the aggregate, which, as we showed Id our article of the Bth lost, by another process of calculation, will not very ma terially from two full’ regiments. As there will probably be from seven to eight hundred exempts among those en rolled and embraced in our estimate, those proportionally divided among and deducted from the estimated quota of the several districts, will very nearly show what each may expect to be called upon to furnish, amounting in the aggregate to about two thousand men: Total Vola Draft Adamstown, 91 iq J 4 Bart, 23p 49 81 Brecknock, 258 lo 70 Cmrnarvou, 232 22 66 Cocalico East, 303 29 82 Cocallco Wost, 388 14 115 Colerain, 292 38 59 Columbia- West Ward, 370 116 7 East Ward, 668 147 76 „ —lO3B 263 83 Conestoga, 455 qjO 32 Conoy, 326 8L 28 Clay. 270 20 70 Donegal East, 616 126 80 Donegal West, 270 28 62 Drumore, 612 108 64 Ephrata, 609 48 122 Bari, 509 102 88 Earl East, 406 50 85 Ra»l West, 376 31 94 Elizabeth twp., 167 25 31 Elizabethtown bor., 164 29 26 Eden* 147 Ql Fulton, 366 98 24 Hempfleld East, 522 87 87 Hempfleld West, 816 187 85 Lampeter East, 483 88 73 Lampeter West, 372 69 66 Lancaster twp., 178 45 13 Lancaster City*— N. W. Ward, 1271 643 S. W. Ward, 863 343 N. E. Ward, 790 291 8. E. Ward, 798 341 „ , 8712 1623 Leacock, 404 78 57 Leacock Upper, 408 96 41 Little Britain, 816 68 47 Manhetm twp., 515 6l lio Manheim bor., 479 45 75 Martic, 337 99 jg Manor, 947 129 187 Mount Joy twp., 378 37 89 Mount Joy bor., 876 116 9 Marietta bor.*— Upper Ward, 204 90 Lower Ward, 263 90 _ 457 iso Paradlfe, 435 119 20 Peno, . 865 24 95 Pequea, 264 68 27 Providence, 846 100 ' 16 Rapbo, 663 82 139 Sallsbnry, 70S 127 107 Sadabury, 307 84 18 Strasburg twp.,* 372 126 ~ Strasburg bor.,* 200 76 Warwick, 669 98 97 Washington bor, 125 20 22 Total, 22,778 5,164 2,768 From the amount footed up under the third column must bo oeducted the overplus (above their full quota) furnished by tho districts In the above list marked thus (*), as follows: Total to bo furnished, as above, 2758 Eden, I*2 Lancaster City— N.W. Ward, 124 8. W. Ward, • 69 N. E. Ward, 28 S. E. Ward, 7» Marietta Borough— Upper Ward, Lower Ward, Strasburg Township, Straaburg Borough, Remaining to be furnished, But, as there may be a necessity for a second draft, it would be unfair to give the whole county credit for the exce£S furnished by five districts above named, as in that event this excess should be credited on their new quotas. We made the deduction yesterday on the presumption that this draft would close up the account, in which case the excess of 337 In the five districts would be a gratuity. — Wednesday’s Sxprest. I®" John Fareira, the well known Furrier, of 7‘lB Arch Street, Philad’a.; announces, as is his usual custom, the opening of a large and beautiful stock of Furs for Ladies’ and Children’s Wear. Read the inducements he offers in his advertisement in this issue. Dismissed for Cowardice.— By an order from the War Department, Col. R. Masop of the 71st Ohio regiment, is dismissed from the army for repeated acts of cowardice, the last of which was the surrender of Clarksville, Tenn., to the rebels without firing a gun.— Another order dismisses six Captains and six Lieutenants of the same regiment for publish* ing a card stating that they advised'Colonel Mason to surrender. ae~it was rumored in Forney’s Prut yesterday that -our troops have evacuated Nashville. N tBII TMISOII While the President is represented to be extremely fearful, says the New Hampshire •Rrfrurf, leet the people of the North ahull be divided upon':,the great question of the day, •ndjehile his political partisans are oonstantly all-party views and intentions, the powers et Washington seem to be taxing that ingenuity to the utmost to find or invent pretexts for tto arrest end imprieonment of Democrats whose loyalty is above suspicion. Hundreds of them have been arrested for doing just what Republicans do with perfect im punity ■ and new orimea are invented and new definitions of treason are diseovered with a view to their punishment for their determined adherence to the Constitution and their un yielding opposition to the treasonable schemes of abolitionism. The latest example of this is found in the arrest of Mr. Inoirsoll, of Philadelphia. The following is the affidavit upon which that arrest wasmade: Edward Willard, being sworn! according ?P thinks at all, is absolutely staggered that these things can be. - They bmo like', some hideous dream. One can almost fanoy that Mephistophilea himself had got access into the councils of the govern ment, and by some device, fresh from the pit, had diverted its energies from the repres sion of rebellion to the suppression of lib erty. On Tuesday last, David P. Webster waa arrested, and denied bail, by' Provost Mar shal Kennedy, 'on ’instructions from* Wash ington, for. advertising his readiness to pro cure substitutes for the approaching draft. The act was committed and the arrest made before the interdiction of this business had been made public, and when it was univer sally supposed to bo perfectly allowable. Mr. Webster still lies in jail. He is a thoroughly loyal man, though a radical abolitionist, ad vanced two thousand dollars toward fitting out the Daryee Zouaves, has a son now captain in that regiment, who, as lieutenant, was wounded at Roanoke Island, and in all res pects, as much committed on the side of the government gs any man in New York city.— And yet he is now lying helplessly in prison, for an aot which, at the time he committed it, was contrary to no law or regulation, and which he,had reason to believe to be perfeotly innocent in its character. To punish for an ex post facto offenße is expressly, prohibited by the Federal Constitution, and is deemed, the world oyer, the very worst form of tyranny. ■ Last week Charles Ingersoll, of Philadel phia, was arrested for using the following language in a public speech: “That a more corrupt government than that which now governs us never was in the “United States, and has been seldom seen in any European part of the world. 11 is necessary to go to the, old. regions of Asia to find as much cor ruption sb exists in this government.”— Whether this language waa true . or not, whether it was called for or not, may admit of dispute; but it is indisputable that it is within the limits of legitimate and loyal speech. No language is traitoruus which is not directed against the Union and the Con stitution. To assail tho government is one thing, to assail the administration of the gov ernment is entirely another. The first is se dition, and is no man’s privilego ; the second is not sedition, and is every freeman’s right. Mr. Ingersoll’s critioism and denunciations were aimed solely at the management of President Lincoln and the offioialß for whose acts he is responsible. The speech was made at a party meeting, aDd was probably inspired in some degree by party spirit; but it contained nothing incon sistent with thorough allegiance to the su preme law of the land, whioh is the Federal Constitution. We can, in truth, conceive of such language being diotated by the very in* tensity of devotion to that sovereign authority. We have no sympathy with the party with wtiich Mr. Ingersoll acts. We have no sym pathy with any party in this crisis of the nation. All suoh organizations should be in abeyance. But however inexpedient party aotion may be, there is a world-wide differ ence between it and treason. The adminis tration, in its capacity os suoh, is as truly liable to criticism, whetbor favorable or unfa vorable,, as any administration that has ever preceded it. If any citizen deems it corrupt or oppressive, he has a right so to deolare.— The state of war oonfers no exemption from this free criticism, but in truth make its exer cise all the more necessary. Th~e greater the interests at stake, the more important the free canvassing of the best moans to guard them. The broader the powers intrusted to the ad ministration, tho more rigidly should it be held to its responsibilities. It is humiliating to know that the rebol confederacy itself al lows a latitude of animadversion suoh as here is scarcely tolerated*. The public journals of Richmond constantly use language concern ing the rebel administration each would not be safe to use in Washington against the federal administration. While we are writing, an extract from a late issue of the Atlanta Con federacy fallß under our eye, whioh deolareS of certain procedures of the_rebel rule that “a more perfect despotism than this is not praotised by any government, nor submitted to by any people on earth, however irrespon sible and grinding the one or abjeot and servile the other.” This language is identical in sen timent with that need by Mr. Ingersoll, and even more severe .it) form. And yet the one, under what we consider the tyrannical sceptre of Jeff. Davis, passes with impunity, while the other, under the constitutional aegis of Wash ington and Jefferson, calls down summary ar rest and imprisonment 1 Brigadier General Stone has been released from Fort Lafayette withont the trial that was promised him, or even a disclosure of the causes of his arrest, and is ordored to report in Washington for duty. He has suffered ton months imprisonment, has had no opportunity to exculpate himself, if he was innooent, and retnrns to his duties with a blasted name.— Of two things, one is : either Gen. Stone was guilty of treachery at Ball's Bluff, or he was not. If he was, the government commits a crime in restoring him to trusts which he may again betray. If he was not, the government was outrageously harsh in keeping him ton months in dnrance vile, without giving him a ohance to prove his innocence. In either case, there has been a flagrant wrong. From the fact of the final restoration to official position, we suppose that the wrong lay jn the original arrest. That arrest, even though mistaken, might have been exonsable, if soon followed by military adjudication ; but in the absence of such trial, it must, wear the char, aoter of pure and simple tyranny. We will advert to no other cases. It is a topic we do not like to dwelt upon. Itsevery association is painfol. Bat, in our very fidel ity to the government, we cannot rest silent The administration is treading upon danger ous ground. It is periling all of its moral power. It is slowly and yet surely arraying against itself prinoinles; ahd sentiments, and instincts which ought to form its cbiefest strength. American nature, cradled in. lib erty, and ever habituated to freedom of thought, speech, and action, cannot long en dure this repressive policy. However much it may suit the crouching serfs and unques tioning dupes of the old world, it is out of its place in this land. Nothing but evil can come' from it. It is a libel upon tlie sacred cause in which we are engaged to claim that it can be protected and saved only by the means with which bloody-handed despots rivet their chains. It is an absurdity to assume that we cannot save our liberties except by sacrificing them ; that we cannot re-establish the reign of law except by inaugurating a reign of terror. Our cause is dishonored by such expedients. Itß ery is: “ Non talio auxilio, nee isiis defendeniibus.” Its is upon the loyalty and intelli gence of the people ; and if these cannot sus tain it, nothing else can. Bat they will sus tain it, if the Administration will only trußt them. They are potent enough to carry this war triumphantly through without report to any despotic agency whatever. 'lt has been a fault of the Administration from the outset that it has not sufficiently trusted the people. It has been slow, to recognize the efficient forces of public opinion. Lot the government concentrate its energies to better purpose against open rebels at the South, and the people will find no difficulty in managing the handful of rebel sympathizers at the North. But above all things let no arrests be made among men who call themselves loyal, without urgent cause.. It must never be forgotten that we are straggling for .the maintenance of jostice, law, and order. We are onder.a religions obligation to keep true to these sacred objects. If we fail to do so, our oause will be shorn of half its strength, and, even if it finally prevails, will go into history with only half of its glory. « pjf Release of Mr. Ingersoll.—Charles Ingersoll, Esq., whose arrest we noticed last week, for making a Democratic speech -in Philadelphia, on oath of one of the treason smellers of that City, was released on Monday last, by order of the Secretary of War.. Judge Cadwalader had issued a writ of 'habeas corpus, directing the Marshal ti bring Mr: Ingersoll within the United States Court i/or a bearing, but before the time fixed: fonthe : hearing arrived his release had been ordered, as above stated. j '.»!«!