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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.
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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 <?seB , says Qiat he resides at
J™'LanreVbelow Second, in the city of
Philadelphia; deponent was at a mass meet
ing held in Independence Square, in said city,
on the evening of August 23d, 1862.. Charles
Ingersoll was one of the speakers at Baid
meeting. The said Charles Ingersoll made
use of the following language: *• The despot
isms of the old world oan furnish no parallel
to the corruptions of this Administration; they
can imprison ns as they like for the exercise
of the rights of free speeoh, as in the case of
a oitizen of the Twelfth ward. But what does
it all amount to? if they imprison us they
have to feed, clothe and lodge us, and in these
hard times that is quite a consideration."—
Deponent was in front of the stand and in a
position to hear all that said Ingersoll ottered.
' * Edward Willard.
Sworn and subsoribed before me, this 25 th
day of August, 1862. f‘ David Beilli,
Alderman and ex-officio J. P.
Here we have a oitizen arrested upon a
oharge of treason, for alleging that the Ad
ministration has been guilty of corruption 1
That this is a shallow pretext, designed only
as an exouse for punishing a political oppo
nent, is apparent to every intelligent man, for
all know not only that unparalleled' corrup
tions have characterized the administration of
Mr. Lincoln, but that his own officials aud
partisans have proclaimed that faot in every
form of speeoh and writing. Yes, the party
whioh came into power with professions of a
desire to restore the government to a system
of “ rigid economy and accountability,” has
in less than a year and a half beoome so oor
rupt—so utterly regardless, in its greed for
spoils, of the welfare of the oountry, that its
own papers, its own officials, and its leading
men have been forced to expose and denounoe
it. Yet we now see a Democrat arrested on
the grave oharge of treason, for but repeating
this accusation I (
If it is treason to allege corruption in the
management of public affairs, why is not Gen.
Wilcox, the fellow prisoner of Corcoran, ar
rested ? In his recent speech in Washington
he said:
Contractors have carried on this war. The
blood of oar men, the groans of our wounded,
the tears of the orphan and wail of the widow,
have been coined into money. Men without
patriotism and wisdom have urged military
plans whioh have not accomplished anything.
If men are to be punished for this new
species of treason, why is the editor of the
New Haven (Conn.) Courier suffered to re
main at large ? This leading Republican
editor, commenting upon the above declara
tion of Gen. Wilcox, recently said :
This is true. Contractors have carried on
this war. They have swindled the Govern
ment out of hundreds of millions. They have
piled fortuneon fortune, and asadistinguished
officer at Washington writes us, “all the
operations of the war are even now managed
by political swindlers “ men without pa
triotism or wisdom are urging military plans,”
whioh will furnish their own favorites the
means of obtaining riohes, and are taking the
thirty pieces of silver as thoir share of the
plunder. Corruption runs riot in Washing
tun. Even Senators acknowledge taking
bribes of half a hundred thousand ; while the
leaders who have tasted the spirits, are loung
ing around the door of every Government
office, and by threats and bribes compelling
the gratification of their wishes. Oh 1 that
Stanton and Halleck may sweep all these
leeches from the capital, and re-establish an
honest and unimpeachable administration of
affairs. Then, and not till then, will the peo
ple cease to groan under immense taxes and
immense levies ol men, whioh serve no other
purpose than to enrich the public plunderers.
If it is treason to oharge corruption in tho
public administration, why is not John P.
Hale in Fort Warren ? In February last, in
the United States Senate, he said:
I believe the liberties of the oountry are in
greater danger to day from fraud and profli
gacy than from the rebels. If we want vic
tories we mast commence on the floor of Con
gress. The people were "willing to bb taxed
for suppressing the rebellion, but not for pam
pering political favorites.
And again, he made the following damaging
declaration : ■
I have not the slightest doubt on earth that
gentlemen who are commonly considered as
occupying higher positions than members of
Congress—l mean members of the Cabinet
have prostituted their places to the grossest
favoritism, for the purpose of benefiting their
friends in the bestowal, of oontraots.
Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, is another
Repuhliean traitor, according to this new
definition of treason. In his report upon the
corruptions of the Government he declared
that in one single year the oountry had been
swindled ont of more than the ourrent ex
penses of Buchanan's administration; and his
report presented facts of swindling and cor
ruption among Government officials and fa
vorites sufficient to damn any set of men who
ever held office. Horace Gbeelet is another
of the same sort, for be declared that the oor
rnptione and swindling during the first year
of the present rule, amounted to more than a
hundred millions of dollars. Mr. Van Wyck,
a Republican member of Congress from New
York and Colonel of one of her regiments, is
another traitor of this type, for his famous
report showed oorroption and swindling in
every branch of the pnblio service having
connection with the war. The editor of the
N. Y. Times is another. Nearly a year ago
he said:
The mighty interests of. the nation have
been made subordinate to tlie greedy avarice
of swindling contractors. The War Depart
ment has been Virtually in the hands and at
the mercy of men who care nothing for the
sufferings of the people, except as they may
serve their own ends, and give themselves a
chance to enrich themselves out of the calam
ities of the country.
And Thdblow Weed, the veteran editor of
the Albany Journal. and Mr. Seward’s devoted
and confidential friend, very recently proved
himself a traitor of this kind by uttering the
following truths:
There have been mistakes. There has been
peculation. Weak men have disgraced, and
bad men have betrayed the Government.—
Contractors have fattened on fat jobs. Ad
venturers have found the war a source of pri
vate gain. Moral desperadoes have flocked
about the National Capital and lafif in wait
for prey. The soum of the land has gathered
about the sources of power and defiled them
by its reek and offensive odor.
We might quote a whole volume of like
declarations from Republicans, in corrobora
tion of the universally admitted fact that'the
most stupendous fraud and corruption have
characterized the Administrationfirom the dsy
of its inauguration to the preaenthour. Why
then have not some of these men been arrest
ed ? Are Republicans alone privileged to tell
the truth about the management of publio
affairs t Is that a crime in a Democrat which
is tolerated in a Republican ? It seems so,
not only from this ease of Mr. JWgsrsoul, but
from Boores of others of‘a .similar partisan
character. But.we .doubt whether tbe'Repnb-.
lican ’ party. will be benefited by suehifro
oeedings. The. day of reckoning may be
nearer at hand than these men suppose. ’
Xr°m U» N«w Tort WorM.
arbitrary arrests.
It is with dismay and unspeakable shame
that we, who b*v* supported the Adminis
tration from the beginning, observe its abuse
of.. its power of arrest. There is no eneh
thine as either justifying or extenuating its
eonaaot in this particular. Every principle
of American liberty, every regard for the
loyal cause, every sentiment of justice, every
impulse of manhood, cries out against it.
The mhn who > 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 '.»!«!