¥i§e^fSnca^P^itclßgcncer OEO. SASOBSSOBi EDITOR. A. .SABDBRSOB. A»*oel»t«. LANCASTER. PA-, DECEMBER 2, 1862. CUUJPLATION, 3000 COPIES I ttaamraa 'jruot <3,00 per Annum. . _ Oo.’s Astseuboo Ararat, 87 Park How, Hew York ffity, and 10 Btet* street. Boston. > 8. &L Piribsxll A OoL, ere Agents for TtuLctneatut -■SsttHUoenccr, usl file nest fnfltteptkU end lergeet drcnl» Hug Newspapers'is flu United States and the they ere authorized to contract for ns at car lowest rate A Abbott. No. 336 Broadway, New York, •re authorized to receive advertisements for The BUahr ffeneer. at nur lowest rates. 49* V. B Palm kb. the American Newspaper Agent, N. E. comer Fifth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, is authorised to receive subscriptions and advertisements for tfats paper,-at our lowest rates. His receipts will be re garded as payments. Join* Webstkb’s Adyzrtikihq Agency is located at No. 60 North 6tb street, Philadelphia. He is authorized to receive advertisements and subscriptions lor Tke Lancaster InldLigencer. 6. R..NILBB, No. 1 Bcollay’aßuilding. Court BL, Boston, fs our authorised Agent for receiving advertWmentß. Ac. OXJ -& FLAG. Now our flag is flung to tbe wild winds free, Let it float o'er our father laud. And the guard of its spotless fame shall be Columbia’s chosen band. "CLING TO THE CONSTITUTION. AS TOE SHIPWRECKED MARINER CLINGS TO TllE LAST PLANK. WHEN NIGHT AND THE TEMPEST CLOSE AROUND HlM.”— Daniel Webster. HIGH PRICE OP PAPER. Tbenewspapers are beginning to feel, with terrible severity, the enormous increase in tbe price of printing paper, within the last few weeks. The Pottstown Ledger holds the fol lowing language:—"ln consequence of the present high price of printing materials, the cost of paper alone having advanced from sixty to eighty per cent., we will be obliged to restrict our business to those alone who pay us for what they receive. We will therefore commence to cut off from our list a number of subscribers who are in arrears, and hand over their accounts to a magistrate for collec tion. This course will be an unpleasant one to all parties concerned, but we have no alter native.” Oar Pottstown contemporary is not alone in this matter. Country papers everywhere must do the same thing, or quit business.— We shall have to take a similar course or sus pend operations. As we do not wish to adopt the latter alternative, we shall, from and after the first of January ensuing, if our delinquent subscribers will not act a fair and honorable part towards us, adopt tho plan of the Ledger , and lop off the Dames of all non-paying sub scribers, and endeavor to collect the sums justly duo us from them by other means than those of simple dunning. Our delinquent subscribers, as well as those indebted for advertising and job work, {some of which accounts have been standing on our books for several years,) will do well to bear this in mind, as we are in sober earnest, and we shall carry out our purpose not from choice, but from sheer necessity. CONGRESS. It is expected on all hands that tho present session of Congress, which commenced on yesterday, will be excitiug and stormy. The radicals are evidently determined to make a last desperate effort to use to the fullest extent the few.remaining months.of their ascendency in the legislative department of the Govern ment; and the conservatives are organizing for the purpose of checkmating any obnoxious movement on the part of tho extremists among their opponents. The President’s Message will be looked for with anxiety by the country, inasmuch as it will foreshadow tho policy of the controlling spirits of the Administration. Wo may all hope for the best, but really wc can see very little' en couragement in tho future from the present Congress. If the country should be uo worse off at the close of the session than it is now, and that everybody knows is bad enough, we will have good reason to thank God and take oourage. The Messnge will be published at length in our next issue. MR. BVCHANAA'S LETTER We publish in to-day's paper a second let ter from Ex-President Buciia.van, being a reply to the rejoinder of General Scutt which we published two weeks ago. Like every thing emanating from the pen of the retired statesman of Wheatland, it is clear, cogent and to the point, and we fancy that the Gen eral will hardly risk a third encounter with the. Ex-President. We bespeak for the letter a careful and unprejudiced perusalV GOVERNOR BIGLKK’S LETTER On our first page will be found an admirable letter from Ex-Governor Biolfr. Whilst many will regret his refusal to be considered a can didate for re-eleetion to the U. 3. Senate—a post which he filled with distinguished ability f>r one term—his'numerous personal and po -1 tical friends, and every true patriot and well-wisher of his country, will thank him for hid. wise and fearless suggestions as to tho best mode of extrieating the oountry from impending rum. Governor B’s course was the safe one to have pursued in 1860-61. It is none the less safe now. PROVOST MARSHAL Our quondam friend, James L. Reynolds, Esq., of this city, has received the appoint ment of Provost Marshal fur Lancaster coun ty. We suppose his first business wiil be to hunt up the dratted men who either did Dot answer to roll-call at first, or left the Camp without leave at Harrisburg. How he will manage to get them all, and especially the substitutes who deserted after being accepted, is somewhat of a puzzle. We shall see. WHAT’S IN THE WIND 1 President Lincoln ran down into Virginia a few days ago to see General Burnside. Is this preparatory to his dismissal from the command of the Army of the jpotomac, as was the oorisequence of the Presidential visit to General McClellan shortly before the lat t3r was dismissed ? We shall see. THE DRAFTED MEN. The drafted men from this State-that is, we suppose, those of them who have not ska daddled, are under marching orders for Wash ington—so it is said. WHAT NEXT t The Commissioner on Internal Revenue has deoided that all marriage certificates must have a ten cent stamp upon them, or else be deoided invalid, and a penalty enforced against those not using them, which, in addition to the fines, may be the separation of the parties from the boDde of wedlook 1 Heraohell V. Johnson haßbeen chosen by the rebel Legislature of Georgia to repre sent that State in the Confederate Senate. He waa on the Douglw Presidential tloket in .1300. . op <- spOt;» About two months ago, the hireling Aboli tion papers of the Administration- published, with a great flonrieb, that leading Demoorats in every locality bad been “spotted." No one knew who bad spotted them, or yrhat they had been “spotted" for, or what the precise 'meaning of spotting was, bat it was supposed to be a game of some sort, and like most other games it was one at whioh two conld work. Two monthr have passed, and Coch ran and Boss :are “spotted;" Patterson, Campbell, Bally Grow, London, .Armstrong and others of the “spot" school are also “ spotted.” The Abolition party is “ spotted,” and it has been done by tbe PEOPLE at the BALLOT-BOX, in the great loyal States of the North. Will these midnight assassins, who meet in “ star chamber" counsels, to spot life-long patriots aod protectors of the Constitution and tbe Union, please remember that there is such a motto as an “ eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” Wise is he who does nnto others as be would that they shonld do nnto him.— Suribury Democrat. tsr Oar contemporary is correct. The same state of things existed here in Lancas ter. Demoorats were “spotted” and their business interfered with by some of these in tensely patriotic [l] Abolitionists who with drew their patronage, and even looked daggers at them in the streets as they were passing along. This was in accordance with the teachings of Morton McMichael in a speeoh made in Centre Square during the summer. We were one of the “ spotted ” individuals, and the Intelligencer was placed under the ban by certain Abolition creatures of the Administration party. Bat we have survived it all, and have commenced playing the other side of the game, and shall continue to do so to their heart’s content. We have “ spotted ” them, and shall pay them back with interest in their own coin. For an.; open, free, and manly political opponent we have the greatest respect, and with many gentlemen of the Republican party we have the most intimate aud friendly social and business relations; but fur the few sneaking, cowardly, narrow minded bigots who have cut our acquaintance we have the most sovereign contempt, and shall treat them hereafter as their conduot deserves. “THE PATRIOT DAUGHTERS," Two of the ladies connected with this praiseworthy Association called upon ns the other day, and protested that the report in circulation to some extent in the community, that the question of receiving the donation of $231 from the Democratic County Convention of the 10r.h of September had heen discussed in that body, is unfounded. That the matter waß talked of by three or four females con nected with the Association, as well as many other imprudent and foolish things said by those individuals, is not denied; but they claim, and very properly, that the Association, as such, should not be held responsible or made to suffer for the improper, and unjusti fiable conduct of a few unworthy members W„e are rejoiced at this disclaimer from the Patriot Daughters. The great majority of the Ladies connected with the organization are actuated by the purest motives of philan thropy, patriotism and benevolence, and were very thankfu Ifnr the timely and handsome donation of the Democratic Convention.— They will be gratified at receiving still far ther donations in money, clothing or provis ions for our brave soldiers, from Democrats and Republicans irrespective of party, and we trust that their “ labor of love ” may be rewarded by the continued confidence of their follow-citizens. THEY SNUFF THE BREEZE I Just after the significant results of the late elections in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, the Abolition papers erme to the sage con lusion that the old Democratic Party, ever true to the Constitution and Union—which, for months previous, they had assured their credulous readers was dead as Julius Caesar— was “ pricking up its ears." Since the more receDt thunder gusst from Illinois, Wisconsin, New Jersey and New York, they have found out that there is “ something in the wind 1” We are glad that they begin to see it. A Democratic gain of more than half a million in the popular vote since the last Presidential election, is a good thing for the country in the present exigency. Bye and bye, it will " thunder all round ;” and then, God speed the day aqd the hour whon the thirty-four stars and thirteen stripes will float trium phantly over the Union restored and the Con stitution rescued from the fanatics and traitors who have conspired to strike them dowD. A LACK OF SUPPLIES It will be remembered that General Hal lock wrote a long letter to show that General McClellan’s army was well supplied with everything necessary, for an immediate ad vance on Richmond, and he also declared that there was no such lack of supplies as to have prevented an advance two weeks anterior to that time—and General McClellan was re moved for not advancing. Yet now, twenty five days after his removal, and nearly five weeks since Halleck said there was no lack nf anything, we are told that the reason why General Burnside has done nothing yet, is because of a want nf the proper supplies! NOTE IT CAREFULLY, General McClellan, while pushing forward his army vigorously and suecesslully upon the enemy, was removed from command because lie was too slow.” So effectually was he doing the great work in hand, that, only the day before his removal, he "announced to many nf his officers his belief that within three nr four days at the farthest, he would fight tho greatest battle of the war, and gain a victory for the Union that would probably end the rebellion.” Nearly a month has elapsed since his removal, and what, wo ask, has been done ? Will some of the Abolition ists, who have been hounding General Mo Clellan for the last twelve-month, answer the question. The Fastest Hoss! General Halleck, with his army, traveled from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth, a distance of twenty-one miles, in fifty-four days— the average daily march being considerably less than half a. mile l After he became General-in-Chief, and out of danger, he dismissed McClellan for being too slow, although hi 9 march aver aged six miles a "day. What will be done now with Burnside who has been twenty-five days in marching twenty miles? Is’nt Halleck the fastest nag of the three ? “ Necessity Knows No Law.” The newspapers in all directions are increasing the subscription price, or curtailing the size of their sheets, in order to keep their heads above water. We do not at present pro pose to do either—that is, provided those indebted to us will pay up be tween this and the first of .January. But this must be done, or delinquents niust put up with the .consequences indicated in another article. THE! PHH.ADEH.PHIA SHERIFF. The long contested oase of the Sheriffalty in Philadelphia has length been decided by the Supreme Court in favor of Mr. Thompson, who contested the right of Mr. Ewing to the offioe. The oase bad been in litigation for shout a year, during whioh time the latter exeroiaed the fanotiona of the offioe. “sc and alo c bo otbaoe .” The New York Post, a rabid Republican paper, gives the particulars of tbe arrest and imprisonment of a lady by the Government jaokalls, which it very mildly characterizes as a /‘scandalous outrage,” The lady is Mrs. Brinsnadi, the young and accomplished wife ofJDr. Brinsmade of New Orleans. She came from that eity to New York, two month* ago, with a pass from Gen, Bntler, and went to Washington to reside with an nncle. Soon after her arrival there she was arrested by Provost Marshal Baker and pat in prison, and soon after was brought on to New York in the night and by Provost Marshal Kennedy was confined in the 47th street station-house. The Post adds: All this was done with such secrecy that it seems Mrs. Brinsmade's friends knew nothing of her whereabouts, till a cabman gave infor mation that she was in the Furty-seventb street station-house. They at once made ap plication to see her and to learn the cause of her arrest; but were told that no one conld see her, and that Kennedy intended to send her back to New Orleans “in a day or two." Thirty-five days after Kennedy’s assurance that Mrs. Brinsmade should be sent “in a day or two” to New Orleans, a letter is re ceived, disclosing the fact that the unfortunate woman is still in close confinement here in Forty seventh street prison. Her friends at once applied to Provost Marshal General Draper, who knew nothing of the oase, though he is Provost Marshal Kennedy’s im mediate superior. He wrote to the Judge Ad, vocate General at Washington, under whose authority alone arrests can be made by Pro vost Marshals, and he knew nothing of it. Mr. Draper next applied to Kennedy, who answered that Mrs. Brinsmade was held by order of Baker, Provoßt Marshal of Washing ton. An application to Baker, and to the As sistant Secretary of War, drew forth the re ply that the arrest had been made by one of Kennedy’s officers, and that the detention waß without authority from the War Department. On this Mr. Draper called on Kennedy, received an order for the release of Mrs. Brinsmade and set her free, after between five and six weeks’ confinement in a station house. Upon this case the Post remarks that “if the Government does not at once carefully and thoroughly investigate the circumstance of this scandalous outrage, and punish to the extreme limit of its authority every one who had part in it, it will be rightly held responsible by the people for a shameful abuse.” No other na tion under Heaven would tolerate for a day a Government by which euoh infamous outrages are perpetrated or permitted. Yet hundreds of like character have been committed by the insolent agents of our Government, SHAMEFUL, To nid in excusing the removal of Gen. McClellan, the Harpor’s Ferry Commission made fools of themselves by censuring him for not preventing the surrender of Harper’s Ferry. This censure was evidently interpo lated after they had made up their report; for it plainly contradicts the facts and con clusions stated by them in the very next para graph of their report. They say : “ The General-in-Chief testifies that, in his opinion, Gen. McClellan oould and should have relieved and protected Harper’s Ferry, and in this opinion the Commission fully oon eur.” Then, in the very next paragraph, they “By reference to the evidence, it will be seen that at the verv moment Col. Ford abandoned Maryland Heights his little army was in reality relieved by Generals Franklin and Sumner's corps at Crampton’s Gap, within seven miles of his position.” Thus, according to this Commission, Gen. McClellan deserves ceDsure for not doing what ho did do! He is censured for not re lieving the garrison at Harper’s Ferry, and at the same time it is admitted that he did do that very thing 1 Suoh are the shameful in consistencies and frauds which tho abolition demagogues are forced to resort to in order to excuse the removal of Gen. McClellan. It should bo stated that Gen. Hunter, the nigger* kisser, was President of this Commission. RELEASE OF POLITICAL PRISONERS, The order from Washington for the release nf a large class of political prisoners now con fined in Government fortresses, is a step in the right direction, says the Newark Journal. The people may thank themselves that they have forced the Administration to this act of justioo, by their emphatic condemnation, through the ballot-box, of all the tyrannical and illegal measures whioh the fanatical men in power have so freely indulged in. The Ad ministration has only exercised common p-u -dence in declaring a general jail delivery of the hundreds of innocent persons arrested without accusation or form of trial. Now they are to be summarily released, without being informed of the charges brought against them, or confronted with their accusers. This act of liberation, while it thus adds in sult to injury, and is a virtual admission nf the innocence of all the politioal prisoners, which the Administration is not magnanimous enough plainly to declare, io a striking indi cation of the strength and virtue of our Re publican institutions, and the soundness of the mass of the people upon the great questions of Government. This generation will probabiy never witness a repetition of tho terrible scenes . which have distinguished the past nineteen months. The votes of tho people of the North have repudiated the infamous sys tem of government which their servants had attempted to establish, and the rebuke has been heeded by the men who set themselves above constitutional law and justice. Liherty nf speech and of the press has been vindicated, and hereafter will be sustained against all who may attempt to violate or infringe the Baered rights of the citizen, by the strong right arm of the people in the name of constitu tional liberty. feeding the black sheep. The contrabands had a good time of it at Washington city on Thursday last. The cor respondent of the New York World says: “The only feature of any note was a dinner given to the contrabands at their barracks, which was celebrated quite joyously by the white brethren. The contrabands, twelve hundred in Dumber, were preached to after the feast far six hours, with the exception of one gang of some three hundred, who wero addressed by a Vermont divine on other than religions subjects. In the course of his re marks bo told them that he regarded the “Democratic party as a moral devil," at whioh all the contrabands present shouted ‘Amen.’” DEATH OF A BALTIMORE LADY. A lovely and accomplished daughter of Gen. Charles Howard, one of the distinguished citizens of Baltimore, died recently. Her father, who was one of the Baltimore Police Commissioners during the 19th April mob, and was subsequently sent a State prisoner to Fort Warren, where he has been incarcerated fur 18 months, by special permission got leave to go homo temporarily, arriving in time only to see his daughter die. Her brother, Frank Howard, Esq., who was editor of a paper pub lished in Baltimore called the Exchange, was also sent to Fort Warren, more than a year ago, on charge of treaeon. He could not oh tain permission to go home, and his sister goes to the grave unseen by him. The N. T. World refers to Cassius M. Clay as that “shining apostle of the higher law, who draws tho salary of a Major Gen eral, and Bpends his time in going about the oountry abusing those who pay the tax FROM EUROPE. The steamship City of Washington, from Liverpool, Nov. 12th, arrived at New York on Thursday. A portion of her news has heen anticipated by the Afrioa, whioh sailed on the 15th. The Liverpool Chamber of Commerce addressed a letter to Earl Russell asking at tention to the seizure of British property by th* Alabama, to which he replied that tbe subject was under the consideration of her majesty’s government. The ship Granite State, from New York, reports having seen the Alabama in latitude 40 30. longitude 56. It was reported that the British government had stopped the British steamer Antona, which was loaded with ammunition at Cork, on the ground that it was intended for the southern confederacy. The lord mayor of London was inaugurated on the 10th inst., and speeches were made by Lords Palmerston and Brough am, in each of which brief alinßions were made to American affairs. The attainment of the Prince of Wales to his majority was qnietly celebrated throughout England on tho 10th. Wm. Cornell Jewett has written a let ter to the Emperor Napoleon urging him to inaugurate a movement in favor of European arbitration. Garibaldi’s health had somewhat improved since his removal to Pisa. The Arabia, from Liverpool, November 15, via Queenstown November 16, arrived on Tuesday, bringing one week later news from Europe. We have at length some offioial ac count of the mediation rumors. The new French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Drouyn de L’Huys, has actually made to England a proposal for mediation. Earl Russell, in his reply, eulogizes the “ benevolent intentions” of tho French Government, but declines to join for the present, the mediation proposal, principally for the reason, because Russia, “ whose concurrence would be expressly de sirous,” had not yet agreed to aotually co operate. Earl Russell thinke that the Federal Government would not be likely to accept the proposals, aDd therefore advises to wait fer a change in public opiniop which he hopes will take place. The London Times approves the reply of Earl Russell, whose arguments, it savs, had been anticipated by the public.— The Paris Moniteur expects that both Russia and England will soon adopt tho French pro posal, and that a majority of the next Con gress will, not decline to listen to it. In China, an engagement had taken place near Kungpo between the Rebels and the American General Ward’s contingent, in which Ward was killed. The Rebels are-again advancing in large force. ABOLITION PHILANTHROPY, Tho Cincinnati Times (a Republican paper) publishes a terrible picture of destitution among the poor in that city before winter even sets in: In the Fifteenth Ward, which, though one of the largest in the city, contains probably a smaller number of poor families' than any other district in the city, terriblo and shock ing destitution has beeD found—where wo men, with more or less small children, whose husbands are in the army, had neither food nor fuel for themselves or children. With the rapid increase of all articles of consumption, the pittance of the soldier goes hut a short way toward supplying his family with the neoeesaries of life. And even the earnings of the wife added to that pittance will scarcely keep soul and body together.— When, as is too often the ease, the wife is too feeble to labor, there is constant destitution. And these poor women and innocent little children, whose husbands and fathers are sacrificing their health, and too often their lives for their oountry, are shivering with cold, and go hungry to bed. The cold and hunger, we fear, will have to go on, as tho winter advances. “Humanity” and “Philanthropy,” just now, do not run in the direction of white women and child ren. The thousands of fat, lnzv, sleek negroes, whom “Abolition” is bringing off from tho sugar, cotton and rice plantations, South,-to be supported by the Federal ex chequer at an average cost of forty or fifty cents per day, monopolize about all of the surplus “philanthropy” we have to spare. THE MISSISSIPPI ARMY, The grand expedition to open tho Missis sippi, under Gen. McClernand, will consist entirely of Western and Northwestern regi ments. It will embrace ten regiments from Indiana, twelve from Illinois, four from lowa, four fmm Wisconsin, two from Minnesota, and 10,000 troops, infantry, cavalry, and ar tillery, from the army now in Kentucky.— The cavalry and artillery force will be ample for any emergency. In addition to this force, tho gunboat, fleet under Com. Porter will co operate with the expedition. The fleet con sists of the following vessels : Benton, (flag ship,) 16 guns; Eastport, 13 guns; Caron delet. 13 guns; Cincinnati, 13 guns: Cairo, 13 gnns ; Mound City. 13 guns; Louisville. 13 guns; Baroa Do Kalb, (formerly St. Louis.) 13 gnns ; E«sex. 7 guns; Lexington, 7 gunß—makiog a total of 19 gunboats and 121 guns. NEW JERSEY-OFFICIAL VO T Fi. Parker (T)em ) for Governor 61 314 WARD(Aboh) “ “ 46 715 Democratic majority ILLINOIS—OFFICIAL VOTE. Starve State Treasurer, 136 123 Butllr (Abo.) “ 117 572 Democratic Majority THE RIGHT TALK, Speaking nf the infamous outrage upon Mrs. Brinsmade’s liberty in New York, a contem porary says “AH such arrests and imprisonments will be abolished in this State on the first nf Janu ary, with the installation of the new Governor, who will permit no man to be arrested or de tained contrary to law. And if. after that dato. any one of the Secretaries who has au thorized such proceedings, should show him self in this vicinity, he stands a good chance of being arrested himself, and placed in so se cure a place that it will bo found very difficult to take him out." BURNSIDE ON PIcCLKLLAN. One year ago Gen. Burnside spoke of Gen. McClellan as follows, and it is well known that he entertaios the same opinion and feel ings now “ I havo known, him most intimately, as students together, as Foldiers in the field, and as private students. For years we have lived in the same family, and I know him as well as I know any human being on the face of the earth, and I know that no more honest, conscientious man exists than Gen. McClel lan. I know that no feeling of ambition beyond tjiat of the good and the success of our cause ever enters his breast. All that he does is with a single eye, a single view, to the success of this government, and the breaking down of the rebellion. I know that nothing under the sun will ever induce that man to swerve from what he knows to be his duty.— Ho is an honest, Christian-like and conscien tious mao ; and he has ihe soundest head and the clearest ‘military perception of any man in the United States ” Capt. John Weidhan, of tho 4th Penn sylvania Cavalry, has returned to his home at Lebanon, Pa., having been obliged to ask for a discharge, on account of physical disability. He has served his country faithfully and effi ciently for thirteen months, and would have continued, if health and strength had not given way. The earnest wish of his host cf friends is that he may speedily recover. He has two Bons in tho service—a fair equivalent for the loss sustained by the discharge of the father. “Lucy Stonb, Junior' 1 is on a new tack, this week. She admires “ Sensation Preaob to*." LOCAL DEPARTMENT. Religious. — Rev. Franklin Moore v D. D., of Hanrtabnrie, will preach In the Unto Streot M. K. Church, thia eTonlcc (TnoJdaj) and to-morrow evenin'”. , Bot. Faasou Homjhi, D. D-,„lll preach In Bt. Panl’a M. E. Church, Booth Queen street, on Sunday morning and in the Duko Street M.B. Church, in the erenlng. The Stand or Colors.— The money having been raised a week ago to pnrchiee a aland of ilore to be presented to CoL Hambrfght'a Keglment. two of the com mHtee, Capt. H. E- SIaTHAErR and Wat. P. Bimroy, Em, went to Philadelphia on. yesterday morning for tile po> pose of contracting for Its manufacture, v Increased in Price.—The proprietors of the Daily Express and Daily Xsiqtdrcr have Increased tbelr prices to ten cents per week, or two coota per single Oopy. Reason: The great advanceln the price paper; they were, therefore, compelled to this step or else "shot up chop." Reported for Derr.—Lieot. D. P. Rosen- Jtnxss, Jr., ft this city, formerly of the gnnbnat Essex, left here on Friday last to report for duty to Commodore W. D. Porter, at Cairo. Lient R. has received a commit rion to the new office of Ensign, recently created in the Navy, which him in the direct line of naval promo tion. He will likely eee very active service bood, as he will be attached to the formidable Mississippi expedition. Appropriate Sebhons.—Rov. A. H. Kre of the First German Reformed Church, Orange street, delivered a “Union” eermon, on Thaoksgivlng Day, pecnl larly appropriate to the times and place. His subject was well written and studied, and delivered with all the fervor that necessarily accompanies a speaker whose heart Is deeply imbued with the matter of the subject before him Be raid that while returning thanks for oar manifold blessines, which a mercifol Providence has vouchsafed to us doriog the pan year, we must not forget that our sins and shortcomings have increased to such a degree that we are threatened with destruction as a cation, udess an Immediate stop is pat to the outrages upon humanity which are dally witnessed. His denunciations of the Army Clothing Contractors, of tbeir intense selfishness and beartlessaes, were particularly withering, and woold have reddened their cheeks with the flush of shame, if any of them bad been present and their natures not completely given up to callousness. He cited instances where poor women, the «ivea and danzbters of our volunteer soldiers, were compelled to make shirts at 6 cents a piece for con tractors who made three times that amount in profit on those articles, while many of the soldiers had not received a cent of pay for the last eix or e'ght months, and thus were totally unable to remit any assistance home to their suffering families. He closed with an eloquent appeal to God for a deliverance from cor present troubles. The rer moo was listened to thronehnat with intense interest by the large congregation present. Rev. Irving H. Torrsncb, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Bible Society, also preached a peculiarly appropriate, forci ble and eloquent discourse on the times In the Duke Street M. E. Church A large congregation was present, who manifested a deep interest in the sermon. The Teachers’ Institute.—Tbe annual session of the Lancaster Pr-uoty Teachers’ Insti'nte was Held at Fulton Hall, in this city, last w-*ek. The delibera tions were presided over by Prof David Evans, County Superintendent. Among the educational notabilities pres ent and who delivered addresses were Prof. Jobit S. Wklls, of Portland, Maine, and Prof J P. Wickbr»hasi. Principal of the State Normal School, Millarsville, who is likewise a member of the Institute. The sessions were exceedinj ly harmonious and Interesting, and were attend ed by large numbers of our citlzeos, especially the fair sex. Over three hundred teachers were iu attendance, and they seemed to have a Ijappy time. Thanksgiving Day was very generally ob served in this city. Appropriate and eloquent sermons were delivered In the morning Iu several cf onr ctv churches and the attendance was rather full. Tbe Tesoh ere’ Institute attracted large crowds in the afternoon and evening, and Falton Hall being filled with a bevy of beauty and fashion, presented a gay and animated appear ance. - The anniversary of the Lancaster Oonntv Bible Society took place at Trinity Lutheran Church. Duke street, in tbe seeding. Addresses were delivered by R e v. I. H. Tor rencb. Secretary of the Pennsylvania Bible Society, and Rev. Messrs Rosenmili.br Sbnseman and Dbmond. —At the business mee’lng of the society, in the after noon, the following officers were elected ior the ensuing year: President—Rev. I 8 Demond. Vice Presidents—Hon. E. Schaeffer and C. Qast. Secretary—H 8. Garo. Treasurer and Librarian—J. W. Hnbley. Executive Committee—Rev. Messrs. Conrad, Meredith, Sigler, Schmiuk. H-akins, Powell. Porenmlller, Lehr, Kirkpatrick. SeoFoman. Kremer, Clcv: Killkelly, Paradise; Ga»t aod Kohler, New Holland ; T‘ralow. Marietta; Krkert, New Providence; Boyer, Hinklelown; Grimes, Columbia; Rotter, Chestnut Level; Early, Leaco-k; Arnold. Charrh •own; and Messrs J. 9. Gable, James Bhck. Horace Rath von. Daniel Heitsbu.W.G Baker, J. 8 Miller, H. P. Otsdq. E J. Zafcm, and J. J.i Cochran, City, and Mr. Brown, Colombia. An Officer of the 77th Regiment Draft id into the Service—Tbe following letter frrra 8. T. Davis, Adjutant ot the 77th Reriraent P. V., to the senior editor of The Intelligencer, explains itself : Hz*dqdarteks 77th Rko't, Pen.Va Vols , 7 ( Camp near Nahhvhls, Te>n.. Nov. 17th. 1892 j Geo Sanderson. Kfq . Editor Lancaster Intelligencer: Dea» Sir: T noticed in the Intelligencer of Oct. 28th, In the list of drafted men from p6qnea Twp.. my name. Con sequently I feel It my duty to notify the authorities of my whereabouts, and wbh to do so through the columns of your paper, as a public acknowledgmar.t of my claims may insure mo the speedy rect-ipt of my official notice, or. what would be more acceptable to me. ray exemption from the draft I would respectfully ask to be exempted for the following reasons: Ist. At* soon as an opportunity offered alter the Prosl deot’a Proclamation was Issued, I enlisted as a private sol dier in the 15th Reg’t, Pn. Yol?, and served three months Id that Regiment, when I was honorably discharged by reason of expiration of term of enlistment. 2nd. On ths 23rd > f 9optember, 1881, I was mustered into the service of the United fttatm for three years or during the war. and have been serving as Adjutant of tho 77th Hog’t, Pa. Vi-ls.. without losing but one day since my muster iDto the service. Upon th-se grounds I would most respectfully ask that my narno bo M deed from the iol' of drafted men, and tbe record corrected by tbe proper authorities. Respectfully, S T. DAVIS. * Adj’t 77th Rep.. P. V., otb Brigide, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps. Nut True.—The statement in two or threo of our city papers a roupl* r.f weeks since that ‘‘several utjscrnputons and Jew truderg of this city lately visited the camps at Uarriaburn to sell gum and woollen blankets to the soldier*” is, we aro authorized to state, without any in fact. Our intO'-mant says that, af'er dil’gent inquiry, he has not been able o find one of our Jewish citizens who was at Harrisburg for any each purpose. They feel indignant that they should be made the target of abuse tor being guilty of nothing, while so many ra»ca!]v 1 of too present Administration. wlr> ore robbing the poor soldier and depriving him of his pay for months, are pormi'ted to go scott free. Nor have those papers a w<-r i to say about the corruptions Ac., of th' high in authority. They cannot understand these attacks, uuleSH it be that the most of those of the Jewish faith In our midst aro Democrats. TnE Sick of the 122d.— The Philadelphia Inquirer is publisltiug a list or' tbc sick and wounded sol diera in the hospitals in and around Washington, in which we find the following of Co|. Franklin’* lUgiment. with the desigt-nti ms < f the hospital* in which they were at the time th- li-t was rra-'e out : ClifTburi.c-—A H. Go a«ant—H. rgnantM. Zook. Co D: Corporal J. n Honk. D; J K. Crawford, C; Corporal 8. F. Spilimsn, G; J S. Halter. K; Corporal J. I. Taylor. F; Servant G. W. Killian; A. Lemcnr. U; D II Rambo. C; Sergeant G 8. Bo u I; J S. Hackett, II; J. McKaw. K. Armory Square—J. Tentman. Co. G; J. Johnson. K; G. Uvsh, G. Ebtnezcr Choreh—G. R. Acbeson. Sad Accident.—On Saturday week a terri ble accident occurred, by which a promising boy, son of Dr. J. J Strawn, of Stra-burg. thi* county, (now a surgeon in Col. Price’* regiment.) wag so severely injured that lie died in a few hours. It neo-us that the boy. with others, had been in the habit of taking an occasional ride on the cars, g-tting on when the engineer did not observe them ; on Saturday morning this was attempted, and HeDry paid a fearful penalty for his rashness. As the train moved on, his hat blow ofl' and b* made so attempt to jump off to get It; but by some means his foot caught as he made the spiing, and be was brown under the cars, which parsed over him. nearly severing one leg from the body, and crushing the other torriblv He was released from his sufD-riogs by death at 2 o’clock in the afternoon, having borne Ihem with heroic fnr'i'ode, never shedding a sing e tear. This is another addition to the long H*f of fearful warning* against boys attempting dangerous foats on the cars. Wo sincorely condole with the parents. TnF. Oldest Moravian in Litiz is Dead.— Mrs Ann* Cat marine K rasher died in the village of on the 2'Jd nit., in the 88th year of her age. The Moravian i.ij k : *• She was th • oldt st ni*mb-T of the church at Litiz, and the o-d"Ht resident of thotown. Knowing whom ahe believed, trusting in her Savior, longing to go home to her God, Bbe fell asleep in Jeans.” The Draft— A Correspondence between COMMISSIONER UfcTNOLDS AND GOVERNOR CORTIN. —The fol lowing correspondence, as to who h*s jurisdiction over the drafted men. nass d botwean Commissioner lUtnolds and Governor Curtin last week : Lancaster, November 2 tth, 1862. To His FrctUcncy. >nd ew Q. Cicr'in. Governor: SfR: Many drafted men from Lancaster county bftVA lately called on ms, as Commissioner, to superintend the draft—for furloughs, surgical examinations, discharges, clothing Ac., Ac In all cases I have inform-d th**ra that my authority as Commissioner, exerpt so far as concern* my duties to the Government, In mtking a final return of the draff, is at an end. Frequently I have been requested to npiual to you as the Governor of the Ftate.— My own opinion Is that the drafted men have passed from tb« Jurisdiction of the >*tHte to that of the United States. Believing that the expression of year views would If made public enable the drafted men to obtain from the pr'-per authorities a fair hearing, and a prompt remedy for all alleged grievances, I respectfully ask from you such answer as will give the required information, as well as re lieve Commissloixeiß from th« con*tant appliesti-ms rrferred to. I am, GcverLor, with great respect, yours. Ac , JAMES L. REYNOLD 3. Penmstlvania, Executive Chamber, \ Harrisburg, Pa., Not.-c 25,1862. j James L Reynolds, Fsq.: Dear Sir: Your letter of yesterday has been received, and in reply I hasten to say that the “drafted men” are entirely under the control of the General Government; they subsist, clothe, arm and eqaip them ; have the sole and entire right to grout furloughs and to discipline the men. The State has no authority in iho matter whotever. The only power given to tha Governors cf Stater, under General Orders 90. from the War Department, is to “flesig nate rendezvous,” “appoint commandants,” receive reports of the election of officers, and to nominate Provost Marsh als for the State. When these specific acts are performed, all the powers of the State Executive cease and the men ere under the control of the United States authorities. Appeals to me therefore upon the subject of subsistence, equipment, furlough, discipline and of reqairiog the at tendance of delinquent*, and of securing the men in camps aro utterly useless. I can only deplore tbo oxlstenco and point to the authorities having the power to remedy them. They aro certainly such as can and unquestionably will be prevented by the General Government, if properly made known to them. Indeed, the United States, some since, took measures, as I presume, for all tbo purposes spoken of and assigned to duty In this State Brigadier General Andrew Porter, as Protc«t Marshal General of the State. Tbe AdJ. General Of the Army, Gen. Thomas, has been at Harrisburg, giving his attention to tbe subject, and Gens. Palmer, Canbv «Dd Montgomery are stationed at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, who are, doubtless, charged with the duties erroneously supposed to devolve upon me. I have already complied with the Orders of the War De partment in naming places qf rendezvous, Commandants, &Dd have nominated Provost Marshals. The Btate authority has, therefore, ceased; but, with a people so loyal as the people of Pennsylvania have shown themselves to be, I cannot donbt that the draft if managed with care, expedition and skill, will be eminently success ful and will add 80.000 men to nnr forces. Let me assure you that do effort will be wanting on tbe part of tbe State authorities to aid in every way tbe exer> tloos of tbe General Government to secure armies powerful enough to snppTese tbe Rebellion, very respectfully, Tour obedisat semnt a. •. otmor. Alhost a Fibs.—Abnot 2 o’oloolc on Friday morning Watchman Messznxop discovered an unusual light in one of the third story windows of Hiram Kendiz’a (Pwan) Hotel, Centre Bquare. He wakened up Mr. K., who proceeded up to th=» room ( r ccnpledby Mr. S. B Mark ley) connected with the window, and there discovered a lighted candle which had communicated with some in flammable matter near It, which was'already in a blaze.— Much credit is due to the Watchman for bis timely discov ery. ‘ Had the fire got folly under headway, there is no telling what destruction of life and property might havo •nfuad. : Poisoned st Apple Butter Pots.— Some thus ago, as we I earn from the Fottetown Ledger, the fam ily of Mr*.William SweinhearL of Pottatown, were takes seriously HI. Hr. W. A. Tan Busklrk was called in, and upon an examination of the ease, it was found that a qaao tlty of apple bolter had been purchased some time previ ously, and had been freely used. Au immediate Inspect! ra of tbe vessels which contained the apple butter—common earthen pot-—showed that the glazing had almost entirely come off, in some cases taking a portion of the earthenware with it, and became mixed with the contents. Here, then, was the eolation of the mysterious Illness of the family.— The pots had been perfectly glased, a fact which the man ufacturer should have known, and the oxide of lead, a violent poison which enters the composition of the glazing, had become disengaged and infected the entire contents of the vessels. Mr Bwelnheart’fl family were qultJlll, but have since recovered. For Tha Intelligencer. mouth-piece, “JOHN W. FORNEY.” a , R official mouthpiece of the Ad ministration, is a rare individual for contemplation. Where another such a combination of political chicanery, bad logic, ageless criticism, cruel wit. and harmless invec tire ? The recent Democratic triumphs hav« famished to th's most prolific writer end oracle of the powers that he subjects f or dissection, curios ities for exhibition, and monstrosities to dnmbfound the public. Where such another man to write flaming bulletins about everything and nothing to expose incoateFtible evidences of jealousies, political aspira tions. plotß, mn«inies and animosities? We ask where an other su”h a beterogenet u« mass of oddities and lams, hav ing their common centre in the brain of any one Invidual, as in the self-constituted spokesman of the Administration f With atl this, until now generally nnknown to tho public, this eminent politician and proxy orator has one real redeeming trait of character—nothing more or less than a lively appreciation of all that Is beaut-ful In a concord of sweet sounds. In other words he has latterly cultivated a decided taste for music. Reference to the columns of hi* paper, the Press, will show this t-> be a fact. His editorial space for several successive issoes. which for a long time was specially devoted to heaping npon tbe unoffending heads of those differing with him in oednion all the ridi cnle, satire and invective which tbe editor conld m&s'er. have been monopolized by lengthy appeals and "Pleas for the Optra ” We presume bis highly popular journals, pob li*h»d in Philadelphia and Washington, not to forget other official emoluments, peculiarly fit him fur such a liberal encouragement of this ratber expensive enjoyment of the beautful. Nevertheless it mn<>t be acknowledged the tas»e of this recent convert and amatenr is yet morbid, and needs a little more keen perception and a lively ap preciation of the compositions of the Old Master s.—as.we are told nothing emanating from the genius of Rossini, Verdi, Floton, or even Beethoven or Mozart, will throw this dl clple of tbtir art lnt"> such paroxysms of ecstacy and d-Hght as that rihAld and agonizing National melody, '■Old John Proton's Soul is marching on.” Then it is said the Chevalier loses all restraint, and under tbe excitement of the occasion he is wont to exclaim. ‘-I’m all ears, and take in strains that might create a goal— Under the riba of death ” Whether tbs hero of this song, Old John Brown, or tbe discordant harmony written in memory of tbe martyr, have taken such an effect on John's affections as to hold him s; wot Id. I ccoDßel i bora to go on. I sav. success attend them! I know they are keeping pace with the age. lam they are, like “Johu Brown’s soul, inarching on” soim where. I Slow, non-progressing Gospel Preach ers need not expect or presume to follow them. LUCY STONE, Junior. Cotton Abundant.—A correspondent with the army of the Mississippi, has the following : At the different stations along the Mobile and Ohio and Mississippi and Central Railway, I have seen a great many cotton buyers, not a few of them hailing from Cincinnati. There is a good deal of cotton in Southern Tennessee, and it is being brought in far more rapidly than the trains will carry it away. The present price of the Southern staple 19 forty to forty-five and sometimes forty-eight cents ; the market in the country being quite irregular as to the purchasing rate. There is much complaint amoDg buyers of_ their inability to obtain transportation for their cotton ; the wagons and horses of the country having been impressed into the ser vice of the army. Io many districts the cotton is still standing in the field, and cannot be gathered because the negroes employed on the plantations have run away, and those that have come into our lines will not work for the compensation offered, liberal though it be. They have fallen so much in love with their Dew found freedom that they have a serious distaste to Returning to their old form of labor. Of course, fugitives are numerous in the army, and it would be well to set them to picking cotton, that they may earn the sup port they receive from tbe Government. The experiment has been tried with much success in the department of the Mississippi, and o >uld be made remunerative in that of the Tennessee. India Cotton—The War, &c.— A London correspondent of the New York Times writes as follows in regard to the cotton supply : India is sending cotton, it is true. Poor Btuff it is, full of waste and dirt and only fit for admixture with the American. Manches ter has sent agents to India, who are buying all they can lay hands on—but there is no one who believes that India could ever com pete with America, were the industry of the South restored to its accustomed channels.— India can raise, in cotton culture, only upon the ruin of the South. It has been supposed that there were four million bales in the South. A communication from Earl Russell to the Cotton Supply Association estimates it at half that amount. The India interest fights against any movement which looks to peace. But the manufacturers will alter their machinery to spin Surats, even if a full supply could be secured to them. The famine increases week by week, and is likely to realize the most gloomy apprehen sions. Subscriptions are being raised all over England, and the most distant colonies. Contributions are to be taken up in all the churches. There is well-grounded apprehen sion that pestilence will be added to famine. Low, malignant typhus has already made its appearance in certain localities. It is not inprobahle that the war in America may cost England, both in property and life, as much as it is costing America. Mud Two Feet Deep. — A correspondent writing from Falmouth,(opposite Fredericks burg,) on the 21st ulfe., says ; A rain storm in Virginia is a far different affair in its effects from one up North, where, from the lighter character of tbe soil, it soon dieappears from the surface. But down here, where the earth is hard, clayed aod impervious, the water"of even a few hoars’ storm seldom dries off in less than as many days. Imagine the effeet, then, of a storm of several days upon the road, with the diffi culties of travel increased by the passage of every successive vehicle. We are only in the beginning of our troubles now, with the roads converted into mud of putty consistency and varying in depth from six inches to two feet. The once dry and in some places almost parched surface of the earth is converted into a grand plateau of streams and rivulets of dirty muddy water ; rills have become brooks; brooks have become creeks, and creeks rivers, under the inundation from the clouds. Horses and Mules sent to Burnside. — The horse and mule corrals of this oity have been nearly emptied during the past two days in consequence of the large drafts upon them to supply Burnside’s army. Several hundred more beasts of bnrden are expected to arrive to-morrow, and will be immediately forwar ded.— Washington Dispatch to Tribune, Why, how is this ? Aooording to Gen. Hal look’s bill of indictment against McClellan, the Army of the Potomaowas abundantly sup. plied with hortei and main nearly two months ago! THE DIiiCHAROED CITIgERtU The Cincinnati Enquirer, in referring to the demonstrations of the people in welcoming home some of the political prisoners who have been discharged, “no fault being found in them,” says: The people tarned ont to welcome them home as martyrs in the sacred cause of liberty and individual right, which had been cloveu down in their persons. Those who have in* stigated and participated In these illegal ar-, rests will be held to tbe severest responsibility. Matthew Lyon, a Democratic patriot of Yer*~ moot, who was fined and imprisoned for ot tering Demooratio sentiments in tbe days of the elder Adams, in 1798, under the sedition laws of the ancestors of the modern Abolition ists, had his fine of $1 000 refunded to him in 1840, forty two years afterward. Exemplary damages will be given for years to every victim of false imprisonment in the loyal States in 1861 and 1862, during the reign of terror. The attempt to bind the parties who have beeo kidnapped to an oath that they will not seek legal redress for those wrongs, will prove, as it ought, an utter fail ure. Somebody ha 9 got to answer for the eoormnus outrages that have been oumimUed against personal liberty and personal property in the last year. It is no slight matter to seize a man without warrant and confine him in a dun reon for months, and then confess that he is innocent by discharging him with out a trial. No damages can pay for such an injury. Of the hundreds of Democrats who have been arrested in the North by political violence, not one was legally arrested, not one was ever allowed a trial, hut was pushed into a dangeon without one. Of the whole lot not one had violated a law of the land, or trans cended any of bis constitutional their arreßt and imprisonment, was simply an act of unmitigated and despotic usurpation of power to the worst and vilest of purposes, and the gratification of political and personal hate. SPECULATING OFFICERS. It is stated that Gen. Curtis has been sus pended from his command in Missouri, and placed under arrest. Tho cause is said to be cotton speculations, using the army to enrich himself and friends by buying cotton. The Chicago Times says : “We have it from wnll-informed sources that he and one or two of his family relations havo realized some three millions of dollars in profits from cation. # It was not in tho subjugation of the rebel lion that he employed the army in Arkansas, but in the suhjugatinn of cotton to his own uses; and the demoralization of the army, and the injury of tbe Union cause among the peo ple of Arkansas as consequences of such em ployment, cannot- be appreciated save by the witnesses of it. Gen. Curti9 is an abolitionist. He believes in tho most radical abolition methods ofcarry-, ing on tho war. lie has never guarded rebel \ property —until it came into his possession.— J [le baa never given immunity to rebel people / —save during his own business transactions / with them. He has never, in his marches, j restrained his soldiers from wantonly destroy* v ing whatever came in their way—unless it / chanced 'to be cotton. He haa never sent a/ negro hack into slavery— except to exchange him for cotton. If he has never confiscated any other property than cotton, it ( w ft B because he had no personal use formny other.” WHAT STOPS THE ARMY 1 From the army news we publish this morn ing it will be Been that the only reason for General Burnside’s long delay opposite Fredericksburg is the inefficiency of the War Department at Washington. The army sup- *• plies are not forwarded in season, and General Burnside finds it as impossible to move as did General McClellan under similar circumstan ces. . But how is if the rebel army can move so rapidly with not a twentieth part of the military resources that are at the command of our government, may be asked. Partly be cause Generals Lee and Jackson are in a friendly country, but mainly because the powers at Richmond have brains and energy, while those at Washington have neither. Hud Gen. Burnside been properly supported he ought by this time to have reached Hanover Junction, but the utter want of svstem and foresight which prevails in the War Depart ment havo brought him and his fine army to a stand still on the north bank of the Rappa hannock and have given the rebels all tho time they needed to block up the new road to Richmond. Let no one blame Gen. Burnside for a delay which is not his fault, and let those who censured Gen. McClellan for his alleged slowness remember that he had even gromer excuse than his successor.— N. Y. World. / THE/PRESIDENT AND LIBERTY. Tht;'Evening Post favors the country with Ahjkibllowing astounding piece of intelligence, which tbe “order” of Mr. Stanton, this day published, partially confirms : “The President is fully convinced that the sense of, the country is overwhelmingly against anything savoring of tyranny or of a military despotism.” Is he, indeed ! After eighty years of Amer ican liberty and independence, a lawyer from Illinois, elevated to the chair of Washington, has actually learned that “the sense of the country” favors'freedom, and is not altogether indifferent to justice and the laws 1 n»d an enemy put this scorn upon us it had been easier to bear. But that an American journal should thus, in the language of a couTt flunkey, record the shame of tbe land, is almost too much for mortal patience. Quite too much for mortal patience, a trial beyond all imagined for Job, is the same journal’s explanation of the process through which this light has reached the presidential mind. “ Some of the arrests made have been un necessary and unjust, and the administration has suffered for its mistakes.” The “administration has suffered,” mark you—not the American citizens “unneces sarily and unjustly arrested ; ” not American liberty indecently outraged ; not tbe Ameri can name made a laughingstock and scandal of the world, but the “administration 1” The temporary servants of the people have been made to tremble for their wages; tbe intriguers of party for tbe success of their schemes. Can tbe force of bland unconsoious baseness further go?— N. T. World. More Fraud and Corruption. —There has been more swindling on the part of the government officials in tbe camps here.— Thomas C. Pollock, an assistant surgeon, was arrested the 'other day for issuing false and fraudulent papers of exemption to drafted men. It appears that Dr. Pollock was regu larly authorized to examine and reject drafted men previous to the 16th inst., when Surgeon J. P. Wilson, by order of the War Department was appointed to perform this duty exclusively. This of course relieved Surgeon Pollock, who, notwithstanding, has ever since been engaged in the issue of these fraudulent certificates of rejection, from his room at Herr’s hotel. He is a nephew of ex- Govemor Pollack, the present Director of tbe Philadelphia Mint under the Linodn adminis tration, and his arrest caused quite a sensation. What will come of it remains to be seen. We notice that a number of the men illegally ex empted have been ordered to -retorn to camp for re-examination.— Patriot-& Union . Death of a Political Prisoner.— Mr. A.L. Fessenden, of Wisconsin, was ordered to be released from the military prison in St. Loais, unconditionally, on the 16th instant, “ the charges against him not having been sustain* ed.” The order for his release arrived at the prison hospital on the same day of, but a few hours subsequent to, bis death. Another victim to the arbitrary system of the Administration. On whose bead does the blood of this martyr rest ? It cries to Heaven for vengeance. just like them s Tbe radical presses have denounced no man with greater vehemence than they have nando Wood, ex-Mayor oft New York. In a speech just before the election he said: “ Last spring I was offered—and leading Republi cans offered to put it into writing—that if I would desert they would make me the next Governor of New York.” Comment is un necessary. steamships City of Baltimore for Liverpool, and New York, for Southamp ton and Bremen, which sailed from New York on Saturday took out $1,589,409 in specie ; and the Etna and Teutonia whioh ■ailed on Saturday, took out $OBB,OOO mor^