Mix faun:toter 3ntelligentir GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR. A. SANDERSON, Associate. LANCASTER, PA., JUNE 2, 1863 sr. S. 111. Pare/aim & • Co.'s ADVilinetee dosser, 87 Park Bow, New York City, and 10 State street, Boston. • 8. St. Planters & Co., , ans Agents far The Lancaster Satellfireneer, and the most influential and lamed dxalr NeVire - in the United States andthe Canades.— They are • to contract for as at our Lowest rata 11P.Haine8 * Aaron, No. 385 )3rtedway, New York, are gillithcallted to•receive advertisements 11? r The bitegf. grams% at our lowest rates. Sig - Jonas Wiregege.'s ADVIRTnagil AGENT is located at Fo.E.CI North 6th street. Philadelphia. He is authorised to receive advertisements and subscriptions for The Lancaster intafigencer. H. 8.. Niue, No. 1 Scollay's Building. Court St., Boston, is our anthoriud Agent for receiving advertisements, Sc. erip V. ft Patera. the American Newspaper Agent, N. B. corner Fifth and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, is authorized to receive subscriptions and advertisements for this paper, at our lowest rates. His receipts will be re. girded as payments. OUR PIG - Now our flag is flung to the wild winds free, Let it float o'er our father land, And the guard of Its spotless fame shall be Columbia's chosen band. "CLING TO THE CONSTITUTION, AS THE SHIPWRECKED MARINER CLINGS TO THE LAST PLANK, WHEN NIGHT AND THE TEMPEST CLOSE AROUND HIM."-DANIEL WEBSTER. DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION I Pursuant to a resolution adopted by the Democratic State OSiatral Crmmittee, the Convention of Delegates, chosen 11 the Democrats tbtoogbout the State, will as . 5 able a % HARRISBURG, on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17th, ,3 1 63, at I o'clock, A. Si., to nominate Candidates for Gov senor and dge of the Supreme Court, to be supported by the friends f the CONSTITUTION and the UNION, at \ the ensuing el9r.. ion. The ConvenHort will, alro, give expression to the senti• manta of Deditocrets of the State, who, a hile Mar policy would have'averted present disasters, will, nevertheless, devote the historic patriotism of our great party to rescue the Constitution and the Uolon—the one, from usurpation —the other, from final disruption. F. W. HUGHES, Chairman Democratic State Central Cbmmiatt. Ponsvaxs, May 20, 1883. From the Southwest. The latest news from Vicksburg• is that there has been no material change in affairs there since the 25th ultimo—the date of the telegraphic dispatches in another column. It would appear that the attempt by our forces to take the place by as sault has been abandoned, and that General Grant has concluded to com mence a regular siege of the town, A Great Meeting. The Democracy of Huntingdon county held an immense mass meet ing at Huntingdon on Friday after- , noun, to take action in reference to the gross outrage perpetrated on the , Monitor office—the Democratic organ I of the county—by a Black Repub lican mob about two weeks previous. The meeting was presided over by General SPEAR, a gallant officer of the present war now at home on ac count of ill health. On taking the chair Gen S. made a few eloquent and pertinent remarks, and the vast assemblage were further addressed by R. L. JOHNSON, Esq., of Cambria, Hon. GEo. SANDERSON, of Lancaster, J. A. ORVIS, Esq., of Bellefonte, J. MILTON SPEAR, Esq., of Huntingdon, and others. A series of patriotic and able resolution's read by R. BRUCE PETRIKIN, Esq., were adopted by acclamation, and the meeting ad journed with three hearty cheers for the Union and the Constitution.— Nearly $lOOO was raised and paid over tO Mr. OWEN, the proprietor of the Monitor, to enable him to pur chase new materials, &c., to again start the paper without delay. The utmost harmony and good order prevailed throughout the day, and the meeting, take it all in all, was one of the best and most enthusiastic we have ever attended. The De mocracy of Huntingdon county will give a good account of themselves at the ballot-box. General Hascall. Gen—Milo S. Hascall, who was sent by Geu. Burnside to rule the people of Indiana, has been doing a "smashing business "—a business which, if persevered in, is pretty .certain to "smash the machine."— He suppressed one newspaper for criticising one of his orders ; another for calling him a donkey, and a third because in printing his name an R instead of an H was used as the first letter. And not content with the victims supplied by his own province, he recently wrote a letter expressing his regret that his powei' d.d not extend to New York, so that he might suppress the papers of that city. We are glad to learn that this petty despot has been removed from the position in which he was doing so much mischief to the Union cause. It is apparent that the Gov ernment dared not appprove of his officious and arbitrary interference with the local affairs of the people. His immediate master, Burnside, Ought to be turned adrift also. Both would be fit tools for the Emperor of Russia in his present warfare with the Poles. W 23— Hon. Wm. TEMPLE, member elect to Congress from Delaware, died at his residence in Smyrna, on Thursday morning. fair An immense Democratic Convention assembled at Indianapolis, Indiana, on the 20th ult., at which, it was estimated, seventy five thousand persons were present. Messrs. Voorhees, Merrick, and many other prominent gentlemen, were speakers upon the occasion. At one time there was great fear of an out break, on account of the presence of armed Federal soldiers, by the command of Elascall, particularly at the time of the passage of the resolutions. The meeting appears to have been gotten up for the purpose of denouncing the arrest and banishment of Mr. Vallandig ham. "NOBODY HUBT."—It is estimated that from the commencement of the war 53,874 Federals have been killed, 117.029 wounded, 74,218 made prisoners, and 250,000 died from disease and wounds ; that 50,893 Confeder ates have been killed, 119,615 wounded, 52,- 169 made prisoners, and 250,000 died from dings° and wounds. A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. Some of the Republican papers are coming to their senses after along period of delirium. They begin to find that the freedom of speech and the , freedom of the press are Constitu- • tional rights which the. American people will never consent to surrender, and this fact may as well be conceded first as last. The most noticeable change for the better we have yet seen is in Forney's Press of Thursday last:— In the leading editorial of that issue, among other things the editor says: We who are at home, and under the pro teCtion of an army and a Government, whose lives are saved from the angry and ambitious enemy that now menaces our borders, must see that the hands of the Administration are strong, and that the efforts of enemies to nullify and weaken its power by destroying the public peace are thwarted. This is our duty, and to obey it we should organize a home campaign. Let every loyal man range himself under the law, and prepare to sustain the officers of the law in their duties. Let every attempt at riot or disturbance be defeated, no matter from whence it may come. Let us be patient, forbearing, confident. Let us have no more assaults upon newspapers, or upon obnoxious men, for violence only invites vio• lence. Let us as citizens submit to any license that liberty of speech may engender; for lib erty of speech is a precious thing, and not to be tossed hither and thither by an angry mob. Whether it was the fear of having the poisoned chalice returned to bis own lips sooner or later, or whether it was for any other reason, we cannot say ; but certain it is that Col. FORNEY has taken the "sober second thought" on the subject, and is now willing that Democrats shall speak and pub lish their honest sentiments without subject ing themselves to arbitrary arrests or the loss of their property by mob violence. This is a concession which is worth something, coming from the source it does, and shows conclu sively that reason is beginning to resume its sway in the leaders of the Republican party. SUPPRESSING THE TRUTH The Radical journals for several days past have been jubilant over the acceptance by the Hon. Mr. Crittenden of his re-nomination for Congress. They trumpeted about his speech, or at least such extracts of it as it suited their purpose to publish, carefully hiding from public view his opinions and convictions in regard to arbitrary arrests and the freedom of speech. We can easily comprehend that Mr. Crittenden, in his position in Kentucky, threatened as that State is by a new invasion, should express himself strongly in favor of resisting the invaders; but his care for the Union and the safety of the State has not made him blind in regard to the rights of freemen, which are assailed by the Adminis tration and those who act under its orders.— To refresh the memory of the Radical editors on that subject, we copy from Mr. Critten den's gPeech the following extract. We hope they may ponder on it and derive from it the comfort that we do : " Neither on this nor any other occasion has it been my habit to make an outcry and clamor; but when usurpations of power are made dangerous, and when encroachments upon my liberty and the liberty of my con stituents, and upon the Constitution intended to guard the liberties of us all, are made, I would have every man have spirit enough to declare his opinions and offer his protests.— Without this freedom of speech there can be no lasting liberty ; the Republic cannot exist. If every man should close his lips, and not i venture even a word against violated rights, who could maintain a free government ? Nobody. A people who cannot discuss the public measures of the nation, and apply the necessary rebuke to secure correction of wrongs, cannot he a free people, and do not deserve to be. But it is not necessary that it be done with passion. You are a portion of the people of the United States ; act in a manner becoming your high character. Se— dition does not become it ; clamor does not become it. Action at the proper time, and in the proper manner, according to legal and constitutional provisions, is what we want, ' and what the world has a right to expect." THE HISTORY OF VALLANDIGUAff Now that the lion. Clement Laird Vallan digham's name, as well as person, are public property, perhaps a few 'authentic facts in regard to his personal history may be accept able. Ile came of a Virginia family, his father was a Presbyterian clergyman, and ho was born in New Lisbon, Ohio, about forty years ago. He was chiefly educated at the fireside at home, and when twelve years of age could read both Greek and Latin. He spent one year at Jefferson College, in Penn sylvania, but did not graduate, and devoted two years as principal of an academy in Snow Hill, Maryland. He studied law and was admitted to the bar of Ohio in 1842, and, be came successful in the profession. In 1845 and 1846, lie was elected to the Ohio Legisla ture, and took strong ground in favor of the war with Mexico. During his last term he introduced and advocated in an elaborate speech a bill for a Constitutional Convention, which passed, and resulted in the present Constitution of Ohio. Ile married in Mary land, and settled in Dayton, Ohio, in 1847, becoming the editor of the Dayton Empire.— , In 1849 he retired from the journal, and de voting himself again to the law, was emi nently successful. In 1850 he was a candi date for the judgeship of Common Pleas, but pro-slavery opinions defeated him, .and in 1851 he was the Dernocsatic candidate for Lieutenant G ivernor, but wns not elected He run for Congress in 1852 and 1854, but was defeated by the Hon. Lewis D. Camp bell—a great excitement prevailing at both elections. He was a delegate to the Cincin nati Democratic Convention of 1856, and sup ported Mr. BuchaSnan. In 1856 he again ran for Congress against Mr. Campbell, contested his seat and was admitted; ran again under the same circumstances in 1858, and was elected; and was re-elected to the Thirty- Seventh Congress. His course as a Congress man is well known.— Washington Cor. 11. Y. Journal of Commerce. ARRIVAL. OF DIR. V A LI. A NDIGHAM IN THE REBEL LINES. CINCINNATI, May 25. A dispatch dated Murfreesboro', to-day, says : Mr. Vallandigham arrived here on an extra train from Nashville, lost night. Ile was quietly taken in a carriage to the quarters of Major Wiles, Provost Marshal General, where he was received by General Rosecranz and a number of other officers. lie ap peared to be fully composed, and abstained from the expression of any disagreeable sentiments. After a conversation with General Rooftrees, he was put in an open wagon and escorted ey a body of cavalry to the outposts, and delivered to the enemy this morn ing. A single rebel private received him, Mr. Val landigham saying: ' .1 am a cit'zen of Ohio and the United States. lam here against my will. I sur render myself a prisoner of war." . NEW YORK, May 26. The Tribune's Murfreesboro' dispatch says that Mr. Vallandigham declared himself to be loyal to the United States He was given to understand by Gen. Rosecranz that should he again return to our lines, the President's order to carry the original sentence into effect will be executed. EDITORIAL DIEETIAG A meeting of the Democratic editors of the State will be held at Harrisburg on the 17th of June—the time for the assembling of the State Convention. We hope to see a full tarn out of the fraternity upon that occasion. Ser The temporary i. erruption of the sup ply of cotton is leading to increased produc tion of flax and new manufactures of that article in combination with other material.— This business is being carried on quite exten sively in Wisconsin, where specimens of flax fabrics, white as snow and also brilliantly colored, are being exhibited. Calico made of fifty per cent, of flax, cotton flannel one-half flax, felted cloths, and a variety of other man ufactures of which flax is a component part, are being produced in considerable quantities. The market price of the calicoes is said to be six cents per yard. A SIGNIFICANT SIGN. At a great Chase gathering of Leaguers at Utica, N. Y., a few days ago, several fragments of returned regiments were present, on special invitation— among them Col. Hawkin'e Zonaves. This regiment appeared on the ground with a banner on whioh was inscribed—. For President of the United States— GEN. GEO. B. IticCLELLAN." - All the Union Leagues that Chase, Seward, it 00. can get up will not alienate the hearts of the soldlerefrora the General they have tried and love. TILE DEMOCRATIC P *MTV AND PREZ SPZICOH. The Tribunes finds itself as a party organ in a mighty nnpleaeant predicament, pays the New York World. It sees that th4s proceed logs against Mr. VALLANDIGHAM must ruin its party unless their damaging effect is by some means warded off; and it sees, too, that these proceedings are every way, and in all respects, indefensible. It, therefore, has re course to a shallow and pitiful• _dodge. It makes a show of charging hostility to free discussion upon Democrats. And what is its argument? Why, that General &mann (heaven save the mark!) is a Democrat; and that Judge Laavlrr, who denied Mr. VAT, LANDIGHAM'S application for a habeas corpus. is a Democrat! Democrats indeed ! It mat ters very little what party a man, who could concoct the silly mess of inconsequential twaddle BURNSIDE sent into the court in the shape of a protest against the issue of the writ, may or may not have acted with; he really has not brains enough, nor political information enough, to be capable of forming an intelligent opinion on any political subject. The politics of such men are merely the re sult of circumstances. They drift like chips on the water. You might as well call a poodle dog a Democrat (or a Republican either, for that matter) or an educated mon key a Democrat. General BURNSIDE, having disgracefully failed as a soldier and lost all manly self reliance, clutches at the only spar that can keep him afloat, which is abject ser vility to the administration. His first con spicuous exhibition of this despicable servility was immediately after his foolhardy dashing his army to pieces against Fredericksburg had unmanned him, when he meanly con sented to make himself the scapegoat of the administration. He has never done a manly act since, and probably he never will. Of Judge LEiTITT we will say nothing, for we know nothing. His name has had an obscure place in the blue-book as one of the district judges of Ohio, for something like a quarter of a century; but it never found a sticking place in anybody's memory. He is probably sinking into his dotage ; but who ever heard of him when he was in his prime ? What has he ever done 1 At the close of a long life ho is indebted to Mr. VALLANDIGBAM for the momentary notice which the country, for the first time, bestows upon him. If Gen eral BURNSIDE'S silly protest had any influ ence in controlling his judgment that fact sufficiently gauges his intellect. What were the political views of this man and BURNSIDE years ago, nobody knew or eared to inquire ; they were beneath curiosity. It is evident that they are no Democrats now ; they are mere parasites of the administration. But the Tribune thinks it has found, in the wide range of our history, another example of Democratic recreancy to the rights of die cussion : namely, General JscssoN's proceed ings at New Orleans. To liken him to BURN SIDE is ridiculous. The cases do not resemble each other at all. When JACKSON proclaimed martial law at New Orleans, it was on the eve of a battle. The enemy were within three hours' march of the city, and its fate doubtful. The city formed General JACKSON'S camp; nobody questions the right of a mili tary commander to absolute control in his camp. Judge HALL had himself, assented to the proclamation of martial law, and express. ed strong approbation of it after it was issued. When the movement was made in Congress to refund General JACKSON'S fine, the old pa triot, then in retirement at the Hermitage, wrote to a Senator a letter on the subject in which he said : "/ would be the last man on "earth to do any act which would invalidate " the principle that THE MILITARY SHOULD AL " WAYS BE. SUBJECT TO THE CIVIL. POWER." The Democratic party has always been the champion of free discussion. It was that p)rtion of the citizens of the country who afterward rallied around JEFFERSON that pro cured the introduction into the Constitution of the guarantee of freedom of speech and the press, and placed it at the head of all the amendments. It was the Democratic party that broke down the infamous Sedition Law. MI MADISON'S celebrated report on the Vir ginia resolutions (always the corner stone of the Democratic creed) is a masterly vindica tion of the freedom of the press, and of the utmost license of public criticism. The Presidential election of 1800, which first brought the Democratic party into power, was an agitation against the Sedition Law, which it rendered forever odious. The Democratic party has been in power in both the great wars in which the country has been engaged previous to the present ; in both those wars there was a violent, virulent, and vitupera tive opposition, fiercely assailing the war and its motives, and demanding its discontinu ance; but in neither was any attempt made ! to combat this opposition except by its own weapons, in the exercise of that freedom of speech which the war party while using itself conceded as an unquestionable right to its opponents. But while the Democratic record is thus consistent and honorable, how is it with the Republican party? That party is now for the first time in power, and it ought to blush for its recreancy to the principles it professed while it was a candidate for public favor.— It was then the pretended apostle of the habeas corpus, not tolerating its denial even to a fugitive slave ; now it denies it to white freemen. One of its first mottoes was " free soil, free speech, and free men," which it sub sequently parodied into " free soil, free speech, and FREMONT ;" but the free speech was a mere electioneering pretense, as is proved by its suppression as soon as the party came into power. AN OLD WHIG SPEAKS At the great Democratic meeting held at Albany on the 16th ultimo, in reference to the arrest of Mr. Vallandigham, the following ad mirable letter from Ex Governor Hunt was read. It should be remembered that Gov. H. never belonged to the Democratic party ; he was a leading member of the old Whig party, and this letter shows him to be a true patriot : Gentlemen—l have received your letter in viting me to attend the proposed meeting at Union Square. It is out of my power to come, but I wish to avail myself of the occa sion to declare my emphatic condemnation of the recent attempts to subject the people of the loyal States to an irresponsible. and arbi• trary system of military domination. While we are willing to submit to the greatest sacrifices in a patriotic spirit for the preservation of the Constitution and the Union it may as well be understood that we will not consent to be bereft of any of.our constitu tional rights. We have lost none of these rights in consequence of the Southern rebel. lion. The administration ought to comprehend that it is amenable to public opinion, and that its conduct and policy are a legitimate subject of popular discussion and criticism. It is for the perpetuation of free constitutional govern. ment, and for this only, that the country has been so willing to exhaust its best blood and place its vast resources at the disposal of the national authority. God forbid that the American people should allow the strength thus imparted to be turned against themselves, and a military despotism erected on the ruins of public- liberty l So far as New York is concerned, let it be proclaimed from the house tops that no man within her borders " shall be deprived of life, liberty or property with out due process of law." • • With great regard, yours truly, •WASHINGTGN HUNT. Messrs. 'aide= J. Tacker, John Hardy, A. listbewson and others. . MILITARY DIESPOTISIL It would appear that military despotism is not confined to the . Northern States. They are afflicted with the same kind of rule south of Mason & Dixon's line. The Raleigh Stan:: dard pitehes into the despotic tendency of Jeff Davis' administration in the following fearless and independent style: " We know that military despotism is mak" ing rapid strides in these States. We know that no people ever lost their liberties at once. but step by step, as Seine deadly disease steals upon the system and gradually but surely saps the fountains of life. We know that tyrants and their minions always prepare the popular mind in advance for their usurpations, and that these usurpations are always based upon the plea of the ' general good,' or mili tary necessity. The argument now is, we hate Lincoln so bitterly that, in order to resist him successfully, we must make slaves of our selves. The answer of our people is: ' We will be slaves neither io Lincoln, nor Davis, nor France, nor England.' North Carolina is a / .s'fate,not a Province. She has 80 000 as bravo troops as ever trod the earth. When she calls ifiem they will come. If the worst should happen she will be able to take care of herself as anindenendent power. She will not sub mit in any event, to a law of Congress passed in deliberate violation of -the Constitution. She will not submit to Mr. Davis being in vested with dictatorial powers ; but she will resist such a law by withdrawing from the confederation, and she will fight her way out against all comers, with a courage and an ardor which will eclipse even any former achievements of her sone during the existing war. Fur one, we are determined not to ex change one despotism for another." Such remarks as these, says the Patriot & Union, in a journal of the acknowledged abil ity and influence of the Standard, are truly encouraging. If a few Republican journals in the North, of equal standing, would pursue the same honest and manly course toward the administration of Mr. Lincoln and the class which that administration represents—and God knows there are quite as good grounds for it—the dream of despotism in both sections would soon be dispelled, and a union of the truly loyal, North and South, would quickly work out the problem, now so apparently dif fioult, of the Nation's salvation. ' The following are the closing portions of a speech delivered in the late Congress by Mr. VALLANDIGIIAM, which fairly states his posi tion before the country : '• We seek no revolution, except through the ballot-box. The conflict to which we ohal. lenge you is not of arms, but of argument.— DJ you believe in the virtue and intelligence of the people? Do you admit their capacity for self-government? Have they not intelli gence enough to understand the right, and virtue enough to pursue it? Come, then, meet us through the press and with free speech, and before the assemblage of the peo ple, and we will argue these questions as we and our fathers have done from the beginning of the Government. ' Are we right or you right, we wrong or you wrong ?' And by the judgment of the people we will, one and all, abide. " I have spoken as though the Constitution survived, and was still the supreme law of the land. But, if indeed, there be no constitution any longer, limiting-and restraining the men in power, then there is none binding upon the States or the people. God forbid. We have a constitution yet, and laws yet. To them I appeal. Give us our rights ; give us known and fixed laws ; give us the judiciary .; arrest us only upon due process of law ; give us pre• sentment or indictment by grand juries ; speedy and public trial ; trial by jury, and at home, tell us the nature and cause of the ac cusation ; confront us with witnesses ; allow us witnesses in our behalf, and the assistance of counsel for our defence ; secure us in our persons, our homes, our papers and our effects ; lerve us arms, not for resistance to law or against rightful authority, but to de fend ourselves from outrage and violence; give us free speech and and a free press ; the right peaceably to assemble ; and above all, free and undisturbed elections and the ballot. Take our sons, take our money, our property, take all else, and we will wait a little, till at the time and in the manner appointed by Con stitution and law we shall eject you from the trusts you have abused, and the seats of power you have dishonored, and other and better men shall reign in your stead " At the anniversary of the Emancipation League in Boston, a few days ago, Wendell Phillips, who will not be satisfied until be makes the negro a god above all other gods, charged the administration with a deficiency of love for his dusky deity. Think of that. He made that cruel charge against an admin istration that has issued two proclamations and carried on a bloody war for one whole year in his sole behalf ! The injustice was so great t hat even Senator Wilson, who is as callous a 8 a rhinoceros, could not stand it. 'He defended the administration against the damaging calumny, and, in reference to the notion of the Senate, said " Many an officer had failed to receive pro motion on account of his sentiments on the slavery question. More than one man nomi nated for major-general have been rejected for words or acts against colored men. The reasons why mon were promoted or rejected were dis cussed in executive session, but he had no right to reveal what was done there." We make no comments on this disgraceful revelation from a Senator who is sworn to keep the secrete of the seeret session. We simply give his language and leave the public - to make their own comments. Ma. Enrsout My attention hut been called to the leadi..g editorial of the Lancaster Examiner of yesterday. The article Is headed with the name of Rev. William T. Ger hard I believe the Examiner is at present under the pro. prietorship of John A. Iltestand, F. Heckert and E. M. Kline. Jack speculates too much in beans to write toriels. Frank, I think, is a practical printer and clever fellow, but hoe no literary aspirations as far as I know. The conclusion I have arrived at le, that E. M. Kline wrote the article animadverting upon the Rev. Wil liam T. Gerhard. So far so I could Judge and ever heard of E. M. Kline, I have come to the conclusion that be is not Avery genial or amiable men. He hue little of the milk of human kindness. Hie spirit is full o gall and bitterness, and mankind are a race for which he has a strong hatred. The article in the Examiner, to which I have referred, is one dt the meanest and moat mendacious articles that ever dligreced the columns of a newspaper. The article says, "it le certainly true, (my own Italics,) for the slimy track of this Copperhead reptile can be traced all the way from Lancaster to Ephrata, and from thence to Bricker ',file," Qs. The article envy "it is certainly true" lam no partisan of the Rev. Mr. Gerhard. lam no member of his church, but frequently attend the one here at Ephrata. I Our acquaintanceship is but limited. If he had left a "slimy track of Copperheadism" abcut Ephrata, it would be strange that I or done of his congregation dlscoectred it. The editorial says "It le certainly tree," but I believe that the writer when he penned knew, at the time, that he wets penning a broad and unqualified tole• hood. The German Reformed Church at Ephrata less than two years ago was in such a state of decay, through dispute', Ac., that it hod become almost aby word. When there was stated preach ing tilere were empty benches, and rarely more than fir teen or twenty hearers. Of course a minister had little encouragement to make elcquent remarks to so email an andienee. Minister after mlriister came and left, for there seemed to be no vitality in the church. When Rev. Mr. Gerhard took charge of the church only a little more than a year ego it seemed to waken to life, dissensions were healed old members flocked in, and many new ones be came pert of the fold. Not only this, but Mr Gerhard by engaging sociable manners, and an '•humtlo piety," at • troated many to the church to hear him that bad not gone there for years. Rev. Mr. Gerhard does not speak to fif teen hearers. There are generally in fair weather from one hundred and fifty to three hundred. He had service here en last .Sunday week, and I suppose there were five huOdred bearers or more. LOCKPORT, May 16 The Examiner sneeringly says be is "more distinguished for hie Copperheadism than his loyalty or humble piety.' I do not know what his politics are, for I can not judge it, except from what I might infer from the Examiner. the Examiner, however, la not very good authority. I have heard Henry Ward Beecher preach and stump in the pul pit, but Rev. Gerhard never. I believe that Rev. Gerhard's "humble piety" is folly equal to Henry Ward Beecher's, but then the Rev. Gerhard's politico are not as good as Beecher's! The Rev. Gerhard in his last service at Eph rata preyed for the President and the Cabinet and one army, or in words to that e ff ect, (for the service is in Ger , man,) but still he is not loyal. Rev. Gerhard never preaches political sermons or stump speeches like Beecher, but expounds to his hearers the doctrines of Christ, and points oat to them the way to everlasting life. Mr. Ger. hard had his eon in the 122 d Pennsylvania as a soldier to peril his life for the country, but still he is not loyal. have learned that thii great sin of the Rev. Gerhard is that he was elected a School Director in Lancaster some time ago by the Democrats. "That ls.the head and front of his offending!' I think a clergyman should generally be well calculated for a School Director, but then I begin to suspect that no clergyman or any other man has a legal or constitutional right to be a Democrat in this "land of the free and home of the brave." Mr. Sanderson, I want to ask you one question, because you are a smarter and more learned man than I am. This question I will excuse you from answering. If you do not wish- to commit- yourself. In this land of free speech, where the press is free, .where every men's boas° le his ensile, where the nigger Is as good as si white man and .114 per cent. better if the white man is poor, in this land of provost marshals and greenback, dbcdilion patriots, I est. Ifs loudeer of the gospel who is tine to his vocation of sinesrely expounding God's wont and calling rimers to repentance, whose walk in lite as a minister or amen Is exemplary, I ask you, Mr. Sandman, bassoon a minister of the gospel Aright, 'to vote the Draiweratio ticket! It joyulawsr - my Lqueatkto; you mart' do it at your own IS THIS THEA tON 1 I=l Ifor The Lancaster Intolllgeracer EPHRATA, May 28th, 1863 LOCAL DEPARTMENT. BEII D/113.—nm Ter-Centenary Anniver. wiry of the adoption of the Heidelburx Catechism was commemorated with appropriate , and interesting cere monies In the Ist German Reformed Church. Rut Orange street, on Sunday last. The audience , chamber was beau tifully festooned with dolma and mamba, and the alter seemed to be Imbedded in the - offeriigs of Flora. At the east end of the pulpit the year .155 SS" was worked lu ever green, and at the west end the Year " - lamp , Ia front, worked la the same material , were the Wards. " Hithert o bath the Lord helped tte." The whole displayed admhabi o taste, and reflected great credit on theladise of the church. The services were opened with schema which was sang exquisitely by the choir, after which prayer wee offered, the Confesdon of Faith read, in which the congregation Joined, and the sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. Gunox; President Franklin and Harebell College. Hie text we choeen from the let Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians, xvi : 13. He divided his sermon into three parts, giving en Interesting historical sketch of "The times and till - cunt- Manses preceding the adoption of the Heldelburg Cate. "The times end circumstances under which it was I adopted," and 'Some of the Theological doctrines of the I moo." The stoma' was able. And was listened to with close attention by the large audience. The services were continued throughout the day. The Sabbath School connected with the church commemorated the same annlvereary In the afternoon, and an address was delivered by Rev. Po f. APPLE. In the evening an able and eloquent sermon was preached tea large congre gation by the pastor, Rev A. H. Rasura. Rev. JUMPS Cams, D. D., Presiding Elder of the South . Philadelphia District, will preach In St. Paul's hi. E. Church, South Queen street. on Sunday morning next, and in the Doke Street M. E. Church lo the evening. Dr. O. Is 000 of the ablest and moat eloquent. divine; of the M. E. Church. D/AGNOTHIAN ANNIVEIISASY.—The Twenty .eighth Anniversary of the Diagnothian Literary Society of Franklin and Marshall College took place, on Fddx.Y evening last. at Fallon Hall. The hall was well filled.— From what little we heard of the exerclece, we have no hesitation in saying that It was the best exhibition of the kind which has been given here for some time. THE DEMOCRACY ARM:TORR.—The Democracy of Marietta held a large and enthnsi talc meeting at the Town Hall, in that borough, on Wednesday evening lent. Addresses were delivered by Masers. J. W. F. MIT and A. J. Saturant"; of this city. After the usual resolution of thanks to the speakers, CHAILLES KELLY, Esq., proposed three cheers for Gen. McClellan and the Union, which were given with all the fervor of true patriotism. The good cause appears to be progressing finely in that region. There wee a tremendous outpouring of the Democracy of the southern part of the county, at the village of Quer ryellos. on Saturday but. The meeting wee addressed by Hon. Iskeo E. Husrest, of this city, and his able, eloquent and stirring remarks were received with enthusiastic shouts of applause by the assemblage. WHAT'S TIY THE WIND ?—Honest SIMON CAugitos, of Winnebago and Senatorial bilbery notoriety, was in town on Saturday. We understand that a grand eonstiltation was held between him and the leaders of the Abolition League in this city. Simon says "wiggle waggle." SUICIDE BY. DROWNING. "One more unfortunate, Rashly Importunate, Gone to her death." Nag. Stoutzenberger, a "woman of the town," commit ted suicide by drowning herself atßeigart's Landing, in the Southeast Ward, on Sunday afternoon last. She jumped from the middle of the bridge over the Conestoga at that point, and after being a short time in the water was rescued, hut although symptoms of life were observe. tile, she died in the evening. The unfortunate woman was said to be cinder the influence of liquor at the time eho committed the rash deed. Deputy Coroner Snyder held an Inquest on the body. COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS —Governor Sey• moor has appointed Alderman CBAILLE.S R. FB.A11.8; of this city, Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New York, in place of A. H. Hood, Erg., whose term of office has expired. INTERESTING TO HOTEL KEEPERS.—The COM micsioner of Internal Revenue has made the following de. demi concerning licenses to hotel keepers and liquor dealers: "The act of Congress of the first day of July, 1862, called the Excise Law, directs that every place where ford and lodging are provided for, and furnished travelers and sojourners in view of payment, shall be re garded as a hotel, inn or tavern, under the act.' In order, therefore, to be entitled to carry on that branch of busi ness which consists In accommodating travelers and so. Jowl:tars with hod and lodging for pay, the keeper must have a license; and the class to which his hotel belongs, reckoned sc•ordiog to Its rental value, determines the corn of money which the license will cost him. If that value is $lOOOO he must pay $200; but if it is $lOO, he most pay $5. The license fee le graded according to the rent or rental value, and there are three different classes to which the fee assigned is lees then $2O. •`lf to the boviness of providing for travelers and sokturners, the hotel beeper adds the retailing of spiritnoV . liquors, he is required to pay an ad liticnal sum of $2O for license; and thin he moat pay, whether his hotel belonge to the first, lest or any Intermediate class. 41 By Iho 431 s.ction of the supplement approved March 3d, ISC2 no alteration I. made in the act of July 1, 1802, except that the later prohibits the person licensed to keep an hotel from selling liq uore to be taken cif the promisee. This le intended to prevent an hotel keeper licensed to sell liquors, as well as food and lodging, from pursuing, under cover of hie licence, a distinct branch of business, I and entering into competition with apothecaries, merchants or others, who may be allowed by the local law to sell. by retail, liquors to be carried off the premises, and whn like the hotel keeper must, in each case, pay for his privilege lice's° fee of $20." t MURDER IN MARlETTA.—Yesterday (Tues- i diy) afternoon the quiet citizens of Marietta were startled , ad horrified by the report that a cold boo led murder h d been committed In their midst. The report proved to ' bo true. The facts. as we have collected them from a re sponsible source, are as follows: , The victim of the murder was Charles Brady, who kept a restaurant along the river shore, and wad highly re- • apected as a citizen. fie was last seen on Saturday night, t when it was understood by his sister and others that be wan coming to Lancaster. This fart d'sarmed any suspicion i that would otherwise have arisen from his place of bast- , nese being closed on Monday, but on Tuesday his sister became uneasy at his protracted absence, and in the attar noon the don was forced, when he wan fund dead behind ' hie counter. with two wounds on his head. sufficient to have caused his death. One of them, on the back part of the head. bad evidently been Inflicted by a hatchet or axe, the skull being laid et en for some Inches and the brain t exposed ; the other to bed as If it had been inflicted with the pole of the hatchet or axe. Prom the p sition In which the body wag found. It is ' supposed that be was stooping down. in the act of drawing a glass of beer or ale, when the assassin struck him on the head. There was standing on the counter a glass of I,er and • alone of ale partly &tank, from which It is inferred that there were two persons present participating in the tragedy. Deceased was found lying on his face, with his boot: c:/)". The removal of the bo - ls is explained by the fact that Mr. Brady was brown to have money, at least Y. 300, which he carried in his boot, and to secure this was doubtless the object of the fiendish deed. Deputy Coroner Brown, of Maytown, held an Inquest on 1 the body last evening, when Dr. Deleon made the post . mortem examination. A verdict was rendered in accord ance with the facts as stated. We understand that two or three parties have been arrested on suspicion, the circun, stantial evidence pointing strongly to one of them, hot, for :the present, we forbear entering into the details, horiog that the guilty author or authors of each a dia -1 helical deed sill be brought to justice.— Wednesday'J Express. RAILROAD MATTERS.—The Manbeim Sena rad says that Engineers have been employed most of the time for some weeks past In examinations and surveys of the proposed Branch Railroad from that place, via some 000 of the several gaps of the mountain, to Cornwall Ore Banks, lebanon and Pinegrove. Some three or four very practicable boates across the mountain have been surveyed. That via Hammer Creek seems perhaps to have met the highest approval, from its having so small an elevation to be overcome. but has at the same time the objection of greater length. The route up Chivies Creek to White Oak Mills, thence via Mount•Horc, and thus over the moun tain, presents the very desirable featutes of developing the valley of the creek, by forni4iing an outlet for its mills, and of passing Mount Hope Furnace. TM surveys from the meat end of Manhelm, up Coffee run, passing over into the valley of the Chlques, not far from Mr. Abraham Stauffer's farm, meets with much favor from some parties. Its advantages may be briefly emit:l3er. &tad: It Is direct; it is of all di.coverable routes the short. eat; and another important item is, It passes by way of Mohnt Hope Iron Works. A mute up Sharer's run. from its mouth to Big River Gap, presents advantages of lighter grades than some others—a very desirable feature. IMPORTANT Tu JUSTICES.—Perhaps it 18 not generally known that by the amended stamp duty act all tranrcripte of Judgments, from dockets of Justices of the Peeve, will require a five cent stamp attached, which meet bo canceled by the Justice giving the transcript. The per eon ordering the transcript will be bound to pay the duty. A neglect to comply with the provisions of this act renders the transcript worthless. AN IMPORTANT-BILL.—Tile bill relating to the payment of our wbrking men in orders has been signed by the Governor, and is now a law. It provides that it shall not be lawful for any iron master, foundry man, col lier, factory man, or company, their agents or clerks, within this Commonwealth, to - pay the wages of workmen or laborers by them employed, in either printed, written or verbal orders, upon any storekeeper, shopkeeper or shopkeepers, or other dealer or dealers In merchandise or other articles, whether connected in business with the said iron master, foundry man, miller or factory man or not. Any iron master, foundry man, collier or factory man pay lag to the said workman or laborer so by him employed, or authorizing and directing his, haplor their agent or agents, clerk or clerks, to pay any porter the wages of his said workmen or laborers In an order or order or orders upon any such storekeeper, shopkeeper or other dealer in? merchandise or other article, shall forfeit the amount of soil order or orders so given or paid, the some shall not be deflated against the wages of said workman or laborer, and be shall be entitled to recover the full amount of his wages as though on inch order or orders had been given or paid, and no settlement or settlements made with such employer shall bar each recovery, and any Iron master, foundry man, collier or factory man offendirg against the provisions of the first section of this'act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction therefor, shall to punished by a tine and imprisonment, or either, at the discretion of the court trying the mime; and provided further, that this act shall extend to all seamstresses or females employed in factories or otherwise. LlTERARY.—Peterson's Magazine, for June, is a truly great publication. Ito embellishments are ele. gent in every rerprwt. •The Whisper" _is one of the most beautiful engravings we have ever seen, and the Fashion Pla•e will be a perfect gem for the Ladles. The other illustrations, ac , are also excellent, and the reading mat ter is of the roost chanty and fascinating kind. Subscription price of the Magazine, only $2 per annum For eels at all our Bookstore!, PASSENGER AND MAIL SCIIEDULE.—The dif ferent Passenger Trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad leave this city as folloyse LEAVE EASTWARD. Tbroogb Express Mount Joy Accommodation 1 ancaster ACCOMMOdariOn.. Fast Line Fast Mail 2.24 p. m Mount Joy Accommodation, No. 2, 548 " Harriaburg Accommodatioo 6.03 LEAVE WESTWARD. Through Express 1.21 a. m Fast Mail 10.55 " Mount Joy Accommodation 11.05 " Fast Line 2.23 p. in Harrisburg Accommodation „0 08 " Lancaster Accommodation 744 " Mount Joy AccommodLtion, No. 2 7.50 " The math: arrive arodPclose at the City Post Office an (al lows: LEMMA. Throush Mall from the East-1.21 a. m. and 222 p. m. Through Mail from the West-3.30 a. in. and 2.25 p. in. Way Mall from the Saat-10.55 a. m. Way Ma-ik;Om the West-9 a. m. and 225 p.lll. Southern ail from Baltimore and Washington, 2.23 p. 1101111.11 TOY CLOFING lILTLEI Eaatern Through Mall, for PMladelPhla, 120 p. m. and 8 p. In. Way Mall East, for Philadelphts and intermediate offices, at 8 a. m. New York and Nortbern and Eastern Stabs. LSO p. ra. For Harrisburg, and Cumberland, Franklin and Perry Corthties, at 10 a. m. and. 8 p m. Northern Central, Juniata and Western New York, at 10 m. Way Mall Wert--For Landisville. 13alto ga, Mount Joy, Elizabethtown, Middletowo, Highoplra, • Hempfleld, Monntallle, Wrightsville, Maytown, Bainbridge and Fat. mouth at to 2. to. • • For Columbia, Tort. to., at 10 a. m. For Baltiniore and,Washlngton, D.C.. at 1.80 p. m. and Pittstnugh Mall at 1.30 p. m. and 8 p. m. 11ss cotsusit n da n' Torg, lits,statta and garrhburg at 10 A. in and IS, pcsa. From the Row York Mipretio. VALLLSIDIGHADI DISPOSED OF. Under this title, the Washington corm. pondent of the Times (ditto the Tribune) says: " The President has approved the findings of the Court-martial in Vallandigham's ease, but - has ordered him to be forthwith sent be yond our lines. General satisfaction is ex pressed at the result, which so happily meets the difficulties of the case—avoiding the pos sibility of making him a martyr, and yet ef fectually destroying his power for evil. It is understood that Gen. Burnside has already executed this order. Vallandigbam is proba bly beyond our lines.)—[Tribune. What Blackstone says of inch a Thing. Blankstone, in his Commentaries upon the Laws of England, enumerates as among the alienable rights of individuals: The Personal Liberty that every English man may claim a right to is to abide in his own country as long as he pleases, and not be driven from it unless by sentence of the law. The 'King, indeed, by his royal prerogative, may issue out his writ de exeat regnum, and prohibit any one of his subjects from going into foreign parts without license. • This may be necessary for the public service and safe guard of the commonwealth. But no power on earth, except the authority of Parliament, can send any subject of England out of the land against his wilt, no, not even a criminal ; for exile and transportation are punishments at present unknown to the common law ; and whenever the latter is now inflicted, it is either .by the choice of the criminal himself to escape a capital punishment, or else by the express direction of some modern act of Parliament. To this purpose the Great Charter declares that no freeman shall be banished, unless by the judgment of his peers, or by the laws of the land. And by the Habeas Corpus Act 31 Car. 11., a. 2 (that second Magna Charts and bul wark of Our liberties,) it is enacted, that no subject of this realm, who is an inhabitant of England, Wales or Berwick, shall be sent prisoner into Scotland, Ireland, Jersey, Guern sey, or places beyond the seas, (where they cannot have the full benefit and protection of the common law ;) but that all such imprison ments shall be illegal; the person who ehall dare to commit another contrary to this law I shall be disabled from bearing any office, shall incur the penalty of a prcemunire, and bo ir capable of receiving the king's pardon ; and the party suffering shall also have his private I action against the person committing, and aiders, advisers, and abettors, and shall recover treble costs, besides his damages, which no jury shall assess at less than five hundred pounds. Sir Wm. Blackstone clearly deems exile by force, and against law, as one of the highest crimes against Magna Charta, Habeas Corpus, because it puts the victim beyond the reach and protection of British law. Hence the punish ; ment of all concerned, magistrate, or military man, is to be disabled from bearing office, to incur the penalty of a prcemunire, and even to be incapable of receiving the king's pardon, who may have been countenancing such an exile. $2,500 is to be the lowest penalty incurred by magistrate, or man, who thus acts as our drum I head court martial have acted ; or as Gen. Burnside, or Abraham Lincoln, is (apparently) acting Under our Constitution, which embodies Magna Charta in its ten (additional) amend— ments, the President, and all concerned, have violated Articles 4th, sth, 6th and Bth. The crime against Vallandigham, is thus one of the highest crimes that an Administra tion of any English speaking Government, military or civil, can commit. If the victim bad been put into Fort Warren, the writ of Habeas Corpus might have reached him, and liberated him ; but, to be safe even from that, he is exiled ! There is no remedy for him For the first time, this hitherto happy land of I ours, instead of being the refuge of the exiled Irishman. the Pole, the Hungarian, the Ital— ian, the Frenchman, has become the exiling , land. What Despotism does in European countries, Despotism is doing here—exiling its political opponents. And what crime has Vallandigham commit ted—but what Chatham, Burke, Fox, Rock ingham, Canning, and others. committed in the British Parliament, from 1776 on to 1863, that is advising Peace as the best means of conciliating Rebellion in America. Vallan digham, indeed, stands almost in the same category with Burke and Fox. Vallandigham is no mere Demagogue, as was the British Wilkes, upon whom even the British people made their stand, to the terror of the British King and the British Aristocracy—but a [ scholar, a man of sense, highly educated, and polished man. As Burke read and studied the classics, to inspire his eloquence, and love of liberty, so Vallandigham reads and studies, in the orig— inal Cicero, Livy, Tacitus, Demosthenes, and other great lights of Greek and Roman liberty. His crime is the intellect God has given him, His doom comes from the eloquence and learn ing that inspire him. He is thus powerful, he is great, and liberty rejoices in him, and therefore Despotism abhors and exiles him. We challenge even Passion, Malignity, one or all, to,show in his acts, or in his speeches, any thing but Patriotism and love of country, or to show him guilty of one single crime, the great Chatham was not guilty of, or the classic and immortal Burke. VALLANDIGHARI "AN ICLEPHANT." If we can credit telegrams, Mr. Vallandig ham was escorted in a special train, from Louisville (Kentucky) to Murfreesboro', (Tennessee,) on the 24th ult. There— " He was quietly taken in a carriage to the quarters of Major Miles, provost marshal general, where tie was received by General Roseerans and a number of other officers. He appeared to be fully composed, and abstained from the expre6sion of any disagreeable senti ments. " At 2 P. M. his southward journey com— menced. Major Miles, with a mounted escort, started down to take him below our lines in Shelbyville. The prisoner was very cheerful, and discussed his situation indifferently ; but on approaching the nearest Rebel picket, com manded by Colonel Webb, of the Bth Alabama, some eight miles out, he became perceptibly affected. " Upon taking leave of his companions, he said in substance: 'I am a citizen of the United States, and loyal to them. I want you to 'understand that you have brought a prison. er to the Confederate authorities! " To Colonel Webb be made similar remarks. The former received him with a remark that he had read his speeches but did not like him ; that he could not receive him within the Con federate lines, but he would permit him to re main at his post until he had ascertained the pleasure of the authorities. The flag of-truce party then left Vallandigham and returned. It is deemed more than probable that in the face of the antagonism to the South he assum ed the enemy will refuse to receive him. He was given to understand by General Rosecrans that, should he arrange to return to our lines in the same way, the President's orders to carry his original sentence into effect would be executed. The original sentence was " Fort Warren," where, if he.were now, the "Indemnity act" of the last Congress, even, would soon free him,—to avoid which, purposely, and surrep titiously, he has been conveyed into the ene my's lines, by force. Upon the whole, before the Administration is done with " Vallandigham," they will find they have raffled, and won " the Elephant." The Rebels will, in all probability, take him, as a show, to Richmond, to exhibit him there, and then hand him over to General Dix to be returned into our lines. If General Dix will send him to New York, we will escort him home, by the way of the lakes, in one grand ovation. No drum-head court martial can touch him upon our free domain. Whoever goals him here, a habeas corpus will liberate him from him 1 If. in Burnside's domain (Ohio,) he is again ordered off to Fort Warren, his route will have to be, via Toronto, Mon treal, Lake Champlain and the Vermont rail roads to the bastile of Boston. New Y or k i s 'a free &ale," blessed be God.-N.Y. Express. LIGHT DRAUGHT IRON-CLADS.—Fifteen new I iron clads of light draught are to be imme— diately built. They are to cost $386,000 to I 395,000. Two of them to be called the Man- ! too and Koka, are to be built near New York.. We are getting up so many iron clads ! that the different classes have Veen somewhat confused, and it is proper to state that of the , first nine, the second eight and the third fifteen, only the first named are afloat. The second lot will be launched in July or August, and the third about Christmas next. The latter will materially differ from all the other vessels being smaller-and less formidable.—. They will have one turret each, and two poi will be the armament, but it is not settled, as yet, what the Calibre of the guns will be, PHlLA.DELPillit:Cortazsposointez. PHILADELPHIA, Ma y 28th, .1863. MESSRS. Er:trona : The assessors are enrolling the militia of the city preparatory to the conscription that is to come off in July. The document served on the citizens is pretty _much the same as that handed around last year. 'We see that in spite of the eat of Congress it recognizes State laws upon the subject, or is this only a blind to cover up the hide ousness of the creature? Our friends, the nigger heads, are in special terror over the summons. It smells of gunpowder, which they don't like. Demo crats do not mind it as they have been fighting the battles of our country ever sines wehad a country, and are ready to do the same thing again whenever their services are needed. Apropos of the draft, we toe it. stated in the Brooklyn Eagle, in explaining how it was New York had been credited with her full quota of troops under the last call, that the term of enlistment was taken into the calculation—one regiment of three years' men being counted as four regiments of nine months' men. This is pretty smart for New York, and it is well for other States to know the fact that they also may claim the benefit of that; system of calculation. Wonder where the old Keystone would be under such a count as that! The Volunteer Refreshment Saloons, famous now all over the country, held their anniversary meeting yesterday. It was an interesting gathering, Sheriff Thompson officiating as President, and several reverends and other speakers addressing the large company assembled. At the close of the exercises the ladies and gentlemen present were Invited to partake of the "soldiers' fare" liberally spread out. Ooe of the saloons, since May 271 h, 1862, has fed eighty-seven thousand four hundred and thirty-eight men, and has admitted 305 sick and wounded so.dmrs Into the hospital department, of whom 291 were dis charged, and 12 died. We have no statistics of the other but presume the numbers of fed, sick, etc., to have been equally as large. The Randall steamship project has'a hard road to , travel. Mayor Henry will again veto the bill passed by the City Councils, and Councils in turn have again determined to pass it by a two-thirds vote over the Mayor's veto. If we ever get a Liverpool steam ship-line it will.be through fire and water. In the meantime the commerce of the port suffers, and the immense grain elevator, built at the foot of Wash ington street by the Pennsylvania Rail Road Com pany with the view to its use for the unloading: of grain into steam vessels, is compelled to have its stores transferred into ships and whatever else is offered. A large ship is now waiting to take in a cargo of corn for Liverpool. The work on the new Chesnut Street Bridge, over the Schuylkill, is progressing rapidly. A great amount of the iron work has already been cant, and the contractors for the masonry work are hurrying up their pert of the:performance, so as to have the whole structure finished this season. We turn now to our usual review of literary mat ters for the past week. Two fine stories, for summer reading. are published by Dick 1 Fitzgerald, New York ; Petersons, here. The first is ° The Scarlet Flower," by Pierce Egan, who is well known on both sides of the water as a graphic and powerful romancist. The Scarlet Flower is a story of the six teenth century, and is abundant in plot and counter plot, mystery and intrigue, bad deeds and good ones, the whole terminating in a well planned de nouement, dramatic and striking. Pierce is the author of many favorite fictions, as Lady Maud, The Love Test, Lady Blanche, etc. The other story is one from the now favorite Miss Brockton, author of the popular sensational story, Aurora Floyd, a book the mere reading of which will send every one in 'search of a new book from the same pen. In "Darrell Markham, the Captain of the Vulture," this curiosity can be gratified. It is a work of stirring action, from imprint to finis. Miss Braddon leaves reflection to other writers, and crowds her books with incident, happily suiting them to this hurrying age. Both tho above stories are neatly printed in the popular half-dollar pamphlet form. A beautiful volume, externally and internally, Is published by Ticknor d: Fields, Boston. It is "The Every-Day Philosopher in Town and Country," by the author of the Recreations of a Country Parson, etc. Of books by the genial Mr. Boyd we cannot have too many. They appeal to the common under standing and touch the common heart. Good sense and an elevating Christian philosophy breathe from every page, and after a dozen readings they will be found as fresh and enjoyable as ever. The author never fails to touch the secret chords of feeling and experience. Reader, possess yourself of the Every- Day Philosopher, a genial and profitable compan ion! The same publishers issue, In a neat duodeoimo, John Stuart Mill's fine book, On Liberty." In dependent of its value Us a political treatise adapted to the time, this work has a separate interest to the American reader. Among, the few champions of our cause abroad Mill will be recognized as one of the most fearless and faithful. His voice has ever been foremost in our behalf at times when it was most potent to aid us: As to the work now given to the American reader it will be found a clear and logical series of arguments on the liberty of thought anti discussion, on individuality as one of the elements of well-being, on the authority of society over the individual and kindred themes. Well snited to the time is a new duodecimo front the press of Messrs. Peterson Brothers, .containing Dumas' novel with the ominous title of The Con script, a Tule of War." This work is full of the characteristics of the great French wizard, who is never so happy as when describing scenes of battle, and all the passions of the heart that nerve the arm and lead to deeds of valor and fame. His scenes are unfolded with the rapidity of a panorama, and with the skill of an artist, as Dumas unquestionably is. Few of his books better deserve perusal than The Conscript It is as goed as any of the famous Count. of Monte Cristo series. Moreover as everybody ex pects aeon to be conscripted, everybody will want to read the Conscript to know what he will have to du when he goes hunting up the " robs.•' We have no doubt that The Conscript will be very widely road. The same publishers issue, In a neat half-dollar pamphlet, another work by a Dumas, Dumas the younger, author of LaDsme and Cornelius the famous work from which the drama of Camille, and the opera La Traviata, have both been taken. The new story is entitled " Amato, or 'he Lady of the Pearls." The translation has been made by Mrs. Wm. B. Johnson, of Philadelphia, and is a task well per formed. The work is full of incident, character and interest, and ought to have a great popularity, as no doubt it will, from its authorship alone. Messrs J. E Tilton it Co., Boston, will 80011 have ready a fine work on the culture of flowers, one on photography, and a charming little illustrated book of camp life by the famous Father Brighthopes, an author well known to boys as Peter Parley. This last work is entitled "The Drumther Boy," and It will give a graphic sketch of a boy's life during the campaign of Gen. Burnside in North Carolina. The author's well known talent as a writer for the young has been well employed on this truthful work, which is intended as the filet of a series of stories of the re.. hellion for youth. The reader may expect something very good. This week's number (990) of " Littell's Living Age" contains an even dozen of first-class artioles and stories from the leading foreign reviews, the Athenasum, London, Spectator, eta. Drifting to War, Gustavus Adolphus, The French Emperor, The Angel in the House, Nursery Novelists, etc., are some of the titles, showing the interesting variety .which is furnished to the reader by the Messrs. Lit tell for the low price of a shilling a number. The Ago was never to good as now in these times when the world moves so fast. H. PRO AL THE SOUTH The New Orleans Era of the 6th of May has the following highly important news : We have good reason for saying that a large part of the forces under Gen. Hunter, and most of the iron clads recently engaged at Charleston, are now on their way to this de— partment I We believe that in twenty days both Mobile and Galveston will be in our possession. The announcement will give the liveliest satisfaction to all who appreciate the immense importance of operations in the Department of the Gulf. The splendid success of recent movements by the commanding general and Admiral Farragut has shown what might bo achieved by an adequate force ; and with the important additions to our army and fleet, above indicated, we look to the speedy accom plishment, in this department, of everything that can be desired by the friends of the Union. The following correspondence is dated • Opelousas, May 22: From the time of landing from the steamboat until the present writing, I have seen hardly any thing but cotton. Oa both sides the bayou, at Barre's, cotton was piled bale upon bale over several acres ; along the road from there to Opelousas immense army wagons, each containing a half dozen bales, lined the road, each wagon driven by a jolly contraband, who seemed to think the millenium had come. Reaching Opelousas, the first object that at• treated my attention was a .warehonse, with a large yard attached, piled high with a fleecy cloud, and the surrounding streets were filled with wagons, mules, and darkies, waiting to haul it away to some bayou landing, to be shipped from thence to New Orleans. To-day, the rumbling of wagons, bringing the defunct king in from the neighboring plantations, has been the only sc,und to disturb the sleepy monotonous air which usually pervades the town. I expect the levee at New Orleans to look as in days of yore when I next see it. A gentleman intimately acquainted with a majority of the planters of this and the neigh boring parishes, informed me that the estimate made by them of the number of bales opened up to the world in the country already occu pied by our troops would not fall short of two hundred thousand bales, and our advance would soon throw as much more on the market. It has been hid in the woods, and all other im aginable places, by the planters to keep their friends, the rebel soldiers, from burning it, and I have not beard of one that was not wil ling and glad to have an opportunity for selling to the Yankees. WON'T FIGHT One of our Now Eagland exchanges says "In Connecticut, the enrolling officers en counter more difficulty among the colored people than they do with the white popula. Lion. They are stubborn, and in many in stances pugnacious. In one case, where an officer had called upon a colored lady, to get the name of her husband, she bluntly refused to give it, and attacked the official with a broomstick, Baying, ' There no use a tryin', you can't make a Boger out of a nigger, any how.' " , If this negro had listened to one of the elo quent addresses of Governor Andrew, 'of Massachusetts, she might have had a higher appreciation of her race.
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