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Now .our flag is flung to the wild winds free,
Let It float o'er our father land,
&n the guird of its spothms fame‘ehall be
Clolumbla's chosen band.
"CLING TO THE CONSTITUTION, AS
THE SHIPWRECKED MARINER CLINGS
TO THE LAST PLANK, WHEN NIGHT
AND THE TEMPEST CLOSE AROUND
HIM."-DANLEL WEBSTER.
Delinquents Razeed.
We. have given notice from time
to time, for the last three or four
months, of our determination, as a
matter of necessity, to strike from
our list all delinquent subscribers to
THE INTELLIGENCER. We have al
ready erased a number of names,
and shall continue the process from
week to week until we hate the job
completed. Those who have not
received the paper for several weeks,
or who may not receive'it hereafter,
will know the reason. Delinquents
who are able to pay, but who neglect
or refuse to square up their accounts,
will have costs added from and after
the first of April. At the present
enormous price of white paper we
cannot any longer afford to furnish
the printed sheet " free gratis for
nothing." This is our ultimatum,
and no further indulgence can or
will be granted; nor would it be
fair to our paying subscribers, nor
just to ourselves, that more time
should be given.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS.
The Attack on Charleston,
FORTRESSMONROE, April 5
Yesterday's Richmond Dispatch
says that Pensacola was fired by th 6
Union soldiers about the 23d ult.,
and most of the town destroyed.
The soldiers are going to reinforce
General Banks.
.The enemy have landed in force
on Seabrook's or John's Island.—
Three gunboats and several trans
ports are lying off the island.—
Skirmishing hack already taken place
between ours and the enemy's pick
ets. Our pickets are driven in and
the Federals are advancing.
'General Hagood has ordered all
the women and children and non
combatants removed from Adams'
run, which is - twenty miles from Sea
brook Island.
Arrest of Governor Tod.
The truckling demagogue, DAVID
Ton by name, who fills the Guber
natorial chair of the State of Ohio,
was arrested on Friday last, by the
Sheriff of Fairfield county, in that
State, on a charge of kidnapping Dr.-
EDSON B. OLDS, an indictment hav
ing been found against him by the
Grand Jury of Fairfield county. The
Governor was taken before Judge
JOHNSON, of the Supreme Court, on
a writ of habeas corpus, and admitted
to bail for his appearance before the
Court of Common Pleas of Fairfield
county in ;Tune next.
Why was not the writ of habeas
corpus suspended in this case ? This
Tod was one of the loudest brawlers
for the suspension of the writ, and
the suppression of the freedom of
speech and. the press. Therefore,
what he would have meted out to
others, he should not object to en
dure himself. " What is sauce for
the goose is sauce for the gander "
is a trite saying, which we have
never seen come into better play than
in this Abolition Governor's case.
Rhode Island Election---A Great
Democratic Gain.
While the Republicans call the
result of the recent election in Rhode
Island a "great Union victory,"
(meaning thereby Abolition,) if we
glance over the record of the past
we will find that it is like the victory
of Pyrrhus against the Romans, a
few more of which would utterly
overwhelm them.
In 1855 their majority was 8,337
1856 " " I< 4.787
1857 " II 111 4,498
1858 " "
I ~ 4,352
1860 Lincoln's " " 4,537
• 1863 their.' " is 3,000
These figures show a clear Demo
cratic gain of about 1500, and indi
cate, unmistakably, that in Rhode
Island, as elsewhere, the power of
the destructives is waning, that the
Democratic standard is being ad
vanced at every successive charge,
and gives the fullest assurance that
at an early day the Abolition cohorts
will be routed throughout the entire
North—horse, foot and dragoons.—
However they may crow over the re
sult in Rhode Island to keep their
courage up, they no doubt, in - their
saddened hearts exclaim, with Pyr
rhus, ‘: another such a victory would
Min. me."
A friend of 'ours says he has
noticed one curious fact, that the so
called "War . Democrats" seldom go
to the War.
xpir "Both branches of the Legis
iatir—eilave agreed to adjoyrn sink
The 15th inst.
WHO ARE LOYAL.
The only " loyal" Union League, says the
N. Y. Express, is just now the Democratic
party. If the Whig party existed z there would
be another Union party,—another Union
Logue ;=-but, now-that the Whig party is
dead,'the only loYel Union,Leagee left is the
old_ National Democratio party, which, for
siity odd yore, carried on "the Goternment,"
witliout arbitrarily arresting anybody; with
ont having; occasion to try anybody fel. trea
son ; without instirrectimr, beyond what the
Abolition fanatics created; without civil war,
and with such general prosperity and happi
ness that three millions of people, under their
auspices, grew up to be thirty millions, with
power and empire Mended from the Atlan
tic to the Pacific, and.with glory and honor
all over the globe. This party is now the
only Union League party left. Restore to
them the country and its government, and in
a very, very short time, they will end this
civil war, and bring back into the Union the
seceding States, by demonstrating to them
that they are fighting for nothing, and have,
under the Constitution; all the. security for
life and property in their States that any
rational human being can ask for.
These new Union Leagues that are spring
ing up are nothing but the SECTIONALISM that
laid down the Chicago platform, elected
Abraham Lincoln, and thereby rent the land
in twain. They are a new name for a very
old • thing,—Old John Adam's Federalism,
alien and sedition laws,—violence in Govern
ment, interference in private affairs,—ever
intermeddling, perpetual wrangling,—under
ground railroads, personal liberty bills,
Maine laws, etc., etc. Every really Union
Leaguer now belongs to the Democratic
party,—at least until the elections are over,
and " the Government" is rescued from the
men who hold that some " one man " is "the
Government," and that the Constitution be
longs to him.
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE
The New York Commercial Advertiser pub
lishes a letter from Nassau which states that
that port was crowded with blockade runners,
consisting of small sized steamers . , brigs,
sohooners and sloops; some unloading cotton,
others putting on dry goods, salt, provisions,
&c., ostensibly for Halifax or St. John, N. B.
The town, with its hotels and boarding houses,
was crowded to overflowing with the officers
and crews of these vessels. They are wild
over their success in the contraband trade,
many having made fortunes. The arrivals
from Dixie are numerous. They aro mostly
from Charleston. Some of the captains re
mark thaPthey were fired at without effect ;
others that they saw no blockade vessels, and
one stated that he passed two at a short dis
tance, and they did not attempt to intercept
or chase him. It is said that more than
10,000 bales of cotton have been landed at
Nassau during the last two months. Seven
steamers, one schooner and two sloops arrived
from Charleston during the month of Febru
ary, and a schooner and a sloop from Savan
nah. During the same period 19 vessels left
with dry goods, provisions, &0., for Southern
ports ; among them a sloop loaded with gun
powder. Nino of the number were steamers.
It seems from this account that the blockade
of Charleston is very inefficient. Some pec
ple are so uncharitable as to insinuate that
the blockade can be "run" by any vessel
that will " pay toll," and the above account
seems to give plausibility to the " base in
sinuation."
In one of Mr. SEWARD'S letters to the
British Minister, published in the " Diplo
matic Correspondence" printed by order of
Congress, occurs the following most remarka
ble and disgraceful sentence :
" My lord. I can touch a bell on my right
hand and order the arrest of a citizen in Ohio.
I can touch the bell again, and order the im
prisonment of a citizen in New York ; ando
power on earth but that of the President can
release them. Can the Queen of England, in
her dominions, do as much ?"
'lf the object of Mr; Seward was to humili
ate the people of this country and to disgrace
and degrade them in the eyes of the whole
civilized world, be could not have done it
more effectually. Ile boasts of the arbitrary
and unlimited power of the Government,—
boasts that it is a more perfect despotism than
the English monarchy, and glories in the fact
that it dares to override the Constitution and
the laws and to ruthlessly trample upon the
rights and liberties of the citizens whose ser
vant it is! And in the wantonness of his
arrogance, he tauntingly asks whether the
Queen of England dares to thus outrage the
laws and the rights of citizens in her domin
ions. No, she dare not Conduct on her
part like that pursued by our Government,
would cause her throne to be upset and herself
and family driven in exile from their land.
Yet we are called a free people, and our Gov
ernment a free Government, while the Eng
lish people arc the subjects of a monarchy.
"Buffaloes" and "Copperheads."
Men in the South who still adhere
to the Union and the Constitution,
are called "Buffaloes," and those in
the North who occupy the same
position, are, called "Copperheads."
True Union 'Men and devoted friends
of tile Constitution are vilified in
both sections by the dominant parties
—which is not the.only evidence we
have of the truth of Mr. Seward's
declaration, endorsed by the Presi
dent himself, that the radicals of both
sections are "acting in concert to
gether" for the destruction of the
Union. And they will surely suc
ceed unless they are overthrown by
the "Buffaloes" and "Copperheads
-the Union men of the South and
the Democracy or Union men of the
North.
Poland.
The last news from Poland is dis
heartening to the friends .of freedom.
If the telegrams to the Loudon pa
pers can be believed, Langiewicz has
suffered a severe defeat, his forces
have been dispersed and he has been
compelled to seek safety in flight. If
such an event had happened in the
beginning of the insurrection, we
should not have been much surprised.
But the Poles have, for more than
two months, made such headway
against the Russians, that we had
hoped for continued success to their
cause. The great and highly-disci
plined army of Russia, ,however, is,
we fear, too powerful for the raw,
ill-armed patriot troops, and there is
too much reason to apprehend that
the defeat just suffered is the precur
sor of others still more serious.
ger Senator Henderson, of Missouri, op
posed exempting ministers from military duty,
under Wilson's Conscription Act. Duriag the
debate he said :
" Treason bad been preached by ministers,
at least in Massachusetts and Missouri, and
they have been in a great degree instrumental
in bringing about this war. If I had my way,
I would put them all in the field, and make
them fight the battles they had done so much
to inaugurate."
~.The people in the galleries applauded the
sentiment.
Prom the Newark (N. 1.) Jetital
THE KEY NOTE FOR AN HONORARLE
PEACE.
:The Democrats of Pennsylvania hnve dons
themselves infinite honor and the State good
service, by the admirable issue. which they
have presented to the people, its to the aims
and policy of the Democratic party, in the
resolutions adopted by the caucus of their
members of Legislature, on Tuesday week.—
Without asking that the war shall be suspen
ded or any advantages be conceded to the
rebels in arms, which such a course might
possibly result in, they propose, while the war
goes on, to take steps to ascertain if peace is
attainable which may still preserve the Union
in its integrity. Indeed, the fundamental
basis of the proposition they set forth is the
restoration of peace by the restoration of the
Union. And we cannot understand how any
loyal man, who loves his country and his
whole country, can refuse to give his in
fluence towards carrying out the plan they
propose.
If we are ever to have peace—unless it is
forced upon us through foreign interference,
which is a national humiliation that every
patriot must wish his country to be spared
from—it must, at last, be by some such
measure as that proposed in the resolutions of
the Democratic members of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania. These resolutions promise to
constitute the future platform of the Demo
cratic and conservative party, as it regards
the war ; and is the only wise and compreben•
sive solution of our difficulties that has yet
been proposed; and we are glad to learn that
it meets the approbation of Governor Sey
mour of New York, and that the leaders of
the Democratic party in that State, as well as
in New Jersey, and in many of the Western
and several of the New England States.—
As these resolutions carry their own recom
mendations in the terse and patriotic senti
meats which they embody, we present them
to our readers for their consideration. They
are as follows :
WHEREAS, Angry sectional controversy,
long indulged, has culminated in the assumed
secession of a number of States of the Union,
and a civil war, which has already raged for
nearly two years with unsurpassed violence
and carnage, wasting the lives and substance
of the people of both sections, and filling the
land with misery and lamentations; and
whereas, a continuance of the Union of all
the States is indispensable to the peace and
welfare of the people as well as to the at
tainment of a great nationality ; and whereas,
it is believed that ordinary measures of legis
lation may prove insufficient to remove the
primary causes of the present strife, or to ad-
just the complications that have arisen there
from ; and whereas, the fifth article of the
Constitution of the United States provides
that " Congress, whenever two-thirds of both
Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose
amendments to the Constitution, or on the
application of the Legislatures of two-thirds
of the States, shall call a Convention for
proposing amendments, which, in either case,
shall' be valid to all intents and purposes
as part of this Constitution when ratified
by the Legislatures of three-fourths thereof,
as the one or the other mode of ratification
may bo proposed by Congress." Be it there
fore, .
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of Pennsylvania, in General
Assembly met, That the Congr,ss of the
United States be, and hereby is, petitioned
to make provision for calling a Convention of
States, as authorized by the fifth article of
the Constitution of the United States, as soon
as the necessary number of States shall have
petitioned for the same; the object of which
Convention shall be to inquire into the causes
of the present afflictions of the nation, and if
any just ground of complaint is found to exist,
to so amend the Constitution as to remove
such causes, securing thereby a more perfect
union of the States • a better understanding of
the relations which the United States bear to
the Federal Government; "establishing jus
tice, insuring domestic tranquility," and doing
such other things not inconsistent with the
spirit and genius of the present form of govern
ment as may be deemed necessary "to promote
the general welfare and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our posteritY."
And be it further
Resolved, That the Governor be requested
to forward copies of the foregoing resolution
to the President of the United States, to the
President of the Senate of the United States,
to the Speaker of the House of Representa
tives of the United States, and to each of the
Governors of the several States claiming to be
in the Union.
COLLISION IN DELAWARE
The Legislature of Delaware having passed
an act against illegal and arbitrary arrests of
citizens of that State, by the General Govern
ment, Governor Cannon, who is a Black Re
publican, has issued a proclamation, stating
his inability, by the Constitution cf the State,
to veto the act, virtually surrendering the
authority of the State into the hands of the
General Government. lie refuses to carry
out the provisions of the act just passed, and
declares that the " people of Delaware hold
true allegiance to the Government of the
United States as paramount to the State of
Delaware, and that they obey the constitu
tional authorities thereof before the Legisla
ture of the State of Delaware, or any other
human authority whatsoever."
The Legislature have since adopted the fol
lowing resolution :
Resolved, That the doctrines of Governor
Cannon's address, in regard to arbitrary and
lawless arrests, are, if carried out, fatal to
constitutional liberty, destructive of the peace
and security of our people, and deserve and
hereby receive at the hands of the Legislature
of Delaware, prompt and indignant repudia—
tion, and are declared worthy of the severest
reprehension of a people who inherited the
privileges of freemen and wish to preserve them
unimpaired.
Governor Cannon, it will be remembered,
was elected in consequence of the interference
of the military forces in Delaware at the last
election. The members of Congress and the
Legislature are Democratic. The Legislature
should impeach him at once.
ILLIARI B. .FOIID.NEY
The veteran Democrat whose name stands
at the head of this article, addressed the
Democratic County Convention which met in
Lancaster on the 25th ultimo. His presence
at that time, and the remarks he made to the
Convention, have occasioned sincere gratifica
tion in the hearts of the true Democracy of
Pennsylvania. Some weeks ago, an author
ized statement was made that be had united
himself with the Jacobin " League" which
was recently formed in the City of Lancaster.
This slander upon his political character, Col.
Fonnyerrepelled in a dignified manner, upon
the occasion we have referred to ; and it gives
us great pleasure to transfer to our columns
an extract from his able and elOquent remarks.
An eye witness of the scene represents his
appearance on the platform as the signal for
the most enthusiastic greeting, and the
speaker must have been truly gladdened by
the hearty reception he met with, from those
by whose side he had fought so many political
battles in other and happier days of the Re
pubiio.—The Age.
GOV. CURTIN AND THE ARIIIY
The game which our worthy Governor is playing,
with the people and the army alike, to secure an
other term, is not sharp enough to deceive either the
civilians or the military, and is likely to fail alto
gether, or, at least, meet with strong opposition.—
We give an extract from a letter from the army to
the Pittsburg Dispatch., (an Abolition paper,) which
shows how the Governor ' s doings are viewed in that
quarter. The letter is dated Third Brigade, Third
Division, Sixth Corps, below Falmouth, Virginia,
March 26, 1863," and the extract reads as follows:
" We expected Gov. Curtin here the other day,
(as he is making an electioneering tour of the Penn
sylvania regiments,) and had our boots all blacked
to receive him—but he found a scrub race or a pig
chase in Cirney's division, and so did not keep the
appointment. We calculate here that he will at
tempt to get another three years in the Governor's
chair on the Union dodge,' loyalty,' /co., although
every one knows he has done more to embarrase the
Government and aid the rebels than any other
Governor. You ought to bear the old Thirteenth
talk of some resent appointments in their regiment.
They oan't see Tyhy worthy sergeants and corporals
who have fought through - thp Peninsula, are over
sloughed by men whii never smelt powder, and whose
manta are unknown to them."
Ptom the Allentown Democrat.
THE 4 4 UNION LEAGUES."
As wahave already stated to our readers,
the Abolitionists are active in establishing
what they see fit to. denominate " Union
Leagues." The expose we made of the matter
a few weeks since had the effect tO draw .our ,
abolition contemporaries intuit publication of
certain by-laws by which they alleged , these
" leagues " were to be governed, but let none
be so verdant as to belieye tlutt theirsitil,pur•
pose has been made publW`Tiiegtrinniza-,-,
tions are intended to Frit:gni nmon, not to
restore it. We make the assertion, knowing
it to be true. Will 'either the Patriot or
Register, which urge the organization, say
that they are in favor of a restoration of the
Union as it was. We think not. -how--can
those who have "planned disunion," who
have "spat upon the Constitution" and pro-'
nounced it "a covenant with death and a
league with hell," favor a restoration of the
Union ? They cannot consistently, neither do
they.- Finding that their principles will not
bear the light of day, and that their nigger,
practices are - driving thin:wands of their - own
party over into the Democrattc ranks, they
are attempting to cheat the people again into
supporting them FOR °Pima by the trick of an
organization, styled "Union Leagues." They
know that Democrats cannot be humbugged
into the midnight concern ; but expect to
prevent defections from their own ranks by
those who are unwilling to go further with
them in their negro crusade.
They started Know Nothingism to get office
—Wide Awakeism was instituted by the same
men for, the same purpose—and now "Union
Leaguei" ;are expected to deceive a majority
of the people again. These Leagues are to be
something of a Know-Nothing concern, and
one of the leading objects (at least it is so in
Philadelphia, and we opine the same principle
is to govern them everywhere else) is to have
neither social or business intercourse with Dem
ocrats, and besides the Harrisburg Telegraph
admits that "the Union Leagues are to take
the place of the armed patrols and provost
guard in enforcing the draft," &c., and the
Cleveland, Ohio, Abolition organ says they
are designed to "counteract the insidious
efforts of the Copperheads," that the Order is
to' be "of a quasi military character for the in
struction of its members in the manual and
school of the soldier," and that "the places of
meeting are to be known as barracks.' There
is no lack cf evidence that the League is a
military organization—a secret military organ
ization, and therefore both illegal and danger
ous. Bat we are convinced that the game
won't pay—it won't "take." The people hays
been twice cheated by these tricksters—and
see, as the result, a land, once happy and pros-
porous, now torn and distracted, and drenched
with the blood of those who should always
have been brothers. Thus grievously de
&lived before, the people are in no humor to
become a third time the dupes of those who
are governed alone by selfish motives, and
who, to carry out these, would sacrifice every
thing which the true patriot holds near and
dear. The sine of Abolitionism are too glar—
ing to be put out of sight by the creation of
86 called " Union Leagues." Its crimes are
too enormous to be forgotten in a day—too
deeply filed to be wiped out by so shallow a
device.
The people, observing the desperate game
inaugurated by the Abolition cormorants,
should see to it that it be defeated. The
March elections, sought to be carried by this
"Union League" trick, will afford the beet
possible chance to give the demagogues a fit
ting rebuke. Democrats and conservative
men, it becomes you to be active and vigilant,
and when the day comes, send these "leagued"
and fanatical Abolitionists to " the right
about," and with a kick so emphatic as to
learn them some respect for the intelligence
and honesty of the masses.
FOREIGN NEWS
On the 10th ult., the Prince of Wales, heir
to the throne' of England, was married to
Princess Alexandra of Denmark. The event
was celebrated with the greatest pomp and
parade. During the illumination in London
on the occasion, seven persons were crushed
to death and over a hundred had limbs broken.
From Poland we get little that is definite
and reliable ; but it appears from all reports
that , the insurrection grows more formidable
daily. There are reports of engagements be
tween the Russians and the insurgent forces,
and though many of them are contradictory,
if not pure inventions, the Poles generally are
represented to fight obstinately, and often with
success. The insurrection is also spoken of as
having revived in districts lately free from
disturbance. The most important news, a
Paris letter- says, is from Lithuania. The
corps of insurgents formed in the neighbor
ho3d
of Pinsk obtained possession of that town,
disarmed the garrison, and took possession of
the arms. They then proclaimed a national
government, and marched to join other bands.
A fact still more significant, is the organiza
tion of the insurrectionary forces by the ap
p3intment of Gen. Langiewitz as Dictator—an
officer who had already made himself con
spicuous for his desperate valor. At last ac
counts he was succesfully harassing the , Rus
sian troops near the Gallican frontier.
The attitude of the various powers in refer
ence to the Poles remains in doubt. According
to one authority, Austria will not adopt the
French theory of non-intervention, although
it disapproves the course taken by Prussia,
and, while declining to enter into any engage
ments." will act according to circumstances."
Another report given by the Paris papers, is
that the Russian Emperor has sent to France
a dispatch stating that whatever may be the
justice of the demands of the Poles, he can
listen to no overtures or terms of compromise
so long as they continue in " armed insurrec
tion."
The Russian force in Poland, at the latest
advices amounted to 50,000. Reinforcements
to the number of 10,000 were expected. War
saw is occupied by 30,000 troops, and the five
fortresses by 25,000. The Poles are said to
have 40,000 men in the field.
How THE ELECTIONS ARE REGARDED BY THE
UNION MEN OF THE SOUTH.—That Old staunch.
Union organ of Kentucky, the Louisville
Journal, thus comments upon the election in
New Hampshire :
The result of the New Hampshire election
is another cheering evidence of the over
whelming change in publio sentiment, and a
satisfactory assurance that the conservative
feelings of the Eastern States will soon crush
out the radicalism which has brought this
country to the verge of ruin. If the news of
this important victory could be scattered through
the armies of the rebels, and they would calmly
reflect upon its significance, it would do more
to prompt them to return to law and order and
the sway of a government which so peacefully
and effectually corrects the violence 'of party or
the ultraisms of faction, by the operation of
its elective system, than any words of kindly
exhortation or any constrained appliances of
governmental power. In contemplating this.
splendid triumph, which shows the real ma
jority of conservatism in New Hampshire to
be over seven thousand, which but for the un
fortunate lamination of the constituent party
elements in the Granite State, would have
elected a conservative Governor, the true
friends of the Union have abundant reasons
for congratulation.
We desire to call particular attention to the
lines we have placed in italic. Democratic
victories are what the Union men of the Sonth
desire. This shows the necessity of a
thorough organization of the Constitutional
Union party everywhere, to co-operate with
1 our friends in the Border States in behalf of
the restoration of the old order of things.
PRESIDENT'S PROCLASIATION POR
A DAY OF HUMILIATION AND
PRAYER,
WASIIINGTON, March 31
The President, in compliance with the re
quest of the Senate, has designated Thursday
the 30:h of April, as .a day - of National humil
iation and prayer, and concludes the procla
mation as follows :
" Let us then rest humbly in the hope an•
thorized by the divine teachings that the
united cry of the nation will be heard on
High, and answered with blessings no less
than the pardon of our national sins and the
restoration of our now divided and Offering
country to its former happy condition of unity
and peace." • "
LOCAL DEPA2TrdiaNT.
MISS KATE DEAN Is CONING.—Our citizens
will be pleased to learn that this distinguished vocalist
has concluded to visit this city, and will give one of her
inimitable 'concerts at Fulton Hall, on Thursday evening
next. Miss Data has „heretofore. ming to a Lanmster an
-titmice; and her rare nil:Laical. powers have never filled •to
charm'and delight. She is on her way home from the hos._
nitrite at Washington and elsewhere, where she ministered;
to the comfort of the Kick and• wounded soldiers of our
army, and tir accomOinied . by - 3113S LIZZLI Tons, who ranks ..
among the beet pianists in the country. In the second
part of the performance bilas D. will -appear in military
costbms; the eame that shearers 'whilerisHing the army
hospitals: - *fiat musical treat rwirbii expected, and we
treat that the fair and accomplished ladles may be greeted
with the largest audience ever assembled on a similar oc
' cation in -this city. Tickets can be obtained at all our
Bookstores, and at the door of the Hall.
EASTER SIINDAY.—Thia day was appropri
ately commemorated in all the churches of this city, and,
notwithstanding the unfavorable state of the weather, we
believer pretty foil congregations were present at all. In
the Spiseimal, esthetic, tat German Reformed and St.
John's Lutheran Churcheathe service were pecallarly sol
emn and impreasive. •
" WINTER STILL LINGERING," &C.-011 Sat
urday night we had a variety of weather, reminding one
of the war& cif a Western poet,•
"It blew, it anew and it thew," •
and on .Sunday morning a regular old•fashioned snow
storm, sufficient to cover old Mother Earth with come
three or four inches of snow. The air wee cold and raw
all day. Yesterday, however, the sun came ont gloriously,
and there is every prospect of soon having settled weather.
Ohl for the balmy days of F.pring.
FOUND DEAD.—On Thursday, 26th ult. Mr.
Pcrmm Yornv, Sr., an old and highly respectable citizen of
Brecknock township,. this county, was found dead in his
bed. An inquest was held on the body by 'Squire
and the jury, after hearing the testimony of the physician,
rendered a verdict that his death was 'caused by Apoplexy.
IMPORTANT 'TO JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.—
For the 'benefit of the lately elected Justices of the Peace
we publish the following extract of the Law of 1859:
Every person hereafter elected to the office of Justice
of the Peace or Alderman shall, within thirty days after
election, if he intends to accept said office, give notice
thereof in writing to the Prothonotary cf the Court of
Common Pleas of the proper county, who shall immedi
ately Inform. the Secretary of the Commonwealth of said
acceptance, and no commission shall issue until the Seem
Lary of the Commonwealth has received the notice aforesaid.
THE NEW 11. S. STAMP DUTlES.—Messrs.
T. B. Peterson & Brothers, 306 Chestnut street, Philadel
phia, have just issued a new card, containing the official
list of the "New Stamp Duties," imposed by the Act of
Congress, of March 3,3, 1863. The cord will be found very
convenient for reference by all, and Should be at the side
et every storekeeper, merchant, manufacturer, broker,
banker, attorney, or any man of business ' as It shows at a
glance the amount of stamp duty or taxto be paid on ev
erything in every day business, as well as the penaltio: of
the law and fines for trying to evade' each and every one
of the Stamp Taxes imposed by Congress, on March 9d,
1663. It is entirely different from the old Stamp Duties,
and this card is copyrighted, and is the only correct and
official edition published in the country at this time to
meet the wants of the community. It will save a world of
trouble to every storekeeper and business man to have a
copy for reference at their side. Price 10 cents a copy, or
three copies for 25 cents; or one hundred copies for s 6.—
ITcathaeffer, 44 North Queen street, has it for sale.
DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL CLUB.—The meet
ings of the Democratic Central Club continue to be largely
attended, and the interest and enthusiasm in them remain
unabated. On Thursday evening last addresses in Berman
were delivered by Mr. C. F. Rats, of Millersville, and J. J.
SPRENGER, Esq , and by Capt. Joan WISE in English. We
never knew the Democracy of the city and county to be
so thoroughly aroused to a sense of the duty which they
owe themselves and their country. Hundreds of names
have already been signed to the Constitution of the Dem
ocratic Central Club, and the good work still goes on.
A PASTORAL LETTER ON THE FAMINE IN IRE-
L AIM —The reported destitution in Ireland Is attracting
much attention. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Wood, (Catholic.)
of Philadelphia. has issued a circular letter, addressed to
the ''Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of Philadelphia,"
which was read in all the churches of that denomination
on Sunday week. It compliments the Irish people. on
their patience and long suffering, and expresses a hope
that the evils now desolating Ireland may seen pass away.
The Bishop farther adds:
The immediate apparent origin of Ireland's starving,
suffering note, is "the wet season,"
which destroyed the
grain, prevented the collection of the ordinary fuel, and
engendered deadly diseases in all kinds of cattle. The
scanty crops could no longer pay rent to the exhausting
agent of the landlord; the moistened turf would born r o
more on the humble hearth; and hence the ordinary food
and fuel became an imposalbility ; and roots and bark are
now the fend of a large proportion of the people of Ireland ;
and also, without their usual turf, they are dying of cold,
even where they have Beamed to live on the rudest suste
nance.
Secondary to this principal cause of-late present Irish
famine, is the want of material to keep 'up their monolog.
tares. 'nos thousands have been deprived of the accus
tomed reward of their skill and labor. Ireland is now a
laud of famine. pestilence and desolation; and her people
are aching for our assistance.
The extent of this misery le bounded only by the ocean
which washes the saluted shores of Erin. These who were
poor have died; the farmers and middlemen are now beg
gars; the laborers have no food; and even the children
' have no warm hearth to shield them from the cold starva
tion which is bringing to ruin 'and death the old and
I young, the rich and poor of Ireland—every class and every
order of her Catholic society. We owe to Ireland an im
mense debt, which it is ours now to acknowledge ; religion,
country and gratitude now plead for that charily which
has "never tailed."
The Bishop concludes with an earnest appeal for prompt
I and liberal contributions on behalf of the sufferers.
FAREWELL TO A GOOD MAN.—Rev. Franklin '
Moore, for two years the pastor of the Locust Street Church,
left this city yesterday, with his family, fooPhiladelphia,
where he takes charge of the congregation which worships
in the Church in Fourth, between Market and Arch atreets.
We part with Rev. Moore with reluctanee, notwithstanding
we know that he goes to a broader field of usefulness. He
is a man of rare learning, pure piety and noble patriotism.
While he fights on the side of God and Liberty, be will
always have oar prayers—and in that fight we know he
will continue, lawn God calls him up WO:ter—home F
Friicy's Harrisburg Telegraph.
—We have high authority for saying that "the prayers
of the righteous avalloth much," and can, theref,re, hardly
dare presume that there will be an exception to the rule
In this case. This Rev. Moore (who Wien Forney praises
so highly and la going to pray ;') for) is a rampant Aboli
tionist, who disgusted many of his congregation at Barrie
burg by hie Insane ravings about the negro and fulsome
adulation, of such precious worthies as Simon Cameron,
John W. Forney. John 0 Knox, etc. Franklin Mooressrad
Wien Forney. Par nobilefralrum! God save the country
'rom the prayers of such a consummate hypocrite ae the
i editor of the Deselect organ at Harrisburg.
EASTER Eaos.—The custom of presenting
colored eggs to children at Easter time, rays the Moravian,
Is one that probably prevails to a greater extent among
Moravians than in any other elms of the conimunity. It
I is of very ancient origin, and can be traced back to the
heathen, who regarded the egg as a altered emblem of the
restoration of man after the delcge. The Jewe, however,
tcok the egg as a type of their departure out of Egypt and
restoration to the Promised Land. In our day the hignlfi
coney of the practice is rarely thnught of. Yet it wee
doubtless intended to proclaim the doctrine of the Ream
} rectlon, of which there could hardly be a better emblem
I than an egg For life breaks from the shell as a quickened
body from the tomb. May not the prevalence of the cus
tom among us he traced to our connection with the Greek
Church. from which came the missionaries who first even.
gelized Bohemia and Moravia?
We cull the fallowing upon the aobject from the Chi/.
siren's Mag.ine: •
A. modern traveller in Russia gives this account of Easter
customs " A Russian came Into my rcom, offered me his
hand, and gave me at the acme time an egg. Another fol
lowed who also embraced me and gave me an egg. I gave
him in return the egg which I had just received. The
men go to each other's houses in the morning, and intro.
duce themselves by saying: Jerrie Christ Is risen' The
answer is 'lle is risen indeed The people then embrace,
and give each other eggs!' Here Is another account, of an
older date : " They (the Russians) have a custom at Easter,
which they always observe, and that la this Every year
against Easter, to dye or color red with Brazil wood a great
number of eggs, of which every man and woman giveth
one unto the priest of the parish upon Easter Day in the
morning, and moreover the common people used to carry '
In their hands one of these red eggs, not only open Eager
Day, also three or four days after, and gentlemen and
gent . eworrae Lave eggs gilded, which they carry In like
monster. They use it, as they say, fora great love, and in
token of the Resurrection, whereof they rejoice "
All these customs (as has been well observed) have their
meaning and their lessons, and most not be set down to
mere superstition or accident. They are, in a certain
sense, sermons; and sermons of a very effective kind.—
They hand down religion from generation to generation.—
It was this very principle which was set forth in the ap
pointment of the Passover. It is said in Ex. xii. 26: "It
shall come to pass when your children shall Bay unto you,
What mean ye by this service? that ye shall say, It is the
sacrifice of the Lord's Passover." There we have distinct
authority for teaching by ctatoms.
THE JEWISH PASSOVER —The observance of
the Jewish Passover commenced on last Friday evening,
and will close at enneet on Saturday, April 11. During the
feast nothing made cf grain, hope, or malt, may be par
taken of. The ceremonies in the rynagognes on the fleet
two and lan two days of the feast are very impressive and
solemn. The feast Is observed in commemoration of the
deliverance of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage,
due ail. 31 . " And He called fu Moses and Aaron by night,
and said, rise up. and get you forth from among my peo
ple, both ye and the children of Israel; and go, serve the
Lord, an ye have said. Also take your flocks and your
herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they
might send them out of the land in haste; for they said,
We be all dead mon. And the people took their dough
before 11 was leavened, their kneading troughs being bound
up in their clothes upon their ehoulders." •
THE FOLLOWING SONG, composed for the
Glee Clnh of the 70th Regiment, by three young ladies
named IGCCILEEDS, of Drake's Creek, Tenn., ban been sent,
to Mr. Lewis HALDY, of this city. We comply with the
requeet for Ire publication, and presume It is sung to the
air of "John Brown's Body," Ac. It is entitled
SHE RALLYING BONG OP Tan BLOODY 79rn.
Cheer for the Banner 813 we rally 'heath the stars,
We'll join the Northern legions and be off for the war,
Ready for the enact, for bullets, blood and scars—
Cheer for the dear old flag.
Chorus—Glory, glory, glory to the North,
Glory to the soldiers she is sending forth;
Glory, glory, glory to the North,
They conquer as they go.
Cheer for the Sweethearts we wore forced to kayo,
Think of us Lassies, but far Be do not grieve;
Bright be the garlsnde•thst for De you'll weave,
When we return from the war.
Chorus—Glory, glory, Ac.
Blank locks in Dixie, for the Northern troops have come,
Pate cheeks in Dixie when they hear the veto's drum,
Faint hearts in Dixie when they rattle alien and bomb,
And down goes the Dixie rag.
Chdrus—Glory, glory, Ac.
Swift heels in Dixie but swifter on the track
We'll meet them on their stamping ground, and quickly
drive them back,
Nimble feet in Dixie when they bear the rifles crack
Of the Keystone's Seventy-Ninth.
Choruslory, glory, Ac.
Cheer for brave Rosecrans and the gallant Hambright tor,
Who whipped the rebel hordes In December, '62;
They &bre them from Stoup River by thousands not a few,
And they keep skedaddling on.
Chorus—Now three rousing cheers for the Union,
Now three rowing cheers for the Union,
Now three rousing cheers for the Union,
Hip—bip—hip,-hurrah.
PETER MILLER,
• LUTHER DAVISII,
PHILLVMETZGAR,
JOS. HALLS FILMY.
HOOKER AND AIcOLELLAN.
The Republican papers have been publish
ing a statement that Gen. Hooker, in his tear
timony before the War committee, said the
failure of the Peninsular campaign was attri
butable to "the incompetency of the Com
mending General, McClellan." Gen. Hooker
indignantly denies ever having made this false
and disgraceful allegation, and the Government
organ at Washington, the Republioan,'says it
"has the best authority for stating that the
report is wholly false. Gen. Hooker did not
give any such testimony." • What lie will next
be started by the official enemies of 'General
McClellan? .
A. °Ann FROM COL: FORDISIET.
Mum 13mmetsow: I feel it duo to myself to ay a few
words about the recent action of the "Union League."
After my public annunciation at Fulton Hall that I bad
never given any person authority to connect my name
with that samelation, it was no more than was intended
and expected that my name should be stricken from the
list at Tice Presidents and; anindividual of more kindred
politics placed to my stead. That I ever consented to the
use of my name as a member, or as one of the officers of
said asseelation I do moat solemnly asseverate is not true.
Fame weeks since Mr.' Cmiurrosarsa Hamm called at my
office, of his own accord, and Introduced the subject of
forming an association for the protection of the Union
against all' aasaults neon _ its. integrity from whatever
.quarter—that it was to be entirely devoid of partisanship
—to have no polities" bearings or affinities, and be com
posed promiscuously of the good and conservative men of
both the Republican and Democratic parties. He named
some of his own party, who were obnoxious on account of
their extreme tenets, who would be permitted no promi
nence in the organization of the emaciation. I concurred
in his views cf the propriety and duty of all good men
laying aside party biekeriogs and animosities, and in this
hour of our country's great travail uniting heart and hand
in an effort to restore it to its former bappinees and pros
perity. I remarked to Mr. Hans that disastrous to the
country as I regarded the rank doctrine of Abolitionism I
had, sod deeired, no affiliation with any Democrat
who favored an ignominious peace at the expense
of the Integrity of our glorious Union. After much
similar conversation I further remarked that I would
take an opportunity to examine the Constitution and By
of the contemplated association with a view of
joining it, provided I was aatittled in my judgment it
would have no partisan affinities. I was not asked in re.
tailors to the use of my name as an officer or a member;
indeed I regarded the whole conversation as preliminary,
and that it vas intended messily to invite my attention to
ay examination of the subject, and further action on my
part to be governed by the result of my future investiga
tion. lam far from impotiog to Mr. Haase any willful
perversion of our conversation, bat I do say that is his
zeal for the attainment of the laudable object he had in
view he arrived at a conclusion our conversation did not
warrant, and which certainly I did not intend.
Because the Democratic Ccnventton, of which I was not
a member, caw proper to paw certain resolutions, on which
I had no right to vote and which I certainly never ex
mined, it has pleased the Union League. in accordance, as
they say, with their fundamental principle, to denounce
me as disloyal. In answer to this I have only to my that
my sentiments are contained in the speech I delivered in
Fatten Hall, and if it is my. misfortune that they do not
COMO up to the standard of the League' I shall, of course,
have to submit to their considering themselves politically
"holier than I am," and to whatever consequences may
result therefrom. I will my one thing more in addition
and in conclusion, that I yield to no man living in loyalty
sod devotion to our great and glorious country, her Con
stitution and her laws, and any mars who dares say to tho
contrary, let him show his face in the light of open day,
and not like a sneaking cowardakulk behind the bulwarks
of an associated power, and I will tell him to his teeth,
he lies. • WM. B. FORDNEY.I3
LANCABTIII, 6th April, 1863.
A DEMOCRATIC DAILY PAPER IN
LANCASTER.
About four weeks ago The infe/iigericer noticed the pro.
posed issuing of a new Democratic Daily in the city of
Philadelphia, which notice was accompanie' by the friend
ly admonition to the Democracy of Lancaster County that
we alone should take at least 1000 copies of the new Daily.
Now this was all right and proper. We are always
pleased to see every sound National Democratic Journal
meet with the most liberal encouragement and the greatest
success, as they deservedly should. But if the Democrats
of Lancaster. County can patronize a Philadelphia Daily to
the extent of 1000 copies, how many copies of a Daily Dem
ocratic organ of our ewes should we take? . In this county
the Abolitionists support two dailies and five or six week
lies, and it is a shame, if not a positive disgrace, to the
8,000 Democratic voters of the county if see cannot support
one Daily Democratic Journal. But we believe the attempt
to establish one has never been made, and it is about time
the Democrats of the county speak out and-unceasingly
urge the Undertaking, and leave no means untried to per
manently establish and sticceesfally maintain a Daily
Democratic journal, which shall be an able and fearless
advocate of our natural and Constitutional rights, and a
true and faithful exponent of the principles, the aims and
purposes of the Democratic party. The approaching Gu
bernatorial contest will be a most exciting one, and of the
most vital interest and importance to every true patriot in
the nation. The voice of Pennsylvania, speaking through
our constitutional forms, will be most potent for the weal
or woe of our once glorious and united Republic. It will,
no doubt, determine the destiny of the American people.
When Pennsylvania speaks not only the people of the loyal
and of the rebellious States of the Republic will accord the
deference due her decisions, but the whole civilized world
will view her counsel and ber demands as indicative of
the sentiment and feelings of the loyal, patriotic and con
servative masses of the North.
We do not believe there is a true Democrat in the county
who will not cheerfully contribute his every mite that
honor and patriotism may demand, for the restoration of
'•?he Union as it was, and the Constitution as it is." Then
lot us begin the good work at home. And what can aid us
more, what can accomplish more in the good eons., than a
sound, National, Daily Democratic journal, published, en
couraged and sustained in our midst? Democrats of Lan
caster County, what say you? Shall we have a Daily
Democratic newspaper in Lancaster County? Let us hear
from you all—pour in your communications for next
week's Intelligencer—we want to hearjeom every district
in the county. We believe there's ago In the thing. Dem
ocrats, let us make it go. DOUGLASi Ja.
New Ilottann, March 28th, 1863.
SPEECH OF GENERAL LANE:
General Jim LANE, from Kansas, who now
disgraces the United States Senate by being a
member of that body, made a characteristic
speech before the "Loyal League" in Wash
ington City, on Saturday evening, March 21st,
from which we extract the following choice
morsels :
" In Kansas, where I live, a Copperhead is
not allowed to remain in the State. If he
doesn't leave when he is ordered to, be is shot
down. [" That's the way," and applause.]
I am informed by the Governor of our State,
that no further back than last Saturday, a
Copperhnd, having refused to promptly obey
an order to leave the State, was the same day
before night had closed upon him, found with
two bullet holes through his body. ["Good,"
and applause.] I have been told that Union
loving men in this community have been com
pelled quietly to hear secession language day
by day. ["That's so."] But I trust that be
fore:the time comes when I will be so weak as
not to be able to properly resent an insult of
that sort to my country, God will take me
home. [Laughter and applause.]
* * * * *
As far as I am concerned, I would like to
live long enough to see every white man now
in South Carolina in bell, and the negro occu
pying his territory. [Loud applause.) All
this may sound to you very wicked, ["not at
all ?"] but to me there is no place on earth
that, I think now, ought to be desecrated by
a traitor. [Applause.]
I bid you God speed in cleaning out sympa
thizers with treason in the District of Colum
bia. [Applause.] It would not wound my
feelings at any day to find the dead bodies of
rebel sympathizers pierced with bullet holes,
in every street and alley of the city of Wash—
ington. [Vociforous applause.] I would re
gret, however, the loss of the powder and the
lead. [Laughter. A pause.] Hang them !
and save the ropes. That's the best way.
[Loud applause.] Let them dangle till their
stinking bodies rot, decompose, and fall to the
ground piece by piece. (Enthusiastic ap
plause."]
When we take into account the fact that
these sentiments were uttered by the Hon.
(God save the mark!) JASIES H. Lela, Senator
from Kansas, a prominent and trusted leader
of the party in power, we can form some esti
mate of the desperate lengths to which these
fanatics are willing to go, to retain in their
hands the reins of government, against the
express will of the people, and to carry out
their favorite theory of negro equality. For
these purposes "Union Leagues" are being
formed all over the land, which are quasi
military organizations, and by which they
hope to browbeat and intimidate free Ameri
can citizens and prevent them from express
ing, through the ballot box, their utter con
demnation of the ruinous policy pursued by
the present administration. But they will
find that the majority of the American people
are made of sterner stuff, and that, true to
the traditions of the past, they will peril their
lives rather than give up one jot or tittle of
their just rights or liberties. —Patriot and
Union.
TRUE TO TILE LETTER
The Boston Post truly says: "We have
never heard of a Democrat proposing peace
upon any terms '—never have heard any
proposition for peace from a Democrat except
upon condition of the supremacy of the Con_
stitution, the restoration of the Union and the
acknowledgment of the General Government
by thirty four States. The only proposition for
the ' immediate cessation of hostilities' and
' peace upon the best attainable terms' comes
from the Radical Republicans. The truth of
the matter is, the radicals are the only disun
ionists at the North ; and to cover up their
hypocrisy, they endeavor to divert attention
from their falsehood by nicknaming the Demo
crats Copperheads,' and calling for their
blood, as Cassius U. CLAY did in desiring the
execution of Horatio Seymour, and ex•Govet
nor Willows at the Brooklyn meeting, who
said all who opposed the policy of the present
administration should have their heads out off',
and Gov. BLATR of Michigan, did in expressing
a wish to import guillotines. To all of this
we can offer no better comment than to adopt
the words of a cotemporary :
* * * "The radicals would fain pro.'
yoke the Democrats into a revolution so ae
thereby to get an excuse for the establishment
of a remorseless despotism. It is not for the,
party of law and order to assist them in such
a purpose. Let us, by any means, save the
government of our fathers alive until, we can
,possess and administer it, and restore it to its
ancient scope and strength. The Democracy
is the party of law and order. It is for the
Constitution, the Union, and the enforcement
of the law - s. Whether it is for the Union by
war, or the Union by peace, is a matter whioh
may fall to it to decide in 1864."
You HEED Ix !—A cold is thought to be a
too trifling matter to claim quick or serious
attention from some people : bat, when 25
cents can go so far to cure a cold, cough, sore
throat, or hoarseness, hesitate not to invest
that in.a box of Bryan's Pubic* Wafers,
sold by Kaufman Ic'ett
:_.
SPEECH OP HENRY CLAY, Ili TILE
15. - 11. SENATE, FEB. ftli; iB-39;
Ma. PRESIDENT : At the period of the for
mation of our Constitution, and afterwards,
our patriotic ancestors- apprehended danger
to the Union from two causes. One was the
Allegheny mountains, dividing the waters
which flow into the Atlantic Ocean from those
which found their outlet in the Gulf of Mexico.
They seemed to present a natural separation.
That danger has vanished before.the noble
achievements of the spirit of internal improve
ment, and the immortal genius of Fulton.
And now nowhere is found a more loyal at
.taohment to the Union, - than among those
very Western people, who, it was apprehended,
would be the first to burst its ties.
Tho other cause, domestic slavery, happily
the sole remaining cause which is likely to
disturb our harmony, continues to exist. It
was this which created the greatest obstacle,
and the most anxious solicitude, in the de
liberations of the Convention that adopted the
General Constitution. And it is this subject
that has ever been regarded with the deepest
anxiety by all who are sincerely desirous of
the permanency of our Union. The Father
of his Country, in his last affecting and solemn
appeal to his fellow-citizens, deprecated, as a
most calaMitons event, the geographical di
visions which it might pp:Once.
The Coniention wisely left to the several
States the power over the institution of slave
ry, as a power not necessary to the
seeds
of
the Union, and which contained the seeds of
certain destruction. There let it remain, un
disturbed by any unhallowed hand.
Sir, I am not in the habit of speaking
lightly of the possibility of dissolving this
happy Union. The Senate knows that I have
deprecated allusions, on ordinary occasions,
to that direful event. The country will testify,
that if there be anything.in the history of my
public career worthy of rgeolleotion, it is the
truth and sincerity of my ardent devotion to
its lasting preservation. But we should be
false in our allegiance to it, if we did not dis
criminate between the imaginary and real
dangers by which it may he assailed. Aso-
LITIONISM should be no longer regarded as an
imaginary 'longer. The Abolitionists, let me
suppose, succeed in their present aim of unit
ing the inhabitants of the free States, ap one
man, against the inhabitants of the slave
States. Union on the one side will beget union
on the other. And this process of the recipro
cal consolidation will be attended with all the
violent prejudices, embittered passions, and
implacable animosities, which are possible to
degrade or deform human nature. A virtual
dissolution of the Union will have taken place,
whilst the forms of its existence remain. The
most valuable element of union, mutual kind
ness, the feelings of sympathy, the fraternal
bonds, which now happily unite us, will have
been extinguished forever. One section will
stand in menacing and hostile array against
the other. The collision of opinion will be
quickly followed by the clash of arms.. I will
not attempt to describe scenes whiCh now hap
pily lie concealed from our view. ABOLITION
ISTS THEMSELVES WOULD SHRINK BACE. IN DIS
MAY AND nortitoa at the contemplation of deso
lated fields, conflagrated cities, murdered in
habitants, and the overthrow of the fairest
fabric of human government that ever rose to
animate the hopes of civilized man.
Nor should these Abolitionists flatter them
selves that if they can succeed in their object
of uniting the people of the free States, they
will enter the contest with a numerical superi
ority that must insure victory. All history
and experience prove the,hazt.rd and uncer
tainty of war. And we are admonished by
Holy Writ that the race is not to the swift, nor
the battle to the strong. .
But if they were to conquer, whom would
they conquer? A foreign foe? No, sir; no,
sir. It would be a conquest without laurels,
without glory; A SELF, A SUICIDAL CONQUEST;
a conquest of brothers over brothers, achieved
by one over another portion of the descendants
of common ancestors, who, nobly , pledging
their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred
honors, had fought and bled, side by side, in
many a hard battle on land and ocean, severed
our country from the British crown, and
established our national independence.
I am, Mr. President, no friend of slavery.
The searcher of all hearts knows that every
pulsation of mine beats high and strong in
the cause of civil liberty. Whenever it is safe
and practicable, I desire to see every portion
of the human family in the enjoyment of it.
But I prefer the LIBERTY OF MY OWN RACE to
that of any other race. The liberty of the
descendants of Africa in the United states is
incompatible with the safety and liberty of
the European descendants. Their slavery
forms an exception—an exception resulting
from a stern and inexorable necessity—to the
general liberty in the United States. We did
not originate, nor are we responsible for, this
necessity. Their liberty, if it wore possible,
could only be established by violating the in
contestible powers of the STATES, and sun-
TENTING THE UNION. And beneath the ruins
of the Union would be buried, sooner or late,
THE LIBERTY OF BOTH RACES.
How fearfully are these words of wisdom
and prophecy now being fulfilled
From Friday's Philadelphia Bulletin
THE MISSISSIPPI OPERATIONS.
The people are growing impatient over the
delays and miscarriages on the Mississippi.—
The repulse of General Sherman at Vicksburg
was bad enough. But since then we have had
nothing favorable to report. General Grant's
hydraulic strategy has failed in every instance.
The Yazoo Pass expedition turns out to have
been a serious blunder. The canal opposite
Vicksburg has done nothing except inundate
our own camps. The Lake Providence canal
amounts to nothing. The new entrance to the
Yazoo, reported with so much flourish, has
given us no advantage. If any opinion can
be formed as to the movements of the forces
under General Grant, it is that their energies
have been wasted on wild, impracticable un—
dertakings. Thousands of soldiers have died,
or become so ill that they had to be sent home,
and all owing to the fact that they have been
digging canals and camping in marshes for'
mouths. If any practical advantage had
arisen from all this sacrifice of life, we could
become reconciled to it. But at the present
time we seem to be further from the capture
of Vicksburg than ever.-
If American soldiers were amphibious ani—
mals, there would be no special harm in em—
ploying them upon the nquatio work they have
been engaged upon down the Mississippi.
But neither human lungs nor human bowels
can stand such a protracted course of water
and miasmata ; and the only results attained
by it seem to be some thousands of graves and
many thousands of cases of pneumonia, con
sumption, dysentery and chronic diarrbeea.
All this time Vicksburg is growing stronger
and ore impregnable. Spring is advancing ;
the feat is growing tropical ; the season of
mosquitoes and ague is approaching; the
waters, from whose rise so much was hoped,
will soon begin to subside, and the gunboats
And transports of heavy draft will have to be
withdrawn. Time is given for the erection of
new batteries as strong as those of Vicksburg,
and if, through any unlooked for success, that
place should fall, there would be new Vicks—
burgs and Port 'nucleons to prevent the re—
opening of the Mississippi..
Generals in command, in the East and the
Wear, have been removed' for slowness or in—
efficiency, after accomplishing far more than
General Grant has done and in much lees time.
Why should he be treated with an indulgence
not extended to others 1' His past services do
not entitle him to it. His first enterprise was
the ill-starred expedition to Belmont. His
next was the attack on Fort Donelson, which,
in the opinion of military men, would have
been a failure, but for the indomitable bravery
of Generals Charles F. Smith, McClernand
and others. His next was the domipand of
the forces at Pittsburg Landing, where ho
was surprised and terribly defeated on the
first day, and only saved from an irretrievable
rout or anrrender by the timely arrival of
Buell's army.
If Vicksburg can ever be taken, there must
be some general in the army who has the
genius for the work. General Grant plainly
has it not, and it is not just either to the nation
or to the troops that he should be continued
in a position for which he has shown himself
incompetent. The great distance of the scene
of his operations from the Eastern cities, and
the marvellous lies published concerning them
by Western reporters, have prevented the
people of this region from appreciating: his
incapacity. Bat the eyes of all must, by this
time, be opened to the fact that he has failed
lamentably. •
TUE WAR ON TU nississuPpi,
•
. CINCERNATI, April 2.
some additional Partioulars of the destrisotlon -of
the ram Lancaster, in, the attempt to run the Yleits
burg batteries, have been received, but they, contain
butlittlesthat Is new.. The officers remabned'ailheir
pasts till she began ; to Oak.: The- rani Switserland
is reported again ready for service.